OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 3871. OMAIIA , FKIDAY MORNING , /FEBRUARY 7 , 180G. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. AFFECT NOT TO BE SURPRISED London Financiers Give Their Limitetl Views on the Last American Loan , ITS EFFECT WILL BE GENERALLY GOOD Inillvnilon of Conflilrtipc nl Home Iti tinAiiHTlrmi ( Jovornincnt Mnr A 111 In HfiiiMfltiK .Stiukuii Coiiflilunco Alironil. ( CopyrlRht , 1086. Ity Prc s Publl hlnR Cotnpiny. ) LONDON , Feb. C. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Mr. Burns of J. S. Morgan & Co. , 22 Old Broadway street , In reply to questions by the World , piled as to the effect of the triumph and success ot the popular bond Issue on American financial Interest ! ) here , said : "I would have no ob jection to giving my opinion fully , but for the Insulting manner In which my partners and members of the projected syndicate have { , ' been attacked by the World. If I said any thing now It might probably be tortured Into fresh gronud for attacks en the syndicate. " The World representative assured Mr. Hums that his exact words would be ; cnt. "I am sure of that , " he said , "but It la the nature of tbo comments on the sldo that I object to. I don't mind saying generally , however , with respect to the bond Issue , that the result has been a great surprise here , not the amount of subscriptions , which I need not tell you means nothing where no de posit Is lodged , but the h'gh average of tha bids. This Is very gratifying , as showing the self-reliance of American people and their determination to themselves maintain the financial Interests of the United States. " "Was the amount of English bids any way considerable ? " "No ; according to my Information , It was very small , In fact. Insignificant. The UaUsche Dank of Dcrlin , which stood In with our syndicate to the extent of $23,000- 000 , was , I fancy , the only foreign bid of any consequence. " "But It was cabled here that the Roths childs were represented nt Washington. Arc not they Interested In ( he loan ? " "Mr. Uclmont was there , but on his own account. The Rothschilds told me yester day they did not bid for a single bond them selves. They may have sent forward bids for customers , but of that I know noth ing. " "The- London , Liverpool and Globe Insur ance company sent In n large tender. Surely that Is English money ? " "No , that Is virtually an American com pany. You will find that with the excep tion I have named tlic- bidding for the Issue has been exclusively American. " WILL NOT TELL THIS. "What Is your view ES to where the gold will come from and whether It Is likely to llo long enough In the treasury to ease the financial situation In the United States ? " "On that point I decline to speak. It Is precisely one of those on which anything 1 might pay might bo misrepresented. If I were to tell you I did not think the gold reserve - servo would be maintained by this loan I should bo charged \\lth decrying the opera tion because the syndicate did not get the whole Issue. No , I shall say nothing on the point. " "After all , Mr. Burns , It Is perhaps the most Important point. " "That Is so , but I must decline to ex press any views upon it. " "Aro you aware whether there have been any dealings In bonds In the London market today ? " "Well , 110 % has been b'd here. That Is equivalent to 11(194 ( In Now York , but there are no bonds on offer. " At llro\\n. Shipley & Co.'s , In Founders' Court , the World representative saw a mem ber at the firm , who declined to allow his name to bo used , and expressed reluctnnco to speak as yet on the effects of the success of the Issue , as such opinion would be pre mature. Asked whether he thought the til- umph of the popular loan was taken hero ns Indicating general'prosperity In America , he said : "Certainly It Is so regarded , and I believe It will have a very Important effect upon American .securities generally , because Americans have shonn co stilk ngly that they have confidence In tlicmsehcs ami In the resources of their own country that It must have n ncalthy effect abroad. " "Do you consider , In spite of the an ticipation of leading English bankers , here tofore published In the World , that English bidding has after all bien rubstant'al ? " "No , I bellevo the proportion of bids from this sldo was very email. We sent forward a few bids ourselves for customer ? , but from what I have heard I don't think any Eng lish bidders will get an allotment , as their figures were too low. Of courw , I take It that tenders from hero would have been very largo and at a higher figure , but for this Venezuelan business , though at the same time the patriotic way Americans have come forward , dcppllc the disturbed condition of foreign relations , cannot fall to have a good effect financially here. " ALSO DODGKS THE QUESTION. "Do you think this Issue will enable the United States government to maintain a treasury resjrvo for some time ? " "As thati Is the great point , I cannot ven ture to exprrs an opinion. They nlono can show. In the flriH place , where gold Is to bo obtained , and , In the second , whether It ran bo retained to keep the treasury re- oorvu at the desired limit. Meanwhile , American eccnrltle's are all advancing this morning , and I ) m\n hoard better bids than 110 % for the new bonds , but none are to be obtained as yet. " Mr. La/ard , of Lazard Frercs of London , New York and Paris , who are understood to handle the great bulk of Anglo-American bullion dealings , said : "I can only tell you that the American market has boon very Kood this morning , prices showing an all around recovery. Whether this will bo permanent or not Is more than I can ven ture to say , " { 'Have you had. any Indication that largo quantities of gold muet bo shipped to New . York for the purposes of thta new bond - Isoiie ? " i."No . , the state of exchangp does not point to , that. There has IJPIMI no drop In exChange - Change , but may bo ; It Is too soon to speak , " Mr. Robert Hues of Haes & Son , reported to bs ; thu largest operators' In the American inarke In the London Stock exchange , aild : "No one ever donbtnd that the United States could ralie $100.000,000 , or $500,000.000 with equal caf If the government asked for It , but the question Is where the gold Is to come from. " \ "Don't you think America can provide gold , herself ? " "We know pretty well what gold Is available - able In America , tand It IP clear that she must apply to us- for what the now re quires. " "Hut a leading bullion merchant has Just told me that the lnte of exchange does not po'.nt to an lni | > endlng demand for gold. " "That Is simply because payment for the- bonda has not > et commenced , When It does , you will see n heavy drop In exchange. " "What has been the effect of the. success of the bond Issue on markets here ? " HOPIJ FOR US YET , "There has been no direct effect yet , and ' It would be , unreasonable to exii-ct any Higher ivlces have been cabled over from New York , and our prices have bcon dragged up In sympathy , that Is all. This popular loan Issue has been a big success , but It can only be a temporary expedient. Wo o\er- t.oar considerable that the senate Is only playing with the financial problem , and un til greenbacks arc withdrawn and gold pay- mrnU expressly enacted there will be no Improvement In financial conditions prevail ing In the United States. It Is a fundamental economic law that baser currency always drives out higher currency , under a uyntem Kiicli as that prevailing in the United States. Tln > Americans , who are clever people , will bu convinced of the error of their financial ways before long , and will then try to adopt * system which will place their credit on the high and permanent basis It should rightly As to dealings ( n the new bonds here , they have been bid for on 'change to day , but there are none to Ixj had , and It any arc brought hero It will only bo with the object of selling them back to America when the price Improves. The Venezuelan trouble has Influenced the reception of the prctont Issue appreciably. I wanted to buy $10,000 worth of the last bond Issue a couple of weeks ago , and had the utmost difficulty In getting them on this side. All have gone back. " BALLARD SMITH. COMMITS OF THU I.OMION IMIUSS. SI. .In in on fJnrotlc Drnnx Sonic For lorn ConvlitnloiiH. LONDON , Feb. C. The Westminster Ga zette this afternoon says that the action of President Cleveland In deciding upon a popu lar loan was fully Justified and cannot fall to have n favorable Influence , not only In the United States , but abroad. The St. James Gazette says that the suc cess of the loan Is a useful reminder to Englishmen that In npltc of financial dis orders and the eccentricities of the adminis tration the United States Is a very rich country and has "a great reserve store of wealth among Its people. The St. James Gazette adds : "The suc cess Is not wholly hopeful of the prospects of peacefully solving the Venezuela difficulty and Is only too likely to add to the aggres sive self-confidence which caueed the presi dent's mcssago and the OIncy doctrine to bo balled with so much enthusiasm. Wo have no desire to bo pessimistic , but wo search vainly for any Indication In thp United States of a disposition to concede anything. " The financial article In the Times this morning * speaking of the bids for the United States loan , says : "Allowing for all de ductions for duplicate tenders , etc. , the re sult inuat bo as satisfactory to the United States government as tmch a loan could be. Piobably the gold held In readiness will not only supply the first Installment , but will furnish a portion of the second Install ment If It can be retained for that purpoyo. It 10 quite plain that the American people , Including all the leading men and business and financial Institutions , are not afraid that congress will pass meaburos yet com mitting the country to the silver standard. Still , we cannot regard the loan as any thing but a temporary palliative. The sec- end Installment may be forthcoming , but It 13 difficult to sec how the three succeeding Installments can be met In gold , unless Eu- rcpean confidence revives to such an ex tent that American securities will again bo bought freely In Europe. Undoubtedly the present remarkable display of confi dence by the American people will help In that direction , but the careful Investor will continue to feel misgivings until the pres ent monetary system Is reformed. " The Timea also has an editorial en the loan In which It heartily congratulates Presi dent Cleveland and the people. "The suc cess of the loan , " the Times sayo , "Is a personal triumph for the president and Is the most convincing- counter demonstration to the stlverites1 agitation that could pot > - slbly bo supplied. But Is tco early to assume that the t'llverites arc crushed. Our corre spondent In America wems to think that the dlfilculty has been largely disposed of , but the point Is not easy to determine In the first glow of exultation over the un questionable financial success. The Im pression hero Is that after a little time the chronic dldlcultles of the situation will be found to remain pretty much unchanged. " The article concludes with a further ref erence to the fact tint no real approach- ment Is visible on the Venezuelan affair. The Standard says In an editorial : "Grant- Ing Us expediency , the loan In a great suc cess. Its most satisfactory feature Is the proof that the Americans do not feel that the silver standard will bo adopted. From this point of view It fs comforting to foreign Investors there. " ] 1II.V7.II < WIMi IIOMJ TIU.VIDAD. Great Ilrltnlii Formally GI\c-N Un All Hi-r CInIniN. NEW YORK , Feb. 0. The Herald's corre spondent In Klo Janeiro , Brazil , telegraphs that the British minister has received a dispatch from England ordering him to iccog- nlze the sovereignty of Brazil in the Island of Trinidad. It Is now probable that Brazil will permit Great Britain to establish 'a big coaling sta tion on the- Island for her south Atlantic squadron and that she will grant the right to lay a cubic on its shores. The Heiald's correspondent adds that in diplomatic circles there Is great satisfaction expressed at the amicable settlement of ihe question. The Brazilian capital Is qroatly excited over the news from Para , itcelvcd today , to the effect that the French gunboat Besall , patrollng the waters In the disputed territory of Ampa , on the fiontler of French Guiana ! has seized a cargo on board a boat .ailing under the protection of the Brazilian ilag. Maiittoliii'M 1,1'Klilntiii-o OpeiiN. WINNIPEG. Man. , Feb. C. The new Manitoba legislature was opened this after noon by Lieutenant Governor Patterson In the presence of n largo assemblage. The governor In his opening speech said : "As you are aware , It was deemed wlss to anticipate the tlmo when the legislative assembly would have been dissolved In the ordinary course In order to afford the people of the province un opportunity of express ing themselves upon the attitude assumed by the government in relation to the pending application of the minority for a restoration of their former privileges In regard to edu cation. The result of the elections leaves no room for doubt that the attitude of my government Is accepted by a majority of the people of the province. A copy of the order In council embodying the views and policy of my government upon this question will shortly bo laid before you. " Cecil lUuuIex IntervlrWM Clininlierlnlii. LONDON , Feb. 0. The Times announces that Cecil Rhodes , the retiring premier of Capo Colony , had a two hours' Interview yce- torday with Joseph Chamberlain , secretary of Mate for the colonies , In the pretence of Lord Sleborr.e , under secretary In ( he colonial otllce. No official statement of the Interview wau Ixsucd , but the prevailing opin ion Is that Mr , Rhodes ) ' statement was very full anuVwas accepted by Mr. Chamberlain na complete. The Interview has served to clear the ground for a decision on the part of the government with regard to the future of the Chartered South African company. It Is believed that some announcement on the Bul-ject may ho expected shortly. IlrltlNh TrooiiM Win 11 Vic-lory. LONDON , Feb. C. Adtlces received hero from niantyro , under date of January 25 , say that the Slkhn , under British officers , have gained two brilliant victories over the slave raldeis In British Central Afrlea. The Arabs , It Is added , were totally routed , four teen chiefs were captured and the road Into the Interior was cleared. HcliiUoiiH of Fraiioo anil lli-uzll. PARIS , Feb. 0. Several newspapers de- chre that the position of Brazil In regard to the A in a pa territory and the conduct of Cabral , the alleged governor of the disputed district , Is becoming Intolerable , and thny add that the national government requests that the matter bo speedily concluded , llrarll Will llolil Trliililiul. LONDON , Fib , 0. It b Boml-olllclally de- nlel here this afternoon that the govern ment of Great Britain 1ms recognl/td the Island of Trinidad ns being a Brazilian pus- tesflon. It Is further stated that the dilu tion of affairs regarding the claims to the ownership of the l.nulH li unchanged. Trial of Itcform f'uiiiiuKtri ; UCKIIII. JOHANNESBURG , Feb. 6. The trial of .he members of the Itefprm committee be- Kan Monday with the formal evidence of thou u 'nlnii commissioner. Ho deposed that the men held the town with the avowed Inten tion of opposing the government of the Trans- vn l. Cnrilliiiil lliiiiiiilla | Sllll In Olllcc. ROME , Feb. 6. The report that Cardinal Rampolla , the papal secretary of * tate , bad resigned owing to serious differences with the pc > pc , U deulcd In authoritative REFORMERS PUT ON TRIAL Testimony Showing They Contemplated a Revolution in Transvaal , PROCLAMATION THAT WAS NOT PRINTED Annonnccil the Coining of Dr. .1 a me nu u nml Sut Forth n , Provl- nlonal Government i AVan NcccNNiiry , PRETORIA , Feb. C. The trial of the mem- hers of the reform committee began here yesterday. They are charged with Inciting to rebellion and with high treason. The first evidence furnished was that of the mining commissioner. Ho testified that the men held the town with the avowed Inten tion of opposing the government of the Trans vaal , and asserted that the members of the reform committee had sold within his hear ing , "Tho country will soon bo ours , from Capetown to the Zambesi. " The commis sioner also testified that ho saw a document containing the conditions for enlisting volun teers to flKht In theTransvaal. . A printer then testified to receiving from the reform committee a proclamation to the effect that Dr. Jameson was expected In Johannesburg , that disturbances might fol low , and that , therefore , a provisional gov ernment was necessary. This proclamation , the printer further testified , had been put In typo , but was never printed. Police Commandant Schuete deposed that the government withdrew the police from Johannesbuig on December 27 , In order to avoid n collision with rebels. Other police evidence'was given alleging that the rebpls were armed and drilled , and that earthworks were formed outside the city. When the news of Dr. Jameson's march was received some of the leaders of the national union de nied any knowledge of the affair. John Hays Hammond , the American min ing engineer , charged with the leadership ol the late uprising In Johannesburg , was lib- crated on ball today. SEVKUAI. S1CIUM1S1II5S REPORTED. No Sc-rloux LONHON RcNiilteil on Either SI lie. HAVANA , Feb. C. The Insurgents fired upon the pilot engine of a passenger train bttween Barroa and Gulrras. The escort U troops on the engine returned the fire , killing five and wounding two Insurgents. Lieutenant Colonel Tojerlzo has had a skir mish between Manzanlllo and Media Luna and killed three Insurgents and took one prisoner. The troops lost Major Vergara and fcur soldiers wounrtecl. The bands of Pancho Perez , Matangas and Em lie Arago attacked a force of forty civil guards , who were protecting n com pany of telephone linemen. The In surgents sustained a numerous loss , while the civil guards were com pelled to retreat , with a loss of two killed and five wounded. General Deyo later over took the same band at Yuca , Santa Clara , but they dispersed when attacked by the troops , leaving four killed and carrying away many wounded. 'It Is reported that among the Intter Is the leader , Matagas , 'with two bul lets In his breast. The queen regent and the Spanish govern ment have sent congratulations to General Murin , General 'Luque and the troops who took part In the recent engagement at Paso Real and San Luis , as well as to the other generals and officers of all arms and of cav alry.Colonel Colonel Ruiz and his forces ore now at the plantation of Toledo , near Havana. The crop of sugar , the grinding of which has been finished , amounts to 17,000 bags cf centrifugal sugar. rn The eteamor Maria Christina" has arrlvqd here , having on board the Reliu , Farnesia , Alatnanra , 'Albura and Gallcla squadrons , numbering 025. They were accorded an en thusiastic recsptlou. These squadrons come wlth > their , horses ready prepared , and will be able to take the field Immediately. In the last thirty days 1,789 pasoports to foreign countries * have been Issued In Havana. Gncral Luquo , who was wounded In the en gagement with Maceo at Pae-eo Real , Is re ported dplng well. IX A FAIR WAY FOR SETTLEMENT. Report from Vi'iior.iiulaii IlHiiitc LONDON , Feb. 6. The Chrr'nlcle this morning announces that It learns on good au thority tint a pait'al settlement of the Ven ezuelan dlfilculty has been effected , or , the Chronicle adds , "If not actually effected , It Is on the very point of settlement. We bsllovo that the settlement refers to the Urun out- ras. " The Chronicle then prints a Ion ? letter from "a well Informed correspondent" ftatlng that since the boundary quest'on has assumed an acute phase Secretary Olncy has carefully examined all the facts relating to the Cuyunl Incident ( the seizure by the Venezuelan au thorities of British policemen on territory claimed as Venezuelan ) and has arrived at the conclusion that It la a matter entirely sepa rated from boundary questions. "Secretary Olney told Senor Andrea , the Venezuelan minister , " this Washington corre spondent f > ays , "that Venezuela cannot hope to escape satisfying England on thl ! question by hiding behind America's skirts. This dc- cls'on Is expected to prove a powerful lever In the direction of a settlement. President Crcspo Is In the dilemma of being overthrown If he pays the Indemnity , or of suffering the Indignity , of bombardment or occupation of a Venezuelan port If he declines to pay. In the later casq the populace would wreak their vengeance on him. Therefore he may seek to postpone the payment by according to Lord Salisbury's demands for a renewal of diplomatic relations. It Is a knowledge of thin pouarful lever In England's bands which leads America to believe that the difficulty will bo settled without America's Interven tion. " _ HAS CAUSED A SENSATION 1ST SI'AIX. IlcNolntloii Not ItrllHliL-il liy I In- MiiilrlilIMMPIII > ITH , MADRID , Feb. J5. The resolution on the belllgerancy of the Gpban Insurgents of the senate committee , has treated a great sens-i- tlon In Spain. The Epoca says of It : "Presi dent Cleveland rarely cannot forget the traditions of American policy. The con federates ( during the late war ) , were not recognized at belllgerantp , nor were the Chilean Insurgents In their last war , " Thn Heruldo la Indignant and advises the government to send over an Iron clad squad ron to Cuba. The Correo rays the attitude of the senate Is offensive and arbitrary. ( I rail 111 it JllNjiliivx , III tT < * inner. ) LONDON , Feb. 0 , The Graphic says this morning In an editorial ; "If the French mean business In their dlt-puto with Brazil the American Jingoes will have another chancu for a war scare. Possibly they will not take.lt , because they are aware that Franco Is loss likely than we to vtomach a bullying. We have yet to learn that It Is possible to overdo and express anxiety for peace. It begins by making us the laughIng - Ing stock of the world , and sometimes ends by molting war Inevitable. " Leonard IN Snft * In thu CanarlcH. LONDON , Feb. C. A Capetown dispatch to the Times nays the Spanish authorities of Tenerlffe , Canary Islands , refuse to arrest Mr. Leonard , who U wanted at Capetown In connection with the Transvaal outbreak , Tlmo ( luoti-n Wolcotl'H Speech. LONDON , Feb. 7. The Times this morning prints verbatim from the Congressional llecord Senator Wolcott'a speech on the Monroe doctrine. GOOD AVORDS FOU .IJACU OTHER AnihnNMiilor llnjnrcl Atcniii , n. College Ilntia'ticl. LONDON , Feb. C. At lie annual dinner of the St. John's school' at'tllc Hotel Metro- polo tonight the guests Included members of the clergy , diplomats , members of Parlia ment and other public nten. The United States ambassador , Mr. Biyard , presided. In proposing the toast to tho. qjuocn Mr. Bayard was greeted with tumultuous applause. Above his scat were draped the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes , with their folds Interlaced. Mr. Bayard Malle a feeling ref erence to the death at tbo frtncc Ol Uattcn- bcrg. Dean Hale , responding to the toast , "Tho Clergy , " referred to his visit to America and bore testimony to the sympnthy of the Amer ican bishops and clergy forjEngUnd and the high regard of President Cleveland and al ! classes for Mr. Dayard. This statement was greeted with cheers. Mr. Bayard , when propos Ing the tcast It the St. John's school , fol owed the usua course for him of speaking from notes. Ho said : " 1 am not a citizen of this country but I am a friend of It ( Cheers. ) The hearts of the lovers of England were lately stirred to consider the sources of her strength and the common , patriotic Idea nat urally turned to her great ] armies and na vies and the stout hearts and .earnest con science of the people. " Mr. .Bayard ven tured to remind them of the noiseless bin over potent forces which , by making Eng land strong , should make his own country strong. Ho meant those fountains of mora force found In quiet homesteads which were the true basis of the world's advancement Ho proceeded to eulogize the works of the clergy as the class which ) furnished a largo share ot the distinguished men of the coun try , a notable example being Nelson. This speech was received with great applause. The Japanese minister , Mr. Kato Takaakl responded en behalf of the -visitors. Canon Duckworth proposed Mr. Bayard's health , and he said : "England rejoices in America's properlty , and we welcome * Mr Bayard as the proxy off Ihc great people whose Interests are Indlssolubly bound uj with our own. This tonal was honorei standing , and with tlirea1 cheers , the bam meanwhile playing 'Yankee Doodle. ' " Mr. Bayard , responding , said : "I am gratified that I am admitted to the per sonal sympathy of the English people. ( Loud and prolonged applause. ) j Mr. Bayard con tinued that when he recognized the com munity of sentiment of Jh' ° two countries he felt that when ho crossed the Atlantic I was merely n change of 'faces and not o hearts. Yet , there were" , those who pre tended that there was something dlffcren' ' between the aspirations of honest men tiere and In America. He refused to believe It ho had spent his life In , Ajmerlca and he came from a people who haj drawn nothing but American air for twb tenturles and a half. He came here nnd'found. he breathes the same air. ' "If any difference exists,1 said Mr.Bayard , "It Is art artificial one Just let human hearts speak rte man , cor ad cor loquitur , and you find all differences can be arranged. " ( Loud cheers. ) 1,0 III ) IHINRAVEN GlVq.V A ROAST St. .Tunics' Gazette A lvlncH Him to < JcnHIAvtliii ; tlu Fool. ( CopyrlBht , 189G , by Press PubllehbiK Company. ) . .LONDON , Feb. 0. ( Nc\vf York World Cablegram Special TelegraW ) With the In accuracy that has marked a ijuraber of ncws- pap'ira ln' America , the most1 absurd reports have been printed regarding ( ho whereabouts and , movemertts > . f Lord Diinfaven.M For.in stance , some .of these papers-had the earl In consultation with thfe prmcd of Wales at Sandrlnghanij when tlioT'larttcr was * al Cowcspawaiting the body"of ' Prlritts He'Bfy otBattenburg. They 'are now- apparently " quoting Dunrnvn as decla'ring that he "will make nqi apology. On/the contrary , his a"s- soclates * here say he hascorae , to no deflnlts conclusion. He Is today on ; his way back from Glasgow , whore he , has fbejn talking about Anglo-American political disputes which his own political prominence giver him no tltlo to publicly debate. As to his bad taste In doing so al 'tills juncture" , the St. James Gazette of tonight , the organ of his particular class , says : "Instead ot losing no flme In making amends to the body of gentlemen whom he has grossly Insulted , Lord Dunravcn Is stumping the country with , lecturcs on the Mom oo doctrine , and beayon knows whal besides. This evening 'he Is announced to * read a paper at Glasgow bn the necessity for a better t'tudy of calonlal history. "This really Is rather , rjdlculous. Lord Dunravcn ought to clear his' own reputation before ho undertakes to .reprove Americans for any hostility toward thls country , which he hao been largely Instrumental in pro voking. " BALLAKD SMITH. Xi-ltoniillH ltail > - to iirrciulcr. LONDON , Feb. C. The-v'Times has a did patch from Constantinople which says the Zcltounlls have Informed tlje consuls that they arc willing to surrender their weapons of war , while retaining the .bunting weaponr they usjally carry. They demand a Chris tian governor. AVorklnHT CliiHNf LONDON , Feb. 0. Tho. . Berlin correspond ent of the Times soys { nongovernment of Saxony has prepared a bil | changing the election system , and vlriually disfranchis ing the working classes , thjj.-avowcd object being to exclude the socialists from the Diet. TEXAS DEMOCRATS' COMPROMISE. -f Vote. Will 1'iiHH on the Pnrty'M 1'OHltlon oil Sliver. AUSTIN , Tex. , Feb. 0. The democratic state executive committee ! closed Its labor ) today by ordering two state'conveijtlons to bn held this year , with only one ( prlmary , the first convention to elect delegates to the national convention , to be held in this city June 20 , and the state nominating convention to bo held In Fort Worth August 18. On Juno 0 , the day for holding primaries to select delegates to these conventions , the voters ers will also ballot on the question of bi metallism at the ratio of 1ft Jo 1 , the result to determine what kind pf a tlelegatlon shall bo sent to the national coiivention and what tha complexion of the financial plank In the state platform shall ber'iTheisilver men , headed by Governor Cjilbffioi ) , Chairman Didley of the executive .cainjil.Uea [ , Railroad Commissioner John H. Reagani ex-Governor Hogg and about 100 othorB.tinlglit ; | Issued an udJress to the people of Texas , congratulating them on the one prlmarijlqlory. . Shot li > - it DlKciirilM KANSAS CITY , Feb/ -typls Frank , a dissolute character well ki to the local police , was shot In th'o nnd mor- tally wounded late tpnlgl fi by. Maud Clif ford , the keeper . , of n al rejmtable house , who claims to be Frank's vjealousy ) of another woman wuq the causa. The shootIng - Ing occurred In n. * saloo i at- Ninth nnd Broadway , where the wo nan' followed her victim. Frank was reoci tly arrested for brutally beating the CllnaM woman. Im mediately after the phooOnj : Blie' went up to a policeman , told lilmidf her crime , and was locked up. ) I.imiifliril MnttlieTi'tBoom , INDIANAPOLIS. Feb.The annual meeting of the Democrat } ? Editorial asso ciation occurred today. The following resolution elution failed to carry byi oto of 18 to 8 ( "We realllrm our belief , In thu necessity for the eiiily uid | compute restoration of silver to the place It occupied In our mone tary system prior to 1S73 pnd heartily con gratulate our senators , Voorhees and Tur tle , for their recent vote for the restoration of silver1 Governor Matthews was unanimously en dorsed for president , , „ earn lladly SiuiiHlivd tultl Jio pn * Hurt , SOUTH SPA LKfiTKH , IJ T , , Feb. 1-Near ; hls ( place this morning , ' white , runnlnK thirty mllee un hour , the southbound MUit Bourl , Karuas & Texas mall and oxprem train was wrecked , five coaches and one sleeper being badly , smashed. The postal car was turned upside down and humane cars telescoped Into each ] qther. The two day coucheji and one cloeper were thrown on their tldea find badly broken up. Wonderful - derful to relate , no onn , wan hurt. TJie wreck was caused by def .ctlve trucks under he engine tender. All tral. s wue delayed STORM DOES GREAT DAMAGE Wind Blow a Gale Down tbo Streets o ; Now York , MANY INJURED BY FLYING DEBRIS Two MPH Klllcil lij- the Collniinc of n IlullilliiK In llrooklyn 1'Vam that Many VCNM-IM Have liven "Wrecked. NEW YORK , Feb. C. The storm of rain and wind , which began last night , Is the most severe that has visited this vicinity for many months , and , although the velocity of the wind has moderated somewhat , the rain continues to come tonight , nnd the sky shows no signs of clearing. At times dur ing the day the wind blew at the rate of seventy miles , and nothing like Its wild sweep down Broadway and down the long avenues has been seen for years. Women were blown off their feet and Into the streets In many places. At least a dozen people we.ro taken to their homes or to hospitals In patrol wagons , suffering from cuts and bruises Inflicted by Hying timbers nnd um brellas. Brooklyn fared worse. Two men are dead and another dying as n result wet the collapse ot a story and a half cooperage shop -on Thirty-ninth street. Trees wore uprooted , fences and tops of sheds and outhouses were blown down and window glass broken. The wind at Its height blew down the grand stand at the Aqueduct , Queen's county , rac ing grounds. At RocKaway the wind blow at the rate of seventy miles on hour. The shin gles were torn from roofs and the roofs of small houses were torn eft. The storm was especially severe In Wcst- chestcr and caused several washouts. At Mlddletown , N. Y. , the storm caused a wash out on the Pine Bush branch of the Erie rail road and a passenger train cnroute to this city ran down the embankment. The pas sengers escaped without serious Injury. At Kingston , N. Y. , this afternoon thunder nnd lightning accompanied the rain. At Ny- ack , N. Y. , the storm Inundated the business portion of the place , causing several thousand dollars' worth of damage. Stores and houses were flooded and their contents ruined. In Connecticut the storm was terrific. At Watcrbury the water Inundated the prin cipal streets of the city , flooding business houses , washing out roadways , and causing a damage of from $10,000 to $50,000. Rutland , Vt. , reports that n severe storm of wind , snow and rain has prevailed In that section all day. Chimneys and roofing have been blown to the ground , and a house on Terrlll street was carried off Its foundation. The British steamer Limlngton , which went ashore Tuesday night off Lane Hill life saving station , is threatened with de struction. It Is now said' that fourteen men arc on board and that the stranded steamer Is pounding badly. There are seven of the Mor.-llt wreckers on board the steamer. Thcro are also on board Captain Duff , the flrot mate and three engineers and two other men , thpught to have been put on from Luckenbach. At midnight the men on board took to the rlgglnjj. The vesssl appears to bo going to pieces. The life savers made attempt after attempt to reach the vessel with /a ) Jnet , b.u.1 .failed. The men In the rigging are evidently too exhausted1 to catch the lines. The Hfo" savers. have given .up all hqpo of saving'them. ' 4 Telegraphic communication Is Inter- luptcd In eveiy direction , particu larly along the coast. When It In re- rtored there will probably be many stories of wreck to tell. A clamming sloop was capslzedibyi the "Wind near Fort Hamilton. H contained three men. A gg ! from the cruiser Columbia put off to their assist ance , but before the sloop was reached the vessel was dashed to pieces. One of the men sank , another was picked up by the gig and _ the third carried by 'the waves to the beach , where he was picked up uncon scious. The steam lighter Greenwich sank In the Kill von Kull. Her captain and crew were taken off by tugs and landed on the Jersey coast. The American ship J. B. Walker , bound for Japan , went ashore on Liberty Island till : ' morning. nuiLii\cs RI.OWN IIO\VN nv STORM. Three Men Ilnrleil In tin- Ruins of One of Them ami Two Killed. BROOKLYN , Feb. C. A three-story brick building on Sixth avenue between Thirty- sixth and Thirty-seventh streets was blown down during a storm this morning. Three persons are burled In the ruins. Their names are : James Qulgley , Michael Mul- cahy and Simon Slemomi , The building was occupied by Bush & Donlson , chemical manufacturers. Firemen and police are at work on the , ruins clearing away the debris. The bodies of Qulgley and Simon Slemons have been taken from the ruins. Mulcahy , the third man , was taken out alive. Ho sustained a fracture of The leg o d < scalp wounds , but will recover. Another building , a two-story and attic frame In course of erection at Bensonhurst , wau blown down by the Btorm. Work upon this building , houevcr , had been btoppcd for the day and no one wa hurt. From various parts of the city the police have reports of buildings being unroofed by the wind and many fluid o trees liavo been destroyed. The wind carried away the flag and staff from the top of the fedora ) building and removed tome slates from the rcof. Pedestrians in the vicinity had nai- row escapes from the falling debris. The heavy fall of rain has caused the flooding of many .cellars In the lower parts of the city and "tho aggregate damage from water will be large. _ Storm I'"ollinvn the Coaxt Line , WASHINGTON , Feb. G. The ctorm re ported twenty-four hours before near Pen- sacola , was central Thursday night at New York City , during Its advance to the noith- east It has developed into a hurricane. The unusual pressureof 28.70 Inches was rc- roited at New York. The path of the storm center was very nearly parallel to the coast line , passing close to Atlanta , Raleigh and Washington. The entire coast from Florida to Mulno has been swept by violent gales , the wind reaching velocities from fifty to seventy-five miles an hour. All the Atlantic coast districts have been deluged with heavy rain , except northern New England , where the rain only commenced toward Thursday evening. By the latter time the weather has cleared from Maryland southward. Ilecilareil Inxaiic. HAIUlonSIU'RO , Ky. , Feb. C.-Uandnll Lltzey , who forged pedigrees of certificates ot transfer of Jernoy cattle , has been tried hero and declared by n Jury to bo Insane. He was prosecuted by the American Jeircy club of Now York , Mr , Fuller , the manager of that company , being present , us were witnesses fiom various stuteti , Lllzey be longs to one of the wealthiest and inont prominent families In the state * . His fnr- gcrlct ) cover eeveral yenis and nffect pedl- srees all over the countiy. He was ordered rant to the I exlngton Insane asylum. Three Kllleil In 11 llruiikeii Row. WHITING , Ind. . Feb , O.-Durlns a drunken row tonight In u. saloon , between Slavonians , Hungarian ! ) and I'olanders , three men were shot to death nnd two were rutully Injured. The dead are John Mokln , Stephen Molclia and Emory Sanjo. John riiomuK , foreman for the Standard Oil com pany , was shot In the right side and will lie. John Gladstone , a clgurmaker from fMilcaeo , wa shot In the In east and may lie. Four men are under arrcpt. Keailjto. . I'liy Off the DelnnarcM. COFF15YVILL1J , Kan. , Feb. C.-Speclul Asent Dlxon of Washington , detailed by ; he government to make the Delaware pay ment , Is here. lie eaya ho will begin the payment at Hartlesvllle , I , T. , not later Man the 13th Intt , and perhaps uooner. This > vlll be good newa to merchants In the bor- ler town * . HUNTER NO NEARER AN ELECTION Still Two Volcn Short ot the Ncccn- oary Number. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Feb. C. A special to the Post from Frankfort , says : The sena torial struggle today attracted more atten tion than the annual Derby. Perhaps no event In the political history of the state has over attracted more attention or drawn n larger crowd of noted Kcntucklans to the state capltol. By 11 o'clock , although the time to ballot for senator was an hour later , the lobby , gallery and rotunda of the house were crowded until every available Inch of space had been taken , The Impression had gone abroad that today would mark the con cluding struggle In the contest for -United States senator nnd that an election or per haps a turning point would bo reached. This drew many people. Those who were In formed of the Inner workings believed that no election would take place nnd no change In the situation would result. Among the members It was not believed that anything w-ns to drop , and they were tame and peace able. able.Another Another attempt was made thla morning to Induce Dr. Hunter to withdraw from the senatorial race. Several republicans , Includ ing the lieutenant governor , pave tt aa their opinion that as his prospects of election were slow , ho should get out of the race. Dr. Hunter In reply said that ho was In the race until the end. The roll call of the senate showed every member of that body present for the first time during the session. Furnish and Hun- ton were palrel , leaving 136 present , elxty- nlno of which was necessary to a choice. The ballot resulted : Hunter , C7 ; Blackburn , 62 ; Carlisle , 2 ; Bate. 1 ; McCreary , 4. CINCINNATI , O. , Feb. 6. , ) . special to the Enquirer from Frankfort , Ky. , says : The deadlock was broken In the Joint as sembly today when the vote for ssnator had been taken and Miss Guy was elected state librarian over Mrs. Sheldon , the republican candidate. The republicans Insisted on ad journment Immediately after the senatorial voto. On a vote being taken , It was lort. Bronston then moved to go Into an election for state librarian. Speaker Worthlngton ruled the motion out of order , but an ap peal having been taken the vote was sus tained. Mrs. Sheldon's name was withdrawn. The republicans , except Senator Pctrl , ab stained from voting. Pctrl and the two populists voted for Miss Guy , and she was thus elected. This gives renewed hope to the democrats that another break-away maybe bo engineered to elect Blackburn. TAVE.NTV-KIVE 1'EOI'LE I1ROAVNEI1. ItiirNtliif ; of a Dam CaiiNcH ncNtrnc- tloii In a Ne\v .lei-Ncy Town. CHICAGO , Feb. 6. A special to the Times- Herald from Philadelphia says : "Pocnhontas dam at Morrlstown , N. J. , broke tills after noon. Twenty-five people are missing and are believed to have perished. The dam held buck the waters of Pocahontas lake. The break wae followed by a great flood. Men , women and children were In the windows ot houses completely surrounded by rushing waters. No assistance could be rendered them for the time being. Boats were pro cured and strong men rowed to the houses and brought many to safety. The current was so swift that It was Impossible to reach the more distant hourcs until after the flood abated. The water reached ten feet above the street , Race street and portions of Flaglcr street nnd Spring street were Inundated. William Heath and others In a boat rescued about ten persons on Coal .ayejiup and1 Cenjcr strept. " , s " PLAINFlELb ; Nt J./-FeK' 6 ' , Messages' ' received late tonight from Bou'ndbrook , .a village fix miles from hero , state that the town Is being swept , by both fire nnd flee * . The last messenger who arrived from the village- reported that a fire , which had Its origin In Cook's lumber yard , had destroyed ever twenty buildings and was still raging , threatening everything that stood ab3ve the flooded streets. The streets being Impassa ble , the fire engine could not bo taken to the threatened district. The flood came shortly befors the fire , swollen , stre.ims having rauped the breaking of the Barltan dam , and several of the streets are run ning nlth water waist deep , many people being forced from their homes. It Is Im possible to obtain further details of the fire. PLAINFIELD , N. J. , Feb. 7. The fire at Boundbrook Is still burning fiercely , and can be seen from this place as brightly aa It was four hours ago. HAT SHEA'S I.AhT HOJ'E IS GONE. Confession of MeCioiiKh Given Iiltlle t'reili-iicc. ALBANY , N. Y. , Feb , C.Judge Mnyham lias denied the motion for a new trial for "Bat" Shea. His reason , ho fays , for s-o deciding is that the confession of McGough was not supported by his evidence given be fore the commission appointed by the gov ernor , and as placed In contradiction to the evidence of the witnesses for the people at the trial was lacking in confirmation In many Instances. He had read the evidence taken at the trial and had been Impressed by thq fact that noneof the witnesses , even those for the defense had sworn that Mc Gough committed the crime. The fact was adduced that If McGough had been In the position he claimed to b * at the time of the shooting the death wound Inflicted upon Ross would net have been of the nature It was. The track of the bullet was not at all In accordance with his story. The weight of evidence mas largely agalnbt McGough'E confession and the application was denied. Thcro Is no appeal from the decision ot Judge Mnyham and Shea will bo electro cuted TueiOay next , a reprieve having been granted until that time by the governor. MVSTERY I'ARTIAI.LV SOLVED. Skeleton of n MHHIIK' | | Hot Sjii'liiKH Cltlr-eii I'oun.l. HOT SPRINGS , 8. D. , Feb. C. ( Special Telegram. ) The skeleton of Lafayette Selder , who so suddenly and mysteriously disap peared from this place two years ago , was found In a deep ravine yesterday evening about three miles west of town. Two hunters accidentally came upon the skeleton and re ported It to the coroner , who wont after the remains , and a jury Is now looking Into the case. There were a few pieces of cloth left from his clothing , and a pocketbook with a few letters and receipts made It possible for the remains to bo Identified. The skull was crushed probably from falling over the precl- pico In his wanderings , though foul play Is suspected by bomo. Table MoiinlaliiH Mining : Ciiniii. CHHYENNH , Feb. C.-Rptclol-a ( F. Wray. the dlscovcier of thu new mining camp at Tiiblo mountain , near this city , rays that ore * have been found durlnj ; tbo i > at > t three days which ha\e assayed from .CM to $1,100 per ton in gold. lioth tellurium and bylvanltc orcx are found , but their value and extent linn not yet been deter mined. The ore bodies arc all large , riln- nlns from 20 to 100 feet In width , and are well defined. The charges that Die valuable properties have 'nil been gobbled up by ( peculators uiu not correct , Le.s.s limn COO icrcs have been filed upon , while the entire mineral belt in at leuxt thirty-fix miles Kquaic and there Is ample field for prospect ing. Aniieke JIIIIH Hclrx Incorporate , CLEVELAND , O. , Feb. C. The representa tives of the Annckc Jans hclia today i > ub- bcrlhed for the portion of Ilia capital Mock of their new International corpoiatlon reiiul- Klto for legal organization. Application will at once be miidu at Columbus for Incorpora tion pjiieis and u stockholdeit > > meeting will be held on Saturday. A rorrcvitomlliiK secretary wn appointed for every smte and country represented In the cmparatlon , hereby hoping to get all clulrmintx Into membership. A badge was udup'cd ' , canxlst- ny of the crown of Holland and the mono gram "A. J. . . " the latter signifying An- neko Jans Hogurdus. . , . Wrecked n Printing Oilier , STANTON , Neb. , Feb. C. ( Special Tele gram. ) Parties broke open the back door of he Register office last night , pled the forms hat were ready for press , tor * up the iapors and pled every case of type In the olllce and defiled the pile with filth , It Is not the first , but U the worU , trick of the kind ever perpetrated b r , WILL GO TO GRAND ISLAND Next Meeting of tlio Boot Sugar Association' ' to Visit the Oxuards , NEW EVAPORATION PROCESS EXPLAINED Hurry O'NHH of O in aim Pntn 111 * Ilofore the Convention Rnniityi HcNoIntloii HrltiKn on it Sharp Deltaic FRRMONT , Fob. C.-Spcclnl.-Vlce ( ) PresIdent - Ident Dan Parrel ! , Jr. , of Omaha allied the beet sugar convention to order nt 9:30 : this morning. After prayer by llev. C. W. lrln- stoa.1 of the Baptist cliurch the location of the convention for 1S)7 ! was taken up. J. II. McCIay of Lancaster county , In be half of the Lancaster county delegation , ex tended nn Invitation to the association to1 meet for Its next session In Lincoln. L. C. Stockton of Cheycnno county , In a brief nnd mell worded speech , set up the claims of Sidney , the Llttlo Giant City of the plains. The nomination of Sidney was seconded by lloafland of Lincoln county , Sheldon oC Dawes , J. H. Powers of Hitchcock and Heck of Illalr. Mayor William Thompson oC Grand Island , who had Just arrived In the city , presented the claims of Grand Island- which city ho said was the parent of the beet sugar Industry In Nebraska , and that delegates coming thcro could see theprac - ' tlcal working of the beet sugar factory. ujhlman of Danes , Jansen of Jefferson and Dcnsmore of Clay seconded the nomination of krand Island. The tcsult of the ballot gave the convention to Grand Island , the tlmo to be llxcd by the olllcors of the asso ciation at some date wheni factory la In active operation. Sldiie ) uorkod hard for the next convention , the Cheysnno delo- gatlon , under the cniclent lead of Joseph Obcrfeldcr and L. C. Stockton , pulling fop her loyally , but the convention evidently wanted to see how a b'eet sugar factory- mas run and so voted for Grand Island HAIWY O'NKILL'S PLAN. The chairman then Introduced Harry O'Neill of Omaha who gave an account of the new method of extracting sugar by. evaporation. This process , though a patent has been applied for It , ho said could : scarcely be called a new one. It Is bared upon the old and well known principle of the evaporation of water by air passing rapIdly - Idly over It. The dryer and hotter the air the greater Its capacity of absorbing moisture. 13y this method the Julco Is ex tracted from the beet , clarlflcd and all the albuminous substances removed by the usual process , by llmo and other chemicals. The essential feature of the evaporator Is a tanlc containing the clarified Juice leading to a battery of cylinders made of copper and so arranged as to revolve rapidly on their horizontal axes and to admit of the passage of a current of hot , dry air through them. It Is proposed to have a battery of tour cylinders , each about thirty feet In length , three of them being parallel to each o.'hor and the fourth undernca'li. The clarified yyrup of beet Juice , containing trohablv 90 to 93 per cent of water , patbes successively , through ! these rapidly rotating cj'llndnrs , through each of which a current t'f dry heated air Is , , passed. The air , absorbs , or evaporates the .Water o that crulp t\gar ) , . called masse.lslvlthdrawn , _ from the. lower cylinder. Ih tha cjtpcrmevntX-trl6d { at Grand Island al the Oxnard factory December 13 the Julco was passed through but dno cylin der eighteen feet long. On entering the evaporator It had a temperature of 1,10 de grees I' . , contained S.G per cent sugar and 01.1 water. On leaving the evaporator It had 91. C per cent raw sugar and S.5 per cent water. By means of this process small fac tories with a capacity of 100 tons of beets a day can be erected at various points In the slate , and at some central point a mi- gar refinery erected which can run all the your round for the raw sugar will keep for an Indefinite tlmo without souring or being In any way injured In quality. Tbo gentlemen who devised this plan worn not capitalists , and had to go outsUl > of Mio state for money to develop Hi" business If capitalists can bo assured tbn- the bounty will bo paid for flvo years , they 010 pie- pared { o put In one central icfinury ami a laigo number of smaller factories. The cost of the smaller factories complete would bo net to exceed $30,000. The people control- Ing this procesa would .want a bonus , but want the people where we factories are es tablished to liavo stock and a volco In ' .ho management. DROUGHT IN SOME RESOLUTIONS. The committee on resolutions thin made a partial report presenting a long list of resolutions , one of which demanded the ap pointment of a state chemist or analyst of beets. The work of the Irrigation associa tion , Nebraska club. Speed and Fair society and the Transmls lsslppl exposition to beheld hold In Om'uha In 1898 were commended. The report was referred back to the com- mlttco with Instructions to make further report later. The resolutions provide for a legislative committee of three , whoso duty It shall bo to Investigate any difficulties ! which may arise between growers of sugar beets and factories and reccommend for pass age by the legislature of a bounty to ex tend to 1901. The convention exprcsred' Its sympathy and Interest In the Transmlsslsslppl oxpopl- tloir and it was hoped that congressional assistance would bo given It. The new methods of utibsoll culture were. commended ; abe M , II. Lane's paper , "Tho Sugar licet. " The thanks of the convention \vcro extended to the ladles and citizens of Fremont for the entertainment furnished. Mr. Jansen of Jeffrrion offered a resolution tending the thanks of the association to Hon. n , W. Furnas for hl.i Invaluable services to .lie agricultural Interests of the state , which way unanimously adopted , C , H. Granger of Lshl , Utah , then ad dressed the convention on "Practical fleet Sugar Making , " Mr. Cutler , manager of the Lohl factory , bqlng unable to be present. Mr. Granger said the agricultural question lay at the root cf the beet bugar business. The fa micro make the BJgar and the factories merely extract It. The essential points In licet raising are the same In oil countries. The Lshl factory started In business In 1891. The cost of thu factory complete to the present tlmo was $7f > CI.OQO. A Ilka factory : ould now bo built for a much smaller sum. This Is the llrst year In which they liavo jeen able to pay a dividend. The Lelil fac- , ory this year extracted an average of 190 lounJa of sugar from a ton of beets , It : ontracted with the farmers for beets at (1.25 ( per ton delivered at tli ? factory , By : he terms of the contract thu bceta were required to reach the ntandnrd of 11 pep cent saccharine content and 80 per cent purity. Tbero Is no money , said Mr , Granger. n working up sugar bueta that cost { 5 per ton and tett 12 per cent saccharine matter anj > 0 per cent purity. At 1:30 Vlco President Atkinson called Ilia 'onvcntlon to order. The committee on reso- ' utloiiH made a supplementary report , ad- Micatlng the cnictment of a bounty law to extend to 1901 , Another resolution advocated he organization of county beet tiuvir ntuocla- IOIIH. DEBATK ON TUB BOUNTY , The bounty resolution created considerable * lebato. Reynolds of Dawes moved to refer t to the legislative committee , to bo here after appointed , to report at the next ineet- iiK of the convention. , John H. Power * of Hitchcock favored re ferring the resolution. Ho thought it Ill- advised at the prontnt lime , , HV. . Kuril as favored the resolution , altot Mr. Kcklca uf Dawpa , Judge J , I ) . Cesi-tna of Hasting * advocated ! the bounty for the reason that It would aid In eitabll ulng factories under the now U'ocetH. To refer the rexnlutlon would , ha .bought , defeat the very cbjac.t of the con vention , Matt DauRherty of Keith made a ttrona speech advocating the bounty , The motion was then put and declare