THE OMAHA. DAILY BEE.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , PRIDAY MQKNING , DECEMBER 9 , 1892. NUMBER 172.
ANOTHER PLAN TO OBSTRUCT
Buck Kilgoro Springs an Obsolete Eulo
Upon the Houso.
INVOKED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS
llroiicht Up In llclny the Consideration of u
Hill Opposed liy Iho Te iiH Statesman
Tniinaeted by
the Semite.
AVAMiisoTos. D. C. , Dec. 9. Mr. Klljrorc
of Texas brought to the attention of the
house a rule which few of the members
know to bo In existence. It provides that
unfinished business coming over from tbe
first session of the house cannot bo consid
ered ut the second session until after the
expiration of six dufrs. Should the rule bo
permitted to remain In the code nnd should
it bo Invoked , the wheels of legislation nt a
second session would bo practically clogged
for the first week of Its existence. Speaker
Crisp Intimated that the defect would bo
remedied , but Mr. Kllgoro's Invocation of
rule postiMJiicd action on a bill extending the
provisions of an act for the muster and pay
of ofllcers ami men in the volunteer forces.
The ] Hjlnt made by Mr. Kilgoro was entirely
unexpected and created much amusement.
Probably not a dozen members in the house
were uwaro of the existence of such a rule ,
or , If they were , understood its purport.
Although the rule has been In Uie code for
many years ( except during the Fifty-first
congress ) , none of the oldest members can
remember when It has been over Invoked.
The annual report of the secretary of the
treasury was laid before the house and re
ferred to the committee on ways and means
No objection was raised to Iho further con
slderation of the bill relative to printing and
binding and this consumed the remainder of
Iho afternoon , AVIthout disposing of the bill
the house adjourned.
In the Senate.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 8. The senate
spent exactly ono hour in session today. Ami
that tlmo was equally divided between
executive and legislative business. The for
mer had reference to the pending claims ol
the treaty with Chili , which was ratified
and confirmed. The latter included the re-
IMirtlng , considering and passage of a bill li :
authorize the construction of a bridge across
the Mississippi river at Now Orleans.
The list of absentees has now been re
duced to nine , there now being seventy-nine
senators recorded as being In this city. Thcii
iiroscnco at the capltol will not bo require "
before Monday next.
In executive session the following nomina
tions were confirmed : John H. Gear o
Iowa as assistant secretary of the treasury
D. P. Thompson of Oregon as minister t <
Turkey ; AVilliam Potter of Pennsylvania as
minister to Italy ; ,1.11. Baker of Iowa as
consul Io Copenhagen ; .1. A. Forbe of Call
fbrnlii as consul to Guaymas ; Chariot
AVnkiin of Illinois as consul to Manilla.
AVilliam Stone of Iowa as commissioner o
the general land office.
SHAI'INO Til Kill I'OI.ICY.
Democratic leaders In tliu Home Confer
DolngN In Washington.
AVAsniNOTOjf , D , C. , Dec. 8. Speaker Crisp ,
Representative McMillan and Representative
Cntchlngs , who ns members of the rules
committee , are rather looked to to shape the
policy of the house , hold a conference of
some length today in the speaker's room for
the purpose of considering the plan and
scope of an inquiry into the condition of the
treasury. This inquiry Is really designed
for the purpose of furnishing information
necessary to n revision of the tariff on a
revenue basis , to which Iho democratic party
is pledged , and to some extent also for the
purpose of gaining Information as to where
reforms can bo made in the interests of
economy In the administration of the govern
ment. The majority mcmbors of the com
mittee had two resolutions before them , ono
offered ] by Representative Dockery of Mis
souri , and the other by Representative AVil-
son of West A'irginiu , the former's resolution
looking to an inquiry by the appropriations
eonnnittco , of which ho is a member , and the
latter by the committee on ways and means.
The seopo of the two resolutions is not
quite identical , The members of the rules
committee were fuvomblo to an Inquiry of
the kind suggested , but thought it should be
conducted by ono committee only. Repre
sentative DIckcry was consulted with , and
after Mr. AVilsonhas u chance also to present
his views the majority members will decide
what they shall do and will present the
result of their determination to the full com
mittee on rules ut u meeting to bo held
hereafter.
rhiiH oT Ilomoeratle Senators.
Senators Gorman , Carlisle and Brice have
been designated by the democratic senatorial
caucus committee to act , as an advisory
committee , In conjunction with the demo
cratic senators from states where the approaching
preaching senatorial elections arc likely lo
bo the subject of partisan contests or to act
independently where there are no demo
cratic senators from such states. The ad
visory commltleo will leave for Now York
tonight and may consult wllh some of the
members of the national democratic commit
tee if Iho opixirluulty offers.
U appears Unit thu subject of restricting
Immigration has become a matter of discus
sion by the democrat lo senators , and they
have decided that It should bo treated in a
non-partisan way and that every effort
should bo made toward withdrawing party
lines when the subject comes before the
senate.
( ircidiaiii'H InterHtato Commerce DccMon.
'
Senator Culloin , chairman of the senate
committee on Intorsliilo commerce , has very
i little to say relative to the decision of Judge
Gresham affecting the validity of. the Inter-
stuto commerce law , hut his manner hull-
i eatcs that ho Is not at all pleased with It.
i "I have not road It and I do not euro lo
say much until I have , " said Mr. Culloin.
"According to the newspaper rcjiorts , some
persons are inclined to hold that tliu decis
ion affecting the validity of the section up-
1 piles to all , and that If the ono Is imeonstitu- ,
tional the law In Its entirety must bo. Thcro
is nothing In such an arrangement. There
is ono thing about which there has been no
doubt , und that Is If the taw can bo amended
so us to withstand the decisions of the courts
It will bo. AVhothor such u result can bo
reached It is html to determine. After I
have road the decision In full 1 may have
something to say pertinent to the subject on
the lloor of tbo senate , "
The friends of the Interstate commerce
law feel that If the opinion Is upheld by the
supreme court It will render the commission
| helpless. U will then bo , t hey say , placed
in the position of n voluntary court , with no
| ixnver to compel the attendance of wit
nesses.
Mr , Culborson of the house judiciary com-
in ttoo said ho thought the judge was cor
rect In his statement of the law as to thn
section of the act referred to , Further than
this Mr. C'ulbortson declined to talk , on the
ground that the question In some form might
1 como before the committee of which hof \
chairman and he did not wish to commit
himself beforehand ,
State mid Itullwuy Land * .
The census bureau loday Issued u bulletin
giving statistics of state and railway hind *
sold on credit. The bulletin says : "AVhlli
the public domain is not now sold on orcdll
by the United States , the land that has Ivcr
granted lo slates by the national govcrnmcni
and ucqiili-cd by thn United States bj treaty
nnd the land that has boon given to rullwit )
companies by congress and the states , has
boon sold on credit by slates and rnllwuj
companies under urrangomcntx permitting
liurchubors to occupy ut once , und cnlltllnp
thorn to deoOu upon payment of the final in
Htulhucnt of the purchase price. Thu debi
Incurred by purchasers from ton states nnitei
tuch contracts during tlio ten years , l&bO-VO
.aTO ; from fifty-six railroad com-
tallies , . * SM : ) ,7fi < .l ; total , gll.s.iun.Offii. This
nislnosa was represented by 01,0011 contracts
vlth states and 18-tfi ( ) ; contracts with rail-
, vny companies , a total of 2ITJ7S contracts.
' Under the credit sales of land made by
: ho states during the ten years previously ,
'
Ihero existed a 'debt of $2iJ-IC'.J , ! : . Of this
S.'JOWnST . Is owing to the Texas PacificSJ- ; :
I00.ff.il to Minnesota jSI.8SO.04T to Nebraska ;
WW-TJCi to Kansas and si,00 ( ) , ( r to Califor
nia. Under the credit sales made
bv llftv-slx railroad companies , there
survives a debt of $11.012,4:1 : : ) , and
the debt owing to states and
railroad companies under these contracts
nggregatcs $ . > 7f > ( l.V ( > rt. The interest charge. *
for one year on the debt owing to stales
amounts to Sl.tViS.l'iS ; on the debt owing to
rallwuj companies , j KVi.&Vi : total , $ V > 2V
Ittll. "
Tim Torrcy ItuiiUriiplry HIM.
The Torrey bankruptcy bill came up today
In the house judiciary committee on a motion
of Its friends to ask the house to make It a
continuing order from Tuesday , tbo IJttli
lust. , until it is disposed of. Chairman Cut-
bertsou. who Is opposed to the bill and
others of its kind , favored the motion , which
was adopted with only ono or two dissenting
votes. Subsequently Mr. Oates introduced
in the house n resolution in accordance with
the motion of the committee. The chances
for the consideration of this voluminous bill
during this session are not bright.
Ailmlislon of u Mexico mid Arlrtinii.
The democrats are of n mind , It Is now
said , to let the question of the admission of
New Mexico and Arizona go over to the next
congress , not making any light to pass the
bills for their admission by tlio senate this
winter. If the bill for the admission of New
Mexico , now on the senate calendar were
passed , the delegate from that territory , Mr.
Joseph , would file In the house a bill with a
provision that nothing but the Kngllsh lan
guage shall bo taught In the public schools.
Mr. Joseph says that the people of the ter
ritory would not consent to como Into the
union under an act containing that provision.
There seems to bo little probability of the
senate striking It out under any circum
stances , and this fact inclines the democrats
not to try to admit Iho territory during this
coimress. As both propositions stand to
gether it is probable the course followed as
to New Mexico will be followed as to Arizona.
Washington Notes. *
Hcprcsentalivo Catchings , a prominent
member of the rules committee , today intro
duced in the house a resolution providing for
an amendment to the rule , which will extri
cate the house from such a dilemma as It
found itself In today. The amendment elim
inates the objectionable six-day feature of
rule r , and It will probably form the basis
of action at n meeting of the rules counnlt-
tco tomorrow.
The following named fourth class post-
ofllces have been raised to the presidential
class : Charter Oak , la. ; Hartley , la. ; Kir-
win , Kan. ; Fredericksburg , Mo. ; Beaver
City , Neb. ; Oakland , Neb.
Representative Caldwell of Ohio is the
author of a bill introduced in the house to
day 1o reduce postage on first-class mail mat
ter , except postal cards , to 1 cent per half
ounce.
The United States ship Chicago , which Is
now at the New York navy yawl , has been
ordered out of commission. She will have
new boilers put in at the yard and general
repairs made. The new boilers , it is ex
pected , will develop a greater horsepower ,
give an increase in speed and also economise
spa co.
Justice ITnrlnn of the United States supreme
premo court will sail for Kliropo about the
-Oth of this month as one of the arbiters
in the Bering sea dispute.
G. M. I./imbcrlin of Lincoln , Neb. , has
been selected for appointment as assistant
secretary of the treasury to succeed Mr.
Neltleton. Ills commission will be scut to
the senate Friday.
TO CIIANGi : THK OATH OK .M HUT I NO.
rropohltloTf liclnic Considered by Uriiinvriitlc
Congressmen.
AV.vsiitNOTOX , D. C. , Dec. 8. It is not im-
prob.ibio that a caucus of the democratic
members of Iho house will bo called upon to
consider the proposition embodied in bills
now before the house for the change of date
for the meeting of congress from the first
Monday In December to the first Monday
after Iho fourth day of March of each year.
The matter is receiving the serious atten
tion of some of tbo democratic members of
the Judiciary committee , and today after the
regular meeting an Informal conference was
held by thorn at which Iho subject
was considered. It is thought , and
the opinion was expressed that , although
the proposed change might bo a
valuable one , yet it was well to bo cautious
and conservative in taking such a step. The
suggestion was also made that it might bo
desirable to obtain the opinion of the demo
crats generally by holding a caucus. The
suggestion , however , has not yet taken prac
tical form. If such n change as that pro
posed should bo made to apply to the Fifty-
third congress , just elected , the object aimed
at by the advocates of a specialsession of the
now congress would bo practically attained.
There is a popular Impression that n change
in the date of the mooting of congress would
have to bo sanctioned byu convention of the
several states , as in the case of amendments
to the constitution. This impression is not
well founded , however , as the constitution
gives congress authority to change its 'timo
of meeting ,
WAIt CLAIMS IMI.IMi LT.
Attorney ( Irnrriil Miller Warns Congress of
tin Impending Dimmer.
W.VIIIXOTON , D. C. , Dec. 8. Attorney
General Miller , in his annual report , reviews
the work done by the department during the
year. Ho calls attention to the growth of the
business therein , especially in the department
of the court of claims. The various classes
of claims chiefly occupying Its attention are
then statistically shown. He calls special
attention to the enormous amount of south
ern claims piling up for supplies , etc. , taken
by the army during the war , amounting at
present to about IOO,000XK ( ) , He points
out that a laruo proportion of these
are without merit , being made by persons
who were at the time In rebellion and sug
gests that unless congress put some barrier
between the treasury and these claims there
Is no tolling what amount the government
will bo called upon to pay. The report ro-
fcrs to the now circuit court of appeals and
says the number of cases before the supreme
court is decreasing as a result of its estab
lishment ,
NHiraxUu \ViiHliliiKlon. .
WASHINGTON , D. C , Doc. , 8. [ Special Tel'
ograin loTin : Hr.ii. ] A bill lias been Intro
duccd to pension Mrs , Mary Ha/lip of Illnh
at * W per month.
U A. Amen was today appointed post'
master at Swift , Oleo county , Nebraska ;
vice A. .1. Halfour resigned.
Tlio following ( tostmnKturH for Iowa wort
todav appointed ; Demlim , Mahahka county ,
F. M , Nicholson , vice K. II , Pool , resigned :
Dunrcath , Marlon county , Nora 10. Kerr ,
vlcoO. M , Homcroy , resigned ; Fort Atkiii'
son.AVInnoshliilc county , G. A. HIeber , vice
H , Tower resigned ; Grimes , Polk countv ,
K. F Page , vice J. W , Morris resigned :
Kentner , Carroll county , A. Sehlicsman
vice A. W. A. Harvey , resigned ; Hidogoway ,
Mlnneshluk county , .1. A. Galhy , vice W. S
Klenune , resigned ; Soldier , Monona count\
K. K , Kichards , vice O. N. Strand , resigned
Thy nomination by the president -Albert
M. Norris to bo postmaster at North Bend
today terminated what has been a long , tire
some and somewhat acrimonious contest
There were muny'applications for the posl
tlon , anil many were the remonstrances , etc
The selection of Norris was with a view tc
harmonizing , as far as possible , the conflict
Ing Interests.
A bill to grant a pension of f.V ) a month tc
Benjamin F. I'hnmbcrs in lieu of the amount
ho U now receiving , has boon Introduced
A bill to pension Kliza Fui-guhon , formerl )
widow of llano Ferguson of company 1
Twonty-lhtrd Iowa infantry volunteers'bui
'jocn ' Introduced. Her pension wusvsuspondci
by reason of her remarriage.
W , A. Uimerof Deadwood , S. D. , Is at tin
St. James ,
Secretary Noble has denied the motion fo :
[ CONTINUED on TIUIIU nuE.J
TltlMXTP WPVC1 ATM ? Pll UVT1
TALKING RLiS AKh SILLSl
Nearly Seven Hundred Rock Island Teleg
raphers Out on a-Striko ,
BUSINESS OF THE ROAD MOVES SLOWLY
iKh Men Itemnln nt Work to Keep Trains
In .Motlon-Clnlm * .Mitdeon lloth
Sides How the Matter
Stand * .
The strike of the Hock Island telegraph
operators was Inaugurated at 100 : ! ! yesterday
morning , nearly all the oQIces In Nebraska
being abandoned or given over to new men
sent by the superintendent to meet just such
an emergency.
Hero and there throughout the state an
olMco Is being operated by the old telegraph
operator who Is not a member of the Order
of Hallway Telegraphers or is not In
sympathy with the present movement. Un
doubtedly the dreary prospect seen from tbo
windows of the small olllccs along the line of
the Hock Island , the vista of snow-covered
prairies has had a somewhat depressing
effect upon many of the telegraphers , for a
listener at the Instrument In the city
ticket olllco heard bits of conversation be
tween operators at different points bemoan
ing the order of the chief that the strike
should go on.
But the olllelul sanction to strike had been
given nml they had nothing else to do but to
obey the order of those chosen to represent
the association in nil conferences between
the railway officials and the brotherhood.
Six hundred and seventy-five operators nro
out on the Kock Island and JJ.V ) on the Bur
lington , Cedar Uapids & Northern , which is
operated by the Chicago , Kock Island & Pa-
eillc , thus tying up nearly 5,000 miles of rail
road.
AVhilo new men have been r.ccuiod for
many of the important ofllcos , the small sta
tions will' ' remain "dead" for a day or two
until the railway oflleials ascertain the cx-
.tent of the strike. In the meantime city
ticket agents , freight agents , freight clerks
and even heads of departments who were
operators In their 'early days are making
efforts to reach important stations to
which they have been assigned. Charles
Rutherford , city ticket agent of the
Rock Island nt Lincoln , is trying to get to
Albright , which is an important station on
this line. George Merrill , who is the opera
tor in the freight oflico hero as well as clerk ,
is wailing for orders to go out on the road
and will probably bo assigned to South
Bend.
In reply to a question of THE Brsn reporter ,
whether ho intended to join the strikers
Mr. Merrill said : "I inn not working
for tbo Order of Railway Teleg
raphers. I am working for the
Rock Island , from whom I draw my salary.
I am not in sympathy with this movement ,
and believe that many of the operators will
realize before twenty-four hours that they
have made a mistake. While I am not u
member of the order , still I suppose from
'his on I will bo classed among tho'scabs. "
Toi. < Wilhclm , traveling freight agent of the
fock Island , will take Mr. Merrill's place if
t is thought necessary to send the latter out
n the road.
Arrangements h.ivo been made for running
ho through passenger trains , and they will
svidciitly arrive and leave on time. The
ocal passenger trains and the freight trains
tvill evidently bo tied up for a day or two ,
until now men can bo obtained to take the
lositions abandoned by the strikers.
Everybody about the local office Is con
fident that the strike will be short-lived.
SITUATION IN IOWA.
Nearly All thn OHlecx Deserted , but the Com
pany Seenm Cheerful.
DAVEXPOUT , la. , Dec. 8. Vice President
vimball of the Rock Island road said at noon
bat the telegraphers' strike would not seri
ously interfere with the use of wires for train
work on the Iowa division from the Missis
sippi river to Council Bluffs , not more than
twelve operators having left their keys , and
on tbo division from Davenport to Kansas
ity fifteen or twenty had gone out. Trains
are moving regularly by the dispatchers' or
ders , except where the snow storm inter
fered. He says the strike will not bo gen
eral west of tbo Mississippi river and that
10110 of thoijispatchcrs will Join the strikers.
The chief dispatcher and Trainmaster
.Tones left this morning on n special for the
main line and south west divisions of the road
; ind have been arranging to fill vacancies ,
All trains hero have been close on tlmo and
the dispatchers declare the strike is prac-
ticaly beaten now.
now.At
At Oltiiinwa.
OTTIWVA , la , Dec. 8. [ Special Telegram
to Tun Bur : . ] The Rock Island operators
went out hero at 10 o'clock this morning and
their places have not been filled. There was
not an operator on this line who did not
leave his key this morning and not an oflico
on the line between DCS Moines and Ivcokuk
is working. What makes the matter serious
is that the operators In the Western Union
are In sympathy with the strikers and their
places will bo hard to fill. There are only
two through passenger trains daily on this
line and they will not bo able to got through
on time unless Iho operators are replaced at
once. However , it will badly cripple the
business on this line.
Ilefiued Io Join the. Strlkern ,
CEDAII R.u'iDs , la. , Dec. 8. So far as can
bo learned none of the operators on the Bur
lington , Cedar Rapids & Northern road
obeyed the order to strike ,
BniMNOTOX , In. , Dec. 8. No effect of the
striltoof the operators Is felt hero. All tlio
Burlington , Cedar Itaplds & Northern men
are still at work.
Situation at le ) MolncH.
DBS Moixiiri , Iii. , Dec. 8.--Tho telegraphers
on the Rock Island road struck this morn
ing. Now men have been obtained for im-
jjortunt points. The officials of the road
have hunted for operators hero to send to
smaller stations , but find It very hard to get
them , as the operators sympathize with the
strikers. Superintendent Stillwell says
thcro has been no horious Interference with
the train service except as to special
freights. There are about sovcnty-llvt
operators on the lowu lines and nearly all
have gene out.
On thu UCH Molneg Valley Division.
KKOKUK , la. , Deo. 8. All the operators or
the DCS Moines Valley division of the Rocli
Island struck this morning. Trains are mov
ing , lint not on lime.
On the Tort IJodgo nivl liin.
FOUT DODOB , la. , Dec. -AlFtho tolograpl
operators on this division of the Rock Islam1
road struck this morning between hero ami
DCS Moines. Only four men are at work
they are station agents , not members of tin
older. The train service Is considerably
crippled. _
Kr StorleH from Chicago.
CHICAGO , 111. , Dec. 8. Chief Ramsay o :
the Order of Railway Telegraphers says tin
strike on the Rock Island Is now on and thai
all the telegraphers went out ut 10 n. in
General Manager St , John of tlu
Rock Island road , on the othci
hand , said to an Associated press rciwrtci
that everything was movingas usual and tin
telegraphic business of the road was buinj
conducted without delay , So far us ho was
advised the men had not gene out. SOUK
men might have struck hero and thcro , bu
bo had not received any advices to thu
effect.
Muy liuolve Other * .
CHICAGO , 111. , Dec , 8. The great point o
interest In the telegrapher's strike 1 :
whether they will succeed in obtaining th <
active co-operation of other organisations o
trainmen. Thu company is endeavoring to flm
'J00o | > ot-ators , Chief Ramsey said tonight thu
If the road employed nonunion men it wouli
simply force n strike upon other branches of
the road , as they would not work with non
union men ,
IS TUH'W.KST.
Kun at .Men All Unit ud Say They Hino u
( It-let mice.
TOITKA , Kan. , Dec. 8. All the Rock Island
operators here , excepting two who nro not
members of thd brotherhood , struehjit noon
In obedience tolho order fora general strike.
General Superintendent Uunlup said ; " 1 do
not know how many men are out. Truffle
has not been interfered with In the least.
AVe wore expecting tile strike and were prepared -
pared for It. AVe had n man ready to take
the place of every striker. Our men have no
grievance of their own , and are simply out on
orders. "
One of the strikers said : " \Vc are out ,
will stay until ordered back. There are I'lo
out of a posslblo " 00 men out. The state
ment that tlio men have no grievances is
false. AVe want moro wages. We are doing
the same work for $ . " > ( ! that Santa Fo and
Union Pacific men nro receiving &SO for. If
that is not n grieva'nco , what do you call IU"
I.IttliTrouble , at lleatrlec.
Br.ATnicn , Nob. . * Deo. 8. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bii.j : The effect of the teleg
raphers slrlko on the Hock Island is hardly
noticeable hero yet. There are twenty-threo
operators employed on the division between
Norton , Kan. , und Nelson , Neb. , u distance
of 103 miles. Of these twenty-three oper
ators but nine have struck , and three of
these will , in till probability , return tonight.
The railroad company had eight men in
readiness to tuko the places of the strikers.
Notwithstanding these precautions the
movement of tralhs on the Rock Island is
badly hampered bythe strike. The train
dispatcher has his hands full in moving from
station to station by special train in order to
make the dinienlty- light us posslblo.
Neither of the opera tors nt this point have
gene out , nor have , they at Pawnee City or
Sabctha , Kan.
Have Slriielc at Denver.
DBNVCII , Col. , Dec. 8. A'ery few teleg
raphers on the Rook'Isluud line in this slale
struck this morning.
At Hansim City.
KANSAS CITV , Mo , , Dec. 8. Tlio Ro-k Is
land has only six operators in Kansas City
and its suburbs and they are employed in
the freight olllccsTho Kansas City repre
sentatives of the company declare they know
notliing about thu issues of the strike. Rock
Island passenger trains are running on time ,
they say , and beyond that they know noth
ing. None of the general ofllcers of the Rock
Island nro in Kansas City.
W. E. Sproak of Topeka , Kan. , n member
of the grievanco.cominittee of the striking
telegraph operators , Is in town today on his
way homo from Chicago , where the commit
tee ordered the striltc Ho states that the
telegraphers Imvo'tkc company "by the hip , "
nnd will not let it turnu ! wheel until their
demands are acceded to. Out of thirty-
eight train dispatchers twenty-five have
joined the strikers , says Mr. Sproak , and
others are following. Six-sovcnths of the
ipcrutois , bo says , utq brotherhood men ,
md will support the strike.
The strike situation'took ' a turn for the
verso tonight. Of tlie men who went back
o work this afternoon five were induced to
strike again. The company attempted to fill
heir places with now jmen , but the strikers
otnmitteo succeededn keeping them away
rein work. The Rods Island uses the Union
Pacific tracks from Kansas City to Topeka ,
md from Cameron , Mi $ . , to Kansas City. The
Jnion Pacific operators have sent notice to
their chief operators' that if they are ro-
uircd to liuudlaRotikSlslnnd business and to
isputch RockIsIfino Jralns they will strike.
All OiiiKOwn .South.
Ei , Rr.xo , Okl. , Dec.7 8. The telegraphers
on this end of thu Rook Island road left their
toys at 10 o'clock. " Th < j company induced
A\o \ train dispatchers to remain at
: heir posts. From Hcrrington , Kan. ,
Lo Red River , - 'Okl. , the present
terminus of the "und , outside of train dis
patchers , only two operators remain at their
posts. The operators have the sympathy of
the citizens and it is believed the company
will have trouble in putting nonunion men
In the strikers places.
AVicniTA , Kan. , Dec. S. The Rock Island
telegraphers of this division , except the
train dispatchers and three operators ,
struck this morning according to the instruc
tions of Chief Ramsay.
> 'KW YOKIC CKNTKAL KNGIXKKKS.
Tlirlr UinVrenco with thn Company Not Yet
Settled.
NEW YCIIK , Dec. 8. The general committee
of grievance of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers on the A'anderbilt railroad
system , which camo1' Jicro nearly two weeks
ngo to demand an'equalization of pay for
men on side lines , .received u reply from
Chauncey M. DcpCsw today. The chairman
of the grievance committee is II. C. Childs ,
who together with a half do/en of his col
leagues , is stopping jit the Grand hotel.
President Dcpow. In refusing to make pub
lic his icply , said today the letter was not
under his control , that if the engineers saw
fit to give out its contents they could do so.
Mr. Childs refused a request to sco Mr.
Depew's letter. The Iqttcr , he said , docs not
settle the matter. It will not bo made pub
lic just HOW , as wo'aro preparing a reply te
it , but before wo leave the city both state
ments will ho furnliihed the public.
"I wish to disabuse the public mind of any
thoughts of a general strike , " said Mr.Childs ,
"Thcro will bo none , but tha equities of the
case will , if necessary , bo referred ton highci
tribunal , and if that tribunal sees lit to ordci
a strike it will do so. " , No man who knows
Chief Arthur will think for a moment that
ho will precipitate 'a crisis without due
cause. "
On being questioned as to whetherChlel
Arthur was cxpected.ln the city , Mr , Chlldf
said ho could not suy , that ho may bo here
any day. Like Mr. Arthur , none of the com
inltteo favor a strike , but certain rights
based on the general principle of self-protec
tlon must bo defended.
SOUTH AMKKIVAti Xlill'ti ,
ItelatloiiH Itetviolin jlur/ll and Argcntim
Kiidungcrcd A Political CrlnU ,
( Cupi/r/uMciJ / 1M2 hi.fame / * Goiilnn licnnclt. ]
A'AU'AiiAiso , Chill ( via Galvcston , Tex. )
Dec. 8. [ By Mexican Cable to tbo Now Yorl
Herald Special to ( Tim Bui : . ] The Herah
correspondent ati > porto Allegro telu
graphs that tlicv Brazilian govern
ment has manifested its pleasuri
over tbo arrest Inf many federalist
on the frontier , in tho.provinco of CorrlontoH
Argentina , but In Argentina a different sen
timent prevails. ThS residents of the province
inco bellovo the pursuit nnd capture to bo i
violation of foreign , territory , contrary ti
political usages , TJiero is likely to bo :
lively diplomatic dispute between Brazil un <
Argentina over tko > question.
In Montevideo thai agents of the Custil
hlln government am i buying arms , while Ii
the same city the federalists are recoivhij
reinforcements ,
The Herald corrceixmdcnt at Buenos Ayrc
telegraphs that a political crisis Is Imminent
The state , by iv two-thirds vote , sus
pcndcd from duty all of the Judges wh
tried Plzarro -charges of frauds
In the Senate during the debate 1t was de
clared that all { ho incmbcrs on the Judicial' ,
were corrupt. "In many places this oplnioi
Is confirmed. There Is trouble In the cub !
net over the action of thu Senate and th
president's prolonged Indecision on Importan
questions.
AVIII Kuiutlnn.Cabinet MlnUtcm.
PAHIS , Deo.Tho { $ Panama canal Invest1
gating committee will tomorrow examine
number of the cubiifct ministers. It Will us'
M. Bourgeolso , the now minister of justice
to explain his proposed course of uctlon i
relation to the Panama cunal case. If hi
explanations aru not satisfactory the con
mittco will , It is expected , take the sam
course as that which lud to M. Rleurd'u n
tlii'incnt.
rinnnn inMMrMT'ni TIM
BOGUS MuDICAL COLLliGt
Iowa Authorities Investigating a Sonsa'
tional Oaso at Pclla ,
COLLEGE DEGREES AS A COMMODITY
Kvporlonco of mi Agent -of tli "National
M-Mly of the Stllte of IllllloU"
lie Did n Floni
Dns Motsr.s , In. , Doc. S. [ Special Tele
gram to TinMnn.j A sensation has been
caused hero and elsewhere by the discovery
of fiaudulent transactions in college degrees
by an alleged agent at Polla , In. , a small
town about forty miles east of here. Atten
tion was first called to the matter by a dis
patch from locution , ICng. , stating that for
some tlmo past certain ICngllsh newspapers
have contained Imposing advertisements
stsitlng that degrees of the "National Uni
versity of the State of Illinois" could bo had
at prices ranging from 10 to GO guineas.
These advertisements are signed "Prof. A'an
\ngelbach , secretary , " ami give the name
f Broughton House of Christ college , Cam-
iridgo university , as the Kngllsh agent.
The alleged Prof. ATan Angelbach arrived
t 1'ella last March. Ho Is a native of
lolland , but came to Polla by way of South
\fricn , where ho had spent some time In the
Dutch settlements. Ho brought with him
'otters of Introduction from many prominent
icoplo In the old country , and at once found
bo doors of the best homes swinging Inward
'or him. Ho seemed to have plenty of
: noncy , although the source was for n long
line u mystery.
I.lttlo Knmvii of Ills Ittislnrss.
"It was known that ho was connected with
some kind of an ' international college , " but
I'nrther than that no ono knew anything of
ills business. After staying at Pella for
iomo time ho returned to Chicago and came
> ack with n degree of doctor of letters ,
Since that time ho has been doing a lund-
[ > nice business. Meanwhile ho devoted his
Sundays to lecturing in one of the Dutch
Presbyterian churches. Ho was highly
esteemed as a lecturer , being a man of line
ibility.
For some tlmo ho has been teaching
'Vouch , German , English , Dutch and other
anguagcs , The attention of the Iowa State
Beard of Medical Examiners was directed to
lie matter by an attempt of Van Angolbacli
o sell fellowship degrees in his alleged college -
lego which would bo accepted by the board
from applicants for permission to practice
medicince in this state. His price for such
ilegrccs was $30 , and the scheme was exposed
by an applicant writing to the board to know
if the alleged degree would bo accepted by
the board. The matter has been referred
to the attorney general and an effort will be
made to deal with Van Angolbaehas his case
deserves.
In the mcantimo Van Angclbach puts a
lold face on the matter and claims that if
here is anything wrong with the alleged
'International University of Illinois" that
10 is himself an innocent victim.
CO A I , VAM.INI5 TIIKKATUJfHD.
Snow lUuclmilo I.lkcly to Occasion Serious
Inconvenience.
Sioux CITY , la. , Dec. 8. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] Reports of suffering from a
scarcity of coal have been brought in from
: ill parts of South Dakota , northern Nebraska
and western Iowa as a result of the unex
pected blizzard that swept over tlio uortn-
west yesterday. The cause is a scarcity in
the bauds of dealers that in many cases
amounts to no supply at all. Dealers charge
the railroads with the responsibility , saying
that coal ordered by them was confiscated
enrouto by the railroads and used in their en
gines , the railroad supply not being enough
to furnish motive power for the great grain
rush. At Alpena , S. D. , the citizens became
enraged and confiscated thirty tons of coal in
the railroad sheds , which they apportioned out
among those needing it , while at other
points coal on cars billed to places beyond
is being seized. In this city there is a
famine of steam coal and unless relief comes
soon many factories will have to use more
expensive fuel. All railroads report a heavy
fall of snow and big drifts along their lines
amounting almost to a blockade , which
makes the situation the more serious.
Interesting Murder Trial ,
SinouuNnr , In. , Dec. 8. [ Special Telegram
to Tun DEC. ] The trial of Guy Helm for the
murder of AVultcr Clark is In progress bore ,
The defense expects to show that the Clark
boys waylaid Helm , while the prosecution
will try to show that Helm went over two
miles out of his way and hid behind a tree tc
await the coming of the Clark boys on thch
way homo from Fremont , where they had
been attending a political meeting. Wednes
day was largely spent examining Byron
Clark , brother of the ono killed. They tried
to introduce his evidence given at tho-ex *
amination when he was under the influence
of opiates and almost unconscious , having
also 'been shot by Helm , and notjthen ox
peeled to live. Clark withstood a ban :
cross-examination without wavering. Hi.1
testimony throughout was straightforward
and appercntly honest.
1'oiiiul OnantltleH of Plunder ,
FOIIT DOIJOI : , la. , Dec. S. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BIK. ] Mr. and Mrs. .loin
Christiansen at Gowrio are suspicioncd o :
having been connected with the origin of ui
extensive fire there recently. L.ist : oveniiif
a person thought to bo Mrs. Christbjnsoi
appeared on the streets In a state of hilinr
ions Intoxication. The fact developed latei
that "Mrs. Cdristianson" was a man. j1
search of the house revealed a suspicion :
quantity of bolts of cloth And other iner
clmndtsoand the placu strongly rcsemblci
the storehouse of a gang of tliluves. Tin
authorities expect to find direct ovidenci
connecting the Christiansons with the lire.
AhNuiiltcil hy
DKS MOINUS , la. , Dec. 8. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Bun. ] David Evans , a youiif
lawyer , was attacked by three men at 0 : ! !
o'clock this ovcning in a thickly sottlcd rcsl
dcnco portion of the city. Ho fought dcs
perately and succeeded in getting away froi
his assailants , but not until ho had rocclvei
several severe gashes from a knife in th
hands of ono of them. Ho thinks onaofth
thugs was also badly hurt In the struggk
but all succeeded in escaping. The motlv
is supposed to have been robbery.
Could Not Sen Ills Neil .lalled ,
HfnuxoTON , In. , Dec. 8 , [ Special ToU
gram to Tin : Br.i : . ] Young Arthur Furgcso
of Burlington , Kan , , who was attending co !
lego In tjils city and who was n member 1
good standing , was caught robbing a stor
recently , Ho failed to appear for trln
today and forfeited his bond of { SOO. HI
father wrote the court n note saying h
could not stand to sco his boy go to jail an
had connived at the forfeiting of the ball.
Accused of f.uvyliiK Hlucluimll ,
CeiJAit liAi'ins , la , , Dec , 8. [ Special Teh
gram to TUB DEI : . ] Sheriff Downs of Bento
county 's ' accused by the Vlnton Eagle of ci
torting money from saloonkeepers. Down
denies having blackmailed any ono. An it
vcstlgatlon will probably bo made , Tliei
are said to bo a number of saloons runtiln
unmolested in Iho county ,
Klllfil While Coasting.
Cr.Din lUi'ind , Iu. , Dec , 8. [ Special Teh
gram to TUB HUB. ] Cillan Goudy , a 0-yca :
old boy , while sliding on the Icy pavcmcni
ran into the baggage car on the electric ral
way at Marlon today und was almost it
stantly killed. _
I'olliixtlni ; a SIIIONIII | ] | Miinlerrr ,
CIIDAII lUriiia , la. , Dee 8. [ Special Tcli
gram to Tim Beu. ] Ofllcers from Oquaqut
111 , , were hero yesterday looking for lie
Waters , formerly a Usherman ut Burllngtoi
who is suspected of the murder of Henry
Itnnklu. They .found that ho had been hero ,
but loft some tlmo ago for some point In
Missouri , where they have gone In search
of him.
Srrlom Accident on tlio Central tliillroail nt
.lerie.v City.
.Inur.\- CmN. . ,1. , Doc. S. There was n
shocking accident at the D.in forth avenue
station of the Central railway at noon today.
A T/jug Branch train crashed Into the ivar
nd of nn east-bound local train , completely
nashlng ono car , severely injuring ono
roniau and more 91- less hurting nine other
lassenpors of the sumo coach. The accident
ras duo to a delay of fifteen minutes to the
nlns caused by the Central road's ferry
ioat crashing Into a tr.insportation boat in
'io fog In Now York bay. The Injured nro :
iloiiN Ij. Finnt.v , advertising agent , .Jersey
? llv , compound fracture of legs.
Ciroam : D. DAMSONof Elizabeth , N. .1. ,
'oinpound ' fracture of legs.
Miss Gii.rmov , Elizabeth. N. .1. , lacerated
bout the body and Injured Internally. She
lay die.
Oiit.vNiio Dr.MoansT of Greenville. N. . ! . ,
tjured about bead and legs and Internally.
B. C. Cncvr.it. Now York City , left arm
iroken , nose broken and Injured about the
jody.
JAMKS Toss of Boston , head cut , hip In-
ircd and back strained.
S. M. Ui:1tsiiriii.i : > , Now York , head cut
nd back hurt.
Ixirts /.r.i.NT.ii. New York , Injured about
, ho head and body , severe scalp wounds and
oft arm fractured.
F. .1. Mui.l.mi , Plaiullold , N. J. , back in-
ircd and nose broken.
E. E. Hrxvox , Plalnlleld , N. J. , Injured
.bout the head and hips.
W. II. PAUK , Hedband , lost two toes of
ight foot , head cut and arms Injured.
o
Till : I'V/f/J ' ItKCOltl ) .
'le.veliunl , O. , llnsii Ulg Illil/.e Other Oon-
, Ci.ivriAxn , O. , Dec. 8. The city armory ,
largo brick building on Ixmg street , was
utted by flro about noon today. Inside of
ivo minutes after the lire was discovered it
ras beyond control , and within twenty
ninnies the wall had fallen. The front
vail toppled Into Long street and a
lozen firemen barely escaped with their
Ives. A steamer was crushed beneath the
miss of brick. Tbo loss on the building Is
yo.OOO. The armory was the headquarters
if tbo famous Cleveland Grays and the gen-
ral militia and artillery companies. The
frays' loss is § W,000. other losses bringing
ho total up to W.OOO. Tbo Insurance was
ibout : S' > 0,000 , of which the Grays held $1(1- (
VOO. The lire created intense excitement ,
"or a high wind was blowing at the time ,
md the central police station , adjoining ,
simo near burning also.
AVouiTbTEit , Mass. , Dec. 8. The lire at
'effcrson today burned a flour mill and n six
3atinct mill to the ground , with a loss of
110,000. The upper mill , a seven-set cash
ere plant , is badly damaged by smoke and
ivatcr ; the storehouse and picker rooms were
ilcstroycd and a two-story residence burned.
The total loss is sJ''OO.OOO ; insurance , ? ISO,000.
Liivns\AXT r.ixcii .
Conduct odi Sail l.uluSociety Leader l.lliely
to L'aiixuTroiilile.
SALT I.AKI : . Ut. , Dec 8. [ Special Telegram
o Tin : Bin : . ] Lieutenant Vance of the
Sixteenth infantry , stationed at Fort Doug-
as , a prominent member of Salt Uiko society ,
> yas arrested today on bis return from the cast
His alleged o/fcnco consisted of sustaining
Improper relations with a certain young lady
ut Fort Douglas and von intrusion under
iiuestionablo circumstances jLipon the privacy
of another young lady. This is said to have
occurred last summer before or while the
regiment was on its summer outing , and
rented sonic scandal at the time. The
ieutcnant in order to square tbo matter re
signed his commission , but "the resignation
was not accepted. lie subsequently obtained
; i leave of absence and it was upon his return
that the arrest was made. Lieutenant
ilobnson. brother-in-law of the young woman
in question , is said to have sworn to kill
Vance on sigbt. A gun play is alleged to
have taken place between the two lie fore
Vimco's arrest was accomplished , in which
Vnneo got the drop on his assailant. It is
understood that a court martial will convene
on December 12 to try the case nnd that the
charge will probably bo "conduct unbecoming
: in olllccr and a gentleman. "
. .
m.ir iXKi.m
Proceeding ut Law to Prevent si lEepiilillean
In MliHoiirl from TaldiiK Ofllee.
SrniNOi'iiii ) , Mo. , Dec. 8. All criminal
proceedings in Tuney county court came to a
sudden termination today by proceedings
brought against Benjamin Price , elected to
the oflicc of prosecuting attorney by the re
publicans , to declare him incompetent
When the parties of Tancy county nomi
nated candidates for prosecuting attorney
neither could lind a suitable man for the
place. The democrats nominated C. B
Sharp of O/ark , Christian county , and the
republicans nominated Benjamin Price o
this city. Of course neither are eligible
Price was elected. The proceedings iignins'
him are to prevent his taking the oflico 01
account of inoligibilty. Sharp cannot bo declared
clared elected , and tlio people are in i
quandary as Io what conrso to take ,
London I'liiiineliil Kovlow.
[ Copyright' < l tbifl lt\i \ Juinca Dintlnn llcnnctt , ]
LONDON , Dec. 8 , [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to TUG Br.i : . ] The stock market
was inactive , but on the whole there was a
hotter tendency , owing to the steadier tone
of the silver market. Argentine bonds were
bought onj the budget statement. Bonds of
1880 and funding loans closed l-jf per
cent higher. Spanish bonds rose
Y per cent on the change of
Iho ministry of Mexico. Brazilian recovered
U' per cent. Homo railways are a shade
lower In a few cases , but Americans loft off
generally better ut about the top figures.
Denver preferred was particularly strong on
dividend rumors. Canadian and Mexican
lines were featureless , but some Argentine
railways uro firmer. Bar silver Is un-
changed. Rupee paper recovered J d. Con
sols closed I-Kid bettor. The discount mar
hot was dull und the rate for three montht
bunk hills declined to from l.'d to : ) per cent ,
Call money was obtainable at I pur cent ;
loans for the week were ut 1' ' per cent ,
IMovimicntH of Ocean NIcamci-M.
At Para Arrived Scgnarancia , fron
Sanlos Rio Juncrlo for Now York ,
At Urrmer Haven Arrived I ihn , fron :
Now York.
At Delaware Capo Passed Illinois , fron :
Liverpool for Philadelphia.
At Brow Head Sightcd-Clty of Berlin
from New York for Liverpool.
At Gibraltar Arrived ICms , from Now
York for Genoa.
MKKV.ttiTlt.
FIIIr and Colder UVliut UIIH Iteeu Pro
dieted for Nehriuka Today.
AVASIIISOTON , D , C. , Dec. 8. For Nebraska
braska and Iowa Generally fair , north
west winds ; colder.
For South Dakota Generally fair , west t <
north winds ; colder ,
J.ocal Itecord ,
Orricn or TUB AVuATiimt BUIIRAU , OMAHA
Dec. 8. Omaha record of temperature am
rainfall compared with corresponding day o
past four yours :
1802. 1891. 1890. IBHfl
Maximum temperature ! ) : ) < = -no 400 f.oc
Minimum temperature , 10- 'Jiiilia -to :
Average tempt1 ratnii ) . , UI3 y.O | 059 fjll'
I'rcclpltutlon , . , . T .00 .00 .00
Statement showing the condition of torn
pcruturo and precipitation at Omaha for tin
day und sluco March 1 , Ib'.U , as com pa ret
with general uvoruge :
Normal te.mpcrulnio , , , , . . . , . 30 ?
Deficiency fortho duy. . . . , , , , , , n :
Deficiency since March 1. , , , Ml <
Normal precipitation , . , . . . , , , 04 Inch
Dullcluncyfor thuilny 04 Inch
Deficiency Hlncu Mutch 1 , , 3.0U Incite
U. HUNT , Local Forecast Oftlciul.
THEY DECLARED THEMSELVES
Position of tbo Members of the French
Ministers on tbo Farmnui Oanal Inquiry.
ALL AID WILL BE GIVEN THE CHAMBER
JoclantlloMB of the .Mlnl < ter Hocrheil wltt
( Jrrnt Apphin < in-Tlio MlnUti-r of , lim.
tlco Till IK for HIM ( lorrriinieiit
A Vote of ( 'oiilldeiice.
PAW * , Doo. 8-rTho declaration of the now
nlnlstry was read In the Semite tixlay by M.
xMibet , minister of the Interior , and In the
: iininti ) r or Deputies by M. lllbot , the prlmo
nlnistor. The declaration recalled tlio
events that caused the recent iiolitionl crisis
niu1 unit-mod this Intention of the cabinet to
\Id the Cluunborof Deputies by every means
n its ixm-er to throw light upon the Panama
canal alTair. Nevertheless , It continued , the
ublnot must nftlrm the prlnrlploof separa
tion of the executive , legislative and Judicial
xiwors. The government has decided not to
exeeed the HmttH prescribed by the law.
Tlio deolaratiou of the ministers wia
greatly npplaudeil.
In the ChamborM. _ Hubbard , deputy from
Selno-et-Olso , asked to bo allowed to Inter
polate the government as to the conditions
on which the cabinet would assist the
Panama investigating committee.
M. Brlsson proposed the matter bo i > ost-
lioned until tomorrow in order to permit a
l > rolimluiry : understanding bolwcen the com
mittee and the government.
Prime Minister Hibot opposed this post
ponement , saying I hut ho wished to ascer
tain whether the government bad the confi
dence of the house.
M. Hubbard thereupon asked the govern
ment whether It would communicate to the
liotiso the documents in the Panama prosecu
tion. Ho also aslced for information as to
the goner.il attitude that the cabinet in
tended to adopt toward Iho committee.
Answer of tliu MliiNter of .luitloe.
M. Uourgoolso , minister of justice , de
clared that the government would accord to
the commit too the most extensive powers
compatible with the principle of hooping
separate the judicial and legislative fune-
tions. The government had ordered that a ,
iKJst-mortem examination bo imido on the
body of Daron do Rcinuch next Saturday.
The government was also prepared to com
municate partly or entirely certain docu
ments in the Panama prosecution. Continu
ing , M. Bourgcoiso said that it must not bo
forgotten that the recent attacks upon indi
viduals were really an attempt to bring dis
credit upon the republic. They were a kind
of an election manooviver. the manipulators
of which desired to bring about a repetition
of the famous placards , "Down with the
robbers. " M. Bonrgooiso concluded by do-
daring that the cabinet was ready to afford
the committee explanations which it was
hoped would bo well understood.
M. Brisson said that the committee was
anxious to co-operato with the government.
Nobody would seek to malto the present de
bate the occasion of a crisis or conflict , and
a great advance had curtainly been made
toward an understanding. The committee ,
however , would make certain revelations ia
regard to a partial communication of the
documents promised by the government.
M. Hubbard moved that all the Panama
documents bo communicated to the commit-
too.
too.M.
M. Kibot opposed the motion , which was
rejected by a vote of I10S to 2iO. :
The vote of confidence was then adopted.
A majority of the committee elected today
to examine M. Pormiory do Bolssund's pro
posal , that persons implicated in thoPimumtv
canal corruption bo dealt with by'criminal
process , are in favor of such a measure.
IN TIIU HKI.r.I.YX l > AKlrAMKNT.
llceent Labor IJlHttirlmnrcK CIUIHO mi A Ill-
null CM ! IllHciiHslon In tint Chamber.
Bnrssii.s , lee. 8. In the Chamber of
Deputies today M. Haussen , progressist ,
questioned tbo government in regard to the
measures employed In suppressing the recent
labor disturbances at Tllleqiicr.
M. do Din-lot , minister of the Interior , de
fended the action of the government and the
gendarmes.
Mr. Woosto moved that the Chamber adopt
a vote of confidence in the government.
M. Ncnkorn , modcratoliboral , made a brief
speech , in which ho approved the govern
ment's action.
The members of the extremists protested
against the speeches of the supporters of the
government , and a scene of wild disorder on-
sued. A semblance of order was restored .
after a time and a vote of confidence waa' f
adopted by a majority of 18-1. * .
SIJUI'KISICI ) THK I'OLITIG'IANS.
HiiKlUliiiicn Open Their Kycs at the ICxprea-
hlou ritvorlnii I'rolccllon.
T < ONIIOX , Dec. 8. The unanimity and en
thusiasm of the agricultural congress in
favor of protection and bimetallism at its
meeting yesterday astonished Both the
liberals and conservatives. The con
ference reassembled today. Sir Richard Fa
got , conservative mcmborofparlluincnt.sald
the remedy for the depression in agrlculturo
was not alone In protection , but that the Im
perial and local taxes must bo reduced.
Many farmers paid an income tax on an In
come never earned.
To Context Alilwurill'H Kleetlon.
Hnu.i.v , Dec. 8. .Stops nro being taken to
Invalidate Rector Alihvanlt's election to the
Helchstag on the ground of corruption mid
intimidation of opponents. Several of his
supporters maltreated a radical agent sus
pected of beluga .low. Ho was badly injured
and was obliged to use a revolver to escape
from the mob.
Anti-Semitism appears to bo spreading
among other parties. The Catholic organ ,
Gormaula , in a violent anti-Jewish article ,
declares that the party desirous of annulling
the emancipation of Iho .lews Is dally grow
ing In Germany.
The case of Hector Aid ward t , who Is on
trial In the criminal court on tbo charge of
slandering Herr Loowo , the small arms
manufacturer , was positioned today owing to
the illness of the defendant ,
Iiiiimu I.hie Steamers' Withdrawal.
LONDON , Deo. 8 , It has been reported hcra
that , owing to the agitation in tlio United
States against immigration , the Ininan Line
Slcaimmlp company would withdraw all its
htoamerB from the transatlantic ! Irailo at
present. It can bo said that the report Is
utilruo. 11 was based upon the fact that the
company will withdraw its steamers from
December 14 to February 8 so that they maybe
bo completely overhauled prior to Inaugura
ting tbo service between Southampton iwd
Now York and vice vemt ,
Murdered a C'ounlcit unil Muhl.
ROMH , Doc. 8. The Countess Vlstontl
and her maid were murdered In thucountess'
villa at Valeria Friday evening. Both
women were nearly hacked to pieces and bad
been otherwise maltreated. A Gorman
named Ichuimnm , who had been intlmato
with the maid , was suspected and was ar
rested In this city last evening with a purno
bearing the countess' crust In his iiossesslon ,
Ho lias confessed both murdcrx.
Kiiropii'N ( irrat Kloriii.
PKbTii , Doo. 8. The city Is almost
lifeless us the result of the snow storm ,
Nobody goes out of doons unless compelled to
do so. Not a single train loft yeste.nlay from
the eastern ami western termini. Tlio south
ern trains still run , but they urc hours Jute ,
Telegraph und telephone service 1 * greatly
crippled.