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| THE OMAHA DALy B CTWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA, FRIDAY —= v MORNIN G. OCTOBER 3, 1890. NUMBEK 107 A COMSTOCKIAN DELIBERATION Weighty Questions of Art and Morality in & London Council, THE ST. PAUL'S TRAGEDY RAISES A QUERY The Times' Diatribe on the American Committee for the Reliefof Famine in Ireland — The Irish Po- tato Crop. [Copyright 180 by James Gordon Rennett.] Loxpoy, Oct, 2, New York Herald Cable —Special to Tne Ber, [--London was favored today with perfect autumn weather, clear, crisp and delightful. Overcoats and furs are beginniug to appear on the strects, Sensible people are laughing over the prudish attack upon the music halls made before the committee of the county council That body sat again today and considered the case of the Aquarium and the fair trapeze artfste Zaem, whose rather too decollette pictures on mammoth posters have been the eyesore or delight of the people of the metropolis, according to their opinions on such subjects, The fact is Zacm is an ex- ceedingly pretty woman and has been pi tured ethereal, which is exactly what today's protestors obj this poster some thin-ski made abundant use of the words inde grossness and vulgarity. They contented that the voluptuous smile and position of the arms back of the head were caleulated to produce an entively false idea or the vertorm- ance. An amusing scene occurred when sev- cral learned counsel asked to be shown the much talked-of poster, as if they had not seen it dozens of tiwes, and forthwith alife-size portraitof the charming lady in scant attire was passed around and solemnly gazed at by wigs over spectacles. Then they entered into a learned discussion over Zaem's smi! was it or was it not immodest! Then her dress—was it a suffcient covering for such superior charms! After much squabbling among the speakers and snickering among the lookers-on, the committee came to the same conclusion as yesterday in the case of the Ewmpire: that is, recommend granting the aquarium’s license for another year. The recent sensational suicide at St. Paul's has raised a curious question—must or must not the cathedral b nsecrated after the sad occurrence! According to ancient tradi- tions suicide in church deprives the building of its sacred character, which must be given to it again by a new consecration. Last year, when @ Hungarian killed himself in the cathedral of Timesvar, the edifice was closed until purifying ceremonies had been performed, and the same was true when an aged verger hanged himself in Rochester cathedral. Speaking today on the subject, Archdeacon Sinclair said the initiative rests with the dean, who would, if he thought best, take steps for a re- consecration, The question depended on whether the man was quite dead when car- ried out of the building. “If necessary,” it was asked, “must the ceremony be held immediately 0, it is not imperative. It will not in- terfere with the services, for these may be beld in buildings licensed and yet unconse- crated. The license, however, is removable, and if taken away the building could be used for other purposes.” “If a reconsecration ceremony is held, is it likely to be publicl *I think not,” replied the archdeacon ; "My opinion 1s that anything likea public cere- mony would be entirely out_of place, having regard to the sad circumstance. If it be held Texpect itwill be in the quietest manner possible; very probable, in the morning, when fow people are about.” The London Times devotes its chief leader of overa column to the proceedings of the American committee for the relief of famine in treland. The writer say ‘We can assure this committee of American politicians and journalists that the famine with which they hope_to.angle the Irish vote has not yet been heard of here outside of the columus of Mr. Parnell's papers, and those are not sources usually resorted to for facts by persons familiar with their methods. The appeal of the American committee is couched in thousual turgid mmiloquence of trans- Atlantic electioneering literature and, with splendid consisteucy, ignores the existence of this country, its goverument and 1ts people, and persists in treating Ireland as though the foudest aspirations of the Clan-na-Gael had becn accomplished and Dublin was already the capital of an independent power wholly ~ dissevered from Great Britain, and united with ties of blood. endshep and political alliance to the United Stats ‘The authers of this remarkable manifesto, in their feverish haste to anticipate the coming elections, scem to have forgoticn that a ve large number of persons on this island @ very eager to grant every demand that 1 men can make, avd that " no party, creed or section of people in Greot Britai ever displa red interfereace in_the alleviation of the s.fferings of its fellow-subjocts, The transparent truth is that tue framers of this impudent and mendacious document are bentnot on charity, but on electioncering. Fhey know perfectly well, as all the world knows. that in the terrvible Irish famine of 1845 & ish aid and English alms were poured frecly into Ireland. When the partial failure of the potato crop took place in 1879 it was tho wife of the Euglish viceroy who opened a fund in aid of the sufferers. Liberal papers, ou the other hand, are loud in praises of the United States’ spontancous action, the Star heading its article **America Shames Us In the current number of the Paternoster Review, Mr. McWheeny proves conclusively that the potato crop in Ireland this year will nothxmore than half as great as usual, His figures, which cannot be controverted, speak for themselves better than miles of editorials written by men who perhaps have uever been in Ireland or eaten a potato, Crawronn, Neb., Oct. Ber.|—The first unnual meeting of the Craw- forl Park and Fair association was held on autiful park grounds September 23, % The exhibition in floral hall was a credit to the county. The exnibit of cereals was excellent, and the samples of potatoes, one of the important products of this county, wcluded five varieties that are particularly adapted to this soil. The exhibit of cattle aud horses was all that could have been ex expeoted from a natural cattle and horse county. A large reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic on the same grounds mex week is expected to bring out u large crowd ‘The troops from Fort Robinson will be i at- tendunce, —_———— Passenger Rate War, Dexver Colo, O — [Special Tele- gvam to Tur Bee.|-—-The passenger rte war began in earnest here today. The Santa Fe not only met the Missouri Pacific cut to.St. Louis, but announce: a round-trip rate of &30.65 to Chicago. The Rock Island and Bur- lington followed. How it will end cannot be prodicted, e The Hungarian Diet. Pesti, Oct. 2. —[Special Cablogram to Tur Bee. ) I the lower house of the Hungurian diet teday the budget for 1801 wi The expenditures florins and the receipts at The minis of finance announc rithe settlement of the curr ré progressing and he would soon portant statement on the subject. — WORLD'S FAIR CLA presented. estimated at 360,004,483 que make an | SSIFICATIO)N Will be Arranged in ve Divisions. I'he national committoe which for ten days has been working on the divisions of the ereat fair, has at last marked out the twelve divisions into which the exhibits will be divided. y bave been practically agreed upon, but not formally adopted, and are as letter representing . department: A, agri- culture; B, viticulture and horticulture; C, live stock; D, mines and metallurgy; E, ma- chiney: F, electricity and electrical appli- ances’; G, manufacturesand other elaborative industries: H, fine arts, pictorial, plastic and decorative: I, Science, history, literature and social relations: K, marine and fisheries; L, the house and its accessories, costumes and versonal equipment; M, isolated, collective and monographic exhbibits not otherwise classificd. Prof. Goole, who yesterday explained his system of _classification, examined the so- called De Young classification, and before the committee today said he approved the most of it, and thought the dividing of the agricultural department into three great de- partments instead of one, as he placed it, was 4 decided improvement. He summed up his whole criticism in _the re mark that the committee had made great muny. improvements on dif they would only re- partmentof science, literature, it would please the public The Exhibits Cureno, on classific education, generally. Itis given out oficially Palmer of the world's fair mission will not accept the salary of £12,000 per year voted, but will content himself with his 88 per diem, as voted for members of the com- mission by congress, and will accept this only when in &ctual pertormance of his duties. ete that President blic Comfore. Cuicaco, Oct. 2.—[Special Telegram to Bee, |—Director Gen Davis has formu- lated a plan for a bureau of public comfort in connection with the coming world's fair, It is the design of the director general to devote a large building to this bureau and have it organized by the commission, with a large staff of officials and uttendants. It will be the business of the bureau to receive visitors upon their arvival and answer all questions as to entertainment. They will be directed to suitable hotels or lodging houses, where the cost will be in accordance with what a visitor may signify a wish to expend. It is intended that the bureau shall be open at all times for the reception of visitors and their guidance in all matters when information is sought. It is designed, further, to prevent strangers being fleeced or preyed upon by snap arrangements which might entrap the unwary. The bureau is to be conducted without expense to the and women children may not alarmed at the prospect of entering a large city with which they are unfamiliar, 1t will be the aim of this bureau,”” pursued the director-gencral, “to treat strangers as guests and make their stay here pleasant, They will be accommodated according to their meaus and sent home to all parts of the world with kiad werds for the exposition of Chicago.” A Bureau of § e IOW a4 NEWS, Fatally Gored by a Bull. BrookLyy, Ia, Oct. 2.— [Special Telegram to Tur Bee. |-—Jacob Elliott, & prominent far- mer and stock raiser, who lived eight miles northwest of here, was gored to death by a bull today. ing to come, to_dinner, his ch and found his remains in a pasture in abadly bruised condition, He was about fifty years old. Verdict Against the Road, Iowa City, Ia, Oct. 2.—The jury in the case of Whelan, administrator, vs. the Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul raiiroad, re- turned a verdict forthe plaintiff of §10,000 damages. The claim was for 815,000 for the killing of William Doyle in 1888, Doyle was a section hand and was killed while working near Paruell, Ia. The attorneys for the ge- fense have tiled a motion fol new trial, Omnaha at the Corn Palace, Siovx Crry, T, Oct. 2.—|Special Tele- gramto Tue BeE.]—A party of about one hundred and fifty members of the Omaha board of trade and prominent citizens arrived at noon today. They brought two tally-ho coaches and twelve horses, The party was cscorted to the corn palace and spent several hours in viewing it. In the afternoon many exeursions were made in the coaches to points of interest about the ci Towa City Gets a Recount, Towa City, Ia, Oct. 2.—A week ago it was discovered that the official figures at Wash- ingtot gave only 5,625 as tuc population of City. Application for a recount was Inthe meantime the Daily Repub- swn expense, made u canvas of the city and found over cight thousand five hundred people here, including 1,600 students and families who are here nine months iu th year, Today the government ordered a re- count. A Regimental Reunfon. Des Moixes, In., Oct. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Ben)—Surveyors of the Twenty-third lowa infantry, to the numberof about two hu 1, closed a two days annual reunfon’lere today. Theelection of officers das follows: President, J. E. Fagan; president, William Lattle; secretary, J S. Walker: treasuver, D. S. McQueston, ~ An enjoyable reception was given by Captain Hull and wifo last evening. A resolution was adopted extending thanks to General M. Dodge for his generous and patriotic forts to have the remains of Colonel Kineman removed to Lowa. plan U ARIZON.'S CONDITION, Annual Keport of the Governor with Recommendations. Wasmxaroy, Oct. 2.—The anuual report of the governor of Arizona says the mining in- dustry is in a more kealthy condition than ever,” Great attention is heing paid to agri- culture owiug to the productiveness of lands, The governor thinks restrictive legislation inIdaho will cause an increase of Mormon immigration to Arizona. The number of Mormons now in the territory is estimated at one-figth of the population, and the report states that uuless restrictive measures are adopted: the territory will become Mormon- ized to such un extent as to seriously disturb society and the affaivs of gov nment and prejudice the territory’s chances for state- bood. He recommends, therefor government grant the same Arizona as is enjoyed by 1 \ [daho test oath be made applicable to Avizona, and that the San Carlos Apaches be removed from the teraitory and the reservation be opeuned to settlement, e The Switchmen's Strike, Dexver, Colo,, Oct. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee—Vice Grand Master Downing and & committee of the Switchmen's union were insecret conference several hours today with General Manager Meek. It is rumored this evening, apparently on good authority. that & is of compromise has been agree upon, but as neither side will talk, the mutter remains uncortain, Tomorrow is expected to develop something definite. The yards are still guarded and work is going on as satis- factorily as could be expected. st 2 e The Oklahoma Capital, Gurnkie, I T., Oct. 2.—A bill locating the permanent. capital at- Oklahoma City passed the upper house this afternoon. The impres- sion prevails that the governor will veto the measure, that the | 'INTERESTING LAND DECISION, The Manner of Making Final Proof on Homestead Applications, THE OPINION FROM SECRETARY NOBLE. Census Office Issues a Table Showing the Population by Countics of the Fourth lowa District. Wasmiverox Brreav Tiae Oyana Bee, 513 FOURTEENTI Wasniseron D, Secretary Noble rendered a very interest- ing decision today, interpreting the law of May 2 last in regard to the manner of mak- ing proof on homestead applications, The de- cision is rendered on the application of one ward Bowker, by his attorney, to be al- lowed to submit final proof on his homestead entry for land in Fargo, N. D., in the state of Nebraska, as he at present resides there. Seerctary Noble says: ““The only question involved in this case is the coustruction to be placed upon the act of May 26, 1500, that por- tion of which provides that the proof of set- tlement, residence, occupation, cultivation, gation or reclaimation, the afdavit non-alienation, the oath of allegi- ance and all other afMdavits required to be made under the homestead pre-emption, timber culture and dessert land laws may be made before any commissioner of the Uniten States circuit court or before the judge or clerk of any court of record of the county or parish in which the lands are situated, and the proof, afiidavit and oaths, when so made and duly subscribed to, shall have the s force and effect as if made be- fore the regis and receiver when trans- mitted to them and with the fee and commissions allowed and required by law. “Was it the intent of com- ress?? says the secretary, ‘‘by this act to so far remove the submission of the final proof from the land desired to be en- tered as to allow it to be made ovefore any commissioner of the United Stal circuit court, no matter how remote he might reside from the land, or was it ouly the intent to provide an additional oficer before whom proof might be submitted! While at first view the wo of this act might seem to authorize the making of proof before any commissioner of the United States cireuit court beyond limits of the state or territory within which the land is situated, yet I have concluded, azter an analysis of the question, that the act will not bear that interpretation. It appears that it has been the constant policy of tho law to require cluimants under prior laws to go before the local oficers in making proof. The obvious purpose of this policy is to se- cure the proper and convenient examination ef the matters submitted, and an‘intention to abandon this policy should not be imputed _to congr It this statute in question authoriz a claiman t make his proof before any commissioner of any part of the United States it reverses the settled policy of congress in that regard. I find noth- ingin the history of the act to_warrant this construction. The reportof the house com- mittee on public lauds defined the scope of the bill as follows: ‘The purpose of the bill is to authorize all affidavits aund desositions under the public land laws to be made before and certified by the commissioners of the United States circuit court or clerks of a court of record for the county in which the landis situated’ From this history of theact I concluded that the pur- pose of this enactment was simply to desi nate an additional or new officer before whom such proofs could be taken and not to change inany maoner the provisions defining the place before taking such proofs. The com- missioner of the general land office issued a reular June 1500, calling attention to the rovisions of said act, which interpreted the fon as follows: ‘The paragraph in question refers to final proofs, etc., to be made under homestead and other land laws ana provides that said proofs may be made before any commissioner of the - United States circuit court having jurisdiction over the county in which the lands are situated, or before the judge or clerk of any court of record of the county in which the lands are situated.’ This must be read in the light of the more explicit interpretation now put upon the act, and must be held to mean that the 1aw does not authorize the making of such proofs, ete., before such commission outside of the county and state or district and territory in which the lands are situated.” THE EXODUS OF LEGISLATORS. The exodus of congressmen from Washing- ton within the last twenty-four hours b been very rapid and trains going in every di- rection have had to be divided into sections owing to the extra cavs. It now transpi that there was nota quorum in either house at any time yesterday, and any senator or representative who had been inclined could have stopped legislation and prevented the passage of the tarift bill and other lesislation that took place yesterday during the closing hours of ‘the day. Everybody ~ was glad to go, for both housés were tired out. The republicans have the right to call this “the business congress,” for more good work has been doe than at any previous session for many years, But atthe same time it has been a v turbulent session, the worst since the Forty-fourth congress. The feeling in the house was so bitter that the usual resolu- tion thanking the speaker for his courtesy and impartislity was not offered. If any- thing of the kind had been attempted there would have been outbreak, and such a smpliment is v worth receiving if it does not come with good feeling and unani- mity. But with all the turbulence and hard language that characterized the session the only blood drawn was from the nose of Mr. Dingley of Maiue, one of the most in- offeusive men in the house, futo whose Mr. Kingore of Texas kicked a green do The public does not understand the magni- tude of the work done and the legislation en- acted by the session of congress just ad- journed and the embarrassments under which the republican majority rested. The republican administration began on March 4, 1550, succoeding Mr. Cleveland's admirtistra’ tion. With the exception of the Forty-sev- enth congress the demograts had controlled the house of representatives from the Forty- fourth congress, a perdod of twelve years, with only one majority, ome more than & quorum, Under 'the practice that had obtainea for & hundred vyears of allowing members to be present for the obstruction of business and technically absent nt a quorum it was confidently ex- ted by the minority that no legislation 11d be had during the session of congress by the house except such as was enacted by | the consent of the minority. The act of the | speaker in counting those present to make a quorum, in which he was sustained by the house, enabled the majority to seat contest ing republican members who were held to have been elected and to transact the ordinary business of the house. This covered a revision of the tariff, the making of the ordinary appro- priations to carry on the government, addi- tional legislation touching the silver and cur- rency, additional pension legislation, auti- trust 'legislation, the passage of & federal | election law through the house, the meat in- spection bill, the admission of the new states of Iduho and Wyoming anda great mai other measures of less note, but still all of great importance to different sections of the untry. Major McKinley devoted bimself | ostantially~ during the session to the | preparation. of the tarifft oill and ts enactment, and it was fivally written into the law substantiall y as the house under his leadership passed it. The most important provision in the tariff bill is that placicg sugarupon the free list. Sugar had been | upon the protected list almost since the foundation of the government. The duties | collected upon it during all these years in the | ate amount o #1,500,000,000 and amounted to from 70 to W per cent, according to the price of the product. The the ce baise Mills bill _ ¢ horizontal redue sugat schedule. offered amendm Jéars ago made a ©f20 per cent from the At that time Mr. Caunon 10 place sugar upon the freclist. The dobate lastod for several days and was very th liand exhaustive. The amendments met*With the combined opposi- tion of the demoBrats, under the leadership of Mills, as well 8 with the opposition of the veteran protectiohist, William D. Kelley, then a membeF of the ways and means committée. As the discussion proceeded ~ Mr. Cannon, Governor Gear, Colonel Henderson of lowa and others constantl male converts, but even at the close of th® debate most of the repub- lican representaties were opposed, doubtful or undecided. WBen the ways and means committee was @Eganized this session the fight for free su@hr was renewed. All the republican membérs from 1llinois and in the main those from the northwest held the same views, and they be suid to have literally forced free sugarinto the house bill. The senate amended the vill. As was claimed by the republicansdf the house, under the leadership of Mr. Cannon, the senate amendments gave frec sugar to_the refine but taxed sugat to the people. The con- test was determined and bitter, Never in the recollection of those who are familiar with the history ©f national legislation was there so determined au effort made as that b the refining interests of the United Stat to pursue the sdvantage which they had under the old law in the arrangement of the sugar schedule, The adoption of the recip- rocity amendment by the senate proposed by Mr. Blaine was' accomplished with greater harmony than. was expected when it was first suggested. It was in fact in the nature of & compromise betweon the opposing interests and gives at the same time free sugar to the people and an oppor- tunity to accompish by diplomatic negotia- tions a removal of duties upon agricultural and mechanical products of the United in the several sUgar growing nations of - tral and South America. It is believed that this amendment will give the United States the domination of the Contral and South American trade, and great hopes are based upon it. POPULATION OF JOWA'S FOURTI DISTRICT, The census offfee today promulgates the count of the census for the Fourth distri 1tis as follow Countlés Boone. . Buena Vista Calloun Monona, O'Brien.. Osceola Palo Alto. Plymouth Pocabiontas Sac 5 Webster.... Winnebago Woodbury Worth..... Wright The total population 1550 the 0.3 per cont. the district 1s 471 W1l Lncrease, 4,332, or i T Cltles and Towna, Boo Fort i Marshalltow MAs0n..veeene Sloux City.\.0. MISCELLANEOUS. Some time ago attention was called in these dispatches to the arvest in Germany of a young man from Cleveland named Haber- acker, who bad been sentenced to threc years in the German arniy for alleged violation of military duty, although he came to this coun- try with his widowed mother when less than fourteen years of age. The stato depart- ment oficials at onee directed the Armeri- can legation in Berlin to enquire into the fact of the case aund o tak such steps as might be advisable to secure the release of the youngman. A cablegram wus received at the department today from the legislation which says that the case has been presented and that an auswer may be expected v ten aays, _The outeome of this case is being watched with great interest by nearly every German society in the United States owing to the that the points involved are unique and pecause no_ similar international question has arisen since the ratification of the existing naturalization treaty between Germany and the United States. = Still it is generally thought that if the man is released it will be through the courtesy of the German authorities rather thun through avy direct right of the United States to demand the re- lease of Haberacker, Dorsey is the last of the Nebraska men to ave nington, although his districtis a very close one. Many of the heavy ca paizners, including Burrows and Mason, w g0 into Dorsey’s Nebraska district. Laws left on Tuesday for his Nebraska constitu- ency. ’ The capitol corridors presented a deserted appearance today. ‘The bustle and confusion of yesterday has given place to the easy tramp of the tourist today. The floor of the house of representativesis knee deep in waste paber and the remnants of unspoken speeches, deceased bills and other wreckage of the out going congressional tide. All of the desks bave been emptied preparatory to the re- varnishing and repairing which they get after emerging froms each successive Strug- gle. Messrs, Canuon, Holman and Dingley. a trinity of veterans;stood before the speak- er's desk this afterioon and gave their fnal handshal They .were about the last to leave, The watchmen and the printers will now have their session Abandonment of Fort Bridger. Savr Lake, Utsh, Oct. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee,| «Compaunies D, H and F, Twenty-first infantry, ninety men, arrived this evening from Fort Bridger ona special train and murched o Fort Douglas, where they are stationed. The commissioned offi- cers in command are Major Andrews, Captain Bradley, Captain Cdriman, Lieutenant Eltin and Assistant Su Cabell. Lieutenant Chubb, One Hundred aud Seventeenth infan- try, with a detachment of sixteen men, are left in charge of Fart Bridger until the post shall be formally abaudoned and the fixtures are auctioned. A crowd of boomers are om the reservation's edge waiting for it 0 be thrown open, when they will rush in and possess the land. The troaps are happy to peturn tocivilization, and say General Morrdw, with the four com- {‘.\nipn-[llt Twenty-first infantry now at Fort Siduey, will Be'ordered to Fort Doug- las next spring. Colonel Blunt of the Six- teenth infantry is ¥éry unpopular hers e Tron and Ste:l Institute, New Yorg, Oct. & —~The second day of the convention of the British iron and steel in- stitute opened this moruing with a somewhat attendauce of members, A number of interesting papers were read, The presentaton of the Besscmea gold medal was then made to ex-Mayor Hewitt, address of thanks by Hewitt and the reading of severygl more papers was followed by a recess, At this afternoon®s session the services at- | tending the unveiling of the Lyman Holly | statue in Washington square were began Jume Dredge delivered the address in Chi ering ball, T T The Weath -r Forecast. For Omaba sud Vicinitv—Fair, followed rain; coolex, | For Nebraska—Fair; southerly, shifting to colder, northwesterly winds, “or Towa—Warmer; fair; increasing south erly winds For South Dakota—Colder; northw terly | winds wod geaerally falr weather, | THE WESTERN PASSENGER ASSOCIATION, THE ELEVATED TERMINALS, Passuge of the Ordinance all that is Needed | to Begin Active Work, The Threatencd Break in Rates Will Not Occur—The Transcontinental Adjourns Without Transac ing Any Eusincss, 2. Ciicaco, Oct. 2—-[Special Telegram to Tue Ber]—*The passage of the necessary ordinance is all that needed to sound the call for active work on the Chicago elevated terminal," said General Joseph Torrence to- day. General Torrence has just returned from New York, where he has been actively engaged in looking after financial matters relative to this monster enterpr “Our capital stock is all taken," “We now haveall the mon: land near the Twelfth street’ via- duct aud State street is to be used as the main terminal. We propose to con- struct a system of elevated tracks of suffi- cient capacity to accommodate the business of ecight roa Sometbing has got to be done about these grade-crossiug massacres and horrible accidents, and wo think our scheme is the best. We have six railroads v to use our tracks. The structure upon h the trains will be laid is to be of an ex- tremeiy massive character, Thevast amount of space bencath the structure will beutilized for cold storage warchouscs, mere dise depots, ete. We intend especially tomakea great feature of the cold storage washehouses, The probability is that our project will surpass anything before attempted in that line, Willthe terminal have a good effect upon the suburban service!" es, it will en suburbau residen five minutes guicker, General Torrence will devote his whole time to the passage of the ordinance now pending in the couucil, and hopes to bre ground within two weeks, said he; v weneed, The ble the roads to bring in from by ten to twen Atchison Pine Lands Sold. Cnrcaco, Oct. 2—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The Atchison road today sold to Mitchell Brothers, the Michigan lumber deal- ers, 300,000 acres of piue land at Grant sta- tion, on the Atlantic & Pacific. The amount paid is a secret, butit is above £10 an acre. The terms of the sale provide that Mitchell Brothers shall at once build all recessary side tracks and switches through the tract and ship the lumber to mavket as soom as possible, Of course it will all be shipped on the Atcl son as far as possile. The valu of the consequent tonnage may be approxi mated from the figures of an official of the St. Pau! road while speaking of the value of the Milwaukee & Northern. Said he: Tuch of the territory tribatary to the Milwaukee & Northern is” timber land. It may surprise you to learn that the output from an acre of good pine land is more profit-* able in tonnage than an acre of agricurltual land Tor a hundred years, Thatis the reason the St. Paul road is extending northward | proof | alone for the stock and rather than across the Missouri.” Should the terms of the contract with, Mitchell Brothers be carried out literally and the standing pine be made iuto lumber and shipped as fast as possible, it may make con- siderable difference in the vexatious ques- tion of lumber rates as between northern and southern points. Eight years ago differen- tial rates on lumber’ throughout the whole west were established. The scheme us a whole has been maintained up to the present, with @ number of minor changes, owingto the intense competition furnished of recent years by southern pine. The inter- state commerce commission has now under consideration complaints of discrimination in rates preferred by Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire lumber dealers. It is expected that the commission will order a reduction in rates from those points. If it does, lumber rates will go by the board untila new differential scheme can be arranged. Western Passenger Rates. Cnrcaco, Oct. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The Western Passenger associa- tion today agreed not toapply the so-called exposition rates” to Chicago, The Missouri Pacific has applied them to St. Louis, and the Rock Island and Burlington have fol- lowed suit to Chicago. They agreed to withdraw the rate tonight. The threated break in rates from Dubuque and other western points to Chicago will probably not occur. The story originated from the fact thatthe Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City road is selling tickets from Dubuque via Chicago to St. Louis at short line rates. General Passenger Agent Busenbark of the Kansas City road says he must sell at the short line vate or go out of the business. the use of mileage tickets on the Illinois Cen- tral the rate is £0.10,while the secret line rate is #0.85, There is an unavoidable scalp of £2 on the tickets via Chicago, but it 1s only one of thousands of illustrations where d moralization occurs i 0 a long route quoting a short line rate, 11linois Central Stock holders Kick. CuicaGo, Oc —~The disaffected stock- holders of the Illinois Central have prepared acircular comparing the condition of the road in 1881 and now. Summing up, they say that the company in eight and a half years has increased its share capital and funded debt 10,000,000 at least, inc d tue annual interest charge over £2,400,000 and its_annual net income has decreased more than £500,000 *What encouragement,”the circular asks, *'is tnere for the stockholders to put 5,000,000 more into the concern by increasing the share capital to $45,000,000 as requested by the directors " The Transcontinental Adjourns. Cuicaco, Oct. 2,—] Special Telegram to Tue Bex.]—-The Transcontinental association ad- journed today without transacting any busi- ness, owing to the absence of the Union Pa- cific. A Union Pacific oficial is quoted as saying that his road formed a fourth in the Southern Pacific, Missouri Paciticand Atchi- son transcontinental pool. This probably accounts for its non-representation, The Rock 1sland’s Earnings, Cicaco, Oct, 2.— [Special Telegram to Tae Ber.|—The Rock Island’s estimated gross sarnings for September were today given out by Vice President Purdy as §l1,) decrease of $18,000,78, Decreased Burlington Earnings. nicaGo, Oct. 2.—The statement of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road for the month of August shows a decrease in net carnings of §549,000 from the same period last year, e — Mississippi River Convention. New York, Oct. 2.—The Mississippi river convention met again today and heard state- ments from Straub & Thweatt of Helena, Ark., and Craves of Memphis. When all the interested parties have been heard the dis tribution of the money will be decided upou, padtaiiin Bl i The Spanish Crisis, Lisuoy, Oct. 2,—Special Cablegram to Tar Ber.]—The political crisis here is becoming more acute. Senhor Ferrao, who has under- taken to form a new cabinet, is encountering grave difficulties in the pursuanceof the task s A Fatal Mistake, jvrmwie, Oklahoma, Oct, 2. —(Special Tel- egram to Tk Bee. |—J. J. Mitchell and bis | brother were bunting squirrels ueur here | yesterday. The twomen became soparat = The elder shot at a squirrel but it lodg®d 1 g wee and he climbed up to secureit. T\ other brother chanced to pass th seeln, mistook it for a catamount brother fell tothe ground dead, PO Yoy THE RAUM MINORITY REPDRT. pressed atits Bring Given to the Public, Wasmixaroy, Oct Judge bebalf of the majority of the Rau tee, stated tonight to an Associated porter that he learned with surprise that the minority report had been given out. It was well understood by the committee that the evidence was not all in aud the investigation notclosed. Taking up the allegations in the minority report one by said that there was not one of the statements that he believed was borne out by the evi- dence, incompicte though it was. As to the list of stockholaers, the showed that Smyser subscribed that the others inter- ested with him made no subscription, With regard to Bradley Tauner, Commissioner Raum's private secretary, the evidence showed that af the outside he hiad only writ ten four or five letters on the refrigerator company’s business in the pension office dur- ing office hours. His association with the District of Columbia branch company was ly nominal, and the company itself was not ‘yet brought imto active existence. Taunér's promotion was shown to have been made in fulfillment of a prom- ise to Raum's predecessor. With those exceptions there was no evidence to show that anybody employed in the pension ~office was directly or indirectly theowner of any stock in gerator company. The majority bad carefully analyzed the testimony with re- gard to favoritism to attorneys aud had reached the conclusion that favontism was impossible. The majority of the committee caraestly approved the orders establishing the completed files system as expediting business. ‘They found that there was no e dence to show that the commissioner ever fuiled to give time and attention to the duties which should be expected of him. Judge Sawyer remarked in_conclusion that he gave expression to what he understood to be the views of the majority with some hesitation because he did not un derstand that the investigalion was yet closed, but asthe minority had seen fit to make their statement to the public, he thought it only proper to do so. Asked inregard to mon's endorsement, Judge Sawyer replied that the evidence established that Temon en- dorsed notes for General Raum to the extent of $12,000 and _received collateral 1,000 shares in the Gyssum mining ay in Virginia, The evidence was that this enter prise had been brought to Lemon's attention before Raum became commissioner. The only evidence before the committee as to th value of the shares was that one sale had been made at §34 per shal —_———e SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE, Surprise awyer, on 1 commit- A Sensation Agitating Chicago Soci- ety in Its Profoundest Depths, Cutoaco, Oct. 2.—(Special "Telegram to Tug Bee.|-The papers are teeming today with the sensat account of a scandal in high social circles. “Papers are being pre- pared in a suit for divoree which Richard W Rathborne, jr., intends to bring against his wife, the daughter of A.B. Pullman, and niece of George M. Pullman, president of the palace car company. The grounds alleged are infidelity, and Dr.J. W. Chisholm will, it is said, be named respondent, When Rathbone and Miss were married some years ago evi in society thought the match would be a happy one. It now transpires that suspicions occurrences caused detectives to be hired by the husband’s family shortly after the marriage, and at intervals for four years they have followed clues until finally it {s claimed that they pos- sess enough evidence to more than prove the cuiltof the couple. All these yearsthe offend. ing doctor has remained in the housebold of Mr. Rathbone and conducted himself us one of the family, The whola party went on a trip to Europe together, and there the doctor is vaid to have been much more affectionate t0 Mrs. Rathbone than was her husband, 1t seemed as if the then existing _condition of affairs would continue indefinitely, until re- cently, when Rathbone, sr., laid before his son the detective's proof of the young wife's {nfidelity and succeeded in opening theyoung husband’s eyes to the horrible truth,” The divoree suit will be contested by the wife, e e Important Omission in the Tariff. Wasnixeroy, Oct. 2.—It appears that an important omission was made in the tarift bill as enrolled and signed. Section 30 of the internal revemue schedule, which was originally stricken out by the senate and sub- sequently restored by the conference, was completély omitted in the enrollment, 'This section provides for the allowance of a draw- back on smoking and manufactured tobacco and suuff held in_unbroken packages ut the date when the reductions go intoeffect, As this date is January 1 next, however, there will still be ample opportunity for congress at its next session to correct the error by supplemental legislation. siasharéd L Decrease in the Bonded Debt, Wasnixaroy, Oct. 2.—It is stated at tho treasury department that the decreasein the bonded debt during the past month—812,316,- 240—was greater than in any month since the period of refunding operations under Secretary Sherman, the nearest approach to it being £30,593,530 in the month of October, 1588, The decrease in the bonded debt for the first nineteen months of the present ad- ministration has been monthl 074, The fore- going figures relate exclusively to the bonded debtand not to *‘debtless cash in the treas- ury” at the various dates specitied, o minations During Ten Months. WasniNgroy, Oct. 2.—In the ten months of the session that closed yesterday President Harnson sent to the senate 3,537 nominations, of which all but twelve were confirmed. As many of these nominations contained the name of more than one person, they rep sented probably 4,500 appointments, = Sev hundred of these 'were postmasters at oftices which haye become presidential through the growth of business. They also include ap- pointments in_connection with the census, nearly all of which aretemporary in their nature, e Population of Western Oitics. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—The census bureau today announoed the population of the fol lowing cities and towns: Danville, Il 11,528, iucreaso 8,765; Decatur, Iils,, 16,841, increase 7,204; Champaign, I, 5527, in- e 724; Maitoon, 111 increaso 1,0 LI, 5,049, increass 610; Boone, aso i rshalltown, Ta., increase 5,008 a7, crease $30,406, The tofal population of the state of New Haw pshire is 475,527, increase 23,336, A i1 Kill the World's Fair, BuusseLs, Oct. 2.—The Independenc says that the adoption of the McKinley bill ensures the failure of the world’s fair at Chicago, as it will be a needless and hopeless expense for Europeans tosend exhibits there. Killed Trov, N. James Denton, live ing four miles from Saratoga, shot his wife dead and killed himself this afterncon. He is believed to have been insane, e Silver Advances at Amsterdan AmsTERDAN, Oct, 2.—(Special Cablegram to Tue Bee. |—The price of fine silver in the open market has advanced from 88 to 59 guil- ders per kilo, —— Republican Mayor for Seattle. Searrie, Wash, Oct. 2.—-Harry White (republican) was elected mayor yesierday, T his brother's form on one of the limbe% Ho fired and bis * one, Judge Sawyer | - silver. THEY BEAT THE TEXAS KIND, ‘wo Masked Men Rob an Express Train i Ohio and Escape. N THEY COME BACK fOR A RIDEs The Crew Held at Bay with Revolvers and Bold Robbers Have Everything Their Own Way on the Journoeys ol Toreno, 0, Oct. 2.—A Blade special from Carey, O., s an account of a bold traim this morning on the Cincinnati, Sane dusky & Cleveland ecailroad between thas place and Urbans. Immediately after the train left Urbana two masked men with cocked revelvers entered the express car and mpelled the Adams express messenger, Ao cudder, to throw up his hands, They then tled him sccurcly and robbed the safe of packages containing several thous sand dollars and othe uables, — While they were at work o brakeman tried to enter the car, and was shot by one of the robbers, He gave the alarm and the train was slowed up to give an opportunity to capture the rob= bevs, but they jumped from the train just as it was entering West Liberty, and disap= peared. It was then just about 3:% o’cloc! Messenger Scudder was bound in bis chaiw with a wash-line which the robbers had brought with them. Oue of them, whom the othier called *Juck,” tried to kill Scudder before leaving the car. Placing arevolver to the messenger's head he pulled the trigger, but the cartridgo fatled to explode, The other robber then y nted him from trying again, When tiie train pulled out of West Liverty the two robbers again got uboard, holding the entive crew at bay. Scudder, who had been released, opened fireon them with a pistal from his car door, but was compelied to retreat. The robbers kept on board until Bellefontaine was A!u'-\, when they again jumped off and disappeared. The ofticers ag Bellefontaine are searching for them Scudder is about tifty years of age, lives in Cincinnati and has non this run since the Adams company took charge of the express business on it-—about three years ago. He had just received his month's salary and that was among the bootv. The robbers only s@e cured about #500in_all . Superintendent Bimple of the Adams ete press company, in a circular which he will ise sue this_afternoon, dese the men as fols lows: Five feet eleven inches in heighty weighing in the neighhornood of 150 pounds each, wearing plain_black overcoats, one with a cap, the other with a hat. - A BAD BLOW 10 THE PART! x-President HMayes Strongly Dee nounces the McKinley Bill, New York, Oct. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee]-—Ex-President Rutherford B, Hayes was at the Fifth Avenue hotel yosters day. The passage of the McKinley bill has attracted the attention of the ex-president. “ cannot find words to express my regred at the passage of the measure,” said Hayes, “Itis adverse to allour best interests ang it will do an infinite amount of harm.” “What do you think of the letters written against it by Mr. Blaine 1 “Isecond every word Mr, Blaine wrote in the matter. 1 cannotunderstand why publia men can be so bliad to the interests of the country at large as to pass such a bill, It is anuihijating to the republican party. It is the most terrible blow that has u struck at that party since its existence. lmonl‘ say that I hope such a policy will die ouf surely and soon. ButI caunot shut my eyes to the evil that will be done before such pros tection finds a grave.” i Senator Wolcott's Views, Cmoaco, Oct. 2.—Special Telegram to Tup Bee.)—Edward O, Wolcott, United States senator from Colorado, arrived herg this moruing. “The passage of the tariff billy which levies a duty of 134 cents per pound on foreign lead ores,” he smid, “will greatly en- courage the mining men of Coloradoand of the west, and give an impetus to those induse tries. There will bea rencwal of work in those Colorado lead mines that could not ba worked profitably becauso of the free lead ores shipped from Mexico under the guise of Lead ore came in from Mexico frea of duty when the ore contained a larger per cent of silver than it did of lead, so the kaw admitting silver free of duty was ‘evaded b “shooting’ silver into it,or mixing it wif silver.” giv —_————— COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED, Officers Capture Three Men While Manufacturing Bogus Dollars. Laxsixg, Mich., Oct.2—A trio of coune terfeiters who have been flooding this vicinae ity with bogus silver dollars were captured at North Lansing last night. Charles Wesley Hastings, the leader of the gang, is a wap veteran and has been engaged in the busie ness in a small way at St. Johns, His accomplices are Silas and Ben Hulitt, The gang were surprised in their room in the very act of running base coin, with all theig ladles and metals. The newly madd dollars wers stidh hot from the moids when captured. All three were desperate charace ters and attempted istance, but were driven into a corner before the gunsof the oficers and handcuffed, They will be takeg o Detroit. e a—— BACK TO THE VIGILANTES, Old-Style Protection Renewed in & Washington Town. SAN Fraxcasco, Cal., Oct. 2.-A Chronicle special from Spokake Fulls, Wash, say he town of Oukesdalo, forty miles from here, has of late been infested with thugs and cutthroats, whom the authorities have been unable to hold in check. Many bure glaries have been committed. The thugs have threatened to burn the town and the citizens have organized for its defense, Yesterday the old vigilance committec organized and three men ordered to leave town within fifteen minutes. They left. Thereis great excitement. The town is well guarded t9 prevent ary acts of revenge. ‘ e i OBJECTS TO K. OF L. MEN. 4 New York Central Employes Notifledd to Leave the Order. New York, Oct, 2.—A circular has beett issued by H. W. Webb, third vice-presiden] of the New York Central & Hudson River railroa in which it is stated that the company objects to its cmployes being members of the organfzation known as the Knights of Labor, The management is satisfied that membership in this particular or) inconsistent with faituful and effivient sers vice to the company and is likely atany tine to prevent it from discharging its duties to the pulic. e Disastrous Fire at Sydney. Svyoxey, N, S. W., Oct. 2.—Fire broke ou§ in this city last night and before it was exd tinguished 1t extended over a largo area o Pitt, Castlereagh, Moore and Hunter streets, Among the buillings destroyed were the City bank, Atheneum club,the warcliouses of Lart & Sous, Feldheim & Co, Ball & Co. Gibbs, Shallard_& Co,, Lawl son and_ Mr. Wrench, A number of otheg husigess houses were damaged. Loss estby mated at £1,500,00, ) ‘7 B Three Ladies Killed, MASKIGNONGE, Que., Oct. 2—The wifo 6% Dr. Distaler of this place, Mrs. Peche, Mras Herons and two children attempted to cross the Canadian Pucific railway tracks ueaw Louisville in @ carriage last night, when i was struck by @ train and the three ladies ine | stautly kch’. The cllldren escaped UHLUE