Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 17, 1889, Page 1

BLACKMAILERS HELD T0 BAIL, | The Three London Journalists Ar- raigned in Court. IT CREATES A GREAT SENSATION, An Injunction Against a Newspaper Which the Spirit of Modern Enterprise Compels it ito lgnore. itanai. ordon Bennstt,| Great Crowds at (Conpright. 1859 by James Loxvox, Oct. 16— New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bre.|—Guildhall polico court was crowded with the lights of Capel court to-day to hear the charge against the thrco financial journalists who were ar- restod yesterday for blackmail, The Lon- don edition of the Horald scored a great beat over the other London morning papers with tho exclusive story of tho arrest, and soon after the brokers arrived on the exchange it was almost impossiblo to et & copy of the paper at any price, The usual largo supply of Heralds was sold at an early hour and as high as 10 shillings wero offered for a single copy. In front of Guilahall stood knots of brokers, who could not get into the court room, reading the Horald—that is, ono man read aloud and fifteen or twenty other men clustered uround him like bees, Inside tho court tho samo sceno was witnessed. Hundreds of eyes sparkled and smiles ran all around the room when a detective displayed the little bags of gold sovereigns which wero found on the oftico table when he arrested the defendants. Another sensation was the announcement that Sir Charles Russel, Q C, M P., had been specially retained as leading counsel for the prosccution. Tho proceedings, however, simply consisted of proying the arrest, after which tho defendants wero remanded until next Tuesday and wore hold in bail of 500 in the day tho defend- ants' counsel applicd to Justice Denman, sitting in chambors, for an injunction to re- strain the London edition of the floruld from publishing anything further on the case. The wjunction was granted, but the Herald will, despite this, publish o full page of the story, giving reports of the proceed- mgs of to Mrs. Hul Condition. LCopyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett,] Panis, Oct. 18.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tire Bee. | —Mrs. Hubbara Ayer, who was knocked down by u eab whilo waik- ing on the Ruo Gallice, is improving. The Herald correspondent saw Lor doctur at the Hotel Continental, who said: I am happy to say that Mrs. Ayer is doing very nicely and isas comfortable asa herson can expect to be with three bones broken in her arms and her clbow fractured. She was wonder- fully plucky at the time of the accident and has borue up bravely over since. Of course, sheis in more or less pun all the time and will not be able to use her arms for a month or two. There are no jnternal injuries,” - Znlinski's New Gun Copiright 1889 by Janss Gordon Bennet.) Benrwiy, Oct. 16.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to T Ber. |—Captain Za- linski returned this morning from a_tour of inspection made by permission of the Ger- man government to Kiel, Wilhelmshafen and Essen. Concerning the Herald's report of the performance of his gun, he says: *“While fifteen torpedos were fired in seventeen and a half munutes, the timo culled for by our contracts, if the Vesuvius had a well trained crew, which, being out of commission, she has not, thoso fifteen rounds could havo been fired in five minutes. If guns of & heavier calibro had been 1ssued 16,500 pounds of charges could have been fired, instead of 8,000, as the more rapidly tho gun is fired the cooler it gots. While our contract with the government calls for our throwing 200 pound charges ono mile every two minutes, whicn wo ae- complished, we can throw a 500 pound charge that distance, a 200- pound charge 3,000 yards from o vessel, or 4.000 yards from o gun_on land, and 100 pound charges 4,000 yards from a vessel, or three miles from a shore battery. A bneumatic gun will compel changes 1n the construction of the hull below tho water in vessels of war 80 as to meet and resist tho powerful torpedo action this gun brings into play, Sl A An American Genoral Hon ored (Conyright 1889 by ames Gordon Bennete. | LoNpoN, Oct. 16.—|New York Horald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—General and Mrs. Porterfield, of New York, have arrived at Paris from their continental tour and are at 53 Kue do Furux. During their tour they were the guests of Governor General | off, at Nijui Novgorod, in Russia, where a dioner was given them by Princo Baranoff. At St Petersburg the emperor sent tho general an invitation to the great military review, at which he was presented to the emperor and empress during tho luncticon in the royal pavilion, DEATH KNELL O¢ THE K, OF L. The Fiat Goes Forth From the Street Rallway Kajahs That It must Die, MixNearonis, Oct, 16,—The aonual con- vention of the street railway presidents of the United States began horo to-day. ‘The report of the executive committeo evercly scored the Knights of Labor. Referring to the New York and Brooklyn strect car strikes the report says: ‘'ho death knell of tho Kuights of Labor organization bus boen sounded becauso 1t has shown its unworthiness to live, by reason of the criwe committed in its name under the direction of its leaders.” The report says further®that it is its earnest desiro that there should be estab- lished in tho street railway business such a mmunity o1 interest betieen the employer nd the employed that perfect harmony shall reign. —— 1tlinois K. of . "CnioaGo, Oct. 16,—The grand lodge of the Kuights of Ppthias of Lilnois to-day elected o following officers: Grang chancellor, J. H, Kellogg, £recport; aud vice chancellor, Charles Schere alona; grand appellate, F. C. Cook, Peoria rand keeper of records and seals, H P! “aldwell, Chicago; grand master of the ex ohequer,’ John lobriel, Chicagoy grand master at arms, U, A. Birnes, Jucksonville; grand inner guard, Charles Burgoyne, Chi- cago; graud outor guard, Past Chancellor Johu A. Melter, Cairo; supreme representas tive, W, A, Schimidt, Quinsy. e A The Weather Forecast. For Omaha aud viewity: Fair weather, For Nobraska: Faur, slightly tooler, north- erly wind For Iowa: Fair till Friday night, slightly cooler, northwesterly winds. For Dakota: Fair till’ Friday night, lightly warwer, - Young Blaine Must Fay. New Youx, Oct. 16.—James G, Blaie, J 800 of the secretary of state, to-day cou- fessed judguent 10 the supreine court for in favor of Dr. Fuller ou action brought recover payment for vrofessionul sery- fces rendered the defendant’s wife and cuild o 1ses THURSDAY . MORNING, ARTHUR I8 A MONOTHEIST, The Brotherhood Solemnly Wa Against Strange Gods, Dexver, Oct. 16.-The twenty-sixth an- nual convention of the locomotive engineers begzan hero this afternoon, Chief Arthur de- livered his annual address, in the course of which he said. he present to me ropresents the turning point in the history of the order, for 1t has become apparent that a feoling essentially radical has crept in cnd taken possession of one members. This is Jangerous and _must bo suppressed, for owing to this statements scemingly contra- dictory have been made public which could never have happened had there been the former oneness of thought and bonesty of purpose. If a man's ability extends be- yond that required by the brotherhood, then it becomes his duty to aoft the begrimed hu- biliments of the mecnanic and assume the position for which he is particularly fitted." Mr. Arthur admonished the members to keep their personality intact and not to allow falso gods to induco them to subscribe to laws which, as soon as passed, will make them cognizant of the necessity for their repeal. He reiterated with emphasis the statement that the brotherhood is law-abiding and that the strikes are only sanctioned as a last resort. Tho membership of the order is abont 2, - 000, Since its organization 3,008,000 has been paid out to widows, orphans and dis- abled members, In couclusion ho said ho trusted that in ail the discussions of differences which may arise the members, while giving frank ex- pression to_their thoughts, “will carefully guard against that spirit of dogmatism which would call upon others w square their thoughts and opinions with our own, " No reference was made in the address to cither the question of federation or the late Burlington strike, to the appurent disap- pointment of a number of delegates. The contest for headquarters evidently lies between Denver and Cleveland, Chicago be- ing knocked out entircly by the Tilinois con- spiracy laws, Tho west is supporting Den- ver, and the east favors Cleveland, while the southern delogates are divided. ned The Brakemen. ST. PAUL, Oct. 16.—Tho important feature of this morning’s session of the Brotherhood of Railway Brakemen was tho ofiicial report, which containea some important sugges- tions. Vico Grand Master Slattery, of Butte, said be was in favor of changing the name of the order to the *‘Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,” as at least one-third of the membership is made up of conductors, bageagemen and others. Anothor of his recommendations 18 in regard to the relicf schemes that are just now being pushed for- ward by scveral of the leading rail- roads of this country, tho Phil- adelphia & Reading, the Baltinore & Ohio and tho Burlington & Quicy. His advice to the members was for them to investigate all schemes of this kind caro- fully, and he was suro they would arrive at the'samo conclusion regarding them as he had, and that was to_let them alone, as they were only snares to draw them on and make them slaves to their employer: The grand secretary and treasurer's re- port gave valuable statistics concerning the growth and state of the order, THE ANARCHIST'S DAUGHTER. » Clergyman Offi of Littie Lulu Pursons. Ciicaco, Oct. 16.—[Special Telogram to Tne Be. |—Little fulu Parsons,daughter of the executed anarchist leader, was laid in her last resting place to-day. Tho romains of tho littlo one were not placed beside tho body of her father, but were buried in another part of the cemetery at Waldheim, The ser over the re- mains_were held at Avondale, the homo of Mrs, Lucy Puarsons. No clergyman was present but a touching tribute was rendered and comforting words for the bereaved mother were spoken by Mr. Holmes, a prom- inent_anarchist. About ono hundred por- s0ns were present and everytiing was con- ducted 1n a quiet and orderly manner. The pall bearers wero Ludies, s -— 10 THE CRIME, tes at the Burial INADEQUATE :bring, the Yoyng Poisoner, Given Twenty-five ¥ ears. BERRIEN SPmiNGs, M ot 16.— [Special Telegram to Tme Bee.}—Horaco Sebring, the youth who tried to poison all the members of his family, including his wother and father, ana thus eomo into pos- scssion of a paltry estate, which wou able him to get married, was to-dzy sen- tenced to twenty-five years in the state prison. He confossed the horrible details of his crime. Ho purchased thoe poison and hid it until suitable opportumty was given him to place it in the tea kettio, All the family partook of the tea but himselr, and when they discovered they were poisoned and im- plored bim to go for aid he stolidly refused and waited for the drug to do its deadly work. His purpose was frustrated, how- ever, by the timely appearance of neigh- bors, who succeeded in saving the victims of bis iuhuman plot. Double Haneing in Californ PracenvicLe, Cal, Oct 10, — William Drager and John Olson were hunged hero this morning for complicity in the murder of Jobn Lowell, ou the latter's ranch, in Mareh, 1555, “The men wore convicted with J. F. yors over a rago and Myers was exe- cuted last Novemoer. Cut His Wife's Throat. Trov, N. Y., Oct. 16.—At Cambridge, this morning, Harley Hodge murdered his wife by cuttng her throat, and then slightly wounded himselt in o like manner. Ho feigns lunacy. Hodge had been held i jait on the chargo of abusing his wife, but was released on bail Monday. THE CINCINNATL HORROR. Secretary Doherty Explains tho Cause of the Wreck. CixersyaTy, Oct. 16, —Hundreds of people gathered this morning at the scene of yester- lay's frightful accident on the Mount Au- burn inclined plane, Miss Oscamp, one of the vietims, still lives, but physicians cannot give any assurance of her recovery. Mrs. Hochstotter has improved this morning, but her recovery Is also extromely doubtful. Young McFadden is in a fair way to recover unless sowe hiaden injury present itself. James M. Doherty, secretary of the com- pany overating the Mount Auburn inclined plane, says the cause of yesterday's accident was a litile piece of ironnov more than an inch long that became lodged fn the cut-off valve and was found this morning by the men who have taken the machinery apart, How it came there no ono yot knows, A Rear bna Coilision, Lenaxoy, Ind,, Oct.16,—A construction train bearing section men on the Midland railroad backed into @ freight three miles eastof this place, Brakeman Moore was killed outrigit. Oliver Heath aad Johu itch were fatilly turt and several others were seriously injured. . Kivled by an K CiveisNaty, Oct. 16,—Stanley L. Potter, son of Rev. 8. 8, Potter, and & memver of the furniture manufacturing firm of Miner & Rossiter, was instautly killed this morning by being struck by u descending elevator. Ho was thirty-two years ola and unwarried. -~ Killed the Wrong Party Fir CiNersyari, Oct, 16 —At Careyville to- night Charles Heidenrich, aged twenty-one, shot his wifo dead and then suicided. The tragedy was the outcome of & domestic quarrel, e Portugal's King Delirious. Lisnon, Oct. 16,—To-uight the condition of the king of Portugal s worse. Gangrene Lus set o and the patieat is delirious, SOUTH DAROTA'S SENATORS. Pettigrew and Moody Selected ‘Without Opposition. A MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS. The Kegislaturs Potitions For A Appropriation to Carry on the Work of Irrigation—Black Hills People Jabilant. Pettigrew and Moody Chosen. Prenng, 8. gram to Tne B he result of the ballot in the caucus of republican membors of the legislature last night showed: Pettigrew 93 votes, Moody 85, Edgerton 67, and Wardell 44, As 800n as the result was announced a motion carried to make the nomination of Pettigrew and Moody unanimous for United States senators. It was well that it was so, for if a fight had been made the result would still have been in doubt, When the fact bo- came known that Pettigrew and Moody were victorious there commenced a scene never cqualled in Pierre for enthusiasm. Speak- ers, consisting of tho chosen senators and the most prominent men of the state, took turns on the outdoor rostrums, and talked to choerfng thousands. Bonfires were lit, bands played and the celebration continued without hindrance until morning, and no pen can describo it wild enthusiasm. This afternoon both branches of the legis- lature mot to ballot for senators. In the house tho result stood: R. I, Pettigrew 108 against 14 for Bartlett Triop and 107 for Moody against 14 for M. H. Day. The senate vote was 14 each for Pettigrew and Moody against 4 for Tripp and Day. To-morrow the legislature meets n joint session to hear the minutes of each house read on the ballot for senator and approve them, after which it will adjourn until the date of the meeting in Pierra on the second Tuesday after tho second Monday in Janu- ary. No other business was transacted this session except the adoption of the following wemorial to congress to-day in tho senate and house: Resolved, That the senators and reprasen- tatives of the state of South Dakota in the congress of the United States aro hereby re- quested to urge the passage of a bill by con- gress at the earliest possible moment provid- ing an appropriation for the purnose of mak- ing the necessury surveys and of boring ex- perimental artosian wells so as to_determine the feasibility of artesian irrigation vrepara- tory to the establishment of & system of ir- rigation by this state. People at Moody's Home Jubilant. D :ADWOOD, 8. D., Oct. 16 —[Special Tele- gram to e ¥ , the home of Judge Gideon C. ved the news of his election to the Unitea States senate with great rejoicing. [t may be considered one of the greatest political victories eve accomplished, ninetenths of his strength cowiug from east of the Missour: river. Be. sides this he has been the especial target of all the isms, factions, cliques and combmations of which the new state so freely abounds. He has also been subjected to vitter personal abuse and opposition and consequently his home beople are so much more rejoiced at his suc- cess. Preparations are under way to tender him one of tho greatest ovations ever given a returning warrior crowned with the wreath of victory. Governor Meliette Goes to Bismarck. Pierez, S, ., Oct. 16.—[Special Telegrem to Tne Ber. |—Governor Mellette's special train went out this morning, bound for Bis- marck, where the affairs of the territory will now be rushed to a conclusion preparatory to the admission of both Dakotas as states, Pettigrew and Moody tako special trains out to-morrow with soveral hundred friends, the former to show them over Sioux Falls'and give a banquet inthe Queen City, and the Tattor to the Black Hills nkton People Rejoice. ANKTON,S. D.,Oct.16.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber.)--The election of Moody and Pettigrew was expected here and is received with general satisfaction. Tho prohibition- ists jomn in the rejoicing over the election of the senators, Now the peoplo want the pres- idential proclamation of recognition. MOODY'S WAR RECOKD. It is One That He May Justly be Proud of. ‘WasniNatoy, Oct. 16.—During the Knights Templar conclave, and while Washington contained thousands of Hoosiers, the attacks being made on the military record of Judge G. C. Moody, who was to-duy elected to the United States senate in South Dakota, was a theme of general discussion. Colonel Moody is a native Hoosier, and commanded an In- Qiana regiment during tho lato war. He is, therefore, well known among the soldiers who served from his native state during the early sixties. President Harrison is person- ally well conversant with Moody’s war rec- ord, and regards it as very exceilent. From Indiana soldiers and the war department [ am enabled to give the military record of Colonel Moody accurately, and it makes ils own refutation of the charges which are being brought against him, Colonel Moody enhsted in April, 1861, im- mediately upon the firing on Fort Sumter, He entered the army as a first lieuteuant 1n the Ninth Indiana Infavtry; was cominis. sioned and mustered in as captain of Com- pany C; servea during the thres months’ servico in West Virginia, and av the close of that campaign was notified by President Lincoln tuut he was appointed captain of the Ninth United States regulars, Schuyler Col- fux saying that it was given him as a recog- nition of services during the three months' campaign, Moody secured leave of absence 10 serve with the volunteers, and upon re- enlistment in the volunteer regiment was promoted to tho lieutenaut coloneley, and went back into West Virginia; was after- wards, in the fall of 1861, comuussioned as colonel of the regiment. ~ He joined Buell's army in Maren, 1862, and was unfortunate in being assigned to General Nelson's com- mana, Nelson bated with intense hatred all Indiana regiments, When Colonel Moody reported to Colonel Frye, at Buell's headquarters, he was told that he should be assigned to such command as he desired Colonel Moody protested agaiust being assigned to Nelson's command, and was assured that_he should only be kept thero tewporarily. Nelson's adjutant-gen- eral assigned Moody to General Hazen, who commanded & brigade, and through whose persuasion he fnally consented to re- muin with the command. The first time tuat Moody saw Nelson he got into a difi- culty with hm and was shamefully abused. ‘Ihis was followed up by contentions until Moody got tired and worn out, und asked to be relieved, and returned to his regular regi- went. He was thereupon wmustered our of tbe volunteer service and granted an Lonor- able discharge. Then he was ordered to re turn to his regular regiment. He did so. He bad the command av headquarters for a time, aud subsequently the command of & batallion of nine compauies in the fiela; was then detailed to serve upon General Thomas' stafl as chief commissary of mustur and aid. He served with General “George H, Thomas one year thereafter; wus with him at the battle of Hoover's Gap, bis skirmishers p: ding the battle of Chickamaugs, at Chicamuuga, at Chattanooga, at Mission- ary Rudge, aud then resigned bls services in the regular army; was repeatedly com mended h{ General Thomas for his servic @od was highly complimented by bim when Qeneral Thomas 0 rosignation, but rsisted, however, practically at an Chattanooga he sent in his resignation, urged him not to press th to withdraw it. Moody as he supposed the war end when the battle fought. } Once before—in 1872 —when Colonel Moody was a candidate for aelegate to congress, an attack upon his military record similar to the one which is now being made was pressed vigorously. Bt General Hazen, who iap- pened to bo in Dakota at that time, promptly took up_the cudgel, and dectared that all of the charges against Colonel Moody wore ma- licious fabrications, and he published a state- ment_to that effect. At the war department and in Indiana circles where most is known of Colonel Moody's career during the war, ho stands very high, not ouly as a soldier, but as & man. THE e DALY URONIN SUSPECT. A Stenographer Undergoing Pumping Procoas. Ciicaco, Oct. 16.—Thoro was a rumor this morning that Messrs, Wing and Forrest, counsel for the defenso, had resigned. Judge Wing denied thoro was any truth in it and Forrest declined to talk about the matter. No additional jurors wore secured in tho Cronin case to'Cay. There are still four va- cancies. Henry N. Stoltenberg, a stenographer in the law office of Windes & Sullivan, the firm of which Alexander Sullivaa is a mem- ber, was summoned to the states attorney’s office this morning. Stoltenberg did mot reappear for about two hours. To questions subsequently as to whether the stenographer had been arrested or was prac- tically in custody, the state's attorney re- turned evasive answers. Tho official stated that Kavanaugh, one of the men charged with the attempted jury-fixing, had gone to- v 10 the ofiice of Windes' & Sullivan, What, if any connection, this had to do with Stoltenberg, State's Attorney Longenecker dechued to explain. My, Longenecker would only say that Stoltenberg *would not svend the night at heme.” Subscquently the sten- ographer’s mother tolda reporter that sho had received o messago from her son through a deputy, to the effect that ho would ot be hiome to-night. Muny reports in regard to Stoltenberg were afloat during the evening. One was that a woman telegraph operator in one of the ho- tels had testiticd before the grand jury to-day that Stoltenberg was the person who handed in a dispatch sent to Winnipeg directing tne lawyers for Suspect Burke to warn the lat- ter against communicating with Oficer Col- lins on the journey to Chicago. This dis- patch, it is claimed, was sigued “J. G.,” the same initials as those of John Graham, A. S. rude's clerk, who has 'been charged with being implicated in an ottempt to fix the Cronin jury. The Daily News will say to-morrow: The prosecution believed the secrets of the grand Jury room were b2ing regularly coaveyed to ‘Aléxander Sullivan, Itwas to mvestigate this matter that Stoltenberg was sent for. Late to-night it is rumored that another ar- rest has been made, and it is rumored that this person 1s a court officer. The story regarding Stoitenberg and the dispateh could not be verified. The telegraph operator referred to denles the report tlatly. Late to-night a detective standing near tho residence of Alexandor Sullivan told a r porter he had been detailed there to watch the premises. For what purvose the espion- age is being conducted the ofticer refused to . Other detectives! were numerous in the inity throughout the might. - THE ErISOOPALIANS, the The Blshops Refuse Their Consent to the Tentative Use of the Hymnal. New Yorg, Oct. 16.—In the Eniscopal con- vention to-day the report of the special com- mittee to which the memorial of tho colored clergymen was referred was read, majority and minority reports being presented. Dr. Philip Brooks, who presented the mi- nority report, said, in speaking of the church “She kuows nothing of the color of & man's skin.” The reports were madea special order for Friday. Tae committce on constitutional amend- ments reported that they were of the opinion that the general convention had no power to establish a court of appeals, but that the dio- cesun convention has power to erant a presoyter or deacon the right of appeal. The recommendation of the committee for the insertion in urticle 6 of the woras ‘In- cluding such court of appeals as such dio- cese muy deem oxpedient,” was placed on the calendar, The house went into commit- tee of the wholo on the majority report on liturgical revision. A resolution that the word “‘proper”’ be in- serted before the word ‘'session” in the heading of the tables of lessons, and that the table of proper lessous be iuserted in the table of contents. Carrled. A motion thut the word ‘‘earthquake” be added to the appeals in the litany, the addi- tion of certaln prayors for use during roga- tion, and that psalm 69 be replaced by psulm 61 in the service for Good Friday was concurred in. A number of other amendments wero dis- cussed at great length, but failed on vote. The bouse of bishops this afternoon non- concurred in the tentative use of the hymnal for the ensuing threa years A Religions Roasting. Nuw Yonk, Oct. 16,—At the second day's meeting of the American board of commis- sioners of foreign missions several interest- ing papers were reag. Tt was decided that no change in the chureh in Jupan is desira- ble. The committee on the necessity for a change in the relations between the board and the Congregational church reported in- quiries revealed o very vague and indifferent stute of feeling, and that the time had not evidently arrived fop a change of any kind. “The commitice was. continued for another year. During the debate on continuance, Dr. Grifith, of 13oston, aceused the bourd of dis- criminaiing against certain candidates in its system of sccret examinations, asking them auestions to which it was impossible to frame unswers even in & wan's own heart. The unsuccesstul candidate was then branded as a heretic. A change was needed. These remarks caused a'sensation, and Dr. Grifiith was greatly applauded. Dr. Meredith also declared the board should be so constituted as to perfectly rep- resent the mission work of the Congrega- tonal chureh, Ho complained of boing 1g- nored by the board, assorted that this feeling ~ was quite ral uwong the churcnes, o e TEKRIBLE MINE €XPLOSION. —_— Seventy Men Baried Alive in an Eng- Rilsh Colifery. Loxnoy, Oct. 16.—An ‘explosion occurred In thio Beatileo colliery @ Longton, county of Stafford, early this moraing. Seventy miners were in the pit.at the time of the ac- cident, ouly cleven of whom ave alive, The pit was complotely wresked, and the task of getting out the buried miners will be one of great difficulty, A baed of voluntvers is now engaged in making explorations for the y of the bodies, Already fifty bodies have been recoverad. The bodics recovered show the victims died of gas poisoning. T'he rescvers wero compelled to relinguish worik by the accum- ulation of gas, Ihe latest advices from the scene stato that a fire is raging and other explosions are feared, ‘The underground manager is among tho victiws. ‘Tho record of the men down In the mine is lost, hence it i impossible to verify the cumber. The Jatest estimato is Lbut sixty persons were killed, — Mayor Grant Stands Firm, New Yok, Oct, 16.—Mayor Grant said to- day that he should coutinue to use every possible wcans to prevent the electrio light compauies from operating their vlauts until their wires were abioluiely safe. All day were busy replacing ges lamps und burners ou the posts. OCTOBER 17, MONTANA MUST MAKE HASTE She i8 Likely to Be Omitted in the Statehood Proclamation. THAT DOCUMENT IS READY. It is Generally Understood in Ofcial Circles That the President Will Not Wait Much Longer on the Warring Territory. 518 FOURTEENTI STREET, Wasninaroy, D. O, Oct, 10, Tho belief was general in Washington to- day that President Harrison was about to issue his proclamation adwmitting the Dakotas and Washington to statehood, and a great many inquiries wero made at the state de- partment and white house concerning the document, It was believed that the president would leave Montana out of his proclamation on ac- count of the territorial officers being unable to certify the clection to the president as re- quired by law. The anticipation of the proclamation is due to the work now going on by the legislature of South Dakota at Plerre. It was believed that the governor of South Dakota and the other officers elected would not conveno the logislature and bogin work, sotting apart to- morrow for the election of United States senators, without first receiving an indica- tion from the president that the proclama- tion admitting the new states to the union would be issued. Av the white house it was stated this attornoon that tho proclamation, although it has been prepared at tho state department, has not been laid beforoe the president: that the delay is due to the contention in Moutana between the two political partios. The president made no statement as to what hie intended to do, but_in official circles the imvression prevaile to-night that the proclamation will soon lssue without Mon- tana unless the result of tho election there is very soon determined. The mandamus case, which is to come before the court on the 1st of November for the purpose of determining the result of the election in one or more couu- ties in that territory, scems to be an an- nouncement that the returns will be delayed at the white house until at least a week in November. There aro good reasons why the states of North and South Dakota and Wash- ington should be adwitted into the union ab once. The finances of these states are low and the legislatures will immediately be called upon to make appropriations. The law authorizing the admission of four states pro- vides that the legislatures may meet beforo the states are admitted, elect United States senators and certify them to the presiden The legislatures may also, althougn they are not 8o authorized specifically, go into the pre- liminary work of debates and legislation, but nothing can be doue in the way of legislating finaily until the president’s proclamation has veen issued. Although Governor Metlette, of South Dakota, has been inaugurated gov- ernor of that state, he has nov relinquished his federal power governor of the two Dakotas, and he will continueto represent the governmentand draw his salary until the president has issued his proclamation and he has taken the oath as governorof the state of South Dakota. ARMY NEWS. By direction of the present [irst Lieuten- ant George R. Burnett, Ninth cavalry, will report in person to Colonel Charles Suther- land, surzeon, president of the army retiring board at Governor’s Island, New York City, for examination by the board. The superintendent of the recruiting service will cause twenty colored cavalry re- cruits to bo assigned to the Ninth cavalry and forwarded under proper charge to such point or points in the Department of the Platte as the commanding general of the de- partment shall des Tho following transfers tillery are made First Lieutenant Thomas R. Adams, from light battery D, to battery L. First Lieutenant William F. Hancock (re- ceutly appointed) from Bautery I to light Battery D. Second Lieutenant Sdward F. McGloch- lin, jr., Fifth artillery, (late additional third licutenant, Third artillery) will proceed to Fort Douglas and report for duty with his battery, light Battery D, The leave of absence granted Captain Frederick W. Thibant, Sixth infantry, October 2, is extended twenty days. By direction of the secretary of war, Frank Reader, Company K, Seventeenth in- fautry, now with his company, 18 discharged from the service of the United State Second Lieutenant, Edward M. McCaskey, Twenty-first infantry, on leave of absenco at Lancaster, Penn., will report by letter to the superintendent of the recruiting service, New Yorie city, on October 29, to cenduct a aetachment of recruits to the department of the Platte, Oun the completion of this duty he will join his company. First Lieutenant Frank S, Harlow, First artillery, now serving at Fort Monroe, will proceed to West Point and report in person 10 the superintendent of the United States military academy for duty, relioving First Licutenant Walluce Mott, ighth i fantry, who will proceed, at the' expiration of tho sick leave of absence granted i September 27, to join his company. MISCELLANEOUS, Ayers was to-day awarded the for furnishing the tower clock on zovernment building at Keokuk, L., at ‘Wasmixaros Bureav Tus Ovany Ber, } in the Fifth ar- and ofice fr and Miss Carrie P, from $600 to $000 us a promoted in tho general 1,400 0 a $1,600 positio Chureh, of Nebraska, copyist. Chief Postofiice Tnspector Rathbone receiwved inforimation of tho arrest of J. Chambers, charged with stealing a reg- istered package from the Beaveop, 1., post- oftice; also Lewis Nelson, at New Haven, 11, ubon the charge of obstructing the United States mails, Chief of the Secret Service Bell, in his annual rests during the past fiscal year we the great majority of which were for maun- facturing, dealing in or passing counterfeit money, ltalians are foremost among foreignors as counterfeiters. The repre- sentative value of counterfoit and raise notes and other imitation wmoney captured was nearly £500,000, James McCald was to-day appointed post- master at Bunner, Banner county, Nebraska, George B. Squires, of Brooklyn, N. Y., & epocial agent of the general land office, has been dismissed. Squires was formerly pri- vate secretary to Pension Cowmissioner Tanner. Hiram R. Enocl, of Tllinois, special ex aminer in the pension ofice, has resigned, Penny 5, Heami, ———— Presidential Postmasters, WasHINGTON, Oct. 16, —Presidential post- masters were to-day appointed as follows: Hawlin, at Kankukee, 1L, vice John o romoved; limma E. Palmer, at o, 1., vice A, S. Palmer, doceased; 0. Rockwell, at St. ¢ s, 11l., vi Dougherty, removed, and Iver Foorkel- *son, Lilack River Falls, Wis,, vice G. W. Lewss, removed. has John S Reception of the Ma Congress WasHINGTON, Oct. 16,—Tho diplomatic re ception raom of the state department pre sented a gcene of unusual brilliacey th morning when Secretary I3laine received tho delegates to the Iuteruational Marine con gress. The members of the various delega. tious were presented to Sceretary Blaine by their respective ministers aud he cordially received each on warm grasp of the haud and appropriate words. After un ad- dress of welcome on the part of Secretury Blaine the delegates were preseuted to Pres. ident Harrison, Adwmiral Franklin, United States navy, was chosen president of the couference and sdjournwent was had until to-morrow, PORTANT DEC The C, St. P, M. & O. Awarded Nearly 40,000 Acr s Indemnity Lands, Wasiixarox, Oct. 16,—The secretary of the interior, in & decision rendored to-day, directs the commissioner of the general land oftice to correct certain errors made in tho adjustment of a land grant to tho state of Wisconsin for the benofit of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad. By this decision of the socretary the company is awarded 3 ucres indomnity land for swamp land hoeretoforo erroncously trans- ferred to it, but which, in faot, bn longed to tho state; alro 8,023 acre on account of an' error ' m the former statement made by the general land office, 1,200 acres on_ account of lands erroncousiy sold by the United States and 6,658 acres on account of lands orroncously certified as indemnity lands, but which were 10 fact eranted lands, The secrotary fur- ther decides that the rallroad s entitled to its lands by grants under both the acts of 1850 and of 1804; that where ‘“‘place” lands wero taken, under the grant of 1857, as is the case at the junction of the main and branch lines, the company is entitled to an in- demuity for the lands lost, by the act of 1864, This ruhng will wive the railvoad cowpany, it is stated, additional indemni 10 the amount of 37,000 acres, e e AMERICAN WOOL, The Market Quoted as Steady and Pricss Slowly Advancing. Bostoy, Oct, 16.—[Speeial Telegram to Tie Bee. | —The American Wool Reporter, in to-morrow's roview of the market, will say: The market is steady, as usual, with prices slowly advancing, as for example, 20% cents last weok for Michigan X and 33 cents for the same delalnes have now risen to 82 cents and 3314 conts respectively, a largo ordor of the latter at B3 cents being refused in BBoston this weel, Regardless of this condition of affairs the strongest feature of tho situation is the strength ot the interior markets. Wools are actually cheaper at the seaboard thau in the iuterior and holders are not disposed to give very much on prices so iong as they can sec no chanco of replacing the wools, There is very littlo likeli- hood of values going off. The general steadiness 18 shown by Ohio XX, there being no sales of this at loss than 34 cents and there are othor wools of no better grade that will take one cent more to move them, “The market should be properly quoted at i to 35 cents. ‘The pulled wool market is moderately active, the bulk of the wool sold bewng lambs at an_averago price of 5 cents. Short extras are quoted at 25 to 26 cents, Clean washed combings continue fiam and scarce on a 40 conts basis for No, 1 Oio, for Kentucky and Iudiana sliow no improvement. ‘The Texas and torritory are quict. Some fow lots of new fall Tex- ans, ote., have reached the coast, but no salesof consequence have been made, the prices paid in Texas bemg 1S to 19 cents, maning 50 to 52 cents clear here, The short spring wools are not wanted at 53 conts, cven the extreme prico being 53 cents. Tho movement in spring California has been large, but the wools are defective and prices the samo us last repor. ‘lorritories are moderate. A good fine warp wool can not e gotten up for lcss than 60 cents, the medi- ums 55 to o6 ceats, Reports from abroad stato that domestic wools, Lunglish, are firm. There has been an_advance in mohair and alpaca. The demand for these fibors is due to a return of washing to Justre fabrics, and as it finds the United Kingdom with _only 20,000,000 sheep against 85,000,000 twenty' vears ago, there is wo reuson why American wools of the Kentucky, Indiana aud Missouri types may not profit somewnat by this change of fashion. Scaboard quotations are: Ohio XX, 33)@34 cents; Michigan X, 20@31 cents; Ohio, unwashed, 22@23 cents; No. 1 Ohio, combings, A, 40 conts: Michigan combings, A, 39 cents: Missourt and Il 3¢ combings, 27@23 cents; Texas fine, 23@2%5 cents; California N, spring, 23@25 cents: Iast Oregen, 20@22 ‘eents; Valloy Oregon, 23120 conts; Kansas, fine, J5@ 20 cents; Wyo: mmg and Utah, fine, 15 5 cents, peadiofem A BRIER BATTLE. After Two Rounds the Sheriff Takes a Hand. AsnrLAND, Wis,, Oct. 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee. |—The crowd of 1,000 peo ple that went to the Casino last night ex- pected to see a prize fight between Charles Kimmick, of St. Paul, and George Curtis, of Eau Claire, two midaleweighte, 1t looked like a glove contest until tne second round, when KKimmick knocked s opponcnt suiff by a terrific blow on the jugular, and was finishing his man when Sheriff Mattson and two deputies jumped into the ring and or- dered the fight siooped. Kimmick walked over to where Curtls lay agaiust the ropes and swung his arm as if to strike, when a deputy sheriff grabbed him by the 'arm and placed bim under arrest. Sheri Mattson and a deputy also arrcsted Needham and Curtis and the two were taken to the county jail despite the vigorous protests of tho crow The Sports Acraigned. MiNNEAPOLIS, Oct. 10.—An Ashland, Wis., special says that several persons arrested at the Casino theater fizht last night were ar. raigned 10 the municipal court this morning. Curtis and Kimmick, the principals, W. Kelman and Billy O'Bricn, seconds, and William Cotter, proprictor of the Casino theater, were all put under $1,000 bonds to appear next Monday. All go to jail but Cotter, who furnished bail. \Warrants have been made out for the arrest of James Burr and Charles Doherty, Kimmick’s seconds, aud Dan Howe, Mike Donovan and Georgo Lester, Othe sts will probably bo made. * The chief of police is imphcated in the affair and will be arvested this afternoon, He guarauteed that no arrests would be madé and encouraged thoso interested to go with the fight. Tuere is intense excite- ment, but o resistance so far, A SURFEIT OF BANQUELS, The All-American Excursionists Be- ing Killed With Kindness.| (¢} ND, Oct. 16, ~The delegates to the Pan-Amcrican congress did not rise tiil late this forenoon, They spent an hour of the morning inspecting tha business iuterests of the city, After returning from various tours of the city, lunch was served at 1 o'clock, which was followed by a drive through thé ssidence portio “C'he party left for Detroit to-night. ‘the manager of the excursion has telegraphied to tho points yet to be visited requesting the sception committees to abandon that part of thew programme which provides for ban- quets, in wercy 1o the exhausted delegates, He hias also stited that the visitors do not care 1o sce fuctories, of which they have had @ surfeit, INDIANA'S DRES! 30 BEEF LAW, e Third Decisic Decl It Unconstitutional. INpIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 16.—Judge Irwin, of tie Marion county court. held to-day thut the dressed beef act of the last legislature is unoonstitutional and* dire u entry dis charging Philip Klein, agaiust whom proce ings were brought. 1'his is the third d ion against the action of the Indiaua courts, —_— Avrested For Embezzlement. MixNEAPOLIS, Oct. 10.—Walter J, Ballard, A. Dostwick and W. L. Pierce, oficers of the Northwestern Collection, Loan and Trust agency, which assigned two days ago, wero arrested to-day cuarged with ewmbezzlement by & firm of eastern croditors, 1tls expected that & suwber of other firis will also prose- Ccule NOBLE LAYS DOWY THE LAW Why He Rescinded Tanner's Ine oreasod Pension Order, IT WAS UNWISE AND ILLEGALy The Commissioner’s Action Charace terized as Wholly Unwarranted, Without Precedent, and Disas. trous in ls Tendenoy. Nobln's Answe WasiINGTON, Oct. 16,—The statomont, per pared av the interior department in suppory of the action of Secretary Noblo in rescinde ing Commissioner Tanner's order advancing pensious from §2 to $1 par month in certain cases was given out to-night. 1t calls attention to section 4001 of the re. vised statutes, providing that excopt in cases of permancnt spocitle disabilitios no inorease of ponsions shiall bo allowed prior t tho date of the oxamining surgeon's cortifivate, ete., and enters av length 1nto the consideration of various deercos of disability and 1he roason for having allowed the $2 pension. “If now, by order of tho commissioner,'® says tho statement, “witlout regard to medical oxamination, a man who lias beon re- ceiving §2 is advanced to &, without the man who was more disabled and has boon rated at §1 being himself advanced, it is obylotg that injustico is dove to the higher graded man. 1f, however, the allowance 18 madée aftor examination by & surgeon, everything has been done in due order and nccording to law. If the arbitrary orders of the commise sioner arc the busis it Must rosuit that n few o favorites aud the great mass, who o depend upon medical oxaminations, > put at a great. disadvantage; thereforo it was decided that there i8 no authority in law for an order arbitrarily in ing a grewy muss of pensions 1 the face of the statute, and which order is not extended to all casos, Quotations are then made from Tanned's recent letter to Dalzell in which Tanner says ho issued the order with o view to putting these §2 men up to at least &4 or to drop thom off the rolls, and in which he said he ordered them for’ examination bofore thelr home board. ‘Thie statement says : “The order as made was arbitrar. qualified and required an advance sxamination, to the amount specified, $4 per month. It did not proposc to drop anyone, as the latter pretended, and it did not.oraer anyouo for examination, as the lotter pre- tends it did. It was an unauthorized, ui qualiticd and illegal order for every ' pen- sioner 10 be advancd to §4 who was receiv- ing loss. It was made on April 25, and it was proposed to have it taie effect ¢n March a7, A slight consideration of this matter will show that to give away $66.000 & wonth of the public money on such an_order as thg would be but the beginning of a system By which millions could be expended “as uncoh- cd by law s it was unauthorized by sdent. Phere would be no more harm in glving snator Manderson 4,000 or moro than there would be in giving 33,000 £35,000, In cither case it would be an unauthorizod dis- tribution of public moneys, and the door of 1l might as well be cpen th actual wasion as to have such warranls Crawn upon it to be cashed without que stiontng. It is also opvious that such a course as this would not benefit the soldiers ultimutely, as 1t is intended only to benefit those who'ura least disabled. “Thore is no expression, no dispositionto prevent any deserving soldicr from acquir- Ing the peusion his disability entities him to —either | ial application or tho application for incrcase. Al that is befug done is to maintain that the law is to be libe erally construed, but by no means disre- garded, and Lo allow each in his turn, With- out partintity, all he is entitied to.”” Pension Commissioner Tanner was sean this evening regarding the above statements and made a lengthy reply, in which hg sharply critizos Assistant Secretary Buse sey und alieges tiat the judicial reasons of tho Jatter are eminations from $the wind of & momber of the pension board of appenls who was appointed under the Cleveland adminidy tration ufter having failed to pass the qvil service examumation. Tanner arraigns 13us; sey for undortaking to put him in o false poy sition before the publio. The order in question he says refers 1w cases allowed onund after the date on which he took office, March 57. He had detormined would not issue i certificate for léss thad per mouth 1f ho had the power to brevent ity He looked into the law and found he had power, as it 18 broadly stated that ratings’ fixed by medical boards are subject to revidy; ion by the commissioner, Ho saved o vast amount of time and trouble by g swng that order. *‘Fhen,” suid he, 1 had verbal or that thoso pensioncd! at less thau #4 who bad applicatious on fila, for an increase, iied by u certifigata of medical examination held within a youry shoulda have their claims adjudicated on thaf examination and go up 1o # or off the roll. also ordered verbally that all others should! be senvan order for medical examinatign' and abide the result on a Like basis.” ) Tanner contends that there s plenty of law for bis action, 'S POLITICAL New York's Governor Cultivating the Southern Democrate, Nuw Youk, Oct. 16.—|Special Telegram to Tup Bee.) -Governor Hill's journey southjs ward is heing watehed with great interepy by ex-President Cievelaud and his friends, Thoy, as well as all cther politicians, puy but one meaniug to bis visit. The governgp is cultivating friendly relations with the southern democrats, with a view of becohae ing the standard bearer of the varty in the tional contest of 1502, Tho present trip will, in all provability, bo foilowed by ong or two Lo the west and northwest, where Ggve ernor Will's war cry, *Lam a democrat,? 18 already being sounded by sowe of tha ones time supporters of the ex-president, Cleve~ land’s friends vicw with pain theso sios of activity on the purt of Hill. Those losesy 10 the ex-president are inchned to beligva Governor 1l Is oncroncling unon tng bk Sorvo that ought to bo sacred w Mr. Cléves aud, HI1L R1P, A Rousing Keception ArraNTa, Ga., Oct. 16,—The reception Governor Hill, of New York, at the Ple mont exposition to-day was only equalled b, that given President Cloveland Lwo yegrd ago. An cnormous crowd was prescyl the distinguished visitor received an ovatio He ‘made un adarcss culogizing the fiew south, which was received with tremendous applalise, — FISHING SCHOON The Captain of One Boat and Two of the Crew Drowned. New Beorogn, Mass, Oct. 16, ~During Sunday's storm the fishing schooners Quilp and Annie collided nud the latter sank, Hes crew escaped to the Quilp. As the luttey was in danger Captain I'landers and two of the crew started for the shore in s bost tq getaid from the life savers, They werd drowned before reaching the shore, I'he survivors on the Quilp were rescued by the life savers, tS COLLIDE. Gunboat Sinks. 16.~The Russian ah, has snuk et drowned, 1) gunbont Bautoum, The crow wer The Sreamer Malt 0 Ashore, Luxnoy, Oct, 16, ~The steamer Malto, b longing to the Cunard steamship line, witl oighteen passeugers on board bound om Pluasuro trip to Ttaly, wout usligre off St. Just, Lands Eod, duviug & fog. The vessel wWill probut s towal wreck, Allon boar landed saf xeopt oue of the elokersy who wus drowoed.