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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE T\V PATTY-RECOND YE OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 15 , 1893. NUMBER 239. WAR BEGUN IX REAL EARNEST I Kansas Populists and Republicans Engage in a Street How. I WHAT THE TROUBLE ALL STARTED OVER I Attempt of the Kepulillcin ; i t Arre. t Clerk JClch of the Pnptilltt Ilounr Precipitate * , n .Small Itlot Portlier Trouble 1 Anticipated. V rniA , Kan . Feb. 14. War is on In real carne ! jciwe-en the two houses ofthelegls- lat-ri" and blows have be-en exchnnged. TL r are now open thre ts by the populists cf stion U hostilities and at any moment tl , i H..T , be something more than the talk wh. ! i h , R b/en so long indulged In. * An attempt by the deputy sergeant-at- Eir R of the republican house to arrest Ben C Rth clerk of the populist house , on orders from the republicans , was the ca sc of the conflict , during which two re publicans were knocked down and several men on each side were badly bruised by blows of flats. The encounter occurred in the \\TS center of the city and created great cxeiU'tne'nt. What will be the outcome of the trouble no ono now attempts to foretell , but tt Is Kcncrall } agreed that tomorrow will witness the most exciting scenes known In Kansas for ye..rs. The- trouble all arose out of the aggressive attitude ass jwd by 'ho republican house th s morning H. AV Hoch of Marion said tlfie pcoplnvcre ilrod of the legislative farce and dcm-'iiJed ' th.it the legislature get down to business He knew of two ways to settle the ( jnestlDii either to knocit down or go itnsthe juris. He preferred the latter , anl n opl'-r to bring the matter before the co Tta hr proposed action set forth in a reso- lut'on which he introduced. Directed the Arrest of Illcli. Tills resolution declared that Ben C. Uich , cKrk of the populist house , had unlawfully interrupted the proceedings of the legally constituted liwer house of the legislature nni prevented the transaction of public bus iness and ulre.-tcd the , sergoant-at-arms to wrest him and bring him before the bar of the h.use to short Aiuse why he should not be punished for contujipt. The republicans promptly adopted the res- clu'lon and the - . with , sergeant-at-aj-ins. two assistants , went in search of Rich. In the mcantimn the populists had arranged to met t force with fore-e , and if the republican sergeant at-arms had appeared in the house with the populist dork there would have doubtkf-s ensued a riot of big projiortions. It so happened that Uich could not be found , and after waiting until 1 o'clock the republicans adjourned until tomorrow at 9 u m. The i > opullsls Jeered their opponents for "weakening , " and guyed them unmerci fully as they marched out of the hall. Mean.rhile , the sergeant-at-arms had found Rlc-h at the Duttori hotel and read the warrant to him , demanding at the same ; ti-ne that he accompany him. John W. Breidenthal , chairman of the popuiist central committee , Fred Bailey and J6fjpsjntcrfere3 in behalf of Rich and im mediately there was a great crowd of people in the hotel. After a brief struggle the crowd mnvcsl.out upon tho.stre-et and with Hleh in custody of both republicans and pop ulists the crowd moved up the avenue. Warlike fieene * I'li-uc- . At the corner of Ninth and Kansas avenue the republicans tried to run Uich over to the Cxspeland hotel , and a warlike scene fol lowed. Tn the struggle Representative Ryan koockcd down republican Scrgeant-at-Arms Young , and immediately got astride him , while Mr. Brcideathal had to use force to pet rid of a republican who was trying to pull him away from Uich. Pomillst Reading Cleric H M Scott struck republican Assistant Scrgcant-at-Arms Jordan , inflicting a wound I under the eye Other blows w'ere struck , | but no further damage was done. In the end the populists got their man fnway and took him to the governor's olllco , . from where a few minutes later he was tri iiphantb escorted Into the halloftho house I of representatives , his wife holding one arm I and He prcsentativo Woiilsworth of AtchlMm I the other His apjicaraiic-e in the hall was prc'U-d with che-crs and clapping of hands. Speaker Dunsmoro in calling the house to order referred to the street encounter , laying I nil the blame upon the republican house and i defending the course of the populists. After the roll had been called the following pro- nmblo and resolutions were adopted : IteM > ! iitlniin of the PoiiulUtd. Whereas , An Attempt bus bt-en luiule to ar rest the chief clerk of Mils liou-.eby an orean- In-il mob ciilUac themselves the republican Itmisn of rrprcxentutlriv , , but which wo l > e- Jlt'vc to bo In reality the i-untu 1'e railroad ; it , That we , tlio legally orcunl/ed and legal IIOUMJ of reprc-.ent.-it I ve- , . proclaim to thehtate of Kansas that the1 mob was foiled and that "our Hag Is ktlll here. " La'.er the republicans swore out warrants before Justice Chesney charging Represen .j tative il. , an and Reading Clerk Scott with nssault and battery. A constable appeared in the ? hall to arrest them , but thej dee-lined to rcccrcpany him until they had received > R iii ceinsrltod with his friends and an no1 , need that ho would neither go with the y. sU' Je tor give Ixmd tor his api > earanco. Theefr 'nbc ! lingered grim and determined iind a"io 'ie'C'l ' that he would make the dr res * ivu if h' ' had to summon a posse. ro Thfe jLS'ablc tinuing that an attempt to rtak ? tl c ; .rrests while such great oxcito- mc'tt pn v.'llc'l might ptfcipiuto serious trouble ir i IP no attempt to servo the - warrants rants anl will not until tomorrow , and may uot then unites the situation e < alins down mate-ri Hy. ( , c otl rliuneeK f < ir 11 Itlcit. If indications count foranything , tomorrow wi'l witness a stubborn liattlo between the rcpubJe-ais ! and iwpulists. The republicans arc de tcrr incd to effect the arrest of Popu tihst C"-rk RIfh and the , populists arc deter mine J to dt fend him against arrest. Sl > cAer Douglas this afternoon Issued a call for volunteers to servo as assistant sor- * - anus to aid the peans-a scrge < anl-at-arms in cTcttirg Rich's arrest. At 10 o'clock lev night 1M > iu < u had ivs | oiiU > tl to the call and lin I Uki-n the oath of oftk-ev Popu.Ul Sj > eakcr Dunsmoie swore in twent > Assistant sergeants to act as a body pu. r4 for Chief Cle-k Rich. The guards acc - c < nn .ir.C'l ( ' him to his hoteJ and a detach - i.e-nt is touipht stunaing guanl nt the door of I. is jx i iin and will allow no one to enter. 1 lie duty of this guard tomorrow will ) tc test > te < ct Mr Rich from . jin arrest. The poimli st in - . io does not meet until 1 o'e-lex-k In the iifl.Tiioon , ana during th.- morning the poi list member * will gather ut Rich's hotel and JiDlcl thcu.solvcs in readiness tore inforce the tlcrk s b. l.\guard bhouM the lattur be in sufficient in number ne to withstand the republican - publican attacks. Tlio UK ) republican assist nets will surjKirt the rcpulillcau sergeant-at- nnns when ho attempts to arrest Rich , and it is hard to see how a riot 1 to be averted. The populists take the stand that the d.e - put'tlcan house has no lopal standing and tt Is no more than mob \vhen it attempts the arrest of the clerk , of wnal they ciaim 19 be the legal house. imo If disorder results to ; morrow the governor announces Ids Inten tion of calling out the militia to disperse the republican ' mob" and maintain peace. DrniocrnU iiml PopuIUU 1'nll Out. CuEVCXxr , Wyo. , Fob. 14 A bill was passed b.y the house this evening allowing J 12.00J for the Aupirart of the live stock com mission. Tins board has boon charged -will causing the fierce couuk > between 'he large and small stockmen. The fight against it [ was part of the fusion campaign On this the populUt speaker arraigned the I democrats of the house for treachery to their constituents. He would accept no explanau tton to the effect that the industry WAS en titled to protection , and sold there had either been misrepresentation last fall or It was a counterfeit position at this time. Ho said the action placed many men on the floor on record as liars and scnmps. He had been elected on the stock Issue and was against the board. Several members declared that they had not been elected on the stock issue , but on the invasion of Johnson country. The > dis cussion was warm and it looked like a divorce between the populists and demo crats. SOUTH J > AKOTA SCIIHMIW. Not Inclined to Agree on Any Subject" of Importance. PiCHiin , S. D. , Feb. 34. [ SiK-cial Telegram to THE Bne.l A republican caucus was held after the adjournment of the house tonight. The World's fair commission was the chief subject of debate. It was evidently the gen eral opinion that at least six members of the e-oimnission should be republicans. Seme even thought all should belong to the re publican party. An adjournment was fl nally taken until 7H : > p. in. tomorrow.A motion was then pending that It was the sense of the caucus that the governor should appoint the entire commission. The senate World's fair committee dis cussed the house World's fair bill and de cided to substitute its own with the recom mendation that it do pass. The Black Hills delegation Is In the live liest kind of a scrap and every day serves to widen the breach. The opposing factions are headed by Senators Star and Thornby , and the other senators and house members are lined more or less actively on one side or the other. The first open rupture has come up over a bill introduced by Mr. Thornby , extending the boundaries of Custcr. Meadc and Pen- nington counties 'so as to take in the whole of the unorganized county of Ziebach. The design of the meas ure was to comi > el the big cattle men who live in Rapid City to pay a county las. The-Pf men. it is said , graze their stock In the older counties throughout the year except during April , when the as sessment Is being made , and then drive them over the river into Zlebach and have them assessed there. That county being unorgan ized they pay only the state tax of 1 ! mills , whereas if the bill goes throuch they w ill pay from 20 to 'M mills on the dollar. Mr. Thornby declares that these men get all the benefit of the schools , courts and gen eral civilization of the older communities , and that they should be comi-elled to stand the cost. On the other hand , the cattlemen enter a vigorous protest on the ground that the three counties have a very lame bonded indebtedness and it is not Just to saddle it onto a new e-onnty which has not shared in the benefits. The bill went through the senate In spite of Star's efforts to stop it , and went up to the. house with a provision that the annexation should depend upon a vote of the three old counties , this being a constitutional require ment. Cuttle Kings In the Lobby. About this time J. B. Goddard of Rapid City arrived on the scene and at once began to lobby against this measure. He secured the help of Mr. Star and several other in- fiueutial members from the Hills , and soon began to create considerable sen timent for the stockmen. About this time a petition came from the citizens of Zicbach. Nowlin , Jackson and Sterling counties asking to be consolidated and or ganized as a county. The petition was signed by seventy voters and was designed of course to head off tne annexation scheme. Mo&srs. Scanlon and Holmes , who were fathering the bill in the house , were com pelled to make some concession. They finally consented to permit the residents of Zicbach , as well as those of Pennlngton , Custrr and Fall River , to vote on the question. Mr. Scanlon assented to allow Mr. Holmes to be api > ointed a com mittee of ono to change the bill in this respect. AS"hcn the m'Xisure was put on Its passage Scanlon's attention was di verted and on reading the engrossed bill over after its adoption by the house he dis covered that instead of making the scheme Icpend upon the consent of the people of Zicbach in addition to the others , as had been agreed ujiou. the bill gave the voting privi- "ege to Ziebach alone. When this became known to Mr. Thornby ind the other men who had been backing the measure there was a lively stirring up of dry bones. They flatly charged Sol Star with Inducing Holmes to perpetrate a gross abuse of trust , and as the Deadv.ood states man did very little but grin in a cheerful way they grew continually angrier. Criminations and recriminations have been flying around for a day or two and the air Is constantly agitated. Another matter which is agitating them is the appointment of mines inspector. Star lias selected Jack Gray of Deadwood and has sworn that be shall get the job. On the other hand the Hurney Peak Mining com pany has backed Titus Corkhilland Senator Ingram Is pushing his campaign , while Fer guson of Lead City is managing the canvass of the Union candidate. Stephen Nichols. The other Hills members have each a man but thcso are the chief conn > etitors. The rivalry has made considerable baa blood and being added to that engendered by the annexation law has de-stroyed all harmony. ANNOUNCED THinil ULTIMATUM. Wyoming Populist * Will ( ilre the Democrats One More Chnnee. Ciinrcsxr : , Wyo. . Feb. 14. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] At 10 o'clock tonight eu en ultimatum signed by four of the five popu- lists in the house was sent to Senator ICabis , chairmau of the democratic e-aucus. It was in effect that the four iwpullsts would cast one more ballot for Gcue-i-al John Charles Thompson for United States senator and if that was Ineffectual then they would for the future vote only for a jiopulist. Should 10o morrow's b.tllut fall to elect Thompson the democrats will either have to go to Brown , the jKiimlist candidateAor there will be no election and the governor will l > o coui | > elled to appoint , in which case A. C. Be-ckwlth of Evaustcn will likely get the plum. Senator Warren is not out of the nice and IIOJM.-S to get enough deanocratic votes to secure his j election. Senatorl&14.'unte < ts. N. D. , Fc-D. 14. Two ballots were cast for United States senator this afternoon withour result. Miller's highest vote was SO ; seven other candidates received . the remainder. Mlal HCI.EXA. Mont. , Feb. 14. The senatorial vote today was us follows : Clark. i4 ; Man tle , 27 ; Dixon. 12 ; Sanders , 1 ; Couch , na. . Dixnn tins announced his willingness to with draw If Clark will do the same thing. lira FitA-NKFOUT , Ky. . Feb. 14. Judge William Lindsay was formally elected United States senator today to succeed John G. Carlisle. Aimed at the I'lnkerlotik. Srr.jsariELD , 111. , Feb. 14. The senate committee on labor and industrial affairs today voted to rejxjrt favorably a bijl mak ing it unlawful to Import an armed force from one county into another for the sup , pression of riots , excepting the militia. > uid tu IIu\e Kxoiit-rnteil Dollomn. AI.BAXT , N. Y. , Feb. 14. The attorney of Florence Donovan , ex-member of the state board of arbitration , charged with being tco sjtoasible for the condition of Miss Matu&ui 1. which led her to submit to malnrai-tic-e to 1.be . rid of her shumtt , savs the girl in ah ante- mortem statement exonerated Donovan and ' that Donovan will deJiver himself to the nvi- thorltics. The Dentil Holl. I.vniiXAKU ? , Ind. . Feb. 14 - Bnice Cmrr. - * ox-t ute auditor. di l . > thin morning , aged 4S. He was one of the youngest soldien. of the war. I O.VIKJS , Feb. 14.Sir C harles Watson , chosen mayorof Bristol six times , drtipj > cd ! dead today while aadn.-s-.iuc the Bristol I municipal committee. I CRESHAM WILL BE PREMIER Mr. 1 Cleveland Officially Announces the Tact of His Selection. IrlREE OTHER CABINET MEMBERS NAMED John O. Cnrll le for HIP Treasury J'ortfollo , Luinont for AVnr nnil Hlwlt Po t- master Crticrnl Names Men * tlon.'tl for Oilier Position" . LiKcwoon , N. J. . Feb. 14. Mr. Cleveland officially announced the names of four mem bers of his cabinet through the Associated press this evening. They are : "Walter Q. Gresham of Illinois , secretary of state. John G. Carlisle of Kentucky , secretary of treasury. Daniel S. Lnsnonjjrf New York , secretary of war. Wilson S. Blssell of Buffalo , postmaster general. On making the announcements Mr. Cleve land said : "There is no need of any mys tery in regard to the cabinet , and It Is useless to speculate and indulge in guesswork. I shall make no secret of the matter , but shall announce the names of gentlemen selected to fill the position as fast as I 'receive the acceptances and permission to make the matter public. * ' Other XnincK Con lilere < l. Mr. Cleveland said In regard to the other positions that he is considering men who have been mentioned to him. It was evi dent that Hoke Smith , II. A. HerK-rt and others who have been mentioned , are still under consideration. A conference which will probably settle Mr. Smith's chanass on the subject , will be held at Mr. Cleveland's office lu New York some day day this week. Senator Gordon and other southerners will be present. Mr. Cleveland had a visit from Mr. Cade- waller of Philadelphia. This Is Mr. Cade- waller's second visit inside of a week ; he is supposed to have an interest in the selec tion of a Philadelphia ! ! whose name he care fully guards from the public. Senator John Martin of Kansas and Dr. S. J. Neely of the same state baa a long talk with Mr. Cleveland today. They put in a strong claim for a representation in the cabinet from Kansas. He urged the selection of ex-Governor Glick and left Lakewood - wood in a happy frame of mind as to the chances of his candidate. He said that Mr. Cleveland Informed him that Judge Gresham had not been selected to temporarily fill the place of secretary of state until Minister E. J. Phclps finishes with the Bering sea con troversy , but has been selected for good. HAiaroiiK , Conn. , Feb. 14. A Washington special saj s that the secretaryship of the navy is to go to ex-Congressman Carlos French of Connecticut. DKMUCICAT.S IJI'ITIJ ANOIlV. They Are More Thau Disappointed at tlie SelectIOMH Made by Cleveland. NEW YORK , Feb. M.-yThe Washington correspondent of the Herald says : The democrats are angry. T < say that they aref dlsap ] > ointed In the selections made by Pres ident-elect Cleveland for his cabinet does not express their feelings. A number of members of congress this afternoon expressed dissatisfaction with the reiwrt of selections for the next cabinet. The choice which annoys them most is Juago Gresham. They all say they have the greatest admiration and res [ > ect for Judge Gresham personally , and there is not one member of either house who would not admit that Judge Greshain would make a good secretary of state , but they uttered bitter denunciations of Mr. Cleveland for selecting a man for his premier who only a short time ago went to the trouble of writing out an interview that he was a republican , and only voted with the democrats on the tariff issue. The feeling is' very pronouncedagainst Judge Gresham , and it is probable that a strong protest will be made to the president-elect within the com ing week. I am told there is a movement on foot looking to a combined attack ujxra Mr. Cleveland by the democrats in congress to urge upon him the advisability of reconsid ering his invitation to Judge Gresham to enter the cabinet. If what I hear be true a protest will be made each day. All Doubt Hemoveil. CHICAGO , 111. , Feb. 14. Practically all doubt was removed today concerning the cabinet portfolio which had been offered Judge Gresham by Mr. Cleveland , and also that it will be accepted. It became known this noon through one of his friends , that Gresham talked with District Attorney Milchist about the form of his acceptance of the appointment to the position of secretary of state. Gresham still declines to break silence on the sdbject. Ohio League of Kepuhllran Clul > . O. , Feb. 14. The annual con vention of the Ohio League of Kcpublican clubs was held here today with 700 dele gates and 100 clubs represented. John L. I ocke of Cambridge was elected president. and W. A. Squires of Toledo and D. D. Woodman of Cincinnati delegates to the na tional convention at Louisville. Resolutions endorsing the Harrison ad- ministration and the McKinley tariff were adopted. til'KJI PitKSIIIE.\T One ot the Sequel * to the Whisky Trust In- vcxt legation. WASHISOTOND. . O. , Feb. 14. [ Special Telegram to TUB Bnc. ] "Is this President Grcenhut of the whisky trusU" ' Yes. What do you want ? " "I am a United States deputy marshal and I vish to make service upon you of this sum mons in a suit for ! f50,000 damages for blander. " * This was the climax of the whisky trust investigation today. It came when the testi mony was closed and as Mr. Greenhut and the other officers of the company were about to leave the eoramitce room. It was a side scene which few observed , and even Mr. , Grcenhut did not realize what he held in his | hand until the marshal had bade him good ! i by and had withdrawn. Then Mr. Green- i hut examined the document. H was jj sum mons from the supreme court of the District of Columbia. Attached was n copy of the declnmtion In the case. The plaintiff was James M. Vcazey of Cin- clnnnti , who has lie-on instrumental in prose cuting the investigation. He bases his suit on Mr. Greenhut's assertion some days ago that Yeazey was an irresponsible second class drummer who watued'to make something thing out of this investigation. Mr. Green- hut turned the summons , over to his attor- I ney. Mr. Greeuhut's secretary , Hobart , and the attorney of the trust consulted for some time over the jupurs. It was their opinion that this was only another irritating ru.te by those who were making war on the trust. Put the Monterey In Communion. MAIIE IM.AND , ( 'al. . Fob. 14. The coast de- fenso vessel Monterey was formally put in commission tenlay. Sb.e Is under command of Captain Louis Keinpf. Her complement of 1(17 ( men marched aboard and the work of loading siorex , was immediately commenced. Cnlorado Miner * In Peril. UB.NVEH. Colo. . Fob. 14. A sKx-ial | te the News fiom Crested Buttc. Colo. , says : Great anxiety is felt here In rwrard to the I twenty miners employed in tne Cumberland mine , located on the north side of Butte mountain , gome twelve nules distant. Noth- ing has been heard froiji them for more than a month , and it is faired that they may have met with death from snowslides dur ing tne recent heavy { storm- The snow is five feet deep on the IpveMmrv and In the mountain districts It is fully fifteen feet in depth. A relief oxpedijioti will bo sent out in search of the Cumberland miners to morrow , the tncu beinil equipped with snow shoes. * . j Pnrt He Took In the Ilil\viillin : Allalr Com- niendcil liy SeiTftHrj-l' > ster WumxnTox. D. C. . Feb. 14. Secretary Foster this afternoon telegraphed to Minis ter Stevens nt Honolulu approving his action in affirmatively responding to the request of thi * provisional government of Hawaii for the establishment of a protectorate over the islands pending negotiations for the annexa tion of the islands e the United States. Instructions for the guidance of his future action were also Included in the telegrams. These Instructions will leuve Son Francisco for Honolulu tomorrow by the steamer Australia of the local line between those l > oints. The steamer China of the Pacific Mail line left ' San Francisco topay and will stop en- route at Honolulu. ' After their Intorrle 'wlth Secret vry Fos ter this morning thcv Hawaiian commis sioners visited the Washington monument and later went to the navy yard and wit nessed the work of assembling the big guns going on. ' , Treaty of Antiexiitlon. WASUIXOTOS. D. C. , Feb. 14. It is the understanding tonight that the treaty pro viding for the annexation of the Hawaiian islands to the United States , which has been negotiated , by the commissioners now in the city and Secretary of State Foster will be sent to the senate tomorrow. The treaty , it is said , is not a very long document and covers the subject matter only so far as Is necessary to secure the object sought with as little delay ns jio.ssible. A well Informed authority says that the treaty contains a provision for its reference to the provisional government at Hawaii after its ratification Uy the United States sc-uate , to be returnfrd/to this country with the approval of the Hjpiallan government within two months after its arrival in Hone lulu. lulu.Then Then if congress should be In session , or as soon thereafter as coHSress convenes , the legislation necessary to provide a form of government for the new territory and to carry out the financial obligations imposed by the treaty will be initiated. It Is further said that the treaty con tains no reference to the sugar bounty at all. all.It It will be transmitted tdthc senate accom panied by a message from the president , who it is said , will make a strong argument in favor of annexation. I.llitol ! : lini'K Knvoysut Denver. Dcxvnit , Colo. , Feb. 14. The Hawaiian commission , representing the dejiosed queen , on its way to Washington to present the case for her late majesty , arrived in Denver at noon toaay and will leave for the east to morrow. Attempts to interview members of the commission met with little success , the gen tlemen saying that the.rdid not care to talk , as it would defeat their ends. It Is under stood , nowever , that Mr. Neumau has in his possession a number of affidavits of residents of Hawaii and- Americans who happened to be visiting there at the time of the landing df the men from the Boston , and the subsequent raising olJJ.no American flag over the government buildings. These are understood to impugu.thd motives of Ameri can Minister John ji'Stevens , S. B. Dole , president of the provisional government , L. A- Thurston , Mr. Carter .and others of the pro visional government and commissioners to the United States and to set them forth in a selfish light. The party will rest here until tomorrow , when itwill resume its Journey. GOLD bllll'jaiiXrS. seeretary J"o ter * § VUlt to Xew York the Subject oCMueh Comment. NEW YoitK. Feb. 14. Financial circles in this city e ontinued to bo agitated today in regard to the outcome of the visit of Secre tary Foster , and In the Stock exchange there was a disposition to wait for action by the cabinet at Washington. The bankers whom Secretary Foster conferred with yesterday continue ? confident that the government would sell bonds. The feeling of bitterness shown by some of ' the operators on the . .street against the houses identified with the gold export move " is reflected in the attitude of seve-ral houses which have been prominent shippers. Some of these houses restricted their sales of bills to commercial buyers and refused to sell to other bankers who hayef heretofore bought bills from them and so" avoided gold ship ments. As a result of this the rates for sterling exchange advanced sharply anc $4.8S'i " was bid for sight exchange to a prom inent "English banking house. The offer was refused , as the house did not desire to draw bills unless it could cover then : from this side. All bills drawn now coulc only be covered by shipments of gold. The Bank of England Is now paying 70 shillings 4' < ; pence per ounce for American gold coin making the gold shipping point to London 4.83 43-100 for sight bills' , which would show a small profit on sales made at 4.88 ! , but the English bankers say this profit is not large enough to induce them to ship. An in stance showing the feeling created by the comments recently made is the following reply bi Baring , Magoun&Co. loan inquiry in regard to a reason for the gold shipments We have no apology to make for theshlp- ments. If anyone desires to fight us about it let him come here. " Many finam-iers expressed the expectation in the event of an issue of bonds that gold will DC held here in order to be available to pay for purchases. If no step is taken to in crease the gold reserve il is understood that a largo amount will be sent out on Saturday. HIM .i.\vir.ir. How n Tennensee Mob Treated Negro Suspeetrd uf Amiault. CIIATTANOOOA , Tcnn. , Feb 14. This city is in the greatest excitement over a fiendish assault committed thi - morning by a negro upon Mrs. W. A. Moonj a highly respected ridow and the niothur of seven grown children. A negro'Tiainod * Andy Blount was subsequently arrested OB suspicion , but Mrs. Moore is in doubt as to whether he is the man. It is btdieved , tbe negro is innocent. Nevertheless a hundred1 headstrong citizens battired down thedooriof the county jail > and forced their way into the cell where Blount was confined. Despite the protests of the jail officials and many leading citizens that Blount was innocent , they took the negro to the bridge orepthe Tennessee river and his corpse now dangles from one of the string nieces. Sentiment here is almost evenly divided as to the man's guilt. IlrHvy I'all of Snow and Hip Drop lu the To in pern t .ire. ST. PAW. , Minn. , Feb. 14. A blizzard that raged yesterday and last night in the northwestern part of this state sjmcwhHt moderated this morning. At L'rookston the snow drifted badly. All the trains are tied up. The toinporuturo fell from 40 = alwve to ao c below at Moor- head. Trains are delayed. Snoirlni ; in Trx * . EL PAS-O , Tex. , Fab. 14. A general snow storm has prevailed all day in weitern Texas ana southern Now Mexico and northern Muxioo. Only a Tex | n < lilrnt , PALESTINE , Tex. , Feb. 14. A farmer pass- ing along the road Tiund the d aa bodies of two negroes who had been k llcd with a hshotgun. . There is no clew to the murderers. QUESTIONED BY MR , BALFOUR ilr. Gladstone Answers the Leader of the * Conservative Forces. ATTACKS UPON THE HOME RULE BILL lrrninl' ! Hi-Chief * > eeret.-iry OneMlornthe. Putrlotlmn unit tie 1'nefulnesM of the Proposed Measure Ills Speech It In the iloune. LO.VHON , Feb. 14. In the House of Com mends today Rt. Hon. A J. Balfour , the con servative leader , asked Mr. Gladstona whether , under the provisions of the home rule bill , the contributions from the imperial exchequer for local purjioses In Ireland would be ewitiuued. and If they were not , then he desired to ask what security British tax ] ayers would have for advances under the hind purchase act. Mr. Gladstone replied that contributions from the imperial exchequer for Irish local imrjKises would cense , and the bill civated a first charge on the Irish consolidated fund in favor of the British exchequer for repay ments under the land purchase act. It fur ther ; .rovldcs a summary method to recover from the Irish exchequer , without the direct intervention of Irish authority , any sums due to the British exchequer. Lord George Hamilton asked Mr. Glad stone when he proposed to introduce a bill dealing with the Irish laud tenure. Mr. Gladstone declined to e-orjimit the government to any pledge to introdue-e a land bill. He said the government certainly did not intend to run a laud bill alongside of the home rule bill. The administration and laws would meantime follow the usual course In the hands of the lowil authorities. Itallollr's Itepl.v Io ( > lud > tone. Mr. Balfour then , amid loud unionist cheers , began his reply to Mr. Gladstone's speech of last evening. He said : The House , first of all. has the right to inquire into why any bill Is good or bad. This is the question which the prime minister has tried to answer on two famous occasions once in lbi > 6and again last evening. The dilemma which the prime minister plae-ed before the house has proucd to be no dilemma at all 1 , and we are1 reduced to the conclusion that it is deemed ne-cessiry to shake the founda- lions of the ancient constitution of the country , not because coercion Is in active operation in Ireland , but because we have on the statute books a iH-nnanent act for coercion - ercion which may or may not be re-quired. j1. [ Hear , hear ! "j The prime moister must see1 that a bill of this magnitude is hardly Justified by any condition of affairs like that from which the necessity of the crimes act arose. By uni l- versal admission there are two causes lI lf trouble in Ireland ; one the agrarian condi I- tion of the country ; the other the fact that it is possible , owing to the unhappyn his tory of the land question , for persons with a political object to serve to arouse criminal agitation throughout Ireland. I do not care which of these alternatives is chosen. Whichever is chosen , it docs not point to the necessity of homo rule , but rather to the impossibility of its adoption. It is criminal to attempt to set up in Ireland a legislature jn-actlcally independent of the imperial Par liament. By what right were they to pro ceed to cut off Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom , because a majority for an arbitary measure were selected and wanted homo rule ? [ Conservative cheers and Irish laughter ] . Protestant I'loter. When Protestant Ulster , with an abso lutely unanimous voice , , declared against the measure with aversion and abhorrence , then majorities ought not to count ; they become mere local ebulltions of feeling f-Hcarl" and laughter ] . Ulster at least deserved ex ceptional treatment , for which no provision api > eared in the bill now placed before the house. Proceeding to discuss the provisions of the bill in detail Mr. Balfour contended that the outlined plan for dealing with the constabu lary and with the civil servants of the gov ernment would certainly lead to tne Inflic tion of great hardships. Every time a judge rendered a decision that did not find favor with the populace ho would become a iworer man , until at last he would be paid by the job , the exact amount of his compensation to be determined by the degree to which his in- terpretation of the law was brought to con form j with the views of tne Irish administra tion on the question disputed. Irish IlepreBcntntlon. Mr. Balfour next proceeded to criticize the plan of creating three constituents of differ ent forms in Ireland , sending members rte the Irish assembly , to the lmi > erlal Parlla- meiit and to an Irish second chamber. The adoption of such a scheme would , he de clared , plunge affairs into a condition cot hojicless entanglement. He criticized se ; verely the establishment of the second chamber for the protection of the minority. If Parliament were asked to provide any thing like a safeguard for minorities they were aske-d to ignore every lesson of history that democratic states were capable of af fording. ( Cheers. ] As to the exercise of a veto power by the imiKirial Parliament Mr. Balfour held that such a provision would lead to a legislative deadlock in either the English or the Irish Parliament. [ Cries of "Hear , hear. " ] It had been said from the Irish benches that there would bo imperial supremacy on the understanding that an honorable banraln was entered Into between the imperial gov ernment and an Irish Parliament ; such IVu supremacy could never be exetrcised. Laughter. ] No such bargain was possible or would be given. [ Cheers. ] If the supremacy of the British Parlia ment were to be preserved , it must be by laa form of supremae-y which would be opera tive. [ Cheers. ] As to the financial pro posals , "why , " asked Mr. Balfour , "ought this country to give to Ireland 17,000,0(10 ( ? The only reason which 1 can conceive is the confession that we have been beaten and must pay this amount as a sort of war In- demnity.1 [ Laughter. ] A federal government , ho continued , era a e-olonial government might be good , the British constitution as it stands was good , but this bastard combination of the thrtxj was ludicrous and imj > e > ssible. Mr. Ilriee Itepllento Ilulfuur. Mr. Brice , chancellor of the Duchy of Lan caster , replying to Mr. Balfour , declared that part of the government's justification for bringing the bill forward jivas the failure of coercion. Mr. Balfour while secretary for Ireland had been oblige * ! to abandon heed lines of coercion upon which he had started out. He had failed to reconcile Ire- lufid cither by bludgeons or bribes , [ Irish cheers ] . In regard to Ulster , the House ought not to judge the situation by the bluster of certain members. There was not and could not be any sever ance of the interests of Ulster from those orof the remainder of Ireland. Within ten years the sj > eaker declared , there had not been a single instance of oppression perpetrated in Ireland ouside of Ulster , on the ground of religion , i [ Cries of , "Oh , oh , " and Irish cheers. ) Prof. Brice proceeded to support the provisions of the bill in detail. John Redmond , Parnellite , saii that dur ing the prime minister's speech last night , he was" impressed not s'o much with'the pre-sence of the prime minister as with the a'jsenee of that great Irishman who drove the prime minister from the path of coercion to tbut of concesbion. While In sympathj with the broad principles of the bill , he found in it grave blots and felt it was imperative to press the amendment of many of Us provisions. Irishmen had always disputed the validity of the act of union , and if they.iet'ptt > d the bill , and with it the supremacy of the tape-rial Parliame-nt. 1 based UIKJU thearv ef r union the' > must have , some guaranty that the British Parliament would not exercise 1U right to legislate over i 1 the bonds of the Irish Parliament in local matters. T. F. Russell , unlonl.it. snld that Ulster would opjiose the bill to the last. On the motion of Lord Randolph Churchill the debate was then adjourned. IltlSHMKN ACCilT Till : Itll.U ( il.ltUtone'K Scheme Approved liy the > 'n- tlonnll nVlth Mlcht MoillflenlloiK. LONDON , Feb. 14. The Irish parliamentary party has issued an official statement to the . effect that nt n mooting after Gladstone's speech it was decided to cordially accept the new bill , subject to the ciidewivors in com mittee to improve the financial arrangement and have the time shortened wherein the land question Is withheld from the pur view of the Iristi le-gislnture. Dillon and Davitt were authorized to transmit this to the friends of Irish home rule lu the United States and Canada. William O'Brien , member of Parliament for Cork city , said In an interview today thnt the tniiin principles of the home rule bill furnished a better basis of settlement than Ihstof Ifvsfi. The Irish uatiounl jwrty's chief reservation on It was on the flimncinl question. It remained to be seen whether Gladstone's surplus of I'.VKUKK ) was real. The main lines of the bill were Loble , and a suftk-ient settlement of national claims , and the jiarty would recommend hearty Irish aoceptam-e of the bill. If passed , tne prosrram ol the nationalists would l c sympathetic and patri otic , combining all sensible people in the work of advancing the business interests of Ireland. John Burns , labor member of Parliament , said he would sup | > ort the bill heartily , tbourh he objected to the veto power re served to the crown , to the second chamber , und especially to the election by a limited franchise. Gladstone spent an excellent titcht and 1 rose refreshed. Ho went to the House of Commons to listen to his leading conserva tive antagonist , Hon. A. J. Balfour. itiNM.v WILL SINIJ SIMPS. ( rtiml Dnlip Alexis Will C'oininnnil the World' * Fair < | iiiilron. : ST. PETEH-iinto , Feb. 14. Russia will send a large squadron of war ships totake part In the naval display in Hampton Koads In con nection with the opening of the Columbian esi > osilion. The squadron will be under the command of the Grand Duke Alex's ' , lord high ) admiral of Uussla. Many high Hussiau dignitaries will accompany the fleet. Cnniiilii IteiliieliiK HIT Tariff. TORONTO , Ont. , Feb. II. In the House of Commons today Minister of Finance Foster made public his annual report. Three changes in the tariff were announced. The duty on binder twine is reduced from 25 j > er cent to 12lj per cent per jioutid. The free admission of mining machinery was extended for further discussion. Per mission is granted foreiirn shippers to im port coal oil in tank cars. This concession is considered a great victory for the Stand ard Oil company. The secretary's report shows that the ex port trade with all foreign countries is in creasing with the exception of trade with the United Slates , which showed a decrease of J,000,000 last year. Wouldn't Help Our Knenileti. ST. Pjrrcnsurito , Feb. 14. The Novoe Vremya quotes a statement published in the 1United States to the effect that in the recent treaties Franco and Hussia agreed to assist the United States if attached by any other power and says it does not think the matter jwejU.ta that ex tent , but that they doWUesT undertook not to assist any opponent of the United States. tlfced HB a TIKI ] b > Arton , PAWS , Feb. 14. The trial of Letnay ] Pre- vest on 'the charge of fraud and corrup tion in connection with the Panama canal lottery hill operations is in the court of as sizes. The evidence shows that Provost was completely in the power of Arton , who com pelled him to sign and discount bills in order to save himself from financial ruin. Ireland' * Letters to Koine. \CopyrtjMrd \ JSM Jiy Jama Gordon llennttt. } BERLIN , Feb. 14. [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tun Ben. ] I hear that several of the stolen letters of Archbishop Ireland , supposed to have reference to the questions which have lately caused such talk , have been forwarded to Cardinal Ledochowskl for perusal. - Disturbed liy l irtlnjuake * . ATHENS , Feb. 14. The island of Samoth- rakl in the Agean sea was shaken by an earthquake today. All the buildings on the islands were destroye-d. Many lives were lost. _ The Ironclad Pharo will take pro visions to the island. Several severe shocks were felt in Xante last night and this morning. \Vaten Conurutulated MluiMonr. LONDON , Feb. 14. The prince of Wales was the first to congratulate Mr. Gladstone in a private room at the House of Commons after nis address in regard to the home rule bill. Then the duchess of Te-ok and the Princesses Louise and Mary of Teck congrat ulated the premier. Dlnt-il I > v < ; iidbtone. : LONDON , Feb. 14. Mr. Gladstone gave an official dinner in his Downing street resi dence this oveuinir. Among the guests were : John Dillon , William O'Brien , Justin McCarthy and Thomas Sexton. HUGH O'lmXXKLL'S T.'fl.ir. . Newspaper Men Olve Tei-llmony Coneernlne tinIlomcHteHd Itlot * . PiTTsnciio , Pa. , Feb. 14. The trial of Hugh O'Donnell was continued this morn ing. Several Pinkertou men testified that j they saw him in the crowd at Hoine- ste-ad when the Pinkertons tried to land ; that ho was walking about giviug orders and placing armed stnuers. He told the commander of the Pinkertons that every one of them would bo killed if they landed. He promised them protection if they would surrender. In the afternoon , Gray , u ] > on cross-exam ination , stated thatthe Pinkortouo were not . deputized by him. 'fop rest of the session was given up to hearing the testimony of newspaper e-orn I- sjKmdents who were present when the riots occurred. Frank McQuIllon testified that O'Donnrll warned the newspaper men not "to see any thing which could bo used as evide-m-t'/ " yst George Campbell , editor of the West Elizabeth Star , said he was sending on the : river when the rioters were pumping the oil at the barges and he heard some one behind him say , "That is no way. Build a raft , load it with oil , set fire to it and lot it Hont down against rtiem. " Ho turned around and saw it was O'Donnell. idh Harry Goshorn of the Pittsburg Dispatch was up in the cupola and corroborated the other witnesses. In conversation with O'Donnell about the matter , he said , spaak - ing to several men. "Gentlemen , this is kDO longer s riot. It is a revolution. " Further Tefcts of the VehUt ! ui v POUT UOTAI. , S. C. , Fob. 14. Three projec tiles wore fired from the Vesuvius' guns day , two loaded with thirty pounds of cotton each and the third carrying merely ark jxwdor primer. In no instance wasethere aa JKjsitive explosion. The day's work renders still more problematic the Question of omVicncy of the Rapioll use. The inventor who has heretofore de sired nothing further than a toI with a gun cotton charged preiectile. says that he has no explanation to give of today's failures. He continues , however , to express his entire confidence in the f ase. Keonomllei Main ! by Dun. Pm in H < J. pa. . Feb. 14.A meeting of the LVnnomitc society last night adopted resolu- ti < ns of confidence in President Duss un-1 ' . pledging supprrt in eV-fendu g the1 ' action for the appointme-nt of a receiver. j NOT PLEASED WITH MR , EGAN Ohili Will Protest Against Him Being Ap pointed an Arbitrator. SECRET OF THE REPUBLIC'S ' HOSTILITY Iteprenentntlvet of the ( internment Akert Th t the Ainerlenn .Ulnl ter'i Artlont lime lleen Otlen'Ue nnil Intuit ing to tlin Cltlietm. [ CV > j > l/-f0MrtI JSHJ liy Jiimef C/unl'in Itrnnett 1 YALPAIIAI-O , Chill , ( via Galvestem , Tex ) Feb. 14.By [ Mexican Cable to the New York Herald. Spevlal to THE BBI : . ] There Is a great deal of excitement in Santiago and Valparaiso over the re | > ort that the United States Minister Patrick Kpan is to be npiKiinted one of the arbitra tors on the part of the Unite * ! States to settle the claims of citizens of the United States against the Chilian government The appointment of Mr. Egan to any i > osltion in rounevtion with the settlement of thcso claims , which have long been pending and which have Iteen rejected on several occa sions , would be acfeptou by the government and people of Chili as an act of hostlllt.\ . and put the diplomatic- relations between this "republic and the United States under a se vere strain. What gave occasion for the rumor that Mr. Kgan was to bo given a chance for a longer stay In Chili than Mr. Cleveland would be expected to allow him as minister after ho becomes president , was a cable message which Minister of Foreign Affairs Errazuriz received yesterday from Washing ton Intimating that the minister from the Unite-d States wo-tld be named as one of the arbitrators on the part of that countr ; , . Should Mr. Egan reveive such an appolnt- incut a strong protest from the Chilian gov ernment may be expected. Minister Egan Is not persona grata to the Chilian government , and he is also known to have close relations with Dubois , who holds the leading claims against Chili. Set-ret of Chill's Ilontlllty. Mr. Egan's relations with Dubois arc bo- lievcd here to he such as to disqualify him from acting as an arbitrator in the settle ment of the claims , but the protest , if ono should be officially made against his appoint ment , would bo founded upon the charge that his attitude toward the Chilian govern ment has been offensive and insulting. Members fit the cabinet are awaiting news of the action of the United States govern ment with great anxiety One member of the cabinet told me todav that the New York Herald could add to the great services It has already performed for Chill by making a vigorous protest against Mr. Eran's apiKjintmcnt by President Harrison. He cxpressod the hopa that this protest might be made by the Her ald at such time and in such -terms as to in fluence public opinion in the United States as well ns the action of congress. Minister Egan has already been officially lofdrnledthut'tho Chilian government will not take utiy action in relation to the ap- ) > oiutmcnt of arbitrators to represent it until after the return of President Montt from the south where he has gone for a vacation. When President Montt returns it is probable that Albert Blest Gana will be sent to the United States to fill the post of Chilian minister. . He was apK ] > inted to that { Kisition some tfme ago , but his instructions to , proceed to Washington will bo withheld until after Mr. Cleveland has been inaugurated and a new minister to Chili has been named by the Washington government. The Chilian government has ordered the purchase of eight locomotives In the United States for use on the government rail roads. roads.J'nnanm C.inul Company AfllilrH. PANAMA , ( via Galveston , Tex. ) Feb. 14. [ By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald Special to Tar. BEE. ] It Is re ported here that the French stockholders of the Panama Railway company have decided that M. Mange , representative of the Pan ama canal liquidator , shall beappointe-d gen eral superintendent of the railroad to suc ceed Mr. Rives , after the annual meeting in April , when a new board of directors will be chosen. f The correspondent of the Paris Figaro is mistaken when he alleges that Mr. Tisdel was connected with the State department. He had no ] > ositlou lu that branch of the ser vice and brought no canal propositions here. In fact Mr. Tisdel has not been to Bogota. His visit here related solely to .World's fair matters and to arrange the details for Presi dent Nunez's pro ] > osed visit to Chicago. News from San Salvador announces the closing by the government of the customs house at Sonsoiiate. AXOTllKlt FILIIll'KTKHlXtl KXl'KlHTIOJf Senvitlonal ItnimirK from the Port of Key We * ! , llii. NEW Yoitu. Feb. 14. A local paper will say in the morning that u piratical cxpodl- lion to one of the Centr.il American states is being fitted at Key West by Cubans and Aine-ricans. Several hundred men armed with Winchesters - chesters , repeating rifles and abundant ammunition are roudy to embark on the ex pedition. It is suid that a small steamer has been chartered at a northern port and Is now enrouto to Key West , where it is evpeictt-d to arrive Wednesday. The boat is balhistod with cannon. ( Jailing guns und field artillery sufficiently formidable when in dusK'rate | hands to make way against the government of Honduras The United States steamer Kearsarge has dropped anchor at Ke-y West , much to the surprise of every one , und It Is believed she has oeen ordered there to prevent the pirate - rate from setting sail. Take Ktlect Toilay. CHICAGO , 111. , Feb. 14. New tariffs for freight adopt'.Hl by the Northern Pacific , Union Pacific and the Great Northern roads to North Pacific e-oust terminals will become effective tomorrow. From the Missouri river these rates will be on the basis of f3 for first class from ; Mississippi river common points they will be on the basis of Kl.'JO for first class , and from Chicago they will bo J5S.40 first class. Class rates from St. Paul and common will bo on the basis of { S.fiO first class to Spokane. All line * east of St. Paul and the Missouri river will DC allowed to exact the established divisions of the now Pacific coast rates. Two Children If n rued to Death. WEST PJ.AIXS , Mo. , Feb. 14. Word comes from the town of Hartvlllo that the house of James Freeman , near that place , was burned , and that his two children , aged 8 and 11 , perished in the flames. Freeman , who WHS sick , was also severely burned before - fore he could be taken from the house. Movement ! of Ocean Meamnn J'ebraary 13 At FafctnetArrived Teutonic , from New York for Liverj ool. At Liveri > eel -Arrived Michigan , from Boston. At New York Arrived -Callia , from