Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 28, 1889, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BE NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, WEDNESD AY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1880. SPREAD OF THE BIG STRIKE, | The Great London Walkout Re. ceives a Frosh Impulse. BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL. Cargors of Perishable Property Rot- ting in the Holds of Ships— Coal and Meat Prices Jumping Up. Strikers Receiving Accesions. 1 Copyright 989 by James Gordon Bannett,] LoxooN, August 27.—[New York Hecald Cable—Special to Tue Bee. | —London’s great strike has received a fresh impuise, this time from the ranks of the coal porters and wagon men. Nearly every wharf In North London, where is located the great center of the coal trade, is affected, the men demand- ing an increase of 1 penny per ton for load- ing up, and 6, pence per ton for landing. Many of the firms express o willingness to aceede to the acmands of the men, but the lat- ter refuse to return to work until the whole of the employers have given in. Lobdon’s great carting ngencies aro threatened, the van drivers expressing a determination to go out before the end of the weck. There appears to be & universal demand for an increase of wages and almost every trade is seizing the present opportunity to present its demand. The dock laborers, with whom the strike originated, still remain firm avd bave re- ceived many additions to their ranks, They have also perfected a system of pickets, who are on duty day and night at the dock gates, railway stations in tho rfver and along the strects, who intercept and generally bring over the laborers brought from the provinces by the dock authorities to assistin unloading ships. Never before has the business of the great port of London been in such a paralyzed condition as it is to-day. Cargocs of meat from Australin and fruit and eggs from the continent are rotting iv ship holds. Iuterviews were held yesterday between the representatives of the men and the em- ployers, ' but no satisfactory settlement was obtained, Ship owners having contracts to carry mails are experisnoing great difficulty in getting boats away, and one ship is boing secretly londed by the officers and crow of the ship and clerks from the owner’s office. The prices of coal and foreign meats have Jumped up 25 to 40 per cent. —_— Mother and Daughter Meot. #[Copyright 1859 by James Gordow Bennstt. | Lverroow, August37.—| New York Herald Cable—Speciai to Tue Beg.]—Baroness von Roque, mother of Mrs. Maybrick, visited her mother at the jail to-day, when an intecview of a very painful character took place. The baroness was conducted by the warden to the grated room where the convicts usually see their friends, and after an interval of a few minutes Mrs. Maybrick, attended by two fomales, who remained througnout the wterview, was brought in. The convict, ‘who was attired in the ordinary prison garb, had been brought from the hospital. She was in & very weak and emaciated condition and the baroness firmly believes that her daughter will not long sur- vive if she is kept in prison. So overcomo ‘was the baroness that she could scarcely speak, But very little was said on either side. Mrs, Maybrick, whose conversation fellon her cluldren, protested her innocence, and expressed the wish that the publle would believe it, 100, and help her for the suke of her children. 'The baroness says that she will not leave Englaad till her daughter is free. —— The Yarina Wins, [Copyright 1889 by Jan Torquay, August 27.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Ber]—The regatta of the Royal Torquay Yacht club was heid to-dny. There was fine weather, with a veering yvind from the south southeast to north northwest, which was fresh from the start. In the raco for yachts excceding twenty tons rating, for & prize of £80, the Valkyrie, Yarana and Deerhound competed. The Valkyrie led throughout, but the Yarana managed to keep well after her, and after a race of five hours and o balf over a forty-mile course tho finishing times were: Valkyrie, 4 hrs, 81 mins, 45 secs.; Yarana, 4 hrs. 36 mins. 20 secs. On time allowancethe Yarana won by 28 seconds. Gordon Bonneth.] ——— Uity of New York Arrives. LCopyright 1889 by Janss Gordon Bennett.] QUEENSTOWN, August 27.—|New “York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Beg.]—The City of New York arrived at 12:40 a. m. after a passage of 6 days, 8 hours and 18 minutes. On the 2lst she lert Sandy Hook at 8:53 a. m. The duly runs were as follows: 22d, light breeze and fog at intervals 234, 438, light breeze, tine and cleur; 2ith, 450, light brecze, fine; 25th, 432, calm and clear; 20th, 444, moderate, fine; 2Sth, 225; stopoed off Roche'’s point at 11:56 p. m. The Teutonic hus not yet reported. —_—— Steamship Arrivals. At New York—The Egypt and Wyoming, from Liverpool; the Moravia, from Ham- burg; the State of Pennsyivania, from Glas- gOW. At London—Sighted: The City of New York, the Queen and the Cufic, from New York for Liverpool. At Moville—The Devonia, York for Glusgow. At Glusgow—The State of Alabawa, from New York, e The Select Knights, Kaxsas Ciry, August 27.—The Supreme Legion of the Select Kuights of North America begun its regular bieunial session tw-day. Six months ago the Select Knights were a branch of the Aucient Order of United Workmen, but at @ special meeting last February 1t was decided to withdraw from the parent organization. 'The question at the resent mecting was whether this action should be ruuified. After considerable discussion the action of the special meeting was rescinded abd the matter referred to a committee. e The Charge Agai Field Dismissed. SAN Fraxorsco, August 27.—The United States circuit court was ofticially informed to- day that the charge of murder against Jus- tice Fivld hadibeen dismissed by the Stockton court. Judge Sawyer accordingly dismissed the haboas corpus proceedings in the case of Justice Field, from Now — A Postal Thief Arriste 1. Wanixarox, August 27.—-Chief Postomice Inspector Rathbone has received a telegram sunouncing the arrest of Joseph 8. Bresece, charged with stealing mail from the Mud- ason, Mis, postoftice. ‘The arrest is re- gurded by Oficials as an important one, ey ! The Weatner Forecast. Nebraska—Fair, stationary temperature in eastern, slightly cooler in western portiont southwesterly winds; cooler Tbursday. Jowa—Fair, slight changes iu lewperuture, southerly winds. L R sty ey 0! \ an Thuraday, wiods siikiog 10 westerly, EX-EDITOR WEST ARRESTED. He Is Charged With an Over Issue of Times Stock. Cnioaao, August 97.—[Special Telogram o Tng Ber.]—As a result of the recent con- troversy over the management of the Chicago Times a warrant for the arrest of James J, West, the ex-editor of that paper, was sworn out. shortly after tho noon hour to-day by H. J. Hulskamp, one of the proprietors of tho paper. West is charged with an over issue of stock of the Chicago Times company to the amount of $100,000, contrary to the statutes of the state of Illinois. The warrant was swora out before Justice David J. Lyon, and a constablo was sent out at once to ind Mr. West, who is in the city, having been seen upon the street last evening in company with Mr. F. P. Dunn, ex-city editor of the Times, who is a warm personal friend of Mr. West aad who was asked to walk the plank with his superior when the Huiskamp- Irwin syndicate came into possession of the property. The rather radical move of Mr, Huiskamp 1 deciding to arrest Mr., West was the re- sult of an_ all night conference between the Ym»un! proprietors of the Times, Messrs, Huiskamp, Irwin and Wiegley, and the at- torneys for the Times, Luther Laflin Mills and Frank Walker. b It was stated at the conference between tho above that Mr. West had in the last few days been industriously circulating the re- port that the present management of the Times was doomed, and that he (Mr. ‘West) owned seven-tenths of thestock i the paver and that at a meeting of wealthy gentlemen yesterday Mr. West had been pledged all the support flnanciaily he would réquire, Mr. West, it was said, had laid out the staff he intended to have on the Times, makine Mr. Dunn editor-in-chief. These reports were more or less demoralzing to the employes of the paper and tho owners of the Times decided to prove to the public just what interest Mr. West had in the paper, About 3 o'clock this afternoon Mr. West and Mr. William A. Paton, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Hastke, at the Tiunes building and enter Some one in charge tried to eject them, ana during the discussion the elevator was started carrying the whole party to the top floor, where Mr. Huiskamp, Mr. Dunlop and other gentlemen were in session as directors of the company. Mr. West effected an on- trance long enough to produce an injunction issued by Judge Jamieson this morning re- straining Messrs., Huiskamp, Dunlop and others from acting as directors. This bropght the meeting to an_abrupt _close, and ut 3:30 o'clock the situation was about as follows Messrs. Huiskamp and Dunlop and, their friends were in secret conference as to their plan of action, while Messrs. Wast and Paton were walking the floor outside and awaiting the outcome. Just at this juncture Constable Lawler stepped in with his warrant, and with a smiling bow said: this Mr. West1” Yes, sir,” was the answer. Constable Lawler?" *L am,” the polite server of the processes replied with a bow that was Chesterfieldan in its calm dignity. Mr. West hesitated but a moment and then, in & very off-handed “way, said, ‘“All right let's go over to Justice Lyon’s office,” und thoy went. After Mr. West left the building in the constable's company Mr. Dunlop reported his version of the affair, ho said: *‘The board of directors were in session when Mr. Paton, a former membver of the board, appeared, Mr. Paton had resigned and his resignation had been ac- cepted and he had no right there, but as. a matter of courtesy he was admitted. Once inside the room he produced the injunction issued by J e Jamieson. Mr. Graham, the privato 8 ary to Mr. West, then tried to force his way in and was promptly arrestei on the charge of assisting in the issue of fraudulent stock. You can rest assured that the Times will remain in charge of its present man- agers and that there will be no chavge, This whole thing is a rank biuff and it won't work.” ‘West's bail was fixed at $10,000, which he furnished. v The other spectacle was from Tenth street up Grand avenue. In the for2ground was a solid phalaux of human beings, a sort of at- mosphere of bright colors and good nature covermng it all. A little further on was the reviewing stand with its drapery and freight of dignitaries and newspaper men, and then in the distance the yellow plumes of the light horse squadron moving down the hill at the head of the great column between solid walls of cheering humanity. The crowd and the police both kept in good humor, and there were no serious collisions, Down Grand avenue from Fifth street every win- dow and place where one could stand or sit was taken, Every window of the Plankin- ton house blossomed out in fair faces and shapely forms, It was a day of beauty and of joy. e “Are you TEXAS FEVER RAGING. Hundreds of Head of Cattle Dying of the Discase. KANSAS Ciry, August 27,—Reliable news comes from southern Kansas and the pasture lands of the Indian territory that the herds of native and Texas cattle which range in the territory are afilicted with what is thought to be Texas fever, or’ something worse, A man who has just returned from that part of the conntry states that hundreds of cattle are dying in the pastures south of Arkansas City. He says the cattle are be- ing shipped to market from the pastures from where carcasses are lying in hundreds cing considered good enough for can- ners' stock. A e Stumping the State For Minor, Niw ORLEANS, August 27.—|Special Tolegram to Tue Ber]—Congressman Burrows, of Michigan, arrived Lere his afterncon. He will take the stump for Minor in the fight in the Third aistrict. Péters, of Kansas, aud Rowell, of Tllinois, will follow. Mr. Burrows <vas interviewed this evening at the St. Charles hotel by & Bgg reporter and disciaimed anything except an intention to talk protection to the people in Louisiana. ‘I guess we will try and se- cure Minor a fair election this time,” said the speaker, with emphasis on the ‘‘this,” accompanying his words with a twinkle in bis eye. *“Phe democrats aro scared. They are howling now for more speakers. ~All the decayed editors in the state are being pressod into the service. ————— A Prominent Artorney Dying. Sr. Josemr, Mo, August 27.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bek.]—Hon, Samuel B, Green, one of St. Joseph's leading attorney is dying. For sevoral days Mr. Green has shown signs of physical prostration, and his friends urged him 1o take a rest, but press- ing business demanded his atténtion and he kept at his desk. Last-night he was attacked by paralysis, and no hopes are entertainea of his recovery. B Pniladelphia Damagd by Water. PHILADELPIIA, August 37.—Many residents of the Fifteenth ward, this city, were afraid 10 retire last night bacause of the caving in of the streets, the breaking of sewers and the bursting of water pipes, caused by the recent heavy rains. 1t is estimated that $100,000 worth of damage was done. Watertown Excursionist: Waterrows, 8. D., August 27.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The town is alive with excursionists to-night. They came from Towa aud southern Minnesota. They visited Lake Kumpeseka duriog the aay. They will start on their return trip to- mOrrow, ekt A Mormon lmmigrants. NEw YORK, August 27.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek.]—The steamer Wyoming, of the Guion line, landed 123 Mormons at Castle Gardeu to-duy, THE REAL CRAND ARMY DAY. Bvery Old Veteran at His Post ‘With Order Reigning. SHERMAN WARMLY WELCOMED. Enthusiastic Comrades Greet Him With kervor--Mrs. Lo:an Bos sieged By Admirers—The Great Parade. The Soldiers' Dav. Miuwavkee, Wis, August 97.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bek. |—Yesterday was the day of haund shaking and sociability among the veterans. No order was thought of, and the private was as great a man as the gen- eral and was on familiar terms with him, To-day the conditions are different. This is the real Grand Army day, when the men fall into line and obey orders, when the offi- cer receives as his right the regulation salute of his subordinate. The old soldier this morning as he rolled out of his bunk of straw or from under the counterpane, as the case might be, instine- tively gave himself an extra shake for appear- ance’s sake, smoothed out a few wrinkles in his clothes or brushed from them the dust of travel. It was the day of dress parade, and the veteran who was not anxious to look well and desirous that his company or regi- ment should make a zood appearance was not worthy of his name. . ‘This morning the cities and towns of the state seemed to have emptied themselves in Milwaukee. Inthe hotels the crush was terrible. It was all one could do to forea his way through, In the Plankinton house espe- cially, where General Sherman, General Al- ger, Commissioner Tanner and Mrs. Logan were, crowds were standing around wait- ng to get a glimpse of the distin- guisbed parties, Mrs. Logan, coming down the stéps from the large dining hall about 9 o'clock leaning on the arm of General Alger, was forced to hold an impromptu reception, as a crowd of vet- erans from one direction and a bevy of la- dies from the opposite direction rushed to greet her, Mrs. Logan had a distingu ance as she stood a step above crowd be- fore her, hor ruddy face set in & frame of silver white hair wreathed in smiles. She seems never to tire of receiving the greet- ings of “the boys,” and certainly the boys never tire of greeting her. She divides the honors with General Sherman. "Though the parade was not to start from Twenty-second street until 10 o'clock pzople began to seek advantageous positions from which to view the line as early as 8 o’clock. In fact those from the interior towns who came in as early as 7 o’clock hied them at once to suitable positions and there held their ground till the veterans had passed by. ‘The day was perfect, despite the premo- nition of rain during the early moruing hours, and everything favored the success of the grand parade. “The parade, while not so large as some an- ticipated, was well managed, a fine spectacl and a complete success. A thingremarkable in the history of big processions was that it started on time. The heud of the columns began to move at 10 o’clock and reached the reviewing stand on Grand avenae at 10:80, A conservative estimate of the numbar of ?1‘(?300“’“0 passed that point places 1t at bed appear- A noticeable incident of the parade was the enthusiasm of the old veterans when- ever they caught a glimpse of General Sher- man. He was greeted with round aftor round of cheers while the bands forgot their admonition not to play “Marching I'hrough Georzia,” and the grizzled old hero of the triumphal march through the south had to listen to the tune that has dinned in his ears ever since the war closed. Occasionally a veteran in the ranks would break out with a sally at his old general, “Oh, yowll live to fight through another war,” while another shouted, ‘*How about those chickens?” To the latter's interrogative General Sherman, wha was as tickled 8s a school boy, reptied : “Oh, I never wok the trouble to inquire where they came from.” The Pennsylvania delegation made the best appearance of any postin the line, and were conspicuous for their soldierly bearing throughout the entire parade. There were two magnificent spectacles to be seen about the time the paraae started. Oue was observable from the intersection of Eighth street on Grand avenue. Looking down the avenue to the bridge, with the gaudily bedecked bridge as a background and ali the way up on both sides of the street as side lights, the great, seething mass pre- nted a panorama which no one who saw it is likely to forget in a lifetime. It was grand and imposing, and how gay it looked withal, There was breeze enough to keepthe banners and flags fluttering and the lively movements of the individual components of the great mass suggested that the whole was being stirred by pleasing emotions and the flags and the peoplo were all dancing to the same joyous music. Louis Story, a member of a Minneapolis post, fell ill whils marching through the street last night, and is now in the hospital. Ole Oleson, of Kast Lake, Mich., who was comicg to the city with the Manistee post on a steamer. while sleeping on the deck, rolled overboard and drowned last night. Overflowing camp fires were held at var: fous poiuts inthe city. Contrary to general expectation General Sherman failed to put in an appearance at either of the principal meetings. Prominent speakers wero heard avall the meetings, including Commander- in-Chief Warner, Comuissioner Taoner, General Fairchild and others, A monster war song concert was given in Juneau park, Mrs, Johm A, Logan was given a reception at the court house and was escorted by the entire Iliinois aepartment of 2,000 veterans, Most of the state in caucus to-night on of a commander-in-chief, The New Eng- land delegation and Minnesota agreed informally to support Judge Veazey, of Ver- mont. Ohio and Illinois decided to subport General Alger, who will also, of course, re- eeive Michigan's vote. New York and Penn- sylyania did not commit themselves. ‘The choice for the next place of meeting lies between Washington, Boston and Sara- toga, ——— THE SANTA FE WRECK. delegates met the choice All the Injured Out of Dan ger Except Two, CuicAGo, August 27.—Dr. James Burry, surgeon of the Santa Fe railroad, returned from the scene of yesterday’s accident near Streator, on that road, this morning. He says there are twelve of the injured in the hospital at Streator. All of those, he says, are out of danger except two, Mrs. R.'K. Tuckerman, of Topeka, and Mrs. George B. Peters, of Emporia, Kas, These are in no immediate danger, but the nature of their hurts are such that pueumonia is lisble to develop. There have been no deaths, Al Lt R Nebraska and lowa Pension WasHINGTON, August 27.—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Ber.]—Pensions granted Ne- braskans: Origival invalids—Edmund Wa- terhouse, Daniel Fox. Increase-—Ephriam Hudsou, Baker, William A. Vioto Pensions allowed Iowans: Origina) inva- lids—Silas A. Reynolds, Klisha W. Slater, Martin Polin, ~Increase—Perry Hinzman, Original widows, etc.—Mary H. Graham, widow of Danie) Caviu, tralians Rioring. Lina, O., Aigust 27.—The striking Italians ou the new railroad drove off all other em- ployes this morning and threatened to kill them if they returned to work. Several Italians were arrested and locked up. Others threaten to come to town aud liberate the prisoners. ‘I'ie militia has been notified to 1d themselves io readiness, OHAIRMAN FAITHORN'S TRID, A Part of the Fight Against the Onnadian Cnroaao, August 2. —;. 1 Telogram to T Bre.]—"The trip of Chiatrman Faithorn to Now York in His attempt to induce the Trunk lines to mike pro-rating arrango- menta on business to St. Paul oueht to open the eyes of the pablic,” said the general manager of @ prominent western -road to-day, ¢ *T don’t believe Chdirman Faithorn will be successful in securing the co-operation of the Trunk lines, but he will certainly press the question énough to learn why they refuse. That is exactly what we want to know. Al weo ask is proowsely the same arrangements thoy grant the Canadiab Pacific and Grand Trunk, and if they refuso we want to know the reason for the ‘rofusal. The Canadian ronds are driving & ndil in their coftins for every day that they carry freights at tho present rates to the ndfthwest. If they pay all they barely play even with their ensy trafc arrangements with trunk lines, - We, in Chicago, are completely cut off from trafiio arrangements and must pay full local rates on business dostined to tho north- west, That, in + & nut shell, 18 the cause of the whole Northwestern de- moralization which, by the way,<s by no means settled. To make any money the Chicago-St. Paul roads must get their share of northwestern through business and at re- munerative rates, “And how much do you suppose the St. Paul lines have been carrying during the summer{ The amount I8 laughably small 1n view of the disturbance it raised. Idon't beileve all the roads combmed carried five cars a_ woek whether received by rail __or lake and rail. The reason is perféctly manifest. The 09 cent rate to St. Paul 18 not exorbitant, but it has Lo be cut_to ‘16 cents to barely meet the Canadian Padifio rate. Of course the 15 cent rato was a lasing one, but it was low enough to sigken the Canadian Pacific. You see we were simply, feeding them some of their own medicine, They reduced rates on us and froze us out ®f the business, and we proposed to mate them carry the trafiic at a losing rate if they earried it all, as_they have been doing. Now you know exactly why the recent wrangle occurred ‘‘But, as I stactod ot to say, the Canadian roads will not win by ¥heir hogish policy, Every one, congress ineluded, must see that we are being deprived of business properly belonging to us and I believe we will get re- lief. Before then, however, we will learn the nawes of the teunk lines who favor Canadian lines. If they do ot make equally liberal arrangements with us the benefit thoy gained by their Canadiau advances will be short lived.” . The Atchison Reorganization. Cricaco, August 27.—The reorganization of the Atchissn, Topaka & Sauta Fe railway compary to-day assumed definite shape. President W. B. Strong retires and will be succeeded by Allen Mauville, now first vice president of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba road. Chairman Magoun, of the committee of re- organization, said to a réporter this evening that the resignation of President Strong will beaccepted at the meeting of directors in Boston in September and Mr. Manville will assume his office in_this civy September 9, No cther changes will be decided upon until after that date. “It is stated that you have decided to liouidate all indubteddess by assuming a blanket mortgage to cover the whole sys- tem?” said the reporte: *‘No funding whelr{#fls yet been deter- mined upon,” replied M¥.*Mazoun, “and will not be for some time, No_real opportunity hus been presented of detSfmining -just ex- actly what the property as an eatirety can do, "and until such demonstration is made, which will of course be largely contingent upon the crops to be moved during the sea- 800, no policy with regard to the fuuded debt will be determined upon.” Mr. Magoun praferred not to say anything regardiog President Strong's management or the cause of his retirem®nt. 1t is stated upon good authority that the resignation of A. C. Armstrong, purchusing agent, will also epted September. 8. President Strong was seen at his hotel, aund admivted without hesitation that he had resigned. He declined to discuss the rela- tions between himself and the new board of directors, and woula not state waether -his resignation was votuntary or not. Trans-Missouri Association. Cnicaco, August 27.—The meeting of the Trans-Missouri association for the purpose of agreeing upon a basis of through rates be- tween Chicago and points in Kansas and Nebraska to correspond with the locals to the Missouri river and. beyond, began here to-day. e A COUNTERFEITER CONFESSES. A Letter From His Wife Gives the Officers 'a Ciue. LEAVENWORTH, Kan,, August 27.—[Special Telegtam to Tue Bge.]—David Poe, con- fined in the county jail at this place on the charge of passing counterfeit money, turned state's evidence this evening and divulged the secrets of & gaug of counterfeiters oper- ating throughout western Missouri” and eastern Kansas with headquarters at Sugar Lake, a small place near Atchison, ‘The coin made by this gang wasmade by running moulton lead into plaster of paris moulds, It is easily detected as spurious. Poe was the one who worlked off much of the money in Atchison and was arrested in this city while endeavoring to do the same here, He got a commission of 85 per cent on ail he got rid of. Connected with him was one Robort Rose, from whom Poe leased @ house at Sugar Luke, In this house all the money was coinad. Poe recelved a letter from his wife yesterday saying she had removed all the ‘“things” from Poe's room. She told him to “give nothing aad nobody away until driven to the wall.” This letter coming ints tho possession of the guthorities, Poe mado the consession to insure judicial leniency. Further developments are expected. pladd B iy A SOUTHERN ADMIRER. —_— A Confederate Bulogizes Grant and Getn 'Rebuked. HiGaiNsyILLE, Mo., August 27.—At the re- union of ex-confederate veterans to-day,Colo- nel J. T. Crisp in, hig speech eulogized General Grant, whereupon some one in the audience called “‘What's the mat- ter with Jeff Davis!’’, p replied that he had no adwiration for Bavis, when General Joseph Shelby pebuked, him for speaking Lightly of the ex- of the confed- eracy. An animated ue followed and Shelby and Crisy came 10 blows, Frionds ioterfersd, Naupdyor. Nebraska and Jowa Patent: WASHINGTON, August 27.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Hee.) ~Bafeuts issuea to Ne- braskans: Johp N. Barr, assignor of one- balf to G. D. Benjamin, Edgar, Neb., har- ness loop; George Laubein, Omaha, Neb., carriage spring; James Philpott, Rising City, Neb., halter, Patents allowed Iowans; Christian Loetscher, Dubugque, Ia., screen and storm door; Alexander McCallum, Raymund, Ia, bay distributor: Dennis McHugh, Malvern, Ta.; harrow; John Van Ausdale aud H. A" Dolan, Keokuk. Ia., rubber shoe attachments Loren It. Withrell, assiguor of three-fourth to E. W., 0. W.and A, B. Brady, Daven~ port, la., water wotor, . D mocrats Asked to Resign. Ricurokn, Vi, August 87.—G. G. Bene- dict, of Burlingfon, the newly appointed col- lector of customs for Vermont, bas requested the resignation of all the democratic oficers in the custom house here. — Seismic Disturbance in Russia. LoNDON, August 37.—An earthquake was experienced on the Russian frontier yester- day. In the village of Khenorik 129 persons were buried alive. DEMPSEY DOWNED AT LAST. Knocked Out in the Thirty-Second Round. A FAST- AND FURIOUS FIGHT. Fouls Were Indulged in on Both Sides and the Victor Did Not Leave the Ring Un- soathed. Le Blanche Has His Revenge. SAN FRANCISCO, August ¥7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber]—Great intercst was taken to-night in the fight between Jack Dempsey and La Blanche, “The Marine," which ocourred under the auspices of the Caiifornia Athletic club. Four thousand persons witnessed the set-to, Hiram Cook acted as referce. The betting for several days has been 1n Dempsey’s favor. Both men entered the ring in fine condition, Dempsey weighing 157 and La Blanche 161 pounds, Time was called at 9:35, The Marine forced the fighting in the early part of the contest und several sharp blows were exchanged. In the fifth round the Marine clinched and throw Dempsoy to the floor amid a storm of hisses and applause. Sharp in fighting fol- lowed. In the sixth he lifted Dempsey on his hip and tried to throw him, following this with several rushes aud accomplishing little. Inthe ninth La Blanche clinched and threw Dempsey again amidst cries of “foul.” During La Blanche's rushes in the tenth Dempsey strack him two staggering blows on the jaw. After the gong had rung for the close of the round the Marine struck Dempsey in tho face and retired to his corner. Dompsey walked over to him and landed a hard one on the Marine's neck which made the latter Erogey. In the thirteenth and fourteenth Dempsey got 1 several had ones on the Marine’s™ jaw and chest and the Marine scemed unsteady. In the sixteenth LaBlanche resumed his rushing tactics, but after a clinch Dempsey landed with awful force on his nose. He repeated some of these staggerers in the seventeenth, eighteenth und nineteenth, in the latter round gaining the first knock down of the fight by a tremendous blow on the Marine's neck. Dempsey coutinued to pursue his aggres- sive tactics, and 1n_the twenty-third round the Marine was showing the effects of his unishinent, During the clinch, however, o pounded Dempsey hard on the ribs. In the twenty-sixth Dempsey forced his op- ponent into his corner and pounded him in the neck. La Blanche stagrered ke a drunken man. Before the close of the round, however, he recovered astonishingly and caught Dempsey hard.on the neck. Dempsey was knocked out in the thirty- second reund. Not Their kirst Fight. Allday yesterday and up to late last night the one theme of conversation among the sports was the Dempsey-Marine fight, and, while the majority of the knowing ones ex- pressed themselves as confident that Jack would win, there was a goodly number who considered the Marine's chances of victory very good, and some considerable money at the odds of to toone was laid at the Dia- mond last night to this effect. This was not the first meeting of the two men. They fought a most desperate battle a little over three years ago, at Larchmont, on Long Islana Sound, Dempsey knocking the Marine out in the thirteenth round. It was a Queensberry fight, but the bloodiest and hardest ever fought in this country, Le Blanche held bis own in great form for seven or eight rounds, in one or two of ~which he had much the best of the Nonpaveil, but in _the tenth round the tide of battle turned in Jack's favor. In this round, 1n breaking away from a alinch, Dempsey landed his right in on Le Blanche's jaw, knocking him off his feet and all but knocking him out. The Marine’s sec- onds were loud in their claims of a toul, but this the referee would not aliow, but ordered the men to go on and fight it out, and 1n_the tnirteenth round Le Blanche succumbed, being literally cut to pieces and jabbed into insensibility. Le Blanche in this fight was clearly outgener- alled, for he was in_the very pink of condi- tion, and bigger and stronger than he will ever be again in his life, By clever ducking and dodging Dempsey won the fight. The Marine went into it like a mad bull and un- dertook to rush the wiry Nonpareil off the faco of the carth, but every rush was met with sallies of rights and lefts that soon knocked the life out of the ferocious Marine. Altbough Demgsey was whipped, he does not lose the middleweight championship, as the tight did not vake place uuder the requi- site conditions, ——— TWO EDITORS HANGED. The Incendiary Views of Colored Jour- nalists Lead to Lynching. BirMiNouAM, Ala, August 27.—|Special Telegram to Tue Beg. |—Trainmen on the Alabama Great Southern railroad train ar- riving here to-night reported that they saw two dead negroes swingivg to the limbs of trees a few miles this side of Meridan. They were told in Meridian that two of the Incediary editors of the Independent, who were run out of Selma, Ala., last week, were caught there last night, and 1t is supposed they wero lynched, 1t is impossible to get particuiars, oy Terrible Boiler Explosion, Eumiea, N. Y., August 27.—This after- noon @ boiler in the nail factory of God- charles & Co., at South Towanda, Pa., ex- ploded. Five men were instantly killeg, two others will probably die and four others are terribly injured. The killed are—Richard Ackley, Sanford Smith, John Bostwick, Isaac Bantenford, Guy Herman, J/ Rider, and George S, Gee- brick will vrobably die. i Springer Doing Dakota. BisManck, N, D., August 27.—|Special Tolegram to Tue BEk.| — Congressman Spinger, of Illinois, will be here to-morrow and the democrais are preparing to receive him with open arms. Ho will be invited to address @ meeting on tho issues (o-INOrrow oveninig. He will return to Fargo Thursday night 10 be present during the meetiug of the state convention, e A Big Prairie Fire in Montana. HEeLENA, Mont,, Abgust 27.—An extensive fire is raging & mile and a half north of the fair grounds. It started from sparks from s locomotive about noon and now is sweeping down, gathering strength as it goes. A fierce forest flro%l also raging in the moun- taius west of the city, and the town is en- veloped in smok ——— Stockholders Running Things. New Youk, August 27,—At the meeting bere of the King valley stockholders this atternooma resolution was passed request- ing President Shaw to resign both the presi- dency and airectorship, and a committee was empowered also o request the resignations of Directors Shaw, Cotte aud Moss, The re- quest to resign was formally presented to {’rulduul Shaw, but he refused W acoede. Ll Ll Thouzht to B: Train Robbers. SaLT LakE, August 27.—Four inen, sup- vosed to be the gang who held up the Rio Grande train recently, were captured last night by @ posse of Indians under the com- mand of Deputy Marshal Bush. They were caught once before but got away. AT THE BLUE GRASS PALACE. Senator Allison Delivers the Address on Lunoas County Day. Onestox, In, August 37.—|Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Bue|-The woathor to-day has been fine, and the crowds at the blue grass palace and fair were the largest yet in attendance. Special trains from both east and west were heavily loaded, the formor bringing an excursion from Illinois. Senator Allison was the orator of the day, and at 11 o'clock Hon. J. B. Harsh, prosident of the blue grass league, introduced the senator, who was groeted with loud applause as ho stepped t> the railing of the balcony, and these testimonials of appraciation and favor were often repeated during the course of his somewhat lengthy and thoroughly intorest- ingaadress, At the close of Mr. Allison’s ad- dress Senator Harsh introduced A. O Bartholomew, of Chariton, vice president for Lucas county, to whom the management of the remaining exercises was delegated, Mr. Bartholomew made a brief address to the ossembly. and then introduced leading citizens and revrosentatives of Lucas county. The exhibits of Lucas are in all lines well represented, the most prominent feature of 1he display being the monstrous block of 5,000 pounds of 'coal that stands at the en- trance of the booth. To-morrow is Cuss county day, and larger crowds are expected from the west. Seanator Lafe Young is orator of the day. The Mason Oity Elopnrs. Masox City. la., August 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Chiet of Police Dolan, of Duluth, telegraphed officers here to-day that Willium Newbowers and Mrs. William Velthoff, who eloped hera last week are in Duluth, Orders were at once telo graphed toarrest them and await further orders. A dispateh received from officers in St. Louis states that Newbowers is wanted there. Later developments would indicate that Newbowers and Mrs. Velthoft have been carrying on their disroputable liason for somo time, He was u constant visitor at the house during the husband’s ab- sence, and it would appear that the elopement had been long planned. Mrs, Velthoff is thirty-eight yoars old, has been married eighteen years, and is the mother of soven children.” Che irls now with her are aged respectively, eight and three years, The Railroad Commissioners. Des Morxes, Ia., August 27.—[Special Tel- egram to Tus Beg.|—The nearing of the complaint of the cicizens of Mount Ayr against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy for insufficient train service is set for Tues- day, September8, before the railroad com- missioners. They consid ered the compiaint of the Diagonal against the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy yesterday. This is in re- gard to the refusal of the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quiney railway company to stop trains av Afton, whichthey e ordered to do by the commissioners, The case was returned to the management of the “Q" for answer. ‘Fhe commissioners postponed their trip to Muaurice, Sioux county, 1 to-morrow. The River Convention. Des Morxzs, Ia., August 27.—[Special Tel- egram to Tug Bee.]—Governor Larrabee has appointed delegates to the river im- provement convention. to bo held at Cincin- nati September 4 and 5, as follows: Samuel Cohen, Muscatine; James Dunn, Otter Creoks; Hon. S. Chesebro, West Liberty; Robert Donahue, Burlington; Hon, G, Mc- Gregor, McGregor; Hon. J. K. Graves, Dubuguie: Hon. C. W, Chass, Cligton; Hon. John N. Irwin, Keokuk; Hon, J, H. Murpby, Davenport: Hon. Moses Bloom. Towa City! Captain John McCaftrey, LaClaira: Captain Sam Bryson, Davenport, aud George C. Baker, Des Moines. The Same Old Story. Des Moixes, Ta., August 27.—[Special Tel- egram to Tig Ber.1—Two little boys of B. L. Goodyear, of Garner, Haucock county, were playing with the hired man, Fred Ram- harst. After playing a while he proposed to stop, but they wanted to continuc, and so in fun he said be would get the gun, 1ot know- ing 1t was losded. Ho aid so, and aimed it at one of the boys, intending to scare him. The gun was accidentally discharged, the whole load hitting the littio fellow in the hip and making a frightful wound, from which he died yesterday. Concluded Notto Lynch Him. Des Moixe, Towa, August 27.—[Special Telegram to Titk Bee.]—The town of Mil- ford, Dickinson county, is greatly excited over an assault by @ young man named Frank Grifith upon a girl named Dora Childs. He failed of is purpose and took to the woods. The people pursued him with rities and shotguns, but when they captured him they had coolea down and_ concluded to send him to jail to await trial in October. He was taken to Estherville. Ex-Treasurer Steadmnan A rrested. Des Moixes, In., Aug. 27.—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Bre.|—Ex-Treasurer E. D. Steadman, of Penton county, was arrestod at Vinton last evening on {pformation flled before Justice L. 8. Miller by J. S. Hanley, amember of the board of supervisors, His bonds were placed at $5,000, which he has not yet been ablo to furnish. ' This arrost is the "~ outcome of the investigation {nto his accounts, & shortage having been found of $10,000. The Blow rroved Fatal. Booxe, Ia., August 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee,)—Last June two young business men of this place, named Fulling and Rogers, had a quarrel over trade matters in the store in which the former was employed, Words led to blows, and Rogers struck Fulling, it is claimed, with a weight. *Soon after he began to feel unwell and grew worse, until Le died last night. It is claimed that the blow caused his death, aad a coroner’s jury is investigating tho case to-night. A Stock Train Wrecked. WATERLOO, Tay, August 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee]—A special stock train on the Nllinois Central, which started from Omaha to break the record on time to Chi- cago, was badly wrecked in the yards in this city this afterncon. It collided with a number of cars loaded with lumber. Two of the stock cars were smashed up, and nearly all the cattle in these cars disabled and seven killed. Three of the train's crew were considerably injured. WATERLOO, 1a., August 27.—[Special Tel- egram to Tre Bee.]—The trial of M. E. Bill- ings, for the murder of Kingsloy, will como up at the September term of the district court, which convenes next Monday. He will insist upon haviag a_trial at opce, while the attorneys for the presecution will ask that the case be postponed to & special term, to be held at the close of the September term. Accidentglly Killed Des Moixes, Ia., August 27.—[Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee.|—Richard Andrews, a farmer living near Cambridge, Story county, left his home with a team and shotgun to go hunting last evening. As he did not return at the appointed hour a search was instituted and he was found dead near the buggy. Itis supposed that the gun was accidentally dis- charged while he was getting out, A Parachute Accident. Towa Ciry, Ia, August 27.—While de- scending in & parachute at the couuty fair this afternoon: Prof. Charles Simums, of Peoria, struck against the side of a house and broke a leg. IN THE BOITOM OF THE SEA. That's Where the War Ship Texas ‘Wil Be. IF SHE GOES INTO THE WATER. A Number of Naval Exports are Cone vinced That tho Vossel Oan Never Learn to Swim--Ohanges in the Army. 518 FOURTRENTII STREET, Wa WasniNeroN Bureav, Taw Ovana Bes, } Naroy, D, G, Augast ‘When the history of the United States man-of-war Texas is written it will be likely to dim some of the- luster with which the democratic organs have surrounded the past administration, and especially that of Secre= tary Whitney. Secretary Whitney began tho rehabilitation of the American navy bocause congress first appropriated the money necessary for this just us Mr, Whit~ ney began his term. The secrotary had about him all the sume naval constructors and designers that had beendn the departmont for yoars, The same men made the plaus for the most of the ships for which contracts are now out, who would have made them had it been a re- publican instead of a democratic ad ministra- tion in control, but Mr. Whitney's backers vaid no attention to this. They were detor- mined that the first democratic secretary of the navy since the war should have the credit of expending the money which a democratio congross had provided and which the same democratic congress had rofused to vrovide for republican admiunistrations. Among the vessels to be built were the Maine and the Texus, two enormous battle ships, which it was determined to construct in the navy yards insiead of permitting them to Dbe built by contractors. Mr. Whitnoy offered a large sum for plans, which sum was finally awarded to an English concern. The plans were accepted and the vessel was named the Texus and work begun in the Norfolk navy yard. Shortly after the keel had been laid exverts in naval construction announced that there was some- thing wrong, and that the Texas would never float if completed under the de- sign. Mr. Whitney caused the matter w be investigated, und criticism was hushed up by the statement that the experts had dise covered that the Texus was all right. The work which had been suspended was begun again und continued until a short time ago, when Secretary Tracy had his attention called to the matter, and he determined to make a new investigation. For eks the officers of the on bureau of the navy department have been makiog a careful estimate upon the displacement of water which will follow the launch of the Texas with her full arma- ment of heavy rifle guuns. These calcula- tions have been drawn up in a formal report and are awailing the sccretury’s return, While the navy department people do not feel warranted in giving out information con- cerning the matter, it is known that the experts have convinced themsolves that the ‘Texas capnot weather a five-knot breeze if completed under the plans upon which she is being built. In fact it is said that she would sink with the weight of her gun metal, The Texas was designed to cost £3,000,000, More than $250,000 have already been ex- pended upon her and this money is prac- tically wasted. It is believed that she will have to cut in two and length- ened out a great many feet to be of any.service, and that it will be impos-~ sible to make her a first-class vessel in spite of anything that can be done. The chances are that she will be abandoned entirely and that the money will be used in the construg- tion of an eutirely new ship. ARMY OHANGES, A circular was issued to-day from the war department announcing the changes in the army during the past week: Appointment—Second Lieutenant Charles D. Rhodes, Seventh valry, to be second lieutenant’ Sixth cavalry, August 10, 1889, vice Stotsenburg, promoted, Promotion—Lieutenant Colonel James S, Brisbin, Ninth cavaly, to be colonel of the First cavalry, August'20, 1889, vice Dudley, retired from 'nctive service; Major George B. Sanford, First cavalry, to be lieutenant colonel of the Ninth cavalry, August 20, 1899, vice Brisbin, promoted to the First cavalry} Captain Chavles Viele, cavalry, to be major Firsy cavalry, August 20, 1889, vice Sanford, promoted to the Ninth cavalry; First Lieu- tenant Charles D. Nordstrom, regimental quartermaster Tenth cavalry, to be captain, August 20, 1889, vice Viele, promoted to th First cavalry; Sec- ond Licutenant John M. Stolsenburg, Sixth cavalry, to be first lieutenaut August 19, 1889, vice Blake, resigned; to be assistant surgeon, with the rauk of captain, after five years' sorvice in accordance with the act of June 23, 1879, Assistant Surgeon William D. McCaw, August 20, 1880, NEBRASKA AND 10WA POSTMASTERS, Nebraska—Norden, Keya Paha county, D, W. Evans: Scotia, Greeley county, Lewis Herbert. Iowa—Fonda, Pocahontas county, Geory Sanborn ; Goldfield, Wright county, Captain S, M. Huyak; Luang, Clayton county, Al phons Ernest; Meservy, Coiro Gordo county, J. J. Kelly, —— THE GOGEBIU ROBBER. Don al Mackerchar Thinks Wounded Him, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., August 27.—Donald Mackerchar, the Minneapolis man shot by the robber near Gogebic yesterday, arrived this morning and was takun to the hospital, Mackerchar said the robber must Lave been wounded, as he got four shots at him, and he is considered a good shot. A telegram has been received from Bessemer stating that Fleeschbain,the other victim of the highway- man’s buliet, died in the hospital to-day. He has a wife and two children at Belleville, —_— Montana Democrats Nominate, HeLeya, Mont., August 27.—The demo- cratic state convention at Anaconds this moraing nominated J. K. Toole, of Helens, for governor; Howard Conrad, of Billings, for fieutenaut, governor; Martin' MacGinis of Helena, for congress; Pemberton, of Butte, for attorney general; DeWolf, for chief justice; Armstrong, of Gallitan, for the five year term on the supreme bench; Bickford, of Missoula, for the seVen year term; Joseph A. Brown, of Beaver Head, for secretary of state; Perry Collins, of Cas- cade, for state treasurer; Thomas S, Fitz gerald, of Anaconda, for state auditor; J. R. O'Russell, of Butte, for superintendent of public iustruction, ———— National Eaitorial Associaticn, Dernorr, Mich,, August 27.- “The fifth an- nual convention of the National Editorial ase soclution met to-day. The city is b andsome- ly decorated in horor of the visitors. At the opening of the session President Buttes de- livered an address in bebalf of the associa. tion, responding to the muyor's welcoms and routine business wus then taken up. Al 2 o'clock the delegates, their ladies and the committees, numbering v all about six hune dred, took carriages for Miuister Palmer's famous stock farm, where they spent pleasaut afternoon. Americ 1o CuicaGo, August 27.—The eighth an- nual session of the supreme council of the American Legion of Honor, representing about sixty-two thousand meibers, conven in this civy to-day. Little but routing busis ness was accomplished . - Unusual Bond Purchase Wasurxarox, August 27.—The bonds pur- chased by thetreasury to-day reached the unusually large total of #5,305,000. Th all 4 per cent registeréd bonds aaf o bought at 1,28