Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 19, 1889, Page 1

NINETEENTH YEAR. BOIES THESTANDARD BEARER Iowa Democrats Nominate Him For the Governorship. HL'LL MAKE A GOOD MARTYR. A Hard Matter to Find Candidates Willing to Ace:pt—A Decision of Interest to Hawke eye Masons. Martyrs in Demand. Sroux Ciry, Ta., Sept. 18.—(Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber.]—The main session of the democratic state convention was in session this afternoon only from 2 to 5 o'clock. ‘When ex-Senator Whiting, of Monona county, who wus the defeated democratic candidate for governor four years ngo, was put in nomination for licutenant governor,he quickly announced that he would nov under any circumstances accept the honor, When, later, he was proposed for railroad commis-: sioner, he declined, saying, privately, that the democratic candidate would he defeated by from 15,000 to 25,000 majority, All the old loaders of the party coincided with Judge Whiting’s forecust, for as one after another of them weére nominated for licuten- ant governor, judge of the supreme court und railroad commissioner, they rose per- sonally on the floor of the convention Lo pro- test against the nomination. Three of the candidates nominated are re- publicans of recent record. Horace Boies, of Waterloo, the candidate for governor,was a republican up to 1883, when he ok excep- ion to the position of the party on prohibi- tion, but only as an inaependeat republican for several years later. Up to a very recent period he has been known as a radical prohi- bitionist. 8. L. Bestow, of Chariton, the candidate for lleutenant governor, was also a repub- licar? till a few years ago, as was also David Morgan, of Poweshick county, the cardidate for railrond commissioner. ‘The liquor plauk of the platform gives intense dissatisfaction to the representatives of the largercitieson the ground that it is nothing more nor less than local option, They demanded a declaration for a maximum license of 0, but the plat- form declares for a wminimum license of §500, with power in each locality to increase the license * indetinitel, The protesting demo- crats say that this amounts to prohivition, ‘whereas there is a prohibition majority. Procecdings of the Convention. Siovy Crry, la., Sept. 18.—The democra state convention met at 11 o'clock this morn- mg and was called to order by Chairman ‘. H. Hunter, of the central committee, in the Peavy Grand opera house. Prayer was offered by Rev. M. W. Darling, of the First Congregational church of this city. The Schubert quartette saug *‘Be True and Brave and Wiu the Fight,” after which Mavyor J, M. Cleland welcowed the delegates to Sioux City. Irving B. Richman, of Mus- catine, was introduced by the temporary chairman and delivered an address of thirty minutes' duration. The committee on resolutions announced A. C. Roberts, of Lee; A. E. Rockey, of Johnson; H. B. Allen, of Blackbawk; L. B. Mattoon, of Fayette; M. R. Jackson, of Cedar; T. B. Perry, of Mouroe: Joseph Eibaeck, of Poik; John A, Patterson, of Unionj C, F. Chuse, of Cuss; John F. Dun- combe, of Weoster; lsaac I’endleton, of Woodbury. State central cotamittee a8 com- pleted by the district cancuses us follows: Charles D. Fuller, of Jefferson; Samuel Cohin, of Muscatine; J. G. Duun, of Du- buque; M. K. Cartor, of Winneshick; Joln Baum, of Benton; J. £. Seevers, of Moha J. 8, Eiliott, of Marion; W. E. L TLucas; I. H. Lee, of Montgomery: Hyatt, of Webster; G. B, Healey, of Wood- bury. The convention at 11:55 adjourned until 2 p. m, The convention reconvened at 2:12 and heard the report of the committee on cre- dentials. Ninety-seven of ninety-nine coun- ties of the state were represeated. The committeo on permanent oranization roported that Judge L. Kinne, of Tama had been selected for permanent chairmgn, and Paul Gelich, of Des Moines, for permanent secretury. Judge Kinne's speech touched upon all the pertinent issues of the campaign. A resolution was passed favoring Chicago as the place for locating the world’s fair and instructing the state’s represcntatives in congress to vote for Chicago on accouunt of its central location, favorable climate and abundant water, air and space. ‘An informal ballot for governor resuited as follows: Horace Boies, of Rlack Hawk, b02; Johu E. Cruig, of Loe, 164'5; C. Whiting, of Mouona, 67}¢; scattering, 54 On the announcement of the vote a motion was carried to make the uomination of Horace Holes by acciamation, S, L, Bestow, of Chariton, was nominated after the first informal ballot for licutenunt governor. The committee on resolutions made the following report, which was udopted uani- mously: The democracy of [ow sembled, indorse the declaration of principles made by the national demoeracy at St. Louis; ‘We renew our opposition to the unconstitu- tivnal and uujust policy of bigh tariff taxa: tion, which robs the wany to enrich the few, makes the producer tue slave of the manu- facturer, lay ns heaviest burdens on the farmer, wechanio and luborer, whom it daily robs, and fosters trusts, which are the logbimute results of our present ‘tariff system, and we denounce the fallacy of the revublican state platform of lowa that & high tariff is or can be any protection 0 the farmer, Resolved, That we favor the Australian system of voting to the end that we may hove an honest ballot, uncontrolled by bri- bery or employers. Hesolved, That we recognize the doctrine of state und national control of railroads tions, and approve etticient protecting the people against un- iscrimination and oppressive rates, ved, That in the interest of true temperance we demand the passage of o carefully guarded liconse law, which shall provide for the issuance of licenses in towns, townships and municipal corporations of the state by a vote of the people of such corpo- rations, and which shall provide that for each license ¢ onual tax of §500 be paid into the county treasury, and such further tax as Who town, township or municipal cor- poration shull prescribe, the proceeds thereof 10 0 10 the use of such manicipalitios. Kesolved, That we also arraign the repub- licun party for changing the pharmacy laws of the state, by which great bardship and gross indignity has been imposed upon hon orable pharmacists and upon all peovle re- quiring liquors for the actual necessitios of wmeaivine, Resolved, That while we demand that all honorably discharged union soldiers who ‘were injured in the linve of duty or who are unable, by reason of age or other infirmities, to support their families, shall receive liberal ponsions and the special care of the goyern- ment, we denounce as an insult Lo ever brave soldier and as making the pension rolt dishouorable, the decision of the present national sdwministration *That the disbonor- avle discharge of a soldier from the service of tho United Staes 18 no bar to a pension.” Iesolved, That we houestly invite the co- operation of all persous, irrespective of for- mer purty affiiistions, who wpprove of the foregoing resolutions to unite with us in the eleotion 0f un executive and a legisluture who will carry out these principles. Qu wotion of ¥, O. Walters the resolu- in convention as- "OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1889. tions were unanimously adopted by the con- vention, Mr. Duncombe also read the following res- olutions, which were adopted by the conven- tion: Resolved, That the democrats of Towa, in convention assembled, indorse the efforts being made by Chicago to secure the world's fair of 1502, and pledges its hearty support to the samo. Resolved, That the democratic party of Town, in state convention assembled, hereby voives its hearty avpreciation of the many Kkindnesses received from the hands of Sioux City, and returns its kindest thauks there- for. The ticket was complated by the nomina tion of Judgo W. H. Brannon, of Muscatine, for supreme jndge (long und short terms) ; Theodore ITrish, of Dubuque, for superin- tendent of public instruction, and David Morwan, of Poweshiek, for raiiroad commis- sioner. Resolutions were passed deploring the death of S, 8. Cox, and extending sympathy to his family. At 5:15 the convention adjourned sine die. Biozraphy of dr. Boies WaTERLOO, 1., Sept. 18.—[Snecial Tele- gram to Tue Bee,]—Hon, Horace Boics, of this city, who was nominated to-day by the democrats for governor of lowa, is & native of New York state. He was born in Erie coun.y, near Buffalo, nearly sixty-one years ago. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812 and lived in Erie county after the war. In 1867 Mr. Boies came to Waterloo and has been engaged in the practice of law here since. He is the senior member of the firm of Husted & Boies, d stands very high among members of the bar throughout the state. He is also largely interested in farm- ing, having a farm of 2,600 ucres in_Grundy county and another of 1,000 acres in Palo Alto county. He was a republican previous to the enactment of prohibition, and, although a temperance man, 18 & believer 1n high license. The Cerneau Rite Onse. Cepar Rapips, Ia,, Sept. 18.—[Special to Tur Bee.]—Judge Preston to-day ren- dered his decision in the wuch talked of Cerneau Rite-lowa Grand Lodge case. He granted the petition of the grand lodee dis- solving the temporary injunction granted by him & few weeks ago restraining the grand lodge from enforcing certain resolutions which that body udopted at its last annual session against the members of the Cerneau Rite. He gives no lengthy opinion, except that he says the decision is based upon the allegations of the counsel of the grand lodge that there was nothing for which, in fact, to enjoin them. The grand lodge assorted that there was no resolution to expel, but simply to discipline the members of the Iowa con- sistory if they did not recant their Cerneau- 1sm, The discipline, however, does not mean expulsion, and the Hon. George W. Ball, one of the attorneys for the grand lodge, said in his pleading that if the grand lodge should vote upon expulsion of mem- bers for belonging to Cerneau bodies it could not be rried, and he would vote against such action, If thece had been any expulsion, or if the grand lodge could expel a member for such an offense, there might bave beea a different decision on the ques- tion. The judge also said that the civil courts could interfere in such a case under three conditions: First, when a member had been exvelled withont baving been given notice of such action by which to defend himself; second, when a member has been expelled contrary to the rules of a body like that of the Masonic bodiesi third, when a member has been exvelled for disobeying the laws of that body which contravene such laws. As there had been no expulsion he rules that the petition asking for a per- manent injunction is premature. The case will probably be appealed to the supreme court. Sensational Evidence. WaTERLOO, [u., Sept. 18.—|Spceial Tele- gram to Tue Ber. |—The evidence to-day in the Billings case has been the most sensa- tioual of any yetsoffered. It consisted of tho paper found on Billngs' person the night of the tragedy, and was so salacious that all the ladies in attendonce withdrew fro: the room except Mrs. Biliings, who remained by husband’s side. She, however, gave way to frequent outbursts of tears and kept her face concealed in her handkerchief much of the time. The exhibits comprised the notes and mortgages which Billings had prepared for Kingsley to sign, together with an order for his salary as county attorney until the year 1003, There were alsoa number of letters purportiug to be from Mrs Billings to Kingsley, nviting him to call on her dur- ing Billings' absence, and reproaching him because he would not accept the invitation In one letter, which was dated tEo day of the tragedy, he' was asked to send her some money and promise to pay a stipulated sum & month. [Ihe letter contained threats against him. The _aMidavit of Emma Shane and an unsigned afiidavit purportiug to be from a person who had seen Kingsley and Mrs. Billings tozether wore also offéred, togethier with the allezed *con- fession” of Mrs. Billngs, The latter docu- ment was 8o obscene that when it was printed in full in a Waverly paper the pub- lisher was compelled to cut it out of his papers before the edition would be received ut the postofce. All these documents, pur- porting to be from Mrs. Billings, ure now ad- mitted to have been forged by Billing: After the reading of the exhibits the testi: wmony was supplied from the notes of the re- porter who took the testimony at the in- quest, Ihe defense put on the stand J. W. San- born, of Gary, Dak., out of the regular or der. His evidence was for the purpose of attenm:pting to impeach the testimony of At- torney Monagt who tostifizd for the state, he futher and sister of Kingsley testified that they never kuew of his owning u revolver, Delegates to the Far Des Moixes, Ta., Sopt. 18.—| S| - grum to Tug BEe.|-—Governor Larrabee to- day appointed delegutes to the National Farmers' congress, which meets at Mont- gomery, Ala., in Novouber, The delegates atlarge are B, F. Clayton, of Macedonia, and John K. Shafter, of Des Moines, F congressional districts: Pirst—G. Kent Fort Madison; John Patterson, Burlington. Second—S. I. Chessboro, of West Liborty; C, C. Rems, Clinton, Third—L. 8. Gutes, of Manchester; S.' J. Mendeli, if oouunty. Fouth G, Grafton, of Waukon; N, P. Wellor, Nashua, ifth~W. P, Burgau, of Shellsburg. Sixth—\W. nith, of 'Oskaloosa; A. Tailor, Newton. Soventh—Henry Wallace, of Des Moin John Scott, Nevada, Eighth—John Smart, of Shenandoah; J. D. Brown, Leon. Ninth ~0. Mills, of Lewis; C. C. Baldwin, Couneil Blufts. h—J. I, Thompson, of Forest City; L. S, Cofin, Fort Dodge. Eleventh — H. C. Wheeler, of Odebolt; Charles B. Whit- ng, Whiting, Thirty-Second lowa's R WarerLoo, la., Sept. 18.—[8 gram to Tue Bee.)—The fifth bie union of the survivors of the Thirty-second Towa voluuteers is iu progress in this city, the headquarters being ut the same hotel from which the regiment started to the front twenty-eight years ago. Thus far 103 veter- aus bave reported. The exercises to-day have been ou the social or Colonel W, 'L, Shaw, of Anamosa, brigade commander, delivered an addross this afternoon, review- g the history of the regimont. A Carriage Factory Burned. CLix10N, In., Sept 18,—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bk, |—At an early hour this morn- ing fire consumed the carriuge factory of McDowell & Co. and two small buildings. The total loss is $40,000; insurance, $18,000. The factory, which' was a frawe building, r&\m repluced at once by a three-story “r HIS ESTIMATE OF PRINCES. C. P. Huntington Says They Are a Sorry Lot AS TOHIS DAUGHTER'S MARRIAGE He Grows Sarcastic at the Expense of New York Jonrnalists— Titles Are at a Discount With Him, Sarcastic C. P, [ Comyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett,\ Panis Sept. 18.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bze.|—-C. P. Hunt- ington, the American railway magnato, re- turned to i“aris to-day from a busivess visit to Germany. He seemed to be in the best possible health and spirits when aHerald cor- respondent called on him at the Hotel Bris: tol. Referring to the rumors of his adoptel daughter’s engagement to Prince Hatzfeldt, he said: “The New York newsvapers are having an immense amount of trouble trying to set- tle whether my daughter is or is not en- gaged to Prince Hatzfeldt. One might im- agine that il was something unusual for an American mrl to get married. It is easy to sce that the journalistic season 18 very dull. But of ail the absurd things I have seen printed the most aksurd is the account of the manner in which I am supposed to have broken this match, The story is elaborated with detail whicn does great credit to the writer's imag- ination. Once for all I should like to state that i have not broken off any match between my daughter and Prince Hatzfeldt for the good and suflicient reason that no such raatch existed, The young gentleman has been lavish enough with his attentions, nor is there very much reason to doubt the character of his intentions, but it takes two people to make abargain—sometimes throe— and neither my daughter nor myself have made up our minds what to think of this Teutonic nobleman. “Of course, we Americans are rather dis- posed to turn up our mnoses atpeople who travel about on the strength of unearned ti- tles. We like to know what a man has done or what he can do, not what his father, or great grandfather did for him. My own family aates right back to the Norman con- quest, but that never troubles me. 1f 1 can’t win glory for what I am myself, L will go without glory. “*Now, I don't mean to find any fault with Mr. Hatzfeldt for being @ prince. I have wet him and think him a very pleasant young mun, as young men go. They tell me he has been extravagant, lost money on the turf, ete, but pretty much all young men do that sort of ting nowadays. Inmy time it was different. We believed in the old~fashioned, homely virtues, in industry, economy. and so on, but according to the code of to-day Prince Hatzfelat is a man of honor and an accomplished gentleman. 1 will even admit that my opinion of him is at present vastly better than was the case when 1 left home. But none of this 18 uny reason why he should necessarily become my son-in-law, That is a question I have not yet considered seriously. I shall get to it in due time, but I propose to take my time. “My purpose in coming to Burope was guite other than thav of deciding whether my daughter should become a princ: I have enornious business interests on the continent which for the present require my close un- divided attention. You may therefore deny absolutely ull silly stories. I have referred to no match baving been made and conse- quently noue has been broken off. 1 have not refused 1o pay the prince's debts, be- cause I know nothing about his debts and have no reason to do so. Whether there may one of these days be & closer relationship between the prince and my daugnter and wysell will depend on arious things. But for the present neither he, nor she, nor I nor any one else, except, of course, the sern New York dailies, can say anything definite on the subject.” . Mr. Huutington went on to talk on various other subjects, He contrasted American railways with those of Burope, to the great disadvantage of the latter, He has no doubl that the United States can get up an international exhibition, either 10 1802 or any other time, which will discount anything the world ha ever seen. He is convinced that American engineers can, if they want to, build an Eiffel tower a mile high which will last a thousand years, this being a simple matter of enlarging your base, He does not approve of gambiing in any form, either at cards or on the stock exchange. He made bis money without that and is forced 10 admit that the young men of the present generation, princes included, are a sorry lot. Homeward Eound, [Copyright 1859 by Jam:s Gordm Bennath) LoxboN, Sept. 18.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.|—Governor M. Wallar, of Connecticut, leaves for home to-morrow by the Laho, He has been visit- ing Europe to settle business matters, - VERY SIMPLE, A Chicago Man’s 1 Peopl: Out of the Water. Cuicaco, Sept. 18,—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.]—Captain Jack P, McCarthy, the assistant harbor master, to-day successfully mude the trial of nis scheme for rescuing drowning veople frow the river by means of a pike pole. Loug before the hour announced for the test crowds of people assembled on the Wells streat bridge. Mayor Cregier, accom- paniéd by Sir Henry Kuight and & number alderuien, stood on the center pier of the bridge. Just ut 11:15 o’clock the bridge was turned and immediately theve was a plunge and Captain Jack wus supposod to be drown- ing. The juinp into the filthy wuter was wade from the north pier where a policeman was ready with his pike pole. The jumper bad scarcely touched the water when the sharp hooks on tho end of the pole were fastened to his clothes and he was kopt trom sinking until & wan ina bout hauled him aboard. McCarthy’s pike pole is about twenty-five feet long and very light. On the end it has four swall hooks which are so bent as to easily cateh in the clothing of the drowning person, but will not stick into the flesh, ‘There is no diftleulty in handling the pole, and a boy of thirteen years could casily ros- cue & person who had fallen into the xivor e Webh Will Z*rove His Innocence, Herexa, Mont., Sept. 18,—Ex-Secrevary of Territory Webb, who was grrested yester- day on account of a shortage in_goversmeat bonds, claims he will be able to show & clean record und that the charges have no foundu- tion, for Yanking el The Weather Forecast. Nebraska and lowa: Warmer, fair weath- er, southerly winds. Dakota: Warmer, fair weatber, southerly winds, MRS, HAMILTON'S TRIAL. She Attacks the Jaury With Tears and Sob Mavs Laxnixa, N. J., Sept. 18.—The court- roown was crowded this morning with peoplo anxious to hear the proceddiags in the case of Mrs, Robert Ray Hamilton, indicted for atrocious assault uwpon her child's nurse, Mary Donneily. The work of selecting a jury was quickly disposed of. Mrs, Hamil- ton frequently sebbed aloud during the se- lection of the jury, and gave every ev of hopeless despondency. Dr. Crosby, the first witncss, deseribed the nature of tho wound, and added that Mrs. Donnelly was now entirely out of danger. Nurso Don- nelly then told the story of the stabbing, and the court took a recess. In the ufternoon Nurse Donnelly said Mrs, Hamilton took out of her trunk the knife with which the cutting wus dono. Mrs. Hamilton called her a vile name and she de- manded its retraction, which was refused, She then left the houss aud on her return found that Hamilton's trousers had been cut in the right knee and his coat split down the back. The knife and garments were both offered in evidence. Mr. Hamilton's testimony went to show particularly that the nurse was very abusive toward Mrs. Hamilton. The rent in the coat he explained by the fact that early in the duy on which the stab- bing occurred they had & family quarrel. The nurse was very aggressive. A parasol wus also broken by the defendant. She wanted a greater sum of money than he was willing to allow her on separation. The de- fendant bad shown him bruisesaund scratches inflicted by the nurse: Mrs. Hamilton tesufied that her husband upheld the nurse, und that she was also very abusiveto hur, She threw her on a bed and placed her knee on the witness’ stomach and then the knife, which was lying on the bed. was used by her in_self-defense. She stated that she first met Hamilton for or five years ago at Mrs. Brown’s, in New York, beiug nccompanied by a Miss Bader. She afterwards met Hamilton on the street, and he finally called upon her, Neither of hcr parents were liv- ing and she had money left her by her father., She said she was no relation to Mrs, Swinton, but met ber in a boarding house at No, 10 ast Twenth-eighth street, and she also met Joshus Mann there. She was married last January to Mr. Hamilton, but declined answering if she had been mar- ried before or was the mother of Baby Be- atric Mrs. Hamilton said she was afraid to call her life her own during the time she had Mrs, Donuelly 1 her ewmploy. The nurs neglected the lady and deank a great deal. The woman had made threats against her life prior to the encounter n which the witness stabbed her. Be- fore the encounter the nurse had attempted to assault her With & whisky bot- tle. Hamilton put the woman out of the room, but she soon retarmed screaming, “Let me at her,” and a fight ensued. ‘The physician called to attend Nurse Don- nelly said she was under the influence of ligor when he came. Mrs, Elizabeth Rupp, ‘the: proprictress of the Noll cottage, was present when Mrs. Hamiltgy attempted to assault the nurse with anlnfant’s buth tab. Mrs. Hamilton made the remark in her presence, ‘‘Ray Hamilton, you will have me sent to the gal- lows yet.” Both sides then rested and Judge Reed stated that the arguments would be de and the case given to the jury in the morning. e SIMPLY A QUE,TION OF TIME. All the Trunk Lines Will Prorate ‘With the S§t. Panl Road. Cricaco, Sent. 18.—[Special Telogram to Tag Bee|—Although peiter the trunk lines nor the Central Traffic association had taken oficiai action this mormng ou prorat- ing with the St. Paul lines on through busi- ness, the different roads received the as- surance of the Lehigh Valley, Fitchburg & New York and New Eogland roads that they would'join in issuing joint tariffs, As the Erie, Chicago & Atlantie, Monon and Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton had previ- ously agreed to prorate it is simply a qaes- tion of time when all the trunk lines and central traffic roads will co-operate. All the St. Paul lines are to-day quoting the 331 per cent reduction in local rates, but the 75 per cent 1eduction n the proportion of tho through rate will oply be _ quot- ed by the Burlington & North- ern, St. Paul, Wisconsin Central, Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City and Towa Central, permission having been given them to-duy by Chairman F'aithiorn 'to meet the ra with only the legal delay mn notifying the nter-state commerce commission. ‘The Rock Island and Northwestern have decided not to meet the 15 cent through rate, and will consequently retire from. the through busi- ness. The Rock Island has poor connections to St. Paul, its trains going in over the Al- vert Lea route, which consists of the Minne- apolis & Louis and Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern roads. A division of the 15 cent rate between the three lines would i sand for the engines. The n refuses to make the rate be- cause it is 4 non-paying one, To Oppose Through Rat CiicAGo, Sept. 18.—It is learned that a meeting of the truuk line association has been called to consider the action of certuin castern lines 1n issuing tariffs i coune ction with the Burlington & Northern, quoting through rates on a basis of 85 cents from the seaboard to St. Paul. The purpose is to - duce these lines to witadraw their tariff and to bring all trunk lines and Central Trafic as- sociavion roads into an agresment to publish no through rates to St. Paul and Minneapo- lis via Chiicago. If this plan sacceeds the Burlington & Northern will hava to adopt some scheme for meeting the competition of the Canadian and Lake Superror lines on through traflic to ke northwest, Union Pacific Matters, Bosrtox, Sept. 18.—Inquiry at the Union Pacific oftice develops the fact that ths pub- lished story of a traffic agreement with the Manitoba road inorder to secure lower rates hias no basis in fact. Presideat Adams, while in Chicago, dgid have a conference with Mr, Hill of the Maunitoba road, but 1t was on another matter and nothing whatever was talked about in relation to a traflic agreement, Mr. Adams’ visit to Texas was witha view to the con- sideration of the old question of the “‘Sunset route,” a water ana land route which b been under consideratiop since the provis- ions of the inter-state esmmerce law went into effect, No project or scheme of any kind with a view to changing the Union Pa- cific northwestern trafilo is'as yet under con- sideration, A bakota Road. JnAMBERLAIN, S, D., Sept. 18.—[Special Teiegram to Tur Bre}—Active work has commenced on the Huros, Chamberlain & Black Hills railroad. = A party of surveyors are here and will at once run the line from here to Huron, The citizens in the towns through which this road will pass have offered liberal assistance to the sompany. and will do ull o their power to have the road pushed through at the earliest possible moment. —_———— Weish i'wesbyterian WiLkessakRe, Pa., Sept. 18.—The tenth convention of the Welsh Presbyterian churghes of the United States is being held bere to-day. Ministers are present from all puts of Penasylvania, Obio, Wisconsin, New York, lowa” and Minnesota. The scs- sion opened tnis afternoon with public ser- vice. Sermon preached by Rev. John A. Jones, of Os) h, Wis., and Rev. R ard liumhray. of Long Creek, O. The session will be continued for several days. —— Steamship Arrivals. Ag New York—The Nevada, from Liver- poel; thaState of Alabama, from Glasgow, and the Obdam, from Rotierdam. At Queenstown—~Tue Arizous, from New York for Liverpool, THE ANNEXATION QUESTION Senator Teller Says the Canadians Favor Uaion. A BENEFIT TO BOTH COUNTRIES, They Think It Wouid Bs a Biessing to Each Nation—Internal Reve- nue on Tobacco to Fought By the South, 518 FOUKRTRENTH STREST, Wasmixaroy, D. C,, Sept. 18, Considerable interest is felt here over the report the senate committee on Canadian annexation will make to congress this win- ter. Public opinion is eq ally divided as to whether annexation will be recommended. Some of the strongest men in both houses are ardent advocates of Canadian annexa- tion, and therefore the subject can fight its way through congress under ordinary disadvantages. itcan be successful even though it is handicapped by; efusal of the committee to recommend annexation, if too strong grounds are not urged against the proposition, Senator Teller has during the past sum- mer made a trip throvgh Canada and talged ‘with some of the statesmen in the Dominion. He said to your correspondent upon his re turn to this country: “Nearly every man I found m Canada is in favor of annexation. Tho tradespeople are especially anxious for it, aud believe that the natural tendency of the interests of the two countries are together. They believe that we would receive quite as much benefit as themselves, and yet they are sufficiently selfish to think that they would be greatly benefitted. I believe thav if a vote was taken in Canada it would give a good round majority in favor of annexation, I really think there is more hesitation on the partof our peovle than the Canadians. Old Mother England, of course, would object, but if Canada would take a positive step in our direction I think she would relinqui her hold, and thero would be no difliculty in our coming together.” Wasnixeron Boreav, Tioe Owana Bes, } The southern congressmen in both parties continue to suy, as they drop into Washing- woa fresh from ' their constituents, that at the approaching session of congress the in- ternal revenue system, with the exception of the tax on spirituous and malt_liqnors, must beabolished if any legisiation is enacted. Mr. Catchings, of Mississippi, is one ot those who think that way. The southerners will demand the repeal of the tobacco tax, and as they nold the balance of power in the house they can force the majority to adopt their wishes if thoy stand firm. 1t is not likely at all that they will have trouble in securing its abolishment, KASSON'S PROSPECTS, The friends of ex-Congressman Kasson, of Towa, have strenuously maintained that President Harrison has been inclined to tender him the Russian mission, but the de- velopments of the last few days indicate that that gentleman will probably get another of- fice. As evidence that this is true, it is stated that Mr. Kasson has determmned to locate here, and is making arrangements to lease @ house, It i3 hinted that he will be tendered the position now oceupied by Third Assistant Secratary of State Moore, ‘'who is arelic of the Cleveland administration, and who was appointed as Hayard's particular friend. ‘The same authorities say that Colonel Elliot F. Shepard may be oficred the Russian mission. 1UWA POSTMASTERS APPOINTED, Brooks, Adams county, Martin L. Centerdale, Cedar county, J. Green Valley, Decatur county, Joh wards; Leslie, Ciark county, Oscar Prescott, Adams county, James Swim, MISCELLANEOUS, 4 & Dr. W. H. Calkins was to-day appointed a membver of the pension board at Anamosa, la., Morris Mordith, member of board at Bello Plain, Ta., J, A. Ladd, a member of the board at Loledo, Ia., and R. A. Peters, J. E. Bailey ana J. K. Milburn, members of the board at Tipton, [a. In its society columns this morning’s Post says: “Hon. J, W. Conncll, the member 1rom Omaha, after a brief stay in Washing- ton at the Normandie has gone to New York with his son, Ralph, whom he will place at school in that city. At the begin- ning of the cougressional season Mr. Connell will return here with his, handsome wife who will be welcomed to the gay circle of the city, as 1t is their intention to entertain lavishly during the winter, Perry S, Hearm, — - MERRILL MAY SUCCEED TANNER The Pension Commissionership Ten- dered to Him, WAsHINGTON, Sept. 18 —The pension com- missionership hs been tendered to General George S. Merrill of Boston, aud his ap- pointment s looked tor tomorrow. Secretary Noble today, in regard to the re- port_that Acting Commissioacr Smith had revoked two orders promulgated by Comumis- sioner Tanner, requiring the testimony of but ore private to substantiate a private's claim, instead of two, and that all pensions of less than $4 a month be re-rated without medical _examination, said that the orders had not been revokel The Educ al Report, WasHiNGTON, Sept. 18.—~H, N, R. Dawson, commussion of education, bus filed with the sccretary of the interior his annual report for the year ended June 80, 1889, in the course of which he says that from ananalysis of the reports for 1876-77 to 18:6.87, it appears the growth of the syste:, considering the whole country, outstrinped during thut period the growth of population 16 per cent. This gain the commissioner says is due entirely to th progress of public schoois supported by pub lic funds, which he says, are becoming each year more universaily prevalent, The pub- lic school systew of the southern states are undergoing an unprecedented development under laws adapted to loc: reumstances, and are now practically all establisbed on a permanent bas) The colored children are apportioned an equal share of the school funds except in the stute of Delaware, and there the schools are kept open as long and uuder as welt paid teachers as those of the white children. The funds for the support of those schools are furnished mainly by the white inhabitants. ¥ Discussing the conditions affecting vublic education, he contiu i **I'ne necessity that the southern stutes are under of wuintaining two system should ever be borne in mind, Statistics show that about 64 per cent of the white pobulation of school age in the south- ern states is enrollad, while of the colored population about 53 per cent areon the lists,” Compulsory education, the comwmissioner says, forms no feature of the gouthern school system. In the course of his remarks upon the pub- lic schools in *he principal cities, the com- missioner says: ‘‘In no department of the city school work is improvement more mani- fest than in the primary schools, aud this for the reason perhaps that in them there was the greatest roow (or improvement. The commissioner says though thousands of dollars have been invested in upparatus Lo be used in the development of the mind, 0o provisions worthy of serious consideration have yet been wmade for strengthening the body upon whose sound condition effective mental effort greatly depends. L A The New Chinese Ambassador, SAN FraNc1sco, Sept. 18, —Among the rrivals on the steamer Gaelic, from Hong Kong and Yokabaufh, to-day, was Twry Ting Ying, the recently appointed Chiuese ambassador to the United States, who is en route to Washington., He is accompanied by @ large delegation of Chinese digunitaries. FOHEST FIRES Sections of Washington Territory Ro- ing Devastated By Them © Powrraxn, Ore., Sopt. 18— Forest fires are now raging in several places noar this city. In Clarke county, Washington Territory, on the north side of the Columbia river, fires have dono great damage. Tho villages of Washouoga and LaCamas were saved from the flames cnly by fe greatost efforts. The farming districts have suffered much, A number of houses und barns have been de stroyod, also orchards, fences, hay, ete At Lents, sovon miles southeast of Portland, fires have been raging for sev- eral days, committing havoe among farms. Barns havo been swept away vith grain, ete. The whole country has been out fight- ing the fire for several days and nights. Only by the greatest efforts have many buildings been saved. For several days past a torrific forost fire has been raging just west of this city. Several buildiugs have been destroved and at last accounts the fire was spreading rapidly. It 18 now moving down toward the city park and may cross the limits of the city, ‘1ho authorities huve out a large force of men to wateh the fire, and should it move toward the park they will try and beat it off, Ihie losses resulting thus far to timber, houses, fencing, orch- ards, ete., by the forest fires have been very heavy. PROOF OF Insurance Company Plenty of It Cnicaao, Sept. 18.—[Spocial Telegram to Tue Bie]—Solomon C. Schimischelo- witz, to-day sued the Atua Life Insurance company for §7,000. Solomon relate u talo that would read well in a collection of fairy stories, In August, 1885, Nelson A. Schimischele- witz, son of Solonion, took out a nolicy with the /tna for §7,000 in his father's favor. About a year ago Nelson disappeared and his father says he went to Russia to visit rela- tves. Christmas night lust, while Nelson was crossing the river Neva, ho drove into a nole which the Greek chureh authorities had cut in the ice for the purpose of immersing the imago of Chirist. After the immersion the church fathers thoughtlessly lefu the hole in the ice without any red lanterns or danger signals and Nelson drove in. At that point the river Nova has a very strong current and it is supposed the missing man's body went to sea. The iusurance company suy they have no proof that Nelson, of the unpronounceable name, is defunct. They even go as fur as to insist t he is not dead, and refuse to pay the amount of the policy. An Demands K FRO T. His Wintry Breath Does Very Little Damage. MiLwAvkee, Wis.,, Sept. 18.—Light frosts were reported this morning at Lacrosse, Omaha and St. Louis, In Milwaukee it was no lower than 39> last oight, a temperature which the signal officer says will be reached agam to-night. Reports from Washington predict frosts in Wisconsin, with fair weather and slightly lower temperature in the eastern portiou of the state. A special from Necedah, Wis., says a heavy frost was experienced i the cranberry section last night. The low lands and marshes seem to have escaped, however, The damage from Sunday night's frost will not be 8o great as at tirst reported. Berlin reports the cranberry crop will be all harvested and out of harm's way. Cui0a60, Sept. 18.—The signal service re- ports of temperature indicate frost last night throughout Northern Kansas, Northern Mis- souri, Illinois, indiana, Wisconsin, Nebraska and points further north. The reports of the Associaved pross are to the effect that corn is out of the way of frostand fittle dam- age is done, Ixp1aNaPOLIS, Sept. 18.—The local signal service reports there was no frost in this vi- cinity last night. The temperatura did not fall below 40. Reports of very light frost come from Northern Indiana, but it is b lieved did little or no damage. St. Lovrs, Sept. night's frost was very light and did very little if any damage. WatERLoo, Ta., 18.—A heavy frost, the first of the s visited this section last night, Corn in some sections was badly nipped. THE JAPANESE FLOOD, Beside it the Johnstown Disaster is a Little Th . SaN Fraxcisco, Sept. Japanese pa- pers received by the steamship Gaelic to-day places the total number of persons drowned in the flood of August 20, in the city of Makayamo aund in the districts of Minami- Muro, Higashi-Muro, Nishi-Muro and Hi- deka at 10,000, and_the number of persons who received relief at 20,243, The river Kinokm swelled from thiteen to eighteen feet above its normal level, and the embank- ments of the village of Twasshi were washed away. Immediately the village and about forty-eight other hamlets were covered with the raging waters, On the morning of August 19 an enormous mass of earth fell from a mountain near Tennokwa, and this stopped the course of the river of the sume name, which over- flowed, submerging nearly all its inbabi- tants. ' A number of villugers belonging to Tsujido took refuge in their temple, which was on high ground, but a lund slide ou- c\ln‘rcll. and about fifty persons were buried alive. The Bu ReaviNa, Pa, Sept. caused by the bursting of the dam above Coatsville yesterday was. many thousand dollars, Hundreds of fields are a drea waste of water. Many farwers and tueir fawilies loft their houses during the night and remained on the neighvoring hills, o Dam. The damage aska and lowa Pensions, Wasmingroy, Sept. 18.—[Speciul T gram to Tue Bee |—Pensions granted Ne- braskans: Origi invalid—Myron J. Brown, William Serl, Webber Beavy, Peter Welch, William P, Sw and. In- crease—John Patterson, Samuel Ather- ton, Aundarew B, Hammond, George W, Howard, Edwin Shumway, Luke Fisher, (navy), Charles A, Betz, Pensions allowed Towans: Original inva- lid—William Marr, Wasbington Galland, Jumes . Dunnington, Nicholas W. Winter, Lewis Hughes, William H. H. Greer, Henry J. Childers, James S Brewer, Increase— Johun J, Horton, Washington Davlis, Stephen Perkins, James Carver, James H. Cutlip, Cyrus M. Townsend, William L. Whisler, William R, Jackson, Leonard i3, Colburn, Joseph H. H 1, Dewitt Harrison, Reis- sue and increase—Isaac Lewzader, Two Orimes. Rep Ok, Ta., Sept. 18.—|Special to Tum Bie)—P, A, Brownscomb, who was ar- rested here for the seduction of Dolly Mo den, o sixteen year-old girl, and also for a tempting to commit an abortion afterward, has just had his trial her former charge and was found guil tered o plea of guilty to the charge of attempting to commit abortion, He will receive his sen- teuce frow Judge Carson Saturday. - Brigandage on the lucreass, Pans, Sept. 18,~According to advices re- ceived by Corresponce De I Est there hus recently boen an alarming outbreak of brig sndage in Macedouia. 4'wo hundred persons are reported 10 have been wmupdered and robbed by brigands during the past Lwo monthe. Guilty ¢ Shiphoard. QuEske, Sept. 18.—The steamship Alberta, wiich arrived from Ilohio via Singapore, landed @t quarantine a passenger suffering from a scvere attack of cholera. After being thoroughly fumigated the Alberta wus al- lowed o proceed o Montreal, Cholera on —_— NUMBER 92 ANEW CRONIN SENSATION. The Irish Doctor Was Killed by British Sples. HE HAD SOME TELL TALE PAPERS. The Clan-Na-Gael Man Siick on the Eaglish 81 But the Trick Cost Him His Life, Cnicaao, Sept. papor this evening prints a sonsational articlo regard= ing tho Cronin case. It ~ays tho lawyers for the defonse clam to be in possession of evideace showing that the murderers of Cronin wero representa- tives of the Knglish government, who bad been duped by Cronin, who was supposed by the British authorities to be cne of their American spies, The form this evidence has taken and in which it will be presented on trial in bohalf of the defense is a number of lottors by Miss Lecarron, daughter of the notorious witness in the Paruell case, to her aManced husband in Chicago. These lettors have been written from Lon don at brief iutervals ever since Miss Lecarron joined her father in this city last winter. The story outlined in the letters is to the effoct t Lecarren und Burlingam, with wilom he was in partnership on the north side, wera both spies; that Dr. Cronin learned their real character, and in order to wet a fuller insight into their plans permitted them to think ho could be hired. Heap- parently accepted their proposition that e should eater the American branch of the English secret service, and obtained all the information without giviog any in return. “They became suspicious and sought to obtain from him certain pavers given in his sup- posed character as spy. He refused to give them up. Meanwhile Locarron was suni- moned to Englund to testify against Parnell. Burlingam was told to obtain the documents, but Cronin refused to yield them and threat~ ened exposure of Buglish practices in America, 1t was reselved to rob him of the pa- per, and it was in that attempt that the doc= tor was killed. Burlingam has siuce sold out his drug store and disappeared. The Evening Journal has the same story in substance and adds that in opposition thereto it is claimed that at the prover stage. of the Cronin triul the prosecntion will pro= duce as witnesses T, J. Kirly, who was 1n ago as un agent of the British govern~ ment some time before Cronin’s murder pry- ing into the secrets of the Clan-na-gael; Lo carron, thespy, and Patrick Cooney, famil- iarly known as “The Fox.”” Lecarron, it is alle) vealed to Americ s the names of certain men upon whow suspi- cion has not rested. Industrious researches by a Times reportar vroduced the Chid spondent of Miss. ron. May, & 1 A sporting goods establishment. "Mr. ay admitted he had been the recipient of letters from Gertrude Lecaron. T hate to huve my name brought into this. thing,” said he you my word there is not even a reference wade to Dr. Cronin in all the letters.” Mr. May was cortain Miss Lecarou had no- other gentleman friend in Chicago with whom she eorresponded, although he wes aware she was writing to a young lady. Four Jurors Acoepted. Cuicaco, Sept. 18.—Proceedings in the: Cronin case were uot resumed unul 1 o’clock this afternoon, Judge McConnell being en- gaged in aunother matter during the fore- noon. Tne work or getting a jury was at once re- sumed. A little while before adjournuent. four jurors who had been repeatedly ques- tioned by both sides were pronounced satis- factory by the defense, Couusel for the state consulted and then pronounced that they also accepted the men, who were promptly sworn in, Their names arc: James. A. Pearson, Glenwood; John Culver, Iivans- ton; John 1. Hall, Fernwood; Charles C. Dix, Chicago. e THE WOOL MARKET, A Very Satistactory Condition of Trade Report BostoN, Mass., Sept. 18— al Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The Americun Wool Reporter in reviewing the market for the past weelk roports a very satisfactory condi- tion ot trade, general sales and demand being on & steady increase, save in Boston, where the market has been holding 1ts own, doubtless effccted by the recent meeting of the wool manufacturers, both the buyers and sellers holding off to know what the re- sulvof the deliberutions of the bnyers wilk be. New York traders announce large pur- chases by mills, but only to fill orders, and therefore anticipate gleefully future heavy buying at prieces largely in advance of present quotations, procecded by a slight. slump. This latter has come, and it is claimed, from the the fact that the main fea- ture of the metropolis market has been in pulled, of which 200,000 pounds sold ut fig~ ures understood to be considerably below quotations. Prices otherwise remain stiff, In_ Hoston American clip, good guality, brings 60 cents, with medium at 57 cents. At the seaboard the pull wool is limited al- most entirely to series A avd B lambs ana sheuring lambs in grease bring ensy 45 cents and 55 to b3 cents scoured. Io X fleeces Ohio is casior than Michigan, hold- ers of the former giving away more im price. The peculiar feature of the week has been the discovery, if such it could be calleq, of a peculiar inequality in_the prices of wools mainly unw; d, existing between Chicago and the eas scaboard, When freight is. /12 conts & pound prices have been 3 Lo 4 cénts lower at Chbicago than in I3oston, This inaugurated o raid upon the latter city by eastern ouyers ‘and being tumbled to in the eleventh hour caused a sudden pull up will advance western prices, Ieceipts, as. foreshudowed last week, continue to st dily fall off. The major part of this season's. clip in quotations aro as follows av the sea- board ; Ohio 3303 Me;00i0 delained, 5e; California, +; Wonlara fine, 25 i California pulled, 250 5 (30 Michigan X, 20@3le; 14 3 Texas Spring free, 10 average, 1@ i western latwbs, e An Undeveloped Rumor, Pieung, 8, D, Sept. 18,—([Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—Au undeveloped rumor came to-night through railroad officiuls that. the Northwestern was about to begin the preliminuries ou the coustruction of u bridge over the mi ssion river at this poiut. In fact, acorps of enginee rs are now enguged on the opposite side in taking bearings and do- ing other work looking to that end. Nothe ing definitely is kuown, but wore will come to thosurfuce in soveral days. It is judged that every thing can be nade ready o shove the bride across about the time President Harrison opons Lho reservation by proclamas tioa. Gurley Gets Three X oars. Wavkesua, Wis., Sept. 17.—-Harvey Gur- ley, who waus undoubtedly connected with his wife in the abduction of lile Annie Redwong, of Chicago, will spend threc years making shoes 1o the prison at Waupun, He today pleaded guilty m the cirenft. eourt to the charge of polygamy, and was immediately sentenced to the penitentiary, Gurley, who gave the name of Klein, mar- ried Hevthi Boho of Boglewood, a suburb of Chicago, the ceremony having been per- formed at Waukesha. Gurley's legal wife is serving a term in the Joliet, linois, pen- itentiary for the Redmond abduction,