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    OMAHA J DAILY BEE
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MAttCII 27 , 1890 , COPY J TVR CENTS.
i IMPOSSIBLE MIGHT HAPPEN
Uncertainty of Parisian Politics Makes the
Prince Henry's ' Presence Dangerous.
DISSATISFIED ADVENTURERS LEAD HIM
ItentleHM Hlcmriitn Outlier ( or the
Coup Anticipated on llclinir of
the YIIIIIIK Ilciircncntnttvc
of Royalty.
( fopyrlRht , IMC , by Press Publishing Company. )
LONDON , March 26. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) After the
facts concerning a serious political move
ment behind Prlnco Henry of Orleans were
published In a newspaper ot another con
tinent , 3,000 miles away , they reappear In the
Paris and London newspapers. M. do Blowltz
makea them the subject of a long dispatch
In the London Times. While the veteran oh-
oorver agrees with my own views , as ex-
prcs33d In the World's cable , that the move
ment Is likely to fall , ho treats It as a matter
for the most Important concern to the whole
world , because of Its momentous position.
My own Informant , evm a more shrewd
nnd cynical student of French character and
L hlttory than la the famous Journalist named ,
eald In answer to my own protests against
the possible success of the program ho out
lined to me ; "It Is precisely the Impossible
which ID most likely to occur In Franco , and
particularly In Paris. "
It will bo at least a remarkable Incident
In history should this movement end In
another coup d'etat , another emperor , pos
sibly another reign of terror , that the com
plete details of Its beginning were first made
known In transatlantic New York , rather
thai ) In London , Vienna , Berlin or Paris It-
iX\t. \
iXt.M. . do Blowltz begins his telegram to the
Tlmca with the same doubts , touching cither
the present favorable conditions of affairs
In Franco for such revolution or the ability
of the young prince to engineer It , which
were expressed In my dispatch to the World ,
but ho adds :
COMING OUT OF CILAOS.
"I am beginning to believe that. If the
prince la not ruminating any such Idcae ,
there Is forming around him out of the con
stantly fermenting pi ess of Boulanglsm , out
of the league of patriots , out of the great
floating class of the merely dissatisfied , the
ambitious and the u'eclas es the nucleus of
u party , as yet amorphous , compered of those
always In search of a daredevil adventurer ,
who In this case , propose more or less sur
reptitiously and Insidiously to appropriate
his fate In older to'mako It nn Instrument for
forcing their wa" to power.
"Tho prince has the ambition of youth ,
lie Is not heir to the throne , and ho docs not
choose to suffer as such. Ho claims his
place In the sunshine. As always happens
to men of hltl rank , he allows others to direct
him. and all that ho can be reproached with
Is that the direction does not seem to dls- _
please him. At Saturday's banquet , where
Boulanglsm se mcd the dominant note , he
quoted , or rather travestied , his grandfather's
will In order to court the admirers of the
revolution , and to fling down to Jacobinism
his tltlo of prince. He follows , or rather Is
made to follow , the usual devious path of
prottndcrs. who throw themselves Into thu
anne of the republic In order to strangle It on
the wedding night.
"Ho apologizes for being a prince , which ,
Indeed , Is no fault of his and swears pas
sionate love of the revolution , which butch
ered his ancestors. Those who aim at mak
ing him a tool for their place-hunting put
him forward , devise pretexts for gelt ng
him talked of. and make him write on today
letters saluting his cousin as the sole prc-
tondcr. aha tomorrow leWcrs embracing
sovereign.
democracy as the only
BOTH SIDES UNCERTAIN.
"Aa for the royalists , they are divided.
Some ex-communlcato Prlnco Henry on ac
count ot his act claiming the republic ; others
this branch of the
are proud of younger
Bourbons ; others again are ready to rally
the disaffected and unscrupulous and renew
street demonstrations nfter the pattern of
' Inexperiences and heated
prince's
e
nielancho
ambition clve thoughtful persous
forebodings. They would like to oao him
resume his distant expeditious and return
without any fuss. It Is always better to gem
send
others
than where
m hero you like
y ° Tlie well Informed Paris correspondent of
the Londcn Chronicle , a paper In earnest
sympathy with French republicanism , cables :
"The position of Prlnco Henry ot Orleans
at the present moment Is a matter of grave
discussion , not only In royalty , but In re
publican circles. His familiar dealings w h
with
acknowledged Intunacy
ministers , his
President Felix Faure aud other ( ! . '
Ing after h's ' decoration , cannot pass unno-
large-minded policy of M. Bour-
Uced. The -
Bcols can scarcely go to the length of asking
which
the Chamber to reverse the decision
excludes Prln s of former French reigning
families from the army. There are. liow-
solutions , almost avowedly sup-
ever pbrtid by the colonial groups , which , If followed -
ot the unke
would make the son
lowed out.
the
eventful candidate for
of Orleans an
presidency ot the republic. M. Paul Derou-
although denying that there Is any Intention
cdo
tention , of revlvlnt ? the BwrtMBJU Citation
the
' declares that
name
around the prince's ,
France of today requires not a savior , but
a liberator. Ho does not deny that , as his
In years , ho may remove the
hluinesB grows
Bag" from the French people , and thus elicit
act 3f national sovereignty. The pronouncement
an
nouncement , when R comes , must be by
Smvowal and not by limited suffrage.
'France Is seeking Just now , not for " a
nrlnce but for a Heche or a Washlncton.
THINKS.
WHAT A FRENCH PAPER
English views
representative
I quote the
exhibiting the solemn concern felt here
Scro the channel In the developments
> s
.
cabled to the World. As to France the roy.
nlst OaieV'e de Franco Intimates Its aban
donment of the cause of the legitimist heir ,
an"l thus rcbuUM his cousin for another
"The long rides over the rnoun.
trearhcry :
tains of Thibet and the borders of Burnmh
sojourn under the sun of
prolonged
mid a
of
India have been fatal to the memory
y ° , excuse for
full
To many pe le the persona
cousin lire
hl
J > . nee- Henry n antagonizing
In the fact that the duke of Orleans , having .
marriage to Princes Mar.
plighted In
bci i
It ? Prince Henry's * l ter basely hre
BUC
hVr over , although the young glr had dexot.
cdly dm K to him whllo he was In a French
prison after his abortive attempt to enter
the- French army a few yearn ago. hvcn
this mlRht bo forgiven the pretender , except
that the making ot. hl nigagcmc-nt to ) U >
cousin was followed by a scries of low ecau-
dals hero In England and In France.
An I noted In my former despatch , nil till *
will make for Prluco Henry'u popularity In
France , the- more so since Princess Marguer
ite has Just announced her engagement to
the * on of Marnhal MacMahon. who , when
president , saved the republic from the count
ot Chamlwa. and who Is hlmrclf a gallnut
isoldlcr and In the French army. That a
daughter ot the legitimist royal family should
marry the son ot a nublcmnn created by Na-
lialoou will add an element nt fctrcnglh to
her brother's popularity In France.
BALLAP.I ) SMITH.
I'rlntN , but UlNcriHlIt * the Humor.
LONDON , Mcrch 27. The Chronicle print i
under reserve a rumor that Ecglund lias
purchased Dolagoa bay , with lLo wholt ,
strip from Amatonga on the couth to the
Chartered company's territory on th& north ,
the Limpopo river constituting the eartoTi
boundary , for 5,000.000 , The Chronicle also
has an editorial on thin subject , which ques
tion * the truth of the rumor and suggcttt
U Is a pilot tnlloon. It olio notes Hint a
similar rumor , though lens circumstantial
than this ono , was publlthcd un4 denied
In London on Wednesday.
KHB.VCII AMI RUSSIAN'S PROTI3ST.
i SiiHlntiieil liy ( Jprninn , Italian
niiil Anntrlnn CointnlNHloncrH.
LONDON , March 26. A special dispatch
from Cairo pays that the French and Rus
sian members ot the Egyptian debt commis
sion left the meeting today after protesting
against the use of the reserve fund for the
purposes ot the British-Egyptian expedition
up the Nile. The English , German , Italian
and Austrian members ot the commission
voted to n-lvanco the money , required. The
Russian and French members voted against
the proposition ,
Directly the action of the majority of the
commissioners became known , the repre
sentatives of the Par's syndicate of Egypt-
tan bondholders took steps to Institute pro
ceedings before the Egyptian mixed tribunal
against the debt commissioners and the min
isters responsible for the reserve fund.
The question of the reported proteat of the
Turkish government against the British-
Egyptian expedition up the Nile was taken
up In the House of Commons today. The
under secretary of state for foreign affairs ,
Mr. George Curzon , raid that It was true that
the sultan bad made Inquiries as to the
nature of the expedition to Dongola ; but no
protest against It had been made on behalf
of the Turkish government. The necessary
explanations , Mr. Curzon added , were given
to the Turkish ambassador.
Mr. Curzon also said It was true that
Turkey had not been consulted previous to
steps being taken to organize the Nllo ex
pedition , but that nothing was contemplated
In the advance of the troops which was be
yond the power vested In the khedlvc.
Referring to the conflict of opinion which
has arisen regarding the use of the Egyptian
reserve fund , It being claimed In certa'r ;
quarters that a unanimous vote of the debt
commissioners was necessary to use that
money for such purposes ns that of the pro
posed expedition , Mr. Curzon remarked that
thcro were various precedents for asserting
that n majority vote was all that was neces
sary 1n such cases.
A dispatch to the Times from Cairo says
the sultan , having demanded explanations ,
has , elicited from the Egyptian government
the admission that the ultimate object of the
Nile expedition Is the rescue of the Soudan.
A dispatch from Cairo to the Da'ly News
says : It Is reported the Dervishes have
evacuated Saardeh , their extreme northern
outpost.
A Parts dispatch to the Chronicle says :
It Is rumored Baron de Courcel. French
ambassador In London , has been recalled.
GIIAM1I12U VOTES FOR INCOMU TAX.
Details to lie Left for a Committee
to ArraiiKe.
PARIS , March 20. The Chamber of Dep
uties , 286 to 270 , has voted for the govern
ment proposal of an Income tax , but has
referred the details of the schema to a com
mittee. The income tax proposal has been In
tended as the central feature of the plan of
the present government and It has been be
lieved extremely doubtful whether It could
pass tl'ie legislature. The- action tonight Is
IT the nature of a compromise , endorsing
the principle of an Income tax , but throwIng -
Ing aside the details cf the government
t'sheme. According to this scheme Incomes
ot less than 2,500 francs ( $500) ) , were to bo
exempt , and 2,500 trancs was to be deducted
from the assessment of all taxable Incomes.
Up to 5,000 francs the rate of the tax was
fixed at 1 per c < ; nt ; between 5,000 francs and
10,000 francs , nt 2 per cent ; between 10,000
and 20,000 francs ! , at 3 per cent ; between
20,000 and 50,000 francs , 4 per cent ; and
above 50,000 franco , 5 per cont. These pro
gressive rates for the tax were to apply only
to the excess of Incomes over the sum com
ing under the next lower rates ; that IB to
say , a millionaire would have his Income di
vided Into five heads , each taxed at a dif
ferent rate. The abolition of the present
house tax , by which. . It- was calculated that
6,600,000 perrons would escape direct taxa
tion , was also Involved In the scheme , whllo
It was estimated that the new law would
apply to 1,500,000 persons , two-thirds of
whom would pay less than they have been
paying under the house tax.
.M13RCIIAXTS ASIC FOR PHOTHCTIO.V.
I'rotent AKaliiNt tile Action of France
In MniliiKiiicnr.
LONDON , March 26. It has been learned
by the Associated press that the British
chambers of commerce are bringing strong
pressure upon the government for some ac
tion to protect British Interests In Mada
gascar , In view of the decision of France to
terminate existing treaties made by Mada
gascar with other powers , without the leave
of the powers concerned. It Is suggested
that the government come to an agreement
for an entente with the United States , and
make Joint representations to France , In
view of the extent of American Interests af
fected by the setting aside of the American
treaty with Madagascar In 1881. The cham
bers ot commerce have pointed out that
Franca contends that the French position
In Madagascar Is neither annexation , nor a
protectorate , but something midway between
those two. Franco taking over the direction
of foreign affairs. Thus the chambers argue
she Is bound to assume all obligations , es
pecially those secured by treaty. The gov
ernment has not yet been officially notified of
Franco's action , but the chambers of com-
nierco hive been satisfied that the Govern
ment will not remain quiescent , and there
Is a possibility of un entente with the
United States on this subject.
Itlhe lit Revolt.
OAPE TOWN , March 26. The Malabeles
of the Inzza and Fllabusa districts have
revolted and massacred the white rattlers ,
Including cSmmlssIoner Bentley , The fu
gitive whites ) arc flocking to Buluwayo and
Gwelo for protection. A detachment of
seventy-five volunteers , with a Maxim gun ,
hag been dispatched against the natives.
LONDON , March 26. The governor of Cape
Colony , Sir Hercules Robinson , telegraphs
that a report was received from Buluwnyo
raying that some white people had been
murdered lu the vicinity of the Matapo hills.
Ho adds that the authorities have dispatched
100 men , fully fitted and equipped , to the re
lief of the whites In the dlsturbi-d districts ,
The Matabclo towns nro rapidly preparing
their defenses and enrolling volunteers. An
additional force will be scut from Buluwayo
to lucerne and Gumbo. The Indunas ar
rested at Zloiis arrived at Buluwayo at noon ,
and reported that his farm had been raided
nnd the cuttlo stolen. He thluki strong and
prompt measures will qudl the revolt.
Snltnu DlHpleiiHeil with America.
LONDON , March 26. The Constantinople
correspondent ot the Times sayj , that for
the last year Intrigues were on foot be
tween thn paVxce and Osman DIgma , which
were IIKcly to embarrass Italy and Eng
land. According to this dispatch the Turk
ish minister and firtt becrctary of the Turk
ish legation at Wanhlngton havg ben re
called , o'\lnp to the sympathy for the Ar
menians manifested In the I'nltcd Slates
It la wild the sultan has promised Abrain
Par.ha 10,000 If ho succeeds In Inducing
the Armenian patriarch to retlie.
WASHINGTON. March 25. When In
formed lonlEht of the odvlce-i to the London
Times ( mm Constantinople that ho and his
fliit nccretary were to be recalled , Mavro-
jeiil Hey , the Turkish minister hero , made
an emphatic denial , Ho paid nu ofllchil no
tice of the Intimated recall had been re-
cr-lveJ at the legation.
Srrloim Outbreak at Kllllz ,
CONSTANTINOPLE , Mar h 26.The out
break at KUHs Is mnru icrlout thsti had been
min'osed. ' The- town Is now surrounded by
troops and no ono1 \ allowed to enter or
leave the place- . The clllclals of niillu are
preventing the American mlulcnnrlca from
dlilrlliutlnii aid. The British ambassador ,
PIr Philip Ourrlo , baa had HII Interview
\\lth Tvwflk Pafha , the minister fsr foreign
, on the subject. _
Kei-illnanil CnlU nu the Sultan.
CONSTANTINOPLE , March 26. Prince
Ferdinand cf Bulgaria Imu arrived hero to
pay liomftrju to the smltin. Ho was met at
the station by Meincluh Patha , and was at
tended by a military ucort to the ylldlz
lilo.sk.
SPAIN ISOLATED IN EUROPE
Franco Has Only Platonic Sympathy nnd
Not Much of That.
110 ALLY COMES TO RELIEVE THE DONS
Not Only Do the Nation * Decline to
Altl , lint They AVonilcr that
Spain PcrKlNtn In It *
Policy.
( Copyright , 1EM , by I'rcss Publishing Company. )
MADRID ( Via Bayonne , Franco ) , March
26. ( Now York World Cablegram Special
Telegram. ) H has leaked out In diplomatic
circles here that the Spanish foreign office
has been Informed by Its ambassadors In
the principal European courts that Spain Is
not likely to- receive more than purely
Platonic sympathy , even from the French
government , In a conflict with the United
States.
Spanish representatives In all the European
courts have discovered that It Is absolutely
absurb to hope that any European govern
ment would act la concert to support Spain ,
even by friendly mediation , or moral In
fluence.
They have also discovered that both the
foreign governments and the whole Euro
pean public wonder wliy Spain does not Im
mediately give Cuba and Porto Rico colonial
autonomy and self-government , such as Eng
land has given to Canada , In order to disarm
the secessionists In Cuba and to conciliate
American sympathies.
CAPTURED THE INSURGENT STOKES.
Milch of It IleloiiKeil to the People of
IMuar ilt > l Itlo.
HAVANA , March 20. The column of
troops commanded by Colonel Pavla has been
engaged with Insurgent cavalry numbering
about 1.000 men , under the leadership of
Lacret , at the plantation of San Joaquln.
The Spanish cavalry charged the enemy and
the latter retreated toward the Gran Clcnaga ,
south of Matanzas , leaving fifteen killed on
the field. Among the latter were three offi
cers. The troops also captured a quantity of
arms and ammunition and camp equipments.
The columns ot troopa commanded by
Colonel Sanchez have captured the camps of
the Insurgents at Cherlto and Santa Mon-
Itcca , province of Plnar del Rio , and In to
doing r.re tald to have obtained possession
of nearly all the supplies of the Insurgents In
that province. The stores were In charge
of Bermudez , and In the engagements be
tween the troops and the Insurgents , the
latter ! left fifty killed and retired with many
wounded. The troops destroyed the stores
which could not bo made available for the
UTO of the army. A part of the plunder be
longed to Inhabitants of Plnar del Rio , who
had iniffercd at the hands of Macco's raiders.
A quantity of stolen property will , be re
stored to its owners. It Is estimated that
the stores captured were worth over
$200,000.
The public prosecutor at the trial of
Enrique Alcman will ask that the death
penalty bo Imposed.
General Pando has transferred hla hcad-
quartcra to Clenfucgos , province of Santa
Clara. A detachment of Insurgent cavalry
rode Into the city of Santa Clara at mid
night , firing and shouting "All machete. "
The raid caused considerable alarm ; but the
Insurgents were repulsed by the troops
stationed at the theater , after soma fighting
on the Plaza Armas and In the adjoining
streets. The Insurgent leader , Vldal , was
killed , and the enemy retired with many
woundoJ. Sixty-three wounded soldiers have
arrived hero from the province of Plnar del
Rio.
Rio.Tho
The Insurgents have burned Playa Jlman-
lllo , Marlanos , a village near Hoyo Colorado ,
some big stables and bouses on the highway
near the right place , the small plantation of
Tobias and the village of Conrecunence , killIng -
Ing three childrenland wounding two others.
The Insurgent leader , An4ceta Fernandez ,
has died of his wounds near Lajos , and his
body was Identified.
It Is believed the movement of the In
surgents ? toward Havana and about the city
! s Intended to draw the attention of thn
troops from the military line near Plnar del
Rio.
Captain General Weyler has once more
Isiuod a proclamation. He .proclaims that
In view of the fact that the Insurgents avoid
engagements , with the troops and devote
themselves entirely to acts of Incendiarism ,
ho has resolved to deal with them as In
cendiaries and bandits , applying the rule set
for them In his former proclamation.
Maceo Is now In the west end of the Island ,
between the west coast and the military line
running through Mnrlel , Majana , Guanajay ,
Artlmesa aud Neptuno. The guardianship
of this line has been entrusted to General
Arolas , who Is riding along It with his chief
of staff and a column of troops numbering
25,000 men. This renders Maceo'e position
very critical , and the Spanish authorities
once more express their confidence that they
have the Insurcents In a trap from which
they cannot escape. Gomez Is at present
near Qulncs , but Is going westward.
The report of the landing of the filibuster
ing steamer Bermuda with an expedition
headed by the Insurgent general , Callxto
Garcia , on board Is confirmed.
CHMB , of MlHtnlfeii Identity.
LONDON , March 20. Joseph and Emma
Rhelnstrom of New York City , who were
remanded at ths Bow Street police court
on March 11 after having been arrested on
an extradition warrant , charging them with
larceny , were discharged today. It was
plain that this arrest was the result of a case
of mistaken Identity , and the. prosecutor de
clared ho had never seen them. The magis
trate complimented Mr. C. W. Ellsworth
of New Ycrk for the kindness he had shown
'n ' protecting Rhelnstrom's wife and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth and the Uhelnstromo
were passengers on beard the steamship
Campania , and after the arrest of tbo Hhtln-
stroms , Mr , Ellsworth balled Mrs , Rheln
strom and his wife took care ot the Rheln
strom children.
Iemulation for the Yukon Hcfrloii ,
VICTORIA , B. C. , March 20. Captain John
Irvln , a member for Cassalr , In the northern
portion of British Columbia , In the provincial
legislature , will on Monday move a resolu
tion which will affect the miners who arc
going to the Yukon county and may also
hasten the solution of the boundary question.
The object cf Captain Irvlng's resolution Is
to take this district Into British Columbia
and govern It from Victoria. Miners would
have to conform to British Columbia mining
laws and take out licenses and the provincial
government would look more favorably on
the proposed scheme to construct a road
through Canadian territory to the mines ,
giving cities of British Columbia a chance to
get homo of the trade which the Sound
country now practically controls.
DltllenltlfH In MlNH Ilarton'H Way.
LONDON , March 20. A Conetant'nople dis
patch to the Daily News cavs ; The council
of minister , has decided that Miss Clara
Burton can only work In conjunction with
the local Turkish committees In the distribu
tion ot relief , and can only use their lists
of dcEtHutc Armenians. An trade to thts
effect Is expected ,
Do Ileert. * Auent Committeil for Trial ,
'
CAPETOWN , March 26. Mr. Rutherford ,
the local agent of the DC Beers Mining com.
pany , who was charged with supplying arms
to I ho ultbnder Inmtrgents , has been com
mitted Or trial , while Gardner Williams ,
theinp.iiuqtr ui the De Beers mines at Klm-
berly , charged with crmpllclty with Ruther
ford , was remanded.
I'liiclni ; MiuliiBiiMcnr I'mler ' I'Veneh.
PARIS , March 26. The government haa
distributed u bill , which It propose * to make
a law , placing Madagascar within the on *
erotica cf the 1'rench tariff ,
AMi HEADY FOR TUB'CONFERENCE.
1 9 i
Dominion nnd Mnnltoha Jlt-i > rr enta-
llvcn ( Jet Together.
WINNIPEG , Man. , March. ' 2C.-Prcllm-
Inarles for the conference tomorrow between
the Dominion Schools cornmssion | and the
Manitoba government were arranged today.
Premier Greenway will not bo prfcsont at the
conference In an official capacity1. Attorney
Slfton and Provincial Secretary Cameron will
bo Manitoba's representatives hnvlng bee > n
selected at a cabinet meeting held today.
There "will bo no outeldo meeting.
Speak'lng on the school quc\"tlon today , Sir
Donald A. Smith , ono of the Ottawa dele
gates Bald : "There Is nolhlng to hide , S3
far as the delegation from Ottawa Is con
cerned. They have come to | Manitoba for
buylncss purposes , pure and elmplix They
admit they have a difficult problem to solve ,
but they have come to find a solution for
rcaco that must bo had. Ho entirely re
pudiated the Idea of partisanship , and said
re had como In the Interest of the peorlle of
Canada , Irrespective of any party. It mat
tered not to him whether Vlt > movement
was a liberal or a conservative ; one. All ho
wanted was pcaco and harmony among all
classes and races and creeds. , Any narrowing
mbvement would bo suicidal to the growth
and development.
A meeting ot a number of enthusiastic cit
izens representing various political shades
was held tonight to dlfcnss what action
should bo taken as to Manitoba's approval of
the Dominion government's conduct In regard
to the remedial bill. It wasl ultimately de
cided to Invite all those who are opposed
to coercion ot the province to assemble In the
market square at 8 o'clock on Friday evenIng -
Ing , where a procession 'will bo formed ,
headed by a brass band. H 1 proposed to
burn the remedial order In effigy.
OTTAWA , Ont. , March i 26. The corre
spondence which passed between the Domin
ion government and that of 'Manitoba In
reference to the commission which Is now In
Winnipeg , was presented to Parliament to
day. Premier Greenway , It appears , was
first asked through the lieutenant governor
of Manitoba by the Domlnloh government.
how he would view an Invlmlon to visit
Ottawa and hold a conference on the sub
ject. The lieutenant governor- , replied that
Mr. Greenway would meet such an Invita
tion , If It ' .vero made official , --although he
frankly said ho did not thln.1 : any good
would result. The Invitation } was not sent ,
but Instead a delegation was appointed to go
to Manitoba and ascertain If { any legislation
could be got from the province to satisfy the
alleged grievance of the Roman Catholics.
The federal government , therefore , has no
Instructions.
_
ACADEMY HONORS AN AMERICAN.
Fortunate One AVnx Horn in EiiKlnnil
However. .J
LONDON , March 26. GeorgCjHenry Bough-
ton , the distinguished artist , 'has , bcan elected
a royal academcclan. George ilenry Bough-
ton was born In Norfolk , England , In 1S33 ,
but hlo family went to America In 183C , and
ho pawed his youth In AlbanyN. Y. , where
ho early developed an artistic istc. In 1853
he came to London and passed jccveral months
In the study of art. Returning to America ,
ho settled In. New York and . soon became
known as a landraape palntq : ' . Later he
studied In Paris and opened a ? tudfo In Lon
don In 1861. Hq was elected an associate of
the Royal academy Juno 19 ; 1S79. Many of
Mr. Brighton's recent works' have Illustrated
the aspects of the old Puritan life of .Now
England. In 1885 he became the author ,
Jointly with Edwin A. Abbey , of "A SketchIng -
Ing Tour In Holland. " -JJJoughton was
made a member of the Natlonal.academy of
Now York In 1S71. , , fc *
The election ot a foreigner $ na'full mpm-
bcrshlp In the Royal academy- an'"iin-
usual act , and' the only Americans In the
present list of associate members besides
Mr' Boughton are his friends , Edwin A.
Abbsy , only recently cleated an associate. ,
and John S. Sargent. The second president
of the Royal academy , Benjamin West , was
born at Springfield , Mass. , but before the
war of Independence , so that he was an"
English subject. The sama was true of
John Singleton Copley of Boston , who was
also a member ; Washington Allston , the
poet-painter , who was born Irt South Carolina
lina , was elected a member' In 1818. G.
D. Leslie , R. A. , was born In' England , but
his parents lived In Philadelphia and he
was educated there. Gilbert Etenart New
ton , a pupil cf Gilbert Stuart the portrayer
of Washington , Was also a member of the
Royal academy. Mr. Boughton Is elected to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Lord Lelghton , late president 'of the acad
emy.
IIOERS AMj OVER AFIliqA AIIMING.
TraiiHvaal and Orange. , . Free Stnte
I 'or in nil Allliince.
LONDON , March 26. A Prd'toria dispatch
to the Times says : The situation Is serious.
President Kruger has concluilpd a now of
fensive and defensive alliance with the
Orange Free State. PresMen Stcyn , of the
Orange Free State and the Transvaal execu
tive council , strongly advise P fsldent Kruger
to not go to England. The Transvaal wants
Its Independence guaranteed by England In
connection with the other powers.
The Beers are arming In the Orange Free
State- and Cape Colony. The , Jargo Influx o ?
Germans has been drafted -into the police
force , and the artillery. DrVjW. J. I eyds ,
secretary of state for the Transvaal , who
has been for some time In Germany , has
used the secret service largely to encourage
Immigration from Germany.
The Free State and Afrllcanderbund , has
offered to support the Boers.
An editorial In the Times comments upon
the gravity of the foregoing facts " .which , "
says the Times , "emanate from R trustworthy
private source. If these are true. It Indi
cates a powerful coalition agr.tnst England.
The nrm'nc of the Boers can- have but one
( rn. England , however , will llo nothing by
way of guarantee or otherwise to glvo any
power the r'ght to Interfere with ths Soutl )
African republic. "
, CorreclM I.oril
LONDON , March 26. Lord-Edmond Fltz-
maurlco , In a two-column Jettcr'to the Chron
icle , says the statement of . ( Bo Venezuelan
blue book that the nes ttgjlons between
Earl Granvlllo and Guztmnn iln , 1885 were
without rcfercnco to the boundary dispute Is
without foundation. The ? negotiations , he
sayi , were designed In the ofjut of the fail
ure of direct dealing with. ) Venezuela to
provide an Instrument by ynt of a general
treaty of arbitration for tbet'Pottlement of
the boundary trouble. LojtSllBbuYy , he
adds , cancelled the treaty" on .tho ground
that It was unfair to refer .territorial dis
putes to arbitration.
. , ' i *
Iliillroiiil ConceNHloii ( , HUHMII.
LONDON , March 27.-J-Tho j llerlln corre
spondent of the Standard learns from an
excellent souice In St. I'etQisburg that
China has granted a conception to Russia
to build a railroad from Tchlta , lu the trans-
Baikal dlctrlct of Siberia , through Manchuria
to Port Arthur , "Tho latter .rlort. " says the
Standard's correspondent , ' 'being ceded to
Russia In exchange for certain Important
concessions. The czar hai ; therefore , con-
sontej to stop the buljdlng , of the railway
from Tchlta to Vladlvostock'in order to proceed -
coed with the Manchuria line , which U Is
hoped will attract an Immediate trade from
China. _
Italian Army llaillx praaiiUvi ] .
ROME , March 20. General Elena , who
was wounded at the battler of Adona , is
quoted as saying that no Italian army waa
ever so badly organized , fed , and disciplined
as that with which ho fought. The three
columns operating aga'nst Hbe Aby slnlans
were to separated that contact wo ? Impos
sible , The officers were without maps , the
country was quite unknown , and no provi
sions were made to meet emergcnc'eH , Gen
eral Elena concluded wjth faying that If the
war U continued Italy will bo exposed to
great disillusions.
tiallHliiirx Taken a Vacation.
LONDON , March 26. The marquis of Salis
bury has gone to Bcaulleu , In the north of
Franco.
POURING TROOPS INTO CUBA
Largo Reinforcements Will Bo Sent to the
Island Soon ,
REBELS SECURE A SUPPLY OF ARMS
Knrly Action of Importance Antici
pated Since the ItiHtirKcntM Arc
Supposed tn Hnve lleeii I'ro-
\lilcil with MunltlonM.
( Copyright , 1890. by Trcsa Publishing Company. )
HAVANA , Cuba , March 20. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) An
other army corps , It has been decided , la to
bo sent here from Spain In May. It will
consltt of 2,000 Infantry , C.OOO cavalry and
1,000 artillery.
All eyes are turned now toward Plnar del
Rte province. Macco and Qulntln Handera's
forces arc reported , though not officially , to
have received arnis landed by an expedition
( Garcla's ) , nsar Marlel and to have moved
further westward. A great number of Span
ish troops thrown Into that province are
pressing closely on the Insurgents. At least
40,000 Infantry soldiers arc operating against
those- two Insurgent commanders. The coun
try Is favorable for military movements. Sup
plies are forwarded by rail to Artemsla or
Guanajay , and thence over fair roads to the
army , and also by water to sail points.
. It Mncco succeeds In extricating himself
from the numerous Spanish columns operat
ing against him , ho will perform a remark
able feat. The Spanish policy has changed.
No longer are the comparatively small num-
er of troops t nt out In small columns
There arc enough men near the enemy now
to compel him to give battle , If such a thing
Is poss.blc.
Any hour may bring Important news , either
of disaster to Maceo or ot his escape.
AUDACITY OF THE REBELS.
The people of Santa Clara City were
awakened on the nleht of March 24 by the
sound of horses tramping In the streets , thn
firing of rifles and cheers for Gomez and
Maceo. It proved that a number of mounted
Insurgents had united at different points and
endeavored to loot the shops. They did not
succeed , because the volunteers prevented
them. About thrty | men rode to the central
plaza , discharging carbines In the air. They
were fired on by the volunteers In the theater
and court house. The affair has no Im
portance other than as an example of
audacity.
The leader of the band , Conclo Vldal. was
killed. Important documents were on his
body.
from the Slguanea valley , In the Trinidad
mountains , comes nn account of a recent
engagement of Colonel Segura with a rebel
group under Alfredo Fego on the Rio Negro.
After some hours of skirmishing Segura cap
tured Fcgo's camp , which had bsen evacu
ated hastily. A hospital and medicines wore
found. It was the permanent headquarters of
Fego. Fourteen Insurgents were killed and
many were wounded. The Spaniards de
stroyed everything in camp and drove off
100 head of cattle that had been collected for
the rebel commlssarist
Colonel Moncada had a slight skirmish
with the followers of Lacret near Ccntabrla.
REBEL PRISONERS AT HAVANA.
Twenty rebel prisoners were brought to
Havana last nght ! from Alqulsar. Aa they
werppaEsJnf : along the-strretssunder < guard. ,
' at'lhem. The . -
n-crowd of people'yelled pr.s-
oners were nil negroes. Some excitement
followed and General Anumada , the gov
ernor oi Havana , caused the crowd to be
dispersed. , , ,
Nearly every prisoner brought In Is a col
ored man. The present prisoners are moutly
confined In Cabanas or Moro Castle. Two
negroes were shot today lu the Cabanas fort
ress for Incend'arlsm.
Sixty-four wounded soldiers who fell In the
action with Maceo at Candclarla have been
brought to Havana. That number Is the
total of the wounded In that affair. Instead of
several hundred , as reported from rebel
sources In the United States. One soldier
of the Luchana battalion brought In was
wounded by a bullet which entered at the
left s'de of the forelicad , passed through the
skull and brain and lodged In the cerebellum.
It Is a very singular case. The patient has
no fever ; his speech Is natural ; there Is no
paralysis ; ho has a good appetite , and all
The wound Is
the functlono are regular.
ten days old. WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN.
( JIVES THE XOI1II.1TY A NEW LEASE.
Leon Ditiinet'M Op 1111 on of KlKiiro'H
Reception to Prince Henry.
( Copyright. 1EOC , by Press Publishing' Company. )
PARIS , March 2G. ( New York World Ca-
Jjlegram Special Telegram.-Leon ) Doudet ,
the son of Alpbonsa Daudct , writes In today's
Figaro : "Tho reception to bo given today
by the Figaro In honor of Prince Henry
tends to rehabilitate the nobility , too many
of whoso members oscillate between the po-
llco and the criminal courta. Envy , the
chief characteristic ot the democratic regime ,
attempts to eully the names connected with
French history and splendor , whereas names
superbly Insignificant , such as that of Bour
geois Mcsurenr or Loubct , are acclaimed. '
Paul DorouleJe , president of tbo League
of Patriots , Boulangor's former factotum , In
terviewed by the Gaulols , says : "Prince
Henry Is quite sincere In denying pretension
to the French throne. It Is , of course , part
of the program of the conspirators to deprecate -
cato any danger from a program In favor of
Prlnco Henry's candidacy. "
AFFAIRS IN HAVTI rNSBTI'I.ISII.
Dentil of Hlpliolyte UllHCtN I'OlltlcH
niul Evclti'H KiiKllNlinifii.
( Copyright , 1RM , by Viet * J'ublUhlng Company. )
KINGSTON , Jamaica , March 20. ( New-
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
The death of President Hlppolyte causes
great anxiety In Haytl , owlna to the unset
tled political situation. A warship has been
sent from hero In response to an appeal from
the British consul to protect British Interests
KINGSTON , Jamaica , March 20. The Hay-
tlcn consul at this place has received a
cable from the Haytlen government announc
ing that perfect tranquillity reigns there and
that no disorder has resulted from the tud-
den death of President Hlppolyte.
13 n Kin ii < 1 Will ti-t the SI oner.
CAIRO , March 26. The commissioners of
the Egyptian debt met hero today and de
cided to advance the 600,000 necessary to
meet the expenses of the British-Egyptian
expedition against Dongola. Of the sum
needed , 200,000 Is available Immediately.
Kl.tr Miner * Entoiiilic-il.
WELLINGTON , Now Zealand , March 2C.
A terrible explosion of fire damp has taken
place In a mine at Brunnerton. Flvo persons
were killed outright and elxty more are
entombed with no hope of being rescued.
IliMiilx to Pay Indemnity CliilniH ,
LIMA , Peru , March 20. ( Via Galveston. )
Tbo government has notified the diplomatic
corps that all claims against Peru arising
out of the recent civil war must be presented
within thirty days * .
Sir John CiirHt Kent to Africa.
LONDON. March 27. The Dally Telegraph
glvea a rumor that Sir John Gorst , the con
servative member for Cambrldga unlverulty ,
will receive an important official post In
South Afr'.ca. \
.
I'upcr .MiumfaelnrcrM In nuili-ulfy.
HOLYOKIO , Mass. , March 20 , The olllc-
lala of the Smith , Wilson & Bears Paper
company tonight announced the company
waa In financial dldlcultlea and unuble to
meet Its obligations , Treasurer Hradley
refuted to glvu out a Btntcment. It IB be
lieved , however , the liabilities will be
nearly jmooo. A meeting of creditors has
been called ( or Monday ,
WII.I. linXEKlTTlin IIOMKSTISADnitS.
Mrnniirp of n South DnUoln Mnti Ile-
coUlnir l'nor lit ConnrcxM.
CHAMBLRLAIN , S. D. , March 20. ( Spc *
clnl. ) Information from Washington states
that the bill designed to grant' settlers the
right to make second homestead entries , re
cently Introduced In the lower house ot con
gress , Is practically certain to become n law.
The bill was drawn up by John D. Rivers , a
Chamberlain attorney , and will meet with
favor among the settlers of the northwest.
For thn Information of the thousands whom
the bill Is designed to benefit , It can bo
briefly stated that It provides that nny person
who , prior to the pas > 3agc > of the act , having
made a homestead entry , but for any cause
lost or forfeited the same * , or for nny rea
son failed to perfect tliu tltlo to the land em
braced therein , or who , having perfected
such title , did so by what Is known an the
commutation of his homestead entry under
section 2.101 ot the revised statutes ot the
United States , may make a second home
stead entry of not exceeding one-quarter
section of any of the public lands In any
state or territory subject to such entry.
If the bill becomes a law any applicant for
a second homestead entry can make such
entry by properly showing that his former
entry has been lost or forfeited for nny
cause , or Hint he commuted It that Is , paid
so much an acre for the land. Therefore , n
homesteader whoso former entry has been
canceled by the commissioner of the general
land office as the result of contest proceed
ings , can make another entry Instead of los
ing his rights as now. Homesteaders on the
ceded Sioux land , for Instance * , who have al
ready proved up on one-quarter section by
paying the stipulated price of $1.25 or 75
cents per acre as the case may be can , It
the bill becomes a law , make entry ot nn ad
ditional quartc-r-sectlon. It Is estimated that
fully 1,000 persons In the Chamberlain land
district alone would take advantage of the
terms of the bill during the next few months
should It become n law , and hundreds of per
sons In the various land districts of Minnesota
seta , Nebraska and the Dakotas would bo
benefited to an equal degree.
IGXOIIEU THIS COURT'S OIIDEHS.
Police Have 11 Lively Time Attempt
ing to 'Make nn ArrcHt.
TACOMA , Wash. , March 20. An exciting
scene , which approached a riot , occurred
In the superior court this afternoon. Charles
Barrett and William Morrlssey , who are
wanted In Portland , Ore. , for burglary , had
been released on habeas corpus. A squad
of police was present to roarreat , but Judge
Barker held they could be retaken only after
the Issuance of new warrants. Being free ,
the men rushed tor the stairway. When
Prcsecuto- Davis shouted to the police to
seize them he was opposed by Frank Sninl-
ley , their attorney. The lawyers grappled
and used their fists ; but were finally sep
arated. Chief of Polios Smith ordered his
men to charge on the alleged burglars , which
they did , though this was In conflict with
the court's decision. An officer soon arrived
with warrants from the municipal court ,
charging them with being fugitives from
Justice. The police used their revolvers , and
soon had the men at bay , though neither was
hit. They were caught several blocks from
the court house. Gpvernor Lord of Oregon
has signed requisition papers , nnd It Is ex
pected the men will go to Portland tomor
row.
EXPOSITION1 I1OO.MEHH IN DENVER.
IittcrcKtlitKT OHIcliilN niul HiittliiCHH .Men
In the EiiterprlHc.
DENVER , March 2C. A party of ten citi
zens , ot Omcha , Including President Wattle , ?
and Secretary VoUeflpld _ , of the Exposition'
company , are-'In tSV nt'y and have' been put
ting in their time calling the attention of
Denver's official and business representatives
to the great Transmlsslsslppl exposition the
Nebraska metropolis IB preparing for. Dur
ing the day they made calls upon Mayor Mc-
Murray , Governor Mclntyre , the Colorado
Mining Stock exchange , and this evening
they met the directors cf the Chamber of
Commerce. Everywhere they met with the
heartiest expressions of good will. Tonight
portion of the party left for Cripple Creek ,
while the other. ) started for home.
Itnllronil OrKaril/.atlons Combining.
ERIE , Pa. , March 20. A big meeting-
railroad empZoyes began in this city todaj' .
Fully 300 delegates are prcstnt , among
them beingP. . H. Morrlssey , grand master
ot the D. R. T. ; F. P. Sarsent , grand mas
ter of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men ; E. E. Clarke , grand master of the
Order of Railway Conductors ; De Loa Ev
erett of Cleveland and G. W. Werz of New
York. The orders represented met In execu
tive session today. It Is stated tbo question
of the Joining of the orders for purposes of
mutual protection occupied the entire time
of the delegates. Grand MaUer Sargent ea'd
there was no doubt nn arrangement to that
end would bo effected at the present meet-
Ing.
Flrt- IlrlKiiiltnoliitv t. Europe.
NEW YORK. March 2C. New York's fire
department will be upho'.d In the Royal Ar
chitectural meeting' In London In June next
by a picked team. The team has been
selected with the greatest care. Chief
Adams beingIn charge of twelve men.
Commissioner Ford Issued an appeal for
funds , nnd thinks ho will raise the neces
sary $10,000 for the firemen's expenses. Cap
tain Ucasley of the Royal br.'gadc at Wind.
BOP , who has been here arranging details
In regard to the raising of teams to compete
at the tournament , will set out tomorrow
to visit other cltlee.
o
Governor AltKeltl Inilleteil.
CHAMPAIGN. III. , March 20.-Governor
John P. Altgcld nnd the entire board of
trustees of the University of Illlnol.s were
Indicted by the Cliamnpl&n county grand
jury today for nllcpud neglect or refusal
to comply with the law requiring that the
American flap bo displayed over the xtnte
university buildings. The llafr hau been
dlfplaycd from the Ha ? pole In front of the
military tr.ll , but not from the separate
buildings. _
I'liKNcil the Greater New York IIIII.
ALHANY , March 2'3--The Greater New
York toll ! has passed the assembly by a
vote of 91 ayes and 67 nays. The bill , which
passed the senate on Alurch 12 , and now
lacks only the Rovernor's signature to be-
corno a law , unltea In ono municipality all of
New York , Kings and Richmond counties ;
part of WcstcheHter county nnd Lon
Island City , Newton , Flushing- , Jamaica and
part of the town of Humpstcad In Queens
county.
Four llentl HoilleN In it Wreck.
NORTH JUDSON , Ind. , March 2fi.
Train No. 11 on the Indiana , IlllnolH ' &
Iowa railroad , uastbound , loaded with
grain and dressed beef , was wrecked near
Tote last night at 8 o'clock. The Pan-
hanillo wrecking train In cluanlns up the
wreck found the dead bodies of four un
known men In n car of oats. They had
evidently died from suffocation. None of
the bodleH were lilentlllcd.
W. O. T. I' . TlmiikH Heed.
CHICAGO , March 20. The general
olllcera of the National Nvomcn'u Chrlxtlun
Tempeiance union addressed a loiter to
Speaker Reed at Washington expressing
Kratltiide for the speaker's action In cn-
forcliiK the rule against HtnoklnK In the
bouse of icpresentatlvcu. The letter also
expresses the- hope that at no distant iluj
the sale of liquor will also be banished
from the national capital.
Sfiirroltl Fell With the Workmen ,
LOWELL , Mass. , March 26.--A staging
outside a bulldlni ; udjolnn | > ; the High
school on Kirk street , fell shortly before
jncon today and Ihi-eu men.'wlio wci'o nt woik
on It fell to the around , Joseph 'JYreel
sustained a fiacttun of the skull and Is
fatally Injured , It Is fcard , whllo Charles
Sweeney had sevpial rlbx criiihe I , The
third woiknmn escaped
.Shenrliiur Commenced lu U'yomlnc.
CASPER Wyo. , Ataicli 20.-Hp ( i > iul T < ; k'-
gram. ) Shtfurlris started today at the
Cagper Creek peim nnd tuiuuiraw will i'uin-
mence at all the other * Thlu 1st the earl
iest shcuilng baa ever commcncvd In this
section ,
Stand ] > y thu Olil Flaur.
8HEBOYCU.V , WJ . . March 2e A ncmt
meeting of odlcers of the Hnlvation army
from all the eastern part of WUcontdn wag
held today , nnd ( t waa unanimously decided
to stand by thtf old ttng ,
RIOT IN A CONVENTION HALL
Police Called In to Settle tlio Trouble in
Texas.
STARTED BY DEFEATED M'KINLEY MEN
Dele-nation to .SI. Loiiln Divided Her
tnern Alltnoti niul Roe l MeKln-
ley .Mi-11 llolil Another
Convention.
AUSTIN , Tex. , March 2C. The republican
convention , which lias been In session In
this city since Tuesday , adjourned sine Ole
this afternoon , alter having enjoyed the dis
tinction of narrowly avoiding a funeral anil
having the not unusual thing nowadays In
Texas , a split convention. The situation
looked threatening from the very start this
morning. The McKlnlcy forces worked nil
night with the negroes , and succeeded In
bringing over qulto a number of them , so
that this morning , when the hour for con
vening arrived , It found the McKlnley men
with nn organized force , occupying the cen
ter of the hall , with a very determined look
on their faces and an air of fight surrounding
them. Cuney , the chairman of the conven
tion , when ho mounted the rostrum at 10
o'clock , tcok In the situation at a Blanco ,
and , seeing that the McKlnley men were
assuming fornildablo strength , Immediately
sent his emissaries out for his forces , nnd
pending their return ho did nothing In the
matter of opening the convention , putting
forth the excuse that the commutes on cre
dentials was not ready to report. Ho finally
got his forces together about 1 o'clock , nnd
the committee on credentials putting In an ,
appearance about the same time , the conven
tion wns called to order.
The first work of the convention was tne
receiving nnd adoption of the * credentials
committee report. Its Introduction Imme
diately precipitated n row , and while the
McKlnley men made a determined fight to
get some showing , Cuncy , with his rulings ,
shut them out entirely , and orcanlzed the
convention , with the Uced-Alllson men In
exclusive chaigc.
The UecJ-Alllson men adopted n platform
along the regular lines , the currency plank
of which reads as follows : "We alarm the
historic adherence of the republican party
to sound flnancss. Wo demand nn honest dollar
lar , of the greatest purchasing power for
every class alike ; the largest Issue of gold ,
sllvtr and paper compatible with security and
the requirements of trade , all of equal value ,
Interchangeable ono for the other , every dollar
lar resting on gold as money of final re
demption. The republicans of Texas declare
this to be. In their dellbsrate Judgment , the
only basis for a largo and liberal circulation
of. money and for the maintenance of uni
versal cor.fldonce.
The convention then elected the following
delegates to the St. Louis convention : N. W.
Cuncy of Golveston , an Allison man ; W. ft.
Mnkemson of Georgetown , Reed man ; B. II.
Terrel of San Antonio , an Allison man ; C. H.
Ferguson of Richmond , a Reed man. Alter
nates , W. P. Gross , D. C. Kelp , John 0.
Cain and R. D. Smith. Electors , George C.
Clifford of San Antonio and Eugene Marshall
ot Dallas.
Dallas.TROUBLE
TROUBLE BROKE LOOSE.
Hardly had the vote on the selection of
electoro been announced when the long an
ticipated row - wanln > force. As the chair
declared the men elected a wild whoop from
the very center of'the MclClnlcy delegation
proclaimed that the trouble had bcgiin. Ono
burly negro came plowing through the Jam ,
pushing men In front of him as If they were
so much chaff , and In his wake came halt
a hundred excited followers , wild with ex
citement. They gave every evidence that
they Intended to capture the grand stand ,
The spectators and the crowd on the stand
made frantic efforts to get out of their way ,
but all to no purpose. They were on the
stand In an Instant , and there they were con
fronted by Cuncy and his faithful followers ,
who received them with a hearty welcome ,
far warmer than they anticipated. The
Cunoy men had'no time to organize their
forces before the opposition crowd was on
them. Thlu mattered llttlo , however , as
each man Instantly resolved himself Into a
John L. Sullivan and combatted every Inch
of the ground.
The first negro to reach the stage made a
lunge at Cunoy's head with his fist. Whllo
ho was quick , one of Cuney's followers was
quicker. As ho struck at Cunoy ho found
himself confronted by n big revolver In the
hands of a negro , who , whllo not ca largo ,
demonstrated that ho could hold his own ,
against all comers. The two men eyed each
other for ten seconds probably , when they ,
both went down before the howling crowd
that was swaying around and about them.
In nn Instant the platform was the scene
of wild chaos. Excited negroes swayed to
and fro In battle for twenty minutes before
an armed force of policemen could quell the
riot. It waa then dlboovercd that no ono
was dangerously hurt , although ono or two
of the -white delegates , as well as a negro or
two , were bruised considerably. As soon as
order could be restored the convention , after
disposing of a few minor matters , adjourned
cine die , without Issuing any Instructions to
delegates to St. Louis.
Immediately after the regular convention
adjourned the McKlnley faction took charge
of the hall and organized their convention In.
due form and elected the following delegates
to St. Louis : John Grant of Sherman , Frank
Hamilton of Austin , S. L. Smith of Colorado ,
W. E. Davis of Fort Worth. Alternates ) , Ed
Anderson , W. II , Lowe , II. G. Collins and
Richard Allen , The electors named were B.
I1 , Hunt and A , H. Caldwell. Thlu conven
tion did not consider a platform , but adopted
a resolution endorsing McKlnley for presi
dent and Instructing the delegation font
from hero to vote for him as long as hla
name wan before the convention.
Tonight , In an Interview with an Asso
ciated press representative , Chairman Grant ,
of the fctato executive committee , stated that
the McKlnlcy men had nccurod the only
urganlzatlon that had any right to bo repre
sented In St. Louis , and that their fight
would bo successful. He buses this statement -
ment on the tact that Curvsy refused entirely
In allow a roll call , although the McKlnlcy
men demanded It repeatedly , nnd on every
losue. There wan never a roll call In the
convention , presided over by Cunoy , and.
when It was called In the McKlnley conven
tion , It ' "as found that they had 202 uncon-
tcaled votes out of a possible 790. This fact ,
In connection with Cuney's unprecedented
rulings , will bo the bnslo of the McKlnlcy
men's fight for recognition In the St. Louis
convention.
Mndc Counterfeit Nickel * .
CINCINNATI , March 20. Marshal Gaddls
of Newcastle , Ind. , In connection with local
olllccr ? , today arrested Cliurles Williams
nn the charge of making counterfeit money.
He was one of the company who hud lieeu
punning counterfeit nickels nnd Iiulf dollars
lars at Nowcantlo and Anderson , Ind. Mr.
and Mrs. Wright of Ni > wrantlo were ar
rested Wednesday , nnd Mrs. Wright offered :
to lead the. marshal to where he could flndi
Williams , which she did , Williams cald lie
made the money simply as an experiment.
MllUllltll'M I < 3 CeiMl ( III ) ARUUtH.
ST , PAUL , Minn. , March 20. Th
uchcdulcH In the assignment of the P. II.
Kelly Mercantile company were filed late
today. The assets aggregate 1317,112 , nnd
liabilities { 387,090. Of the blllu imyublo
p , W8 , mo In notes given by the Mer-
cuntllu company to P. II , Kelly and ne
gotiated "t vailoug bunVtt. These notes
ivnro nil drawn since October 10 , J895. The
linn IIIIH regular creditors such an various
fobbing and manufacturing companion , who
lio'.d claims aggregating { 13,000.45.
( luttnn Mill * Out Wnirei.
J'ROYIDTONCB , II. I. , March 27. The
Merino & Roan cotton mills at Olneyvlllo
nnd all the mill * In the Woonasquatucket
valley have decided to cut wages or re
duce running llmo at once. The large
mllla nt Oluryvllle will take nlmllar aclloit
tomorrow , but lu euch a , way uv to prevent )
a strike ,