Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 16, 1889, Page 1

HE OMAHA LONDON NEWSPAPER LIBELS, | Threo Bditors Arrested For Trying to Bxtort Money. A NEAT TRAP SET FOR THEM. The Little Speculation of Mr. Marks Busted By the Smartness of His Intended Victims — Ar- raigned in Court. Blackmailers Balked. Copyright 1989 by James Gordon Bennett,] {,nmu)\‘. Oct, 15, —|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tare Bee, | —Claude Marks and Sidney Woolfe, joint proprietors of the Mining Record, and Mr. Marx, of the Finan oial Times, wero arrested to-day in this city and lodged in the police station on the charge “that they unlawfully threatened to print and publish a certain false libel concerning James Potter Ablett and Marcus Bebro with intent thereby to extort money from them.” The tirst named.gentleman is a brother of Harry Marks, of Financial News fame, The way it all came about is this: The Minmg Record on Friday last published a leading article headed, ‘Bevro's Latest Love.” eIt was an article dealing with the formation of the Crystal Reof Gold Mining company (limited) and the supposed part taken in it by Marcus Bebro. On Friday last Marx suggested that he sould prevent furtier articles—which, be alleged, were already written—from appearing in the Mining Record on the payment of a sum of money. On Saturday some furthor re- marks were published uud another uttempt was made by Marx to arrange for the pay ment of a large sum of money fu order to stop further articles which were threatened. The sum of movey mentionel was £500. The company was mnot fool enough to pay the money at once. Mr Forrest Fulton, M. P., was consulted, with the result that Marks, Woolfe and Marx were lead to believe that the money would be paid, aud this afterncon a warrant was spjlied for by Mr. Forrest Fulton, on behalf of the divecters of the Crystal Reef Gold Mining company, and obtained. It wuas a nice preconcerted plan. Bebro urranged to sce Claude Marks, who told him that if £500 wore brought to him in gold aud not in notes he would square it, and nothing should ap- pear. Bebro wanted to take the solicitor,of the company with him, but Marks said, ““They rwust s2o Bebro alone, and it must be with closed <doors, and they must have it all in sovereigns, and if Jesus Christ himself went they would not take the money in any other way.” Bevro, after a long conversation, arranged to take £300 to-day at 4:30 p. m. and the remaining £200 to-morrow. He went with the £300, ac- cording to arrangement, and met Marks and Woolfe. The meeting was apparently a v friendiy one until the advent of the detec tives, ‘The £300 were placed upon the tablo and Marks and Woolfo had counted over two hundred of them and were in the act of counting the third hundred when four de- tectives and two policemen entered and ar rested them., The prisoners were brought 10 the police court to-day. The groatest ex- citgmeut prevails w city circles. AND THI POPK, Dectarcs That He is Untram meled in Rome Rowp, Oct. 15.—Ab- & banquet give Prime Mimster Crispi at Palermo last mght, he made a lengthy speech n which he declared it was necessary to combat all per- s0ns, high or low, sceking to unde the political edifice of Ttaly. The temporal power of the pope, it has existed for centuries, has been only a transition period. Rome existed before 1t and could continue to exist without it. Com- plaints or threats, either from home or abroad, would have no effect. He declared unassailable the utterance of King Humbert that Rome forms an integral pact of Ituly, just as law forws a partof the modern world. After asserting that the pope had perfect religious liberty and was only restricted, and Jess harshly than in other Catholic states, fron encroaching upon thesphere of national rights, which is the right of reason, Crispi exclaiiued : t the church, now free, en deavor to frizhten Prometheus with the thunder-bolts of heaven. Our task s to 6 in the cause of reason.” 1TALY Crispi ine though - - THiII ENG Arthur and Vroman Fighting for the Chieftanshig Colo., Oct. 1 pecial gram to Tue Bee.|—Nearly all the dele gates to tho annual convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive engineers have srrived and to-night the hotels are crowded. The contest for enief is waxing warm and 18 being discussed earnestly, but thus far no bitternoss has been developed. Clack has absolutely rofused to allow his name to be used, thus narrowing the contest down to Arthur and Vroman. The former says hLe will accept if elocted. He nas his headqu ters at the Albany hotel, Vroman's friends are rallying at the Markham and he appears to be gaining in rength and has certainly an euthusinstic support. The convention will be formally opened by & pubiic meeting in the T Grand opera house at 2 o'clock to-mo afternoon, his convention will be: of portance, and several questions of great terest will be discussed, smodg which are federation with other labor organizations, the consideration of Arthur's report on the late Q" strike, the selection of permancnt headquarters for the uext ten years, and the election of a chief, The Brakemen St. Paul, Oct. 15,—The couvention of the Brotherhood of Rallway Brakemen opened in formal session to-day. Ounly routine busi- ness was transacted, ‘The most importaut work of the convention will bo a thorough revision of tho constitution. The convention whill probably be in session ten days. ~ TEMPORARILY EMBARRASSED, Lessing, Solomon & Rosenthal Tight Place Waico, Tex., Oct. 15.~Tho fi Solomou & Koserthul, who dry goods aud cotton factors, states it 18 temvorarily ewbarrassed uud to-duy made 4 sale of their stock of goods and store to 1. B, Claflin & Co., New York, their priucipal creditors. Their other ussets have been placed in the banuds of a trustee, ‘he labilities are placed at ubout $00,000 with assets estimated ut $1,200,000. 1t s belioved in business circies here that the fiem can pay all liubilities in full if given tine to realize on their assets. Dexven, Tele mn oa u of Lossing, A Bank President Assigns. Maxcirstes, O, Oct 15~ H. Ellison, president of the Manchester bank,suspeuded paymont vesterday and made an assign ment. His assets ure suid to be §40,000 und Habilitios §10,000, Chicago is Their Town, INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 15.~The city council last eveniug unanimously passed resolutions favoring Chicago as the piace for holding the world's fair. CLUVELAND, Oct. 15 —The city couucil L night ubanimously passed resolutiors voring Chicago as the place for bolding the world's falr, THE B ALIANS, A Minister Objects to His Private Prayors Being Dictated, New Yonxk, Oct. 15.- -In the Episcopal con- vention to-day the committee on canons was discharged after the adontion of a report recommending the establishment of a board of regents on christian education. The re- port of the committee on amendments to the constitution was placed on the caleudar and the committee discharged. Dr. Huntington then spoke on the subject of the minority report of the liturgical re- vision, criticising the report severely. An animated debate pro and con ensued, in_the course of which Rev Dr, Holland, of Mis- souri, told the convention that no church could tell him what prayers to offer in the privacy of his family, and he protested ucainst making a crazy quilt out of the prayer book. Dr. Philip Brooks argued strongly in favor of revision. Finally, after about five hours’ debate, a vote was taken The minority report lost and the roport of the majority witl come up for consideration 10-MOrrowW. The Lutherans, Prrrsnuna. Oct. 15.—In tho general coun- cilof the Lutheran Evangelical church to- day there was a lengthy debate concerning the general council at Akron, O, in 1872, The rulo there adopted styled the “Akron rule” provided that the Lutheran pulpits were for Luthern ministers only, and Lutheran altars for Lutheran commuuicants only A resolution was finally adovted that as the council had never annulled or recounsidered the declarations made at Akron they would re- main in force. THE MONTA A FIGHT. Fears That 1t Will Delay the Admis- sion of the State. Hrres, Oct. 15.—The Independent (dem- ocratic) says: Thero have been no new d velopments in the Silver Bow contest to-day save that instead of the republicans gotting in the entire legislative delegation they only got in six membgrs, but that number is sufii- cient to overcome the democratic majority shown on the face of the returns. The opinion among lawyers {s that the court will decide in favor of counting the ballots as re- turned by the judges of clection. St. PAUL, Oct. 15.—A speeial fromyHelena says that the democrats clzim that the con- test in Silver Bow county wiil delay the ad- mission of the state, but the republicans hold that statehood is contingen ionly on the adoption of the constiiution. I’owers, tho republican _caudidate for governor, it is claimed, is likely to institute a contest before the canivassing board on thie vote in Deer Lodge county. s HE THRER AWME 1CAS. The Delegates Entertained at Cleve- land—Senator Sherman's Speech, Burrato, N. Y. October 15.—About 7 o'clock this morning the special train bear- iny the delegates to the pan-Americun con- left for Cleveland. A short stop was the delegates were driven about the city, after which the jour- ney to Clevelund was resumed, CLEvELAND, Oct. 15,—The pan-American excursion arrived here this afternoon and tie delegates inspected the roliing mills and ane asylum at Newburg. A banauet w tendered them this evening, at which Sena- tors Sherman and Payne’ and Governor Foraker were present, Seaator Shermau spoice at length in re- sponse to the toast, “A Congress of American States.” The American sisterhood of stutes, ho said, were bound by ties that would grow stronger as time weat on. If this con- &ress did 1ts auty it would rank as had none in aucient or modern times. Tho speaker almost inclined to be a convert to free trade if that free trade was confined to American states. (Loud applause.) He wished to sco not ouly o commercial union but a union of hearts. Another thmg we 18 the construction of the guan or some other canal the future he saw one grand lan iuto itscif the Spanish, Portugese glish languages, and spoken by #00,- )0 of people on tins hemisphere. The United States hud no desire to_acquire the territory of any other nation in America, but wo want thew to help secure tiemselves in their autonomy and prevent the iuterference of foreign nation: Senor Picrra gave this toast, which was greatly applauded: o a flag that has uo Iyre, no cagle, no beast of prey, but with stars that enlighten the horizon and itlumine the world, and which we soon hope to see wav 1l Spanish-American ports.” Govornor Foraker also spoke briefly. ploideaileg, ATIC SOCIENIES, and Writes © Reform ™ Randall Says *Organ ze PuiLaveLeais, Oct. 15.—The first genezal assembly of the democratic associations of Pennsylyapia convened here to-duy. A let- ter was FBd from ex-President Cleveland nding the objects of the societies, in which he says: “I'he condition of political affairs is such that the attention of all true democrats should be directed to the enforce ment of their distinctive principles, and in v opinion this is no time for a search afte make-shifts and temporary expedionts. \ #s o party are fairly enlisted in the cause of tho people and patriotism.” A lotter was lso read from ex-Speaker Randall, who said in part: **Organization what 15 needed in our state, and ever. in that direction snould recoive the encou agement and support of every dewocrat in our good old commonwenlth.” Cleve! and comun - D DEMOCRATS, 1ce the Policy of Northern ttepub NasuvirLe, Tean,, Oct. 15.—The negro democratic state committeo to-duy adopted a set of resolutions sctting forth that the republican leaders of the north are misrep- resentiug the two races of the south by incondiary speeches uncalled - for: that the committee states to the co ored peoplo of the country the thing that will do the negroes of the south and north more good than anything else is the division of the negro vote; thut the edu- cated negroes are doing better in the south than in the north, aud that the best thing the southern negro can do is to cease his war policy upon his white neigh oor. * - vl Machine, MiLwavkEe, Oct. 15.—A package receive at the postoflice yesterday, addressed to W. 1. Neeves, u well known milling man from Grand Rapids, Wis., was found to contain an infernal machine of cunning construction —a loaded aud cocked pistol, ten dynamite car- tridges and about two quarts of powder, It is a miracle that the packnge was opened in such a way as not to fire it off. The police have taken charge of it, but huve no clue to the sender us yot. CoLOR They Denou An 1 - Crushed to a Palp, Cuicaco, Oct. 15.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Edward Broadway, 8 workman, ewployed by the Tilithorpe Air Brake E| tor company, wet a horrivle death to-du a moment of abstraction he pulled the ele tor rope the wrong way #nd started the ele- vator up wstead of down. He was on the top wud before he could get out of the way or correct his error ho was crushed to a pulp. — o -— t. Louiy Tragedy. Oct. 15.—Paul McBrid, son of 81, Lot a well known iustautly killed Fraok Loftus, a mewber of the five department, this evening as @ result of a triffiug quarrel. McBride was drunk. - The American Forestey Congross Puaitapeirnia, Oct, 16.~The eighth an- uual meeting of the forestry congress of the United States began to-night, with 200 dele- | wutes o attendance. lawyer of this city, shot and | | | OMAHA, WEDN DASHED TO THEIR DEATH, Terrible Accident on an Inclined Road at Cincinnati, NOT ONE PASSENGER ESCAPES, Five Killed and Five Others Very Serionsly Injured—The Eng. eer Couldn't Stop and the Cables Broke. A Feartul Ride. Cixcryxaty, Oct, 15.—A rope attached to a car on an inclined railroad here broke to- day just as tho car reached the top, and it went crashing down and ran into the pas- senger station and oftice below. The accident occurred between 12 and 1 o'clock, on the Mount Auburn wclined plane, which lies at the head of Main street and reached to a height of about three hun- dred feet, in & space of perhaps two thou- sand feet. The cars, two in number, are drawn up by two steel wire cables that aro wound upon a drum at the top of the hiil by an engine located there. Nine passengors had entered the car at the foot of the plane, and a number wero in the other car at the top. The passage of the ascending car was all right until it reached the top, when the engineer found the m chinery ~ would not resvond, and that he could not stop the engine, As the engino continued, all its force was expended ou the cables and they snapped like threads. Then the car, with the nine passenge locked within, ‘began its frightful descent. The crash at the foot of the plune was fright- ful. A cloud of dust arose that hid the wreck from view for a moment. When it lifted, it was found that the car was mashed to splinters and scAttered far aud wide, The truck, floor and seats of the car formed a shapeless wreck, mingled with the blecaing and mangled bodies of the nine passengers. Two were taken out dead—one a middle. aged lady, recognized as Mrs, Ives, the other a @l of twenty, Miss Lillian' Oskamp, daughter of Henry Oskamp. Another. Alr. N. Kneiss, a teacher, died soon afterws ive others were injured, perhaps fatally, and one man escapeq with but shght_injury, Judge Willlam Dickinson, one of the injured, is seventy years of age, and it is not thought he_ will survive the shock. At 11:30 to-night, it is known eight porsoms in the wrecked ca soto following is the- correct list of the dead Junae WiLLIa B. DICKSON. Micnagy KNerss Mus. CaLen Ives, Mns. Maky G. Einerr, Josern MCFADDEN, Sk The wounded ar Muis. AGNES HOSTETTER, M1ss LILLIAN Os- RANP, SOSEPI MCIADDEN, Jit. Besldes the occupants of the car several persons standing on Mulberry street were badly hurt. George Miller is” believed to be fataily injured. Fe is still unconscious, Joe Fuette, aged fourteen, is badly cut about the legs by flying fragments, The wounded were taken natti hospital. Charles Goebel, the man at the lever, said he complained to” the engineor that the cut off was not working properly this morning. The engmeer told him he had repaired it, but it was evidently still out of order and must have caused the accident. Engincer Howard Wordaen could not be 1, although this 1s not considered as evi- o that heis hiding. The confusion about the place was very great for a time. ‘The coroner will make a thorough investi- gation of the cause of the accident, Judge Dickson is a well known retired torney, who was a warm personal friend President Lincolu. "This is the first accident attended with loss of lifo on any of the four inclined planes that are in constant usoe in this city. ——— BURIED IN A WELL there were to the Cincin- fo! at- of Entombed Feet of Three Laborers Twelve peNver, Colo, gram to Tie Brr tor coal mines to-day, mear Trindad this state, resulted in the death of thrao men. An enormous weil twenty fect in diame- ter was being dug. At tho depth of thirty- five foet it caved in, covering three of the workmen with twelve fect of earth and rock, All mining was at_once suspended and the of diggirg out the bodies bezan, They will not be reached before noon to-morrow. Contractor Walbs was in the well of the cave 1, but bemg near the caped. One other workin, o his should, slightly injured. The naues of McNael, Chris N Under up , but was dug out only the men b d Jawmes anda Alfred Miller, Death Recowsid, SaxTa Fe,N. M, Oct. 15.—Hon. J, A Sprad ling, president of the New Mexican Printing company, receiver of public monies at the Loeul land ofiice and public printer of Now Mexico, died this morning at his home in ity of paralysis with which he was stricken Sunday. Loxpox, Oct, 15 —Sir Daniel well known enrincer, is deaa. 1w 1815, OswEao, N. Y., Oct, Newton Nutting, who on Saturday last resigned his seat 1n congress, died ths evenng of caucer of the jaw. Gooch, the He was born . Lively Times Lmminent. §r. Louvis, Oct. 15,—The latest advices from the Chickasaw Indian nation re that the legislature of that nation convened at ishomingo yesterday. The progressive party, comvosed of the white members-clect, will probubly ignore the decision of theé Chickusaw supreme court disiranchising Ssquaw men,” aud attempt to hold their seats, Exciting times are looked for at the capitol 1o case the white members refuse to ubdicate, Petrole Cnicaco, Ocet, Wells fu Chicago, 15, —[Special Telegram to Bk, |—The of petroleum in 1go anpears after all to be well founded. Four months ago petroleum was found in o catcl basin in the rear of a house on Clinton street, The find was announced and little more said about it. A test woll has now been sunl, and Contractor Gray states that when the pumps which are being put in are completed a strong flow of oil will be found. The specimens already exbibited are not denicd by experts to be genine, - Followed a Had Pre BroowiNaroy, Iil, Oc Ignatz Le- derer, the collector of taxas for this town- suip, to-day pleaded guilty to falsifying the records and larceny. He said Harry wnd Leon Loher, hus, deputies, led him into th crime by assuring him that for many years his predecessors had made woney in @ siw- lar way. Both the Loirs have been i dicted and will be tried to-morrow. ~— ed By Greasers. BurowysviLLe, Tex,, Oct. 15.-~The people of Hidalgo aud Cameron counties have been terrorized for the past two weeks by the raids of two bands of Mexican brigands, who have now returned to Mexico. Many robberies were comw ‘tted and two murders reported, one a woman, Pedro rrado, & wealthy rancher near Mier, Mexico, was waylaid uud murdered last week. T Partial to St. Louis. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee. | —Jay Gould left for tne east to- night, In an interview to-day he expressed & preference for St. Louis for the world's falr us agaiust Coicago, edent. Gould Dexves, Oct. ESDAY ING MORN 10WA NEWS, A Large Criminal Docker Bepronp, In., Oct. 15.—|Special to Tne Bre.]—=District court is now in session in this county. The criminal docket seems likely to bo swelled to unusual proportions bofore the grana jury is discharged, Two indictments have been returned charging felony, and it is quite certain that four or five more will bo returned. There are four men in jail charged with felonious acts, two for embezzlement, two for forgery and one for rape. One of the indictments already ro- turnod charges John Lorrimer with the crime of embezzlement. 1t is probable an- other will be found against him for the crime of forgery. Mr. Lorrimor is a young man of rather propossessing appearance who has kept a music store in this city a number of years, and failed fn his business, Ho then seoured an agency in tho insur- ance business, He left suddenly about two months ago for parts unknown, und after his departure (t was rumored that he had been crooked in his business. An infor- mation was filed against him, a warrant issued and the sheriff found him in a toy southwestern Kansas, Liquor drinking, gambling and 4ast women are said to be the cause of his down fall. J. Blankenship s in jail charged with forgery and the grand jury has returncd a bill in his case. Cass Thompson is charged with the crime of rape. Thompson i8 a step-son of one of the most prominent and_a-istocratic fami! 1 the city. He has long boen in the habit of dissipating, T'wo weeks ago Thompsou and four or five others got into a drunken ca- rouse in Bedford and continued their revelry until a late hour at night. Thompson went to his home, a distance of four or five miles from town, and instead ot going to his wife's bed cotered the room where the hired girl was sleeping and forcea his way into bed with ber. Her screams and struggies so alarmed Mrs, Thompson that she gotup and ranton neighbor's, though within a week's time of her confinewent. The wirl made a desperate effort to presorve her chastity, leaving the marks of her finger nails and teoth in many places on Thompson's faco ana arms. Hoth his wife and the girl testify inst Thompson., Brooks, the defaulting banker of who has beon lying in jail here about weeks, is charged with having received on deposit knowing his ounk to bo ont. Jowa has a statute forbudding this under penalties, Brooks is au old white headed man and has always hore- tofore sustuined a fair reputation for honest dealing. The Supreme Court, Dres Moises, I, Oct. 15.—|Special Tele. gram to Tug Beg |—The supreme court de- cided the following cases to-da Sioux City and lowa Falls Town Lot and Land company, vs Warren Walker, appe lant; O'Brien district; afirmed, In the matter of the assignment of Stew- art, A. R. Loomis vs F. L. Griftin, assignee, et al, appellunts; Delaware district; re- versed. The state of Towa vs J. J. Donohoe, appal- lant, indicted for the murder of Lawrence Dolan, convicted of manslaughter and sen- tenced for seven years; Cass district; re- versed because of a certain ruling us to tho admission of evidence and because of the failure of the lower court to instruct the jury as tothe law of self-defense. State of Towa ex rel, A. D. Littleton vs . Horbach et al., appeliants, and anoth: like case; Polk disiriet; proceedings to re- cover forfeiture on boncs given under the statue for the sale of inloxicating liquors; affirmed, g » Belle Churchill vs John Sowards et al, and George West and Jumes Price, app Winnebago district; affirmed. The A, O. U. W. case has been before the supreine court again this week on the pet tion of the plamtiff for a rebearing. Mr. Lane, of Davenport, opened for the national branch, lr. Nichols, of Vinton, followed for the state branch, and Mr. Kauffman, of this city, closed for the nationals. The court withheld its ruling, Tho federal court opened to-day with Judges Shiras and Love in atfendance. The case of Smart against Alley gvas contimued and decrees were enterced in is case of the Eagle Manufacturing company agaiust Brad- ley, and in the case of the fiagle Manufac- turing company against the Moline, Milburn & Stodaard company. In each of these cases the complainaut was awarded 1 centdum- ages. Want Their Title Made Good. Des Morxes, Tn, Oct. 15, gram to Tur Brr. |—Several vears ago some 8,000 acres of land in O'Brien county were taken by the Sioux City & St. Paul rail- road, claiming the lands under a grant, but no patent for them was cver issued. The roud procecded to sell them m large and small holdings, but was never ablo to kive complete title, as there has always been some controversy as to the right of the road to the lands. To-day a delegation of pur- chasers came to see the governor and urged him to have the state land office issue patents for those lands and end the coutroversy. ‘Thoy claimed that the county was kept back by tle fact that men did not want to make permanent impr meats when they could not geta good title for their land. The local courts refused to act, and they now appeal to him. He has | taken the case under advisement, A Boone Sensation, Booxe, Ia,, Oct. 15.—{Special Telegram t. Tur Be.|—Mrs,"Alvin Moss, an old lad living in Worth township, came to town yes- terday and filed an information against a famly named Luther, charging them with intent to kil her, The family, wihich con- s15ts of parents and six children, were given ring to-day, and the parents were bound over to keep the peace. They were too poor to give bail, and so went to jail. The trouble arose over i division of the farm produce, Mrs, Moss is upwards of soventy years of age. Burned by Benzine. Magox Crry, Ia,, Oct. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.)—A very serious accident befell Miss Lottie Newton here to-day. She bad been cloaning a pair of gloves with ben- zine and had them stretched on her hands drying them over a fire, when the benzino exploded. Before help reached her her nands sud fuce were terrivly burned. A Watertoo b WaterLoo. la, Oct. 15 —[Special | gram to Tus Bee.)—The sale of the trolling interest of the Commercial National bank, of this city, was consummated lust uight, the purchusers being Gibson, Mitler & Johnson, & bunking fim of Clay Centre, Kuv, Tuis bauk is oue of the lurgest in the iy, nk So'd. lo con Hotel Destroyed by Pire. Fowr Donae, la, Oct. 15.—|Special Tele gram to Tne Ber]—The Commercial hotel at Maoson, this stute, wus totally destroyed by tire this morning. = Loss, $3,000; partly in sured. The fire originated from a cook stove fi Adjutant General of lowa, Des Moixzs, Ia, Oet Governor Lar rabee has appointed General Beeson, of Mar snalltown, to be agjutant general of Lowa, vice Geueral Alexander, resigned. Chicago's Hapit Tramsit Pla 2ni0aGo, Oct, 15.—|Special Telegram to nE BEe, | —The Chicago council committee bas recommended a twenty five year charter for the Cuicago Rapid Transit company. elevaled road from Market and Wasyi streets west by way of Raudolph strég. aud Ogden avenue w Crawford avenue is contein- plated. The speed of the trains is limited to twenty five miles an hour aud fares are tixed at b ceuts, — el An lron Laden Schooner Upset, New Youk, Oct, 16.—The sghooner Laura, laden Witk iron, upset in the East river this afternoon aud three of Ler crew were lm‘uwneu. OCTOBER 16, 1889, THE CONTEST 1N MONTANA, It is Attracting Much Attention ‘Washington. in THE LANGSTON - MAHONE ROW. Virginia's Colored Orator Indignantly Leaves the State to Fight For For aker in Ohio—Harrison Teach Sunday School, to EAU Tre Ovana Bre, } Wasnisaroy B 513 FOURTEENTH STREET, Wasiixatoy, D, (., Oct. 15 The contest over the election of members of the legislature in Montana is attracting much attention from both the national com. mittees and the members of the administra- tion. Several long telegraphic dispatches, some of them in cipher, have been received here, in which it is charged both sidusave atiempt- ing to steal the legislature. The republica are confident now that they will ultimately Rot tho two United States senators. It has been sugeested that a compromise might be effected by which each party should have a senator, which would settle the difficulty. LANGSTON'S QUARREL WITH MANON Hon, John M. Lanston, Virgini lored orator, who has had a dispute with General Mahone and refused to participate in the Apaign in his native state, is here on his y to Ohio, where Lo will speak for Gov nor Foraler. Mr. Langston is out m this evening in which he rocites the differ- ence between himself and General Mahone and gives what he alleges to be the roal his- tory of all the trouble. In a nutshell, Mr. Langston charges that General Mehone wants to throw him out of the party simply beeauso ho is a ncgro, but he goes on to suy that he bases this opinion on the disinelnation of Mal to work in tho interest of his (Langston's) contested clection at the approaching sossion of congr 1t will bo remembered that Langston was defeated, although he ciaims 10 have had a very larco majority. He ran for congress 4 Mal strict, which is heavily a negro distri 1 which should re- turn a safe republican majority. HARRISON TO TEACH SUNDAY SCHOOL. Among the notices read on last S after the morning services at Cuurch of the Covenant, where President Har- rison worships, was one to tho cf- fect that a gentleman ‘‘very promi- nently connected with the goverment” and who had “only recently moved to Washing- ton” and who was ‘‘a member of tho chureh,” had intended to form a bible class composed of adults now in_tho Sunda school. He therefore solicited applications for membership to be left with the pastor, Rev. Dr. Hamlin, The preachor added that “for cortain reasons the founder of the pro- posed class did not care to have his name made publicjust yet. A class was made up intely after the services, i1t being sur- that Private Secretary Halford was the gentleman in question, As a matter of fact Mr. Halford is a hfelong Methodist, and ever since he has been in Washington he lias worshiped at the M. 1, church with very rarc exceptions, ‘The only other wember of the administration who attends the Church of the Coyenant is Fresident Harrison. Gen- eral Harrison, as is well known, conducted a bible class for many years at his_church in Indianapolis, and it is the gencral belies that there will be soon a bible class at the Church of the Covenant with the president of the United States as its teacher. ARMY NEWS. Army men are agitating_the question of the adoption of Senator Manderson’s bill, mtroduced two yeaas ago, looking 1o the ad- dition of fifty compunics to the in- fantry, with & view to giving it a twelve company, three battallion organization like that of the cavalry and u tlllery. They contend that the bill will pass, as it has passed the most severe criticism and a long oxamination by the most expert army authorities in the eountry. They an- ticipate, however, that the Steele bill will sivited vigorously. 'This measure, while ing the feature of tho twelve com- panies for the infantry, makes a much moj original change by providing that in time of peace each of the regiments of cavalry, & tillery and_infantry,” although at all ties fully officored, is 10 have ouly eight cot panics manned. It is held that instead of Increasing the cnses of tho military cstabhstment, like the Manderson bill, the Steele measure would actuaily redude it, as an offset there would be a lar, win the enlisted strength of th iments, wl there would be rease in the line as a whole of 1 iissioned ofticers inciuding Hifty majors, captains and forty-five licuterants. MISCELLANEOUS. The president this afternoon app seph P, Troop collector of trict of Indiana; L. S. Meteal port of St. Louis; Charles . Weuncie cotor of the First district of Missouri Park Davis, of Sioux Falls, Dak., has been admitted to practice before the United Stutes supreme court, Lund Comuiissioner Groff has rented ifortable and commodious residen the corner of Nincteenth ana M str which is known as the “northwest u fashionable sectiou of the city. He will shortly remove his family here, *Judge and Mrs. Groff aro very well pleased with Was ington, William H. Chappell was to-day appoin postmaster at Verdigris, Knox county. Neb, Perny S, Hearn, I % Tanner's D WasmNGroN, Oct. 15,1 Post this worning publishes an interview with Com- missioner Tanner in which b justifizs his action in rerating Senator Manderson's pen- slon. He said: “I have not seen copy’ Noble's letter to Senator Mandersor judeing from the extracts quoted in Manderson's letter, I presuime that cided the rerating was illegal be application had been made; und if his reason all 1 can say is that the s must have very peculiar ideas the case. My conception of the d commissioner of pensions is entirely I have always considered should sce tiat cative justice is done pensioners, 11 he discovers o cas @ 1o a pension id | um of Noble to the « a long interviev th nted Jo nth dis- aiser of a of Seeretary bul Senator be d ause no that 18 rotar 8 0f Lo aier that b to all where - ne should that opinion utrary not right tho w still, Ser withstanding.’ Nebraska - - 1 lowa Pat: WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, —|Special 1 to Tue Bre Patents issued to Nebras William Bainbridge, Omah separ and ore mill; Robert Yates, Owaha, ussignor to bimself, C. Kaestuer and 1% A, Hecht Chicago, rotary pulverizer; Daniel W, Car Lincoln, vehicle ¥ W. Omaba, draw " ri Charles Leach, woto W ! Benklemau,screw die: 1, J. Lytle, Hu convertible’ tru irdron O'Keefe, Owabia, cal phara el W. 5 Paten Wik ahiias, one-half to G. W. Ml den plow, cultiviior, ete.; ¢ Cedar pids, la, assiguor of W. of Mount Vernon, Dak., carp streteher; Edward Z, Mack, of Mar: town, la., wire tightener; Horace G. M Mount Vernon, Ti., lawh maowy Morris and B, 5. Coc Me stauchion; John and H. North, Davenp Ia., malting wachine; J. H, W, Daveuport, Lu., instrument for transferrigg measurement: Lucas, Clarks ville, Ta., draft equalizer; . A, Lowery, as siguor of oue-balf to W. L. May, Des Moines, Ia., twine for bnding graiv; Jobn HButler, Gaza, la., draft equalizer. 4 tor (e 18 wu‘\“ . It midt] tuking and DAILY BEE. RIVERS AND HARBORS, | The Amounts Asked Exceed the Ap- propriations Sevoral Millions, | Wasmxaroy, Oct. 16.—Brigndier General Casey, chief of eugineors, in his annual estimates submitted to the secretary of war, makes a number of recommendations for appropriations for continuing work on some of the principal improvements under his charge during the year ending June 30, 1801, among which are the following Ohio river, §600,000; St. Mary's river, St. Mary's falls, §1,236,000: Fox river, Wiscon- &ip, §200,000; Wabash river, Indiana and 1linois, §110,000; Calumet river, Indiana and Tllinois, $100,000; [llinois river, $300,0003 Mississippi- river, Miuneapolis t the Des Moines rapids, $1:000,000; Mississippi river, Des Moines to the Tllinois river, $300,000 Mississippi_river, Illinois to Obio river, £000,000; Chicago harbor, §173,000: harbor of refuge, Milwankee bay, $150,000; har of refuge, St. Louis bay, Wiscon'sin, §100,000, “Ihe total amount recommended 'by Gen- eral Casey for river and harbor inmiprove- ments is §0,150,500. The total amount ap- propriated by the rivor and harbor bill for thoyear ending June 0, 1890, was §22,307,+ 017, The Mississippi river commission recom- mwonds appropriations for the fiscal year 1800-1 of #5,556,200, nmong which are the fol- lowing itoms : Continuing surveys, § of Ohig river, $4,000,000. ‘I'he Missouri river commission us| 000, including *salaries, surveys, etc., 000; general fmprovements, 1,000,000 spe- cial work at Swoux City, Omaha, Platts- mouth, Nebraska @ity, Brule, St. Joseph, Atchison, Leavenworth, Kansas City, Miami and Arrow Rock, $1,575,000; the river above and below Sioux City, §60,000. FOR BIGGER The Cronin Prosccution Engaged a Sull Hunt Cniciao, Oct, 15 methods of the jury at a standstill to-day. The cfforts of the state are now dirccted toward finding out the leador of the conspiracy. Bizger game is bound to come down, soat loast States Attorney Longenecier professes to believe. Conneetion between Kavanaugh and John Graham has already been established. It now remains to be discovercd who is Dbdhind Graham, That there is such a man no one connected with the prosccution seems to doubt. Owing, however, to the refusal of Graham to make auy sort of & statement the cution is balked for & time in the investiga tion of the plot. Other lines of inquiry are bewg carefully followed and it is belioved these will even- tually lead to the detection of the man_ who has been the prime mover in the conspi The examination of venircmen was sumed in the Cronin trial this morning. No further indictinents connection with the bribery consp arc expected to-day, as the grand jury is engaged in hearing ordin- ary cases. ‘Lhomas Kavanaugh, one of the indictod men in the jury bribery case, was released on bail by Judze Baker this morn- ing. His bond was fixed at $,000, the same amcunt as iu the other cases, John Graham, who was indicted yesterday for conspiracy to bribo veniremen in the Cronin case, was seen this movning and in- tevviewed about the matter. He said there was 10 truth in the story that he had made a confession, as he had nothing 1o coness, He said he knew nothing whatever of the jury bribery matter. The October grand jury adjourned for the day without returning any adaitional in- dictmonts. It ias been arranged thatone of the first fncidents after a full jury has been sccured in the Cronin case will be the exhibition in court of the skull and hends of the body found in the cateh basin. 1L be used for the identification of the body as that of Dr. Cronin. 50,0005 from mouth LOOKING GAMEL into the ers is temporarily Investigation br Broacho John and His Wife. St. Josern, Mo, Oct. 15.—[Special Tele gram to Tug j—The eloping wife of J H. Sullivan, “Broncho John,” leader of a “Wild West” show, which played here du inyg the exposition, was captured at Atchison this morning witn Tom *Wilson, the cowboy with whom she bad eloped. Johin went to Atchison this morning and a recouciliation was effeeted, the two returning to this city this evening, ‘The elopement occurred while “Broneho John' was in Chicago on busin and Wilson persuaded her that be had gone to meot unotlier woman. Mrs. John was u y and was persuaded to elope wit1 him, released Wilson by s0 doing Atchison authorities r Sullivan had left, a averted a tragedy, as Sull is said b those who Kknow him 1o be i dangerous man, and had he got the drop on Wilson would have killed him. Mr. and Mrs, Sullivan will remain in St. Joseph for a few duys, Mlinois Knights of Pyihias, Cuicaco, Oct. 15, —There w futly Knights of Pythias present when the aunual convention of the grand lodge of Iliinois opened this 1 The session opened by Jam Patterson, of Jol grand chancetlor, i a short addross, sremony of conforring the dogree of honor- ary membership of the grand lodgo upon past vice chancellors was then taken up and 500 nalf toJ; | oceupied most of the afternoon §ession, ports were read from the grand oflicer of which showed the o to be in flourishing condition. The total membe to July 1, 1550, was showu to be 11,030, compared with 9,661 at the same period It ye The total receipts for the year were $16,148, showing a balance on hund of $5,600. The convention will take three days to com- plete its work aud the forenoon session 1o morrow will probubly be given up to the clection of oflicers, Min Utah, ) Tue Brr mining company of Hri threo suits to-duy against the Old Jordan mining others for £222,000, the value of oro claimed as taken out of the Live Pine vein throu drifts from wines wor'sed by the defend: Prof. 1. L. Holden, the Clevelund, millionaire, 18 the chicf defendant, ilo quite prominent thyovgh being o larze own in the Plaindealer and other papers. Years ago he gained through the celebrated old telegri this eity. The plaintifts ask for covering the value of the ore extracted COStS un @ rest s ovder preventing the Hoodingz of the mineandan equitable uccounts ing. The suits will attract great attention be. cause of the amount and Lhe stanaing of tho contestunts, g St Oct, 15.~[Special I'he Live Pine ham commenced South Galena und companies ment with - - Sons of St G Oct, 15, e first g St Geor Ciicaao, Tue Bre. th rram to neral convention of 5008 0f d to-day order o the Unite in this ci Raprd Rhode Island James I8 Anyie Edward Oliver, Cal guard, Jouah Worsde e The Weather Forecast For Omaha and viemity: Light rain Ior Nebraska and Dakota: Fair, slightly cooler, variable winds For'lowa: Light rain, followed Wednes. Auy by fair, sLationary Lemperature, Variable winds, aner guurd prewe outer —— = | ;\‘i')llkl'll{ 119, CAN ONLY STOP FOR FEED. Cattlo in Transit Cannot Lay Over and Bo Reshippod UNLESS LOCAL RATES ARE PAID, A Dociston by the Inter-State Conm meroe Commission Which Settles a Long-Mooted Quostion—=Ab- bott as a Disciplinarian. A Cause of Oontentions Removed, Oct. ~[Special - Telogram to Tum Bir |—A decision of the inter-state commerce commission which reached Chicas 0 by mail to-day decides the whole difficulty which for six months has kept the Chicage and Missouri river lines in hot water, 1t witl be remembered that the Alton withe drow from the Inter-State Commerce Raile way association becauso it was gotting a less proportion of the trafle than it claimed was its due. Tho main cause of tho deficit was that tho roads having lines west of Kansas City took the trafic cast from Kunsas City. ou a proportion of the through rate, m amount considerably less than tho localirate the Alton and other roads with no lines west of the river wero compelled to chargéy @0 nieet this rate the Alton gave notice i would shrink its local in al ascs of throngh ireight so that the shipper 1ld send his poods to Chicago and the easy as cheaply the Alto by a road having A trans-Missours line, ‘This action of the | 1t is understood that the p Altou practically nullified thoe benetit therss fore derived from western »xtonsions and caused the serious complications which hay been 80 eagerly read of by railroad for six months. The decision of the inter-state commerce commission, which will seitia this Jffieu is to the effect that any trod'c unlowded any point for any other pur;ovse than cons’ tinued onward progress, bhecomes local trafile aud must tako the local rate, Tt will be remembered that two waeks 8go the Rock Island began argument on & suit before the inter-state commorce commission on exactly the ground which the decision covers. As a result, the Rock Istand-Alton wo being practieally decided, Solfertor Withrow, of the Rock Island, has mnouified the commission that he would not continue the argument of the case. ‘he decision sustains the ground always taken by the Alton, that shipmonts, such as cattle, unloaded at Kunsas City for any other purpose than feading and watering, must 2o forward at local rates. It will prove a body blow for Kansas City, Omaha and other places where wostern cat tle havo been unloaded for sale ana then re- shipped by the new owner at a provortion of the through rate. The decision also annuls tho time Lonored practice of milling in transit, Hereafter there can be no other stoppiug in transit for other purposes than immediate traus-shipment, Seve 11 Cincaco, Oct, 1 to Tup Ben, ] —Chajrman Western States Passenger association, has fined the Burlington, Rock Island, North- western and St. Paul roads for various irreg Hlarities iy the issuance of tickcts The Burlington used a wrong basis in quotimng one-way fares to Colorado and hou- ored a wrong form ticket reading to Nash- ville and issued by its western line. The Burlington & Missouri paid $100 for cach of- fense and the profits accruing from the sales. The other roads were fined like amounts for selling tickots via Denver to Pucblo at §26, the association rate having been fixed at $30.85, as Fined. Special Telegram Abbott, of the Will Join the Atchison Corps, Cuicaao, Oct. —[Special Tele gram to P Ber.|—Although Presldent Manville, of the Atchison, denies the rumor that exe Ger Mun Pinuey, of the Wiscousin entral, is to take Goneral Manager Gods aurd’s place, he will not deny that Mr. Fin- ney is to become connected in some capacity with the Atchison, President Manville also gave notice of the following appointments: J. A. Hanley, freight trafic manager; W. 1. White, pas- senger trafilc o nd I, O. Gay, gen- eral freight ng 10, Mr, White, as trafli ued ali the duties 1 on imself and Mr, Huu oy Purchasing Agent ilamer, of the North- western, who has be ill for two years, ri igned to-day. Assistunt Purchasing Agent Charles Hayward was appointed in his stead 1L is understood that ex-Trafic Manager Wicker, of the Northwestorn, goes to Bu- rope as'promotor for w big_ railrond deal, Rimor still conncets Mr. Newmin's nanme with the vacant position. Assistant to Manvilte, MisNesvoLs, Oct, 15, — Judge J, D, Springer, who has held the position of gen- oral counsel for the Minneapolis & St. Louis railway, hus been ppointed assistant to Presidevt N anville, of the Santa I'e, It Suits the Marine, Bostox, Oct. 15.—Tho Boston Marine Ins surance compavy considered the Atehison plan of reorganization at the directors’ meet- ing to-duy, and voted to adopt it and to de~ posit all securities under it held by tho coms pany. SRUTAL BRIDEWELL OFFICERS, A Prisoner Sues the City of Chicago Becuuse of Inhuman (reatment, Cuicsao, Oct. 15,—[Special Telegran to Tne L I'he cruclty of the officers at the Iridewell mulies the city of Chicago de- fenaant in u $40,000 libel suit instituted to- day. William Love in July last, while se ing out a fine for habitual drunkenness, was compelled to ascend a scaffold to do some work on a wall being erected by tho city at that pluc od against working, as he was then 0 the verge of the deliriuul tremens and was not 1n a_condition to safely work at such a height, Despite his protests lie was driven on to tie scaffold and while there fell to the ground, a distance of thirty feet, and sustained mjuries which ted the amputation of both his 1o for these in, ies thut he brings his Dl Syndicares in the Pield. Oct. 15.—[Special Telegram to Mr. Mayer, of the ( (.gu law Mayer & Stein, who is the gal adviser and agent of the English syndi: ate which has sting beavily in Awerican industries, that the latter s responsible for the purchases in India « Ihies s a syndicate of Awmerican caps itulists which has been out oking for go d nvest ald r Inye fre en confounded with the lish syndicate. The Li brewe bheen secured by Awmerican ha not by the Enghsh Two CHICAGO, T B fir hicd ) of Straus, teen i denic jucntly anagolis - Distillers In Convention Cricaco, Oct, 15, ~The distill and cattle fe members of the lors' trust met at President W. Grecn, of Nothing outside of the regding of the minutes and the transaction ol routine business was d The wmeetin wdjournied at 1 o'clock for an bourand a balf, esent meoting of the distillors L s0me very importaut busi- ness Lo attend 10, and that the session will occupy at least three days. - ¥ Boute For Russia, Oct. 15, ~The czar and party lefs slust this evening en route to Rus- sia, returning by way of Herlin aud Dantsi The ccar has repeatedly expressed bis gratitication with bis reception i Germaugy rs’ w-da, Peoria, BEnrLIN Ludwij