Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 10, 1885, Page 1

L ————— .] IFTEENTH YEAR. & TERRIBLE TAKE DISASTER Cuperior's Waters a Grave for Twenty-Two Unforiunates, THE STEAMER ALGOMA WRECKED A Passenger Packet Goes Down in a *aging Snow Etorm-No Partic Who Are Lost-The Crew Saved. ; 'ars as to Those ¥ A Lake Veseel Wreoked, Cmcaao, Nov. 9.—A Daily News speciag from Winnepeg says: A fearful disaster ocenrred on Lake Superior off Poit Arthur early (his morning. “The magniticent iron. clad steamer Algoma, of the Canadian 1% eliie railroad was wrecked and thirty-seven lives lost. Only meagre particnlurs have been received at the present honr. ' cousist mainly of telegrins to private § gons announcing the losy of (riends, = Ar Dudgeon, of this city, reecived w few moenis ago the following telegram: “Algoma gone downt your wife and two children are drowned.” Mr. Dudgeon’'s wite e are i boy and girl, % and 4 years r gpeetively. Mr. Dudgeon’ is from Owe pound, and was sending his wife and fami back to Ontario. ‘The steamer left Port Ar- thurat 3 p. m., and was wreeked at Isle Royal, Justat outside of Thunder Bay. A he Bt ra preveiled all Sunday afternoon niht, and the steamer luy to for a time, When the weather cleared siightly the vessel atarted again, but made slow progress, In the morning ‘n dense tog prevailed, and the sieamer felt her way along, blowing the fog. horn, She strack @ reef and and went down, Al liands on bowrd are reported lost. The steaier was bonnd for Owen Sound, the passengers for Toronto and other points cust. Capiain Moore is master of the vessel, and — Mackenzie, nephew of Hon, Alex Mckenzie, is purser, Later reports say that the steamer Alge was coming into Port Arthur, and not going out, wien the wreck occurred. She lett Owen Sound lust Thursday and was wrecked Baturday night. The orst known of the dis- asier was when the steamer Arthaly )y of the same line, wrrived at Port Arthur law this evening with the crew of the ill fated Alzoma, cousisting of ufteen, and two passenzers who were the only ones savedl. Artha- baske, which 1eft Owen sound two Kafier the Algoma, came upon the wreck av Isle Royal and tound the erew and two passen- gers in a perishing condition on *the “island. "he wreck had been dashed by the maddened caves against the rocks and was unally beaten against the shore of the island, ‘e crew and two passengers saved themselves by taking to the life boat and battling with tiie 25 until the shore was reactied, boat was washed over several times by the waves but righted again, while the " men elung with the despairot death to the sides, They succeeded in reaching land in an al- most dead condition 1r exhaustion and exposure. The storm continued to ro night long. The rescu beach watching the wreek beat against the c-bound sl nd seeing dead bodies sainst the shore. The e aloug about noon to-day, el b narow, could not avoid el and the distiess of those on A boat was sent ashore and brought the reseued to the Arthabaska, which set sail for Port Arthur, where {tarrived abont 7 o'clock this eveninge, There is intense excitement in this eity to-night. as many had friends on i The list of cabin passen- ors can be had at Torouto or t S Jarie, where a manifesi of passengers is glven to the eustomofticer, The Algomn was a thorouzhly built and splendidly equipped Clyde sivel steawer, lighted by elcctricity, ‘The gross tonnage is 1,380, lenygth 230 teet, breadth 55 feet. 1t was complete in every detail. The furnishing Wi a8 luxurious as the nnest ocean steam- ers, The vessel cost $130.00), and i understood w have been ansured $500,000. 1t I8 one of the steamers—Alberta, Art ska and - Al- oma—-pureliased - two years ago by the ‘angdian Paciie railvoad fov lake traflic, since whieh time it has been plying steadily tetween Owen Sound and Port Arthur, doing a big business, The steamer gave the greatest satisfaction. Dudgeon s wite and children were on the way from Owen Sound to join the husband here and were lost, OWEN Souxp, Ont, Nov. 0.—The Car dian Pacine Railway company’s steanier Al- oma, which left here Thiesday the 5Hth I went ashore on Isle Royal, in Su. perior, at 4 o'clock Saturday morning during A blinding snow storm. About eight passen- g rsand twenty-uve of the crew are sup- posed to be lost. Amoni those saved thus far i Captain John Moore. Fist Mate Joseph wiings and Sccond Mate Riehard ipson, Henry Lewls, watehman, John MeNabb, watchman, Fireman H. McCallge deck-hands 13 Stephen, James Bolton, Daniel Langton, waiters, Johu McLean, Georze Me- Call, John MeKenzie, and winong the passen- gers W.oJ. Hill and W, B, MceArthur, Full particulars have not yetbeen received. Bentley, manager of luke truilie, has sent ont tugs from Port Arthur with jnstrie 5 to gearch Isle Royal for any sarvivors that may have got ashore, and to ick np and take cart of any budies that may be found. The tugs Lare now at the seene of the wreek, - Tooting a Sound of Joy Cimsten, Pa, Nov. .—Roach's yard started up this morning with 170 men. At 7 o'clock -upward of 1,000 wen assembled around the gates, and when the whistle gave 1t acenstomed toot atintervals of one minute, a deafening shout went up from the erowd which drowned the seream of the whistle, Women and children took it up, and the ghd huzza conld be heard for squares aw Al the 1orcmen of departinents were taken on, and they selected about 150 workmen, Tools were given out. and about sixty men put to work on the Clienso. ALl the departinents, except the foundry, were started Niw Youk, Nov. 9.-Oune hundred and Afty men resiined work at the Morzan works (ahm Roael) in this city this moming, The ervizer Atlanta and the dispateh boat Dolphin were full of meehianics, and the busy huin ot Industry was heard on all sides, Tt is said that over 100 men will be taken on during the week, mo- rs old, and the ge furiously all ned on the seeing the wr the island, for throe - sputing a Kebate Claim iLLe, Nov, 9.—This morn lector Wood, of the Owaensboro distr fied John G. Hoach & Co., of this city, that Roach's eluim for a rebate of $75,5.80, in taxes on whisky burned at his Uniontown distillery a year ugo, has been rejected by the government, and the collcator Lias been - Btructed 1o have suit brought for the recovery of the amount, The firm says the cause nf fhe rejection is on account of some teehnieal polnt not being compliod with in makine up he papers. Hoael will lile supplemental pa pers. and says the ecluim will doubtiess be allowed, Cut in New Youk, N It was rumored last pight that w wholesale cut in Western Union rates was among the probabilities of the iear future. A morning puper says that the rates between Boston and Washington will b re duced to five and ten cents to et the Baltj- more & Ohlo, whess rafes are frow ten Lo i teen cents, It is turther sald that the West- ern Union has had the matter under cunsil eration for several weeks and only reached a conelusion o reduce lust Friduy, The Galveston Strike Ended, 81, Louis, Nov. %.—A Past dispatel wng, gencral Kouthern er agent of the Mallory line of steamers, his st r‘n"n ved telegrans staling that the vt ke at ( s ended this noki- ing 10 the satistaetion of all concerned., Shot Himself at Home. Omeaae, Nov. S—Frank O, Falton. apera- tor on the board of trade, shiot Niwsci at L vesidence this allernoon. No caww asegbod. passen ay FEROCIOUS ELEMENTS, The Disastrons Oyclone that Visited the South, Ala, Nov, 0 —Frids the most tenifi 1 disastron in this et of the countr road bed ests a Srrara ht ane of g ever + washiug rail® d hovses for miles, ryelone accompanied by tors and appalle Ing electric d ures, Tt started on Cobaba river and passed through Dallas, Perry and }bb counties, leveling all {n its path, BEx ploring relief parties «ay the track of the cy- clone was half a mile wide, ‘They have gone over forty miles, pleking up de wormded, aod don't know how mneh lon the track s Thirteen pesons have been found killed outright and forty or nity dan gorously wounded, A nuiir ol persons ot be aecounted for, Bales of cot were blown from gin honses aud bursted scatterwd everywhere, Growing erops, po toes, et up from the ground, i even trees were barked. A wan drivin Toad of cotton to this el s been lost, The cotion and wazon were biown a quarter of a atile and the man and miles varied off and cannat be fonnd, Rellet parties are searching for the dead and dying, and evervthing is being done to relieve the destitution, ‘Ihe negroes are fr 1y ta death and huddle to- et ¢ squit, wlone unelad in the bushes and under fallen trees, The city is being eanvassed for money to bury the dead lieve the destitute, LVESTON, Nov. A rerneld to the News says the eyelone in Cass ¢ evening was worse than at firs reported breadth was thirty yards, A tunnel ghaped cloud moved with awiul velocity, and aterritie roar, erushing dwollings ani’ ont- buildings, scattering their contents far and and caurying death and struction in its pathway, ~ Hardy Pittman and thec ehildren, 6, 7and 8 vears, and wiso afyear-old boy named Richard Hawthorne, were all instantly killed by the destruction of the dwelling, 'Tlie head of one child was hoisted off and ied 200 yards trom the Doy, Mis. Bruee, a widow 80 years of ase, and her danghter are badly injured by the wreeking of their residence, 1t is supposed the former will die from her injur 3 ports of ather casualties are reported. the storm o turkey was found completely strippedof his feathers. ‘The extent of the dauiage is not known, o i, RIEL RESPITED, Four Day's More of Life Granted— Rumors of Another Rising. Reaiva, N. W. T, Nov. 9.—Riel has been respited until the 10th inst. - Preparations are already being made for his exeention on that day, although the warrant has not yet ar- rived, Quenee, Nov. 0.—Since the return of a de- tachment of B battery from the northwest erave rumors have been cireulating in mili- tary circles, and members of the battery are convineed that their oficess have received orders from Ottawa to hold everything in readiness in the northwest in antieipation of wore trouble there, espee ally of a raid upon some ol the forts in the te heir con- vietion on_the subject was strengthened by a recent dispatel réspecting the doubling of the force at Regina, 0roNTo, Nov, .—A special dispateh from to the Globe saysa rumor is ciren- tthe wanant ovdering Riel's s forwarded o ilegina some tifie ) by a speeial messengoer OTTAWA, Nov, 9. Nof learned here in conne speefal from Late aceounts unty last Thurs- lating (i cution v ling new has been jon with tie Ricl nEc, Nov. #.—1p to noon to-day F. X. Lemieux, who presented a tion to the dominion government, asking that a medical commission examine into the question of the sanity ot Louis Kiel, had received no intini- tion of the government’s intention in the premises, Lemicux does nov believe his client will hang. WasimixGroN, Nov, 9.—Major Edmond Mallet, of this city, a well knownworker in the Frénch canse”in the United s wnd an personal friend of Louis Liel ew with the presideni this af* ternonn and wade a stronz speceli for the in- government 1o prevent th 1ging of Riel by the Canadian authorities. The president heard Mallor fuily and giving ths matter thoroush consideration,-concurred with Bayard’s opinion previously given, that it was not aease in whieh the United States government would properly intericre, e king out For Another Fortune 2w Youk, Nov. Special to the B} —Wimn. N. Riddle, late jresident of the Penn Bank of Pittsburgh, lett that eity last week and will begin business anew here, Tn & Tri- bune interview he says: 1 am going to muke another fortune, have fixed up a place in Wall £ and shall take a liand in new corpora the sale of commercial paper,” ete, Re ferring to the Pennsylvania bank litigations he said, “Why, 1 was aequitied you know, when it was found that instead ot defrand ing the bank | had put my whole fortane in to it in a vain effort to l the depositors sucd the 6,000,030 and the suit is awaitin aps of friends in 1 lps and shall try here to make myseli nseiul.”” Tnquivy aboit his will which Pittshurg papers have be discussing, brought a reply with @ laugh, am st ot aerank on the eharity que 1w bachiclor requirin only tolive on and 1 have generlly give about tive times that sum, When L was rie L made my will beqgueathing everything to charities, 10 selools, colleges, hospitals, libra- ries, retreats of varions sorts, but it all went inta the chasi eaused by tho speealation of the divectors during my illness and “Chat will isn’t good for much now, but who Knows, now that wmy health is given biek to mey Lieel as it Leoild do anything. § have b very ploasantly received Now ork. st tion. e in The Plagn MoxTrear, Novembs terday was 35, Gagnon, who rece ed the officers with fir ars, | seript fens While sanitary Constable Moffatt was do- ing isolation work on Ottawa street e was attaeked by @ mob, wh, after severely beat e Liim and breaking 'his avn, ri away, Yesterday afternoon a man in Beny Lane, who had the sinallpox in his house, cime out on the baleony to take an aiving. I'wo isola- tion constables orderved him in, and on his ol Jeeting, puthim in by force, ' A lnrge crowd wathered, and the istables were foreed to take 8 cab and went to e eentral police sta- tlon for assistanee, The chief of police p- peared betore the crowd and wrged them to vespeet the law, and they quietly” withidrew, thusaverting what might have béen a serious ot Moxturar, Nov, O.—During Saturday and Sunda, ty-one new cases of small pox were reported, tly resist s had a sub- opened (o hire lawyers for nis de- 50 ——— w York Central, Train No, 57 ra Wreok on the New York, Nov. 0 the tack abouta mile west of Little about 12:50 this morning, The dent wis caused by a washout of a portion of the trek over which the engine passed sately, but the tendor was derailed and all the rest ol the train. The tender was wedged into the side of the tistsieeper. Mrs, C R, Prait, of e chester, was Killed and her husband, €. It Pratt, slightly injured, as was also Jidge F. Green, of Springtiekl, s verl others Were Bore or less bruised but L Cinclunatl's Elcction Muss, Crxernyat, Nov, S.—But little progre was wade in the eleetion mandaus case be- forethe civenit cowrt. The « Xaninas tion of County Clerk Dalton was contin The hearing was adiourned until Wedne day owing to the absence of the attorney wiio will Bo absent (o-marow arguing a wat: ter before the supreme eourt pertaiding to the Jegisty We - A Methodist Church B Newron, lowa, Nov, 9.-(8 The Methodist Eplsco) church of troyed by sire yesterday. The 110 §ILU0. Lusured iy the ccinl to the ne seriously. | | | tary of the interior ) gate “HELLO” MACHINES IN COURT A Tr Ju’r -"‘r' ided Over LISTENING TO TELEPHONE TALK by Heartng of the Application to Vacate Those Who | of the Bell Patents Claim Prioy the Blectrie Wonder, Inventio Hearing the Telepho Wasinsaron, Nov, 0--To-lay was set for hearing the telephone eases bofora re- | The large room of the | alof rde- | was crowded with those fatercsted Secretary Lamar opened the by stating that nine petitions | 1 filed In this ease. Inasmuch as there seemed (o be a coneurrence of senti- ment and wishes by all coneerned in the e - troversy, e was convinced that the wnole case should be taken up at once and consid- ered as a whole, that there should be discus- sion to-day on the power of the govermnent to institute suit to vacate a patent, and that the respective applicants Who are movers i n the matter shount bezin with their evide nee and submit their cases, The nrst case catled was that of the Globe Telephone company. M. Humpliveys, it torney for the compuny, proceeded w ead @ petition in its beaatr. tn briet the petition set1orth that the patent exniner. who pass- e the Bell patent was under the impression that it related to the system of muliipies tele- graph: that Bell's onzinal telepnons was in- ap-rative, that this I8 admitted by himselfy it he could not trathfutly caim prioviy ot invention of the eieptoi commonly known that Retss, Meucei, Gra and others had 1made and used telephiones be- fore Beil's application ; that itcouid be shown that Meucer hind used the telephone in 1519, und that he hael not_ abandoned his inven tion: that the Western Union company, controlling certain teicphion ents, hadentered i w contract with the Bell' company tw compromise their diifer- nees by which the Western Union company® received 20 per ecnt of the prouts of the telephone conipany, and tiat these gre: porations had united w eompel the people to hay tribute to them: thereiore the Giobe Télephone company prayed the depaitinent of justice to begin “suit 10 vaeate e Bell atent. T'he remeinder of the petitions were read in the order of their presentation, and in cluded substantially the sue inatter st out in the forcgomz petition. During the reading ot the - petitons of the Cusiiman company, Hunphrey stated tiere was a contract inoexistence made vetween Cushian and the Led company b, the terms of which Cu noagrecd Lo ain quiet and avoid any imeerierence with the Bed patentss that tie document was in the hands 0c tue attorneys o the Bell com- pany, and later on they would be called upon wpraduce it. In the pt tion ol the Pan Llectrie company it sets 1orth that ( nled aveal for i teiephone onthe day of Bell's application, and thai, contrary t the law, tie contents of Gray's eaveal were nude known to Bell by the ofiiciuls of the patent otice, and that within a tew days Bell mude an iportant amendient to his application, covering the watter deseribed in cavenl. Mr. Ganty stated that S eral Goode had acied upon the petition @ an examination of the authorities upon tele- phony, and ol the Reiss and other instru- wents, by beginning the, swe ab Memplis, M. Storis stated tha 1 company had no desire 10 submit wer o tne 5 1o deiy genera everything ussistant kecretary gen partinent lie ensos, that liad been set out. ™ He turthe tall of the alegations material to investigation were disproved by papers | wiiich the petitioners themseives had pre- sonted and referred Lo, with perhaps a tew other records from the patent on e Huwmphreys theu proceeded to road afiida- 5 suoiitted in support of llu'pv!illnufi - ining with that o1 Zenos Witber, ey B the patent offiee, who was in eharze of the trical de cnt at the time the Bell patent pa The affiant states tat after i examination of Gruy’s caveat andBeil's application, ho suspended Beil’s application and notined Gray 1o compiete his eaveat within three months, These orders Liad been revoked and - patent issucd to Bell, Ln adl his expericnee o1 cleven years practice, afli- ant Lad no knowledge of “a similar ruling, Had the usual eourse been foliowed atter a suspensory order, Bell could notlave re- eeived a patent,” and had Meteel's eaveat been renewed 115 no patent conld been issued to Beil, Afliant did not suspoe crookedness at the time and did not believe | that Beil's application was for a talking tele- phone, but tor a multip.ex tlegraph, and is onvineed that his device is deseribed in the origingl application s inoperative, ALK Baton, an eleetric xpert and in- ventor of Biookivn, in - his aflidavit deposes that Reiss’ apparitus is capable of teansmi ting speech. 4le aiso deseribes the Meucei sntion, and stated that in his opinion s wan he inventor of the telephone. . Prati, o the editorial stafl of the New wk World, in his alidavit corroborates the statesnent of Alr. Eaton as to his kneowledge teiss created and operated the speaking . Amos 1. Dolbe husetts, make: toul by Buli in the of Tait’s colly an olidavit that & Al or 1916 that e (Bell) had & wagneto wlephione two or thiee years betore, and that icdid not amount to anything, This statemert bl discouraged e attiant and he did not carry out, his inien- tons of appiying fara patent for his own in- vention, Alant’s inscowments had, through the Gold and Stovk company, come lder ti contiol of the Western Union Teicgraph company. Afliant wis not represented at tie interferenee proceedings betore the patent oftice becanse of the fack that the Bell com pany controlivd his inventions. Attached Lo Prof. Dolbear’s aflidavit e a number o ex- | Dbty in the siape of Jelers om @ nuwber | ol college professors testifying (o the erits | and practicabitity of Reiss invention, | M, Bekwith,” representing the Globe com- painy. read analtidavit oo Anionio Meuce deseribing hix inventions, and exhibits laid betore the seeretary 1o support b tions. Meneei reeonnts his suagiles azaist | extreme poverty, which he says prevented Dins tronn @Ring'out a patent for the wele- phone conceived by in in 150 wille i davana, and for which e wade acaveat in | 1L A long transeipt trow’ his notes of experiments in telephioning, antedating the Bell patents, was réad, and'a number o coy- Loborative aflidayits were submiited, elosing the eise for the ( nd Wasiington com- panies, and further hearing was adjoursed until Wemorrow. e ekl THE COUNCIL'S DECREES. The Papal Messenger Avvives at Now York with the Documents, New Youk, Nov. 4. ht Reverend Dr. O'Connell, of the diocese of Riehmond, Va., wrived today on the Steamer Aurania, bringing with him the decrees promnlgated at the council of archbishops and bishops of his country held last November in Baltimore, | o a veporter Dr. O'Connell said he was ot | atliberty to diseuss the features of the rul- ings adopted by the prelates in connell as- seriblod, as he Bs detailed merely s am cer 10 Jay before Archibishop Gibbons, ¢ adtimore, the primate of Ametica and ehai wan of the late council, & copy of the deeree with the papal 1evision or afiirmation, and hie st therefore retuse to divulige any of the deciees until he fulnlls Lis message and de livers the papers to Archbishap Gibbon Dr. 0Connell will leave for Baltinore on Weodnesday norping BALTINORE, Nov. §.— Arehibishop Gibbong, who has Just returned from W says he expects Dr. O'Conn 11 morrow with the decrees of the late plenary council a ed by the pope. Mo will e ceive thei as apostolie delegate, and nothin tained in them will be divulged ol prowlgated by liw, ‘e whole will | printed before promulgation, and he thinks thiey Will miake & book 0f 300 oetavo paes, Scveral weeks will elapse before the printing ean be completed, “Phey will then be bsued | With a pastorad Jetter iome La¢ spostulic ucie amival to- | ratio | the me | of the conntry | i cor is given as A Abont the Government's Course on the silver Question WasiisaroN, Novi S—Itis learned at the tate department to-day that prior to the ap. pointment of Mantou Marble to visit Europ mof gold and silver colna Walker reral at Prls, and well known a8 an ardent bi-metallist and advocate of the | use of silver as coinage, and a writer upon monetary questions, to attend the sessions of the congress of states comprising the latin union, and make a report of their proceed- ings. Walker's instrictions wereas tollows: WasHiNGTON, April 6, 180 —GrorGr WALk, Consul General,. Paris.—You are requested’ o pttend the approaching siiver contcrence, This governmoent continues wn- abated intérest in the question ot silver coinage, and yon will make kiown our readi- ness and ¢ with other governuieuts to 1he taining & monvtary sandaid of silver. in as sociation witii o senate on the il of March adopted o re n requesting such nezotintions, and althoneh i< Intenwss of con- sideration in the senage prevente eon- sideration by te house, it sufliciently pre- sents the views of the exceutive to authorize tiie deciaration you are instyuoted to wake. TF Bavarn. The joint resolution referrd to by Secie- tary Bayard was introduced by Senator Ald- v, LE wasas follows: Heso ved, &, That the president of the United States s hereby reauested o enter into negotintions with the states of the Tatin wnion and sueh other forcign powers a3 he shall deem it advisable, with” s purpose of socuring such treaties with them as shall bind the nations agreetne thereto to open i ints 1o the full coinage of silver with lesal tender_power with sueh uniform wold as shall be agreed upon, Althou wlly admitted to 1 deliberations, Walker held discussions vith phers of the congress and addressed to them certain obsarvitions indieative of the protound interest of the United States on the important question of bi-metallisn, Watlieer's dispitelies to the department trans- mits copies of his “observations,” which in English and French were laid ‘before con- crexs,The final action of the congress from Minister M. Lane, by eable to-day 0 the state artment, are as follows: France, Greece, Haly ‘and Switzerland have renewed the manétary convention for nve years: silver coins redeemable in kol 1o additional silver coin permitted; conv tion open to Belgiu on the quest e, the president delegated Georg ent pres consul g An Expected Raid for Damages. Nov. 0.-In reference to Seerctary Whitney's order sending the Ten* nessee and Galena to the fsthmus of Panama, the Star says it is inferred that he is anxions to prevent another outbreak similar to that of last spring, which will endanzer isthmus transit, rendering this government liable for damages, and quotes & naval officer as say- ing: “Welave not reccived bills for the burning of Aspinwall yet. bul they will be along this winter, and there witl be quite a howliaised. Danages to the extent of a wood wany million dollars were eaused the burniig of Aspinwail, and it looks v much as il our government, would be com- mel to foot thebill. We guaranteed to ) transit open. Tiie Columbia conld not i in the event of its failure the r 15ibility rests on - our. shoulders, ped tradisit, but before it was done Aspit wall was burned and millions_of ol worth of property destroxed. The people who suifered will éxpect reuuneration, and, as [said, will send thetr biils to us.” ) O] Cleveland's Tarift Policy. WasmiNGroy, Nov. 9.—[Special to the Bre.)—A high oficial of the adiuinistration was asked Sunday night by th spondent: “What will be the tariff policy of the new administration to congress? Have you pentlemen yet rgved at any agree- ment?”? He replied: “fhe tariff policy of the administration will bea very plain and direet one, 1t will recommend a modiieation of the existing tarifl Liwvs and reeounition of the tarifi upop a revenue basis with inci- dental protection.” > SWil My Manning prepare abill to be s mitted 10 congress? I do not kknow. Tt is hardly probable that anyibing wore {han a general proposition will be submitted to comecess. You wiil tind the administrati theiin z pretty elosely to the ta ine of the Clicago platfori.” Sowe Late Federal Appointees. WasHINGToN, Nov, B—James H, Bayard, who was yesterday appointed secretary of the tevritory of Avizona, s & son of Secyetary Bayard, and is about 2 vears of age. e was edueated at the university of Virginia, and has recently b en teaching sehool and studying law in Maryland, Mr, Stranaghon, the new surveyor general of Utah, son-in-law of John C. Shov- tor of the tndianapolis Senti- | onneeted with the business de- that paper. e is s civil engineer n. Dawson, the new sorveyor gencral of ado, was 4l one time wdjntant general of Kentucky, and subsequently beeame editor of th sville Evening News. He lias been o st of Colorudo for several years. Mr. Fhompson, appointed appraiser at San Francisco, is & lawyer by profession, and was atone tiwe county elerk av santa Rosa. 14 corre ub- nel, and is purtine nt The Claimant's Loyalty Questioned. WasiminGron, Nov, 9,--Before the conry of elaims aboit twenty claims for losses of property and supplies taken by United States troops during the eivii war were submitted ¢ decision on a general (i as 10 the v of the elaimants, The elaims were all d to the cowrt by conzressional comn: mittees wnder the provisions of the Bowin act. Lo court took the question wider ad visement, and adjourned until Monday nes 1tis ox u dovision will be then rendered in the Choetaw ease, Presidential Postmasiers, WASHINGTON, Nov, §.—The president to- appointed the following postmasters: 1. Yerington, at Givard, 113 J. M. Higgs at Connorsviile, Ind,, vice J. W, Ress pendeds foseph Elder, at Richmond, Ind, | viee 1. Palier, suspended i J. B Ruge Lafayette, Ind, vice d. G. Sample, s pended; John AL Bavdon, at Superion, Wis., vice S, G, Tnbbs, su-pended. Washington Breviies It is expected that William Smith, re- contly appointed assistanl secretary of the freasury, willassume the duties of that office LO-OTTOW. g ‘Ihe president this afteynoon appointed | Hon. Leverett Saltonstall collectorof cusioms at Boston in place of Rolund Worthington, rewoved, 2 S The Proposed New State, 1. Pav, Nov, 6.—A Huron, Dukota, spec- fal (0 the Pioncer Press' says: Returns of the proposed new stata arb 0 be sedin | the various counties to-worrow. From re- turns now in Huron figues o plarality ot oo the new capitol, Proibition car: ried. Minority representation is believed to be lust. ! 0ot sl Opposed to Dr. Curry. New Yo, Nov, 9=[Special 1o the Be An examination of ghe Cathalic jou shows they are unanimous in urging the recall of Dy, Cusry from the post of minister 10 Spain, ials | o LG n the Price of Corn. V. 0 wra & Wa merchants ga the board of tra failed this afterngon, Their liabilities are piacedt al 310,000, ‘Fhe advanee in e price | i Cuu hed - Collapse of a Mau Milliner. | Remarks that Sav | nest at 11 o'clock at St. George Haynes, wl sl uer, 4 i Dilitios, 3440m; dssuts, #1558 GLADSTONE'S LATEST LAUNCH The Ex-Pramicr Speaks Wortl Cablo Transmission, ETERNAL UNITY OF THE EMPIRE v of Priendship for Progress of the I melian Affair- A Bateh of Foreign Cablegrams, Ireland nie Gladstone Among the Poople, LoNDON, Nov, 0. —Large crowds assembled at the various stations on the line of railways to weleome Gladsione on his way o Edin- burgh, in a special car, which stopped for a few mom at varions points, The ex- premicr was enthusiastically welcomed everys where, and in a short address said he boll eved that the country was still faithful to liberal priuciples, ladstone arrived in Edinburgh at 4:40 this afternoon, At severul places ajong the routs tiie erowds of people were so gieat ws to im- pede the liberal leader’s train, Gludstone delivered a lon speceh at Edinburgli in response to repeated lis of the imense erowd which had gathered to welcome him. The enth 1n disy y the people is nnexampled i the poli tory of Great Britain Gladstone in his speceh at Edinbureh, sald: ‘T'he Irish question is about to assume fon, bécanse it is now a it hees. Thanks (o the pati zeal, energy and_good sense of parlian the ‘grievaices hive one by one been v «l. But [know very well that my fel- low countrymen in Irelaid still feel and be- lieve that one fvance remains concerning the management of their own country s o posed o imporial concerns. Formerl cwetorate ot Irefand was so limited that it almost impossible to reeognize its utte 8 as the voice of the nation he meni- re split into three parties—Parnell- ftes, tories and liberals, Now Irelid’s elee- torate is as broad, as extended, as well quali- ited to speak of the wants and ‘wishes of the snubph' ag are the electorates of Seotland and England. 1am conndent England will never repont giving perfeet equality to Ireland. We mist look & step furtiier forward and cxpeet the paity whieh 15 probably in a vast wajority in Ireland to demand @ powers of Self government. Such will be ihe erave contingeney, But let it not nll us with alarm, beeause so long as we give liberaily, equitably and prudently, it will be nee to fear results, assumingalways that noth- ing will be demanded that would jeopardize or comprowmise the unity of the empire, 1 sueh a demand be made we will know Low to deal with it. 1t is unjust for the people of Ireland to suppose any other basis is con- templaied, Whatever” dewand Leland may deliberutely and constitutionaliy make, uni- less it infringes on the principlés conneeted with the honorable maintenance of unity the empire, we are boumd at any rate w Srent with cirerul attention. [ Loud” ehe 1 To stint Ireland in the powers necessary or de- sirable for the manazement of purely Irish natters is a wreat ervor. I lay this matter brfore you beeause it hasa elose and i diate Bearing on the civewmstances conneeted with the prosent elections. 3 Taking part with pulioment in handling this question is for me not a great ditiienlty to conteniplate. because in years past [ have r peatedly deelared that such diseussion will not only” be allowible, but also eicial, For onee, tiie wisaes of Ireland hive heen constitutionally enunciated, n conhident the liberal votein the next parlinment will exceed thatof the tories and Parnelites com- bined. LT it does not, the enpire will be en- dangored. A fair consideration of the proba- ble Trish demands is @ new and commanding reason why, standing shouider to shoulder, uniting heart with heart, and mind with mind, we should adlieré to the great the liberal poley” re- tion of stuwsmen. tnd unespected The Roumelian Rumpus. VinNya, Nev. 9.—It iy stated that the ezar erased the name of Prince Alexander in a it of anger, without cousuiting his minls s, on hearing that the prinec had handed the British consul Lascella’s papers, showing Gavrell Pasha's intrigues with Russia, with aview that their publicity would justify the re fon. PaLirpororts, Nov, f.—Prince Alexan- dria received a te am of sympathy from some of the Envopean courts, Russiv's act is supposed to have been intended to goad Prince Alesander to imprudence, in order that there might be an excuse for a Russian in_asion into Bulgaria, « L 0Tt isstated proposition has bein teat the ik Conterence (o appoint LPOTArY ZoVCT of Rounelia, and request Prince A lexanidiia to withdraw pending the setdement of the question. Phe porte s arranzing fora ther foan of £300.000 from Baron Hirsehe, owing to heayy military expenses LoNpoN, Nov. .--Di. Strausky, chief mover in the Rotmetinn rebeilion, wid prea- ident of the provisional goveriment at Phillippopois, has heen forced to resign on the ehatge of bribery. A Revolution 13 SanJuan Dew Nov, ived by the Nicumguan the departure of two vesse m Labidor with the ebject of invading Nicaragua yeritied by the fact of one of them disenib, iz arms on the island ot Miuiguera psat Sowetilo yesterday, On the ap- pro government o Vianvevi, the village oceupied by the [ ter fled Tnto Honduaran wiritory, wiere ey were disarmed by the authoritics’ of that e ie revolution is virtually endud Ted. -The report government of wis London's New Lord Mayor. Loxnoy. Nov. #,—The bration of t entrance into ofiice of the new lord mayor of London, Aldeyman Joln Staples, took place to-dny. The weatlier w and dense crowds lned the route of procession, I of ihe grnd di wnide by th cient guilds were i number of wigons (lis- laying old Londan workshops 1o 1lastiate e foriner methods of working up gold and silver into plitte, watch cascs, el and other indust oo idewalks along ¢ chiof attractions - The Chinese Trouble on the Coast. WasHINGTON, Nov, . —Seerctary Endicott ias sent instraeiions to military coinmanders who are stationed In the neighborhoud in which uprisings against the Chinese am apt 1o oeenr to have their troops in - readiness to 0] the provisions of the piesident’s proclamat i AcoMA, N J. WL ieori A, While th AMay We e}, noon agrested Hanna, Probate didge Wickersham and twenty-ive others for driving out the Chi- nese, They willbe taken to” Vancouver to- WOITOW, T i Dep or N John McCullongh's Funerat Day, Prinaneirma, Nov. 9 The funeral of John AleCullough will take place Thursday s hall, in this city. The pall bearers will be Edwin Booth, John B. Carson, of Chicago; William 1 ‘Thompson, of St Lonis; WilliamJ. § of New York; Matthcw Canniy z phiag Henty Edwards, of New William . Johison, of Piill it W. Collier, Johu A, Co Conner, of New York, orence, f Phila Yurk lelphin: Jiies kel aud Williaw N, Divorce Suit, Allen in the en- y rendered his decision Fred J. Taber frow his adultery with his The [atter sub wing her hicband W ke graats th and disinisses U crom d of a Filihy Bosie Nav. 0 J udge Ve CONrt 14 in the divorce suit wife, Annle J., pastor, ke, Mr ptded 4 cros with watital in Bushand @ dive bill, alleging Liow ns )il | The Journalof Con THE COOLIE QUESTION, A New York the Re Youx, Nov o, Journal's Comments on Chinese Riots, Al to the Brr.| editorially upon a period of rail to boe i fully able to meet all the | but, unfortunately fc a competitor with other countries NEW merce, says China way devel s now entering pient which prom Ame wants of China, Interests ¢ for Chinese custom, the lias e K quest will pay with thely our Wyoming maksacro fecling of resentment Itis merely & wed A deep yihing Americ n of time when Americans in China blood and treasure tho full penalty of the hoodium ecrimes, Tl present seems the worst possible time to add fuel to the fire of race hatreds, but men in Culitsinia who are determined to invoke the aid of congress in putting a fresh insult on the Chineso in Amer! The Cali- fornia & Orewon railroad is an applicant for another Land grant, and the lioodiums are preparing to oppose the concession by con ress unless coupled with a_proviso that the company shallemploy no Chinesein butiding the extension of the road. This s going further thin what is known as the Chinese nef, The latter restricts Chinese emigration, does not prohibit the einpioy ment of Clii nese already here at any work they waut to do. In the'present state of public feeling in Chinaan act <o {lliberal and inhuman us a deninl of the right of the Chinese wha are now in this country to carn their bread by liard work would_only hasten terrible re- als whiel, sooner ot later, are Jikely to e e, TEis high time that land grants to railways should cease to be Ihe Forty-ninth congross ought to puta stop to these enormous abuses. A summary refrisal favor asied for by the California ailroad would be the best answer to 1, an efirontry whicl is ‘in- d by the eondition which the California hoodiums have Hnked with i i el SHOOTING ON SIGHT. 1inst eve there are An Ohio State Oficial Peppers at the Editor of a Sunday Sheet. Corumsus, Ohio, Nov, R-—( it excite ment was caused in the lobby of the Nei- house at @ quarter before 7 o'eloek this evenl ing by an encounter between Auditor of State Emil Keisewetter and W, J. Elliott, editor and proprietor of the Sunday Capital. Dur. ing the erconnter two shots were fired by Keisewot st of which struck Elliot in the ball of the thumb of the righi hand, producing only a flesh wound, and passed through the left side of his overcoat, but d'd not toneh the body. When they beeame tresd from each other Elliott made an ctiort to escape, at the same time trving to get nis revolv from his pocket, and when about twelve feet away Keisewetter lired asecond shot, which in- his excited condition, wissed itswhmana struck the eeiling of the hotel oftice, The engarement cased i great stir i mong NEREIT e id confused hose who were eye: witnesses, so neh that seareely any two have t 1 version of ttick, After Keisewetter tired the second shot” he' walked out on the strvet and was so0n afterwards ar- rested and gave bond in the { S1,000 for appearance before the 1 People from all parts of the city soon héard of the cncoun ferand rushed to the Neil honse to learn_the fuets, and the lobby was crowded all cvening. I'he canse of the attack is o fead of two or three years' standing, during which fime Liliott, i bis paper. has severely eritieised Keisewetter, charging him with ofticial mis conduci. on Al occasions. I have made statements ‘inregand tothe shooting which are capable o widely difierent con- struetions. Covvanus, Nov. 9.—Auditor Eeisewetter was aveaigned before the mayor this evenin chraed with sheotine with inteat to kill W J. Elliottat the: Neil house last eveninz. - He ente plea of not guiity, wid the prelim- inary hearing was sct for bext Monday, [t Energetic Northwestern Bnsiness Men Booming a New Telegraph Line. St. Pavr, Nov, 9.—W. S, King and. C. M. Loring, of the Ameriean telegraph company, were before the board of trade here to-duy ad vocating their project. Committees were ap- pointed to work up the enferprise. These zentlemen say they will push their proje an independent liie from Dulutis £ St Minneapolis and Chicago with all dispateh, Work will probably begiu this winter, Col. Thomas Lo American telesrapl ¢ prise is to behuried forward as rapidly the exigencics of the season wilt pein Ample capital of boti Minneapolis and S Paul s interested i the project asa legiti- e enterprise whicl will pay its projeetors and beabenefaction to the (eltstaph patrons of the northwest, In fact these consider tions led to the orzanization of the com pany. At B well Known in St Paot and Aitieapolis that the promoters ot ihe enter prise aie anply capble of carrying out heir for they money. and in which public or private, Much here in phins for giving the northwest low araphic 1 5 well as facilities equal to 1eat growing demand attending the nal developuent of s bustling USIness eommunitios. It is expeeted that Dulath will join these two cities in promoting the enterprise. Mesrs Loring and King are now i ik ity A meeting of gentlemen engaced in terprise s to be beld here or in Minig ina few du ry, a leading spirit project, says the % whether interest is taken A Wail From Prisoner Ward, K, Nov, %.—|Special to the Beg,) Tl Sun says Perdinand War 1 was looking badly on Sund nd trembling as though he bad ehills, o Le said: “One thing fx certain, and thut is [ will not live to my time ot unless [ oean get something 1 ean eat and work 1 cun do, Keeper Serefture, who his eharge of the shop ry s to e, 1L swp & moment o rest sells outto me not to toat, 1 hnts e more than 1 ean heal ay that L have lots of When L was sentenced woney T had i the wi &%, Lsold my wateh, which ¢ $100, and that nade reposter serve where [ work, i X1Hess 10 noney. all e world wa 240, 1or up the s which 'wis ound i my possession. My wite las o very sl fieotc, nob enongh’ to- support Le anl 5o she s going to live with my brothed I think Holt ongiit to recover all the i Warier got frola the iy s b eharsed Wari ST becitse ¥ but he reully §1,000,000,” The Hudson R Arnaxy, Nov. 4.—One i dredths inehes of rain have widay niglt, Tho 1ud aud B8 raising th water will probably be with having this s al Ieould iccvived more than - Flood. forly-one fullen Kince Sat W river 8 very Ligh, inches per hont, The over the docks by noon - Sudden Death, ies Jenmic Morton, one of the Ludics of Burtley Campbell’s Whit company, died very lenly 2:80 o'clock this morning at the politan hotel. The company played lagt night at the Blufts and did not ar rvive in Omaha until 1 o’clock this morn ing. On the way up from the depot Mirs Morton, who was walking with « of the gentlemen the company, suddenly stuggrered and would heve fullen but for the gentleman's quick action in catehing he A cub im mediantely summaoned, and the ludy was conveyed in an uneonseions condition 1o the Metropolitan hotel. Al elioris ading Slave about Metro Bl to resseitate her proved unavailing, and she died ubout an hour after her iv vival. Apoplexy is supposed to have been the cuuse of death. Mi irion wits forty years of L and i Wik 8 ks dont of New York, UMBER A RIVAL OF ENGINEER” EADS. A Revraskan Olaims Anthorship of the Ship Oanal Project. CAN MR. BURRUS BE A ORANK Procecdings of the Baptiat Sate Comw vention at Hastingn—A Big Blaze at Bazillo Mills—Other Nes braska Matte: The Inventor of the Shin Raftrond: | Lascory, Neb,, Nove Brg, )" Yes, I really the ship railroad scliem, the celebrated Jotty man and eivit 13 now claiming crediv for it and congress for a subsidy to allow hin 4o o road across the isthinus of Pantaayd # not entitled toany credit there may be 18 invention.” o Ty Thus spoke A. I, Bnrrus,of this altyy'to B corvespondent when the latter ealledl to ele him i he Vi heard any thing now hisson A, J, Burrns, the. young Wan in front of the mereanti fonroe streot i ca “They say 1 am w erank,” continuad (¥, Burrus, hit 1 ask vou if that would: like it 1 ean soon explain to_you wl enime that 1w s sodesionatod, T 1834, w) the union army wascamped ahont Viek: Lwae there and during the tiae enghi wero tizurime how ey could bulid o eshal around the city o facifitate its capture,: Tdea strack me it coid bo better d(-n‘ Buildine a railroad and haye a contbinath raitroad and canal. Years bafore Lhad canal boats taken ,..ml and ¢ nmlwl ovlur Adicgheny mountains in- Pennsyivania, g 1 ({uvl it nn-I i i i\““m :;nl'k at sburg. perfected m: & Tod "% and, when conleied (T the “Amphibions,” Tl eapture of Vieksbn andalthou; was comploted i fhe weant the general ofticers of the U reatly striicl, with iy projuct there wg opportunity to test ‘it. After 1 went home to Janesville, Wik, [wrote out & description of the scheme, and had it pub- lishied in the Reporter of that city, It @ cited the envy of my protessional and they took to calling me a cran! title s never et e, although was perfeetly feasible and in subst been wlopted by Bads in- his ship across Pana 1t that entitles me o be_called & am glid of it o Mr. B WML eNPression overspre i Ay xon i3 10 crutik, and - outsido Nis unfortunate hablt ol opiun swoking i JUSL Qs sane as any one” 75 X State Bapusts at Beatrice. Beariics, Nov. f.—(Speeial to the Bem The Baptist convention closed its sesgion ¢ Jast night and most of the delegates left fox their homes to-day. Phe Sunday sehool oon: vention elecied the tollowing ofiicorss Presie dent, LS. Rtichardson, Omshas dent, 8. T Davis, Nebrasta Cltyy sponding sceretary, Rev. B, A, Rusaclly Ord treasurer, Rev. J. J. Kester, Contoal @ity Plie state convention elected the afficers: D ni, Hon. A. Lincoln: fir president, *N. | back, Beatrice: seeond viee president, Willinms, Exete wrespondis J. W. Osborne, Licnont; recol tary, J. C. H, Rend, Grand Islan 14 Wikliam Saxton, Edgar. Twenty bers of the board of manavzers were Prominentamony the visitors wi g we i, J: A Sitidl), editor of the Standatd, and wite; Rov, L. . 1 of the Weslern B Haigh, D, D., Ch western inission Burmmliaretw 5 Tucker, “Clarindk, 1 Branch, Beleits Kaiias; Mi dette, Chicazo, scercinty of we missionary society, who, by the w o fiorist Bob Burdotte. & Y esterdiy members of the con cupicd différent pulpits in thecily At the Pre-byterian ehurch, Rev. D. D of the Baptist chureh, Rov U M. Whitehiead at thie M. E. chureh, K and Rev, cad Congregational churel), York, and Rev. J. J. K . B, el tey. O, I ey, S, Burr, of chureh, Hey by R V. Oshorne, gen Nebraska, and the evening s by W. M. Ha (hicazo; Christian ehtbel J. D, Néwell, of Stella, and Rev, 2 05, Bxeter; Lutheran churell, Rovy Ji C. Lewis, of Fremont. E o The convention was dissatistic management of their colle there was agood deal st ; change, thotzh no deanity pat = e ok A Beatrice Bu allupd, SR Brarice, Neb, Nov. h.—[Speelal 10 the Bur.)—John Teriune, dealer in wall paper, patints, oils, ete., was closed by the sheriff Suturday even ns on an attachment issued by the Mound City Paint and Oil company, e owes about $5,000 bosides this amoint, flicient to meet the liabilities ters are bindled judiciousty, but seveial attachiments have aiready issued, the stoele will probably b used up without the debts being Tully settlod, A Small Sized Blaze, . Bearnice, Neb,, Nov, 0.—{Special to the Bri. A little nre the other night burned & couple of barns worth about 38003 insured for W0, They were situated fn the rear ‘off Hewekerl's saloon, on Court street, and 16 18 thought were set on nire, A Blaze at Bazille Mills, Bazinie Mires, Neb.,, Nov 9. [Special to the Bri,|=The extensive pneking houso of G, AL Brooks burned on Sunday night. The Will aionnt to irou SL4000 o $16,000, Laburance, 55,000, ~ The Charter Oak's Trouble, agrsoxn, Conn, Nov. 9.—Ilearing on the petition for a reeciver for the Chartge Oal 1ifo insurance company was resumod in the supreme conrt this aiternoon, At the Lrst sitting, nearly four weeks ago, nothing wag done and an adjournment had for the preparation of a detailed statement a8 1 the awsets of the conpany, ent - do- elur Asxels 10 e The object is 1o show that the a less than Liroe. fourthy of this awount, The liabilitics -are SHO2R0T The repry of the company 18 that the valuation is uulair, The Weather Wasmisoron, Nov, 0.1he Upper Migsia- sippi valley: Generally warner, fair wesither, variable winds, generally shifting southerly, Ben \ling birometer, i souri villey 1 Warmer, falr weagher, followed during Wediesday in the porthers portions by local rlis, winds generally shifte ing southeily, A I Dented, Nov, 9.—The appea) of lodize of the Anelent Order of Chmdn of Pennsyivania to ainend to better control subordinate uoan opinion delivered Steitet an 1he supieme Prirssune, the United - ‘a New Railroad Nov. tThe irst spike of the T railioad was driva ient G B. Bureh in f oGk i cechies mada cnator Al Buivli, Fovke an Jblus we dew deady Lo the lron,.