Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 28, 1890, Page 1

X . ; “PART ONE THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 18X0-SIXTEEN PAGES. — PAGES 110 8 R TIE DAY AFTER THE BATTIE, Detiiled Acomnt of the Great Slavin- HeAnuliffe Fight, SEVEN NINUTES TOLD THE WHOLE STORY. Victor and Vanquished After the Ag: ny—Comments by Friends of theParticipantsand Reflec- tions by the Way. [Copyright 1890 byJams Gordin Bonett) Loxooy, Sept %—(New York Hemld Cable—Speciil to Tie Bee. |—The great fight. is over, md for a pugilitic event s much talked of, writen about ind discussed gen- erilly, itwasover in & sigularly short spice of time. Seven minutes told the whole stor andin that brief priod Joe McAuliffe vas successfilly, though it is presumed mostun- confortably, eirolldd dn the ranks of the grat denolisied. Thatls indeed the word, fora more utterly demolished, knockea out, putto sleep, all-itwhatyou-wil prie fighter than was thissamo much-vaunted (alifonia chunpion it wouldbe bird w imagine, and Slavin, o theother hand, wentawiy to dress as chipper as a cricket, with hardy a mrk onlis bull-dogcountenance. “It would have boken Frank's heart square in two," exclimeda closw friond of the lat- ter, “il he hal ben knocked out. Hed male uwp his nhd to winthisfight and a beter man than Joe MeAuliffe was needed tostop him." € "Howmuch money will Slavin make out of it “Oh, about £120! Not bad for seven minutes' work, is it!"” Although Slavinites talle thus confidently now that vietory is theirs, the that their sunrise was as MeAulife’s bickers at the rapidity of the de- nowement, and indeed itwas mough to sur- prise anyone, Think ofit! At five mimtes o5 thismoring Joo MeAulifle, smilingand coufident, swod up in the ring of theOr- is no doubt great as that of made dub againt Frnk B, the re- doubtable Australan champion. At two minates past five aftera rowd md a half of tremendous slugging such as has been rarely seen, Joe MeAulifle, nolonger smiling bt blewing profusely from mouth and car, lay prone upm the floor, stunned by temible right handers received on the point of his jaw which, in the expes- sive lnguge of the rig, put hin to slep In a muner ‘which 1o oneof 2,00 excited spectators will belikelyto forget. Nor is Joe McAuliffe likely toforget to his dying diy the extraor- dinry deveopments of that last wound which isdestined to bo historicalin thean- nals of the prize riig. America's champion cane up,as tine was alled, flushed with hopes of speedy success and encouragel by rows of appause from his frieuds who, Judging from his supriority in the first round, scemed coufident that thiigs were going their way fast, andso they were,if a serious of trrible puiches landed full on, Slvin's face was any criterion, The trouble’ wis that Slavin didn’t seem to object in the lewst t tho punches,but swod right up to them asif Joowas sprinkling him with rose- witer. He mther likel being puichel on thenose, eyesandmouth, or whereverelse McAulife chose to lanl his masive dukes. Sudienly, like a bolt from a cear sky, the Austulian luiged forward with @ oncentratel effort andgot in a tarific right-haider, Where? On the head! No Inthe somach? No—he got in, asmorethan one acute observer remirked, on MeA uliffe’s left sidejustover the spt where the heart wis beating. Anyonewho las been kicked bya mile will apprecitte tho force of the blow. Any physicdan orstudent of physiol- ogy willappreciatethe dange. Weeksago, inconversation, Shvin told me thit he had certainbody blows which were deadly and . which 1o mun coull survive if sucessfully ) plnted. This blow wis one of these, and dadly it provel MeAulife staggered, seemedto shrink togother and the smilo left his facoand was sicceeled bya Lok of ter- xor, He lknew, although no one clse did, that the batte wis won and lost, but the Californian would not yied withouwt a struggle and, gathering himself, he plunged forvard on his opponent with desperite, though unguarded encrgy. That was the precise moment Slavin was ‘waiting for md, mkinga feint with hisleft, Brought in his right with adiagmal upper <cut blow, falling full on the point of Me- Auliffes jaw., That Is another thing Mc- Auliffe will never forget—that stuming, brain-ricking, pitiless righ t-lander, He fell beforeit likean ox and, tumbling about on all fours, tried vainly to regain hisfeet. Once 20 succceded but liko a flish, Slavin was upon him ad again the westerner's 208 pounds weredrivon down to saw-dust, while the Australian, with blick brows contricted, stod rady waiting to see if Joe wanted any more. But Joe's ambition was more than sutisfled and when the wn seconds limit had ticked away he did not rise or wish torise, =% wasall over and America was vanquished, and the havy-weight champioship of the world, tgether with & purse of £1,00 and the handsome Police” Guzet te championship belt, will be bome away to far. distant Australia by Frank P. Slvin, than ‘whom not & happier man walks the streets of London at the present noment. The following detalls of the contest 1 Jotted down as the fight progressed—an operation, by the way,tboutas easyas crry - g @ plate of sup scrossa crowdel ball rom or playing billiands on tho hurricane deck ofa chaanel steamer in a gale of wind, Howerver, by planting one knee in the ribs of agoodnatured fit man and using the pot. natof & gentlemin in front for a writing desk, I munagel tho task in spite of the howling elub maniacs who hemmed me in on every side. The first min I could get hod of after the climx was reached who showel any sigis of sanity wis Chippy Norton who, having hoorshed and waved Ns hat enthusistically severa mintes, fually calmed down suMlciontly to express the following opinon as to the whys and wherefores of MeAuliffe’s unexpected col- lpse. AsChippy Norton has an iuterna. tional reputation for pugilistic lore, hisopin. on must carry @ certaln welght : “I kuew he'd win, sir" exclaimed Chippy, Yis face radiant and bis eyes shining slmost 4 briskly a5 hisbig diamond stud, “ad 1| like him, forI like the cool thousand pounds which are my profits om the transiction, Why dld I think he'd win? Why, becauso he's got stuff b hin to beatany fighter going, either in this country orany other, and don’t you forget it} “But wers you not a little anxious, sir, Quring the first round | *Nota bitof it, and [ will tell you why, 1t | you witched the men s closely asl did, you | must have poticed that although | Blavin recived termible punishment at! times, he stood up to itlike s mau anduever flinched, but whenever MeAulifle Frauk's swiuging richt-handers y see him o back and shake a little on his legs, Thatgaveme my pointer right from the start, and [ said to mysell: ‘Chippy, | old Wy, your money isas sife as if it wero in yoir pocket aready’—and I wasn't mis talcen, was 11 1 Hurdiy tad Mr. John Bull (that is° Chippy | stone of | u could | Nortw's Sundiy name) fuished spuaking whena storm of cheers from the room in frontindiated something unusul. Hurry- ing thither, I fomd Slavin himself, dressed, stindingin the conter of athrong of admirers, laughing and chatting as if it had been someone else and nothe who had just gone through the trying ordeal, His face was quite free from cuts or braises, with|the exception of & light scratch over his left ey. It was almost impossibloto believe that this fastidiously dressed woung man, colly puffing a cigar and sipping “*Band$,” wis he who lad just laid low one ofthe best fighters America has yet produced. Yetso itwas. Passing up stirs Iwas allowed to enter the room where McAuliffe and his friends were gathered in mournful counc Nor wwas Joe himself taking much partin the whis perel conversation going on about him, Streiched at full length on abed, the de- teated championlookel the very pictire of distress. His face was redand swollen, par- ticulirly about the eyes, ana showed several cuts, Approachiug him I expressed my sym- pathy andventured toask how he accoun ted for lis defeat. “Account for it answerel lready McAuliffe, shaking his head sadly, “I don't accomt for it, except that Slavin was smart enoigh put me to sleep. Please dort talk about the fight; T have been fairly beaten and there's anend of all. 11l tell you bow it happened,” spoke up Billy Malden, Joe's faithful friend and trainer. “The fight was 1 tearific one from thevery oitset. Both men went in for slug- ging for all they wer worth, and either man wasliabloto boknocked ot any momentif oneof those terrible blows lappened to strike to himin theright piace. That, wifortunately, is what happened to my man, If he had avolled Slavin’s blowon the is quite possible that hehimsdf would have knocked Slavin outthe very next moment. In a casoit is inconceivesble that sich terrific fighting could haveiasted more thana very few rounds—that’s my opinion.” “‘And its mine too,said Richard K. Fox, MeAuliffe's backer, who, althoigh consider- ablya loser by the seemed disposed to malko thebest of it. “Still I beleve in giv- ingeverybody his dueandam quite prepared to almit that the fight was fought fairly and thatthe best man won. It's reilly too bad, though, for Australiato be in possession, as is now the case,0f both thehea light-weight cham pionships of the wol The Police Report. Loxpoy, Sept. 27.~Detectives who were present at the fight have reprted to the authorities that perfect order was observed andthat the rules of boxiug were adhered to. It is probeble thatthe plicewill take no further action, At McAulife’s Old Hom ~, Sax Fmxerseo, Sept. 27.—When the news of the Slvin-McAuliffe fight was received her last evening crowls were standing aroind the bulletin boards of the newspapers and congregated at prominent sporting re- sors, Some semed to rgard the news as unrliable, but although Meluliflo would naturally sppear to be the favarite in betting eircles hyre, owing tohis being o San Fran- cisco man, there were a large mumber of sporting men in the ity who wagered a con- siderablesmount on Slavin. The betting in thiscity was pretty evenly divided and con- siderablomoney changed hands on the result. Sullivan on the Late Scrap. New Yows, Sept. 27.—John L. Sullivan, when asked tolay for his opiaion in regardto theSlavin-MeAuliffe fight, sail: “Oh, Tdo notwantto express my opinion atal. Ineversaw McAuliffe put up his rops and I never saw the Australianat all, MeAuliffo is six feet three and one-hulf inches tall, and thatis too great o height for a fist cluss fighter, oy opinion.”? “Do you recomize Slavin as champion of theworld? asked the reporter. “By ng mems. He s only defeated a second clss man. OF course Iihink he is a gool ma, butit does nottakean extra good 0 best MeAuliffe.”” Will you now make amitchyith Slaving? “No, sit; once for all that is outof the quetion, T have adopted the theatrical pro- fession and left pugilism beind me for- ever,” The Murphy-Griffo Fight, S\N FraNcico, Sept. 07.—Advices from Syduey per steamship Mariposa todty give anaccount of the fight between Billy Mur- phy, the featherweight champion, and Griffo, which tools place before the Sydney Amateur Gymnastic club for a purse of 20 sovereigns. Griffo was twice knocked down in three rounds, butwhen they cameto close quarters Grifo aduinistered severe punish- ment andat the endof theeighth round both menwen deciledly weak, In the deventh Grifto went in apparently to flnish Murphy andusedhis right and loft with such _effect that he dized the chimpion, but tired himself before accommplishing his object. The next thiee rounds yere marked by wild rushes on the partof Murphy and clever dodging by Griffo. In the fifteenth round Murphy swing his vight onto Griffo's jawseveral times, lut theblows lackea power. Griffo then assumed the aggressive md by a well dircted blow on the jaw rendered Murph grogey. At the end of the round Murphy retired ina linp condition. Before another round was cilled Murphy threw off the gloves and said he gavethe fight to Griffo. Murphy afteryards challenged Griffo to a fight with bare knuckles for £100, Ciry or MEXxico, Sept.27.—In the official Guatemalan report of the Barnndia affair is a Liter to the port captainof San Jose from Captain Pitts, dated on board the steamer Acipulen in which he says: “Barrundia boarded the steamer at Acapulco, haviy a tlicket for Panama, awd was disarm by me Ou Augst 3 the authorities bouded the Acpult, baring o letter from Minister Mizner, telling me I must surrender Barrundia if the authorities demanded it. T went to the cabin with the port captain. Be- foroI could finish reading the Jetter Bar- rundia commenced fringon us, We sought refige wd b followed, continuing to fire uwn us. The firing then becane geucral and about sixty shots were fired before Barrundia was killed,” ol B Ella Cortel furder Revived. BURLINGTON, Ia., Sept. 7. —The Hawkeye's Mucomb, I11., special says the report of the detectiveis today given in full to the public concerning the Cortell murder. He went over theroutetaken by Ella Cortell in her fatal trip from [ndustry, 1L, tothis city, and from here to Keolkuk via Golden, Il " Here alltrackof her was lost till her blackened corpse was found in the Mississippi river below Canton, [1l. The report throws graye suspicion on one ortwo parties, butuo crimi- nating evidence wis oblained. The funds subscribed to prosecute the case have given out, ———— Weather CropBulletin, Wasmyaroy, Sept. 27.—Tho weather crop bulletin for the week ending September?27 says: Inthe western states the crops have mostly matured and are genernlly beyond the influence of the weather, Deficient rain fall has made the ground too dry for fall plowing. About the same conditions prevail in Illinol and Michigan, but in southern Indians corn is reported as waturing slowly and is not safe from frost, A KYOCKOUT FOR RALMOKY, Ministers Reid and Ribot Get Abead of the Austro-Hungarian Premier. HE WAS A STATESMAN WITH A SCHEME The American Hog May Yet Have theGreat Honor of Being Mas- ticated fy the People of Germany. [Copyright 180 by New Yok _Asociatal Pres) Beruy, Sept. The combined inform- tion received from the German embassyin Paris that Ritot, the French ministor of for- eign affiirs, had negotiated with Whitelaw Reid, American minister, for areciprocity ar- rinzemeut between France and the United States, has summarily settled the project of Count Kalnoky, AustroHungarian prime minister, for combined reprisals aginst the United States in retaliation forthe McKinley taift bill. Emperor Wiliam never entertained the idea of reprisals. Chancellor von Caprivi appars fo have dallied with the project until the emperor's returni from the manoeuyres, when the sug- gestion of the semi-ofMicial press here and in Vienna for a customs coalition suddenly ceased, Chancellor Von Caprivi had a con- ference with Herr Miguel and accepted his scheme to lessen the cost of living to the misses by higher imports on the monied classes, the principle involving theeardy re- opening of the German market to American pork. The official impression here is that Minister Phelps® overtures fora settlement, if renewed, bicked by some easy conces- sns on German exports to the United States, will find ready rsponses from the chancellor, Advices from Viemna indicato thatthe Austrim government also accepts the principle of reciprocity, Count Kilnoky hwing instructed the Austriin minister at Washington to make representa- tions inthe matterof pearl and other Aus- trian industries afected by the McKinky bill, with @ view to the negtiation of a trea Herr Miguel's flianciil stalements have also decisively inflienced military refor and led to theretirment of General Du Vi nol from the war ministry andthe proffered resignation of Count Von Waldersee, who had urged the a option of Schamhorst’s plan for reorganzation of the army, involving a heavy increase in the war bulget. Despite the pe itary chancellor has thrown the whole weight of his influence against adding tothe war budeet. The emperor’s definite approval of Miguel's ides mule tho retire- ment of Vernois and Waldersee inevitable, The semi-oficial pross maintains slence in regard to therenewal of the triple alliance, Preparations against the socialist mani- festations on October 1 are equal to the con- tingencies of a civil w The police will act on the mobilized system and reinforce every populons center whereit is supposed. that they will be required. Troops will be kept in readiness in the barvacks. The Socialists ridicule the expecatation of an out- brealk, knowing the pacific character of the arrangements, Lord Roseberry and Count Herbert Bis- marckarrived today from Friedericksrule, where Lord Rostborry has been sojourning for several da He dbtained from Prince Bismarck a promise that he would visit Scotland in the spring ifthe political ~situa- tion permitted. In lettersto several members of the her- reubans Bismarck states his intention to attendall debatedon questions of national importance, The Breslaner Zeitung, in its report of an interview with the ex-chancellor, made him say that he is stil viee president of the staatsruth. SemioMicial communications in the press afivm that the office in question was beld by virtie of his oficial functionsand that it ceased on the day his resignation from the chancellor was accepted. The point de- batableis whether Bismirclk's honorry rank qualifies him for the stantsrath, The recent scandals involving members of the aristoeracy are gravely discussed by the press and are the theme of guarded pulpital- lusions, Tho Kreuz Zeitung mours the de- cadence of the nobility and warns its mem- bers that they must lead a better life if they do not wish to provke the masses to revoution. The Germania, on the other hand, protests against charging the aristocracy with gencral corruption, hold- ing that only those are corrupt whose ma- terialistic conceptions have destroyed their moral consciousness. The Reichsbate at- tributes the moral decay of the nobility to much money, no scious ywork, w moral distipline, gross living ad depraved compiny. It invokes the aristocracy leaders to combine to putify society and to exercise strictercontrol of the farnilies, The emperor hasordered that a report be made on the conduct of the wilitary schodls, and a privite inquiry is poceeling. It touches closely upon the gambling habits and secget dissipations of anumber of oficers. The pry lent of the East Africa evangelic mission has received a statement from Baron Wissmann that Emin Pasha, who is accom- panied by only forty soldiers, was fnstructed to only establish a station on Victoria Nyanzand not toinvite the allegiance of the natives, Baron Wissmann is not yet free of fever. Heis pressing the government to immediately construct a railway from Bagemoyo toDar Es Salam. ——— UNDER THE GALLOWS’ ARMN, Deserted by Famlly and Friends, Purdy Awaits His Doon. Caicigo, Sept. 27.—|Speciil Telegram to Tae Bee.|-Sitting beneath the shadow of the gallows in his lonely cell in *‘murderers’ row,” Willam E Purly awiits with what fortitude he can the approachof death. There are many ciccumstances that were not brought out at thetrial that throw a sort of glamorof mystery around the doomed man. In thistrying hour, when Purdy needs all the sympathy and aid possible, from family friends, he s deserted. From his family he need expect neither help nor sympatny, for they have abandoned him. His attomey, Or lindo Briggs, hopes to securea favorable de- cision from the supreme court, and on_that slim chance depends Purdy’slife. Withun- accountable stupidity Purdy’s familyin Gam- bier, 0., refuse to believe that his life is jeop- ardized and that the day of his execution has been fixed. From the leiters they have writ- ten, which are today published,” it app that they firmly believe Purdy to bethe vic- tim of a confidénce game and his lwyers to be unprineipled men. His fither,although not @ poor man, has xwrul?’ refused to give a dollar for the defense of his son, who he says, “May hang for ali of him,”? —— Fair Play in Pension Matters, WasiniNaroN, Sept. 21,—Tho secretary of the interior has issued an order that such action shall be taken byall oMcers and em- ployes of the pension bureau as will prevent auy uudue prefercuce of any daim in time of cither hearing or adjustiént, and any agent o attorney who shall have or atfem ptto have any claim put upon the 1list or docket or anong the completed files that is obviously orclearly not completed o¢ otherwiso defeat the just operation of the ldws and regulations shall be discharged from practice in the de- partment. T WOODRUFFS MANIFESTO. The Views of Gowernor Thomas of Utah on the Bituation. SartLake, Utah, Sept. -[Special Tele- gnm to Tur Ber| —Governor Arthur L. Thomas of Utah territory has the following to say in this morning's Tribune on Wilford Woodruff’s mani festo : It is impossible 10w to give a definite opinion of the purpose ot effect of this pro- clamation. Ifit isput forth and hereafter observed in good faith, it is an important step and willdo much t remove one of the political objections to Mormonism, The gen- eral sentiment is unofi; that it made in good faith. Many thilgs fead to doubt, among which may be Montioned the present political situation, the fact that it does not come in the usual chamnel, and its studious and_indefinite language, The last general decree on thesubject, in 1885, came from the general conference and asserted that the doctrineof plu- ive or judicial de- T'he whole proclamation is based on 156 that because certain laws have been pissed and decified constitutional, therefore submission is 4dvised.’ Attention has been called to the fadt that it only ‘ad- vises’ subrnission, and_fov many years the Morimons have not only not_submitted, but ol to ever promiso to that there injunction to obey the 3 that it is years since thé decision affirming con- tionality was made; that nothing is said o law ugainst uniawrul cobabitation, which has also been affirued by the supreme court of the United States, and under which wost of the convictions are made : that it in 0 wise asserts polygamy is wrong or the law right, and, as it is understood, temples have been ' opened elsewhere for the ceremonies which formerly took place in the ola endo ment house, The statembnts of the summ punishment of the old building are rathe d , roferring to the last clause of the proclamation that thert areinquities asto what the author considers the law of the iand, and whether any opiuion or proclama- fon ‘will be 2 asthe Mormons eve pe 1 by Divine The semi 1ce of the chu will soon be held, which has the power to place the church on record in unambiguous linguage. For myself, I propose to awai developments, and in the meantime it step taken in good faith.) gt T O C(LOSE OF THE BIRCHALL TRIAL. The Case Will Be Given to the Jury Monday. Woonstock, Ont,, Sept. 27.—The case for the defense in the Birchall trialwas con- tinued this morning. ~ At 9:30 0'clock all the seats were filled in thé body of the court rom, s were also the galiery and platform. Dr. Mearns, the first witness he had heard the medical testimonfly given by the three doctors the crow Ho did mot agres with Dr. Welford in the statement that rigor mortis would set in so soon as stated. He thought it would not set in sooner than from eight to ten hours. As to the testimony concerning thé bruises described he thought that a body falling after a p shot could not. produce them. Such bruises musthave been received from twoto three days before death. Wiless was examined at some length by counsel for which Judge MeMahos A fter considerable ter _of bruises, ete., thy evidence was cceded with, ~ Novman, McQueen testified that he saw Birchall in Woodstock February 17 last. He remembered the date particu- larly and gave reasons,” He had lknown Birchall some time. After another witness had been examined Blackstock said the case for the prisoner was concluded except two or throe witnesses, This evidence would be produced Monday Judge McMahon said the case must go to the jury Monday evenirg, and after somo dis- cassion it was decided that the evidence should be considered closed now. The judge told the jury that he did not want them to reachany opinion until they had heard the nted by the connsel and himself, chall showed some signs of nervousness tement today, und is evidently weak- ening. e ANOTHER FREIGHT POOL, The Transcontinental Will Emulate Bty Sister Associations, CHic\Go, 7.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bee,]-The Transcontinental will soon try tofollow the example of its sister associ- ations and form u pool on all its freight busi- ness. Themove was started by the South- ern Pacific, Atchison aa Missouri Pacific and, as faras the three are concerned, the pool is complete. This wheel within a wheel in the Southwestern association bade far to break up the association, however, and it has been desired that all the members of the asso- clation should join the pool. This perforc took in all transcontinental lines ex it the Northern Pacificand Canadian Pacific and, the pooling idea meeting with such favor, it 15 determined to admit ‘all transcontinental lines, Noneof the particulars have yet been brought out, but, if possible, the plan of the southwestern di n of the Waestern Freight association willbe adopted andthe pool assume the form of & division of trafic. n case an agreement on percentage cannot be reached, the whole matter will tumed overto avbitrators and a ninety-day pool started as an experiment, The mattee will be complicated by the necessity of paying subsidiaries to stecamship lines, but that has been arranged in advance. e ROSE COGHLAN DIVORCED, Clinton J, Edgerly of Sioux Falls Throws Off the Marital Yoke, Siorx Fans, S. D, Sept. 27.—[Special Telegram to Tre Bee|—Clinton J. Edgerly, the son of the president, of the Massachu- setts life insurance company, on April 30, 1885, was married to Rose Coghlan, the act- ress. Four months ago Mr. Edgerly came to Sioux Falls and opened ip &n office, and yes- terday he was granted divorce from the famous actress. The aint filed by Mr. Edgerly was on the grounds of desertion, but” in the evidenc i it claimed that the defendant; . was quarrel- some and is addicted to gtrong drink. il Independents at Yankton. YANKTON, S. D, Seph’ 27.—[Special Tele- gramto Tue Bee,]—The gathering at the in- dependent barbecue hofe today was the largest political demonstration ever seen in the country, Nearly three hundred wagons werein linoand some twe thousand people Were presat. Specches . were Mads b Wardal, Pease and Dewey, ' Tho independ- ents hope to cut an_imporfant figure in Da- kota politics this year. e A Tarifr Correction, WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—In the abstract of the conference report on the tarift bill sent out in these dispatches last night the rate of dutyon tin plates until July next was er- roneously stated at an advance of & of a cent per pound over the rate on sheetiron, As fixed upon in conferencd the rate of duty until July will bel eent per pound. et — Steamship Arrivals, At Queenstown—The Lord Clive, from Philadel phia for Liverpool. At Browhead—Passed: The City of Rome, from New York for Liverpool, —_———— A Presiacntial Nomination. WisurNoton, Sept. #7.~The president today sentto the senate the nomination of Jobn F. Rector to be surveyor of customs at Cairo, Il PATAL WRECK 0N THE ELKHOR One Man Killed and Another Severely In- jaredin a Tail-End Collision, FLAMES ADD TO THE HORROR. Attempted Suicide of a Lincoln Con= tractor-Congressman Connell at Nebraska City — Webster Speaks at Crete. Cony, Neb, Sept. 27— [Special Telegram to Tur E collision of two sections of aspecial stock train ocourved nine niles wost of Cody at 7o'clock this morming. The front section, Conductor Saborn and Engincer McKeifer, was stopped by a hot box on a locomotive truck. The ccond section, Conductor Mosher and Engincer Gehn, was 50 elosely following thata collision occurred, wrecking the way car, an empty bos car and one loaded Street stock car ofthe front sec- tion and the locomotive and a Street cattle car of the second section. Charles Share of Rapid City was crushedin the debris of the way car. The fir from the stove ignited the wood work, burning three cars and a locomotive and charring the body beyond recognition. Mr. Shave was a clerkin the International hotel at Rapid City. He formerly lived near Plattsmouth, where his paveits now reside. His remaius will be sent to Rapid City to- night John Richford of Rapid City_was seriously injured about the shoulders and back. Four cars of stock next to the locomotive, belonging to Driscoll Brothers of Manesella, were crushed. Eight head of cattlo were killed and the rest escaped. Flour cars i the front_section contained ¢ to L. C. Phillips of Do x of thecattle killed, and the remainder cscaped. Some of the train men suffered slight injuri A wrecking train in chargeof Superintendent Sele 3 the track and trafic will not be delayed. one ca Attempted Suaicide, LiscoLy, Neb, Sept. 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.]—Willin J. Mead, a well known contractor, attempted suicide at So’clock this afternoon. M Mead lives in Belmont addition and has been bedfast for seventeen weels with rhumatism. He finally grew despondent, and tuis afternoon he got hold of a knife and severed the uttery in his wrist. He bled an immenso quantity and when his ‘wife came into the room later shie found him unconscious and the bed sat- wrated with blood. A physician was sum- monedand the flow of blood stopped. Stim- ulants were administered and_the doctors express some hopes of saving him, althou he has but littlelife left in him. Mr. Mead is & man of thirty-five yearsof agoand has a wife and two or three children, Connellat Nebraska City. Nesrasky Crry, Neb, Sept. Tele m toTire Bee.] meeting of the camoaign in Nebraska City was held at the opora house tonight and was addressed by Will F. Gurley and Hon. W. Conmnel The opera house was crowded to its utmost capacity with an_ attentive and en- thusisstic sudience, and many friends and votes were made for Congresstman Connell, The flist speaker was Will Gurley of Omaha, who reviewed the splendid recordof the re- publican party and asked why the govern- ment of the stateor district should be turned overto some other purty. He refuted as an insultana slander the assertions of some of the democratic and alliance speakers, that the farmers were just begiming to think, and soid they had ‘been thinking long before Bowers and Kem were bor, and would still looks to the republican party' for theirinter- ests and for good govemment, Mr. Gurley’s address was well received and frequently in- terrupted by loud applause. Mr, Connell spoke aext, and hisappearance was greeted with tremendous applause, He declared himself ready o meoet upon the plat- formany gentleman from opposition parties and tindicate the republican party and its record. He defended the work of congress and the rules of the house and the tariff bill on the whole, although he did not agree with itin every purticulir. When he referred to the eight-hourlaw the applause was tremendous, showing that he received the endorsement of the masses, and every re- mark favorable to the farmers or laboring h enthusiassm by the audience. He said he was in favor ofa full and unlimited coinage of silver, and again struck a popular chordof the audience, He fayvored liberal pension legislation and ar- raigned democratic insincerity on the subject. The entive speech was well received. Dech Makes o Bad Break. Senvvren, Neb, Sept. 27— [Special Tele- gramto T Ber,]—Abasket picnic washeld here today at the fair grounds bythe farma- ers’ alliance of Colfux, Pltte, Butler and Dodgo counties. A processin of over amile in length moved through tho principal streets wt moom, and Cihen pocenied tothe fair grounds where an old-fashimed bisket din- ner was spread. Upw of twenty-fiv hundred people were assenbled. S peech were mado by alliance candidates J. V. Wolle, J, W. Edgerton, md William H. Dech, which_lasted for ‘over three hours. Duriig Decl’s speech he mude the following cemark: “Jeff Davis was a better man than any of the present officeholders of today, in- cliding the members of congressand scnate of the United States.” Deck has less votes tonight than he had before this speech. A Vigorous Argument. Aua, Neb., Sept. 27.—[Speial Tele. gram to TneBre.]—H. B.Dow, a farmer from Prairie Dog township, who is given to talking politics ina loud munner, and dis- puting the charges agiinst McKcighan, ran up against the wrongman today in the per- son of E. E. Brown, editor of the Tribune, whohas been at Red Cloud inyestigating McKeighan's record and kuows the eharges to betrue, When he called Brown a liar and intimited a desire for blood he received a blow from Brown’s heavy right shoulder squam on the nose, which_auseda fres flow of blood. Itlooked fora while like a frec fight but they were separated by bystanders, The Charges Sustained. CuiserTON, Neb., Sept. 27.—|Special to Tug Bee.|—-The committee sent. from Hayes county to Red Cloud toinvestigate the record of McKeighan returned this morning, and re- rt that they found the charges of fraud and ncompetency against McKeighan fully sub- stantiated. The committee consisted of one member of the grange, one of the alliance, o democrat and @ repu blican. Fillmore County Democrats. Gryeva, Neb, Sept 27.—[Special Tele- gramto Tre Brr.)—The domocrits of Fill- more county today held their county conven- tion, They endorsed the noninaton of the alliance convention and made one nomination on their own account—Join D, Carson of Geneva forcounty attomney, Democratic Nomination. Onp, Neb,, Sept. 27.—[Special Telegram to TurBee.]-At the democratic county con- vention, held here today, R W. Jackson of Ord was nominated for representative and pledged himself for license, There was no nomination for county attoruey, A Threshing Machine Burned, Stuanr, Neb, Sept 27.—[Spelal Tele- gramto Tur Bre.]—McDermott & Co. lost the separutor of their threher by fire this afteroon while threshing for Pat McDonald, fivewiles cust of town, - The fire canght in the straw as it was passing through the machine, and is supposed to have originated from matches, as the machine had just been oiled and no_hot box was discernable, The straw was all burned, but the loss of grain Was meagre, as the job was about done when the fire started, G. A. R. Picnic at Crete, Crere, Neb., Sept. to ik Bir.]—The county reunion and picnic of the Saline county Grand Army of the Republic was Leld here upon the Chautauqua grounds today. Members and visitors were town and nearly ever precinet in the county to the number of 500, Theaddress of the day by George H, Hast- ings, republican nominee for attorney gen cral, was o splendid effort and a tribute to theold soldiers, The day's festivities closed by an evening camp fire. 7 Frankli Fraxkny, Neb., [Special Tele gram to Tue Bre. | Franklin county fairnas just closed its sixteenth exhibition. Theattendance was good and the mana ment will do better finencially than last year, The exhibits were better in all departments except some farm products, than ever before. The display of stock was grand. Some of the stock that w *miums at Omaha and Lin is yes Vi hibited, atters ave warming up. Keighan is losing votes in this county ev. day. Hon J. J. Buchanan of Hastings made 4 rousing republican speech during the week, Notes, Endorsed the Independent Candidate HasrrNes, Sopt [Special Tele- gram to Tune Bee| he democrats of Adams county assembled in convention at Liberal hall this afternoon for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for the n- ate and house. Sam Brass of Juniate was made chairman and John Stevens secretary. Thwenty-three townships were represented, A resolution was adopted after a lively dis- cussion endorsing the nominees of pendent people’s convention. o3 elected and instr to cast the voteof the delegation ut the at convention at Blue Hill for C. G. Wilson, candidate for float repre. sentative on the people’s ti Wheat Addresses the Allianee. Beaver Crry, Neb., Sopt. ! pecial Telegram to ik Bek, | M Wheat addressed a 1 he . The ce and Kuights of Laoor fed the s with music and banne People were present from all parts of the county. Mr. Wheat drew a gloomy picture of the con- ition of the farmers, but offered not pra Many of the alliance next Fr self of the cha ed against hin The house o by County Clerk Olmsted burned to the ground last evening. Most of the contents were saved. No insur- ance, Worse Than Reported, McCook, Neb., Sept. 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tir ]—The county republican central committee met here today. yEvery precinct was represented. Reports from over the county indicate that both state and con- gressional tickets will carry the county by a good majority, as the republican members. of the alliance are dropping McKeighan, A delegationsent by the farmers' alliance of Hayes and Frontier counties passea through here today on their return from Red Cloud, whiere they have been mw&m!xcxu- ghan's record, and they nd it even worse than had been reported, and that they would advise their alliance not to sup- port him. A.K. Goudy, cancidate for su- perintendent of public instruction, met with the committee. ~ George H. Hastings will npol%thccnm]mign in this county on Octo- bers, Webster on Anti-Prohibition. Crere, Neb, Sepe. 27.—[Special Tele- gram _to Tur BEk]—-One of the largest audiences ever assembled in the opera house greeted Hon. J, L. Webster this evening. The meeting opened with o few well chosen words by ex-Mayor Miller, Rev, C. L. Brady, pastor of the Bpiscopal church fol- lowing. Before introducing General Web- ster, Rev, Brady stated his position upon the great question before the people, and held the great audience in closestattention, In answer toa criticism made upon his position on prohibition, Mr. Brady claimed the right as an American citizen ‘to have an o‘)iniou upon such an important question, and also the right to discuss these questions with his fellow citizens outside of the * pulpit. Rev. Brady then introduced, amidst great ap- plause, General J. L. Webster, who for one hour and a half t d the audience to a genuine anti-prohibition discussion, Mr. ‘Webster showed the fallacies of the argu- ments of the prohibition oratory, Mr. Web- ster was often interrupted by loug applause, and upon closing received quite an oyation, T'he meeting was one of the most successful ever heldin this city, e ANOREGONSHORTLINE WRECK. Twenty Persons Reported Killed and Seyeral Injured, War , Wash,, Sepl. 27.—A pas- senger who arived at Pendleton this morn- ing brings news of aserious wreck that curred on Friduy at Waukanza, near Shos- hone, Idaho, on the Oregon Short Line, The west bound fast mail ran into the east bound fast mail on a side track. The informant says that when he left twenty dead bodies had been taken out and many injured. The railway officials at Portlund are reticent. PORTLAND, Or Sept. A dispatch from Huntington, Ore., su There was a wreck yesterday on the Oregon Short Line, butas fur as known no one was killed, A dispatch tonight from Boise City, Idaho, says that nothing is known_there about a wreck on the Oregon Short Line, and ra road people say thatno wreck has' occurred. It is quite certain, however that a wreck has occurred somewhere on the line, as the Union Pucific flyer due here at 640 this morning has not arrived at 11 o'elock tonight. 1t is stated that the train was made up west of Shoshone and will arrive here tomcrrow morning. Railway officials here claim_that they have not been advised as to the cause of the delay, e Big Miners' Strike In Progress. Pirtsnora, Pa., Sept. 27.—Secretary Watchorn of the United Miners' association went east last evening. The new scale in the central district of the state will go into effect this week, and he expects there will be some friction between the opevators and miners. “Weexpect,”” he said, “‘to have a big strike in Indiana and Illinals about No- vember The national executive board meets in Chicago the first week In October to formulate our demands, which will be made at once, If not granted we will give them sucha tussle as they have not had for years,” e Pittsburg Pawnbrokers Arrested, PirTsiuRa, Pa., Sept. 27.—Seven of the richest pawnbrokers in this city were ar- rested this afternoon charged with receiving stolen goods. The arrests caused a sensa- tion. 1Inlearing the case of a young man charged with stealing clothing {mcrduy Judge White severely denounced the pawn- brokers and said they should all beindicted for receiving stolen 1t is supposed The seven men were ail held in bonds of §1,000, i e e Tosulted the German Flag, BerLiy, Sept. 27.—The Hanover Courer asserts that when Thompson, an official of the Britsh East Africa company, took pos- session of Viw he tore down and trampled under foot the German flag and gave the na- tives a portrait of Emperor Willlam to use as @ target, J [Special Telegram, N %TARJFF NEPORT ACRRED 10, — JMBER 102 The | Sise Promptly Endorses the Work of 2 tho Conforees, o | MKINL, * MAKES THE CLOSING SPEECH, The Ri lution for Final Adjourne men. Next Tuesday Passcd Without Division—Other Doings in Congress. W AsHINGTON, Sopt 27.—Tn the house today, after the journal bad boen approved, Mr. M nley said it was understood that toe re- publican members desired 1o more thau one bour for debate. He asked therefore thatthe debate should continue for five hours -two lours to be given to the friends and three hours to the opponcntsof the report of the tariff conferces, Mr. McMillan protested against o limitas tion being put upon the discussion, but sug= gested that if such a limitation w made the hour should be fixed at 6 o'clock. Mr. McKiuley acquiesced and asked for consent that the previous motion be ordered at that hour, To this Mr, McMillan objected, whereupon Mr. McKinley gave notice that he would de= mand the previous question at ::30, Mr. McKinley explained the provisions of the conference report. In regard to binding twine, he expressed the opinion that the duty was too low, but indulged inthe hope that some future congress would apply o remedy. Commenting upon the reciprocity provision, hesaid: *“We consented to the reciprocity provision put intoour bill by the senate, & provision perfectly well understood by both sides of thehouse. We have acceptedthe amendument (known as the Aldrich amend- ment) and indulge in the hope that in ace cordance with the expectation aud belief of s0 many distinguished men all over the country, this will enable us to open up great fields for the products of our farms, Wi cepted this amendment in the hope that such aresult would be fully realized." Mr. Flower of New York characterized this measureus a cyclone bill. The point of the bill was to so arrange it that there snould be no trade between the United Statesand foreign countries. 1t would enable manu- facturers to combine and fleece the people, while the farmes would fail to find relief. Referring to the subject of binding twine, ne said that while the gentleman would expatiate in the west upon the pro- vision us being in favor of the farmers of the i 00,000 est, it would 1 working mes ia 'k A, e continued by Cummings, Tumer, Horbort, Fitch, , Hitt, Pefers, Sweeny, Dolliver, Wilkinson, Coleman, Crain, = Cutcheon Candler, Lind and Dingley. Mr. McMillan of Tennessee said the bill agreed to increased by $1 the tax paid by cvery Caucasian, negio, man, woman and child in the land. The reciprocity provision was a cowirdly surrender of the highest prerogative of the house. The bill gave the vresident a power not exercised by the czar of Russia. Mr. McKinley then made the closing speech jn advocacy of the biil. It was not, he said, & bill of retaliation or diplomacy. It was abill for the ng“ of the Umted States, to supply them th the necessary revenue to meet current expemses. The committee had so diseriminated in the adjust- ment of the tariff as to give protection to our people, defense to their industries and coms pensation to make up the difference between the prices paid for laborin Buropeaa coun- tries and the United States, for it was the ride of this country that it pad more and Reeter wages to its workwen than was paid the faceof God's earth. Evans, Gear, Morse, anywhere else on And it was enabled to do it because the re- publican party (and theold whig party be- ity fore has_given its promise that it would impose a tariff on products that came into competition with our own labor, our own soil, or our own crops. The future alone would vindicate or condemn this' bill. The words of the gentleman from Tennessce or other gentlemen were ouly the words of the press of England or the press of other couns tries. On this question, in opposition to this bill, Great Britain and the democratic party were in au unholy alliance, [Applause on The gentlemen on the r side had said that the bill would not ¢ the demand for a single grain of heat, bushel of corn orpound of meat. They forgot that when the bill became a law and the new industry of manufacturing our tinis established employment wili be furnished to a large number of men, which would mean the support of 50,000 people, and these 50,000 people would be new consumers and thereby create a demand for the products of the farmers of the west. Already they had begun making tin plate in St. Louis in anticipation of the bill,n the belief that 1t was to pass. Men were ready to invest money in this enterprise and instead of pay- ing 15,000,000 or §20,000,000 (o outsiders for in we propose to make it at home. This bill, if it became a law, would put upon the free list one-half of all the products which the United States imported, the like of which was never known in any tariff bill passed by acongress of the United States. The gen- tlemen on the other side would tax the peo- ple of this country to make an income for the government. The republican parly would tax the products of other people Seeking mar kets in the United States. revious question was ordered the republican side] oths in yeas, nce report was then (the speaker voting S1. ions from a strictparty vote were Coleman, Featherstone and Kelly, who voted with the ~ democrats in the negat Mr. McKinley then reported from the committee on wiys and means the resclution providing for final adjournment Tussday. I8 was adopted without ~ division, and the hous adjourned. agreed in the Senate, WasmiNGTON, Sept. 27.—In the senate today the house bill to repeal part of the act of 1852, dividing the state of Towa into two judicial districts, was reported back from thej udiciary committee and passed, Mr. Morgan introduced a bill to the Northern Pacific railroad company for a por- tion of its line between Bismarck, N. D, and Wallula, Ore. Referred to the committee on public lands. The house joint resolution authorizing the secretary of the navy to purchase nickel ore matte was taken up and Mr. (ameron’s amendment disagreed to. The senate resumed considération of the house bill to amend the act to prohibit the importation and migration of foreigners and aliens under contract or agreement to per- form labor, the pending question being on Mr. Plumb's amendment providiug that the act shall not apply to any orgauization of musicians or orchestras, Agreed to, Mr, Hoar moved an amendmentthat itshall not apply to teachers, The amendment was u'ul'ccd to, and the bill went over without ac- tion The senate bill to establish a Unitea States land court was recommitted to the committee on pri\'u'e land claims, The house bill for the adjustment of ac- counts of laborers, workmen and mechanics under the eight-hour law went over without action, and the senate adjoumyed. oy i The Fire Record. CLARKSY Tenn., Sept. 27.—MoGlee Brothers' grocery and the dry goods store of J. Rosenfeld & Sons were burned this morn: ing. Loss, 845, LiNpsay, Ont., Sept. 27.—The business por= tion of the village of Kinmount was slmost destroyed by fire last night.