St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 13, 1891

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Musie of a Popular Schottische Given t oo Every Want Advertiser in the Next 8 ae, a : DAY POST-DISPATCH. v= VOL. 200. 80. ST. LOUIS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1891. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. BY CARRIER, FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK. — THE ICE BROKE. —— eed NINE PERSONS DROWNED WHILE CROSSING * THE RIVER SEINE. ° Padlewski, the Alleged Murderer of Gen. Seliverskoff, Positively Identified. 5 7 AUSTRIA AND GERMANY JEALOUS OF FRENCH INFLUENCE AT ROME. The Trouble in Chili—Opposed to the Exe- cution of Women—Scotland’s Railway Strike—A Destructive Conflagration— The Russian Budget—Spain Alarmed— Foreign News. Paris, Jan. 18.—A terrible accident, by which nine foolhardy persons lost their lives, occurred here to-day. The Seine, with the exception of the center of the river, has been frozen over for some time past. Yesterday the whole river was covered with ice, the middle of the stream, however, being hidden by what the police judged to be dangerously thin ice. Consequently the authorities for- bade people to attempt to cross the river and the police were instructed to enforce the order. In spite of thisa number of venture- some men and boys attempted to cross the Seine on the ice. As they neared the middle of the stream the ice gave away and precipi- tated a crowd of people into the freezing water. Nine persons are known to have been drowned. THE PRINCE OF MONTENEGRO. PARIS, Jan. 13.—The Prince of Montenegro, who is ona visit to Paris, is improving his time by the purchase of munitions of war for his little but formidable army of moun- taineers. He has secured a quantity of smoke- less powder and a goodly number of Ledel rifles. Opposed to Execution of Women. LONDON, Jan. 13.—A society has been formed in England to advocate the repeal of capital punishment for women convicted of the highest crimes. The prejudice against the execution of women is very strong and has gained new force, owing tothe reports re- garding the recent hanging of Mrs. Pearcey for killing Mrs. Hogg and the latter’s child. It is said to have been a cruel and bungling execution and reporters having been de- barred the officials have been able to conceal the exact facts from the public. INVESTIGATING BABY FARMING. LONDON, Jan. 13.—The Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children has been in- vestigating the baby farmers and has brought to light many startling circum- stances. The illegitimate child of a gov- erness anda General in the British army. was found in the care of a baby farmer, being slowly starved to death, although £50 had been paid for its care. The woman in charge had insured the infant’s life for £20 more, and was waiting to realize when visited by the society’s officers. Several prosecutions have been instituted. ADOPTED AMERICAN RAILWAY CARS. Lonpon, Jan. 13.—The Great Western Rail- way has put two cars of American pattern onitsline. The cars are divided in the mid- dle, one end being third class and the other first-class. The innovation attracted much attention, but as yet the verdict of the travel- ing public has not been registered. OBLIGED TO LEAVE SWITZERLAND. LONDON, Jan. 13.—The Itallan Anarchist Enrico Malatesta has just reached England, having been 6bliged to leave Switzerland on account of the changed policy of that country to harboring political refugees from other lands. Malatesta had succeeded in making himself so universally disliked that he is liable to arrestin every country except England. The Swiss Government professed tobe un- aware of his presence, but found him when Italy protested against his being sheltered there, and he was warned to leave or suffer arrest and extradition. THE HARTLEPOOL VACANCY. LONDON, Jan. 13.—It is said that Mr. Glad- stone wiil speak in bebalf of the Liberal can- didate for the Hartlepool vacancy. A deep interest is felt in this election, the three con- stituencies being Liberal, apart from the Irish home rule issue. The Tories and dis- se7jting Liberals are preparing for an active st /ugegle. A DECIDED THAW. LonDoN, Jan. 13.—A decided thaw has set in here. The seaport of Niewport in Belgium, is reported as being still icebound and inac- cessible. The docks of Ostend are represented to be so crowded with shipping thatthe un- loading of vessels is only accomplished with the utmost difficulty. The Irish Party Troubles. LONDON, Jan. 13.—The Daily News to-day ad- mits thatin his Limerick speech on Sunday Mr. Parnell gave the correct date of the let- ter to Hon. Cecil John Rhodes, Premier of -the Cape Colony Governmen¢é, which, says the News, insome trifling respects confirms Mr. Parnell’s account of the Hawarden inter- view. ~ DILLON TO JOIN PARNELL, The McCarthyites now expect that Mr, Dillon will join Mr. Parnell. A FRENCH ANNOUNCEMENT. * PARIS, Jan. 13.—The Seicle to-day announced in double leaded type that Mr. John Dillon, upon his arrival in France, will be chosefi as | leader of the Irish Parliamentary party. § CHANGED FOR PARNELL. BELFAST, Jan. 18.—After hours of turbulent discussion the Belfast branch of the National League to-day rescinded the vote of confi- dence heretofore passed by it in the leader- ship of Mr. Justin McCarthy. A vote of con- fidence in Mr. Parnell was then adopted by 57 to 34. The Trouble in Chili. JTonpon, Jan. 183.~The Chilian Minister to an inaninterview to-day denied that ) 5. haa been any fighting in the streets of tiago or Valparaiso orin the provinces of Chili. Hestatedthat there was no revolu- tionary movement in progress in Chili, and that the present disturbances are only & pro- test against the illegal collection of taxes, which are now sanctioned by the Chambers. The Chilian army, said Don Carlos, sided with the Government, and only three out ofthe thirty-one ships of the Chilian Navy joined with the party of opposition. NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 18.—The Chilian Minister has received no information from 4 his Government in regard to the published % report of the revolt of the Chilian navy S eet: that Government. He attaches no #% importance to the alleged outbreak. Assist- 7» ant Secretary of State Wharton says that if pisarevolution in Chill, as private dis- hes allege, the Department of State has been advised of it. Ee The Wadsworth Mystery. ae a mens Jan.‘ 18.—Sir Charles Tupper, madi » Commissioner at London, has been ‘2 ‘As junicated with by friends in England of = Benwell’s murder. Wadsworth left England four months ago with £3,000 with which he proposed purchasing a farm in Canada. Wadsworth is described as a gentlemanly man of middle age, his hair turning gray. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. MONTREAL, Jan. 13.—The premises owned by R. R. Angus, on Craig street, was com- pletely burned last night and the tenants, among whom were the Chadwick Spool Co., Hughes & Stevenson, plumbers; Southern & Corey, ticket printers, and Waters Bros. & Co., printers, lost everything. The loss, | which amounts to $125,000, will fall about ' equally on the owner and tenants, but it was well covered by insurance. FOUR MEN KILLED. VicTortA, British Columbia, Jan. 13.—Yes- terday afternoon an accident happened at the Ocean dock, at the entrance to the har- bor, resulting in the death of fourmen., A gang of men were employed in discharging salmon from the steamer Danube and had piled up about 5,000 cases on a large shed. Suddenly the floor gave way and the men and 1,000 cases of salmon went into the water be- low. Three men were killed outright and one fatally injured. Several others were seriously injured. In a Peruvian Prison. New YoOrK, Jan. 13.—Secretary Blaine is making every effort practicable for the libera- tion of the Rev. Francis Pensotti, a clergy- man of the Methodist Episcopal Church and an agent of the American Bible Society, who has been incarcerated in Peru for the last six months. Mr. Pensotti’s case has awakened greatipterest in Callao, owingtothe strong belief on the part of the better class of the people that they should have free worship. As Mr. Pensotti is imprisoned for conducting a Methodist Epis- copal Church in Callao, his case has been taken up by the Protestants of that city. The law of Peruinregardto religious worship is different from almost any other South Ameri- can country. The Catholic Church ts the au- thorized church of the country, and the law states that no other public worship will be tolerated. The Caroline Islands War. MADRID, Jan. 13.—Considerable excitement has been aroused here by the news of Secre- tary Blaine’s demand for satisfaction for the destruction of American missionary property in the Caroline Islands. TRe Government is much concerned about it, and the Liberals, now out of power, af rejoiced at the em- barrassment of the Ministry. It is feared that the United States may get up a pretext for seizing Cuba, and Spain at present is in no position for war, either by land or,sea. PADLEWSKI IDENTIFIED. MADRID, Jan. 13.—A dispatch received from Olot, the town where Padlewski, the alleged murderer of Gen. Seliverskoff lived, states there is no reason for doubting that the mab arrested is the individual known as Padlewski. A photograph of the prisoner establishes the identity of the man now in custody. A PARISIAN’S DOUBTS. A dispatch from Paris says: The opinion is expressed by M. Duquercy, in whose house Padlewski was concealed after the murder of Gen. Seliverskoff and by Madame Gregoire, who is also acquainted with the alleged mur- derer, thatthe man arrested at Olot is not Padlewski. The statement is made thatthe arrest of the man wasdue to his having boasted of his anarchistic affiliations and as- sociations. He is believed to have been sup- plied with funds by Anarchists residing in the various towns through which he passed. The prisonersays that lots were cast to decide who should kill Gen. Seliver- skof. The Russian Budget. ST. PETERSRURG, Jan. 13.—The Russian budget for the year 1891 exhibits an estimated surplus of $1,167,840. The estimates include as extraordinary expenditures $26,775,000 for public works and $12,912,000 for armaments. TRANSPORTED WITHOUT A TRIAL. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 13.—Lutzski, who was arrested in connection with the fattempt to wreck the Czar’s train at Borki, will be trans- ported to Siberia without the formality ofa trial. The extradition of Satcharisky, whois alleged to have been concerned inthe Borki incident, has been demanded by the Russian Government. A PEACE LOVING POLICY. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 13.—Minister of Fi- nance Vyschnegradsky, ina speech to-day, referred to the Czar’s effortsin behalf Euro- pean peace and expressed a hope that the peace-loving policy of Russia would be as successful in the future as in the past. The Scotland Railway Strike. GLASGOW, Jan. 13.—Many of the men who had returned to work for the North British Railway have again joined the strikers. The situation is becoming critical. Mr. Tait, Sec- retary of the Strikers’ Union, declares that the men on the Glasgow & South- western Railway have also decided to go out on strike again. The North British Railway Co.will have an immense task toclear away the accumulation of freight. traffic. Lines of trucks, miles in length, are awaiting removal. The situation is ruinous alike to the men and to the shareholders. Austria and the Vatican. VIENNA, Jan. 13.—The ascendancy of the French ambassador atthe Vatican is increas- ing so evidently as to create alarm at the Austrian cOurt whose influence at Rome has heretofore been unrivalled. Germany is also troubled over the pending rapprochement of her republican enemy and the papal see, the supporters of the latter holding the balance of power in the Reichstag. A Disastrous Oonflagration. BoMBAY, Jan. 13.—A disastrous conflagra- tion has caused much suffering in this city. Over two hundred houses have been burned to the ground and hundreds of families have been rendered homeless. Foreign News in Brief. The Shah has expelled from Persia the Sheikh Jamalleddin who has made himself obnoxious on account of his bitter attack upon England. He was escorted to the Tur- kish frontier by a detachment of rsi troops. Kink It is reported from the Congo State t large quantity of arms imported by nh Dutch-Rotterdam Cg. has been disposed of to the Arabs in the interior, and they are re- commencing their slave raids on the native population. The Duke of Cumberland is traveling under the name of Baron Culloden, a fact which does not add to his popularity in Scotland. Joe Donoghue, the American champion skater, leaves for the United States by the steamer Germanic on Wednesday. — The Arkansas Treasury. LITTLE ROcK, Ark., Jan. 18,—State Treas- urer Woodruff will on Thursday turn over to his successor the contents of the Treasury vaults. Woodruff’s sureties, while not deny- ing that he is short, say that his successor will find every dollar of the State funds on hand when he comes into office. Gov. Eagle, in his message to the Legislature, will ask an investigation of the charges against Wood- ruff. It is believed a whitewash will be the result. Blaze at Princeton, Mo. PRINCETON, Mo., Jan. 18.—Fire broke out | yesterday afternoon ina photograph gallery onthe east side of oe cutee owe eae | Amendment Committees ; FARMER MEMBERS. They Are Anxious to Get Information About Corporations in Missouri. IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE LOWER HOUSE AT JEFFERSON CITY. A Resolution to Exclude Railroad Lobby- ists From the House—Fixing Rates of Interest—Committee on Rules Report— The Senate Committees — Republican Senatorial Caucus. JEFFERSON City, Mo., Jan. 13,—The farmer members are anxious to get all the informa- tion they can regarding corporations in the State and their assessed property valuations. The third resolution on this subject was pre- sented in the House this morning by repre- ‘sentative Lee of Carter. It specified that eyery County Clerkin the State be required to furnish the House with a list of corpora- tions in each of the counties with the assessed property valuationof each and other infor- mation concerning them. The resolution was laid over until to-morrow. Representative McLin of Johnson intro- duced a resolution to exclude all lobby- ists from the House. He said there Was reason to Delieve that the House would be overrun with railroad lobbists be- fore the session was well advanced. There were sixteen bills introducedin the House this morning. @Represetative Partrick introdcued a bill which alms to prevent money lenders and loan companies from charging exorbitant rates of interest. The bill fixes the maxiumn rate of 10 per cent per annum. The report of the Special Committee on Rules consumed the greater portionof the forenoon, though only a few changes were made intherules. Representative Tubbs of Osage was loaded with objections and caused much delay in this way. Representative Martin of St. Louis intro- duced a bill regulating sleeping-car rates. The afternoon session was taken up in dis- cussing the report of the Committee on Rules. THE SENATE. The Senate held a brief session this morn- ing and adjourned over until to-morrow morning. It was expected that the Gover- nor would appointa Recorder of Voters for St. Louis, but the appointment was withheld. It will be made to-morrow, and unless theappointing power has undergone a change of mind since Sun- day, the office will go to Fire Commissioner Carlisle. The Republican Senators and Representa- tives will havea caucus this evening in the Capitol for the purpose of nominating a can- didate for the complimentary vote for United States Senator. The cali for the meet- ing was issued this morning by Senator McGinnis, chairman of the Re- publican joint caucus and other Republican members. There are several namies men- tioned for the nomination, and it may take several ballots before a. selection is made, Senator Headlee is the latest mentioned for the compliment. He isa farmer, and both parties seem exceedingly anxious to compll- ment the farmers. THE HOUSE COMMITTEES. The Senate Committee having been an- nounced the representatives are all looking to Speaker Tuttle to name the standing com- mittees of that branch. It isa much more difficult matter, however, to make up forty- three committees with 148 members than it is to select twenty- nine with thirty-four men. President Claycomb of the Senate had thirty-four Sen- ators and the twenty-five committees to make up, and shortly before 5 o’clock yester- day he made his announcements. There are twenty-five Democrats in the ranksof the thirty-four members and each of them gota chairmanship. The Republicans got minor- ity representation on all the committees, but none of them—not even Senator McGinnis— was placed at the head of one of the Senate subdivisions. The following are the committees and their respective chair- ‘men: Judiciary, Shelton of Schuyler; Ways and Means, Piersol; Criminal Jurisprudence, Sparks; Appropriations, Major; Ratlroads and Internal Improvements, Clay; Corpora- tions other than Railroads and Insurance Companies, Teasdale; Railroad and Insur- ance Companies, Carleton; Education, Se- bree; Constitutional Amendments, Richard- son; Agriculture, Stark ; Roads and Highways, Taggart; Accounts, Newberry; Penitentiary, Jasper N. Burks; Federal Relations, Colley; Labor, Mines and Mining, Hendrickson; Ele- mosynary Institutions, Weeks; Privilegesand Elections, Anderson; Township Organiza- tion, Bradley; Justices of the Peace, Stone of St. Louis; Militia, Espenscheid of St. Louis; Unfinished Business, Dockery of St. Louis. Senator Stone, in addition to the Chairman- ship of the Justices of the Peace Committee, is assignedto the Judiciary and the Town- ship Organization Committees. Senator Espenschied is also on the Appro- priations, Corporations and Committee on Elemosynary Institutions. Senator Dockery will serve on the Commit- tees on Education and Federal Relations. The St. Louls Senators, who on account of their political views were left out of the dis- tribution of chairmanships, will serve as fol- lows: McGinnis, on the Ways and Means, Criminal Jurisprudence and Constitutional Miller, on the Labor, Federal Relations and Unfinished Business Committees, and Busche will find something to engage his attention on the Committees on Accounts, Militia and Insur- ance. A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION ASKED. Senator Sam ©. Major has fired the opening gun for a revision of the State Constitution. Late yesterday afternoon he introduced a. joint and concurrent resolution in the Senate to submit the question of holding a constitu- tional convention, to the voters of the State. In the event of the. adoption of the resolution the question will be submitted at the next general election, which takes place in No- vember, 1892. The sentiment in favor of a new constitutional convention is becoming strong, and the Senator from Howard is con- fident that the resolution will meet with the approval of both houses. The Constitu- tion has not been revised since 1875, and Senator Major says that alapse of fifteen years has made it very necessary to make a number of changes in the present constitutional provisions of the State. Ifthe constitution is overhauled St. Louis may get the representation in the Legislature it ought to have with its population of nearly halfa million. - Under the present system of apportionment st. Louis does not gain a single member over its representation in 1880, though it has increased moré than a 100,000 population since that census. THE FACTORY INSPECTION LAW. Senator Owen Miller of St. Louis, the only Union Labor member “ that eB of has re- introduced the factory ins law and eee makina bis dant eee fe This bill came within an ace of the Thirty- fifth General Assembly. was then cham- ‘ Tom who pt of the House at — "BoM The bill |% ato pe ods ’ Exec incited el peamiod 4 ” age, and authorizes the appointment of in- spectors to see that the law is rigidly en- forced. They will be under the direction of the ,Labor Commissioner. Another measure introduced by the same Senator promises to attract much attention. Itis asubstitute for the Sunday saloon closing law, It requires that all sa- loons shall be kept closed from midnight un- til 5a.m.on all days excepting Sundays, when they shall remain closed until 2 p. m. BOOK-MAKING AND POOL-SELLING. The present. session promises to be prolific in legislation affecting book-making and 1-selling. Senator Stone has a bill before the Assembly to prohibit it and yesterday afternoon Senator Miller intro- duced a measure which aims to close up all the pool rooms excepting on race tracks. The bill specifies that book making and pool sell- ing shall only be allowed on race tracks while races are being run. The St. Louis and Kansas Oity bookmakers are expected to makea big fight to present the passage of either measure. A lobby of that kind will have a difficult time working on the farmer members of the House. THE STORE. SYSTEM. Abillto do away with the store system practiced by some of the mine operators and contractors on their employes has received Its first reading in the Senate. It was presented by Senator Miller, and it will be supported by the labor organizations. It specifies that all companies and corporations shall pay their employes at leastevery two weeks in cash and makes it a misdemeanor to pay in store checks. AGRICULTURAL MEMBERS ORGANIZE. The action of the farmer members in effect- ing an organization last evening is regarded as significant. Over seventy members at- tended and were enrolled as members of the organization, which Is to be known as the ‘*Farmers’ Club.’’ Railroad Commissioner Hickmara, who up to a few months ago was the President of the Farmers’ and Laborers’ Union, was presented, and made a speech favoring the formation of such a club. Dick Dalton of Ralls was made chairman, and he alsomade a speech. He wasup to two years ago a member ofthe Democratic State Committee, and though he is now prominently identified with the farm- ers’ movement he is as much of a Democratic politician as ever. Itis hinted that he is trying to help Gov. Francis to solidify himself with the farmers for favorable consideration two years hence for the Senatorial nomination. Francis spends much of his time getting around among the members, and has a stock of funny stories which he unloads on them at every opportunity. The club proposes to meet often and discuss all measures affecting farmers that are presented in the Assembly, and the members propose to enact some legislation for the benefit of the tillersof the soil, and this is their chief object in effecting an or- ganization. EX-LABOR COMMISSIONER KOCHTITZKY. Ex-Labor Commissioner Oscar Kochtitzky is dangerously ill and his death is expected at any time. He served under the Marmaduke and Morehouse administrations and was suc- ceeded by Lee Meriwether, the present commissioner. Mr. his 6lst year and eventful _ life. He is ja by birth and served: under Kossuth in the Hungarian revolution, He) nected for a time with the Tu served in the Union army in was commissioned F the expiration of - He learned =... civil engineering in his youth and followed the profession for years. He built the Little Val- ley Road, which is nowa part of the Cotton Belt system, in conjunction with George B. Clark, and later served in the Legislature. Since his retirement from the Labor Commis- sioner’s office he has been giving his atten- tion to the development of lead mines in the southern part of the State. THE MEN LIKELY TO LOSE. Indications That the Alabama Coal Miners’ Strike Is Breaking Up. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 13.—The coal miners’ strike which has been on since the ist of December is breaking up. The strikers at Blocton Mines, where more than one thou- sand men were out, met yesterday evening and decided to go back to work this morning atthe old rate and under theold conditions. It is believed the strikers at several other mines will follow this break in a few days and that all of them will be at work again in a week. Blocton was considered by the strikers one of their strongest points, but the action of yesterday was a complete victory for the company. The Leavenworth Miners. . LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Jan. I8.—Four hun- dred men employed by the Leavenworth Coal Mining Co. and twenty employed by the Home Co. struck yesterday against a reduc- tion in wages from 4% to4cents per bushel. The mines are idle. No disturbance hagoc- curred. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE POOR. te of service. Donations to the Indigent Delivered Through the Police Department. Mrs. Harris, the police matron atthe Four Courts, is daily: made the medium through which contributions for the relief of the poor find their way to those cases of deserving charity. Yesterday she received from Mrs. G. L. Taylor, 2835 Clark avenue, a large bundle of clothing. A letter from a lady signing her- self Mrs. J. H. 8. was received saying thata barrel of clothing had been expressed from Anna, Hl, To-day the Police Department sent twenty- five bushels of coal to Mrs. Annie Klasak, who is destitute at 1805 Menard street, Mrs. Klasak has been a resident of St. Louis fot more than sixteen years. Five months ago siie was com- pelled to leave her husband on account of drunkenness, cruelty and. non-support. Since that time she has provided for her three small children by washing. Oneof the little ones is now sick and she cannot go out to work. Capt. Huebler recommends the case. Senator Chandler Hot. Concorp, N. H., Jan. 13.—Senator Chandler sent the following telegram last njzht: Hon. O. C. Moore, House of Representatives, Wash- ington, D. C.: Please expedite the passage of Bhnchard’s resolution. Ihope the committee will come to New Hampshire immediately and learn the difference between the honest, peaceful and lawful ways of obtaining Republican vic- tories in New Hampshire, and _ the fraudulent, bloodthirsty and uaconstitu- tional methods by which Louisiana, with a Republican majority of many thou- sands, is made to give an apparent Demo- cratic majority of 83,000. In New Hampshire no Democratic voter is molested or made afraid, while the flames of burning negro cabins and the blood of slaughtered Republi- caps mark the pathway to power of the Louisiana Democracy.g W. BE. CHANDLER. - Surrendered Voluntarily. HARTFORD, Oonn., Jan. 13.—Geo. M, Bar- tholemew, formerly President of the Charter Oak Life Insurance Oo., who went to Canada, some years ago, returned voluntarily to Hart-* pile Ameen cy eRe nn Fenn in the Superior Court and bersiement 0 of 10,00 th ches 1G: send yo Myon bits al Pomea ste ip ; S. the ne pene 7 the Harford EVERYBODY'S FIGHT ——— No Change in the Contest Over the Illinois Senatorship. THE THREE F. M. B. A. MEMBERS MUM AS TO THEIR CHOICE. Farwell’s Friends Ingist on Holding a Caucus—Gen. Palme? Quiet and Con- fident — Farmer Streeter at Work — Stelle’s Candidacy—The Fight Against Senator Ingalls. SPRINGFIELD, Il., Jan. 13.—The election contests will be taken up to-day by the House Elections Committee, following the adjourn- ment of the House. The McCrone and Ham- ilton cases will be the first to be considered, and it is upon those that the Democrats have. have relied to give them two votes for Palmer. It is claimed that McOrone was not legally a resident of Illinois for five years preceding his elec- tion, as required by the IlMnois constitution. Hamilton, who comes from Iroquois County, was elected over the Democratic candidate, Mr. Rutzgow, by only thirty-six. majority, and it is claimed that inone recently divided district some of the voters voted at thejwrong precinct. Senator Matthews last night made a statement arguing tiat McCroneis legally entitled to his seat. It is said that Senator Farwell will be here to-day to begin an active canvass for the Republican nomination for Senator. The Republicans will hold a caucus, butitis ad- mitted thatthe ‘‘Big Three’’ control the situation, and they have declared against Farwell. Representative David Hunter, of the Alliance, may get the Republican.nomi- nation. The State Register this morning contains an editorial written by Gov. Palmér. It ‘states that the only noticesof contest yet filed have been by Chairman Jones of the Republi- can State Committee, and those not proper- ly filed as such contests must be instituted in a direct way by responsible parties. No one has yet in a regular way contested the rights of Messrs. Caldwell, Noonan, Arnold and Coppinger of the Senate. Such action would have to be inthe form of petitions containing certain specifications which would give notice to the Senator as- sailed, so that he could prepare his defense, and would require a two-thirds vote to secure expulsion of a Senator. The editorial then defines the powers of the Senate in such Cases and closes by saying that the Democrats will continue to pursue the even tenor of their wa ws THE FARWELL CAUCUS. It will be pretty hot among the Republicans and a senatorial caucus will probably be held Thursday night. Committees will be ap- pointed by both House and Senate with power to take such action relative to the holding of a caucus as may seem politic. Some of the country members do not want a nomination to be made at all, and are to the holding of a caucus. The committees will probably be announced and a= meeting held to-night to consult about the advisabil- ity of holding a caucus. There will, it is thought, be a caucus,as Senator Farwell’s friends insist that custom and precedent dic- tate a nomination, and it would bea strange proceedure for the Republicansto gointoa senatorial election without a candidate in- dorsed bya party cauctis. Mr. Farwell isa candidate for re-election and his friends will ask the Republican party. to indorse him as such. He must be well aware of the fact that he cannot get a “single one of the three F. M. B. A. votes, and he cannot very well be elected without them. These F. M. B. A. men have had a merry time of it since they came into prominence. They have been cajoled, and wheedled; ana flattered by representatives of all parties. Sticks of Senatorial timber have been sug- gested tothem times without number. Sen- atorial candidates have visited them at their homes, and ate of their store, and whittled down their fences, and praised the plump- ness of their live stock, the beauties of their wives and children, and all that sort of thing. THE OPPOSITION. Senator Farwell has a few pronounced per- sonal friends among the members of both houses and he has also some pronounced per- sonal enemies. These men have been here waiting for Mr. Farwell’s strength to become apparent, sothey might fight it. Up to this minute Mr. Farwell’s legislative friends have not shown themselves, lest a battle be pre- cipitated. Hence the Senator’s weakness in the Legislature is his strengthafter all. He knows as well as any other man that the chances of electing a Senator here turn Oh a very narrow question. The Democrats want some votes in the House, and cannot get them without unseating anumber of Republicans. The Republicans will certainly throw Democrats out of the Senate by way of retaliation. Half a dozen Cook County Democrats are protesting against this procedure because they don’t want to lose four or five seats in the Senate. Brian Conway, James Quinn, Jimmy Town- send, Sol Van Pragg, and Henry P. Carmody areamongthe number who served notice on the Democratic steering committee that they would never support the bouncing bust- ness. HOW THE F. M. B. A. THREE STAND. Inan interview Mr. Taubeneck, speaking for himself and his two F. M. B. A. colleagues in the House, said: ‘*We will certainly do allin our power to prevent the electionof Palmer, Farwell, or Oglesby. If wecan get neither side to fuse with us for one ofoypr men,and one of the otherofthem brings up a candidate who is satisfactory to us in every respect we will as- sist in his election.’’ | ‘*‘Then you recognize your power and intend to use it?’’ ‘*‘We will use itso far as to insist on the election of a man to the United States Senate whom we are satisfied will look after the in- terests of the farmers; one who will use all honorable means in his powerto secure for us such legislation as will be benéficial to the agriculturists of the land, and who will not be influenced against such legislation by the wiles of the corporations and their agents. And we think that such a man should have no affiliations with either of the two old par- ties.’’ ‘*What is the name of such® man, or do you have such a one in mind?’’ ‘‘Whenthe proper time comes his name will be mentioned, but not before,’’ FARMER LEGISLATION. The F. M. B. A. members have several bills which will be unloaded at the first oppor One reduces the salaries of all but that was a good many years ago. Of late years he has been fighting the Republican party andis a pronounced tariff reformer. It is not likely, therefore, that hé would suit the Republicans. The ‘‘big three’’ may yet have a hard time in agreeing on some candl- date. Mr. Taubeneck’s first choice has for some time been understood to be Cicero J. Lindley, but at present there are only slight prospects of an agreement on Lindley. If the ‘‘bigthree’’ agree to support anybody it will probably be some one who cannot be elected. FARMER STREETER. | Farmer Streeter has spent the greater part of his time since the result of the election was announced in going the rounds of the three. It might be as well to state in this connection that the three farmer men think very serious- ly of voting for Mr. Streeter, who has in some way or other impressed them with the idea that he is a big man and has the making of a Dig statesman. They want to vote for Streeter, and will probably do so when the time comes. The Republicans won’t vote for the gentle- man, dnd the Democrats have it in for him for his actions in the Thirty-fourth Assembly.. He was elected to the Senate by Democratic votes, and ought in common decency to have supported Col. Morrison, the Democratic nominee. Mr. Streeter voted for Gen. Black every time. The Democrats have lively rec- Ollections of Farmer Streeter, and will even old scores with him, ‘ —__. ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. Seventy-Two Bills Introduced in the House—Contested Election Cases. SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 13.—Seventy-two bills were introduced in the House of the General Assembly this morning, eight of which were to regulate stock yards, four on the supply of school books, two to elect the Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commis- sioners, one to establish a Western insane hospital, two for the repeal of the compulsory education law and several to amend it; two to punish persons who form trusts, combines and syndicates, and five to amend the election laws. Speaker Crafts announced that he had depositions in the contested election case of Rutzow, Demo- crat, against Hamilton, Republican, and turned them over to the Committee on Elec- tions, Mr. Ferns of Jerseyville introduced a reso- lution favoring the free coinage of silver, which was passed by the Democrats, one or two Republicans voting for it. It was favored by the three F.M. B. A. members. Resolutions were passed on the death of Hon. 8S. H. Marshall of Fulton County, member of the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth General As- semblies. The Elections Committee met this after- noon to consider the contested election cases. The Senate adjourned early andthe Com- mittee on Elections will also work on con- tested cases all afternoon, The Kansas Senatorial Fight. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 13.—All but a few mem- bers of the Legislature are here to-day. The session opened ati2 o’clock. P. P. Elder of Franklin County, formerly Speaker of the House and member of the Senate under the Republicans, but now an Alliance man, will be élected Speaker. ‘The Chief Clerk will be 8. W. Chase, Chairman of the State Alliance Committee. The Alliance will get all the positions in the House, and the -Republicans now fling themselves on the Senate for jobs. A. G. Stacey will be re-elected Secretary of the Senate. S.M. Bennett, the defeated Al- liance candidate from Meade County, has filed a contest against A. H. Heber, charging him with fraud. The Senatorial question, which, when settled, will decide the fate of Ingalls, ts the topjc of the hour. Ingalls has sixty votes, with twenty-three to get, and it is doubtful if he will make them. P. P. Elder is in the lead against Ingalls. with J. T. Willets and Judge W. A. Peffer close behind. Jerry Simpson is not making much of an effort and may be selected as a compro- mise if Ingalls and Elder are not put in, THE ALLIANCE CAUCUS. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 13.—A special to the Star from Topeka ‘says: After ‘a continuous session of twelve hours the caucus of the Al- liance completed, at 3 o’clock this morning, its list of officers for the Lower House. It has been the general opinion that the Alllance members would do very little caucusing, but itis evident now that they will doa great dealof it. P. P. Elderof Franklin County was agreed upon for Speaker, and Benj. Rich for Chief Clerk. The Colorado Legislature. DENVER, Colo., Jan. 13.—Friday night’s row between the faction of the Republicans known as the ‘‘gang,’’ which was started in the lower House of the General Assembly on Friday night, and the combination formed by the ‘‘gang-smashers,’’ was renewed again at last night’s session. Fears were entertained of serious trouble, and before the House was called to order some half dozen sergeants-at- arms were sworn in by ‘‘the gang,’’ who have the Speaker on their side. These were stationed all over the House to suppress any demonstrations that might be made. It is reported on good authority that the combine had a number of men in the lobby ready to take a hand and had a personal encounter oc- curred between the members, as was ex- pected, thereisno telling what the result would have been. After the House was called to order Mr. Voorhees, Democrat, got the floor and charged that bribery had been at- tempted. This caused a heated debate and resulted in the appointment of a committee toinvestigate. There was much filibustering but the House finally adjourned until to-day, when it is expected that the fight will be re- newed with vigor. The ‘‘gang’’ has twenty- one members and tae combine twenty-eight. this afternoon. The Indiana Legislature. ._ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 13.—The Indiana resolution instructing the State’s representa- tives in Congress to urge the passage of a bill providing for the appointment of an ad- ditional member of the President’s Cabinet, to be known as the Commissioner of Labor. Among the measures introduced was one providing for the raising of $1,000,000 by special local *axation to pipe natural gas to Indianapolis for the use of manufacturers at Brooklyn, N. Y. The Nebraska Legislature. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 13.—Among the bills‘tn- troduced'in the Legislature was one provid- } ing for State publication of school books, one for maximum freight bills, and half a dozen two Governors still hold the fort. The West ‘Virginia Legislature. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Jan. 13.—Members of ne a . | the Legislature, which will meet at noon to- ‘morrow, are arriving hourly. The Democrats | f | will have 16 majority in the Senate and 18 in | go House of Representatives has adopted a nominal cost, and another granting the city a | new charter, similar in character to that of | ON THE WAR PATHE FIVE HUNDRED INDIANS BREAK AWAY AND q MAKE FOR THE BAD LANDS. They Act Like Crazy Men and Commit — _ Acts of Depredation. GEN. CARR AND COL. WHEATON WITH TROOPS AFTER THEM. / A Description of the Hostiles’ and Friend. lies’ Camps—Gen. Miles’ Plan to Dis- arm the Indians—Gen. Brooke Reaches the Agency to Get Supplies—A Talk With Red Eagle—The Situation. From Our Staff Correspondent. RUSHVILLE, Neb., Jan. 13, 2 p. m.—Be- tween four and five hundred Indians broke away from the hostiles this morning and have started for the Bad Lands, via Wounded Knee, They are crazy and franti¢, committing dep- redations wherever they go. Gen. Carr, with the Sixth cavalry and one company of in- fantry and Col. Wheaton with four compa- nies of infantry are after them. : D. H. ROBERT, THE SITUATION AT9 A. M, From our Staff Correspondent. PINE RIDGE, 8.D., Jan. 13, via Rushville, Neb., Jan. 13.—The Indians early this morn- ing are in camp within full view of the north fortifications. The right of their column rests there and the line extends northeast, running upa gulch behind the bluffs. The view from the fortifications is grandly pictu- resque. Behind them is a natural amphi- theater—a rugged broken slope two hundred feet to the crest, covered with stunted pines, At the foot of the slope the pines disappear, and beyond there stretchesa level plain as flat as a table and covering no less than twenty acres. It is just a mile from the agency and White Clay Creek runs beside it. On the plain are tepees by the hundred, pitched ir- regularly, huddled together in groups here and scattered widely apart there, and the plain and hills are covered with ponies nib- bling the short grass that still has a slight greenish hue. Moving about among the tepees a glass shows the bucks and squaws > with their children and dogs. Such a spée- tacle imprints itself on the mind with start- ling clearness, for it is huge in its grandeur, strikingly unique and wonderfully suggestive — s to the imagination. Just between the plain and the agency, perched on a hill behind earth-works, is a three-inch rifie-gun which ts -trained on the camp. It seems to stare grimly down on that village of half-crazed barba- rians and to warnt hem of the awful horror that will follow one rash act. MOMENTS OF ANXIETY. Fora while yesterday everybody in Pine Ridge waited anxiously, feeling that every moment the roar of that gun might be heard, and everyone was expectant. Gen. Miles had notified Father Jutz that he would not consent toacouncil. The Indians must come in in squads and go quietly into camp. To this order they gave no obedience. Capt. Dougherty, commanding the infantry company at the fortifications, had thrown out pickets a quarter of a mile beyond the lines. . The Indians were known to be just be- yond a hill about eighteen hundred yards dis- tant. Maj. Bahr, the Paymaster, visited the fortifications to pay off the company, and all of the men were in thecamp, a hundred yard? “ away, except one who was left asa guard near the gun. Suddenly twolndian sconts were seen on jthe crest of a hill buta short distance beyond the other pickets; then others appeared on the hills to the northwest. Fora momenta dozen were seen onthe various elevations and then a body of more than a hundred mounted rose tc the crest of the hill behind which the hostiles were. The number was steadily increased to 400 by accessions of bands ranging in numbers from five to twenty-five. Capt. Dougherty was immediately notified. He dispatched a courier to headquarters to notify Gen. Miles of the movenient. Then hurrying to the for- tification she had the gun prepared for action. The range finderand sights being adj the cave in which the ammunition was was-opened. ‘*‘What ammunition have you?” he asked of the gunner. ‘*Only shells, sir,’’ was the reply. gtoacourier Capt. Dougherty said: **Ride to headquarters and ask the Quarter- master to send me some shrapnell and canister.’’ é The courier dashed away and Capt. Doigh- erty carefully inspected the fortifications¥c the last time. COL. SHAFTER'’S ORDERS. Col. Shafter of the First Infantry rode t and said: ‘*‘Captain, will you withdraw your outer pickets and close this road to everyone ex- cept scouts. If any Indians come this send them around by the western road. o* Par a — a og | do not want them at the agency. Let noone : me The inauguration of Gov. Routt took place’ Me?