Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 10, 1886, Page 1

SIXTIC]G "l'll> YEAR. T OMAHA, SUNDAY PN ——— MORNING, "OCTOBER 10, 1886~ TWELVE PAGE b NUMBER 104, CREAT HEAVENS AND EARTH, Interviews With French & nomical and Seism ntiets on Astro- Features. UNCERTAINTY OF EARTHQUAKES Cannot Be Predicted, But the Establishment of Micro-seismicd Would Aid Researches. Th Observations Scientific Savants, York Herald eable- nt seismic con- ns all over the globe have put sensi- tive people's nerves on edge and set the brains ot ita to thinking, Are these simultaneous upheavals merely the resuit of chance, or are they determined by eauses that can come within the sphere of human caleulation? In other words, can earthquakes, like storms, be predicted or not? I called this morning on Admiral Mouchez, director of the Paris Observatory, and head of all the astronomieal and meteorological establish- ments in France. 1 asked him “Can earthquakes be predicted? The admiral sald, with confident smile: “No, sir; that is utterly impossible. Science hasnot got as faras that yet, but it would be of the greatest scientific value If the Herald’s suggestion was carried out to establish, in conjunction with the principal govern- ment of Furope and America, @ network of micrioseismic observations over the surface of the globe. We could then obtain obtain suflicient data to serve as A solidibasis for serious study. We are now all in the dark. For Instance, science can- not say whether the recent simultaneous cruptions in North America, the Greek Archipelago, Scotland ana Mexico, are con- nected with each other, or whether they wmerely, by pure chance, happened to ocey at the same time. 1 advise you, however, to talk with M. Daubree, member of the insti- tute of France, who has made earthquakes his al study.” al to the Bes PHOTO MAP OF THE NEAVENS. As 1 took my leave, Admiral Mouchez showed mea photogranh just taken in the observatory, of several hundred thousand stars and minor planets, only one or two of which are visible to the naked ¢ e ad- miral said: "I wrotea few days ago, through the minister of foreign affairs, to the scien- tific bodies of the United States and othier countries, suzgesting a new photo map of the heavens, and proposing an international astronomical congress to meet next spring and decide upon a uniform seale upon whicl photos could be executed. Five thousand photographs like this, about the size of a half page of your paper, would represent the en- tire sphiere of the heavens, and make clearly definite about twenty million stars that are now invisible to the naked cye.” INTERVIEWING AN EXPERT, I then drove from the observatory to the residence of M. Daubree, in the boulevard BULGARIAN OPINION, Talks With Officials Who Favor Yield- ing to Russia, SoFIA, Oct, 0,—[New York Her Special to the Ber.)—Scankoff 1 Cable~ the chief of the Russian party, and his friends made recently an attempt to fuse with the Stam- buloff supporters, and a pronosition was sub: mitted for a conference of four from the ranks of each party Ihis, for a moment, was favorably entertained, but when the nkoff party claimed two places in the cabinet, the Stambulofl people declined to pursue the disenssion A CURIOUS OLD CHARACTER. 1 tiad a conversation with old Seankoff last evening. He is a curious character and pre- sents an anomoly, being the only public man in Bulgaria who is past middle age. Ten or twelve persons were in his library, among them Melareff, who has just been released from prison. Their conversation led me to infer that the prince’s supporters had inan- gurated the reign of terror at the devarture Alexander, that many peopie had arrested for speaking ill of the Battenberger, and that numerous —arrests had been wade in the interior towns —some of the wrested persons not having a feather weight on their conscience. Of course I took all this with grains of salt but turning to Seankoff himself, whose gray haired ballet head was bent over the papers, nervonsly tingering them, Lasked why Rus sia and fier friends insisted so much on post- poning the electi “Because,” he replied, *we must prenar new constitution if we eleet a new prince, Under the old constitution he would have an opinion as to its merits, and those who did not share that opinion would become his enemies, A READY-MADE CONSTITUTION. “What would be the best_way to set about modifying the constitution?” The old man smiled. he said, “had its goods points. 1t we try to improve it we may spoil 1t. The best plan would be for Russia to send us a constitution ready made and have it read to the people in the church, and_they would bow their h and that would be the ead of it An am is necessary. The coup d’etat niust be recog- nized. It is not as if they had gone with arms to the prince’s house to have his money. They went to make him sign a political document, which is_quite a different thing. Our policy and convictions are that Bulzaria nas no future it cut off from Russia. That idea inspired the coup d” etat ot Ernieff and Beuclereff. Afterward the former lost his head. It he had held firm the counter revo- lution conld never have been aceomplished. The prmce could never have come back. During theeightyearsof the existence of our party,” said the old man in conclusion, “‘we nave never stirred up strife between one political party and another. It remained for the prince to do that.” A MODERATIST'S OPINION. A moderate Zankovite, with whom I next conversed, told me that a Russian governor would be welcomed by many if they did not dread the nagaika, the Cossack whip, and which does & good deal to maintain order in Tle constitution,” St. Germain T'he famous savant protested most cagerly against the possibility of the predicting of earthquakes and denounced any such attempt in the present state of scionce s wild, dangerous, erucl and liable to cause a vast amount of human anxiety and suffering. M. Daubree said: “Science hasnot suffi- cient data to serve as the basis for any serious study. Tho frequency of earthquakes is not realized. It is now known to be a fact, that not a day in the year, perhaps not even an hour in any day, passes without an earth- quake manifesting itselt with more or less violence in some part of the earth’s crust, So you seo the authors of fautastic predic- tions are pretty sure not to be far out of the way 80 long as they confine themselves to generalities. The first step would be to put in practice the Herald’s suggestion of an in- ternational network of seismographic obser- vation. Thisisa grand dea. In Italy, for the past two years, twenty-eight special ob- servations have been daily recorded of the most minute seismic disturbances, and each day aselsmic chart of Italy is publisied by the 1talian government. Some of these dis- turbances are so faint as only to be detected by the most sensitive Instruments. A series of seismic observations are also carried on in Japan, where agitations are probably more frequent than anywhere else.” Mr. Daubree showed me several hundred scismic maps of Italy and Japan, with little wayy lines that marked each day’s earth- quake. Mr. Daubree continued: he United States has the great advan- tage of covering an enormous expanse of territory, and if the Herald's suggestion of a network of seismie observations were earried out, it would be of the greatest value to science. All that is necessary is o establish a form of well chosen stations and provide each of them with one or two ingenious and sensitive lnstruments. These instruments are very simple and easily taken care of. Their working and recording is o easy that they can be intrusted to any sergeant or corporal of average intelligence,” ENDORSED BY AN AUTIOR. After taking leave of M. Daubree I met M. Louis Figuier, the well-known sclentifie author, Said M, Figuier: “iamnot a savant like Daubree, but I reflect the result of scien- tifie researchies in my writings. I warmly endorse the Herald’s suggestion, and do not hesitate to say that any attempt to predict earthquakes in the present state of selence is mere charlatanism and likely to play upon the fears of weak intellects, and will only cause human sufferin PREACHING VS, PRAOCTI Democratic Belief in Civil Service Re- form Despite Inconsistencies, NEW Yous, Oct. 9.—ISpecial Telegram to the Brk|—The World says editorially: “When Mr. Beecher's prayer-meeting was once afflicted with a long drawn out recital of fa sister’s ereligious experience, which bexan in whining cant and ended in hysteria, the great preacher’s only but sufticient com: ment was: ‘Nevertheless, brethren, I believe in women speaking In meeting.’ In some- thing of the same spirit we are moved to say that notwithstanding the fact that an ad- ministration candidate for & high judicial office has been successfully put forward in this state, and despite the spectacle of a col- lector, & cabinet officer and a private secre- tary of the president are ctively interesting themselves in the local election in this city, the World still believes in eivil service re- form. Whatever others may do or &y, we maintain that, in the language of the presi- dent’s order, ‘office-holders are agents of the people, not their masters, and that they have 0o right as office holders to dictate the politi- cal uclion of their party associates, or to as- ime active conduct of political campaigr he World is not only in favor of reform, Idn favor of its application high up aud lo own." e L Hoodle Aldermen Skip. New Youk, Oct. 9.—It is rumored that ex-Aldermen Kirk and Sayles, two of the indicted “boodle” aldermen, have left the city for parts unknown. It is said that after E’-lr trials were fixed they went to Kirk's ug Island resideuce, there taking & vacht \'hl& ebabled them to board a smling vessel me forolgn port. District Attorney refuses Lo believe the report. Russian mob. Prinee Alexander himself uas clearly no idea of ever returning. Baron Bredisel, his marechal de la coeur and right hand man, left yesterday, taking with him the prinee’s stud of eleven horses, among them two handsome Irish hunters worth 50 apiece. His wine has been sold, the diplomats and the elub being the principal pureh; BROKEN BROKERS. A Defaulting Partner Bankrupts an O1d House. Oct. 9.—An afternoon vaper Neeld, partner in the well known packing house of J. C. Ferguson & Co., is in Canada. He has issued bogus warehouse re- ceipts for people aggregating $400,000. He has prac burst the tirm. The Joss will fall altogether on the banks, $100,000 on a single New York bank. “The banks here vho lose by it,” said a prominent director, re all rich and will not know the loss. The worst loss is on the New York institution. Neeld left for Canada the night before last and no one has heard from him. Neeld was a fine-looking man, about forty-eight years of ge. He was managing partner in theé tirm of C. Ferguson, which was a very old and om Indianap- olis, He has been a big speculator on the poard and in stocks and has been for a long time. ‘The biggest loss has been in Wall street. ‘The lirm was composed of J. C, Ferguson, Ed Ferguson, a son, Goodbody, of Liverpool, Neeld, a son-in-law, and Howard, also a son” in-law, The latter had his headquarters at New York, and from that place managed tl; shipments, For that reason_some banking was done there. The New York Corn Ex- change bank is the heaviest loser, being $100,000 i the hole, without a dollar of se’ curity, The heavi s here are the bank! and in this orde ational, Metropo Illinois National, and probably a nun- f others, The Continental is thesmalles among the banks, 1t is expected that 2 as not a shrewd business man, He was the cause of the failure of his f; law some years i Mis. J, C. Fergusol however, wealthy, and_loane ' here. She now fuleation grew, it is believed, through the year, and it is lulmulnml that it started with no really dis- honest motive, but affairs were soon beyond his control and_before he left he sunk e thing out of sight. The house of J. C. Fer- guson & Co. is one that hasbeen in existence for twenty-five years, Itwas in existence in Indianapolis before Chicago was & packing conter. Neeld married a daughter of J. . Ferguson, whom he bas now ruined through crookedness. He and a son of the senior erguson, Edw moved here and opened a house at the yards about YOars ago, Neeld has been imanaginz par er sine For a number of years this really has been the head of the firm. It did a very large busi- ness with England and was rated as high as any firm in the trade, although of course not dofng business on any sucl scale as one or two othes CicAGo, says: N, M, el e, and cane originally GOULI'S GREAT MAW. Stockholders in a Road Trying to Keep Him in Cneck, St. Louts, Oct. 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bre.)—During the present week there have been in St. Louis a comuissioner and a United States marshal engaged in the task of securing the depositions of the ofticials of the Missouri Paciile railvoad with reference to the operations and earnings of the St, Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita railroad,a recent acquisition of the Gould system. The fact is developed that Attorney Moran, 1epresenting the majority of the stockholders of the St Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita, has filed papers in the United States court at Yopeka asking that the line be taken out of the hands of the Missount Paciie and that a receiver be ap- pointed to look after the interests of the Iholders. The suit is based upon the DOOM OF THE DY NAMITERS. | They Are Sentenced by Judge Gary to be | Hanged in Docember, NEEBE GETS FIFTEEN YEARS Solemn and Affecting Scenes—The Condemned Men Pale But Un- moved—Closing Remarks of the Court, The End of the Anarch Cnicaco, Oct. 9.~As tie concluding seenes in the great trial of the anarchists aj proach wore interest is taken and suppressed excitement becomes more marked. Hundreds and hundreds of people wended their way toward the eriminal court building to-d it one desirous of listening to the conclusion of the speech of Anarchist Par- sons, and with the expectation or hearing the pronounced, Parsons assoon s’ the court was ted somethingof a sens in a very dramatic and im- pressive manner that they had positive proof that the bomb which ereated such destruction at the Haymarket was throwi by an azent ot New York capitalists and monopolists, who sent the man out here to take this means of breaking up the eighit hour movement, He spoke continuously in Judge Gary 1t to-day for five hours and forty minute 1 sank into his seat extausted. Captain Black entered a motion in arrest of judgment, and the court procecded te ceite the Solemn duty devolving upon him. ‘The judge exhibited considerable uotion, and_when he reached the word anged” he faultered, with difficulty utterea * till you are dead.” The prisoners, who had tarned to Jisten to the sentence, close with added patlor,exhibited no othier emotion on hearing the fatal words, As they rose sons came up and Kissed her hus and. ‘The relations of the other defendants wrung their hands, but none of the women shed a tear Judgge Gary’s words in_fmposine sentence will notsoon be forgotten. Ihey were as follows 1 that what you have 1 to me, has been nothing hias been the force of to the world. Y which weakens said the proof, or the conclusions therefrom, upon which the verdict is are ull if the verdict stands it must be_ex am sorry beyond any power of e for your unfiappy condition and_ the events which have brought it about. Is dress to you neither reproach nor exhol What 1 shall say shall be in that a few words from the place wher people of the state of 1llmois have del authority to declare the penalty of the viola- tion of their laws, andspoken upon an occa- sion so solemn and - awtul this may como to the knowledge of, and b heeded by the ignorant, deluded, and misguided men, who have listencd to based. You men of intelligence, and know that cuted, | your eourse and followed your’ adviee. 1t is not the least among the hardships of ~ the peaceable, frugal and laborious poor to en- dure the nny of mobs, who, with lawless force, dictate to them under penaltics ot peril to limb and lite, where, when and upon what terms they may earn’a livelilood for themsel or their familie: Any gov- ernment that 15 worthy of the name will strenuously endeayor {o seeute to all within its jurisdiction freedom to follow lawful avoeations, and safety for their property and their persons while obeying the law, and law is common sense. 1t holds each mih respon- sible for the natwal I prob able consequences of his own acts, It holds that whoever advises murder is himself guilty of murder that is committed pursuant o his advice, and if men band together for torcible resistance to the exe- cution of the law and advise murder as a means of making such resistance etfectual, whether such advice be to one man to murder anot or to a numerous class to murder men of another cl 1 who are so banded together are guilty of any murder that is committed in pursuiance of such advice, ‘The people of this country love their institutions, they love their lLomes, they iove their property. they will neve consent that by vioience and murder those 1 tutions shall be broken down, their homes despoiled and their property destroyed. And the people are strong enough to protest und to sustain their institutions, and to punish all offenders azainst aws; and en danger to civil society, if reed, are leading to destruction ttempt tofexecute such threats, The existing order of society can be changed only by the will of the majority. Eacl man has” a” full right to entertain and ad- vocate by speech and print such opinion as suit themselves, and the great body of the iwn]:ln will usually care little what he says. But if he proposes murder as a means of forcing his statement, he puts his own li stake, and no _elamor about_free spec the 'evils to be cured, or wrohgs to be redressed, will shield him from the consequences of his erime. 1lis liberty is not a license to destroy. ~The same toleration that he enjoys he must extend to others, and not arrogantly assume that the reat majority is wrong and may rightfully oerced by terror or removed by dynawmite, 1t only remains that for the crime you have commitied and of which you have been con- victed after a trial unexampled in the ence with which an outraged people have ex- tended to you every protection and privilege of the law which you derided and defied, the sentence of that law be now given. In form and detail that sentence will appear upon the record of the couri, In substance and effeet it Is that the defenda Neebe, ba fmprisor in the state itentiary at Joliet at ha lebor for the term of fifteen y and that each of the other defendants between the hours or 100'clock in the forenoon and 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the d day of December next, in the manner preseribed bf; the statute of this state, shall be hanged by the neck until he is dead. Remove tho prisoners. — BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER. The Very Friendly Canvass of All and Bob Taylor, w Yok, Oct. 9.—[Special Tele the Bee.|—A special to the Hej Union City, Tenn., says: which characterizes the campaign between the Taylor brothers in Tennessee was well illustrated Thursday at Dyersburg. Alf had the second speech, and when he had finished, Bob removed his overcoat, eager to reply, arose and put his pavers on the table, ram to ald from The good feeling “Bob,” said Alf, “I am physically unable to make a rejoinder.” “Well. gentlemen,” Bob answered, *I can- not make my reply.” The crowd shouted: how.” “No, gentlemen: it would not be fair to my brother,” said Bob, as he walked away. The enthusiasm for the distinguished brothers s greater than it was before the novelty of the canvass wore off, The whole state 15 aroused. The brothers are the subject of conversation in the cities, in towns, and in the country, Sharp adventirers use their ames (o draw attention to their business, and the traveler on every road is deceived “Go on, Bob, any- claim that the road has proved a perfect gold mine, and that notwittistanding the hand- some returns received from the property by Jay Gould, that gentieman has failod o puy A cont of verdue interest on the bonds and intends to avold payment, Upon this theory the bondholders propose to demand an aé- counting and claim to be able o show that the property has paid a handsome surplus over expenditures, st Two Presidential Appointments. Wasmixaroy, Oct. 9.—The president to- day appolnted Michael F. Battelle, of Minne- sota, to be register of theland office at Fargo, Dak.; Thomas Priestley, of Wisconsin, to n(gun for the Indians of the Yakiwa agency, Washington Tecritory, ———— {Reports of Urops. WAsuINGTON, Oct. .—The department of agriculture to-day issued a report on the cou- dition of the cotton crops, and will issue re- ports on other crops Monday. into reading many a patent medicine poster, Bob and Alf are familiar names in ev household in the state. Their merits are cussed everywhere. Alf's physical condition was better than it has been, but he spoke with difficulty, 1t has transpired that while Alf Taylor was iz Memphis he met a number of leading republicans from several of the southern states, and a convention was beld concerning the probable leader of the repub- lican party in the next presidential contest. Since that consultation Alf has said every day upon the stump that James G. Blaine was the g.eat leader and_exponent of repu licanism in the United States, and that as sure as the {unn rolled around the Plumed Knight w%u d bear the republican banuer to victory, His mention of Blaine elicited tre- mendous applause. Al's plhysical condition will not permit him to further in the canvass. Several telegrams have passed be- tween Emerson Etheridge and himself, and it is probable that Alf will retire from the canvass Monday, and Emerson Etheridge ;(l‘lll" 4ll the remalning appolntwents wilh NEW YORK POLL The Struggle Among the Democratic Factions of the City NEW York, Oct. 9.—{Special Te the Beg.)—The World says: The political situation-remalins unchanged. E thing appears to be mixed up. The demo- cratic factions seem no nearer settling the unlon question than they were a week ago. The republicans are watching the democrats, while the followers of Henry George are zealonsly organizing their forces. Irving hall has appointed conference committees to talk peace and harmony, The republicans held primaries last evening and clected dele- gates to their county convention. which meets Friday evening. The Tammany hall lenders were in session in the afternoon and simply arranged for the convention Monday evening. *The county democracy leaders took aneeded rest. Their convention is billed for "Thursday, The county democratic leaders say they have now every reason to believe that Tammany hall will not accept ex-Mayor Edward Cooper as the union nominee, They have been impressed with the belief that at the last moment he would be acceptable to Tanmnany, but_ Tammany leaders in conver- gation with tieir county democracy brethren Thursday evening were not backward in ing that they would not aecept Coope position taken by several of the bizge cliiettains of Tammany hall and all the Iittle boys hurried to support them, There several leaders in Taumany nall who th that the democracy” intend to noii- nate Gra o aunmany hall not accepting Cooper, The leaders are in favor of Tammany hal ing_the bull by the horns and nominating a straight out ticket next Mond Friends of ex-Cougressman P, Henry Digro are enthusiastically in favor of nominating him for mayor. 'They say that if the Tammany halleonyvention nomin- ate Dugro, and request him to vun for mayor on its own ticket, he will accent. T'he publicans are patiently awaiting the outcome of the fight amone the democrats, There was quite a g of prominent republican house last night. Alnong them were several men s of the Union League club, who tavored the nomi- nation of Thomas C. Acton, for mayor, -— nbezzling Lawyer Convicted. BostoN, Oct. 9.—~Lawyer James A. L. Wiittier was indcted in"the supcrior erin inal court to-day ou ten counts for the ¢ bezzlement of some hundreds of thousands of dollars from Harriet D. Reed, a client, ‘I'he ease was continued until Tuesday next, and the prisoner remanded in default of bail. DETROIT, O'Reilly, treasur John Fitzgerald, pres draft for $35,000° toward the anti fund. — WAR ELEPHANTS. Oannon Strapped to Their Backs While They March With the British Ari Attached to the British Indian army. which1s now in Burmah trying to wipe out the murderous bands of Dacoits that are afivighting the country is an elephant Seven-pound guns, including wrringes, ave rastened to fram worlk, and hoisted upon the cks of the elephants. In this way the troops are able to transport their artillery through long stretehes of country where there i Nno Wagon r s, and where they would not be able to take their eaunon if they did not have beasts of burden strong enough to carry the artillery on their backs: When thie troops meet the enemy the gu o quiuklf’ unloaded by means of a tripod, to which is attached ‘a swing- ing arm and tackle. The_elephant takes a more humble place in war nowadays than formerly. He used to be one of the combatants, but in these days of gunpowder and bomb shells he been reduced to the trans- portation department. Centuries before the christinn era the rulers of Egypt muntained stations as far south ns K toum for the sole purpose of collecting wild elephants to be tamed and trained for war purposes, * ‘Lhey were used not only to carry archers and javelin hurlers into the field, but were o trained to rush upon the enemwy and trample them under foot. While opposing warriors on elephants fought at short range the elephants themselves would fight each other, It is said that the no- tion that the Asiatic elephant is superior to his African brother dates from the time when, in a battle between Antiochus I11., king of Syria, and Ptolemy Philopator,in 217 B. C., the Asistic clephants in the army of the Syrian monurch killed every one of Ptolemy's African animals, This idea of the superiority of the Asiatic el phant is still held by many, though 1t 15 probably groundless A Legal Incident. Boston Courier: One of the most de- licious examples of the feminine method of doing business has just come to light in New York, and not even the fear of the indignation of the Woman's Journal can restrain us from tellingit, A wealthy Englishman who had married an Ameri- e » with whom he lived in a good deal of luxury, lost his pm]u'x'l{ by un- lucky speculations, and after all sor other expedients had been tried his mortgaged some . very valuable gowns to a fashionable friend. time after the I land s0 that at the end of a couple of years she found herself in a position where she could raise the money to red clothes, The possessor, however, clined to rt with them. She h fondness for the sort of lace with which they were adorned, she found the handi- work of Worth quite to her taste, and to all overtures she returned a courteous but decided negative. The y for whom the gorgcous rai- ment had originally been fabricated, al- though she was by’ no means in ¢ stances where the wearing of such ment was appropriate to her condition, became only the more determined to re- cover them, She found a lawyer willing to undertake her gause on speculation, and through him she brought suit to re- cover the valuable' ¢ Some sband returned to Eng- nd the wife obtained employment wns. The due time came on. * Experts test the value of the praperty, tl them s a pledge [gas ot d original owner testlfiod to having prof- fered principal and joterest for the foan, and the lawyer (m'&w prosecution closed his case with a complacent assurance that he had won the suit. The counsel for the defense simply sub- mitted to the court # . 8ingle paper, but this was an agreement, drawn at the time the loan was made, and signed by the borrower, that if hot redeemed within a year the gowns should become inalien- ably the property of the lender, Asked if she acknowledged the signature to this document, the “borrower naively —re- plied that she signed something at the time of the transiction, but of course she did not suppose it would prevent her etting back 'xur gowns when she wanted them! The incident is sufficiently ludicrous, but 1t really has a pretty serious moral. The ignorunce of womankind of leg forms and obligations has been often commented upon, but apparently the sex ara as a rule quite as far as ever from ap- preciating the disastrous consequences which may follow from their neglect to form themselves in this direction. The lady m question left the court in tears, wl hier specututing counsel retived in a blue mist of profamity; but they left & moral hea'nd thein s el i would be well il waseen 12 eed wad poader, THE GREATEST OF PROBLEMS. Progress Cof the Knights in Solving the Labor Question. EVERYBODY IN DEAD EARNEST The Great Power Which the Conyven tion Has Over the D of the Nation-—Work of the Sessic stinles The Knights of Labor. Rrermonn, Va., Oct, 9. —[Special Tel n to the Bee,]—*It is notaltogether improbable that another important epoch is about to be marked in the history of the Old Dominion’s capital,” said oue of thebrainiest delegates to the Knights of Labor convention, in discuss ing the outlook to-day. *Richmond was the centre of attraction twenty-five years ago, and should be at this moment. You need not be surprised,” he continued, “when 1 say that there is quite as serious a problem before the people of the country at this time as there was thirty years nd, T may add, that war is not any more out of the line of possi- bilities now than then, if one is to re: conclusion from a study of the surface This somewhat sensational statement was ringing in my ears when, an hour later, I visited Armory hall, where the convention is being held. The session of the morning had Jjust elosed, and the delegates were nearly all present. “You probably have never seen a more in- telligent, and surely nota more conseientious, body of men before,” said a Pennsylvania knight who stood at my side. *“They are all sober, bright, generally cdueated, always in- telligent mens and think of the contrast be- tween this convention and those that met in ago in 1884 to nomate candidat for the presidency nestness, candor, de- termination in every eye here to-day. ‘There is no barter, no trea The subject most dear to ever art is under dis- cussion—daily bread—and it marshals the best judgment and the most honest My ! but this is a most momentous veea 1looked the man who thus spoke the eyes. Mis face was blanched, h quivered. Evidently something of magni- tude was revolving in his mind. Finally he continued: “Every master mind in this hall belicves socialism Upon my expre: said: ON! it is true. Allof our best speakers. our bright thinkers, the genius of the organi- zation throughout the country, believe in socialism. Now don’t understand me to say they believe in this rot_represented throu the press in the definition of ‘sociulisi.’ These men do not believe in a_destruciion ot distribution of property. They believe inor- franization and anexertion of such of 1is foree as will make it impossible for capital- i5ts to buy i sell it very hicl ., for a areit on labor? in ing surprise the gentle- out a conflict.”” The above were not the untterances of in- flamed minds, but those of as cool, candid and intluential men as there are in the con- vention, and [ regret that they admonished me not to use their name: the greatest caution exer and oflicers in_the publication of their acts and h. No one sceks the newspaper no- y so common at all great meeting reely one gives up information except that it be with an injunetion of secrecy as to its source. Even the menibers of the exceutive board do not want to be commented upon in- dividually; and the members of the commit- tee on credentials made a personal request of the correspondent of the United press that their names be not published. Asked why this was so, one of the members said “We do not know what step may be taken by a committee, and we do” not want_to assume the responsibility of it. Why, a member of a committee at the Cleveland convention was black-listed on aeccount of something he advocated and he found it neeessary to seek employment under an assumed namé, He is now the leader of dist 49, the home club of New York, Itis a serious thing to take the responsibility of some aggressive move on capital. Capital, vou know, is determined, powerful, conce rative, vindictive. Labor is humble, weak, unless organized; then it is so strong it must be curbed.” ‘There is someting awful about the power of this meeting of labor here—something te rible, whe igniti ce s considered and bilities are ized, The abl and most ed statesmen of i country readily acknowledge that the labor problem outweighs all others betore th country; that finance, commerce, the tariff, Indian, foreign and all other issues sink insignificance when that which move: wheel of our institutions, labor, is conside And what to do to avert the threatene clash is the greatest problem. None of the frank-spoken delegates—and such nearly all of them are—have any hesitancy in saying that they have a great power in their hands, imd that they feel that the climax is almost \ere, 1t is expeeted that some very fine manmeu ering will be indulged in before this conven- tion adjourns—manauvering to turn the tide of affais away [Tom every vestage offeurrent tending toward revolution and violene Many of the conservative men oppose bo; cotting in any forin, because they believe it has the most_direct fendency toward revolu- tion, wihile others take the ground that all violence grows out of strikes, and that strikes e lo be Inore feared by capitalists than any- thing else. The mistake in having sueh a representation is a - very one, it is Dbelieved, One hundred men are much more capaple of dealing like statesmenwith momentous questions than eight or ten hundred, It is probably a very wise thing that there are almost two dozein ladies among the delegates and participants in the proceedings, Ihey act as salt, and cool the ardor of the irate. The ladies rank very high in intellizence, education and prac- tical experience, This might be expected as they were selected to come here solely be- cause they were fitted, while men are often chosen by scheming and favoritisi, One of the lady delegates—a tall, handsome woman, with bright eyes and a matronly face—was made a mother only two weeks ago, but loses none of her interest in the convention by it. The presence, the speeches, the work of the ladies, argues, some |>00Yh'~ say, that the Knights of Labor are leaning towards woman’s rights, and that they will be the first to take the positive step in that direc- tion, I have found mnone of the men who desire a reduction of the pro i representation of the female membership in the annual conventions. They all take prid in poiuting to the deference shown the males, and greatly enjoy their salutory pres ence, Richmond has done a great deal to m the stay ot the knights here enjoyable, capacious Lotels were thrown open with re- newed accommodations and a hearty hand extended-—till the colored delegates appeared, then the doors were closed. It is altogether out of the question for a first-class hotel to entertain a colored man at the capital of the confederacy. No native Caucasian would live under the same roof. But the knizhts came prepared for such an emergeney. They needed no rlllf‘lm;un mand. Like one man they left the hofels which refused to receive the black and white delegates alike. and sought other quarters. One hotel—an old aristocratie place—which had never afforded home com- orts to a colored man before. flatly refused at fist to even consider the suggestion that inasmuch as the Knights ot Labor knew no distinetion in race or color, that a black delegate must be received as though he were white, aud the one hundred and fifty dele- ates had to fall in line to march out “before e determination of the landlord was coun- terwanded. Then the delegates insisted that & bed be arranged In a room where large serions 1"‘“’ delegaics slepl. and afler this wes done the colored delogate was picked up and | carrie into the diningroom, where he ¢ cupied & table with co-laborers of another color (] gn of the whites in_pressing their | demand for equal treatment of all members is to impress their earnestness upon the blacks of the south, where the organization has grown plienome during the past year. There is serious talk now, since the "color line was drawn here, of holding the next annual convention’ in a city %o as to further emulate the ex and - prineiple set at this time. It is for the white population of the 0 that this contest arose Ong s most impressive indications that great stress is put upon this gathering is the fact that twenty or thirty of the leading rail roads and manufacturing corporations havo agents here watehing the proceedings as best they ean and who telegraph the important ts, The knights have it in_their W stageer the commercial interests of {iiis country as they never have been, They can ruin raitrond and other property, bull the markets, and shake the very undation of overnment by their promulzations, 1B ismore anxions than the one he nted toavold trouble and aceclerate nd happiness. ther Work of the Convention, Ricunosn, Va, Oct. 9.—|Special Tele- gram to the BEe.|—This is the sixth day that the gencral assembly of the Kuights of Labor las been in session here, and the lirst to begin with matters in such shape that the business of the convention can at once be taken up and earried through, Kach dele- wateas he passed throngh the doors entering the convention hall this morning was pre sented with a biundle of pamphlets and cireu Jars. Oneof these was a supplementary re port written by Ralph Beaumont, chairman of the committee on legislation, in which he proposed a congress of workingmen at Wash- ington to sit while the United States con- Eress was in session, Another was the prop osition of A, M. Dewey, of 10 establish afweekly journal 2 the order, The purpose of this was that cach member should be tully acquainted with the severa] subjects when bronght up for dis cussion, Tne comwittee on distribution were et to work even betore the convention met, distributing the various pamphlets, ete including Powderly’s address, and the di tribution of portions of them to comnittees charged with the duty of considering the subjeets of which the respective portions tredted, O the commitices to be ap- pointed only a portionwere named yesterday, and when the convention met the work of completing the list was at_once resumed. Even to-day the work being done is mainly prelimin A doubls are expressed s to the positiveness of the convention complet ing its work within the two weeks for which Ariory Lall is engaged. But Powderly says Die thinks it can be done. 1t is the present intention of the committeemen and de; gates to carry the work thro expedit- ously as possible, and make y endeavor to he ready for adjournment a week from to-ay. e THE PACKING HOUSE STRIKE. iew With Phil the uation, O Special Telezram to the Bir. |—Mr. P D, Armour, heing inter viewed 1egarding the strike stitnation says: lie watter of returning to the ten-hour system rests entirely on the auestion of selt- protection. Chicago packers unable to compote with Cineinnati or Kansas City peo- pla on the basis of eight hours, chiefly on ac- count of lessened cost of operating at those voings. The corn belt lias moved pretty much westward and hogs cheaper ot there. - Chicago packing house property hus greatly depreciated in value of Jate, and for my part 1 stand ready to dispose of my” Chi- cago stoek yards property at 20 per cent less An Inter Armour On CiIcAGo, than cost. liave expended $500,- 000 on m s City packing houses this I would cladly haye my men work cight hows it I eould do s0 in justice to myself. but under the circum- stances this is not pos and self protec- tion must of course be primarily rexarded by packers, 1 do not anticipate the closinic down of worlk entirely, although fora few s we may not operate at the full capacity 15t that the old hands will take a_propo view of the situ nd reconsidertheir action, which is ly illadvised. 1f not we will employ new help, which is to be had \ce, and will give them the fullest 1MOND, Oct. 9.—At the convention of the Knights of Labor Mr. Powderly was authorized to send the following telezram to president of the Packers ssoclation, Chi- cago “Will you postpone contemplated action in impending troubles between ers and stock yards employes until the general as- sembly can appoint a_committee to call on you with a view of settling the difficulty? Answer.” ISigned.] POWDERLY. Cn1cAGo, Oct. S.—Advices from the stock yards report the situation unchanged there this morning, and no disturbance of any kind has ocenrred, Armour & Co. say that the re- port that their beef killers had” also joined the strikers is a inistake, and that that part of their e: ent, as well as those of the other packers, is running as usual. The strikers were confined to hog killers. About 2,000 head of cattle and 9,000 hogs were re- coived at the yards to- Armour’s empioyes confinued at work to- day, deciding to remain on duty until the ten hour rule absolutely went into effect. When the force of armed Pinkerton men the building this morning, the men censed work and informed the foreman they would not work while this armed foree wais present. Asa result the Pinker- ton men were sent away and the men returned and put everything in shape before leaving for the day. A notiee was iss the assembly of the Knights of which nearly allithe strikers are members, asking the saloon keepers in the town of Lake fo close their nlaces of bu during the strike, and the men have been cautioned not to use violence in any form, - National Live Stock Growers. CuieaGo, Oct. 9. —Formal ealls have been issued for the annual meeting of the Na- tional Cattle Growers' Association of Ame ica to be held in this city, Monday, Novem- ber 15. This meeting, it is expected, will ratify the articles of consolidation agreed upon last fall between committees represent- ing the Chicago and St. Louis assoeiations, and on the 10 4 Joini meeting of the (wo organizations will be Leld for the purpose of effecting & permanent organization to be known as the Consolidated” Cattlo Growers’ Association of America, A call has also been issued by order of the joint executive boards of the two existing associations for a dele- convention of eattlemen from all quar- s of the United States 1o be Leld Noyem- ber 15 and continuing untu important bu iness to come before the meeting shall b despatehied, ‘These delegates are to be ap- rious cattle growers’ ass 5, governors of states and territor- ate and national departments, or rds of agriculture, agricultural colle:es, live stock exchanges, "and the live stock and agricultural press. ‘Ihe meetings are to bo held while tlie American fat stock show is at its hefght. Al railroads centering at Chi- that exhibition. ke B4 The Overdu New Yousk, Oct. 9.—T'he steamer Anchoria has not yet been heard from, and the number of callers at the office of the company is daily increasing. The ofticials still hold to their original theory, that the vessel has broken her siaft and " that the eanvass which she carries is not suflicient for ber to keep her course, She was in good condition wheb she left Scotland, The Post’s Boston svecial says: “The crew of the steamer Bul, i, which arrived to- day, reports that when about fifteen days out they passed a steamer which was evidently disabled, as she was standing still and had nosteam. She did not signal and they passed her by, She was heading westward and was under sail. They thought she was of the Anchor line, but at the thue they knew noth- ing of the overdue Anchioria,” "The New York Mall and Express says: Even the more conservative steamship men of the Marine exchanze, who always “hope for the best,” are now forced tothe belief that 1 the skip Lias been Jost, Anchovia. cago will grant reduced rates of fare during | FRANCE AND HER FINANCES the Ohamber, The Plans of the Minister of Financ: Overthrown—kxp ting on Beheaded Men—A Scceded Salvationist. A Steugale Predicted, Pants, Oct, 0. [ New Special to the By the Feench ¢ Thursday Av0 plenty to wrangh ber opens next 11 An Carnot, althongh by no means a b sven in iz the idea of issuing a new loan, and i floatinz debt would be left asit is, 'Th they voted to keep the tw budgetsentirely distinet, so that extravagance, engendering that known as the extraordinary continue to exist as befor they consider inadmissible offend powerful constitnents, as it was necessary to put something in place of the finance minister’s rejecte scheme, the budiget committee List Saturda took it on themselves fo vote by twely voices against five, for the prineip income tax. Sixteen out of the thirl three members forming stained trom voting, not wishing to vote fe it but afraid to offend the radicals by votir against it. For the first time in the hi thercfore, the ministry vited to bring in a an income tax. Of cq will resiun, but M. De Fre constitutionally unabie to say no, at least t any demand of the radieal party, will proba bly swallow his seruples brought in, although he has frequently de clared himself absolutely opposed to the prin ciple. Even if the chambers votes an incom tax, it is now so late that the details of a invent o he spirit as beine Likely 1 ory of Franee has been i bill authorizin AL Sadi tax could hardly be & sot needs be balanced 1 some other way. act, however, that a budget com been found to vote for income tax is an the greatest significance. that this tax exists in England, German and Austr there, but which do exist in Fran. X curitie merce—are already heavily taxed. detre. If the tax is imposed by the chamber such an extent that whatever it wants it sure to obtain sooner or later. At th bour: year to settle all of the detalls of the ne tax so difficult.to asse: movewment, A GIIA ¢ PANTOMIME, vanizing of a mummy, was enacted on Moy day at the practical sehool of surgery, whei the bodies of Fre at the disposal veriment on. A were wade, among lowing: To re-establ in the several heads, the vel with blood skin of the of nuwber of them experimen the swere inject aken from a living animal, ace, tural red, and the ular movements agl face resumed the appearance Electrie currents were passed through t orves, and the were noted. There were, howeve results in the slightest degreo indi any restoration to I The nerves shortly ce heeks filled out, ed to betray any se tion and sensation were at an end, A SALVATION LASS' FALL. The Salvation army in Paris has lost one its recruits, womun of cighteen, failed to return to barracks a few evenings back, and afterwar was seen supping at a night restaurant wi M. de B, a provincial sportsman who com occaslonally to Pari g e Lost in the Ice. GroveesTen, Mass., Oct, 9, June 1 last for Greenland to engage 1in ha but fishing, Las been given up as Another schiooner, which was to meet her the fishiing grounds, could ot find any tra of her, and it is belioved the Stockbridige wi crushed in the | of thirteen men, commanded by Capta Aunthone Olsen, and they Bwedes, The vessel was own, Norwood & Sons,and wis nsur This is the second Gieeuluand lisheries. d 1or $61,0 ssel from here logt in t slight Shakes. AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct, 9,—8light shocks rihquake were feit here at 11:15 this mor inj CIARLESTON, thiee slight shocks liere since No damage was done, and all the shoel }\' ¢ 50 slight that wany persons did not £ i Lively Rallvoad Building, DunvQue, La, Oct. tothe Br the workmen were transfer will be copleted January next. The Ly willbuila a fine {row reepost 9 UgUe Het sprivg, A Big Stir to Be Oreated at the Opening of AN EFFORT FOR AN INCOME TAX. o York Herald Cable—~ autumn session of & the ehief questions to be dise ssed are General Boulanger's new army bill, the Metropolitan railway, and the i creased duty on toreign wheat. But first and foremost in importance is the budget, which must be balanced and voted some way or the other, 'Flie inance minister, M. Sadi spired genius, succeeded in drawing up a budget for 1svi, which had at any rate the merit of being fmmediately ap plinble and requiring no new tax. Aceord ing to Carnot's plan the ordinary and extras ordinary budgets were to be welded 1nto one single budzet. The present enornious flost= ingg debt was to be dinished nearly 500, 000,000 franes by paving that amount on the ontstanding treasury bonds with the pro ds of A new loan to be issued, and the remain- ing deticits were to be covered by inercasing the tax on spirits, The thirty-tiree, wore or Less, amatenr financiers, however, who form the budget uiission, have been in gession for the last three weeks, and hooe been amustng themscves in knoeking out and utterly demolishing M. Sadi Carnot's Budg Phey have Iett Titerally nothing of itatall. First of all, ticy began by rej ¢ n monstrous budzet wust 0 And tinally, ™ d ¥ o the committee ab- w K ario) net, who scems o A nd let the bill be e © ment and the imposition of an entirely new. ranged before January, for the coming year the budget must The ittee an event ot It is quite true Y , but in these countries it takes the place of other taxes which do not exist n France all incomes—whether derived from land, improved real estate, dividends on se- on profits, or industry and com- An in- come tax, as such, theretore, has no raison it will be because there s a certain flavor of socialism about it which has fascinated the radicals, and unfortunately the radical party has pow got the upper hand in France to is he , however, the feeling is that the chambers will reject an income tax on the ground that there is not thine before the new W Stocks remain high and there has besn a slight rise this week. French rents share in the general upward recalling to mind P’o¢’s narrative of the gal n- e and Riviere were placed the surgeons to ex- s fol- circulation d The proviously livid, became arged with color, the lips recovered their Irreg- the skin and the of life, lie contractions of the ¢ Or consciousness, 0 sibility, and 1t was evident that all percep- of fiss €, & handsome young he ds th ‘The schooner Seth Stockbridge, which sailed from here li- lost. at co as Hor crew was composed Wore 1mostly od by George h (4 ne €., Oct. 9.—~There were widuixht, Special ‘Telegiam awklaying on the Minnesots & Northwestern was completed today ang d 10 Stickney's Iine between Chicago and Freeport, whiek it