Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 30, 1887, Page 1

3 | ) THE OMAHA SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30 S UNDAY 1887, ~TWELVE PAGES. UMBER 134; FRANCE IN AFERMENT The Republic Greatly Excited Over the Wilson Imbroglio. FACING A TERRIBLE ORDEAL. A Ministerial and Presidential Orisis Impending. TALKS WITH LEADING STATESMEN Interviews On the Probability of QGrevy's Resignation. FIGURIN G ON HIS SUCCESSOR. De Freycinet and Ferry the Most Prominent Candidates. ENGLAND'S POLITICAL SITUATION Churchill's Attitude Occupying the Most Attention. OHAMBERLAIN ASSUMES BRAVERY He Affects to Feel No Fear Regarding His Contemplated Trip to the Unit- ed States—Another Cowardly Eviction in Ireland--Other Foreign News. A Double COrisis. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, Oct. 20.--[New York Herald Cable —Special to the Brk.]—Since 1871 republican France has not been confronted with an or- deal 80 severe as the one now precipitated by the Wilson imbroglio. France is rushing full speed not only into a ministerial but a presidential crisis, causing convulsions that aré likely to vibrate the very vitals of the nation whether Wilson be guilty or innocent. Every Frenchman--whether republican, roy- alist, imperialist or radical--throughout the length and breadth of the land from Mar- seilles to Calois, from the Atlantic to the ‘Vosges, feels in his heart of hearts that his own personal honor is tainted he fact that the moral atmosphere of the Klysee palace has been contaminated by the vagaries of the nearest male rela f the chief magistrate of his nation. The burning question to- day in everybody's mouth is what will Grevy donow? As a matter of fact, irevy has already decided to part company with his son-in-law, and this morning three large cart loads of M. Wilson's books, pic- tures, furniture, stationery and bric-a-bracs went rumbling over the pavement from tae Elysee palace to his sumptuous hotel in the Avenue Irena. M. Grevy is a shrewd man and kedps his own counsel, so that as to what his present intentions are I can only say this: I have had an hour's conversation this morn- ing with three personages who are in the im- mediate entourage of the president and these gentlemen assured me thost positively and emphatically that M. Grevy has decided not to resigm even if the parliamentary investiga- tion into M. Wilson's transactions be decided upon; that M. Grevy feels it to be his bounden duty to remain president of the republie until the parliamentary commission ‘washes M. ‘Wilson clean of all the charges implicating his honor as a deputy and a gentleman or proves him guilty. Thus for the moment ev thing hangs upon the judgmen it were of this second Daniel. This enoon I called upon M. Wilson at his now famous hotel in the Avenue Irene, the large portecochere of which was sur- mounted by . the wrought iron initials, **J. G.,” standing for Jules G After pull- ing a beautiful mediaeval bronze bell knob the door opened and I was conducted into a small but luxuriously furnished cabinet de travail filled with precious bronzes and bibelous. A few momente later the servant reappeared und unnounced, “M. Wilson is not residing here.” It was true that he had been there a quarter of an hour before, but M. Wilson had returned to Elysee palace, where he still resides. Inafew minutes I was driving rapidly to Elysee. The sentries of the garden public showed me the way to M. Wilson’s apartments, where 1 was re- ceived by M. Wilson in an ante-room, in which letters, documents, telegrams and newspapers were scattered about in the most artistic profusion. M. Wilson, dressed in a long, double-breasted frock coat and dark grey trousers, was pacing rapidly up and down the room. He seemed nervous and excited and looked at least ten ycurs older than on the oceasion of my previous interview with him at Elysee aZfew days beforeothe Tours meet- ing. I'was surprised to find that his auburn hair and beard had during the short interval become tinged with gray. Tasked: “What is your opinion about the proposed parliament- ary committec of investigation M. Wilson looked up quickly, and with a determined expression said: “I welcome it with open arms, but my situation remaizs ex actly the same as before the Tours meeting. I have nothing to fear from the most rvigid in- quisition. The Tours affair was si ly ab- surd. The meeting there was composed of two classes—the nobility and the wealthy bourgeosie on the one hand, who are all v tionnair and the workmen on the other hand, who are all radicals or socialists, My _true constituents—the wine-growers and peas- ants—were not on hand. Besides, there are at Tours over two thousand shoemakers, and you know that shoemakers arve the most virulent of all vadicals. But in spite of this meeting being packed with my cnemies, there was not one se picee of evidence preferred against me. 1 am de- lighted if it will only be held. If even its members be my bitterest foes, so much the better, for then nobody can complain of any favoritism shown me. Correspondent—What effect is the commis- sion of inquiry likely to have on President Grevy! Wilson—That is where the real danger lics, This whole thing is started with the object of bullying M. Grevy iuto resigi Y am merely the tool that his euemies are working with, Correspondent--Do you think they will succeed in bullying Grevy into resignin Wilson—No, they wont.' M. Grevy will not move until the last vestige of evidence has been thoroughly sifted. ‘The chamber of deputies is now fuirly uroused. Their uttacks Against me have become more and more vio- lent, Thoir blase palates have been tickled Wwith ordinary spices und . condiments until BOW nothing but the hottest cayenne pepper suftices, . They now require cayennt just as men who have abused the use of aleoho! find themselves forced to have resource to vitriol, Fhe enquete will be preguant with piquant \c elf, I welcome it as a salvation. Correspondent—Do you intend to remove to your hotel in the Avenue Irenat Wilson—I have sent many of my books and furniture and bric-a-brac there, but I shall continue to reside at Ellysee palace un- til T am summoned before the commission of enquiry. Correspondent—Will you permit me to ask you a very delicate question? The prevailing opinion in Paris to-day is that you have made from your own point of view two serious mistakes—that the people already.assume to be fatal admissions on your part. I refer to your returning the borrowed state papers and the refunding of those 40,000 franes for the stamps that you omitted to put on your 200,000 private letters that were franked under the presidential seal. Wilson—I only did what I think to be fair and honorable. The papers belonged to- the ministry of France, and by returning 40,000 francs for letters wrongfully franked 1 felt my conscience clear.” With these words the interview ended. 1 next called upon M. Edmund Magnier- editor of republican Evenement, who since childhood has been an intimate friend of Wilson and one of his staunchest defenders. M. Magnier said: “M. Wilson has com- mitted heavy faults, He has been more than imprudent. He has followed practices which suflice to call down upon him the most legiti- mate severities, but he has begun his con- fession and restitution. Moreover, his doings are personal to himself. Butwhat some Wish to do is to dishonor the president of the republic. These would-be extreme republicans swear that they do not wish to be revenged on M. Grev He has never been forgiven for allowing ieneral Boulanger to be sent to Clermont Ferrand. The monarchists, irreconcilable cuemics of the republic, have se avidity upon the Wilson affair. It will be a weapon for them at the elections, but they do not expect to wait so long. They wish us to turn over this republic to them after we have soiled our hands. The king is ready to get on horseback. His partisans are gathering at Dordrecht. It would be folly to dissimu- late that a vacancy in the presidency would at the present moment open a crisis of which no one could force the end. There would be the most dissimilar candidatures, We should have M. De Freyeinct, General Boulanger, zed with M. Leon, say the Duc d&'Aumale, General ussier and M. Jules Ferry is not necessary for M. Jules ¢ to defend himself against the His life replies to ¢ them more openly he has cut off all communication with his son in-law, M. Wilson, and has left the Elysee, This step being taken, M. Grevy should not show feebleness or allow himself to be driven from the chicf magistracy. An abdication would be an avowal of culpability. If the president were to disappear under the stigma, of improt A and prevarication the republic would disappear with him. T next ealled upon Wilson’s bittcrest op- ponents—Messrs, Rochefort, Laurent and Cassagnae. 1 found Mr. Rochefort smoking acigarat his hotel and in the Boulevard Rocheuert, surrounded by his favorite curious and Spanish pictures. Mr. Rochefert said: *“Wilson confesses his guilt by returning the state papers and refunding 40,000 francs postage money. Why,” said Rochefort, ven if parlismentary inquiry fuils to con- ct Wilson, I alone could lay my hand on evidence of scurrilous transactions that would drag Wilson before the court of as- sizes Guilty? Why, of course he is guilty.” What will Grevy do? Rochefort—Grevy will not resign, whatcver he docs. He is u vieux pasan tres madre and will never get out of the presidential easy chair until pushed out of it. Correspondent—If Grevy should resign, whos do you think has the best chance of being elecied president? Rochefort— Freycinet has the best chance, Correspondent—Why, you surprise ne. 1 thought you would say General Boulange: Rochefort, with an insidious smi Boulanger's time is not yet come, wait, Correspondent—How about Ferry? Rochefort—Oh, I would rather see Wilson president than Ferry, Correspondent—Don't you think it would be wise on the part of Wilson to leave Elysee and live at his hotel in the Avenue Irenat Rochefort—Yes, he ought to quit Elysee, but ought to live, not at his hotel, but at Mazes prison. I next found M. Charles Laurent at the oftice of his paper—Le Paris. M. Laurent— who by the way was the first person to_raise the present cry about Wilson—said: “I don't know Wilson personally, but he showed a good deal of pluck in facing that Tours meet- ing. Imyself am convinced that Wilson is Muilty and consider it the first duty of every journalist and every public man in France to chase him out of the political arena no matter whether he is the son-in-law of the president or not.” Correspondent—TIn case G is likely to succeed him? Laurent—Ferry or Freycinet, 1 found Mr. Paul De Cassagnacin the lobby of the chamber of deputies. I asked him: “What do you think of the Wilson in- quiry Cassagnae—W' No, He must v resigns, who 1son is the Robert Macaire of the Republic. He confesses his guilt al- ready. His honor is compromised. Correspondent—Do you think Grevy will resign? Cassagnac—1 think that eventually he will be feveed to. Correspondent—Who is likely to succeed him? Ca or Ferr) Lafterwards saw Max Francis Magnard He said is now eighty years old and he can’t remain president much longer, anyway. But it is not wise in the present conditior of France to urge a commission of inquiry into Wilson's transactions or do any- thing to hasten Grevy's resignation. Correspondent—But what would happen if M. Grevy would retivet Magna ‘The two chambers would unite in con; v of this congress would be strougly republican, thera would be no danger or fear of auy surprises or coup ' etats or attempts at monarchial restora- tion, and they would proceed to nomnin president Correspondent—Who has the best chanc Maynard--De Freyeinet, Due D' Aumale or rry. 1 next called upon M. Clemenceau, who said he thought stormy times weve coming and that the eventual result would be the resig- nation of Crevy.” But Clemenceau would not say whom he thought most likely to be his successor, The question of who is-to be President Grevy’'s suceessor is now being eagerly dis- cussed in Paris and throughout France. Common - opinion pronounces - for one or the other of the two rivals—M. Ferry and M De Freycinet. The election lies with the senate und chamber of deputies united for a time in congress. To carry « candidate there must be at least 445 votes for one mun. This there could never be for @ candidate of the e —Duc D'Aulmale, De Freyeinet. who would not poll more that the only chance for the right or extreme left would be to support the least objection- than 150, so able candidate proposed by the centres, moderates, or by whatever general name the the non-monarchist and non-extremist depu- ties are to be known. The probability is that the extreme left would vote for De Freycinet and the right for M. Ferry. ENGLISH POLITICS, Churchill's Movements the Center of Attraction. (Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.) Lospoy, Oct. 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—The London correspondents of provincial and American papers have been very busy the past week in reconstructing the ministry and disposing of public men according to their idea of pro- priety. In these numerous efforts the imag- ination has not been even a lucky guess. The gentleman who sent Churchill to Canada might as well have sent him to the moon. No such offer was made or thought of. With Churchill's great popularity and parliament- ary influence—both unequalled dn the conservative party—it is not very likely that he would give up a grand carcer here for a respectable exile to Canada. Regarding his poverey so much dwelt on it is all rubbish. He manages to cke out a very tolerable existence. There is nothing in s circumstances to call for & public sub- scription just at present—not by any means— s0 eager for oftice is his party to get him back. As for Hartington, my previous statement remains accurate. His views, as expressed to an intimate friend, are as follows: Noth ing can justify his final severance from his party but some new emergency of a very grave character. He did not take office when the ministry was first formed because he felt that it was better to fight the battle out within the ranks of the party which he led in the house from 1875 to 1880, during Glad- stone’s retirement. Nothing has occurred since then to change his conception of duty. Only a great alteration for the worse in the position of the ministry could warrant him in taking the final plunge of crossing the floor of the house to join the tory ministry. These opinions were put before Salisbury, Who has tried to shake them, but in vain, A new danger may doubtless arise at any moment. In that case Hartington would yicld and a totally different ministry would be formed upon lines already shadowed forth in these dispatches, Probably Lord Salisbury would gladly seize that oppor- tunity to retire altogether. Hartington would then become prime minister, Churchill chancellor of the exchequer and leader of the house and Goschen foreign sccretary, with many other changes, but all this is an affair of the future. One thing is certain and that is that Churchill must return to the ministry before the session opcns or there will be a great outery in the country. If any immediate reconstruction was im- pending Chamberlain would not have quitted England just now. Be- foro leaving London last Tuesday he told several friends that the ministry would rub along till January. He did not see any cause to anticipate important changes. As for the threats directed against himself, he made light of them. He said that in Amer- ica the law-abiding people were in the ma- jority. No threats of assassination should deter any one from becoming their guest. “Some things I have spoken may have been misunderstood, but in the main neither Can- adians nor Americans can doubt my earnest desire to come to a settlement of the fisheries question on terms fair and honorable to both countries.” A friend having again recurred to the threat received, Chamberlain quietly said: “All right. Iam not so fond of life that I should desire to keep it by running away from duty. ButI don't believe a bit inthe threats.” The public generally re- spect his d ou, and with regard to the statement, more than once repeated, that no- body but a staunch Gladstonian i ceptable at Washington, they still refuse to beheve that the American people side with any par- ticular faction in English politics.Chamberlain left the ever-faithful Jesse Collins to look after his interests. Poor Jesse will feel like an-old hen without her chicks. The warfare against Chamberlain has been much sharper than against all the rest of the liberal union- ists put together, but if he has received some hard knocks he has returned them with com- pound interest, and can always point to Glad- stone out of oftice as a tangible result of his work, 1 have had some conversation with Evelyn, the retiving member for Deptford. He told me that many of his friends were angry with him for resigning, but his views of the situa- tion left him no option. Salisbury’s going in tooth and nail for the coercion affair at Mitchellstown seemed to him quite unjustifiable. He regretted that Churchill supported the government instead of striking out & line of his own. He could not see how he could hold his seat with a decided convic- tion againstithe policy of the government. He said his constituency had put no pressure upon him whatever. He had acted spon- taneously. Iuis only fairto state that no other member of the conservative party shares his opinions, although several had quite resolved not to offer themselyes for re- election, A storm is rattling briskly ears of Matthews for mobs to resume their meetings in Trafal- gar squar The grotesque thing is that Ste hitherto Matthews’ bitterest enemy- is now his only defender. The people gener- ally say that Matthews might resign, not knowing his own duties and not allowing the police to discharge theirs. Business has been cut up severely by the daily processions and meetings. Americans, who much fre- quent the hotels of this quarter, are all run- ning away, the shops al rted and trades- men find orders falling off. This seems a queer way of improving the position of the unemployed. Great preparations have been made to prevent a remewal to-morrow of last Sunday’'s scandalous scenes in Westminster abbey. Indignation is every- where stirred by Canon Brother's letter stating that the mob used the vaults of the abbey as urinals. Those who demand un- limited license for the mob and ery, “Down with the police!” think this is going a trifle too far. These excesses will reach against tho party which encourage them. To-morrow the military will be called out if necessar protect the abbey from a sacrilege revolting to all classes of people. Rather strong advocacy of the claims of round the allowing the = Dhuleep Singh have suddenly made their appearance in several newspapers. This may either be regarded -as il strating the recent remarks on Oris or as an example of the love of justice innate in English journalists, Sam Weller would have detectéd another remarkable coinci- dence, Dhuleep Singh, since Katkofl's death, has not been getting on well ‘in Russia. He begins to think that he made a mistake in giving up an allowance of §40,000 a year. His agents are active in Englard in preparing for Lis return at this interesting moment, Cer- talu uewspupers have just discovered what @ ntal gold good man Dhuleep i8 and how much ill-used. Many will watch with interest further devel- opments in journalistic eireles this paroxysm of benevolence, A tremendous pressure is being brought to bear upon Spurgeon to induce him to recon- sider his determination to retire from the Baptist union, bus it will not succeed.* Spur- #eon hesitated a long time. He has well con- sidered the consequences of his decision and will abide by it. He is expected to address his congregation on the subject Sunday and every inch of room inthe chapel is already bespoke. His congregation unanimously support him, A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. e vadieg POMPOUS CAPTAIN KEOGH. He Reads the Riot Act Because an Old Woman Throws Mu (Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] DupLiy, Oct. 20.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to the Bee.|~The evictions proceed on Lord Masseren's eptate, County Meath, with the usual formula’of attack and defense and mercilessly or coirageously on either side. An incident oce yesterday which will illustrate the temdper wilh which the authorities still proceed. At one point of bold defense, the people omtside cheered when Captain Keogh, who Wa in command, was heard to say: ‘9f there are any further demonstrations of this kind I will clear the place immedi- ately.” At this Pohlt the feelings of an old woman on the' roadside, found vent. Grabbing up a handful ¢f mud she flung it at Matthews, a bailiff who was making deflant demonstrations to the crowd, but missing her aim, she struck instead Licutenant Long- field, who calmly wiped the mud oft his cloak. Captain Keogh did not take the matter so calmly. Lifting his stick he ad- dressed them thus: “I warned you this morning I would stand no trifling. If there is any interference I will put an end to it at once. A stone has been thrown.” “It wasn't a stone, it was a mud,” said the old woman showing hef besmeared hands. Two policemen immediately arrested her and one pulled out a note book and procceded to take her name, but Captain Keogh contin- ued his speech, growing more excited as he ‘went ol ‘‘Iintend to have no mere of this. If this crowd does not disperse at once I will have the place cleared, and, to avoid delay, T will read the riot act.” He rumaged in his pockets for a copy of the act. Mr. Gill, M. P, said, “Surely you do not mean to read the riot act because an old woman whom you have in custody has thrown a handful of mud¢” Captain Keogh replied: “I will take no orders from you. I donot recognize you as having any authority here.” “I have a better right than you tobe here,” said Gill, “as you and your like will learn to your cost before long. This is pretty atro- cious.” Captain K cogh, who had by this time found his copy of the riot act, proceeded to read . it with great pomposity, holding off his hat as he did so. When he came to, “God Save the Queen,” a voice shouted, ““God Save Ireland,” on which the people cheered loudly. Another voice cried “Hurrah for the Plan” and a cheer ‘was raised again, “D}!smse now, every one of you. Every man whé remains here after this is a felon in the eyes of the law.” The captain walked off pompously and the people laughed heartily at the ill-tempered demon- strations which he was making. The house of Paul Tiernan, Bloomfleld, was next visited. A double cordon of police was drawn across the gateway and as Mr, Gill was about making his way in, Inspector Sey- mour, who had been receiving orders from Captain Keogh ran up and said, ““We cannot let you pass.” “Iam a member of parliament,” said Mr. Gill, “and I insist on my right to be present.” Inspector Seymour thereupon went back to Captain Keogh and returned immediately saying, “I am very sorry, Mr. Gill, but my orders are peremptory notto let you pass. We can admit no one but representatives of the press.” Mr. Gill—That is a curious distinction, ad- mitting representatives of the press and ex- cluding representatives of the people, From whom have you those orders? ‘‘Captain Keogh.” Mr. Gill—Captain Keogh will hear more of this. The door was barricaded with bushes and tied together with a chain. Volumes of white smoke, which were darted through the aper- tures warned the emergency that resist- ance might be offered. An entrance was ef- fected through a window and Patrick Tier- nan, a son of the tenant, was the only person inside. He offered no further resistance and the eviction was completed. Patrick Meede, sub-tenant, with his wife and five little chil- dren, were then thrown out on the roadside. Lady Anne Blunt is just now the heroine of the hour. Being a granddaughter of Lord Byron, she naturally would excite attention, but under the circumstances much more. 1 heard an old woman say, “Bless her! Sure and she's only doing for ould Ireland what her noble grandad tried to do for the other eks in fightin’ the nasty Turks, An’ t Balfour worse than a sultan ¢ ——— A BIG SWINDLE, Investigation Into the Leipsic Dis- counte Failure—The Hurricane. [Copyright 1857 by New York Associated Press.) Beruiy, Oct. 20.—The creditors of the Leipsic Discounte company expect to receive 5 per cent of the deposits, More fraudulent practices in connection with the failure have been discovered and a number of Berlin firms have resolved to bring the whole council of administration before a court of justice. The revelations show that the cler- ical staff of the . bank must have known of its condition. Some of the clerks received in lieu of cash for their salary shares of bank stock which they sold at 10134 unt!l the day before the failure. The shares are now quoted at 2'¢. The hurricane on the Baltic only abated Thursday. It created terrible havoc among shipping and communication on railways along the shore was Intergpted, travel on the Lubeck line being susPaded for threo days. ———— ian delegations to-day. In an address to the delegations the emperor said the foreign re- lations of the empire were favorable and gratifying. He hoped the Bulgarian question would ain its local character and that it would ultimately be settled in accordan h the Bulgarians’ wish and with oy aties and interests. Although the coggli- tion of Europe continued to be one of ins curity the belief was justified that active e forts and close rapproachment of the pow: would prevent its disturbance. e A Petition For the Anarchists. Pants, Oct. 20.—American anarchists have _asked a number of members of the chamber of deputies to petition the government of T1li- nois in favor of the Chicago anarchists, The extreme loft met to-day aund resolved to send the follwing to the govérnor: “In the name of humanity and in the name of the connee tion between the two great vepublics, the Paris deputies, advocating the abolition of political deaths, ask for the, lives of the sevea wen condemucd w deatl: at Cliicago,” DROWNED IN LAKE MICHIGAN. The Propeller Vernon Goes Down in a Gale. NOT ONE PERSON RESCUED. A Crew of Twenty-Two Men and Many Passengers Belleved to Have Perished—Partial List of the Missing, ‘Went to the Bottom. MiLwaukee, Oct. 20.—The propeller Ver- non has been lost on Lake Michigan north of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The entire crew of twenty-two persons is supposed to have per- ished. The steamship Superior, which arrived at this port at 8:30 this evening, brought the first news of the total wreck of a large pas- senger propeller off Manitowoe, Wis. Thatthe wreck is the propeller Vernon, of the North- ern Michigan line, is established almost be- yonda doubt. She was due here to-day and from the description of the fragments scen by the crew of the Superior, her owners here consider her identity fully established. She had on board a crew of twenty-two men besides some passengers, the exact number not being known, and it is supposed that all hands perished. Captain Moran, of the Su- perior, saw three or four rafts with men clinging to them and also a boat containing @ woman and three men. Though he made an effort to rescue them a high sea prevented the rendering of any assistance, the Superior being herself disabled and requiring her crew's best efforts. It was about 10 o'clock in the morning when the first signs of the wreck, in the shape of floating cargo and furniture, were seen. About an hour later rafts were sighted. On some of them the oc- cupants were almost gonc, while others sig- nalled the superior. P. J. Klein, of Klein & Burk, who char- tered the Vernon to replace the Champlain, burned carly in the season, received the first information of the disaster from a reporter. After hearing the account as given by Cap- tain Moran, he felt assured it was the Ver- non. He did mot know what passengers wers on board and of the crew could oniy give the following names: CAPTAIN GEORGE THORPE, of Ogdensburg, N. Y., master. Carraix Cor the mate, who formerly sailed the schooner Golden West. Carraix HiGa1xs, sccond mate, who sailed the barge Loland last year. F. A. Bunke, clerk, eldest son of Mr, Burke, one of the part owners of the vessel CHARLES MARCAU, first engineer. FrANK M. HaLL, sccond engineer, brother of Ed Hall, of Chicago. Mantiy Beav, steward. BEAU, the porter, a brother of Martin. Both were on the Champlain when sho burned. The Vernon was owned by A. Booth, of Chicago, and was valued at §75,000. She was a year old and insured for $37,000. She ran between Chicago and Mackinaw and picked up freight at ports where.she touched, carry- ing at the risk of her owners. Captain Williams, of the schooner Joseph Paige, arrived to-night at 9 o'clock and re- ported secing the wreckage about six miles east of Two Rivers point. It was evidently the wreckage of a passenger vessel, he said. One of the crew saw a corpse, and a picco of o pilot house with a man on it was next seen. The sea was running so high that it lifted the Joseph Paige boat from its davitts, and it ‘was impossible to get near enough to the man to pick Lim up. BURN D ALIVE., Terrible Fate of Mrs. O'Brien and Four Children at Leadville, Col. LeADVILLE, Colo., Oct. 20.—[Special Telo- gram to the BEE.]—The most shocking disas- ter which hias been chronicled in this locality since the memorable horror in which ten miners were exhumed: from their sepulchre in the snow, occurred at 5 o'clock this morn- ing. In a burning boarding house on Iron Hill, of which Mrs. James O'Brien was the proprietress, James O'Brien, ir., cight years old, Henry O'Brien, five,and Annie, an in- fant of seven months, were roasted alive, The spectacle presented at the smoking ruins was most revolting ever seen on this hill of horrors, where, since the discovery of car- bonate by Uncle Billy Stevens, no less than'a hundred lives have been prematurely lost, The particulars are about as follows: Sadie Oleson, a domestic in the house, arose at & and started to build the fire and prepare breakfast for the miners, and in hastening her labors, resorted to acan of kerosene. She had applied the match to the kitchen stove and was repeating the act in the dining room when her attention was attracted to the Kitchen by an explosion. She hastened to the kitchen door to be repulsed by a flood of flames that bad enveloped the room. As quickly as possible she gave the alarm when Mrs. O'Brien, al- most frantic, shouted to the lodgers on the second floor. Seizing her two children she rushed out of the building and looked for the remaining four and not seeing them returned to the building now wrapped in flames. That was the last time she was seen alive and when the smoke was cleared away from the ruins she was found bending over the bed be- side her infants, whose bodies were burned to a crisp in a room on the second floor. The two boys had been imprisoned by the flames and roasted before the eyes of the powerless spectators. Her husband is prostrated and it is feared will lose his reason, ONE DEAD, SIX DYING. A Negro Camp Mceting Broken Up In a Bloody Fight. CHARLESTON, 8. C., Oct. 20.—At a negro camp meeting near Brighton Thursday night, a number of drunken men disturbed the services and when the preachor at- tempted to enforce order a free fight ensued in which razors, pistols and clubs were used. The lights were soon extinguished and the fight continued for half an hour. The result of the affray is that one manis dead, six dying and about twenty-five more or less injured. The Chica; CiicaGo, Oct, The Inte morrow will announce that Times nas been sold to a syndicate of which the chief members are Clinton A, Snowden, for many years managing editor of the Times under Mr. Storey, and James J, West, business manager of an evening pub- lication of this city. otiations looking to the purchase have been going on some time and were only brought to & culmination to-day. The instruments were signed and delivered_this afternoon. The terms were made with the widow of Mr, Storey and his heirs. It is understood that Mr. Snowden will be editor-in-chief. assisted by Joscph R. Dunlap as managing editor, The latter was city editor under Mr, Storey. A Furniture Dealer Assigns. Durvrn, Minn,, Oct. 20.—Ph. Hirschman, a furniture dealer, hes made an_ assignment. The liabllities are estimated at §50,000, and l the assets §50,000, R e e e —— e e A e e R e e s il vl | ) D e e R e s A. T. STEWART'S BODY. Superintendent Walling Clears Up the Mystery Surrounding It. NEW York, Oct. 20.—Tho mystery which has 80 long enveloped the fate of the body of of the millionaire dry goods dealer, Alexander T. Stewart, forms the subject of a chapter in Superintendent Walling's book soon to be published. The ex-superintendent professes to give the only true story of the stealing of the body, and also alleges that the body was subsequently returned to the repre- sentatives of Judge Hilton, The remains were buried in St. Mark's church yard, corner of Second avenme and Tenth street, in an underground vault, the entrance to which was covered by a flagstone, Which in turn was sodded over level with the surrounding surface, 8o there was no out- ward evidence of its location. The story gives a history of the case from the robbery, how the first negotiations were opened by General Jones, ex-postmaster of New York, who was communicated with by mail by the thicves and the various offers made by them, all of which were re- fused by Judge Hilton. The first demand was $200,000, After the failure of the negoti- ations with Hilton the robbers direc their correspondence to the widow of Stewart and she finally agreed to pay $100,000. The mat- ter was delayed so long by Jones, however, that the robbers evidently became discouraged and finally agreed to deliver the body for 0,000, The money was to be sent out by one messenger on a lonely road in Westchester oounty, and ‘when the robbers were sa fied that he was not followed by detectives they would meet him. A young relative of Mrs. Stewart un- dertook the hazardous task and everything passed off smoothly, the men being on hand as per agreement. The next day, which was in the fall of 1879, the body was removed secretly to the cathedral and placed in a secret vault. So arranged that an attempt to open it would ring the chimes on the church and send the alarm throughout the city. A. LINCOLN¥]\;A ADVENTURE. He Abducts His Two Children at Den- ver and Escapes. DENVER, Colo., Oct. 20.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Joln Gray, claiming to be from Lincoln, Neb., a man about thir walked into the police station disguised as a de crepit old man of sixty. He said the disguise was assumed for the pur- pose of preventing his wife, who was living with another man on South Fourteenth street, from recognizing him. He swore out a warrant against his alleged unfaithful spouse on the charge of adultery, and when she was brought to headquarters made an unsuccessful attempt to induce her to return with kim. The case was set for hearing be- fore a justice afternoon, and Mrs. Gray was at court at the time st for hearing the charges but left her littis boy of five and little girl playing on the sidewalik in front, when the father came along. ing in tha sit- uation he rushed off for the express wagon and in less time than in it takes to tell it he had hustled the youngsters into the wagon and was driving them off leaving the mother to mourn for her lost little ones and the court to search in vain for a prosecuting wit- ness, The case was dismissed against tho woman and # warrant sworn out against Gray for abduction, but the police have been unable to find any trace of him. The mother is almost beside herself with grief. Tired of Life, Horpreae, Neb., Oct. 20.—[Specinl Tele- gram to the “Bee.]—This afternoon word was brought to Holdrege that a man was lying dead in Conger’s pasture, one mile cast of town. Coroner Miller immediately pro- ceeded to the spot and summoned a jury, which, upon investigation, found that the de- ceased came to his death by a shot fired from arevolver in his own hands. The deceased was twenty years of age, Grant Nowlin by name, a stranger in this vicinity, and recently came from Broken Bow. A’ revolver was lying betavecn his knees with two empty chambers. There was a bullet-hole in his forehead and a card in his pocket addressed to ‘J. D. Applegate,” no postofiice. The let- ter contained the following: “I was not crazy, as many will suppose. I have seen nothing but sorrow in this world and am tired of life.” Gets It On Condition. Yonk, Neb., Oct. 20.—(Special to the Bee.] —The Baptist state convention yesterday lo- cated their state college at York, provided the Methodist college and grounds could be decded to the Baptists, together with a do- nation of §25,000 in cash and a large number of residence lots. In cuse this cannot be done by January 1, 1888, then the college is to be located ut Grand Island. The I ple feel very jubilant over the happy mination of this question and the prospe that the Methodists will turn over their col- lege grounds and endowment to the Baptists, Burglars at Clarkson. CLARKSON, Neb,, Oct. 20.—[Special to the Bee.]—The general store of J. Rozmasin & Son was entered through a back window last evening. Also the hardware store of Fog- man & Fillip, by burglars taking therefrom £30 to §100 worth of the most expensive goods, The thieves leaving familiar marks, the constable has gone to search the premises and it is hoped they will receive their long needed punishment, ‘us petty stealing has been going on here for the past year. Famnury, Neb,, Oct. 20.—[Special Teie- gram to the Bre.]—A boy found the dead body of a man in the Little Blue river this afternoon, The coroner was summoned and after the body was taken from the water an examination was made. No marks of vio- lence appeared. The body was recognized as that of a railroad laborer named McCune, It 15 supposed thathe was drowned accidentally. Ho liud some moncy deposited in the Harbine bank. A Narrow Escape. Nenraska City, Neb, 20.—(Special Telegram to the Bee.] — The fawily of George W. Brown, south of the city, had a narrow escape from being burned to death v house caught fire whil they were aslecp in bed. They were awak- ened in time to escape with their lives, but the entire building with its contents was de- stroyed. Loss §500. No insurance, B Sarpy County Democrats. SPRINGFIELD, Neb., Oct. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to the ¥ —The democratie conyen- tion for Sarpy county met here at 1:30 this afternoon, Hon. James E. Campholl ucting as chairman. The following candidates wery put in nomination: Clerk, Robert Barton; treasurer, A. J. Spcarman; county judge, John Q. Goss; coroner, J. L. Wallnel intendent of public instruction, M; wan. A A Post Offic Fuexox, Neb., Oc pecial Tele- gram to the Bee.)—Upon opening the post office this morning, Mr. Sawyer found his safe had been blown open currency and stamps taken, he worth of notes and one or two de 5 10 clue us to Who the burgl o s AN EDITC LLED, A Tragedy Grows Out Of an Olio Newspaper Quarrel. CLEvELAND, October 20,—W. H. Reynolds, editor of the Ashland Times, was shot and instantly killed this megning in justice court shooting was dono in a fit of passion, but was the indir of a newspaper quarrel, - Reynolds was sued for libel on account of & publici vegarding the mouey tansactions of Mason and Lis brotker, PLOTS AGAINST THE POLICE, Chicago's “Finest" Trying to Unravel Anarchistic Devilishness, MOVES OF A MYSTERIOUS MAN. A Scheme Believed to Be Hatching to Blow Up Cook Cou Jal —A Description of It Sccured. Look Out r Dynamite, Cuicaco, Oct. 1 peciul Telegram to "he police of the Chicago avenue station are displaying ceascless activity toe day and believe they have discovered an ane archist plot to blow up the county jail. One arrest hus already been made, und there is & likelihood of more to-night. Wednesday morning a strange man came to the jail and his movements were 8o picious that Jailer Folz sent out for Deputy Sherift Webb, who has charge of the men on the outside and who is an old Central station detective, This is the description of the man, as fur- shed to the police by Deputy Webb: Stout built, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, dressed in dark clothing, cutaway coat, chinchilla overcoat, and stiff hat. He has a heavy dark mustache and light sideburn whiskers. He calls himsclf Joe Miller, and speaks with an American accent. This man had not been to the jail before, but he walked into the cage and talked famliarly with Fischer, Lingg, and one or two of the others. He began to “size up” the interior of the jail, and before he left walked into the jail office und scemed to examine with more than curious in- terest the passages leading to the various wards. When he left Deputy Webb followed him. The man walked to the corner of Michigan and Clark streets, gavea letter to a letter carricr and then walked north, stopping every half block to look around in a careless fashion. Between Illinois and Indiana streets he crossed North Clark street, and then started south and kept o watchful, wary outlook until he reached the bridge. Webb followed him all the time. A reporter who saw this man in the jail and Webb's observation of him, shadowed both of them and saw everything up to th time. At the bridge the man paused solutely, und Deputy Webb slackened his pace. A big propeller was coming up the river and the bridge began to turn slow’ The man appeared to be ina reflective ‘mood and watched the brid tenders at their work.(; But he suddenly wakened into life and starticd Webb, Just as the north end of the bridge swung clear of the abutment the man suddenly woke up, made a dash for it and leaped upon the mov- ze. Webb saw the trick too late and yards of empty space intervened be- tween them by the time he checked him- self with an ¢Yort at_the end of the abut- ment, When the iee closed the fugitive lost himself among the crowd of people waiting to cross at the south end of the brlaxe, the baffled deputy, after a scarch along Clark and South Water returned to the criminal court DUtk “aptain - Schaa iption of the mysterious man. Thursday evening about 8 o'clock the same man was seen loitering in the alley north of the jail, reconnoitering the locality. A policeman noticed his queer ace tions and ran around to the Michigan street entrance of the criminal building, where De- tective Lowenstein and two or three others may be found at almost any time. They fol- lowed the policeman and the suspicious fel- low was pointed out to them. A~ boy about twelve years old was with the suspected man, who was seen to hand apaper to the boy. The latter walked away whistling toward North Clark strect. The man began to pick his way through the alley. Both of them were fol- lowed. Lowenstein caught the boy and scarched him. He found in his ‘;m-ke a paper containing a minute description of parts of the jail. By accident a part of this description fell into the hands of a reporter, 1t read he north end of the jail containes fourteen windows of twelve pains_each, They are twelve feet from the ground and barred with round iron_bars.” The words “‘contains” and “panes,” it will be observed, arc misspelled. The' boy was taken to the Chicago avenue police station and promised to find the man who gave it to him. The man lLumself made his escape, whether through his own adroitness or’ the carelessness of those who followed him, is not known. The police ure pretty nearly as silent as oysters about the occurrence. The man may be under arrest. Neither is it known what the police have done with the boy. Captain Schaak this morning, when_the reporter told him about that part of the description found by him, said that the description of the jail had been made by his own men for his partics ular use. street, ing and at once informed C and supplied him with a_ad A Good Lawyer's Opinion. ‘WaAsHINGTON, Oct, 20—[Special Telegram to the Bek.]—Joseph Nichol, of Indianapolis, a law clerk in the postoffice department and a good lawyer, has hieard all the arguments in the anarchists’ appeal here and said to your correspondent this afternoon that in his opinion the men will not be given a new trial ora respite. He thinks the attorneys for the condemned men have not used the strong points in behalf of their clients, and as the case now stands there is no ground for a writ of error. Under the circumstances, how= ever, he says Governor Oglesby should com- mute the sentence. Many other people think 80, t00. e THE TWELFTH JUROR. H. P. Sandford of St. Paul Talks About the Anarchist Case, S1. Pavs, Minn., Oct. [Special Tele- gram to the Bee.] —H. P. Sandford, one of the jurors who convicted the Chicago anarche ists, has been in St. Paul about four months, He is employed in the auditor's ofice of tho Minnesota & Northwestern railway. Mr. Sandford was the twelfth and last juror selected to try the case, and his selection was made one of the points of error by which the condemned men sought to secure a reversal of judgment by the Illinois supreme court. When the eleventh juror, was chosen | the d had forty-three ' peremptory: challenges remaining, which were exhausted befor sclection of the twelfth juror was 1 Sandford was accepted by tha' state, and challenged for cause by the des fense, but Judge Gary overruled the challenge and the defense was ‘forced to accept him. Mr. Sandford was seen to-day and in reply to questions regarding the case said: “he defense objected to me on the ground that I wus prejudiced. The stenographic re- port of my exumination shows that I sald,: under oathi, that I could fuirly and impartially listen to the testimony and bring in a verdict in accordance with the facts in the case, My opinion had been formed on rumor and newss paper comments and was prejudiced againsy anarchism and communisin 4s every law- abiding citizen should be. Judge Gary thought Lwould make un impartial juror, the attors neys for the state accepted me, aud the de- fense were forced to do so. Ige Gury's charge was the thing that decided the cas in the minds of the jury, und our four hours' deliberation’ was for the purpose of deciding upon tha punishment to be inflicted. upon the case us murde that the murderers we i influence the verdict. The e conspiracy and their guilt was couclusive, and there was but one course for us to pursues 1 received two anonymous letters ‘ shortl; after the verdiet was brought in, one of whicl advisod me to prepare to meet my God, if T believed there was one, and the other statin that on the day of execution vengeance woul fuli on me, Neither of them scared me much, i r. reason I came here was bes ased salary, and I have beeu i The jury looked causé of inc) Chicago oftén since living here,