Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 1, 1887, Page 1

i TR S ARNPONEITNN v TN RS, DI N S SN GNCTIRNT W ATON A A o Sttt ey A g e i S e et A i A gy HE OMAHA Daly BEE [Te— SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNIN . SEPTEMBER 1. 1887, DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES. Eviction of the Tenants On the 0'Grady Estates in Ireland. SOLDIERS AND POLICE ON HAND. Women and Children Bratally Fjec- ted From the Houses They Were Born in—Willtam O'Brien’s Speech—Forelgn, A Cruel Eviction, | Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.) Limenick, August 3L-[New York Her- ald Cable—Special to the Be The ©'Grady estate evictions continued to-day. During their progress Mr. William O'Brien, M P., who had just arrlved, drove over from Herbertstown with Mr. O'Mara, city sheriff. and presented himself at the entrance of the military cordon for admittance to the farm yard, A soldier advanced with fixed bayonet and said: “No one can pass throngn the lines.” Mr. O'Brien asked the soldier who was the maglstrate In charge. The soldier pointed to a gentleman in civil garb whose name is Major Rolleston, Thereupon Mr. O’Brien wentover aud said: My name s O'Brien. lama member of parliamentand I think I have a right to witness the scene going on in that cabinet and propose to pass through to do <0.” Major Rolleston said: *Iamnot exactly 1n eharge here, but have to get orders from Captain Plunkett and cannot therefore letany one pass here.” Major Rolleston said finally: *I dare say Captain Plunkett might grant you an interview.” Mr. O’Brien replied: “1 want nothingas a favor from Captain Plunkett, but what [ clatm is the right on the part of the people to witness scenes of barbarity ot this kind. You will therefore understand me as claiming it not as a tavor, but as a right.” After some hesitation Major Rolleston said: “I cannot have any further conversa- tion with you,” and then, pointing with his hand in the direction of the police, who were near Mr. O’Brien, he gave them the order, “‘Clear those people away.” At ouce a num- ber of the police, armed with batons, jumped over the wall and charged the crowd of people who were standing in one of the fields looking on, and who had not uttered a word during the whole interview. Upon seeing the advance of the policemen, Mr. O’Brien called out at the top of his voice, "T'his is atroclous conduet,” and shouted to the military officer who stood near, that he would call upon him to bear witness that the veople had not occasioned the smallest dis- turbance and yet the policemen had been sent among them to create a disturbance. The policemen then did not pro- ceed further and Mr. O’Brien, addressing the officer in charge. exclaimed warmly, “God, we will soon have an end of this sort of thing.” 'I'he Rev* Father Ryan, who was very near, said, pointing in the direction of the force, *“I'hese are the men who called us dogs last night.” Mr. O’Brien replied, “Very well, the dogs will have their days soon, anyhow.” The incident then terminated, and Mr. O’Brien, followed by a large crowd, and ac- companied by Father Ryan, Mr, Condon, M, P., and other English visitors, walked into Herbertstown. There they entered the upper rooms ot the house of Thomas Moore, a tenant of O'Grady, who was made bankrupt under the plan of campaign and imprisoned 1 Kilmainham iail. Mather Ryan presided, and in intro ducing Mr. O’Brien to the crowd, which had assombled In the street. said, in referring to the eviction that morning, that among the more sympathetic were three Eng- lish gentlemen who vied with the children .in helping to bear a tenant along. This announcement was received with loud cheers. Mr, O’Brien, who was received with continued cheering, said: *‘Fellow coun- trymen, Father Ryan bas just deseribed to you the sickening and brutal scene wit- nessed here to-day in Herbertstown, I con- fess that to me it is heart-breaking to be obliged to stana by with folded arms and en- dure scenes of that kind. [ don’t wonder that Captain Plunkett has given orders that no man shall be allowed close enough to see what is going on. But the English people are discovering what is going on, and 1 promise that the cordon of soldiers and police will not prevent the KEnglish peovle from learning of the work to-night in Herbertstown, aye and by and by chastising it, too. Just think of it. Has this man O’Grady even spent a shilling on even a blade of grass grown on these lands around. He i3 worthless, and has never done anything but drag the last tar- thing of rent out ot better men than himself. ‘The work that he is doing here to-day Is slmply highway robbery of the basest kind. 0'Graay attempts, as it were, to stab tenants to death before relief can reach them under the law, and the castle, instead of muzzliing a man of that sort, lends him soldiers and police to protect him in bludgeoning people for defendipg the home in which they were born and in flinging helpless old women out of thg doorway, O'Grady hasthe army at his ack to-day, but L1 ¢l you that g as his forces here to-day there ! & greater army gathering in “ngland now under the banner of Willlam Ewart Gladstone. I pledgo myself to the men and women evicted to-day that they will be maintained in comfortand decency until they are returned in triumph to their homes, and I trust these evictions will be the signal to this great county of Limerick, to raise a great county tund as the county ot Cork has most nobly done, to re-imburse these men, and show the rack renters that peonle evieted are the nation’s .champions, and that they will be rewarded out of the nation’s purse. Now, I will say no more to you except on with the work and three cheers for the plan of campaign. You have only to stamp out traitors and and sneaks aud landgrabbers, if there Are any among you. You bave only to carry on this fizht and tight it out unflineh- ingly to the end and our generous young general, Father Rvan, wil! yet live to plant that banner of victory upon the highest vinnacle of Kellballyover. ‘The same night the bonfires upon this hill will be lighted and wili prociaim to the world that landlordism bas fallen never to rise again and that a happy ana afree and a peacetut Lrish nation BAS arisen upon its ruins.” Other spaeches followed and the concourse dissolved into groups of determined men and women eagerly discussing the situation. To me it seemed as if 1 had dreaned I had goue back to the continental times ot 1775, el Chamberlain Coming to America. LONDON, August 81.--Joseph Chamberlain exjpects to go to America at the close of the present session of parliament, and has de- cided to abandon his proposed visit to Ulster, ‘I'he Telegraph says Chamberlain is pre-emi nently the man to unravel the technicalities of the matter, and devise & reasonable sct- tlement of the tisheries question, it such a th The Standard s the el English Mediation Fails. RoME, August 31,.—It is reported that 5list wediation in Abyssinla has failed, THE GREAT CHINESE BANK. Plans Being Perfected to Carry Out Count Mitkiewicz's Scheme. WasHINGTON, August 8L.—|Special Tele- gram to the B —The concessions which Count Mitkiewicz has obtained from the Chi- nese government are much more important than they are generally supposed to be, if the gentlemen who are associated with the count are to be believed. 1t seems from the statements these gentlemen make that he went to China for the purpose of securing Lthe telegraph and railroad rights of the em- pire, and while there the project of the bank, of which so much has been said, was devel- oped, and he saw his opportunity and seized it. Count Mitktewicz is one of the most shrewd financiers in the United (States, but he lacks the necessary secretiveness which is s0 essential to a good diplomat. It is said that the Chinese government has appointed seven commissioners to represent the em- pire in America, and that the count has been appointed one ot the seven. It is said to be the purpose of the envoys to make " throu (h study ot the Ameri- can system of banking and coinage, s well as the postal system which prevails in the United States. Some years ago Japan sent a slmilar commission to this country and the result been the adoption of many of the Amnerican customs In the Jap: 5] empire. Mitkicwicsy and the Chinese ambas- sador al pected here next week. Arrange- ments are now being made to show them all that istobe shown in the departments here, and the national banking system will be thoroughly explained to them. Itis thoueht that the new banking institution in which Mitkiewicz will be largely interested will be ked by Philadeiphia capital and that it will be thie national bank ot the Chinese em- pire. It will huve sole power to issue notes and besides this it will lave a mononoly of the coinagze of the empire, A gentleman who is interested with Mitkiewicz in the Turnbull telephone says it is the purpose of the Chinese government to abandon the system of coinage which now yrev:\ils and adopt instead some plan similar o that In vogue in Japan. Paper money will be issued similar to that issued by the national banks in this country, and there is to be a new era in the Chinese finanelal “his- tory which will be of great beneiit to all mer- chants doing busin with the Flowery Kivgdom. Nothing can be sald as to the de- tails of the scheme which has been laid out until the arrival of the embassy. Count Mit- kieweez has rented the house lately occupied by Secretary Manning, which will be the headquarters ~ from which all . business will be dome. The six mandarins who compose the embassy 'with Count Mit- kiewicz will be quartered at tho_Chinese lo- gation. The Chinese minister has recently been ordered from Spain to the United States in order that he may be present to ren- der any neces ance to the seven gentlemen who are to collect the necessary data to enable the home authorities to_ pro- ceed with their great reform scheme intelli- gently. The Manning house is situated within a few blocks ot the building occupied by thie Chinese legation. Army Orders, WASHINGTON, August 8L.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—Captain James M. In- s, irst artillery, is detailed for duty at Wellets Point, New York, until September 15, Lieutenant Colone) John Green, Second cavalry, has been granted tive months leave to take effect December 1. First Lieutenant Thaddeus . Capron, Ninth intantry, has been found incapacitated for active servico by a retiring board and is retired from active service from this date. The transfer of Sec- ond Lieutenant Lucien G. Barry from bat. tery M, licht battery F' to battery M, took ef- fect August 0. A general court' martial convenes to-day at Lort Columbus, New York harbor, composed of the following de- tail from the Fifth artlllery: Captain William L Beck and Charles Morris, First Lieuten- ant Benjamin K. Roberts, Frank Thorp, i D. Johnson and Wililam R. Hamilton, Second Lieutenant Avery D. Andrews, and First Lieutenant K. R.” Hill. Judge advo- cates changes in the recruiting services: Sec- ond Lieutenant E. C. Bullock, Seventh cay- alry, to relieve First Lieutenant L. R. Hare at Fort Meade, Dakota; Second Lieutenant D. M. Auglum, Twelfth infantry, to relieve First Lieutenant R. J. C. Irvine, adjutant Eleventh infantry at Fori Sully, and Second Livutenant H, C. Hale, Twelfth infantry, to relieve First Lieutenant J. A, Emery, Eleventh infantry, at Fort Bennett, A Petition Againat Sheep Raiscrs. WASHINGTON, August 8L.—A petition has been tiled in the general land oflice by citi- zens of White Pine county, Nevada, accom- panied by resolutions passed at a public meeting, asking the intervention of the land nlc}mnnmmw protect settlers against unlaw- ful appropriation ot lands by foreizn sheep raisers. The petitioners allege that there are several companies of English, mostly aliens, baving large flocks of sheep which travel from water to water utterly destroying the grass and contaminating the water used by the settlers for domestic purposes. ‘They also complain that the domination exereised over the country by these stock companies prevents new settlers from coming in and makes it impossible to have their schools, churches, and other benefits ot civilization, Acting Commissioner Stockslayer has di- rected thatan investization into the matters complained ot be wyade by a special azent of the zeneral land office. —_——— A MUCH-MARRIED SOLDIER, Kemarkable Macrimonial Career of an Enlisted Army Man, BALTIMORE, Md.. August 81.--|Special Telegram to the BEeEg.|—Clinton Williams told a remarkable story of matrimonial ad- venture in police court to-day, He is about thirty. When young he ran away from home and enlisted a5 g, Wusicjan 10 the United States cavalry, He went to Arizona, tired of soldiering in a few months and deserted, He was captured and sentenced to six yeaws in the military prison on Alcatrez island, 1o the Bay of Sap Franclsco. While in prison he meta young girl and married her. His father went out to San Francisco and freed his son on the plea that he was under age when he enlisted, Clinton left his wife in San Francisco, and came to Fort Wayne, where he enlisted in company A, First in- fantry, a8 @& wusician. = He got into °'trouble with an officer and struck him over the head, for which he re- ceived six months in the hcuse of correction and a dishonorable discharge. After his term he came to Baltimore, Here he married Louisa Keyser, After remaining tive weeks he enlisted at Fort Mclenry, in November, 1884, and inJune, 15%, he started with Ins regiment for New Otleans, In that city he married Lena Morse, His next adventure was a duel with a soldier, and_both were dis- houorably discharged. Williams — was wounded'in the arm. He went to Philade phia and started a_bar-room. There he was married to a fourth wife, Williaws then tried gambling, but losing all his money de- serted his wife in Philadelphia and eame w0 Baltimore. Aygain he enlisted in the y, under the assumed name of Clinton 1. Lea. His regiment was ordered to St. Louis, and from there to Fort Leavenworth, At the latter place e got iuto a fight with a guard killed him. He was sentenced to six vears in a military prison, but was freed on lea ot insanity. He then eame back to wore, and on “July 25 last made Nellie t his wife No. He married her r the name ot Charles B, Edwards, e is perfectly sane. e WANT DAMAGES, Suits Aggregating $127,500 Growing Out of the Chatsworth Disaster, Pronra, August 81.—The first litigation growing outof the Chatsworth horror,cropped out to-day in the shupe of injunction damage suits aggregating $127,500, which were beenn i the eirewit court, 'I'en are for £5,000 each, all death cases. 'he others are for injuries, and demand various suws, reacl i instance §20,000, —————— The Glass Workers' Prrrsnuke, Pa., August 8t.—There is now every probability that all branches of the &lass industry will resume work without any l trouble, excepting the window glass workers. OMAHA A RIVAL OF CHICAGO. The Great Lake Oity Alarmed at Its Con- stantly Increasing Trade, THE RAILROADS BLAMED FOR IT General Consternation Over the Face That the Dresscd Beef and Hog Business 1s Rapidly Slipping From Its Grasp. Omabia Capturing Chicago, Trade. CircAGo. August 3L—|Special Telegram to the Bre,|—The Tribune to-day, ina long article on railway extortions and how Chi- cago’s business is being injured by them, shows that Omaha s capturing Chicago's trade, ana that Chi- cago is alarmed at the rapid strides ot her young rval. The Tribune says: “Owing to the unjust discrimination of the railways, over 500,000 hogs have been diverted from Chicago slnce March 1 to Umaha, which, during the year preceeding and from March 1 to August 25, 1856, slaugh- tered only 30,000 hogs, has tak en 420,000 ot the animals, and Kansas City 100,000 away from Chicago during the last six months, This is due to the fact that the railways in the com- bination have charged 50 per cent more for shipping live hogs from Omaha to Chicazo than for dressed annimals, The next discrimination s in favor of Boston and Owanha as against Chicago. The difference between the price of hogs in Chieago and Omabha is 10 cents per 100 pounds in favor of the latter city, yet with this difference Boston packers purchase live hogs in Omaha and ship them around Chieago to Boston for less money than they can purchase them here and transport them to Boston. The difference i8 not in the price of the hog, butin a discriminating freight rate. It was supposed that under the inter- state law a long haul could not possibly cost less than a short haul. ‘The Boston packers are the nost reticent and successtul rivals of the Chicago fraternity. They ship cattle and hegs alive to Boston and manage to get a freight rate so low that they can dress their product on the Atlantic coast and compete with western dressed beef companies. Gloom seems settling on various interests and im- precations against the odious construction of the law by the railways are heard on every hand. At the Allerton packing com- pany vesterday it was believed that the pork slaughtering interests would have to leave Chicago for more western points or go out of business. It was unaccountable in that quarter that dressed pork could be shipped from Omaha to New York cheaper than live hogs could be brought to Chicago, dressed and sont east, vet theloss of halt’ a million dollars to Chicako in six months 1ls the whole story. The dressed beet com- nies having putin a general denial that there was any profit in the business owing to the close competition, Martin, of the Ar- mour establishment, was asked why the packers continued in the busines, ‘Our prolit comes,’ her replied, ‘from individual enter- prise. There is no money in dressed beef, not apenny. but we secure business by manufac- turing every portion of the animal into some roduct. As to the hog trade, it seems pro- able that owing to railway discrimination Chicago will lose it.’ " . D, Armour—'‘Cattle are to become scarce in a year or two, There are more cattle coming to market than are wanted, "The government is opening cheap lands for the people and a great many cattle are being forced on the market prematurely. 11 this will tell on the cattle trade a year or two frommow and will probably end in making the price very high,” S WANT MORE TIME. The Defense in the Haddock Case Ask For Postponement. Stoux Crry, Ia.,, August 31.—|Speclal Tel- egram to the BEek.|—The trial of Fred Munchrath, one ot the conspirators against the life of Rev. Haddock, has been fixed for Wednesday, September 7. Attorney Argo asked for an extansion of another week. ke argued that the defense could not properly prepare for the trial in so short a time. States Attorney Marsh opposed this on the ground that only one case could be reached this term if there was any delay now. The defense state that they desire that each case go to trial successively, ‘This wiil consume the time of the court for months. County Attorney Marsh states that the court will have to adjourn two weeks in October to let the juage hold in Lyon county but he thinks, while all the cases will now be heard, 1t wore than likely that John Arensdorf’s case will be the last heard. ‘The defense say that for $1.000 gu: for the delivery ot Henry Peters t bring him to Sioux City, and for 1 £1,000 they will produce Trieber. Leavitt and his wife and Bismark will pe here as witnesses for the state. ’ire at Sioux City. Stoux Crry, la., August 31, —[Special Tel- egram to the BrEk.]—Kire was discovered early this morning in a one-story frame build- ing on Fourth street, opposite the new cham- ber of commerce building, occupled by John Hobbs as a butcher shop. The fire was put out without_great damage being done, though much valuable property was endan- Bered As it is the building’is a complete wreek, Mr, Hobbs estimated the loss of his stock at $800, insurance $300. The fire un- doubtedly was of incendiary origin, Death of a Chicago Man, Mi1ssoURt VALLEY, la., August 31,—|Spec- fal Telegrawm to the Beg.}—J. D, Salisbury, formetly editor of the Industria} World and fron Worker of Ghicago, wWhilp returning with his wife from Hot Sprinzs, Dak., died here this evening. The remains will be sent east to-morrow. 3 Villard at the Old Stand, NEw York, August 3L--There were rumors all day that Henry Villard was acain interested in the Oregon Transcontinental company, and that as the representative of a Berlin syndicate he has taken up the floating debt of the company. These were confirmed later by the statement of Henry Villard to Horace White that an agreement had been entered into between the Oregon Transconti- nental companv and a foreign syndicate, headed by the Deutsehe bank of Berlin, in pursuance of which almost the entire fioat- ing debt of the Oregon Transcontinental company will paid off immediately, and $6,000,000 i3 already provided for this purpose, ‘The statement gave as se- curities sold 83,000,000 Oregon Navigation bouds, which it has been carrying for the Oregon gation company, and gl,ow.ooo of Orezon Navigation stock held in its own treasury* and had given an option on §2,000,- 000 additiunal Oregon Navigation stock. e The Central Pacific’s Big Mortgage. SAN Fraxcisco, August 31.—The Central Pacitic Railroad company has tiled a docu- mentin the recorder’s office which wort- gages nearly all the visible property of that company. ‘The property deeded in trust goes t secure the payment of interest and prinei- pal on 16,000 $1,000 bonds which are redeemn- able fifty years from October 1, 5. Tho ~ ducument was filed n five counties berore placed on record here, ‘The act of congress granting the lands, descriptions of property, ete., are set forth at length. In fact, it is” disclosed that £10,000,000 worth of bonds were author- ized to be issued in_January, 155, to pay the floating debt, and §5,000,600 worth issued in Qctober,1585; $10,000,000 worth more were au- thorized to bo placed on the warketand $5,000,000 worth more issued to redeem out- standing bonds of previous issues, 1t is be- lieved the mouney is needed to complete pro- Jected roads. - Sewerage For Dubuque. Dunuque, Ia., August 31.—The city coun- cil bas ordered the construction of a sewer- age systew here to cost $180,000,. BOND SALES., Only a Small Amount Purchased By the Treasury. WAsHINGTUN, August 81.—|Special Tele- gram to the BeEe.J—The offering of 4}¢ ver cent bonds for redemption to-day at bids for the preference of the secretary of the treasury was nearly $3,500,000. The prices ranged from 0835 to $1.00, 73 flat, which averaged a frac- on higher than last week’s offerings. Secre- tary Fairchild being away on a vacation, As- sistant Secretary' Thompson took his place and opened the bids, aided by Treasurer Hyatt and Chief Miller, of the loan dlvision, who form the rest of the treasury bond com- mittee. There were a good many bids, but not so many from private parties as there had been last week, the preterence given to that class then having apparently exhausted the number. One bid from Senator fair, of San Francisco, of $600,00 registered bonds at the price paid by the secretary to-day wasnot detinite enough for the committee, as it did not specify whether the bidder would accept the highe st or the lowest price pald, Mr. Fairchild decided in a similar bid last week, bhowever, that the party should get the lowest price, The increased price in bids and co-incident rise in New York bond quotations,made it evident to Assistant Secretary Thompsen and the treasury officials, that a combination had been effected in some manner to get better fizures out of the govern- ment, and it was seen as soon as the bids had been opened that ouly a very small amount could be accepted at such figures. Nearly three hours afterwards the committee an- nounced that the department would take about half a million and that this sum would split up awong half a dozen small holders at priecs ranging fromn £1,08¢ to $1.09 flat. This Kives no encourszement to further high offer- ings. 1t 18 equal to a rejection of all bonds put up for sale to the government this week, and itindicates the determination of the treas- treasury department not to allow any crowd- ing up of the prices. Low bids have so far been rewarded by moderately liberal pur- chases. _High bids have been practically ig- nored. This poliey will be adhered to, and under such conditions, with the government, as the main purchaser of 41¢s, the effect must be a gradual reduction in the premium, Not Yet Officially Advised. WasniNaToN, August 8L.—The depart- ment of state has not yet been officially ad- vised of Chamberlain’s appointiment us presi- dent of the roval commission charged with the duty of effecting a settlomentof the ques- tions at issue between the United States and Great Britain concerning the fisheries. While this government has not yet selected the persons who will be entrusted with the conduct of the negotiations in its interest, yet little difticulty is expected to be met in finding men whose breadth of view and legal acumen will ensure proper presenta- tion of the interests of the United States and an agreement honorably in terms and sa nclurr to the whole country. Secretary Bayard will make it a point that on the ques- tions at issue our re}vressntanvea shall * pre- sent an undivided front. Ile believes that there can be no doubt as to the power of the president to appoint the Ameriean commis- sioners, as he is constitutionally authorized to initiate negotiations and make treuties with foreign countries subject to ratitication by the senate. The exact functions of the commission have not been detined. ner- ally it will consider all of the questions at issue between the United States and Canada arising from the conflicting claims of the two countries respecting the tisheries, but whether the result of the negotiations, if successtul, will be a new treaty or an ami- cable lzreemelnund&r the treaty now opera- tive, cannot at present be predicted. The negotlations with Great Britain have, how- ever, now reached s a phase that Secre- tary Bayard is encouzaged in the belief that in the finaladjustmentof the questions which have vexed the two natlons since the expira- }mnuon e treaty of Washington, is near at hand. How to Make Stanford Answer. WASHINGTON, August 8L.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—'The decision of the fed- eral judges in California against compelling Senator Stanford to testify before the Pacitic railway investigating committee has created much talk. Prominent lawyers say the attor- ney-general of the United States should begin suitin the United States court against the directors of the Central and Union Pacific roads charging theny with using money to corrupt territorial, state and national legisla- tion, and also tor stocks and bonds issued contrary to law. Iu this way ‘Stanford and his friends would be compelled to answer all questions put to them. Agitators tp Be Bounced, WASIINGTON, Adgust 3L—Indian Com- missioner Atkins to-day sent a dispateh to Indian Agent Stollsteimer at the southern Ute agency in southwestern Colorado, direct- ing him to forthwith remove from the reserva- tion all persons found thereon whose pres- ence in any way tends to disturb the peace and quiet of the Indians, and if found neces- sary to carry out this order to call upon the military for assistance. Postal Changes, WASHINGTON, August 3L.—[Specfal Tele- gram to the Brk.]—Ilenry Oelke was to-day appointed postmaster at Farmersburg, Clay- ton euunv.ér Ia., vice Herbun Kindson, re- signed; Chancéy A, Evans, Swanion, Saline county, Neb., vice Joseph I, Cook, resigned. il The August Public Bebt Decrease. WASHINGTON, August 31.—It is estimated at the treasury department that the decrease 1n tne public debt for August will amount to $5,000,000, e DISHONEST MONEY LOANERS, Crookgg Practices Cause the Arrest of Alber't Netter. NEW YoRK, August 3L.—Yesterday Judge Donahue signed an order for the arrest of Albert Netter, in a suit against him and his brother to recover $29,000 and interest from December 26, 1877, T'he claim foots up to about $45,000. Bail was fixed at $50,000. 'The order of arrest was procured upon an allegation that the Net- ters obtained money under false and fraudulent representations. ‘The case sets forth that the tirm of Netter & Co. were engaged in loaning large sums ot money for institutions and wealthy individuals, who were willing to accent a lower rate of in- terest than was then ruling upon conditions that the collateral should be first class and that the margin between the amount ad- vanced upon the securities and the market price should be wide. In this way Netter & Co. obtained possession of a large amount of securities which they were able to rehypo- thecate for mueh nore money than they had advanced upon them. They pocketed the difference, and when detected they ab- sconded, Another Canadian Skipper. PrrTssune, August 81.—G. W. Wilkins, tensive Inmber dealer and boat builder, of Kiitanning, Pa., who recently made an as- signment, has flea to Canad He writes that he is now in Toronto and will not re- turn unless the proposition for a compromise which he has made to his creditors is ae- cepted. I1is Liabilities are said to be about $100,000. Itis supposed that he has some $50,000 in cash with him, A Shorc Treaeurer Skips. WAPAKONETA, Anglaize County, Ohio, August There is great excitement here over the absence of Israel Lucas, county treasurer. Lucas left town last Saturday night with his wife, saying he was going to Toledo. 1t was discovered that £51,000 of the tre mrrs funds are missine. Lucas’ friends insist that he will return all right. Heavy Failure at Boston, BosToN, August 31.—C. A, Campbell, an extensive coal dealer with an office here and wharves at Chelsea, suspended payment to- day for the benefit of his ereditors, The direct and indirect liabilities” will reach $350,000, with assets of ,000, which will cover the direet liabibities, - The suspension ;‘;ls‘ caused by a large failure in I'hiladel- PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS, The Burbons of the Keystone State Hold Their Annual Pow-wow. THE PLATFORM A PARALYZER. Taffy Dealt Out in Big Doses to the Cleveland Administration—A Play For the Irish Vote—lowa Greenbackers. Keystone Bourbons in Council. ALLENTOWN, Pa., Augus ‘The demo- cratic state convention convened at noon with every delegation full, and a large at- tendance of prominent state and local poli- ticians, The galleries were jammed with spectators, and the boxes were well filled with newspaper correspondents and politie- ians. The most conspicuous absentee was William A. Wallace, whose failure to mcet his old-time foe from the Second congress- ional distriet has been a d incident of the gathering. Randall was the most inter- esting tigure in the Philadelphia delegation. ‘L'o the surprise of everybody, Congressinan William L. Scott appeared as a substitute member of the Erie delegation. Scott's ap- pearance as a delegate was the result of a late conference of the anti-Randall leaders, when it was determined that Scott should go upon the committee on resolutions and contest mtll Randall for the chairmanship of that dy. A{exlctly 12 o'clock DallasSanders called the convention to order. Ex-Congressman George Post, of sum‘m ne, was elected temporary chairman acclaination. Dur- the courss of his remarks he sald: “In some quarters there is an evident attempt to cou- vey the impression that President Cleveland 18 inimfcal to the wounded and decrepit sol- diers of the late war, and yethe has approved in the past two years more private pension bills than were signed by republican presi- dents in twelve years, and all pension legis- Iation which was calculated to afford relief to crippled soldiers or the widows and orphans of deceased soldiers have been gladly lp[lmved by him.” The list of members of the com- mittee on resolutions was then announced and the convention then adjourned to 0. The committee on resolutions met at once and on motion of Randall, William L. Scott was made chairman. A sub-committes of six was appointed by the chalr to prepare a report for the consideration of the general committee, which 1s to meet {n an hour. The mmittee was constituted us follows: Scott (chairman), Samuel J. Randall, ex: tin, Rovert E. Wrigh, S. 1 Neal and J. B. Storin, 'This indicates that two plattorins will be submitted to the con- vention, and that the tight will be held on the floor. It was nearly 4 o’clock when the conven- tion re-assembled. ‘Thecommittee on reso- lutions unanimously reported a platform, which was adopted, as follows: L That we renew our allegiance to the principles wnd declarations of the plattorm ndurml at Chicago in 1584, which Mr. Cleve- land, the nominee of the party, heartily en- dorsed, declaring in his letter of acceptance: “L have carefully considered the piatform adoplexd by the couvention and cordially ap- prove of the same. So plain a statement of democratic faith and the principles upon which the party appeals to the sufferaces of the people needs no supplement or explana- tion.” ‘T'o these principles he has falthfully adhered in all his public utterances. We further aflirm the platform adopted by our state convention in 1836, In the state of the existing conditions of the public treasury we demand with emphasls that the lar.e surplus already in the treasury shall be used to pay the public debt and that the current and unnecessary increase xulnf; on beyond the needs of the government shall” be linmédiately prevented by a wise and prudent reduction of internal “taxation and of the duties on_imports in accordauce with the foregoiug declarations. 2. Thut we fully endorse the administra- tion of President Cleveland., Wise, z}mnrlous and patriotic, he has restored confidence to the business Interests of the country in the democratic varty, has directed the financial affuirs of the government with aptability, has strengthened public credit and thereby given us a period of great industrial and com- mercial prosperity. 'The apprehension in the minds o’ some that the advent of our party to the control of the federal governiaent would be dangerous has been dispelled, Our people are more contented and well-to-do than in years, and more respected than ever by other uations. His prineipal of adminis- tration has been pure, economical and fear- less, and meets the approval of all falr-minded and conservative citizen: 8. We recognize the material benefits which this country has received from iinmi- gration. We endorse the legislation of con- gress against the importation of contract abor and to compel the return of paupers and criminals, We commend the national ad- ministration for its effort to rlfiidly enforce these. laws, and while we are all opposed to any illegal restrictions, we favor such addi- tional measures of regulation as may be found nscessary. 4. We favor Liberal pensions to deserving union soldiers and sailors, and refer to the action of the present administration in add- ing to the pensions a larzer nuigber than was ever before placed thereon within a corre- sponding period, while au the sane time pro- tecting the treasury from fraudulent claims, a8 proof of this fact. 5. We point with pride to the fact that since the democratic party has been in power in any branch ot the federal government, not one acre of the public lands has been granted to corporations, nor has any land grant been revived or extended. 6. The failure of thestate revenue bill,after It had been carefully perfected and nearly unanimousiy passed by both branches of the legislature, was a crine against the majority of the commonwealth, whereby the people must pay $1,000,000 !I!n\lfl“{ in " taxa- tion that should and would have been paid by the corporations, and the failure of the state administration to attempt any correction of the wrong doing = or exposure of of the fraud or criminal neglect condoned a crine against both the authorities and the people, and confessed the supremacy of ring rule in Pennsylvania. 7. That were-aftirmour declaration in favor of the passage of stch le: properly enforce the act (17), of the state constitution, relative to corporations, to prevent improper discrimina- tion and equalize taxation. 5, That we denounce the action of the last republican legislature in the bill for the re- lief of the producers and refiners of oil in the oil trict of the state, known as the Billingsley bill, as being in_the interest of monopoly’ and azainst the interest of the people of that large section of the state, 9. The democratic party sympathizes with the oppressed of all nations and in all move- ments having for their object the uttainment of the blessings of local self-government, siuch as are enjoyed by the people of this union as the result of the enforcement of democratic pol The granting of home rule to Ireland is due as the acknowledge- ment of a sacred inherent right and the gal- lant struggle for the accomplishment of this long delayed act of justice under the magni- ficent leadership ot” Gladstone and Parnell commends itself to the moral support of the American people. It 15 our earuest wish that the efforts of these distinguished statesmen may soon be crowned with success, We still hold to the ancient doctrine of the party that the preservation of the rights of the people dewand that we should look with jealonsy upon _monopolies and restrict corporate power withln s proper splere and we heartily approve the action of the national administiation 1n reclalming and throwing open to the people for settlement 100,000,000 acres of lands which, through artitice and fraud, were wronistully held by the corbora: tions, having been forfeited to the peonle by the failure to comply with the condition of the grants ). Loss Thompson, of Erie, was nominated for suprewe judge and 13. J. McGesnn, of Lancaster, tor state treasurer. ‘The convention adjovrned sine die. nback Convention. Drs Morvis, ugust 81.—|Special Tele- gram to the Brk. | —The action of the green- back and united labor convention to-day was A surpslse and is yet a puzzle to the people who are not iuto General Weaver's schemes. 1t was a fair-sized convention if the. visitors be counted and o large part of the state wus lowa Gr reoresented. w The speeches were the same old greenback tirades agalnst the dominant party and the existing laws and loud appeals to shake off the old parties and join the new. One delegate from Muscatine stoutly de- fended the union labor ticket and platform already In the ficld and opposed the plan of Weaver to work for fusion. But he was ina hopeless minority and could do nothing againstthe wishes of the leaders. The address adopted 18 looked upon by all parties as simply a club in the hands of Weaver with which to drive to-morrow’s democratic convention into his camp and either nomi- nate him for governor or secure a secret en- dorsement of him for United States senator. All eyes will be turned toward Weaver's friends in the democratic convention, as there were several county delexates in- structed for him for governor. Nearly all the democrats are now here and ready. They are heartily in tavor of the repeal of the pro- hibitory law and it is believed will make a very strong and radical platform on that sub- jeet. Most of them are also opposed to fus- fonand wanta genuine demoeratic ticket. Senator Dodge will be temporary chairman and is expected to mako a tlowery specch. John C, Kelly, of the Sioux City Tribune, will be temporary secretary. The prospec- tive nomineo for governor, Major Aunderson, of Knoxville, is a man with a clean record, but he has not been before the people betore. |Press,|—The greenback stato conven- tion met this afternon in Kast Des Moines and & temporary organization was effected by selecting Henry S. Wil- cox for chairman, He made a speech and the customary committees were then appointed. Pending deliberations of the committee a good portion of the afternoon was spent In speech making. There are about ten delezates present, only a portion of the state being represented. The green- back convention to-duy closed its labors by the adoption of the following address: To the Farmers and Laboring People of the State of lowa: ‘The union Iabor and green- back parties lowa In conveniion assem- bled submit the following address and reso- lutions for your consideration. We areabout to agaln choose members of the legislature, governor and other officials, and the legisla- ture chosen will select a United States sena- tor. It is the duty ot the whole people to act thoughttully and earnestly in thisemergency. The repubiican party has controlied the leg islature of lowa for about a quarter of a cen- tury, and under the manipulation of “lobbyists and monopolists the following among ~ other important bills wer voted down by the last general assembly: The non-resident aliem land bill; Cassatt sereen billy bill to abolish truck stores for a mom"ufil system of taxation and assess- ments; bill to reduce interests and compel a mortgage owner pay his share of taxes: bill toprohibit tree passes to state officials: bill providing for the election of ratlrond commis- sioners by popular vote and empower them to fix a maximum rate of transportation. ‘They have gerrymandered the state into con- gressional, senatorial and legislative districts and have given a minority of the yoters con- trol of the legislature ana the election fv United States senator. The reforms aimed at by these bills have all been done repeatedly by the republican party in state platforms. The promise was made only to deceive the voters. ‘I'hat party is again” be- fore the people making the same seductive pledges, but those who annually violated their words must not longer be trustea. The tarmers and other producers of lowa are suf- fering more than ever from unjust legisla- tion and lack of nceded laws. The rural districts of this rich vale are actually losing population notwithstanding the state 13 less than fifty years old. ‘The burdens of taxes, interest, debt and ofticial salaries are con- stantly increasing, while general valuss are constantly decreasing in spite of the increas- ing toil of ths people. The financial system of contraction and money hoarding i8 pro- ducing its natural, pevitable result in first mortgaging and then bankrupting the country. Dear money, cheap labor and cheap produce have been the mottoes of con- gress and the Iowa legislature, until at least three-fourths ot the farms of the state are mortgaged to non-residents at a high rate of interest, and our farmers are practical serfs. ‘The railroad system, which should be the greatest blessing of civilization,} has become, through stock watering, rebates and large charges an actual curse. Other abuses too numerous to mention are making conditions actually intolerable, and no lonter endu able, Believing as we do, that the farme; and Jaborers of [owa now realize their de perate are only prevented from united and’ successful effort to over- threw their enemies by party vrejudice and party spirit, and that by placing a ticket in the field, this convention could now hope to secure immediate relief, and to unite the people in one general non-partisan effort that shall sweep the state; theretore Kesolved, That we endorse, ratify and I\lhl‘]il the union plattorm adopted at Cincin- nati and at Marshaltown, We recommend to the farmers and other industrial classes of lowa to immediately call a state convention which shall be inde- pendent and non-partisan for the purpose ot hommnating an independent ticket, to be followed by similar movements in senatorial districts, and 1n event such a ticket Is placed before the people, which shall be satisfactory to the state committee selected by this con- vention, we pledge it our hearty support and respectfully urge union laber and greenback voters and the farmers and business men of the state to urgently support the action of such independent convention. In accordance with this address, which was adopted after a short discussion, the convention adjourned without paming a ticket for state ofticers. " ‘The committee on credentials reported a total of forty-six counties represented. The following permanent officers were elected : M. L. Whear, chairman; H. 8. Wilcox, secretary, and E, H. Gillette and W. H, Robb, vice-presidents ——— Young, But No Slo K SAco, Me., August 3L.—Frank C.McNeilly, nineteen years old, who has been employed in the Saco and Biddleford Savings institu- tion, has mysteriously disappeared, taking with him $3,500 in money, United States registered bonds to the amount of §185,000, and railroad and municipal and other bonds amounting, as near as can now be deter- mined, to about $91,000. Though he left town Monday afternoon, the bank ofticers and family have kept tho matter 80 quiet that the news did not leak out until this morning.'I'he president,trustees and cash- ier placed the greatest confidence in him, ile was acqusinted with the combination of every lock in the bank vaults. shier Kelly is also treasurer of the Mutual Fire In- surance company. Mondav afternoon he left the office, leaving McNeilly to finish np the day’s accounts. Waien Kelly opened the bank Tuesday woining he found Monday’s accounts were not com- pleted, ‘The president was #notitied and the entire afternoon was spent examining the contents of the safe. A large amount of gold and currency which McNeilly could easily have stolen was unmolested Presi- dent Goodall says the loss is so much less than the surplus that the bank will be per- fectly safe even if the amount taken by the absconding clerk is never recovered, ‘I'he 185,000 in United States registered bonds cannot be used hy the thief. ‘l'he bank’s statenment last May at $83,000. Notiee has been posted thatthe bank is safe that depositors need feel no alarw, Bank Examiner Richards is xpected here this afternoon, setives have been engaged an 1 sent in all directions, The tickct agent at the Boston & Maine sta- tion at Biddeford is positive MeNeilly bought a sicket there Monday, but does not rewember the direction. Ll S Meeting of Railroad Lines. CiicAGo, August 31.—A meeting of Towa, Wiscousin, Minnesota and Dakota lines was held to-azy, ‘The question of soft coal from (llinols mines to points in th named was up for consideration, the Chicago & Northwestern having recently put in a lower sehedule, After some diseussion the chairman was authorized to consult with the line named for the purpose of securing a re turn to the old tariff, No detinite action was taken. Agother sessiop will be beld v WULTowW, 3 tes NUMBER 7 BURNED T0 DEATH IN A BA The Horrible Fate of Harry Rockafellow at Fremont, ANOTHER HEAVY WIND STORM{ Republican City Again the Victimf The Shooting Tournament at Loup City and Bellevue Range—Othor Nebraska News. A Man Burned to Death. o Fresont, Neb,, August 51 — [Speelal to the Brk.|—Bela Baldwin's large liver barn burned to the ground last night. I was well under way before the fire was di: covered, and being a frame building and th loft full of hay, nothing could be done td stop the flames, though the fire companieg played three streams on the building all the time. Their energles were also devoted ta saving the adjoining property, which they did with svlendid success, though with hay work. ‘There were thirty-one head of h iu the barn when the fire was discov I'hese were all _gotten out but nine headd ‘The buggies were all saved but th which, with six sleighs, ail harness, robes, whi ss ete, we One man, Harry l(m‘{l fellow, who was assisting in_eetting out th horses, perished In the flames, and I; charred body was found lying near the rea¢ door. He leayes a wife and three children. Ile was buried at 4 o'ciock to-day by Mes| Pherson Post, G. A. R,, of which he was member. The net loss above insurance will bo $2,000 or 83,000, The insurance amopn o $5,900. divided as follows: on barn, §1, in the Franklin: on horses, $2,000, in the Phenix, of Brooklyn; on bugkies, h and contents of barn, $1,200, in the Queel of Liverpool, and $1,20 in" the Germania, of New York., The barn is supposed to hiave! brelxll fired by a cigar stub thrown into stall. The Republican City Cyctone, 1 R Neb,, August 31, |Special Telegram to the Brel.—Out ofi many accounts of the late cyclone in Phillips ’ county, Kan,, and Franklin couuty, Neb., 1!‘- is hard to get the exact particulars. It scems the eyclone formed on the divide about the’ central partof Phillips county, When the'| funnel first dropped to the earth it was no'l larger than a half bushel and traveled slowly: As it progressed it enlarged to fifty feet | dinmeter. The first fow miles of its course| it carried up small machinery, stacks of grain and hay, and injured & man named! Jerome Smith quite severely, but he will fe<| cover. When the storm reached Its largest dimensions the cloud appeared like a large'| funnel tapering to nearly a point withi: twenty feet of the ground when it enl; to fifty feet, radiating with tervible velo From the funnel issued a loud roar, accomq| panied by a hissing sound. It drew everys thing up'it encountered, levelling the h“f I ] ground hard and smoothe. At this time i reached a fence, the posts of which it pulleds out of the ground. ']'h.» next object was the' house of John Rambo,which it tore to pieceshs Then 1t raised two horses in the air, carried! them 100 feet and dashed them to the ground, a mangled mass of tlesh. Traveling on soms little distance further it raised, passed over the town of Naponee, and again descendin recommenced its deadly work, Rain and: hail fell in torrents. Found a Baby in His ¥Yard, eb., August 8L, —[Special Teles gram to the Bee.]—A farmer named Gulick, residing seven miles north of Lincoln, was, attracted by the antics of the fumily dogs in the back yard. They were barking ana! worrying about somethinz. A moment Iater and the wails of an_infant were heard, Going to the yard he found lying on the, ground by the dogs a three-monthis-old infang, wrapped in an old shawl and veil. The un<: welcome visitor was cared for through the night and yu\wrdn( brought to the city by, the farmer who with the police tried to fin by whom the infant was left athis place.' ‘The search thus far is unsuccesstul. A Texas Day. s, Neb,, August SL—[Spoecial the Brr ‘To-day the depart= ment team skirmish mateh took place,twelve men in each team, The day was favoravle for shooting and the totals made by all the teams are superior to their totals in the same mateh last year, notably so in the cases of Texas and the Platte. To-day was a Texas day as the following scores indicate i Department of Texas. er 50 Department of the Platte. . we 70 G44 Department of the Missour Department of Dakota. ... A Secona Visitation, i AN C y Neb,, August 81,— cgram to the Ber.|—During a severe rain and wind storm to-day, the barn of William Schlontz fell, killing six horse: instantly and injuring another so badly tha it willdie. 'The loss will amount to §1, van Wyck's Address Postpono . FairmonT, Nel August 3L—[Speciab Telegram to the BEE.|—On account of in-" clement weather the address of (General Van n postponed until next Satury rmont district fair will closq The Fair at Fairmont, Famyont, Neb., August 81.—|Speeicl Telegram to the Brg.j—To-day 18 the lirs§ day of the Fairmont district tair. Sixtystwo speed horses are now on the grounds. Ay large attendance is expected, l"l‘in»a is tha best fair ever held In western Nebraska. —-— THE B, & O. EXPRESS, Itis Sold to the United St Comvuny, New Yonk, August 31.—The official an= nouncement was made to- by the presiy dent of the United States Express company that the plant, franchise and business of the, Baltimore & Ohio Express had been sold t the United States Kxpro 1 for f thirty years. consummated s Express Wi and the remainder in_ United States express| bonds, ‘The president of the t/nited States express company denies the correctness of the figures, but declines to state the terns o which the property was purchased, . ‘This adds about 5,000 iles of territory to the 15000 miles already operated by " th United States Express company, and make: it the most powertul compuny i’ America. - - RACK WAR, A Clash Between Whites and Negroes at Petersburg, Va, I3 y is in a feverish state of excitement over & es. Last woek @ negro was! fined £50 and sent to jail for striking a white “Friday, Dr. Hinton, a promine struick a - colored wirly arrested and the case until to-de The demand that the doctor s pun- ishment intlicted on the n . A violent card signed by prominent u 3 Wus pub~d Nished in the Index-Appeal yesterday, ‘The signers and the editor were arrested for libel, f tenient nas beeame 8o intense thay yor hias ordered sthree companies of militia to hold themselves in readiness for any cucrgency, Great anxiety is telt ovep the result ot to-day’s d ion, Powderly 1o Vst Lre NEw Youi, August 81, —It is that ‘L. V. Powd weneral master works, wan of the Knights of Labor, i and in October to take announesd £ AL IS siidy | riaineut an'l'