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OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. rr\v i ? vrv j VT ? \ HAfATTA SITVHAV MOPVIXfi " 93 IftnS ffTYTRRN "PAH P ll 250. M'S J Interesting Discussion as to Wniob Has Been the Coldest Since 1849. .JESUITS STIRRING UP MUCH STRIFE Probability of the Order's Eetnrn Has Ei- cited Mnch Earnest Opposition. STRENGTH OF THE HEW FARMERS PARTY Agriculturists of tie Kingdom Maka a Strong Showing in Their Own Bahalf. BISMARCK IS ACTIVE JN THE MOVEMENT lie Taken Deep Interest In Acrlciilture und Keep * I'epclnc Away at Caprltl Ahlwardt Shown Up anil Pro- innlfratc * HI * 1'ollcy. \Corvr\yMed \ \ 1K33 dj/Jn-nei Oord'in nrnn'lt.1 BEIIUN , Feb. 2Ti [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tnr. Bcc ] First all rain nnd then all snow has been the weather of the week , which ends up with the sleigh bolls ringing Berlin is once again covered with a mantle of snow several Inches deep. A learned dwtor living nt Charlottcnberg bai taken It upon lilmsrtf to question the Herald s statement that this has boon the coldest wInter in twenty jears. In an in teresting article on the extreme cold season in the StatlstiSv-lie Correspondenz , a periodi cal which has every reason to be well In- fi rmod , he. says that last month was the coldest since 184S , far more than confirming what the Herald stated. Politically we are In a sea of trouble and there seems to bo no end to the complica tions. The "nigger In the fence" which I pointed out to you months ncro his come out In a manner which Is not In my power to say at the outset , but I consider I make no mistake when I say that the royal Prussian government raises its voice against the re turn of the Jesuits and will do all In its power In this direction. In the meantime an Important mooting has ben held at Bra- men , where 1,500 evangelists from all parts of Germany assembled and sent resolutions to both the kaiser and Count Caprivi. To the latter they wrote : Indictment oT the .Jeinlts. "The Jesuits through their iMndplcs poi Bon the morals of our people and endanger through their teaching the ideas of duty and truthfulness amoni * the people. The Jesuit order Is a secret institution , foreign in nil re- S | cts to the principles of all our riphts in social and civil life. The Jesuits impsril the freedom of the confessional , which is nec essary. " f Such is the reply to the decision of the center to bring ip the question of the return of the Jesulta.Avhich jtr&positlon has aroused Tn"BVJS Dst intense feeling throughout the country. It is a daring coup to try to fclrce the chan cellor's hand , because it is well understood that if the return of the Jesuits were Dccordod It would mean an entire change efface face on the part of the center , who would then-vote for the passing of the military bill , thus showing themselves to be. as already stated , a mere opportunist party. However ; as far as can bo foreseen , ithe return of the Jesuits to Germany is almost nfc lrai > osslbllity. The kaiser himself has a , dread of this sect , and wo have only to recall j the speech which Caprivi made on January 99,18U2. Speaking upon the question of the education bill , ho said : "As to how the united governments feel upon this order , It should not bo brought back Into the homes of Germany. " The Vosslsche Zoitung has a strong article against the return of the Jesuits , which may be tnien as representing the views of the gov ernment. It says tbe government is not so powerful as to wish rashly to stir up this ; jew storm on the subject of the Jesuits , For the Jesuit order , as time has shown , there is no room in Germany. We favor tolerance In , all things , but are not against tolerance. Nevertheless , the center party is bent on tbo fight , and it must bo remembered this party comprises nearly one-third of the vote \ of the Reichstag. Mottng Up of Irarmerft. According to an Informant who is well i'-vcreed In ] > olitical movements here the ac tion ot the Bund der Landwcrth , otherwise the Agriculturists league , is the most im portant movement soon in this country in ' { twenty years. There seems to be no doubt Jus to the earnestness or strength of the 'movement ' or the ability of the leaders. They have a decided program , and have extensive Influence at court and throughout the coan try , Their claims are : Enouh import duties , to make agricultural products pay ; no diminution of the present tariff ; no commer cial treaty with Russia or other countries which shall imperil our products ; the ame lioration of the farmer , and , above all , peasant Industries by the reduction of taxes ; a close eovernmoutal supervision of the pro duce exchange so as absolutely to prc vent farmers and consumers from \ t receiving or paying false prices ; defini tion of the rights in matter of responsibilities so that the interests of land lord and. tenant may be better defined , Those are some of the principal clauses. By far the one of most political importance is that In which they refuse to entertain the Russian commercial treaty. The charges are brought against them that they are ar rogant , that they are merely being worked by Bismarck , that they made no objections to the Austro-Hungarian treaty , which was passed If by an Immense majority and is much more \f \ serious for them and that they are acting np.iinsHlio interest of the people , who re quire cheap bread. Whilst Germany has yearly Increased her Imports of corn from America , the best thing would be that the farmers Mould have their own way , because tlie deal ness of oats would bring in and does bring in large quantities of malte upon which omnibus horses are principally fed. Hand of th Iron Chancellor. Thnt Bismarck has had largo Influence in the agricultural demonstration la wlthou doubt , for he takes a large interest in ngri culture. Herr Plots , the leader of the agri cultorists , has been in constant communi cation with the ex-chancellor , and left for Friedrichsruhe immediately after the great meeting at Tivolt hall. It seems without doubt that In the Reichstag tbe agriculturists wonld be beaten , because the center and frelssinlge parties are against them. In the mean time the agriculturists are carrying on a very active campaign. In the midst ot all these things we hare constantly recurring reports of the dissolu tion of the Reichstag , the retirement of Ca- privi , and o forth. One ot them , resting iaon more than a surmise , 1 < that the chancellor would \villingly resien in the face of con stantly increasing difficulties , but at the < ame time , like , a.ood soldier , ho will re main at his post so loner as the emperor m-eds him or asks him. Ciprlvl's greatest enemy cannot help admiring his devotion. Amid all his troubles.-and ho has not always iiad the best health , ho is parfectly content in his cmparor's unswerving lupjort. Some ' mall Talk. A s"andal comes from M jabh where it ap pear * it is Illegal for giris unJer 10 yeirs of ago to go to public bills. Two sisters , daughters of a well known family. ncoJ 14 and ir > . however , went to a public ball. They wore arrested and thrown into a prison cell in company with a lot of women of Ill-fame , and there remained for a week. Publir ssn- tlment and Indignation is running very hiph. Prince Bismarck , tbroueb the Hamburger Nachrichte-n , is carr.Um ; on a very active campaipn , twitting the chancellor with being no diplomit and making merry at the ex pense of the government mombars an J their s-peeohes In the art world , the advent of Mascagni , leading his own operas , has been the great event of the week. Mascapni has received a decoration from the kaiser , arid has ex pressed his admiration for the opera house , w hich , without having the luxurious foyer of the Paris house , has nothing lacking in the way of interior comfort and properties. Bcrliners have enthused , and Massagni is enthroned as an immense favorite. The anti-Semites have had their noses put seriously out of Joint this week , for Hartwich , the advocate of the notorioui Ahlwardtjlas Ik-en easily defeated at Bcg- nlt ? , whilst Paach , a minor but bellicose member of the party , has been arrested. The government made the mistake of taking ' him ausrrioux , but having done so repented , and I believe is going to release him at once. AhlnurJt'o Declnrntlon. Ahhvardt is out of prison Just at a rather unfortunate moment for his party , whirtTis , to say the loa&t , down on its luck He en tered the Reichstag today. I Interviewed him there. Ho looked fat and rosy , the pic ture of health and said : "We propose to pursue an aggressive pol icy , and bring up the anti-Smito debate at thtfearliesto moment. Wo do not identify ourselves with the socialists. We wish to reform society ; they sok to destroy it. Our party has now bat sir members in the Reichstag. Alter the next election it shall number fifty. " iU VON CAIMIIVI. Kmperor Wllllim I.TU-t Him it a Dinner 1'nrty Gerninn News Note * . BEHLIK , Feb. 2.Y Emosror William at an official dinner last night , given by Dr. von Boetticher , sscretary of the Imp3rial homo ftico and representative of the chancellor , ed the conversation , which was devoted to he formation of a ( rreat'agrarian party. Chancellor von Caprivi was not present , , nd the emperor , in offering a toast to him , illudei to his sacrificing his personal fesl- ns to the service of the state and to his Idelity to his emperor in such terms as m- pired the conviction that he would only b3 driven from o21ce when the empsror shbula have been foroei to succumb to an over- vhelmintj defeat. Piinco Bismarck Is In the closest touch vlth the new and rapidly growing agrarian i larty. Ho has responded to expressions of t ievotion sect to him from a number of mcct- ngs with , assurances that ho is in full ympathy with the movement. Tbo Ham- mrger Nachrichten in a series of articles , obviously inspired by Prince Bismarck , In cites the leaders of the movement not to > abate their attacks upon the government and 1 : > rodlcts their eventual triumph. Rector Ahlwardt was released from the Bloetrensee Jail yesterday. His sen tence has expired. His release was made the occasion of a demonstration by the anti-Semltics. Herr Hartwig and Herr Werner , members of tbe Reichstag , de nounced the Hebrews in a most violent man ner. Ahlwardt wae heartily cheered upon declaring that ho was prepared to forfeit his liberty again if ho could only hasten the deliverance of the Fatherland from the loathsome plague of Judcaism. The War department has decided upon the discontinuance of maize as a regular mixture Iff making bread. It I'leased the Kinpcror. Bcnux , Feb. 25. Mascagni conducted his opera , "Cavalleria Rusticana , " at the Berlin - ' lin opera house this weei. The tickets sold at a premium and the audience manifested boundless enthusiasm. Emperor William called Mascagni to the Imperial box and pre sented to him the order of the Prussian crown of the third class. Steamer Sank In Collision. LONDON , Feb. 23. [ Special Telegram to THE Bnc. ] The British steamer Cincora , plying between London and the Mediterra nean , was sunk off Dungeuess this morning by collision with a German bark. The third engineer and fireman of the Cincora were drowned. The Cincora was a vessel of CSS tons. Will He Sent to the World'i F lr. CITV or MEXICO , Feb. 25. A car load of the 'decorative ' " " new stone "rose garnet" re cently discovered by William Niven , a New York mineralogist , was shipped to New | York last week and three canoads will be | forwarded for exhibition to the World's fair ! within the ncit week. Ainnotyto Political Prisoners. LisnoN , Feb. 25. The Cortes has approved the government's proposal to grant amnesty to all political prisoners. This will result in the liberation of the Insurgents condemned to exile and Imprisonment for having been engaged in the Oporto outbreak of January and February , 1S31. Mr * . Gladstone III , LONDON , Feb. 25. Mrs. Gladstone , wife of the British premier , has been confined to her bed all the week suffering from a cold. She Is better today. Collided with a Locomotive. CUICAOO , 111. , Feb. 25. A suburban passen ger train on the Illinois Central collided with a locomotive this afternoon. Both en gines were thrown into the ditch and wrecked. J. Franks and George Bastlck , the two engineers , were badly hurt. Their injuries are not fatal None of the passen fer& were hurt , excepting one , who suffered slight Injuries. Will Not Get HU Million. BHOOKI.TN , N. Y. , Feb. 25. The suit in stituted by John E. Dubois against tbo Brooklyn bridge for $1,000,000 damages for alleged infringement of patents in use In the Brooklyn caissons , has been decided in favor of tbe bridge trustees. Stricken with ParalyiU. SmisariELD , EL , Feb. 25 Judge N. M. . Broadwell , one of the leading members of the bar here was stricken with paralysis ofo day. Tbe attending physlclun stated to night he could not say whether Ma patient would recover or not. FERRY'S ' TURN NOW New President of the French Senate May Pay Off Some Political Grudges. MEANS A CHECK TO CARNOT AND RI30T Policy of tae Directars of Prance' * Destiny ' Will Have to Be Changed. MAY RESULT IN THE SENATE'S ABOLITION Deputies Do Not Like the Idea of the Rad icals Controlling Everything. LITTLE POLITICS GOING ON IN EUROPE Leo'.labile * Generally Oh erved , Irrespec- tl\n of Politics or Hcllclon Switzerland In a llnir-llen Will Not Ho Kitra- dlted Nor Will He Die. { CopvrlyMrcl 1693 bi ] Jamf PAIIIS , Fob. -New [ York Herald Cable Social to THE BEE ] The election of Jules Kerry to the presidency of the Senate is an event of the highest importance , which mny pcrnaps not be thoroughly understood abroad , but noboJy in France is ignorant of the fact that it is a direct check to Caruot and RIbot. This is why Ferry has always represented the policy of resistance to the Enraachmsnt of radicalism Dorinj ; the whole of ftis term of office ns minister he fousht against Cleraenceau and his party , who ere only able to overthrow him after the defeats in Tonquin. Since then the radical group , al though in the minority , has always been the arbitrators of the decision of the Chamber , and the president , like his ministers , was invariably compelled to yield to it. In electing Ferry the Senate snys it has had enough of this condition with the radicals , and , therefore , it condemns Carnot's policy. Menu * ) AVoe for the "Senate. Ferry is now the second political person- ape in France. Each time there is a minis terial crisis M. . Carnet will be obliged to send for him and Hibot. This promises to be a.nusinj , for it was Ribot who in 1SS5 proposed the order which' led to Perry's fall from power. Since then the two men have not spoken. Now they will be obliged to. The fight between the Senate and thoiChambzr will become bit ter , aud a revision of the constitution in order to abolish the Senate will ba the rad ical electoral platform. The Senate was never very popular. The deputies elected by universal suffrage chafed under the superiority of the senators elected by a limited sutrape. As Ferry is jwrhnps the most unpopular senator lu France , his want of popularity will bo reflected upon the Senate , and it is certain that the campaipn will be energetically carried -on. During the electoral period which is approaching , it \ \ ill be terrible. Everything outside of France is as flat as ditch water. The papal Jubilee proves that the whole of Europe , without distinction of religion , renders homage to the ajred pontil. The Incident at Basle between France and Switzerland was of no importance , but it is a sign that France has lost the sympathy of the Swiss , on account ol the rupture of commercial - mercial relations. The difficulties with Siam originated in the rectification of the frontier , but the country will not hear of a colonial war. The Panama trial drags along. People are beginning to get tired of it. Reliable infor- mation leads to the belief that England -will not grant the extradition of Herz , as the papers arc not properly made out. He is suffering from diabetes , but his life is in no immediate danger. JACQUES ST. CERE. o Threaten to Cm Itutrs. KANSAS CITT , Mo. , Feb. 25. The officials of the Memphis route today declare posi lively that they have Indisputable evidence that , the Missouri Pacific has made a rate of $10.75 to Washington for an inaugural ex cursion. They say also that unless the rate is withdrawn they will make a rate of $15. The Alton people are getting stirred up over the threatened reduction in rates , anc ono of the high officials of that road who happened to bo in the city toaay declared that the Alton would make a out that woulc make some people's hair stand on end if the other roads did not stop their foolishness. He said the Alton was prepared to-name a rate of $10 and would do so if the other roads cut below the agreed fare. Allen Mam el Hurled at San Diego. SAN Dinoo , Cal. , Feb. 25. The funeral of Allen Manvel , the late president of the Santa Fo , took place from the white parlor of the Hotel Del Coronado to Mount Hops cemetery this afternoon. It was private with brief services by Jlev. T. C. Reid pastor of Coronado Presbyterian church. In addition to the regular pall bearers there were eight honorary ones , including A. Speare and Bryant Howard of this city , E S. Babcock of Coronado and five railroad men. A lot was purchased next to Governor Waterman's grave , as Mr. Manvel preferred to be burled here. Consulted with Mr. Cleveland. 'LAKEWOOD , N. J. , Feb. 25. Hon. J. G. Carlisle arrived from Washington today and vas met at the station by Mrs. Cleve land abd was driven to the cottage where bo found 'tho president-elect and Judge Grcsbam. The three held n conference until S o'clock. Then Judge Gresham was driven to the station by Mrs. and Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle went out for a walk. The Judge declined to talk about the object of his visit and said that be would return at once to Chicago. Mr. Carlisle will be Mr. Cleveland's guest over Sunday. McKinley Hai Good Security. MASSILLOX , O. , Feb. 25. It transpires that Governor McKinley holds as security for his obligations as endorser for A % alker a $100,000 twenty-year tontine policy on Walker's life which has already run sixteen years and is now worth $00,000. NEW YOBK , Feb. 25.At the office of the Life Insurance company in this city , referred to in the dispatch from Masslllon , O. , it is denied - nied that there is any truth In the statement that McKinley is secured by a policy on the life of Walker. Anil Make Ke.tllatlon. GIUTIJXO , Mich. , Feb. 25. Ex-County Treasurer Jackson , who was arrested on a charge of embezzling (15,000 of the county funds , claims that he will be able to return all the money soon. During the past two years he has been dealing in real estate and has considerable money invested in stone quarries in the upper peninsula. He is also proprietor of the Grayling house ol this city anil runs a clothifg houw hVre The belief here is that careless businets methods is the" main cause of tilCTaQ and'most ' people bo- llcve the rounty Trill lps | iothing. tISRUKS blE Six Men Lee Their Llvenj While. Attempting ; to Itcucno thrjCrew ofn Stranded Vemel. New BcurxmnJ Mass. , .Feb. 2.1. Six men were drowned ffff Cuityhunk , one of the Elizabeth Islandslast night while trying to rescue the crew of a straudoJ vessel. The men composttd th6 volunteer crew of the ilassachusetts Humane society's life boat , lie names bf the unfortunate men arc. CAl'TAlN TIMOTHY AKIN. TAYLOIll HIUAM JACKSON. WILLIAM JlltlUllTMAN. rUEDRUIUK A. AKEN. A rope wns thrown to Captain Akin < vhich lie caught and tied around himself .hrce times , but it slipped off and he was ost. All the men but Brightman lived on the island. llcl Captain Akin leaves a wife and seven childtcn ; Jackson n wife and three children and Tilton a wife and three children. During the terrible storm of last evening a vessel was found aground off Sow and Pigs reefs. The boat belonging to the Massachu setts Humane society was got out aud a volunteer crew of meu put off In her , despite the heavy swell and warnings of the captain of the life saving station. The men were determined to rescue the crew of the vessel if it was iiossible to do so. They had a long , hanl and perilous pull and .he waves threatened every moment to en gulf them , but at last they succeeded to pet under the lee of the vessel. A rope was thrown to the boat , "but Just as a landing was about to be effected u great wave cap- sired the boat and in'an instant the men were struggling hi the ice cold water. One man of the boat's crew , Joseph Tilton , caught a rope I thrown him and was drawn on bSarJ the vessel , but all the rest were lost. Communica tion was subsetueritly established with the laud and it was then ascertained that the crew were all lost. An affecting scene ensued , the wives and children searched the shore agonizingly for the bodies of the dead , and they were joiued by nearly all the popu lation of the village , none of whom slept last night. It is the worst disaster known in the history of the island. The wrecked vessel'-wjis ascertained to be the brig Sagua. laden'wn.li sugar , bound from Cuba for Boston. It is thought the brig vi ill be lost. The captain and crew of the brig were sivod .and landed on Cutty- hunk. The body of Frederick A. Aiken was washed ashore this morning. o i Mlraculoun i : cip of i'amcngeri on an Krlo TraM. CLEAN , N. Y. , Feb. 231 The Eno vestibule train No 8 was wreckedTibout ono mile east of Yandalia at noon today nnd ten persons were seriously injured , though no ono was killed. The train/wasirunning at a speed of about thirty-ciht ( milesan ; hoar and was rounding a curvp on the bank of the Alle gheny river when , tbfcPullman dining and sleeping cars Jumped thbt track and were .precipitated down a * twenty-foot bank and demolished. It i * ' remarkable that no one was killed. , Tbo jnost seriously injured are : x WILLIAM SACITETT , cook oa dining car , seri ous cut on hips and leprs. R. K , BCIIDEM , Patterson , N. J. , contusions on head1. T. C. CAOXEB , Jerssy City , N. J. , cut on head , shoulder dislocated ; F. A. WHEELER , PullSan conductor , scalp wounds and contusions on hip and knees. F. How ELL , New York , bad cut on head. HEXKV BOVER , Jersey City , serious Injury on legs. F. W. WILSOX , New York , serious con tusions on body and legs. F. .7. BILLIKGS , conductor , bad cuts on head and body. CONDUCTOR THOMAS , slightly injured. Many of the passengers suffered from the terrible shock. * < p ASSAULTED itY TIIUOS. DeiMolncs * Deputy ro t muster the Victim ot Hold Kobben DEsMoiXEB , la. , Feb. 25. [ Special-Tele gram to THE BEE. ! Colonel JessoW. Cheek , deputy postmaster of DesMolnee , while lock ing the safe in his office about midnight tonight preparatory to going home , was as saulted by three men who came upon him while his back was turned. They struck him with a sandbag and knocked him senseless. When he recovered consciousness the thugs were gone and the safe was locked , nnd it'ls not known whether anything was stolen. Mr. Cheek is not thought to he very badly hurt. IUilRured for Life. Sioux CITT , la. , Fb. . 25. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] Eva Barrett , a girl liv ing In the little town of Kingsley , east of here , stepped behind a building last evening to empty a pail of ater , when a man seized her and poured a bottle of acid in her mouth. She was terribly burned and though the in juries are not fatal , will disfigure her lor life. Hlaze at Slonr City. Sioux CITT , la. , Feb. 23. [ Special Tele gram to TIIE BEE. ] A portion of the An drews Manufacturing company's planing mill plant was destroyed by fire , last night. The loss Is less than $10,000 ; insurance , 112,500 The fire ori lnaedf rom spontaneous combustion in the paint room. 3IACKAVS Hell Not in any Dane * ' nd Will Recover The Would-ilo A * In. SAX FnAXOisco , Csl. , Feb. 5. Nothing of any consequence developed today In connec tion with the shootinff bf John W. Mackay yesterday by W. C. nppey ( , the old man crazed by misfortune. Rippey was conscious . scious today , but too. feeble to" talk. It hardly seems possiblo-th&t Rippey can sur vive his self-inflicted wound. On tbo other hand , the man whom tho-would-be assassin attempted to kill is said by his attending physician to be la no danger. Mr. Mackay slept last night as welljas could have been expected. The wound looks very healthy and thera ' is no fever of consequence , Mr. Mackay's grit has not de serted him and he is in very good spirits. No one is permitted .to sec him excepting his physicians. Wash. , Feb. 25. Mrs. Bessie , wife of Wesley C. Rippey , who shot J. W. Mackay yesterday , is a resident of this city , where she keeps a lodging house. She says she married Rippey in Denver in 1S76. Four years later she was divorced from him. She says RIppoy while in Denver , was worth { 160,000. busiest it all In stocks. He became so morose' over bis losses she could not live with him. Erabez/ler Arrested In California. SAS Fiuxosoo , Cal. , Feb. 25. John IL Sturjeon , & fugitive from Ljcurgus , O. , has been arrested here for embezzling 115,000 in trust funds. WILL NEVER .QUIT Opponents to Bishop Ireland's Educational Schema Are Still on the Warpath. HIS STOLEN LETTERS SHOWN IN. ROME Torn Copies Bescued from the Waste Basket and Carefully Pasted Together. KENRICKS SUCCESSOR BEING DISCUSSED 'Condition of the Aged Archbishop of St. Louis Causes Much Concern. QUESTION OF A COADJUTOR REVIVED Name * Submitted Itetnrned to America by the rropagandu for I'urther I.lgfit HUhop Clmppello * * Mission n Matter ofSouic Speculation. { Copyrighted iSH3 liy Jamct O onion Brnnrtt.l ROME , Fcb 23 [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tnc BEE ] I understand that amonp the stolen letters of Archbishop Ireland said to h.ixo been sent to Cardinal Lcdochowskl are two or three addressed to Bishop Riordan of San Francisco. They contain nothing more compromising than the veo human outspoken expression of Ireland's doubts as to the honostv of certain prelates who have been hostile to him. The letter was , 1 hoar , written in St. Louis It was pieced together after being torn up by Riordan. - The war declared against Archbishop Ire land , Cardinal Gibbons and Mirr. O'Counell has not ccasod. I have seen proofs that ably organized attempts are being made here to damage them by means of clever suggestive Inucndocs , bused upon alleged treacherous delay of report sent toO'Connell tiy Cardinal Gibbons for transmission to the I > one. One of these communiques I have seen. It was typewritten on thin pai > er. At the lop of the sheet was a reproduction of Gibbons' private let ter of January 19 to the archbishop. Below were several short typewritten patatrraphs couched in terms selected for the guidance of the recipient In the mo'st striking of these it was sorrowfully hinted that no trust could bo put In even a cardina ) , and another asked how , under existing circumstances , communication-could be safely made with Ilomc. As I am not enjoined to secrecy I feel at liberty to state these facts. Although I do not know who instigated these communiques , Judged from internal evidence they seem to have a transatlantic origin. To Succeed Kenrlck. The prospect of having to decide on a suc cessor to the venerable archbishop of St. Louis is somewhat troubling the propaganda just now. When it was lately proposed to givcTiIgr.Kenrick a coadjutor three names were sent to Itomo from America. They wen ? Blstips Rpnuldlng of Peoria , Krin of Wheeling and ChatarJ of Vincennes. These names were returned about three weeks ago by the propaganda with a request for further light and in- foVmation , which have not yet been received. The death of Kenriclc would bo llkely to cause some confusion , as there is a great deal of rivalry for the succession. Mgr. O'Connell , who has been often talked of for the St. Louis coadjutorship , is not a candi date. Ho has much useful work to do in Homo and could illy bo spared at this Juncture. Chappplle'n MUtlon. Although Mgr. Chapello has not boon charged to present the minutes of the so- called conference of archbishops to the pope , it is thought more than probable that be will have something to say about them when ho sees the holy father. His unreserved en dorsement of Mgr. Satolli In talking to me should gratify the Vatican , for a strong im pression , I believe , prevails in the United States that ho was not ono of the prelates who approved of the papal delegate's educa tional plans. Archbishop Ireland's henchman , Father Conway of St. Paul , left Home rather sud denly for England on Wednesday , after a short visit. He intends to return soon after Easter. KKVIUCK'S CONDITION. I1U Physical Health Hal Upturned sufficient to Enable Him to Work. Sr. LODIS , Mo. , Feb. 25. Sensational ru mors as to the significance of Archbishop Kyan's presence in this city have been rife and rcpo'rts implying a serious state of ec clesiastical affairs have gone out. Mr. Ryan positively stated today that his visit to St , Louis carries no official importance , but is prompted by the warm friendship he hus always felt for his distinguished brother prelate. The news of the recent illness of Archbishop Keurick urged Archbishop Ryan to hasten to St. Louis , fearing that the sick ness of his well beloved friend might be serious. Archbishop Kenrick has so far recovered as to be once more alt-ending to his diocesan duties with almost his old time vigor. Ho took a ride this afternoon with Archbishop Ryan. No communication-relative to the co adjutorship has yet been received at the archieplscopal residence. All statements as to the irregularity of papers , etc. , to the con trary notwithstanding. The matter still rests. KILLED ALL THREE. Coal Mlneri Dropped Down a Shaft by a Jtreaklnc Cable. CINCIXSATI , O. , Feb. 25 A Commercial Gazette special from Coalton , O. , says : At 5 o'clock this evening an accident occurred in the Tom Corwin coal mines here by which three men lost their lives. Sam Brown , his son Sydney , aged 17 , and George Brown , were being hoisted to the top in the cage. Near the surface the cage tipped and the three meji were hurled to the bottom of the shaft , a distance of 125 feet. All were instantly killed. Two other men coming up At the time escaped death by clinging to the bars of the cage. Condeinni the Home itnle Hill. NEW YOBK , Feb. 25. The National League of America tonight Issued an address to 1 Irishmen. It is signed by the president , secretary and treasurer. It condemns Glad stone's home rule measure as insufficient and declares that it Is absolutely unworthy of the traditions and the wants of the Irish people. Mine * riooded. iJiojfwoon , Mich. , Feb. 25. The flooding of the Great Ashland mine , near this city , is a more serious matter than at first supposed. The new pump set up on the tenth level ten day * ago has been drowned out , lad the water is rising at the rate THE BEE BULLETIN. Wtathrrjar Omihn ami VMn II it Ornrrnl New * from Oermanj-'n Citpltit. What IVrry'n Klcratlnn Mranm Opposition to Ireland at Iliine Actlte. IntentlgiUliii ; H ( lame of I'okrr. 2. Ktn a KepnlillnitK Win In Court. hlfr In Happy Honduras Portrnjeil. a. Heath' * Wa hlnctcm I.Mtnr. Slltpr Mm still Hlock the Honor. I'ticHUm In California Knocked Oct. 4. Serond Wepk of Lent In Soslety. Sketch o ! ,1. Sterling .Morton. C. Lincoln and Netirmka Ncn . KeUv.il Meeting * In Oniiln. (1. > e\vK from Council I'.lufT * . T. Co-opcrJtlte HOIIIK Itnlldlnc. Kohti Charged nlth Swlndllnc. 8. Scene * In .Monterey. 10. WakPinun Aninnc the Lowly Italian * . Itealltm on the Modern stage. Life Iimnrdnce un nn Antiquity. 11. Oniali i' Tridr Condition * Keilewpd. rinanclal nnd Commercial New * . 13. Kdltorlal nnd Comment. 13. What the I.odgr Men Are Doing. GnniiB for the Inruipunil Hull. 14. Note * of Kleetrlcal Prnprem. t. % . Chancctv for \Voin.in to lie Married. 10. Siring I'p the Coinln ? right * . of clpht to twelve inches an hour , ana nil workings below the north level are under water Unless the water attains its levt-1 or Is cot under control below the , seventh level , the Ashland's next neighbor cast , the Big Norrie. will suffer from the flood. It is estimated that if the inflow con tinues nt the present rate the water will reach the Norrie in about a week. Two hun dred aud fifty men have been forced to quit work at the Ashland mine in consequence of the flood. The sonrce of the water supply is fl mystery. inniit TIIK I-UVHT. M. II. Day of South Dakota Adjudged Guilty of Contempt. Rxnn CITV , S. D. , Fcb 25 [ SpecialTele gram to Tnn BEE. ] M. H. Day wns today adjudged guilty of contempt for refusing to surrender possession to the assignee of the Rapid Valley horse ranch. The assignee was possession nnd further interference by Day enjoined. Joseph R. Megrrue of New York and James H. Rhodes of Cincinnati were discharged by Judge Gardner after having ben arrested on the charge of perjury and conspiracy preferred by Day , and the costs of trial levied upon him. Rhodes and Megrue assert that they will indict and prosecute Day for various frauds perpetrated bj him in New York aud Ohio. Kxpectn ' ome of the < poll * . YAXKTOX , S. D. , Fcb. 85 [ Special Tele- grain to THE Bnc. ] Commodore S. B. Coul- son ol this city , well known for his connec tion with Mississippi and Missouri steam boats in early years , expects to receive the appointment of internal revenue collector at the port of Sitka , Alaska , from President elect Cleveland. Commodore Cculson Is a lifelong democrat of wide Influence , and , while rich , would appreciate some peed of fice. H,8aj-i ( < Lat ho has assurangp of , his appointment If ho desires the place , but has not yet decided whether ho wants it or not. n 10 Deputy Coroner Weston of New York Make * n Queer Ileport. Xcw Yonir , Feb. 25. Deputy Coroner Weston has been examining the state health department in reference to the recent in crease in deaths from malpractice , concluded his labors today. In his report he says there has been taken by the coroner of this city thus far in 1993 seven ante-mortem inquisitions in cases of criminal abortion. That this Indicates a most alarming state of affairs is shown by the fact that but one case occurred in 1SS2 nnd and none in 1SW. I be lieve , said Dr Weston , the Increase is the direct result of Parkhurstism. The subject Is ono I thought worthy of scientific consider ation and I have prepared these statistics for the purpose of presenting a paper to ono of the medical societies. Dr. Cyrus Edson of the health department said he agreed with Dr. Weston that the increases in cases of malpractice was duo to the closing of disorderly houses. Movements of Ocean Steamer * February 2.1. At Alexandria Arrived Fuerst Bis marck , from New York. At Bremer Haven Arrived Elbe- from New York. fc At New York Arrived State of Ne braska , from Glasgow ; Vendomo , from Rotterdam ; Brittanlc , from Queenstown ; Werra , from Bremen. At Boston Arrived Boston City , from London. Discovered a Itlch Iron Mine. SAOI.VAW , Mich. , Feb. 25. An immense amountof rich iron ore has been discovered on a forty-acre tract located in St. Louis county , Minnesota , owned by Hon. W. R. Burt of this city. It is calculated that over 10,000.000 tons are in sight. Mr. Hurt leased the mine to Hibbings 5 : Tremble and they are to pay him a royalty of fiO cents per ton. It is expected to net Mr. Burt $300,000 a year. In the Hand * of H Itecelver. PniukDELvnu , Pa. , Feb. 25 Receivers in the persons of J. H. Coffrode and William F. Hamty were appointed this afternoon for the Coffroae & Saylor company , controlling the Reading rolling mills on application of creditors. The corporation was organized with a capital stock of ? M)0,000 ) , of which (400,000 has been issued. The Fire Itecord. CHICAGO , 111. , Feb. 25. A temporary power bouse on the World's fair grounds was damaged by fire today to the extent of several hundred dollars. The house was but flfty feet from the mining building , and had i not the flames been promptly discovered serious results might have followed. Attempted Double Murder In Spain. BARCELONA , Spain , Feb. 25. An English man , Samuel P. Pastor , entered the office of Bofill brothers , shot and killed Jose and severely wounded the other brother. He then attempted suicide , but was overpowered and bound. No cause is known. Killed by Hli Ilrothcr-ln-I-nw. Del. , Fcb. 25. James P. Greenly and his brother-in-law , John War ren of this community , quarreled tonight. Warren drew a knife and stabbed Greenly to death. Ho has surrendered himself and was taken to the Dover jaiL Will He Exhibited at Specimen. BETHLEHEM , Pa. , Feb. 25. The double six- Inch tube , sixty two feet long , was finished today at the Bethlehem ordnance works. It will be sent to the Chicago fair as a part ol the Bethlehem company's exhibit. Smallpox la I'prtland , Oregon. POBTLASD , Ore. , Feb. 25. Four cases of smallpox were discovered in St. Vlnccnt'a hospital today. They were removed to the pest bout * . OVER A POKER GAME Bribery Investigating Oommittoo Inquires Into Charges Against Sheridan. AFFIDAVITS OF PLAYERS INTRODUCED led Willow County Statjsmin Eroperatod t3 His Satisfaction. T WAS MERELY A JOKE ORIGINALLY 3ow 0. W. Mosher Conducted the Western Manufacturing Company. MORE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SWINDLE Mrint > er > of the lloinr I'ropate lo Arold Slight I.ec.il Teehtilcallty In the I'utnre Introduction of ItllU. ' LINCOLN , Neb , Fob 25. [ Spoclal Tolo- pram to THE BEE. ] The bribery investiga ting committee labored all day today in an effort to construct a mountain out of a very ordinary mole hill and nearly suocoodod. It had under consideration the resolutions offcroil by Cooley samp Um9 ago relative to the charges made In the newspapers of the state that Ropresentitlvj Sheridan had lost a considerable sum of money at a poker game. Sheridan , it seems , took the resolutions very much In earnest , although they were evidently introduced in n sickly attempt to liuve a little fun nt his expense. The com mittee also took the matter in good faith and proceeded to "investigate the charges. The witnesses were Representatives Sheridan and Cooley and l > od Schaffer , a reporter of the State Journal , otho paper wblch first made the charges public Sheridan produced a number of affidavits from the other men that gathered round the festive poker layout , all of which tended to show ho was no way connected with the jamo or losses on that occasion. Ono affidavit was made by "Judge" Bal- iard , one of the men interested in the game , nnd H contained sworn allegations that Sheridan did not play a game of cards or any other game in the room in which the game was alleged to have been played , and that he was not Interested In any way in the jima or the money which was asserted to have changed hands. Another affidavit was made by G. W. Ir vine , another1 ons of t'.io players , and it af firmed that Shcri.ltin WAS not In the roam on the night until 10:83 , and that the only part tie played in the proceedings was that of a peacemaker to-settle a dispute which had arisen. Louis Pelr , who sat In the game , made , a similar affidavit. Enough wa $ shown in the eeVefal aflld'avlts to satisfy the com mittee that Mr. Sheridan was a much abused man , and then the Journal's ' reparter who wrote the article bringing the Rod Willow county statesman s : > proailacntly bcfpro tha public , was put on the rack. Could .Not llhiirtlie Reporter. The committee s&ujht to compel him to give up the name of the man who told him that Sheridan had played cards nnd lost money. This the reporter refused to do. He was threatened with arrest , but he delinod to become agitated over the prospect , and persisted In baftllng the curiosity of the committee. A recess was taken until the afternoon and then Schaffer was again put on the stand. Again ho refusei to disclose the name of his Informant. He was accordingly placed un der arrest , and but for the action of the house m comine to his rescue late this after noon he might tonight sleep in a dungeon. As It was , the mountain erected by the com- mittco with so much care crumbled jnto dust as soon as the members of the house at- tackejl it. The bribery investigating committee made no further progress Into the alleged bribery cases andan expectant publlc will have to watt until next week before further curios ity can bo satisfied. Moiher'a Peculiar Methods. A great many Interesting facts In regard to Defaulter Mosher's peculations came out In district court this afternoon. The deposi tion of M. D. Welch heard before Judge Tibbetts disclosed many facts In regard to the peculiar business methods of the Western Manufacturing company. The old original company was formed over ten years ago by Stabler & Deisher , a firm of implement dealers who had been engaged In business In Hastings for a number of years. They ran ttie concern deeply In debt and were finally closed out by Moshcr under a chattel mortgage. Mother then conducted the business him self under the name of the Western Manu facturing company , although he alone formed the "company. " Hunbut acted as his man ager , and it was during this period that the bogus notes were floated upon the market , Mr. Welsh gave It as his opinion that the bogus notes would run all tbe way from f 120,000 to 350.000. Left Church Out. Speaker Gaffin satisfied a great deal of curiosity when he announced the committee to consider the contest claim resolution. Considerable speculation had been indulged in as to whether he would recognize any of the parties implicated in referring the mat ter to a special committee , and If so what side he would take. The speaker did consider for a while the proposition to name as such committee , Porter , the mover of the resolution , and Howe and Lcldigb , the pair who Jointly and disjolntodly moved for its reference. He said that In case ho dU this he would make Porter chairman of the com mittee , and straightway encountered so much opposition that he decided to leave all three out and pick up entirely new material to avoid contributing to a continuation of existing bad feeling. The house adjourned at the close of tha fortieth day of the session with a total of MS bills introduced. That Is tbe limit BO far as that body is concerned , but the senate yet has three days for the introduction of bills , as It has been in session but thirty-seven days. Tbo grand total of 802 la likely to"ba swelled to at least 650 , as they came in dur ing the past two days at an unprecedented rate , and it Is known that there are several not yet submitted that have been in course of preparation for some time. Scheme of Houte Committee * . Some of the house committees were unabla to get projected bills in shape for Introduc tion today , ana it is stated that arrange- merts will be made for their introduction In the senate. Some of the members are not at all wor ried about the fact that the limit ha ex-