Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 22, 1889, Page 1

A “bonds bear his signature, THE OMAHA DAy BEE. | e —— NINETEENTH YEAR OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22, 1880, STOLEN MEXICAN SECURITIES The Story of Their Theft Creates Quite a Sensation. BELIEVED TO BE FORGERIES, What the Representatives of the Gov- ernment Have to Say Regard- Ing Them—Mecting of the Greek Chamber. The Missing Greaser Bonds. [Copyright 1589 by James Gordon nnstt. | LoWnoy, Oct. 21.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tig Beg].—The Herald’s cablegram from New York, published yes- terday, to the effect that the Mexican gov- ernment.iad boen robbod of bonds, created considerable interest in financial circles and caused the representative agents of Moxico in London to becofe somewhat oxoited. In- quiry ameng them revdaled the fact that they had received no previous intimation of the theft. A call was made on Pablo Martinez del Campo, charge d’affairs of the Mexican government, He #aid the Herald had given him the first news of the lossof the property. Beyond this he knew nothing of the theft. Don B. Gomez Farias is the accredited financial agent of the Mexican government in London, and he is virwally the sole repro- eentative of his government here in all mat- sers of a financial nawure. All Mexican He came to Lon~ don to secure the conyersion of the old stock of bonds into the “imew issue and has succceded. When questioned yes- terday, regarding tho reported theft, hesaid: “It scems incredible to me that the report be crue, 1 heard nothinz of the matter before I read the Herald dispateh, I have just cabled Mr. Dublan, the Mexican winister of finance, inquiring, but 1 hardly expect a reply before to-morrow. I maden 1886 an issue of bonds, in which the govern- ment decided to take up its foreign and home debt, and 1 signed the bonds as director of the publicdebt between November 6, 1836, and Junc 80, 1859. These bonds have been issued to the amount of §3,807,225. Of this amount 1 brought $5,000,000 to London to take up the old stock, buv have not issued the whole amount. There has been no theft of theso bonds, I know. These bonds were all signed by mo before I left Mexico, but whoever issued them, they have received the seal, and must be sigued ulso by Francisco Espinosa, the general treasurer, and by Tuis G. Abo- gado, chief of section 5 of the treasury, that pertaining to public credits, If tho bonds ‘were not signed nor dated and did not have the treasury mark, they wmust have been merely blank bonds, such as were awaiting being signed and_ issued in liquidation of claims as recognized, for which purpose an amount not to exceed £60,000 is 1ssued monthly. Such blank bonds could not, of course, be negotiated unless the signatures and treasury mark should be forged. The signatures are difficult ones to be forged, but that dificulty could be snrmounted. The treasury mark or scal, I do not believe, could be successfully imitated. It is made by a machine which cannot itself make a du- plicate, and Mexico and the United States are the only governments, I think, which use this sort of & machine, If, as reported, the stolen bonds have been negotiated in Loundon, the theft must have occurred some time ago." S Royalty at the Opera. LCopyright 1889 by James Gordm Bannnt.) AmieNs, Oct. 21—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tnn Bre.|—The czaro- witch, king of Greece, the queen of Greece, sud duke of Sparta, followed by their suite. witnessed the operaof “Il Trovatore’ last night. The Russian anthem was played on theentrance of the party into the house. 1t was a brilliant sight. The czarowiteh, who was sitting next to the duke of Sparta, tool interest in the pretty ladies in the audience. Tnis evening there was a dinner in the pal- ace to the Russian minister and distinguished residents in Athens. After diuner the whole party adjourned to the opera. Meeting of the Greck Chamber. |Copyright 18589 by James Gordon Bennett,) Amness, Oct. 2L—[New York Herald Cuble—Special to Tk Beg.]—The chamber of deputies met this morning and M. Tri couois read the royal decree. The metropol- itan of Athens gave his blessing, and the un- derstanding exists that there shall be mo serious discussion until after the fetes. Theatre. (Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett,) Loxpoy, Oct. 2L.—|Now York Herald Cuble—Special to Tie Be.|—Mrs, Langtry has leased the St. James theatre, recently vacated by the Kendalls, for one yoar, NOTHING BUT A LIE. That’s What Spaulding Says About the Latest Base Ball Story, Cuicago, Oct. 21L.—A reporter for the As- soclated press this morning questioned A. G. Bpaiding, president of the Chicago base ball olub, in regurd to the vublished statement that an amicablo understanding had been reached between the National League and the players of the brotherhood, and that Spaldiog and the triumvire of the Boston club would furnish the money necessary to run the brotherhood clubs in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. Spalding suthorized the reporter to deny in the most cireumstantial manoer that there is any trutn whatever in the published statement and to say that the story was manufactured out of ‘whole cloth, from o lust, —_— Editor W Indicted. CHiCAGO, Oct. 21.—The grand jury to-day ndicted James G, West and Charles E. Gra- ham for fraudulently issuing stock of the Chicago Times company. Caplases were is- sued for their arrest. Three matters were docided against West Auring the day. The first was the indictment by the grand jury. NexvJudge Watterman made a ruling refusing to issue a mandamus to compel the recognition of West's associal ‘W, A. Paton, as a director of the Times con ng. Finally came important proceedings ru“| e federal court before Judge Blodgett. ‘The latter held that while on the surface there appeared to be several issues in the bill anvolving all the defendants, there was in re- ality but one point to be decided, the owner- ship of 5,000 shares of Times steclk, in which the Huiskamps alove of all the defendants seemed concerned. ‘The court denied tho mo- tion to remand the case 1o the state cousts sod retawed jurisdiction of the entire bill, ———— The Visible Supply. Cuieaco, Oct. 91.—The visible supply for the week ending October 19, as compiled by the secrotary of the Chicago voard of trade, is as follows: ‘Wheat....... Corn Bushels., o 92,052,000 Getting a Jury, MixxmaroLis, Oct, 21.—The work of get- ting @ jury for the trial of J, Frauk Collom began this morning ALMOST A JURY, But the Peremptory Ohallenge Was Invariably Ready. Crircaco, Oct. 21.—TFive different times to-day the Cronin jury was complete unless the talesman on the stand at the moment was subjected to a peremptory challenge. Tho challenge came each time, however. To- night the jury is still incomplete, four jurors having yet to be sworn, but with threo of the four practically accopted by both sides, The defenso has threo, and the prosecution twen- ty-three peremptories feft. Willlam L. James, son of the British- American lawyer, said to-day, in an inter- view, that the suspect, Kunz, was the man who occupied tho flat on Clark streot, where the turniture founi in the Carlson cottage is supposed to have been first taken. Young James says that at the time of Cro- nin's disappearance his father had an office across the strect from the flat and it was from there that he saw Kunz, Lawyoer Fos- ter, according to a local paper, to-day out- lined the defense which will bo set up by the suspect Boggs. Beges was sonjor guardian of Camp 20, Clan-na Gaol, ana it is _alleged, appointed the cbmmittee Which tried Cronin aud ordered his death. Foster is quoted as saying there was no committe appointed by Beggs to try Cronin. That other commite tees were appointed but not for that purpose, Evidence will show that after the resolution was discussed 1t was decided to refer the avholo matter for final sottlement to the dis- triot ofticer, Edward Speliman, of Peoria, This, IFoster says, was tho occasion of all the correspondence between Speliman and Beges, which will appear on trial, If this correspondencoe contains the name of Cro- nin, Foster says he 1s very much misin- formed. icetangre e A TALE OF THE SEA, Terrible Sufferings of the Evrnmoor Shipwrecked Sailors. PiitapeLeni, Oct, 21.—Seven survivors of the steamer Karnmoor. which foundered atsea, when 800 miles off Turk’s Island, ar- rivéd to- They tell a story of torrible suffering. The Earnmoor struck a terriblo Falcon September 4, and on tho following day the vessel foundered. As the steamer sank part of the life boat floated off, The second oficer, second and third engi- neers, four sailors, three firemen and the cook clung to the boat and scrambled in. An effort was made to save the rest of the crew, but the boat was blown away so tha¥ no more could be reached. The cries of the drowning men as they were dashed about by the mountainous waves could be heard by the men in the boat. ““The horrors of hunger on the second day arl Crane, one of tho k became awful,” said survivors, to-iay. *‘13ut we managed to p up seaweed, which gave us a lttle nut ment. On the third day a flyme tish was caught. ~This was immediately cut up into a portion for each man aud devoured. We also captured a sea bat and sucked its blood and then ate the Hesh after it had dried in the sun, “he first man to die was a seaman, and the second was tho third engineer.” Ono night a German fireman named Fiagge, who was on watch, suddenly became insane and Jumpea overbourd. ven vossels passed s, One British bark we are certain saw us, and deliverately left us to our fate. \When 800 miles off Hatteras we were picked up by a schooner. Wo were 8o wezk we had to be lifted upon the vessel’s deck, and one of our men, a Norwegian, fell drowned.” The Brooklyn Missing. New - YOrk, Oct. 21.—The steamship Brooklyn, formerly the Tonawanda, which sailed from Danen, Ga., October 12 for New Yoric with a cargo of lumber, is supposed to have been lost, with all on board—eightoen persons in all—in the gale of the 13th inst., assheis now six days overdue. Several incomng steamers report sighting a ves: answeriug the Brooklyn's description six overboard and was teen miles off Body island with her bow twenty feet out of water and h stern up- parently on the bottom. Her bow ports were out, showing the lumher on the inside. beadhy o A Brakeman’s Terrible Doath, Leaveswortir, Kan., Oct. 21, ~[Special Telogram to Tur Bee. |—A Missouri Pacific brakeman named Higgins met with a pecu- liarly horrible death &t this placo at 5:30 this afternoon. When about two wiles from the city the freight train due hero at 5:2) broke in two while going at a rvapid rate. Higgins was walking on top of the train toward the enging and dropped off into the openingbetween tho two scctions of the train. The rear section passed over him, mangling him beyond recognition. Ho lived in Kansus City and his remains wero taken to that city. Yale's Typho.d Fever Scave. New Haves, Conn.,, Oct. 2.—Thero is nothing in connection with the two deaths from typhoid fever at Yale to justify the sensational stories of a threatened epidemic. Ono of the students who has been ili with fever is convaloscent, and the other has a chance of recovery. The two other cases proved fatal. The college phvsician says the health of tho students s fully as good as usual o the fall. L R Wisconsin Forest Fi Brack River FaLLs, Wis., Oct. 21..—For- est fires aro doing a large amount of damage just west of here. Many acros of young timber are being destroyed. As overything 15 as dry as tinder, buildings, hay and grain stacks are in danger. The airis full of smoke, Word comes from Chippewa Falls, Wis., that forest fires along the railroads are sbreading rapidly in all directions around the settlements. As yet no buildings have been destroyed. iy Lot. Berriy, Oct. 21,—Klaiver, the man who made the attempt to assassinate Prince Wil- liam of Wurtemburg while the lattor was driving to church at Ludingsburg yesterday, has been examined by physicians and de- clared sane. He is a member of the An- archist society, the members of which are sworn to kill all princes. The society re- cently drew lots to decide which of the mem- bers shoula kill Prince Williawm, and the choice fell upon Klaiber, e Cubans on a Strike. Key Wesr, Fla, Oof .~The Spanish gunboat sent by the Havana authorities at the request of the Spanish consul of this place, arrived to-day to transvort the Cuban cigarmakers and their families who are strike to Havana, The strike, whi curred lust week by the cigarmalers, permeated every branch of the busine: to-day was declured general -— Injunction ) Oct. 2L—Judge Grosham this morning refused the iujunction asked by Wallace, restraining the sellors to him of October packed pork from attempting to de- liver it to him on their coutracts, and from taking steps to secure his expulsion from the :mnrd of trade lu case he refused to receive 5. e A Very Sick Ma CixcrsNAT, Oct. 21.—A special from Columbus at noon to-day says Governor Foraker is a very sick man, and the dica- tious are that it will be same time beforo he will be able to resume work {n the campaign, u if atall. His physician says he is uot im- vroving as rapidly as he might, e Local Forcoast. For Omaha and vio nity—Light ruins, For lowa—Light rains, stationary tewmper- ture, variable winds. For Dakota and Nebraska—Ligh trains, followed ‘Tuesday by fair, stationary tewper- ature, southeasterly winds, SHOT WHILE STEALING GRALN Assassination of Joseph Kibbe Near Creighton. THE DEED A COWARDLY ONE' Arrest at Ashland of a Fleeing Trio From Columbus — Congrega- tionalists in Session at Norfolk. A Cola-Blooded Assassination, Crerantoy, Neb., Oct. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to T Bee.]—News reached here this morning that Joseph Kibbe, a farmor Living fifteen miles west of town, was found lying dead in his neighbor’s granery this morning. The body was found lying face down, with blood running from the mouth and nose. From the information received it appears that Kibbe must have been in the act of stealing grain, when some one appeared from behind and shot him., Stealing has been go- ingonin the wneighborhood of the murder for a year or more. The cause of the mur- der was the alleged disappearance of corn and other property belonging to some of the well-to-do farmers. A vigilance committeo was formed several mouths ago and several partios wera arrested and turned over to the sheriff. The owner of the building where the body was found, Jerome Sharp, is the leader of the committee and an enemy of Kibbe. When the news reached town a party, with Sheriff Pennell and the coroner, started for the place and have not yet re- turned. The murder has created groat ex citement, A Councilmanic Contest. 1 Keanser, Neb, Oct. 21.—|Special Tele- gram to Tun Bee.]—There has beon difi culty during the past year over who had the right to a scat in the city council from the Fourth ward, John Barnd and W, H. Hunt are the contestants. The rewurning board declared Barnd the councilman by discard- ing two votes which they thought illegal. Before the matter went to litigation the gen- tlemen agreed upon pulling straws to decide the election and Hunt won. Afterwards Barnd appealed to _the courts for a decision, which was in Hunt's favor. Bonds for at peal were given and & temporary injunction was granted. On Saturday last ‘the injunc- tion was dissolved by Judge Church and Hunt presented a_certificate_in_ the council meeting to-night, to which Barnd filed an- other bond for appeal to the supreme court. The time for the first appeal had elapsed, and as the case now stands it is stirring up considerablo intercst among the lawyers. Fire at Weeninz Water. WeepIxa Water, Neb., Oct. 21.—|Specla Telegram to Tig Br Saturday night at 8 o'clock fire was discovered by Munager Rob- inson issuing from the builaing at the works of the Nebraska and Colorado Stone quar- rics, one mile below town. When discov- ered the roof was in flames and nothing conld be done. The company had shut down for the winter that morniug. The tools wero housed and burned. The engine and crusher were also burned, but may be of some use yet. The plant was valued at $5,000. Itis not known here whether any insurance was carried by the company or not. Itis sup- posed the building was fired by tramps who had taken lodging therein Congregationnlists in Session. Nowrork, Neb., Oct. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue B —The Elkhorn Valley As- sociation of Congregational churches opeaed its ninth session here to-night with a meot- ing of the delegation of the Y. P. S.C. E. Papers were read by H. Gregory, of Neligh, on “The Prayer Meeting Committeo,” and Miss Pendleton, of Crawfordville, on “*Our Pledge.” To-morrow Rev.. S. David Hans- ford and A. O. Delong will give addresses, and there will be the usual reports of churches and home misionaries addresses. Overtaken at Ashland, Scnuyrer, Neb., Oct. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tup BEe|—Last Wednesday young North, son of Edward Nortn, of Columbus, W. E. Turner, who was recently dQischarged as telegraph operator from tho Union Pacific oftice, and William McIutosh bired o team from the livery stablo of Hiil & Mefterd and disappeared. 'Tho sheriff has been on their track for seyeral days and to-day located them at Ashland, where they were arrested, charged with horse-stealing, and placed in jail. ‘They are expected here to-night with the shi They also bor- rowed two valuable guns, which they tooi with them, A Floater Rcecognized, Nenraska Ciry, Neb., Oct. 2L.—[Specal Telegram t2 T Bee.,—M. A. Murphy, a well known carriage painter of this city, has been missing since September 3, and his fam- ily hore is quite cortain that 1t was his body that was found in the river at Plattsmouth a few days ago, as It cuswers his description oven to tue initials found on his clothes. He hud been in Council Bluffs when last heard from. Cass County District Conrt, Prarrssovri, Neb, Oct. 21.—[Special to Tur Bee. |—The October term of the district court convened to-day with Judges Fields and Chapmann presiding, The docket cou- tains 160 cases, 105 of which must be tried at this term of court. There are ouly three criminal cases, which is the least this county has bad for some time. A Hack Driver Bound Over. Kearxey, Neb, Oct. 2l.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee. |—George Tucker, a hack- man, was brought before the county court to-day charged with assisting two girls to escape from the industrial school last Satur- day. The girls were found in his hack. Tucker was bound over in the sum of $300 to appear in the district court, Dorchester Damagod By Fire. Crere, Neb, Oct. 2L.—[Special to Tng Bee.]—The village of Dorchester, oight wiles west of heve, was visited by fire Sun- day morning at 2 o'clock. Three frame buildings were destroy 'wo were the property of the C.I. Toole ostate. The other belonge] to Mrs. Shamp, and was oc- cupied by her us a novelty store. There was 1o iusurance on any of the builiings, A Depot Destroyed. Mapisox, Neb., Oct. 21.—[Special to Tk B, |—At about 5 o'clock this worning fire was discovered in the Union Pacific depot at this place. The fire had & suck a start that two boys who assist In the ticket ofice nur- rowly escaped. It is supposed the blaze originated by the cracking of the chimuey, caused by the putting in of water pipes lust Saturday. Nothuig was saved of any conse- quence. x Up the Sidewalks, Nenmasia City, Neb., Oct. 21.—[Special ‘telezram to Tur Rew.|—Nebraska City is threatened with auother damage suit, A short time ago an lowa citizen broke his leg on our side walks, sud to-day Attoroey Campoell, of Hamburg, was here to begin suit for damages, el S A Juvenile Fake. ewaR, N. J., Oct, 2L.—Annie Gireen, the thirteen-year-old girl veported to have been assaulted and robbed last Wednesday night at Kearney, N. J., confessed to-day that her story was & pure fabrication. She haa spent the money given her by her father aud in- vented the story of the robbery, Topeka. THE CLEARANCE RECORY Financial Transactions of the Coun- try Forthe Past Weok. Bostoy, Oct. 20.—| Special Telegram to T Bre.|—The following table; compiled from special dispatches to the Boston Post from the managers of leading Slearing houses of the United States and Canada, shows tho gross exchanges for the week ending Oc- tober 10, with the percentage of mcreaso and decrease, as compared with the correspond- ing weel in 1888, orrims, CLEARINGS. NewYork ¥ #700,010,08 Boston., 105,007,078 004,733 79,000 Baltimore... New Orien Cloctnnati *Montreal . 1450 10118,517] Kansas City. . 0,200,571 0,54 Minneanolis . 7084081~ 15.8 Loulsville..... 73| 8.7 Providence . Pt Detroit, . 0.7] Mily 40 5,54 2.0 5.0 4571902 53,01 4,282,252| 20.9 8,557,000 B Richmond Mempnis. Portiend, Nartford Peorla. Duluth Springfield. Worcester New Have Portland... St. Joseph FFort Worth Norfolk Lowell Grand Ttafds; foux City. *Des Moines. Los Angeles *Birmingh *Tacoma. Total Outsids Now “Not included {n totais; no clearing house at this time last year. st ROUS JOURNALIST. A MURD He Shoots Down an Enemy and Quietly Waits Arvrest. 81, Louts, Oct. 21.—Frank J. Bouman, the well-known lawyer, who has tigured in so many matrimonial - troubles here and 1 Chi- cago, was shot and killed this afternoon at Ferguson, Mo., by D. M. Chambers. The killing grew out of trouble over the Times newspaper. Chambers was a large stock- holder and priucipal owner of the paper up to the time of its demise. Bouman was also financially interested in it and has been in Litigation with Chambers. This afternoon, an company with Deputy Sherift Garrett of St. Louis county, he called at Chambers’ home in Ferguson, met him in the yard and told him he had come to buy proparty. Cham- Dbers was in the house but_camie out almost immediately with a shotgun. He ordered the sheriff out of his yard and said: “‘Now, Bouman, Pll give you three minutes to get out of these grounds.! Bouman did not move and an instant later Chambers raised the gun und tived into Bou- man's breast. Bouman fellsdead and Cham- bers walked into the house and at 4:30 was still there awaiting arrest while Bouman' body lay in upool of blood. Nobody v od to touoh it as tho_ coroner hadiiot yet ed. Bouman was one of the best known men in St. Louis, although of somewhat unsavory reputation. His matrimonial troubles with his common law wife and others are familiar to the readers of papers during the: past year. Chiambers was at one time prominent in this city. He was president of the Butchers’ and Drovers’ bank which failed a dozen rs ago. After this he bought out tho Times and staid with it until it failed. At 5 o'clock the sherift arrived at Cham- bers’ house and placed the murderer und arrest. He was jailed at Clayton and re- fused to taik. DONAT P S D TO PHE Private Citizens Furnish South Da- kota a Capitol Buildinz. PiERnE, Special Telegram to Tup Bee)—Work bogan to-day on the capitol building, which 18 being built by company formed of local capitalists, incor- porated with ex-Auditor James A. Wara, Dell Coy, H.R. Horner, W. I Willman and C. C. Benuett, directors, all moneyed men. 1t will cost $15,000, and will" be donated for the uso of tho Stato legislature until the question of the permanent capital location is settled in 1592, when the state will build a handsome structure in Pierre on the site of the temporary capitol. The work will be completed by January 1, in time for the as- sembling of the legislature this winter. The present, building will be arranged 8o as to an- swer all neods of the legistature and state of- ficlals, with large balls, committee rooms, lobbies, ete, STATE. _ A Great Organizer, WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The democratic managers in Virginia aro badly scared over Mahoug' tactics, Their apprehension is not 5o much_ over what they have ascertained, but that which they hawe not yetlearned, Mahone has gone into this fight with the most perfect organization ever kuown In the history of southern politics. The negroes of Virginia have been organized into groups, companies, batallions and regi- ments. Each group consists 8f tun registered voters with & leader. Each company consists of 100 voters witn a com- mander. Theso companies in turn are formed into batallions of 500, each under o grand commander. Two of these batallions constitute a regiment of 1,000 vot- ers with'a colonel. In many of the sparsely settled sections of Virginia, and particularly in those vortions where the shot-gun poliey prevails, the ne- groes are meeting et night. Some of them travel as far as thirty miles to attend ono of these meel- icgs. In the Charlotte ' and Dauville districts, however, the republican organiza- tion is almost extinet. Warning hus been sent to the managers thutsach 'gatherings will bo looked upon as threateuing and law- less, and that violence may be expected. In these districts the demoerate will undoubt- edly return heavy majorities, but in the southwestern part of the state the full re- publican vote, which islareely in the ma- jority, will undoubtedly be polled. The colored republican vote of Virginia has been suppressed for years, Thereare in the state not less than twenty legislative districts in which the colored republicans largely out- number the democrats, and yet these twenty districts are revresented by fifteen white democrats and five colored republicans. The republican national committeo 1s heartily in sympathy and in active co-operation with Geueral Mahone. First Assistant Postmas- ter General Clarkson and Senator Quay are both loaning their aid and advice, and both believe that Mahone' stauds more than an even chance of redeeming the state irom bourbon rule. ———s A Wire Combination. WoncesTer, Mass., Oct. 2L.—The various wire goods companies of Worcester, it is ro- ported, bave entered into a combination with the leading eastern wire goods manufactur- €13 Lo Faiso the price of their manufuctures, especially hose relating to. boeebold uten- e Oholera Raging. Loxnox, Oct. 21,—Cholera w still raging in the valleys of the Tigris aad Euphrates. Duriog the past three months there have been 7,000 deaths from the disease. TANNER'S UNRULY MEMBER. His Friends Would Suggest That Silence Is Golden. WYCOMICO'S SLIMY DENIZENS. Myriads of Eels Olog the Mill Wheels —Everyone Busy With Annual Reports—The President at His Message, Wasnixarox Bunmav Tite Osarms Ben, | 513 FounteeNTH STREET, Wasnixaroy, D, C., Oct, 21 § Naturally thers was a good deal of talk around the city to-day, and especially in ofti cial circles, about the controversy boetween Secretary Noble and Assistant. Secretary Bussoy on the one side, and Corporal Tannor on the other, over the latter’s management of the pension ofico, 1t is undorstood that more letters and further correspondence will bo published, and that the subject 1s likely to occupy considerabls public attention during the week. More feeling is evidently cnter- tamed by tho parties dircctly inter ested than on the part of the public, for 80 far a8 the body of the peoplo is concerned, very littlo feeling is expressed. There is ro- grol among his friends that Commissioner Tanner has said 8o much on the subject. as his admirers have vory matorially decreased in number. The oniy result so far as publio opimton is concerned is a belief entertained by a good many people that Assistant Secro- tary Bussey has shown more porsonal in- terost than ho should have exercised and some peoplo o 8o far as to say that tis porsonal intorest was bused at the outset upon a desire to become com-~ missionor of pensions, Tho most, intoresting part of the corresbondence has alveady been published and vory few versons, if i fact any one, sariously believes that the Tanuer incident will cut the least figure in any of the approaching elections, LEARNING THE ROTES. Goneral Raum was_occupied to-day in ac- quainting himself with thoso who buve busi ness at tha pension ofiice and its employes. He will adapt himself to the circumstances and surroundings very rapidly, being familiar with the routine work of the government service and with the ponsion laws. As s00n a8 ‘‘he gets the hang of the barn” the work of the pension office will go ead the seme as though no change had taken place. He intends to enforce the laws upon business priciples, and will be quite as liberal and fair with the soldiers, their widows and or- phans, as was Commissioner Tanner, yet at the same time ho will not exceed the laws. MISS TANNER STILL TERE, Miss Tanner, the daughter of the late com- missioner, who holds tho position of con- fidential clerk to the commissioner of pen- sions, is at her desk stiil, although Mr. W. udder, who has 1ong been a private otary to' the commissioner, is now a L examiner. Thers will be somo new officers immediately about the commissioner and o goneral readjustment of the oflicers in the bureau. FISTC STORT Western sportsmen, who' delight to handle tho rod and reel, and ' scarch for the finny tribe, should come to Washington. The water mains hereabouts aro filling up with ccls. In some places along the Chesapeako & Ohio canal, in the aistrict, there are so many eels that they interfere with the work- ings of the locks, and the wheels in somo of the old fasuioned water mills in streams hereabouts are reported to be clozged up, now and then, by this Jong, slippery and slimy species of fish, At the' Inst session of the Maryland legislature, a bill was passed providing for the extermination of the eels in the Wycomico river, and the sum of $6,000 was appropriated for the purpose. The state fish_commissioners wero instructed to ox- pond thissum and report the result of their labors. ‘Their work has been well done, but they say the naisance has not baen abuted. The money was expended in bounties, 2 cents heing paid for each cel delivered to any of the six inspectors distributed along tha river. The enormous number of 70,000 cels was captured and paid for and Mr. Toad- vine, one of the commissioners, says thore are more eels in the Wycomico river to-day than when he began his work of extermina- tion. They were any ways from two feet to an inch in length. PREPARING THE MESSAGE. There was a dead silence around the whito house to-day. Only one caller on public busi- ness saw tho president. The message to cougress is being prepared, and not only is the president denying himself to the public but nearly every one of his cabinet officers are also at work upon his annual report. Secretary Windom will be at the treasury department to-morrow. He has been worl- ing at-his home. Secrctary Noble was at the interior department most of tne day, but ho refused to receive callers excopt upon tho most important business. He is at the department to-night. When he can snatch some time from those who make inquiries about the pension ofice and ask for appointments he labors with his report. ‘The officers in the various territo- ries and a lot of bureau officials have sub- mitted their reports to him, all of which have to be gone through carefully, and from them his annual report is compilé THE SEORETARY GAINING STRENGTIL. Private Secretary Halford is gradually improving 1n bealth, It will be some days yet before ho is at his desk in, the whita house, but ke hopes then to have much better health than heretofore. He and Mrs. Hal- ford intend going to Fortress Monroe to re- main a week or two, FOR SERGEANT AT AKMS. Colonel Swords, of lowa, now a special agent of the treasury department, is a candi- date for sergeaut-at-arms of the lower house of congress, und republicans dropving in here from various parts of the country pre- dict his election. Colovel Sworas was men- tioned for tho position of sergeant-at-arms of the senate but it is conceded by his friends that he would be stronger in the house, MISCELLANEOUS, ‘The time schiedule for the Scar mail route between Oxford and Nyra, Ia, has been changed as follows: Leave Oxford Tuosdays, Thursdays and Saturdays av 8:35 a, m.; arrive at Holbrook by 1 p. m. Leave Hol- brook Tuesdays, Thursdays and Suturdays at 1:43 p. m. ; arriye at Nyra by 6:35 p. m., TLeave Nyra Mondays, Wednesduys and i'ri- days at 7 a. m.; arrive at Holbrook by 11:15 a.m. Leave Holbrook Mondays, Wednes- days and Fridays by 13 noon; arrive at Ox- ford by 5 p. m. O, 13. Courtright was to-day appointed postmaster at Parkersburg, Butler county, lowa, J. L. Carney, of Mashalltowu, Ta., and James C. Davis, of Keokuls, Ia., have been admitted to practice in the supreme court Pruny 5. Heari, —~ A Tempesance Plan, KaNsAs Oy, Oct, 21 —James A, Trout- man, president of the Kansas State Temper- ance union, has submitted & plan to the presidents of the temperance unions in North and South Dakota and Nebraska for the formation of & central organization. Troutman's plans were outlined in @ letter, as follows: ‘Phe success of probibition next year in Nebraska closes the gap and cements five imperial states lying sido by side in a united crusade against the liquor traftic. There ought to be & strong central organiza. tion embracing these five states, and I sug- gost that & convention be called’ at Omaba about January 1, for the purvose of forming such an orgauization, Troutman to-day received replies from President Atkinson, of the Ncbraska association, and President Barnes, of the South Dakota sssociation, endorsing the plan, aud promisiug their co-operation. N An, Actress Kobbed. Evixeuko, Oct. 2L.—Misa Florence St. John, the actress, has been robbed of bLer Jewels, valued at £1,520, ARIZONA'S PROGRESS. Various Topics Tonched by the Gov- ernor's Report. WasiiNGToN, Oct. vornor Wolfoy, of Arizona, in his annual report to the sacre - tary of tho interior, says: “Arizona had a law disfranchising all who practiced, taught or encouraged polyg- amy. The first logislative act signed by w late predecessor was to repeal that act. I request and urgo congress to repeal the ro- pealing act and re-cstublish the above terri- torial law: Politically, tho Mormons scem o huve adopted the plan of sending colonies or “stakes to the surrounding territories in sufficient numbers to form the balance of power between the two political bodies. They are willing to trade with either only 80 10ng as the interests of the church aro bost served. The church is their law, and all other law is subsorvient to the orders of the church. The Mormons i this torritory number about 8000, The total taxes on property is given at $20,65,003: total terri- torial indebtednoss, & ), and the total territorial. county and oty indebtedness about §2,902,010, Agricultura is in a_fairly prosperous condition. Stock raising is one of tho leading industrics, The mineral pro- ducts for the year 1883 aro given as follow: Copoer, 81, 00 pounds; gold, $850,000; silyer, £,560,000.” With better railroad facilitios the governor thinks tho mineral output would be greatly icreased. Idaho's Constitution, WASHINGTON, Oct. 21—Governor Shoup, of Idaho, 1n his annual report to the secretary of the interior, gives the impertant provis- 1008 of the constitution which are to be sub- mitted to the people for their adoption at the eloction to bo held November § next. Idaho, he states, claims all the essontial qualifica- tions necessary to assume the dignity and re- sponsibility of statehood. The report states there are over twenty-five thousand people in Idaho who areadherents to the Mor:mon faith, Polygamy, however, is not at the presont time openly practiced in the territory, but the governor adds that the fact that it is prac- ticed secretly to a limited extent there seems to be no dpubt, as indictments are found nearly every term of court hold, and the are a‘number of reasons to believe u division of sentiment s springing un in the church on the subject of the practice of polygamy, Un- der the constitution polygamy will be prohib- ited and the wnsertion of this provision may be regarded, the report states, as the expros-: sion of the Voice of tho people of the terri- tory on this subject. rLor. A Faithless Wife and Her Paramour Murder the Husband. IAsTON, Pa., Oct 21.—The trial of William A. Bartholomew for the murder of Washin ton Dillard was stopped suddenly to-day by the sensational confession of the widow of the murdered man who came into courtdeter- mined to go on the stand. tell all sho knew about the murder of her husband and plead ¥ to murder in tho second degroo. T surprise to the lawy nd an adjournment was taken until this afternoon. Mrs. Dillara was then placed on the stand and testified that sho had sustained improper relations with Bartholomew two years befors the death of uer husband It was finally determined to muvdel Dillard and ~the fiondish plot was conceived. Bartholomew fixed Dillard’s gun 80 that it would bo use nd then said ho would come to the house next mght and would make a_disturbance in the Chicken roost, when Mrs, Dillard-stouirt-bring- her husband out with the gun and_Bartholomew would kil him. 'The programme was carried out. Dillard went out with the gun and was shot dead by his wife's paramour.. The woman broke down several times while tel ing the story. Before the murder Bartholomew wanted to rent the farm so that they mignt all live together, and when Mrs. Diiliard would . not agreo to that he wanted her to go west with bim, This she refused to do so long as her husband lived, T S The Eplscopal Conventiol New Yok, Oct. 21, —At the gencral con- veation of the Protestant Episcopal church to-day, a motion that the order of the day be suspended, and that the report on the me- morial, presented by the colored elerzy, bo taken up, was lost. The report in favor of ceding a portion of the diocese of Michigan, and making it a missionary diocese, was ap- vroved. Several amendments made by the bishops were concurred in. The amendment pro- viding for insertion in the baptismal office of the bracketed clause, “ilere lot the child distinctly pronounce his or bher christian name,was lost. Dr. Hart moved that the consideration of the book of offices bo post— poned until next convention. It wentover without action. “The bouso of bishops failed to concur with the lower house in regard to the reissuance of acheap edition of the prayer book and hymual combined, as the prayer book is still in an unfinished condition. Several committeos of the conference were nominated, including one to fix a date for the final adjournment. At the afternoon session of the s house tho consideration of the amendments and addi- tions to the prayer book, and the proposed change in the marriage service by the in- sertion of an exhortation was defeated by a close vote, Episcopal Missions. New Yonx, Oct. Tho board of mis- sions of the Protestant Episzopal church held afinal meeting and adjourned sine die to- night. The final disposition of the Mor cbund million dollar enrollment fund was referred 10 the board of manager: . Nebraska and lowa Pensions, WasiisaToy, Oct. 31, al Pelogram to ‘'me Bex.|—The following pensions were granted Nebraskans: Original invilid ~Luko N. Teachman, Alfred W. Carson (deceased), Solomon Sheets, John S, Albert, Reissue— Joshua B. Van Cleve, Aundrew Reynolds, Georgo W. Hawkins, A. A. Tyler. Orizinal widow, ete.—Harriet Hawk, former widow of Alfred W, Carson. Pensions allowed Towans: Original in- vilid—George Meyer, Joseph Finnedly, Will- iam K. Long, Commodore P. Atlers, Joh 1, Datton, John W, Angell, William M- ughty. Increaso—Samuel P. Hydo, arles Havens, John W. Addy, Rebert J. Overing, Warren L. Albright, . G. Stewart, C. J. Elwell, Reissue—Georgs Loefler, Saleb J. Bistop, Reuben A. Clearwater, Charles W. Hammond, James Hesler, David Malloy, Alex Myers, Koissue and incroase— Edwin' M. Giliman, Isaac Raines, Nelson MeNett, Original widows—Margaret A., widow of Grabam Illsworsh, Surah i3, widow of Tlenry Anacrson, Sylvanus, father of Willam Seaman. Mexican sur- vivor—James Roman. e Looking at Chicago Sigh Cuioaco, Oct. 21.--The international ex- cursionists began auother week of sight- secing this morning considerably re- freshed by theday of rest afforded them, The frst point of fnterost visited by them was tho McCormick reaper works. k'rom there the delegates went Lo the stock yards, where an inspection of the slaughter houses was made. Soon after 1 o'clock the excursionists were taken aboard their train and proceeded to Pullman, Thio visitors mado an exteusive inspection of the Pullman sbops aud the busy litle city which bears the same name, Tho growth of this hittle place from a prairie to a thriving industrial city of 20,000 inhabitants in a littlo over & year was ecxplained w the visitors greatly to their amazement. They after- wards returned W the city and after dinner were entertainea by Mr, and Mrs. Potter Palmer at their residence on North Side. A e dos The Desd King. Lispox, Oct. 2L—Tue body of the late King Louis was conveyed to Belew to-day. e | NUMBER 125 A GENERAL STRIKE FEARED Louisville and Nashville Employef Quit Work at Evansvillo, OFFICIALS CHICAGO HAPPY Grain Cannot Walk to Cars are Scaroe—A New Secs ond Vice-President for the Northwester Market and Trouble at Evansville. EVvANSVILLE, Oct. 21,—Waat is foared m yet prove to be the beginning of a e :51 strike on the Louisville & Nashville and Mackey system of railronds centering herey was inaugurated in the Louisville & Nashe villo freight yards, this city, this afternoons The switehmen when thoy struck had suos cecded in blocking the track which rons through tho city with loaded cars, extending from ono ond of the city to the other. The strike to-day is contined to the Loulsville & Nashvitlo employes only, but their leaded stated to-night thut the' Muckey systom switohmen had promised to quit work tos morrow. ‘Their wrievance is that the strikers, who numbor about 500, have n been receiving 2.5 per day, while they havo only been wete tny §2. It is veported that the strike here is wene eral at all the princ! ral at pal points on tho Louise ville & Nashville sy tom, An Unfounded RRumor. MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 21.—[Special Teles gram to Tun Bep.|—Another moldy raile road yarn was spun this morning to the effees that Mr., Stubbs, the now second vice-presis dent of the St. Paul road, was to superceds President Miller, who would go to some other road. Mr. Miller sail to your co respondent that the story was made up oud of whole clath, as the other stories regarding the St. Paul road bad boen, For two yoars tho dircctors nave beeu looking for a man to fill the position assigned to Mr. St They had found their man and that is there is to the There is 1o doubt that Mr. Stubbs v 0 a heavy load from the shoulders of President Miller, who for the last two years hus been doing thred men’s work, All tra tofore went to Mr, tion will be turned pr ut, who bec force of the road unde president instead of position, which usually of this kind. o will be lo Koo 80 long as the headquart are here. filc business Ml ch heres er for flnal adjudicas 10 the second vices one of the working the direction of the ding an lonorary mpanics an ohice od in Milwaus ors of the road Goes 10 the Northwestern, 21, Cnicaco, Oct Tue Ber, | —'*Ye tion of second western,” said |Special Telogram to ghted the post- ent of the ties will be m in the trafilc dopartment and to-morrow morne g T will start with a party of Northwestern ofticers for a tour of the lines. My term of bewins November 1. r. Newman's appointment was not a sur 50 as a rumor has connected him with the plage ever since Trafiic Manager Wicker res signed. ager mado vacant by Mr. tion will temporari Wickor's resigna- , at least, bo abolished, Newman will attend to most of Mr, er’s duties and he aceredited repe resentative of the Northwestern at all asso- clation mectings Railroads in Clover. Cnroaco, Oct. 21.—[Special to Tur Ber.|—A careful to find a solitary Ch Telogram anvass failed, to- go road, bound a scarcity of ears. The least shorta, cars on any live, and the Pennsy 0 short. In view of tt n receipts last week wore ove of the receipts the corresponding weel S and the gross re ripts almost exactly same, the railroad officials are in_clover, hey know theserain can net walk to markel 1 with the present glut of trafie, quu; perfectly willing it shall not begin moviog frecly for a mouth A PAIR OF WERECKED LIVES. 1s the Career of iends, A Drinking Sp Two Chicago Cnicago, Oct. 21—Benjamin F. Nune nelly’s corpse, with the throat slit from eap to ear, was found floating in the Chicago riverto-day. Two wecks ago he wenb on # spree with John Ranks, whose deadbody was fished out of the river that nigit' by & bridee-tender. There seems to be no dvubb that the two in o drunken quarrel on the docks; that Ranks knifed unnclly, and that the lutter in his death strugglo pulled Ranks into the r and drowned him, The death of the two'tnen her i3 o remarkablo soquel 1o thel liyes, which were mgely alike, Each of 'the was born in good circumstances in strong drinl, had wealth, Nunnelly's fathes was a_wealthy Ider and lantati owner. His brother is a large ma m.'uumrz‘ . and one of the prominent eitizens of Dallass dhcisgst Pat Grant's Cronin Letters, CnieaGo, Oct. 2L.—[Special Telezram to Tur Be Mhe latest acquisition to the ranks of Chicago Jouraalism and the latest sensation in the Cronin caso is that of “Pat Grant, railroad laborc regular stuff of tho who hus joined the Iuter-Ocean, to whose columns he has contrit u scries of Irish articles which naye attracted much attention, It was supposed by many readors that *Pat Grant” was a disguise’ for some Chicago writer who concenled his identity under thit nom de plume, but this is not the case. 17at (Girant is just what he has given bimself ol t0 be aud has tll recently beeu a rosident o Kansas City, Michigan Mi Jollapse, NEGAU; Mich., Oct. 2L.—Saturday nigt the ground over tho South Buffalo mine began sinking. The movement graduall, extended until the Queen mino was also ai fected and seyeral ncres of ground have sunlg from ten to lifteen feet. ‘I'he movement still continues and nine buildings, railroad tracks and trees have been engulfed, All the miners have quit wor now cmployed ou the terial froui ovor the daugerous groucd, extent of the damuge cab aot be estir until the caving stops. ‘The loss will be heavy. under ground and are loving mae The surface, Steamsh w York—"The At N gow. At Southampton York for Br 3 ‘At Glasgow—-The State of Pennsylvania, from New York. At the Lizard from Glas- -The Werra, from New Passed: The Switzerlaud, fr'om Philadelphis for Autwerp. At New Y The City of Pennsylvanis, from Antwori. At Bremechaven—The Weres, from New York, - A Mysterions Death, Cmicaao, Oct. 21.—|Special Telegram to Tue Ber|-Miss Jaoger, aged nineteen years, and a rosident of Lawndale, was killed this morning by @ suburbau traln on the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney railroad. A mystery surrounds her death. The youn, ludy had gone to the depot for the pu rpose of tuking thy train to come into the city, and iR SOWE UDKNOWA WALLEr WAS FUD OVEr, ‘I'he position of general trafiic mans * sstroyed their nrolml:; £