THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MCftlNING , MARCH 3 , 180-1. COPY FIVE CENTS.
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They Are Now Attracting tbo Attention oi
the Honso of Representatives.
TO BE EXPENDED FOR FORTIFICATIONS
Nearly $3,000,000 , , Will Bo Used to Mtikc
Our Ooasta Dangerous.
MONEY TO BE PAID TO THE PENSIONERS
Yesterday's ' Discussion of the Appropriation
for that Purpose.
AS USUAL A LIVELY ROW IS PREC.PITATED
Mr. Meredith of Virginia Coinrt Jfrnr Having
u Pi rnoiiiil iiiv : ( > iintorvltli Mr. I'link
of Illinois liitc.-i'stlitR nnil
Angry IJhilogiies
WASHINGTON , March 2. The house to
day entered upon the consideration of appro
priation bills. The fortifications bill , footing
something over $2,000,000 , passed and then
the pension nproprlatlon came up. This bill
usually lends to considerable display ot feel
ing , and today was no exception. An alter
cation occurred between Mr. Meredith of
Virginia nnd Mr. Funk of Illinois over the
former's attempt to prove that there were
many fraudulent pensions on the rolls , which
nlmost resulted In a personal collision. Mr.
Meredith , who was the Aggressor , rushed
over to the place whore Mr. Funk was standIng -
Ing and shook hla fist In thu lattcr's face.
Hot words v/cre spoken , but friends Inter
fered'and th" ) speaker restored order before
any blows were struck.
Al Mie opening of the session ot
( lie bouse this morning Mr. Bank-
heaj- chairman of the committee on
public buildings , offered a resolution for the
appointment of a subcommittee to go to
Chicago nnd Investigate the postolllco buildIng -
Ing there with a view to determining Its
safety , etc. ' Mr. Bankhead explained iho
pressing necessity for examination. The
committee has been considering the matter
for some time , nnd there was n diversity of
opinion fti all points at issue , whether there
should lib 'a ' new site or it new building
erected on the present site. It was also
" " questionable whether suitable quarters could
bo obtained whllo the building was being
prosecuted , which would require from three
to ten years. The amount Involved was
largo and the committee was unwilling to
mike a recommendation without u personal
Investigation. The resolution carried on
appropriation of $1,500,000. It-was passed.
Mr. Kllgoro then presented his resolu
tion of yesterday calling upon the sergeant-
at-arms for his reasons for not carrying
out the provisions of the law , which re
quire that he deduct from the salaries ot
the members for such tlmu as they are ab
sent. It was referred.
Mr. Mcllno called up from the committee
on public land ! ; the bill which has been
before several previous congresses to iiro-
mllltary rcserviUlims. '
Mr. Sayers , chairman of the appropria
tion committee , raised the question of con
sideration again , but the house decided to
go on with the bill.
Mr. Mcltao explained the provisions of
. the bill. Therq were plenty of mich reserva
tions. The act only applied to reservations
of 5,000 L c > e3 area , and they were to bo
r ened only to bona fide settlers , to be
, 1 for at not less than the appraised value.
'Alter gome debate the bill was passed. > '
On motion of Mr. Holnian , cx-Spuker Grow ,
the newly elected congressm.in-at-largo from
Pennsylvania , was then sworn in. Mr. Hoi-
man escorted him to the bar where , with
upl/ted ! hand , the oath was administered.
Another round of applause followed him to
his scut.
scut.JUDGE
JUDGE JENKJNS' DECISION.
Mr. Boatner asked unanimous consent for
the consideration of the resolution to Investi
gate the action of Judga Jenkins In granting
tho" Injunction against the employes of the
Northern Pacific.
Mr. Kllgoro objected , and , on motion ot
Mr. Sayors , the' house went Into the com
mittee of the whole , Mr. Outhwalto In the
chair , for the consideration of the fortifica
tions bill. Mr. Livingstone , In charge of the
bill , explained Its provision. The total sum
carried by the bill Is $2,219tint , upon an esti
mate of $7,488,413. The fortifications bill
In the Fifty-first congress carried ? 1,232,1)35. )
Ho explained the necessity for rigid economy.
The committee arose , after twenty-five min
utes having been occupied In Its considera
tion. It was passed by a vote of 70 to ! ) .
The house then went back In committee of
the whole for the consideration of the pen
sion appropriation bill.
Mr , O'Nell ot Massachusetts , In charge of
the measure , explained Its provisions. The
bill carried for the fiscal year ending Juno
30 , 1890. $11,510,350 less than the- bill last
year. The original estimate for the coming
fiscal year was $162,000.000 , but It had been
ruvlscd and cut down later by Commissioner
Lochren. Mr. O'Nell argued that while the
appropriations for pensions might waver for
a few years , the maximum of pension ap
propriations had been passed , and hereafter
thcro would bo a material reduction In the
amount needed. Thcro were on the rolls In
1S93 , 9CU.012 pensioners. The annual In
crease had been steadily declining. The
first year after the act of 1890 , 110,000 had
' been added to the rolls , the second year
100.000 , the third year 00,000. Mr. O'Noll
took occasion In the course of his speech to
defend the course of Commissioner Lochren.
In reply to Inquiries ho said ho believed
the amount carried by the bill would meet
the demands for all Just pensions.
"Did I understand you to say there wore
ninny fraudulent pensioners on the rolls ? "
asked Mr. Picklor.
"You did not .understand mo to say any
thing of the kind , " replied Mr. O'Neill ,
sharply.
"Wcll.T say It , " Interposed Mr. Meredith
of Virginia , "and 1 will glvo you proof In iho
morning. "
Mr , Groato of Vermont followed with nn
assault on Commissioner Lochren's action
In his wholesale suspension of pensioners.
Ho concluded with a glowing tribute to the
valor , bravery and patriotism of the union
veterans.
Mr. .Meredith made a rather sensational
speech. Ho said he protested against the
pension roll as a roll of dishonor In the name
ot n state that had paid thrco timed as much
pension as Vermont.
"That's bftcauso there are more of you , "
itiKgeatcd Mr , Groate.
"But wo get no benefit , " returned Mr.
Meredith.
"That's because you were on the wrong
Bide , " suggested Mr. Johnson ot Indiana.
"Whether a man Is n. patriot or n rebel. "
retorted Mr. Meredith , "depends upon the
result. Success makes him a patriot and
defeat a rebel. That was the case In 1776. "
Mr. Meredith wont on to cite cases which
ho said made him believe there were hun
dreds and thousands ot fraudulent pen
sioners on the rolls. Later , In referring to
KOUIO canes In bin state of negro pensioners ,
Mr. Meredith said that only negroes got
pensions In his country.
"That Is because they were the only peo-
pi it who were loyal. " said Mr. Baker of New
Hampshire.
"According to your Idea of loyalty , " re
plied Mr. Meredith , "there wore no loyal
inrn In my country , and I am proud ot It. "
MOKE EXCITING SCENES.
Toward the end of Mr. Meredith's speech
wore cxcltlug scene occurred , which al-
most eventuated In a personal collision be
tween htm nnd Mr. Funk ot Illinois. Mr.
Meredith was 'still talking about fraudulent
pensions nnd was having an animated alter
cation with Mr. Baker over n case which
hod come under his ( Meredith's ) personal
observation , where n Union soldier was ob
taining n pension for a disability which ho
( Meredith ) claimed he did not have ,
"If I can judge from the fact that n man
sccrnn healthy , strong and vigorous , " said
hc ( "and ho gels n pension by reason of n
disability which , when I see day after day
and week by week and year by year , In my
plain , homespun country way of speaking , 1
say that I believe the man lied when he
went before the officials and swore ho had
been crippled In the army , "
"I want to say that If the gentleman Is
honest , " Interrupted Mr. Funk , rising In his
place , "and Is stating what he believes to
bo true , that If ho does not make the case
known to the proper authorities ho Is not
a good citizen. "
"I want to say this , " returned Mr. Mere
dith , hotly , "that If the gentleman under
takes to Insinuate that I am dishonest , It
the gentleman undertakes to - "
Without completing his sentence Mr. Mere
dith left his place and hurried over to
where Mr. Funk was standing. "I did not
say - " protested Mr. Funk , ns Mr. Mere
dith advanced toward him In a threatening
manner.
"You had better not say so , " returned
Mr. Meredith , still advancing.
A personal encounter was Imminent
Members crowded down nbout the belliger
ents amidst the most Intense excltcnieni
nnd confusion. They were both talking at
the same time. Finally Mr. Vleredlth
clinched his list and shook It under the nose
ot his adversary. Members who had
crowded around Meredith look him by the
shoulders to prevent n blow from Uolng
struck. All this tlmo Mr. Outhwalte , who
was presiding over the committee of the
whole , was pounding vigorously for order
but without effect , and Speaker Ctlsp , who
had been hurriedly sent for , mounted the
rostrum and assumed the gavel.
"I undertake to Kay you are not my
keeper , " shouted Mr. Meredith , as ho was
backed , down the aisle by his friends.
' 'I stand by that proposition , " shouted
back Mr. Funk , who was held on one side
by Mr. Doollttle and on the other by Mr.
Payne , "cither here or anywhere else. "
A few sharp raps of the speaker's gavel
produced a measure of quiet. The house
recognized the hand of the presiding officer.
"Tho sergeant-at-arms will cause the geir-
tlemen to be seatcd"sald the speaker In
firm tone , "Every gentleman will bo seated. "
The assistant scrgeunt-at-arnis rapidly
cleared the aisles and , members resumed
their seats.
The excitement quieted down. After or
der had been restored Mr. Meredith arose
and protested , amid laughter , that ho was
not excited , but that gentlemen could hardly
do here what they might do elsewhere.
With this parting shot he closed his speech
nnd immediately , the house which was at
a high tension , on motion of Mr. Sayors ,
took a recess until 8 o'clock.
The night cession was devoted to the con
sideration of private pension bills. Several
were favorably reported , but no vote was
taken on any of them.
Adjourned.
O.V 1'ltltiUX J-.IHK.
Boss rUcKumi'B I'lrst IlreaUfu'it In Sing Sin ?
HU Doctor' * Certificates.
SING SING , March 2. This morning when
the convicts In Sing Sing prison were
marched from their cells to the lower deck
the last man on the line was John Y. Mc-
Knne. His hands rested on the shoulders of
a horse thief from New York. McKane ,
with his companions , filed Into the largo
breakfast room and sat down on a rude
wooden stool. In front of him was a tin cup
with a pint of black coffee , made of burnt
.
breafl. This waa'McKaife's first breakfast in
prison. Unlike "Biff" " Ellison and Francis
Weeks , McKano ate his breakfast. As soon
as breakfast was over McKano was marched
to the clothing shop , where ho was placed in
the hands of the instructor , who was to give
Jjlm his first ISESOM in cutting trousers.
McKano spent a sleepless night In his cell ,
and was one of the first men up when the
gong sounded In his gallery. He anxiously
Inquired If there was any danger of the
smallpox spreading. He was told not. Mc
Kano' brought up a certificate from his phy
sician , Dr. Hill of Gravcscnd , stating that
McKane was suffering from heart trouble ,
lung trouble nnd kidney disease.
S.tltJt.tTH ItKST VOIt TIIOUS.IXDS.
ICi-lo nnd Other Itoiid * Tula ) u Itudleiil Step
Toward This KnU.
CHICAGO , March 2. ( Special Telegram to
The Bee. ) Four thousand railroad men who
have been working seven days a week for
years will got n holiday Sunday. For the
first tlmo In the history of the trunk lines
In' this country an order has been Issued by
the Erie road to hold all common freight
trains In the yards from 12 o'clock Saturday
night to 12 o'clock Sunday night , every
week In the year. The order will
go Into effect at midnight , and
nearly all the railroad men handling
freight on the New York , Lake Erie &
Western railroad , the Now York , Pennsyl
vania & Ohio and the Chicago & Rrie rail
roads will be given n day off Sunday , Only
the necessary crows to handlu fast freight
and perlshtthlo freight will bo kept at work.
The passenger service will also bo cut down
so that the station agents and telegraph
operators may get n few hours extra rest on
Sunday.
The order affects nearly 8,000 men , half ot
whom will gut a day's rest , the others being
compelled to work for two or three hours on
the Sabbath.
SU.IKKI Till : V.ITIIOI.ICS.
Anonymous Letter Thrcittenliii ; to Iliii-n n
Church deceived ut Itoekroril ,
UOCKFOUD , III. , March 2. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) Father McMahoii , pastor
of St. Mf.ry's Catholic church , the largest In
the city , received an anonymous letter late
this afternoon stating that the church
would be burned or blown up with dynamite
within the next few nights , and that Joseph
J. Gravulln of this city was at thu head of
the gang who would do the work. With
Chief Tlsdale , Father Mc.Mahon went to
Mayor Ilutchlns , who Is itt the head of the
local camp ot the American Protective asso
ciation , and mild ho desired to turn the prop
erty over to thu city for protection from the
fire bugi ,
Gravelln , who Is n Frenchman and a for
mer member of the Catholic church , denied
being connected with any conspiracy.
"This man belongs Jo your order , " said
Father McMahon to Mayor Ilutchlns , "and
you ought to look after him nnd protect us. "
ll'K.Vr fOlt Till ! inWJSX&K.
Stuto'K Attorney llottum'tt Addres.i In the
Coilglillu Ciiie ,
CHICAGO , March 2 , Asshtant State's At
torney Bottum continued his address Joduy.
He energetically attacked expert medical
testimony , called Attorney W. S. Forest n
"monomaniac on the cause of death , " and
roundly scored the methods ot the defense.
Spectators crowded the court room during
the argument ,
cn.tnt3t.ix iriLsux's i/4/.v/rt.v.
In ! Left Him urn ! Hu .Now .Needs
Only Nuiliig and Kent.
CITY OF MEXICO , Slurch 2. Congressman -
man Wilson , who U 111 at Guadalajara , In re
covering satisfactorily and the typhoid at
tack of fever has left him. Ho now needs
only nursing and rest. Dr. M. Provost says
that after ten to fourteen days' convales
cence Mr. "Wilson can start home In his car.
Klrctltm Trouble * In Uruguay.
MONTEVIDEO , .March 2 , There is much
excitement In Uruguay In connection with
Hie election. In anticipation ot serious
trouble , the troops have been couflueU to
barracks , ,
Hotiso Oommitteo on Indian AiTaira Settles
the Supply Depot Question ,
CHICAGO IS TO HAVE HEADQUARTERS
Iteprmentntlvo Merrer Conduct * n Winning
r'lght Opinion of thu AruiUtniit Com-
mlHMoner on the Ailviintngcft
4 of Omiilni HH n Kite.
WASHINGTON BUUEAU OP THE BEE.
513 Fourteenth Street ,
WASHINGTON. March 2.
Ueprcsentntlvo Mercer appeared before the
Indian committee of the house this morning ,
nnd made a showing In favor of Omaha
ns a propcr place In which to establish tlio
Indian supply depot. General Arn.stiong ,
assistant commissioner of Indian affairs ,
also occupied the time of the committee
nnd during his examination he said Omaha
was the best city In the United States In
which to establish such n depot. He In
formed the committee that the government
paid each year for headquarters nt New
York City $ GGOO for rent , $2,000 n year for
superintendent's salary , nnd employed other
persons In managing the business at that
point ; that the goods now purchased In New
York could bo obtained ns cheaply at Chicago
cage and Omaha , and cost of transporta
tion would be saved.
There seems a disposition on tlio part of
the committee to remove the supply depot
from Now York and locate It at Chicago
and make Omaha the branch supply depot.
In other words , It Is to be Chicago and
Omaha Instead of New York nnd Chicago.
Ucpresentatlvo Mercer Is laboring with
the Illinois and other western members in
favor of the Chicago-Omaha combination , as
hy this means alone can Omaha be recog
nized at all. After making his argument
before the committee , Mr. Mercer had an
Interview with the chairman of the commit
tee on InJian affairs , and was assured by
him that New York would bo abandoned
ns an Indian supply depot by the adoption
of the bill , as it will bo finally submitted
by the committee on Indian affairs that
Chicago and Omaha will be the places at
which the depots will bo established , and
that until Omaha can arrange for a ware
house the government corral can be used.
GYMNASTICS WITH THE TAUIFK.
Wherever the senate finance committee
proposes any Increase of the duties upon a
raw material In the tariff bill , It makes a
corresponding reduction In manufactures
from that material. For Instance , It Is
proposed to place a duty of 40 cents per ton
upon Iron ore and coal and three-quarters
of a cent upon lend In the ore , and sharp
reductions arc made from the house figures
In the Iron schedule and It is proposed
to put the products of lead'on the free list.
This Is protecting the mine owners , but
minimizing the slight protection given labor
by the house bill. If any duty should bo
placed on wool the very life would be cut
out of the woolen manufacturers.
Chairman Voorhccs stated today that ho
had not , as reported , lost his fight for an
Increase of the whisky tax to $1.20 per gal
lon nnd an extension of the bonded period
to eight years. This Is exactly what the
Whisky trust and bourbon distillers of Ken
tucky and elsewhere want. The chairman
of the finance committee said that when the
bill becomes public It would contain thU
Increase of the tax and this extension of the
bonded period.If the senate should agree
to thcso provisions , It is hoped that the J
conference- committee will reduce the
tax to $1.10 and fix the bonded period at five I
or six years as a compromise. Senator Voor-
bces alms to make these high enough by his
committee to have a margin upon which to
trade In conference. The plan now Is to get
the changes which the kickers have de
manded completed so that the democratic
members of the senate can view the meas
ure between tomorrow night nnd Monday
morning. If the dissatisfaction expressed
with the modification Is not so general and
bitter as to threaten the fate of the bill , the
measure will be laid before the full finance
committee on Monday or Tuesday morning
nnd given to the public , but If the kickers
are yet much dissatisfied another conference
or caucus will bo called.
The bill as It stands fixes a single duty of
1 cent a pound upon sugar of all grades.
Since duties have been placed upon n num
ber of articles made free by the house bill
n'nd duties reduced upon manufactures In n
way to largely Increase the revenues under
the law proposed , It Is found that a duty for
revenue upon sugar will not be necessary
and It Is now simply n question whether the
provision In the bill as It stands will bo al
lowed to remain or shall bo stricken out nnd
all grades of sugar made absolutely free.
IN A GENEUAL WAY.
The Indians , the half breeds and whites
In Nebraska who are affected by the recent
ilprlslnn acnlnst thu allotment of linds and
annuities to half breeds are showering In
on congress a perfect flood of protests. The
Nebraska delegation has received a large
number ot communications from Its con
stituents who want the law amended In some
way so as to preserve their Interests. The
Nebraska delegation In congress , or at least
the republican members of It , will likely
take some uniform action on the subject
shortly.
M. J. Huglrcs of West Point , Neb. , through
friends today filed at the Treasury depart
ment an application for appointment to the
position of special agent of the treasury.
Fourth class postmasters wore appointed
today as follows :
South Dakota Wlndom , Uoberts county ,
P. H. Fowler , vice A. AV. Burnett , resigned.
Utah Woodland , Summit county , Robert
Mltchlo , vice T. P. Potts , resigned.
Wyoming Alton , Ulntah county , G. II.
Uoberts , vlco John Wllkes , removed ; G. H.
Cross , Beaver , Converse county , vice Charles
Ulce , resigned.
Idaho Clayton , Custer county , Mrs. Clara
McWIlllami , vlco A. J. Cook , resigned ; Coun
cil Valley , Washington county , .Mrs. Ellle
3ray , vlco William Peschlleld , resigned ;
Lionel , Kootcnal county , Mrs. Jcnnlo L.
Long , vice Emma Miller , resigned ; Newport ,
Itootcnul county , U. 1. Towle , vlco M. C.
Kelly , resigned ; Old Mission , Kootennl
county , Cornelius McGrevy , vlco Jeremiah
llalpln , resigned ; Sumarla , Onelda county ,
John Jenkins , vice Florence E. Baker , ' re
moved.
Colonel Montgomery Bryant , Thirteenth
nftmtry , having nerved over thirty years In
.ho army , Is retired. Special orders rcgard-
ng the recruiting olllccr at San Francisco nro
revoked. PEHUY S. HEATH.
sn.viju MIN : NOT SUHIMMSI
H Action on thu Iteaixeiiibllni ; of tliu
.Monutiiry ( 'uiifvreiieo Don't Ahii'iu Them.
WASHINGTON , March 2. None of the
silver representatives In the house expressed
any surprise when told of the discouraging
remarks of the British chancellor of the
exchequer , Sir Vernon Harcourt , on the out-
ook for the reassembling of the monetary
conference. Representative McCreary of
Kentucky , who was n delegate from the
Jnltcd States to the conference , Bald/"The ;
outlook does not Indicate that an Interim-
ionul conference will bo hold this year.
There Is , however , a growing feeling In
Europe In favor of thu enlarged use of sil
ver. England has been In favor of gold
nonomotallltmi for n number ot years , but
here are many able men like Mr. Balfour ,
31r William Holdswortb , Sir Henry Mapey
Thompson and others who favor Interim-
ionul bimetallism. England has blockaded
hu way moru thun any other nation and
invented an International agreement for
nany years , but I believe there will be ,
utter n while , such u demand for Interna
tional bimetallism that another conference
mist bo held at Paris or Brussels. But
t Is probably Impotmlblu that It can assemble
until several leading countries of Europe In-
llcale-u desire for the conference , "
Itepresentatlvo Newlands of Nevada said
lie baa no cxccctutlou that England
would move for ft roasprmbllnR ot the con
ference while the liberals remain In power.
If the conservatives'could secure control ho
would consider the protpccts brighter for nn
International agreement , since Balfour and
other promlncnb niojfof " that party were
favorable to .silver. He was confident that
under this administration the Initiative
would not bo taken by the United States.
Ucpresentatlvo Bryan of Nebraska said :
"Those In this country who are opposed to
any further use of silver In the United
States , except by International agreement ,
are waiting England's consent. This dis
patch Indicates that England docs not In
tend to join UR. SpcnUIng for myself , I have
not expected England to join the movement
so long as she Is so largely a creditor nation
nnd , therefore , Interested In the apprecia
tion of gold , I am In favor now , ns I have
always been , of our legislating for our own
people , without regard to the wishes or
threats of other nations , and I hope the
American sentiment \vlll soon bo strong
enough to enable us to establish our own
standard nnd provide sufficient money for
our uses. "
"Do you think thin government Is likely to
propose another conference ? "
"I have not seen any Indication of such
action nnd there ecems to be no encourage
mcnt from abroad. "
Senator Allison , another delegate to the
last conference , read a dispatch , with the
comment that he had known all the time
that the United States would not propose
another conference. .
UcpreRentntlvo Bland said that the action
of England was Immaterial. He believed the
United States should stand on Us own feet.
"I never took any stock In this International
business , " ho added. "I believe U Is all
humbug. " .
AHMOIl C'OXTKACTH.
Cnrneglc Company lln * lleen I'liriilshlng a
I'nor OcnilHy of ( iiiod *
.WASHINGTON , March 2. For some time
past It has been known that the Carnegie
Steel company , whfch lm been supplying
'fi large portion of tile Hteel plate used for
naval armor , had been In trouble with the
Naval department respecting certain Irregu.
-lurltles In the quality pffplato supplied for
the armor of the new ImftloshlpH nnd mon
itors. The exact nature of tlieae Irregulari
ties were not knowiijtmtll today , when Sec
retary Herbert made the following state
ment touching the Mitijcct :
"Karly In September last , the Navy de
partment ascertained that illegal practices
were being- resorted to by some of the em
ployes of the Canitgle Steel company at
PlttHburg , Pu. , In the manufacture of armor
for the govcrnmentr'Uiid ' that these irregu-
larltlcH had been continued for some time.
A thorough Investigation was set on foot nt
once. It was uscnrtalned Unit , while all
the armor manufactured for the govern
ment excelled the' lowest limit of tolerance
in specification ? , yet'that portions ) of U were
not up to the highestpossible mark of ex
cellence , which , byjtlje contract , the com
pany was bound tonttnln. ,
"After sonic time spent In negotiations
the Carnegie comiiftuy appealed from the
secretary of the navy-'to the president , who ,
on January -'ttfHeflHed the damages
against the company nt Jl40,4Ssu.ni , nnd the
company on January,17 , ISDf , settled with
the department. ' , TJicre was no evidence
showing or even tei.Ufnic to sbuw that any
of the officers navb : tjioro Immediately su
perintending the . ; ten > perlng and heating-
were at ell cognizant if thesj IrreRulurltleii ,
but us the company.'wfiH responsible for the
nets of Its employeB.'damagcs to that extent
were assessed aRalnst'the company ami the
contracts continued '
t . ,
N im.i.s.
They > 'ow llitvo th < ; 'Hlglit ' of AVuy In the
House of Representative : . .
WASHINGTON * TiVc 2.-The grcnt ap
propriation bills wJfJ. nsaC6 "ie attention
of the house , no 'tlfa llie'.IJlnnd silver bill
Is disposed of.fheVe ixre fouu appropria
tion bills nowoiil Ibpscalondar , un unusual
advance nt tl l Jl | fe4JlJi a-.session , repre
sentative 'Sd > 'er. nliafruiaii of the appropri
ations committee ! lmn now.urrnnged to begin
on the fortlllqatlons bill nnd to follow It
with the pension , bill. District of Columbia
bill nnd sundry civil bill. In the "order
named. These measuroH have the right of
way without a special rule , uml their con
sideration will proceed from duy to day
until all four are passed.
Mr. Snyurs countH on pngslng the fortifi
cations bill In nbout nn hour , as he antici
pates no opposition. If carries a total of
about $0.000,000 for sea coast batteries and
various fortifications. *
The pension appropriation bill , which will
come next , carries about $ ini.uno,000. This
measure Is likely to Ijrlni ? out animated de
bate on the pension system. The total of
the bill Is $15,000,000 less than the appropria
tion last year.
JUIM.K JKMUXS' DKUISIOX.
ItHlmeatlgiitlon itucommemlcd by tliollouso
.ludiclury. C'oiunilttee.
WASHINGTON , March 2. Tlie house
ludlclary committee decided today not to
recommend the Investigation of decisions
rendered by Judges Hi-ewer , Taft , Dundy ,
Pardee nnd otherfl , In connection with the
Investigation of Judge Jenkins' decision re
straining railway employes.
Ilcpresentnllve Somcm of Wisconsin np-
tieared before the committee nnd argued
that It was unfair to-single out the Jenkins
Jeclslon. Ho sold thtre was no opposition
to the Jenkins InvcMlgatlon , 1-ut the Inquiry
should at least Include the decision of
Judge Dundy , whoso "decision wan more se
vere on employes thnn was the Jenkins de
cision. The committee concluded , however ,
not to complicate the .Tonkins Investigation
by going Into other decisions , nnd a report
to that effect will be made to the house.
It In ces ary.
WASHINGTON. JUuieh 3 , The call for n
democratic caucus to strengthen the rules
discloses a formidable urray of signatures
of leading democratic members of the
house. It Is n result of the delays nnd dis
orderly scenes which have marked recent
legislation and Indicates that n very consid
erable proportion of the majority In the
house favors a strong rule to secure n
quorum and to fctippres * future delay nnd
confusion. Chairman Ilolinan will call 'the
caucus for ncM Monday or Tuesday night.
for Indian Supplied.
WASHINGTON , March 2.-ActlnK Secre
tary of the Interior Sims bus Issued ti war
rant for the payment of $2,429 to Thomas
A. Harvey of Saulnnw. Mich. , for miscel
laneous supplies for the Indian reservation
delivered ut Chicago between Jummry 0 and
IS , ISO I , under the contract of June 4 , 1SQ3.
K// < r.ii.v'.f < ; . .iMIXJ : .
Tivo Miner * .Meet l-Htli mid Sotcral Other *
/i ro lluilty Injured.
KANSAS CITY , March 2. Two men were
Instantly killed , two. fatally burned nnd
five others dangerously hurt In an explosion
nt thu KansnH City j.21ay und Coal com
pany's coal mine 'Jicar Leeds , six miles
Koutheast of Kansas City , this afternoon.
The dead are : . '
KIKJKNK PATtKKn , colored , aged 30.
THOMAS UUGGINS , aged 21.
The Injured lire : O. L. Wilson , aged IS ,
burned nbout arms and body nnd head , fu-
tally. Wwt Sutlerly , nged 28 , legs fractured
nnd otherwise Injured by coal lift ; he leaves
n family. William Fuller , seriously burned
nbout nrms. body and fuce. H. Farrel , col
ored , fearfully burned nbout the body. Ben
jamin .M ardent , colored , Internal Injuries ,
badly bruised by flying debris , William
Harris , colored , burndd from hips up. Wil
liam Murray , white , bndly burned on buck
anil will die.
The mine had been In nn unsafe condi
tion for Homo tlmo and hnd been condemned
by the state mine Inspector , The fans wore
out of repair uml stopped frequently , nnd
this afternoon were stopped ( or half nn
hour Just before the explosion. ,
3i.iv } [ Kfvr.T.v iii.uonsiiKn.
Squuttern In I.iiKiin County , AV , Vu. , Itefuiied
to He r.vlcteil.
m.UEFIELD , AY. Yn. . March 2.-Tie | entire -
tire coal field belt of West Virginia 1 * agi
tated over the squatters' war In Logan
county. HostllltlvH are expected tomorrow.
The squatters are thoroughly equipped and
have u supply of dynamite In addition to
their Wlnches'tera. They declaio they will
blow up the flr.it camp which the deputy
marshals make on the contented land. Moat
of thu deputies engaged are mountaineers
who will not hesitate tu light. The squat-
tern have been beaten In the courts , but.
cannot be prevailed upon to leave peace
ably. They have held the disputed property
for Kenerutlone , and some of their Improve-
menta are or a substantial character ,
WON'T ' SERVE UNDER A PEER
Another Interesting Phase in the \7orldof
English Politics.
t
RADICALS PROTEST AGAINST ROSEBERY
They ln l t Unit Uhidntone. ' * Hiiccomor In
tlio Premiership Hhnll ll u Com-
inonrr or They Will Denert tlio
1'urly mid Cause u Dissolution.
LONDON , March 2. By command of the
queen Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone will proceed
to Windsor cnstlo this afternoon and will re
main as the guests of her majesty until to
morrow. At noon tomorrow a mooting of the
I'rlvy council will bo held nt Windsor castle ,
and upon this occasion Mr. Gladstone will
tender his resignation of the premiership.
The carl of Klmbcrlcy , lord president of the
council , Earl Spencer , first lord of the ad
miralty , anil the other minister ! * , with the
exception of Lord Hosebcry , will be present.
Mr. Gladstone Is In excellent health and
spirits and spent the forenoon quietly at
home.
The radicals , headed by Mr. Labouchoro ,
are firmly determined not to'servo under any
peer , and they state that If Lord Uosebery
Is made premier the existence of the now
ministry Is limited to u week. Mr. La
bouchero has written a letter to Ut. Hon.
Kdward Majoribanks , the liberal whip , saying
that the feeling against a peer assuming the
premiership is strong with thu liberals as
well as with the radicals. Continuing ,
Mr. Labouchero says : "During the
lory administration Iho fact that
the premier was In the House
of Lords was a stock
complaint of-tho radi
cals In and out of Parliament. Mr. Glad
stone's popularity was largely duo to the
fact that ho was regarded as the people's
minister , scorning even old ago , while holdIng -
Ing the premiership. Except In the House
of Commons the party could not consult In
regard to Its future leader and we cannot
for a moment , admit that the queen or the
cabinet can select our leader in secret con
clave. It is obvious the queen will select
the man most , grateful to the court Instead
of to the people. The secrecy maintained
In regard to Mr. Gladstone , the soml-ofllclal
denials up to the last moment , the manner
In which his successor was sprung upon us
and the house not sitting , have a very ugly
aspect and smacks of cabal and Intrigue.
"That the queen has a right to select the
premier Is more true In theory than In fact ,
and It Is probable that within the next few
years , If wo remain united , wo shall sweep
away the hereditary chamber. When wo
welcome them In the House of Commons as
elected members they will have the same
claim as others to lead us. A peer for the
premiership would wreck the party. If such
an outrace Is attempted It Is the duly of
every radical to resist such a bleb-handed
and pernicious proceeding. "
The general opinion In official circles Is that
the queen will summon Lord Hosebory. Mr.
Henry Labouchere , in an Interview today ,
was asked what he would say If Lord Uose
bery was premier. In reply ho said If the
conservatives moved want of confidence In
such a govprnment ho would not support
the government , and he thought at least
that twenty members -were in full sympathy
with his view of the situation , and If they
were driven to-extremes "they would even
uverturn a government headed by a peer.
Mr. Bayard , the United States ambassador ,
and Mrs. Bayard were among the guests
who dined with the queen at Windsor castle
this evening , f . . . . ,
In consultation with the queen , Mr. Glad
stone explained fully to her/najcsty the rea
sons for his retirement. The queen ex
pressed her regret that the country should
lese his services , and offered him a peerage.
This Mr. Gladstone declined to accept. Mr.
Gladstone recommended that Lord Iloso-
bery be appointed as his successor. A tele
gram was sent later to Lord Uosebery , who
a at Epsom , summoning him to Windsor
Tor 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. It Is un-
lerstood ho will accept the premiership ,
but that there will bo only two other
changes In the cabinet.
The Times says : "Her majesty's choice
'or Gladstone's successor appears to bo be-
.ween Sir William Harcourt , the earl of
Klmbcrly and Lord Uosebery. All the
nlnlsters , with the possible exception of Sir
.Vllllam Harcourt , nro willing to servo
inder Lord Uosebery. The feeling Is that
f the premier Is to be a peer , which Is
indeslrable , but probably Inevitable , the
iholco should fall on Lord Uosebery. "
The Dally News In an editorial says : "We
leeply and earnestly deplore the fact that
dr. Gladstone has felt It Incumbent upon
ilmsolf to retire. Nobody is nblo to see
torn his outward demeanor and his conduct
if business any necessity for It. The 111)-
irals would have preferred to retain him
ipon whatever terms dictated. But of
; ourse ho must bo his own judge. The
'nrnelllto members regard the retirement of
Mr. Gladstone as a betrayal of the Irish
cause and are Inclined to oppose any min
istry of which Mr. Gladstone Is not a mem
ber. "
1'01'K 1,1,0'S niltTIIUAY ,
It Will Celebrated at the Yutlcnn Yesterday
Hln Ucply to OoiiKnitiiliitloiiH ,
UOME , March 2. The pope today cele
brated his 84th birthday and the sixteenth
anniversary of his coronation. Cardinal
Uaffaolo Monaco la Yalletto offered the
congratulations of tlio sacred college , and
the pope , who was In good health , ex
pressed his thanks.
"Wo are In the decline of life , " ho said In
bis reply , "but shall continue to the last day
of our life to devote ourselves to making the
beneficent action of the church universally
felt.
felt."Tho
"Tho need of this Is great , for all the old
conception of purity , justice , authority , lib
erty , social rights and social duties have
been overthrown. The church must seek
to recall the nations to the principles of
moral faith , point out the causes of the exist
ing evils , denounce the designs of Free
Masonry , Imbue the different classes of
society with a feeling of equity and charity ,
Inspire rulers with rcctltudo and the gov
erned with submission , and Instill In all an
ardor for peace.
"It Is for the church to rovlvo study In
accordance with the dictates of Christian
wisdom , as advised in the recent encyclical
Interpretation of the scripture.
"Wo pray that the germs sown by the
action of the church may bring forth
abundant harvest. In token of this we give
you our benediction. "
Jtr.rUt.NKI > Till ! .11011.
Pennsylvania Sheriff Succeeds In Saving a
Prlaoiier from u Lynching Party.
SCrtANTON. Pa , , March 2. A mob of 300
men ntcmpted to force the jail at Slrouds-
burg this morning for the purpose of lynch-
Ulchard X. Prior , the negro who a week ago
murdered Christian Eplcrs , a storekeeper and
bis wlfu In Monroe county. The attack was
made at 2 o'clock and was repulsed by the
sheriff , who held the mob at bay until the
police appeared. The mob retired In a
sullen mood and It Is feared that they will
be reinforced and will yet succeed In break
ing Into the jail and securing the murderer.
Filed the IJoml.
Mr. 1'nrdce , of the electric lighting com
pany that socks the contract for the light
ing for the next three years , yesterday filed
the bond for $25,000 required by the council.
It was specified by the council at the meetIng -
Ing Tuesday evening that the bond should
bo filed within three days , and yealerday
was tbo third day.
Stvelo Sliiclmyo'u 1'tiiii'nil .Services.
NEW YOUK , March 2. Funeral services
over tha remains of Steele Mackayc , the
playwright , were held this morning at All
Souls' cUurcbi Tlio church was crgwJeJ
'
with friends of the deceased it of them
from the theatrical and , 'iry world.
There were many floral oftvjtLjtj. Henry
Irving sent a wreath of flow'dw ? Uov. Dr.
Williams conducted the ceremony.
r.iti.ii > TO tiroi' riu : rti.ity.
Trnlu Itoblirrs Try the Hock Inland .lunt
OutMilo of St. .Inirpli.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo. . March 2. ( Special Tole.
gram to The Bee. ) A daring attempt was
made to hold up the castbound exprcus
train on the Chicago , Ilock Island Pacific
railroad nt 7:45 : o'clock tonight. The rob
bers took up their positions nt n lonely spot
three miles east of this city , at n point less
than one mile distant from where the "Ell"
train on the Burlington read was held up
and robbed n little more than n month ago.
A red lantern was waved across the track
In front of the approaching train Just ns
It rounded a curve nt a high rate of speed.
Engineer McKlnney reversed his engine Im
mediately and applied the nlr brakes , and
the speed of the train was soon
greatly reduced. By this tlmo four men
could be seen crouched alongside the track.
The engineer's suspicions were aroused
when his train approached near enough to
the robbers to enable him to see that the
red lantern was merely a barnyard lantern
with n red rag wrapped around the globe.
As soon ns the engineer saw this ho pre
pared for an emergency and released the
air brakes. By this time ho could see that
all four men were masked over the faces.
Ho at once pulled the throttle wide open ,
and thu train rushed forward with a lunge ,
after It had almost come to a standstll.
The bandits saw at once they were Imlllecl ,
and opened- the train. Fifteen or twenty
shots were fired Into the cab , but the en
gineer and fireman had taken the precaution
to crouch belowcHio scats.
The outlaws were armed with Winchester
rifles and arc believed to be thu sitmc band
which ban terrorized this section since early
In December , No description of the men
could be given by Engineer McKlnney.
The express car carried through packages
for Chicago and the east , the value of which
Is estimated at $200,000. U Is believed that
the outlaws learned of this In some manner
In this city. The Ilock Island olllce here
was nt once notified of all the details
of the attempted robbery and the
police at once went to work
on the case. A sheriff's posse
was also organized nt once and has gone hi
pursuit of the bandits. Every road leading
Into the city Is guarded and detectives and
officers have gone to the scene. The police
department was armed with Winchester re
peating shotguns on Monday in anticipation
of another hold up , ns the gang Is known to
reside In this city. x
This Is the fourth hold up that has been
attempted In less than two months within
ten miles of St. Joseph , two of which were
successful. The police have no clew to the
Identity of the outlaws at this hour.
JfOUUIIT I'Olt HIS JWKKHO3T.
Unique and Desperate Attempt of : i > 'i\v :
Jersey Convict to ICix-iip.1.
TRENTON , N. J. , March 2.--J. S. Wall-
wltz , ullas John Mnlwltz , sentenced to
twenty yeurH In the state prison , sawed the
bars of his cell door this morning and
gained access to the corridor. He obtained
a rope and then lassoed Keeper Jumes
T. Waltern and choked him Into nncon-
Hclousness. Center Keeper .lumen H. Llp-
plncott appeared on the scene and the con
vict secured the gun of the unconscious
man nnd killed Llpplncott. Vullwltz was
recaptured.
No more daring or desperate attempt lias
ever been made by.u- prisoner to get outside
of the strong penal Institution nnd the sunie
may bo said of the Ingenious character of
the effort. Standing In front of bin cell ,
Wnllwltz 'awaited the presence of.any of
the three.turnk'-ysxwhose'duty It Is-to imss
tbe'Cori'ldors'-h6'uriy ; i-1ii-u momcnt'Tiirnltey.
Waters came along. Like u flash Wallwltz
sprang Into his cell and Instantly lie was
out In the corridor again , this time with a
[ ilece ot rope which he bad cut from the
ventilator. With the rope he formed a
noose which he threw over Waters' bead.
Lassoed like nn animal Waters reeled and
fell and the convict bound him to the floor ,
but not before Waters made un outcry *
Waters managed to crawl to an electric
button In one of the walls and pushed It.
This sounded an alarm balow , where Keeper
Inmes B. Llpplncott wan on duty. The lat
ter ordered Keeper Francis Leonard , who
ivns somewhere In the west wing ut the
time , to investigate , but getting no response
from Leonard by signal , Llpplncott himself
tiastcned toward the wing. In u recess of
in anteroom lie took an Iron bar out of the
leer nnd with this In one hand and with n
revolver In the other he hastened on.He
liad gone , however , only a few yards when
lie came face to face with Wnllwltz. In
Ills left band Wallwltz carried tha ugliest
slungshot ever seen In the prison. In bin
right band WOH a revolver , which he had
wrested from Keeper Walters. There were
10 witnesses of the terrible encounter that
jnsued nnd nil Hint Is positively known Is
iliat the convict killed Keeper Llpplncott
jy shooting him In the thlKh and back nnd
: hat the keeper wounded the convict
ilightly with u bullet from his revolver.
LIpplncott'H ulm was not quite perfect
ind his bullet only grazed Wallwltz' fore-
icad. Wallwltz recognized the futility of
my further attempt to escape , but bo' was
lot cowed. Hulslng his revolver he fired
twice Into n bunch of turnkeys , but both
balls lodged harmlessly In the prison wall.
FH03I A HIKXlV.tff 1'ltlNOX.
Hugh llryeu Itelntex nn ICxperlenee of IVi-
NCfiltlnn mid IllJiiNlIri' .
IOL PASO , Tex. , March 2.-1Iuih ; Hrycc ,
who arrived from Mexico this morning ,
tells a story of wrong nnd suffering that
almost parallels that of Edmond Dantcs In
Dumas' "Count of Monte Crlsto. " Hryec Is
u mechanic who passed through thin city
nearly four years ngo from Pueblo , Colo. ,
where he had been foreman of the shops ot
Stearns & Itogurx. When he arrived In
Puebhi , u city west of the City of Mexico ,
liu says he was arrested on the charge of
having murdered u prominent Mexican ,
whoHo name he has never known. The
murder occurred nearly two yearn before ,
when he WIIB foreman of the factory above
mentioned. He WIIH thrown into prison and
hit ) feet chained. He ban never been al
lowed to speak to un American , nnd he
could not speak Spanish. Ho wrote Icttera
to the American consuls at Mexico and Sun
Luis Potosl , but never got n re-ply. To his
frequent letters to hi * wife uml other
friends ho had no reply. This convinced
him that bin letterH were intercepted. He
never wan called out for trial. At lust he
obtained his liberty , be KIIVH , by paying to
the mayor of the town JS.OOO and to the
chief of police another thousand. He was
liberated on Washington's birthday nnd
reached hero todny. When ho passed
through hero golnt : Into Mexico llryce de
posited $ G,000 In u bank , nnd with that ho
hopes to go to Washington and iirons u
claim against the Mexican government for
damages.
lie Is known to Masons here an being n
thirty-third degree MIIHOII u Shrlner nnd
a member of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers. Ho miyH that hlH father Is
a. brother of Senator Hrlco of Ohio nnd that
the senator's brunch of the family changed
the spelling of the name.
Bryee appears nlmost crazed with Joy nt
being again on American soil nnd hi * only
desire soeiiiH to be to find his wife , whom
ho expects to arrive tomorrow from Omaha ,
Neb ,
irn.IIT.II .1 cotv.vr.
I'loirnci ! Stnhhln * of Knnmi City Engaged
to u Titled Foreigner.
KANSAS CITV , March 2. A cablegram
has been received hero from Geneva nnounc-
Ing that Miss Florence Stebblns , daughter of
Mr. W. II. Stebblns , a wealthy Kansas City
man , Is to wed Count Lionel Vonzoy , a * mcm-
ucr of the Ilelchstag.
FOVIl llVXIHtlil ) Kll.l.Klt.
Ilrnzlllan Iniurgcntii Defeated by the Cov-
urnmunt with Heavy Kernel.
BUENOS AVRES , March 2. A dispatch
from Kin Grande do Bui says thn Insurgents
have been defeated at Sarandl , losing -100
killed. In addition many prisoners and gutm
wore captured by the government forcca.
Him ft Daniagnd.
SOUTHAMPTON. March 2. The German
steamer Scamlla , Captain Kopff , arrived
hero this morning , returning with her Bliaft
damaged. The Scamlla sailed from Ham
burg February 25 , bgunJ for New Vorld
MAY TAKE A HAND ;
England and Nicaragua in a Fair Way to
Got Into a Dispute.
BRITISH MARINES LANDED AT COLON
Pliinsy Pretext of the British Commander
for His Action.
TAKEN TO PROTECT A MOSQUITO CHIEF
"
.
Talk with the Nicaragua" Consul at New-
York on the Subject.
UNITED STATES VERY MUCH INTERESTED
OfllclulH at Wellington Am SoinewlinO
i\cll.Ml : O\er In. '
\ ( Incident-Will i'r < , b > i-
bly Insist on the , Kiiforcenient
of tint .Mem mo Doctrine.
l , /.W / , butlic .tswilii'rl j'v , l
COLON , March 2. Tlio British warship ;
Cleopatra arrived liero today from Illucfiolds.
Mosquito territory , Nicaragua , nrnl BOOH
after she reached this port It i.ecamo known
that her commander had landed and left a
force of eighty men , their ofllco.M and thrco
boats , with Instrtictloiu to protect thu Mos-
iiulto chief against any attempt on the part of
the Nicaragua ! ! govcrninoiit to break tlio
treaty of 1SGO , Fccurfng to the former mi-
tonoiny. Upon the tlcm.uul of the British , '
comniander the Cleopatra came hero In order
to cable the admiral In command of the
British fleet at Jamaica for instruct'iiim. '
Shortly afterward the Cleopatra began coalIng -
Ing .mil as soon aa she received an anchor to
the cable sent to Jamaica the warship hur
riedly got up steam and put to sea ujraln re
turning to UluoflohH lnst night. ,
NICARAGUA'S POSiTIOV.
NEW YORK , March I' . Mr. A. I ) . Strauss.
the Nicaragua ! ! vice consul , was been nt hht
olllco this afternoon by the Associated press
reporter , and after reading tlio auovo > 7Is-
patch Mr. Strauss said : "Wull , that Is a ;
very plausible story. You see , about thrco
woekB ago a lot of drunken negroes ar
rived In the Mosquito territory form Jamaica1
and got Into a row with the Mosquito chief ,
who Is a worthless , drunken , good-for-noth-
Ing fdllow and very illiterate. They raised
a good deal of a disturbance , to the annoy.
nnce of the traders residing there , the ma
jority of whom are Americans , and of the
remainder thn British traders arc In thn
minority. Although the territory lias had Itn
autonomy secured by treaty , thu Nlcara-
guan government decided to protect the
resident traders and declared martial law.
The Nicaragua ! ! soldiers were Kent Into the
Mosquito chief's territory to quell the riots
and disturbances , That Is all I know aboucf
It. I had not hoard of the British sodleri ! ;
being there until thin dispatch was show. * , '
mo. "
Sir William Decker , the Ilrltlsh consul ;
when the telegram was handed him , saldr
"I Jiavo liear.l nothing about It. but In my ; '
opinion the rlghta of the Mosquito territory ;
are protected under the treaty equally by ;
Great Urltaln and America. "
' < S2Tu
That Colon Incident VM-y l.llirly to lEccclvn
ScrluUH Attrntlon.
WASHINGTON , March 2. The report
that the Hrltlsh warship Cleopatra had' '
landed troops at Blucflelds , Nicaragua , and'
Interfered In the dispute between Nicaragua
and the reigning Mosquito chief , Is regarded
with keen Interest in Washington , although'
so far the government has taken no step
beyond keeping informed of the progress of
events there through reports from Mr.
Ilrakl , the United States consul at San Juan
del Norte. The point involved In the present
dispute Is not new , but because of the ( net
that Dlueflelds Is only sixty miles distant
from Greytown , the eastern' terminus of the
Nicaragua ! ! canal , and occupies' . a location
of great strategic Importance toward that
project , It may bo the United States will be
come Involved In the dispute In the future.
Ceitainly this Is likely to be the case If tlio
British go beyond the point of asserting a
protectorate and seek to secure possession
of the place ,
The latest official news received hero from'
the United States consul at Ban Juan del
Norto Is dated February 0 and 10. He 10-
ported that 200 Nicaragua ! ! ( soldiers worn
about to leave for Dluellclds to overthrow
the Mosquito government. Thin force oc
cupied the town on February 10. The
Mosquito chief lodged a protest with the
British consul ut San Juan del Norto , Mr.
lllgham , and besought his assistance , ln re
covering hlr rights. The United States
consul says It < H bclloved the Nicaragua
government does not Intend to Incorporate )
the Mosquito country by force , but an as
sembly of the chiefs will be called to choosu
a new council and municipal authorities.
The excitement was very great when the
British relinquished to Nicaragua and Hon
duras their protectorate over the Mosquito
country by the treaty of 1SCO , and It was with
a condition that the Mosquito Indians aliouhl
bo permitted to maintain tholr own govern
ment. Under color of this article tho-
British have Intervened between the Indiana
and Nicaragua. lint tht- United Slates has
always Insisted that the British had abso
lutely lost all claims to a protectorate and
that Nicaragua held absolute sovereignty
ovur the Mosquito country. In recent years
the natlvo Mosquito population at Illuuflcldii
has practically disappeared , and the town
IIHH fallen Into the hands of Jamaica ncgrocH
rind other Ilrltlsh subjects , who hnvo directed
thu government and established Ilrltlsli
forms of law. The Nicaragua ! ! government
lias been duslrous of asserting HH sovereignty
eignty over the place and It was possibly un
attempt of this kind that caused the lauding
uf Britishers.
II11A/II.IANN I'l.l.ASr.I ) .
Iteuult of tlm l.lrctloiiH Kcritorln , ; Con-
llil 'nei--lii'i'reeM by IVUuto.
IlIO DE JANEIUO , March 2. On all sldta
here people are congratulat'ng tliomsolvei
that thu election passed off quietly , but thu
action of President Pelxoto today would KCCIU
to dcnoto that further trouble Is brewing ,
and thn end of the ruvolutton Is not < o near
at hand as at first thought , ( 'resident Pe-
Ixoto today Issued two Important decrees.
The first Increasing the strength of the reir-
ular army and will , therefore , Impose addi
tional burdens upon the people and IncrcuHo
the already heavy taxation to a greater de
gree. This Increase of iho army Ix said to
bo the lint step In a movement to crush out
thu rebellion in this neighborhood anil In thu
BQiitli , and should this object be attained it
may bo said the additional burden which the
people ulll bo culled upon to bear will , after
nil. bo a blessing In disguise.
The second decree provides that personi
accused of treason shall bo tried by a mili
tary court and would seem to Indicate rc-
presilvo measures moru severe. At tha
name time It Is annuonced that martial law ,
will not bo proclaimed HO long UH the muni
tion remains as tranquil UK now.
Yellow fever contliities to spread horo.
Yesterday there were ninoty-ono duathn
from the dlseiiMC and. In addition , twenty ,
Jeiiths from other fcyers were recorded ,
The Insurgents In this vicinity now gay ;
frankly that they are lighting for their lives ,
unit It Is believed that If th Polxoto fleet
nai > to make u bold uwoop down from IlahU
find rnghKe the Insurgent fleet In thrsa
waters the result would bo u prompt ami
thorough victory for the government squau >
ron. r s
