Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 3, 1889, Page 1

THE OMAHA | DAILY BEE. NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA., TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3 — ] A MONARCRIAL MANIFESTO. The Comte de Paris’' Address to the French Natlon. STAND FIRM BY THE COMPACT. PU— An Exhortation to the Imperialists ana a Sop Thrown to the Bouls angists — Bolstering Up the Alliance. Latest in French Politios. (Copyright 189 by James Gordon Bennat,\ Pams, Sept. 2.—(New York Herald Cable —Special to Tur Ber.| — The manifesto “&hich the Comte de Paris has addressed te the French nation Is purely and simply an affirmation of the policy pursued by the mon- archists. The sole object which the writer seems to havo had in view was to exbort his supporters to remain faithful to the electoral coalition over which the Comte de Louze reigns supreme. He appeals first to the monarchists, Catholic' and Protistant, imperiaiists, and to the moder- ateminded men who, having sought fn vain to found an houest republic, carnot continue eternally ““to defend against their experience @ reforn of government that has been condemned by results.” The Comte de Paris calls upon the men representing these different opinions to band closely and firmly together under the ban- ner of revision, and if they should come out of the battle with the spoils of victory, the part which their majority in the chawber would have to play is, first: “The most pressing evils will have to be remedied, and then the great question of a revision 0! the constitution will be taken in band.” Itis not, however, the coming chauber which will give France her new constitu- tion. According to the Comte de Paris’ plan, the nation, either by the election of a constitutional convention, or by means of the plebiscitum, or by the blending of these 1wo methods, will be called upon to form a government. The Comte de Paris supposes that when this moment arrives the French people will be tou to the heart by the superior merits of monarchy, us revresented by his family, which has reigned the longest 1 France, and that preference will be given 1o this traditionn) monarchy rejuvenated by the suffrages of the peop! He believes, moreover, that the supporters of every other monarchy will bow meekly to the verdict of the nation, and particularly the imperialists. The Comte de Paris does not take into consideration i his manifesto the possibility that the French nation should, as it has done before, acclaim a sovereign distator / ruler who is not born of a dynusty which has sat on the throne of France for cen turies, and the comte does not say whether such @ ruler would meet with, from the rep- resentatives of the old dynasty aud its supporters, the submission, obe- dience and ' loyalty which he ex- pects from the imperinlists, He does not say whether the princes of the house of France would be prepared, in the event of the verdict of the nation beiny con- ;' trary 10 their hopes, to become faitnful and 7 | devoted subjects of Privce Jerome Nasolapn, /' Prince Victor, or any other elected chief of state, 1t seems, however,that this goes vrith- outsaying. turn-about is fair play. Boulanger's name does not _appear in_ the manifesto, which is not surprising. He is not, however, overlooked. One part of the | | dociment is évidently a soptothe Boulangist ! party, calling upon the conservatives, | @8 it does, not to break the pact concluled \with Boulanger in view of the elections. “Where you huve candidates,” the Comte de Paris tells the monarchists, '“'support ‘them energetically; clsewhere be guided by the necessities of combat and do ot consider us | enemies those who are fighting tho same foes / @8 you,” ‘Lhis can only be read as an ap- proval of the resolve of the committee of twelve not to contest the clections of the general, of La Guerre, Laissant and others of the same party. This is a consecration of the electoral coalition between tre monarch- 18ts. imperialists and Boulangists. Writing in the Figaro, Magnard has pointed out that that part of the manifesto in which the Houlangists are alluded to is rather cold. There is cortainly no phrase which can bo coustrued as expressing onthusiusm for Boulanger or his party. Nevertheless, the alliance, or at least comwmon action, is main- tuined for all practical purposes, and it is not surprising to find that Cassagnac, who is one of the warmest upholders of the coalition, fully approves of the manifesto. “It is,” ho writes, “*an absolute cbofirmation of the policy Which the Autorite has preached all along.” In ————— O'CONNER AND SEARLE. Big Betting oy the Coming Boat Race, ‘With the La ter the Favorite. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennatt.) Loxvoy, Sept. 2—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.!—Odds of 6Gtodare offered that Searle will defeat O'Conner 1n the sculling match for the championship of the world on next Monday. The Avstralian contingent is loaded dowu with smiles at the idea of their favorite's de- foat, but they might be more confident or the odds would not be so small. ‘fhe Aus- tralians have more money. Itis said there fs £150,000 behind Searle, but the fleure is entwrely too large. At any rate, not half the amount will be taken at the present odds for the Ameri can and the Canadiuns, who are backing ©'Conner, buve nothing like so much money. Euglishuwen, as a rule, will back Searle. 'hey know more about bim, They know eack bas beaten Havlan, and they know Searlo has beaten both, Hanlan lgat En- gland’s champions, therefore most of them will put their money on the Australian, who, they can sev at a glance, is a man of im- mense strength, and who, however slouchy he may look on laud, is perfectly at home in @ boat, O'Connor is by no mean without English backing, but his contingent naturally asks for odds and will notbesatisdoed with less than 2 to 1, which will probably be the quotation on or before the day of the ruce. O'Conner has u host of aamirers, Heis a splendidly built fellow and much more graceful than his rival, even in a boat. He is the more artistic of the two. Some say his style is too pretuy for business, obut thosé who have seen him at work in earnest know that ho puts cvery pound of his strength to the bestadvantage. Some of the daily reports of the work of both men affora the latter considerable smusement. Of course the reports are inacourate. Those who read and depend up)n them must think both men are now of exceedingly slow stroke, as ueither is given credit, even in spurts, for doing more than thirty 10 the minute, 1 watchod both men at work to-day. O'Conner was coached by Lee, who is said o be rowing as fust as be ever did in his life. Lee startea with a lead of fifiy yards. O'Conner went 0 work at twenty-five strokes to the minute, Rradually increased the stroke, and o athird of a mile was ulmost leve! with Lee, Neither O'Conner or Searle spurts for more than & fow hundred yurds, as they are always under watch, generally by thousands of eyes. in spurting this afternoon O'Couner put in nine strokes in thirteen seconds, thirteen in sev- enteen and @ balf aud twenty-two in thirty seconds. Mattersou set the pace for Searle. Matterson 1s conceded to be the fustest war on the Thames for & quarter of B wile, but beyond that distauce stauds no | chance with Searle. In the spurtiog to-day Searle was timed for nine strokes in twelve seconds, thirteen in sixteen and twenty- three in thirty, It will be seen that O’Con- ner’s fastest stroke is about forty-six, while arle gov as high as forty-cight, These spurts were only for a short distance, but in the coming race those who witness it may expect Seurle to run up to forty-six and 0'Cors ner o forty-four at more than one point in the struggle in going ata high pressure rate. Both men during their training have done beautifuliy clean work. The tinal deposit will be made at the Star and Garter Thursday night. The referce will be chosen at the same time. O'Conner said to-day that he did not know who the referee would be, but expected no dificulty over the selection. O'Couner never looked stronger in his life and is quietly confident. The same may be said of Searle. It promises 10 be & great race and a fair one. -~ STOCKS IN LONDON, American Raflroad Shares Traded in at Strong Prices. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett,| Loxpox, Sept. 2.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee.|—American shares opened strong, especlally Milwaukee, which are 1 upon the day to 753, in spite of the absence of Wall street prices and the con quent inactivity here, In bonds, Baltimore 6 per cents of 1895 rose to 109, ana ex dividend ditto of 1901 up 1 to 115 ex dividend. Of course ttere was the usual amount of room trading and speculating, but the public abstained carefully from dealing, while the leading Anglo-American houses were doing absolutely nothing. Tho feeling here is very bullish. The shehtest support from Wall street would lead to booming the whole show. Canada Pacitics continue to be well patronized by the continent, who are fillinge) in large quantities of the stock. Business otherwise is quite at a standstill and feat- ures are fow and far between. The growing confidence, however, is not sentiment, but. established on the reports of trade and trafiic receipts. ot~ by Slavin Chalicnges Smith, |Copyrighted 1569 by *= ™ T LONDON, . —[New Yorl ald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.|—Frank Slayin, the Australian pugilist, has chal- langed Jem Smith, under London prize ring rules for the championship of England and £200u side. Bill Goode, the middleweight, has been matchea against Slavin, under Marquis of Queensberry rules, for £20¢ a side, the match to be decided next month, Slavin's advent creates little speculation, and he is not much feared, as his match with Goode shows, STILL Her- e STRIKING IN LONDON, The Situation Unchanged and More Men Go Our. Sept. 2.—The great strike fs still in forco and the situation of affairs this morning may be said to be unchanged. Neither side has made a move to-duy and 1t cannot be said what the day will bring forth, Three thousand tailors who struck this morn- ing are parading the streets. Information has been received by the police and by Home Secretary Matthews to the oficet that Burns to-day urgea the strikers to proceed to the docks and _expell the men workingl there. The dock companics express themselves as better satisfied with the aspect of affairs. They have increased the number of men at work, composed of strikers who have given up the fight and new men. The officials of the compauics state that plenty of laborers would be obtuinable if the strikers’ pickets were abolished, It is asserted there is a split amongst the strikers and that a commit- tee has been appointed looking to the aban- doument of the strike. The Rochester coal whippers and barge men visited a large number of vessels in the river Medway and forcibly compelled men at work there to cease, A mob of about eight hundred strikers in- vaded the Alvert docks this afternoon and compelled the workmen there to cease their labors, Loxvox, Endorsed By Irades’ Congress. DuNDEE, Sept. 2. —The Trades’ Union con- gress in session in this city has adopted res- olutions to the effect that the London strik- ers are justified in their demands and thay the cmployers are arbitrary in their actions, The congress also called upon the various trades of the United Kingdoin to render the strikers all possible financial support. Three Thousand Looms Stop. BLACKBURY, Sept. 2—TEree thousand looms. have been stopped in this city owing to the depression in trade, Giadstone Contributes. LoNDON, Sept. 2.—-Mrs, Gladstone visited the scene of the strike yesterday, and gave a check for the relief of the strikers, e (8 Ses ol HENRY SHAW'S WILL. St. Louls Becomes Heir to the Balk of His Estate, S, Louvis, Mo., Sept. 2.—The last will and testament of Heury Shaw, of botanical gar- den fame, was made public to day. The bulk of his property goes to the city of St. Louis, although a number of relatives and servants are handsomely remembered. The famous garden and Tower Grove park are bequeathed to the city to be held forever for the benefit of the public. To perpetuate the work begun by Shaw in the botanical gar- den he bequeaths a lot of property to Wash- ington university, the income to go towards the establishment and conduct of a school of botany, ‘The worldly possessions of the do- ceused ure between 4,000,000 and $5,000,000, How Ma Was Recelved. SaN FraNCI500, Sept, 2.-=The correspond- ent of the Associated press at Apis, Sawoa, says the meeting between King Malietoa and his relutives, when the exile returned from the Marshal islands, was most affecting. The greatest expressions of joy were heard. The king and the two chiefs who were with him give tho highest praise to Dr, Morgan, United States consul at the Marshal islands, and declure that had it nov been for his os- sistance they would bave suffered severely, Malietoa is broken down in health. Matiafa will retain control of affairs for the preseut, Perfect amity exists between himself snd Malietoa. e The Fublic Debt >tatement, Wasmingroy, Sept. 2. — Following s the debt statement issued to-day: Interest bearng del rincipal, $574,678,802; inter- est, #5,021,750,1¢; total, $351,600,055.19. Debt on which interest has coased si vipal and interest, §,053,810.44; debt bearing no_interest, §702,172,208.07; princi pal, $1,037,051,10 interest, $3,1 i total, $1,645,520, 162 Total debt less avail able cash items, $1,127,230,684.85; net cash in treasury, $45,450,000.04; debt less casn in troasury Scptember 1, $1,084, 740,625, 1 sh in treasury August 1, #1,07; erease of debtduring month, 85,07 i increase of debt since June 80, 1886, 04,009 total cash in treasury availablo for reduction, #415,505,627.75; totsl Gésb in treasury us shown by treasurer’s general ac- count, §658,275,215.55 el IO The Oisipre’s Officors Foke MoNuoE, Va., Sept. 2. —Commander A. G. Kellogg and ofiicers, of the United States steamer Ossipee, were given a hand- some banquet at the Hygiea hotel by Willium P. Clyde, of the city line steamers, for their gallant action in rescuing the steamer Ozama from Legitime ut Port-au Prince six weoks @go. A nuwber of prouiinent army wud nuvy officers and civiliuns were preseut, } Bar g ietted LIVE STOCK AND BEEF RATES An Investigation of Them By the Senate Committee. CHAIRMAN FAITHORN RETURNS. Much Specalation As To the Results of His Mission—The Most Cold Blooded Passengor War on Record Kaging. Manager Jeffory Testifies Cnicagn, Sept. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tos Bre.]—The United States senate committee to muke investigation into the Workings of the interstate commerce 1aw as applied to the carrying of live stock and dressed meats, began its work here to-day. Senator Vest, of Misissippl, Senator Coke, of Texas, and Senator Farwell, of Illinois, were present. Considerable merriment was occasioned by the embarassment caused by the failure of the members of the committee to recognize General Manager Jeftery when he took the chair this morning. After waiting some time, ‘‘Is there any one else” suggested Scnutor Vest. “I have & subpoean,” said the general manager of the lllinois Central. “'State your name and piace of business.” “Edward T. Jeffery, of Chicago, Illinois,” he replied with some 1rony. “‘What is your businessi” “I am in the railway profession,” with emphasis on the *‘profession.” “In what capacity " “*Gencral maua; of the Illinois Central.’” Senator Vest straightened humself and be- gan to show great interest in the witness. He began a search among his papers as if he had unexpectedly got at the witness he just desired. Jeffery said the Iilinois Central was not interested in the stock yards and had no agreement with that company as to trans- portation rates for stock. His road in com- mon with others, delivered stock to that cor- poration. In reply to a question as to the comparative rates on live cattle and dressed beef, Jeffrey repiied that the road had rates on 8o many articles that he was unable to answer. He said it was true that he had been examined by the inter-state commerce commission and that he had then testified that he was unable to say why the rate on dressed beef from Sioux City, Ia., to Chicago was higher than that on live stock, except that it had been so for a long time. This, however, applied he said only to Sioux City. There were no through rates from uther points, such as Omaha or St. Louis, 80 it was difficult to say whether or not there was a difference from other points. Witness had further testified on thaj occasion that 1 cent a ton per mile for live stock and 40 cents per 100 pounds for dressed products would be about a fair rate and woula yield about equal profit. Jeffery added that he had sub- sequently prepared some figures on the sub- ject and had sent them to Commissioner Morrison in aletter. As faras he knew that letter had never been published and he would be glad to submit a copy of itto the committee. . At the conclusion of his testimony Mr, Jeffery was asked about the Central Trafic “It is a voluntary association,’’ 0 make rates on competitive trafic, ‘Chere is such amnet work of lines within the limits of this country that all traffic is com- petitive. For this reason, and that there shall be a fair and equitable basis of rates, the association is maintained. The general conduct of the business is in the hands of a chairman with no executive power, Except in small localities the entire United States is now governed by these associations, With- out that it is impossible to make a fair schedule.” “‘lt is, then, an association to prevent com- petition “In one sense it is, but there is no redress if a road does not live up to the contract.” there no penalty?” There is none and that is the trouble. I have an ovinion that much of the present difficulty could be remedied if two things were done. If every agreement was sub- mitted to and ratified by the inter-state com: merce commission it could be seen that they were maintained. It is hard to do anything, Dbecause we cannot punish any agreement breaker in any way. It would work to the advantage of all the commercial interests of the country.” Wilson T. Keenan, who has been selling cattle at the stock yards for tweuty-four years, and who was tho first witness after the noonday adjournment, said the dressed beef industry was inaugurated in 1879. “Is it @& profitable business!” he was asked. “I suppose it is, judging by the number who have grown wealthy by it.” He named the principal buyers for the business to be Armour, Swift, Morris and Hammond . Do you think they control the marketi" “I think they do not.” The receipts used by them he put last week at 40,000 out of 70,000 heud of cattle received. The butchers, two, were supplied out of the 40,000. His figures on the cost of feeding cattle at the yards agreed with a previous wilness, What,” asked Senator Vest, ‘‘in your opinion, controls the price in the yards¢’ ““Pho’supply and demand altogetner. There is nothing else can do it." “Why is it that tune supply of cattle has not kept pace with the populationt” “I have never been able to learn. We are shipping more live cattle now than ever beo- fore.” “1s it true the price remains the same to the consumer " 1 s “Why then does not the law of supply and demand, that varies the price to the shipper, vary the cost to the consumer?’ Tho witness did not answer the question directly, but began a discussion of the cost of porter house steaks and fancy cuts, Finally he suid the consumer alwuys paid the same, because, while the demand for high priced cuts of beef was greater, the de- mand for the lower grades was less, 8o the uverage is maintained. Ho was asked why ation of all parts of the beef did not e the price, He repiied that there were more cattle. The point was Jdisputed by Senator Vest, who iusisted that the sup- ply wus less, Mr. Keonan was asked about competition in bidding ut the yurds. He thought it was fuir und active. “Will the packers bid against each other!" “Ob, yes, iIf the cattle suits them, He added, “Sometimes a vacker does not want @ shipmeut. In that case he asks others to buy for him and then divide it. Then there is butone bid made and they divide the cuttle,” *1t is often so " Judge Wilcox and Mr, Larkin, darymen of Elgin, testified that the develobment of the dressed beef business had revolutionized the cattle trade in Elgin, Local butchers no longer bought cattle on the boof, but bought beef already dressed from Clicago. ‘Ihe price of cuttle had fallen heavily, out there hud been no drop in the price of meat. Mr. Larkin read figures showiaz an alleged de- cline in th ce of Live cattle since the year 1850 from £34.75 per head to §18.04. Then he took a slap at the railroads. He cowplained thut tas dealers throughout the country were rofusing Lo buy live stock, prefer. to order dressed beef from Chicago. Tie idea broaght out was that the freight tarid on live stock was higher than that on dressed beef, thus the smaller dealers considered it 1o their advantage to buy in Chicago,and th s, accordiug 1o Mr. Larkin's notion, leit Chi cako the control of the live stock market. A number of other witnesses, principally commission men at the Union stock yards, wero examived to-night. ‘Thomas Hrown, dealer in export cattle, said : “'Years ugo we had plenty of buyers, and if @ man could not get his figure here he went ou to New Yo k or Albany., The railrouds |m‘va(-d this by erushing out thest shippers, and the wrecks of many of thom are to be seen about the stock yards togday, The dressed beef trade has killed the live cattle dealers.’” Brown said the dressed beef men were not {rightenea by the plenro-pnéumonia, because Earope wouldn't take live cattle. The price wont down and they were benefitted accord- inglp. Portions of beef that could not be disposed of otherwise, he sald, were used 1n canning, Faithorn Returis Fron New York. Curcago, Sept. 2.4[Spacial Telegram to Tne Bes|—Chairman Faithorn, of the Western Freight association, has returned from his New York confercnee with the trunk lines, relating to pro-rating on north- western through business, and will report the result to the meeting of his association to-morrow. Chairman Faithorn, of course, will not tell what success he bad, previous to the meeting, but the general opinion among railroad men is the same as it was when he started, that the trunk lines would take the same action as the Central Traffic roads and refuse all pro-rating arrangement. Chairman Faithorn stopped in tuffalo on his return, and it is the aurrent belief that ne succeeded in T;lunu at least a proposition from the Lake lincs. In view of the fact that the Burlington & Northern positively refuses to give up its throurh business, ail western roads unite in hoping some arrange- ment can be made, 1f it cannot, the whcle northwestern complication must again ve reopened, fought out and settied. Western rouds especially dread a rate war or any re- duction in rates at present, a8 _they are ait doing u land-ofice business, the main diffi- culty on all lines being a shortage of cars. The only rates now in effect between Chi- cago and St. Paul is the 60-cent local race and the low commodity taxiff issued to pro- tect Chicago merchants from eastorn compe- tition via the Cunadian Pacific and ‘300" lines. Judge Cooley in Bis recont decision declared positively that there must be no large difference between the through rate and the sums of tae locals. Conse- quently, if no pro-rating arrangement can be made with eastern lines any reducuon in the -proportion of the through rate between (thicago and St. Paul must make u corresponding reduction in local rates. With Canadian Pacific_and '‘Soo" rates as they are at present, the Chicago-St. Paul proportion of the through rate must be re- duced to almost 15 cents. 'This will necessi- tate a reduction in local rates from the 60 cent local rate to not more than a 20 cent basis. The Burlington & Northern has only an insignifiaent lotul business, aud the re- duction to it would not be disastrous. All other St. Paul lises, however, except the Chicago, St. Paul & Kausas City, depend almost entirely on theirlogal business, and the reduction to them would meaa a loss in freight earnings of about 7j per cent. Even's ocear rapidly, however, in Western railroad- ing, and the situation may ‘be cleared or in~ tensified by to-morrow nikht. A Fierce Rate War. . Cnrcaco, Sept. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee]—The coldest‘blooded passenger rate war on record is that now going on between the Peansylvania road and the Monon on busincss between Chicago, Indian- apolis, Cincinnati and Lojisville. It has avparently developed into s case of freeze- out. Ordinarily the road with tne longest bank account would win, but in this case the active partisanship of the Pullman company with the Monon about evénb up the contest- ants, The rates have now been rednced about €0 per cent, the' Mesion and Pennsyl- vania to-day quotinga §7 round trip rate be tween Chicago and Cinoinnati and Louis- ville. Assurances come from both sides that the rate will be still furtlier lowered before the end of the week. The flzhthas now been going on for four weeks, and the Monon claims, 1n spite of it, that its passenger earn- ings for the first twenty-nine lays in August show an increuse of.over $10,000. A Lull in Atchikon Removals. CricaGo, Sept. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tre Bee.j—No further changes have been made among the Atchison officials, and word has come from headquarters that none others need be looked for before Mr. Manvel assumes the duties of his office, which will be September the Yth instead of the 6th. e WYOMING GEPTING READY. Delegates Assembie to Prepare a Con- stitution For the Propose 1 State. CHETENNE, Wyo., Sept. 8.—[Special Telo- gram to Tne Bee.|— At high noon to-day forty-five of the fifey dejegates elected to frame a co! tution for the provosed state of Wyoming assemblea in the supreme court room at the capitol building, The repub- licans have a majority of eighteen in the con- vention. A temporary organization ‘wus reached by the selection of H. S. Eiliott, of Johnson county (a democrat), as president and John K, Jeff ey, of this city, as secretary, The oath of office was then administered by Judge N. P. Carroll. The credentials having ~ been passed upon by a . committee the question of how money was to be raised to meet the absolutely necessary expenses of the convention came up for con- sideration, No plun has yet been formulated. As there 18 no law under which the conven- tion was called into beinf. congress cannot now be looked for to defrsy uny expenses. Ivhas been proposed 'that the money be rased by personal indorsemcnt to ono of the local banks, and the legislature, which meets next winter, be asked to reimburse the amount. An adjournment intervened before a per- manent organization could be effected. Sl S Nebraska and lowa Pensions, Wasuisaroy, D. C., Sept. 2.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bre,| —Pensions grantod Nebraskans: Original invalid—John Hubby, L. C. Blount, Freeman Merryman, Silas Middleton., Increase—Thomas Klumb, Original wvalid—Arimstrong Huston, Robert Ventenbul William Palmerton, Samson Yeotuns, Charles Kohlieyer, Pensions allowed Jowuns: Original in- valid —Albert F. McMastors, Isaac N, Hall, Ebjah Manbeck, Abrabam E. Keith, John Mulhollund, Edward M. Hurrington, Amos A. Willlamson, Jospph Deemer, Luther Lllis, Joshua H. Erwin, Willam H. Beall, 1saac Overly. i Increase — Wil- son R. Wilsey. Orignal widows, ete, Hannab, mothr of Wigfield b. Romici. Original invalid—Harlow _Kverts, Moritz Vollmer, Henry S. ISlasier, Wilham A. Thompson, Patsy Lyneh, John Fraoklin, Reuben H. Duoken, Willism R. Alger, William Bee: Albert T/ Gregg, James H, Milier, Herbert H, _Nims, Chester Ricker , Harvey M. Duucan, | Increase—James Speakman, Original widows, etc.—Jaue, widow of Severt Toney, Ll S Still Struggling Kor a Jury, CuicaGo, Sept. 2—The examination of talesman with a view 10 determiniug their fitness or unfitness to serve as jurors in the Cronm case was resuned this moraing. Nothing of interest in that counection has thus fardeveloped. The eatire forenoon was occupied with arguments by counsel for de- fendants, who asked the eourt to broaden the scope of allowable questions to be asked in the exawination of taleswen. It was finally arranged that o setof questions should be prepared and submitted to ihe court, AL the afternoon session States Attorney Longenecker presented to the court s list of questions 1o the talésmen, which bas been Mubwitted by counsel for the defense, and after some discussion Judge McCounell ad- {‘ourm:d court until to-morrow that he mignt ave time Lo look over the questions, < o The Mi siswippi Trauble. JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 2.—Ggyveruor Low- rey arrived from Gpeenwood s morning, haviug succeeds® in getting the armed whites, who had asembled at Greenwood, 1o return to their omes instead of going to the seat of the threatenod race war, ‘Lhe thres military ies which left Green- wood last night at 13 o'clock have not bLeen heard from, but 1t is not believed there will be any contlict, FROM A SLEEPER TO DEATH. Dr. Albert Pole, of Portland, Oregon, Killed Near Froemont. FOUND BESIDE THE TRACK. He Ltos Unconscious in the Weeds For Fourteen Hours Before Di covered-~Plattsmonth's Kx= position Praject. aJumped From a Train and K illed, Fuemoxt, Neb,, Sept. 2—|Special Telogram 1k BeE. | —Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock a man was found lying in an_inseusible con- dition besido the Union Pacifio track eight miles west of Fremont. He was lying in a diteh aud was nearly obscured by the grass and weeds bending over him. He was picked, up aud carried to a farm house near by where he remained until physicians arrived from Fremont to take charge of him. He was then put aboard & special train sont af- ter him, brought. to the city andtaken to the St. Julian hotel, where ho died between 11 and’12 o'clock last night, without having re- covered consciousness to tell the story of his mishap. On his person was found a round- trip ticket from Portland to Chicago, #16 in money, gold eye glasses and a gold watch, and also some cards beariffg this name Dr. Albert Pole, Portland, Otegon, the name also being on the ticket. When found he had on a skull cap but no coat nor shoes. The supposition 18 that ho was a passengor on the tran passing through Fremont Sat urday night. west bound, at 10:14 o'clock and after taking off his coat and shoes for the night had gone to the car platform and falten off, and was not found for fourteen hours afterwards. The mun was apparently fifty-five or sixty years old, with round, smooth face and bald head. Coroner Dov - ries summoned @ jury this morning for an inquest. ‘T'hejury went to the piace where Pole was found to examine the spot. The coroner’s jury took evidence and ad- journed subject to the call of Coroner Devries 0 await word from the dead man’s home at Portland and the return of his ticket, which was sent to Omaiha inorder to establish the man’s identity. A disvatch received from Cheyenne at 10 o'clock said the wan occuvied lower berth No. 5 on the sleeper Tamego, woich ieft Omaha Saturday even- ing. and that he had apparently jumped out of the car window from his berth, the win- dow having been found raised. A Plattsmouth Project. Prartsmout, Neb, Sept. 2.—[Special to Tne Bee.|—For several days some of the enterprising business men of this city have been trying to arrauge for the holding of an agricultural and industrial exposition to take place early in October. A large hall, 132x254 feet, " shaped, will be erected, and ample space will be allotted to each exhibitor in order that his gooas may be advantageously placed before the public. The exposition hall will be beautifully illuminated with electrio lights and the grounds ndjoining will be handsomely decorated by electric lights representing all the colors of the rainbow and many other beautiful designs. All the machinery on exhibit will be run by elecric power. thus enabling the visitors to test the qualities of each machine, Messrs, Oppermau & Ballon, the chief pro- jectors of the enterprise, have been in Omaha soliciting exhibits from the wholesnle men and manufacturers of that city and received assurance that 8 preat many of them would be on hand with displays of their goods if they could be guaranteed room to cxhibit in. Manufacturers, whole- sale and retail merchants, wechanics, paint- ers, farmers, and_everybody else who have articles to exhibit are cordially invited to be present. The exact time of holding the exposition is not yet determined, but it 1s now expected to take place early in October, and continue two weeks. Privilege of ex- hibiting will be open to the world. Corn Damaged By Drought, Crerenroy, Neb., Sept. 2.—|Special to Tue Ber.]—For the first time in years the corn crop in this vicinity is seriously dam- aged by drought. A section of country sur- rounding Creighton, about ten miles wide and twenty long, has had no ram worth men tioning for fully eight weeks. Although a better stand was never known here, this lack of rain has almost entirely spoiled the crop. On the nortn and south of this dry belt corn 1s splendid, and wheat and oats ave threshing out a largér yield peracre thun for muny vears, Saturday, August 31, the last of four special stock trains shipped from here since July 1 started for Chicago. It was composed of sixteen cars of steers that bad been fed heresince October last, and were the prop- erty of W, H. Butterfield, The 20 head comprising the shipment were the fincst bunch ever put on the market from Creigh- ton. The lot, will average about 1,800 pounds, while forty will weigh over a ton, and four turn the scales at 10,000 pounds, o's Proposed New Depot. BEATRICE, Neb,, Sept. 2.—|Special Tele- gram to Tng Bee.|—The rumor now goes that the Rock Island will join with the Kan- sas City & Beatrice in building a fine depot in this city, and that the nnlon depot schel has been abandoned on account of tue Union Pacific declining to concur 1u the plan, It is still o matter of doubt just where the new depot is to be located, though knowing ones hint that the fayored section will be Bell and Third strects and not at Third and Kila, as the popular cry dewmand: Beatric: How Cushing Prospors. CusuiNg, Neb., Sept, 2.—|Svecial to Tne Bge.]—Cushing js a small town situated in the northeastern part of Howard couuty, No town in the county has as fair prospects for making a city. It now hius the B. & M. railway with fair pros- pects of getting the Union Pacific. It has the Loup river bordering on the south and the beautiful little stream called Spring creek to the west, und is surrounded by a country admirably adupted to tho re- ments of farming, There were 200 cars of corn, 80 cars of hogs and 50 cars of cattle shipped from this poiot the last year. Land here ranges from 510 to $30 per’ nc The town has nearly 100 inhabitants and the pop- ulation will inerezse very rapidly o the next vear. Town lots are cheap. There are good openin, here tor business of all kiunds. Cushing has never until now had a boom, Now is the tin An investient here of any kind will prove a profitable one, Hising O.ty's 'rogress. RisixG Ciry, Neb, Sept. 2.—[Special to Tug Bee.|—Rising City is a beautiful little village of 750 inhabitants, located 100 miles west of Omaha on the Omaha & Republican Valley branch of the Union Pacifie railroad, All brauches of business are represouted here, ‘Ihe city has o graded school employ- ing four teachers ten mouths each year, aud four churches, the Methodist, Congrega- tional, Lutheran and Chnistian. = Risiug has never had @ boom, but has always enjoyod a steady, substantial growth. Kising is sur- rounded by one of the finest furming coun- tries west of the Missouri river, and us ovi- dence of this there was shipped from here 1,600 cars of farm products during the year 1888, That record will be bsaten duriog the year 1859, outdoing auy other wwa in Butler county, Dawson County ¥ Lexixaroy, Neb., Sept. 2.—[Speciul to Tue Bee.]—The political kettle, as fur us the republican party is coucerned in Dawson county, is beginning to boil, aud the different caudidates are geitiog thiogs ready for the "NUMBER 76 couvention, which occurs at this place Sep- tembor 28, The office of county clerk seems to be the favorite, and a dozen or more experts are eagerly watching it. A. C. Maxwell and Hon, E. P. Duvlap are promi- nently mentioned for the ofiice. Oneor two dark horses in the convention are not an im- probability. A close vote is expected. Kearn-y's Cotton Mill. Kearxey, Nob, Sept. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Ber.]—~Thoe contract for build- ing the Kearney cotton mill was signed this aftornoon by the company’s representatives, who lave been here several days. Mr Georgo W. Cumnock started for New En- gland on the afternoon train, Work will be- gin on the mill within thirty days from the time the notes for subscriptions ave de- livered, The plans for the mill_show an in- creased capacity to 3,500 spindles and will require half a million of aollars to build and equip. Arrangements have alreudy been ande with the Union Pacific for a track to the mill site, The great question 18 now fullyund finally settied. Giory enough for one aay. Killed By a M Brarrice, Neb gram to Tue B well known, high, wing Machine, ept. 2.—[Special Tele- ]—John Richardson, a esteemed and prosperous farm ten miles south of this city, feil from nis mowing machine while returning from near Blue Springs, Saturday afternoon, and was run over, sustaining injuries which re- sulted in his death this morning. He was found on the road by the neighbors an hour after the accident, and the team was quietly grazing a short distance away. Richardson was unconscious, and remained in that von- dition until yesterday, but he was unable to tell how the accident occurred. His lower extremities were completely paralyzed. He suffered no pain, but passed away peacefully this morning, Kearney Observes Labor Day. KrArNEY, Nob, Sept. [Special Tele- ®ram to Tue Bek ]—The labor celebration was the great event here to-day. All of the trade unions in the city, with merchants and manufacturcrs, formed into a procession nearly a mile long and marched through the princival streets of the city. The demon- stration was the strongest off any ever given i this ciy. All that could get into the opera house were entertuired by cheering addresses by Judge Giilespie, W. L. Green and Rev, John Askin, This afternoon the stores were closed and the entire city turned out to witness this grand observauce. A Switchma PratrsMouti, Neb,, Sept. 2.—(Special to Tne: Beg. | —This morning Frank Murphy, aC, B. & Q. switehman at Pacific Junction, was knocked down and run over by soveral cars, manghng his right log so badly that amputatioh at the middie of the thigh was necessary. Ho also sustained a very serious fracture of the left thigh, which the attend- ing surgeons deemn un unfavorablo complica- twn. His condition is considered critical. Wil Tak: Beatrice, |Spec gram to Tug Beg.]—1ho traveling men’s club of this city are making c'aborate prepara- tions to take Omalia by storm Wednesday. The boys are determmned to be_there eighty strong, with banners and band. The excur- sion train which leaves here at 7:15 in the morning will also carry a big delegation of citizens, who will go up to take caro of tho oys. Iy Maneled. Plattsmouth’s Electrio Oars, Prazrswours, Neb., Sept. 2.—|Special to Tas Bee.)—The long looked for electro- motor street cars have arrived from Phila- delphia and 8 force of men unloaded them to-day. ‘The electrical apparatus will bo at- tached us soon us possible, and the cars will be put into immediate operation. A great delay has been suffered by the non-arrival of the cars. Keya Pahu's Norpex, Ne munity develops the fact that western Keya Paha leads tho counties of the state in wheav this season. The lowest record gives 17lg and the highest 841 bushels, The e 32 bushels, Dawson Oounty Orops. xGTON, Neb., Sept. 2, —[Special to Tne ]+Corn 1s a splendid crop, as fine as seen in this section, C! ge and of good quulity. coming into market. The grade e; and will average twenty-five bushels to the acre. KEARNK gram to 'l Pacitic Express companies have consolidated their busincss here and ovened the new office to-day. J. R. Miller, of Liucoln, has taken charge of the business, The Father of 1w :nty-two Children. NonpeN, Neb., Sept. 2.—|Special to Tue -Aaron Conger, a resident of wostern a, is the father of twenty-two chil- He has just pr: up on & home- He is now a widower. A Saloo nd Geoeery Robboad, NEBRASKA OITY, Sept. 2.—|Special Telegram to Tk Bee|-Frank Crow's rocery and Fastenaus’ saloon were burglar- ized lust night and some money and goods secured. dren, stead. e BURNED HIM AT THE STAKE, A Negro Ravisher Mects a Horrible Deat Louvisvivn) Ky., Sept. 2.—A special from Somerset, Ky., 8 Wm. Oates, o promic nent and wealthy farmoer residing a few miles from Monticello, left home on business with his wife, and left two young daughters in charge of the house. Oates had in ms cmploy @ negro boy. Knowing the older people were away he eutered, and after locking up the young girls succeeded in ravishing the voungest, aged twelve, ‘Tne other girl ped from the room and going toa neighbor's gave the alarm. A posse immediately organized and pursued the negro. He was caught in the woods and tied to a stake. A rail pen was then built around him. Coal oil was poured over him and upon the rails. A match waus applied, and the negro was burned to death. S — The South Dakors € CHAMBERLAL D, Pelegram o Tur Bee. | location of South Dakota's capital is daily growing warmer, Five delegates left hero ihis worning for Aberdesn, where u meeting will be held to-morrow to decide on one or more towns to run in the race agaiust Pierre, A strong combination is sure to be formed, and the result of the meeting is unxiously awaited, al Righe Sept. 2.—(Special The fight for the el o For Violating the sio:n INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2.—Leo F. Williams, & member of the legislature from Shelby county, and Jane Fox, of Cynthia, the same county, wore arrested this morning charged with violation of the pension laws. Both parties were bound.over to the court in the suwm of §1,000 euch. Law. - “Black Bart” in Jail. Besseunn, Mich, Sept. 2.—The sherift arrived Lere at 1:80 this worning with the prisoner Black Bart” snd he was safely lmled, Very little excitement was mani- fested. -~ No Visible supply Statement. Cuicago, Sept. 2.—Tho visible supply Rrain statement was not made public to-day, belng iucomplete, owing to the closing of cer- tain exchunges on account of Lavor day. HOUCK SAYS IT IS A FRAUD. The Tennessee Man Will Fight the Oivil Servies Law. THE SPOILS SYSTEM BETTER. He Says the Commissioners are Trying to Run the Government —Believes the Act Uncons stitutional, 518 Four TRERT. WasHINGTO . Sopt. 8. Congressman Houk, of ‘lennessos, said to. your correspondent in an interview: “At the coming session of congress I proposs to. test tho sentiment of the house on this sham. clvil service law. When the appropriation bill comes up 1 will offer an wmendment striking out tho item making the appro- priation for its support. Nine-tenths of the members know that the law is a fraud and say 8o in private. Now, I am going to smoke those fellows out and put them on record. That isthe way it was dono during Grant's administration, and that is the way 1 am going to try iton now. Talk wjout the 8po 18 system, why, these throe civil service commissioners are the biggestspo 1smiu that this country ever saw. Thoy are trying to et possession of the entire government, and they are not o great ways behind 1t now. I believe the civil service law 18 unconstitu- tionul and Iam sure the suprome court would 80 decide it if the question ever came before: that tribunal. ‘*As to the speakership, 1 am not pledged, but wo soutliern members will vote for tho. candidate who is willing to help our section ot the doorkeopership. 1 am for Colonel John M. Carson for clerk.” KIOKING ON TIlE ENCAMPMENT, 'he Washington members of the Grand Army who went to the encampmnt av Mil- waukee have returned and soma of them are not satisfied with their treatmoent. Mr. Charles H. Ingram, ex-department com- mander, said to a Post reporter to-day “If the members of the encampment had decided to eome to Washington we could have entertuined them four times as well as we were entertained in Milwaukee and 1t would not have cost us more than $20,000. As a matter, of fact we were not entertained in Milwaukeo at all. ~ We were overcharged by every dealer, there was no_banquet, no- excursions, and not evon enough badges to o arouud. The town was decorated and one of the brewing companies dispensed plenty r, but that was all. _Milwaukee is but, asmall town, and this affair was o much for it WasmixaroN Buneav, Trne Omana Bes, } ARMY NEWS, Upon the approval of Secretary Proctor, Major General Schofield has issued the fol- lowing ord The garrisins of Fort Laramie, Wyo, T., Fort Hayes, I and Fort Lyon, Colo., will be withdrawn ahd the scveral posts. named will e abandoned, and the troops thus withdrawn will be assigned to other sta- tions by the division commander. A regiment of infantry will be ordered from the department of the Missouri or the department of the Platto to take a station in the department of Texas. Tho commanding general of the division of the Missouri will give the necessary orders to curry these changes into effect as soon as it can be done with due regard to econowy Major 2. C. Clipper, Sixth cavalry, or- dered to proceed from Fort Wingate, N. M., to Fory Lewts, Colo,, and assume comman of that post. The order relieving Second Licutenunt Hor- bert G. Squires, Seventh cavalry, from duty at St. Joun's college, Fordham, N. Y., is re~ vokod, Captain John J. Cague, commissary of sub- sistance, is granted a month’s leavo, Pirst Lieatenant R. Stovens, Sixth infan- try, ordered to duty as acling ussistant. quartermaster at the army and navy hospital, Mot Springs, Ark., relieving Captain Charles H. Ingalls, assistait_quartermaster, ordered to duty at Vancouver varracks, W. T., re- lieving Captain William 8. Patten, assistant quartermaster, who is ordered to duty in this city. Consideranle army patronage falls to the credit of President Harrison during the next fow weeks and he now has at his dis- posal the appointment of an army chaplain in the place of Post Chaplain George W. Collier, who retired August 20, To-day Colonel William Burns of the subsistence department will retire, leaving a vacancy of the grade of captain in that department, and October 4 another similar vacaucy will occur in tho rotirement of Colonel A.” Beckwith, This branch of putronage will be still {urther increased by the retiement September 50 of Major Hoyt, quartermaster's department, which leaves'a captainey in this department to be filled. A list of candidates for the chaplaincy, and there ave many of them, has reachied. the president at Deer Park, and the name of the lucky man is looked for daily in the list of appointments coming from thore. The expectation at the war department is that a Vermont minister indorsed by Secretary Proctor will carry off the p The list of candidates for the throe stuff vacancies will also probably be forwarded to the president—that is, such of them as the scorctary of war may consider most worthy. Those positions are open to civilians as well us lieutenants of the line, but the president’s policy is believed to be against selections from the former class, There is a strong impression at the war de- partment that these vacancies will be di tributed regimentally—that 1s, a licutenas cach from the infantry, cavalry, and artil- lery will be selecled, "Should this plan be ca out, which is thought to have the approval of the sccretary of war, it is fur- ther believed that irst Licutenant Constan- tine Case, €hird artillery, First Licntenant 13, . Dravo, Sixth corps, and First Licutens ant John And Bighteenth infantry, stand a wost excellent show in the fight that has already begun in dead earnest. Lieu- tonant_H. ‘B, Osgood, I'bird artillery, and Pirst Licutenant James C. Bush, Rifth artillory, are also regarded us ' stroag vossibilities, . MISC ANEOUS, Secretary of the Nuvy Tracy, who re- turned to Washington this moroing, has very littie o way regarding the alleged defects which have been discovered i the United States battle-ship Texus. mits that there have beon very s cisms regarding the plans of this v says that the roport wus made to his prede- ceasor, originally, and thit the subject 18 now before a board which has ot yet pre pared its report, In the abscnce of this re- port the secrctary declines to pass any criticism upon the work of his predecessor, Senator Riddleberger has como out squarely as o mugwump, He declures in his puper that both partics are bad, and theres fore he connot belong to either, but in thi great emergency, nnd in the future, he ha decided to study 'the tickets of each and will give his support to the best candidates of botn. He will also commend them to the sullrage of his followers. Lewis B, Canfield was to-day appointed postmaster at Filloy, Gage county, Neb. Larkworthy and Menke, of Quincy, 1L have been awardod the contract for con- structing the approaches 1o the Keokul, In., publi¢ building, at a cost of $4,745, Union Cigar Labels Worthless, §r. Loums, Sept. 2.—In tho United States circuit court to-day, Judge Thayer rendered @ decision to the effect that the counterfeits ing of the union label used on cigurs cannot be prevented or punished. The ruling will affoct the cigarmakers’ organization 1n the United States and Canuda. it is claimed, very seriously, as it practically decides thelr labels are of B0 value whatever, - The Wes Nebraska and Dakota--Falr, southerly winds. Toa—Local rains, warmer, except in east ern portion, lower temperature; southerly | wiuds. Foreoast, warmesj