Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWENTY-SECOND YEA K : OMAHA , MONDAY MORNWSG , FEBRUARY 0 , 1893. NUMBER 230.
MAY ELECT TODAY
Bcnatorial Condition at Lincoln is Asenmiiig
a Very Critical Aspect
ALL PARTIES ARE EXTREMELY ALERT
Every Phase of the Absorbing Question
Being Carefully Canvassed.
ANSWER RESTS WITH THE REPUBLICANS
Result of the Conference This Morning May
Settle the Election.
FIVE DEMOCRATS STILL HOLD OUT
btntmirt Hiinrlmni Have S'uorn Xever to
Vole for nn Inilepenilent Poinll | l Are
Anilonn lint Apparently Confident
SometliliiK Apt to Occur.
LINCOLN , flcb . Frb. 5. [ Special Telegram
to THE Bnn jLot j not your heart bo
troubled There will be no senatorial elec
tion tomorrow unless the republicans
so will The vote. In all probability ,
will l > e nearly a rej > etitlon of that of Satur
day , with the same five democrats holding
out and preventing the election of the popu
list nominee , provided the republicans take
CAUCUS action in the moiiiimr. If such cau
cus action is not taken , be prepared to see a
complete upsetting of the railroad plans , fol
lowed by the election of Allen by republican
votes ,
What the republicans will do cannot be
foretold , as thej will hold a conference in
the morning and then and there decide upon
thelrcourse The program is to taKe a re
cess immediately after roll call , and the re
publicans will then go into the conference
room That a recess will be taken is prac
tically certain , as the democrats will vote
with them for that purK | > se , and Ihc inde-
IKTiideuts will not be able to secure enough
strength to prevent it.
It Is not Improbable that the republicans
will conclude to stay by Thurston through
the day and give him another trial , although
there is no prospect that ho will secure a7iy
more than the sixtjone votes that have been
his for the past three days.
DeniorrnlK Are MeiulftKt.
The flVe democrats held a meeting this
evening in the room of Senator Babcock and
renewed their obligations not to go to on in
dependent , even if by so doing they pre
vented nn election and made It necessary for
Govcnior Crouuse to appoint a senator for
the next two years. The republicans will bo
asked to go to Morton , and the five hope
that this request will bo complied with , but
whether it is or not it is stated that under
no circumstances will any of the five ever go
to an indejiendent.
Morton is said to have assured the live
that ho never would ask one of them to go
over , and the five declare that even if he did
it would make no difference.
It is stated that Boyd is not urging the
delivery of the democratic votes at this
time , and the ] > ositive assertion is made that
ho could not deliver ono of the five if ho
chose to do so. North has been regarded as
the only ono that the ex-governor could de
liver and color has boon lent to the state-
mint that ho would yield -tw such influence
by the fact that ho is a candidate for the
office of collector of internal revenue , but ho
Informed the other four tonight that much
as ho wanted the office , he would never go
back on the agreement Into which he had
; entered lth them.
Ills One Vet Xot Knougli.
Even If ho should go over , it would not
change the situation , as the republicans
( would immediately demand a call of the
house and the lieutenant governor would sus
tain the call Clarke would be brought hero
and the | * ojnihsts would still IK ) ono short' of
the number necessary to elect their
man It is asserted V'lat ' it
would bo an utter imjiosslbility for the inde-
( jicndcnts to secure more than sixty-six votes ,
' flther for Judge Allen or for any other can
didate whom they might place in the field ,
ns the five have declared upon their oaths
that no jwpullst slrill go to the senate by
their votes. If they adhere to their iwsitlon ,
and they solemnly pledge each other that
there is not enough money or offices in the
Vnlted States to induce them to change their
minds , there Is absolutely no chance for an
' Independent candidate until he can secure
! assistance from the republicans.
| Some Tear * Allayeil.
1 On the other hand , the new phase of the
situation will require the independents to
take their pick of a republican or trust to
the Judgment of Governor Crouuso to select
t one to their liking. This latest whirl of the
present Kaleidoscope has bcen.the means of
i nllnjing srvera ! disagreeable cases of pal
pitation of the heart among the republicans.
Tht indi'pinlcnts have been i-onfident all
day that sin c" > ss would Us theirs on the mor
row ait 1 thej have been encouraged in this
IK lit-f by the assertions of many of the dem
ocrats hen- , who have talked just ns much
as if they had a vote in the matter.
Ames of Douglas has been the most im
portant man in the city this evening , and
since his return from Omaha has fluttered
from o.ic i lai-o to another with a conscious
sense nf the responsibility resting UIHUI him.
lit" has been Mattered by the independents
until he Is actually distressed with the bur
den of t'Uftluir nn independent semtor that
1ms Uoni dumped u ) > on his shoulders. Ho
lias be n tailoring to point out to his live fel
low demon-its the error of tholr ways , but
liis niissionaiv work has l oeu uiscourag-
Inglj barren of results. Ho wont over
to the * 1-indfll hotel and hold a conference
will- idgc Alien but
, whether he rwivod a
favorable prciuilso rogardimr his candidacy >
for the onlc of Internnl ruvenuo collector is
sometliitig that has notyot been made known
to an .ai\l 'js world.
Some. Thinking Oolne On.
The effect of the U'nll street telegrams to
the democrats Is bccoiuluif apparent tonight
and many of the populists sire Inquir
ing why it was that the national
end of democracy did nut man-
frst a d slro to assist Powers
when he was a candidate , if the comiug d-
nunlsiratlnn fools so kindli disposed4owaM
the indc | > f n lents as they would have U IKJ-
lievod , Tin. , usk what | nticuUr feature-
ivgar Ilii. ' Judge Allen is so UliutUe to the
doir.vrats , an-l are wondering If U Is boca -
ca 'At lie u..ixl to IKa druxii-rnt himself and
ran for congress on that U > ke-t in Iowa l > o-
fore Iiot.irro to Nebraska sixcurs go ,
when 1. aUicd himself with th - domlnaia
part } l.kh was icvubijiu | !
llourbunt are Ulunlng.
The fact of the matter is that the demo
crats do not i > roi cse to elect Judge Allen
and hare not lieen dlsi > os d to do any
thing of that kind any "of the
time. They have been running a
cold , ' lammy bluff from the start
and have 'been throwing Just enough votes
to the independent nominee to scnre the re
publicans. They knew just what they were
banking on , and have trusted to the "srarl-
ness" of the republicans to make their trick
( successful.
Tlu1 scheme was concocted by the railroad
manager * as soon ns they realized that it
would be imiiossible to elect Thurston. They
are nov seeking to convince the republicans
that the ? will elect Allen unless the re
publicans will come over and make Boyd or
Morton. They trust that the ruse will be
successful , and that they wilHiiive a rail
road democrat. Inasmuch as they ain't have
a railroad republican.
The threat is not working worth a cent , as
there an1 several anti-monopoly republicans
who coolly declare that they would infinitely
prefer Allen to cither Morton or
Boyd , and there is every Indica
tion that if the attempt is made
to throw the republican caucus
to either of these democrats in the morning ,
enough republicans will go to Allen to matte
him senator without the assistance of the
democrats. The stupendous bluff is doomed
to die an ignominious death.
Only ii I'ctr In "SlcJit.
The hotel rotundas were comparatively
deserted today. It was not because the
members had gone home , as very few of
them had loft the city. Neither was it
owing to indifference as to what was to come
at tomorrow's joint session , for ail were
keenly alive to the situation , and a vast
amount of work was being done It was not
being done In such a manner us to catch the
eyciifthe public , however , and that was
why so few of the workers were risible.
The republican steering committee was on
the jump all day. but they were no more
active than were the indept-ndent and demo
cratic engineers. All sorts of rumors were
afloat , and were eagerly discussed by the
few who congregated in the usual places ,
t Among the stories that have leaked out ,
among the many that have reached the pub
lic ear throuun the medium of the political
po-tmortems that have been held on the
siruation during the past twenty-four hours
is one explaining how it happened that W
L. Greene was so ready-to lie down and
"sacrifice his i > ersonal ambition for the rood
of the party. " As is well known he has
ben for years a chronic ofllce seeker , and it
is stated that he was induced to get otT the
track by the promise that if Allen was
elected senator Greene s&ould be made
United States district prosecuting attorney ,
the position now filled by Ben S. Baker.
The arrangement is said to be that the iudo-
jHrndents shall have one of the big oflices ,
and tbls is the one. They are also to have a
number of the small ones , clerkshiiis and
places of that kind , but Greene is said to be
booked for the only real plum in sight.
THIS WIKK iVOXIIUKSS. .
I'orcc.ist of the ' ,
Proposc',1 Legislation as Out
lined ! > } the Committees.
WASIUXOTUX , D. C. , Feb. 5. Tomorrow will
mark the beginning of the last four weeks of
the Fifty-second congress and the clash of
interests demanding attention which must
inevitably arise from the announcements al
ready made promise an exceedingly lively
legislative ' week. These subjects include
such imortant ] measures as the bill. for the
repeal of the silver purchase act : for the es
tablishment of a national quarantine : to pre
vent dealings in futures ( the anti-optio
bill ) , and for the establishment of a general
bankrupt law.
A discussion , the end of which , before the
session closes , cannot bo foreseen unless
brought about by the presentation of appro
priation bills , is likely to be precipitated in
the'senato at the very beginning , if Mr. Hill
parries out his intention of asking the sen
ate to determine whether or not it will take
up the bill to repeal the silver purchase law.
Much pressure is being brought to bear ujxm
Mr. Hill not to press the motion , but so far
ho has given no Indication of yielding to the
importunities addressed to him.
Mr. Harris has given notice that ho will
nt the same time ask the senate to take up
the quarantine bill. These motions will
come up in the morning , and several will
cause no debate , but if Mr. Hill's motion pre
vailed then Mr. Teller's implied threat of
talking out the session would besin to work.
Will Xot Antagonize Sherman.
Senator Cullom will endeavor to have the
bills for the amendment of the interstate
commerce law disjiosed of this week , but
will probably not antagonize Mr. Sherman's
desire to get the Nicaragua canul bill out of
the senate and over to the house. Proba
bilities favor the conclusion thut the legisla
tion upon matters of general public moment
accomplished by the senate will be almost
entirely confined to such bills as the. appro
priations committee may call up. The pro
gram of the house for the week is fairly well
outlined except as respects the anti-options
bill.
bill.Mr.
Mr. Hatch , for reasons of his own , de
clines to say what move ho intends to make
with regard to it. Monday is suspension
day and the filibusterersare looking forward
to the day with anxiety. There seems to be
a disposition to obstruct each bill as it comes
up , regardless of the feeling toward the
measure itself for fear the rapid passage
may ho the harbinger of hope to some mor6
objectionable bill further down the list.
Mr. Hatch has asked for recognition in or
der to call up the Paddock pure food bill ,
and the sin-alter will give him the opportu
nity desired. Besides the pure food .bill , the
measures which are most likely to "be con
sidered under suspension of the rules are
the bids for the admission of Utah Into the
nation us a state , the Torrey bankruptcy
bill and the New York bridge bill.
Wednesday is the day named in the con
stitution for counting the electoral vote , and
Thursday and Friday \ \ ill br devoted to a
discussion of cloture and of the silvcr-quiw-
tton. It cannot be told at this time whether
or not the efforts to lorce the silver qmstion
to a vote will lx > successful. The appropria
tion bills will monopolize most of the time
of the house not occupied by silver , the
electoral count and suspension of the rules.
TIIK DlMTIl IIULU
Snililen Ilemlxe of Mr * . William C. Whitney
In Xew York.
Nn YOKK , Fob. S. Mrs. William C. Whit
ney , wife of the ex-secretary of the navy ,
died ut her home. No.- West Fifty-seventh
street , at il o'clock this morning , of heart
disease. " "
Only Mr. Whitney and the nurses who at
tended her during her illness wore present
at the death bed. The end came unex-
poctodly.
Dr. J. Wood McLane. who with Dr. Charles
MeBumei. has been attending Mrs. Whit
ney , loft hero at 11 : ) last night , as at that
\hour it was not oxpecteJ Mrs. Whitney's
illness would take a serious turn before
morning. Mr.Whitr sat up until 2 o'clock ,
at which hour ho rctiied and the hose was
darkened. A few minutes before 3 one of
the nurses hastily summoned him and bo
hurried to Mrs. Whitney's room , reaching
there just in time too sec her expire.
Tli" death of Mrs. Willing awakened
wtauMinvud symjiathyv throughout the
countrv und all day telrjrranis and messages
of roucUilenco were received b\ the fnuiilv.
Dr. McBurnoy said toniiht that Mrs.
Whitney's death was due to an affi-etion of
the heart of long standing : which became
pronouuml about it month airo. For the
jvisl ten days she bus IK U < wiiline < l to tier
iKsl , but It was only during the lust live days
of thut time that her cnuiiitiuii , v s alarm
ingThu
Thu funeral will take place at 10 o'clock
Tuesday forenoon from ht. Bartholomew's
church , Madison avenue.
MAY COME TO ANNEXATION
Probable Outcome of the Hawaiian Commis
sioners' Visit to Washington.
INCLINATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT
Notion * of a 1'rntertnrnte llx p lleen Ahan-
ilnneil HIM ! the reeling XowUThat
the Iillml * Minulil Itr At-
taehed at Oner.
WASIIIXOTOX , D. C. . Feb. 5. [ Special Tele-
pram to THE Bnn. ] "The first art of diplo
macy is silence. "
This It the sentence which Secretary of
State Foster is credited with having uttered
to the Hawaiian commissioners when their
credentials were presented and their intro
ductions accomplished at the Department of
State yesterday.
These words cannot .be Interpreted . a
rebuke to the columns of newspaper inter
views with which the commissioners have
bombarded the country in their transit froiu
the Golden Gate to the national capital. In
all their statements the representatives of
the provisional government of Hawaii have
confined themselves to narratives of the
bloodless revolution. Their voluminous ac
counts of this event have contained nothing
us to their proposition to bo submitlol to
this government in detail beyond the gen
eral statement that they desired annexation.
It was a natural result of these Indefinite
announcements that President Harrison and
his cabinet advisers caused it to bo known
that they favored a protectorate as a pre
liminary step to annexation rather than im
mediate annexation Itself.
This hesitancy was in no small part caused
by the belief tint a movement for imme
diate annexation would involve in the
first place , an extension of the bounty for
American sugar to the Hawaiian islands ,
and in the next place a long discussion in
congress as to the treatment of the fran
chise in the new territory , and the abroga
tion of existing contracts for Asiatic labor ,
not to speak of the setting up of additional
barriers ! against the influx of Chinese and
Japanese from the Sandwich islands to the
Pacific coast.
Some Thing * They AVunt.
Secretary Foster's injunction of diplomatic
silence has had its effect. The Hawaiian
commissioners since their arrival in Wash
ington. i while talking freely have s lid noth
ing. i Despite their commanded reserve , cer
tain elementary conditions which will under
lie the negotiations between them and the
United States government has become clear.
The first demand of the commissioners will be
for absolute annexation as an integral portion
tion of the United States , with a status cor
responding to that of a territory with a cov-
ernor appointed by the president , but with
out a local legislature.
Commissioner Marsden , who is only second
in rank to Mr. Thurston among the com
missioners. said today that the form of ad
ministration ' which the leaders of the blooa-
less revolution most desire would be some
thing similar to the government of the Dis
trict of Columbia , that is to say , a board of
commissioners appointed by the president ,
having full control of the levying and collec
tion of taxes , the receipt of customs , the
control of jiolk'e and the management of the
courts. Such a form of government as this
would debar from the exercise of a franchise
a vast and uuwieldly mass of natives , as well
as about . ' ( .1,000 Chinese and Japanese la
borers , while at the same time it would
insure to each of them their rights to hold
proiKTty and to maintain an equality under
the law.
Objection Ilaseil on Sugar.
One objection which has been urged 1
against the annexation of Hawaii is that 1I
such step would extend to the islands the
benefits of the bounty for the production of (
sugar which exists under the McKinley act.
The Hawaiian commissioners , it is learned '
authoritatively , are prepared to waive the
privilege absolutely rather than yield all 1
jiossibillty of annexation. They make this
suggestion in order to offset the criticism
that they are prompted a selfish motive ;
indeed one of the commissioners has stated
that they would be willing to accept an act of
congress which expressly barred Hawaii
from all participation now or in future of
sugar bounty. Similar reservations
nave been made toward the terri
tories in the acts governing their
admission into the union , so there appears to
be no president in constitutional law or in
congressional practice to interfere with an
nexation under such qualifications.
The attitude of the administration which
at first favored a protectorate , has since the
arrival of the Hawaiian commissioners
changed to one favoring immediate annexa
tion. President Harrison has always looked
upon a protectorate as merely a preliminary
step toward annexation , The expressions of
opinion in congress have made it evident
that despite the brief time remaining be
tween now and March 4 , it may be easily
uossible to pass the bill providing for an
nexation.
Not a Tarty Question.
Not since the controversy with Chili has
there been so marked nnabsnceof merely
partisan feeling upon any subject as that of
the acquisition of the Sandwich Islands.
This consensus of opinion has removed the
chief objection to the immediate annexation
of the islands insofar ah it has seemed to
make it possible to pass the requisite bill
through both branches of congress within
theii -xt four weeks.
While this feeling in consress has had its
effect it is undoubtedly true that the deter
mined ( Msition of the commissioners to take
annexation or nothing has led to
an abandonment of the idea of
a protectorate. They have said that if this
government insisted UIKHI talking of a pro
tectorate they would be compelled to close
the negotiations and return to their homes.
The administration is naturally not dersirous
of bringing all negotiations summarily to an
end by thus insisting upon n protectorate as
the basis of discussion. The commis
sion staled today that they were well
pleased with their reception by Secre
tary of State Foster and that they had
every reason to feel -ouraged. . There can
be only one interpretation of this encourage
ment. It seems that their overtures of an
nexation have boon favorably received and
that annexation has already been made the
basis 7)f ) iiction by this government. The ad
ministration is much freer to act UJKIII an
nexation jiolicy than it was five dajs airo.
when it seemed apparent that British blus
ter would intervene to cause diplomatic com
plication and inevitable delays. Mr. Glad
stone , with his w ll known cordial feeling
toward this country , has urovented any ob
jection from being entered openly in Parlia I-
ment to the negotiation with Hawaii.
Hun it Clear Track.
While President Harrison would not bo
likely to yield to British threats , it is of
coars ? much more easy to act with England
uuopK | > sed to the annexation of Hawaii than
It would lie with such a j > owerful nation pre
senting a belligerent force.
The coming week will l an active one in
diptoinatir circles. It is not likely , however ,
thin any delinlu * plan can lie framed or even
outlined before the latter part of the week.
The present arrangement is that the com
missioners shall not meet President Harrison
uutilafU'r he has revietved a statement from
United States Minister Storriih by the regular
malls from Honolulu. It is tha belief of the
commissioners that a definite plan of action
will lie fully under way by the end of this
wwk , and that Its ammipltshuent will
therefore be only a question of how quickly
congress can act.
Several of the best parliamentarians of )
congress said today that they dll not see
how It was possible to get through an annex-
ation bill when the prwtent. calendar * of the
senate and IIOUWB w re already cr > iwdf-l
with such essential ininsurM as the great
appropriation bills , 'as < wdl as a llotllla of
meritorious private' blllwhich Justly de
manded action. . t P. S. IL
AWAITIXCJ DKVKMM'.M i\TS.
Hawaiian < ' < imiiiU lmiM-j Spend Snnilny
QnletlyTlri Ttielr Hotel.
WASHINGTON. D.J. ' . . Fob. " . . The Hawaiian-
annexation commissioners spent n quiet Sun
day. passing most Of the time Innhelr rooms
at their hotel.
Mr. Carter , who was n resident of Wash
ington for sometime while his father was
Hawaiian minister to this country , found
time to renew some of his acquaintances of
that period , but the other gentlemen saw no
one except several onllcrs at the hotel.
Among the callers were Commander Good
rich of the United States navy and Mr. J. B.
Montgomery of Portland , Orel , the latter
of whom expressed to the commissioners his
belief that the entire Pa'-ific coast was
united in favor of the annexation of the
Islands to the United States.
Tin1 commissioners do not cxi > oct to have
any statement to make to the public regard
ing their errand until after the completion of
their conference with Secretary Foster.
They will be busily engaged during ttle in
tervals between these meetings with the
secretary in the preparation of the argument
which they will advance in supjwrt of their
application for annexation of the islands by
the United States.
It is s.iid that the conferences by the sec
retary and the * rommSssionrs will not be
anything more than a. formal one until after
the arri\-al of the next steamer from Hawaii ,
which is due at San Franci co on the 8th
iust. . bringing further advices as to the
situation of affairs upon the islands. The
State department expects to receive by that
steamer full reports from Minister Stevens
of the events in connection with the revolu
tion and what has occurred since.
KxpectlitK I'urUier Instruction * .
The commissioners also look for additional
instructions from the provisional government
with regard to their mission to this country ,
Until these communications have been re
ceived it is said that the commissioners will
not be presented to President Harrison.
Speaking of the probable course of events
on the islands. Commissioner Carter said
this afternoon that tli .provisional govern
ment would not undertake any legislative
action pending the negotiations with the
United States upon the "subject of annexa
tion. ihat the advisory council , which stands
in the stead of a legislature , will prob.ibly
repeal the lottery bill which the recent legis
lature passed the day' before it was pro
rogued by the lately deposed queen.
As long ago as November. Minister Ste
vens wrote a letter setting forth the advan
tages of the Hawaiian -islands to the Unitei'
States and the desirability of their acquisi
tion by the country , in which he said : "The
time is near when we must decide upon who
shall hold these islands as a part of their na
tional territory. It is not possible for them
much loncvr to remain alone. These people
and thf United States , will soon becom polled
by circumstances and events to decide
whether the Hawniiari islands will have
unity , liberty and autonomy , or become a
colonial possession of a European power.
What Webster , Clay and'Marcey said forty
years ago. and Seward , Fish and Elaine and
the administrations they represented cleaVly
jwrceived. may well now be considered by
the American
Detlralile l'r turri of the Island * .
* - ,
"The entire area' o4no islands is about
6.000 square milc.s. . IrC-nddition to sugar ,
which ii now much the largest product , the
soil and climate' nrc admirably adapted to
raising rice , bananas , oranges , coffee , grapes
and other crops. Well governed and prop
erly developed they arc capable of inajntnin-
ing a population of from 300.000 to 400XU
There are extensive ranches for the raising
of sheep and cattle. The harbors of
Honolulu and Pearl island , about six miles
apart , and entered by narrow channels , are
closely nankcd by mountains , so as to be
made impregiiabiy defensible , with not large
expense. Their ultimate | K > ssession by the
United States is of the utmost importance to
American commerce in the Pacific , which
promises vast development , if wisely carried
out and without much delay. "
sron. , HCXTKKS ix roitci ; .
Democrat * Already Arriving In Wnthlngton
to Secure Their Upward * .
WAsmxr.TO.v , D. C. , Feb. 5. Already a
considerable number of ofllce seekers have
arrived in Washington , and arc looking over
the ground , using congressional influence and
otherwise making every effort to secure ad
vantage in the coming race for the offices
which will be at the disposal of the incoming
ing administration. Many of them were
here eight years ago , but when Mr. Cleve
land assumes direction of governmental af
fairs four weeks hence , they will realize that
the classified civil service has even during
the present administration , absorbed many
places thought to b ? desirable.
The general land'ofllce will still have a few
places at its disposal. Among the number
are eventeen surveyors general , one each in
Arizona , Alaska , California. Colorado.
Florida. Idaho , Minnesota , Montana. Ne
vada , New Mexico , North Dakota. Louisiana ,
Oregon. South Dakota , Utah. Washington
and Wyoming. Tlw salaries attached to
these offices range from Jl.SOO in Florida ,
Louisiana , Minnesota and Nevada , to $2,700
in California.
t In a majority of the states the salary is
J2.500. There arc also 123 local land offices
with a register and a receiver at each with
salaries ranging from about ? i. " > 0 to
$3.000 the maximum. Two of these
offices are in 'Alabama , one in
Alaska , Arizona has two. Arkansas
four , California ten , Colorado thirteen. Flor
ida one , Idaho five , Iowa one , Kansas seven.
Louisiana two , Michigan two , Minnesota
five , Mississippi one Missouri three , Montana
five , Nebraska twelve. Nevada two , New
Mexico four. North Dakota five , Oklahoma
four , Oregon six. So th D.ikota eiirht , Utah
one. Washington seven , Wisconsin four and
Wyoming six.
Then there are eleven chiefs of division in
the general offlcowho receive a salary of
S'J.fKK ) apiece , one chief rlerk at 2,000 , ten
principal examiners utRJ.OOO. ; two law clerks
at W.i'iO. two law examiners at f'J.OlXI , one
receiving clerk at $1,800 , a confidential clerk
to the commissioner 'Y-ho receives f 1,000 and
a number of messengers and laborers whose
coniensation | ranges-from fOOO to fMU.
In tliebureauof patents theroareonly a very
few important places outside of the classi
fied service ami this is also the case in the
Indian bureau. The -jienslon onVc has less
than fifty places abope the lowest grade.
The richest field for ( the olhi-o seeker will be
the Postofilce .department , which has the
appointing of about 05.UKI postmasters.
.vor.iT THIS .stf.ss/o.v.
Sherman Sitter IJ rr Cmniint Ite Itepeulud
by ThU Concrc .
LAKEWOOU , N. .7. , Feb. 5. Congressman
W. L. Wilson of West Virginia spant last
evening with Mr. Cleveland and Dan-M.
Dickinson at the Cleveland cottage , and had
another long talk with the president-elect
today. Wilsoni when asked this evening
what prospect th silver bill has of passing
both houses of oongress before the end of
the i present session , said : "It depends
largely on the committee on rules. If
the committee reports a rule requiring
1 a final vote on the silver bill in n certain
time and the house divides to vote on the
imeasure I am satisfied the bill will piss the
house. In the sedate , however , then ; is
sufficient minority against the ra ] > eal of the
Sherman law to absolutely prevent the pas-
sago of the bill thisseasou. . The time Is too
short , In my opinion , for the rejviil of the
silver law at the prudent session. "
Wilson dec-lined to dISC-USD cabinet iwfcsi-
unties. Mr Cleveland remained quietly at
the cottage all day. Cleveland anuouiiml
this evening that h will remain hero all the
coming week in order to dlsjK > so of several
tmatters of Importance.
BRISBANE'S DAMAGING FLOOD
Hundreds of People in Queensland's Capital
Dis rting Their Homss.
MANY PERSONS REPORTED DROWNED
Soien llnnilnintin Miner * TerNh Willie at
Their U itrk surrounding IIIIU shel
tering Many Inh.ililtanU of tlio
Inumlitted Districts.
Hni iiANC , Feb. Feb. 5. Incessant rains
for several days have caused floods through
out Queensland. Part of this city is under
water. People are deserting low lyiug dis
tricts , as many houses are submerged to the
second floor and the water is still rising.
The towns of Bundaberg , Ipswich and
Bundamba are suffering most severely and
are threatened with total destruction. The
inhabitants have left their houses , and those
who have not fled to the higher lands have
taken refuge on the roofs of the highest
buildings.
All domestic animals and hundreds of cat
tle have been drowned. A largo loss of hu
man life is rejiorted. but nothing definite
can be ascertained as to the total number.
A mine near Bundamba was flooded and
seven minors were d rowncd.
In Ipswich many houses have collapsed
Goodna is entirely under water and the
Inhabitants have taken refuge on the hills.
Hundreds are homeless , without shelter and
without food. The loss of proi > ert.v is enor
mous. Cattle have been drowned by rhc thou
sand. K-iilways have been washed out and
telegraph lines have been broken. Moat rail
ways have stopped running trains.
.MONKY A XI )
( inlil Continue * to He In Pemiml In 1'raiief
lunl Au trl > i.
IXJNDON , Fob. 5. Discount was'firmer dur
ing the past week at 1 } per cent for three
months and 1 per cent for short. Gold con
tinues to be in demind in France and Aus
tria , taking bullion from this market when
ever an opportunity offers. The American
shipments hitherto have been sufficient to
meet demands , but it is recognized that the
American shipments are of an unusual char
acter and may at any time be suspended.
Home requirements favoa continuation of
easy rate. * and there is no prospect of a seri
ous drain on the Bank of England.
Silver has been fairly firm in spite of In
creased supplies. The demand from the east
is smaller , owintr to the value of money in
India and sterling exchange bcimr weaker by
the large dei-linings of consol bills in Jan
uary.
On the Stock exchange durins the week
prices generally were firm and then1 was a
more hopeful feeling. The chief dealings
were in the higher class investment secur
ities. There was an advance in consols for ex
port for the week. Forcitni securities. Egyp
tians , one-fourth of 1 per cent lower : Argen
tines fell I1 , , percent ; the delay in the Ar
gentine government in fulfilling the engage
ments of the guaranteed railways is causing
anxiety and uneasiness. Mexican's rose one-
half of I p r cent , Portuguese fell 1 > 4 i > er
cent. English railways generally were firm ,
but Gro4t-Wcstorn fell 'J ) < iier-ccnt , owing
to lowered dividends. American railway
securities were in peed demand at increas
ing values for the leading bonds of the better
class , which yield investors a good return ,
but business in the share market w.is al
lowed to remain'quiet avid there is hurJi.\
any change.
The shipments of gold and unsettled con
dition of silver still restrict dealings. Varia
tions for the weeK in pi-ices of American rail
way securities Include the following de
creases : Norfolk & . -Western. 1'4 percent ;
AVabash , preferred , one-half , .f 1 per cent :
Wabash , debentures , 1'4 per cent : Erie and
Atehison. three-fourths of 1 per cent-earh :
Central Pacific , one-fourth of 1 JUT cent :
Denver & Ute Grande , and Missouri. Kuns.is
& Texas one-half of 1 uer cent each.
Canadian securities were droopimr. Cana
dian Pacific fell three-fourths of 1 per cent :
Grand Trunk , consols , one-half of 1 per
cent ; Grand Trunk , first and second prefer
ence , IV percent each ; Mexican , ordinary
declined , one-half of 1 per cent , and Mexi
can , firsts , one-fourth of 1 per cent , while
seconds gained one-fourth of 1 | > er cent.
Mine shares were active. Kio Tintos rose
one-half of 1 per cent , Allsopp's brewery
fell ] } per cent.
MOKI : Titoi'Hi.K TIIKIATIXII : > .
Iloman Catholic * and I'roteht.inM Ht Mnlrlil
Have u Colll lon.
MADIIID , Feb. 5. The excitement caused
among Itoman Catholics by the opening of a
Protestant church in this < -ity several weeks
ago still treatens trouble. When the proles-
tants announced four days ago that they
would meet this afternoon in the theater
opposite the Jesuit college , the ] > olice feared
a counter demonstration to the Catholic
student riot in Barcelona.
When the Protestants assembled , today
they found a strong force of iwlico in anil
about , and about 100 of their guards drawn
up around the college. During the services
a petard exploded a few yards from the
theater. The services were cut short , and
the congregation hurried in a panic from the
theater. Nothing has been ascertained as to
the identity of the person who exploded the
l > ctard.
KOL'JlAXIAX CUSTOMS.
Prillc < rerillimnd iiml IIU Itrlile Itcceueil
nlth intIiiiHlH4in : ,
BrciiAiiEsT , Feb. ! > . In accordance with
Koumanlan custom , the weddings of thirty-
two peasant couples , representing the thirt.v -
two districts of Iloumama , were celebrated
today in the presence of Primv Ferdinand
and his bride. After the mirriajre ceremonies ,
the couples drove in thirty-two carriages ,
decorated with flowers , to the royal palai-e.
where a wedding dinner was served. King
Cnarles pave a purse filled with cold toevur.v
cquple and Crown Prince Ferdinand clicked
glasses with every bridegroom before drink
ing with him. The crown prince and his
bride wore received with enthusiasm by the
street crowds when they drove from the
church to the p.ilacc.
Mnot Nut KmliiiiKer Iliiino Itulc.
Ix > xi > ox , Feb. 5. John Dillon , anti-Par-
nelllte , in a s peach at Burnley , deprecated
the attempt of the Pamellites to foms the
amnesty question ujmn the government at
the present critical juncture. The only wise
course for Irishmen to pursue now was to
subordinate other issues to homo rule and to
avoid everything which might endanger
home rule. Parnoll himself had advised the
latter course and the speaker hoi > ud Par-
noll's advice would bo followed.
On tlie I'nrU HiMirxe.
PAHH , F b. .V The tone on the bourss
during the week was firm but transactions
w.tj limited. The pending baurso tax over
hangs the marke , damj > eiiing all enterprise.
The week's advances include : three iieri-ent
rentes If 2c ; Credit Fonder , ( if ; Hlo Tintos ,
IHf. Foreign securities closed firm yester
day. Italian. Turkibh and Portuguese bonds
Improved uiHM'k'htli of I per wnl ; Spanish ,
thiw-sixUx-nths of 1 per cent , and Itu $ iaii ,
threevlgtiths of 1 i trr ii-ut.
Iteeelteil the IvhrilMc mtli Kiithunhinm.
CAIIIO. Fob. 5 The khodive-wug roeulved
with exceptional enthusiasm today at
Assioot , where he optm < * l a new railway.
The crowds welcomed him also atiluy and
Girud. Despite previous rumora of a if bel-
lieu , all is quiet in this city.
On the llerllu Hour e
BEHUV , Feb. 5 , The bourse was depr sod
early in the week. In toe latter part of the
week , however , ' international securities ,
though Innrtlvp. nminlalnetl good prices.
The Html quotations Included : Prussian
sixes , lOT.rtl- Mexican sixes. SI 40 ; IVutsche
bink. IMi.au ; Boohwner. 1SI ; H n > encr , 1W ) ;
HuliU-s. ausi.sv Short exchange on Ixmdon ,
JO. 40' ' , ; long exchatiee on Ixmdon , 'JO 34.
Defeated tiy llrltl.li Mtrlne : .
I XI > ON , Feb. . A dispatch from Zanzibar
states that n band of Somali ? attacked and
beat the ICISmayu ag.-nt of the Brilish Hnst
Africa company and his iru.irds. The ma
rines trom the British war ship Widgeon
eventually were landed , and nfter killing
i-lsht Somalls. put the rest to flight.
I'llly Hottentot * lilllril.
Limox , Feb. V A dispatch from St.
Thomas siys : that the Hottentots recently
attacked Mo-snmed in Lower Guinea. The
Portuguese drove them back after a .stub
born fight , in which the Hottentots lost
their chief and fifty men.
On tlii rrankfiirl lmir e.
FitAXKronT. Fob. .V Prices on the Iwuvs-o
during the past week were firm. The final
quotations include : Huncarh.n pold rentes ,
SM ; Italian fives , if.1 : Portuguese. 4'8 per
cent : short exchange on Ixmdon , -0.40 ; pri
vate discount , l' _ , | er cent.
C'unhler ill the llnnk ol Itiiine ArreMetl.
HOME. Fob o. Michael Lazzaroni , nephew
of Caesar Lazznronl. the imprisoned cashier
of the Bank of Home , was arrested and
locked up today. He is charged with bribery
and forgery in his connections with the Bank
of Home.
_
rornellni. Hereriiin > ty III. '
Loxnox , Feb. ft. A dispatch from Bourne
mouth says that Cornelius Herz has grown
worse eradually since last cvonltur. His
fever has risen and the action ol his heart
has grown weaker. lie is greatly depressed.
King Alfonso Cent le elne.
M.umin , Feb. 3. King Alfonso , who is ill
with scarlet ina , is reported today to be con
valescing.
vou.nnin.vcof.v.s /.v.i.w///i
I'rifiuU of President Hnrr MHI Defend tlir
Nomination iir.lndK" Jurk-iiii.
WASHINOTON , D. C. , Fob S.- The criticism
uKm ] the appointment by President Harrison
of Judge Jackson to succeed the late Associ
ate Justice Lamar on the supreme bench
made by Mr. J. S. Clarkson and published
this morning , was the subject of considerable
discussion among politicians today. The
fact that Clarkson had requested Senator
Oullom to protest against the confirmation
of Judge Jackson's mmimtion adds interest
to the affair. Senator Cullom said that Mr.
Clarkson's mess-ige was personal and he did
not expect to make public either it or his
reply to it. Neither would he say what
course of action IIP would pursue
It is not considered probable by many sen
ators that Judge Jackson's nomination will
be rejected , notwithstanding the opposition
to him among the democratic members of
the body. They say Judge Jackson is not
satisfactory to them as a party man , and
Senator Harris is quoted as ha vine referred
to him as no more of a demo/rat than "men
on the other side of the chamber. "
One of the president's friends said this
afternoon that Mr. Clarkson's statement
that no other president 'jad ever before ap
pointed a member of ihc supreme bench
from the ranks of another ] > olitical wrty
was not well founded in fact. He said the
president had the precedent of the first re-
jmblican president for his nomination of
Judge Jackson , that in 1SK1 President Lin
coln nominated Stephen J. rlcldrmlcmo-
crat. to a place on the bench , which Mr.
Field still retains.
He said that the president , before making
the nomination , was assured that the con '
finnation of the nomination of a republican
was extremely improbable , and , that being
the case , he chose to promote a democrat
who had demonstrated b.\ his decisions upon
the bench that he was a protectionist and a
Nationalist , with a big "N. ' ' As a matter of
IHilitics. ho continued , under the circum
stances of the case. Judge Jackson's appoint
ment was a most excellent one. If he were
rejected by the senate , ho said , Mr. Cleve
land , of necessity almost , would be corn-
lulled to send his name to the senate again ,
thus preventing the possibility of the nom
ination of a man who might be possessed of
the undesirable qualifications mentioned by
Mr. Clarkson in his letter criticising Presi
dent Harrison's action.
r < > r'alinil > le Kepnrt.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. ! i. Copies of
Secretary of the Treasury Foster's report to
the senate under the Shermar resolution of
July last are in demand. The first part of
the report will be delivered tomorrow. It is
one of the most valuable statistical reports
published by the government , and when com
pleted will contain a summary or outline of
the banking history of the government from
its formation down to 1S32. with a full and
complete history of the state and national
banking system from is'tt to June 30 , IMe.
o
( I.V.V.I MCK7A.VO.V I.V CUVICI.
Iam : gei ) Dcm.-unlni ! of Those Who Kent
Her tn tlm Asylum.
SCIIANTOX , Pa. . Feb..r > . Anna E. Dickin
son , lecturer and actress , yesterday brought
three suits in the circuit court of the United *
States directed against eight persons , two
of whom are ph.vsu-ians , asking damages in
the aggregate sum W i.liil.OilO.
These suits are directed against the per
sons who were instrumental in lodging her
in Danville a ylum for the insane. The
main suit is against James Courtwrieht.
George B. Thompson. Allen Esrgloston. John
S. Hcilman. George Underwiwd and Henry
Dryden. In this .J.VOOt ) damages arc asked.
In the second suit. lr George 1'ndtTwood is
made defendant and the damaei-s .placed at
* .VU ) . The third suit is a trains I Dr. James
Oglesby , from whom damages arc asked in
itu fcumof 2. " > . < HK ) . The case will probably
be tried at the March term of court.
or .UK/ , isciiin.i.1.
of n Wealthr Merc-fruit IHe by
Her Own IIiiiuI.
BROOKLYN. N. V. . Fob. S. Mlss Sallle C.
Coop , 20 years old , committed sulcldu this
morning at her homo on Brooklyn Heights
by taking chloroform and then tiring
four shots into her left breast. Miss
Coop was the daughter of Herman Coop ,
a wealthy retired merchant , who died sud
denly four years ago. Since her lather's
death she has been a victim of melancholia ,
which was Increased by the separation from
her , by death or marriage , of all her rela
tives. It is supjw.si'd that thu thought of
the loss of her only r.-maining sister by mar
riage rendered Miss -oop temporarily insane.
- c -
.Mnieincntft i > f Oceun Meuiner * february * *
At Lizard Passed La Normandie , from
New York
AtKinsale Passed Ohio , from Philadel
phia.
At Bremen Arrived Dresden , from New
York.
At Liverpool Arrived Ottoman , from
Boston.
At New York Arrived Mississippi and
j. from Europe.
CalieimleyUm U'ljieil Out.
NEW YOKK , Feb. 5. Key. Thomas II. Kil-
Ion read the decision of Mgr Satolli on
the charges preferred against DUhop WIggcr
by him from his pulpit during service's today.
Father KIll n told his fongrotration that
the decision wl | > ed out Cahenslc.iiUiii and ilo-
clilod that there ( .hall IK ) nr. German or
French or Irish Catholic chun-h In America ,
but only the Amuricun Cnthollf church.
HUhoji Ireland nt Mnux City.
Flora CITT , la. . Fob. n.-jSpevlal Te'o-
Bram to THE I > BE. ] Arvhblibop Ireland to
day dedicated St. Joseph's church , preach
ing a sermon in the m-jnilng and delivering
u lecture tonlht in the opera house to an
audience of i..Vw , Tomorrow the aivhbUhop
will be given u banqutt by the Mondamln
club , the leading club of the city.
WAS CRUEL MURDER
Killing of the Oowbjys 01 Wnits Clay
Creek Said to Be Unprovoked.
TWO STICKS WAS ONLY AFTER PLUNDER
He and His Followers looted the Camp
After Shying te
BYYOUNG-M\N-AFRAID'S PROMPT ACTION
Cool-Headed Movement of a friendly Chief
Stopped an Outbreak.
NO FURTHER TROUDLE LOOKED FOR NOW
Camlnir of n Illl/.r rit on the le erv tloi
HHI > Cooled the Illnml oft lie Knni-
imnt lied 'Mm lor the
Tlinr at l.rAfttt
1'lXE Hi HOC Aocxcv. S. IX , Feb ft -
[ Special Telegram to THE Ben. ] A telegram
has been received by Captain Brown. Indian
agent here , from the foreman of the govern
ment beef contractors , that ho was at the
oeef wimp during the killing , but made lifo
escape. He stales positively that the four
cowboys were killed at this agenc ; . There
is i.I . no reason given for the killing. Kvery-
thlng points ta'a willful aud-'ruel murder
A detachment of police WLS sent from hereto
to bring the bj-lies of the white men to the
aireucy , but the friends of the murdered
men refused to let the police have the re
mains , claiming that they would attend to
the burial themselves. It has since been
learned that the four bodies were snt to
Hermosa , S. D. , yesterday.
Information has been received since the
engagement between the Indian police and
Two Sticks' band jestcrday that
it was owing to the flrm and
heroic stand that
Young-Man-Afraid-
of-Hls-Horses took that prevented
another outbreak. No Water , a chief H
whose camp the light occurred , is n prime
mover among the ghost dancers and Is one of
the worst Indians on this rcsarvatiou. After
the police hero wounded Two Sticks and his
son and killed White-Face-Horso
- - and an
other rcuegade Indian. No Water flew in a
frenzy and called on his followers to avenge
the killing and wounliuij of T va Siiand :
his son.
Smecl by Cool Judgment.
It was at this st igj tint Young-Man
Afraid-of-His-Horses showed tack and good
generalship. Hehurriolly got his band to
gether and marched his people bstween the
police and No Water's followers , and in this
way prevented anotlur Indian war.
The government oai"iils hei-6 have sub
mitted to the secretary of the Interior n full
account of Young-Man-Afraid-of-Hls-Horses'
actions in the matter , and recommended that
some fitting testimonial be given him. Ser
geant Joe Bush and Sitting Bear have also
been recommended lor promotion for meri
torious service.
A courier just in from the camp reports
that Two Sticks and his seas returned two
or three hours after killing the cowboys
and took all the bed clothing in the camp
and stole what food was in sight.
It is a dlaicult matter to obtain reliable
particulars. Last night it was rumored that
Two Sticks' friend * were moving toward
the agency , and were going to fire the gov
ernment buildings , but this cannot be con-
finned.
A blizzard Is now raging , which usually
noels an Indian's ardor more than anything
else. Captain Brown does not fear serious
trouble , but others do not share the same
opinion.
coitioitOKATiN < ; ivinixui : .
ItUhhvllIe Hear * tile Story In Several Differ
ent WayK.
Ur. itviLt.E , Neb. , Feb. A. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE BEE. ' Another chapter in the
shooting tragedy on the Sioux icscrvation ,
which wa - given in yesterday's dispatches to
TUB BUE from this place , was enacted Fri
day evening near the spot where four white
men were killed. As soon as the news of
the tragedy was brought to Pine Uldge Caj > -
tain Brown , the ugent , dispatched twelve
mounted police , under command of Police
Sergeant Joe Bush , to the neoue of
the shooting , with instructions to arrest
and bring in the perpetrators of the
bloody work. When the squad arrived at
their destination Two Slicks and his crowd
opened fire on them and a skirmish took
place , resulting in the death of two of Two
Sticks'party and the wounding of two. One
of Two Sticks'sons and anot'j r buck were
killed , and Two Sticks and one of his men
wounded , Two Sticks himself being shot in
the leg and in thiabdomen. . Two Sticks'
squaw was woun led slightly in the ankle.
The dead Indians wen- loft wliore they fell ,
and the wounded ones were brought to the
agency.
Another account of thn affair is that when
the i police squad r.u-hed ; the camp they
opened ' fire on the party they were sent to
arrest without warning , and without mak
ing their mission kii"wti , and shot them ,
down in cold bh d ; but this version of the
bloody affair is not substantiated , and is not
believed to bo correct.
Some Inili-fliillR Dctalli.
More definite details concerning the killIng -
Ing of the four white men reached hero this
evening. Although the names of all the men
cannot bo learned , yet it is known that
Clark Bacon and his son-in-law were not
among the number. Bacon is a resident of
White Clay precinct , Sheridan county. Neb.
The motive for the murder cannot bo
learned. Ono account is that the Indians
were playing card.s with the white men in
the dugout In which they were camped and
got into a dispute , and that after leaving
them they re urm-d and opcnod the door of
the dugout and shot them while they were
asleep.
Another account is that these Indians had
been in ono of their sweat _ houses going
through some of their savage ceremonies
and became imbuotl with the idea that it
was Incumbent UIKHI them to kill these men
nmKliey carried it into effect.
THI : IMUAX < .
iilllcnt : ' rrllrn nf.irifeim ! Until and lilt
A kl tunl iee : < iinUeil ,
WAMHSOTOX. D ( V. Fob 5. The frjjlowlnjj
telegrams wore exch inpexl between the net-
ing eommUiion-'r of InJhn affairs and
Agent Brown of I'liuHidge today , growing
out of the murJojof four < w boys bv In.
dians belonging in Two Sticks' band :
I'lNUllllMil.H > .MY . 11. I eb. --rnniiflU- -
kkmiT uf Indian \flatrs VVu shin Kraft , I ) . I
I'lcaso ttl 'iapi ! a. > i > r > viil if appointment of
rir t Sergeant J 1C llu li as second licutun *
antj John Sillies Dear fcs Cr t