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THE O DAILY B
SEVENTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , SATURDAY MtKRNING. JANUAKY 21 , 1888 , NUMBER 217
"SUNSET" FORGETS HIMSELF ,
Ho Starts to Open the House With
out the Usual Prayer.
MANDERSON MILITARY MEASURE
IleproHcntativo Dorney Thinks It AVIII
Go Through Without Any Great
Opposition MPH. Grant at
the Capital.
Ijniighlng nt the Sprnkor.
WASIIINOTOV Bctir u TUB OMAIH Hnn , )
Mil Pot IITF.ENTII STIIFFT , , V
WA iiiN rox. D. C. , Jun . 20.1
Sunset Cox , ns sjieakcr pro tempoio of the
house , walked In a very stately , dignified
manner , jet with his usual steps , up to the
speaker's chair to day and , picking up the
gnvtl , exdalmcd In stentorian tonesThe :
house will ( onto to01 dor and the clerk pro
ceed to read the Join mil of jcsteiduy , " nml ,
dropping the diminutive maul , the little
Btutcsman from New Yoi k sat quit kly dow n
In the ( hair mid began rummaging over his
memoranda. The members of the hou o
looked ut him quostlonlngly and in aina/e-
ment. Tlio reading clerk uioso with the man-
usciipt Journal In his hands and was on the
point of beginning to ii-ad when the speaker
piolcmpoio looked a few feet to-his light
and discoveicd Hev Dr Mllbuin , the blind
chaplain , waiting to be escoitid up for the
Invocation. Quick as u Hash Cox sprang U )
his fcrtmul , holding Ills hand ndmonishingly
towaids the leading clerk , exclaimed : "Oh ,
hold on prajei fiist. " Theie was a tipple
of half suppressed laughter in the galleries
mid on the floor of the house as Dr Milburn
walked up in fiont of the speaker's desk and
began his prajer. A few of the membeis lot
their i isablcs rise to such an extent that they
were compelled to retho to the cloak rooms
for n hearty laugh ,
1.1 \ 11.riMr.s iTIIF iiousu.
Mr , Spiingcr , of Illinois , under a question
of pilvllcge , aioso when the Journal
of the house was read and said it was
not true , as stated b.\ Judge Kclli , of Phila
delphia , in the house jesterduy th.it ho
( Spiingci ) hud chiu e-d the government
110,000 for putting Into the bill which loaned
u half million of dollais to the Philadelphia
centennial exposition , in a clause which ena
bled the government to sue and got the
money back again. Ho acknowledged , how
ever , that as uttoi noy in i ollccting the loan ,
ho hud asked for sei vie-o icmlcied and that a
bill was intioduccd to pay him $10,000 for
such sei vii'c , but lie decl.nedth.it the meas
ure liad not been acted on by eongicsH , and
Unit ho had iccclved no pav. But Judge
Kelly , w ho is the oldest member and know n
as the "father of the house , " did notieticat
fiom his utterances. Ho said that the thing
hud an ugly odor about it at tlio time , and
that it was not suvoiy now. The talk be
tween the two men made a sensation.
fill ; TIIOl III'CVIII.I'il.L ( ONrisT.
About thrco houis weio consumed in the
dlsiusslon of the Thoobe Caihslo contested
election. The muont.of ] . the committee ro-
poitcd In fuvorof coiillimingMi Cailislo's
title to the scat , but the minoi ity divided mid
submitted two repoits , both agaiimt Carlisle's
right to the scat , but pioposlng dllTcicnt
wins of getting ut that fact. Judge L.vniun ,
of Council Bluffs , spoke half an hour in
Ja\orof the mlnoiity report , asking that the
cus-o bo reopened and a spcciul committee
sent Into the distru t to tuko testimony and
make an Investigation Into the ehunres of
fraud in the ictuins of the election. Ho was
given more attention than any ono who
spoke today and biought out applause n
number of times When the pievious ques
tion was culled a substitute wus otToied to
icopcn the case and make an investigation ,
mid , gieatlj to the surprise of the demonals ,
it wus only defeated bv seven votes Seven
di'inoeiats Bv mini and Shively of Indiana ,
Forun of Ohio , Fillman of South
Carolina , Hal oof Texus , McKimiuy of New
llampshiio und Weaver of Iowa voted for
mi Investigation. Had four moiu voted in
tlio ufllimuUvo the ( aso would have been u1-
opencd and in the opinion of a m.ijoiit.v of
people in Washington it would have led to
the unseating of the speaker The vote
wus iijcs , 12" ; nnjs , 1112 Then the vote re-
cm led on the previous question. On tills
tl.o ajcs weio 110 and the navs 5-all but
tin co icpubllcans lefialnlng fiom voting.
The point was mudo that no quotum had
voted und so the pievious question was not
oideied. The house then adjoinncd till to-
mouow. It was a close call fortho speaker.
'Jim lopubUcuns will likelj continue to 10-
fraln fiom voting to niouovv , thus compelling
the democrats to dium up a quotum and vote
the spenkoi in by strict putty woik. The 10-
publlcans say that it is an outrage to icfuso
an investigation in this case w hen 4,000 voters
in the dlstuet have petitioned for It , when
investigations have been oideied on the pcti
tlon of twenty , and , besides , they do not
think Mr. Cuilislo was elected and say they
will not bo u party to a doclaiutum that
he is entitled to the scat he now occupies.
MANDHIsON'S MIUTVltV Vl'ASUIli : .
Hcpresontallvo Dot soy said to day that ho
hcuitily supported the Mundcison bill to In
crease the efficiency nt the infantiy branch of
the army and Unit it was to reeeivo the ap
proval of the house ) committee on milit.uy nf-
lalis. Ho expressed the belief that tliero
Would bo as little delay us jKisslblo In the pas
sage of the bill , oxphllning at tlio sumo time
that theio would bo strong opposition , ns
there is nlvvav s an e'ffort to defeat any kind
of Incieaso of the mmy or navy.
Till ! dill FNIIU K t million KINO.
Hciu eseiitativo Wllklns.of Ohio , said to day
that ho intonde-d to keep up his fight foi the
pussugo of his bill increasing the bank ell di
lation to tlio par \ aluo of bonds deposited till
it was adopted if it took him all summer
There was a e'lear mujoritj in the hou u
in favor ot the meusine' , and ho did
not Intend to let a few dcmagognn giee-n-
backeisundobstiuctUmistsfiustiutohim Mr
Wllklns is very much in cm nest , and will un
doubtedly sin ceed. The handful of gice'ii-
backcis who arc filibustering nic
inaktng a cost to the countiy
of huudicds of thousands ot dollars every
dav bv the waste of time Their objection tei
it is Unit it increases to the o\tent of about
10 per i cut * JOIKHI , the ciiculat ion of bank
notes , nml thciefoio it is legislation in favor
of national baiiKs. Thoc-lmnccs nio that u
good deal more time will bo wasted bolorc
thu incusuio is dlspohcd of. The gieenback-
crs havn imido an o\i > etiso already by Illlbus-
toiing which will amount to 10 per cent ol
thu proposed intieasoof the ciiculatlon ol
note's. 'I his is n de-ad loss to everibody.
Weaver , of lowu , imagineho is making u
gicut de-al of capital in what ho is doing.
AIT CMNel SUNtTOn MVNDHtSON ,
Yesterduj's 1'os.t , demociat , of this city ,
which backed the president in his vetoes ol
in ivuto and general pension bills , had an
attiick upon Senutor M.indeison und othci
lepilblle.uis who aio advocating pensions. It
declined that they ucro doing It for buncombe
combo and to compel the dcmoi-rats to show
tncir hands. This inornng'n ! National Hepnb
lie-ail comes to the defense , and among othei
things , sajs : "Tho statement made is that
the se'iintors who intioduce pension bills uu
hv pocntct and demagogues. Thin i haigo 1'
almost silly enough to ciui.v on Its fae-e it
nvvn leifutulum. In the fiist phico the ice on1
shows that Genciul Alandeison , who upiH.au
to be slngli d out for some icason for an espc
cial attack , has Introduced but thrco genera
pension bills , ono being the G. A. U. measure
li.u'kiHl up by : , fk)0 ) old veterans. Thi-
bill hardly has the contempt o
the soldier , as nllcgeul by tin
1'ost. Thei be-cond bill offeie-d by Mandersoi
is the mciis-ino to pension the n\uvIvors o :
thobinbaritie-s perpe'tratcd by a dc-mocrai
named Wcrz. Manden-son's ihlid me-asun
prop cs to incivuso all IM.IIRIOIIS below * 2t <
fHis well known to all patriots and ul
lo.v nl men w ho have fought , voted ami writ
ten on the right side dining the war , that tin
condition of the surviving vetcians issue )
that T cents u day In no way bellcvc-s then
and that the. number of allowances nt t
t month has been v cry lai gc under a demo
cratlc administration. A stipend of
but $2 a month Is more of an
Insult than a favor. It f-cts
lee low n price on the wounds and other dis
abilities of n veteran und merits might but
contempl. It Is also shown that If the re
publicans nro guilty of Introducing pension
bills" for buncombe , Ihc democrals arc equally
guilty. " A list of general pension measures
Introduced by well known democrats is
given. It might have been added that If the
design of the republicans was to make the
democrats show tholr hands , they succeeded
and the hands wcro decidedly against the
soldier.
Mil" . r.F.srnu. OIUNT tv VVVSIIINOTOV.
Mrs U. S. Grunt , who is the guest of Mis.
Senator Stanford , Is otlractlng unusual nt-
lentlon In Washington society. Mrs. Grant
was always a great favorlto at the national
capital , and her return , after an absence of
many > cars , has brought lo her munv pleas
ant new acquaintances , with old , happy and
sad memories. She assisted Mrs. Stanfotel
nt the lattor's reception .vesterday and the
house wus densely crow deel nil the afternoon.
Mrs. Giant wore utrailing gown of dead
black silk and a diamond phi of unusual
beiiutv. She is quite stout , shows her ago
much more than was expected , and docs not
iccognl/o her friends us quickly as thcv' ex
pected. Mis. Grant Intends to icmaln in
Washington some time- , and is experiencing
some difficulty in deciding which , among a
Hood of invitations to dine out , she is com
pelled to declino.
A SFl OV OF CONV FNTION'S.
There have been about a do/eii e-onvcntlons
of rcpii'scnlulivcs of various manufacturing
intc-iests held every day In Washington dui-
Imr the past wce-k. The city und hotels aio
crowded witli sti angers , and those' who look
for meeting places and meetings , when the
places uro found , expeilcneo not a little diffi
culty in locating them. Most of the con-
fciene-es uro in sccict and it is aselifllcult to
ascertain w hero thcvoecur as to team the
proceedings The agitation of tai Iff and the
internal levenuo in congicss is whut brings
so many people and makes such ficqucnt
meetings.
I-OSTVI , MVTrrit" .
Tlio superintendent of the lailvvaymail
service lias has directed that after tins week
Iho thiough registeied mall pouch exchanged
between Nebraska Cltj and Chicago will bo
elisiontinucd.
Ch mgcs have been oidercd In the time
schedule of the star mull louto between
I-'airllc-ld und Compentlne , la , us follows :
Lc-uvo Tali field daily except Sumlavs ut 12
in. ; nriivo at Compeiitlno by fiMS p. m.
Lc-avo Compentino dully except Sundajs at
5.20 p m ; nriivo ut Abingdon by 7 p. m.
Leivo Abingdon eliiilv except Sundajs at
a. m. ; uirivo ut Fan Held at lO.iiO a m.
Pi.itni S. HKVTII.
Arm } Orelcr * .
WttiNTiTOV , Jan. 20 [ Special Telegram
to the Hn : ] Captain Piunk Barker. Old-
nance depaitment , has been appointed to act
ns inspectoi on coitain unserviceable medical
propel tj at the riaiikfoid uiscnul , Phila
delphia.
Second Lieutenant Tileo II. Hivcis , Third
cavaliy , Is relieved fiom rcciuitingsetvico
at Memphis , Teiin. , and 01 deicd to Join his
tioop.
The leave of absence of First Lieutenant
Geoigo U Backus , riiste-avairy , November
I , Is fuither extended liltecn dnvs The
leave of absence UManted Major William H.
Livcimoi c , engineer corps , Dec-ember ID , is
extended ten da\s Iho leave of absence
gi iiiiu-d Tirst Lieutenant Luther H. Hiiro ,
aide do camp Seventh cavnlii , November 10 ,
is extended one month.
Ninety five iccinits ate ordcicd for assign
ment , foitj to the-Tenth infantry and fifty-
live to the Thiitc-ciith infantiy.
Tliiiteen colored icciuits aio oideied for
iissigiimcnt to the Twenty-fouith infantry.
Nebraska and town Pensions.
WvsiiiNOTON , Jan. 20 [ Speeiul Telegram
to the Bi r. ] Pensions weie gi anted to the
following Nebraskuns today : Muilhu H ,
mother of John P. llickcrson , Soward.
Oiigmal David V. Coo , Evving ; Patiick
Mahcr , Cnmbudgc ; James Hobinson , Min-
deu. Increase Jumcs Blown , Mexico ;
John Uhlmann , Arapahoc ; William Stack-
man , Lincoln ; William A. Ullis , Oelell ; Mi-
hac-l L Little , Cent ml City ; John T. La-
billeNoith Plntte. Hestoiation nndiclssuo
John W. McKovnolds ( deceased ) , Ashland.
He-issue Alf i cd W. Shiftman , Pluttsinouth ;
Milton D. Cupp , Wahoo.
Pensions for lovvans- Mexican war Daniel
Leper , Anamos.i. Oiigmul Chailes Ball-
slodt , Mansion ; Charles Maikham , Yinton ;
Edward N Kitchen , Mount Pleasant ; Jacob
Smith , Monona. Increase Mathias Clnisk
ncr , Maqnoketii ; Daniel N. Smith , Glidden ;
Kdvv.nd Gill , Annmosu ; Cyius N. Biudloy ,
Spiiiiglleld ; Adion B Stoiv , 1'iivvoith ; Jo
seph S. Cole , Independence. Heissno
Chuilcs Bhicklego , Salem. Heissuo and in
cieaso John Howe , Sidney. Hestoiedanel
amin Andeison , Davcnpoit.
The National Koarel of Trade
v-iiiNdioN , Jan. 20 The national boaiel
of tiade today adopted nicsolution uskni ) ;
congress to amend tlio natuialization laws
It piovides that no poison bo natm.dizce :
who does not picsc-nt to the com t a ceitillcate
fiom the custom's ofllccr setting foith the
date of the uriivalof such person ; the poll
w hence he dcpaited for this country , place o :
inatui ity and the country ho shall have left
Other icsolutions vveip aelopted as follows
Advocating tlio lofunding of the present
per cent debt of the Unitcel States ut a low
rate of interest , tonbo icdeemablo in iinnuii
Installments fiom IbUl to 10.il , with n view te
use the now loan ns sccuuty foi thociicuhi
tion of the notes of national banks
uigmg the icpcal of the law piovldliu
for the compulsoiy puichaso ot silvc-i
bullion ; dcchu ing that the government shemle
pay Ainei ie-an steamship lines a fair pi ice foi
lair sei vice iuespcetiveof amount of pobt.igi
collected on any paiticular route and thai
ovei v legitimate incans bo uscel to foster 0111
met chant murino. A picamhlo und icsolu
tions rcgiiiding tlio extiadition licatlcs , pie
poied by Iho Chicago boaul of tiadc , wen
adopted. They decline that , as immunity
fiom punishment of embc7lcis and default
cis by cscapo to Canada and olsowhcio ex
poses the business community to ci lines ol
gi cut gravity , it is the dutj of the nationa
goveinmc-nt thct willcnublo it to sc-cuiotlK
rotmn of pe-rsons necnscd of s-ueh ci lines nml
Unit eongicssbo memoiiulized in uccoiehince
vxltli this piopositlon. Adjoninc-d sino die
The boarel nie-cts in Chle-ago on the Bccone
Wcdnc .day of November next.
Iho Pure Food Convention.
WASHINGTON' , Jnn. 20. At the puio fooc
convention this mouiing a lesolntion wa
adopted i-ecommendlng the necessity of tin
immediate enactment of laws to pi event thi
ariulteiatlon of food. At I : ! 0 the pic-slde-n
iccoiv eel thu delegates in a body. The e i )
siderntlon of Iho adulteration billwasie
sumed at the uftcinoon session and approvce
and u icsolutlon pisseel instructing the com
mlttoo on legislation to uigo its cnuctmcn
by congress. In its main featmes the bill re
mamus intiodue-ed by Senator Shcunan
A poimunent oiganizution was c-lTecteel undo
the tttlo of the National "Pure Teed iissociu
tion , and oftleois weio elected for the en
suing A car us follows : President , J. W
Callihan , Njuck , N. Y. ; secretailcs , K. H
Gi .ranis , Chicago. Louis W. Buckley , Phihi
dolphin. Benjamin Johnson , Boston ; ticas
urcr. Pmley Ae-Uer , Philadelphia. A vicv
picsldcnt for each state icpitsented v\as albi
elected.
PoNtotllcti Clianges.
Wv-niNoiov , Jan. 20 [ SK-cial | Telegran
to the HIM : . ] A postoillco was established u
Moiso Blurt" , S Hinders
Wullu appointed i > ostmaster.
Steamship . \rrl\aln.
Bostov , Jan , 20 , [ Special Telegram t
Iho HfcB.J Arilvcd The Bulgaiian , frov
Liverpool ,
Pn Mount , Jan. Si ) Ailived The Mo
ravla , from Now Yoik for Hambuig.
Ihc I'lro Kec-oid ,
PiT'SJit'iui , Jnn.20.-'riro destroy ctl n brie'
ble > ck occupied by McClo.v i Co. , wholesnl
btatlonci's , this evening. The losses aggie
t'Ute100UOOj
LOCKED THE TEACHER OUT ,
The Palmyra School Board Qots
Into a Wranglo.
YORK CITIZENS KILLED BY GAS.
Anther mill Son Anpli } xlniod In n Hun
Diego Hotel HiiHtliiK and tlio
Missouri Pacific Measlc *
In limn.
Locked Her Out *
PU.MTIU , Neb. , Jan. 20 [ Sncclnl Tele
gram to the HFC. ] There has been an intci-
csllng case in school district No. S , near here ,
0 decide , Inhlch the school board and
cachcr arc the principal actnis. A month
igo the bo.ird became dissiitlslled with their
eachor and naked her to loslgn , which she
refused to do , and continued to teach for ono
nontli longer unmolested. The board then
irocccdcd to lock the door of the school
inuso. The teacher has now brought suit
igulnst the district and the cltl/cns icfuse to
> , iy damages , but arc dutci mined to make the
inard lese the money because tholr action in
lischaiging tlie teacher was unwananted.
Will Ilulld Through IIastlnKH.
HVSTINOS , Neb , Jan. 'JO [ Special Tele
gram to the Hi K ] Church Howe , general
literacy for tlio Missouii Pacillc rallioad ,
ins been in this city seveialdajs , dealing up
complications regarding Missouri L'nclllc af-
'alrs here. The enemies of Hastings have
'or ' weeks been engaged in circulating icpoits
that this road would not build into and
through Hastings. The woik of systematic
nlsrepicsentationhas been seconded by the
ofllcers of the construction company , who de
cided to frighten the citizens of Hastings
nto giving them u ft ce right of way. Lust
week the Missouii Pacific dhectors took tlio
1 oud into their own hands and decided to
build . H ) miles of load inNebiaska.Mr. Ho\\o
iissmcs tlio people of Hastings that the Mis
souri Pacillc never had any Intentions of
julldiiiK around Hastings , and that the 10
lorts circulated by tlio constiuction company
ivcro without foundation. Mr. Howe is now
Liuying a i ight of way and depot grounds in
tins city and guarantees the completion of
fho road immediately. The tiaek-luyc-rs have
already crossed the sou them line of the
county and the bridge bnildcis are building
across the Little Blue liver , thhtcun miles
south of Hastings , and the road will bo fin
ished us soon ns the weather will permit. It
Is the intention of the company to push the
road northwest to Wvoming at once and also
to complete a line fiom Cieto to Hustings
caily this summer.
Died in San Diego.
YOIIK , Neb , Jan. 20. [ Special Telegram to
the Her ] A dispatch iccelvcd here to day
announces the death of P. L. Ma.vhow and
his son Geoigo , of this city , at San Diego ,
! al. , last night. Mr. Mnjhew and his son
occupied a loom in a hotel at San Diego and
uponictlrmg failed to piopcrly tuin out the
? us and weio found this morning smotheied
In bed. The news comes like u shock upon
the city of Yoik , as Mr. Majhew was the
wealthiest man in the city and the leading
spirit in e\eiy enterpusc.
Allowed Minors to I'luy Billiards.
YOHIC , Neb , Jan. 20 [ Special Tclegiam
tothoBRE.l D. O. Leavens , a billiard hall
man of Benedict , this county , wasaiicsted
and brought hero to-day by Deputy Shoi iff
Tom Hamilton , chaigcd with allowing two
minors , under the ago of eighteen , to pluv
billiards in his hall. The peculiar fouturo of
the case is that the father of the boys , \\lio
brings the conlplumt , c.uno in the hull w ith
them and placed uith them in the game upon
which ho brings the ptosocullon. The case
was continued until the HOth.
AVant the County Printing.
LINCOLN , Neb , Jan.20 [ SpecialTelegram
to the Uhu.l Papers weio filed with the
clerk of the supreme couit to-day asking for
a wnt of mandamus compelling the county
boaidof Di\on county to uwaid the county
printing to William Huso & Son , of Ponca ,
piopiictois of the Noithein Nebraska Jour
nal. The petition also asUs that the boaul
bo compelled to awuid them the delinquent
tax list for lss,7. Tlio petition claims that the
paitics aio entitled to the woik under advei-
tisemcntof the board inviting bids.
Alleged to lie InHnnc.
LINCOI.V , Neb , Jnn. 20. FSpceial Telegram
to the Bi n. ] D. A. Holmes , us attoiuey , has
commenced onginul pioceodings in tlio supreme
premo court for Henry Paulson , a convict in
the penitentiary , scrvingu fifteen jeais' sen
tence for mill dor in the second degi co. The
petition asks the court to set aside the pio-
ceedings in the Cherry county distnct com t ,
In which Paulson was convicted , alleging
that Paulson was insane at the tune , and that
the distuct court had , after it vvas too late ,
gi anted a now trial.
Death of Kv-Congressinaii Driiinmond.
SvDiroo , Cal , Jan 20. Major Willis
Druminond , who cume hero a few -necks ago
for his health , died hcio jcsteiday of con-
Rumption. Hous founeilv commissioner
of the genenil land ofllco and lepresentulivo
in congress from Iowa.
A .Sketch of Major Drnininond.
Dts MOINIS , lu , Jan. 20 [ Special Tele-
giam to the Ui r. ] Major Willis Druminond ,
iv hose death in Califoini.i is announced to
day , was a very conspicuous llguie In Iowa
politics a generation ago. Heus n inombor
of tlio state senate , the first session after the
capitolwas ii-moved to Des Moines thirtj
j ears ago Ho was then a jogng man of
handsome presence , very popular in the leg-
isl.ituie * , and influential in its woik. Ho was
for some ie-ars editor of the McGregor News ,
and hi'ivcd with distinction in the war.
Soon after he was appointed commissioner of
the general hind ofllco by Piesiilent Grant.
After his retiiement ho bccumo land com
missioner for the Chicago , Milwaukee A : St.
Paul inilroad , and continued in this position
until failing health compelled a change. Poi
the past few jeaisho has been piueticing la\v
in Washington , and has been cntiicli out ol
lowu jiohtics. _
An Old Man Hani ; * Himself.
CittsTOV , la , Jan. 20 [ Special to the
Hi n ] About S o'clock this morning the life
less and fiozcn body of Mr. ricderuk Maj
was found hanging under u railway budge
about ono and ono half mileii west of thiscitv
MrMuy came to this locality from Germanj
about thirteen jears ago and was fifty-four
jeais of ago. His relatives and friends have
for a long time icgauled him us of unsoune
mind Until tw o j oars ago ho had owned am
opoiatcd a farm about six miles west of hcie
but haIng trouble with his vvlfo they sepa
luted. The farm was Bold and each took tin
shaioof the proceeds of the sale agreed upon
hinco then ho has been of a wnndeiing dlspo-
sltlon , and the efforts of his sons to have him
settle clou n failed of effect. Ho had nt dif
ferent tunes made his homo with a son
Charles , and on jestcrday afternoon ho visited -
ited this son , after an absence of homo four
months , and asked to again make his home
with him , but the son would not consent ,
whereupon the father loft and nothing wa (
heaulof him again until his body was fouiu
this morning.
<
MnndfVoin'H Latest Dodge.
W\TCUI-OO , la. , Jan. 10. Tlio History sur
rounding the imiidcr of Christian Hcuimo is
dce | > cr than ever. William Mundfrom , UK
stubborn witness who went back on his con
fession , and who sworq that lie imjrderec
Hcmino alone , has mudo unother statement
in which ho assert * that Hcmino wan not
ir.ureleted , but committed buicide. Ho sajs
he was eJrhiuu cattle \\itli Ileinme a fe\\ \
lajs before hln dcnth , who stated to him
hen that he did not want to live any longer
and should kill himself.
Mundfrom has been returned to the pen- !
cntlury to serve n Hfo sentence for this imir-
lor. Ho was convicted solely u | > on his own
onfesslon , and It is believed now that in his
ast statement he is to ing the insanity dodge
'or the putposo of getting a pardon.
An Epidemic of Measles.
DEsMoiNF. * , In. , Jnn. 20 [ Special Tele-
; rum to the the HEP. ] The state board of
icnltli has been informed of the existence of
neaslcs In an ctildcmic form In West Union ,
Igln , Clcrmont and at the Upper Iowa uni
versity. So far nine of the cases lm\o proved
'utal and the disease is not of a malignant
jpe. Dr. Kennedv , secretary of the board ,
sa\s that the health of the citizens of Iowa is
mich bettor than usual nt this time of the
J car.
George C. Mlln an n Correspondent.
Hi s MOIN csln , Jan.20. [ Special Telegi am
to the BFE.J George C. Mlln , thn ex-
ireachcr and ex-actor , arrived hcio to day as
correspondent for a Chicago papci. Hols
spending some time at the stale house col-
ccting statistics about the operation of the
irohlbilory law. Helms visited other Iowa
cities on the same mission.
Three Prisoners Uccaptiired.
ADFI , la , Jan. 20. [ Special Telegram to
: ho BLU. ] The three prlsonei s William Ho-
Ite , John Hatlmwny and Charlie Hubbard
who escaped from Jail Thursday by sawing
ono of the bars of the window , weio all re-
captuiod to day. One was fouiul at Dcsoto
and the other two ut Earlham.
COHA I-EK'S TIUATj.
Very Sensational Tofttlinony Given By
Charley Graham.
Si'UiNOFiri.D , Mo. , Jan. 20 In the second
: rlal of Coia Leo for complicity in the Saiah
Graham minder , today , Charley Gtaham
.cstillccl icgardlug what lie saw between
era Leo aiulGiaham at Elgin , 111. , and ut
Washington , Kan. Graham was manager of
u paper kuoun us thoMoining and Day of
Uofoim , and Cora worked in the office. His
mother and Small Graham managed the
liouse. He had seen Graham and Com in bed
: ogether after Mrs. Giuliani had gene
down stalls in the morning. Ho
saw Mrs. Malloy in bed with
Ginhnm twice. Ho saw nil tin co in bed to
gether ut the Malloy farm. The witness then
told at some length about going to Spi Ing-
field , Mo. , and mentioned that Cora asked if
his mother hud iomo with him. When the
body was found Cora went to the well but
did not want the children to go. . Ho saw
Coia und Klla Malloy buuiing letters wi it-
ten by Cora to Giahnm.
On cioss examination the witness said
when he and Hey woie being taken to the
Malloy faun Graham told them to say
they last saw their mother in
bt Louis He also told them shewasieally
in PicicoCity ; that lie owned half ol tlio
M.illoi faun , and that as soon us ho could
get it all ho would send for her and send
CoiaundMis Malloy uway. Ho also spoke
of meeting Mrs Graham in Spungllcld , and
when ashed why Uio latter and Hey were
not taken to sco her , said ho did not know-
she was going to be there. Other witnesses
testified ns to the suspicious actions of Coia
befoio and after the murder.
The Case of Mm. Parmelec.
Ni vv YOIIK , Jan. 20. [ Special Telegram
to the Hrr. ] Now and important develop
ments came to light yesterday in the mi ster-
ious case of Mis Pajmejeo , ofBrooklyo. J.
A. Bowman , a well Known Brooklynite , said :
"Satuiday afternoon , on West Twenty-
eighth street , near Eighth avenue , I saw com
ing tow aid mo n lady of line nppcaiunco and
richly dressed. Immediately behind mo was
n man whom I had passed , but to whom I had
not paid much attention. Ho was ofmiddlo
age. As I approached the woman I noticed
that she was pule , and fiom her-munner she
appeal cd to bo suffering. As I passed the
lady loltei eel , gasped and grew winter thun
bcfoic. I hcuid her , us she put her
hand to her face , groan : 'I am verj sick. '
Just at that moment she seemed about to
full , and the man who had been walking be
hind her ian foiw.ud and caught her by the
aim. Ho suppoitcd her for an instant and
then assisted her into the neatest house. I
i emai l.cd at the time that the number of the
house into which the wonmn had been taken
was 110 I am now sine that the woman 1
saw fall fainting on the stone steps and as
sisted into the house was Mis Pauncleo ,
Business engagements kept mo fiom muKing
the icvelation at once , and in MOW of the
publicity , I hesitated to suun > thing for fear
of notmielj. " Mrs. Pai melee's eldest son
said w hen told of the statement of Air. How-
man : "It haimonl/es with the belief wo
have nil along hold ; that mother went into
that house Ignoiant of what sou of u place
it was. "
MornioniHin in Georgia.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Jan 20. | Special Telegi am
to the BF.F. . ] Mormon preaehei s are at work
in several paits of Georgia , openly pi caching
the doctrines of polygamy. In Wuu en county
they hu\o become exceedingly bold , ono of
them having claimed a division of time last
Sunday w ith a local Methodist pi cachcr. On
the line of Clnj ton and Tajctte , an upostlu
named Murphy , who hud been foi mcrly a i c-
spectcd citizen of that section , but aftei wind
went to Ut.ih , having now i eturned as n Mor
mon missionaiy , is strenonsly spieudmgthu
tenets of the Latter Day Suints. Tlio mis
sionaries ha\o lately located in that countiy ,
while otlicis mo spicad over noithwest
Gcoigia Them is much feeling in the sec
tions thus selected and many thieuts of bum-
maiy punishment have been made.
Chlcngo'H Natural CJaw.
Cmc\r.o , Jan. 20 Charles Dabney , who is
sinking the shaft for the new city water tun
nel , claims to have discovered natural gas in
it. Ho is an engineer of eonsideiablo c\peu-
ence and claims that thisappaiently confliins
tlio thcoii ho has hold , namely , that tlieio IH
a leak along heie from some big gas dciwsit.
The shall is on u lint with the places whine
gas has boon found .within the past two or
tlneo weeks. Dabney tinnks u big resenoit
is located \cry near.
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A llallroad At ( ached.
NhYOIIK , Jan. 20. Judge Andrews , in
the supreme court , grunted an attachment
against the Cedar Pulls k Minneapolis rail
road company , in a suit brought bv M. K.
Jcssupund Ueoigo J. Torrest us trustees ol
the mortgage ghcu to sccino bonds foi
* 1,40T,0K ( ) . The amount sued fet is tW.OOO ,
the Intelcst duo Junyiaiyl , ISss.
Interfere * ) With the Strikers.
HIHDINO , Pn. , Jan. ' . ' ( ) . The shipments ol
bituminous coal and coke from the western
section of the state In the Schujlklll valley
sciiously interferes with the plan of the strik'
cis It is thought that tlio mincis of the
Connellsvillo icL'ionWill | ho asked to go oul
if the operators there j > ersi&t In shipping bi
luminous coal and cdKo here.
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The Hopkliib Case.
CINCINNATI , Jan. 20 , Tlio government
closed its cnsetigainst Ben K. Hopkins , ol
the Fidelity bank , this afteinoon. The juri
was then dismissed to enable them to visit
their homes with ins > tinotions to teturn MOM
day afternoon. In the meantime the defense
begun Its aigument on the demurrer.
Two Men IMown to Pieces ,
JM3u IF , Wis. , Jan. 20. An cxplosloi
occuned at Gucen & Co's. feed mill , com
plctcly wrecking the establishment and dam
nging bo\eral wiirehouses adjoining. Twc
men weio killed. No estimate of loss can be
glen. .
Coal Found at Itlooinlngton.
BIOOMINOTOV , 111. , Jam 20.rCoaln <
found at Colfax ut100 feet to day. It U a BJ !
foot U'iu There Is a scncraJ holiday thcic
A VERY COLD COLLATION ,
News of the Bllzznrd txnd the Now
Cold Wavo.
ONE MORE BROKEN BOW VICTIM.
Fatal Hprec of n Knrnier 8n > cd IJj n
JIor e'H Sagacity The Terrible
Death Uoll-Morc Chill/
AVeather.
Froze to Death Ahllc Intoxicated.
BIIOKF.N Bow , Neb , Jnn. 20. [ Special
Tclegiam to UieHnr. ] The report of bli ard
fatalities in Ibis section has been somowlint
exaggerated. Instead of fifteen persons djlng
in Custcr county , as rumored , there was only
ono victim , a farmer named Jobr Kced.
Mr Heed , who resides two and n half miles
south of Arnold , came lo Biokcn Bow lust
Wednesday in company with otheis , and dis
posed of a loud of hogs which he had. Ho
remained In lovvn Wednesday night and
Thuisday filled up with intoxicants to such
an extent that he beeamo utteilj liicspon-
siblo for his deeds , ami proceeded
on Thursday afteuioon on his way
to Merlin to purchase coal , but
Instead of going noithwest as ho should have
went , went southwest , mid when about two
miles southwest of Biokcn Bow got out of
the wagon and lay elovvn on the giound ,
wheie. in his dinnken stupor , dcnth ovcitook
him. When his body was searched , a bottle
of liquor uml $54 In cash was found.
The weather is voiy moderate hero at pres
ent , the thermometer showing from lOlolb0
above zoio. While Iho bli/zard inged the
weather was the coldest over known bore , it
being J."i ° below /eio nt ono time. Live
stock was pi city well taken caio of and very
little was lost.
Sa\cd Hy His Ilorsp.
CIIADKOV , Neb , Jun. 20 [ Special Tclo-
gram to the BLIA ] bad case of fi ceding
Is rcpoitcd from Grand Lake , the tciminus
of the B. & M. railway. Stevens Goodcn
stalled to go from Giand Lnko cloven miles
In the country and became snow-blind and
got lost and wandered in the Rand hills for
fenir el n > and nlghls. when hishoiso finally
lioanl n liiiin wluslio ton miles awav and
took Ws i ider to tlio trac k , und i aih end men
took him to Giand Lake , but theio being no
suigcon there it wus necessary to come to
Chadion , a distance of seventy miles. Dr.
Hturls drove ucross the country and suc
ceeded m sav ing his life amputating both
limbs.
DentliH From the Bllz/arel.
ST. I'vi'L , ' Minn. , Jan. 20. An evening
paper flgiucs the loss of life in last week's
bliz/iiidntSTi , A dozen new cases uro ro-
poileel fiom Vermilllon , Dak. Over thirty
persons were frozen to death m Lake county
but it is said the local authoutie-s in e sup
pressing the now s. This -umor lucks con
firmation.
The thermometer indicated f0 ! = below heio
this morning Trains from the west ami
south are all badly elclajcd and the Omaha
bus abandoned its truins out of St. Paul and
Sioux City. The state board of railway com-
inissioneis to day investigated the rc-porls of
Buffeting fiom scarcity of fuel on the Brown
Valley munch of the Manitoba railroad ,
which bus been blocked for a month. They
found no suffering , but coal supplies woio
running low. General Munngcr Manvol
promised to double the force employed in
opening the road.
The Biting Gold ! . * <
MufcOATiNE , In , Jon. 20 Tlio mercury
dropped to 10 ° below this morning. Thcro
Is no storm. Tinlns nro lunning on time und
no fatalities me rcpoiled.
LINCOLN , Neb , Jun. 20 The mercury was
1 ( ! = below at this mouiing. Trains weio
delayed somewhat last night by snow 100
miles west of hero.
QUINO , 111. , Jan. 20 At 0 this mouiing
the inereutj wasS = below 7010. Trains sue
running icguhuly and Ihus far Ihciohus
been no fatalities lepoi ted fiom cold In this
locality.
Mvnsnui.TovvN , la , Jan. 20 The cold
wusaccoinpanied by high wind , but no snow.
The tcmpeintuio leiiohod l'J = below last
night. Drifting snow dclavs nil loads in
central Iowa more or less. Both the Centi.il
Jowa and Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City
huvo hud fi eight ti.iins in the snow since jes-
leiduy , preventing thiough tiams moving.
LA Cuossp , Wis , Jan. 20 The tempern-
liuo lo day is 20 = below zeio und is failing.
No fatalities icpoited
BHOWN'S VMIM , Minn , Jan. 20 This
place bus been blockaded for Ihieo weeks.
Unless u liain comes in wilh fuel within tin eo
duvs thcro will bo seuous suflc-iiiigheio and
in Iho vicinity. Theie is no wood or coal in
the market.
OTTUMVVI. In , 20 The cold wave reached
hc'ioicstciems , and tlio thcimometcr fell to
12 c below/ero lust night. Tiains about on
time.
WINONI , Minn , Jan. 20 The cold wave
caused a diop of-iO .und this moining it
was2P ( be-low. The weather is clear and
fiee from stoun , but is accompanied by wind ,
which fills the inil odd cuts and causes block
ades west of St. Pete-is.
MADISOV , Wis , Jun. 20. The minimum
tompeinturo lust night was 14 ° below 7010.
At 7 o'clock this moi ning it was 13 = below ,
ami nt noon 11 ° below. The sky is clear nud
the picdicted bli//aul has not i cached heie.
Dm NroiiT , Iu. , Jan. 20 The cold wave )
has not icuched lieio. The mercury Is 2 °
below. Tiams aio but slightly delujcd.
SIOLV CITV , In , Jan. 20 Theio is no
storm at this point and veiy llttlo wind. The
thermometer at midnight stood 15' below , at
7 this morning 17 = below and ut noon 12 =
below. Tiains noith and west , except the
Yankton connection , uio abandoned on ac
count of badly dufted loads , icsulting fiom
jcstcidaj's wind. Theio is onlj ono lo.id
open east to Chicago. The Sioux City & Pa
cific south is not intciiuptcd. No fatalities
BO fur rcpoi ted.
J\CK > ONVIIU : , 111. , Jan 20 Although
theio has been a chiingo of ! 15S in tlio iner-
cuiy within the last twelve honis , thoio have
been no fatalities. Tlio thcimometer hoveis
mound /eio.
BI.OOMINOTOV , 111 , Jan 20. At noon theio
weio noslgns of a bib/aid. The Iheimom-
eler langcul fi = above and Iho weather is
fine.
fine.CFIUKKAIIIIO
CFIUKKAI-IIIO , la , Jan. 20 The foico of
lust night's teuiblo slorm did not icacli heie
Pifty miles noith and west the storm i.iged
all night The theimometer was 27 = below.
Trains aio all lute. No fatalities mo re-
polled.
HOCK j4ii.M ) , 111 , Jan. 20 At l-l.r the
tcmpi'intuio was 2 = ubovo and slowl.v fall
ing. A cold wave Is evidently appioaching.
AVeather IndluatloiiH.
ForNebiaska. Warmer , fair v e-uthor , fol
lowed by snow , light to fiesh winds , becom
ing southeaster ! v.
Tor Iowa : Wanner , fair weather , fol
lowed bv snow , light to fresh winds , becom
ing southcasteilv.
Tor Dakota Slightlj wanner , fall weather ,
light to fresh variable winds.
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Vanderhllt Bullion.
NI.VN YOHK , Jan 20 [ Special Telegram In
Iho Bu ] The Woild sajs : Not contented
with leasing ono of Iho falry-liko pala < es ol
Iho Into King Ludvvig , of Bavaria , W. K
Yandeibill appeals to bo fuithor disposed If
udopt some of the ccccntricitico of Unit ill
fated monarch If wo are to bcllevo ui
Knglish journal , Ihe Picnch aelor Couquelii
gavoaprivalo perfoimaiieo duiing his lny
ut Constantlnoplo on board of thoAlva , at
which Mr. and Mrs Vandcrbllt constiluleel
Iho solo audience The charge for Ibis en *
tertuinment was ; ) , 'JOO. Litllo Josef Hoff.
maniiwas paid W.OiX . ) last Satuidav to furnish -
nish music at a musicale given by Mis. Cot-
ncllus Vandcibllt In this city.
A British Hear Admiral Sillr-lden.
rvi.MOUTii , Jan. 20. Hear Admiral Louis
Hullon Ycrslurmc , of Iho British navy , c
iiiiUeel suiuldc licru to Uuy la a 1
APTHIl AMMUNITION.
The Knnxnn County Scat right Ma >
lle.snlt In Bloodshed ,
Tori UA , Kan. , Jan. 20. A special from lllrd
3lty received lo night s ijs that jiersons wcro
in town Ihcro today fiom Ku tls , Sherman
county , In scat ch of tillcs and ammunition ,
and Hint n fight between Goodland and
i'ustls , the livuls for Ihe county scut , was an-
llclpale-d. K. L. U.\ons \ , of P.iiHils , Iho miss
ing county commissioner of Sherman county ,
who was thought to have been kidnapped
while en louto to this city to confer with Iho
governor concerning the J-'ustls Goodland
county sent fight , iinlvcd hcio safely to
night. Ho left Kustls Sunday , bul was mi
iivoidably delavcd by Ihe lialns. Soon after
his urilval hcio ho received u telc-
giatn fiom J. H. Tall , of Kustls , editor
of the Dark Horse , dliectbik' him to re
turn via Colby and to bo on his guuid. Lyons
SIIVB Unit the aggicssivo Goodlanilers aio be
ginning to e-ool off and icall/o what ilsk thev
have run by forcibly lemov lug Iho rccoids
fiom Kuslls and that the piobuto Judge and
county cloik have uliciidy retui ncd the rce--
tirds. The mob ho sav s which icecntlv at
tacked lUlstls was ficiirled by whisky , mid il
Is little less than a mil unit ) that the town was
not binned and the Inhabitants massacicd
He believes the trouble Is now over and Umt
Iho Goodhmd people und their supporteis ,
the homesteadeis , have concluded to allow
Iho courts to setllo Iho matter. Ljons 10-
lurncd coma to-night.
ANTI-TAH1TF AVOUIj UHAIiKKH.
Slgnitlonnt SentiinentH Kxpioiscd
Tlirouuh n Boston Newspaper.
BOSTONJun. . 20 The Commciciiil Bulle
tin will give lo morrow a special icpoiton
carpet wools and tlio advisability of icmov-
ing the existing duty on that gradoof llecees
Opinions urc contained in the letter fiom Iho
hugcst cat pet manufuctuiois in Ihe counliy ,
the leading wool giowe-rs , Including the pi csl
dent of Ihe nationul iissoclatlon. leading
blanket and woolen munufucturcis ,
leading impoiteis , mid chief deuleis.
Pi om the icplie-s it may bo said
that fice cat pets will bo favoicd bv
the i at pet and blanket mamif.u liners , the
govcintnc-nt statistic ian , a stiong minorit.v of
wool glowers , piacticullv the wholoof the
Impoiteis , and many of the luigo miiiiulnc-
tuic-is A dutv on cat pet wool is favored bv
thoPhll.ulelphi.i wooltiiidocu musso , b.v deul-
ois in the intcuor maiKets und by most of
the wool giow cis.
A St. I'eterslini-jj Iteceptlon.
ST. l > i.Ti.iisiiuiia , Jan. 1 20New [ York
Heiuld Cublo Special to the Urn. ] Tlio
icccption given by Lady Moncr was attended
by u laige number of the corps diplomat Irmo
nnd the most biiiliant society of St Petcis
buig. Loid and Lady H.indolph Chuiehill
utlructod gicat ullcntion nml much cuuositj ,
csccially ] among Iho ladies pie'i
cut Luly Hundolph Chuiehill was
lesplcndent in diamonds. Lotd Chin
chill , in the ( ourso ot conveis.ition
with some of the Hussian political eek hi ilies ,
expressed Iho ulmosl balisfactlon with his
Btoy here. Ho would have liked to postpone
his dep.iituic , ho said , but ho esteemed It his
duty lo relurn lo England without delay.
Fiom some fuither icm.uks diopped by Lot el
Handolph It might bo concluded Unit imme
diately after bis reluin homo ho intends to
open a serious campaign against Lend Sails
bury , if not for the purpose of ovcrtln owing
him , at least to pi event him from joining the
triple alliance.
Don'Onrlos' Ainhltlon.
lCoji/r/y/i | / / / ( JfkS liu .lamrt Gordon /fcmirft.l
Muuii ) , Jan. 20 [ Now Vork Herald
Cable Special to the Bri ] Fiiilny , on re
turning fiom the papal Jubilee , Senor Oiteg.i
Munilla ; a libcial Journalist , had an intei-
view with Don Cat los in Venice. Don C.ulos ,
it seems , thinks it certain that the picsciit
r < gimc In Spain w 111 bo logically ovc-i tin ow n
bj icpublicanisin. He will not intcifeio in
Castillinn polities unless again asked by the
bpaniuids In that cnso hisptogrannnowoulel
include ) the nnnoxation of Moiocco , the m-
cicaso of Iho naval and milit.uy uim.iments
und an active foieigh poliej in older to iiinko
Emopc admit Sain ) ) us ono of the gicat t > ovv
ci s The desci iption of the Intel view i csem-
blcs a page fiom Daubot's noiel , "Kings in
i\ilc. "
Carney Iteplie-H to Me-AiillfTe.
irojiyify/il / J SS li\i \ Juinia ritinliiii llcnnrtl. ' ]
LONDON" , Jun. 20. [ New Yoik Heiald
Cable Special to the Bi 1. 1 Cai noj , w ho is
givingu spauliig exhibition ut Hull , thus
wulcs lo the Spoiling Life :
Sir : In reply to the boasting way in which
Mr. McAuliffo talks , I think It makes him
look like what ho is , n cowaid , and his backer
us lie calls him , Jem Colvillo , vv.is ono of
those scamps who cutiopcs and helped bic-ak
in the ring when his man McAuhfto was
beaten. But to show that I mean fight , I
will fight McAuliffo for a stake of u 1500
to jEICOO mid pay all his expenses of coming
over to England , or I would go over to
Amciica and meet him if I could be hiiro of
gelling fair play , although , after Iho other
light , I think I should not gut it. I waited
one jcar to llchthim over in his own countiy
und ho told the people ho would not fight
till ho seemed a mob , which ho did that
lobbed mo of Iho fight. Tvvico I huvo been
over to fight him. Once ho gave mo a
foi foil. Thu next time ho hud his
mob , but I will beat him mob
and all should ho come over , though 1
nm ufi aid ho never will. 1 will ensiiie him
fap- play and fight him staking odds two to
ono. My monuy was down thrco weeks after
the last fight to make another match , hut I
failed to sco him 01 his backcis. They weio
nfiald to como to tei ins. Yours , etc ,
J. CtiiM-r ,
Lightweight Champion of the Woild
U'ltiien
N' , Jnn 20 William O'Brien , M P ,
and editor of United Ireland , w lip has been
confined in pi isnn since October 31 , was 10
lease-d from Tullamoio Jail to day. Ho pro
ceeded to the priest's house in Tullamoio ,
followed bj a largo eiowd , which cheeied
him re-pe.itcdlv.
O'Bi ion ai rived in tills city this evening
Ho was giectcd ut the railwu ) station bi mi
immciiso ciowd , which included inan num
bers of pailhune-nt und u lai go number of
pucsts On alighting from the tiaiii ho en-
teicd the loid major's cuiriago und was
driven to a hotel , followed by along pi o
eession On ui riving nt the hotel O'Biic-n
made a biicf speech. Ho rejoiced that in
splto of Iho elToils of Balfour tin ;
lush weio stronger than ever. Although the
Knglish were slow in Joining them , thc-y
would bo slow in di soiling them , The Iiish
would not resort lo oulrago hut would follow
Pnrnoll mid Gladstone , trusting to the de
mocracy of Gicat Hiitnm to make Ireland u
nation. P'llricn's looks denote lhat his eon
stitutlon Is shattered and bis phjsicinns In-
Hist that ho should go to the south of 1'i.URt
for the benefit of his health.
O'Brien iccelved muni icmgiatulatoii let
ters in Iho course of the daj , somoj coming
fiom America Hefcuing to Blunt's charge
against Hal four , ho said ho had heaid them
fiom Blunt long before theio bad been 11
likelihood that Blunt would bo the vlcllin It
was because ho ( O'Brien ) , had that state
ment in mind that ho told Mom head anil
1'iran in Iho bet-inning tint ho believed he
Juid boe-n biought to prison to bo muideicd
Apart from Blnnt'b lol.itlons ho thought tlirj
had u right to Infci the woist fiom liulfonr'h
secrecy in immuring them in what ho sup
posed would tuin out to bo UioTullumure
calucombs.
Called Hence.
LONDONJan. . ! JO. < Sir Hobe rt Waller Car
eku is dead , lie ; was U
The Woatorn Union President Dls-
cusses Poatnl
DEATH TO PRIVATE ENTERPRISE ,
Why. tbn Government Would U
Obliged to Bnj Out the Present
Jjlnc Wlmt a Now Ono
Would Cost.
Postal Telegraph.
Jan. JO. Senator Sawyw ,
chairman of the senate pe > stofllee e-ommltleo ,
e-ulled his e-ommlUeo to order this morning ,
miu Dr. Maivln Giee-n , pu-sldent of Ilia
Wesicin Union , nddicssed Ihe commlllco in
pposllion to govcuimcnl telegraph bills.
Ho devoted himself Hist , though briefly , to
constitutional questions , to which the mens-
uio give ) i ! c Ho limited the decision of the
supiemoeouil in effect that teh-ginph is neo
cssaiy lo eommeieeand Uml the tele-graph
is In Itself eomnien-e He touched upon this
constitutional i > oiiit , lie said , me-ioly hevanso
lie did not wish the committed to undcistand
Ihc compan.v waived It. He claimed that no
lie-oplo on cait honjo.ved as peifect a sjstem
of tele-graph us the Anioi leans. Oroon then
e-ompaicd the telcgiaph systems of Knglxnd
nml the ) United States and ussei ted Unit the
long distance lutes of UioWcstein Union
we-io clic-iiper than iinv other long distance )
late in the woild Ho ( letile-d thocliargo that
the vVcstcui Union was a moiioixily. Ho
said it c-njo.vc-d no exc-lusivo fraiuhiscs
or legislative , giants , mid lhat the Held
was open to an.\bodv who might
choose to enter It In legmd to the charge
that lutes would 1m lalscd the picsc-nt jeur ,
ho said th it on the coiitiur.v the lutes would
be i educed The speaker mild the Wcstoin
Union had to py fiom > UKKH ) ( ) to fJflO.HH ( ) a
je.ir for its mistakes. He believed
that the deficit of the goveminent s.vstem ,
as suggested in the * Cnllnm bill ,
would be fiom fiHH,000 ( ) to * UlXH ) , > ,000 a j c'ur.
He-wished to s iv c-oiiceinin tlio Western
Union that its value , us stute-d by the pi ess , -I - LI
would not buv the wno at the fiictoiy , nnel
tlie e-ompaiiv' other equipments amounted to i
Ihico.orfour timi-s the ) value ) of the WH | > . (
The piopeit.v of the We stem Union ton hi i
not bo duplicated to da.v for its eapitali/ation.
If Ihc * government did inn a tele-giaph
" \stcm it must buv up existing lines. No
pilvato ciitcipriso ( ould inn in i-onipc-tition
against the United btates tieusur.v. Would
the goveinment icsponsiblo for dolajs
andc-iiors ! ho asked. I o goveuimont sys
tem cvor was Theio was a popular belief
that the comp.inv's system was owne-d bi ono
man The compan\'s diicc toiute was composed -
posed of thn t.v men The millioniilics of tlio
countii lind less than tin co eighths of tlio
stock Ovc-i twontv thousand people in nil
weio inteic-sted in this pi openly.
"I um tirld , " the doc toi lontiiiucd , "tluit a
petition bening MXl,000 slgimtuies is lo bo
scut to this ( ommltte-o in favor ot tlio gov-
euimcnl system. Tlu.v will ionic by com
mand , oiignniting in spite against one man
with whom Mi. Povvdeil.s had a 1)11.11101. ) I
Not ono in a bundled of the signcis ever ucu
t
tlio telegraph ; jet the.v weio asking to bo !
taxed foi the hem. lit ol uehbiokois , bankeis ,
moi c hauls , commeiclal opc-iuloiH mid spec
ulators '
Di G i ecu said ho had pic-pined a petit km
mid lemonstianco to eongiiss which lie in
tended , b.v the eouitesy of HOIIIO membeis , lo
get betoio the senate mid house und ho would
not longc-i detain the eoinmiUe-o.
Gaidlncr G. Hubbaid uddiessed Iho com
mittee In favor of the postal Je-Jogiuph sis-
tern pioposcd In the bill introduced bv Sena
tor Daw es. IIu gave it us his opinion that of
the ? M * > ,000,000 eupitul stock of the Westcin
Union compm.v , about 3OlKOOOm ) S10tH,000 ( ) )
bad been paid in cash b\ the stock holders of
other tch-giaph lompinies v\liieh had he-
como bankinpt and he-en bought up by the
Westein Union , and thai the ic-st ol it had
been taken fiom the public in the shape ) of
teU-giaph lolls It was line the piesent value 11
of the piopeit.v w as ve-iv hugeHo did not
bcllevo it possibletodupllcnloitsliKiHUmiles ( ) ) t \
eif wno foi less thnn SHItKX,000 ) Over
and above this vnluo of piojic-rty were
other lingo values He- had ulwujs legmded
its light of way ovci the lalliouds of the
tcuilor.v iisbc-ingiiemlv us valuable ) us the
other liaiu hisc-b of the e'ompanv. Theio wus ,
then , this gi eat monopoly with a capital of
> -M ! 000,000 , neailtlnce eighths of which was
held bj the dhoe tots of the ) company , Thov ,
theii-loie , had viituallj a monopoly slmo it
would bo uttcilv impossible at an > stock-
lioldeis' meeting loobtuliitho continuing vote
of stock held bv the diic cton themse-lves
Di Gice-n eoiiectcd this statement and
slid Unit ut a stoc kholdeis'meeting tin e-o-
fointhsofthoc.ipit.il Htoek wus ficqucntly
ic-inescnlcd.
Mr. Hubhaul said that in this country
theio was p..utieall\ competition in the
telc-giuph business and theio could bo none ,
foi it was a business which could bo managed
moi c easily and cheaply by ono company
than by a number , but the question uioso
w hether Iho gov ei nine-lit could not manage ) it
moio ehoiph than tlio Westom Union and
and whether tlio Westcin Union itself could
not miunigo it , much moio i lie-.iply than it
docs. Tills question should be unswcicd in
the uftlimativo.
Mr. Hubbaid then p.ivo Ills well known
view son tlio subject of postal telegraph ut
gicat length.
Dr. Nndal'h Case.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20 'Iho statement
cabled fiom Miidiidtlmt thy United States
goveinment lias demanded of Spain heavy
damages on ai count of alleged 111 ticiitmcnt
of Di Nudal bi tlio authoiltic-s of Poito Hlco
is not stiictli coiicet. The depaitment ot
state bus taken the diplomatic c mil so usually
udoptccl In such cases and has instux t < d our
miiiistci to Spain to lav Di Nadal's claim bo-
fete Iho govc-iiiinent with a ic-piescalation
that it tlio allegations contained theiein mo
found to bo turn he is entitled to compensa
tion Dr Nadal , while on u visit to Porto
Hicowusuuohtcdoii suspicion of he longing lo
mi autonomist societ.v mid so maltieate-d that
ho him hlnco lost the use of ono of his aims.
National Capital Notes.
WvsiiisoroN , Jan 20 - A favoiable icport
on Mason's bill , piovldlug foi mi invcstiga
lion of ti lists mid combinations , was 01 del eel
bi the houses commltloo on manufactuics
The subject of the Heading iullio.ul stilko
came up ln-foio the house committee on com-
meico to day tlnoiigh the ic-quest of the siib-
( oimnittee , to wiiic h had been lofeiied the
Andeison icholuliim pioviding for imiuiry
Into the htlike , Unit it bc disc hinged from
fuithci considei.itionof tliomattei Asiiiea-
HOII foi making this ic-qncst , the mib commit
tee statc-d that it icgarded the subject us ono
of sue h gi av Hi as to demand c cjiisldei iition at
the haiidH of the full committee Alter a
shoit discussion the icqucst was granted and
mi emncsl de-bilo ensued upon the met Its of
the pioposilion 'Ihe matter will bo further
considered newt Tuesday , when an cftort will
bo made to dispose ol the icsolution
A delegation fiom the national em ampmcnt
of the I ! rand A tiny , befoie the house com
mittee on invalid pensions to day , lilted Iho
foimuhilion of a dependent pension bill sub
stantially similar lei that Introduced In the
senate hi Mr Mamlcison.
The postmaster general has Issued a cir
cular cmhod\ing the lules und i emulations
which will heieafler govcui under tlio now
law iclatiiig lo peimlssablowiltiiigiindpilnt-
Ing on second , third and fouith class mall
matter ,
.lames.T Btooks , chief of the secict service -
vice of Uio Itc-usuiy dcp irlmcnl , lendcrcd
his icHignallon when Iho present udminislia
lion came into i n\er and it was lucepte-d to-
daj to tuko effect Pebinuii 1 John S Bell ,
foimeily chlof of uolleo of Newark , N. J , , -
will succeed him.
Transc-ontlnental Details Arranged.
ST Lous , Jan 20At u general meeting
of the tianscontlnental lines to-duy vuileius
details ueio nriangcd Headqumlois wcro
( HtnbMshed at ht. Louis , wiicio Chairman
L < eels w ill open an office Tebi nary 1. Agen
cies wjll also ho t.st.ubiinhed I
and Siln Pi auciseo ,