Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY
SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNING , MARCH 15 , 1887. NUMBER 2001
BRIBERY ADD CORRUPTION ,
Charges Preferred Against Members of the
House By Mr. E. Rosewater.
AN INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
Intense Excitement Created By the
Kcndlni ; of the Document lloprc-
Hcnlutlvos Dmiilbiiiidcil and
Lobbyists Uverooiuc.
A Ilantli In the House.
LiNfoi.N , Neb. , March 14. ISpeclalTcle-
jram to the Bii.J : : Thu house convened at
2:00 : o'clock. Alter prayer the following
petition was lead :
LINCOLN , Neb. , .March 14,15S7.-To Hon. N.
V. Uarlan , Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives : 1 desire through you to make
known to the honoiablu house of representa
tives of Information which warrants mo In
making the charge that members of the
1 house committee on judiciary , whoso names
I deem It Improper to divulge at this time ,
have become parties to a criminal conspiracy
to defeat the bill now in possession of said
judiciary committee , sennto Illo No. 08 , an
act to amend sections 214 and 215 of the
criminal code. I have positive knowledge of
the attempt of one member of the judiciary
committee , who claimed to represent others ,
to extort a large sum reported to mo as
8n,000 Irom certain keepers of gambling
houses in Omaha , for which sum tlio said
members oflered to procure an adverse -
verso report of the committee on
the ontt-gambllng bill , and cause
Its final defeat. A large sum , amounting to
several thousand doltais , was thereupon con
tributed by tlio parties Interested and placed
at the disposal of the members of the legisla
ture who arc In collusion to carry out this
corrupt ba'galn. ' I am also reliably informed
that n corruption fund was raised and dis
tributed by certain contractor for public
works and parties connected with corporatu
Interests to bring about the defeat of , or
radical changes In , senate file SI , known as
the Omaha charter bill. 1 hold myself icady
to substantiate these charges and make
known to any investigating committee ap
pointed by thu house all the facts known tome
mo concerning iho same.
| Slgned1 E. ROSKWATER.
The reading of the communication seemed
to daze the house , and for a moment after Its
reading not a syllable was uttered. Mr.
Slater was thn first to break the spell. Ho
arose , an'd In a few words which were ut
tered rather incoherently , moved that the
communication bo referred to the committee
on Insane asylums. This created no laugh
ter.
ter.Mr.
Mr. Dempster said the charge was a seri
ous one and a severe reproach to thn mem.
bors of the legislature , and as a member of
the house hn could not rest under it would
not rest under It especially If he were a
member of the judiciary committee. Ho
moved , therefore , that a committee of seven
bo appointed to make the required Investl ga
llon.
llon.Mr.
Mr. Russell , of Colfax , hoped there would
? > o a free and full investigation and that
nothing would bo covered up or smothered.
Mr. Caldwell ( a member of the judiciary
committee ) I hope for the same thing.
Mr. Watson I would say with reference
to the charges that have been made , as far as
1 am personally concerned , that 1 have the
highest personal regard for tlio gentleman
who has made them , but there has not been
nny specific charges made , and there
should bo something specific charged ,
otherwise the house ought not
to take notlcn of the communication.
This Is u general charge , and a general charge
ought not to be noticed. Lot Mr. Rosewater
name the party or persons against whom he
makes these charges and 1 will jolu hands
to help in the Investigation.
Mr. McConaughy , also a member of the
judiciary committee , said that he insisted
that an Investigation bo made. " 1 am a
member ot this committee and the charges
affect my uprightness with that of the other
members of the committee. In duty to my
self I ask for an investigation. Such charges
as these have been floating around all winter ,
and thay have been published , too , in Mr.
Rose-water's paper.I deem It to be a mutter
of great Importance to all of us , uud I Insist
upon the Investigation. "
Mr. Smyth , of Douglas I jolu with the rest
of my fellow members of the judiciary com
mittee for an Investigation. It is true that
the charges are not specific , but they are of
such a nature as to warrant an investigation
r and 1 want a thorough investigation.
Mr. Slater I for one , as a member of this
committee , although at llrstdisposod to think
lightly of the matter , will join with the mem
bers of the house In asking for a thorough
and systematic Investigation. But 1 have an
article In my desk which says that the charter
remained In the hands of six men , and yet 1
never know nor saw ono ot those men. This
Is for the purpose of throwing ridicule upon
us. Two years ago , those of you who were
hero wilt remember , that this same man ( Mr.
Rosewater ) asked for an Investigation which
cost the state 8.7,003 or 88.000 , and yet noth
ing came out of the Investigation. Never
theless , lu view of these charges , 1 say give
this committee a full and fair Investigation.
On motion of Mr. Eisley the communica
tion was read a second time.
Mr. Dempster said that he bad made his mo
tion In the Interests of right and justice , and
the charge was such that he did not fcol It
would bo right to let the committee rest
under.
Mr. Randall of Clay The charges are '
broader than 1 ( bought they were when 0I
heard them read at first They seemed to 0.v
ier to the judiciary committee , but they now .
bring In mo and every member of this house
because they proclaim that a fund hns been
handled to affect the passage of the Omaha
charter. Now , such being the case , no com
mittee can bo appointed which can report
upon such charge , Involving the whole of
this house and which would be an answer
which would batlsfy this man
( Mr. Ro'owatci ) . But I am sat
isfied that an Investigation should t'e te
made. I want something more specific. 'ea
cannot get a committee In this house to In
vestigate all our own members. Lot him
( Mr. Rosewater ) ask that a committee ot the
Minute bo appointed to conduct the investi
gation , or let him appoint a committee lilm -
nto
Eolf. While these chaws mainly applied to
tote
only nine men , ho thought they ought to bt
investigated , but ho now saw they included
every member , aud he was opposed to the
building up of any one man's power or influ
ence , or any man's newspaper. ' ,
Mr , WsUQtt 1 asa not lu favor of bulldlnj
up nny man's power or any man's newsf
paper. As far as I am personally concerned ,
1 have the greatest respect lor Mr. Rosewafer
and his newspaper , but If I were defending a
man In a court of justice I would require
specific charges to be madoagalnsthlmboforo
1 would go to trial. Hero are nine men. 1
have known them and have associated with
them , and I will testily to the truth
that I know them to bo gentlemen of respect
ability , honesty and Intelligence. Now , I
am opposed to any motion which comes Inhere
hero and allows people to use n drag net and
catch everything which comes in Its way. If
these persons will name the man and pro
claim the charge , 1 will favor the motion.
JUit If they do not name the man , It Is worse
than child's play to make an Investigation ,
and that's whyl oppose the motion. 1 say to
the house that In opposing this motion , unless
the charges name the man , it is not doing
anything wrong ; other wise it Is an outrage to
the house to Investigate unless they
name the man. If any member has
done anything wrone he must
bo made acquainted with the charges against
liim-tliat is , If tlio man who makes them
knows anything against him ; and If the lat
ter doesn't know anything , what's the use of
having an Investigation. So , I say to Mr.
Rosewater , let him name the man , because if
his charges are true the man who is guilty of
them you can send to the penitentiary.
Mr. Jeary of Cass The gentleman of Otoo
has asked that the man bo named. I think
that Mr. Rosewater's charges have
named the men or committee. 1 have
known of these charges , and they
fire a stigma , and If there is a stigma to at
tach to the members of the committee , I
want to have the same removed so that the
members cannot bo hounded with It. In
honor and fairness to the members I want an
Investigation to bo made which will justify
the committee and exonerate them.
Mr. Andres said Mr. Watson had not asked
for specific charges when on Saturday last ho
had charged conspiracy against Mr. Whit-
more.
Mr. Peters said charges like these have all
winter been floating around against the mem
bers , mid to take notice ot all of them would
keep the house in a constant state of hot water.
In justice , however , to the judiciary commit
tee , an Investigation should be hud , and ho
would ask that a most rigorous investigation
should be made.
Mr. llelmrod lam not a member of the
judiciary committee , but if I were , 1 should
insist upon a thorough Investigation , because
1 would not have anybody say that 1 would
accept a bribe.
Mr. Kuox of Douglas said there were but
fourteen days of tl o session icinalnlnir , and
unless Ihcro were spccificchargesmade , there
ought to bo no Investigation. At all events ,
the investigation , If it take place , should bo
had as soon as possible.
Mr. Watson amended Mr. Dempster's
motion that Mr. Uosowator bo required to
make specified charges and name the man or
members of the judiciary committee to whom
he refers. This was seconded by Messrs.
Tingle and llelmrod.
Mr. Tingle then addressed the house in a
lengthy speech , and In favor of specific
charges.
Mr. Watson then said that at the request
of several members of the committee ho de
sired to amend his amendment by requesting
Mr. Kosowater to name the man or men to
whom ho refers , the committee to bo ap
pointed by the chair , and that the investiga
tion contemplated bo conducted with closed
doors.
Mr. McConauchy opposed the secret ex
amination , lie wanted it open to every
body.
The motion , as amended , prevailed.
The chair appointed as tjio committee of
investigation Messrs. Dempster of Flllmoro ,
chairman ; Mlnnlx of Adams , Ullmore of
Cass , Craig of Hurt , Keiper of Pierce , Alken
of Nuckolls and Kills of Johnson.
The house went into committee of the
wliolo with Mr. Kandall in the chair. The
bill for the payment to John Lanham of
S10.0C5 for work on the chemical labratory ,
alter a discussion of three hours , was passed
for favorable report.
House roll 14J , paying May Prlbble 52,000
for injuries received In the laundry in the
insane asylum at Lincoln , was recommended
to pass , in support of it Mr. Andres re
marking that ho wished the state to be held
responsible the same as manufacturers and
the same as railroads for the safety ot their
employes.
House roll OT , granting relief to Sarah D.
Ulllcsple , amounting to $005 , was passed.
House roll 255 was passed , authorizing the
refunding of 8120 to Grand Island paid for
illegal reglsteilne ot water bonds.
The governor announced that ho had
signed bills SftJ and 393 , the former one , of
Mr. Watson's , giving outside railroad coin-
pan lea the right to lease and operate roads in
this state ; the latter , also by Mr. Watson ,
denning the crime of larceny.
House roll 3SO , granting $75 for the relief
of O.M. Price , was passed ; 429 for the re
lief of K. D. Everett , for 83,000 for Injuries
sustained while aiding the sheriff of Burt
county.
The bill reimbursing Kearney county for
the prosecution of Zimmerman was passed ,
as amended , for JS.bOO.
The governor sent a message suggesting
the passage of a bill limiting the number of
employes of each house of the legislature.
On motion of Mr. Uandall it was referred to
the committee on appointments , with orders
to report tlio bill as suggested.
The governor also suggested the enactment
of a law providing for the encouragement
and maintenance of two regiments of militia.
The committee arose and reported , and the
house adjourned
IT WAS A STtJNNRR.
Since the exciting scones during thn clos
ing days of the sonatoral contest , nothing
has created such Intense commotion aM did
the presentation of the bribery and con
spiracy charges in the house ibis afternoon ,
The lobby members , scattered about the floor
and cloak rooms , seemed as if stnick with
paialysls , and members on the floor
were dumbfounded with amazement. The
conduct of certain members of the judi
ciary committee was conspicuously distress
ing. Ciddwell , usually quiet and palo , had a
hectic Hush on his cheek and exhibited
symptoms of high fever. Ho paced up and
down the aisles dramatically distracted , and
finally rushed through the corridors and out
of the capital like a man bewitched. Kussell
pretended to be Indifferent and kept
on directing newspaper wrappers to his con
stituents while the charges were being read
and discussed. Then ho broke Into tlio de
bate with a few Incoheiont remarks In sad
contrast with his usually forcible style. Then
lie passed across the hall two or three times
to gather inspiration from Slater and Van-
dervoort. Slater himself rose to assure the
house that the charges did not affect him in
the least. Ills choking voice
betrayed a great deal of
emotion , which hardly sounded like the
utterances of an anry man. Tingle's faro
turned purple while ho was opposing the resolution
elution to liivt'itiirate. Others weie moro or
less worked up by the unlooked-tor explosion.
Slncu the housti adjourned the promised dis
closures are town talk lu the hotels and
other public places.
Semite I'rocncdtiiK'-
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 14. [ Special Tele-
gram.to the BEK.J This s-enate met at 4 p. m. ,
'several ot tlio senators living at a distance
from the capital being absent. The first busi
ness taken up was the attempt to reinstate
the employes fired Saturday , and after
wasting S100 In .time the attempt to rein
state failed.
Bills on second reading were the house
rolls appropriating money for now buildings
at the Kearney reform school , and the bill
appropriating S.'i.OOO to ex-Governor Furnas.
On third reading the bill , senate file 171 , by
Mr. Colby , changing thu time for personal
taxes to become delinquent under township
organisation , was passed by unanimous vote.
In committee of thn whole , Mr. Colby In
the chair , senutu Illo relating to extending
the time ton yenrs for the payment of school
lands was amended In minor detail by Mr.
Duras of Saline , and recommended to pass.
Senate file Ib2 , relating to the conveyance
of title to land by trustees was , In a spiritless
manner , recommended to pass.
Senate file li.ni , relating to the Insane tax
paid to counties by the state , and preparing
for the refunding of the same and the cessa
tion ot collections of taxes ot that character ,
was considetcd and left without action for
further sitting.
The bill allowing the taking of judgments
on Itemized accounts supported by alll-
davlt In case no defense is nude was recom
mended to pass.
House roll ID , creating a state board of
pharmacy and regulating druggists , was rec
ommended to pass , following which thu com
mittee arose.
Tlio only amusement of the afternoon ses
sion was tlio eloquent efforts of SclimlnUo , of
Otoe , to get Messrs. Majors. Colby and Sni'll
on record on the employes' question.
Adjournment followed the rising of the
committee of the whole.
STATUTORY PltOIIlBlTlOX.
Details of the Proposed ItcRiilntor of
the Liquid Appetite.
LINCOLN , March 14. [ Special to the BEE. |
The matter of prohibition has not yrt been
settled satisfactorily to the advocates of that
principle In the present legislature. It was
known that , In the event of the question of
submission of the constitutional amendment
falllhg , a bill having In view the same intent
would bo submitted. Although it was not
decided until Friday last that there was no
possibility of the submission bill passing
either the house or senate , yet , several days
in advance of tliat date n prohibitory bill was
Introduced In both houses , which , if passed ,
will have , upon liquor dealers
and consumers , thu effect which it was
thought might bo secured by thu submission
and adoption ot the prohibitory amendment.
The Introduction of this bill had been con
sidered long betoro action was taken upon
the amendatory bills and the instrument it
self was held had ; tor some time In order
that itssuppoiters inluht be able to deter
mine what prospect of failure or success there
was attending the bill of .submission. In the
debate , on tint latter question , In support ol
his objection to the prohibitory amendment ,
Mr. Watson , member of the house from Otoo ,
arraigned the prohibition members as cow
ards , and supported his arraignment by the
assertion that if they were actuated by honest
motives to ameliorate the condition of the
commun'ty by the passage of prohibitory laws ,
instead of trying to amend the con
stitution by a appeal to the people they could
much moro easily attain their end by the
passage of a prohibitory law which could
bo easily ellccted without appealluz to the
people , and by a majority vote ol both the
senate and house.
Mr. Watson little knew how unanimous
upon his views , were thu prohibition advo
cates , and. before the house adjourned that
evening , the last onuof thu session on which
bills could bo offered , a bill embodying his
ideas was Introduced. The document ap
peared simultaneously In both the senate
and the house , the Introducer In the former
being Senator Keckley , of York , and in the
house , Mr. Itandall , of Clay. Both of these
bills are word for word alike , and It Is
thought , if they should become a law , will
have as great , if not a greater pernicious In
fluence upon the liberal-minded people of the
state. The instrument consists of
eighteen paces and comprises thirty-eight
sections. It Is entitled "An act to prohibit the
manufacture , sale , purchase , or giving away
malt , spirituous , vinous or intoxicating liquor
in the state of Nebraska ; to provide tor the
issuance of a permit to buy or soil the same
tor mechanical , medicinal , culinary and sac
ramental purposes only , and to provide pun
ishment for the violation of the same and
for violation of any of the provisions of the
act , and to provide for the Issuance of a
search warrant authorizing on officer to
search tor and seize the same wherever
found In violation of the act. "
Section 1 prescribes that no person shal
manufacture or sell , directly or indirectly ,
any Intoxicating liquors , or keep Intoxicat-
Inc liquors with the Intention to sell or give
away within the state , and such Honors so
kept , together with the vessels In which they
are contained , are declared a nuisance and
shall bo forfeited.
Section 2 forbids the forfeiture of intoxl
catliu liquor Imported under the laws of the
United States , provided the liquor remains
In the original casks or packages , and lu
quantities not loss than are required by the
laws of the United States and is sold in the
original cask in the same quantities. It fur
ther states that no person snail bo prevented
from the manufacturing of liquor in the state
for the purpose of being sold for mechanical
medicinal , culinarv or sacramental purposes.
Suction 3 provides that any person wlu
shall manufacture Intoxicating liquors excep
as above provided shall pay a tine of S'JOC
and costs of prosecution , and bo Imprlsonec
in the county jail not exceeding six months
and upon the second and subsequent con' '
vlction shall pav a fine ot not less than S50 (
nor more than 91,000 and costs of prosecution
and bo Imprisoned In the county jail tor one
jear.
Section 4 gives permission to any citizen ,
a hotel-keeper , the keeper of a saloon , eating
house , grocery and confectionery to manu
facture , buy and sell Intoxicating liquors for
mechanical , medicinal , culinarv and sacra
mental purposes , provided he secures the
permission for the same from the county
board.
Section 5 states that the permission shall
bo cranted on the signing of a certificate by
a majority of the legal electors of the town
ship , staling that the applicant is of good ,
moral character , and Is believed to bo desir
ous of selling the liquid as mentioned.
Section 5 requires the filing of a bond with
the county clerk where the application Is
made of § 3,000 , with two sureties , for the
sale of liquors , while the bond for the manu
facture , sf the same sail bo 55,000.
Section 7 requires the filing oj the bond
with the county fieri : , and the notice of the
clerk for the final hearing of the application
by the county board , and notification of the
same ten days In advance of the hearing.
Section 8 says that residents of the county
may appear before the board and show why
the application should not be granted.
Section U. The permission to sell must
specify the house in which and the length of
time the liquor is to bo sold.
Section 10. The sureties may bo held
jointly and severally responsible for civil
Carnages brought by a wife , child , parent ,
guardian , employer or other person , under
the act.
Section 11. The account books of the sell
ers bhall at all times bo open to the Inspection
of every officer from the court dow.i to the
constable.
Section Ii Any person not entitled to the
same who shall procure a permit to sell
liquors shall be deemed to havu secured the
same fraudulently.
Section 13. Any person who shall make
false entries of sale or keeping a talsu record
shall , upon conviction , have his license re
voked.
Section 14. Liquors. Including cost and
freight , must not bo sold for moro than 33
per cent ; and every dealer shall report
monthly to the county showing the quantity
of liquors purchased since the last report , to
whom sold , for what purpose , and kind and
quantity of liquors remaining on hand.
Section IS. A party with permission to sell
liquors shall bo liable to damages to bo re
covered by the party Injured. A dealer
making lal e returns shall bo lined 8100 , the
s > amo to be recovered from the bondsmen.
Section 10. It U made unlawful to sell or
elve Intoxicating liquor * to minors , or In
toxicated people , or people lu thu habit ot
cettius intoxicated.
Section I' * . Liquors found in unusual
quantities upon the property of an accused
person shall be presumptuous pvldonee that
such tut ) kept or hold lor the sale thnrro. .
Section 20. Buildings In which liquors arn
stored shall bo declared nuisance and bo
forfeited. .
SectionUL Upcutuo.remjcsenUUQQ.ot
! * * . - * . ! - - . * . .
crcdltablo resident of the county the prem
ises ol any person which are suspecled of
concealing intoxicating liquors may bo
searched , and if the latter bo found they
shall be lorfelted and the same destroyed.
Section ' ! " > . A person found Intoxicated
shall pay n fine ot S10 and costs.
Section 3L Every person who shall directly
or Indirectly maintain by himself or by asso
ciation any club room or a place where Intox
icating liquors are sold or given away shall
be lined S100.
Section U4. A person who shall manufac
ture or sell Intoxicating liquors so as to
cause the Intoxication of any other person
shall be liable for reasonable compensation
to any person who shall provide for such in
toxicated person.
Section 115. Every wife , child , parent ,
guardian or employer , Injuied In moans of
support or property shall have right to sue
for damages susUilncd. Irom the party sell
ing to thu victim intoxicating Illinois.
Section 37 , A party obtaining liquors under
fatso pretenses shall bo lined SH ) . For a second
end offense ho shall bo lined S-0 , and bo Im
prisoned not less than thirty days.
WHY THEY VOTED.
As already mentioned In these columns ,
thu bill submitting the. prohibitory amend
ment to tlio constitution was defeated in the
house by n vote of 4U to 40. lacking eleven
votes ol the necessary two-thirds required.
Dm Ing the balloting on the same , a num
ber of members explained their votes , some
of which explanations being lu substance
as follows :
Mr. Eisley of Madlslon voted no because ,
while the last plattorm of the republican
party had declared In favor of Piolilbltlon ,
the prohibitionists In his neighborhood , In
stead of standing by tlio party , had favoicd
thu democrats by nominating Independent
tickets. Ho also felt that prohibition would
unsettle business , disarrange the school bus
iness , and would , in fact , never bo success
ful.
ful.Mr. . Andres , of Douglas , voted no for the
following icason : "Prohibition doesn't pro
hibit. It Is detrimental to the best Inteiests
of tlio state , and tends to array one half of
trie people against the other half. It Is a
piece of sentimental legislation and will
bring about the opposite of what Is claimed
for It. Being aeic.sslvo In Its nature It will
raised determined opposition and breed con
tempt for Ihu law In general. Its most per
nicious effect upon thu people will bu to make
this a nation ot hypocrites. The enactment
of a prohibitory law will destroy a great In
dustry ot this state , wipe out millions of In
vested property and throw out of employ
ment thousands of families who havn hereto-
tore nmdu and obtained a legitimate llvllhood
In bicwerics and distilleries. Our present
license embodies all the principles that can
justly bo asked for to regulate the liquor
tiallic. 1 propose to let well enough alone. "
Mr. Lntta ot Burt \oted yes because it was
a good old democratic principle that the ma
jority should nilo.
Mr. Slater of Wayne voted no because pro
hibition meant free whisky and the Slociimb
law if enfoiced would accomplish moro In
the Inteiests of a growing state like Nu-
braska.
Mr. Kcnney of Webster voted nay because
thu papers had said the legislature had been
In session forty-.slx days and had passed
only half a dozen bills ot general Interest.
Mr. ( .afford of ( Jngo voted no because high
license and local option were the best. Pro
hibition in other states hud tended to contu
sion , driving thu whisky business from the
saloons where It belonged to the drug store
and the club room. It causes moru diuukcn-
ness because It lessens the amount of wlno
and beer drunk and Increases the consump
tion of liquors which contain moro alcohol ,
and causes men to get liquor by the bottletul
than by the drink.
Mr. Helper , of Pierce , said : "As 1 regard
this bill as the Initiative of a movement to
commit murder on the sacred rights of the
people , 1 vote no. "
Mr. Helmrod , of Douglas , said : " 1 vote no
for the reason 1 consider our present hich
license the best to regulate the liquor trallic.
The experience has taut-lit us that the Slo-
cumb law is the best satisgimrd for" true tem
perance and also protect * our citi/.eiis against
the disturbing elemoiit of hypocrisy. Should
prohibition bo carried It will bu detrimental
to the best interest of the state. Why Is It
that a number of older states have repealed
thu prohibitory law and accepted hiph
license ? Because the found that piohlbltlon
on their statute books simply meant the sale
of liquor without a license. "
XHti D. & O. DEAL. .
Arrangements Said to Bo Completed
For the Transfer.
BALTIMORE , ; March 14. [ Special Telo-
grain to the BEE.J The control of the Balti
more & Ohio railroad will bo sold to Alfred
Sully If ho can raise the money to purchase
it ; If ho cannot it will pass into the hands of
others who are ready to undertake the nego
tiations. In either event Robert Garrett will
no longer bo Identified with its active man
agement. As matters stand to-day , and this
can bo stated on Information from unques
tionable sources. Sully Is master of the situa
tion , and until ho confesses Himself unable
to bring together financial and other inter
ests that must bo reconciled to assure success
of his undertaking , no one can step In and
buy the road over his head. Garrett awaits
Sully's pleasure , and despite the fact that his
original option has expired , ho intends to
continue waiting for Sully a few days longer.
BALTIMORE. March 14. Since It has be
come generally known that a meeting of
railroad men was held lu this city yesterday
people are rapidly coming to the conclusion
that thu Baltimore & Ohio railroad will be
sold. People are now talking on thn streets
about the road falling to pay a stock dividend
because of the extensions and Improvements ,
in which largo Interests may be put to seri
ous Inconvenience. There is , however , much
confidence manifested in the solidity of the
road , and shares sold to-day at 170 against
ICTi on Saturday. There weie I'M shares sold
at a higher figure. It Is some time since so
much of the stock was on the market.
NEW YORK , March 14. Reports about the
negotiations to purchase the controlling In
terest In the Baltimore & Ohio company con
tinue to bo rite In Wall street. A statement
to the following effect was made to-day by a
gentleman of this city not himself concerned
In the matter who returned last night from n
visit to Baltimore. On Friday three gentle
men left New York for Baltimore , ouo of
whom was a wealthy financier , ono
a politician and ono a lawyer.
They called vcsterday morning at the house
of John G , Davis , second vice president of
the Baltimore & Ohio. Then they went to
see ex-Attorney General Gwynnc , of counsel
for thn road , who had just returned from
Washington , where ho had a consultation
with President Garrett and Austin Corbin.
The result was that arrangements were made
by Uwynno for the Imniedi ate preparation of
papers to consummate the sale of
the majority of Baltimore ifc Ohio
stocks. Garrett's private secretary left
Baltimore tor New York at 1 : ! 10 yesterday
afternoon and communicated last night with
Whltrldge , the legal' representative in this
city of the Baltimore & Qhio interests. The
only hitch In the ra'attw of the sale , the
speaker said , related to the 82,000 shares of
t.tock which are held by the city of Baltimore.
The three visitors from .New lork yesterday
saw Naval Olllcer Raisin ; who is said to con
trol the city council of Baltimore , and all ob
stacles were removed. According to this
statement the papers wore to be signed to
day. The price at whlehtlie stock Is taken Is
185 ana Garrett Is to be president of the new
railroad combination ,
Oim OWN CAHTEn.1
Planning to Mako" an AaercBslvo
Kljjht For ihn Mayoralty.
CHICAOO , March 14. ( Special Telegram to
the BEE ] Carter H. Harrison is planning
to make another and very aggressive fight for
the mayoralty. Ho has succeeded In uniting
the democracy and if the party will carry his
desire , that they endorse a portion of the
labor ticket , ho will make the run and ex
pects to win , aided by the street car com
panies , the city officials and the gamblers.
Two ot bis former department men are at the
head of the largo street car companies , and
with a very largo campaign fund ho expects
to be able to win. It in said that Stauber , the
socialist , will bo endorsed for city treasurer.
A few socialistic workincmen who aie nomi
nated by the labor party will be run for the
offices for which they ure down on that
ticket. Harrison's contingent in the labor
councils feel confident that they can force a
union on this basis , or at least break up the
labor party and theieby allow the democratic
poitlon to return to the party ranks. It Is
stated on good authority that 8100,000 is ready
to be put'up U llarrlsou ruua ,
ANOTHER BRIDGE HORROR ,
Now England Again the Scene of a Fright
ful Eailroad Wreck ,
THIRTY PASSENGERS KILLED.
Cars Precipitated Into n Hand
Thirty Pcct llelow , Completely
Demolishing Ilictn A Hoi-
ocattst Frovcntcd ,
Frightful Railroad Wreck.
BOSTON. March 14. It is reported that a
heavily loaded passenger train on the Boston
& Providence railroad uiet with a terrible ac
cident about T o'clock' this morning , between
Hosllndalo and Forestvllle. Four cars are
said to have gone through the bridge and
many persons were killed. A wrecking train
has left hero for the scene of the accident.
Advices have just been received from the
scene of the wreck. It is stated that nine
teen bodies have already been taken from the
ruins.
The latest advices from the scene of the ac
cident on the Boston & Providence railroad
Indicates that thirty-three persons were
killed and forty Injured. Among these were
man v women. Conductor Tlldun was among
thu killed.
The accident this morning occurred on the
Dedliam branch of the Boston & 1'rovldenco
railroad between Forest Hill and Rosllndale ,
at what Is known as Btissey park
bridge. The 7 o'clock train from
Dedliam , consisting of seven cars and
a baggage car , under charge of Conductor
Tllden broke through the bridge. The en
gine and three cars went over safely , but the
others fell through to the road beneath , a dis
tance of thirty feet. The last car , which
was a smoker , turned completely and fell on
top of the others , all being crushed almost
out of shape. The cause of t he accident is
said to bo the breaking of the bridge. Re
ports as to the number of persons killed vary
greatly , and It Is Impossible to give the total
number of victims.
It Is stated that the bridge where the acci
dent occurred this morning Is a comparatively
new biidgc , and the accident was caused by
a tuicK on one of the cars giving away , caus
ing the car to strike against tlm abutment of
the bridge. The smoking car , alter It fell ,
caught fire , but the lire department was
promptly on hand and prevented any spicad
of the flames. The bodies of the dead have
all been removed , and of thn wounded some
aic at thn hospital and some have brcn taken
home , so that It Is difficult to obtain their
names and the extent of their in
juries at present. Among thn killed are
Conductor Tildnn , Sergeant Taylor of West
Roxbury division of the Boston police ; W.
K. Snow.'Alire Burnett of Koslluaale ; Mable
Adams and Frank Norrls of Dedliam , and
linrry ( Jay mortally Injured and dying.
Many of the Injured were brought to the hos
pitals In this city and .some of thu killed have
not been identified. The train was crowded
with working people and the most intense
excitement prevails among their friends who
are anxious to learn , the names of those
killed and Injured. There are no reliable
details of the number of dead
yet , Police say that twenty-
three were . killed outright and as
many more will die. Webster Clapp died in
Forest Hill station where ho was taken. The
engineer , when his engine broke irom the
'train , kept right on to Forest Hill and gave
the alarm , Instead of stopping to ascertain
the extent of the accident , and on that account
it was possible to get assistance at onco.
The officers of the road are piesent and are
doing all they Jean. Superintendent Folsom
says ho does not know how many were killed
or Injured. The bodies of the killed were
horribly mangled , some of t.iclr heads being
entirely severed from their bodies ana many
bodies are crushed beyond recognition.
The train was the one which loaves Dcd-
ham at 7:05 : , and arrives In Boston at 7:40 : ,
and was one of the largest and heaviest of
the morning. Thu bridge on which the acci
dent occurred was built of iron and was
called the "Tin"
bridge by railroad
men. The accident was due to tlio giving
away of the structure under the weight of
the train , owing doubtless to some hidden
fault in tlio construction or material used.
Elilu cars , comprising the train , are jumbled
Into a complete wreck , not one of the coaches
escaping complete demolition. The Inmates
of the smoker were all cither killed or in
jured , not one escaping without Injury of
some kind. It is remarkable that any
person In the cars escaped from death as
they are so completly demolished. Cushions
from the seats are scattered over the roadway
and Into the adjacent pastures , while the
car wheels and trucks are scattered In all
directions in a mass of spllnteis. In the
roadway ure pools of blood , and occa
sionally a portion of a body can bo found ,
while sometimes there are portions of flesh
to bo seen fastened to timbers which had
been gauged from some victim.
FUIITHEU DETAILS.
The scene of this morning's accident is
about a mile from Jamaica Plain , where the
Dcdham branch Is built through u valley and
the embankment for n long distance is a
high one. South street runs diagonally
under the track of the branch and It was Into
this cut that the cars of the train plunged
from the bridge which crossed It. A revised
list of deaths as far us ascertained Is as fol
lows :
LIZZIE WALTON , aged seventeen , of Ded
ham.
ham.MYIIONR
MYIIONR TILDEN , conductor. .
LIZZIK MANDEVILLK. of Dedliam.
M. TAYLOR , policeman.
Miis. ELI.IS , of West Roxburv.
IDA ADAMS , of West Uosllndale.
KDWAIID A. MORIUM , of Dedham.
GEOHE MRTCALI- Boston.
Mas. CARDINAL , of Uosludale.
CiiAm.ES Srow , of West Uoxbury.
STEPHEN HOUUHTON , aged thirty-eight , of
Rnsllndalo.
W , WEIISTKII CAPP , of West Roxbury.
WM. E. SNOW , of West Roxburg.
Mns. KENNARD , of West Roxburg.
FRANK NICHOLS , of Dedliam.
II. HuMi'iinr.Y , of Dedliam.
Miss HKHKINB , of Dedham.
HANNAH MURPHY , of West Roxburg.
H. F. JOHNSON , of Boston.
ALICE VANDKIHIII.T. of Dedham.
HARKY GAY , of Hoxbury.
- GATES , of Hoslindalc.
STONE WEST , of Iloxbiiry.
ANDREW RYAN , of Uosllndale.
WILLIAM S. SMITH , reported HS Injured ,
died at the city hospital as did William F.
Dewham , making twenty-seven dead whose
names are known. There are at thu morgue
the bodies of three men and two women
which are yet unidentified.
That the horrors of fire were not added to
the terrible disaster was due to the prompt
ness with which relief was sent. A chemical
engine from Itoslindalo was at the scone
within twenty minutes after the wreck oc
curred , brought by a letler carrier who iravo
the alarm upon observing the flames rlslnir
from the debris.
The scene at the bridge shortly after the
disaster was heartrending. In one place
seven bodies taken out were placed In a row.
All wore badly mangled. A largo number of
women weie on the train and many woiu to
be seen in the ruins. One woman was cut
completely In two , the upper half only being
found. Two men who were saved had their
faces hacked and the lips of one were cut olf.
It has been Impossible ! to obtain a correct
and complete list of the killed and wounded
owing to tm > fact that immediately alter
the catastrophe occurred Its victims were
hastily removed from the scene , and In such
widely diverse directions that It in extremely
difficult to trace them cotrectly. Some ot the
Injured wore at once conveyed to their
homes , others were taken to tlm hospitals ,
while others still found temporary shelter In
residences in the Immediate neighborhood.
Some of the dead , a majority of
them In fact , wcio brought to
the city hospital and morgue ,
but there were others taken to the dcpotH of
Rosllndalc. Forest Hills and Canterbury. Iho
agents of the railway company are now dill-
ireiuly at work endeavoring to compile complete -
plete h.atstlcs | of the calamity and a full list
of the casualties will doubtless be furnished
at a practicable moment. All day a large
corps ot surgeons have been at wurk attend-
Ing to the injured , who are more numerous
than was at lirst reported. It Is now boltia
estimated that nearly seventy persons re
ceived severe wounds. Of these It Is paid
a number will probably dlo. A curious fca-
turuof thu disaster Is found In the fact that
the entire bridge wont down with the wreck.
tla ot a scrap ot Iron remained attached to the
abutments and but for the chasm and
awful wreck boni-atli thoru was noth
ing to Indicate that n bridge had
once spanned the abyss. Ljlng
by the sldu of onu of tlm splintered cars was
one of the main Iron glniois of the bridge
which showed a clean new fracture through
its 1 entire brnadth. This girder was composed
of two parallel plates of heavy wrought Iron
connected by braces of wrought Iron and
bolted. The opinion Is generally exiiu > sscil
by Ihoso who have personally inspected the
\\recutliatthobreaklnsof this girder was
the t Immediate cause of thn disaster , but there
Is 1 much doubt as to the cause of thenroaklng
or the ulrdcr. It Is stated by some that there
was a jamlng and bumping sensation just
itovious to thu crush which gives color to thn
r,1 1
1t heory , that the fourth car , the first to go
1f 1t through t the bridge. wns , derailed and thrown
from its trucks to the ties ot thu brldgo with
such foice as to cause us heavy iron supports
to t give way. At thn point where parallel pieces
of Iron were bolted together there was found
a fracture In the Iron , part of which was
rusted and Indicated an old ( law , while thu
other poitlon shows n clear
1I tract 11 re. This might. In the opin
ion I 1t of some persons. Indicate that
the t old flaw had weakened the truss or girder
to t such an extent that when thu full weight
of thu train came upon the bridge It caused
the t remaining section of the truss to give
way , thus allowing the entire structure to
fall i , Another fact bearing upon thu cause of
the t disaster Is the condition of the cars
which wont over the bridge with scarcely less
damage than was Inflicted upon the cars that
went \ through the highway. The first sign of
violence Is upon the woodwork of the second
truck t of the first car of the train. A very
violent \ blow from underneath , as before
mentioned iI i , fractured a very heavy 4x10-
iI I iuch oak timber in the tramo of
the I trunk midway between the rails and
between I the two axlrs. The blow was so
heavy 1i 1 that It lifted the truck from thu track
and 1I i derailed the car. Engineer White says
that I when going across the brldgo ho felt a
shock i which he thought might have been
caused by a broken axle. This , however ,
could c not possibly have been the first cause
of ci < the accident , tor the trucks of the first two
cars i are in good condition except in regard
to I the fractured oak timber mentioned above.
The only icmalnlng possible cause of the
accident Is a bioken rail , and It Is doubtful ,
as bofoio stated , if an investigation
Into this point could result satisfactorily , for
there are many pieces of broken and twisted
rails snarled up In the wreck. The probable
cause of thu smashing up ot the three cars
nearest the engine , which remained on top
of the embankment , Is that they must have
jumped the track when the rear cars wont
throti.'h the bridge. The Bussv brldgo was
built fifteen years ago , and during the past
ten years has been icpalred three times.
Workmen have been busily engaged all dny
In removing the debris from the street
and from the embankment. Thu wreck
Is so complete that no attempt
was made to snvo any portion ot the train.
Additional evidences were found of the ter
rible nuturn of the disaster at a latu hour as
the work of removing the wreck progressed.
In some places were fragments of flesh or
pieces ol clothing which had belonged to
some victim whose remains had
previously been removed. There waj blood
ivcr everything. Most of the pieces of
lothlng found were from the garments of
vomcn and the fatality among them is pro-
lortlonatcly greater. In one place the bodies
f seven woie taken out , all horribly man-
led. A pathetic sight was that of two
; irls with arms around one another
illnglng together In the embrace of death. In
many instances axes and crowbars were
necessary in order to free persons who were
pinioned In the wreck. In two cases it was
lecessary to cut the bodies in two In order to
get them out They were already crushed
out of any resemblance to human shape , and
ivere so tfehtly wedged that they could bo ro-
noved In no other way. One old lady was
, aken from a car uninjured , but with her
nothing torn to shreds. She said the women
n her car seemed to bo panic stricken tlio
Moment tlio crash came tiho saw one wo-
nan dying In a seat while another woman
: iad her head pillowed on the dying
woman's breast. The headless trunk of a
kvoman was found lying across a timber In
Ihe street under the bridge with one arm
completely gone and lower limbs all cut and
nancled. The head was found among the
angled Iron and fragments of the car n tew
'eet away. One man was seen to walk from
ho wreck in the dliectlon of Rosllndalo
[ ifter the wreck and when ho had gone
i dozen yards he fell dead either
rein excitement or Internal In-
, urles. Kveryhody seemed dazed und
could not realize what had occerred. David
' { oundy , of Roslindalo , had a most lemark'
.ibln experience. Ho was In the smoking
car playing cards with Kd Snow , Harry Gay
and Sargeant Laillo. The crash came und the
next thing ho know he was in the muddy
street uniniiiredend holding in his hand the
queen of diamonds , which was covered with
blood. His three companions had all been
killed.
REVISED LIST OF T1IH. KILLED.
The following Is a revised list of the killed
and those who have died ot their injuries :
CONDUCTOR MYRON TILUEN , ot Dedham.
ALICE BURNETT , Hoslindalo.
Wn.I.IAM JOHNSON , Rosllndale.
MIIS. HORMIBDAB CARDINAL , Roslindalo.
MR. CLAPP , Central Station , West Rex
buiy.
Miss NORRIS , West Roxbury.
EDWARD K. NORRIH , Dedham , freight clerk
of the Boston & Providence railroad.
F.DOAK M. SNOW , West Roxbury.
WALDO B. LAILI.ER , West Roxbury.
LIZZIE MANDEVILLI : . Dedham.
IJIZZIE WALTON , Dedham.
WILLIAM S. STKONO , ( died after remova
to hospital ) .
WILLIAM E. DURHAM.
STEPHEN T. HotiniiToN , Rosllndale.
HARRY GAY , Boston.
Miss M. L. ODIORDE , Dover , N. H.
ILA ADAMS , Boston.
LIZZIE H. PRICE. Dedham.
Miss SARAH K. ELLS Medlield.
AN UNKNOWN WOMAN , about thirty years
of age.
Ai.nr.RT E. JOHNBON , Boston.
Pr.rEit S. WARREN , Ccntiul Station.
KMMA P. HILT , Boston.
HATTIE .1. DUDLEY , residence unknown.
LAURA PRICE , West Roxbury.
ROSAIIELLA Wii.f : H , West Roxbury.
THK KATAI.I.Y INJURED ARE !
JOSEPH SlETCALi' , West Roxbury.
W. F. BOWMAN , engineer , Dedliam.
HENRY P. J. EARNSIIAW , ( possibly )
West Uoxbury.
ALICE ADAMS , Rosllndaln.
CYRUS W. HAYES , Roallndalc.
MARY MURPHY , Roslindalo.
JOHN MuiiPHYlposslbly ( ) , Rosllndale.
W. W. SMITH , brakeman , West Roxbury.
WEDSTF.R DRAKE , conductor , Dedham.
It Is impossible to obtain an absolutely cor
rect account of thn number Injured , but It
will reach 100 or more. Of these at least
twenty-live are quite badly hurt , and the re
mainder received only slight bruises.
The others who were moro or less Injure d
In to-dav's railroad accident , as far .is ca n
be ascertained , number 114.
Canadian Affair * .
ST. JOHN , N. B. , March 14. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE.J The valuable lumber
property of J. Stewart , In the Ottawa dis
trict , has been attached by the bioken Mail-
time bank for a half million. This Is on ac
count of the sum of $000,000 said to bo owing
to the broken bank by tlm linn of R. A. & .1.
Stewait , lumber exporters. Not only the
bank but the great liruis which It has been
carrying are hopelessly bankrupt.- Deposits
of millions of dollars are swept away , and
hundreds of people are financially ruined.
There Is not an industry in Now Urunswk'k
that will not be disastrously affected.
OTTAWA , Match 14. [ Special Telejrram to
the UKK. I Captain Scott , royal navy , ad-
mlrul of tlio Canadian navy , and commander
ot the cruiser Arcadia , ha completed all ar
rangements for beginning the tishuiy protec-
tlvu service on April 1. The fleet will bo eon-
siderably increased. Gunners will bo p eked
men of the British navy , thn seamen will bo
drilled two hours dally , and nelr exercise
will Include practice at the great guns as well
us cutlass aud musketry Instructions.
A Mlniilf ) Ahnad ol'Tlmo.
KANSAS CITV , March 14 , The now fast
mall train from New York came In. over the
Missouri Pacific to-day at 10VS : , belnjr one
minute ahead of time.
tVOMAN HANGING IN ENGLAND ,
Mrs- Berry Executed at Liverpool Foi'
Poisoning Her Daughter.
THE CRIME AND ITS PENALTY.
The Ilcllef Gnliilnji tround ! nt Honia
That the Knljthtft of hntior Will
Escape Condemnation of
the Church ,
Mra. Druse's KngllHti Counterpart.
lC'ni/i ) | 'y'it ' ' It&i till Jiiina ( lunloii Itfiinett. ]
LIVERPOOL , Maich 14. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to the BEE. ] The publlo
hangman this morning executed his name
sake , Mrs. Berry. Shu Is HID sixth woman
that has been hanged here during the last
fifty years. What Mrs. Diuso was to the
United Status Mis. Berry was to England.
There was a gieal similarity In their lo\o for
finery , In their death garments , In the heart
less character of thu murders they committed ,
In their mania for writing farewell letters ,
and the scaffold scene. Mrs. Berry was con
victed of poisoning with sulphuric acid her
cloven-year-old daughter lor the pur
pose of obtaining 10 insurance money. Sim
was also charged by a coroner's jury
with poisoning with tincture of atropa her
own mother so that she could secure about
JDiOO of Insurance money. The daughter was
brought by her mother from school lu perfect
health to spend her last Christmas holiday at
home , lu the midst of some juvenile festiv
ities the poison was administered to the child
and she died on the first day of the happy
now year.
Said one of the principal witnesses at the
trial : "Never can 1 forget the piteous tone
In which I hoard the child , who was bright ,
beautiful and Interesting , exclaim as she sat
on her mother's lap. 'Oh , mamma , how can
you give mo that horrible drink I' "
There are no doubts that Mrs. Berry was
guilty , although she died protesting her in
nocence , and the last words she said asked
heaven to forgive tlio doctor "who swoio my
life nway. "
HER LAST DAYS.
During her last days on caith she had homo
curious interviews with bur solicitor. On
the tablu in her cell were a.blblo , a prayer
book , Longfellow's poems and a largo num
ber of letters , lu speaking to him about her
child she said :
"Do you know that beautiful poem ot
Longfellow's , 'Resignation' . " That poem expresses -
presses my feelings as regard this poor
Edith. " Then she took up the book and began -
gan :
"There Is no flock , however watched anil
tended ,
But one dead lamb Is there. "
She then road the whole poem , with an el
oquence which , with Us surroundings , the so
licitor said was truly awlul. She called his
special attention to the line
"There is no death : what seems so is transi
tion , "
and said she should like to have that placed
on thu gravestone of poor Edith , her daugh
ter. The solicitor introduced thu question ot
the presentation of a petition for her reprieve ,
'
but , said she , "I am ] q'ulto resigned. 1 have
little to live for. Those whom I loved best
have already gone. 1 look upon death now
as a llva minutes' journey by train , and when
1 got out of thu train at tlio other station the
first onu to moot mo on the platform will be
my daughter Edith. "
Suggestions of Insanity wnro made nt the
trial , but were killed by the fact that Mrs.
Berry made rapid demands for the insurance
money on daughter and mother.
AN IMMENSE CROWD.
The execution was at the Gaelata Wall , n
northern suburb of this city. An immense
crowd was assembled outside attracted by
morbid curiosity to hear thu passing bull toll
and to see the black Hag unfurled to the bleak
March wind from the prison turrets. The
occasion was rcmaikabln bccauso the present
homo secretary , he who defended lady Colin-
Campbell , reversing thu order of his prede
cessors , admitted reporters and put in opera
tion a new method of execution. The drop
was from the pavement of the yard into an
eight foot bricked pit , causing Instant dislo
cation of the DOCK. Wu were all admitted
at fifteen minutes before8 and placed wlthlu
a few yards of what Is gonoiully called the
scaffold , but which , except for the hanging
rope , looked simply like a large well house
erected on thn ground and lacked the usual
hideousncss of the structure.
THE WALK TO THK SCATKOLD.
At the last stroke of the hour the womau
and a small procession emerged from the
prison Into the yard. Here her nerve broke ,
she went into hysterics , and foil fainting
into the arms of the two female wardens , who
were on cad i side of her. They su pportcd her
in the brief walk to the concealed , noiselesi
and padded drop , where she temporarily re
vived long enough to declare in weak tones ,
"I am Innocent , " and to give an ejaculatory
prayer for forgiveness for the doctor. I had
scarcely time to study her awful , spectral
face , beloro
.SHE DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW.
There was no prolongation of mental
agony after she was pinioned , no meaning
less reading of the death warrant , no llowory
address to heaven from the parsons ; only
the short sentence Irom the seivlcu tor thu
dying was read , and the murderess wan
dead.
Berry , the hangman , stated that after the )
fall there was not a quiver In the body. An
Inquest was Immediately held and then
followed thu Interment in what is called the
murdeiers' graveyard within the prison In-
closurc , for neither relatives nor surgeons
can In England claim the remains of exe
cuted criminals. Close to Mrs. Hurry's body
Ho in the same kind of graves the remains ot
Cathoilno Flannlgan and Margaret Higglu * ,
who , three years ago , were executed In Liverpool - \
pool for poisoning Hlgglns' husband to obtain - *
tain Insurance money from Iho same benefit "
bocleiy as that In which Mrs. Berry's mother
and daughter were luauiuu . j
IIOMU.
The Pope Disappoints the i'rophotnJ
The KnlulitH of Imuor.
[ fopi/i ft/fit / I8S byJanif * Guidon ll'itltrtt , ]
ROME , March 14. | Now Yoik Herald
Cable Special to the BEE.J Pope Leo de
lights In disappointing the prophets. To-day
this papal peculiarity was strikingly exem
plified. For weeks past the ecclesiastical
world has been anxiously counting on the
treat speech the pope would deliver at to
day's becrot consistory. It was confi
dently predicted that thu holy
father would untold the latest view *
of the Vatican on the social *
question. Explanations In regard to the
Jacobin ! letter and the Roman question were ,
as a matter ot course , expected , while It was
assumed that American and Canadian affairs
would have n prominent place In thn dis
course. As a matter of fact , the
speech was Insignificant. The pope
confined himself to a few generalities.
Ho paid an eloquent compliment to the
virtues of the new cardinals and tlion relapsed -
lapsed Into silence. Tljo whole speech lasted
exactly twenty minutes. The pope , I nui
sure , thought that none of .the questions uovr