NEBRASKA STATE NEWS.
IIastinos is also in tho field for tho
CJrnnd Army rouiilon.
Kiiiknds of tho whlto motal tit York
hnvo organized a silver league.
Tun contest against W. C May, who
-was elected county cleric of Dawson
.county by 10 votes, has been dropped, i
A recount of 13 precincts Increased
Inlay's mnjorlty threo votes.
Ci.Aunr. IIoovku, who was lately con
vlotod at Omiiha of the tnurdur of
5niriuel Dubois, has been sentenced to
Ijo bunged April 17. Goorgo Morgnn,
who murdered the Gnskill girl, will bo
lumped the samo day.
At tho recent election In Holt coun
ty tho oflle'lul canvass showed that M.
Al. A beams, republican, was elected by
.two majority. Mead, his opponent,
contested and a recount increased
Abrains' mnjorlty to 12.
Aj.onzo Mooiik, who loft Plnttsmouth
the other night In company with tho
Ifi-yonr-old daughter of Postmaster
Patter, was later .arrested in Fremont
county, la. Gov. Holcomb issued a
requisition for his return.
Ma HI A Mii.i.kdok, who had been in
jail at Fremont for flvo weeks on a
jhargo of assault with intent to hill
John Malcolm, has been released on
ball. She will bo tried at tho next
term of tho district court.
Pih:huknt Coi.i.inh, of tho N'obruska
Ilopuhlicnu league, has mailed to re
publican clubs throughout tho state a
circular letter outlining a plan for of
fectlvo campaign work. Every pre
cinct Is urged to perfect tho organiza
tion of a club.
Tin: villago board of Plainvlow rc
reeently resolved that "an appropria
tion of 81,000 bo made out of tho villago
funds to defray tho expenses of send
ing a commissioner to England to con
fer with Lord .Salisbury to secure a
.sottlomont of tho Venezuelan dllll-
culty."
Tjik othor night "Grandpa" Hitch
cock foil down a lllght of stairs at his
Qiotno in Plattsmouth, and died a few
ihours later without regaining con
sciousness. Ho had reached tho rlpo
old ago of 89 years, and was known by
almost every man, woman and child In
.tho city.
Aiiout eight years ago Charles Mc
Ivcnnon disappeared from his home
near Arlington and was not heard of by
amy one until a few weeks ago when
ilia returned. About three years after
liis disappearance his wifo got a di
vorce. Hut when ho returned thoy
were again married.
tiKnoiiflis W. Davis, convietod at
"Lincoln of train wrecking, causing tho
death of eleven persons, has been sen
tenced to imprisonment for life An
.appeal has been taken to tho supremo
.court. It is said that public opinion
mt Lincoln is overwhelming in favor of
tho negro's innocence.
Tjik Stato Tcaehors' association, at
Its lato meeting at Lincoln, elected E.
Hpink, of Grand Island, president; Lil
lian V. Stonor, of Valentine, secretary,
and C. It. Atkinson, of Falrbury, treas
urer. It was recommended that the
present compulsory attondanco law bo
made more efl'cctlvo by proper amend
inents. John I J. Wai.kkh, tho Dawson county
murderer, sentenced to bo hanged
January 10, has beon reprieved by
Gov. Holcomb. Tho dato of execution
..was extended until March 0. Strong
1 proof of tho Insanity of Walker has
Ibeeu presented to tho governor and a
-writ of error In his case is now pond
ing in tho supremo court.
Atkinson recently had two sensa
'tions. Ono was tho arrest of Oliver
Ilolmmicst, son of a prominent citizen
and a young man of good roputatiou,
on tho charge of "cattle rustling," and
tho other was a mad dog scare. The
flog ran through tho principal streets
of tho town snapping at everything
twithln reach. A number of dogs woro
bitten as well as some horses and cat
tle. The dog was finally shot.
A hkcknt special from Lincoln stated
that much of tho sensational matter
siurroundlng tho failure of tho Capital
ttatlonal bank of that city sovoral
years ago, for which its president,
'Charles Moshor, is now in tho peniten
tiary, are liable to bo investigated by
.order of tho district court. A bill for
(that, purposo has been filed by tho
fjalvn (111.) national bank, which lost
.several thousands by tho collapse.
Patjuck Fohd, J n., who was under
sentence to tho ponltontlary for 18
years for larceny, as bailee and for
highway robbery, escaped from the
jailor at Omaha tho other day a few
hours before ho was to start for the
penitentiary. The young man's father
called upon tho sheriff and asked that
tho youth bo permitted to visit his sick
mother once again, and tho pathetic
story ho told caused tho ofllcor to yield
'to tho request. Young Ford was sent
in charge of tho jailor to see his mother
when ho gave tho olllcer tho dodge and
escaped.
'A youno couple wero recently mar
ried at David City and while entertain
ting tholr friends at tho homo of the
groom near town a party of younK
anon went to tho houso to charivari the
.newly wedded pair and gotting bolster
.oils flrod a heavily loaded shot gun at
Tlhu house. Tho shot went through the
wide of the houso and struck tho wall
on tho opposite side. Soverul persons
were In tho room, two of whom nar
rowly escaped tho shot. The groom
ran out to leurn who fired tho shot
vith a view to prosecuting them, when
i tho damage was settled by tho pay.
tnent of ono dollar eneh by tho unhid--ln
guests, who retired considerably
.crestfallen.
THE BOND ISSUE.
Vronldont GlnvntiiMiI Write n Omntlo T,t
tnr In Itegnnl to l'lilillnliod Htutmnnntn.
Washington, Jan. 10. The dobato
on tho Eikins resolution in tho senate
last Friday when tho administration
waB accused by soveral sonators of
having entered into nnagrooment with
a syndicato to float uve expected Issue
of bonds is tho subject of a letter
written by President Clovelund to
Senator CafTrey, of Louisiana. It is
in full as follows:
Kxkcutivk Mansion, Washington, D. O.,
Jan. f, 1890. Mr. Dear Scnntor: I have rend
to-day In tho Congressional Hccord tho dobato
In tho scnato on Friday concerning tho ilnnn
olal situation nnd bend Issues. I uui nmnzed
nt tho intolcrnnco that leads oven oxcltcd pir
tlsanshlp to adopt ns u basis of nttaok tho un
founded accusations nnd assertions ot a ma
liciously inondaclous and sensational nows
papor. No banker or Ilnnnolor, nor nny othor human
bolng, has boon lnvltod to visit Washington
for tho purposo of arranging In any way or
tnnnnor for tho disposition of bonds to incut
tho present or future nocds of the gold reserve.
No nrrangemont of any kind has beon mado
for tho disposition of such bonds to any nyndl
oato or through tho ngonoy of any syndicate.
No nssurauco of mioh a disposal of bonds has
boon directly or Indirectly glvon to nny por.son.
In point of facta decided loaning toward n
popular loan and advertising for bids has been
plainly exhibited on tho part of thu adminis
tration at nil tlmos when tho subject was
under discussion.
Thoso charged with tho responsibility of
maintaining our gold reserve, so far as legis
lation renders It posstblo, lmvo nnxlously con
ferred with each othor nnd ns occasion per
mitted with thoso having knowledge of
financial affairs and present monetary condi
tions as to best nnd most favorablo means of
soiling bonds for gold. The unusual lmpor
tnnco of a successful result If tho attempt Is
again mado, ought to bo apparent to every
Amorlcati citizen who bestows upon tho sub
ject u moment's patriotic thought.
Who soerotary of tho treasury from tho Ilrst
moment that tho necessity ot another snlo of
bonds soomed to bo nppronchlng dcslrod to
offer thorn, It Issued, to tho peoplo by publlo
ndvortlsoment, If thoy could thus bo success
fully dlsposod of. After full consideration ho
Ciitno to tho conclusion, to which I fully ngrco,
that tho amount of gold In reserve, being now
tiO.ooa.oJO moro than It was In Fobruary last,
when a salo of bonds was mado to a syndtcnto,
nnd othor conditions differing from those then
oxlstlng, justify us In offering tho bonds now
about to bo Issued for salo by popular sub
scription. This Is tho ontlro matter, nad nil thoso par
ticulars could havo beon easily obtulnod by
nny member of tho sonnto by slmplo Inquiry.
If Mr. Morgnn, or anyono olso, roasonlng
from his own standpoint, brought hlmsolf to
tho belief thnt tho government would at length
bo constrained to again sell bonds to a syndi
cate, I supposo ho would havo a perfect right,
if ho ohoso. to tako such stops as seemed to
him prudent to put himself in condition to
ncgotlato.
I oxpect an Issue of bonds will bo ndvortlsod
for salo to-morrow, and thnt bids will be In
vited nirt only for thoso now allowed by law,
but for suoh other and different bonds ns con
gross may nuthorlzo during tho pondoney of
tho advcrtlsomont.
Not having had an opportunity to confor
with you In person slnco tho present session of
oongross began, and noticing your participa
tion In tho debate of Inst Friday. I havo
thought It not amiss to put you In possession
of tho farts and Information heroin contained.
Yours vory truly, Qkovku Clkvelanu.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.
Secretary CnrlUlo limtien a Circular for the
Oulilnncn nf llond Illdilors.
Washington, Jan. 10. Secrotary Car
lisle yesterday issued a circular letter
of instructions to persons intending to
subscribo for tho now loan. Tho cir
cular will bo sont to all persons apply
ing for blank forms of proposals which
uro now ready for distribution. Tho
following is tho tpxt of tho circular:
In subscribing for tho now four per cont.
bonds under tho circular of January 0. 18IH, tho
nnnoxod form should bo foil wod' Tho blnuk
may bo dotnohed, illlodup and addressed to the
Bcorotary of tho treasury. Tho subscriber
should stato plainly tho amount of ootids de
al red, the price which ho proposos to puy. and
tho place whore tho bonds should bo delivered,
which may bo tho subscriber's homo or any
other convenient plnoo. He should at tho same
time stato whether ho doslros to doposlt tho
amount of his Niibsorlptlon at tho treasury do
purtmont m tho olty of Washington, or nt ono
of tho following sub-treasuries, viz.: Now
York, Uostm, Philadelphia, Ualtlmoro. Cin
cinnati, Chicago, St Louis, Now Orleans or
Sail Francisco. Doposlts nt San Frauclsco
must bo wlih oxohango on Now York.
Tho bonds will bo Issuod In tho following de
nominations, viz. : Coupon bonds, $.j0, J100, $300,
and J1.O0O. registered bonds, 3W, tluO, $.50J,
JI,000,$5.0Jii nnd $10.01)0. Subscribers should,
If practicable, stato In tholr proposals tho de
nominations of tho bonds desired nnd whothor
thoy should bo ooupons or reglstoredi but If nt
tho time of offering tho subscription tho kind
and denomination of tho bonds desired cannot
bo stntod. tho subscriber may dofor giving that
Information until ho Is notltlod that his pro
posal Is accepted.
Gold cortlllcntos will bo received tho snmo
ns gold coin In payment of subscriptions, but
no naymont should bo mndo by any subscriber
until ho has boon notlliod by tho secretary that
his subscription has beon nccontcd. Addi
tional coplos of tho annexed form of proposal
may bo had upon application to the scorotnry
of tho troasury. Knvolopos should bo plainly
uiarkod: "Proposals for four por cont. bonds."
ESTIMATE OF DEFICIENCIES.
CnrlUlo HulimlU to thn lloiuo tho Amonnt
Necrssury to Complete) the Year's Hunt-
Washington, Jan. 10. Secretary Car
lisle sont to tho houso a letter tnismlt
tlng estimates of deficiencies in appro
priations, amounting to 84,313,450, ro
qulrod to meet urgent demands of tho
government for tho sorvico of tho cur
rent and prior fiscal years. Tho moro
important Items Include tho following:
Stato department, 827,070; treasury de
partment, 8007,187; war department,
87f,387; department of justice, 83,1!12,
200. Some of tho detailed estimates are
as follows: Completion of survey and
remarking boundary lino botweon tho
United States and Mexico, S25.000; ad
ditional allowance for Nicaragua canal
commission, $0,000; rccoinngo of un
current silver coins, 8150,000; medals
and diplomas world's Columbian expo
sition, 820,000; completing rovonuo
steamer for tho Pacific coast, 8125,000;
salaries for boorotarlea and expenses
United States court, Indian territory,
$210,00?.
SITUATION CRITICAL.
Ilrltlsh H ii Id to lln Htrmigtlinnlng Tliotr
VoniT.iielun Outpost.
CmcAfio, Jan. 11. A special to tho
Journal from Washington says: " 'Tho
report that tho Urltlsh aro strength
ening tholr outposts in Venezuela
and advancing Into Venezuela Is
true. I Jiavo myself received a
a private dispatch from there corrobo
rating it.' So said Congressman Liv
ingston, of Georgia, yesterday after
noon." IIo added: "I cannot show you tho
dispatch; it is private. You can, how
ever, rely on it, I called on tho Vene
zuelan minister and asked him to uso
his influence with Crespo to keep bnck
Venezuelan troops. Should thoy ad
vance it would precipitate a conlllct at
once. That would render our Vene
zuelan commission useless. Wo would
bo compelled to back up Venezuela
and wo would bo plunged into war at
once."
"You havo seen denials of tho stato
mont by tho Urltlsh colonial bfllco?"
"Yes; but tho statement is true,
nevertheless. Unless Great Ilrllain
recalls her troops and reduces tho
outposts to their former strength,
Crespo would bo compelled to go
to war to prevent a revolution.
My resolution yesterday was not, as
Mr. lloutullo thought, a war resolution.
It was a peace resolution, by calling
on President Cleveland to investigato
tho report, and, if true, to demand that
Great llritaiu undo what she has
done. Should Groat llritaiu refuse,
war would result, but I don't think
sho would refuse. Chairman Ilitt
promises to havo my resolution con
sidered immediately. I havo sug
gested that, if ho likes, ho amend it
by inserting a clause calling on Presi
dent Crespo to hold back his troops
nnd so avoid conflict or trouble of any
kind with Great Britain till the pres
ent commission has mado Its report."
EXCITEMENT AT HAVANA.
A Conspiracy Said to lluvo llenn Formed to
Turn tho City tJvi-r to tho InsurcontM.
Havana, Jan. 11. Tho lull which
scorned to havo taken place in the ac
tivities of tho insurgents in tho past
few days has given placo onco moro to
an unexpected dash on tho part of
Maximo Gomez into tho heart of tho
rich tobacco-growing district of Pinar
dol Rio.
It is now evident Gomez made pre
tenbo nt retreat to mislead his enemy,
and meantime lie lias once moro coun-tor-marched,
like a fox doubling upon
its own track, and lust night ho had
nearly his whole cirectivo force in tho
tobacco district in tho southern part of
Pinar del llio, ready to visit destruc
tion upon tho tobacco crop, as it has
alrendy been widely visited upon tho
sugar crop.
The authorities have discovered evl
denco of what they consider a conspir
acy to cause an uprising in Havana
and to hand the city over to tho In
surgents. Tho conspiracy Is believed
to bo widely ramified and its discovery
has caused grave uneasiness in Havana
nnd suspicions that disaffection is
much moro widely disseminated than
has been ndni'ttcd. Thirty persons
have beon arrested for complicity in
tho plot, and eitrht have been impris
oned, while Aquilino Selauo, police in
spector for tho port of Havana, has
boon relieved from duty.
BLACKBURN NOMINATED.
Kontticky Iloinncrutlo Cuucun Names Its
Preference iMoCreiiry JUeu Dolt.
Fhankfoiit, Ky., Jan. 11. Tho joint
caucus of tho democratic legisliituro
wns called to order nt 8 o'clock by
Chairman Stephenson. The roll of
members of tho caucus was cirlled, and
before it wns half finished it becaino
apparent that a largo number of Mc
Creary men had bolted tho caucus and
were not present. Senator Uronston
placed Senator Ulnckburn in nomina
tion in a 20 minutes' speech. This was
seconded by Senators Elmoro and Tay
lor ad Representative Grasiana.
Senators Stephenson, chairman of tho
caucus, nominated Congressman James
II. McCreary. Representative Forco
seconded tho nomination. The voting
was then ordered. Ex-Gov. Drown,
according to promlso, recoived somo
complimentary votes. Tho final result
as announced wns, Dlackburn, 37; Mc
Creary, 13; Drown, 0.
ANXIOUS FOR STATEHOOD.
Okliihonm, Arlzonii mid Now Mexico Dclo
gaton Working Hard ror Tliulr TorrU
torliin.
Washington, Jan. 11. Tho threo
territorial dolegntos, Messrs. Flynn, of
Oklahomn; Murphy, of Arizona, and
Catron, of New Mexico, aro making a
vigorous campaign in congress to Be
euro favorable action upon tholr bills
for tho admission of their respectlvo
territories to statehood. They aro
anxious to havo tho bills bofore tho
territories commltteo reported to tho
houso and disposed of soon in some
way. Thoy havo mado a canvass of
the commltteo and beliovo that moro
than two-thirds of its members will
voto for favorablo reports.
Miillrlilu'H Furowoll.
Massii.i.on, O., Jan. 11. John Mc
Drido has written his formal farewell
to tho Amorican Federation of Labor.
Ho speaks in generous tonus of Sam
uel Gompers and reiterates his deter
mination, expressed during the re
cent convention: "I shall never again
oltlier seek or accept oflleial life or
ofilclal responsibility in tho labor
movements; but whenever opportunity
offers or occasion demands, 1113' voice
and pon will bo used to aid and relievo
Buffering humaulty and opprossod labor."
OKLAHOMA STATEHOOD.
An Fscltlnjr Convention In Which Contest
ing ructions Accomplish Nothing.
Oklahoma City, Ok., Jan. 0. After
ono of the most intensely exciting con
ventions over held in tho territory, tho
statehood convention adjourned at 8:15
yesterday evening, having accom
plished nothing. Its closing minutes
were full of indescribable confusion,
delegates acting llko mnnlncs, and all
trying to sco who could mnko tho
most noise. Tho delegates which
composed tho two great factions
in tho convention, tho single nnd
double staters, spent tho forenoon In
separate caucus, each achomlng for
control of tho convention. At 10:110
o'clock tho delegates filed Into tho
hall and tho leaders of each faction
said there was nothing llko unity of
notion to be expected on any proposi
tion. Chairman Hensley dcclnrcd car
ried tho motion to appoint flvo on tho
commltteo on credentials. Tho dele
gates from tho Chickasaw nation wero
recognized nnd tho committee on cre
dentials retired.
Tho committee on credentials was to
report at 8 o'clock, but when that hour
arrived thoy wero not ready, and a
motion to adjourn slno dlo was dcclnrcd
carried by tho chair. Then pandemo
nium reigned for half nn hour, nnd was
finally quieted by Sheriff Dcford turn
ing out tho lights and ordering them
out
A KANSAS OUTRAGE.
Miukeil fit en Dnllbnrntnly Sorer tho T.oft
HitnU nf Kd AVulsli ut Morton.
IIohton, Kan., Jan. 9. Last night
three masked men went to tho homo of
Ed Welch, living at tho edge of the
town. Welch was called to tho door
and covered with a gun and told that
if ho mndo an outcrv ho would be
killed. They then blindfolded him,
nnd, after taking a suit of clothes, ills
wntch and S14, all tho money he had,
they led him about 200 yards from the
houso and threw him on the ground.
Then one of tho men cut off Welch's
left hand at the wrfst with an ax or
hatchet. After tying a string around
his wrist they left him. IIo wandered
about for two hours before ho found
aid. At 11 o'clock Dr. Reynolds dressed
the bleeding urm and Welch is doing
as well as could bo expected. Welch's
wlfo was away from home, and he
says he could not identify any of the
robbers.
No reason can bo assigned for so
barbarous an act, as Welch has no
known enemies. Excitement runs high.
DRAIN ON THE TREASURY.
Gold Jtooorvo Drops Itolow SOO.000,000
nml 'Withdrawal Still Contluuu.
Washington, Jan. 9. Tho treasury
yesterday lost S2, 103,000 in gold bars
and 81,000,000 in gold coin, and received
from the Mercantile bank of New
York 8500,000 in exchange for currency,
making tho net loss for the day 82, 750,
000. This' leaves the true amount
of reservo at the closo of
business 858,320,710. In financial
circles hero tho fear is ex
pressed that these heavy withdraw
als aro but tho beginning of heavy ex
ports. It is recalled that during last
January the withdrawals amounted to
about 845,000,000, of which 830,000,000
wero withdrawn within two weeks and
over 87,000,000 in ono dny. Tho fact
that 30 days avast elapse before the
new bond issue can be closed and the
contracts awarded seems to add to the
anxiety heretofore felt, and in some
quarters the opinion is expressed that
before February 1 the gold resorvo will
bo reduced considerably below any
point reached hitherto.
LYNCHED.
Two Negroow T.ynclms Wlillo on Tholr Way
to Trln 1.
Lkxinoton, Tonn., Jan. 0. Tho trial
of Frank Simpson and Harrison Ful
ler, colored, charged with having as
saulted Mrs. Pomeroy, a widow, and
her 10-year-old daughter in this county
last August, was to havo occurred
here yesterday, and for this purposo
tiio two negroes wero brought in
on the noon tram Irom Nash
ville, whore the sheriff had
placed them for safe keeping,
but they woro mot by n mob of somo
400 or 500 men, who at onco proceeded
to administer tho law of Judge Lynch,
by subpending the two negroes to a
railroad trestle about a mile from
town, and when this was done, at a
signal from tho leader, the mob fired
a volley of somo 200 or 300 shots into
tho negroes, almost perforating their
bodies. Then tho mob quietly dis
persed. Simpson confessed his guilt
before he was hanged, while Fuller
maintained that he was innocent until
the Inst, Tho mob mndo no attempt
at disguise.
Blorc lUoimy for 1'ciiHlnnn.
Washington, Jan. 0. The sub-coin-mltteo
of tho house appropriations
committee, having charge of tho pen
sion bill, has decided to increase the
amount for tho next fiscal year from
8138,000,000 to 8140,000,000. The last
amount was that asked for by Commis
sioner Loclireu in his estimates. Somo
of tho most influential republicans
thought that congress should not put
Itself on record as allowing less money
for pensions than the commissioner
thought wns needed, so tho bill was
raised to tho original estimates.
Ilimgeil.
Augusta, Miss., Jan. 0. F. D. Ila
thorn, white, and Thompson Wade,
colored, wero hanged hero yesterday
afternoon for tho murder of Mrs. Hn
thorn. Fully 8,000 puoplo witnessed
tho execution, which was public.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Condoneil Itoport of tho Pnpit Wook't Pro.
ccedlngi.
Tjik scnato was not In session on tho Cth.
....Tho houso held n brlof session. Mr. Hrod
crlck asked that Mr. Allen, of Utah, bo sworn
In, but as tho governor had not signed his cre
dentials (tho ndmlsslon of tho stato not being
complete until tho president's proclamation
was Issued) tho matter went over. Tho houso
soon ndjourncd.
When tho sennto mot on tho "th Mr. Chan
dler offered a bill for a popular loan through
tho Issue of postal saving certificates. Mr.
Jones (Ark.) reported lrom tho flnanco com
mltteo tho free silver substitute for tho houso
bond bill. Mr. Morrill (Vt ) notlllcd tho sen
nto that tho bill was opposed by every repub
lican on tho flnanco commltteo. Mr. Elldna
(W. Va.) ofTcrod n resolution which wns re
ferred providing that hcroaftor any contem
plated bond Issuo shall first bo ndvertlsud )
tllys. Tho sennto then resumed con
sideration of Mr. Shormnn's resolu
tion concerning tho gold resorvo anil
Mr Vest addressed tho scnato at length. IIo
arraigned tho supremo court for tho Income
tax decision, nnd laid tho responsibility for tho
lack of ruvenuo nt their door, when thoy ex
empted tho "sordid wealth of tho land" from
taxation ho contrasted tho records of tho
present nnd past administrations: threw somo
light upon horotoforo unknown chapters In tho
history of tho McKlnloy law; denounced finan
cial dopondoncy of this country nnd of othors
upon tho moneyed inlluonco; attacked tho
prcsldontnnd tho soerotary of tho treasury for
their proposition to rctlro tho greenbacks and
placo the circulation In tho hands of tho na
tional banks, and In conclusion declared that
tho conlllct between bimetallism and tho gold
stnndard was Irrepressible, and that tho
sooner It was decided tho bettor It would bo
for our publlo and prlvnto life. At
4:25 o'clock tho sonato adjourned. ...Tho houso
held another brief session Tho only Important
business transacted wns tho admission of tho
newmembor from tho stato of Utah, Mr. Allen,
nnd tho adoption of resolutions calling upon
tho nttorney-gonornl for Information concern
ing tho enforcement of tho anti-trust law and
for recommendations of now legislation on tho
subject. A resolution was ndoptod calling oa
tho soerotary of tho troasury for statistics con
cerning tho seal il.shcrles of llohrlng soa. Ad
journed ut 1:25 o'clock.
Tin: scnato hold n brief session on tho 8th.
Mr. Ilala from tho commltteo on naval affairs,
reported a bill authorizing tho secretary of tho
navy to enlist additional men for tho navy nnd
It was placed on tho calcndnr. Mr. Uutler, (N.
C.) gave notlco of amendments to bo offered
to the bond bill. Tho sonato thon adjournod.
....In tho houso Mr. Spauldlng (Mich.) Intro
duced a resolution providing that tho Sand-
wich Islands bo formed Into a now stato, to bo
called tho stato of Hawaii, with n republican
form of government, to bo adopted by tho peo
ple through doputlcs In convention, with tho
consent of tho existing government. Tho res
olution proposes as nn alternative that Hawaii
may bo admitted as a stato by treaty bctwocn
tho two governments, with ono representative
in congress. Tho resolution was referred and
the house (.0011 adjourned.
DmiATE on tho free colnnEO substltuto for
tho bond bill was again postponed In tho sen
ate on tho 0th through tho Intervention of Sen
ator Stewart, who mado a speech In fuvor of
tho Elkins resolution as amended by Mr. Uut
ler to prohibit the salo of bonds except by con
sont of congress. At tho conclusion ot Senator
Stewart's specoh Senator Jones (Ark.) called
up tho sonato freo colnago substltuto. but It
wont over. Sonator linker (ICan.) offered a
resolution enunciating an oxpanslon of tho
Monroe doctrlno and spoko at somo lencth.
Tho sennto soon adjourned Tho houso
transacted but llttlo business. Tho pension
appropriation bill was reported. It carries an
appropriation of $Ml,3i,8.'0 Mr. IAvlngston
(Oa.) Introduced a resolution that tho presi
dent bo reuuestod to forthwith ascertain
whother Great Britain Is advancing her out
posts in Venezuela, und If so ho demand an im
mediate withdrawal. Wont ovor under objec
tion. Tho houso then adjournod.
IN tho scnato on the Iuth a resolution was
adopted appropriating $250 for tho purchase of
a portrait of tho lato Allen O. Thurman. Sov
eral speeches wore made In the morning hour
on minor matters and thon Mr. Morgan of
fered u resolution of congratulation to tho
Transvaal republic for Its stand for Independ
ence. Mr. Jones (Ark.) then addressed tho
sennto In favor of tho freo colnago stjistltuto
for tho houso bond bill, and tho senate ad
journed until Monday tho 13th.... In tho houso
Mr. Tawaoy (Mian.) olfercd a resolution relat
ing to pension claims, but it wont ovor under
objections. Mr. Odell (N. Y.) olfercd a resolu
tion to direct the commltteo on banking and
currency to roport an amendment to tho gen
eral banking laws, giving powor to banking1
associations to invest not to exceed 0 per cent,
of their lawful reserves in bonds of tho United
States, to bo horeaftor Issued under tho acts ot
Juno 14, 1875, and May 31, 1878 Objection was
made nnd It was referred. Tho roport of tho
commltteo on rulos was thon considered.
ARMENIAN MASSACRES.
Tho hltuntlon nt Hlviis Doicrlbiid as u "Slclt
oiilnc Kueital of llorrorn."
Uoston, Jan. 10. A letter recoived
here yesterday, describing tho situa
tion at Slvas, eastern Turkey, says tho
story of the massacre there is a "sick
ening recital of horrors." "It is ono
thing to hear of tho massacre of 1,500
persons," says tho writer, "and qulto
another to witness tho shooting of
friends and neighbors, and walk streots
flowing with blood, and just when wo
begin to recover breath from tho
scenes here, news came of their repeti
tion, with oven additional horrors, at
Manjaluk and Gurun. From a total
population of 9,000 Armenians at Gu
run, it is stated on good authority that
1,200 wero killed. All Gregorian Prot
estant houses wero looted, and 27 also
among the Catholics. Of tho houses
sacked, 1,000 wero burned, including
tho threo Protestant chapels. Threo
prle3ts of tho Gregorian church wero
killed, but another saved his llfo by
accepting tho Mohammedan faith. It
is said that mothers to savo their chil
dren threw them Into tho river."
FREE HOME LEAGUE.
A HiirmonloiM Convention of OUliiliuHviua
Mfild nt IC1 lleno.
El Hkno, Ok., Jan. 11. The Freo
nomo league convention of Oklahoma,
met m Kl Keno yesterday, with about
100 delegates present. Tho action of
the convention was very harmonious.
Formulating resolutions to congress
and department olllcers comprised
tnobt of tho work. With earnest at
tempt to get concerted action, tho
members feel very confident of success.
Tho league adjourned after electing
Thompson, of Pawnee, of statehood
fame, ns president, and W. G. McDon
ald, of Tnloga, as secretary. Tho
meeting next year will be at King
Usher
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