Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 5, 1889, Page 1

NINETEENTH YEAR. BLUFFED THE COMMITTEE. Armour, Swift et al Fall to Put in ' An Appearance. THE SENATORS ARE INDIGNANT. It Will Be Laid Before the Sonate— Vest Reads a Sensational Tele- gram—Why Armour Did Not Appear. In a Quandary. Cn1cAGo, Sept. 4.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bre|—The United States senatorial investigation into dressed beef transporta- tion arrived at position this morning when 1t became necessary to resort to vigorous measures or acknowledge the whole affair 1o be a stupendous farce. @. F\ Swift, the millionaire dressed beet dealer, bad boon subneenaed for the third tume, and it was reported that he had agreed 10 appear boford the commission this morn- ing. He did not come. The messenger who served the summons was called. “What did Mr. Swift say " usked Senator Farwell *'He said he would be here without fail.” “You are sure you saw him in, personi” asked Senator Vest, who was evidently Jaboring under suppressed 1ndignation. The messenger acurately described the de- linquent packer. “You saw Mr. Armour againi" “I did.” nd what did he say?” “He told me it would be extremely incon- venient for him tc be here at this hour, but he would send word as to when he would come.” **And he sent no word 1" +No. Tt bogan to look serious and tho three sen- ators leaned over the table in whispered con- sultation. Just then Sccretary George T. Williams, of the Union Stock Yards and ‘wransit company, entered the room. He was ordered the other day to again appear be- fore the commission with certain statisticsof shipments and & list of the stocknolders in his company. At the request of Senator Vest, Mr. Williams took u seat in the wit- ness chair. "l\llnu huve that list?” asked Senator Far- ell. " Mr. Williams looked like a small school boy who had been asked a hard question. He twisted his hat in his hands and wur- mured, *No, sir.” ““What is that, sirt” “1 have not the list.” “Why not, sir!” demanded Senator Vest, with Hashing eyes. I thought best to soe counsel about the matter, and I have been advised not to fur- nish the list.” “Then you decline, as sacretary of the company, to produce ‘& list of tne stock- *“That is all, sir.” Mer. Williams was only too glad to got away, and agan the senators consulted to gether, President John B. Sherman, of the stock yards company, was the niext wituess. Mr. Sherman suid he bud_beeh president of the company for the last five years and was pretty well acquainted with the methods of doing busine : “Who ure the principal purchasers of cat- tle? The packers and the shippers.” #Who do you wmean by the shippers?” “Men like Eastman & Munroe, who buy for exstern purties, and dressed 'beef deal- ers, like Armour, Morris, Swift, and the Libbys.” Do you know who the stockholders are?” “Noj that is the secretary's busines: ‘What do you charge shippers for h “We churge §1 for prairic and $1. tame hay. We aiso get 25 cents for yard- age.” Can a shipper buy hay outside?” “No, sir, that is the only way wo have to gain a revenue.” Mr. Sherman said that there had been 20,000 head of caitle in the urds at one time, — The charge for yardage ncluged considerable service, as the stock yards company furnished the tracks con- necting with the various railroads. It saw to the unloading of the curs und weighed the cattle. Cortificates of weight were issued, which were used as headquarters’ receipis on change. Banks advance money on them, 80 there wus no delay. All this wus included in the yardage charge. The com- pany aiso watered the cattle and fed them ay purchased by the shippers. Sevator Vést—"Your scoretary said there was 4,600,000 in the stock of the company. Ts this truet” T think that is the amount.” Now what is the market price of tho stock " 10N, it varies. Sowmetimes it is at par, I have known it to be us low as 90, or as high a8 115." “It is not quoted on the stock exchange?” * think not.” ““And there is little sold?? “Very little, [ believe. Senutor Coke asked the witness if there were any relations between the stock yards 8t Omaha and Kansas City, and those at Chi- oago. Mr. Sherman said” there were none whatever, Then he was excused, and after vainly waiting for some time for “word from Mr. Armour, the commission took o recess until 3 o'clock. Two o'clock came, but thehour did not he: ald the appearance of Mr. Armour. His a t10n was a direct rebuff to the committee und the members felt it keeoly. Chairman Vest, in_discussing the absence of Mr. Armour and other gentiemen, suid he was sorry that a number of persons, includ- ing the heads of severai of the prominent dressed beef firms, had refused to attend the sessious of the committee, and had paid no attention to its subpeenas. Mr, Vest said there was no doubt about the power of the commission to compel the attendunco of per- sons summoned before it as witnesses, and read soveral statutory clauses providing pun- ishment by fine and imprisonment of parties willfully luihnf o appear before Lhe comumit- tecs of either houso of congress, Mr. Vest, continuing, said that although they could cowpel attendance, they could not compel unwilling witnesses to testify to ull they knew, and he feared if they had these par- Lies brought in before them now they would find themselves iu the same predicament they were in at the start. - All they could o, therefore, was to report the facts to the senate with & view o baviog the matter placed in the hands of the district attorney of Columbia and be brought by him before the tederal grand jury, "I have here a toie- gram,” coutinued Senator Vest, “about Whicl I hud desired to personally ask Mr. Armour, had he appeared ore, 1 intended, in justice, o do so before making it public, but ipaswuch us bé Las refused to appear here I will now make bim publicly aware of its contents. It was sent to me by a gentle- man aboat whoso respectability there can be 10 question : FREsLAND, Pa., Dec, 18, 1888, —Can't allow Sehwab 1o continue killiug live stock. If he will'udtstop ‘muke other arrangements and makothe prico 8o we cau get his trade, Anxouk & Co.” Tie following was unanimously passed, ufter which the vommitteo adjourned. Whereus, Phitlip Armour, Nelsou Morris, Lewis Swift, Frank E. Vogel, J. 5. New- wan and Jacob Meyer, having been duly and lawfully summoned o appear us wit- nesses baforo this comwittee have repeatedly rofused to obey the same, it is ordered that the facts be reported to the chairman of the sonate of the United States at its next ses- sion, in pursuance of chapter 7 of the revised statutes of the United Stutes. The committeo adjourned 1o meet in Des Moines on Friday morning. . @A reporter for the Assoclated Prass called ob Mr. Arwour and asked for an interview. Mr, Armour made the following statement : “I'e reason we did not uvpear before the senulorial commiiten was that we kuew we OMAHA. T oould not expect fair treatment from the hands of Senator Vest, who is notoriously on record as opposed to the dressed boef busi- ness, He 1s the champion and advocate of the St. Louis deserted cattle mariet, and is opposed to Chicago interests. He has been friendly to tho hostile boef inapection bills that ~ have been introduced in various state logislatures against Chicago dressed beef, which if passed would have destroyod this business. We are perfectly willing to appear befora an impar- tinl committee and wive any information per- taining to our business which is not of a strictly private nature. We have never ox- erted any influence to depress the price of cattle oF increase the price of dressed beof. Ou the other haud, it is & well known fact that cawtle are $1 per 100 higher than they would be if it was not for the dressed beef industry, as we can get a great deal more out of a bullock than the butcher or man who kills in smuli quantities. We have never had any association with Swift, Ham- mond or Morris, directly or indirect in the purchase of cattle. The tclegram Mr, Vest read this afternoon for the sake of get- ting it on record was directed to our ageut, whom we haa a perfect right to tell that ho should not kill cattle if he sold our dressed beef, and it 1s entirely stripped of its force when the fact is understood that the man was our representative,’’ Senator Vest was shown Mr. Armour's statement to-nighs. He said: “‘Mr. Armour must know that, as chairman of this commit- tee, I have no more power than any other member, Then again, if I have any sympa- thy atall with the Missouri cattle trade, it would not be with that of St. Louis. have been a resident of Kansus City for seven years, and I behieve it is conceded that the cattle trade of that city is 1 sympa- thy with that of Chicago. As to Mr. Ar- mour’s telegram, 1t was directed to his agent, but it compelled Schwab, who was not his agent, to quit killing cattle,” e e AMERICAN WOOL Business Picking Up and the Oaut- look Much Brighter. Bostoy, Mass., Sept. 4.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Beg |—The American Wool Reporter's review of the market speaks most encouragingly of the outlook. The end of the long lane to stagnation seems to be reached. Manufucturers, despairing of bearing down prices from the ‘present high figure, are beginning to buy to fill the orders that have been accumuiating oa their hands for the past two months. The largest business doing at the present is n territory wool, esvacially in the Mon- tana clipping, the excellent condition of this grade last year making it extremaly popular, although, like all this year's wool, 1t is not up to the standard of last. Reports from all the seaboard cities report a similar improved condition of the market, and the prediction is that with the pressure of high prices and & compulsory demand, nothing but unforeseen financial disaster will prevent a more settled condition of trade in future. Sales are cousequently larger, with the following quotations:” No 1 Montana, 2ic; tine medium Montana, 50@G0c. Some Michigan X is held at 33¢, but the usual quo- tations are 30@3ley scoured, do, lichi- od, 213¢:; Ohios quist at’ 33@35¢ ¢ and 40¢ for No. 2 and 1. The demand for Ohio has been slightly inter- fered with by odd lots of Australian of good staple, but there is not enough of it to_prove lasting. Texas wool is quiet, the bestof which, some million pounds, is held in Gal- veston at 2lc. Geol wool cannot be quoted above 2 California, 15@20¢; Washington territory, 14@1ic for fine and 16@20c for fine medium. Sales of carpet wools include autumn Donskois at 16 @l7e, though 1ilge is obtaned in Phila- delphia, light gray imported for 16¢, but best Kundahar is quoted at 2k@25¢ and Damascus not over 13c. The Philadelplia, Chicago and San Francisco markets all report an mcrease of saies and a brighter toue in zeneral. New York ulone complains of dullness, but there is no fullwg off of sales and prices remain firm. e TELUGRAPH Thinks 1t Failure. New Yonrk, Sept. 4. —Postmaster General ‘Wanamaker recently summoned to Washing- ton various officials of the telegraph compa- nies in order to Juy before them some details and malke propositions for o new postal tele graph service which he has had under con- sideration for some time. Dr. Green, presi- dent of the Western Union, was one of these officials and has just returned from the con- ference. He gavo this afternoon to a reporter some details of the proposed scheme. Dr. Green did not look upon the project in a very favorable light. It would be a dis- tinctly second class delivery service. Thera would not be immediatte delivery by the post- oftices, but at stated times of delivery, as in the case of letters now. HBusiness and com- mercial men, he believed, would not avail themselves of such service when they can have first class service—messages being de- livered by the company the very moment received. 1t 18, however, the extension of the tele- graph service chat forms the chief feature of Wanamaker's scheme, There are at present 50,000 postoftices in the country. ~About nineteen thousand have telegraph service. Dr. Green suid of the 19,000 receiving ofces which the company now has about two thirds were profitless, Dr. Green was very much inclined to doubt the financial succoss of extending the lines to 40,000 little places in order to muke the blessings of the teie- graph service well nigh universal for the people. POSTAL SERVICE, Dr. Green Wil Be a —— Western Water Wa s Convention. CINCINNATL, Sept. 4.—The oconvention for the improvement of western water ways be- gan its eighth meeting bere to-day with fully 150 delegates bresent from the principal river points between Pittsburg and New Orleans and Cairo and Davenport. B, D. Wood, of New Orleans, called the meeting to order, aud after a short prayer, Hon, John F. Fol- lette made a welcoming speech on behalf of the city. He was followed by Murat Hai- stoad, who welcomed the delegates on behalf of the commercial bodies of the city. Ch man, Wood replied in a brief aadress in whick he dutlined the scope and purpose of tho convention, saying it was intended to reach u definite and wise conclusion with regard to the need of the aifferent water ways whose importance to the traflic of the country con- tinue to increase. W. H. Holman, of Indiana, was chosen temporary chairman, He made an address, ufter whicn various committees were appoiuted for the purpose of effecting & permanent organ ization, and the conven- tion adjourned to gooua pleasure trip up the river, e Twenty Hors remated. Saur Lake, Utal Sept. 4.—[Special Telegram to Tug Beg, |—Early this morning @ fire broke out i & livery barn belonging to B. Q. Knowlton, The flames spread so rap- idly that the horses could noty be released, and twenty were burned up. About twenty buggies and carriages were also consumed, ‘Ihere wus 1o iusurance on the barn or stock. The German Oatholics, CrLevVELAND, Sept. 4. —The German Roman Catholic Central Association of America tiished its business to-dsy. H.J. Spauu- horst, of St. Louis, was elected president’ Other ofticers were elected and a vice-presi- dent for each staie, among them Anton Nelleson, Frank Haer, Fort Madison, Iu.; K, Mailands, Omaha, Neb.; Gustav Kaister, Miiwaukee, Pirrssune, 4.—A special from Greensburg, Pa., suys: News has just reached here of a riot among Hungarians at the Standard mines, near Mount Pleasant, in which one of the Hungarians was so badly beaten that he died u short time afterwards. Another was shot severely. Others were injured. The fight was occasioned by & dis- pute between the Hungarians over 8 wolnan. IN A SERIOUS DILEMMA. | ‘Who Is ths Chairman of the West- ern Passenger Assoclation? THE MEMBERS DO NOT KNOW. There Is a Chance For a Good Sized Row and Probably a Law Suit Before the Question Is settled, When Does Avbott's Term Expire? Cnicaao, Sept. 4.—[Special Telegram w0 Tae Bee]—The Western States Passen- ger assooiation does mnot know whether it has a chairman or not. According to some of the roads, Chairman Abbott's term of office exvired at the baginning *of this morn- ing’s session, and according to others it does not expire until January 1. At any rate, during to-day’s meeting Mr. Abbott was not in attendarce, and the wholo day was spent in balloting for a new chairman, Chairman Abbott had eight faithful friends, who stuck to him all day, and Mr. Newman, formerly of the Union Pacific, and TraMic Manager White were also strong favorites. After a dozen or more ballots it bo- came mamfest that it would Dbe 1mpossible to elect a permanent chairman, and iv was decided to tey and elect a tem- porary chairman, After repeated ballots this almost resulted in the election of Mr. Newman. He was, in fact, declared elected, when General Manager St. John, of the Rock Island, put in & decided negative. He said that the Rock Island could not necognize Mr. Newmun as chairman, or, in fact, any one other than Mr. Abbott, whose term of office extended to January 1. This position was actively combated by several members, One of them claimed Mr. Abbott was elected chuirman for but one _year, and since that timo Mhe had simply been acting chairman. It was further claimed that by a resolution Mr. Abbout's term of office as ucting chairman had been definitely extended until this meeting. The very fact of the meeting being held termi- nated his term of office and he could not con- tinue serving even as temporary chairman nnless duly elected. ‘The above is the position in which matters now are and not one of a half dozen mem- bers seen on the subject believed there could be an amicable settlement of the subject. A committee had been appointed to wait on Mr. Newman and notify him of his election, but owing to the objection of the Rock Island the committee did not perform its mission, Tnere is a chance for a good sized row and possibly a lawsuit before the question is set- tled. There 18 a radical disagresment as to the tenure of office of Mr. Abbott, and it 18 probable that some of the roads wiil refuse longer to recognize his rulings. There was considerable talk of asplit 1n the association, but the cooler heads will try to keep it to- gether., One member confidently asserted after the meeting that it would end in Sec- retary Thomson, of the association, taking charge of the office, and the association electing a presiding officer at the meetings until a chairman could be agreed upen. Chairman Abbow’s position is an em- barrassing one. According to some of the ronds he cannot resign and according to others he owes it to_the association to hold on until January 1. He is taking no part in the squabble and said to-day he had not and wonld not ask a solitary road to vote for him. He received an unanimous call from the association uearly three years ugo and resigned his position of general passen- ger agent of the Erie to accept. The po tion is an extremely important one, its juris diction extending over practically all the western lines except those i the Trans- continental association, The salary is $10,000 a year, The 1llinois Central frouble. CritoaGo, Sept. 4.—[Special Telegram to Tz Bee.|—Acting Presilent Harriman, of the Illinois Central, refuses to make any statement relative to the resig- nution of General Manager Jeffery, other than that contained in his ac- ceptance of the resignation, He to-day 1ssued a notice appointing Generat Superin- tendent Beck acting manager of the Ilinois Central, Superintendent Sullivan acting general superintendent and Wisconsin Su- perintendent, Russell to have charge of tho line in Tilinois and Wisconsin, The feeling among_the Chicago railroad men against Acting President Harriman is strong. There1s u sentiment in some quar- ters that Mr. Jeffery should either have i nored Mr. Harriman's temporary sutiority or yielded to it until President Fish could be notified. Al agree, however, that the end would have been the same. Mr. Harriman was determined on Mr, Jeffory’s resignation, and would have compassed it 1n 5ome way. s LA e THE ORONIN OASE. No Jury Yet—An Interesting Ruling by Judge McConnel'. Curcago, Sept. 4.—The work of securing a jury in the Cronin case was resumed this morning. The only matter of interest de- veloped thus far was the ruling by Judge McConnell excusing Talesman W, P. Turner, Turner testitied he was a member of the American League of the Independent Order of Deputies, whose object is to prevent members of the toman Catholic church from holding or controlling political offices in this country, The talesman, however, thought this would not influence his actions und toat he could give the defendants a fair triel, even if it were shon that they were mew- bers of the Clan-na-Gael. The defense challenged him for cause and the court sus- tained the challenge. A number of other talesmen were examined. Two were tem- porarily passed und a recess taken until to- morrow in order to give the defendants' counsel opportunity to consult as to whether they will turn four men now in waiting over tothe state for acceptance. e Wintry Weather in Dakotu. Sr. PavL, Sept. 4.—Reports from North Dakota and portions of this state tell of a heavy storm last night. Grand Forks says that & terrific electric and wind storm pre- vailed last night within an area of 100 miles of thav city. Telegraph poles between there and Fargo were blown down and commuai- cation interrupted. The damage in that neighborhood is thought to be heavy. A Jamestown correspondent says that the beaviest wind, rain and thuader storm in years prevailed last night, buk no great. dam- age has yot been reported. The weather is now wintry and considerable damage will result, . - The Musgrave Failure. New Yonk, Sopt. 4.—Wall street con- tinues to discuss the failure of the ola and well-kuown house of L. I, Musgrave & Co., and there were rumors to day that the lia- bilities would be greatly in excess of the fig- ures first stated. Henry Kulin said that per- sonally he had no voice in the conduct or di- rection of the busiuess, buv believed that the liabilities would fall vastly short of $500,000, and that & satisfactory seltlement would be n‘mdu with creditors withiu & reasonable time. e Drownel Liake Michigan. Cni0a0, Sept. 4 —~Two fishermen, John and dward Brocher, and fifteen-year-old Charles Bluhm, were drowned in Lake Mich- igan to-day off Thirty-elghth street. The trio were a mite and & half from the shore, when a sudden squall capsized their smack. 0o beavy & sea was running for them W cling to the boat or swim ashore. All three went under almost immediately, N the bodies were recovered. ol SUUTH DAKOTA DEMOURATS. The State Convention Amrzoly At- tended—Eveory County Renresented., Hunoy, 8. D., Sept. 4. —[Special Tel gram to Tk Bek. |—The democratic state conven- tion this afternoon was largely attended. Representatives were present from all parts of the fifty counties of South Dakota and there were many visitors. . J. B. Carpenter, chairman of the state con- tral committee, called the convention to or- der. Colonel Steele, of Lawretce, and Gen- eral Hardin, of Jerauld, were nominated for temporary chairman. The vote by counties gave Steelo four majority and he took the chair. B. M. O'Brien, of Yaukton, H. S, Valkmer, of Grant, snd O. W. Goddard, of Minnehaha, ~werd mado _socrotaries. After abpointing credentinls and permanent organization committees an adjournment was. taken until 7 p. m. On reassembling the eredentials' committee report was adopted, showing all counties entitled toa full vote. The chairman appointed five on rules and mine on platform, when another adjourn- ment was taken till 10 p. m. After appointing & committee of nine on platform, the convention begau the discus- sion of various methods for the appointment of a state central committee, itz icu ey McClure Declines the Nomination, Pierue, Dok, Sept. 4.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—Hon. P. F. McClure, who was solicited to uccept the democratic nomination for governor of South Dakota, positively declines the honor, preferring to use his time in the interestof the Piorre cap- ital campaign. Pennsylvania Democrats, HaArrisnura, Pa., Sept. 4.—There was a long delay in the assembling of the demo- cratic state convention to-day. At 11 o'clock it was called to order and the usual prelimi- paries were gone through with. Samuel W. Wherry, of Cumberland, was chosen tem- parary chairman, and after- a short speech, i which he arraigued the republican party and eulogized the demoacracy and Cleveland, the usual committees wete appointed and a recess taken for half an hour, The convention reassembled at 1 o'clock and made J. B. Riley, of .Schuylkill, perma- nent chairman, The platform was then read and adopted. It reaffirms the decluration of }wlucmlun made by the democrats at St. Louis in 1888, especially that part demanding the revision and reduction of the tariff taxes; favors the admission free of duty of all raw material where it will enlarge our product and increase the demand for labor; renounces trusts and favors the Australian ballot box syetet, The platform advocates a liberal pension law in order to have justice done honotably discharged soldiers who by reason of sheir wounds and other infirmities are prewented from per- form‘ng wanual labor, batthe giving of pen- sions to othér persons'is denounced us an i justice to those entitled to:this recognitiol ‘A resolution was unanimously adopted com- mending the course of Gladstone in his atti- tude toward the Irish people. Edward A. Bigler, of Cleurfield county, was then nomi- nated for state treasurer, and the convention adjourned. Massachusetts Prohibitionists. ‘WoRCEsTER, Mass., Sept. 4.—The state prohibition convention was called to order this morning, and a permanent organization was perfected by the election’of Gerge Hemp- ton, of Sharon, as charman. The usual committees were appointed and they retired for conference. It is understood the coin- mittee on resolutions id.engaged in a wrangle over awoman’s suffrage HaBK. < When the committees reported, Dr. John Blackman, of Springfleid, wus nominated for governor and B. F. Sturtevant, of Jamaica Plaivs, for licutenant governor. The plat- form was presented. It advocates the inser- tion of a prohibition clause in the constitu- tion of every state; says local option, while a good thing locally, 18 totally inadeqnate on thewhole; heartily rejects high license as opposed to its experience and utterly mis- leading in its promises. Wyomiag's Convention. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 4.—[Special Telo- gram to Tne BEE. |- Very little work was expected of the constitutional convention to- day. The committee on rales reported. They have arranged for nineteen committces to 100k after the principal subjects which will engage the attention of the convention. The matter of printing was considered. A propo- sition was submitted to do all the work needed and then trust to the legislature for reimbursement, The convention then ad journed so that President Brown might be ailowed time to fix up'the committees. It is possible that an adjournment wmay be taken fora few doys after ‘the announcement of committees, he New York Prohibitionists. Syracuse, N. Y., Septs 4.—The prohibi- tion state convention opened this morning with many ladies present us delegates, ‘When the convention reassembled a per- manent organization was effected. The com- mitteo on finance reported a deficiency of $2,300 last fall, several counties hay- ing failed in their contribution, Six thousand dollars were needed to pay the defiziency aud meet the expenses of the coming campaign, This would help to destroy the: liquor trafle, In ashort time $5,057 was “pledged by those present The convention then adjourned until to-morrow morning. The New Mexico Convention, SANTA FE, N, M,, Sept. 4.—The convention to-duy comvleted @ permanent orgarization and agreed to the appointment of eleven standing committees, The incident of the day was the election of chaplain, a Protest ant minister being pitted agaiust a Cathol and the latter coming off victorious by a m Jority of ten. The committee expects to get down to hard work =oon, he Deadwood Conferenoe. DeADWOOD, 8, D., Sopt. 4.—|Special Tele- gram to T —Bishop John H. Vincent, of Cuantauqua fame, aud suthor of the Inter- national Quarterly Sunday School Lesson, arrived to-day and will lecture at the M. E. church to-night. He will presido at the M. E. annual conference, which begins to-mor- row morning. Other prominent divines in. the city are Bishop Morley, of the Cathol| : Dr. A. Hodgetts, of Neligh, Nel presiding elder of theElkhorn conferenc and Dr. T. C. Webster, of the Chadron M. E. couference, —_—— Nagle's Striog Insty uctions. BSAN Francieco, Sept, 4—In tne habeas corpus case of Deputy Mashal Nugle to-day, Marshal Franks said that when Justice Field left for Los Angeles about August 7, he instructed Nagle w accompany him, watch the Terrys aud prevent them from doing Field any violegee. He called Nagle's atleution to the fact that Terry was not an ordinary wan and watged the deputy to tuke no chances but to t Field ut all haz- —— Suicide of u Hallroad Man. SeviLLe, Fiu, Sept. 4.—William Kimble Leute, a prominent railroad and real estate mav, committed suicide here to-day. He was thirty years old and & son of the late Dr, Frederick Leute, from whom he inherited a large fortune. Nearly all of this inheritance had been lost or tied up in such a way that iv was unremuncrative, and finaocial troubles are supposed (o be the cause of his suicide. e National Bagkrupicy Convention. MixxesroLis,” Sept. 4.—The Nutional Bankruptey convention recouvened this morning, A -committes of five was ap: pointed to wait on President Harrison and ask him to recommend to gongress in his Dext annual miess 10 that body a bill similar in import to the Torrey bill. The couvention then adjourned, subject Lo the call of the execulive eomumittes. STORE BURNED BY NEGROES. The Merchant Refused to Sell Them Powder, OWN BROTHER. Georgn Allen, the Leader of the Out- laws, Enforces His Authority With Death—A Posse in Hot Pursuit, KILLED HIS A Deserter Will Pilot the Whitea. New Onrueans, Sept. 4.—A Greenwood, Miss., special says: The mostdastardly out- rage since the beginning of the trou- ble in the upper part of the county was perpetrated by George Allen and his squad of fifteen negroes last night, in the burniog of Mr. Jamison's store at Shady Grove, on the Talla- hatehie river, They went there and asked for powder and shot. Jamison refused to let them have any and they told him they would eithor burn his house or kill him. 'They caught him, st fire to his house, firing off their guns in the meantime and making other hostile demonstrations. Jami- 80n got away and went to Sunny Side in- forming the people what had happened. Abvout the same time a negro deserter from Allen’s band offered to pilot the whites to Allen's camp at Lone Star bend if ttey would spare him and his two brothers who ‘were among Allen’s men. About two nundred men at once started for the hostile camp, which is about six miles above Sunny Side, but it has mnot been learned whether they succeeded in capturiog Allen. It 18 not likely he will be taken alive as he is u very desperate negro, It now transpires that the negro whom he killed last night for refusing to take up arms against the whites was his own brother. Yesterday evening the sheriff’s posse gotv sight of two negroes who hod gone to Cleve- land for ammuvition, Tbe negroes jumped from their mules and fled into the cornbrake. The posse capturgd the mules and 2,000 Winchester rific caftridges, ten pouuds of buckshot and four pounds of powder. Further particulars from up the river con- firm the statement that the four negro lead- ers who were killed up there yesterday were killed by the sherifl’s posse while resisting arrest, ‘The number of hostile negroes are now estimated at from 100 to 150 and they aro in large squads one of which is led by George Allen and the other by a negro named Backitt. ‘The object of the sheriff is to capture the leaders and deal with them according to law. Their followers are merely ignorant negroes who hardly understand what they are about. S BATILING WI1{H STARVATION. Terrible Condition of the Locked Out Spring Valley Miners. CHrcAGo, Sept. 4.—Mr. Henry D. Lloyd, formerly on the editorial staff of a Chicago morning paper, has been investigating the conaition of the destitute miners at Spring Valley for several days and makes an appeal through the press in their behalf. He says there is greater need than ever for help for these people. There are thousands there suffering for food, clothing and medicine. Most of the sufferers are children and most of the children are little ones. There are families where adults and chil- dren are grievously sick and without medical attendance and medicines because there isno money to pay for them. y The men at Sprinz Valley, Mr. Lloyd says, are not strikers. Thoy are victims of two lockouts. Last Christmas a thousand of them were shut out of work by the order closing a part of the mine. For the rest of the winter the other miners divided their work with these unfortunates. This lasted until April, Then the community, exhausted by this strain of supporting three men and thewr famlies on the earnings of two men, received its final blow. On April 24, without previous notice, all the miners were told to take away their toois, and the mines weve closed. They had no thought or plan of striking. They were not even given achance of working for lower wages. From the day they received this until Mr. W, L. Scott, of Erie, P made his recent offer to them of a reauction of wages from 30 cents a ton to the equivalent of 55 cents or less, coupled with the demand that they give up their labor unions, these men have been waiting in involuntary idle- nessto learn what was to be their fate, ‘‘Before the lockout they earned, according to the fizures they gave me,’’ suys Mr. Lloyd, about $30 & month. According to the figures given by an officer of the company they earned about $43. If these were their earn- ings at 90 cents a ton, what would they be at 55 cents " “This community of 5,000 persons, in the state of Tilinois, 18 in the throes of starva- tion,"” adds the appeal, ‘‘and has been 8o for wonths, Itis a public scandal and a catas- trophe which would seem to demand as prompt and thorough action from the gov- ernment and the people as the Johnstown disaster, and I trust the press and the pub- lic will use all their influence to request the governor to recognize the emergency by all the action within his power. *“I'here must be funds at his disposal for such an emergency. ©A personal inspection of this battle of 5,000 persons with death, would, I am con- vinced, spur the governor to instant action, **Whatever are the merits of the dispute as to wages, the starving must be fed and the children saved.” e Transfer Boats, CHAMBERLAIN, D., Sept. 4.—|Speaial Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The Last Cbance, a transfer boat, has arrived here to do trans- ferring to the Siouxreservation, A steamer has also been ordered here by thé Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway to do trans- ferring for that company. notice e Trying to Burn Plerre. Sr. PauL, Sept. 4.—A Picrre spacial say Great excitement provails in this city over the third attewpt within & week to burn down the place, No great damage has been done, The people are much excited and somewhat nervous over the situation, e A Dakota Farmer Suicldes, CHAMBERLAIN, B, D, Sept. 4.—[Special ‘Pelegram to Tur BEr.|—A prominent farmer of Charles Mix county name Clurence Gabler has committed suicide by shooting himself through the bead, dying almost instantly, He was wealthy and uo cause is known for the act. -~ A Prominent Mason Dead, CiicaGo, Sept, 4, —Grand Master Mason Bmith is udvised by telegraph from Bloom~ ington, TiL, of the death of Dr. Alexander E, Darragh, jr., past commander. The fus neral will occur at Bloomingtou, kriday, - - ‘The Largest Gold Bar Ever Cast. HeLENA, Mout., Bept 4.—The largest bar of gold ever cast in the world was turned out at the United States assay office here to- day. It weighed 500 pounds aud is worth a litule over one hundred thousand dollars, ——— A Battle Near Suakim, Suakiy, Sept. 4, —The dervishes defeated 8 force of ‘“friendlies” near here to-day, The loss on both sides was very heavy, AN ACCOMPLISHED RASOAL. MaxJacobson Arrested For Kmbezzle- ment From His Employers, Cnicago, Sept. 4.—Max Jacobson, until rocently western superintendent of the Fidelity & Casualty company, of this oity, was held to the oriminal court to-day for embezzling money from the company. Jacob- son first made his appearance here a year ago, and was, on the strength of good recom- mendations, given a minor clerkship in the oftice of the company. He soon won tho confidence of the mauagers by his ability and was advanced rapidly to the po- "sition of western superintendent. General Manager Alexander says they had no suspicion of irregularity until & couple of mouths ago, when ho was found betting largoly av the race track, The genoral wui ager romonstrated with him and he prom- ised to reform, but a week ago it was dis- covered he was behind again and wus dis- charged. He went over at once to anothor compdiny and they advanced him mione: ““The nssurance of Jacobson,” said Mr. Al exander, ‘418 shown by the fact that he went t Joliet and on the strength of forged letters got prominent citizens % go on his bond. Jacobson s un- derstood to belong to a noble fawmily in Austria. It hins been learned that before he came to Chicago he served three terms in the penitentiary for forgery. He has been very successful in this city i securing money under false pretenses and thero is no means of knowing how much he has obtained aside from the $1,000 or 80 of the Fidelity's money. When arrested last night Jacobson was, about to take the train for the east. His lawyers this evening sued out a writ of ha- buas corpus. —_— A LEAVENWORTH MYSTERY. Strange Disappearance of a Citizen of That City. Leavesworth, Kan., Sept. 4.—[Special to Tuk Bie.|—This city has almost a pacallel of the Wichita Brown mystery, 80 far as a sudden disappearance and continued and in- explicable absence are “coneerned. Last Sunday one week ago Mr. E. O. Webster, who resided in a suburban addition to this city, left his homo to go to the Baptist church, located in the contral part of the city. Smce that time pothing has been seen or heard of the missing man. The most careful seurch has utterly failed to lead to the slightest clue to his whereabouts, or ex- planation of his continiied ab The case is assuming an alarming bhase, thero being no possible reason suggesting itsclf which will clear up the case. pelel o g3 MORE MEN AT WORK. A Marked Increase of Work 'rson the London Docks. Loxpoy, Sept. 4.—There is a marked in- crease this morning in the number of dock- men resuming work, and business on the wharves presents a rather brisk aspect. John Burns delivered an address to the strikers to-day at Tower Hill. He denounced arbitration through intermediaries, and de- nied the reports that the dockmen wore going to work, He said itwas expected that strikes would be inaugurated in Glasgow and in Southampton Thursday. Report on the Kight Hour Day. Dusper, Sept. 4.—At the session of the trades union congress to-day a census report on the eight hour movement was presented, showing 89,639 for and 02,883 against it, ‘The strike committee was in session until 20'clock this (Thursday) morning. It was agreed that the committee would consent to tho men resuming work at any wharf puying 6d an hour, ordinary tinge, and 8d over time, the “plus” in viece work to be equally di- vided between journeymén and foremen, Strikers Victorious at Liverpool, Liverroor, Sept. 4.—The strike is ended here, the employers having granted the ad- vance demanded. Russia’s New Imporial Train, [Copyright 1839 by Jam=s Gordon Bn LoxboN, Sept. 4.—[New York ald Cable—Special to Tup Bee.—A new imperial train has just bean built for the em- peror of Russia. The saloons are covered with iron outside and thou comes eixht inches of cork instead of steel plates, with which the carriages of the old train were protected. Al the saloons, which communi- cate by a covered passage, are exactly the same in outward appearance, 80 thut ho out- sider may be able to aiscover in which car- riage the czar is traveling. During tho em- peror's journey last autamn he passed most of his me in a carriage Which from tho outside looks like a buggage van, A Pa-tor in Hot Water. [Copyright 1839 by James Gordon Bennett, | LoxDoN, Sept. 4—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bek, | —J . G. Gregory, incumbent of Emmanuel church, Brighton, is in hot water. He presided at a public meot- ing at which Dr. Fulton, *an American,” lectured. In the course of the lecture Fulton sald: *“The Virgin Mary was not much of a virgin,” and much more to the same effect. This profane utterance was brought to the attention of the bishop of Chichester, who in a most temperate letter calls upon Grogory to disavow any agreement with Fulton's statement, I o The Maybrick Cbildren Adop: LCopyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.] LivERPooL, Sept. 4.—|New York Herald Cable — Special to e Bee.~—The Daily Post states that tho two children of Mrs, Maybrick have, by the consent of their father’s brothers and of Baronoss Von Roque, their grandmother, been adopted by a lady and gentleman in London, who are in 00d circumstances and who will see to their maintenunce and education. ‘The children, o boy and & girl, will assume the names of their foster parents, and thus, iv1s hoped, in their future life cscape the stain attach- ing tothe name of their mother. R e L0 Quite a Graps Vinw [Copyright 1889 by Jamss Gordon Bannat! | LoxpoN, Sept. 4.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Bee.]—A vine Known as the *'Graat Vine,” sy Hampton court, has nearly 1,600 bunches of grapes on it, all well colored and looking heaithy. e Steamship Arrivals, At London—The Trave, from New York for Bremen, passed Scilly this afternoon. At Glasgow—The Circassia, from New York. At New York—The Nordland, from Ant. awerp; the State of Nevada, froum Glasgow. ——— A Cabinot Mee ing Wasnixorox, D. C., Sopt. 4.—It is under- stood @ meeting of the members of the cabinet will be held at noon Saturday next. The subject of an extra session of congress will probably be discussed then and @ de: cision reached, - Paying For His 8coop, Pauts, Sopt. 4.—The editor of Cocarde has been sentenced to four months imprisonment, and 1o pay a fino of 500 francs for purloining court documents, lay. e ; The German Empress a Catholic. ViENNA, Sept. 4.—An inspired article in the Vaterland aonounces that Empress Au- gusta Victoria, of Germany, has joined the Catholic church, — ——— Dr. Peters Recalled, Beawiy, Sept. 4.—Dr. Peters has been re- called from Kast Africa. The expedition for the reliet of Emin Bey Las bees aban doned. [THE BELL TELEPRONE SUIT, The Government Oase Gots a New L Lease of Life. A VERY MYSTERIOUS GERMAN, Who fs Mr. Wabner That Mr. Wanas naker s Showing the Workings of the Postal System?—~Western Workmen in Washington. 518 FOURTRENTH STRES [ Wasminaroy, D. C., Sept. 4 The government suit against the Hell Telephone company took on & new lease of 1ifo to-day with the filing in the patont offics of a document in which the Peoples’ Telo- phone company assigns all its rights and tivle to some sixty pateuts and applications for patents which it controls to three mutual trustees, Frank Jones, the miilionaire of New Hampshire, John R. Bartlett und Hen- ry C. Andrews, of New York. The result of this assignment is to concentrate all the elements in opposition to the Bell ‘Pelephone company 1o a strong working force, and it is said at tho patent office that 1t is upon this combinution that the hope of the governe ment's success in the suits against the Bell compaany rests. ASTONISIED THE NATIVES. ‘Workmen and mechanics are being treated toa sample of wild western ways which causes their eyes to bulge out with astonish- ment. Recently the Washington & George= town Railway company entered iuto & cons tract with a concern in Kunsas City to lay a cable road along the Seventh street branch of their line. Work was begun on this inno- vation 1n strect service in this eity yestenl morning. The contractors brought thel men with them from Kansas City and put them L work as work is usually done in the west. The ease with which the tracl lavers perforined their work has cause quite & commotion in Washington labor circles. At the upper end ot Seventh street this afternoon one hundred or more . men were engaged layng the temporary track upon top of the granite blocks, and at least five hundred of Washington’s vopuia- tion watched the operation for hours. The work is being done with energy which is surprising to the people of this section, and already tho indications are that the Seventh street line will be built with twice the rapid- ity.the work was upon the company’s main line running from the navy yard to George- town. Wasnixeron Bouneao, Tar Ovana Bes, } MYSTERIOUS Mit. WADNER. A representative of the German govern- ment named Gustav Wabner has been in the city for the past two or three days to cons suit with the postofiice officials in"relation the manner of the conduction of the postal and telegraph business of the eountry, Postd master General Wananaker has received Mr. Wabuer with overy courtesy und has ex- tended to nim_all the facilities A% his disposal, besides supplymng him with A number of letters of introduction, which will be invaluuble to him iu his résearches. The gentleman, how= ever, has maintained a_secretiveness whicl is entirely unaccountabie. He has not galled upon the German minister nor upon any of the principal German-Americans in - Was| iugton, and although strentous efforts have been made on their part to fiud Mr, Wabner, they have been unable to do 80 up to the present time, GROFF'S CITANCES 000D, It was announced to-day that the presi- dent would appoint a commissioner of the gencral land office before departing for Philadelphia this afternoon, but up to th present time the name of the gentleman whi 18 to occupy this position has not been given 1o the. yuplic. Bx-Congrossman John e ‘Thomas, of Illinois, is confident of his ap= pointment, but his confidence is no greater than that of numbers of others who are un- derstood to be in the ficld for the position, and the interior departiment people express the same degree of ignorance upon the subs ject which bas pervaded that department sinco the resignation of Commissioner Stock® slager. It is believed there, howevor, that Judge Groff, of Omaha, is the comiug ' man, but the basis of this belief can not be ascers tained at this writing. ARMY " OIANGES, S0 much of the special orders as direct the transfers of certain lieutenants in the Fifth artulery to take effoct October 1, 1580, is 8 amended as to direct the following transfers insteud to take effect on the duy named: First Lieutenaut David D, Johnson, from battery L to_Light Battery I, vice Firs Lieutenant Harvey C. Carbough, from Light Battory F' to Battery K. First Lieutenant Georze E. Sage, from Battery K to Light Battery D, vice Firs Lieutenant S, 1. Allen, from Light Batter; D w Battery L. T0WA POSTMASTERS APPOINTED, Cottonwood, Leo county, J. R.Syphers Marathon, Buena Vista county, B, & Elds field; Richardsyille, Dubuque connty, Mrs, urgaret Blake. Francis C. Griblo, of Omaha, is at the Arlington. MISCELLANEOUS, A caplegram received at the navy departs ment to-day announces the arrival of the Galena under the commard of Commander Sumner, at St. Nicholas Mole, Hayti. Ads miral crardi, of the Kearsage, is also a4 St. Nicholas Mole in communication with the navy department. It is probable vhat the Kearsage will cowe north soon, but that will be left largely if not entirely to the ad< miral's discretion. ‘The secretary of the interior to-day ape pointed Albert . Childs, of Ohio, chief clerk of the census oftice, . . Captain Rob eeretary 1 New York. Judson Hudges hus been appointed stores kecper for the district of Nebraska, been selected by @8 supervisor of the port of Nebraska and lowa Pe WASTINGTON, Sept. 4.—[¢ gram to Tuk Bee | —Pensions granted Ne- braskans: Original invalid—James Irone, George W. Berry, Isra obias, I'rances Hicket, Henry C. Streator, ¥'ranz Piot, Vine cent K. St Tucrease—Peter Koney, John Gorman, Pensions allowed Towans: valip- Simon” Becdie, Jusper N. Johnso William Richardson,’ Benjamin E. howas J. Holliaay, John Chamber enzo Gano, Charles Tobey, Murtiu Va Restoration—William Rice, Increuse— Thomas H. Lee, William Shechman, George O, Hrown. Koissue—Thomus L. Doble, Ors iginal widows, ete—Martha, mother o Thomus Johnson; Kosanna, widow of Joh Seurs, Original 10« Harrison Home ana Away Again. WasiINGTON, Sept. 4.—The president aud Mrs, Huarcison, accompanied by Dr. Scoth and Private Secretary Halford, arrived the white house to-day from Decr Park 2:45 p ‘There was no regular cabin meeting, but within his hour’s stuy at the white house the president munaged to seg Secretary Tracy, Avorney General Millef and Assistunt Secretary Hatoheiler an thus gather an idea of the course of business in most of the depurtments. A fow wiuutes before: 4 o'clock the party again ontered carriage and were driven to the lMltunuroS Ohio railrona station, where they Look t train for Philadelphia. - The Weath r Foreeast. Nebraska--Fair, stationary tempersture, northerly winds, lowa—1Rain, follow lower temperature, erly. Dukota—Fair, lower temperature exceph in northern, northerly winds. Lo Bl X Burgiars Visit the Vice Prosident. Roxvour, N. Y., Sept. 4. —Burglars mad ! an unsuccessful uttewpt last night to rob | residence of Vice President Morion, A by clariig weather, nds shifting 0 northe