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s © BLAINE'S BOOM. “The President-Belects” Cor,dywed Tonr of the Buck-Eye State. Tmmense Gatherir,ge of Enthusi- astic Peopla Everywhera, At Mansfield,, the Homs of Sena-~ FEENTH YEAR, HE OMAHA ez il et DAILY OMAH/ in Mexico duting the war are telffug him. Ha is frantic and losing wround every « Thero 18 strong hopes « ying the ny and of electing puliican United tates senator to snecaed Farloy, Tha First Guo at Fremont, Spocial Telegram to the B Frevoxt, Neb,, October 9, ~ campaign was formally opened a$ the opera houss to-night, (. M. Hitcheock and John Rush, of Omaha, were The house was filled to its utmost capacity, and an fmmanse; crowd romained outside, not being ablo to gain admitt: The republican the speal The speakers were well dsserved. A the; *or Sherman, Through Other Small Towns of Central Ohio. Tha Day Terminating at the State Capital, Blaine's Eloquent Addresses on the Isenes of the Campaign and Appealing to Ohio, BLAINE, MaxskieLD, October 9,—Short stops were 'ma‘e at Shrove and Perrysville, Blaine «noke a few words at each placs, thankivg the people for their kind recaption and presentin the taritf as the groat issue, At 1:30 the ived at Mansfield, the home of Sena- tor Sherman, Corumies, October 9,—There were but few people at the depot at Mansfield, but there wora several thonsand asrombled in the square in the heart of the town, o which Blume was escorted in the usual manner, Hedges, the republican candidate for congress, having in- troduced him as the next president of the United States, Blaine sai objct to my friend introducing me ia that way. We w talk about that atter Tue:day next, (Cheers,) Bue T sso good auguries for Tuesday in_the fact that the people of Ohio_seem to be thor- oughly aroused. (Cheers.) In all my poli cal exparience 1 have never seen people app: rently more thoroughly awake to their duty than the people of OMD tezm to be at thiy time. Your duty in this _cambaign is _exceptionally important. You have both your own immediato duty and @ vicarious duty. You are to vote on next Tues- day not only for yourselyes but for the whole Ulited States, You are to_set the mark for the republican high tidc. [Cheers.] I confess have great confidence in the vote of Ohio, forsince the election of Salinon P. Chase as governor of your state in 1855, I have never known a year when Ohio was aroused that she did not give a republic n majority, [Cheers.| You have never had befora you more dlstines issues than you have this 'ye There has never been amore ¢.ean cut division between the parties. At the beginning of political calnpaigns a great many issues are in peoples’ minds, “but " as the contest grows Serious i utal — points are eliminated as pariies convergs aud come_ together, There is always ono great overshadowing issus that control s uh multituda of vot as- sume that the issus the present yoar is pro- tective tariff, axd I am sure there is mot o state in the union that has profited more un- der the protactiv Ceeply mt Ohio, system, ested in " its mainten: ra | That being the ¢ 2 with the further condition that Ohio ra bigh in intellige 1t Y as auy state in the Union, annot be doubted thab you will see your way cloar to protect and maiotain your own intirests. I do not stop to argus other ques- tions. I do not stop to dwell even f « moment on the achieveruents of the repu! lican pa on what it has done for the Union, for the cause of free govern- ment, for the ¢ause of human liberty, I do not dwell on these, because I do not choose to divert your miuds, even for a moment from the one overpowering and overwhelming issue that should evgags your attention until ater Tuesday next, [Choers. | and especiaily should 1t engage your attention in your congressional districts, Colonel Foynton used to say in argument. when he got very close to the point, that he had his “knife on tho nerve.” When you vote for representatives in congres®, your votes are reachivg to the very nerve of all questions relating to our indusiri: stem, including protective tariff, because it is Shrougn ongress your representatives in that | 3 you make your will primurily, distinctly end {mpros undesstood and_ felt. This is a y town whichi T have long desired to v have eajoyed a friendsaip that goes buc most into boyhood days with your di guished follow citizen, Senator Sherm g desired to stand before his neigh- nsticuents and frienda, 1 thank you this kiud reception and bid you good for Lya. At Crestline there wes a lirgo crowd around the depat. Blame spoko briefiy from tho platform built out from the Second story of a building. Hae spoke of the great import- unce of the stato election in October because of its bearivg npon the national election, and upon tariff legislation in the next gongre: At Mount Gilead, Governor Foster joined the parly again. Here Blaino loft the train to attend the Morrow county fair to which he has been invited by tho managars, Thero wera fully 15,000 people the fair grounds- Governor Fosier intr Bluine, who spoke briefly from the * stand. Blaioe was followed to the depos by great crowds, who cheared him repeatedly a3 they ran along the strects, and at the departure of the train, Delaware was reached just before dark, snd considering the size of the place, the recep was phenomenal, T, e strets were crowded and the enthusiesm of the people was remark- ableas there numbors, Blaine was introd Ly Judge Jones and when the storm of ch ing and shouting had sub ided, he returned than! reception given him and s seen a population in motion 48 the population of Ohio s8'm [Cheers.] From that fact, Laaticipate 4 great republican vote on Tuesday next. [Great cheering,] I want Ohio to feel and know that the vote of Tuesday next is an important one, and that responsibility ~ rests upon the repub- jicans of this state, The ~ropublican puty _is fortunats in having tho support s oftho young men of the country, [Cheers I” As I have said befoie, there 15 no instance in the political history of this pation of apy party being heaton tha had in a largo degreo the sympathy and sup. port of the youog men, [Renewed chuering.] 1 s before me a largs num'er of young men who are coliegians, and who add to the power of youth the puwer of education and ulture, Tothem and to their f llows we look as the great sourcs of strevgth inthe pending canvass [Great prolonged cheering ] At this point Hon, C. B, Farwell, of Cnicago, joined the I have neser party, No stop was made until the train reach ed Columli In view of the great demon stration here lasttweek, the understanding was that there should be none ou this occasion, but was quite a large crowd in the depot, await- ing the arrival ofthe trin, who pressed around Blaine sud ¢ eered him as he passed out, He entered nd tried to drive quistly to the ha isin, Mr, Mill but a body of young republicans bearing toxches insisted on orting him in the usual noisy manner, spends the night at his in's h nd goes tomorrow through Beioto va'l'y 1o Lancaster, California’s Campaign, Bpecial Telegram to the Bi Wa uxGron, D, C,, Ogober 9,—The Crit Jternoon publishes the following ex- hearti'y applanded, grand torchlight pr beforo the entes Blaine and ).og od songs, which wore highly appreciated by tre au. dience, There 15 no doubt but thit the dresses of Messrs, Hitcheock and Rush 1 many votes for the republican ticket. | — Morton and Enthusinem at Friend, Special telogram to The Brk Fuiesn, Nen, Oct, Sterling Morton is grested at Friend with a large and enthusi- astic audience, A grand procession of 150 torches, headed by the brass be W paraded the streets, Over 600 people listaned with wrapt attention for two hours to Mr, Morton’s masterly presentation of our national and stoteoffices, The school land iteal was pit before the people unmistakably plain terme, raded the streets the hall. The in A few moro rallies like this through- out tho etate and the ring are put on the top shelf to keep. - The Pronibivou Vote for Blaine. Special to T Brk. New Yonk, October 9.—The New York state temperance assombly adopted an address toba sent to prohibitionists throughout the country, requesting the prohibitionists not to vote for St. John, but to sapport the republi- con ticket, It gives rensons why such action chould be taken. e principal is, if general support is giv John, the ' democratic candidate will Wbalectad thereby, all the good nccomplished by the republican party_in- the matter of morality and temperance will be de- stroyed. The address carnestly requests St. John to withdraw, and will be presented to that candidate. e ee— Thurston on the Stump, Special Telegram to Tit: Brk: CrxTRAL CITY, October 9.—Hon. John M. Thurston, of Omaha, addressed the largestand most enthusiastic audience of voters of all par- ties last night,at the opera house, that has gath- ered this scason. He spoke for over two hours, briefly and pointedly handling the issues of tho campuign, keoping the audience in good spints, and all went away satisfied that it was the best speech of the campaign. The ocea- gion of the gathering was the appointment tor Mesers. Oberne and Brown to speak, but_ow- ing to the train being late they failed to kecp the appointment, Covixaroy, Ky. rack good. Six furlongs selling—Banana won, Ed. Butts socond, Bill Owaens third. Time, 1:17. Mile und sixteenth, three-year-olds and up- wards —Ferg Kyle won, Billy Gilmore second, Kiohba third. Time, 1:50 Cincianati hotel stakes, miles and cighth, all ages—Binn: 1 Martin second, Athlino third, MMile and thrae-s Oak ran a_dead h second. Time, 2 - Milo and_quar won, P. Line Tite, cteenths—Blart ond Bure at for first placa, Idle Pas hurdles —Tomahawl: Creel third, Katie Time, 2:22 RACING T1., Octob ng, Bulldozer won ¢ Wilkes third, best time 2: rotting, Albert Frarce won, Leo W. Westmont third, Ilorence M. fourth, econd, best JEKOME PARK RA JEROME PARK, Octol long_all ag:s, W Mack socond, Bellathird, Time, quarters mile, two yoar olds, won, Eachus__ second, = Llgin third, Time, 118 Mile and three furlong, three r olds, Rataplan won, Tornado second, The Mexican Veterans. Sr. Louis, October 9.—The Mexican veter- ans met again to-day, two hundred and fifty being present, After roll-call the follow- ing lottes from General Diaz of Mexico was read: Crry_or MExico, September 14, 1885, —To John F, Cabill: With your favor of 1Gth of the cur ent month I received the invitation ich the veterans of the war of *15.7 of your tto those of our own army, ced it at oncein the hands of the president of the republic, who, I do not doubt, will koo that it is attended to as it should be, by dic- tating proper arrang uts for that purpose. [Signed. | Porrio Diaz, The following telegram was also read: Citv or Mexico, October 9, To Canirn—It is not possible for the M. 15 to at tend a reunion on the Hth Vill write by muil, (Bigoed) )y Secretary of War. : clection of officars for the year resulted: aent, J, W. Denve president, M, D. Munson, Indiany; secretary, A, M. Ken- nedy, District of Columbia. me— The Law in politics, Ciicaco, October 9,— Chief Supervisor Sherman, of this district, in making up his list of supervisors of elections toserve Novem ber 11th, chose, in the second congressional district, one republican and one independent democrat, or Finerty mav, for each voting precinet, An appeal from this action was taken on behalf of the democratic party to- day, before Judga Blodgett, the fed court, Tho Judgo quoted’ the law, which provides that the two supervisors for each polling place shall be of “different political parties,” and held that the plain inference wi that they should be of the leading politi- cal partics, “Hetheretore ruled that the list of subervizors must be mads up exclusively from rapublicans and democrats, e E— Homes for Freiendless Nebraskans, legeam to the Bek, , Neb, October The state society of The Home for the Friendless met in this city to-day. Representatives prosent from Omahu, Crete, Sutton, Umadilla, ennott, Valparaiso, York, Lincoln and ireenwond, There have heen nine auxilliary orgavizations created during tho past thren months, and thess, together with the old home, are in prospe:ous condition, e = Another Political Libel Suit, Atl, 0., October 9,—Mayor James o were executive committoe, has filed suit agaivst the \quirer to-day to recover $25,000 ages for libel, The article charged Mor- gan with bringing negeoes hero f. of illegal voting, and drilling th questions proparly. The artlele Btr, Morgan dared not deny 0 answor stated that o staterents, Cuicaco, October 9,—Advioes from north- ern Illinois, zorthern Indiana and eastern teact of a letter written by Senator Johu F, Miller, of California, to a gentleman here The cawpaiin is going on well in the state a will carry it by & handsome ma- The chances now are that Henley, the dewocratio candidate for congress in the first district will be beaten His vote on the Morrison bill, bis land manipulations, and his ! eonnection with the Maxiwillian government and B jont Michigan report heavy frosts last night. No danger to crops so far as heard from, —m— Weather To-Day, WasHINGTON, Uctober 10,—For the upper Misiseippi and Missoun valleys: Fairweather, fresh southwesterly winds, higher temperature and lower barometer, THE TEMPERANCE TAIL. Tac Acceptance of the Prokibition Vice-Presidentail Candidaty: n 1Y no. Daniel Promulgates His Accept- ance of the Honor, Ro-echoing the Gospel According to 8t. Johh, Fearlessly Bearding the Lions of gan, chairman of thy Republican county | Existing Evils, And Unfarling the Banner of Moral Reform, A Screed of Purely Ohristian Charac- tor and Fairly Accoptable Khetoric, DANIEL'S ACOEPRANCE, Baianione, October 9. — Wm, Daniels, nominated for vice-president ot the prohibi- tion ticket, in his letter of acceptance pub- lished to-day, says: Necessity of prohibition of liquor traftic is basad upan the well estab- li-hed and _conceded facts that this traffic is the producing cause of a large part of all tho crime, poverty, insanity, snicides and diseasos that exists in the land, That it is a great div- turber of the public peaco as well as a destroy: er of domestic peace and happiness, That it renders life, liberty and property insecure, and imposes upon the com- wunity heavy burdens of taxation, without equivalont or consent upon the ground of its logitimate tendoncy being to produce idles ness, vice and debauchery, and to create nui- ances, The supremo Lourt of tho United States and highest courts of the state docided that laws entirely prohibiting it, are conatitu- tional; that idleness, vice and dsbauchery, being cankers on the body politic endangering its very life, there must of a necessity bo the inherent power in it to removo it, in order to t its own destrt . Insuch decls hese highest courts have also held that pra 10ne, th these laws are for the protection ot society and mot for the regulation o* “control of the conduct ot the individual aud were in no houso partak- ing of the character of sumptuary laws, as they aro 0 often falsely, and knowingly, styled by liquor leaguers and the politiciar the great political parties and that neither ar they restri ersonal ik 80 fa: as they restraia the individual from in- flicting injury on others or society. In all «nch cases the public safety must be suprema. Tho writer discusses at much length the growth and extevt of the prohibitory sentiment which he claims has not been rly util- ized it the demoralization from faithfullofli- cinlsfail to enforce the laws regulating the sulr of liguor. Me says that the policy of both the national government and the great majority of the states is that of licensing and i this tariff, To change tho aud governmental policy Aly is tha imperative duty of the hovr, and to effect it requires the sgeney of polif orzamization or party, just as the other great rms are nece ko for their ace plishment, It, theref , becomes a nutional 1s8ue of sipreme importance, aud eannot bo od to states alone, at the bidding of any political leader or laaders, no matter how dis ing this eloment may be to parties or pol- iticians, Both existing political parties op posed, or ignored, this great is-us, and their candidates tor president or vice president did likewise, Neccssity, conscience loyalty to God and_ humanity, therefore, compel t8 to assume the position we have assumed, 1 1y, the movement offers a grand oy of burying forevar the sad memories ter Datred of the war and all factions, uniting ALMA'S LOSS, The Little Town of Aima, Nebranko, Almost Blotted Out by Fire —1.os8, §30,000, n to Tt st4, Neb,, October Shafler’s livery harn at 5:30 this evening, afow minutes tho entire building w The fire bumned very rapic north to Main_street then west to wan'’s store, The 1 i was the mioans of end of the street., the buildings burned: shop, Bradtord & Buer's offices, S plemnt houso, Wilcox's o BEE, ~A fire broke outin flames. wtore, Zerbo's meat warket and dwel Graves’ bmlding and the bank buildi The loss is estimated at aboub 1,060, tially covered by insuranc roo horses, ona very valuable, wero consumed in th livery barn. The vault in the bank is c sidered firo-proof, and 19 thonght to be in good condition, The fire is supposad to have originated from s lighted cigar swib, If it bad not been parfoctly calm thy whols town would hava ment or nrned. as thero is no firo depart: works, e —— Tenement House Cigars, New York Special, The gencral term of the supreme court to- day gave a decision holding that the law passed in May prohibiting in cities of more than fifty thousand inhabitants the manufac ture of cigars in tenement houses is unconsti- tutional, Peter Jae , who carried on the business of manufacturing cigars on the first floor of & tenoment-house in this city, in which he resided, was arrested two days after the passage of the sct and committed in de- fault of bail. writ of haboas cor. pus_sued out on at the specia' term, argued before the general Evarts and Judge Ditt only question presonted was o » constitution. ality of the luw. The decision of the cour is given by Presiding Ju Davis, and_is cou ourred in by Judge dge Davis, after said: ‘It may be tod cal axiom that sivce the great laboring massos of the country have httle or no propersy but their labor, and the freo right to employ i their own best must be ¢ hibition agaings all invasions of property with ou due process of law wis s fully intended to embracaand protect that property ¢ the accumulatious it may have gai i not coutitutl tont, therefore, for the legisinture to deprive by'any arbitrary enactment a laborer in any lawful avosation of his right to werr and enjoy tho fruits of his his behalf was disnissed al Jaucob’s ap; was u ] ) work in his own residence and 'n his own way, except for tha purposos of polica or Leslth ations The court is satisfied that the aim of the law was not to improve the health, as it set forth, but fo preventing succossfu other modes of mau ticle,” Judie Daniels, in urring, adds as & fur ther reason for supporting the couclusion that t not_designed Lo promote healch; 1 ouly to New York and Bros lyn, making it criminal to do in those cities what is lawfully dote in most or all of the other cities of tha stats, e — public the purpose of npetition, injurious to acturing the same ar Comlug Back to Nettis, InniaNaroLis, Cotober 9.—W. W, Cotterell the missing ex-auditor of Henry county, snd who was £5,000 short in his ‘accounts, has been board from, He went to Dakota to visit @ brother-in-law to get the money to make good the deficit, He says he will et the comuuissioners to settlo with them, IEEB.. FRIDAY © | congrass to ps RAILWAYS KD COMMERCE, THE CUT RATES, Nrw Yonk, October 0, —The ticket scalpers are selling first olass tickets to Chicago, via I skawanna, West Shora or B, & O st 16, second class 8147 A sealper aid to-d tho cutting is betweon Chicago and Missouri river points, His eorrespondont in Chicago s yeeuing tickets for Omaha and Kansas City at solow yesterday's rates, W, W, Firth, reprosentativo of the Burling ton lines, asserts that they have not cut rate but sre prepared, however, to meet any ratos made by other roads, CHICACO TIMES ON THE CUT, It bas been |repeatedly demonstrated that the railrond comphBies operating lines be tween Ohicago and the Missouri river cannot maintain an sgreement on passenger tratic A8 & consequenca ravente i now Loing most icode Tuesday, o anounced v in Times, of light pene trated the gloow, when the y with the \torests of sto.k holders at | camo gal AvANGH ra ntly to the rescue and rates 0O cents, Ceu agonts hid their lheads in shame at this signal rebuke. aad the brokers were recip ients of many good Words for their nrsolfish philanthropy, The brokers not ouly advanced the rates, but signedan agreement to maintain th ar as could bo ascer- amed, was relij ly obsorved during the night.” At the_opening of business, however. yecterday morning, $he “knights of the scalp’ fostod symptoms of uneasiness. They were partics to an agrecment, their free- »in was resteatned, and they felt uncomfort- blo in the new experience, After an hour of mental agony, one of the converts was a back- slider, The news siread like wildfire up and down Clark street, and in five minutes all had fallen, All along the Jine Missouri river pas- senger rates dropped back to $5,00, and tho Chicago sealpers” reform movement hias pa s ed into Iflsv‘fl. The railroads cut, and rates road, ptly wet the brokers' again on the downward 0. & M ELECTION. % Cincinyati, O., October ) —Tn the ol ection of directors for the Ohio & Mississippi railrond the polls cloged at 11.30 tonight, Unofficial, refully-kept tables, show 183,000 votes the Baltimore & Ohio interest, and 0,00 for Now York and English parties, The highest possible yota could be 365,000 In- spectors of election retired immediately to count the vote and teke action on questions in dispute. IMPORTANT BAILWAY DECISION Powtraxn, Oregon, October 9.—Judge Dealy of the United States District court, de- livered an important.decision yesterday in the caso affecting the Oregon Railway & Naviga. tion Company. Villmd, representing the Norl o took n Y3 years' leasa of the ). R, Co.’sroad at $440,000 a year, Villard’s succossors endeavorad to repudiate the lease, but the judge decided that the lease holds good, 'HE TRADD CONGRES: Ciicaco, October 9.—The federation of trade and labor unfons consumed all of the forenoon session, in discussing the various planks in their declaration of principles, with- out reaching any definite result, The follow- ing resolutions were adopted: Rasolved, That owing to the powerful cumstances in connection with existing ¢ bles betweon international and progressive cigar makers union w@ instruct the legislative committes st the close of congress to open communications with the priocipal officers of tha sbove unions, aud offur their services ns mediators with a view to bringing about har- mony between those bodies. The committeson 08 recommended the adoption of a resolution asking Presicat Asthur to appuink August Donald for eorsmissioner of labor statistics, This provoked n beated discussion. One delegate suggested that eriticising Presi- dent Arthur one day wud asking a favor of him the next places timcnnventlon in apeculi- ar position. The fact was developed that certain of the delegates favored other men for tho position, and thy resolution was finully voted down, Adjourned till 2 o'l At the third day s session of the fedors of trade and labor unions, resolutions to se- cure a showing of the numerical and financial strength of the labor organizations of the country was tabled likely to furnish the employers with vajuabla information. The committee on standing orders reported favor- ably on a large number of subjects for incor- poration in the platform of that body, a they were laid aside pending its completion, ntion for the ectablishment of intelii- the direction of the mions adopted. Tho question ha abolition of child labor was diseusscd and referrcd to a osmmittes, tesolution for the appointment of a comm tee to mediato betwesn the warring ci makers’ unions was sdopted. On the subje of recommending amon for chief of the bureat of labor statistics the - ;nvention was unablo to agree, 16 was decide ) that fnstead of a union of building trades, t wde leagues ba formed throughout the country, A resolution asking s the Foran bill for the bett protection of life ard labor on lukes paseed, A regolution sebting apart the firt Monday in sach yesr a3 a & nationa] work s holiday was pacsed. A portion of the platform of the body was then read by the “ucrotary. 1t declarad for i voifieation’of all organi tions in the federation to ussist in case or lockouts, For o legielative* com: supervi‘e and regulate all strikes, sessment of two conts weekly on all with power to iucreiee it to three dollar oferced to o committes, A resolution ux ing congress to tako early action on tho hill prohibiti, g the importetion of foreign lal or wag adopted. Adjourned till tomozrow, The members of the convention tonight v banquetted by local tiade and labor organ tious, THE SANTA FE DIVY, New York, October 9,—The Atchison, opeka & Santa Fa bas declared a gnarterly dividondof 1} per cont, payable Noveinbes 15 th, INON-WORKER'S WAGRS RESTORED, Privsnura, Octobe: A reduction of 12) per coot in the wages of the employes of Oliver Bros, aud Puillips was withdrawn, Worlk will be resuned at the old wages, e — Nebraska Good Templars, Special Tolegram to Tioe Bk, i Lizcowy. Neb., Ock 9,—=The grand lodge of Nebraska closed its nineteenth annual res- sion todav. The following officers were chos- en for the ensuing year: G, W, V., L, Anna Saundera of Unadilla; W, 8. L, B Wil wn of Beatri BTy man Klwood of Olay county; 8. of I T, Mrs Bollo G. Bigelow, of (ienova, The session has boen one of profiv and the reports of the officars show the order throughout the stats to be o better shapo than ever befc Tho ression wound ap with addresaes this evening st the eity ballby J 1 B. ch and othe . — Benevolent Porkers, CiNeINNATI, Ostobier #i=Reuben Springer and David Binton have eseh offered $25,000 to the Cincinnati musenm association to pay for the remcval and re-erection of the present postoftice building to the grounds of the asso. cintion in Fden park, 4 a sample of pure Gre- cian“architecture, el Consumption of Wall Paper, Cinen AT1, Octobezr 9, —~Thomson's wall pa- per wanufactury buened last wight. 005 insurance, $04, g Smalipox in Dakota, Brookses, Dakotay October 9,—What has been supposed to be chickenpox provailing hore is now pronouuced by gompetent physicaus to be genuine swmallpox, and the disease is spread: ing rapidly through 'the county. I¢ is sup- posed to hiave bsen brought by cmigrants, So far four persons have died, Lows, | tock, ete. " MOBNING, OCTOBER 10, 1884, CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. A Fatal Shooting Affeay in & Fi, Robin- son Saloon, The Village of Alma Swept by Fire. The Business Cantar of the Town in Ruins, A Soldier Shot in a Brawl at Au- gusta, Mo, Accldenta—Thefts Arson Fires— Sufcldes Disaster and Crimes of all Kinds, FATAL SHOOTIN 3 AFFRAY, Special Telegram to Tik Brr, Fr. Ropixsoy, Neb., Oct. 9 —A shooting affray occurrod last, night a¢ the saloon of Andy Tubor or *“‘Fronch Andy,” which re- #ulted in the death of Ed Williams, a butcher at this post. Williams had boen_quarreling with the barkceper but finally quisted do: aftor discharging his pistol through the roof of the building. A {ew woments later he was approached by Joo Craue, & young men of about twenty-six years, wl making the remark, ‘' Aro you going to stop that shooting?” Pulled n Colt's revolver and shot Williams through the left brenst, dircctly above the heart, Crane then escaped, Williams lived barely ten min- utes after the shet wrs fited. Crane is a tall, lank, dark-complected man who has recently token up & claim on Ash Croek, and whore parents havo just renched hero from tho east. Owing to tho lack of county ory«pization no efforts can be made for his captire. Mrs. Heustis' Fredicament, Boston Special to Chicago Tribune. Tt is claimed by the frionds of Mrs, Cieor- wlana Houstis, who is under arrost for tho allered larceny of $20,000 worth of diamonds from Theresa Lynch, of Now York, that she is the victim of an attempt to extort monoy. Tt iy claimed that her late husband, J. Fred Heustis, wax a wan of property, though it 18 admitted he was liviog be- yond his means, and was at timos pressed for money. Still, it is claimed that ho procecds of his estate which is now in the hands of an exocutor, will bn sufficient to pay his debts, The relations existing between the Lynches, mother and son, and Mr. and Mrs, Heoustis appear, nccordivg to lotters ar in existence, to have been intimat: business and social affaws. There aro r ed bils which show large business trans- actions for lurge sums, There is a lotter from Mr., Lynch in which ho informs Mr, Heustis that he has taken up n noto of his for $300, and makes an urgent though friendly requesc for payment, and still another letter wiitten to Mra, Heustis, then w widow, by Mr, Lynch, less than two months ago, contains proffers of advice and assistance couched in the friend- liest terms, and written on u basis of such in- timacy as warranted the aidressing of Mrs. Heustis by her christian name, 1t is claimed that tho diamonds and jewelry to the amoant of 820,000, uponthe alleged larcany of which eipt- the criminal indictment is based, werce bought on credit by Mr. Heustis and presentad by him to M. Heustis, The regularity Jof the purchase is apparontly proved by a billin proper form amounting to about £28, 01, butreduced by several thous- and dollar’s by payments on account, which ara properly ciedited, Somo of these pay- mients are for specific purchares, which neyer- theless appear among the items'in_the erimi- nal charge, It is not denied that Mrs, Heus. tis hag raised money upon tho diamonds and jewelry, but her right to do #o is based upon their presentation to her by her husband, whose estate is held to ba liable for the amount of the bill, Couneel for Mrs, Heustis to-day applied for 2 writ of habeas corpus, and hearing was postponed until Friday, Mrs, Heustis has becn paying 6 per cont a month for large loans here, amply secured by jewels, ote, A Broken Scaffold, Spocial Telegram to Tk Drk, Nonrit Bexp, Nep, October 9,—About v 0, Wlf past ten to-day as Charles D, Thayer and Charles Wo d, of Dualap, Towa and J. W. Woodruff, of Westbranch, Iowa, masone, were at wark on the corner storo building, th {old guve way, precipitating them to tho sic ocn foet below, and to ribly if not ring Wood and Woodruff and bad Thayer. Thoy were at cat- movad to Brown'’s drug storo, where cians and the people are doi their e for their assistance and relief, Groat nant pravails, A il I'r, Lover,fla , Octobee 4.—This morning tho steam fionring mill of L. Blanden & Co, burned, The engine room of the mill was saved, Two thousand sacks of flour and 10,- 000 bushels of wheat were consumed, The flour had heen sold and was awaiting ship- ment, Total loas on building, machinery, ,000; insurance, 30,000, Otawed by a Tiger, Harreonn, Conn,, October 8,—A circus exhibited at Waterbury to-day, aud the traing carrying the animal vans were late in i from Now Britain, The tirst thing do he tiger cage arrived was to open s ventilat. window n the top to admit air, Richard , of Caledonis, Canada, who had had charge of the tigers rince June, opened the window and then sat dow the roof of the e Searthio oneatn M DO MHMNYRE Sy e down, Anold andsavagotiger known as “*Roe” sprang at Clark and, py his trovsers, endeavored inside the cage, T 1 shrieked for he p, an the employ the cirens ran to his aid in foree, armed with iron hars und clubs, They beat off the tiger, but the rescue was not ef- feeted until Clarke had been terribly mutila- ted. One of his logs was badly lace o hand was bitten nearly off at the wrist, weunded man was carried to a physian's offi where two s geons ut nearly four hours in dressing the wo Clark showed won- derful nerve, refusing to Lo placed u iog his claws in o draw him ; v ’ . The log wis to h to the kneo, und large pieces of Hlesh were torn off by the tiger's claws Clark will have to remain in Watarbury several waeks he can b romoved, Ho wasin tending to leave the show on Saturday. Fatal Eoforcement of the Liquor Lew, Aveusia, Me., Cctobor 9,—Thomas Malloy, sergeant of the National soldiers’ home at Foguy, was fatally shot at 8 p, m,, by Charles Morgan Wallace, Mulioy and Stephen Cobb, Chelsea, who had becn appointed special iffs for the enforcemant of the lquor law, met Wallace anawite in o wagon, in which wis apparcutly packed goods and other artic Tko sheritf ordered Wallace to halt, but refused, Cobb caught his horse by the bit, and Malloy proceeded to the rear of the wagon to sewrch for liquor, Wallace pullad a pistol, simed at Cobb, who dodged in front of the horeo, and at the same tine ordered his brother officer to arrest Wallace, Malloy caught Wallace hy the arm, The latter turned around and firod at him, Tho bullet took effect in Malloy's left reast, The wur derer was arvested by Cobb and taken to the guard house, The inmates of the home gath- ered around, and Lad not the governor ap- B parred Iynch law wonld probably have p vailed, “Malloy was taken to the hospital and died & fow minutes later Destructi o at Alma, Atua, Neb,, October 0,A fir originating in alivery stablo tonight bursed half of the town, including four stores, a bank and woy- eral dwollings s undetermined, FOREIGN NEWS. French In Ohina, Pants, October 9, has telograp! General Bilerade Lisle od the government confirming the report from Fanoa yesterday of an engage- mont between the French and Chineso in the valley of Loo Ohuan river, Tonquin, The en- counter taok place Monday, The Chiness were attempting to executo an offonsive move- ment on the upper Loo Chuan rivar, Thoy lost 1,000 men. Captain Deynet cf tha Fronch foreign legion was killed, utenant Bar- tello wounded. General s column has gone up the Pattlung river to cut off the re- treat of the Chinese, Sitaxanal, Octobor Franch crnjsers have stopped aod bons nglish merchant stoamers plying betwoen Amoy and the Is- land of Formosa, A SPTIVTED BRENCH VIETORY- A dispateh from Hanol says that General Negriors Oolumu had an engagemont at the villigo of Kep with 2,000 Chinese regulars, who occuplod entronchinen a round a central redoubt, The Chineso commenced tho attack at 9 a, m., by trying £ surround_the French, Liphting astod until 8 p. m,, when tho O newo rotreated toward the interior of China Koys earrison defonded thelr position bavely compa ling tho French to surround the redoubt and carry it at tho point of the bayonet, The Chinowe loss intho villge is six hundred killed, Tho French troops fought with spirit and decislon, They captured all the enemy's war material, moles and horees, The French captain and’ twenty men wero killed, Gen, Bnor DeLislo started for Koyn to assst Ne- grior's forces, Hard Hav. October 7.—The official paper states the situation of the army, owing to the suspension of monthly pay, is really pitiable, It must have an early solution, Six_months have passed since the soldiers were paid.The troops are obliged to take food by force. Forty tink, reported by the City of Washington as containing lard, were seized yosterday. They were found to contain opium, The transaction mvolves a heavy fine. Affairs iu Egypt, Wanny Hatra, October 9,—The Wolseloy troops who take part in the Nilo expedition, to-day, ns m untod infantry, managed their miels. parloctly, . Tho' frss, bab b of row- boats of the expedition passed tho first eata- ract against strong curront The heavy di- vision of tho camel eirps will encamp at the pyrsmi s till ordered to advance, BTEWART'S MURDER CONFIRMED, Caino, October 9, —Advicas from Dongola confirm the report that a steamer from Khar- tonm was wrecked after leaving Abul Hamed. All on board landed and tried to hire camels. The natives invited them to their dwellings where they massicred them nes in Cuba, The Boers Mui Loxnow, October 9.—The Tinmes under- stands that the English council cabinet which meets to-day has eoncluded toadopt mensures to stop the encroachments of the booes, in Afyica."This decision it 1ays is upproved with satisfuction byftho tnglishlpeoplajand willwipe out the insults heapad upon the Engheh flag by a people whose isiguiticance is their best protection, 0¥, October 9.—At the neo held hors to consic ) of the treaty by the Boers, a firm and decis ivo policy was advoeatsd, = A rvesolution wrs asking the voveroment to enforce the treaty. SPAIN'S HICKLY KING Maniin, October 9.—Thero are rencwals of t that tho health of Alfonz) is in an stato. Different pulitical groups aro alroady discussing tho question of & reyency. aud are divided in partizanship botwaen Queen Tsabella and the Countess of Girgenti, ox- Princoss of Astwins Tho moderate and con- omal parties, headod by Senor Sagasta, ato Tsabella, IA Blowhard Abroad. ItomE, October 9.—~The details of the cy Island, Sicily, yesterday, are ro Twonty-soven wero killed and a hundrod injured, Great distress amovg the poor. Hundreds of housea were demolished in Bongn, Toudo and given quarters at Ciboli and Oznins, suburb of the city. Many sum mer residances aro_in ruing, ~ The damace amounts to two millions lire, Roye, Ootober 9. —Later reports say there were four huudred injurad by the cyclone and ths danage amounts to four millicn lires, Education Makes Nih!lists, Br. Prrensoung, October 9.—The university at Kieff was closed by the authoritios and will not re open nntil January, One hundred and sixty-eight students hive been arrested for alleged connection the nihilists, Threo socialist journals, suspended some time 50, ar Teain Wreckers in Canada, Tosonto, October 9.—An unsucecssful ate tempt was made yestorday to wrock the Mothodist excursion train containing 500 poople, Phoere was great excitomont, Noro injured, O for the States, Loxpox, Octobor 9, —Henry Ainslic, score- tary i nd manager of the Huron & Middlesex Viro Insuranco compuny, is missing, The books aro said to bo in & mixed ¢ ndition, Orauge Murderers, 81, Jomx, Octob aro dovelo) Orange disturbances wn. The gates torn off and thrown One River-head man was most rutally beaten to death, The Cholera, Manrin, October 9, —There were two deaths from cholera a5 Alecanto during the past taeuty-four hours, Since Soptember 14 there have been fourteen deaths und seventeon cases in the province of na, Burcelons pa- pera deny the stutement. bor 0,—The cholera record in t 24 hoursi, shows: 145 fresh 4 azainst 107 cases, 07 deaths hours, casok, 77 dea the precediny & — United States Supreme Court, Wasiingroxn, October 9,—Th court of the United States will me Monday next fox the October term, Six Justices aro already 1o the city, aud all are expected to tako scats when court reassembles, 'I'hu num- ber of cases on the docket axe 1,025, or 54 less thaa the corresponding time last year, e — Supreme A Cass county farm lisedin Skull croek precinet, sluce Soptember :7, Ho wont to Lincoln for g load of coal on that day and has mot been heard of since, He was know s to his neigh: bors as a sober ond iudustrious wan, his do- mestio relations are supposed to have been of @ pleasant and peaceful character, and in view of those facts his prolonged absenée from hotme I8 accompanied with alanm to family and friends, "The missing man sottled in Cass county about one year ago, having move thero from near Mendota, Ulinofs, %ll is de- scribed as of medium height, heavy set and welghing about 180 de. Heir” and ¢hin whiskers of light color, Forehead high ‘and nto clined buldaess, Eyes blue, named S| U DULL DEALIXGS. Unperalleled Apsthy | = conlation on 1e Chicogo | = oge. | Secrot HeavyOper & s Progross= ingin ¥ = #. No Trading W| o ror in the Corn # Brokers "In Danger of Starving to Death."” Provisions Soar to an Appalling Altitnde, An Uneventtul Day in the Oattle Mars kot—Hogs Active and Briskly Demanded, OHICAGO MARKETS, Special tolegram to Tre Brk, THE BOARD OF TRADE, WCnIcAGO, October 9,—A. good many brokers doing business on’change claim to be in danger of starviog to death. A quite prominent one was heard to remark to-day that for a week past he had filled but two orders and that the suw total of his earnings weuld barely amount to 825, He spoke of this to illustrate the in- activity of the speculative marksts. The fact is generally commented upon that seldom has there beon such a dearth of speculation in grain in the markets, Just now corn is deews ed a risky thing to handle and wheat is pursu- ing a very peculiar course, Under circum- statces which have ordinarily made sealoers very cautious in their buying and ready at any time to unload all their holding th now favor the long side systematically are not seared when the plainest evidences of weakness are to be obsarved, Hutchinson is said to be a large purchaser of wheat, and is credited by some with the possession of suli- ciont quantity of the article to entitle hi a to no liu{e distinction in consequence, Such a notablo oxample may acoount for the syparent recklessness of the small fry, WHEAT, Altogethor the amount of wheat absorbed overy day leads operators to keep a saricus Took out for the disposition made of it. 1t isa common remark in tho a loy that there isnoth- g but price wheat to make it a purchase, and evon the present low prico 1% apparently’ too low to export it. There was a slight st exhibitad to-day. November opened Jo off at 584, but advanced to 78}, and close tolerably firm at jo lower: December advanced from 704 to 804, und closed at 80 J CORN, The principal broker omployed by a1 ¢ house is authority for the statement that a bushel of corn changed bands to-day, A any rate, the amouut was too trifling to de- serve notice, November und the year were weuk, tho former decliniog lc and closing at 5'§, and the latter fulloaiug about the same course, sellingdown to 30§, Cash was stronger and advanced from 55§ to 16, but eubsequantly fell off to 54§, where it closed, PROVISIONS Were as dear as they conld well bs and still be quoted. January pork advanced from 12 50 to $12 70 and ribs from $7 87} vo$7 424, CATTLE. CHicaco, October 9,—Westerns and Texas mude np the bulk receipts, suy about 300 cavs, over 200 of which were westerns. There was no new feature of note in the market to-day. Natives were scarce and sold at strong prices. The best at from $6 50 to $7 25, One ear of big, old fashioned but fat Nebraskans making the outside Yriru. Anything in the native line that wonld suit the shipping or dressed beef trade sold quick and at big figures, Com- mon and medium natives that have to come pete with excellent Montana and Wyomis stock had to sell on its merits and the dema waslifgeneraliy ogainst the natives, they selling proportionately lower than ~ Westerns. ~ Some state day afternoon at the figures for a week, but to-day choice, 0 fresh stock wold a shade higher, Stockers and feeders were in fair demand and stoudy s compared with the provious days of the week, Texans were rather scarce and Native butchers’ stock was steady. and stock calves wanted. The general Good to choice 4200 to Range cattle sales: 374, 'yowing-Texans, g1 Wyowing Toxans, 975 Monatana, 125 1bs,, $5.05; 275 Cq j 1hs,, $4.15; 172 Montana, 1226 Ihe., $1,65, HOGH, There was & brisk demand and prices were sbrong at 5 higher all round, the market clow= ing finn with about all sold, ' Rough snd com- mon puckers sold at $4.90@5.10, and good pickern at $5.20@85:0 Best honvy ab $5 60 @5,80, and_Philad:Iphias at $6.96, Light worty vold at $4 76@$4 80 for skips, aud $5.00@ 6,25 for Yorkers, Packers und_shipping, 250 to 315 1., $5.40@$0,90; /ight, 160 to 21 1hs,, 8§9,00@ 80, S e ——— River Commissioners Coming. Kansas €11y, Oct, 9,—Tho members of the Missow river commission arrived this morns ng; from 8t. Louis, made examination of the. friver banks and channels in this vicinity and left this evening for St. Joo and Omaba, ——— Boldiers' Reunion, Gernyspuss, Pa., October 9,—Thero will be & reunion of the Second cavalry division and Custer's brigade, Third division, f Potomas hete on Oet, dothe ~ 7 of the ANDREWS’ ARS NO USI RYING TG HOLD DOWN ARLBAXING POWDE AMB ifatumyoe n;y‘l‘!uurlm:x‘x::flhxwwu 'iuumal!euafl 10w JUrY <in, 'owder, 18 pow Hve i cmu:rfes and u»xllmnn'nu'l fi;f quni'. 1 0 e e o Bl b e o e Bode, Milwauicos. - Neversold 1h Vi, YO&O&G& a P

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