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OMAHA , EKIDAY MOUSING , PJ3BRUATIY 28 , 1800. SINGLE 001 ? Y TTEVE CENTS.
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Spanish Commander in Cuba Investigating
Heports of Atrocities ,
THINKS WEYUR IS QUITE FAIR
Slnrcr.In IIIH Af N > rtlcm * Hint All
Who Trout Pplmmom Cruelly
Will H ' I'nulNliiMl
hf irly. .
( C.H > yrlKht , 1 S , by Preps PubllrhlnR Company. )
HAVANA , Cuba. Fob. 27. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) General -
eral Wcyler Informed mo today that he has
one of Ills most trusted ofllcers engaged In
investigating the reported atrocities near
I'unta Brava. Ho expects an Immediate re
port , and If the case proves to be as Is al
leged , he will Inflict unconditional punish
ment on the perpetrators.
Genera ! Weyler seems entirely sincere In
his Intention to prevent any such outrages
as are reported to have happened about
Piinln Brava. Every subordinate who violates
specific orderu not to 111 treat prisoners will
ho punished. The governor general feels
badly o\cr attacks on him by some American
newspapers. Most of the charges against
him are untrue.
This correspondent has Investigated and
rcl'ablc ' Information from foreign residents
who were In the district In which ho operated
In the former rebellion goes to prove this as
sertion.
The arrcft of an American correspondent
recently was purely a case of mistaken
Identity. Other parties visited I'unta Drava ,
us this correspondent knows , and they were
mistaken for the person arrested and his
Interpreter.
General Wcyler Is disposed to be very fair ,
and is certainly a man of extraordinary
activity and abll ty.
WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN.
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CiiiiKlit li > tinIiiHlirKciilK. .
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HAVANA , Cubj , Feb. 27. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Se
bastian ; Ulaclas , o nor of the Tivltor planta
tion , on the railway between Havana and
Mataiuas , was hanged to a tree by rebels
jesterday for attempting to grind sugar. Ho
was In Havana Tuesday and told a friend
ho would have to go Into bankruptcy unless
he could mike and tell sugar.
The new troops which arrived from Spain
yesterday have been sent Into the field.
General Maza.ui , one of the ablest of the
Spanish generals , has gone to take a com
mand under General I'ando In Santa Clara
province ,
Snntl , a town near Sagua , Santa Clara
province , was attacked Februaiy 14 by In
surgents under Rodriguez. Eighty-three
houses wete burned and two Chinamen were
killed. llebels attacked Alqulzar , Havana
province. February 2. > . They were repulsed
by the ganlson , but burned so.ire houses
In the Mibuibs. The small town of Calvarlo ,
-ten miles south of Havana , was Invaded by
rebels February 23. Kl Cano was entered
last nlRlH nnd three stores were looted. Cav-
ajabro , I'lnar del Hio province , was burned
February 24. _ REEDER.
WI4ATIIii ( IX AUSTUAMA.
f lira * HulxcN ( InDentil
VANCOUVER , I ) . G' . , Feb. 27. The Cana-
dian-Australlan steamer Mlowcra from Syd
ney brings news of great suffering and loss
of propci tj In Australia by the extraordinary
climatic conditions. There Is unprecedented
heat on land and an excessively high death
inte fiom sunstroke , eighty bodies being
burled In Sydney In one day. Terrific storms
prevailed along the coast. Crops In a great
many localities have been ruined. Heids
of stock arc starving and dying1 for want of
water and there Is a distressing array of
marine casualties reported.
The town of Murrurundl was almost en
tirely destrojed by an electric and wind storm.
It was night when the storm struck theio.
The whole eountiy for thirty minutes was
aflame , with balls of lire and scintillating
sparks of light. On the Queensland coast
the btorm was of awful violence. At mid
night on January 2C the steamer Glanworth
was dilven on the rocks off Gladstone.
There were 100 people on board. The crew ,
with a splendid display of courage and
obedience , abandoned the vessel with some
elgl'ty-flve passengers , landing them safely
at the light house. The vessel Is a total
vv reck. _
1II3AI.V Clli\TiS TWO bi\SATIOg.
Ainitiuiiri-H IIIH I'rcferi-nco for
Colonial < ; < riinu'iil.
LONDON , Feb. 27. Timothy Healy , In ad
dressing the Irish National federation In
Dublin today , accused John Dillon of get
ting himself elected to the chairmanship of
the party by Intrigue and In disregard of
the feeling of the country. Ills position ,
however , Mr , Healy continued , entitled him
to forbearance as long as ha kept within the
broad lines of policy. Mr. Healy said he
- ' would lather see Ireland governed as a
crown colony than as It Is now governed.
"If when the liberals are returned to
power , " he added , "nothing Is done for borne
rule , the Irish members should provoke our
expulsion from Parliament. After a few
jeniH of governing Ireland without ropre-
sentntives nt Westminster , fear would probably -
, ably Induce England to grant some kind of
national council , which would eventually bo
broadened Into an Irish parliament. "
s ; . Slorj' of MIIKMU-IM-H Di-iili-il.
\S CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 27. Frequent
' Inquiries made here seem to establish the
fact that there is no truth In the story from
this city , published In the Dally News of
London today , that on February 14 , the first
day of the Ramadan festival , the Turks sur
rounded the Armenian quarter In Muruovan ,
ordered the Armenians to accept Islam and
killed ISO who refused to do so. Mr. Mlle 0.
Jewell , the United Slates consul at Slvaa ,
passed through Mursovan recently , and tele
graphed that lie was proceeding to his post ,
thus Indicating that Martovan la tranquil ,
The arnbasxadorn of the powers have modi )
representations to the Porte regarding the
precarious ill nation at Alntab , Asiatic
T ur key ,
r.ln'lril ( o Piirllniiifiil.
LONDON , Teh. 27. An election took place
yeUerday In the Lltchflcld division of Staf
fordshire for u member of Parliament to
m'cceed Mr. Henry C , Fnlford , liberal , who
was uriHoaleil upon the petition by thu eleillon
Judges In December 9 , last , corrupt practices
having been proved against him , The re
sult of the voting was ac follows : Mr. War
ner , liberal , 4,4S > 1 ; Major L. Darwin , liberal
unionist , 3.9BS ; liberal majority i3.3. At
the general elections last > eur Mr. Fulford
> yati elected by a majority of 41.
I'riili-iJ Attnlnsl tinIdiiifillitl IIIH.
WINNIPEG , Man , , Feb , 27- Attorney Gen
eral Slfton's motion protesting against the
Dominion internment Intcr'crcnce w th Mani
toba school laws by the pass-age cf a umcdlnl
bill vvus adopted In the leKlflatnro today ,
after an all night sitting , by a vote ot 31 lo 7 ,
MiiKlnur Winmi 11"llert iNlit-H ,
_ LONDON , Feb. 27. A Rome dlcpatoh to
tbo Dally News s-ays : The king ot the II > 1-
glans has decided to make t\ar on the der-
vlshea throughout thu Congo Stato. It Is
reported that all the available vessels on
the Congo have already been clurterod ,
X v I 'n in in ti mlr Sen lo Vfrli-ii ,
HOME , Fcb. 27 Gencial Baldlm-i-j hat
been appointed to replace Oneul Daimlerl
In the chief command of the Italian tinopa
In Africa.
MADH WAR ox Tim ntii'KN&KiiKss.
Spntilnli TroniiN ( 'linmoil with Klll-
IHK .NoiiroiiilintnnlH.
HAVANA , Feb. 27. Refugees from the
towns of I'unta Bnrara and Gtialao , twelve
miles away , have arrived at Havana and say
that a reign of terror exists In their locality
In consequence of troops having massacred
peaceable citizens of Cuayato , already briefly
announced by correspondents of American
newspapers. The ofllclal government report
Issued Sunday states that a fight occurred
near I'unta Uarara on the previous day be-
twnn troops sent from Mariano and the In
surgent bands of Vlllontievn and Acosta , re
sulting In a glorious victory for the Spanish
arms , twenty Insurgents having been killed
and fifteen prisoners taken , Residents at
Cuijato have Identified eighteen of the dead
03 peaceful citizens , Only two were In
surgents , and tin prisoners are nearly nil
raid to bo pcoiul. . One of them , named
Qulnicro , claltv > American citizenship.
Admiral Nnva-.ro has returned hero from
n cruise of Inspection along the coast , during
which the gunboat Alrrta bombarded the In-
feurgcnts at Cabanas nnd at Ilahla Honda ,
the two ports In the province of I'lnar del
Illo which wore recently attacked by the
enemy.
Jose Uctancourt , the Insurgent leader who
was recently captured by the Spaniards , has
been tried by court-martial and sentenced to
death
The Insurgents have destroyed two railroad
culverts between Cabe/as nnd Union do
Htycs , In the province of Mataiuas.
According to the official announcements ,
Gomez and Maceo have been trying to effect
a junction , but have so far failed to do so ,
on account of the close manner In which
they have been pressed by the troops when
ever they are located , lioth of the Insurgent
leaders , It Is asserted , have lic'ii continually
compelled to retreat before the advance of
the troops. Maceo Is said to be In the
vicinity of the city of Mntanras , capital of
the province of that name. It Is raid that he
has planned to move southward In the same
direction as Gomez , who Is described us
being south of Jovcllancs ( llcmbas ) . be
tween Colon nnd Matanzas.
The newly arrived battalions , Murela nnd
Luzon , have already reached Matanzas and
will be sent Into the field against the In
surgents Immediately , nut the new troops
from Spain will opelate In conjunction with
battalions which have become seasoned to
the climate and familiar with the tricks of
the enemy , as It lias been proved that this
has a beneficial effect upon > oung soldiers.
The Insui gents have plundered the vil
lages of Mantilla and Calvarlo , near this
city , and their audacity la really astonishing ,
In view of the strong force of troops In and
about Havai a. Major Ccrnlero , at the head
of 150 Infantrymen on the railway near
Union do Heyes , province of Matan as , has
been engaged with a strong force of In
surgents , eald to have b en commanded by
Maceo , Habl , Morejan , Toro Agullera and
Mlqellnl. A large body of Insurgents moving
In the direction of the plantation of San
Ignaclo , while passing over a creek near
Guanabana , was fired upon by a column of
Spanish trcops which occupied a commanding
position on a hill sui rounded by stone walls.
Although the Insurgents were about 1,000
yards away , they Buffered severe loss and
left on the field n major and four men killed
and forty-two wounded.
VO IMIOPOSAI , TO K\ \ CI'TE nOAI'T.
iiiKli : li MliilKlry nnlrN homr Humor *
Itrrcnllj Cl roll Intnl.
LONDON. Feb. 27. Replying to Sir E
Ashmead-Uartlett , conservative member for
the Ecclesall division of Sheffield , Mr. Cur-
7on , under secretary for the foreign office ,
said In the House of Commons today that
the government had nt received , recently ,
a proposal from any government Involving
the evacuation of Egypt.
In reply to a question on the subject , Mr.
Curzon declared that Russia had assured
Great Britain that there was no truth In
the report that by the terms of a treaty con
cluded between Russia and China , the former
had secured railway rights and commercial
advantages to which the "most favored na
tions" clause did not apply.
Mr. A. J. Balfour , first lord of the treas
ury , replying to a question , said It was not
proposed to ask the approval of the bignors
of the Berlin treatv for a Russian occupa
tion c' Anatolia.
The House of Commons tonight , by a vole
of 258 to 124 , adopted Mr. A J. Balfour's new
niles of procedure , which relate part'cularly
to the debate on supply. They provide for
one sitting a week to be permanently devoted
to effective supply In preference to other
subjects and that after the ordinary financial
business of the year has been under discus
sion for a certain number ef days , a form of
automatic closure phall be brought Into opera
tion.
tion.Tho Times , In an editorial , contends that
the official denials ( referring to a statement
made by Mr. George N. Curzon In the
House of Commons yesterda > ) failed to dis
prove Its Constantinople correspondent's
rtatement that the sultan had Invited Lord
Salisbury to discuss the Egyptian question.
The Times Is Inclined to believe , however ,
that the Idea of the Invltat'on must be at
tributed to the sultan alone nnd had nothing
to do with the Turkish government.
WIMi IIAKH AVinMOIll VI , OF IT.
nilKI'ONNIMl IICHOllllloil Of VfllCCIIclltll
Griitltuili * to III * PrcNfiltfd.
( Copj rlcht , ISM , l > y I'IIMS I'lilillshlnu f'ornpnny. )
CARACAS , Venezuela , Feb. 27. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
Joint resolution of congress thanking the
United States government for Its position
upon the Guiana boundary dispute , adopted
yesterday by the Senate and Chamber of
Deputies , will be engrossed In the form of
a memorial , and to It will be affixed the
signatures of all the members.
W. NEPHEW KINO.
ii.vv.tim CAI.I.S o.v FOUIICOITICH. ; .
vuit Sui a to iiic . i-ftfi
LONDON , Feb. 27 , United States Am-
Imsador Bayard paid a hurried visit to the
foreign office this afternoon. It Is under
stood that his call was connected with the
Venezuelan situation. The time allowed by
the Brlt'sh government for Venezuela to
comply with Jts demands for tin * payment of
n small Indemnity for the arrctt of British
Police Inspector Barnes expired ut midnight.
SttMiniNliliiNtolilliiK Corluto.
K'O ' , liy ] 'iit s I'liWIsiriiKniimy. | . )
COLON , Colombia , Feb. 27 , ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram , )
Steamships leaving Panama nvo'd ' Corlntn ,
owing to reports nf revolution In Nicaragua.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Fcb , 27. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram , ) The
popular , that IK. the elected members of the
council , will offer a lesolutlon praying that
the BilllBh government recognize Cuba.
rN In CiM'iit IMntrcNN.
LONDON , Feb. 27. Thu Anglo-Armenian
association hai ! received a telegram from
Constantinople which sayb that 00 Aniienl-
aim have been mustacred ut Arabeklr anJ
that the widow : * and orphans of those killed
are In terrible distress from cold nnd hunger.
The dltputch tUo myt that the Armenians
of SIvuo and Cerara aie In dally fear of
imthsucrc. Forced coiivrrslons to IslamUm
are genci.il throughout the piavlncc ,
ForoliiK On * i : > litl.'in Itnoxlloii ,
ST. PETERSHl'HG. Feb. 27. The Nuevo
Vrcmya asserts tint Austria ha > > been up-
pnacheil bj the Porte with a view to rucer-
talnlng whether > he would support tin- en
deavor of TnrKey to Induce England to
evacuate Eg > pt. The application met with
a sharp reply In the negative. The tame
paper alleges that Itut-sli , Germany nnd
Franco nu > prepared to give Ihelr mijipoit to
thu Porto In this matter ,
lll > rllllll'NC I.IIMII.
LON'DON , Feb. 2S-'lhe Daily Telegrapn
3)8 In 118 financial article that French ,
German and \me , Iin piidlcHc ( are eom-
the CUnrsu luir. .
COUNTRY IS ALL UNDER ARMS
Government nntl Eebels in Nicaragua Pre
paring for the Oontest.
INSURGENTS' ' FORCES BETTER ARMED
Important Clllcn tlrclilc ( n CIIN < Their
Lot with I'roNlitcnt -lnjn
iyONIIl Jill-It . 'III } ' IIIKO ll |
llniiil.
( Copyrighted , 1806 , by the Associated Press )
MANAGUA , Nicaragua , Feb. 27. ( Via
Galveston , Tex. ) The revolution Is now In
full blast and all the cities of Nicaragua on
this side of the country are In arms and
preparing either to support President Zelaya
or contribute men for the march of his ene
mies upon the capital , Managua. Fugitives ,
who have reached this city from Leon , the
old capital of Nicaragua , headquarters of
the rebels , which Is opposed to the liberal
or Zelaya party on general principles , and ,
as n result of differences of long standing ,
chief of which Is the- transfer of the capital
from Leon to Managua , say that the Leon *
Ists are In arms to a man , and rapidly or
ganizing an army with which to advance
upon Managua. They have the advantage
of possessing more modern arms and artil
lery ; but the adherents cf the president are
not discouraged , and especially ns the
Granada conservatives , concerning whose
attitude as n body , there was some doubt ,
declared themselves today In favor of Zelaya.
This means almost half of the battle won.
for Masaya will undoubtedly follow the lead
of Granada. The latter city has moie im-
P'rtont commercial Interests than any other
city of Nicaragua. Besides , It Is the
eastern port of Lake Nicaragua , and the
stopping place cf the steamers which cross
the lake to Fort San Carlos , at the mouth
cf the San Juan river , by which waterway ,
communication with the Atlantic ocean Is
maintained , via San Juan del Sur , better
known as Grcytown , near the eastern en
trance to the proposed maritime canal of
Nicaragua , In which c'tlzens cf the United
States are Interested.
Thus , with. Granada and other smaller
cities supporting him , President Zelaya hopes
to crush the rebellion In due time. The loss
of Granada would most likely have turned the
t'de against the president. Then again the
support of the conservatives of Granada , who
are In the majority by long odds. Is not
lukewarm support. They telegraphed to
the president today offering him the sum of
$1,000 with which to equip the troops being
hurriedly enrolled to defend the capital
against the Lsonlsts and their clerical sup
porters. Tlio offer was promptly accepted.
In addition , the government cannot only
withdraw all the regular troops from Gran
ada , but In addition , a strong corps of volun
teers Is being raised there to support the
president , and Its advancs guard will shortly
leave Granada for this c.ty , where every
preparation possible for defense has been
made.
PnEPAIUNG FOR RESISTANCE.
The military authorities here are work
ing night and day , and the populace Is wild
with warlike preparations. The military
band , which , on certain nights of the week
plays In front of the president's palace , now
plays there nightly , and all the patrlrtlc airs
are loudly applauded by the crowds which
gather about the executive mansion. Last
night the president was compelled to appear
three or four times In answer to the demands
of his supporters.
Three thousand men and twenty pieces of
artillery are already mustered here ; but the
men are armed with old Remington rifles ;
the supply of cartridges is limited and the
ammunition is bad. Out of ten cartridges
tried by an officer this morning , cnly four
exploded. However , this is the ammunition
wh'ch has been handled about the differ
ent guard houses and the boxes of the cart
ridges from the arsenal are believed to beef
of much better quality. Incidentally , It
may be added , the soldiers of Nicaragua go
barefroted , are dressed In Jeans jumper
and pants , and a straw hat , rifle , bayonet
and cartridge belt completes their equipment.
Consequently , the expense cf putting a few
thousand men In the field Is not very great ,
so long as the government can oWaln arms
The cost of feeding a NIcaraguan is also
very light. A few beans and a plantain
make a gooJ meal for soldiers in this coun
try , and they will undertake long marches
without shoes on this diet and fight fairly
well Into the barcaln.
The president's army , it has been de
termined , will not wait hero to be attacked.
So soon as all the necessary arrangements
are made , the government force will ad
vance upon Leon and try to capture that
c.ty before the Leonlsts reclve the rein
forcements they expect from Chlnandega and
other places north. This ptep Is especially
advisable , as It Is well known that the
Leonlsts are expecting men and arms from
the clerical party of Honduras. In short , It
looks very much like a struggle between
clericalism and liberalism , which may Involve
other Central American republics bo.des
Nicaragua.
ZELAYA WILL LEAD THEM.
From present Indications President Zelaya
will lead his army In person against the
rebels. This Is the determination he has ar
rived at ; but his intimate advisers hold that
't would be risking too much to leave the
capital at such a crisis. The president com-
t-ats this idea , saying he can confide the capi
tal to the care of the loyal inhabitants and
that his place Is at the head of the army ,
The leaders cf the Leonlsrts , of course , are
the leaders of the clerical party , but the
head of the movement Is General Orltz , an
ex-prcsldent and a staunch clerical. He has
been an active pol.tlclan for a life-time and
has been more or less prominently concerned
< u all the national movements of recen * .
years. About this time last year , for In
stance , the government of Honduras ob
tained possession of documents showing that
a plot existed to replace Carlos Ezcta In
power In Salvador and Orltz in Nicaragua.
There was to be a simultaneous movement
of clerical ? In the three republ'cs , It lisini ;
Judged that such a step would prevent the
three governments from helping each other ,
General Orltz was then a fugitive In Guate
mala. but when the matter was Investigated
by the NIcaraguan government , the facts
stated were found to be correct and a quan
tity of arms and ammunition Intended /or
the conspirators were found concealed In
warehouses at Corlnto ,
There is also a rumor that Costa Rica may
take advantage of the rebellion to rattle some
of the old quarrels which have existed for
years between that republic and Nicaragua
regarding , principally , the. route of the
Nicaragua canal , and the rights of Costa
Hie. , under the concessions cranted to the
American company. In any case , the situa
tion Is a most critical one , rrot only 'or
Nicaragua , hut for all the Central American
republics and the presence of Un.ted States
warships on the coast would do a great deal
of good and could certainly da no harm.
Aiitl-ScmllrN Carrlcil Vlt-iiiin.
YinNNA , Fob. 27 , Tha elections have
Irt'K'cJ ' oK quietly , A large vote was polled ,
arid the untl-scinltes carried everything.
Sloan UiiurrlfH ( o hdirl.
SIOUX FALLS , a. D , Feb. 27.-(8peulal.- ( )
The big menu quarries , wnlch have been
Idle for inciio than a .venr , will start up on
full time on Monday , Wllllurn Hundley has
Juft secuii-d thu tontract ivr thu facing
wotk on Ihu huiiu rrew lovvu Asjlurn ( or the
liuann at C'herokee , and will put a furte
ut uoiK ijoltliif , out the Htonc. Hu will br.
gin with forty men and this number vvl'l
bo Increased during the spring and sum
mer A number of other contracts have
been scrum ) , and work will be lively.
Wlieiil boiMliiiur In 1'rourcH ,
( "IIAMnnHLAIN f. I ) . , Peu 27.-tSpcclal
JVH'Krum. ) Wheat seeding is in progre.'t. In
Bo'i Hunrrnct county , ground there being In
linn cand'tlon tit work.
lee 'n ' thu .Missouri river broke up today
and Is now pu : Mib' out quiet y.
AV.I.NT JOI3 HtjACKIirnX TO QUIT.
Kcnltipky IlpinoprntH Tlml of ( lie
DIvlNloii In Thole Party.
LOUISVILLE , Feb. 27. A special to the
Post from Frankfort fny ; A resolution has
been prepared by the gold standard demo
crats who have been supporting Senator J. C.
S. Blackburn for re-election to the United
States fonato asking his withdrawal. A cau
cus will be held on Monday and come other
candidate selected. The gold men have as
surance from Judge Petrle' and from two
other republicans that they will Join the
democrats at any time In an effort to elect
n gold standard democrat and they call on
Senator Blackburn's personal followers to
unite with them In an effort to Induce Sena
tor Blackburn to withdraw from the race.
If Senator Blackburn refuses to withdraw a
pronunclamenta will be Issued next week and
twenty-five democrats will vote for some
other democrat.
Senator Saylcr , the leader , says : "I think
the time has comu to try some one else. If
Senator Blackburn refuses to w'thdraw ' ,
knowing that he cannot bo elected , then I
will not support him any longer. "
The thirty-first ballot for United States
senate ! resulted as follows : Blackburn , 02 ;
Hunter , (12 ; Cprllsle , 5 ; Holt , 3 ; Colson , 1 ;
Bate , 1.
CINCINNATI , Feb. 27. A special to the
Commercial Gazette from Frankfort , Ky. ,
says : While there was ho material change
In the three ballots for senator today It is
believed that a crisis will be reached tomor
row. The Kauffrnan and Tompklna corrtests
arc the special order for 10 o'clock in the
house. The Blackburn men declare that n
republican oenator will be unseated for every
democrat voted out of the , house and that
If the unseating business begins there will
be no more Joint ballots at this session.
There has been some rough language about
the successors to unseated men not being
allowed to enter the hall alive , but Birch
violence Is gcntrally discredited , although
the feeling between the Blackburn men and
the republicans IB most Intensely bitter.
Theie will be minority and majority reports
on the contest cases tomorrow. These re
ports ore on party lines.
The "Sound money" democrats have re
quested a caucus for propositions for Black
burn's withdrawal. The senator toys ho will
comply If a petition for Ills withdrawal Is
signed by thirty-five dcmocrattj , or a rrra-
Jorltj' . It Is conceded that such a petition
never can bo secured from the democratic
membership of the present legislature.
FRANKFORT. Ky. , Fcb. 27. Both the
Blackburn nnd Hunter foropo were In caucus
tonight. The Blackburn men adjourned Im
mediately after meeting. Populist Poor ap
peared before the Hunter caucus and made
a proposition to the republicans t unite on
Jerry Porter , promising the two populist
votes for Porter. This offertvvas emphatic
ally refused.
IlllOPPnil 1)13l ) AKTISIt A I.HCTIUIK.
SiiiMikcr Ilml .lust Tn Ken III * Sent
When Strli-Itvii liy lnr , < Failure.
NEWTON , Mas ? . , Feb. 27--Clmres ! L.
Cclbj * o * Now York , a prominent -allmid
mir , died suddenly last'nlght Just after
having delivered an address before the
Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary socletj' ,
tha a'her anniversary ot which was ob
served at the First Baptist chursh , Newton
Ccnt ° r , yesterJay. Mr. Colby , who was
deeply lnter tei In the course of missions
nnd whose mother was M s. Gardner Colby ,
one of the founders of the society , had taken
M ? scat after an eloquent effort , in which ho
paid , a tcuchiuc tribute to Ids mother's
memory , when he was sitn to fall forward
as if In axfalnt. . He was carried : nto the
church parlors and died Ifa a , few mi.iutes.
Deceased was about CO yw * ' of aze. HP
ce.m& tj Newton about fifty years ago.wlt > -
hls father , was educated rn the public schools
of Newton , graduated from Brown university ,
and was one of the beard of fellows of tha'
institution. He was an active railroad ma1 !
nnd for many years chairman of the board of
directors of the Northern Pacific railroad.
He was also interested In the Wisconsin Cen
tral railroad and several othcj enterprises ,
'
Mr. Colby has been In p'cor l"alth for
some time and had Just returned from a
trip abroad , where ho hafl been in search
ot health. Death was due to heart fa'lure.
HI'X IJOWX HY A KIIBIOIIT TUAI.V
Konr rooiile KlIU-il nt n nrnili-
Cl-ONKlllir. I
NEW BRUNSWICK , N. J. , Fcb. 27. A
fatal crossing accident occurred at 11 o'clock
last night at Stelton , two finlles from this
city. In which one person jest her life and
three others were badly injured. Two of
them may die. ,
A carriage containing fqur persons , Laura
Chllds , aged 17 years , and , Bertha Chllds ,
aged 16 years , daughters of Si Iton Childs of
Newmarket , and the tvo , sons of Milkman
Dunbar , aged about 22 and 21 jears , respec
tively , were returning from a party.
The carriage had gotten half way over the
track when a heavy freight train bound for
Philadelphia and running at > a high rate of
speed struck the vehicle. , The four were
thrown from the carriage. The freight train
was stopped as teen as possible and the crew
went back to see what had happened. They
found the body of Laura Chllds a considerable
distance from the track , horribly mangled.
Bertha J.ns found some distance from her
sister's iody. She was- badly hurt about the
head and body. Some distance away were
found the young men , one of them badly In
jured. The other was severely hurt. No
statement has jet been made by any cf thu
'njured people as to how the accident oc
curred.
Ilir.V THU ACJITATOHh OUT OI " TOW.V
CliiMM WorkcrH llo .Not Take Kliull >
Iu Tlu-lr l.fiiiliTn.
PITTSBURQ , Feb. 27-rDanlel Winters , who
was appointed president pro tern of the Na
tional Window Glass Workers' association
when President Burns wau suddenly deposed
last week , and Hudson Campbell , presiding
officer of L. A , 300 , wcr9 run out of Jeanette
yesterday by a mob of more than 1,000 men
and boys. The olllc als went to Jeanette to
visit the glasu workers , at , the Chambers-
McKee factory. The- latter are friendly to
Burns , and as soon as the officials' ' were rec
ognized work was stopped. A ciond quickly
gathered and the two mien -were notified lo
get out of town at oncet. Tlioy started for
the ptatlon , followed by a fowling mob , blowIng -
Ing horns and threatening them with sum
mary punishment. The crowd ) finally became
so demonstrative that Wlntars and Campbell
took refuge In Burgess Bethune' " office , from
where they were escortejl to tip | railroad sta
tion by the police , followed by.fi mob yelling ,
"Burns , Burns , Burnsr * is president , " and
"Hang the villains. " TJie , twft men quickly
boarded the train and * as It pulled out for
Plttwburg the last words Campbell and Win
ters heard were a surp pronijse of death if
they returned to Jeauette.
fillAVH HOIIIIUItS UUSY AT SKATTLK.
HIIN llct-ii
Curried Onor
SEATTLE , Fcb. 27. A locaj official of the
Pacific Steamship company makes the state
ment that bodies of human beings are bslng
i/ystenmtlcally / snatched from the cemeterlea
of this city and ent to a surgery aa subJects -
Jects and for scientific purposes to medical
colleges In San Francluco. At lean two
corpsej , he asserts , were thlpped to the Pa
cific coast metropolis 'via the steamer Walla
Walla on her last trip. They were Inclosed
In rough wooden boxes and labeled merchan
dise. The official declined ) to go Into detail * .
but Intimated that tills grave robbery enter
prise had been carried on for months. The
authorities are Investigating the matter ,
V.-le ran Snf.ll.-r Kllleil ,
LEAVE.NWORTH , Kan. . Feb. 27. John
Sand , a veteran soldier , who during the re
bellion served In Burton's Missouri cadetf.
uaa killed by a train at Pope station , couth
of this city , this morning , The bcily wan
brought here and thu dec tared ulll he given
a military burial at tlip Solder' * Home , of
a mil Ury burial at ifii'iim' lu < m , r'
to St. Lotila to vhll rtl.ulvu ,
ADJURED TO BE FAITHFUL
Temporary Commander Eva Booth Issues
an Address to the Salvationists.
LNCOURAGED BY THE WORD RECEIVED
I'rcftrtit Situation n Unity lllon In
( ho 1tiiiillVlilch HIIN
Kfc-nl } I'VII-r-llutU'fiir , for
( lie I'uture.
NI\V YORK , Tel ) . 27. A General prayer
meeting was lit Id at Salvation army head
quarters tonight , after which the following
circular , Issued by Temporary Commander
Uva C. Hooth , was read !
My Dear Comrade1" : Now that the gen
eral lias appointed me to the command of
the United Slates until the arrival of the
new comrnl'sloucrs , 1 lmtcn to place myself
In 50111' hands In thin season of deep and
her.rtrenditiR sorrow , to bo of what serv
ice Oed can enab'u rue , to push foiwnrd
the Mlvntlon of souls. It hnH given mo
untold comfort In this terrible > lorin to
receive nsEiirnnces of lojal.y . from the brlga-
dlcis , divisional and .stall. Kvery hour
brings rnc from nil parts of the Held testimonials
menials of the sorrow fe v on the one hand
nnd of the unswerving loyalty on the other.
1 Avll' . tlreiefie , confine mv llrft letter
to jou to expressing n few heartfelt feel-
Irgi suggested by the circumstances of the
'
1. Do not be Influenced to a flrrnl deci
sion on the whole case until the gcner.il's
rttuin to Kng'nnd , when he has promised
to fully consider and decide upon the Issues
involved
2 Uemember that heavy nnd bitter as
was the blow that has fa leu up-n us , which
1 fain would have shielded > on from , hud
it been pool-lble. it cannot be ns painful as
for tho'-e of his own family , who would
Kindly have laid down their lives to avert
the disaster
.1. Let me nsk jou to ( \ \ > our minds upon
the principles at stake. Should the general
make one law for America and another
for India , npp y one law to his ou and an
other to h s br crullers nnd Held otllcers ?
These questions He at the root of the pres
ent distress , nnd It Is to preserve the unltv
of the whole army that the general has felt
It rlcht to dec'dc and act ns he 1ms done.
4. Be true to jour pledges. The gaze
of the whole world Is lived upon America ,
nnd especially upon Its olllcers lit this hour.
1 believe In you. I believe It because of
jour past faithfulness and devotion , be
cause of struggles through which jou have
fought , and beiause of the vlctoiles won
for the cnu--x > In the past , and because jou
know the powei , as well us the grace , of
obedience. "
5. Stand by the nrmy. It la worldwide
In Its unity , benevolence and purposes.
C. Be caicful to avoid encotiraKlni ; any
parly cr personal feeling. Cultivate the
gift of love , speak evil of and think evil
of no one.
7. Have faith In God. We shall overcome.
But we can only do so by lighting In eon-
lldenee that our piinclples are divine.
8. Give me yout tiust. I am alone. Mj'
heart Is broken This command has been
fuddenly and unexpectedly given me. 1
feel my re pen lbllitv , and I want to bless
jou and help you anil guide jou.
D. Praj- for me Write me coneernlnc
jour soriow. I am a shiner of It , nnd
with what LOiiMDlatlon I receive , Ilioll
give , nnfl 1 am sure I need not ask j'ou
to continually icinernbcr before the throne
our beloved neneral---the father nf our
movement. His spirit will be torn his
benrt lacerated. Our praj'ers and love
must sustain him.
EVA C. BOOTH , Commissioner.
CLOSED THE CASH AGAINST IIIIOWN.
1'roNccMidoii ITimlilc < < > I'roilncc Soini-
Of till * AVi t IIOMMt'N.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 27. Hev. Dr.
Dill ? , pastor of the Central Methodist church ,
was the first witness today for llcv. C. O
Jlrovvn , en trial before the Congregational
Cornell for alleged immorality and nnnilnlk-
terlal conduct. The accused minister tried
to show by Dr. Dllle that the character of
Mrs. Thurstou , who testified agaln&t him last
night , was bad and that she was unworthy
of credence.
Mrs. Gordan was ealled to the stand tote
to to explain the mjsterious disappearance
of Mrs. Tunnel , but nothing important was
developed.
Harriett Cooper , the daughter of Sarah B.
Cotper , asslttant pastor , who had charged
Dr. Brown with conspiracy in spiriting Mrs.
Tunnel away so as not to test'fy against
him , was called on for her proofs , but she
was not ready with them. The Judge ad-
vccjto then announced that his testimony
for the prosecution was all In , and he called
upon any volunteer witnesses to testify.
The moderator objected that due diligence
hal not been exeiclsed In developing the
case against Dr. Blown , and said tint many
points named at the beginning of the trial
had not been since referred to. Witnesses
should bo sought on these points or else the
churches would declare that the council had
rot riilly and Impartially Investigated the
charges against Dr. Bronn ,
Miss Mnttle Overman , with whom D |
Brown is raid to have been unduly Intimate ,
wag placed on the witness stand at thu
evening session. Miss Overman created a
sensation by admitting that sli& bad entered
Into a plot with Me. : Davidson to blackmail
Dr. Brown , She said she was Induced lo
take the step by Mrs. Davidson , who told
her the money she could obtain In that way
would enable her to nnk'h the studies In
which she wao engaged , Miss Overman said
the -letters written by herself to Mrs. Do-
vldron , In which statements reflecting on
the moral character of Dr. Brown were
made , were contrived to carry out the plot
FATAL FIMIIT IV \ Divr\l. OPPICIJ.
Ili'pi'liilnililril for \MINI' | | l.n
nil l'uiiloi , < KlIlN III" l'niilot | , 01 %
ST. LOUIS , Ftb. 17 ! , As the lemilt of a
quarrel and fight with plflolB late this after
noon In the ofllre , at 810 Bioadway , Dr
Edward A , 1)111 ) , a prominent dentist , Is
probably fatally wuimled with a bullet Irr
his right lung and Dr , .1. .1. Freenran , his
affistant , in lying dead at the morgue. Dr
Dill , who Is nt the city hospital , t-ay ? that
ho icprlmaiided Freeman for neglecting his
work , when the latter became abuphe and
began to talk In a loud voice , A woman
who was present receiving treatment re
quested that he make less noise , when Free
man slapped her face , at the same time
drawing a revolver and vhootlng at Dr
Dill , who received a bullet in the right
lung. Dr , Dill then drew his roveolver arid
phot Freeman In the Me. 'Die latter ran
from the ofllco and dropped dead on the
t'Uleuulk , surrounded by an Immense crowd
of people that had been attracted by the
shooting. Dr , Dill was removed to the city
ho"pltal , where the physicians arc of the
opinion that ho runnot live long. He has
a family living at Ol'iVi North Copton ave
nue , In the heart of the fashionable wet't
end , while his attdttant was a single man
and lived In a down-town lodging house.
IIIIOKillT IN A .MOVSTKIt l > iTITIO.V
Mi-tropolllnii Cllli-H AHU I In-
of VolliiKTon .S ii nil n > llcuiiliilliin.
ALBANY , N. Y , , Feb. 27 A petition con
taining the names of 115,000 citizens of New
York oily was wheeled Into the senate
chamber thlu afternoon on an oak carriage
trimmed with ullver , at the hearing of the
Joint excite commltteee on the question of
liberal Sunday opening laws for New York ,
Brooklyn and Buffalo. The petition asku the
enactment of a law referring to the voters
of the cltlea of the first class at the spring
election of 1S9G the question whether the
sale of beveragei' , milk and food bliall be
permitted on Sundays1 , under p'oper restric
tions , to be fixed by the statute. John B
Pcnner , chairman of the German-American
Citizen/ union , presented the petition , Itev
Dr , Halnbford , rector of St , George's church
ef New York city , spoke In favoi of allow
ing a vote to bo taken , raying It would re
sult In a distinct moral udvancu for the
people , Carl Schurz , Gustav Schwab , For
dlnaiid Levy , James Speyer and Judge Jc
rollumn ulto advocated the passage of Ilio
law ,
VAN non.iivnv T.\ns > nvs SKAT.
I.OIIR I ) raw ii OtM r ii < r t Settled Iu
( lit * Iliiunts
WASHINGTON , Feb. 27 This afternoon
an ex-member of the house be < amc a member
and n member became an ex-member. S'rch
was the result of the three days' debate on
the Vnn Horn-Tnrpr.oy contested case. The
vote by wldcl' the democrat lost his seat
and by which It was given to the republican
conlcstee was 112 to 1G4 ; eighteen republicans
Joining with the democrats In opposition to
tie rnajorlly.
The Tarsnej'-Vnn Horn case was called
Immedlatsly after the house met. The
fpeakcrs were Mr. 1'rlnco ami Mr. LOUR in
favor of tha majority report. Mr. MncUIro In
favor of the recommendation of the minority
to recommit the case and Mr. Johnson , elm r-
rnan of the committee , who rioted for the
majority. The debate produced considerable !
partisan feeling , but beyond a particularly
sharp passaue between Mr. Johnson and Mr ,
Taylor , the dissenting republican member cf
the commlt'ee. there were no features. Mr.
Johnson had put a question to Mr. Tnjlor
and said he would give him rlv-o minutes to
answer It.
"Tim ctnl Ionian's action , " rcpllcdi Mr.
Taylor , contemptuously , "Is diameter st'c of
his rncthol of nrcnrncnt. but when In his
mental operations he attempts to place n
limit on mine , I repudiate his Keiicrosltv. "
( Democratic applause. )
" 1 trust the gentleman will oKservc. " re
torted Mr. Johnson , "that the applause he
receives docs not como from th s fide of the
housf , " ( Republican applause. )
At 1 30 the vote was tnUerr , first on the
resolution of the minority of the committee
to recommit the cac , with Instructions to
the committee to reopen the testimony , purge
the fraudulent precincts and recount the
honest ballots
The resol itlon was defeated , 112 to 1(14 ( , and
the majority resolution , declaring Mr. Vnn
Horn , the contestant , entitled to his scat ,
was adopted without d v slon.
Mr. Van Horn came forward nrnld ap
plause nnd took the oath of otflce.
Tim follow Inn named republicans voted
with the democrats on the motion to recom
mit and reopen the eapfi : Arnold of Pennsyl-
vnla. Bishop , Blown , Burton of Ohio , Cod-
Olng , Dovener , Fenton , Hiding of West V'r
glnla , Hyde. Kulp. Lelghty , Parker , Pitney ,
Powers. Southwlck , Taylor , WelllriKton nnd
Wr'glrt.
The exc.tlng Incident of the day occurred
before the house adjourned. The strong reso
lutions prepared by thp foreign affairs e"m-
mlttp ° in regard to the Cuban balllnerents
had been presented earlier in the day , amid
a scene of sreat enthusiasm. Several times
during their read'ng ' the clerk was Interrupted
with rounds cf app'auso from the Moor and
the galler'es ' and the reference to "Interven
tion If necessarj" was greetsd with cheers.
On the conclusion of the reading Mr. Sul-
zer Jumped to his feet and asked , In view c.f
the great public Interest In the question
lalsed by the resolutions , that they be made
a special order for Tuesday next.
Mr. Meredith suggested that they be passed
Immediately , a suggestion that was approved
with mere cheers.
Mr. Hltt , however , intervened , and said
the committee had Instructed him to press
the resolutions at the c.ulicst possible mo
ment. Thereupon the excitement subs ! led
and the debate upon the election case was re-
umed. It was after this case had been de-
elded that Mr. Hltt again arose to call up
the Cuban resolutions. So many gentlemen ,
said he , had asked him to lay the proposi
tion before the house that , In obedlenco to
their request and the Instructions of the com
mittee to call up the resolutions at the ear II-
sst possible moment , he now asked unani
mous consent for their Immediate considera
tion. A scene of enthusiasm that put the
louse Into n perfect furore grested the re
quest.
"I do not wish to make a speech on these"
erolut'ons ' , " continued Mr. Hltt. "They are
biief and present a plain , simple proposition
on the question with which every one in
America Is familiar. "
Amid cries of "vote , " Mr. Bailey said ho
u 0 u Id make no objection to voting on the
resolutions separately , but he was opposed
to the last resolution , which pledged the
support of congress in advance to anything
the executive might do.
Mr. Hltt was saying that he thought there
would be no objection to striking out that
resolution , and Mr. Turner was on the floor
asking If unanimous consent were require 1
when Mr. Boutelle sprang to his feet , fairly
bristling with pugnacity. In a voice that
at rested the Instant attention of the house
he said : "I understand these resolutions ac
cord belligerent rights to the Cuban Insur
gents , an action that might Involve the
United States In war with Spain. "
"That's what we want , " cried several
members.
"Well , " continual Mr. Doutello , Impetu
ously , "I object to their passage , without n
word of explanation. "
Mr. Hltt tried to dissuade Mr. Boutelle
but the latter was obdurate. "Why , " said
he , "it Is already 5 o'clock , nnd I consider
this pioposltlon to take up resolutions of
such momentous gravity in this way on
amazing one. I want the ledsons ; I want
to see whether the reasons appeal to mj
Judgment as an American r-ltl7ens , as a
member of congress , and as a patriot. I ob
ject to the present consideration of a reso
lution of that gravity. " These latter words
were dellvcrel with great emphasis.
Mr. Hltt was evidently greatly chagrined ,
Uo had prepared the request , ho said , In
deference to what he thought was the unani
mous wish of all. Meantime other members
were continuing their appeals to Mr. Bou
telle , until that gentleman turned savagely
upon them and declaied that he did rrot pro-
nose to vote at a moment's notice to Involve
his country In war with a country with
which wo nero now at pence.
The house then , at 5:15 : o'clock , adjourned.
wooi , ciitnwKiis' coNvnvno.v
Will Meet lit CIINIMT M iii-eli II ( o Ar
CASPnil , Wyo , , Feb. 27. ( Special Tele
gram ) The Wool Growers' association , of
ishlch Hon. L. C Morrison Is president , will
meet here March 4. At this meeting a prop
osition to build a wool warehouse and have
public sales of wool will be considered , A
mjss meeting of all the wool growers In this
vicinity Is called for .March H. This meetIng -
Ing will establish fsliturlng prices for the
.onilng seacon ami ml opt regulation * In re-
Sard to pcab , AndP.-son & vVestcnbuig today
sold 1,000 ewes and f.Oi ) last year l.'mrbs for
$2 7.1 per bead. Tlio demand for stock rdieep
Is on the Increise , BlHep shearers arc ar
riving dally and Iho-e on the ground have
called a sheep shearers' rneetlrg for March
' ; , ' , There Is considerable ( .ill : of the steam
shearing plant starting up err .a large scale ,
| f the good weather continues shearing will
start up by March 20 , K not before ,
SlrlUliiK lItliiiurii | liiTNVlii ,
NHW YOU 1C. l > b , 27.The Milking lltho-
giaphen ) announced loday that tholr
bielhren In ( 'hit-ago Boston , St , Loula and
Hochester have succeeded In enforcing the
demands of the arxoc'lntlou. The members
In tliosu cities , it was sa'd ' , had all returned
lo work. The New Voik lomlngent of th
international ucpocliitlon Is awaiting word
from their cinpojeiM. 'nicy believe Hint
thi > linns In ihu hii liio ° H must yle'd FOOII ,
While It IB claimed hy the Htllkers that
their wage * are from J3t to ? 2"i n. week , em-
plojcis naj that Wi Is nearer the mark.
( J. W. Donaldson , vlco pieHldenl of the
American Llthojraph company , paid that
whllo It Is true the HthoKiapliciH require
tonitt nrtlbtlc ability , they are re.ally copy
ists , and di not originate ,
Hull of n It n mm ii >
ST. LOl'IS , Fcb. 27 , Floiem-o Lillian
Wltkes 1'ord , daughter of CJeoigo M. r'ull-
rnun'H general manager , George M. WIckoH ,
Tied a pull In the circuit court today for u
dlvnno from Cicoigo Oliver Ford , In her
petition , Mrs , Ford rccltex that PMC mar
ried Ford hi Wisconsin In December , 1WI ,
She jilli'M'b that she performed all her
Jutles as his vvlftt until the following Febru
ary , when Ford deserted her , The petition
Is devoid of ens atlonul details , and con
fines MH allegations to dei < erlloii and Kin-
luct calculated to lender her condition In
tolerable ,
IT TAKES HOLD ON CONGRESS
Trausmississippi Exposition Qnins iu Favot
, , Among tbo Representatives.
LOTS OF WORK REMAINS TO BE DONE
lriiNii < < l for nil Aiimiirlnloti MHJJ
lit * Knliiiiioeil It ) n IKilo More
I'liNliliiji from ( InOiiiiilui
Knit.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 27. ( Special Tele
gram ) Senator Gear Introduced In the sen
ate today n Joint resolution passed by the
legislature of Iowa declaring In favor of
the Transmlssls-slppl exposition to be held.
In Omaha In ISPS. In this connection It
will be of great Interest to people of Omaha
to Know that Representative Mercer has se
cured the support of Representatives Dol-
llver , Grosvcnor , Hopkins and Johnson of
South Dakota , all members of the committee-
of wa > s and means , for his exposition bill ,
which he will amend In conformity with the
decision of thu meeting of prominent Omaha ,
business men , and ask for $250,000. Interest
In this ejiposltlon Is growing in congressional
circles , and there Is every reason to believe-
that the bill will puss , notwithstanding the
disposition to cut down appropriations. People
ple of Nebraska , however , could aid the
causa by writing members from othr slites ,
urging their piipport of tUs popular move-
incut to show to the world the vastncas and
prcllflcncfcs of the country west of the' MIs-
slbslppi river. Mr. Mercer Introduced the.
resolutions passed by the I'l.itt&mouth Board
of Trade In favor of the TransmlsMsslppl
cxpoi'ltlon. So far as Known , this Is tho.
first commercial body In Nebraska outsldo
of Omaha to pronounce In favor of the ex
position.
Trnlllc Manager Stubbs of the Southern 1'a-
clflc compiny , before the house committee
on 1'nclllc railroads , stated today In n reply ,
to a question that his company had never-
( luting his connection with the road discrim
inated against the Union 1'aclllc , nor di
verted traffic to the Sunset route , and denied
unqualifiedly nny such statement' . If Union
1'uclflc olllclals are 'not forgetful they will
bo able to show several cases wherein
freight nab been diverted out of routed ways
In the Interest of the Southern I'ac ( If. Llho-
his Illustrious leader , Collh I1. HunlhiKton ,
Mr. Stubbs made n good case because oC
lack of knowledge ns to existing conditions
on the part of those who supposedly stand
for the people , those who arc known to bo
on the committee In thu Interest of Huntington -
ton remaining discreetly silent. The benato
committee will In nil probability terminate-
Hit examination of Mr. Hurrtlngton tomorrow
and an early date in March will be set fop
the appeirance of Mr. S. II , II. Clark , presi
dent of the Union Pacific , The eominltleo
desires his presence. It relies upon him to
tell of conditions as they exist.
Senator Allen presented the petition of tho.
Women's Christian Temperance union ol
Lincoln , praying congress to UEO Its best
efforts to avert war between Great Drltaln
and the United States. He also presenter !
the petition of William" Zutz , postmaster at
HoskliiB , Neb. , for the enactment of legis
lation granting fourth class pontmastera
a Just nnd reasonable compenEatlon ( or their
services1 ; also the petition of citizens of St.
Paul , praying for the enactment of legis
lation granting a pension to Alice V. Cook ,
of that city. In conformity with this , hq ,
presented a bill pensioning her at $25 pen
month.
Senator Kyle Introduced a bill for the re
lief of homestead settlers in Gregory county *
Miith Dakota , In the ceded Sioux rcscrva *
tlon.
Senator Gear Introduced petitions front
many citl/ens In Iowa that congrctu rec-i
ognlzc the Southern Bonier brigade of Iowa
and enrolled militia of Missouri on the hamov
footing , as United State ? troops. , and th
survivors be admitted to pensions wide *
the law of 1800.
WILL VOTfJ FOR CUDA. '
The Cuban resolution will be voted upon ,
tomorrow In the senate. While there are
many amendment ? before that body , It Is
safe to ray Senators Allen and Thurptoa
of Nebraska , Dear of Iowa , Clark of Wyo
ming and Pettlgrew and Kyle of South Da
kota will vote in favor of extending to Cu
bans bellige-ent rights Heyond this , It Is.
doubtful. The Nebraska congressional dele
gation will be solid In support of the reso.
lutlon reported by the committee on foreign
affalr-i of the lioueo. A poll [ hews tha
above result , Allison alone refusing to bo.
Intel viewed.
Secretniy Smith has admitted the followIng - -
Ing attorneys and agents to practice bcforo
hl department :
Attorneys : Nebraska James M. .Nichols ,
OdeEsa ; William II. Bassmun , Oakland ; .
Hobsrt J. Ahara , ilcrtrnnd. Iowa I-'rankj
Wisdom , Creston ; Stephen II , Johnston , Keo -
kuk ; Thomas n. Taylor , Hampton , South !
Dakota Jerry B. ISlson , Huron ; Wllcun L- .
Shunk , Pierre.
Agents : Iowa Lucius P. Adams , Correc-
tlonvllle ; George P. Campbell , David City ; .
Benjamin F , Crenshaw , Marcngo.
Acting Secretary of the Interior Hcynolda
lias rendered the following decisions In land
contests : Nebraska William S. Pkikcrlng
agalnbt Thomas P. Watklnu , Alliance district ,
affirmed ; defendant's homestead entry licld
for cancellation , Wyoming Harry A. Chap *
man against Henry T. Hayworth , Cheyenne *
district , affirmed ; Chapman's application to-
contest Huyworth's homestead entry la re
jected ,
Commissioner Lochren has appointed Dr.
K. W. Frelberger an examining burgeon fofl-
thu pension bureau nt Salern , H. 1) . , and Dr
I' , Vossmohn nt Dccorah , la ,
Major Jasper N , Morrison , Judge advorato.
Is ordered to report to the Judge udvocato
general of the army for duty here.
The following transfers In the Twenty-fifth ]
Infantry are made : First Lieutenant Janrca
O. Green from company II to company K ;
First Lieutenant George P , Ahorn from com
pany K to company I ) .
The following transfers In the Fourth )
cavalry arc made ; Second Lieutenant Jorrrca-
H. Heevcs , from troop 0 to troop M ; Second
Lieutenant James S. Parker from troop M to >
tr-.on G ,
J. F. Sluva has been appointed postmaster
ut Bruno , Butler county , Neb , vice Anton
Plack , removed ,
H. S. Hall of Omaha Is in the city. |
Trillii Wi-iM'k.-r IHi-M In .It'll.
ItOMK , N , Y. , Fob , 27.-Kieilerlck Hilltop
one of the four Home boy tralnwrcckers ,
who demited the fast mall on the New Yorli
Central on November 21 , died today In the
Jiiiler'H residence , adjoining ; the Jail at IH'cav
Yfsturduy the grand Jury reported two in-
dlctinenlH ngulnxt him , as well ax against
Ills three companions * , charging rnuidcr In
the llrst degree , Engineer Huger and Hob-
ert Bond having been killed in the wreclc.
For Home time i > a t It hau been known time
Bristol IIUH been HulYcrlng from conmimp- .
tlon , and yesterday It WHS reported Urafi
ho was dying , His father , however , did not
believe that the end wan ho near , for ha
continued his efforts to Hccnru the amount !
of ball riecct.-'ary for ht gon'8 reltuee , Tlio
boy wax 19 venrn o'd , nnd ho wax the only ;
one of DID four who did not rnukc a uori *
fesslun of KUllt , j
I'rulilliltloiilMlH for rri-c Silver , '
INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 27-At the prohibi
tion convention today a fund of xoverat
ticutnd ) dollars wus pledged. The plat
form realllrms belief In prohibition and
declares for wornun nuffrnge , free coinage
of god ! and silver at 1H to 1 , and government
ownership of natural rnonopolleH. It favor *
an amendment to the national constitution
allow ing tin Income tax , and the adjustment
of Import duties to Bccurlnt ; equitable com-
mcri'lul relation ? . KuvlMlon of tire Irnrnlgraj
tlnn lawn and arbitration of International
dltllcultieH are advocated. A direct voteol
the people for the president and Kenator
H demanded. Liberal pensions are favored ,
'J'lm iHMiilrig of bondH to maintain the gold ]
HUimUnl IK denounced. A full Ktato ticket
WIIH IMHIllmU'Ml ' , VVlllv IttV. K. C' HhOIISU Of
Tcrre Haiitu for governor , ut thu head.