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R THE OMAHA i DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871 , CXMA1IA , SATURDAY MOUSING , DECEMBER 18 , 1897 TWELYE PAGES. COPY ITIVE CENTS. KAISER'S MOVEMENTS Germany's ' Enler Continues to Make , K Spocohoa to Ilia Subjects. TALKS TO CREW OF CRUISER DEUTSCHLAND r' Bells Them "Tis an Honor to Servo oa Such a Ship. EXHORTS THEM TO STAND FOR COUNTRY Xxpressos His Oonfrlance in tbo Men to Defend Their Fatherland. BISMARCK DISPLAYS. HIS OLD ENERGY IllH ClmrneterUtlc illemly Wit , ln Conversation with Kinpcron AVllllnni , 'AlthoitKli Nnrnlnic n Go illIit'K. . i | KIEL. Doc. 17. ncforo leaving the cruiser Dcutschland last cventag Emperor William , Standing beside his brother. Prince Henry , ( Who was on the cruiser's bridge , addressed "the- assembled crew. He said ho wis con vinced they would be ever mlndtul of the lilgh honor of serving on board a ship bear ing Itic natno of the comracu fatherland. No other chip , Us majesty added , bore a grander dame. The- emperor reminded the crow that it represented all the German race , adding : "But always stand together nnd do honor to itho vessel's name la peace and In a crisis. I am confident you will maintain good disci pline and prove yourselves worthy of your honomblo mission. " Ills majesty thai wished the crew godopced. .BUUNSBUETTDLHOOO . , Dec. 17. The German cruiser DcutBehland arrived here at 3 o'clock. Princess ) Henry of Prussia stood at tiio lock gates aw > iitlng its arrival and [ waved her hand 'to her husband , who was on the bridge. Prince Henry landed and then ro-cmbarked with his wife and eon , Walde- jnar , who reinakiod on board until 5 o'clock , When the Ocutschland resumed Us Journey , and the princess and her son returned to Kiel. Kiel.BERLIN BERLIN , Doc. 17. The Imperial speeches at Kiel are the subject of much adverse comment , more especially Prince Henry's phrases as to i"carrylng the gospel of your majesty's hallowed person Into China , " .Which greatly offends religious sentiment. The Taggeblatt confesses that the phrase Is beyond Its "humble powers of comprehen Ion. " The Vorwaerts Invites Cardinal Kopp and 'Archbishop Stabloskl to "solve the rfddlc ol . what this ticw gospel Is. " BERLIN , Dec. 17. Prince Bismarck last evening , according to advices Just received from Frlodrlchsruho , displayed his old cn- ercy and ready wit In conversation with Emperor William. The former chancellor was fairly well , hut his gouty leg was swathed with bandages. Ills mujesty con versed at length with Countess von llanzau , Prince Bismarck's daughter , and stayed halt an hour longer than he Intended. When his majesty left an enormous crowd of people ple , Including many school children cheered the emperor. Baron von Buclow , Admiral von Tlrpltz , Count von EulenberK , General Hahnlcc , Admiral von Knerr and Dr. Lucanau accompanied his majesty. OUTttllOWTII OF 1'Ay.VMA SOAXU.VI , . Several Prominent French I'olltlclntiK 1'Ineeil Under ArreNl. PARIS , Doc. 17. In consequence of the report of the parliament committee which has been Inquiring into the financial ( and cepsclally the Panama ) deallrgs of members of parliament. M. Antldc Boycr , represent ing the Fifth district of Marseilles , and M. rianteau Lalsant and' M. Galllard , former ancmbcTS of the Chamber of Deputies , have Jiccn arrested. M. Boyer was one of the loaders of the socialist party of Marseilles and took part In the. communistic movement in 1871. M. Henri Mirct , member "of the Chamber of Deputies , and M. Almo de JDraint-Mnrtln , former member , have also Jjcen arrested. M , Maret represents the ar- rondlsseinent of Sancoro. He belongs to the extreme left In the chamber , but Is above all an Independent. Ho first came Into rromlnenco liy his lively criticism of the policy and personality of Qambctta , and In 18SO bo protested Intho nomc of liberty against the expulsion nf "tho pretender , " JNotcr. Aft cdltor-ln-cblcf of Lo Radical ho combattcd the policy and dictatorial meth ods of General Boulancer. TUOUIII.I : Mo.viu.vr ; A SHTTMSMIJXT. StrlUlnur I2iniliieer In KiiKlniiil ( iiilii II FeW I'llllltH. ' LONDON , Dec. 17 , The - be tween the rcprcBcntatlvcH of the striking engineers and the employers sat late today and arrived at a provisional agreement , ex cept on tbo eight-hour question. As to this point , despite a long discussion , the employ ers declined to yield , even In the slightest degree. On the other questions the employ ers were conciliatory. The conference ad journed to meet on December 28 , to enable the men to take a ballot on the present sit uation , The general opinion Is that the bal- iot will confirm the provisional agreement allowing the eight-hour Duration to slide. VlnIlN mi American Cemetery , CITY OP MEXICO ; Dec. 17. The Bryan party visited sovr-ra' manufacturing estab lishments today , among them the silk and chocolate factories. They also went to the 'American cemetery , which la the property of the United States Government , and weio received by Captain Ajers , the keeper. In this cemetery are burled many n ! thu sol diers who fell In the war with Mexico , killed In battles around this city , or dying of diseases and wounds , IFntlicr anil Five titllilreii Iliirncil OTTAWA , On ( . , Dee. 17The residence- J'atrlek Leahy was bunai.sl early this morn tag and Loehy and five of h'a children , rrhoinaB , Mary , Katie , Maggie- and Patrick , the oldest but 0 years old , perished. Mrs. Leahy and a boy named Frank , aged S , were saved. It li supposed that Leahy dropped a lighted lamp which he wa accustomed to carry around the hou 9. HIciiniKlilu KiiKlnccrit Strike. LONDON , Dec. 17. A dlipatch from Glas- KOW tcd-iy tays tbo engineer o of tdx of the American line steamers now at that port liavo gone on a strike. The dispatch adds that Uio fauiaritan , which was duo to sail today , It unable ( o start and that a serious disorganization of the fleet Is feared. Not Ciirlnir fur SoolnlUtN. BERLIN , Deo. 17. Replying Itt tbo Reich. tag today to Herr Frohmo'a criticism of | h < fBlUUrjc tUJ , Rivx Oouoclllor Itteu- tech said that In Introducing the measure the government had not pretended to satisfy the sod.il tfcaiojmcy. Ho addcd | : "Our dlsclpllno Is unconditional devotion to the king , unconditional obedience to our su periors and good comradeship. So long as discipline Is maintained wo do not fear the realization of soclillstlc schemes. " The house flnUly referred the bill for re form of military procedure to a committee composed of twenty-one members. AtlltAKJ.V MUltmCUKH OP TnUHISS. NotliltiK Xerr IJovcliuieil In Connection , nlth tlir Crime. LONDON , Dec. 17. Richard Arthur Prince , Itnown as "Mad Archer , " who yrMe-tday stabbed and killed William Terries , the well known actor , as the latter was coon the point of entering the stage door of the Adclpht theater In order to take part In the presents lion of "Civil Service , " was arraigned at B w street pollpe station today , charged with the crime , and was remanded until Wednes day next. A ( surveyor named Graves , who accom panied .Mr. Tcrrlss to the theater , told the story of the stabbing substantially en cabled to the * Associated IVeis last night. PolUemsei Bragg testified that the prisoner had said that he had stabbed Mr. Tcrrlss for revenue , as the actor had debarred him from employ ment for ten years nast. and had forced him cither to die In the ntreot or bs revenged Ufon. The prisoner also accused Mr. Terrlss of blacklisting him In conncctlca with the theatrical fund. As the prisoner left the dock he was loudly hissed aad boated. Prince was deadly pale. lit e In I In t Ion. VICTORIA , B , C. , Dec. 17. PrlvUe ad vices received hero from Ottawa state that the Dominion government Is now consid ering the advlviblllty of withdrawing the customs houseat Tag'lsh ' lake , thua closing all Klondike routes from Lynn canal , In consequence of the obnoxious customs regu lations between Sksgway and the summit or the White pass. ArolililHhnii 'Cnls ' Short Hlx Ylmlt. MONTREAL , Dec. 17. Archbishop Bru- chosl has cut short his trip abroad and left Havre today for America. He was to go to the Holy Land , but It Is understood ho Is coming back at the icquest of 'he holy eo to pave the way for the papal nuncio who will bo appointed for Canada and to look after the Manitoba school question. Cliliin Will LONDON , Dec. 17.A special dlppatch from Shanghai asserts that China will ac quiesce In Germany's retention of Klao Chan. Russia and France are Irritated at Germany's puclpltancy In thus prematurely disclosing Its plans to England and Japan , in a manner likely , says the dispatch , to defeat the obJect - Ject In view. 'llny'x ' Work for 'Itnllronclern. ' PARIS , Dec. 17. The Chamber of Depu ties , In spite of the objections of M. Turrol , the minister of public works , adopted a pro posal fixing upon ten hours as a day's work for railroad employes. This Is to be. followed by ttin hours of rest. Siiiiiilxli cillititrt. MADRID , Dec. 17. It Is understood that the cabinet at Its meeting today discussed the propcoltlcci to Increase the strength of the navy and ho\r to meet the expense of such a step , which the Impartial estimates at GO.OOO.OOO pesetas. r .MliilNterH at Hi. . ST. PETERSBURG , Dec. 17. The retiring minister to Russia , Cllttoa U. Breckcnrldge , was received by the czar yesterday and pre sented his letters of recall. Mr. Brccken- rldgo presented to his majesty his successor , E. tHitchcock. . 1'nlliire of ICiifilncers' Conference. LONDON' , Dec. 17. The subcommittee of the engineers' conference on the proposition to settle the great strike has failed to agree on the report to bo submitted to the full conference , thus Indicating a failure of the conference itself. DlKiilileil Steamer HeauhfH Port. LONDON , Dec. 17. The British steamer Silver Dale , Captain James , from Galveston , November 2 , via Newport News , December 3 , for Bremen , has put Into St. Michaels with its rudder broken and otherwise dam aged. lleinity DeNtrojcil by Vitriol. PARIS , Dec. 17. The famous model , Lucle Hagerland , has had her beauty destroyed by vitriol thrown at her by another model , named Juldulcellt , In a fit of jealousy. riilll Wlllioiit a ' .Mliilxiry. LIMA , Peru , Dec 17. The efforts of Senor Pedro Montt to form a cabinet have collapsed and 3enor Orrcgo Huco Is now trying to construct a ministry. ni'.i.iviGiuns UK Kni-MiiiH WIIHAT. Heavy SlilinueiitN iMnile < < > lleallxe Ulion C'uiilraefx. CHICAGO , Dec. 17. The long looked for deliveries of December wheat materialized this o'tornoon , 1 250,000 bushels being sent out , over 1,000,000 bushels being by Armour. It went around among a number of com mission houses In bundles and landed chiefly with Allen-Grler , the leading brokers of the Loiter party , who paid for 1,030,000 bushels. The rest was taken by Gcddcs- Klrkwood , Wrenn and a few others. So far tlilri month nearly 2,500,000 bushels have been delivered by the clovator men to Alli'ti- Grler and paid for by them , or about half what they expected to jwy for. Although the deliveries do not clean up all the December contracts , they have ma terially reduced them , and enabled a num ber of the commission houses to settle their trades. There Is still a largo quantity to bo dcllvcre'd , and It Is expected that It wll come right along , The shott Interest in December IMS been reduced over CO per cent since the first of the month , and it now lies chiefly between the Letter party and the elevator men , Wearo has not made any deliveries at yet , There are now eleven days before the end of the month , and the wheat will be strung along that period. If there Is to bo any skyrocketing it will come from the Letter party , or possibly from a few tailors who have followed la Its wake. Letter Bays there is to be no corner and all the indi cations point to the much talked of deal passing Ilko it did In July and September. iiiiuii Tnkew Cnrliollc Aelil , NB\V YORK , Dcp. 17. A man Euppuscd to be John Hnffcrd H.tynes , nn Englishman , who has boon stopping at the 1'alace hotel In Jersey City for about a month , com mitted suicide there tonight by drinking rar- belle acid , After his death tm'o imvn tickets were found in his room , one having been lueuotl lu Adulnlde , South Australia. H 111 * Crime. COVING-TON , Term. , Dec. 17.-Wllllam Johnston died on the scaffold at 1:20 : this afternoon. The condemned man walked quietly from hta cell to the scaffold , made a full confession and died -with a smile or. hla lips. Company B , National Guards , state of Tennessee , -wan present to protect the , ( prisoner had thcro been signs of lynching , but their re iice was npt aefid.ec } , _ _ I BOLIN CASE IS SUBMITTED Snit Against the Bondsmen Has Almost Eoachsd an End , JUDGE SLAB \UGI1 INSTRUCTS THE JURY CoiulllloiiH of ( lie Suit llcvlcTreil nnd ni ( he rnrtle * Set Out Ilk Full ! ) ) the Court. , t , The trial of the case of the City of Omaha agalcst the bondtmcn of Henry Bolln , ex- city treasurer , Im been concluded and at noon yesterday the jury was Instructed by Judge S'abaugh and sent out to deliberate on the evidence and the law as presented by the wit nesses and the court. City Attorney Connell closed his argument for the prosecution shortly before no.o. In Instructing the Jury Judge Stabaugh vlewed the ccao at length , setting out the statement relative to the election and sub sequent arrest of Bolln. He Instructed that under no circumstances could a judgment bo returned against Ijams and Max Meyer. The same Instructions were given with rela tion to Boln. ) He Instructed that Rccpkc was sued belli as a bondsman and as adminis trator of the estate of Henry Pundt , de ceased. Ae 1 % usual , the jury was Instructed that the burden of proof rested upon p'.aln- tiff , The Jury was Instructed not to take Into consideration anything relative to the office of the city treasurer that did not occur during Bella's first term. The main ques tion to be considered was whether or not Bolln turned over to his succeraor all money and fuuds belonging to the city of Omaha , If he did not turn over such funds the jury was Istructed to find the amount that was not < = o tuvnod over. Continuing , Judge Sla- baugh said : BREACH OP CONDITIONS. "You are Instructed that the only breach of the conditions of the official bond of the defendant , Henry Bolln , set out lu plaintiff's petltlen In this caee consists of the allega tion In substance that he did not deliver and turn over to his successor In office at the close of the term of said ofllce- covered by the bond In suit the sum of $85,509.73 of the public funds and moneys belonging to the city of Omaha , which had before that time come Into his hands as such treasurer , am ] you will not In your consideration of this case consider or take Into account any other official misconduct of said Henry Bolln is such city treasurer , your Inquiry being limited to ascertaining whether or not he did In fact as city treasurer receive eald aum ol money or a part thereof during hU said term of office , asd whether or not he did In fact at the close of e > uch term fall to pay or transmit the oame or any part there of to his successor. "You are Instructed that the- law presumes that Henry Bolln properly discharged the duties of his ofllce- during the first term thereof and that he paid to his succcstxir nil monejs belonging to the city of Omaha In his hands at the close of his said first term ; and this presumption will entitle the answering defendants to a verdict , at your hands unices the plaintiff by a preponderance of the testimony has proven that said Bolln did not pay over to his successor all moacy that was or ought to have been In his hands as such city treasurer at the close of eald first term , "You are Instructed that In this case the answering defendants or bandsmen of said Henry Bolln are la no way liable for any funds or money belonging to the school dis trict of the city of Omaha , frequently re ferred to In this caee as the Board of Edu cation , which may hove been in the hands or under the control of said Henry Bolln , or which should lia\e been In his hands or under his control as treasurer of said school district at the end of his first term of ollics on Jtnuary 1 , 1894 , and which he may have failed to account for or pay over to his suc cessor In offlco , If It should appear from the evidence that any money or funds were then or should have then been In said Bolln's hands or under his control as such officer and that he did fall as such officer to account for and pay over the Mine to his successor Iin office. " i IX REGARD TO CHECKS. Regarding checks , Judge Slabaugh In structed that the drawing against funds In bank mis an assignment for the amount named In the check. Following this ho In' structcd that If It was found that Bolln 'had drawn checks as city treasurer prior to the expiration of his first term and delivered to the payee before the end of tbo said first term , they could bo considered as disburse ments of the office. However , If checks were drawn and were not delivered , they could not bo considered disbursements. Excess pay ments to Bolln , the judge held , could not bo considered lu determining tbo receipts of the office. Regarding Board of Education and Police Belief association funds , Judge Slabaugh In structed as follows : "If you find from the evidence that any per son or persons pold to Henry Bolln as city treasurer during his first term of ofllce any money in excess of that due and owing to ilm as such city treasurer , then such money so I'uld to him lu excess of the amounts duo and owing him QB such city treasurer Is not to bo considered by you In determining the amount 01 money received by Henry Bolin as such city treasurer during his said first term of office. "If you find from the evidence that any money or funds belonging to the city of Omaha were used by him during his first term of otllco as city treasurer and treasurer of the school district of the city of Omaha , to pay obligations of the school district of the city of Omaha , then such money or funds belonging to the city of Omaha so used by said Bolln ns ouch city treasurer and as such treasurer of the said school district of Omaha to pay obligations of Eald school district , It you do so find , are nevertheless therefore to be considered by you as money or funds or as sets belonging to the city of Omaha , and for which Bolln as city treasurer 1s chargeable during his first term of ofllce. "All moneys paid to Henry Bolln which were in his hands at the end of his first term which money * were received from applicants for liquor licenses , which licenses had not yet at the end ofald term of otflco been granted by the Board of riro and Police Commissioners , belonged to said ariillccnts and cannot be considered by you as money belonging to cither tbo city of Omaha or the school district of Omaha , " DIVIDING TUB KUNDS. In considering the amount of liability , the Jury was Instructed to o on the theory that all of the city money was turned over by Bolln ut the end of nls first term , and that bo would bo liable for all money not so turned over The bondsmen , the court eald , could not bo held for any shortage In ( he Heard of Education funds. Special funds de posited to the credit of Henry Bolln , trees- , urcc o ( the Hoard ol Education , the judge said , could not be considered by the Jury. 1'ollco funds , however , were to bh considered. Regarding certain license monljr , which the defendants claimed a 'a credit io Bolln , the court Instructed as follows : * ' "All moneys txild to the treasurer of the city of Omiiho on account of liquor licenses , pollco court fines , museum licenses ntvl Inter est upon , the school district funds are In no way to bo conildcrcd asmoneys or funds be longing 1o iho city of Ouiaha , or ns credits to the account of Iho city treasurer at the end of his term of ofllco , and then for all moncj-n and amounts wh'tdi you shall find on hand , from the evidence , if any , at the close of Henry Bolln's first term as treasurer either In the caah drawer or In the vaults of the ofllco of city treasurer , ! cither ccmmMglcd with city funds or ocpanted therefrom , and which were received on account of applica tion tar I' quor license and .n account ot pallcc court fines and on ncccUut a ! licenses to Eden Musco and on account ot Interest on school any , are mt to be considered by you as u credit to the account of Henry Dalln as city treasureat the close of hU first term of olllco or as assets on hand at said time as belonging to the .city of Dmaha. " With relation to the Item ot $21,000 , depos ited In the National Bank of. Commerce , and over which there was considerable contro versy , the1 judge said : "If you find from the evidence that the Item amounting to $21,000 , deposited lu the Na tional Bank of Commerce , was really and In fact Intended by Henry Botln at the tlmo ot making the same on the 30h ( day of Decem ber , 1893 , as a deposit nnd credit to his spe cial account and not as a deposit and a credit to his account as city treasurer , and If you further find from the evidence that subss- quontly by reason ot a mistake in depositing said money , If you find from the evidence there was a mistake , said money and Item ot $21,000 was entered upon the bank balance book of s.iId bunk as a credit and deposit to Bolln's account as city treasurer and that thereafter upon discovering such mistake , If ono existed , the uahl mls- take was corrected at the request of Henry Bolln , city treasurer , on the bank balance book of said bank , you are Instructed that 1x3 a matter of law , such mistake , If any existed , and the entry ot such amount and deposit as a credit to Bolln's account as city treasurer on the bank balance book of said bank , would not make said deposit city funds for which Henry Bolln , ! as city treasurer , would b entitled to credit la this action. " Tile c-ity of Omabi , It was held , could lane no wlso bo liable for the failure of the Board of Education to allow an ezairllnatlon of Its bocks and documents. CITY NOT NEGLIGENT. It was held that there wan no evidence that the city had been negligent in trying to reach a final sttlcment wlta BoV.n and his first term bondsmen. The Jurors- were given illlthnrltv tn tnlfn Intn 'nrpnunf 4in nrnrli- b'llltyof witnesses and' the testimony ad duced by them. i In giving his final Instructions , Judge Sla baugh said : "If you find from Iho evidence that at the end of the first term of oUlce llcary Bolln , as city treasurer of the .city ot Omaha , did not have on hand or under'hls 'control'In1 the vaults and cash drawer , of 'the said city treas urer's cfilco or to the account find credit of the said city treasurer In a bank or banks In the city of Omaha duly designated for the deposit therein by the city treasurer ; the funds and moneys there duo aad owing the said city , then , If you do so find , U would bo Imma terial , so fur as the liability ot the answcr- lig defendants is concerned , whether the amount of such shortage of ifunds , or moneys duo the city of Omaha which said city treas urer S3 failed to have on band , If from the ovldcnco you do so find , it would then he Immaterial whether the tame was caused by the taking of money by said city treasurer from funds or moneys belonging to the school district of the city of Omaha , and that he as city treasurer , afterwards add during his said term of ofilce"replaced The e-imo with mcaejs belonging to the ctty of Omaha , or whether such shortage , If from the evidence you find a shortage existed , whether the same was caused In tbo first Instance by the wrongful taking In his 'flrs"t term by same city treasurer from fundkt belonging to the city of Omaha. "It was the duty of HenryBolln as city treasurer of the city of Omaha at the close of his first term of office to have on hand or under his control either in the proper and duly authorized city'1 depositories or in the vaults or cash drawer1 of his ofilco as city treasurer all moseys and funds then duo and belonging to the 'cl/y / of Omaha , and If the amount of moneys ami funds on hand or under lite control as city treasurer at the close of his said first term of ofllce was \ess \ than tha amount then due and belonging to the city ot Omaha , from said Bolln as city treasurer , then you must ted for the plaln.- tlft and against said Bolln and these answer ing defendants la ouch amount as the differ ence between the moneys and funds which you find from the evidence , if any , to be due and belonging to the city of Omaha from Henry Bolln at the close ot his first term as city treasurer pnd the actual amount of money and funds you find from the evidence belonging to the city of Omaha which wasi on band or under the control of said Bolln as city treasurer at the end of his first term with Intercut on the said amount , being the said difference , at 7 per cent per annum from January 3 , 1891 , until September 27 , 1897 , or the flrat day of this term of court. ' "If you find for the defendants your ver dict will bo a general one. ' fbr the defend ants. " " i JURORS OUT FOR 'A , REST. Heretofore tbo jurors have'.1 takoa their meals and have slept at oeio of the hotels , but from this tlmo on they will sleep and deliberate In the largo .court'room ' , It hav ing been cleared of all boolia and papers. Tomorrow , however , It a "verdict Is not reached prior to that time-the twelve men will bo taken to ono ot the-small jury rooms for a time , that Judge Ba.Usr 'may occupy the court room with prisoners who will be sentenced. After that , the furors will move back acd will remain In this court room until they have agreed , "or'uutll they have decided that they cconot agree upon a ver ' dict. All of the Jurors are in good health and are standing their confinement as well as ' * could bo expected. * ' Regarding the verdict , no one express ? * an" opinion as to what It will bo or when it will to rctutncd. The case that has just closed breaks the record , so tar aa length Is concerned. Mo vein i * u IN of Oernii V ( > MCW , live. 17 , At Qu'ceiiBtown Arrived Campania , from Now York , for Liverpool. Sailed Penn'.aiid , for I'hliadolptla ; Catulonla , for Hoaton , At Antwerp-Arrlvcd-Ncderland , from I'hilndo'-liU. At T i.adilphla Arrived Indiana , from Liverpool. At Liverpool Arrived Germanic , from New York. At Delaware Breakwater Arrived Switz erland , from Anti.u'ip , for Philadelphia. At Nuvv Ynrk-Arrlvel Britannic , from Liverpool , . MISSOURI IS RIGHT IN LINE Propoos to Got to the Front at tha Omaha Exposition , * WILL TRY TOSURPASS OTHER STATES Governor Slenlieimitpolntx it Slnte Co in in Inn I nil of HiiHtltnir lluxl- liens Men to iltnlxe for mi r.xhlbK. JEFFERSON CITY , Ito. , Dec. 17. ( Special Telegram. ) Oovcrnor Stephens has aprol tci the following 'persons as members ot the Missouri Transmlsslsslppl and International exposition commission to arrange for an ex hibit of the state's productions at the Omaha Exposition : C. D. McLurc , H. 1A. Blossom , F. E. Mar shall , C. H. Spencer , C. ill. Sampson , W. II. 1'hclps , St Lauls ; Phil E. Mulllns , a. M. Waldc-n , W. W. Morgan , John F. Richards , George < W. Fuller , Frank O. Graham" , Kan- has City ; L. C. Burnes , E. T. Abbott , F. D. Maxwell , Mayor Vorlcs , iM. S. Norman , A. P. Clayton , St. Joseph ; John OMXxy , Jerre Crn- % ens , J. L. Holland , F , A. Atwood , Spring field ; 'Major C. O. Harrington , C. A. Emery. Carthage ; John II. 'Taylor , Joplln ; C. M. Manker , Webb City ; J. N. Ballard , Montrose - rose ; W. H.'Allen ' , CllnUii ; Dr. II. II. Jesse , John 'R. Rlppey , Columbia ; M. V. Carroll , Lamar ; J. W. 'Baldwin ' , Sodnlla ; William Dawson , New ( Madrid ; 0. L. Dines , 'Mexico ; Dr. J. ( H. Hcdgpcth , llockport ; C. C. David son , Eldorado Springs ; J. H. Berkshire , \V1- nona. "I have endeavored , " said the governor , "to compsed this committee of energetic , representative business men , without regard to politics , nnd to have the state's leading Industries properly represented to the end that n creditable display may bo made of the productions and resources of our great state. "As our last legislature made no appropria tion for this purpose , the first duty of tha commission will be to arouse such an Inter est among the business men of the cities and towns of the state as will Induce them to contribute BUfilclent means for this purpose. Knowing that this difficulty would have to .bo . surmounted , my purpose has been to ap point 'persons ' In close touch with the busl- ne-ss and Industrial Interests of their respec tive localities , persons whoso state pride will prompt them to energetic effort without pay. There Is no salary In connection with the pcsltlon , yet I am persuaded that the per sons appointed will not bo less energetic on that account. Judging from many letters 1 have received on the subject , our people arc fully aroused to the Importance of having our state properly represented at that great ex position. Whllo at first thought the under taking appears to be samoAhat difflcjlt , many others of the trausmlssisslppl states whoso legislatures made no appropriations for this purpose are going ahead with their prepara tions and are raising expense money the same as wo propose to do In this state. 'Mis souri purpas'scd ail "of 'h"er sister states by the magnitude and excellence of her exhibits at the World's fair at Chicago , and there la no just reason why we sho'uld not do like wise at Omaha. " The governor requests that the members meet at the Southern hotel Wednesday , Janu ary 5 , to organize for active work , i GUTS TO THE FHOXT. Gets n lllll for .Money ThroiiBli * Ijower lloiiHO. WASHINGTON , Dec. 17. ( Special Tele gram. ) Congressman Mercer today secured the passage through the house of a bill to Increase the cost of the government build ing at the Transmlssltslppl Exposition $12- 500 and 'tho cost of the government exhibit a like amount. Senator Allen today attempted to call up the bill appropriating J50.000 for a rejr scntatlvo Indian exhibit at Omaha next year , but Senator Alllron of Iowa requested that' tbo bill go over until after the Christ mas holidays , In order that the approprla lions committee might examine Into the measure more closely. The opposition of Senator Allison Is not regarded In the llq of opposition to the bill , but rather a de- slro to Inquire Into the merit of the measure and to analyze what Is contemplated in view of the policy of both branches of con gress to hold down appropriations to the receipts of tlie government. The State department has Issued a letter of Introduction to representatives of the Omaha exposition In favor of Frederick Mayer , commissioner from France , to the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition , THIS CI/UT13 MUHHEIl ItiiHHliui 'ArreHteil vrHh Evidence. Strongly ApraliiHt' ' Him. SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 17. The mystery attending the brutal murder ot Mrs. Mary Cluto In a Guerrero street Hat Wednesday evening has apparently been solved by thi > arrcut of a Russian known as Albert Hoff , but whoso full name Is Albert Frederick George Verenssonockboff. He had been em ployed by Mrs. Cluto to assist her to move * and renovate some mattresses , and was Paown to have been at her house yesterday afternoon. Late In the afternoon the pris oner was positively Identified 'by ' Mrs. L. A. Lcgg , who occupies the room directly under that In which the murder was committed , as the man whom she and her Invalid fathor- ln-law saw leaving the house after they had hern alarmed by Mrs. Chile's dying calls for help. Further Incriminating evidence against the prisoner is furnished by the fact that ho is lefthanded nnd that bis left hand Is badly cut , as though by the sharp flange of the coupling pin with which tbo murder was committed. Ho strenuously maintains his Innocence , however , SKV1S.N Y1SAII.S I'OIL 'KAI.SU ' KNTUIIOS. I'linlNliiiient iMeted to nil Ollleer of u Ilroken IliinU. SALT LAKE , Dec. 17. Seven years In prison was the verdict Imposed upon Banker J , 1C , Bacon 'by Judge Marshall of the United States court today. Bacon was last night found guilty by the Jury of making false en. trie. ] In his report to the comptroller ot the currency while president of a national bank In this city. Bacon'i ) prosecution grew out of the failure last > car of the Bank of Salt Lake , a private Institution ot which ho was president. The court afterwards granted a stay of execution , and the defendant was re leased on furnishing $20,000 bonds. Two Children CrciuuH'il. KANSAS CITY , Kan. , Dec , 17-Mrs. Qranvlllu Morgan , a ncgress , locked tier two little I''i'li1 ' , one 3 yearn nnd one 10 montlm old , In 'her JIOUBO thin ufltnioon. While the woman was away the liousa burned down and the children were cre mated , Hilxiieiiiled for iJUW YORK , Dee. 17. Three Princeton seniors were puepended indefinitely today for hazing. - - THE BEE BULLETIN. W ath r Forccmt for Ntbr k Knlr ; Wiirmtri Vnrlnbic Winds. 1. Kalurr Clint * With 1'rlnco lllimnrck. lioltn Ca o ( loon to the Jury , MlMuurl'i I'lnni fur tlin Kxpngltlon. ( Inge r.iplitliti 111 * Currency Mcnmiro. S. The Scnnto DUcimcs I'roo Alcohol , 3. Tpnclicr * CoiiRre < Grown In Tnvor. McCoy Does L'rcedou tn fifteen ItouiuU , 4. KclltorUl nnd Comment. 0. Freight Men IMncuis Tooling yucntlon. .Scalpers Are Not rrlRlitrnrd , 1'onr 1'roplo Are lu Neoil of Cent. 0. Council lllufTA I.oral Mnttcr . Murdvter Klony Tctln HU Story. 7. Utilities ! ! ItoNlcw of the Week. Doing * of the Civil Service lloformcrs. U. Outline of Ksponltlon Congrmseg. Narrmr Kicupa from SiKTocMtlon. No Vumlft to lU'imlr Iho Yliiduet. 10 , ItrducliiK Sontli Diikotit'8 Uclit. 11 , Commercial nml Plimurlitl Mown. 12VliPii Murjorlo ItamoniljurCd. " Teniiierutiirc nt Oninlini Hour. Heir. Hour. Den. n n. in 1 1 ii , in U ( I n. in 1 U 11. in 1 7 u. m 1 U p. in. ] ii H n' . in 1 -I ti. in. . . . . . lii It n. in O 5 ii , in 1 ] ( > ii. in : i U 11. in ] < > 11 n. m 41 7 , 11. m 7 la m 7 8 p. in. . . . . . n U li. in 5 UO. > VICTI U OK KLI3CT10X FH.VU11S. Found Rullty or Creel < ed 'Worlc ' lit .Making lletnriiN. CHICAGO , Dec. 17. John J. Hanrahon and Patrick Ferris. Judges of elections In the Seventeenth ward at the last municipal election , were tojay convlolc-d ot falsifying the election returns and gntencd to the pen- Ite/ntlary. Albert J. I'urvls , on election clerk , who was on trial with them , was ac quitted. Both Hanrahan and Ferris had many frlcnda In the court room and when the ver dict was announced there * was almost a riot. Mrs. Hanrahan , wife of the convicted man , became hysterical nnd her female friends added their vocal powers to hers end she sent up shriek after shriek. The male friends ot Hanrahan and Ferris cursed the Jury vigorously and made vicious threats against Assistant State's Attorney Barnes , who had prosecutoj the case. When the Jury was about to pass out of the court room two men , friends of 'the con victed former Judges of elections , seized Si'is ' A. Hunt , one of the Jurora , by the coat collar and demanded : "How did you como to convict those men under the evidence ? " "I TN-as coaxed Into It , " replied Hunt. With H jerk that nearly took Hunt oft his feet the .two men pulled the Juror up be fore Judge Chetlaln , who presided at the trial. "This man says he was coerced Into signIng - Ing .this verdict , your honor , " cried ono ot thu men. "But you signed It. did you not ? " queried the pourt. , "I did , " responded Hunt. "Then the court con do nothing , " said Judge Chetlaln. "They can bring this matter of alleged coercion up i\hcn the motion for a new- trial Is argued , " bald Assistant State's At torney Barnes. This remark attracted attention 'to the as sistant state's attorney and the excited mob addressed vile language to him until the court was cleared. I was considered neces sary to Eond officers with Mr. Barnes to his homo to protect him from violence. Both Hanrahan and Ferris were convicted of falsifying the returns In the vote for alder , man in .tho Fifteenth1 precinct of the Seven teenth ward. The result was contested by James Walsh , the defeated republican candi date , by the first returns , and ho was de clared elected on a recount , his rival , Stephen Revere , admitting that ho was not entitled to the scat. OH AM ) FOIilvS HAULM SCOUCIIH1) . I'Mre CoiiHiiiueH lIuIldliiKM and SlocliM Worth n Million DollarN. MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 17. A special to the Journal frcm Grand Forks , N. D. , says : Fire broke out at 4:30 : this morning at Nash Brothers' wholesale grocery store and by a half hour later hadi gone Into the Hotel Da- kotah , where nearly 1,000 guests were housed. The "Lady In Black" company escaped , us did the people In the hotel , by the lire escape , a ladder ono foot wide running from the sixth floor to the first. The fire department rescued a large number and but for timely assistance hundreds of persons would have been burned. lHalf of the people In the hotel were almost pulled out of bed and then shown the only way of escape was by the Iron ladder. iBy 0:30 : o'clock the Hotel Dahotah , Nash Brothers , wholesale grocers , and the Grand Forks 'Mercantile ' Grocery house were burned and all the buildings on both sides of Third street for two blocks had suffered loss. Plate glass was wrecked , furniture from flats ad joining 'was strewn in all parts of the street In an Indiscriminate heap. Nash Brothers carry a stock of Jino.OOO. Insurance covered about halt. The hotel is valued at $175,000. All buildings are owned by the Security Trust company of Nassau , N , IL , and prob ably will not 0)0 rebuilt. The 'burned dis trict Is In the business portion of the city and the blow to the city Is a most uovcro one. The burned wholesale buildings are valued at $100,000. W. W. Fagan , wholesale cigars ; John Aus tin , hair rouewor laboratory ; Robert Berg , drugs , and the Peerless 'Machine company oc cupied stores In the hotel and lost every thing. The loss will aggregate $ ISO,000 on stocks , furniture , etc. , and $300,000 on build. Ings totally destroyed , while other losses will probably reach $100,000 , CHICAGO. Doc. 17. A special < to the Record from Grand Forks , N. U , , says : At least nix persons loat their lives in 'tho burnIng - Ing of the Hotel Dakota this morning. The names could not be Iearne.1 , except of thcwo of Mr. and. Mrs , II. 0 , Howe. On thu third floor were two commercial .traveling men , who are believed to have perished. A dining room girl and a railroad man are also miss- Ing. The register Is burnoj and the num ber of dead cannot bo definitely given. NI3W YORK , Dec. 17. In Harlem tonight fire destroyed the big cooperage department of John F. Betz'o brewery ; ! osa , $75,000. Ono hundred men. will bo thrown out of work. > HeN urceH. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 17.-A special car dispatched by the Alarka Trade committee IK now on Itu way east. It contuliiB an ex hibit of Alaskan products and Arctic cos tumes nnd Is accompanied liy Secretary Carmen , ex-Governor Shaekly and Charles H. Taylor , who will Bpeuk to the people enroutc regarding the recent gold dlscov- ereles and the advantages of San Francisco as a point of departure- for the Klondike. John IS. Bennett , a writer and lecturer of Berkeley , will leave In a ftw days on a similar mission , i , / ' GAGE MAKES ANSWER Secretary Replies to Qnonics Concerning His Ourroncy Bill , GIVES HIS DEFINITION OF BIMETALLISM Such Financial Policy is in Force in this Country Now , EXPLAINS PROVISIONS OF HIS MEASURE Loads to One Kind of Paper Money and Subsidiary Silver. NO CONFLiCrWITH ST. LOUIS PLATFORM Head of the Treimury SiilimUn to CroMN-Kxiiiiilnntlon liyi Member ) ! of ( he Committee ? on 'Ilni ' WASHINGTON , Dec. 17. Secretary Gage resumed tils exposition ot his currency bill bcforo the. house committee on banking and currency today. Chairman Walker had left the city and Mr. Broalu's of Pennsylvania presided. Before the bill proper was taken up , some acini-political questions were asked. Mr. Hill , republican ot Connecticut , called Mr. Gago's attention to the statement inado jcsterday that the first purpose of the bill was to commit the country to the gold stand ard. "You are recognized as a republican , " said Mr. Hill , addressing thu secretary , "and you uro familiar wllh the financial platform ot Uio republican national ccctvcntlon at St. Louts. Do you consider that this purpose ot moro firmly fixing the gold standard on Iho country conflicts with the piauk of the St. Louis platform ? " "No , sir , " responded Mr. Gnge ; "not as 1 look at the principle of bimetallism. Bi metallism must mean ono ot two things ; either It Is two kinds ot mcney of unequal value circulating side by side by reason ot the exchange of the ICES valuable for that of the greater value , or else two kinds of ffl money of such Intrinsic equality ot value that they will circulate naturally side by sldo. We have a bimetallic currency In the United States now. A llrni establishment of the gold standard , with such' Interchangeability - ability with silver as will make It acceptable on an equality with gold , will maintain this bimetallism the same as It has existed for the last eighteen years. " The secretary wont cm to state that this In no way prejudiced any steps that might be taken to bring ell- ver up to a higher standard ot value. The bill , however , was designed to give such confidence In the flr.duclal ability of the gov ernment that tho' discriminations against silver would largely decrease. POSITION OF SILVER. Mr. Cox , democrat'of TcnnerGce , asked If the result of the Gage bill eventually would not lead to one Ulnd of paper monsy bank notes and In no silver , except subbldlary sil ver ? "There Is nothing In the plan to operate to that extent now , " anawcred Mr. Gago. "H Is in that direction and with further legisla tion developing It might ultimately lead to such a result. But I would not say that sli ver will not bo restricted to subsidiary silver. I would say a s > stem of silver which would bo subordinate. It Is subordinate now. " After this diversion to > the silver question , the consideration of the bill by sections wn resumed at section 7 , where the discussion closed yesterday. This section provided for an Increase of national banknote circulation , to bo secured not by the deposit of bonds or notes , but by the assets of the bsnk , and the government guaranty. Mr. Gage referred to the advantage of this additional unsecured circulation. In giving an elasticity to the cur rency at points where most needed. He allowed from the returns of the comptroller' * office how small a percentage of IJBS came from national banks , nnd urgoJ that this unsecured circulation would entail an Incon siderable obligation on the government , by reason of its guaranty , end this would bo overcome by the small tax. on the back con stituting a safety fund. MAXIMUM BOND ISSUE. In answer to questions by Mr. Nowlands of Nevada , the secretary said that the amount ot the refunding bonds under that bill would reach $1,138,000,000 If all of them were Issued. This being the basis for circulation , bank notes could bo Issued to that amount. Be sides these , the additional " > . & uer cent of un secured circulation would glvo a further Issue of bank notes of about $300,000,000. But that vast Issue was merely the creation of a fleeter and was not a reality. The banks could not get all the bonds and use them for Issuing bank ciotcH. On the contrary , covernineiit bonds are always taken largely by tirlvales Investors , trust companies , In- turanco companies and parties across the water. Any effort of the banks to absorb all the bonds would so affect the price as to defeat the object In view , and tills also would BOI-VO as a check to the expansion ot bank circulation. Mr. Nowlands referred to "gold contracts" j and asked the secretary about them. Mr , Gogo did not deem It desirable to Interfere with private contracts of this character anymore moro than was necessary. To Mr. Prlnco'bf Illinois ho explained that his expression , "gold and other legal money , " used In the bill , meant no reflection on silver or other classes of money. The other legal monuy Included silver and the expression , merely served to cover a well understood term. The extent to which drains on the govern ment Block of gold would result under tha plans of tbo bill excited much discussion. Mr , Gage stated1 that all redemptions would bo made In gold or its equivalent , Mr , Fowler of Now Jersey said this opened a bcrlotis question and Inquired If Oliver cer tificates would not be deposited end Im pounded and their place taken by national banknotes , thus Increasing the drain on our gold Hupply. Mr , Gage amwcrcd that It was easy to con. Jecturo up hypothetical objections , but ho d4 ! net look at iMu ono as serious. > A'ny secre tary ot the treasury on receiving these ellvcr certificates would "swap" tliem for green back treasury notes Mid other fomiH of de mand noteawhich served to drain gold and thus build up the redemption fund. GIVHS NO NEW PLKDCH3. Regarding section 8 , which pledges tbo faith of the United States to the redemption ot bank notes , -Mr , Gage ald this was merely to make clear the uamo pledge the govern ment now gave BB io the Integrity of bank notes. Ho did not agree with objection * suggesting that the 10 per cent deposit re quired of the banks by this section and tbo 2 per cent tax on them for a safety fun4 would make It unprofitable for them to Uuu * .
