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TWENTY-UTKST YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 7 , , 181)1. ) NUMBER 178.
COLUMBIA SIANDS WAITING.
Her Btninesa Likely to bo Impsdjd by
Deadlickod Democracy.
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SPRINGER IS CONFIDENT OF WINNING ,
Ho KlKiirci Out the Method liy Whloli
lie \Vlll Gain the I'rUo
\\llllt ttlO
Ilopa [ ' 'or.
y , D. C. , Doc. 0. rSpeclnlTclo-
grnmtoTiiB Hii.J : : "I ubsulutoly holt ) the
key to the situation , " suiil Mr. Springer to
night. "I nm confidant of victory , 'i'ho vote
closed lull night with Mills 01 nml Ci-Up 01.
McMlltln hud eighteen votes and Ititch llvo.
Now it Is a curious fact that If both MuMlluu
and Hatch should dropout , the sltuiiUoii
would not bo nltorcd nt all , for then Mills
nnd Crisp would , bo tied onu I would still
bold the lioy.
"For , when the McMllltn force brcalcs , ten
will go to Mills nnd eight will go to Crisp.
When the Hatch force breaks , three will go
to Mills and two to Crisp , 50 that each of the
two gentlemen will have 101 votes. That Is
still lacidng ton votes of election. "
The Springer headquarters aocm to t > o the
only onu showing any llfo or any animation.
All the others are deserted. The candidates
nro cither resting themselves- after yester-
dny's hard work , or holding conferences in
secret chamber * . Mr. Springer's fertllo
brain has evolved a beautiful proposition.
. Mr. Sprliifter'H Ijittlo Plan.
It Is manifest to him that unless his own
men break neither Mills nor Crisp will over
rise ubovo the 101 voles alluded to. Mr.
Bryan of Nebraska a'sured Air. Springer
tod'ny that the hitter's men would not ilesert
the Springer boom , oven If ho himself left it.
The Illinois candidate Is tliurofoio
worklntr out tonight a plan. Do tiopcs
"
first to recall to himself" the six Illi
nois votes that Uesortcd him for Mills ,
with tno understand ! ! ! ! ; that ho will
nlso obtain six Pennsylvania votes from Mr.
Crisp. The iolr.tlva sticngth of Mills and
Crisp will thus remain the snmo , each losing
the same number. Ho then hopes to persuade
the six Iowa men \v ho , while originally for
bprmgor , also deserted him for Mills , to
coma back to him , with the understanding
that the six Ctisp men from Michigan nro to
como back to him at the sains time. By
this time Mr. Springer will have 4U votes ,
Mr. Mills will have been pulled down to 97
and Mr. Clisp to ' 83. Then Mr. Sprlupor
counts on the next ballot upon n number of
stragglers deserting everybody utid coming
to him. so that ho will have more votes than
Mr. Mills , after which ho expects a stam-
pcdo to himself.
Itosjcr Q. Fc-clH CoiiHtlcnt.
But Mr. Springer's hopes are destined to
mrot the nnpcnotrtiblo phalanx of the Mills
legion. Just before the caucus adjourned
Inst night , Mr. Mills laid his head wearily
upon the cushion of a sofa in the ways and
means committee room and said : "An ad
journment is what wo most desire. Only n
few hours nro needed now to show a score or
two of people that they must come to mo.
They want to como to tno now , and they are
only withheld bj ti local political Interest. 1
feel sure that my cause , and I am not speak
ing for mysglf , must win in the end. "
Doubtless Mr. Mills had at tno time In
mind the fact that a number of Michigan
men were supporting Crisp because Blauch-
nrd of Louisiana , who was chairman of the
committee on rivers and harbors in the
Fiftieth congress , nnd expects the sumo plnco
In this conmcss , is ono of Mr. Crisp's
nctlvo lieutenants. The Michigan men
will demand liberal nppiopriuttons
lor rivers and harbors this year , and they
naturally ma unwilling to antagonize the man
who they believe will bo chairman of the
committc o.
The question of who shall bo the next
presidential candidate of tno domocratlu
party has steadily como to the front during
thcso Sunday consultations betweonjiolitleal
lenders. Democrats of national prominence
persistently deny that the next national con
vention has any connection with ttio orcanl-
zaiion of the houso. Their denials nro can
celled out of their own mouths. There is not
onu of these tilntnnt Bourbons who is networking
working on either ono side or the other of
the divided democratic household. They
vainly think that they nro working for the
next president. Their fondest hopes can
only materialize In n nomination and a costly
campaign , the expenses of which will bo
paid by foreign importers In Now York nnd
the exporters abroad.
What tlio Fight SlfiilUoH.
The ono point not to bo lost sight of In
this spoukershlp light is that It is n contest
within the aomocratlu organization Itself
over the supreme issue In the next presi
dential campaign. It is the question moro
than the fortunes of individual men which
has caused the deadlock in the democratic
house caucus. Policy , .not the fortune of In
dividuals , is the present stake , and so this
Sunday night close * with men eddying
through the lobbies of hotels , with llvo
candidates for the second highest office in
the nation concealed In private rooms nnd
surrounded by eager oars , and with the con
firmed expectation that the result of to
morrow morning's caucus will again be bar
ren.
ren.Tlio nation must wait while the demo
cracy settles Us intcstlno quarrels.
itr.voiiis < .oxittiss vuxraxus.
I'rod'otlons of I'Morco SlriiKUlca Uur-
Injr Its ConiliiK Session.
WASHIXOTOX , D. C. , Dec. 0. Tomorrow at
noon , In accordance with constitutional re
quirements , tto Fifty-second congress will
assemble. With ono branch of the national
two great political parties , and both t-trlvliig
to slmpo tlio course of legislation so as to
affect in their Interests tba approaching
presidential campaign and secure supremacy
in tlio control of the government , It may
fauly bo assumed that the Fifty-second con
gress will tnko a prominent place In the his
tory of leglslntivo assemblies.
In view of the conlllctlng majorities In the
two branches It Is not probable that when it
lias concluded its tabors It will huvo added
to the statutes many now measures of na
tional Importance , but beyond doubt many
ilorco battles will bo waged upon the loading
issues between the two great parties the
tnrlff and silver coinage while the member *
of the small , but lively , alliance clement may
be counted on to lose no opportunity In debate
tor bringing their demands and principles
boforn the country ,
III the Semite.
The usual decorous quiet Is expected to
characterize the assemblage ot thu senate to
morrow , An unusually largo number of now
senators will stand before tbo vice-president
to take their oath of office , for thirty-two of
them , nearly ono-half of the momborshlpot
the senate , are either now to tbat body or
begin with new terms of service.
David 1) ) . Hilt , governor of Now Vork , Is
not expected to appear for some time , and his
credentials have not yet been filed.
Kodlleld Proctor , Into secretary of war ,
bus also fulled In this respect , but ho may
yet hand hU latter of appointment to tbo
senate to have It presented tomorrow.
In two cases there are rival claimants to
Beats. Mr , Dubols of Iduho Is challenged as
to the validity nf his title by Mr , Claggott ,
but as tbo name of the former appears upon
the secretary's list bo will bo sworn In , and
Mr. Claggotl's claims will bo examined by
the committee on privileges and elections.
Mr. Call of Florida also finds a contestant
tn Mr. Davidson , who is armed with the gov
ernor's certificate , tmil tbla cue. may p\mlbly
bo referred to the same committee for report
before cither paity is admitted.
Should the homo fall to organize tomorrow
tlin senate will not bo able to transact bust *
ness for Its Inability to notify the president ,
through n Joint committee , of IU readiness to
receive his communications will operate to
defer fern tlmo the presentation of the an
nual message , ns well ns the largo accumula
tion ol recess appointments that must bo sent
to the scnuto for confirmation.
Conferences will bo bold by senators of the
different parties early In the WCOK toarrnngo
the membership of the committees , a task of
more than ordinary Importance this time , In
view of the Incoming of fifteen now senators.
Should a Speaker Not IJo Selected.
Unless there should bo n radical change in
the speakershlp situation tonight or cnrly to
morrow morning the house of representatives
for the first time since the Thirty-sixth con
gress , when the lust deadlock over the
speakorshlp occurred , will meet without u
previous selection by the dominant party of
n presiding officer for the popular branch of
the legislative department. Though this
condition of affairs has notoccurrcd in recent
years , It was not so rare In tbo stormy yi'ars
between tbo Mexican and the civil wars ,
when iho conflict over the slavery ques
tion draw lines , without nnd within
parlies , tcnso and cloio. Thus In
the Thlrty-slxlh congress the speaker
was not elected for cloven dny.s , n chairman
meantime being appointed to administer tbo
rules of the house. In the Thirty-first con-
ciess nearly n month elapsed before the
speaker was selected nnd this period of prac
tical Interregnum was prolonged to two
months In the Thirty-fourth and Thltty-
sixth congresses. In the two last named
cases the clerk of the house picstdcd over
its deliberations nnd controlled the formali
ties made requisite by the federal constitu
tion. Should there bo n fuiluro to decide
upon a speaker at the caucus tomorrow fore
noon , it will bo necessary for the house to
ndopt ono or the other of tbo two methods
established by precedent for such events ,
namely , to elect n temporary chairman or
temporary speaker , according to tbo titular
designation which may boagreedupon for the
person selected , or else commit the duty of
presiding to tbo clerk in the ubaonco of nn
ngrcemcnt for the perfection of the organiza
tion of the houso. The course of proceed
ings during the coming week i.s a matter of
pure speculation , with few nnd insignificant
facts upon which to base conjecture. In any
event very little business will bo transacted
in the house during the week.
The president's message will bo received
nnd road nccordtng lo custom on Tuesday If
tbo house completes Us orgnul/ntlou tomor
row , nnd for the first week brief sessions
nnd adjournments for n day or so at a time
nro probable. The committees nro not ex
pected to bo appointed before the Christmas
holidays , with the exception of the commit
tees on rules , on enrolled bills nnd on mllcago
accounts , which are usually named within a
few duys after the speaker Is inducted into
oifite.
WKATIIKU HHtKC.lST.
OlTICE OP WEATIIR1lBURE\O , I
OMVIIA , Deo.
The southwestern storm moved north
eastward duiing Saturday night , attended
by a fall of snow on its western sido.
The snowfall occurred in Missouri , lowu and
Illinois. Chicago reported over half nn Inch
of snow , melted , which IT equivalent to llvo
Inches of snow. A line area of high barome
ter Is now moving eastward from the middle
Kockv mountain regions , nnd clear , cold
weather prevails over the whole country west
of the Mississippi.
Last evening's ' weather map gives promise
of a fine , seasonable spell of weather of prob
ably several days' duration.
For Omaha and Vicinity Clear and cold
todav ; continued fair weather , slightly
warmer on Tuesday ; warmer nnd still fair
on Wednesday.
\Vi8insoToy , D. O. , Dec. 0--8 p. m. The
depression , which wns centrnl In western
Texas Saturday morning , has moved rapidly
northeastward wllh Increased energy and Is
central near Lake Eric , attended by general
ruins throughout the central valleys nnd light
snow In the upper Mississippi valley und upper
lnko roeions. The disturbances are followed
in the romon west of the Mlsslhsippl by nn
extended area of high pressure which reaches
lo the Pacific. The barometer I& unusually
high over tbo centrnl plateau region. Colder
generally fair woathar is indicated for Iho
Mississippi nnd Ohio valleys Monday and
Tuesday. Cautionary signals nro displayed
on Luicos Erie and Union and the southern
portion of Lake Michigan , also at Galveston
nnd Coi pus Christ ! .
For North und Soulh Dakota , Nebraska
und Iowa Fair , warmer ; west winds.
For Kansas Fair , slightly warmer ; north
winds.
For Missouri-Fair , cenorally warmer In
northwest , colder In bouthoast portion.
For Colorado Fair , variable winds , slightly
warmer.
WILL UK bllOUIiVh TO DK.ITIL
Preparations for the Kxpuutlon of n
Now Vork Mmclercr.
Sixo SINO , N. Y. , Deo. 0. Martin D.
Ljppoy , tno condemned wife murderer , spent
bis last Sunday on earth quietly. Ho will bo
killed on tbo death chair sometlmo between
midnight tonight and Saturday next. From
present indications , the execution will tnko
plnco earlv on Tuesday morning. Llppov
tend his bible , and to those who conversed
with him during the day ho said ho was willIng -
Ing to die. lie did not ask when ho would bo
called to go to the death chair.
Tno 1,572 convicts In the prison are be
lieved to be fully nwaro that Lippey Is to bo
oxccutcd during the coming week.
Warden Brown received callers In his office
up to 5iO : ! p. in. , when the armed guards
took up their vigil for the night. No ono Is
allowed to pass them excepting these holding
warrants from Warden liroivn or Invitation
to the execution. Up to o Into hour tonight
but few persons Invited by the warden have
appealed , lieforo Warden Brown closed tbo
prison against newspaper men tonight ho
addiojsad them In bin oftlco , saying that they
might go to bed nnd get a good night's rest.
Al'lt.lllt OF DK.lTIl.
Efforts Uetnt ; Mndo by IH.I.-U ; S iwtulle
to ICHUnpo tfic ( J.illowH
GIIRAT FALL * , N. II. , Doc. 0.-Tho head of
Hiram Sawtollo has been found at a point In
dicated by Isaac , who killed him. ' A mound
of earth was found covered wllh n pile of
brush. Upon digging into thu mound a roll
of underclothing wns found. Wrapped In n
linen shirt und fragments of uu undershirt
wns found a human skull. Not u trace ot the
features remained. An examination of the
skull showed u hole behind the left ear ap
parently made uv n bullet. The skull Is in
the possession of Lawyer Kgorly and will bo
produced at the bearing Monday to corrobor
ate Sawtello's claim that the murder was
done in Maine.
Lii.ittuti > irirn
Prank JOIICB of Ijluuoln , Neb , In Jail
nt Denver.
DcNvnii , Colo. , Doc. 0. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEU. ] A young fellow giving the
nnma of Frank Jones wont Into Appcl & Co.'s
Atoro last night und presented a chccit for
J90 , signed by Henry Karlo , In payment for n
small purchase. Sergeant Bobannu , who
wns passing on thu pittrol wagon , was called
in and took tbo young man to the station ,
There Lo wus recognized by Chief Detective
Howe r.s W. S. Soninan of Lincoln , Neb. ,
who wus arrested about a month ace , charged
wltluho theft of $ from u. F. Tabor. For
\\untofproofliewasiiot prosecuted. Ho Is
booked on the charge ot forgery. Ho claims
that ho found tbo check.
Sure to rrlutniih.
LONDON , Dec. U. Tbo committee of Kng-
Ush holders of the Ohio & Mississippi bonus
have obtained u legal opinion on tbo validity
of the English vote In electing three directors
charged to carry the policy of union with the
Baltimore & Ohio. Tbo counsel they have
employed advises them that there is not the
slightest doubt of the legality of the vote ,
and that If the case is carried to the courts
the English boadholUen arosmo to Uluinnu.
USE LYING THERMOMETERS ,
Oil Inspectors Therefore Cannot Make nn
Honest Test. .
MONOPOLY FAVCRED , PEOPLE DECEIVED ,
An Attempt to Fllnilltun The HRO with
u DrcHs-Piu-Aito Thermometer
nnd What Another TtiDa
Shoucd.
TUB Bun several dnys ago made passing
reference to the unreliable chnrnctor of the
Foster cup as a moans of testing kerosene
oil. It also , Incidentally , referred to the
fact that the thermometers used by the Inspectors
specters could not bo rolled upon , nnd that ,
consequently , the men who b and led them
could , under no circumstances , determine
when they passed upon good or dangerous
oil.
Since that time Tun BRC has obtained a
few of these thermometers nnd for the past
week has submitted them to nil kinds of
practical und scloullllc tests. The con
clusion has been , reached that by
means of the Inspection In which these
thermometers played a part the people have
not only been deceived , but they huvo also
boon victimized in the name of the law.
New Thermometers.
It was ascertained that Mr. Louis Helifl-
rod , shortly after ho had been appointed chief
oil Inspector , mndo up his mind to got a now
line of thermometers. Ho did not know tnnt
these then In use road correctly or otherwise ,
but he decided to ascertain how they would
compare with others.
Ho accordingly requested ono of hlb depu
ties , W. II. Harrison , who had been a deputy
under Caldwell , Hoiinrod's ' predecessor , to
order some thermometers from the house ut
which the earlier thermometers hnd been
purchased. Tbo order was complied with
nnd Mr. Hcimrod took several of
the thermometers. These ho reluctantly
allowed to como into Tun BUG man's pos
session. They had never been used In the
inspection of oil bv Mr. Llclmrod because
that gentleman was not permitted to remain
lone enough In the business. They were ,
however , of tbo same manufacture as these
recently oTjtnlnod by the Inspectors. Nearly
all of them varied from ! 5 ° to 5 = und wore ,
as a consequence , too unreliable to be used in
determining the Hashing point of oil to bo
used for illumination purposes.
It was therefore decided to obtain ther
mometers which it was known had been
used itnd were still In use by tbo oil inspec
tors of this state.
Fliinfl imiiiK n Thermometer.
Accordingly THE BEE reporter calloj upon
Deputy Inspector McDonald of this city.
Tbo latter was asked if ho would allow TUB
BEH to use his Foster oup in making some
inspections.
The ccntloman said that ho had two cups.
Ono wns an old ono and the other ho bad ob
tained three or four weeks beforo. Both of
them , however , ho said were at the office.
It was tlisn Sunday evening. There wns
nobody at tba office and would not bo until
the next dav. The reporter could then got
tbo cup. Early Monday morning the cup
was surrendered t'j Tun BEK man by a
brother of the inspector. It was accom
panied by a thermometer. The latter young
man was asked how toi.c tbu thermometer
bad been in use and replied tbat
ho guessed It was the ono whlcs
the inspector hau always used. Tin.
wns precisely what THE Br.E wanted because
cause the Intention was to show by moans of
what thermometer tbo Inspector had been
passing on tno oil which ho had been approv
ing for the use of the people.
\Vhcn Tun BHB men were about to
make a test with the inspector's apparatus ,
u number of strange things were noticed
about the thermometer. The fnco of the
matal shield to which tbo tnbo was attached
had been burnished nnd and n comparatively
fresh appearance. The original "finish" bad
been worn off , yet the thing
looked comparatively now. The back
of the plate , however , was dark and dingy.
It showed tbo effects of oxydlzation , nnd was
hero and there soiled by spots winch had
fastened to it , especially atony the odcos
where it hud como in contact with the corru
gation near tbo slide nf the holder when 11
was in use. The edges wcro bright from
fraauont pulling UP and pushing down the
slide , while the corners which entered the
sockets at the base of thn stand were well
worn from friction. Besides , there were the
Initials "W. M. " scratched upon the back In
a rough inuitlstlo manner , wnich were out
lined by n black substance that had settled
into them from frequent handling. Those
facts proved conclusively tbat tbo tnotal
shield , at least , had boon long in uso.
1 IIOHO New ( lampd.
The clamps which fastened the tube to the
shield , hownvor , were perfectly now. They
had not been burnished. They still retained
the original finish of tbo factory. Compared
with the clamps 0:1 the unused tnormometcrs
nbovo referred to , they uunoared ' as If they
bad come from the lathe 'ut the same tune.
This circumstance was considered strange
nnd led to tbo query ns to how an old ther
mometer could huvo preserved so brand now
n piece of clamps. The screws were also
bright. When they were examined in the
back It was discovered tbat the thrend wns
perfectly now , sharp awl clean. Also , that
they had but recently been screwed through
the holes , because around the latter In the
pinto were chips of the motnl which the
threads had cut nnd which still
clung to the shield. The screws
vorc larger than the holes which hnd accom
modated the orlclnnl screws , a fact which
was demonstrated by the chips referred to.
The clamps and screw. * hud been applied
to the shield but recently , evidently only a
few hours before the apparatus had como
Into the custody of Till : Bi'.u.
What Did It Menu ?
Hnd the inspccor , after ho hnd been seen
by the i oporto r , broken his tube aud substi
tuted another on the old plate ) If so'why
wcro not thn old clamps used ) If the old
tube bud been broken , why was not the re-
poitor Informed of the fast and the informa-
rnutlou given that a now tube had
been substituted i And then , what ne
cessity was there fastening u new tuba to an
old shield , when tbo now clamps had to betaken
taken off u now thermometer ) Under those
circumstances a new thermometer would
have been expected and with it the test
would have been made as n matter of neces
sity. Such a test , however , would not have
shown how oil bad beun tested during tno
past year. Was it known tbat the old ther
mometers did not read truthfullyor , mother
words , forced the mercury to rise with un-
lollable rapidity a certain degree along tbo
scale ) \\ns the thermometer which the
doputv inspector had suriondored u ther
mometer Intended , DO to speuk , for dress
parade I
ITho
The Thermometer Itcjcotcd.
Whatever the motive ot the change , the
thermometer wan surrounded with clrcum-
stuncos ef too suspicious a character to bo
trusted and tba Idea of toiling It was Imme
diately abandoned. This determination was
not arrived ut until after the instrument had
been submitted to Mr. Slovens , n practical
handler of thermometers aud other scientific
Instruments , and Mr. Klootlol , a most export
worker of gol't and bllvor and other metals ,
The cup and thermometer were accord
ingly returned to Mr McDonald with thanks
on Tuesday last and a request was made of
htm to favor THE UK is with the touting ap
paratus which ho hud used on the preceding
dav.
dav.ThU
ThU message accompanied the cup and
wat delivered by a messenger boy who was
Instructed to bring the sicond cup to this
office.
Ill tbo event of an attempt to return tbo
lint thermometer ornnothur shield , Tut : Buc
hail taken the precaution to so Identify tbo
tube as to easily prevent Hie deception.
Then Came n Daisy. "
Tlio aecoad cup was brought to too olllco ,
Tun Br.- ! man this time expend to see tbo
now cup which McDonald snld ho had pur
chased few weeks Dof6re < Instead , how
ever , came nn old cup whfrh 'had ' evidently
been a long lime In the business. This sug
gested the query ns to hot * tnnny cups Mr.
McDonald employed. Hi ) had previously
said ho had but two ; one of , which was a new
one. But the now ono hau ; not yet put In un
appearance. If Mr McUonnld had only two
cups , why did ho give k , cup which In all
probability did not belong tohlmt This cup ,
however , nnd the accompanying ther
mometer had evidently been employed
in the business because they were
delivered to the messenger in the office of the
Consolidated Tank Line 'company's ' ware
house and there was no opportunity to make
u change it : the thermpmiUor. The luttor
Instrument with two others which hnd been
used by tbo ox-oil inspectors wore then sub
mitted to a scientific test for accuracy.
Tenting the Oil 'renters
Ono of thosn thermometers had doscohdcd
from Caldwoll's regime , having previously
been usnd by Captain Palrft ? . one of the for
mer's deputies. Several scientific gentlemen
took part In the test. These found that the
three thermometers varle from Jl = to 7 ° .
This would have been enough to reduce the
standard of any oil which I'meht huvo passed
tbo inspector's test nnd it ) a number of In
stances would have reduced the standard to
less than 100 = required by law.
The three thormotnotois were then sub
mitted to the scientific ; examination by Prof.
W. S. Robinson , the well ! it\own \ analytical
chemist nnd assayer , U2Dodro | street.
This gentleman 1s a graduate of Harvard
university , was connected with the testing
department of the Union Ifaelflo road whtlo
tno department lasted. Ho Is now assayer
and chemist to the i United States
custom house nnd - ( oil Inspector
for the nrmy In \io \ ) Department
ofthoPlatto. Ho wns nflt Informed as to
whom the thermometers' , belonged. There
was , consequently , no ohacco to return a re
port which could bo biased .
The thermometers In qui-stion were com
pared with two standard hormomotors , ono
of which was certifiedfo by Yule college
and the other by the Polytechnic Institute of
Clmrlottonburg , near Berlin ) Germany. The
test consumed the grcawr Kirt of a day , and
at its conclusion the professor wrote the fol
lowing report : " "i ?
The ItcpoVt.
OMAHA , Doe. 2,1891. To the Kdltor of THE
BEE : Dear Sir I hereby-'certify that the
thermometer handed to mo by your repre
sentative should bocorrooWd as follows :
Compared by standard , thermometer with
certificate of technical institute nt Char-
lottenburg , Germany , also with standard
thermometer hearing certificate from the
observatory of Yale college :
Sr.\MIAItl > . il. 1. 1,0.2.
12J
1I8W
11514
H.IVj
103W
03
W. .S ,
Assayer and Chemist to the United States
Custom Houso.
In the first column stands nctual tempera
ture of the liquid in which the thermometers
were inserted. Both the Standard ther
mometers read the same nl.tho d.-p.rcoi indi
cated. In the other columns is shown the
rending of each of the oil Inspecting ther
mometers at the same moment , The degrees
In tbo third column arn tli'o'ao of the McDon
ald thermometer and in tho'fourth of the
Paine thermometer. Both rcail .yory nearly
alike aud neither should ovurhuvo boon used
to test oils. . . .
Their variance In roadlnirs.re'hdorod. It impossible -
possible to ascertain tbo tfuc temperature
of oil. ICorosono of a temperature of 93 °
thev would raw nt ICe .fr Kerosene of n
tomporaturt of 103V ° they would-rato at ;
10S = > , thus passing thrUtost Uy a bogus
sbowinc of from iU' ' 'Too'1'/ ' *
Ono degree is sufficient in Iowa to reject
oil , but hero was a c.isa In which tbo inspec
tors deliberately allowed fouV degrees to be
stolen. ' * "
Oil Below 1'cst.
When It is considered thht the Inspectors
brand the greater part of the oil at 1U ; ! = , it
may readily bo scon tbat't'3 pf bogus reading
deducted from that would place the oil below
tbo 100 = required by law.
When , it is nlso considered that the Foster
cup that isused for testing In this state , rep
resents a difference of s > ix decrees , us be
tween it and the Elliott oup , tlio fact stares
the proplo In the face ttmttho oil sold In this
state , as a rule , is not fit to bo bandied in a
civilized community.
There can bo no excuse for inspectors em
ploying lying thermometers. Tnoso ther
mometers enrich tbo oil monopoly and rob
the people , and they have be"en doing this for
years under the criminal connivance and
treachery of tlio men the peSplo nro paying
to protect their interests. '
Mr. McDonald's bogus < thoimometor has
been returned to him and the Consolidated
Tank Lino. The people , hbwovor , hope that
It may bo put under a triphammer , wnero It
may no longer bo able to deceive them.
They nlso wonder what , oil Inspectors und
tbo chief oil Inspector are being paid for.
TIIK MOXOL'OT.Y.
JIow Iowa CdiKiiirroU the Tank I.lnc
and Secured Oil.tnapcotlon. .
The following letter , unsolicited , from L. F.
Andrews , assistant secretary of the Iowa
State Board of Health , so far as its goes ,
sustains every point mndo by Tin : BEE in
showing up the wretched Inspection to which
the oil of this state is subjected. In Iowa
the matter Is governed by the state board of
health , the assistant secretary of which is
charted wllh the government of the Inspec
tion. ,
Mr. Andrews' views arobased upon ex
perience and nro impartial and valuable.
They cannot , therefore , ' be laughed nsldo
either by the Inspectors or the great monopoly
with which they have .been pooling their
Issues : *
l/rriUKOr THE BCUIIBTAIIT , BTATK IIIMHU Of
HEALTH. DEH M < HMH : , lt : , . Due. i. To the
IMIturot Tin : HER : I have road what you
say In the Issues of tbo ' . ' 4lh nnd "itn ult. of
the oil Infection uorvlcu in your state. While
yon have a very poor law. | f enfoiced there
Ytould bo.Homu benefit. Tliu/ault Is with your
state Inspector. When your law \\wis hufnro
the legislature as a bill , 1 , was inked by some
of tlm committee my opinion of It , und 1 re
plied :
It Is not worth thu utpor on which It Is
printed. " The Poster cup is u device of the.
enemy. It can be manipulated outrageously
In the Interest of the oil datler.
\Vuhuvenotrniiblelii ihh state. Die law
Is enforced , The general' < tu | > orlnl < ) mlont ot
thu Standard Oil coi puny-$1 $ forins inn that
wn have lliu most rigid' Inspection of unv
stain In thu union. They are Satisfied , If wo
onlv enforce It ugnlnst all , nllku.
"Wo have made our light With you. " said be ,
"and not be t , nnd nil wn 'want now Is that
yon Horvii nil ullUo nnd wo will do lliu resl. "
Tbo luttor expression I mippoao referred to
competition.
Our Hlalo Inspector co-opbrutes heartily
with mo. tit whom la assigned the regulation
of the Inspection.
You notice i sent you * n registered ther
mometer. They uro m.vJp to oruor In llorlln
of Jena glass , the best UnpiVn for solcntlHc
iibo. This Is lo Bueuro > uniformity and
accuracy. Thermometers. ' us found In the
nmrkcu. are worth atouti5conts a liushul for
uccitrracy. For Inspection service they uro
llud I tlnio I would IlkotndlHpol the fallacy
of tbu itrtlele In TUB IH-.K as to the grout
superiority of 1JU- oil over 110 ° .
It. 1' . AMIIIKWS.
A av net 11 Nfw Minister.
Itsv. F. A. Wurtlold fcf Brockton , Mass. ,
preached yesterday' , both morning- and eve
ning , at the St. Mary's Avenue Congrega.
tlonal church , It Is probable that the gentle-
tnon may become the permanent pastor of
that church. Since ilia departure of Hov.
Willard Scott \yeeksapa the church has
boon looking about to becuro a suitable min
ister to tnko charge of the work. The sermons -
mons delivered > < iatorday by Kev. Warfield
scorned to Impress thi ) members of the con
gregation favorably , j
He Is u gentleman ofjprepossessing appear
ance , apparently about 40 years old , medium
height , strong and vigorous looulu ? In phys
ical health , and U evidently a gentleman of
ripe scholarship and of aggressive and iudua-
trious disposition ,
CRISPI AGAINST DI RUDINL
Italian Lecvlon Meet On tha Floor of thj
Oharabor of D patios.
PREMIER DISPUTES HIS PREDICESSOR ,
Attitude oCltnly an ticgnrdH tlio Pope ,
and llor Podtlo i In tlio Orel-
biind How 1'Yanuc
Keels.
h'til ivnt hy Tamra florJan llenn'tt. ]
P.Mtis , Dec. 0. fNo < v Yonc Herald Cubic
Special to Tin : BEI : . | M. Crlspl reappeared
In the Italian chamber of deputies yesterday
and mndo n great speech , In which may bo
found all his characteristic qualities , espe
cially nil his faults. The former premier
madoitho peculiar admission that the law of
the qulrlnnl regulating the relations be
tween the pope nnd Italy may bo altered.
The marquis di Uudlnl replied with all the
finished Irony for which ho Is noted. Ho
was notofM. Crispl's opinion. Ho believed
that the relations with the pope could not bo
changed. In the course of bis speech ho said
that Austria would como to the aid of Italy
in case of war.
This Is the first official avowal of the fact ,
and was mndo with all the na'tural pride of
the Italians. The avowal will do moro harm
than good to the triple alliance.
Italy Not an K < nml Partner.
It Is certain that , considering the way in
Which di Hudlnl speaks of the relations be
tween Austria and Italy , Italy is not In the
alliance on a footing of equality. The day
will como when Italy will no longer bo will
ing to piny that part. On that day the triple
alliance will have gene out of existence.
Prance's policy loans toward waiting for
Italy to como to her senses in order not to bo
under tbo necessity of fighting on the south
and oast. But can Franco wait ? That Is the
whole question.
A dispatch from Madrid ronorts n great
Irritation throughout Spain against France ,
on account of the vote of the
French senate Imposing duties that
destroy the wlno trade between Spam and
Franco. The Spanish government will do
nothing to prevent a popular manifestation
neamst the now duties. The consequence of
this unfortunate politico-economic action will
soon bo felt In the field of politics.
Ho Sin tie Paris Pretty.
M. Alphano , engineer of the city of Paris ,
died this morning , ngoii T4 years. No ono has
done moro than ho for the embellishment of
this city. It was ho who planted the bois do
Bologno , the pare Muncoau , tbo bultos do
Chaumont and the bois do Vinconnos. It
was ho who organized the exposition of 1SS9 ,
and after its success received the grand
cross of the Legion of Honor , the highest
grade In tbo ordor.
M. Alphand was a very popular porsonagn
In Paris. Haughtv with people In authority ,
ho was nmtabto toward tbo workiugmon and
the public. Tha sourca of his popularity
was that ho was a trno art 1st. His 1 oss will
bo deeply regretted in Paris. The news
papers demand that his name bo given to a
boulevard as n sifuvenir of what he hat done
for the city. The Parisian , whom people say
has a bad heart , is always grateful to'those
woo work for him.
A dispatch from St. Etienne reports an ex
plosion of fire damp in ono of the mines
there , by which eighty minors lost their
lives , JACQUUS ST. CIHE.
I'HAYJSlt t'OIl
Closing Hours of the Iv.v-.Monai eh ,
Joiu 1'odro.
PAIHS , Dec. 0. Cable dispatches from rtlo
Janeiro say that the news of the death of
Dom Pedro mot with no olllclal recognition
in the Brazilian capital. A number of mer
chants and shopkeepers in Rio Janeiro closed
their places of business for ttio day out of
respect for the ex-omporor , but otherwise
the death of tno former ruler of Bra/.il was
marked bv no demonstration of any kind.
The icing of Portugal In a telegram oijjcon-
dolenco to the countess D'Eu ( Princess Isa
bella ) , the daughter of Dom Pedro , offers the
use of tbo vault of the Bragatun family for
tbo burial of the ox-fimporor.
Dom Pedro was fully possessed of his
mnntnl faculties until the end. During Fri
day forenoon , being conscious that he was
facing death , ho had mass celebrated In his
bedroom. The Countess D'Eu , Prince
Ernest of S.ixo-C'oburg-Golba nnd all the
other members of the dying man's household ,
attended the service , which Dom Pedro him
self was able to follow and at which ho re
ceived tno communion. During his last
hours the ox-emperor repeatedly exhorted
his heir , the Princess Isabella , to pray with
him for the peace nnd prosperity of Brazil.
Soon after Abbo Hobours had administered
the last sacrament , Dom Pedro wont into n
comatose condition. Ho passed quietly away.
Ills body has been embalmed und other
preparations have been made for tno funeral
which is to be hold on Thursday.
Dom Pedro's family has received many
calls of condolence. Ainnrg those who have
called nnd Inscribed their names In the
visitors' book are Premier DoFroycinot nnd
a host of other notables.
The bodv of Dom Pedro , attired In the
uniform of a Brazilian general , Is lying in
state in the room in which tbo emperor died.
The king of Portugal has ordered that royal
honors bo paid to the rmnalns unless the Duke
nnd Duchess D'Eu ' Insist that any political
attitude Is likely to offend the government ol
Brazil.
XtiA .MJM.V.
Further NOWH I'roni tlio Grout finrth-
( liiaku W hit'ti Occurred There.
YOKOHAMA , Japan , Nov. 20.Tho news ol
tbocarthqunuo continues to como In. Mr ,
Iguchl , director of the Gifu observatory , has
been examining the district where the shock
was the most severe. At this place some
years ago , holes appeared In the ground te
which no bottom could bo found , and It was
believed that they communicated with im
mense cavities far below. Mr. Igaoht now
believes tbo onrthquuko was caused by the
Fuji-yamn mountains In tbo pioviiico ol
faooroogu , slipping into these caverns.
In the district of Ono , an Immense land
slide took place , damaging the Muno river.
A inko Is now formed , which Is already fifty
foot dcop. Another largo lulio Is being
formed In tbo same way by the Ashlba river
ut Nagora.
The earthquake was still going on Novem
ber 0 , seven hundred and thirty shocks
being felt In the twenty preceding hourj.
This Is more than two per mlnuto. There Is
great want in the earthquake regions , There
is sufficient food to prevent actual starvation ,
but over 400,000 people are homeless with
almost no clothing. Winter Is rapidly approaching
preaching and tbo suffering will bo very
great over a section of about thirty miles.
The railroad from Toklo is so much damaged
that It probably will have to bo rebuilt nnd
will not bo open again until next Juno.
It Is a curious fuel that an anonymous
writer sent n letter to the cabinet two months
ago announcing that a national calamity
would tnko place an October 20. This was
the very day of the nurthquako. The lottet
U preserved In the government archives nnu
undoubtedly is authentic.
DOIII Poilro.
l lK > lliuJnm-i fiimlnn llennrtl. ]
Brazil ( vlaOalvoston , Tex. ) ,
Deo. 0. [ By Mexican Cable to the Nan
York Herald-Special to Tun BEB.I The
death ol ox-Emperor Dom Pedro was slo-
cprolv felt In this city. All the banks were
closed , and business was cot plotcly sui-
ponded. Flags were dlsplaf < jt\ ' halt innsl
on all the main building * . O
Several squabbles li.i tuo ? i states of
the republic are wlth'.ottJ-goiu. . Interest.
Tucro Is no need to olaco nny/ * < mice on
the inniiv sensational storlo\ " \d about
serious discontent Ut nny part of , tli.
jfittKti3ii n ji. i
Sovcnty-Throo Kronoh Con
'Moot nn Awful l > ntli.
Pun ? , Doc. O. The report of n torrlblo
mining disaster comes from St. Etienne , In
the b'opnrtment of the Loire , nnd the center of
ttio richest coat fields In Franco. An explo
sion of firedamp occurred at noon today In
ono of the numerous coal pits In that region ,
nnd many of the workers were utmblu to
escape from the mine. According to advices
so far received eighty men perished In the
pit ,
Later dtspitchos concerning the disaster nt
St. Etienne give the following details :
The explosion occurred in the pulls do la
manufacture belonging to the St. Etienne
Colliery company. Immediately after the
explosion dense volumes of evil smelling
gases Issued from the mouths of this and a
connecting pit , and In n short time crowds of
relatives nnd friends of the Imprisoned work
men gathered about the entrances of the pit
and prepared for the work of rescue.
Fortunately today was botnir observed as a
fete day , and a comparatively small number
of men wcro nt work in tbo mine , if the ac
cident had happened on nn ordinary work
day the loss of llfo would tinvo been
nppallltie.
When the first attempt was mndo to rescue
the Imprisoned men tno rescuers were driven
back by the foul fumes that poured from the
shaft , and for nearly nn hour nothing could
bo done to aid the unfortunate ) minors In the
pit. In order to disperse the smoke that
filled the shaft tbo cage was lowered nnd
drawn up rapidly a number of times , nnd nt
long'h the shaft was siifttctontly cleared to
enable the rescuers to descend in the cage
and begin the work of exploration.
At the very outsat the rescuers encountered
a aorious obstacle , us the main gnllory wnt >
found to have collapsed , thus preventing
access to the imprisoned men.
After working several hours In relays , the
party of rescuers had cleared away a portion
of the debris nnd n few minutes later thov
came across the bodies of four miners. The
men , although unconscious , were still nllvo
nnd were quickly sent to the surface , whcro
they soon revived , to the delight of the by
standers und sorrowing wives nnd families ,
who had collected at the pit's mouth.
While the rescuers ore at work , several
doctors nnd n number of nmubulnnccs had
been summoned from St. Etlcnno nnd n
supply of restoratives procuiod , so that the
promptest assistance might bo given to all
who should bo brought from the pit alive.
The speedv revival of the men rescued
gave hope that tbo others might bo saved ,
nnd this hope was strengthened when n short
time afterwards another rescuing party ,
which had entered the pit , sent to the surface
four moro of the victims , all of whom were
quielcly restored to consciousness ,
The second party of rescuers , however.
found it was utterly impossible to roach the
other imprisoned men , and there Is hardly n
doubt that all of the lattnrjlmvo succumbed
to the poisonous gas that filled the chambers.
The work of rescue will bo resumed toniuht ,
wbon , it is hoped , the gases will have dis
appeared.
MIDVIOHT It has been ascertained that
sovonty-threo minors have ponstiod. The
wives , children and relatives of the entombed
minors still surround the mouth of the pit ,
and the most heartrending scenes arn wit
nessed us the bodies of tbo victims nro
brought to the surface.
cuMrr..ux UF n.mu TIM an.
I'rom Our Sinter IlonubllcH
to tlin South.
CITY OF MEXICO , Doe. 0. President Diaz
will name tbn commissioner * to the World's
Columbian fair during the present month.
The separate states , though short for money ,
will make n creditable exhibit. This gov
ernment will require no aid from the
commissioners. Tbo Mexican commissioners
will go to Chicago to study the condition of
things there nnd make n report to President
Diaz , who will then decide what shall bo
done , but ono sure thing is that ho will see
that Mexico upholds her dignity and sends
uu exhibit which will exceed that sent to
Paris and a bolter ono than nny of tlio Latin-
American countries , it not superior to all of
them combined. The commercial interests of
Mexico will bo the principal feature of the
display , though other departments will bo
well attended to.
The state of Chiapas Is soiuHng largo quan
tities of coffee to San Francisco.
It Is assorted that no cliungo will bo made
In the Mexican consulate in St. Louis unless
it is to bo elevated to u higher position.
The following are the latest advices from
Central and South American nations :
Guatemala The financial conultion hero
Is still bad. The excitement Is Increasing
and there is much speculation as to who will
bo the durk horse candidate for the presi
dency that Is expected to bo brought out by
President Barrlllas at the last moment. So
far there Is no revolution in sight , but It Is
apprehended that thcro will bo ono before
tbo next president takes bis seat.
San Salvador The minister of finance I
preparing n plan to raise fuiuls , which nro
very much needed. The people In general
oppose nny loan abroad , and should onu bo
arranged it would probably lead to a revolu
tion , Any party to triumph hero must re-
pud in to foreign debts , particularly If a loan
were raised by Spaniards In Paris.
San Jose , Costa Illca- The country Is per
fectly quiet , nnd will not bo drawn Into tno
difficulties of neighboring nations. Money
is scarce , but. the crop-i will bo larger than
u&uiil this year , us moro extensive planting
has boon done. The government will soon
commence preparing its exhibit for the Chicago
cage fair.
Managua. Nicaruugua There Is n moro
hopeful feeling hero about the construction
of thn Nlcnraugua cnnnl , as the Unlt-jcl
Status has now seen its Importance in case
of a war with Chill In moving ships of war
quickly. Nlcaraugun is suffering financial
depression the same as her neighbors , but
with the commencement of nctivo work on
the canal times are expected to become
bilght r.
Honduras The opposition to Solvas , the
newly elected president , Is becoming moro
and moro pronounced daily. There U but
little money in tbo treasury , crops partially
abandoned and smallpox nnd typhus fever
are causing great -iUllL'rlng among the pee
plo.
Panama Business Is nlniost dead hero ;
sickness Is paramount. Most of the few
merchants remaining uro preparing to move ,
as nearly everybody has Ion or is losing
fuith in any improvement.
Limn , Peru It Is rumoroJ bore that In
case of war with Chill the United States
would support Peru und that It would bo
easy to form nn ullinnco with Uollvla.
Parlti' MyhlorloiiH .Miirdor.
P.utis , Dec. 0. Further Investigation Into
the matter of thn mysterious murder ot
Baroness Dollnrd shows that no property
whatever is missing , so that if the object of
the murderer was plunder he was foiled. The
crlino was committed In thn baron's bed room
and not In the drawing room , us at first
.stated. The suspected assassin called at the
house of M. Carbourot , un official of the war
office , before bo visited the Dollard house
and nlsoat the war office Itself. The theory ,
therefore , Is that thn object of the miscreant
was to obtain Important pnnuM and ho was
caught by the baroness while searching tUo
baron's room. _ _
Know Illoolcudo Throutomul.
OrruwwA , la. , Deo. 0. Special Telegram
to TIIK HEI : . I The heaviest now storm for
this season Is now In progress , It has been
biiowlng steadily for eighteen hour * and Is
still ( iiowlng , The snow Is eight Inches on
the level and U drifting badly. Trains are
deluved. and a blockade u threatened ,
FAVORS A TUBULAR POST ,
Postmaster Gonernl Wanamakor's Idoaa of
Improving the Service ,
RAPID DELIVERY ALMOST ASSURED
While tlio United Stnton Hns Mculf
Wonderful Progress , Till * Huh-
jcct Una Ilron Almost
Wholly Ncjjloutotl. .
WASHINGTON DtmuAU or TUB Dec , )
GUI FomtTKisxTit STIIEKF , V
\V\miiNnTOV , D. C. , Doc. 0. )
Postmaster General \Vnnnmiikor chultod
fracly today on the no\v things In his annual
report which nro attracting much attention
nmong public men , Mr. Wnnnmnkor thought
the most Important was the showing of re
ceipts from the postoftlco service , as It
made the solf-sustnlnlng point como to the
the public view. When asiicd about bis pro *
position of applying the telephone to postal
service , which is very now , bo said : "I sin
cerely hope that it will bo discussed in every
possible phnso so that wo may know Just
what the bonollts of the application of the
telephone as well as the telegraph to the po > <
till service would bo and what the
detriments. The point of this whole
business Is that the postal service
does not now use electricity for
the transmission of Intelligence nnd It Is con
sequently fifty years behind the times. If
thcro was every reason why the railroads
with their great plants should wutit to work
for the Postofllco department with tts great
plant and make money out of It , there Is nlso
every reason why the telegraph nnd tele
phone companies should want to do the same
thing. It Is the dovetailing In of two ma
chines. They can help each other , tbo ono
performing Us work moro cheaply and mak
ing more money , und tbo other performing
its tvork butter and more cheaply , nnd , what
is the great thing , satisfying the American
public which it now only half served. In the
telephone discussion wo are Just at the cor
responding period whcro the government lot
the telegraph go away from Morse
into the hands of a monopoly that
up to the present tlnio has
been moro powerful than Itself.
You want to look out that the telephone docs
not gu the same way. Have not the railroads -
roads boon bonoliicd by the transportation
work of the department ! Is not everybody
glud to work for tlio government I Would
not the telegraph and telephone companies
bo benefited In a business wny by their nsso-
clalion with the department ) There Is no
doubt about It.
Piinumntio Tnho Service.
"Tho pneumatic tube service for the larger
cities , " continued Mr. Wnnnmnkor , "Is not
altogether now except , in Its adoption In this
country. I am Just us heartily in favor of a
tubular post ns over moro FO , probably. I
wish all the people In the largo cities could
know moro nbout that toplcv- Than they
would want it and would Insist upon having
it. Wo nro studyme all the while how the
free delivery service in cities can bo
perfected , and huvo put in canceling
machines , which will prevent any delays
in pnstonicos duo to the Inadequacy of postal
forces. But the tubular post und the bouse
letter box hc'hemo nro the big things. The
former would permit of the distribution of
mall in nlmost no tlnio. Thn second would
permit of its distribution and collection at
everybody1 ! , door. "
"Is not the rural district free delivery n
new UungJ"
"No , for wo nro already experimenting
with It and It Is actually miking money
where wo nro trying It , and ns tbo thing U
dismissed and understood it will bo eon to
bo the beginning of general free delivery.
That certainly would bo u new thing. There
could bo no single development of the service
so important , unless it might bo the adoption
of both the telegraph and telephone to It or
the Inauguration of n postal depository
system. There Is a no\v suggestion In
the report by the wny on this saving- * deposi
tory plan. It would bo to Issue ut the post-
office's non-nogotlnblo certificates of postal
deposits in the sums of $10 , $ JO , 0.0 nnd $100
bearing interest nnd easy for computation at
the rate of ' .3 a cent , a day on $101) ) , n littla
loss than 2 per cent par annum on the dollar.
After the first ol the month following the de
posit , principal nnd Interest being piynblo on
demand at any mouoy order office by proper
endorsement nnd identification under regula
tions of the postmaster gcuoral. The money
dcnosltod In each state to bo reinvested by
the postmaster general subject to the ap
proval of the secretary of the treasury. "
Keller Kor the Pooplc.
Ex-Senator VnnWyok , as a member of the
Nebraska State Alliance , has addressed A
communication to S. L. Poll : , chairman , and
the members of the national alliance legis
lative committee , urging co-oporatlon of that
body to secure some rollof to the people by
congress ; that such notion by congreis may
greatly control the result of the doll Derations
of the Industrial association which moots
February ! ill next , anil If no reform measures
are passed that the continuance of the now
parly will be Inevitable ; and ho asks the
adoption of only n few of the measures ad
vocated by the alliance and kindred organ-
1/atlons and such as will not provolto oppo
sition or criticism nmong thorn to declare
lllotrnl all syndicates , combinations and
trusts preventing competition , and
then sucli penalties ai will suppress
them ; for nu Increase of circulation by the
free coinage of silver ; for postal savings
banks ; for government ownership of postal
telegraph ; for loans to the people on such
security and rate of interest at congress may
determine , anil for legislation providing an
amendment of the constitution requiring tbo
election of United States senators by vote of
the peoplo.
Poriiiiinont CCMMIM Uiireun.
About the first bill which will bo Intro
duced In thn Honato will bo the one for the
establishment of the permanent census
buioHU. Though Mr , Porter has been con
fined to his house for some time by severe
Illness , he has boon very active In draw
ing up the measure. In Its gonornl n at uro
It will be In the line suggested by recent dis
patches from Washington on the necessity
of u permanent bureau , It will provide fern
n superintendent of the census and nix
chiefs of divisions. No stress Is laid by Mr ,
Porter on the salaries to ho paid for
absolute chiefs of divisions , as ho Is willing
that thcso matters , ns well as the creation of
an assistant superintendent , shall be loft en
tirely wild the discretion of the committees
ot the two houses. An Important feature ot
the bill is tbo provision tuitt tbo now bureau
shall bo under ttio control , In tlio matter ot
appointments , of tbo civil service law. There
is no doubt felt bora that the bill will pass
the senate very promptly and time will show
that ttio much talked about opposition to Mr.
Porter und the OOIISUH In iho house nt
representatives bus boon very greatly ex
aggerated. _ P. S. II ,
I'VUu of n. Gallant Mcxloun Olllor fius-
lieuted ol' Ilolnjr HuvolutloiiUt ,
KioGuANDK , Tex. , Deo. O. The news has
Just reached this place from Uucrroro , Mox , ,
that Colonel Nouvos Hernandez , who wn
arrested several days ago by order of Uonoral
Garcia , commander of tbo Mexican troops
In tbo northern zone of that country , and
started for Monterey , was killed about
100 miles north ot thai city. Colonel Her
nandez was In charge of the military aud , ac
cording to reports received hero today , ha
was ruthlessly. murdered after ho hud been
taken away from tils friends. Tbo govern
ment had become suspicious of him , as U was
believed that ho WUH secretly In sympathy
with tbo revolutionary movement of ( Jnrcla.
Ho hud been for several years stationed at
Guerrero In command of troops at that place
nnd was ono ot the most popular officers ut
the army.