THE OMAHA . .DAILYi .
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAIIA , MONDAY MOKNING' ' , , JANUA11Y 4 , 1807. LE COFY FIVE CENTS.
Cuban President nnd Cabinet Eave No
Abiding Place ,
ALLEGED CAPITAL CITY A PLANTATION
Ciu-vlfiiM IH I'art of Hie Ili-tancniirt
KNlate anil IH lletil ! > } ' Uio
.SpunliirilM , Who Vldlt
It
( Copyright , 1807 , by Press Publishing1 Company. )
HAVANA , Cuba , Jan. 3. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Pu
erto Principe province Is comparatively quiet.
It Is tbo largest province In Cuba , except
Santiago , but has the smallest population.
Of Its 50,000 Inhabitants , 15,000 live In Pu
erto Prlnclpo city , the provincial capital.
Immediately after arriving In Cuba I sent
a trustworthy agent to the province to as
certain the exact situation there , The sum
mary of a long report received , which Is
cabled herewith to the World , I vouch for as
being accurate :
The railroad connecting Puerto Prlnclpo
With the seaport , Neuvltas , Is In regular op
eration , There has been great Improve
ment In that respect slnco last summer ,
when the railway was blockaded. The coun
try between Puerto Prlnclpo and the Rca
was overrun then by the Insurgent bands ,
but the death of their leader , Jose Maria
llodrlgucz , was a severe loss , from which
they have not recovered. A large part ot
the province being uninhabited , the Insur
gents were able to roam about , until General
Castellnnos nnd the governor pursued the
different bands relentlessly nnd drove them
into Santiago or Into the wilderness of the
Lnjasa hills , In the southeastern part of the
province.
The so-called president and his cabinet
Imvo no fixed abiding plncc. It has been
circumstantially reported In the United
States that a point called Cuovltas was the
scat of government of CIsncros. Cucvltas
is not a town , but a plantation belonging to
ono of the well known Bctancourt family.
Hugged hills rise In Us center. It has been
visited frequently by Spanish columns , but
General Castcllanos docs not regard It as
u point of sufficient consequence to regu
larly garrison It. The Insurgents hold no
town or village In the province. The only
town actually taken by anything like a siege
In the whole rebellion was Gualmaro , and
that wns held by them. The Cucvltas plan
tation Is not now occupied by thu Insur
gents. The story of Its being held Is false.
GOMEZ IS OUT OF SIGHT.
The whereabouts of Maximo Gomez are
not positively known. Ho was In the jungles
of Lnjssa , December 7. I have seen a
proclamation by him. dated Lajasa , Novem
ber 29. An Intercepted letter , signed by
Gomez and dated December 5 , waa filled with
violent complaints against the junta In New
York. He accuees the members of It of far
worse offenses than Incompcntcncy , and la
particularly severe against Palma and
Riibcnn. Gomez lu In a bad physical con
dition , and Is generally dissatisfied. lie has
quarreled with other leaders of the rebellion.
The dimensions arc like these In the former
rebellion. Gomez hat ) attempted to Ignore
Clpncrcs and make himself a dictator In
political , as well as In military affairn.
Culixto Garcia Is the only leader now show
ing signs of activity.
Influential Creole families of Puerto Prln
clpo strongly dcslro that civil atrlfo should
end. They would withdraw the province
from the Influence ot the * revolutionists If It
wore possible. There Is much poverty and
disease In Puerto Prlnclpo City , on account
of numerous refugees. There has been much
nlckurcs In the Sp.1nl.-ili . army In that section ,
and especially on the line of the eastern
trocha , chiefly malaria fevers , but there has
boon a great Improvement recently.
Major Jimenez , commanding three squad
rons of cavalry of the El Principe regiment ,
wes promoted yesterday for work In the
field north of San Cristobal. Plnar del Rio
province. While moving along the base of
the hills , near Corrjal and Blanqulsal , ho
Bwooped down on some bands of Insurgents
foraging , killed twenty and wounded meat of
tbo remainder. Thc o who escaped Into the
hills were captured In arms.
All trains are now running regularly In
Plnar del Rio , Havana and Matanzao
provinces. Parts of some lines In Santa
Olara province are not operated , because
bridges destroyed have not yet been re
placed. Trains run dally to Clenfuegos , 190
miles from Havana. Last May all the lines
were cither wholly Interrupted or trains
were run In portions at Irregular Intervals.
WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN.
MACRO SAID TO IIR AI.IVI2.
Claliaeil ( hat ( InIiiHiirKent Leader
Sllll llreatlieN.
urn Jan. a. rnomas
, . . Lovelacc ,
flccond lieutenant of the Soledad , which was
wrecked off the north coast of South America
last October , Is spending a few days herewith
with his mother , Whllo wrecked , Lovelace
npent three days at Havuna , and haa Just
returned from the Cuban country. He talked
Interestingly with a reporter and asked re
garding the reported death of Maceo , said :
"I am convinced that Maceo is not dead.
In my opinion tbo story of his death was
promulgated by the Insurgents themselves.
The Vamoose that railed from New York ,
and Is at present detained at Key West , can
make twenty-eight miles an hour , and I
have some pretty reliable Information that
her object was to convoy 'Maee-o to the other
eldo of the Island , where ho might Join Gomez
nnd thu two plan the campaign together. I
have * not the slightest doubt. In fact , that
Macco U recovering from his wounds. The
Insurgents will take no aggressive action
until his complete recovery. "
Continuing , Lovelace said : "In those
three days at Havana , I saw sixty-eight In
surgents executed on a sandbar near the
ehlp. They stood the prisoners up In squads
of eight or ten and then one soldier was oe-
lected to pick them off one at u time , Just
as though they were shooting rats.
"Tha prisoners were In all sorts of atti
tudes , whllo the uhootlng was going on ,
Some were kneeling In prayer , othem were
standing erect , but none of them showed any
signs of fear. The prisoners ranged * In age
tfi- from boya who could not have been over 18
i- tfii to grey-headed men , None of the executions
lasted long. I
saw ono squad of ten men
shot down In about fifteen minutes. At one
tlmo I saw thrco officers of the Insurgent
executed , nnd they were allowed a vollev
tram ten soldiers , "
J.ATKST AI1VICISS 1MUIM MAMM.A.
J T -
Japan Ma > * Senil a Squadron ( u ANKH |
( lie IiiHiirKenlN.
MADRID , Jan. 3. The Unlted.Statcs mln-
Inter , Mr. Taylor , had a long conference
with the duke of Tetuan , minister of for
eign affairs , on Saturday ,
Advices from Manilla etatu that three
tugi and u gunboat with COO troops Imvo
dUlodgi'd a body of rebels who occupied
poitlcms of the harbor works , It U reported
that Bcvcrul Insurgent urlsoncrs will bu
ahot at Manilla tomorrow , anil the public
prosecutor 1ms asked that the dentil penalty
bu Imposed upon slxtrcn othem who weie
tried yesterday.
Reports from Manilla ntnto that the rcvcle-
tlonn brought about during the trial have
caused a great sensation , Ono Insurgent
Bald he knew Japan Intended to send r.
equudron tu the Philippines und to recog
nize the Insurgents im belligerents , pro-
vldcd the whole of the provinces joined l'i
the rebellion ,
CininlleiiN I'n'oH.n ' Itelnlerreil ,
LONDON , Jon. 3.-It Is 1'M'Orted from
Wnrn.iw that doctors have decided Unit
Countess Helena PotoeUo , s\hoH ) < brly v.t. '
disinterred after her Imrlul. thiouKh a dre.
Hint nho wns In u giulo of nlnluptiy. ! eK.ul
The body bus therefore- been iclnterrud ,
SIJIIVIVOH'S STOIIY OP A AVHKCIC.
Sail Title of the Ciilinn FlllliiiHtcr
Coiiitiiiiilorc.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 3. A Bpcdal to the
Commercial-Tribune from Jacksonville says :
Seventeen men accounted for out of ths
twenty-eight on the Cuban filibuster Com
modore IB the record hero tonight , with n
slight cbanco of ecvcn more yet alive. The
men came ashore at Daytona this noon , Cap
tain Murphy , Stephen Crane , the novelist ;
the cook nnd two Bailors. Ono of the latter ,
William Hlgglnn of Rhode Island , died soon
nflcr reaching land from the effects of the
high sutf. One of the survivors gives the
following graphic details :
"Thu tug sank at 7 o'clock Saturday morn
ing twenty miles off New Smyrnla. All the
Americana on board remained until the last
moment. A traitor In Spanish pay was the
cauao of the leak. Thet leak was discovered
al about 3 a. m. The pumps would not work
long , though they did good service for a
while , Finding that the water gained on
us , two boatloads of Cubans , twelve mem In
all , were first nent off. Ono boat , containing
six men , was capsized and I am afraid the
men were lost. Ono of the lifeboats , con
taining nine men , was swamped nnd a
hastily constructed craft was made up from
materials thrown to them and they then
disappeared from our sight.
"Captain Murphy , Stephen Crane , Hlgglns
and myself and ono other pallor took to the
ten-foot dingey at the last moment. We
tried to save the men In the water around
us , but the heavy sea and blinding winds
swept them from us. It rc < | irlred all our
efforts to keep our small boat right side
up. For twenty-four hours we battled with
Uio heavy sea , constantly balling and at
last land was slg'hted. As wo attempted to
land the wind drove us Into the breakers and
In an Instant the boat wns overturned. For
An hour wo battled for life and then man
aged to crawl out on the sands almost dead.
Captain Murphy saved Mr. Crane by helping
him when a cramp caught htm. Hlgglna
was struck on the head by floating tlmbct :
and ho dUd soon after landKig. Ho was a
good s&'Ilor and worked hard to eave his
comrades. "
The men are expected here tomorrow. Aid
was asked from Daytona yesterday , and as the
Three Friends was the only vessel In port
that could stand the seas , the Washington
oinclala were wired , asking permission to
send Iho tug out , oven with revenue officers
on board. This was at1 p. m. yesterday.
Not heating from this , the collector wired
the department. Then J. M. Harris wired
Senator Call and he replied later , saying
ho had notified Mr. Carlisle and the presi
dent. Nothing was heard from the depart
ment as to aid In saving the lives of Ameri
can citizens up to late this afternoon. This
was brought about by a strong message
from .Mr. Harris , begging the department
In the name cf humanity to allow a vessel
to leave. Tills brought the required permis
sion and at G:30 : tonight the Three Friends
steamed out on her errand of mercy.
SPAMAIIDK IIAVI2 KITTI.U TO PISAIt.
Do Nut Iiftolc with AplireheaHloii ( ill
KlUliiiHli-r.s.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 3. The Spanish au
thorities feel little apprehension from re
ported filibustering expeditions , owing to the
thoroughness with which the Cuban count Is
being patrolled by the Spanish forces. It Is
pointed out that the success of the expedi
tions largely depends upon the ability to de
liver the goods to the insurgents , and that
the mere landing of an expedition counts for
little.
Under the systoni established by General
Wt-yler the movement of any considerable
Inaurgent force toward the coast Is noted as
a step toward meeting an expedition. The
Insurgents have no pack trains nor the ordi
nary means of transportation of military
stores .sad are obliged to receive and carry ,
goods by hand. In handling boxes of guns
or any considerable supply of ammunition ,
a largo number of men is necessary to dis
pose of an expedition by hand. For tha !
reason the approach of the Three Friends ex
pedition wan made known to the Spanish
commanders by the movement of a large in-
Hurgunt force toward the coast. A battle en
sued and the Insurgents wcro driven Inland.
The point nt which the Three Friends sub
sequently tried to land Is that to which the
Insurgent force was headed.
At present. It Is said , this patrol Is so com
plete that no considerable force of Insurgents
can move without unmasking the destina
tion of at * expedition and thus giving ample
time far Us apprehension. This is but one
means of apprehension , however , and It does
not diminish the scouting of expeditions be
fore their departure.
According to official advices received here
the insurgents are in a desperate condition
since the death of Macco. The report that
( iomcz orow.cd the eastern trocha is appar
ently disposed of by n statement coming
from a reliable source on the Island saying
that on December 22 some time after the
date of the reported crossing of the trocha
Gomnz was still held to the eastward of that
strategic line. It Is believed , also , by offi
cials that the Insurgent leader. La Cret , is
either dead or dangerously wounded. The
disposal of him from the actual field conflict
Is regarded as next In Importance to the
death of Maceo. It Is pointed out that the
insurgent cause is ono depending on leaders
and that the cause. Itself will end with the
disposal of the leaders.
Close scrutiny Is being made by officials of
the circumstances under which the steamer
Dauntless left Jacksonville. The stated pur
pose of the vessel was a wrecking expedition
and for this no clearance papers wcro needed.
It Is believed , however , by the Spanish au
thorities that the Dauntless has gone to suc
cor the party which first went on the Three
Friends , and falling to land In Cuba , re
turned to No Nome Key off the Florida
coast. The Information cent hero leads to
the belief that after the Dauntless ban taken
on board the party at No Name Key. she will
proceed to Cuba and carry out the
expedition which the Three Friends failed
to land.
( Ji\ . WRY Mill ISSl'K.S TWO EDICTS.
Ortnlu Snlc'N I'rolilliltcil nml "CiiKI-
Vlltfll y.Ollf" KNhllllUIieil.
HAVANA , Jan. 3. General Weylcr , from
Dayato encampment , Issued two edicts , dated
on Now Year's day. They prohibit the ex
istence and sale of hardware , saddlery ,
clothing , provisions and medicines In towns
where fortifications do not exist. Eight
days after the date of the Issuance of the
edict stores In nil unprotected villages nnd
hamlets must bo closed , and all of the gou.ls
must bo removed to stronger places , This
same order applies to stores on sugar es
tates unfortified In the other provinces. This
edict takes effect eight days after publica
tion , and persons found guilty of violation
of these orders will bo considered as rebel
sympathizers and tried nnd condemned as
such.
The second edict orders the formation of
a "cultivated zone" around the larger
towns , A plecn of ground will bo allotted
free of charge to the different families there
assembled. These families will be alloxvcd
to plant vegetables and to harvest the crops
thus raised. An exception Is made In the
case of women who have brothero nnd hus
bands now serving In the Insurgent army.
No allotment of any kind will be made for
them , This freehold URO of .tho land will
last nix months after the war In over.
Weyler HeliiriiN In Iliiviiun.
HAVANA , Jan. . ' ) . Captain General Woy-
ler Is back In Havana. Ho left ramp at
Ilayute ut 0 o'clock this morning , arriving
with an escort of cavalry at Artem-Isa at 12
o'clock and at Marlol nt 3 o'clock. H < ? Im
mediately loft there on the crulaor Le Gazpl.
nrrlvliiR In Havana nt S o'clock thla ovcnlng ,
Hn was accompanied by Chluf of Staff Kit-
ci'Uuno uud hi ? eon , Fernandez Weyler , who
Is one of his aldrn ,
Kuril mi Vermmil
Aiu.vt I'KIJI.K. \ t. . Jan. : ! - - ' ! lie laiiure
of the Fanners' Trust ram puny of Hloux
I'ity , In , which Hosed IIH doors thl wivk ,
will rrovi- ImrO blow to Its Vt rmrnl In-
tVMtori AiTorillnu to iviurnH lno the
Mil : " . ' . i1) ) nor ci-iil of the liabilities of
Mir..nil . i * uil > I lu be due the pcopU | of tbla
0111(0. (
IS BROKEN TO THEIR HOPE
Spain's Word of Promise Kept Only to
Porto Ricans' ' Ear ,
REFORM MEASURES ARE DISAPPOINTING
AiitonoinlKtiH from tin' Aiitllli'x anil
la Spain Severi-ly Crlt-
tlu * MiiilliitloiiH IMaccil
I oil Homo Itiile. ;
( Copyrlplit , U57 , by Trees Publishing Company. )
MADRID , Spain , Jan , 3. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
autonomist deputation from Porto Rico ,
which came hero to ask for the prompt
carrying out of promised reforms , Is bitterly
disappointed with the government's action ,
The deputation had congratulated Premier
Canovaa when tbo announcement was made
that certain rdforms had been granted , on
having at least put Into effect the provisions
ot the bill which passed the Cortes. But
when the ten royal decrees putting thcso
reforms In force were published In the Ga
zette and had been carefully read , the mem
bers of the deputation wcro deeply cha
grined and outspoken In dissent. They say
the West Indian autonomists want much
more , and cannot accept the government
measures.
After close examination of the decrees , the
liberal nnd republican politicians and their
leading newspapers severely criticise the re
stricted , very conservative use the present
government has made of the clastic and
broad powers conferred by the colonial re
form net , drown up In 18S5 by Senor Abar-
zuga and approved by the liberal govern
ment of Senor Sagasta. The Corre-o calls
the Porto Rico reform decrees a dangerous
joke , curtailing even what little administra
tive self-government apparently la granted.
Senor Sagasta nnd the liberals say they
worded the bill with a view to permitting
very much broader concessions. Senor Abar-
zuga says ho would have construed It moro
liberally , especially under existing circum
stances.
The conflict between the government and
the opposition newspapers which denounced
the abuses In the commissariat and hospital
service In Cuba , continues with renewed
asperity on the part of the Hernldo and
the Imparclal , and with Increased severity
on the part ot the military and civil Judges
prosecuting. Already all the Implicated
writers for eight newspapers have been sent
to prison , except those who , being members
of the Cortes , are" exempt from arrest.
The Spanlsii government is much pleased
with the friendly attitude and assurances
of President Cleveland and Secretory Olney
when the Spanish minister communicated
to them the Intentions of Spain , as em
bodied In the preamble and decrees relating
to tbo Porto Rico reforms. The ministerial
press echoes iho Impression In high quar
ters that Spain has nothing to fear as long
as president Cleveland remains In office.
ARTHUR B. HOUGHTON.
Iini'EXTS IIHIt HASTY MAltHIACH.
Detroit Girl's ICvix-Hciioo In tliv
rliiiiinlnl I.iHtcr.v.
BRUSSELS , Jan. 3. Writing to a
euls newspaper , the princess of Cblniay-
Caraman protests against the newspaper
campaign of publicity and calumny In con
nection with her elopement with the Hun
garian Gyp y. . musician , . JanesUHlKO. . - The
prlnccfasaya"American : children are-cdu-
t-atod with a view of csscrtlng their Inde
pendence , and , when necessary , braving tbo
world's prejudice and calumnies. That ,
however , does not preserve the American
girl from the possibility of falling Into error.
I drifted with the fashion , dictating n union
between nobility and wealth. Chicago
heiresses are reproached with the pursuits
of coronets. Surely thla Is better than pur
suing a dot. Having recognized my erroi
and my heart having spoken , two courses
were open to me , namely , adultrros. hypoc
risy or leaving the marital domicile. I
chcso the latter , fully recognizing to what
I exposed myself. The divorce law was not
made for nothing , and my position will
eventually be legalized , my marriage with
Rlgo being only u question of time. "
Kauri'IVIiwrnpIiK tinQ.ar. .
PARIS , Jan. 3. President Faure , replying
to the Now Year's congratulations of the
czar , has telegraphed the latter as follows :
"I am profoundly touched by the terms In
which your majesty addressed me his
felicitations , and I a Mo thank you , as well
as the empress , for the sentiments expressed
toward France. We recall , like you , with
the utmost pleasure the memory so precious
of your presence with us , and beg you to
accept the expression of our well wishes for
your majesty , the empress and the grand
duchess , Olga. "
llnliiH Ili-lli'lll FamineDIstrlctM. .
LONDON , Jan. 3. Official dispatches from
India say thai the rains have benefited
nearly all the famine districts there , and
that the average price of grain Is ten ocers
per rupee.
1'iiNNi-iI ( o UH Sccoiul He
BUENOS AYRES , Jan. 3. The Chamber
by a vote of 5 to 19 passed the second
reading of a measure providing for the re-
: uniption of the Integral aervlco debt.
Klro I.ONNCH.
NASHVILLE. Jan. 3. About 3 o'clock
this morning fire , which originated In the
dry goods store of Ix-beck Bros , nt 11
o'clock Saturday night , was under control.
Nine * stores and the Kouth end of the
city market house , containing the ollle-os
of the heads of city departments were
destroyed. TIle total Insurance Is some
what In excess of $300,000. The total loss
Is estimated at from KITJ.OOO to JIOO,0.0 ,
The origin of thu lire bus not IIOPIIIB -
cprtalned. Several firemen were Injured by
fnllliHT walls , and Captain Snuuun was
badly bruised by fulllnp walla. Clmrlos
Thompson , cashier , nnd J , B. Cnrr , man
ager of the Sllef Jewelry company , were
badly Injured by falling walls.
I , nml Til I CM Cloiiilt-il.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 3. A special to tbo no-
public from Perry , Old. , Bays ;
Nov.'s received here from Washington Is
that Secretary Francis has reversed ex-
Scurotary Smith's decision relativeto
clnlnl holders who made runs from the In-
dlun reservation to the Cherokee strip
In September , lif < 3. The report has caused
conMdcrahlu excitement nnd hundreds of
contests before the land olllco will result.
Sfveral hundred persons are nffeetcd.
.Smith held that persons who obtained
claims by running from Creek , Otoe , Osage
and Poncu Indian country wcro dltiquull-
lle-J and Secretary Francis decides that
they are qualified.
Mlnt-rn' AViiKi'H ItiMliK-cil.
MAEJILLON , O , Jan. 3. Notices have
been posted nt nil Uio mines In the Mas ll-
Icn district of a reduction In the price of
pick mining from Cl cents to Cl cents per
ton. The notice says a rate of EO cents
linn been agreed upon In Pennsylvania
under the long established pystom whereby
the Ohio rate Is ! rcntu lees than that of
the1'lllnlmiir distilc't , and therefore , the
M-eont rale will bo maintained under ex
isting conditions. About 2,000 men arc now
out. but It Is thought they will resume
work anil oonllnur till after the joint meet
ing of operatives and miners nt Columbus ,
January 12. _ _
Liquor DlNiii'iiKiir ; fur KIIIIHIIN ,
TOPEKA , Juu. 3-Mt Is i-urrently re-ported
that the. lending prohlliltlonisuH nml tern-
pvranco worken. of KiMisan have decided
to nsk the Irftlhhuurc thl.ivlutor to PUSH
a , luw fstalilichlnK1 tbe > slnto liquor dls-
poiifiiry In KunfiiH , .Mftil ) ' npiwrt this IH
tbu only method by which thry ran ever
hope to crush out Hie drug morn system
of saloons and Joints , The nviiler will be
bruuiibt before tinftato prohibition con
vention , to lie held heio Jnnn.iry 12 ni.d
in , and It Is said will ! " ntllclaly i-mlon.ul
und u legislativecoinmltlio appointed lu
btccr the bill throuclt.
HIS LAST nKSTINO : I'l.ACK.
Kiiiicrnl of ( lu * I.n < c .T. II. .
Hold In St. I.nnlo.
ST. LOUIS , Jen. 3. Services. over the re-
mnlns of Joseph n. MoCullagh , , editor of the
Globe-Democrat , who died Inat week nh the
rrault of an' accident , -wore held this after
noon nt the residence * * of lilfl slstcr-ln-law ,
Mrs. Manlon. t
Ilnn ! had been falling III day without Inter
mission nnd the weather wws cold , but not
withstanding , there was1 a largo attendance
of friends nnd admirers of Mr. McCullngh.
Mr. McCullugh's remains , which repcsed In
a casket of ceilar covered with black broad
cloth , wern In the parlor surrounded by
many evidences of love and esteem litho
way of floral offerings ; Some tlmo before
the hour set for the services a considerable
number of persona passed before the casket
and viewed the remains. On top of the plain
casket their eyes met a square silver plate , r.n
which wa < 3 the Inscription "At Heat. Joseph
II. McCullagh. "
1'romptly at 2 o'clock a quartet began the
RervlcM by singing Cardinal Newman' beau
tiful hymn , "Lead , Kindly Light. " Re\ .
John Snyder , pastor ot the Unitarian church
of the Messiah , read the 23d Psalm , begin
ning. "Tho Lord Is my fhepherd. " At the
conclusion of this , he paid u beautiful tribute
to the dead In a few well-chosen words.
Among other things , he tolii of the almost
countless good deeds ho had known Mr. Mc
Cullagh to do In secret. IJo touched upon
the religious views of the deceased. He
did not know If Mr. McCullagh had any spe
cial religious convictions , but ho wca not
fearful for lita friend. Ho had helped the
poor , he had lifted up the fallen , nnd In the
last day , when all men shall stand before
their Maker for judgment , the speaker felt
sure his friend would U6 Among the blecfsod
ones to whom would bo spoken the worda ,
"Well done , tliou good apd faithful servant. "
"Come Unto Me , " was then aung by the
quartet , nnd a prayer Ijy Hey. W. "W. Boyd
of the Second Baptist churqh , ended the serv
ices. As the ctisket was being borne to the
hcarac the quartet sann , "Ueyoml the Smil
ing nnd the Weeping. " The active pall
bearers were members of the Globe-Democrat
editorial staff and bends of departments.
Among the honorary pallbearers wcro the
editors of the other St. Louis papers and
men prominent In political and business life
In this city. Hon. Henry Wattcraon. editor
of the Louisville Courier-Journal , waa the
only one from out of town ,
Among thorp In attendance from outside
St. Loula were Mrs. Ilachac | Soutcr ot Brook
lyn. N. Y. , and Mr. William tJ. Armstrong of
Chicago , oister and nephew , respectively , ot
Mr. McCullagh. The Interment was at Belle-
fontalno cemetery. *
orxsnoT IIASTU.VS Tiilc MAitniAni ; : .
You UKloivn CJIrl Follow * Her I.ovcr
\VIiiiin HIT Pntlirr prove OIT.
WEBSTER CITY , la. , Jan. 3. ( Special
Telegram. ) Miss Mary Hargraves , aged 17 ,
the daughter of a farmer living Just over the
line In Wright county , was married today to
Paul W. Suttcn , until recently her father's
hired man. Sutton , at the time of the mar
riage , wns suffering from a gunshot wound
Inflicted by the bride's father. Sulton has
bsen working for Hargra\eg--for the past sl\
months nnd had fallen.In . love with Mary.
Her parents did not lock , with any favoi
upon the affection which they -saw spring , up
between the two. but favored the .milt of , a
young man , a neighbor , Syho owned his own
farm and has been very * herslstent In hlti
attentions to the girl. BUI tan was discharged
a weak ago to get him ftrtay from her , but
since that time he has been' lingering around
the neighborhood. Thls.'ain'nnlng ho called at
Hargraves' house and .naked to see the daugh
ter. The old man went Into the bedroom an
HOOP as he saw him conifuifand. ; taking a
double-barreled shotgun , went to the door
and warned Sulton f.o leajnj. " : Because Sutton
" 8ld not"g6 as aoori as 'Htt'rgraves thoifght he
should , the old man fired both barrels of the-
gun at him , one chdrgo ' taking effect In
the right shoulder and arm ! Sutton went tea
a neighbor's , where the wound was dressed.
Hqfors the Job was completed ho received
a note from the girl , telling him where she
wr-3 and that ho had her sympathy. The let
ter oald further that If ha would como Im
mediately she would go with him and be
married. The ceremony took place at Oak
land Valley.
.irici.vi.HY's MOVICMIJXTS IIICHIII ) .
I're.slileiil-ICIi-ct Spend * a Uulct Sim-
iluy lit Clevelaml.
CLEVELAND. Jan. 3. President-elect Mc-
Klnley pasted a very quiet Sunday at the
home of M. A. Hauna. This morning In com
pany with Secretary Osborno of the national
committee , Mr. McKinley attended the
Franklin Avenue Mpthbdlst Episcopal
church. The pcstor , He'f. . Dr. E. S. Leads ,
' .n his opening prayer , asked divine blessing
upon those called to high places. When Mr.
McKinley returned from .church ho WEO
greeted at .Mr. Hanna's home by Senator Cul-
lom of Illlrois , who had stopped over for a
short visit on his way -Washington. . The
senator and Mr. McIClnleJ-had a short con
ference. In the afisrnoon a few of the close
personal friends of tie president-elect called
upon him.
It Is the Intention of Mr. McKinley to devote -
vote the coming week to ( tie outlining of his
inaugural message and for that reason It Is
announced ho desires to be left undisturbed
by callers as much as "possible. Part of the
week Mr. and Mrs. MoKlnley will remain at
the homo of Mr. Hanua and the latter part
of the week will ba guests of Colonel Myron
T. Herrick on Prospeqt street. If the quiet
which he desires cannot bg secured here , the
president-elect will return bcforo the end
of the week.
: MRX KIM.IJU IX A AVItRCK.
.MIxMoiirl I'nillliKri'llfM Train ItiniH
Into n I.iiliilftllilc.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 3. Missouri Pacific
freight No. 2 ran Into a landslide near New
Haven , Mo. , sixty-seven inllcs west of here ,
at 2:30 : o'clock this morning , killing En
gineer Homer Evans , Flroman Henry Hook
up and Ilrakenian J. U. McQueen , all of this
city. The locomotive and twelve cars went
Into the Missouri river , , along wl.'ich the
track ran. The landslide was caused by the
heavy rains. The track was cleared during
the day and the trains. 'ar running as usual
tonight , but while repairs to the roadbed
and track were being mutio the passengers ,
mall and express were transferred by boat ,
KIIIINIIH City IH.
KANSAS CITY , Jnn. S.V-The Times In n
special edition , giving a review of the bus
iness of the past yciir , ruys ; No city In
the union has been mora Kindly dealt with
liytlm year of 1S95 than 'ban ' Kansas City.
Moro entile , whcep , 'hogxlund horst.5 were
received ut the slock yilnlH than In nny
year In HH history , thU. luwlncs < s of the
yards amounting to aver 110,000,00' ) above
the receipts of u yeUr nso. The pi Ices paid
for entile were from --W to SO per cent a
hundredweight higher tltnn In JM > 5. Three
hundred manufacturing plant * , with n cum
in nod capital of $ .12GOO.OX ) . Jutvu paid $10-
600,000 wages to 21 W ) employes , and
turned out finished prodiiutK valued at
$1000(0.000 ( , Wholesale. und jolibcrH all ilu-
uiaro tlit-y have acquired nt-iv territory nnd
added to their lluta of oualomnrx during
the past year , and BeovnU prosperity Is
apparent. _
Mnriililnr l-'lc-iiil CuiliiiillH Slili'Iilu.
CINCINNATI. Jan. S.-Mhis Hndloy , a
daughter of an' undertaker nt Itochester ,
N. Y. , committed Iflilclde today at Hello
Oirry'H plncc. on Itrourr.vuy. She wns
known mi Hello Howanl Morgan , and
whllo with \Vcbert& KJuld'H vaudeville
company n Helle 'Weber. Slip was ad
dicted to morphine , nuil took nn overdose
after being out wll ( ) Hilly uccker all night
till 4 a. in. Decker Is very \\oaltbv , and
wanted to marry her. but jiho mild she
wan not lit to marry him. She left lettcra
to her mother unft others anil then took
the drug Hho wiis highly eiUu-atid and
rankril hlfih In pontf nml ilunco Hpcclaltk-a ,
but her nppptltr tor morphlno caused her
to le 10 her engagrmrntt ) .
HoiMHiiitH of Our an VfMnrlH , .Inn , II ,
At New Yorkf-Arrlvcfl-Auranla , from
Liverpool.
At Havre Arrived -La Ounce/file / , from
New York.
At Queenstown-SalK'J-Lucaiiln , for
KMW York.
VERGES UPON A BLIZZARD
Sunday Bringa Chilling Winds nnd Heavy
Snowfall ,
OMAHA ENTERTAINS A BLEAK NOR'WESTER '
HnllrniiilM lUi > or ( I he Slorni l > ri > vnll-
lu SI mi 5I'urtliiiiN of < lu > Stiitc ,
lnlorforliiH : Materially irllh
I Train Service.
People were not much surprised yester
day morning to discover that the bare pave
ments , which have existed all through the
holidays , wcro covered with feathery snow.
It sifted along the sidewalks nnd Into the
fence corners , and In places accumulated
goodly drifts. Last night Old liorcas got
down to business and showed the wiseacres
the true side of his nature by treating them
of the heaviest snowfall ot the season.
The snow began coming In little rifts as
early as 2 o'clock Sunday morning. About
3 o'clock It came down in earnest nnd con
tinued with but small cessation all day yes
terday. The local weather bureau reported
n fall of two and a halt Inches nt 8 o'clock
last night , with more In prospect and a cor
responding lowering of the temperature.
The temperature In Omaha at 1 o'clock
yesterday morning was 10 degrees above
zero. The mercury gradually dropped until
at 7 o'clock last evening It had descended
to 3 degrees above. In the morning the
wind showed a velocity of twenty-eight miles
per hour , giving the storm a tendency toward
the old-t'lmo blizzard. The average velocity
during Sunday wns eighteen miles per hour.
At railroad headquarters reports began
coming In of the storm as early as I o'clock
Sunday morning. Snow fell steadily all
along tha various lines In the state as far
west as Columbus , south into Kansas and
north to the Dakota line. Nearly all the
afternoon trains yesterday , with the excep
tion ot the Ilurllngton's , were reported from
half an hour to two hours late. At Grand
Island drifts flvo feet dejp In the yards of
the Union Pacific were reported , with about
four Inches of the beautiful on the level
where the wind did not affect It. The Co
lumbus & Norfolk branch of tha Union Pa
cific appeared to catch the worst of the
storm , and at 5 o'clock last evening Iho
'
trains which had 'been crawling along nt a
snail's pace were sidetracked at the nearest
stations.
Division Superintendent Sutherland or
dered the snowplow crews at Columbus to
bo In readiness to go out over the branch
early In the afternoon , and this morning
they started In to clear the road. If ad
ditional snow does not fall today the road
will be In working order at noon. At North
Uend , on the main line , numerous heavy
drifts were In evidence , but not sufficient
to retard the through trains to any great
extent. Late lest night the Burlington re
ported the heaviest fall of snow between
this point and Lincoln , with very little
south ot Crete. All trains of this company
continued to report on time.
The westbound trains ever the eastern
trunk lines arrived on tlmo last evening
with the exception of the Ilock Island ,
which was an hour and a half late. Dut
little enow was reported In Iowa.
The roads entering the city from the
north reported a heavy fall of snow. At
Sioux City drifts from six to eight ftct In
depth wcro encountered by the Chicago ,
St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha , with plenty
all along the line clear Into this city. On
the Hartngton | , Bloomlngton & Norfolk
branch the heaviest" falls \vcro encountered ,
and several of the trains which failed to
make time during the afternoon were side
tracked until the snowplow could clear
up the rails. Division Superintendent Jaynes
ordered out the snowplow crows from this
city , rind also from Sioux City , at an early
hour yesterday afternoon , and In view
of the probable cessation of the storm It
Is thought the trains will bo running on
time today. The snow on the levels In
the northern and central portions of the
state was about five Inches In depth at 10
o'clock Irst night.
In Omaha tralllc was not Bcrloualy Im
peded , although the street car company
kept several of Its rotary plows at work
over the various lines all Saturday
night and the greater portion of yesterday.
Nearly all of the motors wcro running on
time yesterday afternoon and evening. The
sidewalks and streets In the business portion
tion of the city were drifted high In places
with snow , but there were very few pe
destrians abroad , and but few vehicles stir
ring.
Snow foil In small quantities at Intervals
all night lest night. Up to am early hour
this morning all trains on Ncbrr.aka lines
wcro reported moving slowly. Several wcro
a number of hours late In road Ing thlo
city during the night. At North Bend , Grand
Inland and North Platte the wind was re
ported blowing little short of a gale and pil
ing the SIMJW into tne cuts , wnero units seven
and eight feet In depth were formed. The
drifts , however , were of small extent and
none of the trains were tied up. About five
Inches of siiow on the level was reported at
Norfjlk with plenty more In sight. The
street railway kept Its crews on the snow-
plous at work all night.
STATE IIMiit A IIIAMCI3T OK SXOW.
From a Knot to Two I < < ( Di-cp oil ( he
I.cvrl anil it HUH Drlflcil Iliully.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A heavy snow storm has been raging
hero all day , with a high wind and ncvero
cold. The snow has drifted badly and the
streets are almost Impassable. This evening
the snow lies eighteen Inches deep on the
level and Is still falling heavily. It la the
worst storm In many ycaia.
HASTINGS , Jnn. 3. { Special Telegram. )
A heavy lillz/artl started In last night and
Is still blowing. Already ten Inches of imow
has fallen on the level and In many platen
drifts arc six and seven feet high. It Is the
worst enow storm that has visited this sec
tion for several years. The atmosphere Is
sharp and filled with blinding snow , which
makes It almost Imposjlblc for anybody to bo
out. As the city Is without Illumination
thcro Is not a person on the streets. Every
Incoming train on the various roads has been
much delayed by the severe otorni.
CK.VT11AL CITY , Neb. , Jaw. 3. ( Special
Telegram. ) A heavy snow began falling yes.
torday afternoon and has continued all day
with Increasing forco. A strong wind Is
blowing , which Is drifting the ( mow badly.
There Is every Indication of an old-tlmo
blizzard. The mercury registers 1C above
zero.
SUTTON , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special Telegram. )
A severe snow storm with a high wind
set ID last evening. The snow Is now six
InchtM deep and still falling.
WAYNE , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special Telegram. )
A stvero snow storm Is raging hero today ,
which will bo severe on stock and will cause
hardship for the farmers.
FUKMONT. Jan. 3. ( Special. ) It com
menced snowing here early this 'morning and
tiau cnowed steadily most of the day. A
hard wind from the northwest has drifted
the snow badly and will probably delay
trains , especially on the branch lines of the
ttlkhoin , It In the heaviest gnow that has
fallen here In two years. The mercury
Etood at ten above this morning and had
only risen thrco degrees by noon. The snow
lias drifted so much OB to spoil Hlelghlng
prospects.
YANKTON , S. D. , Jan. 3. ( SpMlol Tele
gram. ) A severe storm has prevailed hero
slnco daylight 'With ' -high wind. The uncnv
Is drifting and fears are entertained that
railroad tralllc may bo blocked. Tiio etorm
It general throughout the state.
EXBTKH , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Warm ,
misty , almost April weather , slnco Christ
mas put a midden check on cornhuaklng , ad
all the frost came out of the ground , making
It Impcualblo to get Into the Held. ! . Fortu
nately thcro h but llttlo corn to hu k
yet , In the vicinity of this town. For the
live days following ClirlMman , car corn wat
marketed at tbta point at tha rate of .1,000
bushels per day , nearly all It corn that had
t)3en piled up on the ground , nnd COIIKO
quontly qulto wet. As buyers wcro only
taking seventy pounds , the Bin-Ink will be
considerable ; much of the corn would have
spoiled In the crlbs Jryl the weather con
tinued moltt a weekfHJBvo longer , but Fri
day It turned colderflHHby Saturday night
the mercury had fl { = jnt Irost forty de
groop , with a stiff IfcflV blowing from the
north , which , no doS Hvlll freeze and drj
the greater part of BjKioUtijre ( out of the
corn In cribs. QuItMgJIium r ot farmers
who attempted to gcK | iU market Salurdoj
with loads of corn ovbAe rough roads havq
broken axles and wl Hfas a consequence.
WATERLOO , Ia.IBB 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A heavy ra Mbczlug as It fell , al !
last night and todijjj Bs seriously Impeded
tralllc and reportsjj B adjacent counties
are to the effect t Bolcphonlo nnd tele
graphic rommuntcalWrc almost complete ! )
cut off. A heavy snow Is falling tonight and
the difficulties are liable to bo oven more
serious.
NEBRASKA CITY , Jan. 3. ( Special. )
Snow commenced falling at noon yeetcrday
and continued uninterruptedly until this
evening , reaching n depth of about four
Inches on the level. The ( .now Is lying whcro
It fell , as thcro le not sullklcnt wind to drift
It.
It.SIinLTON
SIinLTON , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Snow
began falling at C o'clock last evening and
continued with a stiff northwest wind all
night , and this morning the storm had bc-
como nearly a blizzard. This will again bo
hard on the feeding Intercuts. About 100,000
sheep are now being fed near Shclton. but
fortunately ir.cst of the feeders have a good
supply of corn and hay ready for immediate
use. Several care of sweet corn and some
stmash seed were shipped to 1) . M. Kerry &
Co. , Detroit , Mich. , the past week. Although
thla Is not the first year Buffalo county farm
ers have had contracts like this , it Is by far
the most paying. Thouoamls ot acres of
corn are still In the field and will probably
not be got at now until spring opens.
SYRACUSE. Neb. . Jan. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The first snow storm this winter , ac
companied by hlg'i wind from thp northwest ,
set In thla morning and has contlnurd all day.
Twenty-Boven thousand bushels of corn were
shipped from here last week , the output be
ing small on account of bad weather.
INAVALI3. Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A heavy snow storm set In last
night nnd hna raged all day with a rising
wind , until now It Is a general blizzard. No
danger of loss of etock Is feared If It
breaks away soon. The snow Is about five
inches deep nt present.
CIIESTON , la. . Jan. 3. ( Special. ) A heavy
snow and elect storm prevailed here all day
ycsteiilay and the greater portion of today.
The thermometer fell twenty-six degrees
In twelve hours Saturday. It 13 the severest
storm of the season. The weather hntl been
warm nnd damp , creating considerable sick
ness. The change , although sudden , la ap
preciated.
LINCOLN , Jan. 3. ( Special Telegram. )
This morning a blizzard oP unusual severity
struck the town and has continued with in
creasing severity throughout the day. All
trains were delayed from ono to three hours
and street car traffic paralyzed. Only some
of the main lines wcro kept open with great
difficulty. The wind tonight Is blowing a
gale from the northwest.
KXVHI.QI'KII IN IllJXSn KOfi.
Xeiv York Cliy KulUn Have a Up.
I'lilrilly UuplrnMliil Hvni-rli'licf.
NEW YORK , Jan. 3. At 9 o'clock tonight
a dense fog , which hung ever this city , the
harbor and North and East rivers , lifted
and tralllc , which had been Impeded on
water and land , was resumed.
With few exceptions the ferries shut down
absolutely for the greater part of the day ,
and travelers leaving for the west and other
points 'by ' way of the Jersey railroad ter-
mlnaIs'TuffcrdT"a"ircdt"'ilcal : of Inconveni
ence nnd annoyance. On the East river only
one ferry was In operation during the mornIng -
Ing and early aftcrnodn. That was tbo
Grand street line , running to Broadway , In
Wllllnmsburg , and passengers for points
west on the Jersey Central railroad wcro
obliged to rldo or walk to the lower east
side. The boats of tbo Union Ferry com
pany , which Includes the Hamilton , South
Wall street , Fulton street and Catherine
street lines , wcro tied up almost all day.
As a result travel over the bridge In both
directions was greatly Increased.
State Island was virtually cut off from
the metropolis until evening , when the boats
ran Intermittently. Few ships left port to
day , and' ' none entered , because of the
dense vapors In the lower bay and sound ,
where the Fall River boat Pilgrim was
caught , and had to discharge her passengers
because her commander dared not tread the
dangerous eddies of Hell Gate.
Not only on the water , but on the land as
well , wns travel Impeded by the fog , and the
elevatcJ railroads and cable cars wcro obliged
to pick their way along carefully.
At 0:10 : tonight the Cunard line steamship
Auranla from Liverpool dropped anchor off
tbo Sandy Hook lighthouse. The Auranla Is
Iho first vessel sighted since 7:10 : last night ,
when the Orinoco , from Bermuda , arrived at
the bar.
Several steamers were due to arrive In port
today and no doubt they are waiting outside
Sandy iHook and Scotland lightship for the
focr to lift , rathnr than nttnmnt so
a thing as finding the way Into port In such
weather. At quarantine the weather has
been dark and gloomy and thu fog ao dense
that object.- ! could not be seen fifty feet away
from the shore.
Navigation has been almost entirely sus
pended , being confined to a few tug * , that
with much difficulty picked their way down
the buy and managed to reach quarantine
cafcly , whcro they wore satlalle-d to tie up at
the wharf and not take the risk of proceed
ing further down the bay , as had been the
original Intention. The steamers Orinoco and
SIrus , which arrived and anchored off quar
antine last evening , still remain fogbound
at that place , their commanders deeming It
more prudent to wait till the fog clears.
The Wilson line steamer Hindoo , which
was In collision with the Cromwell liner
Creole In tha lower bay last evening , re
turned In the fog and anchored off Clifton ,
S. I. Captain Douglas landed at Quarantine
at noon. He reports the Hindoo leaking In
the forcpeak. Some of her bow plates ore
cracked and as the damage Is under water
its exact nature cannot bo ascertained until
she reaches her dock. A portion of the cargo
In the forchold will have to ba discharged
before the necessary repairs can be made.
The steamer's pumps have to bo kept con
stantly going to have the forepcak free of
water. Nothing further has been heard from
the Creole since the collision occurred last
evening. She la probably at anchor In the
lower bay ,
Among Iho fog-bound steamships now duo
at this port are the French liner La Nor-
mandlo , from Havre , December 2C ; Iho An
chor liner Olympla , from Naples , December
12 ; the Cunurder Auranla , from Liverpool ,
Dscember 20 ; the Whllo Star freighter
Georgia , from Liverpool , December 21 ; Bnf-
ralo , from Hull ; Mohlean , from Swansea ;
Sicily , from Hamburg ; St. Irene , from Liver
pool , December ID ; Meguntlo , from London ,
December 17 ; Hnhana and Yinnnrl , from Ha
vana , December 30.
Not a steamer or sailing vet/sel has ar
rived at City Island up to 8 o'clock tonight.
The American ship Rcuco Is supposed to
> ave anchored In the lower bay on account
of the fog. The marine observer at Sandy
[ look says ho learned tonight she was spoUmi
yesterday morning off Ilarncgat. The Rouco ,
Captain Adams , sailed from San Francisco
on August 25 , bound for New York and Yo-
tohama.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
DISASTltOlIH KI.OOn.H I.N AHKAXSAH.
ItalliH I'lii ) OoiixidiTiililo Havoc
In ( lie .Sou Hi.
LITTLE ROCK , Jan. 3. Communication
vag re-established with all of the towns
south of hero on thu Iron Mountain today ,
loportB Indicate that thu ftrcatcst aufforlng
> y last night's storm wan In the town of
lenten , where half a dozen small frame
wcro demolished and several freight
cam 'standlntc at the ntdtlon were aver-
urnqd. Several pomona were more or lean
njnred and many had narrow escapes and
hrlllliiK experiences , but no fatalities oc
curred ,
The Btorm wan severest In the Koutlicrn
( Continued on Page Two. )
GAPFIS WILL GET THERE
Spcnkorslup Oontost Settled in Advance of
Caucus Oonsidoratlon.
RICH WILL NOT MAKE THE FIGHT
Sayn He CouliInt AfToril in
the I'I HIMat ( lie lliuul * of ( liu
HeiinlilleniiH In thu
U. . . . HOHNC. t >
LINCOLN , Jan. 3. ( Special Telegram. )
The members of both branches of the leg
islature will hold caucuses tomorrow even
ing. At 10 o'clock a. m. the rcnators wilt
meet In nn Informal conference nt the Lin-
dell hotel. The house members will meet
nt the same hour nt the Lincoln. The fol
lowing slate this evening received the en
dorsement of n largo number ot members ,
of both houses , who are on the ground , and
Is considered a winner by both factions of
the fnslonlsts :
Speaker , J. N. Gallln , Saundcrs county.
President of the senate , Frank Ransom ,
Omaha.
Secretary of the senate , W , F , Schwind.
Lincoln.
Chief clerk of the house , Henry C. Richmond
mend , Red Cloud.
First assistant clerk , U. E. Foster , Plain-
view.
Second assistant clerk , J. W. Barnhart *
Auburn.
Scrgcant-at-arms of the house , Hall B.
Schnargancr.
With the close of the caucuses tomorrow
night will come the onslaught for the minor
offices. There are swarms of applicants
now at all the hotels , and many have taken
teams In the city , confident of retaining ;
them throughout the winter. There blda
fair to bo several swarms of disappointed
onea ere the week closes , and the present
Is to be an cventf.il one.
The overturning ot a practically repub
lican administration will occur on the 7tl\
lust. Then Treasurer-elect Mcscrve will de
mand of Treasurer Hartley the money In
the treasury. The newly elected officials ,
will bo tendered a reception at the state-
capltol In the evening of that day. On the
5th Inst. at noon , the Twenty-fifth session
of the legislature will meet and formally
canvass tbo vote cast at the late election.
Then also will come up the momentous
question' as to whether or not two supreme
Judges have been added to the bench. Alto
gether , the present week promises to bo a
lively one.
RICH DECLINES' TO RUN.
The speakcrshlp contest la prac
tically nettled In advance of the
fusion caucus , which Is scheduled
for tomorrow night. J. N. Oatlln.
ot SaundctH county will be the man. Popu
lists and democrats concede this : Edson
Rich of Omaha said today : "While I am sat
isfied that I could be made speaker , and
whllo It Is an honor that I would highly
prlza , I do not purpose to remain out of iho
caucus and rely upon republican votes to
make me. I do not believe It would bo good
policy for me to take such a course , neither
for mo nor the party. " Thcro Is but lltlio
talk of A. E. ShelJon ot Chadron , and no In
dications that his boom has received nuy
perceptible Impetus since ho arrived In the *
city.
city.There
There have been a number of assaults on
the Schwind forces today by various candi
dates for secretary of the senate , but he-
appears but slightly demoralized tonight and.
Is not disfigured In- the least. C. W. Mo-
Cuno of David City , Tom Smith of McCool
and E. A. Walrath of Osccola have each In
turn attacked the Schwind strongholds and
each has liecn given a sight of the strone
Bryan reserve that Is backing up W. F.
Schwind. All this has been very discourag
ing ( o the latter's competitors and It can bo
said tonight that Schwind will go Into cau
cus with a strength which will bo exceed
ingly difficult to overcome.
The great fight of tbo day has been over
the chief clerkship of the house. For tho-
last three days this feature has been pro
lific of surprises , and today was not an ex
ception. The clerkship appears to bo a pivot
around whlrh all other organization contin
gencies revolve. The Fifth congressional
district cuts the largest figure In this con
test , and has already presented three candi
dates for the office , Richmond of Red Cloud
and Wnldron and McGaw of Hastings. The
latter's boom reached full head today , and
with Its growth there was a perceptible sub
sidence of Waldron's hopes. It was stated
In the Lincoln rotunda today that Waldron
was worth $50,000. With the populists this
was a dcadener , nnd they shook their heads
sadly. But this disqualification does not
appertain to II. B. McGaw , who Is a farmer.
Another point In his favor Is the fact that
ho has been secretary of the Fifth district
congressional committee two terms , and la
thought to have a Etrong null with Con-
gressman Sutherland. At nny rate , the
Fifth district members , seeing that their
eighteen counties , mostly popullstlc , cut so
much Ice In the matter , got together today
and held a caucus. It did not reach thor
r > olnt of actually naming a candidate , but
they agreed to stand as a unit for whoever
might be the man named. Of course , this
agreement Is contingent upon the man
named hailing from the Fifth district.
STORY ABOUT M'GAW.
Even Representative Grandstaff , who haa
been opposing Richmond , said If ho secured
a majority of the delegation he would take
his medicine. This reminds ono that Mc
Gaw Is In the same boat with Richmond.
Grandstaff of Webster county 'Is agalmU Richmond
mend , but both Fcrnon nnd U.rllng , repre
senting Adams county , are said to bo against
McGaw and for Waldron. Hut Waldron has
? 50,000. Thcro Is another llttlo story con
nected with McGaw's candidacy. Supreme
Court Commissioner John M. Rugan made
McGaw his choice provided McGaw received
the support of the Adams county delegation.
Itagan Is said to have pledged himself to
lllchmond , provided neither Waldron nor
McGaw was supported by homo Influence.
As Waldron Is practically out of the race
ind McGaw's representatives do not know
ilm on the street , Richmond thinks that
Ragan should say a good word for him.
At all events , W. II , Thompson of Grand
Island , Edfinn Rich of Omaha and Con
gressman Sutherland arc tonight doing good
work for Richmond , and he Is by no means
a dead cock In the pit ,
Thcro Is said to bo a deal on by which
Schwind Is to receive good backing from the
Fifth district. Attorney .11. . A , Edwards of
Grand Island lias been ono of the. leading
opponents of Schwind for the secretaryship.
Tonight It Is given out that Edwards has en
ured Into a combination with Schwind to
swing a good portion of the Fifth district to >
ilm and accept the assistant secretaryship
for hlniHeh' ,
EAGER LOOKS GLOOMY.
Frank Eager , the Lincoln candidate fnr
chief clerk , Is still In tbo ring , but ho looks
gloomily at the numerous Fifth district
leals , none of which arc In his favor. Ho
jcllaves that Oaffln In Inclined to swing ;
: tiriHldarablu Fourth district Htrenfjtli over
nto llio Fifth , In re-turn for favors , and
frankly nays that thla la a hard combination
o beat.
J. W. Darnliart of Auburn , another news-
> apor man , came Into thu city tonight and
announced his candidacy fnr flmt awlntant
clerk of the IIOUKC. Ho gays he 4s the only
straight-out democratic candidate for this
office. Ho flgureii It up Unit the populluta
are Inclined in do Boinelhlni ! fnr thn demo
crats and after taking the epr-uker and cleric
will readily give the first asuUtunt elork-
slilp to the democrats , hut , ua'ono populist
oxprwscd himself , "Ho don't know tie. "
Still , Mr , Barnhart U right on one point. All
ho othur candidates for this olllco are pop *
ullsfj.
I.OVC 1,1'llllH < 0 Nlllllllll * .
BUTTON , Neb. , Jon , 3. ( Hpcclal Telegram
gram- George Popp , n son of William
'opp , living about four mllcu south of Hut *
