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TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOKNIKG , DECEMBER 31 , 1892. NUMBER MM. *
ALLISON ON SILVER
Chairman of the American Delegation on the
Brussels Conference , *
VERY LITTLE REALLY ACCOMPLISHED
So Far ns Eosttlts Are Concerned the Mooting
Was All hut 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
icMiIt of rnlltlcal Complication ) ! nnd Not nn
Outrun * ) ) of ( 'omtnrri-lal ClintiKcs ! > ! *
- I'lnn * rrrirntcil lo the
ls Mct-tlng.
NEW YOIIK , Dec. IV ) . [ Special Telegram tc
TUB Br.c.- Among the passengers on the
steamer Lnhn , which reached port tills
morning , was Senator William B. Allison ol
Iowa.
Ho was chairman of the American dele
gates to the International monetary
conference. All his associates ho lefi
in Europe. Senator .Tohn C. Jones ii
still nt Brussels , keeping track of the trans
Inters , who arc turning his speech Inti
French. President Andrews Is In Paris
Messrs. Cannon nnd McCreary arc some
where on the continent. Senator Allison' !
legislative duties made It desirable for bin
to be back in Washington , since ho got ni
holiday vacation. His secretaries , Messrs
Morgan and Hale , returned with him. II1
will remain in New York until the llrst o
next week and then go to Washington.
Senator Allison brings the Jlrst full repor
of the proceedings of the monetary confer
cncc. It is likely that the senator's view
nnd the reports ho makes to his colleague
In congress will have weight enough to simp
whatever financial legislation there may b
between now mid March .
( ! : l\c l iiropo Food Tor Thought.
The senator does not say so , yet it seem
pretty clear tlmt the American delegate
made their European associates umlcrstnm
that the United States was not appearing ii
the Vole of a suppliant , dependent to thorn ti
save it from silver , nild that it was not seek
ing merely to unload the contents of count
less silver mines on Europe. It is bcliovci
that the European governments have bee
given food for thought that may convinc
them that they have an interest in coinmo
with this country.
On ono phase of current financial discusslo
Senator Allison's observations will bo r <
ceivcd with deep attention. His views ri
gardlng gold shipments from this countr
lire reassuring. While , as ho himself saj !
bis observations among the llnanelal men o
Europe were necessarily limited , ho was in
position to learn samothing of the rca
causes of the gold outflow from the Unile
States , and he ascribes thcso to politic :
rather than to commercial causes , llo doc
not think they can bo taken as an indicntio
that the United States is drifting toward
silver basis , or t bat European sentiment s
regards them without ijuallllcation.
His opinion about Secretary Foster'
proposition to increase the gold reserve i
the treasury will also carry weiKbt. Semite
Allison discussed the whole subject of th
conference.
In answer to the question of the corr
Hpondcnt. "What arc the immediate n
suits of the conference1 ! ho replied :
For the future uf Silver.
"It may bo said that the gathc
iug bus not disclosed any result b
yond that which naturally flowed from
consideration of the important topic of tl
conference by eminent men who wcro ab
for a month lo give exclusive consideratii
to this subject without other questions i
tcrvening. "
"Tho adjournment in some quarters h :
been taken as an indication of Iho ultima
failure for the conference. Do you show
in tlmt light } "
" 1 regatd tlio meeting May ! )0 ) as Inov :
able. "
"From your experience in the conferenc
Senator Allison , what would yon say is tl
prospect for silver ? In other words , what
the future of silver ? "
"Tho future of silver depends upon'wh
the people do. If the United States slu
cease to purchase silver , and If India clos
its mints to silver , and the conference at i
adjourned meeting shall make no arraii'j
incuts for n monetary union or ed
current legislation looking to the c
largcmont of the use of silver , th
silver must bo relegated to USD 1
nations , who require the smallest subdivi
iona of money , and to the continued use
silver for subsidiary coinage only , and
that event It would seem clear that tl
value of stiver must buffer a still further d
cline. But it seems to mo that a more the
ough discussion of what would follow su
dhuso will lead the nations to sco the i
portanco of concurrent action which will
Boino way restore silver as a part of t
world's money in full monetary use.
' This vlow was presented to the con fi
once by the American delegates in vario
ways , and set'ined to bo assented to , but
nppcars to mo that under thu political co
plications prevailing in Europe fnvora !
action by Great Brltian in a prerequisite
any tictinn by the continental statcsi
Europe , and It may bo observed tli
those who were nt tlio conference appro
ntod the gravity of the monetary sltuati
and were nbt diverted by Ilippant obser
tlons as respects thu futility of a serious d
uusalou uf the question. "
SmitliiicntoC Kui'opo Conceriilnj ; Gold.
"Senator , did you llnd any Impression
llnanelul circles in Europe that the Unit
States was lending toward a silver has
nnd therefore It behooved Europe to se
back American securities and got gold tl
is to say , have thu. gold export movcmci
from the Untied States , as understood
Europe , a direct bearing on our sll\
policy } "
"My opportunities for ascortalntm ; t
Kcnoral acnso of the tlnanclal people
Kuropo wore confined wholly to my rclatir
to thu nmnntary conference at Brussels , a
< * soclntloH with Its members , us t wt
directly from here lu Brussels , and return
from Brusjcls after the adjournment of t
cojifoiviieo , but 1 should say from tills 11
Itcd observance that any tempoiv
tdilpmcnts of gold from our coi
try ivMiilt from a desire on I
jar ; of the European states , brcai
of pollti-al complications , to tccure stiii
holdings of gold. This Isiay bo seen from t
constant accumulation of gold in Kus
where they are upon n paper basis , ; >
where they have increased within six nioal
their holdings of gold to the extent-of mi
than $100,01X1,000. It , may also bo acco jni
for in tlio fact that Austria Is now In
transition slate from tbu paper bate
to n gold basis , and U nccuuudt
ltod ! with a vlow of making rcmunpt
thereof oiTectlvo , It is quite llUely that I
pcop'olu ' l.uropo are somewhat misled
criticisms that arc made In the Uni
States , and iHillovo that we uro on the \v
of a silver stiimlurd , and people who b
tuir r.ccurltU-s may in some Instances I
that it would bo n\fcr for them lo part w
thcso suxuritli's and invest In other scci
tli s. Hut that biifh a fccllug exists to i
great extent I do not believe. "
\V.ddcd to the Culd Standard.
"Wa * there any public oxprcsslon in
conference a § to whether the leading uuti
of Europe , such ns England , Franco nnd
Germany , would bo willing to open their
mints to the free c lnago of silver on an
agreed ratio 1"
"Early In tbo conference the Ocrman dele
gates stated in substance that ( Jcrmiiny was
satisfied with its monetary policy , and , Hint
whilst they would listen attentively to every
suggestion nnd teport faithfully to their
government , they wcro not at liberty to
support any proposition that \yould involve -
volvo n change In Its monetary policy.
Later on It was stated by ono of
the delegates from Great Britain , as 1 now
cmcmbcr , Sir Hlvers Wilson , that whilst
Oiigland took a lively Interest In every protw-
iltion looking to an increase in the value of
liver nnd looking to its enlarged monetary
ise , England was not prepared to say It
viiuld bo willing lo change from the gold
itandnrd which has prevailed since 1SKJ.
"Later on M. Ttrard , the tlrst delegate
'rnm ' Franco , and who was lately appointed
nluistcrof iinance , who also spoke for the
> atln union , stated In substance that Franco
nil the Latin union took n great Interest In
.ny plan and project which would have the
esuit to Increase the value of silver , since
hey have largo quantities of it In circulation
ind in reserve as money , but now I'V.inro
ivas able to use its coined silver In domestic
irculatlon , and that It had n complete sup-
> ly of cold for Its bank reserve and for
iternalioiial money use , and Inas
much us It occupies a central position
: imong European states , ns respects commerce
nnd pnxlucts that It was not prepared to enlarge -
largo Its use of silver until the commercial
stales surrounding It wcro also prepared to
use silver , at least to the extent now used ly
France. That it has moro silver lu use net
capita of population than any country In
Europe and quite as largo us that of tin
United States , and that it found no great
Inconvenience because of such use , uml
therefore until England was ready to open
its mints to the use of silver , Knince musl
remain content with its present situation.1
riuii * Tlmt Wcr i CinifUlorcit.
"Will you give an outline of the plans pro
posed by the European delegates and dis
cnsscd by the conference ' . "
"Several plans were submitted by Euro
l > ean delegates , notably onu 1 > . \ Mr. Alfrci
.lo Rothschilds , another by Mr. Tutjcn o
D.-nmark , another by Mr. Allard of Bel
glum , and various modi Heat ions of what ii
known as the plan of Dr. Sootber. Mr
Montelloro-Lovy , thu presiding ofilcer of UK
conference , also presented a propoVitioi
which was known as tlio Bankers Magarim
plan of London. In addition to these then
were a number of suggestions In possessloi
of delegates to the conference that wcro no
formally presented , prepared by experts ii
monetary science , such as the plan of Prol
Wolff of Xcuricb. These plans were all of i
complex nature , requiring new legislation ii
every goveinmenl and seemed to bo rathe
difllcilltof execution , so that none of then
were discussed in detail. All of them wor
ordered to bo printed , and at the final ail
Journmcnt were referred to the several gov
eruments for examination. The plan of Mi
do Uothschildb and some of the other plans-
notably that of Dr. Soother , were considerei
by a committee and wcru reported b.iek t
the conference as bring worthy of carc.fi :
examination and study , but without rccou :
mendation. -
Wlmt HiilhsclilKN 1'rojiuHcd.
"Mr. Rothschilds' plan was regarded a
inadmissible by the American delegate }
because it imposed upon the United State
the purchase of 54,000,000 ounces of silvc
per annum for llvo years without limit as t
price , whilst the European states were n
quired to purchase only IIO.OOO.OOO pc
annum during the same period al a max
mum of 411 pence nn ounce , and whe
the price advanced beyond -1 ! ! pcnci
purchases were to bo suspended an
not to begin again until the piico fell t
that maximum. The Rothschilds1 propnsitlo
did not contemplate that these purchases b
European states should require the fa
monetary use of thd nmount purchased. 1
was disclosed that for an aver.igc of say flv
years the leading European states had use
lu subsidiary coinage an annual average t
about 20,0(10.000 ( ounces ol" silver , so that th
Rothschilds' proposition reallv involved enl
the taking of 10,000,000 ounces in addition t
the amount they bad used annually on a
average for the lust llvo years. Most c
tbo otbcr plans prr-si'iilcil wcro plans moi
or less based on ideas suggested by D ,
Sootber. "
"Will you outline the principal of Di
Soetbcri"
. ' ' - .
Dr. Suctlirr'n I'l-oposali.
"Dr. Roetber , " icpli'-d Senator Allisoi
"had given great attention to this subjci
and. as is well known , regarded as of tl
utmost importance to sceuru the world's o
changes the full use of both gold and silvi
as money. Ho hud suggested tl
ratio of 0 to I as a ration that nilgl
bo acceptable , but ho suggested as
basis of un Internal ional monetary agreemei
a ( Ixcd weight of pure gold as a univeis
and sole foundation and normal measure
currency of the world. Then ho proposi
that all gold coins under the 'M franc piei
or under the pound sterling or under tl
' . ' 0 mark piece should bo withdraw
and that in all countries silver shou
bo substituted. That every governme
should bo obliged to accept the
t silver coins" In aiiy amount , and th
1 all banks and private1 persons should nc.cc
them to the full amount of three times tl
value of the smallest gold coins thus to '
Issued. There were some other provision
yet thcso nro perhaps the major ones. B
it dl'.l further provide that no notes shou
bo issued upon bar nil vcr Jjy any governme :
or under the authority of any government
"Did Dr. Soother's planVseom to bo o
that could bo worked into practical form ! "
Involved ( iri-al Cliaiitfcx.
"Tho plan of Dr. Soutbrr was undoubted
prepared by him with great care and In co
U ncction with its publication he gave rcnsoi
i. in support of it , but" It doubtless had n
n arrested the attention of European govcr
u incuts lo any considerable extent before tl
meeting of the coufcienco and has only be
discussed by students of monetary sdom
My recollection is that it was published cai
In September and within a month
Its publication Dr. Soctber died , ai
the conference or its members In
not the benefit of any details beyond the
published by him. Theruforo the conf <
unco , within thoptimc prescribed , could n
give Ills plan such coii.-tidcration as would
required to secure its approval , but it I
volvcd a change In the monetary iiollcy of i
tbu leading states of Europe , certainly tlic
of England , the L-itin Union and German
England having ( " -shilling pieces , tlio Lai
Union 10-frac pici'es ami OcrmJiny 10-ina
pieces uf gold in great quantities. "
NK.utvinxti I'uit .1 jimmxu iutit.
> Iciuilti Nunioud.uileil tit I'orlliuul , Or
Whom u I'Drllinnviits : Her.
IVAN-SVS CmMo. . , Dec. 30.- William Mo
laud of Portland , Oro. , c.uno lo Kansas CI
tills morning looking for Jennlo Scmoi
some times hnown as .losio Eurlo and
rCullio Sherman , who Is heir to
cstuto of JM.OOO , now being In
by the public administrator In Po
land. When the woman was born ,
Whitehall , 111. , thlrt.v-oiio years ago , .lo
Bromllo deserted his wife , disowned t
child and went west and s-otlled In Partial
Mrs. Brcndlo marrJed John Semond and I
child took his name. Mrs. Smnond died t
years ago and Brcnillo died recently In Po
hind , leaving this estate. The cstnto is in
held by the administrator and is claimed
distant relatives. Murcland thinks Jem
Scnuuul is thu rightful heir. Hu traced 1
to Omaha and to Hasting * , Neb. , and thci
iho came to ICaiis-.is City two yours ago.
JtLOH'IXd .1
Southern Colorado und NV Mexico IIiivi
„ Spoil of U'eutlii'r ,
lUio.s' . N , M. , DJC. : it ) , R.illroail , us v
as all Uliuls\it outdoor tr.ilUo in southi
Colorado and New Mu.sli-o , U threatei
Id \vith a bloi-kudo loiilht ; b.V a Hovcro sto
Idel of snow and a hlvh wind which began
111 midnight la t nlghl anil Incroascd to a g
uino blU/Jinl at daylight. The teinpcrati
fell ta 10- above zero in less than two hoi ;
and no ouo hits venture 1 aw.iy iroui shell
except on urgent business.
Railroads will not start nn.v freights nt
10 today , und passgcngcr trains wcru scut i
as witb two eugiuea uuch.
JUST COMING INTO PORT
Long Delayed , but Bafo anil Sound , the
Steamer Umbria Anivos.
i
EVERYBODY ON BOARD REPORTED WELL
None of the I'.um'iiBcrs or Crrw ! . 'il' lt
Him llnil llrolirn u Slinft In .Mld-
occnu und Driricd from
Her COIITHC.
N'r.w YOIIK , Dec. 81. 3 n. m. "Umbria'
was the name the signal lights of n big two
funiicled , three-masted steamship flashci1
on the lower on Fire Island last night ni
midnight. It was. Indeed , the long overdue
duo Cunarder , Umbria , and the opera
tor lu the tower . lost no linn
hi sending Iho news lo Ibis city
Then ho took another look through hli
glasses at the belated steamship. Then
was no mistaking the big black bull and tin
clean outlines of the Cunard racer. She wa :
sharply defined In the clear moonlight.
Smoke was rolling from her enormous re <
funnels , and It was plain that Captaii
McKay had carried his point and was britiK
ing the Umbria into port under her owi
steam. She was steaming directly fo
Sandy Hook.leaving a long white wave a
her crow drove her on toward her destlmi
tlon.
Through the operator's glass officer
could be seen on her bridge and everythtn
seemed to be proceeding as usual on boar
the vessel. Passengers could also bo sec
moving about , although they were not m
morons , and the majority of the wear
voyagers were probably safe in bed an
asleep.
That their sleep was sweet after th
hours of terror in the open sea may li
believed. At the speed she was travclln
the Umbria was due at quarantine aboi
3i0 : ; tills morning.
The Umbria's agent. Mr. Brqjjrn , hui
rled down to the mail steamer , Pulvci
which left the Cunard North river pic
at ! i o'clock this morning to meet tli
Umbria at quarantine and take on" he
mails. _ j
imii-'TiNt : itKi'oidTHK CI.YI.I : .
Arrival nTtlio MunliuimrtlVIlli News froi
the Mlislii I'mbrla.
Nnw YOUK , Dec. : ) . Captain Duck of tli
Manhaiiselt , which arrived from Bristi
today , reports that on December 20 at 1 : !
o'clock p. in. , in latitude 12.SO , longitud
57.05 , he spoke to the Cunarder Umbrii
lying to with three sea anchors out , repaii
ing her shaft. She expected to finish Ihe r
pairs the next day and wished to bereporti
nil well. When seen by the Gallilco on D
comber 5 the Umbria was in latitude 45.0
longitude : ! 0. , " > S , a position further west tha
when she was seen by the Manhansett.
It was about fi o'clock in the afternoc
December 2(5 ( , the day after Christmas , tl
steamship Manhansett , out eleven days fro
Swansea , bound for Now York and jwundii :
along on a heavy gale , with the wind hie'
ing up a mean sea , first sighted the dlsabU
steamship Umbria laboring in the trough <
the sea , rising and falling , ploughing undi
walls of foam and drifting before the hea\
gale.
Saw She W H lu Ulstro.is.
The first mate was in charge of the Ma
bansctt at tbo time , and be soon made o
that alt-was not well with the black hu
lying silently over against the- leaden sk
The vcsscll lay to the south of the Manha
sett , about llvo miles out of her course , b
In a moment it was "call all hands , " and tl
bells in the rooms of all the other oftice
jingled in a moment. Captain Duck at
Second Mate Ellis wore on ( fecit immediate !
Their oycs were at the glass , and they , tc
decided that all wan not well with the vess
which now began to grow larger mid tocoi
nearer us the helm of the Manhansett w
put down and the steamship swung her no
around to the south. The Manhansott , wi
t some of the northwest gale that was at th
time blowing for all it was worth , we
o
t hurrying over the wavy course ntbreak-nci
f speed. Soon the Maiihunsett came nc
" enough to her to make out her name and
" see those on board.
The men on the Manhansett saw that si
was the Umbria and that she was u
donbtcdly under the weather. She did n
look badly hurt , however. She had no hoi
In her sides and no masts gone , no llnppli
s-.iils hanging in shreds , no injury to li
rudder. There was no list to her and sleeked
looked Just as it was afterwards learned
bo true merely laying to to make repairs.
The Cunarder hud no signals of rtistrc
set and she carried no sails. She had ci ;
three sea anchors over the bow and she w
doing her best to keep her nose up to t
wind. She was bobbing up and down in t
water. AH things considered she was doi
well. Tlio sea anchors , great heavy allai
tied to many hundreds of yards of ro |
dragged along in the w.itcr and kept li
nosu up. She drifted a little with the ga
but not much. She did not look badly i
when the Manhansett came up close to hi
She had some Ice on her and there were s :
crystals on her smokestack , but that seem
quite natural for It had been blowing a :
the storm had been very bad for some da ;
with tlui ITinlii-lu ,
The captain and the second mate got o
Iho .signal book , and with the gale blowl
nas ily. the two ships , Iholiulo steamer a
big Cunarder , which could easily hi :
placed the Manhansett nf t her smoke stacl
began to talk to each other.
"Who are you ! " asked the llttlo fellow.
< The big ono told him ho was the Umbr
and said ho was out from Liverpool for Ni
York ,
Then the little one asked what the troul
was.
y was.Tho Cunarder hoisted the signal , whli
i , according to the book , meant "shaft. "
The Manhansett showed an answer !
IS
ISd pennant to let him know ho was undcrsu
d and then the Cunarder hoisted "Under ;
" .
t- ing"
tn tn The Manhan&ott showed an answorl
n pennant to lot him know ho was undcrstoi
10 and the Umbria remarked "Repairs" .
The Cunarder blgnalcd "Ucady torn
rc" ' '
10
II The Manhansett asked If any assistai
IIt was required and the Cunnrdor refilled , ' !
tw ruiwrt mo to my olllco" .
Then the Manhansott bade farewell to I
lo ; y disabled gl-int , thu passengers waived th
handkerchiefs gloomily and the snnl
sr
sro steamship loft the Cunarder tolling with
sea.
sea.At that time thu Cunarder was about
miles east of Sandy Hook so that she 1
drifted considerably before the norlhw
gale that was blowing.
Hardly hud thu Manlui'isott left '
ill Cunardur bofora a steamship with th
masts and a single smoku stack , red , wit
pn black top , came ulonj bound cast. Ma
id Ellis and Brcen of the Miinh.insutt . said tl
in thought this vessel to bo a CunurJer hoi
at from Boston to Liveri > ool. Shu looked vi
li much Iiku a Cunarder , but It Is thought i
lire might have been ouo of Saturday's vess
's , from this port. The vessel talked with
r , dls-iblod steamship for some time and tl
went on.
ill Not In Any Danger.
ut It has , therefore , been concluded that
Umbria was not badly damaged and that
did not break her mntn . shaft , because had
she done so she rould hardly have assured
the Mnnhansott that hio ! would bo ready to
proceed in n dny.
Agent Vernon DrottriiO& | tbo Cunard line
said this afternoon , in spb.iklnp of the fate
of the Umbria : ' .
"I cannot 11 ml wo ds strong enough with
which to pratso the course of action taken
by Captain McKay.I know that there hns
been some crlticlftn liecauso of bis refusal
lo accept all profffircd aid , but T consider
that in so doing , ho has shown himself to be
a man of great discretion. Ho certainly
showed wonderful sagacity itdecllnlngnll the
assistance that was offered to him.
"Suppose , for instance , that ho accepted
assistance from either the ( Jalltoo Moravia ,
or Manhansett , Suppose also that with thu
Umbria in tow of either of these vessels ,
the gale which had been blowing
from the northwest for the last week ,
shifted to the east , it would not bo nnytning
unusual It the tow hawser should part. In
that case what could the Umbria do to save
lorself , Her. machinery would bo disabled.
She would bo on a Ice shore In a gale of wind
mil nothing In the world could save her from
lestriiction nnd her passengers from death.
ustead of that , however , Captain MclCny
cfuscs assistance , les to 800 miles from
shore , where he can drift and drift without
; ottiug into dangers nnd repair his nmchln-
TV , so that when hu docs near the shore ho
will have his ship under full control. This
denotes good seamanship ,
Uiulcr Command nf n flood Suitor.
'The Umbria now has the whole Atlantic
: o drift In and If the storm gets too strong
For her , she can take in her sea anchors ,
which srrvo to keep her head to the wind ,
Hoist sail , turn her stern to the wind and
run from the storm. I am now thoroughly
convinced that the Umbria Is all right nnd
will come Into this port in perfect safety
within n short time. Captain McKay has
shown himself to be a man of great caution
and ability , and I know that in his hands
the Umbria and all on board her are per
fectly safe. "
The Dutch tank steamship Ocean , Captain
Cassou , from Amsterdam , which arrived this
morning , reports that on December 20 , at
noon in latitude -10.4' ' , longitirJo 57.5 : ) , she
passed a steamship which was hovc-to , ap.
parcntly the Cunard steamship Umbria , It
was blowing a furlous'galo from the west at
the time. The steamship showed no Hags ol
distress.
Quito a llcot of steamships arrived nt the
port last night and this morning. Each nr-
rival was scanned with great interest in the
hopes that it might have the overdue Urn.
bria in tow. Chief among thcso was the
steamship Labi ) of the North Gorman Lloyd
line. She passed about six miles north ol
the spot whore the Cumider was seen or
Christmas evening. It was not , therefore
considered remarkable that she did not sci
the missing steamship. t The Lahn haU i !
very tempestuous voyugo.-
Othcr arrivals reported early were UK
Chicago. City of Bristol of the Bristol Citj
line , and the Lopantoof the Wilson line , fron
Hull. The last named was twenty-two day ;
out and nearly a week overdue. There was
also the Hcgcna , the Carmarthenshire am
the Ocean.
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JCXO II'.V I.Y-AKi/M KM.
family History of Miss Ayrrn. Who Wn
.Miinlorcil In California.
WIKT POINT , Nob. , Dec. 30. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun I5ci : . ] Miss Aycrs , tbo tele
graph operator who.was murdered Wednes
nesday night at Brighton Junction , Gal.
was a sister to Mrs , G. A. Heller , wife o
Cuming county's surveyor. The mothe
of the deceased , Mfs. C. S. Drcfson
is in this city making her homo will
Mrs. O. A. Heller. From them Tin
Ben correspondonnt IcaVncd that Miss Aver
was an experienced op < gi : : . ; irirt ha/Lnoh /
Important positions itj'J fr'Jvcst. Slio "vffl
an economical lady and W ; the habit "o
lettinglicr salary a ( > li Ws * lCJ and as sh
drew several hundred OBtfilifiS'.V'J'WX ' ifbrofhe
death it is supposed hcV' assailants saw he
get this money from tu jviy car. Miss' Ayer
was contemplating oofciiig'vS. ' West Point ti
maitc it her future Fftmo'at auiearly day
Mrs. Heller has ordercjsthat the remains I )
shipped to West Point jjr burial.
Nclirisli : : \V'iIlhiK llcllH.
CI.AY CCSTIIU , Neb. vDev. 30. [ Special t
Tin : Bui : . ] W. J. Gardiner , cashier of th
State bank of Clay Cettrjjiy and Miss Netti
Noycs of this place \ fo married Wcdncs
day evening at the residence of the brldo"
parents , three miles noiVhwest of here. Mi
Gardiner has been connjieted with the abov
mimed bank for the lasftHvc years , and Mis
Noycs has lived in t.hls community sine
cliildhood. being for thlast two years em
ployed as teacher In oiic public schools.
SUTTONNob. . , Dec. 30 > [ Spccial Tclcgrai
to TUB Bnr. . ] Mr. Thpmas'Powers , well am
favorably known in "live stock circles i
Omaha and Chicago , W ( B married last ever
ing to Miss Lou Haters Of Sutton , She wa
formerly of Bedford Springs , Pa , They teethe
the evening flyer over the Burlington rout
for Denver. They were accompanied to th
o train by a large numbpr of njliulring fricndj
Aunt lirr C'oaM InROiitiiDtrnphc. .
Pl.ATTSMOL'TII , Neb. , ' * DCC. ! 50. [ SpCCK
Telegram to Tun BHE ! ] This evening
large number of small boys wcro riding dow
a big traveler , whentit upset , throwin
George Shipman , son ofJDr. A. Shipmau , of
breaking his arm and ( severely bruising u
several of thu other boys.
lirulto Tjvo' Itlbfl.
OSCKOI.A , Nob. , Deo. s30.Special [ to Tn
BUB. ] Today while I/HI Willsoii was at wor
on the residence of-James .lacksau. the sea
fold on which ho was at work gave way an
ho fell to tho. ground , i bout llftocn feet. II
struck on the cdgo of a sharp board breal
ing two of his ribs.
Ciranil Ibliiml HusliicKH Venture.
Ibi.\Nii , NebDec. . flO.T-Spccial [ I
TUB BIE. : ] Another Important and hlghl
appreciated business to Ko roprosenleu her
Is the opening of n branch onlco today by tl
R , G. Dun & Co. mcrcahlllo agency ,
_ :
Tlio Fire Keeurd ,
PKOHU , 111. , Dec. 80 , Tlio Enterprise dl
tillcry burned early ty * nforning. This wi
ono of the distilleries , recently taken up I.
the trust and has only boon In nctlvo open
tlon about two weeks. It was original
built by Edward Bpollman and Janu
Dohcny of this city , w xi sold it to thu trui
for SlOO.OOl ) . It was .ho building in whit
Spcllnmn lost his life This is the thii
time it bus been dcslri i'cd.
EVANSVIU.K , Ind. , l.b. ! IO. Flro tills inor
ing destroyed the business block occupied I
the G.V. . Warren ' ipbslo houso. Gumbo :
Bros , , Jewelers , nnd JSnilth .t Butterdeli
0 The losses were : Building , f.M.OOO ; G , W.Bt
tloncrs , Wairuii , ! 0JOu ( : GumbcrtBros. . $2 (
1 , 000 ; Smith & IJultWihild , JSO.OOO , Thn
llremcn were caught vffider a falling walhai
Injured seriously. i
I ! rr u
CHICAGO , 111 , , Deo. 'a ' ) , The cases again
Edward Corrigan andhhp Hawthorne ra
track ura proving ruiiprkably baVrcn < of r
suits in tlio way of { suppression , the ci
aimed at , /f ;
Today two cases were dismissed , t !
principal witness , SArV. Hirdsell , fulling
appo.ir. Had Uirdsoll oomo into court , 1
would have been aiTsted for alleged co
uiiiracy , the complaiiiffnt being u horsoown |
named Williams , whoait BlWsoll'i Instant
was taken Into custody by mistake , durii
ono of thu poiico rafdspn ilawtliprnd ,
Lynched Tlittlu Until. - ' ,
GIIKCXVJI.M : . Ala , Dsc , aa.AWhcn tl
.citizens arose this mgnilng they saw t\
bodies dangling froiriMbovu the cqurfhou
slops. Last night tUo Jailer was naught 1
a ruse , by u mob of acmed and niaskoil inc
who openoJ the culls of John Hipp ni
Clmrlus Kclloy the alleged muirer3 of C
i-y lector Armstrong , ofUiutlur romity. to
10 them out and hangedjjthom us above.
Is
1)0 ) Now Vurk I' i-Ji nu'o ( luiilutluni ,
Ml NEW YOIIK , Dec. ixi [ Special Tclogram
Tun Bun. ] Now Y i ? { exchange was quot
today ns follows ; Chicago , Me prcuilui
lie Boston , lOo discouur'to parj St. Louis , ' ,
he premium.
y
NO RESPECT FOR THE COURT
Independents Datermined to Ignora the
State's Supronio Tribunal ,
DECISION IN THE KNOX-BOYD CONTEST
Mandate I i\inl DpcInrliiR tlmt tlio Two
Counties Shall tin Comldrrcil A * Ono
l.cBUlntlvc District and
AccordltiKly I'ropured.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Dec , 30. Special Telegram
to TUB HER. ] At 5 o'clock this evening the
supreme court handed down Its decision In
the Boyd-Knox contested election caso. The
decision came In the form of nn order to
County Clerk Van Camp of Kuox county ,
directing him to select two disinterested
electors nnd compare the abstract of
votes cast In both Knox and Boyd counties
mid to Issue the ccrtlllcato of clcclton to the
legislative candidate having Iho 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 the
chief Justice bases his dissent cannot bo
learned , us tlio opinion has not yet been Hied
witb the clerk of the court.
J. H. Naidcn , a bailiff 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 Vcrdlgrco at 4
o'clock tomorrow afternoon , From Verdi-
groo he will bo compelled to drive overland
to Niobrara , a distance of fomtccn miles ,
If the bailiff can llnd 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 certificate of election will
necessarily bo delivered to Chester Norton ,
the contestant , and that gentleman will bo
able to assist the republicans In the organi-
gallon of the legislature next Tuesday.
Muy Not Find Vttn Cum p.
But the chances uro 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 tbo supreme court and three days
ago an arrangement was made with the
Knox county ofllctal through a foxy , but
none thp less prominent attorney ol
Niobrara. Everything depends on delay In
the estimation of the independents here
All of the leaders of that party have but OIK
thing to say tonight. They assert thai
ICruso will bo given his seat by virtue of UK
certificate ho nlre.idy hold , the decision o :
the supreme court to the contrary notwith
standing.
Chairman Blake of the independent state
central committee said to TUB BGB repre
sentative tonight : ' -Krusc will be seato.l
you may be sure of that. " Shrader said :
"You know my opinion of the Nebraska
supreme court. Wo propose to sec to it tba1
ICruso bus bis seat. "
Both men express the sentiments of everj
independent here tonight. The decision ha ;
iRtcnsincii'tho'jiituationr , Poivtlio first-time
since the members have arrived they have :
point to rally around. To say that the in
dependents are indignant is placing a milt
interpretation upon the feelings they si
freely express.
The supreme court is denounced on al
sides for Its partisanship , and the dcclsio'i
in the Clay county case in which the inde
pendents had the advantage , and whicl :
came In for so much of their coinmendatioi
had been forgotten.
Imlepcndonts Caucus.
The independent members of the leglsla
turo now on the ground held their first can
eus in the parlors at the Litidcll hotel till
evening , commencing shortly before Do'clocli
about twenty-live members bcin
present. Gcorgo Blake , chairman o
the independent state central com
mlttco called the caucus to orde
and it was at once voted to admit the proml
ncnt leaders of the party. Whew
upon Chairman Blake insinuated himscl
through the lobby and invited the leader
Into the feast. Among these who -who re
spondcd to the invitation wcro Judge Ilasl
ings of Wilber ; Judge Allen of Madison ; C
H. Picrtle , Mayor Weir and J. V. Wolfe , al
of Lincoln ; R. C. Drncsdon of Nebraska City
William Dcch of Ithaca ; W. C. Green o
Kearney ; Judge Neville of North Pluttt
and Dr. Craig of Beatrice.
When the gentlemen had gained the roor
the doors wcro closed and a guard stationci
at the entrance. The members wcro semi
what reticent about expressing their vlowi
but the leaders were not so difildcnt. V
L. Greene of Kearney , who is trying to ci :
tlco the wary independents , into a Unite
States scnatorialcorr.il of his own construi
tlon , led off In his Usual ImpaBslonatcly-oli
qucnt manner. Ho advocated fusslon wit
the democrats and lots of It.
JiulKo Allcn'K WoraC Iitnro. ! .
Ho was followed by sturdy Judge Allen <
Madison , against whom the worst that ca
bo said is that ho has a face that striking ]
reminds ono Of P.iul Vandorvoort. Thcr
was nothing notldeablo libout his addres1
but one Incident occurred that for a inoiucr
nearly pecipitatud n riot. Pausing a moinonl
the Judge exclaimed : "Look at the republ
cans ; what nro they going to do ! "
His stentorian tones aroused Speakc
Elder from his customary lethargy for
moment , and ho answered : "TJt&yjrp goin
to beat us , "
Mayor Weir of Lincoln dose
beauties of fusion , and so did Doch , i
and State Lecturer Fiilrchlld. " * ;
Dr. Craig of Beatrice was In a slmili
frnmo of mind. Ho stated that ho had.hei
working nt this thing for n long time and 1
was confident of the success of the subomo.
"I know what I'm talking about , " said tl
doctor. "I was a republican myself one
and I don't need no sandpaper to shape 11
head. "
Steveiii Oiio | | < iril 1'iiKlon.
Slovens of Kurnas county was the 01
bright und shining opponent of the idea
fusion. Ho was not In favor of fusing wil
the democrats under any circumstance
Finally a motion was put and carried wl
ono or two dissenting votes , that all hone
able methods bo used to 'effect u fusion li
twccn the Independents and tlio domocrn
for the purpose of organi/hig the legislator
Then tlio leaders IJlcd out , leaving the moi
bers to work out thulrown political saivatli
without further restraint.
Tlio Lindcll hotel 1s the only scene of p
lltieal activity Jonlght , Congressmen Bryi
and McICelsfhan were both busy nil cvetilu
Robert C , Druesdon of Nebraska City is mil
ing an cnergotlo canvass tor tlio secrotar
ship of the senate , and if the fusion plan
successful ho is likely to succeed.
Erlo Johnson la bore , but admlttoi to Ti
BUB reprcsentutlvo tonight that hU pit
thu secretaryship are not alluring
dcihrtto.
Kcnutor Culqullt amiVlfu
ATLAKTA , Ga. , Deo. IW , Senator CoUiuit
condition is considered critical by bis doc
tors. Ho Is confined to bis bed with ono sldo
paralyzed. In the next room his wife lies
j aralyed and with her mind affected , She
is not expected to llvo many days.
"
1MCTWr ( jPOIMW. JJK/OOS.
lie I < Ariiilttpi\ | oT tlio Six Charge * llroiiRlit
A nlnU Illm.
Nr.w Yonu , Dec. ! ! 0. The sessions of the
New York presbytery , which Is sitting as n
court on the trial of Prof. Brlggs , were con
tinued" today ,
The votiiis 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 the
sovcr.il 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 n source of
( iivlno authority , the vote w.\s as follows :
To sustain the charge , GO ; against sustaining -
ing the charge , 03.
On'tho second charge , which accuses Prof.
Brlggs with teaching that the church Is n
source of divine authority , there wcro " > . " >
votes cast in favor of sustaining the charge
and Tt against ,
The closest vote was on the third charge ,
that Prof. Brlggs taught the scriptures con
tained errors of history und fact. On this
charge the vote was as follows : To sustain
the 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 teaching that Moses was not
the author of the Pentateuch , the result
was : To sustain the charge , h'J ; against , 73 ,
The vote on the Jlfth charge , accusing
Prof. Briggs with teaching that Isaiah did
not write many of the chapters of the book
bearing bis name , was ; In favor of sttstain-
inir the charge ) ; against , TO.
The vote on the sixth charge , accusing
Prof. Briggs of teaching that sanctllication
is progressive after death , was us follows :
To sustain the charge , 57 ; against , tit ) .
The case will bo appealed to the general
assembly , which will meet in Washington
early hi tbo spring.
The assembly will appoint n commission
consisting of fourteen unprejudiced members
to act on the appeal. The friends of Di1.
Brlggs were greatly pleased with the result.
They had calculated on a majority ranging
from four to six.
Ie ii1o Miilt UH Kd'ort to Lynch
u Kavlslirr.
CIIKVB.VXE , Wyo. , Dec. ! JO. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BBR. ] Ed Darrough ono even
ing this week enticed Nellie McDonald , aI -
year-old girl , into a vacant house at Hopkins-
villo , where ho outraged her. cutting
her severely with a knife. The oltj
marshal of Kock Springs went out
and arrested Darrough , After ho Icfi
the people of tlio city heard the
details of the fiendish deed nnd a large mol :
started out with the avowed intention ol
lynching thp perpetrator of the outrage ,
The mob missed the marshal , who got his
prisoner safely to the city lockup. Hear
ing of the lynching party that was
out the soldiers nt Camp Pilot Buttc
were sent for and they took Darrough to tin
guard house , where he is now conllned
The authorities still fear to send him to tin
county Jail at Croon Uiver believing lu
would certainly bo lynched.
liy thu A , I * . A.
, rCHirr.xxVEWyo.Deo. ! . -30. [ Special * Telegram
gram to TUB BEB. ) The republican cltj
primaries wcro held last night. The American
can Protective association element capturei
them and wdl control the nominations sii
the convention next Tuesday. A llvclj
light is looked for.
AMU bo Arr.Ufjni'd Monday.
CIIBVEXXB , Wyo. , Dec. 30. The cattlcmci
who made the raid into Johnson county las
spring , now out on bail , are beginning to ay
live hero for their trial , which will commence
menco on Monday.
JMl * VKVLAKE ll'.lll.
She Uouo iiml ArapuHoo lifdlans
, Wyo , , Dec. 30. Trouble that ma ;
lead to war between Iho tw.o Indian tribes i
now brewing among tjfb Arupuhoo am
Shoshoiics , who occupy tho'-Shoshono reset
vation near this city. Last year emigres :
appointed a commission to treat witb tli
Shoshones for a part of their reservation
and subsequently a treaty was entered Int
by which the government was to recolv
one-half of the Indian lands. This treat ;
failed of ratification at Washington , and i
new commission was appointed , which wil
soon reopen Ihe negotiations.
The Arapahoes declare that tbcy will hnv
nothing to do with tlio now commission
while the Shoshoiics are willing to cede i
part of their reservation , and assert that th
former trlbo has no ownership in the landt
Chief Wasluikio of the Shoshones nays tha
several years ago the secretary of the in
terior placed the Arapahoes on the Shoslion
reservation temporarily until other land
could bo found for them. The chief Is vcr ,
angry over the treatment received from th
government , especially in the recognition o
the Arapahoes ns first owners of thu rcservi
lion. If necessan to protect himsell
Washaklo will lead his braves against th
Arapahoes. Hu It friendly toward the whit
settlers , and in tbu emit of war it is nn
thought that he will molest them , The sol
tiers are decidedly In sympathy with th
Shoshones.
mil < l V.I IK Jt.l/.I.OT.
Ohjm'lK of thn Industrial lcatiin DUcIiisr
by Toxiis Paprr.
DAM.AS , Tex. , Dec. HO. Tlio News In tl ;
morning will say that thu startling liiformi
tion has leaked out hero that thu organ/ ! ;
tlon known ns the "Industrial League"
being extended throughout the south an
west for the purpose of resisting , If neeessar
vt ut armis unfair elections. It had i
origin in the buliof of the people's purl
laadcrti that they wcro counted out I
Georgia and Alabama.
In Georgia they claim as many as : t,0
, Jlp.ifliB5cs in male attire voted the dcm
craTic" tickot. Tlio person who Impark
'this Information declared that thu order wi
fora fair ballot or revolution. Fifty lodgi
have been organized In To.ns and ono :
Dallas.
Itovolt Ahrtln ! t Insnraiico'nnipuiilcn. ( .
ST. JosKi'ii , Mo , , Dee. 'to. A largo meotii
of business men was held this nfternoo
at which it was decided to revolt again
the local board of IIro underwriters and
place insurance during the coming year v li
eastern agencies , Tlio business men obje
lo recent advances la rates , nnd to the r
Insurance clause , which tlio local agon
have placed In Ihelr policies. Thu rjsvr
will be Iho uuuso nf inking of 1,000,000 i
j suranco out of thohiindsof local agents.
"
University lixtcnitloii ( JonfereiK-o ,
Pim.Aunu'iiu , Pit , , Duo , SO , Thu la
day's session of the University Extcusii
conference opened tjils morning , The prl
tilpal speaker of the day was Prof. Rlclia
G. Moultoti of thn University of Chlcuu
Ho particularly auilrcssod himself to tl
local committees ,
Reports were madp from several loculitit
The confiireneo..adjourned lo incut next ye
at the cull of ( ho executive committee ,
s.Movementi ut Ociuu
sB At Kinsalc Passed -Ottoman , from Be
B ton for Liverpool j Columbian , from Host
for Liverpool.
At Antwerp Arrived , Dnftmiber St
y Bruucrhavcn , from Jfow York ,
At Now York - ArrivedUliynolaml , fie
Antwerp.
AtlAJwes , Del issed-India , from L
crpool for Philadelphia.
ENCIRCLED BY VOITDRE
\s
Highways ami Byways of Lincoln Swarming
with Political Birds of Prey ,
PITFALLS FOR LEGISLATIVE TENDERFEET
CariU , Women nncl Wlno Itmr to Avoid Fe
innla Commit ton ( 'lrrlct mid l.rcln-
liillvo SoandaliIXtr.ivasniiro of
tlio I.n t Semlou KecalliMt ,
LIXCOI.V , Neb. , Dec. 30-Special [ to
Tun Br.c. ] When the Missouri , river
gets on its annual te.ir the banks nro
always covered with 'driftwood. When the
floodgates of corruption are thrown open at
Iho approach of a Icglslallvo session the
highways and byw.iys that load to thp
capital are swarming with political vultures
and that most detestable class of "varmints } '
that lives upon the offal of corrupt deals
with lawmakers , from present nppoaiv
iiiiccs tills coming legislature will bo
beset by the worst lot of Jackals and hycnnj
that has over infested Lincoln. They nro al
ready arriving by twos and fours , and by next
week they will be coming In droves , The
old haunts of vice have bjon pre-empted for
the gang by the monopoly quartermasters
ana commissaries , and it is a sight for meu ;
nnd gods to see dcadbcats and confidence
sharps who llvo by their wits nrrayoJ. la
broadcloth and line linen , regaling tliom >
selves sumptuously at the hotel tables and
ordering cocktails , brandy mashes nnd gin
slings up to their pirlors with the ulrof
gentlemen of quality and an Income of $2.V
000 iv year. When asked what brings then1) )
hero nt this time the usual response is Unit
they havuliuportant suits before the Kiipromii
court or that they are endeavoring to
stop the leaks that luivo been sprung In the
party ship. It is amusing , however , to noli )
the fraternal feeling that uxlsts between
"rantankcrest'1 democrats like Tobo Caster
nnd "cnntiinkorcst" republicans like Eu
Carnes and Bill Dorgan.
Whtla Ilin Iliizz Saw Whlj-.ze * .
The vanguard of men who have votes to
trade or sell are being tenderly cared for and
some of them arc already initiated into thp
mysteries of the oil-rooms nnd poker ganieij
in which the legislative tenderfoot Is invari
ably the winner and old stagers at the garni
always manage to get boat out of their last
dime. Presently the lucky dogs with n Jug-
handle 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 nnu
captivating ways never fall to fetch a sucker
whim he cannot ire ensnared In any ether
way. The last speaker of the house will
bear mo out that lovely women nro the most
successful lobbyists.
And this bring up the question whether iv
legislature can venture to.employ women
about the capital during thu session without
creating a scandal. The last three scsulous
afford abundant proof of that demoraliz
ing inlluenco which has grown worsp
from year to year. If the papers
had not suppressed thcso scandals
for the sake of thu runutablo women who
wcro 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
.all fotmilp. clorljs friMU.tholegislative-hollo
and'committee rooms. ' . .
riiicea on tlio Pay Roll.
Next to this much needed rdforni 'in the
interest of public morals comes tho"reform lu
the matter of legislative expenses. The latb
reform legislature piled up n mountain of
legislative expenses. On the senate pay
roll there wcru : Ono secretary , two assist1
ant secretaries , one clerk of the
committco of the whole , ono Ber-
geint-nt-arms : , two assistant sergeants ) ,
eleven special sergeants , one chaplain , ,
ono postmaster , ono assistant "postmaster ,
ono mail carrier , ono doorkeeper , ouo assist ;
nut doorkeeper , twenty-three cnrollintr or
engrossing clerks , seventeen committee
clerks , ono supply clerk , ono assistant cleric
to secretary of state , ouo lllo clerk , eight
messengers , two proof renders , two copy
holders , four copyists , eleven pages , ten
janitors , llvo custodians of euspidoroB ,
closets , rooms , etc. , three night watchmen
and two firemen ,
Thu house pay roll was nradp up as fol
lows :
Ono chief clerk , four assistants , twelve
enrolling clerks , eight engrossing clcrkst ono
sergeaiit-at-arms , thirteen assistants , ono
chaplain , ono postmaster , ouo assistant i > os- ,
master , ouo doorkeeper , ono assistant door
keeper , twelve committee clerks , three bill
clerks , ono timekeeper , six stenographers.
0:10 : private secretary to speaker , two imlll
carriers , ono assistant mail parricr , Uyo
custodians of closets , cuspldorcs , etc. , oiio
proof reader , two messengers , fourteen
pages , thirteen Janitors , four watchmen , oito
copy holder and ono fireman lu charge df
steam radiators ,
Mark you , 1)13 ) members and 232 employes.
This made the session post : * , J
Members , Huhu-y and mileage.I 42,808.25
Kinployus. Hillary 4U,7H7.0U
Incidental uxpcnws , . . 60,022.67
Total SinU,017.ti'J
Or an average of $1,019.50 , per capita for
l i members.
Homo ThliiR * Tlmt Are Hoard.
Now a f e-.v moro rumors and. facts : t
Tobo Castor and thu allied railroad forces ,
guva it out last night in Iho rotunda of th'o
Capital bold that tlie.railroads were willing
thut'tho independents should organize life
housu it the democrats could bo'allowed to
organize the donate--this deal if effected ,
means n-blrfokailo in tha pcnntu of till bills
which Iho railroads nro unfriendly to.
One of thu llrst orders that the indepen
dent ciuc"s will is.stio this cession is that all
bills in- which they nro interested shall
originate in the sunuto Instead of the housu
as herutbfore , Thu object of this move is to
bring those bills into the house , thereby
making It practically impossible , as they
think , for thu railroads to buy up cnougu
votes to .kill llittlr measimw ,
The corpQiyvtions nro moro autivo Mils ses
sion than wvor/nnd It Is rumored that cuoli
of tUo qfidtiijr Hotels in tie city will have uh
oil-room , wltii Bill Dorgnn , Tobo Castor , Ed
Carnes and John Sahlpr as stcerers , '
The Independents will formally demand
an Investigation into the management of all
the state Institutions and state oniceti.
Charges are now being formulated for that
purpose , . *
Ex-Senator Taylor was reported In the
city last evening , and the rumor b proud with
r.ipldity until it reacjiod Tom Majors head-
( luartoro , whotf Major.j ordered oilt bis con
tingent to run the report down , I ( proved
groundless after nbout a two hours' Bearish.
The hotels nru filling up and by Saturday
niij'ht It Is Kald that standing room only will
bu available. ' '
The State Board of Health will meet in
Lincoln January 5 , 160'i , to feel the leglslu-
tjro pulse und jmpulco. WIDE Aiviuu ,
NIMH lOH
f.Ut of ( ) lningr ut' Importune ! ) la th *
ll iuIur * Horvlcu Yoitonluy.
WAIHISOTGK , D , C. , Dec.Special ! [ Tolo.
gram to TUB BBB. ] The following army or
ders were issued today ;
Firjit Lieutenant i''r.uik T. Merlwcthcr ,
ntalstunt sun-em , IK relieved from further
duty at Kort Adams , R. J. , 'nnd assigned t.o
duty nt Mtidlbun Barracks , N. Y. : First
nontenant Henry do H. Wulto. Fifth cav
alry , having bacn foun4 by flu ninny retiring
board Incapacitate.I for active Hervlno
and having compiled with bin orders
to repair to his home , Is granted
leave of absence until further orders on ac
count of disability. The iuavo of nbjcnco
granted First Lieutenant Marion B. 8if- ;
fold , Thirteenth infantry , Is extended ouo
month , First Lieutenant Albert J. KUMoll ,
Seventh cavalry , will lie roliovoil from rc
cr-iltiiii ; duty ut Jefferson Uarracku , Mo. .
ana will Join his regimen * .