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t THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAH. OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING , NOVEMBER 20 , 1S87-TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 15S. H. ROUVIER ROUTED , Franco's Cabinet Goes Down With the Decoration Scandal. ALL THE MINISTERS RESIGN. Exciting Scones in the Chamber During the Decisive Vote. PROMINENT MEN INTERVIEWED. Various Opinions on Who Will Form the Now Ministry. ' BUYINGOUT ENGLISH LANDLORDS Glndstonlnns Looking Forward AVith Much Hopefulness to the In troduction ol' Such a Hill Ry the Ministry For- The Krenc'li Cabinet Overthrown. [ OiMf0M / ISfff lu Jmnrt ( juitliili Jlcnmtt , ] PAIIIS , ( via Havie ) , Nov. 10. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the Br.i : . ] The sitting of the chambers was short , sharp and decisive. Clcmenccau opened the ball by de manding the Immediate Interpellation of the povcrnment and a discussion of the general political situation. Rouvier , president of the council , replied that the cabinet was unable to accept tlio discussion , as the conversion of the debt was fixed for November it to 21 , and rentes were alieady discounted , ono franc and a new full would seriously disturb the muikct. Rouvier continued that the gov ernment would bo at the disposal of tlic authors of the interpellation after the 24th , but if they aimed to upset the cabinet that could be done now in a few minutes , for im mediate discussion was Impossible , and the povcrnment was ready to stand or fall on that. Clenu'iiccau at once accepted the chal lenge , mounted the tiihnno and said : "There must be an immediate discussion and the chamber will decide between us. The argument of the security of rentes now loses all force. All Palis , all France , all Europe is now talking about the present { .candals. It is absolutely necessary to dis cuss this Hood of outrages that Inundate tin republic. " Heie Rouvier interrupted : "That is the kernel of the debate. " Clcnienceau , turning upon Rouvier , glaring nt hlmicplicd : "Don't try to assume the role of piesident of the chamber , and don't try tc Interrupt mo. " Then , continuing : "Public power Is without authority. The administra tion is disorganized , The tribunals and pro feet of police are trying to throttle eacl other , and the public chalks up the blows This infamy can no longer last. Franco do jnnnds a discussion now , this instant. " Here Clenicnceau shook his hands with ! Violent gesture towards Rouvier , and looking him straight in the eyes said : "Vous do mandez du temps lo tnalheur n'cn uccord ( pn's. " Clemeneeaii then descended the tribune nmidst roars of aplauso and the frenzied ap probation of the left. M. DcLanislmn thvi mounted the tribune to support Clcmenccau but was interrupted by Jules Ferry , win cried out : "No debates should be allowed 01 the question whether the discussion shouh be immediate or not ! " Cries resounded of "Shut up I" "Don't in trrfcrel" and ferry was silent , althouui there were many ironical remarks nddrcsioi to him , such as "If you have got anything ti say get up on the tribune and say it like i man. " Hrandry d'Asson , with his big , bush ; beard , then mounted the tribune , and fron the extiemo royalist point of view said : "im mediate discussion is Imperative and 1 don' care whether the ministry is upset or uol Ono republican ministry Is as bad and rottc ns nnother , and my electors don't want an more of them. " The vote was taken amid great excitemen By 3'J3 against WJ the chamber voted fo immediate discussion , about twenty-liv members of the extreme right voting wit Clcmenccau. Rouvier then , with n pleasai finilo and cool as a cucumber , mounted.tli . tribune and said : "Tho chamber will dec'id whether to discuss the interpellation in tli absence of the ministry , for the ministry no- retires or will wait till a new ministry formed. " Clenicnceau then , interrupting , shoutci' "No ; I cannot intcipcllate an absent mini try. 1 withdraw my Interpellation. " Tl : setting adjourned till Monday and the mini tern nil drove off in their broughams to tl Elyseo , where thoj placed their rcsignatioi in Grovy's hands. The resignation tern please everybody , even the ministers thei solves. The scene in the lobbies of the chambc after the vote , was remarkable. Amid tl hububof voices , the rushing to and fro i perspiring deputies , " \o clamor of inquUith journalists , M. Floquct strolled out , takil it cool and smoking a cigar. Ho seemed bo the only cool person in the building. E cryono else was shouting , laughinjj , chattc ing nnd questioning. On the first reflcctii after tlio flush of excitement , overyon even the beaten ministers , seemed dolightc The ministers were pleased nt getting rid i thu odium of office ; all the radicals rejolci nt getting rid of the obnoxious cabinet ; i the monarchists chuckled at the thought discredit lately coino upon the republic ; i the moderate republicans made merry ovt the difficulties ot Rouvicr's successors. As I was leaving the chamber I wnylu Rochofort with his inseparable nssiatai Wnugham. "Well , M. Rochefort , does this mean Clenicnceau ministry I" Uochcfort laughed sardonically. "Of'course. " "Who is the coming manj" said I. "Frcyclnct , " replied Rochefort. Next I captured Prince Victor's advisi Jollibois. "Can you prophesy the name of the nc minister , M. Jolliboisl" The ustuto old barrister only smiled. " > ludced. What do you think it tnuUcis us ! " Cassagnac had a regular mob of Jouraalii hanging on to his skirts as ho passed do ; the lobby discussing the situation. How in rare spirits. "I voted ngaliut the cabinet said he. So did Souneo Domano , his brother joi nallst , whom I presently ititervlowrd. "Do you foresee u disMilntioni" said I. "First wo may expert a Goblet ministry he answered , "probably with Hor.hmj , ' After Unit dissolution is possible. If wo In ; another-election wo. may expect a cunsc ) ' live majority in the chamber. " Meanwhile I heard Henri .M.irct , the r , leal , exclaiming : "Tons les republicans sent des Imbeciles , " an odd sentiment fora friend of Clenicnceau. The Resignations Accepted. PAIIIS , Nov. 10. Rouvier , upon leaving the chamber of deputies , accosted Clenicnceau and said : * "You huvo relieved mo of u troublesome burden. 1 have now to ndvlso President Grevy to send for you to form n ministry. " President Grevy has ncccpted the resigna tions of the ministers. The Journal DCS Debats says the fixed In tention of tlio president Is not to resign. A resignation , he holds , would create a mis chievous precedent , ns his successors would thereby bo bound to resign every time public opinion wns nirainst them. It is believed only M. Gragnon , late perfect of police , and M. Wilson are implicated in the letter scandal. President Grovy held consultations this evening with DoFreycinet. Floquet and other prominent statesmen. The president has asked the members of the cabinet to con tinue the performance of their duties until a new ministry Is formed. The republican groupes in o trying to organize n union of the whole party , with a view of establishing an unassailable power In the chamber. KNGMS1I 1'OMTICS. The Standing of the Dim-rent Factions on Certain Measures , [ fojiyi luhl ; ss ? tin Jainci fJnntoii llfiinett , ] LONDON , Nov. 10.- [ New York Herald Cubic Special to the Hr.i : ] Whatever opin ion may be entertained in other quarters , the government itself is quite convinced that Its strength and popularity is incronping. Tlio union cause Is its safeguard , and behind that it stands intrenched , jet its personal weak ness is manifest to all who look below the surface. Wl'ien it is said with truth that Mr. Halfour is the ablest man In the ministry after Lord Salisbury , what conclusion can bo arrived at as regards all the others I At party meetings and in party Jour nals Mr. Halfour is held up to the admiration of the world as a model of statesmanship and courage. If he ut any rate has the same scnso of humor ho must often have a hearty laugh over the ludicrous praises with which ho is stuffed. When two conservatives meet they stick their tongues in their cheeks at all this pantomime. What has Halfour done ) In what has he displayed matchless courage and his transcendent abil ities I Nobody can precisely tell whcro this Irish executive 1ms been showing ilrmncss. The Irish constabulary huvo often exhibited courage , and Halfour claims and receives all the credit. That may do very well for personal purposes , but a bubble will only float in air for a time. When the ordeal of parliamentary criticism begins again there will bo something said which the pet of the season will not like so well as sugar praises , on which ho now lives. The opposition , in fact , mean to make things very unpleasant all round. Their object is to force dissolution. They will not be able to do it in my opinion. On the Irish question the government can get a majority of from eighty to a hundred any night , but how about the numerous side issues which may bo sprung upon any gov ernment , especially upon that now In power ! There was no opportunity last session of subjecting It to this test , because every night was sieved by the ministry. Private mem bers were suppressed at both sides of the house. That cannot happen again. I doubt whether even thu conservatives would submit to It in ordinary sessions. Any member may bring up a question which involves n possible defeat of the government. If Mr. Gladstone introduced a bill for the disestablishing of the Welsh church a great many liberal unionists would bo compelled to vote for it. It is doubtful whether the con servatives could withstand such an assault. The Gladstonians arc also looking forward with much hopefulness to the introduction by the ministry of a bill for buying out Irish landlords. That measure must to some extent - tent pledge state credit in othci words , make demands , immediate or prospective , upon the Hritish taxpayer. Many of the conservatives arc solemnly pledged never to vote for an.\ scheme of the kind. Bright has declared against it if pressed. As Goschcn rashlj talks of pressing it , there will bo a largi chasm made In the union ranks. I should nol bo surprised in such a case to see the govern ment beaten , If it were'wise it would avoii sunken rocks under the land question. Hul rumor is that Mr. Balfour wishes to shov that the ministerial clique has some modicun of reason for calling him n man of ability Ho thinks ho can settle the land question. : think ho is mistaken. Hut he may possibl ; settle the ministry. Then there are dangers witli the budget Goschcn feels that this year ho must di something more to sustain his reputatioi than to dip his hand into tlio sinking fund Ho has been called a great financier , but nc one could explain why. Anyhow ho mus live up to his character , therefore ho mus do sometblug original. Some economy ha really been exercised owing to the dcxtcrit ; with which the ministry first abusei Lord Randolph Churchill's ideas. Hi was driven out of the ministry fo striving to check the extravagance of Jobbery , but the very ministers who drav him out are now using his invention audcall Ing it their own. That , too , may prove dangerous trick to play in the long run though at present it is successful. For it help Mr. Goschcn will beablo to make a grea show of economy and produce n da ; zling budget , but it la scarcely possible thii the chancellor of thu exechequer wi bo aolo to manipulate the national finances i his will under the cry that the union is i danger. It may bo possible to cry out wo ] once too often. Radicals made a terrible blunder In lendin any countenance to the attacks on the jwlic or to the riots in London , but they are no' taking the other line nnd Gladstone's letu did much to save them. If there are i ; further disturbances the incident may t forgotten by the tlmo parliament meets. . renewal of the noting will be worth anotni fifty votes to the ministry. The position to-day is this : The conservi lives stai'd united on the Irish question , bi with some serious elements of disturbam latent among them. The Gladstouians n : also united , but POIIIO of them are very mm r , offended by the encouragement given I others to socialism and lawlessness. Tl xt liberal unionists arc bound to the ministry 1 the knowledge that dissolution would be fat to them. Having no independent organiz tion of their own , some of their scats wou bo won by the conservatives and some 1 Gladbtouians. They would bo ground powder between the upper and nether ml ! stone. Thus stand the three parties. Now , \\hnt about the Parncllitcs ? The : is n preliminary question about Mr. Parnel What are his ideas and plans ! I have ask ( two of his friends these questions. Tin only shako their head * . The plain truth that Mr. Paincll , from various causes , is i lunger regarded as Ui leader of the Iris movement. His health is In a bad state ai there are otjier causes of disquallllcatlo There have been serious personal differcnc ] in the party here. Now. Uici Wi the O'Shea nffair. All the world heard something nbout thnt. Tim Henly took enro it should. Where has Healy been through the recess ! Is ho to bo numbered among thu sore heads ! Harring ton says Pnrnell Is not lost , only ho can't bo found. 1 believe that scarcely any of Ills sui > - porters have henrd from him directly or in directly for over two months. Ho has ex pressed no opinion whatever , of the recent campaign. 1 wns assured thnt ho has not even sent n message to O'Hrlcn. My inform ant , n nationalist , added that ho had served his turn and done his work , but the movement has got be yond him now. Either Dillon or O'Hrlen , will bo the next leader. I have heard some thing like this before nnd when Parnell chooses to reappear on the scene the others all full bnck to their old places. Parnell's inaction of latu indicates that something is wrong , but the uncrowned king will not bo deposed nnd got rid of without difficulty. The personal attachment of many of his fol lowers is as strong as ever. This must count for something should Intrigues for the lead ership arise , Thus stand the respective forces in the field. A little accident may at any moment make a great changeIn each of them , except the conservatives. It has been reported that parliament is not to bo summoned till March. This Is mere guess. The session will open early in Feb ruary , and the first business to bo disposed of is alterations in the rules designed to sup press disorder in the house and facilitate the dispatch of business. Debate on the address will not bo allowed to go on more than three nights. The ministry mean business and so do thu home rulers. It needs no prophet to foretell that the next session will bo ono of the most momentous in the history of the Hritish parliament. A MEMIIF.U or FAiu.tAMr.NT. TRIO KIjYSKK HANDICAP. Parisian Gamblers Wagering Money On Grevy'H Successor. ICopvi tfflit 1SS ! liy Juintx ( tonlun HrwidM PAKIS ( via Havre ) , Nov. 10. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the BIK. | The weather this week has been a succession of frosts and thaws , varied by occasional snow storms , with a tropical shower this morning , and this afternoon the sun burst out for a few moments , nnd now , ut 5 o'clock , the day Is cold , the thermometer registering ! U ) de grees Fahrenheit. Now that the racing season is over , all the betting fraternity nro devoting themselves to running for the Elyseo handicap when Grevy quits it. The latest quotations nro10 to 1 against Ferry , 2 to 1 against Freycinct , 3 to 1 against Sade Carnet , 10 to 1 against Anntulo do Lnforgo. Most of the sporting predictions are naming Freycinet ns tlio probable winner. M. Grevy , however , seems firm in his resolution to remain atthcElyseo. Ho said to a friend the other day : "I am eighty-four years old nnd no evil cnn come upon me greater than thnt which bus now struck me. I have only perhaps a year more to live and this year I am willing to make a complete sacrifice. Tlio executive power cannot bo attacked by the legislature , however , except in case of high treason , and nobody has yet charged mo with thnt. I um the trusted guardian of the constitution nnd I am bound to make the French respect it , and I shall defend it against everybody , and if dissolution cniwffffly bo voted by the senate I hnvo at all events the power of proroga- gation , and if forced to shall muko use of it" Such were the words used by M. Grevy yesterday. At all events the president holds the trump in his hand. Ho cannot bo dis missed without n revolution. If pushed to the wall , at any moment ho can dismiss his assailants. Suppose , getting weary of being buite'd , ho were some morning to exclaim : "All right , gentlemen. You nro sick of mo nnd I am of you. Let's have n dcssolution and ask the country to cheese between us. " The faces of some of the deputies would look singularly black at the idea nnd wo should proobably find little anxiety to pick up the glove flung down by the Elyseo. Of course , it might still bo that the senate would refuse to sanction the dissolution de manded by Grevy , but it is not likely. From time immemorial the scnnto bus been only too glad to bo disagreeable , not the lower house , which is always so fond of dictating to it. The chances are that Grevy would get whnt ho wanted , and who can tell whnt kind of a chamber of deputies might bo returned in the presence of the recent scandal , cor ruption and political imbecility. THU ATTACK OX M. PAUTOUS. The story unfolded at the inquiry into the circumstances attend ing the recent assault on M. Partolis reads like a romance. Four per sons have been arrested , among them being nn individual called Zulpha , who was col lared by M. Portolis. Zulpha declares that as ho was taking n stroll in the Avenue \Vag- ram on the night of the 8th inst. , ho was ac costed by n well-dressed person , who tooli him by the hand and said : "My child , will you allow me to offer you c drink at the nearest cafe. I have to speak tc you of grave matters. " "Rather , " replied Kulphn. When they were comfortably installed the generous stranger suggested thnt Zulpha hni better ask some of his friends to join them Three rowdy loafers were consequently als < invited to drink and the stranger uufoldei S his scheme. "My wife has a lover , " said he , "and ' . . wish to bo avenged on him , but as ho n L stronger than I um I should feel obliged i you would do the job for me. You must ful upon him and hit him on thu face. Bo sun you smash his teeth. I want him to bo dis figured. For the insignificant and paltry sum of 11 francs n head the four rufllans consented t < settle the supposed Lothario's hash for him A second sum of 10 francs apiece , however was subsequently handed to them when the ; lay in wait at n wino shop. X.ulpha then darted out at the corner of th Rue Juliette Lambert nnd attacked M. Pat tolls. Ho got rather the worst of it. and fou of the five scoundrels are now in the hand of Justice. It is firmly believed in many quarters th.i M. Wilson instigated the rufllans to murdu M. Partolls , and that it wns to obtain po session of thu doe-umcnts that compromls Wilson in the affair of the forged document in the Lcmousen case. III.AINC isIIOttS HIS JIODESTV. There are new arrivals of Americans dallj Mr. Blaine has decided to make ntriptoltal , the first week in December , Ho was th guest of Baron von Hoffmann last night a the Grand opera. The pcrformrnco was chl and Mr. Blaine was highly pleased. M Blavett , the popular secretary general of th opera , offered to accompany Ulalno to th famous foyer do danso of the opera and sho\ him the Intricate machinery and lyrlomystei ies behind the scenes. Forty ballet girls aiii figurantes were walking about the foyer d danse , chatting , flirting and eating bonbon ; but in spite of nil these attractions Blaine de clmed to accept the amiable nnd well-mean invitation , air. Jay Could aud family arc awaiting at vices from Marseilles before they decide on the dnto of their departure from Paris. Commodore II , U , Slavcn sailed to day on the Gascogno. Recent arrivals are as follows : Mr. and Mrs. Plympton nnd the Misses Plympton , of Buffalo ; Mr. W. W. Coleman , Milwaukee ; Mr. and Mrs. William Post , the Misses Post , Mrs. Choutcuu , Mrs. T. Taylor , St. Louis ; Mr.nnd Mrs. Barlow , New York ; Mrs. J. E. ( Day , Chicago ; Mrs. General William Hayes , Yonkers. Among those who have left Paris nre ex- Congressman nnd Mrs. John It. Alley nnd Miss Bancroft , for Madrid nnd thence to Egypt ; Genernl and Mrs. Lucas H , Warren , of Philadelphia , have gonongnln ; Moro Phil lips , Jr. , has gone to Italy ; Mrs. P. Call , of Rhode Island , left ycstciday for Switzer land. A 11F.AUTIFUI * THEATER DUr.SS. A beautiful theater costume was sent off o-day to New York for n well known sena- or's wife. It was lemon-colored crepe skirt iver a petticoat of lemon-colored silk , down ho sides witli satin stripes dotted with black. L'he short Jacket was of black moire antique ilk , with loose lemon crepe , front und elbow ilceves of Icmou crepe , with bands of lemon- iclored ribbons. A PARISIAN TRAGEDY. ( V Celebrated Fencing Master Shot Dead Ry Ono of Ills Pupils. [ Oijiy ; laid /SS7 / li\ \ ) James ( Jonlim llawctt.l PAIIIS , ( via Havre ) , Nov. 10. [ New York lernld Cable Special to the Bin. : ] A ragic incident occured to-day at No. ! M Rue o LaehaussQ Dantcii , at the fashionable 'cueing academy of M. Chtilurct. At 11 o'clock his morning M. Clnilazct and M. Jacob , the 'ainous. Parisian multru d1 armes , were itting in an uutu-rooin nipping vcrmout and cigarettes. Suddenly M. Kegault , wealthy young Parisian of thirty-two fears , a pupil of Clmhuct , entered he room with u preoccupied uir. Clmlnzet and Hcgault have always boon on the best of crins nnd Chnlnzet , ns usual , held out his : iund to him. Rcgnult refused to shako hands ; md slapped Chulnzct across the cheek , then ilrew a revolver and shot Chulazot right hrough the heart , killing him instantly. Jegault seemed suddenly to bccomo a : naniac. Ho fired nt Jacob , who came o the relief of Chnlazct , but missed him. Ho then shot und wounded two other gentlemen who were in the fencing oom. Rcgnult then put the barrel of the cvolver under his right car and blew out : iis brains. The nmateur fencers wounded , vero M. Hert Andcz nnd Albert Durando. This affray has caused intense excitement , as ill the parties are well known in society and Jacobs and Chulazct arc among the most famous muitro d'arincs in Europe. R1SMARCIC AND TIIK CZAR. Conference on the Affairs of the Two Countries. [ Copyr/yM / lSi > liuXcio 1'ork AsaMtatedPiesi. ' ] BKHI.IN , Nov. 10. Though nothing hns been oftlciully announced lu regard to Prince Bis marck's long interview with the czar , it is an open secret in diplomatic circles that Bis marck energetically urged the czar to assist in putting mi end to Russia's economic war with Germany , Ho is understood to have spoken frankly and earnestly with the czar , not mincing matters , out stating plainly what personal obstnclcs existed within the Russian government and operated against the restoration of amicable relations. If the conditions proposed by Bis marck bo fulfilled there will probably bo a reconstruction of the Russian ministry. The czar , it is believed , is ready to throw over Do Gicrs , with whom he is displeased for his dealings in Bulgaria and failure to check the central European alliance. W hutevcr nip prochcment between Russia nnd Germany is effected it will remain with the influence of Russia toward n triple alliance. The important announcement is made to-night that owing to the illness of the crown prince , Prince William will , by command of the emperor , represent his father in all future state ceremonies and receptions. Prince William does not swerve from his admira tion for Prince Bismarck. Ho is devoted to the chancellor's theories of government , nnd will implicitly submit to his guidance. There was such a marked improvement in the crown prince's condition to-day that Dr. Howell declared ho even begun to hope for his recovery. It is said now that the prince's malady is traceable to hereditary predisposition. His grandmother , Queen Louise , died from cancerous tumors in her lungs. Clothes Smuggled to O'Hrlen. Di'nux , Nov. 19. The governor of the Tul- lamore Jail heard to-day that clothing for the use of O'Brien had been smuggled into prison. Ho at once proceeded to O'Brien's cell nnd found the prisoner up und wearing a suit of tweed. THE QUEER. Arrest of Two Families of Michigan ROCUH Dollar Makers. aPotvr HUROX , Mich. , Nov 19. For some his city , Surkm , Ont , , and the surrounding country has been flooded with bogus metal dollars and nickels. At 4 o'clock this morn ing the officers who had been working on the case drove Into Kimball township , aboul seven miles from here , and searched the house of John Mack , a farmer and blacksmith whc hud been arrested twice before for counter foiling. They found a complete counterfeit cr's outfit , about * 100 in bogus dollars am nickels and some half finished coin. The of fleers then searched the house of F. W Earnst , about a mile distant , where the.i found a similar layout and a largo quantity o' : bogus coin. Enrnst nnd his wito werertr rested and with Mack and his wife brought hero and lodged in Jail. There is supposed t ( be a strong case against n Port Huron busi ness man for shoving the queer. . - - Hays His Partner' * Swindled Him NEW YOHK , Nov. 18. Francis O. Boyd hai been appointed receiver of the wholesali liquor firm of Horace Webster & Co. , of thi' ' city , Chicago , Philadelphia and San Fran cisco , on the application of Horace Webster who has begun suit against his partners Charles W. Laurence and Alexander C Homo aud assignee , Frederick N. Laurence Webster says the assignment was nnidi while ho was out of the city and was a grca surprise to him , as ho believed tlio firm to In sound. Ho valued his interest in the concern corn at $100,000 , He discovered that on tin day before the assignment was made Charlc : W. Lawrence drew out S 7l X ) for his owi use and went to Europe K.v.uiber 17. Web ster claims the assignment was made for tin purpose of defrauding creditors , anil as-k ; that it bu set aside. AnnrchlHt Tim-nth , NCWAHK , N. J. Nov. 10. Polleo Captaii Gloria has received a letter from the "Com mlttco of American Nihilists , " threatenini his life and those of "other capitalistic tools , ' because of his complaining of Williin's salooi as u resort for noisy anarchists. Gloria say ; if any overt acts are committed ho willurres every anarchist in Newuik. Pavorahlo For the _ . . CHICAGO , Nov. 10. A special fromJolle says that the evidence in the Lambeit ai.i Bishop insurance case to-day was favoiMbl for the defense. ONCE MORE A FREE WOMAN , Mrs. Shollonborgor Acquitted of the Charge of Murder. THE JURY OUT THREE HOURS. A Proposed KxtoiiHlon of the Missouri Pacific From Hen trice to RIIH- Hur lm-H In DodKO County State Events. Mrs. Shellcnborijor Acquitted. LINCOLNNeb. . , Nov. 10. [ Special Tele gram to the HUK. ] The llnal act In Ne braska City's celebrated murder ease has ended , and Mrs. Shcllenborger is u free woman. The district court room was crowded all day to witness the last hours of the trial. Tlio defense hud a largo delegation of ladles from Nebraska City summoned to tes tify to the character of the defendant and her treatment of the murdered girl. Several of the state's witnesses , who had been subpoj- naxl toappearyesteniaywerenot on hand and last evening the Judge issued attach ments for them , thu oftlccrs returning from Nebraska City .this morning with the delinquents. Mrs. Thomas Wyman , Mrs. Olllo Uruobraker and Miss Edna Oilson were ladies among the number brought , on attachments. In the giving of this testi mony a noticeable fact was that numbers of the witnesses evidently desired to make the testimony us light as possible against Mrs. Shellenbcrgor. The last evidence was given early in the afternoon and the arguments consumed the time until 4 o'clock. Judge Chapman charged the jury and at 5 o'clock the twelve ncn retired. After being out tlu-co hours they returned at 8 o'clock with a verdict of not guilty. The crime for which Mrs. Shellenberpter was on trial was tlio murder of her little daughter. Her husband , who had already been convicted of the same Offense , it will bo remembered , was lynched at Nebraska City last spring by a mob of neighbors. To Parallel the R. ft M. SUTTOX , Neb. , Nov. 10. [ Special Tele gram to the BKK. ] A movement in the in terest of the extension of the Missouri Pn- eillc as a parallel road from Crete to Hast ings has been in progress here for some time , and to-night a meeting was held in the opera house at which the towns of Sutton , Harvard , Saxonville , Orafton , Fairmont , Exeter , Friend and Dorchester were repre sented by delegations of prominent business men. Telegrams were read from General Manager Clark , in which he expressed a will ingness to meet a committee of citizens in the interest of this now uroject. The keenest interest was mani fested by everybody , and nothing in the way of railroad news has created such general enthusiasm in many months in this part of the state. It has been generally understood for months that the Missouri Pacillc will in the early spring extend their line from Crete to Hastings and the idea of building along side of the 13. & M. and occupying the same system of towns meets with universal favor. A committee repre senting all the above towns was appointed and L. W. Fowler , of Sutton , wns chosen general correspondent and manage' of the committee work necessary to secure united action in a definite proposition to bo sub mitted at an early day. The route proposed is from ten to twelve miles shorter than any other , running for seventy- flvo miles nearly on an air line through the most productive part of Nebraska and touching more thrifty towns than can be reached by any other line of that length in the stale , makes it a thoroughly practicable route. The following bankers and promi nent business men were present and took an active part in the business of the meeting : I. II. Hashton , C. S. Miller , 1 II. Chase , from Fairmont ; John C. Thurston and John Obcr- lies , from Dorchester ; John McDougal , H.P. King , J. Warren , and L. E. Sothweck , Irom Friend , O. 1' . H.iker , C. L. Cleveland , and Dr. Knot , from Exeter : H. S. Harrington , from Harvard ; John Florino and John W. Israelson. from Saronville ; Captain P. S. Heal , A. W. Chase. W. G. Hainey , C. J. Hcgtin , and C. W. LJamnctt , from Grafton. A Fire at Stuart. STUAIIT , Neb. , Nov. 10. A disastrous flro started in tlio block occupied by.T. F. Haight , yesterday morning. A furious gale was blowing at the time , and sent tlm Humes through the block in a few minutes. In ad dition to the Haight building , witli a largo stock of groceries and hardware , J. C. Jor dan's blacksmith shop and agricultural store , Woods' livery barn , Chambers' saloon , the Press office , a barber shop and butcher shop , Dr. Roysberry's oftlco and dwelling , G. W. Harvey's law ofllcc , and Mr. Humphrey's residence were burned. The total loss will reach fc0,000 ! , with little insurance. The vig orous work of the citizens saved the town from entire destruction. Women Rurglnrs. FIIKMOST , Neb. , Nov. 10. [ Special Tele gram to the Hir. . ] The constable of Dodge , a small town in tills county , brought three prisoners to Fremont to-day and confinei them in the count.v , jail. Their names are Keka Hehcrandt , 'wilhelminn Smehel , ant Fred Beherandt. One of the women has with her a young child. They had n pre liminary hearing before Justice Hasson foi burglarizing James Glenn's store at Dodge and held in K > 00 bail , in default of which thej are contlned in jail. ROR Cholera in Otoc County. TAI.MAOI : , Neb. , Nov. 10. [ Special to the HIK. : ] Some farmers in the vicinity of towi are suffering considerable loss from so-callet hog cholera. Hog raising is carried on ex tensivrly here , and the rapid spread of this giant destroyer is causing much alarm. Uelllfjorent Kansas. Br.XKl.r.MAN , Neb. , Nov. 10. [ Speei.ilTele gram to the BKK. ] A desperate county seat war is now in progress in Choycnno county Kansas. Hird Ciiy and Wane are rival towns When the county seat election was held a year ago Wane won by a good majority bu was counted out by Hird City ballot box stuffors. At a recent election politics were ignored and the only question us to the quail licution of a candidate w.is : Is ho aJU'atic man or is ha u Hird City man In this election all the Wane candidates weio chosen by majorities rang ing from 100 to 'JOO , but as before they were counted out by the Hird City crowd. This was too much for the Wanoites , so they or ganicd on amateur army armed witli Win chostcrs and ut an early hour this morning took forcible possession of the cotiit house and county records at Hird City. An oppos ing force is now organising and couriers have arrived here to puichase arms for the Hird City men. Serious trouble is looked for be Icro uiornlng. A Collision In Texas. GALVEVTOX , Nov. 19. A SSl Ui bound pas scnger train on the Gulf , Colorado & Saii'a ' Fo railroad collided last night at Alvm June/ tion , near hear , with a water train. Eiifc-l neer Hitchcock and Fireman Compton , ol the water train , were instantly killed. Bag gagcman Heynolds and Express Mcsscngci Levy will probably die. None of tlio passen gers were injured. Moth trains were wrecked Rihhop Ri'dcll HI. GAMBIIU : , O. , Nov. 19. Hishop Hcdcll , o : tlio EpiMlopal dloecso of Cleveland , is scr iausiy m , TOO VENERABLE. Why the Sonnto Will Oppose I < ainnr'H Nomination For the Rcnoh , WAsmxorox , Nov 10. [ Special Telepram o the Bur.Among ] the members of the senate now In the city there has been n preat leal of discussion relative to the probable course of that body in the event of the noml- latlon of La mar to the vacancy on the su- iromo bench. It Is said that there Is an un- lerstaudlng In the Judiciary committee that 10 nomination for a place in the Judiciary shall bo reported favorably in the future vhen the nominee is upwards of sixty years of age. When President Cleveland nonii- nited Mr. Mcrrick to the position which ho low occupies on the supreme court of the District of Columbia , the ob- cction of ago was raised against him ind after a wordy discussion which astcd about three hours , it was decided to nako a favorable report beenueo of the fact hat Merrick hud been legislated out of a him- lar position during the war on account of his sentiments expressed at that time. It was m the appeal advanced by Senator Hoar of Massachusetts , that the committee finally de cided to endorse the nomination of Merrick. It is said by ono member of the judiciary com mittee that an agreement was th'on and there entered upon that in future no Judge should bo confirmed who had passed the sixtieth inilo stone of Ills life. Lninur is believed to bo at least sixty-two , and ho is possibly over rather than under that ape. If , therefore , this agreement is adhered to , the president will probably not make a vacancy for Mr. IJIckinson by translating the piesent secre tary to the United States supreme court. Tiainai- Protecting the Hallways. WA-IIISOTON , Nov. 19. It bus come to the attention of Secretary Lamar that in carryIng - Ing out his directions relative to the restora tion of lands heretofore withdrawn for in demnity purposes under the grant to the Northern Pacille railroad company , certain registers of local land offices have published lists of lands to be restored , which lists em brace lands within lapping or conflicting limits of the Northern Pacillc and St. Paul , Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad companies. Ho has , therefoie , directed Ihe commissioners of the general land oftlco to instruct local land olllceis that none of the orders of re storation of lands in the indemnity lands of other roads were intended to interfere wither or affect the rights acquired by the grantees within the primary limits of any other con gressional grant , or rights acquired under withdrawals made for indemnity purposes under grants to the Hastings & Dakota rail way company , St. Paul .t Northern Pacillc. St. Paul , Minneapolis & Manitoba , St. Paul k Sioux City , Sioux City & St. Paul , and Winonu & St. Peter railroad company , the rights of which companies , under their in demnity withdrawals have not yet been definitely determined upon. Pensions Issued. WAMIIVOTOX , Nov. 10. [ Special Telegram to the Hrn ] The following Nebraska pen sions were issued to-day : Increase Peter Quick , Curtis ; John Conley , Coleridge. He- issued Edward Edmunds , David City. Iowa pensions : Nancy , mother of James Perry , Tingley ; Mary J. widow of Oliver M. Davis , DCS Moines ; Hester , widow of John Lillibridgo , Woodstock ; Peter , father of John Q. Rhodes , Drakcsville. Original Charles W. Minard , Grant City ; John Waddley , Ful ton ; Ellas M. Haley , Hewiton ; William L. Kteolo , South English ; Simon R. McHrido , White Oak. Increase Daniel G. Phclps , Indinnohi ; William A. Dickerson , Clcurlleld ; Elisha Starbuck , Glenwood ; William W. Hathaway , Davenport. Reissue Marshall Hosier , Osccola. Reissue nnd Increase F. H. Soles , Mount Ayr ; Henry Burmcistcr , Shuron. Army Sown. WAiiiNfiTnx , Nov. 10. [ Special to the Bun. ] Lieutenant Colonel Henry M. Rob erts , corps of engineers , had been ordcccd from Philadelphia to Fort Delaware and Finn's Point , N. J. , on temporary duty. Surgeon A. K. Smith , has been assigned to duty as attending surgeon in New York City , rcleaving Surgeon J. R. Smith , who is ordered to St. Paul. The following leaves of absence have been granted : To Assistant Surgeon J. R. Kean , for two months ; to Major W. C. Foster , quartermaster , twenty days ; to First Lieu tenant F. Has , Second cavalry , for two months : to Paymaster D. H. Hash , for ten days ; to Assistant Surgeon W. H. Arthur , for two months ; to burgeon L. M. Horton , for six months. Postal Changes. WASIIINT.TOX , Nov. 10. [ Special Telegram to the Bui : . ] The postofllces at Abingdon , Colfax county , nnd Thompson , Holt county , were discontinued to-d.iy. Jacob Spies wns to-day appointed postmas ter at Grattinger , Palo Alto county , la. , vice II. M. Asher , resigned. The postoflleo estab lished at Wyoming , Otoe county , Neb. , George W. Knapp , appointed postmaster. Death of Judge Ralley. WATKIILOO , Neb. , Nov. 10. [ Special Tele gram to the Kr.c. ] Judge G. H. Bailey , a pioneer of Douglas county , died at this place this morning. Presented to the President. WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. The inembersofthe British fisheries commission were formally presented to the president at noon to-day. Rayiml'fl Assistant. WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. The president to day appointed George S. Rives , of New York , to bo assistant secretary of state. * I1K MtSKKP'S RIG DITCH. Indications That the . .Pan.unit Canal Pro.fcct is Dead. NEW YOIIK , Nov. 111. Private letters re ceived in this city from P.inama report that no work of any itnportunco is being done on the cunal. Two leading firms of contractors are said to bo embarrassed financially. Another prominent contractor claims over t',100,000 from the company. Several im portant Judgments have been filed against the canal company. Several seizures am ] sales arc advertised. ' 'Tho canal is prac tically dend already , " said a prominent en gineer the other day , "though efforts in Paris to galvanbo the remains may keep up an appearance of life for some time to come. " California Custom Inspectors Indicted SAN FHANCISCO , Nov. 10. The United States grand jury has found indictments ngalnst ex-Custom Inspectors William A. Boyd , Ferdinand I ) . Ciprico and six other Inspectors specters for illegally aiding and abetting the landing in the United States of certain Chinese parsons. Thu charges are , con spiracy and uttering forged ceitiflcates. II is estimated that S.OOO or 10,000 Chinamen. not legally entitled to enter the Unitei ! States , have enteied in the last lcwcars through the.so frauds. MctliodUt Church Kvtension. Pjiii.uiEM'iii \ , Nov. 10.Tho general com mittee on Methodist church extension com pleted its labors for the year to-day. The chief business wns the apportionment of the amounts to bo asked from the several con ferenccs next year , and the amounts author- i/ed to bo given for the relief of churches within each of the conference limits. The committee of apportionment asked for a lota 1 Anarchists Hcarod Out. Nr.w YOIIK , Nov. 10. A party of Anar chists , among whom was Jolismi Most , at tempted to hold a meeting to-night at thier headquarters , but seeing that the reporters and detectives were watching , they gave it up. An anarchist named Kdwnrd Kconig who claims to bo a machinist , assaulted i newspaper reporter and was anc-itud. Just prior to his uricst ho threw awa n l.ir u box ol cartridges of Uuvy calibre. JIMMY MEN AT DESMOINES , They Make Fncotious Rnlda on Two Boarding Houses. RAILROAD BURGLARS BAGGED , \n Enterprising Hasher GetH Into Trouble-Suicide of n Wealthy Farmer's Son NOW H From tlio Rawkcyc State. A Came Tlint Failed. Dug Moixr. , In. , Nov. ID. [ Special ; ram lo thu UKK , ] Some tiino ago u man b lie miino of 1'rlnco A. Do Oto cnmo licrt from Murslmlltnwn nnd has boon engaged lu llfferent hotels until lust night , when lie was irrested charged with using the United States nulls for fraudulent purposes. About twa nontlis ago a prosperous tnurchnnt , Thomas T. Hull , mysteriously disappeared from Lead- vlllc , Col. , and it was not known why or whcro ho went. Not long ago lilt son , Joe W. Hall , received letters from Marshnlltown lurportlng to havu been written by his jithcr. They wore couched in ambiguous terms , hinted durkly of some secret that had noved him to leave home. He wild ho was slek and wanted money , mid pave his address is Thomas J. Hall , earo Dr. K H.Clark , Miirshalltown. Tlio authorities were notl- led , I Jr. Clark was found to ho a myth and suspicion fell upon Do Otto. Ho came to DCS Moines and eluded the 1'inkerton shadow until ho was seen , his handwriting roeog. il/ed and himself arrested. Ho was taken . eforo Commissioner .lordan , who remanded ilm for trial at the next term of the federal court. Peculiar Dns Moixr.s. la. , Nov. lit. [ Special Tclo- iram to the llii : : ] Tim Sabln house and the I'Yeneh select boarding house near by wcra burglarized last night in a very peculiar man ner. The burglars seized at the one plaeo a ; old watch and detached and left behind U lieavy gold chain worth more than the wateh. They also passed by u box of valuable jew elry and took silver articles of trilling value. At the other place they carried a trav of Jew els from the room in which they found It , to i small area way nnd left it on a shelf , taking with them some receipts for insurance pre miums that had been paid. An Alihl For Arcnsdorf. Mn.wAi'Ki'.n , Nov. 1' ) . Tlio cook of the Junenu club of this city says he can prove an alibi for .lohn Arcnsdorf , now on trial at Sioux City , la. , for the murder of George C. Haddock. Ho said he was cook in the Shop * nrd restaurant at Sioux Cltv at tlio time of the murder and on the night of tlio tragedy ho served Arcnsdorf and some companions with supper. Ho says that when the fatal shot wns fired Aronsdorf was throwing dlco for the drinks at the bar of the restaurant. Asked Of a Railroad. MASON CITY , la , Nov. 1' ) , A suit has been instituted for $ ir > ,000 against the Chicago - cage , Hurlington & Northern railroad , al leging gross negligence and imperfect ma chinery in causing the death of Charles Hurko at Prairie du Chlcn recently. Mr. Bunco was in the employ of tlio railroad , and was thrown from a bridge by the breaking of a rope and instantly killed. Rnilrond nut-glare Bagged. Pns MOINES , la. , Nov. 10. [ Special Tele gram to the Bur. . ] Charles Dickens nnd .lames Smith were found in the Rook Island depot to-day and arrested for several burg laries , one being committed in Peru , 111. , November 15 , by which the Hock Island suf fered. Detective Murphy , of the road , has been on their track and claims to have enough evidence to send them to Jolict. A Young Farmer's Suicide. Dt'nuqi'K , lu. , Nov. 19. [ Special Telegram to the Bic. : ] A young man named Fergus O'Connor , son of a prominent farmer of Hichhind township , Jackson county , was found hanging in his father's barn this morn ing , having evidently committed suicldo. Unfortunate land speculations arc thought to bo the cause of the act. Ho was twenty- three years old and of good character. Option Dealing In Gambling. Duu-Qt-n , la. , Nov. 10. [ Special Telegram to the Bun. ] Judge Shiras , of the federal district court , to-day dismissed the ease of a Chicago firm of board of trade operators against a man named Pearso for recovery of money lost by the option dcul for which hd had given his note. The Judge held that op tion dealing w.is a species of gambling and ought to be broken up. Ij'cnvitt on tlic Stand. Sioux CITY , la. , Nov. 10. [ Special Tele gram to the Bin : . ] icavitt has been on the stand in the Arcnsuorf trial all day , but there ) was nothing of importance developed not previously known. The day as a whole , was unfruitful of incidents. The facts brought out by the defense in cross-examination are the Mime as those of the direct testimony but the defense laid u foundation for the im- pcaehmcnt which they have said they would make later. M'COY'S ACCOMPhlCES. The Men "Who Aided tlio Wyoming Murder to Escape , Arrested. Cnr ENN-n. Wyo. , Nov. 10. [ Special Tele- giam to the Bun. ] Deputy Sheriff Moore arrested and brought to this city to-day James Donnelly , John Franklin , John Mc- Ginnlss and James McChcstnut , charged with aiding and abetting the escape of a fugitive known to have been convicted of murder in the first degree. The men fur nished McCoy , the convicted murderer who escaped from the Laramlo county Jail in October last , with money , horses and anna when McCoy stopped ut the Kerlino ranch in his Might from the oftlccrs of the law. Don nelly , one of the arrested men , is thought to bo u Texas murderer for whom a heavy reward is offered. Killed Ry a Roller Implosion. PUEHCOTT , Ariz. , Nov. 10. The boiler in Wilson & Co.'s saw mill exploded this morn ing , killing W./ . Wilson , one of the proprie tors , ami live worknyn. Several others wcr seriously bruised at4 burned. Two StenmerH Quarantined. Nr.\v YOHK , Nov. 10. The steamer Siring from Rio Janeiro , arrived at this port to-day and was detained ut quarantine on accountof small-pox. She lias only seven passengers. A child died from the disease on the llth inst. and was burled at sea. Tlio steamer Woesland , from Antwerp , was also detained at quarantine , as she carries several passen gers , who couio from a cholera district. National Graiifo DenounocH Anarchy. LINSINO , Mich , Nov. 10. At the morning session of the Nat ional grange a resolution was passed looking with favor upon ro-opcratlvo societies but denouncing all forms of social ism and anarchy. Irving Hall to Ilo Dissolved. NEW Yoitic , Nov. 10. As a result of the late election In this city it has been decided to dissolve the democratic fncti'on known aa Irving Hull , nnd its members will become ) Identified with either Tammany hall or the countj democracy. SJ.-H Kail Mill * Will Not Suspend. Pini.Aiir.i.t'KiAi Nov. 10. The secretary ot the Stool Kuil Makers association states that the published vc | > urtb that a general suspcn * MOII of steel rail millu hub been ordered , If without foundation , '