Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 30, 1889, Page 1

PRYLLIS WAS O VERY BAD. | __ Hearing of Miss Broughton's Suit Against Lord Dangan. A SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT. 8he Cared Very Little for the Pecun- iary Part of 1t, But She Did Y/ant Her Character Vindicated. Mies Broughton Viotorious. . 1Copyright 1389 By James Gordon Bennett.} Loxpon, Oct. 20.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tum Brm]—Phyllis Broughton and a number of friends, theatri- cal and others, graced the lord chief justice’s court in the queen’s bench division to day. There were also several friends of Lord Dangan, and altogether, including the num- ‘ber of people attracted by curiosity,the court room was crowded with society and theatrl- cal people and the public generally, who had expected to hear a very mteresting action for breach of promise of marriage brougit by Miss Broughton against the noble lord. Rumor has been 80 busy about this case at ofio time and another that it must have got tirdd. Sometimes it asserted that the mat- ter wun sottled, then it was reported that the détails would be made public in court. The case was settled. Solicitor General Lockwood and G. E. Lyon were present to look after Miss Broughton's interest anc to state that she had accepted & compromise of £250 and costs. This precise duty was caried out by the solicitor goneral, and he added that the pro- fesslonal reputation of the lady and the rapk of the defendant no doubt attracted a good deal of public attention to the case, and it was thought right by Miss Broughton and thoso who advised her that no settle- ment should be arrived at until a time when an opportunity should ‘be given to a repre- sentative of Lord Dangan to state that the breaking off of the engagement by him, after lasting nearly a year, involved no complaint or reflection either upon the con- duct or character of the lady. The lord would therefore be drawn from the consid- eration of the jury and his lordship would enter judgment for plaiutiff for £2,600, with costs, as between solicitor and client, Sir Charles Russell and Mr. Hart repre- sented Lord Dangan. Sir Charles told the court that Lord Dangan had ad- mitted that , he made an engage- ment to marry Miss Broughton. He admitted that he broke that engagement, but he desired to call attention to the fact that it should be explicitly stated that in the circumstances which resu ited in the enzage- ment being broken off there was no re- flection of any kind upon the character and conduct of Phyllis Broughton, The lord chief justico accordingly gave and entered a judgment for £230, with costs, as between solicitor and client. e THAT CLOTHING SWINDLE, More About the Slick Game Worked on Tailor Nelson. (Copiright 1889 by Jamss Gordon Bennsi2.) LONDON, Oct. 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Specisl to Tne BEe.|—Dr. A. A. Lawrence, of Memphis, showed me to-day a copy of the Memphis, Avalanche of October 8, It contained the gist of the story of tho two tricky Americans cabled from London to the Horald, These Americans had swindled Tailor Nelson, of Hanover street, London, out of £200 worth of clothing and William Lewis & Son out of £100 worth of underwear. The Avalancho states that the two swindlers aro S. T. Reeso and R. C. Chambers, two Memphis gamblers. They admitted obtaining clothes worth §1,100 from Nelson, but claimed they had won £400 from Nelson at yoker.] They also claim thoy did not get credit on thescard given to W. 8. Reese, of Montgomery, by Colonel New, United States consul. Dr. Lawrence to-day saw the card of Colonel New pre- sented to Nelson by Chambers, who said his name was Reese, and on which card he aua Reeso got the clothes. Theirstory of the poker game isapure fabrication, Nelson #aid to-dav that ho never saw the men out- side of his shop and never played voker, as he did not know the game. The swindlers had not seen tho second story of their swindling operations when they told this ory. Will they say that they also played poker with Lewis & Son, whom they robbed of £100 worth of underwear! Every tailor in London is interested in the case and they swear by the Herald for the discovery of the swindlers, Chambers aud Reose will find the game unprofitable vefore Nelson gets through with them, ——— An Absolute Decree of Divorce. Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.) LoNpoN, Oct. 20.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee.|—An absolute decree of oivorce was granted to-day to Mr. Tzard " against his wife, an operatic singer known s Mario Tempest, the ground being ‘thisconduct with J. 8. Leslie, proprietor of the Lyric theatre. A decree nisi was granted six months ago and damages to the Wmount of £5,000 awarded against the co- respoudent. It is understood that this s mourt was paid to Mr, Izard, Thé Bouccicault divorce case also came up sgain to-day upon application by Mr. Doxon, being made to conform with the registrar's report as rezarded the payment of perma- nent alimony to Mrs. Bouccicault, The reg- istrar bud fixed the amount of Dion Boucci- cault's income from the exercise of his pro- fession a8 an actor in America and other sources at between £800 and £900 per annum, and he had awarded Mrs. Boucowault per- mavent alimony to the ameunt of £30 per month. His lordship asked if there was any opposition, and, receiving no reply, ho ac- cordingly confirmed the registrar's report, — e A Big Flourc pany. (Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett,) Loxpoy, Oct, 20.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee, |—The prospec- tus of the Pillsbury & Washburn floar com- pany will be issued to-morrow or next day. The capital of the company 18 £1,600,000, The amount paid for mills and elevators was 46,400,000, Pillsbury and Washburn retain - su interast in the concern, e L Pooling of Two Long Lines. LCopuright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxpox, Oct. 2.—|New York, Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.|—Collis P, Huvungton and family will sail on the Teu- tonle to-morrow. Touching the marriage of Miss Huntington yesterday, a well known American and London bauker writes to the Herald to-day as follows: *In your notice to-day of the Hatzfeldt- Huntington marriage you say that Hatzfeldt 1s the direct heir of & line 900 years old. Surely the Awmerican eagle can beat this, Miss Huntington is the direct heir to a line 1,500 miles long—! Central Pacific.” ————— ‘F'wo Frelghts Collid ":..:nuvuu. N. Y, Oct. 20,—Two Erie t traius collided to-bight, Oune mi ‘was killed and several Anlundl.' o i BULACK WITHDRAWS, Ex-Commissioner of Pensions Wanted a Chicago Ofice. Cnicaco, Oet. 20.—[Speclal Telegram to Tnr Bee.]—General John C. Blaek, whose meteoric course as commissioner of pensions is still fresh in the minds of the American people, to-day gave another exhibition of political calisthenics in his brief fight for the democratic nomination for the recordership. His defeat was absoluto and the result made complete the humiliation of this demoeratic soldier politician, All the gossip around the North Side turner ball, whero the demacratic county convention met this morning, was about the candiaacy of General Black for the office of recorder. He was urged strongly by the city hall crowd and an exceedingly enthusiastic canvass was at once begun for bim, headed by Charley Crain, Mayor Creg- ier's son-in-law, Bernhardt Niebling, Alder- man Mclnerny, Captain Farrell and others. It seomed as it he would surely be offered the nomination, and the cnly remaining ques- tion to settle was to learn whether or not he would accept. A delegation waited on Gen- eral Black to learn his wishes. The wiley old oftice hunter pursued the usual tactics, und, “vowing he would me'er consent, con- sented.” The acquicscence of the Illinois reminiscence of the Cleveland administra- tion to re-enter volitical life was received with enthusiasm by a coterie of friends, but promptly frowned upon by the Harrison, Judd and Goudy ractions. Black's short residence in the city of Chicago was used as a telling argument agalust his candidacy and the old time hostility of the Morrison faction did the rest. When the convention finally met General Black appeared, and after a brief consultation in the ante-room with his adherents decided to withdraw from the fight and his name was not even presented to the convention, ——— THAT BLAINE STORY. It Looks Very Much Like a Great Big Lie. New Yonk, Oct. 20.—|Special Telegrom to Tne Bem.]—A prominent newspaper man and democratic polifician told Tur BEe cor- respondent that the Blaine: story of the World was either a fake or the most out- rageous betrayal of confidence known to newspaperdom. The likelihood is that it was a fiction, based on the slight fact that Blaine was not over well while in Italy. If the writer did not make up the story, he, ac- cording to his own language, was guilty of a breach of confidence with the physician who gave him the story, and a man who would do this would not hesitate to lie, therefore the story was noton any ground to be given credence. “In disproof of che theory that Blaine was 80 sick in Florence, suid Tue Bse’s inform- ant, “I want to tell of an interview which I bad in Paris with T. C. Crawford, the World's correspondent in Europe, shortly after Crawford had visited Florence to interview Blaine for the World. Crawford told me that Blaine was as strong mentally as ever; that he was bright, cheerful and full of 'pleasing anec: dotes and reminiscences. Crawford also told me that in December, a full month before the Florence letter, of ' declivation was writ- ten, Riaine had told him he would not be a candidate again, The man Crawford, re- member, was the World's correspondent, and his statement absolutely confutes the ridicu- lous story now told. Moreover, Crawford cabled to the World esscotially the same matior, saying that Blaine was out riding and bowing to friends on the very days when the World now says he was i the house de- pressed with melancholy.” Walker Blaine Talks, WasHiNGTON, Oct. 20.—[Special Telegram to T Bee.]—Walker Blaine said last even- ing: “We have for somo time been so tired of denying such talks that we have concluded not to dignify them with any notice what- ever. Father, immediately after his return from Europe, as you know, went nto the campaign and delivered no fess than seven- ty-ivz zpoeches. To-duy he is in as good health s he ever enjoyed, though constantly at work in the state department or at his home. You can draw your own_inferences, therefore, as to the truth or falsity of the tale. "Yes, it is arrant nonscnse.” e -y Business Troubles, Awuene, Kan,, Oct. 25.—Thirty-five lead- ing business firms bave published a card stating that they retain the utmost confi- dence 1n the banking firm of Lebold & Fisher, which failed yesterday, and believe they will pay all indebtedness, Tho signers aro among the heaviest depositors The ef- fect has been to quiet public feeling and in- spire the belief that the firm will settle sat- isfactorily, A detailed statement will be made as soon. as possible. About $100,000 worth of rcal estate was turned over to the depositors yesterday. QuEBEC, Oct. 20.—Robitaille, Bernier & Bernier, provrietors of one of the largest dry goods houses in the city, made an assignment w-day. The liabilities are §50,000. PHILADELPRIA, Oct. 20.—The failure of Heston & KErben,wool dealers, 18 announced; habilities $300,000. The shrinkage in values and the discriminations of banks agaivst ‘ool paper’! are given as the causes of the fuiluro, The State Band of Lockhaven has entered judgment against the lumber firm of Wain- right & Bryant for $124,750, Cmcaao, Oct. 20.—A bill asking u re coiver for the N, C, Frederiksen Land com- pany was filed to‘day. Krederikson is & son‘in-law of the late prime minister of Denmark and has made a specialty of the sale of Minuesota and Dakota lands to Scan- dinavian emigrants, acting as agent for various land grant roads, The estimated sales last year aggregated 1,000,000 acres. Of late churges of swindling have been pre- ferred against him by various persons and these charges had a disastrous effect on his business. Tho bill filed to-day alleges that Frederiksen is insolvent and has trans- ferred his assots for the purpose of defraud- ing his creditors. It also msserts that he has left the state to avoid the service of a process, National Religious Conference. Pmiraverenis, Oct. 20.—The national con- ference of Unitarian and other christian churches commenced their sessiun this morn- g in the Academy of Music. Justice Muller, of the supreme court, president of the conference, regretted not beiog able to give the time required, and urged that his name be not presented for re-election. In- teresting reports and addresses were then read showiug the progress of the Unitarians in various section: — Caused By Curlosity and Liquor, Cnioaco, Oct. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bes.]—A drunken man on West Adams street, together with human curiosity, was the cause of a serious accident this after- noon, The Desplaines street patrol was summoned and a large crowd assembled, The wooden sidewalk, which was about ten feev trom tho ground, gave way beneath the heavy load and fell, nnrrylni‘l large num- ber of pwople with it; Ofiger Saylor was quite badly burt and was takep to his home at 118 Walnut street. A number of people ‘were injured, some quite serjously. — The Price of Peace. Derry, Oot. 20, —The reichstag to-day dis- cussed the'budget. Herr von Maltzaho, sec: retary of state for the imperial treasury, said 1t was c:rwud expenditures 1 addition to those already snnounced would bo re- quired for the urmy. No matter how much confidence was felt io the continuance of peace, the means to maintain the strength of :,{m army could uot be left out of considera- on. e Stevmship Arrvivals. At New York—The Westernland, from Antwerp. At Hamburg—The Geliert, from New York. At Bremerhaven--The Ewms, from New York HELEN M. GOUGAR'S CHARGES The Female Agitator'’s Slanderous Attack Upon The Bee. SHE FEARS TO MEET ROSEWATER. A Sample of the Methods Employed By the Notorions Blatherskite to Evade a Discussion of the Plain Truth, Refused a Hearing. TrRAMAW, Neb.,Oct. 20, — | Special Telegram to Tur Bre. | -Last night Mrs. Helen M. Gougar, the notorious temperance agitator, delivered an address in Lincoln, during the delivery of which she charged that Tne Bee had been subsidized by the lquor dealers’ association, and that the editor of Tns Bee had connived with the liquor dealers to de- feat the prohibition amendment and was paid #4,000 for his work. Taese charges of bribery and corruption were made 8o broad and spe- cific that immediately upon receipt of the re- port Mr. Rosewater decided to go to leka- mab, whero Mrs. Gougar was to lecture to- night, with a view to compelling her to re- tract the slander publicly. Upon arrival of the train Mr. Rosewater proceeded to the rink, which was packed with a large audience. After Mrs. Gougar bad been talking about half an hour, during which Mr. Rosewater stood quietly near the door, Mrs. Gougar proceeded to repeat her slanderous charges, and when she had finally concluded that portion relating to Rosewater and Tire Beg, Mr. Rosewater walked up to the center of tho aisle and asked permission to interrupt the speaker with a question. Mrs. Gougar shoute “Put him out! Rosewater cannot speak in this hall 1" Mr. Rosewater said he did not want to dis- turb the meeting, butasked tobeheard after Mrs. Gougar was through. Mrs. Gougar kept on shouting, *“We can’y be bulldozed by tosewater. Put him out, and I call upon the people of Tekamah to ar- rest him and put aim in jail 1" A man styling himself a deputy sheriff conducted Mr. Hosewater to the entrance. When Mrs. Cougar had concluded, Mr. Rosewater maue an effort to be heard, stat- ing that he wanted a chance to refute the slan- ders against himself, but the lady who pre- sided chimed in with Mrs, Gougar, and thanked the audience for refusing to give way to Rosewater, Mrs, Gouger screaming that this was only another evidence of the devilish plots of the rum power. Amidst a great deal of uproar, during which time a number of the gentlemen of Tekamah assured Mr. Rosewater that ho could have a hearing, Mrs. Gougar called for a vote denouncing Mr. Rosewater for coming into the meeting, which was declared car- ried, and the audience dismissed. Just as the people filed out Mrs. Gougar was heard declaring: “T want Mr, Rose- water to understand that he cannot intimi- date Helen M. Gougar.” At 11 o’clock a warrant was served on Mr. Rosewater and he was arrested by a deputy sheriff, - PACKING HOUSE BURNED. Disastrous Fire in Armour's Plant at Kansas Oity. KANsAS CiTy, Oct. 20.—A fire which threat- ened to destroy the mammoth packing house of Armour & Co., at Kansas City, Kan., was discovered in the fertilizer at 8 o'clock this morning. It epread with amazing rapidity, and the combined efforts of the fire- men of this nnd Kansas City, Kan., to ex- tinguish it were of no avail. They gave up the fight and airected their efforts to saving adjoining buildings, in which they wern successful. In about'an hour after the fire started the entire building wus In ruins with the coutents wholly destroyed. The loss is §110,000, fully insured. It ls thought that a nogro who was asleep in the building at the timo the fire started, perished in tho flames, Valuabte Business Blocks Burned, AEKRON, 0., Oct. 20.—At a late hour lasy night the boiler in the new four-story brick block occupied by O'Neil & Dyas, dry goods merchants, exploded. The building took fire and burned to the ground. The loss to O'Neil & Dyas is estimated at $250,000, with an insurance of $160,000. ‘The Tiger hat store, a three-story brick on Howard street, was ‘also deswroyed with a o loss of $15,000, and the Pullman restaurant adjoining, loss $5,000. Much Damage Done, Farmsavrr, Minn,, Oct. 20.—The fires in the swamps and forests are doing more dam- age each day. The great marshes around Rice, Mud and Watkins’ lakes are burned over, together with many tons of hay. At Mud and Cedar lakes the woods have been on fire and over one thousand cords of wood burned. Much hay was also burned in this vicinity, Two Hundred Houses Destroyed. LoNDON, Oct 20,—Advices from Scutari state that 200 housos at that place have been destroyed by fire, L NS Or No Consequence, Sr. Louis, Oct. 20.—Dr, Cruse, the dele- gate from Guatemala to the International congress,this evening said about the reported difficulty with the insurzents led by Genoral Barrundia, that baving read the denialof in- surrection by Guatemala's secretary of for- eign uffairs, ho doubted not that the dificulty was nothing more than & riot, as stated. Union Pacific Onal Bins Burned. DeNVER, Col, Oct. 20,—|Special Telegram t Tue Bee.|—The coal bins of the Union Pacific at La Salle, six miles south of Greely, were this morning destroyea by fire. Nearly nine hundred tons of coal are a total lo La Salle was a coaling station on the Chey- enne & Julesburg brauches, it being the junc- tioa of the two lin T Two Ofcers Murdered. S1. Louzs, Oct. 20.—Information has been received here that Robert Reed, a Mexican, and a Creek Indian named Wiley attempted to arrest & negro horso thief nanied Brunner in & remote part of the Seminole nation, The horse thief fired upon the officers and was shot dead. While the ofticers were Teturnin they were killed by five negro frignds o Bruaner. S Shot Three Times. WageLiNG, W. Va, Oct. 20,~A digpatch from Charleston says that while ‘Deputy United States Marshai Hager was attendiug & corn-huskiog io lhlehlt county last Fri- day a man namgd Boal shot him three times, cansing probably fatal wounds. This is the second attempt to assassinate Hager, The Canadian Parliam:nt, Or7AWA, Oct. 30.—It is now understood the dominion parliament will meet.on Juuupry 16. The fight over the Jesuit bill, mnhz:rbeu relations between Canada and the United States and the possibility of extending com- mercial relations with neighboring republics will occupy much of the time of the session. e Milan to Marry a Parisian. Loxpox, Oct. 20.—According to advices from Belgrade ex-King Milan will sbortly be | married annfiuu. the Clai Loxnoxs, Oct. 2 ,—:l his address before the to-day. He reforred t Chicago convention as fai sertion that the Clan-nd-Gael was actively allied with the league, The authors of the drt| on “Parncllism and Crime,” which werd'printed in the Lon- don Times, he said wilk fully invented and garbied quotations from American papers. He admitted that the 8xpressions of sonie of the speakers at Chicago were bitter againgt England, but sud:that they wete lnlmrlnfi{ under gresat exoitement at th time, e instanced as a lie the statemen! that ho met the chiefs of an American ns- sassination party while in the United States and concocted with them to form an Irish foderation and that Parnell helped in this scheme. He (Davitt) had often repudiated the policy of revenge adyocated by the ex- tcmists in America. DAvitt also sajd many erroneous reports were current respecting the Clan-na-Gael, which organization, ho said, was not an_assassivation society, mor any more a secret soclety than was the order of Frree Masons in Great Britain, puiiiatine - g A PROTEST, The President Asked to Pat a Stop to Southern Outrages. Newrort, R. I, Oct. 29.—The Observer to-morrow will print aletter which has been sent to President Harrison by a committee appointed at a recent mon-partisan meeting of citizens, which, as the letter says, was called “to protest againat the wholesale and unrestrained murderng of Amerfoan citi zens now gong on in some states of the south; to protest against the deprival by these ' states of life, liberty aud property without due process of Jaw.” The committee reports the meeting to the president and asks him to use the utmost moral influence of his exalted position to have a stop put to the violation of the law referred to, beseeches him to use all the for¢e that belongs to his high office to put a stop to the same and make this violation of daw u subject of condemna- tion in his coming message to congress, The committee adds: ‘‘There is nothing in the character of our government or laws that precludes the fed- eral division thereof from maintainine the force and full dignity of the supreme law of the land.” RS g ONLY A RIOI. The Reported Revolution in Guate- mala Squelched. New York, Oct. 20.—Jhcob Baiz, consul general for Guatemala in [New York, bas re- ceived the following cablegram from the sec- retary of foreign affairs &t the republic of Guatemala: *‘Contradict the reported revolution in Guatemala. A riot occurred in Mataquedi- tuintla, Department of Santa Rose, which was completely quelled in three days, and perfect peace how prevails.” DECLARE . The Chicago Tailows' Strike a Flat Failure. CriicAo, Oct. 20.—[Special Telegram to —The journeymen tallor’s strike which has been iu progress for five aays, has been declared off and the men will roturn to work to-morrow morning The conditions on which they go back are the same as existed befdre the strike, and no mention of their demands was made by the tailors when they seat word to the employ- ers to-day that they worg, willlng to return. Five Thousand ' Miners Strike. BrusseLs, Oct. 20,—Five thousand miners employed 1 the collierles 1n Bryange have struck. —— THE ENGINEERS, Pittsburg Decided. On for the Next Convention, Dexven, Oct. 20.—The. engineers to-day elected E. B, Deitrick, of Altoona, Pa., sec- ond grand assistant engineer to fill vhe va- cancy caused by the resignation of Cavener, and A. H. Butloe, of Pittsburg, third grand assistant engineer. The conveption decided w0 hold the next convention at Pittsburg. W. B. Huskey, of Bloomington, IlL, was elected grand guide, While on an excursion Saturday B, McCor- mick, a delegate “n"a Boone, la., was 80 af- fected by the rarified aiy that he was taken seriously ill. He was brought back to Den- ver and every effort made to restore his health. He, however, gvew rapidly worse and aied to-night. Heart trouble is the cause. i The Americans, Sr. Louts, Oct. 20.—The All-Amerioan delegates to-day visited East St. Louls, sev eral manufacturing institutions and the in- stitute for young girls. The visitors subse- quently lunched at thie house of the St. Louis Jockey club, after which they were driven through a portion of the residence district und to tte Anhouser-Busch brewery, which they inspected, In the avening they were entertained by the Marquette club and at midnight they left for Kausas City. el L e Drugged, Robbed and Stripped. Sr. Josers, Mo.,Oct. 29.-|Special Telegram to TueBee.]—Fred Newberry, of DesMoines, JTowa, was enticed to the southern limits of the city to-day, drugged, robbed of $50,stripped and robbed of his c|othmTand loft lying along the Santa Fe railroad. The body was picked up and the men suspected of the crime ar- rested. Newberry has not yet recovered sufficiently to identify the parties, The Weather ¥orecast. For Omaha and vicinity—Rain followed by fair weather, Nebraska and Iowa—Light rain, followed in western Nebraska by fair, cooler, variable winds. Dakota—Fair, except light rain in south- ern portion; slightly cu?lel‘; winds becom- ing uormwualor{v. e Heirs to the ver Bed, Kaxsas Ciry, Oct. ~In 1840 William Barger bought twenty- t acres of land along the bank of the uri river, Since then, by changes in the river bed, it bas increased to 260 ac Squatters took poss of the new land and Barger's heirs brought suit to have the squatters’ titles quashed{ A deoision 10 fayor of the heirs was rendered to-day. S — The Howard's Routed. LouvisviLie, Oet. A Barbourvills special coutirms the repart that Judge Lewis bas fuli control in lan county, The Howard outiaws, who constitute asmall part of an exteusive family, are leaving the county. Lewis says he will not stop uatil peace 18 fully restored, e L Kloped With His Bookkeeper, Mirronp, Del., Oct. 2, —A great sensation has been caused by the faght of J. Alexander Harris with Ml Mary Ellis, his book- keeper, legving & wife apd four children and unpaid bills to the amount of $10,000, prici- pally due farmers and swall merchants, Street Car Consolidation. NAsuviLLe, Tenn,, Oct., 29.—A deal has been consummated by which all the street railway lines in the city will be consolidated under one macagewment, the capital stock be- ing about #,000,000; 'About ffty wiles of road are included in the deal, The lines will be operated by elggtricity. e T An Ex-Oircuit Judge Shot, Fonr Swirn, Ark, Oct. 20:—William T, Morgan, who has held many promunent posi- tious and recently served & term as circuit Judge, was shot and lulled by D. Gibbs, as the result of & quarrel yesterday. Morgan Was violent aud oyerbearing, NEW YORK'S POWER WANING. The Four New States Will Smash the Old Combination. IT WAS ONLY THOMPSON'S BLUFF Nobody Believes the Civil Servico on Will Prosecate the a Oumpaign Fund So- loitors—Miscellaneous. 513 FOURTEENTIL STREET, Wiasnixaron, D. ., Oct, 20, If for any reason the Fifty first congress should not confirm the reapportionment of the congressional districts according to the census of 1800, the electoral votes in the next presidential year, counting the thirteen cast by the new states willnumber 414. The num- ber necessary to elect would therefore be 208, The “solid south,” so called, would furnish 156, including West Virginia's six, 80 that the democrats might reasonably ex- pect to have to find 55 votes somewhero in order to insure success. New York, if won over, would furnish 36 of these, leaving 10 still to get. The other states reckoned on as possibilities are Indiana with 15, New Jersey with 9, Connecticut with 6, and Montana | with 8 It will be seen that Indiana must be Included in any winning combination, for New Jersey, Connecticut #and Montana together i could muster only 18 votes, Indiana and New Jer- sey would answer, or Indiana and Connecti- cut. Montana would be of no accountin any calculation except as a make weight. Commenting on the fine outlook for the re- publican party on this basis this evening’s Star (independent) says: “Should Delaware desert the party col- umn as she did when she elected tho legis- lature that choose Mr. Higgins senator, Mon- tana would do very well asa counterbalance, or should West Virginia or Florida carry hor lean majority over to the other side, causing a deficit of 23 or 25 Indiana, Con- necticat und Montana would be a competent trio in the latter case, and Indiana, New Jer- sey and Montana n the former.” The interest attaching to this survey of the tleld rests upon the relief which the repub- licans experience through the admission of the new states n_the northwest, from fur- ther auxiety about New York. Any onc of a number of combinations could be made from which that state might be excluded which would give the presidency to the republicans, always supposing, of course, that the north held generally as firm to the republican faith as the south 10 the democratic. The effect of the admission of the new stales may be summoncd up, therefore, as robving New Yorik of her former prestige as arbiter of the political fortunes of the whole country, The battle field of the future, for a considerable period at least. will be located in one of the lesser states, such as Indiana or New Jersey, whose loss would probably be irreparable to the democrats. THOMPSON'S BLUFF. Very few persons believe that any prose- cutions will ensue from the issurance of the circulars by the Virginia republicans solicit- ing contributions for the campaign from the Old Dominion republicans in the depart. ments. The drifc of opimion is that Com- missionar-Thompson, whose _reconstruction is not thorough, is simply bent upon fright- ening the republicans holding offices who would lLike to assist General Mahono to se- cure success at the election next week. The commission does not, undertake to pass upon questions of law, and will therefore turn the whole matter over to the district attorney for investigation. If that officer finds that the law has been violated he will lay the matter before the erand jury and ask that indictments be returned. There 18 no likelihood either that the re- publican collectors for the Ohio campaign will be prosecuted, as has been threatened. These men have not violated the law and have committed no wrong. They did not go half as far as the democrats did in the campaigns of 1855 and 1888, and there was no talk of occusing those men: THE CONTRACT LABOR LAW. The bad effect of hasty congressional ac- tion is shown again in connection with the working of the contract labor law. Vigorous efforts are being made on the art of many people interested in building up Norfoll, Va., as & shipping point for cotton both to European and the Northern Atlantic ports of the United Stdtes. A gentleman from England, a covton spmner, who was fn- vited to Norfolk to witness the facilities for shipping, and who was favorably impressed with the 1dea of that port as u port of de- parture for raw cotton, reports that his visit as convinced him that for the present at least the contract labor law will prevent the effectual carrying out of the scheme, and the z\;llluln thing is summed up in a sentence us “In buying cotton we want to know just what we get, and consequently have our own sorters and graders to look at the stock of- fered. In New York our men have been there for years. They came before the con- tract labor law went Into effect. We tried to have our own graders go to Norfolk, but they are barred out by this law, and I expect the law will be exceedingly detrimental to the interests of Norfolk as & shipping port.” NOBLE AND RAUM CONFER, There was a_conference to-day between Pension Commissioner Raum and Secretary Noble relative to the dismissal of the em- ployes of the pension oftice whose pensions have been rerated. No final direction has yet been given by either the secrctary or the commussioner by which these employes, about forty-two in number, are to go out, Another question 18 being discussed by these officials and it is to be disposed of at the same time that final action as to the re- rated employes is taken. It isin recard to the procedure to be followed as to the llegally aliow: rerated pensions and the means to be pursued in compelling the bene- ficiaries to disgorge the money. Anticipating the removal of two score or more employes, embracing members of the board Dr appeals, special examiners and clerks, Secretary Noble is daily receiving a flood of applications for the positions which are to be made vacant, ‘Trouble will arise over the removal of the employes whose renlmnl were rerated, as some of them will attempt and probubly will prove that they secured their Increase and retroactive pensions regularly, and they will try to show that they did not exercise their official influence to secure early action, Seyeral employes are known o have re turned toeir retroactive pensions, but it not probable that they will escape punisi ment by such action, 1t 18 held by the em- ployes who are to be dismissed that there be some punishment inflicted vpon the rerated employes under Commissioner luck’s admiuvistration. Secretary Noble tends to look up the facts on the subjoct andat is likely he will extend his punish- ment back to the Black period. OBJECT TO THE SANTEES, The people up in Knox county, Neb., have rotested through Hon. A, L. Towle against locating any Suntee Iudiaus on the old Pouca reserve. It appears that under an executive order of 1855 the lands of the old Santee-Sioux reserye, not then allotted to the Santee were thrown open to the whites as public domain, The recent Sioux commission aiscovered that vhe Indians objected to sec- tian 7 of the Sioux bill, and the commisslon, in order to get the Indians to sign, agreed to recommend to congress to either give the Santees laud elsewhere or pay them the value in money, and whether the recommen- dation will be adoptea no one now knows. Section 7, however, gives the Santees not alroady allottea lands sllotments upon the BSantee reserve. Commissioner — Foster thinks this was an error on the part of con- ress arising from a misunderstanding of 5!5 executive order of 1885, Nor would there be enough land in the reserve Lo carry out section 7 of the Sioux vill. 5o that this whele mwatter rests with the commission and WasmiNeToN Bureav Trie Osana Bee, } congress, ‘This may account for the claim of Secrotary Noblo that congress must first ratify the act of the commission, as there aro said to be several other recommondations by the Sioux commission, but the question is what power had the commission while pro- ceeding on the basis of the Siovx act, 1f they did, to go beyond its provisions. However, this explains the difference of opinion be- tween Uongressman Peele and others and the secrotary of the interior concerning the nocessity for ratification by congress, Of course, the Nebraska delewation will nrotest orously against locating any Indians, Santees or others, on the Ponca reservat.on, a8 1t would bo a violation of the spirit of the act annexing that to Nebraska when the Ponca title is closed. ARMY NEWS, By direction of the secretary of war First Lieutenant 8. Allen Dyer, Twenty-third i fantry, will roport by telegraph to the suver- intendent of the recruiting service, Now Yorik City, to conduct a detachment of re- cruits to the Department of the Platte. On complotion of this duty he will return to his station. ‘The leave of absenco granted Post Chaplin Thomas W. Barry September 18, 1880, De- partment of the Platte, is extended one month. MISCELLANEOUS. The chances now seem to fuvor some solu- tion of the political conundrum involved in the desire for a change of the shipping clerk at Valentine, Neb. Senator Manderson may yet have his way about it The secretary of the nterior to-day decided that Albert Holliday, of Gage county is not entitled to anything on his Indian dopreda- tion claim, amounting to §3,376. The secre- tary says that Holliday suffered a loss of $1,010 but that he did not presont the claim within the time provided by congress. On the claim of John Palmer, of Liborty, (Gage county, nmounting to $3,308 the secre. tary decides that the loss is §2, Both of these claims will go to congross. The following railway postal service has been established in Nebraska: Union Pacific transfer, now office (Iowa), to Ogden, U. T., Union Pacific railway, 1034 miles. The ablishment ot one additional daily line of railway postoffice cars (forty feet in length, inside measuremeont, is authorized over this entire route and one line of the same size cars additional thereto over that portion of the route between Greea River and Granger, Wyo., thirty miles, the date of commencement of service to bo stated in o future order. J. H. Culver has been appointed post mas ter at Milford, Neb, Mooreville, Tamu counth, H. Hanna; R. L. Youog of Omaha, is at the Hotel Johnson. Acting Secretary Batcheller has decided that Chinese laundrymen are laborers within the meaning of the Chinese re- striction act, and are therefore prohibited from landing in the United States, no mat- ter, whether they have been bere before or not. William R. Wharton, first assistant scc- retary of state, has suffered a relapso and has been compelled to again take to his bed. Much anxiety is felt as to the result of the present attack. H, Hunna has been appointed postmaster at Mooreville, Tama county, Iowa, and Lewis Peterson at Pilot Mound, Boone county, Iowa, . Heara, MR. MOR He Uses Government Envelopes for Private Purposcs. ‘WasniNGToN, Oct. 29.—[Special Telegram to Tne Be Morgan, the commis- sioner of Indian affairs, appears to have got himself into serious trouble by using gov- ernment penalty envelopes for private mail matter, Three weeks ago Mr. Morgan de- livered an address on the education of the Indian before the Mohonk Indian conference. Two days ago Mr. Morgan sent 1,000 of, the pamphlets through th mails in government envelopes. Any person using theso envel- opes for private matter is liable to a Hue of £300 for each offense, It would seem, there- fore, that Mr. Morgan has violated the law $300,000 worth. Senator Plumb, of Kansas, has been doaply offendea with Mr. Morgan for some time over the latter’s removal of several of his_constituents from positions at IKunsas Indian agencies, particularly the removal of aone-armed soldier named Low, who was her at the Kaw agency. One of tho senator's agents here is Smith D, Fry, Into whose hands ofie of the illegally used en- velopes has fallen, He has issued a protocol to Secretary Noble that Morgan must ba re- moved, or he will have himn arrested and prosecuted to u finish for violating the postal aws, In a letter of explanation to Secretary Noble Morgan admits he sent the matter in penalty envelopes. 3 Nebraska and lowa Patents, WABHINGTON, Oct. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Patents issued to Nebraska inventors—Samuel A. Ambrister, Dunbar, Neb., corn guthoring machine; Henry J. Chambers, assignor to W. H. Duffeit, Beat- rice, Neb., road grader; Eugeno A.'and J, Muyheath, Nonpariel, Neb,, force pump; Poter Hointz, Grand Isiand, Neb., combine hay rake and stacker. _Patonts issued to Iowans—Willic W. Har- ris, Sloux Dity, In, bullotmoulder; Walter F. Marsh, Benton, Ia, vebicle wheel; ‘Thomas E. Martin, 'assignor of one-half 1o G. C. Boggs, Des Moines, Iu., burglar alarm attachment for windows; Andrew B. Ship- n, Columbus Junction. Ta, show cas 0sea 1B, Stafford and H. W. Salse, Mansol Ta., agricultural boiler; Dewitt E." Stearns, Des Moines, Lu., gas' generator; Henry b Stateraux, 'Davenport, Ia., rotary churn; Frederick Theilengerder, Mount Union, Ia., rod for check row planters; Irank Thone, Davenport, Ia., electric current regulator; Dayid V, Thrif, Nevada, Ia., animal trap, Presidentia)l ostmasters, WASHINGTON, Oct, 20.—Among & number of postmasters appointed by the prosident are the following: Henry C. Webb, at Bed- ford, In,, vice John D, Smith, remove Thomas M. Crossman, at Edwardsville, 1L, vice J, B. Dale, removed; George San- derson, at Pittsfleld. Ill., vice James H. Crane, removed; William H. Shaw, at Can: tov, 111, vice R.'A. Porkins, resigned, and J. 'Lute Christie, at Superior, Wis,, vice J. A. Bardon, removed, Nebraska andlowa Pensions, WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee|—Pensions allowed Nebras- kaus:—Original _invalid—Mark Hackney, Andrew Jonos, Robert Fitlen. Relssue- ames S, Giliespie, Honry K. Merwin. Pensions granted Iowans: Original in- valid—John H, Sanaers. lncrease—Peter McKenna. Reissue—John Ames S; Elius Heckal, T and increase—Daniel J. Ocmerson. nal widows, etc.—Mary A., Samuel M. Morrison. Origl- mother of For Selling Hard Cider. Torexa, Kan,, Oct. 20.—The first convie- tion under the Kansas prohibitory law for the sale of hurd cider was sccured in the district court to-day. The defendunt was the proprietor of a hotel A Nowspaper Duke, BrusseLs, Oct. 20.—1t is stated here that Archduke John, of Austria, will join the staff of o Now York paper. His name as becn stricken from thie army list, ——— A Russian Lottery Loan, Sr. Perexssure, Oct, 20.—An imperial ulase authorizes the issue of a new $10,000,- 000 lowtery loau for the further conversion and redemption of former loans, American Missionary Sociery, Cunicaco, Oct, 20,—The forty-third annual meeting of the American Missionary society began here this afternoon. Koutine business occupied both session e A Lavor Mayor for Strea’ Streatox, 11, Oct. 20.—J. J. Gerahty, the miners’ and workmen's candidate, was o day elected mayor of this city by & band- SOmE WAjority, BIGCER THAN CATTLE KINGS The Cherokeo Strip Live Stock Med Get a Hint. JUNE A GOOD TIME TO VACATH, Secretary Noble Addroesses a Long Lete ter to Governor Fairchild, Chaire man of the Cherokee Come mission. The Nation Greater Than Corporatio WasiiNaroy, Oct. 29.—Seoretary Noble has addressed a long lotter to Governor Fairs child, chairman of the Clierokee commission, In whicn he aefines certain positions that the department will maintain in negotiating with the Cherokees for the purchase of Indian lands in tho Cherokee outiet. The secrotary rofers to the illegitimate lufluenco of the ““Cherokee Strip Live Stock association” in attempting to thwart the beneficent purposes of the government. The sccretary reach the conclusion that the syndicate proposes outbid the United States for these lands, 'x to enter the arcoa as citizens contending with the national government. He nsistd that the cattle syndicate falls within the law prohibiting citizens from making leases with Indians; that the leases of the Cherokee oute lot are unlawful and illegai; that the presi- dent has authority to declare invalid the agreomont or loase for @razng purposes made contrary to the provisions of the law which provide that @ purchase, lease, or grant of Indian lands, to be valid, must be made by treaty, pursuant to the constitution, and thas tho president has authority to re« move unauthorized,persons from the reserva- tion whenever their prosence # believed to be detrimental to the peace and welfare of the Indians, ‘The secretary shows that the syndicate Proposes to lease the land at a rental of §200,- 000 u year for the drst five yenrs, $100,000 for the next five years and $720,000 for the last five years. Tlie government. proposition shows that the Cherokees will get from the United ates at least §7,000,000 atter deducting tho ayments already made. *‘The cattle syndicate,” ho says, ‘‘is pre- sumably one of the ordinary kind of which hundreds have heretofore existed and disap- peared with tho ioss of their assets, sponsibility attuches to the individuals com- Dosing the corporation, and if it did, they are persons whose fortunes, however great they may be to-day, are liable to the fluctuation attendant upon such ventures, The prices offered as rental are deemed by all ac- tll\mmled with the subject as extravagany rom first to last, The government of the United States 1s seeking land only for thd €00d of the peopie, to furnish new homes for a vast number of Citizens who wish by thent labor to redeem 1t from a wilderncss roamed over by scattered herds.” The secretary, in conclusion, says: The proposition of the United States 18 not only fair, but mumficent, whilo the title to the use of the lund, even by the Cherokees, | is precarious. The cattle syndicate has no authority to make a o such as proposed, and by 1ts evident intention to rival and de- feat the government on which 1t depends 1t forfeits all claim to indulgent consideration and can and ought to be expelled from the outlet, The secretary thercfore announces, m order that it may be comwmunicated withe out delay to the Cherokee Nation, that in his opinion those who purpose to make leases do 80 with the knowledge that such leases are unauthorized and may at any time within the discretion of the United Swates zovernment be set asido; that thewr interference with the negotiations of the United States gives occasion for the government Lo consider the propriety of lay= ing its hand upon these citizens acting in de- flance of law and against public interest and 10 restrain them frowm proceeding further in this direction. It is deemed necessary that such lessees should be compelled to leave said outlet with their property on or before the 1st of June it being deemed proper not 1o fix the time carlier, that they may escabe without injury or suffering to cattle and herds. It is decemed Lo beto the best interests of the Cherokee people to receive at the hanas of the government the fund, the interest on which will give them u steady, reliable and abundant amount for improvement and ad- vancement, in place of the future payments of a transient consideration, no claim being 7 to take these lanns, but that no L by waived. If the Cherokees do not wish to sell they are at liberty to keep their lands under the broad burdens, resting thereon in favor of the United States, unless tho United States sees fit hereafter to assert its right by su- perior title, and that the Cherokees shall re- ceive underany circumstances the same in- dulgence and generous treatment they have heretofore and 8o long enjoyed. Favor the Gover Kaxsas Cir Tahlequah, . advise the Cherokee council to uecept the government's offer. Bushy Head will join in the recommendation. The prospects are now that the Cherokee commission with suce cess, i A MORMON VIOTORY. The Decision of a Salt Lake Judge Clearly in Their Favor. Savr Lake, Utah, Oct. 20.—|Speeial Tele- gram to Tup Bee.]--The dccision of Judge Zane yesterday in the Bennett case caused much feeling. Bennett was on ti for illes gal registering, and charged with being & polygamist. A church divorce, or agreemen between Benuett and plural wife, was ofs fered as evidence thut Beonott had dis- solved polygumous relations one year prior to registering. Judge Zane ordering the jury to acquit surprised all the liberals, and opened the way for 12,000 polygamists in Utah to regls- ter and vote. The caso will be appealed, The liberals denounce the decision, but it will not affect the election in this city nexv February, since the liberal committeo has been antici- pating that the Mormons will vote as fur as possible and do everything in their power to prevent the control of city affairs boeing taken from them. Judge Power, manager of the liberal campaign, says that the liberals will carry the city by a large majority. The Montana Muddle. HeLENA, Mont., Oct, 20.—In the Silver Bow contest to-day the motion of the at- tornoys for the republicans to quash the mandamus writ was overruled, After argu- ment on several other technicalities, inolud- ing an objection to Judge DeWolf sitting in the case, as he was a candidate on the deme- cratic ticket, the board of canvassers was directed to answer why the vote in the Tun- nel precinets should uot be counted, ——— A Rufan s His Deserts. HELENA, Ark., C 20.-~As the steamer James Lee was making a landing av Island Bixty, John Childers, one of the clerks, at- tempted to collect the fare from a negro vassenwer and was shot in the breast Chile ders then shot the negro, killing bim ine stuntly, Childers’ wound ls not necessarily serious, The Companies Ocnsured. New Youk, O ~The Jury in the case of the death of Lineman Fecks this evening returned a verdict in which they censure the companies for jmperfect insulation aud cons dewn the system of overhead wires, B Three Men Killed, Scraxrton, Pa., Oct, 20,—Three men were instantly killed this evening by the explosion of & locomotive boiler at whe Pierce coul wines. Bogzins, I, 20,—The trial of Holzbuy, the noted highwayinan, began toe day.