Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 14, 1888, Page 1

TEIGHTEENTH YEAR, HE MADE A DISMAL FAILURE, Cloveland's Columbus Letter Part of a Cunning Scheme. GUARDING AGAINST YELLOW JACK Btrict Quarantine Measures to Bs forced in Washington—Exhaus- tive Review of the Work of the Present Congress. Cleveland's Columbus Letter, WasmixNGros Buneav Tiue Ovans Bee, ) 3 FOURTEEN T STREE g Wastixarox, D. C., Sapt Enough was said at the white house to about the incident atthe Grand Army en campment at Columbus yesterday to almost warrant the unqualified statement that the invitation to President Cleveland to attend the reunion of the veterans and the reading of his dispateh exprossing his being present was workedup for political of fect. The hisses and groans of the boys at Columbus when the le was read ereated no surprise here. It was just what would have been expected by those who have from this point noted the pforts of Mr. Cleveland 1o throttle the G A. It as “‘a political organ zation,” and check the tendency of con towards a liberal pension p The i dent’s private stary attempted to explain the incident to day by saying that the president’s telegram was sent in respons: to an invitation for him to attend. Itis be lieved that the invitation extendel—if in deed he received an invit and the tele gram seat and read at the meeting yesterday were prearranged by a ember of the n and state democratic committees for the pur pose of dissipu the reputation of the president with G, A. R. men and affording him an opportunivy to make an expression of fricndliness for the voterans. The action of the president and his friends in this instance is referred to 11 Washington as an exhibition of unprecedented hoirdihood, and the manner in which it was repelled mocts with general commendation. Tne further explanation of the president through his secretary that the reason the invitation was not answered by mail, as is customary, was ‘*beeause the letter of invitation was mislaid,” is received here with a very large grain of allowance. 1f Mr. Cleveland 18 anything he is nrethodical. He has boasted his ability to instantly lay his hands upon any document in the white house Grand Army men in Washington believe t president has simply attempted a coup d'etat without provocation, and they are pleased with the faux la mode of it YELLOW FE COMIN There was some agitation suround the Ma- rine hospital bureau to-day over the death from yellow fe ow York yesterday of Prof. Proctor. authorities”s is no doubt that it was a well defined yellow fever, and the quar arc to be stringently enforced *2rots at not 58 rosi ion 3 NORTIL amined across the | this city. While there is no fear that scourge will reach Washington, the utmest precautions are to be exercised. Quite a number of New Orleans, Memphis and Jack sonville families have arrived here recently THE TARIFF AND ADIOURNMENT, A caucus of the democrats in the house was to have been held to-night, but Sunset Cox, who is chairman of the caucus comumit tee, did not receive the petition in time to- day to issuc the call. He tells me that the democrats will caucus on Saturday night; it is to be on the order of business in the house and not ad journment; that the senate has the tariff bill and therefore holds the key to the situation, and that it will be necessary for the senate o muke the sugzestion if tiiere is an adjourn ment. Everybody wants congress to ad- journ, but both houses arve determined not to take the initiative. Senator Paddock said this afternoon that it the house waited for the senate to indicate that it wanted it to take an adjournment congress would not ad- journ until next March. The republican tarifft bill is now promised within ten or twelve days. WOIK OF THE FIFTIETI CONGRESS. The Fifticth congress was in session ex- actly nine months one week ago yesterday, it having commenced on the 4ti of December, The session has already been the largest, but one, during the last half century, and it promises to be the largest since the * founda- ion of thergovernment. There were, during the last uine months which ended on last Wednesday, iutroduced in the house 11,562 bills and joint regolutions, against 10,104 in the first session of the lust congress. 'In the senate there were introduced 3,520 bills und 107 joint resolutions, against 2551 bills and B6.40int resolutions in the first session of the last congress. There were reported from committees in the house %407 bilis and resolutions, against 3,447 of the lust congress. While in the there were submitted 2,1 ten against 1,551 in the first session of the last congress. There were reported from com wittees to the senate (approximately) 250 bills and joint resolutions without written atements, Allof the bills reported from committees 1o the house were accompanied by written reports, as the rules of \the house require a written statement with every meas ure reported from committee, while 'in the senate bills may be returned from commit tees and placed upon the calendar without written reports but with the simple word “favorable” or “unfavorable.” THI SESSION A VERY FRUITFUL ONE. It will be seen by a comparison of figures that while the nuniber of bills introduced in this session of congress is about 10 per cent larger than in the first session of the last congress, the number of reports—indicating the amount of committeo work—has de creased proportionately. 1t will be seen also that the senate has done far more committee work than usual. The business in the senate i8 also in much better condition than that in the house. The house calendar on Wednes- day contained 110 pages of bills in the vari- ous stages of completion. It shows the title of about eightecn hundred or two thousand measures. The senate calendar on the same day contained but twenty-four pages and only about three hundred and twenty-five bilis, nearly all of which were of a general character. . The greater majority of the measures on the house calendar are of a private uature, mostly pensions. In fact tho private calendar of the house contained sixty- Blnopages or (approxiwately) 966 private ils. A very large portion of the bills introduced and reported from committees in the house were for private pensions. There were re- ferred alone to the committee on invaiid pensions $,55 private pension bills intro- duced in the house, and 523 private bills which came over from the senate, while the number of general pension bills referred to that committee was 105, a total of 4,583, The committee made 1,025 favorable and 247 ad- verse reports on these bills—a total of 1,262. In the last congress the total aumber of bills referred to that committee was 4,157, and the total number of favorable reports was 1,010 and adverse 550. The senate committee on pensions received 1,194 senate bills and 55) house bills—a total of 1,744 against 1,570 last car, It reported favorably 368 senute bills, bouse bills, and reported adversely 340 bills, making’ a total of 1,243 reports upon the 1,744 bilp the committeo received. Dur- ing the first session of thoe last congress it reported 900 bills. Tt will thus be seen that the senate committee on pensions acted o about 71 per cent of the totul number of bills referred to It, while the house committee on invalid pensions took action favorably or adversely upon 27 per cent of the measures it received. There are fifteen members of the bouse committee on invalid pensions,anad nine members of the senate committoe on glnlhlll. It will be seen, however, that the ouse committee made nineteen more reports than the senate comwittee. COMPARISON WITH THE LASY CONANESS, Folowlug is & comparutive statement of Ao wors dene by sowe of the principal com- enato “port mittoes inthe house during the sion and the first session of the last congres The committee on ways and means received 185 bills and 20 resolutions, 1t reported back to the house twenty of these measures. In the first session of the last congress 195 bills and resolutions were received, of which number thirty were acted upon and reported, val affairs received 154 house bills 16 senate bills, of which number it report 42 of the house measures and 6 of those from the senate. In the first seasion of the last congress 205 bills were received and 15 were acted upon Indian affairs has received 108 bi ported 41. In the session of two years ago it recived 352 bills and revorted 12, Judiciary received 205 bills, reported favor- ably 67, and adversely 18, I the session two year. it received 273 bills of which num bor 175 wer upon., Commerce received 370 action upon 225, In the session two years o ived 245 bills and acted upon 100, 1 nine contested elections in the hous but two hay disposed of by the committee on elections. The Sma Eiliott contest from North Car 1 the Sullivan-Felton contest from California, are yet before the committ The committc will v 1end tho uns of Felton. In the other cight cases the committee agreed that the sitting members should retain the seats. Inthe first session of the last con gross there were four contested election cases, outside of the general challenge of the ornia_delegation, which availed nothing. Three of the four contestants were disposed of by permitting the sitting mem- bers to retain their seats. THE PRESIDENT'S VETORS. President Cleveland, up to last Wednes diy, sent to congress ninety-nine v of bill$ passed in this session—sixty-four hous and thirty-five senate bills—nearly allof them private pensions or bills making appropr tions for public buildings. The president up to that day hill sent to congress a total of 215 vetoes of bills of all kinds passed during his administration, while fifty bills up to that date had become laws ‘without the pres ident's signature. In the fivst session of the last congress the president vetoed 104 private billsand six measures of a general character. MOST IEPORTANT LAWS ENACTED. Of the grand total of 1 bills introduced in both houses and the 6,519 reported fro commiteees, only 278 bills"-other than the v pension and other privat beeome laws. About sixty of t are more or less of general interest, The wost mportant a the following bills: Authorizing the condemnation * goverument of land for sites of public build- ings; establishiog a department of labor; prohibiting obsecne or libelous matter pass- ing through the mails; providing for an an confercnce to secure greater lifo and property at sea: giving £100 bounty to soldiers who were enrolled or enlisted for three years prioe to July 22, 1561, and who were” subscquently honorably od from the serviee: authorizing the esident to arrange a conference with the yuth and Central American republics wit aview to closer commercial relations; v mitting dutics paid on imported brecding animals, aud admitting free of duty those imported in the future; reducing the charge for passports from £5 to $1; increasing pen sion for utter deafness to $0 a monthj increasing the stringency of the lawsg prohibiting the destruc tion of timber on the public dowain or the reservations belonging to Indians; limiting the hours that letter carriers in cities shall be employed to eight a day, and providing for pro rata pay for extra time employed; per- mitting publishers to place upon printed matter the words, “sawmple copy,” “marked copy,” “from,” and_other marks indicati to the reeciver legitimate information; giv- ing to state soldiers’ homes $100 a year for each inmate received who would be entitled to_udwission to the national Lowes for soldiers and suilors, The bouse bill to prohibit the return of Chinese to our shores upon ficates already issued, and prohibiting the immigra- tion of Chinesc laborers, has been passed by the senate snee the end of the nine months of this session. The bill giving additional authority to the president to enforco the re- talfation act of February, 1887, against Can- ada will be the next important measure to become a law. POLITICAL LEGISLATION. There has been but very little political legislation in this seszion. The work in that direction has been devoted almost exelu- sively to the Mills tariff bill and the tariff meusure which has been under preparation for several months by the senate committee on financ There are rul specific tarift bills before the house committee on ways and means introduced by Mr. Breckenridge of Arkunsas and divected towards what he ealls trusts or ‘‘combinations involving articles upon which there is a heavy import duty levied,” and these are likely to attract wide- spread political attention” when they are taken up for consideration. Tley have not yet been acted upon by the house committee on ways and means, An effort will be made to have the joint resolution dit ng the president to suspend for a period of six months the duties levied upon cotton bagging, but inasmuch as this will have to be done by the suspension of the rules requiring a two thirds voto there is little prospeet of success in this session, since it is with great difi- culty that a quéram is secured for any pur- pose. s and re- bitls and to the IMPORTANT MEASURES PENDING, Among the most important bills of a gen- eral chavacter pending in & more or less de- gree of completion are those providing for the organ ion of the territory of Okla- homa: providing for the issue of circulating national bank notes to the par value of bonds deposited with the treasurer; establishing widitional life-saving stations throughout the country, and the bill enacting an entirely new system of general land laws. All of these measures are unfinished busines the calendar and are privileged, They w be among the first measures for action in the next session of this congress if they are not passed iu this session. FORECAST OF 1IE N There are various important bills which 1 come before the next session of the Fiftieth congress. Among them are the bills making states out of Washington, Montana and North Dakota terri- tories, which are in the senate, and bills of a similar character in the liouse, and the bill incorporating the Nicara gua Canal company which was endorsed by the republican national convention and men- tioned [n its platform. The special commit- tee of the nouse investigating the subject of foreign immigration will, members of it say, report a bill in December regulating immi- gration, which will doubtless attract wide- spread dttention and make a prolonged de- bate. The general food adulteration bill will also come up in the next session, if not in the present one, and will be a source of carnest coutention, Members of the committee on public lands in both houses do not an any legislation in this congress to deprive railroad companies of any of their land grauts. The proposition to extend the inter- state commerce law over the telegraph com- panies, and also to amend the existing law 80asto prohibit shippers owning private cars, wil ocome in for attention during the next sesslon, which convenes on December 4 and adjourns on March 1, covering exactly three months, but excluding the regular holiday adjourn- ment, consume only about nine weeks. Ef- fort will also be made next session to put upon the regular army,navy and fortification appro- priation bills additional provisions for Fori- fiéations, heavy ordnance and men-of-war, torpedo ' boats, dynamite cruisers, ete. 1t is believed, however, by the oldest und strong- est men in congress that the subject of the tariff will consuwe nearly all of the next session of congress which will remain after the regular apprproiation bills have been passed. Many also predict that there will be sufticient time to enable the two houses to accomplish the work desired ou the tariff, trusts and ‘other important questions, and that the president will call an extra session shortly after bis inauguration, MISCELLANEOUS, Frank A. Ireland of Nebraska City and George W. Brocton of Orleans, Neb., are at the Ebbitt. On the recommendation of Congressman Hayes of Iowa, Mr. Henry Vollmer, the nephew of Henry Lischer, editor of the gt man dewocratic paper, has been appointed distributing clerk of the house, to succeed the late William I, Hudson, deceased. First Licutenant Erasmus M. W eaver, § T SESSION. of the Second artillery, has been wwm;a i NUMBER 92 on ageneral court martial to meet at West Point, N. Y., at 11 o'clock, September 17, for the trial of such prisone ¥ be brought before it. ¥ S Hearn. e -— SEVENTY AND TWENTY. A Venerable Politician Weds a Girl Just Out of Her Teens, New York, Sept. 18.—Frederick G. Wol bert is chaivman of the democratic club of Hudson county, New Jersey, Three months ago he met Miss Mary McCormack, twenty years old, and though Wolbert has a son and two daughters and is a widower aged sev- enty years, he loved the girl and paid her my atteution. People noticed and made sport of the pair, so Wolbert, to close the mouths of gossips, yesterday went to a jus- tice of th with Mary and married he His friends are surprised at his action, but have given hima serenade and many evi dences of their esteem. It is conjectured that his children, who are all older than the bride, will make things lively for their papa when they find out what he has done. i, SHOT H DOWN, Termination of a Cowboys' Quarrel in Wyoming. HaRTVILLE, Wy0., Sept. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tine Bee.]—At noon to-day Sam Brown, a notorious desperaco, was in Clark's saloon. Frank Williams a cowboy. went into the saloon and asked Brown to step outside. Both went out and Williams shot Brown twice, once in the arm and once through the body. Brown died in about an hour. Wil- liams mounted his horse and left town. A warrant for his arrest was issued, but as he is well mounted, acquainted with' the coun- try and has numerous friends among the cowboys, hiis capture is not probable. Brown boasted of having killed four men, —Trouble between he and Williams had been brewing for some duys. B reedy Played “Boston Snaps." York, Sept. [Special Tele- gram to Tue I heedy arrived in town ten days ago from Chicago, where it is reported he had his fingers badly singed fooling with the western tiger, and started into a wrestle with the big New York faro games, 1t was Sheedy's avowed purpose to get even for his western losses, and as upon a previous experiment, when he succeeded in ending a yawning hole in his resources, he adopted the peculiar system against the bank that friends call the “Boston snaps.” He played at the tables of the four biegest games in town and the Gotham dealers dis- covered that the Boston system is more clever thanany they had and kept steadily losing to the old-time patron. Sheedy began by taking a cool £,000 in one of his prolonged battles at a down-town tavle. He also hit another well known dealer for 10,000, Up 10 Tuesday night Sheedy was reported to be £57,000 ahead. One house alone had paid out 10 b §17,000 of Winning et i The Michigan Forest Fires. Bar City, Mich, Sept. 13.—The forest fires which have been raging at various points along the Bay Shore, north and northwest of here, have not been subdued, and it looks now as if great damage would result before they are checked, News from vari points up ihe line show the fires are absolutely be- yond control, and that the gravest results are to be few nac county is a ticuls In many p r property alrcady b at others the people ar fichting for their lives or fleeing to save them. ~ Quinn's logging camp has been wiped out, the men saving them- only by precipitated flight. West of Standish two families are reported us prot bly perished, as at last accounts they wer entirely surrounded by fire. In Tewas se tion fires are still raging and solid columu: of pine are being swept down, -~ Postponed Opening the Bids, WasniNaron, Sept. 13.—[Special Tele- grum to Tne BEe]—The opening of bids for the mew site and buiiding for Fort Omaka, which was to have taken place at the oftice of the chief clerk of tho war de- rtment, has been postponed for a few d This action was found necessary from the peculiar wording of the advertisement. which permitted bidders to mail their bids up to and including Scptember 12, The war department will nc wait a sufficient time to allow all bids which have been mailed at the last moment to arrive befc any of the bids will be opened. The chief clerk says he may openthe bids to-morrow, although it 18 possible that nothing will be done in this line until Saturday, —— Prof. Proctor's Death, g New Yorg, Sept. he body of Prof. Proctor wus removed this forenoon from the hospital, where he dicd, to North Brothers island. There it was laid in an isolated dead house to be kept until advices have been re- ceived from the family in Florida or abroad as to their desires in the matter of interment. It was decided to-day that in view of the char- acteristic symptom of black vomit in Prof, Proctor’s case, no autopsy was necessary Now that the worst is knoin there is neither apprehension nor excitement at sanitary headquarters, ything has been done hat need be, health authorities an- ticipate no danger from this case. : Lot Fatal Flames in Kansas, Torexa, Kan., Sept. 13.—Fire was discov- ered in Rockwell's general store at Junction City, this state, yesterday morning. A gale was blowing and the flames spre pidly to other business places, doing damage amount- ing to about $125,000. While the blazc was _at its flercest, rain began to fall and in @ short time extinguished the fire, While clearing away the debris workmen_ found the bodies of Al- bert Franks and Milo Everhn, clerks in Kockwell's store. 1t is supposed the men lost their lives while trying to extinguish the fire, being overcome by the smoke, —-— Floods Destroy M Avgursta, Ga, Sept. 13.—Th2 damage to the canal, strects, bridges, warehouses, residences, stores and merchandise by the floods will reach 81,000,000, No estimate can be mace of the damage to farms and crops from Augusta to Savaunah, while the coun- try along the river is submerged. Two hun- d thousand dollars will be required to re- pair the canal, streets and bridges. All the railroads “have been injured and the cotton mills have been shut down, Eleven persons were drowned, e An Opera House Destroyed. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 13.—Jacobs & Proc- tor's Grand opera house and adjoining prop- erty burned early this morning, causing a loss of about $50,000, Kimball's Merry Makers were flling an engagement at the opera house and their wardvobe was en- tirely destroyed. The buildings also con- tained Mead's business college and was oc- cupied by several firms, whose loss will be total. Myers' building and the Kline block on the other side were badly damaged. The losses foot up to §208,000, e Swedish Methodist Conference. CuicAGo, Sept. 13.—The first day’s service of the Swedish Methodist conference of the northwest was held ncre to-day. Bishop Andrews presided. In the afternoon Bishop Taylor, of Africa, made an address on the subject of missions, The conference will last throughout the week, On Sunday the ordination of deacons will take place, the rmon to be preached by Bishop Andrews. About one hundred are in attendance at the conference. Fatal h Propert e Blew His Brains Out, ManyviLLe, Mo, Sept. 18.—Hon. John Edwards, late candidate for judge of the Kansas City court of appeals, blew out his brains this morning. Ho was ooe of the leading lawyers of urk AWRECK 0N THE BURLINGTON, The BEastbound Passenger Collides ‘With a Freight at Violet. BOTH ENGINES BADLY CRUSHED. rane Defeated in the Forty-ninth District—Bratal Assauit on a Nebraska City Man—Politics in Otoe County. A ©Collision on the Burlington. Pawses City, Neb, pt. 1 [Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The No. 40, east bound passenger train on the B. & M. from Denver to Kansas City, ran into a freight standing on the track this morning about 5, completely wrecking both engines, he mail car of the p: nger was broken. The engime and r were telescoped. The ight train had orders to meet the passen- r at Violet, and was standing on the track waiting for the passenger to switch. The passenger simply gave a whistle for down brakes and caine on at the rate of forty miles an hour. The engineer and brakeman of the passenger were slightly injured, as was the mail agent. There was no other damage, The wrecked train was taken to Wymor Pay Day at Camp Brooke, Kearxey, Neb,, Sept. 13.—[Special to Tne Br he entire day was occupied yester- day in ing oft the officers and men at Camp Brooke, although Paymaster Baker has the reputation, and deservedly so, of being one of the most rapid paymasters in the army. It was expeeted by some that when the men received their money they would at once proceed to “paint the city red,” but such did not prove to be the case. There were very fow drunken men, and these were soon cared for by the provost guard. At midnight Kearney was wrapped in its usual quiet at that hour, thanks to the good conduc themselves and the wise pro wvisions of the officers in command. The br gade drill this morning showed the benefit derived from previous drills, and evidenced the wisdom of the order establishing these summer camps, where, owing to the mem- bors y drills and parades arc possible which cannot be exccuted at the This evening brigade dress parade will take place, and to-morrow we will have brigade guard mount drill and dress parade which will continue throughout the weck. ral Morrow as commander of the G. A. . which will assemble next week, is pushing preparations with all his old time vigor. Fortifications are being erected at the lake where the naval combat will be held, and a sham battle between regulars and veterans is also on the programme. Ap- plications for quarters for 6,000 men have al- ready been received, and as the r tickets during the week from all points Nebraska to KKearney at one fare for the round trip, it is expected that a great crowd will be present. posts. ——— Otoe County Politics. Nenrasga Crry, Neb,, Sept. 13.—[Special to Tur Bek.]—The democratic float conven- u for Otoe and Cass counties is called to be held in Nebraska City, on Thursday, Sep- tember 27, the day upon which also meets tbe Flirst Congressional district convention in this city. The only candidates for the democratic nomination for the float senator- ship are Mr. W. . Canada, of this city, and Dr. R. B. Wallace, of Cass county, with present chances favoring the former, The republican convention has not vet been called, but the nomination of the Hon. John C. Watson is assured. It is conceded that ho is the only candidate that could carry Otoe county against & strong democratic nomince, he having bad a majority of 600 in the county two years ago, Funeral of Mrs. Thummel. Graxp Istaxp, Neb.,, Sept. 13.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee. |—The funeral of Mrs, George H. Thummel, who died in Los An- geles, Cala., September 8, occurred here to- day. The deceased was formerly a resident of this city, but has resided in California the past two years, where she had gone in hopes of regaining her health, The remains were taken in charge by the Sir Knights. Owing to the prominence of the deceased the re- mains were followed to their last resting place by a large concourse of relatives and friends. Quite a number of prominent Omaha people were in attendance, Mr, Thummel will probably make Grand Island bis future howme. A Murderous Assault. Nepraska City, Nab., Sept. 13.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bre)—Jack and Tom Holi- han, two of a family of tough characters, at- tewpted to kill a man named Frank Harkins, a cook at the Grand Pacific, last night. They attacked him with stones, beating him into unconsciousness and then tried to drag him off, but his cries brought citizens to his as- sistance and prevented a deliberate murder, The affair grew out of an old gradge. Jack was arrested to-day on a charge of attempted or, but Tom has escaped, n Races, LiNcoLy, Neb,, Sept. ‘The races at the fair were a2:40 trot fora purse of &350, which was won_ by Joe Moreland in three straight heats. Best time. 5. Sccond race, free-for-all pace, purse $500— ;\'.’nf‘_) Wilcox in four heats. Best time— Third vace, 2:27 trot, purse $£3500—Won by William H. in five heats, Best time—2:301(, Fourth raco, running, mile heats—Won by Archie H, Best time—1 Linc Fire at Nebraska City, Nenitaska Ciry, Neb.,, Sept. 13.—[Special to Tue Beel—The residence of a widow lady, named Mrs. Sanders, four miles southwest of this city, burned to the ground carly yesterday morning together with al- most the entire contents. The fire was caused by a detective flue, The loss is about $i00 with no insurancs Traitor Crane Defeated. Scotry, Neb, Sept. 13—[Spacial to T Bie.|—At the republican convention of the Forty-ninth district held last night J. R. Hanna, a lawyer and banker of Greely Cen- ter, was nominated on the twenty-second ballot ever Morgan Crane as candidate for representative, e HEWITT AND TAMMANY, New York's Mayor Says He Will Run Against Its, OCandidate, New YORK, Sept. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Defections in the county de- mocracy have inspired republicans with the hope of capturing the mayoralty this fall. Now Mayor Hewitt has announced that if he is mnominated to run against & candidate Tammany 1 may name he will do so and take u great al of pleasure in the effort to beat Tam- many, He says no man can have the sup- Jort of that organization who does not pledge hiself to Al certain oftices with certain men. *“The policy of Tammany,” he adds, “means corruption in ofiice and ihe renewal of the worst days of Tweed.” i A Preacher Attenpts Abduction, DeNVER, Sept. 18.—A man giving his name as Rev, Edward W. Henderson, of Kansas City, was arrested here yesterday on the charge of attempting to abduct Ellen Baird, an unusually handsome child = of eleven years. The child states that Hender- son offered her $5 if she would mmsnny him to California, sayivg that if she did so be would give her everyvihing that she wanted us 800D as they ariived, CRIME OF A PRIEST. A South American Padre on Trinl For Killing His Wife and Child. Buesos Aynres, Sept. 13.—A sensational murder trial is in progress at La Plata, in which Padre Pedro Castro Rodriquez is charged with murdering his wife and daughter. Rodriquez in early life became a priest, but v 1 forsook the church and four years later married Senorita Ruefina *adin, daughter of a colonel in the Argen- tine army. He soon suspected his wife of unfaithfulness, and deserting her, re-entered the church. In May last his wife and daughter, Pedrona Maria Castro, joined him against his wishes at the ecclesiastical resi- dence. Determining to rid himself of them he gave them poison, but as this did not nct quickly enough he crushed their skulls with a hammer. He then put them both in u large coffin, and_having said mass over their bodies, had them buried. Blood stains around the house and the sudden absence of the two ladies aroused the suspicions of a chore boy, who reported the matter to the police, with the result that Rodriquez was ar rested. He at first denied all knowledge of the whereabouts of his wife and child, but finally broke down and confessed. Rodriquez is forty-four years old, finely educated, and has always stood high in the favor of the church authoritic e THE l“h()ill A SCOURGE. Experienced Nurses and Physicians xpected at Jacksonville, Nrw Onrzeans, Sept. 13.—A spe Jucksonville, Fin,, says that D. O. Baker, editor-in-chief of the Cincinnati Post, who left there Saturday, is stricken with fever, but it is nop yet determined whether it is yellow fever, To-morrow eighty nurses arc expected here. Several physicians who were present during the Memphis epidemic have already arrived. New cases of fever re ported to-day, 44 deaths, 4; total cases to date, 787; deaths, 104, The Auxilliary Sani tary’ association has sent an address of thanks to the country for the generous aid xtended. Knights Tewplar have also issued an appeal for aid. —— Memphis Fears Yellow Fever. Mewpins, Tenn., Sept. 13.—Memphis has ordered mon-intercourse with Decatur, 1) miles east of here, on account of a supposed yellow fever death, A special from Decatur, Ala. vs that another case of yellow fever developed there to-day. There is great excitement among the people and all trains ieaving are crowed. g AMONG THE RALLROADS. Managers Attempt to Estab- ‘Grain Rates. Cnieaco, Sept. 13.—The managers of the lines westof St. Paul were in session here ing to agrec onu basis of grain rates to govern under the new agreement. The Burlington & Northern refuses to ad- vance its rates on merchandise, while the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul adberes to its millihg in transit rates, Which are now on a basis of 71§ cents. As the conference did not promise’ to lead to a satisfactory conelu- sion, a com mittee of four was appointed to deviso a piun for an adjusiment of the diffi- culty and to report to-morrow afternoon. The Western Passcuger Association. Cnieao, Sept. 13,—The new agreement of the western states passenger association was announced to go into effect September 15, but owing to a difference among the south- western lines on certain proposed _ruies, its final adoption has been delayed. The north- western Lines, unwilling to wait for the others to come to an understanding, met to- day and adopted an agreement and rifles, to go 1nto cffect on tHeir ronds September 15, e SIGNING AT LOWER BRULE, 1 from Wester! lish a Basis ¢ The Commissioners Now Confident of Success in Their Negotiations, Lowenr BruLe Acexocy, D. T., Sept. 18.— The commissioners have secured about two hundred and fifty of the 300 Indians at Lower Brule in favor of the Sioux bill, and it is ex- pected that a number more will sign. The commissioners have reconsidered their deci- sion to leave in the morning for Cheyenne, and expect to romain here a week longer, At the end of that time they are certain to ob- tain virtually every signature to the bill. A young Indian named Edward Ashley arrived in Chamberlain to-day with the intelligence that 250 uames had “been enrolled at Crow Jreek in favor of the bill. Therc are only 200 adult Indians on the Crow Creek reser- ations. Chief White Ghost holds out, but is weakening, as almost all Lis relatives and friends bave signed. e The Evangelical Lutherans. MINNEAPOLIS, Scpt. 13.—The general coun- cil of tne angelical Lutheran church of North America met this morning for the first time west of the Mississippi in its twen- ty-first annual convention. The keynote of the convention is home missions, The open- ing sermon by the president, Rev. Prof. A, Spacth, D. D., was on the theme, “The Na- tions and the Gospel.” At the afternoon session President Spaeth read a ort, in which he spoke of his visit as a representa- tive of the council to the general Lutheran conference in Hamburg, ( many, in 1887 The following ofticers were elected: Presi- dent, Rev. Joscph A. Sciss, D. D., LL. D., pastor of Holy Communion’ church, Phila- delphia; viee presidents, presidents ot synods; recording secretaries, English, W. M rman, Swedish, corresponding Pottstown, P Rev. F Platteche aston, Pa.; Swedish, Rev. E Norelius, Minnesota; treasurer, W. S. Staak, Philudelphia, —— Insurance Men's Convention, Cincago, Sept. 13.—At the session this morning of the Fire Underwriter's associa- tion of the northwest, a number of papers were read and discussions followed by prom inent members., The annual address was de- livered by John H. Washburne, vice presi- dent of the Home Insurance company. The subject was “Fire Insurauce—A few words on its present condition,” The following officers were elected, after which adjournment followed: President, John Hawley, Chicago; vice president, W. T, Clark, of Omaha; sccretary, J. C. Grifiths, Milwaukee, e Steamship Arrivals. At New York—The Rotterdam from Rot- terdam; the Italy from Liverpool; the State of Georgia from Glasgow; the Colorado from Londo he Hammonia from Bremen, At London—The British Queen from Bos- ton, and the Lord Lansdowne from Balti- more. At Bremen—The Maine from Baltimore. At Rotterdam—The Chester from Phila- delphia. ————— An Italian Vessel Sunk, MapriD, Sept. 18.—Advices received here state that the steamer Laurance, when en- tering Port Luz, in the Canary islands, this evening, ran into the Italian steamer Lud, America from Montevideo. The latter vessel sunk in a few minutes, drowning thirty-six passengers and four of the crew. —————— Boston Oil Works Damaged. Bosroy, Sept. 13.—The establishment of Secomb, Kehol & Son, lubricating oils, was damaged by fire this morning to the extent of 835,000 to $75,000. A number of employes are reported injured. R Favorable to the Knights, New Yok, Sept. 13.—~A Rome cablegram announces that the decree of the holy ofico on the Knights of Labor question is favora- ble to that organization. It has been for- Warded o Cardiaal Gibbons. ST YR PRSI TWO POLITICAL VIEWS. Dena Denounces Them and the World Jncourages Them, New Yorg, Sept. 13.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.)—An editorial in this morning's Sun rakes the democratic national committee over the coals for neglect 1o do what ought to have been done in Maine. Editor Dana gives Chairman Brice a severe wordy castigation for his confessed failure to help the Maino democrats, Brice sent a dispatch to Arthur Sewell, of Maine, saying, among other things, that “we can now ree that if our national committee had aided you or undertaken to make a fight in your state we could have made a sub- stautial reduction in the republican majority.” Dana takes tho ground, as any fair-minded democrat naturally would, that there is nothing whatever in the Maine election to the democratic maunagers, Then be adv! the democratic managers not to think of wasting their time and money trying to carry sure republican states like “Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, low nd Massachusetts, Com ing down to plain_ statement he says posi tively: *“The plain tralh about thé Maine election is that ingenwity can devise ne form ula of comparison with past results which exhibits the event as a democratic victory, as an indication of a drift of voters away from Harrison to Cleveland and Thurman, or as an_encour agement of the notion that any one of the tra ditionally republican states of the north can vo transferred this year to the democratic column, The truth is that the democratic canvass has made no inroads upon the solid republican vote of Maine, There are no signs of a drift to Clevelund. If there is any drift it s tho other way We present these facts about the Man election, because they are the truth of tic matter. Waste no time, money or nerve tissuein a hopeless endeavor to wrest repub lican states from the republican column Devote every remaining hour of time, every dollar of Président Cleveland's §10,000 con tribution, every atom of energy incorporated in your eampaign committee 1o 4 canvass in the doubtful stites.” The New York World to-morrow morning will say: “The democratic party has sc- lected 4 committee to manage its national campaign, and it is faic to assume that the committee understands its dutics and ciates its responsibilities. Colonel Bric tually admits, howev that committee made @ mistake in supporting the democratic camy in _ Maine. A substantial reduc in the republican majority in Maine wouid have helped the de s party in the na tional campaign more than uny” event that has yet happened in the preliminary skir mishing, and it must be rezarded as’ aston- ishing that the national committee did not spreciate the importance of such an effort. The vital points in the contest are no doubt in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Indiana, and yet this by no means absolves the committee from the duty of making a sharp fight i Minnesota, Michigan and Wis- consin, There 18 a fighting chance in all these states. At least, 1f the republicans ar given all they can attend to there they will not be able to concentrate their money and efforts upon the pivotal st Fighting should be forced all along the line.” Reasons for the Maine Vietory. NEW YORK, Sept 13.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Ex-Congressman John A, Kas son, of lowa, is at the Fifth Avenue hotel to-day. He has been making specches in Maine and told a reporter why the repub licans made such gains, He said many democrats voted with the republicans and that accounted for the large majority. “1 saw a farmer who told me he voted the democratic ticket for twenty years, but intended to vote for the republican party in the interests of his children. He thought they would need the benefits of protection when he was gone and for that reason he deserted the free trade party. His is but a similar case to thousands all over the country.” “You thiuk, then, the general outiook is good " “Yes, Ido. If I werea betting man I would bet 5 to 85 on the election of Genel Harrison.” console vir the not e Democratic Betters Take Water, NEW Youk, Sept. 18.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—Police Commissioner French walked into the Fifth Aveuue hotel last evening with four $1,000 bills in his hand, “I have an appointment,” he said, *‘with J. D. Townsend, who said to-day he was anx- ious to bet $5,000 against $+,000 that Cleve and will be elected, and Iagreed to accom modate him.” Townsend did not show up, howey and, after waiting an hour, French left disgusted, Townsend made another large bet Tucsday night which e failed to cover in tho specified time. The betting is taking a very sharp turn Harrvisonward, and the democrals are ot nearly so jubilant as a week ago. — Harrison is Honored By the Vets, INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13.—Shortly after General Harrison reached home he was called upon by General Daniel Dustin, of Syeamore, 111, accompauied by a dozen com- rades, en route home from Columbus, " eral Dustin said that he called for the pur- pose of notifying General Harrison that at a recent mecting at Columbus of the survivors of the First brigade of the Third division, ‘wwentieth army corps, General Harrison was eleeted president of the association, e ginning to-morrow General Harrison will re sume public receptions of visiting deleg tig A. R. posts of Ciicago will be re- ceived to-morTow. Gone to Greet Channcey. rw Youk, Sept. 13, —Friends and admir ers of Chauncey M. Depew to the number of 300 started down the bay on a steamer at o'clock this morning to greet that gentleman on his return home on the steamer Ems, The steamer was signalled shortly before noon. When the reception committee boarded the steamer at quarantine a collation was served, in which Mr, Depew’s party and the commit tee joined. Amongthe delicacics served was a huge pumpkin pie, labelled: “To the Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, from your granger friends. = Welcome home, brother grange Frank P. Loomis, counsel to Mr. Depew's road, made the welcoming uddress, which was responded to by tue distinguished guest, In a private conversation Mr. Depew said that e would make speeches for Harvison and Morton in New York state. T The Maine Elections, New York, Sept. 13.—The following dis- patch was received at the national demo- cratic headquarters to-night: PortLAND, Me., Sept. 13.—Calvin 8. Brice, Chairman: Dingley's paper, the Lewiston Journal, claims to have returns from the Whole state, showing & republican plurality of 13,445, or 1,250 less than in 1834, The re- publicans increased their vote 964 and the democrats 2,154, waking the straight demo- cratic vote 685 larger than ever before thrown. The total republican vote is 79,603, L M. Rigs, Secretaty. i Henri Won't Have It Nrew York, Sept. 18, —([Special Telegram to Tue Bes.]—It is stated that Henry Wat- terson has decided not to take charge of the branch bureau of the democratic national committee in the northwest and west, and the real reason of Chairman Calvin Brice's hurried western trip is to confer with the leaders at Chicago for the purpose of secur- ing o first-class, encrgotic man to_look after the interests of the cawpaign in thuu section of the country. L A Michigan Blaze. ‘Wavxs, Mich., Sept. 13.—ffre yesterday burned the Sowter block, causing sses awmouuting to §75,000; partially wsured, THE GRAND ARMY REUNION. An Election of Offcers for the Ene suing Year. WILLIAM WARNER SUCCEEDS REA. Resolutions Adopted on the Subject of Pensions—Aid for Yellow ever Sufterers — The Signal Corps. The G, AL T Corvanvs, 0., Sept. 13, veterans who have been Army encampment have homes, but many heir places. The yesterday have been also have the seeret zations here represent the A. R, nationul Williain Warner of Missouri was cloctod commander-in-chicf for the ensuing year, Colonel Moses Neil, of Colunibis, was clected senior vice commander, and Joseph 1d, of New York, junior vice commun A beautiful oil painting was presented ander Faieehild during the morn- wr Foraker escorted Colonel 1 Grant to the camp where the Ilinois veterans have their headquarters, and a hearty reception greeted the son of their old comumander Besides the Woman's Relief corps hetd o big recep, tion, which drew a big erowd and heid the close attention of speakers being Gover er, Alprer and Foras ker. of West Virgin'a reunion during tinied the Prosident Hayes presiding, corge Cook was clected president. 1 commandor-in-chief wag A v of the old tending the Grand returned to their more have come to take numerous reunions of continued to-duy, as ings of the organ - A the meeting of encampment Hon. Army The uewly-el serenuded at the Neil house this evening. erowd of several thousand joined in a call for aspeech, and in response Major Warner thanked them for the honor they did him, He spoke briefly in praise of the Grand Army, and congratulated them wnd himself on being connted with it number of other sere- nades made music for all parts of the city. ey, 8. G. Updyke, of Dakota, was chosen chapluin-in-chief at the afternoon session, and I M. DeWitt, of lowa, was electod sur geon general. The committec on resolutions submiticd its report, partof which, referring 10 pensions, is as follows Resolved, That it is the sense of campment that the time hus soldiers and sailors of the war for the pres- rvation of the union should receive the sub- stantiul und merited rocognition of this gov- ernment by granting them service pensions; and further, Resolved, That this encampment favors the presentation to congress of a bill which shall give to evers soldier or sailor who served the United States between April, 1861, and July, 1861, for a period of sixty days or more, a sery pension of 3 a month, andto those whose service exceeded 800 duys an additional pension of 1 cent per day per month for service in excess of that period. Your committee also earnestly recom- mends the preparation of a bill placing the widows of union soldiers, suilors and marines on the pension list, without regard to the time of scrvice or cause of the soldicr’s deat) Your committee further report that we do not withdraw our support of the bill now be- fore congress, which was proposed and en- dorsed by the' pension committee, known g8 the disability pension bill. Other resolutions recognize the Sons of Veterans as an organization and refer to less important matters, ‘Then it is resolved with pride and heartfell pleasure that “‘we place upon record our grateful appreciation of the hearty welcome and most generous hospitali- ty extended to this cncampuent and to the membership of the G, A. R. by the citizens ot Columbus and by the state and depart- ment ofticials, who have freely opened to us the hospitable homes of this beautiful city, allowed us to take entire possession of their ty, their capitol and state, and whose un- ceasing ciforts and boundless liberality have combined to make this the most successful, as it is most numerously attended, national encampment our order has yov held.” A special resolution wus offered and adopted unanimously, oppropriating 00 for immediate use in relieving the necessities of membe the organization who are suffer- n;;: from the yellow fever epidemic in Flor- ida. Another business session held tomorrow. Signal corps to the number of 106, of which rnor Foraker was _an _ officer, held a meeting, Secretary D. W, Marcy, of Boston, explained_ the history and objects of the organization in the east. A resolution was unanimously ted that members of the corps in western armies would unite with the east in ana wtion of signal corps veterans, The s of this corps, o duties were in the uature of private etaries to general ofiicers in the feld, necessarily scattered t ut the es, and have herctofore been unable to reunions, but 1t has been decided that s shall he hield at cneampments. Major J. O, Kirby, a re- in the United States senate, an ex- oficer, was recognized us @ and resolution of thanks the signal corps association was animonsly sed for his work in th gitating the services of the signal officers during the war, At the headquartersof the Loyal Legion to- time was had at the re- day a 1 good ception for General George Crook, An en- u velerans o sociul reunion of Mexic was held in the sonate chamber and numers ous other rogimental, brigude and army res unions were held all over town during the ay. To-night camp fives are still aglow and anecdotes alternate with patriotic eloquence in entertaiming the listening thonsands, Seventicth Cravioy, Ind reunion went this en- come when the will be survivors hold Indians . Sept. 1.—~The fourteenth of the Seventieth [ndiana Regi Lassociation, of which General Havrle son is president, was heid here to-day, and it brought together 10,000 people, Every house was gaily decoratel in bunting and flags, and handsome arches spanued the principal streets, General Harrison, accompanied by Mrs. Harrison and their daughter, Mrs, MeKee, left Indianapolis shortly after 9 o'clock this morning, and upon arrival here at 10:30 the distinguished g it ana his party were met by an ovation by the 5,000 people alveady present. General Harrison called the mecting to order and introduced Miss Mary L. Mitchell, who made an elo- quent address of welcome to the veterans, Her speoch was well received, and at its conclusion General Harrison, amid vociferous elicers and applause, made his ans nual address. The burden of his remarks were the achievements of the Seventieth regiment during the great rebellion, At the couclusion of General Harrison's speech the orator of the day, Colonel J. M. Brown, was introduced. After his speech dinner was announced, and then General and Mrs. Harrison shook hands with a couple of thousand people. At the business session General Harrison was unanimously re- elected president of the assoclation, Hefore he left he received a telegram from Knox ville, Ill., containing the congratulations of the One Hundred and Second linois voluns teers. A suitable reply was sent in return, ——————— The Weather Indications, OFor Nebraska—Local rains, preceded in the castern portion by fairer, cooler weather, except in the extreme southeast portion, warmer westerly winds. For lowa—Fair followed in the northweste ern portion by local rains; warmer Fridayy cooler Friday night; southerly winds shifte ing to westorly. ‘or Dakota--Light local winds snifting o nortiwester} sishi-tshmnin Lutheran Church Couference. MiNNEAPOLIS, Sept. 15.--There were 125 delegates present at the opening of the twenty-first annual session of the general council of the Luthran church of North Amnierica in this city to-day, rains, cooler