Nebraska Newspapers

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TWENTY-SKCOND YEAH. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOHNING , JANUARY 17 , 1893. NUMBER 211.
j RAILROAD SCHEMERS
Ihoy Are Weaving a Web of Prejudice
About Unsuspecting Legislators.
SIGN OF THE ORDER APPEARS AT LINCOLN
American Protective Association Organizers
Busy Taking in Country Members.
GOING AGAINST THE PEOPLE STEADILY
Every Move Seems to Aid in the Plans of
the Corporations.
SIZING UP THE SENATORIAL SITUATION
of Vexterd.iy mid Tlielr Hearing on
the Proliahlllllcn ofNettVeeU Doilglnit
County Contest Taken l/p br
the llouno Committee.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 10. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BKK. ] It is frequently remarked
that the rcligio-politlcnl organisation known
as the American Protective association will
cut qulto a llgure In the fcituatlon before it
comes to n finish. And so it will , but in
qulto a different manner from what is gen
erally supposed. Organizers are at work
here , taking In now members from the ranks
of the legislators. It Is given out that this
la for the purpose of Insuring the scats of
the republican members from Douglas
county , but that is only a blind to cover up
the tracks of the corporation line workers.
Almost from the inception of the organiza
tion the railroads have been working to got
control of It , and their cappers have been
Rent into Its ranks by the score. How con
fident they nro of their ability to turn it to
their own ends Is apparent from the work
these strikers are now doing.
Union Paelllc Or anl/ers.
The two principal boomers of the organi-
ration who are hero laboring persistently are '
O. W. Covcll and Henry Knodcll of Omaha.
Knode.ll Is regularly on the pay roll of the
Union Pacific , and Covcll , whoso name Is in
separably connected with the notorious Hel-
fcnstcin cases , has a record that dates oven
further back than when ho was a member of
the legislature from Otoo county. He is re
puted to bo a member of the executive com
mittee of the American Protective associa
tion and figured in the last camp nun | n
steering candidates before that committee to
ascertain where they stood and oxtujt from
them the iron-bound pledges. Hu is also an
ox-confederate.
This is simply another string that the cor
porations are pulling in order to get a grip
on members of the legislature by prejudice
that they could not reach by boodle. The
general trend of the work of the loaders of
the organization at this time suggests' thu
thought that the name of the "A. P. A. "
might very properly bo changed to the "U.
1' , A. " The brand would bo much moro lit-
ting and would bo moro readily understood.
Kearney ( Jreene'H Coiilliliintu ,
Among the literary curiosities of the sena
torial canvass is n letter now in the posses
sion of a member of the federal brigade from
Beatrice , written by -lawyer In Shelton ,
named Stirling. The letter Is dated at
Kearney , and Is something as follows :
I am nearer to W. I , . Orei-no of Kearney
than any man In the stntu of Nebraska. Ho
is , us you know , u candidate for thu United
Btiites senate , nnd will control absolutely
cloven or twolvs votes. As 1 saltl before , 1 am
nearer to Greene than any man In thu slato.
You may find It to your Interest to maUii a
tiotu of this fact , and It may bo vrullforyou
to open up negotiations with mo us soon as
jioislble.
The Inference is that Greene has taken
the Shelton lawyer into his full confidence
and has made him the catspaw by which ho
proposes to rake several largo pecuniary
chestnuts out of the legislative lire. Greene
is in thu senatorial light for what ho can get
out of it. Ho seems to bo well supplied with
funds , and Saturday night put up $ . " > S for
tickets to thu Lansing theater , which ho
presented to Independent members of the
legislature. When at homo and face to face
with the ordinary commercial routine of
business , Greene is generally short of funds ,
nnd the question that many nro asking is ,
"Where does he got money to throw away
on theater tickets ? " It Is stated on good
authority that a roseate-haired Individual ,
now under Indictment for defrauding the
state * on the penitentiary contracts , is put
ting up the stuff for Greene.
IlreaUlnj ; the Combine.
The outcome of the light over the Joint
rules resolution in the housu this afternoon
was something of a surprise all around. The
independents were confident that the demo
crats would stand by them and Insure the
defeat of the move to concur In the action of
thu senate , and that when the light came on
ngaln before thu joint convention the com
bined strength would result In seating the
speaker of the house as the prosldlng officer.
Comparatively few of the republicans were
nwaro of the deal that was on fool until it
was over , but now thu original Intent of the
scheme Is apparent to all. It was the tlrst
inovo of thu plan to split the dcmocrat-popu-
list combine. The munibera were not ex-
peeling to bo called upon so soon , but the
railroads Insisted on the Immedlatu delivery
of the goods. The roads needed their votes ,
nnd as the necessity pressed tlicru was noth
ing else for the Iwurbon members to do.
The senatorial question figured In It to a
certain extent , but not so strongly as many
supposed , for directly opposing Interests
were working to the same end and all were
subservient to the dictates of the corpora
tion managers. The fact that both the
Paddock and Thuratnn forces were working
together was proof , however , that the sena
torial plum was not the big stake of the
contest , The deal was to bring the demo
crats Into bad odor with tlio Independents.
Tobo Castor , seconded by his nontenants ,
the Dorgans and Piektvlls , engineered the
delivery of the democratic contingent. Tlio
Independents are wondering tonight how far
the split will go , and If or not they can count
ou the democrats for anything further.
Air Tight In tlio .Senate.
The railroads have been qulutly glvlne It
out for the past two days that they htivo the
senate under their control , beyond the | Hir-
adventure of a doubt , and that they have
hnd It since before thr-legislature assembled.
Their story Is that they have every repub
lican senator and three rf the democrats ,
and that it will bo absolutely Impossible for
the anti-monopolists to secure the passsga of
bill that Is obnoxious to them.
The statement Is made tonight that there
mro nineteen railroad senators , and the per
sonnel of the committees announced in the
qcnato today Is such to give colorto the claim :
to corKiratlon | ownership. It Is now almost ft
dead certalnlty that no anti-monopoly legis
lation will bo unacted during thu session if
the bill Is introduced in the house. Public
sentlmynt ink-lit rrowd It through the sen
ate , If Introduced there , but the prospe--ts of
relief from cor | > orito exactions are not as
brilliant as they might bo.
Doiiui.is County Contents.
The house committee on privileges and
elections held Its first mooting at the state
house this evening nnd the first cases taken
up were the contests from Douglas county.
There wore present the full committee.
William Dech was made clerk .of the com
mittee. T. D. Crane , ono of the contcstees
from Douglas county , appeared with his
attorney , Howard . Baldridge. and made a
full statement of his sldo of the case , relating - -
ing the unfair manner in which the testi
mony had been taken. Hu asserted that
tliero wis not a scintilla of evidence before
the committee to prove that thu republicans
in Douglas county had boon illegally elected ,
and only asked the privilege of putting in
testimony in rebuttal.
Chairman Schlotfeldt asked him why the
testimony was not taken at Omaha.
Mr. Crane endeavored to explain thu law
of evidence to the committee , but the chair
man shut him off by siyin < , ' th.it the committee
mitteo was thoroughly acquainted with the
law and needed no posting from tlio speaker.
laof Hhodcs I moved to proceed with the reading
of the testimony tonight.
Elder 1 wanted to go slow. Ho stated that
ho was considerably Interested In these eon-
, est ! cases himself , especially in the Newberry
: asc , and he did not w.int to proceed until
caiNe
Cowberry's attorneys were present.
Will Head the Testimony.
Jensen thought that the testimony would
all have to bo read to the house anvwny , and
in could see no necessity for reading to thu
committee.
The chairman again reminded the coinmit-
.cu that it was its duty to go ahc.id and
nake a finding. The house would h.ive only
o adopt or reject thesu findings.
Barry thought it would be only courtesy
tope allow the attorneys for both sldes to ap-
> ear.
Van Houscn was inclined to object to the
attorneys. Ho thought the committee had
. nothing ) to do but to follow the testimony
) resented.
Finally it was suggested that the commit
tee go into the testimony tonight and hold
sessions In the morning r.nd in the afternoon
intil thu SiX ) pages IKK ] been read and
digested. With this view of the matter the
rote to proceed was carried , and Clerk
Dech commenced to read.
The sentiment of the committee was ob
viously unfavorable to the contcstees , and
the indications point to the unseating of
every republican member from Douu'las
ounty unless new complications arise and
other questions nro brought In before the
eases are finally acted on.
In u Hud fit.
Church Howe has made the startling dis
covery that several of the members nro re-
retting that the Australian ballot law docs
not extend to the election of a United States
senator. Ho covers it with the charitable
ooncluslon-that the members nfores.iid have
strong personal preferences that they are
unwilling to voice because of the fact that
there is a largo and able-bodied constituency
nt homo that might not approve of these
personal predilections and the means by
which they nro reached and fostered.
The makeup of the senate committee ] on
privileges and elections , with Babcock as
chairman , promises nothing but grief for
the two republican senators from Douglas ,
kmsldcrablo bitter feeling was engendered
by the course pursued by Clarke and Lobcck
during the first week of the session , and the
personal attitude of their democratic col
league is far removed from a friendly char
acter. If the report is unfavorable to them ,
and it is far from being improbable that it
will bo , the two senators will be dumped out
in the cold "too quick , " and Messrs. Meyer
and Brcnnan will bo summoned to assume
the duties of legislators.
Seheme toSave Time.
Ono question that will como up very
shortly is that of having measures briefly
discussed at the time of their first or second
reading in order to see if H will not bo pos
sible for some of them to bo killed right then
and i there , and thus save the state the need-
less expense of printing them. It frequently
happens : that there uro a dozen bills covering
the same point and the Intention is to have
some of them killed as soon as they see day
light. This is a matter that has been con
sidered by many a former legislature , but It
has : never been solved satisfactorily. Each
member is wedded to his own effusion and is
indi
determined to see it in print , and the chances
are that there will bo no material change in
this respect from the situation in the years
gene by.
Thu official title of the Nowborry bill this
year is house roll No. 33. It Is as bulky'as
over ' and there isn't n member in the house
who wouldn'ttrathor give up a week's pay
than listen to the reading of It.
Prominent People Present.
Among the notables who are in the Hold
tonight are J. H. MacColl of Lexington ,
Hon. M. L.'Haward of Nebraska City , Hon.
Joseph McDowell of Falrbury , Hon. F. Li.
Homer of Kearney , Captain Ashby of
Beatrice , G.V. . Humphrey of Pawnee City ,
J. Wesley Tucker and his son Fred M. ,
Valentino ; Hon. H. O. Phillips , mayor of
Beatrice ; ex-.ludgo Crawford , from West
Point ; A. K Beenicr of Beemcr , Dr. Martin
[ Mark -Stltton , Hon. Frank White of
Plattsmouth , Colby McCan of Chadron , ex-
Judge Collln of Oiil , Hon. H. H. Grimes of
North Platte , S. S. Smith of Beatrice , John
L. Webster of Omaha , H. C. D.iwson of Fair-
bury , John Fairmont , W. A. Paxton , jr. , of
Omaha , James li Boyd of Omaha , Con Gal
lagher of Omaha , Samuel Maxwell of Fre
mont.
CIIICMWS HKAIH.Y CltOSNlXdS.
d
Another Street C.'ir Itun Down tiy u I.oeo-
miillvo .Many People Injured.
CHICAGO , 111. , Jan. 10. A car containing
sixty-six people was run down at the Forty-
llfth street Hock Island crossing by a loco
motive of that railroad. All the passengers
were Injured aiul'jlvo will ilia. This Is the
same crossing whuro the construction train n'
ot the t'Xu-t Wayne killed *
fo.ip people- some h
days ago , the two railroads running side by I
side at this point. Those Injured are : b
WIU.IAM COLLINS , jKillce ofllL-cr , skull fraec
turcd , will die.
AitTiifu CLUIK , Inspector Erie railway
yards , badly out about the head.
CIIAHI.KS SAUNWIIW , driver of the car , sern
lously cut and crushed about the head and t
hotly. t-
SIMO.V Ji'iieinsciN , cut on the head and j
bruised. "
Mm. SIMON Junon ox , face , head and
hands cut and badly bruised.
J. S , Ciuu&nitY , police ofllccr , head and
face cut. .
Cium.E.1 Pox , cut about the bond.
The blamoof thuaccldcnt lies between the
gatemcn , conductor and driver , and , not
withstanding their Injuries , the two latter
were locked up ,
Taylor , the conductor , says that no ran
ahead to look for any approaching train and
saw the engine coming , although the gates
were up. lie told the driver to stop , but °
another voice yelled ! "Come on. " [ ! v
MET YESTERDAY IN PEACE
Members of the Kansas Legislature Pass a
Very Quiet Day.
TRYING HARD TO EFFECT A COMPROMISE
PopulM" Not no Conlhlent or .Siiceem nil
They \\Vro n l > w ! ) ! } Ago A Coiti-
mlttcu Appointed to 1'ntuh
Up a I'ence.
Torr.KA , Kan. , Jan. Id. for the first time
since the legislature convened n week ago ,
the rival organizations of the lower house
today met in peace. Both sides have become
weary of the prolonged squabble and an hon
est effort was made today to arrive at some
understanding by which the dual house may
be made one. To this end all outsiders were
excluded from the hall , newspaper men ex-
ccpted , so that the aspirations and Interests
of the various candidates for state printer
and senator might not stand In the way of a
speedy settlement.
Botli houses mot at ( p. in. and stmtiltancen
ously took action providing for holding a
Joint session with the senate tomorrow to
elect a state printer. Then cacli house
adopted a resolution providing for an im-
mediate Joint session of both branches of the
lower house for the purpose of discussing In
a friendly way the differences which kept
them apart. The two houses then went into
committee of the whole and at the sugges
tion of the republican side A. N. Whittlng-
ton , n populist , was chosen chairman.
The following committee was appointed to
devise means of settling the differences between -
tween the houses : Warner , Troutman and
Scaton ( republicans ) , and Cobitrn , Campbell
and Hyan ( populists ) . The committee was
given a half-hour in which to prepare Its re
K)0
ports. At the expiration of that time tlio
committee reported that it had been unable
to reacli an agreement and asked for further
time , which was granted. The joint session
then took a recess until 8 p. in.
railed to Accomplish Anything.
The committee of tlio whole- reassembled
at 6 o'clock. The conference committee re
ported | that it was not ready to report. H
was granted further tltno'iind then a recess
wife taken to permit the holding of caucuses
for the purpose of nominating candidates for
state printer.
. The dual house adjourned tonight without
having accomplished anything. Attempts
were made to get together , but the confer
ence meeting failed to make any report , and
after the caucuses for state printer had ad
journed the house organizations were called
to order and immediately adjourned. The
populists took the initiative in the move to
adjourn , evidently advised that there was
ncb prospect of an agreement being reached
by > the committees tonight. The republican
side ! nuickly followed the example of their
opponents.
01se There Is u general feeling tonight that no
settlement will bo arrived at and the two
house organizations will proceed in the way
they ' have been for an Indefinite period or
until some move is made by the populists to
remove Speaker Douglass from the speaker's
stand or pass an appropriation bill. Then
the courts will be aslted to interfere and the
crisis will have come.
In thn State Semite.
In the senate this afternoon a resolution
was adopted providing for tlio holding of n
Joint session tomorrow nt noon with the pop
ulist house for the purpose * of electing a stale
printer. Frank Brown , the republican
house clerk , created a sensation by appear
ing on the floor , and reading without cere
mony the Joint resolution adopted by the re
publican house providing for the holding of a
Joint session of thu house and senate to elect
a state printer. Clerk Brown concluded the
reading of the report before the chairman
could suppress him , but no action was taken
ou it. Senator Lccdy , populist member of
the senate committee appointed to inquire
Into the legal status of the populist
house , read a ncspaper Interview with Sen
ator O'Brien , democr.it , clriirnvin of the
committee , stating that ho would hot call
the committee together , because the jKipulist
majority would adjourn the meeting to pre
vent the reading and consequently the pub
lication of the committee's records. Senator
Lecdy declared that the Interview had im
pugned \ his honor ana ho demanded an ex
planation. Senator O'Brien reiterated the
statement and said the populist majority had
stricken from tlio senate's Journal all refer
cnco | to the appointment of the committee ,
and had sought to keep all the facts from
the public , and that Senator Ixicdy had
voted with them. Lcedy allowed the mat
ter to rest there and the senate adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
MTTI.i : WOKIC ACCO.MPI.ISIIICI ) .
I.ccUIuturo of South Unliotn Consider * n l-'eiv
.Measures.
PiEmiE , S. D. , Jan. 10. [ Special Telegram
to THE BCE.J Reports of a number of com
mittees , the passage of a couple- bills and
the introduction of a few bills was about all
that was done by the legislature today.
There were no debates , no tilts , and In fact
no excitement of any kind. A very imporant
bill to the western part of the state was in
troduced byMathicsonln the house. Horncr's
senate bill is to better protect the stock in
terests and provides for the appointment of a
live stock commissioner in various counties
and these commissioners to form a state live
stock commission. The commission is to
especially protect stockmen from loss by
thieves ami unlawful branding. Starr intro
duced a bill to appropriate . 10KH ( ) to sink
artesian wells on school lands and another
bill to appropriate . * lfi,000 for a state normal
school at Spearllsh.
The prohibitionists made their first move
by the Introduction of a bill to strengthen
the present law. This is a sign that the
prohibitionists think they can win or are
making a bluff. _
Nominated for Slain I'l-lllter.
Toi'EKA , Kan. , Jan. 10. Tlio republican
members of the house and senate met in cau
cus in representative hall tonight and on the
fourth ballot nominated George W. Crane of
Topcka for state printer. Tlio vote was :
Crane , 40 ; J. 1C. Hudson , ! ! S. On the pre
ceding ballots votes were cast for It. L.
Sponsler of Hutehinson and D. U. Anthony ,
Jr. , of Lcavenworth-
The populist caucus nominated E. II. Snow
on the llrst ballot. The minority votes were
divided between eight other candidates.
Turplti Will lie ICleeteil ,
Intl. , Jan. 10. Tomorrow
the two houses of thu legislature will separ
ately ballot for n United States senator to
succeed Hon.David Turplo. Wednesday
they will meet In joint session to decide the
result. ' The democratic caucus has unani
mously rcnomlnated Senator Turpio , and ,
having a majority of thirty-six on Joint bal „
lot , ho will bo re-elected. Hon. C. W. Fairbanks - "
banks of this city w ill be given the republican - "
can vote.
Delaware' * Next .Senator ,
DOVKII , Del. , Jan. 10. The democratic ri
members of the legislature met In caucus n
this evening and nominated George Gray for
United - States senator by acclamation. Both
houses will meet in joint session again to
morrow and cast the vote.
Olihihoniii'ii Deadlock , j
GinnniK , Okl. , Jan. 10. Thu deadlock in H
the lower house is still on. A ] > opuist ! from
Kingfisher Introduced a compromise , resolu
tion , which projioset1 to divide up the offices. n
Hu wab ruled out of order. There are no In-
dlc.iilons of a break. jj
Senator DiitU Sum or Ite-Klertliin ,
ST. PitMinn ) , Jan , 10. The excitement
over the allegc-d boodlelsm In connection \ \
with the senatorial election has died out. u
The talk about t < ho mutter has had ono
good effect. It scattered the lobbyists. All
the republican members are in the city to
night. There seems nii'iloubt ' about Senator
Davis" re-election lictiig in > rfectly secure. Ho
will receive the full republican vote in the
house tomorrow and will probably receive
the same In the senate ,
CaoiMH of Itepuldleaii Senator * .
WASHINGTON- , C. , Jan. 10. The republi
can senatorial caucus this morning failed to
agree on the order of business iftor the anti-
option bill shall bo disposed of. Some of thu
me attempted to bind the caucus to
tal up the silver repeal bill , but the at
tempt met bitter opposition from the silver
senators.
The northwestern1 senators also made a
vigorous light for tho" admission of New Mux-
Ice , Arizona , Utah nnd Oklahoma ns states.
It is claimed that the opposition heretofore
manifested by Platt , chairman of the com
mltteo on territories. Is weakening. It Is i
probable that Carey will introduce an omni
bus bill for that purpose. All these , except
possibly : Oklahoma , will bo democratic. An
agreement was reached nnd a vote will bo
taken on the anti-option bill Wednesday.
North lliikolu'fl Senator.
ST. PAVL , Minn. , Jan. 10. A special to the
Pioneer-Press , from' Bismarck , N. D. , says :
William Hoach was nominated for United
States senator by the democratic caucus
tonight , and Walter Mulr by the populist
caucu. ? . The republicans will caucus Thurs
day night. \
The.v Nominated .Mr. . smith.
THRXTOX , N. J. , Jan. 10. James Smith ,
Jr. , was nominated for United States senator
at the joint caucus of the democratic legisla
ture tonluht. Governor Abbott withdrew
from thu race as soon as the caucus convened.
This ' k'ft Mr. Smith without an opponent.
l > nlmiiin | ( 'ountr'ri New Court House.
In. , Jan. 17. Dubuque county's
new court house was dedicated today with
the usual ceremonies .and In the presence of
a great crowd. Tlio bar association gave a
banquet tonight in lionor of tlio occasion.
Interested In the Tight.
MILWAVKCI : , WIs. , Jan. 10. A largo dele
gation of Milwaukee business men went to
Madison today to remain until the demo
cratic senatorial caucus is held.
Nuvnilii'H Legislature In Session ,
CAIISO.V , Nev. . Jan. 10. The Nevada legis
lature convened here today.
SfltKH'X WITH H'.tKCKS.
"Many Lives Lost Off thu llnrlior of Trieste
A Terrific Storm.
THIESTB , Jan. 10. A territlc storm has
swept this city since U ) o'clock this morning.
Sleet or snow has fallen incessantly. The
wind has blown a hurricane. Tiles and
chimneys have been blown into the street ,
half the trees In the streets have been
snapped off close to the pavement and four
tram cars have been tumbled from the
tracks. It has been Impossible for vessels to
enter the harbor. An American bark which
tried to enter the harbor and an Italian
bark : which tried to at noon were battered
h.in \ the ice to a wrquk in sight of the docks
and : all on board of them were drowned
Two ' attempts were nmdo to send help to the
crew , but the helpers pulled back before
getting a dozen yards from land , as it was
impossible , they said } for small craft to
live in such a sea.- ,
An English baric went ashore an hour
later Just outside tho.larbor | and/ctur of. the
crew were drowned , j ' '
A Greek steamship hy's been endeavoring
to get inside for'tho last two hours. She is
flying distress signals1 but no assistancu has
been sent her.
Two small vessels have been wrecked , off
Port St Andrew. A huge wave broke over
part of the water front in the early evening
and foundered a steamer near by. Two cabs
with horses and drivers were caught in the
current of water and were carried into the
harbor and drowned , o Fifty persons
have been Injured by falling houses and
chimneys.
Threatened with u fjonl Famine.
IlAitiiisiiirua , Pa. , Jan. 10. The extreme
cold weather continues unabated. Last
night was the coldest of the season , the
thermometer registering from 4 ° to 10 =
below zero. Tliero Is grave danger of a coal
famine caused by the freezing of the river
and the strike of the ; , minors. Even now
prices are rapidly advancing. Many fami
lies are unable to'"obtain fuel , and one largo
iron plant , Lindsay & McCutcheon , In Alle
gheny , employing1003 men , was compelled to
close down today on account of the small
supply of coal.
Vletlms of the C'olil.
ATLANTIC CITY , N. J. , Jan. 10. Horace
Cavollier , nephew of ex-Sheriff Cavellier
and Ellis Conover , Iwo young men of Port
Hepublic , are believed to buvu perished while
on a gunning oxpedltfon. They started In a
cabin boat some days ago and had a week's
provisions. Nothing has since been heard
from them. A searching party found their
boat on the beach. . Tlio two young men are
believed to have been frozen to death whllo
attempting to walk up to the mainland , a dis
tance oT 11 vo miles.
Philadelphia * ! * Hcooril.
PHILADELPHIA , l > a. , Jan. 10. Today was
Intensely cold hero. ' At 8 o'clock this morn
ing the thermometer recorded zero. At noon
it had risen to 8 = ubovo and at S p. m. it
reached l ° P t The mercury then began again
to gradually descend. The offeot of the so-
vuru weather seems to bo felt in every chan
nel of communication as well as by thu rail
roads ,
Mor.vr Vcn.sox , O. | Jan. 10 , John Tooly-
man and his stepson , William Stogdalc , of
Buckeye City , east of Mount Veraon , were
fro/en to Heath while on their way homo In
the terrible blizzard which prevailed hero
last Wednesday night. The remains were
found today In u big snow drift , where the
men had perished.
I'ro/e. the Mercury Thermometer * .
Si-AUTA , Wis. , Jan. ! ! j ! . The mercury froze
solid lust night ntfO9' below zero. It regis
tered -15 = below at Whitehall , : I3 = at La
crosse and 4-.J3 at Atojfonl. Terrible suffer
ing among the Wlnjiebago Indians is re
ported.
In IVilllKylvii\l ! Coul I-'lehU.
SUAMOKI.V , Pa. , Jhii.MO. At 8 o'clock this
morning the thermometer registered SW =
below zero , belli ! ; the ! coldest recorded in
the coal region since IS.VJ. Many collieries
are unable to work , -
Along the. jfei Jersey Const.
Asiiruv PAHK , N. J.yan. 10. The weather
along the Now Jersey Jroast is the coldest for (
some time. The the'nn jneter registered 5 =
above zero at "o'clock last night and 7 = below
this morning. { n
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- - Ill/noli. / siK
BLOOMINGrox , lll.-j ; Jon. 10. The ther K
mometer registered SI3 below this In
morning. A northwest blizzard is raging 11.
and the suffering among thujxxir is intense. 1 ,
Coldest luy In the TOWU'M History. tcfl
MiDDLKSiioito , Ky.j Jan. 10. Thu mercury flK
reached S- below ! ' K
zero at l:80 : o'clock this
morning. Tills is the coldest by 5 = than w 1
over Uuowu hero butjpre. wCl
1 "roti'li .Solid. Clol
TAHIIYTOWX , N , yJan. 10. The Hudson oltc
river is frozen over Bt lld from this place to tc
Nyack < , a distance' : of three and one-half tcC
miles. ' ; C
irTirWrnt Virginia. cln
. W. VH. , Jan. 1C. The ther cltl
mometer registered 1 ° below zero at Oa.m. tlc <
This Is the coldest weather ever known ir
here. ire
llnrtl Prc ed for I'neJ.
DECATfit , III. , Jan. 10-Deeatur and vicin a w
ity Is in thu injds ) , of a coal famine At Gas- wli
ner the residents uro burning cobs for fuel. liIf
EXPULSION OF NIHILISTS
It is Made a Subject of Dlssusaion in the
Trench Ohambsr.
ANOTHER SCENE OF GREAT CONFUSION
M. Itlliol'B AiiHtverlo ( Jtieitlom ofu Sorl'illst
Ueputy Urines Him Hearty Checr-t
1'roBrena of the Panam t Canal
Iiuelllfir.llloin.
PAIIIS , Jan. -Immediately after the
opening of the chamber today M. Lavay ,
socialist deputy for the Seine , interellated
the government as to the expulsion of four
nihilists from Franco on January lit at the
instance of Baron Mohrcnheim , Russian am
bassador. What had those four men done ,
ho asked , that the right of living In a free
country should be dented them ? He and his
colleagues were anxious to learn whether
they lived under a populist government , or
under a government , which while osUnsibly
fiee. had allied itself with the institutions of
medliL'val despotism.
M. Hibot replied ut length to the Intel-pel-
latlon. Since the discovery of a nihilist
bomb factory In Paris in ItW'J , he said , the
police had watched with unremitting vigilance -
anco all dangerous persons. France would
never permit foreigners to Intrigue ou her
soil against other powers. The government
would not hesitate to expel persons who
came to the country for the purpose of plot-
ting tlio overthrow of other governments.
[ Cries of "Oh ! Oil 1" from socialist deputies. ]
Anton Jourdo , socialist deputy for Oironde ,
moved , amid much confusion , that the dis
cussion of the expulsion be allowed to peo-
ccecl , as vital interests were at stake. If
the government has the right to expel all
who disagreed with its opinion on domestic
or foreign policies , ho said , it might as well
proclaim a despotism at once.
i\n uproar followed this statement , the
socialists cheering , and the rest of the
Chamber shouting their disapproval.
On the vote Deputy Jourdu's motion was
lost by 'J-14 to IU.
Quest lolled .M. Hourffrnls.
Luclcn Mlllcnio , Boulangist deputy for
Somme , asked M. Bourgeois when the lobby
ist , M. Tone , and the German traitor and
adventurer , Her/ , would be prosecuted.
These men against whom all the resources
of the law oiiirht to have been exhausted ,
had been permitted to go their way without
a hand being raised to stop them. They
held the secrets of Panai.ia corruption ,
which the government pretended to be
zealous to probe. They had given and taken
the bribes , yet no apparent ciTort was mak
ing the punish them for their crimes or to
force from them the evidence they held of
the crimes of others.
"I refuse to associate myself with the
makers of unsubstantiated charges , " an
swered M. Bourgeois. "Oil January 7 n war
rant had been issued for M. Arton's arrest.
I brought the case of M. Hers before the
council of the Legion of Honor. Two sub-
poonus were issued for him some time ago ,
and today they , were changed to summons
for him to appear as an accused party. "
The last statement by M. Bourgeois was
received. iTlthurplopgcd sheers Jroni.thQ.loft.
M.'Millcvoyo shouted : "Wliy did you wait
so longi"
M. Bourgeois ignored the question.
A committee from the deputies , who de
vote themselves to questions of parlia
mentary business procedure , urged M. Hibot
to llnlsh tlio Panama Inquiry with all possi
ble speed , lest the other business of the
Chamber he delayed.
Kxiiiiiliintlon Almost Completed.
M. Hibot replied that the magistrates'
examination had been almost completed and
that the report would be submitted to the
Chamber shortly. The government would
ignore all questions during the discussion of
the estimates. Tomorrow ho would intro
duce a bill providing for such an amendment
of the press law that persons libeling am
bassadors or the sovereigns whom those am
bassadors represented in Paris could bo
prosecuted.
In tho'parllamentary'eominiss'on ' of Inquiry
M. Souverido and M. Tatisticheff testified
as to the charges of corruption against the
Hussian press. M. Souvcride , who Intro
duced himself as the editor of the Novoo
Vremyaux , protested that M. do la Hayo's
charges as to the receipt of 500,000 francs by
the newspaper from the Panama people were
unqualified falsehoods. Neither he nor any
of his fellow Journalists in Hussia. as far as , „
ho know , had touched a cent of the Panama
money.
Tatisticheff made a similar denial. After
giving his testimony ho made a short speech
to the commission , to the effect that the nt
friendship of Hussia and Franco was Imper
iled by this rising tide of calumny. Unless
the commission would defend Hussia against
palpable slanders such as had been bandied
out recently the most deplorable results
might bo expected.
Lost HU Memory.
M. Betouard. chief clerk of the Suez canal
was questioned at length by the parliament
ary commission of inquiry as to the payees
of the anyonmous checks which ho drew
when handling the press fund for the Pan
ama company. Ho replied persistently to
all Interrogations : "I don't know. "
President Brisson informed the commis
sion that the report of M. Flore , the expert
accountant , concerning the books of the
Panama company would bo laid before them
shortly , and thu commission adjourned until th
tomorrow. pa
Marquis dt > Castlllno has como out with a paPCI
denial of the report that ho was the payee III
of a Panama check for 5t2.iOKX ( ) francs. be
There are rumors that proceedings against an
Deputies Hoclio , Houvier and Arena and tO'
Senator Thovenet will bo stopped , and they sp'
will bo discharged for lack of evidence. tei
th
ItAISiai TO CAUDIXAI.S. th
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Pope I.co Presents I'oiirtecn Archbishops nb
\vlth the Iteil Hat. sti
HOME , Jan 10.- The pope created fourteen th
cardinals at the consistory today. This list °
docs not include any Americans. Archbishop en
Vaughan of Westminster is elevated to fa
cardinal , also Archbishop Loguo , primate of
Ireland ; Archbishop ICremsock of Cologne
in
and Archbishop Kopp of Breslau ; Mgr.
Mocennl , papal under secretary qf state ;
Mgr. Pcrslco , secretary of the propaganda , of
and others , there being In all six Italian
cardinals , two French cardinals , two Prus !
sians , one English ( Vaughanj , ono Irish
Ixuruo ) , ono Hungarian and one Spanish
Is
cardinal. | ,
The pope announced , In addition to these
named ; , the creation of two cardinals re
served.
Cardinal Vaughan was bom at Gloucester ,
England , in 183' ' , and Is the eldest son of the sc
late Lieutenant Colonel Vaughan of Courtor
Held . , Herefordshire. Ho became a Itnnmn ml
priest ' , and toward the close of the year Ib7l .
ho ; visited the United States , accompanying "
to.Maryland a detachment of priest ; ; sent } "
from St. Joseph's ' foreign missionary college , lt
England , on a special mission to the colored out
Imputation of America. Cardinal Vaughan ! 'P
w.is president of St. Joseph's college. Hn thu
was apiiointed bishop of Sal ford and suc
ceeded the late Cardinal Manning archbishop n"
Westminister. Ho Is a conservative in
his jiolitical views. His traveling companion
Homo ou his present Journey is Bishop
Clifford , the senior prelate of the English
Catholic hierarchy , ho having been consow
crated bishop of Clifton as far back as Feu- tll
ruary , 1857. Bishop Clifford was ono of the '
three leaders of the opixisitlon at the Vatican 20 .
council. The others were Bishop StrossWl
mayer of Hungary and Archbishop Kcurick *
St. Louis , Mo. *
Most Rov. Michael Ix > gue , cardinal ° *
archbishop : of Armagh , primate of Ireland ,
was consecrated bishop of Haphoo 'uly 2 ,
187U , was appointed coadjutor for Arough In
1887 ami nucccedod to tuo see In l&tt , He bus 'J ,
not figured prominently in Irish. .
affairs , although understood to sympathize
with the national cans- .
The 1 other now cardinals included in the
fourteen are Mgr. Tliomas. archbishop of
HeMp : Mgr. Mclgnan , archbishop of Tours ;
Mgr. Vassary , primate of Hungary and arch
bishop of ( Jraii.
With regard to Franco the i > opo has not
only raised the' archbishops of Houen and
Tours to the cnrdlnalate , in accordance with
the proposal of M. Carnet , but confers , it Is
imderstoo.l , this lionor upm a third prelate , '
who. subject to the consent of the French
iircstdeiit. will bo either Mr. . Pert-ami ,
bishop , _ of Autmi , or Mgr. Fava , bishop eif
Grenoble , olio of the.su being a reserved car
dinal.
The elevation of the Prince Archbishop
Kopp to the curd Initiate will , it Is s.ild , have
some inlliicm-u upc i. hu course of the Gor
man army bill
STIltltCl ) UP OVKU S.YTOM.t.
Caheiulyltex In llinnii .AIiie.li Disturbed by tlio
Pope' Action.
1X1.1 liiiJttwn Gimlnit Itcnnctt. }
RO.MI : . Jan. III. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to TUB BmThe ] news of Sa-
tolll's appointment as apostolic delegate
leaked out here today and caused much con
sternation and dissatisfaction in certain cir
cles , but at the Vatican the propaganda , no
doubt , felt that the pope had acted wisely.
Cardinal r1' Hnmpolla said plainly , when qucs
tioncd on the subject , that thu appointment
has ' ! been made as a reply to the determined
resistance of thu envoy's enemies. Some
days ' ago a prelate , speaking to the pope , re
marked :
"Eh poveretto scmbra eh ! nine batolli nbbia
sbaglltio. "
His holiness cut him short with the em
phatic . answer , "O bone , O male , do cho ha
fntto Mgr. Sntolll. II ha fatto percho ce gll
ho detto di falo. Mgr. SatollI non sbaglia
egll o sempro , mlch. "
To laymen it may seem rather bold of
Home : to press this scheme of the church
in America against thu wishes of
a considerable section of the episco
pacy. I made this remark to an
ecclcslatlcal dignitary today , and was
reminded in reply that the pope had over
ruled much greater opposition In Franco
This is true enough , but the cases are not
absolutely parallel. Satolli spoke for the
pope. He hail authority and knowledge ! of
the papal thought , but he interpreted and
did not translate , while the resistance of the
French bishops was to the will of the
pope , expressed by the pope in the | > ope's
own letter to the head of the cpiscopae-y. If ,
when the pope issues his encyclical , the
American bishops object , the parallel will bo
complete. Till then It will remain imper
fect. From nil that is now known of the
proceedings nt the recent gathering
of archbishops It is plain that ,
strictly speaking , It was not correctly
called a conference , which implies debate
and discussion , whereas the archbishops met
only to register their forgone conclusions
that considerable misconception might have
been avoided if Satolli had not consented to
the substitution of a vague formula of nc-
quiesenco at the end of the printed
schemata. Papal delegates usually have
vastly wider.and more definite powers than
Is supposed by ninny Catholic's.Tab pope
I6okcd 'healthy , at the secret consistory of '
today when fourteen now cardinals were
created.
$
I'iro on Shlphoard.
Loxno.v , Jan. 10. The British stoamcr
Pow/lcrhani at Liverpool from Galvcston reports a
ports that on January 0 llro was discovered
In the cotton under the poop deck. The poop
deck was badly burned and the fire was so
hot that the deck became bent. About j > 00
or 800 bales of cotton were damaged by fire ,
and water. It is probable that the oil cakes
in the cargo stowed aft are also damaged ,
but this cannot bo known until the cargo Is
broken out.
Kxoncrutctl by Churlea lie. Lenfieps ,
PAIIIS , Jan. 10. M. Dovelle , minister of .
foreign affairs , has written to Signer Hoss-
man , the Italian ambassador , stating that
Charles do Lesseps and his associates , under
accusation of frauds and bribery in connec
tion with the Panama affair , formally de
clared before a magistrate that no money
had been given to General Menudrea , for
merly ambassador from Italy.
citvsmsn 'J'o inATii ,
.
Three Men I/OMO Their Lives by the Collapse
ofii Phlladnlphli HiilMlng.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Jan. 10. About 5:45 :
this afternoon the four-story brick building
No. 157 Commerce street , occupied as a
salesroom by the Nixon Brothers Paper
company , collapsed. Seven men were in the
building at the time. Three were burled in
the ruins and killed and ono was badly hurt ,
and three escaped uninjured. The dead are :
JOHN MdlCKNNA , a painter.
JOSEPH \VAUAOE. n painter.
AL1IEUT . JIAHKElt , foreman.
Ai.nr.UT GALES , a colored porter , was In
jured Internally.
The building was four stories high , with a
thirty-five foot front on Commerce street. '
The three upper floors were stored full of
paper bags.
In tno ofilcc In the rear of the building on
the ground floor W. Nixon , head of the com
pany ; Samuel Baylcs , treasurer , and C. H.
Forsytho , agent for the Wilkinson auto-
matie ! stocker , were seated , takingshortly
before ( ! o'clock. Gales , McKenna , Wallace
and Marker were working further down a
toward ' the door. An ominous cracking of |
splintering ' Joists was heard and then , with
terrible suddenness , the whole upper part of In
thu building came down with a crash upon
thu men. Galc.s was nearest the front door
and as the falling plaster began to rattle
about his head ho made a rush for the
street. Just as ho reached thu pavement
the front wall fell upon him , burying him
out of sight. Hu was dug out by thu liremun
and was found to have been fortunate
enough to have escaped with serious but not
fatal Injuries.
When the building bi'g.in to cave in Mc
Kenna and Wallace ran towards n window
the rear of the storo. They reached it ,
but bricks and joists from thu upper floor
fell on them and crushed them. Thu cause
thu collapse of thu building was probably
thu weight of the paper stored in thu upper
floors , although Mr. Nixon claims that the
weight was not nearly so great as it had
been on many other occasions. The building
a total ruin and will have tu bo entirely
rebuilt. Loss about 8X1,000.
Orderof llu.il llrllh.
Pa. , Jan. 10. At today's it
session of the supreme lodge of the Jewish
order of Bual Brith , thu endowment com
mittee made a report recommending the cre
ation , by a head tax ol < U , of a consolidation
fund to be administered by a board of trus
tees ' of nine member. ) , no money to bo paid
' until the fiiitn of f'i.VWX ) is securrd. The
report was adopted and will bo submitted to
bubovdlnato lo'lgcn for their approval.
Baltimore was chosen as thu next place of
meeting of t.ho supro/iic loiigo.
Itesiill or Suvi'ru AV > : itlinr.
C r.u AH IlArin. ' , la. , Jan. It ) . [ Special Tolc-
Blum to Ton Bun. | The sc\cre cold
weather ( whMi has prevailed hero for moro
than a weak , continues.- has been IS9 to
= biilow zero nearly civcry iliiy , the coldest
weather i > x pork-neat for many years. Thu
Cedar river Is fro/en over , a very unusual
thing. Train servleti Is badly crippled all
over thl.t part of thu state.
l.U-Iti llutt.'iMarket. .
(
EI.OIX , 111. , Jan , 10. Butter , active , sales , fer
'J,1W ixmiiU at 0'c ; 17,520 pouuds al Ktu.
SMALLPOX SCARE IN IOWA
O.XS3 Ctounty People Disturbed Over the Ap
pearance of the Disease.
SEVERAL DEATHS HAVE RESULTED
S nlo Itniml of Health Tu Id in ; Nrn | | In Prevent -
vent ( tin I'pldeinle Spreading Credi
tor * of tlu > I.eeiU Improxeiuent
Company Will Not Suiter.
Dr.s MOIST. * , la. , Jan. -Special [
Telegram to 'I'm : Br.i : . ] There Is a small
pox epidemic near Cumin-Hand , Cass county ,
ami tlio community is gru.itly excited. Three
cases have already occurred , and two moro
persons are dying. Dr. J. M. Knimort of
Atlantic reported the facts to the Stain
Board of Health to.lay and Immediate steps
will bo taken to suppress the malady.
About a month ago a Gorman who had
Just eomo from the fatherland applied tti
Henry Boeivhcr , n farmer near Cumber
land , for work anil got it. There had
been smallpox on board the vessel In
which ha came over , and the cloth In ; , ' of
all the Immigrants was ordered destroyed.
This man , however , refused to comply with
the order , anil brought Ills clothing with him
to the Bocrcher resilience ) . A daughter of
the family opened them , ami In a week wan
taken ill. A local physician was called , but ,
failed to discover tlio ailment.
The case excited attention , and many
women of the neighborhood called and
thus exposed thenuelves as well as their
families. Henry Boercher was stricken with
the disease and died , as did two of his fain- +
lly , and two more are seriously ill. H is im
possible to say how many were exposed di
rectly and indirectly , and great excitement ,
prevails.
NOW IT'S roil inciii IICIN.SI : : .
The Sioux City Journal .Unites flop Which
Surprises lo\vaus.
Sioux CITV , In. , Jan. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : DCK. ] The appearance of an
editorial in the Sioux City Journal advocating
a ! repeal of the prohibitory law in this state
,
lias created a sensation of no mean size in
Iowa. Congressman Perkins , editor of thu
Journal , was chairman of the committee ou
platform and resolutions at Cedar Haplds u
year ago and drew the republican platform ,
which was for n continuance of prohibition.
The Journal has persistently advocated pro
hibition in the face of llagrant violation of
the law In this city and portion of the state
and It was the-last paper that It was sup
posed would come out lor repeal. The press
of the state is taking It up and politicians
declare that the bold declaration of Mr. Per
kins has severed the republican partv from
prohibition and that it will result in the
adoption of a high license plank In Its plat
form by the republican state convention
next fall.
Creditor. ! Will NotTsiiner.
Sioux CITV , In. , Jan. 10. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB HUE. ] An Investigation intS
the affairs of the Leeds Improvement and.
Loan company , the Leeds 'Annex company ,
the Sioux City Lanu company and the Amor-
'lean Trust nno. Security company , "which
failed because of. the filing of attachmcnta
two weeks ago. with liabilities of
$7f > 0,000 , is about concluded. So far dis
closures are very favorable to the creditors
an.l it is believed- now Hint when
li" > per cent assessment which the sto'ck-
holders of the American company have
agreed to , is paid in , the creditors will bo
paid off dollar for dollar. Negotiations nro
now pending by which the companies hope
to pay a number of unsecured claims ami se
cure releases of attachments which will
practically put the companies on their feet
again , as the value of the laud which secures
the indebtedness on bonds is sufllciont to
warrant an extension of time ou mortgages.
Oneslou ! of IVes.
OTTUMWA , la. , Jan. 10. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BUB. ] A local paper created a sensa
tion by revealing alleged irregularities In the
accounts of tlio outgoing auditor. When the
new auditor went into office ho found the fee
books missing and reported the fact to the
board of supervisors. An investigation re
vealed the fact that the auditor has kept all
tlio fees in violation of the board's decision
some time since. Tlio retiring auditor was
confronted with the result of the Investiga
tion anil agreed to reimburse the county.
What the amount is cannot be told until the
records are thoroughly searched , as no fee
book was kept at all.
Sioux CIly'M Struct Cur Miieo.
Sioux CITV , la. , Jan. 10. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tun Bun. ] A. M. ColTman , local
representative of the Chicago syndicate
headed by J. Francis Leo , western represen
tative of tlio Canadian Pacific , that recently
purchased the Hivcrsido park property and
clcetri-j line for $000.01)0 ) , has purchased the
Sioux City and I eeds electric line , running
from this city to Leeds. It is thought lie-
represents tlio Chicago syndicate ) In this
matter. This gives the company twelve
miles of electric line passing through the
center of the city ami doing the cream of the
business.
Handling ( ho Saloon.
CKDAU KAIMDS , la.Jan. 10.-Special [ to TUB
BIK. : ] The city council of Kmmetsburg has
followed the example sot by a number of
other lown cities where pr. > hibltlon has
proven a failure and passed an ordinance
closing saloons as. disorderly houses , ami
providing that they shall pay a license of f i
month. This method of deriving reveniio
from the s'lloons is now in successful opera
tion in a largo numberof tlio cities and towns
this state whcro it has been found Impos
sible to stop thu selling of intoxicating
liquors.
Into nil Open Culvert.
MAI.VCIIN la. Jan. .
, , 10.--Spcelnl [ Telegram
toTnc Bni ! . ] A Burlington freight No. 82 ,
east Itomul , ran Into an open culvert thrca
miles east of hen ) this afternoon , ditching
the encino and six cars and badly injuring
fireman Conner of Creston. Tli < < engineer
escaped with some severe cuts anil bruises ,
The section men bait a rail out repairing thu
culvert and hail a llagman out who s'lgnalcid
the train to stop , but owing to the down
grade the engineer could not do so in time.
Poultry nml l'et stock Kslilliltloii ,
Sioux CITV , la. , Jan. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BKI : . | Tlio llrst annual exhibi
tion of the Northwest Poultry and Pot Stock
association opens In this city tomorrow
morning and will continuo two days. Largo
numbers of exhiuits are arriving today , and
will IHJ the largest exhibitor the kinil ever
given In the northwest. Exhibits are in
from Iowa , Nebraska , South Dakota and
Minnesota.
Dentil of Dun O'liilen.
CKIUH lUi'iM , la. , Jan. 10. [ Special Tolo-
g.-am to Tun BtK.J Dan O'Brien , once u
famous tenor in Clovclan.l's minstrels , was
found dead this evening in a back room of > .
xaloon , the result of a ioii | ; uchatich , Ilia
father lives at Independence , Ia , and is
quite wealthy.
Holler H plonloti .it Den Mulner.
DKU MOINP.S , la , , Jan. 10. [ Kixicial Tele ,
gram to Titu BKR.J The boiler of the Iowa
Printing company exploded this oveninc ,
tearing out thn end of the. building tmd doing
considerable damage. It will ncxcssltJito
delay In l.'c slate printer's work. No ono
Injured.
I'lre Ht Oiihvlu.
CriiAH lUl'ius , la. , Jim. 10. [ Special T ln-
gram to TUB BKC.J Fire at Oelwln today
U'Htrovcd tlio Slocurn houaa and the Schuef-
store building. Thu total loss U about
with but Uttlu insurant