Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR OMAHA , MONDAY MORNTlfqJJ DECEMBER 21 , 1891. NUMBER 187 ,
WITH THE SILENT MAJORITY.
Ccnator Preston B. Plumb of Kansas
Stricken with
CALLED IN THE VIGOR OF MANHOOD ,
Suddenly ttio Curtain on Ills Iilfo
IVitH Drawn and Into the Shadowy
Silence of Thnt For-OfT Sea
Drifted a Human Soul ,
WASHINGTON , V. O. , Doc. 20. "OS my
God , my lipuU , my head , my hcadl" nnd
Senator Preston U. Plumb who , as a repre
sentative of the siato of Kansas in tbo
Jnltcd States sonnto continuously slnco
18TO has occupied u prominent plaos In the
councils of the republican party , n few
minutes after fell unconscious , never to re
gain knowledge of what was going on about
him.
him.H
H was n quarter to 7 this morning when ho
uttered this exclamation. A llttlo more than
flvo hours later the hroacl framed , powerful
looking Kansas senator was stretched out
dead In his modest apartments on Fourteenth
Btrcot. Ills physician , Dr. PHlllp Wales ;
his clerk , B. W. Flennikon , and his landlord ,
Mr. Jennings , \voro with him at the end. His
wife and two children are In Kansas. Death
came from apoplexy , the result of exhaustion
of the brain. It , was a clear case of over
work nnd Inattention to the laws of nature.
The senator has been known for years as
the most pushing , energetic , hard working
member of the senate. A year ago ho began
to fall. Ills brain became affected , and
throbbing hoauaches became moro and more
frequent. Ills physicians warned him that
continuance of his labors meant death , but
ho refused to hoed their warning. Ho con
tinued to work with the energy of a steam
engine , nnd today , when still apparently in
vigor , with many years of life before him ,
ho died.
Sliookcd mill Stnrtlod His Krlonda
The news of his sudden death shooked and
startled his friends and acquaintances , of
whom ho had.n great numoor Ir. nnd out of
public life. H being Sunday many persons
were nt church nt the time of his death , nnd
nonosavo those aUils bedside knowthat tin
had boon taken ill. Many persons who heard
It wore almost Incredulous of the accuracy
of the ronort. But all acquainted with the
senator , " ns with intuitive knowl
edge , asked the question whether or
not apoplexy was the cause ot death.
A few of Mr.'Plumb's most Intluiato friends
know that ho had been nlling for some time
but none wore prepared for the woist. Ho
had been in tlio senate last week and ap
peared to bo as well as over. Ho attended to
liis duties with his usual briskness and vigor.
A few days ago ho said to a senate employe ,
who congratulated him on his appearance ,
that ho was younger than the employe , who
was his Junior by twenty years. As evidence
of hi * vitality ho doubled up his forearm.
His biceps muscles wore hard and compact.
Ho actively looked after the interests of
his constituents last week , and probably
loads anv other senator in number ot bills in
troduced at this session. Notwithstanding
this nativity , and Ills own assertion of his
vigorous health , lately ho had boon complain
ing of sleeplessness , vertigo nnd symptoms
which , In modidno , nro embraced in the terra
qunphnsin. " Ucrcomplalncd of the persistent
pain In his head , Impairment of memory nnd
growing inability to clothe his Ideas In proper
nnd appropriate words. The senator had
previouslyaiocn remarkably fluent , of speech ,
Dud his words came so freely , copiously and
rapidly that ho was the terror of stenog
raphers.
Ordered to Rst.
It was not until two weeks ngo , however ,
that Dr. Philip Wales was railed In and asked
for advice us to the trouble. The doctor ,
after a careful study of the cose , informed
the senator that his symptoms indicated ap
oplexy , and that ho must quit work and tr.kf
a rest , but Mr. Plumb was incredulous and
thought the doctor hud become unduly
nlannod. Ho kept up his labors , except
when severe hondaches forced him tempo
rarily to abandon his work. Ho had n desk
in the front , room of his apartments and an
other In his committee room , und attended to
his personal business after doing n hard
din's work in public affairs at the capital.
His eyes troubled him , and n skilled oculist
examined them. His kidneys were also ox -
nmmod by n specialist. Each of thoao per
sons reported that the trouble lay not In the
kidnoys. nnct by their report that there was
some other organic trouble confirmed the
diagnosis of Dr. Wales.
"
A" few days ago Senator Plumb went to
Philadelphia with Senator Quay for the pur
pose of consulting Dr. Pepper. [ Io returned
to Washington last night at 7 o'clock com
plaining of a violent headache , but wont to a
dinner at Chamberlain's given by ox-Sona-
tor Mnhono to u few frionds. It must have
been 1 o'clock or Inter this rooming when ho
returned to his quarters , for his landlord.
Mr. Linson D. Jennings , said today that ho
did not retire until nearly 1 o'clock , and the
lonator had not yet returned.
Hetclmimg of Ills Illness.
Shortly before 2 o'clock Mr. Jennings was
awakened by a knock at his bedroom door.
Senator Plumb told Mr. Jennings ho was
vary sick nnd requested him to coinu down
emirs nnd sit up with him. Mr. Jennings
saw that the senator's condition was serious ,
nnd at ! i o'clock Or. Wales was summoned.
The doctor alleviated the pain and adminis
tered the proper medicines. Ho stayed with
Mr. Plumb from ! i o'clock until < > : ! ! 'J ' , and
then left his paUrnt bleeping quietly.
At a quarter to 7 o'clock Senator Plumb
wolce , nnd with a spring bounded out of bad
to a slop Jar and begun to vomit. His head
was nching violently. The vomiting ceased
after a time. Then the senator tossed his
hands to his head and exclaimed , "Oh , my
God , my lumil , my head ! " the last words be
over uttered , Mr. Jennings stroked his head
to rollavo the pain , and in n few minutes
later Mr. Plumb lapsed into slumber and
later into unconsciousness.
About 1 o'clock Mr. 11.V , Flcnulkcn , clerk
of the puhllu lands cntnmlttro , of which Sena
tor Plumb was chairman , nnd his private
secretary for some years , called , as was his
custom , to assist th-i senator with lib corre
spondence. Mr , Flonulkcn noticed that lie
was breathing heavily and stertorous ) y.
AVIion Death Camo.
Dr. Wales was again summoned. Ho saw
nt once that the patient had been gtrlckon
with apoplexy , Mr. Plumb was unconscious
nnd his tnnguo wus paralyzed. The doctor ,
. Mr. Floniilkcn ana Mr , Jennings remained
with him until the end camu at 11 sIU ) .
Dr. YVnlos bald this afternoon that the
Immediate cause of death wus apoplexy ,
brought on by fatty degeneration at the
brain from overwork and fatigue. "It was a
clear case of overwork , " said the doctor.
"If ho hud given up , in all probability it
would have been different. Ho did not con
sult with mo until two weeks ngo. I wanted
him to rcuso work , but ho kept on , Hn hail
n strong frame , but he had an enormous
nuinunt of work to carry and no man could
keep up doing what he was doing , "
bunntor Plumu lived for the lust fourycars
ntiU'4 Fourteenth struct in u plain , roomy
thri'o-stoty , bqscmcnt pressed bilck house.
Ho occupied the first two rooms on the main
tloor. The front room ho used ns an oftlco
and reception room unit Uio loom In the rcni
n * a bedroom , In this room ho had a dcsK ,
und toduy it was piled high with corns-
kpondenro , personal , business nnd political ,
i howlng the great aihount of work tbo sena
tor wus accustomed to carry on ,
The news of the sad event spread rapidly.
Within an hour.iiftor Senator Plumb's death
iJonator Peffcr was at the side of his dead
colleague. Scrceunt-nt-Arras Valentino and
ln dopaty , Charles 11. Uoudo , wore promptly
mi hand nnd lutumed the direction of the
funeral arrangements.
Incident.
charge of the remains. Ho proceeded at once
.o prepare the bod"y for interment , nnd In n
short time completed the embalming process.
ills haste In this matter cave rUe to n dis
tressing incident. News of her husband's
death had been telegraphed Mrs. Plumb , who
is nt Kmporlu , Kan.YIthln n few minutes
after It occurred , Just after the undertaker
had embalmed the body , n telegram was re
ceived from ono uf the friends of the family
nt Emporm directing that the remains bo not
embalmed. Soon afterwards , but like the
Ilrst , too Into , came a second telegram ex
plaining the directions. It stated that last
summer Senator Plumb was for two or three
hours In n state of suspended animation , and
to nil nppcaranco was 'lead. Having that
crisis in mind , Mrs. Plumb did not wish the
body embalmed until it was absolutely cer
tain that her hilsound was dead.
The receipt of this telegram caused much.
unavailing regret. The undertaker , how
ever , was positively of the opinion inat there
could bo no reason to doubt the fact tnnt
death had occurred before ho had under
taken the discharge of his functions , nnd , in
proof of his assertion , ho said that , in addi
tion to the physician's statement to that
effect , there was Indisputable/ evidence of
d'mth in the fact that no blood Ilowcd from
the arteries when they were opened in the
course of the embalming process.
Wnon the rnmnlns had been properly pre
pared , a guard of honor , composed of em
ployes of the United Slates senate , was de
tailed to watch over them until they are
removed to the capital.
Deep Sorrow Pelt.
Vice President Morton was informed of
Senator Plumb's death early In the after
noon. Ho called immediately at the resi
dence of the deceased nnd extended his con-
Jolcncc. Senators Mnndor.son. Paddock ,
Wulthnm , Cullom , Hale , Wushburn , Teller.
Wclcott and many other senators called
during the day. They wore Inexpressibly
shocked and grieved nt the sad event. The
vice president at once took steps towards the
appointment of a committee of senators to
direct the obsequies , und communicated with
Speaker Crisp that a corresponding commit
tee might bo appointed In behalf of the
house of representative ? .
The deceased senator leaves a wife and flvo
children. Two daughters nro now at Empo-
rla with Mrs. Plumb , Two sons ore atschoo )
In Pennsylvania and the third is confined tea
a hospital In Philadelphia by a serious ail
ment.
JIin Mfo'fl Story.
Senator Plumb was Dorn in Delaware
county , Ohio , October 1' ' , 18i7. : so that ho was
In his 51th year at the tlma of his death. Ho
was not a college graduate , but left the com
mon school ] for the printer's case , and In
pursuance of his vocation as a Journeyman
printer In ISoO , the bloody daysot tlio historic
and newly organized territory of Kansas ,
walked into that territory , and with
the vigor and indefatigable energy which
has throughout his lito been his chief
characteristic , the youcg man plunged at
once Into the thick of the hot strife which
was then waging over the slavery question.
Ho nt once went to the front and was chosen
n member of the Lcuvcnworth constitutional
convention of 1S.VJ. Ho wus admitted to the
bur in 1SOI , when the nlaco of his adoption
became n state of the union ; served In the
legislature in ISO ? , was chairman of the
Judiciary committee aad subsequently re
porter of the supreme court. When the war
broke out ho entered the army as second
lieutenant in the Eleventh Kansas infantry
and served successively as captain , major
and lieutenant colonel of that regi
ment , and was commissioned n colonel
nel of the same regiment in Au
gust , 1SOJ. After the war Mr. Plumb ,
returning to Kansas , wns elected u member
and speaker of the house of representatives ,
and in 187iJ was chosou United States
senator to succeed James M. Harvey , repub
lican. Ho took his scat In 1377 nnd has rep
resented his state ns senator over slnco that
tlmo. His term of offlco would have expired
March a , 1SU3 , .
Ijcft tlio .tamp of Ills Individuality.
Undoubtedly Senator Plumb has succeeded
In stamping strong Individuality upon the
legislative history of the United States in a
more permanent character than have tlio
majority of his colleagues. Ho was a
man of moU positive views , but always
hud u keen appreciation of the line of separ
ation between the impracticable und exped
ient. Ills devotion to republican principles
was beyond question , but ho never hesitated
to point out what ho regarded as mistakes in
the policy outlined by the party lenders and
to use his best efforts to correct them. Ho
was particularly lltted to grasp details.
That faculty found umplo Held for
exorcise in the discharge of his functions
us u member of the senate committee 01. ap
propriations , and it was generally Known
among his brother senators that Senator
Plumb was unimpeachable iu any statements
ho made concerning the Intricate machinery
of the government service. He was chairman
ot the committee on public lands and a mem
ber of the committees on agriculture , execu
tive departments , meat products and ndmln-
Utrativo .sorvlco of the senate.
Senator Plumb's social qualities were
highly esteemed iu Washington nudtiils pres
ence was always appreciated at social gath
erings and at the clubs of which ho was u
mombor. His interests were largo , for Sen
ator Plumb was a wealthy man , and In addi
tion to his senatorial duties ho was actively
concerned in railroad and Industrial enter-
pi Ises , and wus widely known in financial
circles as nn Indefatigable promoter.
Prep.irations Cor tlio Kuncral.
At 1Q o'clock In the morning the body of
the late Senator Plumb wus taken from the
apartments ho , lately occupied to the mnrblo
room in the senate. It was escorted by the
capital police In charge of the sorgonnt-at-
urms. At a < ] uartor past 1 the body will bo
removed to the senate chamber , where n
quarter of an hour later funeral snrvicc.s will
bo held , conducted by Uev. J. U. Butler , the
i-huplutn of the senate.
The follouing named persons have been
Invited to attend the services in the senate
chamber : President nnd members ot the
cabinet , chief Justice and the nssuciato Jus
tices of su pie mo court , members of the house
of representatives , diplomatic corps , the gen
eral commanding the army , and the senior
admiral of the navy. Other friends of the
Into senator in this city have been Invited to
the gallery of the senate ,
AtW : ! the body will bo taken to the Penn
sylvania station and escorted by the com
mitted of the two houses and the
members on foot. Such other persons
invited to the lloor und galleries
of the senate us desire to do so will also
marcli to the station. Arriving at the station ,
the body will bo placed in n special car ut-
tnuhcit to the Columbian express train , leav
ing the city atiW : : p. m. , and taken to Em-
porlu , Ivan. , where the Interment will oo
made. It will probably roach there Wednes
day afternoon. Furihorserviees will bo hold
on Hit ) following day nt 2 o'clock. The route
to Emporin will be via tbo Pennsylvania , the
Missouri Pnclllo und the Santa Fe. *
The body will be accompanied by the com
mittees of the senate nnd house , in charge ot
the sorgoant-nt-nrms of the former body.
The committee on the part of the scnato
will bo Senators Potter. Dolph , Paddock ,
Ransom und Pnsco. The following is the
committee appointed by Speaker Crisp to
represent the IIOIHO ; Messrs. Funstou of
Kansas , Dackory of Missouri , Suyres of
Texas , Ilrucklnrldgo of Kentucky , Hender
son of low.i , Cogswell of Massachusetts and
Peel of Arkansas. All of the above named
members wore appointed without being con
sulted , The list therefore may bo changed
tomorrow morning.
Private Secretary Hal font called at the
Into senator's residence during the evening
to express to the friends of the Into senator
the condolence of the president. Secretary
Hust ; wus also among the culler * .
Ilia ProlwOlo
"Tho death of Senator Plumb will prove
an Irreparable loss to the republicans of
Kansas1 said Knprosoutatlvu Simpson of
Kansas , to n Post reporter tonight , "
und It will DO u dllllciilt matter to Hud a man
to tuko his place. " Speaking of Mr. Plumb's
probable successor , Mr. Simpson anid ,
that he would undoubtedly be n republican ,
appointed by Itovornor Humphrey , who
would strvo this entire congress. "The re
sult will bo , " said Mr , Simpson , "that tlio
now senator will represent Governor
Humphrey aud not the people. " Mr. Simp *
son did not consider It llUciv that Mr , In-
galls would receive the appointment.
Iu reply to questions by a Post reporter
HOW THE TREATY WAS MADE ,
Some Insiib Hlstcry Ooncarning Eco-nt
Negotiations with Italians.
WOODRUFF'S ENTRE STORY DENIED ,
Allocations Made Tlint Ho. Was Look
ing Out Tor Porsonnl Inlurcuts
During tlio Commis
sion's U ork.
WASIIINOTOX BUIIIHU or Tun BBC , )
513 FOUIITBHNTII STIIBBT , >
WABIIINOTOX , D. C. , Dec. .20. )
Inquiry made In ofilcml sources hero
would indicate thnt the facts in reference to
the Shoshouo and Arnpahoo Indian treaty
are totally at variance with the statement
mndo by J. D. Woodruff , the chairman of
the commission , who In an Interview pub
lished In Tun BF.I : n few days ngo , said that
ho was on his way bore to break up the
treaty negotiated by the majority of the com
mission with the Slioihono nnd Arnpahoo
Indians. Woodruff , it seems , lives In Lan
der , Wyo. , n town about three miles south of
the reservation. Ho Is largely interested Iu
a mercantile store there nnjl In town lots.
The records of the Indian ofllco show that
Woodruff himself offered the Indians the
same amount of money the majority of the
commission ngrrcd to give thorn for the very
lands ho now says nro worthless. It was
understood by Woodruff when bo made this
offer thnt the Arapahoos were much opposed
to selling certain of those lands on the east
ern side of the reservation. They did object ,
and Woodruff , it appears , then showed his
hand by offering t < > waive the
sale of this eastern strip nnd
compromise on 00,000 acres of conl ,
oil nnd agricultural lands on the southern
boundary of the reservation near his own
place. This was rejected , and ho then offered
the compromlso and n raise in the price of
$100,000 , so that the Indians would got $700-
OOOif they would ngroo to sell this southern
tract. In his interview Woodruff snys thnt
if ho bnd hnd his way a half-million acres of
good tillable land "andtho , rest fine grazing
land , " would have beotf secured.
Whntthc Itconrds Iiidioite.
But the records In the Indian ofllcj show
that the only lands not secured which were
over talked nbout wns this 00,000-
acre strip near Woodruff's place , so
that his 500,000 acres must come from
stretching his imagination or from the tract
the majority purchased. When the Indians
refused to sell this southern strip complaints
of threats and bulldo/lng soon came from the
Indians und Chlof Washaklo In full council
said VVoodrutf tbld him his rations would betaken
taken away If ho did not soil. Woodruff de
nied this , nnd In the IntoreH of harmony the
majority said some mistake must have been
mndo.
The rights of the Arnpnhoos on the res
ervation were not , considered secure until
this spring , the Shoshones claiming the
whole reservation. When the Arapahoos
"kicked" nbout this southern tract Captain
P. H. Hny wns told by Woodruff ho could
toll his Arnpahoo soldiers thnt if they ( the
Arapubocs ) did not sign they might bo
ignored and loft out entirely. Thoie and
other reports of undue influences cnmo to
light. Captain Uiy gave Woodruff n "dress
ing down" for his conduct. The captain was
formerly stationed at Omaha as department
Judge advocate of the army. He is now atn-
noned on the Shoshone reservation as the
commander of the newly organized compa
nies of soldiers and can speak with regard to
the treaty.
When the majority of the commission saw
that the Indians were strongly opposed to
selling this southern strip nnd ascertained
the methods thnt were boincr employed , it
took the negotiations out of the hands of the
chairman and made n treaty. Tim Indians
of both tribes snid rather than sell land to
the south they would sell the land to the
cast and take § 100,003 less , nnd by the treaty
negotiated the Indians sold the lands the
commission originally asked for at the orig
inal prico.
Two Mlno-ity Tit-ports.
Mr. Woodruff has submitted two minority
reports already , and ho spanks of coming
hero to submit n minority report. Mr.
Woodruff's reference to a "row1' when the
Ilrst offer was made was looked up , and it
appears'thnt his nssoclntos objected because
ho offered on his own responsibility proposi
tions never discussed nnd others never
agreed to by the commission. The principal
of these proposed to divide soml-nnnunlly in
cash among the Indians the interest on $ ? 00- ,
000 , Tno department's instructions directed
that money should bo subject to the discre
tion of the secretary of the interior , to bo ex
pended by him in the purchase of things
nocossnry to the Indians' civilizntion. Mor-
rillat Insisted thatcnsh distributions wore not
In the interest of the Indians , and the row
over this extended to other matters.
. Woodruff's object , now Is said to ba to have
this treaty rejected and another commission
appointed to force the Indians to t > ell the
southern strip. An old nrmv oftlcor , who
has served in thnt part of Wyoming , says
that the land in the Wind river country Is
good for agriculture where It lays so It can bo
irrigated , and thnt the grnss Is good nnd
streams numerous in the Wind rlvqr strip ,
so thnt the grazing there is ns good ns" in any
pnrt of Wyonnn'g.
Mr. Mcrlllat , whom Woodruff accuses of
saying ho proposed to make no treaty until
the appropriation wns spent , said today that
that statement wa < < un absolute , unquulitled
falsehood. Mr. Woodruff , ho nddod , wns not
nwnro of the fuct that ho ( Merlllat ) , us dis
bursing oflleor. hnd turned In to the treasury
unexpended a balance of almost one-fourth of
tno total appropriation. Ho said n ? tjio
treaty was before the department ho did not
euro to get Into the personal wangle which
Mr. Woodruff sought.
Sonutor IMunili was f'opnl tr.
Few mon have over hnd a stronger hold
upon ttio country than hud Senator Preston
B. Plumb of Kansas , whose HUddou death
hero toduy shocked all of Washington , Ho
wns u veritable diamond' In the rough , n man
who measured fur moro than would bo , ac
corded him at n glance. Ho was not many
years ngo the editor of a country paper at
Marion , und was brought up with men who
won their way through life upon their merits
nlono. 'Ho looked a big raw-boned , plain and
unassuming farmer , whether on the lloor
of the senate or tbo prairies of his adopted
state. His door wus never closed
to Ins friends or worthy stran
gers. Ho was n Just man , nnd ono
of tbo mo t sterling republicans in congress ,
where no ono could overcome htm Iu debate ,
for , while not eloquent , ho wns a very forci
ble speaker , and probnbly more than any
other man in the sonnto was familiar with
the detail operations of the federal govern
ment and the republican party. Ho was
blunt nnd direct In his speech and bold in his
actions ,
HlH I'OSSlllll ) SltUOCHSOr.
When Senator Plumb voted two or three
times with the tariff reducers In the last con
gress hn was classed by these who did not
understand him as ono of the radical "re
formers" of the tariff. At the close of the
last campaign in Kansas , .scarcely moro
than six weeks ape , Senator Plumb
wrote President Harrison that ho bud
forced general Issues to the front , had com
pelled the voters to pass judgment upon free
coinage proposition , the Mills tariff bill and
other quostiins of national importance , and
the result was tbostrongost possible endorse
ment of the administration's
position on sil
ver and finance generally and the present
tariff Inw ,
"Kansas Is once moro back In the republi
can folds , " gald tie , "aud she will stay there.
She has gong off after prohibition , subtrcns-
ury schemes , frco silver nnd other wild eyed
theories and found them false , It not disas
trous , and she bus returned to her Ilrst love ,
never to depart. "
Prominent Kansans bore bay Governor
will appoint Ocorgo TOok. or some
other strong ropubltiinpto1 HU the
vacancy until the legislature convenes
n year hcnco , and thnt there IWmt n remote
possibility of them breaking lud line of re
publican succession , Sonnjor Plumb had nn
Individual following In thif Mat . 'but Kansas
is now rcgnfdcd ns rollnblr republican , A
legislature will bo called * Ut elect Senator
Plumb's successor next 'year. It Is not
thought that the nnmn of ox-Sonator Ingulls
will coma to the front for this vacancy.
SiMintor Mnnderrt.iii's Opinion.
Spooking of the death ? f Senator Plumb
tonight Senator Mnndorsoii * said to TIIK BRI >
correspondent : "Preston D. PlUmb wns a
unlquo llguro nud no man came In contact
with him without strong respect for his
ability nnd strength of intellect and great
admiration of his nggrofilvo personality.
Physically nml mentally iiO wns the most
vigorous nnd vlrilo force in the American
congress. Ho seemed tireless In his efforts
to ncqulro results Important , to himself or his
constituents. A most forcible speaker when
Interested on n subject under debate , words
of power Ilowcd from him In such ft torrent
thnt the most rapid reported found ItdlQIcult
to follow him. Ills career hnd been ono fit
ting him most admirably for public life. Ho
had boon u printer , n journalist nnd a lawyer
on the frontier , and n forijlitig force iu tbo
carving out of the great state of Kansas.
I'lnnib's Ijiivo for' the Finn.
"A career ns a volunteer soldier gave him
clear Insight Into thn military needs of the
country , nnd none can -forgot the patriotic
power of his eloquence , \vlicn , In occasional
speech In the senate , ho voforrod to the ling
of the republic nnd his Ihvo for American
institutions. The west hap suffered an indo-
S7fibnblo loss In his doatb , and I know no
man west of the Missouri , river fitted to fill
the vacancy tbo dread summons has caused ,
Ho was over alert for tho' Interests of his
section , while never forgetting tbo rights of
all localities. The loss to Nebraska Is almost
as great as that to her sister state , and her
citizens will mourn his lossixs though she bad
lost ono of her own sons. "
Senator Paddock said ! "I am too much do-
presscd by my own personal sorrow to think
of the public loss. Senatd Plumb , from the
earliest days of our service together in the
scnato down to thoTery Ust , was ono of ray
most intimate and host tinted frlouds. No
ono over was truer , moro atnadfast , moi-o un
selfish In his friendship. , Our constituents
were neighbors , their interests were Idon-
tlcnl , nnd looking from the common stand
point thus established for U3 wo generally
thought and acted on about the same linos.
A moro faithful representative of his own
people never occupied a sent in nny legisla
tive body anywhere. Few , if nny , abler or
moro cftlclont legislators ( liavo over been In
the senate. Ho was always alert , wise ,
strong nnd conservative wihnl | in the formu
lation of measures in committee , nnd If not the
ablest , bo wns nmohg the very nblost of all
In the senate. I doubt it there was his equal
in that body. But powerful n& that machin
ery was , it broke down finally under the
terrible strain to which it , was unceasingly
subjected. His loss to thoCountry , particu
larly to the great west , of whoso interests ho
was the bravest and nblost cb'arnplon , is be
yond estimate. There is u > \ qno loft to take
his pince. " < <
Will Getttho Prl/.3.
"Springer will bo chairman of ways nnd
means , unless Speaucr Crirfp [ proves u bigger
coward and baser ( ngrato tuan 1 think ho Is , "
said one of Mills' staunchcjlt , ! friends in the
house speaking of the committee formation
tonight. "Had it not bopir'thnt Springer
played Into the band of CHsp , the Georgian
would not have boon spoaMl1./ / course there
was nn ante-olection uudoretundlng whereby
Springer was to have U'OaQico of the com
mittees for pormltt ! > rjrivdwiutegration ( p' his
support , by which the elect'im pf Crisp was
made possible. Yes , hey 8illhold , Crisp 19
bis bnrgntn nnd DO elialrJiaiilinluss , possibly , .
ho loses his nerve at. ' tpji last mo'mentl'
/Endrmous / pressure isv iKjyibroughl to boar
to Induce hlm'tb lot ttpfcpu'J'Crlsp ' ; nut-should-
ho release the speaker from his obligation , I
don't see how Mills can ho pp. to bo chairman
of tbo committee , nftor It pas been refused
him. Crisp would showrcowardlco if ho
offered It to Mills now nnd I , don't think he Is
a coward. No sir , it is ) my opinion that
Springer , McMlllin , or pMSibly Outhwnito
will bo chairman of the wilys und moans. "
DlflllMllt tO Get i'OHitioilH.
"I would rnthor undertake to get two
places In private life , payljig thosamo snlnry ,
than ono position under tuo federal govern
ment , " said n wcstord senator to THE BEE
correspondent last night , nftor having
tramped through the departments uh dny
for a clerkship. "I wisp , " continued hp ,
"thnt the ambitious man In my section
who want to got appointments could
rcall/o something about the difficulty sur
rounding the procurement of federal appoint
ments. It is not nlono tbp civil service law
thnt interferes with uppointmonts. Every
place which pays between SifOO and $1,800 a
year in tbo departments herb comes within
the soopo of the civil serVice law and can
only bo procured by competitive examination
under the Civil Service commission , and
political influence avails , tiotnlng. But there
are 100 applications for every , place.
"I got letters in over/mail now from in
telligent constituents who want these posl-
.tions and hollovo that it Is only necessary
for mo to go to the president or some of the
cabinet oftlrors nnd make a big kick aud the
place Is mine for unyono f.may select. Noth
ing cbuld bo further" from the truth.
If the civil service mw was elim
inated from the statutes there would uo
an immense rush for the 10,000 or 12,000
places which came within the range of the
law and are located In Washington , bull
have no doubt there would bo loss than 1,000
vacancies created. I doubt if there would bo
UOO pieces vncatod by the repeal of the civil
service law. And yet Intelligent men who
are supposed to be conversant with these
facts , urge mo within a' year's tlmo to "got
enough places to dispossess every ono of this
nrmy of olllcohoidoM ; ' >
flaw it Is , Don" .
"There Is scnrcoly a democrat bold In these
departments , " continued , fho senator , "but
that has strong political backing behind him.
Some of the ordinary v'lurks in the depart
ments have many republican members of
congress to hold them In thnlr places and
each man who stands sponsor has good
reason for doing so or ho wcAild not lend
republican Influence Jtq favor n demo
crat. 1 llnJ upon investigation thnt the
motives undnrlyltiR tho. republican who
holds democrats In the departments hero re
late to local interest ; the republicans at homo
urge the republican moinborj of congress to
hold democratic friends In , place. I can co
into n wholesale or retail house and sccura n
position for n clerk , nt as' goad n salary as ho
could got In the dopattnionts here , twenty
times quicker than I could get n position in
Washington. And furtherJn place In private
lifo is twenty times better Tor the individual
than the ono In federal serylco. I wish that
the people who wuntthosd' ' places could un
derstand these facia1
Nebraska's throe inQiJibprs of the house
will Hpend the holIdavB Jut , tholr homos.
Senator Mnndcrson will fo In Philadelphia.
und Senator Paddock Iu j\V < iKhlnjton ( ,
Senator Curoy bus la for Wyoming for a
stay of ten days , ut the foiplratlon of which
tim ho w II return to Washington , ncoom
panlod oy his family , * j * j , S. II.
noprrfwlnc oij .Uonm-
WASHINGTON' , D. Q. , Deij. 2a The death of
Senator Plumb has noiAtJved any disposition
onthopurtof congrcsf to'engago'in legisla
tive business durtugjthQ few davit thnt ro-
maln before the begriming of the holiday
recess , for the scnBtirjWllrt.iibtle3s acquiesce
In the qcllon of thehouHboiiid adjourn
Wednesday next overfth * holidays.
The obsequies of thq Info BoynXor Plumb ,
with the few remarks f sympathetic regret
usual on such occaMbns , will probably fully
occupy the tlmo of thil lonuto up to the beginning -
ginning of the recess , iinil the only matter of
uslncss thnt can comb before the house In
tha meantime Is the appointment of the com
mittees , U tbo sitcakfcffealuo to complete bis
lists by WeduobUayi inoralnib
Killed Wli lo XVnlklng'Xlio Trade.
DEIPWOOII , S. D. ; Dae , 20. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB nee.I- Will lijoby , a bailer
muker , wns struck by , the pilot of n Deadwood -
wood Central engine ! this afternoon while
walking the track and instantly killed. Tbo
wbolo side ot his Load wax imnsheil tn u
MILLER'S ' TRIPLE CRIME ,
Strange Story of Bloodshed from a Little
Iowa Vi'lago. '
HOW CHRIS K'CALLISTER ' WAS KILLED.
Ir.tRody ofn Farm HOIIHQ The Trial
and ( jyiiuliltiK of IMcuf * Ander
son Onti Sllllor's Convic
tion nnd Confession.
OTTUMWA , In. , Dec. 10. [ Special to Tun
Bnn.1 Ono line dny In the fall of 1831
Christian McCalllstcr drove Into Alum , nnd
drew from the Mouroo County bnnk n con
siderable sum of money. This began n series
of trngcdlos strange as over were recorded ,
McCalllstor lived near niakcsburg .with
his wife and bis father and mother. Ho re
turned home from Albla directly , Ttio next
evening ho was called to the door by a knock.
Ho stepped out , but was never seen alive by
his relatives afterwards. The next morning
his headless body was found about twenty
feet from tbo door of the house , nud the head
Itself was discovered some hundred feet
further nnd the skull had been crushed by n
blow from some blunt instrument , presum
ably a billy , nnd the head was severed from
the trunk by nn ax.
Bltikesburg at tliat ttmo was not the most
enlightened community known , nnd the resi
dents had some very pronounced ideas con
cerning the proprieties. But with nil their
moral Idlosyncracics the tragedy at the Mo-
Calliator form aroused such excitement ns
had never been felt there , oven during ttio
most , stirring revival times. Young McCal
llstor was n general favorite , nnd to nvongo
his death was generally accepted as the true
duty of Blakosburg. During the early morn
ing hours nfter the discovery of the body the
scone nttruotod nearly every able bodied man
In the community. There was only ono thing
which seemed to offer n probable
clew to the murderer's identity. There wore
preserved In the slightly frozen soil , clear
and distinct , the footprints made the evening
prior hi' the murderer us ho walked from the
cave to the house and around the body.
These worn numerous enough , nnd singular
enough the murderer having worn a pecul
iarly formed ooot to attract attention , and
some inspired Haxvkshnw made a piaster cast
of one ol the tracks. It was afterwards used
In evidence in ono of the most noted murder
trials In the annaU of Iowa.
; for tlio Murderer.
Among the earliest arrivals at the McCal-
listar farm on the morning In question was
Pleasant Anderson. Ho wns ono of n numer
ous tribe of Andersons who had lived long
enough In that section to gain n decidedly
unenviable reputation. Liut Pleas was
a hugo brute , built and mus
cled llko a giant , with a bad
disposition , a general contempt for other
men , nnd a disagreeable habit of visiting
condign punishment on those who incurred
his displeasure. It was this that subse
quently got Anderson into deep trouble.
Anderson , who was n United States deputy
marshal ar.d a Cedar Hapids dotootlvo , took
chnrgo of the case at once , and under his
general directions the search for the mur-
dor'or wus commenced. Howards to a con
siderable amount wore offered , and man ;
guesses wore made , but no murderers were
found. Two young mon were arrested nnd
confined In the school houso. They easily
established their innoccnco and were re
leased , not , however , until Pleas Anderson
had pleasantly suggested that they bo taken
out and hanged a llttlo while in order to
accolo'ratoa confession.
After these young follows had gained their
liberty , tno matter apparently slumbered , for
but llttlo wns 'heard of it , and affairs at
Blakcsburg dropped back into their old way
of going , and Chris McCalllstor
was no longnr talked about except now nnd
then , ns the local Yidocqs got together and
wondered why their efforts had never been
crowned with success. Meantime Pleas
Anderson added to his unpopularity in
various ways , and the Monroe County bank
of Albla passed to the realm of the has
been. At no tlmo had the search for Mc-
Cbllistor's murderer died out entirely.
Arrested lor the Murilcr.
Ono day In Juno , 1881 , n warrant was
sworn out before Justice Orr iu Ottumwn ,
charging Pleas nnd William Anderson
with' the murder of McCallistor. They
were arrested und brought to trial. So deep
was the interest felt that the hearing of tbo
case was had In the main court room at the
county court house , In order that
the throng of curious people might
bo accommodated. Fifteen days were
consumed in the preliminary hear
ing. A chain of circumstantial ovldcnco
that would ordinarily bcrvo to hang n man
was constructed around Pleasant Anderson.
Ills boot lilted the tracks inado by the mur
derer ; the plaster cast and the boot wore
identical ; n shoemaker who made the boots
identified them positively ; Chris McCalils-
tcr's .ikull was brought into court and the
deep depression In it was exactly lltted by
the and of n billy carried by Anderson ; nnd
llnnlly , Bill Anderson turned state's evi
dence nnd swore ho sat In the road holding
his horse and. the ono Pleas rode white Pleas
called McCalllstcr out and killed him. Mc-
Calllster's father nud mother both swore
they overheard the short conversation bo-
twecn their son nnd his slayer , and that It
was Anderson's voice they hoard. Over mid
against this , which was bucked by a cloud of
witnesses all anxious to testify to Anderson's
bad character , wns the unqualified stntemont
of the defendant that ho did not
kill the man , buclced by the testi
mony of his wife and child to the
effect that the husband und father was at
homo ut the tlmo the crlino was committed.
and considerable testimony to show Bill
Anderson n general untrustworthy churac-
.er.
Bill Anderson Mvoro that Pleas had prom
ised to give him a cultivator In return for
his assistance. Ho said that on ono other oc
casion ho nnd Pleas had paid n midnight
visit to old Sam Phlnnuy's ' house and on
callirig tlo ) old man to the do"or Picas Jjud
taken n shot ut him. "It would bo lots of
fun to shoot nt old man Pbinnoy" Pleas had
said , nud he had given BUI n harrow us n re
ward for his company nnd subsequent dis
cretion. All thU was dotUed by Pleas , but
ho wus hold to court without ball to await
trial on the charge of murder.
During the next six mouths Anderson was
frequently visited in Jail by the writer , to
whom ho invariably protested his Innocence ,
although on several occasions tacitly admit
ting ho know moro about tlio case than ho
would euro to toll. But public opinion gen
erally hold that the murderer of Curls
McCalllstor wns ut last safe in Jail ,
Dun Miller font oiiOL-d.
tyhllo this was In progress nt Ottumwa.
Up at Albla the farmers and others who hud
boon losers Iu the Moiiroa County bank fail
ure were making things mighty Interesting
for Pan Miller , the cnshtor , and Sam Mlllor ,
bborllT of Mnnroo countv , his partner. Dan
Miller was under arrest charged with forgery
und WHS held in Jail at Ottumwn awaiting
trial on some. iiliioty-si > von counts. Ho nnd
Anderson bad uninterrupted conversation
with each olhor for moro than two months ,
When Miller wns tried on three counts , and
Hontonccd to servo out one-half year's impris
onment ut Fort Madison.
Dun Miller had been a Sunday school
superintendent ut Albla. and was n promi
nent church worker. His wife was a gentle
lady of refinement , and ho had two ns sweet
children ns over blcssod a father's life.
Much oymnathy was felt for him in Ills
trouble , as It wus almost universally Dollevcd
that Snm Miller was responsible for the
whole affair. Indeed , Sam Miller's name
wus frequently mentioned iu connection with
the murder of Chris McCallUtcr. Dan Mil
ler' * wife and babie * were In the court room
on Saturday afternoon when Judga Burton
nnftimi nniitflnrn nnnn him. Thf rrt wns n
one of the most pathetic scenes
In n court room , in n vorv feeling
nor Judge Burton addressed the nrlsond
on his crime and the suffering ho had broiigh\
upon himself and others. Miller's fortitud
gave way nnd , clasping his sobbing wlfo to'
his breast , ho stood with bowed head , hls\i
fr.imo slinking convulsively with emotion ,
while Judiio Burton , tears streaming from'
his checks , sentenced him to the penitentiary.
In n short tlmo Miller wns again behind the
bars , and his llnnl ml leu being given his
wife , xvrts soon on the way to n train lo go to
Fort Madison. Before starting ho sent for n
reporter on u local newspaper , saying ho had
something Important to comnitinlcnto. L. D.
Bosworth. deputy sheriff In charge of the
county Jail , refused to nllow Miller to tnlk to
nny one.
AnderHon Acquitted.
Pleas Anderson sold Mlllor lind n confes
sion to mni < o. Anderson remained in Jail
some four months longer nnd was then taken
to Osknloosa for trial. Here , nftcr n hearing
which consumed eighteen days , during
which moro than 1UJ witnesses were oxntn-
Ined , ho was acquitted , the Jury finding n
verdict In less than twonty.four hours ,
Anderson wns then arraigned on n chnrgo
of shooting Into old man Plilnnoy's houso.
Ho pleaded guilty and wns sentenced to sixty
dny in jail , which ho served. On roturniiit :
to his home nt Ulnkosburg ho wns Informed
by his neighbors that ho wns not considered
n snfo man for that community , and the people
ple would llko it if ho moved. Ho agreed to
leave , ninl did look up n location in Toxns ,
but not Undine n rondy purchaser for his
farm , continued living there quietly with his
wlfo nnd fnmlly. Ho put in a erop nnd har
vested it In ponce , nnd wns almost led to be-
llcvo that the feeling against him had died
out.
Jjynoli's Court.
Ono evening In December , 153 1 , while
Anderson wus engaged In his barnyard ,
feeding his stock , four masuod men drove up
to the gate In a two horse sled. Two jumped
out , and approaching Anderson , covered him
with revolvers , telling him tnoy had been
sent to arrest him and that bo was to bo taken
to the school house for trial , The prisoner
asked to bo allowed to notify his family , but
was told they would bo Informed of his
whereabouts. Ho saw resistance was futile ,
and went with his captors.
At the school house some half a dozen till-
low candles flickered nnd sputtered , casting
n weird half light over ono of the most
striking scones of life's great drama. At
the teacher's ' desk sat n man , while
arrayed on two benches behind were
twelve others , and still two moro occupied
seats in front. All were onvelopcd from head
to foot In bed quills. They constituted a
court , which wus to try Pleasant Anderson
for his life on the charge of killing Chris
McCalllstor.
With formality hideous In its mockery of
Judicial forms , the prisoner was arraigned
nnd charged with the crime of murder in the
flr.it degree. Ho was nskod to plead , and
pleaded not guilty. Then ho was removed
by his captors to the roar of the room ,
where ho spent the last moments of his lifo
in matching pennies with some boys who
had been attracted to the school house by
curiosity. In the meantime the tarclcal trial
was being proceeded with solemnly , but with
ono intent. Evidence was submitted , argu
ments were heard , and with n gravity well
nigh devilish the Judge charged the jury.
This bod3 * pretended to retire , but speedily
returned with a verdict of guilty as charged.
This , too , was couched in coldly formal legal
verbiage , nnd on Its being road by the clerk
the judpo began to ask the jury the stereo
typed query concerning the fairness and
unanimity of the verdict , nnd the jury an
swered "each ono for himself and not ono for
the other" that Pleasant Anderson was
guilty of murder in the ilrst docrrco , the
crime alleged being the killing of Christian
McCalllstor
h'ontanco Passed nnd Executed.
Then the judge commanded the masked
"bailiffs" to "bring the prisoner Into court * "
In a volco coldly dispassionate and With
words ns few ns they wore cruel the juogu
Informed Anderson of the result of tlio trial
and then proceeded to sentence him to bo
hanged Immediately.
In n twinkling the court was transformed
into a baud of executioners. Tlio prisoner
was allowed to make ono request , which
was granted , thnt his boots bo removed.
Then n rope wus thrown in n noojo about
his nock and Andersen , erect nnd unflinch
ing , murched barefooted behind his pitiless
captors about 100 yards across the frozen
snow to n tree. Thou ho asked to send n
message to his wlfo , but was told to "go to
h 1. " Over a limb the rope was thrown ;
u pull of the determined men nnd another
mysterious murder was added to the list of
Biakesburg's ' crimes.
Gently swaying In the winter's wind , cast
ing a startling black shadow across the
moonlit waste of snuw , swung the lifeless
body of Pleasant Anderson , and bllontly ns
they had gathered the members of the court
slipped away to tholr homos. In a cheerless
llttlo .farm house on a bleak hillside a
mother and daughter saw the evening meal
grow cold , watched the twilight shadows
deepen into the nlyht , the stars come out nnd
the night grow cold with the rising of the
moon , und wondered why the husband and
father did not come to supper.
When the Wnpcllo county grand jury mot
the next month January 1SS > It ignored the
caso. Those mon who composed the body
will always remember what Judge Burton
said , to thorn In his scathing robuka to the
body for its neglect of duty. But the hangIng -
Ing of Pleasant Andersen was uoyor in
vestigated.
ConfcHHlon Cnino nt Liiot.
Meanwhile In his convict's cell Dan Mil
ler's health wns fulling. ' 'Confinement , "
said his frionds. Great effort to secure his
pardon was made , but fulled. Ills "good
tlmo' ' secured him it reduction of sentence.
Then ho wns tried on more counts ; but his
hcnlth wns broken , nnd ho seemed about to
die , so his prosecutors relented , nnd ho wus
loft to dlo n free man. Few people now
thought of the do ith of Curls McCalllstor or
that of Pleasant Anderson. But Dan Mlllor
thought of It always. He alone know thnt
Chris McCnllistor had drawn u largo sum
of money on that October clay In 1881 from
the Mouroo county bunk ; no know how much
the run wns ; he know that Us withdrawal
would cripple the bank ; that if ho could re
cover It he might savu the bank , or nt least
his reputation. lie knew that murder would
bo necessary , but ho had already stooped his
soul hi crime. If no did not gut that money
back ho would bo ruined. To got It back
would cost ono lifo , may bo two , but hU repu
tation would bo saved.
So ho killed Chris MoCallUtor.
Then , when ho fulled to got the money his
bank wont under , his forgeries were found
out and he stood before thn world n felon ,
When on that September nlternpon In 1SS3 ,
ho stood before the bar In the court room nnd
hoard the fatherly words of the judge who
sentenced him , his coiiRcIoncu nettled him
and ho rnsolvcd to confess his greater crime.
The stupidity of un ofllclotm deputy sheriff
prevented , and an Innocent man wus hanged
by u mob , It is true , hut. nevertheless ,
hanged for Dnn Miller's deed.
No wonder his health broke In ronflno-
mont. With tbo ghosts of two murdered
men forever pointing accusing lingers ut hln
oul , with rcmorso nnd vum regrets for his
evil deeds-forever with him , It is n wonder
ho stood It ns long as ho did , nnd when death
dually came to rid him of his weary life he
called to his bed-side the wife of Chris Mu-
CnllUtor nnd told her how he had murdered
her husband.
Ills confession xvni telegraphed from hero
ou the night of his death , Inst Tuesday.
1IKTIOKX1 A HI ) 11 1' IT.
Nntlilni ; Can Ho Ijocrnod an to Ilia
Truth ofUcucnt Chilian llnmortf.
WASUIXOTOS , D. C. , Doe. 20. No Informa
tlou Is obtainable In Washington tonight
concerning the report of the purroundlna of
the American legation In Santiago , Chill , by
a mob on account of llio refugees there.
Several dispatches bnvo been received
from MlnUtor ICgnn during the past week ,
but any attempt to learn the nature of tholr
contents meets with n refusal on tbo part of
theStuto department oillclals to Bay any.
thing whatever on the subject.
At the Chilian legation nothlug Is known
about the report. Senor Montt , the Chilian
inlnUtnr nnd bis wlfo. It wns mid at the lo-
_
INHERE GOVERNMENTS WHIRL
' '
\ r , . - , J Revolutions that Oooupj leisure Tiino
' Sj Of Central Atnsrioan Politicians *
< 1
y.- . HINATIONS OF THE PRESIDENTS.
1 , Ono Ilulrr SeokH to Kml > .irrns
jither DlHi'ovcry ConuurnliiB
Correspondent Thompson , the
Celebrated Chilian Uomaiicor.
ICopurtoMtd / buJnmt * Oonlwltmieft.1
fa\x SAI.VADOII ( via Gnlvoaton , Tox. ) ,
Deo. 20. [ By Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to TIIK Bii : : . ] The
revolution In Honduras began the very dny
thnt Poncinno Lovm wns Inaugurated presi
dent nnd General Bogrnti retired to prlvnto
lifo. The vast majority of the people In
Honduras hate General Bogran , and although
President Levin is conceded to ba an
honest man , still ho Is regarded ns
n wcnk Instrument in the hands of President
Barillas of Guatemala , and of General
Bogrnn. Pollcnrpo Bonllln wns the people's
candidate. After the result of thn elections
became unown , nnd Bonllln's defeat was assured -
surod n revolt broke out.
Fnlllug to capture Lovln and Bogran nt the
meeting of congress In Comagoguo. the
revolutionists began fighting In the depart
ments of Lopaz nnd Tegucigalpa , but In a
battle near the city of Tegucigalpa were
beaten. They then retired Into Chnlotcca
nnd captured the towns of Gnrscoran and
Corpus. The government troops pursued
thorn to thuso places and again defeated them.
The Insurgents then dispersed nnd returned
into Nicaragua.
Snn Salvador posted troops along Us fron
tier to Keep the robots off Its territory. It Is
reported thnt the Uuntomnllnn government ,
following Its custom , introduced Us troops
Into Honduras , disguising them tn Ilonduriau
uniforms , nnd hnving thorn carry Honduriim
lings. The idea wns to nid In putting Jown
the rebellion. The Guntomalluu press ac
cuses President Ezota of Salvador of fur
nishing nruis and money to the revolution
ists , but It Is utterly falso.
General Antonio Ezota arrived in tills city
yesterday. The political bori/.on looks just
at present very cloudy.
IHllTTKX Jtl' A IIO.U.1.V.
Ijiuly Jordnn the Author of the IJQII-
don Times' Chill '
[ rniHirtahcil ! 1K)1 > > u Jam's Gnnlm nciinctt.l
VAU-AHUSO , Chill ( via Galvoiton , Tex. ) ,
Doc. 20. | By Mexican Cable to the Now
York Hornld- Special to Tin ; Bii.J :
It now appears that the greater number of
the letters which have boon appearing iu
the London Tlmos , displaying so bitter
n tone toward the United States government
and Its representatives , were written by a
woman nnd not by tlio boastful Thompson.
The real nuthor , it seems , wns Lady Jordan ,
the wlfo of Deputy Consul Jordan , nt San
tiago , and were forwarded to Lisbon , wUonco
they were sent to the Times. And yet during
nil that tlmo Thompsou wns claiming thnt
they wore his effusions.
A few days ago the British minister , Mr.
"Kennedy , rcooivcd n business visit from
Minister Kgnn. This reaching Thompson's
ears , ho wrote n letter to Mr. Kennedy in
quiring what right Mr. Etrnu hail to visit
him nnd by what right ho wns permitted to
enter the British legation. Minister Ken
nedy sent a reply to this impudent letter
asking in no measured terms what right
Thompson liaa to designate the British lega
tion's visitors. Thereupon Thompson
promptly apologized for his impudence.
The Chilian government has pnid the
Swedish minister Jl'0,000 for the loss of the
baric Arne , which was lost In A'alpnrulso bay
owing to the refusal of the Balumcedlst
officials to clear her before the gale ap
peared.
A messngo wns received by the Chilian
government yesterday , in which Itwas
stated that Secretary niaino hud assured
Minister Pedro Montt that'after n complete
Investigation of all the matters In dispute between -
twoon the two countries ho wns confident
that un amicable conclusion could bo arrived
at.
Several prominent Chilians hero , In speak
ing of Minister ftinttn's response to Presi
dent Harrison's message , say that it was
couched in somowhut undiplomatic language ,
but that in substance it wns correct.
It is probable that a now cabinet will ba
formeu after President Monti's inauguration ,
on December SO , wnon n moro diplomatic
note will roplnco Mnltn's dispatch. The
question of the refugees tn the American lega
tion with n few exceptions cannot bo con
sidered by the ministers and the status of
refugees must bo determined by lognl trib
unals under Indictment of congress.
The cruiser Esmoraldn will rnprcsont Chill
in the cro.it naval display in Now YorH
harbor in 1S'J.'I. '
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Parisian Small Tallc.
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P.UUS. Dec. 20. | Now York Herald Cable
Special to Tun Bcn.J This ( Monday )
morning the celobrntcd villa in the Avenue
Montaigne , built for the Into Prince Nn-
poleon , nbout the snlo of which I c.Jblod the
Herald recently , will bo attacked bylck -
axes nnd demolished. In a few weeks moreno
no trace of the graceful reproduction of Dlo-
mcd's villa ut Pompeii will remain. On the
site will bo erected u modern mansion.
A law biilt has begun over the estate of
Molssonnler , the painter , growing out of the
desire of the widow to s'oll all the pictures
loft in hl.s studio. This Is opposed by the
other heirs , who wish to preserve their
father's works to form n private museum.
The hcln urn Charles Mclssonnler , son , and
Mine. Egly , daughter by his first wlfo. The
matter will have to bo decided by the courts.
Thu Gnulols nnnouncos the engagement of
Duchess do Cninposollco to Paul Sohogor.
The duchess' first husband was Singer , tlio
manufacturer of sowing machines. Sohogor
Is n fushlounblo man , nbout town.
Poonllur Politico
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Bunsos Avur.s , Argentina ( via Gnlvnston ,
Tex. ) , Ueo. ! iO. ( By Mexican Cnblo to the
Now York Herald Special to TIIK Bui : . |
The friends * of General Hoca are making a
vigorous campaign In his behalf.
At Lu Plata Inst night the municipal secret
police sel/.cd a large quantity of small arms ,
Krupp guns nnd other munitions of war
which has been disembarked bore. The gov
ernor hns augmented the police ana military
forces. A quantity of arms has been de
posited in the house uf General Uoca. It is
evident tnnt an uprising Is expected nnd thnt
general alarm prevails over these and similar
warlike preparations.
in Illo Grnndn do Kill.
LONDON' , Dec. 20. A dispatch from Buenos
Ayres fays ; A skirmish has oceinreu in llio
QrnndodoSul between federal troops and a
battalion of the national guard. The tele
graph line has boon cut to prevent the send *
Ing of details of the engagement ,
Another dUpatch from Buenos Ayrossn.vs :
Thn insurgents , headed by General Snralvn.
have surrounded Suntn Victoria , the capital
of tha province of Ksplrlto Santo. Rein
forcements are marching to the scene from
Yngunro. _ _ _ _
ArrcHtcd for Inuliln : Soillllnn.
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MONTKVIDCO , Uruguay ( Via Galvcston ,
Tox. ) , Dec , SO. - | By Mexican C'ublo to tbo
Now York Herald- Special to TIIK BEE. ]
Colonel Horrora has boon reurrc ted for
Inciting n seditious movement agalnit the
president ,
It is reported hero that there U no Abate.