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KSTA'-USi-M ' , | ! NE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA. TUESDAY MOUSING. OCTOBER 2-1 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
TALKING OF CLOTDRE
Democratic Senators Anxioui to Reach a
Vote on. ths Repeal Bill.
MANY STARTLING RUMORS CIRCULATED
Proposed Action of tha Friends and Enemies
of tha Measure.
SILVER MEN PREPARED FOR A LONG FIGHT
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Conclusions Reached at a Conference- Be
tween Thorn Yesterday.
SETTLEMENT FURTHER OFF THAN EVER
Vompromlsn Now CoiitiUlrred In Ho Out of
the yiimtlon ronltliin of the Ailinliiis-
trillion Pori-cn A Very .Much
Timyled Up Ad'alr.
Oct. 23. Many and startling -
ling ns hnvo been the ctmngcs in the situa
tion of the repeal hill slnco Hint measure
was Introduced In the senate , thcro hus
never before been n day which hus seen so
many as today. The tiny started with tub
announcement that the compromise was
"olT. " Many -voro hit-lined to uouht the
announcement this morning that tlio administration -
ministration had sot Its seal of disapproval
on the democratic compromise , but a very
little inquiry was necessary to satisfy them
of the correctness of this statement. Then
came the talk of adjournment as the best
remedy and that was soon mot with ttio
assertion that cloture would bo the proper
thing. These announcements wore followed
by the rumor that the silver men were
willing to surrender unconditionally ami
allow the ronual bill to bo passed without
further opposition.
Lastly came the do finite announcements ,
made almost simultaneously , that there
would bo no effort tomorrow at cloture , anil
the silver men had reorganized their forces
anil wore prepared to continue the fight in
definitely.
Interesting Ddvclnpinonts.
The most Interesting development of the
day was on the silver side. Whether piven
out in earnest or , for a purpose , some of the
silver senators announced when they heard
that the compromise bill would not bo pre
sented , that they would make no moro oppo
sition , but woulil give way as soon as their
prepared speeches were concluded and lot
the repeal bill pass.
Senator Dubols was instrumental in bring
ing about this change , which became ap
parent about 4 o'clock. Ho crossed over to
the democratic glde of the chamber
nnd began to investigate. Ilo mc\
with much encouragement. The situ
ation was changed in ten minutes.
Senator Push's services were soon enlisted
nnd ho went to work , with a will. The result
was , he says , the iindingof sovornl silver dem
ocrats who had heretofore ) refused to fill-
buster who were willing to tlo all tboy could
to prevent the reaching of a vote upon re
peal , llo said thcro wore ten or twelve demo
crats who would stand out to the end to pre
vent this rcf.iiIt. Meantime iho populists ,
Puffer , Allen nnd Kyle , had gathered about
Kcnator Peffcr's desk. An hour boforn Mr.
Teller had authorised the statement that
the populists were willing to throw up their
hands. When they came out of this eontOF-
enco , into which Dubois was invited before
Its close , they were all prepared to light to
the bitter end.
Further Olt Tliun Kvor ,
When seen at I o'clock Senator Faulkner
aid : "Half an hour ago I told you a vote
would bo taken in a week ; now it looks
further off thiin ever. "
Senator iluwlcy salti : as he was starting
for the World's fair , "It looks to mo as if
wo were about where wo wore on the 7th of
August lust. I had hoped to see the bill
throughibut I feel I must see the fair and 11
now looks as If I might visit it nnd got uncle
Initlmo for iho finish. "
Cloture is a question whU'h senators dis
cuss in a whisper s > ineo the hot words of last
week. There can be little doubt that Sena
tor Voorhees had in mind early in thu day ,
when he said ho would ask for an adjourn
ment instead of a recess tonight , the bring ,
luff np of the cloture resolution tomorrow.
When ho afterwards allowed Mr. Faulkner
to inovo a recess ho cut off all possi
bility of taking th.it question up tomorrow
Ilo may bo awaiting the rotuvn of Senator
Hill , who Is the father of the cloture reso
lution , and ho may be of iho opinion that
the Rctinto is not In the temper for the dis
cussion of that question , tlcbato upou which
generally excites mow feeling tlianupon any
other topic. There arc. however , some sen
ators who think it should uo given preference
over all other topics.
Senators Palmer , McPherson and
other repeal senators had a long conference
with the president today. When ho re
turned to the scnato chamber Senator
Palmer said he thought cloture would coma
soon. "It has come , " ho said , "to bo a ques
tion whether the minority shall rule ; it is
moro important than oven thu financial
question. Wo shall have to liuvo that light
out. "
l vprrniril Ilio Views of the I'rntlilnnt.
It Is helloved Mr. Palmer expressed the
views of'tho executive. That sunators with
whom ho talked got that Impression Is a
fact.
fact."If this is true , " said one of iho repealers
who has been anxious for compromise , "wo
shall have to reform the lines. Minority
rule was not mentioned lu the proclamatioi
calling for the extra session. "
During the dny Speaker Crisp was on the
lloor of the Rcnnto a great deal In confori-nce
with ninny of tha senators and Vice Prcsl
dent Stevenson descended frnm'lhn clinli
and sat for a long tlmo In conversation , wltl
Senator Voorhecs.
There is no mistaking the fact that many
of the silver domocTatvfc-ul ercally relieved
that the compromise amendment Is not to bo
offered. They say they surrendered all
Ihi-ir convictions to promote harmony and
scouro a settlement ot the question contrary
to tliplrbest judgment , nnd they are more
than willing lo have the administration
take the responsibility of not accepting thu
settlement ,
Some of the ropo'il senators who have
stood staunchly by the administration are
al o criticising thu course which has been
pursued In iho compromise matter by the
administration. ThU Is vripcdally true of
iho repeal members of the steering commit
tee. There is no doubt that they were led
to believe , before the agreement was sUriier1.
that Iho compromise would bu approved and
that the president was at least willing ' .hat
tha bill ax it was to bo amended should be
passed. They ay it was altogether too
favorable to thu administration's views ,
They do not take kindly to the fact that they
should have leen allowed to go so fur in thu
manor und ihcn bo told they have acted
\ \ ithoularrant. .
! > ! l > lr > ikc < < uttli Cluincr.
Senator dray , a strong repeal man , U
nuiom ( these who are dUnleased with the
rhanzo and hn is quoted as critk-UInt ; thp ,
udministration sharply upon what U clmrac-
luri&id as its vasdllating policy
'Ilia senators opposed to unconditional
rvpoiil who hav t been cmliuvorlng for sev
eral -Irjyx to bring about a comproniUu have
inH-iiocii dotcrrod by tbn recent declaration
lhat no compromise would boaccoptod by
thu administration. Thi-so senators ai'o
ttlil } laboring to secure a majority of duuio-
tTtnli' ' lonalors fuvor compromise. One of
cm sat I tonight Hint they have secured ,
ii ui . , ocnntor Daniel , who slfjncd today ,
.hluy-six nhtncs.
Three Month * o * Tnllc.
The session of the senate today wan re
markable for the lack of Interest displayed
and the dullness which characterized the
proceedings. Frequent conferences consti
tuted thu noticeable fojmtp on the demo
cratic sldo of the chamber , nnd at ono time
VIce President Stevenson took n seat on
that side and engaged in what was obviously
nu earnest consultation with Senators Veer
hecs und Faulkner. The tlmo today was
occupied by three advocates of silver coin
age. Messrs. .Tones and Stewart of Nevada
and Teller of Colorado , and but lltllo alien-
lion was paid la thorn.
The senate entered upon the twelfth week
of the present session nt 10 o'clock this
morning. No adjournment having occurred
since n week ago , the legislative dny of Tues
day , October 17 , still continues.
Stouart'H Amendment.
Air. Stewart of Nevada gave notice of an
amendment which ho Intended to offer to
the repeal bill proposing a conference to beheld
held at Washington within nine months , be
tween delegates of the Unlled States , Mexico
ice , Central and South America , Haytl and
San Doinlnco , for thu purpose of converting
silver Into legal tenner In all iransactlons
between all countries represented In the
conference.
The consideration of Iho bill to repeal the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act was
then resumed , and Air. JOURS of Nevada en
tered upon iho fourth Installment of his ar
gument In opposition to Iho bill. Mr. Jones
made nn elaboration of thjo ar
guments ho was advancing when
the scnalo took a recess Saturday
evening thai the standard of value could
bo neither gold , silver nor a material thing ,
but whatever the standard might he , it wus
quantitative , nnd the value of each unit de
pended upon the number of unils. and thcro
could bo but one standard , that of quantity.
Last summer , ho said , die British govern
ment , desiring lo show Its sympathy with
the object of the administration in Ibis
country. Issued nn order with a view to aid
ing the descent of silver. This was declared
by the Now York papers to ho the "doom of
silver. " The people of the United States
did not propose to bo loft out of
the consideration as lo what should
bo the material of Ihcir money.
The United States is not yet a dependency
of Great Britain , and the president was not
agovcrnorgener.il. For the llrst time m
our national history wo find ourselves put-
tmir Into execution , under the rule of olllcers
elected by the United States , plans which If
not formulalcd arc heartily approved by the
Horse Guards and on Downing street.
At 1:05 : p. in. Air. Jones remarked that ho
desired to yield the floor to Mr. Teller of
Colorado , expressing his desire to resume his
speech at another time.
Mr. Toller's Argument.
Air. Teller , before answering the question
which was asked him as to whether ho
the government of the United
itatcs could with the coinage of silver main
tain the parity between gold and silver ,
said ho desired to lay down ono general
imposition which seemed to him to bo neccs-
lary to the conclusion ho had reached.
While money was not merchandise or a com
modity in the sense that Iho lerm "com-
noditv" was used , its value was determined
jy the law of supply and demand.
Air. Teller then answered the question by
saying that the government of the United
States could maintain the parity of the two
netnls , because he did not believe that moro
silver would come Into the country than its
business would i-.bsorb. In other words , the
demand would bo equal to the supply. If
the whole world would return to thu bl-
mclalllsllc cqndltion existing prior to 18711 ,
it would return practically to the prices of
that period , except as to those things which
liseovenos had lessened the cost of pro
duction. "
' Would the free coinage of silver by the
United States alone produce that favorable
condition ? " nsked Mr. Palmer.
"I will not answer the question in that
way.The coinage of silver by the United
states alonu might not do it , " replied Air.
roller. "Tho position I take is , that If the
United Slates proceeded to a system that
recognized silver as-moncy In equal terms
with gold , our example would bo followed by
other countries and then the monetary sys
tem of the world would return 10 Ihe 1873
system. "
At ! 1:40 : Mr. Teller announced that his
throat troubled him and ho would not con
clude his speech and yielded the floor.
Mr. IJolpli Anl a Question.
Air. Stewart then addressed the senate In
advocacy of his proposed amendment for a
pan-American conference. In the course of
his speech Air. Stewart was interrupted by
Mr. Dolnh. who asked n question.
"I..am glad the senator asked the ques
tion,1' replied Air. Steward Joyfully , "as that
is a point I want to elaborate on. " This
caused tlio llrst npploof laughter during
the day , and several senators suggested to
Air Dolph that ho withdraw his question.
"You cannot withdraw It , " said Air , Stew
art , amid laughter , and as hn proceeded to
answer the qhcstion Mr. Dolph disappeared
from the chamber.
A bill authorizing Iho Chattanooga West
ern Railroad company to construct a bridge
across the Tonnesseoi river near Chatta
nooga was reported and placed on the cal
endar.
At 5 o'clock Mr. Slowart , without con
cluding , yielded the floor and the senate
took a recess until 10:30 : tomorrow morning.
IN THU IIOUSK.
Debate ou Hie nunkriiptcy Hill Hemmed
Other IlnslneKH Triiiimictcil.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. The debate on the
bankruptcy bill began today hi the house.
There Is a gronl deal of determined opposi
tion lo tha measure , lud by some ) of the
ablest lawyers In iho house , Culbcrson of
Texas , Stone of Pennsylvania and Boatner
of Louisiana. It is directed generally
against the policy of a national bankruptcy
law , in viuw of past experience with such
laws , and , particularly , the Involuntary
clause at this tlmo , when so many
business firms In close straits might ,
under it , bo forced to the wall.
The amendment to thoHawlIns hill for thu
relief ot ihu Mormon church was agreed to.
A bill authorizing the expenses of Ixmis
li. Williams , .World's fair commissioner from
Alaska , was objected to by Mr , Kilgore on
thu grounds that U would Inaugurate a deluge -
lugo of claims against the government crowIng -
Ing out of the World's fair.
The printing bill passed. 167 to 17.
Thu consideration of the bill to provide for
the construction of a steam , revenue cutter
on the great lakes to replace the Andy John
son was then resumed.
Air. f-oud of California offered n substitute
Including provision for a rovcnuo cutler for
Ibe harbor of San Francisco.
Chairman Saycrs , of iho appropriations
committee , in opposing the substitute , served
notice on his democratic colleagues that un
less they joined with him in economizing
this would bn a $1,000,000,000 congress.
Air , Ix > ud withdrew the substitute and thu
bill was passed.
.Mr , Oaten Oprim the Helintn.
According to iho special order adopted last
week the house then proceeded to iho con
sideration of the bankruptcy bill .and. Air.
Gates , who ha charge of the measure ,
opened the debate In advocacy of it.
If over thcro was a tlmo , oj.copt at the
close of a war , when ovorytlumr financial
was out of Joint that demanded a bankruptcy
law , ibis wis the tlr.io. There- had been so
much financial trouble of recent years ,
statistics showed such an increased number
of failures of all kinds , that no ono could
deny the necessity of a bankruptcy law ,
provided It was ono of perfect fairness to all
parties. The four pointed criticisms against
the bill in the last congress had been
corrected lu thu present bill , The
principal opposition to the measure
wus against the involuntary clause.
Bankruptcy was an odious term. It Implied
opproblum. Only two grounds existed in
this hill which could Involuntarily forcu n
man into bankruptcy insolvency , which did.
not rellect dishonor , and fraud , which enti
tled no OIKI to _ Immunity. The proposed bill
N HKCO.M ) fi B.
HELLO'S GUNS AR'S SILENT
Bamtnrtlmont of Brazil's ' Capital Suspended
by the Insurgent Ohiof.
TWO THEORIES HAVE BEEN ADVANCED
I'elxoto'n IJucmlei Arc Out of Ammunition
or tlin KnropcnnVnrMilpi In Klo do
Janeiro llnrbor Hnvo Interfered to
1'reveiu Further Dratrnctlon.
lCoi > vrt'Mttll9Xlbii Jama ( Ionian Hemult.1
MONTEVIDEO , Uruguay ( via Galvcston ,
Tex. ) , Oct. 23. [ By Mexican Cable to the
Now York Herald Special to Tun BBB.I
News comes from the Herald's correspondent
In Hlo do Janeiro , Brazil , that Frodorlco
Gullhrrmo do Lorcna has been proclaimed
provincial president , of Brazil by Admiral
Mollo , In command of the insurgent licet.
Lorona Is iho captain of one of the rebel
warships and thu provisional government of
which ho Is now declared president was
established some days ago , asl cabled you at
the time , at Dcsterro , which Is the capital of
tlio state of South Catharlna and is situated
on the Island of that name which lies just oft
the Atlantic coast , about-UO ) miles smith of
Hlo. When this island fell Into the hands of
Mello and his followers they at once estab
lished their headquarters thcro and set up
the provisional government which has now
been dignified by the addition of a president.
The Herald's correspondent in Klo do Janeiro
eire also sends word that the bombardment of
the capital has been suspended. Thcro are
two reasons current in Hio for this action or
rather inaction on the part of Admiral
Mello.
Cause of the Inaction.
One is that he is waiting the arrival of the
ship CIndade do Porto which set out from
this port recently , as I _ cabled you at the
tlmo , loaded with alllcs'aud provisions , but
especially ammunition , for Mello. She has
not reached Hio harbor yet and consequently
it is surmised that the rebel gunners have
about run out of gunpowder and projectiles
and do not think it wise to exhaust what
they have loft , lest before the arrival of
the CIndade do Porto with fresh supplies ,
some of Peixoto's ships , though of in
ferior callbor. might engage the rebel squad
ron and , after obliging them to exhaust their
ammunition in repulsing the attack , over
power the insurgent crews by mere force of
numbers.
The other reason current in Rio for the
suspension of the bombardment is that the
foreign warships in the harbor interfered to
prevent further shelling of the defenseless
buildings of the capital.
Cnn't Confirm fie Thcorle- .
There seems to bo no way to condriu
cither of these reports at present , as the un
happy citizens of Hlo are kept pretty much
in the dark by Peixoto's government as to
the true condition of anything just now.
They are thankful for small mercies , however -
over , and as long as they are not being
shelled continue to do business in a sort of
way , though a half-hearted ono at best.
Many persons in Montevideo have b. en
expecting to see n brislc naval battle be
tween two formidable , warships of the mod
ern type , but it seems pretty certain , that
they will bo doomed to disappointment. As
1 have cabled you already , Mello's warship ,
the liepublica , which has inflicted most of
the damage done by the rebel fleet so far ,
set out from Santos for this port the other
day In order to" moot Peixoto's loyal cruiser
the Tiradentes , which had been repaired
after disablement by the Brazilian minister
here , who feared her crew was about to re
volt , put in lighting trim again and manned
by a crow of the president's trusted fol
lowers.
Itobels Wanted to ITIglit.
The Ropubllca appeared outside the harbor
of Montevideo yesterday and was promptly
quarantined. She signaled the Tiradentos
today to come outside and fight. So far ,
howcvor , the Tiradentes has not designed to
reply to the belligerent visitor.
The Uruguayan government declares that
the ships must not light in its waters , but it
is baldly able to do anything more vigorous
than protest , as she has no ships capable of
preventing the commanders of Brazilian
warshlt ) * should they decide to fight UuST
naval duel.
A request for coal and fresh water Jias
been made by the commander of the Ho-
publica to the Uruguayan government. The
latter still has tha request under considera
tion , fearing complications way arise if it
shows any hospitality to Mello's men in case
they are defeated.
Secretly furor tlio Iinurgoiitn.
Doubtless , however , a majority of Uru
guayan government officials secretly favor
Mello's cause. The Brazil Lloyd's steamers ,
Dexter and Santos , on which Admiral Gon-
zalcs brought hero his forco'of sailors and
marines to man the Tiradentes have , after
taking a supply odcoal , steamed outsldo the
harbor by Gonzalca' order , The reason for
this action is not clearly understood hero ,
as H Is thought the Uopublicn will surely
attack and transfer their coal , water and
provisions to her own bunkers.
Could Xot'Oct u right.
The Uruguayan officials refused pratique
to the Republics , and would not even allow
her to communicate with the shore , so that
after being supplied with water and coal
she sailed north again , flagging the Tlra-
denies an invitation to join tlio rebels , and
taunting the crow with being cowards for
seeking protection from a forclcn power ,
Tlicf government of Uruguay has declined
to comply with tlio" request of tho" Brazilian
minister hero to arrest the revolutionary
chiefs who visit Montevideo. Mello's pro
visional government intends to ask Argen
tina and Uruguay to give the insurgents
formal recognition us belligerents. The re
quest will bo made through Dr. Dometrio
Hibclro.
Dr. Silvelra Martin , who has arrived from
Hlo do Janeiro , says that the officers of Fort
Villegaynon , in liio harbor , who so long
maintained a position of neutrality and fin
ally joined the forces of Mollo , have Usuod a
manifesto which declares that tliej were
obliged on the first of the outbreak of the
revolution to maintain this neutrality in
order to preserve order among the garrison ,
which displayed an Intense dcilre to cast
their lot with Mello's men.
l-rljoto Ollered Hnlier.
Pclxoto tried all possible means , they say ,
to win the enemy to tils side. Ho offered
them bribes nnd promised to double their
pay , Failing in this ho offered bribes to
tubordlnatoofllclals In the fort to spike the
guns and seize and kill tlieir superiorofllcrrs ,
Ono day ho ovcU caused some poisoned food
to bo dellvonxl to thu fort among Its regular
supplies. For these reasons they all be
came dlsguatod with Peixoio , tbuy gay , nnd
angered by his unpatriotic actions and his
cowardlycourco in refusing either to resign
bin poalllcm or makeauy decided effort to re-
storoordcr In the republic nnd crush the In
surgents. ' ,
The president * further degraded himself ,
in their opinion , by enlisting the services of
fornlgn mcn-of-wai"in the harbor to Interfere -
fero In n fight bqlweon Americans. In con
sideration of all this discredit brought upon
the country by President Peixoto's course In
the emcrccncy they resolved to Join in
Mello's revolt against him.
Admiral Mollo issued another proclama
tion today exhorting his comrades to con
tinue their efforts , and assuring them of the
ultimate downfall t > f the "tyrant Pelxoto. "
whom no accuses of treachery and
cowardice. Ho declares that the president
endeavored to assassinate him by means of
an album loaded with d.vnamlto , which was
sent to Mello with the connivance of
Polxoto.
La Proi/a , n newspaper of Buenos JiAyrcs ,
Argentina , says editorially that it deeply
deplores the action of United States Minis
ter Thompson In Hlb du Janeiro In his al
leged siding with European diplomats there
in their attempt to intervene between Mello
and Polxoto. It says , "We want no foreign
interference in South or North America. All
American republicans now look to President
Cleveland to uphold the Monroe doctrine
and liopo that thQorJcrs ho has sent to Min
ister Thompson will bo to withdraw himself
at once from the I3urnpoan diplomats in
Brazil. "
Nicaragua' * Political Crlsl * .
* MAXAOUA , Nicaragua ( via Galvcston ,
Tex. ) , Oct. W. [ By Mexican Cable to the
New York Herald Special to Tnr. Br.n.J
The political situation In Nicaragua is
critical Just now. fiho government declares
that it has dlscpvorcd a conspiracy with
heaifquarters in the city of Leon and ramifi
cations extending all over the country' In
consequence of this several prominent citi
zens of J con have been thrown into prison ,
while others have been banished from the
country. Fedrico Xollrzano Is kept in close
confinement for fear ho should cscapo and
head a movement against the government.
Conservatives , progressionists and cleri
cals arc all united against the administra
tion. Excitement is at a high pitch.
The constituent assembly has granted to
General Zclnyn extraordinary powers in
dealing with malcontents and also the power
to levy forced loan's for the purpose of aug
menting the available revenues of thu gov
ernment.
liitalnesfl .Men IMnsntlMlnl.
The Herald correspondent has had inter
views with several prominent merchants
and citizens heroi andithcy all express direst
discontent with tho-sltuntionof affairs under
the present administration , .but are averse
to any overt act of. opposition just now , as
they want a peaceful and orderly season In
which to pick the coffee crop , which is rap
idly ripening. ,
The government is financially as well as
politically harrasscdlor ready money is
fearfully lacking and the treasury greatlv
depressed. No help is to bo looked for from
the people , for'thoyiwilljiiot aid the adminis
tration wlilfnclyanitithough.tho new plan of
forced laws may produce some , funds it'can
accomplish little"in comparison with what
might bo done if the'iii-csidjjn , possessed , the
confidence of thacqufct'of. .Discounts have
'
been generally suspended by'tfio banks nnd
the payment o'd the maturing -coupons on the
English Joan "seems extremely doubtful , in
view of alltho * circumstances.
AHLK TO .MAINTAIN I'UACK. .
France mid ICussIa Compare Their Com
bined Vorrea with Ilioir Neighbors ,
ICopi/rfu/ilctl / ISM tin Jama Gmifoii nennttt , ]
PAIIIS. Oct. 23. ( Now York Herald Cable
Special to Tim B n.l The day and evening
ing have pussedioff admirably nnd without an-
nccldent , in splto of the enormous crowns in
the gallery of the Palace of Machinery of
the Exposition of 1BSU. The foco terminated
wlth.n veritable apotheosis of the French
army , and In the evening a great banquet in
which Jl,000 persons took part was held in
the Champ do M trs. There were no toasts
and no speeches , The whole of Paris was
illuminated this evening. It Is astonishing
how the public bus been able to stand the
fatigues of the fetes , which have now lasted
a week. The enthusiasm of the true
Parisian , however , still continues una
bated.
It is the genera ] opinion that the Franco-
Russian alliance will bo officially announced
as soon as the fetes arc ended , but bo this ns
it u.ay , now that the most exciting days of
fetes given in honor of Russian visitors have
passed and tticra Ls no longer any reason to
fear that something" occur to glvo rise
to International complications or raise a
doubt as to the ubsolutojy pacific spirit of
my follow countrymen ills necessary tosay
and to proclaim it very loudly in a neutral
country like the United States , that the
Franco-Russian alliance exists.
rieurug oitlho ; Army'ft Strength ,
This has bcon greatly doubted In Franco ,
where political skepticism is the fashion ;
but now there is no longer any room for
doubt. Such abjiso has been made of the fig
ures that show the strength of the French
and Russian armies lhat it is qulto useless
to return to that subject. It is a fact that
tlio French and Huswlan fleets combined 'are
moro numerous than the navies of the
powers of thoTriple Alliance , and it hns
been proved that thp ( French and Russian
armies united are equal in numbers to the
armies of Germany , Austria and Italy.
It hns been necessary for Franco to ex-
nralno In an official , .and serious way as to
whether the RussUuHriny ; is in a position to
full Into line ns rap dJy < is mitrlit prove to bo
necessary. The aimvcr has been in the
affirmative. All tUeKussIan ) army corps
stationed in the prospers near the frontiers
are organized in accordance ' with European
military Ideas , ojtdi'tiieir mobilization will
perhaps oo effected oven moro rapidly than
that of the German aviny , because the peace
effective of these Hueswn corps is almost
the same as the irur effective. In the older
provinces , those In Jho Interior of the empire
'
pire , the'army corps saro'cantonncd along
the railway lines , Ucro , too , the mobiliza
tion ot the forces contingent will bo rapidly
effected. The reserv.as of the First nnd Second
end lines will fomototio ; ) front moro'slowly ,
both because , of tho-condition of the roads
and because of Iho great distances which
must bo traveled.
WouUcrlul Council Uivalry.
In addition the Cossack cavalry Is said
to be in a condltion.pf completeness ot which
no idea can bo funned. It is composed of
850,000 horsemen , r ady for any * kind of serv
ice , and whom it.'will bo Impossible for us
to hold back , say tbironiccrs in command.
Tha Russian Hoot has produced a good
effect upon French"jiaval Dfllcors. The dif
ference uijil dlstancQ-betxviieri Iho sailors and
the men 'who couutfand them are greater
than in any other navy , but the' discipline
and bearing of thp men is perfect and the
armament and equipment arejof the very
best.
best.Tho
The alliance wijh Russia Is thought profit
able to France , but what cannot bo said too
0 8UCW ( >
ANGRY WIVES OF OSCEOLA
Married Womoa Rise in Wrath Against Sun
dry Jades Who Do Wronir. .
TAR AND FEATHERS IN THE PROCEEDING
Matron * Tire of the NYrongdoInc of Their
llutlmmlt nml Take tin ! I.mr ot Ilo-
qiillnl lit Their On 11 Inexperi
enced but Determined llniuU.
OSCKOI.A , Neb. , Oct. 'J3. ( Special Tele
gram to Tun DEC. ] Personal purity received
a long push abend in this town Saturday
night. 'Every married man In the town may
now bo found at his hearth after sundown
and mothers have for the nonce ceased singIng -
Ing "Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight , "
for they have a reasonable certainty In
believing lhat ho is tuciccd safely away in
his llttlo bed at early candle light. Young
men of the town whoso mammas and papas
rcsido elsewhere go to their rooms after sup
per and stay there till morning , while such
traveling men as cannot get awny on the
last train drive over to Stromsburg to spend
the night.
All this didn't come about in a day. It
Is the culmination of a feeling of wrath that
has grown for months till It finally burst its
bounds and overwhelmed both object ami
directors. Osceola , llko many another vil
lage , lias in its population men who are not
as circumspect as they should bo In their
walk through life. To tread with satisfac
tion the devious ways of pleasure forbidden
those who have taken on themselves vows to
burn for ono pure flame alone , these mar
ried men have found companionship of the
opposite sex absolutely necessary. Several
young women have kindly consented to sup
ply this yearning , and together with the
dircllct husbands and aspiring youth have
persistently pursued the "primrose puth to
the everlasting bonfire. "
Ignored the Wrath to Come.
Everything went on the nulot , of course ;
but scones that were frequently transacted
In the hours of darkness would have served
fairly well as a substitute for a Roman satur
nalia. Bocaccio has related some yarns
that compare favorably with the stories
that were whispered about among the
favored ones during the day. Safe in their
fancied security the sinners cut her loose ;
and today they sit in metaphorical sack
cloth and ashes. In reality , they are
swearing vehemently and contritely that
they know not of thu whys and wherefores
of the upheaval.
Mothers with daughters to raise and ciu-
cato as modest maidens should bo brought
up and trained , and wives who look forward
still to the coming of Iho daughter that
shall hi time call blessed tlio name of her
who bore her , saw with sorrow the course
affairs were taking. In sorrow they sought
each other's counsels nnd in grim dutermin-
ntlon Ihoy parted , resolved lo assort the
prerogatlvo that attaches to the queen of an
American home. Notes were compared , ex
periences exchanged , and the nut of 'evi
dence was woven closely around the guilty
ones. Many plans for vengeance and re-
vongowero discussed , and oil to no end.
rThcre ware too ninny moan.menIn the town
to aUnilt of punishing , them , andIt hardly
sccmqd right to let the me a off , aud give it-
all to the girls. '
Vengeance Dotermlneil-Upon.
But human endurance has a limit , and the
indignation of the outraged women found re
lief in an organization which has for ils aim
the defense of the homo. To properly bring
before Iho offenders a realizing sense of Ihoir
umvorlhincss and ihe enormity of their
wrongdoing was the task thcso Bolf-con-
stituted conservators of public and private
morality set about accomplishing. How to
do it was the question. Many methods , all
moro or less condign , were suggested and
turned down as being not severe enough ,
until finally the matter resolved itself into
justification of Iho oxlrcmcst measures ,
and "Tar and feather the hussies ! " was the
word , whispered through lips- the compres
sion of which drove back Iho cherry , and
behind which pearly leetli were sot In grim
resolve.
It was little trouble to gather the
feathers , for a handful from each pf the pil
lows that had been bathed In tears of sorrow
and chagrin caused by the doings of the
wicked men and the naughty girls would
have served to place all the latler beyond
Iho palo of Plalo's definition of man. Over
Iho tar there was homo hitching , but all was
made easy when ono of the Sisterhood of
Revenge said : "Bring on your feathers and
your girls ; I'll have the tar ready. "
Sot for Saturday Nlchr.
On Saturday night all things were ripe ,
and the dozen avengers mot at a secludea
spot near the cdgo of town just after night
fall. They were provided with tar and
feathers and lit. for the dangerous enter
prise In which they had unlisted. Any
qualm of conscience wus.quelled by a rcllec-
tlonon.tue Injury long borne in silence and
exultation at the downfall of the temp
tresses now so near at hand. All things being -
ing in readiness , the plot was set In motion.
Two boys , who had been sworn to secrecy
and on whoso young minds the parental
slipper had made a vicarious as well ns In
delible impression , were sent to bear the
news to two of the frail girls thai lovers
awaited them. Shortly ufler 8 o'clock on
the night In question Miss Lorcno Allllcrand
Miss Annie Wnyder received word at their
homes that a pair of festive traveling men
were ensconsed in an alloy wayfar from iho
throbbing heart of the city , und if thu girls
would only come out the gladsome Sabbath
would bo ushered by a quartet to whom care
should bo a stranger and whose favorite
color for a town was solforlno , It didn't ' take
iho girls long to got ready. No elaborate
toilets were deemed necessary , und follow
ing their luring guides they were soon at the
alloy mentioned.
In the Tlllolc of tlin Vltrlit.
.lust wiiat happened first will never bo
known , but it is not down as a fuel , that I no
first thing the girls did when they recovered
their breath was lo voice thanks that they .
hadn't brought their hest clothes , Waiting
demurely for the coming of the giy ; drum
mers who were to help them have fun. tha
girls were grasped each by half a dozen Ira to
women , and soon one of the liveliest battles
of Its kind was in full hlast , To remove the
clothes that the tar nnd feathers mlirht bo
properly laid , on was the object of
the assailants ; to cscapo was the nlin
of the assailed. It was tooth nml tocnall
rules to a finish. In the midst of It all Miss
Miller fainted , and , of course , the row ended
right there. Whllo the women who had
wrought the hiivoo fanned the victim of
their wrath to brim ; lu-r out of a swoon ,
Miss Snyder gathered together Just enough
clothes to distinguish her from iy.uly
( .iodlva , nml hurrdul for h l | > , She brought
the town marshal and his assistants , and
befoi'o ' 10 o'clock thu calnbooso held cloven
of the most prominent women of the town ,
while eleven of the most prominent men
were hustling around to get their angry
wives out of limbo.
Church services didn't attract the usual
attention yesterday. Thcro WHS lee much to
bo talked of in another direction. It would
require u regiment of historians to faithfully
chronlcla nil that was suU during iho long
watches of thp quiet country Kabbath.
During thu day Mini Sn.vder put la an ap
pearance on the street , and had no difficulty
In Eururing right of way. She bore u few
marks of bur experience In thu alloy , but
looked llttlo tlio worse for near.
1-ltt Sccue of All.
This morning Judge Hurst's court drew a
bigger crowd than Fourth of July. But the
throng was disappointed , When the eleven
dcfcndcnis were arraigned on a charge of
incendiary and unlawful speech mid riot
they asltad for a continuance , nnd were
given till November 20 to proparu for trial ,
their bail bclut ; ilxoU ut fTi cueli. This wut
furnished , and probably the end ot the case
will bo when the Information is quashed just
before Thanksgiving.
In giving Oiccola men mid maidens an ob
ject lesson In the fury of a woman's virtuous
wrath , Mrs. J. P. llenld , wlfo of Banker
Hcald nml n loader of the Woman's Chris-
linn Tcmpcranco unionwas most prominent.
She was assisted by Mrs. Joe Osbonia , Mra.
Tom Allen and n number of young married
women ,
Not tlin Chicago \Vi\j- .
CniCAnoOat.23. tocal Woman's Christian
Temperance union do not exactly approve of
the alleged methods employed by their sisters -
tors of Osceola , Neb. , who In order to dissuade
suaden number of young girls from the
worldly practice of meeting joung men , are
said to have lured the young girls tiy means
of fictitious notes t < > a secluded pl.icc and
beaten them unmercifully.
"it is decidedly not a thing which the
Woman's Christian Temperance union ap
proves of , " said Mrs. Woodhridgc , national
secretary of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union. "Thcro may haVe been some
Woman's Christian Tempor.inco union
women who were so foolish as to net In the
manner stated , but that Is not the f.iultof
the organization , Wo try , at least , to use
common sense In working out our reforms.
o
7JK.II , IXilAl'rf CU.VtJ/iK.S.S.
f.ant of the WorlM'H 1'nlr Outlierlnc * Pro-
Krc ! ! or tlin hoiitli.
CnicAtio , Oct. 23. [ Special Telegram to
TUB Bleu. ] The World's ' Real Estate con
gress , the last of iho World's fair congresses ,
convened at the Art Institute today.
Thomas B. Bryan presided , and Colonel II.
U Turner of Chicago made the address of
welcome. All points ot the country were
*
represented , and It is expected them will bo
1,00(1 ( real estate men at tomorrow's session.
George II. Armlstcad made an eloquent.
oration , describing the rise of thu south
slnco Iho war , showlmr that the stales
below Mason and DIxon's line hnvo tripled >
their wealth slnco 1870. In words of wonder
ful energy ho pledged iho support of the
south to all movements of progress. In
sentences of equal potvcr bo scored Iho pretended
tended friends of the south who wave the
bloody shirt and endeavor to revive thu old-
tlmo antipathy between northern and south
ern states.
Senator Saundcrs of Nebraska spoke as
follows :
"What t shall have to say will bo in
an old fashioned way. because I was born a
good while ago , and they did things a little
differently than. They dldtft talk so glibly ,
anyway. If there Is anytblne I love butter
than my own family it U a place I can call
homo , for I don't hulievo a man gets to be an
American citizen until ho owns some place
ho can call homo. [ Applause. )
"Tho first convention I over attended In
Chicago was that one nt which wo
nominated for president Abraham
Lincoln. I was also ono of the com
missioners that helped to put in
order the machinery that started the Union
Paciflc.ralhvay ; but none of them , probably ,
except the llrst ono , was greater than this
ought to be. This alludes to the American
principle that wo want homes for all the In
dustrious people of the laud. [ Applause. ]
You have got to go.to Hie west to got cheap
lands and you have got to go to the west if
.YOU want 10 pmutyour DOOPLO in nomcs , nnu
I want to caution you lhat you prevent the
public lands going into tlio hands of thcso
monopolies and depriving honest 'people
of trotting cheap lands for their homes ,
[ Applause. ]
"It was energy and pluck and jiush that
made Chicago , and that will make a city'
anywhere , This was A mud holetho lirst
tlmd' r . .gyer saw it. jLau hter.1 There
wasn't ' u "railway AvlthiirioO-iniles.of the
place and * there was ho paved streets , and
tie people called on some scientific gentle
men to tell them how they could drain their
city , and they said ; 'RAiso your city , " and
so they did raise it , right up out of the
ground. Now , that is the kind of pluck
that has made Chicago , and they deserve
credit for it ; and it is the same with our
own city , Omaha. Thirty years ago there
were 1,500 people there , -and in 181)0 ) there
were 140,000. Wo have settled up that
country with homesteads , -men who never
dreamed of owning homes of their own and
they are the proudest people on earth. "
Senator A. Saundcrs , . P. L. Perlne ,
C. C. George , George II. Payne and C.
Hartman are at the real estate congress
ns the representatives of the Omaha Real
Estate association.
JtKTAILS OP A. f
Hurry I.itcny Deliberately Arranged fur the
Taking oT Three I.l'tus.
Sioux FALLS , S. D. , Oct. 23. [ Special
Telegram to THE Bni : . ] The tragedy of last
night , in which Airs. Laeoy , Mrs. Lydia
Bunker and Harry Lacey met death at the
hands of the latter , hus qulto stirred til ) the
city. It seems that Mrs. Liticoy was spend-
Jig Sunday with her mother , Mrs. Bunker ,
who had previously ordered L'icey from the
house because of some words spoken in
anger.
About 5:80 : in the evening tlio women folks
saw Lacey approaching the house and locked
the doors 10 keep him out. Ho kicked the
door iii and shot his mother-in-law first , then
his wlfo and then stepped out of doors and
killed himself.
But three shots wore fired and each victim
was struck behind the right car. It was a
premeditated act , ns bo settled all his bills
previously. Two daughters , aged 7 nnd 5 ,
saw the awful act of their father. The elder
Birl ran to a neighbor and said : "Grandpa
Jones won't you como over toour house ; they
are all dead over thcro. "
Airs. Bunker was worth § 20,000 to 10,000.
VAII : TIIIurns.
OrganUcil lliuif Miiko < i Itlch Haul In tho.
Mliilnc Itnllctlni ; .
CIIIOAOO , Oct. 23. [ Special Telegram to
Tin' Bi'.ii.J Thieves are at work in iho Min
ing building , Secret Htirvlco men suspect
that an organised gang , composed of em
ployes , has found lodgment in the building
and Is preparing to do earnest work during
the few remaining day.s of the fair.
When F. D. Suhcrmerhorn. superinten
dent of thu Idaho mining nxhtblt.toolc a men
tal inventory of his exhibit today ho found
ono of bis cases open and $ 'JCO ( ) worth of his
valuables mlsslmg. The big brick of refined
silver , owned by ihn Dafjamar Mining com
pany of OoLamar , Idaho , U3 carats of'opals.
finished forsottlntr , ami two out and several
uncut spinel rubles were gone. ThuMivor
brick was Wi ) inches long by.4Jf wide and
n inchcsilhicu , weighing Stipoundp nndo.rth .
$1,000. The opals were line gi-ins , i > qual
lo Hungarian opals nnd were given n
modal by tha Judges of awards ,
DlS.lTIl / ' A 3l.triSIC.OK Illt.Vrl'.lt.
, lnmr ( llrnwn llr * In Wyoming fimii iliu
CIlrriM of Ililllet Wuiliulii.
RAVUXS , Wyo. , Oct. 23. [ Special Trio-
gram to TUB DEI ; . [ .fames Brown , who last
week was rngaged In a shooting affr.iy with
John Arnold on the Upper Sweotwatin- , died
Friday morning. Brown wn a Texan and
worked several years for the Olives of No-
br.itku. leaving there Just after the burning
of the old G rmin saltier , which rcsultodjin
one of the mobt closely contested trials In
thu history of Nebraska , ondlng in the
conviction of thu Olives. Whllo not n had
mail at heart. Brown ouuld not resist taking
a maverick wherovur ho fo-.m 1 it ui n the
raugo , which resulted in his beliia novor.il
times aiTnste.d and ultimately tils death
from blood poisoning from the wound re
ceived In the shooting scrupp with Arnold.
Movpiavnt * ( if OniMn MIMIIIDDI. October 'tit.
At New Vorlt Arrivod-OU'rllii ,
At Southampton Arrived Hcsporln ,
from Malaga , Alsatlj ; Alaska , from Liver-
pools Hermann , Irom Antwerp ; America ,
from Bremen.
At Gibraltar Arrived Werra , from New
York.
At HamburgArrhcd -Rugla , from Now
York.
At Kan Francisco -Arrived Gvllv , from
Hong itoay and , Youohuuia.
BEYOND HER WOES
Mrs. 0. H. Broekway Meets Death Under
Peculiar Oircumstinccs.
SEQUEL TO DOMESTIC INFELICITY
Indications that the Woman Took Her Own
Lifo.
STATEMENT OF THE VICTIM'S ' HUSBAND
Was the Wife of a Well Known Omaha
Commercial Man ,
SAW HER FIRE THE FATAL SHOT
No Positive Theory Concerning ; the Amur
Yet K tul > lUlimt-Story 'ol Neigh
bor I'ViiturcH of the .Mys-
tcrloim Ciifto.
\
LINCOLN , Oct. 23. [ Special Telegram to
Tnr. Dun. ] Mrs. C. II. Urockwny , wlfo of an
Omaha traveling man , Is lj Ing dead at the
rooms occupied by herself mm husband at
JIB South Sixteenth street In this city with
a bullet hole In her right side. Although
there are a number of mysterious circum
stances connected with her death the gen
eral belief Is lhat she committed suicide.
A few minutes before r o'clock tlls ) after
noon the occupants of the adjoining house
hoard a pistol shot. A moment later Brock-
way rushed Into the residence of Mrs.
Jessop and excitedly announced that his
wlfo had killed herself , The alarm was at
once given and the police telephoned. AVhcn
Chief of Police Cooper arrived at the scene
of the tragedy ho found the woman in bed in
a dying condition. Slio was fully dressed.
The revolver with which the shooting was
done was found In a bureau drawer in another
part of the room.
The woman loft a letter , which the coroner
took possession of as soon as ho arrived.
.Statement < il the IIimlincl. .
Broekway had baen drinking heavily for
some time , and was In a terribly excited
condition. At the request of Coroner Crlm ,
ho was taken to the pollco station in order
that ho might sober up so that ho would bo
in condition to talk tomorrow at the inquest.
Broekway was seen at the pollco station
this evening by : i BKB reporter , lie was
laboring under stress of mental excitement ,
intonsilled by the liquor ho had been drink * ,
ing. Ho stated Unit ho went homo at noon
and went to bed. After ho had bcon asleep
for several hours 119 awoke. As ho opened
his eyes , ho saw bis wife- standing In the
center of the room with a revolver in her
haudi Before he" was .fully a warn of her in
tention , she pullou the trigger and fell. Ho
then rushed out ana gayo the alarm.
' To 'THE BEnTepprter" Coroner Ci'lm de
clined to make any sTate'ment regarding Hio
contents of thu letter left by the dead
woman.
"Js there anything in the letter connect
ing her husband with her dcathl" asked tha
reporter.
"No. " replied the coroner.
buluiilu Theory Not J
"Does the letter establish the fact that
the vi oman committed suicldo ? "
"Not clearly , " was the reply.
It is stated , however , by City Dotcctlvo
Malone , who had possession of the letter
until it was turned over to the coroner , that
Mis. Broekway said In the briefly written
note that she had put up with her husband's '
dissolute habits as long as she could ; that
she had intended to end her life by taking
morphine , but had changed her mind and
decided to use a revolver.
Mrs. Broekway 's ' maiden name was Nellie
Cline , and she was married to Broekway
only last February. Previous to her mar
riage she lived at D.ivey , a small town in
this county. She was about 20 years old ami
rather prouosscssing ,
Broekway travels for the wholesale house
of W. A. L. Gibbon of Omaha , but during
the past few wouks has been laid off. He IB
a line looking young man , well dressed and
about 33 years old , and is well'known to the
traveling fraternity , many of whom called
upon him ttils evening.
Ills excitement increased as the ovcnlng
' < J and It finally became-
w.oi' . away becamenecessary
to remove him to the Windsor hotel , wheru
he is in charge of -physician and friends.
Stutemunl ol n Ne
Air. Frank Aubortln , night chief oporatorof
the Western Union , living hi the same bleak
with the Brock ways , tells u story that seems
to clearly establish the case as one of
suicide. Ho states that ho wan eating sup
per in his dining room near the head of the
stairs , with the doors open. Ho heard Airs.
Brockway's H-yenr-old sister , who lived
with the family , return from school. The
llttlo girl opened tha door from the hall Into
the Broekway apartments and Immediately
as she did so the shot was tired. Mr.
Aubcrtlu heard n scream , but docs not know
whether It eamo from the girl or from Mrs.
Broekway , but ho heard the llttlo girl exclaim
in a toneof horror , "My God , what has h
dono. "
Mr , Aubeiiln next hoard Broekway crying ,
"My God , my God , she has shot herself. "
Broekway then told tlio girl to run for a
doctor. She did so , and by thU time iho
neighbors c.nno flocklnp in , Tlio llttlo girl
is staying with Air. nud Mrs. Auburtln to
night , Shu declares that horsistcr had killed
herself , but could giro no reason lor the rush
act cxccut that Mrs. Broekway had bcua a
morphine-Oilier and had "lost her head , "
The dead woman' * parents arrived from
IJavoy tonight nndill bo present ut the
inquest , which will bo huld at S o'clock to
morrow afternoon ,
VKI.lt 1'IIUM rilK Iff.YKIt.
Coiniull niullH liiKiiriincu Aout ( Hurt At
DI-H Aliilnr * .
DBS Moisr.s , Out. Kl--SpocIal [ Telegram
to Tin : Bi5i.J : An Insurance agent named J.
W , Maulby of Council Bluff * was badly hurt
bore this evening in the Rook Island railway
yards. Ho foil pr attempted to Jump ft-om
\lu > fiver an it pulled out of the station ami
was picked up in nnc.li a daxcd condition thSi
IIH was unable to glvo any account of how
the ui-i'ldeiit happened. Ills condition is not
considered very Burlons.
AVJfo Munliiriii * MiiitenuBil for 1.1 If.
INDBI'K.SPEXCK , In. , Oct. 211. ( SpcclulTolo-
gram to TUB BEU..Martin ] May , , the
Aurora wjfe murderer , has beoii convetpil |
and sentenced to thu penitentiary at
Anamosa for life ,
Mlnlntvr Hmloiuly Injiirixl.
OTTUMWA , In. , Oct. 2I. ! [ Special Telegram
to Tin : 1)KB.Kov. ] . Dr. lily , a wellknonn
Presbyterian minister of this city , was
t > f | loimly Injured today by his horse falling
on him. The accidunt may cause the lot * of
cue of his fcou
