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T * * ' rpwjrfr * J. HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 10 , 1887. NUMBER 270 A SEW DEAL INAUGURATED , The Bribery Investigating Committee Or dered to Sit With Open Doors. RUSSELL'S PAINFUL SQUEAL. The House Adjourns Until Friday to Attend I ho < J. A. K. Kncniiipinctit Disgraceful Hectics Kniiotcd Governor Thnyor'H Message. Itolnga In the House. l.tNCOt N , Neb. , March , 15. [ Special Teln- jtram tothe IJr.K.l After prayer , Mr. Russell chairman of the judiciary committee , arose and with a tremor In his voice , said ho moved that the resolution adopted jcstculay providing for n secret Investigation of the charges made by Mr. Rosewater against cer tain members of the judiciary committee be reconsidered. Ho supported his motion by a loud speech , largely consisting of personal nbmo ot the editor of the line. Ho had notlt- inir to conceal. Ho wanted the Investiga tion to bu aliened tn the broad daylight 111 had Just been to the door of the committee and asked for ad mission and It had been refused htm , whilu within was closeted with the committee Mr. Kdwaul Rosewater. Ho wanted tn ask whether they would allow this Investigation to bo carried on In this way when they controlled the committee. Ho did not want a man with such a character as Mr. Rosewater , whoso glory was to blacken the reputation of his enemies , to control this investigation. The tcputatlon of no man was anything to the editor of the liii : : , and ho accordingly wanted the Investigation to bo open. The communication of Mr. Rosovvater wes read again forthe benefit of Mr. Miller , who was absent vestcnUy. Mr. Jeary said , when he voted yesterday for the adoption of the resolution , U was with the Idea that the members ot the judici ary committee would bo admitted to the ses sions of tlio Investigation committee. Mr. Smyth wanted thu sessions to bu secret but felt that the members accused should bo given nn opportunity to go before the com mittee. Mr. Harlan said the committee had asked him to interpret the resolutions and ho had done M ) . Ho siiL'grsted that Mr. Rosewater bo sworn and filn Ids information. He must have been doing thu latter when the Mr. Rus- sel was retimed admission. Mr. Randall said If ho had known as rnucn yesterday us ho did to-day , he would not have voted to adopt thu resolution. It was not rlvht that tlio judiciary commltteu should bu called upon after Mr. Rosewater Iiiid made bis chatges against them. Mr. Russell did not want toicllect upon thn Investigating committee , but to diiect atten tion to their coQsttuction of tticlr instruc tions. Mr. Nichols favored the motion to recon sider. The witnesses in tlio case were to bo gamblers from Omaha , who would for 50 swear to a He which would send them to hell. Mr. Cole w as opposed to a secret Investi gation. Mr. Peters thought thellnvestlgatlon should be held w Ith open doors and the accused given a chance to be heard. Mr. Dempster , chairman of ( the Investiga tion committee , wanted the inquiry to bo made secretly. Ho was opposed to being appointed on the committee , but as he had been placed on It ho would guarantee a careful and Impartial hearing. Mr. Sullivan of 1'latto was not surprised at the gentleman from Flllmore. The Inves- tUn fug was to be like the Innuialtion , with closed doots , and thorolusal of the privileges accorded to cilmlilals In courts of justice whore the latter could meet their accusers. Mr. Rlef of Hall said. If to Inquire into the charge with closed doors was wrong the giand jury investigation was also wrong. Mr. Helper of Pierce , also a member of the Investigation committee , said there was no difference between the ptoposed investiga tion and that made in contested election cases. The charges ln-thls case were clear cut and decisive and should bo examined Into under closed doors. There might be majority and minority reports. Then the hoift ! could decide between them. Mr. Miller of Butler favored a closed In vestigation with the accused members given the rlsht to question all witnesses. Mr. Holmrod said the committuo was hon est and capable of conducting tne examina tion and they should bu upheld. The motion to reconsider was carried by a vote of 01 to 20. Mr. Smyth moved that no evidence be re ceived by the Investigating committee unless the accused members bo notified of the time and place of holding the meetings and they bo required to bo present Mr. Russell , chairman ot the judiciary committee moved that It be held with open doors and the public bo Invited. Mr. Helper wild this would defeat the end of the Investigation. One witness could hear what another said. The parties charged could be present , examine their witnesses and could thus protect themselves. Tlmt would bu the best tor the judiciary commit tee. It was the most painful duty of his life but ho would discharge It fearlessly. Mr. Anilies said Mr. Russell's motion tended to destroy the object of the investiga tion. It was against all rules and decanov. Mr. Russell wanted to know why , If In his motion there was anything wrong , that the business of the courts was conducted in an open manner. Mr. Andres Are the grand Jury sessions i openV Mr. Russell replied In a lone speech , show ing that thu state had abolished the grand jury except In rarn instances , and claimed I that It those who were accused were satisfied l with an open hearing , why should others object1 ! Ho then launched out In a tirade of abuse of the editor of the IIE ! : , claim ing that ho was a man who a few dajs betoro had fiugL-ostcd dynamite as a means ot t securing his rights from the legislature ; n \ciltablo Guy Fawkes , who stopped at noth ing In the attainment ot his hellish ends. When he s.uv such a man as Rosovvater , and l his friends , solicitous about the welfare of the judlclaiy committee , ho thought It was indeed time to bo afraid. It was contrary to ' 4' parliamentary rules to have this secret hear- Mr. Shamp of Lancaster moved that Messrs. Randall , Nichols. 1'eters , KoPent - burton , Cole , Yeach and Ralrd bo added to the committee. Mr" RIef was opposed. Mr. Slater , ono of the judiciary committee , wanted the clear light of heaven to shlno into the investigation. Mr. Smyth believed It was In bad taste for members of the judiciary to taku part In the debate , or suggest those who should take part In the investigation. If ttio tmimbers were Innocent they had nothing to fear , and when they wore admitted they could ask all the witnesses what was necessary to be found i out Mr. Russell's amendment to conduct the examination with open doors was carrkd by a vote of 60 to ST. Mr. Cole offered an amendment to Mr. Smyth's motion , authorizing the committee on Investigation to request the presence of members of the house at the investigation. Mr. Smyth accepted the amendment A motion was made , adding Messrs. Ran dall , Peters , Pemberton , Fox and Yeach to the Investigating committee. Mr. Sullivan ot Platte moved that only Mr. Randall and Mr. Peters be added. Mr. Randall declined. Mr. Pctuberton got hot , abusive and de clined. Mr. McCouaughy was opposed to the ju i- diciary committee takln ; part In the debate. He was satisfied with the present committee. Messrs Pcmborton and Peteis were added to the investigating committee. Mr. Peters wanted the sessions to bo In the benne and with open doors. This was lost. Kccess. AFTERNOON SKSSION. On motion of Mr. Caldwell of Lancaster the house went Into committee of the whole to consider bouse roll 865. This bill pro vides tor the establishment of a military code for the state , nd amends tbe act approved February as. MSI , and repeals chapter 64 of tlt laws of the same year as now existing. Mr. Aadrews of Buffalo was called to the chair. .v. The first stctlop eUtts that every able- ' 9itU n tatnew tbe ages oi eighteen and forty-flvo years , not specially exempted , shall be sublect to military duty. Mr. Andres opposed the aim of the section ns iiiinrce sary and as unrepubllcan. Thcro was no necessity of a standing army In this country. The section was adopted. 'I he L'ovcrnor , for thu purpose of suppressIng - Ing Insurrection , or , when a requisition of the president of the United States Is made , hhall require the enrollment of tliu milltlaot thu stato. The mllltla Is to bo styled the Ne braska National Guard , and nhall consist of 2.UOJ men. KnllstrnonU shall bo made for thii'o ycais. Kvery member , upon enlisting , shall take an oitli supporting the eon- stltntlon of thn United States and the state of Nebraska. The mllltla shall bo sublect to thu discipline and exercise ot tlio United .Stales army. Mr. Whltmoro hero proposed to test the sentiment of Urn house us to whether It was in favor of or opposed to the natitio of the bill without reading the lifiy-ulght sections of which thu bill consisted. Ho moved , therefore , that the enacting clause bustilckeit out. out.Mr. Mr. Wntson hoped the motion would not prevail , at least until thu supportcts of It had advanced some reasons therefor. Mr. Andres said th.it onu objection to the bill was tint section 67 provided for an npptoprlatlon ot 340,000 , which the state tic.iiury could not now stand. Them were other objections to thu bill which would bo le.a ued later. Mr. Knox said that they should have some thing which would bo the nucleus of an army. Mr. Cole suppoitcd the bill because it was thudcslru to Impiovothu military l.uv now on the statutes. .Mr. Fuller of Ga o said they wanted a militia to guaid avalnst the growth ot nihil ists and communists , such as had been no ticed In Chicago. Ho had seen tlic.su puoplo coma hero to the bordets of this state and tindsymnathlzuts. Mr. Miller was opposed to the bill and for onu reason that the appropriation ot 40,000 was to unable these soldleis to have a good tinio. They had something moro linpoitant to do with their money than to glvu It away fora mcasnio simply because it was a popular one. one.Mr. . Newton moved the committee rise , re port progress and ask leave to sit again. Tlio motion was lost Mr. Cole of Adams offered as reasons why the bill should pass that Nebraska was get ting to bo a great western state. Shu iud donu Ilttlu to encourage her militia , having nt the last session appropriated but 55,000 per year for Its support. Conitrcss had recently appropriated 400,000 for the support of the militia of the country. To bo entitled to Us .share ot that sum , the state should equip a certain number of mltltla men. There was now but ono regiment and It had but about three hundred men. Some ot these membois had nald tor their own equipments. This bill sought to establish two regiments. Mr. Cole then read the amount of money appropriated bv Indiana , Massachusetts , Now York and other states , running trom 6100,000 to SS'A- 000. In order that Nebraska should get her quota of arms and equipments It was neces sary to support a number of soldiers. Air. Younc hoped the enacting clause would bo stricken out The gentleman of Ga o had said that a mllltla was necessary to suppress nihilists. Where did nihilists como from ? Why , liom countries now overrun with military despots. There weru some nihilists In Chicago , but there the law was unforced harshly by olllcers who lull that they had the militia behind them. Mr. Andres said ho had lull faith In the ofllclencyot the courts to settle all tlicsu dts- tuiblng questions. He favored sustaining the judiciary. Mr. Newcomer said If a riot were to break out In Lincoln tlio sheriff could not cet a posse to aid him to quell the same because those whom ho would call upon would most likely have relatives and friends among the rioters. Hut if they had n mllltla , which could bobroiiL'lit In as stranguis , they would go there as soldiers and quell the riot Mr. Watson said both governors had recommended the passage ot the law. Ho could recall three Instances In which to quell riots It was necessary to call upon the United States troops and place them : it the disposal of the governor. If they had not had the United State troops how would they have prevented the escape of the convicts trom the penitentiary ? Then again , at Omaha , the riot there was not quelled until the United States troops appeared on the scene. A third Instance was In a celebrated murder trial when two companies of soldiers wore neces sary to maintain the peace. Tito New York mllltla had saved more money than It would cost to keep the mllltla for years. In Ne braska it was necessary to nave mllltla to sustain the civil power. Mr. McConaiiKhy ( Instanced that the mi litia in Chicago had saved several hundred thousands of dollars. In 1877 , In the same city , It was the militia which stood between the property of that place and a howling mob. What would have been thu futo of Omaha if it had not called upon the militia when Governor Nance was In the chair ? Ho was surprised at tUo action ot the Douglas delegation In opposition to this bill. Ho judged the antagonism was because of thu delegation being tied up in the combination to dufcat all appropriations. Mr. Miller said the destruction of the pio- petty In all thu bU' riots was as much because ot thu presence of the militia as anything else. Wh.it did they want attlllery for , any- waj ? They would kill more people than thu rioters could. He might be In favor of ono regiment , but no not hud occurred or would occur In either Lin coln or Omaha which would require two regi ments to suppress. Mr. Smyth said it had been charged that tbe Douglas delegation had opposed this bill because it contained an appropriation , as part of the combination opposed anything In the way ol an appropriation. It was true members had met , but that was because they were determined to prevent the railroading of appropriation bills without right tlirou : h this legislature. It was an outrage to Omaha to call on the United States troops and mllltla without provocation. The moti who were accused ot being rioters had done nothing to warrant thu out- rage. They were not creating a riot. They had simply assembled lor u parade , and when the soldiers wore called In the man and men who had called them in had not ex- luusted their civil powers. Ho then quoted section 17 , showing that the bill made the as- scs ors of the county the enlisting otticers of the state. The speaker's real objection waste to the latter clauses which appiopriated SIO- 000 the llr t year and SIS.OOO tlio next until the orL'ani/atlon should bo perfected. Mr. Whltniorit made it toiclblo speech In opposition to thu bill , but his motion to strike out the enacting clause was lost A number of amendments weie offered , among which weio these making the pay of thu general and adjutant general $1,000 per year. Tne amount of the appropriation for the first year was made SUO.oOO and every succeeding- year . ' 0,000. The bill was repotted favorably. Tin ) house went into committee of the whole on claims. A motion to strlKo out SlSO.SOtoC. J. Nobes for miscellaneous ex- pouses was lost. A claim of 11. C. Smith for $ : . : xj tor assisting thu superintendent of the census was rejected. The amount of tne claims audited In tlio bill was 3,4u.54. ; An attempt to reimburse Red Willow county to the amount of SNU.lb for the prosecution and conviction tor murder of Qulnton Hill on a change of venue from Hitchcock county was unsuccessful. House roll CO , appropriating S300 to pay O. N. Owen for three horses killed by the state live stock commission was read. A dozen members said if It were passed they would at- Uch amendments for horses killed in the manner specified , Mr. Nichols said that nine-tenths of the horses found with glanders In this state WPIO shipped hero by speculators lit Iowa and other states , who bought them for about S'-O , washed out their nostrils and then sent them to us. He was In favor of spending money to quarantine against these animals. There were men on the tloor who had Imported horses from Illinois and the Inspector at iDlalr had not gone within two yards ot the train containing them. The bill was In- definitely postponed. Cass county was allowed S 1,0 ! . ' .50 for taxns Illegally collected on S'-liool l.uul.s from 1S71 to 1877. Mr. Shamp of Lanca tci wanted the house to adjourn till Mitri'h U ut 10 o'clock to en able soldiers to attend the st.itu encampment ot the G. A. R. at Omah.i. A motion to tablu was lost. Tie motion to adjourn was carried. Senate lilt 2U9 , enabling Nebraska City and Plattsmouth to lay pavements , was read a second time. Mr. Smyth's motion to take a recess till this evening was carried. ' Mr. Dempster , front the committee on In vestigation , stated that that body would hold a meeting after tbe adjournment. All inoui- bors weru rcauestod to attend and Mr. Rosewater - water was Invited to be present and prefer his charges to thu above. Recess. TIM : niunii'.Y : COMMITTKI : MKF.TI. The committee on legislative bribery In the hoiiio met after thu recess In the cloalc room. Mr. Dempster presided and all the members , ns well as about fifty spectators , were pres ent The committee adjourned till Friday at U o'clock , when tlioy requested Mr. Rosewater - water to bo present to file his complaint as to- fcrred to above. t'K.N sKi'.rcitKs rnoM TIII : OALLKIIV. History tells us that Uclsha/zar onu time shook anil trembled. Mr. Caldwell , when an Investigation siK'ie.sted ; , cither tried to Imitate the undent king , or attempted to construe the idea that he had the Missouri ague , Mr. John C. WaUon , In his mad deslro to save his blind asylum bill , voted with the boodlucang on the question of a public In vestigation. Thu gentleman from Otoo can bu excused tor wanting to servo Ids blind constituents , btitjie should have remembered that the majority of our people can see. Had the Investimation not been thwarted , thu largest jack-pot over opened In tlio state would have been exhibited. Four knaves maku a good hand. At least it was good enough to win with the assistance of suit cards. All these members hugging .tppioprlatlon bills treated charges ol thu gravest character with mere Indltlorencc. Has It really gotten to bu that an appiupriatlon of the people's money Is ot more importance than the detec tion of a bi Ibo solicitor ? After th' > house had moved to reconsider the plan ot investigation , even Church Howe said , "Well , that does settle It" Thu fres- coo artists havu worked on .vlr. Hewn with the whltu-wash brush , and ho understands how It > 3 done. Mr. Russell said : "So far ns I am con cerned , I have no fear of an Investigation. " When the school teacher asks , "Who was that vvhlsuettiiK ? " a do/en different boys will exclaim , "It wasn't me. " Slatr.r shook while making his denial bo fore hu was accused of receiving money from the gamblers. Ho attempted to perpetrate a joke. Ho could better have played the part of Hamlet's ghost , judging from the paleness ot his lace , than the character of Falstatl. IVININO : SK,8KN. : The house met this evening at 7:30. : There were about a dozen absentees , and Mr. New comer of Webster moved for n call of the house. The scieeant-at-arms was instructed to bring in the absent members. They could not bo found in the building and ho was In structed to seatch for and find them tn town. When he left the house Messrs. Alexander , Dlllcr , Uairibon , Newton , Sullivan , Tracy and Wilson were absent without excuse. Then ensued a roarln * farce , In which nearly every member vied with his fellow members to oppose motions Innumerable , to prevent the further call of the house. In this the suc cess was most pronounced. As n consequence no business could bu transacted , and the house resolved Itself into an un ruly district school , in which It \\asdiltlculttodctermlno which of a large number of the members earned the belt tor pronounced inoiintebanklsm. It seems that In the afternoon Mr. TtuesdellofThayor had secured llftv-nino members who f.woted night sessions evvry day of the remainder of the term with the exception of to-night Not withstanding , a session was unexpectedly ordered for this ovenlii" , and Mr. Watson boldly proclaimed that It was In the Interest of senate flic M , relating to the rcdlstrictlni ; of the st.ito Into judicial districts and creatintr work for nine extra judges. This bill he boldly opposed am ) was aided In his obstructive tactics by Messrs. Young , White , Newcomer and Knox. Ho thus voiced the objection to increasing the number otjudires In Douglas county asked lor. Tlio chair , Mr. Russell , seemed to bit In sympathy with him , refusing to entertain all kinds of motions to get down to business , until at 11 o'clock ho pretended to find authority tor adjournment A morn disgraceful scene has never been witnessed in the mid-session ol a Nebraska legislature. Sennto Proceedings. LINCOLN , Neb. , March 15. [ Special Tclo- Bram to the BKH. | The senate this morning passed scnato file 159 , relating to county and city bonds ; also house roll 19 , i emulating the the ptactlco of pharmacy and sale of poisons. . In Qommlttee of the whole the tallowing bills were recommended to pass : The bll providing for atbltratlon of controversies between laborers and corporations ; scnato tile No. 70. a bill for an act to suppress the circulation , advertising and vending of obscene - scene and Immoral literature and articles o : Indecent and Immoral use , and to confiscate such property ; senate hie No. 31 , n bill for an act to provide for the punish ment of n person receiving deposits In or cashing Indebtedness bv any bank or banking institution with the knowledge of the Insolvency of such bank or banking In stltution ; senate tile No. 1 , a bill for an ac to amend section 24 , subdivision 14 , of chap tcr 7'J ' of the compiled statutes of Nebraska entitled "Schools ; " senate hlo No. 203 , a bll tor an act to amend section US , of title 7 OL thu coito of civil proceeduro and topeal said original section. Recess till 2 o'clock. AKTK11NOON 8P.Ss.ION. Tne afternoon session ot tlio senate met a 2 o'clock and Immediately resolved itself Inti committee ot the whole , witli Mr. Majors o Nuntaha In the chair , for the consideration o bills on the general file. Senate Die 200 , In relation to certificates o the proof on acknowledgements , vva : amended to destroy any effect It might have at the ptcsent time and recommended to pass. This Is a bill to le-itelato wherein the supremi court has given adverse decisions , and ft wa of direct interest to certain Omnha property holders. Senatu tile C7 , In relation to salaries of tow. ofliccis In counties under township ortani/a tlon.s. was considered and amended In mluo details and recommended to pass. Senate tilc20 < . > , relating to adjournments I. , justice comt trials , a bill Introduced by Mr. Colby , was recommended to pass. Senate liln 180 , defining the duties of tin state veterinarian and the live stock conimls slon , elicited a loni ; discussion. This bl fixes that the state shall pay tor llvo stock killed on account of contagious and infec tious diseases , tlio payment not to exceed in each case two-thhds ot the nppialscd value of thu animals led to thu slaughter. It pro vides tnat in cases of horses and mules the appraisement shall not exceed S75 per head. The salaries of the membetsot the commis sion weio fixed at S. > per day , and the salary of the state veterinarian was reduced from 88 per day to S-.OOO per annum. The bill as thus amended was recommended to pass. Senate tile ( X ) , Introduced by Mr. Majors , which provides for the publication ot the state laws In thu newsp.ipHrs , was con- bldeted and without opposition recom mended to pass. A duplicate of this bill in tht > house has been amended In committee and Is now on the general filn awaiting con sideration. Mr. Colby called un the two approptlatlon bills ptcsonted by the house when It was found the session was prolonged. These bills were house rolls 483 , appropriating $55,000 , or as much as necessary , to pay the salaries of members and employes for the remainder of the session ; also house roll 434 , appropri ating 835,000 , or as much thereof as neces sary , to meet the additional Incidental ex penses of tlio session. Roth bills were put upon their third reading and passed. The senate , following the passage of these bills , adjourned until 10 a. m. A Gubernatorial Message. LINCOLN , Neb. , March ! > . Governor Thaycr to-day sent the following message to the senate and house of representatives : I respectfully recommend the enactment of a law which shall definitely fix the number of persons to bo employed by hhouse of the legislature at future sessions , and this num ber should be determined by the actual re quirements of the two houses. At least It will not bodinicult to fix the maximum llmltof the number ot employes whoso services will be actually required. It must be evident to all that there have been too many employes on the rolls of each house. It Is eIdent , too , that during this session persons have been borne upon thej pay rolls who have rendered little service. V iVIioii I have mentioned this subject , I have met with the answer : This practice has existed with former legislatures. If this be true , It is certainly time an end was put to this practice. The passage of such an act as Indicated will be a notice to legislative assemblies hereafter that they must keep within the limits of the law ; at least. It will be , until a subsequent legislature shall repea 1 the law. It will be a notice alxo to all persons - nsons . that there ara no sinecure places here to be filled. I In my Inaugural addrMi I presented rea- , - - " * * * - - - fr 'fm ' sons which It appeared to mo were sufficient to lusllfy the nccesaarry appropriation for placing the First regiment of tlio National Guards on a complete and clllclcnt basis , and also for organizing the Second regiment ot the National ( Utards. I repeat my convic tion that a well oreanl/od militia Is abso lutely essential as a support to the civil power , and that no state siioiild bo without such n military torco. Kwry state In the union , 1 believe , recognizes this principle , for In every state constitution a well organl/cd militia is recognized and provided tor , Section 14 , articles of the constitution of this st.ito provides : "Tho govcinor shall bo coniinander-ln-chlef of tlienillltary and naval forces of the Mate ( nxccpt when they shall bo called Into tlio sen Ice of tint United States ; , and 11103' call out the same to execute the Ir.ws , suppress Insurrection and repel Inva sion. " The constitution of the United States pro vides tor calling forth the mllltla to execute thu laws of the union , suppress Insurrections and tcpcl Invasions , and makes the piesldcnt the commaiidor-li-clilef ) ot thu militia of the several states when called into tlio actual service of the United Slates , It Is not neceiwy for me to present argu ments to show to jour honorable body that every go\eminent should have a reserve lorco oruanl/ed , which can be relied upon to sustain the civil atithoiitles If theyutuln danger of being overthrown. Various states have been compelled at dif ferent times to call out this reserve torco tor the suppression of outbreaks against the pub lic peace and tor the suppression of disorders with which the civil authorities were unable to cope. This may occur In our state. 1 niHcivo In the general appiopnatlon bill nn Item of § 120,000 for the support of the Fiist lEeglment of National Guards for the coming two yeais. I earnestly ipcommund a further appropriation ot 830,000 for the oigaiiizatlon and support of the Second Ki'dmrnt of National Guards for the ensuing two yean. This is reallv a smaller sum than will bu needed , but I limit my recommendation to that DUII1 * All of which Is respectfully .submitted , [ Signed ) JOHN M. TIIAYIII : , ( oveinor. A SHAKY "X EN. " The Demoralized Condition oF the Ponitcntlnry ItulldltiKS. LINCOLN , Nob. , March 14. [ Correspond ence of the UKK. | This morning Messrs. liallard and Wcthcrald of the liouso accom panied by Messrs. Mosher and Dorgan and the lUn : correspondent went to the peniten tiary. The consideration which Is soon to bo given to the general appropriation bill , some features of which affect this Institution , rendered It necessary for the management of tlio "pep" to bring Its condition to the at tention of the members of the legislature. The party was received by Warden ilyrrs , the man who was recently appointed to the position by Governor Tltayer. Mr. Hyers Is a quiet , easy going , yet palnstaklnz and competent ofllclal. He has been sherltt of Cass county for six ycais and served In the last senate when he made a determined stand against some of the demands made lor the penitentiary by OOSB Stout. He aided In nn- earthlng the corruption which was tnen dis closed. Whatever may have been done with the money In past j ears , it is nevertheless a f.ict thafsome paits of , ihe state mlson are now In a deplorable condition. In fact , they are a disgrace to the great state of Nebraska , though it Is somewhat to bo feared that not much will be done at this session to effect a change. Several changes are suggested by Mr. Mosher and recommended by Warden Hyers. Ono of theseIs tlio abandonment of the present bulldiiu > iiow occupied by the foundry , blacksmith , harness , tailor and broom shop , and converting It into a chapel and bath house. Tills is proposed because of the unfavorable location of the chapel at tlio present time , the niKxl of a part of it for other purposes , as also the pressing need of a suitable place in which to have the convicts bathe. | . " According to'tho rnles of the prison the convicts are compelled to take bath twice a week In summer and once a week In winter. The room for this purpose can not bo satis factorily warmed In winter and the means of bathing consists of half-barrels tilled with water , In widen the Inmates are obliged to try and Immerse themselves , which , at ) may be Imagined , Is a work of no little effort JJath tubs aio required and If the change above suggested should bo made , these could be Introduced with satisfaction to both the convicts and the management In part of tne present chapel the warden would erect anew now watd for women , that now occupied being too small , poorly ventilated , In tact a caue In which several females are Immured , and some ot them have not been out of It In the open air for three years. The postoflice. too , would be changed to another patt so that the residents of Nobesville would not bo compelled to come behind the bars to get their mall. In the yard east and south of the main stiuctures Is a motley collection ot wooden sheds , at all times Inviting destruction by tire , and , If such should .ureak out , they could not be saved because of ttio inadequacy of thu tire force. ' In these Mr. Mosher says ho can place no machinery ; first- , because they arc too weak to stand the motion ot shafting , and , secondly , because It would bo too great a risk in case of lire. Mr. Mosher thinks the piesont woik-bulldlnz should bo duplicated , whlcit ho feels , with an extra story , could be done for about 840,000 , al though the present structure cost 900,000 somu years ato. If the building suggested by Mr. Moshur and recommended by the warden should bo built , it would enable the former to put Into active work 100 convicts , who are now compelled , for want ot the same , to remain Idle In almost solitary con finement In their cells. This confinement Is rapidly telling upon the unfortunates , and , if continued , must be attended with serious results. The Interior of the workshops Is In bad condition. There Is not one department the celling of which Is not broken In a dozen places , with gaping lissutcs which enables the water from tli3 leaky roof to fall upon the floors and intnate.s. This is tliejcase even In the cell-house , where the color of the walls Is as black as Lancaster loam , and wheie too the floor Is rained upon In stormy weather , blx thousand dollars ate asked torte to make repairs , but these , at least so lar as the ceilings nio concerned , can but bo of a temporary and useless nature , so long as the root continues in n leaky and bioken condi tion. Besides , the amount asked for can In no means make permanent Improvements like a now Mate roof , \\lileli Is now Impera tively demanded. Waidcn Hyers showed the UIE : correspon dent the armory. Its walls are denuded of plaster , the same having fallen elf with the rain , which had also rusted the three rilles which constituted tlio reserve supply of arms of the institution. The hospital K too small , and tlieie is no place available for Insann pa tients , who are debarred from the Insane asylum on account ot their criminal acts. These must be confined In the solitary rooms and an attendant placed to watch them. The party were escorted outside the walls. On the south side of the enclosure Is a small creek , which after heavy rains , Hoods Its banks , and , until recently , rushed acalnst the south , wall with so much effect that a Mellon of tlio latter Is now six inches out of Plumb , and , It the channel of the creek bo not changed , must certainly fall. Uesldcs , the exterior of this wall ought to bo tuck- polnted , because the mortar has been gouged out ut th courses 'between the stones so that It would be a matter ot hut little dim- cutty for a person , , so determined , to climb the outside ot the wall with evil or good In tent as the case may be. The Investigation of the party resulted In the conviction that the i > enituntiary needs many Improvements to keep it Irom vetting into a demoralized condition , toward which It seems to have baen drifting these many years. AFatalFnll. PLATTSJIOUTII , Neb. , March 15. The body of Cornelius Daley , who fell from the water works standplpe yesterday and was almost Instantly killed , was sent to his relatives In Cincinnati for Interment He was one of the workmen employed by the waterwotks : company and was putting in place the last piato of the standplpe , when he lost his bal ance and fell to the ground , a distance of eighty feet" < Caught'in ' tlio Fall. CHICAGO , March , 15. George T. Howe , operator on 'change , failed to day , owlne to I the sharp decline in wheat during the midI - I die session. > v A MOST APPALLING SIGHT , Description of the Horrors at the Railway Accident Near Boston. CLEARING AWAY THE WRECK. A Revised List Shows Twenty-four People Killed nttci Ono Hundred and Fourteen Injured The Bridge Was Defective. The Boston AVreck. UOSTON , March IS. Tito revised list of the Injured In the railroad accident yesterday showed that 111 persons wcio wounded. All iilirht long a largo torce of workmen weic engaged In clearing away the debris of the wrecked cars at the scene of the brldxo disaster. It was but slow work , and but little headway w. s made , yet the men worked hard and when the light of momlng was sufllcicnt for a continuation ot labor without means of artificial liidit , the work progressed more rapidly. Hopes weio stretched around the scene , and all 'persons who wcro not actively encased In clearing the wreck weio forced to keep outside the lino. J argo forces of men are at work taking the bridge apart. The b.itrgago car and one of the rear cats ot the train have been com- pletedlv demolished and all that marks the spot where1 these two cars were at the base of the embankment , Is a hc.tnof kindling wood. The wreck Is a more appalling sight than the ruins at the recent White River Junction dis aster and this points strongly to the fact that the train was running at a rate of speed fully twenty Jive miles per hour. The forward cars , which lie at the embankment and in the roadway , remain In the same po sition In which they fell. Thoto were un doubtedly moic cars in Urn train , as the tin tops of nine are to be found , but the remains of two cars are In such a state of demolish- input that It Is Impossible to discover anv parts ot them. This was caused by the fall down the embankment , and consequently the rumor has prevailed that there were but eiirhtriirs In the train. Prof. Swain , of the Institute of Technol ogy , who made an examination of the bridge , discovered what ho considers to Imvn been the cause of the accident Ho thinks there were serious defects in some poiIons ( of the structure , not only in the material used , but In the manner of construction. Martin LPUCI ! sub-foreman of the West Hoxbury cleaning department was at work yt'stord.iy morning with a gang of live men cutting willows. The party was stationed 050 foot from the bridge on the southeast end of the structuic , and oveiy man had an axe. \ inch said this morning : "Wo had just be gun our woik. I saw the train coming and stopped to look at It I saw it going on the bridge and noticed that the train was acting queer. Thocnclnoand the cars wore across , but the whole train was shaking and swaying most violently. U'hen , just as the fourth car was half on the bridge and half on the embankment on the other side , the bridge went down. The tilth car plunged down with it , and in Its fall dragged back and down Into the pit below the fourth car which , ns 1 have said was already half way on the bank. The car behind the lifth came plun.'inir , crashing down upon It , and the last car or all , the smoker , rolled over twice as it went down thecmbankmcnt 'My God , the bridge IB down. Itun , boys , and take your axes , ' I yelled. I started as fast as 1 could go and they with me. It was an awful sight. Such a struggle and sighing and moaning I never heard In ail my life. Home of the passengers who ilrst succeeded in .pettln * clear of the wreck seemed dazed , bow ildered , scarcely able to realize what nad happened or whcrn thov were. Others could and did help us , but on the south side of the wreck there was no help for nearly ten minutes. The smoker was the car that wo caino to hr.st. Our boys swunc their axes with a will. Wo knocked In the end of th'o car , cut away between the windows dews , and then went In ourselves and bi > can the work of rescuing. Wo saw the uniform of O nicer Walter I ) , l.nlor and took him our. He was unconscious when we reached htm and probably dead , although his lips quiv ered for a minute or two after wo laid him out beside the wall. We took out Mr. Snow , who was dylni , ' , and at least a do/en injured persons. Tha unhurt passengers , if there were any ( I don't remember .seeing a man In this car but what was moro or less bruised and scarred ) , helped us and wo emptied the car , taking out the cushions and laying the Injuicd npon them. I3y this time teams has began to come and wo placed the wounded In them by twos and threes and they wcte carried elf to the eiuine house at liosllndalo. All was confusion , t'eoplo were Hocking to the place. Kverybody was sneamlngand shouting , some with pain , others glv ing orders. I cannot remember in cidents with much distinction after this , for I , too , was getting excited. I only know that wo kept at work until 10 o'clock and staid until all were taken away. " Owing to the duplication and the misspell Ing of names It Is now believed that the re ports of the number of pel sons killed hare been considerably overestimated. Up to noon to-day Dr. Draper had signed twenty- one death certliicatcs and Dr. Harris three , making the entire death total up to noon twenty-four , THE ARMOUR DOYCO1T. The Firm Bound to Have a Share of the Akron Trade. CmcAfio , March 15. [ Special Telegram to the Uin.l : A special from Akron , O. , says : Armour & Co. , the Chicago packers , recently sent a car load of dressed beef to this city , and on account of the boycott on Armour being enfoiced by the local labor organi/a- tlons very little of it could bo sold , and the lemainder was shipped back. Armour has just telegraphed his Cleveland agent to go to Akron and f tart live or six shops to sell meat at any price and charge the loss to Armour & Co. A ruinous competition Is looked for , and local dealers are much disturbed. A member of thu Atmour linn to day said "Onr Cleveland acent wired us that Akron butchers would not buy our meat. 1 tele graphed back , tolling him that If ho could not sell at wholesale to retail it. Armoiu was bound to have a sliaro of the Akron tiadc , and if wo could not deal with the butchers wo would go to the people. Wo tr > to do a wholesale trade , and generally suc ceed , but If any retailers think they can free/.o us out they are mistaken. We will sell meat one way or another. " Mine. Bcalnhl Quito III. CHICAGO , March 15. [ Special Telejram to the BKK.I Madame Scalchl , the contralto , Is resting easily at the Grand Tactile hotel. Count Loll I , her husband , Is quite apprehen sive as to the result of her illness , but Dr. Purdy said to-day that the fuver had not as sumed a malignant form , although it had 1 been aggravated by her slnclng two or tlueo times since its Inception. He thought she would bo convalescent within ten days un less unforeseen complications occurred. There have been rumors to the effect that some trouble had arisen between Mcsdames 1'attl and fecalchl , and that this was the oc ' < casion of the hurried journey of Mr. Abbey to Chicago , and the consequent failure of the contralto to accompany the troupe to St. houls. If there Is any real foundation for the rumor It has not been fully disclosed. There Is scarcely any doubt that Madame Scalchl Is quite ill at present. The Ocean Itnocrs. Nr.w YOIIK , March 15.-PHot Yates , of Pilot boat 1 , which came In hero this morn- ing , reports that ho saw the schooners Coro- net and Dauntless passing Fire island last Saturday uvenlni : and that the Coronet was ,1then a mile and a half ahead. Ho had no doubt whatever as to their relative positions. MannlnK Sails for Kurope. N'uw YOIIK , March 15. Ex-Secretary Man ning sailed lor Kurope on the steamer Arl- zona this mornluir , accompanied by hlswlfo dand daughter. Manning said the voyage 1 was taken for thu beuelit of his health. T1IK I'LOT AGAINST THU CZAR. Full I'nrtlcttlnrA or the Attempt on Ills Mfc. [ fojiiHoM.W / > y Jcimrn fJonloii llsnnttt. ] lliiitix : , March 15. Now York Herald Cable-Special to the Uii.J : : Kcpoits trom St Petersburg regarding the discovery of a great plot against the c/ar have caused much excitement here. Kxtras have been selling on thu street all day long and have been ragcrly bought. As jet these whomovoln the best Informed political circles seem to know little more than what has already been printed. Tliero Is n disposition hero to regard the whole plot as an attempt to force the carte to make war Instead of peaceably dividing UulcailawltliAustila. The Post , n semi- olllclal organ , expresses this feeling as fol low a : "With alarm and grief wo say It , I'uropo must guard Itself against the policy of de spair which may show Itself either In fatal istic quiet or convulsive boldness. The last Is the most prob.iblc. It Is thought hero that the plot makes clear Russia's hitherto unex plained delay In tMsrylnc out thu llulgarian partition asreement with Austria. " The bourse to-day sustains this current opinion In the aitlllclal naluro ot quotations for Russian stocks. In the lace of what Is retarded as the wor.st now for many weeks Irom Hnssla. quotations were forced up be yond jcstcrday's fall and pegged there , TIII : n.or I > ISCOVIIIKI : > . LONDON , March 15. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the I5ii.J : : The latest an i thcntlc Intelligence as to the attempt on the | czar shows that the bomb which was to have been thrown under the Imperial carriage was concealed in a case shaped like n book of quaitoslzo. The young man who can led It was n student A siting was hanging from the case and It was by means of this that the bomb was to ha\o been Hum : . A man who was standing be hind the student noticed that the lattcr's book seemed very heavy unit that ho ropeat- ciUy shifted It from arm to arm. This made him suspicious and ho drew the attention of n bystander to thu younp man. Hardly had ho done so when hosaw the young man stoop , deposit his book on the pavement and fumble nt the string. Luckily the string .slipped from the wonld-bo reiricldo'8 hand , and the man who had been observ ing him , caught him by the col lar and shoved him back violently Into the crowd. It was then seen that an other youth , who had been standing bcsldo the ono with the book , was making rouzh ef forts to foico his way through the surging mass of people who had been attracted S > y the arrest of the first man. This second youth had a traveling bag slung about him. Ho was seized , too , and his bag was afterward found to contain a bomb. It Is said that the czar heard noth ing of the whole matter until he reached Gat sell In a. It Is therefore not true that the departure of their majesties for ( iatselilna was caused by this doplorabln Incident The crarshcd tears on being Informed of the danger which not only himself but the em- pi ess had BO nairowly escaped. AN INDIO NANT DENIAL. The persons arrested In connection with the constitutional plot Indignantly deny that they are In any way connected with the out rage , and repudiate any Idea of conspiracy. Their motto isthey * say , ' 'the people , with the czar or against the ezar.4The > have published a lithographic periodical composed mainly of extracts from works of notable writers on constitutional law and political economy. The statutes of society obliged nil members to join at a signal of their chief in doing their utmost to subvert existing government and establish n constitutional government ST. PinT.nsituijo , Match IS. It is semi officially stated that Sunday the police were Infoimed that an attempt might be made on the life of the czar that day , It being the anniversary of the assassination'ot his father. As a result the police arrested near the Imperial palace several persons dls covered holding dynamite bombs In tholr hands ready to throw at the czar as ho emerged. CONKIIIMINO TUP. nKPoms. LONDON , March 15. The Itussian em bassy In London has received dispatches confirming the repotts of the discovery of a plot to assassinate thu cvar and the arrest of the ringleaders. Thcso dispatches say that no actual attempt was made to kill the czar , as the plot had been discovered before ho left the palace. The British government has received dispatches to thu same effect front K. . D. Morler , British ambassador to St. Petersburg. A dispatch trom St. Petersburg to the Dally News says : While the czar was returning from requiem services In the cathedral of St Peter and St. Paul a bomb attached to n cord was thrown In his direction. The Intention was to tighten the string , which was connected with a mechanism , and thus explode the bomb , but before It could be executed the criminal and a suspected accom plice were beized. It was found that they lived together in a lodging house In the sub urbs of the city. The police visited this house and discovered a quantity of explosives and a number of revolutionary pamphlets. Over 'JOO persons have alteady been arrested In connection with the affair and domiciliary visits aio belni ; madu throughout the city , The ( lorman police had warned the Russian authorities that an attempt was to be inailo against the czar's lite , but the latter failed to trace the plotters. THK POPE WIljTj JUDGK. The Settlement or the K. or li. Qucs tlnn in Ills llnndH. [ Copjifoit6S7 / / li\i \ Jumti Gnitlm nennett.l ROMB , March 15. [ New York llcrali ! Cable Special to theHKK.J Antho question of tlio Knlchts ot Labor Is to be settled by the holy office It Is ot deep Importance to know how that question will be judged. Once every week , on Wednesdays , the council of the Inquisition meets In a room at the Vati can. Mgr. Satlan , a saintly and zealous Do minican , presides on tliesn occasions , and the cardinals of the inquisition , nlno of whom are living hero , attend , together with the assessor ! . The pope , who Is prefect of the holy office , Is also present No decision whatever is come to without his approval , and he may veto or upset any decision. The knights will therefore virtually have the holy father as their supreme judge a fact upon which they may be congratulated. The condemna tion of the .society , say In Canada , does not necessarily Involve a similar condemnation In the United states. Kach case will bo tried upon Its own merits , with duo regard for the peculiar circumstances ot thu dilferunt coun > tries and after a careful consideration of the motives nud methods of the society , I nm not . at liberty I to give my authority for this , but It could not bo a better ono. An Improbable Story. ST. PAUL , March 15. A Windom , Minn. , special to the Pioneer-Press says : Two girls , aged fourteen and sixteen years , wan dered lute the town attired as boys. Their sex being discovered they confessed that tlioy were Katie and Lilly Uyers , originally from Llndsay.Ont , but recently from Rochester , N. Y.wherc they were left by their brother , A. A. liyere , on the death of their parents. The brother removing to Colzary. Northwest ter ritory , they nnauy started without money to find him. Adopting boys'attlra they trav elled on foot and in box cars and encoun tered all Imaginable dangers , but their Rex was not discovered until their arrival here. Their story is doubtful. . BRINGING IN THE BOODLERS. Five of Cook Oonnty's Crooked Officials Arrested Tor Conspiracy to Defraud , ALL OF THEM RELEASEOON BAIL"I The Crnml < lury Piling Up Kvldcnc * the Acetified Men A BtllV lcenI'l \ tit to 11 o Mndo. Thn Co us pirn tors Corralled. CIIICAOO , March lf > . [ Special Telegram totlio llir. : ] The special era ml Jury which Is Investigating thu charges ngninsttho Cook county "boodleis , " ute putting In lone hours nml aru rapldlv collecting criminating evl- di'tiee. Ono of the witnesses to-ilay was Chatlos Tick , the crockery man , who fur nished the InMiuo asylum withsuch : n largo ( UmiitHy of "louo fisherman" style of chlnn- vvaro , and who also f mulshed Wank-it Yar- nell's lady litumlon Wab.ish avenue n coin- plctosct of the same pattern. The iccltal ot tils storv of thu dealings ho lias had \\ltli the county and with county olllclals Is expected to be ono of the most Interesting chapters of the tecoid of the In\esti mation when It can bo given In detail , and Is likely to go a good way In explaining how the county treasury Is at piescnt Inastato of bankruptcy. There Is no longoi any doubt that the "boodlers" will iifo money Ireely In their defense , as thele downfall means the possible ruin of bovcral vt'iy wealthy irnmblers and politician' ! . Tboy are to bo met \ \ Ith a vigorous prosecution , however , and as an earnest that It will bo In spiring It has been learned that n fund of 8150,000 is being raised among business men to assist the stntu probecutors In their work , ami It Is known that a number ot business moil havusubscilbed St.oooeach. Waiden McGailgto , of the Cook county hospital : Wai don Vanirll , of the county In sane asvluni ; Kdward McDonald ( brother of "Mike" McDonald , the noted ex-gambler ) , iMiglneer at the county hospital ; Itlchard Driscoll , bookkeeper of the Chicniol'liarnia- ccutlcal company , and ono James T. Connolly nelly were at rested to-nliflit for a conspiracy to defraud the county , and an army of de tectives and deputy sheriffs Is scouring the city for others ot the "boodlers , " who have \\ithin a couple of years brought this conntv to thn verge of bank ruptcy. Thov and their friends weio bcsldo themselves with tear and excitement all the evening. Mlko McDonald , Johnny Craw ford anil a ho.st ot others were reported to bo flying all over thocitv hastily dnvlsing means 01 relief for tholr Indicted friends. Cabs were dashing at bieak-ncck speed from the sheriff's office the headquarters of the prosecution to 'the county hospital , Insane asylum , and other places where the conspirators were wont to meet. Warden McGatlgle was the first game bailed. He was at once driven to the slier- Ill's otllco trom the Hospital. Mlko McDon ald was promptly on hand and had K. S. Dreyer , a prominent banker and real estate acent , thoie in a moment. Dieyor quickly furnished bail. Wniden Vornefl was at a theater w hen ho heard the news that the offi cers weio after him. Vnrucll coolly walked to the sheriff's office and gave Himself up. Ho and the others Ilka MeGarigle , were balled almost the moment they reached thp olllceol thu.slieiill' . About midnight , when the biisperts wcro being brought In , crowds of curious citizens gathered about the county building , but Ingress was sternly debarred'to all but the oflTcers , their prisoners and persons about to sign bonds. The arrests are understood to bo upon Indictments returned thlsovunlnic by the special grand jury which has , been in session out two or three dayc. A ROCK Island Itatlrond Bill. LINCOLN , Neb. . March 15. ( Special to the BEH.J House roll 8W by Mr. Watson , was passed directly In the Interests of the Rock Island road , although It Is couched , of course ; In general terms. It gives to outside railroad corporations the right to lease and operate toads In this state , which Is a right they do not now possess. Kvery eastern road now In this state Is operated by a foreign company as part of a through line. The right of such companies to lease and purchase thus far hat been denied to them , but Is guaranteed by this law , while the roads themselves are sub ject to taxation , regulation and control. The Hock Island Is an Illinois corporation and It seems Is willing to build a large amount of road in this state but thus tar , It has tolt that Its title has not been protected and Its right to operate a road been put Into such a shape that It could not bodistuibed. The constitution forbids for eign railroad companies securing right of way In their own name. Hence all these companies must organlzo local companies to which they loan money to build the roads. After the latter arc built the people who fur nish the money feel they onglit to have the right to lease or purchase them. This right Is given by this bill , and the Rock Island , thmuh dllfcrent steps have been taken to so- cnre It , is now on a similar footlnir with the 1J. & M. The Transfer Reported Made. NEW VOIIK , March 1C. Itisgenrtally be lieved on Wall street that the control of the Baltimore & Ohio has passed Into the hands of a syndicate. The story is current , and It reported by parties who are generally ac cepted as good authority , that Jay Gould has acquired a quarter Interest In the syndicate * and has paid 31,400,000 In cash on the agree ment. Hnssell Sa e is also named as a mom- berof the syndicate. According to the re ports the Western Union takes the Baltimore A : Ohio tclcuraph lines , Dlnsmoro lakes the express buslness.fortlM ) Adams Kxnrrss com- paiiy.and the Pennsylvania railroad takes the road. The details aio said to have been ar ranged last night. Nothing could bo learned to-nluht of the result of the Stilly-Sage conference to-day , but It Is Koncrallv believed that the floating rumors are In the main coriect and that the/ fust payment for the control of the Hnltl- moro & Ohio .stock have been subscribed. Sully writ ) repeatedly questioned In regard to the meeting , but refused to glvo any Information and would not oven admit that he had been present at the confeionco. The reports affected the block market favorably and a majority of operators boiievo that an agreement ot some kind has been concluded. The Bishop Family. NEW YORK , March 15. [ Special Telegram to thn UKI.J lleports from Detroit state that the wife of W. I. Hlshop , the mind reader , left there > esterday for Now York. Hlshop says : "I am fully s.itlslled that 1 have been made a victim of ono of the blackest con spiracies ever hatched by evil minds. I ( eared at ono time that my wife had become Insnno but now I believe that she was de coyed from homo by bogus dispatches. Her mother Is evidently as much In the dark as I am. " Mrs. Bishop Is reported as saying in Detroit that her husband's mind has been giving way some time under severe strain and that when ho became petulont and clunky she packed up and went to Newport and then to Detroit. She hart ) she has had no knowledge' of his reported early romances and eleven year old daughter and will call him to account when she reaches Now Voik. She thinks ho Is Insanu and will seek to keep him fiom Kohii : on the btaKO attain. Wreck of n Kohoonnr. NOIITH KAHHIAM , Mass. , Match 15. An unknown two-masted schooner went ashore this morning about U o'clock two mlle.f south of the Ufa saving station at Nausctte. Al attempts to reach her by the crew of the sta tion have failed. The hua IH making a clean sweep over thn schooner and bur hull Is al most under water. Three men can be counted from the sho're lashed to the foretop and ono man Is clinging to the bowsprit. Tim life saving crow have fired lilteen lines at the vessel , out of which only ono reached her , but the sc.i Is too heavy to do anvthlng. Thcro Is not much prospect of saving the crow unless thu weather moderates. Th schooner was bound south , loaded , She lie * head on over half n mile Irnm Mmre. Th ( wind is blowing a gale from the uorlkwrik
