HE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOUSING , FEBRUARY 22 , 1801. SINGLE rOl'X" FIVE CENTS. FORGOT FOR A TIME Senatorial Courtesy Ilml No Place in Yester day's Senate Proceedings. ACRIMOrlY WAS FREELY INDULGED IN Venerable Members for a Time Lay Aside Their Dignity. CHARGES AND COUNTER CHARGES MADE Genator Chandler of New Hampshire Precipi tates the How. TARIFF MATTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT Milli' mill Me'l'Iii'rxoin' ICebttlon let the ) llminio Coiiiinlltc'c IIolps tliu Itoiv Along Smut or U'hllrnf Ciillforiihi on the Iliiiiiilhin Oiir-mon. W \SIIINGTON , Fob. 21. The tariff ques tion camu up In quite urrcKpected way Itr the senate today and for two hours It held the floor , to the exclusion of all other business. The matter was Indirectly al luded to by Senator Voorhecs , who aioso tea a question of privilege to deny a newspaper Htatnment Indicating that the democratic members of the finance committee were sub mitting to the president's declarations Itr matters relating to the tariff bill. After this denial by Senator Voorhecs Senator Chandler of Now Hampshire precipitated the discussion of the day by an Inejulry us to the p\rt that Senator Mills Is performing In the consideration of the bill In committee , and whether ho Is still acting as the proxy of Senator Mol'herson ' since the hitler's re turn to the city. Senator Voorhees at first requested Sen ator Chandler to _ read the record for his In formation , but when the New Hampshire kcnator Insisted upon a direct answer , Sen ator Voorhecs finally declared It was none of the senator's business how the finance commltleo considered the hill This pro- Miked an era of acrltnonj and for the next hour senatorial courtesy had no place In the henato Many senalors accused each other of unworthy acts and Senator Vest finally .quoted frotrr the record Irr attempt to prove that Senator Chandler had promised to take care of certain officials In the poutherrr states In 1S7U If they would decide against the democracy and In favor of llajes for the prcsldenc } . The controversy was finally brought to a close by Senator Mcl > lrort > on and Senator Mills both explaining their po sitions , ( lie former stating that Senator Mills at his reqerest was still acting as n member of the finance subcoininlllec , and the latter dec-hiring ho was opposed to public hearings and lid not believe In consulting- tariff beneficiaries In forming a law holely de signed to check their rapacity und to benefit the whole people. Senator Allen pre euted n resolution di recting the attorney general to Inform the senate whether ho had , in an opinion to the secretary of the treasury , held that silver cerlltlcatos are not legal money , and If so to transmit the opinion with all correspond ence to the senate. The resolution , utter a Blight amendment , was adopted. There was a sharp discussion followed by a question of privilege raised by Senator Voorhees In regardto a publication In the Philadelphia Press to the effect that the democratic members of the finance commit tee had been receiving suggestions and directions from the president as to the course to bo observed In dealing with the now tariff bill The paper reported with some detail nu Intel view yesterday between senators on the tariff framing committee and the presi dent. Senator Voorhees denied the ac curacy In any particular of the statement's made. lie declared that nothing of the kind took place and nothing could be nrado out of It. HNDCD ON HAWAII. At - 50 , after the discussion had taken a \vido range und several tcnators on both sides had laken part , Senator White of California took the float to speak on the Hawaiian resolution. Mr. White made a critical analysis of the conduct of Minister Slovens and claimed that upon undisputed record ample proof was found that he plotted , against the government , to which ho was accredited. He sought to show that without the assistance of the United Stales It was Impossible for Dole and his assoclutcb to win. Ho declared no treaty should be made , boc.iiibo the provisional government has not been able to execute Ils engage ments ; that It was Ill-founded , Its endurance problematical ; its right to corrtract ques tionable Ho referred to the circumstances that no ono pretended that Dole would be Biistalned as the result of a popular vote Ho commented severely upon the conduct of 1'iesldent Harrison In attempting to pro cure the ratification of this treaty with such unseemly haste and cilticls-ed his Chilian policy , sa > Ing no episode In the diplomatic blstorj of this country , so disgraceful and umv m ranted , had oxer occuned Senator Teller asserted the modern prac tice of diplomacy was that when there. wiu a change of government the minister accred ited there recognises the now government In Franco the American mlnlstei was the first to recognize the republic. In Hawaii n\eiy foreign power represented there has recognUed the new government. It wan propei that sympathy should bu oxpiessed Irom oiir government when an old opera bouffo monarchy was going out of exlstnnce He should bo ashamed ot this country If Its minister had not felt that sjmpathy. It Was the openly expressed sympathy of this gov ernment for South American countiles that aided the establishment ot those i ( 'publics. Ho cited the case ot Mexico. As an Ameri can cltlion ho hoped the day was far distant when the United Stales would bo afraid to express Its sympathy with advuiirecl Ideas. When the throne Is loitering It Is cause for gratitude anil expression of sympathy within the limit * ot International law. Senator White , In reply , contended that the minister's recognition of a new govern ment Is but n suggestion to the parent gov ernment. und must bo ratified. Mr. Stevens hhould have remained faithful to the govern ment to which ho was accredited or have withdrawn. Senator Teller eald ho now heard for the fltst time that ministers accredited to a gov ernment owed fealty to that government , and that If the minister sought to destroy that government even this \lco did not fol low his government. The president had de clared It was bis duty to try to restore the queen , and , having failed , ho gave the dutj to congress. If It was his duty , It was also the dull , ot ronnret.3. I ut the senate * would not t > a > congress should do this The prac tical qucstlqn Is Aio we going to Keep this pcoplo In a turmoil by maintaining a mlnUtcr there who s\at > unfriendly to the do fpcto government ? Senator Whlto disclaimed any Intention of holding that a minister owed fealty to the government to which ho was accredited. A resolution by Senator Gorman to print 6.000 copies ot the Hawaiian papers was adopted. At 5 05 p. in. the senate went Into exec- ut'vc ' kcsulon and at 5.45 adjourned. it srift. uin iKt'i'ir. Hit Kllim InlKi' of the Nuiulioulo C'oeleOIuy Tiiil Him south. \ \ \bUIKOTOX. l-Vb 21 There Is talk In F i.iri'ino court circles already regarding the Judii i it e. lieu It to which Senator Whlto will I"1 u signed when he assumes his robe of olh > c u u considered likely that instead ot taking the northern circuit , which was held by the late Justice Illatcbford , the new Justice will bo given the southern circuit , which embraces the gulf states , on account of bin knowledge of thn Napoleonic code. Many cases before the courts of the southern circuit are dependent upon this code , and Senator White's knowledge of local practice would prove aelvantageous. Justice Jackson Is at present assigned to the circuit , so that a shift would bo neces sary In the event of Senator White's as signment to that Held. It Is suggested that Justice Drown will be transferred to the northern circuit , where his experience wllh litigation Involving great commercial Inter ests ) would bo of particular advantage , In Ural Justice Jaelcson might bo given the cir cuit now presided over by Justice Brown. uori.ii .M > T < IIT : A I .Air. Illurrcl Agiiln Meets n Sol Hack In tliu illume' of Iti-pri'vptlllltUi H. WASHINGTON , Fob. 21 Only seven mem bers of the house were unaccounted for to day at high noon when that body met , and the deadlock wan broken for a moment. After the reading of the Journal Sergeant- nt-Arms Snow ratrro forward with a supple mentary report on the order Instructing him to arrest absentees. IIo reported all but seven members here or err their way , except such as had been excused on ac count ot Illness , and that deputies had been sf-nt for the other seven. "I would like to know , " suggested Mr. Heed , "whether a deputy has been sent after Mr. Johnson of Cleveland. Ho appears to bo recalcitrant. " The sorgeant-at-arms staled that Mr. Johnson had been sent ton Mr. Heed fuithcr wanted to know whether these members who were here were under arrost. On being Informed that they were not ho desired to know why , Inasmuch as theio had appeared to be no trouble jester- day about arresting republicans. The scrgeant-nt-arms expressed doubt as to his authority to arrest members on the floor , but the speaker directed him to exe cute his writ , and make the arrest wherever members are found. Mr. llland asked unanimous consent that those members present be excused , but Mr. Heed objected "Our people were paraded before the bar of the house yesterday and now we want to see yours. " (1/iughter ( ) Mr. Bland then moved that the house go Into committee of the whole on the seignior age bill and pending that motion that all ilcbatu be limned to ten minutes anil on tno latter motion ho demanded the previous question. Mr. llland again failed to secure a quorum on his motion , and after four hours of fruit less roll calls Hie house adjourned. The highest number of votes polled today was 170--U short of a quorum. The members who have been arrested about twentj In number were piroled until tomorrow and will bo arraigned as .soon as the house meets An effort was made to adjourn over tomor row , Washington's birthday , but Mr. Dland Insisted that If the democrats did not do business It was not proper to fritter awa > time on holidays and his supporters sus tained him Mr. Hland failed to secure a quorum by a narrow margin , although cloven eleino- cratlc opponents ' . . the bill refused to join In the filibuster and voted against the de mand for the previous question. The vote stood 159 to 11 , nine short of a quorum. Mr. Dland moved a call of the house , the call developed the presence of 271 members and the vote then iccurrcd on Mr. island's demand for Iho previous question on his motion to close debate. Pages and messen gers scurried through the corridors and com mittee rooms to see that every available vote was cast on this roll call. TOI'UUSTS GO UOTH WAYS. , The populists did not vote on the fitst roll call , which action uarmcd the democrats. Jerry Simpson , when approached , said they wanted lo show Iho country that the demo cratic party was Incapable of transacting business. On the second roll call the supporters of the Dland bill were greatly relieved to find the populists responding In the afllrmatlvc as their names were called. Ten republicans who had been -voting with the democrats up to this time , however , except Waugh , Marsh and Murray , with the prospect of a quorum Irr sight on this vote , vielded to the solicita tions of their eastern colleagues , .so that , de spite the great effort to secure a quorum , It again fell short this time by a vote of 159 to 10. When the announcement was made Mr Heed suggested that the tlmo spent In secur ing a quorum could bo rnoro prciltably spent in debate. "Will the gentleman on the other side agree upon the time for voting If the de bate Is allowed to proceed ? " asked Mr. McMlllen. "Certainly , " replied Mr Heed , "wo will vote when wo get through. " "When will > ou got through ? " "When wo MnlMi. ( Laughter. ) H Is ab surd , " continued .Mr Heed , "that gentlemen should Iribls-t on having the tall of the sit uation In their hands before they begin. " Amid cries for regular order Mr. llland moved a call of the house , and the speaker declared the McMlllln-Uecd colloquy out of order and Instructed the official stenog raphers to exclude It from the iccord. The yeas were demanded for the motion for the call . The call was ordered by a vote of 101 to 3li. When the quorum again reappeared , Mr Dland moved to dispense with further pro ceedings under the call , and Mr. Heed , In order to comply with the rules , forced u roll call upon this motion. Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with by a vote of 171 ! to 21 , and the vote then again a cm re.il on Mr. llland's demand for the previous question on the seigniorage bill. Again thn quorum failed by a vote of 170 to I This was the last vole of the day , and upon the announce ment Mr llland moved the house adjourn. Mr. MoKnlg moved , us tomorrow was Washington's birthday , when the house ad journ It bo to meet otr Friday "If the democratic party cannot da busi ness , " said Mr. Dland , hotely , "It had better- not fritter lit. tlmo away on holidays It would bo a sorry spectacle for rrs to ailjourn over tomorrow " Mr llland made the point of order that no quorum having been developed the house could not entertain a motion to adjourn over Thursday. The speaker sustained the point of order , and the vote was taken by yeas and nays on Mr llland's motion to adjourn. The motion was carried by a vote of 110 to 07. Deforo the announcement of the vote was made Mr Hun HUH moved when the house adjourn It adjourn to meet on Friday , but the speaker ruled It out of order , and then at 4.05 the Uou e adjourned until tonnrro.v. MOIU.AN 0 > II.VUAII. llln Hi'piirt iiuliir : < Ml li.\ HrpulillciiiiH of tint rorc'lKie AITiilix foinmltti-o. WASHINGTON , Feb. 2l.-Scnator Morgan submitted the report ho has been preparing on Hawaii to the full committee on foreign relations today and It was adopted by a majority voto. The four republican mem bers voted for It and the four democrats voted against It. These four democrats will prepare a minority report next Monday morning. The republican members of ( he committee do not fully concur In the report prepared by Mr. Morgan , which , though It docs not criticise Mr Stevens , leans tow aril annexation , and generally favors Hie pollc ) ot the late administration. Neither does It criticise In ua vigorous terms as the re publicans wish the pollcj of the present ud- mlnlatiatlon. though It Is drawn in such language that the republicans can subb iibe to It , men If It does nut go quite , IH fur it desired. It Is much more In line with the policy advocated by the republicans than at llrst anttelpatcil. All the testimony will bo submitted with the report next Monday. iiUti Another Ocellus. WASHINGTON. Fob. 21. It U understood to be quite probable that President Cleveland will leave the city the lust of Mils wecK for a short outing The ( sounds of North Carolina , where there is good gunning and fishing , U said to bo his destination , Government Fortifications Are Again in Shape for Defense. QUICK WORK ON BRAZILIAN BATTERIES Air * mi drlnid' ; A line ill Coiitiimndliig th Jtc'lirl > nv > Ulelli' clu Gninn In Slc'lt mill doMi'llo Alwnt liiHiirgriitM Still ( iiiln In the. South. [ Spccfcit Hralllan mipitch CnpurtsMttl , ISM , till llic Aiwiciateil I'/TJH I HIO DG JANHIRO , Fob. 21. The Armacao batteries which wore destroyed by the rebels during the battle of February 9 when the government lost , It now appears , over 700 men , have been restored. The Insurgents , whose loss was only about 300 , were not driven off until they had burned the arsenal ' and captured eighteen gunn. During the continued disability of Admiral da Gama Alexandrine d' Alcncal has been In command while awaiting the return of Admiral de Mcllo , who la still said to have reached here on board the Hopubllca. The rebel force Is now said to have been reduced lo COO men and a number of these are more or loss severely wounded. It Is not believed to bo possible for the rebels to undertake any fuither operations on land until the fleet Is strongly reinforced. News from the Nicthcroy la expected hourly , and concerning the rest ot Presi dent 1'elxoto's fleet there are two stories In circulation. Accordlrrg to orre , the torpedo fleet Is in bad shape and there Is little erne no chance of a naval battle being fought The second story has It that the torpedo fleet is moving In the south In order to Join the Nictheroy and that news of arr Important nature will shortly bo heard. Hcports from the south still seem to show galnb for the rebels. American presllge , owing to the deter mined action of Admiral Ucnhanr , Is now very high In Brazil. Admiral da Gama has Issued a circular saying tint the Hopubllca and the Marell Diaz engaged the govern ment warships Uahla and Itapa oft Santa Catharlna and that the Dahla and the Diaz were sunk and Itapa captured. The Trident alone escaped. The Hepubllca was only slightly disabled. Nobody here believes the story. An attempt was made on the night of the 14th by secret partizans ot Admiral do Mcllo to blow up the otllces of the government Journal , Tlempo , In this city , with dynamite. The attempt was unsuccessful. HAN THK BATTHUinS. The rebel cruiser Aquldaban left the bay at 4 o'clock this morning In order to join the rebel waishlp Hepubllca , having on board , according to report , Admiral do Mcllo , and which was then said to be off the entrance to the bay. The Aquldaban got under way during the darkness and at a speed of eight knots she steamed through the channel toward the harbor's entrance , as if no such thing us torpedos and sub marine mines were Irr existence. On nearing the forts at the entrance of the bay the rebel ship was discovered and the garrisons of the posts called to arms. A hot lire was soon directed upon her. but the Aquldaban steamed steadily ahead and -succeeded In paslng the forts , although she was struck several times. The forts kept firing at the Aquldaban until she was out of range , but It Is not believed that any serious darnago was Inflicted upon her. Wlieii4somo distance off shore the Aquldaban met her consort , the Hepubllca , and both vessels steamed In a southerly direction It is reported ashore that the rebel war ships have gene In search of the Nictheroy and that the latter Is not very far off. It Is understood that an American warship and ono or moio foreign vessels are to follow the Aquidaban and Hepubllca , In order to witness the engagement between these ves sels and the dynarnltq cruiser. According to one story the Nictheroy is bound for Des- tcrro. Accenting to another story she Is off Santos. icia'T OUT or TIII ; ii.utnoK , 1101113" I'lre from the 1'orts 1'rovont the Kc- publlcii from I nturlug Klo linj. DUnNOS AYHES , Feb. 21. The following advices have been received frftm Rio : The Insurgent warship Hepubllca , with Admiral dc Mcllo aboard , has made an at tempt to re-enter Hlo bay , but has been prevented by the heavy flro of the forts. Yellow fever Is rapidly spreading here and hundreds of deaths from the disease are re ported dally. Three officers of the govern ment army at Santos , who were suspected of treason , have been shot. The authorities are compelling foreigners to perform military service. The foreign consuls have lodged with the government protesls against this action. A number of political prisoners have escaped from the government jails anil joined the rebels in the state ot Parana. Arrlvcil at De'Hteieo. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. The arrival of the Untied States steamship Detroit at DCS- terre > csterda > Is announced In a cablegram received by the Navy department from Ael- mlral Denhnm this morning. Ho reports allen on boaid well. JSSOCWf'f'lJ.C'.I.NS. . 'InVlr iilitli : | Annual Mooting ut bpilnglli'lil U III Itu u Iteuisce- . SPHINGFICLD , Mo , Fob. 21. Prepara tions for the eighth annual meeting of the State Republican League clubs are complete and the convention wilt bo called to order at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning by President J. Darkles Immediately after a slrcet parade. George W. Hubbard of this city will make an address of welcome and President Harklcs will respond Then will follow routine work and reports of committees , which will occupy most of the day , and in the evening Mr Cubblson of Kansas , lion Chauncoy I 1'lllej of St. Louis and others will speak OlDceis will bo"elected on Friday. A great deal of Interest Is manifested In the election. St. Louis and Kansas City have combined to re-elect J. C. Harklcs of Kansas Cjty as president and Charles Wel- mcr of St Louis secretary. About COO dele- Kates are already on hand und 2,000 nroro are expected tomorrow , DKTROIT , Feb. 21. Republicans of prom inence are becoming numerous hero today They are gathering for the annual meeting and banquet of the Michigan club , which takes place tomorrow night and Is always the great bocla ) event of the jear among Michigan republicans. The principal ni rival today was ex-Hawaiian minister John L Stevens , who will speak at the banquet. I'UITM.S/S .I.S.S/.M/H//.YfJ. St. I.iiuN to Ho the Sc'C'iio of u Notuhlo. ( iiitlirring of Third TintIlex. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 21. Delegates and mem bers are gathering here for the meetings tomorrow ot the national central committee ot the populist party and the Reform Press association. There will bo' three delegates hero from each slate , besides the delegates of the Reform Press association The meet ings will bo executive' . The primary object of the meeting Is to dlfeciibs wii ) * and means und a plan for the next campaign. Chairman H K Taubeneck of the national central committee Is alreailj here , but re fuses to talk bi'jond fculng that nothing will bo done to Interfere In the Lease- Lew oiling row Among those who will bo In attendance are Dr Alexander Colcman of Denver , Ignatius Donnelly ot Minnesota , General J. I ] .Weaver ot Iowa and L. II , Loucks of South Dakota , ex-president of the farmers alliance. ' /.IT/.r .tX"tiltlllfT .1 If You \\Mi In 1'roiprr , " It ItiniN , "lliing Your 1.nnillorel. " PARIS , Feb. 21-Ten anarchists have been arrested at "Lynns. One bad In his possession portraits of Dakounlno and Ra- vachol , with the nlollo "If you wish to prosper , hang your landlord1" The police yesterday evening arrested twelve anarchists In this city at Ibo lodg ings of an anarchist leader named Duprat. Among those taken Into custody upon this occasion was the anarchist bastard who I supposed to bo the author of yesterday's out rage. rage.Mmo. . Calabrcssl , who was so dangerourly wounded yesterday by the explosion of the bomb In the Hue Stt Jacques , and the other llvo wounded hy the same explosion , are progressing favorably. MNTIM'II : : > . Members of the' Otiibidlnii Will Spend Seiino \cnr > In .tull PRAGUE , Feb. 21. The judgment of tire court before which the members of the Omladlnu secret society have been on trial for sonio tlmo past lias Just been announced. Xlegloser Is sentenced to eight years Im prisonment ; Wolgert , Werrzel and Hiadetz to five years Imprisonment ; Wenrel and Clzolc to six years imprisonment.'Heln received a sentence ot eighteen months. Two of the accused are acquitted and the remainder sentenced to terms of Imprison ment varying fiorn three jears to u foit- night. Those receiving jieavy sentences were con victed of high treason und Icze majesty , und of being members of a secret society. Those who received light sentences were enl } con victed of disturbing the peace. rji\M'i : roitTVW LSI : tniri'inti : . frrni li MlnlHter lit Lisbon It Now In 1'iirli and Will .Stun Thoio. PARIS , Feb. 21.--M. " Bthourd , the French minister to Portugal , has arrived heio from Lisbon and had an audience with Premier Caslrnlr-Perler. It Is announced that M. Blhourd will not return lo Lisbon until the Portuguese cabinet has accorded French In terests the satisfaction which Franco re- \VI11 CiBt'lj the Win- Into .Mciiiiigim. TEGUCIGALPA , Feb 21 President Vas- quez Is about to take the aggressive and carry the war Into Nicaragua. He has sent commissioners to Guatemala and Salvador to protest against Nicaragua's action. Deser tcrs from General OrtU's comma nil say the Nlc- aragtmns are prepaiing to abandon the siege If It does not promise better success soorr Smallpox has broken out among the be siegers. _ Itcitli Miles SiistUln l lliavy l.nssc' " . SAN SALVADOR , Feb 21. Manuel Bonll- la's forces have been loiitcd near Jus-oraii by General Vlllcla. At Corpus they were rein forced and another battle took place , when Vllleta In turn was obliged to retreat. The loss was heavy on both sides. Siillitn Aelilxod to Submit. MADRID , Feb. 21. The govcuiments of England , Frtince , Haly and Austria have re plied to the note addressed lo them by the sultan of Morocco. They all advise him to accept the demands of Spain for the settle ment of the militia troubles. Itusnl.m I'ore'&i niliilstcr HI ST. PETERSBURG ' 'Feb. 21. M. Deglcrs , Russian minister of foreign affulis , Is criti cally ill. M. Deglcrs has been suffering for some time past from asthma , and his sickness has now assumed a dangerous aspect. _ llrnndonliiiig Victims Iliirlocl. KIEL , Feb. 21. The funeral of thirty of the victims of the disaster on board the war ship Brandenburg was held this morn ing. _ Kiilhvr ( iolng Home , BERLIN , Fob 21. Emperor William has left AVlllielmshaven qn his return to the capital. rjitiin to jii.oir vi > A llonib i\ploiloil : lit Lancaster , ] ' . , but with Uttlo. KftVet. LANCASTER , Pa , Feb. 21. An attempt was made last night to blow up the Cherry stieet bridge over the Pennsylvania road. The Instrument used was a bomb made of gas pipe , sections of which were found Im bedded In the superstructure of the bridge twenty-fivo feet from the spot of the explo sion. The bridge Is not badly damaged , although the consusslon smashed windows und broUo open doors of neighboring house's , and tore down telephone anil eleetile light wires. Many people In the vicinity at flist thought it was an oaithquake , and rushed ft am their homes panlcstrlcKen , but on recollecting that It was election night concluded that some ono had fired oft a cannon In celebration of the republican vic tory. There Is great ONclternent over the affair , as It Is only Yi month since a huge dynamite bomb was found under Ihe founda tion of a big four-story bilck building ad joining the police station The fuse had been lighted , but was defective and failer to explode the bomb , Illi ; Illa/i- lit Oeelnej. QU1NCY , 111 , Feb. 21. Fire started at 2 o'clock this morning In the Reliable Incu bator company's works and caused a loss of $188.000 , distributed as follows Somers & Llnd , drug store , $00,000 ; Reliable Incu bator company , $22,000 , SlnnocU & Nichols , notions , $67,000 ; Ke.spohl , Grocery company. $ i5000 ; Schott Saddlery company , $ J,000 , Hoffman Printing company , $1,000 The losses are covered hy Insurance Watchman Sullivan of the Incubator com pany was so neaily .suffocated by smoke , his escape being cut of by the Dames , that ho was taken from Iho third floor unconscious. Ho soon lovivcd , heft over. Dlvorcu Colcilej Intoronlcil , SIOUX FALLS. 9. 1) . , Feb. 21 ( Special to The Dee. ) The local divorce colony has lieen agog for the past few days over the report sent out from Now Yoik to the effect that the Princess Golofrna , daughter of Mrs. John W. Mackay of 0'itllfornla , was cnroulo to South Dakota to get a divorce. The princess has an annuity of $175,000. Her corning to Sioux Falls would add another prominent name tq the alread ) long list of prominent people who have taken advantage ot thu divorce laws'of this state. Ilruty Amessiiionl oh thn UiinU'it Stoe k. LITTLE ROCK , Fob. 21. The long ex pected assessment on the stock of the de funct First National batik has at last been made by Comptroller of Currency Eckels. The assessment IB 92 per cent upon the stock , and it Is estimated by Receiver Cock- rill that all bills would amount to J 100 , 000 on their face value He will not realize over $75,000 , slnco about $ SO,000 of the stock only Is held by solvent parties. Still Spraklug for Couglilln. CHICAGO , rob. 21. Attorney Daniel Donohue * contlnued his argument for the de fense in the Coughlln trial today. Ills speech will probably bo finished tomorrow , when ho will bo followed by Assistant Stale's Attorney Bottum. MoioiiicntNOf Oci'iiilMi'iinublps IVIirnur } " 1. At New York Arrived Russia , from Hum- burg At the Scllly Sighted Chesier , from New- York ; Trave , from Now YorU ; Rhuetla , from New York. _ .lonopli t'Iriiry 1'rritlilriit. NEW YORK , Feb. 20 The American Toot Hull league met last night anil chose Joseph Clearpresident. . VETERANS RUSH BUSINESS Much Routine Work Done nttho Grand Army Encampment. OLD TIME CAMP FIRE IN THE EVENING Comtminclcr Chinch Deliver * nil lull-routing AddrciH to 1IU Comrades- > ruslm I'oll- tlclilll * CoiKpli IIIIIIH by Tlielr Ab * < III u Unit .Soeloy'HH Lonesome. LINCOLN , Tcb. -Special ( TclcRrnm to The Hoc ) Tlic seventeenth nnnunl eneatup- mcnt or the Nebraska department of the arnnil Army of the Republic assembled nl Representative Mull shortly before noon to day with but n fair ntcmlnnco of delegates. Today's proceedings wore entirely of a routinenatuic and nothing of public interest dc\eloped. One or two temporary commit tees were appointed and then the reports of the olllceis wore received and icfcned. Connnnnder A. II. Church , In delivering the annual address , welcomed the veterans to Lincoln. Alluding to the Inroads of time In their ranks , ho said"As the jours loll on wo drift farther and faitlier from the scenes of the great struggle for national exIstence - Istenco and human liberty In which wo were engaged and the ties of comradeship , welded In the he.it of battle , become stronger and stronger and , being more lasting than our earthly pilgrimage , entitle us to comradeship In the grand army above. With the gathered years ha\o gone many of the material features of the late rebellion. Gone , ma > It be forever , the unholy and unnatural con flicts of the great struggle. Time , the great healer , and natuie , the sweet restorer , arc laboring baud In hand to efface the dates of the conflict and heal all the scars of the grim vlsaged war. Under whispering pines and moss-draped cjpress the tramping of many feet with \olces of thousands are heard no more by the camp Ilres. The old camp fires no longer ling with the loud revcliy , the rusty sword is In UK scabbard , the old musket Is stacked In the coiner , the white tenlH are struck and folded awa > for the last time. The last maich In ended Wo tent upon the old camp ground and drink from the battered canteen oulj In memory " Ho referred the- , encampment to the re ports of his staff offlceix for statistical Infer mation. The past jcar , he said , had been most severe upon the Grand Army In the state The pro\alllng business depression and the hard times , lack of employment and low wages had woiked many hardships , es- peclalh Irr the western p irt of the state , but ho believed that no other organisation In Nebraska could lm\o battled HO sucoe'ss- fully to keep the ranks from thinning as the Grand Airny of the Republic. Ho noted the fact that during the year there had been but 127 deaths in the ranks of the Grand Army In Nebraska Mo re ferred with ospocl.il emphasis to the value of the work accomplished by the Woman's Re lief corps and Sons of Veterans. ON THn PENSION QUESTION Speaking upon the pension question Com mander Church said that ho did not know- that ho could add arrythlng to what ho had already said In the printed circulars sent out bj him during the year. The matter of pensions , ho said , was of paramount Im portance to the veteran soldiers of the union. Ho challenged the proof , that n Mu- glo fraudulent pensioner hail been discov ered within the ranks of tire Grand Army of the Republic of Nebraska. It was too near the trying ordeal of the rebellion , he said , Indelibly stamped upon lojal brains , for any one , high or low , to convict the veterans of the late war by Implication or Inuendo. The veterans wanted stubborn facts , not inuendoes. A pensioner , ho de clared , was a vested right , so declared by the highest law making power of the nation and so decided by the highest corrrts. Commander Church recounted briefly the success of the district reunions hold during the year at Superior , Dewltt , Chadron , Long Pine , , Broken Bow , Madrid , Faruam and Ogalalla and stated that the last department reunion at Grand Island was the crowning success of the many held In the state. He closed with the sentiment , "May sweet peace and liberty abldo in your hearts and old glory float In the sky forever " The report of the assistant adjutant gen eral showed that there were at prescrrt in Nebraska 27.5 Grand Army posts in good standing , with an aggregate member ship of 8,007. The loss In membership during thn year was fiSl ; cash recolptH , $2,778 50 , of which $81.CO ! ) had been expended for relief. The day's session was concluded with re ports and communications from posts and members. It was thought that the balance of the work of the encampment could be completed tonight , but when the delegates assembled at the iiall It was decided to hold an old time camp lire. General Thajer pre sided and speeches were made by himself , J. Wesley Tucker , Alice Bin mnlster , Henry Clarkson and others. A glee club added its collective and Individual voice to the pro gram and during the evening many battled were fought over again , marry old stories re told , rrrarry songs resurrg Hoko Smith carne in for many hard knocks , every knock being greeted with cheers and laughter. The election of officers will take place tomorrow. Church Howe , who haw arrajed himself In brand now uniform with buttons rosplerrdant for the occasion , still has the entire field to himself and will bo elected commander by arclarnatlon. There will bo a contest over the position of senior \\co \ commander P 13. Adams of Superior Is an avowed candidate and clearly In the lead. The friends of Judge Itayward of Nebraska City are active in his behalf and General How en of Hastings Is slightly irr the race to sorno extent. The politicians are noticeably absent Walt Seeley , whoso general and olllclous dis tribution of passes at the encampment at Fremont a joar ago brought himself and the railroad crowd Into dispute , slid Into town tonight and rnuilo his way to head quarters. "Has Tom come ? " ho anxiously Inquired , "Torn" had not come. "Then Hnid Slaughter must bo hero with Tom Cooke ? " "No. " "Well , Val must bo here ? " " ' ' " "Who's Val. "Why , Valentino ; ho ought to bo hero and so had John Peters. Whero't. Ager ? " "Haven't seen him. " The dismal situation dawned upon Secly at last arrd ho drifted out Into the night. Now Ynrk'tt < ! . A. li. lliie'iimpmiv.t. ROCHESTER. N. Y. , Feb. 21. The Grand Army man Is everywhere In Rochester. He has taken the city and on every hand the honored uniform or the little bronze button and odlelal badge are to bo seen. The oc cablon which calls the veterans together IB the twenty-eighth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic , Depart ment of Now York , which commenced Its sessions In Washington rink this morning at 10 o'clock. The sessions will continue throughout tomorrow. ion ni.it i.M //.j.s-r7f/ < ; / ' . Colonel T. ( I. l.uwlor In Illleeoln' Cancllclatr KiioiKotlo Ciimimlgii I'riimliipil. CHICAGO , Feb. 21. Colonel Thomas G. Lawler of Rockford was decided upon as the Illinois candidate for cominander-in-chlef ot the Grand Army of the Republic at a caucus of Grand Army men hold hero last night. Illinois has not had a commander-ln-chlef Blnco 1873 , and Colonel Lawler's ' campaign will bo energetically pushed at the Pitts burg national encampment next September. Okliilionui ItopiiblU'Hii ( imvoiillon. GCTHIUE , OKI , Fob 21 Oklahoma Territorial League of Republican tlubx with an attendance f IHII | > luu delegates ha elected the following oflktrs President , T II Ferguson ot Walton , secretary , E U JlcCabo ot Guthrie , treasurer , Barauel Murphy of Oklaiem City. Resolutions \\ero adopted cndol Z- * ? the republican plat form and donouncll ho democracy for an Incompetent and ( , , irdly administration , bringing the natli Into disrepute ami plunging the whole trntry Into financial ami commercial dlsi r ; also denouncing the Interior dep.irtnt for Its corrupt ad ministration ot Oklah i olllccf. f < / ' HIM i'ii / : . % -t'lrr. /orvi.v/ / > . Chluigo Mlllloimlrii Hide * on i > Mroot Cur mid I OSCH n Iliind'imieMini , CHICAGO , Feb. St. ( Special Telegram to The llee ) It. Clark Pors > th was robbed ot $25,000 , while standing on the front platform ot a Wabash avenue cable car , about 0.30 o'clock this evening. Mr. Forsjth is n millionaire real cstato man and capitalist , who has an olllco at room -103 In the Rookery building , and boards at the Great Northern hotel. Ho Is In ap pearance one who would bo picked out as accustomed to good living and would bo likely to bine plenty of money In pocket ami In bank. The robbers evidently thought us much and were not mistaken , for when they left him they took with them certifi cates of deposit amounting to nearly $20- 000 , a certificate pajable on dcrn ind and negotiable for $3,000 and $ > 00 In cash. Mr. Fnrsvth took n Cottage Grove avenue cable car southward about 0 o'clock. The ear was crowded , It being the time men and women were returning to their homes after business. Mr Porsjth was compelled to stand on the platform , and oven there In the cold was n crowd. After about four blocks were passed there was consldciable pushing on the plat form , but the big man with the silk hat , thinking the conductor's collection of fares was the cause , looked away from the ear until his hat was knocked off and. under the feet of those who stood by him. He stooped and picked up his hat , and , us ho wiped the dlit from It.s disheveled surface , be looked mound to ascertain the cause of the crowding. As ho did so ho saw three men get off of the platform , one after another , and Inferred that it was , tholr crowding through those on the platform that caused his hat to bo so unceremoniously re moved. ( When the ear reached Twenty-second street , it occurred to Mr. Forsjth that there were peculiar elicumstanccs surioundlng the removal of his hat , and just to reassure hlm < self ho leached Into his hip pocket to see It a pocketbook containing his valuables was theie. lie found It gone A search of all his other pockets convinced him that he had been robbed. Mr. Forsjth lost no time in letting the police know of his misfortune Chances for running down the thieves are very slight. _ : 3iix in isir.n ix .SAOII * . Wood C'lioppeiH III Nov.ill i Ctinglit lij tin Avalanche. VERDI , Nov. , Feb. 21. About noon Mon day live woodchoppers were caught In a enow slldo In the mountains five miles from hero. Nothing was known until a man passing yesterday afternoon had his atten tion attracted by groans , and on Investiga tion found Ede pinioned In the snow , where ho had lain over twenty-four hours In a tetrlfli wind and .snow storm. Ills head was caught between two timbers and pierced by a protrublng nail. Ho was conscious when taken out and hopes are entertained of Iris recovery. The names of tire other unfortunates are Tom Thrasher , M. S. Wheeler , Michael War ner and Leonard Nelson , all of Reno , Nov. They are supposed to bo dead. A rescue paity Is now digging In the snow- for tholr bodies. The other woodehoppers who occu pied a cabin 400 yards distant had a narrow escape. They made no Investigation. Great Indignation Is felt at their seemingly In human conduct. A Hundred mid Sixty TlimiR.iiHl I'lur.ility for ( inluslm A. ( Jrou In IViiimjliiinlii , PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 21. The election hold In this state yesterday to choose a successor to Congressman-at-Large Lilly re sulted In a victory for the republican ticket greater than any In the history of the party in this part of the state. When the returns are all ln , It Is believed the plurality of Galusha A. Grow , republican , will teach nearly 100,000. When the republicans elected Jackson state treasurer last fall by a plurality of 135,140 , It was believed that this would serve as the high water mark for jears to como. llefore election repub lican leaders said they would bo satlslled If they could show up 100,000 votes to the good , while the democratic leaders , who made arr active campaign , were confident that the republican plurality could bo kept below 80,000. With the counties of Hradford , llucks , nutler , P.imbrla , Calrlo , Forest , Elk. Jelfer- hon , .lunlata and .Ml III In not heard from. Grow has a plurality of 140,178. < nit HIV Aehiineo of Twontj-l Ivo IVr Cint on Dlcruintllo. ItlsIiK Doclcloel On. CHICAGO , Feb. 21.-Tho Chleago Flro Underwriters association at last night's meeting decided upon a swot ping adv.inco of 25 per cent In rates on mercantile risks The reason given for the action Is the continued losses by the companies doing business In Chicago. The underwriters claim mi money was rnado last joar and that thin jear the losses so far will equal the gross receipts The total annual pre miums taken In by the Chicago companies average $4,000,000 It Is estimated the pre miums err the risks affected by the present Increase amounts to $1,500,000. Consequently quently , the Insurance companies will put Into their coffers an extra $375,000 bv their action , which will bo divided up among 150 companies. _ _ „ Coal Operators mill the TuilfT. KNOXVILLE , Term. . Fob. 21-A conven tion ot the coal oporalorH of Kentucky and Tennessee , representing sixty minis , which have an annr.al output of 3,000,000 bushels and employ 10,000 handsupon whom 40,000 people depend for support , has passed reso lutions asking that coal bo not placed upon the free list and prujing Tennessee and Kentucky senators to into their I nil no lira against the free coal and iron clauses of the Wilson bill. Airhoel ut 1.11 t'nldii. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21Tho % 'avy de partment Is Informed that the gunboat Yorktown - town has arrived at La Union , Salvador , and trasferred Assistant Surgeon M. W. Harnurn , lute of the Kcarsarge , to the Ranger , temporarily stationed at that port. Dr. Itanium will return homo as boon us relieved by Passed Assistant Surgeon George T. Smith , who Is now on his way to La Union. Conlli iiii'd hy tin ) hoimto , WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. The semite , In executive session , nmdo public the following confirmations : Joseph 0. Shelby , marshal of the United States for the western district of Missouri. Postmasters J. C. Cottrell , at Ktngsley , la. ; Thomas Dehiney , at Marlus. la. ; J. W. Stuckenbruck , at Coon Rapids , la. ; Thomas C. Love , at Springfield , Mo Mcllioillst 1'intor SiiHii | > ndrd , FOND DU LAC , WIs. , Fob 21. The Iron- bio In the Methodist church for several months In thin city , owing to the pastor. Rev. William ( 'lurk , preaching but few tem perance sermons , also causing u rule of thu Sunday school to bo broken regarding the grading of scholars , has resulted In the HUH pension of Mr Clark and Sunday School Teac'hc-r CuMlns striken * I itlng forte MIDDLESIIOItOl'UH Ky Tub 21 Strik ers at Mlngo mines fired upon the nonunion men today and wounded ono man. , FALL OF A FINANCIER Serious Charges that Have Been Brought Against Erastus Wimaii. R. G. DUN HAS MADE THE ACCUSATION Embezzlement nntl Forgery of Large Amounts Alleged Against Him. ( { HISTORY OF THE ENTIRE TRANSACTION Details of the Affair- Given in a Leucthy Letter from His Accuser. DECEPTION PRACTICED FOR MANY YEARS Coiillilonon of mi Olel I'rloiul mill lliisIiuHa AMsodito At > cisodViimii | I'lue.'ellu illill In Dofiiull of ItciNiN-llo /Ti-llH - UN MIIIJ. NE\V YORK , Feb. : i.-Tho news that Erastrrs Wlman had been at rested err a bcrlous charge fell like a thunderbolt on the cars of the multltudo who heard this story tonight , and no ono was more surprised than Mr. Wlman himself. Since severing his connection with the II. G. Dun agency Mr. Wlman has occupied n pleasant ) ) fur nished olllce In the Field building at No. 1 Broadway. He was engaged at his desk this afternoon when Detective Sergeant Phil Hlley and Detective Von Gcrlchtcn walked In They had a bench wariant for his arrest , which was already prepared when the grand jury , an horn earlier had found two indict ments against the ox-king of Statcn Island for foigery. Detoctho Hllov annrnclipd MrMmn , < „ desk anil said. "You are tinder arrest. " Mr. Wlman scarcely oven looked up , turned very palo and motioned the detec tives not to alarm the clerks. 'I ils was about 3 o'clock. Mr. Winmn was asked to accompauj the detectives ( o the district at- tornev's ofllco. He put err his coat without a wind and werrt with them. No soorrer were they beyond the ears of the clerks than Mr. Wlman anxiously Inquired thu Hpcclflcatlons against him and the nature of the punishment attached to them. "Don't let this bo made public , and what is the penalty for forgery ? " he asked. Ho was put In a cell of one of the regular sections of the prison and later positively refused to tee newspaper men General Tiacoj , his counsel , called at the Tombs about 0 o'clock and was In consultation with his client for nearly nn hour. General Tracey , when seen at IIH ! residence later In the evening , said "I have not much to say regarding Mr Wlrnan's arrest. I do not know definitely the com plaints against htm and dec'ded not to begin investigations until tomorrow , 1 want to see these charges , they are so nurncious. " When asked about the possibility of Tilr. Wlman securing ball Mr. Tracey replied : "Ho will have to stay In the Tombs until Friday. Tomorrow la a holiday and I don't think vvo can get ball until the next day. AVe will have It Friday , though , and Mr. Wirnan will bo released. That Is all. " Ono of the charges against Wlnion Is for forgery of air endorsement of U. W. Hul- llnger ti > . n check for $25,000 , which was drawn to Iulllngor ) order bj R. G. Dun & Co. The other chaigo Is for forging the endorsement of Ogden Hi ewer to a check , also drawn by Dun fc Co , foi JS.fiSO. The checks were forged , respectively , on Jan uary 20 , 1893 , and Fobruaiy fi , 1811. Wlman was arrested by detectives from the district attorney's ollice. The warrants were oxecrrted at Wiman's olllco. Ho was perfectly cool and collected when thu de tectives placed him under arrest and ho at onro proceeded with them to the district attorne > 's office. From thcnco ho waa taken before JuiH'o Marline , In chambers , of the general sesidoiiH. He was nccorn ponied by his ton-ln-lav , , Noiman S Walker Wlman said Geneial n F. Ciacny wan his counsel and that ho had been In cousultii tlon with him nearly all thu afternoon I to was not , ho said , picpaicd to give ball at ouco and In default ho was taken to the Tombs. The llrst Intimation of the chargca waa In the form of a letter ricolvcd at the district atlurney'x olllco on the 14th lust This let ter is said to have como fiom Mr Dun's at torney , who Is supposed to be ex-District Attoiney Dolanccy Nlioll The witnesses who went before the grand Jury today were R. G , Douglas , i : . W. Ilillllngor , Ogden Illfwer and the cashier of R. O. Dun & Co The eounit ) in the Indictment relate to forgoiy and the uttering of forged checks , which were drawn on the Second National bank where Wlman had no account The offence Is punishable with rrot rnoro than terr jcaif ; for each Indictment. CHARGES AGAINST HIM Following Is a copy of the letter addressed to the district attorncj , which sets forth the nature of the complaint In detail N1JW VCmiF < l ) 15. IS'll Hon .1 P. FellovvH , DlHtilet Attorney. Dear Sir I bog to submit to Jon lot ollUlul action tblH complaint of the firm of U ( ! Dun > vc Co , ii'raliiHt KiaMiH Wlman leu the ( rlinct ot forgerv , mid that > ou Hrud the mime to tire ini'senl ginncl Juiy. I Imvn been ut great lialrw to Invfxtlgiito thi-Ho ilmigcs for the ! > tuposo of satisfying rnjsrlf whether any htiiicHHfnl explanation or clefi-nsc of them could be made , anil 1 tiust SIHI will agico with mo that clearer uiHeH more ( allv proved by reputable witnesses have * rurclv if ever , been mrluulttcd to llic > untliorltkH The association , known as the Him of 11 U Dun ACe , with which the difendiint WIIH lonnected during the period c-ovorlng the ui'iH i omplulned of , WIIH loimc'd on Jan uary 1 , IKS'i. ! but Wlman has fur many > en I'M prior to that chile , had | UIHIHSH | rt'hi HOIIH with .Mr Dun \\lnmn was not a partner of Mi Dun In tlu * usual sensu In t'ic ' ni tliIPS of association hi bad a light , title or Interest In the propc-itv and goodwill of tin1 business mid piotllH thereof , for which It VVUH agreed heHlioiiM reeeHu annually n tmrn oquul to u certain pcr'-fiit- age of the profits It W-.IH ( specially pro vided In the in tides iPicrud ti > that mioh HiiniM should be pnhl to him hy Mr I'un IIH n Halmy for faithful H'-nleeH icriileic-d. ami that the amount of piullt tdiouM only af * Toicl the biislH of cletcimining the amount if hln Hulaiy. It wan also pto\ic-d | | In the lirth'Ic'H of rippoclatloii that hf should not employ HIP mime of jj ( ] Dim foi an > pur [ Kixci except regular und proper ImHlnesH of Infiihl ineicnnlltt' mronc-y , und that hit Hhould not use the Held name In nmklriu , HlMilng. drawing or c inlcpiHlng nnv ru.te hill of C'\c Imnge , draft 01 otlu-r obllirntlfjns ox e i > t on ! ) ondorHiMiuntH of Hirr-h papriH fin 111' putpemc ) of ek'iciKll | ol I'/llt'rtlon / f n ( In u-count of the tiKhix laticm. II also ( rail the tight to Mlgn III in e he i ItH feel Him imr KIHCH only All ot .MlSImiiiin relatloiiH 0 .Mr. Dun , who UIM the Keeh- owner in lie hURlrK'SS , l/ceod Mill ue l I'lDlltS WOK C.'X ucxsed In tlii'HD p ipi'i-H. \\iiiiiiu WIIH a Kill u rice I imiiiUKt-T t'c > i Mr. Dun , with mich IOWPIH only an the tonuiut Kianieel , with inly tin * u'l'Iltlonal ' ' powci lei eliaw < I.e. KH Clio pioprit ) of It ( ! Dun & < 'u WIIH not IH | propel ty In an > ne IMC , the > rnon , y.i of It 1 Dun A. t'o wen' not hlx inoiuIn any M'DMi' , and the' piollts of It ll I'.ui \ c1 , , were not hl piullls In liny HCMIHC au > l jet lyvHiUiUH lutH of c'inlii'/x.li'iiu'lii thiotixli nlHiiplc-Kentatlon , inimulme nN und iluactii-H of bin UUU I'lnititu , m'vii ' cof tbe- Hiui'iB wKi'ii bin ) , mid KI' H IIMUIpulton of lowers with nhl'ii bit WIIH noi miHticj bit Hlle i I t-dfil dllllllK till' jeniH ! > " * Jblt ) Utl ! W and up l > , ! ' I'limn ' ! * > ' ' ! in utc-iillnr 'rorn Mr Dun tin i-ei-jimou" finn of > 2'"J , 081 ! M ) That Hilm he owe * > o Mr Dun oclaj 'I hut , In lit'i ic'liitioii to the prop trty of Mr Dun , which Wltnuri lulpiid to rnan.'ieo under In * name ot H O Dun < %