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rAn.JISllED JUNE 19 , 1871. \ Ol\AJIA : , 'l'llUnSDAYrORN , 'G , MAIICII 28 , 1895. SINGLE cory FIVE OEN rs.
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THREE ROBBERS ShOT DOWN I '
Rold-Up of 1 Queen & Oreeceut Train 1
Conspicuous Fliure ,
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DETECTVlS WERE WAITING FOR THEM
One Ilnn Iclt Giltt Over the Itnllnaar
with n Very fig Uln White tim
HhootnJ Wns Going On
anti Then Hnn
CHATTANOOGA , March 27.-One of the
moat daring anl at the same tme most un.
successrut attempts nt train robbery occurred
at 2:30 : n. m. today In the southern part or
Kentucky , 'hen six men undertook to rob
the southbound train No.3 , Queen & Crcs
cent , which left Cincinnat nt S p. m. last
night. One of the six wna killed outright ,
another died nt , I o'clock thIs morning and n
third , giving tIm nnmo of MUter , died nt
Greenwood , Ky. , this afternoon The
other three men have not yet been heard
from. The train was delayed not more than
ten mInutes and reached this city nt S n 1.
today on time.
tme.
The reason for this summary disposal era
a body of train robber Is round In the fact
that como tidings of their purpose had been
given to the railroad or express authorities
and that Mr. T. H. Grifn , who serves as n
superintendent of police on the Southern
road , had with him two trusty nsslstnnts.
The train had just reached the south end
, _ _ _ _ Of tunnel No. D , which Is a mile north of
Greenwood , when the robbers signaled It to
slop. They had scarcely disclosed their ,
purpose untiL Mr. Grlln and his assistants
on the train began offensive opernton ! and In
ten minutes three of the robbers had bitten
the dust the other three had led and the
train was slJeedlng on Its wny. Nol a
slnglo Injury was suffered by any one on
the train.
Of course the treasure In care of the
Adams express messenger was entirely saCe.
The wounded robber was taken to Oakdahe
his life Cast ebbing nway. lie was uncon-
le . The robbers were not known , but
It Is SUllosc,1 they were native mountnlneer ,
green nt the business.
jreen 1. haggard of this city was a passenger
on the train and he says the excitement
among the pasengers was intense while the
shooting was In Ilrogress.
Engineer Tom Springfield has been run-
ning on the road for a lumber of years and Is
regarded as a very reliable engineer. This
Is his first experience with tram robbers
and on his arrival here this morning he told
the following story to a reporter :
"Wo were coming along on thue. Engine
f86 ; Is a humper and HankIn , my Ireman ,
was keeping her hot. Wo had mal , express
led baggage cars , a smoker two day coaches
and two sleepel's. We left Somerset on
time. I slowed down a little as we ' ran
through tunnel No. D. about ten miles south
of Somerset , In Pulusld county , Ky.
LONELIS' SPOT ON 'riE ROAD.
"About 300 : yards this side of the tunnel I
man on the track with n white light fagged
mo down. This Is one of the loneliest spot
on the entire road. You know It Is up In
the rough and rugged mountain districts of
Kentucky. There Is not a house within Iwo
miles of the place. That Ito staten was
. . abut two miles to the soulh. The road
- somewhat curves too . und altogether . a better
place could not have been . selected . for n
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train robbery ; ' . , < '
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" The -Olow 1n frnnt kept 'wntng'is
lantern. He stood in tbcconterof , the lrack.
- 1-didn't imagine what was the mater : "
"Dld'"ol , think .of train . ' robbers , - ? "
"No . 1 did not. ' 7-
"Did you suppose that -a freight wrecks
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abead ? " , I
"No 'I did not. I did not . think anyththg. :
,1 just J'We follow swinging his lantern
+ and I stopped the train : 'I ilid not s3' nmy :
odY else. When I stopped to see what he
was swinging the lantern for the fellow
climbed Into the cab ali sid : 'Stand here
until 1 tel you to gen on , ' and pointed a'
pistol nt me. lIe stood on the left side of
tbo cab. Ho looked 11e n desperado. As
near as I can recollect he hind a big black
mustache , a slouch hut and rather seedy
clothes He looked like a rough country-
man. The fellow did not say another word
but kept his pistol . pointng ut me. "
"Did he nol seem alarmed when the shootIng -
ins was going on ? "
'No he just kept standing there with his
pistol pointed at me. I don't know what
kind one. " of a pistol It was , but I wns a bIg
With this the brave engineer stra'ghtened '
out his band and placed his loft almost to
his right elbow to show the length of the
rnhh"r's nistol. I might have been a here
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pistol
'Rankin my fireman . " continued Spring-
fold , "loolcd out of , the cab on his sde ! and
said : 'They've killed two of them. '
, "Dut tie fellow kept me covered with his
: big gun and did not uy a 'ord. After one
or gn ojioro shots wo heard up In front the
robber dropped from the cab and said : 'Go
ahead. '
"I opened tIme throttle and we ran on to
Cumberland down. " Falls , about four miles further
When asked why he did not shoot the robber .
ber as ho lot the engine ! r. Sprlngneh said
that neither bo nor his fireman hat any
weapons of any kind
"After the fellow told mo to go ahead we
had gone but n short distance when Rankin
found 1 wounded man on the tender , 'Vo
stOPll0t1 at CUlberlul : I"als. four miles from
the tunnel and Ilut him oU , leaving him In
the telegraph 0111cc. They say ho was badly
shot In time arm and side. lie said ho was a
tramp stealing 1 ride and that ho was shot
\1h the train robbers , but \ye do not belevt
It. We wore not stopped by the roblo s more
tItan ten mlnutos. Wo came on to Cimatta-
time . 'rlat's all I
nooga and got hero on tme. 1hnt's ni
know about It , ant ? I don't want to oxperl-
cnce any moro fellows sta"lng In my cab
and l0lnUuK : big Illstot at mo. "
a Engineer Sprlngilc'ld Is a citizen or Citatta-
Jooga and rc IJc' on Montgomery avenue.
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CONDUCTOt SAW ONLY FIVE MEN. I
Conductor Pete Gorman , who was In
charge of the train , salll ( "We wPe sixteen .
teen miles south of Somerrt all had come
through tunnel No.9. I was 11 the rrur
sleeper checking UII my flues whln time train
came to a step . I cot off on th& ground
with the flag man. I saw the blaze or n
pistol and then another omie I told the flag-
man he had better come back on the train , us
the shooting was going lengthwIse of the
tral11)1 he might be blmot amid I did the
same. I Ihen vent forward and found that
the train rQhhers had headed us. There
were fve of the ( train robbers. One watched
the engineer Three entered the baggage
car. One remAlnc on the ground 01 the
left hand side of the trnln. As soon IS the
train hud ftoupell Aljood went out of the ear .
and us he ! lepll.1 on time front platform the
robber or robbers on tIme ground yelled :
"T row UII your halls or 1'1 shoot you I"
Instead of doing this .Algood drew his pistol
all began siiootlu , The other robbers In
tl. I . ' csr then ran enl % Ilj' ( rllq nd
blla5'
1tily jell . \ lgoo.ll thl lusllnll . The
killed ole man. Another wa badly wounded
anll died at 4 o'clock this mnornlug. The
third was heft lt Cumberland Falls.
" 1 was all dOM so ( Iulckly that thEre
does not seen : much to tell , II ten mlnutu
\0 were goIng on .
"A wrecking train followed co'ely behind
Us I the second &eclon of our train and Wi
leH ( lie detectives and their prisoner to be
taken al it. Tht day coaches were fairly :
wel Ile < The passengers were somewhat
alarmed , but UI the train Boon moved on
they were reassured , Not one of the rail.
road employee or mmny of the Illsengfs ) \'ero
turt nor , n far a I know , did a bullet
enter Iny of [ the coachie. The shooting was
. ° done alongside tie train mind not crosswIse ,
a- The robbers wkere welt armed with Illstoh
acid cactalmies. We found one carbine they
hail , droppeL TIme robbers evidently thought
they wen aboard the express car when they
' 1Iu10 \ ague CXvUI , 4Qol' know wbo
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the ( robbers were . but they are suppose to
'bo partIes living In that section where the
robbery was committed. "
Superintendent Campbel of the Southern
express says there was only $50 or $ GO In '
money In the express safe. Dave Lski , the
express messenger on the train , seized his
carbine when the shooting began and kept the
doors tightly locked lie knows nothing
about the robbery
Pasengers In the deeper for New Orleans
anl Jacksonville were not awakenel In
one of [ the coaches when the train stopped
anti the shooting began ono man with a big
mouth anti a loud voice yelled : "ly - ,
WI are held upl" Women and children began .
gan crying and everybody began throwing
money anti jewelry tinder the zeats. They
lh1 ( not sled , any m6re.
1. OlrdoerCer of New Orleans nnd A. C.
Miller of [ Louisville were among the pas en.
gore In the cleoter who stonned here. A
lady In Ihe sleeli sent n telegram to n gen-
teman In Governor McKinley's oOee , Coltmm- '
bus. She signed : Lucretia. I was ascer-
talnc,1 Inter that her name Is Mrs. Cooper.
She Is the wife of Governor McKinley's correspondence -
respondence secretary . She was quite Jubilant -
lant over the adventure and angry because
she was not nwakencl.
The robbery was planne to have been
committed on Iw 1th of this month but
on account of [ a creek near the scane being out '
of its banks the men were afraid that they
would be caught and postponell It. A fnrmer
says the men have been campIng In a hiol-
low near by for five weeks. One of the
gang gave the men away to the olclals and
the trains have been loaded with detectives
for the past monlh.
DETECTIVE TILLS HIS STOny.
Clint F. Algod , the detectIve who took
such n prominent Part In the preventing oC
the robbery , returned to the city this evening
from the scene oC the robbery To 1 reporter
of the Times ho gave the following statement
of affairs : "I am emllloye by the Cincin.
nat Southern railroad ns detective and Tues-
day morning received n telegram from Super-
Intelent Griggs to report at Somerset I re .
ported and asked , the superintellent what '
was wanted , Ho replel that ho wanted mete 'I
to come down to Chattanooga that night. lie
dil not tel inc anything further about what
was going to happen , but I suspected some-
thing was wrong and had reason for this.
I thought I was going Into danger and prepared -
pared myself with n double-bnrreled shot gun.
"Griflln the chief detective of the road . i
nnd Wi EIly. another detective , came out
on the train nlso. They were prepared , as
wel ns lysl. with double-bnrreled shot
guns. Eddy and mysel were sitting In time
sale scat , while Griffin was secreted II the
express car . for what lJrlS0 I did not
ll ! a I\
"As we passed out of the mouth oC tunnel
No. 9 I heard the engineer blow his whistle
twice , which was ' signal that he had brell
lagged and was to stop the train P.ldr and
mself together. walked out of the door 'of the smoker
"E.hly got down on the last step of the
smoker on the east side , while I got on the
step on the other side , and we were In that
position \\'hel \ the train stopped. Three len
passed by Eddy , who at the tmo had
squatted down under the ell of the car , and
vent to the baggage car One or them had
n double barreled shot gun lit his hand and
lokeJ down nt Eddy but passed Into the
car The three men then went on Into the
car , where they remained for four or five mln-
! te.s . I heard one of them say the big man
I lhlnlt-'Hands up , ' and something about the
money In the car. , They then walked about
In the car I think , and were looking for
money In the safe. I later heard them curs-
lng . but could not 1 what they were sny-
lag. I think they had found they had made
a mistake and , gotten Into the wrong car.
They canto out the same side and the way
they had entered the car
EDDY DROPPED HIS MAN.
, "The two younger men mate a break for
the express ' car " while the big fellow . who
later PC-'to , be Jesse Morrow , stepped down
al the side of , the car wIth a hotgun "In his
hand. lIe put. J td'/'bls shoulder and presented -
sentid It .at Eddy . who was al the place
where he bad left the smoler. Eddy had
been watching him and had his gun leveled ; I
on. him all the tinte . and when bo found he
had been discovered. and was about to be shot
at . ho opened fire , or rather fred one shot
It the robhjer which did the work Th load
1 bucltshot BtTck the man In the left side ,
a little below the arm . and passed out on the
right side of the body killing him instantly .
"About thIs ' time the two men who had
como out of the baggage car with Morrow
opened flee upon Eddy and were shootIng at
him pretty Ih"ely.
"Wben they slopped I got tmnmer the truss
rods off the baggage car which are near the !
wheels I sawn man nt the steps of the express - '
press car , and ns soon as the two men opened
fire on Eddy , this man advanced toward 10
and got on the first step of the baggage car
I fred on him and ho fell to the ground and
did not utter a word. When I went to find
him afterward he was gone and 1 do not
know that became of him.
"Tho sllotng on time other car bad stopped
nQ\Y and the men were nowhere , to bo seen
except the three who were near by , one dead
and the others mortally wounded. The confederates -
federates who escaped , I think , arc three In
number A large posse of people residing In
the vicinity of the robbery started out In
pursuit of the parties , who , I think , have :
taken to the mOntalns. ,
IDENTITY OF TIE RODDEHS.
"The mnn killed outright was Jesse Mor-
row , aged about fO yenrs. lie resided with
his family , and was known as the worst and
most desperate man In the communlt
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"Thomas Miller . the man who was picked ,
up near time dead man : , was shot through the
breast. lie was carried to the depot at
Greenwood , whore lie ' soon died after suffering .
Ing Intense agony This man was about 30
years old and was a tough character .
"The leader l of the gang Is a man by the
nnme of [ Undelwood , and ho I 1 desperate
character. I don't know which way this man ,
went after the affair was over Ho resided
In the vicinity of the attempted robbery , and i
I am of the opinion that all of the parties
concerned were residents or that portion of
the coun try.
"Martlnthe man who was eo ldly woun"ed ,
antI who . It Is thought , wi die , says he Is
from Pennsylvania , and that he was a tramp
rIding on the blind baggage , and was not
with the gang which hohl up time train lie
Is mortaly wounded and cannot recover , "
WILl hOLD AN INQUEST TODA Y.
SOMERSET Ky. , lureh 27.-The coroner
wil hold an Inquest tomorow lt Greenwood
on the bodies of Jesse , Morrow and his SOl ,
'homus. Frazor was ler with the horses on
top or the tunnel one flagged ' the train and
mounted the engine while the third stood
guard on top of time earth cut whie the
three remaining ones attacked time express
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car and met the detectives. The indications '
are the gang bud no outside assistance. I
Is not lowl whether time eXllresa safe con-
tamed an ulusuni Quantl ) of money.
Time physicians performed an operation on
Wiiam Marln tonight but ho cannot live .
Time Adams Express company has offered a liberal -
eral reward for the capture of the three rob.
hers who escalied ,
1.11 lllll frli :11111,11 ' 'rlll.
I.ITTl.F HOCK , Ark. , March -Trnln
No 51 on the Iron Mountain was hell UII
1) ' robbers nLout 10 o'clocl tonight , just
north or Wiihiamsrilie . 'do , eighteen malice I
north of 10pltr iliuff . Mo. , by two men. '
'rhe robbers cut off the mall , express nml
bmiggug.i cars , 111 ran mal , 1l f f wie ?
111 jQII ' j , jho exen'ss eat. It Is not
IIIOWI JOlht : booty : , 'l ! got. The Cndtte-
tor lost his watch Ind money , and I Is
IUII\osed that IlaS8fngerp were also robbed
hut \ 11etl1hl have not been received nt this
hour , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
141,1 , for 10bbll : miio II" " . .
1iUNTSVUAJ. Ala . March 27.-WillIam
\\'ilson , alas Wiiam Rle\tlol , ht been
arrested amid lodged ' In Jai here to Iwal
Ilentlcntol by the postul authorities . le
Is churKed with robbing the United States
luls 11 'fCXI9 and rkansmo. ' 'ho reo
wnnls for his arrest Imollt to $700. lie Is
also wlntcil In Alabama foe various of-
fensee , one of which Is lor murder In Mar-
Ihul county . 1tlr Gunterbvle , lie has
been recognlzc,1 here ns . a fugitive from
justice In lh1rthal Count ) ,
S"ff Ihnn r4 Hlh I genie flntc.
ST. I.Ol'ls , Mllch 27.-The Itate bank nt
Auburn , ill. . was burglarized last niGht t. . )
unknown imien. who blew open the vault
awl extracted ' 1m i currency No clew ,
CROPS FROZEN IN EUROPE I
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Winter Wheat Especitly Sbows the Effects
of the Extreme Cold ,
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SEVERE WINTER lAS LEFT ITS MARK
Ever Country 1 Except Ureeeo line Suffered
from Slllel CtlIIeS In Tel111ratur
DurIng I'ehruary-Sllrlll 1'1"ltll
-llL lie Unulunly Hcavy.
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WAShINGTON , March 27.-The report of I
the European agent of the , Department of
Agriculture for February hmaa been made
public. I treats of the conditions respecting
the crops prevaiing In most of the uropean
countries and Is substantially ns folows :
In Great Drtuln the month hits been one
of contnued frost amid low tempernture. No
field work has been done In any part of time '
country for five weelts. From Scotland the
reporl Is of violent snow storms , contnued
frolts , Impassable roads , railway blockades
und suspenled agricultural work
Throughout Europe It Is generally thought
that there has been damage to the winter
wheat plants nnd to the roots particularly
In Sweden , but the frost has not yet SUffi'
clenty thawed to enable n judgment to be
formed Denns and clever are also ex-
pected to show evJdence of [ time unusual
severity or the winter. Large Inroads have
been made Into the feeding stuffs , and In
many districts wheat Is being fell to stock
In large quantities. Potatoes are begiminlug
to respond In price to the anticipated scurcty
throughout the world mind values have increased .
creased about $ Iler ton Stocks In England -
land have not been so short In years and
seed will be higher Iln has been known for
a long time. In France It Is believed that
the sudden alterations of temperature In the
early part of the month before there were
heavy snow falls have Injured wheat and
rye ; and It seems probable that the area
sown to cereals wIll be less than last year
In Germany no anxIety Is felt as to the con-
diton of winter wheat or seeding. In Spain
very cold weather continued throughout the
whole of February but the great falls of
snow Protected the crops. The duty on
wheat has been Increased to 4 perolas per
100 kilograms ( nearly 22 cents per bushel )
and the new regulation Is to be In force until ' ,
the end of the year and longer If the government -
mont decides to prolong It duration. In
Hnly the winter has been of unprecedented
severity , but much snow bas fallen all remained -
mained on the ground through the entre
period of severe frost , so tbat 10 evil effects
are antIcipated In winter seeding. In
Austria winter seedlngs have been protected
by the snows ; but In Hungary the situation
Is not quite so satisfactory as the snow for
long expanses on the plains froze Into a
glaze 50 that the falls of snow have not
adequately protected the ground beneath In
Rouniania after an unusually mid January
the succeeding month was ushered In by
frosts thut extended all over Eur.ope. In
this country , however , there were alternating
days of milder weather and of raIn , with
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the result that the snow froze on' the land
and the promised thaw Is awaited with some
anxiety that the amount of dnmng may be
ascertatned. The area of spring sowings
Is expected to be mucb greater than last
year.
Greece Is the only country of Europe that
has escaped a February of remarkable sever-
Ity. Up to the latter part of the month the
complaint was of n mildness that threlened
to forward conditions .
In RussIa reports made by ofcials state
that tIme area under maize wheat and rye
Is diminished by no less than 20' to 30 per
cent A telegram of the 22d of February
reports that the changes In temperature have
been general and sudden , and that considerable -
able harm must have been done to winter
cereals , particularly In the southern part
where brIght sunshine during the , day has
been folowed by severe frost at night. Enlarged -
largel preparations are making ! the spring
planting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TVIPElt IEHONS ins l'OITI"OLIO.
Various ! CRSO" Isolnli for Ih l.cavll
the CabInet
OTTAWA Oat . March 27.-The crisis In
cabinet affairs Is further complicated by a re-
port that Sir Charles H. Tupper minister of
justice . bas resigned. Sir Charles Is In ac-
cord with the government's policy on the
school question but he favors a direct appeal
to the people on It at a gen ral election . The
French-Canadian members fought for z session -
sion of Parliament , and prevailed.
OTTMVA Oat , March 27.-That the resig-
nation or Sir Charles Tupper from the cabi-
net has been handed In cnn hnrlly be I
doubted. The Citizen , the government or- ;
gn , says so 'very bluntly. I Is said that a
reason for quitting the cabinet Is that ho
will not bo allowed to supplant Foster In time
leadership of the House of Commons , nn ama-
blton which ho bas long hell None of the
cabinet ministers wi deny the story of his
resignation and Sir Charles himself will see
no ono. He was not at his office today.
MONTHEAL March 27.-Slr Adolph Caron ,
postmaster general , and time only dominion
minister now In town when interviewed by
the Associated preu representative . refuted
to deny the rumor that Sir Charles Hibbard
Tupper has resigned. Ills manner would ,
however Indicate that time story Is true
lion A. \V. Morris a member of tIme Quebec .
bec government , states poltvely that Tup.
per has resigned , and that his reason Is the
refuml of the government to dissolve as
prom ! ed. _ _ _ _ _ _
' ' ' E , ITS I'VlII'OSEC.
IINlS'rnY f'A"W l'UI'O" I.
1 lcrlelo Il'Huuros Wil lIe Taken to Sup-
lrMo tile Column Itevotimtion .
MADRID , tarch 27.-ln time Senate . today
Senor Castillo , president of time eo.uncl or
ministers asked support for the new mm-
istry lie read a dispatch from time Spanish
consul In Costa mea , announcing the do-
Ilarture of n filibustering expedition corn-
manded by General MISSO , the Cuban ravo-
lutonlt , for Cuba. Senor Castle addel
thlt a detachment of Spanish troops at
Cmnpechulla , Cuba , had been obliged to retreat -
treat and that the commanding of er was
'to ho trIed by court martial. In con-
elusion time Ilremler' said tIme gay-
ernment , tn addition to the reInforce- ! !
ments of 7,000 troops now beIng sent to
Cuba , was determined to lend the governor
of Cuba aseittanco In every posslh ! way In
order to stifle the revolutIon. The Senate
IJanell a resouton : oxproslng satIsfaction
with the energetic attitude ot time govern.
mont In Cuba
In the Chamber of Deputes this afternoon
Senor Castle nnnonnced that Marshal
Cnmpos woul leave Spain for Cuba AImruI 2.I I
In order to toIle supronte communl , of the
Spunlsh forces timero ,
"rbonlr " TrIed to 1lelllo and 'ero Shor.
- NATMIIQH.\S . , Mex'l Marcb , 7- dvlcei'
have ; Just reached here that Sotenes Sldna
and two other desperate pricommers , who were
being conducted from this place to I.a Muela ,
this state , where thy were to have ben
tried , alempted to escapes They were shot
and killed by the military escort .
Aimth- [ o\"oluIOI limit II ( 'ommmmmilttoe .
BERLIN , March 27.-The committee
which has the ant.revoluton bill under ex-
amlnaton began Its consideration of its
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second reading today and rejected the pro.
posal of Herr Lensmann to throw out the
entire measure.
Ittl : Chc'lr l'ruposes a OIJpruulo
S''OCKHOI.M , March : -I Is semi.
olclnly stated that time Ilrolosals of iCing
Oscar looking to a settlement of the deadlock .
lock between Norway and Sweden will
shortly be submitted to the Higedag and
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.1I 'ITUII l'UllSlnl' iB InoF.1CIC.
Ofclnl Organ of time UO'erlmlnt Icellres
the ProvInce wm Net , ( .
WINNIPEG , Man. . MarCh 2 - The remedial .
dIal order on separate schools does not come
up In the legislature until t meow nIght but I
I Is nevertheless the one topIc of the lay
hero Dolh the government antI the opposi-
ton are holding frequent caucuses and what
the outC0l0 wi b Is difcult to predict.
One thing Is certain , that the Manitoba .
government will resent ' Interference by '
Ottawa on educntonal mAler . The news-
paNr organ of the government , has thIs oifl-
elnl statement under the heading : " tanl.
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toba's answer
"Wo are asked to restore the school sys-
tem that was In operation previous to 1890.
Let Quebec and Otawa ( assured that the
restoration will never bo male. Manitoba
has too Ileen n sense of justice , too luch
regard for truth and equly"to'recognlze as n
religious aristocracy nn elemenl of its p0mm-
laton by ito means the most worthy As
a cIvilized people atemptng to realize In n
measure the idols of [ the nineteenth century ,
: Ialiobans wilt not sllnly ! submit to the I
demand that they should turn back the
wheel of progress 300 yemir' . I Is n strug- I
gle AS to whether the Ides of the nineteenth
century or htols of the dark ages shall prevail .
vail . Any one who bele\es that all .ctzen !
are equal In the sight of the law and that
whnt Ia I good e'nouh for ohe Is good enough
for all , IUt stanl ! by the 'act of 1890. And
to Quebec.we shan not
this Is our answer . I
allow the state to support religions ; w shall ;
not allow the church to control the state ; we' '
shall alow return to time civilization of the
shal
dark ages : we shah not recognIze Home as
better or In any way dlIerentdrom other ;
\i'O shall imohil to the prlnclplo Qf equal rights
\0 for all , and thnt prnciple shan be dearer to
al
us than anl conreer,1ton itself. "
L'IINOId IIISMAIICK'S - IAN" , , , V2StTOILS.
Kaiser's lrolher , CIU\le"Uor : 110benlohe minim
01 tier Notable Mcmi sill Oi 111mm , .
FRIEDRICIISRUII , tareh' 27-Prince
Henry of Prussia , brother oC Emperor Wi-
by his 6.-year-old sonPrince
hiant . accompanie cyear-ol sonJrlnce
Wallemnr , arrived here at 1.o ' clocl , . lie
was followed by the duke of Dalen , Prince
10henloll , the chancellor ; Prince Alexander
von 10henlohe , youngest son of the clman-
celor ; the Baden ministry and Count von
\Vlimonski . chief oC the Imperial chancellery.
TIme visItors were received by Count von
Hantzau , the son-In.law of Prince DsmarCk ,
who escorted them to the cathe . where Prince
llisrnarck met them on the threshold and
Dsmarck
'greete them warmly. At the luncheon
;
which followed Prince Henry pf Prussia pro-
paced the health of Prince l3istnarck . adding :
"May God sun long preserve ) 'oul" ! Prince
Henry and Prince Waldema ll FriedrIchs-
rub at 12:15 : p. at. }
Defore the arrival of his gests Prince flis-
mnrcl' . with his household ! t attended time
droopIng of the colors of 1ha lalberslndt
cnlrasslers and bid the most' ' cordial farewell
to the officers.
Prlnco Dsmarc docs not s'cm to be any
the worse for the fatigues which he has been
enduring the pst three , days , The visit oC
Prince Henry of Prussia was quite unexpected.
He cordially congratulated , Pfn e Dsmarck
and the latter presented him , with his photo- '
graph. , , I
Prince Hohen1ohe . preseqtel , Prince "Ds-
marck wIth I joint letter ' , { , congratulation
from the federal council amI the ; Prussian
mtnlstry. The prlpce afer pTlnaly thank-
log Prlnde Hohenio ' e'apd usl g htmto con- :
vey to the federal councll's.n4 Prussian minIstry -
Istry , his warmest thanks rorhelr kind mes-
. " ' ; pleasure to
sage added : "I was alwaY-.a
me to work with you , nl.i'am tlle.tor,1 !
pi&ised that you as chmpmlciilershould he the
bearer of thi ' congratulqtibn. " Prince the-
the'
mar k parted , with thma''gthid duke of Taden
and PrInce Hohenloh , It.the"rllroad station.
liner YOI l velZO'v' § ui'ccsNor.
BERLIN March 27.-The I cbstng tony ,
elected Daron von flerenberg ! first vice presi-
dent of the Relchstag and-rcceotly acting
president to bo president of that boy In
succession to Herr von Lcetzow , who resigned -
signed last Saturday as a result of n refusal
of the Helchstag to permit 111m to congratu-
Ito Prince lsmarclt in me qame of the
house on his birthday ThmC vote stood 291
for his election and ,183 agaInst It. The
new pflident . In accepting tIme office . , tel ,
occasion to praIse the services Qf his ' prede
cessor In office . '
Herr Schmmidt member , 'of\the frelsslnnlgo
party , who represents Ulberileid . was elected
fIrst vice president , and Herr Spahn . a mem-
her of the cenler party , . , was' elected vice
president , time latter insuccesion , to Dr.
Ilurkhin . who resigned short ; after Herr Von
Levltzoa' . j
The object of the visit of Prince Hohenlohe ;
the chancellor , to PrlncCdismnnrck today Is
to convey to him time cpgtulatons of the
federal council and the PrussIan ministry.
"ntn Under time J0V n"llle.
MADRID , March 27.-1iurther resignations
of the chief ofcials of ' the late government ,
Including that of the preldnt } of the Cuba
tariff council . arc announced , .
The hill Increasing the arJ contingents
raises the peace effective from'77OOO to 82,000.
Treasury seml.ofclaly de\lle \ ' that any Spanish .
Ish loan l Is proposed. I Is I added that the
condition of the treasury Is very satisfactory .
The government will Imrlutely send additional .
dltonal reinforcements of6,900 _ men to Cuba.
I.dlm Operations ImqjssnIs. )
hll
ROME March 27.-A : diskatch from Mae-
sowah says that General"Diraterl. ; the corn-
mander of the Italian forces , CCUllle Adl-
grnl on Monday Inst. Ue Js now fortifying
that place and has sent . a flying column
agaInst Hans langacla , the Abyssinian
chief who has been causing , so'much , trouble
to the Italians. Has Mangasoja' Is assisted
by lhe' almost equally ' famous His Aloula.
Comhl : After In , Amtlcan Urimle.
LONDON , March 27.-Ilqn. , George Cur.
zoo , M. P. , wi sail for New York April
10. Ills marriage to Miss Mnry I.eler will
take place In Wuehlngtqn on , prIi 20.
- onlrl
Clltt l ) .llS TllIX ' , iII lilT JILl ! .
AeIIDo\l.tloJ lie Shot at 1 Colored Illn ,
bnt OnlY llt the ( iripuimil .
ST. I.OUs , March 27-In the criminal
court today Chris Von dcrAhi , , presIdent
of the St. LouIs nro\vn. \ . was hell to the
grand jury In bonds of ' 'p ' Inswer to
the charge of shoo lng George stevenson In
time toot Chief of Polc Jrlgnn went on
his bond On time stnnd : I' Von tier Ale 1 ,
stated that on the evenllriin ; ; question ho
was sitting In his , ealogn Italktng to his
friend , Mr. \'e3'i , Wlen'l da parK miupem'tn-
sUllern.
tenlent , Informed him tlt one of the crowd
of negroes who hind hfel stealIng property
nut of the \lrk was prowllg around out.
sIde. lie went out ana saw the negro cross-
lug the plltfO'm toward tIme , Lindell railway
depot. lie folowed the , colored mcmi he :
said / . and asked him what , lie wal doing I
there . unll the lalJer replIed that It was
none or hIs bummimmess . "I drew my revolver
to scare him , " said Chris "und' tired at the
grounl. , I Imr w I did not bit him. for he
was thlee feet away and IfU imad hit alt-
hotly 1 woulll have hit Mr. 'Nevi , who was
by my side. " ' I
1) .
Ph'JI.L 1.'EITla.tT 71F W11t1)R\ ' ,
: hur&cs 9f vrootednebimm the , l nalOlelt
at tIme H'lI I' ' s'nesmitimevy.
TOPEKA Kan , March ' , 7.-Thme legislative -
U\'e committee receu'Uy appinted to Inv s.
tlgnte charges heretofore made against
Warden Chase of the Kansas n llentary
began Its prelimInary work toda ) ' . Sensa.
tonul evidence Is pf9mlsed as & jv Investiga-
ton roceeds. The charges agal\8t Warden
Chase are first , that he hal been guilty of
permitting the keeper nnd other employee
inflict tM convicts brutal -
\0 upon Irutul punishment
ment With clubs , ' seriously Injuring their
arms limbs and Ladles ; that he haH reo
tiined moneys which should have been
turned mone)1 the state ; thlt he has fidel-
led the books and records of the instltu.
ton ; that salaries were haul to people not
connected with the penItentiary I , mind Ihat
his personal conduct . has been unbecoming' .
lucheu tr Iteo ouch I 1)'lnG.
LONDON March 21.-The dowager duchess I
ot Dlcctouch I dlu"
.
ST PAUL'S ' ChURCh BURkD I I
Building Over Which Fnotons Have Fought
Totally DostroYOl Last Night.
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ATRBUTD TO SITEFUL INCENDIARIES
rather ICnrmlnskl'R % Qiimarters and Ilesimiemice
of One of Ill l'rll'IIIR I'tit II , tftImcs-
lrlclt Tnkcn tram time lurnlnl
11111nl by 1 hiodygmmmird.
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St Paul's Roman Catholic church ut Shee
hey was totally destro"C1 b ) fire last evening.
Fnther Karmlnskl , who Ilad roms In the
rear , says th't when the fire . which started
nt time front or the building , was discovered
he ran forward Into the church proper amI
plainly smelel1 time Cumes of gasohimie. On
this ho bases the aserton that the fIre was
Incendlnr
Soon aCer I o'clock the church was Cound
to be on fire . An alarm was Immediately
turned In fem box 121 , but when No. 10
fire compnny arrived , which was the first to
cOle , the church was beyond saving.
FOUGHT AT LONG RANGE.
The coupling was made at Thirtieth and
Walnut streets , about 1,000 feet Cram the
fIre. Through that length of hose and np time
huh the pressure was too light to be of any
service to the buiiding.
The firemen's ' attention was turned to the
brick dwelling 'just west and an effort was
made to save It , but with the assistance of
n stream which No. f hal turned on by this
tmo the efforts proved futile In cavIng either
the church or the dwelling. In a short time
both buildings were destroyed , the church
which was a frmo structure , burning to time
ground and all that remained of time dwelling
was time Lame brick walls which were cracked
by the intense heat or the fro on the insIde
and that from the church whch ! stood but n
few feet distant . The stable In the rear oC
the dwellng caught fire . and together with
the fences and out houses was soon reduced
to nbhes. The heat was EO intense that trees
standing n half block from the Ire were
scorched amid the dry grass n block away
caught fro from time brands which filled time
air for Quito a distance to time west
FACTIONAL TROUBLE EXI'ECTED.
Very soon aCer the fro started 5,000 peo-
\10 were on the spot . drawn by the curiosity
whIch n big tire usually creates mint ? to witness -
ness trouble which It was thought by many
Ilght arise between time two factions which
have been disputing for some time over the
possession of the church ' \lrOpert \ . The
crow,1 was evidently disappointed In ) tIde as
no surface indication of bad blood between
the two factions coull1 be discovered
The fire was IlscoverCI by the bodyguard
which Is detaIled each night from the ranks
or the Karmlnskl followers to protect the
la of Knrmlnskl and the church property ,
as It I claimed by thel that both have been
threatened wIthin the past iveek Five men
were with Father Karmlnskl ns bodyguard
last , night In the rear of the church building .
and two of them who were detailed to guard
the outsIde had within a few minutes pre
vtous , to the dIscovery of the Ire made In
nspectlon ! of thl premises and found nothIng -
Ing suspicious , and ' returned . to the priest's
npartments.
The ) ' were Iuddenly started by two ( pistol
)
, aumots whJ h's tdnie d r)1o'Ithln' a 'rialus : of
u few : 'im'u I ired feet from the , church and , on !
golng.out t19' side door ' tt . was seen that the
"
south end r time church , the : front end , was ,
all ablaze ' They rushed to the Inside of the :
church proper wih the intentIon of saving
the vestments , and other movable property
but the , heal and smoke were so intense that
but little of the property was saved.
I was thought that some attempts on Icar-
muinskl' life would bo made and two oC
his followers . armed heavily , escorted him
to the saloon nt Thlrt th nnd Walnut streets
In the hurry to escape Father Karmlnslll lost
all his wearing apparel except what he had
on.
SAYS THE FIE WAS SET.
Fnther Karmlnsltl was seen nt the real-
dence cit Joe Czerwlnslc nt Thirtieth and
Walnut and gave It ns his opinion that the
building had been set on fro by his enemies
lie said that the fumes of gasoline were
o sly lstngulshed when his men entered
the church after discovering the fire . He said
that 1 meeting of the opposing faction
was held In a saloon yesterday afternoon
and that It was nt this meeting that time
destruction of the church was determined. ,
"Tue shots which were heard were time
signal that the work had been done , " said
lie "nnd my enemies all Imew what the
shots meant "
Joe Czerwlnsld sid that he received n
warning through his sister last Sunday
when ; she had told him that she was In
possessIon of the knowledge that It hal
been decided to bur the church and to also
burn him out. This piece of information had
come from Mrs. Zllnskl , who she said knew
that the meeting had been held and the place
nt which It was held.
, PUT hIM ON HS GUAHD.
Joe Czorwlnskl guarded his saloon and
residence aCer receiving this Information .
and last night was more watchul than ever
nnd was of the impression that his saloon amid
house would be set on fire.
fre.
While the church was burning none of the
factions opposing the priest innde nny , iemmmon-
slraton that could ha construed to bo hostile .
In answer to time question as to whether he
and his followers would still contend In time
courts for the possession of time remaining
church property-tho lot and house across
the street-Father ICarmlnskl said that he
thought I probable that they would now
drop It und let the other faction have peaceable .
able 110losslon. With time $9.000 mortgage
hanging over $2,800 worth of property ho' '
had no , desire to push proceedings.
He and his followers . unless his instructions -
tons from the source which he recognized as
superior were dllerent from whnt ho thought
they would be . would erect n new church
edifice ! amid separate fromn _ the , opposing fec-
ton anl remain a church Of their own.
Several of the nnt.ICarmlnslt faction were
seen and asked what they thought about
the fire. They said they knew nothing abut
I.TOTAL
TOTAL LOSS AND INSUHANCE.
The church building cost $6,500 , and the
destruction of the turimishmings together with
the organ , jewels and regalia of time Knights
of St. Juzlmeren and St. Paul societies , It
wal estluled would add about $ ,40 more
to the total loss ,
John Kowaleweki former treasurer of [ time
church , stated that there was nn Insurance
policy for $5,000 tn the hancs of John Rush I ,
lie had ben told that thIs poley was cancelled -
celled u few days ugo. This last assertion
. could not be verified last mmlghmt
John ryslynlnk Is the owner of the brick
dwellimmg which stood Immediately welt of
dwelng <
the church all which was also burned lie
was unable to save but a small amount of
his furniture , and the loss was estmuted
at $2.500. The amount of Insurance could not
! e learned. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tire Fort Uoclo 1.11.
FORT DODGE lu. , March 27.-Speclal (
Telegram-The ) flax elevator here , owne'l
b ) W. N. : Cerrlt , was destroyed by fro lat
night. Loss about 5OOOJ ' , wRit $2,500 In.
&urance. The origin 01 the fire Is unknown ,
but It Is supposed It was set by tramps.
There was 1 disastrous tIre on the Jarrett
farm , near town Ilst night. Jarrelt did '
quite a business In wintering carriage horses
and six of the best faintly horses In Fort
Dodge were burned In the barn , wih four
hones and a dozen cows belonging to Jarrett.
'I'he orlgtn of the fire Is unknol n.
lurlll , : tf ii 4 tll1f.
A cottage , 21 ROlth Twen ! , fourth
street , occupied by John need und owned
b ) Paul Wumack . was totally destroyed by
fire early yesterday morning und un ad.
joining cottage. also owned by 'aark , was
much damaged. Time total loss Is eltmaled
at , 1fOQ.
.
, .
.Iu.lJfJ , _ . .1ILLEU _ Ma'X lV . . ZIUIU1I' .
larrO II ! Tale at ot 10IOlull. time COIHlon 0"fllrs
SAN FRANCISCO March 27.-Among the
passengers on time steamer Australia , which
arrived today from 10nolulu , was Jonquln
Miller , the poet or the Sierras Time poet
let 10nolulu suddenly ) with no other baggage .
gage than I cop or his poenme. hits In-
temlP : departure was kept secret , ns he
says he was afraid time officials of the gov-
ernmenl would limit him In Ilrlson. Miler Is
"er ) biter agaInst the lel In control II
hawaii . lie denounced the treahnelt cc-
corded political Prisoners ns bnrbnrous II time
extreme amid says that men are (1)'lng In
prison for want or air nll lroper food lie
predicts thnt n fibustering expedition wi
be organized , to go to 10nolulu amid rescue
the PolItical prisoners.
When asked j he was ,101e with hawaii
the 10et salt : "I ' have lot begun I am
going to wnlt amid see who goes down therc
amid liberates those mmmcmi. Possibly the '
all lberates len. ) maybe
bo set nt Ibert ) . when their captors get
badly scared , for they nre alCul cowardR.
I they 110 not liberate tlmemmi the very last
and , lowest of political prisoners , amid then
return the Inllls appropriated from the nit-
t\'es IHI tIme Iueen , under time name of
crown lands , I shall go to Japan 1 nm no
strnger nt time Jnllanese court. I think I
shah only have to state the case n111 Ilr01.
Iso political rights to the oppressed 20.000
contract slaHs of Jnpnn down there to get
nn Iron clnl. , There are hunlrels , of gooll
men 10wI thmoro kept In time vilest
prisons by men who betrayed n womnn
ammO robbed her , amid there Is Illent oC I
gold nll I kingdom watlng for whoever 1
will Iherato those 1'01 macmm . The sellers
down there wIll lot fight for Dole. They
won't fight to keep the men In iIriomi . I Is
not hmumimafle. In fact , they are all falling
out. I doubt If Dole has nlY friends nt nil
who are IOt Inler pay ns civil or milnry
lces , ' ! ! In , someway _ s"elfslly ! immtercsteui ,
II ilS oUgarcll ) ' . THere has been notHing
nenrly BO monstrous since time relgl of ter-
ror. I
Miller makes an appeal for books to be
sent to the political prisommers . ns they have
nothing to do ( amid nothing to road , mud tin-
less timey 111'0 something to Ilvert their
mlnls they may go mad.
OC the ex.queen , Miller says : "Of all those
who lartclpale < In her arrest and trial amid
of all that wns dOle , the only Christan wn
that poor , dusky old wommmamm , iii time miildst of
hmnndreds of crmmel mmmen. Time emily Cimristiimmm
act or titteranco camime trout her. "
lie says that Major Seward , Colonel Ash-
ford , T. .W. , Vaiher aimmi otimer 'hite traitors
are confined tim cells emily live by eight feet.
Two muon are In each cell. Timey are nh-
hewed an airing of two hours mhtmrlng time
day. Time average temmiperaturo In time cells
Is about 80 degrees ,
TOOIc lilS CUE 1"IfO.lI .J4MflS GL.VTR1' .
, Ioiimi . Jmigeiow , mmmi Acer , Eilleti Ills
I mmmimn oret ii mimmil I I immisml C.
NEW YORK , Marclm 27.-John Blgeiow ,
an actor , idiot and killed Amy Timihi , aim
actress , today in time furmilshmed room of time
woman 0mm Twemmty-fotmrthm street and timemi
blew' out lila brains , Time tragedy was hot
discovered until ainuost evening , wimeim both
bodies svere found lying cold and bloody emi
time floor of time apartmuent. None of those
in the house could assign a nmotive for time
( iced , Digelow was about 30 years old and
jime woman not more than 25 , She bore a
character wimiclm was blaimteless ,
, John El. Bigeicmw , who comnmitteti the crime ,
was time son of Jammies Blgelow , an ox-mayor
of Morristown , N. 3. , who is a retired lawyer.
The youmug man lived on West Thirty-eighth
street , and just betor tha Clmriatnias , hohidaye
was a member of Sidney Drew's compammy
It was during this engagrnQnt that he tact
Amy Thlhl. lie fell in love with her. She
was also a member of tub compammy amid decided -
cided to leave It at Chirstnmas , Since thmen
neither of them have been engaged in professional -
fessional work , lllgelow is Bald to have
been offered an engagement , but refused to
accept it umiless chic was also engaged. Mom-
hers of time theatrical professiomm tonight assert -
sert thmat tIme case is a parallel to the case
of James Gentry , who simot Itlailge Yorlee at
Philadelphia a few 'veelts ago ,
MINNEAPOLIS , .Marcim 27.-Amy Tlmihi was
time daughter of Mrs. Susan Thihl , who' keeps
a hair store at 812 Nicoiet avenue , this city ,
amimi resides at 9 couthm NInth street , There
are five gIrls in time family and all have a
predehiction for the stage. Two or three of
timcmuu have frequently been employed In local
tiieaters. All are handsome , and the mum-
domed girl was especially so , The faimuily
came to MinneapolIs from St. Paul tour or
five years ago. Mr. Thill is tonight comn-
pheteiy prostrated by the shock , and time
other monmbers of the famutily decline to say
anything about the tragedy except to acknowledge -
knowledge time relationship and to dommy timat
they over heard of Digolow ,
lJ'ILLNOT TALKlfl3UT LI IItTh'O CJId'
Generally ttetloved tlimtt .lapaneso nmmd
Clilmiese hrgetiomms hlmive hmiformntitlomm.
WAShINGTON , March 27.-It ws stated
at the Japanese legation today timat no die-
patch had been receIved from Japan mdi-
eating that Li liming was more seriously injured -
jured than at first reported. It was said
that nothing further than time dispatchm made
public last evening giving an oiflcimml account
of the simootlimg of Li hmad been received ,
Although nothing is said at either time
Japanese or Chinese legatlone as to tlme condition -
dition of Li hung Clmang , the neace envoy , it
is known that advices lmavo been received In
ofllclal circles timid. serious results mire appre-
imended f'ronm time wound. In fact , time infer-
matlomm line been stmchm as to cause come discussion -
cussion aim to the effect imls death nmlgimt have
upon time situation in the Orient. It is generally -
orally behieved it would prevent Japan secur.
log as good termite as miumn had Intended to in-
slst upon.
I1IIIOSI1IMA , MAcelm 2S-Thme comudltion of
Li hung Cimitmig continues favorable. No
tear is eimtcmtnlmmed of serious pim'slcni con-
seciuemmces folovirmg his Imijury. The prefect
amid chief of police of ihimhmnomtosukl immovo
been remnoveil Horn their PosItions by order
of thme mumikudo.
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h1'JIl' TIII ui.r'oitirr 1"R.IIIS iro.iux.
If Given time Higimt to Vote They Might
hestroy ijtmmli'a l'olltleiil Eqihltbrmtmsmi , ,
SALT LAKE , March 27-.t minority me-
port for time committee on elections was
reported to time conctlttitiommal comiventlon
today. 'rho report opposes woman suffrage.
Time minority fears that pi'iviiegc in time
hnmtde of t'omen would destroy time Iresent
equality of Parties and awalcemi the tamp-
tation Ott time part of those who ruiem ? before
to resumno miwiiy by vom-ltlng Impon time gao.
ereus Impulses ant ? religious immmitirmctms of
womnemm , vliicim vouId m'emiuit in : mohitlcah , If
suit social nml imusineas ostrmucisnm of time
minority , It favors leaving time questlomm to
time leglslatmmre.
Atier a u'urmn dimictmsniomi time meport- want
to time calendar to he takemi imp tomorm'ow ,
( : Lizt : iiiizi ; ox Pi1iViTI JJU.'il.VIfS $ .
Memimiier of time hlawmiiImmrm C'uhilmiet ifloivs
Nothihmig of thio 'I'iiurston EpIsode ,
SAN FIIANCISCO. Mam'cim 27.-Samuel It ! ,
Damomm , time hiommolultm bamiker , who Is also
mnlimimuter of finance in Preidemmt 1)010's cab-
immet , was anmomig time passengers on today's
steamner from Honolulu. S'hmcn seen by a
ceporter lnminediataly tmpon his arrival here
Mr. Damon declared that lie kmmew nothing
at time m'eportel trmlsmmmmderstammchlmig betweemm
Secretary ( iresumum ummd Minister 'rimurston ,
or of ( ] reshmnm"i demmmmmnd for tIme recall of
Thtmrmitomm. lie mhecilmieml to illscumse time imrob.
nbiiltlemm of time suttmation. 'm'hmemm it was
ieatnetl that Mm' . lanuon vmiH a nassemmger
omm time steamer it was coneideremi hirobahmle
that hiiii visit here hind seine connectIon
'Itim the Thmurmmton-Greshmmmnm lmmcident , but
1w declares that imtmi Is purely a bmibimmesu
trIp , lie vihh return on the mmext steanmer ,
S
MovcmmmePts ) I ) ! Om't'an liteamimere ltlmmrchi 7 ,
At lhrlmmtolAiri'cd.7jahmammBtt , f-ii
New Yorl .
At htotteriiam-ArriYeml-Mannhmeim , from
Idmuitinmore.
At J.ivei'pool-Arrlvei.l-Oimlo , from Plum-
deiphmla ,
RESTORED ALL TIlE SALARIES
Seurito oth Back the Cuth in Pay Made
in the House Approprhttion 13111 ,
MADt TIlE MATTER ONE OF PARTY
I'tii , Oppose time 'marioumi tmii-nmmees hut the
lteputpIie'msmimi Voted to l'mI3' time ( thul
Sehmetinlo ur timro All
Alomig time i.itm ,
LINCOLN , March 27.-Special.-Timo ( ) seem-
mute took one moore step toward time day of final
utdjourmmmmieimt by tmikimmg tip 1mm commumuittee of tIme
whole this attermioou : thmo first of lImo three
big appropriatiomm bIlls already passed by time
imotiso , Tue bill was time one providing for time
imaymtmemmt of time salaries of state officers , their
uieptmties and assistammts , of Stmhterintemidemits of
state Imistltimtions , their omcers atmd emimpioyes.
Time imoumso imad immade a numtiber of retiuctIomis
iii tIme salaries hmaid to mmmcii ) ' clerks amid emit-
ployes titirimmg time past four years. 1mm imearly
every case time scimate restored timoe salaries
to their prescmmt nrolorthomls. Aside frommi thus
action tIme aemmate added but little to time total
anmomitut of muon ! ) ' appropriatel ii ) ' time bill. Time
large mtemmms added were to Pa ) ' salaries of 001-
cers created by time Imrcsemit legislature. These
items lmmclmmded a salary of $1,200 per anumummn
for a clerk for time Hoard of Ptmbiic Lantle and
lhuiidimmgs , $2,000 for time secretary of the State
Board of Irrigation , $ i,200 for an assistant
secretary , amtd $ S00 each for two ummuier see-
retarhes , Time senate's hmmereaso over time
nrnotmnt appropriateilby the hmotmse wilt nimioumit
to ! rommm $10,000 to 15,000.
Timero were butt low lmmcidemits iii time long
afternoomi's sessiomi over time bill. Time ieadimig
feature was time oppoaItiomm of tIme ImDiililiSt senators -
ators to over' ammiemmdmnemit proposed by thmo
senate conimimittee on fhimammce , ways ammil immeans.
'I'hmey commmpolie'i a divisiomm on ever ) ' aummemmd-
ment , miimd tlmeir tactics were time cause of
very evldemit anmmoyammce to tIme repumblicami semi-
atormu. Time bill was agreed to by a strict '
Party vote , Semmator hack beimmg time emily me-
Imublican m'hmo voted wltim time polmmmiists. Thmo
popmmhists alec' mmuade a deterimmimied effort to reduce -
duce tIme salary oC tIme govcrmmur's private secre-
tar ) ' , but time repubiheamme , Black excepted , so-
idiy opposed time effort , At timmmes thm debate bm-
tweomm thmo two sides of time chmammmber becania
considerably hmeated , bmmt no polItical bomies
ivere dislocated ,
Senator Stewart , ono of time leathers eu tIme
hiOPtihist side of time cimammmber , Interposed an
objectiomm to time paymmiemit of a maiary of
$2,000 per nmmmmumn to lImo govormior's private
secretary. lie claimed that time law only
permimltted a salary of $1,500 mier ammnumu , and
tiitit time atmdltor would be liable cmi imis bond
it ime allowed a clatnu for more thman $1,500
Per anmiumu.
Senator Sloami defended Um itemu , lie said
that time governor's private secretary was a
particularly capable mimami amid thmnt It was
hardly to be expected thmat sucim a poeltion
could be filled for less salary.
SANDI'APEREi ) MR. CI1URC1IILIj.
Time salary of time depmmty attorimey gemmeral
was raised frommm $1,700 to $1,800 imer minimum.
Iii explanation of time comummuittea's action in
muaklng thIs Imucrease Cimairmmitmn ( Jralmammm said
that thmh hiresent cielmuty attorney general
had filled the offlea for mmmoro thmimn four year ,
thmt Ito was a zealous , able , imam'd-worktng ,
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oimlcial.
Seimator Sprecimer remnurhijti that If the
senator front Gage coummty hail bin ono-maif
-as ardent last fail fti'upporL , of-thue'deputV
attormmay general that othicor would today' . .
ho drawing a salary of 2,000 per annum. '
The present deputy , assorted Senator ,
Sprechuer , undoubtedly oqght to be at the '
head of the departmemmt. I
Senator Stewart said that wimile the
semmate was raising salaries it ought , to take '
into consideration the iimcreased urchmastng
hewer of the dollar ,
'in time auditor's office time salary of one
general clerk , amounting to $800 ncr ammnummi ,
was stricken out , and $100 per anmmummm added 1
to time salary of three clerks , In cxphammatioa
Chmairnmamm Graimaimi said thiat at Auditor
Moore's request the salary of the insurance
deputy hind beau reduced fm'onu t,500 per
aiuntmmn to $1,200 In order that time $300 per
per year thus saved mmtlghmt be added to time .
salaries of time three clerks.
In time office of this commnisslomter of t
public lands amid buIldings two salaries wore .
added , 0mb of $1,200 per year far time clerk
of time Board of Ptmbhic Lammds antI Ihtmildiimge - - ,
and one for one additiommal asslgimmmmemit clerk
at $1,000 per nnutmmn. An effort was mnade to
add a stenographer to time ofilce force , but time
senate declined to concur. Time 001cc has had ' -
a stemmographier for years , bmmt timis year time
house comunmittee overlooked time lositiOn amid
time senate ciocllmmed to remedy time omission.
Time salary of time supreme court stenographer - ,
rapher , whIch hmad been reduced from $1,200
to $900 by the house , was restored. Time
salary or the capitol librarian clerk was
raised froimi $800 to $900.
Time clerk of the State- flanking Board was
gladdemmed by a raise of $300 per year ,
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SPILECHER SCORED TIlE SINECUIHI.
The salary of the stenographer of time
State hhoard of Transportation , vimich time
imouso Imad cut from $1,200 to 80 , was . -
restored. Senator Slrecher , who all , ;
thromigh time discussiomm of time miummicrous
amendmcrmtmm opposed thmls particular proposition - '
sition , said that as far as the secretaries
themselves lmad beemm concerimed they had never
yet performed a single service for time : ) eophe , -
They had been warts on time body politic ,
Senator Stewart of Dawes county offered
an amendnien reducing time salaries of all
time secretaries of the hoard of Tranmiporta- . .
tion fromtm $2,000 per anmmum to $800. As a
mnmmtter of course , time imenemidment was voted
dowim. -
Time State hospItal for tii Insane was -
given a seconmi assistaimt pimysiciami at an
annual salary of $1,200.
'rime salary of time mmuperlmmtendent of time
Geneva immdmmstrial school , which html been
reuimmeeml by time house from $2,000 to $1,800 ,
isas restorem ? by time eemmate
Time salary of time mnmmtrcm of Institute for
time Feeble Minded at Beatrice was raised
from tiOO to iW'J. '
Time cotnemmittee timen rose with time recoun-
mnenmhatiomm that time bill be emmgrossed for
thIrd rending. _ _ _ _ ;
FOJIMINU N1V , JiJIIJIi1. hliWI'htl'tS.
Semiatte l'misses tim. , 11111 to Ecnrrmmngc Coimn-
ties for ( iurI l'urpnses ,
LINCOLN , Macelm 27-Spoclal--Tho ( ) son. .
ate went to , aslmig bills as soon as it , had
cleared away its proiimmuinary work this morn-
log , Time Judicial almportlonmm'memmt bill was
one of time cariiemt measures taken up , but
it did not receive time constItutional two-
'
thirds majority untIl otter It had been sent -
back to time commmmnltteo of time whole for - '
amimomuhmnent. Time bill gave Lancaster county
four district Judges lmmstead of three , The
roil Was called ammmi twenty senators votei for
time bill. Just as time lieutenant governor had
anmioummced that the bill lmatl passed halo
raised time poInt of order that under the constitution -
stitution It required a twothlrds majority to
pass a bill lmic'reasimtg time nunibor of judges.
A geimoral scanning of thu constitution took
place and it was quickly discovered timat
Dale was right. Then tIme friemds : of time
measure demanded a call of time imouce , but .
time coIl call revemmlo'l the fact that erery sen.
utter who imad not been excuPd wits present
ammO imati voted. Every effort to secure the
two votes mmeceisary to give time bill consti-
tutlormal force ( thou anti it was apparent that
thin only way to save time bill for time rest of
time stale was to knock out time extra jumdge
in Lahmcastur coumity. Time soimato at once
went limb commIttee of tIme whole and so
amenmied time bill. 'rime Incident brought out
a slight clasum betwoetm time two senators train
Lammeastur county , 2'iclCessomm lmaviemg worked
barth to secure time addItional judge and
W'rlght ; hmaving voted against it. MeKesitirm
intimated that hmimi colleague imaml voted
agalnt the bill fro'n percotmal mmtotlvuie. Thu
W'riglmt demmied lie claimed that ho diti i-wi