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ESTABLISHED JUNE ] 9 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MARCH 14 , 1891. E COPY FIVE ' CENTS. Bo the Members of the Upper House of Congress Thought on Yesterday. TIME DEVOTED TO THE WHITE METAL Eland's ' Seigniorago Coinage Bill the Subject of Discussion. OPPOSING SENATORS MAKE ARGUMENTS Some of the Objections to the Passage of the House Measure , OBJECTED TO THE USE OF THE RECORD fccimtar llurrln Inter n I'rotrnt to the Ile-Rlro of Sin itor Dolpli to llnvo Printed J.'itnielH from thu "PopullHt Illblo" HOIIHO Proceeding- WASHINGTON , March 13. The proceed ings In the scnata today were of an ex tremely unlntcresllng characler. Without the Intervention of any 'morning business , except the presentation of a few petlllons and Ihe Introduction of BO mo unimportant 'bills , the scnato look up Die consideration of the sclgnlorago bill. ' Senators Stewarl and Lindsay spoke In favor and Mr. Dolph spoke In opposition to It , holding that Its passage would destroy Iho existing cctiallly | between gold and silver , and the two new senators. McLaurln of Mississippi and Mr. Ulanchard of Louisiana , received their committee appointments. Mr. Stewart of Nevada took the floor In support of the Hlaml bill. Ho was unwilling to have the bill amended , for ho believed that to return It to the house would be fatal to It. Mr. Stewart delivered a silver speech along the line of his well known theories. At the conclusion of Mr. Stewart's remarks Mr. Palmer of Illinois announced that the ccnator fiom Kentucky ( Mr. Lindsay ) wished to speak on the trtibjcct. As Mr. Lindsay was absent the senate waited whllo a page vas dispatched to the committee room to summon him. Senator Lindsay began his speech with the assurance thai If he bel'evcd that any of the unfoitunate results so freely predicted by Ihe previous speakers would follow the pas- nage of the bill ho would bo slow In giving It his support. Ills brief experience In the senate , however , had convinced him that piophecles , especially In financial epiestlons , v ere to bo treated with some doubt. Ho believed thai If Ihe enactment of this bill Into law would bring Ihe country to a single sliver standard or would stand In the way of nn International agreement he would hesl- late to give it ills \ote Accoidlng to his understanding , however. It simply provided for the canylng out of the unredeemed sec tions of the law ot 1890 It went no further than that the coinage provisions of tha acl ot 1890 should bo carried out in the next five ycaiB. Ho donlcd the assertion made by Senator Sherman and others that the bill permitted the Issue of paper money without Becuilty , saying that the bill did not permit such an Inte-rprotatlon put on it by these Benalors who looked for Iho Introduction Into our currency of merely flat money after the passage of Ibis bill. When Senator Lindsay took his scat. Set- alors Dolph and Mills jumped to their feet , the latter to ask for an execullvo session. Mr. Dolph , however , was recognised , and as ho was primed for a speech and had been waiting since yesterday for an opening , ho declined to yield for a motion to go inlo executive session. Mr. Dolph thought that these who were urging the passage of the bill were doing fc , under false Interpretations. They were principally those members of the senate who favored the frco coinage of silver. The bill was a reckless proposition to Increase the coinage of standard silver dollars or of silver cortlflcalcs without any adequate provision ' "JsL f ° r their redemption or to maintain their jr * equality with gold. The bill was In direct conflict with the declaration of congress made a few months ago , when the purchasing clause ot Iho Sherman law was repealed , "tliat It was the policy of the government to maintain the parity of gold and sllvei. Ho then gave an analytic , statement of the bill , and showed Us elnngers and Imperfections. An amusing Interruption occuired to Mr. Dolph's speech. Mr. Dolph had referred tea a reply made by a Washington newspaper woman In response to a fallacious work which was used , ho said , as a political blblo by the populist party. Mr. Dolph announced that ho would not read the reply , but would have It printed In the iccord. This brought Mr iliurls lo his feet with an objection and a sharp debate followed. Mr. Han Is said that nothing could bo printed In the record which had not been tillered on the floor except by unanimous consent , and ho did not pioposo to allow any book to bo published In the Ilecoid Mr Dolph mildly remaiKed that It was not a book , but a newspaper clipping , and be lli , ; pressed again and again for" the amount of space it would take In the necord , lefusod to commit himself , but said ho would road It It ho desired * ' I do not like to pul the senator to that trouble , " replied Mr Harris , sarcastically , "nor to delay the sen vte at this hour , but I will not consent to any senator dovelalllng a book to the Ilccorel " "I have loft out much ot the article as It Is , " said Mr Dolph. "You should have loft It all out , " retorted Mr Harris as ho walked out of the chamber. Jlr , Dolph continued his speech a few moments longer and Just announced thai he would print In the Record an extract from a pamphlet entitled "Cheap Money , " Just Ihcn Mr Hauls came In again "Does Iho senator Intend to print a whole library In the ilcconl ? If ho does I want him to read It bore , so wo may know what It Is " Senator Allen of Nebraska , ot whom men tion had been made In connection with the "Populist lllble. " Just referred to , also In terjected an objection to the publication of the extracts , unless they were lead A brief discussion took place as to whether the reading should take place tonight or tomorrow , and It was finally agreed to lot U take place Immediately Mr Dolph then started to read In a low tone , when Mr Hoar was heard to remaik tint perhaps the senator from Tennessee ( Mr. Harris ) would lIKe to read the papers and thus lellovo the senator from Oregon This raised a laugh , which was Increased when Mr. Harris replied , with marked em phasis : "I hardly think I will , but I refer Iho senator fiom Oregon to the senator from Massachusetts , whu it > an excellent reader. " Mr , Dolph stood In the alslo holding the book In hla hand dining this exchange of pleasantries , and when the discussion was over began to read again In the same low , monotonous voice , Ilo had not read a dozen lines when Sena > tor Hoar again Interrupted him to call at tention In a humorous way to the absence of a quorum and suggested that It would not be courteous to the senator from Oregon to waste his powers on a halt-empty senate Accordingly the roll was called , and but thirty-six bonutors responded. Then , nn mo < tlan of Mr Pasco , thu senate adjourned. AnthPoiilliig. W \S11INGTON. March 13. Tha Inter- ttale loinmlltce of the senate this moinlng lu-ird mi argument In be-half of the ic- peallng of the anti-pooling el uneIn the Interstate commerce1 act liv W. K , rowan , general counsel of the llaltlmore A : Ohio railroad _ _ _ _ _ Treasury Mau-meiit. WASHINGTON , March 13. The net gold In the treasury at the close of business was 1107,163,511 , which shows a loss of J231.298 since yesterday , anil the cash balance has been reduced from $13Sf99ISO to $130,893,72. . . The loss ot gold Is solely onaccount , of quarterly pensions paid In told In Sin Fran cisco , which began on March 4. The re duction In the ciish bilanco Is not signifi cant and is explained by the fact that the warrants issued c'xcee-ded the receipts by that amount. . IN Tin : HOLISM. " Consideration of tlin ini(1rjr riill Appropria tion Hill Hi-gun WASHINGTON , March 13The house todny began the consideration of the bill making appropriations for the sundry civil cxpenpcs of the government and fair progress was made Only three amend ments of any Importance were adopted. The only amendment of Importance was made by Mr Morse of Massachusetts , to cut oft the appropriation for the Interstate Commerce commission The manner which that portion of the nppioprlatlon for cbun- nel fees , $181,000 , was worded , led to a rather spirited debateIn which Mr Can non of Illinois rather broadly Intimated that this appropriation had been placed und r the direction ot the commission , In stead of the Department of Justice , as here tofore , because of the criticism against Attorney General OIney from ceitaln quarters , that he was In sympathy with corporations The Moise amendment precipitated a rather bitter attack from Mr Wise of Vir ginia , who hail re id an anonymous letter , charging Air. Morse- with opposing the law from purely selfish reasons In the Interest of the stove polish concern of which he Is the president When the sense of the house was tested upon the Morse proposition It was defeated by Mr HalncD of New York , who made the point of no quorum against It Just before adjournment Mr Cummlngs presented , as a privileged report from the committee on naval affairs , his resolution calling lor Information from the secretary of the navy regarding the violation of the armoi plate contracts by C'ninegle , Phipps & Co , which had gone to that committee In the eorlv part of the session on Mr. Stern's objc'ctlon The latter explained that ho had no per sonal knowledge regarding the matter dealt with by the resolution , but he hid ob jected In the absenceof Mr. Dalzell , until he could communicate with Plttsburg 'Ibis he had done by telegraph and had learned that there was no objection to the passage of the resolution on the part of Carnegie , Phipps Co He had seen many state ments In the newspapers relic-cling upon that company In connection with these con tracts , while ho knew nothing personally about the matter , from acquaintance with Mr Carnegie or Mr. Phipps , he felt suie that a full investigation would e < onerato Ihem from the charges that they hail made any attempt to defraud the government If defective plates had been delivered It was without their knowledge. The resolution was agreed to and the house then at 5 10 adjouined MIITING WITH OPPOSITION. Ono Section of tlio he-uitc Tariff 11111 timt \\lll I5o L'oiielit Huril. WASHINGTON , March 13 The Indica tions point to a spirited debate In the senalo over Hie clause In the senate tariff bill In serted by the finance committee , providing foi the abrogation of the Hawaiian rcclp- loclty trealy of 1875 , and llio stibjecl Is already beginning lo attract attention on both sides of the chamber. This treaty provides for a general exchange ot the products of the two countiies free of duty , and includes sugar as the principal Hawaiian export lo Ibis country , the United States in turn being permitted to export ag ricultural implements and other machinery and manufacturers of woolen and cotlon lex- tile fabiics , as well as a great variety of other articles to Hawaii without payment of duty. It also contains a provision that no other foreign government than this shall ac quire tlllo lo any port or harbor In the Hawaiian Islands There are a number of senators on Iho demociallc side who will ob ject lo the clause , and it is believed that the republican party in Ihe senate will bo almost solid In Its opposition. Already ob jection is heard , not only because the termination of the Ircaty would deprive this country of valuable prerogatives in the Is lands , but because also of the fact that the action contemplated would be a serious blow to the sugar planters of the Islands , whose business , It Is contended , is dependent absolutely upon maintaining free commercial Intercourse with the United States. The clause was Inserted as a concession to the sugar Inlercsts of this country , whoso filends In the senate will e\ert their In fluence lo have it letalned During 1893 288,517,929 pounds of sugar and 07,321 gallons lens of molasses were rmported from Hawaii. These Importations at tlio lowest rates fixed by the senate bill , would , If the trealy should bo abrogaled , bring a revenue lo the Ireasury amounting to $2SSGG25.77. CIttAIl MANlH'ACTimiHlS They Meet In Washington and Protest Against tliei Iniieiise Tax on < Ig.n * . WASHINGTON , March 13-Cigar mnmi- fnctuicis assembled In national convention tit the Shoroham hotel today for the pui- pose of forming a permanent organization , and also to piotesl against the Increase of the internal icvenuo duty on clgais from $3 to $1 per 1 000 , as proposed in. the senate tariff bill. M. Krohn of Cincinnati pre sided. It was aigued by the speakers at the meeting that the contemplated Incicaso In the cigar tax would result In cither In- cieasing the cost of clgnis to the consumer 01 a ladleal decrease of the wages of the DOO 000 employes In the country Tlio committee on peimnnent organization submitted a favorable icport which was unanimously adopted The organization will bo known as "The National Associa tion of Clgaunakeis " Permanent officers for the convention meM Kiohn , chair man ; A. Lle-hten , Philadelphia , Ed Hayman , New York ; John Ollnger , Lancaster , Pa ; K Preeman , lialtlmore , J Hninshclm , New Orleans ; John Brunt , Detroit and William Hoot , Blnghampton , vice presidents ; H L Eldhelm , 'treasurer ; Morris S. Wise , New Yoik , secietary Another Pension Hill WASHINGTON , March 13-The house committee on Invalid pensions today or dered a favorable report on the bill of Rep resentative Martin of Indiana , doing away with the leqnlrement of honoinble dis charge as a piellmlnniy to a. pension In man ) cases death has occurred during a furlough or outside of military duties. In such cases no honoiable discharge Is in existence and the widow Is cut off fiom se em Ing n pension Iho bill makes the death of a soldier equivalent to nn hon orable ellschaige , ojkcopl when the death occurs during desertion. WlHi'Diuln's Hostel Cose. MADISON. WlB. , Mnich 13 Plaintiff Hob Dow testified In the roster cnso today , cor roborating Ihe evidence given by McFall and Dow In all important matters In the negotiations for the seciet confe-ience , co- cm Ing the legal opinions of Counsels Danh- forel and Cqnnell He testified that when he called on Governor Pe-ek and told him that Chirk had repaid J3.000 of $ _ oOuO paid on the contract , tlio governor expiesseet giatlllcallon , followed Ihe witness to the door and raid he was veiy anxious to have the matter settled and get the papeis In the devil back. E V , ( Jlbbs of Tracy , Olbbs it Co. tes tified to furnishing an estimate of the cost of pilntlng 5,000 rosteis at $ .3,000 , and nevci figured on any other number Plaintiff's counsel offered parts of Colonel Clark's deposition as an averse witness in evidence , and the reading of the same ocpuple-d much of the afternoon session The plaintiffs will probably finish their evi dence tomoirovv Ijibor I.nuliTS In Scri > t Se-snloii. MILWAUKEE. Match 13.-U is rumored that an Important secret conference of labor leaders In regard to the Judge Jenk ins Investigation will bo held In this city tonight or tomorrow. It Is stated that rep resentatives of all the great labor organiza tions of the country me hero and are icgls- teicd under assumed names if a confer ence Is In piogrcss today It Is being held in eomo out of the way place , SIIii r. lEi-tiirn SPIUNUF1ELD , III , , March 13-At a mass mooting of miners of the Springfield mm- iKstrlct , held here today , It was decldeel t.o roHiima work nt the reduced prices of G5 cents per ton , a reduction of C cents The operators also lefuse-d to grant reductions In mining supplier. The miners will meet shortly and organize. COUNSEL NOT CALLED DOWN Monday's ' Fracrvs Between Belligerent At torneys Has Not Bad Results. JUDGE BRADLEY KEEPS HIS EYES CLOSED Colonel Hrrcklnrlilgu'H I.IIMJOM INciipn Ju- illitul Centura for the Mttlo Tight I.iint Might Acunod of CarryIng - Ing AmiH In Court. WASHINGTON , March 13. Such a gatherIng - Ing of lawyers as today filled the circuit court where the Pollard-Drecklnrldgo trial Is In progress was seldom seen In Washing ton. Members ot the bar crowded the place to see what sentence Judge Hradloy would mete out to the visiting Kentucklans who had made a pugilistic assault upon Miss Pollard's attorneys the night before. Within the recollection of the court officials there had been no instance of a resort to fisticuffs by pratlcloners before the local bar. Impressive silence followed the roll call of Jurors , the Judge seeming lo wait for ox- plaiatlo i fr m the lawyers Tien he- spoke : "I t otlce Iho papers have laid oul a tour < n p' pioceduro for mo lo lollMV rei .ant ing an oc tii enco Jn t out ldo the court room after the court had adjourned yesterday evening , which the court did not see , and which the parties concerned In It hero proba bly i egret as much as the court does. It Is not a matter of which the court can take judicial notice. As It was past the hour for alj nn nien * when the plaintiff's counsel had finisnrd speaking last night , and as I noticed some evidences of excitement on the part of th" defendant's counsel , I thought It bast to adjourn the court , thinking lhat after a night of thought over the connection in which certain woids had bent used the counsel might look upon them differently. Had the trouble referred to taken place In court , it would have been the duty of the couit to take judicial notice of II and ho would have done so promptly. " THDY WERE NOT ARMED. Then nfler a brief pause Judge Bradley proceeded : "There Is a. mailer which I deem It my duty to speak of. The court has received information that some of the gentlemen representing the defendant have conic Into the court room armed. There Is a law for the punishment of the oltenso of carrying concealed weapons , not as strlngenl as I wish il was. This Is a law-abiding com munity and the courts are able to protect citizens and , as such conduct Is uncalled for , It is most reprehensive. If the courl has Information adequate ho will see thai prosecution Is begun In the police court of the district. " Hero Mr. Butlervvorlh rose , stating that ho had never carried a weapon and thouclil ; Iho counsel should be given an opportunity to enter disclaimers as lie would regret the occurrence of such a breach of order as much as the court. Mr. Shelby , Colonel Brecklnrldge's partner , said he never carried a weapon In his life Mr. McKenney follov/ed with a similar state ment. Mr. Stoll declared thai ho had never enlered Iho presence of a court armed , and then Mr Thompson remarked : "As I am the only ono left I will enter a disclaimer also. " Mr. Carlisle rose to say that he wished It understood thai Iho Information had not come from any of the plaintiff's counsel , to which Judge Bradley assented , icmarklng thai It had been made to him by reputable parties. Judge Bradley excluded the depositions on the giotind thai Ihoy did not conform to the law that they must cithei be written by the deponent or by the notary bafore whom they were taken. They were vvrltlcn by a lypewriter. An exception to the ruling was taken for the plaintiff. Another deposition , that of Mrs. Logan , taken before Notary Lowrey Jackson In Cin cinnati , was offered for Iho plaintiff and ob jected to by the defendant. In the argu ment following It developed that this testi mony was concerning the birth of Miss Pol lard's fiist child. Judge Biadley decided that since more than a day had been consumed In cross-ex- amlnallon ot Mrs. Logan , llio rlghls of llio defendant had been preset ved and admitted the deposition , the defense noting an ex ception. Mrs Mary Logan Is a Cincinnati physician , as appeared from the deposition read by Mr. Carlisle. She had , In 18S1 , treated a young girl about to be confined who gave the name of Monica Burgoyne , saying that her friends called her "Mono , " and the witness said that Miss Pollard , who was then In the nolary's office , bore some resemblance , although she had doubtless changed. It was llio voung woman's first child and she had reported that her husband had died or there wore family reasons for keeping the birth Eccrot. At the suggestion of Dr. Logan Miss Pol lard had gone for her confinement to the Catholic sisters on the Reading road , three or four miles from Cincinnati. There the physicians had made two or three calls , although the young woman was under the charge of the physicians of the Instllullon. Pour or five months afterward , "Mrs Bur goyne" had been taken to the house of Drs. Boiry and Iluchanan , where she passed un der another , name , which the witness could not rememberr If Miss Pollard was the per son the doctor could not Identify her cer tainly , saying"Sho has changed greally If It Is hei. It has been several years since I saw her. This lady's figure Is thinner , her hair Is different and she has changed In many ways. I am positive that the young woman wore spectacles" ( Miss Pollard Is thin and eloes not wear glasses ) The cross-examination was read by Mr nuttcrvvorth. The witness was certain that the young woman had not passed under the name of Louise Wilson The reading of the deposition was veiy tedious , taking more than two hours , and served to empty the court ot a majority of the spectators and was not concluded until after the noon ro-esi. NO LADIES IN COURT. During the morning there were no ladies In court , not oven Miss Pollard and her two friends appearing Her attorneys have not decided whether the plaintiff will bo placed upon the stand to testify , as she Is In mieli a nervous state they fear she would not bo able to stand the ordeal. ino poopio vvjio nan deserted the court began to pour back at 2 30 , when the plain tiff's counsel varied the monotony by calling a witness The door between tlio Jury box and the Judge opened to admit two sisters of some Catholic society , attired In the black bonnets and gowns of tltolr order , Ono of them seated herself beside Mr. Carlisle , whllo the other took the chair In the witness box , looking very pulo and troubled at her un usual position. Sister Cecelia of the order of Sisters ot Charity of Cincinnati was the name given. She said that In 1SSI she had been sister In charge of the convent at Nor wood , 0 , ten miles from Cincinnati by rail and live miles by road. "Do you recall Uml In 1885 there was a person thcro by the name ot Burgoyno' " asked Mr. Carlisle. "I do not. " "Havo you examined the records of the In stitution lately ? " "I have. " Objection to Iho question of the result of the examination was made. "Do you remember a female patient who was visited by a female physician from Cin cinnati ? " "Thcro was ono who was visited twice by Dr Mary Street. " The four volumes of Irving which had figured mysteriously In the case , were placed before the ulster , and she said. "I was presented a see of hooka lllw those by a lady who had been a patient In our asylum not long before I left the asylum In August , 16S5 , but I cannot say whether these are the Identical volumes , I placed them In the bookcase of the asylum and left them thero. " "Aro these the books ? " Mr. Carlisle asked. "I cannot say positively that these are the same books , but they look llko them. " "What Is your beat opinion on the ques tion ? " "That they are the same. " "Do you remember that It was brought to your attention that ono of jour patients was corresponding with come one through the Cincinnati Enquirer ? " , "Sho told mo BO. I thought I had per suaded her to desist. I tried lo. " "Do you know Mies Madeline Pollard ? " "I have met her In Washington. " "Would you know her If you should see her ? " WOULD KNOW HER NOW. "I would now. " "Did you receive a letter from her ? " "One ; It came to me ] In Pueblo. " "Did she describe In conversation and by letter the Institution and Incidents con nected with It In 1SS5 which would lead you to Identify It ? " "Ono moment , " Interposed Attorney Btit- tcrworth , objecting to recent descriptions of the convent as Immaterial Judge Wilson replied to the objection that after nine years had elapsed It was necessary to depend sometimes upon corroborative cir cumstances for Identification Colonel Shelby countwr-argucd that the result of the convcrsatlpns and lelters nfler the Institution of the suit , and whenwithout making any charges bi this Instance , it would bo easy to fabricate testimony , and was manifestly Improper ? The hour for adjournment had arrived , and as Mr Butlervvortli asked time to con sult authorities , Ihe courl adjourned , leaving Iho testimony at the crucial question. xvim ron T'III : AIIMY. Court Martini Cnlleil 'at West I'olnt-Sur- gcoiiH * NliitiotiA OlmiiRi-d , WASHINGTON , March 13-Special ( Tele gram to The Bee ) A general court mar tial Is appointed lo mecl nl West Point , N. Y , at 11 o'clock a. m. on Friday , Match 16 , for Ihe Itlal of such prisoners as may be brought before It. Detail for the court. Captain William fl * SpuiKln T > \ Infantry ; rirst Lieutenant Henry C. New comer , corps of engineers ; rirst Lieutenant Mason M Patrick , corps of engineers ; rirst Lieutenant Samuel D Freeman , Tenth cav alry , rirst Lieutenant Edmund D Smith , Nineteenth Infantry ; Tlr't Lieutenant Welds P. Illchardson , Eighth Ififanliy , Plrsl Lieu tenant William II. Allahc. Twenty-third infantry ; rirst Lieutenant Harrington K West , Sixth cavalry , rirst Lieutenant James A. Cole , Sixth cavalry , First Lieutenant Austin H Brown , Foiftth Infnnlrv ; I'lr t Lieutenant Benjamin APooro , Sixth in fantry ; First Lieutenant Richmond P. Davit ) , Second artillery. Second Lieutenant Mathew C liutlei , jr. , Fifth cavalry ; Tlist Lieutenant Edwin II. Babbitt , ordnance de partment , Judge advocate. The following changes in the stations and duties of officers of the 'medical department uie ordered : First iTleutennnl Paul F. Straub. assistant surgeon , will be relieved ftom duty at Tort Rlloj , Kan , and leport to the commanding officer at San Cailos , A. T , for eluty at that po-rt , relieving Fhst Lieutenant Horton E. McViiy , as istanl sur geon , Lieutenant MoVav , on being relieved bv Lieutenant Stiaub , will reporl lo the commanding officer at Whlpple Harracics , A. T. , for duty at that post , and bv letter to the comar.dlng general , Department of tne ( Joloiado The follow luff transfers in tne TV. only-fourth Infanliy are made : First Lieutenant Charles Dodge , from company F to company G ; First Lieutenant Henry C. Keene , Jr. , from company G to eom- * ' A boa'td of officers , to conslsl of Lioulen- ant Colonel Albert Hmtsuff , deputy sui- KCOII general ; Lieutenant-Chailes It. Green leaf , deputy surgeon general ; Major Benja min F. Pope , surgeon , is appointed to meel at the call of the president thereof at San Fiancloco , Cnl. , fer the c-xamlmitlon of Cap- lain William H. IIalltassistant BUI goon , vlth a view to determining- fitness for piomotion. Captain Hall will leport in per son to the president of the board for exam ination ut such time as ha may designate. DcHtrnctlvo Strikers. , _ FATEHSON , N J. MaiSh 13 The strik ing silk dyers today mirchott to the works of Simon & Auger , krc a rtown the doors and forced the rtoikmen ou of the estab lishment. They threw the unfinished silken on the floor , turned on the Hteain in the tubs ami burned a laige quantity of the material. They then proceeded to the dye house of Richard J. Bcrilan. The owner threalened lo shoot the first man who entered the place , but the crowd look no notice of his liireat and Invaded his prem ises and ordeied the opei.atora to cense work. Policemen are guarding all the dye houses In the city. imguil t'io ' Kxfuto. CHICAGO , March 13 Clmiges of fraud are made by Flora Caruthers against her brother , Malcolm McNeil ) , ns truslce of Iho property bequeathed to her by the late Malcolm McNeill , In a court bill filed today. She asserts that he has bioken his trust and has lost to her not less than $ .10- 000 worth of pioperty. Her portion of the estale amounts to ? ] 50,000 Malcolm Mc- Nelll , died in Kentucky In 1S75 , and left his property to be managed In the interest of other heirs , bv his jcrane'son , the pres ent defendant. The latter Is charged with geneial mismanagement of the estate. Catholic Iteiiovolent I ensuo. NEW YORK , March 13 The supreme council of the TJjiited States Catholic Benev olent league is In session In Brooklyn today , Supreme Ptesldent John C. McGulie In the chair Among the delegates in attendance aie Dr. Goldsmith and Mr Keefe of Indi ana and Mi. Kent of Bllnois. The secre tary reported that the number of councils In the United States was 11(1 ( on December 13. 189J an Increase of thirty over last year. The lecelpls on accounl of the benefit fund during the ycai were $7S1,29G 28 , and the expendltuies to beneficial les , JiSJ.OOO. Sovereign Talked for Illnifilf. CEDAU RAPIDS , Mich , March 11 E Clark , grand chief of the Order of Rail way Conductois said Uml ho considered Ihe recent defiant dcclotatlons and expres sions of Grand MnstcV Sovereign of the Knights of Labor concerning Judge Jenkins' lestialnlng older Invery bail taste , inlovv of the fact thai he had nollilng to do with piocmlng a modification of the order Fiom his personal experience he was satis fied that Soveielgn's expressions we-ie not nn expression of the views of Ihe North ern Pacific latliond employes. , When Itogties I all Out. GALESBURG , 111 , Aimch 13 The gang of bank lobbers that has within a month made five attempts to ciach safes heie , planned to rob another last night The po lice , hearing of the plins , sunounded 'the office , but the robbers/ / had a falling out among themse-lves uml postponed the lob- beiy One of them , UranK Itennlson , an ex-convict , wan m rested , at Ills homo and elrllls and other apparatus were fount ! In his possession. _ ' Wants Iller Uamigix. EMPORIA , Kan. , March 13. Jose Smith , the populist lawyer of Kansas City , Kan , who is being prosecuteel by Governor Levvelllng for criminal libel , today filed n suit for J50.000 damage ) itwalnst Colonel IT. C. Cross and others , alleging malicious piooecutlon and false Imprisonment The charge upon which Smith was Imprisoned was forging his mother'p name to checks on the First National bank of this city , of which Cioss was president. Old SoldlrrH Complain. ST LOUIS , March 13. A special to the Post Dlspncth from linporla , Kan. , Bays : Seilous chaigcs havebeen made ag ilnst the Fort Doclgo home for old soldiers and Judge HJ. w Cunningham of this city , who Is jtidp < 5 advocate ) of the Giand Aimy of the Republic , has gone out to Investigate. The allegation Is that diseased beef has been given to the Inmates mul that certain of the contractor and home authoillles knew of It , .Munlerou * JManIn , AURORA , 111 , March 13-Whlle In a nt of Insanity todny Stephen Coyne , nn old resident of a suburb of this city , attempted to kill his daughtei , Mrs. John Hill , with an ax. Failing In this ho set fire tn the barn , which vvau consumed , together with two cows , JIo then foiced an entiance to the house and cut his throat with a razor , Indicting fatal wounds. In it Hrad-Kml Collision. BOSTON , March 13. The Montreal express - press , northbound , anil the Quebec e-xpress met In a head-end collision at Capleton , neai Sherbrook , Quebec , lust night The en gineer of one of the trains and a train Imi il were killed. None of the pa&ucngera vverei seriously injured and none of the curs left the track. AN ATTACK ON THE LORDS Lnboucbero's Motion to Abolish tbo Upper Englisb House Carried , IT WAS PASSED BY A SMALL MAJORITY .Mr. .Morley Make * nn IJtpl million of the Utter.uuiH of tlui Noilly Appointed Pro- inlt-r I'romlirt for Home Jtulo timt u in H J numieii. LONDON , March 13 In the House of Commons today the chief secretary for Ire land , Ht. Hon. John Morlcy , said that the references of lit. Hon. A. J. Ualfour , the conservative leader In the house , to the evicted tenants savored of vlndlctlveness and reminded the house that the liberal unionists had declared In favor of the rein statement of the evicted tenants upon rea sonable terms. Referring to the conversion of nnghnd to homo rule , Mr. Morley said thai this would be both easy and rapid , but , ho added , the government did not hold that an English majority was necessary In order to obtain homo rule for Ireland. Continuing , Mr. Morlcy said there was no fear that Lord Rosebery would do anything to vitiate or depart from the home rule policy. Mr. Morley then referred to Lord Rosebery's much commented upon speech of yesterday evening In the House of Lords , saying that Lord Rosebery , In stating that before homo rule was conceded to Irclird the English majority must ho convinced of Its necessity , meant to say that the home lulo bill would nioct the same fate as before - fore unless the peers are convinced that the feeling of the English people favored It. ( Cheers ) Mr. Morley said that the government was not blind to the fact that the majority of English commoners were' opposed to homo rule , but It was an Impossible proposi tion to distinguish between the English and the imperial majority , ending "I , however , do not wonder at the vigilance , suspicion and jealousy exhibited by the Iilsh members , In rplte of their confidence In our good faith , when cowardly rumors In regard to diss'n- slons In the cabinet are cliciliated as they woio yesterday. The honorable member of the Harbor division of Dublin ( Mr. Timothy Harrington ) yesterday found fault with our not Instantly repealing the coercion act , but it Is evident that it would be a waste of time to Introduce such n bill. " Mr. Harrington hero interposed , and quoted Mr. Morley's speech , In which the chief secretary said that the first duty of the liberals In coming to power would bo to re peal that bill. ( Loud Parnelllto cheers ) Mr. Morley continued , remarking that the government had chosen between a bill re pealing the coercion art and an evicted tenant's bill , and continued"It Is Impos sible to trace a hard and fast line legardlng the date when a homo mlo bill would bo Introduced. We frankly admit tint In the case of a bill of such constitutional magni tude wo are bound to prosecute them with all dispatch v.hlch the circumstances allow , hav ing regard for the time Of the session. It Is piematuro to expect the government to give a cut and dried statement as to whether the home rule bill will bo rein trod need , amended or not amended , or whether a dissolution will flrst be brought about without another homo rule bill being pat.sod > fcjrho govern ment , however , Is composed of men of honor , who will never flinch fiom or ceaae to adhere to the home rule policy which Mr. Glad stone pressed upon us. " ( Cheers. ) Mr. John Redmond , the Parnelllto leader , said that ho sympathlred with Mr. Morley's humiliating position in explaining Lord Rosebery's utterances , and added that he must express dissatisfaction nt the recent declarations of the ministry. The ministry recognized that a geneial election was neces sary before the home rule bill could bo pissed and were afraid that a dissolution would bo Indefinitely postponed and that the home rule bill would bo quietly shelved. The leadership of the homo rule party , according to Mr. Redmond , had passed from Mr. Glad stone to men In whom they ( the Parnelllte's ) had no btrong faith and whoso declarations v/oro halting and ambiguous. Continuing , Mr. Rcdmoiul said that It was clear from Lord Rosebery's statement and from Sir William Harcourt's statement that the homo rule bill would not be relntroduced In this Paillament and that a dissolution would not occur until the whole Newcastle program had been sent to the Loids. Mr. Henry Labouchero proposed , as an amendment to the address In reply to the queen's speech , the abolition ot the House of Lords. After some discussion and consldei- able excitement the amendment wab put to a \oto and was passed by a vote of 117 'to 145 , in splto of the opposition ot the government When the figures were announced they caused an outburst of prolonged cheer ng , which was renewed when the deputy speaker read the address In reply to the queen's bpeech with Mr. Lahouchero's amendment attached to It. A manifesto , Issued by the National Re form union tonight , says that It Is useless to hope that popular reforms can be achieved even by a liberal government , unless the poweis and privileges of the House of Lords , which enable a Bclflsh and Irresponsible clique to frustiato such incasuios , bo cur tailed or abolished The National Reform union therefore puts forth delei mined efforts to establish the self-government of the Drltish people upon a truly democratic basis , and by the abolition of the House of Lords. AVmit Vlonclaiy Confoii in i ) Ketonvciieil. LONDON , March 11 The Chamber of Commerce has memoralized Lord Ho'pbeiy to take steps toward a lesumptlon of Iho monetary conference , In the hope that further discussion may develop bomo plan to remedy tbo evil which has dislocated business In the cast. The president of the board of trade , A J Mundolla , speaking of the Associated Cham bers ot Commerce today said that whllo England's customers abroad faced monotnrj troubles and were groaning under heavy taxation thcro was little prospect of a largo increase of trade. Mexlimi 111 ilioprlu Promotions , CITY OP MEXICO. March 13 Rev. Por- tlllo , bishop of Zucetas , was promoted to the archbishopric of the Durango diocese , made vacant by the death of the Illubtilous Rev. Mgr. Salinas and lit Rev Sllva , blbhop of Collma , will bo transfercd to Xacetus. Ir ) Floilnco Pora of the chapter of Guadalajara will look after ti.u see of Colima , Uruguay's ? iU ) Pieftliltnt. MONTEVIDEO , March 13 Dr. Ellauri has been elected by congress president of Uruguay , after a contest In which violence was only avoided , by the withdrawal yester day of Senor Gomenzorro. Today Dr. Ellauil withdrew his acceptance of the piesldency. Plot ( "It AglllllHt VI Illlll Mill ) AIII-HlK , PARIS , March 13 After \lolent alter cation , In which Socialist Pouranco de nounced exaggerated measures as leading tea a popular panic , the Paris municipal council \otul against arbitrary arrests and searches as encroaching on the liberty of the people. .lotmmllHl'H Mysterious llsmpo. CITY OF MEXICO , March 13 Leopold Pardeo , n prominent newspaper man charged with libel , has escaped from the custody of two officers. Ono of the policemen has dis appeared and the other Is In prison. Gladstone. ' ! ! I'lUJ , LONDON , Maich 13 Mr. Gladstone fin ished a translation of Horace's Odes Into English verso on the day he resigned office. Dr. IliirUi-ll In Komi * . HOME , March 13. Rov. B. Burl-jell of Troy , N V , has returned to Rome from a trip to Jerusalem. The dlsponi - \ of the pope In his case will bo rendered 1 i , when Dr. Uurtsell will start for New Yi 5 k ON TitiAi , ion HI..YMM\ : \ " , It DOI-H Not Puy to tiring ( lmrg < \ -utnM * Oernmii OMIi-l'ilH , HERLIN , March 1J. The Joint ni > for slander brought by Dr. Mlqucl , the ster of finance , and Chancellor \on rlvl against Herr PlacU , u newspaper .uter , Heir Downld nnit Ilerr Sehwelnhngc-n , which was commenced Sesterday , was con tinued toilnv AH uhetidv cabled , Hciren Pinole uml Ijownld IsHiieil n book e-ntltled "Phuilsecs and 11 > poi-iitex , " uml reptodueeel In this book charges made1 by Roc tin Ahl- vin ill. HPII SohwcMnlmgon Vlllllled Dr. Mlquel and Chancellor von Cupilvl In fpoeches which hi- undo nt various ni'-et- Ings , declaring that li Mlquel had been guilty of a e-ilmlnul trniisui-tiim In connec tion with Rounmnlu loin IiMlituel was on the- stand todny mid cone-hided hlB testimony with the re-mnilc that nu-ii Hitch us the piisoncni could not wound his honot , ntul that IIP brought the suit on account of his olllelal position. In the ( irriimn Hi-li lioliig. 1JERLIN , March 13 Daring the Gcrman- 111180 treaty debate to lay Duron Manscahll von Illebcrsteln , secretary of state for for eign aflalrs , warned the members of the dangers of continuing the tariff war Eventu ally the amendment , fixing a duty of D marks on rjo , Instead of 3'fe , was rejected by n vote of 20" ) to ICt The government pio- posals In rcgird to the duty on rje , oats and wheat were adopted. The stamp duty committee of the Reichs tag has rejected by a largo majority the government proposals In favor of a stamp duty on receipts , checks , bills of exchange and bills of hiding After sonic further discussion the treaty passed Its bccond reading. Chief I'octlMII.ili Ctiptiireil. I1ATTI1URST , March 13 It Is said that Slaver Chief rodlsillah has been captured. Tlt.lllKltY .11 JtA rjAA John lircilit Settles ItlH DoiuiHtlu DlllHnl- tle viltli oliolKiui RAVENNA , Neb , March 13 ( Special Telegram to The Bee ) John Hrecht , a young German tarmei living several miles south of Ravenna , at about 1 o'clock this aftetnoon shot his wife , a bride of four months , and then blew his own brains out with u shotgun. Just before the tragedy Brechl sent his bain to feed the 11-yeai-old step-son to the horses and two othei children were sent lo a neighboring field lo heul cattle Soon after leaving the house- the boy at the barn lii-aiil the leport of a gun , and while standIng - Ing undetermined a "econil shot was heard. Rushing to the house lie tiled to open the door , but found It locked anil whiles clam oring foi admission n third shol was Hied. Falling lo bleak in Ihe door , the thoroughly frightened boy ran to the house of : i iieigh- boi a mile or two distant and told what had happened A pirty of nelghbois Im- meellalely pioceeded to Biecht's house , a small sod structure , containing but two rooms , and foiclng an entrance beheld a horrible sight. Stretched at full length upon the floor neai the door lay the dead body of Hi edit , witli , i hole us large as a base ball blown In his forehead , and bialns and b'ood and hair weie scattered all about 111" apartment The stiiclde > 's head lesteel In n pan of ciushed and biokon eggs and a. Khotf.run lay athwart his rigid foim Neui the threshold of the door leading to the bed room lay- Mis Breeht , blood welling fiom a ragged gunshot wound Just back of her left car. When found the woman was still bieatlilng , but insensible , and died In a few hems without regilnlng consciousness Evidently there had been a desparate-struggle b twoen Breeht and his wife befoie shooting The matlress of one of Ihe beds In one of the bed rooms was found lying upon the ilooi , | soaked wltti the elylng woman's Wood , and the condition of the furniture ; indie itcd a tcirlble struggle Arcunel t' e tje of Bre ht's boot was tied a loopeil string. Alter shootIng - Ing- his wife he tied a string to his foot , connecting with the trigger of a shotgun , and placing ills light eye to the muz/Ie tripped the trigger with his f < ot. Death must have followed Instant meou-lv Mrs Biecht was the widow of Vencll Bi.ischko , who died a little over a year ago , and was the owner of a laige , finely ctiltlvuled and well stocked farm Biecht came heie from Clay county soon aftei Blaschko's death and v.ns emploved by the widow to do the farm work About fotn months ago they were man led , but their married life was not at all happy This moining Mrs Bieeht talked with her neigh bor , Frank Schullei , admlnlstiator of her first husband's estate , and told him that Urecht had threatened hei life and feared thai he would clo her harm. Sehuller nil- \ii-oil hei lo go bcfoio Ihe nearest Justice of the peace and have him placed unilei bonds to keep the- pence Within si < hems aftei the woman's worst fears weie con- fii mod The Buffalo county coroner has been noti fied anil an Inquest will probably be held Wednesday. A ' atolll'ii Intcrfcu mo In the Slouv Kails 'trouble IH I'onllltloiml. SIOUX PALLS , S D , M.uch -Special ( to The Uee. ) Aftei the legul-ir chinch sei vices Sunday evening nt fie Catholic church the male members of the c lunch attended n private meeting nt the Catholic paisonagent which Pathei Nolan WMH present. It has been leaincd , although the meeting was altogether a seciet ono , that Pathei Nolun had not been peiomptoilly ordered by Mgr. Sato'Ji ' to utiict his chuigps ngilns * thesister" but that he was ilisti tided to withdraw his allegations , pro vided that he could not prove to Satolll that thej weie lorrcet At the- meeting Sunday evening a commit tee was appolnte-d to sciuie evidence against Mothei Stanislaus , and they have alteady begun theli investigations It Is understood that depositions have been re- ce-lved trom the sisters at Grand Perks , N I ) . , to the ellect that Mother HtaiiHlnus wa not free finm ciltlilsm there. L ra ! C'lthollcs uie giving much testimony which Is of a damaging chuinitei , but of com. so has not been pi oven The testimony will betaken taken anil bent in the form ot affidavits to JI.r ( Satolll Father Nolan said in his sermon Sunday that the ne-vv xp ipc-rs had him about ready to stint foi Washington , but hu assured his dingle-gallon that he- was i i going tor sometime \et , and plobably not at all The whole Catholic society here Is nth red up and many leading Catholics claim that the ordoi which Mother Stanislaus pui- ported to be signed by Mgi. Hatolll is a foigery. _ _ _ ititori.iun : tin : noitir.u. Mutllati-il lEeimiliiH of tlio Mi Unix of llio ( nijliiiil Dlxasler ItioiiKht tlji WILKEdltAHRE , Pa. , Mnieh U The botlles of the men entombed In the G ijlord mine Pe-bruarv U have been leached. They arc HO badly decomposed that Identification Is onlj possible by means of the clothing The names of the ( ju > li < icl mlnolPtlms mePoi eman Thomas Pic-ton , Thomas Jones , lllchnid Davis , John Moiils , James Kingdom , Thomas Menlinan , Thomas Cole , Joseph Olds , John Hnmmir , I'e ter 8 Me- LuiiKhlln , Michael Walsh , minled , Thomas Lelshoine , Daniel Moignn The cave-In which lesulted In the death of the thlitien mini-is oicuucd Pebumry 11 Ever slnio the teulblo necldent the little- town of Pl > mouth has been In mourning Tfio accident was the moie dlHtreisIng , ow ing to the number ( it fatherless ihlldien who had been left Almost llfty llttlo ones are mouinlng the loss of their fathers Ululi'H 1 1-gli.littiirn Ailjiuiriiu SALT LAKE , Utah , Mareh 13 The leg islature finally ndjouined last evening The sixty dajs' henslon I cached Its legal limit last Thuisday , but by stopping the clocks both houses prolonged the last clay of 120 ( Jovuiior West M > totil republican tax bill and the legislature adjourned without itconcillng the cliff c-rtnec-H The governor vetoed bounties pioposed for the pioductlon of sugar , silk , tnnnln root , etc lies also ic'fiiHccl to uppiovc the memorials against free wool iina frco lead. In tln > Uiiiullii Cant i ntliill , TOPEKA. March U The govtinnr has appointed thu following delegates to the litigation convention at Omaha March 21 and 2. . D M Pi out , Garden City ; J B Drlstow , Sallna , J K Wright , Junction C'lty , II D Cobuin , Topehn , J W Gregory Garden City , E U Moses , Orc-nt Hem ) . O W Clement , Wichita. J H Churchill , Paolu , 1'rof Hobert Hay Junction C'lty , uncl Ji V Hlnckley , Topeka DA GA1IA GIVES UP His Hostile Demonstrations in Rio HarboJ Brought to an Intl , CAUGHT IN A TRAP BY THE GOVERNMENT Opposed by a Superior Force Ho Had No Recourse but to Surrender. PORTUGAL REFUSES A REFUGE Instructions from tbo Homo Government Soiuls llim Aboard His Own Vessel. FIRED UPON THE INSURGENT VESSELS Government Turin Coiiiiiii-nio the llomluiril- tin-lit , but lte < i-lvi ! No lU'Kponsr Iho \\ur In .Nun Mrtiiully Knileil Iii- fornmtlim from \Viinliliigton. 1S3I lij the Amoclntod Preis. ) RIO 1)13 JANEIRO , March 13 llionr la practically over ntul tlio cause ot the Insur- gciits la lost. There Is much rejoicing In this city nt the culmination of tlio stmgKlo which 1ms lasted BO many months , seemingly but to hamper business and destroy property. Tlio rebel forces have surrendered uncomll- ttoiiftlly almost without firing a shot Tlio officers of the Insurgent fleet have taken ref- URO on boaul rrench and Portuguese war ships One Preiich war \essc ! linn put to sea with many of the rebel officers on board. It Is said tli.it Admiral da Gama Is on board the Hritlsh waishlp Slrlus. When tlio fact became known that da damn had offered to capitulate the government fleet entered tlio harbor quietly As tlio ves sels made their way up the bay they wcro saluted by the \ailoiis government batteries. The greatest excitement prevails In the city. The streets ore crowded and every where can be heard the cry of "Vl\a I'eKoto. " Tor the last two days the streets have been packed with people , and nil the avail able trucks and handcarts have been busy , cairylng household goods and personal effects' out of the city. Iho tram-cars hive been jammed until this noon , when It was learned that the war was over. This was the most Joyful news to the people , who fully expected that a battle was at hand. There has been much suffering in the city. All business houses have been closed and It has been \eiy difficult to get food. The whole available po lice force has been on duty constantly , but there has been little disturbance. Almost the whole population is gathered in the ) cen ter ot the city. Piolnbly 100.000 persons have left the city. Ralliond faro to the sub urbs has been abolished mid Iho government Is feeding the poor , a runt crav > ds have con gregated on the hills with the expectation of witnessing a battle between the two fleets 1 ho insurgpiit warship Aquldaban Is not in the harbor. Admiral de Mello was false to tlio emperor and to President Fonseca and Presi dent Peixoto. Ho now proves false to Ad miral da Gann. Where he and his vessel arc now Is not known. Admiral da Gama icmilns on board his own vessel according to the latest advices hero. The report which circulated soon after the ai rival of the government fleet off the bay of Itlo do Janeiro to the effect that Admiral da Gama , the rebel commander In these watcis , contemplated surrendering , tuins out to be correct , anl In nil probability the Brazilian rebellion so far as Hlo do Junlero Is concerned , will soon bo at an end. DESERTED HIS FLAGSHIP. Admiral da Gama yesterday sought refuge on board the Portuguese warship Mlndullo. and has sent a message to Peixoto , offering to capitulate on the following terms : The rebel admiral offers to surrender the forta In possession of the insmgents In the bay and turn over to the government all the war ships In the biy now In the hands of the Insurgents , suirendeilng the ganlsons and crows to the government upon the conditions that the admiral and all of his officers ba allowed to withdraw to a foreign country under the protection of Portugal , and that the ll\es of the Insurgent soldiers and sailors be spared. As this dispatch Is Kent the reply ot Peixoto has not been mnilo known , but It Is thought that some Kind of anangement will bo arrived at , and that the war is over as far as the Insurgent lleet In these waters In con cerned , The Aquldaban , Republic ! and Tlradcntes , and Admiral de Mello , the leader of the re bellion , are still absent , and nothing secma to bo known of their wheioabouts. One report - port has It that Admiral de Mello some tlmu ago saw the hopelessness of the Insurgent position In Hlo bay , and consequently took Ills two bc.st ships southward In order to co operata with the insuigcnt land forces In that quatter , eeelng that the only chance for a successful end of the revolt was In a match upon Hlo by land. The government Is of the opinion that such a movement upon the part of the Insurgents army will Bluntly bo met and dcfcited , and it Is said that after the surrender of the lle-ot a number of vessels will bo bent In pursuit of Admiral do Mello , while others will bo Immediately utlllml In an attack upon Des- teiro , the port and ( blind In the pouth which la now the headquarters of the Insurgents and the scat of the revolutionary junta In fact , it IH leportcd > imt the government has sounded the crows of the Insurgent vessels with the view of ascertaining how many men can be counted upon In Urn contem plated operations against Desterro arid do Mello , and that the Insurgent sailor i arc no disgusted at the seeming desertion of Ad- mlial dc Mello that a number of them will bo found willing to man the government vessels , which will bo sent south as soon as possible to push the government success while the insurgents are disheartened by tlio loss of the larger portion ot their fleet WERE READY TO BEGIN. The forty-eight hours notice which Peixoto gave on Sunday lust prcparatoiy to com mencing an energetic attack upon the tehola has expired , and unless some terms of mir- loniler are promptly arrived at , the Insur gent forts and Heels will soon bo exposed to such a tremendous flio that their surrender at discretion can ho but a question of a very Hhort time Peixoto has completed all bin airangemcnts for this attack , and the rebolloot may bo Bald to liavo been caught llko rats In a trap. Powerful sliciro batteries , which have not jot spoken , will. If neeessary , open llio upon thn rebels , and to this fire will bo added that of the government forts , which huvo so long been crignglng the enemy , and the dynamite nliolls of the Nletheioy and ener getic onslaught upon the part of the torpedo boats brought fiom Germany and from the United States The prospect Is not n pleasant ono for the weakcnol and disheartened crows of the rebel ships , now reduced to about COO men afloat and ashore Pr < aidant Pdxoto Is estimated to have Pi QUO men , and the result of the bnttlo. If It Is fought , should not long remain In doubt LOYAL CITIZENS ELATED Naturally , the supporters of the govern , ment arc elated at the prospects of the sur render ot the rebel licet , and President PcUoto IB being pralacd for having waited until the rebels were exhausted and then concentrating his Moot far a final attack. Ho seems to have suddenly placed the In. HtirgenlH at his mercy The merchant ves sc-ls In the harbor , profiting by the forty , eight hours' notice given by Polxoto Imvo withdrawn to places of safety anil are