Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 21, 1888, Page 1

3% i ulioiais Ik g hido - THE OMAHA DalLy BEE EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, A BOSTON SCANDAL, Sensational Esoapade of a Millionaire Son With a Handsome Adventuress. Bostox, Sept. 20.—The famous aristocratic quarter of the city—Beacen street—is threat- cned with a scandal in the highest circles of CONNELL FOR CONGRESSMAY. Douglas County's Candidate Suc- cessful Aftor a Stubborn Fight. — society. Such another story has never been developed in the same circles, The parties NINETY BALLOTS ARE TAKEN. [ 4 ¢hissonsation aro iidward Warren With- ercll and Gertrude Emma O'Neill, The for- mer is the son of Warren 1. Witherell, ore of the largest wholesale clothiers in the coun- try, whose name is as good as ¢old on State street and an open sesame to the parlors of the socially clite. Tt was five years ago that the O'Neill girl. then seventecn years of age The Otoc Delegation Finally Goes Over to the Omaha Man and He Wins the Day — Cons gratulatory Speeches, Connell Gets the Nomination. and strikingly beautiful, made her ap- Liscons, Neb, Sept. 20.—[Spacial Tele- | bearance in the Hub, She came in gram to Tur Bee)—The most stubbornly | With a dash and cut a dramatic fig- contested election that has ever been called upon to nominate a congressman in Nebraska has been in session at the Metropolitan rink since S o'clock to-night. Five candidates were entered in the race, viz: W. J. Connell, S. M. Chapman, E. E. Brown, L. W. Colby and Isham Rea D. G Courtney, chairman of the congr sional committee of the First congressional ure socially, 8o that public attention was soon attracted to her brilliant accom- plishments and exquisite dressing. In a few months she was the talk of the city. 1t was the opening might of the “Bells of Hazelmere” at the museum, and among the admirers who flocked around her was young Witherell, Mutual friends about town brought around the slight introduction neces- district, called the convention to order. | sa The night was spent at the O'Neill ‘Without the usual explanation of ti woman's lodgings on Shawmut avenue, and object of the nssembly, the scc- | thefirst train for New York found them retary was instructed to read the | started onaweek’s debauch. Gotham was list of delegates cntitled to seats | done up to tho mervy tune, aud on Saturday intho convention. This, ns usual, waved | they returned to 13 ston. The girl had played the conventional committes on credentials, | wag infatuated. The day after his return and a gentleman from Douglas placed Frank Ransom, of Otoe, in nomination for temporary chairman, and he was chosen by acclamation. On taking the chair Ransom thanked the convention for the honor and proceeded to business without an extended specch. A. L. Melvin, of Nemaha, w. chosen temporary secretary, and Edwi Geary assistant. After a short wrangle over the question of nominating speeches the convention decided that the eagle might five minutes and no more. It was decided thata call should be made by counties, inalphabetical order, and that the county having a candidate for congressional honors should name its man. E. H. Woolly, of Cass, presented the name Hon. | found him at hor apartments ploading with her to marry him, With a modest semblance of hesitation she accompanied her prize to Providence, where on April 8, 1857, the two were united at the First Biptist church by Pastor T. Edwin Brown. That night, before retiring, a joint letter was concocted, which inform Witherell pere of the catastrophe to his so- pride. The return mail brought a stern order for the prodigals immediate return. to Boston, The newly married pair came home and a three hour's interview took place be- tween the head of the firmand his erring boy. The latter was convinced that he ha been guilty of a foolhardy action and allo himself to be drawn into a scheme of t ery against the woman he had b Ho roturned to her and said famil; arried. hi accepted the inevitable and con- sented to his continuing in the business. of 8. M. Chiapuian. Judge Baldwin, of Doug s las, named W. J. Connell,aud his nomination | visit friends at Lowell, while her spouse was seconded by W, 14, Dickinson of Suun- | made his inglovious oxit' from the seene of ders and Henry Clark of Sarpy. of Lancaster waxed eloquent in n Brown. A gentleman frowm Rich sented the names of Isham Leavis tion. It was a stol lowed in the little pri & C my scene then that fol- te office of Witherell , on Summer street. The girl boldly nded her husband and produced her ming dson pr and John Ellis of Gage did a like honor for L. W. | n o certificate in proof of her legal Colby. right. The old gentleman, gray-haired and Thomas Clark of TLancaster and Mr, | gold-spectacied, had passed the tearful Emery of Gage were found to be necessa se of his erie He had determined to appendages to the convention and they w match his wils with the adventurcss and clected assistant secrctaries and tellers, | preserve the family name at any cost. Chairman Ransom then ordered the call of | So he coolly told her that his boy counties and the first ballot was taken, re had left the states and gone where she sulting as follow: Connell 54, Chapman | would never see him again. He offered her 24, Brown 86, Reavis 15, Colby 27. moncy to close the scandal, but she refuscd. After three hours steady balloting the | I y-fifth ballot found all five still on the with Connell in the lead, Chapman sccond, Brown third, Colby fourth and Reavis fifth, The Richardson e consultation and R ittorney, fearing some fatal indi ised her o Live for awhile with b ents in Norwood until the opening court term. She did so, and luter Montreal crction, of the went to ty delegation wvis was dropped. held a No Meanwhile the enemy h mov ment, Under the fr material change was made in the situation, | laws of some one of the western states atrail- however, as the twelve delegates scattered ion was secured last fall cn- among the four remaini ndidates. After thout the wife's knowledge. She an ineffectual attempt to adj sixth ballot was taken with the fift following arn brought a suit for $15,000 damages, Which , however, abandoned. result: Connell 60, Chapman 43, Brown & .ast June ‘the Boston papers were filled Colb ¢to a choire’ 83. Up to rate accounts of a society m the with Connell had the rude, who had gone to Newport, solid support of Douglas, Sarpy and Saun- tling pleasure of reading it. The counties. Lancaster stood solidly by | contracting partics were K. Warren With- rown, Gage by Colby, and _Cass | erell and Lillie D. Peterson, the latter belong- by Chapman ~ Otoc divided between Brown and Chapman and finally cast her twelve votes for Chiapman on the fifty-fourth ballot. Johmson voted steadily 8 for Brown, 8 for Colby and 2 for Chapman. Nemaha compli- mented everybody except Brown, and one of her ballots was cast for Chureh Howe. Paw- nee divided her support and changed back and forth among the candidates. An attempt to create a boom for Judgo Pound was started on the twenty-fifth, but it fell still-born. Church Howe's effort to di- vide the Lancaster delegation by casting his vote for Lambertson, was equally unsuccess- ful, At 12:15 Otoe county, on the_ nintieth lot, made the decisive break by casting a solid vote for Connell, _She was followed by the unauimous vote of Pawnee county, which gave Connell 80 . votes, a majority exclusive of the changes which followed rapidly, amid wild cheers from ull parts of the house. "The following is the ninetieth ballot as ro- corded by the secratary : Cass, Chapman 163 ing to one of our oldest millionai Apnplication will be made thi: supreme court for an order ing With- erell or his I , Messrs, Crandell & Knowlton, of this city, to show cause wh, the divorce should not be set aside on th ground that the O'Neill woman has never had an opportunity to defend her marital rights, and because Witherell was not a resi- dent of the state in which the decrce was ob- tained, e families- ck to the e .— H = IN COLD BLOOD. < - &l A Colorado Tragedy the Result of a Mining Dispute. Ounay, Colo., Sept. 20.—(Spacial Telogram to Ttk Bk ]—Word reached here this afte noon of a tragedy on Mt. Sueflles road in which Charles Crothswaite was the assassin and George Johnson his victin. Croths- waite and Johnson recently located a claim four miles avove hLere and as they could not L’,‘:“‘““&fif&;‘l‘"“ Wl ) 9“’,"’3"1;’ John- | agree Johnson left and went to work on Brown £5; Nemalin, Connell 7, Colby | Some mining property near by and Croths- 23 Otoe, Connell 12: Pawnce, Connell | waite went to work in Smugeler mine, 8! Richardson,Connell 6,Colby 8; Sarpy, Con- nell 5; Saunders, Connelf 12, Gage county moyed to make the nomina- tion unanimous. Mr. Connell was called for and in response made a telling_speech which elicited rounds of applause. He assured the convention that he would bo the representa- tave of the entire district and planted himself on the national republican platform. As soon as the cheers subsided attending the nomination of Connell, congratulatory speeches were made by the' candidates who entered the fight. Colby promised the alle- ginnce of Gage in the canvass and a sweep- ing majority for the nomince from that county. Brown followed, thanking his friends for the earnest and faithful support that had been given him, and promised that Lancaster. county would not shirk in the pending fignt. iteavis also endorsed the action of the convention and said_that Rich- m-.lllsun county would do her duty atthe polls. P Judge Chapman was called for, but he was not in the room. Wood, of Cass, responded for him and modestly stated that'there would be no flies on the result of the election in ¢ wbertson made @ ringing speech. He congratulated the convention on the wis dom of its chioice. He stated that McShane's successor had been ¢ i that the vote of Douglus count be critically watched. ddress Johnson a few days ago, gave some men per- mission to camp in the cabin he and Croths waite built, \*’h(‘n the latter heard this he came over and declared Lis intention to kill Johnson. He went to the cabin last night where Johnson and Dodge Conklin sleep and called Johnson up, He began to quarrel over matters and wanted to fizht it out at once. Johnson wanted to wait autil morn- ing, but as Crothswaite insisted got up, when the latter, who was crouched at the foot of the bed toid him if he moved he would kill him. Johnson sprang upon Crothwaite, a short scuffie followed, and Johnson was shot through the heart. The murderer escaped and has not yet been captured. Crothwaite was at one tine on the editorial staff of the Denver Tribune and has been connected with Kansas City and St. Louis papers, . Died at One Hundred and Six. Roxvovr, N. Y., Sept. 20.—Winifred gan, in all probability the oldest person in the state, died at the residence of her son-in- law, Michacl Madden, here to-d She was verging on one hundred and s cars. Her parents were John and Honora_Flannery, of the parish of Seven Churches, Kings county, Ireland. where she w born. She left the B 1d isle when- about seventy years old, and located here, Her husband died twenty” one years ago. She was the mother of eleven children, of whom but two are living so far would be At the conclusion of his the congressional committee was chosen, and the convention, at 12:45, adjourned. R L IO as known. She never used spoctacles and . 3 N CITRI bu years ago was able to thread the MANY PASSENGERS INJURED. | figest kind of ncedle. Three weeks ago her son-n-law met with a serious accident, A Gravel Train Dashes Into an press—One Fatality. LaCrosse, Wis., Sopt. 20.—As a passenger train on the Chicago, Burlington & Northern railroad was making the crossing at the junction at East Winona, Wis., yesterday, it Was run into by a gravel tram of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. Two coaches king both wrists, is 15 believed to e worried the old lady so us to cause her ath, e — Judge Terry Indicted. SAN Fraxcisco, Sept. 20.—-The United States grand jury to-day reported several in- dictments against ex-Judge David S. Terry and his wife, Mrs. Sarah Althea Terry. The e b“.””“;" from _ the .";“""0 ‘““‘i indictments are bused upon the recent out- 8 number of passengers injured. = One of | yroqi jn the United States circuit court them, Mrs. Louis Ewe, of this room during the reading of the decision in the Sharon case by Justice Field of the United States supreme court, and for which Judge Terry and his wife were committed to jail for contempt and are now serving a sentence, - They aro charged in tho indict- ments with threatening and assaulting a United States marshal and several deputics. Judge Terry, who drew u knifo at the time of the disturbance, 1s ulso charged with makiug an assault with a deadly weapon, The Chicago Discriminations, Cnicaco, Sept. 20.—There was a full rep- resentation of merchants and manufacturers at the meeting of the Chicago bureau to-day to consider the discrimination against Chi- cago by the transcontinental railways. After @ long discussion of tue points involved, a resolution was adopted declaring such dis- crimmation illegal, and instructing Comris- sioner Iglehart to confer with the attorney Chicago board of trade with a view to placing the matter before the inter-state commission. city, who was taken to Winona, Minn., c: not recover, Two of the injured were placed in the hospital here, The others continued on the train. The ivjured are: Rev. Prof, M. 1. Has- Augus! college, selquist, president of Roek Island; Rev, L. A, Johnston, Rock- ford; Mrs. Sarah Hobbs, Potosi; W. H. Shaw, wife and three children, Trevenopos; Mrs. C. J. Huxman, Aurora; Louis Hor- mell, Oregon, Il Mike Crowley, Kings- bury, Ia., and'a few others. —_— Archbishop Corrigan's Jubilee. Nuw York, Sept. 20.—The silver jubilee of Archbishop Corrigan was celebrated at St. Patrick’s cathedral to-day. Members of Catholic orders were present from ali parts of the country. The church was decorated beautifully with flowers and was densely crowded, A e Doings of Odd Fellows. L8 AxceLEs, Cak, Sept. 20.—At the meet- ing of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows yes terday several amendments to the constitu- tion were considered, and one relating to_ap- peals was adopted, A proposition to admit Yyoung men of eighteen years o mewbership Wwas rejected. - e B The United Typothetse, NEw York, Sept, 20.—The convention of the united typothete adjourned this after- noon until October 3, 1889, when the dele- gates will conveue again in St. Louis, THE STRIKE AND POLITICS. Nlinois Democrats Making Capital Out of the Q" Troubles. Curcaco, Sept. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee. | —~The great Burlington strike may be made an issue in the presidential cam- paign. That 18 the plan of the most radical leaders of the strikers, and the indicatidns are that the question will be pushed to the front. The two great brotherhoods are pledged to the support of the Q' strike, and on every occasion have taken especial care to declare that every honorable method will be exhausted to secure a victory, The railroad amployes—the engineers, firemen, switch- men and brakemen—have already taken measures to make the “Q" strike a state issue. They declare =~ they are not as yet pledged to any party, but " stand prepared to deliver the entire railroad vote to that_candidate or party making them the best offer. hose in u position to closely observe state that this is a thinly disguised Palmer scheme. They claim the issue is to be made upon the Pink- crton question and predict that Palmer will bo as the champion of the Illinois rail- d cmploy Within the ventions of rai firemen’s conven men's great t few days two national con- oad men_ have been held ion at Atlanta and a switch- tion at St. Louis. At both ngs resolutions wero unani- mously passed pledgi port to the “Q™ strikers and endorsing the policy of the Illinois men in entering politics. al of the leading strikers, who have vs affiliated with the demacrats, have becn ndustriously proselyting strikérs in vor of Palmer, the democratic candidato vernc the flimsy argument_that ly engaged during his stutip- ing of the state in denouncing the Pinkerton ings, while Fifer, the republican candi- date, is not talking much about them. Sy AMELIE RIVE CONFIRMATION. A Woman Gives a Graphic Account of the Performance. New Yok, Sept here has been some gossip in the newspapers concerning the con- firmation in the Episcopal church of the authoress, Amelie Rives. A woman who is familiar with the cireumstances of that event said to-day “*Ameiie Rives' confirmation took place at least six months ago. Miss Rives, as she was then, was to have been confirmed with a class in the usual manner, but at the last moment sent word to the bishop that she was too il to come. Her grief and disappointment at this misfortune were overwhelming, but she was 1ll, and the bishop was urged and_en- treated to administer the rite of confirmation to her at her own home, “Supposing her condition to be dangerous, lie consented. When he reached the house he was shown fnto the parior,where he found an altar draped in virgin white and decorated with flowers. In a few moments the por- tieres parted and sensational Amelio attired i lons white gar- ments with angel sle fell to the hem of her gown, v air lot down d combed out to fioat picturesauely around her. She giided forward and fell upon her Inees at the good bishop's fee “As hie is not a th to have been consid this spectacular reception” and not particu- larly pleased by such ostentatious devotion. Ho, however, went through with the cere- mony and Amelie had the gratification of having a special function all to Lerself and as different from other people us cireum- stances would perimit. R DISPOSING OF A HAREM. The King of Oudh Left 249 Widows to Mourn Him. LoNnoy, Sept. 20.—The viceroy of India and his advisers, after some wecks of consid- eration, have settied a question of considera- ble delicacy. The dethroned monarch of the former kingdom of Oudl, who died a few months ago at his palace in the vicinity of Caleutta, was the fortunate possessor of a very considerable harem. As a matter of fact, there were by actual count 218 royal begums, together with one who was setieduled in the books of the harem as “discarded.” His dusky highness died intestate, and so, as his numerous mistresses were totally unpro- provided for, the delicate duty of arranging for their futuce devolved upon the supreme government. How to arrange matters was for a tune a problem; but finally it was ar- ranged to set aside $6,000 per month, or 11,000 rupees, for the support of the bereaved begums out of the immense estate lett by their former lord and master. The begums lave been divided into classes, those with whom the king was upon the greatest terms of intimacy gotting a pension of 200 rupecs, or §100 monthly, and soon down the list to the unfortunate’ discarded one, who will re- ceive 15 rupces, or hardly the salary of a sccond-rate native butle ————— Another American Duchess. Buirtivor, Sept. 20.—A cable dispatch has been received in Baltimore saying that the engagement of Miss Virginia MacTavish, of Baltimore, to the Duke of Norfolk has been anuounced. Miss MacTavish is the daughter of the late Charles Carroll Mac- Tavish, a descendant of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, Her mother was Miss Scott, daughter_of General Winfleld Scott. The Dulke of Norfolk is one of the wealthicst no- blemen in England und is @ stanch Roman Catholic. Miss MacTavish 1s also a member of the same church. She is rather tall, a blone, has a pleasant fuce, u good figure and a graceful carriage. e The Locomotive Engincers. Cmicatio, Sept. 20.—The gricvance com- mittee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive “ngineers, in secret session in this city for the past two or three days, have concluded their mysterious business. All efforts to get at the nature of the business in hand were futile me| lining to afirm or deny the rumors concerning the delibel tions. A gentleman who had excentio opportunities for finding out what had been done declared that the mecting had no political influence. It related only to the $Q" strike, in his opinion. —~— orthern Pacific Election, NEW Yons, Sept. 20.—The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Northern railroad was held to-d: The following directors were clected: J. C. Bullitt, Fred- erick Billings, J. U. Brockman, C. T. Bar- ney, Robert Harris, Brayton Ives, Thomas F. Oakes, C. B, Wright, Henry Villard, E H. Abbott, C. L. Colby, Colgate Hoyt and John B. Tre- vor. ‘[hie only change is the election of Bull- itt in the place of August Belmont, Thomas F. Oakes was elected president. The report presented shows net earnings for the year ended June 30 of #6,570,443, s Panhandle Cattle Thieves, TRINIDAD, Col., Sept.20.—There is fresh intelligence to the effect that an organized gang of cattle thieves has been discovercd on the Panhandle, operating on the range cov- ered by the herds of the Croswell ranch, Cattle have been stolen and shipped through to St. Joseph, Mo., where no inspectors are stationed. How 'many cattle have been shipped and sold over the latest route of the thicves i pge known, but it is believed that they wild fumber several hunared. re—— Fred May apes. York, Scpt. 20.—No one was sur- prised when Fred May failed to appear when his name was again called in the general sessions court yesterday. Asa counsequence of his non-appearance, bonds of $2,000 fur- nished by Edwin L. Swmith, an insurance broker, were forfeited, The police would ust now have a daifficult job arresting Fred ay, as he is on his way to the Peruvian mines. He will probably arrive at Iquique, Peru, about Novewber 20, THE CONSUL TOLD THE TRUTH. An Official Furnishes the Wrong Kind of Statistics, NEBRASKA IS “ALL RIGHT.” Congressman Dorsey's Return to Washington--Official Reports From the Yellow Fever District—The Scourge Moving Westward, Suppressing an Official Document, WASHINGTON BureAU Tire OMAnA Bre, 513 FOURTEENTI STRER } WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 20, The administration nas got itself in rather an unpleasant predicament in reference to a recently printed consular report. It has been the policy for some months now to in- struct consuls to make reports upon the con- dition of business and such other matters in their bailiwick as would be like to influence voters in behalf of the Mills bill idea, and among others who complied with the request of the department was Consul Hotchkiss, stationed at Ottay who sent overa long, carefully considered report on the lumber industry of the Do- minion. A synopsis of this report appeared in this correspondenc some weeks ago, Ttat- tracted wide attention, and resulted in a great demand for the report, The depart- ment then doubtless had it read, and nstead of issuing it in the first number of the regular monthly consular report, it was decided to hold it back until after election in order that it might not be used as a campaign document by the republicans. Some mem- bers of the senate committee on finance, however, having received inguiries in regar to it, procured a copy and had it printed in pamphlet form for the use of the committee. Thus the scheme of the state department to withhold this document until after election has been nipped in the bud and it may be ex- pected that the trathful consul at Ottawa, who told the real truth concerning the lum- ver, industry will be summarily reprimanded for following the president’s advice when he uttered that celebrated remark to his friends : “Tell the truth.” DORSEY 1S SANGUINE, Congressman Dorsey returned from Ne- brasks last evening and to Tue BLe corry spondeut this movning he said: “I am d with the condition of affairs in ¢ good and the outlook > state of electoral vote 1d besides this, will rotu ans to the Fify irst congress, and it ain to eloct a republican sucdessor to Scnator Manderson,’ YELLOW FEVER MOVING WESTWARD, Dr. J. H. Rauch, secretary of the state board of health of Hlinois, and chairman of the committee of epidemics and quarantines of the national conference of state boards of health, is in the ci The nored spread of the yellow fever towards Illinois, as well as the professional interest he takes in such matters, has caused him to keep up a lively communication with various s of health during the day. In esponse to a telegram sent by Dr. Rauch to the Alabama board of health making in- qui to the truth ofy the statement that s of yellow fevde existed at Decatur, Ala,, he received the following: I R, Ala., Sept, 20. H. Rauch, Washington: All of them sick; one bad. [Signed| VERONE COCHRAN, in pushing in- The state quirics about the cived the follow- ing from Nashvill NasnviLir, Tenn., Sept. 20.—The situation at Decatur is worse. Tenncssee is active and watchful. [Signed.] J. D. PLuskerr, State Board of Healfh. Tn response 1o his telegram of inqui-y in regurd to the death of ono Spencer at’ De- catur and reported cases of refugees from Decatur, Ala, dylng at Louisville, he re- ceived the following telegram BowLixa GREEN, Ky., Sept. 20 serious doubts myself. Will go to Loui: to-day. [Signed] J. N. McComick, retary State Board of Health, Texas having quarantincd the city of New Orleans, claiming that yellow fever existed on Rampart and other streets city, Dr. Rauch telegraphed an inauir truth of the statement, and to-day received a ply from the secretary of the state board of leaith stating that there is no_yellow fever in New Orleans or Texas. Dr. Rauch will leave for Chicago to-morrow. He stated to “Tuk: BEE correspondent that from what in- formation he had on the subject Spencer's death at Decatur was_evidently caused by yellow fever, as two of the men who nursed him are now very sick at the same place with yellow fever, —_— Nebraska and Iowa Pensfons, WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—[Special Telo- gram to Tir Bee.]—Pensions to resideats of Nebraska: Increase—Lyman B. Morgan, Utica; Witliam Thatcher, Raymond; James H. Mills, Gibbon; Joseph L. Riker, Stratton; Frank P. [eld. David City; Judson S. Sizer, Kearney; William Kirkland, Humph- Thomas Tucker, Calamus; William Gillett, Grand Island; Walter H. Remington, Omaha, Pensions _granted to i Original invalid—John V. er, Redfield William J. Martin, Centerville; Levi Kdg: ey, MeGregor; J. L. Wilson, Allerton; Al- 't Russell, Allerton, Increase—Henry H. , Grinnell; James P. Little, Wendell} William P. Sharp, Ottumwa; Robert F. Aakren, Mt. Avr; Patrick Coffey, Osceola; Willard Buc ., Marble lock; Vear 4 wiord, izens of Towa: Leclaire; Os- Reissue— C g Salem, Sylvester Mounts, Buffalo. —— Washington Brevitles, H. 0. Knizht, a postal clerk on the Louis} ville & Nashville railroad, has been appointed saperintendent of mails at Ciemuati, vico Sullivan, removed. Rear Admiral Kimberly, commanding the Pacific station, telegraphs to the secretary of the navy from San Francisco that he has sent word to the commander of the United States ship Nipsic, at Callao, to proceed at once to Samoa for the protection of Ameri- can interests, At a meeting of the American Surgical as- sociation to-day officers were elected for the coming year as follows: President, Dr. 1. W. Cheever, Boston: vice presidents, Dr. T. Y. Richardson, New Orleans, and J. B, Rob- erts, Philadelphia; secretary, Dr. J. R. Weist, Richmond, Ind, : treasurer, Dr. P. S, Conner, Cineinnati; recorder, Dr.' J. Ewing Means, Philadelphia; council, Dr. W. I Peck, Davenport, Ia.; Dr. S, W. Gross, Phil- adelphia; Dr. John S, Billings, United States army, Washington dacaly Western Postal Changes. WasHINGTON, Sept. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—Mrs. Alma E. Lefler was to-day appointed postmistress at Bliss, Holt county, Neb., vice E. J. Lefler, re- signed. A postoftice has been established at Farlon, Green county, Ia., with Harry Pearl as post master. e, AR Would Accept the Situation. LoxpoN, Sept. 20.—The Morning Post, commenting upon Senator Sherman’s speech in congress, says: “Englishmen will not re- sist a deliberate decision on the partof Canada to seek either independence or a upion with the United States. The Cana- dians do not uced Senator Sherman’s assur- ance that the United States will admit them, o¢'® fact thut so able a man as Senator Sher- Pan should condescend to such device is & strange comment upon the political condition of this country.” SEPTEMBER 21. 1888, NUMBER 99 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Senate. WasHINGTON, Sept. 20.—The order reported yesterday by Mr, Edmunds from the commit tee on foreign relations, directing the reten- tion of the Chinese exclusion bill, was laid on the table in the senate to-day. Mr. Sherman's resolution as to Canadian affairs was further postponed until Monday next. Mr. Mitchell then proceeded to address the senate on the motion to refer the president's annual message, After speaking for about two hours he yielded the floor for a motion to proceed to executive business, The exec- utive session lasted oyer an hour, After the doors were opened Mr. Mitchell concluded his specch, and then the senate took up the agricultural department bill, the question being on an amendment to strike out the fifth scction, which transfers the weather burcau of the signal service to the agricul- tural department. The bill went over and adjournmeut followed. House. Wasnivaroy, Sept. 20.—In the house the conference report on the sundry civil appropriation bill was called up and dis- agreed to. Mr. Payson of Illinois moved that the house insist upon its disagreement to the amendment of the senate relative to the library building, Coupled with his motion is a declaration on the port of the house, sus- pending the progress of the existing worlk, and authorizing the senate and house com- mittees on public buildings to invite from five leading architects plans and specifica- tions for a library building, which will not exceed in cost £4,000,000, Mr, Payson sub- sequently withdrew his proposition, and on Ir. Burns a further conference on this bill, s of California, as a question of privil 1 a resolution reciting the passage of the Chinese bill by the house and senate, the signing of the enrolled bill by the presiding officers of the two houses, its de- livery to the committee on enrolled bills, and the fact that it is now in the possession of Acting Chairman Kilgore. 1t further recites the report in the Washington Post that the bill is being withheld from the president b, the committee on enrolled bills, and decl; that such action of the committec is without authority of law. Itdirects the committee on enrolled bills to transmit the bill to the president forthwith and witiout further de- 1 This led to a lengthy running debate, which was commenced by a_point of order raised by Mr, MeMillan of Tennessee that the resolution did not present a question of privilege, and that thus far no rule of the had been violated, Mr. MeMiilan s saild that the action of Mr. Morrow for home consumptioa. Mr, Rowell of Llinois wanted to know if the bill hud been introduced for Lome con- sumption. a that this bill is awuse the president wants more constitutional ten da This is of the same performance beg gentleman from Pennsyly who attempted in a demagog s some capital for himsclf pody understands it, and than the a part by the Seott), way ton party, Eve the countr from first to last. The speaker at once rapped Mr, Pa order, whereupon the lutter asked the'y of tnd house amid laughter, and let understand this performance on to rdon Mr. Breckenridge of Kentucky stizma- tized the use of the word “demagogi us discourteous and offensive, and an appeal to the gaileri After further debate the speaker sustained Mr, McMillan's point of order. While sus- tining it, the speaker said that he was not prepared to say that 1fthe resolttion was again brought up in a few days he would rule that it was not privileged, Adjourned. . TOO READY WITH HIS GUN. A Wyoming Tough Killed By a Post- master in Self-Defense Rawaxs, Wyo., Sept. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.]—News has just been re- ceived here of the killing of Charles Davis by Eli Siener at Rougis, a small stage station about sixty miles north of here. Signor Runsa kept a road ranch at Rougis and Davis has been in Lis employ for some time past. He was spoken of as a quarrel- some fellow, always ready to make a gun play to carry his point. Last night he engaged in o quavrel with Signer, and after passig a few words drew his pistol and _attempted to shoot him. He was standing close to the bar at the time and Signer, who was behind the bar, reached over and caught him by the wrist, turnmg his hand toward the céiling and the bullet passed over Signer lodged in the rafters. Signer still holding Dayis’ wrist with his left hand reached under the bar and seizing his own pistol shot Davis through the left breast in the vicinity of the heart, killing him almost_instantly. Signer is postmaster at Reugis and is known us a quiet, law-abiding citizen, ———— MURDEROUS MIGRANTS. They Kill a Miner and Are Liable to Be Lynched. k SeriNGs, Wyo., Sept. 20.—[Special am to Tie Bre.]—Two strangers in an emigrant wagon stopped here for supplies to- day. This evening they got into a row with some miners, when one of the strangers drew his revolver and fired into the crowd. Dick Davis, an inoffensive miner, was killed, Phiiip Shaffer dangerously, and Dan Harri- son slightly wounded. They then drove off, Oficers started in pursuit and caught up to them a mile from town. They fired upon the officers, who returned the shots, wounding one of the men und killing the hovses. The men were then ar) ed, brought to town and with dificulty placed i Jail. o town iy greatly excited and threats are made that the mirderers will be taken out and lynched before morning. S ireman Killed. St. Louis, Sopt. 20.—The wreck of the Wabash Western train last night proved worse than at first reported, The engineer and fireman were killed and Rudolph Stoufer, a shipper, was badly injured, ‘dlhe engine and ten cars were wr It is now believed that the k was the work of some persons who have a grudge against the road, and that it was intended for a Burlington train. The special train of Su- perintendent Magee of the Wabash Western, returning from the wreck to-day ; near sharing a like fate at Huntley's cross- ing, near this city, The train struck an ob- struction and the oceupants of the car re- eived a severe shaking up, A searching in- vestigation will be made, s The Mexican Floods. City oF Mexico, (via Galveston), Sept. 20.—Yesterday the sun shone here forthe first time in many days. The federal gov- ernment has 8,000 soldiers at work digging trenches and building dykes. Pumps are used to draw water out of the streets, The first passengers to reach here from Vera uz since the floods began arrived yester- day. President Diaz and cabinet are now consulting the engineers on the means of draining the City of Mexico. Typhus and other epidemic fevers are invading the lately inundated districts. e Pardu Butler Dying. ST. Lours, Sept. 20.—A special from Atchi- son, Kan., says that the venerable Pardu Butler was yesterday thrown from his horse and received injuries which, at his age, will likely result fatally, Butler became famous owing to the indignities heaped upon him by the pro-slavery people. He was tarred and feathered and set afloat on a frail raft on the Missouri riyer. ) e Two Persons Burned to Death MoONTREAL, Sept, 20.—During the progress of asmall fire in)the store of W. H. Des- peros, his mother and brother were burned 1o death, g Engineer and . THE YELLOW FEVER. s Quarantined Against Seve eral Southern Points. Mewriis, Tenn., Sept. 20.—Dr, Wirt John- son, secretary of the Mississippi state board of health, at Jackson, Miss,, oficially notifies by telegram of this date, Dr. G. B. Thorn- ton, president of tho Memphis board of health, of the presence of three cases of yel- low fever in Jackson, Upon receipt of this ofticial information Memphis tonight applied the quarantine order of August 10 against the infected places in Florida, and of Sep- tember 13 against Decatur, Ala, and now against Jackson, Miss., which provides that neither persons, baggage nor freights will be allowed to enter Memphis from Jackson, Miss, Columbus, Miss., and other towns in that state have quarantied against Jac JACKZONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 20.—Ove hun- dred and thirty-one new cases were reported to the president of the board of health to- day, making a total to date of 1,464. The deaths reported to-day numbered 15, making atotal of 155 ACKsON, Miss,, Sept, 20 takable cases of yellow fever ha loped here to-day among residents who have not been absent from the town for months. A careful and close consultation of the phy ians of the city, in connection with Drs. Tyle- hard and Parnell, of Vicksburg, established the foregoing facts ond a doubt or ques- tion. 'The panic of 15i$ was not comparable to that now _prevailng among the citizens, The news of the suspi- cious case of fever did not et out until 3 o'clock this afternoon, but before 8 o'cloc hundreds had left the town by rail and other roads, and many more are preparing to leave. Two banks in the town paid out over £20,000 each after banking hours this afternoon to their depositors who are leaving, Governor Lowry will remain to act with the board of health, A consultation has just been had unmis. over the cases of Lorance, Leo and Cal- loun, and the deeision is that ecach one of the said cases is yellow fever beyond a question or doubt, The board of health is aphing the above facts everywhere and ing nothing. OnLEANS, Sept. 20.—The board of to-day osf a quarantine kson, Miss., by river and rail, to tako effcct ut onee, GaLvistoy, ~State Health Ofifeer Rutherford thus answers an_inquiry from Dr. Rauch, president of the Illinois state board of hiealth, who is now at Washington: “There has not'been a case of yellow fever in Texas this scason.’ health against i - Yellow Jackin St L St. Lotts, Sept Moses Newhereer, a Polish Jew, arrived here with his family from Decatur, Ala., Tuesday afternoon, and died_of _yellow fo lay morning. His were r ted cot cof the city and their elothing r destroye The heaith ofticer no danger of the spread of the uis. Mevreiis, Tenn., low fever are ept, 20, —Ten new cases “d to have devel- to-day anda regular i in progress, 10wWA ANEWS, A Mason City Man Gored by an En- raged Bovin Crry, Ta., Sept. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.) serious accident hap} *d to J. W, Merrill, a luwyer and stock of Rockford, In.fon the fair grounds He was watcring a bull when it plunged at him, picking him up with his horns and tossing him over the partition mto another stall on” the opposite side. When Mr. Merrill was picked vy i+ was found that the bull had inflicted a fr ound, his horn entering the flesh of his leg about six inches below the groin, ripping upwards and almost disemboweling him. Physicians sewed up the wound and the paticnt is resting casily. e An Insurance Company Fails. Des Moises, Ta., Sept. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—The state auditor has just officially announced the failure of the Dakota Fire Insurance company of Sioux Falls, Dak. Its failure was a great surprise, as hie had examined its affairs in September, 1557, and found them in fine condition, Lust Juud the company filed a statement with Lim purporting to show a credit of 330,000 in the banl, and no suspicion has been entertained as to the insolvency of the company. 1t op- crated not only in Dakota, but also largely in northwestern Iowa and Nebraska, and to some extent in 1linois. E An Accidental Shooting. Des Morses, Ta., Sept. 20.—|Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee.]—Dr. Greenwood, den- tist of Oclwein, Fayette county, went duck hunting Tuesday night. Ilis wife, suppos- ing that he had gone to the lodge, was not concerned about his absence until the next morning, when, as he did not return, she spread the alarm and a party sct out in scarch of him. He was found dead yester- afternoon on the edge of the pond where he had been hunting, having accidently shot himself as he was drawing his gun from his boat. The Universalists. WateRLoo, fa., Sept. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. ]—The Iowa Universalists closed thei At a business session Rev, A, w, of Web- ster City, was clected president of the soci- ety for the ensuing ye: state convention here to-night, Church Dedication, Watertoo, Ta., Sept. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The Congregational so- ety in this city dedicated a handsome new 00 church building to-night with appro- te ceremonivs, The dedicatory sermon pr was delivered by President Gates, of lowa college, Grinnell, ———— HE STOLE WHEAT, A Minneapolis Commission Man Gets Away With 15,000 Bushels, MiNNEAPOLIS, Scpt. 20,—W, G. Hanley, a well kr n commissiou dealer, and a mem- ber of the firm of Peterson & Hanley, was arrested about midnight last night on a war- rant ¢ ng him with stealing 15,000 bushels of wheat from the Minneapolis Union clev in southeast Minneapohs. The ele- vator company is said to ha discovered that about fifty thousand bushels of wheat had been stolén. Others suspected of com- plicity ave well known wheat men, and the announcement of their nawes would create a profound sensation Ve ught Five Horse Thieves. Cneye Wyo., Sept. Jack Rodger: deputy sheriff of Crook county, captured five ho! nimals e-thieves and a band of stolen near Sun Danc? V. The horses were driven from Texas, Kansas and Nebraska to tuis territory and offerca for sale. There were nearly 200 animals in the bunch, = The thieves were asleep in the nkets when Rodgers covered them with a Winchester and marched all of them to jail. They were fully armed, byt dared not make a fight, ——— Steamship / 3 At Queenstown—The Germania from New York. At Southampton—The Aller from New York for Bremen, At Amsterdam—The Amesterdam from New York. At New York—The Gallia and England from Livernool; the State of Nevada from Glasgow; the Waesland from Auntwerp, and the Weiland from Hamburg. - The Weather Indications. Nebraska aud Dakota: Slightly warmer, fair weather, southerly winds. lowa: Local showers followed by fair weather Friday afternoon or evening; tionary temperature Friday; warmer weather Saturday, variable winds shifting to southerly, A BUDGET OF FOREIGN NEWS. Attornoy General Webstor Don'g Attend the Sittings. IT CAUSES A LITTLE COMMENT, The Whitechapel Murder an Absorbe ing Topic in London Circles— In Favor of Boulanger's Reinstatement. Preserving the Times' Secrets, New Yors, Sept. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bre.]—The Mail and Express special from London say The ubsence of Attor- ney GeneralgW ter from the sittings of the ell commission is tho subject of much comment. It is ropresented that Mr, Graham was purposely put forward on the part of the Times because he is not i the secrets of the Times and the object was to provent any ine formation leaking out at the parliamentary inquiry that might be turned to account by the other side in the action in Scote land. In the course of examining Me Graham Saturday Judge Hannon asked the question: Do you propose to substantiate the b While the reports of all the other papers retain the question asked,’ the Times appears to dislike the word substans tiate, and in each case substituted the word specify. ‘whe doctor at the coroner's the matter of the Whitechapel murder yos- tor ve 1t us his opinion that the mutilation was committed after tho death of the victim by a person having accurate anatomical knowledge, and for the purpose of obtaining possession of inquest in the parts which disappeared. The cuts ting, if performed by the most hasty surd geon, would shave occupied fifteen mine utes, st-cnder because th reward b are loudly complaining woman, being poor, 10 adequatd been offered for the discovery of the criminal, Tho newpapors are proposing the wildest theories of the erime. A missionary at Stanley ool writes home the result of an interview with Eue ropeans from Aruwhimi - camp. After describing how Tippoo's Arabs employ cannibal Manvemas, whose cruelty ty is diabolical, to' raid the native s, and carry off the women and chil- dren and plunder, compelling the husbands to come and ransom them with ivory, the letter says 400 Manyemas who accompanie Barltelot did so only when assured tl should not be interfered with. Doubtless , murder and man-cating marked theiy country. There is a_growing many French politicians in fayor of reinstating Boulanger in the army. Rochefort says such a proposal would hive been cheerfully voted five months ago as a means of repair- ing the injustica done Boulanger, but such a vote now would be only a proof of the weaks and timidity of tho government. Paul s is of the same opinion, Both Boulanger is the only gene ire the army. ceral able to D Riot in Dublin Ba L.oxDON, Sept. 20.— Another curred in Dublin barracks. men belonging to the Bl ment quarreled over politics with some of the men of the Fifth dragoons, The two fac- tions finally abandoned words for blows, and adesperato strugzle ensued during which thirteen men were wounded, Other troops were called upon to quell the disturbance and the rioters were dispersed at the point of the bayonet. The “Black Watch" regiment has been ordered to Belfast, i LED TO BLOODSHED. ' Serious Conflict Between Two Rival Railroads in Cotorado. DexvER, Colo., Sent. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—or several days there has been trouble brewing at Aspen botween the Midland and Denver & Rio Grande roads about the right of way out of camp and onto the Utah line. To-day the quarrel caused the shedding of blood and further trouble is expected. The Rio Grande train to-day was drawn out of the street in accordance with the orders of the city council, but it was re- placed later this afterncon. The Midland being ready to complete its track, sent a force of men to clear the way. The men boarded the Rio Grande train obstructing the track and commenced to unload the cars pres paratory to getfing them out of the way. Mr. Waters, of the Rio Grande, soon ap- peared with his men and ordered them to beat off the Midland forces, A conflict immediately ensued, in which shovels and picks weré frecly used and several men were badly cut.” President Scott, of the Midland, was himself struck in the breast, knocked down and badly injured. The city mgrshal and a number of deputics placed tha land men under arrest, The M:dland applied for an injunction against the Rio Grande and one was issued but the lattes road refused to recognize it. The sheri and posse then took possession of the groun and is holding both tracks and the train of cars against” both parties. The men wha were arrested yesterday for holding the ground with Winchesters had their fines paid this morning by Mr. Waters of the Rig Grande. The bill amounted to $245. Feel ing is running very high between the two companies and it will be necessary to exers cise great care Lo avoid serious trouble. — POLICY AND AMATEUR FARMING, The Combination That OCaused a isted Employe's Downfall, New Youx, Sep ic swindle has come to light. James Edaward Bedell, real estate clerk for the law firm of Shipe man, Barlow, Larocque & Choate, has, by a system of audacious swindling, robbed the clients of his firm of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The precise amount of his pecus lations as fa at present known is $264,500, ell wi ploye, in full charge firm’s large real esvate business, Ho 1 bonds and mortgages, registers, seal 11, took ail the money himself and paid interest on false mortgages as they fell due, His swindles cover a period of five years, Accident led to his discovery, He is under arrest at police headquarters. To Inspector Byrnes he said that he had spent the money playing policy and at amateur farming, acks, riot has Qe A number of 'k Wateh" rogi= e A Miner Killed. Deanwoon, Dak., Sept. 20,—[Special Tele- gram to "Pne Bee) —James Martin, a miner employed in the Caledonia mine, at Terrge ville, four miles from this place, was fatall injured b smature explosion while blasf g last night, and died this morning. The deceased was aged thirty-five years and was arried. ——e T A Daylight Robbery. i N W Yonk, Sept. 20.—Henry F, Harding, alias P, I, Seymour, who s>ys he is from Chicago, in daylight to-day stole five packs ages of money from two banks, the nggre gate being $11,700. After he had fired three shots at the officers who chased him, he was caught. All the moncy, save §2,00), was roe covered, e Auother Postal Change, Wasnixaroy, Sept. 20.—W. H. Knight, postal clerk on the Louisville & Nashvillg railroad, has been appointed superintendeng of mails at Cincinnati, vice Sullivan, ree moved. e The State W. O. T. U, Convention. W HastiNas, Neb,, Sept. 20.—[Special Tels gram to Tune Bre.|—1he annual state con. veuticn of the Nebraska W, C. 1, U, opens in this city to-moerrow to continue in session five days, e s o