FHE OMAHA ! DAILY
TWENTY-FIKST YEATJ. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 24 , 1801. NUMBER 100.
IT COES TO BILL SPRINGER ,
Ho is Nfvtned as Obairtmn of the Ways and
Me cm Oommltteo ,
- , YOUNG MR , BRYAN ALSO IN IT.
How SpoiledCrl | i Distributed
FavorH I'crnomml of ( be Coinmll-
tees Y < ' 8terdny'H I'r.iceotl-
In tlio Semite.
WASIIIVOTOV , D. C. , Dec. 23 The demo
cratic soctton of the house this morning was
early liUod vv'lth members , upon whoso faces
there was a look of anxious oxpoctmcv and
curiosity. There was n general feeling of un
certainty as to the membership of commit
tees , which could bo dlspollod only oy the
ofllclnl announcement ot Iho speaker. Soon
after the house convened the speaker an
nounced the mcrnlici ship of the committees
ns appointed bv him The reading of the as-
Hlgnmcnts was listened to attentively , but
without nny manifestation of approval or
disapproval.
The complete list of house cominltteos , ns
prepared by Speaker Crlsn Is as follows :
Wajfi ami Morins. Springer. Illinois , Me-
Mlllin" , Tonnossro , Turner , Georgia ; Wilson ,
West Virpinla , Memtrroracrv , Kcnlucki ,
lilting , Michigan , Snivel } , Indiana , Cock-
ton , Now ork ; elevens. Massachusetts ;
I3rjnn , Nobiaska , Heed , Maine , Bunows ,
MK-hl nn , MclCenna , California ; Pajno ,
New York. Dal/nil , Pennsylvania
1'lcilions OTcrial ) , Virginia ; Moore ,
Texas , Cobb , Alabann , Pajnter. Kentucky ;
Brown , Indiana , Loikwood , Now York ;
Lawson , Georgia : Gillosplo , Pennsvlvanla ;
Johnston , South Caiolttln , Hnugen , Wiscon
sin , Ta/lor , Tennessee , Do.ino , Ohio. Johnson -
son , Indiana ; Roy bum , Pennsjivani.i ; Clark ,
Wvomtng.
Appniptiations-IIolinan , Forney , Sijcrs ,
Biceklnndgo of Kentucky , DocUory , Mutch-
ler , Bicckinridgo of Arkansas , Barnes ,
Compton , O'Neill of Massachusetts , Living
ston , tlcnderson , Cogswell , Binghain , Ding-
lov , Giout
C'oinagc , Weights and Measures Blands ,
Chillies Tracy , Williams , Kllgoio , Kobmson ,
Pioico , Kpos. Williams of Massachusetts ,
MeKc'Ighan , Uartino , Taylor of Illinois , Slonu
of Ponnsvlvanin , Johnson of North Dakota
Banking and Cunoncv Uunry Bncun ,
Wllko , Gant7 , Cato , Uicker-on , Spoiry , Cox
of Tonncs ee , Cobb of Missouri , Walker of
Massnchusotls , Broslus , Townsend , Hender
son of Illinois.
Judiciary . H. Culberson , Calo Bynum ,
Hlockdalo , Goodnight , Boitnor , Buchanan
of Virginia , Chopin , Lav ton , Wolvoiton ,
Taj lor of Ohio , Buchanan of INOW Jciso.r ,
Hay , Powers , Brodorick.
Pacific Ha'lroads J. U. Klloy , Lnnhani ,
Lanp , Blown , Hills , Covoit , Castlo.Coolidge.
Snodgrass , Raines , Flick , Lind , Taylor of
Ohio , Cidno.
InU-islato and Foioign Comminco Mills ,
Wise , Price , Kavnor , Bricknor , Gearv , IIoui
ol Ohio , Mallon , Pattoi&on , O , rlll of Mis
souri , O'Neill of Ponnsilvanfu , Lnui , Hri-
dall , Stoior , Kntchuin.
Klvcri and Harbors N. C Blanchard ,
ditchings , Slewart , Lester of Georgia , ( Jlark
of Alabama , Havnos , Woadock , Jones , Paige ,
Bjins , Henderson of Illinois , Herman ,
Stephen , Slono of Pennsylvania , Quackon-
bush
Foreign Affairs J. H. Blount , McCreary ,
Hooker , X'hipmun , Fitch , Andiuws , Cable ,
Isador , Hnjner , Gcaiy , Pitt , Hariner ,
O'DonnoU , Sunford.
Military AffairOuthwaite , Whcolor of
Alabama , Nowbcrry , Patten , Uockwo'l ,
Mitchell , Lapham. McDonald , Crosby , Blng-
hain , Bclknnp , Bowois , Hull.
Agricillliiro II. II. Hatch , Lewis , Alexan
der , Youm'ins , Shell , Tor-man , White , Cami-
nolli , Moses , Lung , Funston , Wilson of Ken-
tiukv , JollcyVaugh , Choatham.
Pensions It. P. Wilson of Missouri , Hen-
dei son , Bankhoid , Noi ton. .tParrolt , Bjrwig ,
Jor.rs , Moses , Slowart , Scull , Wtugh , Houk
of Tonnosso , Bowers ,
Naval AITalrs HcrbeiliiliOU ; , Ciimmings ,
GelsscniialiiPi , Daniels , Adolph Mo.ver.
Lawson of Virginia , MoAleor , Pacoof Marv-
lund , Boutollo , Lodge , Dolliver , Wadsvvortb.
Postofllcos and Post Heads .lohn S. Hen-
dot son , Blount , Kyle , Paulson of Ohio ,
Crosb.v , Hopkins , Caldwell , Wilson of Wash
ington' , Bergen , Loud , Came
Public Lands T. C. McKao , Pondlcton ,
Tinker , Bnnoj , Do Armond , Secilov. tlaio ,
Stout , Picklor , Towuscnd , Sweet , Clarke of
.
Indian Affnits S W. Peel. Allcr , Turpin.
Kockwcll. Biawlov. L.vncb , Cnglisb , Ulovnr ,
Kem , Wilson of Washington , Joseph Mo-
Konnn , Hooker of Now Yoik , Hopkins of
Pennsvlvnnia , Harvey of Oklahoma.
Illlwnjs and Canals T. C. Catchtngs ,
Lester of Virginia , Cato , Bontlnv , Belt/
hoover , Causey , 'Cobb of Missouil , Halvor-
BOII , Davis , Handall , Bergen , Hull. Loud.
Columbian Exposition A. C Din bore w ,
McOuinrv. Kiloy , Houk of Ohio , Wheeler ,
Lagan , Little , Cogswell , Dinglo.v , McKennn ,
iJolliver.
Immitrrailon and Naturalization H.
Stump , Covoit , Ulllott , Goisenhalner , Upes ,
Kinn , Haft } , Cobuin , Kotcuum , Funston ,
Wright
Education \V. I Haves , tlollowcll , Brun-
nor , Donovan , Brotz , Kvait , Grady , Cobuin ,
Herman , Taj lor of Ohio , Cheatuam , San-
foul , Stewart of I'onnsjlvnnln.
Libor-Al C Tarsnoy , Wllcox , Dlokorson ,
MiGann. Dungan , Buntinir , Cnpeihnit , Can-
scv , Davis , Burhnnan of NowJoisoy , tiros-
lus , Hnugen , Wilson of Washington.
Private Land Claims- P Fitch , Aldorson ,
Biunnor , Babbitt , Van Horn , Wlnn. Arnold ,
Crawfnid , Bushnoll , Blngham , Llnd , Stoior ,
Otis , Smith.
UarClnlms F F Boltzhoovor. Sto.io of
Kentucky , Unloo , Clancy , Cobb of Missouri ,
Wlnn , Scott , Sncll , Dolllvor , I'ickler , llouk ,
HtfoOthnr commlttoos and their cliahineu ore
ns follows.
Mines and Mlnlne W II. Cowles
Public Buildings and Giounds J. H. Bank-
head
Ten UorlesJ A. Washington.
I Manufactuios . H. Pago.
Levees and Improvements of the Missis
sippi Illvor S. M. Uohlnsnn.
Merchant Marino and Fisheries Snmuol
Fowler.
Kxpomlituio- the Stnto , Department .
II Lester of Georgia.
L\poiiduuies In the Treasury Department
- G H Bricknor
nxpoudltuios It. the War Dop rtinoiit-A.
II. Montgomery.
Lxpendltuics in the Navy dopirtmont C.
A O MtClolland.
Hxptindltuics lu the Postofllco Doparmont
- W C. Oatcs
Kxponditurcs In the Interior Department
J W Owens.
Expenditures in the Department of Justice
J M Alien.
Expenditures lu the Department of Agri
culture P. C Kdmunds.
nxpcndltuics on Public Building ! -II. M.
Youumns.
' Patents O D. Tillman.
H'J Invalid Pensions A. N. Maitln.liidlana.
Cialms-B. u Dunn , Noitlj Carolina.
Li'uary- ' Amos J. Ciimmings.
Printing J D. Richardson.
Unrolled Bills- G. Warwick ,
U"foim in the Civil Scrvico-.l P. Amlrovv.
iicetlon : of President and Vlco Picsident
- .1 L C'hlpman.
Klevenih Coimus W , r. Wllcox.
Ventilation ai.d Atcousllca W. G. Stnhl-
iiocker.
Militia- Edward Lano.
Dl tilctof Columbla-J. J. Humnhlll.
Unvlslon of the Laws -W. T. Ullis.
Alcoliolio Liquor TraftloV. \ . I1 llaynos.
litigation and Aild Lands -S W. L-inham.
Meredith of Virginia announced the
death of hm predecessor , W. H. 1Lee ,
and , as a mark of respect , the house
adjourned , to meet on January & .
; . > nit : A KA. I/-.M
iN Conlli-ined unit Otbur
ItllhlllCHV TlMIIH UJtCll.
V , I ) . C. , Doc. 2.1. Too senate
In executive session has continued the fol
lowing nominations
Uultcd Statoi luluUtora A , Louden
Rnowdrn of Pennsvlvnnia to Greece ,
Roumanln and Sorvla ; Ulchurd Cults
Shannon of Now York to NIcirauRua ,
CostA Rica and Salvador ; Homualdo
Pachcco of California to Guatemala
and Honduras us minister resident and consul
general ; John S. Hurnham of Pennsvlvnnia
to Haiti. Jeremiah Couifhlm of Now York ,
United Slnios secretary of legation nad con
sul general at Bogota. Fenton H. McCrcery
of Michigan , secretary to the location at
Santiago , Chill Lars Anderson of Ohio ,
second secretary of the legation nt London.
United Status Consuls William C Trlpler
nt Coquimbo , E. A , Berry of Florida ut
Santos.
Ulchurd C. Kornns of Missouri , member of
tlio Continental Uullway commission.
Kbencvor j. Ormsbco of Vermont , land
commissioner in S imon.
L.V. . Colby of Nebraska , assistant nttor
nov jfcneinl of the United States.
Postmastori : Colorado Miss Florn Kvor-
hart , Colorado City Iowa T. T Anderson ,
Indlunolu ; P. C Mott , What Cheer.
Senator Hansbrough today Introduced a
bill authorising the postmaster general to ex
tend , wheio practicable , the ftoo delivery
system to rural or farming communities ,
Tno bill also nuthoiisos the postmaster gen
eral to extend such poitlon of the amount
that may bo hereafter appropriated for com
pensation of postmasters and for star route
transportation as if mav bo necessary to
carr > out the piovlslons of tbo act.
Among bills Introduced and referred was
ono by Sherman to amend the Nicaragua
shtpcanafact.
Two messages from the president were
presented , read and reserved ono ns to
the iiriangomcnt and operation of electric
wires In the District ot Columbia and the
other as to the uniform usage by nil depart
ments of the government In spelling "geo
graphical names
Adjourned till Tuesday , January 5.
HKt.Ml.VI.lt OJ' MUCH IIO/'K.
Wliut ( lie lioo and l viunl-irr Bureau
of Claims HUH Do e.
\V\sinsnTos , D. C. , Dec. 2J fSpeclal
Telogiam to Tin : Bi n | There are tjfty-four
representatives who have taken to flight
today to gain a little strength during the
holldajs for tbo siege to which they wilt bo
subjected when congress reconvenes. They
are 'he mcmbcis of the coinmluees on pri
vate land claims , patents claims and
war claims. Washington Is crowded with
pilgrims who ute prepared to make the lives
of these commltlcemon a burden. Many of
Iho members are determined to relieve them
selves of n tax on their tlmo and strength
that hns become Intolerable. The o'rgonba-
tlon of Tin Bi r and Examiner Bureau of
Claims has shown them a way out
of their diuii-ulty. Thoj pi opoao simply/to
icfer claimants to the bitioiu and sptrro
themselves further trouble. Of couiso Inoro
are some claims that cannot bo dealt with In
this way and must recolvo the special atten
tion ot conuross , but a largo piopoition of the
eases that como bofoio the various commit
tees of the house could bo handled by the
biiieau to bolter advantage than by Iho
claimants themselves.
The tondcnc } of locont years has been to-
w.ud general laws , superseding the necessity
for special legislation. Tlio oensiori law of
Juno -J7 , IS'K ) , enabled Tin DLL , and Examiner
Bureau of Claims to secure pensions for hun
dreds of veterans who would otheiwiso have
been obliged to appl } lo congress for individ
ual ncls The Indian depredation act of March
. ' ) , IS'll , opened the court of claims to all suf
ferers from Indian raids In this way the
worn of the claims cammltteo of Iho house Is
sto-idlly being ttuusfnirod to professional
hands and economj and calotlt } mo belnir
substituted for expense and delav. Many of
the reurcscntalivos have expressed Iheir ob <
Mentions to I'IIL Bu. and Examiner Bureau
of Claims for relieving them of n mass of
thankless work , and they 'will employ their
utmost efforts to ovtend the scope of Its oo-
eration.
itifci\f . i KIII tniDEits.
CbniiKOS of Interest in tbo Kpjiilar
Scrvlon Yc ter luy.
W isuivojov , D. C. , Doc. 21. [ Spscial Tolo-
giam to Tin : BPK ] The following trans-
ftus in the Tbiitoonth infantry are ordered :
Second Lieutenant E P. Lavvton , from com
pany D to company I ; Second Lieutenant
PreJciick Fuger , from company I to com
pany D ; Lieutenant Fugor will join the com
pany to which ho has beer transferred. The
leave of ubsonco giantod Fir l Lieutenant
W.\V Gibson , oidnanco departtnoLt , August
1 , Ib'Jl , Is extended two months. The army
loliring board which convened nt Columbus
Barracln , O , Is dissolved , and new uoaid
appointed 10 act fiom time to time nt the call
of the piesident thereof for the examinations
of such olllcers us may bu ordered
before it. Detail for the board- Lieutenant
Colonel Simeon Snyder , Tenth Infantry ;
Major \ % Illlain E Waters , surgeon , Captain
Constant Williams , Seventh Infinity ; Cap
tain Walter T. Dugsan , Tenth infantiv ,
recorder. Captain Wells Willard , commis
sary of subsistence , is assumed to duly
teniDOiniily a * post commissary of subsist
ence at Fort Sam Houston , I'ex , to leliovo
First LtoulonnntJ. Uoslor Clugelt , Twonlv-
tnird Infanlry. M ijoi Gnv V. Henry , Ninth
cavalrv , is icliovod fiom further duty ns a
member of the court martini convened at the
army building in Now York The following
transleisln the Seventh cavalry are ordered
CaptaUi Henry J Nowlan , frointroon I toM ;
Captain Ernest Gai Union , from troop M lo I.
I'lMISIOMS.
WASHINGTON- . C , Doe. 2J. rbnecialTolo-
gram to Tin , Bi.i : ) The following list of
pensions granted U loportoJ by Tim Biu
and Examiner Bureau of Claims :
Nebraska : Ongiiul Amos H. Leigh ,
Car user E Booker , James W. Forsytbe ,
Edwin MoFall , Yates Slowart , Joseph
Elder , George A Fentnn. Additional Bar
nard Cnilslor. Original widows , etc.
Sai ah. ) Biownson.
Iowa : Oilginnl John Langford , William
P Young , Coinoilus MoNarnnra , Daniel But
ler , Austin Andrews. Timothy IJohan , Wil
liam Barnes , Iliiam T. Stapp , John C. Smith ,
Cvrus E Mater , George Arcnd. Hob-
crt llindman. Edward P Talcott ,
Aaron Culbortson , William D. Webb ,
Additional Bon ] imln P. Riclnronil , John-
athan Cloveuger. Inciease Williuiu 1.
Scott. KelssuuHeeklah S. Lngland ,
August Kianse. Oiiginal , widows , etc.
Jar o Estolle , minor of Jiimos M. Faucelt ,
minor ot William Hunluy
Soulb Drkota Original Orsmons M.
llauis , Dikn Johnson , Robert W. P.ukor ,
Charles W , McCreaiv , George Q. Piatt ,
Daniel M Turnoy. Additional Edwin S.
Mcdcalt. Uoatorallon and Increase John E.
Burkholdcr.
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u.i i nun KnKui ! > r.
OFFITI : OK Wnvrimu Bmtmu , I
OMVIIV , Dec. 2.1 f
The area of low barometer now overlies
the M'ssourl ' valley , Wjomlng and Colorado.
Tcmnoiatuie has ilson in the lower nnd
fallen l-i the upper Missouil valley. I'ulr
weather piovails , except In Montana , west
ern Dakota , Wvoming nnd Utah , In which
section' , snow .storms are prevailing A high
barometer , with tow temperature and snovvi ,
aiipean to bo moving down from iho vvcslcin
Bilttsh piovlitcca. I'nless the low barometer
la s in the Missoiui valley , tbo pro-ipoci now
is favorable for wintry wea'hcr conditions on
Christinas.
For Omahu and Vicinity Warmer , fair to
cloudy weather , southerly winds on Thurs
day. Colder , northwesterly winds , probably
with MIOW , on L'riduv.
W MiiNi.roN , D. C , Doe. 23 I'or Mis
souri ThroalenliiL' weather and rain , except
fall-in extreme nor hwest portion , variable
winds ; stationary.
Tor Montana- Colder , threatening weather
and snow , noith winds.
For Oklahoma nnd Indian Territory
Warmer , fair in U\o west , clearing in the
east portiun , south winds
For Iowa and Kansas Ftri'Thunday with
south winds , colder and mojably snow on
Fildnv
For North and South Dakota , Nebraska
nnd t'uluiado Increasing cloudiness , with
snow nnd colder weather by Friday morn
ing , an Indication of un approaching cold
wave , winds shifting to northwest ,
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS ANGRY
They Dcohro that Oriap Will Heoeivo No
Support from Them ,
OMAHA'S ' PRESENT FINANCIAL INTERESTS.
Homo IjcKltltmitc ItcnsoiiH Urgctl by
Bfiintur IM'tnilcrnoii Why tlio Pro-
puHod Nclirnslca Itranuli Mint
Sliniild Ho
WASIIIVOTOV Bi ninu or Tun BKC , )
fi3 ! PoL'UrEI-STII bTllKhT. >
WtsiitvriTON , 1) C. , Dec. 2 < J
The house galleries were crowded todav
and ovorv member who was in the city was
on the floor expecting the announcement of
the committees by Speaker CIISD. The ro-
suit of the speaker's 'decision had bcon
largely discounted by announcements in the
press during ttioprst throJor four days.
Ordinary rules of procoJont woio in many
cases disregarded by Mr. Crlso. This was
especially noticeable in the committees on
elections , vvavs and means , appropriations
and banking and currency , oil of thorn im
portant committees 10 which the leaders of
the minority In the last congress In every case
aspired , The result , however , shows that Mr.
Crist ) carefully considered all the conflicting
Interests and gave duo consideration to the
demands of the west and more consideration
to the members of the new party the farm
ers alliance.
As was the case with assignment of senate
committees , the west received a larger con
sideration than ever before in congress. Tbo
members fiom the now states are scarcely
without exception placed on the most impor
tant committees , whllo the farmers allinnco
members are evidently classed by the speaker
as properly belonging to the democratic paity
and are in every instance given laigo recog
nition.
Mr Dry an Aas Carol ! Kor.
Mr. Bryan ot Nebraska , as predicted , se
cures the last place on the ways and moans
committee in accordance with the arurngo-
ments made In his behalf by Mr.
Springer. In return ho is placed upon no
other committee. As tnore is no proGability
of a tanu bill bolng formulated dining the
present congress , Mr. Brvan will bo entitled
to a seat at the long table at the ways and
moans committee rooms , with emoluments of
stationary with a committee heading and the
glory ot being associated with men of lone
oxpeilonce in congress and still longer PX-
yericnco in practical legislation.
Mr. MoKeighan of Naoraska secures a
place on the committee on coinage , weights
and measures and also on that of enrolled
bills. Mr. Kein is given u subordinate
place or. Indian nftairs miu also expenditures
for the Dap rrtment of Asriculturo. Mr.
Picklcr of SoaMi Dakota obtains a place on
public lands , and also positions on war
clalois , Iriigailon of aild lands , anil enrolled
bills , while his' colleafue , Mr Jolly , is placed
on invalid pensions and agriculture. Mr.
Clark of Wyoming is locatOil on elections ,
public lands and expenditures of the Treas
ury aopaittnont , whllo Mr. Sweet of Idaho
secures public buildings , public lands and
Irrigation. The greater part of the dissatis
faction with Mr. Crop's assignments comes
from the south. The friends of Mr. Mills
are lighting mad ana insist that the speaker
need expect no assistance in committees eon ( -
on the floor trom the friends of the man
whom ho has so ruthlessly turned down.
The mombei-s from the newer states are
particulaiU gratified at the consideration
shown thorn by Speaker Giisp , and can bo
counted upon to thoroughly support his
policy , whatever it in rv bo , but for all this
theia will bo war In the democratic party ,
and the htait-burnings of the result of ttio
assignment will make themselves felt for
many months on tbo floor of congress.
Oin ilia's Proposed Mint.
Senator Mandorson today wrote a letter to
Senator Mori ill , chairman of the senate
committee on finance , urging in the strong
est possible tenis , piompt cousideiation
of his bill for the "establishment of u
bianch mint at Omaha. He encloses in his
loiter a copy of a statement lecer/ed from
Mr Barton , president of the Omaha and
Grant Smulting company , giving statistics
of the output of the smelting works at
Omaha , and also n statement from Mr.
Moiseman , president of tliePaclllc Express
company , giving the amount of silver ship
ments vvhicti pass through Omaha.
In the couiso of his letter Senator Mandor-
son said :
'This statement gives abundant reason whv
tno bill introduced by mo a few dajs since ,
and icferied to your committee , should be
come a law. It will bo soon by reference that
the stato'iicnt that Omaha , situated near the
ccntor of the country , produced in the i ear
Ib'IJ neaily H.OOJ.UOO ounces of silver and
117,000 ounces of gold. Tbo value of the sil
ver was about 10,000,000. and the valilo of
the gold f Jr > 00,000 The product of the Omaha
smeltoi was , iJ ( per cent of the total amount
of silver puichnsod bv the government and
was nearly equal to the eniuo value ot the
silver coined at tbo Philadelphia mint. It is
also worthy of note that tno value of the ox-
pioss shipments of gold and silver passing
tluough Omaha fiom the west to the east in
silver is something about fTiO.OUO.OOO , and In
gold aoout $ V > ,000,1)00.
"Tho genmal circulation of silver
inonoy to the paoplo is laigely
conllncd * o the west and southwest. Omaha
is a better and cheaper dUtilbuting point
than any other place whom mints are estab
lished. It goes without saying that the ox-
uonsc to the govoininent in making tno dls-
tilbutlonof silver and In the transposition
charges Incident to carr.vlng the bullion to
places whoio mints are established tint pro-
auco no silver would very nutoiiilly aid in
sustaining a mint at Omaha Kver.v argu
ment of fairness and economy prompts the
j ) issago of Ill's ' bill , and I earnestly tiopo that
it will receive oailv and favorable considera
tion. "
< M isccll inoous.
In icsnonso to a letter sent by Senator
Paddock to the DoparLni'Jiit of Agriculture
asking Information regarding the delay In
establishing moat Inspection at Nebraska
Clu , the secretary of ngrlimlturo has in-
foi meet him that blanks wore sent out in the
middle of last month to the packing houses ut
isebinska Citv , to which the department had
as yol received no ivply. The scciotary
thinks that It Is Impossible for him to tal'.o
the matter into coiiiidnration or to give any
decision whatever on thu subject until the
Nubra kn City people furnish him Informa
tion upon utiUh to base action. Senator
Paddock has written to Nebraska City giv
ing them the Information which ho had ro-
celvvd
There will bo few of the Nebraska delega
tion in the cltj during the holldavs Sena
tor Piiiiilock is on his way vvost with the re
mains of Senator Plumb , and expects to bo
in Beatrice on Chrhtmns day , and fiom there
to go to Omaha , icturnlng during the holldav
vvcok to his 'amllv bore.
Senator Mnndcrson leaves tonight for
Philadelphia with .Mra Mandorson to spend
Christmas with his aged mother , and will
loturn to Washington about the first of the
now tour
Koprusonintlvos Bryan and McKclghnnaro
nlieaiiy at tholr homes. As congress i ocs
nut convene again until January ft r.l ! tlio
mc'inbois of tbo senate and hauso will have
an opportunity to cut Clu 1st mas Uiruoy with
their tamilios and make passing calls upon
their constituents ,
Senator Mundcrson preferred today n re
quest upon the 1'ostortico department for the
establishment of postolllccs at Cora , ut l.apon
mid lit Donlvlllc , In Chojonno and ScotU
lilulT.s counties in Nobraski.
Mr. O J Cnilmaii , prlvntosecretary toand
son-'ln law of Senator Paddock , Is making a
short visit at Atlantic City.
The sccretnr.v of the Interior has nfllrmed
tlje decision of the general land otllco in ro-
jccttng the linai proof in the homestead entry
case of Minnie Starley In the Mitchell land
district.
The postmaster general today appointed U ,
Kalonm postmaster at Dunbar , Marshall
county , In , , vlco T. Larson , resigned
. 1 O lit
Ttipy Find H'ltlHfnotlon In tlio Con-
Htruotloit ol' tlio Coinage Coiiunlitoo.
WA-.IIIVOTOV. D. C. , Dec 2.Of ! the ton
democratic members of the ways and means
committee all , cxcopt Mr. Slovens of Massa
chusetts and Mr Bryan of Nebraska , who
are In their first term in congress , were mem
bers of the Fiftieth congrj-js , and of these
eight members all , cxcopt Mr. Whiting of
Michigan , are rccoidcd as voting for the Mills
bill on its ilnal passage. Mr. Whiting made
oovoral speeches favoring tlio clauses of the
bill relating to wool and snlt and uphold
ing tbo tariff nir&sago . of President
Cleveland. Ho is onq ol fourteen
members recorded 0.1 "not voting" on the
final passage of the bill , mid was probably
paired in favor of the bill. . The live repub
lican members of the commltto , of course , nil
voted nealnst the Mills bill and in favor of
the MuKlnloy bill In the last congress. Mr.
Dal/ell of Pennsylvania Is tbo new member
of the committee from the republican side of
the house , and Messrs. MoMlllln. Turner
and Wilson , West VirgmU , nro the demo
cratic members who have In recent years
boon identified with tariff reform as mem
bers of the committee. The three demo
cratic members last named aided In
framing the Mills bill , Mr. Springer ,
the chairman , has always voted for tariff
roforrn measures but has , by published
intorviowi , recorded himself as In favor of
parsing specific bills to put a few articles
on the free list and against a general revis
ion of the tailfT by the housp at this session.
A majority of his democratic colleagues have
staled in public that they were In favor of
this line of policy nt the present tlmo.
AVIicre tlio Cliairiii.iiiHhips Go.
In his formation of comtatttccs the sneaker
has nppaiontly been carcf'il to upportfon the
chairmanships as nearly equally as may bo
among the various section ! of the country ,
havine roenrd , howovcr , to the legislative
experience and ability of t'io members whom
ho has cbo'on to superintend and , to a
great extent , dotermUlo the busi
ness which will COIM ) before the
house of representatives While tbo south
secures n majority of -milrmanshlps , the
majoilty is so small that It can easily bo at
tributed to the longer service rendered by
the southern members thn great body of the
northern democratic rotnesentatlves beii g
now tillers of the soil of legislation. Accord
ing to states , the chairmanships are dis
tributed as follows : Virginia , two ; Illinois ,
three ; Indiana , three ; i Missouri , four ;
Georgia , throe , including the committee on
rules , of which the spcauor Is ox ofllcio chair
man ; Alabama , three ; Nor lr ; Carolina , three ;
Arkansas , two ; Texas , throe ; Now York ,
four ; Louisiana , two ; J ow Jersey , OHO ;
Pennsylvania , two ; Iowa , one ; South
Carolina , two ; Kentucky , two ; Tennessee ,
two ; Mississippi , two ; Hnodo Island , ono ;
Wisconsin , one ; Ohio , three ; ( Massachusetts ,
ono ; Michigan , two , Connecticut , ono ; Mary
land , three , Minnesota , ono.
SiUcr M < MI Jubilant.
The silver man are very wall pleased with
the construction of the cjiinapo committee
and logurd it , as significant of the speaker's
\urposo to afford an opportunitv for the
passage of a frco colnago ' measure The
chairman , Mr. Bland , is tbo most pronounced
democratic advocate of silver in tbo houso.
Silver mon strongly urged upon the speaker
the selection of Mr. Biirtlnc of Nevada as
the loader ot the republican minority on the
committee because of his efforts In the past ,
congiess in bcnnlf of" free coinage , and re
gard the fact that"ilr. Uartino heads the
list of republican tnombartru.1 another Indica
tion of the speaker's Jrteptlllness toward n
llboial silver policv. Ono P' tno silver men
on tbo committee said Uduy that ho had
beard some intimations 'that. ' Mr. Johnson
of North Dakotarwas notttcijbo classed as a
free coinage man , bubr-thtL,5gtwUhouv posl- '
tlvo information on the subject , ho expressed
the belief that Mr. Johnson was favorable to
fico silver. Mr. Johnson himself could not
bo found.
'J-Vrritorlul JJelcuntes.
A half do/on or moro of the committeosprin-
cipullv these having considarntion of matters
of special interest to the wc-staro apparently
larger in nnnibor of members than thn rules
provide , this being due to the fact that
delegates from the territories , who huvo no
vote , either in committee or in the home ,
have boon placed on the committees ns extra
members , and tholr names1 not counted in
llguiing the quota of memberto which each
committee is entitled.
The comtmttoa on war claims is ono short
In membership , owing to the fact that the
name of Mr. Hnllowcll of Pennsylvania was
eliminated after the committed was made up ,
for the teason that Pennsylvania already
had ono member on the committee In the pur-
son of Mr. Bcltrhoovcr , the chairman , and no
other name was substituted us it was in
tended should be done. ,
Immediately on the adjournment of tbo
house the spoikorwonUto the Motropolo ho
tel ami uont to bod. Ho Is woin out and
prostrated by his arduous labors , and is nt
the same tune suffoi ing with a hnavy cold.
A few days' ret , it is behoved , will restore
his health. Ills sickness co'moollod him to
abandon his proposed visit to his homo , on
which ho was to start tonight. Ho tolo-
granhod Mrs Crisp , who w'as expecting him ,
to cotno to Washington.
Want iMorn Grill ) .
A delegation of six Blackfoot Indians from
their reservation In northern Montana have
aulved hoio and will tomorrow or Monday
have an Inteivlow with Secretary Noblo.
In an Informal tnlk with Com
missioner Morgan tlio Indians 10-
quusiod the deoartmont to provide
them with additional stoc < ( and farm imple
ments. Thowofo willing to begin when
ever they vvero supplied with tbo necessary
seed and tools They also nskod that their
rations bo IncroasoJ. They arestrongly pio-
testing against parting with any moro of
their land ,
Secretary Blainohns received from Minis
ter Charles Umory Smith a communication
setting forth the measures being taken bv
the Russian government for the alleviation
of the famine In the Russian ompiio. The
appointment of a co-iimittoo composed of the
highest of thu govornmert odlclals to deal
with this problem indlratos , the communi
cation states , the giavlty of the situation
which Is piesented by the short ciops , and
the earnest spirit witti wjiicb tlio ompotor
and his irovernmont meet it. In this matter
the state department makes nublio a loiter
from the publisher of the Erie Dis
patch , containing inquiries as to how
far the government will old In securing
transportation to Kussw of provisions and
tnoioplv of Mr Agrotro , ibp liusslan charge
d'ufTaucs In this city. In which ho states that
Russia will gladlv forward Jrum Now York
all donations ut flour mij > grain. The com
munication sots forth lue nouds as real and
glOht.
To Ho KntPi tnlncd by Cfiili'H Minister.
'i ho Chilian minister and'Madamo Montt
have Issued invitations for a dinner Satur-
diy evening In honor of Secretary and Mrs.
Blnlne. r
Seciotary Poster was , so much better today
that ho was allowed to take n short drive
about the city ,
Tbo oftteo of assistant chot of the weather
bureau was filled today tiy tha upnolnimont
bv Si'cretniv Uuskof Mr. S. S. Uockwood ,
ohlol clem of iho Department of Agricul
ture Mr. Henry Casson , private secretary
to Secretary Husk , was appointed chief
clerk.
iti.f.w ui" 'fiiis nuuai : .
Djminuta Uhoil.by &nmn Mlsurnuit
f n % Ujvcujjo.
ST. JiMiu'ii , Mo. , Uea 3J. At 1 o'clock this
morning a destructive. tire occurred In a tow
of frame tenements iifthe souta'part of the
cltv that came very njiar resulting In a wholesale -
sale lo& of llfo. Ju fc as a family , residing In
the north end of ibJMouomont had loft the
building the torrlllu explosion occurred ,
totally wrecking the room juat vacated
After the ( ho was extinguished an Investiga
tion dev i-loped tbo fact' that two dynnimto
bomts Imil been socrotcd between the vvallH
of the tiullding A bed saturated with kera
seno was found ut tha place tired. No reason
Is asslRncd for the deed. Tbo lota U about
ts.ooo.
WATTERSDN'S ' WOEFUL WAILS ,
Crisp's ' Arrangements of tlio Committaoi do
Not Suit the "Uar-Ey.d Goddess , "
DAMNING SPRINGER WITH FAINT PRAISE.
Ho IH a Goml I3nouili Deinoci- , Mut
Nut Oood Kiioti h I'or Chair-limn ot"
ttio WIIJH and .Means Cnnim't- '
tcc CrltlclHiiis oy II curl.
Loutsvii.tr , ICv. , Dec. 4.1. The Courier-
Jounml tomorrow morning will contain nil
elaborate review of the speaker ntul hit
committees. Among other things .Mr Wnt-
lorson will say :
"For tlio flrst tlmo In the history of the
democratic party in congress is tlio principle
lulit down Unit , the organisation Of tlio liouso
Is n matter , not of friendly rivalry among
friend ; , but of personal nggrandl/oinont ntul
fiictlonnl power. A stronger man than Mr.
Crisp might hnvo paused before giving him
self and his party over to the assertion of
tills. Indeed , wo had hoped for
bolter tilings. No ono will deny
the right of Mr. Crisp to make
bis own committees , but whan ho fixes It us
the rule of his arrangement to row.ird those
who supported him uml to punish his oppo
nents , and in doing the business sends the
tried men of the house to the ioar and brings
the untried men to the fiont , the country
mid the pirtv huvo the right to hold him to a
very ligid accountability for the cense
quences. If the results vindicate his fore
cast , well and good. If they f.iil to do so ,
which scorns only too likely , ho wl'l ' live to
I'cgiet bis QWD election. "
Mr. 8nrluicr Si/cd Up.
The following estimate of Mr. Springer Is
made :
"Naturally the reconstruction of the ways
and means committee monopolizes public at
tention and Interest , I'ho selection of Mr.
Springer for chairman would not bo a happy
ono it there wars nothing buck of it , but ,
with the incidents of the caucus fcsh In the
minds of the people. It Is positively unfortu
nate , exposing both the speaker and the
chalimun to whatever Iho ill-disposed see Jit
to sr.y about them , and thus giving the cause
of tariff loform a black ojo on the thiosbold
of a presidential campaign. Tor Mr.
Springer porsonulh. as we hnvo repeatedly
observed , wo enteilain nolning but friendly
sentiments. Ilo is a man of exceeding
earnestness and activity. Ho is
a democrat \\ithout u flaw Two
elements of leadership ho undoubtedly pos
sesses Intieniuity and self confidence. Hut
Mr. Springer has not , dining his sKtccn
years of service in congress , shown the pe
culinr capacity to load the homo. Energetic ,
courageous and honest ho has been , but no
has lacked , or has scorned to lack , the weight
which commands following. 11 < bin novel
been a member of the wajs mid means com
mittee. It is not suspected that ho has any
laigonnd luminous vlnw of the issue which
has bcconio the nbsoiblng aim of his paity.
His selection smacks too much of thu
dischnigeof an obligation and a piete\t to
turn down end degrade a man who has done
eminent and efilclont work in a great move
ment , and who has engaged the continence of
democrats everywhere. Whatever Mr.
Snrineer can do , he has yet to do. Wo shall
shall not prophecy evil iigoin&t him. On the
contrary , it i * our purpose to render him nil
the aid wo can in his dlflioult undertaking ,
and to support , if possible , his clan of cam
paign. But"wo should not bo true to our
selves , to theToccasion nnd to the party If wo
left these things unwritten. "
' Its Effect on National A Hairs.
Of the nosslblo beailnir on national atfalrs
outside of congress Mr. Watteisoii savs !
' Wo shall not believe , until wo know inoro
than wo now know , that this reconstruction
of the ways a.id means committee has been
made with the purpose to bollttlu and sub
ordinate the cause of tatiffiofoiin by in
trusting it to Inoxpoticnced or Inferior hnmls.
Wo huvo thus far rolled upon the assuianccs
of Mr. Ciisp on that point , but if it
should turn out that these have boon care-
filily fiamod to mislead , and thlt the extraor
dinary diselosuios ol the cuuent week point ,
as has been so often intinmcd , to a deal of
the regulation Now Yorlr na'trrn ' between
the now speaker and his immediate backer- , ,
and Oovotnor Hill and his immediate back-
era , bv which democratic pilnciplos mo to bo
sacrillced to a congressional and picsidential
bargain , then , Indeed , will the hosts of
demouaoy ilso in their might and in
their wrath , scattoung these impious
dosnollers ot truth and faith like a
nerd of cattle. The futuie alone
can determine this. Much will depend on
tlio course of the now \vavs ana means com
mittee. But the piesent Is not the tlmo for
mincing woids. It Is a time for plain talk.
The now speaker's organi/ation of the house
is a revolution'both theoiottcal and actual.
It is an experiment w boso success or failuio
is yet to bo tested. It starts out with the
clear and almost the universal distiust of
democrats In every pait of the union. 'I'ho
ovoicomitiR of this and the establishment of
its claim to public conlidcnco can only Do
achieved by the display of gicat oirnostnoss ,
perfect lldelltj and undeniable competency.
Tno brains of the democratic paity whicli
still lead It will submit to no equivocation.
Tnev cannot bo made to surrender their con
victions to toinporaitilne politics , no matter
how practical "Mr Giisp should fiom this
tlmo lor\\aid keup over bofoio his ojcs the
aw fill specter of Kolfcr , and If ho has nuv
iioio ] of a piospcious or honorable future ,
should steer clear of New Voile bioakers. "
It H the CourloiJonrnal'H Duty.
In conclusion , the following innv bo con
sidered as a tender of compensation to the
new speaker :
"It Is our duty , not our choice , to say
these things. In the late sliugglo over Ihc
spealtorsbip wo took no part. Regarding It
as acontcstminongdoinociats wholly personal
In Its chnuictero caiofullv abstained fiom
the oxnression ot any Individual nrolmonio.
Wo bilnir to the musont situation a torn per
fioo from piojudico. If the icsult shall
piovo disastrous to Mr. Crisp , no one will bo
more ehigrii.ed than ourselves , Let us hopu
that it mnj not ; that iKvJms bulldod wiser
than wo know , ana tlfftt Instead ofumoio
ndvenluror upon the sea of pifulio llfo ,
which ho now seems to be , ho will ; > rovc n
successful revolutionist , and , thoioby , n
n statesman and n patriot , baflllng our Ill-
forebodings and bringing us out of darkness
Into light. "
ji.iWt. OA JtaAA.it .so// ; .
HouatoiI'linnb'H Ho ly Ilcf-olvod l > y
Ihn ht > to QlllclalM '
IfvNsis Cm , Mo , Doc. 2. ) T&o train
bearing tlio body of the late Senator Plumb
arrived hero cnilv this morning. Those , who
tanned the escort wore Uovcfnor Humphrey
of Kaunas , his btalf and the ofllrei ? of the
stuto ; Timothy McCarthy , aupuitment com-
inander Grand Army of ttioKopubliu of Kan
sas , Ills HtnfT and delegates from vailous posts
in Kansas , tlio Dill bearers , Major Il.innon
and members of the city council of Kansas
Citv. Kan. ; n commlttou of representative
men of that city , and u detachment of Metro
politan pollie.
Uovernor Ilumphrov formallj received the
body from the sergoant-at-attusof thosonato ,
The pall bearoia bore the casket from tie [
car and too. < thcli places In the ptocosslon
\\hlch had boon formed on the platform , Thu
prorvsulon moved quickly to tlio special tiaiu
on the Swtn to railway. There tlio
casket wni piaced on a bier In the funeral
car , which was , npproprlatcljyuid profusely
diapcd in black A guard of the Urand
Armv of the Uopuollo was placed In charge
ot the car The tialu left for Topeka at 10
o'clock.
At the various stations ) bet neon Kansas
City and Tupoka crowds of people hail gath
ered to wati.li the passage of thu funurul
train. Only two stops wore made thu entire
distance , ono at Lawrenc-o and ono at llolu-
day. At the lormer place , ' 00 Urand Army
uiuo , members of Wiiahlngtou post .No. 12 ,
were drawn utnii line nt the station ami
Mood uncovered until the train drew out At
ivV10 l'rowdwiw of n lictcroKpneoni
, , ,
composition , uid numboicd fullv I.IHM ) people.
i 'i'FU ' , Kan , nt. . . -The'train boarn
the remains ol the late Senator Plumb urns
thteo hours Into. Tlio streets along the ilna
of rumen wore .hrongud with sncetntori , the
citizens of 1'opeUa and tlio people of Kai'sas
who had been arriving all this moinlng > ' .
special trains from nil parts or the stuto T ) *
crowds were enormous , baing r-ttlmntod :
contain fully .Vl.OJO . people. Tim capltoi W :
thronged to suffocation , and It was rtmio III
before the casket could bo forced througtn .
crowd. Tliocaskot having boon plncoil In po
sition , the lid was removed and the wait'
throngs were poi milled to look noon
features of the dead senator. The child
woio lirst admitted , after them the tnomlx.
of the procession In tholr order , and thou tliu
people at laigo. The holy lav in state for
three hours.
During the three hours that the bodv lav
In stnto thonsandsof people viewed the bodv ,
and when the tlmo arrived to continue the
mournful Journey to Mr I'ltimb's old homo
luoio were thousands more massed about the
entrances to the senate chamber and In the
grounds surrounding the capltoi.
-at,1 , o'clock the casket was returned to the
special Santa Ko train , accompanied by the
piocosslon , uhlch rofoimcd In Its oilirinal
older and marched solcmnh back to the inll-
wnv station. The casket Imxlni ; boon 10-
nlacod In the funeral car , the train resumed
Its Journey
, Kan. , Uec. ffil. The special tialn
bearing to its list instlng place the bodv of
the late Senator Plumb arrived over the
Atchnon , Topeka A Santa Po rallwav nt 7
o'clock this evening. Every available place
of observation nuout the station was occu
pied by the fellow townsmen of the late sen
ator , who hod gathered to express tholr
grief The casket was received by a local
committee headed bv Calvin Hood , n busi
ness associate of Mr. Plumb , and numerous
delegations. Hancock post No 4(14 ( , ( hand
Army of the Kjtmbllc , formed n hollow
square about the hearse in which the casket
was convoyed to Mr. Plumb's late homo ,
whore It was received by the soriowing
widow and orphaned children.
The funeral servicci wilt take nlace tomor
row. A pi ivate service will holiold at the
house nt fi o'clock In the moinlng , after
\\hich the body will bo lominod to the Con-
grocatlonal church , wluio It will lie in stnto
until a o'clock ' In the afternoon At the lat
ter hour the pulillo services will bo held.
Ttio interment will bo made at Muplowood
cemetery , wheio the tloul senator's mother Is
burled. The entire family are now nt their
homo.
Mrs. Plumb , whllo still qulto ill , has
borne up wonderfully wol ) under the buidcn
of her souow
Sinto the death of the Into Senator Plumb
theio has been a great deal of npeciilntlon as
to the dimensions of his private estate. Mr
Calvin Hood , a business ossociito of Mr
Plumb and ono of tno executors of the will ,
states that the estito nt a vorv conservative
estimate is valued at SI.OOJ.OJO.
t > v.iijjnti.n / , / n K , > / / 1 : HP.
Mo\lcan Unvolutio lists Afi-alil of
Uno < Sam's 'I ronps.
Know ssn i r , TeDJC Jl. It Is repotted
fiom up the river that anotncr bind of the
so-called revolutionists wore traded and
puisued by United StUos troops 'abovo
Hotna , Tox. They scattorol when pressed
by the troops and a number xif thorn
ciossed the liver into Mexico. That
thcio was a considciablo number of
them Is evidenced by llndlng thirty-
ono flics in ono camp , and the romilns of
six beovcs that had boon slaughtered for
food. Theio are rumors of other rartles nt
various points along the rive between Fort
Kingfrotd and Laredo. It Is now stated as
certain that these parties nbovo Uinggold
were to cross the river into M xco ! to draw
the Mexican tioops from Camargo and
vicinity , whllo the gang that was so recoiuly
attacked and routed by Captain Bulks and
Lieutenant Ha\es with less than n fouith of
their number of men , \\eio tociossatLa-
gruella nno sack tbo town of Camarso. It Is
said that Lieutenant lia/an , late of the
Mexican ainn , who deserted after the mur
der of his brother by General Garein's
ordcis , as a suspected io\olutionist. Is with
ono of these parlies.
Now that the war has commenced on this
side of the liver , wo fool the need of pioper
gaulsonlng In the frontier posts. Nothing
can bo done with a handful of men stitloned
nt these posts GnriM openly deties the mill-
tarv ai.d thieatens to capture Port Klnggold
to otnain supplies.
Sending ; Down Itcliil'orocinonts- .
SAMOVIO , , ToDoc. . W. ( ionoral
Uavid S. Stanley toduv ordoioo two troops
of cavahy from the mlll'nry post hero to the
scenes of the troubles that are being hud
with the revolutionists on the Hlo Grande
bolder. They will leave hero by special train
tomorrow morning , commanded by Llou-
tonunls W M Bench and John Knight.
A telegram was iceoivod this morning by
Assistant Adjutant General Martin of this
military department from Captain J. G
Burk , giving an oHicial lopoitof tlio engage
ment uhlch ho had with tbo Mexican revolu
tionists yesterday. The dispatch was 10-
colvod by General Stanley late this evening.
It is as follows :
"A conifer just in from Ior Cniri/o 10
ports that the Gai/a mon scattered when
pursued. Ton of thorfl crossed the river at
the point nluo miles west of Carri/o. Cap
tain Haidio counted thlrtj-ono camp Hi cs
In ono camp , and MX dead bocvas In another.
Captain Haidio reports that the revolution
ists will attack Mlor , but that It is a bluff ;
they would have taken Canmgo vestordav
morning ban wo not attacked them. Thov
aio concentrated at Ijiiclnal county , Texas ,
hoping to diavv all the troops awav fiom
Laredo so that they can Join Sandoval in Ilia
mountains of Co ihula 1 have given ordeis
to my men to uill on sight any of Gar/a's
men found prowling about the count.'v in
arms "
General Stanley has received a telegram
fiom PicsldiMit DiaOiniillmontlne the
United States ofllcois for the efforts they
have inndo to put down the organisation of
I evolutionists against Mexico on their side ot
tlio river.
ntcliln f I In I
KioGiUMii Cm ! , Tex. , Dec. 21 Yostor-
daj's battle botwcmi Captain Bulk's foicos
and the band of revel uttonlsts at Uotamot
Spilngs seems to have scattered thoiouglily
the Mexican ngitaton gathered In thrt vl-
olnltv. Nuvortholoss , United States trooni
are watching cloioly that portion of the
fiontior. Lieutenant Laigboinu loft last
night with u detaihmont bound foi the sccno
of yesterday's Unlit ,
1'iom Mlor comes a report that on the
Mexican Hide the 10 have buon tlueo battles
between Guiva and Mnxlcan troops. Ono at
Tortillas , onu ut Uolllclas and ono at a point
not named In the advices. 1 Tbo losses , if any ,
on either side are not known. All the Mexi
can tioops foimorly In the vicinity of Mior
aio now in tlio Held searching for Garm ,
whoso whereabouts nro still unknown
Captain Burke , In hlsropoit of voterdav's
battle , praises three deputy marshals ,
Banad , Perez and Bells , for gallant
work In connedlon with tlin troops
I'oivwith Puvalo Llojd , was captured
by the revolutionists during the
fight , but managed to got away , the latter
sulToilng a slight wound on the knee.
Kdntown , the dead tioopor. was bulled ,
today with military honors. Ho was shot In
tinco places , elthar ot the wounds alone
would huvo bcon fatal.
d PrlHiiniirx to Kso.ipc.
Pa , Deo. 2.1. In court here
today IJeubon Hhoilin , night watohma i In
the Berks county Jail , who pleaded guilty to
gross ncgllgonco , resulting In the release of
two prisoner , Bcatrico Collins , a notorious
counterfoltor , and John Miller , a burglar ,
was sentenced to ono voar' * Imprlsoninont
and irM lino.1
Warden Hencti , under whoso adimulstra-
tlon rt was ttllegoa tliero hud boon some lr-
rt'gularltlos , In ivliich thu fenuilu prUonera
plajud u piounnoul part , vvac ramovad from
oQlcu.
DID NOT END THE TURMOIL ,
Sticcass of the Junta Only Made Balnii-
oal sts the Chilian Rebels.
THE GOViRNMENT NOW FACES ,
I'rcNldrnt Monti \rinilly I D
Klcolod by ConuionH Probable
Make Upol'tbo New Cabi
net Some ( tHNlp.
i > u Jit net ( lurli r 11in 't. ]
, Chill ( via Galveston Tex ) ,
Dee 211. [ By Movie in Cable to the Now
York Horajd Spoclil to Tin : 11 LT | For
the past few days there has boon a grmt
deal of talk about an uprising of the sup
porters of Balm icodn , and especially on the
part otthocftlcois of tbo donil dictator's army.
J'ho goveinmcnt In conscquunco of these
alannlng rumors has adopted the utmost
precautions lo pi event ? uc'U an occurrence
All the visltois to tha punltcntrary ana jail
have bcon denied admittance and several
prominent mon who were oillclals under Birl-
maceila and who were released upon bonds
, have been placed again in custody. It is Intended -
tended to keep them there until after tha
inauguration ccremoniou on December 'JO ,
There aio also stories of n plot to kill Prest-
dent Joigo Moult nnd other loading olllclnm
of thu Junta , but nny such attempt seems
certain to prove ulsastious to those who
undertake It , Everything possible has been
done to prevent thu successful accomplishment -
ment of tbo rumored plot.
New President and Cabinet.
Congress today , after a careful scrutiny of
the recent eleclounl vote , formally proclaimed
Jorge Montt Balmacoda's successor as
president of Chill I think I may
safely predict that the now cabinet ,
will Include Ramon Bnrros Lucos as min
ister of Iho interior ; Francisco Vogurn LOW
manager of the bank at Valpainlso , as minis
ter of hacienda or hnanco , and Blani o Viol ,
nn able , blight man as minister ot foreign
ntf.ilis to succeed Malta , whose reply to the
Amouciin govoinmenl's demand fin rodiosu
in the Bnltimoio affair called ferth Picsldont
Harrison's ciltictsm in bis recent message as
cabled hoio
Augustln Edwards , the banker , and ono of
the foremost men in the conseivatlvo party ,
will probably retain his present post ot mlu-
i tor of public works ,
fcomo Chilian Gossip.
The proposed scheme relative to finances ,
full paiticutais of which I cabled vou
some tune ago , will meet with the opposition
of nil , or almost all , of the baukurs whet
prefer Hint their views upon the resumption.
of national finances should piovnll. They
favor the gradual wlthdiawal bv thu govoin
inent of its noloj of issue and the issuing by
the banks of their own notes on a gold basts.
Actlvo nroparallnns aio taking place for-
the Chustmas festivities
News was lecolvod at Santiago today that
Sccrolary Biuine has informed Minister
Pedro Monti that Iho onllro Bulllmoio ulfulr
will be the subject of full and free discus
sion between ti om at Washington.
In r egiud lo the story sent by the London
Times' correspondent that the Chilian congress -
gross intended lo adopt the jury sv stem as an
outcomeof Iho Baltimore case , It Is pro
nounced bore utterly without foundation , as
much so us other statements from the samu.
uniullablo source. Prominent deputies of
the lower house of congress with vvhotn I
have talked say that it would bo Impossible
to establish such. n. change at present , as iho
code of laws now In usa gives en the satisfac
tion to the Chilian i.aliunt *
The President Emuuiiz , the new Chilian ,
war ship , arrived In this harbor vesterday.
A performance was glvcn'M/esteidny in tlio
Quinta noimal by the Fiench 'colony for the
bcnolH of the widows and orphans of the
soldiers killed during Iho lalo wuKJ * . Over
2,50J pesos were collected.
Knii li and Tumble.
ir ) ) i/rfu/ilcl / IV ) ! tin am'K f.Drd m lleiuiM. ]
SANSi v VDOII ( via Galvoslon , Tex. ) , Docv
21 | By Mexican Cable to the Now Yorlt
Herald Special to Tin Urn. ] Minister Val-
enlinu Amava and Carlos Dueno , sun ef the
ox-piosldont of that name , had n rough and
tumble duel at Santa Tele yesterday Dueno
got much the worio of the encounter. The
police took u hand In nnd bent Amava tcrrl-
oly. Tboj than ariosted both of the com-
batanls.
_ _
J'OltM I I.I.I .1 A , N U UA Cii > .
of Co'on : > l
to Captain Tinlnv.
\ < iiwirltllital / / tin James CanlD'l ll-nii'l' . ]
riourxci' , Italy , Dec. 23. [ New Yorlc
Herald Cablo-Speclnl to Tint Bru.J-Tho
engagement is announced of Elsie Bontou
Hughes , daughter of Colonel William B. .
Hurrhes , U. S. A , and Captain Gcrvnso Ft.in-
cls Nowpoit Tinloy , B. A. ( Bombay Lan
cers ) .
[ Miss Iliubcs Is u grmddaughterof Mra I'
Henton Jonesof WasbliiKton , giundnli'cu ot
Mis John U. I loiiiont. nnd a gioat-grand-
d.iiililoi of Thomas II. llenton. Her father.
Culonol Huglios , Is elilnf qinirtoi master of the
lo ) | > , ut iic'nt of Uie 1'iuite , with heiiliiiar- |
leis at Umalin 1
The marriage Is arranged to take place
shortly.
HOMT , Dee 2J [ Now York Horajd.
Cable Special to Tin. BKP. | Among Iho
recent nirivals are Mrs irnd lssc s Allloii
of Now Yoik , who are passing a poitlon of
Iho winter at the Hotel d' Itallo Ono of Iho
.Miss Alliuns will bo imuricd to M Du Lobo ,
for manv jo.us minister for Portugal nt
Washington. The joiing ladles last vvuulc
had the honoi of u prlvnto audience witn bis
hulinoHs , who leccived them most gra
ciously.
Representatives of the Cambridge unl-
\er.-ty | of Enuland and the Amciican School
of Aichcology at Athens who have visited
Homo will shortly leturn lo the Nupea
Island , Crobila , where Interesting excava
tions are In piogross aninng thn three tiers of
tombs Hut line the highway for milos. The
lower aio old Greece- , the second belong to
the Macedonian , and Iho third , about llvo
foqt below the surface , belong to the old
Roman period.
PA ti\ Doe M ( Now Yor'.c Herald Cable
Hpcvinl to Tin. llris. I The president gave
a shooting party Wednesday to the diplomatic
CGI ps nt iho preserves nt Hambaullor M.
Curnol's guests included Compto Munster
( Goimanv ) , Complo Moltko Hcetlleld ( Den-
mnrtt ) , iJulavan ( Greece ) , Whltolavv lield ,
Navaro ( Poitugul ) , the prefect of.pollco and
numbers of other oillclals. Thu president
was not ihoro , but was roprusuiited by Gen-
otal Biacere. The party had n line shoot
and seemed full bugs of pheasants and hares.
Figaro announces iho engagement ot
Prince Maxlmlllonof Kailsbonnnd Couro.v to-
Princess Hurnos-Tnxls , nco Compteso Dorsy.
Manjulho do la Valotio , nee Uuuplors , died
Wi'dnoaduy at her chateau near Boieorao.
Ills death was the roinlt of serious In Junes
received lecontly In u fire , She was ono ot
the famous bo.iulioa of the second empire.
Anil Tliov Worn \\iHlilol ,
WASHiNiiriiN- C. , Due. 2J - Tlio mniv
lingo of Ropiosontatlvo J. J. Hemphlll , ot
South Carolina , and MU ; ElUaboth S.
Henry took placa at Epiphany Proteslnnt
Episcopal church this evening In the prosonca
of u large and fushlonuulu gathering The
li rid u U the second daughter of Mr. Rvdoi
Ilenrv of Cambridge , Md. , and on hot
mother's side Is desuJiiddJ from the
Sullivan family of Mississippi.
Itovoniio t-olli'Citor Itcniovod ,
\Y hiiiNfnoN , I ) . C , Dee 2.1.-Tho proal-
dcnt toJay Issued an order for the removal of
Samuel U. Warmcaitle , collector of inform )
revenue for Iho Twenty-third district ol
Pontibv Iviinhi , at Plttiburg , and doilKiiatlng
Deputy Collector Mitchell to perform nit da-
ties temporalily WunucMtlo U charted
With neglect of duty.