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n THE OMAHA , DAILY BEE \ i \ TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 31 , 1892. ALLISON ON SILVER Olmlnnan of the American Delegation on the Brussels Conference. VERY LITTLE REALLY x ACCOMPLISHED Bo Tar ns Results Are Concerned the Meeting Was All but Barren. WHAT THE FUTURE OF SILVER WILL BE Everything Depends Upon the People if the May Meeting is a Failure. CAUSE AND EFFECT OF GOLD SHIPMENTS ICrstilt or Political Coiiipllc-iilloiis ii nd Xnt mi Outcomu or Commercial UIIUIIRCII Illi- lii' I'liun rrr.viittMl to the NEW YOIIK , Dee. no. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bnis.- ] Among the passengers on Iho steamer [ jiilm , which reached port this morning , was Suimtur William 11. Allison of lo\vn. lie was chairman of the American dele gates to the international monetary I'onforcnee. All his associates ho loft In Europe. Senator .Tohti C. Jones is still at Brussels , keeping track of the trans lators , who arc1 turning his speech Into French. President Andrews is in Paris , Messrs. Cannon mid MeCroary nro soinc- \vlicro on the continent. Senator Allison's legislative duties made it desirable for him to be back in Washington , since ho got no holiday vacation. Ills secretaries , Messrs. Morgan and Hale , returned with him. lie will remain in Now York until the llrst of next week nnil then go to Washington. Senator Allison brings the first full report of the proceedings of the monetary confer ence. It is likely that the senator's views and the reports ho makes to his colleagues in congress will have weight enough to shape whatever financial legislation there may bo between now and March . < ! iiv - l uropn Food Tor Thought. The senator docs not say so , yet it seems pretty clear that the American delegates made their European associates understand that the United States was not appearing in the vole of a suppliant , dependent to ilium to save it from silver , arid that it was not seek ing merely to unload the contents of count less silver mines on Europe. It 's believed that the Kuropean governments have been given food for thought that ; nay convince them that they have an intoivst in common with this country. On one phase of current financial discussion Senator Allison's observations will bo received - ceived with deep attention. His views re garding gold shipments from this countrj are reassuring. While , as ho himself says , his observations among the financial men ol Europe were necessarily limited , ho was in a position to learn something of the real causes of the gold outflow from the UnileJI States , and ho ascribes these to politicu rather than to commercial causes. Ho does not think they can bo talcin as an indication that the United States is drifting toward ji silver basis , or that Kuropean sentiment sc regards them witlioul qualification. His opinion about Secretary Foster's proposition to increase the gold reserve in the treasury will also carry weight. Scmiloi Allison discussed the whole subject of tin conference. lu answer to the question of the corre Hpondcnt. "What are the immediate re suits of the conference' " ho replied : J'or tlit ! Tut nro of Silver. "It may bo said that the gather lug has not disclosed any result be yowl that which naturally flowed from : consideration of the important topic of tin conference by eminent men who wcro abli for u month to give exclusive considcratioi to this subject without other questions in lervening. " "Tho adjournment in some quarters ha : been taken as an indication of the ullimut failure for the conference. Do you show i in that light ! " "I rcgtitd the meeting May ! ! 0 as incvit able. " "From your experience in the conference Senator Allison , what would you say is th prospect for silver ? In other words , what i the future of silver' " "Tho future of silver depends upon'wha the people do. If the United States shal cease to purchase silver , and if India close its mints to silver , and the conference at it adjourned mooting shall make no arrangi : incuts for a monetary union or coi : current legislation looking to the 01 : largemunt of the use of silver , the silver must bo relegated to use h , nations , who require the smallest snbdivia ions of money , and to the continued use ei silver for subsidiary coinage only , and i , that event It would seem clear that th value of silver must suffer a still further dc clino. Hut it seems to mo Unit a more thoi ough discussion of what would follow sue ! disuse will lead the nations to sco the in portanco of concurrent action which will I some way restore silver as a part of th world's money in full monetary use. ' Tills vlow was presented tothoconfci enco by the American delegates in vaviou Aviiys , and seemed to ho assented to , but 1 appears to mo that under the political con plications prevailing in Europe favorabl action by Great llrltlan is a prerequisite t any action by the continental stutesBC Kurope , and it may lie observed thii those who wore at the conference apprec ated the gravity of the monetary situatio and wcro n'ot diverted by flippant observ ; tlons as respects tlm futility of a serious ills cusslon of the question. " Sentiment of lUuopo Cuiirernliii ; ( iolil. "Senator , did you find any impression 1 financial circles in Kurope that the Unite States was tending toward a silver basii ami therefore it behooved Kuropo to sen back American securities and got gold tlm is to say , have the. gold export movement from the United States , as understood I Kurope , a direct bearing on our sllvi poi Icy1 } "My opportunities for ascertaining tli general senbo of the financial people ( Europe wcro confined wholly to my relatioi to the monetary conference at Brussels , an < j > sociatlon with its members , us I wei , directly from hero to Brussels , and roturnc from Brussels after the adjournment of tli oonfoivueo , but I should sny from tula lin lied observaneo that any temporal iditiiments of gold from our com try result from a desire on tli ) > ar $ of the Kuropean slates , bream of jwditl-al complications , to secure stron holdings of gold. This may bo scon from tli constant accumulation of gold In Hussl where they nro upon u paper hauls , an where thev have Incrtiabod within six mon'.l their holdings of gold to the extent of mot tlitiu $ liDxm.CUO ) ( , U may also bo aeco-jntc for In the fuel that Austria Is now lu transition state from the paper haste to n gold basis , and is uccutiudtii jed ! with a vlow of making rcKiimptic thoii'ot olToctivo. It is qulto HUoly that tli peor.'oln ' Kuropn are somewhat misled 1 iTludHiiis that are mudu In the- Unite States , and Inillovu that wo arc on the von ofu silver standard , mid people who ho our m-tiritles may In wime Instances fc { hut it would be safer for them to piirt wll these securities and Invest in other socm tioB. Jlut that hiich a feeling exists to ui great extent I do not boliovo. " \Vinldi-d to tliu { Sold Slandiird. "Waa thcro any public expression In tl conference us to whether the leading uutloi of Europe , such as England , Franco and Germany , would bo willing to open their mints to the free coinage of silver on an agreed ratlol" "Karly In the conference the Ocrmnn dele gates stated In substance that Germany was satisfied with Its monetary policy , and , that whilst they would listen attentively to every suggestion and report faithfully to their government , they were not at liberty to support any proposition that vjould In- volvo. a change In its monetary policy. Later on it was slated by one of the dclegalcs from Great Britain , as 1 now remember , Sir Illvors Wilson , that whilst England took a lively Interest in every propo sition looking to an Increase in the value of silver and looking to Its enlarged monetary use , England was not prepared to say it would bo willing to change from the gold standard which has prevailed since 1S1G. "loiter on M. Tirard , the llrst delegate from France , and who was lately appointed minister of finance , who also spoke for the Latin union , stated in substance that France and the Latin union took a great Interest in any iilan and project which would have the result to increase the value of silver , since they have largo quantities of It in circulation and in reserve as money , but now France was able to use its coined silver in domestic circulation , and that it had a complete sup ply of gold for Its bank reserve and for international money use , and inas much as it occupies a central ixtsitlim among European states , as respects commerce and products that It was not prepared to enlarge - largo Its use of silver until the commercial states surrounding it wore also prepared to use silver , at/ least to the extent now used by France. That it has more silver In use ner capita of population than any country In Europe and quite as large as that of the "United States , and that it found no great inconvenience because of such use , and therefore until England was ready to open Its mints to the use of silver , Franco must remain content with Its present situation. " riiin * Tlmt Weru Considered. "Will you give an outline of the plans pro posed by the European delegates and dis cussed by the conference ! " "Several plans were submitted by Euro pean delegates , notably otn ; by Mr. Alfred do Hotbschllds , another by Mr. Tutjen ot Denmark , another by Mr. Allard of Bel gium , and various modifications of what is known as the plan of Hr. Soother. Mr. Montellore-Lovy , the presiding ofllcer of the conference , also presented a proposition which was known as the Hankers Magazine plan of London. In addition to these there were a number of suiriteslhms in possession of-dolegates to the conference that were not formally presented , prepared by experts in monetary science , such as the plan of Prof. Wolff of Zcurieh. These plans were all of a complex nature , requiring new legislation in every government and seemed to bo rather difficult of execution , BO that none of them were discussed in detail. All of them wore ordered to bo printed , and at the final ad journment were referred to the several gov ernments for examination. The plan of Mr. do Rothschilds' and some oC the other plans , notably that of Dr. Soother , were considered by a eommiUeo and were reported back to the conference us bring worthy of careful examination and study , but without rocoui- \Vlml Kiithsi'hlliN VropoKod. "Mr. Kothsc-hilds' plan was regarded as Inadmissible by the American delegates , he-cause it imposed upon the United States the purchase of 54,000,000 ounces of sllvei per annum for live years without limit as to price , whilst the Kuropean states were re quired to purchase only i'.O.OOO.OOO pel annum during the same period at a maxi mum of 43 pence an ounce , and when the price advanced beyond ! : ( pence , purchases were Jo bo suspended nnel not to begin again until the piice fell tc that maximum. The Rothschilds' proposition did not contemplate that thcso purchases b.v European states should require Iho full monetary use of the " : imount purchased. It was disclosed lhat for an average of say live years the leading European states hud used in subsidiary coinage an annual average ol about 20.000,000 ounces of silver , so that the Kothschilds' proposition really involved onlj the lulling of 10,000,000 ounces in addition tc the amount they had used annually on ar average for the last llvo years. Most ol the other plans pw-sonted wcro plans more or less based on ideas suggested by Dr. Soother. " ' Will you outline the prhu-lpal of Dr. Soother ? " Dr. Suctlier'n Proposals. ' Dr. Soother , " icpltfrt Senator Allison ' had given great attention to this subjcc and , as is well known , regarded as of tin utmost importance to HCCUI-O the world's ex changes the full use of both gold and sllvc : as money. lie hnel suggested tin ratio of SJO to 1 ua a ration that mitrh bo acceptable , but ho suggested as : basis of an international monetary iifroomcu a fixed weight of pure gold as a unlvcisa and solo foundation and normal measure o currency of the world. Then ho proposci that all gold coins under the'JO franc pieci or under the pound sterling or under th' ' 20 mark piece should bo withdrawn and that in all countries silver shouli bo substituted. That every governmen should be ! obliged to accept thes silver coins in any amount , and thn all banks and private persons should ucccp them lo the full amount of three times th value of the smiille-st gold coins thus lo b Issued. There were some other provisions yet thcso are perhaps the major ones. Bu it did further provide that no notes shouli bo Issued upon bar silver .by any governmen or under the authority of any government. "Did Dr. Soother's planseem to boon that could bo worked into practical formt" Involved ( in-ill C'liiin cn. "The plan of Dr. Routbar was undoubtedl ; prepared by him with great euro and in con nection with its publication ho gave reason in support of it , but it doubtless had no arrested iho attention of European govern incuts to any considerable extent before th meeting of the confoieneo and has onlv bee : discussed by students of monetary science My recollection is that It was published earl in September and within a month < i its publication Dr. Soother died , mi' ' the conference or its members lm < not the bcne'llt of any details beyond thos published by him. Therefore the confoi ence , within the time prescribed , could no give his plan such consideration UH would b required to secure Us approval , but It h volvcd a change in the monetary polleiy of a the leading htate's of Europe , certainly thos of England , Hie 1/itin Union and Germany England having lU.-shilllng pieces , Iho Lull l.'nton 10-frao pieces anil Gci-mlmy 10-mar pieces of gold in great quantities. " vint .1 jii.i.'iixd iiKiit. .li-niilii Somoml W.mtt-d ut rnrlliuul , Oru Wlinrn u I'ortmiu Awaits Ilrr. IC.v.NSVS CITV , Mo. , Dec. -William Mori land of Portland , Ore. , c.imo to Kansas Clt v , this morning looking for .lenplo Semoiu if I some times known as .lo-iic Earlo and n Nclllo Sherman , who la heir to a estate of fliil.OOO , now being hoi by the publlo administrator in Per land , When the woman was horn , I Whitehall , 111. , thlrty-ono years ago , Job ISrendlo deserted his wife , disowned tli child and wont west anil settled in Portliim Mrs. llrcndlo mardcd John Scmond and tli child took Ills name. Mrs. Semond died to years ago and Hromllo dlud recently in Poi'i land , leaving this estate , The estate is iw held by the administrator and is claimed b distant relatives , Moreland thinks Jcnn ! Somoml Is the right ful heir. Ho traced he to Omaha and to Hastings , Neb. , and them she camp to IC-.nis-.is City two years ago , lILOH'l.Vtl .1 Jll.liM.IHIi , Southern Colorado mill NV\v M'-Uco Mnvo Spoil \Vtiitln-r. : . lUio.v. N. M. , DJC , imi , Railroad , us we > ' - ' as all klnds'of outdoor tr.Umi in s-jiithei . Colorado and Now Mexico , is throatenc with u blockade tonlylit | iy a severe stor ; of snow and a bl''h wind which began i midnight last night and Increased to a go ; ulno bliz < enrd ut daylluhl. The temperatui fell ta 10 = above zero in less Ihan two hour iuul no ono bus venture.1 uw.iy irouishelle except en urgent business. Hallrouds will not start any freights nt n 10 today , and passgcnger trains were scut 01 is with two eujjiucs each. JUST COMING INTO PORT Long Delayed" , but Safe and Sound , the Steamer Umbria Arrives. EVERYBODY ON BOARD REPORTED WELL None nT tlip I'.nnniBors or Orrw .MI shiB Shu Hnd llroln n Shaft In Mid- ocean : illd Dl-lflrll from Her Course. Nr.w YOIIK , Dec. ai. 3n. in. "TJmbrla" was the name the signal lights of n big two- funneled , three-masted steamship flashed on the tower on Klro Island last night nt inidnljiht. It was , Indeed , the long overdue - duo Cunnrder , Umbria , and the opera tor in Iho tower . lost no time ill sending Iho news to this city. Then ho took another look through his glasses at the belated steamship. There vas no mistaking the big black hull and the clean outlines of the Cunurd racer. She was sharply defined in the clear moonlight. Smoke was rolling from her enormous red funnels , and it w.is plain that Captain McKay had carried his point and was brlng- ng the Umbria Into port under her own steam. She was steaming directly for Sandy Hook-leaving a long white wave as icr crow drove her on toward her destina tion. Through the operator's glass ofllcers could be seen on her bridge and everything seemed to be proceeding as usual on board the vessel. Passengers could also bo seen moving about , although they wcro not nu merous , and the majority of the weary voyagers wcro probably safe in bed and asleep. That their sleep was sweet after the liours of terror in the open sea may bo believed. At the speed she was traveling the Umbria was duo at quarantine about 3iO : ; this morning. The Umbrla's agent , Mr. Hrojyn , hur ried down to the mail steamer , Pulvcr , which left the Cunnrd North river pier at - o'clock this morning to meet the Umbria at quarantine and take of ! hot- mails. ISKI-'OKK THIr.Ai.i : . Arrival or the 3unliiii < i < * U With XCAVH from tin ; MKxIiiK l/'nihrli. : Nnw YORK , Dec. IU ) . Captain Duck of the Mnnhnnsclt , which arrived from Hristol today , reports that on December 20 at 1 : ; ! 0 o'clock p. m. , in latitude 42.50 , longitude 57.0o , ho spoke to the Cmuirdor Umbria , lying to with three sea anchors out , repair ing1 her shaft. She expected to finish the re pairs the next day and wished to be reported all well. When seen by the Gallilco on De cember 5W the Umhria was in latitude -13.5'J , longitude UO.fiS , a position further west than when she was seen by the Manhansett. It was about fi o'clock in the afternoon December 2(5 ( , the day after Christmas , the steamship Manhansett , out eleven days from Swansea , bouiul for Now York and pound intj along on a heavy gale , with the wind kick ing up a mean sea , first sighted the disabled steamship Umbria laboring In the trough of the sea , rising and falling , ploughing under walls of foam and drifting before the heavy galo. Saw She Was In Ulitve.ss. The first mate was iij charge of the Man- hansctt ut the time , and he soon made out that all'was not well with the black hull : lying silently over against the leaden sky. The vcssell lay to the south of the Manhan sett , about ilvo miles out of her course , but in a moment it was "call all hands , " and the bells in the rooms of all the other oflicerf jingled in a moment. Captain Duck and Second Mate Ellis wore on deck immediately , Their oycs wcro at the glass , and they , too , decided that all was not well with t ho vessel which now begun lo grow larger and to come nearer as the helm of the Manbansott was put down and the steamship swung her nose around to the south. The Manhansett , with some of the northwest gale that was at thai time blowing for all it was worth , went hurrying over the wavy course atbreak-nccli speed. Soon the Manhansett came neai enough to her to make out her name and tc sco these on board. The men on the Manhansett saw that she was the Umbria and thai she was un doubtedly under Iho weather. She did not look badly hurl , however. She had no holes in her sides and no masts gone , no flapping sails banning in shreds , no injury to hei rudder. Thcro was no list to her and slit looked Just as it was afterwards learned tc bo true merely laying to to make repairs. The Cunarder had no signals of distress set and she carried no sails. She had cast three sea ancbor.s over the bow and she was doing her best to keep her nose up to the wind , She was bobbing up and down in the water. All things considered she was dohif. well. The sea anchors , great heavy affairs tied to many hundreds of yards of rope dragged along in the water and kept hei nose up. She drifted a little with the gale but not much. She did not look badly ofl when the Manhansett came up close to her She had" some Ice on her and there were sal : crystals on her smokestack , but thatseemci quite natural for it had been blowing am : the storm had been very bad for some days Tallied with tint ( Iinhi-lii. The captain and the second mate got om the .signal book , and with the gale blowin ; mis ily. Iho two ships , thollttlo steamer am big Cunarder , which could easily hnv < placed the Manhansett ivft her smokestacks began to talk to each other. "Who are you ! " asked the Httlo follow. /The big ono told him ho was Uii ) Umhria and said ho was out from Liverpool for Nov York , Then the little one asked what the troubli was. was.Tho Cunarder hoisted the signal , which according to the book , mejint "shaft. " The Munhunsett showed an unswerini pennant to let him know ho was understooi and then Iho Cunardor hoisted "Undergo Ing" . The Manhan&olt showed an unsworini pennant to let him know ho was understood and iho Umbria remarked "Hcpairs" . The Cunarder signaled "Heady tomoi row" . The Mnnlmnsett asked If any nssistanc was required urn ! the Cunarder replied , "No report mo to my olllco" . Then the Manhansott bade farewell to th disabled ghnt , the passengers waived thol handkerchiefs gloomily and the smallo steamship loft Iho Cunarder tolling with th sea. sea.At that time the Cunardpr was about ill miles cast of Sandy Hook so that she ha drifted considerably before the northwes g.ilo that was blowing. Hardly hud the Manlui'isett left th Cunardor before a steamship with thro musts and a tingle fcinoko stack , rod , with black toji. came ulony bound oast. Mate Ellis and lirecn of the Munh.insult said the , thought this vessel to be a Cunarder boun < from Hoston to Liverpool. She looked ver much hko a Cunarder , but It Is thought sh might have been one of Saturday's vessel from this port. The vessel talked with th disabled steamship for uomo time and the went on. Nut lu Any Danger. It has , therefore , been cone'luded that th Umbria was not badly damaged uud thatsb did not break her mnm shaft , because had she done so she could hardly have assured the Manhansott that Sno would bo ready to proceed In a day. Agent Vernon Brown , of ; the Cunnrd line said this afternoon , lii speaking of the fate of the Umbria : ' " 1 cannot llml wojds strong enough with which to praise the course or action taken by Captain McKay. ! know that there has been some erltlclSn because of his refusal to accept all proffered aid , but I consider that In so doing , he has shown himself to be nman of great discretion. Ho certainly showed wonderful sagacity It declining all the assistance that was offered to him. "Suppose , for Instance , that ho accepted assistance from either the Galileo Moravia , or Munhansctt. Suppose also that with the Umbria In tow of either of these vessels , the gale which had been blowing from the northwest for the last week , shifted to the cast , it would not bo anytinng unusual if the tow hawser should part. In lhat case what could the Umbria do to save lorself. Her. machinery would be disabled. She would bo on a lee shore In n gale of wind mil nothing in the world could save her from lestructlon and her passengers from death. nstcad of that , however , Captain McICay efuses assistance , 3es to 800 miles from shore , where he can drift and drift without letting into dangers and repair his machln- TV. so that when he docs near the shore he vlll have his ship under full control. This lenotcs good seamanship. Under Command of a Good Suitor. ' "The Umbria now has the whole Atlantlo o drift in and if the storm gets too strong 'or her , she can take In her sea anchors , which servo to keep her head to the wind , lolst sail , turn her stern to the wind and . 'im from the storm. 1 am now thoroughly convinced that the Umbria is all right and will como into this port in perfect safety within u short time. Captain McKay has shown himself to bo a man of great caution md ability , and I know that in his hands : ho Umbria and all on board her are per fectly safe. " The Dutch tank steamship Ocean , Captain Classen , from Amsterdam , which arrived this morning , reports that on December 20 , at noon in latitude -lO.-tt ) , longitude tvr.KJ , she , > assod a steamship which was hovc-to , ap parently the Cunard steamship Umbria. It was blowing a furious'galo from Iho west at the time. The steamship showed no flags of distress. Quito a ( lent of steamships arrived at the [ iprt last night and this morning. Each ar rival was scanned with great interest in the liopoa that it might have the overdue Urn- lirla in tow , Chief among these was the steamship Lahn of the North German Lloyd line. She passed aboul six miles north of the spot whore Iho Cunu : der was seen on Christmas evening. It was not , therefore , considered remarkable that she did not see the missing steamship. , The Lahn had a very tempestuous voyage. Other arrivals vcp'ortctl early were the Chicago. City of BristoLof the Bristol City line , and thu Lepantoof IhoAVilson line , from Hull. The last mimed was twenty-two days out and nearly a week overdue. There was also the Kegcnu , the Carmarthenshire and the Ocean. Ji.YOII'.V l\'XJiltlt.tSKA , iinilly History oT Miss Ayorn. Who Wns Mui-tlcrcil lu California. WI > T POINT , Neb. , Doc. 30. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Br.i5. ] Miss Aycrs , the tele graph operator who. was murdered Wedncs- uosday night at Brighton Junction , Cal , , was a sister to Mrs. G. A. Heller , wife of Cum Ing county's surveyor. The mother of the tlcceascd , Mfcs. C. S. Drefson , is in tliis city making her homo with Mrs. G. A. Heller. From them Tim Br.G corrcapoudennl IcaVned that Miss Aycrs was an experienced op < $ .j-yie yarirt , had. he'd important positions in-JT Xwcst. She was an economical lady andrf-yt&k' the habit "of letting her salary ne'ejpgspto , .ami as. she drew several hundred fTiiHJ2.Va . ; Vifbre-her : death it is supposed hcV' assailants saw her get this money from th , jMjy.car. Miss Aycrs was contemplating ooiyng'VS.'Wcst'Point ' to maito it her future Jfpnio'at ait early day. Mrs. Heller has ordcrcitthat the rcmains'be. shipped to West PointFr burial. XehrisliViBjdliijr ; Hells. CI.AY Crxrnu , Ncb.fDec. 30. [ Special ta Tun Bcc. ] W. J. Gardhicr , cashier of the State bank of Clay Centerand Miss Nottio Noycsof this place wire married Wednes day evening at the residence of the bride's parents , three miles northwest of here. Mr. Gardiner bus been < ; on'nlcted ) , with the above mimed b ink for the lastjflve years , and Miss Noyes 1ms lived in t&Is community since childhood , being for inqjlast two years em ployed as teacher in onij public schools. SUTTONNob. . , Dec. 30 , ; [ Special Telegram to Tin ; Bci : . ] Mr. Thomas "Powers , well and favorably known in } ivo stock circles in Omaha and Chicago , wi s married last even ing to Miss Lou Ifafeu Of Sutton , She was formerly of Bedford Springs , Pa. They took the evening flyer over the Burlington route for Denver. They wcro. accompanied lo Ihe train by a large number of admiring friends , Another ConstInRCutnutrophc. . PI.ATTSMOITII , Neb. , * Dec , 80. [ Special Telegram to TUG BEE.1 ] This evening a largo number of small bpy.s wore riding down a big travolnr , whentit upset , throwing George Shipman , son ofJDr. A.'Sbipman , offj breaking his arm and -.severely bruising ui several of the other boys. llroliu Tvto KlliH. Oscr.oi.A , Nob. , Dec. ; 80. [ Special to Tin Biu. : ] Today while I/HI Willson was at worli on the residence ofJumcj Jackson , the scaf fold on which ho was at work gave way and he fell to tho. ground , ijbout fifteen feet. He struck on the edge of a sharp board break ing two of his ribs. riniuil It-hind lnaliii-sH Venture. GiiANi ) lbi.ANii , Neb ) , Dec. f0.-r-Special ! [ te TUG line. ] Another important and highlj appreciated business to 1 6 represented hero is the opening of a br.ii'ich oftlco today by tin It. G. Dun & Co mercantile agency. Thu I'h-o ItiM-ord. Pr.oiiu , 111. , Dec. HO , The. Enterprise dis tlllory burned early Vt nfbrning. This wai ono of Iho distilleries , recently taken up bj the trust and has only boon In active opera tion about two weeks. It was originally built by Edward Spollman and Jumei Doheny of this city , wno'sold ' It to the trusl for $100,01)0. ) It was the building in whlcl Spollniun lost his lift * This is the thlre time it bus been destroyed. EvA.saviu.H , IndrD.U.JO. ! Fire this morn Ing destroyed the business block occupied hi thoG. W. Warren'music house. Gumburi Bros. , jewelers , and ( Smith < & , BulUrllold ! The losses were : Building , f. 15,0K ( ) ; G. W.stu Honors.VurrcnKOXq ( ) : Gumbcrt'Bros. . fJO , 000 ; Smith & ButtK'ilold , { 20,1)00. ) Threi firemen wcro caught under : a falling wulliam Injured seriously , i | Iltirroii iiC KrsulU. CHICAGO , 111. , Dec.a ) , The cases ngains Edward Corrigan undltho Hawthorne rac- - ( rack are proving ruir iirkably baVren of re suits In the way of suppression , the em aimed ut. Today Iwo cases were , dismissed , th principal witness , Ss\ , Iiirdse.ll , fulling t appear. Had Birdsols oomo into .court , h would have been urrjsted for alleged con splraoy. the complainant being u horsoownu named Williams , whdrat Blrdsell's instance was taken Into custody b.v mistake durini ono of the police raiihifon Hawthprho , J : I , Lynuhm ! TJiam Until , - . Gnnr.xvJi.u : , Ala. fcs" , SO. Whcn th eltUons uroso this lutfrulng they" saw tw bodies dangling froiigabovo the court hous steps. Last night tBT Jailer was punglit b , a ruse , by a mabcif unnod and muskod'inon whu oiumod the cells of John Hipp an Clmrle3 ! Kelley tha alleged murderers of Co ! lector Armstrong , ot-nutlor comity , too ! them out and hangadthom as above. N'cw Vork UxfJiaiiKO Quotation * . New YOIIK. Dec. : K [ Special Telegram t Tim BEK.- ) NOW YoiSc exchange was quote today ns follows : Chicago , SOc premium o Boston , lOo disecmnrto par : St. Louis , 73 e premium. ' NO RESPECT FOR THE COURT Independents Determined to Ignore the State's ' Supreme Tribunal ! DECISION IN THE KNOX-BOYD CONTEST Mitmhito limiril Opclnrhiff thnt the Two Counties Shnlt Ho Considered A * Ono unit UK-CoilIlk-nlo Accordingly lrepnreil. Nob. , Dec. 80 , Special Telegram to Tun Hon. ] At fi o'clock this evening the supreme court handed down Its decision In the Boyd-Kno.x contested election case. The decision came in the form of an order to County Clerk Van Camp of Knox county , directing him to select two disinterested electors and compare the abstract of votes cast in both Knox and Boyd counties and to Issue the ccrtillcato of election to the legislative candidate having the majority of the votes cast at the last election in both counties. In this decision Justices Post and Norval concur , but Chief Justice Maxwell dissents , and the grounds upon which Iho chief justice bases his dissent cannot bo learned , us the opinion has not yet been filed with the clerk of the court. J. H. Naiden , a b.illiff of the supreme court , will leave for Niobrara tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock. If the train is not de layed ho will arrive at Verdlgreo at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. From Verdi- groo lie will bo compelled to drive overland to Niobrara , a distance of fouitecn miles. If the b.illlir can find County Clerk Van Camp tomorrow evening ho will hand him a copy of the court's mandate , signed by Chief Justice Maxwell. Then , if there is no un necessary delay , a ccrtiileate of election will necessarily bo delivered to Chester Norton , the contestant , and that gentleman will bo able to assist the republicans in the organi zation of the legislature next Tuesday. Mtiy Not Kind Van Ciimn , But the chances are that the bailiff will not be able to introduce himself to County Clerk Van Camp tomorrow evening. The leading independents have anticipated the decision of the supreme court and three days ago an arrangement was made with Iho Knox county ofllclal through n foxy , but none tho. less prominent attorney of Niobrara , Everything depends on delay In the estimation of the independents hero. All of the leaders of that party have but ono thing to say tonight. They assert that Kruso will bo given his scat by virtue of the ccrtillcato ho already hold , the decision of the supreme court to the contrary notwith standing. Chairman Blake of the independent state central committee said to TUB Br.is repre sentative tonight : "Kruso will be sealo.l you may bo sure of that. " Shrader said : "You know my opinion of the Nebraska supreme court. Wo propose to see to it that Kruso bus bis scat.1 Both men express the sentiments of every independent hero tonight. The decision has tntcnslflcti1hdrsUuntloii. * . "For'tllS-first time- since the members hiivo arrived they have a point to rally around. To say that the in dependents are indignant is placing a mild interpretation upon the feelings they so freely express. The supreme court is denounced on all sides for its partisanship , and the decision in the Clay county case in which the inde pendents had the advantage , and which came in for so much of their commendation had been forgotten. liulcpi'ndi'iits Caucus. The independent members of the legisla ture now on the ground held their llrst cau cus in the parlors at the Lindell hotel this evening , commencing shortly before 1) ) o'clock , about twenty-five members being present. George Blake , chairman of the independent state central com mittee called the caucus to order and it was at once voted to admit the promi nent loaders of the party. Where upon Chairman Blake Insinuated himself through the lobby and Invited the loaders into the feast. Among these who who re sponded to the invitation wore Judge Hust ings of Wllbcr ; Judge. Allen of Madison ; C. H. Picrtle , Mayor Weir and J. V. Wolfe , all of Lincoln ; H. C. Druesdon of Nebraska City ; William Dcch of Ithaca ; W. C. Green of Kearney ; Judge Neville of North Phitle , and Dr. Craig of Beatrice. When the gentlemen had gained the room the doors were closed and a guard stationed at the entrance. The members wcro some what reticent about expressing their views , but the loaders were not so diflldent. W. L. Greene of Kearney , who Is- trying to en- tlco the wary independents. Into u United States s6natorlul corral of his own construc tion , led off In his Usual impasslomituly-olo- quent manner. Ho advocated fussibn with the democrats and lots of it. .Iiulgo Allen's \Vornt I'Viitiiro. Ho was followed by sturdy Judge Allen of Madison , against whom the worst th.it can bo said Is that ho has a face thai strikingly reminds one of Paul Vnudorvnort. There was nothing noticeable Itbout his address , but ono Incident occurred that for a moment nearly peoipitated a riot. P.iiibing a moment , the judge exclaimed : "Look at the republi cans ; what are they going to do1 ! His stentorian tones aroused Speaker Elder from his customary lethargy for a moment , and ho answered : ' to beat us. " Mayor Weir of Lincoln descantoifS beauties of fusion , and so did Deoh , 1 and State Lecturer Fiilrchlld. Dr , Craig of Beatrice was in n similar frame of mind. Ho staled that ho hnd.beoii working at this thing fora long time and he was confident of the success of the seihomo. "I know what I'm ' talking about , " said ihc doctor. "I was a republican myself once , and I don't need no sandpaper to shape my head. " Stcvi'ln Ojijioied Fusion. Slovens of Fflrnas rounty was the one bright mid. shining opponent of the idea ol fusion. Ho was not in favor of fusing wltli the democrats under any circumstances Finally a motion was put and carried -will ono or two dissenting votes , that all honor able methods bo used to 'otTcct a fusion bo twccn the independents and Iho democrats for the purpose of organizing the legislature. Then the leaders filed out , leaving the mom hers to work out their own political Salvador without further restraint , The Lindell hotel is the only scene of pa liticnl activity tonight , Congressmen 13ry.ii and MeKcliihaii wore both busy all evening Robert C. Druesdon of Nebraska City is malt Ing an cnergollo canvass Tor the secretary- ship of the ssirito , and If the fusion plan h successful ho la likely to succeed. Erie Johnson Is here , but admitted to Tiu BEB representative tonight that hU pros poets for the secretaryship are notulluringlj dctiirito. Keimtor Culqullt amiVlfu Dying- . ATLANTA , Gu , , Deo. 80-Senator ColqulU'i condition Is considered critical by his doc tors. He Is confined to hts bed with ono side paralyzed. In the next room his wife lies paralyzed ntid with her mind affected. She Is not expected to llvo many days. " " " riCTOHV Mill Hit. IttlMUlS. lie U Acquitted r the Six ChnrgiM llroiiRbt Aftilii t Him. Nr.w Yonu , Doe. SJO. The sessions of the New York presbytery , which Is sitting as n court on the trial of Prof. Brlggs , wcro con tinued"today. . The voting on the first charge was begun at 4 o'clock , and the vote on the sixth charge was completed and the presbytery adjourned shortly before 1 o'clock. The result of Iho several ballots was a great surprise , for on nil of the six counts the vote was adverse to sustaining the charges. On the llrst charge , accusing Prof. Brlggs with teaching that the reason Is a source of itivlno authority , the vote was as follows : To sustain the charge , CO ; against sustain ing Iho charge1 , 03. On "tho secoirtl charge , which accuses Prof. " Bripps with teaching" that the church is a source of divine authority , thcro wcro Ki votes e-ast In favor of sustaining the charge and 71 against. The closest vote was on the third charge , thai Prof. Briggs taught the scriptures con tained errors of history and fact. On this charge Iho vote was ns follows : To sustain Iho charge , 01 ; against. ( W. After this vote had been taken two or three of the antl-Briggs men left the court and others refrained from voting on the last three charges. On the fourth charge , accusing Prof. Briggs with to.ichine that Moses was not the author of the IVntatouoh , the result was : To sustain the charge , f > U ; against , 72. The veto on the llfth charge , accusing Prof. Briggs with teaching that Isaiah did not write many of the chapters of the hook bearing his name , was : Tn favor of sustain- inii the charge , 4U ; against , 70. The vote on the sixth charge , accusing Prof. Briggs of teaching that satiutiticntlan is progressive after death , was as follows : To sustain the charge , f > 7 ; against , OH. The case will bo appealed to the general assembly , which will meet in Washington early in Iho spring. The assembly will appoint a commission consisting of fourteen unprejudiced members to act on the appeal. The friends of Di' . Briggs were greatly pleased with the result. They had calculated on a majority ranging from four to six. N N.I nut Wyoming 1'coplo I\Iilc \ : mi UfTort to Lynch u Kavlshor. CIIBTE.VXE , Wyo. , Doc ! 50. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Ben. ] Ed Dai-rough one even ing this week enticed Nellie McDonald , at - year-old girl , Into a vacant house at Hopkins- vlllo , where bo outraged her. cutting her severely with a knife. The city marshal of Hock Springs went out and arrested Darrougli. After ho left the people of the city heard the details of the fiendish deed and a largo mob started out with the avowed Intention of lynching the perpetrator of the outrage. The moo missed the marshal , who got his prisoner safely lo the city lockup. Hear ing of the lynching party thai was out the soldiers at Camp Pilot Buttc were sent for and they took Darrough to Iho guard house , where he is now confined. The authorities still four to send him to the county jail at Green Ulvcr believing ho wouht certainly bo lynched. b.v tlm A. 1 * . A. -Deo.-'ao. [ Special Tele gram to THE BKU. ] The republican city primaries wore held last night. The Ameri can Protective association clement captured them and wdl control the nominations at the convention next Tuesday. A lively fight is looked for. Will ho Arraigned Moinlny. CIIGVESXI : , Wyo. , Dec. 110. The cattlemen who made the raid into Johnson county las t spring , now out on bail , are beginning to ar rive hero for their trial , which will 'com mence on Monday. ll'.llt. KhoihiMio and AnipuHoo Iiftlluus Having u Dispute. LANnnn , WJ'i Dl'cHO. . Trouble that may lead to war between Iho two Indian tribes is now brewing among tjtii Arapahoe and Shoshoucs , who occupy Ibo/'Shoshono reser vation near this city. Last year congress appointeel u commission to treat- with the Shosbones for a part of their reservation , and subsequently n treaty was entered into by which the government was to receive one-half of the Indian lands. This treaty failed of ratification at Washington , and anew now commission was appointed , which will soon reopen the negotiations. The Avupahoes declare that they will have nothing lo do with the new commission , while the Shosbones are willing to ccdo a part of their reservation , and assert that the former tribe has no ownership in the lands. Chief Washuklo of the Shoshones says that several years ago the secretary of the in terior placed the Arapahoos on the Shoahono reservation temporarily unlil other lands could bo found for them. The chief is very angry over the treatment received from thu government , especially In the recognition of the Arapahoes ns first owners of the reserva tion. If. necessarj to protect himself , Washakio will lead his brave.s against the Arapahoes , Ho Is friendly toward the white settlers , and la the event of war It Is not thought that ho will molest thorn , The set- tiers nro decidedly In sympathy with the Shoshones. i'on ji F.tiii OhJnt'U or Ilio Industrial League Dlscloin ! hy u TOIIIH Paper. DALLAS , Tex. , Dees. : ) . 'I ho News in the morning will say that the startling infornm tiou has leaked out hero that the organl/.a lion known us iho "Industrial League1' ' if being extended throughout Iho south am : west for the purposa of restating , if necessary vl ot urmta unfair elections. It hud iff origin in the bollef of the people's pnrtj leaders that they wcro counted out h Georgia and Alabama. In Georgia they claim as many as 11,001 'sc8 in male atliro voted the dome ' ' tlckot , The person who Impartot this Information declared that the order woi for n fair ballot or revolution , Fifty lodges have been organized In Texas and ono h Dallas. Itovult AKnlimt Insiiraiu-fl CnmpiuilcH , ST. JOSKPII , Mo , , Doc , 'io. A largo mc-otlnj of business men was hold this afternoon at which it was decided to revolt ugaiiis the local board of lire underwriters and ti place insurance during the coming year will eustcrn agencies , The business mem objee lo recent advances in rtitcK , and to thor.-n insurance clause , which the local ngcjil have placed in Ihelr policies. The revel will be the cause of laking of $1,000,000 in biiranco out of the hands of loyal ugcnls , Unlvi-relty i : H-n loii Cnnrerciirr , Piii..uu'.U'iiu ! , Pu , , Dee , SO , The las day's session of the University Exlcnsloi conference gpenod yils morning , The prln e-lpal speaker of iho day was Prof. Klclitm G. Moult-on of thn University of Chicago Ho particularly aeulrcssoiT himself to tli < local committees , Itoports were madp from several localities Tlm conference adjoiirnsd to meet next yea nt the call of the executive committee , Movmnt-iiti ul Ocean Slii.iiuorj. At Klnsiilo Passed -Ottoman , from Beaten ton for Liverpool r Columbian , from Bosto for Liverpool. At Antwerp Arrived. Doiuwiber ! 30- Drciucrhnvcn , from ? few York. At Now York Arrived Hhynolftiul , fiui Antwerp. At Lowes , Del P.issed-India , froinLli crpool for Philadelphia , ENCIRCLED BY Highways anil Byways of LSncoliK with Political Birds of ProyN PITFALLS FOR LEGISLATIVE TENDERFEET Ciu-iU , Women nnilVlnc llcnr lo Avoid To- umlo Onmmlttrn CIrrlo nnil t.rgli- liitlYoSc mltli : tttr.iYagnnra : of the l.nst ScMlim Uccnllctl. LINCOLN , Neb. , Doc. ! W.-Spocal [ ! to run Ur.n , ] When the Missouri , river cts on Its annunl to.iv the banks are Iways covered with driftwood , When the oodgatesof corruption are thrown open at ho approach of a legislative session the Ixhways and byways that lead to the apltnl are swarming with political vultures nd that most detestable class of "varmlntsV hat lives upon the olTal of corrupt deals lib. lawmakers. From present appoaiv , noos this coming legislature will beet et by the worst lot of Jackals and hycnuy hat has over infcsteil Lincoln , They are nl- cady arriving by twos and fours , and by next veek they will be coming in droves. The ild haunts of vlco have boeii pre-empted for lie gang by the monopoly quartermasters mi commissaries , ami It Is a sight for meu nd gods to see doadhcats and conlldcnob ihnrps who live by their wits arrayed iu roadeloth and line linen , regaling tliom > , ulves sumptuously at the hotel tables and rdcring cocktails , brandy maahcs and Kin Hups up to their pirlors with the air o ( rentlemenof quality and an income of $25.- JOO a year. When asked what brings then * icro at this time the usual response is that hey have important suits before the supromd ourt or that they are endeavoring tote to ) ) the leaks that have been sprung in the lartyshlp. It is mnuaing , however , to not < > ho fraternal feeling that exists botweou r.intanhorost" democrats like Tobe aistef : iud "cantankcrcst" republicans llko Ed Games and Hill Uorgan. \Vhllo tlui lliizKSi\r : Wlilr.zrii. Thovnnguardof men who have votes to rado or sell are being tenderly cared for and lomo of them are already initiated Into the Hysterics of the oil-rooms and poker gjuneij in which the legislative tenderfoot is invari ably the winner and old stagers at the gam6 always manage to get beat out of their last ilimo. Presently the lucky dogs with a Juflf- landlo attached to their names will bo in troduced to buxom grass widows and blush ing damsels imported expressly for the occa sion from Omaha , whoso fascinating ami captivating ways never fail to fetch a sucker1 when ho cannot irj ensnared in any ether way. The lust speaker of the house will bear mo out that lovely women are iho most successful lobbyists. And this bring up the question whether a- .cglslnturo . can venture lo. employ women : ibout the capital during the session without ) creating a scandal. The last three sessions iiVord abundant proof of that demoraliz ing inltucnco which has grown worse from year to year. If the paper's luul not suppressed thcso scandals for the sake of the ronutuble women who , vero innocently associated with women of questionable character the state would have been aroused to a pitch of indignation from ono end to the other. The only effec tive way to forestall a repetition is to bar out ; ill .female. elurksfroiu.thoosi3lativo- ] mid committee room's. " - . I'lncm on Iho Pay Unll. Next to this much needed 'reformIn the interest of public morals comes the reform iu the matter of legislative expenses. The Into reform legislature piled up a mountain of legislative expenses. On the senate pay roll thcro were : Ono secretary , two assistant - ant secretaries , ono clerk * of the committee of the whole , ono Bor- tfcant-nt-nrms , two assistant sergeants' , eleven spc-cial sergeants , one chaplain , ono postmaster , ono assistant postmaster , onp mall carrier , ono doorkeeper , ona assist ant doorkeeper , twenty-three cnrollimr or engrossing clerks , seventeen committee clerks , ono supply clerk , ono assistant cleric to secretary of state , one file clerk , clgh't messengers , two proof readers , two copy holders , four copyists , eleven pages , ton janitors , llvo custodians of euspidores , closets , rooms , etc. , three night watchmen and two firemen. The house pay roll was mad 9 up as fol lows : Ono chief clerk , four assistants , twelve enrolling clerks , eight , engrossing clerks , ono sorgcant-at-arms , thirteen assistants , one chaplain , ono postmaster , ono assistant postmaster ; - master , ono doorkeeper , ona assistant door keeper , twelve committee clerks , three bill clerks , ono timekeeper , six stenographers. one private secretary to apoaher , two miill cnrriora , ono assistant mail carrier , llvo custodians of closats , cuspldorcs , etc , , one proof reader , two messengers , fourteen pages , thirteen Janitors , four watchmen , oiio copy holder and ono fireman In charge df steam radiators. Mark you , Jii ! ; members and iiS3 employes. This made the session post : p { Mouthers , salary and mlluago . I 42,808.35 Kinployus. salary . , . 40,787.00 Incidental expenses . , . . 60,022.67 Total fi Or an average of $1,010.50 per capita fo"r 1J members. Homn ThloRi That Are Honril. Now a fc-.v mororumors and.facts : 1 Tobe Castor and iho allied railroad forces , gave It out last irfght in the , rotunda of tlio Capital hotel lhat the rnllvoads were willing 1 ! that the independents should organize tlio house If the democrats could bo allowed to organize the senate t'hls deal if effected , moans a' blookado in tho' semite of all bills which the railroads nro unfriendly to. One of tlm first orders lhat the indepen dent ounces will Issue this session is that all bills in- which they are interested shall originate in the sunato Instead of the house us heretofore. The object of this move is to bring these bills into the house , thereby making it practically Impossible , as they think , for the railroads to buy up enough votes Ut.klll tluilr measures , The coTiiqiyillons are more aotivo Hits' sea. sloii thufl oyeiyurUl it Is rumored lhat oaoli of tl lo idini ; IfoU'la In tjirj city will have i oil-room , with Bill Dorgan , Toua , Cttstor , E01 1 Clinics and .lohn Sahler as stcwts , ' ' The independents will forinany demand nn investigation Into the management of nil the slate 'institutions ' and state omccu. Charges are now being formulated for that purpose , . * > ' Ex-Senator Taylor was reported'In the city lust evening , and the rumor spread with rapidity until it reacjied Tom Majors hca'd- ( limrtoi'ri , when Major. * orderce ) oit ) Ills' con tingent to run the report down , I ( proved groundless after about a .two hours' search. 1 The hotels are filling rp find by Saturday nl''ht It Is sild : that standing room only will 1 bet available- . ' ( The Stale Board of Health will moot In Uneoln January ft , 1603 , to fool tl " " " tjvo pulsound Impulce. WIDE tflSII'H l"Otl 'flltt I.Ut of ( Iluingr-a of linpurtunce la 111 * Iliii7lnr | Nurvluo Vc.itorduy. WASUINOTON' , D , C. , Duo. ! ) , [ SpocK-ilTele , gram to TUB BKH.Tho ] following army or ders wort ) Issued today ; First Lieutenant Frank T , Mcrlwc-thcr , nutatuntKun-ofli , is relieved from further duty at Fort Adams , H. I.'and assigned io duty at Mudlson larru-w ) : ! , N. Y , : First LlKiitemint Henry do H. Wulto , Fit th cuV- airy , having baen foun-4 by 'in army rijtlririg board lucapacitat. ) : ! for active ) servSco and having comiillo.l with hla oiile ate to repair to liU homo , IB granted leave of absimce until further ordow on nc- comit of ( ilsublllt.i. Thelouvq of Hbicnc- * * gnintcd J''lrst Llciitcnnt MavJon U. 8al > fold , Thirteenth infantry , is extended ono month. First J outcuant Albert J , Hussoll , Seventh cavalry , will ho relieved from rc > croltlm ? duty ut Jufforson Barrauhn. Mo. . ana will join Ills veglmenU.
