OMAHA DAILY BEE. TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , FRIDAY M011N11NG , DECEMBER 80 , 1892. JNUMUEtt 193. Interesting Questions Which Will Be Brought Up by the Contest. DAVE HILL'S ' INFLUENCE IN THE SENATE It H Clrrntrr Thnn flcnrralljllrllevrilllo Will Not lln In Open Oppiultlnii tu Clcv 'liiinl Somn Intrri-itliifr WASHINGTON. I ) . C. . Dec.29. The Star says : Tlio open light between the Hilt anil Cleve land people over tlio Now York nenatorship brings lit close review tlio Intorostln' ' ? ques tion oT what tlin relations between Clove- Innil ninl the New York .senators will be dur ing the next administration. "Hill's Inline-nee In tlio scnato is very much greater than Is generally believed , though U may not be strong enough for a contention with tlio administration. . In n measure , Hill has taken the place of Gorman in the BPiiato. All the fricmls that Gorman lost in Chicago Hill gained , and this give * him sufllolcnt jiowor in the senate to make hlmsult quite dlsagrecablp to the administration if he de sires to ui > so. Notwithstanding the bitter ness of fooling which Is provoked by the New York senatorial fight , it may bo de pended upon that Mr. iilll will not appear antagonistic In the somite. IIu will support the admliilstratloii In most matters. Where trouble Is looked for by those who are skim ming over the surface , is with relation to the continuations. In this particular , his friends say , he will follow no policy of general opposition , but will approve every thing and every person pasting his test of democracy. It Is bliuved : Unit the only thing lie has In .view is to stand on guard to prevent the preferment of mugwumps. Ho hales a mugwump and the tlrst mugwump who is nominated for any Important office will bo fought tootli and nail by 11.111. Ho will have the secret assistance of a good many men who would nut dare to inako an open ilght. "Bom-he Coi-kran loft Washington this morning for New York. It Is generally be lieved that ho is going to enter for the sen ntorshlp tight nirainst Murphy. Some of the Cleveland people have for some days lecn ) trying tn hidiu jMr. Cockran to permit the Also of his numWnul it is believed that it had been arranged for him to enter tlio light be fore Mr , Cleveland eiimo out in the interview opposing .Mr. Murphy. " ) CcpiiMlriil : Seiiitt < iri > The republican senate caucus will not ap point a now "steering1 coinmitteo. " 1'ho present committee , composed of Senators Hoar , McMillan. Chandler. Teller and Mitchell , will bo continued in iorce and will conduct all the business that would come within the province of a steering committee. ' The committee is not assuming any dic tatorial powers1 said Mr. Mitchell this morning. "On the contrary , we are acting simply as an advisory board.Vo are gath ering all the information w can and watch ing both sides of the case , so that when the contests reach the senate , as they will , per haps , we will bo in possession of facts nni understand their merits hotter than we would otherwise. So far as the republican members of the senate are concerned , it in their intention to see that the legal choice ol the states Is the. man elected to the senate regardless of what his politics may be. " Ni > Danger "I Trmililo. The attcntlonof the Nicaragua ! ! minister ii Washington , Senor Don Horatio Czuinnn was today called to a Panama dispatch stat ing that the boundary dispute between Costa Kica and Nicaragua was assuming threatening dimensions , anil that hostilities between the two republics might bw'gin at any moment. He said : "That is all wrong , and I wish you wouh" give it the fullest contradiction. The. ques tion of establishing the boundaries betwcct the two countries was submitted to the arbt tration of Mr. Cleveland , and ho decided li favor of the treaty. That settled the dls ptite. When the question of running tin boundary line came up later , some HtUt dllllcultles have arisen from-timc-lo time ii details , but nothing of a character t < threaten war or anything like it. " I'.vtemlon uf Classified Civil hvrilvc. A gentleman who has talked with tin president on the subject , says the pcoph who arc expecting a largo increase in tin the classified civil service before thu admin istration changes will bo very sadly disap pointed. Ho said that the president i ; strongly inclined to extend the civil service rules In connect ion with the postoflleo dc partmcnl. but Unit be has practically nban doncd the purpose of any general extension mien as the inclusion of-the employes of tin government printing ofllee , or the custom ! service. AH employes now outside the protecting lines of the civil service regulations are uslii ) . every endeavor to inivo themselves en trenched against democratic interference but so fur without success. Thcro Is a snag in the way of the extcu Blouottho civil service classification to tin government printing ofllco , in the form of op position by the Typographical union , Tin objection to the extension of the service I raised that If appointments are made upoi any form of examination which docs no recognize mcmbcishlp of the union as : necessary qualification , it will result in wha the union would call "rats" getting Into tin government employ. The government I hardly prepared to declare that none bu union men shall bo qunllllcd for employmen and the union will certainly object to an ; employment within that cluss of persons no belonging to the union. TO MANUI'ACTlMti : All.MOK IM.ATi : . Orgiinl/iillnn of u Ctiiiipiny nt Sun 11-1111 C'lnci > Tor Tlint I'urpnao. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Doc. lit ) . Tlio Pacllli const is to have an armof plato plant , aecori : Ing to ii local paper. The story Is as follows It Is stated on reliable authority that a concern corn lmi : been incorporated at San Franclsc nml has half of its working capital alrcad subscribed for the establishment of an urmc plate plant in that city , The plant , it Is understood , will bo enlarge largo scale and. will ho capable of produeln not only the heaviest armor , but will \i \ equipped for the manufacture of guns , stio and shell , and heavy forcings of all dcsorli tluns. Tills project is said to bo the result of th policy of distribution which has been ol served by the Navy department In awardin the contracts for the bhlps of the now nav\ , " Jived for Kuril si riiuit , The need of a plant for the manufacture c armor plates nml other heavy forcings on th I'uclllpcouBt was nmdo apparent when Hi contract for the construction of the crutsi Charleston was awarded to the Union Jro works In ISSii. The armor plates , nhufts an pther heavy material which entered th ! vessel , as well as the Kan Francisco , whlc was given to the same linn , In the followln year and the Monterey , Oregon and Olymph which liavn MUCH been awarded them , wn manufactured In thn cast. The transportation of the material to tli 1'aclllo coast added materially to the cost t these vessels , and It is nild : that the compli tlon of the Oregon and Olympla will bo n tnrdcd by the deluy in Hie furnishing i tholr armor , The establishment of a plant of this kin on the Pacific coast Is regarded with grci favor In naval circles , and its want has hoc frequently commented IIIHHI , Not only , it mild , would it urouso un Interest In thu miv in that section , but would bo of inestlnwb ] value In the event of trouble with u forelj ; power. At pivicut every gun and projectile wuic s used In the navy Is manufactured In the ast , and the cost of transporting them to ho western coast Is an Item of no little 1m- ) ortanco. In the mattcrof shot and shell ilom ? such nu establishment would be of the trcatcst value to the government. In the mlinary course of events it takes a month or such material to reach the Pacific , and mder pressure of direct need they could not reach their destination In less than n week or ten days. Such n period of tlmo would beef of vital Iniitortnneo In case of a necessity for i large ami speedy supply of such material arising. tiUtrr-ftl Hidden nu thp Xnw Vcinc-l" . It Is pretty generally ronredcd , however , hat the carrying out of this -project will bo argely afTcctcd by the awards for the con struction of the two new vessels the Iowa mil the Brooklyn. The Cramps of 1'hllrt- lelphia were the lowest bidders on both of .lieso ships and In the event that the Union mil works fail to get one of them. It Is ilghly probable that the manufacture of irmor plates on the const , at le.ist , will bo loferred. Secretary Tracy is expected ( o return from New York today , and his decision In regard to the award of the new ships will probably io ) made early next week. In the meantime Lhe indications are that the Cramps will get [ mtli vessels. While Secretary Tracy Is in clined to continue the policy of distributing the work of building the new vessels , the law distinctly provides that they must bo awarded to the lowest responsible bid ders , and In this instance that means the Cramps. There Is some talk to the effect that the Union Iron works will lower Its bid nn the Brooklyn to the amount of that made by the Cramps. This , however , remains to be seen , but it is safe to predict that If such n step is decided upon by the San Francisco llrm , the Hrooklyn will bo launched In the waves of the Pacific. 1M- : Mosul's " 'AS DISIinNKST. HiVlirully Mnilo JlNihitoments Coiirrrn- Ing tint riiiuni : ; : Canxl. WASHINGTON , D. (7. , Deo. 20. Following the allegations of wrong doing on the part of Count do Lessops. growing out of the Panama canal scandal , comes the assertion that suspicion of his entira honesty was ex cited as far back as IST'J ' In the minds of members of eon-ii-oas , and while the fact that suspicion .lid exist cannot be vcrltlcd , some interesting information that until now did not have much significance , may bo ob tained from a review of the history of the canal project in the congress of the United States. On December U ) , 1S70 , the house of representatives adopted a resolution cm- powering a select committee to "examine into the subject of the select ion of u suit able route for the construction of an inter- oceanic ship canal across the American isthmus. " Of the eleven members who served on the committee , only one remains In congress Senator Fryo of Maine. When tiskcd today concerning his Impression of the trustworth iness ) of Count do Losscpa and his associ ates In the matter ho gained from the testi mony of dc Lessops ami others before the select committee , Senator Frye said ho was certain that no had no suspicion at the time that do Lcssops wns not the honorable man lie had always been represented lo bo. "I had no suspicion that he was not en tirely what ho was represented to be , " said the senator , "until he changed the plan of the canal to ono requiring the use of the locks , after ho had secured his subscriptions on the representation that it would bo con structed on the simple plan of a sea level canal. 1 believe Lieutenant Kimball of the navy , who had spent some time on the isthmus , llrst placed suspicion In my mind. Count do Lessops hart been called on for a report showing the progress , and Lieutenant Kimball told me that ho had not , represented the true condition of the uork of construc tion. tion."Tho "Tho members of the committee were not , I am sure , suspicious of do Losscps at that time. They were , as myself , anxious to dis cover the best routu for a ship canal connect ing the Atlantic and the Pacillc oceans. The inquiry developed in my mind only ono con clusion , and that was that the Nicaragua canal project was the better ; in fact , the only practicable one. Other members of the committee were Impressed with the Kads ship canal plan , but whatever may have been the opinions of individual mem bers of the committee , in reference to the respective projects considered , the inquiry resulted in nothing more than the presenta tion to the house of u series of resolutions alllrming the Monroe doctrine and making nc recommendation concerning tlio merits ol this or that project. " Agitation of thu matter may result in an investigation that will bring out more full.v thu workings of the promoters in this conn try , and with the propensity of the house ol representatives for investigating , it is nol improbable that some such inquiry may foi low. AVIIKKi : THU ( iOVIJKXMKXT CAINS. Curl-nicy Tliut Will "Sever lln I'rmciitril fin Ilfilmnptlim Notes of Ililcri'sl. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Uec. ' . " .I. In all that has been recently written about the de pletcd condition of the United States trcas ury. llttlo or no account has been taken ol the fact that with each passing year the treasury is n largo gainer by the complete destruction by casualty of Its outstanding obligations. How much this amounts to , tin best statisticians of tlio Treasury depart incut have no means of ascertaining. Sine * 180:3 : , when the government began to issiu pajicr money , sfj.HlD.Gl'J.lOS ' have been issued of all kinds and denominations up to July 1 1S9J. Within the sumo period fJ.KW.-lM.ttJ ! have been redeemed , leaving outstanding on July 1 , 1692 , as a liability against the govern incut , 41lu7l77-liU. , The basis for the re dcmption of this vast sum U gold ami silver All this money h kupt in vaults awaiting tin presentation of paper for redemption. lln much of this paper will never be presented United States Treasurer Hyatt estimate ! the aggregate loss on all the issues up ti January , 1S8S , would not bo less thai f S,7IHU < K ) . This estimate did not include tin fractional curi'cncy Til ) cent , i."i cent , 10 ecu und , r > cent shlnplnstcrs. Secretary Sherman construed the net o Juno'21 , isr.i , as statin' ' that * S)7.V.Kil : ) frac tionnl oucreiu'y issued under various act had been destroyed. United State Treasurer Neliuker , howevercarries tho'fnl amount on his hooks and In his report thl year states that more than $ ir > , lKHXX ) , ( ) o this fractional currency Is outstanding though it has practically gone nut of clrcnla tlon and but little more than f 1,000 was prc .senteit for redemption last year , The aggregate of United States currency fractional and otherwise , estimated to hav been destroyed , as not HUely to bo prcscntei for redemption , approximates by these figure more than 51-ltXKtKK ) ) . A late estimate prepared in the Treasnr , department places the bum as htuh as f-'O , OOO.OUI. This money can only bo taken ou of the liabilities of the government by coi grcHiloiml enactment. This will prubabl , bo attempted In the near future. Attorney General Miller today received lotto. ! " from tlio United States marshal a Topekn , Kan. , saying that "William Dalto i docs not now nor has ho ever held a commit I slon as deputy United States marshal fet t this district under mo. Bob iiml Kmmc i Da'.ton were deputies under Colonel .lone vt hen 1 came Into the ottlcti and 1 rutalno them for a few months , but removed thoi in the fall of ISMi. " Hon. ( t. M. Uunliortson. recently appolntc > assistant secretary ol the treasury , arrive F I in tills city this morning .and entered ujw I the discharge of his dutlc * at once. IIu too Ihoontliof oftU'o In Wisconsin same ten day t ago , A cable was received at ihe State depart ment from United States Consul Ksteo n Hamburg , saying : "In this city there ar seven cases of cholera of which ono died none In the poi-t. " At U o'clock this evening Dr. Johnson , wh had just returned from u visit to Mr. Hlnliu said that ho was vci-j comfortable. Thi morning the doctor t > uld was the best Mi Ulaiuo had experienced klucu tiiu Illness , CRUEL , INHUMAN RUSSIANS Their Persecution of the Jews Greater and Harsher Thau Ever. / DESPOTISM OF THE GRAND DUKE SERGIUS Driven front Tlirlr Homi-i , Thrlr It Itnlnril nml Tlirlr ItcllRlon * Privileges AlirlilRcit Stiirlri ofCrnclty U'ltlititlt I'rcci-ilcnt In the World' * llUtiiry , LONIION. Dec. 20. The latest advices from St. Petersburg nnd other parts of Russia show that the persecution of the Jews and the. Inhumanity of the czar's uftlcials toward that unhappy race are greater than over be fore. Six edicts have been Issued , aiming to disperse the Jewish subjects of Kussla , weaken their position ami trading interest and crush out their religion. Thcso edicts are enforced with the utmost riporin many parts of the empire , and with severity everywhere. The Moscow papers boast that slnco the beginning of 1MJI , 20,000 Jews have been converted to orthodoxy. The unhappy converts who have been driven to a pretended denial of their re- Iglous/alth in order to escape intolerable lersoeution have been deported to the dls- .rict of Tchorkosovo , about live miles from Moscow. There they are rigorously gov erned by priests of the Russian orthodox hurch , who require them to attend the ser vices of that churcji , and to comply with Its various rules , watching narrowly for any sign of evasion or repentence. These priests Imvo entire supervision of the wretched col ony and the alleged converts from Judaism lire only allowed leave to return to Moscow upon a cerlltlcatu from the priests certifying that the convert holding such certificate Is assured in the faith of the orthodox church , ( /'lonely Wntchrd. When thus released llielr troubles are not over. Thu police and p-jlicu spies keep a careful watch over them , and if they fail in attending to their obligations as members of the orthodox church they are reported as recanting to the Jewish faith. Should the charge of recantation be established , the usual punishment is deportation to Siberia. Tlio police have been making a careful scrutiny of the quarters of the Jews with a view to driving more of them out of the town , none being allowed to live in towns except those who are converted. The anti-Jewish crusade received a great impulse through the y.cal of the grand duke , Sorgitis , brother of the czar and governor of Moscow , tifrainut the Jewish religion. Jews who are not natives of Moscow' have been given twenty-four hours to return to their native towns. No mercy is shown to any Jews , no matter how meritorious , who can bo brought within the scope of the cruel edicts. Thousands of Jewish working people ple have thus been driven from their em ployment to become beggars and wanderers. Old soldiers , who wore medals for faithful and gallant service in Hussia's army , are treated with as little mercy as other Jews. Xo recognition whatever is Riven to their claims upon the country. Merchants of the best stand ing are driven out like thu poorest laborer , and not only deprived of their business , but robbeo > of the money that is owing lo them from their debtors , nnd th < s unjust authorities refuse to pay the ( loots , well aware the creditors have virtually no re course. Merchants who have been deported to their "birth district , " who were recently in affluence , find themselves helpless and in poverty , with which they may have long been unfamiliar. An old man of 70 or fcO years , who may have left his unlive town iiYhild , must go back there and bu torn from the arms of bis children and his children's chil dren , unless they be rich enough to accom pany him. The scenes witnessed in consequence quence are most pitiful , and would move.one would think , even the heart of Grand Duke Serglus. Moscow's I.OSH. Moscow has lost , in consequence ofhi persecution there , a multitude of its most valuable residents. Many of the Jewish tradesmen and artisans , who have been driven from Moscow have gone to Led , n place a few hours distant by rail from Wassail - sail and which has rapidly risen to a popula tion of 12r , ( )00 ) , most of them Jews. TJndci the impulse of Jewish skill and industry Lodz Is fast becoming an important manufac turing center , the factories there being bus.\ night and day and the manufacturers hav ing orders for thrcu months ahead. Tr.idi in Moscow is collapsing through the loss ol Jewish capital and labor , which had m small share In building up and maintaining the prosperity Qf that plnce. In Poland the oppression of the Jews Is for Iho tlmo being , .somewhat relaxed and throughout Hussia generally the treatment of .lows is not on us harsh a scale us in Mos cow , although severe and most intolerable everywhere. The regulations especially and universal ! ] enforced throughout Hnssia nro thu limltiiif. of the residences of the Jews within certnii fixed localities , the prohibition of Jewisl artisans from working in places beyond tin control of oflleial boards of trade , and the re striction of unauthorized churches. The con ditlon of the Jews , except in Lodz and a fuv other places , Is becoming steadily worse particularly in the case of those who have n < means to bribe the Russian officials. STAKTMCI ) 1'AltlS , Ilynamltei-H Again Coiiiinuiiro Opcnition There. P.utis , Dee. 29. An explosion occurred ii the corridor of the olllce of the profectun of police at 1IO : ! this morning , break Ing window : ! , damaging wooTl work am tearing down some plastering. Nobody w.is hurt. Investigation by experts shows tin explosion was the work of anarchists , wlu placed a bomb In the hall heavily chargci with cluorato powder. The Incident cause ! much alarm lest the uynamito campaign I1 about to bo renewed. 1-Yagments of cast Iron , which had formei the shell of tlio bomb , were found about tin plaeo. They were llttcd to each other a well as could bo done , and showed the boml had been of sufficient slzu to contain twc pounds of explosive ; material. The explosion was badly timed. Had 1 occurred at an earlier hour there Is no daub' ' that many persons would have Ueen Killed , I'HOTIX'TINTi NOrAIIMIS. ( iliiiUtoiut nml AHipiltli ( iimrdril by IH-ttto tlvi'H When They ( < > Out. LONDON , Dec. SI ) . The authorities npjica to bu so strongly convinced that the Dublii explosion , by which Detective Synott los his llfo , was part of the work of a band o conspirators , and they have sent a dctectiv to Hlaritz to keep guard over Mr. Oladston nml protect him from outrage. Mr. fJlai ! mono has not been ipado awaroof the prc caution taken , as it is known thru liu wouli resent any protection of the kind , .should h boawaro of It. Homo Secretary Asqulth Is also protccte when ho goes out in public by a douviivo i civil attire , who keeps near enough to intci fero in the event of an attack upon Mi Asqulth. In view of all the lire-caution taken the opinion prevails that thu author ties are in receipt of dellnito and importan Information as to the existence of u formii : able dynamite conspiracy. Vli-torl i Ciiiigr.ilul it CM CiluiUtiiiie. IXJSKON , Doc. 29.--Queen Victoria wa among the curliest to congratulate High Hon. William K. Gladstone on the arrival < : his SJlrtfhlrthday. Her majesty's note wa unusually gracious in tono. AllriU'tlui ; Allentlnii , Uoiii : , Dec- . ' 'U-Cables from the Unite States in regard to the differences of opinlo In cxistcnco there among Catholics are at more uttcutiou among Hoiuu eccleslastes than any other foreign topic Some of these report * are construed ns Indi cating insubordination , VICTIMS 01' MONTH CAIII.O. I'nrortuimto ( InmulM- < o Tlirlr Money nml Commit Kuk-ldr. Ixsnox , Dec. CO. From Monte Carlo comes the news of two tragic events , In ono of which nn American was the victim. The American , who is described as a young man 2.1 years old and of good appearance , lost JM.fWO belonging to his mother , which she had entrusted to Ills care. Luck went ngalnst him from the first and he played wildly In the hope of recovering his losses. When the last gold piece was gene ho walked silently out of the casino , attracting no attention , however , more than other unfortunate gamblers. Going to Vintlmlgln , about eighteen miles from Nice , the distracted young man throw hl-.lself on the railroad in front of nn approaching train and was crushed to death under' the wheels. Another gambler , whose nationality Is not stated nnd who had lost nearly everything In the casino , took the train from Monte Carlo , apparently with the intention of re turning homo , nnd shot himself dead with a revolver while on tin ! train. The. gambling tables at Monte Carlo are doing o nourishing business. . . ait cAsriiiioNi's : : TIJ&TISIONY. lie AdiultH liming Itcrrlyd Mimey from tlio I'liminiu Canal C < > inpiiny > PAIIIS , Dec. 2 . M. Custclbone , who was In the list of the twenty-sixThlerc checks as having received a check for 20,000 francs from Haron do Kciuach , was a witness be fore the Panama commission of the Chamber of Deputies today. The previous explana tion in regard to tills check had been that M. Castclbono was about to start n paper called the Nouvella Presse , and that Senator Paid Doves had given Cnstolbono a letter of introduction to Haron do Kcinach with the view of having Castelbone assisted by de Helnach in his enterprise , and that Castelbono hud received tlio check from do Heinach for the purpose of aiding him to start the paper , Doves cashing the check. The Liber Parole says that' Dcves was to hnvu been the beneficiary of the check , which Doves deniesi Today , however , Castelbone admitted that when Dcves cashed the check he ( Castelbone ) handed hack to Deves 15.000 of the 20,000 francs. This statement caused n senation. Amcrlcmi CiiiniulH\l iiei-A In C'nlin. HAVAXA , Dec. SW. Shortly after lauding hero yesterday the commission appointed by tire-United States congress to examine the Cuban quarantine and other subjects of n similar character vUitca the governor gen eral. They wcro promised government as sistance in their investigations. Mr. Hamon O. Williams , the American consul general here , has petitioned the gov ernor general to appoint a coinmitteo of physicians to confer with the committee with regard to the chief contagious diseases that prevail hero. The governor general appointed such n committee tortr.y , and it is expected that the first conference will bo held tomor row. Will KstahlUli nulling .Mills. CITY OP Mexico , Dec , 2 ! ) . The plant for u large iron foundry has been Imported from Kngland. The works will be established at Znetlan , forty miles northeast of Puebla. The iron used will come from Flalixsihilla mountain. At > | iilntcilG * vri-nor. TOIIONTO , Out. , Decv 2'J. C. II. Oral has been appointed govoryri' of the Northwest territory. n'll.l. XOT 1SSUK JW\l > S. I'ri'Hldc-iit Harrison Ujnets Secretary Fos ter's I''imtif-lil : I'liins. Nnw YOIIK , Dec. 2'J. The Times states that Secretary Foster's trip to this city was not on private business as was given out officially , but was for the purpose of consult ing Wall street magnates on thu proposition to relieve the monev marlvot and check the export of gold by having the government issue from 53,000,000 to $100,000,000 of bands. The Wall street men wcro in favor of the scheme , but the speculative contingent wcro in high feather. The president's cooperation tion had been counted on as sure , but this confidence was suddenly discovered to bo de lusive. According to Wall street reports Secretary Foster , before ho suddenly left town to go west , is credited with having received this dispatch from Washington : 1 want nn new bonds Issued under my nd- niliiUtnctlon. Take no steps. Do nothing. II. llAHHISON. The Times says that Mr. Foster met the Wall street men at a club house on Fifth avenue and had -a prolonged conference. Some of the most notable men In the street are said to have been present and an agree ment was formed on the financial policy of the government. The action of President Harrison upset their plans entirely and there is now no prospect of an issue of bonds to stop the stringency in the money market , MKXICO'S C'OK.V M.HtKKT. Kmirmoiis Oiiintltlcs : I'ourrd lit from UK United Stiitt'H Kediuut I'rlrcn. Nuw Oin.r.ANs , La. , Dee. 2'J.The Times Democrat's San Antonio , Tex. , special says1 A prominent merchant of this city who has shipped several thousand bushels of corn tc Mexico .during the past season returned from that country today. Ho says : "In the City of Mexico the corn market is completely demoralized and is selling foi about (50 ( cents per bushel in Amer ican money. There were 200 carload ; of corn standing on side tracks In the city when I left which had not beer unloaded on account of the failure of tin shippers to pay the freight. The Mexican roads will no longer accept , corn shipments unless the freights uru paid ami the shippers ngreu lo unload the cars immediately upoi tlleir arrival at destination. The now con : crop of Mexico is coming into market and nc further demand for the grain will bo made upon Iho United Stt'tcs. The state of Mich ocan has produced , it Is reliably estimated , 8,000,000 bushels of com this season , whiel amount alonu is suftlcumt to supply all ol Mexico with corn1 for the ensuing year il necessary. " J'LOUlt OUTI'UJ' . 1'iinr Witter l' < i rur'Iipiniihllilo fiir n l.lBhl Itiiuor tliu .Minneapolis MI1U. MjNNU.U'ous , Minn. , Dec. 21) ) . Tlio North wcstein Miller says : The poor watei power of hist week caused the Hour ontpul to run down to lliO.OOO barrels , the smallesi amount ground in any week since early h July. More severe weather during the pasi four days has still further curtailed the sup ply of water , and the production this wee ] will doubtless show ronMderablo decrease oven as compared with last wcuk. The sah of flour is extremely slow. Millers probabli . I would not complain nt the volume of bust ness done , were prices not so terribly low Millers do not try to sell low grades foi export any longer , as they uro worth mon m this country for feed than can bo got fo : them abroad. Direct export uhlpuicnts hj the mills last week were only Ul.WO barrels against iU.Siio the preceding week. The out put of flour by the Minneapolis mills fo : 1SW will exceed 0,750,000 barrels , agains TWOOOU for JbOl. In Iho IliiinU oT Heerlver , PiTTsni'iio , Pa. Dec. 2'J. The affairs of thi Order of Solons are now In the hands of i receiver , the Mercantile Trust company. Under the expression of opinion by thi court there will IKJ no effort mndo to spo.uuii ; wind up the affairs. The receive1 win col lect the assessments und money due th oilier mid pay the do'its of the order , b which tlmo it is expected all the Intcrna fights will bo settled und harmony restored The receiver may then , bo discharged. NO NEWS FROM THE D1IBRIA Anxiety For the Missing Sta.imor Increasing ns the Days Pass. SPOKEN TO BY THE STEAMSHIP GALLILEO 1'nsftoit nn tlin y.Mli ItiMnnt In n l > l ! it > lrd Condition DUnMcil Hut not Uiunuimgo- ntile--I.lit of tlu > I'nMi'iigera on Hoard. LONDON , Dec. 20. As the hours lengthen with no tidings of the Umbriu , the anxiety increases. Relatives and friends of those on board continually visit the oftlces of the com pany or nsk by telegraph for intelligence. While the company agents profess to have no fear as to the safety of the vessel , the underwriters look upon her as an extra hazardous risk , and reInsurance - Insurance rates rose since yesterday from 13 guineas premium , n very high rate , to 20 guineas. A broken shaft would account for * the delay , but vesselmcn fear she may have struck a floating wreck , a number of which have been reported lately. Her sails , though sufficient to work her , arc rather limited , nnd she would make slow headway by wind. Sighted at Spa. Nr.w VOIIK , Dec. 29. The steamship Gnlll- leo , from Hull , arrived hero this morning , Shu had continuous northwest gales and high head seas throughout , with frequent snow squalls. Captain Colcman died on the voyage and was buried at sea December 2 , " , at fi p. m. , lati tude -t'J.W , longitude 5S.r > 5 she sighted Iho steamer Umbria , apparently disabled , bear ing northwest. She bore down close to her. Shu exhibited three red lights , showing that she was unmanagcnblu but not requiring as sistance , though a heavy sea was running. She lay quite easy and comfortable , with the wind blowing a still northwest [ rale. It was supposed the machinery was disabled and she was lying to , making repairs. The next morning the Gulllleo passed two enstbound steamers which would render any nnslst- if needed , Captain Jones says there need be no alarm regarding her safely. HAI.ITAX , Dee. 2' ) . A rumor was in circula tion hero tonight that the disabled steamer Umbria had reached Harrington in a sink ing condition , but inquiry at the Now York ngcne.v there shows that the story Is false. Nothing has been seen of the steamer there. The ship has not been sighted any where oft tha Nova Scotia coast. I'uSKOMgorH i > C tin : Unilirlx. LONHON , Dec. 2' ) . The cabin passengers on the steamship Umbria are : Harvov Aint/ , F. Hale , 15. T. Hateman , H. Heechinor , Ar thur Hlnckburn , C. Hlackburn. H. Brakers , William Hums , Ira Hurslcy , Kobert Butcher , S. Campbell , S. Christian , Pcreival Chubb and family , C. Cob- lenz , W. Cooper , W. Craven and family , T. Crimmins and daughter , John Crowley , Cornelius Crowley , JIIIIIUR Drew , Thomas Dudley , W. Fnrnsworth , Mrs. Dr. Ford , Cf. K. Hurt Frazicr , Uobfert George and wife , J. Gelding , William Grady , II. Grady , II. Gumpf , J. Harden and family , W. Hardy , J. Harper , W. Haughton , Charles Harvey , , Tulio.n Held , Oliver Hepford , Thomas Hill and wife , John Hill , G. Hughes. B. James and wife , W. Jas per , William Johnson , A. ICawakares. Percy Keane , Jay Koarne , General J. W. Kearney and wife , John Kent , II. Leeds , Kert Loweii , J. W. Crawford. Lyon , D. Manwell , C. May , .lames McCaldin and family , Kdward MoVar , W. Mills , J. Henry Mitchell and wife , Krnest Morganstein , M. Joseph Moss , Ku- dolph Newman , S. Oppenheimer , William Owen , A. Pe.ii . , T. Pitcairn , Kdwnrd 1'opp , G. Potter , wife and daughter ; H. Haney , J. Ucimick. Kilns Richards and wife ; licv. P. Schorr , Clement Schorr , James Shaw , If. Snobohn , F. Spencer , T. Sopwith. Simon Sterne , Uobert Stott , Cyril Sykes , II. S.ykes , II. Tullman , 13. Thurslon and wife , A. Tollman , John Totty and wife , James Turner , 13. Unbehend. J. Wnrdlow , U. Wulhins , A. Whentllcld , Frank Marshall White , H. Whiteside , Joint-Wil liams , A. Witt , Mrs. S. C. Duston , Mrs. S. Kurts , Mrs. II. McVicar. Mrs. II. S Nick- dorff and daughter , A. Kiloy. Dr. Kills , Dr. Kurts , M. Souville and wife , Miss H. Barnes , N. Knagonjolm , F. Schmilenski , F. Shosbu- taku , Miss K. Dartrcy , Miss A. Dowdney. On tlio Second Ciilitn. Besides the above mimed first cabin pns scngers there are thcso second cabin i > ns- scngers : K. Anderson and daughter , A. A. Thomas and wifu , J. Arnold , S. Aylesworth , A. Halch , C. Barber , J. Bobot , O. Brown , A. Calhoun , A. Cardon and wife , Charles Car ter , A. Chlrmnn , A. Cotllmd , II. S. Cox , J. D.ividbon. J. Dronsfleld , A. Dronsfleld and child , F. Frank Fox and wife , Paul -Gorstel , Edward Gilmour , 10. Green , four sons and thrjo daughters ; A. Hanwell , Kdward Hartby nnd daughter , Albert Hill , William llolywcll , F. Hood , M. Hughes and daughter , U. Kelly , W. Kelly , C. Kirkhoff , Malcolm Liddell , .1. Longsden , D. MoGrnth , A. Meagher , C. Merriwether , Dan Miller , John Morris , Henry North , J , Pepplow , Thomas Pond , wifu ami daughter ; A. IMioctto , George Roberta and wife , Otto Hunne , Thomas Savillc , Shaw , C. Sorenscn. J. Stamper ami wife , F. Stamper nnd son , W. Stead and wife , J. Thompson , wife ana two daughters , Isaac Wuite , William Wannop , .1. Williamson , Charles Wilkinson , George Wilson , Mrs. S , Barnes , three daughters and two wins , Mrs , J.iClegg , Mrs. H. Kdgerly , Mrs. L. Green , Mrs. A. Halo , Mrs , M. lilil , Mrs , M. Hitch cock , Mrs. A. Mackamess and daughter and son ; Mrs. 13. Mclntyro , Mrs. A. Meredith and .son ; Mrs. W. Miller , Mrs. Harriet KIchterand daughter ; Mrs. K. KIpon , Mrs J. Ryan. Mrs. J. Shober ami three sons ; Mrs. C. Turner ami daughter , Miss 13. Bannister , Miss Cart- wright , Miss M. Darby , Miss J. Donovan , Miss K. Graham , Miss Anna Larson , Mist A. Larson , Miss Annlo McDunnott , Miss Nellie Mitchell , Mlbs Grace Mallard , Miss Anna Pittman , Miss F. Taylor. In addition to thcso passengers , fotirtocr saloon , seven second cabin and nlncteci steerage passengers embarked on the steamer at Quecnstowil. The. Umbria 1ms on boa id 1,010 sacks o mall. Thu value of the Uinhrlnnnd her cargo h roughly estimated at JL'I.WID.OOO , two-thirds of which is Insured in London , and the re malndcrin Liverpool. Movciiu'iitH of Oc-caii Stcmnorn. At Now York ArrlvcuRunic from LI > er pool. pool.AtHrow Head Sighted Germanic fron Now York for Liverpool. At Hamburg Arrived Russia from Nev York. At Kastnet SightedNnronlo from Nov York for Liverpool. At Buenos Ayres Arrived December 23- Knclmntress from Now York. At Lizard Passed Kibe from Now Yorl for Southampton. At Genoa AiTivcd-IfaLscr Wilhelm U from Now York. At Boston Arrived Norspmnn fron Liverpool. At Stettin Arrived Gothla from Nov York. AliuixtVn > clit'd. LONDON , Dee. 2'-Tho ' White Star lln I steamship Germanic , Captain Nichol , whirl left Now York December 21 , for Liverpool which WHS sighted off Brow HcadThls uftei noon was unable on account of heavy gale to land passengers or malls \'uoenstowi ' and proceeded directly for Liverpool. The Kteumor Beechdeno ( British ) Haiii ] ton. from New Orleans to Rotterdam put in to I'll mouth today In dlsircss. She report having encountered terrific weather on th passage. A hugh sea broke over the vussi on December ) , and causo'l ciuisnlorabl damage , carrying away two boats , smushln another boat and u portion of the bridgt bulwarks , whcclbox and gutting the chart house. j'.iTBor.i /m.isK.i r r Munlc-rcil by n llolilier In u CnUforiilii Town anil Ilrr Itndy Itiirncil. SAN FIUXCISCO , Ual. , Dec. 20. 'HiIs mornIng - Ing It was discovered that the railroad sta tion at Brighton , live miles sonthcst of hereon on the Sacramento & Plueervlllo road , was In Humes. The building was burned to Iho ground. A search was made for Miss Ayres , Iho telegraph operator , and her remains were found in the corner of the ruins , where , her bedroom had been. The body was unrecog nizable. The skull was found In pieces near Ihe bodyand a pistol was picked up only a few feel nwny. A long , heavy iron poker , used In the depot waiting room , was discovered close to the remains. Miss Ayres was reputed to have considerable money , but always said she did not fear to live there alone , as she was armed mid ready to take her own part. The theory of the onVers Is that she wns arouse.d by some ono asking her to send n telegraphic message. She probably started to answer the summons , taking tier pistol with her. and she was then assaulted. She evidently ilrod ono shot , as the cartridges in the pistol indicate , and then her assailant pursued her Into her room with the iron poker and beat her brains out. This was early last night and It Is thought the mur derer returned before daylight to burn the house and destroy tbo evidence of his crime. The deceased was IIS years of ago and had a mother residing near Stautou , Neb. Killed UN Mother. BiiiNKt.r.v , Ark. , Dec. 29. A strange mur der case has been brought to light In eastern Arkansas. John Thomas , a Ill-year-old boy is charged with the murder of his mother on Monday In the Dark Corner neighborhood , north of this place. The boy Is of unsound mind. lie acknowledges the murder , nnd gives as his reason that his mother got the gun , gave It to him and compelled htm to shoot her under the threat th'it she would shoot him if ho did not do as she told him. Medical experts believe the boy's story. Ho does not seem to reall/.o the enormity of his offense , Ho was bound over. AHsisilnntMl : u School (5lrl. DALLAS , Tex. . Dec. 2i ) . A Nuws special from San Angclo , Tex. , says : The body of Miss Ollio Kaufman , a school girl of 10 , was found in a clump of brush about two miles from her father's house on her path to school , She had been assassinated. ir.voir. . .Airs. JoiTursnn , tlui Ilrl.lu of n Il.iy , Itopcnts Ilrr MurrhlRe. CHICAGO , 111. , Dec. -Winlleld ) S. Jeffer son , whoso bride of a day Jumped from a window of the Atlantic hotel to escape him , pleaded with her today , at police headquar ters , that ho did not care for her money , but loved her for herself alone , and tried to ill ; duce her to accompany him to his ranch in Oregon. This the woman refused to do , and informed Jefferson in very plain terms that she n vcr wished to see him again. Jeffer son left , staling that he did not know what ho would do. Mrs. Jefferson had partly recovered from the injuries received by the leap for liberty. She says she acted very foolishly , but no'w that it is nil over she is glad of it , and upon the arrival of her friends will return to her homo in Kimlerhook , N. V. , a much wiser woman than when she loft. HUDSON , N. Y. , Doc. 21) ) . In reference to the report which comes from Chicago in re lation to the young widow of Hichnrd Alex ander , late of Kinderhook , the Koglster this evening says : "The people of this city and comity will not believe that she has been guilty of wrong doing. Wo all know that she assisted her husband in accumulating their moderate fortune and their pretty homo in Kinder- hook. After her husband's death she took charge of his extensive business , and by energy increased it. The burden of eaio was too great for a weak woman even of Mrs. Alexander's resolution. She sought recreation andj-cst , and married Jeffcrsan , u man unworthy of her. From published ac counts ho proved to bo a s'-onndrol as well as the cleric of the hotel where they stopped. Both deserve severe punishment. The widow of Klchard Alexander will find in Columbia comity the sympathy of friends. " o ICciiatlor In it Condition ol ITnroKt. Nnw YOIIK , Dee. 21) ) . A dispatch from Panama says : Ecuador Is in a condition of unrest and there is strong reason to appre hend an approaching revolution. The situ ation is very like that of Chill be fore the uprising against thn dic tatorship of Balmiicednf 1'rcstdciit Cor- dero has assumed almost despotic powers , overriding alike the constitution and the laws. The president is now practi cally dictator , and there is every reason t'o believe that a revolution will shortly break out , with a view to re-establishing a consti tutional government. Ke < iUlt of u Ciniiforlal > li ] Driinlc * NEIUIASKA CITY , Neb. , Den. 2' ) . [ Special Telegram to Tun Biiii.J There has been trouble hi the family of A. A. Bartmcss , u baker of this city , which nearly culminated in a tragedy tonight. Bartmess got dnmli and his wlt'o took their children and left the houso. Bartmess followed ami found her at a neighbor's. Ho attempted to enter the house , lint was driven away by Mrs Charles Downing with a pitchfork. When Bartmess reached the street ho drew a revolver - volver and lirod at Mrs. Downing , but with out effect. The police were called and Burt- mess is now in Jail. - * - I.illrsl I'I-IHII Mr. Illnlni' . WASIIIS-OTON , D. C. , Dec. 2'J. "As com pared with previous mornings , the ono Just passed was tlio best Mr. Blntno lias hui' slnco ho has been ill. Tonight hois as wel as ho wns last night. " The foregoing state ment was made by Dr. Johnson at HI : ! ( tonight , Just after ho had returned from i visit to Mr. Bhiino. The impression prevails , among those sup posed to know , that while Mr. Blalno Is i very sick man , ho Is not in immediate dun gcr. _ * 3llH . Cleveland VN1U linltillo. Nnw YOIIK , Dec. 21)Mrs. ) . Grover Cleveland land loft thu city this evening for Buffalo where she Is lo pay u visit to her mother She was accompanied by Mrs. Lament Baby Ruth nnd her maid. Tha party trav cleil In private car "KK1 , " which belongs ti President Depow of thu Now York Central Mr. Dupow had courteously placed It at tin disposal of Mrs. Cleveland. BAi.TiMoitn , Mil. , Dec. 20. Miss Mar ; Kllzabeth Garrctt has gh'en florXM ( ) to tin medical school of the John Hopkins mil vcrslty , In which women shall rcrclvo th same opportunity for study as men. This with the amount already in hand , will mall t. > tH,0 ) < X ) , the sum required by the trustees fo the mod leal school beforu Its establlshmen would become u fact. ( iciM-nil HoM'cniiH In Ciilllnrnlu RKWIMU , Cal. , 21)-General ) . S. Rose crans , register of the treasury , arrived her today , The general stood the trip remark ably well and Is looking strung. Thn at mospherto changes from 2s below ruvo t IU } = above has .bad a rejuvenating cfTuct o him. Dfillll llf II 1,1 lilt' lllTO. DAYTON , O. , Doi2'J. . Mlle Nolilt- , aged years , while skating on the river with largo party of boys and girls , Jumped In t save his sister and was drowned. The Itoil , was lost under the icu. Thu larger boys res cued the girl , but could not roach Milo. it IllMhop , NA&IIVII.M ! , Tenn . Doc. 2Rev. > . Wllllai Crane Gray , recently elected bishop c southern Florida , was consecrated hoi today with the elaborate and Im ceremonies of the Episcopal church. JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE Warring Olana Now Mustering for tu Bloodless Fray nt Lincoln , SIZING UP THE LEGISLATIVE OPENING Coming nt u Triangular StrtiRjjIo for Tower nml rimulcr Tliut Will l.n l TbroiiKli. out Ilin SoftMonllrlrf ( llnnco ill tlio Sltiintton , LINCOLN , Nob. , D c. OT. [ Special to TUB Bf.n. ] The coming legislative session prom ises to bo Intensely exciting. For the llrst time In the history of the state no party hus a majority of cither of the two houses , nnd therefore no party can organize either of the two houses without making a combine with members of another party. Thcro will bo plots and counterplots , combines nml eouutereombiuos. There will bo con tests and investigations. Thcro will bo smashed slates and wrecked hopes. The session promises to bo a light all along the line from start to finish with the ablest political brains and most shrewd jioUtlcul strategists directing the contests. The irrepressible conlllct is to begin with the opening of the session next Tuesday. The advance guard is already ou the ground and by Sunday night the chiefs of the war ring clans nnd a good many of their follow ers will bo in their respective quarters. Nothing Ccrliiln but Drntlt , The constitution requires the legislature to convene on the llr.st Tuesday after the llrst Monday In January , hut It is decidedly doubtful whether the legislature will ho fully orgnni/.ed by the end of the week. There are too many complications In the way. it is u M-lfi-lil puzzle , and Ihu question Is , who can manage to get most of thu pigsin the pen I The senatorial contest comes into play from the outset ami blocks the way of the railroad gang from fusing the men with brass collars regardless of party. For instance , it will bo no trouble to get Jim North to vote against any and nil railroad regulating bills but Senator North can't be Induced to vote for u republican president pro turn , The senator from Platte has his eye cocked for the biggest sugarplum in the Nebraska , orchard within the gift of Grover. Ho wants to succeed John Pelers after thuItli of March and that makes n heap o' difference , as Undo Hilly Pnxton would say when ho sized up u hunch of Texas steers. What la true of North is trim of nearly all democrats with the pos.-tiblo exception of Senator Hnbcoek of Douglas. Ho does not look for fodder nt the federal crib so long as bo remains supcrlnlendentof the stock yards. At this moment nobody can loll who will get on top In the melee over tnospcakershlp. If a republican caucus Is held the chances nro ten to ono in favor of Oakley , but there will bo no house caucus -at least not us long as it remains u roilroad jnghandlo. A very ro- spoetablo number of republicans will posi tively decline to be caught in the caucus trap. They arc determined to break up thu oil- room gang at all hazards. They know they have no show In the caucus , and therefore prefer lo light in the open Held , where they can dictate terms. Home Thlll-H Tliut Ave Ilriinl. Humors are almost as thick now as tlio smoke will ho In the hotel corridors by next Monday. It is rumored that Tom Majors held a consultation with Oakloy , Jensen and , the Lincoln contingent last night , with a view to withdrawing them from the race and putting np a new man for speaker who would bo favorable to cither Majors or Cronnso for the United States scnatorshlp. It is pretty well settled that Tom Majors will take up his headquarters at the Capital hotel with nis man Friday , Walt Seeley , as his confidential negotiator. It is rumored that the democratic and independent politic-inns have been in session nlld-5 , : trying to effect a fusion. U is a settled fact that Senator Paddock and ( iovernor-elcct Crounso will have their quarters nt the Lincoln. ' It is rumored that the counter combine made np of live republicans and cloven in dependents has signed an agreement bind ing the members to support a maximum rate bill ; a bill for the abolition of railroad passes , and n bill to repeal the law creating a State Hoard of Transportation. It is pretty well settled that ex-Senator Kooiu is to bo bounced from his sinecure us secretary of the State Hoard of Transporta tion , nnd that his soft Joblsto.bo given toTem Tom Ilenton or Charles Magoon. it Is rumored that JCrlc Johnson , ox-chief clerk of the house , has offered two votes from the ranks of the Independents to the republicans for his re-election as chief clerk of the next houso. These two votes are said to bo Swede votes. It is absolutely settled that Paul Vnndcr- voort , grand commander of thp Industrial Lesion , is to rcsumo business us decoy ex traordinary and capper pleniotuntiary | for the combined monopolies , with incidental dabs Into all sorts of jobs , at his old stand at the Lindcll. Winr. AWAKE. MANV U.M'AII ) IIIM.H. , liKtrjirmlrnt Sliiln Central Committee ClicckliiK t'p CumimlKii KTPKIIHOH. Lixcoi.N.Nob. , Deo. ! . " . ) . [ Special Telegram to Tni : Uni : . ] The independent state cen tral committee met at the Llndcll hotel ill this city , most of the members being present. The only business trans acted by tlio committee was in connection with the expenditures of tho. last campaign. The executive coinmitteo hold a session this afternoon and at which Iho financial utato- inent was presented. Vl'ho report of the treasurer showed receipts and dis bursements amounting to about $2- r > ( X ) , All expenditures were repre sented by proper vouchers , The report also showed unpaid bills amounting to about 1.200. The methods of meeting Ibis deficit wcro discussed , and It was finally decided to pro rate the amount among the several counties of the stato. D. Clem Denver of Omiilm was instructed to draw up a public address to bo Issued within a days , nnd the committee adjourned to moot again In this city on the evening of January 10. Ai > viiisi : : TO TIII : IIICMOOK.VT.S , Dcrlnlim Itriuleritil In tlin Wyoming Contest Ciiaex nl ( JlicyoniH' . Cnuvr.NNn , Wyo , , Deo. 2'J. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tun Jla ; : . ] In the Wyoming supreme premo court toddy an opinion was handed down In the contested election cases ajlvcrso to the democrats upon the question raised b.y the attorneys for the state canvassing hoard upon the regularity of thu nominations nf Chapman and Hcnnott , the petitioners. It was hold that before relief could bu granted through n writ of mandamus , the petitioners must show that they had been regularly nominated and the statutes upon the subject complied with by thu o Ulcers of thu nominal Ing conventions , Leave to reply waa given Iho petitioners and u reply will bo made at u later session of the court. . .u.mH.ISK Two llrollirm .Miilm u Dlumnl I'ulluro nt KllllllllIU' III" < illlllllll , .till. , llHIlk , M MI.-IIAI.I , , Mo. , Dec. 2'J. Henry Ilayner and John Hayner , brothers , inado a bold at tempt today to rob the bank of tint village of ( jflllum , near here. They disguised them selves with false beards. Henry entered the hank flourishing a revolver , while John 'kept guard outsldi ) . Henry ordered the cashier , J. K. Kirk , lo open the vault , and the cashier was altout to obey when Obcar Brown , teller , diverted thu rubber'ti attention. ICirlc then attacked thu robber , and with lirown'a assistance made him prisoner , John Huyner was also captured und both uro now In Jail. The brothers live near Ollllum and were , heretofore , well and favorably knowu.