Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 4, 1889, Page 1

-— s ~iaemarnas THE OMAHA DaiLy BEE NINETEENTH YEAR. BONDS OF THE CONFEDERACY. Blg Soheme By English Holders to Becure Their Payment. POWER OF BRITISH CAPITAL. 1f the Mouth Wants Money to Develop Her Resources It Wil Cost Dearly—sSpain and the Three Americas. Obligi Aons of the Lost Cause, [Copyright 1889 by Jam*s Gorlon Beanett.) Loxpoy, Oct 8.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee. | —=There is an impression among Englisn holders of con- federate bonds that these bonds will be paid, at least in part. That such an impres- sion provails may senm to Amerlcuns even more ridiculous than it did twenty-five years ago. English holders of confederate bonds do not consider it ridiculous. They don't attempt to proclaim from the house tops their confidence in the eventual payment or part payment of the bonds, but this nfl. detice they possess in a degree astonishing to Americans who have studied English business methods and English busin men, The north laughed when it thought of the eonfederate bouds and how Engfishmen had been deluded into buying them on « the strength of th sympathy with the south, and their confidence in the ath’s ubility to win in its eflort to disrupt the union, Mauy times since the war has the north faughed over these bonds and their English owners. Of late years, maybe, the south has laughed, not loudly but enjoyealy, cver these sume bonds, Durving all theso years English holders of confed- erate bonas have quictly borne the jibes and sneers at their short-sightedness in backing the wrong side in the vebellion. They read of Americans lighting theic pipes or making bonfires with confederate bonc They did no' follow the example, but sent ageuts to America to buy up ali the confederate bonds they could find at the lowest possible prico, i was next to nott ing. The north and the south lsughed after the manner of the two sections over this transaction. Much was said in private and public of tne ignorauce among the - lish of American institutions and of their-aatter idiocy in supposing that con federate bonds were valuible except as waste paper. The Englishinen said nothing after a burst of 1 following the general and individual repudiation of the southern obligatiou, but they stuck to the bonds with the bulldog tenacity for which the world in general does not give them tqo much credit. Twenty-five or thirty years might be too long for an American to wait gor the possible per centage of adaby that the rest of the world considered worth- les Not so wuh Englis mer Many of the original holders of confederate bonds are dead. All of thesn left hews. The latter still have thy bonds, and are just as confident of getting some thivg worth having for them us theii predecessors we'e, Thoy are more confident, for the Americans are playing into theie hands, Huglishmen arc not more willing to invest capital in Aner can enterprise than Americans are to bor row Engli-h money. Livery steamer brings 1o Londou Americans who have schemes that only lack money behind them to make all coanected witn them rich. Seldom has a single seascn seen o many American pro- moters’here as the present one. Many of these are from the south. People on this side of the Atlantic have heard much about the new south, They b¥eve i its natural resources, They know money is necded o Gevelop them. They kuow that the south is overrun with northerners, mauy of whom have put all tueir money into southern enterprises and want more money ‘o get back their own and more too. The new south’s appetite for development has ouly been whetted, The southern states want money: southern citics wanl roney; southern corporations and northern corporations n the south want money. They are holding out their bands to Englishmen for it. The answer of the Eng lishmen to the request is: “Pay 1 per cep on the confederate bouds which you have re- pudiated and which we hold, and we will lend you the money you want.” Thoy nave 1o notion of accepting 1 per cent as payment in full. That would not be English. One per cent on confederate bonds for any loan of magnitude is the English programme, ind wiether ‘his is paid by northern men or sbuthets men is of no consequence to the Iinglish holders of cou- federate bonas, but that it will be paid no once but many times English holders who haye money to loan are certain, An agentof the syndicate of confederate bondholders stepped on American shor:s a few uays ago. He is a member of a firm who have been for many years the principal dealers in the American stock marlkoet, and few extensive schomes from the.other side have been floated here before they have been submicted to this particular firm, The syndicate represented by this man has tr mendous power 1u Engiish fluancial circles, It holds @ vest amount of the beads, mest of which were bought for a soug. The ruling price _of the bonds to-aay is three-quarters of one per cout. The agent is as high-priced as he s shivwd, and the fow who ure awure of the object of his Aerican trip ure sure that it would not be made except upon the best grounds, Ho will tell the Georglaus aud Alabamuns that their eredit in England is worthless and will remuin £ ) until they show a disposition to ‘wipe ouy their old obligutions. 1f they aaopt his plan thoy ocar get wll the mouey they want. The syndicate proposes to put thie percentage thus received on the eutiro debt at compound interest and in a comparatively few years to got the (e value of the bouds in their possession, or an awount very closs to their face vaiue, nt - VIEWED WITIL AANXIETY, Spanich Govornment Watching Congress of the Three Americ s (Copuright 1889 by Jumes Gorlon Bennelt,) Mabkin, Oct. 8.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Hee |—The Spanish governwment is watching with some auxiety the cengress of the Three Americas, and the press without exception expresses hopes that the Spanish-American republics will not let themselves be made satellites of the United Siates, ‘The Spanish liberals and even wore €0 the Spanish ropubligans, with Senor Castellar at tueir head, huld that protection- % 15t principles are contrary to the essential aim and principles of deiocracy because in the first place they create 1u modern dewoc racy a now feudalism and an oligarchy of plutocrats which give their clients certain privileges as against the wajority of their fellow citizeus. They thiuk it also embitiers wnd paralyzes the relations between nations whose old feuds would disappear with free trade. ACTOR KYRLE BELLEW, Why Mrs. Potter Cancelled Her American Engagement. [Copyright 1829 by Jam=s Gordon Benns!.\ Loxpo¥, Oct. 8—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tie Bee.]--Kyrle Bellow was one of the promenaders on Rotten Row this afternoon, His military cioak and flow- ing locks attracted a flattering amount of at- tention considering the place. He wes abso- lutely glad to moet the Herald correspond= ent, and looked %0 as well as said so. He was willing to talk also, “Iam more glad than I can tell you,” he said, ‘ot have this opportunity of setting Mrs. Pottor and mysolf right with the English and American public in & matter re- garding which we both have been greatly misrepresented. Cortain journals in America have spread a sumor to tho effect that our tour has been abandoned, not, us alleged, be- cause of Mrs. Potter's sorious lllness, but merely from caprice, and that 1, not wishing to stay fn America, had persuaded her to leave the country also and intend taking the Loudon theator for her and myself. Let me answer that charge before proceading fur thur. Tn the first place, anybody who know Mrs, Potter at all must know that she is as little capricious as any wonran in tha world, and must know, too, that she is not to be pes suaded by any living creature to relinquish such chances of artistic success and mono- tary profit as an American tour has oftered ber. On our last tour togother, which lasted about thirty weeks, wa played to an average of £1.2)0 pounds per week. Anybody who knows anything about the theatrical business in Americs and England knows that America is an actor’s Tom Tid- dlers ground and that no such money can be made hero as can be picked up on the othar side by a succossful star. Mrs, Potter 18 not the woman nor am I the man to throw away thonsands of pouads for a whim, Then, as to iny not wanting to return to Amorica, why shouldu’t I My standiog both with the press and public is perfectly good. I have many personal friends thers, I like the American people. 1 make bizger money in America than in Hogland. What possible reason cin exist tor my not desiring to re- turn or for persuading Mrs. Potter not to returnt 1 have played in Amerlea for four years and nothing would give me greater asure than to play there for another four. confess that tho appeavance of those rumors in American papers has g grieved me. 1f ever a woman praise aud thans, instead of blame and calumny, it is Mrs. Potter. During the final weeks of our last tour her conduct was neroic. Why, do you know that ours was almost the only company which did no: come off the road in consequence of illuess among the stars. Booth and Barrett, Mary Ander- son, Clara Morris, Mrs. Langtry, Kecae, Miss Marlowe, in fact ncarly all the com- pamies dried up their tours were finished on of illness. Well, if any among them suffored as Mr Potter suffered they are to bo pitied. The aoctors urged her not to play. They threat d her with a total collapse; warned her that it might be fatal: that the excitement. physical exertion and fatigue of those interminable Awerican rail- way fourneys might cven kill her if she coutinued. Nothing would stop her. Her vitality is sb enormous and ler love of lier worc 0 great that it is almost imposs- ble to keep her from playing. If those peo- ple who talic wbout lier caprice could have seen her as I have, almost figat- ing with actual physical agony be- tween acts, they could not ha the heart to speak so. Mrs. Po actad in both senses like o heroine. It was uoped that @ spell of rest after the tol might restore her. 1t ias certainly done } some good and wo were loolang forward starting our next tour at Toronto on the of this mouth. ‘I'ie tour has been booked up for thirty-two we She still requires constant attention, and whon she came to Birops on June $ Dr. Hunter, her me attendant, insisted on her beiug attended by a trained nurse. We came here together with Lier father on the Gascogne. Throe weals lator Dr. Hunter's assistant, Dr. Me- Guinness, followed hor to Europe and re- mained ir constant attendance on her for sevon weeks. He left her botter, but im - wediately after his departure she had a tor- vible relapse and Colonel Urquhart, Dr. MeGuinness and myself consulted together and determined to telegraph to America to stop the tour. I shall never forget the effect of thut resolution on Mrs. Potter. To im agine it you must know, as her friends know, her intense love of the stage. It amounts to a positive passion. I have secn a good deal of trouble in wy tune. Most men have hud to break bac news to pzople more than once, but rattier than o through such a scene as that agan —well, I think 1'd rather be shot. It seews to ma that there is bad faith some- where in this master. Our manager, Mr. same over to France and was as of Mrs, Potter's condition as my- self. So far as I lknow, he has made no effort to contradict these rumors, or. if has, his representations have been suppressed by the press. The Herald will do a good work in putting the plain facts befove the pubtic. It is hard for me and for the poor lady's other friends to stand by and see so much courage and 8o much suffering so cruclly spoken of. You may guess Mrs, Potter's actual condition at this moment when T tell you that on Oct ober 2 a consultation was held by her dootors in Paris as to the possibility of her coming to London to consult Drs. Buncock and Quain. If she con ot come they will go to her, Her present position is that she is positively for bidden to play before next Januury. well uwi A Lewer I Mprs. Potter, (Copyright 159 by Janes Gordon Bennetr,| 1.oapoy, Oct, —|New York Herald uble —Spocial to Tue Bee | —Mrs, Pottar bas written the followinyg letter to the Her- ald, Paris edition: “Public criticism apd insinuations that 1 bave cuncelled my Awme 0 tour for no other reason than personal caprice must be my excuse for intruding my private affairs cn the public. Cuarles N. Shroeder, managar, and the other members of the company were fully aware of my serious. il health long be- fore the close of lust season. My continued illness, und the commands of physician w0 enjoy absolute aud indefiuite rest wade the fuliilling ofmy cogagement begiuning October 21 impossible. Mr. Shroeder, who was o have been my man- ager, was with me uuntil August, and was prompily notified t> make necessary and proper explanations to the members of the compauy and those directly interested, I must belieye that this has not been done, which aceouuts for the appearance of arti- cles thut would otuerwise se2in malicious. Cora UnGuuart POTTER. - Probendary Barnes Dead. |Copuright 1839 by Jam:s Gardm Beannt.| Loxpox, Oct. 8.—|New York Herald Cable ~Special to Tue Ber, |—Prevendary Barnes, of Exeter cathedral, @ close friend of Chinese Gordon, and father of Violet Vau Bragh, of Kendall's company, died here to-day. OMA HA. FRIDAY MOR'N NG, OCTOBER 4, 1889, NORTA DAKOTA CAPTURED. The Returns Show That Prohibition Has Won, AN OVERPOWERING SURPRISE. Lignor Men Dumbtounded—The Drys Have About Two Thousand Ma- Jority—Pierre Wild Over Her Good Fortune, A Great Surprise. Bissarck, N. D., Oct. 3.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bre.]—As the returus come in from the vutlying couniies it becomes ap- parent that prohibition has won fn North Dakota, Thn people are all surprised, and those living in towns and cities are dumbfounded. It was expected by the anti's and conceded by the pronibitionists that prohibition would be defeated, and that the state has been cap tured by the drys, the latest reports leave little room for doubt, The liquor men in the state are completely undono. They were confident of a rousing majority and laughed at all warnings of the fanatics and ex- tremists. . So sure were they ot victory that they permitted the campaign fund that had been raised by the liquor dealers of the east to be transferred to South Dako'a, where the prohibition strength was known 0 be almost irresistible. The amount of money thus transferred was over $0,000, and now the uorthern deaiers are in mourning, I'he money did no good in South Dakota, for the pronibition majority was too large to overcowe, but if used in .iorth Dakota i would have saved them, As it is, they feel that the election has gone by default, and that the state has con- stitutional prohibition. A change can be effected only by an amendment to the consti- tution. To do this it requires a majority vote of two successive legislutures before the provosed amendment can be suo- mitted to the people a majority vote atthe polls being required, Telegrams aro pouring in from all parts of the stute, from liquor men and othier citizeus appeaiing for some news that will give them hope. ~ But theie is nothing to encqurage thew. The figures now at hand show beyond doubt that the proibitionists have carricd the state and |I|.x’l e majority will be about two thous- aud. Auother surprise is the small republican majority. John Miller, the republican can- didate for governor, has only about five thousund majority aud this, too, af- ter @ vigorous republicin campaign and apathy and indifference on the part of ihe dewocrats, A change of 2,500 votes would haveelected . N. Roacn (dem. ) and Jocal democrats are scoring the national committee for refusing Lo make u fight in the new state. The democrats elected three dis- trict judges. as many as were elected by the republicans, and wiil hav 150 twenty- tive mewbers of the legisluturs, SOUFH DAKOTA. Pierre is the Capitat Iace are | Prenne, S. D, O and (he Popu- lirions. Special Telegram toTne Ber.]—The sceve at tne depot this evoning was mspiring. o When the train arrived in the city limits it stopped and 300 people dismounted waving flags and banners inscribed with “*Pierre 18 Capital,” wet by the entire populace of the city and for thirty minutes beldam reigned su- preme, the peopleshouting themselves hoarse. Engine whistles blew long and loud, bells runi from every steeple and the peopie went mad with joy. whe procession formed and the parade ‘commenced, led by tho band, taking f wminutes to pass a given point, and lasting three hours. ~Later the nosts as- sembled in the spacious opera hall listened to extemporancous speeches m by promiuent citizens, and the reception still_continuing. Orators are haranguing dense crowds paclked in the strects, ba ave playing, aud there wiil be no end to the celebration until worning, A large number of the T'wo Kettle band of Iudians ore camped on the river and are making Rome hot Cannons are boowing and Pierre’'s cele- bration to-night far eclipses the one of lust night. The eative city has assumed a deop vermillion hue, and when 1t will end no one inows. The Pierre boomers have all returned, Business is almost suspended to give over to the celebration. The real estate transfers have footed up into the hundreds of thousands. Bourbon Victorics. Rarp City, S. D., Oct, 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bre.]—The entiro democratic delegation from this county is elected to the legislature; Meud county the same, The anti-Moody republicans supported the demo- cratic ticket. BOTA SIDES CLAIM MOMTANA Power and Toole Running Neck Neck for Governor. Herexa, Mont, Oct. 3.—The democrats claim the election of Toole for governor by 400. They concede Carter's elect'on fiv con- gress by 900, and im the legislature by eleven majority on joint baliot. The republi- cans claim the eiection ot Power by 300, und the legislature by a small majority. The In- dependent still claims the electior of Toole and the legislative ticket The Herald (vep.) says Carter (rep.) is elected to congress by probably 200 majority. The repubticans have probably elected” all of the state ticket below governor, the latter bemg in doubt and ciaimed by both parties, Toole (dem.) claims he is elécted by 500 ma- jority. Botd parties claim a majority in the legislature, which is in doubt. The Minneapoiis Journal correspondent sends his paper the following: Carter's (rep.) election to copgress 18 now couceded Dy the opposition. Bt sides still ciaim the governorship. It may require the offivial count to detémine the Guestion 8o close is the race between Power and Toole, This county gives remarkable demlioratic gains and claims of mismanagement are - hoard from many sources. The l¢ lature still hangs in the balance. Ui Silver How county gives but threg vepiblicans our of eloven the lemslatura will be all =ight. The majority of the state ticket is republi- can, but big_ figures have been knocked into splinters, Most of the Lewis and Clark republican county ticket b is been elected by 1 small majoridy. The count is procecding slowly in the large precincts, and it will be bours before uny definite calculation can be made with safeLy. nd Hepublicans Weakening a Little. HEeLENA, Mont,, Oct, he returns from the counties 1n which the result is aisputed have tot come in to-day. The republicans now estimate their majority fur governor at 100, while the democrate’ claim Toole's election by 400, The ceturns from Silver HBow county, which elects eleven members to the legis lature, are still incomplete, T'he democrats claim nine of these sure, and possibly ail. The republicans olllfi concede six to the democrats. The republicans now tlaim only three majority on joiut ballot in the legisla- ture, while the democrats claim nine, The Silver Bow couunty returns, whicn wiil probably be complete before wmorning, will take the legislature out of doubt and prob- ably the governor. Harrison's Private Dispatch, WasuiNgroy, Oct. 8.—~The president re- ceived a private dispatch from Montana this afternoon saying Carter is elected to con- eress; that the republicans have tue leglsla- ture, and that the governorstip is in doubt, A SAFE REPUBLIOCAN STATE. An Interview With De. elena. Cnicaco, Oct. 8.—~fSpeclal Telogram to Tue Bre |1 think Montana will become a safo republican staté,” said Dr. C. K. Colo, of Hetena, at the Grand Pacifio to-night, Dr. Cole Is one of the leading ropublican politicians of the new state, and was lust year elected to the gemeral embly, “In view of the large repubiicad majori- ties last year, the closeness of the election Tuesday was a surprise to some, but not to those acquainted with the situation. 'fhere was some dissension among the democratic leaders, the ‘big four, last year, This year they were harmonious, aud the party was splendidly organized.” Why do_vow shink Montana will become a safe republican state!’ “The political situation in Montana in a nut shell, is this: Until five years ago Mon- wna had always been democratic. Tho majoritios have been gradualty growing less and this was due to the immigration of re- publicans, and besides, the protective theory is in harmony with the big mining and wool iuterests of the state,” “How do you account for the probable election of a democratic governor " ‘“Toole, the democratic candidate, has sorved the state very creditably in conjzross, and is an extremely good politician. He is well known all over the state and enjoys an immense personal popularity,” In response Lo a question, Dr. Colo said the “big four,” Governor Hauser, W. A. Clark, Marcus Daily and Colonel Broaawater, were @ great combination and controlled the demo- cratic party. They all came to Montana poor men and have grown immensely wealthy, NO CAPITAL CHOSEN. K. Cole, None of the Washington Citics Re- ceive a Majority of Votes. Searrie, Wash,, Oct. 3.—Returns re- ceived from nearly every connty in the state indicate the election of the republican state ticket by 8,000 majority. Tho new legisla- ture will have seventy-five republican ma- jority on joint ballot, The constitution is ratitied by a majority and prohibition and woman suffrage is defeated. As none of the oties in the capital race received a majority of votes, that auestion is still unsettled. - THE LEPISCOPALIANS, An Attempt to Make the Reading of the Nicine Oread Obligatory, NEw Yonrk, Oct. .—The hpuse of deputies of the general Episcopal codvention met this morning aud standing committess wore up- pointed. A petition asking that Oregon be admitted as a diocese was referred to the committee on new dioceses, The deputics from Oregon were admitted to sittings and read a report on thew petition. Rev. Dr. Davis, of Peunsylva nia, read a report on “Liturgical Kevision” from the committee on that subject appointed by the last general conference. It was made a special order for mext Thursds A devutation from the synod of nada was received und courtgous spaeches ex- changed. Notice was given of a minority report on liturgical revision,.. The consider- ation of the report sugzesting ulterations and additions to the Book of Common Prayar was then taken up seriatim. Those relating to the order of reading the psaltor and holy scriptures, the change in 1he order of duily morning prayer, in the opening seatences of the same, and in the rubric following the “venite” wereadopted, = A al other resolutions were adopted, ssuge was received from the house of bishops announcing that it had adopted, conditional on the concurrence of the houss of deputies, the entire eighteen resolutions upon which the deputies had been voting day. The twelfth resolution then can for consideration, and Dr. Ejar, of Yoris, spoke in support of it. It was: “In the order of the administration of the Lord’s supper, for the rubric, then shall we read the Apostie's or the Nicene ereed,” sub- stitute the following rubrie, placing it after the creed: *Then shall be said the creed commonly called the Nicene, or else the Apostles’ creed, but the creed may be omitted if it bath been said immediately bofore morning prayer, provided that the Nicene creed shall be ‘said on Christmas day, Boster day, Ascension day, Whitsuuday and Trinity Sunday.” Dr. Ejar said the Nicene creed formed a part of the doctrine of the church, and since many priests never read it it should be made obligatory. . Corning Judd, one of the Chicago lay delegates; Rev. Avthur Law- rence, of Mussachusetts, and Rev. Dr. Good win spoke in_opposition to the resolution, ‘The house adjourned with the question still pending. Elected Pranciscan Suparior General, New Yorg, Oct, 8—The Catholic News has received a cablegram from Rome which ys: I'ra Aloysius Canall; of Lanna, was elected superior general of the Franciscan order at the ganeral chapter assembled to-day in the International college of San Antonio in Rome, More than a hundred provincials of the order from all parts of the world were present. Fra Aloysius succoeds Fra Berdarino da Portogruare, who filled the oftive since 1569 by special voncession of the pope. The Augustinian clapter just concluded here has resulted in the clection of Rev, Father Sebastian Martinellias prior general, lllhl“ @ biothor of the late Cardinal Marti- nelli. The Very Rey. Otto Zardetti, D. D., vicar general of Dakata, has bean appointed bishop of St. Cloud, Minn., one of the new diocoses creuted in the pr of St. Paul, FAT, FORTY AND FOOLISH, A Sherifi's Wife llopes With a Strip- ling Highway Hobber. MixyeapoLis, Oct. 8.—A Little Minp., special says quite @ sensation created there this morning by the discovery that Mrs, J. P, Sand, the wéfo of the deputy sheriff, had taken her husbana's revolver, keys and 50, and after liperating John Mitchell, recontly convicted of highway rob- bery, eloped with him, i 1@ sheriff and the deputy are in hot pur- suit, but will prebably mot get Mitchell, Mit3hell 13 twenty years; of age and the woman 18 forty. Mrs. Sand leaves besides her husband three childrey, the eldest of which is twenty. ‘alls, was e Deep Havbor Qonvention, oPEKA, Kan, Uct 8.—When the Deep Harbor convention met to.day the report of the committee on resolutigng, was received. Majority and minority reports were submit- ted, The former favored, the establishment by conyress of a deep water. barbor on the nurthwest coast of the Gulfef Mexico, The minority report asied for the construction of three deep harbors, one on Texas coast, oue on the Loulsiana coast and another at some place to be determined hereafter, After a lehgthy discussiog the majority re- bort was finally adopte ‘I'he wmajority report states that it is the seuse of the convention that it is the duty of CODKress Lo appropriata permanently and for immediate use whatever.amount is necessary 10 secure a deep water port on the north- west coast of the Gulf of Mexico, west of the ninety-third degree west longitude, capable of admitting the largest vessels and @t which the best and most accessible har- bor can be secured and maintained in the shortest possible time gud at vhe least cost. The convention adjourned sine die. ———— A Constractios Train Weecked, Broronn, Ind, Oct. 8.—A-construction traiu on the Macliey railroad left the track at &.point about eighteen miles west of here yestepday aftermoon. Nfneteen ouv of lweu'-elil:l men on the irain were seriously injured. Six were dangerously ‘hurt, while two will die. Toe wounded were *brought here aud all the physicians it town busied thewselyes iu helping 10 relicve the suffer- ng. A DECISION BY JUDGE GROFF. An Honest Sottler Gots the Beneflt of the Doubt. THE SUPREME BENCH VACANCY, Michigan Pushing Alfeed Russell, of Detroity, to Fill le—A Wrong lm- pression Relative to Making Pension Cases Special, 513 FOURTEENTH STREET, Wasiizaroy, D. C,, Oct.'8. Land Commissioner Groff ronderel a ( cision to-any which will put him i favor with all honest settlers upon the public domain, { He has inaugurated a policy which the peopleof the country huve long demanded, that of giving the settlers the benefit of doubt and time whepever it is shown that he is clearly honest and not at fault. In re- versing the decision of the local land ofticers at Benson, Minn,, holding for cancellation the homesteaa entry of Frea Hanselin, on the ground that he had abandoned the claim bocause he had not “proved up” within six months from date of entry, Commissioner Groff lays down the principle that the inten- tion of the settler, his flnancial condition and the surrounding circumstauces should be taken into cousideration along with the strict letter of the law. He beheves that where the intent of the settler is honorable and nis poverty or misfortune makes it impossible for him to “prove and pay up” within six months the government should not permit others more fortunate but not more honest to deprive the original settler of his home till he has had a chance to establish his good faith with the government. The idea of the government is to give a homestead to all honest settlers, and although a limit of time is tixed within which a settler must meet certain require- ments, the six months rule for homesteaders, like ull ruies, has exceptions, Comuis- sioner Groff, in his decision, says: “The clnmint was a singie man having no property but a yoke of oxen, and had to de- pead upon his own labor for the means to purchase lumber for buildiog his house. He eould not got money suflicient for that pur- pose in time to complete it within six months from date of entry, but he finisbed it as soon as he could and was on his claim in ample time to put in 3 crop du the first season in which a crop could be cnl- tivated aftor he took it. Isce no bad faith here and 1o cause is shown for the cancella- tion of the entry. ‘The rule requiring the maker of a homestead entry to establish an actual residence upon the land within s mouths from the date of his cntry, like al rules, bus its exceptions and 18 not to bo in- sisted upon where the entryman’s good faith toward the goverament is sufliciently shown or where his ucts are not incousistent with an honest purpose to comply with the law.” MUE SUPREME BENCH VACANCY. 1 is making a vigorous effort to se- acancy on the bench of the su- preme court of the United States made by the death of Justice Matthews. everal of her most influential citizens have comne nere and in porson presented indorsements of her asvirants or have employed the telegraph and mails to advance the work of the stute in that direction. Senator McMillun, sue- cessor to Senator Palwer, called at the white house to-day to talk overthe subject with the president. ~ The senator 1s uriing the ap- pointment of Alfred Russell, of Detroit, an eminent luwyer, and he is heartily seconded his colleagud, Senator Stockbridge, and r statesmen from the 'state, bican has another candidate for this place in Judge Brown, but the bulk of the influcnce is iu favor of Russell. The Sev- enth 1\\d|cml circuit is inclined to insist on this place, on the ground that siuce the death of Chief Justice Waite and Justice Stanloy Matihews, the circuit, which is one of the most_important, is without representation. Ohio has not presented a candidate so far s known, although she has until recently had Lwo wen on the bench of the suprewe court., A MIS\PPREHENSION, An impression 18 maintained by most pen- sion claimants throughout the countr, 1 : to making cases special at the pension h operates a great injustice, s beliof that it is only necessary for u senator, a congressman or other influ- ential person'to malce a demand at the pen- sion oftice and & case is tuken out of its reg- ular order and pushed through to completion. This i8 a gross error. There have not been 500 cases made special siuce the 4th of last March, although it wus churged against Commissioner Tanner that he was making cases special by the wholesale, and had taicen thousands of them out of their regular order and pushed them through. He was charged unjustly, During the carly part of the udministration of Commissioner Black a cir- cular was issued from tho pension office in which it was stated that: “1t is apparent that the expedition of one claim must be at the cost of aeluy to thous- unds of others, and'therefore the discretion which is lodged in the commissioner must be exrecised with reason and judgment, and he Lias publishied, as a prorequisite Lo the faye avla consideration of an application for spe ciul action,thatisaid applicationimust set forth such circumstances as will justify the action of the commissioner iu the “winds of those whose claims will be put back, as extreme age or threatened dissolution of the claimant or the dependence of the claimant on charity, or other special and urgent reasons which may be particular to tie case and which must be submitted to the discretion of the commissioner for his approval or disip- proval. ‘I'ne statements must be verified by the oath of the claimant muking thew or somie repuiable party actizg for bim.” There were muny thousands of demands soon after the incoming of the present wd- ministration, for special and irregular action on pension claims, and it be LECessSary even before Commissioner Black rotired from the office, to rigidly enforce the above order, and it is euforced at this time, It is posicively asserted in cvery instance thata case can not and will not be made special and taken out of its regular course without it is shown that the claimant is either physicully in & precarious condition or is eing supported by public or private churity. All other applications for peusion claims to be made special are rejected, and no amount of influence can = change the rule. It can readily be seen that whenevor the claim of one pensioner is mude special the work for another claimant must bo dropped in order that the special case can be given attention, and thus a groat wrong is wought | upon one claimant by fuvoring another uu- less there are unvsual reasons for making the case speciul, ‘The only thing that pensioners can do to expedite their claims is 1 complete the testi- mony In their cases as rapidiy as possible when they are notified by the pension office of what is needed in the way of evidence, EX-GRAND ARMY COMMANDERS, 1n view of the fact that it is genorally be- lieved that President Harrison will select one of the ex-commanders of the Graud Army te fill the vacant commissionership of pei- sions, it may be iuteresting to kuow there have been sixteen commanders of the Graud Ariny, four of whom are now dead. One of those ' living, General Charles Devins, is & justice of the supreme court of Massachu- setts, ex-Governor Hartranft is an insurance agent o Pennsylvdnia, General O, Robinson iy on the retired list as brigadier general, Jiving at Binghamton, N. Y.; General Louis Wagner s director of public works at Philadelphia with a salary of $12,000 per year, General Merrill is jusuranco comuis- sioner of Massachusetts, Ceneral Paul Van- deryoort is in the postofiice department at Omaha, Colonel R. B, Beath is secretary of the United Fire Iusurance company of Philadelphia, General J. 5. Kountze is an in- surance agent av Toledo, O.: General S, 8. Burdett is_an attorney in the District of Columbia, General Lucius Fairchild s in ne WasnixaroN Bureau Trne Omana Bee, } . business, Goneral I, P, Roa s dis in Minnosota, Genoral William \Warner is | and intends to romain a lawyer fn practive at Kansas City, Mo, TIE KNIGITS TEMPLAR General headquarters for the Knights Templar during the conelave next week have boen opaned at tho bbitt. Here will be lo cated the grand oficers, who are expocted to arrive on Savarday and’ Sunday. Chairman Parker had an faterview with the district commissionars to-day, At which 1t was flnally determined that Pennsylyania ave- nue should be wired on the day of the par- ade, next Tuesday, as on_ Inagguration day, This n-easure was urged by the comuiitte as the only which the avenu ild be ikopt per! ar for the parade. The Western Uunion Telograph company, which has consented to furnish the wire necs essary, will sond the quantity requived from Puiladeiphia. Among the questions which Chairman Parker had to have sottlod to-day was an in- teresting one raised over a band of musie One of the Canadian bodies coming prom 10 bring a band, but it is found that tract iabor law is n the way., Chwirman Parker went to see the socrotary of the troasury this afternoon to have the ne sary orders mado to admit the band the border. The band will be admitted. The city achools will have a holiday on luesday. The street fakirs will not be permitted to operate in the city during tho conclave. The nuisance was cacried too far at the last in- auguration and now the police_have boen in. structed to arvest all fakirs. It will be use- less for parties to apply for permits to sell goods, wares or noveltios upon the strects, AVONULS OF reservations, as no such permits will or van be given. The Pennsylvania railroad _company will Tun 25 sleeping cars into Washingion in addition to the sleepers on their regular trains. AIMY MATTERS. Leaves of absence for the periods sot op- posite their names are granted the following named officers, to take effcet from the date of their being relieved from duty : Second Licutenant James 1. iKerr, Seven teenth infautry, twenty-two days, Second Lientenant Edward N. Joues jr., Bighth infantry, two months on surgeon's certificate of aisability. Captain Frederick W, funtry, twenty duys, Iirst Lieutanant James A. Sutton, I infantry, tw 5 Sceond Licutenant John Niuth cavalry, threo months. MISCELLANEOUS, The handsome and_ap; o floral de- sign placed in the m lunch table at tho white house reception, yestorday, was designed by Mrs. Hurrison.” The idéa of Baving half of the globe represented with the north and South American_coutinents em- bossed in flowers was an original one, nad the picce made and placed on the und the first tho vresident and Scerctary Blame knew of it was when thoy saw it there. The water of the globe was repre- sented by the smooth, deep groen leaves of the laurel or holly, e1ving almost the color of the sea, and the Tand of flowers gave the exact outline of the two coutinents, Tho delegates weroe delighted with the design, and made many flattering comments upon it. Mr. Blaine said it was the” Ieature ‘of thg lunch, Dr. George L. Humphroys was to-day appointed w pension examiner at Kearuey, Neb, Edward Percy Gilchrist of Port Malison, . was appointed a cadetto the Unite ates military academy, Weat Point, N. Y. A mieeting of the citizens of lowa tempor- arily residing in this ity was held at the oftice of O. H. Herrmng, m the Ledroit building, last evening for the purpose of organizifig o state republican usso Ex-Governor Stone was culled to the of and Herring was elected sceretary. comiuittees on constitution, orgauization, transportation, ete., were appointed and 4 permanent organization will be effected it a meeting to be held at the sawe place next Tuesday evening. Scerctary Procior left the city this morn- ing for his home in Vermont and will not re- turn to Wastiugton until the midule of next weel. General Schofield hus been officially designated by the president to act as secro- tary of war in the ubsence of the secretary. The postmaster gencral has appointed David P, Liebharat, of Maryland, suverin- tendent of the dead letter oftice, postofica department, at (0 per annuin, vice resignod. Bdward Percy Gilehrist, Fort hadison, st district, lowa, has been appointed & military cadot. Tsui Two Yin, the newly uppointed Chinese minister to the United States, was to-day preseuted to the president by Secetary Biaine.. The minister made n.complimentary address, to which the president replied with the usual expressions of wood will, Py S, Hiarm, MPAIGN, Chibaut, Sixth in- shith H. Alexander, — - THE OHIO Prohibition Playing a Strange ©art in Governor koraker's Canvass, Cmioaco, Oct. 8.—[Special Telegram to ‘T Bee. | —Colonel W, C. Cooper, congress- man from the Ninth Onio district, a leader in state politics and chairman of the last Ohio republican convention, is in the city. “The campaizn in Ohio,” he said to-day, *is going to bea red hot one. Governor For- aker will have a tight squeaze, but I think he wili get in by u small majority. There are several things working against him, One is that it is his turrd term candidacy, and the fact that Ohio has never had a third term governor. Tacn there is an upathy among a cluss of republicans who feel that they have not b treated right, They seem o be standi baclke in the hope of being able to sy, 50 Asto th prohivition question, the repuolican party no longer Lolds it up. We have the local op- tion law and that allows communities to gov- ern thewselves. But prohibition is playing a strange part in Governor 1"oraker’s cum- paign. When the wayor of Cincinnati or- dered the saloous closed on Sundays the governor sent a telegram. Iv totd Ciscin- nati’s mayor to ‘et no guiity wan escape,’ or words to that effect, and to lock up all vio- lators, Now the people think that was the busincss of the muyor of Cincinuati, und a matter witn which the governor hud nothing to do, and 1 agree with them." Died of Yellow ¥ New Onrreaxs, Oct. 8. urique Deviila, the Colombian consul, who arrived here from Livingston, Guatemala, October 1, died tuis morring of yellow fever. All precautions had been taken by board of bealth, who announce thore is no cause for alarm. Devilla had been sick some time before reacuing the Mississippi quiran- tine station, but in order to get through and event the detention of the vessel he was wustered on deck with the passenyers and crew, and it is bolieved that tLis imprudence made his recovery impossivle, - Unele Sam Took a Few Prizes. WASHINGTON, Oct, 8. —The department of stato has received a telegram from General Frauklin, United States commissioner gen- eral to the Paris exposition, the United States exhibit has becn awarded & grand prizes, 100 gold medals, 211 siive medals, 218 brouze medals and 220 lonorable wentions, and indicating Uhat awards uot yet annotnced would undoubtedly incr this number, Ve the suying “ e . A Great Peat Five, Avsent Lea, Minn,, Oct. A great peat fire is burning near Geneva, this county. 1t is estimated that 5,500 acres of land were burned over, and 6,000 tns of hay de- stroyed. Over one hundred und seventy loads in stacks owned by L. 1. Bell were burned Tuesday, and every day some farmer loses more or less, There is no means of saving the hay, as the fire is in the peat, under the surface, and it is unsate to drive a team near it. Experts estimate the value of the despoiled land ut $100,000, avd the dam- ke by burning Lay at §0,000, B The Weather Forecast, For Nebraska, Dakots sud lowa: warmer; winds becoming southerly. e s i NUMBER 107, ASTEAMER BLOWY T0 PIEES | The Corona, of the Ouachita Line, a Total Wrook, ABOUT FORTY LIVES LOST. Port M on Falso River, Lonisis ana, the Scene of the Catastrophe —A British Ship Goos Down— Twonty-Bight Lost. The Coronn's Linst Trip. Nrw OnLeaxs, Oct. 8, —~The stoamer Cor ona, of the Ouachita Consolidated hne, lefs here last evening for the Ouachita river with a full cargo of froight and & good list of pas: sengers. She exvioded her boflors at Eals river, nearly opposite Port Hudson, at 11:48 this morning, cuusing the loss of the steamor and about forty lives, The Anchor line steatner City of St. Louis, Captaln James O'Nell, was near ana saved many lives The surviving passengers and crew were taken on board by Captain O'Neil and kindly carod for. The following are the lost and saved as far as is known Crow lost—J. W. Blanks, captain; J. V. Jordan, first elerk; Charles G, Bilis, second clerk; Si Swimp Hanan, third clork; Fred Dinkle, barkeoper; Fred Vennan, barkeaper; Pat Ryan, stoward; Dick Curtis, fireman Tom Shook, engimeer; Honry Doyle, porter; Jamoes Sempie, porter; Mr, Tate, barber: Henry Davis, deck hand; Tom Cook, suilors man; Biily Young, second mate; Sam Steels, texas boy; both captaing of the ‘deck wateh and fifto ors. Passongers Lost—Dr. Atwell, corn dootor: four negro musiciuns, Me. Scott, Smithland, Lo Mr. Davis, stockwan, Toxasi Me. Koeneh; Mis. Huff, of Opblausas; M Kaufmans, nurse and ehild; M. Ton Hough, of Opelousas; Mrs. Williams, of Red River Landing, Passongers Suved —Mra, and two childron, Mrs. M Robertson, Mrs. Captain B3 Henry Blanls in, Mrs. Robert Kaufman and children, arnwell, Mrs. J. R. Brown, ¢ edith, L Mason, Mr. Baughman, Mr. Comstock, Doualdsonvilley Johu Carr, Harrisonburg, o Corona was on her flrst season and had but receutly con dock, where she had receive amounting to noarly §13,000. at Wheeling, W, Va., by that city, abont seven y carrying capacity of about twenty-seven thousand bales of cotton. At the time of the accident she was valued at 20,000, Mrs. Ltobertson says when the Corona ar- rived opposite Palse viver landing, about six- teen miles below tae Buyou Sara, one of her boilers ex tearing the boat to pieces, and slie san & in docp water in a fow seconds, Mrs. Robertson was wedsed in the ludies cabin with some of tue debris laying across her lower limbs, but she was suddenly released and found herself floating in the river. She sunk twice, but luckily was vicked up, aid escaped with only w few paine ful braises on her linbs. L. C, Roliings, tho pilot, says he was naleep at the time of the explosion, and does not know how It occurrea, Hon. L. I, Mason, secretary of state, who passenger on the Corona, states that aped with life preservers and assisted in saving Mrs, Robertson and another lady There was very little time for preparation for escapo, as the boat went down like lead a fow £econds after the cxplosion occurred. No one secms to be able to give any explana- tion as to the cause of the sudden disaster, Captain T, C. Sweenoy, of the Powers line, who assumed command on the deatn of Captain Blanks, says the explosion was not due toa too hizh pressure of steam. He had just had occasion to examine the guage, and 18 positive there was not more than 135 pounds pressur he boat had a moderate cargo. He was in the middle of the stream just below the landing and had just whistled to pass the ity of St Louls, forrunately coming down at the time. The explosion had a downward tendency and blew out the bottom of the boat, causing her 1o sink 1mmediately. Tho cabin _was torn in two, the rear portion floating down stream and bearing a number of the saved Captwin Sweeney suys tho boat would un- doubtedly have burned had she not gone down immediately, None of the books. papers or othor valu= ablos were saved. The City of St. Lows, which was about tive hundred yards above, at once put out lier boats and she did noble work in saving lives. Theanchor line steamer stayed thore several hours rendering all the ussistance possible anl taking on hoard the rescued. When nothing more cou'd be done she came on down o Buton Rouge, where physicians wero summoned and all possible done for the injured. "Tho only dead body recovered was thut of Fred Overman, the second barkesper. trip of the out of dry repairs She was built weeny Bros., of ars ago, and had & FOUNDERED AT SEA. The British Twenty-r New Youk, Oct, Maritime Exchange September 30, announced that the steamer Barmoore, from Bl Juneiro, had foundered ut s September 5. All ands were lost except sevon, who wero landed at Nassau, The total loss of life is about twonty-eight. The Barmoore was a steumer of 1320 tons, commanded by Captain Grey, She ot 1 timore August 20, and sailed noxt day from Hampton roads for Rio Junicro. T'he storm which prevailed early in Sop tember struck the Karmoore fwhei she wis off the West Indics. On September 5 the ship bad 10 be abandoned and two boats were launcned. ‘The first ofiicer, Paintor, the sec ond enginecr, Meldrum, and five seamen werc in one boat. Captain Gray, two ofi- cers and sixtecn of the crew. in the long boat. This boat has not been heard from, A cablegram from St. Jago says the small boat arrved, but thut the tve sailers are in a dying condition. 1t is barely possi- blo those iu the long bout may have beon picked up by some vessel Rumored Steamship Collision. H:Lipax, N. 8., Oct, 8,—There s a report here very lute to-night of 4 serious steaship collision forty miles frem St. Pierre near tho Now Foundlaud coust. No particulars aro obtainable. Steamer Earmoore— ght Lives Lost, —A dispatch to-day, dated w the Nassan, British ore to Rio in u rale on ne Indian Conference, LAKE MoHONK, N, Y., Oct, 4.~ AL to-day's scasion of the Indian couference Prof. Painter, of the Indians' Rights uss0-iation, \d a Jengthy paper pointing out the grave defects of recent legislation. It said in sub- stance that the allotment of lands in sever- alty was @a step in the right di- rection, but under the limitations of the acv not suficient to take the Indian out of his old condition Au inte esting paper was also read by ex-Justice Strong, of the United States supreme court, in which, reforring to the question of the ed ucation of Indiuns, he thought congress should provide funds for the purpose by pay- ing 1o the states a sum cqual 10 the amount which would be raised if the lands allottea in severalty were txuble vy the states. - - General Fautkner ¢ Burraro, N. Y., Oct. 3 —The jury in the case of General Lester 1, Faulkuer hus found him guilty of makiog & false repart of the condition of the Dansville Nationul bank in May, 1557, to which . he signed bis mame. Judge Coxe this afterncon sentenced him Lo soven years in the Iirie county penitentiary Application will bé made for a writ of error. in the case, s Soeven Yoears, e ———— Ex-Congressman Averill De, S0 Pavi, Oct. 8—Ex-Congressmun Johu . Averill died to-night of Hrights disease. | 110 was sixty four years old,