OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING , OCTOBER 13 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FtVE CENTS.
FROM THE INSIDE
Facts Concerning the Barott Scott Mesa
Are Slowly Coming to Light.
MAYOR DICKSON TO LAWYER DAVIS
Interesting Epistle of the Friend of the
Defaulter Concerning His fJaso.
DELL AKIN'S ' MISSION TO NEW MEXICO
Armed with a Defective Warrant for the
Purpose of Defeating Extradition.
TOLD IN SHERIFF CUNNINGHAM'S ' AFFIDAVIT
Mirrlirnl Sunlit Fit Homily llrlitlin llotv thu
UiniHnry ol thn Alinoondcr'H llimiU-
mcn Nought , to Obtain the I'rlt-
OIUT A 'Sew story.
O'Nr.tu. , Xob. , Oct. IS.-Special [ to Tun
.1in. : i- The return to this city , under arrest ,
of Barrett Scott and Dell Akin Is but the
preliminary step In what promises to ho the
uncovering of one of the most gigantic sys
tems of persistent robbery and corruption
ever brought to light within the borders of
the state of Nebraska. Its far-reaching
ramifications extern ! beyond the limits of
Holt county and reach even to the capital of
the state. By Its unending and insidious
drain the leeches who have been preying
upon the people have succeeded in obtaining
almost the Lint cunt in the treasury ami the
county cow has literally been milltod dry.
Incumbents of public olllccs , placed there
by the corrupt ring that has dominated the
politics of the county , have turned up suc
cessively with a series of embezzlements ,
aggregating over $100,001) ) , and aside from
this was the failure of the Holt County bank
in .Inly InM , with liabilities exceeding f
1)00 ) , to meet which thcro was comparatively
nothing in the way of assets. This bankim.
Institution waa a qim.si-poHticdl bank , and
Us fall was nothing but the legitimate out
come of the methods pursued by Its oflleers
In connection with the gang ofolllclal wreck
ers who were interested In the looting of the
founty treasury.
Soinit UiMvrltlou History.
Much has been published regarding the
( light of the bank president , David Adams ,
ntul the defaulting county treasurer , Barrett
Scott , but llio actual facts behind their dis-
npponrance have up to this time been care
fully suppressed by the beneficiaries of
Scott's stealings , and telegrams to outside
papers have been willfully misleading. A
portion of the heretofore unwritten history
of polities and finance In Holt county is hero
sot forth , and it will in a measure explain
much of the mystery that has thus far at
tended the lllght of Scott and the strange
liirht that was waged between the county
ofllelnls on on > side and the friends of Scott
on the other over the extradition of the in
dicted treasurer from Mexico , whither ho
had lied to escape punishment for his crime.
U Ir loudly insisted by the supporters and
followers of Scott that ho is being made the
victim of piirset'ution on the part of populist
oflicials of the county aim others of the
same political faith in private life , and that
all that has been done by the prosecution is
for political effect , hut a calm and dispas-
bionato review of all the circnmstanccK from
u disinterested and unprejudiced standpoint
forces an altogether different opinion. Ills
admitted by all that Scott is short in Ills ac
counts , although his supporters will not con
cede that the amount Is as largo as is sworn
to by the export who spent several weeks in
checking over the books of the oflice.
InuoiixUti'iiitliM ol Srott'H I'Hi-iiils.
They will utit fix tlio figures , simply sayIng -
Ing that they do not know , but they protest
iigainst the amount named. They say that
they do not pretend to defend Scott and
then turn to a violent abuse of the prosecu
tion and renew their protestations against
what they are pleased to term "this willful ,
wicked anil malevolent political persecu
tion. "
They decry the course pursued by the
county attorney. II. Ii. Murphy , h. securing
the return of Scott ; th n roast tlio county
commissioners foroloring : a reward for his
return ; scorch the Texas sheriffs who were
instrumental in his capture ; and when the
the reward was claimed enjoined Its pay
ment , alleging a conspiracy to prevent the
return of Scott in order to secure the re
ward and fiirtner aliening tiiat Scott was
nway on a business ami pleasure trip , and
that ho was on his way bank when ho was
arrested and detained by the oflleers in the
bOlllll.
In view of these persistent and vocifer
ously indignant allegations it may not be
iiiilnloivHttiit ! to read the lotier written b\-
tlio mayor of this cit v , It. II. Dlckson. to iv
Texas attorney , whllo Akin and Di'Varmau ,
on 0110 side , and the Texas shoritls and the
Holt county attorney and commissioners , on
the oilier , were lighting for the possession
of Scott , who was then in u Mexican jail
awaiting oxtniuluon. '
Muyor UK'Unnn'rf CiiMIr ,
Hero Is the document , and a very interest
ing docunu'iil it IB. as showing tlio si'ncerlty
mill good faith of Scott's friends in claiming
tnat thoj were trying to secure his return
to Holt comity , and were only opposing the
bherllTs for the purpose of saving the ooimty
the reward and other additional expense :
O'.Nr.ii.i , Nob. , Hopt. Ill , 18' ' ) ; ) . -Sir. I , . H.
Davis. I' . 0. llii.x ! ) ! . Kl PII.II , Toy. : DiunSin -
Yimr favoroF lln < Dili , mulled tbiMb , camn to
hand Inn ! evening mid conlrnls carofullv
noted , liitoncti lelegraphud yuu tnscclloll
Akin , who Is In your city. I went in Omaha
und hud a full undorstandlm ; with him rc-
Kardlnglhn pai'ly hoforn ho left , und It.uis
nuri'ctl that. It. was bust for him to n-iualn In
Mexico If It was certain Hint 'n ' > rimld ( Infral
extradition papers , All has been ilono liure
thai could bu lo pnmmt Issuing of thu
pupurh by llio governor and prc.sldiml , but wo
Imvo lu'i'ii Informed that llio paporH
havii lirpn IsMinl by tint | iifl < l < ml and
forwarded lo Frank Ciiiiipx ! > ll , llio uct-nr
of ( ulilimits. . I'niiipbell hifi hi > io tbls imun-
IliK for N'tiita IV. but ivoMippo i > ho will buvo
tOK < > to Mexico City fur HieMgnauiri * of I'rcil-
( h'lit Hlii/ . | | IK n fact , \\hlch ran IIK MIII-
ported by uvldciu'i' , that this puny U mil
guilty of tin crime Minghi to ho cburgod. It U
nlMiu fuel , as wunru rellnhly Informed , that
llio papers aio entirely liiinlll loni , nut liav-
Ingiiny of the evidence attached lo them. It
U al ( > u fact Unit ho bus mtver embezzled any
funiN which wcio i'liillle : < l its public fumls in
the treaty with Unit countiy.
Him , \ lilnVoold t-'rocrrd ,
Thn urrniiKiMiient with Akin was lu get thu
lickt attorney pueblo and Mvnrn Ids rt'h'ii.o
und for him , S'olt , to remain In ; Mexico until
mutters bunt hud hem M'ttled , and , If nnlhlnu
el so could | ) ( t done und hevus bound luromn
lionie , Unit liu was to lic < turned over to .1 , H.
1 > ( armuii , who Is with AUn , dollied lth a
urnuil fur tint piupo.enf hrinxlmfldin homo ,
And , tivun If llic prt'sldent of MeNko liouM | .
mil PIIIHT * In HUM liltn uxi'f , as teen us lie U
over llio line In tint I'lilled Stairs tciTllorv.
JialicuKciinin. will set bin : tooifhun bit ul'll
be Mt llheily ( ; ( \\lieio ho plean-s. AH I be.
liefoit. blutiMl , tlio pupurs tint wholly ami
vmlroly IiiMilllclent to autlmrlru Ills
h'lvi-ry | and the
, courts of Toxitii ,
; f not of Me.\leo , woiih ) have Jnrlsillfllon
cute In Unit hlule. It would probably bo well
to put Miniutini * In coiiiiminlcittlmi wltii tbu
iiruxldcnl ( if Mo.\lfo In HID muiler. I'llbilo
lunuh uro ilitlhii-d lo bo money of the federal
K'overiliiienl leeched fron ; pahllo levenuu
la , ( I Inliu UMl 1o llsriil olllcoi- , , ant ) mnie of
this nioiiry lielonyb lo cither 'it llie o cu | > cs ,
niul liuk lifter been MI ( twigm/wi by iholcl. .
run
to HIP Attorney ,
We M-ml ytii ) l > y \piei-s i today a copy of our
rmle aim on p.i o I' U you will liiuloiii ntututu
IIIH bill It is iiiV'-k'.ary ' morlvr to inakit this
u iliiit' lourtvtttliatliv novivod llio uaim < ) ,
nhlflh they rnnnot do. Wo wish to call your
munition 10 the several disjunctive conjunc
tions "or" us used In this section , nml If
they have rhnrgod him with convert-
Int' money to his own USD , and
the fnct that ho has loaned It to some
OHM i'ho. then ho Is not entity iinilor tbo
ehnii/o imuli' , and mint. Im rolonsi-d. In short ,
what Ids ft lend" ami myM.-lf ( U-i-Irn Is , llr.st.
Hint he remain In Mexico If ho can do sn and
( lefcnl Ibis rMUMllon. | Second , If ho tiiu t
come home , Hull be ronin In clmnif1 ot Di'-
Yiirnmn. Anv and all nssUinnrtldrli will
bo iK'iMsMtry froiu tills i-nd will bo furnished
on request. Mik : > tu ! > fur lly. Vou are on the
ground nnd know bettor what lo do lliin ; wo
ran ul Ibis end , and we HID willing lo < 'OniPen-
Mttrt you for your trouble. Id-op mn fully
ndvlicd In thi ! manor. l's ' wlro when neces
sary. Whatever Is done keep out of Oio hands
of Murphy and I'an.p'iell ' , al-xitho two sherllTs
If possible. Also put us In possession of all
tbo fuels as far us you can got Ilium of state-
inunl made by him , and just how It was
iivurud , us I lint Is of irreat Importance to us
hero In case of It In ! . Vonrs truly ,
U. U. ItCK ) ov.
Thus it will bo noticed Unit it is stated
over the signature In his own handwriting
of Srolt's closest friend and recognized
mouthpiece and legal adviser , that "In
short , what his friends anil myself desire Is ,
llrst , that ho remain in Mexico if lu can do
.so and defeat this requisition ; second , if ho
innstcomo liatno thai he conic in charge of
OoYurnian. "
So much for the oft-ropcatcd assertion
that they wanted Scott to return to Holt
county and had no ulterior motives In seek
ing to obtain possession of the person of
the defaulter.
Alilu U'HH Armed.
Why was It of HO much Importance that ho
return In the custody of DeYarman "If he
must come homo ? " It Is stated In the letter
that Scott could bo habeas corpuscd once in
Texas , and If there Ls any doubt that such
would have been the case , read the follow
ing , which is a copy of the warrant which
DoS'annan and Akin took with them to
Texas. It was Issued on a complaint sworn
to by II. M. Uttley , who Is also one of
Scott's attorneys. The mere fact that Utl-
Icy should file a complaint against his client
would arouse suspicion as to its good faith ,
bul for the present it is sufficient to say
the complaint was properly drawn and
the warrant waa issued. It Is In the
n-arrant the defect exists , and that defect
was intended to servo all purposes , for hail
Scott been turned over to the precious pair
who went armed with this intentionally lame
authority as agents of the state of Ne
braska , ho would have been taken from
them , presumably in the face of their
"vigorous protests , " as soon as ho reached
United States soil , and they would have re
turned without him , while ho would have
lost no time in getting to a hilling place
whore ctTot-ts lo Him him would Have proved
futile. Appended is the warrant , which
confers upon the ollleer named the extraordinary
"
ordinary "power of pursuing the fugulivo
through whatever foreign states and coun
tries he may be in , particularly the Republic
of Mexico-
\Vhit Alln llui with film.
Warrant , , < tito : of Nebraska , Holt County ,
. : To .1. A. DuVarman. espocl.illy appointed
deputy to serve this nniraniand to tliusherllV
or any eonstnhlo of said county , greiitlm ; :
Whcruus , II. , M. Uttley has m.-ulo complaint In
writing and upon oath beforu mo , om * of the
jiisilri'nuf thn peace In und for said county ,
that llatrutt Soot I , latu of said county , did on
or about thutill day of August , isafl , at tlio
county of Holt , state of Nebraska , the said
llurrelt Scoll being Hum und t that time the
dulyeleclod and iiiullllad | county truasurm' ,
ami the said llanc.ll Scott , then und then ;
not holiix H pur.son ulililn the ago of
18 years , and not being an uppicntlco ,
did oy virtue of hUolllcj as county treasurer ,
then und there I nice. Into his possession certain
moiiuys and scuurltlcx of-llio valno of $30-
OOO , the propel ty of said Holt county , and did
Hum and there fraudulently , unlawfully and
feloniously convert HID .sumo to hU own nso
and umbe//.lo the said property without tlio
consent of said county or any of Its leial
ollleers having char o thereof , and Urn said
Itairolt Scolt bus uhtiMindcd fiom suul county
of Holt toMimo forulgn stjitu or country. Von
nri1 thcrnfoioeomiiiundcd tofiursiie and arrest
the said Itarrott Scott , and convoy him before
mo or any otbor nnmUlruto In sntd Holt
county , Ni'iinihkH , liaviiik' coKid/.anco with tlio
cuse. , ibero to lie dealt wiili accordlm ; to buy/ '
( ilvt'ii ' under my hand tills 5tb day of Septem
ber , 1HU3. K. H. llwiiinu-r ,
T list leu of the I'ouco.
A similar warrant was issued to Dell Akin ,
and it wns deemed best to secure for thorn
the endorsement of the following jura t.whieb
was attachment by the clerk of the district
court :
Stale of Nebraska , Holt county , ss. : 1. John
KUIrvIm ; , clerk of tlio dlstilet court of .said
courtly of Hull , Iho suld conn liL-lm ; a court of
sealhereby certify that K. II. Itcnodlct , whosu
signature uppnais nllKed tutho unnoMiil waf-
lant , and whoso siu'iiuturo I am well ac-
qnulnled with , Is a lustlce of the peacit In and
for Hull count v , Nenruskti , und usneb Jnstlee
Is duly aulliorl/.od to issue tlio warrant , und
tliul tbo xiiinu Is logully and properly Nsued
under his bnnd , as sucb Jiistk-e of tno jiuuce.
In le.sllmony wbereof I buvo hoieiinto sot
mv band und ulllxed the soul of tbo district
court of the I'lfleonth Judicial dlsirlct wltlim
and for llolt county , Nebraslts , tbis Tith any
of September , lb'.ti. ; JOHN SKIUVINH.
I'lerk of llio District Corrt.
SbcrllV ( 'oiiiiiiiflriiirN Allliliivlr.
So much lor the carefully concocted Job
that was put up for the purpose of getting
Scott entirely out of the hands of iho legal
authorities and tinning his footsteps in any
direction rather than toward Holt county.
Now peruse what Sheriff ( . 'unningham of
Santa Ko county , Now Mexico , testillos
under oath as to conversations that ho had
with Akin at divers times after the arrival
of the latter in Texas on his mission as
agent of I ho state of Nebraska to "return
Scott to Holt county : M
Slate of Nobm ! < it , llolt County , ss : Vf.
P. CnnnliiKhnm. slierllV of Simla le county ,
New .Mexico , lielmt llr.st. duly suurn. mioii Ids
oath deposes and suys thai on Sutnidiiy , Sup-
tomber'J , A. I ) . IH'Jlt , two men came to him at
Sanla IV. In tint counly of Santa I'u and lerrl-
tory of New Mexico , purporting tlium-elvea to
be agents' of tbo slate of Nubrasua , from tlio
comity of llolt , In Iho mallei'nf exlradlllon ,
piirsiul uml urrostol one Ilirrell Sroll , ulvlng
Ibelr miiiios respectively as .lames A. DeVur-
mnii ami Dull Al.ln , at tbo MIIIIO tlnio stating
that Scott w < is suppo.ed to bo In my cbarae ,
and representing Iliumseives to lie rluUicd
with proier | power und haviiif uulliorlty to art.
for wild county of llolt In tbo promises. At
winch limn I positively refilled lo give evl-
ilenro In tlio matter which nouhl leu MI olthi'r
AKIn or DitVarnmn tiibollevoorsnrinUo wlioro
SL'IJII wiiMil that lime , Tbe nnin who gavn Ids
nnino us Al.ln , belm ; thn mini whom I aflei-
wunls , on the 'Jllil of Seplember , A. I ) . 1HUII ,
assUteil In arrostlnx ul Kl Paso , Teen llio
duy ubovo montlomul , ht'eined por. | lenl and
leipiesled of mn an Interview for tlio pnrpoM )
of delhilng their \ Nil , whleh request I granted.
About H d'eloi'U p. m. on tbo llr.st ( lair , mini-
tloned I asked the pmttir of Hut holul lo In
form .Mr. DeViirnnin and .Mr Akin ( hut 1 was
ready to rcrelvo Ilium. On Iliulr enlraneu to
my loom tbuy i > t oneu Informed mi ) they wmo
both filunds to lluricti Scott : that tliolr pnr-
pose and object In M'likliigiin lnturtlutv with
HID wan lo utcerlaln whutlier or not an ur-
ratiL'omenl ml-'bl not hn imido whereby they
could got mi Interflow wllbSeotl , ami r > o ur-
ruii.ru initluir < nH to pay mu a rowiird and iu-
Hun in lloli county with Scott.
\Vluit Aid i ( ; inlinril to ICoprripnt.
I asked .Mr. Akin If ho hud been ordered hv
tboiiulliorlttits of Holt counly to puy the to
ward which they had advertised thioiiKh
tholr attorney , II. II .Murphy. lli > at once In
formed tun ibitl they ii ) | > ieM'iilcd one sldoof
tincase ) and Murphy tbu otherj Ib'it ' he de
bited to Inform moitiat Hi-oti was Imlng sonily
iiersecuti < \ by n gang of populist scoundrels , a
) loird ; of Mipervli > ors composed of men who
had less M > IISU limn tin ordinary horse , -111111 by
tlioconniy iitloniej , who was as big a rascal
ax ibcieiiN In llolt comity , UIIOHII
lo bo I'tillivly without ordinary In-
tolllgunci- , Known to. be n man wilhoiu
einilillllle ; ; . a mnii who was considered
b > the pi'oplu of O'NollJ , Nob. , 10 IIP a liinutlo ,
and Irylnu" losiiuid In with iho populist parly ,
which WHS ilohi'J all In Us power to down
Sootl , an It considered Scoll onu of tin *
htroiiKObt men in oupofltlon that they ( tbo
populUlsiluul loiliiul wild.
lly ildh ilnui I undiii'btiHiil iho puiport of tlm
visit from llie-ci gonllomt'ii , and told Ilieiu I
would bo obliged lo lake iho mailer under
coiisldurntlon , at llio same ilmo , liiivms tliut
siinm day lucidved u telegram from 11. K.
.Murphy In which bo nlated that ho woulil ar
rive In Santa IV on Munlay following , hu
lk-vim : It best to hold llieso genluMium lliwri' ,
If iiiis > | blo , until Murphy arrived.
I lu Vurniiui und AKIn roiiialned In H'tnla Fe
on Sunday , Miplember lii.on which dulo. In the
aftuinoon , Ihey upproached W. M. Kurhurt , n
re nlur deputy olirrlff of b'inla : IV-counly , on
Ihu hiiim iiiuttur. Nolhlm ; more wus said to
mu mill ) Monday , Souii-inber 11 , mn did 1 tee
HuVurinan iiflurSiiptufnliur 10.
cniiiiiiiuiiiiir * I'mui om-r.
On Monday September 11 , In tint afternoon ,
AUn iM"u > to mo in llio public pluta In Sanlu
I'Viind usUt-il mu If I hud madu up my mind
what could do In llio .Si-olt nmllur , "Vi-i , "
X SUOXIJ
POLITICS ENOUGH AT HOME
Franch People Need Not Look Abroad for
Mattjrs to Interest Them ,
PROSPECTS OF PARLIAMENT'S ' MEETING
tit the Clumber of Dnpitllrii
UomttltutPil to ItiMtrn no lind of
Trouble Tor i'r < ' < ldnnt Citrnot
llurlnc the Sanlon.
\CnptirtoJitcit \ 1S1J nuJann flnnlm Jtennett\ \
PAIIIS. Oct. 12. ( Now York Herald Cable
-Special to TUB Hnn.l In silto | of all the
enthusiasm manifested in Traueo for the
Russians it is time for the French people to
concern themselves about the politics of
their own country. This Is all the moro im
perative" because everything hear in
governmental circles proves that the homo
politics of Franco nro not moving along ns
smoothly ns might have been excpcted.
M. Carnet , tncy say , has sought to Indefi
nitely postpone the meeting of the nnwly
elected Chambers , but In any event ho will
bo obliged to iiitiko up his mind to this llttlo
legislative affair by the 14th of November.
It is theretore evident that In suite of the
opposition of the government the elections
have not resulted in a genuine majority.
There will bo In the now Chamber of Depu
ties almost as many ministerial members as
radicals , and the struggle . will bo ( jullc as
fierce In the now Chamber as It was In the
old. Tlio fate of the ministry will depend on
the seven reactionary conservatives , whom
the elections have returned , either by mis
take or because they forgot their electoral
records.
l.o.tilrm of the fillet Parties.
The political situation is , therefore , not at
nli favorable for the moderates , and for the
following reasons : In the nrst place , the
moderates have no leaders. M. Carnet has
u weakness for mediocrities , and every time
that any of those who nro identified with
the moderate wing of the republican party
come1 to the front he has been forced to re
turn to the obscurity of the ranks ; whllo on
the other hand tbo radicals , while they have
lost their leader , M. ( Jlcmencoau , have found
another standard bearcar in the person of M.
( Joblet.the ex-minister of foreign affairs , who
has been returned to the Chamber by the
electors of Paris. Goblet rs : i little man ,
jut ho Is a shrewd politician , a good
speaker and a man who is in sympathy with
the government , something which nowadays
s very scarce in France. Ho will give no
ittle trouble to the ministry , and to M. Car
not. M. Goblet will have for his assistant
M. Loekray , who Is not only a popular man ,
L > ut also u witty one.
routiro-K : of the Campaign.
Tlieso men will conduct c.n interesting
campaign. They have selected aa their plat
form the separation ! of the cliuivh and state ,
the reform of the taxes and the revision of
the constitution. The worst feature in their
future is that while the French people love
to rail at the constitution which governs
them , after all have no desire to change it.
In any event we may expect that the ses
sion of the Parliament will bo a strong one.
If I am not much mistaken , M. Carnet , who
hopes to get along In comparative grace
until the last year of his providential term ,
will find himself very seriously disappointed.
If foreign events which in the present con
dition of Hiiropo do not give us serious
matter for consideration , it is greatly to be
feared that for some years to come wo will
have to do withthosamo ministerial crisos.
cs ST. Cntti : .
KIADV :
riTiieliincii llnvo < iin < - Quito Crn/.y Over
tbu 17. ir'.s I'VlciiiNblp.
PAIIH , Oct. 12. The city of Paris is
already onfeto in anticipation of the arrival
at Toulon of the long-expected and much-
discussed Kussian fleet. The store windows
are full of rosettes , badges , sc-irfs , etc. ,
formed of different materials and representing -
ing the Husaiau colors , while pictures of the
c/.ar and tlie Uusslan coat-of-arms arc to bo
seen conspicuously displayed on all sides.
But Paris is not the only city in Fninee
putting oil hoUdny attire in honor of the
coming of the Hussians. Toulon , Marseilles ,
Lyons , Brest , Havre , Nantes , Bordeaux und
other largo towns are also assuming a fes
tive air lu honor of the czar's sailors , and ny
tomorrow the vast majority of patriotic
Frenchmen and Frenchwomen in the larger
towns will have taken some stops to display
the Kussian colors alongside of those of
Franco.
No amount of argument can convince the
French people that the visit of the Kussian
srpiadron to Toulon and the trip of Its officers
to 1'arls is not an open move on the part of
the c/ar to show his great friendship for
Franco and his determination to sldo with
the French republic against their common
enemies. Thu Kussian ambassador , baron
do Mohrenheim , has thrown tons of cold
water upon thu enthusiasm of Franco , but
it has had little ollcct , for tbo average -
ago Frenchman simply ' -winks the
other eye , ' ' and classes all the snub-
blnj received from Kussia as being
so much line dlplonuiey upon the part of the
ruler of Kussia , who , Frenchmen claim , only
pretends to half smoulder French enthusi
asm In order lo throw so much dust In the
eyes of the enemies of the two countries
who are upon the point of falling each upon
the other's neck. As a fact , It Is pretty well
known that the c/.nr is mncii wearied and
annoyo.l by thu whole manor , and would bo
glad to llml HOIIIO excuse to avoid sending his
squadron to Franco.
IIo is not likely now , though , lo change
thu program so dear to Franco , and tomor
row , If all goes well , the live vessels composing -
ing Iho Kiibslati squadron , namely , the Hag
ship Kmporor Nicholas I. , the Piunlat-
Arzowa , the Klnda , the Admiral Makhimoff
ami thuTcretz , with noout rJ5 officers and
S.IOO men. will anchor in tlio port of Ton-
Ion. under the command of Admiral Avolhin.
For a weeit or more.it will ho breakfast ,
banq'jot. ball , nvcptibu , and dinner from
morning until morning. Champagne has been
donated by the carload and cognac by the
wagon fill ) , and cigars : ire pouring In by the
truck full and cigarettes uro innumerable.
Franco has set herself the task
of seeing just how convivial she
can bo , and is mcasurins the capacity of
her guests to stand thn strain of the festive
board piled up to the utmost.
H was In thlsstateof enthusiastic anticipa
tion that tlio imws reached hero today that
thu czar and czarina will tomorrow nt Copen
hagen pay a visit to the French cruisers
Islay und Surcouf. Tills Is looked upon as
being the blgnal to "On with the bill , " and
so It is that Franco today tb girding up her
loins for a period of thorough enjoyment ,
Admiral Kounicr , minister of marine , ar
rived hen1 from Paris today lu order to take
part In thu ceremonies in connection with
llio reception of the Kusshui licet at this
port tomorrow , The town and port arc cov
ered with tlag ami other decorations , and it
is estimated that fully Wl.liOJ people wilt wit
ness iho arrival of the czar's licet 'lu llio
roadstead ,
Thu tluul arrangements for tomorrow's
reception of tbo Russian squadron will only
continue with moro enercv. The incoming
trains at all the stations are crowded with
people who want to see thu welcome ac
corded tomorrow to the Kussiuns by iho
French republic. The general In com ma ml
of thu military district at Toulon nnd thu
mayor of that city hnvo both Usuod procla
mation * begging iiiy citizens lo let thu au-
.lamjxtlons with which 'ttiny wclonio the
tussians bo proof that they desire peace
'or nil nations , anil exhorts them to remain
calm , and by preserving a dignified attitude
avoid all semblance ot 'hostility ' toward
other nations.
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lliil : ) VI' TltH I'A % ' TUAIN.
Ituniilnii ItobbpM KIM Thrrn ( Irtiilnrinr * .
but I'lnnlly Citpltirn tlio Colo.
ST. PnTKitsiuJiici , Oct. 13. A train on tbo
Tratiseaucnslun railroad , on * which was
being carried a largo sum to pay the soldiers
of the garrison at Datotn. was attacked by
jrlgands , who succeeded lu securing the
money. There were several gendarmes In
ctiareu of tbo treasure and when the robber
boarded the train a , desperate battle ensued.
The robbers were successful although four
of the pa ni ? were killed. Throe of iho ecu-
darmes on iho Irain were killed.
Another \ Vurlili | for Itlt , < le .lunrlro.
tr < iitrlir.lSUfj | / ! / / ( / | / Ja'nli ( } tnlanlfimcft.1
HfBNos Avur.s , Argenllna ( via Galvojion ,
Tex. ) , Oct. 1' ' . [ By Mexican Cable to the
New York Herald Special to Tin : llr.n. I
In pursuance of orders recently Issued the
warship Nuevo do Julio today sailed for Hlo
do Janeiro to protect the interests of Argen
tinians in Brazil. Keports have been received
of barbarous outrages in tlio province of
Santa Fo. Houses of foreign colonists have
been sacked and women cruelly treated.
Tlil < Makes tint Third.
AMSTIUIDAM , Oct. 13. There has been a re
newal of oxcitmnent hero caused by tlio dis
covery of the body of another woman at
Amstott. whore the two bodies have previ
ously been discovered since the search was
started for the victims of Do .Tomr , the man
now In prison charged with wlfo murder.
As In former cases the body just discovered
has been fully Ideiillllud as being that of a
woman In no was connected with lo Jong.
.Situation nt Km.
I.ON-POX , Oct. 12. A dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph company from Hlo do
Janeiro today says that the situation of
affairs has not changed. Business was
being freely transacted up to the hour of
noon today , when the dispatch referred to
was sent.
There was desultory llrlng this afternoon
between the forls and the rebel squadron.
Affairs In Hontlt ACrlcH.
CAPETOWN , Oct. 12. The columns proceen-
ing against the Matabeles have already ad
vanced llfty miles. Prime Minister Khodes
predicts that the campaign will be finished
in a month. King Lonongulu has sent much
of his property in the direction of X.ambezlo
and ho is atloat on canoes ready to go If
needed.
1A' , llfHlI.litt SSSSHIA'f
Mcmbors ot tbc Orilrr of ll'mtl ll'rlth As-
ni-mblo lit Now York.
New YOHK , Oct. 12. There was not an
inch to spare in the largo und brilliantly
lighted hall of Grand Central Palace
tonight. The hall has a scatitnr capacity of
8,000 and fully 4,000 more crowded the aisles
and passageways. TJio occasion of this
throng was the jubilee oftlie Independent
Order of IVnai U'rlth. The order is a
benevolent one. Chairman Morris Good-
barto explained iu a few words tne reason of
this meeting in jubilee , und said ho
hoped it would always continue iu
brotherly love and harmony.
Mr. Simon Wolf of Washington , who was
at ono time consul geyerdl to Egypt , was
the next speaker. Amoilp other things he
said that the order of'B'hal'B'rith served to
instill noble ideas into' its brethren and
served to dissciiiinato enlightened philan
thropy anil civilization.
Civil Justice ! ! . M. Golfoglo was the last
speaker. "Tho order , " he said , "has grown
into ttio thousands , and upwards of : i."ii )
lodges were establishes in Europe ,
Asia , Africa and America , working
harmonioiihly together. 'Jho .low hero and
elsewhere was tbe peer of any man through
out thn globe. The society was more than a
benevolent one. and it had served to ralso
tlio .lows to the high level which they occu
pied today. "
There will bo a grand banquet given in the
same hall tomorrow night , and special liter
ary and nlusical exorcises in Temple Bethel
on Sun-day evening.
CIIAIII.KSTOX , S. C. , Oct. 12. The wort of
the storm is over. The maximum velocity
of the wind was thirty-four miles at S p. m.
The damage to the city is comparatively
light as far as known. All the telcgtapli ,
telephone and electric wires are down.
GKAND LODj ADJOTJKN3.
Annual Soipion til' tlio Nuliraslui
llrou lit to ii Close.
Yesterday morning the Knights of Pythias
elected their grand officers for the coming
year. Most of the positions were tilled
without any contest , although them was
quite\u struggle for the position of graud
keeper of records and seal and supreme rep
resentative.
Will A. Dilworth of .Lincoln was elected
grand chancellor , and H. L. Cook of St.
Paul grand vice chancellor.
For irraiul keeper of records and seal there
was n three-cornered light , the incumbent ,
H. M. Shaoffor of Lincoln , George M.
Wright of Fort Otimha and AUJ3. Hlormor
of llellovuo being iho contestants. Mr.
SlmelTerwasa winner , on the first ballot ,
with a majority of 71 over all ,
Will Ij. Seism of Omaha was selected on
the first ballot for supreme roprcsuntative ,
and Dr. W. H. Johnson of Mluden for grand
nrelato.
John Hojrarth of ICa lo was chosen grand
inner guard and Peter Hointz of Omaha
grand outer guard.
1C. B , Ximmerinan of Ulysses was elected
grand master-at-arnn.
Tlio session closed last evening. The
afternoon was consumed In the Installation
of the newly clectoj officers , in the hearing
of committee reports nml tlio passage of
resolutions. Of the resolutions , the nrln-
clpal 0113 , declaring fealty to thu supreme
lodge in the face of certain recent chaimos
In tlio rltiml , mot with violent opposition ,
but was finally passed after considerable du-
bat'o.
bat'o.Lincoln
Lincoln was chosen uutho ; place of meet
ing next year. Nearly , all the delegates loft
for home last evening ; only ton or a do/ju
outsider * remaining over night.
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AA'uTIIZH U.tl.K.
iioutliftrn I'nlnU Agitln Vultcd by a Illfli
WrltlS |
SAVANNAH. Oct. -.Savnnnali la In Iho
tooth nf a storm which threatens In a few
hours to equal in intensity that of August
'J7 , which swept the entire Georgia and
South Carolina coasts' . The prediction of
the weather bureau gave umplo warning
ami all day preparations have been In
progress in the city and .on the river and
iiaroor to protect pioporty from its ravages.
The wind Is npSv blowing forty
mites an hour and Is stoadliy Increas
ing. All vessels In the hjirbor have s > on\'lit
shelter and safe unchoiiitfo. Tlio smaller
craft , tow boats , pilot boats and yachts
have bec-n massed In Blips and tied fust. No
vessels have left jnrt today. The Now York
steamer. City of Augusta , which left New
York Wednesday , U duo tomorrow und U Is
feared will bo caught In thu storm. A num
ber of vessels uro "duo . from coastwise ami
foreign ixjfts and one or two ave believed to
be off thu bar. In the city llttlo damage has
yet been done. The fuji foivo of tlio storm
is expajtod to reach hero hotwusn nowaiiu
midnight , A heavy raiu is now falling.
o .
icnN ol Orimu stiuimtm October I'J.
At HoUogpoSlirhMiAmsterdam ] , from
Now York fur K'lUerUain
Al Smilhumploiu-AiTivoJ Aller , from
New York ,
Al I , omlnn Sighted ( iornuuh , Now
York for Liverpool.
At Lizard - rilahtrd - lliir'iu , from -Now
York for Liverpool ,
At Now York -Arrival M ruli ; : , from
Hamburg.
Senator MatulorEon Gives His Oollcngucs a
lesson oil the Subject.
INTERESTS OF THE STATE DISCUSSED
StnlnmonU of tlm Populist Sliitrniinti on
tlio riimncUl Condition of IIU Nutlvo
Comiitomic-itltli Vliorniiid > ' Cor
rected on Miort .Notice.
WASHINGTON , Oct. -fSpeclal Teleeram
lo Tin : BIB. j Nebraska interests enlivened
the proceedings of thu senate today. During
ttio latter part of his fifteen hours speech
this morning Senator Allen crow sotmnvhat
reckless with Ills facts and referred to Iho
release of farm mortgages in Nebraska as
being misleading , lie said that many of tbo
mortgages marked as "released" or "can
celled'1 on the recorders' books In Nebraska
were really foreclosures. Ho then turned
his attention to New Knplnnd farms , and
said many of them had boon deserted , and
others had boon taken by cheap French-
Canadian laborers. This stirred up Senator
( .tallliurer of Now Hampshire , who. in reply
ing , declared that there were no savings in
the banks of Nebraska , and the farms were
plastered with mortgages.
Finally Senator Miimlerson came into the
chamber. Ho had heard of the speeches of
Senators Allen niul Oalllnger. Ho asked
the former , who yet occupied iho lloor , for
time in which to reply to the assertion of
the Now Hampshire senator , and Mr , Alien
yielded. The design of Mr. Mamlerson waste
to go for the Nebraska senator over the
shoulders of the Now Hampshire senator ,
and then In a caustic manner Senator Man-
del-son made a strong defense of tlio people
of Nebraska ami their resources and condi
tion. Ho intimated that Senator Allen had
stood in his own light in defaming the state
of Nebraska.
As to Flituroi ami 1'iints ,
Senator Mamlerson then said : "Wo are
told by Iho senator from Now Hampshire
that by the report of the comptroller of the
currency it appeared that there was not a
dollar on deposit In savings banks in Ne
braska. The population of thai state was ,
by the last census , about l.aTiO.OOO. 1
glanced a moment since over the record to see
what the deposits were in alleged Im-
poverlshedNobraska , and find that in the na
tional banks , with a capital stock of J'J.ltOO- '
000 and a surplus of ? 2-100,000 by llio last
report , which 1 can obtain of the comptroller
of the currency , there were $2,000,01X1 of in-
individual deposits , $703.000 of deposits In
oilier national banks , $1,1)00,000 of deposits
in the state or private banks , making H-
000.000 of wealth owned within the state of
Nebraska in its 300 national banks or their
depositories ,
"I turn now to the state of private hanks
of that state and find that the capital stock
of these banks , they numbering 5'J. > by tbe
last report of the comptroller , was $14,700-
000 ami a surplus and profits of * 1-IO,000 ! ,
while the deposits were $ l."i,030.00J , and in
other liabilities , presumably time certifi
cates Held by Iho bailies to depositors , $ U-IOO-
000 , making in national and state banks
about $1)8,000,000 enough to pay off ovcry
mortgage upon the.farm lands of thai state.
br.titl i Sitvings IJ.m'cs.
In tlio-stnto -Nobraska there are but
few legitimate savings banks. Tlioy nro
limited to the larircr towns. The fanners
who bank , ami 1 am glad to sny that a great
many of them in the state of Nebraska are
ablu to have nanktng accounts , do not hank
in the savings institutions , but use the local
banks , state or national. They are in the
habit of paying to depositors on time chock
certificates , and frequently upon deposits
subject to draft or check , a fair inter
est , and in the few savings banks there
are In my state I Und by the report of 1MM Ul
that there werq llih'.M ! ' depositors and the
amount of the deposits was SU,50J-
000 , being $ \'M \ per capita for eacli
depositor. In the state banks of de
posit there is ample and enough to pay
every dollar of the mortgage Indebtedness
of the stato. During the last campaign 1
visited almost every county in the state , and
my first duty when I went to the county
town was to go to the assignor's books In the
commissioners' office aim ascertain the as
sessment of the values tor taxation and ex
plore the amount of the mortgage indebted
ness , and in no county that I visited > vas it
not agreed upon all hands that Iho increase
in farm values In llio last llvo years was in
itself sufficient to pay every dollar of mort
gage indebtedness.
( .rowtli of tlm St.'Up.
"I have SCPII that state grow in such vise
that farm land worth , when I went to it
twenty-llvo years ago , along the counties on
its eastern border , but from $5 to $10 an
acre , cannot bo purchased today for less
than fill to $50 an acre , ami have seen lauds
in the western part of tli < j state , nye , in the
center of it , declared to bj worthless within
my recollection , under changed climatic con
ditions , under tlio hand of cultivation , tinder
the development given lo il by the farmer ,
advance from a condition which was value
less to perhaps an average of fll ) to $1" pur
aero. I say for the state , which I have the
honor to represent in part hero , that no cili-
7.011 of that proud young commonwealth will
thank any man , bo ho representative hero or
elsewhere , lo oven inslnuatn that she pro
poses to repudiate one penny of her indebt
edness. She will repudiate the man wuo
makes iho charge. ' 1 hank God she has the
ability to pay and thank Him mill m6ro tiiat
she has Hie honesty to p-iy. "
IN TIII ; 11 mi ! : .
Contlnnittloii of tlm Anjiuiinnl on the Mc-
Creary IIIH.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 1'J. There were indica
tions this morning that some of the mem
bers of the house Ind "stayed up with the
tionato" a part of last night , as there was
plainly no quorum present , hut no point was
made , The amomlincnts of iho senate 10
the house Joint resolution allowing the state
of \ Vlsonsin to place a statue of Pore Marquette -
quotto In the capitol was agreed to. "
Mr. Moiklejohn of Nebraska calloa up the
bill applying the laud laws of M irch ! l , 18UI ,
to thai portion of the Sioux resarvailon
which extended into Nebraska , ami the bill
was passo.I ,
The house passed the concurrent resolu
tion author/in ! ? 2.003 copies of the hearings
before the committed on ways unJ means
for the use of the house , but not before Mr.
Burrows of Michigan , .Mr. Hopkins of
Illinois , Mr. Dingloy of Miiuo and Mr.
Dalzoll of Pennsylvania bad made a light
for an increniicd number. Mr. Wilson stated
that iho house woul'l ' not bo justified in print
ing moro than li.OJJ. ThostatumonU were allen
on ono side and t > .y persons who worn Inter
ested in maintaining the present tunlT rates
or against any changes iu existing tariff
laws.
laws.Mr Ual/.ell asked if all persons were not
invited to present their views.
Mr Wilson t.ild that it was true there
were a few , hut so few , norsons who ImJ
asked for changes thai his statement np-
poarod practically true. IIo ulsj h.u.l that
these statements were mulaly r.ipatiuons of
slaloinonts madu by the committee in IH'J ) .
and ho saw no reason why there should bu
practically nro publication. The republican
members of the ways arid moans nmiinllleo
insisted on an incrcasuii number of al least
5,000.
Deiiiuiuli-d tlio Pri-v on * Oiieiiioo.
Mr. KiclmnUon demanded the previous
question , \vliish | was ordered yeas. Wnays ; ,
ii7. Thu lesMiutioa was agreed to without
illVlbl'JII
The join'resjluiion providing for Hi' <
lioiih in ihn ClieriiKi'o Ntrip w.is puaseJ. but
not unlit Mr ( 'ufil , \V.\omint . : < ISKC ! K >
uTer au .imui i ; i u to a.o ; < \ nu n as we- , !
as men the right of suffrage , as Is the case
lu bis stato.
The llghl In the morning hour came up on
the bill to protect forest reseivations ro-
porlcil from llio committee on public lands.
When the house went Into committee thu
hill was r.U'ior rigorously attacked. Mr.
Plckler of South Dakota said ho was In favor
of protecting the timber , but this bill meant
Hie stripping of timber from off iho resorva-
tlons. He objected to section 7 of the bill ,
which provides for the sale of timber on
public Iain's.
Hermann of Oregon also spoke In opposi
tion , and Simpson of Kansas followed hi a
denunciatory speech. This oill was an in
stance of how public intoresls were nog-
let1 toil for private interests. The reserva
tion ! , contained great co.il fields and private
iuierests were sure to gni hold of thorn.
Doolltlloof Washington said that if tuts
bill passed the lumbermen would strip tbo
timber off the lands.
Hartman of Montana. Coffeen of Wyoming
nml Hawllns of Utah also spoke against thu
bill.
Itcpllfiil with < ircU : Vigor.
Chairman McUac of the public lands com
mittee replied to the criticisms on the bill
with great vigor. Ho had n\ul a portion of
the law passed In lv.ll , which allowed set
tlers In a number of the western slates to
take timber for actual needs. Ho then
pointed out that the opposition to the Pend
ing bill came from the represenlatlves of
the states where citizens could cut timber
without fear of prosecution. He did not believe -
lievo 17,000,00 , ) acres ot land should bo re
served lor all time , but that provision should
be marie to restore lands upon whleli there
is no timber ami to sell a portion of the tim
ber on the reservation , in order to protect
the remainder. The discussion was con
tinued by Culfeon and Bell of Colorado on
the same lines. Before any vote could bo
reached the morning hour expired and Hie
bill went over.
Mr. Loud then began his speech on tbe
MeCrenry bill to amend the Geary Chinese
law. lie criticised the arguments made by
McCreary in support of this bill , llrst prals-
iiiK him for bis support of Chlnoso Icirisla-
tlon , but now ho was fora different measure ,
his support of which reminded him of the
way a silver democrat marched up lo re
ceive the Cleveland gold dollar.
Air. McCreary reseated the Imputation
that he was not in favor of silver.
Mr. Loud then described Hie Chinese in
vasion of the Pacific coast. Ho criticised
Llio administration for not enforcing the
la C Ho claimed that the executive power
was trying to overawe the legislative power.
Mr. Hooker of Mississippi spoke iu favor
of the bill.
Mr. McCreary asked for a night session ,
but Mr. Burrows objected.
Mr. Barilettof New York opposed the bill
after whioh , al . " > : ! " ) p. in. , the house ad-
JournoJ.
m..r.i.K.s.xut.s.s nuit.\ii > .
Over I'lvo lliiiulriMl I'nrlsh lu a CldimKo
Cur Kuril Conlt ignition.
Cilir.uio , Oct. 12. Fire broke out tonight
ini the Wallace street barns of the Chicago
cage City Hallway company and nc.vly
000 hundred horses were burned to death.
The building iwtts a two-story brick affair
which extended 400 feet on Wallace
slrcetand ninety fcuton Thirty-ninth street.
Only fifteen animals were rescued. In the
burned building were 570 horses and in the
upper story were thirty cars of grain. The
origin of the lire is a mystery. James E.
Wcathcrivax , barn foreman , says that ho
beard an explosion just before he first saw
the lire.
The total loss to the company is estimated
at $120,000.
CRIM SS OS1 THE KiGET.
Lulu IHit ; SliiiC4 * < l and llobbeil Itiirgl'ir *
HHCgl-l ! A Ni lltWIUI1IIIIIHII AH < 4lllttl. !
Lulu Long , u colored woman living at 101. )
Davenport street , was slugged and robbed of
a small diamond rim ; about 10 o'clock last
night by some unknown while man. The
woman had been down , on Seventh street
visiting friends and was returning
home. When near Ninth street she was
accosted by \vhito man , who said : "Hello ,
sissy , " and grabbed her hand. She fought
hard to retain her ring , but the robber tore
off the ring , nearly tearing her linger off.
She screamed and ho hit her over the head
with a , blunt Instrument , knojking her
kuockinc a tcrrlblo hole in her bond. The
woman dragged herself homo and almost
bled to death before discovered.
John Jonichok , a block watchnnn who
traverses a beat in the vicinity of Fourlccnlh
and Williams streets , was badly cut and
beaten by unknown assailants about J : ! ! 0
this morning. John was brought to the
stallon by Ofllew Yanoiis and Iho
city surgeon was called up to
dress his wounds. Jonlehek said he
had just passed a dark doorway when two
mon jumped onto him from h'-.hiiid , nnd ono
of them slashed him across tlio face with a
knife , narrowly missing his right o.ye. They
knocked him down and kicked him In a
iirntal manner about the ribs.'I'ho watch
man looked us if ho had toyed with a cyclone
which was on a business trip. Ofllccrs are
after his assailants.
John Mant'ol was arrested at Sixteenth
and Manderson streets early this morning
by Serircants Sigwart and lla/.o on the
chargoof Inirglnri/.ing firoovo's saloon near
Fort Omaha a low nights ago. A couple of
men had a light In front of the saloon early
In the evening ami nroKOoui a large winnow.
It is alleged that Mangel ei.tered Iho saloon
through the broken window ami hurglarl/.cd
the place ofJO.
Two well dressed young mnn were caught
In the act of inirghri/.ing the Slowart hotel
In South Onnha at an early hour this morn
ing. They were hcon by tlio landlord of the
house who attempted to capturn them. The
burglars bsat him into Insensibility and
nindo their escapj before Iho boanK-rs could
co i no to tlm hotul man's assistance. The
men woru t > ccn coming toward Omaha and
Detective Mitchell telephoned a good de
scription of tiio burglars lo iho Omaha
police. _
llrilll-'tilel.M I'llglll1.
BlU'.vswirK , fi. ! : , Oel. 12. There wore
Iwenty-eight now casea of yellow fever ru-
ported hero today and ono death. It has
been raining hard all last nighl ami today a
heavy alorm has been driving. Tonight the
elumenls seem lo have brouen loose and iho
storm Is raging furiously. The rate of mor
tality is fcarod lo bo in a fair way lo In-
croasu.
ruminated to an Ini.iuit AH.vliiiu.
ClilfAdo , Out. I'Caisins BoMun , who
caused u furore by shooting into the wheat
pit on the Board of Trade , wounding ihreo
people , was consigned lo llio Kankakeu In
sane nb.vlum this afternoon bv Judxo Brown.
Beldon was a former inmate of the asylum ,
Dlsnolntloii nl it ruinous I'lrm.
SAN FHANI-HCO , O-'t. -Wflhln a few
weeks iho famous firm of H mtinfton Hop
kins , t Co. will pass out of ( ixisti'iico. The
iumiuaii' basinet will ho continuoJ by new
men , but on a smaller nenu ! man herotoloro.
*
' 1-riNco Stri-i-l ItillMHjn Combine.
SAN Fjuxcixc'o , Oel. l J.--TlioClu < onli. lo
says : A big comblnalion of strocl rail ways ,
which lias been In progress * emu time , is at
last c.implotod. with u cipital rttoc.t uf a
llttlo over il
iiectiMf : Him I'K-.lileot.
CIIICAUO , Oct. 12.lion. . M. T. Bryan of
Tennessee - rc-elculftd
wns to-lay unanimously -
president of the Interstate irrlgillun asso
ciation.
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llp.-ilh Itn I.
Drati.lN. Oel 1'JCiimra ! Kamuke , ex-
minister of w r u uuau
HAD TO GIVE IT UP
Silver Senators Went Out the Advocates ol
Uucotulitiounl Repeal.
WERE THIRTY-EIGHT HOURS IN SESSION
Quo of the Longest Continuous Sittings
Broken by Lack of Quorum.
SENATOR ALLEN MAKES HIS RECORD
Talked Over Twelve Hours niul Quits Fre li
us a { Daisy.
HOW THE DULL TIME WAS SPENT
Sniccli | After Su-rrli | from the Opponent * of
Itopritl lllnncil Into tlioVinry \ ' . \ \ \ *
cit llioViUtorK imluil :
in it Drittr.
At 1:4 : , * I ) . III the ii-tmtit lul.l itlrneil , iiCtiir
Ill-am In Hi-x < iloit thlii.v-i'lciit liours niul
furiy mliiiiirx , No Miln on repent wit *
titUt-n.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 1'J. 'I h ) weary struggle
In the senate goes on niul tuitht : llttlo pro
gress seems to havu bien niiulo toward u
settlement. 'I'ho silver men s'ill have the
upper hnml nnd control tlio situation. The
llrst Intimation of a weakening of tbo repeal
forces was the decision of .Mr. Voorlioes to
niovo for a recess tonight from 10 p. in.
until IIti. in. Ho roelu ne t , however , with
out the .silver men , who announce 1 that they
woulil notyiolil the lloor to Mr. Voorhoos to
ntako the motion , niul thus hu would bo
obliged lo abandon Ills plan. Many stories
of I'nmproinlso woru In the air tonight , but
the timiualifloil statement of both skies Is
Umt tliollttfil now In progress must bo do-
eiileit before any compromise c.in bo broached
with success.
Cm-Mile. Visit * tinClilil. ; | .
Secretary Carlisle was tijain ( at the capitol
in consultation with democratic senators in
oruor to keep himsi'lf well informed on
the situation. 'I'ho hours dragged along
until Si0 ; ! , when Mr. Yoorbces , chafing
under the continneil roll call the silver men
were forcing to hold their tired an.
vcrsaries on tlio rack , petulantly arose ami
demanded to know of Mr. Fryo of .Vaine ,
who was In the chair , to what extent the
privilege of culling for a quorum could
bo abused. The scone was a brilliant one ;
the setting for the struggle in progress on
the lloor , in tlio du/.lng : ! glare of urtlllcial
lights , was one to Impress the mind and
fascinate the oyo. 'I'ho galleries woru
banked to the doors. Many ladies in bright
dresses added color to th'o seeno. The press
gallery , overhanging the vlco president's
ehair , was crowded with btiny correspond
ents scratching away with persistency.
On tlio I'loor of tlio ttunatf ) .
Jlelovv on the llnor was the wroelcofa
great ii.irllamontary battle , then tlnrt.v-lwo
hours old. Tlio venerable Senator .Stewart ,
looking lilto a patriarch with his lorn ; white
beard , was grinding monotonously nway ,
while ihc haggard faces around him uo-
toKonotl the long strain lu which the at
tempt to foivo tlio silv3i- men to yield by a
lest of brute strength had subjected the en-
ale. Mr. ( Jultom sat listlessly in his scat ,
15ehind him Mr. Hoar was pegging away
at HOIIIO correspondence. Mr. Turpio ami
Mr. Halo \vcro talking wearily and Mr.
Lodge , the slml'mt senator from Massachu
setts , tall , erect and undaunted , stood aim
lessly in llui aisle. In llio rear of the
chamber representatives from the hou.so
wore seated , conspicuous among whom was
Silver Dollar llland , wlu wa.s talking earn
estly to Mr. Teller. Over in the corner
Mr. ( ionium was the center of an interested
group , composed of Messrs. Hill and Murphy
of New York and Mr. Faulkner of West ,
Virginia.
0it-etlMl | | to till ) DceMlm.
Mr. Aldrich of Hliodo Island said It was
plain that if that rule were carried ns the
chair had ruled It would destroy all action
by the senate at the will of any one senator.
IIo thought a correct interpretation of tlio
rule IT < | Hired the interposition ot some busi
ness between one call of llio senate and
another.
Mr. Faulkner. In llio same line suggested
there should.ho it reasonable interpretation
of the rule , and tnat the chair should not
entertain a suggestion of ttio absence of tlio
quoiuin immciliatelv following an olllcial an
nouncement from the chair that a quorum
was present. The presiding ollleer suggested
tluit the RC-nali ! could glv a construction of
tlio rule by MI appeal from the decision of
tile chair. .
"Thero is no decision to appeal from , "
Miilil Mr. Stowurt and Mr. Fryo having no
alternalivo directed tlio roll be called ,
Forty-live Konators responded. A few min
utes later. Mr.Volcolt. . who had been ont-
ing dinner in the restaurant below , came in ,
Hashed his eyes about the chamber and
obr.orved that only twenty-two soi-atom were
prcsi'iit. Again the cloak rooms were do.
jirivcd of tholr occupants , forty-eight semi-
tora responding.
Allen TitllU'il All M'jht.
Alt night long Senator Allen held the lloor.
Interrupted by anoccar > ioiml Ill-tempcreii
colloquy or a roll call which dragged tlio
sleepy senators to iheirposts.
At ( i a. m. day broke in the east. Thn first
liale Ktro'iks of the dawn's early light kissed
the folds of tlio stars and strlpus which lly
above the senatu vvliilo that body Is In HCS-
sion , stili at llio nmstiiuail llultering in the
blaze ol' light that llo-vcd upward through
the stained glass culling of the chamber.
The national capital hulow was sleeping
poaeofully , hut llio gray dawn found Mr.
Allen still holding iho fort in llio great
stni' glo utr.iliisi unconditional repeal , as he
had linen when darkness fell from the wlng.s
of night twelve hours before. I in had broken
all previous records. For twelve hours and
furti-livo minutes he had held the ( Igor con
tinuously The longest time a aomilor hud
previously occupied the lloor was oa the oc
casion of the form bill light In. Ih'Jl. '
when Senator Fanlknor remained on guard
for twelve hours. The West Viiylnian , bo\v >
ever , had a two-hours broaihing spoil during
thoahbenro of a quorum. Air. Alien seemed
almost as fresh as whim ho begun , lilt
voli'o was still loud and strung , and the great
strain soumud not to have affected hU
physical or mrnital vigr > r.
Tlm llo-jr all iiluut him V.MS stre.vn and
littered with paper. A finv ojlalnd sp.iota-
tors In tlio g.illurio.s do/.ed. SIMM tor Voor-
hcij.s sat upright in his iioat reading ,
Seiiator Mitchell was wfHhig at his desk ,
Senator Dubois , ulcrt and very inuvh nwako ,
orcuplo : ! the huniiiH * ! lower for the silver-
lira , whilo-to llui rlgnt and htft of him Mr.
Can'rc.v of Louisiana and ( iuneral liawleyof
Comiecllrut were fast asleep in their chairs ,
in tint roar of the chamber Senators Qua ) ,
HUglns. l.iii'lsiy and l/il 'o worn stroiclio.i
out on the lounges
SudJenl.v Mr. Tm'piu of Indiana came Into
the chamber and soughl lo nmuo thu ixilnv
ofor.lur that Mr AHunv.i trins/rPMlns
the rules of the setuto in rui : ling a LOWH-
paper uxtru > * t , whli'h rclloctod on tfin house
of roproiantullve * . This aroused son. * of
Ills nluniiTlng : rollnaguoK. hut Mr Black
burn , who was in llu < rhair. piMinjitly over
rule 1 iho iiiiinl of order Th fi'iut'.rH KIUC : !
IncU iigulii to rojKc > niiJ Mr AUon pi1-
coodi ( l
At 0:30 it m. Mr , Wolr-ot ; rcuu'inl up Il4 <