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ESTABLISHED JU STE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , F1UDAY 1J ) , 1807 , SINGLE COPY PIVE CENTS.
DELAY BY POWERS
Turkey Avoids the Penalty of It Failure to
Act.
GREECE ANSWERS HUMANITY'S ' CALL
Christians Beg for Deliverance from the
Mohammedan Pereccntors ,
CRETE'S ' CRY OF DESPAIR IS HEARD
Hellenes Sent to .Aid the Struggling
Victims of Hate.
FOREIGN MINISTER SKOUSES EXPLAINS
a CnbleprrniH to AiiM-rlca ( if
Ciratltuili ! for Support anil llcn-
HOII for tlic Action Ali -
i > ready TiiUcn. ,
( Copyright. U07 , by Press 1'ubllfhlnK Company. )
ATHENS , Greece , Feb. IS. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) After
six months of waiting the reforms Imposed
upon Turkey by tbe great powers are not
put Into execution.
The Turks oppose the organisation of the
gendarmerie ( constabulary ) .
On February 3 , the Turkish troops began
the massacres. The Christian quarters at
Canea were burned. About 150,000 women
and children are refugees today In Greece.
The Cretans , In despair , proclaimed their
Independence and union with Greece. The
Hellenic government sent a small army to
occupy Crete 2n order to restore order nnd
peace.
Five great powers occupy the four towns of
Canca , Hctlmo , Candca and Sltla.
All the remainder of the Island Is In the
possession of the Christians. The expres
sions of sympathy from the g.rcat American
people and the Hellenes resident In America
are appropos and support to us In the work
for the Independence of Crete , and wo thank
them sincerely. ( Signed ) SKOUSBS ,
Minister ot Foreign Affairs.
HAUL I10WN THIS tIU3HIC FIA .
Itaillcal aiovc IH Mmlc liy the CIIIINII !
lit CaiK'ii.
CAN13A , Feb. IS. Owing to the anomalous
situation. the Greek consul hero , on the
representations of the foreign admirals , has
removed the Greek flag from the consulate.
The Greek flags were lowered at the reiiuiwt
of tbo foreign admirals , who liavo now de
manded the -withdrawal of the marine guard
from the consulates. Thp Greek consul ac
ceded under protest , declaring that the ad
mirals were not competent to' deal with tne
question. All of the Greek consulates on
the Island of Crete have lowered their flags.
The British nnd Italian torpido boats
stopped the Greek Ironclad Hydra , which was
convoying provisions to the Greek camp.
Colonel Vassos , commander-ln-chlef of the
Greek forces , has decided to attack and oc
cupy strategic points.
Turkish volunteers and refugees , who have
been brought hero by a tmnsport , state that
n hundred Mussulmans have been killed at
Scraklnos and Sellnos , and that an equal
number have been killed lu the surrounding
country. " , ,
ATHENS , Feb. 18. M. Skouzes , tlio min
ister for foreign affairs , lias replied to the
last communication from the representatives
of the powers , saying it is Impossible for
Greece to recall Us torpedo flotilla so long
na the excitement continues In Crete.
PAIHS , Feb. IS. A dispatch received hero
from Athens says that King George Is to
take command In person of the northern
army , adding that ho is reported to have
said he preferred to die In battle than lo bean
an exiled king , which , according to the dis
patch , would be his fate in the event that he
did not take the lead lu the present crisis.
HOME , Feb. IS. A special dispatch ro-
celvod from Larlsra , Greece , says that l.uou
Macedonians have crossed the frontier and
joined HIP Greek forces.
HEIILIN. Feb. I8. H Is learned that the
proposal of Germany to blockade Piraeus ,
the port of Athens. In order to put a check
upon the warlike ardor of Greece , was ve
toed by Great Britain and there is llttlo
prospect of Its being adopted. This , with
other Information , tends to strengthen the
belief that the great powers arc not aPrl-
oitfdy opposing Greece.
ATHENS , Feb. IS. Colonel Vassos , the
conimander-ln-chlcf of the Greek army of
occupation In Crete In the name of King
George , Is establishing there , a system of
administration. The municipal elections are
already proceeding and mayors have been
Installed In thn 'towns 'and villages outside
of Canca , llerakllon , Jtetlmo and Sltla.
CIHIA.V KOHClTs AUK IIHTIIEATIXJ : .
itH Mov A ny from li
Vli'liiKy " ' ' W - ylr'M .Stildli-rny
( CnpyrlRbt , 1S'J7. by the Afnoclaitd 1'icm. )
HAVANA. Feb. 18. ( Via Key Wc3t.--H )
the olllclal reports are correct , the Insurgent
army under General Gomez has been divided
into small corps and Gomez himself 1 In
full retreat before the continued advance of
AVeyler. Dlsrntches from Clego do Avll.i
nay that the Insurgent commander-ln-chlcf ,
with 4,000 iron , has recrossed the military
line In the province of Puerto Principe , ex
tending from Jucaro to Moron , and Hint ho
Is going eastward through Puerto Principe
mid lu Iho direction of the capital of the
province. Callxto Garcia ( Gomez's second In
command ) was reported four days ago to be
In the vicinity of Puerto Principe and rr-
treating towaids the tame point no Gomez.
Weylcr arrived yesterday nt Sanctl
Splrltns , the most Important point In the
western part of the province of Santa Clara ,
near the bomulary of Puerto Principe and In
the territory where the Insurgent head-
quartern was recently located , and an ho has
been able lo reach that place , the report
that Oomez Is retreating would appear to bo
berne out.
The statements from the Spanish head
quarters are even more explicit. It Is an
nounced that the Insurgents have retreated
lo the niountclns and to Hie woods bcforo.thc
.Spanish advance , and that from Sanctl
Sptrltus Weylcr will pifsh forward to Moron ,
Clego dc AvIIa and Jucaro , thus seemingly
sweeping across the Uland , with a large force
nnd driving the enemy before him towards
the eastern pert of the Island. Strategically
Veyler'u position la a good one and well
adapted to keep his troops well supplied , Ho
expects to trap Oomez between the two
wlngD of the Spanish column and thus force
a decisive engagement before the rains put
an end to military operations. The Cubans
believe , however , that Gomez will , us usual ,
Blip through Ilia cordon before being com
pletely enveloped ,
A dltpatch from fonsalaclna del Sur nddti
that Plnar del Itlo Is far from being pacified ,
Numerous bands of Insurgents lire said to bo
lildd"n In thick woods , and on Monday last
the liitiiirgeuts dynamited and derailed an
exploring train from Plnar del Itlo between
Los Palaclos and Pa o Heal , The Hue IB
btlll Interrupted and passengers bound from
Plnar del Ida to this city have to bo trans
ferred to trains In waiting at the point where
thu explosion occurred. Otherwise trains to
and from this city are running as usual.
FOOD PHOIH'CTS ' GO UP ,
The bank bllla question Is producing seri
ous differences among the proprietors of the
ichango house * aud the Kuverniaeat officials.
Many cf them have returned their licensee
to the government an.l Intend to close their
btulncss. The whole matter has caused great
excitement among the people , particularly
In the cases of the poorer classes , as the
stores of all descriptions have In consequence
quence of tbc forced fllver bill currency
raised the price of all kinds of merchandise
40 pet' cent. This Is making the people here
desperate and has addeJ greatly to the
burdens they have bfcn bearing for a long
time. Milk and beef arc scarce , all kinds
of provisions dear and grocers and others
have raised prices another 50 per cent. To
make this worse no lottery ticket sellers arc
lo be seen on the streets , which deprives the
government of a fruitful source of revenue
and compels It to adopt other measures to
raise the funds neecK.ii > to continue the
campaign against the Insurgents. The state
ment that everybody Is tired of the war has
o frequently been made that It Is almost
uselcta to repeat It , but recent develop
ments have Int'nslfled this feeling consider
ably and there U every evidence of this on
all sides. The feeling of depression cannot
bo dissipated by changes In Hie features of
the campaign. Everybody Bccms to be
anxious for the war to end one way or the
other and among buMness men , merchants
anl their employes generally this sentiment
Is the most expressed.
IMHI.SIIInv TIIK HOADHIDI : .
Iliiiiilclkiinil 1'rovlncc ( he MOM ( Sorely
Alllletoil of Any.
( CopyrlRht , 1197 , by the AfcKOclntod Press. )
AGRA , Feb. 18. The special reporter of
the Associated press who la visiting the
famine-stricken dlstrtcte of India has In-
apccted the central native states and Otimlol-
kund districts. People from the former have
been flocking into British territory for the
past month , and hundreds of starving perrons
are meeting the trains and begging as their
only means of subsistence. The villages are
crowded with the refugees and ninny are
dying on the rails. Walking from one station"
to another the correspondent found flvo dead
bodlcn along the line. Children are deserted
nnd left to forage for themselves. The rajahn
wore the last In starting relief works , nnd
then the mischief was already done.
The mortality Is awful at Handa , the black
est spot of the Dundolkund province , where
out of n population of fiOO.OOO , 150.000 are
receiving relief. The number Is expected to
reach 300.000.
SIMl'I.V COIHtTHOt'S TO WOI.COTT.
Ills InlervltMV ivldi flmiicellor Ilnhcti-
lolic lias .Vo SlLviiKlcnnco.
I1ERLIN , Fell. 18. The North German
Gazette today , referring to tbo far-reaching
bimetallic corcluslons tome newspapers have
attached to the recent visit of Senator Ed
ward O. Woicott of Colorado to Prince
Hohenlohc , the Imperial chancellor , declares
that the senator's audience was practically
one of courtesy.
Denlli llccoril ni Iloinliny.
BOMBAY , Feb. IS. Since the outbreak of
the plague C.SB3 cnsr.a have been recorded In
this city and C.443 ileutlin have occurred. In
Bombay presidency 9.001 cases and 8,005
deaths from the plague have occurred.
iiortitiin.n SKXTIIM.K ; TUAHKIIY.
lloilles of.Six IVi'Mon * , Vrlnlilfully Mu
tilated , Kotiiitl .Ni'iir Wliunui , \ . I ) .
WINONA , N. I ) . , Feb. 18. A sextuple
tragedy was revealed one mile from this
place today on the ranch of Rev. Thomas
Splccr. The horribly mutilated bodies of Mr.
and Mrs. Splcor , tholr daughter , Mrs. Wil
liam Rouse , with her 1-ycar-old twin boys ,
and the nged Mrs. Waldron , the mother of
the postmaster of this place , were found
scattered about the ranch , and there Is as
yet no positive clue to the perpetrators of
the horrible crime. Tlio appearances about
the ranch , the condition of the bodies and
some other circumstances have led to the
suspicion that the murder was committed by
Indians , and this suspicion was in part
started from the fact that one Indian wad
seen In the neighborhood of the ranch yes
terday. Then , too , the bodies were terribly
mutllatd with axes and clubs , which fact
Is taken to at least partially corroborate tin-
suspicions. The Standing Hock Indian reser
vation Is not far away , and when the In
dians from there get away from sight and
manrigo to got hold of whisky there is sure
to bo trouble. If the murders wore com
mitted by Indians the murderers are un
doubtedly now bach among the reservation
Indians. _
for Sniitli DiiUoln l.inul.
VERMILLION , S. I ) . , Feb. 18. ( Special. )
Already many Inquiries are being made
of the local real estate dealers In this city
In regard to the Cl.iy county farm lanrtB.
A great percentage of the inquiries come
from Iowa. The custom of pay ins cash
rent In that state Is said to IIP the cause
of so many farmers moving away. It is
a rare thing In Clay county for an owner
of a farm to demand cash for rent. Whore
rent Is paid by shares of the crop the owner
of the farm shares equally the loss , if there
Is any , in the crop.
IiullniiN Ilnvco liny i'or I'onle.N.
VERMILLION , S. 1) . . Fob. IS. ( Special. )
The Indians on the reservation , who have
for several years pant been inrmliif ; en
their own account , have shown a great
deal of carelessness In the way they ha-.o
planned for the winter. An Indian Is al
ways reckoned a good weather prophet ,
but this winter finds Hip most thrifty of
them without hay for their cattle and po
nies and iliey are selling their cattle for
any price and letting their ponies starve.
Many families are already Ir. destitute clr-
cumsUnccs.
.Morris U'ns iiiiloiilileilly ; llurdereil.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb. 18.-SpStlaI (
Telegram. ) An Investigation of the death of
John Morris , near Whcutland , made today
shown that ho was murdered. Ho had con'
slderablo money , none of which can be
found. Morris lived thf life of a lu-nuit , and
line no known relatives. He leaves $5,000
In land nud cattle.
Ml ill UK' IIiiBliicers Si'lcel OllluiTX ,
CHICAGO , Fob. 18. At today's meeting
of the twenty-Hovenlh annual session of HIP
American Institute of Alining Engineers
the following olllcer.sero cileetcil for the
onuuliiff year : 1'renldent Thoinaa M.
Hrown. South Ilcthlchcm , Pa. ; vlco pnsl-
ilentx. O. W. llrnnlon. Aspen , Colo. ; W. 15 ,
ICustls , HoHton ; .lanii.s Douglas , New York
City ; managprB , C. W. ( jnodah , Ilutte ,
Mont. ; Frank Lyman , lirookiyn , and Krank
M. Stanton , Honihton , Mich ; treasurer ,
Theodores 1) , Kami , Phlladplphla ; secretuiy ,
HosHltcr W. Raymond , New York City.
Papers were- read by Mdwiird Keller ,
IIOHton ; CharleH Catlelt , Sunimltt , VIL , and
A , J. Spllsbury , tlm rollrlns prodduit. The
convention then adjourned ulna die.
Carnegie Scllx IlalU In l
N13W YORK , Feb. IS.-ImporUmt . bankIng -
Ing Interests were today Informed that the
Carnegie company had sold 50.COO tons of
steel rails for export to London , the buyer
being ono of the largest English railways.
Other sales of Di'.uw ' tons were reported ,
malting the exporta foot up lOO.Ow tons ,
Jinny I.iioKInu for Work.
KANSAS CITY , Fob , 19.-Ncary ! 2000
men , many of them drawn bore from other
pities by the knowledge that the Missouri
& Kansas Telephone company wantid 300
men to dig trenchea for Its conduits ,
clamored for u chanro to work today. Only
Iho. most needy were employed.
\Ylmle Kniiilly Murdered ,
BISMARCK , Feb. 18. The report from
WInona , forty miles south of here , Is that
Mrs. Wuldruii , Thomas Splcer and wife ,
their daughter , Mrn. House , and the latter'u
twin children , HB I 1 year , were murdered
at their homo littir that pluce.
Miivcim.iil > r or dccmi Vt-NMi'lN , Veh , JS.
At Southampton -Hailed Trave. from
Bremen for New Yoik.
At tSenoa-Snllid-Werra. for New York ,
At New \ork Arrlved-Pairla. from Ham
burg. Salled-Pciwsylvanm , for Hamburg ;
Stuttgart , for Ureinen.
At Llvc-r ) > ool-Balled-Catalonia , for Bos.
ton.
ton.At Lpndon-Arrlved-Ma sachuse.tt , from
New York , ,
JOHN BURNS ATTACKS ASTOR
Labor Loader Uses Strong Language in the
House of Commons ,
SAYS HIS MONEY IS DEBAUCHING LONDON
HIM for n Scvrti-niiil-il-llnlf-Mllllnii-
Dollnr Tiitvu Hull llcfrntvil at
the "Allen American Mll-
HoiinlreV ItiNtlKiitliin. '
( Copyright , 1S ! > 7 , by 1'roM I'ubllEhlnR Comranjr. )
LONDdN , Feb. 18. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegrcm. ) John Hums ,
the labor leader , attacked William Waldorf
Aster by name In a debate In the House of
Commons this evening. A Mil was under
dlscufsion , by which the London county
council sought to obtain borrowing powers
to erect n town hall at a rest of 1,500,000.
Aster's paper , the Pali Mall Gazette , has
taken a prominent part In the hostility to
the county council proposal. In the speech
supporting the bill John Ilnrna laid , re
ferring to the editorial attacks of tbc Pall
Mall Gazette' upon It : "It Is an abuse of
London's hospitality. It Is not fair or gen
tlemanly for this new millionaire from Amcr.
lea who has dumped bis city offices , next to
the London school board ofllces , so preventing -
venting those premises from being extended ,
and has now placed his private house next
to the county council offices , to complain that
our new building would come between the
wind and light and his nobility. These at
tacks of the Pall Mall Gazette on our scheme
spring from the purely personal , selfish
motives of Its proprietor and 1 hope the
honorable members wl'l not bo deceived by
such appeals. I can siatid a decent duke
( laughter ) , but I cannot do with this new
Amcilcan millionaire , who enjoys London's
hospitality and is replying by attempting to
prevent the citlzcn.V of London from obtain
ing a pioper town hall. "
The torlcs greeted tta = c remarks , which
were of a character unusual In the House of
'
Commons , with deprecatory cries , while
they were cheered by the radicals. The bill
WES ultimately defeated by tory votes.
The World representative subs > 2qiiently
paw John Burns In the members' lobby and
asked him what wno the ground of his per
sonal attack on Mr. Aator. Mr. Ilurno ,
speaking with fierce emphasis , replied "Tha
ground of my attack is simply this : that
the Pall Mall Gazette , while rstenulbly as
sailing this scheme bccauss of Its coslllnrca ,
baa been really assailing It because under
the plans for our proposed town hall a corner
of Aster's stablea and dustbin would be
cut off. I call that an Impudent and scan
dalous proceeding on the part ot this alien
American millionaire , who , with the South
African millionaires. Is becoming ri curse to
London , whoso society they arc debauching
with their money. I may tell you Aator lua
net heard the lest of this affair. "
In explanation of Hums' observation about
Astor'e city cflicca. It may be mill that when
Aator had completed that building he pur
chased a vacant plot between It nnd the
London school board offices to preclude the
schotJl board from extending its premises
in his direction. DALLAUU SMITH.
AI-ASICAYS WA.VT HKI'KIJSKXTATIOX.
Siiy tlic Iiitrrt'ntM of < lie Territory
Suiter for < lic % < < < ! of K.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 18. L. O. Kauf
man , a director of the Business Men's association
'
ciation of Juneau , Alaska , Is 'in the city as
the representative of that organization to
urgu congress to grant Alaska one repre
sentative In the legislative body. Mr. Kauf
man says the commercial and mining In
terests of the great northern territory are
Buffering from the lack : t representation In
congress. He has visited Seattle. Tacoma
and Portland and the commercial bad'lco ' of
these cities have adopted resolutions urging
congress to pass the bill now before It giv
ing Alaska a representative , which bill has
been favorably reported by the committee
on territories. The officers of the San Fran-
ptsco Chamber of Commerce have given Mr.
Kaufman a memorial , which will be for
warded to Washington at once. The cham
ber will supplement this action at Its next
regular meeting.
O\V\12ll OF T1IIO I.AUHAllA OX TIIIAI , .
\VInt > NH TfNllll > N ( o lu Shipping of
Arm * on flu * Steamer.
PHILAUISLPHIA , Feb. 18. The trial of
John Hart .charged with fitting out n filibus
tering expedition in violation of the United
Slates neutrality law In connection with the
bteamcr Laurada , which it Is alleged sailed
lor Cuba early In August , 1S9C , with arms
unit ammunition for the Insurgents , was
continued In the United States district court
today. Hubert S. Heath , a seaman on the
Laurada , eald ho was lured by Mr. Hart to
go on the vessel. He had seen men and
mixes placed on the Laurada when .that
steamer was off Harnegat. The witness
detailed at tlength how the boxes had been
unpacked and rifles and cartridges taken
from them. The balance of his testimony
was devoted to the trip lo Cuba and the
tiv.nsfer of arms , ammunition and men to
the Dauntless when off Xuvassa Island.
STJIA.MIMl HKimrilA I'UTS TO NHA.
Hi-port SnyN flciM-ml ItolnlT , I lie Culitiii ,
IN n rilKseilnci' .
PH1LADBLPH1A , Feb. 18. The steam-
fchlp Bermuda , which has gained world-
v , Ide celebrity because of Its Cuban fili
bustering expeditions , passed out from the
Delaware breakwater early this morning
und steamed seaward , ostensibly for the
Bermudas. The Bermuda , wbicli has been
detained by the collector of customs , was
released yesterday after affidavits setting
lorth that It will not violate the neutrality
law ; , it Is reported that General Hole/ft ,
the C'ubau Insurgent chief whose ball was
forfclte-1 lu Baltimore 'yesterday , is a pas-
sensor on the Bermuda.
Colorado Man oil .Sunday Itnc'lnpr.
COMmADO SI-KINGS. Colo. , Feb. 18 , In
an Interview Chief Consul Daw-son of the
Colorafto division unld : "This talk of a
\vrsUrr. bpllt In the League of American
Wheelmen Is nonsense. The report has gone
out that Colorado will lead the movement ,
and K. S Hartwcll of Denver Is quoted at
nuthoriiy. Mr. llurtwcll was appointed vice
ccuu : ! In order to carry the proxlcu to Al
bany , and agreed to ret > ! gn after the assem
bly. I telegraphed for his resignation and
received It this evening. While willing that
any tectlou of the country should have Sun
day lacing if it desires It , I consider the
whole racing business a minor branch of the
league work. I fhall favor no defection
myat'lf , nor will I tolerate action detrimental
to league Interests on the part of any official
of this division. "
l'lulieux from CHI-HOII.
CARSON , NPV. , Feb. IS. A snow storm
prevaile-l hero tpday , preventing Corbett from
going into training quarters at Shaw's
Springs , The storm has prevented the car.
potters fiom finishing Jim's handball court ,
uud t > o be will not go out and settle down
tn outdoor training for several days yet , In
the meantime ; he pulp In the day playing pool
and boxing In the opera house with Billy
Woods and his brother Joe , besides taking
a turn at wrestling with Jack MaVey. "Ho
takes them all In turn for an hour , and when
they get tired be teems u& froth uu ever.
MruU lU'iitli In < luIII UK.
CINCINNATI , Feb. IS. Benny Colemun ,
a little colored boy , met death In the ring
of the Manhattan athletic club tonight In the
firet round of hU boxing buut with William
Wflb'ht , .
OAI.IKOHMAXS STAIIT Fttll .GAXTOX.
Xmiirroii * Apiillrnnli" f r boiem nt
SAN FUANCISCO , Feb. lS. J. J. Dcllaven
Is bound tor Canton. De left town last
Monday , and before his return \vlll doubtless
know who will succeed Judge McKcnno as
United States Judge for. Oils circuit. Judge
Uellaven'a trip to MaJor Mcklnlcy's home
was not announced In the newspapers nor
was It generally known inmong politicians.
Ho left town quietly , just as Judge McKcnna
did , and will go direct Id. Canton. Judge
Dellaven has been proniln ntly mentioned
as a possible successor to the circuit judge
when that gentleman tak'ca bis seat In the
cabinet. Doth serveJ In congress with Me-
Klnlcy and both cnjoyeif * friendly relations
with the major. Ucllavon baa also served
upon the bench of the supreme court ot thh
state. At the republican state convention
of 1894 IIP was defeated 'for' tlio nomination.
Major Frank McLaiiRhlln , chairman of the
republican state central commllteo , and H.
W. Hamilton are also bbund for Canton.
They left town last night. It Is said that
McLaughlln goes east at-thb Invitation ot
McICInley. Mr. McLaugnHn has repeatedly
sUtcd that ho Is not a candidate for federal
office , but It was said .yesterday thnt the
president-elect will lender hint the office of
superintendent of the mint In this city.
The petition of Speaker Coombs for ap
pointment as minister to Japan Is In clrcula-
Mon at Sacramento. Assemblyman Kenyon
ot Los Angeles is seeking , the consul gener
alship to the Hawaiian Islands.
1IAVI3 AX KYU OX liAV 1XVOI.VKI ) .
lf ; lHlaoi'i4 | Puns n
Cuban ItONiiltitloii.
HAimiSBUHG , Feb. 18. lu the house of
representatives today a Cuban resolution was
reported from the federal relations committee
and adopted. It requests the .senators anJ
rrprescntatlvps In congress from Pennsyl
vania to "earnestly forward by all proper
lacaiia any movement looking -to a speedy
end to the conflict ami remembering the
generous martial aid and support we re
ceived In our own struggle for Independence
more than a century ago 10 urge as far co
international ls.w and obligations will permit
the right of the people of Cuba to a govern
ment for and by themselves. "
All other resolutions < m < 'his subject were
negatived by the conimllteei
I'AY.MHXT KOll A I'OMTlOAIj IIK1IT.
< ; < (3 criior Sti-plii'ii * IlcirnrilM n Mis
souri I'opuIlM , J , < ; mlir.
JKFFEHSON CITY , Feb. 18. A. Hozcllc ,
chairman of the populist state committee
and secretary-treasurer of the Reform Press
association , who was appointed , statc labor
commissioner by Governor' Stejibens , was
confirmed by the senate in qxtcutivc session
today. Mr. Hozelle , as chaltinin of the Mis
souri populist state committee , was one of
the moat Influential men of 'his party , favorIng -
Ing fusion of the democrats ' and populists
on presidential electors and. to his inlluencc
la also ascribed in largr measure the with
drawal of O. D. Jones , the populist candi
date for governor and < ne , support of Gov
ernor Stephens by a large pact of the popu
lists of the state. '
I3.YA.MIM3D III 'KSTIIO VS HHAIX.
Cursory III vc.stln'ntloii Sliowx ItVin
In milHiorianl Condition.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 18. Owing to the great
difference of opinion as 'to the Condition ot
the mind of pr. Arthur ilcsjroy , the mur
derer of his wife and chlldrfWho yas hanped
at Union yesterday , a postmortem exam
ination o$1bis $ brain was riiade today'by a
number of specialists. UrP * L vIs . Tandy
had charge * of . the * opera tiViv * of laying bare
the brain. We was assisted' by Dr. A , II.
Schott , the family physician of the Duc-
Btrows and n number -pf other physicians
who had testified at the.JeBal investigation
into the murder's sanity , were present. The
examination , which wasbiit ; a cursory one ,
icsnlted In a conviction that Duestrow's
brain was In an abnormal condition. A
careful microscopic examination will follow ,
and the results as thcy'appear will be given
to the public.
Uis. Brcnicr , Rauduy , Crandali and Simon
gave out this statement of what they found :
"The postmortem disclosed. .evidences of dif
fuse hyperaemia of the brain and mem
branes. There existed sonic opacity and
milky spots upon the arachnoid and pla
membranes , Iho result of previous chronic
leptomcningltls. "
After the electors left the undertaker's.
Iho body was prepared for burial. It was
placed In a handsome cisket nnd at 2
o'clock driven to Ilellefo'irlalne cemetery
without any religions services. Dr. Schott ,
Govcrnoi- Johnson , the i attorney who de
fended Duestrow , Dr. Simon and Attorney
Heir.z. representing Hulda Duestrow , were
the principal mourners. The , Interment was
made In the Duestrow .Ipt , beside the mur
derer's father. _
UAI'TLIIK A < JA.OK SU'IMM,13IIS.
SuppoKCil lo" llaviWorUi'il In Most All
I IKI.IIIKO rillivs.
CHICAGO , Feb. 18. Six members of a
' '
gang of Italian conflde.n'fu'men and "satchel
workers , " whoe operations -have extended
to nearly every big city. In. the country , are
under arrest here. Fivu of them were cap
tured today by detectives in an Italian
boarding house at 3910 Cottage Grove avc-
puo after a desperate , resistance. Their
names arc Bavonardo Bosealle , Knill Mar-
kutle , Louis Semmle , Philip Perrodglo and
Potro Bennadro. The sixth/Antolne Mathus ,
alias John Fernald , was .captured yesterday
by a fellow countryman' , v.'liom ho had vic-
tlmlzfd out of ? 3,100. , A11 of the men were
Identified today by a crowd of excited Ital
ians who had bcn swindled out of sums
ranging from $25 upward. Bennadro , alias
Mauro Andrea , Is said .to .have been Impli
cated in the robbery of George K. Gall , a
New Orleans jeweler , of $10,000 worth of
diamonds. _ _ '
.I.VC'lvhOX AXUVAM.1XG AVII.I , IIA.VR.
MiirdrrrrN of I'curl llrynn AVIII SwlnK
OIT TofO'ilH-V.
CINCINNATI , Feb. IS. Sheriff Pliimmer
today received the death war/an fa In the
casses of Jackson and ! Wuilue ) , condemned
for the murder of Pearl Bry n. Directing him
lo carry the warrants Into e uqutlon between
sunrise anil sunset of tlie Uth , < lay of March.
This gives to the sheriff tha ppwer to make
'
two executions , one jafter' the other , or of
hanging both men at oncf. . Ho has an
nounced the latter method. Judge Helm to
day ordered a death watcltto | > bo placed on
the condemned men. Fouc Jucn have been
appointed , who will divide , Uie time- Into
short watches. _ _
llriirlntr n Coniilltii | ; < od Caxr.
CHATTANOOGA , Feb/lfy-H. V. Beveens
of Michigan , presiding In , the Vnlted States
district court hrre , todaJa. . bearing what
Is known nit the CoiiHQlldHod ; ICant Ten
nessee Land company cu.so. It IH the must
roinpllcated litigation ever , lie/oro tile court.
The Ifadlng1 question is vintner or not the
I'yiiHt TenneHHce Land company had tbe
right to Kiiurantee a 3 per cent per annum
dividend for four yearn on the stock of the
Harrimai ) .Manufacturliifr company , Sev
eral days will bo rvqulrcd to complete the
case. _ * _
r.ciul TriiHt Uf-Kli'clM Old llonril.
NEW YOUK , Feb. 18. The old board of
directors , with one exception , wan re-elected
at thf annual meeting of the National
Lead company stockholders In Jersey city
today. The regulur/ quarterly dividend of
Hi per cent on the prcfi-rred stock was de
clared , payable AlurpU 18 , and a resolution
Introduced to appoint a committee to
examlno the .expenses and .administration
of the propertywns > .voted down ,
>
llliiodlioiiiulM Trail 11 Murilfrcr.
KNOXVILLB , Tenn. , Feb. -Olllrera
nrnated Ahuz Johaion ut Coal Creek to
day , 'He is charged with the ntmaHslnatlon
yesterday of J. n. Hick , manager of the
1 loyal mines. Illoodhounds trailed Johnson
to bis house. He v.'ua prfitarlne to leave
the state. ,
RESULT OF SPECIAL INQUIRY
House Committee Hands in Its Report on
Pour Offices ,
INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED IN THREE
Itcooiiiiiii'ildntlon Hint llartlpy , Moore
anil HiiNKcHS Olllfliil At'ln Hi ; the
Sulijoot of n Tlmrouuli
LINCOLN. Feb. IS. ( Special Telegram. )
The atato treasury situation remains Just as
It did last night. The feeling is growing
more Intsnte , although cool judgment seems
to bo gsttlng the upper hand. Tho-report
of the special Invcatlgatlng committee was
presented to the house this afternoon. Al
though many members favored radical Mepn
and Immediate action , It was finally decided
to proceed with caution. The report which
Is Given In full below , was referred to a
special commute- ; , together with the gov
ernor's message and both will be considered
together. A strict and thorough Investiga
tion cf the whole treasury situation will
undoubtedly be authorized when the haute
takes final action.
Pi eminent members of the house asacr.t
vehemently that the legislature will not ad
journ until the whole treasury situation Is
laid bare. In the fcnate , the governor's mcs-
oagc was referred to a special commtttcu
coiihUtlng cf Heal , Dearing , McGann , Mutz
and Talbot , with Instruction to report within
ten days aomo plan of action. The senate
procedure was the result ot two caucuwa , one
held yesterday and the other today. It was
deemed beat not to proceed too haatlly and
homo the appointment of the committee.
Ux-Trcat'irer Hartley states that ho holds
certificates of deposits , showing the location
of every dollar of the money due the state.
He admits that the money cannot be drawn
on the certificates without endangering the
existence of some of the banko , but araerts
that the money can be withdrawn gradually
with entire safety to the-binks and without
loss of n dollar to the stale.
The showing made by the IIOUDS Investigat
ing committee hat ) already been foreshadowed
in The Bee. The full report Is as follows.
Mr. Speaker : We , your committee np-
polntcd lo make a prellniliviry Investigation
of the conditions of the scvei.il state ollk-PM
at the close of the term ending January G.
ISJI7 , beg leave to render the following re-
l' ° rt :
GOVKKNOR'S OFFICI3.
1. The pash receipts or Uils olllce have
been principally from four sources.
First From the United States govern
ment for thp maintenance of Soldiers and
Sailors' Homos.
Second Cnsh donations received for the
relief of western drouth Mifferprs.
Third Fees for papers Issuing from the
olllccr
Fourth Appropriation In the matter of
the prosecution of J. K. Hill , ex-state trcas-
U\Vp nnd that all of these funds have been
iiysti'tnallpally and carefully disbursed In
accordance with In-- and that vouchers are
received and ex-
on fllr > covering all sums
" 0"aeilt'SECRETARY OF STATE.
2. The cash iccclpts or this olllce as
shown by the records are fees for the Issu
ance of certificates to notaries public and
fees for filing articles ot Incorporation ,
amounting In total to JI.C77.10 , which amount
has been turned Into this treasurer of the
'state ' , as shown by vouchers on file In the
olllce.
AUDITOR OF PUBIlld ACCOUNTS.
3 : The cash receipts in this olllco consist
entirely , for. lees for services rendered In
the onlce. Aecordlng"to the records there
wilt due the state of Nebraska from tno
auditor of nubile accounts for fees collected
by him ni > to the fith day of January. 1SU7 ,
HIP sum of $27 331. 0. of which amount has
recently been paid into tne state treasurer
by Mr. Moore , ex-auditor , the sum of
$ lr,00.)0 ( ) , leaving a balance due and unpaid
to the Kti'te of J2ri.SSI.SO. < > lnce the Investi
gation vour committee ha * been Informed
that Mr. Moore has deposited \vlth the state
iri-asiirer a clireJc for tlie sun ; of t2.IiOU.00.
In addition there arc IrrccnlnmleH In the
method of conducting the business of the
olllco ; for cxamplo , warrants have linen
drawn on vouchers not properly ceitmed
ami Hwoin to aecordlng to law. and In
other transactions HIP details of which your
committee have not the time to Investigate.
OFFICK OF STATE TREASt'REU.
II was In this olllc-o that your committee
made the most cart-fill Investigation. The
records of the olllcoappf.il fairly .veil l < ft.
wlt.i the exception that many of Hie lodger
accounts wore not baluiu-pil and closed up
at the close of Mr. Hartley's term of olllcf
on January ( ! . IM'7. ' leaving to your com
mittee the arduous dutli-s of striking the
Iml.iiioos lor tl.nt datp. Vour committee can
do no better than to submit a a : > art of
this report a condr-nsed statement made up
from tile records of the olllec invl carofn'lv
prepared by tin- present tioasurer , Hon. .1.
H. Meservc v.hlch shows that the out-pnlng
treasurer Hon. J. H. Hartley has failed up
to tills time to turn over lo his successor
or In anv manner account for as required
by law-the. sum of VK7.762.KJ. The follow
ing Is I IP statement made by Mr. Mesorve
under the direction of HIP committee :
HtiilPtiipnl Fhowlnit tlio balanced of inonoyH
nnrt fooiitllliB for which ,1. 8. Hartley 1 iic-
cnuntnbln Ililn 7th day "f Jnnuaiy , 1W7. lo Ills
KUtcMj.r. J. II. ilen-rve , uccotdlng tu the all-
illloi'H rtatciatnt :
Total rimli balances an shown In the
dlfftreilt fun.lH H.MIi.aOl 10
Tola ! wcarltlcs of nil klmlH 3.3 3,751 3
ttranil total of Jl.fijp.OIiJ 5
Tlio tccurlllrs first hpokon of have all been
chocked up unit found eoirect and In KIIOI ! Bhape.
Ornnil tolnl Jl.kTO.OM 45
I.OH8 HrciirltlPM chPcKed and tnrneil
liver 3,333,751 35
I.ravlDB net cni-h fiiml of 11,036.301 10
Of hlcli there was In depository
bunliB 1,0 < CC1C S ! )
Lcavbm- * 9CS7 21
Thin last iininunivns In Mr. liiut-
IPV'K liunilK In be pnlil 111. la cuah
cf which hilias palil ir.3fOO 1
Lravlne Btlll unpaid J 313,878 OS
In ailillllrn to tills the leKlxlatilio In 1MIJ innde
na iipiiroinlntlon lo rplnibiir i- lluulnlilnK fund
( or the iiinoiint nf pal. ) fun.l which UIIB In the
C.inltnl Nutlnniil binl : < ut tliu time of UK fail
ure , nmounllnB to tlfO I31.JS , iiml warrant WIIH
ilniwa und iTKl tero < l In the rcKiilar way , and
on .lamniry " . 1KI7 , II wns iiiarlitil jiulil , the In
tercut iiinoiirillliK ID 21Tfi.r/l. niaUitiK a lota )
of J201.881.05. which Mr. Hartley Iwtinne liable
Co. ' nnd which was not round In dcpodltory
lijiikn. Tills uinount inlinl bp milled to the 53--
8"K , 8 nf the pcrniunriit uliool fnnil , which
iniikpa u total rtue finin Mr. Hartley of } S37-
7C2.D3. lo b < - paid III money.
OF the iiinoiint In ili-po.-liory liiiilis..J1.01G.GlG ; S3
Tini WIH In riiFpoinleil Imnlis as followu :
Oloho I.OIIIT nnd Tnmt Com-
pnny Savlimn Iiiuili $ I2.W2 H
lliiiiU of Wymoru HWfiKJ
I luff iiln County National MM 00
Cupltnl Niitlonnl 23C.3CI k3
Klist Xatloiul of Hi'Utrlco. . . . 2t03 U
Tolnl 271C22 | 08
Hliu-i- HIM Clb of January the 1'lret Nn-
tlonnl bnnlt of Alni'i ' Imii BllupciKlPil ,
bavlni ; utnto funiU tu .the amount of..t 40,312 40
MuklnK a tirunil total of (311.S3I 48
Frc.ni which inuet be ileducteil I'.tO ] 14
Tliifi Ill-Inn the amount which wan due
from Iho rirtt Niitlonnl of lleittrlco
unit which wan palil lei me on the 9th
duy of January , lh'7. thin Irft a Kiaml
total In tiUKpenUeil ImnkH of 1309.031 31
Ofducteil-froni totiil In dcpotltory banlo ,
which leaves balance in clepoBltorles
nt $737.565 55
There him been voluntarily surrendered
to inu from clcnonltory bunkB 2:7.148 41
J envlnif a balance In old u > i > oslt-
crleH of JS10.437 10
Thu Krratcr number of which have new honila
on tile nnil aa * uon an they are aMiroveil ate
Kaily I" make the fundns uvalluble tu my order.
HcHptclflllly uubmltleil. J. H. MKSMHVK.
Tri'inurer.
COMMISSIONKIt OP I'UIH.IC LANUS
AN1J HUII.OINGS.
5 , The cash receipts in tills office an a rule
are not Brcat , but owing to the fact that
the last Incumbent was Chairman of the
Hoard of I'enllcntlary Supplies , large. KIIIIIH
of money were collected and dlsbuised by
him. The very Incomplete records now In
the olllce concerning tlio handling of thlx
money muluit Impossible for thu commit-
tco to innki ) an Intelligent report of the
condition of these funds. The ledger kept
In the office doca not correnpond with the
auditor's report un publlslinl. I'rom the
uppi'aranco of the cauli record HH general
make up and other evldenco gathered by
your committee wo conclude that 111 la
record wns manufactured In one day at
the clo.se of the term from lypewrlten
slips not u part of the records of this olllce.
but carried by Mr , Jamcii Whlltlitud. All
books of orlfflnnl entry , IT there over worn
any , could not bo found by your commit
tee.
Your commlttep would further report In
connection with this olllce , that It deems
to have been theprnctlcp to rppulrp clerks
to flftn nnd receipt VTSBtart < for much
birper sums than theaM Blally received
for service rendered , fzjm/ /
C. Owlni ? to tlm llmltfcSB/f "Howcil and
the fact that n more cJHflBud InvestlKutlon
In necessary your coKMRro did not ex
amine the records In aBMHees of attorney
Rencral and state xiilrHV > ndcut.
Your committee vjCj B respectfully re-
rommend that nnotl lBmmlttcc bo np-
Dolntcd to make n if HioroURb nnd com-
nloto InvcstlMittton jj HBf olllces of auditor
of public accountflmip treasurer and
commissioner of L V lands and build-
in ps ; that this poij HBo bp authorized to
secure a eompetci Buntnnt to examine
the books of said ( nnd that paid coin-
inlttco liavc powil BBimke u full Inveati-
pitlon and to send iin persons and papers ,
and that said committee be furnished am
ple funds to carry out this recommenda
tion.
In view of tbc fact Unit Mr. Hartley and
Mr.Moore nssert that they have turned over
funds of the state as fast us they could
without Injury to the banks of thn state ,
your committee would recommend that the
committee appointed proceed with care and
Klvo Mr. Hartley and Mr. Moore as much
timeas they think ndvlsable , keeping In
mind nt all tlmps the best Interests of the
Btatc. Ilcspcctfully submitted ,
1J. 8. HIMM13HMAN ,
K. M. rou.Aim ,
C. \VHKKhKH. .
ATTOHNKY CIUN 13HAL'S ATT1TUD13.
Deputy Attorney General Smith appeared
before the caucus and made a verbal state
ment relative to the uncompleted Rcttle-
incnts with ex-Auditor Moore- and ex-Treas
urer Hartley. In rcRarvi to the cx-nudltor
ho stated that every opportunity had been
afforded Mr. Moore for nil adjustment of
his accounts , but that nothing bad been done.
Criminal proceedings , hn said , would 'bo com
menced against Mr. Moore within a day erse
so and suit would bo commenced ngalnst his
bondsmen.
In regard to cx-Trer-'Uer ' Hartley the at
torney Reueral's ofllco. IK ) said , had the choice
of two proceedings , t'lther to commence civil
and criminal proceedings at once and lose
all the money duo the etate , or pursue a
watting Rime and secure its much money as
pcailblo nnd then commence legal proceed
ings after Mr. Hartley's ability to pay had
become exhausted. Ho advanced no opinion
of his own , but said the attorney general's
olllco would be guided by the legislature.
MAKM .M ) MOVi ; I.V MOD UK'S CAS 1C.
AlillHirlllcH ! , < ( the DlljCo lijU'llll -
tiut Talilnir Any Action.
LINCOLN , Feb. IS. ( Special Telegram. )
There were no movements made here today
looking tc the arrest of ex-Auditor Kugcno
Moorp for embezzlement ot Insurance fees
collected by him during his term of office.
Attorney General Smyth went to Omaha and
was not In his olllce during the day.
The action of the senate in deferring con
sideration of the governor's message ten
days appears to have been influential In
delaying Immediate artlon on the ease of
Moore. Attorney W. K. Heed of Madison ,
who will represent Moore In court , said to
night that he expected a civil action would
be commenced , which would test the lia
bility of the bondsmen of his client , and
also decide whether Moore could be held
criminally.
Dentil * nf n Day.
DOYLESTOWN , Pa. , Feb. IS. liev. Levl
C. Scholp , pastor of Salem Heformed church ,
this city , was found dead In bed this morn
ing. The congregation WEQ Just about to take
possession of Its new church , which had been
erected under tbo pastor's supervision. De
ceased was well known throughout eastern
Pennsylvania. He was u native of this
( Ducks ) county and was about CO years old.
He liad complained of a cold for several dayo ,
but WES attending to bia pastoral duties as
usual yesterday. - " ' "
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 18. A special lo the
Star from Perry , Ok ! . , says : Judga William
M. Hammond , formerly of Labinnun , Tenn. ,
is dead at Woodward , Old. Judge Hammond
was one of the best known men in Tenneasua ,
having been on tlic bench of that ytate for
years. At death he was register of the
United States land olllce at Woodward.
CHICAGO , Feb. IS. George W. Adams
died tolny : from a wound self-inflicted.
Adims In 1871 , engineered one of the gro.it&st
"corners" In oats known In the history of
the Chicago Hoard of Trade. The corner
would have made him one of the richest
men In Chicago had ho won. Yesterday
evening ho borrowed a revolver and sliot
himself In the head , after writing "I die
hungry" on a bill head. He wns once a
wealthy operator , but after losing ills money
became a bookkeeper. Three months ago , he
lot his place nnd has since boon out of work.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. , Feb. IS. ( Spe
cial Telegram. ) Alexander II. Harmon
died today at the residence of Ills grand
daughter , Mlra Corelta Sadler , of paralysis ,
aged 91 years. He lias been a rwldent of this
county for a number of years. The remains
were taken to Oxford , O. . for interment.
I3XKTEK , Neb. , Feb. IS. ( Special. ) This
place mourns the lo.as of two moro well
known citizens. James P. McNcal was a
fanner living northeast of town. He lieu
been a resident of this precinct cilnce 1875 ,
coming hero from I'oortown , Lewis county ,
Ky. Ho was In town Friday with corn , and
Saturday noon ate n liearty dinner , after
which ho ricked up u book and seated him
self In a rocking chair to read. lie had only
been .sitting there a few minutes , when hjs
daughter paw him throw his head back on
tlio chair , and the book full from his hands.
Thinking he had fainted , she called her
mother and ran to Mm , but found htm dead.
Ho was upward.i of 7i ! years old and had heart
dlfeane. Ills remains were Interred In the
cemetery here Monday afternoon. The
funeral was the first Intimation tlio towns
people had of his death.
Mrs. Maria ( Jreenawalt. after two or three
years of Intense suffering , died this morn
ing. The Greenawa'ts ' are well known all
over this state , having Von proprietors of
the Commercial hotel at this place until Mrs ,
Gret-'iiawalt's ' poor health compelled them to
give up Iho buslm.'Hs. She underwent a se-
vcro surgical operation last fall , hopiug
thereby to gain rollef , lint it only proved
temporary and death wan a welcome guput.
ATLANTIC , la. . Fob. 18. ( Special. ) Mm.
C. E. Tiffany , aged 09 years , who , came to At
lantic from Waukcgan. III. , In 1870 , died at
the 'homo ' of her daughter , Mrs. ( . ' . II. Os-
borne , last evening. The only surviving
members of a large family are Mia. C. II ,
Osborne and II. A. Tiffany of Chicago , both
of whom were at her bcdeldo as she breathed
her last. The remains will ho taken to
Waukegan , III. , for Interment.
This morning at 4 o'clock Mrn , J. W.
Drown , who is over 70 ) earfl of age , and a
Cass county pioneer , broathrrt her last , sur
rounded by all lior family except one son ,
living In Chicago , who could not arrive In
time. TJio funeral services will be held at
10 o'clock tomorrow , end the remains taken
lo Lewis , la. , for interment.
lliiniiiK'l lii ll < Tlier ( .
CHARLESTON. B. C , Feb. IS.-Tonlpht nt
the Charleston hotel HID Chamber of Com
merce nerved \n \ ( annual banquet , with
Secretary Herbert as the curst of honor.
The HpL'retary , with Admiral Iiunco and his
Htaff , the captains nnd executive officers of
the war shir * and tliu governor of South
Carolina iverc the Invited guests. Covers
were laid for 200 UUCHIH. 1'wnldvnt Ma-
Gahan of the Chamber of Commerce made
a .short address of welromo and concluded
by Introducing Mayor Smrtho , who re
sponded to the toast , "Charleston's Greet
ing to Her Honored Onc/ntH , " Thn next
toast. "Our Country. " was drunk Ktamilm ; .
"Our Country's Navy , " WIIH re'ponded to
by Secretary IJerbert. lit ) wan given thn
closest attention and was frequently in
terrupted with cheers. ' 'Tim North At
lantic Squadron" was responded to by Ad
miral Ilunee. The llnal toast. "Our St'ite. ' "
Governor ICIIerbtp WHS expected to respond
to. but being III , Lieutenant Governor Mc-
Swoeney replied. \
This afternoon Secretary Herbert In
spected the fleet , wnlcn , ile | maneuvers beIng -
Ing cndrd , lies at anchor In.a group outside
the harbor. \
Tuo riillilrcn Iliirned In Denlli.
JHON HIVKIt , Mich , . K < b. 18-The real-
denco of ThomaH Ilrosnoivtikl , In this vil
lage , was destroyed by llrp today. Two
children were mnotherc-d to death. The
mother went uway , IcuvInK the children
locked. In the house , , ;
GAFffl'S ' SEW RULE
Speaker Oonfoumls the Opposition to the
Exposition Bill ,
HE PRACTICALLY CLEARS ITS WAY
Majority Vote Mny Ailvnnco It on Genera
Pilo.
FAVORABLE ACTION IS NEAR AT HAND
Strength of the Measure's ' Friends is
Oloarly Shown.
NEW BILL WILL BE SUBSTITUTED TODAY
irc linn vii ( < > Itcmovc the Olijco *
tlollN ItlllNCll AKIlllINt ( lie Sill I til
1III1 In Heady to llu
i lliiinloil In.
LINCOLN , Feb. IS. ( Special Telegram. )
A eoconil attempt was mndc In the house thld
morning to advnneo the TransmUttlsslppI
Exposition bill to the lii'iul of the general
file. As before , the attempt failed , although
the vote In favor of advancing the bill stood
f > 5 to 38. Under the procedure of tlio liouno
It 1ms alvvnyo required 07 votes to adva'iico
a bill ahead of IU ) regular place oil general
flic , and the friends of the measure wcio
just twelve votes short of that number this
morning. Late this afternoon , however , nil
entirely new phase wns added to the situa
tion by Speaker Gnllln , who announced that
after a careful study of parliamentary au
thorities ho had reached the conclusion that
a majority of the members elected to tha
house was sufficient to advance any bill.
This now nnd , by the opponents of the expo
sition bill , unexpected ruling of the speaker ,
came like a bombshell Into the camp of
the men who luivo been keeping the bill
back In order to advance their own meas
ures' . On the other hand It was welcomed
and sustained by the men who desire that
speedy action may bo taken on the oxpoH-
tlon bill In order that the promoters of tha
great cntcrprlso may not longer be placed at
a disadvantage In other Transmirtsls lppl
utatcs. The ruling was referred to the com
mittee on rules for early rdpart.
The attempt to advnneo the bill this morn
ing failed , not because the enterprise lacked
friends In tliu house , but simply because a
combination of tliorc opposed to the project
with those who wore not ready to vote pre
vented Immediate action. Under the usual
procedure of the house k required C" votes
to advance the bill to the general flip. Tim
men who attempted to GO advance the bill
mustered but fifty voice. The affirmative
votes wore contributed by forty-three fu-
slonlsts and twelve republicans , while the
negative represented twcnty-thrco fuslonlsta
and fifteen republicans.
POPULISTS LEAD FOH THE-DILL.
Tha attempt to advance the bill was made
by ths populist friends of the measure , the
program being agreed upan at a meeting ol
populist leaders held last night. The mo
tion 1n advance the bill waij made .by Reprc-
'sontatlvo Hull of Harlau county , one of tiio
acknowledged leaders of the "populist party.
He was seconded by Representative Pollard
of Cass , one of the republican leaders. The
debate was spirited. Among the populists
who favored Immediate action were Hull of
Harlan , Clarke of Hlchnrdtnn , Homer of
Dawson and Stebblns of Lincoln The repub
licans favoring speedy aution were Pollard
of Cans and Kotike of Gage. The pnpullsta
xvho H'okc against the motion to advance
were \Vcoster of Merrlck. Wlnslow of Gospsr
and Gaylord of Huffalo. For the republicans ,
the opposition was led by Jenkins of Jeffer-
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It would bo unfair to ascribe today's defeat
to either populist or republican Influences.
It required but twelve additional voles this
morning to advance the pill. This number
could easily have been furnished by either
the republicans alone or the populists alone.
Neither can It bo salt' ' that today's defeat
Is an Indication of ultimate unfavorable ac
tion on the bill. There Is every reason for
saying that when the Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position bill cornea up for IIii.il passage It
will ivcelvo all the votes nccwsary to make
It a law.
At the caucus held this evening n resolu
tion offered by Roberts of Douglas , Instruct
ing the conunlttcQ tin rules to roporl a rule
providing that flfly-oni1 vors arts Milficlent to
advance n hill , was declared carried.
At a conference of free silver leaders from
different parts of the stuto hold at the Lin
coln hotel last night It was agreed that the
boat Interests of the Exposition enterprise
could bo subserved by the substitution of an
entirely new bill , which would moot the ob
jections urged by a number of members of
the house to the original bill. Congress
man-elect W. L. Stark of Aurora , and Judge
C. II. Scott of Omaha were , appointed n corn-
mlttco to draft the proposed new bill , and
tlioy completed their labors at an early
hour this morning. The new bill will bo of
fered to the house In committee of the
whole by Speaker Oaflln. The bill will bo
Introduced In this manner In order that no
time may bo lost. If It should be Intro
duced as an entirely now bill It would liavo
-to be read twice on two different days , re
ferred lo a standing committee and then ,
when reported back to tlio house , placed at
the foot of tlio general flip. In order to
obviate this delay the bill will not bo pro-
Hcntcd until tliu hoiiRQ goes Into commltteo
of the whole to consider the Exposition bill.
Then Speaker fiallln will move to strike out
all after the nnantlng clause of the old bill
and to substitute the new one.
TEXT OF THE NlW ! HILL.
The new bill , as prepared by Congressman
Stark and JiiilRO fieott. Is us follows :
Sertlon 1. Thnt I he state of Nebraska tnko
part In Mm TrnnHinlHnlnKlpiil and Interna
tional KvpnHltlon to 1 > i > held In Omaha 111
ISM. an hcn.'lnafler provided.
Her. 2. That tlio governor of I ho Htnte of
Nebraska bo nnd ho In hereby authorized
and dlieeted to nppolllt n Hltitr hoard of
illivelorH of twelve nipniberH roiiHlxtlng or
two repnwntiitlve cltlxenH from earh con
gressional district for I lie purpose of cnrry-
Ine out the iirovlHloiiH nf this net.
See. I ! . Thnt each member of mild board of
directors so appointed by the governor an
provided In Hertlon 2 , hereof nhall Iwvo nnd
rec-elvo as full coinpciiHiitloii for Hcrvlres
an members of paid board the Hum of J.'iO
per month nnd no morn , and that the tlmo
for which they tilmll draw wh monthly
pay Hlmll not nxreed fifteen moiitlm In thu
aggregate for each member of mild board.
Boo. f That for the purpoxn of assisting
the Htnto of Nubrawkn to make n proper
state exhibit In said TniliHinlBHlsplppl and
Tntfrnntlon.il Exposition , lo properly plan ,
advertise , carry on. develop and conip'o'a
the said Htnte exhibit In wild exposition and
the erection oC n suitable building therefor
nnd for the purpose of paying the salaries
of each of the member * * of snld board ap
pointed by the governor , to ray the wihtrlea
of all HUperlntondontH , managers and em
ployes , together with all other xponncH
which In the opinion of mild board may bo
necessary to carry out the purposes of Ne
braska's representation at this exposition ,
the sum of KWl.Ofio | > o and the same ! hereby
appropilatrd from MID stai ireiimiry out of
anv fund not otherwise appropriated.
Hoe. , n. That said hoard of xtiitft illrrrtor *
appointed by the governor an herein pro
vided sbiill act In conjunction with the
board of directors of the corporation known
n thn TrnnurnlHfclHHliipl and International
Exposition ( isvofliitlon. ijtit the mon < y
hereby appropriated as provided herein
shall be under the control and management
of said state bo-ird appolnu-d by the gov
ernor.
Heo. C. It shall bo the duty of mild board
of directors t > o appointed by the governor
on hrlng notified by the governor of their
appointment to meet at the governor' * *
olllrp. In the city of Lincoln , rcrelvo from
the governor their ocrtlflcalCH of appoint
ment and organize by the election of a
president , vl'-n president nnd secretary
from among their numbrr ou olllcera of
said board.
s c. 7. That said sum of montv. e * * *