Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 8, 1890, Page 1

AN DE (IDE The Thrae Gubernator'al Racers 8till El 'l lI"l it DY CLOSE CONTE ST in the Track with Boyd in the Lead. ALL BUT The Btate Vo The figures presented below represent ver carefully r the eight than two-t and the from the and congre The ret Largest Vote B FOUR COUNTIES REPORTED, More resie ~Fifteen Thousand ™ in the dential Election, tew from cght-five of state, M sed returns nine counties of the hirds of these figures are official ainder will not differ materially official returns on governor ssman, urns on stato officers are incom plete aud are therefore held until the next issue: Countles. Adans Antelope *Ranner Blaine Boone *Hox Hutte, Brown Bufialo Butle Rurt Dixon Dodge Do Dundy Fillmore Franklin Frontler Furnas. . ohnso Cenrney ey Pithi Reith .. Kiml SKnox Lancister. Lincoln }.vl&:dn Lot .. Madison MePherson errick nee ey Nue 01 Pawnen Perkins helps latte Polk Red Willow!! Richur Rock Saline Sarpy . Swundrs Seotts Bl Boward Eheri Fhe iouy. nton o1 e shingta Wavne .. Webster Wheeler. . York Totals, The Complete Figu Plurality Ov The foll gress in of Root's vote in Pawnee county Countics. (s, Douglus.. nge. ... ohnson Lunenstes Otoe : Pawnee. fehardson .. ATPY. . ... aunders. Totals. .. Harlan Nearly Fifteen Returns have been rec counties in the Second district. are not offical, but the r terially o Keighan a mujority of 14 Counties. Adamns Buatler . Olay Uhat Dundy Fillmore Franklin Erontier Hainlltc Harlan {l‘"vhuh Kearney *Nuckolis Polk...... Phelps Red Willo Ken The fou the Third They will result will not be materially chauged. plurality over Dorsey is now ‘Thompson 8,521, marked wi Antelope *Banner. .. Quming uster . ha kot D wes D *Deue Dixon h.ul Garbeld rant reole all. ) R oward. Thurston . v Rich Pow- urds. Boyd. ers 80 " N n . FIRST DISIRI s Show Ery Five Thousand. sthe complete vote for con- district with the exception It shows lowing he Fir: SECOND DISTRICT. Defeated by McKeighan by Phousand, ed from all the Two of these alt will not be ma- This showing gives Me- 7 over Harlan, hanged. w THIRD DlMT"l4 T Plurality Over Dorsey More Than Five Thousand, r counties yet to hear from are in district and are thinly populated, not cast over 1,200 votes and the Kem's 459 and over The voto in the counties ith stars is ot ofticial: Thomp- son, Dorsey. 11,000 007 437 50 5% 410 w7 14N bty v Vo0 YEAR. r Polled in the | 10 | Belfast stato that a report has been rec | man, Mervick wnton lomas Thitesto Viliey Washin AGAINST PROHIBITION, How the Vote Stands So Far as Re- ceived. A number of counties have report the vote on the prohibition ment, but the figures so far rec majority agaiust of 86,525. This is on the dircct vote as cast for and against probibi- tion. ral thousand voters failad to vote cither way, and such votes also count against the prohibitory amendment as yet to amend- ived show a fanner Hox Butte Brown Buftalo “Rutler Hurt Dixon Dawson,.. Dod e, Doulas Dundy Deule ; Filimora ., Franklin Lrontier Haumilton Harlun Huves Hitcheork Holt Hooker Howard Jeflerson Johnson Kimball Kearney .. Keya Piha Kelth “Knox Lincoln Loup....\ Madison Merrick 21 i 405 0 o That Omaha is Juggling swers' Figures, Lixcory, Neb,, Nov. 7.—[Special Telegram toTue Bee.] 1t 15 conceded that the entive They Clai republican state ticket excepting governor is elected. It is believed an oficial count will be ne ¥ to decide who will be governor. ‘The alliance people ot only claim but almost demand that Powers be declared governor. They are getting very much ted and de- clare that if Powers does not get a fair show in Omaha, as they call it, they will retaliate by passiniz statutory prohibition in the com- ing session of the legislature, as they claim they have the necessury two-thirds 10 pass 1t over the gubernatorial veto, - An lnteresting Case, |Copyright 1890 by James Gordon’ Bennett.] Berwiy, Nov, 7.—[New York Herald Cablo —Special to Te B, |—Avchduke Leopold Ferdinand leaves Vienna tomorrow for South America in search of his missing uncle, Archduke John S grand duchess of Tusc his mother opened her eccentric son's will, He le his dutiful traveling companion, F' v Stubel, his estate, As they died to- an interesting law case will ensue as to whether the property reverts to the arch- ducal family or to the sisters of Fraulein Stubel, who are well known souvrettes. The grand duchess announces that the will con- taius a certificate of her son’s marriage last May in London to one Fraulein Stubel. —~— Trying to Break the Recora. New Yous, Nov. 7. [Special telegram to Mui B, —Giovanni Succi at 7 o'clock this morning had been 8 hours without food. In othier words he had accomplished exactly one- thirtieth of s proposea ovd He must yet abstain from food for a period of 44 days and 48 nights unless before that time he falls a victim to the attempt. Succl’s record as anall round abstainer is such as to guarantee The venerable has the genuieness of the unparalleled fast which he has begu It is do or die with him. Indomitable will and rare vitality com- bined with his “Elixic of Life" will not suftice to carry nim through however, his days are numbered. It is reasonably certain that he will not allow a morsel of food to pas his lips. S Severe Storms fn England. Loxooy, Nov. 7.—|Special Cablegram to Tug Ber.| ~A heavy storm prevails through- out Great Britainand Iveland, and much damage has been done. Rain is falling in- cessantly und in many scctions the country is flooacd. Tho downpour is accompanied by & high wind and reports have been received of many houses being unroofed by the gale. The storm Is especially severe off shore. Telegrams from various points along the coast state that An enormous sea is running and that a numoer of cous‘ing vessels have been wrecked. Advices from there that @ lough and that was druwl ht has foundered in Belfast n’.‘ owner, & Scottish noble- d. - At leep re Leap. Dururn, Minn, No 7~A Pullman sleeper on the train from Minneapolis jumped whe track this morning and falling twenty feet landed in the river. went down with itand all were wmore or less bruised but none seriously injured. ived | Twenty persous | ; | Dejection Over the Result of OMAHA, \ATURD AV '\l()R\[Z\(: 5 NOVEMBER R 1890. l)l:\l’l)\l)l NI ONTO DEATII the Election Drives a Banker to Suicide. THE ALLIANCE CHARGED WITH TREACHERY. endiary Work at York -Oil In- spector Payne Deposed —Snow at Lincoln and Beatrice— State News, Grine Rock, mto Tk t this Bre [ banlke morning at supposed to be despondency over the r ce, committed suicid 'he immediate cause is ult of some small He had been afflicted with paralysis of the electic bets for seve and the rs and his mind bad become more or less impal It has been necessary ast year to watch him closely, as ho de two previous attempts to take his life. Since the announcement of the result of the election he has been very despondent, This morning Mrs. Brock had to leave him alone a few minutes, and during her short ab- sence be managed to secure a retolver and hide it on his person. He then went out on the porch, Mrs, Brock went to him, not suspecting that he had the revolver, and tried to get him back into the house, but he said: “Let mealone; 1am too warm and dou’t want to go in just now. You go inj I will come soon.” She stepped in to tell her little son to go for help, and as soon as she stepped 1n he shot himself, The ball passed through his heart, producing instant deatb, His father and mother live at Davenport, Ia., and his brother and sister at Lincoln wers promptly notified. Scout the Blackmail Idea. LixcoLy, Neb, N 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue B and Mrs, J. P, Faire child of this eit tonished to read in this morning's Bek an account of the murder at Kansas City of B. A. Greever by Charles Clifford, their som-in-law. Mrs. Fairchild says that her daughter first met Clifford ight years ago in Sedalia, Mo. The two fell madly in love with cach other and in two weeks from the time the first became ainted they eloped to St. Louis to et d. Their life since has been auything but happy. T'he parents do not. believe tha their daughter was u party to the alleged blackmailing scheme, He Charges Treachery. LixcoLy, Neb., Nov, 7.—[Special to Tae B €. A. Atkiason, a prominent worker for the prohibition amendment, says: “The reason the amendment was defeated was be- cause of treachery . the house of our friend: We rclied on the promise of the farme ance to help us, but they failed to do so. the farmers had stuck by us, as they prom- *d to do, we would have been suceessful, But they failed to vote as they had pledzed they would do, and consequently we were detoated.” Bound Over in $300. Frexost, Neb, Nov. 7. — [Special Tele- gramto Tue Bee.]—Flora Leach, who shot and wounded her old lover, William Patter- son, ina drug store Tuesday night, was taken before Judge Hunter for a preliminary examination this afternoon, She waived ex- amination and was bound over to the district court in £00 bonds. She showed signs of grief when she appeared in court. Her brother and (. H. Hodges went on her bail, und she has gone to her home at Benniugton to await her trial, Death of Juige T, P. Coin. Svrerton, Neb, Nov. 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bee.]—Judge T. P. Coin died at his residence in this city, this morning at 3 o'clock. The funeral s s will be held on Sunday next and conducted by the Ma- sonic order of which he was a prominent member. Mr. Coin was formerly from Iowa, where he was also well known, having thes held mauy positions of trust, ' Hewas an in- ventor of considerable note, and was a union soldier in the war of the rebellion, Of! Inspector Payne Deposed, 1 , Neb,, Nov. 7. pecial to Tue Brr.|—Captain Paine, state oil inspector, who hias been making himselt conspicuous at republican headquarters and other places of late by his threats to work for prohibition, has been deposed. e was notified today by Smith Caldwell, chief oil inspector, that his services were no longer needed and was ordered to turn his instruments and other paraphernilia over to Deputy Inspector Carnes. Elkhorn Fire Protection. Eusuony, Neb, Nov. 7.— [Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—S. S. Smith of the Northwestern fire department supply com- pany, delivered a Hutson fire king chemical engine here recontly and tonight addressed a large audience on matters taining to fire’ protection, He will give machine a series of tests and also organ- ize a firo company h First Snow at Beatrice. Beatnicr, Neb, Nov. 7.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—The first snow of the season began here tuis afternoon and has since developed into sleet with probability of continuing all night, A Superior Wake, Sueerton, Neb, Nov. 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee)—Superior is making great preparations to_celebrate the downfall of prohibition, with Omaha Snow at Lincoln. L .—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee,]—Snow Is falling in Lincoln and at 12 o'clock there is an inch of snow on the ground. i An Invitation to Consul General King, [Copyright 159 by James Gordon Bennett,\ Paxu ov. [New York Herald Cable ~-Special to Tue BEe.]—An invitation in the name of the American colony has been sent to Consul General King, signea by Minister Whitelaw Reid, General Meredith Road, W, Seligman, Henry Vignard, Stephen H, Tyng, H. C. Young, Dr. C. M. Wilkie, George P. A, Healey, A. Van Bergen, W. E.Ingersoll, George W. Amant, S. G. Gorman,J. W. Crane and many othei In the course of his replv accepting the in- vitation King says: “Itisalways pleasant for one to have the good will of his country- men, but when ane is far from home its ten- dor associations and the evidence of esteem and confidence become doubly precious and compensate the recipient for the temporary suspension of familiar friendly intercource with his fellow-citizens in his own beloved land. Iam profoundly touched by your fra- ternal expression of regard and gracious ten- der of your bospitalities, I accept with pleas- ure the opportunity of meeting you in the wauner suggested. I would name the even- ing of November 10, if agreeable to your- selves, as the time when I may enjoy your society.” — - Massachusetts Special Session, Boston, Nov. 7.—A special from Nashua, N. H,, says that there is no doubt that the republ prescut I majori nize the néw new member lezislature, GENERAL ns will have & special session of the islature, It is npw republican by They will then officially recog. census returns and admit the giving them & majority in the VRV la’k'fl REPORT. He Tells of the Benefits Derived From the Canteen System. Wasniseros, Nov. 7. <In his annual report, Adjutant General MeKeever says the de- sertions from the army during the past year were 480 less in number than during the previous year. The heaviest proportion of 0ss was in the artillery, 11.6 per ceut, the infantry losing 0.3and the cavalry 0.7 per cent, General MeKeever recommends new laws relative to summary eourts and limiting court-martials sentences, and says the adop- tion of a well considored code of punishments for ull military offenses, except those specifi- cally preseribed by the rules und articles of war, will undoubtedly remove a great source of irritation and discoltent, resulting from the present inequality of punishment awarded offenses committed ab different times and at different po-ts. Progress is reportcd to have been made in the etablishment of the At prasent cantesns are in ation ab sixty-eight posts and ll\llllll the six months endel June 50, 1890, transacted a business of §174,625, with & re- sulting profit of $85,430, Says General Mel or: “Some miscon- ception has grown up in the public mind, in regard to these institutions, engenderea no doubt by the generio tepm used as a dosigni tion. As conducted in the Ame n ser the cantecn is simply @ oco-operativo estab- lishinent, in which general busine:s, under careful military suparvision, is conducted in the sole behalf of the enlisted mon of the army. There can Ue newquestion that it con- tributed to the comfort and contentment of enlisted men and thereby improved wnd strengthened the discipline throughout the service.” - WORLD'S FAIR OR NIZATIO It is Urged on the Various States and Territories. Ciieago, Nov, 7.—Divector General Davis and Secretary Dickinson of the World's Co- lumbian exposttion have issued a civeular let- ter to the members of the national commis- sion, in reference to the citiaens in various states and te \izing for the pur- pose of securing proper representation at the world’s fair, making avrangements for their exhibits, raising funds and getting proper meusures through the legislature, Attention is called to the commendable promptn with which the people of the state of C fornia held a_state convention to inaugurate the matter, and the legiskiture of lowa, ap- propriating $0,000 for preliminary = ex- penses, with another appropriation to be made next year. A stale gonvention of citi- zens is commended as ono of the best plans, and permanent organization should be of- fected to carry on the work in the different states and territories. The commissioners will be requested to visit the legislatures this winter and use their best endeavors to see that the plan of organization is adopted. ehel Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Pensions. Wasnivaroy, Nov. 7.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The following pensions were granted Nebraskans . today: Increase— Michuel C. Rider, Bower; Berry Wyatt, Kearney; John G. Wilson, Morse Bluff; Newton Stevens, Cushing George W, Kibler, Leigh: Andre's J. Herrick, Gibbon; George W. Church, 1 a¢h. Reissue—James A. Lindsey, Peoria, Crizinal widows, ete.— Rebecea, widow of Pil- o Strait, Bdgar, Towa: Original iny.Jid—Emmet A. Staf- ford, Des Moinos; 'Luv.dpson Rilay, Braites- ville; F. Loan, West Side; Neison Vanrei, Mason City; S, A. Cooper, Des Moines; William Anderson, Jefferson. Increase--R. D. Andr M William H. Brockett, Deabam; Henry Smith, Delphi; George D. Carr, Ackworth; Robert H. Johuson, Leon; Williwmn C. _Mitehell, Stvart; Colburn Agency; A, Wirsig, Fort Madison; L. Heidt Maquoketa; Charles D. Daley, Keokuk, Re- issue and increase—A. Shimnier,Des Moines Original widows, ete.—Mary, widow of 1Rob- ert Ewald, Des Moines; Laura J., step- mother of George . Ives, Mount Pléasant; 1, widow of Willlam Barnes, West 1y Margaret Christian, former widow of Christian Lohmann, Waterloo. South Dakota: increase — John Smith, Brookings. Mexican survivors—John Will® iam Cable, Sturgis City. — An Interview with Chamberiain. Bostox, M Nov. 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.]-Hon, Joseph Chamber- lain, M. P. inan intorview gives it as bis opinion that the McKinley or any otuer tarift law that is so near the line of pronibition would be beneficial to England and detrimen tal to America, in that Americans cannot compete with England In the South Ameri- can markets and in other foreign and neutral countries, Chamberlain said that he did not credit the report that Lord Randolph Church- ill was to join the conservative government. Of the scal fisheries, Chumberlain said: *“T'his ought to be the subject of arbitration. England is ready to submit the matter and hopes. the United. States will be equally willing.” e A Phenomenal Performance. Juicaco, Nov. 7.--|Special Telegram to Tik Ber]—At the American horse show to- day American trottivg stallions were shown fora purse of $1,000, divided. In the pre: ence of about cight thousand people last night, Filemaker, the New York horse, eclipsed all performances of high jumping and broke all records by clearing bars placed ata height of 7 feet 41{ inches, The crowd became enthusiastic and Tom Potter, tho driver, was carried on the shoulders of sev- eral enthusiasts, Maud and Roseberry also did some great jumping, but were not in it with Filemaker, -— Committed for Trial. Loxpoy, Nov. 7.—[Special Cablegram to Tur Bee,]—George Johnson, the artist, and Jobn Phillips, the art dealer, who were ar- rested last month on & eharge of being im- plicated in a conspiraey to forge letters of credit unon the banking firm of Drexel, Mor- gan & Co., were rearvaigned before the Man- sion house police court today and were com- mitted for trial, Treigheim, the man who testified against the prisoncrs at the previous hearing, saying he had geen them making the fraudulent letters of eroedit, has absconded. e S Budding Toughs in Trou New Yonrk, Nov, 7.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.| — On election night William Vaughn of 784 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, drove some boys away from his stoop, which they were tearing down and using to mak bonfires. One of the boys, William King, threw a stoue at Vaughn which strack him in the eve, destroyed that orbit and fractuved Vaughn's skull. “foday Vauzh was reported tobe dying in the hospital, aud King, sohn Clomon and Robert Mahon were arrested and held for the ults - Peru is Protective. w York, Nov, 7.—The government of Peru has imposed a prohibitive tax on im- ported lard. The news of this move created quite a stir on the ! produce exchange today, as Peru takes 300.00) tierces of the best qual- ity of lard from thus city y Welcomed to Ita'y, Rosr, Nov. 7.-~The German chancellor, Caprivi, was met at Milan today by Premier Crispl and a long conference held, The press cordially welcomes Caprivi to TItaly, The people everywhere received him with cheers, B New Nebraska Bank, WasniNGTON, Nov. 7.—The comptroll the curredcy has usutborized the First tional bauk of Farmington, Neb., to begin business with 4 capital of §50,000, of | heexvended for advort THE DEAL IS PRACTICALLY CONSUMMATED, e T A $30,000 Question Which Clamors Largest Packing Interest in the | for an Answer. World A Deal Involving Many i “"‘;‘ Ao, Nov. ¥.—[Special Telegram to . g 3k, —-The recent killing of Democrat Millions - The Meetin Lt l. Ohio ¢ L ox-Alderman William P, Whelan has croate 1 n Ohloaga, considerabie of a political and aldermanic — flurry beneath the surfaco, and several gen- omen who hold political oftice, as well as Nov [Special Telogram to | oM AR A ”‘ bt ." Ry 4 it hore was o meeting of Chicago | Several others who have irons ‘n the fire in | the franchise line, are wondering what will beef and pork packers this moraing at the law office of Adams & Hamilton in the Home insurance building. The meeting was a pri vate one, cal to discuss the details of a scheme which had been kept carefully from 2st them since the shootiug of I'he Bvening Post, a demo 1ys that 1t has information that » is in i Chicago bank the sum of §30,000 turn up to inte their friend cratic paper, the the knowledge of the vublic. The scheme is | Which was receatly placed there iu the name to form a combination of packers to scll out | B W: 1 Whelan, and thit this monsy et to a syndicate of English capitalists who | of the deconsed, 0 o b have the money waiting, The legal gentle It further appears, says the Post, that in men at whose oftice the meeting of todhy oc- | tiis fund certain city fathe ad men curred ave the same gentlemen who, as rep- ‘i‘l'\‘("'.l“\’\'fl".\‘”“"l‘l;‘l._‘"{ll.:“r el ul‘lmllfl»lln‘\’;ll:'l' resentatives of capitalists in England, nego tiated the big sale of American breweries some time ago. Duving the time the brew- should be placed in Whelan's name for the ben efit of parties looking for valuable franchises andother os wiilling to grant them, throws ery transaction was pouding, and 0 fact for | B shadows on the dead maa's name. =By’ Y " 1 R Whelan was always ooliging and had never the last two years, Einglishmen with lots of | 0, jenown togo back on a friend, Who cash to fnvest had longing eyes fixed on the | Pt W onay there! - Boor Billy W el Chicago packing houses. ticularly the larger ones, The pacl were shy s, par- nd did will never tell. His lips are sealed, never would have told bad he and he lived to be as not take kindly at first to the visitors from | oM 5 l“li*"'"“:"‘l’l" i“\:"‘;'li‘;'l: ‘I~I(':‘l""\“{"”':f"; the other side of the water, but by per Bl 6o cHNEL Wil HoVBE ELall: thiou st ehetr and long-continued negotiation the K men finally obtained a fit hold and a big deal Lias now been partially closed Mr. Adams, when seen, admitted the main facts in the matter, but was averse to giving rs us'to the deal. “Itis truo,’ loas of the entir ious still, the beneficiaries those who were supposed to have drawn upon it for the satisfaction of claims “for ices rendered’ will never claim their share or draw upon it even if such silence means tl And even more ¢ of that fund sum, , “that negotiations for the sale of | claims have to go unsatistied and _the “ser- Chicago packing houses to u syndicate of [ vices rendered” go unrvequited. When the Englishmen have been in progress forsome | gambler's bullet cut short Wheian's lifo time, Itis true, also, that consumated, @ deal has been bat 1 could not give there was no other legal owner of the £30,000 than the heirsat-law of the de ed and to just now without doing injury to | them it must What a o and pec ‘e, Liar ending of a nicely 1| and appi the big packers in it?" ently perf ‘saf traight" tinan- “There are some large concerns in the | ¢ ansaction between a well-advised and deal, but T can’t go into particulars on that | wealthy corporation and a cunning and point. [ will say this much about it: The [ money-loving council majority | packing houses will be combined into prac- gl tically one big coucern, and will probably TOWA NEWS, form the largest packing intevest i@ the world, he business will be run Luxurious Shoplifters. with English captal, and th = foreigi | D Moixps, la, Nov. 7.—[Specil Tle purchasers will invest endugh money 1o | a0 o ] Y 5t i) Freatly incroase tho business of the housts 1n | ST to T Bek.]—Yesterday Mrs. August the combination. The actual management of | SCrbtz, wite of a farmer living seven miles the business will remain in Ame; n hands, | eastof here, was arvested in this city for probably iu the same hands that mauage the houses now.” P. D. Avmour today stated ny was ot in the proposed deal. A num er of houses, each one of which does an ex tensive packing business, were mentioned as shoplifting, and stolen goods were found on her pevson. Today Constable Merear diove out to the place, but found no one at home. The house is an old one, and a one-half story frame, unpainted, and without very uninvit that his com- being in the deal, Among them were W. H. | ing. But he raiseda window and went in Silbe t Co., John Morrell & Co., the | and then his eyes dilated with wonder, T Davis Provision company, Hanniford & Co., were very fine. The carpets were Decker & rath, L. B. Doud & Co,, the and the windows w covered Gavden ( Packing company, G. I flam- | with fine lace curtains and heavy tapestries. mond & Co.. Jones & Gtiles. Mavon & Honly There wias a kitchen, one sitting room and a number of others. The ubove named | and one vedroom. The bedroom was houses, joined in combination, would make a | rich in fine articies, and handsome turkish bigz concern, but it is said the capital is ready | rags covered the fioor. The ved coverings to the amount of many millions to make the | were simply elegant, and the dresser, wash. vurchase. It is uot kiown how many houses | stand and chairs equally fine, Mr., Mercer are auvolved in the deal, nor is it known | putin two hours loading’ and packing, and whether those named are in the scheme, returned to the ity with a bugey load of the % SRS best assorted goods to the value of 0. CUSTER CITY. These he brought to the city, and many of them were identified by leading merchants, One of the Most Beautiful of Resorts —1Its Business Advantaged August Serbts, the woman's husband was arreste this afternoon when he came to town, and will be held along with his wife to Custer Ciry, S. D, Nov. 6.—[Special : ol o ) answer to the charge of grand larceny. “Pelegram to ik Brr. |—Since the steel bands | **° 10 AN RN d of the railrond have liuked Custer eity with A Union D/ pot for Des Moines. to T decided that Des depot within the of the Heath oat all the cities of the continent tourists, capi- talists, fnvalids and sightseers can journey on Pullman Pallace cars to examine her re- seurces and view a locality that for beautiful scenery is unsurpassed on this continent The climatic characteristics of this portion of the Black Hills have long been a theme of wonder to all who have given the subject special attention. Located 5,540 feet above the sea, it isa remurkable fact that the aver- age snow fall is found to be much less than at It Ber.) is practically Moines is to have a union next year. The burning meal mill a short time ago removed an obsta- clo that has long stood in the way of the consummation of this much desived improve- mnnl But suflicient ground in a most de- sivabie location has now been obtained by the Des Moines Union railway compan all that remains now is for the city to v and alleys.” Th auy other point in the region. The average I wdily and tho work pr SR b ceed as soon as possible in_the spri ho winter temperature s even higher than at | i3 %o L1l drawn for buildings to cost at many points in the Black Hills whose alti- | [ouit's300,000, and the money is on nand. to tude does not exceed 8,000 feet. y forit. It will have all ‘the moade Another | 0 im- notable fact is that the average forco of the | provements and is expocted by its projectors winds is much less than it is in localities | 10 be the finest uniou dcpot this side of where the altitude if materially lower, It is | ChiCago. RERLRA also singular that while other The Dairymen's Convention. points, by no means remote, are| Forr Donar, Ia, Nov. 7. -[Special Telo- visited by storms, in flicting more orless dam- | gram to Tiue B The fourteeath annual age to property, Custer, the oldest city the Hills, has never in its histor the slightest damage in this divection. also has been extremely fres from malad; of a contagious character, such as fevers of various Ly pes, diphthes . Another fea- ture wortny of special attention is the aver- age temperature prevailing at this place dur- g the summer months, which, on account of its high aititude, falls below that of any othe town in the Black Hills; the nights beiug es- pecially cool and refreshin g, 1t is said than an alliance has been formed with the Harney Peak consolidated tin com pany and the B & M. railroad that runs n | convention of the Towa Butter, Egg association concluded a Cheese and successful and session in this city Just before adjourning it passe 1 res- rsing the movement for an exhibit at the Columbian ex- tion, and requesting Towa dairymen to bute to the movement. The Conger rd bill was also endorsed. The industries X ented by the convention have a reve- nue of &0,000,000 annually, lowa being second only to New York in the value of its dairy products, sustained It interesting threo d today. A Farmer Beaten and Robbed. least twenty miles “through the former’s ¥ i S atais property. The vast amountof capital con- Lyoxs, la,, Nov. >|n'r'l.-tl Pelegram to trolled “by these two corporations, and the | Tue Bek|—Late last night George Man, an amount of their expenditures, cannot fail to stimulate all commercial pur in Custer and points tributary the to the possibilities of the futur seeing capitalists are investing in large tracts of land bordering upon the old farmer of Elvira, while on nis way home trom Clinton with a load of coal, was waylaid a short distance west of Clinton, badly beaten and robbed of nearly 100 in bills, A tough named Frea Buker was his assailant. Bak wasarrested and the plood-stained mor found in his possession. ¢ Ly The continuous dry summer that has pro: no vailed throughout the Black Hills has hac material effect on the productive vl the east and southwest of Custer. The veget- able and cereal productions have been abun dant and the yield enormous, without the aid of irrigation. . Twao Hirst class hotels accom modate the traveling public, the Kluman house a substantial brick with forty rooms, ana the Vienna au imposing stricture of twenty rooms, cight Car. Spacial Crushed by a ¥ Des Moises, Ia., Nov. 7 m to Tar Bere] - Willie Matrat, eight years, was instantly killed being run over by a freigit car on was trying to ride fle- aged today by which ho Two first class weekly papers are published 3 Killed by Cnr ’ in Custer, the Cuironic tablished in 1880, | Krokv, Ia, i.—A Burlington train and the Democrat recently established. this moruing, near Fort Madison, ran into Two banking houses are solid institutions | and killed an unknown man driving & team of the city, the Custer County bank, and the Bank of Custer. B et Mrs. Brechall still Hopeful, Woonsrock, Ont,, Nov. 7.—[Speoial Tele- gram to Tne Bie | —Mrs. Birchall has re- turned from her The of mules. - Mexico's Tarift Bill, WasninaToN, Nov. 7.—Regarding the re- cent rumor of the imposition of a heavy duty on American cattle by the Mexican govern- ment, the state department nas d@vice from the consul general saying that no such duties have been imposed, to his knowledge, but that the Mexican government is now prepar- ing a tavifft bill, none of the detaits of which have been mude public. e T Sarah’s Warlike Offipring. Panis, Nov, 7.—The duel between Maurl visit to Ottawa, is still hopeful and is confident of her husband’s innocence, Birchall isa trifle anxious now that such great efforts ave being put forth to have his sentence commuted, He still has hopes, but the strain on his nerves is greater even than duriug the trial. AMdavits have been forwarded to Sir John Thompson to the effect that Alice Smith and Helen Fallon, two important crown wit s ut the Birchall | Bernhardt, son of Sarah Bernhandt, and trial, who have been excluded from the court | Rourey, the dramatic critic, who was chal room by order of the judge, contrived to hear | lenged by the former in consequence of com theevidence by using a telephone a transmitter in the court room. The Weather Forecast. which nad ments upon Mme in_her new play, today and resulied in wounded in the arm, Bernhardt's performances “Cleopatra,’ Rouvey being slight For Omaha and vicinity -Fair, slightly - — mer, A Natural Hoy For South Dakota and Nebraska Paris, Nov, 7.—The papers here hail with warmer, winds becoming southeasterly, satisfaction the victory of the democratic For lowa-Fair, stationary temperature, | party in the United States in the late eloc variable winds tion, ‘They say they hopo that America will 2 i now adopt'a wiser economical policy It Was Loaded. sl New York, Nov, 7.—-While some soldiers were handiing some shells in the magazine at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, this morn- ing, one of them let a shell fall and it ex Birchall's Last Hope Gone, Orrawa, Out, Nov. 7.-The cabinet met yesterday and decided that the law should take its course in the case of Birchall, | ploded, killing four persons il ————— Accepted His Resignation. New York Election Exvenscs. | . Nov. 7. B aliat s NEW Youk, Nov. 7.—[Special Telogram to Sl Stoccker's uE BEE. | —1lu uwmunw with the require- | resignation as cuuxuh-qdmu NUMBAK 143, STILL THE SAME OLD STORY, Illinois Republicans Bagin to Realize The Something Has Dropped, AN OLD TIME MAJORITY I A ! ¢ 1 3 ) ments of the new ballot law, th = te r \ P\tl\l\(. 0F ]lll I \U\l RS, | FSererat oF tho canduatos who %, \ ot the election were filed with the coun k to. ———am day showing the amouut of mon ended ! for election expenses, Lhe ame as a Gigantio Syndication of Leading American | goneral thing werof a trivigl 1 he Concerns by English Capitalists, | MeDermot ssombly n the Eighteenth distric Atmount swore OBLITERATED, Moody M Count on o Repablie | Snceossor in South Dakota Wise consin Saves One Congroesss man-—Slow Returns, Citteaan, Nov, 7, At List the raturs from the state of Llinyis have becom: suficioatly | completo ts announce docisively the rosult on | the state ticket. Tho democr, have won and Edward Wilson of Olne, is ¢ 1stite treasuror by 11, nd Heary Riad of | Belleville superintendent of puvlic instruce | tion by #5144, No coupilation has been | madeon the trustooship of the university of | Hlmois. but tne indications are the thwe | democratic nomine s have also been clesied il-_\- small majoriti The retiras which furnish this result are official from alt th @ counties in the state exeopt cight. These have been carcfully estimatel. As they f have hervet o given do atic majo sities there can be no doubt that the vote herewith, anoounced is correct. Not until today have the republicans of Tlinois redized tha full extent of the avalasche which has obliters ato theivold timo majority in this sta Pullw veturns showed thut in addie tion to the democratic gains heretos fore announced in thie congres 1 dis- tricts, Congressmen Payson snd il are defeated and Snow and Stewart (dems) elected. In response to tion botn Congressme aphed A ss00] their dofe o f v 650 and the lattes by from 500 1o 700, This makes the conrose ation from Hinois stand 14 denos vepublicans, The congress request for infornine Hill and Payson have press conceding as follows First, r Taylow [A\ | (dem) Durburow (dem): Four Vi (dem): Fifth, Albert Hopkius (rep); Sixth, R Seventh, Thomas J. Hen sehthy Lewis art (¢ 10w (dem); Eleventh, Benjamin (dem): Twelfth, Seotd Wike (dom): Thisteenth, William L Sp Fonrteenth, Owen Scots . Busey (dem): IMithian (dem) > (dem); i ): Ninete utieth, William S, For R. Williams (aem); Tw Smith (rep). The great delay in g ving atan 4 thentio conclusion in this stato hus been due o the uncertain resultin Cooke county. Never in the history of the stute have the respective tickets everyw been so seratehed, and in Cook county the result on state officors was not even approximately known until a late hour last night, over forty-cizht hours after the polls i All estim, on which previons renozts were based were valueloss in view of the political tidal wave which swept over the state, Cioaco, Nov Congressman Payson (vep) telegraphs the 255 thit he is ated. In th *t Stewart (dem) defeats Congressn v small jority. ‘This will make the Tlinois delegas tion in" congress stand democrats 12, repibe licans innesot MixxEAroras, Minn, Nov. 7.—Corvected returns, mostly completo, and a fow estis wated from seveuty-six out of seventy-nine counties in the state give Merrinm (vop) for governor a plurality of 1,200, Corrections res ceived today are mostly ' in favor of Wilson and an official count will probably be neces- sury to decid MixvEarorts, Minn,, Nov. 7. of Halvorsen (allianc Fifth dist St1. Pavt, Nov, 7 counties reported in them oficial, the v Merriam (rep), 52 The olection. ) to congress from the pnceded, With all but three Minnesota, and most of for zovernor stands : Wilson (dem), 80, 63 3 Owen (alliance), 52,440, un's plurality is 1,0 The other con d the ofticial figures from some of tl ntics already in- cluded in the county, Governor Merriam behind his ticks and all the restof the republican state tick is elected, save for Auditor Bicrmanu (dem), with the ‘alliance endorsement, sceuring the place. anco vote will be jucres by from the Pifth may change thisa little, i which was its stronghold, Tn that distr there no doubt that Halverson (alliance ) is clocted 1o congress by u plurale ity of over Lind (rep) wins over Baker (alliance-dem) in 1,000 plurality. tho Second by ovew ~onth Siovx Fanrs, 8. D) (vep.) has veturns showing the entire roe publican state ticket elec Partial ports show the republicans have one majority in the senate, the house standing 61 republicans and 53 democrats and allisnee men. Pierre has a majority for the stato capital. YaxkToy, S.D. N “[Special Telegram to Tk Bre, |—Returns from forty-nine couns ties in the state of a total of lIIV\ show that the democrats have clected 07 of the 169 mem= bers and will control the legislature, thus ip= suring the dcfeat of Moody und the election ak Nov. 'he Pross of Bartlett I'vipp us soi The governors is still in doubt and the contest is be- Mellette (vep) and Louck (ind,) It is o led that Pierre has tho capital and m at Gamble and Pickler ted 1o cons 259, ‘These estimates are made and author= f7ed by Otio 1, Miller, ocratic state committee, the fate of Moody and Tripp to the senato mo Wisconsin. MiLwvkee, Wis., Nov., 7.—The turns of the First district today election of Babbitt (dem) over Oc This leavos only one republican cor in Wiscofisin, Haugnen, in trict, who had about 1,000 m; publicans suffer a net loss men bosides the uture, which will p telect ex-Secretary Vilas o suce or Spooner, although other are springing up. Peck, the democrat didate for governor, has a majority of : chai of the deme s seems to seal der the election of than probable. official re- show the per (rup). ressman the Kighth dis= The re Indiana, IxpiaNaroLss, Ind, Nov turns from the state at large in. Thedemocratic majority will be abous 15,000 ‘Phe only republicans elected to cone ssare Waugh in the Sixth and Johnson in Ninth districts. The lozislature is demos cratic in both houses and with 6) majority in joint sessiou. Oficial [ are just coming Tennesse KyoxviiLe, Teun,, Nov. returns from the First congr give Taylor, tho republican incumbent, & ma- jority o i republican. 1n the nd district Houk, republican, is returied o congress, Se mi-omoal jonal dist I ticu Huarrrorn, Conn, Nov, 7,.~The offclal vote of tho state by the first returns, which cast out the prohibition voto in many towns, stow Morris | lurality. With the pros hibition vote in, he will be defeated. « altorsia. Sux IMraxcisco, Nov, 7.- Returns received today do not alter the results of the state election. The First and Soccond congress | district Gl in doubt, The res | publicans have car others, | Montana. Heexa, Mont., Nov, 7.~The Journal (rep) | now concedes the election of Dixon (dewm) to congress. The state senate is democratic by & majority of one s, Kaxsas Ciry, Kas, Nov, 7,-The oficia}