THE OMAHA ) DAILY E.
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA , TUESDAY' MOJJNTCNG , DECEMBER 22 , 1891. NUMBER 188.
Last Tribute of RjspecttD Senator Piumb at
tlio National Capital ,
HUNDREDS MOURN OVER THE BIER ,
Jlrlof KorvIonH Attundml hy Holh
llranchcs of Coi > K''csH , Illcli Olll-
olalH nnd Other FrlomlH of
the Dead .Slatcsman.
D. C. , Dec. 21. Today Iho
United States senate , the house of 'represent
atives , Iho oxecutlvo and judicial depart
ments of the government , representatives of
foreign powers and bis many frlonds among
the Washington public , paid the last tribute
ol affection nnd respect to the memory of the
Into Senator Plumb.
Knrly this morning the body was placed In
n Handsome cloth-covered casket of cedar ,
on the lid of which was n plain silver plate ,
bearing Iho following inscription :
PitusroN B. PJ.O.MII.
Born : Oct. 12,1837. Died : Dec,20,1801.
At 10 o'clock the casket was removed to
the scnnto chamber , where It was placed
upon n black catafalque. When the senate
mot at noon the chamber was partly arranged
for the funeral obsouuica and the desk and
chair of the deceased senator wcro heavily
draped , The irallenes wcro crowded with'
upcctators , except Iho diplomatic nnd vice-
president's iralleries , which were reserved.
In the opening prayer , the chaplain re
ferred in n feeling manner to the death of
Senator Plumb.
On motion of Mr. Mandcrson , the rending
of the journal was dispensed with , and Mr.
Poffor rose to malco the formal announce
ment of Mr. Plumb's death , and to offer the
usual resolutions. Ho said :
Mr. President : 1 esteem iny.snlf peculiarly
unfortunate In that , before I Imvo bcun a
incmlier of Mils body lon'4 eiiUlito ( ! have bo-
RIIIIIO familiar with oven tbo dlnu'iiiiloiis of
tliu chamber in which we sit , I am called upon
to iiniioiincu tbo death nf my dislliigiilRnud
colleague , upon whnsu wonderful resources 1
expected largely tc > rely.
After eulogizing his late colleague elo
quently. ho introduced resolutions pro
viding for the appointment of a commltto of
flvo senators to take charge , with a like com
mittee of the house , of the funeral arrange
ments and accompany the remains to Kan
sas : and that the senate attend the services
In the chamber.
Tno resolutions wcro adopted and the vlco
president announced the commlttoo on the
part of the senate Messrs. PelTur , Dolph ,
Paddock. Hanson nnd Palmer. The senate
then took a recess.
At 1 p. m. the senile was called to order
by thu" vice president. During the half
hour's recess the work of preparing the
chamber for Iho funeral ceremonies had boon
completed. A row of armed chairs had boon
placed in the area in front of the clerk's
desk , and the western sldo of the chamber
was sot apart for the occupancy of the mom-
uors of the house of representatives.
Shortly before 1 O'CIOCK President Hard-
Ron nnd the cabinet officers and assistant
secretaries of the oxecutlvo departments
began to nrrlvo and were .shown to the presi
dent's room. Mrs. Harrison , escorted by
Lieutenant Pnikor of the navy , occupied a
seat in the reserved gallery.
At 1 :20 : the sppnker and members of the
liousa were announced. The speaker was es-
cortad to a soul on the right of the Vlco
president , nnd the members took the seats
assigned to them. Members of the diplomatic
corps some twenty-live in number arrived
nnd wore shown to their scats in front of the
members of the house. They wcro followed
by the chief justice and justices of the
supreme court , who took seats lu front of the
diplomatic corps.
At exactly 1 : l0 ! Captain Bassott announced
the presence of the presldem of the United
Stntes.nnd hi cabinet. The senators and
spectators stood up to do them honor. Presi
dent Harrison nnd thu members of the cabi
net took arm chairs on the right side of the
urea. General Schoficld nnd Commodore
Ramsey preceded the president and cabinet
nnd had taken the two end chairs on the
snino side.
The house committeoo consisted of Messrs.
Funston and Brcdorlck of Kansas , Cato nnd
Reel of Arkansas , Youmans of Michigan ,
Post of Illinois and Cogswell of Massa
chusetts. The floral olTennes were numerous.
At 1 MS the floral commit too of the two
houses , escorting the body of tno dead sena
tor , appeared at tlio main entrance , and while
all In the chamber stood up , tbo procession
moved up the aisle , the cnnplain
reciting the opening sentences of the
funeral service. Tha chaplain finished read
ing the funeral services and appropriate se
lections from the scriptures , nnd closed with
prayer.
The body of the deceased senator was then
berne out , to bo tnkou to the railroad station.
Tlio senate then adjourned till tomorrow.
Following the remains came the senators
and representatives , who formed by twos ,
with Vice President Morton at the
head , nnd accompanied the body on
foot to the station. The president mid his
cabinet and other distinguished persons were
ushered to their carriages and Joined tlio pro
cession.
The body was placed In the car provided
for its reception , nnd that and another car
for the special use of the congressional com
mittee were attached to thn train which loft
ttio city nt ! 1:25. : Tno body is expected to ar
rive nt KmporUi , , Kan. , Wednesday after
noon.
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AiTrtujjInj * Tor the Intormont.
Toi'nKt , Knn. , Doe. 21. Arrangements
were mauo today to hold funeral services at
the capltol hero over the remains of the late
Senator Plumb. Mrs. Plumb was communi
cated with today by telegraph , nnd she has
consented to the plan ,
The funeral train will nrrlvo in Kansas
City Wednesday morning. There It will bo
met by the Rtato officers , led by Governor
Humphrey , who will accompany It to Topeka.
At Topokn thu body will Ho In state for two
hours , utter which funeral services will bo
held. From Topoku the body will bo con
voyed to Kmporla. There services at the
homo will bo hold Thursday morning , and
later at the First Congregational ctiurcb ,
after which the Interment will take placo.
Senator Plnmb'H Family.
KMTOIIU , Kan. , , Deo. 21. Mrs. Plumb has
partially recovered from Ihogrlof with which
she was prostrated yesterday at the sudden
nanounccinont of her husband's death. Today
slid has been In n hotter condition than could
have been oxpooted. Miss Mary , the oldest
daughter , ls confined to her bed by n severe
attack of la grlppo , but Is somewhat bettor
this morning , Miss Ruth , tha second daugh-
lor , who was In Topokn visiting , Is now nt
homo and bears up with forlltiido. Amos H. .
the oldest son , Is at the Philadelphia Medical
Institute under treatment for n nervous dis
ease. It was thought at first ho would bo
tumble to coma homo , but word has been re
ceived from bis physicians that ho will uo
bore. The two youngest children. Carrlo
nnd Preston B. , nro at school at Niuareth ,
Pa. , and nro on their way homo.
lUiinlnlHOimt.
AicnisoN , Knn. , Doo. 21. Mr. Ingnlls was
deeply affected when ho hoard st Senator
Plumb's death. . They were colleagues In tlio
eeuato for thirteen years , and although not
Intimate , they were nevertheless good
friends. Mr. Ingalls In an Interview today
told of many pleasant reminiscences of Sena.
tor Plumb , and paid , among other things :
"Mr. Plumb'R lempernmctnt was not such
ns to permit Uitimucv , as that term It generally -
orally umtiuMtood , Ha was not by nature or
habit u sentimentalist. There was no
gush nor pathos , uo rovorla nor
reminiscence about him , but I think ho
gnvo mo ai much of his confidence n * ho ever
fuvo anybody , nd I found much In bis Ufa
that was worthy of admiration , Ho lacked
discipline and training In early years , nnd
while ho displayed Immense energy , much of
It was IrroBtilar nnd nt random , so that ho
did not accomplish M much as ho might with
Rlcndlcr and moro continuous force exerted
In ono direction. But , his impulse. ' were
good , nnd 1 never heard him express n con
viction that did not appear to bo dictated by
a smcoro dcslru for the success of the repub
lican parly and the welfare and honor of
Kansas and the nation. "
1't.V.VIl'ii I'KUHAnLK HVUCHSSOIt.
Governor Humphrey \ \ III Walt Until
After the luur > r.ilt
Toi'EKA , Knn. , Dee. -Special [ Telegram
to TUB BHK. ] Governor Humphrey arrived
In the city this afternoon from Independence.
Ho found as great political excitement ns was
witnessed during the senatorial fight which
resulted In the defeat of IngalK Letters
and dispatcher had poured Into the executive
office during the day from every section of
tbo state. Tonight the hotel lobbies were
crowded nnd there was a mnd scramble for
the executive car.
A dispatch sent from this place last nigh t
announced that the governor would resign
his scat mid have the president appoint htm
as Plumb's successor. Tno state oxecutlvo
was indignant when questioned about this
possibility and said : " 1 do not understand
the mad scramble for this placo. There Is no
occariou for the disgraceful hurry and I
shall mauo no Indecent basto. The rumor
that I will resign is nbsiird. I shall fill out
the term as governor to which the people
have elected me and will appoint n successor
for Senator Plumb In duo time. "
It Is evident that the governor wl'l ' wait
until after the funeral before making his
cbolco known. The fight seems to hnvo
dwindled doxvn between Gcorco Chandler ,
assistant secretary of the interior , who was
formerly a law partner of Governor
Humphrey In Independence , Goon-o R.
Pock , general solicitor for the Santa Fo , ox-
Congressman B. W. Perklns.of the Third
congressional district , J. W. Ady , United
States district attorney , Bon Simpson of the
supreme court commission , and ox-Governor
Osborno. Chief Justice Albert H. Horton , of
the supreme court , who was regarded as the
most prol-nblo successor to Plumb , stated
today that ho would not accept the appoint
ment if it was tendered him.
TOIIKKan. : . , Dec. 21. The list of prob
able successors of the late Senator Plumb Is
Increasing rapidly. The candidates most
prominently mentioned nro : Chief Justice
Aloert II. 'Horton , ox-Congrossman 12. N.
Mornll , ox-Congressman S. R. Peters ,
George R. Peek , cenornl solicitor of the
Santa Fo : ex-Governor Thomas A. Osborne ,
Benjamin Simpson and George T. Anthony.
Juitlco Hortou , who hns boon moro
prominently mentioned than any other poli
tician , stated this mornine that under no
circumstances VfOtild ho accept the position
if it was tendered him. A personal enmity
between Governor Humphrey and ox-Senator
lngnlls.it is believed , places Mr. Ingalls out
of the race.
1IKK JliAUrAV.tlltlil ) . .fUTUI.\ .
Queer Story of u
Domestic Infelicity.
Sioux FAU.P , S. D. , Dec. 21. A dccrco of
divorce was today granted Florence Cuth-
bortson from Sydney F. Cuthbortson , a real
estate dealer of Chicago. The case Is in some
respects n remarkable one. In JSSO the plain
tiff was married to William Douglass , n
broucr ot Chicago , nnd the two lived
happily until about a year ' ago , when
Douglass found in his wife's writ
ing desk n number of warm letters
written by Culhbcrtson. Douglass hired a
lawyer , Isaac Adams , and the two called
Mrs. Douglass into Adams' oflico. Mrs.
Douglass admitted the letters , but * declared
that she had not been intimate with Cuth
bortson. Adams said it was all right and
Mrs. Douglass went homo. Two days later
she was called before Judge Hortou , nnd in
fifteen minutes n divorce was granted Doug
lass. Cuthbortson testified to criminal Inti
macy between himself otitl the woman. The
plaintiff soys no papers had been served upon
her , and she did not know what had boon
done until the dccrco was granted.
Judge Hortou told Cuthbertson tbn ho
must marry MM. Douglass within twenty-
four hours or go to the penitentiary , and
Mrs , Douglass was told by her husband's
lawyer that she must marry Cuthbertson ergo
go to Jail for live years. The woman bogged
nnd pleaded , and agreed to leave Chicago
forever if aho could bo spared the marriage.
Adams and Douglass insisted , and the mnr-
rlago accordingly occurred at It o'clock the
next morning , at Racine , Wls. The plaintiff
has novorlivcd with Cuthberson as his wife ,
though she occupied the same house with
him for four months. The plaintiff is about
S.'i years of ngo , and ono of the most , boatiti-
fulmembors of the colony. Sbo has loft for
Chicago. _
Heavy Snow in South D.ikotn.
Sioux FALLS , S. D , Doc. 21. | Spoclal
Telocram to TUB Bui.J : At noon a heavy
rain storm sot in. At U o'clock It changed to
snow , which felt In larger quantities than in
any storm of the winter. By 10 o'clock two
Inches had fallen. The storm is general , and
telegrams from Madison , Parker , Scotland ,
Rodlleld nnd Armour , 100 miles west , report
a heavy fall. _
C'/TV t > ' ' . / ' 'G'/-t/.S l.WllCrKl ) .
PoiniHylvnniii A iiln FurnlHhcsn Batch
ot' DlHlionoKt , Pulillu Servants.
PiTTsiiL'iio , Pa. , Dec. 21. True bills were
found today by the grand Jury against Mayor
Wyman nnd ox-Mayor Pearjon of Alloguuny
for embezzlement ,
Mayor Wyman was indicted on four differ-
cat counts , two for embezzlement nnd two for
extortion. One Indictment for embezzlement
was entered against ox-Mayor Pearson , and
ono against Slarltot Clerk David linstlugs ,
for the same crime. The case against Pear
son is based on the misappropriation of
witness foes amounting to ? T'H , while In the
Hastings case the amount of $ 'J,19I is alleged
ns shortages in the hooka of the market
housi' . In the first and second counts , Mayor
Wyman was charged with extorting witness
fcos from a number of Hungnrlaus in order
to conduct a caso. The amount lu ono case Is
$117.5' ) , while another charges him with ap
propriating to his own nnd other uses wit
ness fees amounting toiO. .
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UAliX I'.S C I// . .
Ho A UH lo Hi ) Appointed to n Con-
Niilntn in the United
CITV or Mnxico , Dec. 21. The St. Louis ,
Mo. , consulate duestion appears to bo settled ,
and matters will remain ns they are. Tlio
evidence clearly shows that Mr. Cuhlll has
been entirely honest and that all his acts
hnvo been within proper limits. It is said
that no sperm * of trickery can remove him ,
and that the government will not take up or
consdor | nny moro differences between local
merchants.
Congress has closed until April , when the
status right divorce bill will bo taken up
again and the now budget presented , which
will show u considerable surplus In favor of
the government , us President Dlnz Is reduc
ing expenses by Introducing mnny economies.
Cntarlno Gnrza. the socalled revolutionist ,
has proposed to the government to lay down
his arms for $10,000 , or for a consulate In the
United States.
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c.un.i : C.IK . * ctf.vr > .
Two Bleu Killed in Ouo Day i t Denver -
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vor , Colo.
DBSVKII , Oolo. , Deo. 21. This evening J. J.
Gongloff , aged 07 , n mining oinmuorof Alinn ,
Colo. , was run over by a cnbla car and both
of his leg * were cut on * . Ha died from the
effects of his injuries a short time after the
accident.
Another onblo cnr accident occurred nbout
nn hour later , nnd but a short distance from
the former one. Josephs. Hen.sloy , u flag
man in the employ of the Cable Car coru-
pany , whllo attempting to alight from n car ,
was caught bcuoath the wheels aud lusturtly
crushed to death.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ,
Important Oasss Which Have Hcon Passed
Upon by that Body.
CHILIAN NEV/S / SCARCE AND HARD TO GET ,
Gold In the Unltod States Treasury '
An Incident In the Senate-
Gossip nnd News Items ,
from
WASHINGTON- . C. , DJC. 21. The United
States supreme court , In an opinion written
by Justice Larnar , today reversed the de
cision of the iiipromo court of California in
the case of Thomas Knight vs the United
States Land association and 'Clinton T.
Trlpp. This case has attracted much atten
tion on the P.iclllc coast , and concerns title
to proparty lu Sau Francisco of great vnluo.
The effect of the decision is to sustain the
ruling of the Interior department. The case
involved a controversy as to the boundary
of the city of San Francisco on the nay.
That city claimed , M the successor of a
Mexican Pueblo , four square leagues of land
on the northern * part of the peninsula on
which the city U situated. It pre
sented Its claim to the Board of Land
Commissioners , created under Iho act
ot congress of M'irch 3 , 1S3I , for Its
adjustment and confirmation. The board
confirmed It for a portion of the land nnd re
jected It for tho'remainder. . The case was
appealed to the United States district ccurt
and then transferred to the United States
circuit court for the district of California.
Th'on the claim was confirmed on the ISlh of
May , lsti. , for the four square leagues. The
cnso was further appealed to the supronui
court of the United States , which , in Decem
ber , ISliO , on motion of the attorney general ,
dismissed Iho appeal. A survey was made
of the claim. The dccrco bounded the claim
on the east by the high water mark of the
bay of San Francisco , as It existed on tho-
acquisition of the country July 7 , 1SKJ. A
ilisputoarosoas to where this line should
bo run , whether it should follow the high
water murk of the bay nnd cross the mouth
of the creeks and estuaries that run into the
bay or whether it should follow up the banks
of these streams. Tbo Interior department ,
held , after repeated arguments , that
the , line should follow the high
water mark of Iho bay and cross the
mouths of all crooks that run into it , nnd a
survey , in conformity with that decision ,
w s approved and a patent issued. Certain
parties claiming land along the crooks ,
as marshes or tldo lands , resisted the en
forcement of the patent , and the matter has
been In moro or less litigation for years.
This controversy is finally decided by the
decision of the court today , lu accordance
with thu ruling of the Interior department ,
approving the survey adopted by that depart
ment nnd the patent issued thereon. This is
said to end a litigation which has lasted for
nearly thirty-nine years. The lands affected ,
though originally Ihio lands , huvo been im
proved , nud now form a valuable part of
ban Francisco. ,
The supreme court today nfllrmod
the decision of the lower court de
claring the provision in the Now
York law providing for the solitary conlinc-
ment of persons condemned to death and
other features a * unconstitutional. The
legality of the punishment of death by moans
of elOctrlclty is not attackod.81' * " ' -
The court also advanced the hcanne of
arguments in suits involving the title to
largo amounts ot property along and under
the Inko in Chlcaeo , to the second Monday
of next term.
ClaHscn nnd Simmons .Sentenced.
The court , In an opinion rendered by Justice
tico Gray , alllrmed the decision of tho" lower
court in the cases of Peter J. Classen and
Frederick S. Simmons , convicted of ombez-
zlemejit and "kiting" operations in con
nection with the failure of the Sixth
National bank of Now York City. The de
cision of the court was foreshadowed at the
time of the argument , whan the court in
formed Solicitor General Taft , who was
arguinc the case for the government , that It
was not necessary for him to argue the Sim
mons case , that it had already heard sufll-
ciont argument. It is said that the counsel
for Iho prisoners have under consideration
the advisability of applying for a pardon.
The court nflirmed the decision 6f the
circuit , court of Outagamlo county , Wiscon
sin , in the cnso of the Ivnukaunu Water
company ot nl , plaintiffs In error , vs the
Green Bay and-tho Mississippi Canal com
pany. This is a suit arising over the im
provement of the Fox nnd Wisconsin rivers.
A uam was built and the Kaukauna Water
company , representing an owner of riparian
rights on lands adjoining a dam built fur the
improvement ot the river's navigation ,
sought to make a cut In the
dutri to got water fiom the canal com
pany , which holds title from tuostnto , claim
ing that Iho owners had not received com
pensation and had been deprived of property
without duo procuss of law. The court rules
that Iho dam was built for public purposes ;
that the state had a right to declare that the
water arising In the improvement of the
rivers belong to the state , and as the owners
ot adjoining land did not avail themselves of
the provision made by congress for damages
to pei-sons injured by the Improvement of the
river , the water power company cannot
now , after twonty-flvo years have chipjed ,
claim the land because of failure to receive
compensation.
\VI11 Occupy Plumb's Old Sent.
The seat for so long n tlmo occupied by the
late Senator Plumb Is ono of the most desir
able. It Is on the rear row , but it Is next to
the mala aisle and , therefore , its occupant
faces the presiding ofllccr. It has boon as
signed to Senator Warren of Wyoming , nnd
ns soon as tha gruesome emblems of mourn
ing bnvo been removed from the chair and
closi ; ho will take possession.
It is unuorstood that Sunator Squire will
move into Governor Warren's seat , nnd
other senators will probably move around
until the lcu < > t ( luslrablo place In the chamber
is loft for tbo Kunsns republican who will be
appointed by Governor Humphrey.
Senator Plumb's death will glvo the northwest -
west another committee chairmanship , for
Senator Dolph of Orjgon will go to the head
ot the committee on public lands. .
Just what changes will bo brought abput
In the formation of committee : ) by the death
of Senator Plumb cannot easily , at this
tune , bo foreshadowed. Those will depend
very largely upon the character of his suc
cessor. If ox-Sonator Ingalls should bo
appointed , there would have to bo very much
of a readjustment , for senatorial courtoay
would Insist on Mr. lugails getting a place
on us many as possible of his old committees.
Out ol' Iho Or.Unary.
Thi > sorvlco * today over the remains of the
late Senator Pliinib , which wcro conducted
exclusive by Chaplain Butler , came to an
end at 2 o'clock , and then onsutxl what many
people regarded as nn extraordinary affair.
Without any motion to adjourn or to take n
rcce s , .tiid without making any provisions
for the hiatus , which afterwards became de
cidedly prominent , the vennto simply col-
lupiod walked out , touung its guc.sis'stand-
Ing. For fully two minutes the president
and his official family , the supreme court and
the diplomatic corps , waited lor directions as
to the proper style and location of exit , but
ns iionocamo , thu distinguished visitor ! de
parted In such a manner as Individually
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seemed to them best. How the senate wa's
over to roimombla whan I bora had been no
provision mudo for it * dNpjrilon , or for any'
thing olss , was too much for unv of the old
iltuorn In the galleries.
At ! o'clock the vice president ret urn oil to
tno senate chamber. Senator Allison hail-
Just preceded him un.l Senator Ulbsun of
Louisiana wni at his dusic attending to Koma
correspondence ,
"Tno tenato will bii In order1 said the
vice president.'Uo two itualori iiroio
luiuttancously. Senator Allison looked nt
Senator Gibson nnd Borintor Gibson gazed nt
Senator Allison , "l-inivo that we adjourn , "
raid Mr. Allison , Juqt M the pause was becoming -
coming painful.
"The senator from T,0wti moves that wo
now ntljourn , " said the vlco president. "All
In favor will say uyo.1' ,
Nobody said n word.t Words would have
made the situation mora ridiculous than It
was.So the vice president declared the
senate adjourned until tomorrow. The vlco
president went homo , Senator Allison re
paired to bis committee room nnd Senator
Gibson went on with his writlnir.
In Dhoaseil Horuillcsli.
The Department of Agriculture makes the
following nnnounccriiont : "Tho Inspectors
of the bureau of animal Industry at Long
Island have unearthed nn nbbatotr nt New
ton Creek , wlflch they found to bo devoted
entirely to the slaughter of broken down ,
crippled horses. Many of those horses were
diseased and. some of them affected with
glanders. The Inspectors thoroughly Inves
tigated the destination of carcasses. It was
found that most of the.meat was corned and
put up for family boot. The secretary of
agriculture was at once communicated with ,
nnd ho wired the. Ihspectors nt the port of
shipment to stop such exports if possible , nnd
to Immediately notify local boards of health.
Thu dealer , having learned of this course ,
changed his label and undertook to ship the
stuff abroad as howe meat , under Iho Im
pression that ho could thus ovndo the bureau
inspectors. Secretary Rusk , however , did
not propose to permit the Intent of the law
to bo thus balked , nnd ho is advised today
that Dr. Robortsm , Hho chief Inspector nt
Now York , and W. Judson Smith , eastern
agent of the bureau , had seized the ontlro lot
of soventyrHvo tierces nnd turned It over to
the officials , this nctfon buing necessary to
prevent the shipment of the meat on the
steamer Lepanto , which sailed for Antwerp
today.
Chilian Affairs.
The Information on record In the bureau
of animal Industry shows that this nefari
ous Industry has beau carried on for some
time in a semi-secret fashion , but buing dili
gently watched for some tlmo by tbo inspectors
specters , they satisfied Secretary Rusk that
many horses in varlotfs stages of disease
were slaughtered and put uo for the purpose
indicated , and hu at oqco determined that ho
would use all the power at his command to
put n stop ouco and for all to the abominable
trafllc.
The officials of the State and Navy depart
ments observed a studied reticence today in
regard to the Chilian affair. It was learned ,
however , that no communications have been
received from Chill by either department
since Thursday last , when the secretary of
state received a long rncssago from Minister
Kgiin. While no positlv'o information can bo
obtained us to the exact character of this
message , it is known ,10- have reference to the
political refugees now-Hinder the protection
of the American minister. It is understood
that no action will be Uiltcn by this govern
ment until it is officially advised of the result
of the investigation bytho Chilian authorities
of the killing of the sailors of the Baltimore.
The United States steamer Boston loft
Montevideo on the llth Inst. ana will reach
Valparaiso in a day or J.wo.
Tiie secretary of atato is informed of an
amendment to the tariff in the federal dis
trict of Mexico by which n duty ol 50
centimes per 100 kilos , gross weight , is os-
tablishod'on rag papeiv blotting paper , wrap
ping paper ( except coloreds paper for
wrapping ) and unsized pappr ( except for
cigarctto wrapping ) . , ,
Gold in th&Trcasui-y.
The not gold ill the treasury today amounts
to $ rJO,750S9 ! ! , u decrease of nearly § -,1X10,000
since the 10th inst. ' The cash balance-
SIO-.OOO.OOO , the lortosKmjure.it has reached
this month. The fprjdtpts from'cnstflinn at-
New York during tbV'flrst twenty days of
this month woro'$3ll02,763jiaTdecVcaso of
$1.704,007 compared -vathitho receipts during
tno correspondrnff'porjku1 ) flast year.
organization of tha nevi circuit courts , as
rapidly us posslblo/is shown by the fact that
ho con ferrod today with Justice Lamar and
Senators Stanford nnd Folton. m regard to
lllling the vacancies in the Fifth and Ninth
circuits. The prospective early adjournment
of the senate , howavor , may delay these
nominations , as well us that of the Uighth
circuit , until after 1)19 ) reconvening of con
gress.
Collector Wormca&tlo of Pittsburg had an
interview with the commissioner of internal
rovcnuu in rccard to the charges against him.
"
It is understood that a ohango In" this olllco
had been determined upon , but it Is not
known whether action will bo tnkou before
the recess of congress. '
In the court of clams ! today , judgments
were rcndo.'cd in favor of-'John D. Pope , ot
nl. , In the suits against lljo United States to
recover the value of lauds in South Carolina ,
sold -In satlsf action of the direct tax of
August , 1S01. _ _ _ _ _ _
IT'S .1 1'UH'Elt t'Olt OUOI ) .
How a Worthy Oinnh Thirty Ur-nclllod
l > y tlio Uuvoaii of ClaiiiiH.
WASHINGTON , D. p. , Doo. 21. [ Special
Telegram to THE Br.kj The commissioner
of pensions Issued a pension certificate today
in favor of Mrs. Sarah J. Brownson , widow
of Lieutenant Harry Brownson , loto Twelfth
Vermont volunteer , at the rate of $17 per
month from September 8 , 1S01 , Iho day fol
lowing the soldier's death. Mrs. Brownson
resides at ' 'GUI Davenport street , Omaha , and
as her husband was a helpless invalid for a
long tlmo prior to his death , the early settle
ment of her pension claim without the long
period of anxiety auu suspense , which too
many widows of veterans of the war exper
ience , will bo the source of much satisfaction
to her nnd her many .friends.
Her claim was uro'loiutod by Tin : BEK nnd
Kxnmlncr Bureau -Claims , having boon
Hied In the pension , bureau September 18 ,
18'Jl , only thrco moiiUis and tbroo days before -
fore notice of issue of the pension certillcato
was given out. Tlm'arly settlement of this
claim was duo to thi ) prompt and diligbnt
manner in which It was prosecuted by Tan
BIB and Kxamirtpr Bureau of Claims.
This Is another example of the
vnluo to ox-soldiers nnd their heirs
of the organization of n claim bureau
such us Is conducted by Tin : Bur. and IQx-
amlnnr. No bettor' evidence of the good
faith In which this Bureau was organized
and Is being conducted nor of the ability and
diligence of its utaff of export attorneys
could bo required \by the most exacting
claimant oy by the public. It U un example
of the results brougnl about by application
of business methods' ' to the prosecution of
honcstand valid claims and pressnts strlklue
contrast to thu sloyr rind dilatory methods of
claim ngouts who wqlt for the pension ottlco
to call upon thorn foroudcnco necessary to
establish the claim add they obtain the sarnu
from the claimant by piecemeal Instead of
going directly to thcilssuo and preparing the
claim for sottlomontvna soon as It In reached
and taken up for consideration by the pension
olllco for the llrat tlmo , as was done In this
case.
„
The value of Tnu Dun and Examiner
Bureau of Claims to 'tlu1 worthy claimants
and thu public gcno'raUy Is dally bccomlntr
moro and more apparent , and although the
Bureau has only boloi-organlzea for it brief
period , the fact thatltts ! destined to become
: i power for good iWJ to'ii largo extent revo
lutionize thu methods heretofore employed In
the prosecution of claims u admitted by all
well-informed parson * .
MUllli It.lfH TifJUUI.RS.
Four Privntn nijnks in Vlr lnln Oa
Down with n t'raoh ,
SMtSTON , Va. , Do. 'J ) , Private banks at
WuynoHboro , GorOausvllle , Wurrenton and
S'ewmarkot , Va. , al | suspended today , Shir-
oy & Uojonberxv were owners of the
Waynosboro and Newmarket banks , nnd
were associated wltij 0. F. Myers at Gordons-
villu , and with Spplmnu at Warrontou. It
Is believed depositors will bo paid In full.
At SoutharaptonUlba , Now York , from
Bremen.
At GenoaWgrra , from Now York.
At Antwerp Western Land , from New
'Yortf.
At Now York l-agiudoao , from Havro ;
UuK'.a , from Hamburg ,
WILL PUNISH HIS ENEMIES ,
Speaker Orisp Will Ignorj Mills and Ho
ward f pringer.
EVEN HILL'S ' ADVICE IS REJICTED.
I'roli.'ililo Complexion of the Othci
Coin mil tec Chairmen .Scnntoi-
1'lmiil ) WIIH Killed by
Hard Work.
WASHINGTON' Hnic.u' or TIIH Br.n , )
r > 13 Fot'itTiiXTii : : STiinr.T , >
WASHINGTON , D. ( J. , Dec. 21. I
"Tho speaker Is going to reward his friends
nnd punish his enemies In the make-up ol
committees , " said ono of his most Intimate
friends today. The exclamation Is undoubt
edly true. After all , Sprlnpor of Illinois Is
to bo the head of the commlttoo on ways and
means. The moit desperate efforts ot David
B. Hill , Senator Gorman and others to In-
dtico Crisp not to overlook Mr. Mills have
failed , and the Georgia speaker will pay the
Illinois candidate for the spoakorshlp , who
withdrew at the critical moment and made It
possible to elect Crisp. It Is bsllovod that
the other democratic members of the com
mittee on ways nnd moans will bo as follows :
McMillln of Tennessee , Turner of Georgia ,
Wilson of Wojt Virginia , Whiting of Micjil-
gau , Montgomery of Kentucky , Shlvoly of
Indiana , Stevens of Massachusetts , Johnson
of Ohio nnd Bryan of Nebraska. Ex-
Speaker Reed will head the republican mem
bership of the commlttoo , and next to him
will bo Burrows of Michigan and McKonnn
of California. It is unimportant who the
other two members may bo , for the majority
will rule with an iron hand.
These who 11 ro wlso as to the chairmanship
of committees which are to bo announced on
Wednesday say that without exception Crisp
has been unrelenting in his punishment of
the Mills men. Outhwaito of Ohio will bo Iho
head of military tiftalrs , Blount of Georgia ,
foreign affairs , O'Farroll of Virginia , clec- .
lloas. and probably Catchings of Mississippi ,
judiciary. Kx-Govornor McCrenry of Ken
tucky has been Iho most distinguished demo
cratic member of tno committee on foreign
affairs for many years and has been its chair
man ; ho con'tldontly expected to bo re
turned to the head of that committee , but ho
supported fliills nnd is relegated to tbo roar.
South Dakota A'lTairj.
William T. Coad of Rapid City , S. D. ,
president of the Dakota , Wyoming & Mis
souri Hlvor Railroad company , which is now
building west from Rapid City , is hero secur
ing ilnnl plate , etc. , from tbo Interior depart
ment , Mr. Coad is a thorough railroad man
and is pushing his work forward. Ho says
there will bo a great deal of railroad building
in South Dakota next season. The Dakota ,
Wyoming it Missouri River will bo com
pleted far out into Wyoming before snow
ilies next fall and will do a large business
frnm thn Kt.nrr- .
Governor A. C. Mellolto of South Da
kota U here on his way to Boston ,
where he Is booming Dakota in
terests. The eovornor says there will bo
a number of railroad extensions In his state
next year ; that there will bo lines extended
west of Pierre and the Duluth & Manitoba
will go south to Iho Missouri river from
'Huron , probably stopping at Wheeler , the
capital of Charjes Mix county. Ho says tho-
jinuabitats of South Dakota prospered greatly
thopast season "and 'with irrigation nud the
manufacturing interests going on everything
Uooksibrlght.tprjhaif u turoj ii ; . .
Senator Pottigrow says lioMost ono of his
best friends and thn country one of the ablest
statesmen it had in the death of Senator
Plumb. The Kansas and South Dakota sen
ators wcro intimate personal frienas and the
latter feels deeply the great loss he has sus
tained.
'oenator Pottlgrcw said today that If Uio
president did not appoint Mltebcllof Winoiia *
Minn. , to the judgoshlp of that circuit ho
would likely appoint ox-Souator Moody of
South Dakota , who.is . Oxcollontly fitted for it
nnd has been strongly endorsed by many
prominent men.
Killed byjlnril Work.
"Died from overwork , would bo the verdict
of a jury were a coroner's inquest to bo hold
upon the Into Senator Preston B. Plumb of
Kansas , " said Senator Mnndoraon of - Nebraska
braska this afternoon. Senator Mandorson
continued , "And I might ndd that the Jury
would likely say further that Senator Plumb
was killed by his correspondents. That man
was fairly run to doatn by constituents who
pelted him at every turn with letters. Ho
used to got from 161) ) to 203 letters n day.
They asked for pensions and the settlement
ot all sorts of claims nnd thuy came from
homesteaders and parsons who had boon
raided by Indians nnd who wanted
appointments nnd everything else under the
sun. Imagine a man taking cure ot such n
quantity of qorrospomionco. It is almost
physically impossible. It Is necessary for
a senator to do something moro with letters -
tors than simply sit down and wrlto nn
' answer. Ho must , in n majority of cases ,
write other letters to carry out the wishes
of the correspondents , nnd in ono qunrtor of
the instances ho must visit the white house
nnd introduce bills in congress and upon
them innko reports. Senator Plumb had as
much work as six mon could have done and
'
preserved their lives. "
Senator Plumb's Vacant Chair.
Within less than two hours after the death
ot Senator Plumb ycstordpy Senator Warren
of Wyoming had mailed u letter to Door
keeper Bassett applylnir for the dead sena
tor's desk , which was n very do.sirablo ono.
Tlio Knnsas henntor occupied a desk and
chair In the very center of the outside row
next the main nislo , whore ho could have
easy ogress nud in press , and could see and bo
beard from unv point in tup chamber. The ,
eagerness with which senators pounce upon
the seats of thylr dead confreres makes ono
nlmnu shudder. Quito 'a number of
letters were mailed yesterday asking
for Plumb's sent , so many in fact , that the
postmarks on the envelopes had to bo con-
bulled us to priority of application. Senator
Warren fortunately carried his letter to the
city postolllco himself , thereby securing nn
immediate postmark , 2 o'clock , when the
death occurred just after 12 , and so ho gote
the vacant chair.
IMiHOcllmoons.
. Thn supreme court today denied the mo
tion to dismiss nnd posipnno the case of
James F. Hilton ot nl. va James 10. Jones
ot al , , from Nebraska. Tno case will now bo
readied In its order on thn calendar about
the middle of January.
Hon. U. J. Greene of Omaha Is lu the city.
Ho appeared before the supreme court this
morning nnd succeeded In havlug tbo case of
Nebraska against Iowa set for argument on
January 25 noxt. This case Is the suit to
decide thu boundary > lno between Nebraska
und Iowa , opposite Omaha , with particular
relation to the proportyof tbo lOast Omaha
Land company. If the position of the com
pany is maintained , half the lund on the
Nebraska sldo of thu river now owned by
the companyand the portion called Cortluud
Beach , will bo determined to bo 'vltbln the
limits of the st.to of Iowa ,
Senator Plumb's death loaves a vacancy on
tha blue ) rlbboii commlttoo of the senate ,
Ihnlot appropriations , which will no filled
by the steering committee of the republican
caucus. It is generally believed that
Senator PuddocK ot Nebraska will bo
chosen.
Assistint Secretary Chnndlnr today af
firmed the decision In the case of Seymour
Van B us in r It vs Churles W. Steam * , home
stead entry , appeal from the Clindron dis
trict. Ho denied the motion of Carr In the
case of Sigcl Carr ns Uio heir
ot Samuel Pettlt , Mitchell , S. D. .
for c rehearing aim reaffirmed
tha iluoMlon of Outnbir JO. 18 ! ) , ) . nustalnlni :
trie application of HB > i.v Harrington to IIlu
desert land final fnm tl' ( Jhayennc , Wyo .
The postmaster general tn'lay ' appointed
the following postmasters In I'twu A. t'ri-y
at Cautoii , JUUGIOG county , vicu J U. Kip-
\ -
1'1'Jton ' ' , roMlcncil ; A. P. ClmmbcM nl Ma\
City , Osccoltt 0011 nty , y' * 3. A. Kraft , ru
sis-nod ; L A. Wilder nt.timid \ , Htimboid
county , vli'oW. II. Loch'eslgned. .
Alro. P who C\irUoii Li ; widow of the
Into Ka nh 1' . Lowe loV
ot , , | ni | how to-
ilay. Iho fmii'rnl will b > . ttio Into rest
donee , uls II street , tomorrtt II n. in
I' , S. II.
KKVKXrIMM' 01. Jl
of Interest Mndo In the
ulnr Surviui .
WASHINGTON , D. ( J. , Dec. 21 , iSpeclal
Telegram to Tut : Bii.J : : The following army
orders were issued today :
The general court martial appointed to
meet nt Columbus Barracks , O. , October' ! . " ) ,
Ib'Jl , Is dissolved. A gonurnl court martial
Is appointed to moot nt Columbus Barrncks
at 11 o'clock n. m. on Tuesday , December 22 ,
15 > 'J1 , or as soon thereafter as practicable , for
the trial of such prisoners as may bo
brought before lu Detail for the court :
Captain Constant Williams , Seventh in
fantry ; Captain Augustus A. IMolTrn , as
sistant surgeon ; Captain John L. Clem ,
assistant quartermaster ; Captain Walter T.
Dnggnn , Tenth Infantry : First Lieutenant
Charles G. Starr , First infantry ; First Lieu
tenant John J. linden , Eighth infantry ;
First Uoutonnnt William E. P. French ,
Third infantry : First Lieutenant Carver
Howlnnd , Fourth Infantry ; First Lieutenant
Virgil J. Brumbnck , Second Infantry ; First
Lieutenant Harry L. Btiltoy , Twenty-first
Infantry , Judge advocate. The leave of ab
sence granted Flist Lieutenant Alex B.
Dyer , Fourth'artillery , Deco.nbor 11 , Is ex
tended two months and ton days.
Lcavoof absence for four mouths on sur
geon's certificate of disability , with permis
sion to leave the Dopartmcnt of the Pint to ,
is granted Second Lieutenant Philip A.
Bcttcns , Jr. , Ninth cuvnlrv. The leave of
absence granted First Lieutenant Benjamin
L. Ten Uyck , assistant surgeon , November
12 , IA extended live days on account of sick
ness. Lieutenant Colonel Edmund C. Baln-
bnduo , Third artillery , is relieved from
further duty ns n member of the general
court martial convened nt the Army building
in Now York city by War department order
of November 20 , 1891.
WcHtern PciiHioiiH.
xv , D. C. , Dec. 21. [ SpocialTolo-
gram to TUB Bnc.j The following list of
pensions granted is reported by Tire BIK :
and Examiner Bureau of Claims :
Nebraska : Original Thomas Woolson ,
John Burns , Oliver Brush. Addittonnl
Isaac Brown , Benjamin Hyatt , David Wood
ruff , Thomas J. Redgate. Increase John F.
Chubbuck , John Yatos.
Iowa : original Alonzo P. Root , Absalom
F. Brown , Theodore D. Smnlly , Isaac C.
Tally , Ulrich Cnapmnn , Andrew Millar ,
Robert D. Kolso , John Hurd , Alox. M. Aus
tin , Charles D. Holbrook , James B. Galor ,
George W. Knnpp , George Barrett , James
Runynn , Benjamin Keller , Ashford Tingon-
fortor , Thomas Jackson , Horatio T. Halo.
Additional Atox. Lowden , LukoFoloy. Increase -
crease William G. Parker , Daniel D. Jones ,
Jacob Hughes , linrmon Beck , John H.
White. Reissue Bryant O'Neal , deceased.
Original : widows , etc. Martha B. Ballon ,
Efllo Rockoy.
South Dakota ; original ElbortD. Greene ,
John Munn , John 11. Rowo. Additional-
John P. Rodgers , Jefferson W. Veddor. In
crease Anron Ply to.
oa Jiuii's trii.irn.
Throe Kans is Men Kiddlod- with Bui-
lots Sequel to a Divorce.
DcWirr. Ark , Doc. 21. This morning at
2 o'clock a body of masked mon entered the
jail at this place and shot to death J. A.
'Smitfi , Floyd Gregory , nntt Moso Henderson ,
who woro.con.nncd therein.
The crime for which these mon paid the
penalty , jvith thoir. , lives originated In a
'dlvorcb"pf6ceedlngi6y''Mrs ; Alary-J.-Suilth.
against her husband , J. A. Smith , one of the
in fortunate victim ? of this morning's
rnccdy. The suit was fought vigorously by
both parties , but Mrs. Smith was granted
n divorce and given a ducrco for
one-third of her husband's prop
erty. On the night of the Dili Inst. a
icgro , Moso Henderson , went to the house
of Mrs. Smith ana shot her with a load of
mckshot , shooting off the ( incurs and
numb uf her right band , tbo load then pass-
ng through her shoulder and into the wall
of the dwelling. The negro was recognized
md captured and made a confession in which
w said ho was to receive from Smith the sum
of $175 in money , eighty acres of land , six
icad of cattle and a horse for committing the
crime.
Smith and his son-tn-law , Gregory , were
irrested , arid a preliminary trial was had bo-
ore Ebquiro Joseph Schneider-nud'tho ;
lends of Smith and the negro wc.ro placed nt
ilO.OUO , and that of Gregory who , with Smith ,
illotod the negro to the houEoof Mrs. Smith ,
vhoro the shooting was clone , at 1,000 , in
dofaul' . of which ihoy were sent to Jail , It ,
vns reported that Smith and Gregory would
give bonds today and bo released. This
onort. it is thought , caused iho killing this
norning.
The mob was composed of lltecn or twenty
men , and was very quiet and orderly. Some
wolvo or llfteen shots were 11 rod into tiic
irlsoncrs , all of whou > were instantly Killed ,
. 'ho mob loft no clew to tholr identity , and It
s hardly probable that their names will over
> o Unown. There Is no excitement over the
natter hero in town , and business Is going
u as if nothing unusual had happened.
njs.i'tnuit mitKu.mr.
Omci : oi' WKITMIIH BUIIUUJ , |
OM VIM. Dec. 21. f
The storm was central last evening la
vc&tcrn Iowa , moving northeastward toward
ho upper lakes. Haln foil in the lower Mis-
ouri and upper Mississippi valleys. The
nlld , springlike weather on the southern
nd eastern side ot the storm , and tha colder
Ir surging down the Missouri valley re-
ultcd In local thunderstorms in southeastern
Nebraska and in lown. The temperature at
) mnha yesterday afternoon immediately pro-
edlng thu tnundnr storm was 51 ° .
Colder , northwesterly winds and n rapidly
Islng barometer prevailed last evening
liroufc'hout the regions north and west ol UH.
'omporaturo blo\v freezing may bo expected
lore today. It Is snowing at Sioux City and
tlinhosotn , but over the upper mountain
oslons fair weather prevails.
For Omalia and vicinity Colder , and
louring to fair \\oathcT with strong north-
vest winds today. Much colder tonight ,
" "ulr and cold on Wednesday.
WAMIINUTOX , D. O. . Doo. 21. For Mis-
ourl Thrnntonlng weather and ruin , south
vimls. shirting to west , and decidedly colrler
i.v Wednesday morning , with a moderate
old wave.
For Iowa Ualn or snow , followed by clear-
ng and much colder weather ; northwost'
vinds ; a moderate cold wn.vo.
For Montana Fair in the west , colder In
ho southeast , stationary tompor.Uuro in
orthwost portion.
For Colorado Fair , except slight snows' In
Mountain districts ; colder ; stationary tem
perature In northern portion.
For North Dakota Fair , colder , north
vlnds.
For South Dakota Fair , clearing In cast
Ionian ; colder north winds.
For Nnbraska Fair , preceded by local
iiows In oait portion ; northwesterly winds.
For Kansas--Generally fair , clearlne In *
astern pbrtlonmuch colder ; northwest1
vinds ; colder , fair.Vudnu.sduy ,
'Ilia Duntli Unit.
NEW YOIIK , Doc. SI. Kiithorino Hogors ,
ho nctro3s , died on Katurduy afternoon at
tor residence in this city after a long 111-
icds. Hlio was born li England laid attained
iromlacnco as an act res 5 In that country bo-
ere coming to America. Her early youro on
ho Amarlcunstaga vveropusaod.ln WalIauU'3
todc company. Hubsoiiuonll.v Mr * . Hoaora
iluycd leading parts in the Union Mnuaro
hijutor then unuur thu inanunemeut of Shook
t Palmer , After leaving Iho Union SijUi'.ro
MIM. Koporfc bt'cumo u ktnr , OnniiB ; the last
HW yoaw of her Ufa she wan u member of
\ , , \f. I'Jimer1 * stock company. Two of horI
I mr uau hters uro iictruvses , Eleanor Mor-
MI , a well Ur ovn leading limy , nnd Kntio
W H. f'rano'.i ro'nimny. Tbo
bg eM loiugrtow
CHILI IS STILL
Municipal Authorities Co. tiiuio to lusttU
the American Kiniitor ,
LEGATION KEPT UNDER SURVEILLANC : ,
Who llnvo 8oitKht Protoui
tlon or thu stni-H nnd
snipes In-
suited liy t,3 | , Chilian ( Jon-
oral Govoriniiunt.
\rnjwtuM \ iltfatliuJiim'it < 7iirlim'cii'i'C I
VAU-AIIAISO , Chill ( via Galveston , Tex ,
Dec. 21. ( By Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to Tin : Uinx'-
Mlnlstor ICgan today officially roquestcd tlio
Argentine minister , Senor Urriburrn , to
note the presence of Chilian police agents iu
the immediate vicinity of the American
legation , as also Iho attempted arrest ou
last Saturday night of Mr. Frank Hgnn , thu
American minister's son. Honor Urriburrn
In his diplomatic capacity will call a meeting
of the dozen or so foreign minister * for re
questing the attention ot the Chilian govern
ment toward the action of the municlpul
authorities in maintaining policesurvuillancu
of the A met Icnn legation.
Additional Insult wn-i offered the American
minister yesterday in tbo case of ono ot
the refugee : ) under his protection who ap <
piled for n release upon furntshlui ; bunds to
appear when wanted bv tbo authorities.
This was recently in-anted Bnlmaeoda'H
minister of war , Scnor Velasquez. Tlio
government replied that the rolHgoo must
first leave the American legation , surrender
himself to the Chilian authorities nnd sub
mit to Imprisonment. The government ,
after ho had done thcso things , would con
sider his request , nnd not before.
A lnr < o lire occurred last night in Santiago
In tlio cnllo San Diego , on the proparty
Senores Gaudurlllas nnd Lucia Ciltdra. Sev
eral buildings wcro gutted. The damage was
800,000 pesos. Several firemen wore injured.
Advices from Valdivla today state that the
locusts arc still mnking headway over thu
country. The commission appointed to tnuo
measures to overcome the plague has arrived
at Valdivia.
An oartlmuako shock was felt at tw'onty.
five minutes to 12 n. in. today at Los Andes
and Llmacho. It lasted thirty seconds.
The Inlluonza has broken out nt San Fernando -
nando and is making rapid headway.
A'oblo Work of Count Tolstoi t'ontrl-
hutinnH From ihn 1'oynl Family.
ST. PuTcitMiuiin , Dec. ' 'L Count Tolstoi ,
who has Just returned from the fnmlno
stricken districts , was interviewed today on
the present state of affairs aiconu
the distressed people. ilo an
nounced that his coworker , M. Kor-
; lllflki , recently 'died of Inlluonza.
Count Tolstoi declared that 11 tbo govern
ment would promote village Industries Huftl-
cioiitwork could bo found to avert actual
starvation. Tbo ordinary authorities , ho
said , should osUbhsh publlu feedlne placos.
! Io had started thirty such places , wliieh fed
"iOO.persons daily , at n cost of 'hshilling *
monthly for each person. Tlio mo.ils con
sisted of wholesome vegetable porridges
without meal.
Iguorauco as to the actual cost and amount
of stocks of grain , ho said , prevents a proper
organization or relief measures. If Iho gov
ernment abcortuit.od the true state of affairs ,
supplies could bo brojght from America nnd
other countries. The count Indignantly
opposed the government , plan of
building railways , which , ho said ,
were a curio and n ruin to Russia.
Jail ways were depriving the peas
ants of their only occupation in the field
work , it bolng impossible by acting as
carriers for them to earn sufficient to procure
'ood for themselves and'their horses and
< eop tbonuclvcii lit con'dltlon until fit for
inrd work. The count stntod that the
voalthy peasants have set a bad oxampto ;
hey eat mouldy broad , nnd then glvo the
same to their workmen , thus causing a terrible -
riblo Infant mortality.
The czar lias sent Colonel Woggdrlch to
lostoff , Invested with absolute power to ro-
orgnnlzo railway trafllc eo as to effect n dis-
ributlon of corn.
The c/arowitch has just donated W,000 )
roubles to the fnmlno fuiul , while the grand
Hikes , Gcorpo , Alexander and Sorglus , have
ach contributed -10,000 roubles to the lund.
iton :
loirs of the Great Painter Cannot
A'rR ' ( > Cnuoornin IliHVorkH. .
| f' | i/r/ii'ii ) / > l ISill lui JniitH tIonian llennel' . ]
PAIIIS , Dec. 21. ( Now York Ilur.ild Cable
Spe.iial to Tun Br.n. I A great commotion
ins just boon caused in tbo studios nnd
alonsof Purls by the news of the domestic
Isagreoment between the widow and tha
on of Mclssoulbr , which , it .scorns , is now
crtaln to lead to the abandonment of the
irojoct of the publlu exhibition of the great
inlntcr's ' work.
Mine. Moiasonlor insists on the Immediate
ale of nil Uio pictures foiinit in the late
uintor'n studio. M. Charles Meissonicr
Irmly opposes the plan. All the attemiiu In
iring about an understanding huvo failed ,
md the matter will have to bo brought bo-
ere the court. In any rase , the delays of
"rench law will not allow Iho works to bo
old for two or three yoarH yet.
Tlio chamber of deputies today passad a
fill authorizing the gnvornmcnt to extend
ho bonollts of the minimum tariff to tha
ounlrlos which grant Franco the privllegu
f the "most fnvorod nation" clause.
JACO.U : U ST. Cnnu.
! r.i/.U'n Klshtlm ; I'YruoH Vow AN
le liincn in thn * nv Provident.
\rnt \ > iirtollletl / tflhtiJainm nnnloii tlfinr't l
Uio JAKIIIUO , Brazil , Deo. 21. ( By Moxl-
an Cable to the Now York lleral l--bijuelal
0 TIID Bm : . | The chiefs of tlio nnny nnd
f the national guard have di'clared their
illoglance to President Poixotto , They du-
laro 'thutthoy will defend tlio republican
nstltutions and will resist all attempts to
ostoro imperial rulo.
A tulegrahi from Urugimynu says that a
hlof named "Snrawa Incited thu revolt nt
'umpa by order ot General Astroiiulllo. A
( gat took place between tbo ( rarrUon and 200
1 the liiHtirgontH , who cut thn telegraph
vlros to prevent the garrison seourlm. roln-
orcumonts. It U nlno stated that a govflrn-
nent steamer has Balled from Yugunron to
emand Snruwu's surrender.
ItiMiiH.
[ < wit tu'ittil ' : xil iiti J.I/IIM Hnnlnn ftoiu-'t 1
MO.NTKVIKIIO , Uruguay fvhi Galvntton.
Vx. ) , Dnc. St. [ By Mexican Cable to the
Now York Herald Special to Tin : Bii.J : :
Agouti from Brazil nro buying largo quati-
Itlos of arms and shipping them to Hlo
unelro.
The wheat crops In the provlnco uf Arreclf *
ru a total failure.
Ills reported from Mimi'o n , ArgiMitlnn
'opubllp , that n isovoro Morm took place
hero last night , Tbo hwivy rains wa hert
tit the railroad , destroy Ing the Him for over
n mile , Interrupting telogruphic commuulua-
Ion and gtnural travel.
ItoiM'lvor KrliV Aiuioltitincnl.
K \ * 8C-r | , MP. , Doo. 21.- Receiver Krbj
of Uio Kansas Oily\Vy tdilto A Nonhwet ,
ern railway today ttilogrHpliod from New
York the appointment of I'tiarlos F Brntbor-
nn , formurly rrW clerk ( if Iho f noial
manager , to nucwiM Cer.crsi Mo'im-cr Hum-i