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

Tue OMAHA DAy BEE THURMAN DROPS THE TARIFF nd Devotes Some Time to a Dis- cussion of Other Matters. WORRIED ABOUT THAT LETTER. He Assures His Hearers That Cleve- land 18 the Victim of a Schemo Concocted by Envious Republicans, Thurman and Carlisle. Lima, O., Oct. 2, —Judge Thurman and Bpeuker Carlisle were central figures in a party that occupied the train as it pulled out of Cincinnati at this mornin, all crowds greeted the train at Miamisburg, Hamilton, Dayton, Tippecanoe and Troy. At the latter place Thurman said he hoped to be gxcused from speaking, but he asked that they would accept his sincerest thanks for their expressions of oo Carlisle o brietly Was reac hund vere in waiting. They cheered heartily but the nowe of the engine and the lack of time prevented speech making. At Waponet about four or five hundred * people had collected. Thoy asked for a speech, but the train moved on, preventing one being made. ‘The train reached this city and was greeted by a crowd of several thousand people. Thurman was at once taken to the Lima house for dinner. After dinuer the judge was driven to Music Hall, where the afternoon meeting was teld The hall was packed and overflowing, and the crowd gave an enthusiastic greeting to the speakers of the day. Judge Thurman was received with a storm of applause. He stated that he would make no specch on the tariff question, one reason being that Speaker Carlisle was to speak on the same subject to-night, and giving other reasons, he said: Another reason that I have for omitting to say much on that theme is that we have been talking upon the subject of the tariff now for about six months, or, going back to debates m congress, for tvelve months, and I think 1 may safely asscrt to every man who is will ing to hear the truth that ‘in this long dis. cussion the democratic speakers have had victory on their side; and that our opponents feel this to be so is evident, as it seems to al circumstances to which 1 If they did not belicve that the argument on this question of the tariff v on the democratic side, why in the world did they insist on another issue to tulk about. Why did they reject the fisheries treaty and attempt to make out that the president had not stood in u bold and my manner for the interests of the people? Wi did they do it! Gentlemen, there is a wuy of testing how sicere they were upon that subject. Phe president negotiated the treaty in regard to tho fisheries. He sent it to the senate, for a treaty cannot become vinding until it 18 coufirmed, or ratified, as it is called, by the senate. He sent it to the senate, and the senate rejected it. They ave him to tnderstand that they would ave no treaty on that subject. What did that mean! Now, when you arein a dispute with a foreign power you must settle it peaceably by treaty or ignominiously back down, or you must, If you reject both these methods, then settle it by arms. There is no other way to do. They must negotiate and agree or back out or fizht. Well, the senate did not say “back out.” "On the contrary, they clamored about the president not standing up for the rights of America, al- though no man could show wherein he had in any particular surrendered those rights. They do not say ‘‘negotiate,” for they re- jected the treaty. Now, if that treaty were not a good treaty the senate had the power to smend it if they wanted to. If they wanted to preserve peace with Great Britain, 1f they ‘wanted to have peace in all our borders, and thought that that treaty needed amending, why in the name of heaven didn’t they amend it! What then was the president to dot They had told him by their action, *“We will have no treaty.” By the way, the treaty did not make us back down a peg, and so they told him in substance that the time has come when we must resort to wur like_measures to vindicate American rights. Well, the resident took them at their word, He' sent in a message to them and said: in fighting mood”’—I don't use hi but I give the substance of it—"as you won't settle this matter so there may be o blood shed, so there may be good will and peace between us and other nations of the earth, a8 you wont do that, as you insist that we shall resort to power and to force, give me the power of retaliation. Give it to me. You speak of retaliation, you speak of warlike measures, you speak of _ vindicating the rights ~ of America by arms— give me the power to ~do what ou declare is the true policy of the nited States.” He sent that message to congress. and forthwith the democratic houso of representatives passed a bill that gavo to the president all the power that could be asked to retaliate upon Canada and Great Britain, and to get our rights if they could be got by force. That bill passed the house of representutives without a single dissent- ing democratic vote. Now what became of the bill! It had to go to the senate—the same that rejected the treaty, the same that clamored for retaliation, the same scnate that denounced the president and secretary of state as succumbing to Great Britain, 1t went to that senate, and what did the senato do? Instead of passing it they sent it to their committee on foreign affairs—how long ago, Mr. Speaker? Mr. Carlisle—-A month ago. Judge Thurman—A month ago they sent it there, and there it sleeps a sleep that knows no waking. Now I want to know what kind of spectacle is that presented by the greatest republican leaders in the land on this subject of foreign offairs. They won't make n treaty, they won't back out, and they wou't ' fight. Oh, no. I prefor much more that Mr. Blaine shall travel around the United States abusing the democratic part without stint than to e the talintory measures that might bring about o war. Judge Thurman tracea the course of the Chinese exclusion act through congress and to the president. Indoingso he cave r sons why the Chiinese should be exclude He statéd further that when, in signing th bill, the president’s encmies were ugain foiled in an attewpt to destroy him in the es- timation of the American people. Then, my friends, having thus failed in their discus sion of 'the tariff; having failed in the row they raised about the fisheries: having failed in their uttempt to destroy Cleveland with opposition to the Chinese exclusion bill, these men, in the last days of the canvass, in the going down of the sun over this po- litical = year, these men—when I say men do not understand me as alluding to any senator of the United States of any p party, or to any man of distinction and char- acter in that party, for I should be ashamed of my country if 1'could make such an impu- tation upon such aman, but I mean some of the mean men of the party--bave all at o discovered another mare’s nest which the think will hateh an offspring that ma. stroy the democratic party. Thoy wa get rid of & discussion of the tariff, want to get rid of o discussion of the fisher- jes. They want to get rid of the Chinese question, and so they have started a new dodge, invented a new scheme, which you may have scen in the Cincinnati papers of to day, They claim that an Englishman by the name of ‘Murchison, living somewhere in Illinois, that I never heard of until I saw his name in the papers, wrote a letter to the British minister at Washington to inquire of him_ whether a naturalized Englishman in California ougiit to vote for Cleveland or vote for Harrison, and that the British minister made him a reply, and this letter, which it 15 alleged Murchison wrote, boils over with mean insinuations against Cleveland and the democratic party 88 il they were the hirclings of Great Brit some priise of Harrison, as if he were the incarnation of American viriue and patriotism. Now. iy friends; T want to say a word to you about Ahut, not thut I am a% ail satisfied that this so-called Mr. Murchison ever .wrote any such letter, or that the British muister ever replied to- it, as 1o pretended, for 1 should 8y, looking b wbe correspondence, wud ettt OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27, 1888 NUMBER 135 at Murchison's letter, or letter, that it bore on its such evident marks of downright shameless forgery that I might be us likely ab once to denounce it as a forgery and then 8ay no more about it. [Cheers.]” Whether itis a forgery or not 1 don't know, but this I have to that, be it a forgery or be it & genuine letter; be it a letter written by Mur- chinson or be 1t a letter written by some cunning republican partisan to which Mur- chinson has lent his ne; be it one or the other, it is the production of a deliberate vil- lain who deserves to be scorned by honest men. Here Judge Thurman gave the contents of both letters, and’continued : Murchison pledges to the British minister that not only shall that letter that he writes to him be kept secret, but that of the min- ister shall be kept secret. Now, my friends, when you come’ to look at the' letter itself you see that it never was written by a man who for one moment thought of voting for Grover Cleveland. On the contrary, it is written by some skillful, as he thought, cunning republican’ politician, who thought to entrap the British minister and get from him some reply that could be used against Cleveland in the presidential election, so that when that mun profe to be friendly to Cleve- land, and ‘only seeking out correct knowl- edie, he was Iying with every breath that he uttered, with every word that he wrote, when he said that the answer of the British minister should be kept a profound secret. He wus lying, for he never intended it should be kept sccret if he were fortunate enough to get one, unless that letter should disappoint his hopes. Now, my friends, if that man intended to be, or was what ho said, how does it come that the letter to his British minister, which was marked “‘private,” and the letter of the British minister to him, which he solemnly pledged his henor should never see the light, how comes it that those letters are in the public press to-day ! But that is not all. Just look at it. This letter of Murchison pro- fesses to have becn written on the 4th of September last, and the British minister's an- professes to be written on the 13th of September, and yet for more than one month, yes, considerably more than one month, no man ever heard one word of therebeing such correspondence except the men who are in the conspiracy. st week there was to be a great meeting, as it was called, of Irishmen, aithough 1 do not think very ‘many honest, thoroughbred Irishmen were i the gang, But it was an- nounced that there was to' be such a meeting asthat at Madison Squarein the city of New Yorl, and that James C. Blaine was to address that weeting, and accordingly the meeting was held. When was it held? Speaker Carlisle—Last night. Judge Thurman—Last night only? Then for the first time the terrible correspondence comes out which is to prove tnat the sworn president of the United States, the sworn sccretary of state, the sworn cabinet of the president, were all a set of conspirators gainst the people of the United States. 1t comes out just then, on the eve of Blaine's meeting, the Irish meeting in the city of New York, and among the first things Blaine does is to hold up his hands in horror over this theme of ofticial depravity. The judge wos frequently interrupted by applause, and the shouts the crowd gave at the end of hys speech were continued when Hon. Joln G. Carlisle was introduced. He spoke for some time about the position of the respective parties on the question of re- ducing the surplus and of the tariff and fislery treaty. He also touched on the Murchison affair. Judge Thurman at once left for Columbus, but Speaker Carlisle and thousands of other democrats were on hand for this evening's meeti CoLunnus, O., Oct, 2.—Judge Thurman reached home late to-night. i, BASE BALL. Chicago Defeats All America at Hast- ings. Hasmixas, Neb., Oct. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Te Bee.] —Over two thousand peo- ple witnessed the game here to-day between Chicago and All America. It was a good deal of a slugging match and was made in- teresting by a number of long hits and fine fielding. . The citizens distributed a purse of forty dollurs to the players making the best records, Kight innings were played. The score: Chicagn...... 3000038 All America. 0001030 0—4 Runs earned—Chicago 3, All America 2. Batteries—Baldwin and Anson, Van Haltren and Flint. Home runs—Tener, Brown. Three base hits—Pfeffer, Fogarty, Ump —0O'Rourke. One section of the grand stand_gave way and precipitated about one hundred people to the ground. It occurred just before the game was called and caused a great sensation. Fortunately no one was seriously injured, though many were scratched and bruised. Doctor Chapman was pinioned under a Leavy plank and is the worst sufferer. 2 0—8 Browns Win Their Third Victory. St. Louis, Oct. 26.—The Browns captured their third victory over New York in the world’s series to-day but it came too late to avail them anything. They ran bases as they pleased on Murphy and batted George all over the field. It took ten innings to decide it, and the game was won by O'Neil's home run hit, with two men on bases. The World’s championship cup will be presented to the New York club to-mor- row night by President Von Der Ahe of the Browns at the Grand opera house. Both teams will disband Sunday night. Score; 140020202 314 085000130 1 Pitchers—King and Devlin for St. Louis, George for New York., Base hits— Louis New York 14, rors—St. Louis 4, New York. Umpire—Gafiney AN OMAHA MAN'S FIANCEE. William Denny's Promised Bride Elopes With Another Fellow. Cutcago, Oct. %.—[Special Telegram to Tue Br ys: A sensa- tional elopement occurred on Wednesday eveuing last on the South side. The scene was one of the most fashionable boarding louses on Michigan avenue and the persons the most interested are the beautiful young lady, the daughter of mine host, and a hand- some young clerk, an employe of @ comme; cial agency firm. Miss Edith West, daugh- tor of C. if. West, landlord of the boarding house at 810 Michigan avenue, has for sev- erai months past becn recognized as the fianece of William Denny, of Omaha, a prominent young business inan of that thriv- tern city. Their engagement was known to intimate friends, and it is tain that it had the sanction ady’s parents. Bishop Cheney, d Episcopal church, was huve married the young couple on Wedne vien the time came no bride was r folks will not say # word to . Denny, but it is ditheloped with young Robert Lawercaux. R The Railroad Brakemen. sLusnrs, O., Oct. 26, ~The Brotherhood Brakemen completed their ses- sions to-day, selecting St. Paul, Minn., as the next place of meeting, in October, 1859, suing oMcers were elected as fol- erand trustee, C. F. L, and J. C. Glenn, e federation scheme , Calesburg, 111, Salisbury, Gales Allogheny City, IPa, wWas dropped. Fell Defeated by Ashton, Provinexcr, R. I, Oct. 26 rattiing glove contest in this clty last night between Jack Ashton, of Providence, and Jiot Fell, of Grand Rapids, Mich., for a purse of §500, and was for points oniy, The nght was doclared in favor of Ashton in the twelfth round, —- A Kansas Bank Fails. Doucrag, Kan., . Oct. 20.—Wilkie's bank lwm‘!“ua today. Liabilities, $05,000, Assets, PLAIN TALK BY POWDERLY, Extracts From a Letter to the Glass ‘Workers' Assembly. HE IS NEUTRAL AS TO POLITICS But Strongly Advocates Protection as the Only Means of Salvation for the American Work- ingman, Powderly on Protection. Pit1snure, Oct. 26.—Secretary Cake, of the Window Glassworkers' association, to- day gave out a portion of a private letter he received from Terrence V. Powderly, in which the latter declared himself a protec- tionist. Mr. Cake says the letter was written in answer to one which tional district assembly, No. 300, has sent to the general master workman, asking for his opinion as to the legality of their course in placing speakers in the field to advocate the cause of protection during the present campaign. The following are extracts from the letter which Mr. Cake gave out: No explanation is necessary as to the course taken by assembly No. 800, If the members think they are right, that is suf- ficient for me, so long as the action taken does not interfere with the working of the assembly. 1 have mnot questioned the course taken by your members, and I regret they should deem an explana- tion necessary after all I have written on the question, Let me say an assuring word a8 to my course in this campaign. I am not free to advocate either party, und have not done 80 by word, act or intimation. You are at perfect liberty to denounce me through the press if you catch any trace of my fin- Kers in this campaign except it be for some wetl known friend of labor. I believe in protection, and never have bought a single article made across the ocean. Itis my in- variable practice to ask where the article was wanufactured before T purchase it. If T cannot get a home made article I will wait until I can. If protection is what is aimed at why are steps being taken to lower the tariff by both partiest Why is the difference between the two bills now before the national legislature but a little over $5,000,000 or §,000,000! 1 muy be wrong s to figures, as I have to depend on reports, I would not allow u single arti- cle to land that we can manufacture our- selves. [ would not allow any workmen to come over and take the place of our work- men, [ am a protectionict, and in many re- spects differ from those who are preaching protection in this campaign. Were it not for labor organizations there would be no pro- tection for a man who works. Were it not for the grand and well discipiined assembly No. 500 the wages that the glass workers so proudly and justly boast of wouid not bé known. These things are facts, and yet I am accused of partiulity for the democratic pa 1 am neutral in this campaign, and intend to remain so until election day. Yours fraternally, T. V. PowDERLY, General Master Workman, —_— The Campaign in Indiana, INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 26.—This has been a quiet day about the political headquarters, Rainy weather has again set in. There was the usual number of callers at Harrison's residence throughout the day. This after- noon General Harrison spent a couple of hours down town at his law oftice. 'To-mor- row the general will receive railroad men coming from several points in the state. Both political parties are making~ prepara- tions for a big street parade on the night of Saturday, November 3, The efforts of promi- nent independents to induce either or both sides to forego their demonstration on the same night have met with flat failure. Should the two columns, which are certain to con- tain several thousand men ecach, come to- gether there 1s no telling, in the present state of feeling, how many would be hurt. A big free-for-all fight will, it is feared, be the out- me of a double demonstration on the same “The democracy of Evansville and_vicinity will hold a big rally to-morrow, Governor Gray and others participating. The democ- y of New Albany will demonstrate on the 30th, with Congressman MeMillin of Tennes- see and Governor Gray as the principal speakers. Both of these_demonstrations promise to be big affairs. McMillin_makes two speeches in Indiana. Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania begins lis canvass of In- dianaat Richmond. He makes seven specches at prominent places. The democratic national committee has assigned Daniel J. McCarthy, an_eloquent Irish miner of Pennsylvania, to follow Gov- ernor Beaver, speaking the next day at every point. ' Senator Spooner closes his canvass to-morrow at Marion. He has had large audiences at all his nssignments- Charles H. Litchman and Eccles Kobinson, the Knights of Labor orators, having com: ploted 8 very thorough canvass of the state, ave been ordered by Chairman Quay to West Virginia. and Cleveland. N. Y., Oct. 26.—Referring to his inability to bon New York with Cleve- land at the parade to-morrow night, Gov- ernor Hill said, in a speech to-night. “I can assure the republican press and our republican opponents that they need not be disturbed about my relations with President Cleveland. They are, and always have been of the most pleasant character, and I should esteem it an honor to witness the parade with him iu New York ware it possible for me to do so. _ We_are both working for the success of the democratic cause, national and state, and all the studied efforts of our adversaries to create divisions will prove utterly futile,” [ Cleveland Goes to New York, WasHINGTON, Oct. 26.—The president left here this afternoon for New York to review the parade of business men which takes place there to-morrow. He was accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom and Colonel TLamont, and wiil be the guest of Secretary Whitney during his stay in New York., The party will return to Washington directiy after the parade, leaving New York about 7 NEw York, Oct. 206.—President and Mrs, Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom and Colonel and Mrs. Lauont reached this city about 9 o'clock to-night. They drove at once to the residence of Secretary Whitney, where Mr. Whituey received them. Depew Speaks in New York. Burrao, N. Y., Oct. 25,—Chauncey M. Depew lr)ke at Music hall this evening to a large audience. e Murdered, Robbed and Cremated. Creverasp, Oct. 26.—David Sellers and wife, living near Mount Gilead, O., were murdered last night and their farm house was fired by the perpetrators of the crime. Their daughter and hired man were awak- ened avout 2 o'clock this morning by the smoke before the flames had gained much headway. They escaped and finally suc- cecded in getting the bodies of Mr. and Mrs, Sellers out. Both were dead. The man's head had been burned off, but the woman's skull had been crushed and her jaw broken. The coroner held an inquest and decided that both had been murdered. Sellers was very wealthy and was in the habit of keepin money in the house. It is therefore suppose that the murder was committed by burglars, ‘There is great excitement in the vicinity of Mount Gilead and parties have beéen organ- ixed to search for the murderers. ——— The Yellow Fever. WasuiNGTON, Oct. 26,—Nine cases of yel- low fever are reported at Enterprise, Fla., six of Which are critical, THE UNITED STATES NAVY. Report of Aflmiral Porter— Improvements §nggested. WasmiNaroN, Oct. 2= Admiral D. D. Porter made his annual report to the secre- tary of the navy. He says he regards sail- ing vessels as the best prectice ships afloat. He wants the enlistment law changed so that apprentices may be shipped for ten yoars. The apprentice system is one of the best features of the navy, and in that connection the report runa thus: “The crews of our ships are generally made up of sailors from every part of the world, but mostly of the indinavian race, zood reliable men in timdof peace, who care ittle under what flag they They come and enlist in our navy, softened 1n character, it is true, but they ure the same free lances asof old. They ship for money. They have no sentiment for our flag or nationality, and possibly if it eame to action with a ship of their own neighboring nation they would haul down the American colors and hoist their own. This is a contingenpy against which we should provide, and have the means of doing 8o, through the vast number of American boys who are roaming the strects at will and who would consider government employment o boon. What is required is a large number of native born approntice boys and the enlargement of conveniences for their introduction into the service.” On the subject of torpedoes the admiral say ““Torpedoes, no doubt, ean be made a pow- erful adjunct ' to other naval appliances, but as matters now stand a torpedo would be comparatively uscless against a heavily armored ship with power .guns. Great ships with great guns will command the situation, and having once effected an entrance into a harbor can, by the aid of electric lights, send & party of divers to the bottom and cut the wires connecting sub- merged mines. Our country, more than any other, stands in need of torpedo vessels of from 1,600 to 2,600 tons displace- ment, until we can get our new navy fairly started. This class of vessels could built much more rapidly than cruisers or armor- clads, their batteries te be not larger than six-inch rifles and fitted with machine and rapid firnng guns. No matter whether we bring dynamite shells and torpedo vessels to perfection or not, our policy lies in building fast cruisers and heavy armorclads like the Puritan, Maine, and Teéxas. These are heavy artillery, which in all batties have a decided advantage, and will continue to do so, for the ingenuity of man will contrive some plan to protect the prime factors—the great ships —from the annoyances of the small fry." gttt o Pl FORTY-THREE SUITS Begun Against the Chicago Lumber Company of Kansas. Cnicaco, Oct. 20.—[Sphcial Telegram to Tur BEg]—Forty-three suats in assumpsit, aggregating $50,000, were begun in the su- perior court yesterday against the Chicago Lumber company of Kansas, which plaintiffs say is composed of Spooner R. Howell, Her- bert N. Jewett, George W. Howell, Samuel Guerrin, C. C. Barnes, S8amuel C. King. D. J. Holland, and A. A, Carcy. The plan- tiffs are creditors of the company and claim that Howell, Jewett & Co., of Atchison, Kaun., and other defendanés were liable for debts of Howell, Jewett & Co. R. Howell says the firm was & creditor of the Chicago Lumber compasy and two months ago sued it, got. judgment, and sold it assets. left other creditors, the plaintiffs fn yesterday's suit among the number, withgnd auything to sat- isfy their claim. They sue Howell, Jewett & Co., and the other defendants, who live in Kansas, claiming shat the Chicago Lumber company of Ki ‘Was not a core ration but a partnership, and that Howell, ewitt & Co. were men! , and liable for ts debts, Howell, Jeweft & Co. deny this. The suits begun yester: do not affect the firm of S. R. Howell & nor the Chicago Lumber company of Chidago, o which M. T. Green is president, and which 18 a different concern from the Chieago Lumber company of Kansas. e A CATTLE SHORTAGE. A Prominent Texas Dealer Gives His Views on the Outlook. Cuicaco, Oct. 26.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bere.|--Talking of the cattle business John Todd, president of the Suffolk Land* and Cattle company of San Antonio, Tex., said to-day: “There will be a shortage in the cattle this year in the southwestern country because 0 many cows and immature beeves were sold during the spring, when good prices prevailed. here will be & andrt: age anyway, from other causes. The big packers in Chicago kno this and thought it had come last July. 1 of them had their buyers in the southwest bidding for cattle at prices with which loeal buyers could not com- pete. They were mistaken then, but the shortage is bound to come. It is not only in range cattle but among the feeders in the states. The calf crop, which is tho real source of all our profit, you know, is very short this season, owing to the dry weather last year." Annu e American Goods Proscribed. New Yomk, Oct. 2.—The foliowing Chi- nese circular has just réached Chinese mer- chants in New York, from their home oftices in Hong Kong and Shanghai: Gentlemen: You are hereby notified that you are to immediately discontinue the pur- chase of the following articles from Ameri- can sources for the market here, as they are being severely boycotted by Kin Maid, by menibers of trades unions and other citizens. These are the articles proscribed : Petroleum, white sheoting, all kinds of American calico, watches, and American fire arms, ginseng root and flour. With the exception of & few Chinese firms in New York, the above circular will have no effect, but many San Francisco firms will fecl it severely, as several of them are heavy dealers in American flour, petroleum and cotton goods. B Reinforcements for the Sioux. Piexne, Dak., Oct. 26.—About two hun- dred Sioux Indians under White Ghost, from the Lower Brule. agency, passed up Bad river yesterday to reinforce the Standing Rock Indiaus in the coming fight with the Crows. It is expected that Charger, with about three hundred Indians, will join them at Cheyenne, The Crows are out in force, and expected to strike the blow while the Sioux chiefs were at Washington, but they were too late. ! ——— A Supposed Absconder Returns. NoRRIsTOWN, Pa., Ogt. 26.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—Roberts Rambo, who mysteriously left is home here a week ago, returned yestérday afternoon. He was until last spring the register of wills of Mont- gomery county, and it is alleged that h absence was due to a shortage of $15,000, the amount he should have paid the state as' col- lateral inheritance tax. His absence is ac- counted for by his bejug taken suddenly and seriously sick ut Harrisburg, e A Horse's Fatal Kick. New York, Oct. 2.—|Special Telegram to Tue BEEe.]—Sarah Douglas, fifteen years old, died yesterday at her home from injuries received from being kicked by @ horse, Wednesday afternoon she was standing near atruck on the corner of Eleventh avenue and West Thirty-third street, when the horse attached to the truck became fright- ened at a passing teain, and kicked her, s Died of Xellow Fever, New York, Oct. 26.—Considerable alarm has been occasioned oyer the death in a hos- pital in Brooklyn of Captain John Jillard, of yellow fever. The health authorities, how- ever, state there is no. cause for fear, as everything possible to prevent the spread of the disease has been done. The body of the captain, after being encased in an air-tight inf coftin, was taken to Evergreen cemetery for | THEY TRY TO DISOWN HIM, The British Minister's Blunder Still Uppermost in Washington, DISMAY AMONG THE DEMOCRATS. That Tnjudicious Letter Rapidly De. stroying the Effect of the Re- taliation Message—-Who Will Care for Sackville Now? The Bourbon Burchard. WasHINGTON BUREAU TiE OMANA Beg, 513 FOURTEENTH STRERT, } Wasmixaroy, D. C., Oct. 26. The desperate situation in which the dem- ocrats find themselves, owing to the indis- creet letter of Minister West, has led mem- bers of the administration party to advance all sorts of tactics to try to undo the damage which the publication of that letter has brought about. Loud shouts go up from all classes of democrats for the immediate trans- missal to the minister of his papers, and it is openly stated in many quarters that positive knowledge exists that Mr. West wrote this letter for the purpose of having it published and for the further purpose of damaging the democratic party. Such absurd stories show conclusively that the situ- ation is a desperate one and that the democrats realize at last that the open friendship of the British uuthorities to the policy inaugurated by President Cleveland is liable to be seriously detrimental to them in the doubtful states—especially in those ‘where there is a large olass of Irish-Amer- ican citizens. Some of the funniest stories in connection with this subject are heard where democrats are thickest. For instance, to-day one of them, who 1s rather high up with the administration, took pains to state 10 a reporter his views regarding Mr. West's social relations in Wasnington. This gentle- wau, who is evidently more of a democrat than he is a society man, from the manner of his conversation, asserted that Mr. West's most intimate friends were republican sena tors; that Mr. West's relations with Pr dent Cleveland have always been strained and, fu that Mr. West had never been on any ms of intimacy cither with the president nor his secretary of state. Further than this—and the purpose of the statement is evident on its face—that democrats assert that Mr. West was very friendly to Harrison and would be pleased to have him elected. The utter stupidity of such stories does not seem to strike, their authors, but every one who know: 1ything whatever about Mr. West's 1 leanings in this country knows that he is one of the rankest of free traders, that nothing would please him bet- ter than to see the policy of President Cleveland adopted, and the adoption of that policy assured by the re-clection of the present incumbent of the chief magistracy. YORT OMAHA, The assignment of Major General Schofield to the presidency of the fortifications board will probably delay the contemplated visit of that officer to Omaha for the purpose of selecting the site for the new fort. The new fortifications board has a great deal of work Dbefore it and it will probably require all the time of the general for some months to come. He will, howe select the site before spring, and it _is the belief of officers con- nected with the military department that active work upon the buildings for the post will begin early in the spring. MINOR MATTERS, Samuel Chandler, of Iowa, has been ap- pointed a timber agent utdér the depart- ment of the nterior under & salary of $1,300 car. The comptroller of the currency has authorized l{:e organization of the City Ni tional bank of David City, Neb.; capital #50,000; B. O. Perkins, president, and E. E. Leonard, r. PERRY J. WHEATH, Nebraska and Iowa Pensions. ‘WasHINGTON, Oct. 26.—|Special Telcgram to Tue Bee.]—Pensions for Nebraskans: Original invalid—Julius J. Graves and Will- iam V. Gardner, Spring Ranch; Merritt B, Case, Morrillville; F. A. Stevenson, Muller Albert Miner, Wayne; William Beck, Hast- ings; William R. Russell, Harvard: Bene- dict Streigel, Kearney. Increase—Jerome B. Cummings, Ravenna. Towa pensions: Original invalid—Nicholas Everhart, Lyons; John R. Henderson, Mount Ayr; John W. Stowell, Mondamin; Thomas B. Carpenter, Hartley; David P. Fowler, Lamont; Calvin H. Daniels, Council Bluffs; Jacob Krizor, Oskaloosa; Isaac Wages, Riv- erton; Peter Lester, Ruthven; Robert Run- yard, Charles City: C.J. Elwell, Marshall- town; Thomas Darker, Mason City: Levi West, Blakenburg. Increase—Samuel W. Johnson, Rippe; Douglas Cramer, Sible; Allen P, Jones, Silver City; John H. He drickson, Forest Mills; David Martindale, Marion. Reissue—James H. Cade, Newmar- ket. Reissue and increase—Lorenzo S. Shep- herd, Murray. Mexican survivor—Allen S. Ballard, Leon. —— Mexican Cactle Excluded. NGTON, Oct. 26.—The commissioner Iture has informed the treasury de- partment that cattle driven from Sonora, Mexico, to Arizona, impart to the cattle of that territory a contagious dis- case known as spenctic fever, from which large numbers of cattle have died. As a result the treasury depart- ment has informed the collector of customs at El Paso, Tex., that the importation of meat cattle from Mexico into Arizona is pro- hibited, exceptat the sub-ports of Nogales and Yuma, and at these points only when it is shown they are free from contagious discases. The New Transcontinental Rates, WasniNeroy, Oct. 26,—The inter-state commerce commission has made public the result of its examination of the new trans- continental tariffs, which were put into effect September 1, 88, It 18 held that discrimina- tions are made and undue advantages are given by the special tariffs in question. The opinion further states that these conclusions were made known October 16 to representa- tives of the transcontinental lines at an inter- view arranged for that purpose, and were at once acceded to, the modified arrangement suggested by the commission as to west bound business having gone into effect Octo- ber 23, ' Progress in Arizona. WASHINGTON, O 26.—Governor Zulick, of Arizona, in his annual report to the secre- tary of the interior, states that there has bend during the year steady progress in the growth and development of the territory. He renews his recommendations of last year for the survey of the public lands in the ter- ritory, 8o that the same may pass under pri- vate ownership and become taxable, He urges an early settlement of private land grants, but opposes the proposition now be- fore congress to trausfer these claims to a special court created for the purpose. e Still Discussing the Letter. Wasminaroy, Oct. 20.—Another cabinet meeting was held at the white house to-day, and Lord Sackville's letter and the complica- tions growing out of it were discussed, but the meeting was followed by no new devel- opments. At the state department it was said that Bayard had taken no further ac- tion, and had no statement to make in addi- tion to the one given yesterday. New Nebraska Fostmaster. WASHINGTON, Oct. 26,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Jefferson : D. - Brown was to- day appointed postmaster at Purdum, Blaine county, Neb., vice ‘Aras B, Cox, resigned, BACKVILLE'S SIMPLICITY. A Radical Organ Deals With Rather Harshly. [Copyright 185 by James Gordon Bennett.] Lospoy, Oct. 27.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bre.]—The Times, News and Standard have copious cables from New York about the Sackville slander, giv. ing Blaine's speech, ete., and extracts from the Herald and other papers. The Chron- icle, the great radical organ, remarks editor- fally: “Lord Sackville, her majesty’s rep- resentative at Washington, seems to have walked quite unsuspectingly into the very pretty little trap laid for him by some astute American politician, Our minister was un- questionably guilty of a very grave indiscretion, which endorsing the letter ‘private’ can mnot be said to palliate. On the contr this only aggravates the offense, as 1t shows that Lord Sackville was fully cognizant of the fact that his com- munication was irregular. At the same time, considering the manner in which the British minister was entrapped, we soe no present cause for the intervention of her majesty’s government in the matter. The ruse is in consonance with that abominable system of professional politics that rules the United States, and which we are often called upon by Americans to admire, and if the Washing- ton government feels itself affronted, we would suggest it is left to recover from it or deal with the affront as it thinks fit. The pity is that the trick was so su ful, and that it has furnished the party that invented it with an electoral weapon that will be well used during the present campaign aud not improbably with good effect.” Protestant Home Rule. Dunriy, Oct. 26, —[Special Cablegram to Tue Bee.]—At a meeting of Protestant home rulers to-day a letter from Mr. Glad- stone was read in which he deplored the fact that the Protestants of I3elfast who,a century ago, were devoted nationalists, now assem- bled to applaud Lord Hartingtgn and every- thing their forefathers had condemned and to condemn everything their fo hers had applauded. A let from Mr. Morle also read in which he spoke most hopefully of the progress of the Irish cause, Deplores Sackville's Indiscretion, Loxpoy, Oct. 26.—No official communica- tions have as yet passed between the cabi nets of England and the United States with referen to Lord Sackville's letter on the American presidential contest. Lord Salis- bury has sent to Lord Sackville several di dispatches deploring the minister’s injudi- ciousness, It is expected here that® the United States government will muke some demands in order to counte possible injury to President Cleve Mr. Phelps, the United States minister heve, has already had an interview with Lord Salisbury on the subject. Him el An Anti-Boulanger Row. Panis, Oct. 26.—At o Boulangist meeting in Sale Wagram to-night, at which about six hundred of the party of anti-Boulangists, headed by Lullier, provoked & free fight, many persons were carried out of the place with lacerated and bleeding faces. During the turmoil Lullier fired a revolyver from the platform into the audience. Ho was im- mediately thrown down and belabored with sticks, one of which penetrated his neck. Lullier fired again three times, whereupon the gas was put out and a general rush was made for the doors. The Parnell Inquiry. Loxpoy, Oct. 26.—The Parnell commission again listened to Attorney General Webster's presentazion of the Times case to-day. ‘The uttorney general stated that the men who had actually participated in the out- rages cited in the charges would be called as witnesses, and they would tell what moneys had been paid them and how the crimes they were hired to commit were arranged. The court then adjourned until Tuesday. Opposed to a Revision, Panis, Oct. 26.—At a meeting to-day of the republican left of the senate it was shown that a majority of the members of the senate were opposed to Premier Floquet’s proposal for a revision of the constitution. They consider the scheme to be a fraud with danger to parliamentary power, and at th same time to the liberty of action of the ex- ccutive, e King Milan Denounced. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 26.—The papers herc express indignation at the manner in which King Milan of Servia secured his divorce from Queen Natalie and denounce the divorce us illegal, Millionaire Flood Better. HEIDELDERG, Oct. 20.—James C, Flood, of California, is reported better, ———— INDIGNANT CELESTIALS, How the Exclusion Bill is Regarded in the Flowery Kingdom, SAN Fraxcisco, Oct. 206.—The steamer Arabic arrived from Hong Kong and Yoka- hama this afternoon. The Japan Gazette has a statement published in the Chinese Times to the effect that the action of the Chinese minister to the United States in the matter of the treaty which was recently re- jected by the Chinese government excites great animosity against him in Kwantung, and endeavors were made by an angry wmob to wreck the minister’s house. he Chinese Times also contains a letter signed by a Pekin official, written just after the new: had reached China that the United States had passed the Chinese exclusion bill. The following extract is taken from the letter: “If the obnoxious American treaty should carried into effect there will be no other open for China consistent with her n than to adopt retaliatory prohibiting citizens of the United States from coming to China. This will be in no means proportionate to the harm doné to Chinese interests in America, but will have to be done in order to show that the Chin an do the same thing, and if this will have no effect in bringing the United States congress and government to reason and fairness, then it will be a question for China to consider whether it is not time for her to cancel her treaties made with that country, to recall her subjects from there, to expel ull United States citizens from this country, aud to cease all rejations and inter- course, diplomatic and commercial, with that country.” measures — A Very Lively Incident. New York, Oct. 26.—|Special Telegram to While Merchant Frederick I, standing on & stoop in west Twenty-fifth street, watching the paraders last night, a roughly-clad lad of twenty, who d he was Edward Clark, a cracker packer, grabbed his gold watch and broke the chain, Lavenburg sprang after him, and in a mo. ment the whole street was in a turmoil of excitement. Citizens who tried to catch the thief were set upon by Clark's confedera and badly pummelled. One of the paraders struck Clark full in the face and was as- saulted himself an instant later. Clark jumped over the ropes attached to the can- non the paraders were dragging with Laven- burg clinging to his coat tail. He was locked up. An Illinois Editor Dead. Srmixerierp, IL, Oct. 28.—Horace E. Smith, oue of the proprietors of the Illinois State Reglster, and secretary of the com- pany, died here to-day after a month's ill- ness. He was extensively known as one of wmost competent and popular young business men at she capital, g DIED WITHOUT HIS BOOTS, A Bad Man Slides Into BEternity ig His Slippers. BILL CARTER'S LAST REQUEST: The Brutal Murderer of John Jeffrey Expiates His Crime on the Gale lows—History of the Affair, A Wyoming Hanging. BRAwLL V. Oct. 26.—[Special Tele gram to Tur Bee-—Ben F. Carter was hanged here this morning for the murder of John Jeffrey, October 4, 1886. Alone, desponds ent, hopeless, remorseful, religiously penfe tent, cognizant that he had but few sympas thizers and no friends, the murderer's lnst night on carth was more trying than any ordeal through which he had yet passed, Not a word he uttered to his only companion, the death watch, he night seemed ine terminable, and Carter aged perceptibly durs ing the final twelve hours of his existence, At times his forehead vested on lus hands, and he was buried in thought, but a philoso- pher would have soon succumbed under the strain of such meditation us his, A cigarette was continually between his lips. Occa~ sionally he perused his prayer book for a few minutes, and once or twice sang a few lines of ** er, My God, to Thee” in a heavy voice, which sounded strangely in the silent jail.'Carter joyously greeted the advent of , but ex 4" aisappointment at the dther, for it was a blustering morning, There was a stuff breeze and the air was filled with snow. He ate heartily of plain food and delved mto spiritual comfort. A ) o'clock Or. Himberg, the officiating clergyman, was admitted to the felon's cell. An Tour later twenty-three acquaintances filed through the oute r and bade farewell to Carter. He grasped the hand of cach and his lips quivered as he trembhingly said, “Good bye.” The visitors gone, the man walked up and down the inner corridor with shackles clanking at cvery step. A 9:50 County Physician Rickett and Sheri Hugh visited Carter and told him that the exccution would oceur in ten minutes, When given a drink of whisky he becamo calm and coolly asked that his time be ex- tended an hour. The promise was made but, broken. Carter lid 1o means of knowing the tine and failed to notice the faith, ter's changed for slipp meeting his fate in procession left the cell ter, nerved by relig wgly walked to the gallows and took the position assigned lim ou the trap, He effu- vely thanked the sherifl and preacher for past kinduesscs. . Ricketts he smiled and said, “I'ni ave you.” Just be- fore the black cap forced over his head cter, with a quick glance about him, re- marked that he would mcet the spectators zuin, Arms and legs were strapped, a se- cret signal given to the sheriff, who was sta- tioned below, and the twine severed, The trap swung backward and Carter dropped downward like a shot. His neck was broken at the end of a four-foot fall and he was pro- nounced dead in five and one-half minutes, There was no struggle. An inquest was held and the remains interred this afternoon. Cart crime was of a character quite un« usual in Wyoming. Knowing that his cowed victim was quite unarmed the cruel bully shot him down as ho would haye done a help less do, The tragedy occurred ata round-up camp on Sand Creck, about scventy-five miles north of Rawlins, That Carter escaped summary justice at the hands of his usso- ciates is “due alone to his horsemauship and kuowledge of the country. On the day of the killing Carter tilled hime self with liquor and became troublesome, As a target for his insults he chose an inofe fensive boy—John Jeffrey, He charged the latter with being a stoc! ciation spy—one detailed 10 report irregularities in branding, 10 the powerful organization of cattle- denied the accusation, when n with a six-shooter struck him repeatedly, thoroughly terr ing the boy. No one believed that the bully had the courage to shoot and he was allowed to retain his - weapon, although the cooler heads advised that he be disarmed. He was ordered by the foreman to desist under pens alty of discharge and for a time was quict. But the devil was in Carter and he contin- ued to abuse Jeffrey at every opportunity during the duy. At night Carter's four “bunkos” or sleeping companious retired to their tent and their burly messmate rode w0 a distant ranch where whiskey was sold. Here he sad he would “spiil blood before morning.” He returned to the tent about midnight. By the light of a taliow candle fixed in a rude luutern his companions, from their blunkets, saw Carter enter the tent flourishing his six-shooter. They realized their danger but dared notutter a word. The blustering ruftian discharged his weapon, sending & bullet whizzing over the heads of the prostrate occupants of the tent. The bully was chief. All were at his mercy. Carter now ordered Jeffrey to ri with a curse he changed the command to ‘‘lie down,” and when Jefirey was in a sitting posture sent the messenger of death erashin through his skull. The lad’s brains u]mlmrrs against the canvus. He died without a moan or struggle, Carter mounted a broncho and was away into the night like the wind. In half an hour the cowboys were on his trail, determined to avenge the unprovoked murder of their asso- following day when near the ranch of Tom Sun. Knowing what his fate would be if his pursuers caught him he surrendercd to Sun,who was a deputy sheriff, und claimed his ' protection. Sun oft” the cowboys and brought Carter to Rawlins where he in due time tried and convieted, An appeal v of Wyoming a objecting to his boots. The at 10:30 o'clock, s faith, unfalter- taken to the supreme court anew trial askea for but refused and ( was seatcnced to be hanged on the 2ith of August lust. Prepara- tions for the exccution were made, but one week before the time set Carter was reprieved for six 0 allow Lin at- torneys to mak ation for a new trial, fused. His last hope gone,Carter became despond- ent, lost his appetite and joined the church, Carter was over six feel tall, weighed 200 pounds una was well proportioned. He was born in Texas in 1850 and had ridden the range as a cowboy ever since ho was able to straddle a horse. He was of a surly disno sition andwas a type of the “*bad maa of the west, —————— Hangman's Day. Larrie Rock, Oct. 26.—Hugh Blackman (colored) was hangod at Toledo to-day. Blackman killed a negro known as *“Big Six" in a quarrel over a game of craps. Corusiia, 8. C., Oct. 26.—Ephraim M was hanged at Fagetield to-day for uurder last December of Jucob Burt, an aged deaf mute, He con d the crime on the scaffold. His wile is now serving a life sentence for the same crime, Larrie Rock, Ark., Oct, 26,--Hugh Blocke man, who murdered another negro in Cleve- land county last year, was hanged 1 Toledo to-day. D Aunother Bookkeeper Short. Racixe, Wis,, Oct, 26.—W. A. Booth, book- keeper of Fish Bros. Wagon compauy of this city, disappearcd to-day, His nccounts have been found §1,0008hort thus far, and wore shortages are expected, as an expert book. keeper has been cngaged to examine his books, and discoveries of shortages are co stantly being made. His ° nereabouts are uninown, —— Three Women Drowned. Berriy, Oct Three elegantly dressed foreign ladics drowned themnselves in the lake to-day in which King Ludwig, of Ba * vara commilted suicide, .