Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 29, 1890, Page 1

TWENTIETH YEAR. ING, SEPTEMBER T NUMBEK 103, ———————— e 20, 1890, "OMAHA, MONDAY MOR} flE, REVOLUTION AT TICING, The Present Sitnation of Affairs in the Beleaguered Canton BIGNOR RESPINI DETALS ITS WOES. A Story of Injustice and Tyranny— An Explanation Addressed to Europe and America, {Copyright 1690 by James Gordon Bennett.\ LocArg, Sept. 2.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tie B Bayonets are bristling everywhere in the valley, while the soaked troops of the Swiss federation keop guard in the rain among crumbling castles and crooked streets in the towns below and fiery mountaineers watchon the heights for the signals from their chicfs, It is astrange situation, Here is the free canton of Ticino in arepublican federation ruled by a mititary commissioner, while revolutionists languish in cafes in fury and helplessnessagainst their enemies. All afternoon I have sat inthe house of Signor Respini, the head of the de- posed cantonal government, and listened to the story of wrongs perpetrated by the pow- erful Swiss federation against its only Italian canton. The president is a shortathletic man upon whose face is stumped intelligence, energy and courage, For s he wias muer in Austraiia, Signor Respini's dark eyes flashed as he paced up and down the room. “What has the federation done! sent an army into our free canton; it has compounded with the lawless mob that sefzed the government, imprisoned the chiof officers and murdered oneof 1ts counsellors ; it has refused to restore the constitutional government and condoned b treason by failing to arvest and punish open and armed truitors; conmservatives who represent the Catholic spirit have been treated with the greatest unfairness; revolution after revolu- tion has taken place and the federal govern- ment, in which liberals dominate, has done nothing to punish criminals, My government refuses to resign. We cannot take posses sion because the Swiss federation has filled tho canton with troops. The military commissioners sent here take supreme control, Colonel Dunzil is the greatest enemy the conservative party has. It isshameful that the Swiss federation should make good the lawless work of revolutionists and let the blood of the noble men and high officials, shed athis post of duty, go unavenged. The con- sorvative government was elected by the people; it carried the Canton polls in 1575and 1877, The conservative party has given liberty to the people: it gave the secret ballot and the power to revise the constitution: it built inter-communal roads and constructed the great St. Gothard railway. Our party has been the conservator of freedom and practical progress. The pretended provoeation to revolution was mothing but a trick, which I would like to ex- ploin to Buropeans and Americans through tho Herald. I thank the Herald for giving oppressed Ticino a chance to be heard at once on both sides of thy ocean, particularly in the two republics of Franceand the United States, ““The revolutionists claim that the liberal party demanded the right under the constitu- tion to overthrow the government because that right was denied. Now, what are the facts? Under our contonal institution, when 7,000 legal electors petition the government for a revision of the constitution, the question must bo submitted to a popular vote within a month, On September 9 the liberals pre- sented a petition, signed by 10,000 persons, asking that the comstitution should bo changed so as to provide for the election of a district tribunal, judges and councillors of state directly by the people and to restore the old district system. My gov- emment declared that we would first investi- gate the signatures to see that the petitioners were really electors of the canton. We an- nounced that a month after we had made reasonable inquiry into the signatures the question of revision wonld be submitted to the people. At this the liberals made o great outery and said the matter must be voted vn before September § or there would be a vev o- lution. They knew perfectly well they could not get & majority in the canton and really vote. Knowing that the federal government was liberaland ready touse its power for party purposes at any cost, the liberals' secretary decided to have a revolution anyhow. The only seats of liberal strength are the towus of Bellinzona, Sugans, Chiasso and Brissago; the rest of the canton is overwhelmingly con- servative. In two days law would have tri- umphed, but the federal soldiery practically upheld the mob by keeping the government ont of its seat. Now the federal government asks us to meet with the chiefs of the revolu- tionary party and come to an agreement. Never! We are the lawful government, elected by the people under the cons and we will not compromise with traitors and urderers, The federal soldiers may sup- peess the government and suspend the consti- tution by force, but they cannot make the people condone treason and assassination. “The federal council has decided to submit. the question of revising the constitution to the peopleon Octoberd. Very well; we ac- cept the test with our canton in the hands of purtisan federal authorities and our valleys filled with troops. We shall over- whelm our enemies at the polls. Last year the liberals brought at least three thousand outsiders into the canton to vote; they got abouta thousand employes of the St. Gothard railway to come into Ticino and vote; they even ran in a special trainload of wvoters from Paris: but they could not defeat us then, and they cannot defeat us now, *“The federation might lose thatcanton, ‘Weare Italians, but we are Swiss. Wo will remain in the federation,unless we are driven by tyranny. They say the priests are active in our party. Very good—are not pricsts citizens? Shall man be sileat if he can spenk and has something to sayl We have separated the church from the state; the ‘fiberals would join them again sothat the conservatives may worry the priests, “Italy would receive us with open arms. Remember that thousands of Italian troops ‘were massed on our border last year., Ido not say this becauseI think the people here are willng to separate from Switzor- land. Our income tax is ouly 1 per cent, while in Italy it was over 13 per cent. But the federation might drive Ticino toleave as an act of desperation when all hope of liberty and justice was gone. The conservatives must stand or fall by popular vote, I haye bean imprisoned in o lunatic cell by the mob and grossly insulted, but £ care nothing for that; I harbor no personal desive for ven- geance. 1 have lived a republican true to the core, and will die one,” After leaving Signor Respini's house T was nformed by one of the most important men in Locaruo that the revolutionary committce bad decided to have the president killed at It has itution, the first opportunity, and that that was the reason he was constantly guarded by staunch friends, There stationed in front of his house, Protested Against Iteconciliation. [Copyright 189 by James Gordon Rennett.) Brnse, Sept. 28.—~(New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Ber |—The concilia- tion conference has compietely failed. All the delegates protested against an attempt at reconciliation, The conservatives are re. newing their demanas for the restoration of the former government as the only possible solution, and the radicals aveinsisting on the retirement of Signor Respini, The pres- ident of the confederation reccived, from London, a lettor from Signor Castinoni, pro- testing ngainst the charge ot murder, I only did,” he says,” what any oldson of Switzerland would have done in my place.” It is doubtful whether England will extradite the alleged assussin. It is, however, stated that, at the request of the federal council, English authorities have issued a tem- porar nt against him, THE CLEA R . RECORD, Financial Transactions of the Coun- try During the Tast Week Bostox, Sept. 25.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.)-~The following table, compiled from dispatches from tho clearing hou of the cities named, shows the gross ex- changes for last week, with rates per cent of inc > or decrcase, as against the several amounts for the corresponding weck in 1850 CLEARINGS. Baltimore Cinelnnati Kanss Cliy. Mil . i St. Pl Columbus. Dallns Portiand, Worceste Widitn, Do Moines A Rapids Chattanooga. Lowell. . Yow Augceies. Lin Birminghain Lexington, K. New Hedford Topekn Montreal Halifax. *Salt Lako Ciiy *Nushville. *Rochostor *Toleda TNotincludad in totals. No olearing houso at this time last year. e T, A FATHER'S TERRIBLE DEED. He Blows Out His Daughter's Brains and Then Suicides. Lacoy, 111, Sept. 28.—A terrible tragedy occurred heve this morning. For some time Joseph Baxter, a young Englishman em- ployed in the Lacon woolen mills, has been courting Mary Siefert, a young girl, who, with hev father, worked in the same mill. The father objected strenuously to their engagement, and went so far as to threaten, several days ago, to kill them and himself unless they gove up the idea of marriage. Neverthe- less the young people were married Satur- day night. This morning Scfert sent for Baxter, saying he wished to apologize for the language used and become reconcilea. Bax- ter went, had a pleasant_interview with his father-in-law, aud at the latte request sent inlis bride to make her peace. As soon as she went in her father seized a shot gun and blew out her brains. He then placed other barrel of the gun in his mouth and f the remaining churge into his own head, dying instantly, The young husband tonight is raving maniac, ———— NEBRASKA CONVICT NABBED. Arrest of James Johnson by Chicago Detective: Curcaao, Sept. 28.—Detectives tonight ar- rested James Johnson, an escaped conviet from Jackson, Neb, Sohnson is suid to be a partner of McClintock, who was arrested nere several days ago. Johnson was pursued by officers, but finally eluded them and swan the Missouri river to get out of Nebraska, The Nebraska sheriff has telographed the chief of police to hold both men until he ar- rives to take them bacl e The Strike Postponed. CuicAGo, Sept. 28.—The old association of West side street car conductors and drivers, after an all night's session, decided not to strike at present, Over ono thousand em- ployes were present at the ll\ccthlr. A gen- eral grievance committee was appointed with power to formulate a demang on the company and make a report at another meeting to be held next Saturday night. -——— Crisis in the Scotch Iron Trade. Loxnoy, Sept. 98.—A crisis is impending in the Scotch iron trade. The lusters have given notice to the men of a lockout on Octo- ber 4 unless an amicable settlement of the disputes is effected, of which there is a pros- pect. The fires in @ number of furnaces are already out, The threatened stoppage of the production has caused excitement in the iron warrant market, The Weather Forecast. For Nebraska-Fair; warmer in eastern, stutionary temperature in western portion; variable winds. For Towa—Fair; winds, For South Dakota—Fair; stationary tem- perature; southerly winds. R England and the Suez Canal, Paws, Sept. 28.—The Gaulols says the English government has purchased a largo building at Port Said and is transformmng it into a barracks fortress which will be ocel fed by British troops. This will give Eng- mu’ld possession of both euds of the Suez canal, warmer; southearterly e Due to the McKinley Bill. Viexxa, bept. 28.—One thousand mother of pearl button makers have been locked out owing to the McKinley bill, which the manu- facturers believe thréatens to stop the entire trado with America. R Suicided in OChurch, Loxpoy, Sept, 28.—The morning service at St. Paul's cathedral was interrupted by a horrible tragedy, During the service a man amed Faston committed suicido by shooting himself twice, +this sesston, EXODUS FROM WASHINGTOY, Many House Republicans Leave for Home to Prop up Fences. THE SENATE AND THE TARIFF MEASURE. Indications that Short Work Will Be Made of the Bill and Final Adjournment Take Place Wednesday Next. 513 ForRTEeNTH STREET, Wasnisgros D, C., Sept., 28, It is very doubtful whether there w quorum in the house of representatives again On Saturday all the republi- cans were present except four, but only six- ty-five democrats. ILast night and today there has been a very lively exodus of repub- licans from the city, nearly every man in the house who has a close district starting home 4s s00n as he voted on the conference report on the tariff bill. Therefore, unless the sen- ate agrees to the bill as it stands, the republi- cans are liable to be placed in a serious di- lemma, for it would be impossible toget a quorum of republicans back here again this session. The talk tonight is, however, that the tariff bill will go through the senatewith- ont much discussion or opposition. Several gentlemen, including Aldrich, Ingalls and Mr Carlisle are to make set specches, Usually set speeces stic up a good deal of running debate, and that may be the case this time. No one can tell. But the programme is to dispose of the tariff bill in the senate tomorrow and adjourn both houses of congress on Wednesday next, Mr. Aldrich, who has chaxge of the bill, proposes to sit all night if necessary INVESTIGATING THE WORLD'S FATR, ne special committee of which Mr. (! ler of Massachusetts is chairman intend look into the finances of the Columbian ex- position. The committee claims that the act of congs ing the $1,500,000 as the government's share nse of the fair did not_ contemplate the expenditure of the whole fund in the pay; f the expenses of the national board of commissioners. It was thought that $00,000 would be suficient to pay all their expenses for the four years theyare expected to serve and the bal- nce of the money was intended to pay for the government buildings and the collections exhibited under the charge of the Smithso- nian institute and the other executive depart- ments at Washington, When the bill was under consideration the committee invited the various departments to submit estimates as to the amount of money they would re- and the amount of space that would be These estimates were adopted by the committee, including $100,000 for a goy- crnment building, and §00,000-—or &100,000 a year—was added to the amount for the per diem and traveling expenses of the commis- sioners. It was not supposed that they would have anything to do with the collection of ex- hibits or take an active part in the manage- ment of the ex position, but they were to uct as o sot of advisory board for the local directory. Theconstruction of the law by the national commissioners is, ~however, entirely different, and they have assumed charge of all the details of the management as well as determiniug the plan and scope of the exposition, By the appointmentof 115 lady managers they have very ncarly doubled their expenses, and at the present rate of ex- penditure the whole appropriation will not be sufficient to pay the bills of the commis- sioners without considering the government exhibits atall. The department board dis- cussed this question at their last meeting and called in the comptroller of the treasury to consult with them about the construction of the law. He holds, and so informed the de- artment ooard, that the appropriation of 1,500,000 having been made in bulk, will be available for the payment of any bills that come in as long as they are properly vouched for and approved by the secretary of the treasury, although it was the manifest intention of the committee which drew the bill to have this fund divided ac- cording to the estimates that were submitted and upon which it was based. The law does not so declare and it will be the duty of the treasury department to pay the bills ‘as they come it until the money is exhausted regard- less of wicther they are from the department board at Washington or from the national commissioners, In other words, the first that comes will be the first served and the people who send in their bills first will get the mouney. A member of the committee who framed the exposition law said that it was never un- derstood by them that the national board should elect and pay the director general or that the president and secretary of the na- tional bourd should be paid salaries, These were intended to be honary positions and the “officers” which the law says that the board may elect and pay were to be understrappers flmfrhhh of bureaus. On the whole, how- ever, he thinks that the commissioners have taken tho wiser course and that subsequent events will justify them, but._there seems to have been ‘a misunderstanding all around. The committee appointed last week will hold a meeting tomorrow morning and will un- doubtedly visit Chicago. BLAINE IN GOOD UEALTH AND PLEASED, Mr. Blaine returned last night from Bar Harbor just after the house of representa tives had voted his reciprocity amendment into the tariff bill, and he says that no inci- dent in all bis long career ever gave him so much satisfactio He sees in the amend- ment an opportunity to greatly increase the markets for United States products, and as so0on as the bill is approved by the president will get at work atonce negotiating treaties with the South and Central American na- tious. Brazl wil be invited first, as that is tho most populous, and the others in their order, Mr, Blaine never looked better and says he never felt better in his , although the dampand atmosphere of Washington just now is 'y uncomfortable change from the pure ozone of Bar Harbor, Speaking with a friend today Mr. Blaine expressed his regret that he could not go out toSionx City to the opening of the corn palace, but he did not think it prudent for him to do so. He had restored les health by taking care of himself, but he did not fntend to expose himself any more than was absolutely necessary, To have gone to Swoux City he would have been four days on & sleeping car going and tnree days coming back, and he knew from experience that there is no way to take cold so certain as in a sleeping car in the fall of the year, when it i too warm to have a fire and too cold to go without one, If the event had taken place earlier in the season he ce tainly would have accepted the invitation. He has been invited to open the state fair at Atlanta, but must decline, CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN WORK, The republican national congressional com- mittee is doing effective work, The republi- cans have had little faith in carrying the house until lately, but the confidence and zeal of the managers is growing dally and the congressional committee as a resultare enter- ing into such systematic work as has not been done since the time of Zachariah Chand- ler. It was a shrewd move of Chairman Belden the other day to have a photographer come into the gallery of the house after the democrats had absconded. The country will bo treated to a picture of congress in session with tho democratic side of the house empty, save one man, and the republi- can seats all filled with possibly half & dozen exceptions. The committee is” circulating a large amount of "lLiterature, Maine was flooded with tarift and labor documents and ,000 copies of Reed’s record on the rules were distributed in his district alone, A vast number of Dunnell’s speech on the taviff and the farmer are being put out and alsoof Owen's speech on pensions, Senator McMillan has ordered 10,00 copies of the latter speech, to be distributed in Michigan, FRANK HATTON CONVALESCENT, Mr. Frank Hatton, who has been so ill with rheumatic fever for several weeks, is now WastiNgrox Bureivr Tie Ovana Bee, } ill be a becoming couvaléscent, aud although be ul not yet strong enough to sit up, he is allowed to seo his friends for @& moment every duy andhis physician feels ssured of bis *carly recovery. RS HE MAY CONFES One of the Cotton BeltTrain Wreckers at Texarkana Weakening. TEXARKANA, Ark,, Sept, 28, —All of theal- leged Spur Switch “Cotton Belt”? train rob- bersare again in the jail here. They are John Williams, John Brawley and Napoleon McDaniels, It will be remempered that soon after their arrest in May the fear of lynching and a desire to keep them safelyinduced Sherift Edwards to reduce the prisoners to the jail at Bonham, whoro they have re- mained since, excepting Williams, who was turned to jail here about a month ago, after being refused bail by the district court. Thecourt is now in session here and the prisoners have been duly indicted, and they will probably be placed ou trial the coming week unless they securé a continuance or change of venue. The latterwill probably be prayed for, though this is not positively kuown, Williams, the leader of the gang, was interviewed by a reporter this afternoon and said he could not speakk for his companions, butthatso far as he was concerned the change of venue could g0 to “sheol,” as he was perfectly willing to bé tried here. A report was curient this morning that one of the prisoners had condluded to make a confession and turn state's evidence. When this was mentioned to Williams hesaid: I donn’t believeit. [ have no confession to make and think any of the others woull be infernal fools to squeal even though guilty.” arded as pretty cortain thi wley consentedand will at the proger time make @ full confession tosave his own neck. He was taken from the cell where all were confined lastnight and placed in a separate apartment. This is regarded as _significant, but the oMcers are reticent and Brawley de clines tomake any statement to newspiper Tmen. The wrecking and robbery of the train chiarged against the prisoier ook place car in May and was clearly the work of demons, wto placed obstructions on the track for the purposcof wrecking a south-bound passenger train, with every probability of killing a orhundred” people, - As chanco had it, t, only one man was killed, though ral were injured, and, while the excite- it was greatost duriig the robber's worlk, they became excited and gpencd fire on each other. Onc of their number named Rateliff mortally wounded, but lived long enough togivetie clue which resulted in the arrest of the others, The testimeny subsequently obtained from Mrs. Ratelift and reducea to writing is considered conclisive, and is sup- ported by a_ seemingly cotfplote chain of cir- cnmstancial evidene o case attracts wide attention, —————in— THE BOX-CAR TRAGED Y., ‘The Coroner's Inquest Brings to Light a Possible Clue. CnrvesyEe, Wyo. Septy, 38.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur B ~Some light may pos- sibly be thrown upon themystery surround- ing the death of Fisnbaugh and Emerson by the discovery of the factthat a tramp rode into town on the sametram onwhich the men arrived. He got off the trainin the Cheyemne yards and was scen later in a gambling house playing stiad polser, where he lost about $8, 3 In the coroner’s jury iavestigation today one of the brakemen was xamined and rec: ollected that a tramp wag fboard the train, He was not, however, i tije same car. One thing only' conncets this tampin any way with the two un fortun: ung men. When the bodies were disco wsmall plece of soiled linen, wrapped as though it had en- closed a sore finger, was noticed lying on the heap of railroad ties. This, at the time, at- tracted no particular aftention, but when the presence of 4 tramp on board the train was mentioned at the investigation tolay, it was remembered that the tramp who was secn playing cards the night hefore had aclean rag wrapped around one of his fingers. In this circumstance may possibly be fomnd a clue. The police arenow searching for the tramp. The investigation was not concluded today, The bodies of the two unfortunate young men were shipped today to their homesat St. Joseph for interment. gt 58 1 17 A FATAL JOKE, Dallas’ City Marshal Shot Dead While His Pistol Was Useless. Darias, Tex., Sept, 28.~At 10:35 tonight City Marshal Tom Nolan'was shot and in- stantly killed by Jason Eubanks, The difi- culty avose over a joke, Word was sent to Nolan that Eubanks was shotin the foot. To keep Nolan from sheoting anybody his friends got his pistols, dvew the bails of the carvtridges and put the shells back. Nolan ran to the place where the shooting was supposed to have occurred. After he found it wasa joke he got mad and a dispute arose. Nolan told Eubanks he would not have played that trick on anyone, much less a man whom he considered i friend. After a foew more words wero pas Eubanks drew his pistol pndshot Nolan once, whale he was on his horse, and then shot him after he fell. Either shot would have proved instantly fatal. The coroner's inquest, which will be held tomorrow, may develope some- thingnot yet obtainable. Nolan leaves five children, the oldest not over twelve years of age. They have no mother, Eubanks gave himself up to the authoritics, —————— THE NEWEST SWINDLE. A Slick Individual Who Is Doing Up the Undertakers, Lrxixaroy, Ky., Sept. 28.—The newest thing in swindling came to light here last night. A man givinghis name as Isaac Wye- koff went to Undertaker Donahy and sorrow- fully stated that his wife was dead. He bought a §5 cofiin for her, telling the under- taker to send it out to his homein the country on the Maysville pike. Ae presented a check on the Second National bank signed M. W. Gruntes, and said if Donahy would give him §15 tobuy a suitof clothes in which to appear at his wife's fungralhe would get the remaining $10 the noxt morning. Donahy gave him the money uskgd\}mt the check was found to be worthless, Xtis now learned that Wyckoff served a term |\.th0 Obio peniten- tiary and that a warragtls out against him for stealing tools from & stonemason for whom he worked here. He never had a wife in this state, s A Woman with Eight Husband WiLKEsDARRE, Pa,, Sept. 28.—There was a sensational scene in the court room here yes- terday morning when, at9o'clock, the case of Lavinic Molenbrook ws Harry Molenbrook, against whom sne had entered suit for non- support, was called. Whea court opened the prosecuting witness was not peesent, nor could she be found. Thiscounsel for the de- fense explained by making thestartling state- ment that the woman had good reason to re- main away, as at that moment there wero n the court room seven living husbands of hers, exclusive of Molenbrook. This announce- ut created o big sensation, but proved ab- solutely true, and the court dismissed the case. Mrs. Morenbrookis & woman about thirty- eight years of age and not good looking. Sheis vivacious, however, and her many husbands say there is something taking about hier, She is the deughter of a whe wright. She married her last nusband, an industrious carpenter, in Shickshinny. They lived together Sor six months, Her hobb seems to be to cateh a husband who is ricl and can give her a home of luxury, Hereto- fore the woman has borne a good name, as she always managed to hide her identity. She would not mary the men inthe same town, but would leave her husband and go to another town, (FATAL FREIGHT (OLLISION. Nine Men Killed in a Wreck on the Balti- more & Okio, DUETO AN OPERATOR'S FORGETFULNESS. The Chicago Plant of the Anglo- Amer- fean Packing Company Dame aged to the Extent of $000,000, Zasesyie, O., Sept. 28, —About 1 o'dlock this morning & aisastrous freight wreck oc curred on the Baltimore & Olio, near Pleas- ant Valley, a short distance west of this city. Ovders were given for the east and woest vound freights to pass at Black Hand, but the operator at this place failed to deliver the order to the cast-bound train, Later he saw his mistake and telegraphed the operator hero that there would be a wreckpretty soon and left bis post. He is a mere boy. Both engines and a number of cars filled with ox coke and merchandise were piled up in grea confusion. Nine men were killed, s follows: JOHN BUCKINGH AM, enginecr. WILLIAM FIRESTONE, fireman. FREEMAN KELL AR, brakeman. JOHN COCHLANE, BEN SMART. GLEN BASH. GEORGE W. STONEBURNER. TOM M'CRARY. ONE UNKNOWN. Engineer John Komp had aleg cut off and eman Wilson was badly hurt Those not employed on the train were beat- ing their way from Columbus. The trains met on asharp curve and the west-bound train had just cmerged from o piece of woods, so that_neither was checked in its speed. The engines crashed together with great fo veight cars, to the number of tw o piled up to helght of twent ety feet. There was alsoa collision on Barnesville Hill on the Baltimore & Ohio, botween an express and a passenger train. - The rallway officials state that no one was hurt, but both engines and an express car were rulned. TLeaped a Trestie. OAm1oy, Pa, Sept. 28,—A south-bound freight train onthe Pittsburg & Western railroad leaped a trestie at Shepperville ti morning, killing Ama lder and Brake- man Schr and_probably fatally ine juring Engiueer Frank Woo. ABIG ('"(ll'l(-'ll BLAZE, Destructive Fire in the Anglo-Ameri- can Packing House. Cricago, Sept. 28.—The Anglo-A merican packingcompany’s establishment at the stock vards was damaged by fire carly this mor- ing to the extent of §57,00: The fire was one of the worst the depart- ment ever had to deal with. The alarm was turned in just before 2 o'clock, when flames were seen in the packing room. When the first engines arrived this voom was in flames. Water had little efect on the grease-soaked floors and the fire soon reached a room where thirty-two tanks of lard were located. These exploded one after another and the melted lard added fresh fuel to the flames, The heat was so intense that the firemen were forced back and com- pelled to work from adistrice. The flames then spread to the cooling room, where the carcasses of nearly seven hundred hors wero stored, They burned like oil. The water scomed useless and the twenty engine companies at work made little headway. More engines were summoned, but two hours after the fire sturted the roof fell inand the flames seemed to spread more rapidly, Over one hundred streamsof water were being poured on the fire, but they appeared to have 10 effect. About this time the flames reiched a lot of saltpeter and the flames from this stifled the firemen, overcoming several, The fire m alls directed all efforts to preventing a spread of the flames. Within a short dis of the establishment ave several other lar packing houses, and for a time it was feared that the flames would reach them. The fire- men succeeded, however, in controlling it. At 60'clock this morningit was seen tobe impossible to extinguish the burning pork and water was thrown on it to keep the fire down as muchas possible. Itwillhave to burn out and it will probably be a day or two beforeit is entirely extinguished. The fire department succceded in saving the other portions of the Anglo-Aumerican plant from serious damage, he loss is entirely coverea by insurance. Recently, however, a_mnew company was formed, known as the Fowler Brothers (lim- ited), incorporated in England with a capital of $750,000, with a proposal to acquive the business of Fowler Brothers (limited) of Liverpool, Fowler Brothers of New York, the Anderson-Fowler company of New York, the Anglo-American refrigerator car com- pany, the Anglo-American packing company of Cthicagoana the Omaha packing compuny of Omuha, Neb, A Peoria Church Burned. Proria, 111, Sept. race Presbyterian church burned today during the morning ser- vice. Thefire caught from adefective fur- nace flue and caused a stampede of the con- gregation, but nobody was hurt, Loss, $12,000; insurance, $1,700, C— identto an Omaha Nimrod, R100, Neb., Sept. 28— [Special to Tae Bee.|—Fritz Newgoer of Twentieth and Spring streets, Omaha, and two othors came out hunting this morning. After the morn- ing sport they satdown to lunchand were hardly well seated before a flock of ducks wentby. Fritzreached out his hand, caught his gun by the muzzle and was pulling it toward him when the trigger caught in some weeds, causing an accidental discharge, which carried away the index fin of h left hand and lacerated the second so badly thatit will have to be amputited, He was taken to the hospital at Omaha, e Conger's Successor. Drs Maixes, Ia., Sept, 28.—([Special Tele- ram to Tue Be]|—The appointment of Major Conger to be minister to Brazil will necessitate the election of a successor in this district to fill the wnexpived portion of his term in congress. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Hall will be the republican nominee for both the shortand the long term, whilo the op- position are fixing up a scheme to run_Sena- tor Burnett, the farmers alliunce candidate, for the sbort term and have him got out of the way of H. C. Garis, the democratic can- didate for the long term, ————— Independent Convention, VaLexmiNg, Neb,, Sept, 28, pecial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The independents of the Fifty-second representative district, compris- ing Cherry and Keya Pl ountics, met in convention at Norden yesterday, each county having seven delegates and a candida apiece. Balloting was kept up for some time ‘herry presenting F. 1. Black and K Pala~ Gould. Finlly 1. W, Stecle, union labor, of this place was accepted as *compro- mise candidate.”” It is now thought that Gould will be nominated by the democrats, Morley Refuses to Talk, Loxpoy, Sept. 28—John Morley, who has returned to England from a tour of investi. gation in Ircland, was asked yesterday to give an account of the affair inTipperary and d be bis experience in Ireland, He dedlined, however, to say anything about the 1 trip, glving as a_ reason his to make a spo Monday night St. Helens, when he willtell the whole sto, of the condition of affairs in Tpperry. A Motley would say in the meantimewas tha hehad been consulting on Lrish matters witt Gladstone and would return to Hawardon to assist at the conferences between the leaders of the liberal party, which will be held the coming week, I — THE WORK OF CONG RE intent Some of the Tmportant Billy Pased by the Fifiy-First. Wasiisaroy, St S—In two or three days the lomg the Pittyfirst congress will cometo anend. [t lus been al- most thelongest over held. Althoughthe first session of the Piftyfirstcongess lited until October 20, the presamt session, b, reason of longer dailysessions, has fur ex- ceeded in working time and the amouit of legislative work accomplishedhas been extra. ordinary, viewed in the light of previous congresses, The record far is: Bills and Joint resolutions intrducel—1n the house, 12,44 senate, 4,i50; total, 10052 nst 15 Wthe flest sossion of the last congress, which inthis matter far excelled allprevious recoras. Reports made— House, 3,153 senate 1,817 (no acceonnt hing tiken in the senateof other than_ written reports. ) Bills passed by the house, 1,28, of which the senate pussed $40. All except a fow of these SH) have become laws or_allare awvait. ing the president’sapproval, By the soate 1,100, of which 456 weresentto the president, making the total numbe about, 1,3 acts or laws, against 1700 for the whole of last ¢ oS, of these @ 606 house and sennte > paisions to individuals, In the work of the s asicto from it bill, the following are sme of the inportint ares_enacted into lw Ivor bill; eustoms administrative bill; de pendent and disability pensio 1s; auti. trust bill: anti-lottery b air bill; admission of [dako and Wyoming; meat in: pection bill; lnd grant forfoture bill; original package bill; addiions to navy: also bills ling the actof ISSS, which withdrew practically 1 wostern pub- fie lands from settiement and povid: ing that hereafter only actual voir lands shall be withdrawn and tha 1o one person shallenter moro the acres ; relief of the Mississipni wvalle flood sufl Portage lakeand Hennepin canal and Gal veston harbor projects; fora large addition to the cerical fore of the pension ofiee to adjudicate cases under new acts; providing for the classification of worsted cloth as woolens; that mo peron in time of peace shall be tried for desertion after the lapse of two years ; to prevent desertions in thearmy by enabling recruits to buy out; extading the act for the relief of wiillroad ul set- tlers ; s bills concerning Indian reser vations; for a census of farm mortgages, ete., also a census of the Chinese; inereasing the pension for total helplessness; for m a sistantsecretary cach of the war and nav) dcpartments, here were elghteen cases before the house, publi sesslon of <0 contested electaon andseven of the ro- contestants have been seated. Tho pubtican senators from Mon; Is have been vetoed by tho dent, three of them public building bills, two bills ~ authorizingan inerease of the in- ess of cort ies ¢ unties, one changing the boundavies of the Uncompahgre Indian re tion, andtheother extending the time for the payment of lands purchased from_the Omala trite of Indims. Among the bills which passed thehouse, but wer not passed by thesenate, arethe fedenl elex tion bill, national bankruptey bill, the bill for the weliet of the supreme coirt, e compound lard bill, the billto provent the olistuent of aliens in the Urited States navai sexvice, to prevent the product of convict labor bewng furnished upon public buildings or works, the eight hour back pay bill, to repeal tho timber culture laws, and the eight-hour day bill. Among thesenate bills which have not ussed the liouseare the shipping and sub- k vills, the bill grating California 5 per cent of the proceeds of the sales of public lands, to_eilarge the Yellowstone 'k, to grant arightof way through publie ands for irigation_purposes. for the com- pulsory education of Indian children, for the inspection of tive cattle and beef products for export, the Blair educational billand the international copyright bil. Many other bills have not yet been acted upn by either house, 2 il A DETERMEN CONFLICT. Wisconsin Homesteaders and Loggers Engagein a Lively Battle Muwavker, Wis, Sept. 28~A dispateh from Plorence, Wis,, gives information of a battle between employes of the Metropolitin lumber company and homesteaders, in which a number of shots were exchanged, resulting in the wounding of severalof the participants aad the killing of several horses, driven by the employes of the corporation, There is imminent danger of another encounter, and should it occur, there willbe loss of life, s the loggers aw determined to contime their operations upn the lands claimed by the homesteaders, while the settlrs are desperate, and have armed thems ith_ Winchesters to de- fend thest rights, Trouble hasbeen brewing in that locality for'some time.: Many home- steaders have “takenup land and built homes theron, while, owing toadispite as to the titleof the property, theMetmpolitn con- pany clains ownershi of the property. Th lauds are heavily timbered, and the Me politin_company” has sent ‘crows iito the woods to begin logg The homesteaders notified the men they were trespassing, but acting undor the instructions of agents of the company, they.contined fo_push operations. The settiers ‘thereupon notitied tho loggers that further encroachments onprivate lind would be met with armed resistane, The first conflict occurred yesterday, according to reports brought in by homesteaders coming for supplies. Men in the employ of the Metropolitan company were met by bomesteaders who were armeld with rifles and who ordered the poachers to retire. The loggers refused todo so, whereupn, after repeating the warning, they opmed fire on the crew. It iscertain the seculersdid notseékto take human life,as noie of the men in the logging p: were hit by the bullets, but_ the shots weére aimed at the horses ' used in hauling. Soveral of the animals were shot down, The deterwmined > by the lomesteaders forced the to withiraw temporarily, but it is certain the Metropolitan company will not relinquish its claimto the timber, and will undoubtedly make furtier attempt to com- plete its operation there. If it does, blood is to beshed. Among Florence people public opinton 15 with the hard-working homo- steule Coming W WastixaToy, —~—— 'k in Congress. ept. 28 —~Hoy much time the senate will consumein discussion of the conference Teport on the I cannot be stajed, but theleaders on both sides think a vote can be reched Tuesday. Finaladjourn- ment will come the day after the mwport is disposedof. In addition to the tarift billthe general deficiency bill is the only other mansure likely to receive the uttention of the senate. Thatls now pendingin the house, With the exception of the conferenco re- port on the general deficiency bill the house has completed its libors and waits upon the senate. While waiting somo m S miy be taken from the calendar and An effort may bemadeto pass the twoshipping bills sentoverby the senate, but this will be resisted by the democrats, and unless special provision is made for their consideration the effort, will likely fail Waolen Mill Fallure, Jacksoy, Tenn., Sept Tho Jackson woolen mills assigned. Liabilities, §100000; assets, not yet ascortained. The fallure grew out of 'the recent fallureof the Jackson bink. - - sdition A gainst Dahomoy, pt, 28, ~The Freuch government an extensive expedition agiinst Dabomey with the objet of compeliing the king to submit to French authority, An Exy Panrt i'e,;llE BIEW OUT [IS BRAINS, Nencns Homilins, a Cigarmaker, Sends & Bullet Through His Head. NO KNOWN CAUSE FfOR THE DEED: The Sulcides Wite and Family Une able o Whrow the Loast Partis cleof lighton the Aftai The body of Clomens clgirma lies at | undertaking establishment bullet hole Justabove therighit templo bears silont testimony asto the maner inwhich death was inflited by hisown hand. About three miles fromthe contral portion of the city, andnearly thie-fourths of a milo south of Gibson, oua line with South Six teenth street and just at = point wher Doninion stret mikes the southem eily linits, alittle pointof LI extends ot over the bottom, and atthe extreme endof thad blufl was the scene of the tragedy. Nohuman eye witnessal the aw ful decd, andiv remained for two wormen residing in that loculity tomake the appalliing discovery, These two wonen, Mrs. Alfrel Noron, 1o siding atTenthand Miller stroots, and M, C. 0. Carlson, wholives at Millor and Kava, were driving home their cows about 5 o' clock lastevening, when they unexpectedly hap pened upn the boly of o deadman, They hurried home and notifed their husbands, who sentwonl to the police station. Owing tothe long distance from headquarters, word wisnotreceived at the statio until nearly ), when thepatml wagon wis dispatehod tothe spt, the report indicating thata wue derhad been comaitted. The body of the dead man was found lying outhe brow of the biuf, about forly fet above thelevel of the boitoms, and about. 150 vards west ofthe B & M. track. The posie tions inwhichthe hdy ad vevolver lay ine diated that the suldde had stood erect when hetiredthe fatal shot, the weapon falling from his grasp and partilly uwder lis boly asle foll It wasdarkwhenthe oficers reached tie spot, save forthe light cast npon the scene by themoo. The spectacle was a graesons one, The corpse lay upan its baclk, with the face tumed heavenyard, showine white and ghustlyin thecold moonlight that floded the sene, The glittering reflection from the polished weaponof deth but added tothe gruesome- ness, and the davk, iveegular mark runming downward from _the side. of the head, ad which a closer inspection disclosed to hive been cansed by theebbing Life fluid, only fne tensified the lorrorof the scene. Noboly kkuew when the deed was done, nd itwas ssime time before any one could be found who hal ever seen tho deceased. Wil iam ields, foremn at Hunt IcCale's bricleyard On South Tenth stiot, anmong those” who viewed the remains, and he stated that he had soen the man pass the brick- yard between 2 and o’eock inthe afternoon. The louses in the vicitityare scttering, and althiough someof then aredistut buta fow hundred feet from where the ndy was found, none of theneighbors could el any= thingr about the falstot. Hunters frequent the Loality ;and so much shiotingis heard that noattention is paidto the shots, L. Downing lives buta fewrods, from the scene of the tragedy, and he sid thit he was in his barn between 2and §o'elock aind he thouglt he heard a pistol shot in that ditec- tion, but paid no atten tin toit, As tle cowner could not be found, the un- dertaker wasdireded 1o remove the body to the morgue, and the spot was carefully marked so thit it could be poiuted ot tothe coroner's jury Nothing i the deadman’s pockits pve any clio tolis identity, butin his hatwas found y small pr s, suchas is used inmailing ne 5 18 follows 2 “Clemens Howilivs, Omaha, Neb, No. [11L South Ten thstreet.’ That was ll, and the patrd wagon with its load of offi cers and reporters droveup tothe abovenddress to breakthe sud news to the lindlaly or family of the d ol, asthe se might, bo, On alittlotin sheet. tacked beside the door was the sign, ‘Clemens Homilius, Cigar- maxer, Factory No, 84, Fivst Districe.”” "Al- most. before the wigon' stopped the door was openedandtbe rcently widowed wife, in- stinctively divining what had happaied, looked beéseechingly iuto theeyes of theof= ficers, as shesaidin broken Enizlishand with tremulous accent, My husband-my hus- band. Where is e’ Realizing that. no information eould beob- tiined from the por womanif sheknew the whole,sad truth, it wis momentarily with- teld, and both she and heroldestchild, an unusully brght littlegirl of ten summors, told_ what they knew of the disappearance of the husband and father. He hadcaten his dinner at 2 o'clock and then started away after kissing his wife. He pssedthe comer of Eleventhand Center strcets shortly after- ward, The chiliren had gone there toSun- day schoo, but were outside, school wt having opned when o passed. He called them tohimmd kissed them twie ;o exsccu- ible pu mpose which e had evie solved upon before leaving home, I'he poor worman said that her husband had not_comwlined of his business and had worked steadi She sail he lud a revol- ver, but aly ton bis bench, and she very muchsurprised when sio went to get itand found it When the truth was broken ntly as pssibleshe was compleely overcone aid begged pite- ously to have e boly broght ome. She couldnot. fully compr at had hap- penedand could hardly be restruined from setting outfor the undertake’s Shesaid that ler 2usband had not been pondent and was ot aldicted to theuse of intoxicants. Thelatter statement, hovever, was dis- putedby the neighbors whosay that. Homil- lus drank someand thoy thouight he must havebeen underthe iuffuence of liquor when he enled his 1ife. "Thelittle home, with the cigar factory in the front wom, showed signs of pverty, but was us neatas the careful housewife culd keep it v There was considerable stocks onhand, both raw and minu factured, and thére vas norea- son apparent for the rash actionof the sui- cide, That may possibly develop at the in- quest, which will be held this moming, The decased was thirty-seven years of age, phide i it TWIAXT LOVE AND Homilis, & G Hufey & lafey's anl a ghastly rman LUCRE, He Choso the Latter and Basely De- serted His Wite, CrioaGo, Sept. 28— (Spcial Telegrm to Tasw B Mus, William M. Hotehliss, wife of the sonof the inventor of the Hotchkiss gun, is lying, sick and brokenlearted, in Mount Vemon, having been deseried by her husbind. Sheisa bautiful womn and was a tewherin New Haven, ler fatler, a dorgy: man, having died when she was young, Hotchkiss begged herto murey hin_and sho refused onthe ground that his fanily would notuive cnsent, andshe went to Germany to her father tives. Hotehkiss folowed her and she warriel hinm on his assiranco thatthe marrisge woild b agroable to his motler, who then lived i Now Hiven, After their wedding trip they lived foratime 3 s that her husband Lot her suntry, and while hore his mother told himhe must choose between his e who Is worth $0,000,00, and iy For arguments wer too powerful and klydesoted lis wife. Bhe came to untry tofind him, bt her search has oroved unavailing. She was leflt penniless, butaftervard opened a school ad rminaged | to support hersilf, all the time tryingto ind some trac of hér husbind, Hecently she broke down. Hotclkiss is thought o W somewhero in the far wesh