St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 30, 1891

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BUENOS AYRES, Jan. 30.—According to Chil- fan advices received here there have been desperate and sanguinary battles fought in the provinces of Chili between the rebel forces and the government troops. There have been many killed on both sides, but the reports are conflicting as to which side proved victorious. There seems to be but little action taken on either side at Santiago de Chili, the capital. ADVANCING ON THE CAPITAL. Later advices state that 15,000 insurgents are massed at Quillota, province of Valpa- raiso, fifty miles from Santiago, and it is re- ported that they are contemplating an ad- vance oh the capital. The insurgents have been forced to withdraw from Lapena, where, after a desperate engagement, 5,000 Govern- ment troops compelled the insurgents to re- treat to Lanorita. GOVERNMENT TROOPS REVOLT. PARIS, Jan. 30.—The Gaulois of this city to- day says that 12,000 Chilian Government troops dispatched from Valparaiso against the insurgents have revolted and joined the rebel forces. Ruled by a Brooklyn Man. PrrTsBuRG, Pa., Jan. 30.—T. E. Wheeler, who, until recently, was train dispatcher on the only railroad in Costa Rica is visiting his mother, who lives in this city. He says that the republic is bolting over with crime. Marriage is considered an institution forthe rich and for foreigners. On the Costa Rican independence day, Sept. 15, the Governor at Port Limon gave areception. It was formar- ried persons only, and he strictly enjoined upon his people that no one should attend who had not been married. Only one native couple was present, though hundreds were anxious to go. The laborers in Costa Rica are negroes from the West Indies: They are treated worse than animals. One day Mr. Wheeler saw a boat load of natives driving a negro overboard. They would not let him back on the boat, but told him to swim or drown, The sea was rough, but the black man being an expert swimmer, escaped tothe shore and left for his home in Jamaica nextday. The Govern- ment is patterned after that of the United States, but aman named MinusC. Keithis said be the realruler. Keithisa Brooklyn man. He bolds no office, but he permits no man to hold office without his consent. Keith owns the only railroad in the country and one-half of the banana plantations. The inhabitants are obedient to him and his rule is a wise one. fie has put the Government on a practical footing. Every Costa Rican is a chronic office seeker, and if he fails to get the office he wants he threatens arebellion. Then Keith sits down on him. The schools and churches are a century behind the times and the Spanish school marms spend most of the school hours in smoking cigarettes. Port Limon, the only seaport town, is very disorderly. A short time ago the Chief of Police became jealous of a German-American resident whom he considered a rival in love. Buzzards were noticed hovering over a spot in a swamp near the city and there the body of the Ger- man-American was found. The Chief of Po- lice was found guilty of the murder, but was soon pardoned, ‘*The whisky down there is awful,’’ added Mr. Wheeler, pathetically, ‘‘and costs 2 cents a drink.’’ The Kaiser and Count von Waldersee. BERLIN gJan. 30.—The Kaiser is at last about to act upona long-formed determination to make a change in his @hiefof staff. The dif- ferences between the Kaiser and Count von Waldersee antecate Willlam’s elevation to the throne and mainly arise from the stiff military self-opinion of the Count, who has refused to unbend to his youthful sovereign or to acknowledgein him any capacity asa commander. During last year’s mauouvers in Silesia, the Count, as official critic of the operations, pointed out that His Maj- esty would have exposed his cavalry to complete annihilation had the warfare been real instead of mimic. The Kaiser accepted the rebuke, but did not like it, and proposed soon after to re- place Waildersee with somebody who would eppreciate the genius the Kaiser thinks he possesses. The Empress, to whom Waldersee is related, succeededin persuading the Em- peror todefer action, which he appears to ' have done untilnow. Waldersee is married to an American lady and had already won an honorable rank in‘the army when the Kaiser was born. Apart from any differences be- tween them, itis the policy of the Emperor to remove the old men holding commands of high military responsibility and fill their places with young men of his own selection. COSTLY GIFTS FROM FRANCIS JOSEPH. BERLIN, Jan. 30.—Emperor Frencis Joseph, as Godfather to the young Prince Jgachim, just baptized, has senta gift of costly dia- monds to the German Empress. Sweden’s King in Debt... ve STOCKHOLM, Jan. 30.—The King has been running in debt considerably for personal ex- penses andis under heavy obligations to cer- tain rich merchants of Gothenburg. These merchants are now getting anxious about their money, asthe royal allowance is not likely to leave any surplus for thé obligations they hold. The matter creates much public comment, The Ulster Men and Home Rule. LONDON, Jan. 80.—The plain avowal of the Marquis of Londonderry that the men of Ulster will fight in the event of home rule being granted to Ireland, has createaa sen- sation, coming from a quarter well informed and responsible. All that Lord Londonderry asks is that England keep’ its hands of, and allow the Ulster Protestants to fight it out with the Home Rulers, without the interfer- ence of imperial troops. There is no doubt but that the Ulster ‘Protestants are well armed and drilled, and if their speakers are to be believed they will resent the attenfpt of any home rule Irish parliamentary rule to” exercise any jurisdiction over them. THE PARNELL RECEPTION AT ENNIS. LONDON, Jan. 30-—Preparations for the re- ception of Mr. Parnell at Ennis Sunday : fore- shadow an enthusiastic demonstration. Ow- ing to the theft of the wind instruments of the Ennis band other instruments have been or- dered for the occasion and there will be no lack of music. The course of Sir John Pope Hennessy in Parliament is pointed to by ~Par-. mell’s friends as showing that it would have been wiser to elect Scully, ____ ‘OLD PRETENDER’’ HENNESSY. was masquerading yesterday as a Jacobin, with a white rose in his buttonhole, in honor of the birthday of the son of JamesII. ‘‘Old Pretender’’ Hennessy was guyed considera- bly by his fellow members. P DEATH OF CHARLES BRADLAUGH. LONDON, Jan. 30.—Mr. Charles. Bradlaugh, M. P., for Northampton, who has n critically ill for some time past, died at 6 o’clock this morning. Burning of the Steamer Shanghai. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 30.—The steam- ship City of Rio Janeiro, which arrived from Hong Kong, brought further particulars of the burning of the steamer Shanghai on Dec. 25. She had on board 400 Chinese passengers and one European and carried a cargo of cot- ton. The cargo caught fire and the vessel was headed for the shore. The Chinese rushed overboard and were drowned in large numbers. Many were also burned to death. No. accurate estimate of those lost can be made, but it was probably between two hundred and three hundred. At Holhow piracy has increased lately, and on Dec. 20 nineteen pirates were decapitated, And afew days later seven more. Notrace has been found of the pirates who captured the steamer Namos. The Suppression of ““Thermidor.”’ Paris, Jan. 30.—Coquelin, it is said, intends to prosecute the revolutionary writer, Lizzagary, for throwing money among the audience during the performance of ‘‘Ther- midor’’ and thereby inciting disorder, and also for whistling at the stage, to the great distress of the actors. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION. Resolutions Adopted at the Meeting Held in Chicago. The Executive Committee of the National Trans portation Committee met yesterday in Chicago and adopted the following resolu- tions: The Exe@utive Committee regrets that the carriers have practically suspended work, or at least have failed to agree upon auniform classification or upon a bill of lading. ' The committee has evidence that the carriers Will undertake to force upon shippers conditions and ex- emptions from responsibilities which are not contem- plated by common law and which have not been con- ceded by the public. The announcement through the press of the action of a Justice of the Peacein Columbus, O., as *‘a de- cision of an Ohio court,’’ seems to justify the Execu- tive Committee in suggesting to the members of the association, and through them to the Exchanges represented, that shippers be advised that the pro- mulgation ofa bill of lading, with conditions other than those established by common law, does not necessarily abridge their rights, but that the burden of proof rests upon the carriers to show that each shipper understood and accepted such conditions. The committee further recommends that each com- mercial organization, by petition or memorial to the Interstate Commerce Commission, demand that all common carriers be required to furnish a uniform bill of lading wherein the responsibility defined by com- mon law shall be expressed, and alsoa uniform clas- sification with which shall appear such conditions and restrictions as are just and reasonable. And further, in case the Interstate Commerce Com- mission shall afford any hearing to representatives of the carriers in connection with the establishment of such bill of lading ahd classification, or the rules affecting the same, that the National Tranfsportation Association shall be afforded a simfar facility for presenting the views of shippers. The committee consists of the following representives from differ- ent boards of trade: E. P. Wilson, Cincinnati; Q. W. Ramlett, Boston; C. H. Graves, Duluth; Geo. Clark, Chicago, and H. G. Craft, 8t. Louis. 4 SMUGGLING CHINAMEN, An Active Industry on the Canadian Bor- der, Watched by Uncle Sam. WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., Jan. 30.—An agent of the United States Treasury Department has been in this city for the past several days for the purpose of investigating the reported smuggling in the United States from Port Ar- thur, Ont., of large numbers of Chinamen. Careful inguiry in both this city and Duluth develops the fact that the Government offi- clals here have for some time been keeping an eye on certain owners of small vessels resident here and at Duluth, but not until the close of navigation has any action been taken. Since the begin- ning of winter, however, several enterpris- ing individuals have gone into the business of overland transportation quite extensively. The Celestials are brought to Canadian ports, from whence they make their way to Port Arthur. There they are provided with trans- portation into the United States in sleighs and wagons, in most cases being brought to a distance of about three hundred miles from Two Harbors, Minn., at which point the railroad is taken and their ultimate destination, reached without molestation. As high as fifty per day havearrived at times. It is known that a prominent vessel owner of this city is one of the parties toward whom suspicion is directed. Arrests will probably be made within a day or two. The Govern- ment agents have half a dozen contraband Chinamen that are being held north of here, near Port Arthur, until everythin@ is ready for the arrests. MISSOURI’S ADDITIONAL CONGRESSMAN. He May Be Elected at Large—Special Ses- sion of the Legislature. Congressman Frank’s apportionment bill has passed the Senate and will soon become a law. The bill provides for a uniform and regular division of all the States inthe Union according to population and provides a specific number of inhabitants to each Con- gressional representative and to each mem- ber of the electoral college. The effect of this measure will be, in Missouri, to increase the number of Congressmen from fourteen to fif- teen. The task of redistricting the State will fall to the present State Legislature. Two plans have been suggested. One is to re-divide the State into new districts, and the other to make the fifteenth Congressman amember at large, to be elected by the entire State. The work of redistricting will be very long and slow, and it is scarcely pos- sible that the Legislature will during the ‘present. session jay¥g, {ime to do the work. A special'séssion can, however, be called immediately upon the conciasi02 Of the session and the matter can then be taken up. This plan would enable the members to draw their allowance of $5a day during the time of the special session; whereas, should they continue the present session beyond the limited time they wonld only be able to draw a dollar for eache xtra day of service. THE GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT Declared by the National Farmers’ Alli- ance to Be Inaccuate. OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 30.—Financial circles were considerably agitated yesterday over a report made by a committee of the National Farmers’ Alliance to the annual convention of that order concerning the consideration of the wheat crop for 1891. The committee was secretly appointed two months since and in- structed to secure accurate information con- cerning the growing crop and the features of importance thereto. The sfatistics collected comprise the wheat crop of California, Colo- rado, Washington, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Kansas, Illinois, lowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The report egti- mates the growing crop at 10,000,000 bushels less than the Government figures, and asserts it to be in a much less promising condition than represented by Government officials. The information was obtained at great ex- pense to the National Farmers’ Alliance for the use of the organization and is positively accurate, WITH all your getting be sure and get the Post-DISPATOH, : THE WORLD'S FAIR. Not a Penny From Missouri if the Force Bill Is Passed. A HIDE AND SEEK GAME WITH THE CON- VICT LABOR BILLS. Statement of the Secretary of State Con- cerning Corporations in Missouri and the Value of Their Property—Pending Bank Bills—The Firemen’s Pension— Missouri. Legislature. JEFFERSON OITr, Mo., Jan. 30.—The Senate spent a full hour to-day discussing the Coch- ran resolution, pledging that branch of the Assembly not to appropriate a penny for World’s Fair purposes in the event of the passage of the force bill. The resolu- tion was similar in every re- spect to that adopted in the House. It. was adopted after nearly every Senator had spoken on the sub- ject. The Republicans opposed it and Senator Miller, the Union Labor member, voted with the Democrats. The Shelton Dill, placing the trust com- panies under the supervision of the Insurance Department, was reported favorably by the Committee on Corporations. % Senator Espenchied introduced his factory inspection bill and Senator Sebree presented a measure to compel mining operators to pay their employes at least every ten days in law- ful money. The Senate adjourned shortly after 12 o’clock until next Monday. IN THE HOUSE. The Labor Committee stole a march on the Penitentiary Committee in the House to-day and recovered possession ofthe bills affecting the labor of the convicts at the penitentiary. The bills aim to change the entire system of letting contracts so as to secure better rates for the labor of prisoners. This bill was quietly transferred yesterday from the Labor to the Penitentiary Committee and the former committee only resorted to the same method to get it back. The Secretary of State, in obedience tothe demands of the Dalton resolution, fur- nished the House with a clas- sified list of the corporations now in existence in the State. The capital stock of all the corporations aggregates $1 ,364 ,830, - 165. The railroads head the list with $70,f473,900, and the manufacturing cor- porations come next with $177,473,900. The bridge companies are placed at $50.645,500, and the street railroads at $60,645,500. Rep- resentative Dalton was pleased with the prompt returns made by the Secretary and says that the Legislature can now proceed in- telligently to tax the corporations as they should be taxed. THE PENITENTIARY CONTRACT SYSTEM. The bills which aim to change the system of letting penitentiary contracts are attracting much attention and promise to receive more before the session advances much farther. Thé first bill on this subject was offered by Representative Harlan of Calloway, who lives op his large farm just across the river from the peniten- tiary. Hesays that while hehas nodesire to insinuate that.-there is anything discredit- able to the Warden and inspectors of Mis- sourl’s great penal institution, still the system of letting out the labor of the ically wrong and should be corrected. Among other things he states that it is nothing short of an outrage for the State to give the labor of able-bodied convicts, many of whom are skilled workmen, for such a_ paltry sum as 60 cents per day. This however, is more than the State has been re- ceiving in past years. Upto a year or two ago the rate was as low as 35 or 40 cents and the State ha§ to feed and clothe prisoners and provide them with medical and surgical at- tendance when they become incapacitat- ed for wofk. If a convict is taken ill another has to take his place in the workshop under the contract provisions. The same contractors have been holding these plums for years, and Mr. Har- lan says ifthe contracts were all let at the same time and advertisements inserted in the papers soliciting the bids for the labor of the prisoners, the State would receive a much better income for the labor of its felons. He proposes to limit the contract period tofour years. Representa- tive Kerwin of St. Louis wants to limit the contracts to four years and place 75 cents per day asthe minimum rate for the labor of the contracts. He would have the State reject any and all bids below that figure. His bill was introduced Tuesday and after its second reading Wednesday went to the Committee on Labor, of which Repre- sentative Hiller is chairman. There are three St. Louis Members on the committee, while the State’s metropolis has no representative whatever on the Penitentiary Committee. The St. Louisans on the Labor Oommittee are Luis, Waish and Amelung. These members are in favor of looking into the contract system at the penitentiary and the contractors are aware of this and have been, it appears, ever since it became known that some legislation was to be prepared on this subject. Yester- day Chairman Dougherty of the Penitentiary Committee quietly had the Kerwin bill taken out of the. hands of the Labor Committee and given to his own. He hails from Howard County and so does the warden of the penitentiary. The members of the Labor Committee were indig- nantat thisstepand expressed themselves freely on the subject, as did the Representa- tives who are after the present contract sys- tem. It is claimed that the penitentiary con- tractors and their allies in the Assembly and other Official berths, hada hand in the move that was made yesterday which gave the bill to Dougherty’s committee. It is natural for the contractors to fight this bill, /,a8its passage would materially interfere with in®@, Profits of their lucrative business, and - indications fail entirely, there le , willbe. ent Ee Over the penitentiary bills before long. Ns cies a! J hie MILK INSPECTION. —* o\ayn,.. The House Committee on Municipal Cor- porations has not yet decided to report the bill to repeal \the State milk inspection ,act, offered by Representative Hawk- ins of St. Louis. Hawkins’ object is to put the State act, which conflicts with the milk ordinance in St. Louis, out of the way, so the local measure can be enforced without difficulty. The bill will revive the war between the Dairymen’s Association and the heavy milk dealers led by Dr.Cabanne of the St. Louis Dairy Co." The small dairymen livingin and about the city want the State law repealed, and they are antagonized by the heavy milk dealers. Late yesterday afternoon the committee met and lIistened to an argument offered by Attorney Louis A. Steber on behalf of the association. He argued in favor of the Hawkins measure. Mr. John D. Jo . who has represented the extensive dealers in past/contests, hap- pened to be in the capital on other business, and on learnihg that the bill was up for consideration urged that it be laid over to give everybodya hearing. Repre- sentative Conn of Jefferson County, who has some large dairies which supply the St. Louis market in his district, agreed with Mr. John- son. Asa result the was laid over until Feb. 10, when it will the convicts, as itis conducted at present, is rad-. sion and Relief Association were feeling jubilant last evening over the decison of the House Committee on Constitutional Amend- ments to favorably report the bill for the submission of a constitutional amendmen t to pension disabled firemen. The fire- men, ‘led by Assistant Ohief Gross of St. Louis, easily convinced the committee that the amendment was asked by the entire State Association, and not by the department of any particular ‘ THE MEGHANICS’ EXCHANGE. Messrs. Feur and Heltzell, represent- ing the 8t. Mechanics’ Exchange, were fore Senate’ Committee on Education o an hour last even- ing urgin the passa of the Espencheid establisha State mechan- ical trade school, and meking an appropria- tion of $150,000 for that purpose. They ar- gued that such an institution would be a blessing to the State, and that its estabiish- ment would be only a fair and proper recog- nition of the dignity of the trades. They presented figures to show the large sums expended in teaching the professions and how little was employed in instructing the youth of Missouri in useful trades. The committee list attentively and asked a number of que s of the delegates. The bill will not be reported for some time and steps have been en to get up petitions in all sections of thé State favoring its passage and the bill has the unanimous indorsement of the Mechanics* Exchange and the Trades and Labor Assemblies generally. BANKING PILLS. Representative Ohurch’s bill to encourage the establishment of savings banks and give the Statealaw similar to that in effect in other States ig sti in the hands of Chairman Eubank’s Committee on Banks and Banking. Eubank favors the Dill, and it is understood that most of the members “are disposed to the some way. Representative Aydelott of War- ren also has dn important bill in the hands of the committee, It 5 specifies that hereafter all shares of national bank stocks shall be as- sessed for State purposes like other bonds and securities. He is working hard among the farmers for this bill and hopes to succeed in getting it through the House. This meas- ure is of considerable interest to St. Louis bankers owing to the large number of nat _ banking institutions in that city. Ay t says thatif the law is enacted it will mot be sucha popular thing fur State banks to resolve themselves into national banks, — THE rere BILL. Representative Parker has madea hit asa shrewd legislator, He had a hobby when he came here, and that was to pass the anti-cigarette bill. He handed it in early and worked quietly to keep it moving along without delay. Though there were other bills ahead ofit on the calendar and members clamoring for their early con- sideration, he stole a march yesterday and had his measure pushed up and passed before the House had been in session thirty minutes. EAST ST. LOUIS AND BELLEVILLE. Horrible Death of a Little Boy—New Mor- mon Church at Belleville. A 4-year-old boy, son of Samue] Hart, who resides on Main street, died last night from the effects of injuries accidentally sustained the day previous. The little fellow fell into a tub of boiling water and was fearfully scalded. The Elliott Building, Seving & Homestead Associa- tion of East St. Louis, oar age with $20,00@ capital, has received a r from the Secretary of State. John A. Joyce, rge H. Robeth. George M. Sander, W. Stewart, W. E. Berkley, L. C. Lind- ley and James Mitchell aje the incorporators. The Independent Eyagelical,. Protestant Church Society, recently in “Marissa, is préparing to erecta new house of worship. Half an acre of ground lying between O\d and New Marissa has been donated to the congregation and will be used asa site for the building. About $1,000 has been sub- scribed to defray the expense of erection. The society has chosen Fred Wagner, Martin Ruester, George Hacker, Ernest Kunze and Louis Petri Trustees. T. R. Padford sued William Hayes, a hotel-keeper, for withholding the contents of a valise, asking $150 damages. The case was tried in the City Court yes- terday afternoon. This morning the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. The East St. Louis Board of Tradeis endeavoring to raise by subscription §6,000to buy land in Den- verside forthe Andorff-Krier Manufacturing Co. of St. Louis. The ground will be donated to the com- pany on condition that they erect and operate a hame and chain factory, work onthe buildings to be- gin within five months. Half the amount has been subscribed. The Air Line is preparing to build a freight and passenger depot at the Broadway station. A. J. Conant, Jr., of Jasey City, N.J., is visiting W. D. Van Bilarcom., Aninfant child of Thomas Walsh, who resides on the island, died last night. City Counsellor Cockrbll returned this morning from Springfield. J. B. Messick left to-day for Chester to visit the penitentiary. Belleville. The new edifice lately erected in the West End by the congregation of the Reorganized Christ Church of Latter Day Saints will be dedicated Feb. 8. This congregation is of Mormpn proclivities and has been in existence in Belleville about ten years. Rev. Joseph E. Betts is the ekier in charge. Miss Helene Dose, daughter of Squire Henry Dose of New Athens, died early this morning of croup. Her death occurred at her parents’ home in New Athens. Miss Dose was18 yegrs ofage. She was well known in Belleville, having attended the public schools here, and was aa exceedingly popular young lady. She graduated atthe Belleville High School last June. Urban Zinzer, an old citizen of Belleville, died yesterday at the age of G6 years. He came to Belle- ville from Germany in 1846. In 1850 he went to California and amassed a competence in mining within two years, after which he returned home and had resided here since. Mrs. Louise Sanders brought suit yesterday in the Circuit Court against “the St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railway Co. for $5,000 damages for the death of her father, Absolom Bailgley, who was killed by a Short Line train near Belleville, Feb. 1, 1889. .Elizabeth Henlricks sues the same company for $1,000 damages for the killing of a horse and destruction of a, wagon be- longing to her by a Short Line train, Thomast Kast brought suit against the Waugh Steel Co. for $3,000 damages for Injuries alleged to have been sustained by him while in their empby. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Jacob Moerger and Annie Nieman of Caseyville, John Pohi and Josephine Murray of East St. Louis, 8. D. Sinsel of Darmstadt and Lina Reitz of Marissa, Wm. Glad- due and Annie Eisinger of East. St. Louis. James Glasgow of Modoc, Ill., and Lizzie Greathouse of Cogville, Kan. Hon, F. B. Phillips returned this morning from Springfield, where he has sojourned since the Legis- lature convened. John Ebel of St. Louis is visiting his son, Chief Ebel! of the Belleville Fire Department. PENNINGTON’S AIR SHIP. an U meatictnatery Test in the Exposition Building ee tent Mt.Carmel CHICAGO, Ill., Jan. 30.—Thewae. night at Pennington air ship was tested last ms ... the Exposition Building, and the performancey was almost afizzle. The so-called ship rose and bobbed around the room in a rather aim. less fashion, which was anything but digni- filed. The inventor claims that the battery was insufficiently charged, and that the test that will take place to-night will be without a hitch. He asserts that the propeller only had aspeed of forty revolutions a minute, while it was designed to have 240. The model on exhibit is thirty feet long and designed to carry one person of light. weight. Fine Work In Stationery. It is only necessary to examine the invitations, reception cards and letters that ove an dy to be ae age Sonat py that or elegant engraving, ine ma » correct form and style the work of MERMop & Jac- CARD’S, CORNER BROADWAY AND Locust, is without a peer, East or West, which com- bined with. charges, a are the "statement. 4° --** the loveliest opal jew TAUBENECK ANGRY. ———S He Demands an Investigation of the Published Charges Against Him. A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLA- TURE APPOINTED AT HIS REQUEST. The Committee to Proceed to Columbus,0O., This Evening to Interview the Warden of the Penitentiary—No Choice for Sen- ator—Senator-Elect Peffer on Senator Ingalls’ Defeat. SPRINGFIELD, Il., Jan. 30.—The Democratic side of the Legislature showed a serious weak- nessinits ranks yesterday on several ques- tions of policy. Dr.Moore’s resolution to have a Railroad Commission elected by the people, instead of the present Rail- road and Warehouse Commission, came up and a vote was. taken. Mr. Boulof St. Clair County, a Democrat, did not vote until the roll call was finished, when he voted with the Republicans and his vote won the Republicans a victory. In the joint session yesterday Mr. Fuller, Republican, moved to adjourn, but the Dem- ocrats opposed him. Atthe end of the roll Mr. Geher changed his vote to the Republican side and gave them another victory. Mr, Taubeneck, the F. M. B. A, member against whom a St. Louis morning paper is making sensational charges, declares to-day that the more that paper prints on the sub- ject now the stronger his case will be when he enters suit. He was in Dakota during the entire time covered by Dyer’s He ‘introduced a resolption this morning setting forth that notwith- standing result of the in-- vestigation | by the Legislature last week, the libelous rumors have again been put in circulation,and in justice to him- self, to his constituents and for the honor of the body of which he is a member, he asked that the same committee be authorized to to Columbus, O., and make a thorough investigation of the matter and sift it tothe bottom. Healso asked that he be sent with the committee, saying that: ‘‘If Mr. Dyer could recognize my photograph, he certainly can recognize me.’’ The Democrats asked that Mr. Partridge of the Republican House Steering Committee be added to the Investigation Committee to go to Columbus, sothatthe Republicans would have representation in the investigation. This was agreed toand the resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote amid prolonged cheering. The entire Assembly ap- pears to be in entire sympathy with Mr. Taubeneck. He denounces the publication in the St. Louls paper as in- famous persecution, and says he defies the world to produce one scintilla of evidence to support the’ story, and that he will leave nothing undoneto puta stoptothe slander and bring the publishers to justice. Messrs. Ramsay of Clinton, Chairman of the committee, Mr. Moore, leader of the F. M. B. A. party, Mr. Partridge and Mr. Tau- bengick leave on the 9o’clock Wabash train to-night for Columbus and will immediately enter upon the prosecution ofthe investiga- tion. Two ballots were taken for United States Senator with no change. ‘There will be no full sessions Saturday or Monday. Senator-Elect Peffer. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. *30. — Senator-elect Peffer’s mailis how burdened with letters of congratulation. Judge Peffer says that In- galls was the canse of his own defeat, and he himself would have supported Ingalls if the latter had made satisfactory pledges. before the campaign. The Senator-elect will visit Washington before the adjournment of Con- gress, and then return and recuperate before assuming his duties as Senator. He will re- tain editorial charge of the Kansas Farmer, and continue to shape its editorial policy by let- ters from Washington. Judge Peffer’s so- called physical weakness is mostly talk, and he can stand a great deal of work. Senator Jones Re-Elected. CARSON CITY, Nev., Jan. 80.—Senator John P. Jones was re-elected United States Senator for the fourth time in the Legislature yester- day, receiving fifty-four out of sixty votes. Gov. Pattison’s Libel Suit. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30.—Gov. Pattison went before the Grand-jury yesterday as a witness on the charges of criminal libel against the Harrisburg Call. The case grows out of a story published in the Harrisburg Call, and in the Inquirer and North American of this city, during the recent campaign, in which it was stated that the Governor had been corruptly influenced to sign the bills for the construction of the South Pennsyivania road during his first term. The Governor said yesterday that he would press the suits against the Jnquirer, but the bills were not presented to the Grand-jury. A DRUMMER ROBBED. One of Nartin’s Men Loses a Trunk of Coats. ’ On Wednesday night of this week Charlie Spurgeon, traveling forthe Martin Clothing Co. of 818 Washington avenue, lost a trunk of samples at Browning, Mo. The loss is estimated at less than $100 by the firm. A letter was received from Mr. Spurgeon this morning which gives the particulars of the robbery. On the night in question thetraveler locked his trunks in the sample room of the hotel at which he stopped, it being an empty store room across the street. Yesterday moming one of. his three trunks was missing. Later the trunk was found, but across the street, but the clothing had been re- moved. The letter saysthata diligent effort was made to recover the coats, but that a thorough search had falled to reveal the arti- cles. The authorities of the neighboring towns have been notified. A Marvelous Opal. The lovers of fine jewels are greatly inter- ested in an immense opal, nearly one and one-half inches in diameter. It¢is of ex- traordinary luster, and its play refiec- tion of the prismatic colors is simply wonder- ful. Itis surrounded by a circiet of twenty- three diamonds of rare , and is without ‘in America. It douue bas ** *1,000, and. will be is valued at. a + ‘rested by pleasure toall inve. — Gor. JACCARD JEWELRY i A , Locust. The opal is the ‘ucky to those esteemed be particularly ‘s — born in t month. \—« R a Tu Amusement Notes. - office, the jury found that in’ the payment Clara Morris appeared at the Olympic last "PR, evening in ‘‘Camille.’’ The audiente was © with en- Morris treated the and wghere will be senrtoousebti@h tis Ihbabies re ma 1e thi to-morrow, with Morris in *‘Odette ie"? at ”* at the at Po Pat next Wednesday evening will be the only one he will deliever in this city this season. The fact that it isnewandis inthe best vein of this eloquent divine will fill the great hall. CRIMINAL ITEMS. A Grand-Jury’s Discoveries. ST. PavL. Minn., Jan. 30.—The report made by the St. Paul Grand-jury yesterday is the most voluminous aud sensational ever filed in this county. It charges that an immense amount of money has been diverted from the proper channels into the -pockets of indi- viduals, and that liquor licenses have been running from two to seven months without 1 cent going into thecity or county treasury. An indictment was found against Jay P. Davisa deputy in the office of the Clerk of Courts, on a charge of getting warrants cashed by the County Treasurer for from $15,000 to $20,000 of jury certificates which were made to ficti- tious persons. An indictment was also found against Mr. Munane, abstract clerk, on the charge of having fraudulently appropriated to hisown use from $1,500 to $5,000 of the county’s funds. This money, it is alleged, was collected as fees and not turned over to the county. On being arraigned before Judge Brill he pleaded not guilty and was admitted to bail in the sum of $500. The jury finds that $3,200 has recently been al- lowed in the abstract clerk’s office for pre- tended extra help, $698 ofthe amount being inonelump. From the evidence before it the jury also finds that it has cost the county $13,132 above the receipts to run the office for the last two years. Astothe county clerk’s of jury orders by the county treasurer there was no system or check to prevent fraudulent orders from being paid; that orders were paid without re- | gard to the numbers stamped upon them, though differing widely from the current numbers, and that jury orders in large num- bers were paid when presented by irresponst- ble and ignorant employes of the county. The Grand-jury also recommendsthat a thor- ough examination be madeof the books of the County Clerk, the Auditor and the Treas- urer for the purpose of ascertaining the full amount of money that has been wrongfully taken from the County Treasury, and that when so ascertained the proper steps shall be taken tocollect from the Clerk of the court, the County Auditor and the County Treas- urer the amount so taken. A Teacher Assaulted by a Woman. WHEELING, W. VA., Jan. 30.—The little city of Bellaire, across the river from Wheeling, was the scene of a brutal assault on a school teacher yesterday afternoon. Prof. Pierson Meyers, Principal of the Second Ward School, severely whipped [4-year-o6ld Maggie Long for chewing gum. She went home crying, but soon returned with her mother, who is a per- fect Amazon in strength and temper. Mrs. Long demanded afi explanation, which she failed‘to get, and an assault followed, both mother and daughter attacking the Professor. They tore out handfuls of his hair and beard, gouged out his eyes and brutally kicked him. Mrs. Long was badly cut’in the head by being Knocked down in the beginning of the melee. Meyers is in a dangerous condition and there are fears of his losing his eyesight. « The Crawford Murder Trial. DECATUR, Ill,, Jan.:30.—In the trial of W. H. Crawford for the murder of Mrs. Cal. Mathias the husband of the murdered woman was put on the stand yesterday and was ac- companied by his 7-year-old daughter. He broke down In giving his evidence, overcome with emotion, and Crawford was also deeply affected. Col. Mathias was not®* at home when the murder occurred. To-morrow the defense begins its testimony. It will be claimed that Crawford comes of an insane family and has suffered from spells of insan- ity and from a sunstroke. The Simmons Embezzlement Case. NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—Jas. A. Simmons, in- dicted for aiding and abetting Gen. Peter J. Claason in embezzling funds of the Sixth Na- tional Bank, had his ftTial begun before a jury inthe Criminal Courtof the United States Circuit Court yesterday. President Leland of the Sixth National Bank was placed on the witness stand and described certain certifi- cates of the bank’s stock and also a receipt given by Simmons per Geo. H. Pell to Mr. Le- land. Healso described what took place on the morning of Jan. 22, 1890. The Sheedy Murder. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 30.—Mrs. John Sheedy, Harry Walstrom, her paramour, and Monday Macfarland were arraigned yesterday charged with murdering John Sheedy, tne former’s husband, a month ago. The case went over yesterday, the court taking time to give a decision upon the confession of Macfariland, who says that he was hired by Mrs. Sheedy tocommit the crime. Sheedy’s stomach is now in the hands of an expert chemist, who is searching for poison. A Bold Robbery in ’Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oal., Jan. 30.—Last night four men were sitting in John McConnell’s grocery store, at the corner of Santa Clara and Farrison streets, When two masked men entered, covered the occnpants with pistols and crdered them to throw up their hands. The command was obeyed and one of the robbers took about $300 from the till. The thieves then hurriedly left. Miss Dolan’s Murder. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 30.—Charlotte Racknitz yesterday made a partial confession to Judge Bessler concerning the murder of Miss Mattie Dolan, stating that she was standing on the porch with Miss Dolan when some unknown person struck the girl with a hatchet. She said she had been told to say nothing about it, but would not give the name ofthe person who bade her to keep quiet. - An Italian Peddler Murdered. CuiIcaGo, Dl., Jan. 80.—The dead body of Nicholas Siennas, a peddiler, with thirty- three knife stabs in it, was found ina lonely spot near Parkside last night. He had quar- reled with a fellow Italian three weeks ago, and is thought to have been decoyed tothe Sek nd meudaned ter Uta camanae eae Dr. Mitchell Gets Two Years. Fort WoRTH, Tex., Jan, 30.—The jury in the Dr. Mitc hell case yesterday evening ren- dered a verdict of, guilty of forgery and as- sessed the punishment at twoyears, Itis believed Mitchell will be finally in an insane asylum. Hewas much depressed by the verdict. A Negro Murders His Wife. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 30.—At Jackson, Tenn., yesterday, Andy Strickland in a fit of jealousy, attacked his beat her inthe face and onthe head witha: brick, causing death shortly afterward. : bts Dr. Sanders, 2970 Delmar avenue, will Miss E. W. Greenwood, the gifted ; Oakes and Mrs. J. Ht.’ Saturday . ’ ¢ 4 . Peter , colored, | ‘ wife ard if DEATH AT THE FEAST — SECRETARY WINDOM SUDDENLY EXPIRES AT " DBLMONICO’S IN NEW YORK CITY, The Sad Event Occurs at the Board of Trade Banquet. PRESIDENT HARRISON AND HIS CABINET SHOCKED BY THE NEWS. Great Grief of the Secretary’s Family— Mrs. Windom at a Reception When the Startling Intelligence Came—Both Houses of Congress Adjourn—Action | of the Treasury Department—The Life and Public Career of Mr. Windom. New York, Jan. 30.—Hon. William Win- dom, Secretary of the Treasury, died last hight ata banquet under the most tragic cir- cumstances. The bursts of applause which had welcomed his speech had hardly died away when Mr. Windom fell back im his . chair with a gasp of pain and silently passed out of this life,’ It was at the annual banquet of the New York Board of Trade and Transportation. Two hundred and fifty guests, com- prising the leading business men and politicians of - the country, were as- sembled in the din- ing room at Del- monico’s, Secretary Windom was the first speaker and he gave a clear and pre- Hon. William Windom. cise statement of his views on financial affairs. He read from @ prepared manuscript, branching off occasion- ally with witty remarks and bright comments which enlivened the speech. Once or twice he stopped to request that the applause be omitted, as he was desirous of finishing in time to allow the other speakers to have achance. His speech, his manner and his appearance all indicated the soundest health and the clearest intellect, and nothing what- ever was there to indicate the awful results which were to follow so soon. THE END. About 10 o’clock ora few minutes before 10 he concluded his speech with the words: Give us direct and ample transportation facilities under the American flag and controlled by American citizens, a currency sound in quality and adequate in quantity, an international bank to facilitate ex- changes, and a system of reciprocity carefully ad- justed within the lines of protection, and not only will our foreign commerce again invade every sea but every American industry will be quickened and our whole people feel the impulse of a new and en- during prosperity. ‘ brose Snow. Tndze William H. Arnoux rose to his feet and announced ex-Secretary of State Thos. F. Bayardas the next speaker. In introducing Mr. Bayard Judge Arnovx «prefaced his remarks by relating an incident which occurred when Mr. Bayard was Secre- tary of State. He had furnished the Judge with a letter which had been very serviceable. The merriment following upon the relation of Judge Arnoux’s story had scarcely subsided when all attention wags turned toward the seat of Secretary Windom, who gasped aloud and slipped back upon his chair. A genéral movein his direction fol- lowed and some one cried ‘‘water! water!’’ Secretary Tracy dasheda goblet full in Mr. Windom’s face and Judge Arnoux called to the guests to keep their places. Mr. Windom ’s face was white and set as ifin intense pain. In a moment more he slipped to the floor and physicians were called for. There were three in the company who immediately came to Mr. Windom and carried him to an adjoining room and laid him upona table. Here the physicians did all that medical skill could do to revive the prostrate man, but all efforts were unavall- ing. His necktie and collar were removed and the clothing about the upper part of his body taken off. Stimulants were applied and arti- ficial respiration tried, but failed to revive him. Dr. Whitney held one hand and Dr, Robinson the other. Both tried to find an in- dication of pulsation. The heart beats were D here for, but nosigns of life could be ound, o of) y Ta A SAD ANNOUNCEMENT. Secretary Tracy, Collector Erhardt and At- torney -General Miller stood by in anxious sus- pense, waiting for an encouraging word from the physicians, but itnever came. Within a few minutes they had the painful duty of announcing to the assemblage in the banqwet hajl that Mr. Windom had passed away with- out uttering a word after the closing sen- - tences of his speech. Judge Arnoux re- quested the guests to depart quietly, and at 10:15 o'clock, not half an hour after Mr. Win- dom had spoken, the guests went away. * This dinner of the New York Board of Trade and Transportation was the occasion of a notable gathering of distinguished of- ficials and politicians, and represented all phases of political faith, as well asto a very great extent the various branches of busi- ness im'this and other sections of the comer ! i z 8 : 3 : & a : : ; p ; ; ii ; ” ; vattiace % ?. a ; * iced ~ : , es x Say. ht oO ee r ee! Pag = vit 7 ae ?