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
