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JSSTAULISIIHD T.E an , 1871. OMA3TA , TUESDAY IMO.RNIN'GJANUARY 19 , 1897. SI B L13 COPY .imr.E CENTS.
Jmlgo Looko of the Umtsd States Court
Makes a Now Ruling.
IF SUSTAINED INHIBITIONS ARE VOID
In ( lint CIINC tlu > ( liivcriiniFiit Will lie
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1'oliit HnlMcil of Vltnl
Iiiiportnuue.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla , , Jan. 18. Judge
Locke ot the United Stales court for Iho
southern district of Florida rendered his do
clsloii this morning In the Three Friends
case upon the exceptions ot the defense to
the libel of the government for violating
neutrality laws. The point was raised by
counsel for the defense that Inasmuch an the
Cuban Insurgents had not been recognized
by Iho Untied States government they were
neither a people nor a body politic , as de
fined by section 5283 , under which the libel
was drawn. This was sustained by Judge
2-ocko and Iho district attorney was ulven
ten days In which to file an amended libel.
The point was one that bad never been
raised before.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 18. The officials of
Iho Deparlmeut of Justice aro. unwilling
lo discuss J nlgo Locko's decision loday In
the case of Iho suspected flllbuslcr , the
Three Friends , beyond the statement that
If the judge at the final hearing sustains
today's decision an appeal will likely betaken
taken to the United Stales court of appeals
nt New Orleans , and If an adverse decision
Is rendered there nn appeal will bo taken
to the United States supreme court.
As understood here , Judge Locke's decision
IB lo the effect that thu Independence or
belligerent rights of the Cuban Insurgents ,
not having been recognized by the United
States , they uro not a "state , colony , dis
trict or people" within the meaning of the
sections of statute under which the libel
was 'brought. Although these sections In
the revision of the statutes are placed under
Uio lllls "Neutrality , " that word docs not
nppcar In the act Itself. The original act
was passed In 1794 and was entitled "An
act In addition lo the acl for Iho punish
ment ot certain crimes against the United
States. "
In 1818 , during the Monroe administration ,
this act was revised and the words "foreign
prince , stale , colony , district or people"
were Inserted with n view to making It
apply to the South American Insurrection
then In progress ; but the question of
whether , In fact , thrao designations properly
apply to Iho Cuban Insurgents or others In
a llko situation never bcforo has been de
cldcd by the courts.
Should Judge Locko's decision bo sustained
by the court of last resort , It would appear
that every Inhibition In the act against fit
ting out hostile expeditions of every char
acter against a foreign state with whom the
Untied States Is at peace becomes of no ef
fect. Thcso Inhibitions arc against enlist
input , acceptance of commissions to serve c
foreign stato. people , etc. , and against the
arming and fitting out of naval expeditions
and declare. * ) that all such vessels , together
with their cargoes , etc. . shall be forfeited
to the United States. The question decide * !
by Judge Locke , therefore , Is of the highest
Importance , as If It Is sustained every ac' '
restraining the fitting out ot expeditions to
aid the Cuban Insurgent * in their slruggle
against Spanish authority becomes inopera
tive.
TAMIM'JHIXO WITH .MAIL MATTHH.
r Corr 'Moiiri | > iitM Lny ( iriive
f'lmrpr * > N " ( DoorH of SiiaiilurilH.
HAVANA , Jan. 18. ( via Key West ) There
Is considerable complaint here among news
paper correspondents and others In regard
to the alleged tampering with mall matter
upon the part of the Spanish authorities
here , and It Is believed that the attention
of the United States authorities will be
called to the matter.
Powerful Influences continue working lo
bring about Die recall of Captain General
Woylcr. In the flrat place. It Is beyond doubt
that the attacks made upon him by the Mad
rid newspapers have placed the general In a
very unenviable position toward the govern
ment , and almost any other man would have
resigned bclore this. Then again the sistcr-
In-liuv of General Marln , the captain general
of Porto Hlco , who was acting captain gen
eral of Cuba previous to the arrival here of
Captain General Wcylcr , la actively Intrigue-
Ing In his behalf at Madrid. She U a woman of
great Influence in political circles , is wealthy ,
of great Intelligence , and knows when and
where to spend her money In order lo satIsfy -
Isfy her ambition. She look the chance of
General Wcylcr being attacked , and Is re
ported to have been throwing wood on the
flro kindled , with the Intention of having
General Wcylcr relieved and General Marln
appointed hla succecsor as captain general
of Cuba. In addition , the wife of General
Murln , who Is also famous for her ambition
and generosity , U skillfully working In her
husband's behalf In Madrid.
U Is said she and her family took away
with them from Cuba nearly $2,000,000. Hut
this la ono ot the reasons why the name of
General Marln Is not favorably received by
producers hero as a successor to Woylcr.
They do not wish to see him captain general
under any condition.
Marquis do Parnnla , who Li looked upon as
being an honest man , has. It Is understood ,
used lib Influence against General Marln ,
taking the ground that oven Woylor Is pref
erable lo Marln. Th'o ha * had the effect of
strengthening Wcyloi's position , though It
cannot last much longer , unices ho mic
ccods In Inlllctlni ; a severe defeat upon the
army under General Gomez , which Is under
slood to bo steadily advancing upon Havana
from the cast. Therefore It Is thought pos-
' Klblo Woyler will gather together all the
forces ho can dispose of and will push for
ward Into the province of Santa Clara and
occupy positions calculated to compel Gainer
to fight a pitched hatlld.
In connection with Iho reports of the recall
of Woyler , It la Interesting lo note the man
ner In which hu received the news of the
death ot Antonio Maceo , the circumstances
ot which haveJu.it leaked out front the pal
ace. At first Woyler would not hellevo Ihe
rcporl , and announced his Intention of pay-
Ins no atlentlon to It up'll ho received offi
cial confirmation. This was brought lo him
whllo ho was al Iho breakfast fable , where
upon Woylor arose from lib seal , and raising
his eyes heavenward , exclaimed : "My good
slar , fortune , Is not yet eclipsed. " This
happened at n tlmo when , as well known lethe
the captain general's most Intlmato friends ,
ho waa disposed to resign.
Outside assistance. Is what the Insur
gents stand badly In need of at present.
Everything depends upon Iho friends of the
Insurgents In the United States. If they
do not exert themselves promptly and ef
fectively In the very near future the ilrcam
of Independence for Cuba may pass away
for Iho present. The turning point of the In-
Biirrcellon It Is believed hero 1ms been
reached.
U U still believed In Havana that Maximo
Gomez recently wrote the New York Junta ,
Informing U that ho mint have additional
supplies of arm * and ammunition shortly
or else the Insurrection "
would "die of con.
sumption , " but thU 1s not credited In In
surgent clrclei ,
Tlio Insurgents admit that some active
demonstration upon their part will abso
lutely bo necessary In the near future If
they ore to retain the sympathy croumnl for
them In the United States , and It U for thU
purpose that Maximo Gomez wit * ordered to
advance westward , and Dually consented
to do to. much against his will , on he Is
fully alive to tliu dllllcultlcs of the tar.k.
A frli'iid of Iho Immrgents , usually very
well Informed , was heard to remark today
that lie did not l.'nllcvo the muln body of In-
Hiirgcnts would advance further went ward
than the city of Colon , In Iho western part
tor Mutatum province , ca Gomez would Le
taking lee great a risk In so doing with Iho
resources at his command. Nevertheless ,
the gentleman snld It would perhaps be best
for him to do so In any case , as It would
tend to revive the drooping spirits of the In
surgents , who , In addition to Macco , have
lost a number of other Important leaders.
In these conditions a really energetic general
with 40.000 men under his command might
bo able to make short work of the Insur
rection , but Wcylcr Is not of the class of
men who accomplish anything brilliantly.
( JIJ.MIO.VT OOliS TO THU IIOTTO.M.
Torpi'ilo S ' ( llr Hie Putt * of n Culmti
Klondntr Arm-mil.
HAVANA , Jan. 18. The gunboats Centl-
nela and Uclampngo left Manzanlllo on the
night of January 1C wllh Ihe object of going
up Iho river Canto to Fort Guamoa , In com
pliance with the orders of General Bosch.
At 10 o'clock on the morning of January
17 bolh gunboals wcro near Mango landing
when an explosion of a torpedo , which had
been well placed In the river , sunk Hie Re-
lampago. Those of the crew who survived
swam for shore , but were fired upon from tlio
banks. At this critical moment a boat waa
launched from the Ccntlncla , which rescued
the men In the water. In view of the In
structions , and the fact that the commander
of the Centlnela. and nearly all the crows
of both gunboats had been seriously wounded ,
the expedition had to return to Manzanlllo.
Senor Marline ? of the Ilclampago was
nerlously wounded In the explosion , oa well
a Assistant Engineer Jacobl Dunham , gun
ner Francisco Martinez and three seamen ,
while Paymaster Antero , Chief Officer Mas-
qucro , Engineer Pasadela and also the pilot
and four others were slightly wounded. Six
of Iho officers and cre\v were killed out-
rlghl , and all of Ihe rest received wounds of
more or losw ncverlly.
On Ihe gunboat Centlnela , the commander ,
Senor Puerto , was seriously wounded , while
one of the crew was killed and Corporal
Manuel Cubanas , the pilot , Uuran , Asslslant
Engineer Martinez and six of the crew
were Injured.
Cl roil In r ! > > Woylor.
HAVANA , Jan. 18. Captain General Wcy
lcr has iMiied a circular amplifying article
2 of hlfl edict of January. It says the Span-
lab aulhorltleo must not permit dry goods ,
groceries or medicines to leave a town unless
Iho remlllcrs. of each locallly guaranlcc and
Eland for Iho purchcscra and vouch for their
actual need of the goods. The military au
thorities are required to sUn each Invoice
and duplicate , and ono of them will servo ra
a guide for the Spanish authorllles until Ihc
consignment arrives at its destlnallon. Thla
slcp has been lakcn lo still further do away
with the possibility of the Insurgents being
able to purchase supplies In Ihc lowns anil
Ihcre Is no denying lhat Iho work of starving
Iho Insurgents Into subjection la being pushed
wllh moro vigor and success than the work
of subduing them by force of arms , and they
are now feeling Ihe effccls of the wholesale
destruction of plantations , etc. , to a degree
which was not anticipated at an early stage
of tbc campaign.
Sympathy for C'nliniiH.
NEW YORK , Jan. IS. The stale assembly
tonight adopted concurrent resolutions urg
ing senators and representatives In congrce-a
irom Ihls slale lo glyo Ihclr support to any
measure that will bring about an omlcabli
and Just acttlcment of Ihe difficulties exfr ? :
Ing bctwern Spain and Cuba. Warm sym
pathy with the Cubans to secure homo rule
were expressed. These resolullons were a
subject for more radical ones Introduced lasl
week , and were adopted after a short am ;
uninteresting debate.
Colorado Kiivnrx Culm.
DENVER , Jan. IS. The house today
adopted a resolution which had already been
passed by the senate requesting the Coio
rado representatives In congress to'volo for
either the Chandler or the Mills resolution
for the recognition ot the Independence of
the Republic of Cuba.
Madrid 1'ain-r Di-nlcN n lli'i'orl.
MADRID , Jan. IS. The government organ ,
El Naclonal , declares that the statement
that Raymon 0. Williams , formerly consul
general of the United States at Havana , Is
coming to Spain to negotiate a Cuban peace ,
Is an invention.
KOIl THU L'.VOK\.M7.iO COtfXTIKS.
I'liiiiN for U.xti-iiNloii of South Dakota
.1 mllolary S.VNtcm.
VERMILUON. S. D. , Jan. 18. ( Special. )
In Governor Leo's message lo the legisla
ture urgent attention Is called to a more
successful Judiciary law needed In the unor
ganized counties of tlio state. Several In
stances are cited where costly litigations
which originated In the unorganized dis
tricts have been taken to the nearest town
In the organized counties and there set-
ted and Ihe expenses charged up lo Iho
county In which the suits were held. One
county Is mentioned n s having been required
to pay several thousand dollars hi this way.
There have been several plans suggested
by members of both Iho house and senate
and no doubt a method will bo devised before
Ihe close of Ihc session lo meet this Issue.
A bill will probably bo Introduced this week ,
which , It Is thought , will , to a certain ex
tent , place the unorganized counties upon
their own bases. The capital of the unor
ganized counties Is principally represented
by Ihc BtocUincn. It Is a very common cus
tom ot Homo of the principal cattlemen to
evade the assessor and even when confronted
by that ofllcer they give an untrue stale-
nient of the value of their property. The
bill about to bo Introduced will demand
lhat the annual assessment bo made at
the spring roundup , at which the owner era
a responsible rcprescntallve shall be pre-senl.
In case circumstances prevent an attend
ance , a written statement must bo sent
to the stale assessor n certain number of
days previous to the meeting. In case cattle
are shipped nut of the state bcforo the
taxes are paid a bond shall bo given by
the owner for proper reimbursement to the
stale. II Is thought the extra money ob
tained In this way would moro lhan pay
the expense of future litigations In Ihcsu
counties.
WITH DIVOHCT. Hlll'OHM.
Uhoii 1 III re I\ICI-N | ( ( o SetXo More
CliiiiiKf Tli IN Winter.
VERMILLION , S. D. , Jan. 18. ( Special. )
There ban been some talk of a change In
the famous divorce law In South Dakota this
winter with an Idea of making the law moro
rigid. IlUhop Hare of Sioux Falls , who has
been the main promoter of the change ,
thinks there will bo no legislation this year ;
that ho Is satisfied for the present with the
progress already made and. la willing lhat
the CUSMO should remain no It Is for the
present until public sentiment favorable to
moro stringent laws lias been developed ,
Ho Hays he will attempt nothing units some
action to re-cede from the present position
Is undertaken.
t'lrr at it DraiUvonil
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Jan. 18. ( Special
Telegram. ) Flro was discovered ihls morn
ing In Iho annex of the Ueadwood and Dela
ware xmeltcr. In which was located Iho re-
vcrbalory furnace of Hie plant , and bcforo
the llamcs were under control the building
wan completely destroyed and the machinery
which It contained fco badly damage ! that It
Is now useless. The loss will amount lo
ut least $20.000 , mostly covered hy Insur
ance. Only the favorable condition of the
weather prevented the entire pla'it fioni
lining destroyed , which would have entailed
a loss of something over fl.OOO.uQQ to the
company. The lire was caused by mi explo
sion of chemicals.
i\iri-NN | ClorU Initlfti-il.
KANSAS CITV. Mo. , Jan. IS-The gr.md
jury toduy returned true bills iiBiilnut
Q-or e K. UOHH , the Pacllle lOxpress com-
ivtiiy n absconding i-leilt , who WUH nrrcMtcd
in Texan mid lirouuht Iwi-k here , mid IJu-
BMIU Rldnewny. Urnt-Ht Hldgoway , Jiunes
C. Riiplno nnd Ou-ur Hedges , the quurtnt
who hold up an electric cur November 27
laHt. The lu t iiium-d are held for train
robbery , which In thin sluto may bo punlati-
ublu by Jcath.
FIVE DEMOCRATS BOLT HILL
Oreato a Sensation in tlio Now York
Legislative Oaucus.
SENATOR GUY LEADS BOLTING FACTION
Kliulra Sfnlivnnait IH Iti-iioinlniUcil ,
lull ( hi * Aiiiioiiiifriui'iit of ( hu
Voiu In llcovlvvil lu
Sllt-noo.
ALBANY , Jan. 18. Three democratic sen
ators and two assemblymen tonight bolted
the caucus called to nominate a successor to
David U. Hill for Untied States senator. Ot
these who remained , thirty-six voted for
David U. Hill , three for Wllburt F. Porter
of Watertown and two for Robert C. Titus of
Buffalo. The five who voted against Senator
Hill In the caucus will vole for htm on the
ballot tomorrow.
After the caucus was called to order Sen
ator Guy rose and said : "During the recent
campaign , while not approving some features
of the Chicago platform , 1 believed it my
duly lo loyally support the presidential can
didate of the democratic party , because I
knew him to be an Intelligent , upright and
honorable man and because I felt the dem
ocratic party , moro truly than Its opponent ,
represented Ihe Interests of the great body
of the people.
"More than 0,000,000 of voters In Iho nation
and 551,000 In this slale displayed like faith
In the democratic party and Its candidate.
"Senator Hill , on the conlrary , by his In
action and policy of delay , contributed moro
than any other single Influence lo democratic
defeat. To vote for him under the circum
stances would , In my opinion , be to rebuke
thcso who were loyal ; lo reward Ihe general
lhat avoided the conflict , while condemning
thpso bravo soldlera who unflinchingly faced
the foe. "
The senator's remarks crated a decided
sensation , and wl.cn ho finished speaking
there was absolute silence for some tlmo.
Finally Grady offered a resolution Instruct
ing the secretary to call the roll of the
caucus , and as each member's name was
called ho was to rise In his seat ami name
his choice for senator. Before the question
on this resolution was put , Senator Mc-
Nulty got the floor and said that ho agreed
generally with the remarks of Senator Guy
and added that ho would not follow Sena
tor Hill hereafter In either state or national
Issues.
This was the signal for Senators Guy and
Coffey and Assemblymen Cain and 55urn to
retire from the caucus with Senator Mc-
Nully.
The rcsolullon of Senalor Grady was Ihcn
adopted , and a roll caucus was taken result
ing as stated.
Senator McKaren , Assemblyman Cullcn
end Assemblyman Schmld voted for Mr.
Porter , whllo Judge Titus received the votes
of Assemblymen Coughlln and Maloncy. The
announcement of the result of the vote was
received with silence.
After the vote was announced several of
the leaders looked around appeallngly for
some ono to make the nomination unani
mous , but as the motion was not forthcom
ing , the chair announced that the choice
of the caucus for United States senator was
David B. Hill. Even this announcement did
not awaken the slightest applause.
Mitchell 111 II TlKht I'liier.
SALEM , Ore. , Jan. 18. In case the house
does not organize today no vote for United
States senator can bo taken before Tuesday ,
February 2. Senalor Mitchell has received
the caucus nomination , and If a vote could be
lakcn he would undoubtedly be choscif Pnltcd
States senator on Ihe first ballot. Jonathan
Ronnie , populist candidate for speaker , holds
the key to the situation with his twenty-four
populist and democratic votes , and until the
Mitchell men withdraw Ihclr candidate for
speaker and allow Bourne to be elected the
latter says lie will not permit the lou : = e to
organize. Mitchell Is unable to throw his
support to Bourne for speaker , because
several of his men have threatened to leave
him If he allows a populist to bo chosen
speaker.
.Yew Mi'.vlt'0'N I.cjixliiiir < * .
SANTA FE. N. M. , Jan. JS. The Thirty-
Bccoml legislative assembly of New Mexico
organized today by compromise. The council
consists of six republicans and six demo
crats ; house , thirteen republicans and eleven
democrats. The council elected Joseph , dem
ocrat , president , and divided the commit
tees and employes evenly. The house elected
Llewellyn , republican , speaker and divided
the employes and committees also evenly.
No commlltco of privileges nnd elections
Is to bo named In cither house and no con
tents arc to be entertained. All political
questions arc to bo disposed of at Ihe openIng -
Ing of Iho session and the remainder to be
devoted lo business legislation.
Xoviulii I.ciilxlndirc.
CARSON , Nov. , Jan. IS. The Nevada leg
islature convened in Its eighteenth session
today. Hon. Lem Allen of Churchill was
selected speaker of the assembly and Sen
ator A. J. McCone of Storey county presi
dent pro tern of the senato. This virtually
makes McCono lieutenant governor , as the
supreme court has decided that Mr. Sadler
Is lieutenant and acting governor and not
governor. Most of the positions wcro given
to four counties that combined and took
everything. A joint caucus will be held to
night to select a candidate for United
States senator. There Is no question as lethe
the result. John P. Jones will bo re
turned.
Driiim-rats Will Vole for VonrliccM.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Jart. 18. Charles
W. FalrbanVs will bo elected United States
senator tomorrow at noon , The senate and
IIOUEO will vote separately and on Ihc fol
lowing day will meet In joint eeswlon to
canvass the vote and proclaim formally tbo
election of Iho new senalor.
The democrats of the general assembly
met In joint caucus tonlsht and unanimously
decided to tender Daniel W. Voorhces the
complimentary vote of the minority for
United Statca cnalor. The rlx populists will
vote for Leroy Templeton of Indlanapolla.
Vnalilc1 to HiiKe oil ClUKKi'tt.
BOISE CITY , Idaho , Jan. 18. The populUt
caucus today determined to vote again for
Claggott. Great effort was made fo gel demo
cratic votes enough lo give Claggctt Iho
necessary 3G , but It failed , The result of
the first ballot was ; Clagnett , L'fl ; Dubols ,
25 ; George B. Lewis , popullet , 17. Second
ballot : Claggett , 29 ; Dubols , 25 ; Nelson ,
populkt , 13. Votes for Lewis and Nel
son wcro cast by democrats. Lowls Is
recrctary of ntale.
Union LCIIKUI * Cluh
ST. LOl'IS , Jan. IS. The Union League
club has effected a permanent organization.
Over 500 members were enrolled at the laat
meeting. The object of the club Is declared
to he Iho furthering ot Iho Interests of the
republican parly. After the adoption of a
conhtllullon , olllrcrs were elected , headed by
II. P. Delano for president.
'Tamil .Mm" .Sunof n I'lnci * .
DES M01NKS , la. . Jan. 18. A. B. Cum-
inlna , Iowa member of the republican na
tional committee , returned today from the
cast after a conference with men In Chicago
and elsewhere claso to Mr , McKlnloy , Mr.
Cummins trys ho has no doubt James Wil
son will , be vppolnled eccrelury of agri
culture.
Knilnrxc Alwr for tin * ( 'iililnrt.
LANSING , Mich , , Jan. 18. The touso today -
day adopled a resolution endorsing General
RiiBsell A. Altfcr for a position In McKlulcy' *
cabinet. Thu Action was unanimous.
\O IM.ACIJ l.'Oll A MT.VXKSOTA MAX
DIvlnloiiN nt IliinuI.envc.Tinin . Out of
CnliliK't CnnKlilvrntloti.
CANTON , 0. , Jan. JS Major McKlnley
has had a very busy tiny and has beut
called upon to consult , with prominent men
from many different nUtos and all wctlnns
of the country. Among the first vllora to
claim the nttenllon ol the president-elect
was Hon. Charles A. PllUbury of Minne
apolis , Minn. Mr. Plllsbdry said lo thi As-
soclaled press Just after hit- talk With the
president-elect that his mlslni 10 C.vitcm
was to , In n general way. Ulk over Iho
situation In his atatc. He cald tlmt he waa
not here to present the claims of any man
for a position In Iho caliluut or any oilier
office. He said ho was nwaro frcm
whal ho had seen In 'he newflp.tpdn ; that
his slalo had been mciuloiu'd ss having
two sons as Candida'ra for McKinlcy
advisers ex-Governor Morrlam and Cushman
K. Davis but at present he had no hope that
Minnesota would be given a cabinet position.
"The stale has been divided on these two
worthy men , " said Mr. Plllsbury , "and that ,
too , c-arly In the campaign. Our people could
not decide upon cither , so that nobody couli
decide upon either. Both will , I am led lo
believe , bo left out of the cabinet. How
ever , I have reason lo bcl'icve lhat Ihc north ,
west will bo represented In Ihe ofllclal family.
This opinion , however , does not rcsull from
any talk I have had with President McKln-
ley. I do not say , either , that Minnesota
will not decide upon any one man , and thai
her chances are hopeless. I am not an as'
plrant for any place. My bualncss Intcrcsls
demand my whole attention. " Mr.-Pills-
bury left Canton at 2:0b : o'clock for Ne\\
York.
Hon. Sam J. Roberls ot Lcxlnglon , Ky. ,
state republican chairman , arrived In Can
ton on a morning train. He Is here on a
visit to his parents and other Canton relatives
nnd may remain several days. Ho paid his
respects to Manor McKlnloy during Ihc after
noon. To the Associated prc.es , he said Ihal
his visit had no political significance. He
said Governor Bradley had been spoken of
a great deal as a cabinet' possibility and
lhat Just now the Kentucky papers were
laying a great deal In favor of Hon. St. John
Boyle of Louisville , Ky. ' , for the cabinet.
Another visitor wa ? George Matthew of the
Buffalo Express. Among tlie distinguished
visitors today wcro cx-Scnator Wiggins of
Wilmington , Del. , and Messrs. Morrison and
Bird of the same city.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Stafford of New York
arrived Sunday evening. , They are old frlcnjs
of the major nnd Mrs. 'McKlnley. and wcro
gucats during a portion ot the day. Hon.
Joseph H. Smith of Urbann , 0. , who has hern
at his homo for foveral weeks , returned to
Canton this morning and Is again a member
of the McKlnley household.
ILLINOIS SI3XAT01MAIJ MI.V-UP.
HcpiililliMiii CniioiiH TnlccM Two llnllotn ,
lint \VHhoiit Choice.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Jan. 18. The repub
lican Joint caucus for nominating a suc
cessor lo Senalor John M. Palmer was held
lonlghl. The caucus officers , as prepared by
the Joint steering committee , were promptly
elected without opposition , and the ballotIng -
Ing began. The first billet resulted as fol
lows : Ex-Congrersman W. . E. Mason of
Chicago , 40 ; Congressman Lorlracr of Chicago
cage , 39 ; ex-Congressman Hill , 12 ; Congress
man Hopkins of Aurora , C ; C. E. Carr of
Springfield , 10 ; S. W. Allerton of Chicago ,
14 George E. Adams of Chicago , 2 ; Congreta-
man Joseph Cannon of Danville- . Neces
sary lo a choice , 61. '
The second ballot showci ) little change. . At
the conclurlon of the ieco'nd ballot adjourn
ment was taken until B o'clock lomorrow
evening. , . , . „
The democratic Joint iaucus nominate * !
John P. Altgeld as demofjallc candidate for
Unlleil States senator from Illinois. The
nomination was by acclamation.
KILLS CAPITOL URMOVAL HILL ;
Smith Dakota Semite I i'J 'Oln ( ho Mcin-
ii by n Mnjorfty of Xlnr. .
PIERRE , S. D. , Jan. IK. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The only business transacted In the
senate today waa the fight over the capital
removal bill , which was finally killed by a
vole of 2J to 15 , four not voting.
In the house the contest ccoo of Davis
aga'ir.t Halveraon came up. A number of bills
wcro Introduced , among them being a bill to
compel railroads to Issue passes lo state offi
cers and Ihclr cmployea-whcn on ofllclal bus
iness and lo mcmbera of the legislature and
nn others ; allowing an Increase of tndcblcd-
ncis ot 10 per cent for th purpose of alnklng
arleslan wella or putting'in water worla ; to
compel bicycle riders to dismount on approaching
preaching a learn oh Uio highway and to
prevent their passing teams without giving
notlce > to driver ; a bounty bill giving $1 ou
coyotes , $3 on gray wolves , $5 on mountain
lions to bo paid by the slale ; and a rcsolu
llon lo congrecs favoring a constitutional
amendment to allow the election of United
States scnalors by a popular vote.
ICYLK STILL LUAUS I.UAI.LOTI.VO. .
Sovoiiti-eii VotoH Tnkvu mill Tlipro IH
Some TalU of n OOIIIII-UIINI- ! .
PIERRE , S. I ) . , Jan. IS. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The populist caucus tonight decided
nothing. Kyle yet leads , his vote shifting
from. 21 to 31. The L-oucks vote la from 11
to II , and others about the eaine na last
night.
Up to the seventeenth ballot at midnight
there was talk In the caucus of culling locae
from all Ihei iircsent candidates and picking
up n new man , but It Cid not develop Into
anything ,
KtiMlonlhlN May Ilolil 11 CIIIIOIIN.
OLYMPIA , Wash. , Jan. 18 , A sufficient
number of ulgnaturcs has he-en secured to
Insure Iho attendance of a majority of the
fualonlsts of the legislature to a conference
tonight and there is a diversity of opinion
regarding the outcome ofIhc ineotlnir. Manv
believe the conference ulll resolve Itrc'f Into
a nominating caucus , and that bcforo ad
journment the next Uillcd Stales tcnatpr
will bu named. This Is highly Improbable ,
however , as none of Ihc different factions are
now In favor of making the caucus binding ,
unless It U Judge Tunjcr , ' There Is great
activity , and Ihe friend ! of b'otli Squire and
Turner seem lo be more hopeful than ever ,
whllo the populists go quietly about their
work and have comparatively little to eay
about the strength of niy : of their candidates.
Arizona
DENVER , Jan. 18. A Epqclal lo Ihe Re
publican from Phoenix , AVli. , says : The
leglslalnro of Arizona me } at noon today.
The democrats are -In fulj .control of both
bodlm , the republicans mnnpcrlng only five
In a membership of thlrtj-al.x. Some acri
mony has already arken over Iho dlalrlbu-
tlou of officca , Fred G. Hutinc * wnn elected
prosldcnt of the council nd , D. G. Chalmero
speaker of. the house. Both' men ara from
Plum county. It la charged that a bare ma
jority of the mcmbcri of the bouse have
formed a coalition "nuclnal Marlcopa county
and Phoenix. . .
I'olll'O
"
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , an. 18. The Ml *
sourl legislature today appolnlcd a commit ;
leo of seven lo Investigate St. Louis ami
Kansas City police affalra. Four mcmbcm
of the committee are damoaratJi , two repub
licans and one a fuslortUt. There la no St.
Louts or Kanses City man on the committee.
Itoiioinlliiitril.
CARSON , Nov. , Jan. 18. A Joint caucua
for United Stated teustor was held hero In
tbo Nevada legislature this evening. Out
of the ihlrly-clght votta east , Senator J. P.
Jonca received ( hlrty-flvo..and Gcorgo S.
Nixon three. Nixon w j Jonca' only oppo
nent , and hla votes enhie .Irani the senator
ami aetemblymen frdm Ills pwn county.
.loiifM IllllllKI/rilli'il / ,
LITTLE ROCK , ; Jan. li. Dan W. Jones
was Inaugurated governor 6f Arkansas today ,
There was no pomp or ostentation. The leg.
Islnluro convened In jolnticcaslan and Governor -
ornor Jones took the outlu of office and de
livered hla Inaugural address.
PLAGUE'S ' FEARFUL RAVAGES
Death Roll Daily Increases in tbo Stricken
Olty of Bombiy ,
TERRIBLE PANIC AND HAVOC AT KATUI
Aiillinrltli'H \ViiNliliiifton Tnlie .Step"
( II I'l'CVIMlt IllfCCtOll I'lTNOIIH
from KnUTlniv 1'orl * uf
tinUnlttMl Slati-M.
LONDON , Jan. IS. A dispatch froiii Horn-
bay says :
The government announces that any pub
lic servant resigning or quitting his post on
account of the plague will lese his pension
and will never bo re-engaged.
All Infected houses nro being washed with
the flro hcse charged with strong phenyl.
Numbers of men have left the gas works
and It Is feared the city will bo left In dark
ness unless the panic Is checked.
The latest outbreak of the dlseaso has oc-
curicd at Hclgaum. There Is a terrlblo
panic and havoc from the plague also at
Katul , which Is also suffering severely from
famine.
BOMBAY , Jan. 18. The situation Is grow
ing rapidly worao and the exodus from Iho
city on account of Iho bubonic plnguc con-
tinuca. The ofllclal relurns Issued today
show that there have been 3.G63 cases of
the plague recorded and 2,592 deaths from
the pestilence. The Times of India com
plains that the sanitary condition of Horn-
hay has been allowed lo deteriorate for ten
years past. It adds that the whole future
trade of the city Is Involved and that no
expense upon Ihe part of the government to
stamp out Ihc plague can be too costly.
VALETTA. Island of Malla. Jan. 18.
Twenty days quarantine has been declared
against vessels arriving here from llombay.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 18. The great epi
demic of the bubonic plague In Uombay li.ia
Impelled Iho aulhorlllcs of Iho marine hos
pital service to take otcri3 to secure Iho ut
most possible vigilance by all officials o.
the United Stales lo prevent Its Introduc
tion In this country , although no fears arc
felt at present. Today Surgeon , General Wy-
man of the Marino Hospital bureau , after
consultation with Secretary Carlisle. Usued
a circular calling the attention of the United
States consular officers , masters and owners
of vessels , collectors of customs , national ,
state and local quarantine officers and oth
ers to the United Statea quarantine regula
tions lo prevent the spread ot epidemics.
Speaking of Iho plaguo. Dr. Wyman said :
"No great apprehension Is felt of Its In
troduction Into the United Stales , Ihough
special measures to prevent It have been In
operation for moro than a year. The pres
ent outbreak may be traced to China In
1S3J , and two years ago the quarantine offi
cers on the Pacific coast ware Instructed to
be especially vigilant , and have Inspected
and fumigated Iho baggage of all Chlnenc
and Japanese landing , and an understanding
was had wllh the Canadian government by
which they agreed to .do Ihe same thing ,
so that emigrants landed at Vancouver and
coming thence Into the United Stales would
bo equally safe , with there coming to United
States ports direct.
"Cold weather Is not a protccllon against
Ihc plague , cs It brings about > the crowding
lonclher of moro people In housed. The
bacillus was dUcoverrd In 1894 by a Japanese
scientist. The germ U easy lo kill and can
be killed by sulphur fumigation. The
thermal death rate Is 17C degrees Fahrenheit.
When this plague prevailed In Russia la 1878
It was found necessary lo burn a large vil
lage which wcs Us dlronghold In order to
stamp It out. "
STOK3IV SI3SS1O.V FOR rAHM.VMKXT.
Ilrltlxh IicKlNlnltirc to He Opened
Toil ay liy lloyiil COIIIIIIHNOII. ! |
( Copyright , 1SU7 , l > y the Assoclntcil I'rciu. )
LONDON , Jan. IS. The third ectalon of
the Fourlccnlh Parliament of the Victorian
era opens tomorrow by royal commission
with the usual formality.
The proposer of Iho address In reply to the
speech from tlio throne In the Hoiae : of
Commons will bo Viscount Folkestone ,
member of Parliament for5 the Wilton divi
sion of Wiltshire , ana the seconder will bo
Hen. Alfred II , Lyllleton , member for War
wick and Leamington.
In Iho House of Lords Iho marquis of
Hath will move and Lord Kenyon will second
the address.
A stormy session Is expected , In which
the fortunes of the government are In doubt ,
In spite of the 160 conservative majority ,
upon two questions at any rate , viz. : Edu
cation and the recently demonstrated finan
cial Injustice to Ireland. In the votes to betaken
taken upon thesci questions the followers of
the government of Iho day are split end
divided In every direction , so much so that
the government's whips arc anticipating
Ihclr liardesf session of recent years. The
Irish question has not yet been raised In the
commons In the present shape ; on the edu
cation question the government Is under
specific pledges.
Siit'crli to lie llrlrf.
LONDON , Jan. 18. It la understood lhat
Iho queen's speech at the opening of Parlia
ment will be unprecedented- ! . It Is
expected to congratulate Parliament upon the
signing of the arbitration" treaty with the
United Stales. The legislative proposals are
belelvca to bo few and the Important
measures will be confined to the relief of
India , through voluntary schemes and an
employer's liability bill , tupplcmcntcd by
minor measures.
U Is also expected that reference will be
made. In the nuecn's speech to the promis
ing nature and position of the negotiation
for Iho arbitration of the Venezuelan dis
pute , and that the famine and plague In In
dia will bo touched upon.
KlialiiTly SiiCfccilN ItiiNclu-ry.
LONDON , Jan. 18. The liberal peers at a
meeting held today at Spencer house , this
city , the rc-sldc-nco of Earl Spencer , unani
mously elected the earl of KImbcrly , the late
mlnifilcr for foreign affairs , lo be leader of
the liberal party In the House of Lorria In
place of Lord Iloaebcry , who recently re
signed. The earl of KImbcrly was born In
1820 and has been under secretary of state
for foreign affairs and for India , ambassador
to St. Polcrtburg , lord lieutenant of Ire
land , lord of the privy neal , twice secretary
of state for the colonies , secretary of state
for India ami lord president of tlio council.
OlnliiiH of
VICTORIA , B. C. , Jan , IS. The Bering
claims commission will conclude Its laborn
here by Iho end of the present week , a
recess of five days will follow , and San
FrancMco will then bo vl.sltcd for the taking
of testimony from sealera resident there , who
have knowledge of fccla upon which llrltlnli
clalmu are based. Their evidence will bo tf
double Importance to the American govern
ment. enabling It to anlve at a just settle
ment of the Canadian claims and at the
name tlmo making U familiar with facts upon
which to compensate Its own citizens wlicn
the proper time comes ,
rooiNlili | | U'fi-i-Uftl.
PORT LOUIS , Island of Mauritius , Jon. 18.
The British Indian troopship Warren Haet-
Int-'H wae > totally wrecked off thu Island of
Reunion at 2:20 : a. in. on Tliurnlay ; last. The
Iroops and crew , numbering 1,232 men , wc-o
all saved ,
H C'lixtrllaiic HUM it Sou ,
PARIS , Jan. 18. Countess Cafltcllone , for
merly MliH Anna Gould , gave birth to > a uon
.oday. Mother and child are doing well.
Mtas Gould was married to Count Castellimo
on March 4 , 1895 ,
Violent Kiirtliiiinl | - In Aiinlrln , ]
VIENNA , Jan. 18. There was a violent *
carllirjtmko yesterday evening at Lulbacli ;
accompanied by underground rumbling ,
AXTIC.S OP IMUXC
.
BaMM.
HlvoriM * Oitxo C'omon
riinrli-rol Ti
CIFAULKROI , France , JM. The acllon
for divorce broughl by fl B > > lc Chlmny
against his wife , formcrlf Hi Clara Ward
of Detroit , Mich. , who clef K-llh n Hunga
rian Gypsy last smnmcr. Br here tomor
row In camera. Maltro H [ o ( the court
of appeals of Parts will JIB > the princess.
In an Interview today Matin * Alllcn said :
"The case will bo colcbro and the divorce
of the century , principally because the
mother of the princess takes the princess'
sldo and because of the prominence In It
of the king's name. The newspaper slnte-
ments Ihal thu princess' defense will be that
she suffers from nervous disorder are untrue.
The princess Is perfectly well In mind. She
Is willing to allow her luisliand the custody
of their children , but Insists on her right
to visit them occasionally. It Is equally
untrue that the princess lost her fortune.
She still has a good Income , In spite of the
largo sums she has spent In various way * ,
and docs not need to sing anywhere. Prince
do Chlnmy asks for an allowance- "fi.OOO
francs and Ihe princess consents. When
the children arc of ago they will enjoy the
Income under the llelglan law of their moth
er's fortune. "
When Mallre Alllcn was asked If the prin
cess loves Janos Rlgo , her Gypsy lover , the
distinguished lawyer replied : "I am quite
sure she docs not. "
PLXKUAI , oTM1MSTI2II 1VII.I.IN.
MOM ! I in pox I it K In Honolulu Sliu-L that
of KliiK tviiliiUniiii.
HONOLULU , Jan. 10. ( Via San Francisco.
Jan. 18. ) The funeral of Albert Willis , United
State * minister to Hawaii , was held on tlio
Sth Insl. , under dlrccllon of President Dole
nnd members of the cabinet. The procession
was attended by hundreds of frlenda nnd
admirers of the deceased. The corlege was
headed byn. . company of police , followed by
a band , grand marshal and atden , ballallon
firat regiment. N. G. H. , battalion U. S. S.
Alert. Knights of Pythias , clergy , pallbcarcra
In carriages , chief mourner , President Dole
and aides , cabinet ministers , chief justice
and Justices of Iho supreme court , judges
circuit court , members ot the legislature ,
captain and officers of the United States ship
Alert , consular corps and the general public.
The funeral proccrslon was the most Imposing
slnco the burial of the late King Kalakaua.
Mr. Willis' remains will rest In a vault until
the ISth , when they will bo placed on board
the steamship Australia to be taken to
America. The Hawaiian government will
probably rend a military escort.
co.ti.Mi3.vr ox TIII : c/.Ait's HISAI.TH.
Io nil on I'niHTN Coiiililcr Hlx Conill-
lloii Crnvr.
LONDON , Jan. 18. Hero and on the con
tinent the greatest Importance U atlachcd
lo the dispatch from St. Petersburg yester
day , announcing that Dr. Bergman , the
eminent German specialist , had been sum
moned to perform an operation on the czar
to prevent the possible extension of a slight
caseous excrescence which has appeared on
his cranium at the place where his majesty
was hit byt a Japanese fanatic In 1S91. The
latter , combined with overwork , has cauccd
Iho czar lo suffer from vertigo for some time
pest. The mcro facl lhat such nowa was
Issued from. SI. Pctcruburg and was allowed
to bo senl abroad shows flic gravity ot the
situation and the London afternoon news
papers all comment upon It.
IJURLIN , Jan. 18. Dr. Bergman , the woll-
knwon German specialist , denies Ihc report ,
emanating from 81. Petersburg , that he has
been summoned to perform an opcratlon-upon ,
the czar.
Ivory Arraigned for Trial.
LONDON. Jan. 18. The trial of Edward J.
Ivory , alias Bell , of New York , charged with
conspiring to C.IUPC a dynamite explosion ,
opened at Iho Old Bailey Hits morning before
Justice Hawkins. The solicitor general , R.
D. Flnley , Q. C. , M. P. , prosecuted In behalf
of the treasury. John F. Mclntyre , formerly
an asslalant attorney ot New York , watched
the case In behalf ci the prisoner , who Is
defended by J. F. Tnylor and Theobald Mat-
lliow. Mr. Mclntyro was seated at the
prosecutor's table. Ltclch atlcndcd wllh lib
attorney , a son of Lord Chief Justice Rusacll.
After Iho Jury had been charged Ivory
pleaded not gullly In a clear voice.
Mr. Mclntyre lira no legal i-tatus In Eng
lish courts , 20 he had lo confine himself lo
occasional suggestions to counsel. Mr. Mc
lntyre , at lunch lime , said to a representa
tive of the Acaoclaled prejs , that Chief
Justice Hawkins would only consent to let
him act as advisory counsel. Ho added : " 1
am much struck with the differ uce In con
ducting such a trial here and In America.
They are so slow. I have talked with Hell
and ho Is convinced Iho government Is
going tcJ convict him. Ho In no way admits
hU guilt , but Is satisfied Ibat tbo verdict
will be against him. "
IXSAM : MAN KILLS HIS IIHOTIIMH.
AlNO .ShoolN Hlx Mother a nil HlNlor anil
llolli Will I'rnlinlily Die.
NEW YORK. Jan. IS. At Mamaroncck ,
Westchesler county , tonight Arthur Palmer ,
during a fit of Insanity , ehot his brother ,
Leonard Palmer , killing him Instantly , and
fatally wounding hU mother and shier. Ho
had 'been considered nvlldly Insane for some
time. After necurlng the revolver ho bgan
a general fusillade , llr t turning his weapon
on his sliiter , Gertrude. Ho fired two shots
at her , both of which took effect In her
abdomen. Then ho shot his mother , three
bullets entering her body , two In the back
and ono In the fildo. Leonard P. Palmer ,
who heard the sliota while working 'In Iho
barn , ran Into th house. The Insane man
met him will/ several shots , ono of the bul
lets striking htm equarcly In the forehead
and killing him.
Gertrude managed to cscano from the
house and ran to a neighbor's. When help
anlved Mrs , Palmer had lapsed Into uncon
sciousness. After telling In a hysterical way
the details of the tragedy the girl , Gertrude ,
also became unconscious. They will prob
ably both die. The murderer , who Is a tall ,
powerful man , escaped lo Iho woods , where
ho la supposed lo bo hiding. A largo pcssu
U huntlni ; for him.
STKAI.S A l-AIK.'i : IIAJ OF MO.VUV.
I'ltilicil I'p from lli < - SliItMvnlk by a
Mini In u HlK Crowd.
NRW YORK , Jan. 18. A bag containing
$5,600 was stolen today from In front of the
Pacific Stale bank , Broadway near Houston
street. It was the property of the Metropoli
tan Traction company , and had been sent
to the bank In charge of two men as part
of the day's deposits. Several bags of coin
liad been carried from the wagon Into the
liank when ono of the men , according lo Iho
Klory told the police , set the sack , the most
valuable of all , on the sidewalk , to bo ready
For the messenger when ho should emerge
from the bank. The man at the wagon
turned to lift out another bag , and when
no looked for the sack on the sidewalk It
had disappeared. The street was crowded
at thu time , but none of those In sight was
carrying the bag , nor was any trace of It to
bo found. The treasurer of the Traction
company says that the two expressmen are
old anil trusted employes of the company ,
and thai ho has every reason lo bellcvo
their slory. They are under bonds for ten
limes Iho amount stolen.
Hill Klxliitr Ti-iMiiN of r
WASHINGTON , Jan , IS. The senate
< udclary ! committed has reported favorably
, lie bill introduced by Senator Hill , fixing
the terms of pottmaMcru at four years.
MOVI'llll'lltH Of OlM'llll Vl'MMl'lH , .III II , IK.
At Now York Arrived Tiiurlri , from
MveriKiol. Hulled-nrc-iuliin , for Hrcnirn.
At tSMngow Arrived -Hciiwllimvlun , from
Iloxton.
At Llvon.ool.-SaUi'il-Putrlu , for Dela
ware HrcaUvuiliT.
At llott'idam--flilld--\v"ila'iidam ( : , fur
New Yoil ; ,
At ( 'licrliiiurK HnllC'iI-KuprHt HUmarck ,
frnm Southampton for New York.
.At MuruelllcH Arrived 1'atrla , from New
York.
TO TEST THE DEPOSITORY LAW
Mos8T3 , Enrtloy nutl Mosorvo Agrco on n
flan of Action ,
'
EX-TREASURER WILL ASK FOR MANDAMUS
Cffort ( o Tim * ( 'oniiiol ( InTr
tn AfiM-i'l Cortllli'iid'H of Hi'i'
Will MoHilc Iho r.ilntH
Dlxnulcil ,
LINCOLN. Jan. IS. ( Special Telegram. )
Owing to an unexpected delay the slalo treasurer -
' urer , dld not submit his qucstlona In rc-
! lallon to the depository law to the supreme
j court today. The matter will bo presented
I tomorrow In a modllled form. Ex-Treasurer
Darlley and Treasurer Mcscrve , together
with some ot the banks holding stale funds
under the depository law , have been In con
sultation most of the afternoon and an agree
ment was reached this evening. AH n re
sult of the conference n test case will bo
brought before the supreme court. Ex-
Treasurer Hartley will apply for a pcrcm-
lory wrll of mandamus fo compel Treasurer
Mcservo to accept the certlflcales of do-
posll from banks which have been desig
nated as depositories. This action lias been
decided upon as bctlcr constituted to solve ,
the perplexing questions at Issue between
Hartley and Mcservo than the mere sub
mission of a formal set of questions lo Iho
court ,
The situation Is somewhat complicated
from Iho fuel that n number of the de
pository banks are upon Ihe ofllclal bonds
of bolh Ilarllcy and Mcscrve. The supreme
court will1 lake Ihc ease under Immediate
advisement , but will not hand down Its
opinion bcforo the first Tuesday In Febru
ary.
ary.The
The committee on privileges and elec
tions met tonight at the capltol for the.
first time lo consider Ihu Douglas county
contest eases. There were present Lee in la
of Duller , chairman ; Schram of Dlxon , Moran
of I'latle , Uryam of Hurt , Wheeler of Fur-
nas , House of Hull , Lemar of Saunders ,
Eager of Seward , Sheldon of Dawes and
GrandstafT of Webster. The first business ot
tlio committee was firing the press repre
sentatives. Leo Hcrdman of the firm of
llcrdman & Herdnvui , Omaha , appeared
for the contestants. Attorney Mclklo ot
Omaha represented the conlcslccs , Uurman ,
Iliillcr , Cox and Crow. The testimony pro
duced In Omaha In regard to the naturali
zation of voters was submllted to Ilia com
mittee. It was the sense of the majority
of the committee that Mr. Holdrege should
bo summoned to appear before the commit
tee for examination. When this suggcsllou
was made the two republican members of
the committee Insisted thai G. M. Hllcli-
cock should bo summoned to nppcar before
the committee and explain whal ho did
with the $25.000 ho received from Ihe free
silver magnates In Montana. It was re
solved by a majority of Iho committee to
continue Iho Investigation and to send for
persons and papers. There appears lo be u
disposition on the part of the majority to
continue the fight. The committee ad
journed to meet tomorrow at J a. in.
TO I'lllllKY STATIC KI.ICCTIONS.
Caflln Introduces n | . ' , - v Hills
I.ooUlllHT to Tliltt Uiiil.
LINCOLN , Jan. 18. ( Special. ) Speaker
GalMn of Saunders la tbc author of a bill read
for the first time today , to prohibit and pun
ish bilbcry In elections. The act prescribed
a penalty of Imprisonment In the county jail
not less than three nor more than six months
and a fine ot | 600 , onclmlf to Ihc informer.
A companion measure lo Ihla bill , by the
speaker , provides for the punishment of
residents of the state who shall bring persona
Into Ihe state for the purpose of Illegal vet
ing. Another bill by the speaker provides
that any person who shall by bribery , prom
ise of favor , threats of enforcing demands ,
withdrawal of capital , cluing up of business
or bringing suit , endeavor to Intimidate or
Impede any elector In the free exercise ot
the right to vote , ahull bo Imprisoned a max
imum of nix montba and pay a line of $000 ,
one-half to go to the Informer.
Straub's bill , lo rcgulalo lelcgraph com
panies , provides a maximum rate of 20 cents
for mcssagc.i not exceeding ten words lu
length , and 1 cent for each additional word.
His bill to regulate telephone companies
provides a maximum rate of ? 2 per month.
House rolls Nos. 178 , 179 and li > 0 , by Straub.
provide for the taxation ot flro and Ufa In
surance and express companies.
Wlmberley of Lancaster today Introduced
a bill for the organization of traveling libra
ries for the stale. The State library commlt-
tee Is to consist of the state librarian , super.
Intendcnl of public Instruction , chancellor
and llbrrrlan of the State university and the
president of the Nebraska Llb-ary associa
tion. It provides for the loaning to local
libraries of books , under certain restrictions ,
and \ < here no library exists , five re.Udcnt tax
payers may Join In a petition for books. The
library of the Stale unlverulty U made Iho
central depository of the traveling libraries.
Tlio bill of Wheeler of Furnas , read today
for the first lime. Is an act lo provide for
Iho depositing of state and county funds
In banks , and amends sections 2 , 3 , G and
7 of the net of 1891. The bill provides that
the amount to bo paid by all banks for the
privilege of keeping public funds on deposit
nhall ho computed on thu average dally
balance of the public moneys kept on de
posit therewith. It Is provided that a state
ment shall bo rendered tjie governor , sec
retary of state and attorney general at the
end of each month , showing the dally bal
ance and Iho amount of money of the state
held by It during the month. The state
treasurer 'Is not permitted lo have on de
posit In any bank at any tlr.io more than
one-half ot the amount of tbo bond given
by the depository.
SH.VATI3 CJOUS AKTI5II Til 13 TIUJST.1.
DfurliiK II/IN u Joint TlcHiilndon 1)1-
rc-cteil AKilliiNl CiinililiicN.
LINCOLN , Jan. 18. ( Special. ) Thu senate
held a brief session this afternoon , . Nona
of the bills Introduced last week bad been
returned from the printer and consequently
no committee work bos been done. The
only thing the senate could do thin after
noon was lo listen to the reading of a few
bills and rcsolutlona. After the reading ot
the journal Mr. Dcarlng of Cats offered tlio
following joint resolution , wlvlch was read
the first time under the rules :
WhoronH , There In nn nHnocliitlon or com
bination of pcrHOim In Nrhrnfka. organized
for the purpose of controlling the prlro of
farm cereals nnd restricting competition In
the buying and Kelllnp of tliu mime ; and
WhereuH , This combination extc-mlH over
tlio entire Htnto and IncludcH In HH mem
bership a. lurgo number of clcvatora .inJ
grain warclioiiHCH ; and
WhcrciiH , The ( | iiallfleallon for member *
Hhlp In raid association IH that thu owner
or ICHSOCH of elovutorn xhiill ncreu to u
common and uniform prlco to be paid for
nil nereiilfl , unlit prleu to bo llxcd by the
combination nnd funilHlied dully to each
member ; and
WhureaK , Hald combination or onrunlza-
llon IH formed and opurateH to rcmnilii
trwlo anil thereby foster a tru/t that llxoa
and controls trm prlrca pulit for all farm
[ iroduclH ; now , llu-rnfori' , bo It
IlccolvctI , by the xciuilo of the ntnto ot
NchniHku. tbo house of rcprcvcntntlvra
concurring , That tlw attorney general bn
and bo In-hereby ntrtliorlzcd , and Instructed
to proceed lit once lo ( inform ) the pro-
vlKlouH of the HtaliiteH In such onset * pro
vided ; and
Itetolved further , Ttml he bo liiHtrtlctt'il
to urgn county attorneys In fvory county
where xuoh romblmitlonn cxl.it to Inutl-
Into nroecedlncH to compel tlio ofllcera and
inmnbcrf ) of all corporations or comblnu-
tlciiK no exiting to foifrlt Ihclr rlcht lo
iln busliicHfi In NclmiHka , ax provided In
ol'iiptcr xcl , Compiled Htatutcu of No *
bi.iHkix for the year 1K > 5.
Mr , Garliam of Frontier , tlicn brought up
a question which lua clycn tbb free ullycy