Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 27, 1885, Page 9

FIFTEENTH YEAR. IN THE FIELD OF POLITICS, ATale of Two Dans of the New York Dem- ocratic Fold, LAMONT'S TRIP NOT POLITICAL. The President's Political Father Ig- nored-The Cincinnati torial Contest in Court— Conkling's Deninl. Benas News of the New ¥ Nrw Yok, Oct, 2, =Col, Lamont, the pres tary, in an interview, sa York has no political s eame here to make some purchases, and [ have accompanied her. 1 have no elther from the president or any cabinet officer, As to the report that Tam to meddle With the formation of the eivil service mission, it is entirely erroneous, 1 have not talked to any one on the su and do not Intend to except to answer a simple question Nke yours. In my conversation with the col- Jector the subject was not even broached.” ngressiman John M. Farquhar, who de- 4 Daniel Lockwood in the last election, says: ““There can be but lity bt that my distriet will retim republican majoi- fty. ‘The stalwaits, wimps and half- reeds are working in hacimony, and many demoerats Will vote for Davenport, They think that he is a better wan than he action of the administration las d then with their own party.” What catsed the cool Lockw ud the president? S Loekwood 15 a very wealthy man. At the last i when fie: was rinning for e five men with i bid i places and trade hi ficket fo wr. Daniel Lockwood, the man who pit Cleveland's name in noming tion for every office that he has ever held to-day iznored. We thought in Buffal he would bee appointed minister to Franee Bpain. Ty opinion this ne Dan's seryiees his somew hat nade their allegian 'k Contest, Special to the Ber.] lent's private scere- “My visit to New nificance, My wife sa between Mr. > ueer The Cincinnati b CINCINNATI Oct. 1ittle court room was erowded to the utnost eapacity this morning by attorneys of can- il others interested in the result of dings before him in conn ion with the certificates of cicetion to four ca s for senator from Hamilton connty. The matter lad been argued and submitted to i on ad nurrer, and on amo- tion to dissolye the restraining order hereto- foro issuwed by him in favor ot the four repub- joan candidates on their petition. He ren dered his ! ision al considers holding us to the demurre Tere was no misjoinder of part andidate on Cases. e Buchwalter's delivery of 2 The i not to de- elurc w! hokd on twas clear Iy the provinee of the. upon con- tost, but to deckre who was entitled to the ficate, for thut 1 scparate from oo, 1o Wais WOt necessary of more In this ¢ tion we entitle hat partienla X case they were entitled t order to stay the hand of the elerk until the merits of the case could be determined by another comt. “The injunction therefore continued in forec and the m mus ease, including the sawe points, was taken up by the i entry in the metion before Jn.m Buehwalter gave the plaintiffs twenty days in which to awend and eontinued Uie yestraining order of the court. Mandamus proceedinis b the eircuit_eourt, conn- posed of Judges Cox, Smith and Swing, orcu- pled the day. Mr. Jordun, for the responide argued acainst the juvisdietion of the cour I'he avzument was 1ot ended at the adjourn- ment of co.rh injury. to weie case, while fact in the pet Fabricated Inter New Yong, Oct. with Rtoscos pecial to the Beg,) There was published Suy morning what purported to be a long interview with Conkling, in which he was represented as mereilessly the republican part Blaine and Davenport, Conl Jast night and denounced the publi saying he could not t cate Trom, s, sind hias ref 1 on any sueh subjects further ( neither the time n elination to discuss y and anythin: this nature that has @ may iy hereafter, as coming from him, eeptod as' misrepresentation, as inder » cumstances will Lo discuss political affairs, oked Work | Oct. considerable commotion in his city because of alleged striking oft of nawes from the lists of tered voters. The case eame up before Phelps to- da; udges Dulty and Fish concirring, A vule was made fequiring the restoraton of all names to the list_until the register #show the persons whose have Stricken ol wre disgualied, he nawes said to awount to several hundred, A i Frighttul Accident. BostoN, Oct. 26.—About 8 o'clocle thi morning & gang of twenty trackmen on the Massachussetts Central railroad, were being conveyed to work by an engine and flat car. The men were sitting on the sides of the car, ten on eachi side, When near Oukdale, with out & woment'’s warning, all on one side of the car were swept off In some way pot known, but probably by a fallen tree or elegraph pole. Nine of the faen were either smstantly Killed or injured. Ambulances were ordered at the Massachussetts general hospital, where it is expected the men will arytve this afternoon ‘Ihe imen have arrived at the hospital, One fed on the way and the other sustained ctwres of the liubs more or less severe, -~ Alnunp‘ the Railroads, Through tickets to New York at 8150 are plenty in the mavket to<day. Scveral of the roads openly made a eut of S250 on first elass passengers, und brokers are well supplied with tickets which pll at & like discount from the tariff, This condition of things is regarded only as te mary however, Arangements are being Bomlu for a meeting of the passenger avents next week for the purpose of formine a money pool shilar to the east bound {xvight 00! b Vieroria, B, C., Oct. 20.—Only eleven miles of the' gap between the casiern and weste n'nd remal; .u-mmn.m the Cana- 3"“' he last spike will be riven lllul h of “November without cere- mony. ew scoring tion as coniprehend his return, he He Cr BALTIMORT, there has been timore, e, Walkup's Mysterious Death. Exroria, Kax., Oct. 20.—The Walkup case opened this morning by the state an- pouncing that it had no further evidence seady and gave way for the defence. Mr. Beott ealled a list of twenty-five witnesses nd addressed the jury in explanstion of the efence which his client proposed to wmake, lan poke for more than an hour and went om Im whole ground of the case in a strong B Last Vesscls Found, Derroir, Oct. 26.-~The owr the Grace Whitiey and the Eureka, both of ‘M«h were rvported lost last week, reecived from boil, vessels Saturday, They mau 1tk haxbor at Pequawing, wission, | can | NEWS OoF Outofthe “Pen' and Into Jall Agnin on the Same Charge. BeATRicr, Oct, 9.~ [Special to the Bre. ) Johin Moo formerly of Courtland, this state, who has heen serving a one-year terin in the penitentiary for forgery conimitted at Plattsmouth, has been brought here by Sherift Herron and lodged in jall. e was indieted last spring by our district court for forgery in thix connty, committed one year ago. His time at the penitentiary was out on Saturday, e having carned a few monthis under the sod time” act, e hind been earrying on the forgery business forsome time previous to hisiirst arrest, and had duped several partivs around Courtland, e is a smooth, languid, quict, young man about 2 ars old, and worked' s sehemes on his unsuspecting vietims with ehildlike simplicity. Hehas adl mitted the forgery here and will undoubtedly | enjoy the seelusion of Nobesville again be- tore long. THE STATE, | - | A Correction. Svpenton, Neb,, Oct 25.—[Note—The fol ing speeial appeared in yesterday's Beg under a Schuyler date. It is republished | with the correct « A lodee of the Ancient Order of Workmen has been organized in jor by P. P. Ellis, il iwenty charter members dravn fr . The list of offie JoS Jotmston, I M. W 1 W United Super- , with g Prof. W. n, Ilml'lr 1 <nll Ashier Be [ B Wi ek Davis O, W John Bruee and M. meqeat cxaiore; Da s Vi Mitenst. snd J. K. Bradshaw The lodee will meet on Monday nichit of each week and invites visit- i brethren from ¢ I 1 dy, Edgar and els for (he state of Nebraska will izod. trustees, T, A Beeman A CURIOUS WILL, It Leads to the Culmination of a Ro- mance in Real Life, NEw Youk, Oct Special Vo the Br.] A veritable romance in real life, the faets of vhich are vouehed for the attorney of the young lady in the case, has been developed by ik efforts to prepare the way for admis- sion to probate of a will by which she was wide joint heiress Lo a valugble estate upon conditions whick are now in course of fulfill- went. In 1831 Joseph W. Wi York broker, living with his wife and on son In Green avenue, n St James Pls Brooklyn, died, leaving a fortune of $100,000 to his widow, She was about forty-e years of age, and her son, Lester Walters, was sixteen. The boy of a roving disposition and wearyin the striet diseipline of hls mother's hous resolved t ve home and seck a fortune in the west. on and 1o tidings of the truant was ro After o while tl Tonely widow inserted an advertisement eall- ing forayoung lady compan Among those who applied fo position wis Delacy young | Freneh iters strongly h Lo her My nd left a enrious will, providing that (he es- tate be divided equally between her son and companion, It th 11 the son re_ fused, threc.fourthis o go to the girl and one fomth to him. An acquaintance of Mr- Watters advertised for him. He came to the city and the young lady was pointed out to it by her lawyer at the theatre, He fell in Tove at onee introdueed after the play. Walters, wh v nothing of the terms of the will, Visited afterward and The wedding will road W IxpiaxaroLts, Ind, Oct. 26 —The Jour- nal's Laporte speefal furnishes information f o railway wreck four miles west of that place on the Wabash, St. Louis & F . The wreek was eaused by a broken rail. The train passed the Lroken rail in safety with {hie exception of the rear ear, which left the track and rolled into a ditch, injuring the fol- lowing p Couductor O'Brien, leg badly sprained. Mys. Sarab M. Biscomb, of - Musk Mich., contusion on” the héad and bru about the L e and sl Alvs, Henviette 1% Hartof V vight arm and hand badly spr N. Sullivan, of Michizan Ci Mrs, Alice Daniel and three Walkertow, Ind. T'he injure medical at broken, “hiliren, of all badly injured. were taken to Laporte, where ndance was furnish — Jol altough at Hom PraLaviLrnia, Oct. John MeCul- lough, the demented actor, who was brought from ale insane syl New York, to his home in this cily on Sunday, is in a pitiable condition, and s reported to have ptibly improved by the change to lome, Mr. Johuson, e companicd him, lire he is going get r, nob that lie wiil be able to go on the : again, but ho will be able to get about, and will regain to some extent his facultics, Alyeady a_great improyement is perceptible. ~ He is brighter and watches those who attend him, a thing he b not done for & gooe Drs, | el and Lloyd believe he They Projuse a ne conl- pletely to restore heen per his own who think eason,”’ - Accused of Abduction. MinwaUKE, Oct, #.—A dispateh from Madison says that A, R Van Cott and his Son Charles have been arrested on o charge of abducting Ewma Huntley, s fiftec-year- old daughfer of G. W. Huutley, a leading business man and prominent chureh mem- ber. £ Van Cott had previonsly been arres of | Detiuying rsnaded thie 4 i that married to the boy. Mo chiarged that on - Wednesday moved trom her Chicago hiding place, and that she cannot now be found, A, R, 'Van Cott 1s well kuown in Chicago, and for sev- eral years did a e r-n.»m husiness until the great tire swallowed wp e Tager part of Js foriune. Fhey will hhve w prelihing \inution on next Thursd L Brutal Assault Upon a Young Waoman, Oct. 20 aturday night at Carlisle, Ind., an Ohio girl, whose name is unknown, was eximinally assaulted by four young rufiians, The young lady came to Car~ Jisle by mistake, and being a stranger in the town she relicd upon the four youni men to sliow lier to the hotel, On the way they bound her hands and teet and assaulted Ler, The names of three of the men ar Frovif, John Fisk and Billy Tansley other na ne ts unknown, but e is said to be a marricd nan. A Little Fight on the Frontier CaTrARo, Oct, 20.—A fight has taken | on the frontler of Montencro between banian and Montenegrin toops. banitus sud six Monfenegrins wose -~ - The Charge Dismissed. Sax Francisco, Oct, 20.—The ch agalust Deputy U. 8, Marshal Melius, for at- tempt to bribe” a custows inspector, wis dis- udssed to-day, e The Anti-Vaccinators. New Yok, Oct. 20.—-A weeting of the Antl-Vacchnationh league was Mld' u»mghmi and Mh-ndedb quite & numlnr af niedival | e, Hewry !iurx ehosel Juesideut, OMAHA, FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL, Uivil 8ervioe Commissioner Thoman's Resig- nation Am-pt HIS LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT. Remarkable Docreasn in Postal Re nues—Yesterday's Bateh of Aps pointments - Matters of National Import, Commissioner Thoman Resigns. Wasnizaroy, Oct. B.~Civil Serviee Com missioner Thoman tendered his resignation and it has been accepted by the president, to take effect November 1 nest The following is the ¢ nee: “UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICK ss1oN, Washington, Oc , 1555, spectiully seferring to the cony had with yon as carly as Maren 10, in L expressed a wish to be relicved of my du- ties us a wember of the United States eivil service commission, and also to the apparent fact that it was 1ot then your pleasire to ¢ requesty I have now the honor ssignation, and estly to won of the thus asking retease trom ble a trust, 1 desire o record my gratineation over the proved practicability and remedial elfectiveness of the form of procedure, “Iried veterans in political war- Tare view with amazement the taeile, thoug o radical, departure from the famiiiar method ot the spotis system of_ distributing patrons age. Strenuous and sineere argument and wiso deliberate perversion max sition of dufferent groups of ists, and yet it ause | be conceded that a majority. of the political lead in either party is in aceord with the Pendieton law, itits orizinal enactment and emphatic endorsement by a subsequent congress we honest legislative expression 1ot coer- eton of moral cowardice by popular sentiment nor partisan legerdena L the great task of administrative fon which you have undertaken in accord with personal and party pledges, the peopie will give ald. 1t lias been my pleasure with- in the st two months to visit guite a_num- ber of states and territories of the union, and it was wy good fortune to meet many of their citizens.” 1t is gratifying to know that the people contide in the unequivoeal intention of the president o sustain the merit systein in the civil service. They had condewmed the evils of fori methods, Long e perience had made their knowledge a curate, They welcomed the inauguration of the new.” The distinerive features of the ntreform appealed to a typically Auierican sentiment which recomuienis wnd advances merit, With the preeise details ot the new procedure. their acquaintanee was not so intimate. ‘Lo this they are fast suc- and the resuit will” be cordial ap- I L The inception and nuintenanee s with the p Ht hat the fundu 1 is cha To the popu- of the statu- which of American thought. hesitation oyver the acedptan tory details of this reform: there was w r sponse throughout the nation, Politieal con- tests assumed a new tone, Old time methods orruption were dise and bussism s grappled with fre: If the s improvement is 4 vicious elements still seek obtrusion into ele 1ces of their suceess have been tions, the c| lessened. The reform spirit is militant and advances toward complete s Corru tion by official patronage | en’ remove With the imparting of o purer lite to ofticial circles, the power of the private purse o pt ehase political honors wiil be less dangerot Publicappreciation of the fact that this 1 form docs not trench upon sturdy partisan- ship ¢ it tudiously maint that the eivil servie 5 to be composed of men who should abjure certain vights of eitl- zenship. With the gradual but inev refutation of this false view, the outlines of reform at last stood forth in clearness, It i the reform which views the civil ser vast business agency. Its search is for best attainable mer In a business which is not politieal it enforces no tests of party. With contident trust in_the suceess of administration, Lam your obedient servant, Leroy D, THOMAN, ent. FOUTIVE MaNstoN, wWashington, Oct, 15— Ho: vice Commiss ccelved your le nation as a member of the civil mission, which is in furthery clination expressed by you ve my inauguration as president. tion thus tendered is hevel effect on the tirst day of November next. 1 congratulate you upon the faet that in the tice whieh you relinquished you have been abie by t work, and by steady N Eaa e ekl interest of coo soon "Thie ve cepted GROVE. I(Lxl VE! TIHOMAN'S FUTURE MOVEMEN {press reporter called homan this evening W question as to his SLwill not be idle a mo- some private business 1l oceupy my attention 01 expect to resun of law, It Ju Thowsan s wnider considcration a propost- tion to form a larze corporation in New Y ork city. His only reply to nquestion on this pofiit was: I do- not feel at liberty o siy anything upon that subject at present.”” Decrease In Postal Revenues, WasuiNeroy, Oct, 26.—The decrease In postal revenues for the past fiseal year Is Jarger than was expected, The law to reduce letter postage from three to two eents was enacted about two years ago. the lust three-quarters of the first fiseal year the effcet on the revenues was inconsiderable, This was attributed in alarge measure to the great in- erease in the number of two cent stampn that were used to enclose business eireulars, It had been expected that this nerease would continue, so that there would not be a ld reduction in the postal revenues, But 1 expectation has not been realized. ‘Che fivst complete fiseal year under the operation of the reduced postal law sed on the S0th of June, It w a good business ye it hud been supposed thit the diiciency would notbe more. than 54, 000,000, On the contrary it will be about 000,000, “Ihese figures ave not to be taken a§ accurate as the president’s wish that hureau reports shall not be given to the public in - of this message mak ! sible o obtain the exact ligures, Some Appointments, WASHINGTON, Oct, 20.—The president to- the following appointments: ‘To nited States attorneys, J, W. House, of sas, for the eastern district of Arkan- Monti I, Sand, forthe western dis. wict of Avkansas, Tobe United States mar- shals, . H, or, of Arkansas, eastern (i of Arkansas; John Carroil, of Arkansas, for the w distriet Arkan ND. An Comm ANSWer 1 tions, he ment o upon and in tuiure fnten- spectal Exami WASHINGTON, Ocl the interior made the fo pointinents of special examiners In the pension offi under eivil service r Eben E, Clark Mauryland; Travis F. Hensley, of Missou; Thoias A, Stork Joh Anthony. of 1] h orge P, Smith, Kansass E. D, ¢ , ot Viginia; F,'W Edwards, of 1 Jacoh Pennsylvania: Arch McGiun A Browning, of 1llinois, a MecCindliss, of Virgin Fourth-Class Postinasters Appo Wasmixatoy, Oct, ihe waster gencral appoiute fourth-class postmasters: t Closter, Iver Christensen F. Combs; Turkey Creet, : senpurt, J. €. Moo Seriby er, 1 A. Nason; Colesidge, Sanue! Windett; Grds 3B, Falibanks. lincis-AF Bieose, Bombard Haven; nted, eretary of Kansas: acting post following for the | TUESDAY MORNING, Jonathan ITigging D, Green, ; fowa—At Monona, W. A. Elkport, P’ J. Soyster. Annapolts, McGonigle; Piscatorial Supply Car WasniveToN, Oct. W-SA Unit fish commission ear will leave here to supply applieants th Missouri, N Wyoming, Idalio, Utah, Colorado and Kan- sas, The car will go viaSt Louisand Omak to Ogden, and will vetarn by way of Cliey enne, Denver and Kansas Cily to St Louis, Andtlier car will leave hare Wednesday night for Portland, Oregon, and v supply en route applicants in Towa, Minue 2o, W Boons &in, Dak: Montana and” Washington terri- tory and Orégon, 1 States to-night Vebrasl A Proper Protest. Wasmxaron, Oct Sparks, of the land offiee, does not approy of the policy which Assistant Seer Jenks has laid down of suspending the thirty suits in Montana agaiist those who a Chatnged with taking be from. the bl domain. He has written a letter to Sceretary Laniar protesting agaiunst this, Commissioner Thoy are all Democrate, WasHINGTON, Oct, ¥ The four offiei; |I~ of the department of justice in the sta Arkans: ppointed by the president to are all personal friends, of long standing, of Attorney General Garland and gentlemen of ability and high standin Tespective Tocalities. are all_demoerats and each Lias been more orless aetive in polities, A Snit Against the Government, WasmNaTon, Oct. 20.The court of elaims reasembled this morning and resnmed con- sideration of the ease of the Choctaw nation wainst the United States, a suit in large tract of land in the Indian territor) is expected that arguments in this ewse will oceupy three da Washington Brevities Arguments on the xm{rli( tions of {he Globe and Washington telephone companies to have the United States bring snit to va- cate the B telephone patents, will be heard by the sceretary of tie interior on the S1st inst. ‘The secretary of the treasnry h, Richard M. Jofinson, of Indiana, of division in the sixth auditor’s office, vice M. Dickerson, transferred to the ofiice of comptroller of currency. - A FRENCH VICTORY. The Army of the Gauls De! t the Co- horts of the Black Plags. Carmo, Oct. ¢ Gen, De Courcey, com- mander of the French forees in Annam, tele. graphs from Hanoi to the war office that he h:l«-ll'hnh-dmnl-l‘u!( flags in un engacement. eat exeitement exists mmumu\-fln of Freneh peo- diseussing sived from the French nding that in nui- rinted achief er xhr o fala Anam, the boule: \.m!( \ Jiic newa. A" Intor dispatel re Gen. De states that troops ai victory nofwiths enemy were immensely super ers, and that he inflicted”a great s on the black flags. ‘The jighting severe and lasted three days. The onghit stubbornly but wes De Courey adds that ihe eneiny numn- 00 men, consisting of \thullll(‘dlld deseiters from the Chinese army. chie{ killed, and during the en; Oners were taken by the en. Janmont condieted ope S st the wiiieh restited in the captane of the strong fortified town of Thanmai, one of the las most formidable places. of stance held by the Black Flacs, © The Trench lost thi men killed and w Negr pursuing the pix 1hos rapids and the canals in the provinge of Tonquin. nemy mpletcly ronted. Turkish Praye s to Allah. NEW Youg, Oct. 26.~{&pecial to the Bre.] —The Herald's Constant nople cable say The sultan docs not relist. the Idea of a_con- terence, He romarked to the grand v the mosque, *no conference yet has ever re- sulted in anything but injury to Turkish interests. May Allab grant that this confer- ay prove an exeepti All minis are opposed to the conference, but the wan ambassador, under explicit instroe tions of Bismarck, has used such pre that the porte has hm‘n U'l'l"(‘l' to consent. Military ations are heing pushed on vigorousty. Tt 15 believed Hussia is ready to ist on Turkisk occupation of eastern Rou- 4 i wation of the latter pro acan be preveuted in uo Oct. 26,—Lord Dufferin, vice- roy of India ed an order from the home governwent for the mmediate dispateh of troops to Burmah. LoNDoN, Oct. 26.—Foreign residents of Mandalay, ital of Burmah, are being boy- cotted by the natives. The Burmese envoy whoarrived at Rangoon recently, and who said hie was on bis wiy to Geruany to sl a treaty with that country, but whose real ob- ject, it 1s thought, was 0 wateh military prep- arations at Rangoou, now anuounces that he must retuin to Mandalay to translate o his government the British ultimatum, as there is 1o native official there b s, Oct, he Volta view with the Burme: atter says that finding “reneh forelgn winister, would refise sistance o Burah in between Burmah and Great Britain, te advised King Thebaw to submit to the demands of Eng lund, Interceding for Riel, Or1rAWwA, ONT, Oct, 20.--A number of con servative wembers of parliament arrived here to intercede for Riel, The date to which Riel has been respited is Novensher 19, LoNDON, O ~The committee formed for the purpose of scouring . commutation of the sentence of Louis Riel has issued an ur- gent appenl for help, and states that the tine ffective action is short, A memorial 1o queen is aluost finished, and the comit- tev is aranging fora pablic weeting to wge a commutation, The Trinl of Egditor Stead Loxnox, Oct. The trigl of My, Stead, editor of the Pull Mall Gazette, and other de- fendants in the Armstiong abduction case, was resumed this morning in the central eriminal cowrt. Mrs, Anu D. Roughton, a neighbor of Mrs, Arinstrong,o o intrw the latter to Mr& Jirett, was examined for the prosecution.” ' She repeatedly contr Aletdd emself and dgpiod it Mk Aril- stronz b Jarrett. - A Loyalist Threaten Drniy, Oct, Mr, William Hastings, proprietor of the Loyalist newspaper, li been threatened with death, and his residence Lias been partially burnedgor earicaturing the Parnellitis, 1 e Canudian Spourgo. MONTEEAL, Oct, 2%—There were thirtys seven deaths from smatk-pox in this city Si widay, and tiity-two deaths sesterday Want Russian Intervention ST, PETLISBURG, Ogly 8.—A deputation from Mesmuna arrivedat Mexy to cong; Atehan o ion and to wsk the Hu o dutervene in their behalf, o s 28 Going at a Maud 5. ¢ FIELD, Mass, Oct William inaten mile ride at Humpden s lowered the world's bieyele ¢ kit vers the re Rowe alwo secord from ali nit, Woodside, park to-d seconds, e d lhu three-fouris 10 — A Servian Denfal. The reports ihet the Ser } the Hulgarian border is official by L Beryiii governuiesl Nissa, Uet Wm, | _ | Coneord township, Woodbury connty ny | | A. Wickw sure | | ||m ( OCTOBER 2 A UARREL'S FATAL ENDING The Part & Skiovel Played in Settling an Old Dispute. 1885, WORK OF A CONFERENCE DONE. A Wit on the Trall of a Truant Wuse band — A Repubti Meeting—A Party of Hunters a Suicide. Rousing an Discover An Ol Feud Results in Murder, S10Ux Crry, Towa, Oct. 26,—[Special to the By ~Yesterday morning A Alt, & young farmer about ears of iving In about ten miles to the northeast of Sioux City. Killed by A, William Miner, also a farmer who resides in the same neigliborhood. "The par ticulars, as nearly as can be learned at this time, are as follows: Scveral months ago the parties to this terrible trazedy hiad trouble about the eutting of some grain, but afterin- duliing in considerable talk over the affa was thought to have been finlly s Howey Alt, being of a l} arrelsome dispo- sition, sought to make further tronble about the matter on the morning mounted his horse and rode o Miner's residence, and - secing Miner he nt lighted _and wecording to the former's statement, made an unprovoked attack upon. Miner with a kuite in hishand. "To defend himselt Miner sciz a shovel lying near and strick Al twice the head, making two tenible e man then walked to his he liodd fromn the effects of the w age was named over and ad told the sheritt what he had done, Ivised to & home again until hrot Y him.” [ obedi SHOU ™ Dita 10 reburn Mouhc, bt only 10 N that Al was dead. After nanging somie personal matters at home, he eanie: back to town last evening and sirrendered hinselt 1o the sherid, and s now in_ jall. The syi pathy of the nalghborhood is with Miner, who 14 sali to be & quiet, inoffensive wan. ' The prisoner this morning said that he had no thought of killing Al [Assoclated Press.| Sioux Crry, Oct, 2 Adim Alt, afarmer living in Concord town Sliip, this connty, was stracl on the head wspade in the hands of William Miner, on Sunday morning. Altdied at2p w. Miner we to_ town and gave himself up to the sheriff, Miner eluims that Alvhad assaulted him with a knife, A Religions Gatherin Dis Mo Towa, Oct [Speeial to the Brr.|-—-The Des Moines conference of the United Brethiren ehurel, which has been in m near this eity, adjourned to-day Bishop Kephart announced the followi appointments: anton District—G. 0. Porter, P. Ogden, W. T. Dawson; Lehigh, J. Howmer Mission, to be supplied; Perry, N. F. Hicks: Dale City, D. W. Crav Seran . Cronk; Lake City, A, . Patierson to b supplie nson asant Valley, River, J. E. Benne L. Murphy. V. Straughton, . 1 llunl~~\ll¥» D. B : Platte River, Quincy, 2 Adjourns. Dow Ci Little § W. Doty: Rock Cherokee Mission, W. ston District Jacobs: WL © shote: AW Gene Bufkin; ag Han. Des Moines District—Geo, East Des Moines, J. W. Geigers West Des Moines, W. F. Wallace; Kelloge, D. M. Har- vey;: 1" e City, J. D. Snyder: West Point, Lewis i W, Vandeventor: rlixle, J. W . Miller, P, E.; Searching for a Truant Husband. Des Moives, Towa, Oct, 26,—[Special to the his morning a lady ealled at the of al and stated that her E. Green, had left their home in is since for the pur- pose of collecting £2,500 that was due him in Toledo, Ohio. Not hearing anything from him she had also gone to Toledo and found that hie had seenred the money left the town. Some days since he eame to Des Moines, stopping at the Ganlt ouse, and T i in his own name, T and followed, Arrivinz | discoverad that t postoftice hox i or two letters addr on the wateh for ti thinks that by the find him, No re appearance and of the husband, € et had received one ed 10 liim, She s still wiscing hushand and d o the > will tent desire to avoid he Republican Mass Meeting. Drs Morves, lowa, Oct. 2h—[Special to the Beg.|—Congressman Horr, of Michigan and Frank Paluier, late postmaster at Chy addressed a 1epublican meeting here to-night,. Both gentlemen are making a series of speeches in this state under the di- rection of the state itral committee. As My, Pahmer was a former izen of Moines and congressman from this distriet there was muel nterest felt in s speeel and o large number of his personal Ar wore present, Horr gave o very witty scathing weraigument of the” dewioeral party. A Suictde Fished I Dunvque, Towa, Oct. 25, Dre.)—A party of hunters yesterday discov- ered the dead body of a woman in the M issippl river opposite Sprecht’s ferry, She D ol or, POtsL, Wis: A Dotile ullhin]l\;{un-uu found near her, and it 15 supposed committed suicide under mental caused by fl-health, com the River, [Special o the Wits - - Frobahly a Mu 'roat Fifteen, CInCINNATY, Oct Another shooting affray oceurred Sunday afternoon, the yesult boys carrying vistols, Three cases of this Kind have been recorded during the past week. Peter King, 2 newshoy, aged fifteens and His thivteen-year-old hrother were in boat abont 2 o'clock that alternoon on the river at the foot of Stone street tracing a trot line, Mike Gall plnr fifteen yoars of eame up and ran his hoat into the 1i King boys, Peter or un\ll hoot if | Juzher d 1o ot I e way istol and fived, th er's ubdowen, taken to Lis howe tal, where he lics King yas arrested, zain, when shot taking The wounded boy w and from there (o hospi inoa critieal condition, - Brought Down the Coon. IspriaNavorss, Ind, Oct, Chl¢ Tribune Spec ~At 20'clock this morning Charles Travis, diiver of the police WAZOI ally wounded Smith, a negro. WAZON Was & aeall, 'When ® womai's ery of murder wi Beard, and Swith wis sven running aer the fiekds, Trayvis tired, striking Swith the back, the bidl passing throwsh the by and beitig cut out in front. Smith s ser two terms in the penitentiary, and it 15 less than two months sinee le released, he has been again as=autt and battery, with intent to kil a ¢ol ored woman, patrol 1ohert wering Sale of the Curr ). Qut. 5.~ Dudge ¥ 1 A the sale of Il o CCurrent,” ted by 1. L. Wakcwan, to Tl picw D 1o S0, Cutca t this worn he B A lfuul. i Des in | THE WARD TRIAL. A Jary Sce menced New Yonk, Ot ng o ury for the telal of was completed (his afternoon, Attor Martin opened the « Ward had been indicted for tare vead the statute the district atto Fish, with his eustodians, He lanced at Ward and was removed toa private room where he remained unti! war A witness, The district attorney sl that Ward on May 5, 1884, inthis city, Jresented ¢ 00’ to the Maring wank, drawn aganst a check for o0 of the First National bank. Ward received the mey from the Mar k. ‘The $1,000 cheek was not | ed by the First National | bank, and Ward ity of @rand laree | by procuring STLON0 on it from the Marir bank, The jury must remember Ward was not_on trial for ruining Gen. Grant and sending him broken hearted o the grave, for sending to state prison for ten years a genticman highly conneeted 1, anking eirs | eles, but was meroly on trial for grand lurceny. Jamnes 1. | was the first witness called sned over the chair, and glanee Ward, who ‘lowered his eyes. ard’s counsel moved that the jury be dis- missed on necount of the statement wade by thie district attorney rezarding . Grant . Themotion was denicd, M. Iam 6o years old, a conviet « Auburn state prikon, to which 1 was s tenced for ten years' at hard cheek handed to me on Ma anded 1o me by the paying rected it certified alterl went to ¥ T'o the red and the Case Come thestand. 10 work of seent Ferdinand Ward and Distriet He said and While ny overing the crime, ney was speaking. James . tered the conrt room | tho wean?™ Mr Fish (leand E woulit like to see him, - Yes, that is the ui Continuing the witness said: 1 said over the telephone, “Ward, I have your eheek e for certification for STLN0 azninst an - uneertifed o 15,000, d telephoned i viehtand 1 eertified it V tailed the oft-tald story of the events to the break down of the Marine bank witness hrother, Benjamin Fish, paying tell the Marine bank, corroborated the ex-president’s testimony and the court then adjourned until to-morrow. -~ A CASE OF INTEREST. A Philadelphia Judge Fines a Show- man for Indecent Advertising. PiLankLria, Oct. 26, ~William J. Gil more, proprietor of the Central theatre, was this morning arraigned betore Judge Biddle on acha of obscene libel, pref 1 by Jo- seph Leeds, The charge was based exhibition of a picture representing eh ters o the spectacular production of Seven Rav i h it advertised to performed o tre some time ag was itz on the ontside of” the theatre. question was left by the court to the jul to determine from the picture itself, whether i s charged an indecent pubili- cation. The jury, after short deliberaiion returned a verdict of guilty, Counsel for Gilmore said that the pictare was 1o worse similar ones exhibited in front of ier theater where there was a b i jurdice said that it was time to this sort of thing, The whole o t was to get peaple into @ place to see o mide woman. il not, howeve tiink that wore {0 be made a severe example of. The Judge therefore Alm «d him $1. - Myste Fort sious Disappearance of Money. Wavse, Ind., Oct. 24.—[Chicago Times Speetal.] —A farier numed Craig, who recently purchased a faru in this eounty, called at the office of the American Express company to-day for a package of money that lie was expeeting f who lives in Omro, Wis, he was to use in making @ final' payment”on'the farm. - Tlie package, which was received here on the 221 was handed hime It was shipped from Chippewa Falls, Wis., which s the most convenient ilroad point to Owro, and left the 1o (mlnl on the 20th or 2lst. Mr. Craig ited for the Piickn o W hlol WS B enppCSed s toy contaln about S4000, and it opened in - the pres enee of W, I, Chapuan, the express it and Georee Torrance, the real ¢ agent, who made the sale of the farn. When it opened it contained nl'mn paper cut from the Milwankee Sentinel, The su se of all the parties can only be ned. Al they ean’ o 15 0 wait Slopments, theory advanced g end of the route My. Craig handed the money 1o another to express, and that it was never e: This theor' is supnorted by the fict nm W commnion envelo e in what | poscd to be M, Craig’s writing, inclos ‘r the papes Al the envelope had been ulwm'd at the end'and doubled over and placed in a regular money cuvelope of the express com paity, and was regularly seatod at fonr nlace: with the standard stamp of the comp: Chippewa Falls, i ma wrther de! il : A Kentucky Desperado Kill MouNT STERLING, Ky., Oct, 25,—|Ch Times Special,j—Mark Miller, the not perado, was killed by Rowland Stone at Chambers' Station, Meuifee county, Thurs- diy evening, They had been drinking freely, when an altercativn ensued, duringgwhich Stone d his revolver and shot Miller in in the face, the ballet coming ont at the top of his head. Miller jumped and stabhed | his assuilant severely in the - side, dying alinost in the act, Miller was one 'of the nost notorions desperadoss in the state, He oiten imbued bis hands in blood,” and was a constant terror to all with whom came incontuet. He was one of the tors in the celebrated Vangh-Hilton agedy two years ago, He went in advanee Lo theliouse of Hilton, where he was hospit ably entertained by his unsuspecting vietim ept with THow's 1wo little signal was given by and prevented his by his fawily, while the Burnet wi, his fel- low assassing, shot him dead aid ‘the eries i entienties of his wife aud ehildren for merey. Miller eseaped by turning evidence, and the Birnett “tollowers, complices, were sentencid to 1ife imprison- ment. e people of Menifee will breathe freely now that Miller is wo more 10 menace thern with his presen - ipted Wrecking, 8. Louts, Oct, Another explosion on the street ear line took place to-night, this tivie on the Mound City road, three wmiles from where the one of last night oceurred. One of the front wheels of the car was | broken and the drlver knocked over, but ot | hurt, There were no passengers in the ear | Chiet of police Harvigian has offered S50 | ward for the capture of the perpetiators, - Died From His ¥ st from his n Another Atte her's Shot, \ hades Ward, his father at Girard, this county, day, ina family quarrel, died Sunday The quarrel is said 10 have been asioned by the old 2 irderer, who was out on was placed i jail .- A Bad Lad A George Thompson, o old Jad, was arrested | Matza lust evening the corer of Twelfth and Dodge st suspicions While being tuken to the city I Thompson threw away something h he ryi in his id, but owing to the darkness the officor was un- able to find it Jast evenin Thompson is supposed 1o be one of 4 1% of young thieves and burglars w 10 Five: been eonk mitting numerons depredations in the recentl The ' which he irew uway 1 hit s supposed to b chisel, aid noseavch will be made § this morning. who wits shot by afternoon. man’s immoxal con 10K ested, seventeen year: by Roundsman Was or | | trade was rather slow | of at one price or another, NUMBER 108, PRICES OF THE OPENING DAY, | Monday's Markets & Repotition of Last Week's Bopon. | QUOTATIONS commus WEAK, The Cattle Outlook Unpromising= Wheat Closed a Shade Higher— glish Market, and Inin Bight and Store, Stock Market. CRricAGo, al to the Bre.j— Carrne ~Trade was slow in all the branches Up to a late hour there ad beon searcely » sufticient number of cattle sold to make & market. The bulk of the fresh arrivaly were Texans and rangers, Among the nftives were only a few loads that could be. elassitied as good and useful ste The useful natives that were sold made o shade botter prices than such sold for duting the panic of Friday, but low grades and common natives wer® solling no better. Stockers and feeders are in fair supply and prices steady at last week’s range. Stock calves are in licht supply and Although trade was slow at the opening, it was the general opin- fon that the stock on sale wonld be disposed “Uhe outlook for a strong and active market for the week is not as bright as sellers would desire, The castorn and English markets are full of cattle and sed heet, and b both in this coun- try and on the other side, have boon adv by the bears on th {e that tho run of eattle i likely to continie heavy 1or another month or S0, Receipts attlo were liberal to-d: slow and weak, While there were i few good northwesters tie sold TONGEr Pricos, Uie gonar: Kot wa L Tast week. Common te fair grades were in- lange supply and nobody wanted stiell stock, even at a ww price, Sales were made slow 1l generally ot aboug Friday's rates. For eanning eatte there wag ul no demand, and sals wero made very slowly at barely steady ratos. Shipping SLeers, 1550 10 150 105, $0,00005.50; 108, $4,60w5,00; W0 to 1 ll.mn,.n Uexas cattle weak: 000 by, S8 900 Ihs, $2460.05.0 500t 700" Ty Sales i1 1978 [hs, $4.1 155 Montana-Texans, ng-Texans, 1052 by, Chicago Liv \ W 1IN [bs, 24 Wy 5.0 1063 The market opened active and ahout de higher all around, closing rather easicr, loweve ally on Jight preking sorig vetat the <tock had heon welt sold up wad only loads in each division were earried over, and these wero in the Bands of ~peculators. Sales at .08 for odds wid ends, $460 p ing sorts S5 tor, the heavy. Packing and ship) |»x|xg,2){)[|) 00 nw. S5 N0, Light welghts, S3C03.85; 18 to 210 [h\ B2 Chicago Grain Market. C1caGo, Oct. 20.—|Special to the Bree}-— Wi There was an unsettled and ner vous feeling in the wheat market to-day, and fluctuations were numerous and very rapid within a narrow range. Rumors of an open rupture between Servia aud Bulgaria had the effects of causing shorts to cover, bosides ine ducing other speculative buying, but British consols did not show any rpecial change from Saturday, quoting only 1-1e6 decline for the account, and Freneh securitics were quoted higher. With every advance in u‘m price of wheat, 3 Daniizb whioh woul canee s stion. P vate advices from tha®cast. indioato - the there was some bu\hu; on. forelgn m-mnnt.. The market opened ! {@ ' ge highor, but news {0 the effeet that the Alinteapolis millers had and that roecipts. thore Werd veaker feeling and prlee arket started up again on good bt \mg and with several unuuauo advanced to a it 1 vide hzures, eased off aind olosed on- e regular board fge higher than Satnrday, [n the afternoon the market roled guil strong, vancing to ouiside fizures for {he g b 5 ber, or Uge' Nigher thay the latost prices Siite 24 e stoelc o1 wheat at Now Youk in- % the 1 visible supply differed \\uln-ly varying from 1,260,000 to 250,000 bushels inercase. “There was only & light speoul in corn, bt the feeling was ices ruled generally o shade higler than on receipts wWwere lurger but the fiems ness in wheat helped to, sustain corn, and closinis quotations were 1 @by e higher. OATS-Oats ruled st m, and drm with s Hige higher ive and With mess p lard wnchai, Review of the Lnglish Grain Trade LoNnoN,Oct, le Mark Lane Expre; inits review of the British grain trade duri the past week, say: Rain has temporariy checked autumnal sowing, Wheat is likely to continue cheap until the bulk of stock i exhausted, { Enelish wheat durin the week ™ were 71,303 agninst 66,04 quar ¢ corresponding. trecly offered at lower rat ve dulls buyers and sellers yefuse to yield 1 otlier, . Vlour is stoudily hold, Comn 18 weaker, owin DOTLOf an enormous crop in Americ; lias been no busis ness in cargoes, M ] nnhv-l, one eargo was withdrawn and” nine remained, including three of California, To-duy’s mare ow and dragging; \\lnm.dul bar- oats quiet, KForeigh whea in in Sight and Stove, 2.~ The following fignres statement of the board of trade to e posted on 'Change to morrow, show the wmonnt of wheat, comn S andbarley in the Unitad States and Canada on iy, October 24, wnd the amount of inerease o decreaso over tie proe ding week : Wheat Corn Oals. Kye B of G 0, ( taken from the ofiic Inerease unonnt of grain in ~(umlu Chicago on the date named W ry Market. On the hoard aiu, Regolar sales w ents. Regular sl at 58 conts, el Unto Death. DexNison, Texas, Oct. 26, —A duel in which both participants were killed, occnrred lnat y at Tishomengo, Indian territory, An 1 policeman named Brown and o Texas veled in asaloon. They agreed 4 nd fghtitont in the presence of the assembled Indians and whites, Se shots were exchanged, Brown fel lirongh the heat, The oowboy e~ W minutes later, - The Weather, TON, Oct, Uppor Missis; valley—loeal rains, generally colder, varial windds. sonri valley—fair weather, vi Dle wiiids, sitisht rise i) temperaiues g em portion, stationary guoperature in sow e portion - A Snow Storm Coming This Way. Gieasn | L Dk, Oc ~Quite w e ‘ dE here onight. The show i suuth,