Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 26, 1887, Page 1

T e 1 SRS P ST s ) biv LS s THE OMAHA Damy BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. SCENES OF BLOOD IN TEXAS. An Unkown Assassin Cuts a Merchant's Head From His Shoulders. BOTH MEN CLAIMED THE CHIPS, Four Youths Fight to the DeathiIna Blue Ridge Gambling Hell— A Deadly Bequel to the Tragedy. Found a Hendless Trunk. Nacoapnocues, Tex., Sept. 25.—At Doug- lass last night, J. F. Looney, one ot the mer- chants of the town, started from his dwell- Ingto his store after supper, wnen some party attacked him and cat his head from off bis shoulders, Noone knows the assassin, but suspicion rests on two negroes near by and citizens went to arrest them this morn- ing. The affair has created quite a stir here, as the deceased was highly respected all over the country. No cause can be assigned for the dastardly act. Fought With Knives, McKiNNey, Tex., Sept. 25.—One of the bloodiest affrays in the history of Texas wok WMace about 4 o’clock yesterday morning at the town of Blue Ridge, a small piace in this (Collin) county between McKinney and Denton, the county seat of Denton county. Late Friday night four young mer, Bud Scrivener, Coates Thacker and Albert and James Turner, entered the Lone Star, a no- torious gambling house at Blue Ridze, and satdown to a game of poker. I'he Turner brothers played partnes against Serivener and Thacker, the losing side to pay for the drinks. They playea for ahout four hours in this way and by 3 o’clock in the morning were all pretty well loaded with whisky. Both Scrivener and Thacker had acquired quite'a reputation as fighters, but the Turner boys, when sober, were peaceable and sel- dom got Into trouble. Yesterday morning, however, they were inflamed with whisky and in a short time they began to quarrel with the other two men. About3 o'clock they quit rlnym poker and decided to play faro awhile. © They had barely got started at the game when Albert ‘Turner raked in a pile of white chips which Seri- yener claimed belonged to himself and Thacker. Albert Turner called Serivener a liar, ween the letter snatched a bowie knife rom his belt and made a lunge at him, at the same time upsetting the table. Albert sprang back in time to save himself, but James, who threw out his arm to save his brother, was seriously cut by Serivener's descending wenpon. The barkeeper and the few other men who were in the room dared not at tempt to separate the inturiated combatants, The flashing of the deadly knives and the groans and curses of the men as the reeking ‘weapons were Aburied in the flesh made a scene too terrible to be described, When the lli(ht was over Serivener’s dead body, liter- ally cut to pleces, was lying along the floox, while only a few feet away lay Albert Tur- ner, his life fast ebbing away. By the time he could be removed to his home he was 8 corpse. Thacker was badly cut up, but none of his wounds are regarded as fatal. Jamea Turner's right hand was nearly severed from the arm and his right cheek ‘laid open so that his teeth are exposed. He was arrested about noon to-day and taken before Justice Wilson, but while his examination was in progress he broke away qvnn down the street. The cify marshal gave pursuit and shot him in the thigh. His arm is much worse and it is thought will have to be nmgutuwd. it ne lives, which hardly seems probable, Late this afternoon, 8. T. Kakle, Gieorge and Lewis Martin and James Griflith got into a’ quarrel over the tragedy and a flj‘h! ensued. George iartin stabbed Eakle Wwith a bowie knife, killing him instantly, and James Griflith was shot by Lewis Mar- tin. Lewis Martin is under arrest but George escaped. Mutinous Convicts Fired On, KNoxviLLE, Tenn,, Sept. 25,.—A mutiny of convicts is reported at the Knoxville Iron company’s coal mines at Coal Creek. They refused to go to the mines yesterday after- noon, and the guards opened fire upon them, wounding three or four. One is thought to bo mortaily wounded. L PHIL SHERIDAN FOR PESIDENT. A Scheme to Boom the Littie War- rior For the Nomination. Drrrorr, Mich,, Sept. 25.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEE.] —. Hubbell said to-night thut there was a scheme on foot to nominate a man for president whom he denominated as the best running man yet. Pressed to tell what he knew about it, Mr. Hubbell said that General Phil Sheridan was the man and that Don Cameron was one of those urginz the matter, Mr. Hubbell said that a fino life of Sheridan was being prepared for political purposes and that the scheme would be sprung at the right moment before the nomi- nating convention, Speaking of Cleveland, Mr, Hubbell said he had ridden all day Thursday with Mr. Converse, of Ohio, who belongs to the Randall wing, and who told Hubbell that the peonle of the south are really agalnst Cleveland and that the presi- n t cannotget a renomination. . Governor Alger On the Situation. CHICAGO, Sept. 25.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.]—Governor Alger, of Micnizan, is 1n the city this evening on his way to the Grand Army reunion at St. Louis. In speak- ing of matters political Governor Agler said he believed the tide of public sentiment was setting so strongly toward Blaine that noth- ing could prevent his nomination for the Presidency by the republicans next year, He thougnt this sentiment was far stronger at the present time than it was six months ago and it appeared to hiy that it was grow- ing stronger every day. \n speaking of the situation on the democratic 8ide and the almost certainty of Cleveland’s nowiuntion, hesaid: “We must not depend upon e dissatisfaction so much talked about in the democratic camp but get out and work hard ana earnestly for the suceess of our parfy.” el Signal Office Crop Synopsis. WAsul —The following Is a synopsis of the weather crop bulletin issued by the signal oftice for the week ending Sep- tember 24: Reports from the greater portion of the winter wheat regions show that the work of preparing the ground is being Te- tarded on account of the continued drought. Reports from Tennessee, the middle Atlantic states and New England show that the weather was favorable for crops and that the seeding of wheat is in progress. Reports from Kansas, Nebraska and the western portions of M uri and lowa indicate that the weather was favorable to growing crops. Killing frosts occurred as far south as cen- tral Lllinois, northern Indiana, Ohio and Mnc!flxuu during the latter portion of the week CuicaGo, Sept. 25, —The Farmers Review In this week’s crop report will s Since our last report copious rains have been e perienced where badly needed, improving the fall feed and putting the ground in con- dition for fall plowing and s but many sections are badly in need of rain. A larzer breadth of corn than ever bet is being cut and shoeked tor winter forage, Water for stock still eonunues a serious problem fn many lodalitics, Weather For Ne light to fr nds. For Towa: Threatening weather with rain, followed by eolder, fair weather, light to Aresh varitble winds, geserally northwest- erly. For Eastern and Central Dakota: Colder, (a0 weathien, hght o tresh winds becomiug northwesterly. fair weather, == OMAHA. MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26. 1887. THE CLEARANCE RECORD. Monetary Transactions in the Coun- try During the Past Week. Boston, Mass, Sept. 25—|8pecial Tele- gram to the Bee.|—The following table compiled from dispatehes to the Post, from the managers of the leading clearing houses in the Unitea States, shows the gross ex- changes for the week ending September 24, 1887, together with the rates per cent of in- crease or decrease as compared with those of the corresponding week last year: CLEARINGS. T8 60084514 ... $2417,512) 60,432,260 58,708,000 16,517,824) 15,305, ST =E55 Nbepesmonaen: Pittsbure. Cinel > Louisy Providence Milwaukee, M @ BoS8afe _© Cleveland Omaha.... Columbus. Denver, *Duluth tIndianap Galveston tMemphis.. Hartford . TolE Zoaim 3, 14! 2,286,245 £,246,270) 2,149,540 1,820,032 1,750,517 X 57 i Total . Outside ) tLast week'’s total. *Not included in totals. i~ S, THE WEEK IN WALL STREET. Government Operations Enter Large- 1y Into Stock Speculation, NeEw Yourk, Sept. 25.—[Special Telegram to the Brr.]—Speculation on the stock ox- change during the week hinged largely upon government operations, Tle failure of the old plan of buying 415 per cents to release a sufficient amount of money from the treasury vaults to ease aiscount and time loan mar- kets led to a great scare about the future and resulted in a selling movement of large pro- portions in the share list. The effect on prices was very marked and the decline brought with it complate demoralization among the bulls. All this came to a sudden end when the government decided to include 4 per cents in its purchase, and bondholders responded liberally to the mew policy. Simultaneously London, which had pre- viously bought on a moderate scale, sent enormous orders for some of the leading shares, which stimulated the improvement and eventuated in a decided rise in prices. With the change for the better in the aspect ot the general situation some of the bLull leaders took heart and bought quite freely, while many of the bears falily scrambled to getin their shorts, Although London parted near the close with some of the stocks pro- vhnlsly bought and I!i;rebyphecked the rise, still tlia steamers sailing “Saturday carrie: out large amounts of stocks and more are still in the various transfer offices wait- ing to be changed into $10 share certificates. These withdrawals from the street and the existence of & heavy short interest made some stocks dearer than money. Railroad bonds symsnmlzod ‘with both the early de- pression and the subsequent recovery in the market. The break in prices at first ex- tended almost right through the list and was equal to from 1 to 9 points, speculative issues, as usual, suffering the most. The rally that followed wos 1t0 754 points, but the rise was not fully maintained in all cases. Dealings were well distributed, but by no means as large in the aggregate as the widel fluctuations would indicate. Governments, after an early advance, lost most of the Im}iruvement‘ Following the promulgation of the treasury programme concerning the proposed purchase of 814, 000,000+ and 414 per cent bonds, efforts were made to manipulate the market and prices were marked up temporarily, but a reaction speedily ensued and at the_ciose bonds were only steady. Foreign exchange, under the influence of heavy purchases of securities for European account, once more dropped to the gold importing voint, but before any con- siderable amount of specie had been shipped to this side the pressure of bills abated and and rates stiffened up somewhat. ~The money market worke closely until the treasury announced its in- tention of buying 4 per cents as well as 4!¢’s. The stringency was feltchiefly by mercantile borrowers, rates of discount having_varled all the way from 6 to 10 ner cent. Near the close a much easier feeling prevailed and at 5 per cent there were free offerings. There was also more disnosition to place money on time at 6 per cent on approved stock collater- als and commercial paper found a better market. —_——— CABLE WAR COMING. Jay Gould Liable to Bite Off Than He Can Chew. W YoRrk, Sept. 25,—[Special Telegram to the BeE. |]—The Herald says: ‘‘We have undoubted information that Jay Gould and his partners in the cable poo! have decided to make a war to the knife on Messrs. Mackay and Bennett. By this war they hope to force their competitors to either sell out the Com- mereial cables or consent to join in a pool in advancing rates to 60 centsa word, This Messrs. Mackay and Bennett cannot afford todo. ‘T'hey would rather lose the mtllions they have putinto the enterprise than submit to the Mshgnor of promising the public one thing at the start and in the end doing an- other. The war measure of the pool is to re- duce cable rates to 6 cents per word and the; expect in this way to erivple the Commercial company. Well, Messrs. Mackay and Bennett are ready 0 meet this rate. MacKay has plenty of money and the Herald, which ia already making a fight for the people against monopoly, is going to give the public a chance 1o co-operate in this good work. Up to the present the public has given us the greatest encourazement. Traflic receipts vesterday amounted to over $3,000, These fifiums mean a good return on the money which Messrs. Mackay and Benaett have risked in re-establishing competition in ocean telegraphy. Buteven should the public forget our earnest work in breaking mon- opoly, even should it withdraw the sympathy and support it is now so manfully giving us, we propose to do what all good and true Americans should do and ‘die game'—linancially—and ask quarter from none, not even from Gould, Green & Co., who, although Americans, we are sors are united with the English cable mag- is in this fight for the restoration of an ogant and oppressive monopoly,” re tsworth Sufferers, CHICAGO, Sept. 25.—Some time ago a large number of tickets were sold for a perform- ance to be given at the Columbia theater for the benetit of the Chatsworth wreck sufferers. The performance did not come off at the stated time, but it has been decided that the tickets will be honored at the Standard theater during this week’s performance. About 8500 has been derived already from the sale of ticket: SRS Steamship Arrivals, NeEw. YORk, Sept, 25.—(Special Telegram to the Brel--Arnved ie Anchoria, from ASEOW. PHILADELPIIA, Sept, 25.-Arrived—The Lord Clive, faom Liverpool. FOR PROBIBITION'S REPEAL. Des Moines Independent Republicans Place Beparate Ticket in the Field. AN ADDRESS TO VOTERS ISSUED. Good and Sufficient Reasons Forth For High License and Local Option—Other Hawk- Eye State News. Des Moines 1ndependent Republicans Des MoIxEs, la., Sept. 25.—|Special Tele- gram to the BEk. |—~The independent repub- llcans of this city, who are running seperate candidates for the legislature on a plattorm of repeal of prohibition and the substitution of high license and local option, to-day is- sued an address to the republicans of the slate, stating the reason of their course and inviting their cooperation, The address commences with aftirming that those who raake it, adhere to the republican party and to all of its principles, differing only as to the better method of suppressing the evils of intemperance, They say that after a fair trial, under as favorable circumstances as possible in any city, they honestly and most emphatically believe that the present vrohibitory law is an unwisc measure, with serious attendant evils. That “As enforced in Des Moines it is a failure and that It can not be practically enforced so as to obtain the results thereby souzht.” The signers of the address then give some of the principal objections they have to the prohibitory law as enforced In Des Moines. They state that in this county since January 1, 1586, justices of the peace have issued 4,600 warrants. Of this number 1,600 were returned in which liguors were found and: 8,000 were returned in which no liquors were found. A large number of these searches are made only for the pecuniary vrofit of constables of the outside townsuips. As an illustration the case is cited of one justice In thls county who had taxed up to him one transeript and 199 search warrants, all of which were returned “nothing found.” The constable and justice fees cost the eounty for those warrants about eight hundred dollars. ‘The address states that ¥ conservative esti- mate of the minimum cost of county courts in liquor prosecutions since January 1, 1856, is $150,000. In one docket alone of the dis- trictcourt, there are 200 liquor cases Wwhich ave or will cost the county. from $20,000 to £35,000, Several Instances of alleged outrages perpe: trated by constables who were searching for liquor are theu cited, such as homes broken open, sick women hauied from their beds on the pretext that liquor was concealed about the bedding, peaceable citizens locked up in jail on suspicion, lodge rooms violently en- tered, persons shot on sli -ht provocation, tire arms emplcyed in intimidating people and other acts of lawlessness. The address then passes to a review of the business condition of Des Moines since prohibition was put in force. 'The prosperous condition of the city In July, 1534, is mentioned, when the town was booming, rents were high and city improvements were going on rapidly. The address proceeds to state that now, while liquor is sold clandes- tinely, there is no decrease 1n the amount. 1t says that while the doors of many of the open saloons on the principal streets have been closed, the traflic is continued. ‘The as- sertion Is made that there are as many places on West Fourth street where liquor can be bought as there were on July 30, 1884, the day before the law went into effect. Since Jan- uary 1, 1887, there has been shl&'ped into Polk county in round numbers 1,100 barrels of distilled spirits, Of this about 800 barrels was whisky, 275 alconol, 50 brandy, 35 gin, and 8 rum, It is believed that this “does not represent more than 75 per cent of the amount actually sold and that the balance has been smugeled into town under various disguises. The address says that as regards beer, it Is believed that 500 car loads have bean shipped into the place between January 1, 1887, all manufactured from the products of other states. T'his represents about 150,000 cases, or ten cases for every family in the county. ‘The inference is "therefore drawn that “Neither the importation nor the consumption of liquors is prohibited.” ‘The statement is made that prohibition has driven hundreds of its citizens from Des Moines, leaving a large number of dwelling houses and store rooms for rent, while real estate aud_rents have fallen from 20 per cent to i per cent,and taxes have been inereased 25 per cent, The city, it is stated, has met with a backset and_business depres: slon on account ot prohibition which cannot be laid to poor crops and al_hard times, ‘The signers of the address say that between eight hundred and nine hundred substantial citizens have joined in this protest, and seve hundred others sympathize in the movement, though they have not been so- licited to Sign the paper. ‘The loss to this community of the Interna- tional distillery is then citef. It 1s stated that this industry made ihe local price of corn 3 or 4 cents higher per bushel than ship- pers would \k))li' for it in Chicago markets, thereby establishing a better rate for home consumption. This enterprise used over an average of three thousand bushels of corn daily, and gave employment to hundreds of mechanics, having a’ pay roll of $125,000 vearly and fed from two to three thousand head of cattle, making a market for 1,500 tons of hay per annum. This enterprise, by decreo of the court, is sup- pressed the same as the saloons, ‘The address has created additional interest 1n the independent movement, and it is ex- pected by the leaders of 1t here that it will encourage similar movements throughout the state. They are verv much encouraged by the independent movement in Marshall county, and are hopeful of similar move- ments elsewhere, 'The address is to be cir- culated through the state as a campaizn dinl"umunl by democrats and independents alike, Proposed Legislation, Des Mot 1a., Sept. 25.—[Special to the Bee.|—Already several questions of pro- posed legislation by the next general sembly are being agitated. Ouneof the things suggested is the creation of the oflice of state agent or commissioner to represent the busi. ness interests of the people at Washington, It would be the special duty of such agent to take from the other members of congress the burden of personal requests from constit- uents and leave them free to attend to the general work ot legislation, Every congress- may is driven nearly to death by requests from his constituents for all manner of favors, ranging from requests for a package of seeds to prosecyting a claim in supreme court. One prominent member of the last congress said that in six years that he haa been a representative from lowa, he had re- ceived 85,000 letters from his constituents, an average of nearly six thousand letters a year, During a single session he received 1,300 letters relating to pension matters. His experience is the experience of many other congressmen, and they are obliged in consequence to neglect public business in order to become errand boys to their eonsti- tuents. They can't refuse, for tueir re-elec- tion often depends upon their maintaining a popularity at home by such services. So itis proposed that there should be created a state agent, who shall live at Washington during the sessions of congress at least, and attend to these purely personal requests, and so re- lieve the membe Then it John Smith wants a package of seeds, or patent office re- port, or a piece of stone from the Washing- ton monument, or wants to know why his pension claim isn’t allowed, he can spare his overworked congressman and send his re- quest to the man who is appointed to look after that kind of work, There is a good deal of sense In that suggestion for creating such an office. As long as representatives are al- lowed no clerks unless they happen to be chairman of comuwittees, and are at the back of every importunate stituent, the publie service will ' So faras known 0o state has yet e any such office, but Iowa might well %0 take the lead in & ;eflnm, which many others would be glad to ollow, THE RAILWAY COMMISSION DEFIED, Towa is soon to have & ehancs to see wheth- er Its railroad commission is to be merely a fizure head or an institution of force and efticiency. The arzument eommonly raised by thuse who oppose the commissionior sys- tem is that it has no power to enforce its thority, and however well disposed to help the public it may be, its reccommendutions will have no effect If & railrond chooses to disregard them. It is true that much of the work of the commission 1s advisory, and to the credit of the railroads it can be sala that they have shown a disposition to comply with the recommendations of the commission, in most cases, But the 1aw anticipated that they might sometimes refuse and so provided that suit might be brought by the commis- sion in the name of the state to compel com- pliance. has been done in one or two instances, and 18 to be done again. The citi- zens of l)ubu?ua have justly com{nlulncd for & long time of the course taken by the lllinols Central and Milwaukee roads with regard to switching cars of other roads 1n that city, These two roads have tueir yards located on the levee in the vicinity of the manufacturies and lumber yards, practically monopilizing the approaches. So they have been charging other roads that wanted to reach these places of business $2 a car for switching. ‘That of course came back upon the ' shippers and vracticallv deprived them of any benetit from sompeting roads. After careful investigation, the commission made an order that the two roads, with the switch- ing facilities, should not charge more than $1a car for the service. ‘They paid no at- tention to the order, and after waiting a roa- sonable length of time for them to comply, the commission has commenced suit in the district court at Dubuque to eompel them to doeo. The law has attached u penalty for disregard of the commission’s order, which the ‘recaleitrant roads flare likely to exper- fence. If successful in their suit, ‘as they are likely to be, the commissioners will “find themselves fortitied with an {ncreased amount of popular respect and contidence. THE FEMALE QUESTION. ‘The woman question has always ficured pretty prominently in lIowa matters. The state hasn’t gone quite so far in developing ublic. women as some states further west have—but it has done a d deal. In many parts of the state county oflices are held by women, especially the offices of county recorder and county superintendent, The duties of the former which are entirely eleri- cal, are performed in many rural communi- ties by women, with much success and efficiency. Inquiry at the state superintend- ent’s oftice, shows that about one-ninth of the counties have women for superintend- ents of their schools, and they fill the posi- tion as a whole very well. It is stated that when questions of school laws are to be passed upon, they are not as likely as men to display the judicial frame of mind, but nearly always shows a learining to equity rather than law, in the settlemeant of dis- putes. Their sympathies and their senti- ments are apt to prevail over r judgment, SWAMP LAND TROU 3 1t will probably.be a long time before the general government is through with its set- tlement with this state, on account of its old swamp land transactions. When the gov- ernment disposed of swamp lands some years ago, which it had already granted to owa, it got itself Into trouble and it has beedatrying ever since to get out. The recent report of the commissioner of public lands in JTowa, shows that the general governwment has accounted to the state for 1,601,225 acres of those swamp and overflowed lands, and yet of the amount of indemnity awarded on account of warrant and urlgs locations, there is yet a balance of 27,883.28 acres for which the state has received nalh&nf, The government may be safe in meeting it obli- gations, but it s most awfully slow, aud probably another genefation will pass before the swamp land aoctaits are siralzhtened up. ) ¥ : THE NEW GRAND JURY LAW. A recent deciston of Judgo Given, of the district court of this county, eonfirms one or two other decisions already made sustaining the constitutionality of the naw law regard- ing grand juries. Under the present cude the number of jurors combosing the grand jury has been reduced and varies now in dif- ferent counties, according to their relative population, Some prisoners, accused of crime, having no other ground of escape, have been putting in the plea that they were indicted illegally on the ground that the law changing the grand ]ur{ ‘Was unconstitu- tional. The first reason they give is that the law is not of uniform application, varying in ditferent counties. Judge Given disposes of that by sayinz that it is uniform in its etfects tor all persons under the same circumstances or relations that is within the scope of the county. ‘The other objection, that it makes the grand jury to bave a different number from that proposed by the old coustitution, 13 answered that so long as it is competent for e leislature to designate what shall con- stitute a urand jury it can be of any number which the legislature may fix. The case has not yet been passed upon by the supreme court, but it is likely that the law will be called unconstitutional. If it should be, there would e a great mess in criminal mat- ters, all the criminals in the state who have been indicted for the past fourteen months having Leen indicted by the new style of grand jury. 10WA'S DELEGATION TO 8T, LOUIS. The members of the G. A. R. for this vi- cimity leave by speeial train for St. Louis to- morrow morning, General Tuttle and the de- partment statf llundlnf the procession. The prospect now is that Iowa will have a big representation at the encampment. Since the littie breeze about Cleveland’s_proposed visit to the encampment passed off and left the Towa idea as expressed by General ‘Tut- tle on top, the old soldiers feel that there 1s all the more reason for them to turn out in large numbers and show their loyalty to the order. 1t is thought that 5000 at least of lowa soldiers will be atthe encampient, ‘The department train from here goes off with flying colors, ‘I'he sides of the cars are deco- rated with portraits of Grant, Logan, Sher- man, Fairchild, Tuttle and Dodge, the latter one of the best of lowa soldiers and a promi- nent corps commander with appropriste mottoes and emblems. BACK FROM THE CENTENNIAL. The lowa contingent at the Philadelphia centennial hag returned, covered with glory. ‘I'ia governor’s greys, miude up of the tlower of Dubuque society.were treated wondertully nice through the east. They f.\\'n exhibition drills in New York city and Washington, as ~ellas at Philadelphla. and had a private au- dience with the-man-at-the-white-house, lowa was ziven a good deal of prominence at the centennial since 1t furnished the presi- dent of the centennial commission, the main orator of the oceasion, and sent its governor, staff and crack military company. It was thus quite an lowa affair. The lowa Farmer's Allfance, DEs MoiNgs, Ia., Sept. 24.—|Correspond- ence of the Bge.|—The Farmer’s Alliance in Towa during the past year, has experienced an almost phenominal growth, A year ago tnere were hardly a seore of live alliances in the state. Now there are nearly three hundred, and the organization is going on at arapid rate, Should the present ration be kept up there will be nearly one thousand churters issued by Jamuary, The objects of the alliance are as follows: To secure the regulation and control of railroads to the end that both freight and possenger tariffs may be reduced to the very lowest minimum and all pools and discrimi- nations be abolished To prohibit free passes to public officers and others.. To affect a change In the present system of taxation that all property, corporate and in- dividual, may béar its just burden of the sup- port of the governwent. ‘I'o establish mutual farmers’ ginsurance com.panies, ‘fo protect the members of the alliance trom swindlers and dead b To secure the beneiits of social intercourse. One hundred and fifty delezates were in attendance at the racentstate meeting in this city, and resolutions were adopted accordanee with the above, Dr. Jesse K nedy, of Ida drove, is president of th state association, and August Post, of Moul- ton, 15 seeretary, Eithor of these gentlemen will answer all questions in recard to the order. "The organization to-day is the strong- estin the central aud noithwestern parts of the state. Shelley, Adair, awlord and Harrison, in tae western part of the state, are all well organized, GERMANS SPILL FRENCH GORE A Lieutenant of Dragoons and a Huntsman Killed en the Borde: PERFORATED FOR POACHERS; An Explanation Which Will Hardly Prove Sufficient to Satisfy Public Opinion — Ruskin Refutes the Insane Story. Another Incentive to War. Copyrighthted 1857 by James Gordon Bennett,] PAnts, Sept. 26.—|New York Herald Cable —Special to the Bee ]—Nancy and adjoin- ing towns on the France-German frontier are once more in a ferment. Reports that u French lieutenant of dragoons and a hunts- man had been shot by Germans while out hunting at Raon La Plalne, near Launeville, spread like wild-fire to-day, reviving all the excitement caused by the recent arrests of Schnaebele and his son, According to earlier accounts the af- fair was one of wanton,deliberate aggression. ‘The shots which caused the death of the huntsman and wounded the lleutenant so badly that he may be compelled to have a leg. amputated were declared by the French doc- tors called In, to have been fired from weap- ons used in the German army. The exact details are not yet known, but the latest telegrams to-night seem to show that the shots were tired by German custom house of- ficials under the impression that the French- men, who were dressed as civilians, were poachers. 1t is doubtful whether this expla- nation will satisfy the public opinion here. N. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett]. LoxpoN, Sept. 2.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brg.|—John Ruskin will to-morrow give the best answer to the rumnor that he is insane, in denial of which the Herald recently had a cable dispatch. He issued through his publisher, George Al- len, a volume of 172 pages, with this title page: ‘‘Hortus inclusus. Messages from the wood to the zarden sent on happy days to the sister ladies ot Thwaite at Coniston by their thankful friend, John Ruskin, L.L.D.”” The volume, of which an unpublished copy reaches the Herald, com- prises the familiar letters, mainly written some years ago, Lo Susle, one of the ladies. His preface date two months ago clearly dis- plays the sane, If eccentric, disposition of Ruskin’s mind. The preface runs thus: *“The ladies to whom these letters were writ- ten have been throughout their brightly tran- quil lives at once loadstones of all ood to the village in which they had their home. They did mnot travel taey did not go up to London in its season, they did not receive idle visitors to gain or waste their leisure in the waning year. The poor and sick could find them always. Load stones they were because attracting the light of gentle and wise souls about them as stead: ily as the crest of their guardian mountain gave pause to the morning clouds. They were types of perfect womanhood—its constant happiness. ‘They were queens alive of their ‘0~ hearts and of » paradise in which they knew the names and sympathized, with the 8pirits of every liying cteature that God had made to p!ay therein or to blossom in shine or shades. X i % livea an aerial and enchanted life, possess- tug all the highest joys of imagination, while she yielded to none of its deceits, sick- mess or errors. What she has been to me in the days and years when other friendship has been failing,the reader will enough see from these letters, written certainly for her only, but from which she has permitted my masterfof the rural industries, Albert Fleming, to choose among the tendrils of clinging thought.” Mr. Fleming in lus introductions add: “To Mr. Ruskin I own the guidance of my life—all its best impulses, all its worthiest efforts, To Miss Susie Beever 1 owe some of life’s happiest hours and the bles alike of incentive and reproof. I wish to place on record how her intense delight in sweet and simple things has blossomed into a kind of mental frolic and dainty wit.” T'o-morrow Smith, Elder & Co., will also publish a volume containing letters of Thackeray collated from Scribner's maga- zine. Sald a publisher to me to-day: ‘“These twin volumes of letters make in the autum- nal horizon of literature a worthy semine constellation.” Again Attacked by Police. FEnrMoy, Ireland, Sept. 25.—It Is charged that the riot yesterday was precipitated by the police, who assailed the crowd with ba- tons without reading the riot act or ordering them to disperse. Dr. Tanner, in response to the demand of the crowd, made a speech to-day trom the balcony of the hotel He denounced the action of the police at Mitchellstown and the trial ot O'Brien. ‘Then the police sud- denly charced on the assembiy. e crowd stoned the police, many of whom received severe injuries. ‘I'le volico used their batons and injured fourteen persons, who were nearly all conveyed to the hospital, Clandestine League Meeting, Mircne , Sept. 25.—The National league ovaded the police and held a m eeting to-day at a private house. Wilham O’Brien was present, and in the eourse of his remarks We are here to tell Mr. Balfour that the branches of the Nationsl league will decline to consider themselves suppressed until every decent man, and many ‘decent women, in the community are placed in jail. Our great point is to presérve an association which has made us go thus far, and is to make us go much farther.” Rioting at Belfast, Dunriy, Sept. 25,—In Balfast last night a mob wrecked an inp and pelted the police with stones, The police were reinforeed and order was restored. Several league meet- ings in Claire to-day were dispersad by the police without res Napoleon's Romains Stolen. PAris, Sept. 25.—The Gaulois publishes a report, which it does not credit, to the effect that the remains of Napoleon 1 have been stolen from the tomb in the Hotel des Inva lides, S -— Archduke John Suspended. VIENNA, Sept. 20.--Field arshal Arch- duke John has been suspended from the army. Noreason is given, - - rost in Virginia Ly~xcununa, Va., Sept. There was frost throughont this section of the state last night and there are fears of great loss in the tobacco erop. It is estimated that one-third of the crop is yet in t ———— Two More Cholera Victims New York, Sept. 25.—Two patients died last night and one this morning. Twenty- thr the passengers are now very ill. The others are improving. Serfously EvaxsviLLg, Ind., tobaceo has been seriously injured in the region of country.in southern Illinols, and Indiana aud Kansas, of which this 18 the centre, * G. A. R, ENCAMPMENT. St Louls Already Crowded With Old Veterans. ST, Louts, Sept. 3. —The advance guard of the Grand Aty of the Republic has set its standard in St. Louls. The most distant states have the first delegations on hand, with the Oregon members and Washington territory’s squad of fifteen, The city is pre- pared to meet them with a warm welcome. Miles of bunting lies ready to be unfolded at the dawn of Mozday, and great arches al- ready span the streets. @' l'he interiors of the business houses and show windows have doned their holliday attire, and each park has become a tented field, awaiting the 50,000 soldiers that are on the way. he thoroughfares were crowded with “wn all day, and crowds of visitors DA to and fro. Bulletins in the shape of telegrams announce the approach of delega-~ tions, and the advance guard in squads and by posts rolled into the city by every incom- ing train. The pacitic slope swooved down upon the town in thirty-three cars, 15,000 strong from California, and 100 more from (lm&on. Washington Territory and Alaska. With them came fruits, wines and grapes of thuulden land. Scarcely had their tramp ai out when Wisconsin led by Governor Rusk and his body of seventeen maimed soldiers through the uleeu} escorted by 150 from Milwaukee. Their tents were pitched in Carr place, an 'ter visiting their quart- ers, many sought their comrades from 1lli- nois, who were quartered at Lyon park. ‘Three hundred from the liumcy (111,) soldiers’ home have arrived. martial air pervades the city and several thousand old soldiers perambulate the streets and promise many more than were at first expected. General Sherman says under no circum- stances can he be induced to be a caudidate for cammander-in-chief. Fairchild Scarts. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn:, Sept. 25.—Com- mander-in-Chief Fairchild, of tha G. A. R., started from Madison, Wis., this morning for the national encampment at St. Louis, accompanied by his family and sixty veterans belonging to his home post, together with Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, and numerous other prominent gentlemen. ot b ) TRAIN TALKS, George Francis Speaks in Favor of the Condemned Anarchists. NEw York, Sept. 25.—George Francis Train spoke for the first time in many years at Webster hall this evening in favor of the condemned Chicago anarchists. He talked in a rambling manner for two hours, most of the time notreferring to the anarchists in any way. Johann Most followed, him, but was careful not to offend the police present. Mr. Train said he would speak every night for the anarchists’ families’ support until November 11, the day of the execution, About §200 was reallzed to-night. A New York Labor Row. NEW Youk, Sept. 25.—The Central Labor union meeting to-day came near being the scene of a free fizht. Resolutions were read calling on the union to condemn the Illinois supreme court for the decision in the Chicago anarchist case. One Weimstein, a printer, then moved thata mass mesting be called to condemn the sentence. Hugh Whorsky, of the Carpenters’ and Joiners’ union, and vice-Chairman McKimm made a furious onslaught upon all socialists and_anarchists. ‘The uproar following was deafening, but Weimstein’s motion finally prevailed, and the minouity left thg hall under protest. Socialists Fired, KANsA8 CiTY, Mo,, Sept. 25.—|Special Tel- egram to the BEE.|—At a meeting of the central labor union here to-day by a large majority vote the soclalistic branch of the union was expelled. ‘The meeting was a very exciting one, and though those present refuse to divulge much of what transpirea, it i8 learned that a split in the labor party in this city will result. Resolutions endorsing Henry George were adonted and the social- ists retired, vowing vengeance. Sunday Socialistic Speeches. CnicAGo, Sept. 25.—At a meeting to- day, held under the auspicies of the socialis- tic labor party, speeches of the usual tenor were made and resolutions adopted denounc- ing the decision of the supreme court in the anarchist cas and lookinz forward to the time when such injustice would be abolished. L guard CLAIMS ROYAL BIRTH, A Woman Who Says She is Queen Victoria’s Daughter. CHICAGO, Sept. 25.—|Special Telegram to the BEE.|—A special from New York says: A woman recently came to New York call- ing herself Caroline P. Guelph, who claims tobea daughter of Queen Victoria, She says she Dbas only recently discovered her vparentage, having been edu- cated in a Paris convent and receiving regu- larly from England a liberal allowance of money. It was only when this allowance was suddenly discontinued that she investigated its source and discovered her royal lineace. In support of the claim she says she has let- ters from John Brown and Englishmen of high rank who are in the confidence of the queen. The woman bears a remarkable like- ness to pictures of Victoria. — - Collecting Labor Information, WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—[Special tele- gram to the BEE.)—Dr. Sacker, ot Berlin, who is government counsellor in Germany. spent last week in Washington, His mission to the United States is to obtain information respecting various labor and social organ- izations, the causes which produced them, the province of the causes, and the particu- lars of the schisms and disagreements which seemn to threaten the Knights of Labor organ- ization, the numerical strength and inaneial standing of the several orders, labor legisla- tion of the states and fed 1 government, He visited the labor bureau and various iile here and collected considerable information, which he designs to supple- ment by visits toa number of the leading cities of the country. and by inquiries among the offi ers of the different organizations. On his return to Berlin Dr. Sacker will sub- mit a chart of observations and investiga- tions to Bismarck, who feels a great interest in the subject, and places great confidence in the work of Dr. Sacker, who has made a like investigation in Europe and has published the result. A Dream of C WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, —[Special to the Be ‘Talking about dreams,” said Chief Roy, of the postofiice de- partment, to your correspondent the otner day, "I once had one of that uncommon sort which predicts coming events. At that time I placed no credence in such things, and it was of no service to me, although it might have bee 1 was studying law at the tine in the office of an old friend of my family and, being younz and just starting out in Iife I did not like risking the $10 which was required to win me $75,000. Por three suc- cessive nights | dreamt that a certain nume ber would win the lirst prize in a certain lot- terv. ‘The repitition of the dream caused me to mention 1t to a young retlow elerk and suggested that 1" write dowd on a piece ¢ paper the figures, just to see if my dream Would eome out r. .1 did so and we put the piece of paper in the safe and thought no more about it. I'hree weeks past and at last the newspavers pnblished the list of winning numbers. My friend betnought him of the paver in the safe and we it to compare withthe list. ‘Then we kicked ourselves real hard for the number I had written down three weeks before was the identieal one which had drawn the first prize of $75,000, - The Turners Thanked, CHICAGO, Sept. ~The Bohewian Turn- ers society a short time ago sent to Mrs, President Clevelana an engraved wedallion in a handsome case, all being workmanship, The president of the s has recelved an autorraph letter from Mr Cleveland, thanking thews for the uagniucent A gitt, whicli she accepts, ning Events, ty Boliemian | NUMBER 100. NO CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP, Sy Perd President Young Says the Leagne' sonnel Will Remain the Same. FEW CHANGES IN PLAYING RULES No Trouble Anticipated With the Brotherhnod — Omaha Drops & Game to Hastings Thron, Krrors — Sports, Eight Clubs Enough. WAsmINGTON, Sept. 25.—(Special Telee gram to the Brx.)—President Young, of the National Base Ball league, in an interview last evening stated positively there will be 10 change in the membership of the League next season. The eight clubs now comprise Ing the organization will be in the ranks again, all reports to the contrary notwith- standing. One of tho most important ufeas- ures to be considered at the next annual meeting of the Leazue will be a proposition to return to the percentawe system. But few changes ara to be proposed to the playing rules, the season’s work having shown that the change in pitching rules has benefitted batting to a marked degree, while but few pitchers have been materially affected by them. Thereis no longer any demand for their repeal, and they will probably, be maintained throughout next season. Thd League does not look with favor upon the “Brotherhood” as an organization. Mr, Young says the League is perfoctly willing to meet a corumittee of pln{nn and treat witl them on all subjects in which their interes are in any way effected, but the League will not recognize the Brotherhood or any other secret association. He does not antlcipate any diffieulty in denllnf with the players. The $2,000 limit clause In the contract’ wil llmhnblybedrnmw as it has been allows 0 become a dead lotter. Hastings 5, Omaha 4, Yesterday’s game on the home grounds be- tween the Omahas and Hastings was the lase game in the series between these two clubs. There was a fair attendance, and the game was one of the most interesting played on the home grounds this season. The fielding of bothclubs was exceptionally fine, and but few errors were made. Barston pitened tor the Omahas, and for the first time the visite ors batted him freely. 1t was by their heavy hitting that they won the game. Krehmeyer made twa errors, ona of which let in a run. The visitora did not go to the bat in_the ninth nning, having won the game, Below is the score by innings: Hastings. vl 0003001 *-§ Omaha .. . 10101001 0—4 By the winning of this game the Omahag quit five games ahead of Hastings in the serles. 450 L Lincoln 16, Kansas City 4. KAN8AS Ciry, Sept. 26.—| Special Telezram to the Bee.—|Lincoln played an errorless game this morning and easily defeated the home team by terrific batting, Haddock being pounded for twenty-two hits with a total of thirty-three. The home team, with the ex- ception of Hengle, played a good fi elding game, but were totally unable to hit Atkin- son with any effect. Thure was to have been asecon d game this afternoon, but after the teams had strugeled throngh two innmings in therain Uwmpire Hagan called the game, ‘The score by innings Is as follows: Kansas City..... 112000 0-4 Lincoln.......coneee00 5 0 6 2 1 8 %18 Earned runs—Kansas City 2, Lincoln 13, Two-base hit anning, Lang, Rowe, Herr, Hemp. @ hits— Atkinson, Home runs—Hassamacr, Herr, Reedor. Struck out —By Haddock 3, Atkinson 5. Left on bases ~— Kansas City 7, Lincoln 1. Bases on balls Off Atkinson 6. Bases on errors—Lincoln 1. Passed balls—Graves 1, Hoover 1. Wild pitches—A on 2. Time of game—1 hour and 40 minutes. Umpire—Hagan. Batteries Kansas City: Haddock and Graves, lan= coln: Athkinson and Hoover. American Association, BrookLyN, Sept. 25.—The game between Baltimore teams to-day re~ 0001010 0-2 2002000 1-58 VILLE, Sept. 25.—The game between eland and Louisville teams to-day resultea as follows: Loulsville. Cleveland. 0021041 5-14 T, Louis, Sept, 25 —The game between the Cincinnati and St. Louis teams to-day resulted as follows: 1010000 0—4 St Loui: 2 Cineinnati 0000000B8 0—8 —— A DARING SCHEME, New York Brewers Combine to Defeat Anti-Liquor Legislation, NEw Yonrk, bept. 25.—|Special Tele« gram to the B 'he Tribune this morn= ing imakes public, a daring and compre- hensive scheme of brewers and malters for raising a fund of $500,000 or more to defeat the re-election of every member of the legis- lature who voted for the Crosby and Vidder high license bills. The plan 1s being pus into execution throughout the state and to defeat the election of candidates known ta be strongly in favor of reform on the liquor question it is determined to prevent, if possl= ble, the renomination of these legislators either by having an opposition republi can, favorable to the saloons, nominated or by buying votes for the democratic can- didate. According to a resolution adopted by the New York State Brewers and Malters association, Wednesday, the money is to be raised by imposing a tax of one cent on every barrel of beer, and all sold in this state from May 1, 1586, to May 1, 1587, and within the same period $100 for every 6,000 bushelg of malt and $100 for every 1,500 bales of hops sold, and a general tax of $100 on dealers in brewer supplies. retary Sefiert, of tha sociation, declines to talk about tter and says the cirenlar has not been sent out. Some brewers say the circular has been withdrawn. e - PORTER ON POLITICS, The Ex-Governor On Oandic NASHVILLE night ex-Governor James D, Porter, late as- sistant secretary of state, said that Hill will support Cleveland next year, and that the late ter will be nominated. The second place on the ticket will go to the west, Blaine, he savs, would be nominated by the republicans if he will receive the nomination, but in the event of Blaine not wishing to risk another at, Allison will be the man. Regarding his recent resignation, Mr, Porter said he had 8imply grown tired of public office, e says Cleveland is very anxious to have the party agree on a compromise tariff bill, and one will be offered to the next house, s San Carlos Indians on NOGALES, Ariz., Sept. Private tele= grams received Liere state that the major pore tion of the Indians on the San Carlos reservas tion have gone on the w can be learned the cause of without depth. So far no one has beem d, but the depredations on th 1es have resuited in much loss and thele pidity outrivals all past exploits, The troops at the camp north of town” have been ordered to prepare for amareh and are stands v on their arms. Business is almost ens the streets are filled 1ssine the affair, ‘The «d by some to be the out= 1 of Horton, post trader, W days age 2 N FRANC Sept. ‘Telegrame from Arizona, w elice to the ll'vv! d [ flicting, Latest ady o1, state that the report of the outbre wut foundation, the Probable es For President. the Warpath, Indians