Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 25, 1890, Page 3

- _ il THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SATURDAY, firessed alargoand enthusiastic meeting of republicans here this evening. He made a thorough review of the nistory of parties in the past, and aided the cause of republican- ism very materially, Many republicans who joinea the alliance are returning to the foid, and the situation is daily improving. McKeighan is Roasted, Svrenion, Neb,, Oct. 94.—[Special Tele- gram to Trr Ber]—A grand republican rally was held here this evening at the opera house. A good audience of business men Ustened most attentively to the address of Captain J. H. Stickle of Hebron, and Hon, J A. Dempster of Geneva, C v forcibly deplcted the issues raised between the respective parties and highly eulogized the republican nominces of ~th to ticket. He earefully dissected the spective | platforms and compared tieir records, and inan able manner discussed the various features of the McKinley bill. In usion he, in o most gentlemanly but decidedly caustie manner, pro- to pay his respects to M. ghan, the democratic candidate for congress. His remarks concerning him Brought forth a continued round of applause and it was universally conceded that Mc Keighan had_neve sived o more gentie manly dressing down than he received at the hands of Cantain Stickle, J mpster then followed and devote time particularly in setting forth the of the repuvlican nomirees, and especially urging the eloction of Mr. Ifarlan, who, by course of 1ife, had always demion- strate he was the farmer and business aman’s friend. He also took especial ocens 1o brandas false th ros that | made that Harlan had acted in bad faith t Van Wyck. The meeting will be productive of rood, in solidifying the vote for Harlan in this county. Some democratic alliance gon- tleman who attended the meeting could not stand the roasting McKeighan reccived and left the meeting. his The Boisterous Two. LoxG Pixe, Neb, Oct. 2.—[Special to Tne Bre.]—Hon. W. Osborneof Blair spoke toa large and enthusiastic meeting of the republicans of Long Pine on October and also in the court room at Bassett, Rock county, in the evening of the 23d. He stirred upthe old fire in the republican camp and brought a great many into the fold agai were inclined to favor the farmers’ al and they became lond in their denunciations of the manner in which the democrats are courting the alliance so mucks There were two allinnce orgunilations broken up in Ko county last week. In oneof them wh forty members a yote was tuken to and thi wouldn't and two would. The two then were going to put the th eight out of the order, whercupon the t v0ro put out of the room and they becarne so ous that they camo to blows and the order went to picees, An Opinion from Dakota, , S.D., Oct. Special to e conversation with Hon. O. S. Gifford. member of congress from this state, he expresed the hope that the republicans of Nobraska would sec to it that Congressman Dorsey of your state was returned to con- gress. “T'he people of South Dalkota,” said Mr, Gifford, “owe a debt of gratitude to Con- gressman Dorsey for the able nssistance he rendered her representatives in securing the enuctient of much needed ation." " Mr. Gifford mentioned the nomination of W. E. Benedict of Fall River county for the legisla- ture of South Dakota end said; *The repub. Licans of that district have done themselves credit in the selection of Mr. Benedict. He 35 0 young man who is suro to make his mark in the world for he is possessed of ability and integrity, two qualities that men admir In the Camp of the Enemy. Kreansey, Neb.,Oct. 24, —[Special Telegram o Tik Brr.]—The opera house was packed this evening with an enthusiastic audience to hear the anti-prohibition argument of John L. Webster. In a convincing mauner the speaker showed by statistics from prohibi- tion states that every phase of the law s a failure, and that the fair mame of Nebraska's prosperity should uot be tampered with. He proved by statistics that in the city of Augusta, Me. more drunkenness was indulged in thun in XKearney, reckoning both cities tu be nearl of the samo population. Mr. Webster's presence here will doubtless result in much 0od for the high license issue. Frequ ursts of applause greeted the speaker when heclinched one proposition after another. Hon. W. L. Green will make a reply to the speech tomorrow ovening. Kearney is not S| l]loflfll to be a stronghold for the anti-pro- tionists. An Independacnt Powwow. Keanryey, Neb., Oct. 24.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee]—The big independent wally took place today. There was a pa- xade of farmers’ wagons, 850 in number, from Buffalo, Sherman, Kearney and Phelps counties, A liberal estimate places the number of yyvoters in attendance at 600. The festivities were held at the lake this afternoon, where Powers and Kem talked puro independent doctvine, pomt- dng out innumerable flaws in the ship of state, and failing 10 prescribe a remedy. The closing speakers were W, L. Green, the leader of the democracy here, andJ. E. Gillespie, candidate for county attorney on the alliance ticket, and until recently a pronounced demo- et of Kentucky origin, Oedar County Oanvassed. HarmNaroy, Neb., Oct. 24.—[Special Tele- #mm to Tne Ber.]—Cedar county is being . thoroughly canvassed foi the prohibitory snendment. Great activity is manifested. Major Scott is hero on November 3 by special invitation of the prohibitionists, A Mr. Bartlett, purporting to come from Omaha, has been hero the past week. He is ostensi- bly working against the amendment, and it is alleged that ho is employed by democrats as heis chaperoned by them. He is working ainst Richards, Dorsey and the entire local ticket. He hopes to swing that portion of tho republican party opposed to prohibition fito the demoératic camp., . THE ENGLISH ARMY REVOLTS. An American Military Authority's Opinion on the Subject. New York, Oct, 24.—([Special Telegram to “Tur Bik.|—A gentleman who stands high in the army talked with some vigor today of the recent remarkable disclosures of insubordi- nation and rebeliion which are being made in the English army. “Itis all well enough,’” hio said, ““for correspondents to make light of tho doings of the Grenadier guards and of the wiotin the East Surrey regiment, but these things are alarming indications of the con- ditions i the British army which will be taken advantage of promptly in the war offices of France, Germany, Austria and Russia. When two of the crack regiments’ revolt agaiust orders for forcign service within a few months of one auother, and are subsequently ordered v in disgraco and punishment, 1t indi- that the general structure of the Bri ish arny is fu a decidedly precarious and un- healthy condition. If any Russian, Austri- an, Italian or French regiment should make such an exhibition of cowardice and revolt it ‘would have been punished in the most sum- mary manner, and an_investigation of the entire military system ordered at once. When 1 say punished, I mean that the men, both of the rank and line, would have been imprisoned, ton hurd laboraud otherwise disgraced. ey would have been shorn of their rights and an example made which could not. have boen misunderstood. The results of the mis- takes in adjusting the troubles in the Grena- dier guards is that the East Surrey regiment has followed exactly 1o their footsteps, and there seems to bo asmvch maudlin senti- meutality over this collection of loutish war- riors as ihere is over the Grenadiers. 1 won- der what the present representatives of Eng- land’s once invincible body of soldiers of the dine would say if they were ordered to such duty as ours perform on the plains and in the morthwest "' R Preparations for a Royal Welcome. MoxTiEAL Oct. 24. —[Special Telegram to Tak Bee. | —Mayor Grenier, Alderman Ohi- met, the speaker of the house of comuons, Judges, aldermen and members of the bar and parliament left this morning to meet the Comte de Paris at Brockville, to accompany v tain Stickle | him to the city, wherehe arrives at § this evening, During his stay in the province of Quebee he will be tendered o great ovation, vhich will prove to him and the world that b Canada isentonsely antivepeblioan and s & strong partlsan to Bour wnism and cler The pro- gramme in Montreal, Rivers and Quebee always starts out with an official visit o the archbishop, an imposing religious ser. vice and an inspection of thelcading convents and oher Roman Catholic institutions, . At the banquet over four hundred covers will be laid. " It will be attended by the mayor, alder- men, the chief ju and the justices of tt courts, and by all the notables: in fac everything points to the reception being very much more imposing than those tendered re. cently to the members of the British royal nily. The promised republican counter- nonstration has complet —— WASHINGTON to Tk Brr,) to the following invalid—-John W, Smith, M. “Thom pson, Rush Increase—Freeman Carey, Pamell ; George W. Taylor, Omuha Alvi Megonigle, Steele © Michael phy, Hemingford; Henry Suage, Omaha; Harmon Ballou, Juniata; David Eastwood, Riverton ; David Dinning, De Witt + Original—Luther M. Marsh, Charles Liverty Center; Harlem; Henry W Merrimac; Justus West C 3 In Allen, Des Moines; hta: William ~(Special T granted tod Francis Schnadaker, Robiuson, Jobn ¥ vi Forsythe, Nonterey : wart Oxle White, Oskaloosa; Williaum Ma niel Helphrey, Mount ne, Mason City; Joseph Clintons Lewis Deiterich, Osceola; Samuel, don, Prescott; George Hawkins, Nushua: Audubon: Junes Litch i M. ¥ , Brools; id Station; Charles L At Daniel Ford, Des Moines; eston, Suaue Hel mann Gudwandann, Forest ~ City; Morrls H. Hukill, ' Unionville; Tsanc M. Smituson, € Raplds; James feConnell, Sigourney; Fdwin K. Erwin Reeder's Mills las A, Snyder Ih‘rhh'ln‘m“. Thomas J. Wilson, Columbia; George W. Stevens, (oon Rapids; Samuel A. Hays, Mo Edwin Foster, Smithland; Abra ham I 1, Decorah: William B, Carter Hopeville. Reissue—John Wade, Villisen; James Gentry, Oskaloosa; Francis A, Van: aorvoort, Wapello. Original widows, etc.— Emma A, widow of Alfred ( Baxter, Toledo; Mary L., widow of John J. New- house, Daveriport. South Dakota: Original—William D. Put- nam, White Rock; Oli Bellerud, aec d dison. Restoration and increaso—Issac Howe, Wambay. Increase—George iack, Springfleld. Reissue —Didymus C. Thomas, Marion. Original widow-—Polly P., widow of Oliver Bellerud, Madison, A Murderer Riddled with Ballets, AvGusta, Ga,, Oct,24.—0n Monday Georgo Williams, & negro boy seventeen old, shot and killed the five-year-old son of J. R. Roberson, white, five miles from Miller, Last night the sheriff started with Williams for Waynesbor, v & mob, wlho took the prisoner and tying hin to a tree riddled him with bullets, bl Eighth Ward Republicans. The Eighth ward republicans met last night at Schroder’s hall, corner of Twenty- fourth and Cuming streets. The hall was wellfilledand the enthusiasm was up to the standard. A resolution was adopted and a committee was appointed for the purpose of having the flag raised on the ward club poje that stands near the club héadquarters, Mr. C. P, Halligan of the fourth ward was resent, and was called upon for a speech. 1e addressed the club upon the living issues of the campaign, and was enthusiastically applanded. His remarks upon the tarift ion and upon the Lodge bill were well received. Mr. Halligan said that he know of one man upon the democratic ticket who is bailot boxstuffer. He_referred to W. . Felker, hosaid, for he had seen him stuffo ballot box In Omaha, and-Le did not belieye in sending that kind'of a man to the legisla- ture, John Groves was called ont'and gave a very interesting talk upon the political sitnation. He scored the democratic party upon the idie boasting that its leaders had indulged in, and showed that the free trade policy of tho dem- ocratio party if adopted would bring poverty andruin to the country. R. A. L. Dick was the next speaker called and in his usual eloquent style he enter- tained the club for halfan’ hour while he reviewed the chief topics of the cam- puign muking many” excellent poinis. His remarks upon the duty of republicans toward Mr. Richards were convincing and eloquent, and received liberal applause. Ho predicted that James . Boyd would scarcely poll the usual party vote at the coming elec- tion, because many of the leading democrats are going to desert Boyd, Mr. Dick spoke cloquentlyupon the tarifft measures of the repulican bill, and he presented some excol- lent arguments, Ninth Ward Democrats. The democrats of the Ninth ward met at the hali at Twenty-ninth and Famam streets. Francis Cooper, presidentof the club, pre- sided. Speeches were mado by Frank Irwin, George Townsend, Judge Felker, T J. Mor- iarty, George Christopherson, William Page and others, - They ol talked tariff as lud down by Mr. Bryan, and then denounced the prohibitionists us the common enemy. it el AMUSEMENTS, *‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin” will probably come and go forever. It has, at all events, come again and atiracts the old time crowds at the Grand opera house. Rusco & Swift's production is mnot of the lightning rush-'em-through order. The parts cast, the niece is well set and the in- teresting story is told with some regard for the situations and the feelings of the auditors. Musically and in specialtics the company is avery strong one. The leading characters are ably sustained, especially that of Topsy, by Mrs. Ackerman. Last night Mr. John Moynihan of the Hotel Barker, a gentleman who has long been iden- tified with the stage, made a pronounced hit in Phineus Fletcher. He had an oxcellent makoup, was warmly reccived and evoked repeated bursts of applause, PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. M. H. King of Des Moines is at the Casey. A, H. Fieao of Minueapolis is at tne Mur- ray. J.C. Ryan of New Mexico isat the Mil- lard. F. . Webb of O*Neil was at the Casey last night. H. H. Sheddof Ashland is at the Mer- chants. ‘William Hetton of Sioux City is at the Barker, F. L. Gillette of St. Joe is registered at the Paxton. . M. G. Davisof Columbus, O., is at Paxton. A, W. Cnappof St. Paul is a guest at the Barker. Alien Smith of Topeka is a guest at Merchants, R. 8. Norval of Seward is stopping at the Merchants, G. F. Stowe of Boston was at the Murray last night. J. B. Close of Chicago was at the Barker last night. George W. Davenport of Pawnee City 1s at the Casey. ‘W. W. McErey of Blairis in the ci the Casey, . Blodgett of St. Paul is In the city, at the Murray. Honry 8. W the Murr: C. L. Graham of Philadelphia is in the city, at the Paston, A. G, Hopkius of New York is in the city, at the Barker, T E. Tourney of Chicago was atthe Mil- lard last night. W. W. Peters of Lincolu was at the Mer- chants lust night. G.J. Wert of Buffalo, N. Y, was at the Paxton list night. W. L. Matson of Hartford, Cona., Is iu the city, at the Millard. Charles E. Vail of Kansas City is vegis- tered at the Millard. the the right of Boston is registered at DUN'S REVIEW OF THE WEEK, Business Expands Under the Encourage- ment of the Revised Tariff WOOLEN ~ MANUFACTURERS HOPEFULL, Prosperity of Western Cities Inal- cates an Independence of Con- Aitions on the Seaboard— Iron and Steel Strong. NEw Yonrk, Oct. 24.—|Special Teiegram to Tie Brk.|—R. G, Dun & Co's weekly re- view of trade says: Business continues generally profitable. is a noteworthy expansion on account of the new opportunities which the revised tariff gives. Boston #inds the bootand shoe tr encouraging and prices in that line are firm, Sales of wool are rather large, but there is a distinet improvemeut in the murket for woolen goods and manufacturers are move hopeful, Cotton goods are firm in pric while the raw mates dec At Phila- money has become e tions are on the whole satis factory, there is a marked docrease in'receipts in d meats, dressod beef, lard, butter and hides, but in cheese and wool an in and the volume of busiuess continues 1 ago, with satisfactory collections 3 s and clothing. At'St Louis the stateof businessis healthy and while money is rather searce there is no trouble about™ collections, The volumo of business at Cleveland is much above last vears, especially in dry goods and clothing, thousrh the unfavorable weather retards trade to some extent, and at Pittsburg the manu- cturing in! ts are flourishing, though are quoted. It is 4 remarkable uture of the returns this yearin that west- cities appear to prosper without the slightest regard to the condition of busi- ness on the seaboard. At Milwaukee trade s satisfactory and money unusually active at 6 to7 percent, At St. Paul trade isexcellent and at Minneapolis receipts of bushels. At Sas thy and Denver good. There is ratlier more indication of monetary pressure at southern centers, and business is only fairly activein the Louisiana region. The money markets are on the whole less disturbed” than they were aweek ago, but there isan increasing scarcity of funds at some of the western and soutliern centers, The most important industri domg well. The n trade hesi- tating because an unprecedented con- sumption is overmatched by anunprecedented production. Bessemer 18 weak at Pittshurg and Philadelphia but the den for all finished products continues so la t the capacity of the mills seemed to be strained to the ntmost. While no advan in prices is reported the mavket is every where strong, The market for breadstuff's continues to ad- vance. Wheat has risen 1% cents during the crn nearly | cent and oats nearly 2 The foreign demand affords no sup- port to this speculation and the exports are far below those of the corresponding week last year Hows are steady and pork a shade lower, but it may be fairly said that the speculative markets, though rather less ex cited than usual, are singularly vnreliable as ameasure of values, The business failures occurring throughout the country during the last seven days number 225 as compared with last week. For the correspouding weelk of last year the Hgures were 225, b A dbey A DISASTROUS FIRE. large in volume and It many branches th are A Massachusetts Town is Wiped Out of Existence. East Pep Mass., Oct. 24.—Fire was discovered early this morning in theshoe factory of Leighton Brothers, and soon the whole building was ablaze. A high wilnd was blowing and the flames spread rapidly, and almost before the people in the neighborhood was aware of their danger the fire was threatening their lives. It spread from the shoe factory 10 & row of wooden boagling houses, Help was called from the surrounding towns the old apparatusin the town being being insufficient. Before the flames conld be attacked successfully, the shoe factory had burned to the ground and also three residences, seven houses and a block of boarding houses. The loss is estimated at £300,000. Soon after daj break the flames were subdued. Several hundred persons were thrownout of employ- ment. and the town is in distress. Nearly A Water Proof PlantDamag-d. C) N, O, Oct. 24.—The Kxcelsior water-proof company buildiug was gutted by fire this afternoon. Thirty women aund gir working on the third floor were cut off from the stairway and wece taken from the win- dows by fivemen on ladders. None were in- jured. Loss, $30,000. Sk 81X SUSPECTS. They are Charged with Complicity in the Murder of Michael Brazell. CuicAGo, Oct. 24,—Six menare in custody on suspicion of having boen the murderers of Michael Brazell at Desplaines Wednesday night. Three of them have proven apparent alibies and the others claim to know nothing whatever of the affair. James Farrel, Thomas Costello and Thomas Fowler were arrested yesterday while coming into Chicago on a freight train. The first two assert that they have been working for the Northwestern railroad at Fairview, Wis., and Flower says he has worlsed at Appleton, Wis., as 8 weaver. John Murphy, Frank Buris and Thomas Sye, the other threo men who were arrested near Desplaines yosterday, have roved an alibi by & bartender ore who says they took a” drink Wednesday night in his saloon but Mrs. Hohen identiied Murphy and Burns as the two men she saw running away from the barn where the mur- der wus committed. = ~ An East River Collision. New Yogrk, Oct. 24.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.] -Another coltision in the East river occurred yesterday afternoon. This time it was between the old side-wheel steam- bout Continental, of the New haven line, and the lumber laden schooner Helen Kellar. both were on their way to New York and they . crashed together off old Ferry point. There were flhf' passengers on board the Continental, includinga number of women usud children. Tuey suffered a rough shuking up and a severe fright. The officers, how- ever, soon ascertained that the vessel was in no danger and thepassengers were reassurea. The schooner was partially disabled, but worked her way to New York with the aid of a tug, Therewas a hole overa foot square punched inone of the Continental's boilers and steam was shut off from that side. A tug afterward took the steamer in tow. She reached her pier in the East River last e uing and disembarked her passengers. e nglanA’s Shipping Troubles. Loxvox, Oct. [Special Cablegram to Tur Bee,]-The shippiog federation tele- graphed to the different branches of the organization on Monday to convoke district meetiugs to discuss the question of the pos sible general lay up of vessels shortly. s ters followed ex plaining that immediate action was itended but thatthe subject required earnest and urgent consideration so that they mightbe ready toact if compelled to do so. R Gavan Duffy on Balfour's Bill, Dusury, Oct. M.—[Special Cablegram to Tue Bee.]-Sir Charles Gavan Duffy,mn a long letter to Archbishop Croke, ady ocates the acceptance of Balfour’s land purchase bill on its merits, although it emanates from the detested government. He declares that a parliament sitting in Dublin would receive such a bill with a burst of enthusiasm. The Freman's Joural, irritated at the suggestion, says Gavan Duffy has written in ignovance of the opinions of his countrymen. T The Trial at Tipperary. ‘Trererany, Oct, 24.—A summons has been served upon Harrison, member of the ho of commons for the middle division of Tip- perary, on Michael O'Brien Dalton, and ppon o number of other persons on charge of as saulting the police at the time of the opentng of the conspiracy trial, Father Humplreys, who is one of the de- fondants in the cons piracy case, and who was yesterday sentenced o pay & fine of £ stand committed for six months for assault- ing a policeman’y {#ife, has made application for a summons ‘Wgdinst Balfour. The magis- trates refused {3 i$5ue the summons. - - THE SPEED RING, Indepenrdence Races, Ty nlvswnr_\wmfl.OrL 1.— [Special Tele- gram to Tie Bug ] —Another world record was broken today. . The weather was cloudy and cold, with ati fntermittent vain, and was a poor day for fddug. Neverttcless a largo crowd turned out and stayed cut. The most important event/iyss the starting of Hamlin's team, Belle Hamlin and Justino, to beat the world's record of 2:15, hield by them. To the third quarter the beautiful pair went with out askip. Justino here made a light break, but lost no time, dashing under the wire in Bt Quarters, H2i5, 1:0415, 1:30, The went wild, and would not bo satisfied until Mr, Hamlin appeared and acknowledged their appreciation, The unfinished - )pace was fluished. Joe L. won, Cre ent second, Midnight third, do won, Clara Wilkes sec- Best time—2:10%;. 50 trot was the hottest contested of Idolf wou, Bandola sccond. Best 1 The two-yearold trot was easily won by Savacen in two straight heats, Parelet sec ond, Best Roennings Races. WistiNGroy, Oct. 24.—Summary of to- day's rac Three-year-old Busteed won, W third, no—1:19, Five-year-olds, one mile—Bal Mohican second, Mandolin thi Mile and one furlong—Vivid won, Tanner second, Pratherthivd, ‘Time—2:02. ‘Three-year-olds and upward, six furlongs Shotoyer won, Rustio second, Coldstroam ime—141 Steeplechuso, about two miles—Me won, Killarney second, Zangbar third, and upward, six furlongs— erson second, Genevieve ‘hoo won, Timo— Lexington Races. LexiNetoy, Ky., Oct. 24 —Summary of Four furlongs—Houston won, Oriental second, Silver Light third, Time—54l4. Four-year-olds and upwards, three-quarters of a mile, heats—Mecker H. won both neats. Outlook second, Josie M thive. Time—1:2215, Maidens, four furlongs—Mattie Alien won, Out second, Lamar third, No time given. Three-year-olds and upwards, one and one- sixteenth miles—Adrienne won, Ili second, Tenacity third, Time—1: I'wo-year-oid handicap, won, Pennyroyal second, Time not given. six furlongs—Tom ! Yulo 90" third, The English Turf. Loxpoy, Oct. 24.—[Special Cablegram to 2. —Tho prineipal raco at the Now- ket Houghton meeting today was fora e of 1,000 sovereigns added 1o a sweep- s each, last two miles of rowitch course. It was won by Soltykoft s five-year-old horse Sheen, sneral Byrnes' fiy old colt, Amphion second, aud Peck’s three-yearold colt Odd- fellow 'third. There were six starters, Todays' Tips. AT LINDEN, First race—Eon, Nellie Bly. Second race—~Home Run, Bush Bolt, Third race—Masterlode, Text., Fourth race—Rilgy, Can Can. Fifth race—Ben Harrison, Outbound. Sixth race—Mousoon, Lemon Blossom. First race—Famnie S, Lee S. Second race—Ireland, Consignee, Third race—Major T'om, Labrador. Fourth race -Pulluan, Nina Ar cher. Fifth race—Copinpe Kinuey, Re medy. - O'R¥ién’s” Mission. Pants, Oct. 24 —[Spacial Cablogram to ‘Trg Ber.]|—nan fnterview today Mr. Will- iam O'Brien said he had dissuaded the pro- Jectors of the affair from holdingthe proposea demonstration ut the St. Lazare railway sta- tion on the departure of himself and compan- ions for the United States. Mr, Dillon and himself would be guided by circumstances in regard to whether they would visit Canada. It is not likely that they would be arrested thers, but they were unconcerned about the matter because their American mission would then be concluded and their arrest would merely save them from paying their fares home. If judgment was delivered in their case during their: absence from Tipperary that would constitute grounds for a case of appeal. Mr. Bulfour had shown great weak- nessin the Harrison case. The news from America was very favorable and the success of their mission bid fair to surpass their high- est expectations, s TSR A Silent Witness, NEw OrLEANS, La., Oct. 24.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee. |—While hauling in drift- wool this morning at Kinnery, fourteen miles above New Orleans, some men drew in a sack containing the body of anItalian. There are marks of strangulation around the neck. It was evidently a murder, and is sup- posed to have been by the order of the fafla to keep an important witness from testifying in the Hennessey assassination case or by the vendetta. The ofiicials are in- vostigating the matter thoroughly with a view to ascertaining the name and occupation of the murdered man and, his connection, 1f any, with the principals now in jail . The Engineers and Federation. Prrrssure, Pa., Oct. 24.—Tt ts learned this eveuing that at yesterday's session of the en- gincers the committee on federation submit- ted majority and minority reports. The ma- Jority recommended federation with railway employes in generd], while the minority was opposed to affiliating with other organizations in any manner or form. After considerable discussion the question of accepting the re- port was put toa vote and was defeated. The matter was then referred back to the commit- tee and the question of federation remains in statu quo. e ‘Would Mean War. Panrs, Oct. 24.—{Special ~Cablegram to Tor Bee.)—Ina letter written in reply to a number of inquires as to whether the aban- donment by France of hercommercial treaties would lead toan annuiment of article 11 of the treaty of l'l'nu‘i’nrl., M, Pouyer Queetier. the well known ~Fpench ste by the non-renewal'of her treat merce, many could not eliminate a single article of the tregty of Frankfort without re- nouncing it as a'whole, and such action, he declares, would be equivalent to o declaration of war, The Rills all Right. Deapwoon, 8. D., Oct. 4. —[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee. J-Bartlett Tripp of Yank- ton and ex-Surveyor General Morris Taylor of Huron left for; home today, having com- pleted a free trade speech-making tour of the hills. They attraetel small audiences and aroused no enthusiayin in this locality. Re publican tickets will be elected .in every county in the hills. «The independent move- ment is a grand fizzle. "The nills' legislati delegation will be solid for resubmission. shot "abby Hoboes. Deapwoon, S, D., Oct. 2. —[Special Teio- gram to Tue Bee.]—Charles James, A B, and M. Hoboe entered the graders' supply store a short distance south of the city last evening and for some personal grievance against Pat Burke, storekeeper, opened gre with & Winchester on the latter, firing five shots, none of which took eff: Hurke ro plied’ with a six-shooter, inflicting two wounds, but neither mortal. All parties were arrested, -~ Died Suddenly of Heart Discase. MixyesroLis, Oct. 24—A. H. Harris, a prominent Montana mincr, died very sud- denly at the West Hotel last night o1 heart disease. - The Fire Record Paris, Oct. #.—The workshops of a wood paving company here bumed today. Loss 2,000 000 fraucs, OCTOBER 25, 1 THE GARBAGEMASTER'S FEES. Opening of the Investigation by the Special Council Committee. A NUMBER OF WITNESSES EXAMINED Citizens Claim that Morrissey Charges Too M h for His Services— Testimony of Haulers and Dump Employcs. The special committee of the city council appointed to investigate the manner in which Sanitary Commissioner Morrissey has been conducting his office, met in the rooms of the board of fire and police commission yesterday morning. A number of well known cltizens, who, it was learned, had complained of Morrissey's methods, had been summoned and appeared before the committee. As each was called he was sworn and a stenographer took down all that was said. Dexter L. Thomas, Victor Caldwell, B L. Cook, G, W. Benewa and others testified that they had been heavily overcharged by Mor- rissey. They cited the amounts they haa paid per load last year for the same work. Where 8 per load used to b charged last year 8 is now charged by Morvissey Harry Reed showed in offect that Morrissey had charged him double what Goldsmith had for cleaning a vault on his premisc Thomas Casey testified that Mo acted insultingly to him upon being appealed to regarding a ¢aso and that he could not get any satisfaction from him. One of the most flagrant instances of inter- est was brought out by the testimony of 1, L. Cools. Mr. Cook said that Morr had no- tified him of o nuisanee on _his premises, not- withstanding the house had not been oceu- pied for months. Witness said he had s cured n_certificate from the neighbors to the effect, that the place was not a nuisance, He also had neighbors with him to see that thero was nothing in the way of nuisance in the vault, Morrissey went abead, however, and soon ofter presented @ bill for & for hiauling away one load of garbageor night soil. While the examination was in progress, George Christopherson hurriedly appeared before the board and_asked_ that the investi- gation be postponed one day, as it was im- possible for Mr. Morrissey to be present. Chairman Olsen of the committeo replied that the committee was simply taking te mony and that no decisisn would be arrived at then. He added that the testimony was being taken down verbatim and Mr. Mor- ssey would begiven an opportunity to Sergeant Graves took the stand and testified substantially accordunce with his recent report regarding his investigation of the ry condition of the city. His report, will be” remembered, was to the offect that The *ant wound up his testimony by saying : You willnever get the city in good con- dition until you have a differént system for handling the garbage.” “What sortof a system would you suggest,” asked Olsen, “Well, sir, T would have the city charter amended s0'as to allow the putting aside of about 5 mills for a fund with which to allow the city to do this work on its own hook. If that plan doesn’t meet with approbation, I would do it Wi Let the garbagemas ter’s office goentirely andlet every citizen huve his garbage, etc., hauled away how and by whom he pleases so long as it is removed nt the proper hours of the night and in the right kind of closed, tightly covered wagons.”” The members of the committee gave silent indications of their approbation of both of these ideas, B. Evans proved to be one man who said that it had cost him less to have his garbage removed this year than last. But wh Evans followed up the statement with an- other to the effect that this year he was pay ing &1 per load for getting his refuse moved away and last year it cost him 50 cents a load, the committee had to smile. was made. Mr. Shriver, who, with Mr. Blumer, was added to this special committee at the last meeeing of the council, tried to take a hand iu the questioningand Chairman Olsen rather shut him off. = Ain't I got aright toask anything?” asked Yes, but don’t ask a thing overa dozen times," roplied Olsen. “1 ain’t.”” *Yes you are,but don't let's fightabout it.” “Youseem to want to do this thing all yourself.” Both men were getting warm under the collar and the other members of the commit- tee whispered something like *let it go,” and the wrangling ceased. At this point it was found that the number of witnesses had been exhausted, and a re- ceéss wus taken until 2 o'clock. In the afternoon J. S. Bennett, who is em- ployed by Lazerus & Bennett, garbage men, 10 seek out nuisances or work that should be done in their line, was the first witness. He said it wasn't his business to ascertain the amount charged for removing garbage, etc., but he had heard that £ a load was the fig- ure. John Nelson, one of the four men engagod by Morrissey to clean cess pools, owned out- right that he charged & a load, or10 cen a cubic foot. He always made a bargain with the party responsibie for the cess pool before doing the hauling, Three wagon loads was the most he had i\!en able to haul ina night. Hesaid he paid Bennett 50 cents for every “ob’" the latter got for him. Being asked the capazity of his wagon, he said he could }mlll #7 loads, calculated at 10 cents a cubic oot Do you kaow anything about hauling dead animals? asked Mr. Olsen. “Yes, sir, I do,” replied Nelson. ‘“T'hen I will ask vou whether you think that if the city gave the contract for hauling away all dead animals 0 one man for o y such a man could afford to do it without pense to the ity (" “Yes, sir, he could,’” was the reply, *“‘and if e was fixgd to handle the carcasses —make the best use of them—he could make money out of it.” “That’s what I thought,”” commented Olsen, nodding signiticantly to the other members of the committee, L. ¥. Lazerus, the scavangor, next. How much do you charge for hauling night soil, ete!” was the first question. *Ten cents a cubie foot.” ““How much doyou have to pay Morrissey " “One dollar for overy load."’ “ What if you don’t happen to have a full lond—say you have only haif or a quarter of aload” “I have to pay Morrissey $1 every time T dump no matter what is the size of iy lowd.” M. Lazerus, you know considerable about bauling deadanimals, ete. Now dom't you think 8 man could afford to undertake to do it for two or three years or 50 at a time for nothing?" *You bet he could, and he could make a pile of money out of it—he could make great money,” and Olesen's eyes again snapped an emphatic to his colleagues. Newton , & gurbage hauler, was called. He discharged by Morris sey. When he first took the contract for the Fourth ward Morriss said, that he could make 3.5 for each of his teams, but be had not m 50 much Morrissey charired him 10 per eent commis sion at first, but on September 23 he raised it t0 20 per cent on all that he collected. When Niday told Morrissey that the ordinance would not permit him to charge 20 per cent commis: Morrissey said : “The ordinance be —." The witnes said, further, that he | hauled garbage away from Mr. Morrisse, house all summer and » got a cent forit, but had to pay Morrissey a cominission upon hauling his own garbage free of char When Niday complained of the raise in s commission from 10 to 20 per ssey suid: “Well, quit andget never wanted you anyw dyou outo me in the first was called t, Mor out of here Th n fore pla Niday said, also, that Morrissey charged him & load_ior the refuse he hauled, even when he (Niday) only got 50 cents or $1 for hauling it. Niday said the dump maste tore a leaf out of his book for every load he hauled to the rive Fredertek Albright, dump master at the foot of Jones street,’ was called next. He said he opened the dump at about7 o'clock iu the morning and closed it at 7 o'clock in the evening, He received on po_average of o explanation ' he had torn out of the books p loads of garbage yesterday, he explained, were returnod to Mr. Morris sey overy woek. With regard to Mr., Niday, Mr. Albright said that ¢ had the best teams and brought the garbage to the dump in better wagons than any of the otber haulers Albright said that Morrissoy had agred to pay bim §15 a month for attending to his tickets, but he had not paid him all that was due him. ~ Morrissey had taken the skinning of animals out of the hands of the man who used to do that work, Albright said, because Morrissoy said ke could get them bauled for the bide G. W. Coles, another garbage hauler, was called and testified as to the method of ' con- ducting the business, His evidence was practically a repetition of former oviden excepting that he said they sometimes struck a snap in cleaniug vaults and got & contract which allowed them $10 & load, i lof the regulur 10 cen‘s | ich would be only about v could not afford to haul night soil for less than & a load, and they tried to et more if they could, for they had to pay Mor- rissey #1 for ¢ load they hauled. Thomas Harrington, who collects tickets at the Davenport street dump at night, was alled, but he had no testimonty to offer that had not already been given in substance by others Mr. Brady, the day man at_the Davenport stroet dump, was also called, but added noth- ing tothe story. The committee then adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock today, when it is expected that Morrissey will be present, sonted with These tickets, Dr. W. 8, Gibbs, a momber of the board of education, aud one of the ardent supporters of the normal school project, is enthusiastic over the matter and fecls confident that not only will anormal school bo a great bonefit in giving graduates of the high school an op- portunity 1o fit themselves for teaching, but will result in asaving in the running ex- penscs of the schools. At the reguest of 1 outlined the plan v duct the norn *“I'he 1t Brer man the hich it is propo 1 school, ommitteo having this id the doctor, “will r doctor to con- matter in nmend to acher at o ¢ zeneral charge of the and conduet a_class in we, This teacher will be in- in one of the rooms of the Plensant vhere ali the pupils will take o pre- ¢ course of study, extendiug over a ourse of several wecks “In addition to this teacher we shall recom. mend two more teachers who are each to have charge of two roomsof the wrimary grade. Oue of these may be at the Cass school, for instance, and another at the Lake chool, but these details may be easily’ arranged. Each of these feachers will . have under her direction two pupils from the normal school who will each have charge of one of the rooms men- tioned. All their work will be under the di- rection of the normal teacher at toat build- ing, 50 that the schools will noc suffer from a change of method in teaching. These nor mal pupils will in that way get the actual experience in teaching which is so necessary After they have been teaching six or cight weeks they will bereturned to the normal school and their places will be taken by oth ers. in_addition to teaching under the divect supervision of these assistant normal teach ers, those who have had that experience will be required to do the worle now performed by the i'substitute’ jteachers, that is, they will be called upon o take charge of rooin duy- ing the absence of the regular teacher, thus coming under the dircetion of the principal of the building inwhich the room is situated, ‘“This system of training teachers has been in practical operation in St, Louis, Daven- port, Burlington and a number of other places, and has operated very satisfactorily. Prof. Lewis of the high school sa been overated successfully in Davenport £ twen ars and, in t, some of our ve best teachers come from that city “Now as to the cconomy of the system: Wo intend to detail one_of the regulur teach: who has had special training as a teac! one of the best normal schools, as of the normal department. She ceiving 81,200 and ner sulary will be increas to $1,500. Her vlace will be filled . b; teacher at 1,000 ‘The two assistant { crs. who are'to have charge of four room will recive 81,00 each, aud will take the places of four teachers who now receive §700 cach. Normal school pupils will receive nothing for their services excent the experience th stalled rhool, The importance of purifylng the blood can not be overestimated, for without pure blood you'eannot enjoy good health, At this scason nearly every one needs a good medieine to purify, vitalize, and enrich the blood, and Hood's Sarsaparilla is wor. iy your coufidence, 1t s peculiar in that it strengthions and builds upthe system, ereates an appetite, and tones the digestion, whilo it eradic Give it atrial, Hool's Sarsaparilla i sold byall druggists, Prepared by C. L. Hood & Co., Lowell, Masa 100 Doscs One Dollar ikt b Edison's First Inventio. Nothing is too wonderful for Edison to produce, said Dr. Gentry to a reportor ew York World. ™ When I look to twenty- yoars ago and put Tom Edison, 08 I then' knew him, alor side of the Thomas A. Edison of today, and note what has taken place. I am propared almost for anything, Twonty- ive ye ago, L sat by Edison [ W York telegraph oftice, I littlo thought that there slumbered within that man the fives of a genius that would one daystartle the world. There was nothing wonderful about Bdison. A vlain and unpretentious man, he came and went without troubling any one with his conversation. Perhaps ho spoke to me more than toany other man in the place, because we sat ‘at adjoining tables, “One day his w gave out or went wrong in some way. e was working New Haven; T was operating Boston He started to fix it, and while thus o gaged his message came back over my wire. 1 called him: "o, can you ex plain this? He looked for a moment, nd then vemark ‘Why, that is ised by inducti the two™ wires ar near other” He went off and shortly vds came back secmin lost in tho t's what ¢ it, he repes - we devise a plan like that to make two cf cuits on one wire so that two men could send and two others receive at th time?’ And he went back to his it ment. Out of that little acc vised the duplex Thenf oilowed th have saved the tel lions of dollars.™ “Had Edison before that sl inventive genius?” Ho haa been working on a telograph m, but he discovered that the tstone system-—1I think that is the name—covered the ground, so he gave it up. You know the rest achievements are now no se The steps leading upto the per phonograph, how Edison discove thesound waves of the human might be so directed asto trac pression upon a solid substance, aro just as wonderful, Edison found it almost accldentally while he was exporiment- ing with a different object in view. In manipulnting a muehine intonded to ro- repeat Morse characters he found that when the eylinder cavrying the indent- ed paper was turned with great swift- ness it gave off a humming noise. That led to several experiments such as fit- ting a diaphragm to the machine,which samo ident he d telegraph uadruplex.and the graph. compuny mil- ston ‘dison's rseted ed that voico an im- acquire. We shall be able 10 dispenso with oneor both of the substitate teachers, who now receive $000 per vear, or $1,800. Pheir places will be supplied by 'the normal pupils. By figuring this out it will be seen that wo get a first class training school for our chil- dren, “which will cost the-city nothing at all.” “Who will b notmal school “None will bo eligible excopt graduates of the high school or someschool of equal stand- Persons who have not graduated from h school will be required to pass an ination equal to the standard required for such graduation. This places the stand- ard for admission to the normal school much higher thau is required by a majority of such schools. The normal school in Peru, for instaer, adnits puplls from our cightil grade. The committee which will have charge of the examination of candidates for admission to the school, and also of graduates from the scheol, will consist of the superin- tendent of schools, the principal of th igh school,and the principal of the normal school ‘“There will be no danger of lowering the standard of the city schools, but the tendency will rather be 10 elevate that standard. A majority of our grade teachers now could scarcely puss the examinations of our eighth grade.” “*Will the schools be supplied entirely from the normal school ' *“Not necessarily. It does not follow that because we instruct pupils in teaching we must employ thom as teachers, anymore than we are compelled to employ graduates from igible for admission to this would re ve the vibrations the voice. The cylinder when rapidly revolved, caused a repetition of the vi- tions, just as if the machine itsoll peaking, That settled the matter and Edison found that the problem of tering human speech, so that could be repeated by mechuni asoften Yes, Edison isa geniu The only railroad tr run expressly for the _accommodation of Omaha, Council Bluffs, Des Moines and Chieago business s the Rock Island ves- tibuled limited, leaving Omaha at 4:15 p- m. daily. Ticketoffice, 1602 Sixteenth and Farnam st in out of Omahw Queen Victoria and the Babies. Queen Vietoria's love for babies by no means diminishes with her rincreas- ing number of grandchildren Indood, the latest addition to the royal fumily always demands her speciul interest, and at the present moment it is the new baby of the Duke and Duchess Sparta, her majesty’s lntest greeat-grandson, for whom she exhibits the greatest solici- tude. A magnificent cradic has just been despatched by his royal great grandmother to the infant, over whoso outfit the queen and the Empre the manual training department as me- chanics, but it will result in giving us a bet- ter class of howe talent from which to select our teachers.’ **Will the pupils at the normal school be to any expense?”’ $ ne whatever. The books, ete., will be ied by the board and there will be no charge for tuition.” Death of Engineer Taylor. CixciNzati, O, Oct, 24, -Pat Taylor, the engiucer of the ill-fated train in the tuanel wreck on the Cincinnati Southern ro: t. This makes se - ident. Conductor Walton of in, who is responsible for the 1t is known he was he tims of the a the freight tr collision, js still missing. not killed in the wreck, and it is thought is in hiding, ther Fatal Collision, ANESVILLE, O., Oct. 24 —Conductor W, C, Dunn was killed today by the collision of his freight train at Muskingum station with some sand cars on the Columbus, Shawnee & Hockiug road s News from the Or Sax Fraxeisco, Cal, Oct, . ship City of Pekin, from China and Jupan, brings advices that the excitement in Japan overthe treaty of has somewhat The steam revision evie spent many hours dur ter's sojourn here some weeks « e L Making the Fog Liess Dangerons, A machine for automatically blowing a fog whistle has just been putented. vessel equipped with the maching travel atany vate of speed aind conting to blow one or three blasts of the whistly per minute while proceeding through n {0, Many steamers use it—on the . lale r instance, e For Tired I Use Horsford's Acid Dr. O. C. Stout, Syracuse, N. Y., says: I gave it to one pafient who was unable 1o sact the most ordinary business, becaus red and’confused” upon the ction. [mime beneit, followed." *hosphate. least mental aud uitimate recov Arbitrators' Dy Loxpoy, Oct, 24, accordance with an agreem ent recently made between the Allan steamship company and the grain men i their employ in London, all the questions in to arbitr arbitrators but the men refuse to again gone on u strike tween ship owners and pudiated, ors for sot wivon a e bound 1 it A yencral heir em tlement cision quicted down, but precautions are still being taken for the safety of foreigne Cholera is gradually disappeari hama is said 1o be practically f ¢ have been 3H000 cases and I8 up to October 7 Rumsey of the [3 ner Swartors was acelide Yokohama August 2 - - elf and 0., Oct siky Yoko from it 25,000 wied at Insured N Kansas Crry, ) Then Suicided, 2 that A. R Baucroft, Lyon county, Concordia, Kan, one of the oldest sof of dat one time sheriff, this morning shot limself witha shotgun. Yester- ook out two accident policies on his 3,000, good for tweaty-four hours. o S . A Counterfeiter Usptured Okanowa Ciry, L T, Oct. 24 Stophen, a notorious counterfeiter, has be arrested near this place. Thirty-seven spur 10us doilars and a number of moulds we found in his house Kd Citizens of Omaha at and abroad should remenber that the vemaining days of vegistration about two hundrel und seventy-five loads a day. He produced @ huudful of tickets that are Friday, October 31, aud Saturday, Novem ver 1, POWDER Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highes of leavening strength-1. 8. Government Ko vort Aug. 17, »