OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWKNTY-SKCOND YtiAK. OMAHA , SATU11DAY MORNING , DECEMBER 17 , 1802. NUMBER 180) )
WRESTLING WITH SILVER
Two House Oommiltecs Considering the
Sherman Law.
PROPOSED REPEAL OF THAT MEASURE
Mmiihrrn of HIP IlnnkliiR Coiiiinlttrn mid
tlio Ciiltingn ComniHIoc Am Itolti DrillIng -
Ing ultb tint Hnhjcel In it Dif
ferent rornii
WAsmvoTov. D , C. . Dee 10. Two
committees of the house nro now
wrestling with the proposed repeal of the
Sherman law , and wateHng with a close
interest the progress of the International
monetary conference at Drusscls. Thcso
two committees nro designated "tho com
mittee on coinage , weights and measures , "
and "tho committee on banking and cur-
tency " The functions of llicso committees
nro closely related , ami several times In the
past It has happened that each was dculhig
nt the same time with the same subject in a
Homcwhat different form.
Mr Dland's coinage commltteo has before
it now the Williams bill , proposing a repeal
of the Sherman law , and Iho banking com
mlttce , ot which Mr. D.ICOH of New York is
chairman , has had referred to It the bill In
troduced a few days ago by Mr. Andrew of
Massachusetts , entitled : "A bill to Increase
the circulation of national banks and for
other purposes. " Quo of these other pur
poses Is embodied in section 4 , which repeals
the Sherman silver purchase act.
It thus happened that under the rules of
the house each committee can deal with the
subject. Mr. lllnnd has always insisted
that his committee has exclusive jurisdiction
of everything alTeeting silver , and If the
monetary question ansumes n live and en
grossing phase at this session it Is quite
likely that ho would raise a point on the
matter in the house.
The banking committee held its first mootIng -
Ing of the session this morning. There was
n bare quorum present and no action was
taken save to call up for consideralion the
bill of Air. Andrews. Then ; was an informal
discussion of the silver queslion. but the un
certainty of the outcome of the international
monetary confcriMice lumg like a pall over
the discussion and prevented the freedom of
suggestions that might have occurred had
it been known absolutely what conclusion
would bo reached at the Brussels confer
ence.
The members of the coinage committee
mm of the banking committee arc pretty
generally In accord as to what may be ex
pected of tlio conference. Chairman Bland
of the former commltteo has already , on
several occasions , expressed his belief that
it would amount to nothing and sifter this
morning's meeting of tlm banking conuniltco
Chairman Bacon , when asked about the con
ference , dryly said : "It is a very respect
able body of gentlemen , which will bold a
number of incclings. do a great deal of talk
ing and then adjourn. 1 don't think they
will do anything. "
The banking committee adjourned today
to meet on January 7 next , and it will then
probably taho up Iho Andrew bill and begin
ils aellve consideration. The committee is
made up on lines different from the coinage
committee and Is not so favorable to free and
unlimited coinage of silver or to u continu-
nnco of the Sherman silver puichasing act ,
us is the Dltind committee.
Mr. Diicon is not n free silver man. Ho
said today that ho did not know bow thu
commltlco slood on a proposition to repeal
the Sherman law , as there were so few mem
bers present at today's meeting that the dis
cussion , oven hail it been full , would neces
sarily not have been conclusive of the views
of the committee. Mr. Bacon said that ho
thought that the committee would take up
the Andrew bill seriously after the holidays
nnd consider it by sections , but lie did not
look for legislation at this session of con
gress.
IM.MICKATION AIATTHItS.
Stoaintlilp AentH ( Appcnr Iteforc tlm St'imtu
Committed uiiil < ! ivo Their Vlcu'H.
" \VASHIXOTOX , D. C.Dec. 10. By invitation
the representatives of various transatlantic
Htcamshlp companies were before the senate
commltlco on immigration today to glvo
their views concerning the bill heretofore
introduced in the senate by Mr. Chandler
suspending immigration from the old world
for ono year. The members of tlio house
committee on immigration joined the scnalo
commlllco in listening to what the steam
ship companies' representatives had to say.
Gustav Sehwarts of New York presented
the case for the steamship men and argued
against the prohibition of immigration for
ono year. Ho expressed the belief that the
magnificent development of the material re
sources of our country was duo to Iho enor
mous immigration for iho last half century. ,
Ho argued that Americans would not and
could not perform the heavy manual labor
and im'iiiul service required in the develop
ment of the country ; therefore , Immigration
was essential. Suspension could never bo
enforced , as Iho northern and southern !
frontiers could not bo protected , and the |
danger from cholera would bo Increased , because -
cause a quarantine could not bo maintained 1
on Iheso frontiers. Ho held that sanitary 1V
science could prevent the introduction of
disease under tlio present system , announced
thu willingness of Iho steamship companies
to maintain a quarunUiio for Immigrants
nt the points of departure , and Implied that
the United States would bo guilty of viola itl
tion of treaty obligations If it passed a sus
pension law. Ho pronounced the system if )
consular Inspection lo ho Impracticable ) ; con-
dcmiicd the properly qualification as fatal . 1.0
thu immigration of the best class of northern
Kuropcan people and said that Colonel
"Weber's plan was the only feasible ono. uln
brief , the one that provided for an examina
tion of immigrants before departure by the
Ntcamship companies , who are to bo held
liable for Improper entries.
In conclusion , Mr , Sehwarts denied that
Htcamshlp companies had adopted reside.-
tlvo measures looking to the reduction onf
their sailings and refusal of Immigrant
truffle in any spirit of resentment , or that
they contemplated new Hues to Canada and
Mexico to land Immigrants , and assured tlio
fommltlco of the dlsixisltlon of the com [
panies to assist the uutliorilics in enforcing
uny wise and legal measures.
.xs.v cm\T : stjcoiws.
TliiniiiiiiiilH Attend the I'rcns Clnh llnler-
tihnncnt : L'oilKrrsunmii I'client h * .Speech ,
WASHINGTON , D , C. , Deo. 10. The actors
nnd actresses who took part lu the entertain-
meat at Albaiigh's opera house for the ben-
oflt of the National Capital 1'ress club today
had a special reception by President Harri :
son in his private oHIco just prior to i10
opening of the pcrfornmneo , The visitors
were introduced individually , and the presi
dent had a happy word for each. Ho gave
each of the ladles a flower from a largo
bouquet on his desk.
1'rlvato Secretary Halford attended the
performance as the representative of the
prcsliient.
The club at Its benefit matbieoperformance
nt AlbaURh's opera IIUUMI , scored ii
phenomenal success dramatically , pecimian
and socially. Doth houses of congress id-
journed to do honor to the occasion and la i
quorum of each was present ,
The Pennsylvania railway put on spccia
trains for the iiccommodulloii of iho per
formers , Homo of Iho most dtallnguUhci
professionals In iho country volunleerci
their services ,
In tlio list were William H. Crane nd
company , Nat C. Goodwin , Hobert Miiutcll
Mlunm Kenwood , Miles , Fougero illi
Mitchell and Muster Cyril Tyler , the oy ;
hoprnno , nnd the Marino band , under its nuv
conducted , Fanciull , Over ( GUOO were taken lu
by advance uuleu of ticket * before the dooii
were opened. It wns. perhaps , the most
notnhlo entertainment over given In Wash
ington ,
One of the speeches nt the entertainment
is a subject of discussion in political circles
tonight. It was the speech delivered by
Representative Fellows of Now York.
lux-Speaker Reed hud been Invited to ml-
dress the audience , but overcome by his
modesty , he declined at the last moment to
fulfill his contract , nnd the task was under
taken by Representative Fellows ofNew
York. Mr , Fellows' address was witty
enough nnd bright enough to interest any
audience , but the significant feature was his
prefatory remarks , which were in effect as
follows : "Being Invited by the press club
to attend Ibis performance. I will cheerfully
address the company , for the National Press
club docs not invite a speaker to dinner
without expeettm ; n siicceh.1
There was n pause for a second or two ,
while the audience sought for the hidden
meaning conveyed by the remark. Suddenly
there flashed across the minds of the spec
tators the recollection of the Reform club
dinner in New York. There was a ripple of
applause ; Iho rlpnlo grew Into a wave and
the wave Into a billow , which engulfed the
whole house. It wnsi sometime before Iho
performance could proceed , and tonight the
whole of Washington is talking about Tam
many's ( for Representative Fellows Is Tam
many man ) retort courteous to K. Elrey
Anderson and the Reform club.
DISOIDII : : : ONTIII : MI.MCAN in > ii > iit : ,
( moral Srliiillrhl Itrrrlvr.s Nrws Confirm-
IMR HIP lii-ri-nl Iti'iiiirts.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 10. General
Schoflold received dispatches this morning
continuing the reports of lawlessness pre
vailing along the Texas border in the vicin
ity of San Ignacio , Mex. Ono of the reports
received by him said that a party ot bandits
from Texas crossed the line to San Ignaelo
on Iho Kith lust. , set lire to the barracks and
burned the captain , an ensign and four Mex
ican soldlnrs. General Scholleld s'ltd that
United Stales troops are hastening to the
scene and will lake whatever action is found
necessary. Orders will bo issued from Wash
ington , as the officer In charge has already
general instructions covering such affairs as
these.
Althoiich a very slight Improvement In
General Roscer.ius' condition this afternoon
is noticeable , it is said that ho Is not con
valescing very rapidly , the disagreeable
weather of the past few days causing quite
a set-back.
The detail of Captain II. D. Borup , ord
nance department , to duty at tho'World's
olumbi.m exposition in connection with the
exhibit of the army ordminco dep.irtinent , is
regarded by army officers hi Washington as
a vindication of his conduct while military
attache to the United States legation at
Paris. Captain Borup was recalled from
that duty tit the instance of the French gov
ernment , on account of the alleged sale of
plans of the French seacoast forlillcalionsto
officers of Iho German and Italian armies.
lon N HH Xolcx.
Secretary Foster and Assistant Secretary
Spaulding this afternoon formulated a plan
for the reduction of the immigration service
to correspond with the reduced revenue from
immi'rration. It involved the dismissal of
twenty-five immigrant and contract labor inspectors
specters along the frontier and considerable
reduction in tlio immigrant force employed
at Hllis Island , New York.
The house committee on appropriations
has vigorously slashed the formications ap
propriations bill and it will bo reported to
the house early next v > eek by Mr. Ureckin-
ridge of Kentucky , chairman of the subcom
mittee. The bill for the fiscal year carries
an aggregate appropriation of about ! V5 per
cent less than the total account for the ilscal
year. The total amount appropriated by
the new bill Is.l , " : ) . " > ,0jn , while the account
for the current year aggregated $ 'J,7M'J70 ! , a
reduction of S'.W.-Jl.
The Louisiana congressional delegation
met today ami took suitable action on the
death of Senator Gibson. His funeral will
bo held on Sunday or Monday at Lexington ,
Decided In Favor of tintiepnldican. .
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 10. By a unani
mous vote of all the members present the
house committee nn elections today decided
to report in favor of Edward Scull , the re
publican sitting member from the Twentieth
Pennsylvania district , in the contest brought
for his seat by Thomas Grevy , the demo
cratic contestant. *
Tlio commltteo set the ease of Miller vs
Elliott , from Sotb Carolina , for bearing on
the 10th of January. Miller is u negro re
publican from the famous Shoestring district -
trict of South Carolina. This is the lust
case before Ibe committee.
.M r. inalno'ri Condition.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 10. There nro
many disquieling reports on Uie street this
evening In regard to Mr. Blalno's condition ,
but Mr. James G. Bluine , jr. , announces that
.his father is better. Mr. Blaiiio's physician
refuses to answer as to whether Mr. Bluiuo
is better or woi se.
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It IM AKIIII | Acll\ < > mill Threatens Several
VllhiKOs ullli Destruction.
SAX FIIANCISCO , Cal. , Dec. 10. Mannaloa ,
the great volcano of Hawaii , is in eruption
again , and threatens the destruction of the
villages of IIlib and Waluka at its eastern
base , and extensive plantations of cocoanuts
and cane.
M. A. Thurston , n member of the Ha
waiian legislature ) and the late minister of
interior , who arrived hero yesterday by the
sleamer Australia , brings tlio news of the
overflow. The eruption * began December 5.
For live days previous tholllumlnationsfrom
the volcano bad been on a grand scale and
tlio whole country had been shaken
by prodigious earthquakes. Even In
the neighboring districts of Kan
there we.ro heavy earthquakes and
Manualon , for a distance each way of moro
than sixty miles , threw wiord lights over
Iho ocean and all the countr.v round about.
Earthquakes commenced on Friday morning.
December ti , and Increased in force until
evening , when iho Humes bmst from
Mauualoa and grew in volume and increased
in noise from that time on. it is feared the
entht ) village of Hilo and Iho neighboring
town of Wniaka may bo destroyed and that
the vast and valuable plantations surrpund-
ing them will bo covered with the vol
cano's ashes.
jj.vc'or.va.1 .voi/.vr.u.v i./o.v.
Peculiar lUpciIcncc ol' u Citl/en of Suit
l.lllie City.
SALT LAKH CITV , U. T. , Deo. 10.
[ Special Telegram to THIS Hii-HJ ]
W. McCaffrey of this city , last
night stood paraded with fear before
fore a mountain lion. AH ho wns reading in
his parlor he heard n peculiar purring sound
coming from the direction of his yard , and
peering through a window ho saw an animal
- lying in a couching position within u few
foot of his door. Procuring u pistol
tel ho started from his house
and saluted his visitor witn a shot.
The animal arose , its eyes blazing
like coals of fire and prepared to receive him.
Then McCaffrey's will | wwcr forsook him ,
and ho slood there within a do/.cn feel of Iho
hungry beast nervously tugging at the trigger
of the pistol , but without the power to rulso
his arm.
At this critical moment Mrs.McCaffroy.who
knew nothing of husband's dilemma , appear
ed with n lighted lamp In hand , and with u
roar the quadruped bounded over the fence
- mid ran up the canon , soon disappearing in a
conveii lent gulley. The deep snow In the
mountains ban recently driven several wild
animals down Into iho city , and the arrival
- of iho-lion into town has caused considerable
excitement oven among people not usually
timid ,
he riro Kccoril ,
Va. , Dee. 10 , Dies' furniture
factory burned. Ixi.ss , $110,000.
Bi-fFAi.0 , N Y. , Dec , 10. The electric
light station and machinery burued this >
morning. Logs , 4,000.
BISHOP 1 : IRELAND EXPLAINS
Ho Talks to nn Associated Press Boportor
About Mgr. Satolli.
POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE OBLIGATE
oT the I'nptl Itrpresptitntlvp tii
Amerleii mid IIU Cooil Work Siituo
Almird Humor * Drntpil lie Has
Nut lli-ii ! Itoenllinl.
'
ST. PAVI , , Minn. , Doc. 10. When asked by
the Associated press representative today
as to the mission of Mgr. S.itolH and the extent -
tent of his power , Archbishop Ireland re
plied that , in view of the contradictory re
ports put Into circulation regarding Mgr.
Satolli and of the Uncertainty Into which ,
In consequence , the public mind has been
thrown , ho Is not now unwilling to speak ,
however persistent Heretofore was his resolve -
solve lo bo silent. He slid :
"Mgr. O'Conuell , who 1m been specially
charged by iho pope lo accompany Mgr.
Satolli to America and to introduce him into
his new surroundings , will sail from New
York tomorrow , returning lo his duties as
rector of the American college in Homo. Hl.i
work in America is finished , and Ills depart
ure has no further signllieaneo.
Itupurt of 111 * Kreall Untrue.
"Mgr. Satolli may remain with us for n
good while to come. The report that ho has
been recalled by the pope , or is likely to bo
soon recalled , is simply absurd. This report
and others , revealing a similar animus , are
the Inventions of parties who suffer defeat
from his presence , and would bo delighted ,
if liyere.iting public opinion adverse to his
influence they could in some manner force
him to retire from the country. But those
parties know neither M'r. ' Satolli nor Leo
XIII. Mgr. Salolll represents the pope.
Opposition to him is opposition to the pope ;
disrespect to him , criticism of him , I disre
spect to and criticism of the popo. Ho was
sent directly by Leo to speak to the arch
bishops assembled in Now York the mind
of Leo on the school question. H is sheer
nonsense to say ho was admitted by courtesy
o the conference. Ho told the archbishops ,
s the ollicial report of Iho conference as-
erts , that ho spoke in the name , nnd dc-
Inrod the thoughts of the pope.
"This school question , had for more than a
car , agitated the church in America. Amid
.be din of controversy the appeal to Rome
, vas loud , the cry went out ceaselessly that
' . { otno should spealc , and that nothing else
ould re-establish peace , so Rome resolved to
ipcak , and spoke through a living , ncered-
ted representative. These who were sincere
n their appeal will now he silent and satis-
led , The country will without difficulty
see that all attempts to minitnue the author-
"ty of Mgr. Satolli , or to evade Iho force of
.lis words , are simply the dying protests of
.inrepenting error. The address of Mgr. Sa
tolli had been put into his mouth by the pope
"before he left Koine , and sineo has been re
ported lo the pope verbatim and received his
ipprovul. This is a positive , undeniable
Tact. The controversy is finally settled.
aiKr. Sntolll'H Authority.
"Mgr. Satolli has also authority to settle
.lisputes between priests and bishops and his
decision is to be absolutely without appeal.
The authority with which ho is invested is
unusual , but this shows that the pope puts
unusual confidence in him. Considering the
fact that there are in the United States
icarly ninety dioceses , wo need not bo sur
prised to hear that numerous changes are
awaiting settlement. To maintain , as here
tofore , the court of last appeal in remote
Rome is to reader very dilllcult and tedious
the proceedings leading to a conclusion. The
pope has conferred a boon on all parties con
cerned by placing for a time. , nt least a su
preme tribunal in the country itself. It is
easily seen that no prelate occupying him
self a sec in America , however high placed
otherwise , could servo as Judge in eases
where his brother prelatcsareentnnglcd , and
where occasionally he might be himself en
tangled.
"Some important cases are already before
Mgr. Satolli. The papal representative 1ms
the further mission to inform himself accu
rately about American ecclesiastical matters
in general and to report thereupon regularly
to Rome. As time goes on and new emer
gencies arise , ho will receive other specilio
"orders. My own impression is , that begin
ning as nblegute , bo will soon ho invested
with the title and all the extensive powers
of a regular delegate apostolic. Whether ,
after his return to Rome , whenever later on
this may occur , ho will have a successor , the
pope has not yet decided. Much in this re
gard will depend on the work which Mgr.
Satolli , during his delegation , may find
called to him , and on Hie degree of good his
presence and aelion may bring to tlio church.
Productive of .Much Hood.
"So far Mgr. Satolli's mission has been
productive of much good to the church in
America. Despite the petty squalls of con
tradiction arising fora time in ccrtajn eccle
siastical storm centers , ho has brought to"
us , peace and trunquility and ho has inspired
Catholics with greater confidence in tlio zeal
and watch fill ness of the holy see for their
spiritual interests. The ubleguto's personal
qualities , his intellectual perspicacity , his
limitless of character , his prudence , tlio
fruit of Roman diplomatic schooling , have
been largo factors In making up his success.
But over and nbovo all else , wo find the
cause of this success in tlio wisdom of Lee
and In Mgr. Satolli's docility to his lessons. "
Continuing , Archbishop Ireland expressed
himself as greatly pleased with llio final set-
tlcmont of the school question. The Amer
ican people , he said , would llml naught to
gainsay in the propositions of settlement ,
and thjjro could bo no room left for the old-
time accusation that the church opposed in-
slriiclion , or depreciated the efforts of the
state to remove ignorance from the children
of the people.
"A word on the reported difference be
tween Mgr. Satolli's address and the resolu
tions of the archbishops on the school ques
tion , " continued the archbishop. "Whatever
may bo the private opinions of some prelates ,
a matter of which I know nothing , I am very
sure that there is no contradiction whatever
between , the oftlcial resolutions of iho con
ference and the discourse of Mgr. Satolli.
The reading of the resolutions and discourse
tells all this. It is absurb to suppose that
the archbishops would officially put them
selves on record against itlio rcprcsonlallvo
of Iho pope , speaking lu iho nnmo of the
pope.1
WHKUKKIt TUB 1'l.AXT.
SrrlmtN Cliurgii AKtiliiHt tlm President of nil
louu Corporation ,
Sioux Cnv , la. , Dec. 1(1. ( [ Special Tele
gram to Tin ; Bnu.j The stockholders of the
Northwestern Spice works , which failed sev
eral months ago , have filed affidavits charg
ing President Wilbur and the creditors , John
P. Adams , Mary Adams and J. T. Grccnlcaf
of New York , who made the first attach
ment , of conspiracy to wreck the company
mid have Instituted a suit for J'J.VHXJ against
them. They charge that Wilbur tried to
get the board to confess judgment to the
Adamses , but that It lefused. Having control
of the slock , ho Ihcii gavoa share lo B. F.
Osborn and one to James Taylor and elected
them directors , With their assistance ho
voted to confess judgment and wrecked the
company. There were other liabilities of
$ . ' ! 0H)0 ( ) thai were not satisfied at that time
being principally Chicagocrcdllors , who may
get something if the stockholders win their
case and have the confessions of judgment
set aside.
Itciiuirkuhlc Coincidence ,
MT , ATII , la. , Dec. in. [ Special Telegram
to Tun DEB , ] I.ato yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Sarah Derry , living BOIIIO miles north ,
aged 70 , was stricken with nx | > plexy , from
which shu died at 0 o'clock this morning.
Her daughter , Mrs , Amanda McDowell It
this city , went to attend her nnd wns also
stricken with npoplexy nnd died nt 0 o'clock
this morning. Doth ; wceq.Apparently in their
usual health yesterday ,
Stir IIud i.lic.l HI Hninhtirt ; .
HAMiirno , In. Dcc. 1C. This town wns
much surprised on learning that Iho woman
who had committee sulcido a few days ago
at Los Angeles , Cal. . and supposed to bo n
resident of Detroit. Mich. , proved to bo Mrs.
ICnto ! Morgan of this pluco. Mrs. Morgan
had fallen from the path of virtue nnd bnd
not been living with her husband for sovcral
months.
Kim Down Tramp.
Cniuti RAVIDS , la. , Dec. 10. [ Special
Telegram to THU Br.K. ] Frank Smith , a
tramp railway worker , was run down by a
train In the railroad yards here today by the
Milwaukee passenger and Instantly killed.
Murder Trlul.
BtT.MNo.TON. In. , Dee. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Bii ; : . ] The trial of Guy llllm
for the killing of bis cousin , Walter Clark ,
October 1. la drawing to a close in Slgouruey ,
The case has been given to the jury.
AVIII ! o lii I fin .liiry Tndny.
Dnu-Qu : . la. , Dec. 10. The taking of tes
timony In the Commercial bank case was
concluded nt noon today , and the counsel
commenced the arguments. The case will
probably go to the jury tomorrow.
Work of nn louii
Btiui.iNQTo.N , In. , Dec. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Dr.c. ] A lone highwayman
held up n Burlington ticket office at Fall-field
and secured all the ready cash today.
\riu. XUT
Tlio rnlrrutlmi of l.ibur Will > t Take
"I'urt In the 1'rnpo.iOil Lulinr CoiiKrcis ,
Piiii.Aiii.riii.\ . , Doc. 10. At today's
session of the American Federation of Labor
the proposition lo bold a labor congress dur
ing the World's fair eamo up , and tlio prop
osition for the federation to take action
towards assisting In a World's fair congress
was defeated by an overwhelming vote.
The committee on the president's report
recommended the adoption of the suggestions
relating to the woman organizers , and relat
ing to Labor day. The committee recom
mended an appeal for the establishment of
a national Labor day in the stales and ter
ritories. It was voted to notify the pres
ident of the United States of the action con
demning the employment of Chinese sailors
by the Pacific Mail Steamship company.
A resolution relating to Iho action of Iho
president and executive council requesting
conferences with thn Kuighls of Labor
unions was proposed. It deplored the many
attacks of the Knights of Labor against Iho
trades union and recommended that the
highest duty of the federation was to no-
fend the unions selected by the Knights of
Labor from attack mid the executive com
mittee talco such .action as will enforce this
idea. The recommendations of the commit
tee were adopted.
The special committee on "tho militin In
strikes" then reported , proposing the follow
ing resolutions :
That the American I'cdoriitlon of Tjuhornml
nlllllated bodies demcnd of their respective
legislatures the enuctpiiiiitnf laws embracing
one of lho following propositions :
I'IrsI They shall.cniito a hoard of commis
sioners , to l > o selected l > y tlio people , and to
consist of as many members as there tins con
gressional districts in the state. Tlio commit
tee on lahor shall bave power lo call out the
militia , after IiivcMlKntlou of tlm labor diffi
culties , In conjunction \flth the governor.
pconil. That In tlio CUMM of labor ill 111-
cultlos , It shall be unlawful for the goveinor
to call out the militia for the suppression of
t lie same , except upoiiu. pot II Ion sijinod by ut
least one-fourth of the ( nullified voters of the
county wherein the tiouiilo may exist.
Wo further recommend as u remedy for the
employment of I'lukcrton or other armed
forces , that wo demand enactment of laws by
the several states of the union prohibiting
nonresidents fiom nerving as peacu ofllcors.
It was also recommended that mcmbeis of
the federation refuse , under any circum
stances , to servo in thu national guard , and
that the members now enlisted withdraw as
soon as they can lawfully do so , unless ono
or the other of Iho propositions herein pro
vided bo embodied in the state laws.
Aflor considerable discussion Iho rccom-
meiidnlions of the committee were stricken
out , and a clauseadopted instead , favoring the
support of labor representation in the admin
istrative nnd legislative dapartmonls of tlio
national and state governments , and advis
ing members of the fpderatlon to see that
friends of labor command the militia
rather than the friends of capital.
The convention then adjourned for the day.
4 >
cun-r.Axn's itat-.i VLTISG Titu.isuitnn
New Complications Thut lluvit Arisen In
Case of the Ohio City's Dcfiuilter.
BOSTON , Mass. , Dec. 10. Several big
lawyers of Cleveland , O. , are here , and if
what ono of them says tonight is borne out
by results , a number of bankers in this city
will quake in their shoes.
In the fall of 16S8 Treasurer Axworth of
Cleveland cleared out with about # 300,000 of
the city's money. Since then the amount
has been reduced to something like &iOO,000 ,
ho or his friends having restored the re
mainder. An action was recently brought by
bondholders against the city , and Assistant
Treasurer Watkius is hero for the purpose
of giving his deposition , ,
Axworth is now in London , Out. , where ho
has been joined by Uis wifo. It is under
stood that Watkins may , in his deposition ,
state that many of Cleveland's bankers are
Implicated with Axworth , Their names ap
pear on the backs of county warrants and
they had full knowledge that the money was
being turned into private channels ,
When Axworth cleared out action was
brought by the city attorney against tlio
bondsmen of the defaulter. The Board of
Education sued the city , wanting part of the
money In the bank. Axworth's wlfo had
handed over the property in her name and it
was agreed that if sufficient was not realized
to meet thu shortage , the bondsmen would
step In and give him ten years in which to
repay.
Mr. Watkins appeared before the council
of the sovcral sets of bondsmen today to
whom Iho city looks for reimbursement and
was examined by CitySolicitor Ed S. Meyer.
Mr. Watkius , who ub\v resides ut Pueblo ,
Colo. , happens to bu visiting at tills time
with his wife's people in Medford. Ho will
give his deposition tomorrow.
AXOTHUU t'WTlM.
II It Claimed That tlm Alleged Ilinnexleiiil
PoUon Plot lli > { Iiiuki-il .Inolhcr Death.
PiTTsnuito , Pa. , Dec. 10. Another employe
of the Carnegie Steel company lias died , and
his friends are fearful that ho was n victim
of the poisoning plot. Joseph Springer , who
resided near Clinton , went to Homestead.
After a few days ho returned homo , broken
down in health. Ho could retain nothing on
his stomach. Ho grew rapidly worse until
yesterday when he , died of what was pro-
nounced hemorrhage of Iho bowels.
Dr. Blngham of Clinton attended him. So
firmly convinced uro Iho dead man's friends
that death resulted from poisoning that
they have notlllcd Iho coroner , who will
make an Investigation. Captain Beck said
today that no new informations had been
made in connccthm with thu poisoning plot ,
but intimated that a number of warrants
will soon bo Issued for those accused of com
plicity in the plot :
All efforts to locate Pat Gallagher , the
Homestead cook , who , in an affidavit con
fessed to having administered jiolson to iho
nonunlonlsts in the Homcslvad mill , and who
swears that Hugh Douipsey , Robert Beatty
and others were parties to the plot , have
been without success ,
Captain Beck , as i\ell us thoPlnkcrtons ,
claim that they can put their hands on Gal
lagher ut any time , uud that when it becomes
necessary for the prosecution to do bo Galla
gher will bo produced.
OVERHAULED BY THE LAW
Men Who Handled tlio Panama Oanal Oom-
pnnj's ' Bribes Under Arrest.
DE LESSEPS A PRISONER ON PAROLE
IIU ( Irnj llnlr Snxrs Him friini n PrUnn
Cell Mi KHTVl l > iiipp ! < mi u Tech
nicality Mure Sensations
1'rotnliiiMl for Today.
K'npl/rfufifftl / ISO ? I'll .MlilM ( itimtnll Utillirlt.1
PAULS , Dec. 10. [ Now York Herald C.iblo
Special to Tun Bin ; . ] As everyday 1 have
been obliged lo begin my dispatch by stating
Bomo new cause for the aggravation of the
seriousness of the situation , so the Herald is
the only newspaper which has forscen what
bus occurred today. The arrests 1 spoke of
were made this morning. Eight persons
were to have been taken Into custody , but
only four of them have been put under lock
and key up to the present.
The aged Count do Lessepa , on account of
his health , will remain a prisoner under
parole In his chatc.ui at ChesnaU'o. The
others will go to the court do assizes.
The penalty for the corruption charged is
civil degrcdatlon , iho deprivation of all
political rights and lu addition to servo n
term of from 0110 to live years Imprisonment.
The same penalty applies to the bribed
which , for having received money , must
suffer.
Tomorrow a number of warrants will bo
issued against some deputies. They will
without doubt plead parliamentary imnumily
from arrest ,
M. Eiffel will not go to the eourtdeassl7.es ,
because the contractor Is not accused of
bribery but of an abuse of confidence. , It is
possible ho will go lo the tribuuaux do police
correctionalo.
The committee of investigation continues
its work. Every time it finds that a deputy
has taken money It will denounce him lo the
judge do instruelioii , who will cause him to
be arrested.
Franco is going to give to the world a
spccUelo never before seen. The excitement
in parliamentary circles is great. You no
longer hear politics discussed. The publica
tion and the list of those compromised is
waited for with feverish expectation. Wo
shall sco tomorrow whether the situation
will be less strained , contrary to general ox-
pcclntions. iTAcquns ST. Cciirj.
ur.
1'lsnrn's ruhllciitlnn "f I.oowr'g I.rtlrr to
Itotllantcr Cvcltet thu Herman Olllclals.
LOijij/rfu'ifcil / ' 1X12 by James Uontnn JJcinicff.l
BCIIMX , Dec. 10. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special lo TUB BIE. : ] Last evening I
was able to give you a partial idea of how
the Paris Figaro's publication of the Locwo
letter to Uoulangcr was received hero.
Further details have reached me.
Baron von Haliukc , chief of the military
cabinet , was at once telegraphed and
early this morning proceeded to Lctzlingcr ,
where the kaiser is hunting. Ho was in
structed to make out full details and report
the matter to the oftlcial inquiry , which is
already opened. The effect of the revelation
on oflleial circles , coming just at the moment
when the utmost pains were being taken to
keep further allusion to the Locwe
gun case from being made , is tlio
severest kind of a blow to the govern
ment. The official papers are silent
on the subject , but the Germaiiia , organ of
the center , the Hamburger Nachrichten , Iho
Voso Gazelle and Iho Krcuz Gazelle , all con
servative journals , accuse Loowo in terms
moro or less emphatic of bad faith. The
Hamburger" Nachrichten publishes a para
graph , evidently inspired by Bismarck , re
lating nn incident of 1S70 , according to
which Count Eulenburg , then minister of the
interior of Prussia , was sent by Bismarck to
Iho king at Ems , to say that Bismarck would
resign unless the king returned to Berlin
and summoned a meeting of the Reichstag.
I have just received the following tele
gram from Hamburg : "Two deaths from
cholera are reported so far in December ,
ono on the 8th , the other on the 12th. The
first , it is claimed , was imported from out
side. There are two new case today of
authentic cholera ; no others reported.
TIIItii : : AKIilCST.S MAIMS.
Alleged Ilrll > c-Tiihrrn anil I'liimtnn Cunul
, S\vlndlcrK In Custody.
PAIIIS , Dec. 10. Charles do Lesseps ,
Marlus Fontaine and M. San Leroy have
been arrested for their alleged connection
with tlio Panama canal frauds. Henri Pot-
Icr , for whoso arrest an order has also
been issued , has fled to Vienna.
San Leroy is charged with having
accepted a bribe as a member
of the Chamber of Deputies. The charges
against the officers of the company are that
they made use of fraudulent , imaginary
credit , dissipated the capital Intrusted to
them and swindled others of their living.
Tlio penalties under the laws governing such
offenses are ono to live years Imprisonment ,
a line and deprivation of civil rights for
from live to ten years. The authorities
searched the houses of the prisoners and
soi/ed a mass of incriminating documents.
The Panama investigating commission mot
today , ami after n discussion of the situu-
lion , decided not to resign.
As yet no wnrr.ints have been issued fo
the arrest of Mr. Ferdinand Do Lcssops. It
was decided to make the arrest' * mentioned
nbovo at a meeting held lust night , at which
M. Hibot ami Prime Minister M. Bouivcois ,
minister of justice , the procurcur genera
and iho head of Iho criminal department
were present. The prosecution of Messrs.
Charles Do Los.so.ps , Fontaine and San Leroy
will bttontlrely distinct from the others
An cno'rmous quantity of documents have
been sei/.cd. So great was the number that
fourteen vans were required to transport
them.
The evening papers say four more arrests
are imminent.
It Is reported thai Iho government will ask
Iho Chamber of Deputies to proceed to the
prosecution of a number of its mcmbeis.
The presidents of the four republican
groups watted upon M. Klbot today and con
gratulated him upon the decision of the gov
ernment , the firmness of which is generally
approved in the lobbies and Chamber. Its
firmness has secured for it a decided major
ity of tlio Chamber. Only Iho members of
the right and some of the radicals disap
prove of the government's course.
The arrested Panama canal directors , when
arraigned before Magistrate Fninquollo ,
protested their innocence. They were com
mitted to the Ma/as prison.
Jules Pirard , president of the Suez Canal
company , has written a letter to the presi
dent of the Paris Agents do Change saying
that the shareholders hi the Suez canal need
not bo alarmed over the nrrcst of Charles
do Lcssops , as the Suci Canal company is
absolutely certain to progress satisfactorily.
LONDON , Dec , 10. The Paris corresi > oiidcnt
of the Dally News saya : "Tho arrest of
Charles do Lcssepn was so quietly effected
that oven his wlfo was not aware of it until
the coachman returned homo. It is sup
posed Hmt Mr. C'xttu has gone lo Turkey ,
where ho has estates and great industrial
interests , Ho has a lluo residence lu Con-
slunllnoplo , The prisoners , after being
lodged in Jail , were permitted to obtain
cheap meals from a neighboring restaurant.
It is said that M. Brlssoii will prosecute
some of the members of the Do Rcluach
family. "
Itoolicd to Suit for Home.
Loxnox , Dec. 1C. The AmciIran delegates
to the Brussels monetn.iy conference are
booked to anil from Southampton for New-
York December SI.
mn TIU : .
Il t nt'ChuiiRpHor Importance Inlhe Itrgutiir
KITIPO Vc'tr-rilny.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dee. 10.-Special [ Tele
gram to Tin1. Bin : . | The following army or-
dei ' s were Issued today :
Leave of absence for two months on stir
ROOM'S certificate of disability with permis
sion to leave the Department of the East , Is
granted Second Lieutenant Alfred C. Mer
rill , Eighth cavalry. Leave for four months
lo take effect on or about Jtimiry It , Is
granted Cautalu Eugene D. Dimmlck , Ninth
c.-ualr.v. ' 1 he leave granted Captain ,1imliH
W. Mac-Murray. First artillery. Is extended
ten days. First Lieutenant D.ivtd.l. Baker ,
jr. , Twenty-fourth infantry , u ill report lu
person to the governor of Illinois at Sprlmr-
lleld for temporary duty in connection with
the National guard of that state.
Leave of absence for four months with
permission to go beyond the sea is granted
Captain Peter U. Egan , assistant surgeon.
The extension of leave of absence on sur
geon's certificate of disability granted First
Lieutenant Charles P. Elliott , Fourth cav
alry , Is further extended one month on ac
count of sickness. The following transfers
of officers are ordered to take effect this
date : First Lieutenant Evan M. Johnson ,
jr. , from the Seventeenth infantry to the
Nineteenth infantry , company B ; First
Lieutenant .lames L. Drulcii , from thoNine-
leeiilh infantry to the Seventeenth infantry ,
company 1. The leave of absence granted
Major Thomas Ward , assistant adjutant
general , is extended tbreo months. First
Lieutenant Harry D. 11. Waite , Fifth cav
alry , having been found by an army retiring
board incapacitated for active service , wilt
proceed to Ms home and report thence by
letter to Hie adlutaiitgener.il of the army.
The leave of absence granted Mrst Lieuten
ant ,1nmos D. ( ileniuui , assistant surgeon , is
extended thirteen days.
Colonel ( tcorgo D. Kugglcss , assistant
adjutant general , is relieved from duty at
the headquarters. Department of the East ,
and will repair to this city and report in per
son to the adjutant general of the army for
duty in his olllce , to relieve Lieutenant Col
onel Brock , assistant adjutant general , who
on being relieved by Colonel Kinrules , will
proceed to ( loveinor's Island. First Lieu
tenant Curtis B. Hoppln , Second cavalry ,
will report in person to Colonel Robert E. A.
Crofton , Fifteenth infantry , president of
Iho examining boardat Fort Sheridan , 111. ,
for examination as lo his fitness for promo
tion. First Lieutenant Hunter Leggett ,
adjutant Fifth infantry , will report in per
son to Major Peter .1. A. deary , surgeon ,
president of the examining board at Fort
McPhersoii , Ga. , for examination for promo
tion.
tion.Major
Major Joseph W. Wham , paymaster , will
v. irocecd from Vancouver barracks lo Salt
jiiko City nt such time as will enable him to
reach the latter point by December " 3 and
report by letter to the commanding general ,
Department of the Platte- , for such payments
as may be assigned him , and when his ser
vices are no longer required at Salt Lake
City the commanding general , Department
of the Platte , will direct him to return to
his proper station. Tlio leave of absence
granted Second Lieutenant Charles 1J.
Rhodes , Sixth cavalry , October U , is ex-
tended fifteen days. Major Asa D. Carey ,
paymaster , is relieved from duty at Boston
and assigned to duly as chief paymaster of
the department to lake effect upon Iho re-
tlrement from active service of Colonel Rod
ney Smith , assistant paymaster general , nnd
when so directed by the paymaster general
will take station sit Governor's Island. Cap
tain Francis W. Mansfield , Eleventh infan
try , as recorder of the examining board at
Whipplo Barracks arsenal , vice Captain Ira
Qniuby and First Lieutenant Robert .1.
Irvine , Thirteenth infantry respectively , re
lieved. First Lieutenant Jonas A. Emory ,
regimental quartermaster Eleventh infantry ,
will report in person to Colonel Isaac 13.
Russey , Thirteenth infantry , president of
the examining hoard at Whipplo Darraoks ,
Ari& , for examination for promotion.
i > ui > I.JKI : A cvn.
1'nrlsluii Authorities lnij.Murderer
HirlitkhiK In the C.nlllotliu ! .
PAIUS , Dec. 10. Kiigcno Crampon was
guillotined this morning for the murder of
two men who were pursuing him as ho was
running away from a wineshop which ho had
just plundered. The execution wns one
of the most horrible witnessed in
Paris in many years. The culprit ,
as soon as Ills eyes caught
sight of the guillotine as the procession
emerged from Ihe prison , fell to the ground
1m abject terror and groveled on the flag
stone , begging piteously for a respite. Ho
became so absolutely limp that the execu
tioner's assistants had to take him up and
carry him lo Iho place of oxeculion. He con
tinued to struggle and shriek while they
bound him to the plank and placed
his head beneath the knife , and only ceased
when his head rolled into the basket. It was
a rare treat to iho ribald crowd who saw it.
JKIIKKI ) Ul' IN.STKAI ) OF 1HMV.V.
Miitin MeclH Ills Dentil Stolidly at
< 'ornuull , Out.
COHXWAM , , Out. , Dec. 10. James Slavin ,
alias McMalion , was executed hero this
morning in the presence of about
fifty witnesses. The execution was by
the counterweight method and the body
Jerked quickly up when the weight was re
leased. In ten minutes ho was pronounced
dead. The crime for which ho was hanged
was the murder last September of Constable
J. R. Davey while trying to arrest him for
shooting and wounding two other men.
Slavin was a generally tough character. Ilo
preserved a stolid demeanor to the end and
refused the consolations of religion.
And They I , el 'l'r ( Ji > .
MIB'-OITI.A , Mont. , Dec. 10. John Burns was
hanged this morning for the murder of
Maurice Higglus. On thu scaffold ho smiled
at tlio spcctulurs. His lust words were
"Let 'or go. " _
llnhler ArrcHled lorVICit 'Murder.
Wi'i.MNOTON , O. , Doe. 10. Rev. John Ar
nold of the United Presbyterian church has
boon arrested for the murder of his wife by
stabbing.
On tint Klglil Sldo \VhUIiy. .
Speaking about the way whisky is kiting
just at present , an Omaha man is not at all
unhappy over it. Ho had a tip not long ago
of some sort , and on the strength of it put a
litllo money inlo HX ( ) barrels of Popper and
bus now the exquisite plcasuro of calculat
ing just how much ho is ahead at the rain
of ! i. > cents per gallon , that being the exact
amount of iho Increase in value of his stock
of liquid corn In the short tlmo that has
oiapsed between the day begot his tip and
the going down of Iho Mm last evening.
. Movement * of Ocoun Ste.imerH.
At Bremen Arrived Weimar , from Haiti-
moro.
At ICIiisalo Passed- Kansas , from Boston ,
for Liverpool.
At Delaware Capo Passed Hibernian ,
from Glasgow , for Philadelphia.
At Lewes Islands Paused Gothln , from
Now York , for Stettin and Copenhagen.
At New York Arrived IClbo , from
Bremen.
At Prawl Point Passed No w York City ,
from Philadelphia , for Rouen ; Stockholm
City , from Boston , for London.
At Liverpool Arrived Tuurio , from Now
York.
At Ivomlon Arrived British Empire ,
from Boston ; Michigan , from Now York.
The Dentil Koll.
LOXUON , Deo. 10.- The death of Madame
Perugia , mothcr-lii-law of Leopold do Roths-
child , is announced. " * >
FATAL F LA3IP EXPLOSION
Mrs. Jnrvig Meets Death Wliilo Trvlnjj to
Save Ilor Ohildrcn ,
EXPERIENCE OF AN ALBION WOMAN
llrr SlrPHRlh Millnl at the l.mt Moment- *
i ( Nullity dirks In ( NmlVr *
euro nt lYeinont tHhrr
Stuto Ni'Itoim. .
AUUON , Neb. , Dec. 10. [ Special Telegram
toTitr.Dir.Mr.s. ; ] .larvls , a lady residing
In the country near Albion , was burned to
death last night nt her residence by the explosion -
plosion of a lamp that was knocked olT the
table by ono of tlm children. Mrs. Jnrvis
fought the lire in order to save her children ,
ami In putting out the il.imcs her clothing
caught tiro. She tried to reach the witter ,
mil her strength gave out before she could
gel there. f
ruinity rli-rks III Convention.
Fur.MONT , Nob. , Dec. 10. [ Special to Tun
Bui : . ] The clerks of the district court of
this state held a business meeting In the
court i-ooin In this city yesterday. Court
being in session In several of Iho counties
prevented many from attending. Mailers
of interest to them only weio brought up anil
discussed. Those present were : Hall pf
Butler county , Cnvuimugh of Crooleyj
Shears of Dawes , Keller of Sheridan , Holler
of Cuniing , Baker of Lancaster , Bond of
Red Willow , Clovlnjjerof Brown , Syohoda of
Howard , Llndsey of ICnox and . ! . M' . Shlvely
of Dodge.
The following officers were elected for Iho
coming year : President. Ellas Baker of
Lancaster ; vice president. R. A. Keller of
Sheridan ; secretary , 10. Heller of Cumlncj
treasurer , ,1. M. Shivoly of lodg ; execu
tive1 commltteo to look after state legislation
this vt inter , C. : B. Spice of Plutle , E. U.
Hull of Biiller , Ii. O. Bond of Red Willowi
George Met Ham of So ward , A. G. Shears of
Dawes and Ellas Baker of Lancaster county.
The executive commltteo was given powotf
tonamo the time and place for the next )
meeting.
Waived Ills ivilninlin. : Trhil.
CiiAwroiiD , Nelr , Dec. 10. [ Special Tclo-
gram to 'I'm : BIT. . ] Last night at U o'clock
Tom Talton died. Ho was shot yesterday
morning by Kd Mooro. This morning
Coroner Gihbs impanelled u jury. After
examining the witnesses Iho Jury returned
the following verdict : "Wo MndtlmtTom
Talton eamo to liis death from a gunshot
wound at the bauds of Edward Moore , with
felonious intent. "
County Attorney Eekles and Sheriff Dahl-
tnan eamo from Clmdron this morning ,
Moore waived preliminary examination
and was taken to Clmdron toiilghl by Sheriff
D.ihlman for safe keening. A couple of wit-
nesses were taken along to appear for thu
state.
Fnnonit ol'.lndj , " " Iliinlcr.
FUHMONT , Neb. Dee. 10. [ Special to TUB
Bnn. ] ] Tlio funeral services of iho late
County ( . Jndgo William II. Hunter were hold
this ' afternoon in tlio Congregational church
hi this city and were very largely attended.
All the county olllces and many places of
business were closed as a last tribute of re1
spcet to Iho deceased. The Knights of
Honor , of which the deceased was a member ;
the county officers and the supervisors nt
tended the funeral in a body. Hov. W. ! !
Buss officiated.
Xot llll'lllllMl to ( ilVO Up.
Br.ATHicr. , Neb. , Dec. 10. [ Special Telo-
rnm to Tun Bin : . ] Messrs. Godfrod &
leals have brought a new suit for damages
gainst this city in the sum of $0'JJ3,75. : The
ilaintifTs are Iho contractors who built the
icw water works that have proved such a
iimentablo failure. The plaintiffs were
mocked out in a like suit at thu last term of
ourt and now Iho ease comes up oii u now
letitioii for unpaid balance claimed to bo
no them from Iho city and for incidental
amages.
Trainmen Arrchlcd.
BI.AIH , Neb. , Dec. 10. [ Special Telegram
o Tin : Bix. ] A small boy by tlio name of
Vthcrton , who sells papers at the passenger
Icpot , bad his foot crushed today while at-
cmptlng to get on or off a special freight
, lmt was switching on the traolc south sldo
of the depot today. Mayor Jones caused the
irrest of the conductor and engineer on ac
count of their not ringing the boll and giving
ither proper signals , etc. The case is set
"or hearing Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Arrrttpit u Ilorricthluf.
DAKOTA Cirv.Nob. , Dee. 10. [ SpecialTolo-
ram to THIS Bui : . ] Deputy dirnoy ycstor-
lay arrested II. E. Brooks for stealing a
lorso from Tom Fischer and brldlo and
lee Sproy at Covlngton Saturday night.
The property is alleged to have been sold by
Urooks at Leeds , la. Brooks was arrested
it the recruiting station in Sioux City while
do was preparing to enlist in the United
Stales army. Ills preliminary examination
will bo held Monday.
niphthcrhl lit < > Hccoln.
Oscnm.A , Neb. , Dec. 10. [ Special to Tim
DKC. ] There are live cases of diphtheria in
: is many different families here , and together
with .sickness In different iiarts of the
county the doctors are kept busy night and
day. Dr. II. M. Mills has been conlliied to
his bed for the past two weokti iiml Is still
very sick. _
NiOiruslcii'ri Death Hull.
Fiiinxn , Nob. , Dec. 10 , [ Special to TUB
BIH. : ] J. II. Ulclmrds , u lumber merchant
of this city , died suddenly of Brlght's dl.s-
ease this morning. Having been ut his
usual duties , after carrying in u bucket of
water ho sat down In a chair and died. Ho
moved hero a short tlmo ago from Ansloy ,
Neb.
_
Found Demi nn HID Floor.
O.SCUOI.A , Neb. , Dee. 10. [ Special to THIS
Dm : . ] Mrs. Nancy Miller , mother of County
Commissioner Miller , was found dead on the
floor this morning. She lived alone in ti
small honso near her son's residence and was
In good health last night. It Is supposed she
died from heart failure. She was 72 years
MH/l'KNIlt ll.tl.r
Fifty Tliciimiuiil on 1'hrlr Way tu C'h
Tlirrii Vnlimliln Fill jCon t I'liTCD.
Piiu.Aiim.riiiA , I'n. , Dee. 10. The first 50- ,
000 of the World's fair souvenir half dollars
Imvo been shipped to Chicago today by ex
press , in care of the United States suhtrnns-
urer. They occupied ilvo kegs mid include
all of the llrst f.0,000 minted , except No. I ,
for which the lOxposition company Is to gnt ,
§ 10,000 , and thrco others , numbered 400 , HW ,
Ibil'J. Th-so. on account of their extra value ,
estimated to nggreg.itti $15,000 , have been
carefully put up In separate packages and
packed in a separate keg by themselves.
isi'.w VOIIK , Deo. 10. The treasury tram
which left Philadelphia this morning , hav
ing on board the first 00,000 of the now Col
umbian souvenir half dollars shipped from
the United Stales mint , arrived ut the I'uuii-
sylvania depot at noon in Jersey City.
Colonel Elliott F. Shepard received 10,000
of the coins and the remainder were turned
over to the United Stilton Express company
to bo sent to the subtreasury at Chicago.
Knlfon ! unit iillult : Mutch ,
KANSAS Cnv , Mo. , Pec. 10. 10.1) . Fulford ,
who is matched to shoot u series of Jlvo 100 *
bird races with J. A. H , Elliott for stakes
aggregating , -100 , arrived hero this morn
ing. The match will fommenco promptly ut
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Each mim
will shoot ut 100 birds , Ixmdon ( iuu club
rules uud thu King trup will bo used.