Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 26, 1889, Page 1

e b g g S P THE OMAHA DaiLy BEE. NINETEENTH YEAR. ‘OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 26, QUEEN VICTORIA'S PITTANCE, | The House of Commons Considering the Last Royal Request. MANY BRILLIANT SPEECHES. The Members and Audience Spell- bound By the Matchless Oratory of Gladstone—Labouchero's Thrust at Chamberlain, The Royal Grant. LCopyright 18%9 by Jamen Gordon Bennett,) Loxpox, July 2.—|New York Herald Cable—Spoecial to Tur Bre|—At last the Jethargy which has so long hung over the house of commons this session is to be broken up. That was evident to the oye the moiient one entered the chamber this after- noon. There was an unusually large attend- ance at prayers, not indicatiog 1n any way & devotional outbreak among the members, but merely their desire to secure a seat for the remainder of the sitting. The liberal benches were fairly well filled, and among the chaplain’s congregation was M. Labou- chere, who is very regular in his attendance at prayers whon there Is anything to be wot by it. He secured the corner seat below the gangway, which is & good deal to gain. Three-quarters of an hour were muddled away over questions, ana then the real sport began. The noble birds had flocked to the space reserved for them. The strouger had been almost fighting for places. The gleam of ribbons and bonnets shone from behind the grating of the ladies' gallery. Every place was occupied. What u chance for Lubouchere to tell the truth. 'He seemed rather ovor-weighted by it. Such an opportunity can only occur once or twice 1u any private member's life, and there are many chances against his being able to make the very utmost of it. He may be t0o long; he may be half submerged in his own notes; he may lose the attention of his audiease. These tatalities dogged Labou- chere's steps this afernoon. He had built up his case as Robinson Crusoe built his boat—on too ereat a scale. His speech ought to have been condensed und rearranged and one-third of 1t thrown bodily away. Asit was, after spoakiug an hour and u half Labby left his audiencs jaded and listless. The effervescenca had already sub- sided. Even O'Brien looked bored, sud Dr. Tanner, fresh from prison, with a fine new beard, could scarcely get one laugh out of Labby’s jokes cr Smith’s speech in opening the question. It was Smithean—siow, grave, sometimes disjointed—but plain and to the purpese. Labby made two or three points which took the house, the most successful being a hit at Chamberlain. ““Why,” quoth Labby, *‘are there so many noble and other flunkies of all kinds about court. If they must be there why pay them £2,000 a year each! There sits Chamberlaiu, He would be delighted to don a unitorm and go throughi the ceremonies without any pay at all.” Chamberlain, who, as usual, was imitat- ing Lord Hartingtou's passive demeanor, started as if a serpent bad stung him. The littlo artitices of his assumed sleep were at once broken down, and then the stentorian and rapturous cheers of the entire radical and Gladstonian party welcomed the stroke which had been dealt athim. A man might pretend that he did not care what Labou- chere said, but it would be almost impossible to feign indifference to that wild outburst of cheers from those who threc years azo wore one's intimate political associates and friends. Chamberlain's face flushed, and the cotn- pact group of radicals who had planted themselves just behind Labonchere—sStorey, Picton, Lord Compton, Wilfred Lawson and Illingworth—rubbed their hands with delight over the discomfiture of their foe. All the same, Labouchero was too long. Dreadhil to relate, Mr. Storey, who seconded beat his amendment, tried his very best to the record, and not entirely without su Labby had excited u laugh without meaning it. As hesatdown he had proclaimed tie unity of the liberal party, though too ob ously he had his tongue in his chee k. As he uttered the words the house roared and spoilea Labby's peroration. = Laboy had brought the question down to a tolerubly 10w level. Mr. Storey kioded it a little lower. He ac- tually talied of the queen’s blacking brushes wnd dusting cloths, The house of commons can stand & great deal, but it could not stand that, It murmured und bezan to empty, and at ven'minutes to 7 Mr. Storey tardily cawme to the con . lusion that the part of the wise man was to sit. down, Usntortunately he did not sce it s0on enough. Then rose Mr. Gladstone—brisk, ener- getic, smiling, clad in eveniug dress, ready to K0 out to dinner, 8 red rose n his button- bole. Ho had not said a couple of dozen words before everyone was struck with his fmmense elevation above the preceding speakers. All lus sentences were well timed sud pronounced with diguity of mannor, the style and watter being all-perfect of their kind. It was a strange and interesting spe o- tacle. Gladstone, the bete noir of the con- servatives, « standing on the radical side of the house delivering an out-audout, true blue, thoroughly loyal conservative speech, amid conservative cheers, but with scarcely u response from his own political supporters. The serried ranks of the radicals were pluaged in gioomy silenco or exchangod dissatisfied waispers with oune another. The conservatives ap- plauded their most formidable enemy till the house rung with theircheers, Harcourt and Morley ovidently thoroughly disagreed with amuch that their chief had laid down, He in- sisted that the pledge given on behalf of the queen that no further grants sbould be ap- plied for during ber reign was absolutely final, as flnal as if it were written upon varchment aud stamped with the royal seal. Morley shook his head. Harcourt glanced at his leader, but the old mun went on in his own way, rising to still bigher and higher grounds, uatil tho bouse found itself listening, almost breathless, to most noble and pathetic couclusion. He had done his duty to the people, the wged statesman de- clared, but he would never be ushamed of the fifty yoars' service he had given to the Allustrious occupant of the throne. He spoke leaning half across the table, His voice trembled a little, and ke seemed for once almost afraid to trust himself. “Think of bis politics ws one way, it must be admitted that uo living man but tis ove can s0ar Lo far distant heights which are beyond the reach of common mortal and which no Dreath of vulgarity ever disturbs. Then came Ilmgworth and dinner and everybody rushed off the scene. Itisa pity thal the vision of Gladstone boldly avowiug bis attachment (0 his mouarch, us woll s his love of people, shouid be dis Pluced by any olber figure. The right bud many other speakers, but the man of sev- enty-nine reigned supreme, To-morrow afternoon Bradlaugh ana Churchill will speak. The line Churenill will take is a defense of the royal grants and justification of the entire reign on the ques- tion of expenditures, so that Labouchere's rosolution is fndeed dead and burled before it 18 put from the chair. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. it ininhidin Englishmen Buy Clgar Factories. [Coppright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.| Losnox, July 95.—(New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Ber)—English money has purchasod four more cigar fac~ tories and appurtenances at Havana, Eng- Dishmen now own six of the principal facto- ries there. It is noticeable that almost the only cigars sold here ara made at tho Fng- lish factories. Information of the purchase was obtatned from Cohen, British consul general at Havana, who arrived here on the Saale, . AN IMMENSE ICEBERG. The Ste: ship Saale's Passengers Treated to a Magnificent Sight, (Copuright 1889 by James Gorton Bennett,) Loxboy, July 25.—(New York Herald Cable—Special to Tik Brr]—The steam- ship Sale has been fortunate enough this scuson to provide her passengers with phases of excitement unknown to those who have traveled on the other ocean lines a recent trip from Europe to Ame made such & narrow escape from demolish- ing an fceberg that the hair of such passen- gers as had an inherent tenderness of ice- bergs stood on end and refused to lie down 80 long as any ice remained in sight. Ice- bergs of the first class are seldom to bo found #0 late in the season 1n the lanes most frequented by the Atlantic racers. One of magnificent proportions was seon fortable and favorable circumstances those who took passage at New York July 17 on the Saale. The passengers were in mood for such a signt, #s on the third day @ fireman rushed out of the torrid furnace room to the deck and threw himself over- board. The Saale was put about without loss of time and every possible effort made to save the man, but his body was never seen after he took his plunge. ‘fhe unfortunate man was a stowaway who was transformed into a fireman that he might work s way. He was a German, name unkiown. On the fourth day out, while the pussengers were at dinner, the word was passed around that an immense iceberg was in sight. The iceberg furnished more attraction than the dining room. It was described by Captain Blanke and his oficersto a Herald correspondent us the largest they ever saw. It seemed to be about 500 feet high, its two immense Rlistening spires reminding tne spectators of amagnificent cathedral sheathed in silver. Its length was estimated 1,500 feet. The berg was sighted by the lookout early in the af- ternoon, and the Saale was wisely kept ata long distance from the gleaming mountain, That night the captain spent on the bridg for the ice monster was followed by several satellites, small in comparison, but large enough t be dangerous, and it was thought possible that there was a vanguard. No otlicr bergs were mighted, however. e The Cza¥s Uncle Dying. Sr. Pereusnune, July %5.—The crar's uncle, Grand Duice Constantine, is sinking. s 2% BROUGHT INTO COURT, under the most com- by A Prefiminary Step in the Trial of the Cronin Defendants. Curcago, July 25.—[Special Telegram to Tur. Ber.]—This afternoon the tive defend- ants m the Cronin case—Beggs, O'Sullivan, Coughlin, Woodruff and Kunze--were taken before Judge Horton by order of State's Attorney Longenecker, and the question, ‘‘Are you ready for trial{” put to each of them. All but Coughlin replied, T am,” and after a lintle discussion of the case were re- manded back to jail. The answers of some of the dufendasts were unique. Kunze, for instance, after stating that he was ready for trial, was asked by Judge Horton if he had a iawyer, and replied like u flash: *No, and I dou't waut one, either.” Beggs was of the sume mind, but was charitable enough to give his reasons for not wanting an attorney. He sail: “1 havenw't gotu lawyer and don't kuow us I want any. I've had considerable expe rience with lawyers lately and it hasn't done meany good.” W oodruft wanted to send word to Mr. Keefe; Coughlin asked that Lawyer Forrest be nolified, and O'Sul- livan said he wanted to confer with Mr. Donahue, who nas been looking after his defense Just as the judge ordered _the defendants taken back to juil, Beggs said: **Hold on; [ understand that rhe state's attorney has asked for a continuance. If that is so, [ would iike to be heard in objection to any delay.” Judge Longenecker was on his feot like'n flush and snapped out: “You were never more mstaken in_your life. I have uot asked for # continuauce and I don’t in- tend to. If you are as much mistaken in your defeuse as you are about that you will a lawyer, and need him mighty bad." “The prisoucrs were then taken out of the court by the sheriff, under orders from Judge Horton to bring them before him again to-morrow worning at 10 o'clock. Judge Longenecker's object in having the prisoners thus arraigued was to prevent them from claiming the protection of tue statute which holds that in criminal cases the state must be ready for trial at_ the sccond after un in- dictment is returned. Woodruff is the only one who: cun thus demand u trial at this time, ‘as he was indicted for horse stealing & wmonth before the indictment in the niurder cuse was found, The present term of court is the second one since his presentment and the states attorney will proceed with his trial for the theft of the horse from Liveryman Dean, in order that he muy hold him without question for the more serious offense, Arkuing the Writ, Wixserea, Mau, July 25.~The applica- tion of Burke's counsel to make the writ of hubeas corpus, grauted yesterday, absolute, is being argued here to-duy before the full court. It will last all day and possibly to morrow. Howell, counsel for the prosecu- tion, will oceupy ' most of to-day's setting with his speccll i subport of his contention that Judge Zain's judgment be sustained. A gentlewan who registered at the hotel a8 Willium Koniw, of Appleton, Wis., arrived to-day und cousulted at great length with Burke's lawyer. The lutter stated thut he is an attorney and will take an interest in the case. From all that can be learned it is be- lieved that Kenoey is to be engaged in tho trial when it comes up in Chicago, and wanis to familiurize bimself with the case, e A Narrow Escape. Sr. Louis, July 25.—Dr. Arthur E. Ewing, @ well-known physician, had & narrow es- cape from death to-day while in a barber chair, Albert Williamson s & prosperous colored barber, who in some way offended a dusky damsel named Lilly Ames. This af- ternoon she walked into the barber shop, and without & word fired two shots at Willlam- son, one of which firuud the ear of Ewin god smashod the shaving oup of the “well- kuown politloal boss, B4 Butler, 1o baif & dozen secouds the infuriated damsel was in undisputed possession of the shop. Later she was arrested on & Warraut chargiug her with wssault with intent to kill, ey Steamship Arrivals. At Bremen—The Chester, from New York. At New York—The Laku, from Brewen. JACK THE RIPPER'S LATEST. Allce Mackenzie’s Funeral Held at a Public House. ALL WHITECHAPEL WAS THERE. Curious Urowds Watch the Procession it Winds Past the Scenes of the Various Murders in the District. It Was a Gala Day. (Copyright 1859 by James Gordon. Bennett.) Loxpoy, July 25.—| New York Herald Ca- ble—Special to Tnr Ber]—The funeral of Alice Mackenzie, Jack the Ripper's latest victim, took place from the Tower public house, in Artillory street, yestorday after- noon. It was a typical Whitechapel funeral. All the streets, courts, alleys, doorwiys and windows which commanded a view of the sceno were crowded. It was rivers of heads and tides of human beings in all the bric-a- brac editions of humanity in Moroceo bind- ings that Whitechapel offers, * There were walls of faces, male and female, old and young, ruddy and gin-stained, fair to look at and unpleasant to see. Well-to-do homes sent well-dressea people; the slums sent blear-eyed delegates, nocturnal as rats and much less neatly dresscd. There were chilarén, others with babies, ragged hags with bottles, and more ragged hags with bottles. All had an expectant, awe-struck look, mingled with more or less excited expression, which indi- cated that it was an unusual occasion. Whitechapel has few gala scenes, and among them a real funeral ranks high. The talk ran universally on the poor woman and her assassin until the hearse came. Then everybody stared at tte hearse. It made a queer, black picture in the dingy, crowded street, as it stopped at the public house door. With it were two mourning carriages, each with a driver and atten- dant mute. There were big, lum- bering horses with glossy black manes and black velvet cloths. The vehicles were black, the drivers’ clothes were black, hats were black, streamers were black, and the inside of the hearse was without a blos- som to relieve the blackness of the long something, with a black ball over it, which represented the fragmentary remains of the murdered woman, [nside the public house it was also black. The low-ceiled apurtment was rather dark, and the bar compartments were crowded to their utmost capacity. In a small room ad- joimng, on which a door opened from the bar, were the mourners. “They were nine women from Enpenny’s lodging house, where the victim lived, and three men. The women were all 1 black, with crape hats. Among the men Jim McCorwmack, in black, leaneda agamnst the high desk near the door crying as if he would break down. MeCor mack was her husband in the eyes of the neighborhood, if not of the church, and the velation, if unsanctified, stowed none the less tender, The mourners entered the two carriages and tne procession moved. It wound, as usual with Jack the Ripver's list of funerals, all through Whitechapel, touching or passing the scenes of all the other murders. It passed Dorset street, crossing Commercial street into Aamburg street, and past Number 20, where the Rip- per slew his fourth victim and wrote the prophiecy on the door; went down near the morgue whither all the victims have been taken, and out Buker's row, passing the top of Buck’s row, the scene of murder number three. Throughout all this long way the crowd was 50 dense as to be scarcely capable of motion. The carriage wheels threatened the fect of men, women, girls, boys and children who were pressing back as far as they could. A squad of police accompanied the hearse and cleared the street ahead. At Whitechapel road the crowd thinned, and as the cortege passed through Turner street into Commer- clal road it disappeared. The last gathering was at the Commercial road corner. There the horses began to trot on their long jour- ney to Plaistow. There were hundreds outside the gates and thousands inside them. Up the wide avenue to the chapel the procession passed to the steps at the door. The mourners went into the little gothic burial church, with bare walls of grey stone, high windows, small diamond _panes and bare, open stone floor. There were two rows of brown wood seats at each side. At the upper end was the reading swnd, of brown wood. In frontof this, on the wide bare space, were two pairs of black wood frames, four feet high, to hold the coffin, A third pair at the end held the coflin of Alice Mackenzie, still covered by the pail. ‘The rector, an old man with gray hair und spectacles, and with white surplice, awk- wardly bung, begun, “I am the resurrection and the Life,” as soon as the mourning party roached the seats on the right. The Lord's prayer and the benediction closed it. Then the old man seized his hat and walked briskly out, going gown the avenue at the right of the coflin, which seemed a ghastly ornament rather than a part of the occasion, It began to rain now, and when the rector reached the small mound of clay and small stones one hundred yards away, the drops came down steadily. On top of the mound there was a platform of boards and between theid a narrow slit in the earth eighteen feet deep and thirty inches wide, braced up at the sides with thick beams. It looked like a mining shaft. Five grave aiggers, in cordu- roys and gingham shirt sleeves, stood on the platform. The mourners and wutes came along, struggling under the weight of the cusket, which was of light brown wood, thickly studaed with bluck nails. It was laid on two props, covered with clay, which crossed the narrow aperture in the carth, The mourners gatuered on the edzeand the women sobbed. The old man said, half audibly: “Earth to earth, ashes 10 ashes, dust to dust.” and the grave dig- gers lowered the coffin to the bottom. Then one digger pulled the lower rope, lifting the coffin and shaking the wrope free, the foot of the coffin falling back, striking the eurth with a thud. The other grave digger jerked the other rope and the bead of the cofii fell back with another rattle sud bump, The grave digger threw in a handful of gravel, which struck sharply on the cofin lid, The rector walked briskly away. The carriages came up at a trot. The grave diggers began to fill in, and Alice Mackenzie, & poor unfor- tune.e, who a week ago was loved in Gun street and murdered in Castle alley, was left at the place in Plaistow. Juck the Ripper 18 still in Whitechapel. oot Ll A Presidential Visit. Bostoy, July 25.—In view of the possible visit of President Harrison to this city the executive council has appointed & commitiee 0 make arrangements for a fitting reception, 1t is not definitely known when the presi- dentia! party may be expected, A MILLIONAIRE'S DEATH. Some of the Achlgvéments of the Late Oharlemhgne Tower. Priaverriia, July, 2. —A private dis- pateh from Waterville, N, Y., announces the death at his sumimer residence thero of Charlemagne Tower, of this ciwy. Mr, Tower was in his eighty-first year, and death was due to paralysis, He leaves four daughters and a son and an enormous fortune. Mr. Tower was born in Oneida county, New York. He gradunted from Harvard univer- sity In 1830, Ho studied law in New York city, whero he practiced for some time, after- ward going to Pennsylvania, His steps may be traced through many great legal battles in different counties of Pennsylvania. He became the ownerof large tracts of coal lands, and was a director in several corpora- tions. Hé was actually interested in the con- struction and management of the Northern Pacific railroad and & member of its board of directors for several years. The greatest and most iccessful nndertaking, perhaps, of Mr. Tower’s long business carcer was his development of the iron resources of Minne- sota, now well known to the world as the Vermillion range. It was about fifteen years ago that Mr. Tower learned of the existence of iron ore deposits near Vermillion lake, & body of water ninety miles northwest of Du- luth. The country was then a wilderness of forest almost without puths, and exploration was a matter of great difiiculty. An expert was, however, sent out by Tower in 1875 to make u thorough examination and his report was so favorable he pur- chased about twenty thousand acres of mineral land near the lake. Years wero required to get things into shape, and it was not until 1853 that Mr. Tower had things in readiness for the construction of a rairond. He laid out a line of road from the lake to a point on Lake Superfor, about thirty miles northeust of Duluth, called Two Harbors. Here Tower boughty property, constructed docks and acquired terminal facilit The mines were opened atid a force of men set at work digzing one. Menuwhile the railroad was being built. All through the win- ter of 188:5-84 a force of 1,500 men were la- boring n the Minnesota woods felling t graduig and laymg tracks. The expenses were enormous, but Mr. Tower was equal to the demand upon _his resources. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were expended and not u cent coming in, Through the spring of s the work was pressed with vigor and late in July the road was com vleted. On July 81, 1884, the first train load of ore passed from 'Vermillion lake to Lake Superior, whence it was shipped on barge: to Cloveland, Before the close of the year 68.000 tons of ore had been shivped from the mines, and by 1587 the annual output had been increased to 400,000 tous. On June 5, 1887, Mr. Tower disposad of his large inter- ests'in the Vermillion : fange to a syndicate, On that day, in *his city, Mr. Tower handed over to a syndicate the 'stock and bonds of the Duluth & Iron. Range railroad, and title deeds to some twenty thousand acres of land, and received in return certified checks on banks ana finandial fustitutions to the amount of over $,000,000, P INTERNATIONAL . EXPOSITION. Preliminary Steps Taken by the Mceting in New York. New YRk, July 25,—Tn response to invita- tions extended by Mayor Grant, representa- tive business men of the city assembled 1n the governor's room in the city hall this af- ternoon to consuder, the project for holding an international expasition in New York in 1862. The mayor presided. Mayor Grant was made perman ent chirman of the com- mittee. ‘The appointtheat of four commit- tees, one on permanent Organization, -one-on finance, one on Jegisiation and another on sites and buildiugs swas-decided on. The chamber of commerce this afternoon ap- pointed a committee Gf sixty of the most prominent citizens to° co-operate with the national, state and city authorities in pro- moting!the project and making & success of the exposition, e e WESL.VIRGINIA FLOODS, Hundreds of Farmers Destitute and Homeless, Pankensnore, W, Va., July 25.—News ro- coived to-day for the first time since the flood from West Fork and Henry Fork gives a sad story of the wreck and ruin, -Houses, fences and crops are washed away and sev- cral lives lost. Couriers for Tygart bring a loug list of houses and property, bridges and culverts gone. A list which embraces’ every farm on the crecks is too_long to enumerate, To tell the story / briefly it can be stated that not a smgle farmer escaped damage, Hundreds are bankrupt and will have to be supported. temporarily by the county. The commissioners to-day estimate the loss in Lee, Tywart, Slate and Steele countics at half a million dollars. At Sauls- bury not a single house or bridge stunds on its foundation, and many peoble are in the woods. The mayor issued a call for ameet- ing of the citizens to-morrow to render as- sistance to the homelc e Gladstone's Golden Wedding. Loxpox, July 25.—This was the golden wedding day of Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone. The queen telegraphed a congratulatory mes sage to the distinguished couple, and the Prince aud Princess of Wales and other members of the royal family sent letters to them. The Prince of Wales also sent a gold inkstand to Mr. Gladstone. A number of liberal ladies presented @ portrait of Glad- stone with his grandson, and a large number of other presents were received. There was an immense number of callers during the day, among them being. numbers of liberal Deers. : Tho king of the Belgians telographed con- gratulations to Gludstone. All the liberul clubs and associauons in the kingdom and many unionist ladies sent addresses. The callers included the speaker of the house of commons, Lord Hartington and all the led- ing liberal members of parliament. A large number of handsome and costly presents were received. Irish admirers sent an album symbolical of Gladstone's political achieve- ments, - Considering Differential Cuicaco, July 25.—No progress was made in the Transcontinental association to-day towards settling the aispute between the Southern Pacific dud Cavadian Pucitic on the question of differentials. The proposi- tion to subwit the matter to arbitration was rejected by both rodds, and it is stlil under consideration by thp' gxecutive committee. With one or two pxoéptions the members are all in favor of ‘ablishing differcntials but in the iuterest Of harmony they will wake some concessio e Dorsey Afrested. New Yonrk, July 25, —Stephen W. Dorsey was taken into custady to-day on an order of arrest issued by Judge, Q'Brien in the su preme court for contempt of court in neg lectiug to put 1o an Appéarance at the supple- mentary proceddings ¢f judgment against him by the Nevada barfk. e A wiater. MixxEAroDis, July 25.—A Tribune's spe- cial from New Prague, Minn,, says: A tor- nido 200 feet wide passed half a mile west this afternoon. One nouse and five wheat laden railroad ears were destroyed. The crops in the path of the storm were demol- ished. No lives were lost, —— The Weather Indications, For Nebraska and Dakota: Fuir, warmer, northerly winds. For lowa: Fagr, warmer, variable winds, generally southekly, * For Wiscousin: Light local showers, cooler in eastern.portion, Warmer in westers vortion, southerly winds ———— Servian Brigands. BeLGraDE, July 25.—A band of Servian brigands is harassing the Bulgarian fronticr, In a recent conflict with the ofticers five of the brigunds and two genduuncs were killed. AN ELECTION EVERY YEAR. One Point Worrying the Sloux Fajls Schedule Committee. SUFFRAGE STIRS UP MONTANA, North Dakota Favors Submission, Fixes Salaries and Discusses the Eduocational Question—Trad« ing Votes Bribery. An Annoyance. Stoux Fats, 8. ., July 25.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.|—The whole sim of the South Dakota constitutional couvention has been to make no changa not specifically au- thorized by the omnibus bill, but the sched- ulo committee is wrestling with a point which puzzles it. Dakota's general election for county ofticers and delegates in congress occurs during the even years. Under the Sioux Falls constitution ail state officers and the legistature are to be elected for two years, As this olection will be in an odd year aud as the usual county officers must be elected next year South Dakota will have an jmportant election every year, The com- mittec considers this undesirable and is try- ing 0 find some authority for making the first term of state officers either one year or three years, but no light ~dawns on the problem. This shows how great is the annoyance in _ not veing able to make even the slightest change in the Sioux Pails coustitution. Another instance of this developed to-day n the con- sideration of tho report on education and school land. The committe ssw a ohance more strongly o protect school land as well as to insert a formal acceptance from the Jnited States of the gift of land for public buildings. The point was raised that this changed the Sioux Falls constitution, aud the report was adopted with the old section restored unchanged. Almost without ex ception the delegates, who are all level- headed and conser vatjve men, regret their inability to make a number of slight changes, as a touch lere and there would be greatly benefic ial, School Lands Discussion. Srovx FaLrs, S. D., July 25.—There was a full attendance at to-day’s session of the con- vention. The report of the committee on legislative appointments was made a speciul order for to-day. It would seem to be ac- ceptable to all parties as adopted without discussion. Concessions were made to those districts not entirely satisfied with the sena- torial apportionment by giving them addi- tional representation in_the lower house. A spirited discussion took place when the re- Pport of the committee on education and school lands was reached. The committee hud recommended an amendment to the Sioux Falls constitution so as to make the lands granted for school purposes embrace 50,000 * ncres granted for the state capital fund and tymng up said grant so that it couid only be sold subject to the sume restrictions, placed upon the sale of the school lands. It was con- tended that this convention has no right under the omuibus bill to so amend the con- stitution and further that, granting the right, it would be an injudicious action to place any limitation on the disposal of this grant, which was clearly made for the pur- pose of providing for g state ngsniwh In this view the convention gonour; 80 amend- ing the report as to make it form to the Sioux Falls constitution. A special committee of five on a communi- cation from the American Sabbath union to- day reported that the convention has no power toamend the constitution by inserting the provision refered to in the communica- tion, North Dakota and Submission. Bismanck, N, D., July 25.—The committee on temperance to-day reported in favor of the submission of the pronibition question to a vote of the people. The report was adopted. The committee on sciool lands re- ported its proposed urticle. It provides that the proceeds from the sale of school lands shall be a trust fund, the principal of which shall forever remain inviolate and may be increased bunt never diminished, the state to muke good ull losses thereon. The interest and income will be used for the support of the schools. After one year from the as- sembling of the first legislature lands, may be disposed of as follows: Not more than one-fourth of the lands shall be sold within five years, no more than one-half of the remainder in ten years, The remainder may be sold at not less than 810 per acre. The legislative committee provides that the senate shall consist of not less than thirty nor more than fifty members, and the houso of not less than sixty nor more than 140, sen- ators to be divided into two classes to be elected for two and four yea respectively. Trading of votes among the members shall be considered bribery. Sessions shall not exceed ninety days, for which compedsation shall be $300 and mileage 10 cents. The committee on educa- tion prohibits sectarianism in schools and leaves to the legislature the establishment of 8 uniform system. The committes on execu- tive provides that the governor shall hold office for Lwo years or until his successor is qualified; gives the governor power to dis- apurove of any item or part of any bill mak- ing appropriations, and the 'parts ap- proved shall become law. Tne govern- or's salary shall be 3,000 per year. The licutenant governor $1,000 of the secretary of state, auditor, commissioners of schools and public lands, commissiouer of insurance, comimissioners of railroads and attoruey general suall each receive §2,000. The suffrage committee introduced au article providing that all male citizens, etc., may vote and submitting the question of femaie suffrage to tho vote of male electors one yeur frow next full, The convention is now down to business aud will soon begin to frame u constitution from the disconnected arucles endorsed by the committees. Montana and the Suffrage. HeLexA, Mont., July 25.—The discussion of the suffrage bill to-day in the convention brought out a heated debate. Hartmann of- fered an smendment thut voters must be able to read and write the English language. He wanted a précaution \aken against the slums and criminals of Europe. Edu®tional restrictions should be placed us o safoguard around the polls. Burleigh made an argu- ment against the measure, claiming it would disfrauchise many soldiers, McGinnis said Moutana needed immigration. To disfran- chise foreigners would stop it., Atter further discussion a vote was taken, and ouly 11 voted for the amendment. The woman’s suf- frage question came up next. The galleries were filled with ladies. All the afternoon was Laken up with speeches pro wad con and yells for adjourn nt. Fioally, at 6, & vote was taken ou the proposition that the legis- lature may subwit & universal suffrage to popular vote once in four years. It was de- feated, and the convention adjourned until to-morrow. Washington Progressing. Ovywpra, Wash., July The conven tion occupied itself for some time to-duy un- 25, doing yesterday’s work. The articlo on county, city and town organizations was re- considered and amended several times, but finally passed without sny very material chaug A large por- tion of the report on executiv uond the pardoning power was adopted. ‘Ihe committee on indebtedness reported to-duy an article limiting the state debt to $400,000 except in case of war or for some specific object with the consent of the people 8t an election, Counties, cities, towus or school aistricts must not exceed 1 per cent indebt- cduess of the ussessed value of e property | NUMBER 37, without tho assent of throo-fifths of tho noters. Subsidies not to excoed 4 per cent of the nssessed valuo are allowed for railroads aud other objects. The com- mitteeo on the bill of rights also reported. Its articlo abolishes grand juries, excopt by special call of the courts. They 'shall then only include seven members, five of whom can Indict. _Appropriations of public moneys toreligious bodies for any purpose whatever is forbidden, A Suffrage Wrangle. Boise Crry, Tdaho, July 25.—The conven- tion wrangled all day over the suffrage quos- tion and finally agroed upon the majority re- port almost entire, If anything, being made stronger. All agreed it was necessary to cut the Mormons off from tho right to vote, hold office, or act on jurors, It provides for the socret ballot, preveuts any ono voting Who practices polygamy, plural or colestial marringe or bolongs to an association teach- ing or practicing these crimes; gives the legislature the power to enact laws prescrib- g limitations and restrictions for voters, ook shich A SILLY SENSATION. Evidently Designed by the Writer as a Space Fillow, Wasmieron, July 25.—|Special Tele to Tur Bee.1—The absence of so many of the officials from Washington makes the news market rather dull and causes some of the correspondents who are compelled to fill a certain amount of space every day to in vent new sensations. The latest was pub- lished tlis morning in one of the New York papers; and stated that Secretary Tracy is about to resixu for the purpose of accepting a position on the supreme bench, and thut Mr. ‘Thompson, of Indiana, is to be made sec- retary of the navy. This appeared in the same paper which stated positively, fow days ago, that Secrotary Blaine had ten- dered his resiguation, to take effect on the 1st of September. Secretary cy, when seen in relation to the subject, repliod laconicall Abso- lute bosh: not a word of sruth in it There is not much doubt that ove of the sbjects of Attorney General Milier's visit to Deer Park at this time is to consult the president gth referénce to the supreme court bench Rcancy, but all predictions us to the out- come of the consultution are mere guesses, as neither the president nor any member of the cabinet has given out a single hint a8 to who is likely to be elevated to the woolsack. In fact, it is doubtful if the president has made up his mind on the subject himself yet. Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasniNGToN, July 25.—[Special Telogram to Tur Bee.]—Pensions granted Nebras- kans: Original invalids—Duvid A. Tidball, Peter Kingery. Increase—-Mortimer G. Taylor, Henry B. Anderson, Michuel Walter Mire, Silas Aikman, John W. Wymore, Chatles Detrick, James Alexander. Original widows, etc.—Sarah, mother of Jerome P, Bridge. Pensions allowed Iowans: Original 1n- valids—Dennis B, Fox, William Hodson, ‘William May, Julius Schilling, Albert Wooa- ruff, joseph Welch, Frank Hildebrand. In- crease—Amos S. Pratt, Waiter Minter, John Fogerty, Thomas Duff, Nelson McCullum, James W. Olds, Henry J. Turner, John W. Muboney, William McLaughlin, Lowis Kel- logg, George Yeley, Webster Nagie, Lemon A. Olds, Paul A.' Lynch, John M. Mills, Willium F. Kelloge, Alva W. Benton. Re- issue, Patrick Welby. Original widows, ate.—Lois B., widow of Samuel R. Edging- Under the Wheel, WASKINGTON, Pa., July 25,—Mrs, Willlam Irwin, of this place, with her three little children and sister<n-law, tried to cross the tracks in & wagon at Elwood’s crossing o few miles west of Washington to-day. The vehicle was struck by a train. Mrs. Irwin was thrown under the wheels and ten cars passed over her body, mangling it terribl. A three-year-old son had both legs cut off and has since died of his injuries, The oth- ers escaped without serious injury. Pension Investigations. WasnINGTON, July 25,—The committee ap- pointed by Secretary Noble to investigate anda report upon the re-ratiug of pensions in the pension bureau during last year, were to-day busily engaged in examining cases. A statement is being prepared at the pension ofiice showing the number of cases that huve been made special during the four months of Tunner's administration. 1t is stated by the pension officiuls that these special cases number less thun a thousand. Mrs. Heron is All R'ght, WAsnINGTON, July 23.—In response to his telegram of Tucsaay respecting the case of Mrs, Heron, reported to be under sentence of death_in Corea for preaching the doc- trines of christianity, W. F. W harton, act- ing secretary of stutc, this morning reccived the following dispatch from Minister Dins- more: SkouL, Coreu, July 24.—Report concerning Mrs. Heron wholly without foundation, John May Pass. WasHINGTON, July 25.—The treasury do- partment has acquiesced in the cpinion of the attorney-general that Chinese can pass through United States territory in_transit to foreign ports, Instructions were to-day sent to the collector at New Orleans to per- mit the landing of the Chinese who recently arrived there. Capital Notes, WasmiNatoy, July 25.—(Special Telegram to THE Bee.|—The comptroller of the cur- rency has authorized the organmation of the First National bauk, of Liberty, Neb.; capital, #0,000. E. E. Sarden, president; H. A. Harden, cashier. seneral Van Wyck will start for Nebraska on Sunday morning. Postal Changes. WASHING1OX, July 25,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The following fourth class Nebraska postmusters were appointed to-day Elkhorn, Douglas county, A. . McDougall; Ithaca, Saunders county, O, Barnes North Loup, Valley county, Oscar Balworlk; Weston, Saunders county, H. B, Hadseil, To Be Reinstated. WasnINGTON, July 25.—D. S. McIntyre, of Illiwois, formerly special exammer in the pension office, and George W. Carr, ir., of Kunsas, formerly principal examiner in the saue office, are 1o be reinstated under modi- fied clvil service rule 10. - THE TIMES INVESTIGA 10! The Commission Enters Upon Long Vacation, LONDON, July 25, —The Parnell commission entered upon its long recess to-duy. When court met this morning the first witness called was an accountant, who stuted that tha books of the land league, which haa been produced before the commission, cov. ered the whole period of the league's exist- ence. He could not say that the £35,000 which wus unaccouted for, owing to the ub- sence of the books of the ladies' league, had been misappropristed. Scams, the solicitor for the Times, in reply to u question by Sex- ton, said that he could not tell within £10,000 of 'the amount the Times had paid o wit- uesses, ‘The sum, bowever, was very large, This concluded the taking of evidence, and tho court then adjourned until October 4. e An Emphatic Denial. Kansas Crry, July 25.—M, E. Hewins, president of the Cherokee Strip Stock asso- ciation, when usked to-duy about his com- pany’s alleged offer to the Cherokee uation 0 extend the company's lease over the strip ten years beyoud it termination, stated most emphatically that the sssociation bad made no such proposition to the Indisus. 1f the commission should be successful in negoti tions with the Cherokees the association would withdraw frou the strip &s soon us it could rewmove its cattle. 1s | i | HEAVY DRY GOODS FAILURE. The Merchant Princes, Lewis Brom & Oo., Gone to the Wall. FOUR LIABILITIES MILLIONS, The Assignment Filed in Philadelphis —KEffect of the Urash in New ¥ork, Baltimore and Other Citles, A Heavy Fallure, Nrw York, July 25.—The announcement that notes of the heavy dry goodas firm of Lewis Bros. & Co. had gone to protest was the ail-absorbing topis of conversation in mercantile circles to-day. According to the current report the liabilities of the embar rassed firm amount to nearly §4,000,000, whioh it wus thought could be mere than covered by the resources when the latter were in shape w0 be immedk ately available. In an interview to-di the manager of the firm said _that no assignment had yet been wmade. When asked if he thought the house would tide over the dificulty, he said: “Yes; but the members of the firm are not here und 1 cans not speak authoritatively. I expect they will come to the store later this afternoon.’” The ubsence of Lewis Bros. & Co. from their place of busiuess during the forenoon Rave rise to the supposition that thoy werd endeavoring 10 muke arrangements to take up the protested uotes. It was understood thatif the firm could be given a little time they would be able to pay In full and cons tinue business without detriment to either themselves or customers. The members of the firm are Walter H. Lowis, Joseph W Lewis, Henry Lowis and John L. Boardman, all well and widely known in the business community. Their house is one of the largest of its kind in the United States, The ussignment of Leavis Bros. & Co, was filed in the county clerk's oftico here this afternoon. The assigument was exccuted in Philadelphia. The parties will make a statement in a fow days. Bliss, the assignee, said the firm's statements in the past sixty days showed & surplus of over §1,000,000 but that was not available now. A large purt of it wasin accounts which they couid not collect ime mediately. He thought the nssets would maka a fair showing. The liabilities were to banks and trust compauies. There will be & meeting of the creditors in ten days, he said, Aman familisr with the firm's affairs sald to-day that nearly all the banks in New England held the firm's paper, especially in cities where they had mill accounts, Bosion, Providence, Hartford, New Haven and Now Bedford banks ure reported to hold considerable paper. The New York banks mentioned are the Fourth National, Ninth Nutional, Central National, and Central Trust company. Philadelphia banks ure the heaviest holders. The firm has beon ex- tended and overloaded. They suffered & severe loss in the death of Henry Lews, the founder of the house, who wus well known, particularly in Philadelphia, It was learned from aunother source that the firm own their store vroverty in Phila- delphia, and also their store building on Worth street, New York, which is on leased grounds and which it is said was mortgaged a foew months ugo. It is said one of the causes of the failure. was the Johns town disaster. The late Henry Lewis had & large 1nterest in the Cambria iron works there, which his estate held, and the loss by the flood depreciated the securities. The Johnstown Manufacturing company’s Wood- vale woolen mills consgned their products to Lewis Brothers. The mill was destroyed by the flood and the loss was £300,000. It was controlled by the Cambria Iron com- pany. Walter H. Lewis was & director of the New York Life Insurance company, The business of the firm has amounted to as high as $15,000,000 a year. Lately it is said to bave fallen to eight or ten miliions annually. They claimed their capital was million and a half and they made money every year, Since January there has been donbt ex- pressed about their financial standing, and in March lust Bradstrects took away their capital rating and reduced their credit rating a grade. April 20 the firm wade the follow- g statement to a large financial institu- tiou: Assets, 5,472,000, cousisting of ledger accounts of ~ §1,5i5,000; manufacturers® ounts, £1,793,000; securities, $811,000; real #170,000; bills receivable, '§23,000% habilities, $4,120,000, of which 3,082,000 was bills vayable and $447,000 a loan; nev surplus, $1,348,000. This wus not looked on as u fa- vorable statement by the head. The firm nad to work to make collectious. The firm was interested in the Conshohocken worsted. milis, which failed. 'They admitted in March last that they would lose 825,000 by President Bullock’s insolvenc or over twenty-five ) tae firm of Lewis Bros. & Co. have been the leading house in the dry goods trade. It was founded in Philadelphia in 1852, The founder died in 186, leavin a lurge estate, of which $255,000 was investe in capital m the fira, Cnused Surprise in Philadelphi PuiLapeLviia, July 25.—A surprise was occasioned in business circles this moruing by the aunouncement that the firm of Lewis Bros."% Co., wholesule dry goods dealers, had mude an assignment for the benefit of their creditors. bile the exact amount cannot yet be ascertaned, it is thought the liabiliti firm will sum up nearly 4,000,000, “Che firm 15 one of the largest in its line of business in the city, uud perhaps in the coun- try. It has houses in many of the large cities of the United States, notably New us Yorlk, Chicago, Baltimore and Boston, The members of the drm resident here are George Lewis and Henry A. Wharton, Joseph W. Lewis. Mr. W\ harton, whou scen this morn- ing, promptly admitted the authenticity of the'rumor that his firm had made an assien- went, Cornelius W. Bliss, of the New York firm of Bliss, Fabayar & Co., he stated, wus the assi “I"am’ unable,” continued Wharton, *o place the amount'of our liabil- ities. However, I feel convinced that they in excess of our course it is impossible to deter- mine these things until an examination of the books has been made, 1f we could have had only two or three days more I um sure we would have been anle to tide over our diffi- culties, but the blow fell just at the worst time and the only courss was to make an assignment, and this we did this mornin, For some time past our business prospect have never been brighter, but you know you cun't market pap " assets, Provide Involved, Provivexce, R. 1., July 25.—The mills and banks here will be involved by the failure of Lewiy Brothers & Co. to the amount of 000,000, Local banks have about §150,000 of their paper among six or eight of them and the remainder is divided among half & dozen mills, including those at Slater, Mauville and Wavergau, The belief prevails here that the firm can pay its indebtedness in full if they are given time. None of the mills or bauks will be seriously embarrassed. Affects the Mills Favrrs, River, Mass., July 25.—The failure of Lewis Bros. & Co. caused considerable in- terest here to-day, as the firm was well known to allcloth manufacturers. It had no effect on the print cloth market or any local mills because it had no Falls Kiver business. Later in the afternoon it was reported that oue mill here was involved, but ouly for & small wwmount. © Al Right in Baltimor Bavtioue, Md., July 25,—Prominent dry goods men hiere estimate that Lewis f3roths rs & Coumpany have in Bultimore more than 500,000 of ussets and no liabilitie e A Factory Burned, Muxcik, Ind, July 25.—J. H, Saith & Co's Hent Wood works buraed to-nighk Loss, #63,000; tusur Jight