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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY M6UNJNG , OCTOBER 25 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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KEAR1KG THE END
Indications that the Silver Tight In the
Senate is About Over.
DEMOCRATS AGAIN BROUGHT INTO LINE
Anti-Hopeal Senators Listen to the Pload-
lings of the Administration.
VOORHEES1 BILL ASSURED OF VICTORY
Result of the Numerous Conferences Hold
on Yesterday.
THIS WEEK WILL SETTLE THE MATTER
I'rcildent Cleveland CoiiBrnlulatoil for tlio
Htand Ilo TOOK In lruvor ot tlio lie-
Iienl Hill The Situation
B * it Now Is.
"WASHINGTON , Oct. 24. There VTM an easy-
Kolng and conservative air about the sutiato
this morning which has not been observed
there slnco the repeal bill came up In August.
The announcement of nn agreement that a
vote would bo taken had no moro than been
made and como to bo generally understood
than the senate resumed Its wonted manner
of going on with the business without re
gard to the presence of a quorum and with
duo concern for the bodily welfare of mem
bers by closing Its labors by 4 o'clocic. Dur
ing the afternoon senators exchanged pleas
antries with one another , for which many of
thorn have had little tlmo , and some of
thcnflcss Inclination of late on account ot
the strain imposed alike upon patience and
physical organism.
After Senator Faulkner moved a recess ,
t\vo hours In advance of the usual hour ,
most of the members remained In the
chamber chatting among themselves nnd
with those who chanced to stroll in , ns If
they had Just returned from a long journey
and had not yet had an opportunity to talk
it nil over , or as if tfiey had become accus
tomed to the long hours and had become so
attached to the chamber that they felt
loath to leave it earlier than usual.
Volt Kollevccl ,
When they did got out they found the sun
shining , an unusual experience with them
of late , most of thorn drew n long
breath of relief. They realized , apparently
parontly Tor the first time , that the
end was really near nnd began to make
plans for the future. They asked themselves
whether they were going to adjourn .Until
tlmo for beginning the regular session. Ap
parently they had not thought to discuss
this question among themselves while In the
senate chamber , and'when there might have
been an Interchange of views which would
have boon of value. Loft to himself and
with only,1ns own personal convenience and
comfort to consider , each senator would
probably decide In favor of adjournment
Immediately after the passage of the repea'
bill. Most of the republicans nnd the popu
lists , and many of the domocats , said they
expected congress to adjourn early nox
week until the first Monday In December.
Senator Vnulkner Tiilun.
Senator Faulkner , who has acted as Sbn-
ntor Voorhccs- ' aid In the long battle , said ,
when spoken to upon the subject , that ho be
lieved adjournment would soon follow.
" "There Is nothing , " ho said , Ho bo gained
by remaining hero now. There Is no legisla
tion pressing. The ways and means Committee -
tee of the houh'o will not complete Its labors
upon the tariff bill and have It in ihapo for
presentation to the house before the 20th of
November , if then. I think congress might
as well adjourn and lot that committee con
tinue Us work. Most of the senators came
here expecting to remain only two or three
weeks , leaving their affairs at homo lu bad
condition , It would bo hard work to hold a
quorum. Consequently I think wo shall ad
journ soon.1
' Silver Democrats Qlvo Up.
'The conference of silver democrats held
today to decide whether filibustering should
bo' resorted to was not largo nor long con
tinued , hut upon its decision hung the Im
portant question of the possible defeat of the
bill and certainly that or the delay of Its
passage. They simply canvassed the situa
tion and concluded It was not wise policy to
attempt to muko good the promise they had
made yesterday to the silver republicans of
making further opposition to the bill. They
made ibat pledge while laboring under a fit
of resentment over the defeat of their com
promise. measure , but after wolghintr the
lubjcot fully they concluded that whllo their
constituents would justify them In making us
strong a fight for silver us they could make
lu a legitimate and regular wny ,
their people would not oudorso them in ro-
Bortlng to flilbustcrlnsr methods. They also
recognized the fact that with a majority in
the senate against them they would bo com
pelled to yield sooner or later , and that if
they should succeed In getting any conces
sion whatever It would bo of very small con
sequence. Furthermore , they contended ,
that U the settlement of the question should
bo longer delayed the business depression
would bo laid at the doors of silver. Taking
nil thcso matters Into consideration , as they
also did the physical condition of the sen
ators on both sides who have sat through
out the long siege , they concluded to repress
their resentment and yield ; a halt was
culled upon an incipient /llibtmor uud the
long fight was practically ut an end ,
Willing to Almmlcm Ilio
The republican silver mon conferred
among themselves briefly and agreed it
yould bo a waste of time and lu every way
foolish to continue the fight. The three
populist senators hail agreed to abide by the
decision of the republicans ,
"Wo were ready to go on , " said Senators
Paffor and Kyle In unison to an Associated
press representative , "and could have con
tinued the fight for como time with a little
assistance , but wo nro willing to quit when
both of the old parties do so. The fight has
gouo ou long enough nnd has terminated In a
way to show that neither of thcso parties Is
friendly to silver , Wo feel t badly to have
liver receive this setback , 'but , polltioill.v ,
wo vlow the situation with complacency.
Wo cunuot mourn , for it b not our funeral.
Wo expect tbo result to make millions of
voles for the populists. "
The silver republicans and repeal republi
cans made n feeble attempt to unite forces before
fore tliQcloso uy bringing Senators Teller nu J
Sherman together , but they soon found they
could not unite upon n measure that would
stand unj llkclihoctd of i-ocelvlu ? the nuces-
tary majority to Insure its passage. TUo
repeal republlcaus csurcssnl thcmsnlvcs ns
willing to lupport n mil i > ravktnig fo { the
putvnaio and colulog of HWO ( , ( J ounwa of
silver per month Until January , 1805 , and
also for the Issuance of $200,000,000 worth of
bonds. The sliver republicans did not con
sider that this proposition offered much
moro In the Interest of the silver men than
the compromise measure , which was knocked
over yesterday. They also snld-'it will be
Impossible , on account of the bond propo
sition , to pet the support necessary to pass
the bill from the democrats or populists.
Why L'omnroinUo I'nllcd ,
Upon being asked this evening whether ho
did not thitiK It would have been hotter In
the Interest of silver for the silver repub
licans to accept the democratic compromise
bill than to refuse that and take Instead un
conditional repeal , Senator Teller salt ) :
"Possibly it would , and probably that would
have been done if it had been In our powar
to control the matter. Such was not , the
case , however. This was distinctly a demo
cratic measure nnd the agreement for Its
support was signed by democrats who did
sign It with the , understamllnt ; that If nil
democratic senators did not sign , It was not
to bo binding on any of them. Hence , when
eight of the democratic senators refused to
give their assent to the compromise , the
agreement was no longer blmllntr upon those
who had signed. Furthermore , there would
bo no chance of getting the bill through ,
oven it the silver republicans and tno popu
lists had accepted It after the executive had
signified his approval of the bill. It was not
only Impossible then to get the additional
eight democratic signatures , but these al-
oad.i obtained could not bo held. If , there-
'oro , the silver republicans had allowed
to bo controlled by the agree-
iient the compromise bill would have been no
tronper than , for Instance , the free coinage
amendment not as strong oven. It would
have hud only the support of the sliver dem
ocrats and silver republicans. It would proba
bly not have gotten any of the populist sup
port. As a matter of fact , however , it
would have been impossible to hold the sil
ver democrats. Some of thorn were only
too well pleased to have the agreement do-
jlured off. for they did not consider the compromise -
promise as desirable us unconditional re-
iioal. "
lUluttmtuil by Ills nilnrtn.
Mr. Toiler is well nigli exhausted by his
lard work slnco the fight began. Hu said
lonight ho did not ueliovo ho could have con
tinued the ordeal for another month. Ho
expects to leave soon on a recuperative tour
and will probablyjixtcnd his trip to Mexico.
Mr. Teller has not been hopeful for the
silver cnuso for a month and he has re-
. .ardcd the end as near slnco the time , a
week ago today , when the tllvcr mon made
their effort to secure an adjournment in
place ot a recess and found they could
muster only ten or twelve votes. Ho toolt
that demonstration on the part of the demo
cratic silver forces as nn evidence that the
silver democrats did not consider it advisable - ,
ble to continue the fight for a great while.
. Senator Voorhees said tonight that ho
was hopeful of reaching the vote stage by
Thursday and the opinion is general that the
bill will bo discussed before the end of the
week. It IB not believed by any one that half
of the twenty-seven amendments proposed
will bo regularly offered. Tlio silver men
will probably discuss some of these amend
ments under the llve-minuto rule.
There is already talk of future silver legis
lation. Ono of the leading advocates of repeal >
peal is quoted as .saying that ho will Intro
diico a free coinage bill upon the assembling
of the regularscssion.
Senator Sherman told an Associated press
reporter that ho was thinking of the intro
duction of a bond bill , nnd it will probably
incidentally make some provision for the
use of silver.
Coming ; Within a Week ,
The outlook Is indeed good that the regu
lar session vail bo flooded with financial
bills , and no one need bo surprised if the
regular session should develop a record of
financial discussion almost as important
as the one now closing.
Senator Dubois of Idaho , who took a lead
ing part yesterday in arramring for the con
tinuation of the fight against unconditional
repeal , said this afternoon that a vote would
come possibly within a week , ns there would
bo no opposition or filibustering , as without
the aid of either northern or southern demo
crats filibustering was in vain. A few more
speeches are yet to bo finished. Senators
Stewart' Teller and Allen of Nebraska are
supposed to have a few remarks to submit
and there may bo a few others , but no ob
structive tactics will bo practiced against
the pending bill , if Senators Teller and Du
bols are sincere in their statements. Sena
tor Stewart is still holding out to prevent : t
voto. but ho seems to bo alone and .helpless
in his position.
Cnusetl No Little Exritomeiir.
There was great excitement around the
capltol this afternoon owing to the belief
that the light was practically over. In the
scnato a feeling of rcliof scorns to perch on
the faces of senators , regardless of their
financial affiliations. How was the victory
won ? That was the question uppermost in
the minds 6f all. While a few local ciicum-
stances may have influenced the southern
senators to desert their free coinage allies
from the Rockies , candid men nro forced to
the conclusion that President Cleveland is
the factor In bringing about the victory for
unconditional repeal. Ho has cracked the
whip over the obstinate senators in his own
party nnd has ut the same tlmo ostenta
tiously received the seductive offers of com
promise from Gorman , Faulkner and other
senators who have been holding out for un
conditional rcpoalHmaintalning that it ought
to bo subverted to tlio interests of the demo
cratic party in the stuto elections this fall.
Senator Hill comes out of the llirlit
with no small amount of credit. His cloture
resolution , backed up by his well known
reputation us a political nnd parliamentary
leader , stood ns a menace In the face of the
free sllvorucs for ten days. The demo
cratic senators , such us Gorman and
Faulkner , who have been attempting to
secure a compromise , are chugrinod that the
present opinion should prevail. Senator
Faulkner says : "I loot : for u vote inside of
five days , and unconditional repeal will pass
by a safe majority. "
CoiiRratnl t ( l the I'roslilent.
Several senators called on President
Cleveland shortly afternoon to congratulate
aim on tlio prospective end of the long
financial fight In the nenatn. News of the
repeal victory spread rapidly nnd at " : UO
o'clock the senate galleries begun filling
with visitors on the anticipation of conclud
ing scenes lu tlio great drama. It is appar
ent this afternoon that President Cleveland
has won a great personal victory and uncon
ditional repeal will pass the senate ut no
distant day. Senator Voorhees , author of
the unconditional ropcal bill , la the best
authority on the situation. Ho thinks the
tight is ever and u vote will bo had In a few
days , "Tho end is lu sight nnd uncondi
tional repeal will win , Of course I cannot
go Into the act : * Us and toll why 1 think this
is true. You may quote mo us saying that
tlio fight Is practically over uml that wo
have won , " said he.
"Do you expect a vote tomorrow ? "
"Hardly so early as that , "
About noon It became apparent that there
would bo u change In ( ho situation , Some
unseen power last night worked n miracle
in thu fcollngs of the silver senators. This
was first manifested when Senators Harris
and Pugh , the most obdurate opponents of
unconditional repeal , served formal notion
i'on the republican nnd populist silver sena
tors from tbn-wcst that they would not aid
filibustering , but would assist in bringing
the repeal bill to a vote.
Bfr. Alilru-h'ii Opinion.
Mr. Aldrlch bays there will DO a vote
within forty-eight hours. Unconditional re
peal will pass by t waive majority.
Senator Harris , democrat and anti-repeal ,
aali'l ; "Theio will bo no further obstruction
by democrats. I do not kno'v when a vote
will bo t'tkeu when the mmi who nrc
spouKijig have finished , 1 supiHtso. "
Senator PetTcr , iwpull.st uitd autl-icpealer ,
after becoming acquainted with thu fompro-
mist ! the silver democrats hnd elgned , eaid :
"I think Ilio rjuntry I * entitled to a vote ,
uu > l I am ready for It , The speeches wjilch
have been begun will 04 finished , " Mid he ,
"and such other apocohcn as senators may
desire to deliver , It is uudcr > sXoo4 Mr ,
Teller has something yet to say : tnd Harris ,
Stewart and .Touoa doalro to conclude their
word * . Senator Allen also desires to make
sumo furtnor remarks. Ycstorduy leaders
DIDN'T ' TARE FRENCH LEAVE
Russians Given a Delirious SendofT by the
Enthusiastic Parisians-
EXCITING OCCURRENCES AT THE OPErlA
Avclnn Slmntcd "Iliirrnh for Frnnce" nnd
Cm not Itrpltcd with "Long 1.1 vo Utu-
nlAVhllo the Crowd Yelled
In AVIItl Cliorim.
/sai nu Jana Gartlnn llennttt , ]
PAUIS , Oct. 21. [ New York ildrald
Cable Special to Tun BEG. ] The Uus-
slans have Just left In the midst of the
frnntlo farewells of the populace of
Paris. Over 100,000 , persons ran after the
carriages which tooK Admiral Avelan and
his ofllccrs from the opera house to the rail
way station. The boulevards were so bril
liantly illuminated thai they were as light
as at midday.
The gala performance at the Opera was n
superb spectacle. The house was filled with
the most celebrated persons in Franco. The
first part of the program was somewhat
coldly received , but In the second part the
entire audience arose to their feet and
joined in the singing of the Russian national
hymn and the "Marseillaise. " Even such
representatives of the old French aristoc
racy us the Duo do Doudauvlllo joined in , as
did all the women of the nobility. The spec
tacle ij ono tiiut can never bo forgotten by
those who witnessed It.
Shouted "Hurrah for France. "
At the end of the performance Admiral
iVvelan rose and shouted : "Hurrah- pour la
Franco 1" Whereupon the enthusiasm of the
audience hccnmo absolutely delirious. The
Uusslan hymn was sung six times and
President Carnet called out "Vivo la
Uussle , " which was repeated again ana
again by the entire audience.
The manifestation was nn Imposing ono ,
and it demonstrates that the upper classes
of society are animated by the sentiment us
the mass of the people.
The Russians will spend tomorrow in
Lyons , whore Admiral Avelan goes to re
ceive the four pieces of slllc that have been
especially woven for him and which are
valued at 22,000 francs. The gifts.whioh
have been given to Admiral Avelan in Paris
represent n value of not less than a quarter
of u million francs. JACQUES ST. CEIIE.
ANS'.VN EXTENDED WAIt.
Itrazll'g IiiBurL'PMts Will Almmlou Illo do
Junulro llalibr fur Uosterro.
[ Co } > yrl'jMcd 1S33bu Jama Qimlm Bennett. ]
MONTCVIDCO , Uruguay ( via Galvosion ,
Tex. ) , Oct. 24. [ By Mexican Cable to the
Now York Herald Special to THE BEE. ]
The Herald's correspondent in Ulo do
Janeiro Is still hampered by' the censorship
maintained by Pchtoto overall telegraph
messages leaving the capital. Letters have
just boon received from him , howovorwhlch
give additional details of matters already
cabled the Herald briefly.
He says that on October 14 , the merchant
etcamer"Meteor succeeded in getting over
the bar of the harbor of Rio and passed
For $ Santa Cruz , followed by the Uranus.
As they sailed out to sea fully 100 shots
were fired at them by the guns of the forts ,
but only slight damage was done the block
ade runners and they wont serenely on their
way to Dcstorro. whore the Insurgents have
established their provisional government.
They carried men , munitions of war and
firearms for the belligerents.
The ships of Admiral Mollo in the harbor
answered the shots fired after the fleOlngr
merchant vessels and after they had passed
out of range the forts replied to the ships
and the cannonade which followed was kept
up twenty-four hours. *
l'olxnto'8 Severe Itnlo.
Peixoto's government Issued a decree on
the next day , which extended the period of
martial law , under which the city lias been
placed , from that date up to October 23. The
same decree restricts the liberty of the
press and entirely provides for the exoulsion
of foreigners from the country who may ren
der themselves obnoxious to Pclxoto , and re
moves any guaranty of the safety of their
lives or property , which hcrotoforo has ex
isted.
This last stop makes the foreign residents
feel very indignant. They declare that
Pelxoto has no reason whatever for taking
such a step , because they aimed carefully to
maintain a strict neutrality over since the
revolution begun.
Peixoto's forts kept up an incessant firing
during October 10 and 17 upon Fort Ville-
gaynon , whoso final surrender to Mcllo after
long maintaining a strict neutrality I have
already cabled you. The guns ol the latter
made no reply nt first. Admiral Mello then
sent word to the diplomatic corps in Rio do
Janeiro that as Pcixoto continued to break
faith with him in the matter of his promise
not to lire on the rebels if they in turn re
frained from shelling Rio ho would be lorced
to bombard the city again.
Mollo Would Mitt ISu reminded.
The foreign diplomats again brought their
porstmslvo power to beat1 upon tlio rebel
admiral , hut this time with poor success , for
ut G o'clock in the evening of October 17 the
guns in Fort Ylllcgayiion opened lire , tills
time with telling effect. The gunnery dis
played was excellent and much damage was
done to the barracks In Rio. Several per
sons were killed inaldo the fort of Santa
Cruz by bursting shells and the searchlight
on Gloria hill , by which Poixoto kept truck
of the movements of the rebels ships at
night , was smashed by a cannon shot.
Steamers arriving from the t > outh report
that both the Meteor and the Uranus had
arrived safely oft Destcrro , Pelxoto has
boon lying to the diplomats. Ho promised
that it they could persuade Mello not.to .
bombard the city ho would erect no moro
shore butteries , Mollo wab pursuadcd to
cease fii'lHffi but Peixoto was engaged , when
the Herald's correspondent wrote , In mount
ing a bip Krupp gun in front of tlio Yiscra
Cordlu hospital.
Helping Hospital rntlcnti ,
The hospital contains at leant 1,000 ,
patients , and they were In terror of their
lives , for If the gun is used , against tlio
rebels Vlllcgaynon will surely reply ,
and their hospital stands a good chance of
being laid In ruins.
Pclxoto is mounting more guns upon Castle
Hill , which overlooks the city and bay. Ho
has abandoned Fort Concclcos , vrliloh was
only used as a military prison. Admiral
Mullo , when the Herald's correspondent
wrote , was having his mon .remove
'the stdres and artillery and' ' shrft and
shell from the arsenal at.Armacao ,
which ho captured curly in the rebellion. It
was believed In Klonhat ho Intended leaving
the bay with all his ships and golug south to
isant.i Catliarimi , utiero the provisional gov
ernment now has Us headquarters , If he
does this along drawn out c-lvll war will bo.
likely to oiuuo.
The Ulo do Janeiro mail boat Lcgulra lies
arrived at Montevideo. She rcjio Is that
the Insurgents' cruiser RcpubUca Is outside
at the mouth of tho. tivcr I'intte. She has
orders that If tho-druisor ! Tlradontes re
fuses to join Mcllo's squadron to capture
her. The Tlrad elites has returned to
Montevideo. „ ,
Foreigners luiHIo do Janeiro have entered
a protest to the diplomatic corps agatnat the
decree of expuUlon which was promulgated
by Pclxoto. \
During the recent Uombardmont a plcco of
shell fell on the deck of the Leg u Ira , but no
damncc was dono. The tugboat Soils has
been sent In search of the turret ship Moni
tor Bahta , which Is drifting about with her
rudder gono. If the Ropubllca meets the
Bahla she will capture her.
Private letters received in Montevideo
report that the situntlpn lu Hlo Is extremely
critical , owing to the dictatorial expedients
resorted to by the PclxoVo government.
The gravest danger I * feared should the
decree for the expulsion of foreigners bo
vigorously unforced.
Dlruotud Acnlunt the Foreigners.
Carlos Carvalho , a noted criminal lawyer ,
Is Polxoto's now minister of foreign affairs.
Ilo framed the decree and so worded It that
It would bo possible to throw Into jail any
foreigner who Is obnoxious to the govern
ment.
There Is a very bitter feeling In Rio against
the British minister and the English banks
for closing their doors. The British squad
ron , It Is reportedsympathizes with Admiral
Mollo.
Officers of the Tlradcntcs announced with
great bragadoclo that they wilt leave tomor
row for Santos nnd Destcrro. Theyproclaim
that they will chase the Kopublio.i and fight
icr. No credence is placed In these extrava-
; ant statements. Tho.'Tiraacntcs Is much
nferior in fighting qualities to the Ho-
publtca ,
Illo Troops , Kcvolt.
There Is a rumor , which apparently is well
founded , that the troops In Rio revolted
today and had a fight with the National
guard , The police are still faithful to
Peixoto. It is reported that the situation in
Rio indicates that the Peixoto government
is trembling and wiUsoon fall.
Dr. La Mouroux , cd'itor of the Rio News ,
Is said to bo In personal danger of assault
because of his boldness in printing the truth
about the situation in the city and the pro
gress of the revolution , .
The official statements sjnt in telegrams
from Peixoto's officials' tq Europe are filled
with absolute falsehood nndare utterly un
reliable. The feollng'bf the natives against
foreigners Is constantly fomented by these
government nowspapcrs.i Their hatred of
foreigners Is duo to tli6 gutter's firm refusal
to take sides with Poixoto in the present
struggle. rt
Business In Rip Its entirely suspended.
Vessels in the port , connot , obtain either
ballast or cargo. 'Dire ' distress prevails In
all parts of the cityForpigners complain
of the lack of protection and they have in
voked the protection , "of the powers repre
sented by the foreign vessels/ now In the
harbor of Rlb"de Janofro.
News from Rio GrandOidpSul reports that
the revolutionists 'have , cap'tiifed Cachn-
bentras after a sev9ro flgh , v f . _
, F ruviuti ARVilra.
LIMA , Peru ( vla'Qafy.eston . , Tex. ) , Oct. 24.
[ By Mexican Cable to the New York
Herald Special to TnB BEE. 1 The House
Of Deputies has approved several clauses of
the monetary tyll flow under considera
tion urd the export duty on silver bars
has been abolislfed ; V3 ! per cent of
the Import duties will be payable
in gold coin after April 1 next and only
Peruvian silver coin will hereafter be legal
tender throughout tho.pntlro republic. Tha
Senate has authorized the .administration
to issue n'loan of l',000fooO silver soles , guar
anteed by the excise d'tities , the tax on opium
and 40,000 tons of guano from the Chincha
Islands.
A splendid banquet was given to Dr. Can-
dame by the captain of the British steamer
Arequipa and the'port.'authorities . the other
° ayAdvices . , , „
Advices from the seaport towns of Pisco
and Tambomora , say th'at there has been'a
great decrease In the ojcpth of the harbors
tnoro recently , probably owing to volcanic
upheavals.
l.nborrm Alnqtr He free.
SAX JOSEV Costa IJIca ( via Galveston
Tex. ) , Oct. 34. [ By Mexican Cable to.the
New York Herald Special to THE BEE. ]
President Pena Barrios today decreed that
labor should henceforth bo free all over the
country. By this decree the old Institution
of forced labor is abollsliodi Tills pernicious
system was nothing iCSs than u' form of'
slavery thinly disguised.
VAU'AHAISO , Chill ( via Galveston , Tex. ) ,
Oct. 24. [ By Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to TUB BEE. ] The
volcano on Mount Calbucu has again become
active , and the streets of Orsorio are filled
with piles of ashes which have boon thrown
up from the crater , Trafllo is-almost stopped
by the ashes on the roads near by. Great
alarm exists among the natives lest the
eruptloim should assume more dangerous
proportions ,
CKOHi httf ASM ) 13.
lr Henry I.och Olvun Full Control or tilt )
Mittnbele Cnipp lKii.
CAI'E TOWN , Ot't.24. Tlioro seems to bo
quite a nice fight In progress between Sir
Henry Loch , theooramailder-in-clnof of the
British forces now advancing , against King
Lobengula , and HOIK fCocil Rhodes , the premier
mior of Capo ( Joldiiy. It if * announced
hero that Sir HeijrV Loch , nettled
at * some instructions * nt to him by the
colonial premier , curtly formed the littler
that ha , as governnlctit ilgh commissioner
and coinmnnder-m-ci'Whiis ! solo control of
the settlement of &hf ) Matabelo question.
Sir Henry Loch ailUs tit at. power In this
mutter has boon rclugatrjl to him by the im
perial government , \ Hoc ! Cecil Rhodes is
understood to have entvreia protest against
this arrangement and taWvo cabled to Lon
don to the marquis of Hlfon , the secretary
of state for the u'oJonlM. I
This dispute among pepplu hlirh In authorIty - .
Ity in Capo Colony is causjup a great deal of
comment here , as Cucll Uhoileg is on the
scene of action and Is unJorstoocl to have the
confidence of the colonial * .
It is announced here that the marquis nt
Rlpon is in sympathy with the Mutabolo
natives and that ho looks upcn the present
war as not being Justified , and as being moro
of a speculation than n de..irn to protect set
tlers nguinst the deprtnlutloiu of blood
thirsty natives , U'ljisi too , in a certain
degree , uxplulna the apparent laxity of the
government iiv&howinai its hand In the
present desperate pnsa , lu , spite of those
facts it is admitted a decisive brittle must
bo fought before anj settlement can b'o ar
rived at , and wlfh this pbject in view the
British are pushing forward toward BulUt
wayo. the capital 01 Kiii'j ; /ibetigula'h I tcrrl
tory.LONDON
LONDON , Ooi. ! M , An Exchange Telegram
company dlip.uch B.iys that considprablo
consternation hus been caused In Capo
Colony by inn iwiloa of the Impimui govern
ment lit practically placing tltc settlement
of tin ) Matabolo dispute In the hands of Sir
Henry Lo i and tauiug U entirely out of thu
handt of Premier Rhodes and of the
ON SECO.NU
EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE
Governor Orotmsa Contemplating Galling
the Legislature Together.
WILL BE TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION
Snmo Sonded dinner * In tlio Stnto'n Char
ter Will Ho Hiigccfttcd for Submit *
( Ion to tlio I'conlo in 1HIU
Not Decided On.
A member of the legislature Is authority
for tlio statement that there will bo n spo-
clnl session of the luwmaldng body of the
state during the coining winter , niul Ills
source of information is ono of the state ofll-
cors , with whom Governor Crounso
was talking about the matter. The
executive Is reported to have said that
ho contemplated Issuing a call for an extra
session to convcno about the lat of
March. A number of tlio legislative mem
bers , who have expressed themselves on the
subject , were of the opinion that the tlmo
nnmcd was too late , ana In casa nn extra
session Is called nn earnest effort will bo
made to have the governor flx the time at
least a month oarllor than hu Is said to con
template doing. The objects for which
such a session would bo ordered are , of
course , a matter wholly of speculation , but
It Is opposed that short appropriations and
constitutional amendments would bo the
principal moving causes.
( iovoruor UrouuHo on the Topic.
Governor Crounso wa In the city las t
evening , and 'was ashod concerning the
rumor of an extra session. Ho wao not In
clined to discuss tlio inattor very much. In
detail , and scorned to think it doubtful If n
session would bo called. Ho said that ho
would have to bo convinced of the extreme
urgency for such a step before ho would bo
willing to put the state to so gro.it an
expense as an extra session would entail.
Ho did not think it at all probable that
the legislature would adjourn sine dlo within
six weeks or two months after it was
called together , and the impression was con
voyed that this supposed tendency on the
part1 of the legislative members would
prompt the fixing of the date as late as the
1st of March in order that the rush of spring
work on the farm might crowd granger
members to push legislation to as speedy a
conclusion as possible.
The governor said that it would not bo
necessary to reconvene the legislature to
increase appropriations , as it would bo possible - '
siblo to got along with the amounts ap
propriated at the regular session , although
it would require the continued exercise of
euro in the management of the institutions.
Ho tiouirlit | there would 'not bo so much
difficulty In doing this If it was known that
the reserve was small , as there was a
tendency to extravagance when It was
understood that thord was a good supply of
available cash in the bank.
Amend the Constitution.
Ho said that if an extra session was to be
.called . , Jt vpplil r Jjanlj jb.fprtho purpose
of parsing upon proposed "constitutional
amendments to bo submitted to the people
next fall , and ho was not aware that there
was stihlclont urgency to warrant calling
the legislature together for this nlone ,
although he was of the opinion that the
adoption of certain amendments to the con
stitution would , result in a saving to the
state in two years , sufficient- offset all
that an extra session would cost.
Ho said that ho proposed to test the feel
ing of a number of the most prominent citi
zens in various portions of the state regard'
ing the advisability of calling an extra ses
slon , and see what the sentiment of the
people was on this point. He could only
state that if emergencies arose or if the
situation seemed to require it he would issue
the call.but otherwise ho would not.
TILISU'S CO31311X MUItDRK.
Unknown ninn Shot mid I'liicnil on the Itnlt-
roucl 'Iriick at liuncroit.
BANCROFT , Nob. , Oct. ! M. jSpeclal Tele
gram to THE BEB.J The unknown man
found dead hero this morning on the side
track of the railroad , at first supposed to
have been killed by u train , was found by
the coroner's Jury to have first been sfiot by
some person unknown and then placed on
the track to cover up the crime.
The dead man was ono of the four tramps
who were in town yesterday and last night ,
and wore trying to soil somu clothing ,
which had evidently been stolen. A pair of
boy's pants was found close by the man's
body , which matched in color a coat ho was
tr.vlnsr to sell , A revolver was found near ,
and $1 on his person. All of the men hud
been drinking during the evening , and had
been heard quarreling among themselves.
evidently over the proceeds of the sale of
the stolen goods.
They'were known to have hart $9 , and
probably a much larger sum , in their posses
sion. A few tninntivi before the freight
trains , which meet hero at 100 : ! ! p. m. . ar
rived , two pistol shots were heard , Two
bullet holes were found In the deceased's '
head at the innucst this morning.
Two of the gang I Kid left before the dis
covery of the dead man this mornlnir , and
the other ono was still hero , but left before
the coroner arrived , and hence no arrests
have been made. The names of nonu of
them are known. At Kiuerson last Satur
day the four uro known to have registered
at one of the hotels , nnd the dead mtn : there
registered under the name of L. King of
Blair , though this Is not thought to bo his
correct name ,
The revolver which was found near the
dead man had not been discharged. The
tramps are likely to bo found somewhere
along the railroad between here and Omaha ,
as they were deadheading their way.
1'HAIItlR JflttKH.
Muoh Property Iiiiiuiieil by I'lro In Jlolt
County , Nelnimkii.
ArpiSBOX , Nob. , Oct. 24. Devastating
prairie fires have been sweeping over the
prairie lands in the southwestern part of
the county. A strii > forty mites long and ten
miles wide has been burned over , consuming
thousands of tons of hav , and in several
places burning numbers of cattle and hoes ,
It is now thought to bo tiudor control.
MavemnntH of Oro.iu Htuumori , Oct. ! M.
At Glasgow Arrived Peruvian , from
New York ,
At Hull Arrived Francisco , from Now
York.
At Southampton Arrived Luhn , from
Now York.
At New York Arrived \Yfcstcvnlniid ,
from Antwerp.1
Cholera nt Illllmo.
Biuuo , Oct. "t. Thirty-six now cases
and twenty-two deaths from cholera have
been reported hero during the past four
davs.
The disease Is now conflnnil to the town
and has censed to make its apio.ir\inuo | out
side of the city limits.
Munition * ol Wur for liiurll.
NB V YOHK , Oct. 21.There Li an air of
mystery regarding negotiations that are
pending between a well known mercantile
firm of thl city and .he agents here of the
HotchkUs Ordnance company of London
relative to the purchase of n largo quantity
of munitions of war for account of some
South American country , presumably Urn/il.
The linal contract was signed Friday. The
contracting parties nro the llotchklss Ord >
nnnco company of London and Messrs. Flint
& Co. of 00 Broad street , this city. U Is said
that the guns to bo furnished uro of the Im
proved rapid firing naval pattern and are to
bo used as secondary batteries on war ves
sels. Edward W. Very , representative of
the llotchklss company , said ho would
neither afllrm nor deny the report.
n.in jM.v/M AXI > inn n.ixicuit * .
Now Vork llnnncvr Find Tlioniiolrr * In
Drop Troulilc ,
NBW YOHK , Oct. 24. Tim police have boon
busy the past few days hunting up directors
of the dofunot Madison Square bank who
are under charge of mismanagement. And
they have boon signally successful In the
search.
At 11 o'clock this morning the district at
torney's ofllco presented nn unusually ani
mated appearance. Bankers , brokers nnd
lawyers hustled around and hold hurried
conversations In odd cornors.
Dotectlves from the Central ofllco , to the
number of about seven , walked In with the
president nnd some directors of the defunct
banit. The first to arrive was Simon Otton-
berg , who was arrested this morning at the
olllco of a cigar manufactory. Ho was
.quickly joined by President Joseph G.
Blunt. Andrew L. Soulard came next , with
Sergeant Titus , nnd another detective es
corted Cashiur Thompson down from head
quarters , and Frederlcic Ahlinau ar
rived a few minutes later. All the
directors , whoso names were mentioned ,
have pecn arrested with the exception of F.
A. Kurshecdt , who Is sick in bed , and
Charles E. Scelovor , who is residing at Pas-
sale , N. J. Tlio latter refuses to come to
this city without n. requisition. The name
of Director t/xwrcneo P. Fitzgerald does not
appear on any uf the paper in the case.
Bail bonds were prepared and there
seemed to be no scarcity of bondsmen.
*
These Rare Hull.
The following is a list of the directors
who furnished bail and were released today :
President Blunt , $10,000 ; Frederick Uhlman ,
S5.000 ; Andrew C. Soulard , $5,000 ; Koimld T.
McDonald , $10,000 ; Simon Ottcnburg , fo.OOO.
All the men are held under ono general
warrant , charging them with participating
in the fraudulent Insolvency of a moneyed
corporation. There is a charge of forgery
against McDonald and a churgo of forgery
against Blant.
Counsellor Untor meyer , for the receivers ,
was seen by a reporter today. Among other
things he said : "When the bank failed It
was found a secret agreement was made at
the time the notes were discounted which ,
In practical effect , made the loans almost
perpetual because the bonds were not al
lowed to bo sold under i 0 , and $ ! )0 ) was not
obtainable. The claim 4s that McDonald ,
taking advantage of his position as acting
president of the bank , changed the entire
character of the security. Before that it
could have been sold , but with that endorse
ment It became unsalable. It would ap
pear as though this was a very serious of-
f.enso and not _ u mere technical crime. "
The hearing of the case was sot down by
Judge Martin for November 4 , when all the
directors will bo examined. All assert their
innocence and have demanded a hearing.
Embezzling Hank 1'rcildent.
TOPEKA , Oct. 24. W. D. Smalloy of Hia
watha , and until throe weeks ago president
of tho. First National bank of that place ,
has been arrested by United States Marshal
'WalKereiargad ] wltU cmbczzlhiii. , unds. of.
the bank , Smalloy was indicted by the feu- '
oral grand jury for appropriating to his own
use funds of the bank. There are three
counts ' against him , ono for embezzing $5,000 ,
auo'thor for $830 and ono for $309.
Mr. Smalloy is ono of the prominent men
of Hiawatha and isat-tho head of several
institutions In the city. Ho was brought to
Topeka and gave $1,400 bond for his appear
ance.
Made un
PiiiMnci.i'iiu , Oct. ! M. The Common
Sense Bicycle Manufacturing company has
filed an assignment for the benefit of credi
tors to Frank Parvln , assignee. Mr. Pnrvin
was thd secretary of the company , the presi
dent beinc D. P. Pottit. The assignment
assigns no real estate and was made as a re
sult of a resolution by the board ot directors
,011 , October 9. _
Trouble * of it Winning Firm.
SAX FHAXCISCO , Oct. 24. The creditors of
Wright , Bowne & Co. , the big whaling firm
which Is temporarily embarrassed , have
grunted thorn a year's time In which to set
tle. The firm IB said to be solvent and it is
thought that they will have no difficulty in
paying. _
National Dank * Kuopcn.
- PonTiAj.Mi , Ore. , Oct. 24. The Puget Sound
National bank of Everett , Wash. , and the
First National bank of Ellensburg , Wash , ,
which closed their doors during the recent
financial panic , have reopened for business.
-
OVSIt KMJIAMfMEXT ,
Wreck of n I'amcnecr Train on the Indiana
& Illinois Southern.
EFFINCIIIAM , 111. , Oct. 24. The outbound
passenger train on the Indiana & Illinois
Southern railroad wai wrecked hero at
0 o'clock tonight. Tlio roar coach be ;
came derailed and went over an cinuaniunon t ,
turning over twice with thirteen passen
gers In it. Benjamin Jewell is fatally in
jured , while all the olhor occupants of the
car are more or loss seriously hurt. The
victims were taken to Mercy hospital , this
city , where they are receiving medical aid ,
The moro seriously Injured are as follows :
S. G. SIIAKKS. Greenville , 111. , fatally.
GEOUOK 1C STISVKXSON , Saratoga , N. Y.
DENSON JBWKI.IJ , KffiuKhain. >
Mils. II , M. LiciiTiiit. Kffingham.
Fiiiii ) IlAiiNKs , Terre Hauto.
CONDUCTOll ClUlll.r.'i ACKEUMAN.
FKi.it trim A ( J
llullilor * Killed and Injured by n
Falllni ; Mp.in.
BROOKI.YK , Ind. , Oct. 24. A terrible acci
dent occurred near this place this afternoon ,
resulting in the death of ono man and the
injury of four. The Wrought I von Bridge
company of Canton , O. , Is erecting an iron
brldgo over White river ut Henderson Ford ,
two mile's from this city , The center sec
tion gave way and , fell with a crash hoard
miles away ,
.T. V. 1IEELK of Brooklyn fell a dlUanco of
sixty foul , bronklni. Ills neck ,
WILLIAM I'lTHKM of iIMnvlllo , Ind. , was
tjitdly hruriod and Injured Internally , will
probably ille.
J. 10. MiitioN , spine injured , severe bruises.
THOMAS Scitooai.Ns , Morgantown , Ind. ,
head badly bruised.
AI.UEUT HAHVEY , Brooklyn , bad hip bruise.
Hellof that the Ituvenuo Txx Will Ilo In-
orenioil JMnkt'H HuilnoM CIooil.
Pr.ouiA , 111. , Oct. 34. [ Special Tolocrarn
to TUB UKE.I--TIIO Whisky trust is showing
a sudden revival of industry , which can bo
attributed to nothing ttlbe than a belief that
tlio tax on whisky will bo raised by con
iross. ; Today orders were sent out from
mm hoattquaaters hero for the I m mod la to
starting up of the distilleries at Pokin , Ht.
Paul , Omalm and Nebraska City.
Five of .the trust houses here ore already
running and evwu with that the officers of
tha company say they nro hardly able tp
Itoopup with the remarkable demand for
spirits which iKissuduenly developed. Thu
trust still has several millions of ( rallonu of
spirits in store from the immense stock It
manufactured when the samn belief was
prevalent lust winter.
hint Alive.
WAIISIW , Oct. -General Gourks , al
though very 111 , Is not dead , as reported by
tUo no ITS pms at Cracow.
SNEAKED AT SUNSET
Uohind the Bars in Daytitno but Bofora
Thorn at Night
TESTIMONY OF A COUNTY JAIL INMATE
David Eamsoy , Ono of Bennett's ' Boanlora ,
Enjoyed tfauy Liberties ,
SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER LOCK AND KEY
Pcrmiltdto Visit a District Where Vioo
Has Sandbagged Virtue.
ANOTHER INSTANCE OF BENNETT'S ' LAXITY
H ltl in Itnnortnnt WUncM In tlio Oolit-
mlth Trial , UtiiiMoy U ( liven Opportu
nities to KIIOIIIIC HU Frequent
Visit * to n Saloon.
Another case of glaring mismanagement
in connection with the affairs of the Douglas
county jail developed yesterday afternoon.
The facts came to light In Judge Koysor's
: ourt room , where Louis Goldsmith Is on
rial for the allowed shooting of Alfred C.
'atterson. Among the witnesses for the
state was David Ittunsey , a cook , who w.Ts
called to tlio stand to testify to certain facts
. onuectcd with the shooting. On cross-
examination ho testified to a number of ad-
llllonal occurrences which were not down on
ho program.
Hamsoy was hold by the police as a wit
ness at the time of the shooting and was
committed to tlio county Jail in default of
WOO bail. According to his sworn testimony
yesterday- confinement was nothlug moro
than a pretense. Not only was ho allowed
the freedom of the city at night without a
uard , but oven after the trial had begun ho
ivas allowed nn opportunity to go out alone
to the resluquco of the man against whom
ho was to testify , and thus offer every
opportunity for the accused to corrupt or
secrete an Important witness if he was so
disposed.
Ills Sworn Testimony.
Toward the close of '
Ilamsoy's cross-ex
amination yesterday Mr. Mahoney , the
counsel for the defense , asked the wltnes
as to his whereabouts on the preceding ,
( Monday ) evening.
"I was down town , " replied the witness.
"Was any onoiwlth you { "
' No ; I was alono. "
"What time did you leave the jail ? "
"About half past 7 o'clock. "
"Where did you go after leaving the jail ! "
"I wont down to Goldsmith's saloon. "
"Did you not accompany Louis Goldsmith ,
the defendant In this case , to his'houso ? "
"Yes. I did. " : ' -
"While there did you not make a proposi
tion to Goldsmith " that If ho would give you
| 25 you -would not 0 back to the Jail , but
would leave the country so as not to appear
against hltnl" N. „ v
"No. "
Win n Common Occurrence.
"Havo you over loft the Jail before and
gone down to Goldsmith's saloon at night ) "
"Yes. "
"How many times ? "
"A good many. "
"As many as twenty-five times ? "
"No , I guess not so many as that. "
"Have you been there ten times1
"Oil , I don't know. I have boon there u
good many times. "
Inquiry at Goldsmith's saloon developed
the fact that Hamsoy , who was supposed to
bo confined at the county Jail In order that
ho might bo on hand when his testimony
was wanted , had been an almost nightly
visitor at the saloon. Mr. L. A. Goldsmith ,
the proprietor of the establishment , said
that Ramsay had boon at the saloon probably -
ably thirty or forty times since the shooting.
This was confirmed by Louis Goldsmith ,
who also admitted that Ramsey had mot
him at the saloon on Monday night and had
gene with him from there to his house.
Iliiumoy unil Ilnvonuc.
When asked concerning the alleged fact
that Ramsey had asked him for money to
get out ot town while at the house , Gold *
smith aflirmcd that the witness had made
such a proposition. When asked If $ 'J5 was
the figure at which Ramsey valued his ab
sence , Goldsmith said that he could have
bought him oft for less than half that If he
had wanted to. Ho refused to give him any
money , after which Uamsoy went away.
Hamsoy has only been in town since March
lust. Ilo worked for a time at the Rlchllou
hotel and slnco his Imprisonment has as
sisted m cooking the food for the prisoners
at the county Jail. According to his sworn
statements ho had the privilege to go down
down after dark at nearly any time ho
pleased. On none of thcso nocturnal trips $
was ho accompanied by an officer , and
whether ho returned to the Jail or not was a
matter that lay entirely within his discro-
tloii.
Indignation Among Attorney * .
The statements of Ramsey caused not a
little surprise among the lawyers in tha
court room , "What is the use of having
witnesses committed to the county Jail for
safekeeping , " remarked a prominent crim
inal lawyer , "If they tire to bo allowed to KO
out after dark the tmno as any one else ? Ona
of the principal reasons why those witnesses
uro kept under lock and key is to keep thorn
from being corrupted or got out of the way
by interested parties , but hero a man In
allowed to go out at his option and visit the
very man whom his evidence was expected
to assist in convicting , If thodefendunt hud
been disposed to pay him tlio pnco be could
just us well have crossed the river and got
out of reach us to have come back to tha
jail. If such laxity as this Is to b per
mitted , the holding of important witnesses
in criminal cases is only a farco. "
IJK.NXKTf TO I
Ill Allowing Mosliur I'rlvllecen , He Ilai
Not Commit or JMurnlml White.
There was a feeling of sadness and gloom ,
lingering In the vicinity of the county jail
yesterday , and all the parties ha vlnguliy ofll-
ciul connection with the institution are as
duino as oysters , declaring that they nro op
posed to appearing in print.
This feeling of sadness has been brought
about by the expose of tlio methods which
Sheriff Bennett has adopted to make tha
dally life of Dank Wrecker Moshor one con. '
tlnuous round of pleasure and riotous
living. Moshcr ( s out In an affidavit ,
In which ho swears to a statement
of facts , trying to place the lie on the ex
pose that has boon ftlvon to tha publlo , but
he inalcs u job of the whole buduoss and
admits it.
In this affidavit which ho has given to th ?
publlo he aver * that ho nuver vUlied NeilU