THE OMAHA DAILY \ ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 20 , 180-1. SINOLE Op IN AFRICAN JUNGLES Lieutenant Von Hoehnel Speaks of the Obanlor Expedition. V/AS / UNFORTUNATE FROM THE START All Their Oattlo Dtstroyetl by Pesta Early in the March. HEROIC EFFORTS TO SECURE OTHERS Burrouniletl by Warlike Tribes anil Unable to Make Headway. SUFFERED FROM FAMINE AND THIRST Opposed by I'll rco mid \Vtll Armed Xutlvis on All SliltH Ilittli4 rotight Dully l\VHI > mit Axnhtlng In tin1 I'rngirkU of thu Whites. ICnpj/i luMnl , ISIl mi do .IMflCWMtl I'rem 1 VIENNA , Peb. 25. After an absence ot nearly two years spent In exploring north east Africa Lieutenant Ludvvlg Rutter von Hochncl of the Austrian navy lias returned to Vienna and now resides within sight of the big admiralty building In the Maxnln Halmo platOn arriving last week nt Flnne he was mot by Ills old companion , Explorer Count Telckl , who accompanied him to Buda Pcsth , where the still open wound caused him terrible suffering and was Immediately operated upon by Prof. Lumnltzer and great relief given. Lieuten ant von Hochncl Is now rapidly recovering his usual health. Ho Is a Hungarian , born nt Prebsburg In 1857. Ho was educated at the naval academy In Plume. Ho Joined his first ship as mld- Hhlpman In 1S7G , but ns Ills great desire to travel only found Its partial relief in cruising about the Mediterranean he gladly accepted Count Tclekl's Invitation to accompiny his expedition In 188G which , after two years ex ploring , resulted In the discovery of Likes Rudolph and Stephanie In Afilca. . Lieuten ant von Hoehnel Is n tall , stalwart built officer , with determination stamped In every feature. His physlciuo Is hardened down to whipcord toughnebs through the excessive hardships of African travel , and Ills face is tanned brown. He speaks the English lan- gnago with remarkable fluency and a faint American accent. He possesses a charming fiankiiPbs of manner which causes strangers In his companny to be as much at cabc as ho Is himself , and does not seek to conceil Ills pleasure witli English speaking visitors. "Yon wish me to tell about the Chanlci expedition ? " remarked the explorer , sitting with his charts and diagrams ly ing all about him. "Well , wo had desperate 111 luck. It followed us every where , and during the time I was with Mr. Chanler rendered nil our best efforts fruitless. But let mo btart at the beginning of my narrative. I made Mr. Clianler's acquaintance by means of a letter -written to mo from the base of Kilimanjaro In 1811. The same year I met Chanler In Vienna , when ho told me of his intention to explore the Bor- nna country lying eastward of Lake Rudolph , The district lie believed to bo fertile and Interesting. I expressed my great willing ness to accompany him. We discussed the plans of the routes and determined to land nt Lamu on the Zanzibar coast , sail up the Tana rlvor to BoratI once called Hargaro and then strike northward through the Mount Kenla district to Rudolph lake. , After thoroughly exploring Iho Borana conn- try In that neighborhood , wo Avcro to march directly across to Berbera on the Gulf of Aden. MISFORTUNE ON ALL SIDES. "It success secnicdto favor our expedition It was soon reversed. Wo stalled from Lamu on September 10 , 1892 , with 185 men In good health and in the best of spirits. George Galvln , Mi. Clianlor's serve.nt , also accom panied us and ve were thoroughly organ ised , thanks to young Chnnlor'a marvelous admlnistrat'on. Wo had cattle , donkeys and camels and ten canoes laden with food were accompanying our caravan. The Tnnta ronto to BoratI is a very bad one. The banks aio lined with thick Jungle and our progress was dieadfully slow. November 2fl hail ar rived when wo icached Boiatl , all well , "Then came our 111 luck. Our beasts of burden began to die ns If stricken with n post. This was a serious plight for us. Wo formed n btoro camp hero Inside the de- Berted palisade erected some time prev iously by the Brltibh East African company. Our caravan hail como to n dead halt from loss of trans ports. Chanler and myself determined to proceed northward to the GuarronJIro river , whoso source and outlet I had dlscoveicd In the Telokl expedition. I know tlio Hcndlll , a nnmndlc tribe , possessing camels and donkeys In laigo niimbets , lived near this river on the northern side. George Galvln went to the coast on a similar expe dition. Now , from the dcpartmo on Septem ber , 1893 , to the day the rhtnoceios charged nt mo , August 2 , 1893 , wo had explored with out success the entire dlstilct for transport bcabts. ALL CATTLE KILLED. "Four years ago n cattle plague swept over the whole of northeast Africa , and , 1 unsure you , yon may search for ton years where wo were without obtaining cattle. Wo w lulled on starling out to strike northward of Boiatl over tlio plains , but they wcro Kandy and stonv and absolutely devoid ot water Wo had not gone far before vvo turned back to BoratI and ascended the Tanl banks to the Mackenzie rlvci and from thence to the DJlmbonl i.lnge. The long and broad plateau of tlio DJlmbonl , 7,200 feet high , Its biaclng ntmosphoio , excellent for Europeans , is thlrkly Inhabited by the Enibo. neiy powerful trlbo numbcilng 20,000 In all. They raise In this plateau beans , sweet potatoes , millet , etc. They possess very few cattle , goats and sheep. They are warlike , using spears , slings and poisoned arrows. The poison Is vegotnblo , nnil weak unlebs freshly made. The Embo refused to sell us nny cattle , but they did not molest us. Wo then btnicl ; the Guar ronJIro. . After days of vveiry wanderings along Its banks seeking for transport nnlmals and experiencing great hunger , on January 24 , after u hopeless so.irch again with tlft-llvo men wo set out for the DJimbonl range with tlio Intention of once more crossing the extremity looking toward the slope ct Mount Kcnla. MET WARLIKE TRIBES. "Before we struck the DJambenl wo had to cross the country nt tlio W.imaiurl , .1 trlbo with the reputation ot having de stroy oil a c\iavail ten ) eirs ago. The-y num ber 1,000 wnrrlots and won Khoweil us their Intentions ! Wo fought with them through n whole day's mnruli. They np- peaied and rr-nppcarnl at every nook and dcllltf. Wo cut our way through , however , and our Mar.nellcliqrD and WeindU must have created heavy . fr lp Um rimks of the blacks. At BoratI on March ! , 1S9J , wo determined by throwing a grcitcr part of our goods nwny In bet out lei Dnltcho , n place forty-flvo mllca northuast of Mount Kcnla. On March 27 vvo iinlved at Ualtclio , haying lest heavily In to ids , beasts and through runaway , "Leaving Galvln at Daltcho and sending riiniHTH to Momb.tba for cattle and men , ( 'tinnier and in ) belt again started out June IK lo llnd the Rondlll. M last our efforts were rewarded on July * i nt Komi , to the tar iioillicnbt In the t-'Mitlu'rn end of the General Matthews range of mountains. We discovered the nomadl" Rcndlll there. They had cniiuH , goats and sheep In their ixmemion , but they demanded such ex orbitant price * that we could not bur. Only one hop * wai now left. There still remained the Turkannns living south of Lake Rudd and they , wo knew , had spare supplies of transport ani mals. Wo set out for the Loroghl range , but on the way I met with my episode with the rhinoceros , In which I was badly wounded. This necessitated onr return to Daltcho , and finally I was removed to Klb- wlsf , where I received medical attention. On December 1 I reached 55anlbir and entered the hospital there , "As icgardH the ultimate result of the ex pedition , I am afraid that through lack of transport animals Mr. Chanler has not been able to advance to the Bora country , the goal ho desired to reach. What have been his adventures since wo partPd ho will tell on his arrival shortly at Mombasa. Now I have told yon a good deal'and In return I wish to tell through the American press what n clever , well educated , straight-minded gen tleman Mr. Astor Chanler Is. Ills sense of honor Is great , his faithfulness an comrade unswerving and his generosity no less re markable. " SHOT DOHN HY SI.AMI DKAMHtS. I'nrthcr DctuIN of the DUiiRlcr to lirltlnti 'troops In Afilm , IConyrry/i'c / / , ISO I , tin the Jdtucdl'ert ricnf 1 LONDON , Fob 25 Further details of the disaster of thu British force In Its encounter with tlio slave dealers on the west coast of Africa have been received here from Ilatli- urjt. The British troops numbered 220 men They had destroyed the strongholds of Kcn- bujh and Mandlna and were reluming1 to Kembujh creek for the purpose of re-em barking when they wcro ambushed near the mouth of the creek There had been no sign of an enemy and the attack was most sudden and unexpected The British had entered Into n perfect trap and were sur rounded on every bide. A fusllado poured upon them from all directions. In spite of the suddenness of the onslaught and the terrible flic to which they were sub jected , the sailors , encouraged by the heroic efforts of their officers , tried to make a stand. The attempt was iibeless , as the enemy maintained their well directed volleys. The peril of the British vas extreme. To re main there meant the total destination of the force. Amidst a hall storm of bullets and with their officers and comrades falling dead , dying nnd wounded nil about them , they were com pelled to retreat. So great was their danger and so ferocious the attack of the enemy that the British were unable to rescue the bodies of Llentomnt of Marines P. W. Hcrvey and eight others who had been killed. It was only with the greatest d.fiicnlty that they were able to save the wounded. In their retreat ( hey were forced to abandon their field pieces and 6,000 cartildges , all of which fell Into the hands of the enemy. On the arrival of the news at Bathurst the war vessels Aviso and Alecto weie dis patched to the scene of the dlsastei nnd at tempted to land a paity at Conjor. The enemy , however , were prepared foi their ar rival , nnd as soon as the attempt to land was made opened up a heavy lire , which compelled the party to retire. The Alecto thereupon returned to Bathurst foi icln- forcemcnts Three hundred men of a .West India regiment are expected at Bathuist , and the expedition against the skive dealers will bo resumed Immediately upon the ar rival of tt.eso soldiers. * * ovrrt ) Stoim in KM hind. LONDON , Fob 25 Tlio tiansatlantic gale struck the coast of Ireland today with gieat violence. The Holloyhead packet boat , with 1,184 sacks of mall for tlio Luclana , was an hour and a half late In classing th& channel. This delayed the Luclana'a de parture until 2 15 p. m. The Luclana met the full force of the gale in the Irish he.i and proceeded against u beadstorm. Seven hundred passengers aboard wore unable to approach the Seivia until the latter was harbored. jnrjllllKO TllK FV.MIV. Olil Adams County Treasury Trouble He- vlvcd hy J.Itlg.itlon. HASTINGS , Feb. 25 ( Special to The Bee. ) A reminiscence ot the old county treasury trouble was filed in the ofllce of the clerk of the district court yesteiday In the shape of a petition of James L. Britton ngainsi ex-Treasurer u. u. ram ana nis bondsmen. The petition alleges that during the defendant's term of olllce the plaintiff sent for leclcmptlon or tax : deeds certain tax sale certificates to the value of $828.71. It Is alleged that the redemption money for these certlilcats was paid Into the county treasury and redemption certificates issued , but that the money was never received by Britton. Ho sued the county for the money nt the last term ot couit , hut the case was decided in favor of the county. An appeal to the supreme court was taken. This suit Is directed against the bondsmen. 'Iho supieme couit has sustained a motion for a now hearing In the case of R'.ttenhonso against Blgclow , an original action for nn injunction. This action Is brought by Mayor Rlttenhouse , on behalf of the taxpayers of the city , to resti.iln County Clerk Bigelow and Treasurer Fleming from levy'ng ' and collecting the township tax. levied by a so- culled township board , organized In some not very well understood manner , for the year 1S9J. This town board , the llrst oiganl7ed In live years , levied i special tax foi their balarles and undertook to equall/e the town ship assessment for the year. The city at torney brought the Injunction suit , and tlio case was decided by life supreme court In the closing days of the year Just passed. The Interesting question , which Is of con- sldcnnblo importance to towns of the class of Hastings and Beatrice , will bo more fully Investigated by the supreme couit , and the power ot a town boaid to cquall/o assess ments In n city of the first class bo settled for borne time to come. The Freshmen of Hastings college gave a reception to the faculty , alumni and under graduates last night at the homo ot one of the members of the class , Miss Mary Howey A largo number of college people were ptesent , and the affair pioved veiy enjoy able. able.The The Board of Education held n special ses sion yesterday afternoon and decided to pro- put o petitions for circulation among the voters asking that the board submit ut tlio next election a piopositlon to bond the dis trict for $ .15,000 for a new high pcliool build ing nnd for nccessaiy fiirnltme. About 000 signers will bo needed to hccuro the bub- mission of the proposition. Want SiilurliM lt > diif l. GRAND 1SL\ND , Pel ) 25 ( Special to The Bee. ) A petition , which Is lonsldeied a a political dodge by these whom It most directly nffeclB , Is being circulated for the reduction ot the salaries ot the mayor and all city officials Though tt baa about 200 signatures it lb not believed that It will cicate anything but political capital and a poor ( iimllty at that , Policemen now receive only $55 per month and there are these among the city's heaviest taxpayers who will strenuously oppose the proposed re duction to $40 per month. Those men work every day In the month and twelve hours u day. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hlg Victory for lht < I'nlon I'lulflc. NORTH PLATTB , Neb , Feb. 25.-Special ( Telegram to The Bee ) In the case of Sullivan against the Union Puclllc Railway compiny , the Jury returned a verdict In favor ot the defendant this afternoon. This Is one of u dozen cases now pending In the dis trict court and grow out Of the gieat prairie tire which started at Nichols and Hvvept Into North Platte on April 7 last. The total losses from the ( lie aggregated $70,000 and Sullivan alleges that tlio. Hie was started from a spark from the company'ii engines , ad school question discussed .VIUs .lonnlr htnvt rV Ins , JUNIATA , Neb. Peb. i'o.-Special ( to The .Hoc. ) A Demnrcst gold medal contest wax held In Allen's hall last night. Thcro were seven contestants from different parts of the county. Six young ladles and one young man. They all did splendidly and wcio re peatedly cheered by the largo crowd present. The Judge4 awarded the gold medal to Miss Jcnnla Stover , n young lady from tht > conn try north ot town. l-ch ? one ut the contest ants were holder * ot silver medals won In former contest ! . „ ALLEN MAY BE PRESIDENT Jerry Simpson Favors the Junior Senator from Nebraska in 1890. BRAINIEST MAN IN THE POPULIST PARTY Opinion of the ! HocklpsR SorriUrs to Which Other Members of All I'urlles Heartily bnbBcrllio Kyle- mid thu bitgnr llounty. WASHINGTON' BUREAU OP THE BEE , fill Poiirtccnth Street , WASHINGTON , Feb 25. Representative Jerry Simpson of Kansas Is out In an Interview advocating the nomina tion of Senator William V. Allen of Nebraska for tlio presidency In 1800 by the populists. He nays Allen Is the only man In thu popu list ranks who comes fully up to the measurej that Senator I'cffer of Kansas I a good anil able man , but too timid Ho regards Senator Allen as the brainiest , nerviest man In all the populist party. In his estimate bo \olces the sentiments of not only the other populists In congress , but the el-headed republicans and democrats here. Mr Simpson bays the populists expect to make Immense gains In congress at the elec tion In No\ember , galtu pilnclpally from the democratic column , jet he does not explain why voters will leave the democratic or re publican party to .join the populists , when the latter are every day In congress sup porting the southern democrats In their partisan legislation , and the hnrd times , which are to cause the change In votes , are duo to democratic Incompetcncy and destruction , and It Is admitted upon every turn that none of the commercial evils and labor distress existed when the republicans were In powei Scnvtor Kyle , the well knov.n South Da- Kola populist , has announced himself In favor of the position heretofoie stated by Senators Allen and Pcffcr In lice special upon the sugar ciuestlon. lie la decidedly In In favor of the present sugar bounty. Sen ator Kjle sajs. "There are some things in the Wilson bill tli.it do not commend them selves to me. The east , I think , so far , is better olT than the west. As to the Income tax , I nin heartily in fa\or of that , but I am in doubt as to sugar. It teems to me that the government has cnteied Into at least a moral contract with the sugar people , and , this being true , 1 should prefer to see n course taken that would enable the sugar people to save themselves from loss Oui sugar Industry must be developed and to develop it the govcinment must help It , but upon the general proposition of tarllf leform I heartily favor that. I am a low- tariff man and shall so vote at every oppor tunity. " DEMOCRATS AGAINST THE HILL. Chairman Voorhees and his demociatlc associates ! on the finance committee lm\e been active all day. They are laboring to make their meeting tomorrow morning at the hour the democratic caucus convenes for tariff consideration fruitful of results which will piehcno their committee. Influ ences. They hope to so place certain ar ticles In the bill as to make caucus In- structlon to the committee unnecesbaiy. While tijlng to save Uie bill from ultimate defeat , they want to preserve the prestige of the finance committee. There is jet sufliclenl demociatlc opposllion to the tariff bill to defeat It In Its present form and jet , knowing this , it is said by Chairman Voorhees that It will not be ma terially modified. The strength of the ob jectors to the free list of the Wilson bill Is fixed at twelve democratic senators , far moie than Hutllclent to obstruct indefinitely the passage of the bill until their demands .ire granted. These twelve senators are Gorman - man and Gibbon of Maryland , Faulkner and Camden of West Virginia , Hunter and Dan- Icl of Virginia , I'ugh and Morgan of Ala bama , Gallery of Louisiana , Hill and Murphy - phy of New York and Brlco of Ohio. The latter denounces the entire bill as "a south- em mcabiire , made by brigadiers. " In ad dition to these twelve , the protection demo , rrats count on the bonator whom Governor Foster of Louisiana will appoint to succeed Justice White ; on Smith of New Jersey , and possibly Senators Ransom of North Carolina , and llutler of South Caiolina. This combin ation , while considerably less than a major- Itj of the democratic benators , and tlicrefoio easy to beoted down In tht caucus , was yet BO strong as to force the administration benators to make a counter demotiHtiation The necessity for such a step was all the more apparent when thn protection senators frank ! ) avowed that if out-voted in the CRUCUS they would still keep up thnlr oppo sition until their demands mot proper con sideration , oven If they had to vote against the bill on final passage SOME CHANGES MADE. Senatoi Vooihces , finding the minority so btubbborn that nothing could bo gained by nny attempt at conciliation , issued a call for a special meeting of the finance commit tee on the same day , and at the name hour as the caucus. The administration and untl- ndmlnlstratlon lines being thus sharply de fined , the subcommittee , consisting of Jones , Vest and Mills , have held a final meting at which It agreed upon a report to the full committee , which will embody the rates of duty on conl and sugar which they be- llovo they can afford to grant. These rates are not final , but suggestive. Sugar , as has been lepc'atedly stated , Is given a protective duty of 1 cent a pound for raw and refined and wh'tky Is taxed $1 a gallon , the same as in the house bill , with no extension of the bonded period , w lilch Is a knock down foi Voorhees. On coal they will expicss a willingness to giant a dutj of 30 01 even 12 cents per ton , but Mi. Gorman Insists on 00 cents No duty whatever will bo lecommended for lion oie. While a third draft of the bill was presented jebterday , It Is not at all Improbable that penciled changes may bo made ut the suggestion of Chnli man Vooil.ecs foi the purpose of se curing a united democratic \oto In the com mittee 'Ihls , it is believed by the adminis tration managers , will weaken the effect of whatever agieement may bo reached In the caucus. UNION I'ACiriC REORGANIZATION. There will bo another meeting of the ben- ate commuted on Pacific railroads thin week to consider the plans proposed for the re organization of the I'nlon Pacific Uallroad company. Mo'nbers of the committee appeal to legard the proposition of the Holland bondholders with a good deal of favor. This proposition Is , In n word , to lednco the entlio first mortgage Indebtedness on the main line and all of Its brunches to $75,000,000 , or $10,000 per mile , and glvo the government a second mort- page for all of Its Indebtedness , principal anil Interest , over thu entlio sys tem , aggregating about 7,000 miles of road This would place thu reorganized system under an Indebtedness of only about JJO.OOO per mile , which expert railroad men say would be easily carried , and the Union Pa cific would become a dividend paying system almost Immediately , and at the same time be nlilo to provide a sinking fund to wipe out the government Indebtedness at matur ity. The mortgage to cover the Indebtedness to the government Is to run 100 years and pay 3 per cent Interest. MORION AND THE GRANGERS. J. II Ililglmm of Delta , O , , master of the National Grange , is hero looking ofter'tho farmers' interests before congress. Ho Is very warm under the colar over Secretary Morton's expressions respecting those pro fessionals who farm the farmer , as ho Is probably one of them hlmse'f. Grand Master llrigham sayj"I believe Secretary Mor ton's condemnation of agilciiltural societies In his Chicago speech was without valid basis , Mr , Morton's icmurks were calcu lated to rouse the Ire of every tiller of the soi ! in America , and were gratuitous ! ) of fensive. An secretary of agriculture he has adopted repressive methods ever since ho went Into Mr. Cleveland'a cabinet. His hobby Is antl paternalism. Ho ttecms to think himself especially called to warn the people of the danger ol paternal government. In the pursuance In tlili .hobby he Is npt to forget Ills real mlssIofH-thc promotion of agricultural Interests , tltq basis of all na tional prosperity. PLllUlY S. HEATH. ncsV WIIK. : : Important MIUMII-OH thtif Mill Ho of In n t'rvr 1)H ) } K , WASHINGTON , Feb. 25. The senate lias made but little progress during the past two necks In Its efforts to clean up the calendar In advance of the forthcoming discussion of the tariff bill In the senate. If the oppor tunity Is afforded It will continue Its work on the calendar during the present week. There are so many ftptclal bills , however , some of which have been brought over from previous weeks that tt Is probable com paratively little progress will bo made this week. It Is 1'loly that at least two das will bo necessary to dispose of the bill to provide a new government printing office building and another day to pass the bill for the rearrangement of the Plot Ida Judicial districts. The Hawaiian resolution Intro duced by Senator Turple and the Stovvnit bond resolution are also undisposed of , the pending motion on the Litter being to refer to the committee on finance , which will prob ably to be done with but llttlo If any more spccchmaklng The speech on Hawaiian affairs of which Senator Tnrplo lias given notice Is ns jet undelivered , but It Is understood that he will make an effort to get the floor during the present week. It Is also possible that the report of the committee on foreign rela tions , to he made on Monday , concerning the diplomatic relation ? between the United States and Hawaii will cause moro or less debate , and even though the tailff bill should not get Into the senate during the week there need bo no surprise If there should be mote or lobs reference in the senate to that subject. It bids fair to bo a busy week and ono of varied Interest. It Is the Intention of the senate finance committee to report the tariff bill , unless the republicans offer strenuous objections. Following this It Is expected that Senator Voorhees will give notlco that the bill will come up the following Monday and ask that It be kept before the senate until disposed of. It In part of the Jirogram that the bill shall be taken up ever ) moinlng Immedi ately after convening and kept before the senate to the exclusion of everything else It is Intimated that if there is any disposi tion manifested to prolong the debate a move will be made for extra long sessions. The democratic subcommittee will con sider Uie bill for a bhort time tomonovv morning before the full committee meets. The bill which was sent to the pi Inter last night will be changed in some paiticulars before it Is finally submitted. As It now stands there are thiee propositions which have not been wholly nfireod upon and what ever Is done will necessitate corrections But as showing how near complete the bill Is , ono number of the committee said tonight that he biw no i casein why It should not be reported totnonovIV" thought that no prepared report would' bo m.ulo on the bill by the committee , the bill Itself standIng - Ing for a report. The democrats will offer to allow the republicans a week In which to submit theli views , either in the form of a bill or a report. \ It Is not believed the republicans will cdnsent to n report on the bill tomorrow ajid this may inter fere with the program ahd delay the leport. The democratic membeis of the committee do not attempt to concjjal the feeling they have .that the cauctia called Tor tomorrow morning at the sarnn jUme the committee meets Is antagonistic tolthg bill. It Is said that not many memberapf ; the finance com mittee will attend the CAUCUS. TO i : A-f I.ciucioiitntlio PnyntcL Has n .Scheme Hint Will rilfu. Loiif , Tilt Want. WASHINGTON , Feb. 25 The call for a caucus of democrats to agree upon a rule for recording members piescnt , but not voting , In order to make up a quorum , Is growing In favor. The call now bears the names of 122 democrats. Members bay this matter must bo sett'ed ' as soon as the Bland bill Is dis posed of. Representative Payntcr of Ken. tncky , who started the call , has drawn up a new rule which , ho thinks , overcomes the objections of many members to his draft ot a rule for recording thbso present and not voting without lining them. This Incorpor ates a now principle , lliat the affirmative votcb on n call must be a majority of those officially recorded , both as voting and as present and not voting , In order that the vote shall bo a legal ono to decide the pend ing question. The rule' ' Is ; "But should a quorum fall to appear , and should a point of no quorum bo made theie shall be n call of the house and the nays and jcas on the pending question shall at the same time be ordered , The clerk shall call the i oil and each member as he answers lily name or Is brought before the house under the proceedings uf the call shall vote on the pending qucstldn. If he refuses to vole or refuses to answer to his name , then any meinbei can announce that the member Is present and failed to vote and failed to answer upon the calling of his name , thcio- upon the speaker shall direct the clerk to note the member as present. If those voting on the question and these de clining tooto or answer to their names shall inako a majority ot the house , then the speaker shall declare ft quoium Is consti tuted and the pending question bhall be decided , providing the affirmative vote Is a majority of thobc voting and those piescnt and not voting. " Tlueo propositions have been drafted which will have supporters , that devihcd by Joutnal Cleik Crutcl Hold , for fining mem bers one day's pay , the lesolutlon by Rep resentative Dearmond of Mlssoml for a fine of $50 , and the l.ihst plan of Reprcson tativo P ) liter. Hut none of these can bo effective for breaking Iho piesent deadlock , because the caucus will not meet until the Bland bill Is disposed of , Western I'ciiftlniH. WASHINGTON , Pel ) , 25. ( Special to The Bee ) Pensions grunted. Issues of Pebiimr ) 13 were , Nebraska : Original widows , etc Letta Saulsbury , IViwyn , Ouster , Susan Meyers , Albion , 110010 ; Tabltha Derris , Broken Bow , Ctistcrj Mary A. Walters , Broken Bow , Custer , lovvn Original Erlck Hanson , Tenold Worth Reissue Olle W. Hnlcoiub , North- borough , Page. Original widows , etc Sarah J Oliver , Sioux City , Woodbury Mexican war suivlvorp Increase Levl B Overman. Atnllsfa , Mimcatlne Mexican war widows Antoinette WelnU , Cedar Rapids , Linn. South Dakota : Supplemental George W. Hays , Hucla , Brawn , J Montana Survivors < jf Indian wars John W. Wlnslett , Stovensvllle , Mlseoula. / r A/s//i/ * wfrtrtK./ ; , ' . cnK.il' . Uipotu of the .VIrtlioda of an Illinois I'ro- fi ssor ut IVorlu. PEORIA , Peb. 25.Hpecal ( ( Telegram to The Bee ) Last Junq Pnof. B. C. Wood ar rived hero nnd'lnsimitiid the Peorla Busi ness university , Mr , Wood came here from Davenport , la. , and Is a member of a num ber of local organizations. Ho conducted a university In the Iowa town , A great sen sation has been created by the publication of a number of letters written by him during the summer of 1892. 'They were addressed to ministers of the gospel and , In them ho offers to furnish the degrees of M , D. , Ph. D , and L L D. for $35. $ In thcbo letters ho states that ho Is well aware no minister would ask a certificate unless entitled to ono. In another letter ho offers to furnish single degrees signed by all the members ot this faculty for $10 each , bending the examination qu ? tlons in ad vance and having the certificate ready be fore the answer was received , He also offered a commission of $2 CO for each poi son who could be induced to Invest In a certificate. Mr. Woods admits the letters are genuine , but declares he 1ms now ceased the practice * , At the time ho was Issuing these certificates he did not know that ho was engaged In any Irregular pra tl e , The exposure has evoked no end ot discussion In educational circles throughout the city. LINCOLN'S ' CRUSADE OPENS Rev. Dr. Berth Fires the Piist Gun iu tic Warfare Against Social Sin. HIS APPEAL TO MEN TO BE PURE IN LIFE 8llrrliiR Word * of Scorn for the Scdncor hy n Mhl Picture of n Scarlrt Woman's Awful lleuth. LINCOLN. Feb 23 ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) It needed but the bare announce ment that Rov. Byron Heals would preach tills evening to men only to pack the Third Presbyterian church to the doors. Dr. Deals Is not a sensational preacher In any sense of the woid. If the crovul of men and bos who sat before him tonight went to church wVh the Idea that they wcro to be enter tained by n sermon bordering upon the racy and sensational they went away disap pointed. Dr. Beils Is one of Lincoln's best known pastors. He js a vigorous prcachei , n strong word painter and has a most Impressive personality. Ho has the Htiong , nigged and jet refined face that characterized the hte Philip Brooks Ho opened his serv'co by announcing several hmns. which his mabcu- llno auditors sang with Indifferent success ns far as lythmc and melody were con cerned. Then he read the seventh chapter of Provei bs. Ho commenced his addicss by 'saying that few things , If any , have caused more sorrow and mysteiy and death to the body and soul than sins against chastity Like great rlveis , deep and dark , sweeping on adown the centurli s , comes tills mighty torrent of Iniquity , bearing upon Its rushing tide the white , upturned faces of men and women that are being berne rapidly out Into the set of eternity out nwny from hope , from purity , from God. Some of the noblest men and women the world has known have made shipwrecks upon this rock of unchas- tlty and have gone down to hell. "It Is notorious that sins of the kind 1 have mentioned arc common In almost every community of the land , " bald the preacher. "I have never been to nny place as a min ister but I have seen families bioken up by \llllans who feared neither God nor man. On two occasions leading officers In the church of which I was pastoi were the guilty ones , In each case doing vast haim to the cause of mnrallty and religion. It Is because these sins are too common and arc damning the bodies and souls of men that I speak oat tonight. Some voice ought to be lifted to warn men of the Niagara over which they are plunging " SCORCHED THE SEDUCER. Dr. Deal then stated that his general subject would bo perconul and social purity , and that he would divide his sermon Into six general heads or divisions. Pabslng rapidly over the first division , in which he spoke In plain words of the sin of self- pollution , lie passed to the second division , In which he held up to the scorn of the world the seducer. Every woman , In her weakness , he said , whether fallen or puic , appeals to man as her protector. The man who will take ad vantage of this confidence to push these confiding onea over the precipice down upon the rocks of shame and death deseives himself to dje. "Perhaps there -Is one here , " said the speaker , tinning upon his auditors , "who has seduced some woman. What have you done ? You have acted the part of the great leader of hell. You have dragged down an angel from her throne of virtue , committed botil- murder. Blood , blood , boul-blood Is upon your conscience. It stains all your garments. It Is upon your habitation. It cries up to heaven against you , 'vengeance , vengeance. ' You have not only done all you can to damn the sou ! of an Immortal being , but yon have committed a suicidal net upon your own un dying spirit. You have done what yon can to sink your own soul Into darkest , deepebt , hottest hell , where , If there bo a hotter fire , a keener pang , a deeper gulf , they will bo yours. Man , glvo up that woman , and turn your feet again to vlilue's path or you are lost forever. " In treating of his fourth division Dr. Beals spoke upon the ptevalenco and the hoirors of prostitution. It was under this division of his subject that the preacher drew some of his stiongest plctuies. DEATH OP THE SCARLET WOMAN. "Come with me , young man , to yonder hospital , whoie numberb of these fallen women arc taken to die. Enter that ward. Look upon the pale and bloated w recks of humanity that llo around. Keep the windows dews open , or soon the loathsome odois of disease and death will sicken and compel jou to withdraw. Observe that labored and fetid bieath ; mark these fcatuies once fair and beautiful , now half fiend , half pain and mlseiy racked with the last deep cough. The harlot nppioacheb the awful realities of another world. There Is no hope In her death. Corrupted , hardened and Intemperate , the cnithly has already passed Into the sensual and the sensual Is rapidly giving place to the dovlllsh. Her accumulated tn- imiltlcs , like a huge millstone , lie on the brink of the great gulf ready foi the supreme moment when the nnblcsbcd dplrlt passes to the Judgment and leaves the bhattercd temple In which It dwelt In dishonor. Mark It well. The vital spark has fled , and the diseased body stiffens Into the ghastly palloi and ilgldnesa of death. "No mother Is present to nlicd n tear of lovo. no sister to smooth the hair Into final folds. 'TIs best It should be bo. Tell not her name , nor speak ot relatives. Homo and all these have long slnca been dead to the woman who lies before ns Sec. The rough collln Is berne Into thu ward Gently the sheet is llttod , and now the human clay has found Ha bed Hurry It away , bury It deep lest the coriuptlon spread. "What pait did you have In bringing this once pure ghl to this awful death ? " The balance of the dlbeourso treated of marital excesses , which the speaker charnc- teiUed as licensed prostitution , adultery and Infanticide He handle ) all these subjects without gloves Ho did not avoid the con ventionalities of the pulpit or the lectmo platform , but called pp.ules spades. Con trary to general expectations the preacher refrained from wholesale denunciations of tlio authorities , lit ) did not Insist that the city of Lincoln bhould shirk Ha responsibili ties by dilvlng out the fallen women Ho called for no public exhibition of nsbiimrd morality , lint went at the heart of thu evils Ho preached of and appealed to the conscience. The address was listened to with marked attention and Dr. Beals won warmly congratulated by scores upon Its conclusion , _ SCHOOL ouiisTiox ) > iscissii > , lUst. Mudlxoii I'rturH Dinoiinrrg Cat hello Ohurih I'ollry In IhU I. Inc. NEW YORK , Peb , 25. Rev. Madison C. Peters , In his sermon tonight at the Bloom- Ingdalo Reform church , said "Satolll's cau tious concessions on tlio school question , made when he first arrived horc , won him the i oed will of the American people. But lie has shown himself to be a man of many masks. If Americans need any outside aid In settling her educational problem they vvould prefer an ambassador from a land tvhlcli can be found where the standard Is lilghcr than It la In the United States. It Is an Insult to American Intelligence to liave a man sent hero to dictate In reference to our schools who cannot vpoak our laun- Siuigo and who comes from n nation where U least seventy out of 100 portions can neither read nor write If Amcrlcaim still cherish the spirit ot 177G Hatolll would be ilaccd In a pneumatlo gun of solid scnti- iient and fired to Italy forthwith "Intcrfeienco with our free , uncoctarlan school system la the most dangerous sort it anarchy. Let the free schools bo under lined and ono ot the chief cornerstones ) f our national Independence la gone , Our public rchoola wore organized not to make our youth partisans In politics and cctarlan In religion , but to glvo all , ng.trdlcss ol position , nationality or color , a good educa tion , All denominations maintain separate ncctarlan schools and colleges , but they dc not attempt to avoid paying the public school tax Why should Rome thrust her hand In the public' treasury any more than any oilier church ? If nny church wishes to make a denominational dance there U not n thing to hinder In this free land , but the denominational fiddler will h.uo to be paid with denominational and not with state money. If there are nny persons In the country who are not deriving as much bene fit from this government ns they piy for their taxes let them reeross the Atlantic , the Rooner the better , and Hint , too , with our kindest benedictions. " xo CATSI : run Titoritu : . Au-hlilidiop Irihind liiitriu t M. I'nul Cutli- ellis on 'I h < Ir riirlxllnn Duty. ST. PAl'L , Peb 25 Archbishop Ireland pre.ichod today in tlio Cathedral ot St. Paul on the "Catholic Cause In America. " Ho said the church had now all the rights and privileges which slio desired. The common liberty of tlio country was hers , and that was nil siiiricleiit. The gio.it mass of people of America , ho added , were loyal to the letter and spirit of the con stitution and allowed tlio rights of Catholics Those who refused them their rights were few and they would not be heeded Some Catholics do harm to Cath olicism by their Imprudent methods of de fending It The opposition of an cxlbtlng nntl-Catliollc party would * dlo out If It were not noticed " Catholic papets , In crying out so loudly against It , gives to It Importance before the country It looks ns If the Catholics were glad to have a fight on tliolr hands Politics have much to do , not lobs with the defense titan will ) attacks , and n supreme effort must bo m.ido by all devoted Catholics to keep the church from entangling alliances with any political party. Catholics Individually are most free In their political alliances , but they must not drag Hie church with them to their political paitlcs No ono party in the party owns or can lay claim to alliance with the church and It would bo a great misfortune for the church were she the ally of-ono special party. Cath olics belong to all parties and It Is well that this is tlio case. When American citizens vote thc'ir basis of decision must be not the religion of the candidate , but his citizen ship and his personal fltnc"'s for ofllce. To put In olllco a man because ho Is Piotcstant 01 to put a man In olllce because he Is a Catholic Is wrong. The constitution , which gives the suffrage , does not conblder a man's religion , but n man's honesty and ability. The archbishop deprec.ited the tone of some Catholic papeis. Ho thought the people ple should all rejoice when a good man receives honor. Protestants and Catholics must all become thorough Americans In their politics , and their civil iclatlons with ono another , and then there will be no religious discord In the land. There Is no opposition in America to the political and social rights of Catholics that Cathollcb need to notice and there never will be. t.tci , Ji/js n : in i / .itn > . disc of u llodgp County " \Jnii Hupposid to Jliivo Hern DroMiu-d , FREMONT , Feb. 23. ( Special to The Bee ) H Is reported that the man Dobbins , who was supposed to have been drowned In tlio Platte river at North Bend a month or so ago , has been seen In Rockport , Mo , As the water at the place , wheru ho was supposed to have drowned was but about three feet deep most people had grave doubts as to the mat ter at the time , but the river was dragged after the Ice being removed by dynamite , and the fullest search made. There were other susoicloti'i circumstances ( connected with the case. Ho had just taken out a $2,000 policy on Ills Ufa and had been negotiating foi more , all for the benefit of his young wife of n few months , who , it may bo said without question , believed Hint his body was certainly in the river. The day of his dlsappcaiunco ho stated that ho was going to cross the liver to got n polo for a hay binder. Some of his clothing was the same day found on the Ice near the hole and that was the only clew to his fate or whereabouts. The Insurance company has refused to pay the policy until the mystery Is solved. The Bagley Heating company of Milwau kee has been awarded the contract of heating the new government building at ' , fi53. Tlio vvlfo of Photographer McMillan re ceived a painful Injtiiy yesterday by falling upon an icy sidewalk. The 4-yeai-old boy of P. H. Morrison , In the east part of the city , bwallowed lauda num from a bottle , but was saved by the timely airival of the doctor. Mr. Upton , who Is feeding sheep at the packing house , will bhlp 1,000 sheep for Liverpool tomorrow. The Young Men's Christian association has decided to put up a $15,000 building on Its propel ty on the corner of F and Fifth Rticcts , and claim that the means are already in sight. Tills , with the now Grand At my of the Republic hall , will maik a now er.i of Improvement In tlio city. jn : jn : ii.i.n 7ir MI i.titi.\d. lit. M < Hidden , ChUHgo'i * Nolcd Dlvlna Iliult'i , I'limlly SminmliH to Diulli. CHICAGO , Peb. 25 ( Special Tclcginm to The Bee ) Dr. Samuel L McPaddcn , divine healei , spliltual medium and teacher ot metaphysics and the laws of lifo , fumed tlio country over for "rentalliable mani festations of povvoi" and moro remarkable methods , died at his homo at IS Walnut Btioct thU afternoon. Pew men In the United Stales , who have nlaimed to posbcss the divine power to heal , have been better known 01 moie cclebr.itud iimong the believers ot his kind than Dr. Mc- . 'iidden Hundreds tcbllfy that tluy have ex perienced Instant and permanent relief from chronic and malignant maladies by the layIng - Ing on of Ills handH , and his other olllcoa , m a healer "Modern American Spiritualism , " Emma Hiuding's leiiowned work , that Is re- gardcd by believers In spiritualism almost an Is the Koran by Mohammedans or the Book ot Moimon by tlio Latter Day Saints , devotes a long aitlcle to Dr Mc- Fudden , In which Is mounted n wonderful cure , said to have been effected by him on tlio vvlfo ot u wealthy man at Tltnsvllle , Pa. It also tells of his peciillai methods. Dr McPaddcn's way of Invoking the "di vine povvci" has made hln enemies bay that thu answer did not como from above , but from tlio other direction. Ho didn't pray. He avvore He swore to dilvu out devils , all kindred spirits and disease. Hln swearing was not refined or smothered n euphemistic vcrlbage. It was the genuine article with words such an Clark street cab drlveiH use. His vocabulary , It lias been said , would have put a "slang" lexicon to shume. He used It with tin ear that bespoke the nitlft and n vehemence that vvould have done cicdlt to a canal- bout mule Whole I iiinlly I'l'ilslud , GURDON , Alk , Peb. 25 Ncwn IMH reached heie ot the burning of n farmhouse ind ltn occupants ten niUo'i west of Miir- rrechboro in pike county on Wednesday night , John Weit , a farmer , and hlH wife ind live children occupied thu house and all u'rlahc'd In tl'o flames. The building was instructed of logs with a large Ilieplaco jiillt .it ono fnil While the family worn isleep , lire fell upon the floor , and In that nanner the dry timbers and other Inll.un- nablo mnteil.il soon became ignited , In No ImiiK'illati * Danger. W \SIIINGTON , Pet ) , 2. Rcpicnontatlve iVIllUm L Wilson received Iho following elpgram thin cvudnt from I'onsul General . 'rlttenden ni il > Oliy of Mcxiro Mr tVllson I" dc'ng us well nx can bo expected rcmpcraturo good No Immediate danger , iu Is Still at Guadalajara. " 1IE FEARS NO COURT General Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor Defies Jutlgo Jenkins. WILL VIOLATE HIS INJUNCTION AT ONCE Euroute to Minnesota With that Expressed Purpose in View. CHEERED BY DES MOINES LABOR KNIGHTS Branch of the Orclor Organized in lowa'a Oapitnl Last Night. GENERAL JAMES B. WEAVER PRESENT ItftimrUs of thn IhitliimliiNtlu Labor Clnuii- I > lou Consul u StiiHutlon uiiil Much * > l > trlttii4tlunlrit | . - < ll\iHX < itlio to IJiitU'd Hlutcs .Miiralmls. DES MOINES , Fob. 25-Georgo W. How ard , vice president of the American Railway union , oiganized a binuch with 17G members this afternoon. The general executive board of the Knights of Libor and General J. II. Weaver weio pie-sent. After the organiza tion General Mabtur Workman Sovereign made a cpeech In reference to the Injunction against him by Judge Jenkins. Sovereign said. said."I "I am going to Wlnona , Minn , tonight and will speak theio on Monday. On Ttiebday and Wednesday I shall bo In St. Paul and Minneapolis to talk to the Northern Paclflo employes .ind rssuro them that ns sure as there Is a God in heaven I will violate the injunction of Judge Jenkins. It Is nn out rage on all worklngmen. Ho would bo a poor representative of organized labor who would not have the backbone to do what ho pleases against this disgraceful order and would deserve the condemnation of nil honest workmen. Who Is Judge Jenkins , any how T Simply u man with a soul to damn. I fear no courts. If there Is n United States mai- shal hero let him servo his process. " The speech caused a sensation In the meetIng - Ing , but was received with great applause. Only 150 people were In the hall when these woids wcro spoken , the majority of the audience having gone homo Just before the election of ofllcers of the new union. Ity nn Indirect Konto. DENVER , Peb. 25 Since Receiver Trum- | bull took charge of the Denver & Gulf rail road much freight from the cast for Denver | and the surrounding country has como via ! Galveston. The railroads comprising the Colorado Freight association , which wet ) ' formed to maintain lates , have striven in vain to Induce Agent Hicklor ot the Mallory line to enter a combination nglnst the GulCi route. Friends of the system say If the present trafllc arrangement Is continued the rocelvei will haVe no tiotiblo paying the company's interest charges. Union 1'iitllii ) JJnipIojim to . CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb 25. The various organizations of employes on the Union Pa cific system have been Invited to send dele gates to a convention in tills city next Wednesday evening. Judge Dundy's order and other matters bearing on the vvaco question will bo discussed. Eugene Debs president of the American Railway union will dellvei an addicss hero Tuesday evening. in.i//.ntn ix Tint Texas anil the Inillun Ti-nltory i\prrlencliifj Hc-vero W < aider. ST. LOUIS , Feb -Reports from ser , lions of Texas and Arkansas Indicate that n snow storm has prevailed there for the past twenty-four hours or moie , at Temple , Sherman , Denlson and Port Worth. The storm is the heaviest known In over a de cade. Several Inches of snow have fallen In Arkansas and In many of the adjoining states , and In the Indian territory the cold Is intense. Ttalns In Texas have been de layed In consequence of the stoim , and some apprehension Is felt by the cattlemen who fear that the btorm may result dlbastrously. In the Semlnolo Indian reservation the bodies of Joseph Add , a negro , and two half- breed Indians have boon found In the woods frozen Htlff , . They wuio hunting and belna caught In the bll/zaul of several weeks nco perished. iiKii'i'Kn roit o.ira// . Dcnti r TomUtn llimml IJnst In an irfort : to Avoid the Tolled. DENVER , Feb. 2S. P. 0. Piiitt and Mrs. Georgia Mason , who represented herself as his sister and made demand upon the Flro and Police board to aid In the recovery of money belonging to her which oho claimed ho lost at n gambling house , have both left the city. Mrs. Mason bald him was the widow of ox- Judge Mason of Louisville , Ky , , and that upon his dentil Him had $ liiO,000 , nearly all of which Hho lost by Poloindo Investments. Her claim to bo Pr.it fs sister Is denied by his vvlfo living In Wichita , Kan , who his asked the Denver police to take clinigo of her daughter , whom Pratt took away from homo with him , until bho can Komi for the child It Is piesumod the ilopnituro of Pratt was hurried on this account. Ho Is said to bo now In Omaha. _ - - Amv rtnt I'Ktcr , Iiilmliltunts of Iliu/ll V\iuit llui V\ui Sol tied Ono Un > or UmOllKir. NEW YORK , Peb 25Tho British steamer Moonstone , vvhUh ui lived last night from Pornambuco , hailed fioni that port on Jan uary 20. Captain Lavory brings no news at n special natnie and had nothing to sav concerning the state of affairs at that poit. The city , as alicudy repotted , Is Mil ! under martial law. The torpedo bo.it Destroyer was the only vessel In the harbor the rest of the licet having gone south honin time previously. Tlin people daio not openly ex press their opinions on shore , being fearful of arrest by the authorities. The people are very anxious for a spe dy uetllument of thu war ono way ot another. lt nilKu of Sti'tlo .Mm Idi.vo While rnrmitolo Sun I'limi IHI o. DENVER , Feb. 25 Steele Mackayo dlod this morning at TlmpnH , Cole n small sta tion near the Now Mexican llne.whllo aboari. ( i Santa Fo train on his vvuy to San Fran- claco , lion. II II. Sliult. EL PASO , Ti-x , Feb. 25. Ex-Congress- man H. B. Stialt , who for twelve years rep resented Minnesota In the lower house ut Washington , died on the Mexican Central train hero this morning Ho had been on n pleasure ( rip and was suddenly taken 111 , Movements of Uruiii Stuuncm IVIirnary UB , At New York Arrived La Boulogne. From Havre. At Havrerrlu'd La ClmnpaBne , fr"tn New York At ( Jnecnstovvn Passed Scrvla , from N w , York for Liverpool-