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Show - ' f , '-"- Fpf- THE SALT LAKE TIMES, tel VOL.5 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MONDAY, FKBRUARY 2, 1891. Q ml07. SILVER AND LFAD QUOTATIONS. silver, New fork a l.oi l- - llvr,Londnn 4rl Lead, Naw York ,, 4.35 BCI.MON iND ORE KKC'EIPTS. Wells, Fargo & Co. Bullion, $7S."0. MeCornick A Co. Ilanauer bullion, V)0; lead and silver ores, rMilO; total, l.9fi0. T. R. Jones & Co. Silver bars, $12,. 500. alt Lak Clearing; Home. Today's bank clearings amounted to $3r3,0(i3; cash balances, $l!ll),G17. houses and dwellings similar tokens of LAID JT REST. mourning are to be teen. The Last Sad Kites Over the Re-main of the Late Secre- - s tary of the Treasury. The Day was One of Genuine Mourning at the National Capital. FLAGS FLYING AT HALF MA8T- - The Funeral was Severely Simple ' W ithout Attempt at Display . or Ostentation. The Strikingly Beautiful Floral Tributes Evidences of the E'teem in Which Hi was Held- - THE PEACEFUL FACE OF THE DEAD. Viewed by Borrowing Friend at It Lay la Statala tha rainlly Drawing Jtooin The Service. Washington, Feb. 2. The national city is truly in mourning today. The executive departments and their ' banches have been closed all day, aud congress did not assemble until 2 o'oloik in the afternoon. ' The flags on all public buildings are ; displayed at half mast; also those of the hotels and business establishments throughout the city, and the large col-- . umns of the four fronts of the treasury , department arc heavily draped in black. t These honors were paid to the nmn-or-of the late Secretary Wiiidom, vliose remains were committed to their last resting place toduy. The navy department and the depart-ment of justice are also draped in honor of Bancroft and Devens. The streets in the vicinity of the church where the last rites were per1 formed were crowded with men, women and children who stood in respectful silence, many of them with bared heads as. the mournful cortege passed. The funeral was simple in character and without the least attempt at dis-play or ostentation. Tho only sem-blance to military honors was the pres- - ence pf sixteen members of the treasury t branch of national guards of the Pis- - !. trict.who acted as body bearers and marched beside the hearse. The 'civic (funeral was so largo, however, as to be . a striking evidence of the people's v great love and esteem for the dead statesman. ; J ', ,4 -- . During the forenoon the odf bfHlia . , de.id secretary: . lay Jn open casket in '' J!lw fitylf drawing room, - The iae n'i I ,",ie'xpTession.l'he' sombre b!ack cover--" : ing of the casket was relieved by a pro-fusion of beautiful white flowers In va- - ' fious desrgns, tributes of lovTng friends. 4 V On the casket ' the ; only decorations were crossed palm leaves and a crepe of violets around the upper end of the lid- - The floral offerings were beautiful . and numerous.. President and Mrs. '' f" Harrison sent a large wreath of violets 'and liics of the valley, encircled by a band of purple ribbon, crossed with a ' gheuf of wheat; t and Mrs. t - Mi.rton sent a beautiful wreath of Kng-lis-violets, roses, lilies of the valley and asparagus vino; and Mrs. Blaine, Kn t ir , li:ie and palms; Fred Bracked, white I roses and asparagus vines; The secre-tary of the navy, a cluster of brides - roses, plumes and asparagus vines; the i union league club of Minneapolis, crosses of roses and lilies of the valley i with a wreath of violets; Secretary and Mrs. Kusk sent a wreath of azaleas, roses and lilies with ferns. The gover-nor of Minnesota and Mrs. Merrium, bunch of calla lilies; Mrs. Lewis of Washington ladies Mount 'Vernon association, design of palm leaves and roses with lilies of the valley ; officers and employes of the register's office of the treasury department, floral fuc simile of the treasury seal and rep-resentation of scales and key. The Ik. use was thrown open to the public between fi aud 11 o'clock, during which time t here v:is a constant stream of people! passing through. At the lat-ter hour the house was closed to visit-ors and soon after the brief religious i services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Hamil, pastor of the Church of the (Jovenatit. The services were prtvaie, the only persons present being the members of the afflicted family and their relatives, the president, vice presi-dent and members of the cabinet, with their ladies. The funeral services at the Church of the Covenant began at 12 o'clock and while exceedingly simple, they were profoundly impressive. The attend-ance comprised all the leading officials in Washington and their families, in-cluding the president and cabinet, the diplomatic corps, tho justices of the supreme court and the court of claims, senators, representatives nod officers of the army and navy, ,'the-Ohi-society of New York was also re-presented. The church was crowded and there was an immense crowd sur-rounding it that could not gain en-trance. The church was devoid of decoration except that of the beautiful floral pieces previously mentioned, which were tastefully' arranged in front of the pul-pit platform. The pew formerly occu-pied by the deceased was heavily draped in mourning. The services consisted of singing by a 1'uartette and a number of prayers. Ir. Hamlin then reviewed the dead statesman's life, ortrayiug how, while lollowing a farmer's lite. Windom's am-bition led him to espouse the profession of law. He traced Wimlom's course through the house and senate, paying high eiilooiims to his ability as a sena-tor and representative. At the conclusion of the church ser-vices the romaing were conveyed to Rock Creek cemetery and there , New York, Feb. 2 The United States treasury olliivs in this city were 'closed today lind draped with mourn-in-as a tribute of respect lo the mem-ory of the lats Secretary Windom. The flags ware lowered to half mast on' ail public buildings and on many prjvate j JilMTIIffl A Vigorous War Hcing Wajrccl Against tlit Mormons in Not-tingham, Knglamt. An English Preacher Declares Them as Great Polygamists Now aa They Ever Were. WANTS THEM DEI VEN OUT. A Disgrace That They Should be Allowed to Break Knglish Laws With Impunity. America Won't Harbor English Crimi-nals, and England Doesn't Want American Mormons. PROSELYTING AMONG THE PEOPLE. A Moramant on Foot to Oat Parliament ta Tads up tha Mattar and Lag. Islata Again! It, Nottingham, Eng. Feb. 2. The dissenters of this city and neighbor-hood have declared a vigorous war against the mormons. l!ev. Mr. Ward an missionary, delivered fervid lecture upr5n the subject last night at South Nornianton, the strong-est mormon center in Eugland. Mr. Ward declared during the course of his remarks that the mormons were as great polygamies as ever. The Americans, he added, refused to harbor English criminals aud it was a disgrace to England to allow mormons to break English laws. The matter should be submitted to the house of commons and they should be compelled either to abandon mormouism or leave England. Tito Itopublican I'prlNlnjf Sup- - J pressed Without Trouble by n4 the Government. , 0 All Eppublioan Clubs Closed and All Be- - O publican Newspapers Seized by CO the Authorities. V MANY AEHESTS WEEE MADE. 2 O IVHW t (Miet Now JtHff, Where 5 ICt volution Koarrd its Head Hut Yesterday. r Q . nmm Simultaneous Uprisings In Many Other t3 Cities Had Been Expected by the Bevolutionists. H 0 ABOUT 24,000 SHOTS WERE FIRED. Tha Front of tha Town Hall Badly Bat-tered -- Th rarlah Prleal L'ndar Arrat, Lisnov. Feb. 2.-- The leaders of all the anarchist groups spontaneously and unconditionally offered their services to support tho government. Oporto has been declared in a state of siege for one month. Twenty persons killed In Sat-urday's tight. The government bus pecting discontent in the Oporto gar. risen had issued orders for the transfer of several ollicers to other regiments. yj This action together with the imprison- - 1 ment of the editor of the Republic Portuguese expedited the outbreak. ! Oi'okto. Feb. 2 Perfect quiet reigo- - " in this city. Government reinfr nients have arrived from all part ff I country. Three hundred civili ft J soldiers were arrested. All tlA . lican clubs have been closed . . publican newspapers have ansa) by the government . The front of build' ar Utah Tor-- ock three.,., drjubHo the ua-piaf- t tht. tw, i Kballr 7 .., T: , :;i-'J7- .'vTVaJ Abbe St. Nicholas, ,the parish prlejr., of this city, was- - arrested, charged irUh a . ( being concerned in . the insurrection. - ,.!.' Other repuWfean. leaders wet--o alo Cir- - .oted, and all of them are now scoured ' except Dr. Veigs,, whose whereabout arennknown. Several ' ' prominent citl- - , zenH. named os being members of tha i'' ' ' insurgents, directorate, disavow any'-- j ' connection therewith. Judge .Soares ' and Banker Lute being among the nuai- - ' ' ber. ; . - Lisbon, Feb. 2. A decree is pub Hsbed suspending the habeas corpus act and ' authorizing the suppression ' throughout the country of journals pre- - ' ' judicial to the state. The republican papers Pairia and Debuts have already been suppressed. It has transpired that the insurgents , counted upon a simultaneous rising at Coimbra, rlraga and Vizeu, and were only waiting for the departure of the troops to attack the capital, but it ap-pears that dissensions revealed at a recent republican conference upset their plans. Npaln Alarmed. Madrid, Feb. 2. On learning of the revolt in Oporto the government here1 ordered the troops coutined in their barracks and that other precautionary measures bo taken on the frontier. The official press urges that the gov-ernment of Spain and Portugal be more watchful of the doings of tha democracy. THE. PRIZE OF THE VENEZUELEANS. An Kng-llt- Bark lleaed Without Any Kr-aa- a Divan. New Yokk, Feb. 2. The steamer "Andes," Captain Evans, from Trini-dad January 26th, arrived yesterday, bearing as passengers the captain and crew of ten men of the British bark "Lydia Preschau." siezed by the Ven-ezuelan government October 18th. The captain reports that, being sick and un-conscious, he was taken ashore in a small fishing vessel to the Hospital at Trinidad and tbat while the bark was beating around in charge of the mate, she became short of water and put into Margarita island and before an-choring sent a boat ashore asking for water. About fifty soldiers rowed out in small boats, eight of whom were sent aboard the bark. They look the mate and second mate ashore and kept them there, leaving no one on board who could take the vessel to ws. They sup-plied the bark with food and treated the men generally well, hut stripped the vessel's sails and took the captain's clothes, watch and jewelry. On November Dth the captain char- - tered . the steamer "Muriel" to go to Margaritn island and look the bark up, but when they reached the island the authorities refused to give the vessel up, offering no cause whatever. On the 10th all the sailors were sent to to the British consul. On the 'I'M the captain again visited the vessel with orders from the governor of Trin-idad to the Venezuela consul there, but he still refused to give up the vessel. ' (lot), the English governor, then or-dered the captain to . proceed to New York, as it would take at least a mouth to settle the matter. The hark was hound from Wilmington to Trinidad with yellow pine lumber. DEATBS OF CABINET OFFICE US. Of Kara Occurrnr In lha Hlatory af tha Country. Washington, D. C, Feb. 2. The death of a cabinet officer during his term of office has been a rare occur-rence in the history of this country. Mr. Webster and Mr. Upshur died while tilling the office of secretary of state, Mr. Rollins while secretary of war, Mr. Brown and Mr. Howe while postmaster-general- , and Mr. Folger while secretary of the treasury. Mr. Windom is therefore the second secre-tary of the treasury who died in office, and liko Mr. Folger he died while awav from the national capital. Secretary Manning . was stricken with a fatal dis-ease while secretary of the treasury, and died soon after'leaving the service. As was also the case with Mr. Folger, Secretary Windom died from heart fail-ure, mainly attributed to overwork in the performance of bis official duties. Tirojpli Another Itattle Hetween a Gov-- 1 ernmcnt Man-of-W- ar and a Itebel War Ship. The Insurgents Defeated and Driven Out of Anoud, the Capital of Ghileo. WISES TO SANTIAGO DE CHILI Communication With the Capital Which Had Iteen Interrupted, Latest Eeports From South America Bring Prospects of Peace in the Near Future. BALMACEDA IS NOW ON TOP. Tha President of Chill My After All Not ba Compiled to Resign His Office. Bi enos Aykes, Feb. 2.--- A report has reached here of another engagement offAncud. the capital island of Chileo, in the Chileoan archipelago. A battlo was fought between a government man-of-w-and an insurgent war vess-el. It resulted in the defeat of the insurgents. It is supposed that the vessels engaged were the two ships previously referred to, the rebel vessel w hich landed the insugent marines at Ancud and the government ship which tried to land troops at that port, under the disguise of hoisting the British flag. Communication with San-tiago rie Chili, the capital of Chili, anil other towns, which h:id been temporar-ily interrupted has been reestablished. Idaho's Legislature Adjoora. Boisk City-- , Feb. 2. Special to TnE Times. The legislature adjourned for the day in respect to the memory of the late Secretary Windom. gress to complete its necessary legis'a tion before the 4th of March. THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAMME. Matter Will Hare to ba I'uhed If tha Nen-ear- y I.agtftlattnn 1 Completed. Washington, Feb. 2. The senate is shaping itself with the determination to adjourn on the 4th of March without leaving behind it anything for an extra session. The fortification appropria-tion bill came up today as unfinished business, and the pension appropriation bills on the calendar and the District of Columbia appropriation bill, soon to be reported, will follow in order. In tho morning hours an effort will be made to pass the Indian depredations claims bill, and sandwiched between the above named appropriation bills will probably be the lighthouse bill and the copyright bill, an attempt also being made to secure action upon the house bankruptcy bill. Although tho house has "been en-gaged practically the whole four weeks in consideration of the regular annual appropriation bills, these measures are still in an unusually backward state, and it is the intention of the majority to permit substantially no legislation ex-cept the shipping bill to engage its at-tention until action is had on the appro-priation bills. It is the purpose of the committee on merchant marine to make an effort to call up the shipping bill and press it to a final vote as soon as the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill, now un-der consideration, is passed; but, in view of the determined opposition here-tofore made to the shipping bill, there is some question as to the ability of its friends to carry out their expressed iu- - tention, especially as it is almost as certain to be antagonized by one or more appropriation hills. Tho Indian and legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bills are on the calendar awaiting uctiou, and will be called up at the first favorable op-portunity. Bland and the. other silver men are growing more restive at tha failure of the coinage committee to act on the silver bill, and have announced their determination, if the commiMce do not settle the matter at the regular meet-ing Wednesday, to precipitate a tiht on the floor of th house w ithout wail-ing for a committee report. Only fciir weeks and three days re-main of the tifty tnst congress, and not a single one of the thirteen annual ap-propriation bill has been finally passed by both branches of congress and sent to the president. But one of these bills has passed the seuate, the army bill. While the present condition of the appropriation bills is not encourag-ing, as compared with tbe slate of progress in previous congresses, no doubt Js entertained by mombers of the bouse or seuuieof the ability of con- - A MYSTERIOUS SUICIOE. An Agad and Unknown Lady Hangs Har-l- f In Chicago. CnifAuo. Feb. 2. An old lady, per-haps 85 years of age, committed suicide by hanging herself in a room at 105 South Sangamon street yesterday after-noo- Mrs. Woutworth, the landlady, stated that last Thursday the old lady came to her and desired to rents, room. She was alone and had but little bag-gage. She appeared morose and never spoke much about herself. A largo number of letters and papers were found in the room. Thev bore the name of Mrs. Catherine Mcknight and Mrs Catherine Welley. Two decrees of divorce and an old marriage certifi-cate were among the papers. The di-vorce decrees showed that she had been separated from her two husbunds upon the same plea, drunkenness and cruelty. There were a large number of other documents, but none giving a clue to the address of friends or relatives or why she took her life. ONLY. A Fr.W OF THEM. Tanilon Claim not Presented by Attorn? to ba Adjudicated at Oari. Washington, Feb. 2. Secretary Noble is taking active measures to ex-pedite the adjudication of claims in the pension bureau. Funicular attention is being given to those cases which are not presented by attorneys and to cases which for some reason have been in the bureau for a long time. In this matter the secretary is receiving the earnest and assistance of Commis-sioner Haum. An examination of the records of the pension bureau discloses the fuct that there are only about 12.000 cases on tile which are not rep-resented by attorney. These will be taken up by a board 'appointed for that purpose and pushed to a final determi-nation. This board is required to use every cure that could be taken by an attorney, and to fully consider and justly weigh every favorable fact dis-closed in the record of these cases. In other words, full and complete justice is to be done in every instance, and technicalities of construction or presen-tation of these caes are not to be taken advantage of. The claimants are to be assisted, not hindered. These reforms have already been started in their course, and it is expected they will re-sult in good to all concerned. NEWS FROM BERLIN. Items of Interest (lathered at tha German Capital. Bi:iii.in, Feb. 2. A bill has been in-troduced in the upper bouse of the Prussian Diet to incorporate the island of Heligoland in the arrondissement of Sud-eldit- Marschen. Tho Berliner Klinische Wochen-schrif- t says that Dr. Liebmunn has dis-covered tubecle bacilli in the blood of nine patients treated with Koch lymph mostly phthisical, but without a trace of miliary tuberculosis, while two of the cases presented no bacilli in the sputum. The result of Dr. Liebmann's research is supposed to 'confirm Prof. Virchow's fears. The widow of Prof. Schliemann denies that be husband left his gold to Kaiser VYilhelm. The re-port had occasioned an outcry in Greece. ' . - Emin contradicts many of Baron Wiseman's statements. Eauin is hasten-ing onward in re.iponee to; a letter from Ukumbi expressiL g fears f an attempt to massacre the Fiench mission. NOW FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER. lha Supreme Conrt Will Hear tha Uehrlng Sea lilnputa Argued. Washington, Feb. 2. Chief Justice Fuller today announced that the su-preme court had decided to grant the petition of counsel representing the British government, for leave to tile an application for a writ of prohibition to prevent the district court of Alaska proceeding to carry out its decree of forfeiture, - made ' in ' the case of the schooner Seyward, libelled for unlawfully taking seals within the Waters of the Behring sea. The court VkedV counsel at what date the rule rtyu theAlask court come here ' .. i " why thrri . virob- - IlTtlesTlip f-el- preliminary qtiesiion of the rigkv Co bring the case into tbe court and the matter now to be settled is whether or not the court will decide that the writ prohibition should issue. There must now be arguments on the merits of the Behring sea controvj;x'y. In announcing the determination of the court, the chief justice said that the argument had takeu a much wider range than was necessary and that the court was of the opinion tbat it had jurisdiction by way of prohibition un-der section 6yn, revised statutes,' to re-view the proceedings of the Alaska court. LECAL CONTEST OVER A BIC ESTATE. Tha Lata Andrew J. ar a' Property to ba Ultterly Contrated For. Bltts,. Mont., Feb. 2. Special to' The Times. The legal contest over the immense estate of the late Andrew J. Davis, was resumed today before Judge McHatton. Further delay was demaudod by Warren Toole and John R. Clay berry counsel for Uenry A. Root and other contestants, on the ground that their client. Root is endeavoring to find material, witnesses to testify in the case. They alleged that as the will purported to have been drawn up in Iowa, in 188B. and it was necessary to deermii0 iuienubjeness, they felt it incumbent uporr them --to procure a Witntlta whft Ifnnic Anleu. I ft. hat time and had knowledge of his oir-- J flrv(rir fc;ir ar bee r In the1 eontes. srer $3,000,000, it is ex- - pented a long time will elapse before final decision is reached. Congress-- , man elect Dixon represents John A. Davis as counsel. : MONARCH OF A REPUBLIC. Cota Illco .Said to ba Ituled by M. C. Keith, a llrooklyn Man. PiTTSBfKO, Feb. 2. T. E. Wheeler, who until receutly was train dispatcher on the only railroad, in Cosa Rico, is visiting bis mother who lives in this city. He says the republic is boiling over with crime. The government is patterned after that of the United States, but a man named Minus C. Keith is said to be the real ruler. Keith is a Brooklyn man. He holds no office but he permits no man to hold office without his consent. Keith owns the only railroad in the country and one-ha- lf of the banana plantations. The inhabitants are obedient to him and his rule is a wise oue. He has put the government on practical footing. jEvery Costa Rican is chronic olHce- -' seeker, and if he foils to get the office he wants he threatens to start a rerolu-.a'ha- n . Kei b iu ob hira. x"fmuix .iie' ' lichoolmt.rms spend most of tM&bBoo. a hours smoking cigarettes. Port Limon the only seaport town, is very disor derly. THE ITK K&MOVAL BIL Judge lamnir at Washington lly a' j. forltafaaaaga, WAsnrs6Txri. George L. Sumner of Durani city in the Interest of tbe U bill. He has had quite r interviews with promlnea t the bouse, including; 111 151 upon the subject hardly within thy !,.ason that they or oy-'A- f umber of. them can be ax, . ' m Jk)"""' Several others, aner6ag l,n,ibers of the Indian cpmiuitfi, --.fcpressed substantially thei" M Judge Sumner will mar-- p jn canvass of the members "fS '6- - nd. if ne fails to get favorably CMn at this ses-sion, he hopes to so rfrange matters that the bill may be brought up and passed early in the next session. HEIRESS V,l0lE CITY a it. tout "V tot i. ' Wwljr H forLM M 4i w!fe G' Yiu Ahso' fc.fr TTeoTrtonof T6lJ5H'nPi7iwT 1 the death of her father,rj)r. Jones, of Boston. When Toledo was nothing more than a trading post Dr. Jones bought a quarter .tection of land from the government, npon what is now the very heart of Toledo. The deed for this property was found among tho papers of the deceased, and the claims j of Mrs. Allen will be pushed to secure it. SARAH BERNHARDT'S APPEARANCE. (the will Prevent La Toaea at tha Garden Theater Tonight. New Yokk, Feb. 2. Special to The Times. Sarah Bernhsrdt's first in America this season will be at the Garden theater tonight, when sho will present La Tosca. The en-gagement here will last five weeks after which Washington. Philadelphia, Bos-ton aud Montreal will be visited for a week each, then Detroit, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Denver, oprnin? at San Francisco April 24. May 2d she will start for Australia, playinir at Mel-bourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane, .she will open again at Snii Francisco Sept. 2S; then going to Mexico. Havana, South America. New York. London and St. Peti rsburg. THE POPE IS MEDDLING. Bound to Ha Ilia Finger la PoIUIot, Where They Uont Hirtoag. Paris, Feb. 2. Figaro today pub-lishes an interview with the pope in which His Highness is quoted as saying: "Is the 1'rench conservatives saw that such a thing was possible, they should establish something better than a re-public; otherwise they should adhere to the republic which would then be as they choose to make it. The formation of a Catholic party in France is an agreeable draw but it is only a draw." A YOUNG GIRL'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH. Sha Took an Overdooa of Morphine-T- ha Death to ba Inraatlgated. New YoitK, Feb. 2. Miss Helen Potts, a beautiful and accomplished girl of 20 years, diiughtor of George II. Potts, a woalthy railroad and mine owner, who lives at Asbury Park, died suddenly yesterday rr.orningin a private boarding school from morphine poison-ing. She had been troubled with nerv-ousness and insomnia for some time, and Saturday night took a capsule sup-posed to contain twenty-fiv- e grains of quinine and one grain of morphine, which had been prescribed by t'arlyle W. Harris, a medical student and warm friend of herself and family. There are several theories as to ' the death. An inexperienced clerk may have substituted morphine for quinine or the girl may have had the prescrip-tion renewed and died by the cumula-tive action of a large number of cap-sules. The family is connected with the most prominent families of Penn-sylvania and New Jersey. TAYLOIt BOUGHT SILVER, TOO. Tha Progress of tha Silver Pool Investi-gation. Wasiiinoton, Feb. 2, In the silver pool investigation today, Representa-tive Abner Taylor of Illinois testified-tha-he had bought on margin in last July and August forty thousand ounces of silver and sold it at a profit. He wished it put on record that the pur-chase was made after the silver bill be-came a law. He has not bought any silver since. Th Chief In llnxee. Washington, Feb. 2 The delegation of Sioux Indians are enjoying them-selves io sight-seeing- . Tonight the chiefs will occupy four boxes at the National theater. HUMBERT REGARDS IT AS FINAL. Tha Resignation of Premier Orltpl or Italy Aocepted. t Paris, Feb. 2. Dispatches received from Roino by the newspapers of this city agree in stating that King Humbert regnrded Signor Crispi's resignation final, and that the king has not asked him to withdraw it. Rome, Feb. 2. King Humbert has summoned Marquise A. Di Rudini, sec-ond of the vice presidents of the cham-ber of deputies to form a cabinet. New Brewery In Operation. New Yokk, Feb. 2. Special to The Times. Tho Consumer's brewery com pany, which is composed of saloon keepers, began to make beer today in their new building at Fifty-fourt- street and Avenue K. The saloon keepers having grown tired of the. methods of the brewers have resolved to brew their own beer. The organization is com-posed of 253 saloon keepers and it has a capital stock of $1)00,000. The members of the company think that they can manufacture beer at a much lower tig-ur- o than the price they have, been pav-ing the brewers. They claim that thn English capitalsts who control some of tho breweries have been unjust in their demands. BERLIN CABINET CHANCES. Caue of Walderaee't Retirement Von Caprlvi to Rlgn. Berlin, Feb. 2. The causes of 1 retirement as chief of the gen-eral staff, are reported differences with the emperor and chancellor on army questions. His adhesion to the set of chaplain Toecker has irritated the emperor greatly, also. Minister Maybach has tendered his resignation. As the successor of Von Waldersee, Generals Hasseler aud Schlieffen are mentioned. The former is known as one of the best pupils of Von Moltke and as a master of modern strategy. Couut Von Waldersee will perhaps ac-cent command of the Ninth corps. London,- Feb. 2 The Standard's Berlin correspondent snys the emperor will relieve Chancellor "Caprivi of the Prussian premiership and will entrust the office to Mr. Miguel. Caprivi will remain chancellor of the German em-pire and Miguel will retain tho finance portfolio in tho Prussian cabinet. Other important changes will follow. HIS HEAD LOPPED OFF. A Greek Decapitated in a Tenement Horn Fight in Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 2. In a tenement bouse in the Italian quarter of this city a free-for-a- fight took place last night. Knives, pistols, shovels and other arti-cles of warfare were freely used. A Greek named Trod had his head almost severed from his body, and several others were injured. The light was stopped by the police. SUFFERING IN KANSAS. Many Farmer llaro Neither Clothing, Food uor Fml. Kansas City, Feb. 2. W. S. Shrimp of Myriad township, Rawlins county, Kan., was in the city today soliciting aid for the destitute farmers of his couuty. He says the people of that township are in a deplorably poor con-dition. Their crops have failed for three successive seasons, and many of them have neither clothing, food nor fuel. He says that they will be unable to withstand the rigors of tho wintur, and will freeze and starve to death without assistance. They were unable to raise any corn last summer, and their cattle, pigs and chickens are dying from star-vation. Many families have been obliged to burn their furniture for fuel. Mr. Shrimp collected enough money here to buy a car load of Hour, which which will be shipped immediately to the suffering people, the Rock Island railroad giving it free transportation. Mill Return Work. Jt.MET, III,, Feb. .8 Special to The Times. Work at the mills of the Illi-nois Steel company, which had been suspended for nearly four months, was resumed today. Nearly three weeks ago the managers of the mills and rep-resentatives of the workmen had a con-ference, at which they settled the scale of wages for this year. Over 1500 men are employed when the works are in operation." THE DEMOCRATIC BOARD CETS EVEN A Retiring Republican Auditor Trie to Fa-vor III I'arty Nawipaper. Lansing, Mich., Feb. 2. Special to The Times. When Auditor General Aplin retired from office, sixty-thre- e democratic editors were hunting for what was left of his scalp. Now sixty-thre- e republican editors, whom he un-dertook to serve, have joined their dem-ocratic brethren in the chase. Under the system in vogue in this state the list of lands to be sold for delinquent taxes in each county are advertised for four succjes ve weeks in some weeks in some paper of that county. The invariable custom is for the retiring auditor gen-eral to leave this plum to be disposed by his successor. Until this year one republican auditor general suc-ceeded another in regular rotation, when the citizens took it into their heads to elect a democrat to the office. Aplin, who is an ardent republican, concluded that he would not leave any patronage for democratic newspapers to his successor, and immediately be-fore he retired gave out the delinquent tax list to sixty-thre- e republican news-papers for publication. The democratio editors fiercely assailed Alpin for his action, while tho republican editors were not slow to advance arguments in, i his defense. Now the republican edit-ors have sent in their bills for the ad-vertising given to them by Alpin, but the democratic board of state auditors have only acted on them so far as to take them under consideration. It is thought they will not be paid without a lawsuit. WILL PROFIT BY IT. Tha Next Italian Cabluet Ha a Lon In the Lata Policy, Paris, Feb. 2 The Journal des De-bate, commenting of the ministerial crises in Italy says; "We do not ex-pect the policy of Italy of tho last eight years will perish with the retirement of Signor Crispi, although the next cabi-net will assuredly profit by the lesson and promote good relations with Franco. " Chlragu Market Chioauo, Fob. 3. At tho rtoslng t"i(1y War at Easy; cash. auV'rt'i May. I.UH4; July, Cu cish, 51jj; May. S3"4 Oa; cash, 444: May, 46. H.irmv- - St ady; :5ft7;. Fl ixfl. Pork-St.a- ly; cash. 9T!: Mav, f 10 15. Lard-Stea- dy; casti. ft.75; May K.tKMftt.lO. BRINCING IN CHINAMEN. Wholesale aumcgllng of Coleatiala Over the Brdr Discovered at Duluth. West Supkkiok, Wis., Feb. 2 Wholesale smuggling of Chinameu iuto the United States has been going on here all winter. Tho celestials are brought to Canadian ports from China and then make their way to Tort Ar-thur- There they are provided with transportation into the Unised States in sleighs and wairons, in most cases being brought a distance of about 3'K) miles to Two Harbors, Minn., at which point the Duluth & Iron railroad con-veys theif to their ultimate destination. As high a i fifty per day have arrived at times. CHARGED WITH SMUGGLING. An Amrr can Captain Arretted by Mexican OflV-lal- . San DlF.oo.Cal .Feb. 2. The steemer Manuclo Dublan, plying between San Diego and Knsenado, Lower California, arrived today bringing word that Cap-tain Nelson had been arrested by Mexi-can officials Saturday, on a charge of smuggling $si.V)0 in gold bullion, w hich was found on his person. The steamer which carries the United States mail was detained by the authorities five and a half hours before the American and English residents succeeded in securing Captain Nelson's release. The Mexican officials claim that Nel-son had been engaged in smuggling for two years. - " WORLD'S FAIR FINANCES. It Will Kaiilr Fllteen Million to Carry the KM"ltion Through, Chicago, Fel). 2. The World's Fair finance committee estimates that fif-teen million dollars will be required to carry the exposition throusrh, aud the funds in sight fall short of this amount two and a half millions. It is suggest-ed that the gate receipts bo hypothe-cated. New York Money and Htock. New York, Feb, 1. The stock mar-ket showed some improvement at noon. On tho open figures Pacific Mail ad-vanced to 2 against 11 on the strength of the probability of tbe bill again coming up in congress. Munev w.v Nav. t our:--. CO'I- - f lptl"ii 71 pon '.O I.Viith Aaier- - , PwlUe sixes... w 30- -- ia lM At h's hi,.... '.M'- - w- - IPacluc Matl.30-'- ccnti-.- la a- s- Is- - ,1 to :o 8)'i "urin;tm, se'4 u: 1st, Lo.iis 17 8n Frau- - riUide....U' IV- - clacc Northern Pa- - 1'-- St- ''' oltio 'ISt II- - Omaha 2.'. Northern P- - 10 Texas J'ao- - olllo preter- - iUc 15 rod Wt s Vnlon Paoif Northwest- - 7-- ! em 5' 6 Wlla. Fmvo Now York -- Eiro 44 ttetural IH f WoeirtnUa- OrKun Kail- - j luu ...V ;,, I Reault of th Boulogne Conference. Dublin, Feb. 2. The Freeman's? Journal today announced that McCar-thy and Sexton will tonight submit to their colleagues the result of the Bou-logne conference. THE ELECTION IN SPAIN. The FIrt llld I nrter tha Naw In I van!"1 SnlTraga Law. Madkip, Feb. 2. hi the electior4 yesterday the conservatives secured "majority in Madrid and Barceloua. A number of riots occurred. The elec-tions were the first held under the ue r universal suffrage law, and resulted ia a gain for the conservatives. ' . t i Yiuing- Took III Olllco Today. St. Lous, Feb. 2. James Smith, the retiring chairman of the trans-continent-association, today formally transferred the office to E. H. Viuing. his successor. Smith will leave for Kansas City tonight aud will preside at the meeting of the Trans-Missou- asso-ciation tomorrow in that city. The Sallda .fall Ilnrned. Samoa, Colo., Feb. 2 Tho city jail at this place burned lat Friday. There was only one inmate at the time, who was saved by an outsider battering down the door. The building was a wooded structure and will probably be replaced- - by brick udtlee. .' ' Italian Saenrltle Falling. . Taris, Feb. 2. The bourse is weak, Italian securities are falling, owing Ut the ministerial crisis in Kome. if |