Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 21, 1887, Page 1

(S > 130 Liagiing THE OwmaHA Daiy BEE OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2i. 1887, g 7 \ MPRTY 3 ey 3 ; o ¥ 2 g - 5L s g A A A Ko 5158 S i S ok ke Rhad oy s Gioar dhics o N N SEVENTEENTH YEAR. NUMBER 95{ TEXAS TRAIN ROBBERY. A DYNAMITE DRSTROYER, NEBRASKA NEWS, CROCKER TAKES THE STAND. The Great Mogul of the Oentral Pacific Tes- fies Before the Gommission. A VERY INDEPENDENT WITNESS, He Thinks the Government Has Plenty of Money and Wants 150 Years in Which to Pay the Debt The Pacific Investigation, New YORK, Sept, 20.--The comnmission ap- pointed to Inquire into Pacific raliroad mat- ters met In this city this morning, Governor R.E. Pattison presided, and E. Ellery An- derson and David T. Littler, the other mem- ‘bers, were present. There were also present ex-Judge Dillon, counsel for the Union Pacific; A. A. Cohen, counsel for the Cen- tral and Southern Pacific railroads. Crocker ‘was the first witness called. Witness went into a detailed accountof a technical char- acter as to the manner in which the road was built. The books kept consisted of ordinary books, blotters and ledgers. He had no idea ‘where these books are now and didn’t think It mattered materially anyway. If any per- son asked to see them he would tell him 1t was none of his business. On cross ex- amination witness talked at great length about the road, but no information was derlved from him, Crocker did not think it falr, with his physically impaired memory, to be examined against the books of the company, which are and must be_right. He 'l am ashamed of nmhlng I have done.” Headded: “I have worked hara during the best du{u of my life, and am_glad that I have worked successfully. Every. rubllc enterprise 1 have put m( hand to has urned out well for the wnllo n general and for me in particular.” itness thought the money question at issue could be settled best by a ccnference between a committee from the board of directors and this commission. Mr. Littler asked what was the ability of the company to pay its debt to the govern- ment to-day. “None whatever,” was the emphatic an- swer. Mr. Crocker sald the company io- tended to pay sume day, but to do it at pres- ent would ruin the property. ‘I would sug-, gest,”” remarked Mr. Crocker, “‘that the gov- ernment, to which money is just now no ob- Ject, might give the road” say one hundred or one hundred and fifty years in which to pay its debt.” Later he said if the government had given the Central Pacific the contracts promised, the company would have nearly paid its debt by this time. “Politics,” in- sisted the witness, “are at the root of all this trouble. When the road is out of polities it will prosper.” In reply to another question, witness said there was never a penny in stock, bond or money offered to any legis- lator to secure corrupt influence. The gov- ernment had saved some 813,600,000 by the road, vet would not give it enough patronage to enable it to pay the debt which could easily have been done. The corporation had faitnfully fuliilled all its contracts and he, (Crocker), had asked the board of direstors to introduce a blll into congress claiming rlymunt in compensation for unfultilled con- racts made to the company. ———— FIRE BUGS TRIAL. Beginning of the Case Against the Plainfield Incendiaries. New York, Sept. 20.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Before Judge Ulrich, in the city court room in Plainfield, N. J., to-day, the hearing of witnesses for the people against Louis and Horace Van Ness, alleged fire bugs, was bagzun. The Van Ness boys and John A. Jackson are accused of setting fire to the house owned by Mr. Carmen -Parse, of the First national bank of Plaiu- field, on March 15. Jackson was subse- quently caught _in the act of setting fire toa house “owned by Krazer Lee. and on being locked up in the Plaintield police station he told a story to a policeman in which he ac- cused Horace Ness ot setting fire to the Parse house, In which the Van Nesses lived. This story Police Officer Murray told vester- day In court. It is the first really im- rtant testimony azainst the Van Ness rothers. Jackson has been arraigned. He first pleaded guilty and afterwards he with- drew the pleas and was committed to jailto await the action of the October grand jury. Phillip Havaney and Theodors Van Ness are also awaiting the action of the grand iury for arson. Bert Hapaney has been ro- lensed on $1,000 bail, Louis Van Ness is under $1,000 bail and Horace Van Ness has been locked up in the Elizabeth jail. George Reed, the sixtn and alleged bug, remains to be tried before Judge {Jllrlell. Louis and Horace Van Ness are young men with black hair, bright eyes and clear complexion. They were fidgety and they pulled their moustaches nervonal[y. particularly during the testimony of Policeman Murphy. Pub- lie Prosecutor Wilson and Corporation Coun- sel Marsh aopeared for the people. The house which was burned had a reputation as & haunted house. All the prisoners were members of the Plainfield Volunteer fire department. —_—— Veterinary Surgeons in 8easion. NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—(Special Telegram to the BEE.|—The annual meeting ot the United States Veterinary Medical assoclation 'was held to-day In the lecture room of the American veterinary college, No. 14, West Fitty-fourth street. Dr. A.S. Hindekoper, head of the veterinary department of the university of Pennsylvania, was elected president, The committee on & standard for colleges reported that nearly the veterin- ary colleges in the country favored a uni.- form standard of matriculation and final examination. The so-called cerebro-spinal meningitis that has broken out in the car and livery ~stables of several cities in New Jersay was discussed, Dr. McLean, of Brooklyn, held that the disease is contag- fous, but Dr. Hindekoper said that he had roved by actual experiment that the dicease r-mn contagious. He took several horses affected with it from New Jersey and sand- wiched them among his own horses in his stables in Philadelphia. ‘The diseased horses died, but his own horses were not affected. He thinks that in the cases he examined the isease was due to miasmatic causes. He said that the extent of the infection has been wmuch exaggerated. He believes that the dis- smn is wrongly named cerebro-spinal men- gitls. Ll LiFe Meeting of Fire Underwriters, KANsAs Ciry, Sept. 20.--|Special Tele- gram to the Bek.|—The firo underwriters of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska were in ses- slon to-day at the Centrovolis. President H. C. Stewart, of this city, called the meeting wo order at 10 o'clock this morning and Secre- tary Edgar Ross ran over the roll, which showed nearly the full membership of the association present. The day was filled ‘with reports from the various districts ana other routine business. This is the regular annual meeting and to-morrow the election of officers for the ensuing year will be held. ‘The reports showed businéss to be good in most se ctions. A 1Ty, Sept. 20,—[Special Tela- gram to the Brk.1—John A, Shaw, of Slater, Mo,, a frelght conductor on the Chicago & Alton rallroad, was fatally shot near the frelght yards in West Kausas City to-nlzht by Willlam Roach, a switchman for the sawe yond. Four years ago Shaw put Roach off a train and the latter swore he would get cven with him, Shaw has been in the road’s em- Eloy for ten years, I8 forty-seven years old, a8 & family and Is highly respected. Roach ‘was arrested. Tho Water Sobered Him, 8. Josv:ri, Mo., Sept. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to the Uk |—George Peyton, a drunken printer, attempted suicide this afternoon by jumping from the bridge into esti Four Masked Men Do & Good Job Near Fort Worth. Fonr Wonti, Tex, Sept 90.—I'wo masked men with drawn revolvers mounted thecab of the Texas & Pacific east-bound express train to-night as it pulled outof Benbrook, & small station twelve miles west of here, The engineer was ordered to run the train *a few miles from Benbrook. It was stopped just over s high trestle. Here two other masked men boarded the train. The fireman and en- gineer were then placed under guard. A dozen shots were fired into the express car and the door was finally opened by Pacific Express Messenger Maloney. One robber entered and cleared out the safe and then went Into the mail car. Messenzer Griffith offered no resistance. Every registerad let- ter in the car secured by the robbers The work was done in ten n iutes and the engineer was ortlered to pult out. The train was the through express from San Francisco, The booty taken is valued at $30,000, A train was robbed on the same trestle last June. Guards were in the pas- denger coaches, but they were over the trestie. No attempt was made to molest the gnasenxen. There is no trace of th:e rob- ers, BAY STATE HOURBONS. Massachusetts Demoucrats Nominate Martyrs for Fall Slaughter. WORCESTER, Mass., Sept. 20,—The Demo- cratic state convention was called to order at 11:30 o’clock this morning, with 1,300 dele- gates present. An informal ballot was taken, in which Lovering received a majority of the votes and he was unanimously nominated for governor. The platform speaks of the peace and prosperity which prevais undery the administration of a democratic president; the chief executive is thanked for his adher- ence to the promise and pledges made on his behalf before the elaction; and for the honest and ecouomical administration, and as demo- crats and citizens they pledge him their un- qualified support. ‘I'he platforin then de- clares “That no officer should be retained in the public service who has shown himself an offensive partisian, and we think thata sense of propriety to the administration of which these are a part requires federal office holders representing the administration in this state to (llselmr‘rn from the public service any ot the subordinates against whom charges ol offensive partisanship can be substantiated,’’ ‘The other planks disavow any advoeacy of free trade, but tavor a revision of the tariff; extend & welcome to immigrants who are honest aud industrious; oxpress sympathy for Ireland and pledge to waze workers an earnest effort for legislation in thair interest. After recess the committee on the balance of the ticket reported as follows: Lieuten- ant governor, Walter E. Caving, of Pitts- tield; secretary of slate, John K. Murphy, Lowell; treasurer, Henry' C. Thatcher, Yar- mouth; attorney general, John W. Corcoran, Clinton; auditor, William F. Cook, Spring- field, 'be report was received and the above ticket unanimously carried. The following were elected delegates at large to the national convention: P. A. Colling, Boston; J. H. French, Gloucests John W, Cummines, Fall River; J. G. Abbots, Boston. The following altérnates were chosen: Charles G. Lewls, Framingham; James H. Delaney. Holyoke; Godtrey Morse, Boston, and John R. Thayer, Worchester. Adjouined sine die. MAIN A Learned Professor Makes It a Sub- ject For Special Investigation. NEw YORK, Sept. 20,—|Special Telegram to the Bre.|—Prof, J. 8. Harvey, of the agricultural and mechanical college, Orono, Me,, has made a special investigation con- cerning the meteor which passed over Maine September 15, He writes as follows: “lt was seen by a great many persons widely separated and must have illuminated a belt of country several hundred miles in width, 1t was distinctly seen at Bangor, Me., at the Maine state college, by a partv of astron- omers, by many citizens of Vanceboro, Calais and other towns in Maine aud by citi- zens of St. Johns, Mc Adams, Halifax and other points in the provinces, ‘The meteor probably entered our atmosphere near the boundary of the states and prov- inces and movea in a south- easterly course, crossed the Bay of Fundy and peninsula of Noya 8cotia and landed in the Atlantic ocean. The time was ed by various observers as from two to three seconds and the size that of a full moon or small wash tub., Several believe they heard a hissing or rushing sound. Most of the ol vers say it was a round body of a deep red color like the sun, It had a anok{ atmosphere and from this the central posi- tion extended. Purplish, star-like scintlita- tions wero continually given off, Some competent observers regard the body as ob- long and one believed the oblong mass was divided into two portions, separated by a space of greater brilhancy. ‘The light given to the atmosphere was considered purplish iu color. Many were badly frightened. e Don'tintend to Resign, ‘WAsHINGTON, Sept. 20—|Npecial Telegram to the BEE.|—‘"\What Is there in the story that fou are going to resign and retire to private life?” your correspondent asked of Commissioner Oberly to-day. “Notning,” he replied, “*except that I get tired occasionally of the annoyances of offi- cial life and say I wish 1 was out of 1t and out of politics altozether. That's all. I have no present intention of making any wl¥ now, so 1 suppose I might as well on here.” Postal Changes. B WAsSIINGTON, dept. 20.—[Speclal Tele- J. Kandler, Orace, Brown county: Arthur L. Henton, Nora, Nuckolls county; John J, Andre, Petersburg, Boone county. The postoflices at Geranium and Sedlow, day. ‘The name of the postoftice at Carlisle, Box Butte county, was changed to Heming- ford, and that of Raeville, Boone county, changed to Petersburg. lowa and Nebraska Pensions, WasHINGTON, Sept. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to the BeE.|—The following Nebraska and Iowa pensions were granted to-day: Nebraska—William H, Tuttle, Aurora, Towa—Robert H, Strong, Coal Creek; David Polley, deceased, bormlonvllla; Robert arr, Edgewood; Abraham Rose, Richlan Poter Johnson, Perry; A. St. Clalr Sinith, Cedar Rapids] John Koolbeck, Harlan, Patents to lowa Inventors, WasHINGTON, Sept, 20.—(Bpecial Tele: gram to the Bee).—The following Iowa patents were issued to-day: John H. C: roll, Dubuque, wall sapporter; &ohn M. 8, Sands, Belmond, lumber measure and regis- ter; Willlam G. Shaefer, Gladvrook, halter; Michael Vincent, Des Moines, apparatus for burning sowage; John WaterMan and N. A, Gray, Villisca, railway rall bracket. ‘Washington's Water Famine, WasmiNaroy, Sept. 20.--Another big break occurred in the L street water line last night, flooding the street trom eurb to curb, ‘T'aree-fourths of the city will be deprived of water for two days or more, Internal Revenue Collections. WasmINGTON, Sept. 20.—The collections from internai revenue during July and Al t agrregated $20,950,036, an Increase of ll‘.’fl?’%vu'enmpmd v% the first tv?o months of the last tiscal year. —— changze in my employment. Indeed, [ wouldn't be able to pay my way homal :"f&' 0! gram to the Ber.|—The following Nebraska ‘postmasters were appointed to-day: Oscar Valley county. Neb., were discontinued to- JUDGE MILLER INTERVIEWED The Eminent Jurist Lets Fall & Few Re- marks About the Anarchists. HEREFUSES TOCOMMIT HIMSELF The Oase Conskdered as One of Na- tional Importance—Anarchists Re- ceive Another Backset From the lliinols Court. The Judge Cornered. CrrcAGo, Sept. 20.—Justice Samuel T. Miller, the United States supreme court Judge, to whom, it is rumored, the condemned anarchists propose to present their ease, was overtaken by a reporter here to-day just as the eminent jurist was climbing into a ’bus on his way to take the train for Keokuk. The reporter clambered in also, sat down opposite the portly justice and waited until the driver had collected the fares, fastened the door upon both passengers and whipped up the horses. Justice Mil- ler was not overjoyed to learn his fellow traveller’s mission and answered the questions rather brusquely until he made up hie mind that there was no escape. “Such a case,” said he finally, “‘such a case Is usually taken before one of the justice’'s and, as.a rule, therefore, the justice of the district. In this case Justice Harlan shoula be seen. He 18 not in Chicago now, but in Washington, ‘where he will be for soma time, It is very rare that cases of a criminal nature come be- fore the supreme ecourt and when they.do thev are usually cases where violatlons of overnment law are charged. 1t is very rare, ndeed, that the supreme court even touches a case decided by a state court. The an- archists, to get their cases before thesupremne court, must prove that the constitutional rights of prizoners and the tederal laws were broken In the trial.” “Do you think they were?’ “I don't know; I can't say.” “Would the fact thativisa easeof na- tlonal importance make any difference in getting 1t before the sipreme court?” “No, but it isa case of national import- ance only in its consequences,’” “The consequences are of more than na- tional importance. Yes, in this city the case has attracted wonderful attention.” 'Not at all wonderful, sir. I consider the case the most important tried in this country for years. These fellows scem to _have made Chicago their headquarters, They have made more friends here than anywhere else in the country.” Just at this point the bus bumped up against the plattorm of the depot, the {usllcfi grabbed his cane and satchel and fled. He goes from Keokuk to St. Louls, where he is o hold court. —_— Captain Black's Motion verruled. ATTAWA, I, Sept. 20.—-Captain Black, counsel for the anarchlsts, asked the supreme court to-day for leave to withdraw the orig- inal record in the anarchist case for thirty days, wishing to submit it to his associate counsel in New York and then, if soadvised, tosubmit the record to the United States supreme couft upon application for s writ of error. After counsoltation the court overruled the motion. Chief Justice Sheldon said similar motions had always been denied, and cited a case where an ex-judge of the court had asked and had been denled leave to take the record to a hotel to look it over during the night. Captaln Black appeared very much discour aged amd after court adjourned remarked that**he would not have the responsibility ot denying that motivn on his head for the world.,” That the court had only given them sixty days of life to work on and this deci- fion would give the impression abroad that the court wid not desire to aid the seven men in getting + justice. One of the judges, being told of this, sald that no matter what impression went abroad, they proposed to do what was in accordance with the law and the rules of the court. The record contains 2,000,000 words. Captain Black has asked the clerk of the court to make an estimate of what it would cost to make a copy at once and advise him to-mor- row. —_— Anarchist Froth, CLEVELAND, Sept. 20.—An inflammatory circular signed by the federation of trades unions, and dated New York, September 138, was distributed about the streets here last night. It calls on workingmen to meet and denounce the action of the supreme court of Illinois 1n affirming the sentence of death in the anarchists case. Judge Gary and every- body connected with the trial of the anar- chists is condemned in severe language. A mass meeting of anarchists has been called for Wednesday evening to ex)mass opinion regarding the action ot the Illinois courts. e The Labor Party in New York, NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—[Special Telegram to the BEE.]—If thecanvass in this state this fall is not lively it will be nofault of the united labor party. Its managers have ai- ready made appoigtments for some 300 meetings, and the list of speakers show con- siderable ability, not only in speakers them- selves but in the way they are arranged. A big gun and a little one are alnost infallibly paired off together. Enthusiastic members of the organization are already talking about 200,000 votes for their ticket, Among the ifts that have been offered to the united abor party’s fair to be held in Madison Square garden next week are a farm in Iowa, a plano and eatables enough to provision an army, ——— New York Dry Goods Market. NEW York, Sept. 20.—Following a wide distribution of the receipts of many special- ties of every description, there was a good inquiry for niscellaneous selections of du- plicate character, but when the important quantities of cottons were called for the larger portion was placed against arrivals, whereby goods to come forward are con- trolled.” American indigo blue prints were advanced }gc. ey Fish For the Suckers. 8t. Josern, Mo., Seot. 20—|Special Tele- gram the BEE|.—A meeting of the Missouri fish commission §was held in this city last night and Herman Garlichs, of St. Joseph, was elected president and A. B. Campbell secretary. Arrangements were made for in- cm\nln’ the capacity of the fish hatcher south of the city, and stocking the waters of the Missouri with pike, Oswego bass and German carp, —_—— A Chip Off the Old Block. METZ, Sept. 20.—A son of M. Schroebele, the French commissioner who was arrested at Pagney Rue Moselle last April, has been arrested and Imprisoned by the German au- thorities for erossing the frontier near Chemnot and aflixing a treasonable placard bearing the tri-color of France upon a tree by the roadside. Young Schroeble is sixteen years old, Half a Century of Hom@npathy, PirTsBURG, Sept. 20,.—The fiftieth anni- versary of the introduction of homopathy west of the Alleghany mountains was cele- brated in an llpproprhu manner at the opera house this afternoon. ~Prominent homo- pathists were present frow all parts of the country and the suditorium was crowded with followers of Hohneman. ————— He Was Death On Relatives, LouvisA, Ky., Sept. 20.—This morning William Thompson concealed himself near the house of J. Thompson, eight miles from here, and shot threa members of the family, two of them fatally, The wnurderer also shot a school teacher. His vietims were his owa cousins, He has not been captured. Dbegan to 4rift off. to th chee stcea; Successful Experiments Made With Lieutena altnski’'s Gun. New YoRrk, Sept %0.—[Special Telegram to the BEx. |—A vety susessful ofticial test was made to-day of Lieutenant Zalinski's new dynamite gun in the presence of a large number of yrominent military aud naval officers, Secretary-Whitney, the naval com- mittee of the house#nd commissioners from the French, Germas, Spanish and Danish naval departments were present. The schooner that was 1o be practiced on was anchored in Gravesend Bay, The tide was flowing out and only its stérn was presented to the gun. This made a narrow target about twenty-tive foet wide. The two masts were stripped of salls and had only the cordage that could not safely be removed. The hull was pretty lown down In the water.and as compared with a fleet of war ships the doomed old schooner was like the bulls-eye of a target. At 8 o'clock time was called and a white flag was waved from the fortas a signal for every one to get out of the way. ‘Lhe flotilla, filled with spectators, moved to one side and walted.” There was a hissing noise, an ex- plosion like the sound of escaping air from a flznntle nopgun, and a rocket was seen hiss- ng through the air. It plunged into the water about ten yards astern on the star-" board quarter of the schooner, and sunk without an explosion. It was not & dynamite shell, but only =& bl t get the range and try the wind. Ina few minutes came another blank shot that fell afew yards nearer than the first. There was a walt for a few minutes between each shotto get the air reservoir filled again to its original pres- sure. ‘I'he pressure of these trial shots was 600 pounds to the square inch, which, through the sixty-foot eight-inch tube of the gun was sufficlent to send the missiles over a mile. The pressure was increased to 607 pounds and a real shell put in. ‘These shells are shaped like huge rockets. There is the cap with both an impact fuse and a battery fuse. HBehind the cap are fifty-five pounds of nitra-galatine in a brass shell and attached to that is a brass tail, which makes the whole rocket five or six feet long. There was a louder hiss when the first loaded shell came and a little white cloud of escaping alr. Tae rocket hissed along for ten or twelve seconds and then plumped into the water a few yards off the starboard quarter of the schooner. As soon as it strick there was an explosion and columns of water and spray went a hundred feet into the air as if a giant whale had just blown. The schooner rocked in the water and the main mast tumbled over, breaking the top ot the fore- mast, and carrying the bulwarks and cordage with it. ‘The launches ran out to see what damage had been done and found that the schooner was leaking, and that the wood work of her quarter had been smashed. The shell had not struck the boat, but the force of the concussion was enough to wreck it. The reservoir was charged again and in & few minutes the second loaded shell came booming along hizh enou:h in the air to clear the topmast of any boat that might have been in the way. It plumped rizht under the stern of the schooner and exploded. The old boat rose in the air with the mass of water and came down a total wreck. 1t was broken to pieces and the wreckage began to float away. The water tank had been blown up from the hold and was on top of the deck. ‘The forecastle was kindling wood and the foremast was toppled over on the wreck, while the mainmast, that had been knocked = over l_? the first shot, ‘here wereé cheers at the success of the experiment and the whistles tooted as they do at the end of a yacht race. Two other shots were fired to show the.ac- curacy of the gun. The first of them struck the rigeing of the foremast angd, exploding, smashed the wreckage more completely, The schooner was cut from its anchorage and drifted on with the floating pieces of wood from its wreck. The tide carried 1t some twenty yards and the last shot did not hit_it, but plumped into the water this side of it. Lieutenant Zalinski went down in his launch ecrotary of the navy, and everyone him and congratulated him on the of the experiment. “AS IN A LOO! G GLASS.” The Langtry in a New Play and New Dresses. NEw Yonrk, Sept. 20—[Special Telezramn tothe BEE. |--Mrs. Langtry appeared last night at the Fifth Avenue theatre in that some- what risque play, “As In a Looking Glass,” and the dudes ana the baldheads of the town turned out in force to witness the perform- ance. The audience was one of spectators rather than auditors, and some of them be- haved as though they had come tc see how she looked in & lot of new dresses, without caring much about her performance of a novel part, But the majority, too, evinced an interest in her portrayal ot the woman who made a nefarious business of bewitehing men. Lena Deszard, as here enacted, was an unengaging rascal, with depravity sug- gested by her speech and impropriety visible in her deportment. In these respects she did not realize the heroine of fiction’s anto- biography. In the narrative Lena expressed her true character in the plain words of her diary, but rarely in intercourse with others; while in this diametric representation a subtlety of method was needed and lacking to those who knew Lena as a daily artful sinner. The bluntness of the exposures of her immorality was displeasing, and then, when she fell sincerely in love with her vie- tim much sooner and less loglcally than in the novel, the desite to galn sympathy was ineffective. No actress alive could have been triumphant a8 Lena Desgard, in this version of “As in a Looking Giass.” Con- sidered ns an example of personal loveliness Mrs. Langtry lost no ground with her admir- ers. Her wig was not becoming, but her toilets were striking. She disclosed herself as Jack Fortindras’ mistress in a pink and white evening dress cloaked with blue plush and fur, She visited the Gages in deep rose- pink, plainly fashioned, but revelatory of her Kood figure,” She gambled at Monte Carlo in scarlet satin. She comuntted suicide billowy gown of lace. She was, throuzh all these changes of costumes, an admirably guarded lady, and she was dominant over her clothes, The drama was poor work, not compara- ble to the original in languageand quite un- intelligible in 1ts pi tation of the story from which she d dlclll{ at times,but never in the directiol theatric improve- ment. Portions were ridiculed by the audi- enceand none was teken with enthusiasm. The scenery was excellent. especially a view of the Casino at Monte Carlo at night and the company dealt wel with the hopelessly bad material. . Mr, Maurive Barrymore had a despicabre Jack to enact and he did it with- out shrinking, Mr, [Robert Hillyaid, ina perversion of Lord I y, and Mr. Freder- ick A, Averill as an mprehensible Dro- miroff were the individual successes and botn were recalled. Mee. Langtry got plenty of lowers and a fair amount of applause. ———— Planning a Telegraph Pool. PHILADELPRIA, 20— [Special ‘Tele- gram to the Bgg) as leakell eut here that in the matter of the Western Union and Haltimore & Ohio telegraph business, Jay Gould has recently had several important conferences with Morgan, of Drexel, Mor- ean & Co., In relation to the absorption of the Baltimore & Ohio, byt that he found nothing could be done without the coneur- rence of Robert Garrett. He therefore de- clined to talk of further negotiations. It is understood that Gould will not kive the mat- ter any ore attention unless he can have assurance that the Pennsylnania railroad is at least a factor In the negotiations, e sy National Bailding Trades Council. Cu1cAGo, Sept. 20.—Delegates of the Na- tional Building Trades council began a con- vention here to-day. The purpose is to se- cure a national grbitration y in extreme cases of troul between employers and meinbers of the buillding trades, —_— Oonvention of Passenger Agents. HE CALLS THEM MURDERERS Harrington's Bold Attack On the Authors of the Mitohelstown Tragedy. ONE WITNESS TALKS BACK, The Examination Before the Coronor and Labouchere’s Now Famous Letter the Absorbing Topics in Dublin—Forsign. Makes Them Wince. | Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] DuBLIN, Sept. 20.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bek.]—Labouchere’s letter to Harrington, advocating the right ot citizens to defend themselves against the volice when the latter become trespassers and ingenuity and boldness as counsel before the coroner at Mitchellstown, the all absorbing topics here. Doubtless Lrish-American readers are Inter- ested 1n the verbatim reports of the iuvesti- gation. For instance, Sergeant Kirwin is under cross-examination by he arrived behind the walls and shut ters, which could have been closed, and wasigdefending his life and building against stone-throwing by shooting, marksman, against the crowd. tinues the witaess, “‘then pointed out a man on the street and said, ‘there is a man who threw a stone at the barracks; fire on him.’ After that there were two shots fired. the second shot, I tired at that man,” which was to say, he fired at the man who had thrown a stone, not about to throw one. Harrington then pounced on the sergeant, “Where do you come from?” “What part of Ireland?”’ “Queens county.” “What part of it?” Morphy, counsel for the crown wants to know *‘what's the object of this?” Harrington—I don’t mind telling you. is to let the people know the locality of a Morphy—For the purpose of having his family held up to bo murdered? Harrington—It is not so. makesuch an insinuation against me; We know what has occurred. People have been shot down merctlessly. alorphy—1 quite agree with you; a great many poeple mercilessly shot down from behind ditcaes. Harrington—Yes, behind ditches. is the course of your instructions it Is very worthy of the occasion, of iron ishutters is not murderous firing at all, Isuppose. Constable Gavin was Harrington thus cross-examined : “Why did you rua?” ‘Witness—Partly on account of the crowds following and partly in order to get a rifle- ‘That was before any order was given to fire, Lswear, positively, I did not know who was really in command that day. Witness admitted that he drew his baton without getting any orders. “Did you hit any one?” “When I was running [ made an odd strike at a few but I missed.” “Was it in vengeance you ran for your It is a lie to Behind the shelter another witness. “No, [ ran because my life wasin danger.” “Was there not a shot tired from inside the barracks before the order was given to fire?” “1 believe there was one shot fired from the barracks windows before the order was elven by Mr. Irwin to fire, Ibroke a pane of glass in the upper window in order to fire out on the people.” “In which direction did you fire?'’ “Toward the left of the barracks."” *On your oath, did you not tire In the di- rection of the men who were murdered?” “I did not. 1 did not tire towards the Morphy again protested guage of Harrington. azainst this lan- “Itis most improper. Lask the coroner now to check him once and for all,” said he, Coroner--Do you know where the dead bodies were found? Harrington—Oh, I will call them bodies of murdered men. “Where do you belong?”’ “1 do not know that I will answer you, the National League is too strong now, sir.” “You will answer that question?” *“Unless the coroner makes me I won’t. There are certain cercumstances under whieh 1do not like to answer that question.” “What are the circimstances?” 1 am not ashamed to saywhere I am from, but 1 have reasons.” Morphy—1It is very hard to render. Repre- sentative friends of that man are liable to be punished for the acts of that man Har- “So far as Imputation goes,” said Mr. Harrington, “I treat it with contempt.” Morphy—I made no imputation. Mr. Harrington—1 know relatives of men thatyou have scourged with rack rents in Kerry who do not try that sort of thing with you, Mr. Morphy. Coroner~-1 do not see what objection there is to answering the question. Witness—Perhaps you will be surprised to hear I come from Tivperary. Harrington—I am not, I knew you well by your accent. Witness—I suppose if the coroner does not protect me I had better protect myself. Harrington--None ot your impertinence, quoted at Witness—A man can not speak at all. is badgered by you unless he swearsa certain You make a battering ram ot every witness coming up here since the inquiry Harrington—Will you make the man hold his tongue, sir? This morning Harriugton very success- fully continued his line of cross-examination upon Constable Doran, during which this Witness—I fired several tines after re- ceiving an injury to my thumb. not prevent me from firing. Harrington—And killing? Witness—Yes. Harrington—And murdering? Witness—1 decline to answer that, The coroner supported the witness’ ob- Witness—1 put my head out of the window to see and anybody standiug opposite the barracks might have identified me. Harrington—Have you any doubt on your mind or conscience that it was you who killed Lonerigan, Witness—(After some hesitation)--1 de- cline to answer that question. I hear to-night from government authority of County Ulare, County Galway and the Mitchellstown are proclaimed under the section of the crimes act by which any one calling meetings of the National league after a proclamation is issued will pe liable o six month’s imprison- ment and 8 summary trial by jury, such as O’Brien is to have on Fri News From Oakland. OAKLAND, Neb., Sept. 20.—|Special to the Bk, |—Tekamah s becoming abxious for another rallrosd. A secret meeting was held At that place a few days ago, and it is under- stood that the town has agreed to give the lllinois Central $50,000 if they will run through there. 'I'ne surveyors are nheaded toward Oakland, The road is about com- leted to Onawa, Ia., and the contract has n let between On nd Decatur, was_received here Saturday that Hon. J. M. Thurston, ot Omaha, could not be here the 22d to, address the people at the falr, as he has to meet the Union Pacitic in- vestigating eomuittee at New York this week. Mr. W. F. Gurley, of Omaha, will il his place. (Gireat preparations are being made for the fair at this place this week. People are ar- riving on every traln, Dr. Arthur starts for San Diego, Cal., to- morrow, where she will practice her pro- fesslon, Her husband 1s practicing law there, Dr. Arthur's professional skill will be greatly missed here. ——— Gage County Frohibitionlats. BeATrIcE, Neb,, Sept. 20.--[Special Tele- gram to the Brr.|—~The third party prohi- bitionists held thelr county convention to-day and made the following nominations: For trersurer, F. R. Joy, banker at Odel for county clerk, Willlam Craig, of Wyom- mg; for clerk of the District cours, Steve Bull; for recorder, Henry Hill; for sheriff, N, Herron; for nu]minwndnm. Miss Marie Upson; for surveyor, Joseph Pascox. This party will support Boveridge of Lincoln as one of the judges tor this district, Richardson County Republicans. FALLS CITY, Neb., Sept. 30.—|Special Tel- egram to the BrE.|—~The largest republican convention ever known in the county assem- bled to-day. By a vote of 117 for Wilhite, 2 for Scott and 1 for Gilman, Judge Wiluite was authorized to select the delegates to the Jjudicial convention. Strong anti-monopoly resolutions were adopted and the (ulluwlnf nominated: Kor treasurer, H. M. Edgecolmb; for clerk, for register' of deeds, Creighton Morris; for sheriff, James H. Ray; for county judge, A. E. Gantt; for county superintendent, M. G. Jones; for clerk of the district court, W. R Crook: for coroner, M. C. Ryan; for sur- veyor, John M. Wilson, Something in the Wind. BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 20| —Special Tele- gram to the Ber.|—The Western Mutual life insurance company of this place are making moves on the checkerboard that at vresent are mysterious. To-day they dis- George W. Marsh; charged all their clerks but two, Carl Colby and Miss Richards. Miss Richards was ap- pointed secretary pro temi. The board are bound to cut expenses to the lowest noteh, and the rumor is that part of their elozant oflice rooms are for rent. Another rumor is that this is the first move toward moving the company to Omaha. Holt County Republicans. O'NELt, Neb., Sept. 20.--Speclal Tele- gram to the Beg.]—The republican delegates met at the court house in this place to-day and placed 1n nowmination the tollowing county ticket: For clerk of the district court, John McBride; for treasurer, L. M. Cleve- land; for county clerk, G. C. Hazelett; for county fudge, Colonel E. M, Lowe; for sher- iff, H. C. Ebon) : for surveyor, H. E. Thomp- son; for superintendent, C. A. Manville; for coroner, Dr, Shore; for commissioner, Lyman Tobias. ———— Took ‘“Rough on Rats," LizcoLy, Neb.,, Sept. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bek.—)Mrs, Allen Simpson, wife ot John Simpson, an engineer on the Rapid Transit line, committed suicide to-day by taking “Rough on Rats.” For some time after taking the dose she refused to tell what she had done, and when it became known it Wwas too late to save her, It is stated that the woman and her husband had not been getting along together and that i5 gencraliy belleved to be the cause of her ending her existence. Norfolk's Street Railway, NorroLK, Neb,, Sept. 20.—|Special to the BeE].—At a meeting of the Norfolk Street railway company last evening the stock- holders authorized the directors to build one and a half miles of line as soon as practica~ ble. 'This will connect the city with Nor- folk Junction. An Independent Ticket. Lour Crry, Neb.,, Sevt. 20.—|Special to the Bek.|—The county convention, known as the Farmers and Taxpayers conveution met here yesterday and put in the field a full ticket. This organization has for its object good government in county affairs irrespec- ive of old party affiliations. Batrice Carriers. BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 20.--[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—The Beatrice carriers have filed their bonds and the city will have free mall delivery after October 1. AL NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE, The Decline tn Valus of Membership sTickets Causes Alarm. NEw York, Sept. 20.—Special Talegram to the Ber.)—Placarded prominently on what looked like a musician’s stana in the center of the big board room of the produce exchange to-day, was 8 notice sizned by ex- President Franklin Edison, asking what the causes were of the sharp decline in value of certificates of membership in the last two Mr, Edison is the chairman of a committes appointed to investigate ubject and if possible suggest a remedy . tl Three years ago produce uxchnmio tickets were sold at §4,500, two weeks ago they were 1,600 and are ~ now aout $1,770. Almost every one has a differ- ent opinion relative to the ecanse of this de- cline, but boiling them all down 1t amounts to saying that tliere are absolutely too many tickets and that there is not enough business on the tloor to go around among all the mem- bers. ?'he market has never been 8o dull in its entire history as during the past three or four weeks. ———— A Booming Kansas Town. HortoN, Kan., Sept. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to the Ber.|—Horton celebrated her first anniversary to-day with a town full of people, Special tralns were run from Kan- sas City, St Joseph, Atchison and Topeka. Eight thousand visitors were present and [mrzmk of the barbecue dinner furnished by he Horton people. ‘This town is the won- der of the west, having graduated from a cornfield to a city of the second class in one ear and now contains 2,100 people, Nine uudred acres are platted and the sales amount to $40,000 per week, Irices of property inecrease daily. lron Is on the ground for a street car line, The biggest im- provement in town 18 the Rock Island shops, covering s8ix acres and which, when com- pleted, will give employment to 3,000 men, — Steamship Arrivals. PrLymouTiL, 20,—[8pecial Telegram Arrived—The Gellert from New York tor Hamburg, NEw York, Sept. 20,—Arrived—The Wes- nd from Antwerp and Rugia from TOWN, Sept. Arabia trom New York. B;'fi'lu-". Sept. 20.—The lowa, from Liver- pool, 20, — Arrived— The e Dynamite in Cuba, Key West, Fla., Sept. 20.—A cart load of dynanite, enough to blow up Havana, was discovered nidden in the woods near this city yesterday, The discovery has created in- tense excitement, pmvimf; that the plot against Ouba I8 much more formidable than at first supposed, WRECKED BY RUNAWAY CARS Four Persons Fatally Injured in Anothet Railroad Oatastrophe. IOWA AGAIN THE SCENE, The Accident Sald to Be Chargeable to tho Carelessness of the Fore ward Train's Conductor—Vae rious Other Casualties, Collision on the St. Paul, Stoux City, Ia,, Sept. 20.—|Special Tel® gram to the Bre.)—About 3 o'clock thig morning a bad collision happened on the Mil¢ waukee main line east of Canton. The grade justeast ofthe Big Sioux is steep, and in going up this grade a long freight train broke in two and the rear part ran backward dowm the hill. A mixed train that was following the freight collided with the runaway carse According to all accounts the conductor andf two brakemen of the freight who were in the caboose and the engineer and firemau of the mixed train were badly hurt. One accouny says that four of the party will not recover. CANTON, Dak., Sept. 20.—An east-boun passenger train on the Chicago, Milwaukee' . & St. Paul road ran Into the rear of a frelght/ train this morning three miles east of hoi ‘The freight was switching at Inwood, Inj aund the rear part broke loose and tore dow! the grade, and finally colllded with the pas senger train. The followink persons killed: Andrew Parreth, Rock Valley, Ia. line repairer; W. A. Ploog, ineer passenger tral Two bodies ai Aot ty, la., firen: still in the wreck and wrecking train now at work. The accident occurred at the edge of the bridge and a few seconds mo in time would have thrown both tralus in the river from the high embankment ane thirty or fofl{' lives would have been losts ‘Uwenty members of the Canton blndg:! out of the smoker at Canton ten minutes fore that car was smashed up. The freight conductor is blamed for the accident. Wreck of a Freight Train. GREEN BAy, Wis, Sept. 2.—A freigh{ train on the Milwaukee & Northern road ranq through an open switch at Dayton, demolish¢ ing several cars which took tire and we . Conductor James Donnelly of Milwaukee, is supposed to be under th burned debris. Brakeman Fay is said to ha been at fault and is missing. Washouts in Arizona, TucsoN, A.T., Sept. 20.—Ble washout{ have again occurred at Indio on the line of thq Southern Pacitic between Tackna and Yumag which ¥ill delay trains two days. e e THE llx\;rl;‘A XPLOSION. Nearly Forty Men Maimed and Torrn By the Flying Rockets. New Yonrk, Sept. 20.—[Special Telegra to the Ber.]—A Halifax special, referring the accident on the Bellersphon, briefiy mentioned in the press dispatches, says: On the night of September 10, tiovernor Gens eral Landsdowne and suite were at Quebed and a grand entertainment in Lansdowne'st honor was ziven on board the flagship of the, Britisn squadron, the Bellersphon. The irom clad was gorgeously {lluminated with eleod tricity, oll lamps and fire worksy and presented the grandest appeard ance ever witnessed in Quebec. Al o'clock, as Lord Landsdowne an party were leaving for the shore, some sig hundred men ot the ecrew were on decke The yards were manned, bands played and there was a grand finale of explosions. A, pile of sixty or more of the most powerful rockets lay on the upper deck. One of themg on being lighted, instead of xulll% up in the air, exploded on deck, igniting the pile of sixty, ~ ‘The effect was tremendous. In & moment the death-dealing rockets wer sweeping the deck In every direction, burne Ing, laeerating and maiming the helpless meng The pleces were flying up into the rigeing and yards and carrying havoc among the poor fellows stationea there, and the sticks - were flying among the crowds on shore and on boara the French warships Minerva and Clarinda and other vessels anchored in the harbor. The Quebec papers next morning announced that a midshipman and two memn had been injured. 'The fact was that nearl forty men had been more or less Injureds ‘Thirteen ot them, including Midshipmam Doutney, s0 ously that the Belleropho; had to 13 ucbec, and instea of going to Newfoundland, as ordered, came to Halifax to place them im the naval hospital. They are terribly burned and lacerated, Some have the fleshy parts of their thighs and legs blown off; others. have the muscles of their arms torn. The explosion took place about ml«l-hlr. AN this gave a fore and aft sweep to the tiery, serpent during which many had time to hide' behind the guos. B John Dillon Deflant, LIMERICK, Sept. 20.—Johu Dillon presided at a great meeting held in tho town hall toe day, under the auspicies of the National league. The hall was crowded. Dillon made' the speech of the day, and dwelt length on O'Brien’s "case. He _sal 0O'Brien would doubtless be condemned as felon, but if so, he would have the sympath; of the whole civilized world. *“‘The” governe ment must not,” Dillon continued, “thlnfi they could crush the league by any suel means as those resorted to in the prosecus tion of O'Brien, Each arrest ot that kin woula add but fresh courage and spirit to the people of Ireland in their strugele for home rule, and increase thé gulf of separation’ between the landlordd and the posullca. and put new fuel into th fire now burning. The United States of America, he declared, was now back of th great Irish movement for home rule. ———— Judge Dickey s Will Sustained. CuicAGo, Sept, 20,—[Special Telegram the Bee.]—Some time before the death of Mrs, T, Lyle Dickey, a bill was filed askin, that the will of Judge Dickey be set asides To-day an administrator was appointed toa Kive the property to the heirs in nccomlnoz with the provisions of the will. Samuel Richardson, of Ottawa, was named as_ad: ministrator by the court. The will of Mrs, Dickey was admitted to probate in char the same administrator. “The estate Is valued at 850,000, and I8 divided equally betweem four sisters and one brother as followss Abble M. Baker, Caroline B. Stockman, Josephine F. R. Jones, Anna R. Land, an Joseph H. Resley, Meeting of General Tickot Agents. ST. PAuL, Sept. 20.—The National Gene eral Passenger and Ticket agent's assod clation began its semi-annual session thig morning. . The session Was Secrey The association adop tickets under discussion for ten years paste The contracts of ali tickets are 10 read allke and the system of lmitation to be the same. All tickefs to have orange backs, first clasd tickots a light green face, second ecanary Yellow, third drab, round trips steel graye e subject of tourlst tickets was left for th next meeting. The rate shall be print quarterly instead of monthly. The nex§ seasion 15 to be held at St. Augustine, Fia., in March, 1558, A Sociallstic NEW Yonk, Sept. 20, to the Ber.J—The Tribune's report of the socialistic convention at Buffalo yesterday : Congressman Stevens, who was oratoe the day, held that Cleveland and Hill eed themselves, The rel oundly applauded. Stevens suppe 2 president, but admitted that it was ratheg tedions waiting for offi rsement. ~|Svecial Telegram The shock The Hennepin Uanal Convention, -— 81, PAUL, Minn., Sept. 20.—A meeting of A Snub For the Peelers. Socialistic Famphlets tn Berlin, re, wheie the | CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—Mayor Roehe has ap- Socialists Bar Out Reporters. the general passenger ugents of the United | * DubLiy, Sept. 20.—~When the police took The T B pt, 20.—Last Friday and Sature | 1A R, I._u wellb‘;nnE pointed ‘-"«"ifi nlxu{ prfi:lm; nfi.}hlu.n o l!unv“Auoi N‘ Y., Ho:;iv. Qfl.—'ll‘m loc‘l;lm sm&lmu hnuw—‘hy. ‘mbe{nd?l 4"’1120 their. seats lnblh«d Ayln?or{)n empm,l nl“t: hLos‘mI.w, S0 . Arlntrlur. the ;I{ny lvlou .iufluh‘nt‘ll(- p?{xu:;ll::o;:;d'dls ,» er wi mew ol e nt Chicago in D canal conveu- | convention Is In executive session, and re- | conve nuanbering wil r ladies S unda other e lel rgest ironclad ever ecansirncted, was sue- vered throughon! he . city l AL 0 188 metiher O 1 TG be beld af Poorls, October Ly - 4 porters axe barsed oub o arrived last alghe S T g LSRG B O PR Gesstully Inunched (0-day Ak POrismiouth. | dil the work 30 quiolly.they Were uOK DUHCHy