Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 13, 1889, Page 1

j ! }, | R T T——— Ny Al e, i ¥ a B e e O B e fwif THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE 'NINETEENTH YEAR. BISNARCK AND THE CZAR. The Frigid Ruler of the Frozen Re- giona in Danger. HE SHOWS SIGNS OF MELTING, Basking fn the Warm Smile of the Great German This Coldness Gives Way to Cordinhity — The Kaiser Well Pleased The Czar Grows Friendly. [Copyright 1889 by New York Associated Press. Benuay, Oct, 12,1t is believed that at yes- terday’s interview Prince Bismarck endeav- ored to convince the ¢zar that the European peace alliance was non-uggressive and di- rected toward the realization of the objects of the Beriin treaty, and as a final stroke that all tho great powers, excepting Fran. were united to prevent or shorten the European conflict. It is believed the presence of the English squadron at Kiel was meant to impress upon the czar,the fact of English co-operation, just. as Imperor William's visit to Constanti_ nople marked the absorption of Turkey into the peace league. Bismarck is represented a8 advising tho czar that in view of this alition Russia had botter adopt a poliey of conciliation, recogaize Princo Ferdinand as the ruler of Bulgaria, and aid the other great powers in_effecting & permanent peaco pro- gramme that will ultimately result in de- creased artaments and increased prosperity. Thocawiesllde's ity to ward A not now doubted in Vienna official cir Immediately upon his return here on Thurs- day Prince Bismarck received the Austrian ambassador. Articles published in the Abend Post and the Fremdenblatter on the following day express supreme confidence that nothing will be done in Berlin to weaken the mutuul ties. The Fremdenblat- ter hopes that the mecting will have weignty cousequences and remove the misunderstand- ing also as to the objects of ullied powers and induce the czar to ussist in giving Kurope a sense of permanent peace. The official press here rema the pr ble results until the r's depart- ure. The ational Gazette records the im- pressions of the highest circles that the visit will incroase the cordiality of the relations between the two monarchs without altering the political situation. The Cologne Gazette trusts that the czar will realize the fact that no power in the Eu- ropean alliance desires aught but peace, and that the alliance relics upon its strengih to enforce peace. Gracious behavior of the czar toward Bis- marck at last evening’s dinner is a notable chango from his aversion to accord the chan- cellor an interview. After tho banquet the guests adjourned 1o thepicture gallery, whero the czar chatted with the chancellor freely. Whilo convors- ing, the czar, noticing that Rismarck stood, wheeled bis arm chair toward him, referred tw his long day’s exertions and beggoed him to sit down. While tho chancellor was thus seated the czar remained stauding, beading over him and talking in an obviously unre- strained and good-humored manner. The emperor was highly pleased by the czar's attentions, Prince Bismarck returns to Friedcusruhe on Tuesday. Prior to his departure he will hold a mimsterial council, at which the emperor will preside. This will be the last council before Emperor William starts for Italy. In the absenceof the emperor and the chancellor Herr Von Boetticher will read the speech from the throne at the opening of the reichstag. The emperor has permitted Count Von Waldersee to give freo vent to his irritation at the attacks of the press upou his suspected silent on uspirations for political power. Writ- ipg to tho National Gazette, Count Von Walderseo protests against these insinuations. He declares that he serves the emperor as a soldior; that he is no partisan, and that he does not want to be dragged into political discussions, The letter is associated with a geueral overtura- ing of the ultra conservatives. The North German Gazette makes the leaders of the ultra conservatives responsible for the state- ments of their party organ, the Kreuz Zeitung, which fixes upon Count von Walder- see tho stigma of co-operation in intrigues against the chancellor and Count Herbert Bismarck. The Cartel newspapers do not hesitate to trample upon the fallen foe, They are mnot content with the withdrawal of 13aron Ham- mersteon from the conservative committee and the submissive attitude of the ultra con- servatives, but demand nothing short of the dissolution of the extreme right and its ab- sorption futo tno Cartel party, Meanwhile the ultra counservatives, thoroughly disor- ganized and cowed into silence, await the ra- assembiing of the whole group after the opening of the reichistag, when an effort will Lo made to reorganize under new leaders. Pastor Stoecker has reappeared from his retirement and has resumed, w deflance of the emperor, his political agitation in the dis- wiet of Silgen, Baron Struve, who has been absent from his post at the RRussian legation at Washing- ton during the past year on sccount of the illness and death of his wife, has arrived here en route to America. Mr. Vhelps, the United States minister here, gave Baron Struve a dinner at the Kaiserhof hotel. A number of Americans and oid friends of the baron seized the op- portunity to meet him again, Count Schou- wvaloff,the Russian awbassador here,was pres ent, facing Mr. Phelps at the table. At the conclusion of the dinner Herr Wangeman, Mr, Edison’s German manager exhibited the phonogragh. Count Schouvalo was es- pecially delighted with it and promised that the czar would 1nspect the iustrument if he had time. The Hensburg aock strikers have resumed work, the employers having partially con- ceded to their demands. ‘The adwiral and chief officers of the Fug- 1ish squadron at Kiel have been invited to the court fetes in honor of the marriage of Princess Sophie to the crown prince of Greoce, Herr Sieveking, vpresident of the Hanse- atic court of Hamburg and a noted authority on maritime matters, will be tes leading Gerwan delegate to the Washington mari- time congress. He is instructed to ask the congress to extend its programme beyond technical questions and to consider general international maritime laws with a view to the weceptance of the principles reg- ulating the settlement of disputes like the Behring sea fishery trouvle, If the conference adheres to its present limits of the programme Herr Sieve- king will propose & special congress on the excluded questions, This line of action will robably be arrauged ia coujusction with aud, veutly houses were destroyed by fire in tho village of Stetiin, near Wurtaburg, to- ay. Mavy persons were iujured and & arge number are homeless. th emiperors loft this morning for the OMAHA, SUNDAY TRIED TO PACK THE JURY. A Bold Plot Discovered in the Oro- nin Case. shooting lodge at Aubertussbock, fifteen miles from here. The carriage was escorted from the station bya squadron of cuirassiers, The czar occupied the room formerly used by old Kaiser William, but which has not been occupied since his death, At 10 o'clock the shooting began and at 5 their majesties dined at the lodge, returning to Berlin for tea at 8 o'clock with the Empress Frederick, To- morrow the czar will visit the mausoleum at Charlottenburg with the kaiser, and at 11 o'clock will attend service in the chapel of tho embassy. At 1comes the grand dinner of the mess of the Kaiser Alexander grena- diers, when both monarchs will be present, besides u host of oMcors of high rank. The czar leaves by rail for Russia at 5 o'clock. His train at TPotsdam is closely watched, and TWO BAILIFFS UNDER ARREST. Longnecker's Representative Says the Countsy Will Be Astounded When It Learns of the Prominent Men in the Conspirac A Special Gra oned. 1 Jury Sum! the line from here to tho frontier is guurded | CMICAGO, Oct. 12.—One of the bold- by infantry, and scoured by cavalry patrol | @8t most corrupt and infamous plots botween tho frontior and St, Potersburg, | ¢Ver Dbrought —to the notico of the public was outlined by State's Attorney Longenecker's right-hand man, Mills, this aftornoon. The conspiracy not only Includes county ofcials, but outsiders of hieh standing, and several arrests have already been made, but more will follow before sunset this evening. Not content with the bribery of men, an attempt has been made to drag even inno- cent women into tho plot, and thus gain the ends whicli the friends of the defense have been working for for the last five months. “States Attorney Longenecker desires me 10 say,” sald Mills, who was commissioned The line is watched by 50,000 men. EVARTS, He Gives His Views on the Southern Race Problem. [Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennstt.) ViExsy, Oct 12.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bek. |—Senator William M. Evarts, it will_interest many who are concernad about his health to know, i greatly benefited hy the Carlsbad cure, and has besides recoived assurances from a Vienna specialist whom he consulted that a complete restoration of his eyesight is | by the state's attorney to talk to the reprt- to bo brought about by care | ers, “‘that this plot has not been dis- and time. The clouds forming | closed befor because it would have over the vupils will be absorbed in the treat- | defeated justice had the information ment which has been preseribed, though it may require months of exemption from work, Ho Is in fine spirits over the results Of his visit here. He looks extremely well. In a two hours’ conversation with him I wes impressed with liis cheerful sketeh of homes affairs, He talked of the bright side of politic parties and men, declining to raise any se ous questions with the future, till at length T pressed nim on the Blair cducation bill, Then the Roman in him came to life—of the paternal scheme o offensive to the theorizing we possessed been made public. We cannot now give any names or details, but the out- line of this conspiracy can now be given to the public.” “Ttwill be remembered,” continued the attorney, “‘that on last Wednesday afternoon an honest young man who is employed as foreman in a large establishment in this city was examined and excused for cause.” 1t is understood, though not stated by Attorney Mills, that the name of the venire- ‘man attempted to be bribed is George democrat—to elevato the negroes of | Stschappat He is foreman for E. V. Pagoj& the south by this plan of fed- | Co., oit merchants of this city. eral legislation. The senator has always [ “On Thursday afternoon,” said Mills, “a been @ warm, consistent supporter | Very prominent citizen of+ Chicago entered of the question. Said he: the court room and very privately communi- cated to counsel for the state that his foreman, tho venireman in question, beforo being called to the jury box had boen ap- proached by a bailiff of the court with “There may be one transcendiag human wisdom, but that is no good reason why wo should not try a littlo human wisdom on it It will not do to fold the arms and stand scill. The southerncrs say: ‘Oh, let us|an offer of $,000 to vote for alone; we'l take care of this | theacquittalof tho defendants. He says, nogro bmsiness ourselves! That is | ‘thisisnota cock and bull story, and I what the south said before the war, | Dring it bofore you in the interest of public justice.’ He then went away and the next morning one of the counscl for the state went down 10 the factory of the man whose foreman had been offered a bribs, anda the moment he saw the foreman he recognized him as the man whose honesty and inde- pendenco had 1mpressed itself upon the counsel for the stato while he was sitting in the jury box. The man made a full state- ment and was requested by the counsel for the state to come to the state's attorney’s oflice and repeat his statement, in tull. The man, with tears in his eyes, said: ‘It in- volves a friend, butif it involved myself I would uphold law and oraer. The gist of Ins statement to the counsel, which ho sub- sequently gave to the state's attorney, is as follows: In obedience to a summons he came to the court house Tuesday afternoon and sat in the ante-room, but was not called. He came again Wednesday morning and stayed in the ante-room again, and about 10:30 o'clock They flatter themsclyes in the south that the red shurt and whip will suffice. Possibly they may, but this rule of red shirt and whip is not justice—it is war. Iam told on good authority that there are now 125,000 south- erners . New York alone. Beforo the war a southerner could not tolerate the idea of living at the north. It was the northerher who went south, What wo are to count on s a plan of the greatest good for the great- est mumber. With this pro-creativo race growing up among us In a sewi-barbaric way is the prospect to think apout. If the present_conditions are suffered-to go on we shall seo the negroes coming into entire possession of the states. This the whites of the north do not desire any more than do those of the south. Southern fiegroes have been given little enlichtenment and less justice, though they were freemen, A generation of them has been allowed to grow up in that other bondage—ignorance, An apportionment on a basis of comparative illiters which would give the south | ®man came from the court room into the £9,000,000 of the $7,000,000 of tho | aute-room who was an old friend of the proposed expenditure provided by the | Venireman. Tho fact also appears that tho Blair bill, was framed, put | Wives of the two men wero frienas before they were marriea. The man who came to the court room to the venireman suggested that they goout and have a cigar. While there the man from the court room said to the vemireman: Do you want to muke some money " ‘Che venireman innocently answere “Certainly, Ido.” “Well, you get on the jury and stick foracquittal and you will have $1,000. The contract and arrangements can be carried out with your wife. It can be arranged that she shall wear a certain colored dress if the money is to bn paid to her on a certain day. 1f the money is not 1o be paid to her on that duy she 1s to wear a different dress and the contract is to be off.” The venireman wurned reproachfully to his friend and smd: “Iam not that kind of a man,” whereupon the bailiff replied: “Iam working for the court.”” FHo then ponted to a buggy stabding outside and re- marked: ‘“That is my horse and buggy.” At the uoon adjournment the venireman went back to his place of business and sub- sequently returned to the court houso at 2 o'clock, when he was excused for cause, He left the court house, intending to return to his place of business, and on leaving the court house mot on the steps leading to the sidewalk the man who had attempted to bribe him, I man turned to himand said: “Where were you this noontime? I looked everywhere for you. They said, ‘We will make it §5,000, damn bim, to make him doiv’ " It was too late, however, for the venire- man had been excused for cause, but he at ouce returned to his place of busines having reproached the man for putting such a low estimate upon him, and reported to his employer, the promioent citizen, what had taken place, who the following day reported it to the prosecution. Pursuant to appoint- ment the venireman atteuded the state's attorney’s office, and having made a full statement of everything that took place was requested to step into an ante-room and the Dbailiff was summoned. He proved to be one of the bailiffs of the criminal court, who, during the trial or attempt to procure a jur, has been in charge of one of the five pri oners, Coughlin, The bailiff was questioned closely by the states attorney and his asso- clates, but professed profound ignorance until the venwreman was called from the anteroom. The venireman was requested to repeat the statement ho had made, which he dia, whereupon the bailiff made a complete confession, in which he implicated several prominent persons, also another bailif. The attorneys for the prosegution, together with Chief Hubbard and others, atonce went to work on the case and huve disclosed one of the most deiiborate attempts to corrupt 8 jury and to defeat the law of Illinois which has yet come to publio attention, We have had confessions here this very day,” sald Mills at asubsequent interview late this afternoon, ‘*These confessions are {rom six to ten in number, They are abso- lute, giving us the whole miserable con- spiracy, They reveal a most damnable organization against the law of the land, copspiracy against the jurisprudence of this country that will startle the continent when it is thoroughly known a conspiracy of rami- fications, of audacity, a conspiracy involving men whose names will pe a surprise to the country, It 18 no exaggeration wheo I say that you cannot meguify the damuable ovi New York, Maseachusctts and other north- ern states did not take kinly to the idea. The talk avout education being a domestic right and therefore a state or communal concern was a specious union in ouly the the bigger state comprenending the wisdom and foresight of all. If congress finds that tho race ovilin the south is to be diminished or controlled by education, which the states he canuot or will not give, and decide to force that education, it is using its power for the benefit of the union and every state in it. Now that we are to have a republican house as well as a republican senate, I expect to seo the Blair bill passed.” Senator Evarts favors the idea of the government building up @ complote postal servico on tho seas, That unfortu- nate word ‘“subsidy,” he says, has been fastened to all legislation bearing on this subject. A subsidy e thinks necessary in opening the avenues for an_increase of tho nation's commerce. He cites England and France as examples respecting party de- signs. He says the republicans, now that they are back in power, will strive to make friends in the south, Ho thought that the democratic party, when Mr, Cleve- land became president, would work on this ine and endeavor to swell the number of their adherents in the north, instead of doing which they dininished it. The mistako ho attributed to tho narrow-mindeduess of the southern majority. THE RIPPER HEARD FROM, e Will Bogin Business Again on the 18th of Octobor. pyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett,)| Loxnox, Oct. 12.—New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug Bee.|—The secretary of the Whitechapel vizilance committee has received a letter signed Jack the Ripper, which reads as follows: WitecuArer, Oct. 19, 1839.~Dear Boss I write you these few lines to let you know, a8 you are the boss of the vigilance commit- too, that the last job was not me, Youmight have known it was not me, for I would not have mado such a botch of 1t Never mind, young man; you can keep your lamps open for the 15th of October, I am on the job again. Thero's no blood knocking around or 1 would let you see some. Never mind; look out, old mau, you're & brave sort. You thought you had we once. Yours in haste, JACK THE Rirven. The letter has been placed in vhe hands of the polic [ e Want a Receiver Appointed. Cuicago, Oct. 12.—Stern, Rosenberg & Co., to-day applied to Federal Judee Gres- ham to appoiut a recewver for the firm of S, Bennett Bros, & Co., ot Peoria, who re- cently failed, charging that firm with fraud. ulently disposing of all their stock and real estato to relatives, to cheat their creditors, ‘The court intimated that he would appoint a receiver Monday, but suggested that a party should be agreod upon, e .— Politicians Assembling at Pierre. Piergg, 8, D, Oct. 12.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee |—Seven coaches packed to thelr utmost capacity brought to this city to-might @ wmajority of the members of the South Dakota legislature, besides several bundred visitors. The halls where the sénate and house will meet are decorated with flags, bunting and emblems, aud every other prep- aration has beea made to receve the state ofiicials and legislature, MORNING, OCTOBER rage of this conspiracy, In the taking off of Dr. Cronin and the manner, i which it was done, the whole world wag startled. This second conspiracy Wwill alike startle tho whole world, This is an agssult on the very integrity of our institntions.” A SPECIAL @RAND JURY. Judge Horton has fssued a veniro for a special grand jury returnable at 12:30 p. m, to investigate the attempts at jury fixing in connection with the Cronin trial, and the jurors summoned Are nNow as- sembling in the_ court room. Ex-Mayor Rochie is among the grand jurymen and will be foreman-of the body. Judge MeConnell convened hia court at the appointed time this afternoon to proceed with the Cronm trial, but immediately ad- journed until Monday. He announced that the states attorney had declared the case could not proceed to-day without injury to the public interests. One of the morning papers prints a sensa- tional story about a stenographer formerly employed by the statos attorney. It is as- serted that at tho beginning of the Cronin investigation this man was relioved from duty because he was related to and afliated with certain people said to belong to the anti- Cronin party. Thestenographer has since,it is asserted, been leading a reckless life and is now suddenly discovered to have disappeared from the city. At the same time the states attorney discovered thata large portion of the evidence and all of the depositions in tho Cronin case had been abstracted from his ofice, hence the unusual excitement yesterday. It is assorted that last night's conference and examiuation of mysterious witnesses was for the purpose of retaking the depositions. The story is not corroborated, however, except as to tho particnlars that the stenographer is missing. The same paper prints’ an interview with Assistant States Attorney Neeley, who says that the disappearance of the stenographer had absolutely nothing to do with the matter under consideration, At 11 o’clock this evening the grand jury had agreed to return indictments against Alex H, Hanks, Mark Solomon, Fred W. Smith, and Tom Cavanagh. Hanks a3 been a bailift for eight or nine years. Solomon was appomted bailiff a year and a half ago. Smith 18 unkuown about the court house and Tom Kavanagh was an engincer at the county insane asylum during the boodlers’ regime and was wixed up in their case. He 18 now in business here, and, strange to say, his partner was sum- moned for jury duty, but was peremptorily challenged by the state when his con nection with Kavanagh was learaod. The fifth indictment, was agreed upon against Jeremiah O’Donnell, who was re- cently appoiuted a guagerat South Chicago. At10 e m. it was reported that two addi- tional indictments, seven in all, had been made. According to the statement by Lawyer Mills, it was the bailiff Solomon who first attempted to brive the citizen who was afterward to be summoned.as a juror. Solo- mon is also the man whose confession was obtained. Solomon turnod over to the states attorney a list of the names and addresses said to be prospective corrupt jurors. Only two of the list have yet heen susmoned and neither has been exdmiped, Solomon said the list had been furnistil. » . by Bailiff Hanks while they were seated in the court room just benind the Cronin suspects whom they were guarding. Hanks had said §2,000 would be given for a fixed juror—half to_the man in the box and half to the bailiffs, Last night, Mr. Mill's narrative continued, the men on the list were interviewed by the chief of police, One man stated he had been approached with an offer of 32,000 to go on the jury, by Fred W. Smith, a hardware manufacturer's agent. Another itizen was also similiarly approached by n. O'Donnell’s part, as told by Mr. Mills, was similar to that of Swith’s, He sounded at least one man, and oficred him a $1,000. O'Donnell, who was arrested carly the cvening, is said to have confessed that the person understood to have been Kav. nagh guaranteed that ‘the moncy offcred would be forthcoming, The supposed co rupt veniremen were carefully wstructed us to their manner whilo beng examined in court, being told how they should answ and to be gruff with the lawyers for the de- fense, The oficial list of indictments given out about 10:30 contained six nam es—Hanks, Solomon, Smith, Kayanagh, O'Donnell and Joseph Kobn, The latter is a frait dealer who, it is said, was to go on the jury to get $1,000 from Hanks. States Attorney Longnecker to-day em phatically denied tho glaborate reports pub- lished this morning that the records and ex- hibits in the =oiin case had been stolen from his offics and that his former steno-* grapuer, James Purcell, was the guilty man, Mr. Longnecker said it was an outrage to drag Purcell’s name into such a connection and that the stovies to that effect were fictl: tious, ———y SOUTH DAKOYA SENATORSHIPS, Present Outlook Points to the Elec- tion of Pettigrew and Moody, Pierne, S, D, Oct. 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—The four candidates for senatorial honors—Pettigrew, Moody, Edgerton and Wardeli—are all on the ground to-day and have entered the sweat-box. The situation seems to point to the election of Pettigrew on the first ballot. The Pickerel statesman has laid his wires deep and seems to have a long pull on the public, and it is generally conceded that he is & wnner from the start, The other three candidates are trymng to solve the riddle of how gll the pius can be made to stick in one hole when there is only room for one, To the on-looker it would scem to appears that Moody had the best points, While the latter was doing yeoman service for lus party before elec- tion the democrats slipped into his Black Hills folds, whick weakened his following, by returning several democratio and independent republicans from that section, Before thisit was generally con- ceded that ho had a walkaway, while he was stumpiog the easterm gection of the state, Judge Edgertap, who was his mate in 1855 15 here, but his strikers have not yet arrived, He appea confideat, but is non- committal. A. J, Wardell, the farmer's man, is doing some hard work, backed by Loucks aud the alliance, but no one on the outside can determine what strength he will develop. Mattors will not be well re- solved until Monday, but Pettigrew and Moody seemed to sit nearest the people's throne to-day, R Eenator Vest Very 111, Kaxsas Ciry, Oct, 12.—A Sedalis, Mo, special says: Senator Vest is very ill here at the house of bis sister whom he is visitiog. He has cancelled all his engagements to speak at tanf veform picnics. The senator's complaint is a bad cold, s distressing cough and painful neuralgia in the head, e Floated Off the (Bhoal. NEW Youg, Oct, 12.—The steamship City of New York was floated off the shoal ut 6:85 to-uight, 13, THE SILVER COINAGE POLICY. Oonflicting Rumors About the Ad- ministration's Intentions. ECHOES OF THE ENCAMPMENT Good Words For Nebraska Knights On Every Hand--General Poole, of New York, Mentioned For the Tagner Vacanocy. Wasnixaroy Buneiv, Tue Omana Ber, l 513 Fouhteesti Stie Wasiixaroy, D, C., Oct. 12 Much interest has been in New York over the sub of (the administration as (to silver coin- age by the report published this morning that it was likely the monthly purchase of bullion would be increased, at least tompor- arily, from §2,000,000 to $4,000,000 a month. Those who should kuow most about it say it 18 not at all probable that the present status will bo disturbed unless congress so directs that notwithstanding the law provides there shall be $2,000,000 coined monthly and this excited hol nd ot of the policy amount may, at the discretion of the secre- tary of the treasury, be increased to $4,000,- 000 & month, Secrotary Windom is disinelined to change the present policy and will leave it at §2,000,000 in the absence of further con- gressional direction. Congress will be in session in about seven weeks, and although the demand for silver certificates which are issued in denominations of $1 and §2 and upward is increasing, and the supply as the busy scason approaches de- creases, congress will have an opportunity to take action before any inconvenience to com- mercial circles is inflicted. In the under strata of the treasury department an inpres- sion exists, however, that circumstances polnt to the necessity of increasing the monthly coinago and the issue of certificates. A treasury official smd to your correspond- ent to-day: “The whole story of silver can De founa in the treasury statement showing the condition of our silver currency. By it we see that the net standard silver dollars in the treasury in July, 1856, was £04,000,000 in round numbers. In July, 1887, it was $67.- 000,000, In July, 1588, it was $12,000,000. Tn July, 1859, 1t was $21,000,000. Ou tho 10th inst. it was bub §5,000,000. These comparisons show plainly that it is but a question of time when the demand for silver circulagion will be greater than the supply. What may be done with congress so close upon us can not be said, but that something will have to be donois clear. The busincss of the country is very brisk at this season of the yoar, and people must have more money for the circuiating medium. The output of silver currency san be accounted for in part by the retirement of national bank circula- tion. The national banks do not furnish the circulation needed by the coantry, and the government is called upon to do so. It meets the demand by issuing silver cert'ficates of small denominations, supplying the loss of national bank notes, and weeting the re- quirements of trade. There s no doubt in my mipgd that the situation points clearly to the prospect of an increased purchase of silver to meet the actual wants of the country.” This view of a treasury official on the silver question shows the radical change which has taken place on this subject in flnanclal and treasury circles, where, nov three years ago there was an appeal made to congiess for relief from continued com- pulsory coivage. Whatever the action may be by either the treasury department or con- gress during the next six months or year, it will tend to enlarge rather than to contract the circulating medium, so that the outlook is favorable ior an easier money markev than we have at present. KNIGHTS TEMPLAT TALK. The Evenmng Star has splendid wood cuts of two distinguished Knights Templar from Nebraska, Commander Lewis M. Keene aud Willimm M. Munger, and sketches of their commanderies, frou which I take the follow- ings “Nebraska made up in quality what she lacked In quantity at the conclave, She sent nere some of her brightest men to vepresent, the interests of Templarlsm i that state. The deputy grand commander wno came with the Sir Knights is Lowis M. Keeue. In the absence of the grand commander, he performed his duties in a most creditable manuer, “Mount Tabor was one of the Nebraska commanderies that sent a delegation from among the eighty-elent knights on the roll. ‘They were led by Sir William H. Munger, eminent commander, whose Templar record is an exceedingly brilliant one.” At the banquet given to 200 members of the grand encampment last might Grand Commander Clark Varnum, of Towa, re- sponded to the toast, *Ihe individual Temp- Jar; the responsib le exemplar of Christian Knighthood.” \VIAT DENVER WILL DO, Sir Knlght R. A. Long, of Denver, spoal- ing to-day of the next Knights Templar con- clave, says: ‘“‘Denver is a beautiful city, and we intend to throw our homes wide open to the kuights who attend the conclave, Washington has entertained us in good style. -Not one word of complaiut have we to malke, and it shall be our pleasuro to see that the same treatment is given them in 1809, We shall throw open our homes and our hotels, and the best shall not be too good for them.” “Our streets are now bemg paved and o $200,000 Masonic temple will be completed within the next year. Wo are under obliga- tions to the Nebraska knights for Lelping us secure the next conclave.” AN APT RETORT. Prof. Essor Parvin, of Iowa, who 18 one of the oldest knights in the country, had the bouor of representing the Prince of Wales and the grand priory of Canada at the con- claye and had most magnificent jewelled badges presented to him as their representa- tive. The professor is something of a wag and tells & good story apropos of his crippled lee, Itis said that no man with a physicul infirmity can gain admittance to the Knights Templar order, Being chaffed about the evident exception that had been made in his favor, the professor responded: “Why, my friend, I joined the order when & man’s qualifications were measured by the size of bis brain and not by the length of his legs.” POOLE FOR TANNER'S PLACE, A western congressman who talked with President Harrison on the subject to-day, says that it 18 very probable that Geoeral Poole, ex-pension agent at Syracuse, N, Y., will be appointed commissioner of pensions next weelt. Senator Hiscock has been push ing Poole for this vlace, and he has justre turned bere to resume his work. Corporal Tauuer will continue to draw the salary of the oftice until his successor is appointed. MISOELLANEOUS. In addition to many other postal reforms that Postmaster General Wanamaker fs understood to be recommending his forth- coming report recommends an extension of the free delivery system. As ab present 1880~SIXTEEN PAGES. establishod the postmaster general is author- ized to confor the froo delivery upon any town having a population, ascortained by o regular consus, and not merely estimated, of not less than ten tnousand, or where the Tocal postago amounts to §10,000 a yoar, Mr. Wanamaker is considering the feasibility of reducing this mimmnm to 8,000 population and §3,000 local postage, This will let in o largo number of towns under the census of 1890, Postmaster General Wanamaker is rapid, not alono in the dispateh of business, but in his personal movements, Yesterday aftor- noon he went over to PPhiladelphia on the 4 o'clock train.. He returned this morning, reaching the departmont at 11:30. This af: ternoon at 2:30 no took tho train for Phila- delphig, for his usual visit to his home and s Su®day school. During the three hours that he was at the department to-day he cloared up his desi and attonded to all the businese that was brought to s attention. Within ten minutes after leaving the train at the depot ho was at his desk, looking as fresh and bright as if he had stroiled down from his residence on I street aftor a com- fortablo breakfast and a glance at the morn- ing papers. The president of the Missouri River Land Tmprovement company presonted the secre- tary of war to.day with tho plans fora bridge at Kansas City for approval. The act of October 888, required the construc- tion to begin within a year from dute and the secretary would not approve the plans, holding that the year had expireo, and that the loeation was not in accordance Wwith the terms of tho act. The secretary approved the plans for the construction of the mer- chants’ bridge across the Mississippi viver at St. Louis. It will be four spans and fifty feet above high water marlk, After this week tho president says he will receive no callers later than 12 m. or before 10 in the morning, He will confine himselt as closely as possible to the preparation of his messago to congress, Witliam Miller was to-day apvointed postmaster at Buffalo, Scott county, Towa, vice M. J. Dodge, removed. Johin Grinsted, of Towa, has been promoted in the pension oftico from $1,000 a year to bo a special examiner at §1,400. Charles Herbben was appointed ganger for the Thirteenth Iilinois district. Prrny S, Heamin Ll R DEADLY WIRES. THE Mayor Grant Orders Their Removal —An Interview With Edison. York, Oct. Mayor Grant this morning ordered the immediate removal of all are light wires not properly insulated. Before this work could be begun a temporary injunction was served on the mayor, restral ing him from interforing with the wires of cither the United States Nluminating com- pany or the Brush Elect Under this oruer the wo! until Monday, An interview with Edison is printed this afternoon in which ho says no insulation will muke electric light wires safe; that subways and insulation will alike prove ineffective and tiat the only way to prevent loss of lifo is to regulate pressure, e BACK FROM THE GRAVE. A Supposcd Dead Man Apprars and Cinims His Property. Cnrcago, Oct. 12.—[Special Telegram to Tup Bee.|—A stronge story of a man sup- nosed to be dead suddenly coming to life was detailed to Judge Gary to-day, when the court adjudged Nicholas Gelirig insane and remanded him to the care of his friends. Thirteen years ago Gehrig came hero from Germany. He was an industrious man and accumulated some property. Three years ago e had 23,000, which he invested m real estate. Ho becamo acquainted with a La Satle avenue young woman and fell in love with her, She rejected him and married an- other man, This Gehrig took very much to neart, and he grew morc and more disconso- will be delayed late. At this timo thero appeared scveral persons, it is alleged, who sought to sccuro Gelag's property, which ho had invested which ho placed in an old trunk. Gehr falure in the love affair somewhat unsettled his mind, and the attcmpts to et his property further aided in unbulancing his mind. Several attempts were made to get the property, and failing, the conspicators sought to seare the unfortunate feilow into complete insanity. He was told stories of ghosts and hobgoblins and at night, he heard mysterious rappings. Muy 3 last Gehrig disappearcd and a short time afterwards his body was found, ns his friends thought, in Jackson park, where he had committed suicido by shooting himself. ‘The body was given over to the medical students, and at the collego Mr. Schmitz, Gehrig's former agent, identi- fied the body as that of Gehrig. The real estate firm was about to sottle up with Cas- par, a brother of tho supposed dead man, in notes, and when yesterday a wiid-looking, unkempt- haired man came to Schmitz’ ofico and an- nounced himself as the missing Gelirig, 1o was insane, but dec od that he wanted his wealth, Investigation proved that the man was indeed Genrig und the college identifica- tion was & mistake. To-day the unfortunate man was adjudged insane and sent 1o the asylum, NiacArA Favrs, N. Y, Oct. 12.—The In- ternational American excursionists arrived hero about 9 o'clock this evening after o pleasant ride through New York state. Bo- foro leaving Albany the Argentine Republio and Chilian delegates joined the party. By order of tho secretary of state, the train, during the entire trip will not turn a wheel on Suuday, and to-morrow at Niagara is being gladly looked forward to by all as a doyofrest. A Woma Fearful Leap. S1. Louis, Oct, 12.—Mrs. Louisa Ernest, who has been suffering from dementia, eluded her attendants this morning, went out on the bridge and leaped iuto the rive 100 feet below. A fisherman saw her and rescued her with o skiff, Strauge to say she was injured very slight] —~l The Weather Ko ast, For Omaba and vicinity Ught rains fol- lowed by fair weather. Nebraska and Jowa light rain followed by fair, stationary weather, except slightly warmer in Nebraska; variable winds, Dakota.—Fair; preceded by light ran in soutbern portion; warmer, winds becoming southerly, Chol WasniNGTON, Oct. 13.~Consul Haines at Bagaad reports under date of August 22 that cholera ls raging throughout that vicinity. The people sre leaving Bagdad in great numbers. Fifty-nine deaths have been re- ported in one day. ——— Admiral Porter Better. Newros? R. L, Oct. 12.—Admiral Porter is much better, snd was able 1o take break- fast with hus family this morning. He pro- poses to return to Vvashiogton Thursday. > Light company. | PAGES 18, | ONUMBER 116, [GOSSIP FROM THE COAST Sir Bdward Arnold Cordially Ree ooived in San Francisco. DULLNESS IN SPORTING CIRCLES A Hunt Boing Made For a Man to Fight La Blanche in February ~An Alaska Seal Com- pany's Cunning. Sir Edward Arnold's Reception. SAN I'naxcrsco, Oct. 12.—[Special Teles gram to Toe Bre.|—Sia Bdwin Arnold is re- cewving much attention here and making n fitting closo to his American visit. Ho sails next week on the Pacific mail steamer Bol- gie for Japan. H. L. Luwson, member of parliament, and ono of the proprietors of the London Telegraph, is also lere and was to accompany Arnold, but to-day he learned by cablegram that his mother had been seriously injured in a runaway accident in London, He will leave overland for Englind at once. Sporting matters have been rather dull during the past week, It is genorally known that the directors of the Califavnia Athletio club have not as yet choson a man to fight LaBlanche in February. They have named an unknown in order to look around and se- lect an extra good man. In all probability one will be found before long. Jack Hallis nan will attend the next meeting of the dis rectors and suggest the name of Pat Farrell, of Pittsburg. He hasthe roputation of bein one of the hnrdest hitters in Ameri Hels a member of the polico force of Piltsburg. A seven days' bic tournument will begin in tho Mechanic pavillion on the 21st inst. A large tricck is now being built, and accomodations will bo made for several thousand people, Many prominent wheel- men have entered for the Anong them > Johu S. Princo, champion of England; . soventy-two hour champion} Wilbur S. Kuapp, short distance championg ara Reading, of Omaha; W. H. Spiers and J. Hood, of Australia. Up to the present time the female entries are Misses Oakes, Baldwin and O'Br The announced sion of the Alaska Commorcial company 1ot to seek @ rene val of its Seal island lease when it expires nexs would be received with more surprise but forthe suspicion that it is made to influence legislation and hoad off competi= tors. A strewd person ov corporation try= ing to make a favorable bargain does ot show too muoh anxiety to close it. =] The flurry in the New York monoy markes has caused largo sums of coiu to bo trans. ferred to that city from San Francisco. Money always flows to the point The trans- co to New weeks ‘haye , of which the Baok of Cah- San Francisco where the lighest rato prevails, fers of money from Sau Fra the York during amounted to near! most was sent thron forma. The drain came at from mining stocks and general was rather dull and the say teeming with coin. a gloomy one upon time when money could be spared business nis banks were The past week bus been in mining stock circles, Until the close, when the dark clodd had @ brighter licing, bocause of @ little reaction in prices, the tendency of the market has been steadily downward, The Comstock shiares were affectod most in the depression. The leading stock —Consolidated California and Virginia—fell to §25, o de- clive of mearly §3 per sharc from the price one mouth ago. Ao 8 MSHIPS The State of Nebrask and Ivjured. Oct. 12— o line steamer GLASGOW, & ska, bouud for N State of Neb York, collided to-day with the Allen line steamer Norwegiau, from Montreal. The State of of Nebraska was struck on the port bow and several plate ashore, and he forry slip at G [ smashed, She was driven stern lies bigh up in the reonocl The State of Ne- lia was fiiled with passcngers, The agents in New York of the State line have reccived cable advice that the ship is not seriously damaged aud the passengers arc all well. A Chicago Shooting Affray. Cuircaco, Oct. 12.—(Special Tolog Tue Bee.]—-A desperate shooting aficay oo~ curred at an carly hour this morning in the Estella restaurant, between o man and his wife. Four shots were fired, tho first ono cuiting off the sccond finger of Barney Bry- ant, the husband of the shooter, Mrs. Lizzie Brgant. The second shot aropped the man's car, when he jumped forward and caught his wife's hand and wrested the revolver from ber. Ho thea stepped back and the woman started to run. As she did ho emptiod two shots into her dress, but did not hit her body. Before he could do further damago ofiicors came on the sconc aad arrested both parties, - - A Villago Wiped Out. Sowmenser, Ky, Oct. 12—Tho village of Norwood, four miles north of here, was de- stroyed by fire last night. Only one liouse is left. Two persons avo missing. Loss nos yor known. BrookwArviLLe, Ia., Oct, 12.--B, P, Cart- wright's lumber ard at Horton City, con- taining about eighteen million feet of lum- ber, was partially burnod this worning Loss, 8175,000; insurance, §15,000, L Soldier's Reanion. Arwoon, Kan, Oct, 12.—The soldiers reunion for the Oberlin land district com- menced here yesterday, with o largo attend- ance, Owing 10 & delay in receiving tents a great many were compelled to slecp in the open air, By to-nigut everytuing will be i shape to sholter all that may come, This afternoon Colonel May, of Oberln, will deliver an address P B A Colored Man Lynched, Mesris, fenn., Oct. 12.—Robert Biggs, alias Charles Woods (colored) was lynchec at Hernando, Miss., at an early hour this morning by a mob of eevoral hundred men from Lake View. Bi¢gs was under confine- ment for assaulting Mrs. J. N. Raines, the wife of a furmer living near Lake View, — Buried Down Deep. Hawtroun, Conn, Oct, 12.—Full returns from all but one of the 168 towns in this state show a majority against the prohibition amendment of 27,246, Under tho local option law eighty-three towns went wet, @ gain of three, and eighty-five dry. S - La Sallo's Statue Unvelled. Omicaco, Oct. 12.—The statue of the Freuch oxplorer, La Salle, presented to Chis cago by Judge Lambort Treo, was unvelled in Liucoln park this afternoon, L The Shevitsch Sociallsts. CmicaGo, Oct. 12.~The Shevitsch wing of the socialistic party met in convention ig= day. The delogates claim this is tho only regular couvention and that the one held twe Woolie 4go was unautborized, e e LS