Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 3, 1889, Page 1

NINETEENTH YEAR. GREAT BRITAIN'S BIG GUNS. A Controversy Regarding BEngland's Naval Armament. IMMENSE COST OF AMMUNITION. st Expense Involved in Their Con- sfruction and Operation—A Con- trast With Those of Thirty Years Ago. Englana's Naval White Elephant. (Copuright 1689 by James Gordon Benneit.) Loxboy, Nov, 2.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bre.|—A contro- versy of no slight importance has arisen, and 18 likely to last, over the big guns of the British navy. 1 bave noticed that the Her- ald contains from time to time information on subjects connected with the royal navy which does not appear elsewhere, and which s obviously derived from special and au- thentic sources, But the public do not yet quite understand what is going on and too many persons have an in- terest in keeping the truth concealed from them to permit of this deficiency being speedily rectified. The facts, however, must come out by degrees. Lord Armstrong, in presiding over a meeting of his company on Friday, defended the damago to the 110- ton gun on the Victoria and complained that it had been subjected to tests of undue severity. We ought not to put great press- ure upon a gun, apvarently, until we get into action, and then if it bursts, the fault can easily be laid on the men who have beer blown to pieces. There is scarcely @ practicable man in the service who puts absolute trustin a 110ton gun, but Lord Armstrong is quite right 1 saying that he has nothing to do with that. The guns are ordered of his firm, and his business is to make them, Whether they are fit for service or not is an affair to be s-ttled at the ad- miralty. Observe these words of Lord Armstrong's, for they have greater significance than appears upon the surface *“‘Whether monster guvs be 8 mistake or not 18 a very fairly debatable question. A monster gun is incidentally @ monster ironclad, and I have never advocated either one or the other.” That both are a mistake is beginning to be the opinion of some of the greatest naval officers in England, and perhaps Lord Arms- strong shares that opinion, We can build a monster ironclad, but no one can bo surs how it wili act in battle, We can not build @ monster gun without immense delay, and when we bave got it we are half afraid of fiving it oft. The maker himself tells us that we ought not to put too large a charge of powder in it. What, then, are we 10 do with it? Is it maae to be looked at? Now let me tell you a little more about costly playthings, Last year two 16.25-inch guns were turned out from the Armstrong works and supplied to the navy. They cost £38285 without carriages. Five 13.5-inch were sup- plied trom the royal gun factory “costing £10,883 each, A 12-inch gun costs £6,800 each, and two were supplied. Some of these guns were put in hand the previous year, but all that could be turned out for actual use were these nine. 1t is quite im- possible to get these guns made fast enough to fit out new ironclads, so that even if we get the ships it is by no means certain that they would be of any utility for the defense of the country, at least for a considerable time after they are afloat. Some of our finest ships to-day are without their full armament. Those that have guns have no ammunition, and those which have ammuni- tion have no guns, Even at best it must take several years to put all this right. If, then, England holds fast to the system of ‘building monster ironclads and ordnance she must make up her mind to spend prodigious sums of money and to keep on spending them, for a big gun s like a big house—there 18 no end to its cost. For instance, m the old days a 68pougder .smooth bore cost about 7 1d for shot, but for powder alone a 110-ton gun costs £58 18s 8d every time it Is fired. The shot costs about £140 in addition. Is not this a protty bill to preseat to the nation every time one of these guns js fired? I beg you to understand that there is no doubt about the facts I have just put forward. I take them upon the authority of a most un- deniable witness—General Alderson, director of artillery—who must be supposed to know more about the subject than apy other man in the country, General Alderson is a brother-in-law of the prime mwinister, and he has held his office since the early part of 1885, When he was giving evidence before & committee of the house of commons, Stan- Tope, secretary of war, asked him this ques- tion: “'Will you tell the committee what the cost of firing a shot from one of these big guns ‘would be at the present tim General Alderson answercd: *Tt Is dif. cult, perhaps, to tell exactly, but it would ©cost rather over £200 in round figures.” The war office itself gives the amount at £240 a shot. Your readers will now be able to approciate @ hittle more completely the remark made by Lord Armstrong on Friday last. There have been tired from one of the 110- ton guns on board the Victoria no less than ten and one-fourth tons of gunpowder and nearly twenty tons of projectiles.” A mere trial, therefore, of these guns costs more than the total expense of making an eight-inch gun, Throughout we will sup- pose that twenty rounds are fired from it, #nd that then it bursts or shows signs of do- Jug so if itis called on for further work, Nhe powder and projectile would by that time have cost £4,500 and the gun itself £25,000—-altogether £20,800. In the case im- agiued, but not imaginary, for one of the guus on board the Victoria, the answer to 1t i precisely this: The amountof money would be utterly thrown away, even under the best of cwrcumstance Does it not seem mere madness to expend these vast sums on guns which vever have you boen properly tested and concerniug which the artillery entsrtain the greatest misgivings! These are questions which will be discussed more and more as time goes on, Tho general public do not kuow and cannot be expected to know whether the admiralty and war otice authorities are on the wrong track or not, but the suspicion is growing strobg that they ure not thowselyes prepared to say that they are unot. Do they be- lieve in the big qun businesst Frowm ull that I can hear I should say that they do not. A mere fad has been carried to a length which would be ludicrous were it not costly 10 the nation. Thirty years ago the total ©ost of the armament of a first-class ship of ‘war of the Duke of Wellington ‘was £17,000, She carried 181 guns. The Boubow of the present day car- Tio8 twelve guns wnd her complete armament costs £207,850. Granting that the models of thirty years ago are out of date, §is it quite certain that we have done wisely in parting 80 widely from them! Upon this point there TuE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. is the gravest room for doubt, and all the anodynes administered by Lord Armstrong ‘will not be suficient to allay it. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, it BARANUM REFUSED, Dented the Privilegs of Parading on Lord Miyor's Day. (Copyright 1889 by Jams Gordon Bennett.) Loxnox, Nov. [New York Herald Cable—Special to Tis Bee. |--Police Commis- sioner Monrcy bas denied Baraum pormis- sion to malke his customary parade, although the latter lias been to cuormous expense n preparing for the event. Barnum wants to hold the parade on the night of the lord mayor’s date and the London police do not care to have two such shows in the same twenty-four hours, A number of Barnum’s English friends have determined to colebrata his arrival in England by a dinner at the Hotel Victoria, noxt Friday. Among the names on the com- mittee are the earl of Abordeen, Sir John Astley, Lord Charles Berestora, Lord Randolph Churehill, Viscount Combermere, Hon, Conrad Dillon, tho earl of EMnghawm, Captain F. C. Howard, the earl of Kenmore, the carl of Lathom, Colonel J. T. North, Sie Philip Cunlife Owen, Aifred De Roths- child, Leopold De Rothschild and George Augusta Sala. Gt s VIGNAUX AND CARTER. The Frenchman Willing to Play on artain Condlitions. [Conyright 1850 by James Gordon Bennstt.| Pamwis, Nov. 2—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tur Bre.]—The Herala corres- pondent saw Maurice Vignaux yesterday in in reference to Iugene Carter's recent chal- lenge to play hun a match at cushion caroms. Said Vignaux: “Laccept Carter's challenge, as published 1n the Herald, in all respects but one. He wishes to make a match of 1,200 points, last ing three nights. My health is still so feeble after my recent iliness thatI donot feel able to play more than 600 points, to last four days, 150a day. Iam willing 1 make such amatch for either 2,500 francs; as Carter proposes, or doublo that sum. I will play in auy suitable hali one month from date. Any further details can be easily arranged, as I consider myself o stronger player than Carter, Shortening the game is to his ad- vantage rather than mine.” gt STANLEY AND EMIN PASHA. Captain Wissman Giyes News of the Explorers, LCopyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.] ZaNz1Bar, Nov. 2.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—I had a long talk with Captain Wissman to-night. He said he reached Mpwapwa October 18, and on the same day met messengers from Emin Pashaand Stanley. He sent mews on at once to Zanzibar and then sent back a letter to Emin Dasha. He then determined to comedown himself to Zanzibar, and yester- day he arrived with the entire mail from the interior of Africa, from English and French missions, and for Smith, Mackenzie & Co. Captain Wissman's opinion is that Stanley will reach Mpwapwa about the middle of November and Bagamoys by the middle of December. Captain Wissman has sent to Mpwapwa by caravan a large supply of comforts for the intrepid explorers, and has left an officer there to bring the party down. Captain Wissmau’s opinion is that Stanley and Emin Pasha willassuredly come out at Bagamoys and not at Monbasa. Stanley is bringing his Maxim gun down with him. The messengers recogmized a similar one in Captain Wissman’s camp and said so. The Stanley and Emin Pasha ex- pedition have been having numerous fights in the Uzakuma country. peent st gl bl A Will Reach Zanzibar in January. [Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennstt.| LoxpoN, Nov. 2.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee.]-—-Henry Nel- son, solicitor of Leeds, receivea a telegram from his son, Captain Nelson, who was one of Stanley’s chief ofiicers, stating that he expects o arrive at Zanzibar in January, Captain Nelson, who belongs to the British army, joined Stanley on the formation of his expedition. e Honored By President Oarnot. [Copyright 1839 by James Gordon Bennett.] Pans, Nov. 2.—|New York Herald Cablo —Special to Tur Bee. |—Leroy W. Fairchild, of New York, has received the decoration of the Legion of Honor from President Carnot as an additional recognition of the excel- lonce of his exhibit of gold pens ut the ex- hibition. 4 LIRS AN, THE PAN-AMERICANS, The Hon, Watterson Addresses the Delegates in Spanish. LouisviLLe, Nov. 2.—After breakfast the All-American excursionists were welcomed at the board of trade by the Hon. Watterson, who fifty years ago was United States min- ister to the Argentine confederation, He made the address in Spanish, and for the first time tho delegates listened to words of greeting in their own tongue. A couple of the delegates answered and the visitors wero then shown the tobaceo works ana Kentucky horses and were later welcomed by Governor Buckner and ladies at a public reception at their botel. Late to-night the party left for Mammoth Cave, where they will spend Sun- day, or the Youngers. ,, Minn., Noy. 2.—|Special Telew gram to Tue Bee, |—Under athe law estab] lishing the St. Cioud reformatory, and pro- viding for the transfer of the convicts from the state penitentiary, it is possible that Cole and Jim Younger, the Missouri outlaws, way be paroled in 1893, Life prisoners can not be transferred to the reformatory uutil they have served & sentence equivalent to twenty-one yéars, and they can not even then be paroled by the board of managers without the approval cf tho governor. It figured out that with the thirteen years the Youngers have already been imprisoned, counting in the customary allowance for %ood behavior, they will huve served an equivalent of twenty-one years by May 27, 1803, The schomo is to have them removed to the reformatory and secure their rclease on parole. — The Rock lsland Warned. CnicaGo, Nov, 2.—The grand jury to-day returned seventeen indictments. Seven of them had reforence to the Rock Island rail- road accident which oceurred some time ago. Theso aro all against Seth Twombly, the engineer of the freight train which crashed into the passenger car, and Charles Buford, the conductor. La Cloche, the firemun, es- caped indictment. The company was cautioned to be more careful about leaving passenger cars on the track at the poiut where the accidéht ocourred. Fatally Injurcd By the Car Sr. Josers, Mo, Nov. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to THE Bie)—Mrs. Mary Koapp, while crossing the tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacifio railroad this after- oon, on South Sixth street, was run over by a Switch engioe and her rightgleg cut off, She canuot recover, OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, A BOY'S THIRST FOR BLOOD. Youthful Dopravity as Developed at a Trial in Paris. COOL AND COLLECTEDIN COURT. Emile Zola Acts in the Capacity of a Juror in the Case—A Day With the Matadors—Other Parisian News) At the Fremcen Capital. [Copyright 1559 by James Gordon Beanat) Parts, Nov. 2—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tie Bee. |—The weather has become colder. Cloaks and even furs are now in vogue. The Lutetia is now fill- ing up for the winter, and Friday Le Jour des Morte was celebrated by at least two hundred thousand Parisians of every strata of society, going out to Pere la Chaise clad in ashen gray or black and depositing wreaths on the tombs of some loved one Statistics published by the minister of the interior show that crimes of violence, mur- ders and attacks in tho public streets aro increasing with startling rapidity, although thefts, robbery and rapes show a heavy falling off, Youthful criminals are becoming more and more frequent, and the casc of young George Kaps, wherein Emile Zola wus a juryman, attracted the attention of Paris for twenty-four hours. When George Kaps was but thirteen he made his debut in the criminal arena, taking the highest honors with a sensational murder that would have done credit to the most experienced bhand. One morning in December, 1834, an aged compositor, Vincard, was found lying dead on the floor of his garret. He had first been strangled and then his head split open with a hatchet. Suspicion pointed to young Kaps and a companion of his owa age, who were arrested, but as nothing dofinite could be proven against them they were sot at liberty. It is now known that Kaps and his comrade committed this crime for the pur- pose of robbing their victim, and that 5 francs was all they gotby it. IKaps speedily blossomed out into the most renowned squire of dames in his quarter, Leontine Drien was the name of his brightest and most par- ticular star, and to her George one day ad- mitted that it was he who killed Vincard. Shortly afterwards he regretted having taken her into his confidence, and threatened 10 show her no mercy did she make any sign of handing over the sccret to the police. Finally, acting on the principle that ‘‘dead veople tell no tales,” he determined to bury his secret in the grave. On March 19 last Kaps stot Leontine through the head with a revolver as she was sleeping. The young murderer gave himself up to the police, al- leging that the motive of his crime was jealousy. On cross-examination, however, he was fain to admit the reason for the mur- der, as owning that he committed the sec- ond crime to save himself from the conse- quences of the first. Even after his impris- onment the lad’s lust for blood showed itself in an attempt to murder poople under the very eyes of the judge who was gomng into his case, Mille. do Emma Huaid, a witness against the prisoner, was attacked by him witha bed screw as she was giving her evidence and saverely wounded ere help could be given, On a second occasion Kaps scized a brass candlestick from the mantel- piece and hurled it at the municipal guard who was in a chair back of bim and against whom he bad a long standing grudge. Guil- lotte himself, the judge of instruction, was frequently threatened by his young prisoner if he ever had the good chance to meet the magistrate man to wan. Such 1s the career of this precocious youth who vesterday oceu- pied his place in the dock as composedly and in fact as proudly as if it were the chariot of an old Roman commander returning triumphant from a brilhant cam- paign. His responses wero short and incisrve. He was evidently posing for the audience. **You have been an 1dle vagabond all your life” said the judge. “‘Correct.” “At thirteen your father had you seot to the house of correction.” “Exactly."” “You have been condemned four times and forbidden the department of the Seine.” “Perfectly.” «You quarreled frequently with Leontina Drien. Whyt” ““The reason is too dslicate to be mentioned in publie.” As he confessed himself guilty of the two murders with which he was charged, and as the evidence against him was conclusive, the jury speedily returned with a unanimous verdict of guilty. When the sentence of death had been pro- nounced Kaps bowed to the judge affection- ately and sad, “Thank yvou,” and left the dock en route for Loroquette. Emile Zola makes a fair juryman. He listened attentively to the counsel and jotted down points every few minutes in his vo- luminous notebook. He watched the young prisoner most scrutinizingly, Who knows but that perhaps Kaps will cropup inone of Zola's novels for a fau- teuilen the academy left vacant by the death of Emile Augier, There are many candidates, and Retheuiet, who obtained a good number of votes at the last election. will try again, and the names of Emile Zola, Francosque, Sarcey, Bugene Mannueil, Emile Bergeratt and Henry Becque are also mentioned as those of candidates among whom the academy's choice will be made, Henry d'Bornieer, author of *‘Mahomet,” stands & good chance of succeeding the lato immortal in the event of the production of his play being a success, The election will not, however, take place for six months to come, W The vast arena of the RRue Pergoulese con- tinues to be the favorite afteruoon rendezvous of all Paris cavaliers in the place. Aldred Tinoco and Luis Do Rego score a great suc- cess as they wheel and pirouet with graceful audacity and perfect horsemanship in front of a bull and stick thelr parti-colored javelins in the animal's peck, Rafael Guerrita, a dashing Matador of twenty-seven, 18 & groat favorite and is enthusiastically ap- plauded, especially by tho women, as Lo calmly kneels before the buil agd tosses handfuls of sand into his ears® Another favorite wick of Guerrita is to stand within a yard of the infuriated animal and con- temptuously tickle his nose with the poist of bis foot. Very graceful and very plucky is Guerrita, and it is hoped that his experience with the protected horns of bulls in the grand plaza of the Rue Peregoulese will not induce him w undue rashuess with the older and more porsist- ent bulls of the Spanish arena. The Course de Taureaux, take it all in all, 1s one of the best sights to be seen in Paris, There is sometning fascinating about this graceful sport that especially appears to the beau sexe, who always put in a strong appear- auce at every performance. The Awerican and English communitids tueh out in strong force to admire the agile favorites o arena, and will greatly miss the excitement when cold weather puts an end to it. Grand Duke Valdimir, of Russia, as- cended the Eiffel tower to-day. He was ac- companied by the duke of Liouchtenbure, Prince Bolosselsky, Dr. Albert Robin, of tho French academy of medioine, Princo B. Kotchinebey and M. Hitrofa. M. Eiffel ac- companied the distinguished party during thelr visit and was introduced to the grand duke on the platform. The visitors wrote their .names in the distinguishod visitors’ book which Eiffol keeps in his hittle apart- mont at the top of the towor, and they par- took of the lunch offered, Viadimir toasting his host 10 a glass of champagne, The ascent was rendered more remarkable than any that has proviously been made from the fact that a number of tho visitors and Eiftel also went higher than the tower itself. It appears that a workman had carried an iron ladder to the top of the tower, and that Eiffel, noticing this, the ladder was placed against the flagstaff so as toallow the visit- ors to uttain to a height of at least 502 motres —that is, two metres higher thun the tenth wonder of the world. _ ———— MORE OCARLSON TESTIMONY. The Son of the Cottugs Owner on the Stand. Cnicaco, Nov, 2.—Charles J. Carlson, son of the owner of the Carlson cottage, was tho first witness in the Cronin case this morn- ing. He testifiea to the renting of the cot- tage March 20 to a stranger who called him- self r'rank Williams, ~ Witness said the stranger subsequently brougzht the furniture, in the evening about 7:30 o'clock. He was accompanied by & man shoiter than himself and Expressman Martensen. Williams came again on April 2 to pay the rent. In the description of the rooms the witness said the front rogms and bed-rooms were the only ones furnished. There was a washstand in the room in the rear of the front room. There was a carpet on the floor of the front room, and & washstand. Tho carpev was tacked down. In the bedroom was a bod, a rocking chaif and another chair, a wash-bowl and pitcher, and other things of that kind. Witness thea identified a picce of carpet which was shown him as the same as tiie one he hud seen ox the par- lor floor of the cottage. Martin Burke was also identified by this witness as Frank Wil- liams, the man who hired the cottage. The witness then procesded with his testl- mony, saying that after redeiving the letter from Williams relinquishing the cottage, he entered it through a windowon May10. He described how he found | the carpet off the floor which was covered in places with paint, looking as though it had been put on to cover up blood stuins., ‘He also found blood stains on the walls and furni ture. ‘thera were places on the floor that were mot covered by paint where there were: blood stains still visible. During all the time for which the rent was paid the cottage remained uiioc- cupied. Kunze was pointed out to the wit- ness by counsel for the state, but he could not identify the prisouer as any one whom he had ever seen before, . Tue ‘Witness was subjected to a long cross eXgmination, which did not seem to develop any¥ging new. The next witness . was Johanna Carlson, the mother = Mrs. Carlson testified that on the: Sunday following, the 4th of May, when sho first went out to the cottage she noticed spots on the steps and that both the steps and the walk showed that there had been much tramping up and down, and also that the footsteps showed that the persons who made them had been walking in sand. She thought Frank Williams and his sistec had at last moved in and that the spots on the steps wero only something that had been broken in moving. The remainder of her testimony was maiunly corroborative of that given be- foroby her family. When asked by the state attorney to point out the man whom sho know as Frank Williams, the witness pointed to Burke. Her ocross-examination then followed. ‘The next witness was ‘Expressman Mar- tinson, who identified Burke as the man who hired him to haul the furniture and the trunk to Carlson cottage.. The bloody trunk which contained the body of Cronin was then brought into the court room aud the witness said it was similar to the oae which he took to the cottage. The court then adjourned until Monday morning. It was announced this afternoon that Sen- ator Kennedy, the Wisconsin lawyer who nas been one of the counsel for Burke, has withdrawn from the case, It was said he was dissatisfied with the position assigned him in the case. Kdward Spellman, of Peoria, district offi- cer of the Clan-na-Gael, sent a telegram to Sheriff Matson to-day saying ne” would ar- rive here, prepared to tesufy in the case on Monday morning, Baker Returns. WiNNipra, Nov. 2,—Assistant State Attorney Baker, of Chicagd, who has been here for several days in connection with the Cronin case, securing additional evidence, returned to Chicago this morning. Itis not unlikely that ex-prisoner Mills may go to Chicago next week to give evidence in re- gurd to Burke's statements whilein jail here. e e A BOY’S DOOM. en Years For Killing His Brutal CmicAGo, Nov. 2. pegial Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Indignation 1s expressed at the verdict of the jury in Judge Baker's court this morning sentencing to ten years' im- prisonment the seventegn-year-old lad, James Dolan, who killed. his stev-father while defending his mother agaiust bhis Dbrutal attacks. ‘Tbe crime for which Dolan is to suffer was committed about foun months ago. Do- lan did not live at home with his mother, who was married a second time. His step- father, whose name was MeGann, would not allow the boy to enter the house, not even to see his mother, Dolan lived away from home @ long time, but when. the neighbors told him that McGaon had beaten his mother, he decided to go to. the house and see if the report \vas true, The boy found the family at suppor, but he - had no sooner stepped inside the door than McGaon, it is said, raised a chair and threatened to brain both the boy and bis mother. Dolan claims that in defense of his mother and hunself he had to draw s revolver aod shoot the en- raged wan, s TR Lake Navigation Closing. Cuicaao, Nov. 2.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The Great Nortkern steamship line has given notice of an early close® 1 navigation, After November 5 it will refuse 10 receive shipments to Hoston and New England poiuts, And after November 9 iv will refuse them to New York. ather Kore For Omaha aud vicinity—Fair weatuer. For Nebraska and Dakota—Fair, colder, northwesterly wiuds. For Towa—Light rain or snow, colder, northwesterly winds, Emperor William Roceives a Cordial Greeting From the Ottomun. ITS POLITICAL IMPORTANCE. The Semi-Official Press Throw Off Redorve and Admit That the Objeet is to Strengthen the Triple Alianco. Not a Pleasant Trip. Copyright 18:9 by New York Associated Press.] BeruN, Nov. 9.—Bismarck to-day re- ceived a telegram fre nperor William at Yildiz Kiosk, saying he arrived at 11 o’clock. The ofticial dispatchos give a detailed ac- count of the meoting between the Turkish fleet and the German ships Kaiser and Hohenzollern at the entrance of the Dardanelles, The passage through the straits was made under a continuous round of salutes from the forts, On entering tho sca of Marmora Said Pasha, minister of foreign affairs; Edem Pasha, formerly grand vizier, and Herr vou Radowitz, the German am- bassador, left the sultan’s yacht and were re- ceived by the emperor on the Kaiser. The empress 18 again suffering from sea sickness. A large number of ves- sols, gayly decorated, followed the Gorman ¢ ships to} Dolmabaktohe palace, where the sultan, attended by his ministors and principal court officials, cordially greeted Emperor William. After partaking of re- freshments the two monarchs drove to Yildiz palace in a carriage under escort of a squadron of cavalry. The sultan exchanged a few phrases with each of the guests aud then relapsed into absolute silence. Herr von Radowitz, under instructions from Bismarck, will attend with Said Pasha the business intervinws betweon the mon- archs. The semi-official press of Berlin no longer denies the political importance of the visit, Tho North German Gazette states that if the intentions of the emperor are realized the conference at Constantinople will create frosh guarantees of peace based upon the gen- eral principles of Bismarck’s policy and will strengthen the dreibund and further assure the well being and prosperity of the Father- land. The frankness of these admissions of the inspired organs is partly due to official advices from St. Petersburg that the czar hus relapsed under pan-slavist influences; that the changes that were in progress to eliminate war advocates from the czar's counsel Lad been countermanded; that the German press has resumed its former hostile attitude, and everything is the same as . be- fore the czar’s meeting with Prince Bis- marck. Incidents attending the visit of the em- press to-the royal harem are awaited with interest. A gorgeous kaix propelled by ten oarsmen will convey her to the entrance of the harem grounds. Seven recognized wives of the sultan, all mothers of princes, ittended by odalisque suites, will receive the empress in the grand saloon. The visit will last three hours. Couut Kalnoky, who arrived at Fried- richsrube to-day, before leaving Vienna had a long conversation with Prince Lobanoff, the Russian ambassador, turough whom he learned that the czar had resumed his policy of opposition to any form of, settlement in Buigaria which excludes Russia’s claim to the right to select the head of the govern- ment, Prince Lobanoff’s communication amounted to a veto from the czar of Count Kalnoky’s project for the recognition of Priuce Eerdinand as the ruler of Bulgaria and imphed also the rejection of Bismurck's scheme. In oficial circles the conviction prevails that the chancellor will henceforth abandon all efforts to conciliate the czar. Apart from political matters concerning the driebund, Count Kaluoky’s mission relates to the formation of a customs union bevween the German and Austro-Hungarian empires, The marriage of Prince Ferdinand and Princess Louise, of Orleans, the daughter of the Due d’Alencon, depends upon the result of the Friedrichscuhe conference. The new socialist bill will not receive tho support of the majority of the reichstag un- less subjected to modifications, The dynamite depot at Friedrichshutte, near Beuthen, Silesia, exploded to-day. Twenty persons were killed and injured. e s et The Women's Missionary Socicty, INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2.—To-day’s session of the Women’s Home Missionary society was taken up in committee reports of the bureau for Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and for the Mormons. The reports were carefully drawn up ana were full of detail regarding the work in these departments of the society’s lubor. The needs of each home were stated and urgent appeals made for further aid. ey The Supnoscd Benders. 0sWEGo, Kan., Nov. 2.- Mrs, Griffith and Mrs. Davis, arrested ou suspicion of being the Beuder women, have not yet been iden- tified. An old man named Story thought he y ognized them as belonging to the Bender wribe. Five others, however, who have been well acquainted with the Benders could sce no resemblance. Further examinations have been postponed until November 18, D Post Sues a Newspaper. Cnicaco, Nov. 2.—[Special Telegram to Toe Bee]—Alfred Post, of tne freight claim bureau fame, bezan a libel suit in the circuit court to-day against the evening Journal on account of several articles which the paper has published coucerning bim and his questionable aftairs. Post asks for £60,000 damages. R Tue Navasa Riotors. Bavurivore, Md, Nov. 2.—In the United States district court this morning, counsel for Henry Jones, who 18 charged with being the ringleader of the Navassa island rioters, obtained a writ of habeas corpus returnable next Wednesday. This action is taken to test the constitutionality of the law whicn gives the United States authority uver Navassa island. D —— Forty Xears For Murder. Cmicago, Nov, 2.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee, |—At Ottawa to-day a dict was rendered in the circuit court before Judge Blanchard sentencing Joseph Kota to the penitentiary for forty years for the murder of Geo. Bartkiewitz at LaSalle, on the even- ing of May 12 R —— Chicago's New Btock sixchange, Cuicaco, Nov, 2.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee]—The Chicago stock exchange mgved 1nto its pew home at 167 Dearborn stieet at 1 o'clock to-day. The event was celebrated by the members and their friends, who sat down to an elegant lunch served in the Exchange hall after President Heorotin, in @ few well chosen remarks, had welcomed the guests and his brother brokers to the opening 1880 ~TWENTY PAGES ROKEES, They Regard Noble's Order as a Bull ’ dozin e St Louis, Nov. 2.—Tho latest advices from the Cherokee nation are that the ro- cent ordor of Secrotary Noble in regard to tho Cherokee affairs, which was rescinded at bleguah last evening, has had just tho op- posito offect the commissioners expected it would have. The Indians who favored selling the out- let before are now obstinate. Thoy say the government has adopted bulldozing tactios and they will not yield an inch. Chiet Mayes is reported as saying: he order is no surprise to us, We un- derstand it was designed to coerce ns into selling, The government cannot bulldozo us in this mauner," He denied he was In favor of selling the stiip. He reiterated his former opinion thav it would require a change in the constitution before any land could be sold. Ex-Chiot Bu d and other londors fa- vored taking issuo with the government as to fee simple ownership of the outlet. The cattiomen of the sirip will bo prasent at the opening council next Monday and will attempt to influence the Indsus, P CHICAGO ELEVATORS SOUD. The English Svstem Capturcs the Munger-Wheeler System, Onioco, Nov. 2.—[Special Telegrani to Tre Ber.] It is announced here and gener- ally accepted as correct that tho grain ele- vators in this city belonging to Munger, Wheeler & Co. have been sold for §2,600,000 tothe samo Knglish system that has been purchasing flour mills in Minneapolis and elevators throughout tho northwest. The Munger-Wheeler system of elevators is tho largest in the city, having a capacity of 6,500,000 bushels, the Armour & Dole houses standing next in rank with a capacity of 6,350,000 bushols. None of the other sys- téms approach this in magnitude, as the capacity ranged from 175,000 to 200,000 bush- cls. The trade has been closed and the money will be paid over to the sellers early next week. The sellers are Hiram Wheeler, A. A, Munger, George Honry Wheeler, Charles Wheeler and James R. McKay. The price paid was based on the business of the past eight yedts, and while no authoritative statement can be made at this moment, it is nearly certain that the annual income shows § per cent on the $2,250,000 to be paid. The property bought consists of eight houses along the river and near the Northwestern railway. They are the Galena, Airline, Northwestern, Fuiton City, Union, Iowa, St. Paul, WASHIL ot NGTON TERRITORY. Governor Moore's Annual Report Shows Great Gains, WASHINGTON, Nov. overnor Moore, of Washington territory, 1 his annual re- port says the closing year in tervitorial ex- istence has been one of prosper The property valuation shows a gain of nearly 50 per cent. Washington, says the governor, has had an undue share of the great aisasters hap- pening this year, in that tha business por- tions. of four cities, Seattle, Vancouver, Ellensburg and Spokane Falls, burned, in- volving n 10ss of not less than $16,600,000. The report shows an extraordinary in- crease in the amount of taxable property, rising from $61,512,679 in 1587, to £124,705,449 in 1889, a gain of more than 100 per cont. The great staple of “eastern Washington is wheat. The volcanic soil of that rogion, the governor says, is particularly adapted to the growth of all cereals, hee average yield being twenty- five and five-tenths bushels per acre, which be says is perhaps greater than that of any other grain growing district 1 the United States. Stock raising, though still a profit- ablo industry, is relatively diminishing in importance. Lumber, 1t is stated, was the first industry developed in Washington ter- ritory and it is still the most important, The schools, the governor says, have long been a source of pride to its citizens, and liberal provisions have always been made for their support. The salmon pack for the year aggrogated 205,000 cases. THE KE The Treasurer of thd Cigarmakers Expelled From the Island, JAoKsONVILLE, Fla,, Nov. 2.—A correspond- ent at Key West the treasurer of the Cigarmakers' union was expelled from the island by the board of trade becauso they claimed he was promotmg aiscord. The militin and police are under arms and con - siderable excitement prevails. A large num- ber of Cubans were taken away on a Span- ish gunboat and passenger steamer Mond ay. Arbitration seems to be out of the question . American clgarmakers, cxclusive of the Cuban-Americans, number about seven thousand. Some of the manufacturers claim that the the trouble is supported by Havana manu- facturers and connived by the Cuban gov- ernment. Business is pretty well paralyzod. oLl L Killed By Prisoners, Fronexce, Ariz, Nov. 2.—Sheriff Rey- nolds, W. A, Holmes and Eugene Middleton, of Globe, while taking eight Apuche Indians and one Mexican to Yuma penitentiary this morning were killed by their prisoners, four miles from Riverside. One of the prisoners suddenly grabbed a pistol from Holmes und shot him, The Indians then robbed the killed, took their arms and ammunition and started south. The Mexican convict was captured later, Eugene Middleton, the owner of the stage line, was driving at the time and was shot twice. He walked buck to Riverside to give the alarw. At last accounts he was nearly dead. A posse has gone in pursuit of the fugitives, - several Earthqaake Shoc s1. Louts, Nov. very perceptible stiock of searthquake of two seconds’ dura- tion was felt in this city at 1:53 this morn- ing. 1t had suficient force to shake tall buildings and frighten the inmates of w Cammo, 1L, Nov. 2.—A heavy shock carthquike, accompanied by alow report, was felt here at 1:50 this morning, 1t was about a minute in duration. No damage re- ported in this vicinity, Cuioaco, Nov, 2.—A Jacksonville, IIL. specinl says thatat 1:50 this morning that city was visited by an earthquage which lusted several seconds. No damage was done, although the houses were shaken and windows ratt lea, e Wales in Egypr. Panis, Nov. The Soleilel says the Prince of Wales has been received in Egyot as & veritable sovereign, His visit, the pa- per says, is intended to increase England's prestige on the Nile and reafirm her right of protectorate over Kgypt. Frauce can not afford to ignore the importance of the visit, o More Louisiana Bonds. New Onreaxs, Nov, l.—Auother ove issue of state bonds s sald to have b Qiscovered amounting 10 about $400,000, PAGES 14, - NUMBER 137, ANOTHER BIG RAILROAD DEAL Designod to Oheckmate the Union Paocific-Northwestern Scheme. THE ROCK ISLAND'S LATEST MOVE Seeking a Consolidation With the Southern Pacific Via 1ts Central Pacific Bran ~ That Trafic Agreement. The Rock Islani's fchemo Crioago, Nov, 1.—[Special Telogram to T Bge. [ —The mystorious movements of Rock Island ofticials, and the present visitof President Cable to New York, are finally exvlained. The revort only lucks confirmas tion by President Cavle to prove that are rangoments are almost comploted by which the Southern Pacifie, vin its Central Pacifio branch, will form a consolidation with the Rock Island to competo with the Union Pae cifie-Novthwestern deal. The facts leaked out to-day to your cors respondent through an admission by a re- porter that President Cable had induced him to write the fake consolidation of the Roc Island und Union Pacitic, and wh was but oneofa sories of seven published lately. All the facts obtainable in the new doal are as follows: The Rock Island runs from Chicago to Pueblo, from which point it runs trains to Denver over leased lines. The Colorado Midland has connections at Pueblo with the Rock Island, and runs 234 miles west over the mountains in an almost air line toward Ogden. The Colorado Midland was built and is now owned by Chicago peo- ple. President Cable, of tho Rock Islandj President H. H, Porter, of the Chicago & Bastern Illjnois; John Dekiven, a prominent capitalist, and closely connected with Sen- ator Farwell in business, and Hageman, of the United States Rolling Stock company, own a controlling interest in the Colorado Midland. This line lacks but seventy miles of a connection with the Denver & Rio Grande Western, which connects with the Central Pacific branch of the Southern P citicat Ogden. By the compietion of this gap the consolidation will gxtend from San IFrancisco to Chicago, aud would bo able to completely knock out the Union Pacific- Northwestern consolidation, as these lines depend on the Central Pacific for a San Francisco connection, Of course the Central Pacific will then favor the Rock Island-Colorado sidland line, 1f it did not entirely exclude the Union Pacific from a share of the through trafic, General Manager St. John, of the Rock Island, professed complote ignorance of the prospective deal whon questioned about it. He commented favorably on the possibility of the deai, however, and in an unguarded moment of enthusiasm exclaime “Iv will be the scenic route of America.” It was further learned that the Colorado Midland was rapidly laying rails to connect with the Denver and Rio Grande Western. In view of the fact that the Colorado Mid« land is practically controlled by President Cable, it is not difficult to see that the Roole ' Island will at least soon be in direct connec- tion with Ogden and Salt Lake City. The only hypothetical part of the story is that & consolidation will then be formed with the Central Pacific. Of this point, contirmation, vouched for as certain, comes to-duy from Denver. In Print at Linst, New Yorg, Nov. 2—The agreement be- tween the Union Pacific ana Chicago & Northwestern rairoads, signed by Presis dents Adams and Hughitt October 18, has been put in print at last. It provides that a Joint through line for passengers and freight snall be established between all stations on their respective lines, and that tho point through which the same shall pass shall be Council Bluffs. It is to bo advertised and known as the Chicago, Union Pacific & Northwestern line, A joint through passenger service is to be undertaken as soon as either party give notice of its readiness to establish the ser- vice, and each party to be furnished its proper proportion of equipment. The Northe western is to make rates on all joint business west-bound, and the Union Pacific is to make east-bound rates, but the rates are not to ba reduced unless such ection is found neces- sary in order to meet the competition of other lines, Al questions arising out of the operation of this contract are to be settled by an arbi- tration committee made up of the two presi- dents, one director from each of the two b s, and a fifth person to be selected by the directors. At points competitive between the Union Pacific and Northwestern lines, the trafiic is to be divided as nearly as possible in propor- tion to the earnings. Any changes that muy be made 1 the division of rates, either by agreement or by urbitration are to con- tinue in force for six months from the time the change is made. The agreement took effect yesterday and is to continue for ten ycars, Similar coutracts are being made between the Omaha & Repub- lican Valley, Chicago, St, Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha and the Union Pacific, the connec mg poiut to be Sioux City, and the joint lines to be known us the Lake Superior, St. Paul & Union Pacific line, Walker's Views of the New Deal, Cnieaco, Nov. 2,—|Speeial Telegram to Tire Bee,|—~Chaeman Walker, of the Inter- State Commerce Ramlway association, re- turned to-day from the east. Ho did not caro to talk freely of the effect on the asso- ciation of the Union Pacific-Northwestern consolidation, except to say that he posi- tively knew of no roason why it should re- sult in breaking up tho association. No road had served the association with an intention of withdrawing, nor did he upprehend any such notice. He did not beliove the Rock Island would igrore the association, espes cinlly 80 a8 no word had been veceived from thut road, He thoroughly believed that the present association would exist. The agree- ment might be changed somewhat, but if so the change would undoubtedly be for the better. Went Insane in the FPen, Cuicaco, Nov. 2,--[Spocial Telegram to Tue Bee|—James W, Suith, who created a sensation in Judge McConnell’s court last July by trying to stab himself becauss he was found guilty of assault on hus eight- year-old adopted daughter, has become in- ane, and isnow In the Kaukakee asylum, Smith declared in court that he was inno- cent, and was the victim of a conspiracy to got rid of bim by sending him to the poni- wentiary. Judge McConnell personally in- vestigated the matter while Smith was lying in the hospital, the effeots of his attempt to commit suicide, but found no grounds on h Lo set the verdict aside or order a new Swith was therefore sent down to pevitentiary on a uine years' sentence, and his wental and physical straln was s0 wreat that he went insaue soon after his ar- rivel there. His case is hopele