Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 7, 1888, Page 2

2 THE OMAHA DAILY BE N L. A FAMILY BURNED TO DEATH, Conflicting Accounts of a Terrible Human Holocaust. IT WAS DRINK AND ETERNITY. Both Accounts Agree as to the Former and the Charred Bones Certify to the Lntter—Politi ters Over the State. Burned in Thelr Beds. JENEVA, Nob, Oct. 6 Special Telegram to Tuk Ber. | —A horrible fire occurred last night near this city. in which the r nee of Mr. C. Richiter was burncd to the ground His wife and two children burned to death and the bodies, when taken from th ruins, dropped to picces. A tramp by amo of Helezelt, who is suspected of Qaused the fire by being drunk and going to ®ed with his pipe lighted, was also burned to death, and Mr. Richter is so badly burncd that his lifc is dispaired of. The coroner is holding the inquest. Tontas, Neb., Oct. 6,——[Special Telegram to Tur Bek.]—Mrs, Carl Richter and child and ahired man, whose name could not be learncd, were burned to death three miles north of Ohiowa last night. They were aslecp when Richter came home under the influence of liquor and upset the lamp, sct ting the house on fire with the above result. He escaped uninjured. Cass County Republican Convention, LovisviLie, Neb., Oct. 6. —[Special to Tue Bee].—The republican county convention of Cass county was held at this place to-da The convention was largely attended, ever preciney veing fully reprosented and the del egations were from ariong the most prospor- ous farmars and business men of the county The contest was esp ly close in the nomi nation ot a candidate for the state senate, the contestants being W. H A1, a grain dealer of Plattsmouth, Polk, an attorney of the same ' city. Polk was nominated on the first formal batlot by one majority, and his nomination was mudie by acclamation amid great enthusiasm. Mr. Polk is from th 1ks of the young republi cans, and will muke a w fight at the polls. For representativ M. Satchell, of Weeping Water, a member of the last vi ', and he sce Sixteen del s were for the fioa onven Water Monday, and the, are for John C. Watson, of Otoe county, fo the float representative.” As Mr. Watson has his home county this ensures his nomination without opposition. For county auditor Allen Beeson, of Plattsmouth, was renom inated, and for county commissioner A. B. Todd, of Plattsmouth, was nominated for the the third term. During the session of the convention it was addresscd by H. M. Bush nell, of Lincoln, and J. A, Davies, of Platts mouth, and the entire procecdings were characterized with harmony and good feeling e Unanimously For Church Howe. Aunviy, Neb,, Oct. 6.—[Special Telegram to Tur. Bee.|—The county convention met at 2 o'clock to-day as per adjournment of Au- gust 1S, The convention unanimously ex- pressed themselves as in favor of Hon. Church Howe for the float senatorial nomi- nation, and allowed him to name the follow- ing delegates to the convention, which meets at Tecumseh on Thursday next: Church, R. Caryel, G. W. Be kin, John Lewis, L. A. Bailey, G. brother, jr., P. Waikenhurst and J. C. Bons- fleld. Tho same delegates will also_attend the float representative convention. Hon. T, J. Moses and John H. Pohlman_were then nominated for ropresentatives. For county attornoy, George W. Cornell, and for county oommissionoy Lewis Fisher was renominated. The best, of feeling prevailed, and the ticket will be elected by the usual republicun ma- Jorities. Hall County Republican Convention. GrAND IsLaND, Neb, Oct. 6.—|Special ‘Telegram to Tir Ber.l—The republicans of Hall county met in convention to-day at 1 p. m. and nominated the following ticket by a clamation: For representatives from the Forty-seventh district, Henry C. Denman and James Ewing; for county attorney, Wal- ®r R. Bacon. A resolution endorsiug Sen- ator Manderson and instructing the repro sentatives to support him was heartily en- dorsed; also a resolution endorsing the railroad commission and instructing the mominees of the convention to work for a continuauce of the same, and to clothe the comumission with proper power to prevent the encroachment of corporations upon the rights of the people. Speeches were made by the mnomiuees, John L. Meaus, lix-Governor Ab- bott and others. Denman and Ewing are both against submission, were D, epresentative A Harrison Pole Raising. ALrxANDRIA, Neb,, Oct. 6.—(Special Tele- gram to Tnr Bee.]—Fully 1,500 people as- sewbled here to-day to witness the raising of & Harrison aud Morton pole and hear the speech of Hon. George H. Hastings. A pole eighty-seven feet high was raised amidst the atest enthusiasm, after which Mr. Hast- ngs hela the people for two hours with un eloquent and convincing specch upon the issues of the day. Great interest is mani- festod and the republican ticket will receive ® rousing majority on November 6, Died of Apoplexy. GRrAND ISLAND, Neb., Oct. 6.—[Special Tel- egram to Tur Bek.|—George Holliday, & furmer living near Cairo, started to Grand Island this morning with a load of potatoes. He was found about two miles from town by L R. Alters at 2 p. m., in an unconscious con- dition. Mr. Alters sent two of his men to town with him and physicians were sum- moned, who did everything known to the pro- fession to savo him, but of no avail, and he died of apoplexy at 6 o'clock without speak- ng or regaining censciousness. ‘The Valley County Fair. Oxp, Neb,, Oct. 6.—(Special to Tug Bee.) —To-day ixth annual fair of the Valley County Agricultural society, It held four days, Tucsaay, Wednesday, ‘Thursday and Friday and has been very successful. The exhibits of live stock, cereals and vege- tables were good, displaying to advantage the capabilities of this county as a good crop or stock country. I vus set apart espe- cially for the school childreen who were ad- mittod free. A ldrgo tura outof young peo- ple was the result, Dorsey at Home, Faenost, Neb., Oct. 6.-(Special to Tug R ssman Dorsey came home yes- terday from Washington and will next week ‘egin his canvass of this cougressional dis- trict. He will take the stump and male a lively fight from now until the 6ith of Novem- ber. o has sent a challenge to Mr. Weatherby, his democratic opponent, which has been accepted. They will hold a series of oint debates at several points in the district, ginning in about two weeks, The dates for these ure being arranged aud will be an- mouncad in a few days, Modern Woodmer Cravnoy, Neb, Oct. 0.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber)—A lodge of Modern ‘Woodmen of America was instituted at this place lust evening by N. W. Noble, deputy nd counsel. The lodge started under it favorable auspices with twenty charter members, Mr. Noble was very enerpetic, and succeeded in opening a lodge composed of the best citizens and Lusiness men of Chadron. The Defendant Winy. §1. Pavt, Neb., Oct. 6.—-[Special to Tup 1--District court is in session, Judge T. €. Harrison presiding. To day has heen occupled with the case which has becn be- the courts of the county for three years, of the Nebraska and Towa Insurance pany vs Leonard rks, for recovery af [nsprance which di nt refused 10 pay on grouada of fraudulent action on the part of G. W. West, agent for said company case was decided in favor of the defen ver, 6.~ |Special to The ant 81 Bry O Tuy Johu Pt nan so seri ously injured at Ord on Wee dition at his hotel—in thi to be a little e tained for his re ps, the young the firemen's tournament at in a critical ¢on ther's hote—the Commercial Tliis morning he seems 1 hopes are now enter overy. nesday, 18 lying Broke His Arm, praskA City, Oct. 6.—(Spe Te ersm to Tie Ber.| —John Byers, u stone cut- ter, was cjected from a saloon so foreibly last night by the bartender, numed Richard Schoehner, us to break his urim in two places Suit for $2,000 d s will be commend ‘I'he trouble ar over the price of a beer Nebraska City Democrats Nennaska Crry, Neb, Oct. 6.—[Special Tiegram to Tne Ber,|—The democrats held another big meeting at the Standard theater , which was addressed by Colonel 1 and Messrs. Hayden, Munn, Mattes and Ircland. M. H. Burtling, a republican, also spoke against prohibition He Wasa Stra Nob,, Oct. 6, to Tie Bee. | Quite a ripple of excitement was created here to-night by J. M. Serson, of this city, shooting three times at a stran er in town who seems to be a bankrupt i or somcthing of that sort. The tearing will be had to-morrow. UISER, Baltimore Yards, vy, Oct. 6.—The launched this afternoon, is the yet constructed for what is called the new navy. The Newark and some othiers will be larger, but comparatively little work has been done on them so fa ary Whitney is particularly interested in the Baltimore, and she is considercd his pet among the vessels now under contract. e has been a frequent visitor at Cramp's ship Y to watch ner progress, and takes great pride in her. The Baltimore has twin scrows and will be the first vessel so equipped in the navy. She is 825 feet long overall. The in- dieatod horse-power of her engine is 7,500 feet at natural draught and 10,750 at forced draught, and they are expected to drive her g at the ate of nineteen knots an hour, She will carry two masts fitted with military troovs und her erew will con- sist of 300 men, The Balimore has a pro- tective deck of thick steel platos, and under this, down below the water line, are placed the rudder and steam stoering gear. The new cruiser, being ntended for effe tive sor n time of war, will be armed with a main battery of four eight-inch breech loading rifled guns on the poop and forecas- tle, and six six-inch rifled guns in_sponsons, eighteen fect above the water. There will also be a secomd battery of six rapid firing six pounders, six Hotehlass revolving can non and four gatling guns. She will also carry five torpedo launching tubes or wuns intments the Baltimore will | flag ship. There will be comf able quarters for admiral, captain, other of- ficers and crew. ger. JACK=0N Special at the Baltimore, vessel Secre e e “A SON OF M BARKER." Another Man Cashes a Check For a Stranger. It's the old, old story: A simple, trusting man with a pocketful of cash, a new but in- gratiating acquamtance, o third person and a check. The newspapers have exposed the combination over and over again, but the supply of sweet simplicity flows unquenchi- ble from the fount of human dence. An old man from the country was worked successfully yesterday for $000 by a confidence gamo old enough 0 join the ballot. He was met bya pleasant, smooth spoken young man, who represented himself as a son of Josecph Burker, of the Bank of Commerce and insinuated himseif into the old man's confidence. Another young man met them, accidentally of course, and tendered No. 1 two $100 bills in settle- ment of an alleged business transactio No. 1looked in his pocket for small mon to make change. He didn't find but he did find a check for #0. He was sorry. If he only had time to go to the bank he could get the check casbed, but he couldn’t think of leaving his friend, the old gentleman, whom he was showing about. The result’ of the palaver was the old man cashed the check as a favor te bis agrecable acquintance, and the two ;«\vmdler\ soon found an opportunity to leave i, When the victim “tumbled” to the game he notified the police. In his conversation “the son of Mr, Barker" represented himself as living on Dodge street, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth, and invited the old gentle- 1 to visit him his home. The detectives Kl hed that hborhood, but of course found no trace of the sharpers, The young man's kind invitation to the stranger was but an_artistic embellishment to his game. ‘The identity of the swindlers 18 unkoown, and their vi 's name is withheld. sl The Escheat Cages. Sarr Lake City, Oct. 6.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The escheat cases were again before the supreme court to-day. A petition was presented by the Mormon church attorneys, asking that the Temple block, Tithing block, Amelia palace and historian's oftice be turned over to the church trustees. The matter was taken under ad- visement, The receiver's accounts were pre- nted to the court and submitted to Judge Sprague as referce who is to report on themn by January 1, as well as on the compensation thut should be allowed the receiver and his attorneys. The United Statos attorney was granted permission to begin forfeiture suits for the real estate now in the rec r's hands. Counscl on both sides have agreed to all the facts in relation to the real estute owned by the church, but have not yet come an understanding to what personal property the church is possessed of. 'This latter matter was submitted to the solicitor general at Washington, but he has not been heard from. Unless an answer is received from him by Mon some understanding will be reached bet en the counsel here and the matter submitted on that basis, —-— Supreme Court De Des Mot Oct. 6. gram to Tue ek, )-The followi court decisions were filed to-d: J. T, Trielock, assignee, appellant, vs Friendship Lodge, K. of P., Des Moines dis- diswissed, A. R. Loomis Stewart and T venor; Del Anna M. Greether and vs Orson Cla afirmed. In the matter of the assignmentof P. R. Hooker & Son, Susan A, Hooker, appellant, vs L. H. Dalhoff et al, appellants; Mont- gomery cireuit; afirmed, George Horridge and Thomas Wright vs Dwelling House Insurance compuny, appel- lant; Benton district; afirmed. it, ing supreme Son, appetlants, v8 R. vifiin, assignee, int 3 affirmed. others, appellants, ek and others; Boone district} Complains of Extortiol Des Moixgs, In., Oct. 6,—[Spec gram to Tnr Bee.]—Complaint has been filed the railroad commission by the Keokuk & Western Railway company against the Northwestern and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific roads for extortionate charges made by those roads for switching the cars of the former. The charge formerly was §1 per car for a distunce of less than one mile, which was considered too great by the Keo- kuk & Westes Recently, however, the charge has been raised § per car for the same distance, and thie is considered exorbi- taut, and complaint is made. e i Fever and Floods. City o MEXico, (ViA GALVESTON,) Oct. 6.--Hermoslo advises state that an epidemic of eruptive fover is causing muny deaths in the district around Urens. The people are flecing from that section in largo numbers, The town of Tlacoling, 1 the state of Hidalgo, has been nearly destroyed by floods. Many houses have been so completely buried in the sand. that their owners bave be mt; unabie to discover the siightest Jvestige of thew., ADVERTISING FOR NONEY. | Latest Scheme of Chairman Brice to Raise Campaign Funds. PREPARING FOR PRIVATE LIFE. President Cleveland Has Decided to Sell Oak View and Will Purchase Another Country Seat—J hurman in Washingte Den wing Desperate, Wasnisutox Buikat T OMaii Bre, | 513 FourTeeNTI STRERT, Wasiizaros, b. ¢, Oct. 6, ) Washingtonians were astonished this morn ing to read an udvertisement, three columns wide, in the Baltimore American, at the bot tom of which appears the name of “Calyin & Brice, chairman of campaign committee,” soliciting funds for the democratic campaign, The American is the oldest and the leading Jublican newspaper of the south, The ad vertisewent appears i heavy display type, and opens as follows: “The democratic na tonal committee wants money to defray the legitimate expenscs of the present campaign. They have no tariff protected barons to whom they can apply for funds. They hav appealed to the people, in whose interest this great campaign against war taxes has bogun, to come up and help them.” The advertise- ment, of course, is paid for at the usual space rates. This movement o raise campaign funds by the national democratic committe is 1ot the only open one, but astonishment comes from the fact that such a flaming advertisement should ap- I in the leading republican paper, the proprictor of which is General Phelix who is to be the next republican nominee for governor of Maryland. The American’s democratic contempors The Sun, does not contain the advertisement the inference is that Chairman Brice b there aro republicans in Maryland of the who are willing to give subscriptions to as sist in the success of the reform aavocated by the Mills tarift bill, ARE THE (LEVELANDS PREPARING vATE LiFe! It 15 understood that President Cleveland lias definitely decided to sell Oak View, and has already eutered into negotiations for the sale. ©understand further that when the sale is completed he proposes to buy an old residence on the heights of Georgetown. The mansion n question is one of tho oldest in the district, aud in addition to the fine old house and picturesque grounds surrounding it, thore is a historical interest attaching to the place. Upon the occasion of Lafayette's last visit to this country he was entertained at this resuence at an open-air banquet. Af- ter stroiling upon the spacious lawns, through the paths bordered by tall, picturesquely clipped box hedges, he led the way into the large drawing rooms and led the stately minuet. The president and his wife first noticed_the place in their drives from Oak- view. They soon became fascinated with it and one day the president and Mrs. Cleve- land drove up to the gate. It can be imagined that their request to inspect the premises was cagerly complied with by the owner, who conducted the president’s young wife through the grand where half & century ago Lafayette re s0 marked attentions. NOT AS YOUNG AN IE USED TO BE. Allen G. Thurman, the democratic vice presidential candidate, who arrived hero this morning, seems to be determined to disabuse the minds of the people in Washington of the beliof that he has entered senility, and is nearing the grave rapialy. When he entered the diniug room of the Ebitt house this morning, he bit his nether lip as he forced his locomotion to the highest pitch and shambled along at a rapid pace. The old genticman was accompanied by his son, who is a stalwart man of middle age. The judge's fuco was as white as his heavy hair and beard, and he appearca to not have a drop of blood in him. About his eyes were heavy, dark lines, and he appeared thinner in physical make-up than usual; but b courage had not waned. When the jud sat down to breakfast he wheeled his ‘chuir vigorously to one side of the table, and, whip- ping out his spectacles, adjusted them, then looked at a morning newspaner, and with tho assistance of his good right hand, threw his right leg over his left, and swung his foot to and fro vigorous! 'wo or three times he changed his position, crossing the other leg and lifting his feet about in a’ wa ) him, was very lively. His efforts at dexterity of movement attracted attention in the dining room. During his meal he was approached by several of his friends, and it was visible 1o the naked eye that when he arose to greet them, he exerted great cffort. There is a foar among thoso who saw Judge Thurman to-day, that he may not live to _en- ter upon his ofticial duties, if he is elected in November. Judge Thurman will be euter- tained over Sunday by President Cleveland at “Red Top," the latter's country home, and next week he is to arcue the telephone cases before the supreme court. Although he has rroteslsd against any demonstation in his honor while in Washington, it is probable that he will be serenaded or banquetted just before his departure for re-cnlistment in ‘the campaign, ocrats e, FOR PRI SMALL MATTERS. L. Moore, of Oskaloosa, Ia. mossey, of Dubuque, are here. To-day's Post says: “One young man who has followed Horace Greeloy's advice with success is Parry 13. Mulford, son of John C. Mulford, of Willard's, where he is stopping. Young Mulford went to Omaha three years ago, just after leaving school. He located in Omaha, and “caught on.”” He is now paying teller in the Union Stock Yards bank. He managed to get in at the right end of the estate boom, and owns several fine picces of property." —_—— A Fire Bug Captured. CARROLL Oct. 6.—([Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The prisoner, Pator Carlson, who escaped from jail at Sac City Wednes- day morning and set fire to the court house, was caught at Lake City to-day and his pre- liminary examination is now being held at Sac City. He has stolen several horses since his escape and was caught at Lake City while in the act of stealing a set of harness. -— An Overdue Steamer, SAN Fraxcisco, Oct. 6.—Some anxiety is felt here on account of the non-arrival of the steamer Belgic from Hong Kong and Yoko- hama. She was due last Tuesday and the owners are inclined to beliove that some acei- dent nas hapjgned to her machinery, . The Large® Woman in the World, [From the Louisville Post:}—It is ¢laimed that the largest woman in the world lives at Springfield, Ky., where she wus raised in the family of Mr. J. w hader. She is colored, and is but ninetcen years old and is yet growing. Her name is Sallie McCallister. She is 5 feet 2 inches high, measures 7 feet 3 inches around the waistand 8 feet 6} inches around the arm above the elbow. She weighs 632 pounds, Minnie John- son, who recently died in Baltimore, weighed 738 pounds when she was on exhibition in this city and was the acknowledged lurgest person on earth. The McCallister woman makes her 1i ing at the wash tub and enjoys excellent health, She can walk but very little. It is predicted that she will soon weigh more than Minnie Johnson ever did, and J. J. H The World's Greatest Copper Mine, Chicago Times: ‘“‘Just think of the wealth of the Calumet and Hecia cop- per mine in the upper peninsula,” said a gentleman who has stock in that com- pany and who is enthusiastic on the wealth of the northern mines. ‘‘Re- linble estimates have been made in that mine by shafts and measurements, and there is in sight 8600,000,000 worth of copper. There are eighteen years' work ahead measured and no one knows how much more. That stock, of the par yalue of 25 per shave, pays $40 each year in dividends,” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1888, ~-SIXTEEN PAGES. THE DAL OF DANIE Rev., Joseph Parker Rapidly Losing Mind ex Gordon Beonnet ) New York Herald Cable Apprehensions have been felt for seue time by several of his con tion that Ravidoscph Parker's eccen tricities wore imcbesing to the possibie dan ger of his hoalt, "?uir fears and those of the public at large Bav@ been Losnos, Oct. 6, Specialto Tue Bee. regd by the following cardomihim in this morning's To the Editop®f e Daily Chronicle--Dear Sir: Robert Efshiord is not the only theolog ical sufferer, His sufferings are nothing to mine, owing to our different moral sensitive. ness. Only the other day an agnostic said to cqual terms, “How: pain thrilled my flood suffused increased me, as if we were upon are you!" A sudden nerves and a purple my careworn face. 1 lifted my lithe, figure to its. full height and with absolutely nothing for a background but a sympathizing horizon, 1 asked him by what right he took an interest in the state of my health, The blow told well; the dragon reeled and disappeared. Hardly had T got k to my study and settled down to my Sunday sermon when an impertinent caller asked mo if 1 was aware that the prophecy of Daniel was not written until about 170 years B. C. My mucous membrane quivered: a flood of vermillion poured through my wasted featurcs, and [ fell i a swoon. T had trusted much in Daniel that I had risked untold consequences on the date of his composition. Thad added up the time und the times and the half times and made them exactly correspond with our February 31, and by multiplying the two horns of the ram by Danicl's birthday and by adding the he goat tiat pushed the ram with the two horns T had spelled out the name, Right Reverend Father in God, Lord bishop of Laverpool. The candle filled clouds of tobucco gathered around me in a spirit of gaunt, 80 tender condolence and I was found next morning by two policemen, who never found anything else, wandering round and round a pool repeating one of the rhapsodies of Homer. Whether I can ever preach in depends upon the recovery of my Ith, which for the time beig is hopelessly shattered. If tho date of Danicl had been left me, how nobly T could have held onto my christian faith, but the date of Daniel is gone and what is left? As I write these lincs the pathetic past rises upon the classic eye of my imagmation, and my dearest friends, my most familiar acquaintances, fail to in my wan grief face the countenance of one who in earlier times simply read Dan- iel for what good was to be got out of him. Now I am driven to the church of the aurora borealis and my picty has nothing to live on but the barest faced ' Joskrm PaRkEkR. recognize wrinkled The Cit; Temple, Oct. 5. Possibly to many of, the Plymouth congre- gation in Brooklyn the above rhapsody may prove to be interesting Sunday reading. ~— CANADA AND ANNEXATIO! The European Heotald Fgures Out a iScheme. [Copyright 1888, by James Gordon Bennett.] Paris, Oct. 6.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Bee.]—In reference to the Canadian annexation excitement the Luro- pean Herald publishes the following edi- torial: We made a mistake yesterday when we hinted that the United States might annex Canada. Judeing from Mr. Blaine's speech made on Canadian territory it seems more likely that Canada will annex the United States. Mr. Blaine makes specches in Can- ada, and there is no reason why all Ameri- cans should not follow his example. Ottawa has asplendid capitol that cost $5,000,000 and covers an arca of over four acres. The cap- itol at Washington only covers three and a quarter acres. After assuming the $800,000,000 of the Canadian dcbt it would only be a tiea bite to buy the Ottawa capitol, and then President Cleveland and his cabinet, and the supreme court, and the sonate, and the house of representatives, the lobbyists, aud ali hands, might move up to Ottawa which would become the capitol of this greater United States. In doing this Mr, Cleveland would be merely following the ex- ample of James VI, of Scotland, who became James I, of England. James I brought all hands with him when he made London his capital, Let Mr. Cleveland do as King James did and all will be well. e A Man of Noble Heart, Boston Pilot—Patrick Tracy of Hyde park, Mass., an assistant at the Old Col- ony railrond depot, died an heroic death on'the rails last week, giving up his own life for the sake of another. He was a hard-working, uneducated man, 5% years of age, with a wife and threo children at his home. For thirty years he had worked for the railroad. He had saved many lives on the line, and he had made a noble record for faith- fulness and high integrit; On Thursday last, seeing a woman standing dazed on the track with a train thundering down upon her, the brave man leaped to her rescue. He seized her arm and swung her almost clear of the engine, her foot_only being cut off at the ankle., But the locomo- tive struck Patrick Tracy as he bent from the swing and killed him in- stantly. ; He “was buriéd from the Catholic church of Hyde park, and Father Rich- ard J. Barry, the 'pastor, preaching over his coflin in the church, said: How much he loved Lis fellow men he has proved time and again by acts of heroism while about his laboriolis work, and no sol- dier met o braver uc«l]h than' did Patrick Tracy last Thursdgy, when he laid down his life for his neighbay. The possessor of mil- lions can do no_more than this. He was, al- though poor in this world's goods and uned- ucated, one of naturé's noblemen, and de- serving of reward ut thie hands of his heay- enly father, who, 1 calling him home, did it so mercifully. - — She I"aid the Bet. Lewiston Journal: Mrs. V. Pease, of Appleton, made a bet with Mrs, Sprowl that the Hon J. Gushee would be elected senator., he condition of the bet was that if Mr. Gushee was elected Mrs. Sprowl was to wheel Mrs. Pense on a wheel barrow from Grange hall to the postoftice, some fifteen rods. On the other hand, if Mr. Gushee was defeated, Mrs. Peasé was to wheel Mrs. Sprowl over the same ground, with the same carvinge, Tuesday night, September 11, Mrs, Pense owned she was beaten, and appeared at_the Grange hall with wheelbarrow, assisted Mrs. Sprowl to a seat in her carriag per agreements and wheeled hey to the postoltice, amid cheers ‘and shouts for Hurrison and Morton. A COOK COUNTY GREETING. Tho Largest Republican Rally Ever Hold in Indianapolis. CHICAGOANS CAPTURE THE CITY. General Mu Harrison About to Take a ‘h Needea Rest Bofore Re- suming the Labors of the Campaign. Harrison's Visitors. INpiaNaroLis, Ind,, Oct. 6.—This was Gen oral Harrison's last regular reception to day for visiting delogations—at least until after the 20th nst., when it is probable that these delegation receptions will be vesumed for a period. The first delegation of the day came from Bluffton, Hartford City, Montpelier and other towns in Flackford and Wells coun- ties, Indiana. They numbered 1,500, T unique feature of the deiegation from Wells county was the presence of a uniformed club of fifty-two ladies from Bluff ton, known as the Carrie Harri son club.” When Geneal Harrison appeared they were among the first to greet him. After the usual introductory add were made General Harrison followed with his response. His speech was confined to matters of direct interest to Indiaua people, whom he addressed as hoosiers. The Chicago delegations were late in ar riving this evening. The first to r h the city was a speciul train bringing 600 visitors from Hyde Park, Pullman, Englewood and Lake V hey were met at the do by sev local clubs. The train was profuscly decorated with banners and flags. AtS o'clock another train pulled into the depot amidst the wild cheers of mauy thou- ds and the rattling of artillery. 1t brought delegzations comprising 500 members of the Chicago Union Veteran clubs, 500 members of the Veteran Union league, the Blaine club, strong, ave corps from Engle- wood, a drum corps from Lake View, the Second regiment band, also the Sons of Veterans band, and five drum corps. In addition to these uniformed organizations nearly a thousand other citizens accompanied the deicgations, swelling the grand total of visitors from Chicago and vicinity to fully three thousand. They brought with them a 1og fort built on a platform car, with a six pound brass cannon protruding from the rear. A detail from Battery D of Chicaro accompanied the caunon and kept it red hot as the procession was moved toward ‘Tomlinson’s hall, while a continued rattle of local artiliery from the rear of the marching thousunds and the dozen bands such a bedlam and confusion of noises as only a Chicago crowd can make, 1t was § o'clock when all the visitors entered Towlinson’s hall, around which was congregated about ten thousand people. As General Harrison stepped upon the stage, followed by Ex-Governor Hamilton, Stophen A. Douglas, Captain Healey and othe thero ensued such a scene as was never before witnessed in this city. The entire audience rose as one man and began cheer: ing and yelling and waving flags, hats and even taking off their coats and waving them from the galleries. Finally veteran came forward bearing a silk tlag of the Union Veterau club and began waving it over General Harrison's head. This was the signal for an intensified out- break, which grew to & remarkable pitch as one after another moved through the crowded platform and carried a flag to the front. As these flags and clegant banners were waved to and fro the 6,000 peo- ple acted as if they had gone crazy. When quict had been restored Judge Martindale introduced ex-Governor Hamilton, who made an eloquent address on behalf of the Chicago delegations, He was followed by Judge K. W. Knightly, of Hyde Park, whose specch ovoked great applause. General Harrison rk'!‘i)ohdt‘ll with much earnestness, He said ; “‘Comrades and Friends: I welcome to- night for myself and for our people this magnificent delegation. We have not before, in the procession of these great delegations, seen its cqual in numbers, enthusiasm and cordiality. 1 rejoice in this convineing proof that our people realize the gravity and urg- ency of the isswes involved in this campaign. government is not a government s of our fellow citi- nment of the people and by the people. Its wise legislation distils its equal blessings upon the homes of the rich and poor. Muy the God who has so long blessed us us & nation long defer that evil day when penury shall be a constant” quest in the homes of our working people, and long preserve to us that intelligent, thrifty and cheerful body of workmen that was our strength in the war and is our guaranty of social orders in times of peace. It was out of the homes of our working people that the great urmy came, It was a strong arm, inured to labor on the farm or in the shop, that bore up the flag against the shock of battle and lifted it again m honor over our national capitol. “After so many historical the evil effects of abandoning the policy of protection we are agamn confronted by the suggestion that the principle of protection shall be eliminated from our tariff legisia- tion. Have we not had enough of such cxperimentsi Does not the history of our tariff legislation tell us that every revenue tariff has been followed by business and industrial depression, and that a return to the policy of protection has stimu- lated our industries and set our throbbing workshops again in motion! And yet again and again the democratic party comes for- ward with the pernicious proposition, L0 had placed in my hands esterday a copy of the London News for ptember 13, The editor says,in substance, that judging the purposes of the democratic party by the executive message of last De- cember, the English people were justified in believing that the party meant free trade, but if they were to accept the more recent utterances of its leaders, protesting that that was not their purpose, then the editor thus states the issue presented by the demo- cratic party. Iread buta single sentence: ‘It is, at any rate, a contest between protec- tion and something that is not protection.’ Those who defend the present democrati policy declare that our people not ~ only pay 4 tariff duty on all imported goods, but that corresponding amount 18 added to the price of ¢ domestic competing article, Those who honestly hold such a doctrine cannot stop short of the absolute destruction of our protective system. The men who teaches such & doctrine and that he is on the road to free trade is hke a man who takes passage on a train scheduled from here to Cincinnati without a stop, and when the train is_speed ing on its way at the rate of forty miles un hour denies that bhe is ‘going to Cincinnati. The umpulse of such logic draws toward free trade as surely and swiftly as that engine pulls a troin to its appointed destination. It ine: tably brings us to the English rules of levy ing dutins on such articles us we do not pro- at howie, ) s tea and coffee, v a revenue tariff and : trade, Against this the an party proposes that our tariff dutics shall be levied chiefly on competing articles ; that our American workmun shall have the benefit of discriminating duties upon the products of their labor The democratic policy transfers the work from the shops of Chicago to Birmingham, When cqual competition is once established between our shops and foreign shops, there is not a man_here who does not know that t only condition under which the American sbop can run is that it shall_reduce wages to the level paid in the competing shops abroad. This is briefly the whole story.” General Harrison then made his way off the stage, having concluded his fonrteenth week of pyblic receptions with such a demon- stration of iuterest us was never before wit- nessed in Indisna. — Abram S, Hewitt Renominated New Yomk, Oct. 6.—The county conven tion of the New York county democrac, sembled at Cooper Union this afterncon for the purpose of selecting candidates for county offices. Hon. W. V. Niles placed n nomiua- tion for mayor Abram 8. Hewitt, the present ncumbent. He was chosen by acclamation. ‘The convention then adjourned without mak- ing furthew nominations, The ticket will be completed on Tugsday. ses 1t is a gov: deuies is A Story for Stalwarts, Chicago Times.—No less intervesting is another chapter which 1 am assured has never been printed. Postmaster-General James calle the white-house one night to see 1 dent Garfield about the appointment of a postmaster somewhere in Texas, The business was arranged and as Mr, James was leaving the president ealled him back and asked him what kind of a man Robertson, of New York, was. Jumes did not, from all accounts, give a very glowing description of Mr. Itob- i, Inoafow days Mr. Jame 1led at the room of Mr. Conkling in comp- any with Wayne MacVeagh, who was attorney-gencral. In the conversation one of the visitors said that he had been informed that the president had nominated Robertson for collector of the port of New York and Merritt to e consul at Liverpool. “Do you understand,” asked Mr. Conkling in his deliperate manner, “that the president has determined upon that? The reply was that such was the case. Mr, Conkling said: *“This is very bad, but ] do not think matters have wone so far but they can be reetified, and 1 am sure when the president is given all the facts that he will retrace his steps. He can do so without injury to himself or his party. James, yvou hud better go ana seo him, and 1 suggest that Mr. MacVeagh go with you." The suggestion was acted upon al- most immediately. The visitors e plained their mission and asked the president to do something in the matter atonce and save the purety from w would certainly rield always put his arm around a man’s neck when he wanted to make the man feel sure that his wants would r ve favor- able consideration. Ou this occasion he used both arms, one each around the neek of James and MacVeagh, and to both he said: *Boys, this shall be ar- ranged in accordance with the wishes of Senator Conkling. 1 want you to go to him. however, and tell him that T want to see him here, with you two, and we will talk the matter over between us s0 that there will be no afterclaps. 1 want to see Senator Conkling before I do anything else.” Anevening was ference, Mr. Conkling was given an accurate account of the visit and he consented to £o. On the evening named the three met in Mr. Conkling’s room. Mr, Conk- ling putting on his gloves when a messenger came in and handed him a telegram. 1t was in cipher. He sat at his table and took out his cipher book and read the telegram. “*The color came into his face,” said the man who was talking, “‘and spread over it as you have seen a cloud come up in a sumuier sky and spread from hori- zon to horizon.” When he had finished making out the message he arose, took off his overcoat and said: ‘Gentlemen, the little excursion which we were about to make to the white house may proceed if you like, but not with me, 1 cannot go.” ™ “The others did not go. You know vhat followed. You know that the nom- inations were made and confirmed.” “What was in the despatch?” I asked. “It was from Governor Cornell. Cor- nell was Conkling’s political pupil. Conkling had made him what he was, and Cornell had sworn undying fealty to Conkling, and Conkling trusted him. The despatch urged Conkling not to 1n- terfere with the nomination of Robert- son by Gurfield. Conkling saw at once that there was treachery brewing. He saw that the machinery of the adminis- tration had been brought to bear upon Cornell, and that if he (Conkling) undertook to head off Garfield or change his plan he would do it in the face of the executive of his own state and that he could not answer that argument consistently. Hence he re- fused to go and Garfield procecded. There is no doubt but what Garfield in- tended to confront Conkling with Cor- nell if he called Great God, on what a slender thread Fternal things do hang. If that messenger had been late and Conkling had gone to the white house he might have persuaded Garfield at the last moment, in spite of Cornell’s weakness and lack of wmoral courage. If he had there would have been no dis- sension in the party. And if there had been no dissension in the party there would have been no Guiteau,” b A Girl of Great Pluck, Charles T. Harvey, a New York busi- n, has his home in a large and e place at Upper Nyac! Nyuck dispatch says: About 3 o'clock one morning a window of the house was gently raised and a man_crawled si- Tently through into one of the rooms. The intruder then made his way up- stairs and entered the sleepin roomn oc- cupied by the domestic. In entering the room the man made a slight noise. This awoke the girl, and she quickly rose, struck a light and held the match ly in front of the face of the bur- The man appeared astonishod at 38 of the girl, and raised a re- volver which he held in one hand. The ', who is a Swede and very muscular, asped both arms of the man and held them as in a vise. He struggled to get loo: but could not do so. At one time he raised the revolver high cenough to cover the brave girl’s heart, but she instantly forced his arm down again, and the struggle continued. The girl appeared to have no fear, and thought of nothing save of capturing the burglar without any assistance and without giving an alarm, The couple in theirencoun the head of the stairs hall below, and the g desperate push, sending him down the stairs with a rush, She followed him ana would hg ppled with himagain at the foot of the irs, but she lost her footing and stipped partly down, The man, having had enough of the girl" muscular handling, took advantage of the opportunity to make his escape. He raised a window and partl wwled and partly fell out. The givl quickly re- covered herself, and attempted to get to the window to push the sash down on the retreating form, but she was too late and he eseaped. She says she would tecognize the burglar at any time if she should see him. When asked whether she was not afraid she said, *No. T would have had him sure if I had not fallen. I zm not afraid of any man.” - Knew His Gait, Detroit Free Press: Th tramp standing at the corne and High streets the other d pedestrian halted and looked him over and said: S0l tell you how you can make a quarter,” “welly" “Wash your face!” “Aud loso 825 by it? How would you lose “Why, I goabout asking for 10 conts to get 4 shave and & wash-up, and [ got it every time. Once [ was clean my hold on the public sympathy would be gon SHERT The Jennfe Bowman Monumont LousviiLe, Oct. 6.—The morument to the memory of Jennie Bowman, the girl swho was murdered by Albert Turner and William Patterson, both colored, fn April, 1557, was unveiled here to-day. Miss Howman was a domestic and was attacked by the negr: au attempt to rob Ler employer's house, si- namedg for this con- rreached leading to the 1 gave the man a ot much THE STRIKE INAUGURATED Ohicago Sn-vut—(;-M\‘n Carry Out NOT A NORTH SIDE WHEEL TURNS The Strikers Running Al Sorts of Vehicles That Can Carry Pass gers No Vielenc leported and None Expected. They All Walked Out. Cuicrao, Oct. 6 social Telogram to Tue Bree]—The greatstroet car strike which has been talked about much durtng tho last two months is “on' to-day. That is, a partof it The full force of the action of the five men who walked down stairs from Mr. Yeskes' oftice at 830 last night will not be folt until next week. The weaker member of the strike has only been put action ‘The North Side men, some five hundred strong, decided to quit work, but alone thew power would be small unless every indication which so far has pointed rly to the re- sults which followed fails in this instance. The West Side car men, 1,500 in number, will goouton Monday, or soon after, and the at struggle will be; 1t will be a fight to a finish, Kitier side will have to bo knocked out,” in sporting parlance, before the contest shall end, The West Side men meot to-night, and the session promises to bo loug and tempestuous, The leading men of the organization will undoubtedly en- deavor to carry the men into the fight being made by the north side. we prom- ised the north side mc sistar of the west sider: < that the lattor would strike wer ute to remain ung enty-four hours. A small majority of the west side street ¢ employes are young men who would us soon strike as not, They nke the fire and tement of it. The minority members, wha have families, will resist the proposition 1o strike with all ‘their force. It is diicult to foresee which faction will win, but the chances are in fovor of the success of the notheads. The men on both sides of the river have an idea that the company intends to destroy the influcnec, if not the existence, of the street railway men's organization, and this feeling will belp th ike scetion The first duy of the strike has not de oped one sensational feature, The men struck and have kept quict. ‘The company has st about replacing th nd there the matter ts. 1t looks like i long und Public sympathy cannot be said to be with side for a while. Yerkes and his iladelphiasyndicate are cordially hat e north siders have 0o man against the conductors and dri pion their cause, There was very citement. and no trouble. A number of curiosity seekers gathered near the vavious barns of the company, hoping that an attempt to take out the cars would be made with the new men, and that a conflict would result, but they had their trouble for their pains No such attempt was made The compan, will run no_cars to-day, nor will they do so until Monday, about noen. Cars might possi- bly have been rum to-morrow, but the author- ities requested that no attempt be made, as it being a holiday, some trouble might be'ex- Tittle ex- perienced from the great crowds that would throng the streets. A large number are plying for work, and a great many have beon hired. Most of the applicants are strong, well-appearing looking men, and none are employed who do mot answer the require- ments. If the same number of applicants continue to be received the places of the five hundred strikers will be,at the fartbest, filed by Wednesday. At8o'clock in the morning the express- men, cabmen_ and 'bus drivers were on hand at the different points where the cars start, waiting for passeng It was a very nittle after 6 when the rush began, for thousands of workingmen _ have to report for duty at The oarly crowd was roasonably accommodated and the vehicles had time to go back to eatch the great throng, which came between 7 and 3 o'clock. Then tho fun began. Everything that would roll on wheels and could bo taken away from other business was brought into requisition. Buses, cabs, express wagons, trucks and everything that could be filled up with seats were out and carried as many people as they could hold. Millanen, after making their carly morming delivery, hurried home, hustled the empty cans out of their covered wagons, 1 1 them with stools or broad seats and went out to carry pas gors. Browning, secretary Street Car ussoci the following telegram to-ds i . 1tis dated from “if we can be of any Ting as- ew York, und s to' your \ telegr: 3 is was signed by Mortimer i nell, secretary of the National Trades as- managers announce that ade to start cars until Mouday ide car men have given notict thut will strike at midnight. Thus, to- row, three-fourths of the city will bo without'cars. ‘The munagement of tho North engaged 150 new men. Every- no attempt The It scems now almost an assured fact that the West Side street car men will join the North Sido strikers. At a meoting to-night of the Street Car Conductors and Drivers' association, after several hours’ deliberation 'and after liston- ing to specches from sevoral dele- gates of the North Side strikers, the whole matter was laid before the dircotors of the association. Thesoe dircetors will mect on Sunday night and a special meeting hus been calied for Monday night, when the usual formalities of declaring a strike will bo perfected. Conversations with oficials of the assacia- tion mdicate beyond a doubt that a strike will occur. PiitangLenia, Oct. 6. — Superintendent rmun, of this city, has during the pust fow s been collecting all the gripmen favail- able and sending thein to Chicago to i1l the striking men. About one hun- pmen of this city have responded to d hiave gone to Chicago, and moro are expected to go next weck. Forty men left to-night. A Young Woman's Misery. ST. Lovis, Oct. 6. Last cvening a young woman with a babe in her arms, tottered into the South St. Louis depot, haggard from ex- ure, but bearing all traces of refinement. » bad walked from Cuba, Mo, and was cndeayor ch DeLassus, where Ler father, a farmer named Munford, ® A 3 ago Miss Munford wus A by 15 to mar @ youug wed Thomus, who proved to” be fellow, and drageed her down to and then desortod her. A purso was made up at the gepot and the conductor of the train mstructed 10 80 that she reac her old hom pover - Dakota Den Deanwoon, Dak., Oct. geram to Tik B tative couvention at Deadwood to-day following gentlemen were placed in nomina- tion as the candidates of the legislative t: A.Jd. Corum, Deud City, and W, G, Iker, Rapid City, were nominated for the Heury iKcats, Spearfish, J. D, and 13. Z. budloy, Hot Springs, The lons are well appor- «d in the district and the gentlemen of the oldest and best known, worthy and pros- perous of the residents of the hills country, s il A Birmingham Hotel Fire, Binmixeuas, Ala, Oct. 6.~A firo broke out in the McClellan hotel early this morn. ing and burncd 80 rapidiy that the building was alinost totally consumed before the firemen conld get the flames under control, A punic ocourred among the guests, wnd J. A. Weatherby, of the Evenng Chroniclo, finding his ‘exit cut off, jumped from window in the third floor and sustained fatal injuries. His sister had hor left leg broken aud sustained internal injuries, A New Itoad Incorporated. DesveRr, Oct. 6.—Articles of tucorporation of the Union Pacitie, Lincoln & Colorade rullway wero filed with the secretary of state today. Tho capital stock Is £27,500,000. rowd is 1o run direct from - Lincoln, Neb., tg Deuver,