ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , JANUARY 15 , 180-1. ' * C , SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
ENCIRCLED BY GUNS
Insurgents in the Harbor of Rio at Present
in a Bad Way.
PEIXOTO 13 CLOSING IN UPON THEM
Every Commanding Point About tbo Bay
Haa IU Battery of Artillery.
DA GAMA IN NEED OF REINFORCEMENTS
ITo'.lo Expects to Bring Assistance from
Santa Ontberina.
VILLEGAIGNON IS STILL BEING POUNDED
Government Gunner * Tiilio It in n Murk
nml Nltmrcr It with Shot anil Shell
Dully The Munition n
" It Now It.
[ Cowirtohteil ISO Hill Hie Axwcla'.t'l /Vi-u.l
LoMxi.v , Jan. M. The Times tomorrow
will print , the following letter , dated Decem
ber UI , ISM. from its special correspondent
at Kio do Janeiro , the letter being marked
"Copyrighted In the United States : "
"Tho present situation in Brazil is some
what dinicult to accurately define. The in
surgents under command of Admiral da
Gama are In thu Bay of Kio do Janeiro and
the Brazilian government has concentrated
all its efforts to crush the revolution at this
point.
"Hitherto the insurgents have maintained
their position here , and oven yet' they con
tinue to hold the legal authorities in check ,
although many of the ships ill the in
surgents' squadron , with nearly 800 ofllccrs
nnd men , have been dispatched to the south
to assist in the organization of a land force
and to generally aid in the establishment of
n provisional government at Santa Cath-
crina.
Aludn flood rrofrriMH In tlio South.
"From all the information whiuh t have
been able to obtain good service 1ms bemi
renderedi bv the officers and men of the in
surgent forces dispatched from here , and
within two or three weeks time u is prob
able a considerable insurgent force will be
ready to embark from Santa Catherlila for
*
HIo de Janeiro.
"Tho question now Is whether Admiral
da Gama can hold out In Ins present position
until the arrival from the south of those re
inforcements. If he can do so the situation
_ _ wjll be an extremely perilous one for Poix-
oto. .
"All thn insurgents need is a good sized
body of men to land in the city of Kio de
Janeiro and to retain a footing here.
This once accomplished tho" insurgents
would bo supported in many quarters.
"The main object of my last visit to Ad
miral da Gama was to ascertain personally
what truth there was in tlio reiterated as
sertions of the supportcrK of Poixoto that
the Idea of restoration of the monarchy was
causlnr-dlseontent among the/insurgents.
"Will Not Ito nil Obstructionist.
"Admiral da damn's answer was perfectly
straightforward and explicit. The subject
had been referred to in.former conversa
tions which ho had with mo In recard to the
progress of the revolution. On this occa
sion ho reiterated emphatically that n de
cision of the struggle must soon come , and
that the Brazilians , if the insurgents gained
the victory , would lind that ho had not Im
posed upon any of them.
"Ho added that If ho found the ofllcers of
the insurgent forces considered hit. presence
as ono of the leaders in the civil war any
impediment to the success of their cause or
likely to bring about dissension on account
of political opinion in the rank , ho would
rcsiun his command at once.
"Tho men under Admiral da Gama are
Buffering many hardships and in some cases
nra a little downhearted at the magnitude
of the task which they are confronting ,
chiefly because the reinforcements from the
BOtitli are so long delayed. Da Gama has
not observed any wish on their part to end
the war. except by a complete victory over
Peixoto , nor does ho contemplate the possi
bility of his men socking for a termination
of hostilities on any other ground.
Wiilllni ; for ICulnlorceinents.
" 1 feel conlldent from conversations I have
had with the ofticors of the insurgent party
that the appearance of reinforcements from
the south Is all that is needed to make them
redouble their efforts , not only to win a vic
tory In this harbor , but also to take such
action as would at once bring about a de
cisive movement. What that movement
\\tfjld bo would depend on the strength of
th > \ reinforcements and their arrival in time
To render ofllcient aid.
"It is certain that with a fresh force of
1,001) ) men a landing could bo effected.
Probably Nitehoroy would bo selected' as
the spot for landing.
"Tho government is using every endeavor
to make the insurgents position in Kio
liarbor untenable. Kvery point around tlio
bay is made use of for military purposes ,
( iuns are now mounted on all the command
ing positions in and about the city and on
the shore front between Km and Fort Sao
Joao and from Santa Crue to Nlcthcroy.
Other guns have been recently mounted on
Armacaopoint , and Mucanguo Island. There
_ is a total of over -100 pieces of artillery in
" 'position. Many of them are old-fashioned
nnd of'Ittlo use , but some Whltworlhs , a
few Armstrongs and a number ol Krupps
make quite a respectable showing.
Dully Artlllin-y DiuiU.
' Daily there Is an artillery duel between
the forts , anil itho amount of ammunition
used so far has been enormous. Still the
tiring continues Just as' though the supply
was inexhaustible.
"Tho soldiers lining the shore front keep
up a heavy rlllo lire upon Fort Villegaignon ,
the latter replying with its machine mum.
All the buildings on the Island of Villcgalg-
non arc In ruins.
"Tho garrison , consisting of fourteen offi
cers and I''iO imm , during my visit were liv
ing in the casemates untie ? the batteries In
the center of the fort. The face of the bat
teries looking seaward is much cut from
the lire of the forts at the mouth of the har
bor.
bor."Tho firing , however , docs not Interfere
with the uork r.t the guns on Villegaignon ,
although the guns are much exposed to con
tinual danger from iho splinters and shells
iiul rille tire.
"The mortality aimnp the garrison efFort
Fort Villegaignon is very heavy , tboaver.igo
being ten Killed and wounded weekly since
Iho garrison Joined in the light.
bleeping , \ru u ml Thi'lr nun.
"I found ono gun's crow sleeping around
the gun In an exposed condition ami when I
asked them why. they took such risks they
told mo they preferred being ready to lire at
i moment's notice. This sanifl spirit ani
mated all the men in Fort Villegalsjnon to
ivhoin I spoke.
It will bo seen from the results of the
ikinnishcs hitherto mentioned that , the
government Is gradual ! ) closing In upon the
Insurgents In Kio harlAir and that tlio IMS- !
lion of da Gama Is becoming more and more
difficult daily.
"t'ulciis the promised relnforcemenls ar
rive verv soon from the south I cannot see
how Admiral da Gama can hold his po UUm
In front of this city much longer. Ho re
quires ail of iho ninn now at his dUjosai to
man his shin * and to garrison Coutas and
A illcgalgnou isliudn. He Uji no reserve
force with which to effectually resist at
tempts of Pclxoto to occupy nvory other
Island in the bay and to ciiclrclo the Insur
gents with a complete ring of artillery.
"If Admiral do Mcllo , who went south
wltn the special object of returning
with reinforcements , does not send the ex
pected old directly the insurgents will lesotho
the enormous advantage b.y which they
have been able to hold the government In
check at Kio , and will also bo deprived of the
moral effect in the various provinces. This
would bo a serious blow to the insurgents.
Iliird to ( lot New * .
"All of my efforts to obtain reliable In
formation from the south have met with
sni'ill success. All communication with
Santa Catherine , the headquarters of tlio
Insurgents provisional government , have
been slopped by order of Polxoto. Such
news as I have secured has boon of the most
fragmentary character. Matters at present
do not look cheerful for either side.
' The hot spell and dry wcatherihas set in ,
and they are said to be the sure m-ecursorof
tbo dreaded vomlto , a factor that possibly
may play an important part In terminating
the war , so far as this city h concerned. "
I.OSIMI nori : .
Iintirgrnts llrroinliii ; More Dcipondrnt n4
Mm Diiyx do lly.
[ Cnpurtutitril , IS7J , fi/M ( < ! f'iri'firil JVrtw.l
Kio in : JANBIUO , Jau. M. News was re
ceived in this city today from the south ot a
character most encouraging to tlio Brazilian
government and disheartening to tlio insur
gent admiral. It was to the effo-'t that the
long expected and much desired re
lief of reinforcements 'from Santa
Catherina are unlikely to materialize.
In fact it now looks as if the revolutionary
leaders at Santa Catherina would not bo
able to lend any aid to Admiral da Gama.
The serious illness of Admiral do Molio on
board the Kepubliea lias had an no-
parent disastrous effort upon the in
surgent forces in the southern part
of the Republic. In Kio Grande do
Sill the Insurgents have raised the siege
at Bago and have loft that city in triumphal
possession of the government garrison. In
a number of other engagements in tlio south
the revolutionists have suffered and many
of de Mello's men have been wounded or
killed.
Unless [ de Mcllo rapidly recovers from his
illness and is able by his presence to re
animate his men tlio outlook for the in
surgents is bad indeed. Discontent is said
to prevail to a lartro extent in their ranks
and desertions are said to be numerous ,
Fever is also thinning the insurgent army.
Unless isomething is quickly done do Molio
will lose fully one-half of his entire force in
the south.
It is very probable that this news will lead
to greater activity than ever on the part of
Poixoto and that a battle between ther loyal
and the insurgent squadrons , and a battle
of a decisive character , will be fought
within a very short time. The Inhabitants
of Kio are heartily tired of the war , and the
epidemics now raging hero make the desire
for restoration of peace all the str.ongor on
the part ot the eiti/.ens generally.
JHIII.T n.\iiticAiis. :
Discontented iCItlxcim of Onrrnni , Italy ,
Show Their Contempt for tlio l.uw.
CAHHAIU , Jan , 14. An armed band of dis
contented citizens today barricaded the
main road to Massa di Carrara anil attacked
a mounted patrol of gctuiarmoa. It next
stormed the customs barracks and disarmed
the gendarmes. Two soldiers were killed
and another wounded. Keinforcements
have been sent there. Telegraphic coin-
munication has been partially interrupted.
Before the rioters barricaded the main
roa'd they formed in seVcral bands and
paraded. After terrorizing the district they
finally united. The disturbance arose from
mobilizing some of the reserves to proceed to
Sicily.
Bands of workmen , instigated by the an
archists , paraded through the streets of the
city , uttering seditious cries. A small body
of the troops attempted to stop them. Alight
ensued. An olllcer , a carbiner and a civilian
were killed and another carbiner and four
civilians wcro wounded.
The mob reassembled later , attacKc.l the
customs barraqks , disarmed the olllcials and
then marched along the road to Massa di
Carrara and at some little distance erected
another barricade. Two carbinors interfered
and were wounded. Keinforcements are
anxiously awaited rrom Leghorn and Pisa.
NICAU.YtSU.V.S MTTMi WAIt.
Honduras Fiirt In the Atr.ilr Still Is n Mitt-
tur.ol Donlir.
NEW VOIIK , Jan. Hi. Tlio Herald's special
dispatch from Managua says : .The Nar- !
aguan administration is becoming alarmed
over the present aspect of thewar situation.
It fears to allow its forces to advance
further Into the territory of Honduras , be-
cavso San Salvador Is now massing troops
on her frontier Immediately in the rear of
the position tlio invaders occupy. Whether
President Ezota Is going to side with Nica
ragua or Honduras in th.Is light Is yet abso
lutely unsettled. The colToo crop , is sulTcr-
ing in the muantime , and much hatf been
lost throtgh a scarcity of pickers , who have
gone with the troops. For lack of men to do
the work the authorities are pressing
women into survice.
General Herradora , who has been suc
ceeded by General Ortoz as commamicr-in-
ehlef of the forces invading Honduras , lost
several cannon at Kobrcrol on January t ) ,
nnd was driven back beyond Vuscarau.
ori'Osicir TO TIII :
Stroni ; Opposition to the I'miiosud New
( eriimii 'l'nSrlicisir ,
LONDON , Jan. M. A Berlin dispatch to tlio
Times says : Tluvo days have now been
spent hi the discussion of the tobacco taxa
tion bill and it U admitted tl.e bill will bo
accepted In Its presented form.
Dr. Mlqucl ia expected to speak today.
Tlio outlook is not promising , for there is a
solid phalanx of socialists , radicals of all
shades , ultrainontalni's and anti-Semites op
posed to the government , which Is only snp-
norted by the free conservatives and indi
vidual members of the national huoral and
conservative parties. Kven the eloquence
nnd skill of Miquol will hardly bo able to
counterbalance the formidable opposition.
\Viint Viiilluut'x riiMiKliment Lemoned ,
PAUIS , Jan. 15The appeal of the eighty
deputies for commutation of the death sentence -
tenco of Valllant lias been sent from the
Palais do Klysco to the pardon committee.
Tlio Duchess d'Uss is Interesting herself
In behalf of Vnillant's daughter , so tlio
.voum ; girl may not suffer by her father's
fate.
fate.An
An anarchist meeting was held last ( Sun
day ) night at Lyons. A thousand persons
wcro present. Valllant was proclaimed
honorary chairman.
ItohhiMl tlio rn > nuiiitcr.
CITY or Mexico. Jan. 11.Jacob Harbou-
tain , a p-iymnstor for Moylan Bros , of this
city , was held up by Mexican highwaymen
near Ixtlahuaca last night and nearly killed.
Ho was on his way to pay the tie cutters In
ono of the Moylan ennuis , with over flOO for
the workmen. It is supposed that the rob
bers know of the paymaster's movements
and laid their plans accordingly. Ho was
badly hurt In the light.
lln Will Not lt it Ciindlil'to.
BUKSOS Avutti , Jau M. Pclllgrinl ha *
withdrawn as a candidate for governor of
.Buenos Ayres.
'I ho entire Argentine malzo crou has been
ruined by the drouth.
Uontl'iiL'livu London I Ire ,
LO.SHON , Jan. IITl.e largo promises At
Kings Press , occupied by Joseph T. HorlCi
us a manufactory of caltlo food , burned
ted ; > .V l.i'n , 170,000.
IMTIiPnnn ni'tiiin rT > nrr11 T\T
BOM ) ISSUE SLWIS CERTAIN
Secretary OarliSlo Says that "Something"
Must Bo Dona Pretty Soon ,
HIS VIEWS PUT INTO OFFICIAL FORM
hotter Sent thn Semite rinnnno Committee
KmhtHlyliij ; thu Stnte.ments Muilo
by tlio Sccrntnrj- tlio Trns -
ury During the Week.
BUIIHAU or Tun Bnu , )
G1U FOUHTGENTII STIinET , >
\VASUINOTO.V , Jan. M. |
Secretary Carlisle has addressed a letter
to Chairman Voorhees of the senate finance
committee , which was delivered to that gen
tleman tonight , embodying in olllcinl form
all the statements which Mr. Carlisle has
made before the committee during the past
week regarding the condition of the treas
ury and tlio necessity of immediate action
by roiiRresi to n'oct the present urgent sit
uation. Secretary Carlisle declined to bo in
terviewed on the subject of a bond issue ,
saying that ho fully stated hU views in his
message to congress , but ho added signifi
cantly that unless congress tooTt'somo stops ,
and that at once , to provide him with the
means tor meeting the demands upon the
government he would have to "do some
thing. "
There is scarcely a doubt that Chairman
Voorhces has an understanding as to the
resolution which will bo reported by the
finance committee as a result of the secre
tary's letter , but until his committee is
permitted to formally consider the subject
the manifest impropriety of cither Secretary
Carlisle or Mr. Voorhees publishing in ad
vance the authority they expect to obtain
can be seen.
About Coining the Sclxiilorngr.
it is known that Secretary Carlisle is not
averse to tlio Issue of certDlcates against tlio
sck'tilorago of the bullion , which , under the
Sherman law , ho has power to coin , 'but in
order to realize the $55,000,000 which
would bo created by this step ho
requires congressional direction. As
already stated In the secretary's
report , Attorney Gcncval Miller of the Harrison
risen administration gave an opinion that
certificates could bo issued against this
seigniorage , but there has been so much
question of the right of the secretary , under
the existing law , to proceed to this extrem
ity , Mr. Carlisle very wisely submits the
question to congress.
' Secretary Carlisle has considered the
Issue of bonds far enouuh , if congressional
authority should be withheld , to have had
tables prepared for him showing Iho
premium at which and 4'tj ' nnd 5 per cent
bonds can bo sold in order to bring
the interest down to 3 per cent net.
lie will , if a bond issue is determined upon ,
cheese the shortest period bond and sell
them at a price which will reduce the inter
est to the holder to the rate named.
I'lenty ol HondH Wultlni ; .
It has been stated at various tinicj , in fact
on the lloorof Uio senate , that Secretary
Foster had had now plates engraved and
largo quantities of binds printed in expecta
tion of having to sell these government obli
gations to maintain the gold reserve. This
is not trlio. There are any quantity of bonds
already printed and In the custody of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing , belong
ing to the Issues already authorized by law ,
which have never been used. These bonds
Mr. Carlisle can dispose of In the same man
ner as that intended by his predecessor.
The significance of the situation is Mr.
Carlisle's utterance tonight that unless con-
press acts ho must "do something. " What
t'.iat something will bo seems most likely to
eventuate in tlio sale of a limited amount of
bonds to meet the immediate necessities of
the treasury , which 19 all the wore pressing
ROW that the banks have refused to supply
gold for foreign shipment , leaving the al
ready much reduced gold reserve of the
United States wholly unprotected.
Ciiu Ilnrdly Vote the Income Tnx.
A canvass of the house has been made to
ascertain the strength of income taxes , and
It is reported that 100 democrats , nine popu
lists and six republicans a total of 173-t
favor them. This is less than a majority of
the house , and if income taxes are submitted
as a separate measure it will devolve upon
the friends of the scheme to maintain a
quorum. The logic would appear to be the
ultimate failure even in the house.
Mr. Bryan of Nebraska , the democratic
member of ways and means committee who
has pushed income taxes to a successful
issue thus far , has published in the Congres
sional Record an immense amount of matter
obtained through our consular and commer
cial agents abroad , showing the exact
character of Income taxes In foreign coun
tries , tlio manner of levying and collecting ,
etc. He has included in his publication some
reports submitted by committees of tlio
British House of Commons , in which appear
sjvero condemnation of Income taxes.
Among other things the reports say :
"Thrco complaints are popularly made
against the Income t x In Its present form ,
viz : That It UI.M > the owners of proiwrty In
riupcct uf Inciimo which they do not gut ; that
It prcisc-s too hardly upon skill and Industry
iricompared with property ; anil that It deals
with capital In certain cases as If It wore In
come , and taxes It accordlncly. "
Another report says : "Tlio two main ob
jections that Have been raised against the In
come tax are Its Inquisitorial character and
the Inequitable natuio of its Incidence. Ills
quite coiicidvablo that. In no ease Is the fill' '
amount of any person's Income known , either
by any local authorities of by our own olllcor.s ,
e.M'eplInK Hi i Incomes of those who claim ox-
cmntlon or abatement ami who have to fur
nish particulars of their Incomes from all
s nrcos In order to establish tholr claims. " It
N also further stated that "enormous temptation
tionlo fiand exist , " and that. "atrhiKont and
lirltatliiK measures of .supervision have to bo
adopted to utovcni fraud. "
lluiiiililleaii Kxroullvo Committee Mooting ,
The meeting of the republican national
committee's executive committee hero was a
perfect success. It accomplished much good
work. Among other things It acrecd upon a
permanent headquarters. The executive
committee decided , however , to leave the
location of the national headquarters to tlio
coming meeting ir. Isow York. There seems
to be little doubt but that Now York will bo
selected. It was the general sentiment of
the committee that , havlngdecided to estab
lish headquarters , the subject of location
could well bo loft unsettled for a week or so ,
so that the important work of the congres
sional campaign could ho arranged.
It was suggested by a prominent republi
can , who , however , did not go before the
comtnittpo , that it would bo an excellent
idea for the executive committee to prepare
at once a small pamphlet of sixty-eight
pages coir posed of meaty extracts from the
tariff features of the republican speeches In
the house. These extracts could bo short
and pointed , nnd if arranged and selected
carefully a most Instructive book could be
Issued , which would meet the demands that
are now being felt all over the country for
something on the tariff. The idea of the re
publican who advanced this schcrno Is that
the commltteo should Issue this little book
at nr.i'o and Hood the country with it. It
would do more good than it would if the
committee uaitou am ) Issued it during thu
heat of tlio campaign. The people of both
parties are anxious to read something on the
question , and short , pithy e.xtrticts from re
publican speeches , he said , would fill this
want togruul advantage to the republicans ,
Nut u 'lime. Tor llooiim.
The story that the selection of Mr. Mauley
lor chairman meant a booming of Tom Heed
for president only causes a smile among the
republican leaders. Mr. Carter himself
settled ttiat ftiinor when tie said that there
was no disposition on thu part of the mem
hors. collectively or Individually , to advance
or retard the political fortunes of any man.
The naiinnul committee was a body for the
work of the whole party and not for tha ad
vancement of any ono personal lutero.it. Ho
s.ihl the newchalrmahs | oluctlou was duo to
appreciation of his tltjol6 H oncixv. his emi
nent executive ability , artd to the fact of his
unrelenting republicanism , which caused
him to spare no effort to advance the party's
welfare. Mr , Cartoc's withdrawal wai duo
solely to the fact that no lived In n stito so
far distant from Washington or New York
that it wasillftlcult for him to bo In touch
with the committee at all times. Ho still
retains the chairmanship nf the national
committee. Mr. ManloY himself dismissed
the rumor of the Tom Kced boom bv saying :
"Oh , fudco ! This is not the time for booms ,
wo Intend to work. The boomlnir of special
candidates will come later. "
Opposed tit Oklahoma Amipxntlon.
The bill providing sfitohood for Okla
homa , and proponing to take In as a part 'of
the proposed stale the lands occupied by the
live civilized tribes of Indians , the Cnoro-
kccs. Choctaws , Chlckasaws , Creeks and
Semlnolcs , has startled the occupants ot the
lattcr's lands almost to deal h. Kcprcseuta-
lives of these tribes of Indians are hero ,
bcfigmg for all that wilt touch a man's heart
nnd imploring jonsrcss to save them from
annexation to Oklahoma.
A band of these representative Indians
called at the olllco of Tun Uir. : correspondent
and stated tholr case. They say they were
moved upon the lands they now occupy and
own by inducements held out in solemn
treaty stipulations ; that they have legisla
tures , laws , public and private institutions ,
many Improvements and social and other or
ganizations , which exactly suit their tastes ,
nnd that they do not want these disturbed.
They contend that all they have has been pro
cured by their geniusUicir In instry and so
briety , and that the bulidim ? up of the
conditions through the sweat of a generation
or two must not bo destroyed in the interest
of political connivers. They believe that
the proposition to force them into statehood
and open up their lands to the mercies of
schemers has behind Incorrupt motives ; that
cattlemen want to swindle them out of their
lands directly or the lisa of them indirectly.
J'etulliir 1'olltlcH In It.
They say thosocietv of Oklahoma , as well
as the lawsaro offensive to them. Openly they
denounce the scheme as a corrupt one , a pro
ject of robbers nnd politicians. They con
tend that the democratio party is afraid to
admit Oklahoma alone , as it is believed that
the state would be republican , nnd they can
seer In the proposition to include in statehood
the llvc civilized tribes and their lands a
motive to not only rob them of their pos
sessions , but neutralize 'the republicanism of
Oklahoma. The democrats believe that a
majority of these Indians are democrats In
politics.
It is represented that the moral con
ditions of the live civilized tribes of Indians
located adjacent to Oklahoma could not be
easily improved , Criminals lleolng from
surrounding country Into the dominions of
those Indians are quickly apprehended and
swiftly punished. It is jaid that there is
none of that lawlessness existing upon these
lands that prevails hi Oklahoma , Arkansas
and Texas. It is cited'that the outlaws in
Kansas and other states do not penetrate
the possessions of the five clvillzcd tribes of
Indians , but prefer to'run ' the gauntlet of
the states. There has , boon no request by
any of these Indians for annexation to Okla
homa or statehood , and it Is hard to under
stand how democrats- cither branch of
congress can make tha. proposition ta the
light of the administration's ' policy toward
Hawaii. ?
Making It n Grftil I'aiicr.
For some days now tbo Congressional
Record will bo a voluminous publication. It
wjll contain full verbatim reports of not
only tno tariff debasesiu the house , but the
Hawaiian and older Halts in the senate ,
and iho many lengthy -vJlT speeches which
will not be delivered , ho ' .submitted for pub
lication. . " .
The COngressionn' T ord. is about 12x14
inches in size , has two corutnns sot in the body
matter of brevier , and its pages arc limit
less. Some days the Congressional Kecord
is composed of but four pages and has
only a half-column of congressional
proceedings. The other pages are made
up of standing matter relating to
congressional committees , the residences
of members , etc. Some times the Kocord
contains over 100 pages , many of which are
in solid nonpareil type , nnd not infrequently
many of the pages are lilled with tabular
work. It prints no pictures , contains no ad
vertisements , and employs the largest num
ber of compositors and proofreaders of any
publication in ttio world. There are nearly
500 men who work upon- the Congressional
Kecord. H has a oil-dilation of only 10,000
or 13,000 , and after copies are sent to certain
government olllcials who are entitled to
them by law , representatives and senators
absorb the remainder of the edition. Each
of these have thirty or forty copies of the
Kecord at their disposal an'd they are mailed
free lo those whoso "names are furnished
the public printer. TheRecord , , is published
on the day following every day upon winch
congress sits. Thus it ? .lwaysappcars on
Sunday when congress sat upon Saturday ,
but is never Issued on Monday except when
there Is a continuous session running
through Sunday.
I'r.ld for by tlio Public.
The Congressional Hecord is a morning
publication. It is found upon the breakfast
table of every member of congress and is
always lying upon tholr desks when congress
assembles at noon. It Is published and dis
tributed at public oxjionso. All matter
appearing in U can pass through the mails
under frank , free of postage. This is why
men who do not deliver speeches in congress
prepare them for publication in the Kecord.
After they have appeared in this publica
tion the speeches are reprinted , either at
Iho government ofllco , where men in con
gress are charecd but 10 pel,1 , cent above cost
of production for extra copies , or at private
printing ofiicos. Then they are placed
in envelopes with frank " afilxes , which
pass the matter through the mail
without postage , when the name of the son *
alor or representative is written opposite ,
the frank. All documents published by di-
rcclion of congress nro sent through the
mails under these franks , but if published
for any of the executive departments of the
government or bureau they can pass free
through the malls under a special frank
prepared for those branches of the govern
ment.
The ways and means and finance com
mittees are urging men In congress to sub
mit their speeches for publication in Iho
Kecord , Instead of delivering them , in order
to save time. Before ilicUarlff bill is finally
acted upon * there will bn hundreds of thc.so
speeches published in this ncwsless dally
paper , and the mal's ' will bo loaded with re
prints of them until utter tlio congressional
elections next November.
PEHHV S. HBATII.
COMING WJI-K. : : . .
rrogrntn that Will Hu Followed In Kegnrtl
to the Wilson Tarlll lilll ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 14. 'Iho work on the
tariff bill will commence tomorrow , when
the bill will be read by tqutlons and bo open
lo amendment under the ilvo-tnlnuto rule.
From now on the ? bill will bo In constant
danger of amendment , aid ) the house demo
cratic ; leaders have urged upon all their col
leagues the absolute npccsslty of tholr con
tinual presence until tlio final vote is taken.
Chairman Wilson said to an Associated press
reporter tonight ; .
, Ksricntliil tlmt Thoj-Mo 1'rcscnt.
"It Is of the utmost Importance that every
democratic member bo present In the house
at this time until the passage of the tariff
bill. Thus far the discussion has been lim
ited to general debate ; but from this tlmo
forward the actual votlrg on amendments
will proceed from day to day. It will bo nec
essary to maintain a quorum , as the absence
at any Utneola sufllclcnt number might In
volve the loss of a day or two In the consid
eration of tha bill. Wlmt Is of moro cpnso-
queiico is that ttio amend UKof the bill
should bo made while the friends of tlio
measure and the majority of the house are
present to express tholr preferences , for It
.CU.NTI.MCU OX .SIJCO.SU iUOU. )
KICKING ON STONE'S ' CHOICE
Opponents of Gear Do Not Like tlio Speaker's
Committee Appointments ,
*
WOULD RATHER HE DOWNED THE LEADER
Grout Howl Hot ITp by thn l'ollo\vern of tlio
Combined Opposition HOCIUHO They
Didn't ( let Iho ( tent of
thu Situation.
Dns Motxc.4 , Jan. M. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Br.i : . ] Thn dissatisfaction over tlio
tr.nkcup of the standing committees of tlio
house grows apace. The action of Speaker
Stone In this matter has been the talk of the
lobby all day , and nothing could have hap
pened that would have had a stronger ten
dency lo solidify iho opposition to Coar. ! It
Is the current opinion that Chairman Blytho
dictated the whole business and that
Speaker Stone was powerless In the mat
ter. This Is the only excuse offered by those
who feel disposed to defend the work of the
speaker.
Of the seventy-eight republican members
of tbo house less than one-third are Gear
men , yet they are given four out of five
leading chairmanships , and almost one-half
of the others. Kx-Spcaker Mitchell of
Adams .gets the committee onways and
means , which ho did not want , and that Is
the extent of the recognition accorded the
anti-Gear men by the speaker. The com
mittee on appropriations goes to Young of
Calhoun In order to draw him away from
"Farmer" Coflln and prevent him from
going over to I'crkins. The ehairnianshlpof
the judiciary committee was universally
conceded to Judge Blanchard uf Mahaska ,
but he was a I > accy man , and Harrison of
Franklin gets Iho chairmanship. Harrison ,
however , withdrew from the spcakorshlp
contest in Slone's favor. Judge
Blanchard is placed at Iho head
of the commltteo on federal rela
tions. The railroad committee goes to
Coonloy of Butler , 'an adjoining county to
Franklin , and the commltteo on suppression
of intemperance to Funk of Hardln , which
bears tlio same relation. Bcttcrman of
Cerro Gordo gels the committee on agricul
ture , which bounds Franklin on the north.
Thus these four leading chairmanships Imvo
been "bunched. " so to speak , in a section
which is giving Gear a solid support. Of
the ten republicans on the railroad com
mittee seven are Gear men and another is
doubtful , and so it goes all through the list.
Of the twenty-live repifblicans who were left
out in the cold and got no chairmanships at
all , only a half dozen arc Gear men. Of the
two dozen unimportant committees nearly
one-half liavo been distributed among mem
bers who have expressed a preference for
Gear as second or third choice , and are relied
on to come to his assistance at the critical
moment.
Keeping tli Mon liv Line.
Although , the ballot tomorrow niht will
bo secret , but few men will be able to con
ceal their votes. The Hues nro being closely
drown on all aides nnd though Jay of
Monroe , Tender , Jameson of Clark , Byers of
Shelby , Brooks.of Boone , Younc of Calhoun
and Sessions of ICossuth may desert their
homo candidate and go over to Gear , as they
probably will , this is believed to J > o the
limit of the de.fccj.ion. Should this prove
true the Mississippi rjver statesmen will
not get over fifty votes. The opposition
claims the Gear managers cannot hold Ihoir
men in line for more I ban a half dozen bal-
lols. and if the united opposition can force
an adjournment at the right moment they
will win.
All sorts of rumors are afloat tonight. Ex-
Governor Tjarrabee is quoted as saying that
Gear would bo nominated on the second or
third ballot. About all that is really certain
is that no nomination is yet in sight and
that the friends of each candidate are goinz
to make a stubborn tight for the prizo.
Many regard the caucus tomorrow evening
as merely a preliminary skirmish. Tlio
latest sensation that has been sprung is a
rumor that in ease no nomination is reached
Monday the democrats may unite with
the Gear men and elect "Old Business' ' on
Tuesday , when the first vote will bo taken
in Joint convention. The opposition hoot at
this Idea and claim that in that event they
could easily break the quorum. Some Gear
men say they would withhold their votes if
necessary to defeat such a scheme.
Wlilo UlfTorrnco of Opinion.
A majority of the .senate committee on
suppression of Intemperance will favor a
radical modification of the present prohib
itory law , while the house commilteo will
have a majority in favor of maintaining the
present law , and adopt the mulct plan as an
additional penalty.
The Gateh bill , providing for local option
bv counties , which passed the senate two
years ago , but failed in the house by four
votes , has been introduced by Sonalor
11 rower.
The house has adopted a resolution by
Wood , protesting against the passage of the
Wilson bill and requesting Iowa's repre
sentatives in congress to use all the moans
in their power to defeat the measure.
Among the twenty bills introduced in the
senate was ono by Perry , to prohibit 1'isur-
aneo pools. The others are of minor im
portance. _ ,
Boih houses will probably adjourn Monday
for a week in order lo give the visiting com
mittees time to do their work.
STitt't ic TIII ; IKIIHI : .
I\itnl Accident tn a Ilrnkninnn on the
lliirllngtoii Near Itrooltx , in ,
Citr.sroN" , la. , Jan. M. [ Special to Tun ,
Bin : . ] "Black Jack" Itogors was Instantly'
killed by being struck by an iron bridge
while brakeing on the Burlington Just east
of Broous , a small station forty miles west
of here , this noon. His body rolled from
the car and ho was not missed until the
train pulled Into Corning. The engineer of
passenger train No.I saw the body lying on
the track and stopped iho train. It was
placed In the coach and brought hero.
During the strike on tlio Burlington
Hogors oujo.\ed Iho reputation of being ono
of the toughest characters in this section erf
the country. Prior lo the strlxo ho was
employed In the Crcston yards , going out
with the rest of iho men. Ho then started
a saloon , known as the "Knd Front , " and
became notorious for his fighting qualities ,
being a participant in almost every fight
that occurred between the strikers and the
men taking their places. About two years
ago ho renounced his bud habits And asso
ciates , and obtained a situation as brakeman -
man , which ho has since hold.
round u llnrclar'ii Don.
PJ.EASAXTVII.IX , la. , Jan. It. Hoys playing
near a culvert found a regular burglar's den
in the culvert. A number of watches ,
Jewelry , money and silverware was found.
Much or the stolen property has been re
turned to owners in various parts of the
country. _
Itabliltii
LAM tn , Colo. , Jan. 14. AH records wcro
broken in tha two days rabbit hunt which
ended last nlflit. The total number killed
was -i.'OO and the highest indlvldiril score
1(10. ( The game was shipped to Denver and
Pueblo to be distributed among the needy.
City Lot hvtindlern.
auTiiuiK , Oli ! . , Jan. M. Within the past
Week a number of letters have been rect-ivou
from pavticH in I'enncssee and Mississippi ,
asking about lots thoj hud purchased In
( Jhurukco City. Invibligaiion reveals tun
fact that n couple of men' ' swindled hun
dreds of people all throng , south by sellIng -
Ing them lots In Cherokee , , which they
represent lo bo the cor , ffro.U city of
Oklahoma. Cherokee Clt.v n fact , a city
on paper alone , located on L-.n-u land and In
the extreme western part of the territory.
The lots are not worth the paper the deeds
arc wilttcu on.
1111:111 i'.n iiKt.n n.tcK.
Sjtitn 1" KmpUiyei snirorlns frinu the
llceneo ot tlm Company.
Dr.Nvr.it , Jan. M. A cou'tiiiittoo of Santa
Fe railroad employes from I.a Junla , Colo. ,
Informed Governor Waite that the engi
neers , conductors , brakemen , .switchmen
and trackmen of all grades on the western
division of Hie road have received no salary
since last October , and many of the men and
their families are on tlift-vetvo of starvation.
Salaries for November and December , they
say , have boon promised at different times ,
but in every instance iho pay car failed lo
come. The last date set by the manage
ment at Topeka was January 10. The day
passed , and no pay e.ir appeared. The men
have exhausted their credit with the local
merchants , and as the railway company has
stopped supplying coal to its employes many
families are suffering from cold as well as
hunger.
Governor Walto laid the matter before
Judge Hallett ol the United Slates court
today , and Judee Hallett decided to present
the matter by loiter to Iho receivers at
Topeka , requesting them lo lake iinineelalu
aclion. A communication from Governor
Waite will accompany the letter of Judge
Hallett.
It was the opinion of Judge Hallett that a
plain statement of the condition of the
Santa Fo employe * Is all that is necessary
to incite the receiver ! ! to Immediate mu.isurcs
of relief.
Grand Chief Wilkerson of the Tr.iinmon's
brotherhood has been in conference1 with
members of the order In Colorado concern
ing the wage question. Mr. Wilkorson de
clined to talk for publication , ns the Irain-
meu feel thej have been kindly treated by
the Santa Fo management In the past and
hope to settle Ihe pending troubles without
attracting public attention.
A < : cit > Kt > or it.in J'-AITII.
Made Against .Minister WllllH by n
NiW4mpor | ( Jorri'N pond out.
SAN FitAXUM'o , Jan. 1 1. From the stale-
mcnt of the Examiner's Honolulu corre
spondent there Is a prospect that the United
Stales ofilcials , cilhcr at Honolulu or in
America , may have to answer to the charge
o f breaking faith with President Dole.
It is said Minister Wiilis grew impatient
at Dole's delay in formulating his reply to
Willis' demand of abdication and urged
greater haste , whereupon President Dole
called upon Willis and frankly admitlcd ho
did not propose lo submit Ills reply until the
arrival of a vessel on which it could bo dls-
natchcd simultaneously will ; Iho departure
ot the Corwiu , whereupon Willis agreed that
Iho Corwin should carry It.o dis-
palchcs of Ihe provisional government. Dele
then hurried forward his reply and senl it lo
Willis , who dispatched Ihe Corwin early
next morning , it transpires Miat no dis
patches were delivered by the Corwin to tlio
Hawaiian representatives in America.
The Examiner's correspondent also sa.\s
the queen's death from heart disease is
liable to occur at any moment. Smotnorini ;
spells have t'omo on her with alarming fre
quency of late , Visitors are prohibited and
every precaution taken to prevent excite
ment. Threats against her life have greatly
helped to accelerate her trouble.
Virginia Outl.iwH Apprehended After a
Florco Slrnjicle.
WESTOX , W. A'a. , Jnn. 14. Calvert and
Hennon Fleming , notorious outlaws for
whom the stale of Virginia offers a reward
of $3,000 and the county of Wise $ SOO , have
been apprehended. They are charged with
having comtnitlcd live different murders and
several highway robberies. The Fleming
brothers have been fugitives from juslico
for a long limo and lately have been
cnscoused in the mountains of West Vir
ginia. Saturday evening llioy slopped
at a store about nine miles from Cowen.
They had been tracked lo this neighborhood
by four olllcers from West Virginia , wtio
awaited them. While Iho Flomiiigs were
engaged In making so.uo purchases at the
store , the ofllcers came in and demanded an
immediate surrender. The desperadoes re
sisted arrest and opened lire upon their pur
suers. The shots were roturno.l by the of
llcers and a fierce conllict for life ensued
Calvert Flominsr was killed outright ami his
brother mortally wounded. T.vo of the offi
cers , John II. Branham and "Doe" Swan-
'nell , were seriously wounded , the former
probably fatallv. A clerk in the store was
also shot , but is not , thought lo bo danger
ously hurt.
turiiraitit.iA w.i.v witim.
Weal Virginia Has 11 Mil-ill Kdltlon or ll.utos
Within Her Itordrrs.
Currox , W. Vtt. , .Ian. 14. This town has
U minaturo infernal region. It has been
doing business hero for the past eight
months , during which period it has claimed
one victim and has and continues to make
Ihe inhabitants v ho are so unfortunate as
lo live near il qulto miserable.
11 is a bed of lire covering about an aero
of ground and situated on the sito.of the old
Clifton nail works. It Is under a thin crust ,
through which flames burst forth and fight
tip the town at night , throwing out gashes
and sending forth unearthly noises , which.
strike terror to the hearts of the inhabi
tants. It has been burning since last April ,
having been started by a great conflagration
then. All efforts to extinguish it have been
unavailing nnd it Is a constant source of
alarm. The other it ay a workman , passing ,
fell into Iho bed and before lie could bo
extricated was asphyxiated and his body
nearly burned to n crisp. Another man foil
in yesterday , but was luckily rescued before
serious harm befell him.
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TllttKK IIUMIltKlt
I'earlnl Lofs or I.ll'i ; at the Hurtling ; oT
'loniplo In TN'IIIR-PO , L'hl ni ,
SAN FiiANft'-co , Jan. M. The Pacille. mail
steamship City of Peking brought details
from Nlng-Po of ono of tlio most terrible
fires on record , which occurred in the big
tcmpln in that city December 8 and caused
the death of nearly ! 100 women and children.
The annual thealrlcal performance in honor
of iho gods was belntf given in Ihe lornulo.
A noy throw a lighted cigarette Intoa heap of
straw , which bhucd up , and the burning
staircase proven ted iho people gelling out.
There was a general rush to escape. Some
were trampled to death , others jumped from
windows and wcro either killed or so badly
Injured that I hey were unable lo escape Iho
flamea and so perished , while others pas
sively waited their fate , which was not long
In overtaking them , and they were roasted
alive or suffocated by iho smoko.
UHVSllii ) III .U'.IM.VCM// / / ; .
Idaho Miner ) Hurled Huncnlli Tout of leu
mill Smnv ,
SroKAMK , Jan. 14. With a mighty roar as
of thunder , a terrific snowslldo came down
the mountains at Mullan , Idaho , yesterday ,
eatrylng everything before It. Kvery minor's
cabin In Its path was crushed nnd buried.
Cornelius MeGrovy and John B. Ollen were
eating dinner in their cabin at the time , and
before they realized llielr danger iho blidu
was upon , them , crushing iho life out of them
In a twinkling. It Is feared others worn
burled under an Immcnso sllclo of snow. Not
until spring comes will it bo known how
many perished.
Aim. KminuU Munluil , \ > ; iiln.
New Yunx , Jan. H A special to the
World from Albany says' Mrs J. K Km-
mell. widow of Friu Knimott , was umrnuei
tonight to W. U. Mix of tlus city.
VENGEANCE OF A MOB
Rnsccll , Kncfcp , tlio Sccno Lnst Night of
Triple Lynching.
FATHER AND SOW HANGED TOGETHER
No Resistance Offered to the Lyncheis by tha
Officers of the Town.
DID EXPEDITIOUS AND CERTAIN WORK
With Ropes Around Their Necks the Men
Wtro Pushed From a Bridge.
CRIME FOR WHICH THEY WERE KILLED
Colil-Ulnniiril Murder ofix Kimnrr Quietly
Avrnod Thrro Mctnlipri < if n
Had ( tiitm llnvn Horn Put
Out ol tlio \\-\y.
Ki'ssr.i.i. , Kan. . Jnn. H. Last night a mob
ot about twenty determined men entered tlio
jail , took out .1. G. Burton , \Vtllium Uay mitt
Ills sou , .lohn ( Jay , and hung tlio trio to a
small railroad bridge a short distance cast
of.tho depot in tills city between tlio horn's
of 1 nnd a o'clock.
About midnight the residents of the north
part of town heard a party of fifteen or
twenty horsemen come in from tlio uortn ,
\vlio left their horses at iho stock yards ,
where plans wore arranged and tlio mob
proceeded to tlio Jail.
A few citizens who happened to bo out
late noticed the suspicious actions of tlio
mob , but wore powerless to thwart the pur
pose of such a determined band of tinned
men and watched the proceedings from a
safe dlstatteo. No officers wore aroused or
even aware of what was ( joins on until
nearly morning , so quiet wore the actions of
the mob. Orders were given by signs ana
obeyed without a word being spoken.
hlllTOIindCll tilt ) .Illll.
The Jail is a small wooden building ( sur
rounded by an eight-foot board fence. In
the Jail were two steel cells , in which thu
prisoners were eon lined. Guards were
placed about the Jail and it was but the
work of a moment for the balnnco of the
mob to gain entrance to tlic jail building.
About this timu Burton gave a few loud
yells and asked what they wanted with him.
The masked mob began to break oft the
locks from the cells with sledges , which took
some time. Hurton was the first one taken
out , and proceeded with to thciQjpol
designated and lin't under guard , the bal
ance of the party returnlnir and Joining the
guards who were watching ttio jail. The
two Gays were then taken and marched to
the bridge where Burton had been left.
Holies were placed around their necks and
each given a chance to speak. _
Burton said hu could tell lots about his
connections with stealing cattle , selling
whisky nml other things , but when asked
to tell aliout the Dinning murder replied.
"No , sir. "
Young Gay inado a prayev , and said tint
Burtnn had killed Dinnincr with an ax. Old
man Uay stated : "Wo were led into this. "
1'unliml Into litrmlry.
Tlio leader then clapped his hands thrco
times , and quick as a Hash all tnrec were
pushed on" the bridge. The Gays evidently
died from strangulation , but the iiooso on
Burton's neck slipped around and up over t
hi * chin , and ho was heard to brcattio for a.
moment , when sovcral shots were fired into
his body. Kaoh of the others also had a bul
let sent Into him.
The mob then left ns quietly as it came ,
going north. The presumption Is that It
was citizens from the north 'part of the
county , the homo of the criminals nnd the
siene of the murder of Dinniny.
The crime for which they were lynched
war Iho killing of Fred Dliiuiny in July last ,
on the Burton place , about twenty rnilea
northeast of tins city. Inquiry regarding
a draft payable to Dinniny and his mysteri
ous disappearing led to an investigation and
the arrest of Burton. When closely ques
tioned as to the whereabouts of Ulnniny
Burton said ho had gene to Oklahoma with
n young man named Gay.
Arrrst of Yonnir tiny ,
A few weeks ago younz Gay returned and
was at once arrested. Then followed a num
ber of confessions from all three , which dif
fered materially as to details ana the loca
tion ot tlio body , but showed conclusively
that each hud participated in the crime , al
though Burton denied all know-lodge that
Ulnniny had been killed by the Gays.
After several fruitless ofTirts to lind the
bod.as . located bv the Gays , Burton pro.
tended to have a dream in which the spot
where Dinniny was buried was revealed to
him , and that after the dream ho remem
bered when plowing corn to have seen a
spot that would indicate u grave , which ,
taken in connection with his dream , con
vinced him that he could locate the body In
campany with the officers. Burton waa
taken to that part of the county and another
search was made at the place designated by
him and the body found in a badly decom
posed state and showing that the skull had
been crushed with a blunt instrument.
At the inquiry which closed yesterday a
verdict was rendered ( hiding that Ulnniny
had IICPII murdered by William Uay , and
that John titty and .1. G. Burton wcro acces
sories. Tlio evidence tended to show that
Dinniny had been killed by William Gay at
tlio instigation of Burton , and that ho waa
killed by having been struck on the head by
the back of an ax.
Motive for the Crlinr.
The motive lor the killing of Dinniny
seems to have neon to obtain Ills property ,
valued at ? - ' K ) or ? IUO , Doubilca ono of the
causes that Icil to the taking ot thu law line
its own hands bv thu mob was the uxhtenca
of an organised gang , of which these
parlies wore aupposud to have bcuu
members , and as Burton was ono of the
.loaders among ihoin it would bo very easy
to procut'o any testimony that in In lit bn
ncoded to clear them , Stockmen , especially ,
have been suffering from thodcwedaiious of
this gang for hovcral years past by the fre
quent loss of horses , cattle , grain and other
property , and it was not considered safe for
any person to cause tlio nrreat and convic
tion of any member of the gang.
THA < ; II : > V INTK.\\S.
Two .Men Shut In it Ilc'Hori In the Town ol
Cniiieron.
CAMKIIOX , Tex. , Jan. II. Thin morning
tragedy occuiyed in a resort in this city , bjr
which \V. II. Brlnklcy of Columbus , Tex. ,
lost his Ufa and A. 11. Jones of Meridian
Miss. , was mortally wounded. D. JI.
Meyers of tills city , who Is the ( senior
member In the linn of P. U. & b , U.
Meyers , in in jail chinned with thu
shooting. A. II. Jones IF still living , but Is
expected to illo. Meyers wanted Brlukloy
to go homo , but ho said ho would go when
ho got ready. Then Meyers began shooting ,
Briukley was shot In the arm and through
tluf lhhh ( , by which ho bled to death. When
the shooting began the lights wore put out.
ami Jones says ho crouched down behind a
trunk when Meyers struck a match and
shot him through the biwolB.
Movers belongs to ono of iho oldest 1 ami-
lies , Is only about Sfl years of age aim hui
always been a good citizen.
IhTwill llroovcr. '
Hum IN , .Ian. ll.--Tho VosiBRcho Zoitungr
sins tu-ni'iMl Ui'urKO " 111 probably rcccm *
hull , In *