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    THE OMAHA. DAILY BEE.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORN G , MARCH 17 , 1893. 'NUMBER 269.
IIAWAIIANS AND ANNEXATION
Friends of the Scheme in the Islanda De
pressed Over News from America.
ROYALISTS PLEASED WITH THE REPORTS
Mlnliiti-r Slrvrn * Ilnnii l.nnit Interview with
n AMiirliitiMl 1'rcHH Itiiorler | on the
Mtimtlon In the Iitltiiidn Kitlu-
lunl' * L'linncun Ilictt ed.
to tlie Aitnclulr.il Prcs .1
Ilosoi.fU ) , March 0. if the friends of an
nexation were elated on the receipt of the
news brought by the steamships China and
Honolulu on the 20th and 2IM of February ,
they were correspondingly depressed when
the Bclgic put Into Honolulu unexpectedly
March 2 , and It was found that the treaty
consummated by Secretary Foster and the
Hawaiian commissioners had not reached a
vote In the United States senate.
The disappointment of the American party
In the Islands was a source of much gratifi
cation to the royalists , and It was not late
In the day before the assertions wcro boldly
made that annexation was an Impossibility
and that the new congress would carry out
the policy of opposition to the acquiring of
foreign territory and \\ould recognize the
autonomy of Hawaii , at least to the extent
of agreeing to the accession of Kalulani ,
The published letter of Secretary Foster
to Minister Stevens , from their point of view ,
unstained the adherents of monarchical rule
In the belief that the course of Stevens and
Captain Wlltsc of tho.cruiser Boston was
not countenanced by the Washington gov
ernment. It was subsequently pointed out
to them that the Hag of the United States
had not been hauled down from the place
over the government building , as would
have followed the onlcial disavowal of the
temporary protectorate established under
the pressure of the menacing policy of the
British minister.
.Minister StuvriiN Talk * .
Minister Stevens , when seen by the Asso
ciated press correspondent , expressed him
self as perfectly satisfied with the contents
of Secretary Foster's letter.
"You will frequently find , " ho said , "that
n judge in rendering a decision , sums up his
iKiints in such n way that two-thirds of the
listeners will say that ho will give Judgment
In favor of the opposite party , yet the logical
conclusion of the decision may not ho in ac
cordance with those opinions , so , with Fos
ter's letter , which I am satisfied was pre
pared with care and which , to use my simile ,
J think gives me the case. "
Mr. Stevens thought the situation had
undergone no change. It was possible that
the vote on the treaty had been reported be
fore the close of President Harrison's ad
ministration , but he hardly thought it likely.
The senate might continue in executive BOS-
dlon beyond the expiration of its usual time ,
or It might take an extra session. Ho did
not think the newspapers which had been
received indicated that any party lines had
been drawn on the subject , and reviewed the
public utterances of many of the leading
men of both parties to support his View that
they were In accord in this matter. Ho de
clined to express his individual opinion of
the political side of the question.
Speaking further , ho s'lld : "While I have
been accused of precipitating a revolution ,
the fact remains , and will bo vouched for by
many hero , that I did not desire the respon-
-Jilbllltles that , would devolve upon mo in the
event of a change in the got eminent of Ha
waii , In taking the co-irso which I did I
fiimply followed the nollcy fpeclllcally laid
down under Secretary Bayard for Just such
n contingency , and which , as history shows ,
has been the logical policy of the United
States. "
In 1'itvor < , > f AnnciHtloii
Minister Stevens thought a popular vote
on the question of annexation taken hero
would bo useless , for , with the exception of
the royalist clement and u few interested
persons of prominence , there Is no strong
Icellng against annexation. "I am in com
munication with prominent men of the other
Islands , " said ho , "and they nro sure that
there is , If anything , a sentiment In favor of
it among the better class of the natives. "
Regarding the labor question , which is one
of the most Important problems which wil
rcqulro solution under annexation , Mr
Stevens said : "Thero was no provision in
the treaty for getting rid of Chinese am1
Japanese laborers , now here , nor for the pro
hlbltlon of future Japanese Immigration.
Tha better class of labor , both Japanese am
Portuguese , can bo obtained without resort
ing to the contract system , the employer
dealing directly with the employed. It was
the Intention of some of the most promlncn
planters to gradually decrease their sugar
output and turn to other Industries whlcl
could nay better prices for labor. Mr. Bald'
win , the largest employer of labor In the
islands , IB not opposed to annexation , \\hlk
Mr. Spauldlng , an extensive planter , Is fa
vorlng It. "
The present unsettled state of affairs is
not only manifesting an effect on commcrcla
lines In Honolulu , but Is strengthening tli
royalists In their opposition , and liarsl
methods for improving their position hav
been discussed. So far no known threats o
violence oc resort to arms have b'ecn made
but It is proposed that representation shoulil
lie made to the English government In vieu
of the apparent antipathy to action by tin
United States.
Iliiirnllnn Civil ItlglilR Lent' ' " ' .
The Associated press correspondent wa
present at the meeting at which tin
Hawaiian Civil Rights league was formal ! ;
organized , The meeting was called ut tin
luiuso of John C'oburn. the last minister o
the Interior under the late queen. Seven
teen proposed members of the league wen
the only ones present. Among them were
Samuel Parker , the ox-queen's premier ; A
1' . Peterson , her recent attorney general
Charles Croighton , ox-Marshal Charle.
Wilson and C. W. Ashford. Ashfor
iimdo ti stirring speech , in which ,
nftt'r ' saying that the Hawnltans
wcro to bo annexed whether thev wanted It
or not , ho spoke of the principle of free
speech and no taxation without representa
tion as one contended for by force of arms
in the early days of the republic. Ho then
read a draft of a constitution draun up by a
committee , of which ho and Peterson were
members , the drift of which WHS that the
object of the league shall bo to promote , bv
nil legal means , the love of country and o'f
free representative government and to en
courage and promote such action on the part
of the people of Hawaii , Irrespective of race ,
nationality or past political umilations.
Provision is made for the organization of
provisional clubs. Any ono over 20 years of
nee , who shall pledge himself to support the
objects of the league , being eligible to mem
bership. The constitution was discussed
section by section and finally adopted.
Coburn announced that U was the Inten
tion of the meeting to make Parker presi
dent of til * league. Parker , however , tmsi-
lively declined to accept the office , and It
was evident that ho did not care to bo asso
ciated with the movement.
The Bulletin publishes this In regard to
the organization : "Tho league , as such ,
favors neither monarchy nor annexation. U
is u coalition of both monarchists and annex-
ntlonlsts. who hold freedom more dear than
forms and will quietly accept of no form of
government which does not include freedom
as a fundamental principle. "
Viitlvt-
An attempt Is being made by full-blooded
llawallaus to organize u club In opposition to
Ashford , and , moreover , active sons of
Hawaii have been considering the advlsubll-
itj of taking some action hi a bodv against
nnnexatlon and In favor of suffrage.
In addition to all this agitation members
of the provisional government are ox | > ori-
cnclng n growing coldness among some of
their early supporters. Members of the
militia are the most discontented , some of r
them claiming the men who bore arms in do-
fense of the provisional government hare
been overlooked In favor of hangers-on of
the late regime.
The Liberal , Robert WIlcox's journal , un
der the caption of "Annexation , " has an edi
torial as follows : "People of everyclass are
now looking to annexation as thoonly remedy
for our foil t leal ovlls. High hopes are enter
tained of an era of progress and prosperity
under the influence1 of American enterprise
and under American protection. The
natives are becoming Impatient for
annexation , that Is all that nro
convinced there Is no hope for monarchy. If
any obstacle shoulil delay the consummation
of the negotiations at Washington Hawaii
would be in worse situation than ever before.
Trade would languish , plantations would ho
bankrupt and the political discontent would
reach the explosive iralnt. The United
States owes It to us to act promptly In the
matter. "
The Japanese cruiser Kongo went to Hllo
last Thursday , whcru It was reported some
disturbance had arisen nmomi tlie Japanese
plantation hands. The United States man-of-
war Alliance followed on Saturday , and
this gave rise to the rumor that there wcro
prospects of International complications , but
the American naval officers pronounce the
thing absurd and say the Alliance went to
Hllo , as Is customary , for target practice.
Intelligent natives peruse with avidity
statements as to the movement of naval
vessels.
Opinion of thn ItrltlOi Minister.
British Minister Woodhouso contends that
it would only be an act of fairness and Jus
tice to take a plebescito hero on the matter
of annexation by the United States.
Woodhouse on February 28 sent a note to
the provisional government protesting , It Is
stated , against any disfranchisement of na
tives. President Dole , In acknowledging the
receipt of the note , asked the British minis
ter to furnish precedents where Great Brlt-
iln In any case In annexation of foreign ter
ritory In the Pacific had granted suffrage.
Minister Jones of the finance department
: uis made a full investigation into the issu-
nice of Ixjmls by all Hawaiian governments
ip to the present time and finds that the
total Issue of bonds to February 28 was $2.-
ISO.OOO. The total debt he gives as | ttttl,000. :
Charles N. Sponccr. minister of the in
terior under Lllluokalanl , died on March fl of
[ ipoplevy. lie was born at ( Cast Greenwich ,
H. J. . In ISiiT , and cnmo to the Islands thirty-
Ivo years ago.
The Hawaiian Patriotic league forwarded
> y the steamer Alameda the followlnir telc-
; ram-o the president :
Iloxoi.ri.r , March 3. Piir.stnKNT CI.EVK-
, AMI. Washington , ( ireetlngs : Thu Hawaiian
Patriotic- league , a union of all native assocla-
lens , hope for justice and that an Investiga
tion will he niuilo hero before a decision as to
unnu.xatlon. JOHN NAWIII , President.
J. A. CrM.Ml.Nus , Honorary President
Will IITnrc ! on Hawaii.
WASHINGTON , 1) . C. , March 10. Hawaiian
lommissioncrs Thurston and Castle , while
waiting for some definite action on their
. .imposition to make Undo Sam a present of
the Sandwich islands , will leave tonight on
a lecturing tour setting forth the points in
the situation.
MUST I'.tV TllK I'UX.tl.TF.
Cilrljlo Man-In Domed u Now Trial by the
Itucordcr.
NEW YOIIK , March 10. Carlyle Harris , the
young medical student , who was convicted
of having murdered his girl wife , was today
denied a new trial.
Harris was defended on his trial by Messrs.
Jerome and Taylor , but after his conviction
and sentence he engaged other counsel to
conduct his case before the appellate court.
When this failed , his counsel proceeded to
get Into legal form certain alleged now evi
dence tending to show that the dead girl had
been a victim of the morpbino habit and
that her death -was the consequence-of acci
dentally taking an overdose of the
drug. Several affidavits in supirart
of this were submitted to the re
corder in application for a new
trial and counter affidavits were also sub
mitted by the district attorney. Recorder
Smytho has been carefully considering these
affidavits during the last two weeks , The
recorder , in reviewing the affidavits pre
sented by the prisoner himself , says that the
fact that Harris was a medical man and in a
position to know the habits of Helen Potts
and jet was unanle to prove that itho de
ceased was addicted to the use of morphine ,
or any other drug , was a most convincing
proof that she was not. The decision con
tains over IH.OOO words.
Mrs. Harris , his mother , was at the Tombs ,
awaiting the decision in a half hysterical
condition , but became calmer when she
learned the fate of her son and suspense was
removed. Meanwhile Harris' < counsel was
making his way to the young man's cell. He
is confined in Ludlow street jail , In mur
derer's row. Ho was expecting word from
the court room and when ho caught sight of
Moss' face he said simply :
"Decision adverse ! "
The lawyer nod led.
There Is a wooden partition in the cell.
Harris was standing just in front of it. As
ho received the fatal announcement he
sank back against the partition and ex
claimed : "It's only what I expected. " Then
he put ono hand in his trousers pocket and
standing there twirling his moustache nerv
ously with the other , looked down at the
Iloor and said : "Well , I am satisfied , only I
want the public to know I die an innocent
man. " IIo stood still a moment , then asked
how his mother bore up under it. For otieo
bo seemed to consider more how she should
feel than what the decision meant for him.
Harris' counsel will nt once file an applica
tion with Governor Flower for executive
clemency.
Mrs. Harris , after being thoroughly
searched bv the matron , was admitted to
the cell of her son. Mrs. Harris remained
talking with her son for nearly half an hour
and the Interview was heartrending. When
she left Harris was Intcrviowed by reporters.
He was told that the recorder considered
there was no legal evidence in the affidavits.
"No legal evidence 1" exclaimed Harris ,
"why , It Is simply because these affidavits of
mine were drawn by persons not acquainted
with the requirements of such evidence. I
think it is an outrage that I am not per-
u.itted to sec the affidavits on which I have
been condemned to death. In answer to
those I did see I prepared unit submitted a
brief , .showing conclusively by comparing
the affidavits with each other and the testi
mony of the sumo witnesses on the trial ,
that they were partly the result of perjury
In their preparation. "
Ho was thcli asked if ho had any formal
statement to make to the public.
He replied : "lam very happy , even If I
have to die. The community has learned
from the affidavits of witnesses that there
was no motive other than to tell that my un
fortunate wife was addicted to the use of a
drug , an accidental overdose of which was
the cause of hcrdeath. "
Harris said further : "It Is not a question
of life with mo ; I have a consciousness of my
own Innocence , and I believe the American
people believe I am innocent. "
Harris will bo arraigned on Monday for
sentence.
'
Movements of Ocean Struincrt March ID.
At Naples Arrived Augusta Victoria ,
from New York.
At Genoa Arrived Kaiser Wllhelm II. ,
from New York.
At Hamburg Arrived Scandlafrom Now
York.
At Lizard Passed Moravia , from New
York.
At Bremerl.aven--Arrivcd Aller , from
New York.
At Klnsale Passed Sagamore , from Bos
ton.
ton.At
At Boston Arrived Bostonlan , from Liv
erpool , and Kansas , from Llvei'i > ol.
At Now York Arrived Rhynland , from
Antwerp ; X andaam , from Rotterdam.
Kulilied nnd Thrown from a Train ,
CI.KVEI.ANI > , O. , March 10. Andrew John
son , the Swede who disappeared from u Fort
Wayne train between ChU'ago nnd Pitts-
burg , was found wandering near Musvlllon
O. , toiluy Ho was in a daxed condition am !
badly injured. After coming to himself ho
said that he was robbed by two men on the
train as he was passing from ono ear to
another and thrown from the platform. The
robbers took all but $1 ! ) of the money John
son had when ho left Chicago , '
Ilk
Ul
M , Barboux Mnkea His Argument for the
Defense.
PLEA OF THE CANAL CONSPIRATORS
TlirjClnlm They Werotlio Victims of lixtnr-
tlon Clmrln dit l.enncp * ' Counsel
Arraigns the Covrrnmcnt I'or
Its Duty.
PAHIS , March 10. M. Barboux , counsel for
Charles do Lesseps , summed up for his client
In the Panama trial today. Ho spoke at
great length.
In opening , Barboux said that the present
rial had been against the wishes of the
anaina stockholders , who , much as they
lad been misrepresented , in reality had been
opposed to the arraignment In court of either
Ferdinand or Charles do Lesseps. The
itockholders had disapproved of the plan to
ilaco the burden of the Panama se.mdat
ujwn men bearing as great a name as there
, vas in Franco. They respected and trusted
Charles do Lesseps and felt that the pro.se- >
Mitlon of him was not only unjust.but a blow
at the revival of the ranal company after
1SS. ) . The whole commercial world that
centered In Paris wished that the under-
.aklng would bo completed. To complete
t there was need of the lottery loan
till. To pass the bill there was need
of submitting to the demands of M. Baihut
and others like him , who stood ready to
till the measure if they were not conciliated.
1'ho vaseillatlng policies of the successive
nlnlstries were the fii'st causes of the
scandal In the present trial. M. Baihut had
oali/.ed his official power over the fate of
ho lottery loan bill , and had known that
L'harlos de Lcssops' failure to comply with
lis demands could be made to accomplish
; ho ruin of the canal company. After ho
lad shown his capacity for evil. M. Buihut
iad Informed Charles do Lesseps that if ho
did not receive an enormous sum of hush
.noney , ho would defeat the bill. This event
M. de Lesseps Knew would mean the ruin of
iho Panama shareholders , and to save from
oss the persons who hud entrusted their all
to the keeping of the companyi ho had sub
mitted to the extortion.
.Selected to Hear the Iliinleii.
Why has Charles de Lesseps been se
lected to bear the burden of the charges ,
'barges fully as vicious as those against
lilm had been made against a dozen other
men , but they either had been ignored or
the accused had been permitted to escape.
The prosecution was bound to produce in
court testimony connecting the so-c'illed
tiribe-givcrs and bribe-takers. This it had
utterly failed to do. The only persons who
could have supplied the missing evidence ,
although not to the satisfaction of the prose
cution , were Baron de Reinach. who Is dead ,
Cornelius Herz , who was absent on account
of illness , and Arton , the pretended search
for whom had excited the laughter of all
Kurope. M. Clcmenceau might have given
some conclusive testimony In this trial , but
ho was restrained from doing so. The min
isters might have given the most vital In
formation , but they saw III to withhold it.
Why had they not produced copies of the
mcnaclne telegrams sent by Her/ ?
The advocate general said : "They are at
your disposal. "
Judge Des Jardlnes Lot them bo produced
In court tomorrow.
Continuing , M. Barboux asked why had
Cornelius Herz boon permitted to llee the
country ? Why had ho not been seated
among the prisoners , or at least among the
accused ? Merely because for ten years ho
had been the broker of tno radical party.
In this matter politics had devoured both
their men and their millions. When the
radicals held the power of the government
they had taken the money they needed to
defend their ideas aim enrich their sup
porters. But who could believe that the
initiative In all these transactionscamo from
the men who had to do with the paying in
stead of these who did the receiving ?
Adjourned.
In the Chamber of Deputies.
PAHIS , March 10. In the Chamber of
Deputies today M. Rlbot , the premier , de
nounced us abominable the rumors in the
newspapers to the effect that ho had made a
bargain with Mme. Cottu not to reveal the
name of the "X" concerned in the Panama
bribery charges mentioned in the do Rein
ach list of stocks by Cornelius Herz to M.
Andrleux , and that "X" was the ambassador
of a friendly power whoso naino the counsel
for Henri Cottu was about to state
in court. M. Ribot said that as
soon us ho heard the rumors ho addressed a
communication to the president of the bar
committee , saying that counsel before lend
ing himself to such a scandal ought to re
member that he was a Frenchman. [ Cheers ] ,
The president of the bar committee , M.
Klbot continued , spoke to the counsel for M.
Cottu , and the counsel denied that ho had
any Intention of naming the ambassador ,
being convinced that the personage in ques
tion had nothing to do with the Panama
corruption. M. Rlbot was again cheered at
the close of his remarks.
TO HOYCOTTTIIH IIUSSIAN LOAN.
Appeal to the .Inwluli Itanlters of Huropo
Not to Trade In Itiniftluu Securities.
LOXIION , March 10. The London Russo-
Jewish committee has sent to every Jewish
banker and bank director , bank manager
and stock broker In Kuropo a passionate
appeal to combine in boycotting Russian
loans and in boycotting the trade in Russian
securities generally.
The appeal is significant in connection with
the fact that the Russian government has
just issued a ukase providing for an interim
tlonal loan and that Russian bankers are en
deavoring to extend their relations with
money centers outside of Russia. Owing to
the loading position of JOWH in the money
markets of Europe it Is said that the appeal ,
if complied with , will virtually drive Russian
securities of all kinds nut of these markets
and bo u great disaster to Russian industrial
enterprises. The appeal is in retaliation for
the continued severity of the dealing with
the Jews.
"Jewish financiers need but llttlo urgu
ment to induce them to boycott Russia. The
fact that Russia has been obliged to have re
course to tx domestic loan indicates the ex
tremity to which she has already been re
duced. "
ovnitmn : S
Croat I'eur fur the Surnla uml Her IMcli
Hundred I'llnirnircri.
HALIFAX , N. S. , March 10. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] The. tr.insatlantle
steamer Sarnla , with SOU passengers and a
valuable cargo , is five days overdue and
great alarm is felt for her safety. So great
is the anxiety that a steamer is now being
equipped to go out and look for her. All day
yesterday the officers of the ship' * company
hero were besieged by anxious friends uml
relatives of passengers on the steamer. It
Is thought by some that she may have fallen
In with the long overdue Nuronto and Is towIng -
Ing the missing freighter Into port. The
agents , however , are inclined to believe thai
she has mot with an accident of some kind
that necessitated her lying to for repairs.
The anxiety has been Increased by reports ol
terrible storms that each incoming vessel
brings Into port.
t nli
Los'nox , March 10 \n unionist manifesto
Ins been Issued over the signatures of tli . '
duke of Abcrcorn , Marquis Ixnulondorry
Karl lirno , Lord Arthur Hill , Colonel Saun
dcrson , the mayors of Belfast and I nuou
derry and others , The manifesto announces
the formation of the Ulster Defense league ,
not merely to continue the struggle for union ,
but to prepare to meet any contingency. The
signers call upon all unionists to qua'ify ut
once as members of the league. The neces
sary qualifications of every successful appli
cant for admission arc , : full grown men
iledgcd to the j'atiso of union. These en-
polled ns members , will sojid delegates to Bel-
'ast to form a central nssrnijily of IXH ) niciii-
jors , who will elect a "pavernlng body of
sixty. _ ; .
I'reili tlutlirejiku < if Choleni.
ST. PnTciumi'iui , March 10. Owing to the
spread of cholera In certain districts of
iiussla thu congress of sanitary officers has
: > ecn summoned to meet and arrange for pro
tective measures- against the disease. In
; ho province of Podolla , which adjoins
riallclti , the number of cases of cholera In
the last fortnight df February , according to
official reports , was HO , " ) , of which fifty-nine
were fatal.
PAHIS , March 10. Choleraic disease has
been prevalent In Lorlot for a week. In six
cases it has been fatal. Today fresh cases
have been reported.
IZnghiinI on the Currency ( Question.
LONDON. March 10. In the Commons this
evening Sir William Houldsworth , conserva
tive , Biltish delegate at the Brussels mone
tary conference , criticised the conduct of
the British delegates ttt the conference , and
asked what would bo tlu attitude of the
government should the proceedings hi Brus
sels bo resumed.
Sir William Harcourt. chancellor of the
exchequer , replied that the delegates would
bo instructed to oppose every bimetalllstic
scheme proposed at the conference.
Hublln IMvLTttloni.
LOXIION , March 10. There has been an
exciting scene in Dublin. After a unionist
meeting I00 ! Trinity collegians paraded the
streets boiring the British ensign. A largo
and menacing crowd followed , yelling , "Tear
It up. " The students1 , armed with cudgels ,
repulsed the ugly rushes of their opponents.
who , however , sel/.ed the Hag. A sharp
struggle occurred until the ( lag was recap
tured. There worp several skirmishes later
in the evening before the police llnally dis
persed the rival factions.
ItiiHslan VIlltigi'H Iinii | < litcd. ;
Sr. Pnrr.H.snrua , March 10. Two hundred
villages around 'Wtirsavy and the town of
Arechcllha\o been inundated by a sudden
.thaw. There is great distress and millions
of roubles damage has been caused.
AUSTItAlit.l'li ( HtK.lT J-'l.UOlM.
Scenca of D.'xnhitloii and Destruction nt
llrlsbane uud Vicinity.
SAN FIIASCISCO , Cal. . March 10. The Aus
tralian papers , which arrived on the steamer
Alameda today , print graphie details of the
great Hoods of Brisbane and Its suburbs.
The rains had been falling almost constantly
since the beginning of February , but no seri
ous consequences wcro expected until Feb
ruary Ui ; , when reports from the upper Bris
bane watershed showed that heavy floods
were inevitable and all'pcrsons made ready
to prepare for them. But the very worst fea
tures that had been entertained fell far
short of the tcrrl.blo reality.
From February " 3 the waters rose very
rapidly and by noon on March 4 the level of
the big IlooJ had been reached. Still the
rain poured down unceasingly and the
waters continued to rise until a minimum
height was reached' on the Oth , the level
being then about twelve- feet above the Hood
of IS'.K ) . The scene was then something
terrible. A very large portion of the city
and suburbs and the ' \Vholo"of the surround
ing country in eVqry' direction were in
undated , the water being In many places
over tno tops of houses. At 'Brisbane
and its Immediate -Vlclnity , thousands of
houses were submerged and many hundreds
of families were 'forced to seek higher
ground , many hnrely escaping with their
lives. Bo'ats were hard at work in all di-
recUons removing pe'oplo to places of safety.
Kverylhing possible was done to afford
"
shelter to" the distressed , but the misery
among the poorer classes must have been
very great. The daftmgo in the city alone
must be thousands it pounds. What It is
elsewhere , especially higher up the river , it
is impossible even to , conjecture.
f In Stanley street , the principal street in
South Brisbane , the water must have
reached twenty feet In many places , and in
more exposed localities the destruction was
appalling. Hundreds of houses were swept
away and carried ( down the river or piled
against the railway pmbankmcnt which runs
through that portion of the town. The lower
part of Kangaroo Point has been almost
entirely swept away1- What now remains is
only a mass of wreckage. Wreckage of all
kinds passed down the river. Two railway
bridges , ono of which cost jC.r > 0,000 and the
other , the Victoria ' bridge , 150,000. were
swept away and communication with South
Brisbane is shut oft The gas works were
submerged , and tho.'city left In total dark
ness. Barges and flutbouts wcro carried
down stream and damaged.
Ipswich has suffered most severely by the
calamity. The Brcmcr river rose tea height
of eighty feet above 'Its ' level and Hooded the
lower portion of the city to a depth of thirty-
four feet. Houses were upset in every direc
tion and carried hundreds of yards from
their original site. The total damage done
by the Hood , it is estimated , will amount to
$15,000,000. 1'
Nine 1'eonln lladly jiajurcd In a I'eteriburc ; ,
X. J. , CoTitl igrntlon.
Pr.TEitsnuHO , N. J. , March 10. Turner hall ,
covering half a bloclr , burned this morning.
Nine persons were .Injured , two probably
fatally , by falling walls. The financial loss
Is STfi.OOO. > }
The following wcro more or less severely
injured :
CAPTAINFIIANK Cooic.
UNOINCRU BLAKCLCCIC.
W'IU.IAM ' STANNAUU.
JACon SCIINIIIKH.
THOMAS HAU.EWCLI *
Jens LAIIID.
JOHN MISSF.NOCK. :
FIIANK ( > EHO.
POUCKMAN OvnilUUCK.
It is feared that some of ' 'these will die.
The latter sustained n broken leg and arm ,
The other inred. ] . are all firemen and wcro
caught in a falling wall.
OTTCMWA , la. ; March 10. A heavy wind ,
accompanied by HIIO\Y , is blowing , and It is
growing very cold , During the gale the
Famous shoo store burned this morning.
Ixiss , $10,000. : " '
KritEKA Si'iiiNoa , Ark. , March 10. Fifty
or sixty dwellings of tlie poorer class burnea
hero. Loss , $30,000. ' '
JUIXKU / . HK.1T1I.
Slid I'll tn of flvo l.nyerg ut ChrUtluu , MU-
/ Mptlp'l.
CUUISTIAN , Miss. , March 10. A startling
discovery was nado h'prp today. In a thicket
near the railway station the dead bodies of
Miss Alma Nuuncmqghcr and William B.
Miller , both of whom jjad been shot through
the head , were fount ) . From the position in
which they were lying It is supposed that
Miller shot his companion through the tem
ple and then shot jilmsclf , and death In both
Instances must harvclbccn instantaneous.
Miss Nunnemacher 'was a daughter of u
prominent merchant of Milwaukee , and
Miller lived in the nhmo city. She had been
spending the winter here with her parents.
and lust week Mr. MAller , to whom she was
engaged , arrived herd. The parents opposed
the match and Friday after luncheon , she
left the house and Mr. Miller nlsa disap
peared. H Was supposed that they had gone
off to got married and would soon return , but
ns they fulled to show up , search was made
with the above result ,
He I'DilToluirriiiiiid Wu n Uemorrat.
( JfiNC-v. Ill.t March 10. Henderson Smith
dloJ last 'night and was buried this after
noon. H.o was ll'Jyiars of ago and married
his sccoud wlfa iititho ago of W ) , IIo was u
continued tobacco uker and u lifelong demo
crat. He saw Washington on several otcu
slons and at ono time was In the employ of
the father of his country. Ho was the old
est citizen ii the state , having been born in
Virginia on New Year's day , 1771.
SAN FRANCISCO HIGHBINDERS
Desponubes Who Maka Lifea Burden in the
Ohineso Quarters.
RECENT MURDERS COMMITTED BY THEM
Dllllcnltlcs tlio I'ollro Cnrnnntrr In .Mulling
ArrettH unit Securing Conviction * for
Crlino llnd IVnttireft of Chlim I'raim-
lerrcil to Amerleiiii Soil ,
SAN FIIASCISCO , tCal. , Mnreh 10. Never
slnco the Chinese came to the Pacllle coast
have the San Francisco police been so ener
getic In their efforts to suppress highbinders
and their methods as now. This action was
brought about by the fact that within the
last ten days , luring ono f the periodical
wars between the highbinder societies ,
three Chinese have been shot and killed on
the streets of Chinatown and ono fatally
wounded.
The highbinders societies nro composed of
the disreputable and criminal Chinese , who
band together r.nd levy blackmail on their
more respectable countrymen. Ono of the
chief sources of their income Is the earnings
of the feinalo slaves. The ability of the
highbinder to levy blackmail depends upon
his reputation for bravery , so they do not
murder In secret , but do their work opcnlv
on the streets in a theatrical manner. If
they are caught and punished by the law
they are regarded as martyrs. If they
escape , as they generally do , they are heroes.
Cins : < ! ol tlio Present Foml.
The present liUhblnder war was caused
by one society encroaching on another's pre
serves accordingly ono of the poachers was
shot as a warning to the others. He was
not killed , but was so seriously wounded that
his society had to have a life from the other
side. According to highbinder ethics when
a member of a society is killed his death
must be avenged by the killing of some one
else. It docs not matter who , as long as lie
Is connected with the society that started
the liirht. The society , or Tong , whoso man
had been wounded , therefore , killed ono of
their rivals , and thought they had avenged
matters , hut the other Tong thought differ
ently. They had merely wounded a man ,
while ono of their members had been killed ,
so they killeJ ono of their opponents and the
latter retaliated In kind.
There was a fair prospect that both the
societies would become exterminated , but
the danger to the innocent people in China
town from Hying bullets became so great
that the police took a hand and arc now hav
ing their innings.
One of the highbinders was caught red-
handed after committing the last murder
and nine others who have been arrested on
suspicion have been indicted by the grand
jury for murder.
Dllllcnlt to Convict Hlghblndera.
Usually it is extremely dlfllcult to convict a
Chinaman of crime unless he is caught in the
act or the crime is witnessed by the whites.
Chinese witnesses are afraid to testify and
friends of the accused have no scruples
about committing perjury in his behalf. This
time the police have adopted new tactics ,
They realize that if the highbinder Is pulled
down from his pedestal as a bad .man in the
eyes of his countrymen his power for exact
ing tribute- gone. Accordingly.the po
lice have been constantly raiding Chinatown
for the past few days and every known high
binder and those whoso looks proclaim them
as such Is searched for arms , and If none are
found they are kicked and cuffed and clubbed
until they dlsapuenr from sight. Their
meeting places are invaded , their idolo and
decorations destroyed and everything known
done to humiliate them.
The consul gcncr.il has united with the
chief of police in his efforts to crush the
highbinders.
firccted on Ills Itcturn to l'rlvat I.lfo by
Old Friends Secretary Ilrrlicrt rrc ent.
NKW YOIIK , March 10. Kx-Sccretary
Tracy's return to private life was formally
celebrated by the Hamilton club of Brooklyn
tonight by a banquet. By a happy coinci
dence the now secretary of the navy , Hilary
A. Herbert , was present.
There were no formal toasts. The guests
rose and drank the health of ex-Secretary
Tracy and Secretary Herbert ,
Ex-Secretary Tracy , in response to the
cheers that greeted his name , made a speech ,
in which , after thanking those present for
their kindness , ho spoke of the progress made
in recent years in the reconstruction of the
navy.
Secretary Herbert followed and said , In
part , after complimenting his predecessor on
his administration : "It Is , perhaps , the
time for mo to map out a program , but ono
thing I can say , no personal ambition
shall tempt mo to make changes for the
snko of change. In relation to what has
been said concerning the employment of
those characterized by lltiiess only , I have
as yet had no chance- for anything more than
a cursory examination of the operations , but
1 perceive the spirit and purpose of these
orders , and expect to carry them out. Ex
pressing my own opinion , 1 think wo ought
to carry on our program of providing for at
each session of congress ono or more new
vessels for the navy so as to keep up a regu
lar , methodical increase. "
II'.Hi ft .T IXIHVTKl ) .
I.ntit Chapter In the Scungal Hunk C'Hbu of
South Dakota.
YAXKTON , S. D. , March 10. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bun. ] The grand jury of the
circuit court made Its Ilnal report today. No
indictment was returned against W. S.
Scougal , who was arrested a month ago
charged with complicity with George H.
Scougal , deceased , with receiving money on
deposit after the Scougal bank was insolvent.
\Vlnnlo\v Divorce Case.
YANKTOX , S. D. , March 10 [ Special Tele
gram to THE HEK. ] The trial of the cele
brated Herbert Hall Wnslow divorce case
will begin before the circuit court In this city
tomorrow afternoon. 1) . C. H. Winslow and
wife , parents of the playwright , are hero to
testify in their son's behalf , and his wife
will be hero tomorrow with her retinue of
New York friends.
Mlfl onrl Itapjdly Itinlnp ; .
Ciu.Miir.ui.AiN , S. D. , March 111. [ Special
Telegram to THE llie. : ] A heavy snow is
falling here , but it is not very cold. The
Missouri river has risen six inches during
the day.
II7J.VT TO JU1X TI1L.IH ll.llir.
A I'nthur unU Mother Die Togrthcr llei'nii
I.I u Mud I. out Its Churm.
MILAN , Tcnu. , March 10. In a lonely cabin
in lake county the bodies of Abncr Carter
and his wlfo Jennie recently from Georgia
were found clasped in eacii others arms. An
empty revolver , laying between them.
told the talc. Saturday their baby died
and they became despondent and ended
their troubles in death. The leit a note sayIng -
Ing : "Neighbor ! ) , wo are going homo , never
to return. Wo wcro miserable in life , but
will bo happy In death. Farewell. "
Deep Snow In New York.
IlAiiiiKMii'iu ) . N. Y. , March 10. The snow
in this county is from six to eight feet deep.
Residents who are compelled to go out of
doors go about on snowshoes. In several
places the drifts are as high as the barns
n-id farmers have great dilllculty in protect-
in t th < ir animals from freezing to death and
luivu u hard time to gel hay and feea.
Humor * o > ( lie Nnronlr.
NEW YOIIK , March 10. Uumors that th
missing steamer Naronlc has been sighted
were received hero this afternoon from vari
ous places at a distance. Up to ! l p. m. no
foundation for these rumors wcro known at
any of the sighting ] > osts on this const.
7//.w.i.v.N Ai.i.r.ut'.n ai..ti Kits.
Wimii Tlnien In .Jolnnon County , Wyoming
Itfcalli'd liy it Trial.
BtTPAt.o , Wyo. , March 10. [ S | > cclal to Tun
Unn. ] Clayton Cruse was brought up before
Justice Kclmaun yesterday morning for an
adjourned preliminary examination on a com
plaint sworn out by Prosecuting Attorney
Alvln llcnnctt. Ho is charged , in conjunc
tion with Henry Smith , now in custody of
the United States authorities at Cheyenne ,
and Kd Starr , who Is still at large , with the
murder of George \Vcllman in the spring of
last year.
\Vellman was 0110 of the United States
marshals sent to Johnson county to servo
writs of Injunction on certain residents of
that county. IIo was found shot through
the body on the road between the Itlair
ranch and Buffalo. Ono of the witnesses
against the suspected men Is Tom Hatha
way , who was riding with \Vellmaii at the
time. Hathaway was afterwards arrested
bv the United States authorities and charged
with conspiracy to Interfere with a federal
ofllcer In the discharge of his-duty , hut they
failed to prove that the accused had knowl
edge of , \ oilman's official charact cr. and on
that ground It was decided that the federal
courts had no Jurisdiction , and Hathaway
was discharged.
It Is now claimed that Hathaway i a wit
ness a gainst the three men above named.
Clayton Cruse came into Buffalo and g.ivo
himself up to the new sheriff of Johnson
county last week. He expects to prove aft
alibi. Clayton has a twin brother named
Clifton , and the resemblance- between them
is so remarkable that few people can tell
them apart. Marshal Hankin. and United
States Attorney Fowler came In from Chey
enne on Sunday , and this morning Uaiikin
made a requisition for Clayton on a warrant'
from the United States court at Cheyoniio.
The sheriff of Johnson county , acting on the
advice of County Attorney Bennett , declined
to surrender the prisoner. Mr. Fowler then
left , after serving the sheriff with notice of
the existence of the United States warrant.
Cla.Uon Cruse then waived examination , and
was committed to jail to await the session of
the district court. No wiinesses have been
examined ,
iljiick odiV > miiltiK .Man ,
CASIT.HVyo. . , March 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tut : DHB. ] Last evening Daniel
H iely , n wool grower , started to playing
montc with $5. In the course of a few mo
ments this was reduced to a splitter of ] ! !
cents. Luck then turned his way and he
won an oven ? 1,000 off the It ! cents.
o
U'lmt the Mlnnnup'ilU ' MI1U Have Done for
tinI'll I Week Condition of the Miirl > t.
MiNN'iuroi.is , Minn. , March K ! . The
Northwestern Miller says : The mills were
able to run much more steadily last week
and their output showed an increase of about
20,000 barrels. The total output for the week
was ir > 9lD9.'i barrels , averaging 'JOGOO , barrels
daily , against 110,110 barrels the week before ,
lf > 0,01.r > barrels for the corresponding time in
1SII2 and lli.VJOO barrels in 1MH. A larger
capacity is in operation this week and the
manufacture will doubtless show another
gain.
Ijist week some of our millers were de
luded by the idea that the advent of plenty
of water power was tit hand , and began to
prepare for laying aside steam. Cold ,
stormy weather , however , has temporarily
dispelled this impression , Monday's big
-blizzard did not seriouuly affect the railroads ,
and the mills arc not having any great
trouble alxmt getting enough cars to handle
their product.
If there has been any cluingo In the Hour
trade it hac been for the worse. Millers
pretty generally characterize the present
situation as One of the most unsatisfactory
they ever experienced. Buyers , both at home
and abroad lack confidence in prices and
they are loth to trade , except for immediate
disposition or to take advantage of some of
fers manifestly below the market. For the
past week , though prices were still further
shaded , the orders taken were con&Iderably
short of the output. Foreigners make num
erous offers , but their bids arc steadily low
ered , and are kept about 0 and Ud below the
views of manufacturers. Bakers are ex
tremely hard to move at anything like re
munerative prices. The -direct export ship
ments by the mills last week were IW.iOO
barrels against ! ! 0,8-10 barrels the preceding
week. London quotations per S80 pounds ,
c. I. f. , are : Patent , 24s ! ! dg1J.s ( ; bakers' ,
10s Ocl17s ; low grades , nominal , 11 { ( | 1'Js.
AXOTHKIt H'.llTKIt-VUUXT.
A Divorce Suit Cntigfgii DlKgraeml Nohleimui
to Hincnl 111 * Identity.
NBW YOHK , March 10. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BER.J A lawyer who had long been
impressed with the superior manner and evi
dent education of a waiter who served him
in an uptown restaurant received a call
from the waiter , who wanted the lawyer to
act for him In a suit for separation and the
custody of his child brought by his wife.
The waiter said that although ho was known
as Alexander Hobcrts his real name was
Alexander Sajonskowski and ho had the
right to prolix the title of count to it. Ho
was born hr Husslan Poland of a noble but
impoverished family. Eight years ago ho
married the daughter of the bellringer of
a churcn in Kusnlgsburg , Russia. His
family cast him off and ho went to London ,
where ho managed to support himself and
wlfo and child. Three years ago a friend
induced him tocomo to this country and his
wife and child followed him after a while.
Ho at first got employment as cashier in a
restaurant , hut the pay was small and he
finally had to become a waiter. His wife
became enamored of a fellow employe and
was now living with him , anil ho wanted
suit brought for absolute divorce. The
count's wlfo denies his allegations of un
faithfulness. Her grounds are alleged cruel
treatment.
.
TUX JM.V.S/ ; . % fIWIIT. .
ixpre ; Tralim on HIM Kilo Collide ultli
Serious ItuHiilt * .
POUT Jnitvis , N. Y. , March 10. Passenger
t.iaius on the ICrio road collided this morning
near Lackawanna. A Hullman sleeper was
demolished and ten passengers were hurt ,
some severely.
Meld ltiund | Itolihud In Olile io.
CHICAGO , 111. , March 10. H. ( J. Fox , col
lector for the First National bank , was held
up and robbed of $1,203 on ono of the stair
ways of the city hall today. He had just
received 100 from the city treasurer and
i'JOO from the county treasurer , and was de
scending the dark stairway to the main Iloor
of the building , when , at the turn of the
staircase , some man whom he had not .seen ,
threw his arms about his neck and choked
him almost to insensibility. The man then
grabbed the two packages of money , and ,
rushing down the st..lrs , escaped.
llnrned In Dentil ,
niciiMosi ) , Vu. , March Hi. A special from
Charlotte , N. C. , says : D. F. Ulxon of this
city Ins Just received word of the fatal burnIng -
Ing of his wife and two children at Huthcr-
f jrdton , N. C. The child accidentally turned
over a lamp , which exploded and threw the
burning oil over the mother and children.
MM. Dixon lived until 10 o'clock.
SlaliMl IU Uliject ,
NBW YOIIK , March 10.Mrs. . May Wright
Sowull of Indian ipjlls. president of the
National Women's council , delivered an ad
dress this afternoon at the Fifth Avcnuo
hotel 0:1 : the aimi and Interests of the na
tional convention to be held In Chlc.igo ,
M ly iri to 2:1. : _
Oppntuil to tl ! < > IliiHtl.lli Tieilty.
Nnw YOKK , March 10. A petition , signed
by a larc'j number of prominent Now
Yorkers , has beui se.it to Secretary
Grcsham against the Kusslan treaty.
IN FAVOR OF HIGH LICENSE
Indications that Iowa People Are Quito
Tired of Prohibition.
PRESENT SITUATION IN UNION COUNTY
llerent iirctloii : Itenultrd In the Choice of
These Ciindlilutci Pledged In Hcruro
Some llevciine from the
\Vlil tTnilllc. .
CiinsioN , In. , March 10. [ Special to Tun
BrjK.J Now that the municipal contest la
over , the attitude of the new administration
toward the saloon is quite generally ills-
' usscil. At every city election for several
years past the main Issue , ami frequently
the only Issue , has boon eitfutveinctit of the
prohibition law against the license system.
At the late city election the llccnso people )
were generally successful. 'J'lio muyor-
elei-t , C. A. Ncnnieyer , Is In favor of high
license ; the city attorney , S. 11. Allen , Is of
a similar mind , and a majority of the coun-
cllmoii arc In favor of licensing the saloons.
There Is , apparently , only one serious ob.
jeotlon , and that Is the avowed and publicly
expressed determination of County Attorney
Tames O. Hull to prevent the silo : of Intoxi
cating liquors If such a thing Is possible.
In the face of this expression , however , tliu
saloon men arc quite confident their busi
ness will not be seriously Interfered with ,
and have so much contldenco In the now
ofllclals that they have made arrangements
to open their shops as soon as the now
oftleors are Installed. If it were not for llio
position tttUen by the county attorney there
would bo little , If any. triction between the
two elements. Tlfe saloons have been run
ning the gauntlet a portion of the \ear with
out any revenue being obtained by the city ,
and from the vote last election day it 13
apparent the people want a chance.
IIAWKIVKS : IIITNTINO rou
Innnim Who lluvfi an Arduni Pcslro ( a
Kilter Unrle .Sum' * Sonlcr.
Herewith Is presented a list of lowans ,
with their places of abode , who arc hanker
ing after the lleshpotsof the fedor.il govorn-
incnt , says tlie Chicago Tribimo. The sched
ule Is not long , but as the dajs | > ass the
number of candidates Increases , and whcs
the back districts and the bottoms 'art
llnally heard from It is expected that the list
will bo hugely augmented. In the meantime
politicians who bavo "pulls' ' arc almost
plagued to death by the great number of
their constituents who desire to share In the
spoils of the democratic victory :
Cedar Huplds IS Saner Is a candidate for
postmaster ; Alexander Charles wants to bo
superintendent of the free mall delivery.
Clinton W. M. Desmond nants to bo depnty
United States marshal ; Tom Tlernoy , asxlst-
unt cleiuity revenue collector ; Prank II. Mc
Dowell , luspectorof poslolllcosj James Ilurloy.
lallway mall clerk.
( JrlimellI'or postollleo , I ) . S. lleardsloy ,
Clmrles Porter , , " . Nelson. William Arthur , P.
D. llyerly and Hcth Jenkins. 10. S , Mu on Is an
applicant for the Inspectorship of the I'osltil
UcjmitmcMt.
OiKaloosa Tor postolllce , James K. Seovors
and \V. ( ' . Anderson , with Seevors endorsed by
the state commlttei ! . Cildcon II. Mcl-'all Is un
applicant for consul general to Swil/.orliiiiil.
bhoimndoah I'or postmaster , P. 11 , Jit" lit/.or ,
J. It. Kiitekln , M. Il.Snvder.U M , Moll'att ; pou
slon nx-amlncr , Dr. U. button ,
( Southern district' ' , John Mulntlic.
I'ort Madison I'or postolllcc , N. O. lEobcrts.
Clmrles Doerr and William V , KM.
Diihuqiio I'or postollleo , M , M. Ham and D.
D. .Majors ; for pLMislon examiners , Ilr.s. Fowler ,
Illgnlmv and Waples ; marine .surgeon , Dr. Mc
Carthy ; surveyor of customs , A. J. 1'alch , Dr.
.1. 1' . Quliiluy , Owen McCloiigldln and II. K.
l.lnehnn ; tinned States attorney. , ) . II. Hhlehls.
Hoono I'or postolllco , W. II. Blade , John S.
Crooks , John Ives , J. W. Illaek- James Mc-
Inlosh , W. 0. Ilremcrman , It. V. Dale , Q. W.
HarncM.
Atlantic I'or poitollluc , C. V. C'haso and Miss
Mnrv K. Illll.
I'ort DodstP Kor United State * district at-
tornuv , Captuln J. A. U. Veomans ; for post *
ollle.o , W.I' ! . Dnncoinh and I' ' . llrocn.
Mount PleasantI'or postolllcc. Oeorgo T.
Throop , James A. Throoi. | Kdward Htahl and J.
1C. Cilllls. No well defined aspirants for otlior
federal olllces.
Waterloo I'or postoillee , Ii. II. Edwards ,
John Young and J. I * . KIclFor.
lltirlltigton .l. N. Klploy Is after the post-
olllce. There Is a pretty light on for the rev-
enni ) office , with four candldatus , Qeorgo A.
Duncan , A 11. ICuhlniuIr , J. A. ICIcpplsh and u.
dark horse. Uonernl ( Ilasgow Is said to bo an
aspirant for a consulate .
I imars I'or postolllce , Krank Koob and An-
thonv Tlioina.
Kuokuk Kor postmaster , Hollln Clark , Ed
mund Jnegor , Kph Kudiisch , Charles llnbun-
thal , W. T Trimble , ( Jeorjjo It. Sheldon , John
Itovuiie , John A , Clhhnns A. llougluml , Kruntt
llarshnmn , ( ' A. Warnlck , W. A , Patterson ;
gonural agtmt for Department of Justice. John
W. Cahtll : I'nlted Stales marshal , John II.
Cole ; United States attorney , John K. Craig.
Davenport I'or postolllct- , Fred A. LUnarf
revenue rollector Southern district , W. 11 }
Hliickliouso : postplllco Inspector , J. W.Htownrti
superintendent construction now puliilc bulldl
Ing , I' . U. Cluiiiln.
DecorahI'or nostofllRO , John I'lnn , 0. O.
Conlant , E. ( ! . Marlow ; special pension ox-
amlne.r , 1 * . II. I'lurson ; minister to Sweden and
Norway , I * . H. Itciine.
Mason Cltv I'or po-itnfllce , W. W. Ooddard ,
I'rntik Sencubangh , 1 * . Davey and A. II. Kus-
ner.
ner.Cruston I'or the postmastcrshlp , Thomas Ij.
Maxwell.
Des Molnes-Por postmaster , E. II. Hunter ,
J. Elhoeck , E , I' , Whllconilj ; consul at llulfast ,
Thomas Hurku ; pension agent , J. 1' . .Stools.
ICemilt ill' Ouurrel.
CiEiuit R.U'IIH , la. , March 10. [ Special
Telegram to TUB Br.B. ] George W. Boyle
has brought suit In the district court at
Marion to oust the officials of Mount Vernon ,
claiming illegality of the late election. Ho
also brought suit against James Smith , D. L > .
Hoyd and J. J. and J. C' . Keedyclt , the olll-
cials , for $ T > ,000 damages for depriving him of
the right to vote.
On the other hand James Smith and J. O.
Keedyek , who are defendant In the above ,
have each brought suit for f 10,000 against P.
U. NetT , William Cilenn. ICIias Hiiwn , How
ard Johns , O.V. . Hoglo and Charles May-
hewer , chavglng conspiracy . and wrongful
arrest and deprivation of liberty while per
forming their duties as judges of election , It
Is all the outcome of a llttlo quarrel.
Willing to hull.
Cr.DAit IUrn > s , la. , March 10. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Hun. ] C. J. Ives , president ;
of the Burlington , Cedar Kaplds t Northern ,
was seen today In regard to the rumor that
HID Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul was
negotiating for the Decorah branch of tho.
former road. Ho said the only trouble about
the report lies In the fact that the Milwau
kee folks have not spoken to him about the
deal. Mr. Ives says the line docs not pay and
that If the Milwaukee folks or anybody olsu
wants It and will let his company out they
arc welcome to It.
Cloned tliu Scli'ioU.
CKIUH ICAi'ios , la , March 10. [ Special
Telegram to THE Hue.The ] publlo schoola
at J.ivermoro have been closed on account of
an outbreak of diphtheria. Kvery student
In the school bus been exposed and an epi
demic Is feared. A strict quarantine U
being enforced.
llruvr Snow I'lill.
MAHSHAI.I.TOWV , la. , March 10. Kino snow
has been falling hero for several hours with ,
the wind northeast and Indication ! ) point to.
ono of the worst storing of the season.
Co lly UuliTl4ir I'lrii.
OrruMWA , la. , March 1IJ. [ Special Telo
grnm toTiiK UUK.JVhlIo burning rubbisU
today llro damaged the stoolc of thu Kamoua.
Store to the amount of ? 10UOO.
NmYurli i\elmncu Quotation * .
Nnw YOIIK , March 10. - [ Special Telegram ;
to TUB HUB.Kxehango ] was quoted as fol
lows today : Chicago , 25 cents prc.mluin ;
Boston , par ; St. Louis , DO cents premium.