Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 27, 1889, Page 1

e TR TR S HE OMAHA ' DALy BEE NINETEENTH YEAR. IITTLE CRUMBS OF COMEORT. The Defeated Oonservatives Try to Console Themselves. THEIR VERY FOND DELUSIONS, A Hope That Party Strife Will Dis- e the Chamber—Two Roads to Chose From—War or Fusion. Hope Eternal, |Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Reanstt.\ Panis, Sept. 20.—| New York Herald Cable ~Bpecial to Tur Bee | —-However much they may endeavor to attenuate the resnults last Sunday’s elections, the conservatives are fain to admit that the majority fn the next chamber of deputies will be republican, As tne prime object of the campaign undertaken by the committee of twelve had been to destroy that majority it is clear that the leaders of the conserva- tive party have met with a crushing defeat. Bowme conservative papers seek to cover the disaster. The cause they represent has suf- fered by declaring that there will be a ma- Jority in favor of revision in the new cham- ber. This assertion cannot be taken for gospel truth in any case. Kven if there be a revis- 10mst majority it would necessarily include radicals such as Floquet and Clemenceuu. Floquet and Clemencenu allied with royal- ists, imperialists and Boulangists| Weshould scarcely believe it even if we saw it. The wisest thing the conservatives can do is to abandon all hope of the constituent assembly for at least four years to come and muke the best they can of the republic in the mean- time. Hope, however, is eternal. When one 18 dashed rutblessly to the ground he is forth- with unimated by anoth “Ihus, they be- lieve that, thanks to the strife of parties, it will be found necessary to dissolve the chamber, This, in our opinion, is chimerical. The history of the last chamber proves that it {8 possible. How the overnment is to got along, is not altogether the question, Some- hiow with the support of the majority and in the midst of continual erises, the republican deputies, more thun over taught by exper- ience, will sink their aifferences, when iv is absolutely necessary for them to ao so. The conservatives have two roads open be- fore them. They may continue the policy of opposition to the knife, their politique de boucan, to use the parliamentary word. M. de Cassagnac udvises them to do tms, and argues that good may spring from an excess of ill, though recent history contradicts him. Another road is open to the conservatives, one likely to lead their steps through pleas- ant places, and in fact to be more in confor- mity with the interests of the conservative cause than that to which M. de Cassaguac ‘would lead them, and there is nothing to prevent them from following it instead of war to the knife on the republican policy. Why should not the conservatives follow that course pursued 1 the senate by M. Buffet or M. de Audiffre-Pasquier? instead of wast- ing their strength in futilo efforts to destroy .the “eonstitution, why should not they unite wilh the moderate republicans to defend the real interests of the conservatives! Why, in aword, should they not be truly conscrva- tives} Opened lts Beart. [Copyright 1889 by Jumes Gordon Bannsit.) LoNDON, Sept. 2 [New York Herald Cable—Special to Tn 5 lore than once reference was made in the Horald Jusu July to the fact that the corporation of the ity of London did not proffer a wedding Rift to Princess Louise of Wales on the occa- sion of her marrfage to the Duke of Fife. It seemed extraordinary that the richest cor- 'poration in the richest city of the world should not pay the customary attention to an event, the principle character i which was the eldest dauguter of the Prince of Wales, where the restof the world displayed an unusual amount of interest. The Herald even suggested that if only the cold comfort of an address should represent the wedding gift of thecorporation,such an address should be enclosed in a suitable casket, at least, and not in an oaken chest. The corporation finally decided that its wedding present should be a congratulatory addreas. It de- cided at Guild Hall yesterday that the address should be enclosed in a casket worthy in every way of the traditions of the coporation for loyaity and magniticence. THE FBENCH ELECTION, Boulanger's Votes Don't Rohefor: in the Same Box. Pauis, Sept. 20.—The municipal commis- sion has decided that tho votes cast for Gen- eral Boulanger in Montmartre in4he recent elections are null and void and has declared the labor candidate, who received the nexv highest number of votes, elected. The com- mission has also nullified the votes cast for Heanry Rochefort in Belleville, Dilig Panis, Sept. ~~The commission con- firmed the election of Count Diilon (HBou- lanwist) for the department of Morbihan, e ———— LIVERPOOL's OLD HUTCH, Qo Pon Picture of the King of the Cotton Corner, [Copyright 1659 by James Gordos Bennetl .| Lavexroor, Sept. 20, —|New York Herald Cable--Special to Tue Bee, |—The manipu- laters of the corner iu the cotton merket con- tinue to control matters pretty much at their will. Prices for Seprember deliverios have advanced nine points rrom the lowest, wnd to-day there has been a further advance of four points, Spinuers' purchuses cou- tinue on the diminutive scale of the past fortnight, and the excitemont srhich is grow- g will culuiivate next Mouday, when the month expires. Steiustrandt, who is now attracting atten- tion s the kg of the cotton corner, s & strong built ian, about 5 feet 10 inckes tugh, hetween fifty aud fity-five years of age, with a small but strong looking face, searching oyes and ruddy codutonance, suggestive of a #2 captain, Though a wealthy man he drosers, - very « shabully, His silk hat i3 old-fashioned and comsiderable time wusi have elapsed since it was pur- chased. His frock coat, buttoned close from tho waist 2 tho negk, is of blue cloth, re- mindipg one of & superior police official, When aitending the exchange he walks ncrose the. flags, ; backwui . aud forwards, 1ike a sentry on the go. e is u Dutchman but'was usteealized, ‘o Bugaund some time #g0, Btelastrauat was in coal, latterly in salt aud pow in cotton. He doesn’t belong 1o the cotton trade but simply walked into 1t aor the purposd of speculation, Indeed hg had not beeu heard of on the Liverpool cot- ton market vnul a yoar or two sgo. He made up his mind at tle beginuing of that erop that seven willions bales is not enough 0 supply the worid, He adwuits he has been at werk on the corier siuoe last December, In the early stage of ihe movemeot as a bull ke was backed up by threo Count— "OMAHA. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBEL 27, or four others in strong financial positions, | but they have gone out with a profit while he holds on, He has probably netted £150,000 already, and before he has finished he will have pocketed a cool quarter of a million sterling. As matters now stand there will be near thirty or forty thousand bales to come to him between this and the stroke of 12 o'clock on Monday from peoble who cannot fulfill ' their contracts, and they will have to pay him the difference in cash. He probably holds about 90,000 bales, valued i money at £700,000. — - PHELPS AT BERLIN. He Presents is Credentinls—A Flat- teving Reception. Brnriy, Sept. 206 —William Walter Phelps, the new American minister, presented his credentials to Emperor William to-day, After an exchange of formal remarks the emperor entered into conversation with Phelps, detaining him so long that he and Count Herbert Bismarck, who accompanied Phelps to Pottsdam, missed the train by which they intended to return to Berlin. “Lo-night Count Herbert gave adinner to Phelps which was attended by the principal attaches of the United Statos legation and a number of foreign diplomatic representatives, In addrossing the emperor Phelps spoke of the unchanging and openly cordial relations that have always existed bptween Germany and the United States. He would shirk no pains, he said, to strengthen that historic friondship, . Ttie emperor replied in Euglish. From his youth, the emperor smd, he had greatly admired the vigorous, advancing community of America, the study of whose history of peace had always ex- cited in him special intorest. Among many eminent qualities of Americans, their spirit of enterprise, theirsense of order, and above all their inventive genius, attracted the at- tention of the world, The Germans felt themselves more drawn toward Americans, because they were connected with North Awericaus by many ties of kinship. S THIE BANK 8¢ and ates. ~In the bankers' from the New York ling to congress that taken as will revive the \ant marine, and - one from the Kansas City delegation which wanated the convention to endorse the object of the xas coast deep harbor convention to bo held at Topeka October 1, were vigorously discussed and finally referred to the execu- tive council, “The secrctary’s report showed an increase n members during the past year of 157, the total membership now being 1,870. Suced, of Kentucky, offered a resolution that section . rovised statutes of the United States, governing national banks should be so amended by congress us to ex- punge the cause governing the for- feiture of interest. Sneea condemued usury laws in general. The resolution also propose that all banks should be amen- able to the laws of the state in which they were located. It was not just that so heavy A venalty should be meted outto national banks for usury when state banks were not auenable to the same law. It was finally referred 1o a special committee, which re- ported, rccommending that congress bo re- quested to amend the law in question so the penalty would be the forfeiture of only the amount of iterest over the legal amount, The liyelieat discussion of the convention occurred over the report of the executive council, recommending that the paper read by Mr. St. John yesterday, on coinage, etc., be referrcd to the next executive couneil. The recommendation provoked a long d bate, Finally a plan was adopted to fully cousider St. John's proposition and take n vote on it by mail after the executive coun- ¢il had sent its roport to the delegates, ‘The nominating committce made o report recommeading the re-election of Charles Puarsons, of St. Louis, as president of the association, and of Morton Michael as vico president; adopted. The new executiv counci! choson, with very fi centions, is the sume us last. year. The convention ud- journed. Resolutions Lively D KANsAs Crry, convention a re delegation recomme such action by veral as Many ———— MURDERED REIR HUSSAND. Nezro Con HE A Alabama Makes a Rasn ssion. Bruvixonay, Ala., Sept. 26.—A special from Decatus ys: The vicinity of Houcks' postofiice is in a state of excitement over the confession of a brutal murder by Fom Hay- wood, a negro. About a year ago Thomas Williams, a mail carrier between Houcks and this city, was murdered by anunknown person. A few nights ago, Thomas Haywood, who lived on Mrs. Williams’ place, went to her house, and presenting a revolver, demanded that she sell her pluce, flee with bim to the north and there marry him, She apparently consented to lus demands, and he, olated at his success, returned to bis quarters threatening to kil her if she told any one. Haywood confessed to her having kilied her busband, Mrs. Williams informed the neighbors as s0on as possible, but Haywood was warned some way and fled. If caugbt he will be lynched. e THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE, Over Three Hundred Sit Down Banquet, CINCINNATI, Sept. 26.—Over three hun- dred persons sat down at the banquet to the Army of the Teunessee to-night, President, Geueral Sherman, sat at the conter of the table, at right angles to the tables at which the multitude feasted, The first toast of the cumpaign, “For Atlants,” was responded to by General Sherman, iu which he was brief aud in which he related only the already well known facts of the history of that mem- oravle event. The whole plan of the pro- granme of toasts was followed out in the ordor of the events as they occurced on the famous Atlanta campaig, .- » Arveivals. At New York—The Rhaetia, from Ham- burg; the City of Paris, from Liverpool, and the Swate of Indiana, from Glasgow. At Southumpton —i'ne Eider, from New York for Hreme At Queenstowa—The City of Rome, from New York for Liverpool. At Moville—The Fuenossia, ork for Glasgow. At Loudon—Pnssed—The Lizard, the Au- gusta Vicwria, from New York for Ham- burg. At Bremerhaven York. At New ac its from New ‘The Fider, from New e Lahn, from Bremen, The Sunday Congress. Sept. 26.—The Sunday observance conrress pessed @ resolution to-day to the the effect that in cases where the observance of Sunday is impossivle s weekly holiday should be given to employes. The ongress also adoped @ resolution udvising employers not 10 pay their men Saturday or Sunday. The preaident of the United States in his lettar to the coneress said: “Expericnce and observation have convinced me that ev- eryons who works with his hands and hesd needs a rovt which the Sabbath alone can give.! Paus - Forty-four Bodies Recovered, Quasec, Sept, 20.~The hody of Richard Muaybury, shocklagly disfigured, was found last night under the ruing caused by the re- cent laud slides. The number of bodies which were Facovered up to aate is forty- four, and one, that of young Pemberton, is still buried beneath the debris. Fourteen wounded victims wie o & fair way 10 re- covery, HIS FEAR OF THE AUDITOR. It Hurries a Defaulting Fremont Manager to the Train. GONE WITH A HANDSOMER MAN, Ira Rakes Laments His Wife and Smashed Farniture—Persuasive Shotguns of Fontanelle Farmers. A Fremont Defaunlter. FremoxT, Neb., Sept. 20.—[Special Tole- gram to Tue B Rosa, manager of the Fremont branch of the Lininger & Met- calf Implement company, has disappeared. Yesterday morning Traveling Auditor Schibsby came to the city, On hearing of his presence Rosa took the train, vpresuma- oly for Dodge, where he has a brother. It was learned to-day that when he heard of the presence of the auditor he showed alarm and that when he went to the train he tol friond he was going away and would not turn for all the money in Fremont. An ex- amination of his accounts discloses so far a shortage of only about $150. In addition to this he leaves creditors among the mer- chants to the extent of £500 or $600. He a wife and five children who are leit in des- tituto circumstances, He has been with the company four or five years, He is said’ to have been living a fast life of late. A Faithiess Wife Nenraska Ciry, Neb., Sopt. 26, —[Special to Tnw Ber|-—James Tompkins, of Ham- burg, Ta., was in the city last night to secure evidence against his wife in his sut for di- vorce. He was quite successful and he se- cured a page from the register of the Thorp house, upon which he found that hisavife stopped at that hotel & short time a0 as the wife of P. G. Speak, of Broken Bow. The woman was recognized at the time by an old acquaintance, who lost no time in informing the deceived husband. Mrs, Tompkins was on her way to Nebraska City to visit friends whon she met Speak on the train and was evidently an casy vietin Ho also met a young woman here who for- meriy lived at Hamburg and who had a grudie agaiust the erring wife ana told the husband what she knew about his spouse. 1t seems that the girl once found her lover and Mrs, Tompkins in a compromising position and a sensational shooting match was only averted by the agility of the youog woman, who carried a gun, ufter a hard struggle, They Got Their Guns, FreMoxt, Neb,, Sept. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tuz Bee.|—1This evening a party of four farmers living near Fontenclie, Wash- wngton county, came nto the city bringing with them, at tho point of shotguns, two un- known men arvested near Fontenelle this morning on suspicion of being guilty of mak- ing a murderous assault upon Adam Pega in his store at Admah, six months ago, the Iatter having been shot by his assailant six times, thonzh not kiiled, The men are now uil. They answer the description of the men wanted though they have not been identitied yet. ‘lhey are peddlers and tin- ners. I'wo hundred dollars reward was offered for their capture. How Did He Get Out? WiLLow SeriNGs, Neb., Sept. 26— Special to Tne 13eE.]—Last Sunday there appeared at Jones' store, as if by magic, a small, sandy- complexioned individual. He claimed to be an agent of some German emigration com- pany and wanted to purchase something less than a million acres of good clay land, All + but Monday morn- received at this place that he purchased nearly all the farms on the ““Table” and that the pecple were coming to town Wedn morning to make di theiwr farms, Wednesday moruing ¢ s0 0id the people, but the agent was missing. To the *“Tuble-lunders” he claimed to be Dr. Harold, of Sioux City, and was astockholder in the Sioux City & Omaha railroad. He owns, according to his story, 5,800 acres of a cornfield in the Missouri bottoms, and has imore money than people bave Ly, Desertion, Suicide or Prartsyort, Neb., Sept. 26.—|Special to - Last Wednesaay Anton Leu- schinsky, Living in Happy Hollow, mysterious- ly disappeared and bas not been heard of since. Leuschiusky has been having trouble with his wife of late, who it is claimed is a woman of very loose morals, He drove his wife away from home Tuesday evening, and then smashed all the furniture about the house into atoms, and threatened to commit suicide. After he had destroyed everything which was destructible, he locked himself in the house and would not allow anybody to enter. The uext day he was gone, and his hat, vest, coat and shoes were found in the brush near the river, His wife when ques- tioned as to his whereabouts, claims to know nothing, and says she cares less. None of the family have made any effort to fiad him, and it is now supposed that there has been foul play, and the police are makicg @ thorough investigation, Growing Onllaway. CaLLAwAY, Neb, Sept. ). —[Special to Toe Bee]—William Swmith, formerly of Genoa, Neb., has commenced work on his mill face here. He intends to erect, at least, a fifty-barrel flour mill. This will be the first milling enterprise to take advantage of the excellent water power furnished by the South Loup river, and will inaugurate a new era of prosperity for Callaway und the sur- ronnding country, On October 10 the people vote upon bond- ing the township iu the sum of $8,500, to aid in the construction of the Kearney & Black Hills railroad. ‘There is no doubt but they will carry almost unavimously, as the farmers feel keenly the necessity for rail- road facilities. Murder. Settled the Question. BEarior, Neb,, Sept. 26.—|Speclal Tele- gram to ‘Tue Bek.|—Judgo Broady, s arbi- trator in the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy aud Kansas City & Beatrice railway cross- ing Injunction case, gave in & lengthy de- cision to-day, allowing to the latter road the right to make the crossing at grade at the point selected by the Kansas City & Beatrice and to make the connections it had planned to makie. On the question of dumages the Judga held that thore was an actual damage and consequently awarded to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy the sum of $1,500 in full of all clains’ to damages. Senxtor Blackburn at Beatrioe. Brar Neb., Sept. 26.—|Special Tele - gram to Tug Bes.| —Senator Joe C, 8. Black- burn, of Kentucky, was in the city today en route home from Colorado. He stopped over to attend to some legal business in which he was interested with the Hon, George B. Evorett of this city, Senator Paddock took the distinguished visitor in charge aud showed him about the oity, He departs homeward tomorrow. Plsttsmouth Councllmen in Trouble, Pratismouth, Neb., Sept. 20.—([Special to the Bee.]—Ever since the city coucil lo- cated the ten arc lights which this city has contracted for, in or near the front door yard of each iudividual member, great indignation has prevailed amoung the citizens, Main street was left without & single light, while the ten lights were ucattered over s distance of about four miles, principally in the su. burbs of the city. Great pressure has been brought to bear upon the councilmen of the various wards to try and lave the location reconsidered, but all but two or three mem- bers were obstinate, and would not listen to reason, Yesterday Captain H. E, Palwer, enjoined the council, proventing them locat: ing the lights whers they had: intended, Nebraska Polities. Bratnice, Neb.; Sept. % —[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee]<The prohibitionsts placed tho following county ticket in the fleld this afternoom: Treasurer, William Craig; register, S, V. Shaw; clerk, G. F. Gale; judee, C. H. Barton; school superin- tendent, Maria Upson; coroner, Dr. C. Starr; sherift, James B Wobb. Lovr Ciry, Neb,, Sopt. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tir Bee.[~The republican county convention which was held here to-day passed off quietly, resulting in the nomina- tion of D, D, Grow for county clork; Ed. Ackenback, treasurer; M. S. Adams, shoriff, and W. H. Burns, superiatendent public in struction, SewArp, Neb., Sept. 20.—[Special to T Bir.]—The manner of the selection of dele- gates from this city to attend the republican county convention, to be held hore Oct. , is a littlo poculiar, to say the least. Firstall the candidates met last Monday evening, and by mutual agreement the throe candidates from this city for the nomimation for the office of county treasurer were given the right to name the delegates. On Tucsday evening a caucus was held, and the same men were formully nominated, and on_next Mon- day_evening another caveus will be held to confirm or reject those nominated. CALLOWAY, Neb., Sept. 20.—|Special to e Bee | —Daniel Haskell, a ranchman, living twelve miles west, has been nominated by the republicans for member of the legis- lature, to fill the vacancy caused by the Hon. James Whitehead. A large majority of the people in this assembly district are for county division and Mr, Haskell isa well-known anti-divisiomst. Weeping Water's Pride. WeEpING WATER, Nab., Sept. 26.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bek, [—The coromony of laying the corner stone of the Noble Sewing Machine and Manufucturing company was performed to-day under the auspices of the grand lodge A. K. & A. M. of Nebraska, by J. J. Mercer, grand master, assisted by dele- gates from Omaha, Lincoln, Nebraska City, Plattsmouth and Springfield. Five thousand visitors were in this city and were enter- tained by tho citizens at the Lotels and by a barbeque in the park, after which a parade was forined and marched to the factory. The trades display was inmense. Mayor Gibson made a speoch and called on the grand master to do the same. General C. H. Van Wyck made an eloquent speech. Ho paid @ fine tribute to the enterprise of our ple in securing 8o large a factory. Deprived of Fiotection, Famnuny, Neb,, Sept, 38.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.]—The engine house, con- taining all Fairbury’s ecart and hose with ladders and wagons, was burnod early this mornmng. The house cost $5)0 and was in- sured for #00. The contents were insured for 300, but cost about $300 more than that. Nothing was saved. It was undoubtedly the work of an mcendary who sought to render the city powerless to stop fires for some time. “Considerable excitement preval other fires are feared and the police force has been largoly increased. New equip- weats have been ordered by wire, The beirs. Anaranuor, Neb., Sept. 25.—(Special Tele- gram to Tug Be.]-The fair at Beaver City is a great success. The display of 1ive stock, fruit and produce is finer than ever before. Good racing is an tirabtive feature, en., Sept. 2. —[Special to Tae oward county fair was form- y opened to-lay and the numerous and fine exhubits far surpass that of prececding years, The races give promise of being of 2 high order and the attendance the first duy was beyond the expectations of the mauage- ment. EwiNg, Neb., Sept. 25.—[Special to Tur Bk, |—The three days' fair closed yoster- doy and has been adecided success. The display of farm products and vegetables was fine. The crowds in attendance and the gond feeling manifested prove the interest taken in this the first fair. Crushed to a Puln. Menxa, Neb, Sept. 24.—[Special Tete- gram to Tre 13ee.|]—The six-year-old son of Charles Chesley, living near Devil's Gap, about tweaty miles west of here, while play- ing around a sorghum grinder yesterday,{zot his arm caught in the mill and had it crushed to a pulp clear to the shoulder, ‘Tho child is still alive though suffering terribly. Horses, Sr. Paur, Neb., Sept. 26.— [Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—Frank Iams returned nome this morning from his trip to Europe bringing with him nineteon head of the best bred Perc heon, Clyde and Shire stallions to be found inEngland snd France. He also brought some Shotland ponies. The horses all came through in good shape. Off for the Pen. Auwniox, Neb., Sept. 26.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee,|—Harvey Smith was tried in Wheeler county this week for the killing of George Logan last spring. He was found guilty of murder in the second degree and senténced to twenty years in the penitentiary. He was returned to the jail here _to-day. in the morning he will be taken to Lincoln. A Missing Wife. Nenuaska Crry, Neb., Sept. 20.—[Special “Pelegram to Tk 13BE—Ira Rakes is look- ing for his missing wifo. He returned home last night and found the furniture smashed and the wife gone. It is smd she has gone with an allezea handsomer man. On Account of His Knife. ST. Pavt, Neb., Sept. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Ber.]—In Judge Stetts court John Scorda was hound over for appearance to the district court for kniting W. Kuople, A Boy Bargiar, NenrAskA CITY., Néb., Sept. 26.—[Special Telegram to Tun Bee.)—L, F. Gernhardy, the boy burglar, to-day plead guilty in the district court, and Judge Fields sentenced him to the industrial school. Held NenrAskA Ciry, Neb.,' Sept. 26, —[Special Telegram to Tus Bue, ) —Frank Goff, aeierk &% tho bost office, was held up last night by foot pads, in South Nebraska City, but he struggled and escaped. ol W 8 THE GRELUN-EYED MONSTER, It Leads to the Mupder of a West Virginis Br.de. HuxTINGTON, W, Va.,' Sept, 26.—[Special Telegram 10 THE Huk]—Word has just reached hicre of usensational crime o the Big Hart creek in Lincoln eeunty, ninety miles up Guyandotte river, AL Brumficld, a newly married man, and bis bride spent the day with his wife's parents, some distance up the creek. Just at dusk on their return, and when near home, they were fired on by @ wan who sprang from the bushes by the rondside, Mrs. Brumfield was shot in the head and fell to the ground unconscious. Her busband was shot in the rieht lung but managed to erawl W & neighbor for assistance, The uearest puysician, twenty-five mijes distant, was summoned, buk agrived too lute to render the A any assistance and she died m w hours. . The latest in- formation 15 that Brumfield is dying. It is the belief in the neighborhood that a suitor of Mrs. Brumfield who {ailed to win ber is the assassin, ——— A Rotterdam Dook Strike. Loxpox, Sept, 20.—Au extensive strike of dock laborers has begun at Ketterd: TANNER'S “PRIVATE” LETTER It Seeks to Convey a Wrong Im- pression, A BAIT FOR OLD SOLDIERS. . Judge Groff is Sworn in and Makes an Appointment—A Heated Do- nunciation of Negro Outrages ~The Knights Tem WASHINGTON Bureau TrE OMARA T 518 FOURTEENTH STREE WasnisGroy, . C., Sept. 20, The publication of Commissioner Tanner's “‘confidential” letter to Private Dalzell, of Ohio, was talked about in Washington to- day, but was a surprise to no one, and con- tained no pew information. It will receive 1o roply from any official quarter, It is well understood that some gentlemen directly interested would have the soldiers bolieve that Commissioner Tanner's retive- ment was on account of his liberal construc- tion of the law and the new rules, making it easier o procure new or increase old pen- sions. Itis well known in Washington every quarter that this is not true in the least possible degres. Your correspondent had a talk with Secrotary Noble this after- noon in regard to Mr. Tanner's intimation that his (the cominissiouer's) order for a reratmg of pensions below §4 a month up to that amount and his order placing the testimony of a private soldier on the same footing with that of an officer were the cause of his trouble in the department. Secretary Noble would not speak for publica- tion, us he will not engage in a controversy with a subordinate or any other ofiicer, and is averso to interviews and newspaper state- ments generally in times lihe this Shortly the report of the committee v mvestigated Mr. Tanuer's official acts and the conduct of his oftice and of the em- loyes under him will in full find its way to the public ana that will explain all. In can be stated that tne orders referred to in the Dalzeil leiter by Tanner had no relation whatever to the retirement of the commissioner. Thoy were never re - ferred to by either the president or the sec- retary of the mterior in_their several talks with the commissioner in which the manage- ment. of the pension office was discussed, the utterances of Mr. Tanner and various other things distastetul to the administr tion and injurious to the public service w refoerred to. Neither were any of the orders of the commissioner discussed by the presi- dent and the secretary of the interior where the management of the pension oftice was by alone discussed. . © incompatibility of tha commissioner as & manager of the pension office was lo- cated, 80 far as the objections to him from his superior oMcers were concerncd, away from ali general orders. ‘I'his much can be said authoritatively: The letter to Dalzell will have no effect un - less it is to mislead those who do not under- ud the real issue as it exists and as it will presently appen: It 18 stated that Private Dalzellis a regular ontributor to the democratic newspaper at Lows which published the letter to-day and that it was received in the samo way and on the same terws us other contributions trom him, JUDGE GROFP QUALIFIES, Judge Groff qualified ns commissioner of the general land oMce to-day, and was form- ally introduced into ofice, He was introduced to tlie secretary of the interior, the assistant secretary and the vari- ous chiefs of divisions, and was shown about bis department by Assistant Land Commis- sioner Stone. Judge Groff will assume for- mal control of the office to-morrow. He has appointed Captain George Redway, of the district of Columbia, chief clerk, Captain Redway is o native Hoosier, served during the late war in an Ohio regiment, and is by profession a journalist. Commissioner Groff will appoint Thomas H. Wilson, of Nebraska, the present re- porter of the courtat which the judge has recently presided, to be his contidential clork. ~There will be a number of other changes made in the ofice shortly. I'he commissioner and his daughter, Miss Frances, have taken rooms and will live at 807 Twelfth street, northwest, until the holidays, when they will go to their old home at Omuha preparatory to removing hero per- manently with other members of the famiiy, The new commissioner has created a decidedly favorable impression in the in- terior department. The secretary of the - terior said to-duy that he was impressed with Judge Groff us being a good lawyer and a man thoroughly familiar with the genocral duties of his office, an 1 he anticipated for him @ very succeesful oficial career. DENOUNCING SOUTHERN OUTRAGES. There was a large meeting here last night where a number of speeches were made on the southern outrages, Among the speakers were J. M. Townsend, of Kichmoud, Iud., the newly appointed recorder of the general land office, “"Mr. Townseud made his first speech before & Washington sudience, He said that before he came to the meeting ho had been advised not to say anything, He had it intimated to him that he might jeopar- dize his office. The man who had spoken to him did not know to whom he was talking, *‘Lake Moses,” he continued, *‘1 would rather suffer the affliclions of my people than hold oftice for a season.” This statement was received with deafen- ing applause, “If there is a man I despise and love to hate it is.a negro who is trying to get away from his vace,” said Mr, Townsend. T applause here was louder and more pro- longed than before. “If my holding office depends upon my Kkeepiug still about the wrongs of my peoplo [will hand in my resignation before mid- night,” With this as an introduction, Dr, Town- send proceeded to arraign the south and the southern people for their treatment of the negro. He was particularly severe in his denunciation of State Senator Gibbs, of Georgia, who has recently been denouncing the negro. “Ip stating that the negro 18 a vagabond,” he said, “*Senator Gibbs is a liar, and my ad- dress is the iund ofice.” He also said that 1f the southern did not discontinue their high handed o rages the colored poople would rise up in their might and strike the blow for their second emancipation: that if the government did not protect him botter than in the pust he would stay ut home and look after his wife and babies rather than fight for its fHag agam. people THE KNIGITS TEMPLAR. There are now 21 Knights Templar com- mandaries on the roster of the chief marshal of the parade during the conclave week, Of these 108 bave so far made their fina) ofclal report stating the number of swords they will bring und other points which it 1s essen- tial for the trienmial committee to know, Of these 108,45 will bring bands, Sir Kuights Parker and Dingman will to-morrow go over the ground where the parade will form with Captain Yates, of the district artillery, to ar- range for the posting of the battery and the firing of the various signals and salutes. Gun signals will be fired directing the move ments of the procession, and in addition a salute of oune gun will be fired for every grand commandory as it passes 1o line and a special salute for the most ewinent grand master. NEBRASKA AND I0WA POSTMASTERS Nebraska—Oconte, chaoged to Lomax, Custer county, Simon B, Young; Vacoma, Washington county, John Skinne Towa—Hartlett, Fremont county, Harry Morgan; Farwell, Palo Alto, James Mathie- s0n; Moorville, Tama county, Frank D. Ricuardson; Otlie, Marlon county, A. H, Harp; Richwond, Washington county, Frank Critz; Tevor, Fremout county, A, L. Rob- erts, ARMY NEWS, Captain Frederick H. E. Eosteln, Twenty- first infantry, will be recorder of the mili- tary court 10 couvene wh Jeffersou barracks, Missouri, October 1, to canses of desertion., Leave of absence for six months on_sur- geon's certificate of disability is granted First Lioutenant Solomon . Massey, Fifth artillery, Captamn Aaron 8. Daggott, Second infan- try, will repaie to Now York city and ro- ort to the superintendent of the recruiting service for assignment toa recruiting sta- tion. So much of the sentence of tha genoral court martial of January 4, 1583, depart- ment of tho Platte, as shall remaln unex- ecuted January 24,'1890, 18 remitted inthe caso of Willium B, Breodlove, company D, Fourth infantry, now in the military prison at Fort Leavenworth. MISCELLANTOUS, John R. Davidson, of the' Blandensbuvg Sixth congressional district, has sccured military cadetship at Wost Point, N. Y. The ~ comptroller of the currency has authorized the organization of the First Nu- tional bunk of Haryard, Neb., capital $30,- 0003 Thos, Mattlers! president, Jesse FPulle cashier, examine into the . HeATi, i G our. The Roport of the Pension Office Investigation Commitcec, WASHINGTON. Sept. 20.—The Evening Capital says: The report of Messrs. Bwing, Campbell and Bruce, the commission that investigated the pension office, though closely guarded by the interior department officials, is gradually becoming known. Itis known that the report takes up cach re-rating case separately and oach case is an exhibit in itself. Stress is laid upon the fact that Doputy Commissioner Hiram Smith, Jr., reccived over $6,00 as @ re-rating. This action of his comes in for severe criticism in the report. Whether Smith has returned this £6,000 or not the report doos wotstate. Smith v ceives his pension at the Topeka agonc, Secretary Noble, in view of the report of the commission, has himself questioned Mr. Smith as to the facts attending re-rating. The report also condemus Squires, espoct- for his action 1 making the cases wspe- It states that Squircspossessed tho stamp of Tanner as commissioner and affixed without the commissioner’s mber of such A8O8 —i is given, and Commis. ticised for his careless. sting his ofiicial preroga te seeretary who violated sioner ness in thus jn tive to a mere pr the confidence reposed in him. The names of pension oftice offioials who 1 themselves to be rerated form a ¢ spic art of the report. Sevi discharged at the time by Secretary Noble, and th now point to the fact that the one who received the largest amount of all— Deputy Commssionor Smith—is still in office. A member of the board which made the in- vestigation, intimated to_a reporter that the chief culprits were still in_position, but would soon follow Tanuer into private life. Telegraphs o Dalzell. )N, Sept. 20.—This evening Mr. Tanrer telegraphed Private Dalzell to know whether his letter had been stolen or if it had reached the public in some other man- ner. Speaking to a reporter for alocal paper regarding the re-rating of deputy commis- sioner Smith, he suid all these re-rating cases camo peforo nim last May, and while the matters were under discussion there were present in his office General Low Wallace, General 3arnum, of New Yor! and & dozen newspaper en, There not, ho says, the slightest_criticism as to the Jusuice of the re-rating of these pensioners. The case of the depuly commissioner was consiaered with the others and Tanner does not remember it particularly. The comu sioner declined to discuss his letter or the r port of the wvestiguting committee, which has not yet been made public i full, anne WasniN Trying to Commit His Father to an Insane Asylum. Ciicaco, Sept. 20.—|Special Telegram to Tur BeE, |—A sensation was created in the insane court this morning by thd discovery of a conspiracy to commit to the insane asy- lum a perfectly sane man. It was the caso of Aaron court continued the case investigation. Youts, the man charged with veing insane, took the stand and told his own story in an intelligent way, that had its weight with the judge. “*Your honor,” said he, I live at 4514 Ash- land avenue, with my wife and family, A few days ago my son Madison came to me and asked me to sign_certain papers, which would mortgage my preperty, 1n order that he might obtain money enough to set himseif up in the grocery business, I refused,and ho, becoming enraged, struck me on the heud. then swore out a warrant for the boy’s arrest, charging him with an assault. The case was 10 huve come up be- fore a justice of the peace today, bula few days ago Madison had me sent to the deten- tion hospital, saying I was ivsane, This was done in order that I might not appear against him, and tie fact that he 1s not here to-day only goes to prove what I say to be true,” ‘The old gentleman, overybody thought, certainly did not appear to be insane, and the attendants at tho hospital say they are inctined to believe his sto “I think,” said one of the attendants, “that there may, be soniething wrong in this case, for tho son in talking to me said some things that were not exactly in accordance with’ his first story. The officer, too, who was from the Town of Lake, said when he brought Mr. Youts here that he had his doubts ubout the man's insan- ity. o in view of theso fucts and the general conduct of the man I am pe: suaded all is not as it should be in this case.” Dr. Dodd said he could not say anything about Youts’ mental condition, as he had not yet examed the man, Attendant Earle, who received Mr. Youts when he was brought in, said: ‘I don't think myself that the man is insane, He husu’t shown auy signs and has beer quiet #iuce he was brought here. His son’s not appearing this morning makes me put stitl more faith in the old man's stor I reme ber now the policeman who came with hun took me to one side and told me be aian't believe the man was insane, but I did not pay any attention to him at 'the time, He certainly has a black eye and a cuton his nead and he says his son struck him Youts will hiave to remain at the hospital unLil his case is heard, unless some one go to the trouble of getting him out on & writ 0! babeas corpus, Youts, and the for one week for -~ - ADRUNKARD'S WIFLI'S REVENGE She Opens War on the Saloons and Smashes Things G crally. Wayse, Ind, Sept. 20.—[Special to Tee Bee|—Mrs. Thomas saloons of that place. Some time ago she served notice upon the proprie- f several saloons forbidding them to sell liquor to,her husband ,who is ex-county 4« and prom’nent in the business world, These notic were uniformly disregarded ond a few days ago she entered oune of the drinking places and smashed a costly mirror, Yesterday she went into a saloon, threw a hammier through o large mirror and broke ihe front windows of the place. She was not arrested and public sentiment is in her favor. Shesays she weans 1o keep up her peculiar style of warfare till the sale of liquor to her husband is discontinued, B — The Weather Forecast. Nebraska and Towa ~Fair, variable winds, warmer, Dakota—Fair, winds shifting to southerly, slightly warmer, 00, THE UNITED BROTHERHOO0D: A New Olaimant For the Suppord of Reformers. LESS COMPLEX THAN THE K. OF i It Will Have No Unwieldly or Em pensive Machinery and Autocratio losses Wil Noe Hy—~No Love For Powderly, A New Vent Cricaao, Sept. 20.—[Special Telegram to T Brr.]— 1t is troo that L am goiog 1o ate tend a moeting at St. Louis next weok,' said Mr. George Detwiler, editor of the Knights of Labor and a prominent leador of the Barry faction, “but not to participate in an antfe Powderly demonstration, “Idid not know that Mr. Powderly way EOIDE to be there when I accepted an invitas re. tion to be prescut at the meeting in question which is called for the purpose of organizin @ branch of the United Brotherhood in tha What sort of an institution is the United Brotherhood ! 18 it designed as a vival of the Knights of Labor " *No, itis a fraternal order which has ak ready taken a strong hold in New York, Cin cinnati and elsewhere, and ~ its chief object will be reformatory. 1t will have no greaty unwieldy and_expensive machinery like th Knights of Labor, but each organization wil be left free, and the members will not be subjected to the autocratic whuns of oficial bosses. ! ;‘\\'hu( roforms will tho brotherhood under taket” “It will seck to shorten the hours of labory to establish government ownoevship of raild ways, the abrogation of special franchises and the abolition of land monopoly by means of the singlo tax on land values,” ou will not wake any fight Powderly " “What 15 the use of kicking a dead mand aste ammunition on dead docks{ Powderly isn't worth opposition. The geniu of the orgauization ho hus worked has beel lost, and there is uo hope of its re-habitay tion,"! “You say its geniusis lost, what do yoy mean by thatt" *Why 1ts purpose, its object, its r existen The * Kuizhts of was organized to uchicve certain tical ‘reforms. but instead of in polities, politics was studiously avoided Every real jssue was befogged. The tre= mendous influcnce of the order was frittered away in worse than idle efforts. No man Ty Ve vlly and ag on Mrs ason for Laboy polis cngaging y, and no it liculously sinned the Do you think Atlantat” ever so W away.’’ Powderly will resign v money in sight.” Jould another man put the kuights on their feet aguin “I think not. The lossly wrecked. T “There arc still many sirong tions in tho order, but tho di ments have long since left it o ization is hopoe ve all loft it, de orguniza- inctive elo- d Tdo not bes A The tendency is irresistably the other way." P"CORMICK. BLAY The Stateman's Son and Milliouaive's Daughter Wedded at Noon. Rrcnrierp Serixas, N, Y., Sept. 2. —Tha wedding of Bmmons Blaine, son of the sece retary of the state, and Miss Anita Mc¢Oore mick, of Chicago, was solemnized hera toe day avnoon. The little Presbyterinu church in which the ceremony took place, sits upon a knoll overlooking the village. It was lighted with electric lights and its arches teimmed with smilax, autumn leaves and ferns. The pulpit was amassof flowers, As the guests began arriving at the chureh, soon after 11:30 a. m., the dark clouds broke into rain. ‘Ten minutes before the hour for the ceremony, Mr. Elkins and wife enered aid were soon followed by Secrotary of State Blaine and wife. The mother of the bride, plainly attived, entered soon after, and 1t was now that the bridal party was making its way into the church. 1he clergy= men entered the chancel and the groom foly lowed them. At that moment the bridey attired i a dress of Valenciennes lac and white sutin, entered the arm of her brother Cyrus. mong Bluine awaited her at the stop, and presentiug themseives Dr, Holmes be= gan reading the marriuge service according o the Presbyterian church, Dr. Johnso taking up the ceremony., 'The bride given away by her brother, Cyrus. murriage was consummated with a ring, the couple kneeling during the invocation of the divine blessing upon the union. The new): wedded pair then led the procession from th church, taking the carriage fo drive through a pouring rain to the McCormicl cottage, whitber the imvited guests followed and sat'down to the wedding breakfast, The number of guests at the brenkfast was not far from two nundred, The party lef Richfield Springs at 5:15 by special train and at its arrival at Utica departed on @ Central Hudson train for Bar Harbor, where they will spend a portion of the honeymoon, Versatilo General Ward Sails for Ause tralin With His Latest Viotum, | New Yonk, Sept. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bre.|—A. Bentley Worthington and Mrs. Plunkett have left the country. Saturs day, September 14, was the day on which Worthington and his ufiuity decided to shake the dust of this country from their feot, and tickets were bought under assumed names and pussage engaged on one of tho Knglis! steamships which sailed on that day. N one among Mrs, Plunkett’s friends had the lightest sign of ho departure. With the pair was Mrs. Plunkett's daughter, Pearl, und & pretty foster daughter of cighte It is smd that they ha® all gone to Australia. Noone could gay upon what steamer the little party sailed, but it is said to huve been the Ktruria, John J. Plubkett, the discarded husbaud, who formerly presidoed over the fortunes of the Christian Science magazine, is in Cali- fornia at present. The divorce st against his wife, which he pushed 50 vigorously ut first, has been prac- tically dropped. It is now over a month since his lawyers, Hess & Townsend, have heard from him. The last letter came from Chis cago and asked thav proceedings be sus= peuded till further notic —— Helr ton Fortune, New Yonx, Sept. 2, —[Special Telegram to Tuz Bee.)—Joseph Casey, of 100 Myrtle avenue, intends to suil shortly for Burope to claim a fortune, It came to bim through res Iationship to a County Longford (Ireland) belle named Ellen Sheridan, who in 1819 married a young British ofiicer, Edwin I, Islake. Blake, soon after the marriage oc- curred, resigned his commission, drew his pawrimony, £6,000, and came to Chicago, where he began the manufacture of silk. He invested lurgely in real estate. lu 878 he and his wife réturned to England. He died in 1874, The widow died in 1876, She left no children, In ber will she bequeathed Mr, Gladstone £1,000, ‘The remaiuder of ber for- tune has been in the hands of a London trast company, who have advertised for her heirs, Joseph Cascy is & son of Mrs. Blake's first cousin, now " deceased. His and the other American heirs' heritage 1s said to anouns to nearly two mitlion dollar: S o ¥he Girl Horse Thief lnsane, Pakkeisuune, W. Va., Sept, 26.-~[Special Telegram o Tie Bre |—Etta Robbios, the Putnam county female horse thief, was ad- Judged iusano to-day. Her (ather gave 3100 oul und she istow probubly out of the slate,