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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 21 , 1801. FIVE CUNTS. DENOUNCED BY BLAND Ho Takes Violent Exception to tbo Oonrso of Some of His Democratic Colleagues. OBSTRUCTIONISTS ARE SOUNDLY RATED New York's Delegation Galled to Task for "Willful Filibustering. SCENES OF THURSDAY WERE REPEATED Congressmen Under Arrest Keleased from Custody of the Sergcant-at-Arms. HOT , IMPASSIONED WORDS OF CENSURE Missouri's SIlvrr-ToiigiKMl Orator CuUril to Order Mnny Tlmm DurliiB Ills Sprrch ICcpuhllrnns injoy : the Ili'ino- or a lie I'll in I ly yimrrcl. WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. The members ot the hoiiMo under arrest were finally dis charged from custody today by dispensing with further proceedings under tlio c'all. It required four hours today ! o accomplish this , und although the scenes of disorderly tiirbu- lencii which characterized ycscerdny's proceedings * ceedings were not repeated today the pro ceedings were fully as Interesting. The dem ocrats wcro evidently very anxious when the house met to extricate themselves from the complications arising from the wholesale ar rest of members , but , by Hank movements , the republicans succeeded In preventing this until the whole situation was thoroughly ventilated' Perhaps the most Interesting feature of the day , barring Mr. BUnd's bitter phllllplc against the flllhnstorlns democrats , was the verbal duel between Mr. Read and .Mr. Tur ner over the question of n quorum- ques tion Just now of pre-umlniiiit Importance In house circles In consequence : of the proposed democratic caucus to consider the advisa bility of adopting this expedient. After the air < . i.id ! ! mvuburs Kid liu'll dis charged , Mr. Illand returned to thusllver bill , hut hU n otlan falle 1 again for lack of a quorum. He only lacked t-o votes , how ever , and this Is his high water mark. Though Mr. Uland still Insists on going ahead with the seigniorage bill , ninny democrats now bellevrt it shout 1 ] > i abandoned , nnd unless a quorum is procured tuuiorrow it would seism that it would have to bo , that Is , If a democratic caucus does not decide to adopt some method of forcing members to vote or to count tlism 'f they do not. FILLED THE GALLERIES. When the house met at noon It was called to order by Clerk Korr. who read a commu nication from Speaker Crisp , who Is suffering from a severe no're throat and Is confined to his hotel , appointing Mr. Richardson of Ten nessee speaker pro torn. The peculiar cir cumstances under which the house adjourned yesterday and the anticipation of a renewal had attracted great crowds to the galleries. As BOOH as the journal was read , Mr. Adams , republican , of'Pennsylvania , who was being tried when the proceedings were 'ter minated yesterday by the adjournment , was clamoring for 'recognition on A question of privilege. Ho yielded , h'owovcr , to Mr. Wells , democrat , \Ylsconsln , who made a statement to thfi effect that he was er roneously reported as voting "no" on the " motion to adjourn. Ho denied "that he had taken any part , whatever , In the un seemly proceedings' In the house on Wash ington's birthday. "Had I voted at all , " sold ho , "I should have voted for the ad journment In order to put a stop to the disgraceful performance. " Mr. Bland's speech , In * denouncing the New Yorkers , was sensational In Its criti i > , cism of the disorder which reigned In the lit J house yesterday. He declared that the men \ * who' are obstructing legislation and defying the house were anarchists and revolutionists. They were worse than tha criminal who would throw dynamite bombs from the gal leries. There were hisses at this statement which grow louder and culminated In cries or "Shamo ! " Mr. Bland proceeded In his Impassioned utterance. Ho said mobocracy had taken possession of the house. The an archist was being Invited to parade the ntrccts nnd commit his deeds of violence , Mr. Bland proceeded with frequent cheers to denounce these members who had obstructed legislation as anarchists and revo lutionists , As Mr. Bland spoke there wcro alternate scenes of extreme confusion and silent astonishment. Seldom hud such violent lent characterization of members of the house been heard. Mr. Bland was frequently called to order , and ho was compelled to take his seat and then allowed to proceed. Willie ho spoke the aisles or the , house were choked with members , and the galleries were fljled to overflowing. Mr. Bland was frequently applauded In his milder criticisms , but there was sllcnco nt his more violent utterance } . Finally , on motion of Mr. Bland , the order of arrest of February 18 was vacated and all arrested congressmen wcro discharged. Mr. Cummlngs , democrat , of New York asked that his colleague , Mr. Sickles , bo ex cused on account sickness. He was so ex cused , whereupon the speaker pro tern de cided the pending question to bo the motion | to discharge Mr. Adams from thu custody of the sergeunt-at-arms. Mr. Adams demanded to bo heard on the question of privilege lie desired to raise , Thn speaker said that ono question of privilege was already pending , but agreed to hear Mr. Adams. _ , The latter wanted to know why on yesterday - day , whllo ho was under arrest before the bar explaining his case In n parliamentary fashion , the mace ot the house had been employed lo force him to his scat. "Why , " he asked , "should this Indignity have been put upon mo whllo I was endeavoring to carry out the mandate of the house ? " The ehnlr stated that this question would have to bo raised later , the pending question now being to discharge the gentleman. Mr. Heed called attention to the fact that the question had not been properly stated. U was to discharge Mr. Adams because the warrant under which ho was arrested was unuthorlzcd. Mr. Springer attempted to Interpose an nmomlmcnt , which hnd for Its purpose the discharge of all members under arrest as the most expeditious way out of the tangle , but Mr. Reed demanded the previous question , If JL .and hp was cut off. The democrats then de- K " 'elded to vote down the previous question In order to open the way for Mr. Springer's amendment , Some of them , however , nota- , tiy ) the eastern democrats , voted with the 'republicans. The previous question was voted down by 95 to 155. Mr. Hland then offered as a substitute for Mr , Heed's motion n motion to discharge all member : * arrested by authority of thu resolu tion passed by the house on the 19th Inst. Mr. Reed made thu point ot order that Mr. Bland' * ) amendment wax not germane , ami the point was argued at some length. On motion of Mr , Illand the order of arrest of February 19 was vacated und all arrested congressmen wcro discharged , U was debated by Messrs. Heed , Hlund anil Johnbon of Indiana , and finally culmi nated In n sensational denunciation of the democratic filibuster by Mr. Blund. Mr. Johnson of Indiana made a long state ment , going lo show the absurdity of In - * cluding hU name in the list of lliouu ar- sf r JILAND'S IMPASSIONED SPEECH. Mr Hland , alter Mr , Jgjmson's statement , dc 'Idf'd to withdraw his substitute and con- line It to the discharge from custody of Mr. Adams. On this modification he demanded to bo heard. He got the floor and delivered a scathing arraignment of his side of the house. He realized , he Raid , that It was hu miliating to bo brought before the bar of the house In arrest. It was hard , ho declared , to give leaves of otncnco and Immediately re voke them and order the arrest of the mem bers. Hut house exigency sometimes re quired such a course. The house had been deadlocked for days. The whole press of the country was full of It and every member must have been nwaro he was'needed. Ho maintained when a member of congress wan elected ho entered Into a solemn contract to leave Ills private business and attend to the public business for which ho was elected , Hu then went on In nn Impassioned way : "I naw gentlemen here , " shaking his head savagely and lifting his voice until jt fairly rang through the hall , "disobey the rules and commands of this house. I saw gentle men rise and boast that they defied the power of the house. If that Is not anarchy and revolution , what Is It ? ( Democratic npplnnsc. ) We In the house are the foun tain source of order , the law-making body. Shall we resolve ourselves Into a body of anarchists ? If EOIIIO one were to throw a bomb from yonder gallery ho would bo no less an anarchist than he who on this floor defies the power of the house. ( Cries of "Shame , shame , " and hisses. ) While the people of this country are In the throes of hunger and starvation , " continued Mr. Hland , angered at the demonstration against him , "they expect us to do something. To become filibusters ) and obstructionists Is to become anarchists , for Its purpose Is the dcllanco of the laws of the country. Wo were sent hero to do our duty at n time when the cities are thronged with mobs and the people cannot go to bed In peace and comfort. It Is not the time when mob law should obtain hero. " At this point Mr. Hynum called Mr. Hland to order , nnd utter being admonished by the chair to confine himself to the question At Issue , ho proceeded to say that since the deadlock suggestions that the speaker should coutrr a quorum had been advanced by the democrats. Quorum counting , ho main tained , was an Invitation to absenteeism. It was an Invitation to members to go fishing and wandering up.and down the earth. He Insisted It was the duty of the house to keep members In their seats. The demo cratic party had n majority of eighty In the house nnd ought to do business. "I don't think It IH the duty of the gentlernan from MIsssourl , " Interrupted Mr. Dunn of New Jersey , "to lecture the democratic party. " WILL HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE. "If that Is a lecture , " retorted Mr. Uland , "tho people will read It to the gentleman , and every other man who is now obstructing business , to his heart's content. " ( Demo cratic applause. ) "Whlje 'the opposition , " ho continued , "has a perfect right to break a quorum , what a spectacle we present to the country with eighty majority rising In our congres sional dignity and defying the authority of the house. Wo should proceed to business or acknowledge our incompetoncy. If wo don't the people will read the riot act to us. " ' "They will , " came In a chorus from the republican side. Mr. Hland then drifted into a discussion of the merits of his bill , which Is being op posed by a portion of the democratic ma jority , in the course of which he was three times called to order by Mr. Coombs of New York. "The difficulty is. " finally blurted out Mr. Dland , "that I am too much In order ; I am telling too many plain truths that the coun try ought to know. " ( Democratic applause. ) "That is the fact , " shouted Mr. Denson of Washington , "give It to the democrats for revenue only. " "I thought gentlemen on this side , " said Mr. Hland , "would realize they could not afford to bo revolutionists and anarchists. I say wo should either do business or sur render. " ( Republican applause and shouts of "Give It to them. " ) "It would be no outrage for the people to rise up In a mob and cast us down , for we are exercising mobocracy here. If this Is a bud bill , vote It down. If yon want more time for debate .we will give it , but to stay here and not vote Is simply political suicide. " Mr : . Bland then demanded the previous question , mit as there was a clamor on both sides of the house for an opportunity to be heard , he withdrew It. Mr. Heed demanded recognition in his own right , and when Mr. Hland offered him five minutes Jio rejected It with scorn. Mr. Compton of Maryland secured five min utes. Ho went right Into the heart of the contention. The validity of the house war rant had been challenged , ho said , because It did not contain the names of these to be arrested. Ho declared that it was In accordance with the uniform practice of the house and defied anyone to produce a warrant In which a name was Incorporated. "I have ono here , " shouted Mr. Burrows , flourishing n yellow , time-stained document above his head. .Mi- . Compton disregarded Mr. Burrows and appealed to Mr. Heed to bear out what ho had said. Mr. Heed denied that ho had any recollec tion of whether the warrants | io had signed contained names or not. To him ( Reed ) the trouble lay , not so much with the warrant , but with the Irregular manor in which the resolution ordering the arreat had been passed. Mr. Compton went on to pay a lilgli tribute to Speaker Crisp , who had signed the war rant , and Sergcant-at-Arms Snow , who had executed It. Mr. Burrows then being appealed to , read the warrant he had. and explained that It was Issued in the Twenty-second congress , sixty-six years ago , when they did things In order. ( Laughter. ) It contained the name Sam Houston , the hero of tlio war for the Independence of Texas. ' Mr. Heed said there were two aspects of the case worthy of the consideration of the houso. First the house should proceed In an orderly manner to transact Its business , oven though that business were arresting members. A great error had been com mitted. Members should not be arrested who wore present nnd not even technically guilty. Besides , all analogy of legal pro- ccdiire required that the names bo Included In the warrants. The sergeant-ut-arms was acting as the constable of the house and his warrant should show who was to bo ar rested , llo should not bo armed with n roving commission. Mr. Bland , he said , had charged that members were acting In nn unsuitable manner when they refused to respond to their names. Ho Insisted that whether n member voted aye or nay , or did not vote at all , It was a question solely be tween the member and his constituency. The supreme court , ho continued , had de cided a constitutional quorum to ho a present quorum , and the whole dlHlculty hero grow out of the fact the house denied the right of the members constituting a quorum by their presence. Mr. Kllgoro wanted to know whether Mr. Reed had not a moment before admitted the right of a member to remain silent. HEED'S SARCASM. "Certainly , " replied Mr. Reed , sarcastic ally. "The trouble with the gentleman Is that 1 can understand what I say. " ( Laugh- tor. ) "I trust , " ho concluded , "that the house will take warning and proceed In accordance with the constitution of the United States. Of course , after your vocif eration , It will bo difficult , but you should bo patriotic enough to sacrifice private feelIngs - Ings for the public good , Como back Into the true path , " said ho smiling , "and live happily ever afterward. " Mr. Turner of Georgia , who replied to Mr. Reed , directed his attention to the validity of the warrant under which members had been arrested. Mr. Dunn asked whether Mr. Turner be- Hovcd members could be arrested when InsUu tha bar of the house. < "I believe , " replied Mr. Turner , "that the house of representatives has the right to arrest delinquents wherever they are found , even If they were In the white house. " ( Ap plause. ) "Now let me come to the decision of the supreme court , " said Mr , Reed. "That de cision waa that n present quorum Is a con stitutional quorum , not a voting quorum. The simple question then remains , how shall wo ascertain the fact--if the presence of a quorum Is a fact. Now If the gentleman does not trust the speaker then it Is per fectly right that ho should vote to exclude the speaker from the exercise of that func- , ( Continued on Third Pago. } FINAL- DEFEAT FOR WILSON Strong Probability that the Tariff Bill Fail in the Senate , LOCAL INTERESTS ARRAYED AGAINST IT Domoerats Who Want Protection for Their Own Stairs May Help In Knocking the "Measure Uullf-yni'st ut the Outcome. WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BEE , G1S Fourteenth Street , WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. For the first time since the ways and menas committee completed the Wilson tariff bill the changes are more than good for the final defeat of thnt measure. Knowl edge of this fact Is.what has demanded n caucus of the democratic senators on Mon day morning next. Efforts will he made to harmonize the differences over the free list affecting sugar . coal , Iron ore , wool and ono or two articles , but It IH believed the caucus will fall to result In any good , as did the democratic caucus In the house. It seems absurd and Impossible to nine-tenths of the democrats to attempt to take any prominent article from the free list without taking six or eight of them , nnd to do this Is to repudiate the cardinal principle of the parly , and especially the two last national plat forms. To leave the free list as It Is means the certain defeat of the bill on final pas sage , as there are from five to nlno demo crats and at least two populists nnd all of the republicans who will , they solemnly de clare , nnd have so formally notified the finance committee , vole against the bill. TARIFF AND SILVER. Mr. R. Mclntosh , an extensive mine owner and operator of Salt Lake City , Utah , Is here. He takes a gloomy view of the out look for mining Interests since lead-bearing silver ore Is to be practically placed on the free list by the AVIlson tariff bill. Mr. Mclntosh says : "There are not three mines now being worked In Utah and In sixty days more the fast one will be closed .down. If wo could have an election In Utah tomorrow Pennsyl vania's republican vote of a few days since would not be a circumstance. The thing would be almost unanimous. Not content with adverse silver legislation , congress now proposes putting lead on the free list , the last straw the climax of unjust legislation. Gold , silver and lead ores are so much as sociated that what hurts one hurts all , and how can we compote with Mexican labor'at 75 cents a day , against $3 paid our workIngmen - Ingmen ? That Is the significance of free Mexican ores. There must be u limit to this sort of thing , for surely the east can not prosper with the west bankrupt. If present conditions are not changed , at no distant day the transcontinental railroads are certain of receiverships. Some of them have had a close escape from that fate re cently. I do not expect , however , that any financial relief will be accorded as long as Grovcr Cleveland Is president. " HARD TIMES IN WASHINGTON. There Is no moro life In Washington now than there usually Is during a vacation of congress. The social season Is over. It amounted to very little whllo It lasted. Usu ally there are thousands strangers who come to the national capital to. spend the social season , which begins the second week In January and ends the middle of Febru ary. There were but n few hundred who came this year. Two well known hotels have changed hands during the past few days , practically failed , because the season was so dull and the patronage so light their managers could not make both ends meet. There are not six hotels or boarding houses In the city which are making money. Even the bar keepers are complaining of the dullness of the season. The liverymen are not making expenses. The gambling houses over at Jackson Cly | , Va. , Just ucross the Potomac from Washington , have about closed up. The festive dealers of faro and poker have been almost all winter without patronage. Ono street car line that leading from the river In West Washington to Fort Meyer-nnd thg Arlington cemetery has quit operations and gone Into the hands of a receiver , Three or four projected hotels and a first- class theater have been abandoned. These are dull times In Washington. The oldest Inhabitant says he never saw the equal of dullness during n session of congress. There Is really no legislation of local Importance , congress devoting Itself to the tariff , finance nnd a few other general subjects , and these have brought precious few strangers to the city , because the democratic majority is running things without consulting any but the theorists. NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES. These thousands of Christian people in Ne braska and Iowa who have been petitioning congress In favor of the adoption of the Halner-Manderson bill , admitting its second- class matter In the malls all publications of benevolent societies and organUntlons. will bo keenly disappointed to learn that the bill has been squelched by the president. Presi dent Cleveland and Postmaster rient-ral Ills- sell take the .ground that publications of this character are entitled to no more privileges than other publications , and they Issued orders which resulted In the house commit tee on poxtofllces and pos'.rouds refusing today to favorably -onsldpr the meat-lire. Every democratic member of the committee voted against the bill and every republican supported It. It Is believed that the hills to reclass < ; fy the railroad mall nnd postofllcq clerks , which these employes of the government hove been advocating for several years , will shortly Lo adopted In both branches of congress , as they have been favorably considered by the commlttcees In both hou.ses. Mr. Mclklojohn this morning was before the house committee on Indian , a.'i'alrs In the Interest of his measure to { jrant alto ( or the Presbyterian Hoard of Homo Missions for their college ; also In behalf of his bill for the taxation of allotted Indian lands on In dian reservations and the payment cf the taxes by the government. Ho expects lo to- cure favorable reports on both of tlin-o measures from the commltteeas soon. IN A GENERAL WAY. In the case of Elizabeth Van Court of Omaha against the Sons of Temperance Na tional Mutual Life society Judge Hagner In equity court here has decided that an equity court has no jurisdiction and that the case could only bo tried In a court of law. The complainant was the beneficiary of Thomas M. Van Court of Omaha , deceased , and held a policy for $3,000. on which .Mrs. Van Court was uimblo to collect , Phillip Miller was today appointed post master nt Grovcland , Clarke county , la. , vice W. L. Myers , resigned , and Harvey Jucoby at Portland , Cerro Gordo county , vice A. It , Ilcwlnton , resigned ; J. E. Horton at Chey enne Agency , 8. D. , vice G. II. Reid , re signed , and Nathan Hurlow at Chesterfield , Bannock county , Idaho , vice C. 8 , West , removed. Superintendent Fltzpatrlck of the Omaha public schools , who has been ut Richmond , Va , , attending a meeting of the department superintendents of the National Educational association , Is in the city for two or three days on his way homo. Hogl Eyford of North Dakota was today appointed us Immigrant Inspector for that section. Representative Hryan did not secure a leave of absence when ho left Washington on Wednesday far a trip through the north west , for ho knew thut his request for u leave would bo refused. Ho know , too. that If he deserted the silver banner at this crit ical Juncture without some neutralizing action his constituents would never forgive htm. Mr. Bryan has escaped his dilemma In a very novel way. Every tlmo the roll Is called Mr , Tawney , a republican from Min nesota , answers , InsteaJ of remaining silent , like the other republicans , nnd thus the ab sence of Mr. Bryan dries not necessarily make a quorum any harder to obtain. The senate bill reimbursing the stain of Nebraska for expenses 'incurred ' In repelling the Sioux Invasion , appropriating $12,000 , was reported favorably today. The measure has now been acted upon bjr committees In both both branches of congress. Old B. McFall wilt be appointed post master at Oskaloosa , la , , probably on Monday next. PERRY S. HEATH. iti'iis : or TIII : Dcmorrntlr Jlnnbcra Ileqiical Hint Tlioy Ilu Clmnged Asking for n CIUIIMIS. ' WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. Representative Holman of the democratic caucus of the house will call n caucus at an early data to consider a change In the house rules by which members may bo compelled to vote to make a quorum. The call Is In response tea a written request , signed by 104 democratic members. The request Is the direct result of the uproarious demonstration In the house yesterday. Representative Payntcr of Ken tucky circulated the call and secured an even 100 names last night and more this morning. There was n rush to get on the paper. It contains the names of leading democrats of the house , among them being Outhwalto of Ohio , a member of the com mittee on rules. The name of Mr. HInnd Is' not on the call , for whllo ho Is severe In deprecating the disorder of yesterday , he'says public opinion should rebuke these responsible for It , and that rf change of rules Is not desirable. The New Yorkers are also an exception to the delegations which have signed the call. They are not anxious to strengthen the rules and thus Incredse the chance of a bill such as the ono now pending. With these exceptions the call represents all shaded of opinion 'In ' the house , the anti- silver men as well as the silver men. The call had not been presented to Mr. Holman up lo noon as signatures were still being recorded. Ho said , however , that the number of names sectored Insured the caucus being called nnd that he would call It for the earliest date practicable. The call asks that tlmo be set after the pending bill Is disposed of , as there Is. no desire to compli cate the present situation by n change In the rules In the midst of a debate. The call Is also careful to avoid committing membeM to any specific change In the rules. Most Of those who have slgntd are ready to go to the extent of counting a quorum , and the only question among them Is now how the quorum can be counted without subjecting the majority to the charge of adopting what have been termed "Rted rules. " Numerous plans for rtrangthonlng the rules are under consideration * The one most gen erally approved is to provide that the atten tion of the speaker may be directed to the fact that a member lit ! present and not voting. Thereupon "tin opeaker may direct that the member bo bf-ought to the bar of the house and his name' TJo recorded as being present to make a 'quorum. It Is said this obviates the criticism 01 "Heed rules" in the method of counting a-quorum. The proposed rule would bo guarded ! by the formality of bringing members to ; Oio bar of the house , where there would bo no question as to their actual presence. The Ifeellug Is so strong that some of the democrats are ready to accept the "Reed riiles" on the quorum question without any f excuses or explana tions. , _ . J , FKKL llfCU l.OBH. Value of tin ! ' Oll ( I rnrnai-jje to the Xuvy and StiitcDepurtnii-ntK. WASHINGTON , Fel. 23. In the wreck , of. the Kearsargo ther vy 'and..Sate ( depart ments have sustained a severe loss. It was ono of the valtmbje. po nts of the old wooden cruisers that they could be put Into condi tion for service in a very short time , as the material for repairs could be found at any navy yard or any port , even In a foreign country. This is not true of the more com plicated ' steel ships with their extensive machinery , requiring n high grade of expert skill to repair them. So , oven In late years , whenever a vessel was wanted In great haste , the wooden ships were called Into service. Already there Is talk at the Navy department about sup plying the Kcarsargo's place , and several projects have been broached that may find their way to congress. Ono contemplates the construction of a magnificent battleship worthy to perpetuate1 the name of the Kear sargo on the naval lists. Another project Is to build two or three light draught steel gunboats , about the''size ' of the Petrel , now doing valuable service Tin Chinese waters. Two of these vessels' ' could be built for about $500.000 , and If they ' were stationed In the Gulf of Mexico , at'-Mobile or Galveston , they would bo of Inestimable value to United States commercial Interests , as they could * bo sent to any Central American port In n day or two , and from their small size would be very economical to maintain. Owing to their light draught tlmy would bo able to rehch many points that are Inaccessible to our larger cruisers. , , , PensioiiH. WASHINGTON , fob' . 23. { Special to The Bee. ) Pensions granjed , Issue of February 10 , wore : Nebraska : Mexican war survivors In crease John A. 'Buclmnnn ' , * Hastings , Adams. , Iowa : Original Jesse K. Hilton , Agency , Wnpello ; Adam L. Hcllls , Houghton , Lee. Increase Francis Ober , Douglass , Fayettc ; Gilbert W. Norton , Oskalona , Mahaska. Reissue Lewis C , Williams , Marshalltown , Marshall ; Alva II. Hall. Marietta , Marshall. Original widows , etc. Mary II , Hopper , Vlntou , Ucnton. Mexican war survivors ' Increase Mason James , 'Coon Rapids , Car roll ; John Kinney , Falrfleld , Jefferson. South Dakota : Original widows , etc. Louisa Collins , Greenwood , Charles Mix , Issue of February lV-Nehraska : Original Peter Miitchlo , Lexington , Dawson ; An drew J. Moore , Lincoln , Lancaster. Orig inal widows , etc , Rachel A. Brlttlnghum , Moorelleld , Frontier. Iowa : Original A very T. Lawrence , Newton , Jasper. t Supplemental Thomas M. Ryan , Geneva , , Franklln. Increase Edward Jordan , Guthrle Center , Guthrlo. Reissue Samuel S. \ Clemens , Centervlllc , Appanoose. Original widows , etc. Agnes Conway , BoouHboro , , Bbone ; Aaron Davis ( father ) , Clearfteld , Taylor. Colorado : Increase Robert B. Gardner , Canon City , Fremont. Wyoming : Original Thiuldeus A. Strclght , Hams Fork , Ulntn. Squaw Wife of tlio tU > iintur Opvnit Her Fight la. Court. ST. PAUL , Fob. 23 , ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The fight for the fortune of the late ex-United States ! Senator Henry M. Rico Is on In earnest. [ Attorneys George W. Walsh and Guy T. Graves have filed objec tion to probating the * * 111 on behalf of Wee Hun Ko , n Wlnnebagtj Indian woman , who signs herself Mm. llonty M , Rice. Mr , Rico made his Will December 19 , 1S91 , leaving all hls ( property to his wlfo , Mrs Matilda W. Hleo. The property Is worth about $1,000,000 , and is situated in St. Paul , Chicago , Duluth , Atdiland , Superior and In Lake and Red , Wood counties , Minnesota , and Douglas , Durnett , . Anhland and Iluyfleld counties , Wisconsin , jn her objections , Wee Hun Ko claims to have been the only legal wlfo of ex-Senator Itlcc , says the will was secured under undue Influences , and asks thut the estate bo awarded to her and her three children , wliosu names she gives as Henrietta , Leonoro Uid Henry M. Rice , Jr. The hearing upon ( ho objections will take place next waek , of lti > tlililltl Outrage. Sergeant Haze unit Jailer Bcbout arrested Ole Hansen last night as a suspicious char acter , lie U a tall , Ill-prop'ortloned follow and Is very careful an to what he nays. From thu meager description the police have they think ho may possibly bo the perpe trator of the Rothschild outrage. He baa a gaudy beard and moustache , < IT WAS NOT JIOCII OF A RIOT London Ecds Did Not Become Very Demon strative on Yesterday , SCENES AT THE FUNERAL OF BOURDIN Krd riiiRK Scl/rcl by the Puller Unison the Anuri lilsls ( lire for Krrplni ; Oulct In London rrmiutliiim Talicu by the Authorities. LONDON , Fob. 23. The undertaker's es tablishment on Chapel street , where wcro the remains of Boiirdln , the anarchist , who was fatally Injured February 1C , was surrounded with crowds of excited spectators , Including many anarchists , from the earliest morning hours. This was the day fixed for the funeral of Uoiirdln , nnd many people an ticipated a riot In demonstration. The po lice , however , had determined that there should bo no rioting If they could prevent It , nnd there was a strong force of police and detectives stationed In and about Chapel street , and when the anarchists attempted to remove the body to ono of their meeting places In Fltzroy square , where they In tended that their lenders should deliver orations over the remains , the police In terfered an 1 forbade the carrying out of this program. In addition the order was given for the coffin to ho conveyed to Green wich cemetery by another route. AH the windows and doors of the houses about Chapel street were barricaded In an ticipation of n serious conflict between the police and anarchists. The Chapel street undertaker yesterday received a postal card upon which was written : "Beware of an anti-anarchist bomb nt that murderer's funeral. " The hearse was followed by ono coach and started through the dense crowds surrounded by mounted police. The superintendent of police , who was In charge of the funeral , refused -to allow any vehicles , other than the solitary coach , to follow the hoarse on Its way to the cemetery , nnd the police also refused to allow any procession to fol low the remains. This , however , did not prevent a large number of people from following the body of the anarchist , hut they were compelled to take different routes to the cemetery or else follow very far be hind the hearse. Previous to the departure of the hearse a crowd of anarchists displayed a red-flag and became In other ways entirely too demon strative. This caused the police to make a charge in the direction of the flag , and , after a short scuffle , the banner of anarchy was captured and carried away to the nearest police station. Shortly after this another red Hag was thrown to the breeze not far from the spot where the first was seized. Again the police turned their at tention to the red bunting , and a short scuffle between the anarchists and pollco- mcn ensued , and the flag was captured and sent to keep company with the llrst ono dis played. Whllo the police wcro capturing the anarchs.t | Hags tie | hearse containing the ro- mnlns-of-Bounlln-KtnrJod for the eeih'o'tery. The crowd which was present about the 'Chapel street as the hfcarso moved away were by no means composed of anarchists. Here and there were groups of Individuals , male and female , of foreign appearance or defiant healing , who might bo readily sup posed to be sympathizers with the theories which led Boiirdln to his doom , but the great majority of these present were persons who had been guided to the scene by pure curiosity or by a desire to witness a battle between the police and anarchists. Every body expected trouble and had como pre pared for a disturbance. The men , as n rule , carried heavy walking sticks and the police had laigo reserve forces placed at convenient points ready to inarch upon the disturbers of the peace on short notice. At the side of the undertaker's establish ment only the dead man's brother , sister-in- law and a few other persons were admitted , and the detectives , who came in hundreds , among the persons assembled In the neigh borhood had strict orders to watch persons who might he supposed to be likely to bo carrying bombs. But the anarchists present laughed at these precautions upon the part of the authorities nnd frequently asserted In substance that they were not "d n foola enough to blow themselves out of Englana , the country whe.ro nn anarchist can live In peace. " ONE RED ROUGHLY USED. Here and there among the crowd could bo heard strong expressions condemning the anarchists and asserting Bourdln richly de served his fate. Others pronounced tnem- solves In favor of hanging all anarchists to the nearest lump post , nnd ono man who shouted "Vivo runarchlo. " as the hcarso was moving away , was so roughly handled by the people around him that he was a mass of rags nnd bruises when he suc ceeded In escaping. After the hearse had proceeded about a mile on Its way to the cemetery the crowds [ pressed so closely around It that the mounted nnd foot police had considerable difficulty In keeping them back from the road , and though tlio author ities may have succeeded In preventing a procession from following clnso behind the hoarse they did not succeed In preventing two processions from accompanying Hour- din's remains part of the way to the grave , one Hlreamlng along through the streets to the right of the route followed by the hearse and the other along the left. Mourning badges and red neckties could be seen , but , In the main , the crowds were composed of people only anxious not to mlns seeing the anticipated commotion between the police and friends of the dead anarchist. Eventually , however , the police mustered In Biich strong force across the routes leadIng - Ing to the cemetery that the crowds wou brought to n standstill , and finally the hearse proceeded on its way almost without any following , the sensation xeekerH being slowly but ( Irmly driven backwards and almost dispersed. Owing to the display of police force , only about COO people were present nt the ceme tery when the body reached the grave. AH the remains were being lowered Into the earth an anarchist leader , named Qulnn , made an attempt , to address the crowd. Ho was hoisted on the shoulders of some of his friends' , and begun with : "Men nnd Brothers The remains of u martyr have Just. - . " That was all of the oration heard , for Qulnn and his friends were roughly charged upon by the police and the orator was seized and removed from the cemetery by two policemen , During the afternoon a crowd composed of medical students and others marched to the Autonomlo club , the recently raided headquarters of the anarchists , and smashed all the windows of that establishment , also threatening to burn It. A force of police was hastily sent to the spot and succeeded In restoring order after u number of arrests , Aimtrliin Aim VIENNA , Feb. 23 , The court before which the twelve anarchists , accused of conspiring against the life of Emperor Francis Joseph , have been on trial , today sentenced the pris oners. Frank Hospcl was sentenced to ten yearn rigorous Imprisonment , nnd Stefano Hanel , tha second leader of the conspiracy , received a sentence of eight years Imprison ment , Other conspirators were ucntoncml to terms of from two to four years Imprison ment and six of the accused were acquitted , I'ruiH1" ' ' * Ilullaii I'ronlli'r , PARIS , Feb. 23. General Marcler , the minister of war , was before the army com mission today. The general declared In Oc tober last the French first line of defense on the southeastern frontier wan Inferior to tha Itallan * , but , be added , me 5ui a bad since been taken by France , and thert ( > no cause for anxiety. i TAKI : iiciiit : : ) -IPTIONV : : , London .lingo I'rr.-vi Don * Not nt All l.ll < i < Iti'iiliiun'H "liitorfrrriuM' . " LONDON , Feb. 23. The story that the commander of the Hrlllsh squadron at Hlo do Janeiro has refused to protect Hrltlsh merchant vessels In obtaining water Is gen erally discredited , but It has aroused con siderable feeling. The Dally Telegraph says that Admiral Henham's decision to support the right of American vessels to outer the port and to meet force with force , If needful , Is all very well from a spread- eagle standpoint , but n blockade Is a blockade - ado and Imposes hazardous difficulties. "Nevertheless , " adds tlio Telegraph , "wo commend Admiral Honham for Ills obvious desire to limit the sufferings ot trade. " The Glebe remarks that If the news Is true , "It Is the duty of England to demand an immediate apology for Admiral Hcn- liam'H extraordinary conduct. His action In giving protection to the Nasmyth was unwarranted Interference. Admiral Hen- ham , no doubt , Is at perfect liberty to bully the Brazilians as ho pleases or as his su periors permit , but when It comes to of fering an Injurious Insult to the Hrltlsh navy It In quite u different matter. Ills whole action In regard to the blockade would bo described us 'bluster' in this country. " The St. James's Gazette says that It Is Intensely irritating to be informed that a British ship had to seek the protection of American ! * , adding : "Surely Lord llose- bery does not acquiesce in the no-culled Monroe doctrine that the sole right to In terfere belongs to the United States. Wo hope that the action will not bo allowed to pass without protest. " VAISIS PHSTS. Henry Mnl " < Another Confession M. Iliipuy Tliri'iilciiiMl. PARIS. Feb. 23. Henry confessed that ho Is the author of the explosion which took place In the Hue des Bonfesants In Novem ber. 1S92. M. Dupuy , president of the Chamber of Deputies , has received several menacing let ters , one of them containing a Mack powder , which has been sent to the municipal lab oratory for examination. Leo Tnutliler , the anarchist , > vho , on No vember 13 last , stabbed the Servian minister to France , M. Georgovltch , was today pen- tcncfd to penal servitude for life. The pris oner coolly answered all questions put to him and said he had no spite against Georgc- vltch ; ho only wanted to kill u "sleek bour- gcolso , " and stabbed the Servian minister with a shoemaker's knife , ns the gentleman mentioned appeared to be 'iiie of the most prosperous persons In the restaurant. A/ill' I.Kl'KI. J'OIl WllKAT. Dealers In ( lie ( iniln Tulle of tlio l.oiv Trice mid Its IVi-niam-ncy. CHICAGO , Feb. 23. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) Wheat is prostrate In all the markets of the world. For weeks It has been a drug at prices unprecedented since speculation in farm products began. It has sunk below all low marks , refused to respond to bullish Influences , and gone begging at quotations known to be under the actual cost of production. Theories that crop products , like articles of manufacture , had an Intrinsic value under which they coud not long be sold have been exploded.and V-hcaUhas continued , to' fall. How long this condition of 'depres sion In prices , will , last Is a question of in terest to American farmers , who devote 30,000,000 acres every year to cultivating the cereal , to every merchant In the land , and Incldently to speculators the world over. The Chicago Herald of tomorrow will contain an exhaustive article on ths ! burning ques tion. tion."After "After analyzing all the Influences that have contributed to the tumble and there are any number of them " says the Herald , "It would appear that a new level Is about to bo established for wheat , beyond which It Is not likely to rise except by the boldest manipulations , and then only for brief periods. There ore speculators who believe that the days when $1 a bushel was the rule will never como again , and that 75 cents n bushel may bo looked to ns the future top notch quotation. These men claim to have discovered thut the cheap product of Russia , India and the southern hemisphere , which has lately turned an almost Inexhaustible supply Into the markets of Europe , will finally drive the American crop out. Ex posed to that fatal competition , they nrguo that wheat raising will become an American question to be treated on the theory that Europe will bo supplied from the fields that skirt the Baltic , from the rich plains of India and from South America. Hoard of Trade men agreed that bettor times are ahead , nnd that the effect of these low prices Is by no menas as disastrous as might bo supposed. They say the wily farmer has not lost nearly so heavily as speculators , on whoso hands the stocks declined. A very largo proportion of the crop was marketed 'before the tumble , and big speculators , therefore , stood the heaviest losses. " 'I do not heliovo that prices will remain at this low point much longer,1 said Frank G. Logan , 'but It neems inevitable that wo are certain to lose a largo part of the Eu ropean market that has heretofore been open to our grain. Five or ten years ago the Argentine Republic cut no figure In the speculative world. In 1S92 It dumped 2(1- ( 000,000 bushels Into foreign markets , nnd this year it Is estimated that 32,000,000 bushels of Argentine product have gone abroad. Our agricultural Implement men are exporting largo quantities of farm ma chinery , which cheapens the cost of produc tion. The ono hopeful sign IS n decreased acreage In this country. Sixty cents n bushel Is the accepted cost of production east of the Mississippi , and It Is reasonable to look for a big reduction In the acreage for 1891. ' Thomas Bennett declared that the ex cessive charges of elevators , Insurance com panies and money lenders iiuvo contributed to the depression. 'Wheat Is Hlmply outing itself up , ' ho said. "John Dwlght , ex-prosldcnt of the board , thought the market was bound to take nn upward shoot soon. 'It may bo true , ' ho bald , 'that a new level Is to bo established for wheat , but I look for a marked Improve ment when the country gets back to normal conditions. ' "Mr. Dale or Lamson Bros , thought the low acreage of 1891 would In a measure re store prices and improve business. " ,1/f.VKIM VftlUfi II/.VV. Annie t'rn-h Ditch Will Ho Completed on lU'Kiilur Wiige Sc Jt . DEADWOOD , S. D. , Feb. 23. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) It Is announced that the officers of the South Dakota Mining company will again attempt lo resume work on their Annie Creek ditch about March , The work will bo let In small contracts directly to the laborers. It Is hoped that this plan will end thu trouble with the mlnerti union over the wage schedule. ' ThlnliH the TriniHfiT Illrgul , SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Feb. 23 , ( Special to The Bee. ) A cnso was begun In the United States circuit court hero yesterday which Involves $5,000 worth of Aurora county property. The case was Instituted by the First National bank of Rock Island , la. , against J. A. Wagner and wlfo of White Lake , this state. The plaintiff's bank oaks that a transrcr of the property by Wagner to his wlfo be set aside on the ground that It was done for the purpose of defrauding creditors. A deputy United States marshal has served the papem In the casa nnd the matter will como up nt the next term of United States circuit court , which will beheld held hero In April. a AilMinrnl the 1'rlcu of U'hl l < y. PEQIHA. Feb. 23. The Whisky trust advanced - vanced prices of goods In bond 1 cent per gallon. In consequence of the gpcculutlvo de mand , and ypgterday Increased the capacity ot tbo distilleries at Omuba , St. Paul and Cincinnati 3,000 barrels , ) Hesults of the Secret Meeting of Their National Central Committee. BOTH OF THE OLD PARTIES DENOUNCED Atldrp < j IHMIIM ! to the I'roplr of the Country Instructions ( ihi-n to Their Scimtort niHl lii'prc.i < > nlMtI\cs In Congress Vigorous I.uiigu Ki > . ST. LOUIS. Fch. 2:1. : The national central committee of the populist party , which Ima been In secret session here for the past two days. Chairman II. E. Taubencck presiding , concluded Its work this afternoon and Issueil the following address as the result of Its de liberations : "Tho union of the leaders of the old parties under Grovcr Cleveland and John Shermnu has forced down the volume of the circu lating medium to the single gold standard , thereby enhancing tlio purchasing power o money and depreciating the price of nil the products of labor , as .well as the earnings ot wage workers. The policy promised by the campaign promises of the republican ami democratic parties to restore sliver to the place It occupied as a money metal previous to the crime of 1S73 has been used to con summate that Inlrjuity. The tactics of dccalv- Ing the people by sham Issues , which have been so successful In the past , will bo em ployed to maintain the gold standard and retire greenbacks. The British policy of a single gold standard system of finance Is contrary to a principle of American Inde pendence , therefore we are opposed lo any International conference with foreign nations to regulate thfc financial policy of this coun try , .but favor a financial svHteni that IK distinctively American. The lustie Is madit by the declaration In the Omaha platform In favor of the free coinage of gold and silver nt the ratio of 10 to 1 , and the Issuance o standard money , exclusively , by the govern ment , without the Intervention of banks. "Other reforms demanded by the Omaha platform are not less meritorious because the old parties have thrown off the mask and made known their purpose to enslave tlui people by money contraction. A declaration In favor of the free and unlimited coinage ot both gold nnd sllvor at the ratio of tfi to 1. and the direct Issue by the government ot legal tender standard paper money , redeem able In debts and taxes , and of sufflelent voi- iimo to meet the legitimate needs of our growing population and Increase In business , and which shall bo sufficient to restore nnd maintain stability and general prices , would ; meet the Issues presented by the gold com bination. The object of that combination In tlio maintenance of tlio gold standard adopted nt the extra session of congress , the increase of the bonded debt , the retirement of legal tender money Issued by the govern ment and the surrender to private corpora tions of the power of the government to reg- nlute the volume of the circulating medium and maintain Its stability. "Both the old parties will present the tariff and other Issues during tlio campaign , that they are In favor of the contraction which , by their milted action they have pursued for the last twenty years , and they will bo for or against , any und all Issues' which they sup pose will give them the most votes , hut when they secure tho-pQWcr-.they will use .1C In the future tin they have done In the past , In the Interest of the gold combination. "Wo denounce the Issue of bonds In tlmo ot peace as an act of treason and usurpation nncqualed in the history of civilized govern ment. They propose to drown the outcrlt'H ot a plundered people with n sham baMlu over the tariff so thai capitalists , corpora tions , national banks , rings , trusts , watered stock , the demonetization of silver and the oppression of the usurers may bo lost sight of. They propose to sacrifice our homes , wives and children on the altar of Mammon , to destroy the multitude- order to secure corruption funds from the millionaires. " The following resolutions were also adopted : Whereas , The Bo-called Wilson hill full * to provide Hulllclent revenue to defray tlm legitimate expenses of tin1 government unit thereby creates n deficiency for which thcs administration will Issue Intoi-est-lieiirliiK liondH to lay further burdens upon future generations * and further perpetuate the na tional banking monopoly of the country , und , Whereas , It discriminates ngnlnst the producers of raw ninlerlulM In the Houth- wt'.st and protects the inouopulltUH ; there fore , be It Hesolved , Tlint It Is the Reuse of the nn- tlonul committee of the people's party thut the people's party senators * and repi-esfenta- tlvfs In oongreMtt should vote against tlio passage of sulil bill In POURIX-SH , unless It provides for mich deficiency by an incomu tax ; and , further , lie It lU'smlved , Thnt they be requested to votn against mild bill If Bald dellt.'lenuy IH to Im supplied by the Issuance of Intei-CH bonds. n'J.\TKIt IX TIIK H'JiST. Severe Snow In Colornilo I'li-h * lh Slot-It .SnfTc'rliig Tlio Aurora , DUHANGO , Colo. , Feb. 23. Snow fell hera steadily all yesterday and there Is now at least twelve Inches of snow on the level. The train " which left Durungo yesterday morning for Sllvcrlon encountered a snow- slide six miles this side of Sllvorton and wag compelled to return , This morning It ugal'i started for Sllverlon with n force of men , but was unable to get much further than yesterday owing to several largo slides thai had come down during the day. A report Is received from the Ute Indians that the storm will provo disastrous to them , an their stock Is exposed to the storm with out food or shelter. There Is Bald to bo con siderable bad feeling among the Indians against the govorr incut for not transferring thorn to the proposed reservation. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. . Feb. 23.---Ono of the Boverest northers of the winter struck San Antonio nnd southern Texas last night. The stockmen mot with heavy losses of cattle. Fruit was seriously Injured by the frosts and the early vegetable crop Is badly damaged. ST. PAUL , Fob. 23. A brllllunt luirnrii borealh was witnessed here last evening , lasting nn hour or more. In common with the whole west telegraph wires centering here were considerably Interfered with , hut they were not rendered entirely unworkable. PORTLAND , Ore. , Fob. 23.A brilliant au rora boreulls was seen throughout Oregon und Washington last night. SAPINERO , Colo. , Feb. 23. The snow fall In this vicinity this week Is said to Im thn heaviest ever known In thin portion of thn Ktuto. The snow Is from three to four feet deep from here to Lake City. Trnlns have great difficulty In getting through Black canyon on acount of numerous HnowtilldoK , Home or which pile up the snow twenty-live to thirty feet for u distance of several hun dred feet. _ J'///S/.I.V MUST , IAV 'ir W. Formally Cltrd to Apprur Ilxfont a Com. mission of lim'StlKiitlon. ST. LOUIS , Feb. 23. Rev. Father Pholan , editor of the Wctitorn Churchman , IIUH been served with a citation by Chancellor Vondci Sandpn to appear hoforo a commission ot Investigation for criminal and disciplinary causes In connection with the Lincoln diocese cese , This Is the formal step taken hy Bishop Bonuciim lo try Phehin for alleged offenses toward himself committed at the trial or the bishop for libel In Lincoln , i' imrr.ii.o , Hunting Tarty Am-Hlcd fur lc l-o Herd In VrlloU'Hloni ! I'll ill , BOISE , Idaho , Feb. 23 , NCWB has been re ceived here that a party of hmilcrH recently slaughtered an entire herd of buffalo In Yel lowstone park and have been arrested by a company of uoldlcrs , who are atructlons. > - '