Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 14, 1889, Page 1

A R THE OMAHA DAILY BEE [——= e NINETEENTH YEAR. THE DIVISION OF THE LEET. Opportunist and Moderate Republi- can Journals Oppose It NO GOOD RESULTS OBTAINED. Probability That the Deputies of the Right in the French Clamber *, Wil Refuse to Join Any Group. Against Separate Group Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.) Pantg, Oct. 1.8—|New York Herald Cable —Special to Tur Bee)—The opportunist and moderate republican journals of Paris bave entered upon an active campaign sgainst the system which obtainea last ses- sion of dividing the left of the chamber into various groups, such as the extreme left, the radical left and the union left, which, it 18 argued, are only 8o many coteries at var- fance with one another and detracting from the power of the left as a whole. Le Stafette, Jules Ferry's organ, and Jo- seph Reinach, in La Republique Francais, are the leaders in this cumpaign, and Ribot has spoken in its favor. The effect expected from this suppression of the various groups will be to weaken the action of the extreue parties of the chamber, 1t is also stated thas & fairly large number of the deputies of the right will refuse to join any group end will remain independent mem- bers, even if, as is probublo, @ union of the rights be again formed. These deputies, being the more moderate members of their party, may bo led to support a mod erate republican cabinet. A number of radi cal deputies, moreover, are disposed to tone down their demands, or at any rate defer them for the nonce, and vote with a cabinet which would undertake a practical pro- gramme. The radical party, for that matter, is much less formidable than it was last session, both in number and in authorty. Oue of its chiefs, who was noted for his better opposition to Ferry aad his friends, has lost his scat in the chamber, anc the personal influence of Clemencean kas received several severe blows. As for Floquet, it will be easy to make him haem- less by electing him to the post of president of tho chamber, for which he 1s well qualified, The opportumsts will give hir their votes rather than run the risk of having him fora minister. In this way a certain \J’ of politicians, notably those most un the influence of I and Bouvier, hopo to weakcn the extreme left and assure a majority for the ministry com- posed of members of the ceuter and guard it from such coalitions as those which pro- duced 0 many crisises last session, TABERNACLE BURNED. Talimage’'s Meeting Hou tally Destroycd New Yorg, Oct. 13 —<The famous Brook- 1yn tabernucle, of which Rev, T. Dewitt Tal- mage, D. D., is now paster, ias been for the second time in its history totally destroyed by fire, At 2:15 o'clock this morning a policeman discovered flames issuing from the small windows over the main entrance and sent in 8n alarm. Soon after the firemen arrived 1t became ovident that the edilice was doomea. 1t burned like a tinder box, and the firemen, despairing of saving it, directed their efforts 1o the adjoining property. Many of the occu- pants of neighboring dwellings were already awake, and the polico proceeded to arouse those who wero sleeping, Two buildings on the east side, and two on the west side were destroyed, and a num- ber of buildings across the strect from the tabernacle were badly damage: The resi- dents of the veighborhood awakened and rushed out, and an enormous crowd viewed the fire. In aboutan hour the tabernacle was a completo wreck, The loss on the church, including the organ and furniture, is $150,000, covered by insurance. The loss on adjacent buildings is abouv $10,000. "The origin of the fire is a mystery, but the theory is that during the thunder storm lust - pight lightning entered on the electric light wires and set fire to the building, TH Ag To- s Burned Out, 3,—| Special Tele- Fire on the roof and upper story of the Tavor block this after- noon damaged the Telcphono exchange to the extent of about $3,000, which it will tuke two weeks, at least, to repal It was caused by an electric falling on a telephiouc wire, The firemen had great trouble in extin- guishing the flames The electricity followea the stream from the nozzle, which was play- ing from the roof, aud knocked them down several times. About five thousand wires were burned out, switch boards and other parapliernalia. The damage to the building is less than $1,000, The city will bo without telephone service for several duys. A Whole Town Consumed. SAvLT STE. MARIE, Mich., Oct, 18,—. broke out in Cook’s lumber yard, on Serpent river, Ontario, yesterday afternoon. A heavy northwest wind was blowin, At 6 o'clock tho whole town Thore are forty buildinzs in stores and dwelling houses, Fifty million feet of lumber, three cut, has been consumed, The loss is esti- mated at $400,000. The vacancy 1s strewn with the Lousehold goods of homeless fumi- lies for ncres, The fire was not extinguished until morn fug. About twenty-five people ure houie- less, und Lemporary structures are being erected to house them Denver le Dexver, Colo, Oct gram to Tie Boe.| light wire fire on fire. general was town, years' Two Mor Deruorr, Mich,, Oct, 13.—R. L. Frazes largo flouring and and saw wills and Wi ©cox's lumbor yard at Frazer City were de stroyed by fire lusy o “The loss is heavy el THE PAN-AMBERICAN TOURISTS, A Visit to Niagara Falls by Erasty an Rinoana Batns, Oct. 13.~This morning the International American tourists were driven to various poiuts of interest about the falls, The duy was cloudy and cold and not long stops were made. The party boarded the “Maid of the Mist” and were taken 4s_close to the caturact as the steamer dured to go. The afternoon was spent in driving on the Canadian side, the party bringing up at the Clitton house, whe ®banquot was given i bonor of the guests by Erastus Wyman, Many informal speeches were wade, and 4t a late hour the party re- turned to the Cataruct Louse, where they peat the night, Banqueted —~ < A HAZING AFFALR. The University of Wisconsin ANl Torn Up Over 11, Cuioago, Oct. 18.~[Special Telogram to Tue By 'here Is great excitement at the University of Wiscousin, at Madison, over the outcome of a buzing affair. A freshman named Riley, from Chippewa Ialls, had aroused the wrath of the sophomores, sud recently several attempis were wade 1o haze him. On one occasion ke put the hazers Lo fight by opening fire on them with @ re Yolver, The otber night, Lowever, they OMAHA made another effort to take thelr victim una- wares, He was purposely deprived of his weapons and_induced to accept an invitation to spend the evening at tho room of the president of his own class. Along in the evening the door was burst open and Riley dragged down stairs and outdoo The hazers were determined to divest him of his capillary growth with a pair of tinsmith’s shears. Riley screamed “Murder’ and at- tracted some neighbors, who broke up the party, after the victim bad been frightened nearly Into hysterics. Policemen ' this morning went to the campus and took Riler, innocent of the cause of the trouble, into custody, A crowa of 200 students followed him to the station. For several hours Judge Keyes, of the municipal court, labored with Riley to get him to “isqueal” on his tormentors, but in vain, The police still have the matter In hand and sev- eral arrosts will be made. Somo expulsions are likewise probable. Riley was seen walk- ing down State street this afternoon with a rifle over his shoulder. il e GOVERNMENT sHIPBUILDING, Uncle Sam Can Build Better and Cheaper Than Private Partics, WasninoToy, Oct. 18.—[Special to Tar Brp,|—The secretary of the navy is very much impressed with the plan of the govern- ment in building as many of 1ts new war vessels at the navy vards as they can handle. He has only just recently given out orders for the buildig of the new 8,000 ton cruisers to be built respectively at the Brooklyn and Norfolk navy yards. He has had several long consultations with the different bureau chiefs, aud he is convinced that not only can the vessels be built as well but that the work can be done cheaper by the government than by contract. It is believed that the building of these two veasels is in the nature of an experiment, and that if successful the gov- ernment itself will become the principal builder of the new navy. For this purpose the navy yards at Drooklyn, Portsmouth, V., and League Island are being rapldly put in condition to build the new cruisers. In addition to increased ship building facilities, it is the purpose of the secretary of the nav. e the capacity of the navy yards for repairing vessels n order that the delay so frequently complained of 10 connection with the refitting and repair- g of war ships shall be avoided, One of his first steps iu this direction is s policy of enlarging the dry dock facilities at all the vy yards. ‘The League Island navy yara elphia is now being fitted up with a ichtis expected will be ady next July. The dry dock av Brooklyn will_be fimshed within a few months, and the Norfolk dry dock has just been com- pleted, the Simpson Dry Dock company, of New York, being the builder in cach case, The dry dock at Norfolk, which was, turne over to the government last week, marks a mnew departure the ernment’s wethods up to the ent time, Hitherto all the ernment docks have been massive structures of stone costing millious of dollars. Theso new dry docks are all wood and are worthy of description, The claim is made that it is practically mperishable. The timber used is principally Georgia heart pive. It is built upon a foundation of piles and Portland cement. In the plan of construction it is much more convenicnt than the stone docks, as the fixed timbers all around are so ar- ranged as to form a succession of steps by which workmen can ascend and descend at ¢ point, and timbors and tools can be raised and lowered without the need of special muchinery. But the chief point of interest is not so much in the details of coustruction as in the utility and durability of the wooden dry dock. Itis conceded that a stone dry dock of the dimensions of the one just completed atthe Virgina yards would cost at least £3.500,000, whereas the entive cost of the wooden dock was §500,000. This difference 1 cost will enable the government, without; any loss of time, to supply the navy yards with all the dry docks needed. As 1o durabiiity, the Simpson’s guarantee that, The head of the firm built the first woodeu dry-dock in East Boston in 1852 1t is still in excellent working condition, and it is said that the cost of repairs has not ex- ceeded $5,000. The Simpson’s are now com- pleting a wooden dry-dock at the Brooklyn navy yard and have another under way at the League Island navy yard. Another strong point in favor of the wooden dock is, that it can be comploted in a very short spuce of time compared with the stone dock. For instauce, the stone dry doclk at Mare Island, which is' only 500 fect long, shorter by forty feet than the Ports- mouth dock has been under way eight years, while the Simpson dock at Portsmouth was completed in twenty-one months, despite the damage and delay’ caused by last spring’s unprecedented flonds, The immense pumps used have a capacity of 105,000 gallons of water per minute, though the contract re- quired bat 80,000, 8o that the dock can be Lin about'un hour, The entire cost o new dry dock is 500,000, including thing necessary for its operation s the Portsmouth navy vard supplied with dockiug capacity a iy and all emergenc at about £1,000,000 ana within less than two years’ tame, whercas under the old system it would require $3,000,000 or $4.000,000 and eight or years' time to provide the same capacity of stone docking. There is a stone dock con- structed prior to the war at the Portsmouth yard, but the Simpson is, inevery respect, 50 far its superior that the stone dock will not be used save when absolutely necessary. In fact the ofiicers in char ard ull agree that in time, labor und results, it would be a measure of economy for the government to construct another wooden dock there 700 feet long, and leave the stone dock to “'inocu- ous desuctude” save and except in rare instances. At the opening of the new dock recently there were present two old gentlemen, who, as naval ofifcers, were connected with the Portsmouth yard prior to the war. They are Messrs. Poindexter and Spottswood, who, as naval lieutenants, were stationed at the yard yearsago, Both of them resigned their com- missions and cast their lots with the south. Lieutenant Spottswood, now nearly sevent years of age, told how i saved the Port: mouth yard from estruction. After the fed- crul forces had taken possession of the General Wright and Admiral Rogers, com- manding detachments of troops and marines, went there to destroy it ‘They burned the wooden buiidings und prepared to blow up the stone dock and large buildings, They placed quantities of powder and laid fuses so as ‘o reach the powder and do the work of destruction, Lieutenant Spottswood who had joined the confederacy, watched their proceedings from a place of concealment b hind an old building. When the fuse had been tirea the federal ofticers withdrew. Gereral Spottswood then sneaked out of his place of concealwent and destroyed the fuse, thereby saving the dock, us he had hoped, for the use of the confederacy. In this, how ever, he was foiled for the confederate forces never found an_opportunity to avail thew- selves of the dock. fn R s South Dakota's Senat Pierie, 8.D., Oct. 13, with poiticians al Pight. The city is crowded Thie majority of the mem- bers of the legislature have already arrived aud the senatorial fight is warming u. There are four candidutos in the fleld Moody, Edgertou, Pettigrow and Wardell. Judge Moody's election is assured and the contest is for a place with him, Peutigrew i8 the business men’s candidate, while War- dell's cuuse 18 i tho hands of the farme The fight is betwee Pettigrew aud Edge ton, with the odds slightly in fuvor of the tormer, Sl Manager Wicker flesigns. Qct. 1. —Heury C. Wicke trafic manager of the Chicago & North- ‘ Tram l western railroad, has resigned to take effect | | Cuicaco, Novewber 1, He will shortly thercaftor go to Kurope 10 represcat New York baukers in an eaterprise 1 Londo —— The Weather Forecast. For Omaha aud vicinity: Fair weather. For Ncbraska and lowa: Light raim, pre- ceded by fair weather in lowa, warmer, va- viable winds, 1or Dukota Fair, warmer winds, becow- | ing soutberly. SUSPENDED BY THE NECK Manderson's Re - Rated Pension Hung Up Indefloitely. SWAYS AS THE SOFT WIND BLOWS The Senator Didn't Want It Anyhow ~Ridding the White House of Rats ~Assistant Secretary Bache- lor's Mystic Signs. 513 FOURTERNTH STREET, Wasmisaroy, D. C,, Oct. 13, Senator Mandorson's re-rated pe been “hung up” indefinitely. As a pensionor he stands to-night exactly as he did a year or more ago. Furthermore, the correspondence between him and the secretary of the interior on the subject has been closed. It will be remem- bered that when, about threo months ago, Senator Manderson received a certificate showing that by an unsolicited ro-rating he was given 4,000 or £5,000 retroactive pension money, he refused to accept it till he had passed a regular examination before a med ical board and it might be regularly shown that hie was entitled to what was given him. Upon the retirement of Commissioner Tan- ner he returned the draft for the money to the secretary of the interior, together with a letter setting forth the facts, all of which has been published io Tie Bee. In reply, Secretary Noble, on September 25, gave it as his oficlal opinion that the re.rating having been without application and without medical examination, was not in pursuance of the usual practice, was not in compliance with the rules and was therefore unwar- ranted. Then at the request of Senator Manderson, made October 7, the certificate was cancelled and as a pensioner he re- turned to his former standing. To-day's Post publishes Senator Mander- son’s letter of October 7 y Noblo, WasriNaToN Buneau Trr Ovama Brem, } on has 7 to Secre together with an interview with him on tho subject. It all occupies almost a column on the fivst page of the Post and is under these headlines, which ndicate the tenor of the whole publication : “An llegal re-rating. Seerstary Noblo decides arainst Senator Mauderson. The certificato is returned. ‘The senator’s letter surrendering the money made public in full, He wanted an examination, but did not get it. His comments on department methods.” In the course of the interview Senator Manderson says: *In making my original draft of the letter to the secretary 1 went into the matter of re- rating pensions at some length, but cut out that part of it when I mailed it, as somewhat irrelovant. I went into the matter to show that the granting of a pension is not a mat- tev of charity but merely the consummation of & contract the United States government made with the men who went iuto the eivil war to defend the union. The government practically said to these men by the act of congress that was passed: ““Your lives for the stability of the govern- ment, If you come out well and safe there is 1o liability on our part, but if you receive injuries, then, as faras possivle, we will make you reparation.’ “Now that reparation can be made in but one way, and that is by giving a money reparation, wiich from the magnitude of the aggregate number of contracts must be limited, 1f it were said that only the in- digent, should receive this reparation, then a slur would be cast upon every pensiouer of tne government, and as a matter of justice the reward should be sufficient for his sup- port. But that is not the case. The pen- sioners of the governwent are not paupers, and indigence is not and should not be a necessary qualification of the pensioner, and the ides that seems to be_current to that ef- fect is far from correct. 1said in my former letter to the commissioner of pensions 1 did not seck this rerating of my pension and kuew notbing of it until tho newspapers opened upon me with a mass of abuse_for that with which 1 had nothing to do. Idid not think it possible that such ubuse could be heaped upon the men who went to the front during the war under such circumstances as attended my own case. Inow drop the matter, and &0 far as auy present intentions are concerned, 1 will not further call the case up.” REMUNERATIVE RAT KILLING. For a great many years the executive man- sion has been infested with a vast number of rats, Mauy of these unwelcomed resi- dents of the mansion bave been domiciled within its confines during many decade Lately the inroads of the rodents have be- come 0 great us to become very annoying to the occupants, and Major Irnest, the new superintendent of the building and grounds, is giving the matter his cspecial attention, a8 did Colonal Wilson, his predc in 'of- fice, just before his transfer. To-duy’s Her- ald 'suys: *“The burrowing of the rats has under- mined certain portions of the basement wall, while they have even invaded the executive bed room as well as the other apartments in tho upper stories, On Wednesday a con- tract was entered into by Major Ernest with W. H. Hosmer, of this ¢ity, to rid the entire building of rats, The contract allows Mr. Hosmer 10 a day with time unlimited. For- rets and dogs are to be used in the work of extermination and the job is to proceed until it is completed, if it takes all winter, the gov- ernment to pay for all losses of ferrets, ete. While examining the building Thursday Mrs. Harrison requested the contractor to begin work at once in her room, as there was one impudent fellow who nightly Invaded the apartment and gyrated avound to her an- noyance, ‘The work will begin early Monday and the ferrets used will be brought from New York. BACHELOR'S MYSTERIOUS MARKS, It is stated that Assistant Secretary Bacho- lor, of the treasury, who hears the applicants for places in that “great department, nas de- vised u system of marks legible only to the appoiutment oclerk, so thut when papers are placed on file 'their value may be eus known without re-reading them. ‘These mavks are cabalistic. They are Greek to the ordinary observer, and the candidato and Lis congréssman who may call them up from time to time. In common parlance they meun: “Cousiaer,” “a g0, *no go," “'sura pon,” et o an’ an unxious pleader for place may cull his papers over, wWeigh them in his partial scale, wonder if "this will hit tue mark or whettier on the whole he had better omit that, and finally return all to the file clerk with the sigh of mingled satisfac- tion and fear that goes with the hope de- forred of the oftico scekers. Meanwhile the appointment clerk sees on the application the secret lead penciled ring of Mr. Bachelor that would put the hopeful out of his sus- pense if he could ouly decipher aud trans- late it, FAVORS CHICAGO, Congressman Struble, of Towa, now he says Chicago should bo ' selected as the pluce for holding the world's fair in 1302, “Chicago,” suys he, “hus advantages pos- sessed by no other city, and her citizens, you will note, ure up and doing. 1 believe that when congress meets Chicago will bave her £5,000,000 subseribed, . “Ilie coming session of congress will be very interesting, and more will be accom- plished thau during the two sessions of the Fiftieth congress, ~The tariff will be made a0 issue, and sowme luws on the subject will be passed. 1 do not believe the internal rev- enue luw will ve repealed, but it will be modified. No doubt a great many would like to see the civil service law abolished, but the most that can be done with 1t is to wodify it and rewove sowe of the objectionable feat- ure: A SANGUINE MAHONE MAN. Captain Warren S. Lurty, who is the re- ublican nominee for attoroey general of Virginia, is here to remain over night. He is confident that General Mahone will be elected, and is 80 sangine that he places the republican wajority np iu the thousands. He By “If we are not counted out our ma; will be from ten to fifteen thousand. MONDAY MORNING, only danger 18 in the coWinting out process, The bonrbons are desperite, and they will not permit a ropublican t be elected 1f they have access to the ballot& Our chances for success lio in procuring 81 honest count, I am told by a member of the Richmond to~ bacco exchange that the democratic corre- spondents have instructfons to color their reporta 80 a8 to make tho best possible showing for their ticket. ‘Tuis is done in order that the way may be paved for fraudulent returus. Yes, thore is talk ubout scratching Mahone, and I heard it said that repubiicans will vote for men who will not support thé head of the ticket, but T hope this is not true. I do not want to be elected if General Mahone is to bo so- rificed. In spite of the demooratio efforts to mako the campaign snti-Mahone and to create personal issues @nd arouso personal and party prejudices, the tariff is figuring strongly in the campaign. If we could only fight our battles through on party policies and secure a fair count we would have as sure a republican state as Illinois or Michigan,” HIGH-TONED SAFE CRACKERS, A gentleman who knows the entire inside of the project for the construction of the nickel plated railroad said to me to-day ““There is a good story in connection with the projectors of that road. Originally there were ex-Governor Foster, Calvin S. Brice, chairman of the democratic national commit- tee, Slippery Sam Thomas and Cummings in the deal. These parties met first in New York and carefully canvassed the advisa- bility of running a parallel road to the Ohio Central, and to compel the Vanderbilts to buy it. While they were discussing it Thomas remarked, ‘We might as well tuke & jllmu v and open Vanderbiit's safo as to do this. *“The road_was built," continued the gen- tleman, “‘and Vanderbilt was forced to buy it at the combine’s figures. The quartetto were greatly elated over the large sum of money they had made. Foster, Brice and Cumaiings felt so good over the success of the enterprise that” they determined to pre- sent Slippery Sam with a suitable gift. They happened to remember his remark, and so it was decided to have Tiffany make a minia- ture gold safe. with a broken door and & jimmy, a dark-lantern, and other burglars’ implements scattered’ about. The light in the lantern was represented by an_immense diamond. The affair cost about $2,000. It was presented to Thomas, but he has never shown it cven to his most intimate friends, 1t i8 a kind of practical joke that he does not appreciate, and he changes the conversation prettyabruptly when the subject is men- tioned.” FLY “MYSTERIOUS JIMMY." This afternoon I was talking with one of Washington’s most distinguished citizens, and Detective Burns, of Philadelphia. The citizen said, while discussing the subject of char in general: “Inever had but one experience with a distinguished thief. 1t happened in this way: Several years ago, while in Philadel- phia, T happened to be introduced to a man whose name has escaped me. 1 did not meet him for three y One day while sitting inmy ofice a" nicely dressed man came in and addressed me by namo. He recalled the fact of the introduction, and asked me to do bim a favor, saying, if you are well ac- quainted with any of the ofiicials of tne Pennsylvania railroad I wish you would help mio to recover my satchol and overcoat which have been left in the southern train and are now on_their way to Richmond, I have business that requires my attention for an hour or two, when I shall o to Baltiuore. 1 wish that you would see that they are re- covered and sent to an address which he gave me. I went down to the Pennsylvania station, and, on my solicitation, the oflicials teie: graphed to Richmond, and the overcoat and satchel were sent to Balthmore. 1 have never seen the men swce, but I have learned that my guest was @ man whose professional name ‘is ‘Mysterious Jimmy,’ one of the smartost bank burglars in the country, It appears that he was on his way from Phila- delphiu to Richmond. When the train got into Washington, Detective McDevitt en- tered the car and Jimmy was at the opposite end. 'The burgiar at once recognized hiw and left the train without MeDevitt's knowl- edgo. His valise aud overcoat went on to Rickmond, as [ have sald. The valise con- tained a full set of burglars' tools, which u few days afterwards he used in robbing a national bank at Richmond.” Detective Burns broke in_ at this point by saying: “'I have had considerable experience with ‘Mysterious Jimmy.’ There is no more‘expericnced bank breuker i the coun- try. He has been a criminal all his life, but owing to his wonderful shrewaness wo have never been able to convict bim of any crime. He is now dying of consnmption in Phila- delphia. I understand that he will leave quite a fortune to his relatives.” IT WAS T00 INTERESTING. Consul Turner, who has recently been ap- pointed from the great state of IKansas to represeat this country among the grandees of Cadis, Spain, is making quite a name for himself at the state department. It is not often that a consul can furnish such interest- ing matter as to cause Lhe suppression of bis first report, but Turner Las succeeded. A day or two' uzo the department received u paper, and the officials reading it were some- what surprised to find that it contained noth- ing save a very claborate attack upon the sunitary condition of Cadis,and the filthiness of Spaniards in general. The report was re- ferred w0 Surgeon General Hamilton, of tho revenue marine service, He bad intenced to have it printed in one of his weckly reports, but the Kuvsas delegation heurd of the ex- istence of the document, and after a great deal of labor succeeded in having it “sup- pressed. Turner has been sent a list of sub- jects upon which he can safely write during the remainder of his term, BOUND IN LEAD, The government printing oftice is turning out a book which differs inmalkeup from all the other books ever issued from that large establishment. The work contains the sccret signals of the navy department. The pecubarity of the binding is _that the covers are made of lead, wud an order printea con- spicuously on the first, pago directs the officer having the custody of ‘the work to throw it overboard in case there should be the slight- est danger of its capture by an enemy of the United States. BELONGS TO NO SECRET SOOIETY. Since the vonvening of the Knights Tem- plar conclave so many letters have been re- ved at the white honse inquiring whether President Harrison is & Kuight Templar, that iv has been necessury to have printed o uniform answer stating that President il rison is not a member of auy secret socicty. MISCELLANEOUS Colonel Michuel Shéridan has been in the city for some days getting bis househola €00ds in readiness fov transportation Lo lis new post. IL is estimated by ‘such a competent authority as C. C. Glover, the banker, that the ‘Pemplars and their friends have left in the district about $30,000,000. Perwy S, Hiarn, gy 2L AUFWILDERSEHE zar and Wilhelm Eaibrace and e, Beruiy, Oct. 18.—The czar and his son drove to Charlottenburg this morning and placed wreaths of laurel and white roses upon the towb of the late K or Widiam I Kmperor Willinm E. arrived at the em- bassy at noon when he and the czar drove in state with imposing sites to the quarters of the Alexander regiment, where they were entertained at laucheon by the officers. At 2:50 p. m. both the sovereigns returaed 1 the Rugsian embas Immediately after- wards Kmperor William drove to the castle. o czar followed him at 3:15 p, w. and bade well to the empress. Then he drove ctly to the railway statiou, Here there was a brilliant assembiy. In taking farewell the two peatedly embraced each other. “The train which earried ile czar started at 4:17 p. 1w, for Ludwigslust, ‘The czar wus met there byjthe grand auke of Mecklenburg and family, "All dvove to the castle. The streets along the route were filled with people, who :{ln:e ed the czar with enthusisstic acclama- ous. 1n mouarchs re- e A Planing Ml Gone. NEW Youk, Oet. 18.—Tabor & Co.’s lumber $ud plaving mill burned w-day; 10ss, §15,000; nsurance, 15,000 IT'S A FREE-FOR-ALL FICHT. The Air at Hastings Filled With Rumors of Combinations. WHOLESALE TRAFFIC IN VOTES. Many Delegates and Strikers Arrive on Yesterday Morning's Train —Peottit Guilty of Man- slaughter—Siate News. Combinations Forming. HasTiNGs, Neb,, Oc —[Special Tele- gram to Tus Bes]—It's a free-forall tho congressional race to-night. Hastings and Baker arrived on the 4 o’clock train this afternoon. Since then the headquapters of the rospective candidates have boen thronged, Over half of the congressional delegations are taking an active part in the coutest, and to theoutsider everything seems to be at sea. But the combination is forming that will ond the heartache. At this writing the air is laden with rumors to the effect that Har- lan, supported by the major portion of Jen- son’s following, willgo to Hastings on tho second bailot. It is said also that Butler county will follow suit, This, however, com- plicates matters, providing Laws don't fall into line with his personal followinz, In that event it is conceded that Hastings is the com- ing man, He can't make it in any other way, and Harlan would lose the reward promised him—the scat wade vacant by Judge Nor- val's coming resignation. But it is thought that Hastings and Harlan would bs oat of the fight for congress, McPheely and Baker eye cach other askaoce. Neither of them would be averse 1o tho United States district attorneyship, and it is oveniy taiked that they prefer the position to a scat in congross. The former prefers Hastings and the latter Laws, But the show down is in the deal. Hastings is out, while Laws and Webster are inthe race. McPheely thus carries the key to the situation in s 1nside pocket, and by going to Webster can make him tne nominee be- yond any reasonable donbt. Another deal, however, is talied of that may change the complexion of things very materially. Some of L crafty strikers are working Yori and Fillmore counties on their well known stand on the prohibition question. The sceretary’s temperance prin- ciples are cited and hkewise those of Hast- iugs and Webster. This 1s done with the hope that Harlan and Jensen may be driven 10 Laws and thus male him in the face of the anti-monopoly sentiment of the two counties. Thus Harlan aud Jensen togetiier might insure his nommation. But tho sentiment is deep rooted that Laws is leading a forlorn hopa. The fight is going on preasantly, and the candidates ure all ap- parently in the best of spirits, To-morrow morning will bring in the lag- ging delegations, and they will enter upon a contest that promises to be red not. To- night, however, the sentiment prevails that the outcome lies between Laws and Web. ster, with the chances in favor of the latter. But'a dead lock is not impossible, Smith, Caldwell, Richardson and other Burlinzton strikers are pulling hard for Luws, who is working the probibition and soldier rac for all they are worth, Delegates and Strikers Arrive. HasTINGS, Neb,, Oct. 18.—[Special to Tnr Bee,]—The morning trains brought in a large number of delegates and strikers, and the city is taking on new life, notwithstand- ing 1t is Sunday, the day of da for rest. None of the congressional it is Joel Hull, and it is positive that e will be here within the next hours. But, as yet, there is more talk t action. If there is such a thing as tulking candidutes into congress from the Sccond congressional district, the preliminary work is well under way. In fact, it will be done before night's suble goddess mantles the eart h. ‘Webster stock took another rise this morning. He has earncst workers op the ground, and they propose to leave 1o stone unturned that will make him the choice of the field. If this can be accomplished his nomination is a foregone conclusion. Web Eaton, of Lincoin, is here as aquiet looker-on, 1z Bk representa- tive sought him fora cast of the situation. “What's the word, Web, anyone nomi- nated for conress yot?” “Hardly, but if 'm any judge, Laws is on the run. ‘I'he Adams county delegation is worse broken than has becn supposed. It will cast the first vote, and it I'm not de- ceived, it will stand eight for Luws and six for some mun of the field. You will find a corresponcing falliug off in tiie other coun- ties.” “You don't thinlk that Laws will be nated, thent” “Not nuch; he is beaten n. lost my political sagacity Who will be the man " “Don’t care to suy. But it need surprise no one to see Colonel . D, Webster, of Stratton, nomingted. The field will come to an understanding before to-morrow night.” “But what about the tie-up between Nor- val and Hastings, alleged to huve been made at Lincoln before the state convention is nothing in it, Webster is a ger second choice than Hastings, and he is the only man that can safely be united upon. The “fight is between \Webster and Laws, and I'm betting my woney that Laws don’t win. Now go talk to somebody else. i you wy mind without wincing few nomi- or I have Catching the suggestion of the tician, the draguet was cast Senator Keckley, of York. Senator, your delegation 18 solia for Har- lan, I presume?’ You can say that We have no second cho “What ure the chunces of date?? “We have a £ool flhtin and will be found to be stayers. will 20 into the conventu fifty votes.” “Who s fleld ¢ Hastings. He may have more votes on the first bullot than Harlan, We believe that our eandidate 15 the eLoico of the peoplo of the district, and if the ruilroads doi't want war they will concede somothing. It won't 40 to répoag the mistake of the state convention, ‘Te voters of Nebraska won't stund another dose of that kind. Harlan is & strong, conservative mau, and would do good work in congressional huruess,” wily poli- and caught with emphasis, your caudi- chiance to win, Mr. Harlan it from forty to the next strong man of the Peitit Guilty of Manslanghic Keanrxey, Neb, Oct. 13, —[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The jury in the Pettit murder trial brought in & verdict at 4:30 this morning of munslaught The prisoner evinced great uneasiness while the jury was worrying o their decisiou, but heaved a sigh of reliof at the announcement of the wid verdict, Public sentiment here de. nounces the jury for its leuieacy. Judge Hawer will pronounce sentence in the morn ng. Crooks at Ocntrai Oty Cextrsn Ciry, Neb, Oct. 18— to THe Bee.]—Last night u burglar entered the residence of D. Martin, vresident of the Platte Valley bank, and succeeded in getting away with a flue gold wateh. Mr. Martin valued the watch very highly, as it wasa present to him while superintendent of the bridge department of tho Burlington railroad in 1808, He offers & reward of $100 for its recovery, The thief wroused Mrs. Martia, who screamed and awakened hor husband, but the intruder dodged past her and made his escape before he could be gotten hold of. Central City has had all of a dozen amateur burglaries within the past two months, and 18 now about to got something worse, as this case bears evidence of experience and skill. orth Platte News. Nortr Prarrs, Neb, Oct. 18, —|Special Telegram to Tune Bee. |—A stock company has been formed and money subscribed for tho purchase of the entire plant, good will and subscription list of the North Platte Telegraph. There will be a change in the politics as well as the munagement, and hereafter the Teiegraph will appear as a re- publican newspaper. The new editor, Mr. H. C. Hoge, comes from the Kearney Enter- prise aud is a bright, enterprising young man, Hon, and Mrs. B, I. Hinman gave a de lightful house warming at their new and ele- gant residenco Thursday evening last. A hundred guests sat down to & bountiful past late in the evening. and altogether it was & most enjoyable affair, H. S. Boal, wio broke his leg six ago, is ngain'on the stroet, though capped by erutehes. Rumor has it will s00u lead to the altar the lovely ;‘;\vxllphaln.‘d daughter of ‘“our own INY weeks handi- that he and ac- Buftalo Dawes County Criminals, CRADXON, Neb,, Oct. 13.—[Special to Tnm Brr.]—Dawes county district court has been 1n session this week, Judge M. P. Kininid presiding, The criminal docket was very light, but evoryono is boing convicted that is tried. Green Gravly, a colored soldier from ort Robinson, was convicted of man- slaughter, but has not yet beon sentenced Three men—Thomas Burns, Frank Williams and William White—all convicted of theft, will bear Gravly company to Lincoln, The twelve casca against U, I, Yates, who ve suddenly chungad his pluce of residence from Chadron to Omaha, are all continued until the next term of court. A Farmer's Wife smcides, HaY Sprixos, Neb,, Oct. 13.~[Special Tel- egram to Tue Ber,|—Coroner W. H. Smith was notified at 10 o'clock a. m. to-day that Mre. David Jawes, the wife of a well-to-do and resvected farmer living six miles south- cast of town, had committed suicide by hanging hersel? toa bed post in an upper room of their house, He immeditely went tothe pluce and empancled a jury, who found that the decensed came 10 her death by her own hand while lavoring under a temporary fit of insanity. Burglars at Weston, WisToN, Neb., Oct. 13 —|Special to Tue Bie.|—Friday night burgiars eficeted an trance into J. J. Jamison's drug store by securing tools from a blacksmith shop. The safe was blown open. They did not succeed in_sccuring any money, but helped them- selves toa fow valuable gold and silver watches and chains and other pieces of jewelry. An overcoat and pair of gloves was found, Which may lewd to their discovery. Crushed to Death By a Wagon. BrowrieLn, Neb, Oct. 1 —[Special Tele- gram to Tur: Bee.]—News reached here this evening that the four-ycar-ola child of Man- uel Baden, a farmer living six miles east of here, while attempting to climb into a wagon heavily loaded with sund, fell between the wheels and was almost instantly kilied. The child’s presence wis not known by the father, who was driving. He is almost crazed with grief. ] THE CLEARANCE RECORD. Pinancial Pransactions of the Coun- try Forthe Past Week. Bostoy, Oct. 13.—| Special Telegram to Tnr —The following table, compiled from special dispatches to the Boston Post from the mauugers of leading clearing houses tates and Canada, shows the exchauges for the past weels com- sponding weelk in 1858, gross pared with the cor orrius. - sswazoup New York... .. Boston...... . Philudelphii, Baltimor Pittsburg. Cinetnnati Kan-us City New Orteais Loulsville ... Minneuvolis .. Milwaukoe Providence St, Puul.... Omaha Cleveland.. Denver Coln Indis Galvi Martiord Mempnis. Duinth......" Fort Worthy, [} Peoria, 8t. Joieph .. New Havon, ! Springtield.. Worcester .. Portlend, Me.. Norrolk Wichita.. Lowell and It Los Angeios Des Moines Topeka. . *Bulluio rPortiund, Or jonx City Cacomu *Birmingham, *Montreal Total Outside New Vork! | 8 1%, 025) 218800 002 00 Nai0 4 “Not inelnded § this time last yo totiis; no clearing nouse at Rumors or Secret CHicaco, Oct. 13.- and rumors of furlh of the new dev to-day At alate hour this eve worney and s associates w inprivate ses sion n tue Bast Chicago avenue police sta tion. Al tao lawyers for the defeuse we 1to be in consultation elsewlcre, cach of them having becn absent from home since early this morning. Edward Ho; tand, one of the men who confessed 1o huy- ing been engaged in the plot to fix the jury, told the story to-day. He implicates K nugh and O'Donnell us the men through whowm he was drawn into the business At 11 o'cloci to-night it is learued that an- other person lias been arrested, R Gatlant Crews, Wasiixaros, Oct. 14— The general su- permtend ent?of the life suving service has written to the keepers of the Lewes Cape Henlopen and Rehobetu stations compli- menting them upon the gullant conduct of themselves and their crews during the great storm lust wonth, and announcing t the secretary of the treasury has directed their pay to be increas d to the maximum amount allowed by the existing law, §500 per anuuw, - Steamship Arvivals, New York—La Hourgogne, from the H. Coland, from Amsterdam, La Hourgogue brought Millet's celebratea painting La Angelus. At Havre ~Arrived: New York, At Huamburg York. At York. urthe Confi A s Carrests uts in sts—Another confere tell the Cronin case the story opu the states at The Bretagne, from ‘I'bhe Rhaetia, from New ueenstown—Ihe Servia, frow or Livernool. New | NUMBER 11 FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE. Deos Moines Preparing for the Pane American Exoursionists, THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN, Senator Alllson Drawing Largoer Crowds Than Ever Before—Second Annual Mecting of the Iowa Sabbath Association. Preparing for tho Excursionists, Drs Morses, la, Oct. 18.—[Speoial Tue Bre]—The people of this city ave maks ing proparations to give a fine recoptiou to the all-America delogates when their train reachos liere October 88, The visitors will arrive in the morning, between 7 and 8 o'clock, and spend two hours here. In view of tho brief timo at their disposal, it 18 pros posed to take them at once to the state capi- tol, and hold the first informal reception there. It has been suggested that the words of welcome to the city bo extonded by Hon, John A, KKasson, who is now howe from his last European trip. No citizon of Des Moines, or of Towa, could more gracefully perform this service, It has also boen sug- gosted that the delegates bo tuken by train to tho state fair grounds, four miles out, so thatthey can see the permonent preparas tions Towa has made for its great agricul- tural and mechanical faie, The Commercial xcliange will have general chuarge of the vecoption, and preparations are being made to givo the gontlemen from South Amerioa a fine time w lowa's metrovohs, to lowa Sabbitacians Des Moixes, fa, Oct. 13.—|Special to Tur Bee]—In view of the fact that there will bo an effort made 15 have the next leg- islature pass some laws regarding the better observance of the Subbath, there is much interest being felt in the approaching second antual meeting of the Sabbuth association of Iowa iold in this city on the 19th and 15th of November. Awong the promis nent speakers expected are Governor Lurras bee, Bditor Lawson of tho Chicago New: and President Blanchard of the [Illinoi association. Reduced rates will be fur- nished by the railroads, und a lurge attends ance is expected. 1he Republican Des Morses, Oct. 13, Tue Beel—The ropublican Towa is now regarded as in excellent cous dition by those best fitted to judge. Senator Allison is on the stump tinuously, and adds great strength to tho canvass, As he will be nominated and re-elected by the leg- islature next winter, he is in a measure a candidate before the' people. He seems to araw larger crowds than ever before, and his prominence as a presidentiol candidate bas ceoated groat public interest in scemng him. Ho wili be nomated by his party next winter without an opposing vote—a great compliment tor aman svho is now finishing his thivd term m the United States sevate, vass. [Special to paign iu What the Regents Did. Dres Moixgs, In., Oct. L [Special to Tum wents of the state university have been in scssion at Towa City during the past week. They transacted the usual routine business, and some extra business bo The salavies of Profs, Calvin and McBride were raised from §1,800 to 2,200 per year. Prof. I A. Luce, who for the past four years has been nstructor in pelitical science and history in the Western college at Toledo, Ta, has been elected to the chair of political science in the state uni- versity to succced Dr. Pickard, who has re- signed. Regent Crosby, of Conterville, who hus removed from the state, has been suc- ceeded by appointment by Major C. A. Stan= ton, of the same place. The appointment will hold till the meeting of the next general assembly, which will then fill the vacanoy by election, ' The regents will ask the legislie ture for Liberal appropriations for the unis versity, They want o new hospital, and they wonld likke to have the chemical labora- tory and the library sepavated by the re- moval of one or the othor. At present the library is directly over the laboratory, and in case of serions explosion or fire the loss would be very gre The regents adopted & resolution recommending 1o the faculty severe disciplines, even to expulsion, for any student who gets drunk. —— GOING SIXTY MILES AN NOUR, Bxpress Jumps the Track, Ranwar, N, J,, Oct. 13, delphia express train on railroad pussed the main morning four minutes late, rate of sixty miles an hour, “The engine, just as it ¢ of the long bridg jumped the track and was followed by five cars, The train ran along the ties for 200 feet, when the couplings broke between the cars and each car 190k a shoot in 4 different direetion toaring up the vaiis and ties and digging it the " stone butlust of tho roud- e, The passengers were badly frightened and shaken up, but the only persons injured were o ludies who were cit by ilying glas: Collided at Full speed, Crxcinaar, Oet, 15— Last uight at Rapld Run on the “Big Four” ruil @ froighy collided with a weeekin g train. both going a Tull spood, owing 10 a mismtorpretation. of orders, Fireman Morris, of the wrecking wain, was instantly killed and Fireman Whetstein was probably fatally injured, Ihe injuries of tne s trainmen were slight, hie body of J. Daniels, the aad brakeman of thoe freight, was found deand and badly mutilated in the wr The Phiadelph ~Tie fast Phila= the Peunsylvania dopot here this running at the shed the last end east of Main street, - HISSED THE FLAG scialists Insnlt nd Stripes, Oct. 13 —When raised at this OF FREEDOM, Chicago $ the Stars Cicago, siripes wer meeting here greeted with nisses, Ihere were probably a thousand men and women in the hall The banner was brought out by the junitor, who fastencd 1t 8o th falds of the flag fell on the stage at the feew of those who were to be the s ers, and as it did 80 the hissing increased 1n volume, Vi red flag was then unfurled and fasts eucd on tie opposite side of the platforim, wedintely the coused und Was 8UGs ceeded by a'loud burst of applause. After this demonstration the New York sociuliat, Shevitsch, made w violent speecn, parts of which were loudly uapplauded. Hé was proud of Chicago, the city in which the anurehists were hanged, because be felt thaf one day it would be the Paris-the city of revolutions in America Awful discontent is smoldering 1 the hearts of the laborers and it 15 useless unfl idle to think that the revolution which wal soon burst forth will be a peaceful one. - Ite Death Kecord, cisco, Cal, Oct. 13 —General TPhomas 1. Van HBuren, who was consul gone eral to Japan between 1874 and 1885, dled here this morning. Manisoy, Wis., Oct, 13. —Judge Mortimes Halitax from 1861 te M. Juckson, consul at 1852, dicd here to-day. MuxTaONERY, Ali, Oct, 18, —Fresident Hy . Clayton, of 'the university of Alubal died this worning at Tuscalooss, Ceyer Clayton eutered the war s colonel o Fist Alabawa regiment and rose W rank of major general, the stars and ocialistic mass aiternoon the flag was AN Fua