Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 27, 1888, Page 1

"THE OMAHA DalLy BEE EIGHTEENTH YEAR. HURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1888, NUMBER 105 CONGRESS MERELY IN NAME. Little Business Being Done for Want of a Quorum. THE YELLOW FEVER REFUGEES. They Are Flocking to the National Capital by Thousands—An En- emy of Union Soldiers— Democrats in Virginia. No Matter When They Adjourn eAU Tite OMATIA B, BTREET, Wast ept. 20. 1t really ought to make no difference to the eountry whether congress adjourns next week or next March, There is not a quorum present in either house, and no material leg- slation can be enacted in the absence of a quorum, as a single objection defeats the con- sideration of anything. There will be a lot of little private bills passed which are of in- terest ouly to the individuals whose names are mentioned, and the rest of the time will be occupied by the senate in the discussion of its tariff bill. Ithas been demonstrated that there will be no action at this session, or before next December, upon bills of gen- ersl importance now pending, like the land laws, amendments to the inter-state com- merce act, forfeiture of land grants, food adulteration, cte. If there is any s weneral in attached to the remainder of this se congress, it should be in the political debate over the tariff which the sen- ate is about to commenc: YELLOW FEVER REFUG CAPITOL, Washington is recciving a very large num- berof the yellow fever refugees who are seaving the infected districts in_Florida by the thousands daily. The hotels have begun to fill up rapidly, and more strangers have arrived this week than during the preceding two weeks, The weather in Washington is cool, bright and pleasant. Jt is estimated that within Washington and a distance of seventy-five miles there are 50,000 yellow fever refugees to-night. AN UNKEGENEKATE REBEL. One reconstructed confederate, Represent- ative Kilgore, who was conspicuous for his services in the confederate army during the late war, has been set up bp the democratic side of the house to object to all legislation in favor of ex-union soldiers und sailors, their widows and orphans, and for the perpet tion of the meniory of the men who fell in d fense of the union a quarter of a century ago. To-day Kilgore objected to the appropriation of £10,000 for the establishmentof a cemetery at Saulsbury, N. C., for the interment of the bones of the union soldiers who were buried in trenches in that locality during the war, and for the burial of ex-union soldiers who may die hereafter. Some of his more patri- otic democratic friends attempted to shame him out of his position but he declared that he would oppose all such legislation and all legislation discriminating between union and confederato soldicrs dead or alive, FOR THE YELLOW FEVEL SUFFERERS, Senator Paddock received to-night the fol- lowing telegram from the First Nationa bank of Lincoln, “Lincoln Lodge No, 80, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, have deposited with us $110.50 for the benefit of the yellow fever sufferers, raw on us for that amount and forward to the place where most needed.” Senator Paddock will confer with Surgeon General Hamilton, of the marine hospital service, to-morrow as to the best distribution to be made of this con- tribution. DEMOCRATIC TACTICS IN VIRGINIA, Realizing the hopelessness of the Virginia congressional districts now held by fair open fighting, the democratic campaign committee has determined upon @ neat little scheme which may be effective in reducing majorities to such an extent in several instances as to insure the return of a democrat. Mahone has been nominated in the Petersburg dis- trict after a hard fight and by fair political methods. Mahone could carry that district With only one opponcnt, as it is normally re- publican by a good majority, but the demo- crats induced Langston, ex-minister to Hayti, 10 stir up the colored voters to isist upon his nomination. They paid all Langston’s prelimiuary expenses, even going 8o far as to engage special trains totake the voters to the rump convention, and the result is that Langston will play second fiddle to the demo- cratic party, and, perhaps, draw enough col- ored republican votes away from Mahone to insure tne election of a democrat from that district. The Norfolk district is now represented by a republican, and it is normally a republican district. The present incumbent, who has been re-nominated, has made an’ excellent membor, but by the same tactics that have prevailed in Petersburg he will have a warm 1ight to secure his return. In fact, the dem- ocrats huve induced anothor colored man to enter the lists against him, and there will be three candidates for congress in this district also, It is their settled policy to enter into this species of political warfare in every re- publican district in the south where there 15 alarge black population. The president's taxiff policy and his determination to hold on 1o the internal revenue laws has threatened to disrupt the democratic party in Virginia, and if the republicans can be “kept togcther they will secure the electoral vote of that state for Harrison and Morton; but the dem- ocratic managers are moving heaven and earth to stir up _strifo among the colored voters, and as tliey find a few purchasable men to act as their tools they may be suc- cessful in their efforts to break up the repub- lican prospeots, MISCELLANEOUS MATTER. J. W. Knox, of Lincoln, is at the Hotel Phnson. Hon. W. H. B, Stout, of Lincoln, is also in the city. Mrs, Paddock, wife of Senator Paddock, has returned to Washington for a short visit and is at she Portland with her husband. Peiry S, Hearn, Nebraska and Towa Pensions. WaSHINGTON, Sept. 20.—{Special Tele- gram to Tix Bre.]—Pensions graated Ne- braskans: Increase —Calmar McCune, Stromsburg; A. Nelson Errly, Gilead; Henry Cooper, Table Rock; Charles Hatton, Lin- coln; Jumes Hawthorne, Superior; Jacob Slege, Madison; Albert Hadley, Libby; John Garmony, Endicott; George W. Carr, Grounse, Re-issue—Aaron P.Cox, Weeping ‘Water, ) Pensions for Towans: Original invalid— Noah Brock, Mount Ayr. Increase—William A. Hale, Moulton; Oscar A. Clark, Ran- dolph; John J. Paynes, Des Moin Hans Kuudson, St. Ansgar; George Thompson, Creston; Brittin Van Ness, Sutherland; John A. Johnson, Linoville; Johin T. Hacke ceased), Keokuk. Re-issue don, Prescott; James Ilmle{. Wel tin Hamwmersly, Colfax. Re-is crease—Frederick G. Schultz, Burlington; Peter Bost, Fraoklin Centor. Original widows, ete.—Phgebe A., widow of John T. Mackey, Keokuk. . - lowa Postal Changes, WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—|Special Telogram to Tux Bee.]—The following Iowa postmas- ters were appointed to-day: Frank McKim, Haglers, Marion county, vice George B. Nail, resigned; Miss Eleanor Press, Myran, Alamakee county, vice John Press, deceased, and Jchn A. McDonald, Rhodes, Marshall county, vice E. J. Bootl, deceased. The name of the post ofice at Plum Hol- low, Fremont county, has been changed to Sherman, FLOCKING TO THE —_———— A Dakota Town Scorched CaxroN, Dak,, Sept. 26.—Last night a fire started in the Syndicate block in the heart of the city. The flames spread rapidly. In less than two hours one whole block was de- stroyed, including the Dakota Loan and 'gult oo:l:&nn& m;‘mm.;le, r':ur;-flzl‘buflnen uscs e Merchants hLo Loss, #100,000; insurance, light. WESTON AT LIBERTY. The Well Known Chicagoan Released From the Penitentiary. Prersneno, Sept. 25, —Milton Weston, a well known Chicago capitalist, after an in- carceration of two years and eight months in the Western penitentiary, was released this morning. Upon realizing the extent of his good fortune he was moved to tea To a reporter he said that he did not know what he would do in the immediate future. He also said that if he were at liberty totell whaut he knew he could open some paople’s s, Mr. Weston was sentenced January 13:6, for five years in the penitentiary for pluntary manslaughter. The case grew out of adispute between Weston and Obediah Haymaker for the possession of valuable oil lands at Murraysville, Westmoreland county, The controversy culminated in a prrsonal encounter of the forces represent- ing opposing interests, in- which maker was killed. Weston did not inflict the fatal wound, but was convicted bocause he was present and was alleged to have aided und abetted his friends in their fight with Hay- maker's forces, A petition signed by thous- ands of prominent citizons of Ponusylvania, Ilhnois and New York was sent to the board of pardons and letters were written in his behalf by Governor Oglesby, of 11iinois, Sen- ators Logan and Cullom and others, THE DAKOTA l'lh\ll‘ll‘ FIRES. Many Miles of Territory Laid Bare by the lames. St. Pavy, Sept. 26.—A Jamestown, Dak. special says that one of the most extensive prairie fires that ever visited that section occurred yesterday and last night. All of the western part of Lamoure county and much of the southern and western parts of Stuts- man county were burncd over. A stror wind drove the flames before it at unpre- cedented velocity. Instances of where the fire ran faster than a horse and wagon are narrated. Reports of losses are cowing in. Many farmers will lose everything and much distress will be experienced. The fire seems 1o have originated in Gotaux county, about thirty miles west. The fire was extinguished to-day in many places, but s still raging ficreely in n y stions. Passengers on the James r Valley train say that the prairvie from Lumoure to within a fow miles of Jamestown, u distance of fifty miles, was all ablaze. The fire also wes® and north of the city. As yet no reports of the 1oss of lives have come in. Insuflicient fire breaks he cause of loss in muny cases. he praivic grass is thick and dry, and ordinary fire breaks were ineffectual in the face of the gale that drove the fire on. —_—— St. Joseph Unduly Excited. St. Joserit, Mo., Sept. 25,—[Special Tele- gram to Tre Bee.]—Considerable excitement was occasioned on the street to-day by the appearance of the Kansas City Times in which appeared a Washington dispatch stat- ing that R. Culver had been appointed postmaster for St. Joseph, as the presont postmaster, John C. Evans. is one of the present administration appointments and a life long democrat. Postmaster Kvans, when scen to-day, only laughed at the rumor. Mr. Culver is a prominent young lawyer, recently moved to St. Joseph from Clinton county. In an interview he smd: “A queer mistake has cropt into the dispatches some way. [ have never applied for a government position of any kind, but the other day received a let- ter from the department of the interior in- forming me that permission to practice in all the patent departments had been granted. Some reporter has gotten things wonderfully and fearfully mixed.” The Waldron-Bidwell Sensation. Quincy, Mich., Sept. 26.—Every day adds fresh interest to the Waldron-Bidwell affair, and the sharp practice of the *‘woman in the case” has provoked considerable merriment. There is a report herc that Mrs. Biawell wrote several spicy letters to her husband during her journey with Waldron. Shortly after the arrival of Bidwell at Hillsdale last night in custody of the sheriff, Ezra L. Koon, who intended to push the charges against Bidwell, acceded to an interview with the accused, and, Bidwell promising to_assist in the ¢ffort to arrest Mrs, Bidwell, Koon per- mitted his reicase. Bidwell immediately took the train for Quincy, and late last night news came from IKremont, Ind., that the fumtives were there together. Sherift Wood left Angola, Ind., this morning and there ar- rested the woman, she and Bidweil having reached there at an early hour. Soe is held awaiting extradition papers. J— A Talk W Chairman Hoge. DENVER, Col., Sept. 26.—(Special Telegram to Tur Bek.)—Chairman J. W. Hoge, of the grievance committee of the Burlington strik- ers, has returned from Chicago. To a re- porter he stated: “There is absolutely nothing new regarding strike matters. 1 have heard that it is reported that another striko is to be inaugurated, this time by the scab engineers, but such a report is, so far as I am aware, absolutely false. 1t certainly did not come from us, and I never heard it mentioned by one of our men, cither dircctly or by mtimation, I don’t belicve it. 1t would be suicidal for the company to attempt a revision of wages now with a large amount of freight in sight which they will have to haul, Of course, I would be glad to see it, but I don’t expectit. 1t would be too good & thing for us.” ———— The Passenger Rate War. ST. Louts, Sept. 26.—There is no cessation in the east bound passenger rate war, and there was another general cut all around to- day. The rates to New York by the various lines now are: Vandalia, §16; Bee Linc, £14.50; Wabash, $13.50; Ohio & Mississippi, £12.50. The Bee Line, Wabash and Olio & Mississippi_are determined to retan tho old differentials, and the Vandalia is equally determined that they shall not. All are stubborn, and a £1 rate to New York is looked for as an outcome of the war. - A Murderer Gets Ten Years. Cuicaco, Sept. 26.—Mrs. Lena Schreirer, who poured kerosene on her husbaud while he was drunk and set him on fire, pleaded guilty to-day to a charge of murdering him, With her baby on her knee she listened stolidly while Judge Tuthill pronounced a sontence of ten years in the penitentiary. The judge said that in fixing the sentence he had taken into consideration that Scureiner was a wife beater of the most brutal variety B Incendiary Fires at Wabasha. MiNNEAPOLIS, Minn,, Sept. 206.-—A Waba- sha, Minn., special says that an incendiary fire which started at 4 a. m. to-duy in a busi- ness block on Maiu street, swept the strect as far as the Diamond Jo docks. "Uhe Mil- waukee railroad's elevator was among the buildings burned. The total loss is estanated at §150,000. ———— Sullivan's Condition Critical. Bostox, Sept. 20.—John L. Sullivan shows no improvement and his friends are begin- ning to feel anxious about him. His physi- ciaus consider his condition critieal. Dr. Rush, when askea if he expected Sullivan to Tecoy T, sai 'es; he has a chance, but it would nos surprise me in the least to receiv a basty sumig?'s to his bedside, —— Grover Receiv Ugr Bill. WasnixToy, Sept. 26,.—Th@ president gave a special reception at noon td-day to ‘William ¥, Cody (Kuftalo Bill) and the mew:~ bersof his Wild West show, including the Indians, who appeared in their most brilliant nutive costumer —— Blown Up By Dynamite, WerrriNg, W. Va, Sept. 25.—On Satur- day night last the house of Dr. J. P. Gorrell, who lives in Moous, Tyler county, W. Va., was blown up by dynamite. Dr. Gorrell awd one of his children were badly injured and & visitor named Campbell, wiho resided near Heron, was instantly killed, DON DICKINSON AT DETROIT, The Residents of His Old Home Ex- tend a Cordial Greeting. HE SOUNDS HIS CHIEF'S PRAISES. A Highly Colored Account of the Many Admirable Qualities Sup- posed to be Posscssed by Cleveland. The Wolverine Democrats, Dernoir, Sept. 26.—The campaign in this city was opened to-night by the democrag with & big demonstration in honor of the visit of Postmaster General Dickinson, Gen- « John C. Black, ex-Senator Joseph E. McDonald, and other distinguished guests. The train bearing the Washington party was over two hours late, and the programme for the afternoon, which inciuded a visit to Re- creation park, where the Ancient Order of Hibernians were holding an annual picnic, was abandoned. At 8 o’clock a parade, com- posed of numerous ward clubs, first voters, visiting delegations, etc., was reviewed from the balcony of the Russell house, and then the guests were driven to the Larned strect rink, whero they were grected by an audi- ence that filled every inch of available space. The rink Wi finely decorated. ge lithographic pictures of Cleve- land, Thurman, Burt and _Dickinson adorned the speaker's stand. Postmaster General Dickinson was the first speaker, He had unexpectealy been called upon to preside at this great meeting. He had told the committee on arrangements that it would not be just to the other guests for him to make any extended remarks, The committee had insisted, however, that he should say sometling about the peesident, and this he would proceed to do. In the course of his speech Dickinson spoke of the president as follows: “I have been asked 1o tell you something of the president, and_in the brief time remaming to ne Lean ay but very little of what is in my mind and heart on the subject. In the first place, he has been all the time since March 4, 1885, president of the United States, No usurpa tion of executive functions; no trenching upon executive priv no pruaing of tho powers of the people’s chicf magistrate; no encronchment upon the official rights of the chosen of 60,000,000 of free men, has been tolerated or permitted. Sev arly tempts of the kind were resented with a power and virile force still respectfully borne in minds by the upper houseof con . His rugged, masterful personality since he took his scat; his robust patriotism, like the heart of a great system, ha sent a vital current of health and hone pulsing through all the arteries of the public service. ‘A public office 1s a public trust’ has not as used by lum_ been merely a smooth phrase—a catch-word of the stump and can- vuss. Consistently squaring his ofticial action by the spirit of the maxim and the com- mandment, he has made it a rule of conduct of ever, s use in all public business, in cvery department, and in the highways and byways of executive and adminisirative action. “In the political atmosphere of the cay the president was for a long time a phenom- cnon, a puzzle and an enigma to those accus- tomed to the old conditions. At one time in the history of Zululand there was an abnor- mal season of rainy weather; the heavens were overcust for weeks aund months, and life had settled down to accommodate itself in its ordinary avocations to the change. Suddenly one day there was a remarkable appearance in the west;a light like fire streamed up to the zenith and down to the horizon from a common center., The king and court, nwestricken at what scemed a portend, summoned the wise men from all over the land to interpret the sign or to ac- count for it. Some gave one explanation; some another. Some said that it was the be- ginning of the end of the world; some that the moon had fallen. At last, in a confusion of counscls and contradictory theories, a plain old fetlow from the back woods came along, took a look at the wonder, and said: “Why, it's just simply going to clear off; and at they saw was the old-fashioned, r God’s sunshine and a glimpse of the blue vault of heaven. “Dickens tells us that at one time there was great_excitement among the learncd men of England over the discovery of strange figures and characters upon frag- ments of stone which came to light in some excavations. Archaeologists, students of Loman antiquities in_Britain, scholars and readers of ancient Egyptian inscriptions, Sanscrit scholars, and others, gathered from far and near to view and if possible decipner this message from a pre- historic ag The scholars quarrelled; theories conflicted, Sevoral societics went to pieces for opinion’s sake. The world of culture was in an uproar, when a very com- mon person came along, looked ever the frag- ments and broken letters, changed them about and made the viéces fit, and spetled out: ‘Tom Nokes; his mark.’ ‘And so the politicians of the country, ac- customed to perverted statesmanship and perverted methods and -perverted policies; those who were trained for a generation to consider public men and_politics as a game and gamesters, did not first make out " thi presidenc of ours. As he started on his way the ate attempted to crowd him. The chariot of the American house of lords drove against him and was ditched. The senators then said, “Ibis man treats us as if we were the common council of Buffalo, and he is an insignificant, though stubborn man, only fi to be mayor of a small town,” Later on they said that he was possessed of ability of a certain kind, and u sort of low cunning, nd he is a bold bad man, Later on he rose in their vocabulary of epithets to the dignity of a usurper. Sowe republican politicians praised him for awhile, looking at his acts through the flawed and cracked glass of their own notion :ause they thought he out to bet A few demo ts who 1 politics in republican schools, irritated at the changed policies and changed methods, and believing in the doe- trine that because his predecessors did ill things to favor, he should exercise full li- cense to do likewise for favor, said he would ruin his party. Theories continued to mul- tiply about him, his character and his pur- poses. In the midst of the confusion the strong common sense of the people came to the place of interproter. ‘It is a very simple case, gentlemen,’ said common sense. *You are all lookmg beyond, below, around, anywhere but at the simple nature of things. This curiosity at Washington; this president who seems to you to be inscrutable in his ways and strange in his methods, so rare ia this life of yours, is simply an honest man—an honest man with a great brain, intrepid heart and tireless vigor; an honest man of indo- mitable perseverance, absolute fearlessness and conscious power; an honest man who stands for the right with the firmuess and serenity of the Rock of Ages itself. At last known and appreciated of all men, he is hated and reviled with the bitterness of par- tisan malignity by the hosts of error, and he is still loved for the enemies bhe has made and is making. “The anger of his own party soon quieted down into gontemplation; contemplation com- Eellcd respect and regard, and these have ecome affectionate admiration. In pri- vate life he is a plain American citizen of simple manuners and of singular gentleness and kindness of heart. His consideration for those about him, from the highest to the lowest, has won all hearts, ‘Those who are nearest him love him most. He has an embracing sympathy for distress which can feel for the sufferings of the peo- or, as I khow, can take from the pelting Storm .o the sheltorof his carriage, a razges barefooted, 1i:vhtened child from the stree: “Irving tells us (2%t Washington was as- sailed with more vile scury!ity and abuse than any man of his time. Epithets and scandals applied to Jackson, by his defamers. were straight from the gutiers and sewers of life, Yet the names of those two men shine with inereasing splendor as time rolls on, and the posterity of those who traduced them thank God that the memories of their ancesturs have rotted from the annals of time, Stand- iug out against the horizon of the Listory of the age one of the noblest. figures in the Life of the republic will be that of Grover Cleve- land. 1t will be written of him that ho was an unselfish American stetesman and that he served the people.” Spec < alpo mado by Ex-Senator McDonald, United States Pension Commis- nen Chap man, Tars- VY STORMS, ngland Coast Swept by Wind and Rain, Bostox, Sept. 26.—Rain began to fall in Boston at 1 o'clock this morning, and be- tween 2 and 30 it was very heavy. The record at noon was nearly two inches, which is about €5 per cent of the average rainfall for September. The wind reactied the force of a gale, and 300 vessels took refuze in Bos. ton harbor, The telegraph service from 13os- ton to Hull and Highland light is interrupted. It is believed that but a few of the large number of the vesscls which left Portland, Booth Bay, Gloucester and neighboring ports ou Monday and Tuesday were cht in the bay last n threat- ening for many hours, in this and neighboring cities was mostly to trees, signs, fences, ete. Telegraph and telephone wires were wreeked in every direction, Com- munication is being rvapidly re-cstavlished. In neighboring cities stre flooded. cetlars filled and boats in the rs blown from their moor| At Gloucester and Rockport the ga terrific and the rain was o deluge, connecting the streets into rivers, The sea ran higher than was ever lnown, and spray was thrown hundreds of feet inland, Ivis felt that if the gale ex- tended to the banks the fishing fleet must have suffered s The New everely. WESTERN PACKING INTERESTS, A Comparative Statement of This Year's Business and That of 1887. Cixcixsat, 0., Sept. 26.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre|—To-morrow's Price- Current will say: The packing for the we is 100,000 hogs. which compares with 95,000 for each of the two preceding weeks, and 130,000 for the corvesponding week last total from March 1 to date, 4, ' last year; _decreas is a falling off of 10 ity of nogs average fairly good for son.” Following is a statement of the ciced from Myreh 1 to date: 1887 1,670,000 St. Louis.. .. Indianapolis Cincinnati Milwaulkee . Cedar Rapids. Cleveland Sioux City AT 110,000 146,000 RRIBLE FALL, A Man Drops 1,000 Feet From a Bal- loon at Ottawa, Ont. OrrAwa, Ont., Sept. 26,—A balloon ascen- sion and parachute drop were advertised at this place to-day. Among the volunteers to hold down the balloon was Tom Winsley, a young butcher, who, with others, grasped the stout rope running round t ase of the balloon. When the order to let go was given all released their hold but Winsley, who, re taining his hold, was swiftly borne upwards Tl arconaut was unable to help him. Winsiey was called upon to let go, but still clung to the ropos. The balloon hid now gone 1,000 feet upwards and spectators stood paralyzed with fear. Winsley finally let go one hand but clung to the rope with the other. It wos only for a_moment, however, at he supported himself with his one hand hat was released and down he came like i rocket, exceuting a series of somersaults in the air as he fell. He struck in a field 100 feet from the grounds, and with the excep- tion of his faco was terribly crushed. S Believed in Free Blankets. PriLaveLemia, Sept. 26.—United States Special Treasury Agents Hanlon and O'Neill yesterday seized a shipment of ninety-one bales of wool consigied to Thomas Lee & Co., wool merchants, and upon examining the bales several of them wero found to contain acouple of fue English blankets. The wool had been shipped from Toronto, Canada, to Thomas Lee & Co._over the Lehigh Valley railroad by way of Niagara. The duty on the wool is 10 cents per pound, while the duty on woolen blankets is 24 cents per pound and per cent ad valorem. The custom-house ofii- cors seized the entire cargo, and notified the district attorney to bring action against the firm of Thomas Lee & Co. 2 Srd SR Broderick Makes an Afidavit. CiticAGo, Sept. 26.—Thomas Broderick, the engineer who has been in jail all summer on a charge of being implicated in the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy dynamite conspiracics, is chafing under the statements which have been made that he is a Pinkerton detect "To-day, when visited by his_attornoys, Don- ohoe & David, Broderick expressed a desire to refute the reports. An afidavit was drawn up and sworn to by Broderick, denying the statements in a most explicit manner. Brod- erick is bearing up well under confinement. He never grumbles und is a tractable pris- ouer. e No Fears in New Orleans. NEW YR, Sept. 26.—A special from New Orleans says there has been no rush to get ouv of the city. On the contrary the move- ment has been the other way, owing to the large number now returning from the sum- mer's outing, and others who have come home to prevent being quarantined. The city continues healthy and every precaution is taken to with Jackson, Decatur and othey cted points. Confidence is felt that the v nce of the health authorities will prove effective, i ) e A Wells-Fargo Robbery. Famyoxrt, Neb, Sept 20.—The Wells- Fargo express company was robbed Sunday morning of a package containing 500 in cur- rency for the People’s bank of this city by the night operator of the Burlington & Mis. souri, T, Cooper. 'The package was received from No. 3 by Cooper, who made no record of it at the office, The next morning he left on the flyer forthe west without notifying the agent of his intention of leaving, and has not been heard of sine —~——— Killed a Train Robber. FLORENSVILLE, Tex,, Sept, 26, —Captain J. T. Rankin, United States marshal, and depu- ties killed Whitely here last night. Whitely was one of the parties who attempted to rob a train near Harwood on the 2:1. He was also in the MeNeil and Flatonia train rob- beries, and concerned in the robbery of the bank at He and Barber killed Deputy Sheriff Stanley of Williamson county. He was considered one of the leaders of a bold and dangerous gang. — e The Pawnce Fair PawNee Ciry, Neb., Sept. 26.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bek.|—The niuth annual exhibition of the Pawnee county fair opened yesterday with entries far in advance of any- thing yet given, and the finest dis| speed and farm horses in southeastern Ne- braska. Every departient is full. The fair continues until Frida o Sl Whisky Makers in Secret Sesslon. CINCINNATI, Sept. 20.—Twelve wholesale whisky dealers and rectiiers of the United States held a secret session here to-day. J. B. Greenhut, of Peoria, president of the whisky trust, was present. He says this meeting had no connection with the trust. The delegates dectine to say what was done, Another meeting will be called at Peoria, 111, to secure o larger attendance. et e Simply a Big Drunk. Mewmputs, Tenn., Sept. 26.—The physician who visited Binford this morning found him free of fever, and unhesitatingly pronouneed his sickness of last evening the after-effects of 3 big drurk, NEWS OF NEBRASKA TOWNS. Fertility of the Country Along the North Platte. THE LOYAL LEGION AT KEARNEY. A Brilliant Banquet Given Under the Auspices of the Order—Sixteenth District Republicans—A Float Convention Postponed. The North Platte Country. Mixtarvie, Neb, Sept. 20.—([S Tur Bee. |—The first harvest home of west- ern Nebraska has just 1 here and in every respect has proved wonderful suc- cess. The exhibition opened on Wednesday, the 10th, and continned over Thursday, the 20th, and was strictly an exhibit of the pro- ducts of the North Platte river country. 1s: prophecy was never more perfectly realized than here. Two years ago W. A, Paxton’s Ogalalla herd roumed this whole laud as their undisputed heritage; to-day the thrifty pioncer has demonstrated by the pro- duct of his labor the wisdom of his choice. Ho has proved by practical productions that this North Platte country is one of the greatest farming countries on earth. This county produced and exhibited at this fair squashes and pumpkins weighing 8 1bs. h; turnips, 11 1bs.; beets, 14 1bs.; cab- ages, 30 1bs.; watermelons, 50 1bs sun- flowers, 16 _inches in diameter and 12 feet high: hard, dry field corn, 14 inches in length and estunated at S0 bushels to the acre: broom corn and cane, 12 feet high; millet, 6 feet high, with heads 14 inches long; alfalfa and clover of the finest quality : clean, smooth, potatoes, weighing over 3 lbs. each; peanuts of the first quality ; parsnips, s onions and every known product of the gar- den_in profusion and of the most super quality: wheat, superior No. 2, and yielding 40 bushels: oats, of a fine quality and yielding 50 bushels: buckwheat, field beans and fiax of the finest kind. In fact, the exhibit em- profusive quantity and premium known product of the northern 'm that'could not be excelled in any portion of our great stat ‘T'his exhitit has fully verified the most sanguine expectation of this favorable cli- mate and prolific soil of the most extensive, beautiful and prolific valley m the state. This valley and bench land embraces a mil- lion acres of farming land whose productive- ness speaks for itself through this exhibit. This great belt of land is now cheap. Much of it is yet r and and simply awaits the s The average depth to water in this country is not over 50 feet. A railroad will be built into this coun- next spring. or irrigation purposes the most favor located tract in J Platte river fur- nishing plenty of water easy of access to ir- rigate the entire tract. The Miniature Ditch company now has in_operation a ditch seven miles long carrying 60,000 gallons of water per minute, and ‘covering 20,000 acres of land. This ditch will be extended this full so as to embrace 10,000 acres more of the finest of Vi The Acker's diteh, now under hen completed, will cover The Miniature Ditch company are negotiating for the construction of a new diteh that will supply water to 100,000 acres more of this tract. I speak of these ditches, simply because they show the wonderful de velopment this country is undergoing, not because these ditches are necessary to the production of crops, for the products enum- erated above were all raised without irriga- tion, but simply to show that these indus- trious farmers all realize the fact that with irrigation the wonderful crops of this year can and will besdoubled. This favorably located tract of land allows the construction of cheap ditches, and with ditches the farm- ers have an absolute certainty of a crop and an increased yield, The Loyal Legion at Kearney. Keanr~ey, Neb., Sept. 26.—|Special to Tie Begr.]—The commandery of Nebraska, mil- itary order of the Loyal Lezion of the United States, gave a banquet at the Midway last which was one of the pleasautest so- atherings that has ever cccurred at Kearney ylvania commandery was represented by Major Butler, Secound infantry; Ohio by Lieutenant Burns, Seven- teenth infantry: Michizan by General Henry R. Mizener, Seventeenth infantry; Minne- sota by Licutenant Roche, Seventeenth in- fantry; California by Colonel Egbert, Second infantry, Captain Ebstein, Twenty-first in- fantry and Captain Green, Seventeenth in- fant The home commandery of Nebraska was represented by General Frank Wheaton, General Ho A, Morrow, Major N. G. Frank- lin, junior vice commander; Major J. M. Brown, recorder; Captain Ames, Captain Mills, Captain Ulio, Captain Manchester and 1 ants Sarson, Wright and Aber- s i The Rev. Dr. R. M. Oliver, form- erly chaplain in the army, opened the even- mg with prayer, after which Hon, C. B. Finch, mayor of Kearney, delivered an ad- dress of weleome. General Mizener and General Morrow followed in a verbal duel in which each tried to use the more flattering terms in speaking of the otner. General Wheaton, who at the re- quest of the junior vice commander, acted as presiding officer, then narrated some of his experiences at Fort Kearney, when stationed there in 1864-5, and was followed by Colonel W. W, Patterson, who located the present city of Kear Lieutenant Kenzie then rendered a song in his own unequalled style. Colonel Daggett was then called on, and de- seribed the the construction of the pontoon at Fredericksburgh, which wias com- pleted in twenty-one minutes after the first boat was in position, This brought General ‘Wheaton to his feet, who as colonel of the Second Rhode [sland infantry was the first to cross the pontoon, and his graphic de- seription of how the assignmeut of the post of honor was passed through corps, division and brigade commanders until it rested upon himself will not be for- gotten by those present, The toast to ‘he Press’ was responded to by L. B. Cun- ningham, of the Kearney Daily Journal, after which Captain Wambaugh told a story of the rand also sang asong, D. A. Dorsey, of {earney, oue of the survivors of that cele brated expedition under Andrews which stole the railroad train at Big Shanty and undertook to burn the bridges from thence to Chattanooga, gave a graphic account of some of the details of the raid and tho final escape of those who survived, General Morrow then made the speech of the evening, in which he alluded in the most fecling terms to the fact that brave men fought on both sides, und now that the war was over, no ani- mosities remained. He concluded by offer- for examination one of the greatest curi- ies in the state, belonging to a gentle- man present, who v it_on the ad day of April, 1865, Jeff. Davis' from the hands of a member is family, Mr. Davis himself not me 'just at that time. It was mous “Stonewall” Jackson med- ck by order of the confederate con- commemoration of the services of ut officer. The medal is of bronze, ace contains & profile of General Jackson surrounded by these words: “Lieu- tenant General T Jackson (Stonewall), born 1821, died 1863. Deo Vindici.” On the obverse are the names of all the battles in which he participated, commencing with Bull Run and ending with the Wilderness, where ho met his fate. A story by the junior vice commander, some comic songs by Lieu- tenant Wright, and a unanimous vote of thanks to the citizens of Kearney for their kind attentions, closed the proccedings, and the members and their guests, after march- ing twice around the room to the music of “Tramp! Tramp! Tramp, the boys are marching,” concluded one of the pleasaatest g.nclflun;:u of the Nebraska commandery yet neld, being at one of the f; als, st gress i that gal e ——— Logan Valley Old Settlers, Freymont, Neb., Sept. 20.—([Special to Tue Big.]—The third annual picoic and reunion of the Logan Vulley Old Settlers’ scciation S was held on the farm of Herman Meyer, three miles southeast of Scribner, this (Dodge) county. It was a gala day for the farmers and citizens of the northern part of the county, The association this vear pro- vided itsclf with a commodious tent, capable of wecommodating about eight hundred peo- ple, and conscquently defied the elements, The day, however, was delightful—one of those bracing, clear and bright autumnal days peculiar to Nebraska at this time of the year. The celebration was heid at Mr. Meyer's beautiful grove, and it is estimated that 1,500 people were present. A mammoth platform was laid and dancing was indulged in by young and old during the afternoon and until late at night. At 2 o'clock dinner was begun, A loug table, capable of scating ninety persons at a time, was spread and groaned under the wholesome and tempting viands contributed by the good liousewives of the region. Serving ninety at a time it took three hours for the company to dine. There were kegs of beer, barcels of lemonade and a profusion of cigars which, with the dinner, were as free as the air, At 2 o'clock the assembly was called to order by President Haverkost of the association. Several spe ers were then called on, among them being Drs. Inches and Abbott, Emil Eichblatt, Max Gentzke and H. Haverkost. Their ad- dresses were for the most part reminiscent and all appropriate to the occasion. At 5 o'clock the old settlers' parade took place. The rules of the association limit the mem- bership to those who had a residence of fifteen years in the county. Jerry Denslow, of Hooper, had the honor of heading the procession, being the earliest scttler on tho grounds, having come to the county in 1856, There were about three hundred of the old residents in line, a majority of them having settied here in the '60s. Sherman County Convention, Lour Crry, Neb., Sept. 25,—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The republican county convention convened here yesterday at 2 p. m., with W. R. Miller in the chair. Every precinet was fully represented, and although considerable interest was manifested, every- thing was harmonious. F. W. Fuller, of Paris was nominated for representative over Diilon of Litelfield, and E. C. Gallo- of Loup City. J. R. Scott was nominated for county attornty over J. Bradley, of Latehfield, and C. H. Epath, the vrescit county attorney. The committee introduced the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted : ‘Whereas, General Charles F.Manderson,the United States senator from Nebraska, has, by his patriotic devotion to the principles of the republican party, won the confidence and respect of the people of his own state as well as the contidence and estecm of the republi- cans of the United States, therefore be it Resolved, By the republicans of Sherman county, Nebraska, in convention assembled, that lic is our first choice for United States senator and that we will use all honorable means to secure his election to that high of- fice as his own successor. Will Hold Another Convention WeEpPNG Waten, Neb., Sept. 26.—Special Telegram to Tug b |—The republicans of Otoe and Cass counties met to hold their float convention here to-di The conven- tien was calied to order at Sp.m. Dr. M. M Butler of s was elected chal Charles Seymour of Otoe sec the report of the committee on ¢ had been accepted, David MeC: ‘wood introduced a resolution conc action of the central committee in naming the delegates to the float convention and re- commended that this convention adjourn without making a nomination and that dele- gates be elected in the regular way at tho county convention at Louisville October 6. An amendmont was made that another float convention ve called for October S w be held at Weeping Water and the resotution was adopted. After adjournment Johin Watson of Nebraska City made a short but telling speech for the republican cause. ining the A Very Tame Rally. Daxora City, Neb,, Sept. 20.—[Special to "Tire: Bee.)—The democratic meeting at the court house here last night was o decidedly tame affair. Hon. E. P. Weatherby, the first spealker, consumed about three-fourths of an hour in an effort to convince the apparently indifferent listeners that Cleveland should be re-clected to ofice. Mr. Weatherby was fol- lowed by Colonet Warner. The colonel is a very ready and pleasant talker, and one that can preseat his views to the very hest advan- tage, but it was evident from tlie beginning that the speakers either had - the wrong side of the question or the wrong kind of an audi- cnce. In short, the mecting was a_complete failure as a rally or wakening up of support- ers of democracy. General Connor for Senator. Lour Crry, Neb. pt. 20.—[Special Tele- gram toTne Bee.]—The senatorial convention met here at 8 o'clock p. m. in Smith's opera house with Hon, W. H. Conger in_the chair and nominated General A. H. Connor, of Kearney, senator for the Sixteenth senator- ial district, after which General Connor made an enthusiastic speech, stating in sub- stance that the only difference in the demo- cratic and republican parties of to-day was on the free trade question. Excellent music was furnished by the glee club, and the con- vention closed with the best of feeling. Disappeared With the Team. Nenraska Crry, Neb., Sept. 26.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.|—Louis Ganzel, a farmer living near Berlin, was in the city to- day to inform the sheriff that his hired man, Gotlicb Bauman, had started for the city several days ago with a valuable team of horses and ‘a buggy belonging to the farm, of which he can find no trace, and he has reason to believe that Gotlieb has stolen them, The Democrats at Nebraska City, Nesrasga City, Neb, Sept, 26.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee,]—The advance guard of the democratic delegates to the congres- sional convention here to-morrow urrived this evening. There is no pronounced choice, but the majority thus far have expressed themselves favorable to Poppleton first and Creighton next. Fitzgerald is not consid- ered as available, while the idea of Jim Boyd's candidacy is laughed at. —— A Colored Burglar Captured. Pawsee City, Neb., Sept. [Special Telegram to Tne Ber.]-Deputy Sheriff Leib enderfer returned from Lewiston lato last night having o colored pris a who is wanted here for breal idences of C.T.REdie and &, taking considerable jew All the arti- cles taken wero recovercd except a gold watch, The thief wasa new comer here and is supposed to be the same who has successfully burglarized houses atother towns. Ile is now safe in jail. S. Shannon, e The Howard County Fair, St. Pavr, Neb,, Sept. 26.—(Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bee.]—The sixth annual fair of Howard county opened under the most favor- able circumstances to-day. The vegetable, stock and grain displays exceed previous years and the attendance is large. There are fifteen race horses on the ground to compete for the prize money. Three Indian Truants Captured. AtkiNsoN, Neb., Sept. 26.—([Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.)—The three Indian boys, who escaped Saturday night from the Indian school at Genoa, were captured near here to-day and are iu Jail awaiting the arrival of the superintendent from Genoa. They were muking for Rosebud agency, A Stabbing Affray. Avmora, Neb., Sept. 26,—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.)-W. H. Strickler was arrested last night for stabbing Webster Landon, a B. & M. brakeman, duringa melee on the train, Landon gota bad cut in the uneck, very close to the juglar vein, and other ere cuts on \he breast, though he is not thought to be fatally hurt, ROBBING THE UNION PACIFIC, An Extonsive Conspiracy Sald to Have Been Unearthod. TWO HUNDRED CARS OF COAL. The Proceeds Pocketed by an Enters prising Employe of the Company in One Year—The Government Prosecuting the Case. Unfaithtul Servants. Dexver, Colo,, Sent. 20.—[Speclal Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—Considerable excite- ment was created am the railroad em- ployes to-day by the circulation of a report, which, it is understood, camo from reliable sources, that interesting revelations of a racy botween employes of the Union e to swindle that company will soon be made. Some time ago the Union Pacifie began a series of investigations which re- sulted in the retirement of a few train men and others otherwise employed. The infor- mation was to-day obtained that a conspiracy for systematic robbery had been discovered upon one of the Colorado lines, in which sev- eral employes of long standing are said to be implicated. United States Marshal Hill has beem working up the case for some time. It is claimed that he has connccted three or four conductors and two or more station agents with the robberies, One of the conductors claimed to be implicated in the affair is snid to have been located in Illinois by tho mar- shal, one in Missouri, and the others are still in the state. The station agents named in the conspiracy are yet at their posts unaware of the investigation. It is claimed that one of the agents hus pocketed the pro- ceeds of 200 cars of within the past year by waking false returns to the company; reporting it as used on locomo- tives or having been sold to customers, Overweights were charged as o part of the weight kept back and the amount represent- ing the surplus pocketed by the agent. 1t is ulso stated that conductors and agents have been engaged in a conspiracy on the old ticket racket. It is claimed that as high as sixteen tickots been held out by one conductor on one trip and returned to the station and again placed on sale nd_ the proceeds divided between conductor and agent. It is reported that one of the agents has been earrying on this busi- ness for a period of a year, and the evidence Nnow in the possession of the United States marshal is sufileicnt to send him to the penis tentiary, The reason that the matter has been placed in the hands of government offle cluls is on account of the Union Pacific being an interstate railway and _the cases will go into the United States court -~ AND LIVES LOST. Valparaiso, Chili, Visited By a Terrible Calamity. Nrew Yous, Sept. 26.—The Herald’s Val- paraiso (Chili) special of August 15 says. A fearful calamity occurred here on the 11th inst. An ar cial pond, 800 feet above the level of the city, burst, flooding the valley of the Yungai and several streets, The flood came down in an_irresistible torrent, bring- ing down rocks and tranks of trees with it. The stream came rushing through the street an_Juande Dios ina wave twelve feet Shops were deluged and the contents ved, houses swept away and the inhab- itants drowned or bruised to death. Fifty- seven bodies had been buried yesterday of persons killed_ by this disaster. Three hun- dred thousand dollars has been voted by the congress in Suntiago to relieve the sufferers, The loss of property will be probably §1,000,- 000 at least. A thousand lives have probably been lost. s Scandal Mongers Disgusted. CuicAGo, Sept. 23.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bre.]—The case against George Bell, of thie city, charged with mayhem, was stricken from the docket when it came up to-day. Bell will be remembered as the man who created a sensation about three months ago by cutting off George Murray's left ear with a razor. Bell charged that Murray had alienated his wife's affections, and that he had chosen to disfigure the Tothario rather than place his own life in_jeopardy by shoot~ ing him. The coming of the trial has been awaited with auxiety by scandal lovers, who expected to be regaled with salacious details, and were much disappointed when the state'’ attorney asked that the case be stricken of at the request of the prosecutor, He had re- ceived a letter from Murray in which the latter said that he desived to spare the feel- ings of several people who would suffer se- verely. “And, besides,” he suid, “‘such & prosecution would necessarily be of a sensa- tional character, and, inmy judement, would do moie damage to public morals and senti- ment than it would do good in any direction, As the party most interested, and as & citi- zen, I most earnestly advise the dismissal of the'suit.” A A St. Joseph Failure, St. Jostem, Mo., Sept. 26,—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.)—Kahn & Furst, whole- sale dealers in laces and gents' furnishing goods, closed their doors to-day and a trustea for the local creditors has charge of the stock. Their liabilitics are about §75,000, of which $20,000 is hield by C. F. Burne and the Saxon National bank of this city, both of whom are sccus casscts ure reck- oned at $40,000, The firm is composed of Abe Furst, of the Furst Distilling company ; Ed. Furst, his son, and Jacob Kahn, a son-in aw. The firm claims thau it will be able to open up acain in a few weeks, and deciare that the failure is due to the fact that a fow weeks ngo the report was sentout by a mer- cantile agency that Abe Furst, supposed ta be the fiuaucial backer of the firm, was not worth a dollar, —— The Northwestern Rate Problem. Cmicaco, Sept. 20.—The trafilc managers of the northwestorn roads, who were to have held a meeting to-day, adjourned immediately after assembling, Tt was to give the transit and non-transit lines an opportunity to adjust their differences by a private conference. 'Tho adjournment was regarded as indicating that the roads are now anxious to reach an_ agreement, and that the north- western rate problem may be solved to-mor- row, when the managers mect again, Ll The Coopers In Convention, Cn1caGo, Sept. 26.—~The coopers' national union, for the purpose of forming a national trade district of their craft, met here to-day. There are fifty-three assemblics represented and they come from the leading cities in the cast, and from St. Louis, Peoria, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. IPaul, Menasha and Moline in the west. It'is expected that the conven. tion will last the vemainder of the week, e The Panamu Canal, PaNaa, Sept. 26.—As to the completed canal contracts it is learned that several con- tracts on the canal have been finished, turned over to the canal company and accepted after due inspection. These facts give the lie to the innumerable vague rumors that are in cireulation about the canal company shute ting down work. They are shutting down and just as fast as ihey can, but only so at the completion of their work, e An $80,000 Blaze, Truckre, Cala, Sept. 26.—Word reaches here from Verdi, Nev, that Oliver Donkey's planing mill, lumber yard and store burned to-diy. Toss 830,000, The fire was com- municated to the depot and other buildin, lw.(mh were o Uamos when tle informat oft.