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PART ONE. HE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. PAGES 1 TO 8- TWENTIETH YEAR OJMAIIA , SUNDAY MOBNIN'G , FJPIUJAEY 8 , 1891 SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 2)12. ) 'NlIE PROPERTY OF A DEAD MAN A. . T. Stewart's Alleged Heirs Engaged in a Prolonged Dispute , HOW PROJECTILES ARE RESISTED. inscription of tin-Armor of the New H of the Xcw Argentine Republic A TOHI at I'urtNinoulh. nnnlnn lHnnitt.\ Ur.i.rAST , Feb. 7-r.Ncw York Herald Cable Special to TIIBBKB. ] An Important commission of Inquiry , the proceedings of which nro of vastly moro interest to the people of Atnorlcn than to any Ulster folks , amongst whom it Is being held , hns been sitting in the American consul's office In this city since thu beginning of the week. The object of the commission Is to take answers to Interrogatories submitted from' the su preme court pf the Southern district of Now 'fork regarding claims in connection with the lawsuit of Sarah Uranngh vs Will iam P. Smith , which has already been before tlio American courts ntid which is ono of the numerous cases growing out of the litigation over the fortune of the Into A. T. Stewart. The gentlemen to whom Iho commission is addressed nro the American consul nt Del fast , Samuel it. Huby and Sir James H. Huslctt , cx-mnyor of liolf.ist. The proceedings are conducted in private , only ono wittiest being allowed iu the room at a time. The legal gentlemen engaged on the case are , for tlio upholders of the allcgciT Stewart will , .lames Holmes , solicitor , New York , with whom is Dmby Jones , Belfast ; forttio local claiinaiits , J. J , llrown , Delfust. J. C. McIConrk ! , Dunifrieshlrc , is looking after the Interests ot n number of Scotch claimant * . The witticaics who have been or will bo examined nro ( loorgo ncgbleSiirah Dranngh , tlio plaintiff Inaction , Uohort Lyncs , William DlllcQHoslo IJcgblc.Thomas Stewart , Thomas Kupcrt Hcgblo , Hugh McCale , Susiiii Hoe , S. D. Lamb nnd Thomas Lamb , Ilclfust. As is pretty well known most of the claimants ana witnesses concerned in the suitngainst * lui1go Hilton hall from the neighborhood of Ms- burn , which \vns \ the homo of the Stewart family , nnd near to which the deceased mill ionaire was born and reared. Tholciuliiigaiul most important fuel adduced f.o far is that the plaintiff , Sarah Ilranaili. ; whoso mother's maiden name w.is Stew- nrt , is a granddaughter of John Stewart , who was n brother of Alexander Stuart , who was thu father of A. T. Stewart , the deceased dry goods merchant. According to this the plaintiff can clulm kindred with A. T. Stewart In the relationship of a second cousin. Cioorgo Dcgbio Is said tostnmlln -he same degree of kindred to the deceased millionaire. Ooorgo Ucgblo stated in his deposition that ho Is n grandson of Jane Stewart , who was u sister to Alexander Stewart , A. T. Stewart's father. This wit- ess lu his examination showed that ho pos- csscd the most copious nnd , appar ently recent , knowhidgo of the cnttro genealogy of the Stownrt family. Ills occupation is that of a teacher of science Ilegble was positiuo ho had heard from the lips of his father , over nnd over again , of the relationship between tliulr family and that of the Stewarts and the elder Uogblo had said that not loss than a hundred times in the midst of tha family groups that his mother was Juno Stewart , who was a sister of A , T. Stewart's father. The witness deposed that after searching all thu documents bearing on the family history , ho was more confident thnn ho hnd been before , of the close connec tion of his family with that of the late A , T. Stewart. Documents copied from these records will bo put in evidence before the American courts nt the next ho.tr ing of the case. Ills father had often told him that the late A. T. Stownrt and himself had attended the same school together , both being Intended for the church , nnd on tlio death of A. T. Stewart he loft live full cousins , namely Mnry Branaghduughtcr of A. T. Stewart's uncle ; John Thomas Ucgblo , son of A. T , Stewart's mint : Jane Mary Holland daughter of A. T. Stewart's undo Itobert , nnd William and Thomas Stewart , sons of A , T , Stewart's undo William. Ono of these is still ultvo and is expected to attend nnd give evidence nt the commission. Thomas Stewart of Stonyford , near Lisburn , who was a common ancestor of the Stownri fam ily , had six sons and three daughters , namely , Kobort , John , Alexander , James and Wil liam and Mary Jane , and Alexander was the father of A. T , Stewart. In ronly to cross- intorrogatlons the witness admitted to having como to an agreement , but It was not with regard to the division of the property. It was with Herbert W. Walker of New York. Ho had received no moneys or other compensa tion In connection with the present suit. On the contrary he had boon nt consluorablo ox- penso. They expected , ho said , to break the alleged A. T , Stewart will anil then each hoped , to receive a distributive share of their rights. There Is , I nm told , another batch of Irish claimants not concerned In the present In quiry , owing to their names not being men tioned In the Instructions to the commission ers and who wcro precluded from appearing , the commission being n close ono nnd none except these who names are mentioned being allowed to glvo evidence. The names of the latter batch are Holland McGce , Koland Stewart , James Stewart , John Stewart , Miss Annutto Kupcrt llailey and others. If the present commission establishes the fact that there nro heirs In Ireland to the Stewart estate there will bo an application held for an open commission in Uultast and at this commission every person claiming ho is next of lln of the deceased will bo entitled to at tend nnd prove his rights. Tenting the Armor. [ CopyrlaMnl IKil tin Jamc * ( Jonlon llcnnrtt.1 LONDON' , Feb. 7. [ Now York Herald Cable-Special to TUB UKB. ! An Interesting test of nriuor plato took place yesterday on board the Nettle at Portsmouth. The plato was of the Wilson compound stool faced sys tem , and was manufactured at the Shoftleld works of Charles Caiumul & Co. , as a part of the armor belt of the war ships now boiug constructed by L.ajrd Brothers at Qirkeuhoad for the Argentine Republic , The tf-st was conducted by the tlrltlsh ndmlrullty officers in the presence of Colonel Spurr nnd other officers of the Argentine naval commission. Commander Emory , United States naval uUuclio , ami Laird wcro also present. The plato was 8 inches In thickness and was cut to tlio usual Ncttlo slio of S fcot by 0 fcot for the purpose of comparison between this compound plato and similar armor at the SchiipiJor-Crousal tnuko. ' The Argentine commission roiuilrod the ' test to bo carried out ou the same ; HIICJ adopted by the French govern meat In their i recent tests of armor nt Graves. Thu conill. lions of thti test wore three 1'alllscr chilled projcdlloH , weighing 100 pounds each , tired from a now Pinch broach loading gun with hlrty-two I'ouudi ' of extra E powder , develop ing n striking velocity nt n range of thirty feet of 1WXJ feet per second , equal to an en ergy of 1,700 foot tons , or n totnl energy for three rounds of n , KM ) foot tons. The shots wcro grouped in the center of thu plato nt three points of nn .equilateral triangle , the busu of which was two and a half times the calibre of the shot measured from center to center. The compound plate withstood this critical test In a moU perfect manner , breaking up Into dust nil thojo projectiles which were harJly a ! > lo to miku any im- prfsslon upon the hard steel. The foico of the plate Indentation in one instance being 1.02 Inch nnd In no caw exceeded 2 Inches. A few line hnlr cracks were developed In the steel face , but , these wcro so line as to bo almost Invlslule and none extended beyond the thickness of thu hard steel surface. Although the phito Is not yet taken down from the -wooden backing the damage denote to it is so slight that It muv be safely assumed there will bo no bulges in the rear of the Im pacts. ThU test becomes particularly Interesting , when It Is compared with the solid steel plate of Sclmotdcr manufacture , which was cstcd on May 'J3 , IS ! * ) , at the French govern- lent polygon , nt Guvcrcs , nnd was classed iy the government commission ns "very ntlsfactory. " The highest award of merit osslblo to this plate was the ono of forming part of the belt of the Chilian cruiser , Captain Pratt , measuring' IS feet I inches by foot ! ) inches byS 1-1(5 ( in thickness , taper- if , ' to 5 , V1(5 ( Inches , which , under similar onditlons , allowed the projectiles to pcne- i-ato nearly the full thicitncss of the plate , 10 Infer bolng cracked through its entire nick-ness by the llrst shot , To sum up this eornp.irlson : The total iiorpy of armor plate for the English com- loutiil pinto wat 741 loot tons , while for the Vouch all steel plato it was only .it foot tons. The English plato Iso possesses nn Immense advantage > vor its French rival in Its greater cslstancc to penetration and entire absence f through cracking , nnd in exhibiting all thu mportant characteristics of breaking up and ostroylng projectiles on impact. There is nothing new In the nationalist middle , except that Irish homo rillo seems 'nrthor away , oven than laU week. A good imny liberals fed like throwing the whole [ iicstlon overboard. Both wings of the Irish lurty promise something definite next Thurs- iay , but the promise is tbreaub-tro. Parncll s far stronger than when ho entered on the Cilkcnuy right. This is due much to b.ul management. Hon. Kouuld Oreevlllo , son of Lord Grce- cille and ex-llnncee of Miss Bonfhgo of Cali- 'ornla , is engaged to the daughter of William McKwcn , the millionaire brewer of ICdin- burgh. The brewer pays this prosnsctlro ion-ln-luw's debts , about . ' . ' 0,000. ' So fur It has not ucon necessary to call in nny of the guarantee fund in liquidating the tarings. The ccncral opinion of the linan- cicrs is that there Is not much loft for the Barings when tlio llnnl settlement is reached. JA AValdersee's Appointinciit AVorlcincii Are Growing Ke.stlrHs. LONDON , Feb. 7. [ Special Cablegram to Tun BIE. : | A Berlin dispatch says that the icaiser. lu delivering to Count Waldersoe hit appointment ns commander ot the Ninth corps , reminded the count of his near rela- lonshlp to the Imperial-family nnd remarked hat ho could best show Ids attachment by abstaining from any communication with these who sought to sow distrust among the people toward their sovereign. The kaiser s believed to have alluded to IJismnrck and ; o the friendly social relations which existed between General von Leseusky and the ex-ch'inccllor , wtileh relations indoubtcdly led to Losonsky being re- levcd of his command. Tlio kafsor has bo- conih vey bitter toward DUtnnrck lately ou account of the caustic comments to which the latter pives utterance ou imperial policy and especially the emperor's labor reform programme. Whatever the difference be tween himself and Wuldersee , the emperor is believed to have confidence In Wnlilorsco's attachment to the imperial family , and there fore , to have preferred him for a po.-t which is so near to the seat of the ex-chancellor. The unemployed workmen ofllerlln arc as suming 3 dangerous attldudo. They threaten to hold a mass meeting to protest against tha action of the municipal authori ties In refusing to start relief works. The police uro determined to prevent any such dcmonstatlon and have given notice to that effect. The authorities of Berlin , like these of London , seem to think they can prevent the world from knowing the extent of exist- in g misery by keeping the miserable under. llldiuiiloiiH Affair. 1SII I > H Jtiinrt ( loitlm IIcnnM. \ Lo.vnox , Feb. 7. [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tun HKI : . ] Cus ! Lambert was defeated in a twelve-round contest nt the Pelican club this evening' by P. Manor of Ireland. Mahcr hit thu Canadian thrlco and Lambert lay down , not to rise until more than ton seconds bad elapsed. It was n ridiculous affair. Maherwas not a first class man and Lambert is heralded as a second Sul livan. | Victim of a Practical < loko. Wyo. , Fob. 7. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : BIK. ] A half wilted man nt Sundance was nmdo the victim of a practical joke on Thursday by which ho will probably lese his life. Several young-incn , In order to torment him , arrested him and locked him in a deserted building , expecting to release him after a few hours' imprisonment. Before they returned ho broke out nnd started for Spenrllsh , Ho was found dying by the ro-ia- sldo the next morning by the stage driver , slowly freezing to death. Both lianas and feet wcro frozen nnd had to bo amputated , and he is lu a precarious condition. Heavy Snow in South Dakota. llAi'in CITV , S. D. , Feb. 7. A tremendous storm prevails in this section tonight. From fifteen to eighteen inches of snow have fallen nnd great drifts block the streets. Trains on the Elkhorn Valley road are aban doned and ranchmen In the city dare not ven ture out. Seven hundred Ognllnla Indians with nn escort of troops nnd Chey enne scouts on their way to Fort Keogh nnd Frozen river , Montana , wrro compelled to go Into camp last night forty miles from this city , travel being out of the question while the ollzzard lasts. Leonard Tobias' KonmliiH. Six FIUNCISCO , Cala. , Kub. 7 , An evening paper says the body of Leonard Tobias , n young man formerly of Omaha , who com mitted suldilo nt Yokahomn some months ago , was brought bore by the steamship Gaclls and is awaiting transmission to his father in Now York on the slcauwUp City of Sidney , Pcorla'.s Kleclrlclim n Burglar. Pr.onu , III. , Feb. " . Henry Schearcr , city electrician , was arrested today for the robbery of BOWO& O'Brien's ' mfei bery n weekago. Tlio arrest created tntcnso surprise , as the prisoner has r.hvnys berne an excellent name and hus been high lu ofilclnl circles for years , Schearcr assigns Us downfall to drinking and gambling , _ The Coroner " \VII1 Iitvrxilgiilc , KVNSAS OITV , Mo. , Feb. 7.--The coroner has determined to mnko a searching Investi gation Into the cause of thn death of John B , Ells , u consumptive patient who died ifter being treated will : wUt purported to bfl Koch's lymph. FOREIGN POLICY OF ITALY , Marquis Dl Rudini Will Personally Guide It in Place of Orispi. NO SUCCESSOR YET TOVALDERSEE \ , Thu New Chief or Staff Must IJu n Sinn uf Strictly Suhiirdltmtc Spirit Other Imminent. \CnpwkM \ tSilA'en ) / - llw * .lnwehfc'l Pc ' ,1 Hnni.iNrob. . " . Olllctnl assurances from Homo thut Marquis 1)1 ItuJlul will person ally guide Italy's foreign policy , assuming Signer Crlspi's chgugcmcnt , including strengthened armaments , huvo removed much disquiet here. Kmpcror William had a communication from King llunihcrt at the earliest period of the crisis , intimating n dctcrmlndtton to agree to no min istry that would imperil the drcl- band. Chancellor Caprlvl , during his recent visit to IMllnn arranged for the completion of the Italian armament with the newest weapons , smokeless powder , etc. , In volving the outlay of the money derived from the now Italian loan , to which Crisp ! assented. On Caprivl's return hero diplomatic documents forming an appen dix of the treaty alliance were got , Slg- nor Crisp ! formally plodsing itily to army reforms , In which the German govern ment was to assist in the manufacture of ii.millions and furnishing skilled instructors. Tlio question troubling the emperor nnd con fidants was how far Crtspl's successor would nccept the engagements mado. Dr. Migueal assisted in the solution of tno crisis by get- ingn group ot Gorman financial houses to promise to facilitate the now Italian loan when t should bo found necessary for the govern ment to obtain funds. Until the Italian cabi net shall have been completed nnd its charac ter scon the position will remain rather inse cure. King Humbert's action during the anxious tlmo is understood to have elicited an expression of personal esteem from JSinporor Francis Jo- h , nnd it is now reported hero that the Austrian emperor actually wont to ho length of promising to visit the quirinnl n the course of the year. The rumors irintcd In the Frencti papers that Emperor William Imd consulted Dr. Miguel in regard to a vast Increase in the homo defenses in consequence of the defection of Only are sheer fiction. Dr. Miguel will assist Signor Crispi's successor to secure funds for the completion of the frontier defenses of Culy. The defenses of Ucrmany do not proceed under the casual stimulus of foreign develop ments. The emperor has not yet settled the suc- cossorship to ( Jenernl von Waldersco , Yes terday General von Wittlch VIM announced af the now chief of staff. Today General von Schlioffen had a long conference with the Itatscr , a fact that gave rise to the report that ho would succcd General von \Valder- sco. General von Walderseo has already gene to A Uo nn to nssumo command of the Ninth army corps. The Hamburg Nuchrichtcn greeted his advent with a free criticism , in which t described him as n master of smaller sratclvTwllh'oub nny Idea of true , military grandeur , llls- marck'a organ probably exaggerates the prince's animus against a fallen foe. Gen eral von Waldersco bus privately expressed a wish to withdraw absolutely from public life , and ho only accepted the command of the Ninth corps in submission to the kaiser's order. Ho trusts that hu will soon bo allowed definitely to retire. The hesitancy of tlio kaiser over the selection of u chief of staff Is duo to the difficulty of get ting n man of proved ability , yet suffi ciently compliant with ho emperor's vioivs. General vori Waldersco aimed to succeed General Von Aloltko In the virtual control of all the German armies In tlio field. Tlio kaiser means to succeed General Von Moltko himself , nnd in the event of war will assume Individual responsibility for the move ments of the forces. ills ma jesty must have a chief of the general staff of n strictly subordinate spirit. Hoyond military circles the anxiety ns to who will bo selected by the emperor is wide spread. Further changes nro iir.ininent. Among- thorn are the retirement fron oflico of Dr , Yon Gossler , Prussian minister of public worship and education , who will probably Co succeeded by Dr. Lu- canus , chief of the civil cabinet , and of Prince Yon Hohenloho , statlialtcr of the relchlnnd who will bo succeeded by Prlnco Henry of Kouss , now Gorman minister at Ylenna. The wifoof I'rluco Henry of Heuss Is daughter of the grand duke of Saxo-Wchnnr- Eisenach , the emperor's grand uncle , and the prince is therefore suitable for the vlco rcga : position at" Strassburg. Herr May back , Prussian minister of public works , will not retire from oflico until the unterhaus dis poses of the railway estimates. Debates ou colonial matters In the rclchs tag disclosed the fact that thcro had been r rap\d \ abatement in the fervoi1 of the members favoring German colonial extension. No prominent man of nny party avowed adher ence to the projects for further territorial ac quisition. Much doubt is expressed as to the vnluo of the territory recently annexed by Germany. Tno denial by Chancellor von Caprlvl that the government wished to sell the colonies , ovokcd the re mark from the socialist , Tollman , that It wonhl bo well to plvo them to Prlnco Bis marck ns a national gift No member ex pressed enthusiasm over either their reten tion or their prospects , The colonial depart ment has Intimated to the Hamburg syndi cate , with reference to the purchase of the possessions of the southwest Africa company , that the government , while not op posing the transfer , will not grant a royal charter for the now company , the proposed capital of which is 12,000,000 marks. It is certain that a legal status will bo accorded to the company by the butidorsatu and landtag , confirming its right. Although the government has definitely abandoned the monopoly of the production of the Koch lymph , measures are being- prepared - pared fora rigid state of control of its sale nnd manufacture. Chemists will not bo al lowed to sell It unless analysts have con firmed its purity. Under an order from the ministry all clinics report the results of treatment by the Koch method. So far ns received tlio majority of the reports nro in favor of the treatment. Some , however , re port disastrous results. The statement of 1'rof. Hcnsch , the great authority of the Ilcrllii university on child ren's diseases , regarding the danger of treat ing children with the lymph , Is supported by other authorities. Dr. Furblnger of the Freldrichshall hospital , who was an ardent believer In the Koch cure , now reports that ha has been obliged to drop the treatment in a number of cases which were formerly hopeful nnd none of which wcro In j bii advanced stugo of disease. Classifying I numerous ca-scs , Dr. Furbinger reports one proYUloutl euro , marked 1m proverneut m lit- teen eases , no Improvement in ten ami seven deaths. Ho concludes thnt the injection must bo small nnd must bo fjlvqu at long in tervals , The supposed discovery b.vDr. Hankln , the well Itnown English investigator , of a euro for anthrax and the finding of the influenza bacillus by Dr. Kuchnor of the hygienic in stitute ) met with small notice by Iho modlcal profession and the public , the Koch euro Imv- ing exhausted discussion iu that direction. The winter season In the German capital Is especially * pay , then being an incessant run of official dinners nnd balls , The ball given by the United States minister , Hon. "William Walter Phulpt , at the American legation on Thursday In honor of Ids wife's return was attended by the leading diplomats , Gorman ministers ami court and military dignitaries , lfKr.lHT.iTJi.lt JIY J-Mtt.fi- . Only Three Mouse * I cITt In nn Histor ical llliiuilH Town , PKOIIIA , III. , Feb. 7. The town of Ellis- vlllc , Fulton county , was swept from the face of the earth by lire tonight. Only three houses are left standing in the place. The town Is small and thcro was no means of lighting the lire. Ellisvlllo was the oldest town in Fulton county anil was surrounded with historical remiufsccuces. UK\ Kit Alt .T////-.S It JEM KH. Says Ho l > ld Not AhiiKO Jefferson DuvN at Fortrp.is Monroe. CHICAGO , Feb. 1" . - Inho memoirs of Jef ferson Davis , recently % published by his widow , many pages are devoted to a descrip tion of the "Tortures of Fortress Monroe , " of which district General Miles , now at the head of the division of the Missouri , wan in command at the tlmo Davis was Imprisoned there. Mrs. Davis charges General Miles with cruelty to the ex-president of the con federacy. Ho Is charged with shackling Davis by brutal force , keeping him in a ver min-Infested cell , withholding his clothes and linen and making souvenirs out of his posses sions , oven his hair , when ho had It cut. General Miles was Interviewed to day In regard to the matter. Ho said lui did not mind the attack. "Of course , " ho added , "Mrs. Davis feels bitter towards me , as she probably does towards muny more northern soldiers. While caring nothing nt nil fornnytbine she may suy or write. 1 would call your attention to the fact that Jefferson Davis' managed to survive my cruel treatment nnJ lived twenty years after , finally dying of old ago. Thnt would hardly have been the case , 1 think , if ho had been subjected to such horrible abuses. There is no particle of truth In the state ments made by his wife. Tlio fact Is that Jeff , Davis never was in Jjotter trim than when ho was liberated. " * TJIK CHJIMKItUltlJt , CftXKJtKSS. It AMsemhlcH nt GnlveHtoti Five Hun- ilml Dclopitcri 1'rencnt. G.UVISTONTex. . , Fob. 7. The western commercial congress met in this city this morning , fiOO delegates being present. Major Clements of Wichita , ICnn. , was unanimously elected temporary chairman I'.ud Burlingamo of Denver temporary secretary. Committees were then appointed and .a recess taken to 2aothl3 : afternoon. The report of the committee ) nn resolutions provides that the congress shall bo styled the "Trnns-Mlsblsslppi .Commercial Con gress , " and that Its sole pjrposo shall bo the consideration of teouoinlo questions. The report urges JIIKJII congress to provide by udefun'o appropriation for the completion of tilts dsipwater harbor at-Galvoston-as 3pcedirtrposslble ! ! ; . ffivprs , free and unlimited coinage of silver ; reclama tion of arid lauds bytno national government through systems of wrttcr-storago reservoirs ; immediate opening of the Indian reser vations in Oklahoma and elsewhere ; enthusi astically approves the reciprocity treaty with Brazil mid hopes the movement will bo ex tended until it embraces , , the whole South , Central America and Mexico ; favor. ! grant ing national charters to corporations running American vessels in foreign trade ; tlmt the basis of representation for future sessions of this congress shall.bu thirty delegates at largo from each state and territory , to bo appointed by the governor thereof , ono dele gate from onch county , appointed by the county commissioners , ono frou each city and ono additional for euch 10,000 or fraction over of population , to bo appointed by mayors , ten delegates from each board of trade or other commercial organization and two dele gates for each railroad company operating west of the Mississippi river , The free coinage paragraph was nmcudcd by add ing the words , "product of the mines of the United States. " A committee was appointed to formulate nnd present to the nnxt convention statistics feinting to the commerce of the west nnd south , and the convention adjourned to meet In Denver May ID. llilllurd Championship. CHICAGO. Fob. 7 , [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bi'K.l Chicago's big tourney for the billiard championship of .America , Shuoffer and Slossou barred , will begin next Monday. Carter , Ives , Hatloy , G.xtton and Shaw uro In steady practice here and MeLaughhn and Cupron will arrive this week. It is probable that only the suvon named will contest. MagRioli' says he will not como. Ho claims that eastern"pluyers were allowed S7Ii for ex penses and thnt the same concession was re fused him. Tom Gallagher is 111 in New- York and will also withdraw. McLaughlin will practice In Foloy's ' rooms. VOIIIIK'S * cw Trial. CIIICAOO , FCD. 7 , Special Telegram to Tuc Bii.j A new trial was granted by Judgu Grlnnell yesterday la the suit of Ste phen Y. Young against the Chicago & Grand Trunk railroad for $15,000 for personal Injuries rccolved In the terrible wreck ncai Hamilton , Ont. two years ago in which thlrty-livo people we/o killed and Injured. Young was given $7,000 by the jury but tlio court set aside the verdict " ou tie grouni that It was excessive. v HeViiH Forced. VinxxA , Feb. 7. [ Spepial Cablegram to THE Br.i ! . ] Ilcrr Llctilo&steln , the leader of the clericals-hi the relcUstag , In nn address to his constituents today ; abjured the school bill which ho himself fu trod need nttho last session. Ho declared tiUtJiu was forced , at that time , to net apiiinstthh.pcroounl convic tion ana proceeded to propose u Christian serial programme free oJLahU-scmltism. A 8nlvatloniti'MCrliiic. | SEIUI.IA , Mo. , K'ob. T. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BKK.J Thomas t Ydliamson , known as Salvation Tom from Mujfjict that ho was n lender in the local branch of the Salvation army , was today couvlcVcJof the murder of Jefferson and Charles fvlooro , fattier and son. in May last , and was noptuncod to bo h nngcd March \Vllllaais-on is dity-llve years old. Tlio Went her Fort-cant. For Omaha and vicinity Light snow ; colaer. For Nebraska Snows ; decidedly colder ; northerly winds ; cold wave. For Iowa Increasing cloudiness and snow ; winds shifting ; docidedlv coluur ; cold wave. For South Dakotft Snows ; decidedly colder ; northerly winds ; , cold wave. UoJoldng Over tlju Katlflcntloii. DUuTiiuiE , O , T. , Fob. 7. News that the Iowa and Sao and Fox treaties had been rati fied today created rejoicing hero. The city Is full of straiiKcra ready to make homes on the now land wbuult is finally opened to set tlement , f _ Another Ballot at. I'lurrc. PIKUIIE , S. D , , Fob. 7. Ono ballot was taken for fccuator today as follows : Moody 23 , Tripp.2lJ , C uipbell-11 , Melville 2S , Mol- lottv 51 , ClurkO , remainQer scattering. FOR THE NEW FORT OMAHA , Congressman Oonnell Succeeds In Securing an Increased Appropriatwa. FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND THE SUM , The 1IIII for a New llrldgo at Oiniilia "Will Undoubtedly llouomo n Law Kurly Xe.vt Week WASHINGTON BiniRVu Tim Bsit ( , | 5l3FolllTr.i\TII : STIlRBf , > WASHINGTON- . U. , Fob . 7. j As the result of nctlvo work by Congress man ConnoU on tlio republican side or the house and of Congressman Lanlmtnof Texas nmong the democrats , nn amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill vm ? adopted toilny which Increases the limit authorized to boused for the enlnrgeinont'of ' the grounds mid the construction of the buildings nt now Fort Omahn to $ MO,003 and nt Fort Bliss , . In Texas , to $ ' . ' 50,000 , This is an Increase of $300,000 to the present authorized limit ill now , Fort Omaha a.id of $100,000 at Fort Bliss. The nmuiulmcnt U one on which Con gressman Council and Lanhniii pooled their issues several days ago with only a slight hope of success. They are both happy tonight - night over the success of their efforts. It is expected that some additional amend ments will ho passed by the senate In the Interest of Omaha and Ltuculn which will bo adopted by the house in conference , The amendment adopted today also change * the naino of MOW Fort Omaha to Fort Crook , in nccorclmico with the wish of the secretary of wur. Tim xr.w OMAHA minion. The Interstate company1 ! ! low bridge bill has llnally been rntlhod by both houses of congress and will undoubtedly become n law early next week. The work upon this measure has been expedited unusually well. It was simply rushed through committees and both houses. It is the general belief that it means the early construction of a first-class rivul to the present bridge company. OXNAlill ON THE StIOAIl HOUNTV. Henry T. Oxnard , the Grand Island sugar manufacturer , win In the city a short time today on his way homo , whither ho started tonight. Speaklmr to Tin : HII : correspond ent about the talk of the legislature repeal- ingthosuirnrbouiity law , Mr. Oxnnrdsald : ' ' 1 don't see how the senute committee of the legislature could make n report upon that legislation without first giving tnon hearing , especially in view of the fact that I have been in Washington for several days working as hard as I can for the best in terests of the state In securing the establishment of nn agricultural experiment station under the department of agriculture for Nebraska. I don't know whether Ne braska will get the agricultural station , but I Dclluvosho will. The state senate committee ] took tlio statement of some ona ngtlnst a bounty mid voted in tuvov of repealing it while I was here working in the Interest of the fanners of Nebraska. I want to say in reply to thu statements made before the com- mltteo of thu legislature that any institution " I represent has never had any" connection with a trust. The Nebraska sugar factories are owned most largely by Now York capitalists , who nave never had a dollar or any other inter est in any sugar trust or combination. None of the Investors , iu the. . Nebraska sugar fac tories ever had any interest before in sugar In nny direction. . It is their llrst .venture . in the business , ' "I ) iavo iievor thought * thU any- ' body's business before. But to cxpoie this misrepresentation being miulo I make this statement. It Is time to refute such state ments when an industry which pays the farmers ten times better than anything else Is being assailed and the beat sugar business of the state is referred to ns 'u mo nopoly , ' All things being considered , 1 pay more for my ncets than nny manufacturer of sugar In the world , and I cvin easily prove this statement. I also rend from the newspapers , " continued Mr. Ox nard , "that it was urged before the committee - too or elsewhere that the beet sugar business was not only a monopoly , but was paying well. I am prepared to prove that the Urnnd Island factory , owing to the bud season , not only did not pay interest on the investment , but suffered an actual loss of about fo.OOO for the season's operations. Wo feel confident that In a fair season the industry can bo made profitable. Bo strong Is our conviction ot this Impression that within a lew days the board of directors " voted to "build three more factories next season. No crop can pay anywhere near as well for the farmers ns the beet , i maintain that in a fair season the farmers ran make n profit of from $30 to $ T > 0 an acre raising beets for sugar. It is also not generally known that In our contract with the farmers next vear wo pay 50 cents per ton extra out of the bounty. This was offered long before the legislature mot , and it was our ob ject Ui let those growing beets become in fiomo way financially interested in tncdovcloument of the industry and snare with us the bounty given by the stato. Every citizen of Nebraska will bo directly in terested in the progress of sugar manufac ture , and if the proposed bill repealing the bounty becomes a law I feel confident it will turn the tidoof from 810,000,000 , tooO,000,000 , which in my opinion could bo diverted into Nebraska investments within the next ten years In the construction of beet sugar fac tories and kind mi enterprises. Should the bill become a law mid neighboring states irivo a bounty the prlio will go elsewhere than In Nebraska. " The Nebraska delegation in congress is humiliated by the attitude of the legislature in threatening to repeal the sugar bounty law. The federal government was induced to give a bounty by the represents tion that it would meet the approval of ccr tnln slates to the extent of giving n' state bounty. The factorieswero Induced tolocnto In Nebraska largely upon the representation tnuttho state would maintain Its bounty of 1 cent n pound , The Nebraska men now here say that a repeal of this law nt this time would bo nothing less tluui repudiation of an honest obligation and would bo regarded as dishonorable a3 the repudiation of a.iioncst debt , and that ID view of the many statements which have recently pone broadcast to the injury of the state , Its credit cannot afford such action as the repeal of the sugar bounty law at this tlmo. Already eastern capitalists are refus ing to go Into Nebraska on account of the monnncini ; attitude of the legislature. Now the repudiation of an honest obligation lilto that upon which almost a million of dollars were attracted Into the state from the east will not only bo vcrv damaging to the stuto's credit , but will seriously embarrass the friends In congress who have been working for the interest of Nebraska us a state and a people. This Is the view of the situation taken by Ncbt aska men In congress , KEM AND M'KKIOIIAN'H VIN'ANCUI. VIEWS. There hits been a great deal of curiosity among member ) of the house us to the finan cial views of the Incoming farmers' alliance , and democratic members who are to control the next housoor representatives. Consider able speculation has bocn Indulged in us to what the new delegation from Nebraska will advocate In the way of another basis for the ' finances. The views government's of Hop- rcscntativo-elect McKelghan huvo coma from that gentleman through un Interview in Chicago , and ho Is recorded as a flat advocate. Ills announcement In favor of a reapportlon- mont iipon the basis of population as shown at iho polls , which would require n constitu tional amendment , of course , has also placed him In the category of these Nebraska demo crats who have d d the constitution of tbo United States. Koprcsfntntive-clect Kern think * It would bo proper for the federal government to Issju as much paper money as the iw-'ople want and Is quoted at saying that whenever ttio paper that Is issued is worn out it should bu 10- Issucd and that there should never bo u. day of redemption , as re demption means the destruction of obllgutlons iu oxlitenco. He believes the ) f.\ct that there Is never to DO a redemption of money Issued would not hurt tno credit of the country at homo or abroad , and says that it is only necessary for the government to put its stamp upon paper In otdor to make the latter as good as money. Ho Is quoted as reiterating that the volume issued should bo rctranllcss of the country's ' ability to redeem , Mr. ICcm has forgotten the day of the late war Mien gold was worth over " 00 per cent uranium. Such Ideas ni nro being put forth by Mcjirs. McKelghan and Kent nro going to inaka them ridiculous before they enter upon their duties and therefore iniino them of no value ns members of the house and useless to their constituents. They have already allied themselves In u so cial way with the democrats , who are Iu thu minority iif the present administration , mid therefore are tying the hands of Nebraska against securing lou'lshitlvo favors. There will bo an effort mudo to enlarge the circulat ing medium of the country in the next con gress , butt no now Issue of currency will bo upon a stable basis and the talk of aflat Issue only lessens the cause of those who do the talking , if for no other reason , because a lint ic ens it tn could never receive the signature of President Harrison , AIIMY MATTIIllS. Second Lieutenant Kimoro F. Taggnrt , Sixth Infantry , has been detailed as professor of military service nnd tactics at Aorwlch university. Francis 1C. 1'lorce , First infantry is re lieved from duty iw Indian agent at Pine KUlco agency. S. L ) . , on account of sickness nnd Captain Charles G. Uetny detailed for that duty , The followlhg assignments to regiments of ofllcors have been ordered : Captain Charles A. Williams , to the Twenty-first Infantry , company 1C ; First Lieutenant Albert. 11. Scott , to Six th infantry , company K ; First Lieutenant Harris L. Hoborts , to the Twen ty-first Infinity , company H ; First Lieutenant Frank 11. Andrus , to the Second Infantry , company K. The announcement Is made nttho postoftlco department , that a dally exchange of through registered pouches has been ordered to com mence the inthlnst. between Seattle , Wash. , and Omaha , pouches to lenvo Seattle lit 0:10 : n. m. , via the Seattle and Tncomn railway postonieo and Omaha at 0:15 : p. m. via the Omaha and Ogdeu railway postofllce ; also a daily exchange of inner sacks between Dos Mollies and Council Bluffs oftlccs to com mence February 22 , sacks to leave DCS Moines nt 12:113 : p. in. nnd Council Illuffs at ' . : , ru a. in , via the West Liberty and Council Hlufl's railway postoflleo. Mr , John Ilyuo , chief of the agricultural division of thu census oflico and an Omaha man , is determined that the accuracy of his work shall bo beyond ( jucstlnn , ami to that end is engaged In verifying the work of southern enumerators who had to deal with the tenant farm question. Preparatory to visiting the south ho has addressed a circu lar : letter , to the southern enumerators , la which ho requests certnin Information re lating to this question , especially as it may find application iu the cotton belt. Thef comptroller of the currency has ex tended tin corporate existence of the First National bank of Lincoln to February IS , Kill. Application has been made by C. L. Hoot and others for authority to organize the Lyons National bank of Lyons , la. An element of the farmers' alliance repre sentation in Washington has in preparation a boom for Senator Stanford of California in connection with the presidential nomination next year. Tneir platform is lus land loan bill , of which hundreds of copies are being sent all over the country , principally to the leaders of the various organizations of farm- era. It is believed in Washington that u strong effort will bo made to make Senator Stanford iho fanners1 alliance candidate for president. Postmasters were appointed for South Dakota today an follows : Lodge , Jackson county , H. P. S. Muii , vice E. O. Oray , Jr. , failed to qualify ; Uichlnnd , Union county , ' . Mr Dorsey Is receiving letters nnd tele grams from friends asking that they be allowed to urge his name for appointment ns sfvrotury of the. treasury , Dr. Charles A. Cooper has boon recom mended for appointment on the pension board atOgallala. Pumtv S. HIIATII. A Itcpiiblluun Throat. WASIIIXCITONFeb. . 7. Tim Star says : "It Is threatened by the republicans of the house that if the senate attacks the free coin age amendment or any appropriation bill they will amend it by putting on the force bill ns a rider. Tf this is done nnd the bill sent to the president It is said that ho would probably sign the conglomerate bill , taking free coinage rather than veto the appropriation bill and force bill. This may dolor thodemocrats from entering upon n plan of putting free col nu go on the appropriation bill. Since the defeat of the attempt to have the free coinage - ago amendment attached as a rider to the sundry civil appropriation bill the silver men have been busy devising other schemes by mcaiisof which to compel a vote by the house on the question of free coinage. The vote yesterday is not regarded by them ns a Inir test of strength for the reason that it was complicated with a question of parliamentary practice in which they did not regard the ! r position ns strongly fortified. They wore there f pro anxious to bring the matter up In some new form. The Townscnd resolution offered today was the first effort In the now phm of campaign. The opponents of the Irco coinage bill will resort to every available means to secure the attendance of absentees known to bo opposed to free silver coinage. Kvniis' Postal Telegraph Hill. WASHINGTON , Feb. " , In the house today Kvnns of Tennessee ) relutroduced the bill heretofore offered by him to establish a lim ited postal telegraph service. The section Iu the former bill , mailing it unlaw ful for a telegraph company to engage directly or indirectly or 'bo Interested In the sale of prois or other re ports , market quotations , etc. , bupoud the service of transmitting at uniform rates , is stricken out of the present bill , Cnndler Introduced u bill authorizing the postmaster general to contract with any per son or persons operating telegraph lines for the transmission of telegraphic correspond- unco at u rate to bo agreed upon. A Slim Democratic CIIIIUUN. VVAHinxrsTON' , Feb. 7. The caucus of demo cratic room here of the house , called together at the suggestion of Bland , was slln.ly attended , only slxty-onu members being present. The silver bill was the solo topic of consideration , and after several resolutions had been ottered nnd withdrawn the following resolution , offered by Hlchardson of Tt'nno- sco , was unanimously adopted : "It is the sense of this caucus that the senate silvin bill is in our opinion an Important publlu measure , deserving duo consideration by thu house , nnd wo earnestly request the com mittee tn which the same , vns rofcrrod nearly a month ago to report It to the house wlthoul delay. Adjourned , fiolcl lorn' Homo Allotments. WASHINGTON , Fob. 7.Tlio board of man agement of national soldiers' homes has made , the following money allotmants to the sev eral homes for tlio the quarter beginning April 1 next : Dayton , O. , $171,500 ; Mil wuukec , Wl * . , ? ( )5-M.'i ) ; Leaven worth , Kan. FJVJS'J ; Los Angeles , Cula. , $ i'law ! ; , Marlon Intl. , $7or 00 : aid to state Homos , $100,000 lueldyiituls , $ S,125. Hllll of the Kami ) Opinion. WASHINGTON , Feb. 7 , The views of the minority of the Itaum Investigation commit tea nro the same as these drawn up nt the last session ot congress published at tha tlmo. _ Griuliiiiiuil. Iiicoimi Tax. WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. Fithlau of Illlnol Introduced a bill to provide for u graduntei Income tax to meet expenses for pensions it the army uud navy , Approved HID Apportionment Act. WAKIIINOTON , Fob , 7 , The president ha approved tbu apportionment oat. ituTfnt n mipTn IMII * > nintiv MODEL 1IEL1S 1 lit SIOUX , Th3 Secretary Asks Them to State TLcil Oaso Fully , OHN GRASS THE FIRST SPEAKER , IcVnntn tlio Government' * Kttlui'01 rolluy Outlined CIvllliiiiH ' 're ferred to Military for Indian Agents. WAMHXOTOX , Fob. 7. The conference bo * ween Secretary N'oblo nnd the Sioux Indian ( legation began this morning at thu Interior ? Icpartmont. Secretary of War nnd Mrs. 'roctor and Miss Proctor were present , and Iso the wife ol Secretary Xoblo and Miss Inlstead. The conference \\ns opened by Secretary Noble , who said : "You were requested to como hero JusO fter the agreement with General ( 'rook was undo. You wanted to uiaUu certain requests nd complaints at that time , ami you received certain promises from mo. There has been rouble since then mid you have come agalu o say what you think proper as to the cause' ' f the Iron bio and to make any further omplnlnts you see lit. The secretary Is7 nut ) to tell you Unit ho has kept his word , mt If there Is anything more ho can do hrough friendship fortheSloux bo Is willing ( o do It. Ho Is your friend and the grc.it ather has told him to pe your friend. Ho vnnts you to talk to him as a friend and will ncot you In tlio same spirit. " The secretary then asked If the Indians had n ailo any arrangements about speakers. Ho ould not hear them all , but would listen tn a - ow and desired them to speak briefly. Ho hided thut if no objection was made , ho vould hear from .lohn ( Jrass , Hollow Horn , Jour. American llorso , Two Htrllce , Ilui.ip nnd Young-.Mau-Afrald-oMlls-Horso'- . In response , Louis Hencollro , said this ar- 'angemeul was satisfactory , as it was desired lint each agency should bo represented. The secretary replied Unit hu would hear ohu Grass and American Horse , and then alto counsel with them as to who should fol- ow. John Grass then cnmo forward. Hov. Mr. 'oolc , the Kplscopal minister at Pine lildgc , ictod as interpreter. ( Jrnss nt once lognn to speak of the recent trouble among ; ho Indians , the origin of which hu did lot Imtiw , They had conic for the purposoof onferrlng with the secretary In regard to ho matter , The Indians , hu said , did not dc- Ire to bo driven hack to their wild life , but vlshed to consult with the president so as to lotermlno upon the future. Thu Indians bought it desirable that agents should bo civilians rather than military. Intho p.ist , ho said , the Indian ngcnl-i hud opportunities to steal , but now it vas dllllcult for them to adopt such prnc- leoa. The agents of late years , ho said , were rood men. In speaking of his own roserva- Ion ( Standing Koch ) , ho said thu threatened , rouble had been put down by the Indian lolieo. They believed In Indian pollco and ho wa * oquested to ask for an increase of ilftv men. rass then shook hands with the tecrotary md took his sent. American Horse said the government had undo mistakes Iu Its attempts to clvll- zo the Indians. Ho proceeded to enumerate the mistakes. Instead ot > osltlons nt the agencies being given to Iti- lians. whlta inun crowded them out and tool ; ho places , \\'hat lus people wanted was a chance to rise and fill the positions of trust and consoijuonco that wore within thole reachs..Ho , thoauupoko. of. religious matters aTrd'snulthcrd'W6rotKroo > * rcilgioiis'b60llea on tliolr reservation who wore trying" to teach tbem to live better lives and ea- > ocilly ! : to brlus about religious marriages , Hut they did not want to bo compelled to marry certain persons. The secretary Inquired who hnd sought to. compel them to marry. American llorso replied tlmt ho referred nero particularly to persons who oloped. When the couple were brought Duck the agent obliged them to bo married. The speaker nskcd that the losses suffered by the Indians in tlio last disturbance be made good u.v the government. Ho favored the removal' of the Carlisle school to the west. Young-Maii-Afrald-of-Ills-Horses rolntcdl : iis services in the Interest of harmony durliitf the late ( rouble. lie brought his ucoplo Into camp nnd turned in their names. ' How many ] " queried the secretary , nno\ the orator was somewhat nonplussed. Ho know the total win small and did not care to say. Ho hoped the government would neb only educate the children , hut glvo them , something to do when they finished at school. Two Strike , said ho had made peace with General Miles nnd was now going to do what no could to maintain It. Hump said that about three hundred of hl3 people had boon killed nnd there should bo some consideration shown the survivors. Ho wanted the rations Increased nnd continued. Hollow Horn Bear , and Medicine Hull talked briefly and their Secretary Noble spoke briefly to the Indians. Ho said the In- , dlan must not he discouraged ; ho would bo supportedILS IO | < K as ho endeavored to do well.iThcre were two sides to the question of what is duo the Indian and what Is iliio from the Indian. Up to IbS-t the .Sioux had bpon given flJ,0)0HK ! ( ) ( ) by the government. The government acknowledges its treaties and agreements wltlx the Sioux since 18(11 ( , when this money was paid , Tliere had been much moro money paid , according to. the treaty. The secretary than quoted statistics as to Issues to the In dians , Tlio-schools the Indians want hud boon kept up at all the agencies , and indus trial schools , such ns they want , had also bcuii ro-cstablubed at Pierre , and another school would be put up nn Flundrcau , Furmurshail bccnkoptut the different agencies to snow the Sioux how to farm , It was a mere acci dent Unit $100,000 should have been cut oft the Sioux appropriation Immediately after the agreement with General Crook. It would have been the same 1C there had been no agreement , Thcso things should convince the Sioux Unit tlio government had been trying to do what was right. In conclusion the secretary advised the Indians to think over tha many things the government had done for thorn , to look at the promises mudo by General Crook and have con lid once in what ho salu. The secretary said ho wanted the Indians to malio up their minds tn do the bant they could to educate or to huvo educated their children and never to let their young in on dream that they could got anything by forca from thu United States. J > lvilln u Foreign WASHINGTON , Fob. 7. hhcrman , from the committee on foreign relations , reported to , the senate today an amendment proposed to bo made to the diplomatic and coimiiar ap propriation bill , which contemplates the di vision of thu Contr.il American nils * sion into two missions , ono to include - cludo Nicaragua , ( , 'osta ' Ilica and Salvador and tha other Honduras and ( iuatcmnla , The salaries of the ministers are fixed nt $7MO Instead - stead of ? 10,000 , which Is the salary at pres ent of thu single mission , The division Is proposed by the rotnmlttco on the ground that thu dlftlculty of travel is so great that It Is not possible for ono minister to properly meet tin ) necessities of thu mission. To Amend Hut HOIIHO Jlulen. WASHINGTON , Fob. 7. In the house today Tuwnsend of Colorado offered for reference ) n resolution amending the rules of the house so ns to provide that when four mouthers of any conimlttou shall make a statement in writing that after flvo hearings ou any bill ( other than revenue or appropria tion bills ) the committee rnfusci to mnko any report favorable or unfavorable , It shall bo In order-to move to dUchnrgo tint commit * too from further consideration of tlio meas ure. This amendment of the rules Is directed especially towurdi the commltteo on coinage , weights and measures , havlnj ; charge of lh f reo coinage bill.