Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 4, 1885, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALY BEE FIFTEENTH YEAR OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1885, " WATER_WAYS, A Gret Géthering of Representalint Men at the Convention, ——— The Address of Ex-Gov, Bross of Illinois, Western Pioducts Need a Better Outlet to the Sea. The Committees for the Businees of the 'Oonvention — Adjournment] of the Gathering until Zo.day. The Waterways Convention, §1. Pavr, Sept 8.—The Exposition hall waa beautifully decorated with bunticg aud appropriate designs for the waterway conven- tion which assembled hore this morning. The spacious galleries were fillod with citizans and Iadies, who are out in full force. Governor Hubbard called the convention to order and invited povernors, senators, members of con- gress and army officers to seats on the plat- form, Rev. Dr. Dana offerod prayer, after which Gov. Hubbard stated the object of the con vention to be national recogaition of tho vast commercial interests of tho northweat, the greatest producing eection of the confinent. * He eaid thenorthwestern states had been neg- lected by congress snd now they haa coma to- gelher to enforce itsrights in such way as they could not longer beignored, Oa this hs enforced his argument by statis- tics, protested that the convention bad not been colled with any base design sgainst any ecction or to antagonizs any interests. Oa the contrary he said it would encourage every (ection to devalop their waterways, but insisted that the north- west should have the eame consideration. He protested against discrimination sgainet {he northwest in previous appropriations, Although the northwest had been the greatest producer, it had reccived but a emall share of the appropriations for rivers and harbors, T conclusion the governor gave tho delozates a cordial greeting to the »tate and mtroduced Mayor Rice, who, in a few well chosen words, welcomed the guests to the freedom of the city. Governor Hub- bard then named ex-Govercor Bross, of Chi- cago, a8 temporary chairman, who was unani- mously elected, Governor Broes took the seat without a remark. C. O, Sturtevant, of Minneapolis, was made temporary secretary. TPendiog appointments of committees on credentiale, rerolutions, permanent organiza tion, etc., the convention adjourned uantil 3 o'elock this afternoon, The convention re-assembled this afternoon at 3 o’lock, and the following commistecs were appoiated: 5 Dakota—Credentials, Hon Johngon Nich- ony, 3 I Young., Permanent organization, Hon O 8 Gifford, K O Faulkoer, Rules of order, Hon H S Westover, Capt I 4 Malo ney. Resolutions, W H H keaile, John H Kung, O A Morton, : Kangas—Permanont orgauization, J 1) Bar- ker, F A Fitzpatrick, Crodentials, Vinton Stillings, ¥ A Scott, Order of business, C I Sconten, W M Glenn, Resolutions, Mr Jokin Arthur, C E Gifford, D A Masllington, Minnesota— Credentisls, W G Leduc, C B Slocper, Permanent organization, S G- C stock, Charles H_Berry, Resolu S Pilisbu'y, O P Stoarns, H W_LRi ‘and order, Russell Blakely, E W Darant, Montana—Credentiale, & Pontent, Hon J S Tooker, Rules, Hon J 8 Tooker, Thos Merill. Permanent_organization, Hon J § Tooker, R Pontent. Resolutions, T G Mer- rill, J S Tooker, Robert Pontent. Wisconsin—Tuler, Audrow Habeo, Thomas Bardon, Organization, C L Coleman, O B Thomas, _Order of business, T J Thorp, W T Parry. . Credentials, S W Hunt, D J Dill. Resolutions, R W Guenther, PV Deuster, W.T Price. Towa—Resolutions* L ¥ Parker, I R Bol- ton and E M Deckey, Permanent organiza- tion, J T Caldwell, G B Ballengall, Cre- dentinls, Hon Jobn Miller, J R_Burgess. Ocder of business, X M Dickey, J M Shuffer, G_W Paul. A Tilinots— Credentials, W J Onahan, G F M:Nulty. Oorder of business, Olark £ Carr, J \V Sprigg. Permanent organization, W B alliday, James H Ward, Resolucions, T J «rnment estimates of ths crop of wheat in the states of the upper Mississipyi valley for 1584 were: Wheat . Corn, Total. ... ese 1,025,923,000 Suppose only one-half is to be shipped east- ard for consumption there and for export, and we have £02,961,500 bushels. If only one cet per bushel were saved to the paople by water transit, the amcunt would be 615¢ at five conta per bushel the fabulons sum cf §25,148,055 would be left in the pockets of the people every year, Epsnd but a quarter of this eam for to or three years on improv- fog the navigation of the upper Mississippi and tle bnilding offthe Hennepin cana'y a most important part of the river system, and the most marvelous results would ever after be realized. For the want of such improve- ment wheat ia foroed up the Mississippi river from Witons, and perhaps below, to seek the shorter raflway transit to Duluth, and thence by the great lakes on its way to the seaboard, Whatever saving is thus effected is 80 much the better for the people. 1t may be feared that by opening a great and adequate waterway line to the Gulf of Mexico and to the great Iakes the business of railways would be sadly crippled snd that their influonce will ba potent to prevent it. This convention surely has no qaarrel with the railways, Its members will freely concede that withia the last forty years thoy bave transformed the commerco and the life of the states. from narrow local communities into one vast national unfon of social, intellectual, and religious progress such as the world has never seen before While water- ways rlieve them from the car- risge of bulky, heavy, and less profiteblo products, the money thus left in the pockets of the peopls enables them to fiva the rallways & larger and better trado in ighter and more (xpensive goods and larger profits on their traveliog over tho country. This railway managers of larger and more en lightened views understand perfectly, and thoy would doubtle:s. if not handicapped by the mora selhish and contracted idess of theie diractors, ba openly aud earnestly with us in all efforts to securc waterway trsneportation for the vast preducts of the upper Miseiosippl valley states, And here it may bo asked, Dors the water_transit of the lakes, tho e and the Welland canals, and the St, Lawrence ruin the trade of our four or five great r ay lines to the seaboard? Are they not growivg rich and prosperous bayond all the brightest hdpes of thewr owners and projectors? Have the sail-vessels aud steam- ers on the Hudson rver ruined the railway by its side on the east? S far from that an- other on the west bank has recently been opened on to Lake Erie. There ough never 10 bo any opposition by the railways to the improvement of the great waterway: of the re- public. It is surein the end to be both un- profitable and uawiss for them te make avy objection ta it. Another thing, Tho ugper Mississippi statos paid_ioto the national treasury on_account of internal revenua in 1834 $30.005,933. Il nois alone paid ,216. Now, have not tae 10,000 000 and more of tne peopls repre- sented in this convention a right to demand of congress at least b —aye, 20—por cout of what they pay into the natiooal treasury to improve their great waterways and to con- struct a short canal between them, costing only $7,000,000, thus giving them the mians to make much larger contributions to the re- sourc:s of the government? Only $300,(00 was ssked of tho last copgress to begin the construction cf the Heauepin canal-only 1 per cent of our payments—and the eelfisn parsimory of ofher seclions ‘of the union defeated it, and theroby the whole river and harbor bill, to use & cant phrase, was sent ‘‘where the woodoio twincth.” Now let this convention and the representatives and senators of the great states hera represented give notics, distinct and emphatic, that until the improvement of our great waterways is adopted a8 a constituent part of tha national river system, with su adequate share ¢f the appropriations, no river and harbor_bill shall ever becomo o law of tho land, More than 30,000 people east and west demand it, and that demand mustbe heeded. Tho Erie and Welland canals, with tho water transit of the great lakes, now end at Chicsgo, but with the Hennepin canal and the Missiseippi it will be extended from 600 to 800 miles to St Paul. Oan any mon doubt that such a work would reserve to the people ten times tho intere:t on its cost every year ! Sarely there should be no more delay than is absolutely needed ia its construction, Some cof you may remember that Lord Dufferin, while governor-general of Canada, made a speech at Winnipeg in which he glorified the Dominion by ehowing that only « great country could support such rivers as the Frazer, ths Saskatchewan, the Red. the Mackenzie, and the magnificent St. Law- rence. True, mwy Lord; but we beg respect- fully to suggest that we furnish more than half the water for the Red and the St. Law- rence rivers, and with our ‘‘Father of Waters” and its Missouri and other branches, and the rivers of the seaboard, we cau give you large odds in the number and lenath of our river 188,849,000 87,674,000 Henderson, W J Hynes, J M Beardly, Missouri — Credenti: H W Gransby, ¥rank Gremie, Permanent organization, Hon Wm Warner, Geu J C Jamezon, Ocder of business, T B Bullens, J H Douglas, Resolutions, E O Stannard, Nathan Cole, H M Kirkpatrick. Nebraska—Resolutions, E M Connell. Credentials: J W Eilis, i M Connell. A long discussion ensued on the brsis of reprosentation, resulting in Governor Hub- bard's call beivg fixed upon as & basts, "The committee on organization roported for permaut president William Warner, of Mis- souri, and as secretary Plats B, Walker, of Minneaots. } These wero accepted by the convention, and ‘Wilhiam Bross, exp! g that he had given out to the Associated press proof « of a speech, he would deliver the same, and did eo. He #poke as follows: i Gentlemen of the Convention: Tho great numbers here assembled; the wide range of country from which you have come; the lead- ing position which many of you hold in the of the Mississippi valley in and _in all ¢ relations of the mocial, finsocial and com- merclal affairs of the northwest; tho intellec- oral force manifest b re, give assur- ance that its influence will make itself felt in the council halls of the natio d secure frcm congreas adequate appropriat to improve the waterways of the M ppi valley, True, soms of us have grown gray in th; - vice of the cause for which we are here assem- bled, but in the meantime the states we repre- sout have been growing vastly in wealth, pop- ulation, and power, and their reasonable do- mands can no longer be ignored by our repre- sentatives in Washington, We speak for more than 10 000,000 of people whose to & market will malnly seek the waterways for whoee improve: ment contend, and the lessened coet of their travsit by water will leave millions of money in their pockets, while they will cheapen the cost of the bread and the animal food on the table of every man in the seaboard states from 10 to 20 per cent for every day in the year. This statement has been proved time and sgain, and it will be made plain to the comprehension of all men b{lm facts and arguments that will appear in the proceediogs of this convention. The pretense that railweys have entirely sul ed waterway trausit is in part true, for, while long, narrow canals with a limited business have been filled up to give place to railways, the larger and longer waterways atill do most of the carrylog_trade as agamit all railway competition, If not, how s it that the frelght on wheat mounts up from 12 to 15 c’nts per bushel between Chicago and New York as soon as lake uavigation ceases, while in Aemma it s wu‘:ul half ;hn h[.lll'ler ure ! The propor.ionate charge by rail for fi‘ ansit ol;"up bushel of wheat between o sod Buffalo would ba in the x to eight cents, lake it is generally only two cents, and often lees than thal The freight on a bushel of wheat between St, Paul and Chicago is from ten to twel7e cents, while Major Benvaurd has showa that by the Mississippl and the Hennepin canal it would not exceed six conts, Now see what an amount of money it would leaye in the puck- ets of the peopie of the upper Missouri valley if such s reduction on the tranmt of their cereals to waruet were realized, Official gov- system and in the extent and richness and the vast resouroes of the country through which they run, We envy pot the groat extent_of the dominion, and are only sorry that the Tco King has his remorasless grip on so large a portion of it. And now, gentleme, pormit me to say in conclusion that th time fog, facts and argu- ments on this subject is past, They are con clusive a3 to the vast importanca ot the im- provement of the waterways of the Mississippi valley, Itisinno sectional spirit that we wnske this appeal. It is for the whole nation that we speak. Every town and hamlet in the entire_ropublic would be bentfited wero our appeal in behalf of our waterways to be granted, for the states for which wa speak furnish o very large percentage of our exports to forcign mations. Tf America is to rotain that vast trade our waterwoys must be improved, and thereby the cost of tiausit of our cereala from the scurco of eupply must bs grestly reduced. India, Rus:ia and other countries are con- stantly competing with us for this valuable trade. Let cougress complote them as do- manded by this coovention, ana the greatest work and the most important to_the wealth, the prosperity, snd the progress of the nation, for all time to come, is accomplished, Theconvention then adj urned natil 9 &, m to-morrow, o — Warring Labor Organizations, Prrrssure, Sept, There is a division among the Monongahsla coal company's iners that will result disastrously to the miners' union or Kuights of Labor. The latter have ordered o strike on Saturday next for an advance to three cents per bu-hel, and the officials of the miners’ union are opposing it. If the men go out, the convention of the miners' assoc’ation called for the 15th in to_consider the advisability of makig & unifcrm rate, wiil not be held. Thoze who think they know the river miners pretty well say that it is hardly probable tbat they will sume tho responsibilicy of a strike at this me, as with divisions in their ranky, pros- pects of sucezss would be very small, ———— An Important Land Oase Decided, Lravenworrs, Kan, Sept, 3 —In the United States court to-day Judge Brewer de- cided against the Kansas City, Liawrence & Southern Railway compaoy to 8 claim upon 2,700 acres of improved farms, in all worth several million doliars, and directly involving title to wany other lands The case will probably be appeale e — Lesding Oarsmen Avrange s Race, Rockaway BEacH, Sept. 8, —Arrange ments have been completed for & double scall race between the following oaremen: Hanlan snd Lse, Courtney sud Conley, and ‘feemer and Itost, to be rowed on Jamaica bay, Septemb er 12, 0r purse of $2,500, e —e— Qlevelaud's Whereabouts, Prosreor Housk, Adirondsck, Sept. 8.— Presdent Oleveland returned here last night, 1t is expected he will remain uotil Saturday woraing, when he will return to Albany and Waskiogton, WASHINGTON. A'Goveroment Reprasen alive's Views of tie Cholera al Marseilles, The Gutters of Its Streets Flow With the Veriest Filth, Naval Cadets Appointed=-Capital Nuggets. A Story of Dan Manning's Love Members uf tho Grand Army ot the Rspublic WASHINGTON NEWS, THE UNITED STATES CO! S OF CHOLERA AT MARSEILLEN, WasniNaToN, Sept. 3.—The secretary of state has received a detailed report from Con- sul Magon in regard to the cholera at Mar- seilles, He comments ou the false policy of the authorities in trying to suppress the truth a8 to the existence of the dicease, and speaks of the sensation caused by the rude awaken ing on the 14th inst, when the community was shocked by the announcement that an epidemic prevailed in their midst, He says further that then the city realizad that it was in the first stage of an epidemic of real Asiatic cholera which h.d vot been imported from Spain or elsewhere, The most olimontary principles of eanitary cloanlinesa aro unknown in Marseilles, The gutters of the streeta flow with tno veriest filth. Canals and sowera are infected. On the torn side of the old port is one buildicg which ¢ 'ntains 700 inhabitants, whose excrements are thrown into the recasses of stairways, behind the echool for young girls, poisoned by exhala- tions from the vau'ts of neighboring closets and aired only by windows openiug upon a dark closed court which is a veritable sink, From the 1st to the 19.h there were 72 deaths, or an average ot eighty-three per day. The malady has been relativcly more fatal than lnst year to the sailors of vessels in port, and has ben particularly serions with seamen from England and Scandinavia, The disease manifests its characteristic preference for the dissipated, insane and ucclean, The present situation and record of past sccondary epidemics indisate that the ecourge has reached its maximum fatahty, and will gradu- ls,lly subsiae to a finishin Octobar or Novem- er. THE NAVAL CADETS APPOINTED, The examination of candldates for appoint- ment as cadets 1n the revenuo marine service bas been concluded, Fourteen candidates passed, but as there are only seven vacancies to be filled, it was decided to appoint the seven who attuned the highest average in the oxamination, The names of the successtul candidates are as follows: Joha B. Hull of Virginia, Stanley M. Landrey of Indisna, Preston H. Uberrath of Penusylvania, Ell worth . Bertholf of New York, Gordon H, Wilcox of Pennsylvania, Richard O. Orispa of Maryland, and Willium D, 1, Jacobs of Maryland, dcoow RESCINDED THE ORUER. The acting secretary of the treasury has re- scinded an order recently preparad by the reg- ister in regard to the transfer of United Statea bonds. which requited ss a condition precedent to tha jseve of any trustee, exacutor, adminis- trator, guardian, ete, thatthe beneficiary eball bo named in the application and in the assign- mentof bonds, PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES UNNEOESSARY. In response to « telegram from Superin- tendent Bell, of the forcign mail service, the postmastor-general of Canada has replied that in his opinion tho number of cascs of smoll-pox existing in the dominion does not warrant_the adoption of miasuros for the fumigation of mails coming into the United States from Canada, AN OLD CLAIM ALLOWED, The second comptroller of the treasury has allowed the claim of Mrs. Catherine Lewis forrent and damoages to the property near Annapolis, used and occupied by troops un- der Gen, Butler during the civil war. PBOPOBALS FOR STEAMER MAIL SERVICE. A general advertisement will be issued on the 15th inst, by the postmaster-general call- 10g for proposals for rendering steamboat mail service in all parts of the Uvrited States. o —— Dan Manning's Love for Grand Army Men, Avpany, N, Y., Sept, 2.-[Speclal to Chi- cago Tribune, | ~Secretary Manaing went to New York this morning. Since his departurs the local democratic politicians who have thus far bean entirely ot sea concerning the pro- gramme fcr the state campaign have begun to talk a little about the governorship. Until it was definitely koown whether the national administration weuld have a candi- date they were afraid to take any posi- tion. Although no sign came directly or indirectly during the summer from the szere- tary of the treasury, whose commands tney obéy, the democratic workera were confident that the name of the chosen standard-bearer would be dieclosed when Mr, Manniog arrived i1 Albany. He has como and gone. and this morning the word was passed around that the loaders a5 Washington would keep their hands off the contest in this state, They only desired & good democrat at the head of the ticket, it was said, aud would take no steps to advance or oppose the candidacy of any as- pirant for the executive chair, Haviog ascer- tained tt e views of Mr, Mauning, leading dem- ocrats said that the vots of Albany county in the state conveotion would be given on the first ballot to the Hon A. Bleecker Banks, After this compliment had been paid to the mayor it was asserted thet Albiny would wing ioto line for Gov. Hill, If this pre- diction, which comes from men thoroughly posted on the workings of the democratic machine bere, is verified, it would seem that Mr Manning is not bostile to the ambitious schemea of the present executive, and bis nomination is considered highly probable An eveniog paper saye it is reported tha durivg Mr. Manning’s stay in Albany he was called upon by Pqstmaster O'Leary, The secretary complimentod the postmaster upon his administration of affairs in the office, and finally abruptly sald: *'T see you still have Zeilman in the office, Why 18 he not re- moved?” Well, he's & pretty good mau, and, be- sidee, he'is a Grand Army man, and the order has requasted his retention,” was Mr, )'Lieary's reply, srand Army be d—d!” Mr, Mauniog is reported to have sententionsly remarked, “‘Remove him at once and put Mike Gorman in his place. “Mike,” as Mr. Manuing familiaxly termed Mr. Michie! J. Gormsn of the Fifteenth ward, has represented the ward 10 the com mon council and was recently property clerk. To a qusstion whether there was any truth in the report that the chaoge would be made at the request of Mr, Maoning, Mr. O Leary said tuat was somathing about which he did not desire to be quoted. e e— Rallroad Not Cnicaco, Sept. 3.—The Ohicago, Burling- ton & Northern railroad contracts, sggregat- ing §1,500,000, were let to-day. Thirty-fiveen- ines will be built by the Rock Island (I1l) fu;omutlu works, Allthe coaches are wo be constructed at Pollmen, Niw Youk, Sept. 8. —President Palmer, of the Denver & Rio Grande western railway, has iseucd & clrcalar to the first mortgage bandholde: that road, atkiog their coasent to the plan propossd by the holders of a large amount of the bonde, to fund the past due conpons and the coupons dus to March 1, 1889, into five per cent ten year cestificates, Oue-fourth of the coupors are due March 1, 1886, one-half of those due up to September 1st, 1888, to b paid in cash thenceforward, snd full iuterest to be 1esumed o0n the bonds, ' The uopaid coupons due dur- ing the above mentioned period to be depos- ited with Louis H Meyer and Edward Lowie, with the right unimpaired to enforce guarante: o' the ¢ paymeat, and on such a de- posit certificate to be issued Interest payable semi-annually. Bostox, Mass , Sept, 8.—~The July state. ment of the OChiocago, Burlington & Quincy railrond showa grors enrnings of 1,812 834, expenses $1,117,89, uet income $694,975, baing an Increass in the net income over July, 1884, of 852,181, The net lvcome for the seven months ending July 81, 1885, was 85,850,022, an incrense of $48,857 over the corrcaponding period laat yoar, e — GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, AN INSANE COUNT, @S, Pernsnona, Sept. 8.~ Count Tolstoi, confined in an asylum, is aanounced to be in- curably ineane, FRUNCH POLITICS, Panis, Sept, 3,—The majority of the right legitimists, Orleanists and Bonapartista signed an eloctoral manifosto denouacing the repub- lican nolicy. Bishop Freppel refused to sign it. GERMAN DEFENSES AT ZANZIBAB. BERLIN, Sspt, 3,—Germauny will arm the proposed military stations in Zanzibar with Krupp guns. Tha Gorman traveler, Weis just arrived from Zanzibar, has in his posses- slon a treaty with the sultan, AN AMERICAN IN A FRENCH PRISON, PaRs, dept. 8,—An American was arrastod here about a month ago on the charge of try- ing to sell worthless Mexican bonds, and was aent to prison. The prison officors ill-treatad him with a view of forcing him to make a con- ferslon and would not allow him to see his wife. Although he proved his innocence he was rotaioed a month and hes just bern re- leased at the instanca of McT.ex United States minister. FRENCH INTERESTS IN T LoNDos, Sept. Tronch ambassy at Conitautinople rozarding the miesion of Wolff, 1s aggressive. Further advicos confirm the statement that Krance will mot rccoyniza any ssttlement of the Fayptian question _which fails to satisfy French interests in Fgypt. MUTINOTS SOLDIEBT, Loxnoy, Sept. 3—Thres Cancahar regi- ments ordered to Herat refused to march. The nutives of Candahar openly desire Eng- Iazd to occupy that city. AUSTRIAN PRODUCE. 3. —Business in the corn ¥ resulted in the sale of 160,- 000 pounds of wheat and 40,000 pounds of barley, THE CAROLINE AFFAIR, Loxnox, Sopt, 3—The Times editorially states that it has been officially intimated at the foreign offica that Germany is_ willing to refer the Carolino dispute to arbitration of a friendly power. THE CHOLERA. LoNDON, Sept. 3—Three deaths from chol- era are reported from Mallemort, six from Montogue and eeveral from other places in the deputment of Herault, One death is raport- od from Brenndorff, Transylvania, Cholera 18 also report d at Algiors. Mabrin, Sept. 3.— Chroughont Spain yes terday there were 2,941 new cas:s of cholera, and 1,000 deaths from that dieease reported. TouLoN, Seph. 3,—There were fourteen deaths from cholera in this city last mght, N. Sept. 3—The existence of cholera is officially denied. LONDON MORALS AND METHODS, LoNDON, Sept. 3, —Mr, Stead, editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, telegraphs from Switzer- land that he alone is responsible in the E.za Armstrong case, that Mrs, Jarrett was an un- willing agent, and that he will return to Lon- don immediately to answer for himaself and that he i certain to clear himself from all blame, MINISTS R PHELPS' SPEXCH, Loxnow, Sept. 3.—The Times, comment ing on the nddress made yesterday by United States Minister Phelps on the occasion of the opening of the Workmen club at Rugby, ABUSING JOHN. The Union Pacific Miners Leagued to Diive the Celestials Ont, Fifteen Dead Mongolians so far, With More to Follow, Indications of Trouble in all the Company's Mines, Podro Preston at One End of & Rope —The Train Robbery—The Usnal Budget of Orimes, Ete, Rock Springs’ Rabelling Miners, CHeYENNE, Wyo,, Sept, 8,—News from Rock Springs received to-dayindicate a worse atate of affairs thero than reported last night. Evory Chinaman, over 500 in number, hoa been driven out of town, Fifteen dead Ohi- namen were thus far discovered, and many more dead bodies are probably in the ruimns Fifty houses belonging to the railroad com- pany, and fifty more owned by the Chinamen, wore burned, The Chizamen are yet m tna hills weet of here, and afraid to go to Greon River city, distant about ten miles, Governor Warren 18 now at Rosk Springs with General Superintendent Dickineon and Suparintendent ‘Waurtels of the western diyision of the Union Pacific railrond. No more disturbance is anticipated, Food will be sent to the starv- ing Chinamen in the hills by the authorities, The worst has evidently not boen told re- garding the anti-Chinese riots in the west part of Wyoming., According to advices from Evanston, where the second largest coal miniug camp of the Union Pacitic road_is lo- cated, the movement is a preconcerted one. It was arranged that the first atiack upon the Chinese was to be made in Carbon, & mining town about 15) miles east of Rock Springs, to ba followed by like movements in the latter place and at Ivanston, The Rock Spring miners, however, took the initwative, The mob at that place looted the Chinamen's houses before getting fire to them. The out- break commencad in mine No, b, where thrao Chinere minera were attacked and killed, ‘I'hen the riot commenced all over town, even women joining with loaded shot guns in their hands. i) Superintendent Tivans, of the coal mines, had been warned to leave town, and he did g0 with olacrity, passing through here to-day en route for Omaha. Nothing can be heard from Carbon. The operator there is evidently afraid to send news. From Evanston the sheritf of Utah county telegraphed this evening to (iovernor Warren as follows: *A large number of citi- zome, with myself, ara satisfiad that ths out: ragea committed at Rock Springs will be re- peated here, and are liable to break out at any timo. We need troops to protect the lives and property of our citizens.” Governor Warren is at Green River, but he has telegraphed the commanding officers at Forts;Steele and D. A, Ruasell, and_troops are ordered to hold themselves in readiness to move at a momont’s notice. o, Sept. 3.—Col, Bee, Chi- eived the following dispatch from Evaniton, Wyo., to-day, relative to the massacre of Chiness at Rock Springa, yester- dav: “The nuwmber of Chinese killed out- right was cloven; there are a large number of wounded etiil in the hills, many of whom will probably die, The Chinese dare not go out in search of them.” The dispatch concludes ating 1t was nothiog but a massacre of de- fenseless people, Pelro Dies Game, Nkw Yonk, Sept. 3.—The Spanish columns of the Panama Star and Herald of Angust 2 contain & report of the proceedings of a court-martial which mot on tue 17th inst. to try Pedro Preston, who has sinca been executed. Four witnemses were brought before the court and declared that eaye: ““Ha is treading with succisain the footsteps of Lowell, He has readinesa in the use of speech, and remarkable power for in- terestiog auditors on public occasions, and may be congratulated on the manner in avolding utterances of anything which could give offense to either palitical patty, or to the country. GLADSTONE'S COMMENT ON PARNELL. ABEEDEEN, Sept 3.—Gladstone, comment- ing upon tha Irish leader, said he was & very thoughtful man, who geuerally measured his speech, but tnat he never eaid anything sillier than when he declared that Scotland by the union had lost her nationality, — ——— The Kire Racord, BostoN, Ma:s, Sept, 3,—Nicholas Web- ber’s morrocco factory burned early this morn- ing, 188 $100,00), Two hundred hands were employed in the factory. ALsany, N, Y., Sept. 3 —A large fire is roging here, Thirty buildings, mostly frame, ore in flames. Tho loss will probably reach 50,000 All the buildings, on the block bounded by South Pearl, Broad and Alexan- der strects, and T'ourth avenue, were burned, except three brick ones on Pearl street. The wall of one of the buildngs fell at 3:45, and firomen narrowly escaped being buried be veath it. Fireman Friedentiall, of Truck No, 2, was badly burned sbout the head. Twenty- five to thirty families are burned out of their hm:ms. At 4 p. m, the fire was @nder con- trol. Barrnone, Sept. 3,—A fourstory brick buildiog, comprisiog Nos, 465, 477 and 469 west Pratt street, was destroyed by fire to- day. It was occupied by four firms of wood- workers, and their stock and machinery is almost a total loss, K. G Linley & Bros,, saw and miniog tools, loss $8,000 to $10,000; insurance, $4,000. B. J. Sparklin, manufac- turer of cornices, loses $2,000; fully insured, Irwin Buck & Co., desk manufacturers, lore 816,000 to $18,000; insuravee, 84,000, Bailey Brothers, dealers in_builders’ eunplies, loso $17,000; tosu-ance, §2,000, The building was valued at 35,000, intured for $10,000 CrxcisNaty, Sept. 8,--About dusk this ovening the entire tire department of the city wa s called to tke coraer of Sixth and Hoadly streots, where a fire had gained much head. way in the freight depot of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railrond, The building extends f.om Fifth to Sixth streets, a distance of 50) fect, The lower floor is occupled as a freight depot by the railroad company, woile the upper stories are used by the Ciocinnati maliipg and ware- house compavy, J, R Megrue & Co., propristors, An immense quanuity of gealn was stored in the building, and with the building was totally destroyed. The_ freight ou haud was aleo badly damsged, Loss on tho buildiog, $25,0)0; iusurance, $10,000. Loss of the maltiog company, $150,000; in surance, $10,000, The freight in the depot was_totally ‘consumed, and the loss may reach 830,000, on which there is $30,000 in- Kilied His Stepfi CepaR Rapins, Tows, S¢pt. 8.—A young mau named Winney, liviog with his step- father, George Daniels, threo miles north cf here, shot Daniels with a shot gun this morn- ing, during a quarrel over s board bill. He then came to the city and gave himself up, claiming that bis stepfather came at him with a club, and he did the killing fo eelf defence. —— Out W Fieces by Uars, Special Telogram to The Brk. HOLDREGE, Sept. 3.—A man employed on a Burlington & Missouri copstruction train fell between the cars and was cat to pieces on lust Moo night about 10340 o'clock about ten miles wost of here, » Preston was the principal author of the de- stiuction of Colon on the 31st of March last. Preston strongly denied all charges made against him but did not lay the blame of any one person nor did he deny that his foliowers committed crime, The witnesses who he claimed could prove his innocence could not be found, hav- ng left the penicsula after the burning of Colon. The court haviog heard the prisoner’s defense, ordered the room cleared and delib- erated as to what sentence they should pro- nounce. All votes but one worefor hanging Preston. He heard his death warrant read with greut composure, Up to the last moment he had a priest by hisside, When upon the scaffold Preston spoke o few worde, calling uponColumbians to believe him'innocent, Not- withstanding his repeated protests of iono- cence, the voice was oue of unanimous an proval when his body swuog from the scaffold. Preston waa hanged soon ufter midday on the 18th ult. The execation was witnessed by an immense crowd of all colors and natioualities, Death was instantancou: An Uuknown Uorpse Creates Excite- ment., CH10AGO, Sept. 3, —The finding of the body of & young man supposed to ba Daniel Mo- Kinney, a school teacher at Sheffield, Ind,, & short distance from South Ohicago yesterday, sioned a zood deal of excitement. In- vestigation revealed a large bullet hole in the back of his head, On Monday evening com- plaint was made to the police by the parents of two young girls that their daughters, aged eleven and nine, had been criminslly assault ed by McKinney, and it is now supposed that the parents sought revenge by laying in wait and shooting bim, The evidence of several witnesses roveals a certainty that the hud{) of the man found 18 not that of McKinney, bu: of & man clogely resemb.ing hin, McKinney is now in hiding and he claims to be able to establish his innocence, The Missouri Bandits, Kansas Ciry, Sopt. 8.—A special tr w20t out from here left shortly before 1 o'cluck this morning, and after some delay reached the acene of the train robbery, The car con- tained several officials and employes of the road, and a strong poese of detect- ives| and deputy marshals, Arriving on the grounds, horees wern secured and the officers started in pursuit of tas robbers. Blood hounds have been procured to aid in the search. At noon, the time of the latest report, none of the rotbers had yet been cap- tured, A majority cf the pursuing party re- turned here this afternoon after a fru tless search. The rallroad company offered $1,000 reward for each of the robbers, Kirkwood's Tragedy, K1rkwooD, Sen’, 8,—The excitement over the tragedy which ocourred yesterday after- noon still provails, Buechel was not killed, as stated last evening, but was morially wounded by Sheriff Allen, 1t does not ap: pour that Buichel was craz:d with driok, An Apple Thief 8hor, Cuioago, Il., Sept. 3.—Michael Smith, the young boy who was shot by Henry Ber- soyer, while stealing apples in_aa orchard in the town of Oslumet, south of this city, two days ago, died from his wounds last night, Bersoyer is iu custody. Kicked to Deatb, Cuicaco, Ill., Sept. 8.—A Daily News Marklande, Illinois, special says: A geng of drunken roughs, headed by William Spencer, Jr., asrsulted Joseph Pusse and brother last nizht. The elder brother was knocked dewn with a brick and stamped insensible by Spencer. Tha other brother was stabbed sey- eral times, but will recover, Joseph Busse is fatally injured, The assaulting parties os- caped. Spencer’s father is one of the wealthi- est farmers 1n the vicinit b= AN Talmadge's Froposal of settlemant With the Kaights, 281, Lovis, Sept, 8, —~Messrs T. V, Powder- ly, grandmaster workman of the Knights of La. borand chairman of the national executive com. mittes of the order, aud Froderiok Turner, rec- retary of the latter bady, hold two cnferences with General Manager Talmadge, of the Wa- bach, this evening, with o view to final setsle- ment of the differences and troubles between the A?rgnnm\tlun and the road. Mr Talmedge furniched the associated preas with tho follow- ing state ot as embedying all the main points of tho conference, snd as ropresonting his side, “Ibada very full and friendly diecussion of matters with Messrs. 1%wderly snd Tar- ner, I showed them thera Aad been no_dis- crimination against Kaights of Liaboz, Both Metsrs, Birnes and Martin stated when: they were ready toopen shops on the 27th of June —which was tex days after clwing them—they sont word to ninety per cent. of the men who had formerly boen in the empisy of the com- pany that they were going to open on said day and would lilte to have them coms back and go ty work, Of course they culd' not tind employment for all of them, us there was more forco than the pay roll allowance wosld admit of. These men did not ees fit toaccapt of this because they weranot all invited 10 come back, and therofore Messrs, Martin and Barnes had to employ other m:n, but I find on looking over the pay rolls for Angust, 1885, wo had on the 27th of that montb, out of total of 2 408 men in the servica of the com- pany, L8S1 were in_oue service befors the &hops closed on June 8th, This applies to shop ron only, aud’ does mot iaclnde en- gineera and firemen, and shows that over two-thirds of the men now in tervice in these departmen(s were old employes, and there has been no lockout or discrimination onwy part or the othor officers of the company. “T proposed to the chairman to day that T would employ those men if they desired mo to os rapidly” business and earnings would instify, taking them ia tho following ordor: Firat—Men who have families and homes of their own at points where thoy have been working. Second—DMen with families resid- ing at points where thay wore employed, bus do not own homes Third ~Yourg men who nave uo families, and married mon whote families do not’ live where they have been at wark and known as floating machivists and mechanies. Our prosent force iv 578 less than it was In June, This shows we could not have given employment to all who asked for it, “Ths conference continued for more than an hour and all points of difference were dis cusmed, After recaivig Mr. Talmadge's proposition, Messrs, Powdorly sud Turner retarned to the Planters hou:e and held a con ference with the Wabath committee which resulted in a rejection of tho proposition of Col. Talmadge. Another _ conterenco was to be held at the Wahssh office to-morrow, at which Mr, Thomas E, Tutt, oue of the receivers of the Wabash road, will be present, and at which Messrs. Powderly aud Turner will formally dsmand a with- drawsl of what is called thie lockout order of Juae 26, and the reinstatement of the men atd & return to the agreement of April 25, under which the reduction of expenses of the road can bs accomplithed in three ways, the charman of tho district committes to have the choice of theso ways: Tirst, & reduction of men employad; recond, the hours of worl; or third, an entire suspan- eion of everything except running repairs and 1mgpection, What the result of this will be no cno can forotell, but certainly the diffionlty is not yet settled. Mr. Powderly will leave hero to- morrow night for the southeast, but he denies that hs goes there to take part in the Texas strike, and says the strikers there have asked noaid of him, SPORTING ANTELLIGENCE, TURF EVENTS AT WASHINGTON PARK. CHi0AGO, Sept, 3. —Weather very fair, a little cool, with attendance larger than any. previous day, Track very fast, Mile- Grey Cloud won, Guydette eecond, Thistle third, Mutuals paid $42.70, Seven eights of a mile: McCarthy’s Last won, Tartar sccond, Jim Gray third, Time, 1:20¢ Mutuals paid $28,10, wThree-fourths of a mile—heats: First heat, Forest won, Midnight socond, W. H, Francie’ Littlefellow third, Time, 1:16, Mutuals pnd $7.70. Second heat, Irish Pat won, Horest gecond, Midnight third, Time, 1: 3. Mutuals paid 51200, Third heat, Irizh Put won. Time, 1:(74. Mutusls paid 5 89, Mileand a quarter: Idle Pat won, Imogene eecond, Virgis Hearne, third, Time, 2:10}, Mile aud a halt—hurdle race: Guy won, Ascoli recond, Lord George third, Time, 2:474. Mutuals paid $13.60, MAUD § FAILS TO LOWER HER RECORD, PROVIDENCE, Sept. 5 —Maud S made 2:"3 She was not sent until after 6 ¢ clock. —— Sensible Talk Krom an Old Veteran, New Yonk, Sept.3.—Tho Grant monument fund committeo to-day receiveda lotter from one of Goneral Grant's old soldiers living in Michigan City, This passage occurred in it: ,'Thefeelingls pretty generalin the west that as the Empire City secured tho romain3 of Gien- eral Grant over the protest of nine-tenths of the citizens of the United States, she is in duty bound to placa a monument over the grave of the grand old commander at their own expenss, and sccond to no other mon- ument in the country, but euperior to all others.” Receipts by the commiltee thus far, 171 41, ——— Found Dead in Bed, Dis Momves, Is, Sept. 3.—Mr Max Ducrselen was found dead in bed at an hotel in this city, He was » German, aged 83 and uomarned, At the time of his death ho was in the employ of M. W, Barrett & Co,, cider, Chicago, Hoart aisoate was the causo of hs death, His pavents recide at Joliet, 11l He Lias two brothers in Chi ——— Movements of the Presidont, Lake Praom, N, Y., S:pt. 2 —Presi- dent Claveland waa tendered recoption hore Lust evening, and there was & display of fire. works in his honor, He visited Auchincloss cottage this morniog with Dr. Ward, and both left at 11 o'olock to return to Saranac lake. The wenther is stormy. A Rebel Yell, Or7awa, Sept 3 —At a baoquet at Papin- eauville, last night, the occasion being the presentation of an address and sword to an officer of the Bixty-sixth reziment, the health of the rebel lenders Riel and Lumont was en- thusiastically drunk by all present, among whom were several Catholic priests, —— —The new echool house in Douglas pre- cinct, district 87, was apened to the tax-pay- ers and their friends last evening with ap- propiiate exerciacs, There was quite & large attendance, —Harmon La Motte, accused of stealing a lot of corn, watermslons, eto, who was te have been tried yesterday before Justice Baat- lots, has recured & chavge of venus, aid his case will be called to-day before Justice Weise, TRADE TOPICS. Prusactions in Wheat Almost Eatirely of @ Local Character, Frost Prediotions Soni Corn Up= ward a Point, Advances Slowly Gained in tke Live Stock Trade. ——— The Batter Q'ualities of Natives Sed curing Migh r Prices and in Strong Demand. T GRAIN PIT, WHEAT, Special Telegram to The Bz, Chacy, 111, Sept, Hpeculation was very slow on 'Change during the greater por. tion of the day, but became more active to- ward'the clc e of the regular session, whon valnos ranged 1 somewkat wenker, on the re- port that very * little axport demand appeared toexist, There wores no other feat.res of spachal interest develcped during she session, Receipts ot p rimary points continue very light a8 compar: 'd with last vear, but ship- ments continue only woderate. Trading to- day was almost « ntirely of a local oharacter, very fow ontside orders baing recsived, The market olosed on. the regular board je under yeaterday, z CORY, on fresh predyction s of frost to-night by the nignal servico, open d 3@ £ higher for Octo- ber and November, and advanced rapidly for the first hour by the coveriog of chorts,” put out during the weak ness of yesterday, but after this fitirry was over prices oased off i, thoweh the coi itinued cooloess of the ther and the possi bility of a frost damege keeps the market sent itive and nervous most of the time. Liverpoo | was firm and steady, Our receipts were live: al, and this preventod » further raiss, Old cor 0 is coming into market in a way that shows th st farmers are willing 1o sell and trast to the new crops for future supplies, On paseage to tha continent aro 70,000 qusrters leas thei v was reported last weel, Deferred futures advancea more than the nearer onos. Octob sr opened at 41fe, sained e, fell back je. [ developed very little fost ure and the volume of trade small, pricas ruled steady snd a shade higher, _Provisions ruied firmer a nd closed a shade higher-than yesterday, OHIVAGO LIVH CATIL Special Telegram to the BEE, Cuioaeo, S 3 —Prime ri'p) cam-fed na- tives were ugaiu scarce and mads extremely high figures, namely, S5 80@6.12}. Medium natives were in batter demaud and were gen erally ouoted stronger. Low grade grassy natives were se ling at_about the cheapest priees for the season, Native cow stack is aleo selling at cxtremely low fizures. There wore at least 530 car: of Texans aud” north- western rangers mmouvg the fresh receipts, Stockers and feeder frade remains quiet, with little or no changa ia_prices. Ssock ocalves sell between $10,25 and $15.60. Shipping steers, 1,350 to 1,500 1bs, 35 76@ 6.12}; 1,200 to 1 850 lbs, € to 1,200'1bs, $400.¢5 09 Through Texa cattle, 10 950 1bs, £3,00@3 505 750 to 200 1be, $2,70@320; 60) to 700 lbs, $250@5.00, Westorn rangersslow; nutivea and half -breods, $8.60@4.50; cows, $2.50@4 00; wintered Texane, $3.16@8.65. Sales. ) Wyominge, 1102 1bs, $3.75; 06 Wyoming _half-breeds, 1,007 1ns, $3 35;. 297 Montana-Texans, 1,025 1bs, $3 65; 238 ‘mings, 1,193 1bs, $175; 13) Wyomings, Ibs, $8.75; 206 Wyoming half-bresd 1bs, $3 35, HOGS Trade was fairly active with slight advance on choice light and heavy only. Rough and common were slow at a range ef $3.50@4.10; common to falr packers, $+20@4 50, and best §14024,50, with choica assorted heavy at £4.60@4,65, Packiog and shi 2250 to 350 1bs, $4.20@1 55 Light wo , ° 2Bt 170 pounds, $4.50@41 75; 180 to 1bs, $4.00 @4.50, o r— An Ex.*enator Dead, Niw York, Sept. 3.—Ex-Seustor Givin, of Californin, died at noon to-day at the new Park hotel, Senator Call, of California, wa with him st the timse of his death. The dend man’s sons bave been telegraphed for and will arrive next Monday. No member of the de- cessed’s family was present at his death, Amende's Sad Predicament, Houokgx, N, J,, Sept. 3 —Chas, ¥. Holtz, whose two daughtere, Gi zetchen and 1illa, lost thelr lives threugh the blunder of the drug- gist, Coarles G, Amosnde, this afteracon swore out a warrant for his arrest tor causiog their death, ———— In a Worthy Oause, Niw Yok, Sept, 8. —The New York stouk excharga took measures to-day to give mem- bera an opportunity to respond in a fitting menner to the call for funds to place 4 monu- ment worthy cf Gen. Grant over his grave, s o Weather, WASHINGTON, Sept, 3. —Upper Misalasippl: ‘Threateniog weather and local raics, slightly warmer weather, genorally norsherly winds. Missouri valley: Occasicnal loual “showers, variable winde, slight in temperature. — — Teiegrapn Notes, The chairman of the Towa state prohibition committee has issued » call for a state con- vention at Cedar Rapids, Wednesday, Sep- tember 23, to nomivate a caudidate for gov- ernor, At New Haven, Conn., Internsl Revenue Collector Troup, yesterday afteraoon informed Deputy Collectors Kelsey aud Lemmon, and United Ststes Gauger Boughton, all of Bridgeport, that ue would be pleased to sc ospt their resignatious, to take effect October 1 A report was received here that the rokbers bad been tracked to Adams station, a point on the Missousi Pucific, thirteen wmiles eust f this city. Ul men were mounted and were ;mm by the peculiar shoeiog of their orses, Tt 48 exprected by to-night 4,000 coal miners will be on a strike st McKeesport, I A Littlo Rock Ark., Gazette special saye: Tonight an armed mob bioke into the La &) ette coursty jail and bung George Creanehaw, who.muydi ved Harry Parip, o waite man, in & cotton ‘deld Monday, ‘The strike ¢f Kunights on the Gulf, Colo- =40 &k Santa Fo uns ended, A', Wilkesbarre, Penrsylvenis, Sidoey Soramers and James Healsy, miners, at work in No, 5 colliery of the Pennsylvapia Coal eompany, were instently killed, Seoretary Manning yesterday expressed himself in favor of the ul)ululhlnbil ot glm eil- ver coiuage law —J, B. Holmrs, teuveling agent of the —Mr. W, H, Holheimer, repres snting J. A, ¥Fryhsn & Oo., general wergarn sgents for the Franz-Falk Brewiog compauvy, has just roturned from & rucsessfu, western busi- ness trip, haviog established a number cf ageooies for the sale of thy, popular beer, | Union Pacific realroad, with headquarters at Dos Moinee, o ¢rived here yesterday morning ! with thirey peoplo en route to Los Angeles, They spen ¢ the day 1n the city sight seeing, | aud L.f on the ¢vening train,