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cTWENTYKIKST YEAH. OMAHA , TIII/RSDAY MORNING , JANUARY 21 , 3892. 218.
NOW THEY'RE ' TALKING PEACE
War Rumors Not Nearly So Thick Around
the National Capital.
THE PRESIDENT'S ' MESSAGE HELD BACK.
It Will Not lie Sen to Congress Tomorrow
uml Xn Dale set lor Delivering It
Viirlnl i\preMslons :
ol Opinion.
V , D. C. , .Tun. 20. Thcro was a.
Jccidcd diminution In tin ) war talk around
tlio Navy department this morning nnd n
more peaceful state of aflulrs prevailed.
TJvough peaeoful rumors Imvo n very gcn-
, /ral effect , many naval ofllcors rotuso to
place entire credence in them , allowing that
Chill Is making u show of relenting tn order
to gain thno for her own preparations.
I'ho aniioiiliccincnt is made at the Stnto department -
partmont that the Chilian corrosiiondonco
nnd the president's message will not he sent
to congress tomorrow. No dale has been
fixed for tlio submission of the messugo mill
documents.
Secretary Tracy had n conforcnco with
Senators Cameron nnd Mt-Phcrson of the
senate naval coinmlltco. and : t is understood
the secretary laid uoforo thum n statement
of the expenditures ho had recently
Incurred In Ins proparnttons ami
uskcd that when his estimates
for appropriation should bo submitted
ho receive the support of the committco. A
week ago. ho is aliened to have s ikl these
preparations scorned to bo absolutely nocos-
earv , hut ho now believes there will bo no
war It is understood ho received the assur
ances ol the committee thatjio would bo sup-
nortod in every proper and necessary ox-
pcmllturo Involved In u s preeautlonary
movements.
I'eaeeliil I inlli'.it Ions.
\Vhilo the cabinet as n body did not assom-
bio for deliberation today the joint presence
of Secretaries lilnino , Klulns and Tracy at
the whlto house thlsufternoon here a strong
resemblance to a meeting of tlio cublnot.
They ronmlned in eouferonco with the presi
dent" for a long time , and General J.V. . Fos
ter was called In for consultation. Tlio dis
cussion related generally to the Chilian
affair , out tlio question under consideration
was the character of the president's message
to congress.
Scnor Montt , the Chilian minister , was at
tlio State department today and had a short
Interview with Assistant Secretary Adco ,
but , It Is understood , ho had nothing Im
portant to communicate.
Secretary Tracy received a. cable message
from Commander Kvnns today saying that ,
the , ktown , with the refugees nn board.
N wow. pull fioin Valparaiso tor.lght for
Callao. This Is regarded at the Navy de
partment as an Indication that affairs are
lltilet in Oliill at present. Whllo Commander
Kvans was ginon full discretion , It is taken
for granted that ho would not leave Valpir-
niso If thoio was any necessity for his prcs-
once there , except In pursuance of orders
direct from the Navy department
At the meeting of the senate committee ! on
foreign relations today tboro was no mention
made of anything rotating to Chilian alTair.s.
SAYS Cllll.l WANTS
Talk of War Is Cc.iilln..l . Entirely to Till *
Country.
*
New Yoiti Jan. 20. A Washington corre
spondent tolcgraphs his paper of u visit to
Chilian Minister Montt. Ills is a small , un
pretentious house with n high stoop and two
ground glass globe * on tall steps at the foot
of a lllght of stairs loauing to the front
door ,
Sunor Montt is peculiarly the representa
tive ol Chill at this moment , and therefore
peculiarly interesting to Americans , llo is
the cousin of the Chilian president and no
doubt exorcises much individual discretion
ns to the nature of his dealings with Ameri
can authorities , llo talked to the correspondent -
dent lust night nt 8 o'clock , llo Is un Inter-
eating man to look nt. He displays none of
that vanity of personal appurol which Is so
often not'cod ' among South Americans. Ho
s rather a abort man. His face Is strong ,
covered with a short black board , sliehtly
mixed with way. His complexion is ex
tremely dark almost blade. Ills eyes are
very dark nnd rather close together. There
Is a slight sinking in at the tumples and the
outline of the face in other ways suggests
that of Kmllo Zola. His mouth is peculiarly
strong. Ills black hair is extremely thick
with a slight curling tendency , and grows
straight up lioin the forehead without any
attempt nt a part of any kind. He Is most
natural and simple In his manner. His man
ner of speech is vary direct , llo is evidently
cut out for a diplomat , for ho manages to say
exactly what ho wants to say and no more ,
without In any way hesitating' in his speech
or nppearing to pIcU bis words. Here is the
substance of what ho suld on the question
which is now agitating America :
AllThej Want U I'enee.
"All the war talk Is in America. Nobody
wants war In Chill or suggests war. The
\yonl 'war' does not occur In newspapers erin
in any letters that I loculvo from homo. 1
could show you all my letters and nowspa-
iicri , of which the latest received are dnted
December 7 , and you would sco that nobody
with us has any Idea or dcslro for war , \Vo
have gone through great excitement , and
what \vo desire now Is peace and iiulot and n
chance to Increase the groatncss of the cuun
try In legitimate , peaceful ways. "
"How about 12g.an , Mr. Montti"
'I would rather not talk about Mr. Kgau , "
replied the minister very softly.
"Have you anything to say as to the message
sago addressed by Captain Evans , comman
der of the YorUtown , to Minister 1'orelral"
"Commandnr Evans sent no message to
Mr. Porolra. He sent a message , which of
course , you know about , to the naval co-n
mini dor. The Implication on his part that
thu Chilian government changed Its mind
was without foundation. Ho was simply
told that the government bad given no safe
conducts nnd could not do so. It had simply
igiiirod the fact that any such transfer of
"
refugees \vas inn no. It" also Ignored their
I > re3uneeon ; board the American man-ol-tvnr. "
MU.vr in : roucii : ) TO .U'oi.twii/.i : .
Chill Will Only Como to Time When Slut
See * One I'orccx.
YOIIK , Jan. 20. A. Percy Dovalasco ,
tuo Peruvian consul ut New York , who was
seen yusterday by n reporter , salu :
'I do not , suppose that war will occur , for
the Chilians will probably apologize. If they
fool that they are in tbo wrong they will no
doubt ultimately make an apology. But ono
thlnir is certain , that they will nut otTer an
tpolojry to the United States until ttioy are
compelled to oi until they BOO that u dls-
istrous war can no longer bo avoided ,
"Onco lot the ChtilniiH thoroughly under-
itand that time for busiuosa has arrived nnd
they will climi tiown soon enough. In other
words , It only needs a show of "flrmnosj on
the part of the United States to got what Is
wanted. As long as matters nro allowed to
drag along and It Is only a mnttor of cor
respond once , the Chilians will never apolo
gize , no matter how many appeals or tlltl-
' inuiums are fired nt thorn ,
"They think that in tbo realms of diplo
macy they can boat the Americans oveiy
time. Undoubtedly , too , tbo rank and tlio
of the Chilian people do not wUh to apologlzo
to the United States under an ; circum
utanc-ss - , and they nro full of fiw for the time
loinK. The government , howuvor , and tbo
( lading men , who have a hotter Knowledge
of what they are doing , would consent to an
npology more easily. Mr. Montt Is a vorr
lenniblo man , aim I should think would fully
reallit ) what a war with tbo United States
would moan for his country. But If the gov
ernment apologized to the United States , It
would probably turn him out IP short ordor.
Ho Is between two fires , However , I think
n Hhow of Hrmnesa would quickly settle the
matter. As long as the Chilians tlonotsoo
a ho-itilo fleet in tholr harbors thov will scout
tbo Idea of making an apology , but they
might alter their ideas if the lleot wore to ap-
ponr. "
Mr. Devalaseo was asked about the Peru
vian ports. Thuro were , ho said , many line
burbots in iho country nnd nl Culluo a dry
dock Inr o enough to UXKO In the biggest
man of-war. There was also , ho said , an
abundance of coal I'l Peru.
In answer to n question , ho nnswcred tlmt
Iho nearest Peruvian port to u Chilian port
was n matter ol one night's steaming. In
tbo event of a war between thu United States
and Chill , Mr. Dcvalusco said ho could not
forecast the attltudo of other South Ameri
can governments.
Ilarhor Defcntcs IH < cnscil ,
General C. Comstock , president of the Mis-
sslnpl River commission , anil ono of the
host informed men in the country on harbor
defenses , said yesterday , when scon In the
tinny building : -'Harbor defenses would bo
supplied bv sinning lines of torpedoes about
ten mlloi from shore. Tlii ra nro two kinds
i/f torpedoes and two ways of laying them.
Some of thorn nro oblong , some round. 12ng-
Imid use ? the former ; wo would probably use
the round ones. Some nro anchored Just
billow the surfuco of thu valor ; others arc
pluced on the bottom. The former oxploilo
wnen struck oy n vessel , tbo latter are ex
ploded by electricity.
"The torpedoes would bo loaded on n tug
boat , taken out to se.i and placed where tbo
War department thought beat. The navy
would have little to do with the torpodnos.
The engineers would bo under the control of
the War department and would have
no easy task. I think that the tor
pedoes usetl would bo of nn average oi
forty Inches in diameter. Of conno there
nro larger torpedoes , and some such would
bo used , but the majority of their would bo
about that si o. Dynamite , or gun cotton ,
which Is nn explosive about as terrlulo in Its
worn of destruction as dynamite , Is used in
such tornodoos. Thu torpedoes will hold
from 500 to 1,000 pounds of dynnmlto or cuu
cotton. Thu ulr in the torpadoos keeps them
afloat , so that it is necossarv to nncnor them
with pieces of Iron. Tlio torpedoes would bo
pliicctl In u line , at about 100 to 200 foot
apart , just below tbo surface of tbo water.
I suppose that the engineers would put three
"
lines "of them off the harbor of Now York ,
and probably olT all the other important sea
ports. Ten miles is far enough out for the
torpedoes. The Chilian boats can't throw
their shot so far as every body seem' to
think. On shipboard you can oluvato the
gun only about 15 degrees , and at that dera
tion it titkcn powerful gun to throw a shot
seven or eight miloj. "
IIAKI ) COIHfTIfY TO riftllT IN.
All Army OMIeer i\plaliiH : the Peinllliirltles
ol Chilian Topography.
Cuickoo , 111. , Jan. 23.--Cantain M. P.
Mans , an oldo on the staff of Major General
Miles , said last night that not ono oruor has
yet been received at army headquarters hero
havin'c any wurllko signlflcmco.
"I am privittely of the opinion that there Is
apt to bo trouble , " said ho. "Thoso fellows
down there ura as treacherous as they can
bo , and it looks to mo us though they were
simply killing time in order to prepiro thorn-
selves for lighting. Tno thini ; most likely to
avert trouble will b < > the interference of Kng-
land or Germany. The valuable nitrau beds
which Chill seixed from Peru are being
worked by English and German capitalists ,
who would bring great influence to boar to
prevent any lighting. But. I have no confi
dence in the word or promise of Chilians.
"Chill docs not re.duo the strength of the
United States , nnd hopes to secure assistance
from some Kuroponn power if war is de
clared. 1 ho record of the country is ono of
Intripuo , treachery nnd barbarous cruelty.
It would bo the meanest kind of u place to
carry on campaigns. The whole length of
the country Is cut up by docp ravines run-
111111 : from thu Andes to the ocean. Thorn
uru practically no facilities lor traveling
north or south. Dotwcen these deep canons
are desert wastes absolutely without water
supply. The only way to procure drinking
water is to evaporate tbo sea water , and
largo plants for that purpose wore scattered
along the coast ami used during the light
with Pciu. If Invading troops should estab
lish such plants , the enemy mlcht destroy
them and leave numbers of soldiers without
wnicr. The wild , desolate character of great
portions ot the country would certainly ra-
tilt in great hardship to the troops. "
Captain Mans wus in Washington last
week and fotrjd that military orcanizntlons
all over thu country had offered their services
In case war should bo declared.
"By tilling up the companies of the regu-
Int service , tbo government would have
about 17,000 men on band , and tbo Indica
tions nre that there would bo as many volun
teers as needed , " said bo. "There is no
probability that any militia organizations
would bo urged to enlist. "
sciu.nv o.v TIM : CHILIAN
lie 1'olnts Out tint AlMiirdltlcs of the Con-
uliislonx ol the 1'riiLMiriitor fiscal ,
VtM.iuo , Jan. 20. Captain Schloy of the
cruiser Baltimore was shown today the re
port of the procurator tlscul of Valparaiso , as
published this morning , llo said :
"I am not at all surprised by this report.
Such conclusions were rendered necessary to
sustain the Chilian contentions in the caso. "
Captain Schloy then wont over the report
and discussed it in detail. Regarding the
rejection by the procurator of Langiu's and
Johnston's testimony on the ground tlmt tholr
stories did not agree perfectly the captain
said : "Thoso two men woroourstrongest wit-
ncsics , testifying as they did directly to the
shooting of Rlggin by the soldiers. The
court had to find sumo plea for rejecting
tholr evidence and hit on the fact thut they
appeared not to have Known each other be
fore the riot occurred. This is very
natural. I.agln was not a member of the
Baltimore's crow at this timo. Ho was a
sailor on an American vessel wrecked in
Valparaiso harbor some days before and on-
llsted on thn Baltimore a week after the riot.
As for the statement that tbo men dined
together In nn eating house on the day ot the
riot , It might wall ha that the two men could
oat ut the sumo hotel without mooting each
other.
Killed hy n Itllle Hull.
"In fact there is r.o possible doubt that
Rlggln was killed by a rlllo bullet 11 red by
soldiers. Johnson was stooping over sup
porting Rlgcln on hi , left arm and shoulder.
The soldiers fired at only six feet distance.
The bullet pierced the shirt and nooKorchlof
covering the right shoulder of Johnson and
then struck Rlggln In the neck ranging
downward nnd Indicting n wound which tbo
doctors sny caused instant death. Blood
poured from the wound and covered John
son's shirt. Thlu shirt was shown to the
Valparaiso court and yet the ilsciil states
that ho rejects Johnson's testimony because
tboro were no blood stains on too sleeve as
llioro must have been if his story were true.
The procuaior'a statement that no one tostl
lied who 11 rod the shots Is false , us Johnson
and Liingln both testified that the soldiers
tired on thorn. "
llxperlmentM by llulllinore OlllccrH ,
Regarding the dispute us to the weapon
from which the bullet that killed KlgIn was
tired , Captain Scbloy said : "Tho aay nfter
the mobbing the Valparaiso paper stated that
ono of thu Bultimorn's men grcd n pistol at a
policeman , missed him nnd killed Hlggln.
Thu theory wns at once seized upon by the
Chilians , but when examination of Rigcln's
bouv WHS made It was found that the bullet
had passed through over nldo Inches of the
firmest tissues of the human body , passed
through vertebra , shattering them , then
through the shoulder blade , anil after all this
loft the body with such velocity tbat tbo Hosh
wus hardly torn nt all. Thorn is no pistol
in existence that coula make such a wound
as this. Thcro Is no possible doubt that tbo
ball cnmo from a rltlo. But It was necessary
for the Chilians to prove tbat it was a revolver
ver wound in order to exonerate the police ,
and they therefore called in two physicians
as experts. Oply ono of these men was
realty a physician , the ether being merely a
hospital steward , and ouo of whom hail
| C&iTiNUlil > ON SECOND tAUC.j
BURIAL OF THE DEAD PRINCE ,
Services Over the Remains of England's
Heir Presumptive.
MANY PAY THEIR TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Solemn nnd Impressive Ceremonies Thu
Collln Hidden Iteiiralh II Wealth of l'lo -
ers Virroxv of I'rlnec ami 1'rlncens
of Walt" , hcciie * mill Incidents.
IJONDOV , Jan. UO. Services were held at
the parish church atSandringtiain today over
the remains of the duke of Clarence. At
tholr conclusion the casttot was placed upon
a gun carriage and was escorted by n battery
of artillery and the people of the village to
the ruilw.iv station , where the train was
taken for London. The remains were accom
panied by the prince nnd princess ofValcs
and family.
All thu government and many private
buildings in London had their blinds drawn
and Hags nt half. mast. In accordance with
the request of the lora mayor u largo number
of factories , shops , etc. , closed up alter noon.
At Windsor the weather was cold nnd dis
mal. The shops wore closed and their fronts
draped in black. All trains arriving there
bring wreaths from all parts of the country.
Thcro were utmost a countless number of
these Horal ofturlnus. They were tniton to
Albert Memorial chnpol. Services in mem
ory of the duke were hold today in all the
Buropuan capitals and were attended by the
members of the royal families.
At ; ) : i0 ! Iho train bearing the remains came
Into the station mid on tlio train which fol
lowed immediately after were the mourner. * .
Wrapped In a Silken I'liiir.
The coflin was removed from the funeral
car. It was wrapped In n silken union jack
and placed on the gun carriage in walling.
The Lite guards had the right of the line
and were followed by the bands , which
played funeral marches. A detachment of
the Tenth hussars and Horse Artillery Im
mediately preceded the gun carnage upon
which the remains had been placed : on
either side of tbo gun carriage walked the
guard of ofllcors of the Tenth hussars. The
charger which hud been ridden by the duke
of Chuouco was led behind the gun carriage.
The royal mourners uiiino next.
The route from Windsor station to the
castle was lined with guards. Behind the
soldiers there was an immense crowd of people
ple , who patiently awnitod the coming of Iho
body and the royal mourners.
It was nearly 4 o'clock , an hour after the
time appointed for the services to begin ,
when tbo cortege reached the chapol.
The clergy and the choir wore apprised of
the comlngof the procession , and they slowly
marched down the aisle to the door of tno
clmpol and ranged themselves on either side ,
ready to recolvo the body of tbo duke.
Within the Clmpcl.
As the carl of Latham , the Lord Chamber
lain , swung back the crimson curtains at the
door tha harsh command to thcsoldlors to
halt and the music of the band oftthe Life
guards could bo board. As the heavily
draped gun carriage arrived opposite tbo
door of the chapel the muslo ceased and per
fect silcnco reigned. Tnon there-was auharp
command , and the coflin bearers from the
hussars stepped from the ranks and qulokly
lifted their ourdon to their shoulders. With
bated and bowed heads they mounted the
stops and passed within the sacred precincts
of the chupol.
As the coffin was carried Into the chapel
the clergyman , headed by Very Rev. Phillip
Frunkcloot , D.D. , domestic chaplain to the
queen , doan of Windsor and registrar of the
Order of the Garter , and Right Rev. R indall
Davidson , DD. , blshopot Ronbostor , and the
choristers , preceded it down tbo main alslo
singing , "I am the Resurrection and Iho
Lifo. "
They were followed by three equerries in
scarlet uniform , bearing on cushions the
coronet of tbo duke and other insignia of his
rank. Then came a small detachment from
the hussars , and bonind them was Iho coffin ,
Hanked by ten olllcurs of the duke's regi
ment , the Tenth hussars.
Behind tho-n came the prince of Wales.
Prince George of vVnles and the duke of
Fife , who were , In turn , followed bv the
royal personages who had walked behind the
collln from the station in the same oraer as
had been then observed.
The coflin was placed by its hoarer.s upon
n bier before the altar and the coronet and
other Insignia were placca upon It. At the
sumo moment the wlnuow in the queen's gal
lery , situated directly above tbo nltnr on tno
right , opened and the princess of Wales and
bur daughters , Prlncojs Louise , Princess
Victoria nnd Princess Maud , and Princess
Victoria Mary of Took took seats in the tral-
lery. As the body was placed on tbo bier
the prince of Wuloa , as chief mournir , stood
at the head of the coflin. Prince George of
Wales stood on ono side of it and the duke of
Fife on the other. Standing in a group near
them wore the other royal personages.
SenlccH O\orthii KemaliiH.
The services were conducted by the dean
of Windsor , assisted by the blsbop of
Rochester.
A psalm was chanted by the choir and the
dean then road the lesson. The choir then
sang hymns which had boon soloctcd by the
quopn.
After the reading of the lessons the bishop
uf Rochester read the sentences beginning :
' Forasmuch as it hath pleased , " and the
duke's tutor , Canon Dalton , stepped forward
and cnat a handful of earth on tbo conin.
After this the choir sang "I Hoard a Voice
from Heaven. " The bishop of Rochester
read the concluding prayer , and the religious
ceremony was closed by the singing of Sulli
van's anthem , ' 'Urotnor Gene Before Us , "
nnd the pronouncing of the benediction by
tbo bishop of Rochester.
At tbo mlddlo of the service , which lasted
for nonriy an hour , n chair was brought for
the prince of Walgs , who sat down. Ho looked
greatly fatigued and his face gave evidence
of his deep sorrow.
As the bishop of Rochester pronounced the
benediction the prince knelt with his head
burled In his hands. When the bishop had
finished the prince remained kneeling for n
short tuna nnd a most Impressive silence
filled the chapel until ho roso.
Tncn In consonance with the ancient ens-
tom.SIr Albert Woods , C.B. , K.C.M.G. , F.S.-
A. . Garter knight oi arms , ( thn duke was n
knight of the Most Noble Order ot tno
Garter ) In the full insignia and habit of hU
rank , slopped forward and proclaimed the
full list of the ; titles of the duko. The prince
ofValos , followed by the other royal porsou-
ngos , then proceeded by the private way from
the chapel to the castle.
Watched With a Mother' * l.nve.
The princess of Wales could bo soon look
ing mournfully from the queen's gallery upon
the coftln of her beloved son for coma time
after the services were concluded.
There were only n few women In the
chapel and they were nil seated in the nave.
All the space in the choir under tbo banner *
of the knights was reserved for the distin
guished cuests , most all of whom were at
tired In brilliant uniforms , and were the
decorations that had been conferred on them
by different rulers.
On the altar there \Vlis displayed during
tno service the beautiful gold communion
plate , ono of tbo valuable treasures of Iho
chapel.
No daylicht was allowed to enter the
chapel , which was Illuminated entirely by
the licht from numberless wax tapers , Tbo
entire scrvico was marked by a solemn mi-
prcsslvouoss tlmt made itself deeply felt by
every ono In attendance. Every detail had
boon most carefully arranged , and thorn was
not a single Incident to mar the solemnity of
the occasion.
Tonight Iho remains of the duke will bo
quietly removed to the memorial cbapol
where they will find tholr final resting placo.
After the coffin hnd been deposited in St.
Gnorpo's cbapol wreaths from tno duchess of
Tock and Princess Mary were placed on it ,
beside the wreath sunt by her majesty.
I'loral Tribute * .
Until late tn the day Horal tributes con
tinued to pour into iho castle from every
part of the country , Some of them wore of
such ; l70tlmt it was -A difficult task to got
them through the doorway of the chapel.
The American legation , nnd thu embassies
of other governments' which nro not con
nected oy famllyitles with the queen , nero
not represented nt tno serrlccs ut St.
George's chapel. The momucrs of the
American legation and the embassy s above
mentioned attended a memorial service In
the clmpol royal , St. Jamos' chapol.
Memorial services were Hold In Westmins
ter abbov , nt which Archdcnn Frederick
William Furrar , D. D. . F. R. S. , officiated.
Services were also hold In St. Paul's cathed
ral. Rt. Hon. nnd Rt. Kov. Frederick Tem
ple , D. D. , bishop of London , preached thu
memorial sermon. There were prcssnt nt
these services 12,000 persons , including Lord
Mayor Uvans and the sheriffs ot London.
Special Memorial SortlccH.
The queen , accompanied by Princess Louise -
ise , ( marchioness of Lome ) , today iittonttod
a special memorial scrvico tu the chapel at
Osborne house , conducted by Canon Duck
worth. As she cntorcd the chapel tbo RIHcs
band outsldo played the dead march in
Saul. Following the march the clmpol
choir sang a hymn , which was folowcd
by selected passages from the burial
services. Then thu Lord's Pravcr was re
peated , the hymn "Lot Him Not Sorrow"
was sung nnd n special prayer was said , the
dorvtco concluding withChopin's funeral
march rendered on the organ.
The queen walked leebly and was r.ssistcd
by Princess Louiso.
The prince of Wales nnd family and
Princess Mary of Tock are staying at Windsor
ser tonight , but tbo funeral guests left tbo
castlo.
Mufllcd peals will be rung on the bells of
St. George's chapel at Intervals until mid
night.
Weighted Down with Borrow.
After the funeral the prince of Wales , In
parting with the three ministers , admitted
that he was Intensely oppressed and weary.
Ho had n hard day. Gnosts who hud the
last climnso of htm before ho retired
concur In saying that hoflppoured to bo worn
nnd ill nnd tbo overstrain was tolling upon
him. Ho bad Doon on bis foot from early in
the moraine , personally ovcwoomg details of
the preparations at Sundrln ham. Ho walked
behind the collln three miles to Wolforton In
submission to the proscribed usage. In ad
dition , ho had to stand forii long time nt the
Windsor station while various distinguished
persons nnd representatives of foreign
houses , approaching him in the enter of pre
cedence , conveyed to him expressions of con
dolence. The prlnoo had a kindly irrooting
for each , olthou'gli ho was obviously wciry.
The princesses kept themselves In eptiro
seclusion in tholr compartment ol the train ,
the curtains being drawn closoly. When the
train stopped at Windsor , however , tbo posi
tion of their saloon enabled them to view the
proceedings. No ono approached them ex
cept the duke of Tcck , who exchanged n few
words with them nnd rotlrod. /
Spectators of the funeral agree in saying
tbat the most notable featura was Its sim
plicity the absence of spectacular display
anu Iho plainness of the ceremonial features
hitherto unknown In connection with the
burials of princes of so high a ra"nlc.
UKATlIb I'KOM Till : Hit 11' .
Large Increase In London's Mortality 1al !
i as u liesult of Iiifluuiiru.
Lo.xiio.v , .Ian. 20. The vital statistics for
the past week show the terrible ravages that
influenza is making nmdng thu population of
London. The official figures from which the
facts are obtained show' that tbo mortality
from the disease has greatly Increased iti this
city within the short period mentioned , and
the list of victims who havesuccumbed to
the malady Is steadily groV ng larger nnd-
lar cr. Thp number of 'deaths attributed
uircctly to inlluen/.a ilurlu the wcok , > is
placed at the startlmgly largo figure pf 271 , ns
against only 93 reported during tbo previous
week. And to these 271 fatalities of grip
must bo added OG deaths In which Influenza
was complicated with ether diseases and was
only reported as n secondary cause of death.
ITuloiuulcd Humor About tin , 1'opp.
ROMI : , Jan.'JO. The report that the pope
Is suffering'from nn attack of Influenza , Is
pronounced unfounded.
3IOKK AllOUT 11IK T..lTIliit.
Moderating In tlio West iinil nutting Cottier
In the Knit ,
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Jun. 20. The cold
weather has moderated somewhat through
this stato. Reports from North Dakota state
that blizzards raged at Devil's Lake and
Moorhoad , Minn. , yesterday and milder
weather resulted today. A't Jamestown , N.
D. , a heavy snow storm and7 blah winds are
reported. Moro cold weather for Thursday
is reported ,
INDIANiroi.ii , Ind. , Jan. 20. The mercury
this morning was 10 = below zero and there
was nearly a foot of snow on the ground.
All the streams are frozen to a depth of
twclvo to fifteen inches.
PirTsni'HO , Pa , , Jan. 2Q . The mercury
dropped to 4 ° below ? ere this morning , tbo
lowest point roacbed In years. Reports from
the surrounding towns Indicate even colder
weather. All trains are .from one. to three
hours lato.
TAIII.UQUAII , I. T. , Jan. 20. Deep snow
covers the ground here nnq the mercury Is
about 1U = bolowzoro , thocqidcstin llyojoars.
Stock on the ranges is suffering terribly , and
n wood famine exists hero. '
//.v < iuoi , ji.i.y irnr.n.
lit ) Tried to Suliitllt ) Utah Verdant anil
Was Caught.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Jan. 20. Charles Atwood -
wood , who was ijrrestod on Monday upon the
charge of conspiracy to defraud Anton Olo-
son of Utah , out of $100 by promising to sell
him M.OOO In counterfeit money , has boon
turned over to tbo national authorities by
the city authorities and given n hearing before
fore n United States commission , on the
charge of using tno malls to defraud. At tbo
conclusion of the hearing Atwood was held
in $ 1,200 ball for a fuithor hearing nnd Olo-
son In & > 00 ball to Insure bis presence as a
witness.
Thn Klin Ituuorit.
PuoviPKNCK , R. I. , Jan. 20. A flro of
probably Incendiary origin , started in the
row of buildings of the old "Wnterway " on the
west sldo of Canal atrooti , Ibtitwoeii Smith
and Crossing streets , and' ' hoforo control of
the flames was obtained'2)0,000 ' ) worth of
property was destroped. ! Thp flro extended
to the Armour Beef companyjs building , but
by bard work the flran.btf prevented the
flames doing much damage/
SCOTH , Nob. , Jan. 29. ( Spoctal Tologr&m
to Tin ; BKU.J The dwclUng'of L. L. Doano ,
with contents , was destroyed by tire last
night. Loss. lo.OOO ; Insured tor f..OOO In thu
Phonlx of Brooklyn ,
Will ItnUo IiiDuruilcii ICateH.
PinnDKi.i'iiiA , PH. , Jun. 2\-H ) Is under
stood here that within tbo hjixt two davs the
lira Insurance companies'of this city will
notify tholr pollcv holders'of ' 'an Immediate
increase In rates of 20 per 'coftt. This deci
sion of the tire underwrlLoru Is duo to the
enormous Increase In losses during the past
year.
Curs linn I'mler ' Police Protection.
PiTTbiifKu , Pa. , Jun. 0 , With the aid of
police , the officials of ttio electric Him wore
enabled to open up thotr road this morning
and run a number of car' after nn almost
complete suspension of traffic since last Fri
day. Up to noon no trouble bad been re
ported.
Sentenced thu I.luv'oixl Hiiitum ,
PixijBi.u'r , Am. , Jan. 20. H vo of the
Llnwood rioters have boon convicted and
sentenced to the stuta.ponltonUary for from
ono to ton years cacbt Several of tbo gang
were lined. Tbo ic'iiuluder will bo tried
today.
Illalnti Ablu tu Work.
Tex , D. C. , Jan , SO. Roe-rotary
Blalno bad sufficiently recovered this morn
ing from his slight ittack of IIUiois yester
day to do considerable vtvO\
'
ALL ARE AFRAID OF CHICAGO ,
What the Various Cities Are Doing to So-
euro the Democratic Convention ,
CLEVELAND AND HILL IN THE CONTEST.
Springer's Tree Wool 1H1I Seeretnry Kink
WimiH C'altlumen Democratl Clubs
.Mr. IMiiimitls anil the Supreme Court
Washington Noun ami Uoislp ,
WisniNOTOv , D. C. , Jan. 20. The most
conlldont cities for the democratic con volition
tonlcht are undoubtedly Cincinnati and Mil
waukee. The delegation from the former
city Is already speaking confidently of the
ultimate support of Now Yon ; , while the
.Milwaukee people are counting finally on the
votes that Detroit may got on the ilrst bal
lot. It does not by any means follow , how
ever , that Now York and Dotiolt are dis
posed to concede the somowlmt piosumptlvo
claims of their rivals. Kir from It. The
New York people claim that they will lead
nil their competitors on the ilrst ballot , and
it Is not unliitoly that this may bo the case.
The only question Is whether the great me
tropolis can hold the load. It Is generally
conceded that Milwaukee will bo second on
the Ilrst ballot , if , in Iced , she docs not load
her great eastern competitor.
Clotelniiil and Hill Influence * .
Comparatively few of the members of the
national coinmlltco nro hero now , but many
secret conferences are being held between
the representatives of the several rival cities
nnd the leaders of the party who are at hand.
It is dllllcult to locate the lines of the light ,
but the air is full of talk about the Cleveland
and the antl-Clovcland Influences. A state
ment which Is being very diligently circu
lated is that the Cleveland folks , Doing con
vinced that Mr. Hill wants the convention to
go to New York or Cincinnati , are making a
combination to defeat those cities with any
other city that is to have the host chance of
success. They are said to favor Detroit Ilrst
and after that Milwaukee.
Those with authority , however , very earn
estly deny the .statement , and both the
Cleveland and the Hill folks are anxious to
appear indifferent as to the place of holding
the convention. The representatives ol tlio
several cities , who are more interested Just
now In avoiding all antagonisms and in get
ting the convention than in anything else , all
insist that they represent no particular can
didate.
It is thought that the Now York delega
tion \\lll have a great de.il to say about this
election , though ttiero is some doubt uoout
their ability to send it to New York City.
No mutter how loudlv it U proclaimed that
the selection of the convention seat will not
have any influence on the question of the
nomination , there is no doubt that there is u
great deal of figuring on that subject , and
ttieru is an evident anxiutv to know wnuro
Hill , Got man and Hrlco want ttio convention
to go. Apparently the Cleveland folk * are
not taking a very active interest in the ques
tion , though they undoubtedly uuvo their
preferences.
Afraid of Chicago.
As was the case during the meeting of the
republican national oommittoj , Chicago is
tho'rlty all the rest , ara afraid of. Hue occu
pies the position of not seeking the convon
tton , but of being able to get It If the wants
It , or possibly of being called upon to accept
or decline it when offered. It is believed ,
however , that only a prolonged deadlock
could now result in sending the convention
to Chicago.
Ono of i * ru or < of the day Is that the
anti Cleveland people nro makinir an effort to
break the Wisconsin delegation , which has
heretofore bron regarded as : safe for Cleve
land , under theinlluonco of Vilas. Itnniv bo
that with this oojeot in view the Now York
influence may no suddenly thrown to Mil
waukee in the hope of weakening the al
legiance of that state to ex-l'rosident Cleve
land.
Kansas CIly'H CliilmH.
The majority of the members of the Mis
souri delegation spent tl'o d'.iy at the capltol.
Through the courtesy of Chairman Bunk-
head the room of the public buildings and
grounds committee was utlli/ed for the pur
pose of displavlrnr n largo numoer of photo-
grapns of Kansas City hotels and other
points of interest. The Kansas City com
mittco is under the leadership of Senators
Vest and Cockrcll , Governor Francis , ex-
Governor Crlttonden , National Committeeman -
man Prattler , ex-Governor Campbell , Chair
man Putnam , Congressman Tarsnoy , Gen
eral Charles W. Blair and other equally in-
Itnentiul westerners. These gentlemen
seem to bo making a well organized llgnt ,
and s > o successfully that the chances of tnnt
city for final success are being seriously
discussed in thn hotel corridors this evening.
Their principal arguments are the splendid
railroad facilities of Kansas City , eighteen
trunk lines centering tboro. The matter of
central location of the southwostoin city U
also urged , being but -Ot ) miles east of the
geographical center of the country and equi
distant from Now Yorlc , San Francisco , St.
I'aul and Now Orleans.
.Milwaukee IN Hopeful.
The Milwaukee delegation seem to bo
especially .hopeful. Tuey ask for the conven
tion on political grounds. They lay stress
upon the argument tbat since 187t > the repub
licans have Had everything their own way ,
until the democrats elected Peck mayor of
Milwaukee and , lalor. governor of the state.
Ho was succeeded by n democratic major ,
and now they claim that the democrats - ,
crats have everything their own
way and the yeomen clement , that
makes up such a considorabtn element of
Wisconsin's population , Is now solldlv demo
cratic. They do not claim that Chicago Is
backing them in the light for the convention ,
as has been stated , but the Milwaukee men
seem to bo satisfied that Chicago does not
really want the convention for itself and that
with the World's fair they have all they can
possibly attend to.
As to Now York , they say it would ho any
thing but a wlso move to hold the convention
there , and that Now York Is not really In the
tight to win.
The St. Paul and Detroit delegations are
still hard at work , but neither in a It or any
particular claims of votes on the Ilrst ballot.
It Is evident that both these cltloi have their
hopes on n prolonged contest.
This afternoon the Now York men held a
mooting In the banquet room of the Shoro-
linm. Judge Lapbum presided , and upon tlio
motion of Hon. liourko Cockran u committee
of two from each oi the elements represented
In the delegation was appointed f present
In writing the claims of Now York to the
convention , and all the delegates not on this
coicmlttco were appointed a general canvass-
Inc committco in thu interests of Gotham ,
Unless there have been forces at work that
are not vUlblo on the surface the light Is
still nn open one , and it Is Impossible to sny ,
with any degree of certainty , whore the
convention will really bo hold.
Will Meet lit N I Today.
The arrangements for the mooting of the
national democratic committee are complete.
The commlltoo will bo called together at 12
o'clock , noon , tomorrow , when the reception
committco of the District of Columbia will
bo admitted to the rooms and an address of
welcome delivered by CommlKslonor John
W. Koss. The committco will then go Into
executive suasion on Important matters relating
lating to proxies , untlnishod business and
designating the date when the convention
will bo hold. After the executive session
ends the doors will ho opened and thu repre
sentatives of the cities competing for the
convention will ho admitted and tba claims
of cities presented uv distinguished citizens
of the various states.
A rccots nlll betaken ato'clock ! ) to accept
the hospitality of the district domojrats ,
which will nasuina iho ahapo of an Informal
luncheon and will bo participated In by the
national committee as special guests , and a
fovr Invited roproiouUtlvo ii fflgcrats. In
the evening or the following day the ballotIng -
Ing will begin for the site.
Wujs and Means Committee.
The bouse ways and moans committee mot
today nnd adopted the following resolution :
Heioived. That Iho secretary of the
tro.isury bo requested to nnpo'ir before the
committee on u ays and means of the house of
ruiirespntatlves nt 10 a. in. , on Saturday , the
Sidof Janmiry , for thn pursue of fiirnlshliiK
tliocoiiinilttcu with Information In reference
to the Iliianccs of the country ,
Mr. Springer , chairman of thn committco ,
said tlmt the In formation was desired in
order th.it the committee might have knowl
edge of the '
government's
receipts and ex
penditures before the lairing of notion with
reference to the tariff. Until this Informa
tion is secured , ho said , the committee will
not tlccido upon the course It will purmio.
1 lie tariff was not broached In committee
today , at least In any formal way.
Mr. Springer durlni : the dav Introduced
his free wool Dill , but , ho said , It had no
reference to the mooting of the committee
In the mornlutj. The hill Is similar to that
mndo public through the Associated Press
dispatches , oxcupt as respects the waste or
shoddy wool section , nnd n now section , pro-
vidlnir that goods in bond January 1 , 1MU ,
the dale the bill goes Into effect , may bo
U on out of iho custom house on payment
of the new duties , the HIUIIO ns though Imported -
ported subsoqnont to that date. The wa to
section of the bill as amended and Introduced
today reads ns follows :
The articles tiienllonuil In piragrnph . " 01 of
s.uilI net , and llknwlsu all inunso. shoddies or
corded waste , or oilier wtmtu pioliiets mm-
posuU wholly or In p.irt of wool , and wliluli ha
been IN.proved or luh.inoed beyond Its oiltfl-
nal condition iii wusto bv tlui IIMO of machin
ery or tlio appllr itlon of labor , or of both ,
shall , on and itfli > r .lanu try I , IStKI , bo subject
to utility of : u nor font.
Warning to Cattle Italic .
Secretary Husk has Issued a notice to the
managers and agents of railroad and trans
portation companies , stockmen an. ) others In
forested , that splenetic , or southern fever
exists among cattle in a described area , which
Includes nearly all ol the territory lylnc
soutu of and including the states or North
Carolina , Tennessee , Arkansas and Texas
and the Indian Tonilory. From February
lf > to December I , 1MU , no cattle are to uo
transported from tills area to any portion of
the United States north or west of It , except
by rail for immediate slauirhtor , and when so
transported certain siateU rigid regulations
are to bo obscrvud. It l < provided , however ,
that cattle which have baen within a certain
area In the stnto of Texas , included in the
infected district , nt least ninoUdavs , may be
shipped to Colorado , Wyoming and Montana
for grn/ine purposes , under the regulations
of these states.
AsMDclutlnn ol Demouratle ClulM.
A mooting of the executive committco of
the National Association of Democratic
Clubs was held hero this afternoon. The as
sociation is composed of delegates from tloin-
ccratlu clubj of various states and territor
ies , and meets once In four rears nt sonio
date subsequent to the holding of the na
tional democratic convention. The mooting
of the executive committee was presided
over today by Koproiontativo William L.
Wilson of West Virginia , the chairman. The
principal business of tlio committee at this
time is to determine the time mid place for
tliomentingofthugoner.il committed of the
association. This latter boJy Is compojod of
four representatives from each state and lor-
ritory , and tno momborihip is about 10 , ) . It
was decided to hold the nicotine at the
place and date of the nnetinc of the demo
cratic national convention , which will ho do
elded by the democratic national executive
committee at its mooting tomorrow. The report
port of the s-eereturv showed that there are
between f > ,000 and 0,000 clubs on the rolls.
Uvery state and territory nro represented. As
each of thoo.OOU or 0,001) ) clubs Is entitled to
send ono roprnseutalivo to the convention ,
that body is one of considerable magnitude.
Giving to Its rertrosoutativo character the
meetings are regarded as of great import
ance from a political standpoint. The asso
ciation was organised nt n meeting held four
years ago In Haltimoro.
I.eetuiet thu Siiprnme Court.
The justices of the supreme court of the
United States were astonished today and n
mild sensation created in court by thu man-
nnr in which ex-Senator Edmunds , who was
counsel in a case under argu'nent , criticised
the court and stated his opinion that It , was
entirely wrong in its decision in the cele
brated original pnckairo case from Iowa.
The ox-senator was In excellent spirits
and ho lectured the court in tbo bo
ulgnant , amiable manner familiar to his
colleagues on the senate lloor. With great
d flldenco ho said that ho felt it his duty to
tell Iho court that It had gene wrong in its
construction of the constitution In its de
clslon In tlio Loissy against llurdln case ( the
original package case ) . The principle laid
dawn in that case wax ono dangerous to the
peace and sccuiityof the people of tbo in
dividual elates. Ho urged the court to co
back to the true doctrine in thin case while
there was yet time.
I'riiteetlng the Mlnem.
The rccont , mining disaster at Krebs , in
Indian Territory , whereby many llvos wore
lost , has boon ono of the moans of Inducing
the house committee on territories to act
promptly on n bill Introduced by Representa
tive Mansur of Missouri to regulate mines
and mining in Indian Territory. The bill
extends the general mining laws of the state
ot Missouri over mining operations In Indian
Territory. A feature ol the Missouri law
prescribes a certain amount of time which
must elapse after the miners have stopped
work before what Is known as "shooting the
mines" takes place. This process Is for the
purpose of clearing out the foul gas from the
mlnos. Had tbU law boon In force in Indian
Territory It is ballevau the accident might
have boon avoided.
fo.v / ; A.so.v.iI'ltounniHriui. ; .
Netv Mexico \Vnnts Admission Woman Sul-
Ifiigo Hiiilness In Until Housea.
WWIHNOTOV , D. C. , Jan. 20. When the
sonata mot today the spectators In the galler
ies were moro numerous than usual the
woman suffragists , who had boon having n
hearing before tholrspcclal committee , being
largely represented. Only ono of the two
ro-eloetod Mississippi senators Mr , Wmtlmtl
- was In his seat , nnd ho rocalvod congratu
lations from his follow senators of both par-
tics. Mr. George entered the chamber and
took his seat while the business of the mornIng -
Ing hour was In progress and was also
warmly congratulated.
Hills introduced and referred :
IJy Mr. Platt To enable New Mexico to
form a constitution and stategovornmqnt and
to be admitted Into the union as u stato. Ho
said that ho Introduced It at iho request of
the delegate from Now Mexico , but without
committing himseif to Its provisions.
The tcnato then took up the calendar , the
Unit eighteen bills upon It being for public
buildings. Thojfollowlng wore passed : Dead-
wood. S. D. , f.'llO.OOO ' ; halom , Ore. , $100,000 ;
The Dalles. Ore , JIOO.OOO. The last bill
gave rise to a long discussion , nut it was
llnnlly passed ; yeas ! 15 , nays la. All the
nugutlvu votes were glvon by democrats -tho
only democrats voting in tl.o alllnnatlvo with
tno' republicans being Messrs , Blodgett ,
Hilco , Call , Daniel and Vest. Mr. Poffer
also voted yea.
Tbo senate resumed consideration of the
LaAbra bill , and after a tedious and wholly
uninteresting discussion , the bill went ovo'r
until tomorrow without action.
Mr. Washburn introduced a hill defining
options nnd future ? and Imposing xpuclal
taxes on dealer * therein. Referred to the
Judiciary committee.
Adjourned. *
In the llmiHii.
Although It was generally bolloved In thu
house this morning that the president would
not send his Chilian message to congress
today the tenor of the forthcoming document
was speculated upon by the little group of
members who , around tno lirupUces at the
rear of the scats , Indulged In convolution
'whilo awaiting the hour of noon.
On motion of Mr. Ktoiionf Kentucky , n
resolution was adopted culling on the secre
tary of the treasury for n mtcmunt of all
goods Imported Into the United Stales from
the Dominican republic and from Porto
Rico , dutiable ur free , Alto a statement of
ull good * exported to thosu roun rles for icn
yours prior to the paiaago of thu McKluloy
act.
IIASTir'&VAS ADVERTISED ,
/ I-
/ * ?
Senator 'mack's Speech on Her Federal
Building Bill Did It.
IT WILL RECEIVE FAVORABLE ACTION ,
i\eo : the Muni i\lreme : ieonomUU : Con
cede the Merit ol ( his Alcaitiiiii-
bome ol the IteasoimVlij u
.should I'.iMn the House.
WASIIINOTOV Uruetti or TIII : BIE : , )
filil Fouitrmivrii SriiiiKT , >
W iiiiMirtv , D. ( ' . . Jan. ' . ' 0. )
Senator Paddock said to TIIK llni : corras-
pomlunt today that the bill npprjprintliiir
? r > 0,000 for a public building nt Hastings ,
which passed the senate yosturday , would
certainly receive favorablu action at tha
hands of the house n * Its merit was conceded
by the most extreme "economist , " Sonntor
Paddocn gave Hastings n splendid advertise
ment in his remarks before tha sonnto , while
his bill was under constdoratlon. Ho said
among other things"Hnstings ; Is In the third
class of the towns In our state ; Indeed there
is only ono other bosldo ) Hastings In this
class In respect to population , business
Importance' , railroads , manufactures , public
Institutions and enterprise. It Is a court
town. Two terms of the United States court
are held tboro regularly in oarb jour and no
suitable plnco has boon or can bo provided
without the construction of this building for
thu holding of the sumo. The supervising
architect of the treasury has reported this
amount , $ i' > 0 , < > 00 , is in the required limit ;
tbat no less than this amount should bo ap-
piopriatod ; that no building , such ns seems
to bo donmndod , can no eroctcu for loss than
the amount named. An act providing for
terms of court tboro was passed bv congrass
two or three years slnca. Hastings has a
popul itlon of I.I.OIK ) . It Is the nuuropolis of
the woitorn half of our st itn , south of the
Plntlo nvor. No moro meritorious publio
building bill has been or will bo passed by
till * congress. "
After this statement Senator Paddock
rested his case and the bill passed wltlioub
ayon and nay vote.
Speelal Census linllellii ,
A special census bulletin was Issued this
evening upon the subject of paupers In alms
bouses of various states in iMiy , classified by
ago and sex. It shows that In Nebraska
there are ! 2'.I3 paupers under fi years of ago ,
7 between the ages of fi and 9 , U between 10
and 11 , 7 between If. nnd 1(1 ( , 12 between 20
and 21 , 1(1 ( between S3 and 21) ) , lli liotwoon ! JO
mid 34 , 1 botivcon 93 and 31) ) . 21 between -10
nnd it , 1(1 ( between -15 nnd tit , 10 between 50
and SI , 20 between fid and 511 , 17 between 00
and ( H , 40 between ( jfl and Oil , 2U between 70
nnd 71 , 21 between 7.T and 79 , 13 between 80
and 81 , . ' ! between S3 nnd b'J ' , and I at the
ago of 100.
In low a there were , under fi years , Iflil
paupcis , 18 between 1(1 ( and 14 , IJ4 between 15
nnd 10 , ( i" > between 20 mid 21 , US between 23
and 21) ) , ! ) ' . ) between HO and III , 101 between 'Jl
and 39 , 93 between 40 and II , 121 between 13
and 19 , 131 between fiOundfil , 98 between f > 3
and 59 , 13 > between 00 nnd til , l.'il between ( W
and 09 , 173 between 70 and 74 , 130 between 75
and 80 , 75 between SO nnd HI , 33 between 83
and 89 , 13 between 90 nnd 911 botwcon 93
and 99 , nnd 1 nt 101 years.
In South Dakota there are 53 paupers
under 5 years of URO , 4 between 5 and 9 , 1 bo-
t\voen 10and 11 , 1 between 15 nnd 19 , 2- be
tween 20 and 24 , 4 botwuon 23 and 29 , 3 bo-
twenn 30 ntui 81 , 3 between : )3 ) and 39 , I
between 40 and 41 , 9 between 15 and 10 , 1 bo
twcon 50 and 51 , 3 between 55 nnd 59 , 3 be
tween 00 and 01 , 3 between < > . " > and 09 , 7 be
tween 70 and 71 , 2 between 75 nnd 79 , 1 be
tween 80 and 81 , 3 between 83 and 89.
Iteiluelii ) ; Teilera ! Kmplnjex.
It is probublo that quite n number of tha
Indian agents In various sections of the went
will be dropped from the pay rolls of the
government. General Morgan , commissioner
of Inuian affairs , has addressed a letter to
Secretary Noble on tbo supleet , recommend
ing t'liunt ' the smaller agencies and wbera
there is pence and the Indians are taking
lands tn Movornlty the agents be dropped nnd
the superintendent of schools empowered to
act in the capacity of agent. General Mor
gan points out the fact that in many In
stances where the puolls in the schools are
refractory It Is not possible to secure co
operation from Iho agents in maintaining
order , while at the same time , there are no
functions devolving on the ngonts which tba
superintendents cannot perform in connec
tion with their educational duties , and that
by consolidation of [ lib two offices of agent
and superintendent of schools , u double pur
pose can bo served and the salary of one
officer saved to the government.
Ho also points to tbo fact that In many In
stances the resident physician can perform
the duties of clerk , and recommends that
where the duties ot the two offices nro not
too great the two positions bo made one , a
physician who can act as clerk to the agency
being employed. Where the two offices of
agent and superintendent of schools and
clerk and physician are consolidated the
salary of each Is to bo advanced somewhat.
It Is suited that the census bulletin on the
Indians of the country which will shortly
appear will bo quite sensational In its nnturo ,
as it will show that nt many of the agencies
there are nearly half ns many employes of
the federal government as there nro Indians ,
nnd It Is not Impossible that General Morgan
Is acting upon this Information.
I'limoiiH l.iiiul CIIHI > Srllled.
Today Representative Picklor called at the
Interior department In response to a number
of his South Dakota constituents for the pur
pose of ascertaining what definite notion had
been taken with reference to thu celebrated
land case from Aberdeen known as thn
"Da\ton vs. Dayton contest. " involving a
quarter sectioir of laud lying within the
corporation of the city of Abordcon. Ho wni
told by Assistant Secretary Chandler that
tbo motion of the defeated for u rehearing
had bron finally denied and the decision of
the general land office confirmed , and further
tnnt the case would not bo reopened under
any consideration. This Is thu tlnal determi
nation of ono of tbo most celebrated land
suitx which has over como before thn depart
ment from South Dakota , or any other stmo
In fact , as it has attracted attention foryeari.
MUeelhineonit.
Deadwood , S , D. , will undoubtedly got an
appropriation of $200,000 for a federal build
ing before many days. The sonatn passed
Senator Pottlgrow's bill for that amount to-
dav , and this afternoon the senator stated
tbat arrangements had boon already per
fected whcrouy thomonsurols to bupromptly
reported from iho Inuso committee and
adopted.
Mrs. Carey and Mrs. Warren , wives of the
Wyoming senators , are ut the Arlington , but
will not recolvo tomorrow , which Is tbo ion.
ators' day in society.
Secretary Noble today denied the motion
for rovlow In the case of Cornelius Hamilton
against James A , Wilson from Rapid City ,
S. D. , nnd affirmed the decision In the timber
culture contest of George A. Mover against
Jnmos A. Dlckoy from Mitchell , S. D. , dis
missing the contest
C. Boush was today appointed postmaster
nt Vinlng. Tnmn county , In. , vicu C. Kav-
orlck , resigned ; also the following In South
Dakota : Grand Vlow , Douglas county , A.
W. Thomas , vtcoM. A. Butcholder , resigned ;
Wtnitworth , Lake county , R R. Wentworth ,
vice 10. H. Slovenian , romovod.
Senator Warren introduced bills today
providing that rocoU'cn nnd register * ) ot
the United States laud offices uo paid salnrlp *
of $1,200 each annually and to pay William
A Richards , surveyor gunarnt of Wyoming ,
{ 318 for losses Incurred by a cloud bunt on
July 0. 1891 , nour Fort Wushaklo , Wyo , , in
currlng damages to his official outfit.
.Thn appeal was toduv dismissed in the pre
emption contest ol the Unll"d States a almt
Patrick Shea from North Plat o by AisUtant
Secretary Chandler. ' * . B. H.
I'nllmiiii 1'nliirii Cai Illtlileiitl ,
NKH YuitK , Jan 20 'Iho diro'-tors of the
Pullman Palace Car company have declared
i tbo regular uuurterly dividend of 4 per ecu