THE OMAHA , DAILY BEE.
ESTABLJSIIED JUiNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , FEJJtttTARY 1 , 1803 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE 1TVE CENTS ,
SILVER SMOTHERED
House Makes Quick Work of the Toiler
Resolution ,
DEFEAT IT BY A VOTE OF 182 TO 132
Only Oao Eepnbllcan Lines Up with the
Democrats.
ONE OTHER DECLINES TOGO ON RECORD
Two Dcmoorats Cast Their Lot in Paver of
Q old Standard.
i
FIVE HOURS ARE CONSUMED IN DEBATE
Spenker Ilecd qfocctvcH Cheer * When
lie HiMiiicNlM Illx X11 mo Cnllcil
mid A'oteH with Hl
Vnrly.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. The house of
representatives today burled Iho Teller reso
lution iM-larlng the bonds of tlio United
States payable In silver , under nn adverse
majority of' fifty votes. The republicans
were solidly arrayed In reposition , with two
exceptions. Mr. Llnncy ( N. < 3. > . who voted
with the democrats and pof 'a. ' nod Mr.
C. the only ' /eu Member of
White ( N. ) , /
the house , who answered present" when hU
name MM called. The desertions from the
democratic side were Mr. McAlcer ( I'a. ) and
Mr. Elliott ( S. C. ) , both voting wltli the
republicans against the propoaltloo. Speaker
Reed , although It Is not customary for him
to vote , had his name called and amid tlio
cheers of his followers , went on record HI
.opposition to tlio resolution.
The vote was reached after five hours of
debate , under a special order adopted at the
" "opening of the session today. The limited
tlmo fallowed for debate and the pressure
of members for nn opportunity to bo heard
waa BO great that the leaders on botli eldcs
wcro compelled to farm out the tlmo by
minuter. This distracted much from the
continuity , of the discussion , but It also , In
a measure , Intensified the Interest In the
galleries , which wcro crowded all day and the
combatants on the floor wcro cheered by
their respective sympathizers. Many of t1 o
senators from the other cud of tlio capital
WCTO also present to listen to the argumunt.
The majority , under the leadership of Mr.
Dlngloy , who made a carefully prepared
speech souriVllng the keynote of the opposi
tion , assumed the position that the last
clauEo of the resolution was really a dis
guised paragraph for the free coinage of
silver ; whllo the democrats , under Mr.
Bailey , maintained that the defeat of the
resolution was another step In the direction
of tho. establishment of the gold standard , to
which they alleged the president and Secretary -
tary Gage had Irrevocably committed them
selves.
The debate -was fast and furious , but thcro
wore no sensational Incidents beyond the
biasing ot Mr. Rhea ( Ky.when ) he raid that
as the "author of the. crime o [ ' 73" the hot
test place inVvadcs would bo reserved lor
the present secretary or state.
The vote on the resolution was , ayes , 132 ;
nays , 182.
COMMITTEE UEl'OHTS AIJVEHSCLY.
UccItlcN Iiy Strict l'nrt > i Vote
'IVIIer ItuHoIiilloii.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 31. The wayo and
means committee- decided Ihle morning , by
a vote of 11 to 5 , nn party lines , to report
at once the- Tellers resolution for the pay
ment of bonds ! silver with a recommenda
tion that It do not pass.
The committee met on a special call ut
10:30 : this morning , thcro belaig a full at
tendance with the exception of Mr. McMHHn
fdcm. . . Tenn. ) Chairman Dlngley at once
brought forward the resolution and without
discussion Mr. Payne of New York moved
that It be reported to the house with a
rucommendatlcn that It do not pass.
Mr. Bailey ( Tex. ) , In behalf of the demo
crats , moved to amend that It bo reported
with a recommendation that It pass. The
vote on the Balloy amendment was lira I
taken , resulting In Its defeat , 5 to 11 , as
follows. Yeas Bailey , Wheeler , Robertson ,
Swanson and McClcllan , all democrats. Nays
Dtagloy , Dalzcll , Hopkins , Grosvcnor , HUB-
EC ! ! , Dolllvcr , Steclo , Johnson , Payne- , Evans
and Tawncy , all republicans.
Oti the Payne motion the previous vote
was rovcrdJd. all the republicans voting In
the afllrmatlvo , democrats In the negative.
No amendments were proposed , and no dis
cussion Indulged In as to the program , as
Chairman Dlngloy stated that would depend
on the action of the rules committee.
Following the session , of the ways and
means committee , Speaker Reed and hla as-
eoclalee on the committee on rules assem
bled to determiner on a course of action.
The committee- rules decided to take the
final vote on the Teller resolution at 5
o'clock thU aftcrncon. Mr , Bailey objected
to this , but was overruled.
i ) cu ATI : ox Ti7i < iEii RESOLUTION.
ii n ill 'Democrat ' * I.ot-U
JItiriiN Over OK * .Mutt IT.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3I. There was a
- great deal of activity among the loaders on
both sides bcforo the house met today In
anticipation of a very exciting debate * over
the Teller resolution declaring the bonds
of the United Statctt payable In gold or
silver at the option of 'tho ' government , which
tlioao In control had decided to defeat bc
fore Eundown tonight. Tim members on
both sides had been notified in advance and
the attendance on the floor was very large.
The struggle opened Immediately after the
Trading of the journal , when Mr. Olngley
( rep. Me. ) , chairman of the ways and means
committee , reported back the resolution
with tlio rccoumcndatlou that "it do not
pass , "
Mr. Henderson ( rep. la. ) , ono of the lead
ers of llio majority , followed this by pre
senting the special order agreed upon by
the committee on rules providing for the
Immcdlato consideration of the resolution
and a vote without Intervening motion at
C o'clock today , The rule wua as follows ;
KcBolved , That Immediately upon the
adoption of this resolution the house shall
proceed to the consideration of senate con
current resolution No. S3 ( Teller resolution ) ;
that general debate shall be had thereon
until the hour of S o'clock * , at which time ,
without any intervening- motion , a vote
shall be taken upon the passage of Bald
resolution. General leave to print upon the
subject of eald resolution for ilvo days from
thin date Is hereby granted ,
Mr , lionderion yielded a moment to Mr.
Bailey , the democratic , leader , who ealJ that
while the minority strenuously opposed the
undue limitation of the debate proposed by
the rule , itlll , w hte qiao deilrcd at much
. f-- ' - fc i. - 1 it . ? *
time * as possible for debate , they would not
consume any of the tlmo allowed on a roll
call.
call.Mr.
Mr. Wheeler { dorn. , Ala. ) and Mr. Do Ar-
mend ( dem. , Mo. ) protected vigorously , how
ever , and the latter nald If ho had on oppor
tunity he nould have proposed a Cuban bel
ligerency amendment.
To thin suggestion Speaker Reed retorted
curtly that It would not be In order , and
when Mr. De Armond appealed to him not
to decide the question hastily the speaker
exclaimed. "That It Is not In order Is too
plain for argument. "
During thin colloquy thcro wcro evidences
ot disturbance and excitement on the repub
lican side of which Mr. Johnson ( rep. , Ind. )
was the center. At last Mr. Johnson In
sisted on asking a question of Mr. Hender
son. Ho wanted to know with much em
phasis whether It waa true that all the tlmo
was to bo consumed by the members of the
waje and meanu committee.
"There Is no such proposition , " called out
Mr. Dalzcll ( rep. , Pa. ) , but Mr. Johnson did
not subside and continued to protest , de
claring loudly that ho antagonized this rule
If such waa the Intention. Ho had a wordy
war with Mr. Dlngley , but In a tone BO low
that It could not bo heard In. the confusion.
The speaker cut off further Incident by put
ting the question and the rule was adopted ,
143 to 115. the democrats refraining from de
manding n roll call. There > followed a con
troversy over the division of time.
To suggestions that time should' ' no' divided
bctft'eon democrats , pcpulists and republicans
Mr. Bailey retorted : "I was not. aware that
there was any distinction between the pctiu-
llsts and democrats as at present consti
tuted. " Ho said tlmo would bo equally
divided between these for and against the
resolution.
Mr. Dlngley then opend the debate in op
position to the resolution.
The pending resolution was not one which
If passed by both houses would have force.
If adopted It would bo only nn expression of
opinion of the two houses. Its Importance ,
therefore , lies In the , fact that If concurred
In by the .house It would legitimately nncl
Inevitably be regarded not only here , but by
the world ns the expression of the deliberate
judgment of n. majority of the American
people as to their standard of honor and
good faith In the discharge , not only of
national , but also of. private obligations.
This resolution Is not presented for the
purpose of securing DJI expression by con
gress aa to the power of the government
either as to the payment of Its obligations
or ns to what may be declared legal tender.
No one denies that this or any other nation
has the power to pay In gold or silver , or
paper or copper , according to Its pleasure.
Payment cannot bo enforced against a
sovereign nation. Its obligations are
measured by Its own scnso of honor and
good faith. The Intelligent selfishness of a.
nation which Is to live not simply for a
generation , but for centuries , ought to lead
It and whenever a nation Is wisely gov
erned does lead It to so scrupulously main
tain Its pledges In both letter and spirit as
to preserve Its credit untarnished and
thereby not only make It possible to borrow
at the lowest rate of Interest , but also to
malca It easy to obtain loans , but also to
which are sure , sooner or later , to come to
every nation. A na.tlon's honor and credit
are Its title deed to permanence and pros
perity. The sting- and dlshon-or of the pend
ing resolution arc In its tall , and that sting ,
wellnlgh harmless twenty years ago , under
conditions then existingIs made deadly by
the changed conditions of todny. The deadly
tall of this resolution reads aa follows :
"That to restore to Its coinage such silver
coins as a legal tender In the payment of
ald bonds ( meaning practically all the
bonds of the United States ) now outstanding
Is not In violation of the public faith nor In'
derogation of the rights of the public
creditor. "
The declarations of the movers and sup
porters of this resolution In the senate
during Its recent consideration In that body
throw a flood of light on wkat Is meant
now by the plhrase "to restore to Its coinage -
ago such silver coins" a phrase which , In
1878 , was with good reason Interpreted by
many who supported a similar resolution to
mean something vitally different from what
It must mean now.
This brines mo to the consideration of the
vital question , whether the government has
the moral rlg-htr In other words , whether
it would be an act v/hlch the moral sense
of the world would regard as In accordance
with honor nnd good failth , for the United
States to pay Its outsstandlng bonded In
debtedness In dollars of HO materially less
value than the dollar which .lias been the
practical standard of value since 1834 , bar-
tlng the war and reconstruction periods , and
which has been the legal and practical
standard of value since. 1879 , and the dollar
In which out * bonded Indebtedness has been
paid thus far , palil by every administration
from Lincoln to McKlnley. to-wlt : The
dollar equal In value to 25.8 grains of stand
ard gold. ( Applause. )
Bear In mind that we are discussing thin
question from fhe point of honor and good
faith , and not from the point of power and
technical letra.1 rlfcQits. for I .havo already
said that the government can do ns It
pleases. More than three-fourths of the out.
standing bonds were ns a matter of fact
Issued niul sold after 187S , when the silver
dollar was dropped from the list of coins.
Now , In view of these facts , would It bo
good faith for congress , now that silver Ima
so greatly depreciated , to restore Its free
and unlimited coinage at the ratio of 10
to 1 , by this country alone , when the mar
ket ratio Is 33 to 1 , and then use such
dollars to pay the bonds which wo had
sold for sold under such circumstances ? I
do not think It would. 1 fear that many
of you ure resting on the expectation which
you have that nothing of this kind will be
done , and are excusing your vote for It on
the unworthy Idea that you are "playing
palltlcs. "
If so , I begof you not to trlflo with the
honor anil good faith of the nation for any
such miserable end , for rent assured such
an expression of opinion aa to the sense of
honor of the people of this country , con
templated by this resolution , under exist
ing conditions would seriously Injure the
credit of the country and tend to weaken
reviving confidence.
It Is. I bollevo ( as does every uclentlllc
blmetulllst In the world outside of politics ) ,
that 1C to 1 frco nnd unlimited stiver by
this country would rnuko the United States
n silver monometallic country like Moxlco
and China , nnd would give us a sliver basis
that would obstruct our trade with gold
standard countries that now take 00 per
cent of our exports , nnd prove a serious
menace to our progress ; nnd because I bo
llevo It would seriously injure our credit
and standing as a nation I appeal to the
gentlemen of this side of the house to
maintain the pledge which the republican
party jnade at St. Louis , to keep all our
currency , whether silver or paper , as good
a * gold , and preserve the public faith and
credit ; and to the gentlemen on the- other
side to maintain the standard of value
which Jadvjqn'u administration guve. the
country sixty-four years n o , ahd the honor
and good faith1 ot the nation BO carefully
preserved by the fathers of the democratic
party , and to take , the opportunity offered
by the resolution now bcforo the house to
show the country and the world that the
good name of the nation is safe in our
bunds. ( Prolonged republican applause. )
After the outburst of applauao which
greeted Mr. Dlngley's speech had subsided ,
( Continued on Fifth 1'auo. ) . . ,
WANTS MURPHY TO RESIGN
New York Atssmblyman Asks Senator to
Throw Up His Jobt
RESOLUTION IS A COMPLETE SURPRISE
Murpliy'n Vote oil the Teller Itcmilu-
lloii ( lip CniiMu of the .Mori : nt
Alliunr HOUHC Will Cou-
xlilcr the Milder.
ALBANY , N. V. , Jan. 31. Assemblyman
Wcckce ot Now York City , startled luo as
sembly and Its 2,000 spectators tonight by
the Introduction of a resolution censuring
and requesting the resignation or Edward
Murvhy , Jr. , senior United Slates senator
from this state , for voting for the Teller
resolution. The resolution was a complete
suiprlsc. It brought to their feet a number
of the minority with objections. Assembly
man Weekca elated that ho was willing that
I't bo laldl asldo with the understanding that
it bo made a tioIal order at S o'clock next
M6nday evening. That course was pursued.
INVESTIGATION AI2A7UM ; AN END.
Comr.iltU-e Is I2xiccti- ( o Mnkc KM
Hci'iortH Thin Work.
COLUMBUS , O. , Jan. 31. The Inveftlga-
tlon Inlo the alleged attempt to Ibrlbo Rep
resentative Otis to vote for Senator Hanna
during the late senatorial contest Is rapidly
drawing to nn end. The committee held a
brlof session after the scnalo adjourned Ihls
evening. Attorney T. C. Campbell was the
only witness examined. He was recalled
to allow Senators Robinson and Cat-field , who
were -not present last Friday when Mr.
Campbell was on the -stand , lo question him.
Neither of ilho senators , 'however ' , asked a
question , and the only queries were ntado by
Chairman Burke. Attorneys Daugherty and
Hultck ware -present , ibut they took no part
In the proceedings.
Mr. Campbell told of his personal relations
toward Mr. Oils. II2 said ho had frequently
acted as attorney ifor Mr. Otis , and always
considered Otis a straightforward and honest
man. Ho said Otce had always been a sort
ot .mild republican. Campbell raid he did
not sco how Otis could ihavo voted for Hanna
ea Otis was a member of a free silver club.
Campbell said ho had always been on
friendly lerms wllh Scnalor Hanna , and had
been assoclalcd In a buslnees way with some
ot Mr. Hanna's friends. Ho said ho hail been
a supporter of Hanna until after Iho lalter's
position on Iho money quesllcn had been
made known after 'his ' > aippolntment to the
senate. Then ho had rather drifted away
from the senator politically. Campbell said
ho had 'been ' a supporter of McKlnley In the
presidential campaign on account of hla
views on the tariff. Campbell said ho had
made a speech In Cooper union hall for
which the president and Senator Hanna 'had '
/both / sent him cotes of thanks.
No other wltnccscswero examined , and the
crowa erf spectators who had gathered wore
Bomcwhat disappointed. It Is 'beUevod ' the
committee will complete its work this week ,
and that a report , or rather two reports will
ibo Biibmllted soon. Senator Garfleld will
probably submit a minority report , whllo
Chairman Burke -will submit the report for
Ihe majority.
WATCUEX IS JUSTIFYING HIMSELF.
Suy.H Illn Vote IH flic ExprcNHloit of
HlH Individual Opinion.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. Senalor Warren ,
unon belncr shown a statement from Chey
enne printed this morning , purporting to
Klve State Treasurer Hay's reason for re
signing the chairmanship of the Laramle
county republican commltlee , Itot It was
because of the senator's Bland on the Teller
resolution , said :
"I do not think the statement can be cor
rect for two reasons. Mr. Hay Informed ino
during a conversation last month at Chey
enne that owing to his Intention of going
abroad he should positively resign the
eibalrmanshlD of hi ? committee on or before
Februnrv 1 : second , although known lo cn-
tortalu different opinions now , yet Mr. Hay
himself moved In state convention the
adontlon In 1894 ot Iho Casper plalform , In
cluding Us free silver plank , and upon
which he was elected state treasurer , as was
atao the lee-lslaturo which elected Iho pres
ent senators from Wyoming. Mr. Hay still
occunles thd position of stale Ireasurer by
virtue of that election.
"The opinion that the republican party
of Wyoming is split land that it Is sought
to force it into a position antagonistic to
McKlnley Li erroneous. The party is not
sollt , but submits to the decisions of the
malorltv. as good republicans always do.
No oortlnn nf Um Wvomlntr republican parly
Is opposing McKlnley , bul all are his sup
porters , the came as early in 189G the party
declared for his nomination anil ono ot thu
reasons for cardinal support given McKln
ley bv Wyoming republicans , and still ac
corded him by them , Is his generous con
sideration of the opinions of others and for
individual dlfToren-ccfl that always exist be
tween parties. It should take something
morn than Ilm votes ot Its senators upon a
resolution which Is merely a declaration of
oolnlon and ono which received the affirm
ative vote of McKlnley on on early Intro
duction , to Indicate any allegation ot Wy
oming republicans from Iho party or Its
president. "
UEFUSES TO lAOCKIT THR SIIA'EH.
Mlclilgrnui lrm01-rat 'llrliiKM Suit < < >
Compel Par mi-111 In tiulil.
DETROIT. Mich. , Ian. 31. A friendly suit
In "chancery was begun today In the circuit
court at Pontlac to determine ttio constitu
tionality of the Bland-Allison silver act of
1S78 , Stephen Baldwin , a Detroit capitalist ,
purchased some land uoon which there Is a
mortgage held by Fred A. Baker , chairman
of the democratic state committee. Mr.
Baldwin tendered S61 silver dollars In pay
ment of the amount duo on the shortage.
Mr. Baker declined to accept silver dollars
unless enough of them were tendered to
equal , at the present bullion value of ellvcr ,
8C4 gold dollars. Accordingly suitwas
begun to obtain n decree compelling Clialiv
man Baker to cancel the mortgage and ac
cept tbo tender made. All the parties are
prominent silver men and will carry the caeo
to the United States supreme court In any
event.
INDIANA MAN IS SBniCI.VG LIGHT ,
AildrexkCK Connie of Iiluulrlc-M to
HrcTfliiry GMKC.
INDIANAPOLIS , Jan. St. A citizen of
Indianapolis , a few weeks ago , wrote to
Mr. G > ige , secretary ot the treasury , and
propounded two questions to him. The first
one was this ; "la the value of our paper
currency regulated by a law of congress ,
or by reason of gold or silver being held In
our government vaults for Us redemption ? "
An answer to this was received today
from F. A. Vanderllp , the assistant secre
tary of the Treasury department , to tbo ( ef
fect that" "IcgliUtlve , action alone Is not
sufficient to give valtio to'n ' paper currency.
This Is Illustrated In'iho.TiUtory of United
States notes. During the JK&r , Anil for years
afterward , they were nt a discount In * gold
varying In value Cronv day to day according
to the public opinion their worth , and It
was not until January 1 , 1S79 , when the
government actually began their redemption
In gold , that they became In reality what the
law declared them , to he. "
The other question-was as follows : "II
Ihe government of thn United Stales should
retire all Its paper currency , and which Is
nc-w by law made a legal "tender " , and sub
stitute In lieu thereof these of a natloV .1
bank currency , could .congrfss , un'dcr our
constitution , make such bank currency a
legal tender one ! " This the assistant secre
tary declined to ansypcr.
GIUGGS SEN13S HIS KKS1GNATIOX
Iicnven Ilie Governor' * 'Olllcc to Be
come Attorney ( Jmeriil.
TRBNTON , N. J. , . Jan. 31. Governor
Grlggs has sent to bo\h housca of the legis
lature notlco that ho had filed Ills resigna
tion with the necrotary of state to take ef
fect at midnight. The two houses then
passed a resolution providing that President
Voorhocs of the Denote , should take the oath
as acting governor In the presence of the
house and eenato at 12 o'clock tomorrow and
Chief Justice McKlo be requested to admin
ister the oath , r
A concurrent resolution , eulogistic of Gov
ernor Qrlggs , was adopted by both houses In
joint assembly.
THEY AUK AS KAH Al'-AUT AS EVHIl.
Ten ii cm HOC Tpinocn < n Still IlnllntltiK
for a Senator.
NASHVILLE , Tenn..Jan. 3t The demo
cratic legislative caucus galn held a dreary
nndmonotonous session today anil balloted
seventeen times without gelling nearer Iho
nomination of a candidate for United Stales
senator than when the caucus adjourned
last Friday night. No" changes In the bal
loting oC special Importance were made , and
the last ballot taken , " the 144th , resulted :
McMlilln , 30 ; Turlcy , 27 ; Taylor , 27.
WANTS HER MACVAOEll AIIRESTED.
.Maiiola ninHoiii Sny ; lie ICIiliiniicd Her
ATLANTA , Ga. , Jan. " 31. A special to Iho
Constitution from Savannah. Ga. , says :
Marlon Maciola Mpeqn , the operatic star ,
wired the police authorities In Now York
loclay , asking Ihem to orrest HarryAskla _ ,
lalo manager of Iho Manola Mason Tiicalrl-
cal company and to hold him until she could
como on lo New York. '
Askln and his wife left hero Saturday
night on the steamship , City ot Augusta and
should arrive In Now- , * York tomorrow. Mrs.
Mason says Askln. has abducted her
daughter , alleging he gained her consent togo
'
go with him by making 'her bellevo she was
a talented actress and promising her tie would
make a star of her. ,
For Iho last lhreoy'cara' Adeline Mason
has been her mother'fr understudy. She is
said to bo engaged to { flfajleu Daoa Burrows ,
a nephew ot Speaker THecd of 'the house of
representatives. Tbb engagement has been
kept a secret , as it was , feared Speaker Reed
would make a fuss. Shu Is 17 years of ago.
Mrs. Mason-id prostralfd with grlet and lies
111 at the DeSoto hotel.
CLOSING THD lA'ETGEUT TI1IAI *
Attorney ! ) In tlio Cone Doclii Tlielr
ArKiimcntM Todny.
CHICAGO , Jan. 31r-r-0ratory in the Luct-
gert case Is scheduled to begin tomorrow
afternoon when Assistant Stale's Attorney
MoBwon expects lo open for Iho prosecullon.
Ho will probably speak unlll late tomorrow ,
and will bo followed ' ; by Attorney Kchoc ,
who will talk for a day. Then will oome
Attorney Rlcse , who is to argue that the
stale has utterly failed' to prove the death
of Mrs. Luctgcrl. Attorney Harmon will
talk for thrco or fpun days In behalf ot
Luctgcrt. Slate's Attorney Dencen will close
the argument , but his. speech will not rc-
qulro moro than a day { or delivery. The case
will go to the jury next week.
When court convenes tomorrow morning
a few witnesses will be Introduced by the
dcfenso In surrebutfo'l. , . Tonight Attorney
Harmon announced tha ( ho would pul Luet-
gert on the stand again tomorrow.
Today a dozen witnesses wcro called by
the defense to testify as to the good char
acter of William Charles. '
IMIEPAHE I'OIl IlfblSMNITY CLAIMS.
Government AVII1 lie IlriircMcntcil nt
Sheriff Olliif ilu'H Trlnl.
WILKD3BARRE- . , Jan. 31. Hon.
Henry M. Hoyt , depuly. attorney general of
the United States , arrived hero today to bo
present at the Irlal ol Sheriff Marlln and
his deputies , which begins tomorrow. In
sending Mr. Hoyt he oi'to ' bo present at the
trial , the United States'has ' only ono object
In view , to protect Itself In case foreigners
fllo claims for damage ( P ' their citizens at
Lattlmer. i
Austria has already made a move In that
direction , and 11 is understood If the verdict
is against the sheriff and his deputies Ger
many and Italy will -filo claims at once. It
Is said that each of the countries will have
a representative , from' their legations at
Washington present at the trial. Secretary
Sherman , having received notlco of this ,
decided to have Iho , national government
represented. 4 i
SHE INHALES GAS THHOUGII A TUIIE.
DmiKliter of n Gnrorninvnt Employe
Com ml tH 'Hull-Id ' e.
NEW YORK , Jan. 31. A woman about 30
years of ugo , supposed to bo Kate Lenolro ,
an actress , -commltlexll suicide at Iho Sturte-
vant house , lhs | clr , toy Inhaling gas
through a tube. A letter was found In her
room Inclosed In a franked envelope , such
as Is used by congressmen.
WASHINGTON , Jan. Jli All that could be
learned In Washington ; of Miss Kato Lo-
nolro Is that her father is a laborer In the
engineer department of tbo War dcpartmenl ,
and now employed at Hanging Rock Shoal ,
Ala. Two of 'tho girl's sisters , 'Miss ' Annie
Lenolro and a married sjster , live In Wash
ington , and left for New York tonight to
lake charge ot the body.
J1HOW.V'\VILL HE ( UVEN A IIE.UUNG.
Mcrtlnir of < hu Aumiolntloii IN Called
for foljruiifr.
CHICAGO , Jan. 81. Hev. C. 0. Brown willie
io given an opportunity to show cause why
ho should riot be expelled from the Congre
gational association of Chicago at a special
meeting to bo belt ] February 14. The call
lor the meeting will bo Issued by Rev.
George W. Colcman ot Lake Forest church ,
the registrar ot tbo auioclJtlon. The meetIng -
Ing will bo held 10 the rooms ot the Min
isterial union , and as Dr. Brown desire *
to confront the members of the associa
tion , the tlmo It fixed at two weeks distant
la order that ho may to present.
MAYOR NAMES A SEW BOARE
Fire and Police Commissioners Ohoscn b
Oounoil's ' Oonsant.
FORMAL DEMAND FOR THE OFFICE MADf
Member * of ( lie Xcw ConimlKKloit Will
on the Old nml Itecelve from
i Them a l-'lut
. ( o Vacate.
For members of the Board of Flro nm
Police Commissioners ;
CHAU1.ES J. KAIIUAC1I ,
MATTHEW 11 , COLLINS ,
I'ETEn W , DIKKHAUSEU ,
V1CTO11 II. CO1TMAN.
The nbovt named citizens wcro appointed
as members of the Board of Fire
and Police Commissioners under the
ordlnanco recently passed by the city
council at a special session of the
council loat night. In transmitting the
appointments Mayor Moores designated Mr.
Coflman to servo until the final Monday la
April , 1S98 ; Mr. Dirkhauser to servo until
the first Monday in April , 1899 ; Mr. Colllne
to servo until the first Monday In April ,
1900 , and Mr. Karbach to the first Mcnday
In April , 1901. The mayor also Informed the
council that not moro than two of the ap
pointees wcro of the same political faith ,
Mr. Karbach and Mr. Collins arc repub
licans , Mr. Coffman is a silver republican
and Mr. Dirkhauser Is a democrat.
The roll was called on the question of
confirmation for each candidate separately.
Mr. Kartach'a name was the firet to be
voted on and the appointment was con
firmed :
Ayes : Dechel , Durmcstcr , Karr , Mount ,
Mercer , President ningham 0.
Naycs ; Durklcy , Lobcck 2.
Stuht was absent.
EXPLAINS HIS VOTE. '
la explaining his vote Mr. Durkley stated
that ho did not think the effort to create a
Doard of Flro and Police Commissioners
was proper at this time. He regarded It
as an effort to usurp an ofilce.
Lobeck took the eamc position and read
eoctloa IBS of the Crlmnlal Code , which
provides a penally for the attcmpl on the
parl of any person to nttempl lo assume
tlio duties of an ofllco to which he Is not
legally entitled. He contended that the
present measure was aa. offense ot that
kind.
kind.The
The appointments of Iho other members
of Iho board wcro confirmed by similar
Votes. Their bonds were then presented , and
approved , Durkley and Lobeck still voting
"No. " The bond of Mr. Collins Is signed
by C.V. . Lyman and Philip Potter , and
these of the other commissioners by the
American Surety comnsay ot NewYork. . A
brlof recess was taken whllo Mayor Moores
amxed his official signature to the bonds.
Ho then reported that they had been approved -
proved by-him , . , tho' oaths of ofllco of .tho
commissioners were submitted and placed
oa fllti and the council adjourned.
NOTIFt THE OLD BOARD.
The acting Board of Flro nnd Police Com
missioners held an Interesting session last
night , W. C. Dullard , I ) . D. Gregory , R. E.
L. Hcrdman and Dr. Pcabody being present.
Shortly after business bad been taken up
there arrived In the room the Board of Fire
and Police Commissioners recently appointed
by the council whih had como to serve
formal notlco of Its appointment and a de
mand for the possession of the ofilce and
books. The new board was nol received cor
dially and was not offered chairs. A written
demand was read by P. W. Blrkhauser to
the following effect :
To W. C. 'Dullard ' , D. D. Gregory , It. E. L.
Hcrdman and J. H. Peabody , acllng as mem
bers of Iho Board of Flro and Police Com
missioners of the city of Omaha : You are
hereby nollfled that the undersigned have
been duly appointed by the mayor and city
council as members of the Board of Fire
and Police Commissioners of the city of
Omaha and have duly qualified and given
bond as such members and now claim the
right to exerclso tbo duties of said ofllco
and demand is hereby made ot you and each
of you to turn over to the undersigned as
such members the olllces and all books ,
effects , records and papers belonging to the
ofllco of the Hoard of Flro and Police Com
missioners of the city of Omaha.
CHARLES J. KARBACH ,
PETER W. BIRKHAUSER ,
l VICTOR H. COFPMAN ,
MATHEW H. COLLINS.
Dated Omaha , Neb. , Jan. 31 , 1898.
A response was made by D. D. Gregory ,
who said that recognizing tbo authority of
the legislature in drafting the charter and
believing that the governor waa acting le
gally In the appointment of himself and his
colleagues to the ofllco of IIro and police
commissioners , the demand would therefore
bo refused. The paper was left with the
chairman and the now board withdrew ,
The do facto board then resumed Its pro
ceedings , aad the members ot the now board
Informally stated , that they would take no
further action until after the merits of the
controversy had been adjudicated by the
supreme court.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The protest against granting a liquor
license to James Barrett , 4002 Hamilton
street , was then considered by the llccnbo
board , I. R. Andrews , Dr. Bailey , M. M.
Van Horn and other residents of the neigh
borhood , testified that the location was in a
residence neighborhood , contiguous to pub-
la schools and churches , and that It was
at a point whcro women and children were
obliged to wall for slreet cars. The taking
of evidence was completed nnd arguments
will bo heard at a later meeting.
In the cases of applications for liquor
license of J. Klein , G23 North Sixteenth
street , ana Martin SImanek , 1424 South
Thirteenth street , It was shown that the
[ iroteat lodged In the latter case by E , Roue-
water and N , P. Fell had been withdrawn
and licenses wcro accordingly granted.
Communications wcro received from the
McCaguo Investment company and Iny &
Co. objecting to tbo habit of certain vans
nnd express wagons in making , their head ?
quarters In front of their places ot business
on the ground that the McCague building
was largely occupied by physicians and
athers who needed the space for their con
veyances , A resolution was passed directing
.hat the vans and wagons should take up
ijuartcrs ono block north , between Capitol
ivenuo and Davenport on Fifteenth street.
The annual report of the chief of polUo ,
us partially published on January 1 , was
read and placed on file , H , 0. Cook , patrol
man , was granted annual leave for ( Wo days
md the appointment of W. H. Gatcwood as
special policeman from Thirteenth to
Twentieth street was endorsed , , „
THE BEE BULLETIN !
- Jferfe !
Weather Forecatt for Nebcnilcg
F lrj Not So Colil ! KmteiY
Pare.
1. Itniun Klls ) the Teller Itrsoltit
Srimtor Murphy Aikoil to lift
Now roller. C'ommlislnn A
rrrililcnt Hurt lit the Helm.
S. Omaha Join * tlio Wc trrn I.e
Fishermen ShirtIIIR to Dentl
3 , Srott'n UomlMueii Ak n llohrort
Upturn * I'nildnt to Order ,
4 , I'dltorlnl nnd Comment ,
fi. Speaker lleeil on the Silver Voto.
0. Council HluITi I.nrnl Mutters.
Inmiriinco Fight In Iowa ,
7. ( leneriil Notrs of the rnrthor Went.
8. "The. Hiitehttt" IMItor Are Clioncn.
KxpiKltloiiVuter ( jiu' tl < in Unmilvcil ,
0. In the riolil of r.lpctrlclty.
Henri MR ofStock Uxcti.ttign Cniio.
Tlio .SheriffViuitl Morn Itonin.
Importance of Homo drown Hugnr.
11. CommereUl anil rinqmcliil News.
I" . Hurtling .SIKHV on Iho Hnllroniln.
Taking 1'lcturcn Without Cntucraa.
Temperature nt Omnliai
our. DCBHour. .
STOUM VISITS GHEATHU NEW VCIIIIC.
Trnfllc on Hull nnd AVuter IH Greatly
Impeded.
NEW YORK , Jan. 31. Since 3 o'clock this
morning snow has been falling in this city
and. . vicinity , and tonight a strong west wind
and falling temperature call forth many pre
dictions of a blizzard. All day there was a
fog on the bay , In addition to the blinding
snow , and traffic on tlio water was Impeded
Ecrlouoly. There woe ene serious ferry boat
collision , and many accidents wcro narrowly
averted. The cable and elevated roads In
this city and the trolley lines lu Brooklyn
acid Jersey city kept enow plows In con
stant service , cad were not badly Impeded.
The cold weather filled the city lodglug
houses to overflowing last night and tonight ,
and many women and children who ap
plied for shelter wcro sent to the different
hospitals. Trains acid railways terminating
In Greater New York and Jersey City wcro
delayed by Iho slorm , but none lo a greal
extent. Most of the through trains were
from twenty minutes to half an hour late.
The storm started Ilka the blizzard ot
March 12. 18SS. that tied up traffic In this
city for several days. Weather Forecaster
Dunn said tonlghl : "Tho weather cendltlons
have lakcn on a form resembling more Ihe-
oulllnc of the blizzard lhan any other alarm
that has appeared on our mara for many
years. "
DETROIT. Mich. , Jan. 31. The fourth se
vere blizzard of the winter Is playing havoc
with railway schedules nearly all over both
the peninsula of Michigan. Thrco trains on
the Toledo , Saglnaw & Muskegon railway are
stalled la the show east , ot Grcavlllc , and
nearly -nil- trains on that portion ot the
Detroit. Grand Rapids & Wealern road are
cancelled. Towns on the Lake Michigan
shore are badly onowed up , and street car
and other Ir.ifllc aarlously Impeded. Deep
snows and intense cold prevail all through
Iho northern dlhtrlcls.
TOfll THE NICARAGUA CA.\AL.
Do Out L'lider AiiHpIcuM of
CIliCllKO ClIIllfllllNtX.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 31. The slcamer
Pan Bias , which arrived hero loday , carried
from Panama a party of Chicago and New
York cnglneccrs sent out in Ibo Interest
of Ghlcaco capitalists lo make an estimate
of Ihe cost ot completing the Nicaragua
canal. The ciitrlncers landed at Corlnto ,
from , which place Ihey inlended lo follow
Iho canal to Greytown.
Coffee shipments by way of Panama to
Now York began on. . the down trip of tlio
San Bias , when this steamer carried about
lfi.000 sacta. The present cargo consists of
5.000 sacks.
While the SUn Bias waa at Panama a
rumor was current that the Pacific Steam
Navigation company of Chill was about to
extend Its operations along the coast to
Enscnada and ultimately to San.Francisco. . .
The Chilian line is going Into strong ( "Jin-
Delltion with the Hamburg-American Hue ,
which has long enjoyed most of Ihe pasgcn-
cer nml rnffrn trndf.
GUASS ON TltTAL FOIL .MUHIlEIt.
Mini -\VJio Killed Hay T'ear MIIN ( Aii-
Mwcr for It.
( MILAN. Mo. , Jan. 31. ( Special Telegram. )
The case of the state of Missouri against
Marion W. Glass for Iho murder of Ray
Fear near hero May 4 last , was called In
court hero thin afternoon. 'Both sides
answered loday and a special jury was called
for. Judge Ruclccr at once Issued a special
venire for forty jurymen returnable at 1
o'clock tomorrow. It Is expected examination
of wllncsscs will begin Wednesday after
noon and will not bo concluded bcforo late
Saturday night. There are about sixty wit
nesses In the case. Glass Is the fellow who
shot and Instantly killed young Fear while
the latter and some neighbor boys wcro giv
ing him a charivari.
FOO.NDIIV-.MEX TO KIGHT TOfiETHEH.
to ExtnlillHli Uniform
nnd Prevent StrlUeH.
CLEVELAND , Jan. 31. The foundrymen
of the country have Just completed on or-
ganlzallon Intended for their mutual pro
tection. John A. Penton of Detroit Is the
secretary , and the membership is already
heavy in the easlern and middle elates. The
main object is .to prevent strikes , and In
case they cannot prevent Ihem , fight them
togclher. To this end wages are to bs
tcpt the same In all parts of tbo country ,
iVn Initiation fee of { 100 la demanded , with
dues at { 100 per year , and a certain Bum
extra for every inolder.
I.A'IIGU ' AMOUNT OK 1IO.YDS AUfi SOII ) ,
lleeord for Jaiiimry the Hlcln-Nt In
( lie lllxlory ot Suuh TrniiHUvllonN.
NEW YORK , Jaji. 31. Moro than ? SO.OOO-
)00 ) of government , state and railroad bond ?
have been sold during tbU month , com
pared with (38,183,000 for the same month
last year. Tills Is the highest monthly
record In history.
There was much investment la tlio bonds
at the reorganized railroads , such aa Union
Pacific , Atchlson , Northern Pacific , St ,
Louis & San Francisco , Kansas Pacific con
sols and Erie. There Was also much spec
ulation In the bonds , notably in Union Pa-
Mo certificates.
EnKl * > HIIIIM Down u Cnrrlimc ,
COLUMBUS , O. , Jan. 31-At 8:20 a. m ,
oday thrco miles from Greenville , a Dayton
i Union paHscngcr engine caught C , F ,
foung , wife anil 4-year-old girl in u top
Jiiggy , killing- father and child anil terribly
njurlng the inotner. A SiicU obstructed the
. lew of the engineer , t
BURT TAKES CHARGE
Mow President of the Union Paoifi *
Assumes His Duties.
OVERLAND LINE PASSES TO NEW OWNERS
Receivers Fermrilly Turn Over Possession to
Reorganized Company ,
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES HIS STAFF
No Olmngo in the Official Roster of the
Road is Madoi
RETRENCHMENT IN OFFICES AND SHOP9
DIxiiilxKiil of ClerUn In Every
luent nnd lllitli-Prlccd .Men nt
the Shop * In Interest at
Economy.
The Union Pacific receivership became ft
thing ot the past at midnight , January 31 ,
1S98. At thai llmo Iho receivers ot lhi >
Union Pacific Hallway company formally
turned over the possession of the great
"Overland Ilouto" and all other property In
their possession to the Union Pacific Hall-
road company.
With the advent of the now company ;
comet ) Iho announcement ot tlio olllcers who
will guldo and dtrccl the operation ot the
Rreat railroad. According to a circular Is
sued by Horace O.Hurt , president , Ihe fol
lowing oxccullvo ofilccrs have been clccleil
by Iho Board ot Directors : Alexander Millar ,
secretary , New York ; Jamca Q. Harris ,
Ireasurer , uS'ew York ; Erastus Young , audi
tor , Omaha ; Frank 1) . Drown , local treaa-
, irer , Omaha.
The following appolnlmenls are made by
President Hurl , to become oITectlvu Febru
ary 1 , 1898 : Edward Dickinson , general
manager ; John A. < Munroo , freight trafilo
nanager ; Edward L. Lomax , general paascn-
5er and ticket agent ; John II. licrry , chleC
: nglnccr ; John W. Grllllth , purchaslns
igcnt , Omaha.
The president's circular further etatea :
"All other persons in the service ot the
receivers upon said line of railroad on said
Jay , until further notice , are authorized to
let In their respective positions nnd capaci
ties for this company. " \
The following appointments are made by
jcncral Manager Dickinson , approved by
Prcsldenl Durt , lo become effective Febru-
iry 1 , 1898 : E. Buckingham , superintendent
Df tranaportatlon ; J , II. McConnolI , super
intendent motlvo power nnd machinery ; L.
II. Korty , superintendent of telegraph ; J. H.
Manchester , general claim agent ; W. J.
3albralth , chief aurgcon ; W. T. Canada ,
special agent P. J. Nichols , general super
intendent Ncb7aska dlvlblon , Omaha ; L.
Malloy , general superintendent Wyoming df-
rislon , Cheyenne.
OTIIBH APPOINTMENTS.
The following circular lias been Issued by
P. J. Nichols , general superintendent of the
Nebraska division : "The following appoint-
: nonts are made , to become effective Fcbru-
iry 1 , 1898 : n. II. Sutherland , superintend
ent first , second and bridge districts ,
Dmaha ; W. L. Park , superintendent third
md fourth districts , North Platlo. "
Larry Malloy , fonnery superlnlendcnt ot
ho Wyoming division , has been rnlsod to tin
loslllcti ot general superintendent of Iho
Wyoming division. In a circular dated Jan ?
jary 31 , 1898 , and Issued from Choycnno ,
IVyo. General Sriicrlntondont Malloy has
uppolntcd Charles Culross to be mpcrlntend-
mt of the nfth , sixth and seventh districts ,
vlth headquarters at Larnmle , Wyo. Culross
las heretofore been assistant superintendent
it tbo fifth and sixth districts only. Q.
3'Nt'Ill 5ias been aroolntcd superlnlendcnt
if the eighth and ninth districts , with head-
luartcrs at Evanston , Wyo. This IH the
: amo position ho has held for a number ot
rears. J. W. Hay has been appointed assU-
ant eupcrldtendcnl of the oovcnlh and clghlli
llstrlcts , with headquarters at Qrccn Hlvcr ,
i\'yo. Hcrctoforo Hay has been trainmaster
in the seventh and clgtith divisions. ,
The appointment of Joseph H. McConnell
o bo superintendent of motlvo power and
nachlnerywas gladly received throughout
ho city last evening , as watt also the tjcwa
hat Mr. McConnell wau to make no changctt
imong the division master mechanics. Un-
ler the date of January 31 , 18fl8. Mr. Mc
Donnell Issued the following circular :
The following copolntmcntH are made to
Become effectIve February 1 , 1898 : J , II.
.tanning . , division master mechanic , Nebraska/ /
llvlslon , Omaha ; T. A. Davlcs , division master
nobanlc , Wyoming division , Larnmto ; J. U.
I'Hcarnc , si'ocrlntendeint or shops , Cheyenne ,
, Vyo. , CSioyenne.
NEWS GIVK3 PLRASUHE.
The announcement of the olllccru of the
corganlzcd company was rcco'vr-d ' with some
ilcasuro by railway men and others who
icard of the ncwfl last evening , Tbo an-
lounccmenl had been eagerly awaited by ,
ailroaJcra , especially employes of Iho Union
"aclflc. Save for Iho promotion of Everett
i , Buckingham from superintendent of car
crvlco to superintendent of traunportiitlon
nd tlio appointment of John H. Ilcrry , clilct
mglneer of tlio Fremont , Elkhorn & Mln-
ourl Valley railroad , to succeed George II.
'cgram as chief engineer , thcro aru no
biingca among > thc olllclala. The nowa that
Idward Dickinson v : n to remain as general
nanagor wan most cordially received , ami
ho promotion of 12 , 12. Buckingham proved
rnmenBcly popular , As superintendent oC
ar service ho ban for some tlmo been to all
nlcnts and purposes In cliargo of tlio trana-
lortatlon of the Union Pacific and bla
mine-roils frlcnda hastened to congratulate
ilm upon finally securing the -title for Iho
illlco which ho has boon tilling. The au-
iounccnnt In The livening Dee of Mun-
lay that John D. Uierry would bo chief ongl-
icer of the reorganized company occasioned
'
; reat surprise , and the accuracy ot the elate-
nent was ( jueatlouc-d < by many , President
lurt , It will be remembered , wa formerly
Mel engineer of the Chicago & Northwest- '
rn Tallway , As general manager of tha <
Slkhorn ho largely supervised the work o { <
*
ho engineering department , and to these oa
ho UiBldo It wan no surprise that ho dccldedf
o take his former chief engineer to thi
Julon Pacific with him. c
DISMISSALS HANDED OUT. f
Another announcement was not BO cor-
lally received when It was made last oveo
ng. Inntcnd of dealing with promotions this
*
iinounconu-nl related to dlnmlBgals , and as
. reiult very departmcnl In Iho litailiiuarJ
crs will begin -work this morning with front
wo to four less clerks than It baa had up
o the present time , whllo the department
> t motive power aui inacbluury , familiarly