Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 22, 1888, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEAR. WHAT WILL CLARKSON GET 7 Rumor that the Iowa Bditor May Enter the Oabinet. | SENATOR QUAY THEIR NEMESIS‘ ¥lo Is After the Southern Ballot Box Manipulators, and Will Make Things Lively for Them 518 FounteeyTa STieet, Wasnixato, D, C., Nov Thero is much going 1nto the offfe. " He s looked head of political affairs in Iowa now, and it is ot likely that he would accopt anything less than a cabinet position, It is believed by many thathe has no ambition for that. If Mr. Allison should o into the treasury department that would, of course, leave Mr. Clarkson out of the cib inet. There would then be an opening much more to his liking. The scat vacated in the senate by Mr. Allison would bea plum for some ambitlous lowa republican, and Mr. Clarkson might get it. ‘The honor would lio between him and cx-Represenative Hepburn, When in the house Mr. Hepburn was re garded as one of the strongest men on the republican side, and he might prove a strong rival Mr. Clarkson's friends believe ho can get most anything he wants in lowa. Mr. Allison may not want to go into the cabine He may prefer to hold his present honorable position, SENATOR QUAY AND SOUTHERN METI DS, Senator Quay has been hard at work since the election, and what he is now doing bids fair to surprise the country. He has been, and is watching the congressional ¢ tion returns from the south, and there 18 no doubt. that he has already gathered many facts which will show up the metiods by which the south is solidly democratic, and how democratic congressmen_arc returned from republican districts. The seaator says nothing of his purposes and aims, but ho never was known to work on anything ex cept for a purpose, and in this case he has made preparations for long work, wo which perhaps will not end b fore the close of the first session of the pext congress, There will almost certainly be more con tests for seats in the next house of repre- sentatives than o any previous one. For number of years southern republicans have refrained * from contesting 1o which they wer entitled, because they knew they had no for justic in a democratic house. Now, however, it scems that Senator Quay 18 detérmined that cvery republican candi date for congress in the south, who hus | cheated out of his eleetion, shall make a « test. This is perhaps not so much for the pupose of doing those parties themsclves justice, as 10 exposc the methods by which the south is being kept solidly democ It i8 high time that the truth about thesc meth: ods should be known, because they have come to be fixtures in sowthern politics, and it permitted to_exist, would finally result in werious difficulty, as they are already endan- gering our form of government. There will be no disposition to flaunt the bloody shirt, to force the southern people 10 social equality with the negro, or to ma WasmiNGTON Buneiv Tire OMAna Bre, } a1 The Evening Star says talk about Mr. Clarkson's cabine upon as at about th pme other the latter the dominant race; nor will the be any disposition to do any ' wrong ot any kind to the white people of the south; but there will surely be a determination upon the part of the next republican congress to se cure honest elections throughout the whole country, by meuns of which our popular in- stitutions can be preserved. For that rea- son the work Senator Quay is now doing, and which is to lay the' foundation for the greater work indicated, is of the utmost im- vortance, ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILLS. The house committee on appropriations meets to-day to begin the preliminary work on Phe regular annual appropriation Dbills. Major Butterwortli, of Ohio, one of the members of that committee, ‘said to your correspondent this morning, that in his opin- ion, there would be prompt work done 1 d posing of the appropriation bills this year. There was nothing, so far as he could see, to delay their cousideration, and the committee could be depended on to erowd things for- ward at once. On being asked what he thought of the chances of the house adopt- ing the senate substiute for the Mills bill, Major Butterworth said 1 do not think_there is any chance that this will be done. 1 do not believe that there will be time after the bill reaches the house to consider it as fully as someof the members will want to,” “From your conversation with General Harrison, did you think that he will be likely 10 call an’ extra session of congress to discuss the tariff question soon after his inaugura &t 1 have had no conversation with General b wesssJTarrison on that subject, and am not pre- Piliad to say what his policy will be."” “Did_you converse with him at all upon the subject of the admission of the new states ! No, I had no talk with him regarding the logiglativo policy of bis aduinistration at all,” “What is your opinion of the prospects of the passage of a bill for the division of Da- kota at the coming session ! “You can judge of tha The democrats have a majority in the house, and you know what their’ policy has been up to the prescnt time. It may be that they will chango their tactics, and I think that they see now that they wight have adopted a different policy in this sct, which would have been highly beneficial to that party in the northest.” > Pruny S, Hearit - Nebraska and lowa Pensions, WasHiNatox, Nov, 21.—[Special Telegram to0 Tuk Ber,| —Nebraska pensions: Original {nvalid—August Beermn, Curtis; James H. Barnes, Albioy, Mexican widows—Janc, widow of Achit®?s K. Hannon, Woodlawn, Towa pensions: Original invalid—Charles D. O'Neil, Harlun; James E. Wilson, North English; Patrick Welch, New Albin; ben Dickinson, Tama; Michael Grady, Des Moines; Alexander McPhersou, Centreville; Williaw H, Windig, New Sharon, Ineroase Richard M. Campilt, Dos Moines; Reuben J, Joster, St. Charles; George W. Melutosh, Allerton: James A. Lair, Newton, Reissue Edward Farnswortk, Waterlco, Mexican survivers—James M. Love, Keokulk. s By Given Military Burial. Wasmixarox, Nov. 21.—The funeral of the late Henry B. Farnsworth, assistant in- spector gencral, who died at Fortress Mon roo Mondny, took placo to-day. Tho re muns were dseorted by two troops of cavalry 12 Arlington cometery, where they were in terred. as well as [ can, — he Ex-Prisoners of War. BLOOMING1ON, Nov. 21.—Thoe aunual meet ing of the ex-Prisoncrs of War of Lllinois, in session hero to-night, unanimously adopted a rosolution protesting against the erection of & wonument within the limits of the United States (0 commemorate the decds done to dis Ive the union and destroy the government. I'he convention also sent a long congratu- lutory message 10 ( 1 Harrison, prophe- ng “that the comrades will now receive Just, liberal und fraternal treatment from the e i) e —— The Minois Nationsl Guard. Cicaco, Nov. 21.—The sixth annual con- wention of the Natwnal Guard association of Nhnois wetat Battery D armory to-day. General Roese delivered his annual address in which he depiecated the tendency toward the cultivation of those graces which show well on parade in preference to develvpment in “she diroction of usefulness im actual servivo. SUED MILLIONS, A Large Tract of Sioux City Property in Litigation, Stovx Crry, Ia., Nov [Special Tele gram to Tue Ber.|—Suits were filed to-da; n the district court by the heirs of Horac Bacon to set aside a sale for taxes of lands which are now comprised in four important additions to Sioux City. The property is part of the business portion of the city, and is worth #2,000,000. The land was taxes twenty years ago, and the purchasers under the tax title have been endeavoring to buy out the heirs. The latter prefer to go into litigation OR TWO ——— At Eva Mitchell's Hom Wasmixoros, In., Nov. 21.—|Special Telc gram to Tui Bie.|—The body of Miss E Mitchell, whose tragic death occurred in Chicago last Suturday night, arrived in this city to-day accompanicd by her half-brother, Oliver Mitchell, and wife, and was interred by the side of her wother in a private ceme. tery in Jackson township, ten miles north east of this place. Eva Mitchell was born eight miles northeast of Washington, Ia., about 1504, Her fathier, Leonideb Mitchell, was a prosperous and respected farmer in this county for a number of years. Her mother died some years since. While attend- g school she mude her home in the neigh borhood where she bad lived and part of the time with her grandmother in this city. Since her removal to Chicago, some tvo years ago, little has been known' of her whercabouts until » shock of the news of her unfor- tunute and wysterious death, The Jobbers Mean Business, Dunvque, Ta., Nov. 21.—|Special Telegram o Puk: Bek, | —The Jobbers and Manufacwur- ers’ union of this city resolved to-day to pre- pay the freight charges on all goods shipped, and to send their freight bills to the railroad commissioners, o that suits can be com- menced at once against the roads for viola- tion of the law which has fixed maximum rates. As the penalty for cach offense 000, the roads will have a big bill to if'the suits go against them. from the railroad ofticials, just ask for delay in the action for u weel, are evidently alarmed eived, They More Settlers Evicted. Four Doner, Ia.. |Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.)— United States Marshal Forge and posse made four evictions of river land scttlers to-day at Homer, Hamilton county, making a total of thirty so far de- posed. There are 100 writs to be served ob on what is known as the Snell Bur. roghs tract, and the work of evicting will probably begin to-morrow. 1t is feared that there may be foreible resistauce, as intense fecling is being aroused. Fatally Burned. DunvQue, T, Nov. 21.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee. | —Maggic Hausen, twelve years old, daughter of Mat Hunscn, of this city, was putting wood in the st » this morning, when the flames caught in her hair, which was loose, and in_an instant she was en- veloped in fire. She is now lying at the point of death. Appointed By the ¢ Des Moixes, Ia., Nov. 21.—| 1 Tele- gram to Tug Bie.|—The governer nas ap- pointed Miss Lucy Curtis, of State Center, a member of the state board of school ex- aminers. She s at present county superin- tendent of Marshall county overnor. ALL IN FIFTEEN MINUTES. Two Pcople Mect, Court, Marry and Separate In New York. New Youx, Nov. 21, —A queer case has come to light in a police court here. A young English girl made the acquaintance of a unast through a matrimouial advertise- ment. Five minutes after sceing her he pro- posed marriage. She pleaded for time, but married him the next day. Ten minutes after the wedding she deserted him in the t because he told her he alre v had a > and three children living in Hoboken. following day he was arrested in Ho- boken and gave bonds for the support of his. first wife. Then lLe fled, either to Boston, Mass., or to Akron, O. His name is Benja” min Halfpenny, jamtor of a building hel and teacher of fencing to the Young Men's Christian association of Hoboken. Halfpenny married histirst wife in England s1X years ago. She came from Maita. They have three childres five ycars, and the youngest nine months old. Both wives are now trymg to punish him for bigamy. The last wifé would not explain her haste' to marry Halfpenny. THE EVA MITCHELL MYSTERY. Another Man Arrested in Connection With the Murder. Cuieaco, Nov. 21.--William Curten, a friend of I lagy Masterson, has been ar- ested in connection with the Eva Mitchell wurder. He had been talking about the re- lations that existed between the girl and Masterson, but when arrested denied any knowledge of the affair or of the suspe. man's whereabouts Sat ght, police say they have been unable to flnd any definite clue,but that circumstantial evidence is strong against Masterson, - Iinois Sabbath Association, Cr19160, Nov. 21.—The Sabbath Associa- tion of Illinois, in convention to-day, dis- cus: the question of the possibility of doing away with running Sunday trains and publishing Sunday newspay 1t also listened to addresses by Dr, A. Knowles, on Conscienee and by Hon, F 2igin, on *Iconomies of Sunday Dr. Herick WS New York, In the afternoon session Rev Johnson discussed **The Sunc per.” Rev. Dr. John Hal, of also spoke briefly on the subject, as did Rov, Dr. Heuson, of Chicago. Nov. L. M Strathan, prosident of the Wheaton theolog- ical seminary, read the report of the cor wittee on Sabbath traftic, which was adopted. - Unable to Reorganize, Cuicago, Nov. Efforts to reorganize the Western States 1assengers' association on the basis of 4 new agreement, have thus far been unsuccessful. The inability of the various lines to agree on a_plan for disposing of outstanding tickets and contracts, which coustitute the disturbing element in the rate situation, has prevented any progress being made in the dircetion of harmony. The general managers have now been in session two days, aud they will meet ugain to-morrow. There seems to be little hopes of reaching a harmonious conclusion, i on His Messag e, Wasiixaroy, Nov. 21.—It is announced at the white house to-day that the president will remain at Oak View until about the meoting of congress, in order to devote his entire time, without interruption, to the pre paration of his unnual message to congress. - Double Hangingz in Kansas, Wiciira, Kan., Nov. 21.—Juke and Joe Tobler, colored, were exocuted this morning in the county jai! for the killing of Cass and Goody Kuutz near the Sac and Fox Indian agency in August, 1585, - - Anti-Saloon Republicans. New Yok, Nov. 21.—The national execu- tive committee of the anti-saloon republicans 18 in session here to-day with closed doors, discussing the future policy of the organiza- tion, Cleveland Bu S aais The Thirty-Eighth Vietim, Rocuestes, N. Y., Nov. 21.—William D lin, who jumped from the fourth story of the Steam Guage and Lantern company's build ing on the night of the fire, aied to-night. He is the thirty-eighth kuowas victim, 80id for | OMAHA. THUR WAS IT THE LONDOY GHOUL? Another Attempt Made to Murder a Woman in Whitechapel. BUT THE VILLAIN WAS FOILED. The Vietim Tears Away From His Clutches and the Would-Be Assas- sin Escapes—Theory of the Police. Jack the Ripper Again, Loxnox, ov. AN~ cite ment was this morning when it vras reported that another woman had been mur- dered and mutilated in Whitechapel. The police immediately formed a cordon around | the premises, An enormous crowd rushed to the vicinity in which the crime was said to have been committed, where it was learned that another murder had been attempted upon a low woman by a man who had accom- panied hier to her lodging, but in this in- stance his work had been frustrated. Ac- cording to the woman's story the man had seized her and struck her once in the throat with a knife. She struggled des: perately and had succeeded in freeing her- self from the man’s grasp and screamed for help. Her cries had alarmed the man and he had fled without attempting further vio- lence, Some of the neighbors who had heard the sereams followed the murderer for about three hundred ds, when he disappeared from their sight, The woman says she is_fully able to recognize the man, and gave a description of him to the police. The police are hopeful of s00n capturing him. After investigating the facts the police are of the opinion that the attempted murder in Whitechapel this morning was not the work of the man who committed the atrocious murders in that vicinity recently. Further investigation by the police shows that t Whitechapel woman who reported this morning that she had been attacked by a man who went to her lodgings with her suffercd only a slight abrasion of the skin on hor throat, and the police place no credit in her story of attack. They believe she - flicted the injury herself while drunk. oceasioned Took His Time to Escape. Loxnos, Nov. 22.—[New York Herald Ca- ble—Special to Tug Bek.|—Up to 4 o'clock this morning nothing has transpired to show that any new Whitechapel horror has oc- curred. The Londoners, like Americans, have heard of mewspaper made murdel After the strange expy sof yesterday it willbe hard to deny that there arc news paper made murders. For an hour or two vesterday London was encouraged to believe that the Whitechapel miscreant had added one more to his long list of victims. Foran hour or two more it was told that he had failed in the fatal stroke by 4 hair’s breadth, but that a woman lay at the noint of death. Then slowly London was al- lowed, &s best it could in the case of extras and frantic correspondents, to obtuin posses- s10n of the fact that a man and woman had wrangled in a common lodging house, and that the man had inflicted some slight injury on the woman’s throat and she on his face. “The half drunken woman raised au alarm and the man was pursued, but contrived to escape. The whole affair happencd in the worning in one of the most densely populated dis- tricts of London, and though there was a hue and cry at his heels for a time, and everyone botieved the murderer had at last been caught in the act, the supposed miscreant got clear away. The scene of the adventure was In the heart of the neighborhood which all under- stand to be under patrol, uight and day, by vigilance committees and by representatives of law and order. The supposed murderer left an upper room in & common lodging house, and passed through a kitchen full of lodgers. The man ran into the street with some men after him, and was so little pressed for time that he was able to turn and strike one of his pursuers on the face before he finally vanished. Nothing happened to him. No indignant citizen tripped him up, and above all, no policeman barred his way. It 1s idle to say that this is nov the man whom every- body wants to catch, He was believed to be, and he would have enjoyed the same immu- nity if he had been that ruffian himself. At this rate of progress in police precaution it is doubtful if ever they eatch the real man. Ivisited Scotland yard at midnight, where it was said distinctly that the whole affair is a wrangle. ———— THE HOUSE O COMMONS. Further Consideration of the Land Purchase Bill. Loxpox, Nov, 2L.—In the house of com- mons this afternoon Madden, solicitor for Ireland, moved a sccond reading of the Irish land purehase bill. Labouchere moved that the bill be rejectetl. He complained of the undue haste in which the measure was being pressed forward, und said that there was an obvious desire on the part of the government to prevent the country from considering their proposals on the question of land purch Mo doubted that parliament had obta the last election any authority to legislate upon this question, the immense importance of which required the sanction of the coun- As the bill stood, it was a gross injus- tico upon the British taxpayer; besides that, it was injurious to Ireland,” as it would en® coura a gigantic system of abseuteeism, Until the home rule measure was carried nothing ought to be done toward land pur- chasc. Sir George Trevellyan, liberal, warned the house thav if it assented o the'bill it would not be able to stop further grants, and it would soon be called upou and compélled to advance more millions, Among the dangers of the Ashbournc act, not the least was thut it committed the British taxpayer to a sys- tem of landlord purchases which gave no d scenrity for advances, and which left tenant in 4 position to repudiate it if bad years rendered niu unable o pay his install- ments, On motion of Parnell journed. the debate was ad- Fatal Explosic roleum, Loxnoy, Nov, 2L.— An_explosion occurred at Bristol this moraing on board the schoon- er United, laden with petroleum. The vessel was wrecked and toree men at work on board were killed. - A Murderous Card Player. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 21, —Three men, Ed J. Colien, 'I'. H, Thomas and Echold, played in the Pitts house, at Covington, last night. At daylight Thomas was found murdered and Cohen fatally wounded, Echold is in jail charged with the crime. Great excitement prevails over the mystirous murder. Belgrade Election Riots, AnE, Nov. ~The elections here to-day resulted in a serious riot. Troopp were called out to restore order, and a col: lision oceurred between the soldiers and the people. Many persous were injured. - Western Postal Changes. WastiNGroN, Nov. 21,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|--Joseph H. Woods has been appointed postmaster at Tyney, Polk county, vice 8. E. Woods, resigned. A postoftice has been established at Rosen- dale, Hamilton county, Iowa, with John J. Skaature as postwaster, ——, SDAY MORNING NOVEMBER HARRISON'S SECRETARY. The Position Tendered to Elijah W, Halford, of Indianapolis. INpiaxaroLls, Nov. 21.-The president- lect this evening tendered Eljah W. Hal- ford, managing editor of the Indianapolis Journal, the position of private secretar, Mr. Halford is forty-three years of ace, and came from England when a child with his parcuts, who settled in Cincinnatl, He began his nowspaper ca reer as reporter on the Indianapolis Journal tweuty-five years ago, and rose in a few years, through successive positions, 1o the managing cditorship. He was for s time managing editor of the Chicago Inter- Ocean in its first years. Returning to In- dianapolis, he resumed the managing editor. ship of the Journal. Hp was for a few years private secretary to the late Senator Mor- ton, He has long taken an active and prominent part in Indiana politics, and was u delegate 10 the lato Chicago convention, representing Indiana ou the committee on platform, and shares with Hon. Willlsm McKiuley, of Ohio, the distinction of having trid uted no'inconsiderable share in the constru ¢ tion of the national platform, upon which the late campaign was fought and won As an cditorial writer he is widely known forhis able and incisive political articles, the pungency of his style giving his writings o distinctiveness leaving no doubt on the read- er's mind as to their authorship. For several years past Halford has boen on intimate and confidentiul terms with General Harri s0n, and his selection for this importaut po- sition now tendered him oceasions no sur. prise here. The new privato secretary is married and_has one child, a daughter of seventeen, Heis the elder brother of J. Halford, of the Washington bureau of the Associated press, —— The President-elect. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov.21.—The president-clect had alarge number of callers to-day, amon them a hundred or more delegates attending the annual meeting of the grand lodge, 1. O. O. F. The prominent out-of-town callers during the day were Governor-clect Millete and Delegate O. S. Gifford, of Dakota; Gen- eral M. Hackleford, of Evansville, and State Senator S, P. Thompson, of Rainsella, Ind. While not receiving callers General Harrison was busily edgaged upon his corre spondernice. The gas fitters to-day began to pipe the general's residence for natural gas. The Alleged Fiection Frauds, Wurenive, W. Va., Nov. 2l.—Chairman Cowden, of the republican state committee, will print a card in the morning in answer to the democratic charges of fraud on the part of republicans, in which ho says that in all counties in which frauds are charged by the democrats the election machinery and turning boards are in the hands of the demc crats. “He adds that he is prepared to prove, and will prove at the proper time and place, that all sorts of violations of law werc committed in the interest of the democratic party. He claims Goff's election as governor. = Official Vote of Kansas. Torexs, Kan, Nov. 2L.—[Specinl Tele- gram to Trie Bee.|—The officlal vota of the state is as follows: Harrison, 152,502; Cleve land, 102,541; Stroeter, 88.230; Fiak, 0,432, "The plurality for Harrison is 79,961, a gain of 1,400 over 1886, Huthiphrey, for governor, 179,968; Martin, 106,869 Humphrey's piu- rality, 73.000. The plurality given for Har- rison is the largest giyen - by any state, even exceeding Pennsylvadta, which cgst a vote uearly three times as gyeat as Kansas. _ .. Arkansas Democ#ats Cry Fraud, ST. Lous, Nov. 21.—A speciai to the Post- Dispatch from Little Rdel, :Ark., says war- rants have been sworn -out -against nearly fifty persous, principally negroes, for illegal voting in_the recent election 1 Jefferson county. Democrats ara the complainants, The Virginia Returns. Ricumox, Va., Nov. 21.—The following are the ofticial returns’ of the vote of Vir- ginia: Cleveland, 151,9%7; Harrison, 150,442 Cleveland's majority, 1,885. The vote in 18584 was: Cleveland, 145,497; Blaine, 139,356; total, 254,853, Democratic loss, 4,600 —_— Connecticut's Ofticial Vote. Hanrroxn, Conn., Nov. 21.—fhe official of the vote of Connecticut shows land’s plurali HARRISON'S "ON OANADA. He Would Like to See Her a Part of This Country, INp1aNAroLIs, Ind., Nov. 21.—An Intimate friend of General Harrison said to-day: “General Harrison, likg all presidents, will desire to do something. that will give his ad- ministration & prominent place in the histo of his country, and I have reason to believe that one of his first afficial acts will be the negotiation for the annéxation of Canada,” “What is his plan of aunexation?” “He believes the United States can and should receive Canada fna peaceable mannc His idea_is that the territory can be annexed to_the United States by assuming Canada’s debt, 17 tho territory cnunot bo obtained for that consideration, 1 thkink General Harrison would favor paying a eonsiderable bonus. 1 understand he has said privately that the surplus in the treasury could not be spent in wiser manner tuan by buying Canada, atever his plans for making Cunada a tion of the United States may be, 1 know heartily favors such a move, and will so recommend in his first message to congress.” el SHOT DEAD IN COURT. Probable Murder of a State Witney Georgin. Macoy, Ga,, Nov. 21.—The Brunswick & Western railroad company has been missing oranges from its cars at Riverside, and on Tuesday morning a white man by the name of Weaver was arrested, charged with steal ing the fruit, and cargied to Tifton, in Worth county, for a commitment trial. A colored train hand by the name of Luke Brown was summoned as a state witness in the case, but was warned by Arch Golden that if he ap peared as a witness against Weaver he would shoot bim. Hrown went on the stand, and as | 1 to tell what he kuew Golden shot him through the bowels with a Winchester ritle, The man is expected to live but a few hours, 1 e ists In Session, CrxcryNat, Nov. 2L —At a meeting of the Woman's Suffrage mssociation to-day the commitice on credentfals reported fifty-three delegates present from nine states and the District of Columbis. The comumittee on business and nominafions was appointed, as follows: H. B. Blaekwell, Massachusetts; Mrs, Martha C. Callanan,:Iowa; Mrs. Sarah C. Schrader, Ohio;, Mrs, Z. C. Wallace, Indiana; Mrs, Laura R. Clay, Kentucky; Miss Octavia W, Bates, Michigan; Miss A. B, Blackwell, New York; Dr. Caroling Dodson, Penusylvania: Mrs, Julia Ward Howe, [thode Island; Mr, Fred Douglass, District of Columbia. The annual report was read by Mrs, Dodson. It showed that over 1,000 newspapers had accepted the offer made & year 8go to supply suffrage news. Great quantities of tracts and leaflets bearing upon the subject had also been distributed An informal discussion arose upon the sub- jectofa consolidation of the associations, American and natlonal, but no action was taken. e The Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Fair, eoutherly winds, sta- tionary temperature, except in extreme south. west and northeast portions, slightly warmer. For Towa: Fafr, stationary tomperature in southern portion, warm 1 northern portion, southcasterly winds, For Dakota: Fair, soutbeasterly winds, stationary temperature, Y 1888, SENATOR VEST'S COMMITTEE | It Bogins Its Investigations of the Oattlo Transportation Question. SEVERAL WITNESSES EXAMINED, Al of Whom Testify to the Existence of a Powerful Combine Which Practically Controls the Markot, The Cattle Question ST, Lovts, Nov. 31—The senate committee investigating the cattle question was late in getting to work this mornine. The first wit ness was J. L. Bush, of Colorado City, Texas. Bush spoke of the decadence of prices of cattle, and attributed it prineipully to overproduction, Replying to & question of Senator Vest, the witness said that he had heard of a combination of dressed beef in- terests in Chicago, but did not have personal knowledge of its existence, The witness had no personal knowledge of discrinination Ly railroads. He cousidered Chicago the controlling market of the country The next witness was M. Osborne, division freight agent of the Wabash. The witness said he had been in the freight business forty-two years, Heowns a farm in Nebraska and raises cattle, His evidence was substantially as follows: There are fourteen classifications in cattle, Thirteen of these are sold by weight, while milch cows are sold by the head. Chicago was undoubtedly the largest cattle market in the country, and the shipments from Chicago to interior Hlinois were very large. The Illi- nois farmors buy good cattle, but the pro duction_there has largely decreased, Os borne then explained how the consolidation of commoditics at any point reduced prices. He did not know personally of the existenc of 4 combine in Chicago with the purpose of reducing prices to producers. There was an element in railroad tariffs now which had never existed prior to the passage of the inter-state commerce law. That was printed rates, so that the shipper knew just what he had to pay. Onc-sixth of the cattle shipped from 1llinois to Chicago averaged 1,200 to 1,500 pounds. Cattle rose $1 por hundre May lust, but have depreciated 50 sinco, Senator_ Vest—What s in May ! I'think it was the appointment of this committee. I may be hung by some of the cattlemen for saying this, but I nm not here in the interest of cattlemen Senator Cullom—You ure sufe here. Wituess—I never saw, und I think no cat- tle man ever saw, A risc in the prices of cat- tle in summer before, Senator Vest—Is not concentration of the market at Chicago an njury to cattle raisers ! Witness—T think so, but others are of the opinion that it is an advantage, because they take all the light cattle and use them for canung purpos Sevator Vest—Is it not a Louis as a cattle market ha creasedt Witness—It has not increased. Senator Vest—But Chicago has gone ahead! Witness—Yes. Senator Vest—When did this great differ- ence between the two cities begin ¢ Witness—The maximum was in 1581, when the receipts were 5( Chicago’s receipts that year were 1,408,550, St. Louis dropped in 1880 to 377,550, and Chicago in that year was 1,063,900. Senator Vest—To what cause do you at- tribute this? Was there a combmation called the “eveners’ in 1883 thut divided the cattle business! Wituess—Yes, there was such a_combina- nation, and there was a rumor to the effect that that combination took the business from St. Louis and put it in Chicago. I knew no other transportation reason for a change in the market from St. Louis to Chicago. Senator Vest—Did not the “‘eveners” get $15 per car? Witness—There was a effeot. Senator Vest—Was the Wabash pay its share to the combination? Witness (hesitatingly)—Yes, such a de- mand was made in 1533, but the Wabash de- clined to co so, Senator Cullom—What roads were combination ¢ Witness—The New York Central, Erie, Pennsylvania, and connections. Erom the beginning of this (0'nbination r0 com- menced going ahead at a phenomenal rate, and St. Louis fell back, The combination was for the benefit of Chicago, and the re- Date did not apply to St. Louis or any other lace, V3°C. Beatty, of El Paso, Tex., was next stated that he was a raiser, buyer and seller of cattle, He was in the same business in California before going to Texas. The firm with which he was connected put $75,000 in refrigerators, which cnabled them to have fresh meat four or five days old. This was entercly new there. The railroad agent_informed them that his obligations to Mr. Armour were such that he would not get cars for them to ship cattle out to the Pacific coast. The result was that the refrigerators had to be shut down. Then Mr. Armour began putting beef in refrigerator cars, He broke the market from 3! cents o 115 cents, and cattle raisers near Kl Paso were com: pelled to ship to Kuusus City at a oss. His firm now shipped beef to the City of Mexico, which wus_a better market the year around than any in this country Senator Cullom—Then you were driven out of the United States ¢ Witness—It looks that way. Witness suid that he red to the South- ern Pacific and Santa 7o roaus. Scnator Plumb—Did you muke complaint to the inter-state commerce commission ! Witness—I think not. When Armour broke our markets down the president of the refrigerator company, E. A. Newmau, made an application for cars, Brewster Cameron testified that he was raising cattle on an open range in Arizona. He considered that Chicago controlled the markets of the country. When cattle went into the Chicago murket the drovers had the privilege of looking through a hole in the snce at them, The butcl ad not & fair chunce o buy, Many cattle raisers were on the verge of bankruptey. A large number of producers could have got out, but they held on in the vain hope that the Chicago com bine would not continue to control the prices, C. C. Slaughter, of Dalias, Tex., a_stock- raiser and banker, was next called, He had been to Chicago and Kansas City with cattle, It was his opinion that there was a very pow- erful_combine at Chicago. St.Louis was at one time a market where he disposed of cattle, Ho sold here in 1852 as high as §7 per 100 pounds. The witness thought it strange when he took cattie from Kansas City to Chicago that he should be offered the same figures at the latter place as he had been offered at the former. Another thing that struck Lim as being peculiar was that sentatives of the same firm at Chicago the one he had seen at Kunsas City would uly buyers who would look at his The offér made him at Kansas City was known in_Chicago, a8 were the number of cattle coming on. ‘The bill heads wore the same in both cities, and were usually Swift's or Armour's. The committee then adjours 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. of Texas, has not yet arrive ed Friday e Perished in the Flames. mK, Nov. 21.—At a fire in a tene- ment on One-hundred-and-tenth street this afternoon Mrs. Mary Lally was burned to death o the top floor, She was found near the window, out of which she had attempted to escape, Another Treasurer Gone Wrong, Macoy, Ga., Nov. 21.—0. F. Adams, city treasurer, was reported to-duy as being about §20,000 short fu his accounts, and was sus- vended frow ofico to-nigkt. He can give uo eatisfuctory explanation, caused the rise in et that St. largely de rumor to that asked to in this d to meet at Senator , but is - S AGITATED. Oficors st St. Lo With Showing Fav §t. Louts, Nov. 91 ram to Tine Bie | —Army soc the so cial set in which the resident military men 1 their familics move, are very wuch ex cited over rumors which somchow or have been set afloat regarding peculiar con duct on the part of a couple of oficers pro inently connected with tho medical purvey ing department of the army here, The mili- tary portion of the best socicty hero is con. siderable, and no entertainment is complote without the presence of several of the cap tains, colonels or generals who live within the city or at Jefferson barracks, the most important military post in the Mississippi valley. The barracks arc located about twenty miles south ot she city on a beautiful . “Ihe national cemetery at the barracks and is one of the city's sights for The oficers and their wives and uters are welcomed into the best houses of the city, and in return give many an_ex clusive fittle dance at the barracks during the season. No wonder, then, that fair faces whisper behind fans or bend together over the latest novel, and gray heads come almost in con tact, while the story passes that complaint has' been made At the war depart ment in - Washington against two of the prominent military men of the city, at least, alleging favoritism in the purchase of supplies and the letting of contracts. Both men iavolved in the story have gray beards, and won thenr titles on the field, and one of them belongs to one of the oldest blue-blood French families of the city. charges are said to have been made by iploye of the department, and may no atten tion, as it is a sort of cast-iron etiquette in the army that charges againstan ofticer will not be listened to unless preferred by another officer, and_in this case the complainant is only a'common eivilian und clerk. But even 50, he soems o have good grounds for his allegations, and the federal grand jury may take up the matter, The medical purveying depot here is one of the three through which all hospital supplies —such as modicines, instruments, bedding, clothing and furniture—for the United ¥ are purchased. The two others & New York and San Franeisco, and the_ bulk of the army supplies of the kind ure béught here. The men charged with the purchase of these supplies are said to have learncd an objoct lesson from the late county board of Chicago, and 10 have possibly levied a “com mission” on_purchases made for the depot. Care was taken, so the story goes, that indi viduals or firms who could not be reliod upon as being “right” on the “commission” busi- ness, never learned that bids were desired on lines of supplics ull after the contracts had been awarded to personal friends of the ofticers. ARMY CIRCL Two s Oharged (Special other - FOR CONTEMPT. Harrington Fined Five Hundred Pounds by the Judges. Loxpoy, Nov. 21.—At the meeting of the Parnell commission to-day, Presiding Justice Hannan asked Harrington if he had any- thing to say regarding the article abus- ing the commnssion, which bad appeared in us paper, the Kerry Sentinel. Harrin, ton replied that he had o statement to make except that he would accept the responsibility for what appeared in his paper. The judges retired, and Harrington conversed un- concernedly with his brother Timothy until their retura. In ten minutes the judies r appeared and Judge Hannen said it was ne essary that the authority of the court should be maintained, and therefore such things should be stopped. He then fined Harring- ton £500, The taking of testimony was then re- sumed. THE BASE BALL CONVENTION, Cleveland Succzeds Detroit in the Na. tional League. New Yonx, Nov. 2l.—The base ball con- vention formally convened this morning. The work of the joint committecs, which met yesterday, was upproved without opposition, Cxcept the question of high or low ball. The convention took a recess until half-past 3 o'clock. The only business transacted with any degree of defimiteness was the ad- mission of the Cleveland club_to succeed De- troit, The league also decided that fielding and battery errors shall hercaflter go in the sumwary. Tecmer and O'Connor to Race. WasuINGTON, Nov. 21.—T. Teemer, of Mc Kcesport, and O'Connor, of Toronto, oars: men, will row a three-mile race, with turn, on the Potomac here on Saturday for §1,000 aside and the championship of Ameriea, Both are in good condition, and a close race is expected. The Approprintion Committee, WASHINGTON, Nov. 2L—The:members of the appropriation committee held their first meeting to-day, preliminary to the assem- bling of the Fifticth congress in secomd ses- sion. Although Chairuan Randall was able to drive to the polls and cast his vote two wecks ago, he does not deem it wise to ex- pose himself to the sometimes un- wholesome atmosphere of the capital inadvance of the reassembling of ngress, s0 that the deliberations of the seven gentlemen present in the committee room wero presided over by Representative J. D. Sayers, fifth member on the roll. His colleagues present were Messrs, Clements, Ityan, Butterworth, McComas and son. ‘The committee had before them stimates for the District of Co 1bia, and the fortification and sundry civil bills submitted by courtesy in advance of the regular time, The sundry civil bill is quite luminous ‘and will require fully three for its consideration. The full com- will ot meet again until onc of t bills 18 ready for report by a sub-committee, which_is composed of Messrs. Clements, Rice, McCowas and Anderson, il Brutal Treatment of a Servant. Howyoke, Mass, Nov. 21.—Charles T. Parsons, of Northampton, notorious for hiring ignorant immigrants at Castle Gar- den and leasing their services to farmers in this section, was arrested here to-day for having a Polander, dressed only in_ overails, shoes and thin coat, chained to the scat of his buggy and suffering intensely from cold. The people here are greatly excited over the matter, and PParsons’ arrcst is all that saved him from being mobbed. He will be tried to-morrow for assault, false imprisonment and cruelty. A Virginia 13 Nowrork, Va., Nov.21,—The Homo Savings bank of this city suspended this morning. The reason assigned for the failure by the board of directors is thatthe report recently circutated affecting the bank's credit pro- duced a run. A divector stated this morn- ing that from the cashier's statement made Jast night, the board of directors hoped de- positors would lose little if anytning. Steamship Arrivals, At London—The Lydian Monarch, New York. At New York—The Elb, from Bremen; yptian Monarch, frem London; the nland, from Antwerp. At Queenstown —Tho Nevada from New York. At Liverpool—The more. from Peruvian from Balti- The Conductors' Ald Association. Cnicago, Nov. 21,.—The fourteenth annual sotion of the Mutual Aid and Benefit association of passenger aud freight con- ductol s began here to-day. To-day's scssion wias devoted to routine business. ~- School Bullding Burned. Cantuace, 1L, Nov. 21.—A fire this morn- burned @ brick school building, causing & of §16,000; insurance, $8,000, con — ~ NUMBER 161 | RUCKER NURSES HIS WRATH | His Quarrel With Senator Blackburs Assumes a Serious Aspoct. A DUEL LOOMS IN THE DISTANCE, The Hot Blooded Colorado Judge Ine timates That the Kentucky States: man is a Coward and A Liar. The Blackburn-Rucker Affair, DeNvER, Col,, Nov. 21— [Special Telegram Pue Bee]—The Blackburn-Rucker afe fair has at last assumed a Serious aspeets Yesterday Colonel John C. Moore, an old southern friend of Rucker, and who lins on several occasions been identitied with affairs of honor, and is well informed on points of etiquette of the code duello, urvived from Pueblo, and was immediately driven to Judge Rucker's ofice. The gentlemen were closeted until after miduight, when Judge Rucker stated that ho had addressed an open letter to Senator Blackburn, in which he ro- crates all that he had said con corning s conversation with Pre dent Cleveland; intimates that he had not told half; repeats what Mr. Cleveland said about the opposition to hini i Now York; shows that Blackburn has admitted what ha at first emphatically denicd: attributes his (Blackburn's) course to fear of the power of New York politicians in the Kentucky legise lature in its election of - w senator, and closes us follows Now, Senator, I approach a point in the cont W L would gladly onnt, but concerning whicli, as you have given it great prominence, T am conpeiled to speak plainly. I mean your allusions, direct and indirect, to what " you are = pleased to con- side the diffcrence in our so- cial positions in life, and the arcument your friend, Mr. Phil Thompson, bases thereon to the effect that it is impossibla you should hold any correspondence with me of a personal nature. Our mutual fricnds may not recognize this assumption of superi- ority, but let that pass. 1 will not say that you'are prompted in this by consideratio unworthy of & man of courage, but I will say that you are pursuing exactly the course a coward might be expected to pursue under like cireumstances, - Certamly it is not tha part of courage to denounce a man and at the same time assure him that your position is 8o much more exalted than” his that he need not expect redress from you. As for myself, while I have not saudwiything w this letter’ or in any of my interviews with members of the press which 1 did not believe was true, nor anything that is or was intended to ba personally offensive, yet if, at any time, or for any cause, you should 'desire n meetin with me, I can assure you that your slightes intimation to that cffect will mect with prompt acceptance on my part. It rests with you to say what the result of the controversy shall'be. Sincercly, A W. RUCKER, “The publication of the letter has created no little excitement here, and has been the topic of conversation in every quarter. Owing to the distance between the two hote headed Kentuckians there scems to be some doubt as to whether there will be a meeting or not. THE WESTERN ARCHITECTS, Proceedings of the Kifth Annual Cone vention of the Association, Cnicaao, Noy. 21.—The fifth annual cons vention of the Western Association of Archis tects began to-day. The annual address was read by President Siducy Smith, of Omaba, The bourd of directors reported favorably on the proposed consolidation of the Western Association of Architects with the American Institute of Architcets. The members of the Western New York State association were elected members of the association, so that they might take part in the present’ proceeds ings. The committee on the Motric system of weights and measure reported favorably ou the system, and thought that steps shoul be taken to induce congress to pass a bl making the Metric system standard. A resolution was adopted requesting the chaire men of the different state associutions ta communicate to their congressmen the opins ion of the association regarding this matter, and request them to have the subject res ferred to the proper congressional cotmite tee. - Western Packing Interests. CixaNsam, 0., Nov. 21— [Special gram to Tie Bre. | —To-morrow’s Price Cura rent will say: The marketing of hogs in the west continues to fall short of the corre- sponding time last year. Ten leading pointy packed about 270,000 hogs during the week, against 385,000 ar ago. Total for thesq places sinee smber, 670,000, ngainsh 1,000,000 a year ago, a decrease of 330,000 hogs. Other places packed about as many as for the corresponding time last year, In the general outlook as to the winter supply of hogs, there is no new feature, nor is thera apparently any more encouragement fow stocking up operations in the manuficture of product, on the basis of current prices of hogs, than bus previously confronted the trade. “Packing, Nov. 1 to date, Chicago e Kansas City Omaha. . St 5 Indianapolis Cinciunati Milwaukce Jedur Rapids Cleveland ... Louisville Joux City, i Keokuk, la Tela- 47000 AT, 00 ttlemen and vutehiers are still apart and it begins o lools as though the joint convention would fall through. Half a dozen spectators and a brass band was the contingent at Entertainment hallin the exposition building this morning, lie stago handsomely decorated was tha only evidence that there was o bo a cattle convention. The range association membors declare they will not meet with butehers un- less the latter agroe to abjure all discussion of big jawed beef, etc. After caucusing all day and up to 11 0'ciogk the runge association and butchers finally agreed upon the following: A conferenco of cattle raisers, cattlo feeders and butchers will be held in the Exposition hall on Thurss day evening, November 22, at 8 o'clock, under the auspices of the joint committeo ' of the International Range association and Butchors? association. The session will be open 10 tha public. It is understood that the conference will be morc in the nature of a muss meoting than a couvention, The dressed boef men will be in attendanc Conference of Ciicaco, Nov. 21, ~he delega Ilinois state confercnce of charitics ase sembled this morning to confer with the state commissioner of public charities. A number of sessions will be held, The subs ject of this serics of proposed mectings I8 to discuss the duty of states, first, toward des pendent and neglected children; second toward the insane; third, wwurd the crimis inal and delinguent classes. Kx-President R. B. Hayes will deliver un address to the conference 10 morrow evening on the sube jeet of *“The Redemption of Waifs,” - A Family Poisoned, CLEVELAND, Nov. 21.—A mysterious case of poisoning is reported from Plymouth, Ohjo. Recently Willism Allen, & farmer, and three sons were taken sick from an um} known cause. Next the wife and daughten were prostrated. Allen said that his sons are out of danger, but his daughter has died and Mrs, Allen is 1 a oritical condition, 1. Lours, aritics. es to the ——— T ———