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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , . 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , MARCH 19 , 1891. SIN COPY IttVK CENTS.
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DA GAMA GETS AWAY
Portuguese Corvette Mindello Leaves Kio Bay
with the Eckl Admiral on Board.
ONE BIRD ESCAPES FROM PEIXOTO'S ' HAND
Ho Now Has Two in the Bush' and Both
Well Out of Sight.
WAR IN BRAZIL IS YET FAR FROM ENDED
Escape of Da Gamn Makes His Joining the
Southern Insurgents Probable.
SEVENTY DEATHS .PER DAY FROM FEVER
Yellow .Iiicli'fl llnml In SHU Heavily Heat.
Injj tin tli HeleaKiierecl Capital CJrcut
, ICejoleliiK Among the Opponent *
of tlio Uoiuriiiiieiit-
IlIO DE JANEIRO , Starch 18. Judging
from the course of events here , It Is thought
by Impartial observers that the Portuguese
government does not Intend to honor the re
quest made upon It for the surrender of Ad
miral da Qama. Da Qamn took refuge on
the Portuguese corvette Mlndollo when the
Insurrection collapsed. President Pelxoto
demanded that the admiral and the officers
bo delivered Into his hands. The Portuguese
minister declined to order the commander of
the Mindello to surrender the fugitives , and
Pelxoto appealed , It Is Bald , to the Portu
guese government to Instruct the minister
to order the surrender of the Insurgents.
Whether a reply has been received or not
cannot bo definitely stated , but this after
noon the Mlndcllo and the Albuquerque , an
other Portuguese warship , left the bay , hav
ing on board Da Gama and seventy of the
Insurrectionists. It had been thought In
some quarters that If the ship attempted to
leave with the revolutionists on It trouble
would ensue. There was not , however , the
slightest objection , and as a matter fact
trouble from this source was not probable.
The destination of the warships Is not
known. It Is conjectured they will go to
Montevideo and land the Insurgent officers
there. If they are landed nt Montevideo
they can easily , If they are so disposed ,
join the Insurgents In Sao Paulo and Illo
Grande do Sul , who are still In armed oppo
sition to the government.
The fact that Admiral da Cama and his
officers have succeeded In getting out of the
bay Is a matter of great rejoicing among
their friends here. There Is no doubt In the
mind of any one that If the admiral had
surrendered to the government his trial
by n drumhead court martial would have
qulqkly followed. There could have been
but ano result of a trial of this kind , and that
woi'ld ) have been sentence of death.
Yellow fever continues to bo epidemic.
Tha deaths average seventy a day.
THOUSANDS IMOTKST. '
r.ondon Jliiltltndo Kmplmtlcnlly Dcelnres
for the Kinployer.V Liability Hill.
LONDON , March 18. An Impressive dem
onstration to protest against the action of
the House of Lords In rejecting the em
ployers' liability bill was held In Hyde park
today. It Is estimated that 80,000 persons
were In attendance nt the twelve platforms
In the park from which the speakers ad
dressed the assembled multitudes. Shortly
before 3 o'clock enormous processions from
all parts of the city began to arrive In the
park. Among those who took part In the
processions were representatives from every
trades union in the city. The chief speakers
were Messrs. Burns , Woods , Arch and
Cremer , all of whom are labor members of
the Commons. Resolutions wcro read from
all the platforms calling upon the govern
ment to again Introduce the employers' lia
bility bill Immediately upon the reassem
bling of the House of Commons , and also de
manding that the government take steps to
bring about the entire abolition of the IIouso.
of Lords.
At the Bound'of n bugle the resolutions
wcro adopted simultaneously nt nil the plat
forms , the crowds signifying their approval
with a mighty shout.
There was no trouble of any kind reported ,
and after the adoption of the resolutions the
crowds quietly dispersed ,
drenched with blood. The Hermann woman
was taken Into custody on n charge of wilful
murder. The body has been recognized as
that of a well-to-do ex-coster named Stevens.
Ho was 76 years old. U la believed the Her
mann woman had/nn accomplice , as Stevens
was n muscular man. It may bo , however ,
that ho was killed while asleep. The prls-
oner Is13 years old. She Is ugly almost to
repulslveness.
llOKUIlU.i : LONDON
Wonmn of tlio Town Detected Secreting
Her Vletlm'H Ilody ,
LONDON , March IS. This city has for a
-comparatively long tlmo been exempt from
murder , but today n sensation was caused by
the discovery of a crime that In Its details
somewhat resembles the notorious Gouffo
murder that occurred sohio tlmo ago In
Paris. The scene of this latest horror was
In Grafton , In the Soho district , which Is In
fested with foreigners of the lowest class.
It was In the Immediate vicinity of the
house In which the murder was committed
that the police recently raided the anarchists
club. An Austrian woman named Marie
Hermann , who Is well known to the police
ns a night prowler , recently rented a small
room In a house on Grafton street. On
Thursday night hikt she , In company with an
elderly man , wan neon to enter the room.
Subsequently loud quarreling was heard In
the room by other tcnunts In the house , but
ns wordy wars \ + ere of frequent occurrence
no attention was paid to this ,
A woman named Ilutcliliis , who lodged with
the Hermann woman , on Friday found blood
btalns In a sink nnd spoke to tha Hermann
woman about them. The latter passed the
matter off tightly , but on Saturday she
changed her lodgings , taking better apartments -
ments In Marlybone street. She took with
her a heavy Inmk , which she asked should
bo carefully handled. In the meantime the
suspicions of the Hutchins woman were
aroused , owing to the blood stains she had
tumid In the sink. In addition. It became
noised about the house that tlio man who
had gone to the woman's room had not been
eecn to leave It.
The Hutching woman followed the other
woman when she moved and after learning
her now address Informed the police of her
suspicions. Officers went to thn house on
Murlybono and search was made of the
apartments occupied by the Hermann woman.
The trunk which thu woman hail been so
careful about was In the room. Thu police
forceil It open und found In U the body of
the missing man. His head had been bat-
twd , evidently with some blunt Instrument
Iho body presented n frightful uppouranco
nnd the clothing In whleli It was uttlrcd wa
Mr Hums mid In his speech that th >
worklngmcn would have no second chamber
.whatever. Thuy wouU sooner retain ta
House of Lords than have n senate which
was n failure everywhere. He referred to
the agitation In France against the senate
and described the United States senate ns
hopelessly corrupt.
CIMH1S IN I'HANCi : AdAIX.
Perler Threaten * to UenlRti Thronf-li I'lqur ,
nt it Senatorial Vote ,
LONDON , March 19. The correspondent
In Paris of the Dally News soya a crisis has
arisen there which Is unprecedented since
the existence of the present constitution. A
number of senators objected In hot haato
regarding the establishment of a ministry of
the colonies , and agreed that the matter
must bo postponed until Parliament met
again. Immediately after the adjournment
Prlmo Minister Caslmlr-Perler went around
the lobbies , paying he could not govern Un
less he had a free hand and that he was
determined to place colonial affairs on a new
and better footing by the creation of n
ministry. If ho could not name the minister
Immediately he would retire. The prime
minister spoke us If he thought the senate
wanted to force him to resign. The corre
spondent adds : "A senator has just said tome
mo : 'I think M. Pcrler will accept the
situation under the condition accompanying
the senate's refusal to vote the grant Im
mediately , but will wash his hands of nil re
sponsibility which he fears will bo the con
sequences of the vote. ' "
A dispatch to the Standard from Paris
Bays : "It Is understood that the ministers
are unanimously of the opinion that It Is
Impossible for them to assume the responsi
bility of leaving the colonial department In
Its present condition during the Easter re
cess. The cabinet's declaration does not re
quire the Immediate adoption of a bill creat
ing n ministry , but demands cither Its adop
tion or the voting of the order of the clay
thus enabling the government to proccci
Immediately to the organization of the min
istry. "
The Times Paris correspondent says : "Tho
creation of a colonial ministry Is n politico
act of the most serious and complicate ! '
order , as such a ministry must possess de
partments akin to the great ministries of
commerce , marine , foreign affairs and war
all working together without friction. In
order to accomplish this everything must
be flx'cd beforehand with precision and noth
ing left vague. The Senate understood this
and refused to pass nt such n breakneck
pace a bill requiring long consideration. II
Is Impossible not to render justice to
the prudence and wisdom of the
Senate In refusing to bo a party
In the . hasty action of the
Chamber of Deputies , as well as the gov
ernment. It does not reject the bill , but
merely decided to discuss It and vote there
on after the holidays. But M. Casimlr-
Pericr , who seems preoccupied moro with
the thought of quitting power with dignity
than with continuing In power , would suffer
the Senate to act according as It can sec to
bo Its duty and reserve the right to study
this grave question. I do not doubt that the
senators , whatever their annoyance , wll
vote whatever Is requested. Then this wll
prove the energy of M. Caslmlr-Perler , am
illustrate his Imperious authority over Par
liament , but thcro will be no Indication of a
reflecting nor n political sense which looks
beyond the moment. "
CUNAKI ) COMl'ANY'S STATKM ENT.
Very Small 1'roflt in tlio litndncfls During-
* the 1'iiHt Year
LONDON , Marcli 18. The annual report
of the Cunard Steamship company shows a
profit for 1S93 of 200.000 , of which 154,419
will bo debited to depreciation In ships and
wharves and f3fi,9G5 to the Insurance fund ,
leaving 5,807 , to which 18,000 will bo added
from the Insurance fund. In , order , to pay
32)000 ) , which Is a dividend of 2 per cent.
The balance of 3,8C7 will bo forwarded to
the credit account. The total Insurance fund
now amounts to 322,000.
The report says trade throughout the year
continued unprofitable and disappointing.
The receipts from the second class passen
gers alone showed an Increase. The carry
ing of freight was without profit. The coal
strike caused an Increase in the operating
expenses. Two twin screw freight steamers
of 6,000 tons each have been ordered to bo
delivered at the end of IS'Jl and the begin
ning of 1895.
Ministry Disturbed.
BRUSSELS , March 18. King Leopold , who
has been visiting at Chateau Clcgnon , his
country residence at Montreaux , will return
to Brussels nt once for the purpose of con
ferring with the cabinet. The position of
the ministry Is again seriously shaken and
there Is little prospect of the proportionate
representation bill being adopted In Its pres
ent form. It was this question of proportionate
tionate representation which the chamber
refused to grant that a few months ago
caused M. Bornaert , the prime minister , to
tender his resignation to the king.
The members of the party of the right was
. .opposed to granting proportionate represen
tation in the chamber , but It was thought
that the agreement then arrived at between
the ministry and the right would obvlato
the necessity of the resignation of the minis
try. Trouble on the question has again
risen. A majority of the members of the
right are said to bo determined to uncom
promisingly oppose the measure unless Im
portant modifications nro made In It. M.
Dernaert remains linn in his determination
to have the bill adopted In Its original form ,
Lo Patrloto reports that M. Bernacrt and M.
Lejune , minister of justice , Intend to resign
and that M. do Burlot , minister of the In
terior and minister of public Instruction ,
will be called upon to reconstruct the cabl-
rinf.
1'reHri C'uinineiitH on llosehery.
LONDON , Marcli IS. Commenting edi
torially , the Times this morning says on
Lord Roscbery's Edinburgh speech : "We
must confess we are a llttlo puzzled to make
out tlio practical difference between what
wo took Lord Roscbery to mean and what
ho says fie meant. As a matter of practical
politics , it Is clear that homo rule Is shelved
for the present. The most that Lord Hose-
bcry can promise Is to work for the con
version of England and tlmt this work will
bo carried on by dropping homo rule out of
sight. If the Irish nro satisfied with this , ,
wo congratulate Lord Hosebery upon buying
their votes very cheap. "
Mletmel Duvltt Talk * .
LONDON , March 18. Mr , .Michael Davltt ,
the Irish leader , today'uddrcsscd a meeting
at Balybrothy , Queen's ' county , Ireland. Ha
declared that he was convinced that Lord
llosebcry was as firm a home ruler as any
Gladstonlan. Mr , Timothy Hcaly also spoke ,
Baying It was unnecessary for the ontl-
Parncllltcs and I'nrnollltes to bo friends In
order to unite nt a council board and dccldn
upon a common policy. Mr. Hcaly added ,
however , that such councils would do more
for thi ) Irish cause than any decl.irntlons
made by English members of the House of
Commons ,
Involution of 1818 Celebrated.
BERLIN , March IS. A largo meeting or
ganized by socialists was held today to celc-
brute the revolution of ISIS. Thousands of
persons assembled in the graveyard nt
Frledrlchshaln , where nro burled many ci
those who wcro killed In tlio rioting In 18IS
Many wrcatlm were placed on the graves.
The authorities nprohcndcd trouble un > ' .
stronit forces of police wcro In readiness.
Happily , thcro was no disturbance ,
SiiTuileil the IrUli.
GLASGOW , March 18. At a liberal meet
ing held today Hon. Edward Blake , mem
ber of the Campions for the south illvlsloj
of Longford , made an address , in the courst
of which ho said tliti spce'chcs mada b }
I ird Roscbery Inul dispelled the anxlat ;
felt by the Irishmen. ) regarding oeruli
( lilostlnns. He added hi ) expected a centre
olaotlon would bo held nhortly.
Mm. Joint W. Nolilo.
ST. LOUIS , March 18. Mrs. John W
Xol'ln , wife of ex-President Harrison's SIT
r.M.iry of the Interior , died suddenly at ho
homo In this city tonight.
Kentucky OongretEmnn Will Bo Thrco Day
Telling His Story ,
HAS SOME SURPRISES FOR MISS POLLARD
Detail * of the Clrl'H I.lfn Dnrlni ; tlio Time
hill ) Was Under Iho Defendant's
"I'roteetlon" Will Ito
Told liy Him.
WASHINGTON , March 18. The legal com
plications and moral side Issues of the
Brcckinrldgo case which are gradually com
Ing to light as the trial progresses Incrcas
the public Interest hero In Washington
where the Kentucky man Is best known
and' make the most sensational scanda
ever reviewed In the criminal courts here
Curiosity Is rampant among lawyers as to
the line of dcfcnso which the array of five
lawyers retained by the congressman have
marked out for him. For a tlmo after the
revelation of the secret marriage of Colone
Brcckinrldgo to Mrs. Wing in New York
on April 29 , was made public , it was the gen
cral opinion this circumstance would torn
the basis of the defense , but today the nt
torneys for Mr. Breeklnrldgo have Intl
mated' to the contrary. Even had they
not said It , It Is a fact that all the promises
of marriage alleged to have been made to
Miss Pollard , except the statements In the
presence of Major Moore , were before the
date of the clandestine marriage. Moreover
It scms to bo established by a prepondcr
anco of the authorities that the promise to
marry made by a married man furnishes
ground for a breach of promise action ii
case It Is accepted In good faith by the other
party , who Is Ignorant of his legal disabil
ity to fulfill the contract. - -
The mystery of the defense will be solved
In a few days , however , for It la the present
Intention to place Colonel Brccklnrldge on
the witness stand ns the first witness In his
own behalf. It Is evident his attorneys
place their principal reliance upon the story
which ho will tell , and from their sanguine
state of mind today It scorns probable thai
they must have In reserve resources which
have not yet been made known. That Colonel
nel Brecklnrldgo's recital will be a long
ono was foretold by ono of his attoTneyt
today , when ho said the defendant would
bo on the witness stand three days. This
attorney prophesied that the trial will con-
tlnno for two weeks or maybe longer. He
said the cross-examination of Miss Pollard
would consume two days more , that Breck-
Inrldge would bo on the stand three days ,
that two days would be occupied In reading
depositions for the defense and three days
In closing oratory for the ears of the jury.
From this statement It appears the de
fense expects to probe Into the circum
stances surrounding Miss Pollard's llfo In
much greater detail than was Indicated by
the commencement of the cross-examination
by Mr. Butterworth.
That part of AVashlngton which enjoys a
sensation , and It Is n large one , Is antici
pating eagerly the cross-examination of the
silver-haired defendant by Attorneys Wilson
and Carlisle.
isii Oiii : A FUI.I. , HUNCH.
Important Cuncs to lie Disposed of llcforo
' tlio .Federal Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON , March 18. By the ap
pointment of Senator Will to of Louisiana to
bo an associate Justlcbof the supreme court
of the United States that body has once
more Its legal quota of justices and the court
will soon take up and hear arguments In
those cases which It has been desired shall
bo heard before a full bench. There are
enough of thcso cases to occupy the atten
tion of the court for moro than a month ,
and the present expectation Is that April
will be consumed In that way. All depends ,
however , on the condition of Justice Jack
son , who .Is now in the south recuperating
his health , but It is believed he will have
recovered sufficiently to bo able to take his
seat on the 2d of April , posslblyiL week
earlier , as the reports which have been re
ceived from him lately have been favorable.
The court has set the Indiana tax cases for
a hearing before a full bench March 26 ,
though It Is said to bo probable that the
arguments In the cases will be heard
whether Justice Jackson Is here or not , It
being the desire of those Interested to have
the case settled.
Among the Important cases assigned by
the court for hearing before a full bench on
the 2d of April nro the following :
Involving the constitutionality of the Texas
railroad laws ; oleomargarine cases from
Massachusetts ; a reargument of the case of
Constable et al. against the National Steam
ship company , which has been pending for
a long time ; a reargument of the case ot
Hilton against Guot , involving the question
of foreign judgments ; Barden against the
Northern Pacific Railroad company , and rail
road cases from Montana.
The cases assigned for hearing on April 9
Include the following : The Interstate Com
merce commission against Brimson , from the
Northern district of Illinois ; ex-Senator
Edmunds appears In this case as the special
counsel for the commission ; the United
States against the Transmlssourl Freight
association , from the circuit court of appeals
of the Eighth district , and the United States ,
appellant , against the Western Union Tele
graph company and the Union Pacific Rail
way company. There are upwards of
twenty moro cases awaiting argument before
a full bench , but up to this tlmo no step.i
liavo been taken to assign them for hearing.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
They Will Interest tlio Lower Honxo of Cou-
Ki'e M Thin AVeclt.
WASHINGTON , March 18. As soon as the
sundry civil appropriation bill Is disposed of ,
which will probably bo done tomorrow night ,
the house will take up the four contested elec
tion cases the O'Neill-Joy case from the
Tenth Missouri district , the Williams-Settle
case from the Fifth North Carolina , the
English-unborn case from the Third Cali
fornia and tlio Wlmtlcy-Cobb case from the
Fifth Alabama. The O'Neill-Joy and Eng-
Ilsh-Hllborn cases , which were both decided
against the sitting members ( republicans ) by
strict party votes In the common elections ,
are the most Important and will require the
major portion of the time.
In the second case the result of the
November election was exceedingly close.
There wcro two counts In the O'Neill-Joy
election , the recount giving Joy ( rep , ) n
plurality. O'Neill was beaten on tlio face
of the returns , and ho Instituted the con
test on the ground that the Missouri election
law had not been compiled with , It having
been shown that some of the Joy ballots had
not been numbered and initialed as re
quired by tlmt law ,
The case before the committee hinged upon
the determination of the question as to
whether the Missouri election law In this
particular should bo regarded as man-
ilatory or simply directory. The members
of the committee wavered { or Homo time ,
but dually decided by n strict party vote
that the law was mandatory and that Us
technicalities had not been observed. Tills
decision gave the seat to O'Neill ( Jem. ) _
The Engllsh-Hllborn case \VIIH also cTose
English receiving 13,130 on the face nf the
returns , against Illlborn'u 13,100. English's
contest resiled on the result in a certain
precinct which had been manipulated beyond
doubt , and Ms attorneys charged that while
Hllborn was not rosponclblo for U , ho huiji
bojn the beneficiary of that manipulation ;
At the close of the case Illlborn'a attorney *
still claimed hU election by one vote , but'
the domocrata of the committee decided ir.
ftvor of English.
In the WUIIams-Settlo case the contestant
illegeu that the sitting member had been
l"lc < l by the bulldozing and Intlmldatlor
if negro voters by the republicans , but most
< J. the democrats of the committee refused ,
to sustain hln contention , Mr. Woodward ,
however , 'dissented from the decision of his
colleagues.
In the Whatlcy-Cobb case the committee
decided against the contestant , who was n
populist , and his cnsd cai | have no standing
In the house whatever.
If the contested election case * nro dis
posed of this week , which Is hardly proba
ble , nn the republicans wll ( doubtless Insist
upon the pressure o7 a democratic quorum
to unseal their colleagues , tha house will
proceed with the consideration of either the
military academy or consular and diplomatic
appropriation bills.
AIUIY AlM'llOPUIATIONH. '
Some nf thn CliniiRCn tlmt Are Contem
plated liy thu Hondo 1)111.
WASHINGTON , March 18.-Thc nrmy ap
propriation bill hag been tomplcled by thu
house committee on military affairs. It al > -
proprlntcs a total of ? 23G77,2SI. The esti
mates were $23,312,918. . The appropriation
last year was $2l,20S,6i9s. ! There are reduc
tions nil nlontr the llnelVAslde from the re
duction the bill make ; } Important changes
In the organization ot the nrmy. The com-
tnnnilltuT olllcer of thefnrmy. now General
Schollcld , Is made a brevet lieutenant gen-
oral. The major geneml , now numbering
three , nre to bo redufced to two , one of
whom shall be the corrfmander of the army
with the brevet of lieutenant general.
Othec Important changes effected are as
follows : The law la v"cpealcd which puts
Kcneral service clerks Jnnd messengers on
the retired list ; the mAdlcnl corps Is to be
reduced gradually , no new appointments to
be made iintll thn lotnl-ls down to ninety.
This Is thirty-live belojv the present force.
The authority is given to , nrmy posts to em
ploy chaplains from private life nt ualnrlcs
not to exceed $ lr < CO a ypnr. . The allowances
for the general staffs are for thu regular
salaries fixed by law and no change Is
made In the adjutant Ronernl's department ,
quartermaster general' * department * , corps
of englneera' pay department , and Judge
advocate general s department. The chief
slminl olllcer Is to haves the rank of 'colonel
when the present Incurnbentretires. . The
nllownncca to the varioun departments nre
ns follows : Subsistence * . -tlC50,000 ; quarter
master's depnrlments ; 2,400ooo ; transporta
tion , $2,500,01X3 ; barracks and quarters appro
priation Is reduced } 5i.X)0 ( ) and the medical
detmrtment has suffered a reduction of
$23,000.
,
_ LU _ _
WU.I , TAKE OVl2l , TWO YEARS.
of Tlmo Iteqtilrcd to Coin the Sclg-
'iiloniRn In the "Treasury.
WASHINGTON , March IS. Should the
Bland seigniorage bill , , which has passed
both house and senate , 'become a law , the
coinage of $35,000,000 of silver bullion will
have to be done nt , thi mints at Philadel
phia , San Francisco' ' ' and New Orleans ,
which nre , In fact , the } only mints of the
Kovernment now In operation. Exclusive of
the necessary coinage , the Philadelphia
mint. It Is thought , cculd turn out aliout
$1,000,000 per month ; thVSun FranclRco mint
about the Fame amountf'and the New Or
leans mint about $ SOOft ) per month. The
San Francisco mint , Mfowevor , hns only
about $10,000,000 In silver ' 'bullion on hand ,
and the New Orleans/ mint only about
$9.r,00,000. So that nfterithe supply now on
hand at these mints toaa been exhausted
the remaining- $ .TOOOO.OOOywould have to be
coined at the Philadelphia mint nlone. The
whole time , therefore , which would be nec
essary to coin the seigniorage would b3 ap
proximately about two years and two
months. _ " /
ROUTINE IN , TitEjsENATE.
I.lttlo lluslnes * of General Interest to Ito
Trunsnetuil This Week.
WASHINGTON , March' , JS. The present
week will , .so far. .as , ( ho calendar reveals ,
bo 'devoted by the senafiS : to routine business
'
of no general -Interest. ' It Is probable the
fortifications nppro'prlal' in bll ) will bo re
ported from the commixed , aiuntlfsh'ouia'
bo It will probably raiken iip for discus
' ' - * * " ' ' "
sion' nna'pUt-Mio ) ltSpsrsagor"F6F''th6"rest
thcro will bor.on effort to dispose of the
government printing site' , the Russian thistle
appropriation , and the McGarrahan bill , and
of a largo number .of special bills on the
calendar. . _
AUIKI Kiln Currol'H I'lacc In History.
WASHINGTON , March 18.-In view of
the claims made on behalf of the late Anna
Ella Carrel that she had planned the Ten-
nespco river campaign In the civil war ,
Representative Plckler of South Dakota
hns Introduced In the house a resolution au
thorizing the house military affairs commit
tee to ascertain In the Interest and the In
violability of history who llrst suggested
the Importance ot utilizing for strategic
movements the Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers , which move resulted In the fall efForts
Forts Henry and Don'elson ,
Cold lii tlio Trenxnry.
WASHINGTON , March IS. The cash bal
ance In the treasury at the close of business
*
yesterday was $137,154,778 , and the net pold
$107,3.13,201 , n gain slnccj Friday of $74,255. The
secretary of the treasury today accepted
the bill for work on the , public building now
In course ot construction nt Detroit , Mich.
HUSl'IiXUKD IX MlDAlll.
Horrihlo Expnrlrnect of n ChlfiiRO Carpenter
Itcneued by u Ilrnvo Man.
CHICAGO , March IS. People In the vicin
ity of a new grain , flovator In process of
erection at South Clllcago yesterday after
noon were horrified to see Joseph Coatcs , n
carpenter , slip on the' roof and slide rapidly
to the edge. As he Was going- over the edge
Contes grabbed n wall pinto with hla right
hand and hunt ; to I ) , his body belli ? sus
pended nt a height of 100 feet. Coates' fel
low workmen were paralyzed with fright
and two of them fainted. Others POOH re
covered their senses nnd set nbout to rescue
him. AH this tlmo Coates was crying- out
to those In sound of'his voice to nave him.
In the 'course of n few seconds the horror
Htrlcken watchers on the bridge below saw
a man appear at a window , and behind him
were pevernl others. ) The llrst man leaned
far out until It seemf-d ns If he would tum
ble headlong to thn urqund , but a stout
rope nbout hid body held him securely
while he reached out nnd grasped the man
hanplnff from the wall pinto and pulled him
In. Then with an almost 'superhuman effort
both men were dragged through the win
dow by the rescuers. The rescued man ,
when ho found himself saved , fell over In a
dqnd faint , nnd thu rescuer , William Jones ,
another carpenter , collapsed completely. A
faint cheer reached those In the room nt
the top of the elevator. Coates , when ho
wan llnnlly revived , was In such a norvouo
condition that he had. to bo assisted borne
by two of hla fellow workmen ,
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HH.AK J' . SUIIItlbT UXDKIt A CLOUD.
Well Known American ICallway Mini anil
I'niiilN Alleged to lie MSKMR | ! ,
NEW YOIIIC , Mnfch 18.-SllnB P. Schrlst ,
manager of the ItqIUmy Equipment and
Publication company ) has been missing
since February 2. nmj ( wth him It Is alleged
has disappeared nearly $10,000 of the com-
pany'n fundti. b'olulst had charge of the
oneern , and the funds which It IB claimed
10 embezzled were obtained , It IH alleued ,
jy endorsing checks of the company with
out authority. Sohrlst. It Is understood ,
undo n statement before ho left to a friend ,
n which he claimed he wn entitled to all
lie money taken , BclirlHt Is well known to
the railway men of , America. Ho Is presi
dent of the International Association of Car
Accountants. '
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SIMS IIM.S XOfj
A. 1' . A. Lecturer Apjiearn nt Kaiilianna ,
* Win. , with a I'yiT.o of Olllecn.
KAUKAUNA , Wls.j March 18.-Slms , the
V , P. A. lecturer , preached at the Baptist
church hero tonight/ , but referred cnlv
slightly to A. P. Alain nnd his former
roubles here. Ho vns-fprced to drive from
Sheboygnn , nlxty-flvo miles , because no
KiHPonger train was available on Sunday ,
nnd he WIIB refused permission to rjdo on n
'rclght. ' Itvnn not generally known he
uul arrived , and his nniieurancu nt the
linrch WIIH a uurnrlse. There wan no dls-
urbance of any kind. The fhvrlft of th *
ounty , with * lx deputies , drove down from
Vppletun to pruvent trouble , but their pres-
nee W.IK unnecessary.
Taliumtny 1'olltlclmm Nllr.nt ,
PASADENA , Cnl. , March l8.-Hlchnr4
"roker , the Tnmmuny chief of New York ,
a at the Hotel Raymond , To a newspaper
nan he IH absolutely dumb no far an per.
nl us to political matters In his balllxvl''k
nor dlil lie appear In the least Int'-reoted
hen Informed that Mayor Gllroy of N-w
, ork was n curut nt thu Hotel Green , less
liuu n mile distant Aa yet there bus bcn
20 Interview between the two DoIltlcUua.
CRUSHED A WHOLE FAMILY
Cyclone in Texas Demolishes a House that
Was Crowded with Negroes ,
HALF A DOZEN OF THEM INSTANTLY KILLED
leather. "Mother mill Children Mangled by
thuStnrni-IItifilmiHl Killed by lll < < Wlfo'fl
Side Devusliitlon Widespread III
the I.one Star State.
LONG VIEW , Tc.x. , March 18. A cyclone
swept over this place at 1 o'clock this morn
ing , accompanied ny hntlstone of Immense
size. The greatest fury was six miles west
of hero , whcro It struck the largo country
homo of John Cain , lately occupied by a large
family of negroes.
The house was In an ancient grove of oaks
twenty In number. Every one of them was
uprooted and piled up In tcrrlblo confusion
with dead fowls , dogs and cows and flvo
negroes.
Old man Alexander Lester was found fifty
yards away , entirely nude and dead. .
Ills old wife , Sarah , was pinned under a
trco , mangled and dead.
Alexander Lester , jr. , was mangled and Is
dead.
Robert Lester , 9 years old , was found near
a trco , without a mark of violence , dead.
Jasper Collins was pinned under a large
oak , snugly covered up In bed , with his head
crushed and limbs broken , dead , Uesldo him
crawled painfully out his young wife , Mollle
Collins , with an ugly hole In her. forehead.
She will recover.
Susy Lester , Infant , was found In n fallen
trco top with legs and arms crushed , dead.
Silas Johnson was bruised from head to
ifoot , but will recover.
Frank Dlscr had a leg broken below the
knee.
Dock Sims , who was sleeping with Alex
ander Lester , Jr. , had his head bruised , and
will die.
Odessa Lester , 4 years old , had both arms
broken , and will die. She was found many
yards away In the field.
Arthur Lester , G years old , had his lea
broken In two places and was oyicrwlse
badly bruised , and will die.
Willie Lester , 5 years old , was slightly
hurt.
hurt.Mr.
Mr. Ben Hoppe , a white man living near
by , brought assistance and the dead and
wounded wore taken to a 'one-room house
belonging to E. C. Edwards , where they
were placed In bed In strange 'confusion ,
dead , unconscious and suffering , aide by aids.
The correspondent often mistook' the dead
for the living. Two physicians were attend
ing the most seriously injured , while the
wounded who were able hobbled painfully
around the yard.
Half a mlle south a white man's house
was completely demolished , but with the
exception of a few painful bruises all
escaped. John Kuffet's wagon nearby was
blown away and much of It has not been
found.
The granary of Nick Hardls , two 'miles
east , was unroofed. . ;
"The "liousB of Salllo Jones , colored , was
wrecked and her 4-yoar-old daughter was
perhaps fatally Injured by hailstones.
A passenger train passed Just as the
cyclone went by , narrowly escaping It.
All previous accounts of Immense stones
and wind dwindle Into Insignificance In
comparlso'n with this storm. Many of the
blocks of Ice were from fifteen to eighteen
ounces In weight.
GAINESVILLE , Tex. , March 18. The most
severe electric wind and rain storm ever
known hero burst over this city early this
morning. Several houses were unroofed ,
while others were blown over. The house of
J. C. Welch was struck by lightning and
burned. Mrs. Welch was severely burned
and may die.
At Mountain Springs , ten miles south of
here , n heavy hailstorm prevailed. Stones
larger than hen eggs fell for half an hour.
SAN ANGKLO , Tex. , March IS. News by
wire has Just been received hero of a ter
rific tornado last night at Trlckham , a small
village near Coleman , Tex. , In which' four
children of W. D. Watson wcro Instantly
killed and ho himself Injured. Numerous
houses wcro blown to pieces , but without
further Injury to llfo.
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11AI11S ( li:3li 1'OH THE VIEI.I ) 31VSRV3I.
Columbian Collection at Chlenco ICnrlehcil
l > y Kecrnt AeiiiiNItlons ,
NEW YORK , March 18. The Field Co
lumbian museum of Chicago , In addition to
largo numbers of ethnological collections
purchased since Its organization , has just
made Important and valuable additions to
the museum , more so than any museum
IIOB ever made at one time , having pur
chased for about $100,00) ) the following :
The Tiffany collections of gems nml prec
ious stones which were contained In one
lint cape In the Tlifnny pavilion , Manu
facturers building , and ail the e In the four
cases In the northwest sailer : ' of the Min
im ; building' . A collection tlmt wna exhib
ited by the United States government In Its
building at the World's fair of the all
known alloys of gold and silver and a series
Illustrating the pnvlmts of uold and silver
In Its various workshops. A collection of
old India Jewelry , oriental ornaments for
perfonnl decoration collected by hock-wood
do Forest , the artist. The George F. Kunz
collection of meteorites , containing the
largest meteoric stone that has ever been
found or known to fall , the entire number
of pieces weighing 13l8 : ! pounds. A collec
tion of platinums representing- over twenty
localities , platinum coins , etc. A collection
IIIUHtratliiK metallurgy of coinage. A col
lection of 103 frames of portraits of famous
geologists , mlnerologlstB , gem writers and
others , and a library of (1,009 ( books nml
pamphlets , many of them ilntlni ; from the
tlftcenth , sixteenth , [ seventeenth nml eigh
teenth centuries , desci-lptlvo of nil the fore
going collections , rich In llnely Illustrated
works on mineralogy , mining and metal
lurgy , especially of value In Illustrating the
early science of the above named stndlea
and -exhibit In connection With the collec
tion.
Kit ix 'J'iittico ji.n :
Two Women ami a Child Lost by a lloat
BAN FRANCISCO , March IS. Mrs. Molilo
Martin , wife of n saloon keeper , her daugh
ter , Ora , aged 0 , rind Miss Nellie McCarthy ,
who lived with the Martins , were drowned
In the bay today by the capsizing of a
yacht. They wcro out on n pleasure trip
with Peter Thornbunr. a Swedish nnllor.
The latter cnva the tiller to Airs. Martin
whllo he adjusted the sail * . 8ho was Inex
perienced and throw the boat too elope to
the wind and It turned over. All managed
to hold on to the overturned boat , which
drifted with the ebb tide pant the Urltlth-
Bhlp Mary Down. ThornburK claims their
iTli-H for assistance were heard , but the oftl-
cera refused to lower a boat , throwlnc out
a life buoy ItMteiul , The women- exhausted ,
tlnully loosened their holds and sank.
ThornburK was rescued utter bulnt ; two
hours In the
Midwinter I'nlr Well Atli-mlrO.
SAN FHANCISCO , March 18.The total
attendance at the Midwinter fair yesterday
wast Oi.-llt ureuter than any other day xlncc
the opening , when It was above T..OOO. The
( vertigo attendance nt the fair IH gradually
Increasing , and It IH probable It will be
nuch heavier from thin llmo onward.
Steamer I. a llri'tngiiu Axlioro.
FIUE ISLAND , March 1312 o'clock-
Steamer La liretogne Is ashore twelve mlj-n
cast of Fire Island. It Is thought
float off at high water.
SIZING UP THE SITUATl
Itallrond aim Hprnil Siindiiy In < } nlotl
Ing OUT thn Iteeonl.
Quiet rolgncd In railway circles
day. All hands wcro taking n long breatl
and n now hitch In their trousers for A re
newal of the battle on tin ) morrow.
The feeling that has been crowing ever
since tlio men began to assemble that the
conference with Mr. Clark would not result
in n settlement has deepened from day to
toy , and now the men have had a day of
rest to look around and ECO "where they
are at" that opinion Is more deep-seated
limn ever. The men do not quoaUon the
sincerity of Mr Qlark , or tlio. fact that he
earnestly desires a speedy settlement of the
( llfferoiicoa , Uilt.'as they view the situation ,
there Is no common ground on which Mr.
Clark and the men can stand without each
conceding moro than they are at all likely
to do. Said a leader among the men to n
Heo reporter :
"So far as the chances of reaching n
settlement are concerned , both the men ami
Mr. Clark might just as well go home or go
about the usual vocations of their life. "
This being true , It would seem to one not
familiar with the situation that the con
ference might Just us well cease , but such Is
not the fact. There Is no doubt but there
are many things concerning which the re
ceivers and the men differ that can be adJusted -
Justed , and which will ( jrcatly reduce the
friction between the two and which can bo
scttlod'bottor out of court than in , and those
will all be out of the way when the court Is
called upon to pass upon the points at Issue
between the men and the receivers.
OPENED A WIDE CAP.
Sattirilay mprnlnB it looked as though the
telegraphers , which was the first organiza
tion to come to bat , would bo nblo to finish
up by night , but , as stated yesterday mornIng -
Ing , this Illusion was speedily dispelled and
there was such a wide gap between the po
sitions of the two that some method of
hurrying up matters became n necessity , as
there were the engine men and tlio train
men yet to bo heard , and between them and
the receivers there were still moro points to
bo settled than in the case of the teleg
raphers. It was therefore decided that the
hearing of the telegraphers should be con
tinued before Mr. Korty and Mr. Clark
would on Monday .take up the cases of the
engineers and firemen , who will be heard
jointly. If the telegraphers and Mr. Clark
arc unltkely to agree , there Is still less
likelihood of the englnemen and the
referee coining to an understanding , not
that this class are moro unreasonable
In their demands than their brothers of the
tickers , but because there arc more points of
difference here and which Involve moro flnan-
c'ully to the receivers and the men. The
men In all branches are probably not willing
to concede as much for the sake of arriving
at a settlement as they would be In case they
did not believe the whole matter would have
to go Into the courts anyhow on account of
the limitations placed upon the scope of the
conference by Mr. Clark.
As stated yesterday morning , the only
thlng-that can be expected from the present
conference Is to clear up the side Issues and
points which would tend to confuse and ob
scure the real points at Issue batwecn 'the re
ceivers and the men , and thus enable Judge
Caldwell to pass upon them , more Intelli
gently. -
onAXD'CIIIEF WILKINSON .HEUE. .
S. E. Wilkinson , grand chief of the Order
of Railway Trainmen , arrived In this city
yesterday and registered at the Murray.
During the afternoon he was in copbulta-
tlon with the delegates of that ordcF now In
the city In attendance upon the conference
with Mr. Clark. IIo was seen l.y u IJco re
porter , and In response to an Inquiry
stated that ho did not know anything of In
terest that ho could consistently communi
cate ; that he had not been hero long enough
to bo entirely familiar with the situation
and would prefer to have what news
was given out como from the men vlio were
hero and wcra fanrli.tr wltn 11,0 , situa
tion. He stated that no > vas passing Ilircnyh
the city and Just tdmply Flopped off
to have a little talk with the men , but that
according to tlio constitution of their order
he had nothing to do with the present illlll-
cultles until the men had made the attempt
to settle them for themselves and failed. All
ho could do was1 to counsel and advise them.
Ho stated that lie expected to leave for his
homo In the morning and would not return
hero unless he situation demanded It.
In regard to the condition of things'on
the Northern Pacific Mr. WIIKInson stated
that from the latest advices ho had from
there everything was progressing favorably
for the men. In regard to the General labor
situation ho cald ho was not advised except
KO fnr as It pertained to his own particular
branch. In that line It looked as though
there was a promise soon of a revival and
that a largo number of trainmen now out of
work would be back again earning salaries.
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SOUTIIKHX 1'AVll'W DlSTUltllKlt.
Interest of thu Stanford C.stiito to Ho Dis
posed of at Oner.
SAN FllANCISCO , March 18. The Chroif-
Iclo prints a story to the effect that Mrs.
Stanford Is about to dispose of her large
holdings In the Southern Pacific company
and the associated corporation , the Pacific
Improvement company , to the great em
barrassment of the Crocker , Huntlniton and
Hopkins Interests. The reason assigned Is
that under tlio terms of Senator Stanford's
will It Is necessary to raise by May 17 , 1S35 ,
the sum of $3,000,000 , which represents In
Lho aggregate the several bequests of the
late senator due and payable at that time ,
ns well as various claims and promissory
notes against tlio estate. The total ap
praisement , of tha Stanford cstnto IH n
llttlo over $17,000,000 , ami It Is assorted
that It In possible to realize at this time
without great sacrifice the sum of J. > ,000,000
only on the railroad properties. The policy
of the Southern Pacific has always been to
maintain the prlnclp.il ownership In a cloxo
corporation , and the Interests of tlio three
great owiors | have always been so closely
related that It has not been possible to sep
arate without violent dltUnrlmnco of thin
lollcy and probable depreciation of the value
of tlmt stock and ale : the bonds of the railroad -
road company. The Stanford Interest IE
mn-fourth , nml It Is nald lieahlea tlmt n
change o ! ownership will make a Imrmon-
ous management more dllllcult.
Mrs. Stunfortl , hownvcr , Is alleged to bo
definitely determined upon this stop , not
only to comply with the terms of her him-
jand's will , but to tecure by umplo provision
.ho maintenance of tlio great Stanford uni
versity after her death.
KKXTirVKY It.tUHItN
Heavy Loss of a Wealthy Ouenslmro Stoelc-
iiiiin by lliitiiliii ! ; ,
OWENSnOIlO. Ky. , Marcli IS. John Kopp.
a wealthy stockman , lost u splendidly
xpilpped stock barn and valuable race
torses by flro today. Lightning struck the
barn , on which there were flvo lightning
rods. The building and contents were In
ailien In thirty minutes. The stud was
undo up of the following line stock :
II. W. Miller's pacing mare , Carrie M ,
valued at $5,000 ; Scherrer & Iloffendorfcr'f
rotting utalllun , Dm Carbeu'i , valued at
5,000 , and the folljwlnj , ' hon.03 of John
Copps : IllooJfd stillloii , Heidelberg , JH.OOO :
due grass stallion. Prince Upton , is.OOO ;
stallion. Ulvtre , J 1,000 ; briod inarex , Nancy
. .eo and Lena Itlverx , $1.000 each ; Lottie II
and Pansy , $300 each ; mallloni , Diamond and
arngu , } f > 00 ami ? IOO. In addition , $000
vortli of colts and work horicm were burned.
The Iced barn adjolulnx was tilled with
OO'B. ' The barn c < st about $2,00u , The | rm
s over $30.000 , with no Insurancecxcopilni ;
cm thu picuig niaru.
MINERS ON GUARD
Situation at Orinplo Orcok Critical but No
Immcdiato Danger.
SOLDIERS RESTING ON THEIR ARMS
\
Governor Waite Anvisca a Oonforeiico Bo-
twcon the Contending Forces.
NO ARRESTS' ATTEMPTEDvATPRESENT
Troops March to the Scene in Preference to
Using Oouvoyeucos.
THEY WERE AFRAID OFAN AMBUSH
Commanding Olllrrr Informed tlint tlio
. Men Would Itc Attneked In Ilu , Dcl
of tlio Mountains anil .Shot
l.lkci Sheep.
CRIPPLE CREEK , March 18. Hvcrythlnfl
hns been quiet iicro today mid it Is now
thought tlioro Is little likelihood of serious
trouble. Sonio of tlio miners , however , are
desperate men nml not n few of them went
through the horrors In Cpcur d'Alcne , ng
they have often ndinltted. The troops of tlio
national guard did not nrrlvq In town until
8 o'clock this morning , and when they went
Into camp at the foot of Second street on a
largo plat of vacant ground they were na
dirty n set ofjmcn as ever came off n march.
Instead of riding over from Midland In
conches and hacks as had been Intended ,
General llrooks decided that It would bo
better for the men to march. This decision
was reached after the receipt of advices from
this city that thcro was a strong possibility
that the miners on Dull Hill would attempt
to ambush the troops In some narrow defile.
Of course the commanding officer did not
know but tlmt this Information was correct ,
but In reality It was without the least foun
dation.
Today the soldiers have done nothing but
stay In camp. Adjutant General Tnrsney
and Brigadier General Broolcs have their
headquarters In the Palnco hotel. A hospital
1ms been opened In a largo building in the
tipper town , and it now has flvo Inmates ,
but none of the cases are of a serious
nature.
A largo number of business men waited
this afternoon upon Sheriff Dowers and
Adjutant General Tarsney and General
IJrooks. The situation was fully explained
to the officers of the national guard. Later
Adjutant General Tarsney had-a long talk
with Governor Walto by telephone , and ex
plained the situation to his chief as fully as
possible , Governor Walte then ndvlHed that a
conference with the miners and authorities of
Altaian bo held. This was agreed to on all
sides , and the sheriff said that the men on
Dull Hill should coino down from the hill
and return again without molestation. This
means that he will not attempt to servo any ,
warrants tonight while tliey are In. the city.
Martin Alexander , the mayor of Altman ,
and John Daley , the deputy sheriff of the
town , were arrested In this city and placed
In Jail early in the forenoon. John Caider-
\vood , the president of Miners union , was
also arrested. A feW hours ago the thrco
men were taken to the county Jail at Colorado
rado Springs. There was an Incendiary flro
In town lust night , which was quickly put
out , and a largo charge of giant powder
was exploded on Dattlo mountain , shaking
the shaft 'houses at the Independence and
Portland mines , but dolm ; no great "damage.
WAITE SAVES "tf. SQLDIEUS.
Governor Walto lay { dan ordcr tonight
to Adjutant Gcncrar i-arsnpy.ithat the sol
diers must not bo need us a guard to enable *
the mine owners to resume work'on the
nine-hour basis , but only to preserve the
peace In the event of a conflict. V
At the conference between the military ,
officers and a committee of tlio Miners union
tonight the latter gave assurances that no
eslstance would bo offered to the serving
of warrants upon any of the miners. No
Member of the union , they asserted , had
inythlng to do with the arrest of deputlea
U Altman Friday night. If any mlstaka
ias been made It was made by the nuthor-
tlcs at Altman and the miners were In no
iianncr responsible. The miners requested
Adjutant General Tarsnoy to withdraw the
troops , but he replied lie could not do so ,
as the sheriff Insisted that they wcro
lecdcd. In answer to a message from the
Altman authorities asking why ho had sent
the troops , Governor Walto tonight replied :
'I sent the troops for the preservation at
the peace upon the repeated and urgent ro-
luest of the sheriff. They will bo used
only for that purpose. The troops wcro
lot moved until 1 was wired that the sheriff
iail been killed. The proper authority liar *
ng made tha demand I was legally ad-
vised. "
Flvo deputy sheriffs arrived In town to-
ilght from Victor with Waller HiiKsel ,
ircsldcnt of tlio Victor Miners union. Ho
vas arrested on the charge of contempt. At
Victor all the saloons wcro closed about 2
o'clock today by order of the sheriff. They ,
vlll ba kept closed until the present crliis la
lassed. It was rumored that nil the ta-
ouns In Cripple. Creek , Anaconda und Alt-
nan would bo closed at midnight.
It Is not known yet what caused the ex-
iloBlon of giant powder near the Indcpen-
lence mine last night. The union miners
lollcvo It waH done by some enemy who
vuiitcd to stir up sentiment 'against them.
A petition to Governor Walto , asking him
o withdraw the troops , In receiving many
signatures.
Al.r. OUIKT AT DENVEIt.
inventor Wivll.i Iiivlliied to Depend Upon
I lilt Court * .
DENVER , March 18. General McCooU
oday withdrew the federal troops from t'a
city to Fort Logan. Tha proceeding ! ) against
Mayor Van Horn and Police Commissioner ! !
togoro , Darnos und Mulllns for contempt
of court , In having violated the Injunction
ssucd by Judge Graham on behalf of Messrs.
) rr and Martin , tha uammlxulonorH removed
ly Governor Walto , will como up bvfora
udgu Glyni ) tomorrow morning. Judgu Gra-
min has gone on u vacation. The hcurlni ;
will probably bo postponed until after tha
MSO In tlio supreme court , submitted by
Jovornor Walto for the jmrposo of ascertain-
ng who JLTO entitled to act us commis
sioners , Id dlxpoxed of. U Is sot fur hearing
omorrow afternoon.
The iltuulnn In mill critical , for Orr and
Martin , aclliis on the advlco of their counpul ,
leclnrc tliuy * -ill not bo governed by the
opinion of the r'turemw court , but. will Itrlat
m holding olllct .null a decision l obtained
n a regular manner In the cane pending In ,
he district conn Their attorney * . Wells.
i'aylor ftTaylor , todav definitely decided that
' , ( > would nut tukt yart In the argument ,
r 1 the hearing , HIT nay , will bn ex | urto
'ul not blndlou. U la even doubtful It thi