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THE OMAHA : 'DAILY ' BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOIlfrlfrO , DRCHtfBEU 12 , 1803. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. SCOLDED BY HOAR Cleveland's ' Hawaiian Policy Scored by the Masjachusetts Senator. HE INTRODUCES ANOTHER RESOLUTION Further Information Upon the Subject Earnestly Insisted Upon. CLEVELAND'S ' AUTHORITY QUESTIONED Mr. lllount's ' [ light to Act as Commissioner to Hawaii Doubted. GRAY DEFENDS THE PRESIDENT'S ' ACTION Cunitlilrratliin of tlio Ilrsnlutloti Deferred Until Today Kipcctf-d llolmtu on the I' I cell mi I.RIT liopcnl Did Not Occur lu the Hume. WASHINGTONDeo. . 11. In the senate to day the unexpected happened and thft ex pected failed to materialize. Tlio expected polltlcel debate of the federal election law repeal was averted by Mr. Hill of Now York niqulcscln ? In the suggestion of Mr. Hoar that the hill should bo referred to the com mittee on privileges and elections. No ono expected debate on the Hawaiian question until the resolution , calling for Information , agreed to by the senate lust week had been complied with by the executive. Today , however , Mr. Hoar submitted another rcso- lutlsn calling upon the president for specific answers to questions which , literally com piled with , would lay before the senate and the country the history of the actions of the administration In the Hawaiian matter. After a lively debate between the author of the resolution and Mr. Gray of Delaware , the resolution went over until tomorrow. Mr. Hour's Itenolntlon. Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts offered the fol lowing resolution , attacking by implication the picsldcnt's Hawaiian policy : That the president bo requested to Inform thu senate If , In Ills opinion , It Ixi not , Incon sistent , with the public Imerc.st-t whether any persons whoso mimes Imd not been submitted tothuscnuto for Its advice amlcimbunt , mid , If so , what person has be-on appointed since ihn 4th day of March , 18Qi. : to represent the I'nlttui states in uio unvr.mun ISIUIUIH mm whether such person luls been accredited to Iho prenldentof tlit ) executive ) and advisory council of the Hawaiian Islands , and whether such person Ims hoi-n pri'senli'd to the head of tliocovonitnontof the Hawaiian islands , and whether uiiy. If so > what authority has been ttlven lOHiich pun-on touching thu.relations of- ihls government , to the then n.xlsllnz or other Kiivermnontnf the UluniU and the protection of American citizens therein , and whuthcr any ( Ilscrutionnry power has been Committed to such person to determine when the naval forces of Iho 1'nlted .States should bo landed therein or withdrawn therefrom , and whether any authority has1 been committed In mob person to nsu physical force In the terri tory afsnld Kovi'rnmcnt ' ; or to land an armed force them ; and whether such person has been authorized or bus , In fact , corrc pondcd lu regard to the public ull'ulrH of the iovern- inentof the Hawaiian Islands \vltH liny private person , nowsjmpsr or any other periodical , or lias been authorized to. or bin ; . In , fact , under taken to receive oirsitld Hawaiian Islands , the testimony of nny private person , or has 10- qucsicd or received written communications Iroin any prlvtKo person In regard to the law ful and existing Government thereof or the circumstances under which said HxKtlnt ; gov ernment was established or any otlior.innttars j-olnllni ! to the public nlTulrs thereof ; and if any such appointment or authority has been iniiilo or Riven. I'nrthor , to Inform the HOiiato whether thu same was made or given at n tlmo when the senate was In session or hns contin ued In force during any session of thu sunutu or of coiiRrovi , ami any paperucutlnx thereof ; and , further , whether such appointment or authority wit * communicated to the MiimtH ( InrltiK any session thereof , and , further , when any person bus accepted or nn- dertiiKen to accept the ollioo of commissioner or publiu minister , under what powers afore said , orany of them , lias bu undertaken In nny correspondence with the Rovurmiiuia of Hawaii or any prlvato person to doserlbo lilm- M > lf as commissioner of thu united Slates. tilvcn to I'rlciully Xowspitjion. Mr. Hoar commented upon the fact that Information communicated by the president to certain senators , under tlio seal of confi dence , h. d been freely given out to the rep resentatives of four newspapers known to hoonions , thorough-going ho hud almost said unscrupulous supporters of the admin istration. If that allegation wore true , said Mr. Hoar , It seemed to' him as gross a viola- tionof the constitution as was ever charsed upon or Imputed to any public official. " It \vn not necessary to say to the scnuto or to the administration people that nny attempt to usurp the power of appointing or commis sioning such oOlccr without the consent of the senate was an attempt to usurp all the diplomatic relations of the government. Mr. Hoar road the Associated press cable gram from London in which Minister Bayard expressed his opinion on the Hawaiian question. Ho said If tint dis patch were true , it was also trno that Ore.\t Britain had been taken into n confldenco with the administration which the senate and the American people had not shared. If it wcro true that the president , the senate being in session , had authorized an officer to exercise paramount diplomatic authority In anotl.or country , with a power with which the United States was at peace , directed the council and the resident minister to promote his success by every means in his power , placed the archlovcs under his com- pl.Uo and untrammelcd control , authorized him to employ at Ins discretion the naval power and to land or withdraw tne forces of the United States at will , and had given him tha title , which was cnumerutiid , as one of the titles nf the diplomatic officers in the act of congress , the president was stand ing ( in Hoar's judgment ) upon very slippery ground , und he had better stoo on to turra tirma rapidly and at once. Standing on Slippery liroiinil , If , In thn next place , such nn official en tered that territory and established corro- bpondcnco with private persons about its publiu atTalrs , taking tCHlimouy , .written communications , receiving xvrlltaji communi cations and making replies thereto , that officer violated In a most press and palpable inanner the nxprcss written law'of the American people , and If lie reported that action to the president and It was approved anil ( ho president made himself an accom plice after the act In that violation of law , ho ( the president ) was standing upon not only slippery , but very ttiln ground , es pecially If , after that act of this public com missioner , lie proceeded to decorate him with a uew diplomatic appointment. "The ostrich , " said Mr. Hoar , puts its head In the caml , and thinks it will not bo BCCII. Thi ) rhinoceros hides in his mud pud dle und breathes through his nose and thinks he will not be seen , but neither of these are lit nnd suitable precedents for the president gf the I'nltcd .States , The people have a riifht to know , wish to know and will know - let mo say to my honorable friends the truth In this matter. " Mr ( jray , democrat of Dehwaro , said jio did not Intend to bo drawn Into u discus- eion of the Hawaiian matter , even if the senator from Massachusetts could not re strain himself Irani an indulRcnco in his habit pf si-oldlng an administration belong ing ton parly the opposite of his own. He mild Mr Hoar had scolded all through Mr. I'lovclund's llrst administration anil had H-oldea him back into ( ho white house. Mr. Cr.iy thought the resolutions should go o.or until tomorrow. Mr Hoar objected to Mr Uray's giving to liU remark * the character of scolding. \Vctit Over I'nlil Tiul.iy , After some d'gonssiou the resolution went over until tomorrow Air , Hill , in view of the complaint ( hit the minority had had no opportunity to report on the elections bill , moved that It bo re ferred to tbo committee on privileges and election * . As Mr. Culloin desired to submit sonic re marks on thn subject , the bill was allowed to remain on the calendar and the house bill will boeferrcd to the committee on privi leges and elections. The senate then , on motion of Mr. Gor man , proceeded to the consideration of executive - ecutivo business and at'ttD adjourned until tomorrow. . IN THI : iioust : . Iteptilillcnnn Wlthdriur Their Objection to the I't-.ih ' Illll. WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. The session of the house was brief and uninteresting today. .Several bills of no imiiortance wcro passed ( luring the morning hours nnd nn agreement was inane by which Tuesday or WcdncsdaJ would bo devoted to the consul oration of the bill for the admission of Utah. The bill to rovlow the claims arising out of the cap tured and abandoned property act aroused the partisan opposition of republicans and notice was served on the democratic sldo by Mr. Heed that this bill could only be consid ered under the stress of a special order from the committee on rules. The remainder of the session , after the expiration of thu morning hour , was devoted to District of Columbia inattcru. When the morning hour arrived , Mr. Kil- gore of Texas was about to call up the bill for the admission of Utah when Mr. Ding ey on behiilf of the republican sldo , made a statement declaring that the bill was of too much importance to ho con sidered during the morning hour , but no ob- jectlnn would be made from his side It ample opportunity was allowed for debate and amendment. Thereupon General Wheeler asked unanimous consent that to morrow and Wednesday after the morning hour bo sot aside for its consideration. With out objection this order was mado. It is un derstood that a delegation from Utah was Instrumental in inducing the republican leaders to recede from their opposition of the bill. A bill fixing the time nnd places of HoldIng - Ing federal courts In Nebraska was passed. Mr. Culbcrson called up a bill to revive the act for the collection of claims arising under tho. captured and abandoned property act for the purpose , If possible , of effecting un agreement as to Its consideration. Mr. Heed refused to allow the agreement to be made and the bill was withdrawn. Mr. Mel { no of Arkansas called up a bill In structing the secretary of the interior to reserve - servo from sales out of the abandoned Fort ( Jammings military reservation in Now Mexico ice so much land as is necessary to insure a perpetual spring of water for the use of the public and thoKio Grande , Mexico & Pacific railroad. ' Without objection it passed. The house then took up the measures af fecting the District of Columbia , and at 3:30 : adjourned. W1I.SOVS TAKITP HIM , . Chances that llnvo Keen Made lu It Slnco Two Wcoku AKO. 'WASHINGTON ' Dsc. 11. The revised tariff- bill was laid before the full membership o the ways and means committee today. The changes whicti have been made during the , two weeks have been noted from time to time , the most important being in the pearl button and tin plate schedules. Members of the ma'jorlty of the committee say the changes made are mostly from ad valorem to speclllo duties , where such changes were necessary from a business standpoint. The bill this morning was taken up by the full committee by sections and the rcpuolican members offered amcnd- mcuts.and discussed the bill from time to th.no. Jt is the intention of the majority members Ip vote down all amendments of fered by the republicans and report the bill as soon us possible in its revised condition. The democratic committee offered the sugar schedule before adjournment , but no vote was taken ; neither was any amend ment offered. It is likely an amendment will bo offered tomorrow morning , but no changes will bo made. The majority mem bers say the bill , as it now stands , will bo reported to the houso. It'is expected that committee will b.o able to get through the consideration of the bill tomorrow , and It will bo reported to the house Wednesday or Thursday. During the discussion of the bill ex- Speaker Reed offered a resolution which re cited that , as it was shown thaf under tlio proposed bill the revenue would the $72,000- UOO short , it was desirable that tljo commit tee be informed in what way this doliciency should bo met. Mr. Wilson replied this deficiency would bo mudo ui > by iiiternat revenue taxation , but these schedules wopj not yet fomiiiate. The resolution was laid on the table by a party voto. Clnngeg that II-tva lirrn Mmle. The changes which were mada in tha tariff bill since It was given to the public two weeks ago are as follows : Tin lhuo From -10 per cent ad valorem to 1 ! ! > cents per pound , with a provision that the reduction shall not go into effect until October 1 , IS'.M. Pearl Buttons From 40 per cent ad vale rem to 1 cent per line and 15 per cent ad valorem. Velvet and tapistry Velvet carpets , figured or plain , printed on a the warp or otherwise , and all carpets or carpeting of a like character or description , increased from 25 to 30 per cent ad valorem. Tapestry Brussels carpets , plain or figured , and all carpets or carpeting of a llico character or description , printed on the warp or other wise , increased from " 5 to 39 per cent nd valorem. Treble ingr.iin Three ply unfl all chain , Venetian carpets , increased from 'J3 to 30 per cent ad valorem. Wool Dutch nnd two ply Ingrain carpets from 'M to IB per cent ad valorem. Druggets and back ings Printed , colored or otherwise , foil carpeting , irgurcd or plain , from 20 to 'Jo per cent ud valorem. Saxony , Wilton and Tow- may velvet cnrpats , llgured or plain , and all carpotini ; of a like character , from -3 to 30 per cent ad valorem. Carpets and carpeting of wool , Max or cotton , or composed of part of either , not specially provided for in this act , from 2U to " 5 per cent aa valorem. Tliat Wooliin Nclicilulu. A olmngo Is made in the time when the woolen schedule shall go Into effect. The llrst print of the bill stated the woolen schedule shall go Into cfTpst July 1 , IbUt. 1'hls is changed so that the wo ilcu schedule shall go into effect the same tfme as the re mainder of the bill. The silk schedule is now as follows ; Silk , partially manufactured from cocoons or from waste silk , and not further advanced or man ufactured than card ml or combed silk , y cents per pound. Thrown silk , not moro advanced than clngles , tram or ganzlnc sowing silk , twist , lloss and silk threads or yarns of every des cription , except spun sllic , 23 par cent ad valorem ; spun silk In skeins , cops , warps oren on brains , IH ) percent ad vatoivm Iu the pottery schedules Iho following ctuugcs have liccn made ; Magncsie lire brick , from free list to $1 p.'r ton ; clays and earths , wrought or manufactured decreased from $ - to f 1 per ton , The following Is left out of the bill ; Gran ite , common ware , plain whtto or cixum col ored , lustrcd or printed under glazu , in n single color , sponged , dipped or cdgad ware , U ) per csnt , - \ \ \ valorem. Undeeoratod china , porcelain , earthen and stoneware ' , etc. , re duccu from 40 to U3 per cent ad valorem , anil decorated from 45 to-It ) percent. Added | o Ull ) Illll. The following has bocn added Acetate o lead , white or brown and litharge , ; IO pe cent ad valorem In old billchanced tohlto ' . ' cents per pound ; brown. IV Ven.ts ; nth ureo , | ij cents. Nitrate of lead from VO par cent ad valorem to 1J , ' cents per pound. Orange , intnrrul mm rod lead , 83 per ecu ad valorem In old bill ; now , nnin o mineral 1ft vonl * per pound ; rod lead , 1'i cents im pound. White lead and white paint containing cap , dry or in pulp , or ground or mixud will CiUJ OS StCO.S'l ) riOB.j I ) W Fate of a Big Transport Which Hnd Been Caught on a Leo Shore. F. & P. M , NO. 3 HELD FAST ON THE ROCKS Dimciiltlct of HIP I.lfc-Snvlne Crew Two Wumcn Iteacticil nnd the Work Then Aliiiiidoncd Until 1.ill IT In tlio liny In n Heavy Sen. Doc. 11. In a blinding snow storm and a ternllo easterly gale , the pas senger and freight steamer F. & P. M. No. 3. of the Flint & Pero Mar- lucttc line was driven on the rocky shorejof White Fish bay at nn early hour this morn ing , The steamer lay exposed to tha full force of the gale and was momentarily swept by seas and spray , The steamer loft Ludington , Mich. , yes terday having a crew of about , liftccn men nnd-wlth a passen jr list numbering eighteen persons. The lake was exceedingly rough during the passage , Out it was not until approaching preaching the Wisconsin shore that the situation became alarming. During the night the gnlo steadily increased in violence and by 3 o'clock the storm was of unusual severity oven for this season of the year. About 3:80 : when the steamer was within twelve or thirteen miles of Milwaukee she encountered a blizeard. The air bcc.iiuo dense with drifting snow , which being driven by the g.ilc , completely obscured the north point light of Milwaukee and that at the Milwaukee pier. In the storm the steamer was carried off her course and In attempting to feel her way Into the bay she brought up on the rocks in White Fish bay , i Chose nn Awl < w rd Spot. The scene of the wreck is about six miles nortn of Milwaukee harbor. At that point thc.shoro.of the lake makes a sweep inland and forms a wide bay , but it is wholly un protected from a g lo from the oast. The bottom of the lake is a mass of huge boul ders , the shore Is steep and a bold ululT rises almost perpendicular from the water's edge. For this reason the efforts at rescue were attended with great difficulty and danger. As soon as the steamer struck the boulders she sounded signals of distress and word was telephoned to the city. The life-saving crow found that it would bo impossible to pull the surf boat to the wreck through the hcavy'seas and It was deemed equally Im practicable for a tugboat to tow the boat to White Fish bay. The boat was , therefore , placed nn the suri cart and taken overland o the beach opposite the spot where the dis- Dled steamer lay. Great difficulty was experienced in reach- ng the beach and when the crew finally ar- ivcd on the scone It was found "that the ilgh seas'a'nd the rocks that lined the bot- om of the bay made it difficult to use the urf boat. How und Where .Shu Lay. From thy beach the steamer appeared to > e in a very bad position. She lay about SUO o 1,000 feet from the snore and had swung tern to the seas. She was pounding hcav- ly on the rocks and was evidently full of vater. The passengers had taken refuge In ho cabin and appeared to be in no immedi- itc danger , but this fact did not deter the ife-savera from hastening the work of res cue. cue.The surf boat was speedily trundled to the ergo of the ice-covered beach and two score of willinc hands forced the boat into the vavcs. The crew pulled against a high gale and high seas , but after a struggle of fifteen ninntes the lifo savers reached the side of the vessel. The passengers and crew remained n the cabin until the surf boat was close o the steamer and then from the shore the crowd could see them assembled .around the ailing making preparations for leaving the vrecked , steamer. A whip was hastily ar- angcd on the gaff on the mainmast and to this a sling was attached. A woman was swung up ever the rail and carefully low ered and she was soon on the surf boat. Thn violence of the seas to which the small boat was fully exposed made tho.rescuo an ex ceedingly mfllcult matter. Again the whip was. swung and another woman was lowered over the side and was quickly grasped by the hardy surfmen. Decided to Wait. Then there was n hasty conference be tween the lifo savors and the captain of the steamer. The latter said that the vessel was in no danger of btcaicing up , and as the gale was evidently moderating , it was de cided to wait until laur in the day to. com plete tlie rescue. At that time it was thought , Iho work will bo attended by less difficulty und danger. The surf men experi enced no great hardship in malting a landing. As the boat crushed through the ice and was hauled on to the beach ono of the women taken from tlio steamer sprang to the gunwale of the boat und thence onto the snow covered sand , refusing all offers of assistance. She is Mrs. Augusta Peterson , wife of a surf man of the IslingtonMicli..llfe-savingcrow. Her companion was Miss Flora Gundormnn , also of Ludinglon , who was on her way to Chi cago. The women state that none of the passengers suffered materially from their ex perience. The F. & P. M. No. 3 is one of the five steamers owned by the Flint & Fere Marquoito ItalUvny company , running between Milwaukee and Ludlngton , Mich. The live boats are named wish the initials of the road and consecutive numbers re spectively from 1 to 5. The F. & P. M. No. 3 was the third steamer built for the line. She Is very strong and seaworthy , and was especially designed for winter service. Tbo b.ii' , was built i at Detroit In 1838 by the Dry Dock company. She rates Al * on the Insurance register and is valued at tSO.OOO. Her cargo consists of general merchandise , the value of which is not known. Late this afternoon the other passengers were brought on shorn by surf boats. Karly in the day onu of the steamer's lifo boats brought seven men ashorq. lliey wcro sore in person and wcro William Cnnnon of tha Ludlngton life siting crew and .lames Mag- nor Steward of the steamer and four of the crew of the steamer. Peterson had churno of the boat and all hands worn life preservers for an emergency. Another \Viscuinln Count Wreck STUIKIEOX BAY , Wis : , Deo. 11. The scow' Southsldc , laden with wood hecamo water logged and was abandoned by. her crow off Halley harbor ; Tlio crow were unable to land , owing to slush ice , and were rescued by a tug , The Southsldo Is owned in Mil waukee. She will prove a total loss. .UB.V .ll.JWJ OHKfUL , Chicago Scientific Student * ( lot Figaro * from thu Iliiamplnyml. CmcAflo , Dec. 11. Ono thousand starving men huddled shivering In the corridors of the city hall last night while among them moved n college professor and fifteen .stu- dents making potcs and studyin ? social prob lems with the salentitli ) interest of the soul- lesss dentist. The hundreds of men us they lay on the cold tile floors or fougit | ( or places near the steam healers wcro iuestiuned | by Prof , llourwitch of Uio UmverJily of Chicago cage and his class lu biutistlcs. A list of queries had been prepared with n vfew to developing data regarding tlio unemployed of ChitMgo , All those iuesttoned | denied being bn gara und cxprubird anxiety for work , The irrcatcr number arc unmarried. The men bald they went n bio to'uet no work outside of odd jobs by which they could earn but ? 1 a week or less. Olympla on Trtiil , SAN Fiuxneco , Dee. 11" At noon today the cruiser Oiyinpia went out to sea to make thcotlUlal test of her t > pucd in thu Santa Barbara channel I'hk'l Ivnctnccr Morris suyi that the machinery is now working without the Mlehtest frictlnn and the cruiser Is In far belter condlllim than on the occa sion ot the recently attempted trial. He Is confident thaOlympia Trill tnako nn average of twenty-two nnd ono-hnir knots. jtnr.u wt/HTBcwj.i.vs. lnplci ) : nnt Kxpcrtcnco uf I'aMencern on n Trim ItMllrtmif. Atvux , Tex. , Dec. 'lli ' The express car looted of all the money nnd valuables In the safe ; every v.iEsengcr In Iho coaches robbed of tholr purses , watches and Jewelry ; n pistol balj In the shoulder of Fireman Ed Corrlgan , is the record of the holdup and plunder bf the northbound in ternational passenger train at Duval sta tion , flttccn miles north of Austin ot mid night last nlqh ; . Corrigan's wound is painful , but not dan gerous. The amount of money taken from the express ear and' ' passengers Is not yet accurately known. Tlio gang's Identity Is not yet learned , thoncli the trainmen give good descriptions of txvo of them. The train passed this city last night at 11'JO : In charge of Conductor Joe Thomas , with Engineer Ed Itutlcdgo and "Red" Corrlifan fireman. Approaching Duval. fifteen miles north , Engineer Kutlcclgo dis covered the switch qpcn and promptly brought the train to n standstill. Just as ho stopped the train two well armed men with revolvers covered him. Fireman Corrigan was a little slow , and the fellow who had a gun drawn on him fired , making an ugly wound In Corrigan's loft shoulder. The firing of this shot was the signal for a regular fiif.ilado from both sides of the : train and in front , shattering tho. headlight , windows nnd all. The bandits then attacked the express car in charge of Messenger Huflln- per , who was compelled to open the car and the safe. Speedily rellovlup It of all valu ables , the two robbers Joined 'their confeder ates and a. raid was made on the passenger coaches , the trainmen , being In ft , under guard. Three men pasted through the coaches while those on the outside kept up a constant and rapid tiro" to Intimidate the passengers , many of whom when the bandits entered were hiding under the scats. But the robbers made them all deliver their money , watches and linger rings. Ono man did the robbing while the others held six- shooters. When the second passenger coach was entered ono robber left ti package on the coal box and after tbe'robbqry it was discovered to bo an express paokqgo containing fSOO. The robbers did not enter the sleepers. Messenger Bufliturcr docs not know how much money the express safe contained , but the run on Sunday night'is light. After going through the train , the robbers got away as quickly as possible In the dark ness toward the mountains. The amount of booty is variously estimated at from $10,000. to $50,000. ' i i It is supposed the gang is the same which made the big haul at" . Piano. Tex. Ofticers left in pursuit. Messenger."Bufllnccr thinks there were six men in-the cang. They all were masks. The btlrJdt'sworo ! : very abusive and seemed to b'o drunirS cursing and strik ing passengers us.they proceeded. CALLED. Testimony for the I'ronodutlon In I ho Coueh- Illl Trlnl (3lv < jn Tpcliiy. CHICAGO , Dec. 11. Another week of the Coughlin trial. openedtojlay.with the talcing of'testimony by the prosecution. It is ex pected that' eight weeks more will bo con sumed in tho.trial ofthe : case ns the state and defense will , it'is snld , introduce about 100 witnesses each.3 Iinm"o\llately \ upon the opening of court ? * th'e following witnesses wcro calleti by the state' ; ' > ' ' ' V- ' " Ofllcor Phillips , JTanry Hoaclie , v .Tohn Finnegan , C'iptain . VlflicraPatrick' Me- Garry , "James .Boland , " Frank Scanlnn , Stephen Connolly , William M. Mickel , D. P. Ahren , Dr. G. "W. Nowos Und Henry Wisch. . Cnptain' Francesco Villiers Urst took tnc stand. Villiers testified that as captain of police he was present when Dr. Cronin's body was found. Ho said sixteen' wounds were found upon the head und neck of the dead man. Cress-examination failed to develop any additional facts. Henry Hosch , a foreman ot the sewer cleaners , testified to having found the body in the catch basin oh Evanston avenue , and Patrick McGarry , an old-tlmo friend of Dr Cronin , told of the identification of the dead man's remains. McGarry was positive In his statement that the body was that , of Dr. Cronin , and Frank P. Scanlon also swbro to having iden tified the remains as those.ot the doctor , The prosecution tp'daysubmitted a list of Its itnesses. The only now witness is Mrs. AndrmvFoy , a"ll tho'othefs having testified in the former trial. The witness McGary. who testified as to the identification or tlio remains , vras closely eg uestloned as to , the amount of light there was in the'rnorguaut.the time of the identification , the condition of the remains , etc. , but the witneao insisted that identifica tion was positive. Frank T. Scaritan , an intimate friend o Dr. Cronin , during the . physician's lifetime tcstllled that the body lying In the morgue on May 3 , 1SS9 , was- that of Dr. Cronin. T" T. Conkllh , iu wlioso house Dr. Cronin rnsfdcd , also identified the body and swore to n plate of false teeth , produced in court , as havintr belonged to Dr. Qyonln. The court then adjourned until Monday morning. ' tiTJI.I , AFTltlt , rUJlUU1. rrondercant Enliven * the Weary Prelude tn Trlnl with l-'requont < _ > neitl < in . Cnit'Atio , Dec. II. The second week of the trial of Assassin Prendurgast began today with a continuation of } ho effort to secure Jurors. Almost all the rcniremon stated that they had fixed opjnlons aim could , not give the prisoner a failtrial. . Prendercnst was illu ( easa'and froclueiUly attempted to interrupt the proceeding * , vlth questions and remarks , I * ' A. Gordon Murray , the well known Scotch leader , was examined and temporarily passed , Mr. Murray said ha could not ho accepted as a.Juror as ; his business needed his attention , but his ' objection was over ruled and ho was held tor further examina tion. tion.Lato Late In the afternoon * A. O. Murray , who had been temporarily passed , was accepted by both sides , making' , the ninth Juror. - I > KfK. lllSn TU K &EU Klt.t I.S. Another Knport Irciui Iho Scjno of War- fa rw liiintexico. EL PASO , Dec. 11 , A Mexican who arrived hero this morning from the interior , brings a ruinorlliat federal Droops and revolutionists - ists have fought u battle near Cuulhuiro- chic. 100 miles westjbf-Chlhualum , and that the federal soldiers were routed. This rumor was received yesterday from Insur gent sources ; but no attention was paid to it until this seeming confirmation , The governor of Chihuahua did not arrive today , as expected , but promises to como to morrow , The customs collector , dt Juarez today re- ' piled to a letter written lut Friday by American Consul Husiojr , asking lor statu tory authority for prosctit > ing ttio El Paeo Times. He only rcpUus that ho and Gov ernor Ahunjuda. mutunlly agreed that such a course was jieeess iry. .v.i TKI . Unknown MHII lmI1U IJr t to Kill u J.uwyer Who Wat lit IIU Way. Iitoswouii , MlCh.'i > < H : . 11 An unknown assassin made u murderous attack upon At torney Thomaa rjlssanb 'SaturJay evening , and he Is not cxp.-ctc J tollva Mr. Kissano represents the vv.rtcr works company , owned principally hy Isuw YorKers , nail has re cently been ungjigcU in rattier stormy litiga tion. Tliu-.iUUofe if believed ( o have been made in coiiieimi-nuu of the contest. Vnlt Vacate of I'jy , Coi.rnniA , Mo. , Deo. 11. The circuit court has ordered the Missouri. Kansas & Eastern road to vacate the county roud through boone county , wlil.'li it uses for u roadbed , or else pay the county J,000. THEIR LIVES AT STAKE Hill and Benwoll Plead Not Guilty to the Charge of Willful Murder. MEN WHO KILLED MATT AKESON ON TRIAL Cms County runner * Willing Hint Ilio I.nw Mull Ilcnl with tlio 1'ittr ntul that nu Violent1 shnll Mmi- nco Thcnii Pl.ATTSMOt'Tlt , Xob. , DCC , 11. [ Telegram to Tur. Unn.j 'J'lio first chapter lu the trial or Harry Illll and .Tohn Bunucll on a chareo of murdering Farmer Matt Akeson was enacted at the Cass county court housu In this city today. The ioxvn was alive with visitors. At the tttnuof the immlor , .S'ovoni- bcr 1 , ih'ero wore ; many men In this county , most of them tanners nndold-tlmo acquaint- nnucs of the murdorccl man , who wore strongly lu favor of taking the law into their own haiuts , and there Is llttlo doubt that they would have itono so had not the ofllcers wisely housed the prisoners at the Douglas county Jail. Public sentiment has changed , however , and the ranks of the champions of mob law gradually thinned , and at today's proceedings a more peaceful or law-abiding assemblage could scarcely ha vo congregated. 'Pho great majority of the visitors wore farmers , the llrst of whom came- almost at daybreak. By noon the streets of the town were literally allvo with the tillers of the soil. Five weeks ago tlielr mission would have been to cut short the lives of the murderers ; today tlio mission was to peace fully witness the workings of the law. \ r < mcoliily ! Itrcolvcil tlio rrlfioner * . The prisoners came down from Omaha over the H. & M. on the noon train in charge of Deputy Sheriff John Tigho and Ed Fitzgerald. They were greeted at the depot by a monsterous crowd and when they were quickly driven to the county jail not ono threat of violence could be heard in ull the crowd. The proceedings vvcro booked to first commence before District .ludgo Chap man "it " o'clock , and when that hour arrived the largo and commodious court room was packed to suffocation. The court house corridors wore also tilled witn people who were anxious to view the pro ceedings , but were unable to do so by the enormous audience which had proceeded them. When the court announced its readi ness to take up the case , Attorney Matthew Gering , who will ofllciate 'as counsel for the prisoners , responded that he wished to at tack the validity of the indictment , nnd for th'it reason would ask that ho bo given the time laid down by the statutes , twenty-four hours , before entering a ulea. The court , however , stated that the men could be at once arraigned to enter their plea , and that if on tomorrow the motion attacking the process should bo sustained , the pleas could be withdrawn. This arrangement met the approval of the counsel for both sides , ami the prisoners wore orderjd to arise while County Att'oVney Davis read the complaint. IMeiuled Not Guilty. The latter contained three counts , the ficst charging both men as being principals , the second charging Hill with the actual murder and Bonwcll as being an accessory and the' third ugaia.charglnc both men as beirig prin cipals. . To all of the counts both prisoners entered a plea of not guilty. Eleven minutes were required to complete the reading of the complaint. This done the two dozen regularl.v'cmp.uielled jurors worn called Into the jury box , and after Judge Chapman gave them a short cautionary ad dress , they were dismissed until tomorrow. It is expected that half of the day will be spent in disposing of the legal wranelo over the indictment , aftcrwhich the examination of the jurors will bo taken up. The task of finding twelve men within the borders of Cass count'who are qualified to servo on thn jury will doubtless prove a tedious one. Court attaches .do not expect the actual trial to commence until the lastof the week. Bu that as it may , the people of Cass county will watch the proceedings with a great amount of interest. Giiariloit Asulnst I'nuslble TiyMchliig- . Upon the adjournment of court this evenIng - Ing most of the people who hud gathered in in town to witness the proceedings repaired to their respective homes. At midnight the streets were deserted , with now and then a belated straggler hunting a place to rest his weary head. At the county jail five deputies are on guard , two inside and three outside of the llttlo brlcic build ing. Persons who have no business in the vicinity of tholail are kept away , merely as n precautionary measure and not because Sheriff Tigho fears that they will do his prisoner any harm. Shortly after 10 o'clock Hill and Benwoll turned in for the night , itnd a few moments later both men were slccuing soundly. They arc locked in a strong steel .cago which would withstand the assault of a mob for a long period of time should any attempt bo made to take them from the custody of the sheriff. The county attorney said tonight that ho had no fears of lynching , ana did not think thcro would bo any violence upon the part of the public- ' unless the jury should render a verdict of not guilty. I'ho securing of a Jury will undoubtedly consume ) the balance of the week , as there is hardly a man In the county who has not formed or expressed an opinion regarding the merits of the case. AND Tiinru OKI.MI : . How Mult Alfeaoii WHS Murdered by a Pair < il ICovlng ItiiliburK. Among the passengers on the B. ft M , train which pulled out for Plattsmouth at 11:30 : o'clock yesterday wnro two men heavily ironed , who occupied a seat In the smoker , closely guarded bv two ofllcers. Tlio prisoners wora John Benwoll and Harry Hill. They are wanted at Plutts- mouth for ono of the most cruel acts In the classification of crime namely , the assas sination of a wliite-liuired farmer who was peacefully eating his suppur at the fam ily table when the muiuerer's bullotcrashcd throueh his brain and extinguished his lamp The sensational dnath of Matt Akcson of Cass county is still fresh In memory. The crime , pursuit of the perpetrators and subse quent capture at Lincoln , followed by an up rising of the friends of the 'dead man who gathered in largo numbers at Plattsmouth on November 5 presumably to lynch the murderers , created great excitement throughout the county in which the deed was committed. Den well and Illll , who stand within the shades of the gallows on the charge of killing Akeson , have been oc cupants of the Douglas county Jail over slnco their capture. The fouling at Plattsnioulh and vicinity has been * to intense that ap prehension the personal safety of the accused men caused the Cass county authori ties to keep them in Omaha until the storm of indignation and rumblings of summary vengeance tiud died out. fit was thought Sunday that popular foci ing had subsided ut Plattsmouth and Manloy BuBlciijiitly to allow the. prisoners to bo Incarcerated in the Cass county Jail with. out four of an invasion from a mob. .Sun day Deputy Sheriff Tighn came down from Plattsmouth and , accompanied by Deputy Fitzgerald , took the prisoners in custody and hurried them to Plattsmouth , where they will bo promptly put on trial for the murder of Matt Akcson , Deputy Sherlir Tlglie Talk * . Deputy Sheriff Tigho was seen at the union depot yesterday morning by u reporter. In conversing upon the subject the ofllccr from Cass county said : ' ! do not anticipate any attempt to lynch the prisoners now. That time has passed. They will be placed In the Plultsmouth jail as soon as wo arrive and will bo kept them during their trial. They will bo arraigned todav for the murder o .Matt AkcMin. Public feeling tit Plaits , mouth has cooled down considerably and I do luit think that any one will attempt to stir It up. It seems to bo the general dcslro to let the law take its course although Micro arc some hot-he.vled friends of Akcson who may do considerable loud talking and Indulge in threats. The I'rhonrM MHtntntn Silence , "Uenwell has the most 'sand' of the two men , from my observations. The confession seems to have lifted a grc.it burden from his mind , and he don't appear to worry a bit ] Hill shows sonic signs of nervousness at times. " The two prisoners were clothed In the pro saic garb of "haml-mc-downs. " Hill is a line specimen of physical development , while llcnwoll Is a light weight. Itoth men have recently encouraged the growth ot mus taches. A few stiff hairs were struggling In the throes of inciplcncy over tholr upper lips. Doth men maintained a rlpld reticence. When approached for a talk Illll shook his lie.ul and pointed to Deputy Sheriff Tighe , As fragments of conversation among bystanders tilxiut the feeling at Plattsmouth and the Insecurity of the jail at that placn reached the prisoners Hill shitted In Ills scat uneasily and "worn n worried look , " but Uonwull pulled his white soft hat down llrmly over Ills forehead and sank back on the car scat with n sullen , stoical stare at the spectators. This sccnie.il to insplioa spark of courage in Hill's droop- lug spirits and hu assumed a semi-defiant look , which , however , tlio spectators readily sized up as u thinly veiled bluff. "These men will bo closely guarded at Plattsmouth , " said Deputy Sherllt Tigho as the train pulled out.vo will have two officers on watch both dtiy and nhiht and bo prepared to "resist any attui'k on the Jail. " "Two guards is a rather small number , Is It not ! " asiccd tlio reporter. "We will get n irreat many nioro on short notice , " said the deputy sheriff , with a gleam of determination in his oycs. ' Theve are a great many people In Plattsmouth who want to sec the dignity of the law protected and while they Uo not sympathize with the mur derers , they heltove in giving them n fair trial and let the law take its course. " The deputy sheriff and his prisoners were then .vhtrled away to their destination. -Story or the Crime. The crime for which Honwclt and Hill aio charged and whlcti they committed. If Ben- well's confession is true , occurred on' the iiluht of Isovoml'cr 1 , at the farm house of Matthew Akeson , four miles from Maulyf .1 small town in Cass county. Hobbeo was tiieliiccntivc , and the crime was committed by two unknown men who were indebted to their victim for food and shelter. Saturday preceding the date of the deed , two strangers came to Akcson's place and applied for assistance. Doth wcro able- bodied find when proffered work In the corn field they accepted. They were kept at the house over Sunday , and Monday they went to work husking corn. As shuckers they were hardly phcnoms , and when Tuesday night came Akcson discharged them , paying each his wages.for two days , The following day they wore both iu Weeping Water. Ono went into a hardware stare and bought a cheap 3S-caUbcr revolver , while the other waited outside. Then they disappeared. Just after the Akcson family sat down to suppur November I the door of the farm house was thrown open and Into the dining room stalked the two ex-shuckers. "Throw up your hands 1" commanded the ono who bought the pfslol. His remarks were addressed to Mr. Akcson and were emphasized Oy the presentation of the new revolver. For some mason Mr. Akeson did not immediately respond and the pistol was discharged. ' ' v Hardly a groan.escaped , frpm tji.e old man. A.bullot had crashed through 'Ills' brain and ho fell dead from his chair. ( ' .us Berg , ono of the hired men on the place.- sprang forward and the pistol was turned on liini. Ho received a severe scalp wound , tlio bailee that should have killed him glancing from his skull. Berg fled to give the alarm. Tom Akeson had taken a hand in the light and got a shot through the left hand near the wrist , disabling him. Another hired man , whoso name is not known , was shot in the right leg at the knee and he , too , was disabled. Clubbed Mm. Akenon. In the meantime the second of the robbers was not idlo. . Ho was armed only with a club and while his partner was making every shot in his new revolver count , the stick was being used on old Mrs. Akcson. She was knocked down and severely beaten about the head. It , was ull over In an incredibly short , time. When thu wounded men found they were not killed they valiantlv assailed the brute who was pouting old 'Mrs. Akeson and com pelled him to desist. No. 1 having emptied bis revolver , called to bis partner and they tied from the place. Gus Berg hud reached a neighbor's house and given thu alarm iu the meantime. Mes sengers were dlspatclied for aid , and in a short tlmo the wnole neighborhood was aroused. By U o'clock the news reached Plattsmouth , and soon several carriages wcra loaded with determined men , bound for the AKCSOU ' place , to take the trail of the assassins. Word was sent to Sheriff Tigho at Plaits- mouth , to Omaha , Lincoln and Nebraska City police , and along tbo lino'of tbo Mis souri Pacific railroad. Hobbory was undoubtedly the object of their visit to the houso. Whether they know that Mr. Akcson had any considerable sum of money about the place or were pro ceeding on general principles can only bo conjectured. Mr. Akcson had just sold some stock at Louisville for which ho received . \iix-strcl ut Lincoln. Within five days after the murder was committed Renwell and Illll were arrested at Lincoln. , 'J'hcy were placed in Jail at that place pending the arrival of tbo Cans county ortleors. Later they were brought to Omaha and placed in the Douglas county Jail , us the news of the arrest had spread at Plaits- mouth and vicinity. An immense crowd of oxcite'd farmers and citizens hud congre gated al Iho P uttsmouth depot to ulvu tbo prisoners a reception which would doubtless nave terminated in a iiompon IICOKUO party , had not the oOIccrs been notified of the stuto of affairs and kept their men securely locked up In Omaha. Aftur being In the Douglas county jail for several days Benwcll was placed In the ' sweat box , " and finally made a confession Implicating his companion in crime , This added fuel to thu ( lames of excitement In Casi county and it was deemed advisable to keep the prisoners here until yesterday. In the meantime n chapter In the past life of Mutt Akcson was unexpectedly Hushed to the public by a woman In Sweden who claimed to bo his lawful wife. She said tnat Akcson had loft Swe.Ien years ago with the assurance that ho woul'd return or send for her. Upon arriving In this country Akcson went to funning. He prospered and soon experienced the symptoms of a man who was growing rich. It is said that ho forgot the woman on fur-off Swedish shores and wedded another , with whom ho resided to the day of his death. The alleged wife in Sweden aiked for a share of thu dead man's estate , which WUB estimated at i'J5,000. This created u large amount ol goaslp , and to u largo extent destroyed sympathy for the murdered man , although many doubted the truth of the story. At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon Hill and nenwcll wcr.e arraigned In the dlstrli'tcourt , where they pleaded not guilty to ull of the counts hi thu Information. WUH Once n Watlilnuloii I'ullrriimii. \VADIIINUTO.V \ , Dee , 11. ( Sepcial Telegram 10 Tun HBE.J Information has be.en rcreivci hero by the district commissioners tha1 Harry Pill of Plattsmouth became involve * iu a row ut that place and killci u man. It is learned that Hill's real name is Ed L. Smith. He ' .VMS formerly a member of thu metropolitan police force of this cit ; uml was removed some time in June. Ib-S'j ' for conduct unbecoming an oftlcur. He is re ported as held for murder In the llrst degree I'rnlim Wuiitcil Clotlilnu , William Fralim was arrested by Ofllce Cu-ry last evening ou the charge of stealing clothing. ' VAILLANT IS DOOMED Identity of the Paris Bomb-Thrower Now Established Beyond a Doubt , IN THE CU3TCDY OF THE AUTHORITIES Wounded , by His Own Weapon of Destruc tion Ho Could Not Escnps. HE FINDS GLORY IN HIS AWFUL CRIME History of the Misownnt Who Sought to Heap n Harvest of Dentil. IT HAS STRENGTHENED THE GOVERNMENT Mcnmirrft for the llrprosmon of Slmllni Outrage * Sure nl I'HIKIIKO ! > } ' the Clmmhrr r Deputies VIenrolls rcR Will ll Tiikcti , PAUIS Doc. 11. The excitement caused by the explosion of the saucepan bomb in the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday afternoon has far from subsided , There is no doubt that the general sentiment of all classes , ex cepting the extreme socialistic and anarch istic groups Is decidedly In favor ot the most energetic measures possible to suppress the constantly Increasing boldness and dostruc- tivcnessof tlio disciples of anarchy. This state ol affairs has long been recognized as the greatest menace to French ministries , and the bold stand taken against these ene mies of society having kul to the fall of ono cabinet , the socialists nnd anarchists felt confident of being ublo to hold their own today. They were Justified , to some extent , in this belief by the small majority which the Caslmlr-Pcrlor government was able to command during the last week's voting ; but if press utterances hnro indicate the real current of opinion the explosion of the bomb thrown by the anarchist Vaillant is likely to gre.illy strengthen the hands of the government nnd to bring about joint action with England , Spain , Italy and Austria at least fora combined movement looking to the suppression of anarchy by the extradi tion und severe punishment of all who tire proved to have been engaged In anarchic con spiracies. Itisoxpcetcd that measures will bo Intro duced providing for the punishment of these who advocate or defend crime in the news papers and make the unlawful preparation of explosives punishable by severe pen alties. Vulllant the V.il'lant. Naturally the bold and defiant confession , made by Vaillant , the bomb thrower , who is still on his bed in the Hoiol Dlou , surrounded by a guard of detectives , is the main subJect - Ject of comment this morning. Everybody having the interests of law and order tic ' heart is pleased with the fact that thoj cowardly miscreant liaii' the hands of tbn police and that he is likely 16 pay with his life , on the guillotine , the penalty of his crime. Vaillant continues to glory In his dastardly deed and pnly seems to regret that ho did not succeed in severely wound ing M. Cassimer Perier , the premier , and Al. Dupuy. the president.of the chamber. The hardened anarchist still insists that ho had no accomplices , and that the brunch of anarchism to which ho belonged had for u rale that its members should act independ ently. This , however , is not the belief of the police , and it U understood that thuy hiivo un'icr surveillance several men sus pected of being accomplices of the bomb thrower. Nurtured In Vice. Vaillant when taken to the Hotel Dieu ; ave the name of Marchal , us already cabled o the Associated press , and it was only iftcr the detectives had worked up his ucord and ho was subjected to u short , bharp examination by the public prosecutor nnd examining magistrate that ho admitted us name was Valllunt and that ho was the man that threw the bomb which wounded so many people. Marchal. it was also shown , vas the namu of Vaillunl's mistress , the anarchist having deserted his wife in Amer- ca. Ho took the name of Marchal mainly to disguise himself , and in consequence of tbo fact that ho was living with , a married voman named Murchal after having stolen icr from her husband. Marohal , tno hnsuand of Vnillanl's mis- rcss , in an iutcrviou' today naid that Vaillant returned from America In January ast and became a boarder in the Marchal louschold. Eventually Vaillant succeeded n seducing Mine. Morchul and Induced Her .oscll and pledge the furniture belonging to icr husband. Alter ho had finally succeeded n bringing about a complete rupture between lusband and wife , bo made the woman work Trom morning till night In order to supply lis wants , and abused her in the most jrutnl manner when sl'u was unable to sup ply him with money. Valiiulili ! l-'ln > . of Ilio Police. The police , U IR announced this morning , during the investigation made into thoux- ploslon of Saturday searched thu apart ment occupied by a man named Cohen , u Dutch anarchist , and there found n number of copper tubes which , it is said , were to bo used In the manufacture of exploslvu bombs. In Cohen's apartments , it is added , Iho police also seized a bundle of douutnenis of the utmost Importance us well ns nearly 1,000 letters from atiaroliUls in ull purls of Germany which , it is said , will enable thu French police to uluuo the German author ities , in possession ot a list of what uru thu centers of anarchism In Germany , Deputy Dcmjeun , who is known to be an extreme socialistbus written n letter which Is published in the Matin today excusing Vaillunt for his crime , KcHiill of thu Inquiry , M. Meyer , the examining magistrate , has made a rigorous Inquiry into the movcmoiitu of'Vulllant recently , without uemg able to determine that ho had accomplices. The examination of the other men who wcro detained shows that none of them were Implicated in tlio outrage. Only four men are still detained by the policy. Valllunt , it now appears , bad an Intimate friend named Uuynal , who worked at the leather factory at Potlt Pont where Vail lunt was recently employed. Took nnwlnl Huvuncr. KOMI ; , Dec. 11.A dispatch from Hltonot says a custom bouse officer named Cure ! assisted the local KCiUunncs yesterday to pull down sotno fireworks petards whlufi bad been constructed by the people in order to celebrate a religious festival. The Inhab itants were furious with this Interference with their fotonnd attacked the gendarmes , The ofllccrs replied by drawing their re volvers and llrlnir upon tha mob , killing a peasant.- The people renewed their attack with stones and eventually drove the eon- ilai'incs into their barracks. Thu mob men puntueu and caught Curcl ,