THE OMAHA , DAILY BEE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , JANUARY 31 , 1893. NUMHEfl 22'i. SHOWING SOME LIFE Senatorial Situation is Taking on a Sem blance of Really Lively Interest. THURSTON MEN PUSHING FOR A CAUCUS Agreement Blimly Signed Circulated Last Night Among the Eepublican Members. VAN WYCK'S NAME IS NOW HEARD OFTEN Independents Are Apparently Satisfied of the Impossibility of Electing Powers. FARM BOSS HUBDARD RETURNS TO TOWN Ilo Will Turn State' * Cvldfnee When till ) Auyliim Caien Come on for Trial In dependent "ironoiny" : In tlio . Mutter of KiiiployeH. LINCOLN , Is'cb. , Jan. BO. ( Special Tele- Rnun to Tin : BIB. : ] For the first time since the convening of the legislature the sena torial light tonight assumed the appearance of til real contest. Interest has at last awakened and the workers have pulled off their coats and tackled the job In band as If they meant business. Members have finally gotten In a position where they evidence the interest they feel , and thcro will be no occa- fllon from this time forwarl for the remark BO frequently heard during the past four weeks , "that senatorial fights are not what they used to bo in Nebraska , " or that "noth ing so tame as this was over seen before in the history of senatorial contests in the Btate. " There will bo music enough during the remainder of the work to suit tlio most exacting fancy. The light is on and enough war paint has been daubed around to stir the coldest blood to sanguinary contest. The lobby was largely augmented tonight by men who have just finished up outside ns- Bignments , as well as by a goodly imrtion of the Omaha bar. The latter arc mostly called hero to attend supreme court , as the idocket for the Omaha district will be called tomor row , but no ono would think It to see them this evening In the rotunda of the Lincoln hotel , where they are hobnobbing with the legislative workers and talking politics at nn unprecedented rate. Many of them will re turn homo as soon as their business In court is completed , but the attractions here will prove too strong for some of them to leave until the senatorial light assumes a different aspect. Moving Toward n Cnueus. There is intense activity among the Thurs- ton men , and all parties are crowding for a caucus. A paper Is in circulation for signa tures , but asyct only iilmut twenty-five have been appended. It Is an agreement by which each pledges himself to attend a conference as soon as sixty of the sixty-two republicans have signed the paper. The time set Is to morrow night , but thcro is .littlo prospect that the necessary signatures will have been secured by that time. Kven if they do meet thcro are indications that all will not be en tirely harmonious , as thcro is a division of sentiment as to whether Iho ballot should bean an open or secret one. A Bccrot ballot caucus would be an innova tion in Nebraska republicanism , but there are several members who nro clamoring for It , as they don't dare vote their preferences and go homo to their constituents. If n Bccrot ballot can be secured they can carry out their plans and charge all trouble to the caucus , in which their work would , of course , bo obscured. In view of the fact that there arc several things yet to bo accomplished it is not prohablo that tlio republicans will hold a decisive meeting tomorrow evening , neither Is It certain that they will get to gether at all before Wednesday. Tliitrfltnn'H Stock Improving , A blgchunk of public sentiment says that T'jurston Is the coming man , but this Is denied by the I'addock men , who declare that It Is not possible for him to make it. The latter claim to bo able to uncover forty votes for their candidate whenever the caucus is held , but It is 10 to 1 that it can't bo done. It is stated that Thurston lias his men in povcral counties , stiffening up sentiment and bringing pressure to bear on delegations from those "counties in his favor. THurston still says that ho is not a candidate , but In saying that he will do nothing in his own behalf adds the signifi cant statement that nt the same time ho is imnblo to do anything to help any other candidate. He takes pains to have It under stood that Thurston as a railroad attorney nnd Thurston as a citizen are two different individuals. It is stated that Dr. lUcketts , the colored representative ) from Douglas , will Indulge in r > pmo oratory at the Joint convention tomor row. Ho Is understood to bo a strong Thurston man , hut whether that will have anything to do with his speech Is something that has not been announced. Independents in u Slew. The casual visitor at the Llndoll tonight easily perceived that something of more than usual Interest was on foot. There was no attempt , nt a caucus , but tlioro was uvldenco of a general fcoliiiir of uneasiness which is taken by shrewd observers to fore shadow the inevitable breaking up of the Independent forces. It Is not believed , oven by the most sanguine , that Powers can hold the populists In line for moro than ono or two moro ballots. Ho has polled the full independent strength for ten days , and not n my of hope has como to him from the op position. The utter hopelessness of his election has dawned upon the minds of his Hupportcrs , and those who are not willing to die with him are already beginning to cast their oycs toward other candidates. | For the first time since , the senatorial con test commenced in earnest the name of Van \Vyck has figured In the light. His name is mentioned , quietly , of course , but with a suggestive frequency which bodes no good to the Powers movement. The Independ ents go Into caucus on the senatorial ques tion tomorrow night , and , unless all signs fail , there will bo a struglo for supremacy between the Powers and anti-Powers forces. The opposition to Powers the men who now claim that ho has had his chance , mid that ho cannot bopo for success are casting about for other favorites , nnd the people o'f the stnto need not bo surprised'to learn within another forty-eight hours that Van "NVyclt U an Important factor In the tight. Itnu'liiK l"i Wiirvrliif ; .Member * . The independents are doing everything to brace up the weaker members. A delega tion came In from Hamilton county tonight , lieadod byV. . U Stark , with tho'object of bolstering up the wavering faith of Now- berry , whoso action In voting with the ro- VUbllcans in the Douglas county contest cases has iilled the independent breasts with apprehension. Stark said tonight in a long conversation with Nowberry that lie was all right and that ho would ho loyal to his party in any contingency that might arise. Ono rumor has It that Boyd will turn two or throe democratic votes to Rowers tomor row , being careful not to give the Independ ent candidate enough assistance to elect him. It Is glvin out on democratic authority how ever , that when the pinch comes , several of the democrats will throw their * otcs to Thurston. The feeling between Boyd and ftlortou factious o ( democracy U very bitter anil crops out every day and nt every turn. I'nrin HUM lluMiard Titrnn Ut. | Ono Important arrival today was Farm IJoss Huhbard , who has been n much wanted individual for several weeks , as he U one of the parties Indicted in connection with the fraud1) alleged to have been perpetrated at the Hospital for the Insane at this city. Ho skipped out nt the time of the Investigation and his whereabouts have been known butte to n few of his Intimate friends hero since that time. Ho has been staying with rela tives In New ICnghind , but returned to Crcto yesterday and this morning came up to this city and reported at once to the office of ex-County Attorney Sncll , by whom he was taken to the oflico of Attorney Gen eral Hastings , where n conversation was held lasting nearly two hours. The In dicted farm boss will turn state's evidence , and thereby clear his own skirts , so far as any punishment for tils misdoings In con cerned. His return has cinched the cases against snino of the other parties , and tlio prospects for grief in certain quarters could not bo hotter. It has been known on the In- sldo for some time that ho was coming , but it was kept dark , and his return was de layed for obvi ins reasons until today , which Is the opening day at the term at which the cases are booked to como up for trial. riinnoCthc llroken Hank. The federal grand Jury Is still In session , and it is stated that a numberof indictments nro ready to be returned to the court. There seems to bo two or three against Mosher and It is hinted that one or two parlies have been picked up in the deal. Mosher spent Sunday with his family , under guard , and today took leave of his wife , stating that lies could not see her again until ho had com pleted his term of punishment , whatever it might be. The Peoples National bank and the Dixon National bank of Hock Island and Dixon , III. , secured a temporary Injunction in the dis trict court this afternoon , enjoining the offi cers of the Western Manufacturing company , the Farmers and Merchants Insurance com pany from transferring tlio stock held in these companies by Mosher nnd Outcalt on the books. The plaintiffs set up that Mosher and Outcalt have conspired with W. II. and .1. T. Dorgan and Ed Hurlbut to transfer to them without consideration the stoeksToferred to , with the intent to defraud creditors. The books show that the stocks still stand In tlio names of Mosher and Out calt. They are : Farmers & Merchants company , W.0X ) ( ) ; Western Manufacturing company , JT.I.OJO ; Gas company , $1C ! > ,000. It is further charged that W. H. Dunran has in Ills possession ? A"iH)0 ( ) in cash belonging to Moslier and Outcalt. Wlutt They Argued Over. The morning session of tlio house was taken up with \vranglo over the payment of employes and the number who were on the payroll. Each fd'lo charged the other with being responsible for the delay , the in dependents intimating that it was for the purpose of delaying if not preventing legis lation , and the republicans asserting that the pt.pulists were lighting tlio adoption of the resolutions introduced because they would tend to make a record not favorable to the independent side of the houso. And thcro appeared to bo some foundation for the latter statement. Jensen's resolution called for the furnishing of a list of the em ployes to each member , that it might bo seen how economical the house had been in this direction. It wn.s stated that new ones had been appointed from day to day until there was a small army of ap pointees , and it was a well known fact that several of them had not yet been given any thing to do , although drawing pay from the state at the rate of 1 n day , The indepen dents were unwilling that any showing should be made , and in defense of their up- polnlmcnt of a lot of clerks and sinecures said that thcro would have been something for them to do before this time had it not been for the delay caused by the obstruc- tionur.v taotlcs of the republicans. Jensen and Davicn tried to point out the fact that the appointments wore unnecessarily has tened in order to get friends upon tlio pay roll when there was no work for them to do , but the populists insisted that the appoint ments were nil right and that the only thing out of the way was the failure to provide work for them after they were appointed. They continued their objections to showing the number of employes , even after the resolution was so modified as to only require the clerk to post in some conspicuous place n list showing the names of the employes and the positions to which they were appointed. It was sug gested that this work could bo performed by some of the employes who up to this time have had nothing to do , but the Independents /would not consent to It and the democrats voted with them. The session is still young , but the list of appointees is already of such si7.0 that the promises made by the indcpen dents as to economy in this direction are badly shattered by the evidence which they are steadily piling up In spite of the protests of many of-tho republican members , who are imbued with n slncero Uc ire to practice economy that has beorrreUj'lgusly preached on all platforms , but 'wnliilijias been Just as religiously set aside and forgotten as soon as tlio campaign was over and the votes had been deposited in the ballot boxes. Moved the. "Oil Itoum. " The "Canadian Club , " the senatorial oil room , is no moro. That is , the place that knew it last week does not know It today , for the choice stock of wines and cigars that was left there Saturday night , when the leg islators departed , was ifowhero to bo foun I this morning when they returned to the state bouse. It was the desire of the founders of this benevolent institution to have it suffi ciently well advertised for all the members of the legislature who might feel in need of liquid refreshments to readily llnd it , but no such publicity was desired tis was given it by Tin : SUNDAY BED , That accounted for the change and thu consequent disapiraintincnt of some of the legislators when they stopped up for their Juice this morning. They will not bo kept long In suspense , however , as the stock has simply been moved to a now loca tion , whcro the goods will bo dispensed on the same terms ns before. No ono was will ing to acknowledge an interest in tlio place and the way of conveying the information to the members was by means of a printed card , which set forth the nature of the "Canadian Club" and its location , coupled with a cordial invitation to call. The change will simply necessitate the printing of now cards. ri < eil the Terms , .T. ,1. Dickey and L. H. Korty were hero to day In consultation with Paul Vandervoort , and It is intimated that the deal was com pleted by which VairJcrvoart Is to have full clmrsa of the telegraph lobby. Ho had been notified by wire to como to Omaha on Sun day to st > o Dickey , but the publication of his plans In Tin : HKKOII that morning prevented the carrying out of the program , and was undoubtedly responsible for the appo-iranco of Dickey upon the field today in person. TyphiiH SUM I'reviilent In New York. Nnw YOIIK , Jan. ! ) . There is great excite ment over the discovery of a typhus fever case this morning in n tenement containing twenty-two families at JUS East Ninth street , liooivo Holmert , ' 10 years old , is the patient. iJohn Kiermen. Ill years old , died at North Brothers Island hospital today from typhus , Ilolilieil mill 'Murdered. ST. Louis , Mo. , Jan.i'iO. As John Williams a saloonkeeper , was returning homo carl ) this morning , with the day's receipts of his business In his pocket , he was assailed bj footpads , who , after robulng him , beat bin : so badly that ho died soon afterward Thrco suspects huvo been arrested. \Vhcnt Supply of the Northwest. MiSNKAi'Oi.is , Minn. , Jan. CO. The North western Miller roiwrts the aggregate stock of wheat nt Minncai > ells , Duluth and Supe rio. i. . T0tll4,4'3 bushels , or 3S-'M03 moro than lust week. A year ago the stock was 17,54U,1X)0 ) bushclgr at these points. Another l > le . . AI.TOS , III. , Jun , ! W. Barney NIccaus o Alton Junction , ono of the victims of the ol explosion , died today. This makes the twenty-ninth. A doieu or moro deaths wll yet follow , CROWING IN POPULAR FAVOR Some Important Developments in the Hawaiian Situation , ANNEXATION IN FAVOR AT WASHINGTON Minister Stcveim * Cntirun In Ordering n I'orco of Sailor * from Hontun Anhorc Heartily Approved ( > | > lnlnin of Senator * anil Kfpre cntatlvei. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. 30. Thcro are some Important developments in thu Ha waiian situation : First , it is pretty clearly Indicated that the administration is not In any way lukewarm in the matter , as was at first supposed. Secondly , the action of the commander of the Boston , against which Great Britain Is about to file or has lllcd a formal protest , receiving theoniclal approval of the president and his cabinet. The sentiment in favor of annexation is rapidly extending. Several members of the cabinet have expressed themselves as being In favor of accepting the proposition , but as the action necessary to accomplish annexa tion must conic as well from the legislative as the executive branches of the government , these declarations , do not in themselves amount to more than an expres sion of opinion of private cltl/ens. The mat ter will doubtless bo considered at the cabi net meeting tomorrow , but , of course , nothing will be decided upon then , except probably to arrange for the reception of the Hawaiian annexation commissioners ut on their arrival in this city next Friday. It has been reported that President Harri son is ih favor of the annexation of Hawaii. Thcro is in support of this statement , the president's well known policy of American ism , which lias for its object the enlarge ment of the sphere of usefulness and activity of this nation. His action upon the part taken in the revolt by the United States of- lleials and forces may also be regarded as proof of the correctness of the report. Al though the course pursued by Minister Stevens in ordering the Boston's marines on short ) was without explicit instructions from Ills government , his action has been fully approved by the president. Feeling- thu Semite , In the senate thcro is a distinctively American feeling on the Hawaiian situation which is not confined to any party. There can bo no doubt that the majority of the members on the foreign relations committee iook with favor upon the establishment of American domination on the islands , but in just what shape , is a matter of detail which has not yet been considered. The arrival of the commissioners from Hawaii is awaited witli much Interest , but pending their arrival the question of annexation and the establishment of a protectorate is being dis cussed by the members of the senate In the committee rooms and cloak rooms , and tea a greater extent in executive sessions. The objection to Mr. Chandler's resolution on this subject as offered today is not looked upon in the way of an anti-annexation feeling , but rather as a fear on the part of the opposition of the anti-option bill that if it had not gone over until tomorrow , the day would have been spent in it& discussion , and the deliv ery of anti-option speeches would have been prevented. The agreement that the vote on the options bill should be taken tomorrow at B o'clock and tho.sliortness of time interven ing prevented , more than anything else , the Immediate consideration of the resolution of Mr. Chandler. Mr. Dolpli'n Terno Ilepljr. Mr. Dolph , a member of the committee on foreign relations , when asked how he felt in regard to the question , replied tersely : "Tho United States has been waiting for fifty years for this opportunity and now that it has come , and come In such a way that the problem can bo solved without difficulty , I certainly can see no reason why wo should hesitate. The man who would oppose what is the manifest duty of the country m this matter , is , I think , hardly deserving of a seat in congress. I certainly favor the con trol of these islands by the government of the United States. " Mr. Htssock , another member of the same committee , is also infavor of annexation. "I believe , " said be. "that this government should prevent any interference in this mat ter on the part of any other power. It is a matter that concerns us wholly.and , for ono , I may say that I am in favor of iho estab lishment there of a territorial form of gov ernment under the Hag of the United States. AVe need the islands , and their possession would give us a commanding iwsitlon in the Pacific ocean. " Only Ono Stumbling Illock. Ono member of the committee , who'did not desire to bo quoted , said that tlio only stumbling block ho saw in the way was the possible action of the house. If It were swayed by the influence of certain gentle men wlvo controlled the appropriations , it would , he thought , bo a short-sighted policy to consider the cost , when there was so much at stake in the matter of the perpet uation of the safety of the republic and the acquirement of that which would enable us to compel the respect of nations who were now friendly , simply because it was a good policy to bo friendly. In a country like the United States , as ho looked upon it , it was of llttlo moment whether the annexation of Hawaii involved an expenditure of thousands or millions. Senator Chandler's resolution requests the president to lay before congress any treaty he may make for ratification by the legisla ture. The purpose of that language was to permit the house of representatives to share , in the responsibility of the disposition of the' subject and not to have action taken in the senate and behind closed doors. Undoubt edly this is calculated to strengthen the proposition contained in the resolution lookIng - Ing for annexation. Tlmo for Aetloll , Mr. Chandler says that the time has como for the United States to annex the Hawaiian islands. For years they have been gravi tating toward us , but as long as a self- supporting autonomous government could be maintained on the Islands , thcro was no necessity for annexation. Now , however , it is apparent that positive action-must betaken taken ; the native governments can no longer stand and the pjoplo are willing to como to us. It will not bo necessary for us to embark in a general | > olicy of annexation or colonization. What wo want is Hawaii In the Pacific and ono or two points in the West Indies. Wo need them for coaling stations and for strategic outposts. The Chandler resolution will come up in the senate in the morning hour tomorrow unless some diversion is made , and'is likely to lead to an interesting and prolonged dis cussion. In the house there was a diversity of views. Mr. Watson of Georgia voiced the people's party. "It is a job and nothing but a job , " he said , in speaking against annexa tion. "It's a Job put up by American property owners and sugar planters in Hawaii who are not looking to national pros | rlty , hut to personal aggrandizement. They have for their own purposes raped the native government , dc | > osod the queen and sent a committee of their own to urge tlio annexation. Should wo annex the Sand wich group where could wo end ? Cuba might ask to bo annexed ; Ireland might ask to share its fortunes with the great republic , and oven Great Britain Itself might in time desire a similar result. " AVImt the flenerul Sentiment It. The general sentiment among the members of the house seems to be that thu United States should annex the islands , now that It has been invited to do so , but there are exceptions - ceptions to this view. Mr. O'Farrell of Virginia Is opK | > sed to such a course. He thinks that the day has como when , instead of saying to the youth of the country , "Go west , young man , " It should bo said , "Co south , young uiau. " This republic had territory enough , and It should bo careful bofore'jt took Into Us fold n people who , by their 'own admission , were Incapable of solf-govcrnttiL'rit. Said Mr. Hayner of "Maryland ( another member of the foreign nffclrs committee ) : "I am not In favor of letting ISngland get pos session of the Islands. Personally I favor a protectorate. " Mr. Hooker of Mississippi ( also a member of the committee ) expressed himself as ab solutely opposed to any other government than the United States taking possession of the Hawaiian islands. Ho desired to look into the treaties before ho would declare himself in fa voror opposed to annexation. d rilcaii I'roteit. The British government has Instructed Sir Julian Pauncofoto" , Its minister hero , to protest against the action of the United Stages oflicials and forces In Hawaii. The protest , It is understood , will bo lodged with Secretary of Stat Foster tomorrow. To what nxtent the protest goes cannot be stated now. whether It is restricted to a protest against the action already taken in Honolulu or whether it'gocs to tlio length of protesting In advance. against annexation sought for by the representatives of the pro visional irovcrnment HOW on their way to Washington. Silt. CI.KVI.I.A.VI ) INCKilVIKWKU. Ilo JteriiM-s to I'.vpreH'V nn Opinion at the Present Time. Nnw YOIIK , Jan. 30. When President-elect Cleveland arrived at hifc oflico ho was asked by a reporter If he would give an expression of opinion regarding tlio probable future pol icy of his administration regarding the ap plication of the provisional government of Hawaii to become a part of the United States , and if ho had , as yet. expressed an opinion to anybody as to whether ho favored or opposed the annexation of Pacific islands to the United States. Mr. Cleveland replied : "I have not ex pressed myself to anybody on that subject ; In lact , I have not given it my consideration. But if I hud formed an opinion on the matter I do not consider it would bo proper for mo to express it nt.tho present time. You can say I know nothing abont the matter and have nothing further to say. " Before making tlio above declaration , Mr. Cleveland had been sho\vn \ the dispatch from San Francisco , quoting Hawaiian Commis sioner Castle as having eaid lie had received a dispatch that satisfies him that President elect Cleveland looks favorably upon the pro posal' Commissioner Tlnirtton Tallin , SAN FitANCis-co , Cal. , ' Jan. no. Hawaiian Commissioner Thurstoil } before his departure for Washington , said : "In 1SI3England and Franco entered into a treaty between them selves , to which Itawaiijwas not a party , by which it was mutually agreed not to inter fere with Hawaii. Thuy asked the United States to Join them ill the treaty , but were met with a refusal. In ivjnumber of instances subsequently both England and Franco have requested the United States to act in concert with them , but the Uuitjod States invariably refused. The trcaty , thercforc , is ono which prevents cither England or Franco from in terfering in IlawitilnmatTuirs without com mitting a breach of the treaty of 184t. ! The representatives of all the governments , ex cepting England , and ; including France , for mally recognized the provisional govern ment. Wo are lliinly. Impressed with the belief that when the facts of the case are known in Washington our mission will bo crowned with success - rho United States is not likely to lose n cihanco ol securing such a strategic point .as , Honolulu when it is of fered for her acceptance' " , , Appealed t > SAN FIIAJCCHCO Cal. is , Ianj-80o-It stated that the deposed Hawaiian.queen hns sent cable advices to the-British , government by way of Now Xcaland concerning the situa tion at Honolulu.'ihcso . advices were sent on Monday evening'January 10 , shortly before - fore the revolution , by the steamer Alamcda for New South Wales. The Alameda will bo duo at Auckland today or tomorrow , and from there the dispatch could bo cabled to England. Knowing this.fact. the provisional government was anxious that the true facts of the revolution shdll bo known In the United States ooforo the story sent to Eng land by the queen's cabinet can reach this country. The steamer Claudlno was accord ingly chartered and the commissioners hur ried to Washington. , Itoseliuleil the Order. SAN FKASCISCO , Cal. , .Jan. 30. Within a month , if It had not been for tlio Honolulu upheaval , the islands would have been flooded with "pennies , nickels and dimes , all bearing the face of Queen Liliuokalani , re tired. They were being coined at ' , ho Wash ington mint. There was to have been 400,0X ( ) 1-ccnt pieces , 400,003 nickels and 109,000 dimes. The order was rescinded yesterday by a telegram sent by Consul General F. A. Pratt , to the mint authorities. Consul Pratt was instructed to rescind the order by the minister of linanco of the now provisional government. His instructions came by letters on the same vessel that brought the commissioners of the provi sional government. , Heard the NAwit In London. IXJNIION , Jan. ao. The charge d'affairs of tlio Hawaiian legation received official news today concerning the ( 'report of the revolu tion in the Hawaiian island and the dethrone ment of Queen Lllluokalaul. , The Hawaiian representative visited Lord Itosobery at the foreignoftlee todiseilss thosituation with him. The correspondent is reliablyoinformed that Lord Hoscbery intimated that Great Britain would not bo likely ta intervene at present. Lord Kosebery also hinted that England , Franco ami Germany would not bo likely to consent to the annexation of the Hawaiian island by the United States. Tlio heiress to the Hawaiian throne has .also received dis patches from her aunt , the queen , containing a record of recent events , Opinion of u < ormaii 1'iipcr , BERLIN , Jan. SO. The , Vossisch Xcltung , radical , says of tlio revolution in Hawaii : "The restoration of the queen certainly would bo preferable to a tripartite control of the country. Our experience with Samoa by no means recommends u repetition of such an experiment. Germany lias no rea son to meddle further with South sea affairs. America and Great Britain might better bo loft to settle their ) relations as they think . " ' proper. _ _ Ordered tu Honolulu. VAI.I.IUO , Cal. , Janj 80. The United States steamer Adams , now fit Marc island navy yard , has received orders to sail for Honolulu lulu and will go \yednesday. . The orders are to divide the . 'crow ' of the Monterey between tlio Adams'and Hanger so as to give Ixith vessels a full complement The Hanger will probably get uway in a few days. Assures UiuIiritUh I'ulillc. LONDON , Jan. .80. Mr. Davies , formerly British co sul at Honolulu , In a letter to the Times , assures all .having property In Hawaii that S , D. Dole is a man of refine ment , culture -unimpeachable honesty , and that his present pcsition Is a guarantee of the gravity of the crisis , i fur Annexation. SAOIIAMEXTO , Cal.j Jan. SO. In the assem bly a resolution has been introduced request ing the California delegation In congress to use nil honorable means to secure the annex ation of t ) > a Hawaiian islands. Itofcrrod tea a committee with Instructions to reiKirt to- 'morrow. , ' _ Will TuUu Action. SAX FKANCISOO , Jan. ! W. The president of the San Francisco Qtmint > or of Commerce has called a special rneoflng for next Tuesday to consider tho. question of protection to Ameri can interests In Hawaii. Unleatcd' thu Striker * . DtNKiiiK , N. Y. , Jan. 30. The strike at the Brooks Locomotive works is practically ended. The strikers ackowlcdgo that their case is hopeless. HIGH OFFICIALS INVOLVED Home's Bank Scandal Promise ? to Bo Quo of Large Proportions. STATEMENT IBY ONE OF THE PRINCIPALS lljIlllclnl Threat * ilo Win Coerced Into Malting Milne , Statement Con. corning tin ) Ciinilltliin of Ono of tlio Iliinlo , UoMn.Jan. .TO. Desplto the vote of llio doimties on Saturday against n parllamen- tnry Inquiry Into the bank scandals , tlio subject of tlio Inquiry was today debated again in the Chamber. Signor Calajannl , who led tlio attack upon Premier Giolitli on Friday , proposed that , n motion favoring tlio parliamentarv inquiry bo made ono of tlio orders of tlio day for tomorrow. Tlio liremlcr repeated bis argument against pre cipitating tbe > lmmedtatu discussion of tlio banlc scandals and Signor Calajanni's pro posal was rejected. Signor Monzilli of ttio industrial depart ment , who was arrested on Friday afternoon for complicity in tlio bank scandals , nave an interview to a reporter on Friday morninir. "If I am arrested. " lu- said , "others of high standing will bo arrested too. I can assure you. I shall have cabinet ministers and ex- ministers to keep mo company in Jail. In ISM ) I inspected tlio books of the thinks now involved in the scandals and 1 found serious irregularities in the bookkeeping , both of the National bank and the Hank of Koine. I warned the government that the National b.ink would certainly collapse sooner or Inter unless drastic reforms were undertaken at once. My oQlelal superiors , bowover , com pelled mo to make a report exactly contrary to tlio facts as I had found them and stated them. " Sig , do Monzilli acknowledged that in the case of the Hank of itoino his propho- elos had not yet proved true , although fu ture developments , ho said , would justify them. The persistence of the reports that Signor Laeau , minister of Justice and commerce , who managed the last elections for the gov ernment , is implicated in the scandals , lias led everybody to expect that ho will resign , anil his resignation , Sig. Mon/illi said , would bo followed by startling exposures. Monzilli also assorted that Uati/i , minister of the public household , some time ago bor rowed 1C : > 0.000 francs from the Hank of Homo , which ho subsequently repaid. This statement hns been confirmed from several sources. Sig. Moiuilll gave the reporter a list of ministers and ex-ministers who had been subsidized in various ways by , the , banks now in trouble , and earnestly re quested that in case ho bo arrested the list bo published at oneo. IIOltSON O.V TKIAL. Mimager of tlio Anglo-American Ilnnk Tells IIli Story In Court. [ CopurlaMal 11O3 tin Jamts Oorttin IlennM. ] PAIIIS , Jan. 80. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun BEE. ] The trial of Hobson - son , ex-manager of the Anglo-American bank , commenced today in the assues court , President Maintainet on the bench. Advo cate General Bonnin conducted the prose cution , while tlio Anglo-American bank , which had asked to bo joined with the prosecution as a party plain tiff , -was rejjrcscntod.c.-isai.by.WWaiaTIflcS Bernard."The counsel'for defendant was Frederic Allain Hobson , who has been in prison since the Oth of August , looked palo and in bad health. Ho was unable to talk French with sufficient fluency , and his inter rogatory was conducted with the assistance of an interpreter , who , by the way , seemed to know not much more of English than Hobson does of French , so faulty and in accurate were many of his trans lations. In his examination Hobson ad mitted that his account at the bank was overdrawn some 24,000 francs. He claimed , however , that this was ' done with the consent of President Gormann and Cashier Martinclll , and constituted a debt and not embezzlementall the more so as while ho received the above salary , ho was allowed to draw in order to expend the money in drumming up customers for the bank. In the course of the examination the in teresting point came out that the Anglo- American bank was incorporated under the laws of West Virginia , and was not regis tered in New York , where it claimed to have its head oflico. This head ofilco was that of the company's secretary , a member of the New York bar. Also that ono of the princi pal stockholders was Mrs. Gormann , wlfo of the former bank president , against whom an indictment is pending hero. The other stockholders , six or seven in number , had only paid in small sums , while the only real public oftlco the company possessed was Iho Paris branch. I'heso assertions of Hohson concerning the bank were not materially shaken by the wit nesses for the prosecution , and it was fur ther shown that the bank was not regis tered in Paris in accordance with the French laws. laws.Mrs. Mrs. Gormann testified to the fact that she had put most of her money , about $100- 000 Into the bank. A sworn accountant trstlflod to the ex amination of the books , which showed that Hobson had overdrawn his account some ii'J.OOO francs , and Gormann had overdrawn his some f)0,000 francs , while Mantinclll was indebted about .1,500 francs. For the defense a largo number of Ameri cans residing in Paris testified to Hobson's good and honorable reputation ; that they had always seen him acting subordinately to Gormann , and that ho was zealous in drum ming up customers for the bank , and they believed the money ho was accused of appro priating had been expended in entertaining and treating such persons as ho thought would make desirable customers. The sym pathy of the entire American portion of the audicnco was evidently with Hobson , who seems to have been more of a fool than a knave in the whole affair. After a long speech from the bank's counsel court ad journed to tomorrow morning when'after tie ) conclusion of the speeches , the case will bo submitted to the Jury. Ills Strike In Itlidil-IVstli. Briu-PKSTll , Jan. 30. The effort of IJus- slan socialists to foment trouble in the government small arms factory in this city culminated today in the strike of 1MX ) men The men first made a demand upon the manager for an increase of wages , which ho refused to consider. The men then quit work. The strikers marched ' 3 the works on the outskirts of the city and compelled the men at the forges to stop work and join them. The police have arranged to prevent n rojxitlUou of this coercion tomorrow. Appealed tn Dinlor C'lemeuey. CITV or MEXICO , Jan. a ) . The attorney de fend Ing Colonel Hernandez , under sentence of death on the chirrgo of treason in aiding Caturhm Garza to evade the Mexican troops a year ago , has appealed for clemency to Diaz. Aiuitliur ( 'uldnet C'rliU. , CiiiiiHTUXA , Jan. 30 , The radicals In the Storthing , who have suffered the question to resv for sjmo time , have resolved , it is stated , to refuse the usual credit for diplo- matlc expenses , thus rebuking King Oscar for his refusal to sanction n consular sjstem apart from that of Sweden. It Is believed that this action on the part of the radicals will compel King Oscar to dismiss M. Stcen , the radical premier , and will bring the con sular question to an acute point , as between the king and the Norwegian radicals. IN Tiii : I'IINCII : citAMitr.it. I'rrss I.iiw * Hi ranted liy tlio Semite Ap pro * I'd-1)1 her I'roerodliiB . I'AHW. Jan. HO. The Senate today voted urgency on a motion that persons refusing to tell the whole truth when examined by a magistrate bo liable to the penalties in flicted UIKIII perjurers. The vote was op posed by the royalist senators , who believed that It was aimed at Deputy Dolahaye , who refused to answer suvor.il questions put to him by M. Franquevillo. The press laws committee In the Chamber of Deputies today approved the amendments made by the Scnato to bills providing for punishment of nffcns.-s against foreign rulers and their diplomatic representatives and of incitement to revolt against the exist- Imr order. The session of the pjrliinipntnry eommlt- tco of inquiry today was devoted mostly to the discussion of the proper time for making a llnal retort. Deputy Harricn's motion for the imme diate appointment gf a reporter general and , consequently , the termination of the com missioners , was actively voted down. Deputy Gcrvillc Uoacho of tlio left then moved the appointment of a special reporter to demand from Deputy Delahayo complete , proofs as to the guilt of the members of the chamber whom he bad accused. This mo- lion was lost by a vote of 10 to IV Kventu- ally two sub-committees were appointed to inquire into the relations of deputies and editors to the Panama Canal company. TIIIV iui\v : HI.ODD. M. Heronlede and M. I'li'lion I'oiiglit it lluel Neiir runs Until \ViiiiiuliMl. PAIIIS , Jan. ! K ) . Dorouledo and Plehon fought a duel with swords this afternoon. The duel was the result of an insult offered by Derouledet o Plehon in the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday , when Derouledo called out to Plehon : "You nro M. Hoivs's sleeping partner. " Afterward In the lobby Derouledo repeated the words. A challenge was the result. It was reported on Monday that Derou ledo wished his seconds to defer llnal ar rangements for the duel until Deputy Pichon explained why ho felt insulted by a mention of his relations to Cornelius Horz. The duel was , however , not deferred. Swords wore the weapons and the two men fought with considerable vimlietivencss. Pichon , who is a co-laborer with M. Clemcncoau on the La Justice , being evidently anxious to injure Derouledo. The latter succeeded in wound ing Pichon seriously in the ribs while Derou ledo himself received a scratch from Plchon's sword in the face. The seconds then de clared honor satisfied and Plchon's wound received immediate attention. Dpi'ouledo was warmly congratulated by his friends. Irish 1'olltlfH. LONDON , Jan. BO. The now radical party at its meeting this evening mustered eighty members. It was decided that the party should make every effort to secure the dis cussion in the house of radical measures. A meeting of Irish unionists resolved to fight the Gladstonlan program at every step. Tlio liberal unionists resolved that tho. party endeavor to compel the government to introduce the subject of .autonomy before any other question of the homo rule pro gram. , Me * ; , Jan , HO. All the foreign life liisiinim'o companies doing business in this country have Instructed their agents to discontinue business in Mexico , as the re cently imposed tax makes the business a losing ono. The companies had about de cided to withdraw anyway , tlio death claims in Mexico being greater in proportion to the amount of insurance written than in any country in the world. JJV TllK J/.I.V7J.S Ol' ' Creditors of tlio 1'lttntown , I'n , , Iron C m. piiny AHk Itrlluffrnm tlio Court * . Piin.Annu'itiA , Pa. , Jan. 80. On an equity bill suit by a number of creditors , the com mon pleas court today appointed receivers to take charge of the business of tlio Pittstown Iron company , Pittstown , Pa. The equity bill estimates the company's liabilities at . . . , exclusive of JSSI.OOO capital , and claims that the concern is insolvent and its directors are unable to continue work for want of funds. It is alleged that the busi ness is still valuable , that if it is maintained tt will probably bo able to pay a largo amount of its indebtedness , if not all. The receivers are Jacob Fegoly and Wil liam M. Gordon of Pittstown. The company employs li,000 men and has a plant estimated to bo worth $3,000,000 , and a product on hand and in progress worth not far from $1,000,000. and with bills receivable to the amount of $3.-i,000. A director of the company said this even ing that the company's embarrassment was brought about by continued investments to keep up with modern Improvements.o \ thought that the company will bo able to continue. Naval Acuiluiuy Vacancies. AW. , Jan. c13. ! The following vacancies will occur at tlio Naval academy at the May examinations : From Alabama 8 , Arkansas 1 , California 2 , Colorado 1 , Illinois : ) , Indiana 1 , Iowa" , Kansas 'J , Ken tucky ! ) , taulslnnn 1 , Massachusetts . Michigan IS , Minnesota - , Mississippi 1 , Missouri 4 , Nebraska ! ( , Now Jersey 1 , New York 4 , Ohio 1 , Oregon gen 1 , Pennsylvania 5 , Uhodo Island 1 , South Carolina 1 , Texas 4. Washington 1 , West Virginia 1 , Wisconsin ! l , at largo 1. After the llnal graduation of the sixth class , now at sea , thcro will bo the following va cancies : From Arkansas 1 , Colorado 1 , Illi nois 5 , Indiana U , Iowa 1 , Kansas 2 , Mary land 1 , Massachusetts 1. Michigan 1 , Missis sippi 1 , Missouri 1. Now York S , Ohio S , Pennsylvania fl , South Carolina ! ! , Tennessee 1 , Wisconsin 4 , Arizona 1. .Miner * Crushed to Drutli. STUDATOH , 111. , Jan 30. While thrco miners , Michael Davidson , Michael Haley and Joseph Smith , employed In Peter Hyan's coal shaft , were sitting in the mine eating their dinner today , a rock weighing several tons fell upon them , crushing them Into a shapeless mass. Haley and Davidson leave families in a destitute condition. .Movi'inontB of Ocean SIcumcrK , Jiunmry 30 , At Glasgow Arrived State of Nebraska , from Now York. At Now York -Arrived Thingvalla , from Christiana ; Fulda , from Genoa ; Fucrst Bis marck , from Hamburg ; Bovic , from Liver pool.At At Boston Arrived Michigan , from Liv erpool. * Killed llliiiM-lliiml Wife. GAi.vr.sTox , Tex. , Jan. 39. ANcwsCotulla special says : Yesterday evening , Sheriff Joseph Tumllnson , while visiting at Enciiml , shet and killed hU wife , and committed suicide. Family trouble is the supposed cause. _ _ I'lillicr unit Sun .Murdered , TiiAVF.it , Mo' . , Jan. -Samuel Sachs , a merchant , and his son , in a quarrel with Jim Dawson Saturday night , were killed by the latter , who escaped. Committed Sulililr. HOT SriiiNos , Ark. , Jan. ! ! 0. Andrew Has- kins , a wealthy citizen of Portland. N. D. , while temporary insane , committed suicide hero this uiorulng. . Injured Iiim1 > erinim llutttni ; llrtt r > ST. PA > i. , Minn. , Jan. itO.Tho Injured In the lumbermen's excursion at Kent , 111 , Sat urday are iloirio' well aud no more deaths uru likely. PROFESSIONAL CRACKSMEN Safe of L. Lowman & San of McOook Opened mid Looted , CASH AND DIAMONDS WERE SECURED Work of tlio Itoliher * Accomplished U'ltli- out I.iMvhiK I ho Sllllti' | t ( 'liny by Which They .Might Ilo Traced Ki'imu\v Olllrliitu' Ititlil. McCooK , Nob. , Jan. ! U ) . [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Hr.i : . | The safe of U Lowman & Son , of this city wu roulu I H < u nUht of Its contents , consisting of fllVi , the proceeds of Saturday's silos after b.inking hours. A number of notes and other valuable papers together with Mrs. Lawman's diamonds which had been kept In the s.ifo were also carried away. The safe was locked Saturday nl.sjht when the store was closed and everything seemed secure. The burglars gained entrance by means of a back window and opened the s'ife and knoi'koil out the cash box with n hatchet which was conveniently near and left the Htoro b.v the back door , Nothing is mlsso 1 from the stock and the safe was opened without a scratch , evidently the work of iirofossloir.il cracksmen. . No clew has been found as yet to work on. _ AITIH : TIII : < ; AMHI.IKS. : Ilimllii { ' Mayor Drtcrnilnnl to Drlvu That ( Irntry from Iliti Clly. HASTIXOS , Neb. , Jan. ! M ) . [ Special Tele gram ! to Tun Bi'.nJ Mayor C. C. Kitten- house today issued orders to Chief of Police Wanseer for him to close up all the gambling Joints and dives of the city , and his instruo tlonn WITO obeyed. This is said to moan business and ono establishment is already preparing to move to Grand Island. A short time ago a boy was seen hanging around a deserted part of a grain elevator hero and IUK actions were su suspicious that another boy was hired to watch him. The first lad went under the elevator and after ho left an Investigation showed n largo quantity of cigars , tobacco and .similar goods anil a bunch of seventeen keys. The.se keys were found to lit the doors of a number of business houses and will show how the gang of kid thieves which the authorities have been ti'Aiiiff to break up , operate. Knliloil iiilnlnl. KcAiiNF.y , Nob. , Jan. ! ! 0. [ .Special to TUB Bnn. ) The police force of the city , together with Sheriff Nutter , raided a Joint on thu south side Sun Jay morning about ! t o'clock itnown as Lledercratit/ . They captured twenty-three persons indulging in poucr and other gamhling schemes. Jack Dwyer , the keeper of the resort , was found guilty of selling liquor without a license and had to take a stay on paying his lino. A few cases of beer were fount ! In the place. Police court has been busy all day taking care of the law breakers , Tim Pirn Iti'coi-il. Monsis HMTK. Nob. , Jan. 150. [ Special Tel egram to Tnc Bui : , ] Tlio residence of II , T. Slack was destroyed by flro at 0 o'clock thl-i morning , Mrs. Slack was sicic in bed mid was wlth.dlfllculty taken from the burning house on a touch' and carried ton neighbor' * residence. 'Tlio'nr ; "oVIgliiiitod Irani 'a do- fectlvo ( luo. The loHS'ljfpartlally coVered by Insurance. This Is llio .second lillie within Ik year that Air. Slack has been burned out. HOT SriiiXds , S. D..lan , ! ! 0. [ Special Tele gram to Tun UKK. ] Two frame buildings owned by F. T. Kvans , occupied as a res taurant and grocery store , burned thin morning. The loss is 1,000 , Insurance f'J.OOO. 1'vxKii.ir miirivEi > ix .tuaunr.i. , ; .Mr. lIliiliic'H Memory Honored nt Ills Old J .Miilnu Home. AucirsTA , Me. , Jan. 30. While tlio last honors were being paid over the remains of the late James G. Blalno at Washington this afternoon , regular funeral services wcroliold in the Congregational church in this city , so that the people , among whom the de parted statesman began his career , might attest their regard for him as a man nii ( their sorrow at his death. The church was llllod-ovor 1,000 persons being present in- i eluding the clergymen of the city. The altar was dr.iped with tlio national colors nnd at the front of It was placed a largo portr.ilt of the dead statesman , with a black mourning back ground , relieved b.v sintlnx entwined about , the portrait. The Blalno family pew was hung with lloral'emblems , evergreens and wbito roses. After the regular services remarks were made byilon. John W. Brad bury. Ho is 01 years of age , and when ho spoke of the ways ot Providence , by which a man of Mr. Blaine's ago. when ut the zenith of his possibilities , should bo taken and those advanced in ago and of llttlo use fulness left , the scene was very affecting , Kcsolutlnns of affectionate regard , favorIng - Ing the Interment of Mr. Hlnlno's remains lu Augusta , were ordered sent to the family. TcHllnimiy In tint Homestead ro PiTTSituim , Pa. , Jan. ISO. At the morning session of the Beatty Homestead poisoning case a number of witnesses were examined to Impeach the credibility of the witnesses Gallagher and Davidson , the confeased poi soners. In the afternoon Hugh S. Dempsey , master workman of the Knights of Lalior , convicted last week , was put on the stand. He denied that ho authorized Beatty to hlro Gallagher to go to Homestead and poison nonunion workmen. Dempsey then related his connection witli Gallagher rind Beatty. Ho said he told them to go to the mill and secure for him the number of men at work there and what was being done , and that Gallagher made a report to him In accord ance , subsequently. Suit to Compel Suiiiliiy Optmlng of tlio 1'iilr. CHICAGO. 111. , Jan. ! ! 0. Arguments on the bill to compel the World's fair directors to open the gates on Sunday because the fair Is located on public grounds were begun today before Judge Tuloy. The attorneys for the bill cited all the bills of rights enacted since the time of Kmpcror Justinian , to show that any man on earth has the right to walk into JacKson park on any day ho pleased. It was also alleged that the park commissioners had no right to turn the place over to a corjiora- tlon and that the latter had no right to charge for admittance to the p.frlc. Argu ments will bo resumed tomorrow , I.ynif ; In State. Nnw YOIIIC , Jan. 80. The remains of Gen eral Abncr Doubleday have been brought here from New Jcrsoy , and today are lying In state In the city hall. Adjutant C. L. Gunn and Officer of the Guard .1. C. I ng , Jr. , went with the body to Washington this afternoon. They will bo mot by a number of resident members of I/ifayctto post , including General Cyrus Bubsoy , General A.V. . Greely and CofoneJ Frank Jones. The body of General Doubleday - day will bo interred In Arlington tomorrovr with military honors. o All Danger ofu I'lood , I'u. , Jan. 1W.--AH danger of a Hood has passed. The rivers are now falling and the Ice Is moving out quietly. The only damage was on the Allcgneny river , and was caused by an liiuncn.su quantity of ice and debris flouting against the lumber rafts of Kopp & Vopgoly. and floating them down the river ; further on a coal boat , partly tilled with coal , wait sent to the bottom tom of the river. A coal float there was also badly damaged , The loss Is estimated at