Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 22, 1891, Page 1

TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNING, EPTEMBER 29 Ly 1891. MORE WIERD TASCOTT TALES. Willie 8aid to be Willing to Surrender for for the Reward, MINOR CONDITIONS, A FEW OTHER TNeport Th Snell's Murderer Has Married a Squaw and is Living in a Wild Region in Manitoba, Curcaan Boneav or Tie Bee, | Ciicaco, 1L, Sept. 21, § Tho latest person to join in tho pursuit of the missing Tascott, according to & morning paper, is no less a person than the redoubt- able Wilile himsoelf. With all the ingenious and multifarious methods which have been at various times employed to capture this evasive individual, it has never occurrod to acy one to suggest that he “'go chase bim: self.” However, itis vulgarism to say that this is oxactly what he has done,and he wants thie 9,000 roward for discoving himself, too It 1s stated on tho authority of ex-Chief and now Iuspoctor of Police Marsh, that Tascott s mot only alive, but that within the last yoar negotiations have been in progress between the Chicazo police and Frank B. Tascott to surrender the long missing man under specific conditions. Frank B, Tascott is 8 brother of the missing man, “The negotiations, which promised succes: ful results, were based on a proposition that the chief of police should use his influouce to have an indictment for burglary against Tascott nolle prossed, that the chief should turn over to him the reward offered by Mrs. A. J. Snell, to bo used as a defensive fund, ana that Stato Attorney Longnocker should guaranteo Tascott a fair trial on the indict- ment for the murder of Suell, On these torms Frauk B. Tascott was willing to sur- render his brother and William B. Tascott was witling to be surrendered. The negotia- tions fell through because a private detective ncy, which evidently had a “tip,” excited % in the mind of Frauk B, Tascott, who, as Inspector Marsh oxprosses it, “finally got to mistrust_everybody, ulthougn he had no occasion to, for that detective agency quit as soon as it found out there was no chance of reward.” The inspector says_ that the boy communi- cated regularly with bis father and brother. “It was dono through tho medium newspape I could not find out where tho papers were mailed. from. Any papor would answer—a New York paper sent from San_Francisco or a Chicago paper from New Orleans. Certain words and letters were marked, and either the father or brother had a_key which en- abled him to make out a letter. I toid Frani Tascott what I knew and he answered: ‘I will nither afiirm nor deny that your iufor- mation is correct.’ " Boing asked s 1o his opinion of the suffl- ciency of evidenco against Tascott to convict him of tne murder, the “From the evidence to which 1 had access, I do not think Tascott could be convicted of the murder of Snell. Thero may bo evidence thut would upset that opinion, but I am not aware of it.” i 3 Following this story is a dispatch from St. Paul, which_states that Tascott is living among the Indians in a wild region at the foot of the Turtle mountains in Mantoba; that he married a squaw, and that itis from there he has boen negotiating for sur- of SUICIDE OF AN EX-S0LDIER. Henry Marks, a young Hebrew who came to this city aweek ago and stated that he was from Brooklyn, suicided last night, shooting himself with a revolver on the lake shore at Edgowater, & suburban town. He left two notes, ono addressed to the public, in which he expressed his desire to be buried according to Jewish rites, aud that his brotner, Isaac Marks of Brooklyn, be in- formed of his death. ‘The other, which is ad- dressed to his father, is as follow: Dear Father: T eannot die without asking forgivencss. As evil as has thero was 1o cause for o aration, for I waus guiltiess of tho charg you mado against e Muke your peace with auny. for [ swear bofore my Maker, whom I m KOINR to meet, that she Is innocent, being the victim of i foul conspiracy. Farewell, Your son, HeNky. From a letter found on his person it is Jearned that Marks was at ono time a mem- ber of Troop B, Fifth cavalry, U. S. A. ANOTHER POLITICAL COMBINE. A brandnew political party was organized in Chicago yesterday. It is the result of & conlition” between the old and well known united trade and labor party.and the Chicago branch of the citizens’ industrial alliance. The twin combination will sail through the fall elections under the title of the ‘“people's trade and labor party.” [t will place a full ticket in the fleld and will wage an activo campaign from now onward. FLOATED THE TURKISH FLAG. The first tlag of a foreign nation thus far raised on the world's fair grounas was floated 10 the breeze yesterday with interesting core- monies. 1t was the flag of Turkey, the oldest government of Kurope, and was' raised on the site on the Midway ' plaisance which las been riven to the “strect in Coustantinople’ exhibit, ODDS AND ENDS, The journeymen browers of Chicago are taking steps toward the ostablishment of o broviary of their own to be run on the co- operative plan., The [ilinois coal miners have issued a state- ment, signed by the officers of tho union, ating that tho strike of miners iu the Sprinflold district 15 yet on and asking all union miners to stay away [rom that district. It is smd that Mayor Washburn will to- night again introduce an ordinance providing for a special license to permit an - all-night restaurant to sell liquor, The steamer E. C. Popp has sailed with 125,900 bushels of corn, the largest load ever carried by a lake steamer. Miss Holen Tiesenbrun of Atchison, Kan., who shot a burgular who was attempting to enter her room, is well known in Chicago She is described as a tall and handsome bru- notte, whoso genial disposition made hosts of friends for her. Yot she was full of euergy and solf relianco. She generally, it Is said, carried a revolver, and often remarked that if any thief attompted to enter tho house she would shoot him. A new evening paper, called the Press, with Stanley Waterloo as managing editor, is scheduled to make its first appearance here October 1. Amorica, a weekly illustrated paper, has been sold to tho Chicago Giraphic company, BIG BLOCKS OF GRAIN, Counselman & Co. chartered vessel room this morning for 700,000 bushels of corn to Buffalo. The boats 'for this enormous block of grain wore found without trouble and other shipments made the aggregate of the morning trading something over 1,000,000 bushels, It was all done on the basis' of '3i¢ cents for corn and 83{ cents for wheat, A big slice of the iron ore tloet was turned into the grain trade today. Hattio Balknap, & servant girl 14 years old resoued two little boys, childven of her em- plover, from a burning house at 7104 Avenuo 3, "in' South Chicago, this morning, after ‘ainly appealing to several men to do so. The bovs were burned about the legs and the qirl's clothes were nearly burned off her ody WESTERN PEOPLE IN CHICAGO. The following western people are in Chi- cago. At the Grand Pacifie~E. T. Koeh, Cedar Rapids, la; A. L. Straug, J. L. Johnson, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. . A. Fiokbine, R. 8. Finkbine, Des foiues, Ia, At the Auditorium—Mrs. George Douglas, W. B. Douglas, Cedar Raplds, Ini A. B Cummins, Des Molaes. 1a.; Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Johuson, Waterloo, Ia.; Frea Harvey, Leaveuworth, Kun.; Mr. and Mrs. H. W, Megan, Sobuyler; D. M. Richards, Omaba; H. P. Dillon, F. H. Williams, D. M. Mau. choster, Topeka, Kan At the Wellington—Richard C, Lake, Miss Inspector says:” Lake, Rapid City, 8. D.; City, Ia. At the Sherman—A. L. Ta.: J. W. Murphy, Perr, At tho Richelleu—8. City. At the Palmer -Mrs, J. E. House, Miss J. House, Omaha: R. A. Davison, Waterloo, In.: George G. Crose and daughter, Boise City, Idabo; Mrs. J. C. Duftield, Omaha; George Begart, Shenandoah, Ta. At the Tremont—R, D. Brown, Umr'nm. Fay, Sioux Nevada, E. Rossiter, Hill BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, of the German-Amer- ican Clerical Union, Breearo, N. Y., Sept. 21.—Behind closed doors Lhis afternoon there went into session in this city the twelve ostles of tle “Priesten-Verein,’ or the German- American Clerical union. It was the first of @ sories of meetings of the congress of German-American Cutholics, Vicar Gen eral von Muklsippon of . Louis, president of tho verein, called the meeting to order. The businoss was the serutiny ef documents and resolutions to be brought before the con- gress. All day delogates have been arriving here to take part in the congress, which meets tomorrow. CGieneral interest is centered in the torchlight parade announced for this ovening. Before the censorship meeting ended the number within had greatly increased, aggre- gating several score. All, nowever, were priests and mombers of the Clerical union. Ho far as could bo ascertained uot a sincle layman put in an appearance to submit any- thing to be passed upon. Nevertheless committee remained in sussion over t hours. It was explained that the laymen acted in the matter through their clerical representativos and that personal attendance on the part of lay delegates before the consors was unnecessary, It 1s definitely known that not all tho papers passed upon wore aliowed reach a further stage than tho waste bas- ket. One of the priests said that whatever appeared inharmonious with the purposes of tho congress was excluded and that the priests determined to steer ciear 1n tho public proceedings of all aggressions and accusations, Before tho adjournment the meeting ap- pointed a committec to prepare a report of the proceedings for publication, The follow- ing s tho report verbatim : “Tho Gierman Catholic congress beld its first preliminary meeting at the St. Louis Young Men's hall at 2:3) p. m. One hund: and fifty clergymen of various dioceses were present. Rev. Dr. Meissner presided. Revs, William Fairber and J. N. Euselberger acted as seccretaries. Motions and resolutions were read and admitted for discussion at the regular meeting to be held at Music hall September 22, at 10 a. m. - JERSEY PIRATES. Secret Session to ATTACKED BY Mosquitoes Give a Ship Load of Emi- grants a Lively Reception. New Your, Sept. 21.—Captuin Hebich of the Hamburg-American ship Normannia had an experience with ‘Jersey pirates,” us he calls them, that he is not likely to forcet. “Early Saturday morning.” said Captain Hebich, “when my ship was twenty-five miles off Sandy Hook, I saw a wedge-shapea black cloud swiftly moving in our direction. Seen through a marine glass the cloud was about ten miles long and three miles wide at its base, from whence it tapered to a point. When first seen 1t was abodt twelve miles off, and the apex of the wedge was pointed directly at tho vessel. 'his moving body obscured the sun, ana, by the great tycoon,” he exclaimed, ‘it was T pasae o Srove with a blood-thirsty voracity. Three hun- dred steorage passengers huddled on the deck werc appalled by the thousands of vicious mites that attacked eyery exposed bit of skin. The men swore like Barbary pirates, the women yelled and the babics shrieked: No oue,” he added, “ever saw such a pande mounium ou shipboard. Had a vessel passed her ofticers would certainly have thought we had a mutiny on voard. “The crew and passeugers rushed below, but they were no better off there than on deck, for the insects were so thick in the cabin that you could only with difficuity crowd turough thom. We got the crew on deck, but so busy were they kept slapping and fighting their tormentors that they could ot work the ship. When we reached Sandy Hook a stiff breeze came up aud blow the mos- quitoes seaward. “Everybody on board,” ho said, ‘was swathed in_bandages, sopping with ‘arnica, witch hazel or ammonia. But you should bave heard the emigrants’ comments on 8 country infested by such biood-sucking crentures. Many of them said they would not remain here.” s STILL TLED, Union Pacific Financlal Problem Yet to Be Solved. New Yok, Sept. 2L.—A meeting of tho creditors’ committee of the Union Pacific road was held on Friday last. It was agreed to defor action on the plan for a week. 1f the company can, on Saturday or before, show that thoy have obtained the signatures of all the creditors to the proposition to extend the floating debt, or will vrovido cash to pay oft the creditors who refuso to resign them, the plan will_bo declared operative by the' committee. eral of the creditors n this city, as well uumber in Boston, have so far refrained from agreeing to the extension, It is not ex- pected that a syndicate will be formea to provide the cash necessary to pay off theso creditors, but the collateral notes which are not accepted by creditors may be taken by individuals. One of the members of the creditors’ committeo said today: “The provlem Is yet to be solved, but it is much uearer a solution today than it has ever boen bofore.” —— MURDERER James Burns' Slayer Appealing to Governor Mellette for Clemency. Custer, S. D, Sept. 21.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Be. | —John B. Leeiman was today sentenced to be hung on November 4. In July, 188, Leebman killed' James H. Burns, a constable, in resisting arrest. He escaped, but was captured in September, 1580, a reward of £00 being given by Gov- ernor Meliette, In November, 1880, ho was tried and convicted of murder in the first de- gree. A now trial was sranted. In beptem- ber, 1500, ho was @ second time tried and couvicted of murder in the first degree. The case was appealed to the supreme court and aftrmed aud remanded with direc- tions that judgment be executed. An apoli- cation will be made to Gavernor Mellette to have the sentence commuted to life imprison- meut, .alloging that Leehman has become insane since the last conviction in 1890, . — 5 HOMEWARD BOUND, Editor Rosewater of the Daily Bee Now Enroute for New York, Sovtmanproy, Sept. 2L—Among the passengers on board the Hamburg-American steamer Columbia, now enroute for New York, is Mr. Edward Rosewater of Tus Owaua Bex, Mr, Rosewater has been in Europe for some months aud has made a special study of European telegraph systoms, Ho thinks in many respects they are superior to the American service while in other they ave iuferior, s Jones Will Not Run, Aruaxy, N, Y., Sept. 21.—A meeting of the citizens' alliance, & branch of the farmers' alliance, bas beon waiting to hear from Lieu- tonant Governor Jones, who promised to communicate with the meetivg, giving his flual answer as to whether he would be a candidate for governor this fall. Word was received at & late hour last night from him refusing to permit the use of bis name for such purpose, SIXTY THOUSAND VISITORS, Largest Assembly of Odd Fellows in the History of America, GLITTERING PARADE OF UNIFORMED MEN. Growing Popularity of Odd Fellow- ship as Evidenced by the Res ports of the Grand Officers. everal St Louis, Mo, Sept. 21.—St. Louis today welcomed one of the largest gatherings of 0dd Fellows that has been assembled at any one time in the history of the order in this country. Kvery train for the past threo days has brought its load of cantons, lodges and detactiments, until fully 50,000 to 60,000 visiting members and their families were in the city. The occasion of the gathering is the Soventy-second grand encampment of the Soveroign grand lodge. The programme prepared for tho entertainment was one of tho most elaborate over gotten up for a like oceasion, Old Sol, who had been projecting his ra. upon the city for three ur four days past with considerable violence, turned over a new leaf this morning and hid himself behina a hugo bank of clouds, to the great velief of tho thousands of Odd Fellows who had resolved to take part in tho grand parade. And later a cool refreshing breeze sprang np, relieving in n great mensure the oppressivaness of the atmosphere and giving new life to the swel- tering thousands who were going hither and thither in the strects seeking the best van- tage ground from which to view tho pro cession. Arriving_delegations this morning were met at the Union depot and escorted to their assigned quarters by the recoption commit- tee who had been o well drilled that not a dolay occurred in the programme. The rail- rouds having found that the regular trains wero insufticient to carry the large crowds which desirod to come to Louis, ran special trains from all directions to _accom- modate the heavy traftic. Probably the largest detachment came from Sprinzfield, IlL., the raitroads having madoa $§l lare for the round trip. From carly morning a_more lively and animated scene could hardly be found than the down town streets. Everywhere could be seen the golden braided uniforms and the swaying purple plumes of the cantons and the rogalias of the lodges. The district be- tween Clark and Washington streets, and Fourth and Fourteentn streets, was one mass of moving tumanity. The sidewalks wero blocked with members of the order, many of whom were renewing old and making now acquaintances, whilo the majority wero bent on sightseeing. Procession of the Patriarchs. Shortly after1 o'clock the cantons and lodges which were assigned positious in the parade began to move towards the point where the line was to be formed and took up thoir positions as designated in tho pro- gramme. 'The various divisions formed on the streets running north and south across Lucas place, beginning at Seventeenth and up to Twenty-second. Shortly after 2 o'clock the agroed upon sig- nal for the commencement of the march was piven and a platoon of mounted police emerged from Jefferson aveuue and proceeded in an eastorly direction on Lucas to Four- toenth. Tho arrangeients had mn 20 per fect, that the column was quickly formed, an SRR e L P S lino and swelled ilie procession. ‘At first slow progress was made owing to the great number of spectators. The platoon of police had great difficulty in making an opening in the solid wall of hu- Inanity that lined tho strcets on each side, The spectators fillod every available space, many climbing trees and telegraph poles to obtain a good view of the parade. The line of march was as follows: On Lucas to Jefferson avenue, east to Fif- teenth street, north to Washington avenue, east to Broadway, south to Chostnut, east to Fourth, south to Walnut, west to Fourth, north to Market, west to Sixth, north to Olive and west the Exposition building, where the column broke up and the march- ing cantons, lodgos and dotachments re- turned to their respectivo headquarters for orders. As the procession moved along the streets the maneuvers of the various cantons were recelvod with much enthusinsm, the patri. archs militant with Lieutenant General Underwood at their head, recciving un- stinted applause, as did also Grand Canton Atkins No. 1 of Padacah, Ky. The third division under Brigadier General W. H. Crocker and staff, made probably the best showing in the parade. Their maneuvers were executed with the strictest military precision and created a very favoravle im- pression upon the multitude. Tomorrow will decide which canton is to carry off the prize for the best military 1actics, as the grand prize drill is to come off ut the falr grounds in the afternoon Tonight the expositions gronnds opened to the Odd Fellows and a reception was held in the music hall of at pilo, The building was packed to tho doors and locomotion was next to impossible. The main foature of the exercises at tho exposi- tion was the conferring of the decoration of the chivalry by Lieutenant General Under- wood upon several graud representatives, & number of aistinguished members and several ladies of the order of Rebekah, Business Session Opened. Tho seventy-second grand encampment of the sovereign erand lodge Indedendent Order of Odd Fellows was opened by Deputy Grand Sire D¢, C. T. Campbell in Masonic nall Grand Chaplain J. W. Venable of New York opened the proceedings with prayer, The report of the committee on credentials was then presented and adopted, after which the deputy grand sire made his report, which was received with tumultuous applause. The report referred to the sad aceident that had bofaller the grand sire of the order, Charles M. Busby of Kentucky, and to the' circum- stances that surrouded his own temporary accession to that position. Dead silence reigned when Past Graud Siro Jotn C. Underwood arose to speak. He referred touchingly to the sickness of (irand Siro. Busby and introduced a resolution of condolence. ‘The motion was carried amid cheers, Tho past year, the prand sire said, had been one of grace and blessing to Odd Fellowship. Friendship, love and truth had been, if possible, more' closely recognized, and the closesof tho year founa the star of 0dd Fellowship in the ascendant. "The standing committaes were appuinted Grand Secretary Theodore A. Koss, pre. sented his annual report. Grand Treasurer Isaac A. Sheppard of Philadelphia, reported the financial status of tho order, The number of initiations last year is shown to be 08,000, Tho net in- crease in the United States aud Canada dur- ing the pasttwelve mouths is 57,000 Tho total membership at prosent s 072,230, The revenue for 1890-01 was 87,244,237 The pecuniary benevolent distributions were ,000,000. New grand lodges have been formed in Indian Territory, Cuba and Japan, He also referred to the growing popularity of the dogree of Rebekab, which now numbers 132,000 ladies. After some routine business the session adjourned for the day. were public that WEATRE For Omaba and Viemity—Fair, slight change in temperature. For Missouri and Kansas—Fair, southerly winds; no change in temperature. For lowa—Fair, southerly winds; station- ary temperature, For Nebraska—Fair, cooler in western, stationary tempeiature i eastera portion; southerly winds, becoming variable, For South Dakota—Fair, cooler variable winds. For North Dakota—Fair, cooler in easters, ) stationary temperature in western portion; variable winds. For Colorado—Light loeal showers; cooler in southeast; stationsgy' temperature in northeastern, warmer I8 ‘western portion; variable winds, AFTER LUNG CHASE. Tacoma Fugitive Arrested at Cedar Rapids After Many Months. CrpAR RAPIDS, T8, Sopt. 21— [Spocial Telo gram to Tne Bee.]—F. P, Wilson, deputy Uwited States marshal at Tacoma, Wash, this afternoon arrested James Durwood, alias James Greer. Durwood was arrested last winter while robbing a bonded car of canned mon en route from Tacoma to Cauada but caped before the grand jury met. Nearly five cks ago Wilson started after Dirwood and after trailing him almost ovor the entire country, run onto bim this atternoon and placed him under arrest, lowa Conference Closed. Drs Moixes, Ia., Sept. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.|—The work of the Des Moines conference of the Methodist Kpisco- pal church closed today. The committeo on tho observance of Sunday reportod against the descoration of that day in any form, in the newspapers, the railroad traflic and the World's fair particularly. The report on the using of trains on Sunday was debated by Mr. Shipman and C. W. Blodgett, who con- sidered the report a_reflection on the dis- trict. Fred Harris, who wrote the resolu- tion, deniea that it was framed to reflect_on any'one. Tho report \was amended by Drs Blodgott and Harned to include a resolution against traflc on the street cars and other trains when possibly avoidable. Tho effect of the resolution as stated was to re- lieve the presiding elders of responsibility in their line, The committes on tho Ireed- man's Aid and Southern Education society reported several resolutions recommending the holding of distriet conventions of tho as- sociation. The roport of tho Board of Church [xtension was read. A new plan, that of written examinations for applicants, was adopted by the convoation. Towa Veterans' Reunion OAxrAND, In., Sept. 21.—[Special to Tie Bee.]—The first annual canp fire of tho veterans of Pottawattamie county, was held at this place September 16 and 17. The nelhboring towns sent targe delegations. 1t is cstimated that fully 8,000 people were pres ent. Among those who delivered addrosse: were J. J. Steadman, Juage Carson, Judge Smith, 'F, L, Sbugart of Council Bluffs, General Sheridan of New York, Judge Macy of Harlan, Frank Shime of Carson, Colonel Daily, Rev. G. W. Crofts, and Mayor Hartwell. i Mangled by a Train. Drs Morxes, Ta., Sept. 21.—|Special Tole- gram to Tue Bee.]—Gus Shostrom, nged 12, was struck by u train in the outskirt of thes city yesterday afternoon and was terribly mangled, dying instanfly, He was herding cattlo and attempted fo'drive a calf off the track befors the approsching train, Brakeman Frighttully Mutilated. Crestoy, Tn., Sept. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tae Bee.]—Alvort A. Maiken, a Burling- ton brakeman living here, was killed near Lucas last night by falling between the cars. Hia body was draggeda fong. distanco and frightfully mutilated. He was unmarricd. B e BRUTAL PRACTICAL JOKERS. One Lands in Jail aud His Victim May Dl{. NEW Yonk, Sept, 21, ~-Coney Island loafers played o oractical o' * nst nigght which may. result In tho death’ Of thew victim, a para- Iytic. This was Dr. Thomas Godrich, aged 60, who has for years been almost helpless from paralysis. ‘Ihe doctor was seated yesterday in Burk- hardt's saloon when the lnafers entered. A bottle of oil of mustard was standing on a table near where the doctor sat, and Stephen McGrath thought it would be a good joke to throw some of the contents down the physi- cian’s back. The remaining members of the eang, among whom were several who lay claim to respectability, approved the sugges- tion, and McGrath poured the burning fivia cown Dr. Godrich's back. In a few minutes the doctor began to suffer intense pain. His paralysis prevented him from heiping him- self and he screamed with pain. The loafers laugled. Finally an outsider} ran for Dr. J. O. F. Hill, who responded quickly. He did all in kis power to alleviate the unfortunate man’s sufferings and denounced the brutality of the jokers. The victim was taken to his home, where his condition was pronounced very serious late last night, and the fright and shock may prove fatal. McGrath was arrested. ————— SHE MARRIED THE BEST MAN. A Bridegroom's Intoxication Results in His Losing His Bride. BRUNSWICK Sept. 21.—The warriago of Mr. Thorwald Winter and Miss Anderson now is the sequel to a sensation of two weeks ago, when Miss Anderson jilted her lover, . W. Bingham. Wintor was summoned from Paris, whers he was on a tour of Europe, to act as the best man, and now ho becomes the principal. The Bingham-Anderson mate was declared off at the last moment on ac- count of the alleged intoxication of tho pros- pective bridegroom. Miss Andorson then re- treated to Waycross, keeplng her address se- crot through fear of overtures from tho dis- carded one. But he succeeaed in tracing hor and sent a friend o the house whern sho was visiting to intercede for him. There ho found thav Mr. Wintor had preceded him sud was pleading the love ho had long secretly cher- {shied, but had before been too Lonorable to betray. Mr. Hingham's ambassador was sent away with scant_courtesy, and aftor a little hesitation, Mr, Winter's suit was ac- cepted and the ‘coremouy arranged to take place without delay. The wedding is re- garded as & happy but rather surprising end- ingof a somewhat mortifying affair. - FIFTEEN F. OLD MAIDS. For Thirty Years They Have Held Out Against Marriag Miirorn, Conn., Sept. 2L.—Thirty years ago and more, fifty ladies of the First church here formed a society of old maids, every one of whom vowed they, would never marry. Each member paid 83 admission, the interest ou the principal thus raised to be expended in aunusl ainners, while the principal itselt Was to go to the member who remained un- married the longest. Tn the threo decades which have succeeded, ail but fifteen of the original fifty have married, and as the storms of sixty winters have whitened the hair of the faithful, it looks as if tney would stick. It is & question who will outlive all the oth- ors and receive roward, which now amounts to nearly $1,000. They are now holding their aunual banquet. ——— Westerners in New York. Youk, Sept. 120.—[Special to Tue Mr. A. L. West of Des Moiues, the flour mevchant, there, is at the Astor New Bk great house. ! Mr. E. Moller and §irs. Heckman of Dead- wood are at the Belvedere house. Mr. C. H. Gardner of Omaba is at the Coguiopalitan hotel, President L. W. Tulley of the Anglo- American Mortgage and Trust company of Omaba and Seoretary J. V. McDowell of the same company are {u New York to attend a directors’ meeting of their company av 63 Cedar street. Mr. Tulley and his son Paul stopped & few days at Corlisle, Pa., where Master Faul eters the sophomore class of Dickson college. e e Fire Record, Urica, N. Y., Sept. 21.—A large business block st Norwich, Chenango county, burned. Loss, §05,000; {nsurance, §27,000, TODAY THE RUSH BEGINS. Poomers Already Orossing the Line Into the Promised Land. TWO SETTLERS FOR EVERY HOMESTEAD. Coveted Indian Lands Surrounded by Boomers—All Eager for the Wild Scramble for Choice Quarter Sections, Gurnnie, Okl, Sept. 21.—From early morn- ing thestreots of this town have been blocked with wagons, horses and people, men, women, boys and girls, scrambling to got hero to take part n the race for government land. Everything is wide open. Liquor is plentiful and gamblers are here with their outfits, Governor Steele will go to the county seat, named Tecumseh. His fnten- tion 15 to clear the town, and with a signal 1ot the race for town lots commence. Trains continue to urrive and bring peoplo anxious to securo homes. Tho men in line before the land office are still there, doter- mined to make entries. Hotels, printing of- fices, stores and shops are taxed to their ut- most capacity. Some establishments, espe- cinlly those of the newspapers, are seriously crippled on account of their holp leaviug to join in the race. The land to be opened for settioment to- morrow noon consists of the country of the Sac and Fox, 472,000 acres; of the Iowas 229,550 acres and of the Pottawatomies 400,- 000 acres, in all 1,101,550 acres. Some of this is adapted to the raising of as fino crops us any land and some of it, fertilized with tin cans, would afford excellent pasturage for Roats. % The Iudians do not lose all their land. Each buck gets a quarter section and not only that, but hois a lawful “sooner” and has already vicked out the prize spots. He can’t sell his land for twenty-five years, but during that time he does not have to pay any taxes, After the Indian lands and the lands held for school purposes have been deducted from the 1,101,559 ac about 800,000 acres are opened for actual settlement.” This makes 5,000 homesteads and avout two men for every homestead are on the ground. Some are hovering around the line and some are al- reaay in what is until tomorrow the forbid- den couatry. Same Old Oklahoma Rush. It 18 the old Oklahoma rush over again with some moditications. There are not as many boomers and a smailer number of them are in wagons. For the lust week, however, there has been an almost continuous stream of wagons over the Santa I trail across the Cherokee strip aud there are wagouners all around the border. The rush for the railroad has been just the same, The big crowds for the last three days have packed the aislesof the cars. “They look like the same men who came to Oklahoma at its opening. A composite pic- ture of the whole “outfit’? would represout a young man with a_harvest-field complexion aud a white felt hat drawn down soas to bond his ears. He would have a 4-year-old yellow mustache and u 4-day-oid beard. He would have bluo eyes and he would sport a red cotton handkérchief just as suroas he W A revolver, £ 08 during the rush to Okl on the trains there is the man from Arkansas with his fiddle, and the man with the gray board and the' man with thered nose who dances in the aisle of the car. There is the man who shoots his gun out of the window, the man from Missou consults his bottle and the tired mothe a baby that cries. As the train runs through the strip the emigrants aro greeted with a sight that seems to delight them, On both sides of the road the grass is burning. Cattlemen swear roundly to hear them cheer at the sight of the burning grass, aud express the wish tnat every head of cattle jn the strip might be burned, The grass is not auite dry enough to burn well yet, but it will undoubtealy be all fired as soon as it does get dry enough. The settlers are very bitter against the *cowmen,” Lively Scencs at Gutheie, Guthrie is a lively town today. The stroets are crowded, the hotals are overrun, the sa- loons are dolug a rushing business,'and av overy street cornor cowboys are selling ponies. They aro asking big monoy for them, too, and getting it. The men who rushed into Oklaboma are disposing of the horsos and wagons they used to excellent advantage. Every minute an outtit leaves for the line. ‘Tho nearest point of the new country is only alttloover une miles from Guthirie, and tho greatest crowd will enter from near this point, but the truth is thatva great part of tho crowd Is not waiting to enter, The coun- try is aiready full of “sooners.” The plan is for one mau to go in and *jump" a claim and then turn it over to a partner, who starts in after the legal hour. Thus, between them, they get a good claim. Thore will be a great rush for town lots. ‘The new country will be divided into two counties and k0 government has selected the sites for the county seats, although there 1s now not even the sbadow of a town in_either county. Both towns have beon named. The one that is to be the county seat of the north- ern county is Chandler, named for the assist- ant secretary of the interior, and the south- ern town_is Tecumseh. H. D, Baker of Ok Juhoma City has already been appoiuted post- master of the coming tow of Tecumseh, This town will be located in the Pottawato- mie country, forty-five miles from Guthrie. Chandler will b in theSac and Fox country, forty miles from Guthrie, The government surveyors are not through with their work on town sites, and Governor Steele has announced that the sites shall not bo taken up until the survey is finished. No attention will bo paid to tbis, however, and the force of soldiers on the ground will not be largoonough to keep themoff. A crowd of Guthrie men has beon organized to move on “nandler. Every one I8 going. The cooks have deserted the stoves, the lawyers their oftices, and the merchauts their stores, Many Will be Disappointed, The town site of Chandler is said to be a poor one, end thoso who rush thero will suffer for @ drink of water until wells are dug. ‘I'he plan of the Guthrie men is to get a quarter section just west of the town site and throw the tow i over there. Men onough will rush to Chandler, however, to take lots for a city of 20,000 and it i3 hard to seo how the place can support more than 10,000 people for many years. Many aro bound to be dis- appointod whother they go for lots or quarter sections, for thero aro at people waiting for the hat to drop at noon tomorrow, Governor Steele this morning received a telegram from J. W, Bewford, receiver of tne land ofice at Oklahoma City, calling for assistance to protect his ofice. The land oftice is up two flights of stairsund the entiro building s over-run with boomers. The recelver is fearful that his oftice will be tuken possession of and states that no deputy Tnited States marshals or loeal ofticers can bebad. Tbeegovernor does not desire to send troops to Oklahoma City if it can be avoided, as every blue-coat in the torritory is needed at the tront, but if he recelves another call ho will send suficient force to protect sbe land oftice. Couriers from Langston City, the negro colony, came in this morning avd purchased twenty carbines and hustened back to tho front.” Thoy report that the entire tows site is covered with tents of emigrants amd that they are determined to protect themselves from any attempts on the part of the whites t0 keep them from the lands in the Cimma ron valley. A squad of negroes visited the cowboys' camp last night and declared their intentions, They said that they would make the race for lands and if they got there first llluv. would defend their rights with their , lves, If tho cowboys do not imbibe 1o wuch of the whisky that is bein the wagon load there will trouble. But on theother \ reckless under the lnfluent bloodsbied is certain, And Now a New D _er. The threatened trouble over the town site at Chandier now overshadows oyen the ex pected disturbance at Langston botweon the negroes and cowboys, vernor Steclo has determined to suspend tho president's pro- clamation so far ns it might be construed to relate to the town sites, and will not nermit entry upon them untii after he has approved the surveys and viats. He startea tonight for the site of the county soat of tho lower county and will reach there tomorrow moru- ing. By noon ne will nave inspected the sur. veys and plats and will probably have ap proved them, so that the entry may be made promptly upon the minuto that the presi dent’s prociamation goes into effect, At Chandier, tho county seat of the upper county, the situation will be differ t The governor will be unable to reachthere from the lower county until Wednesday morning, and of course can not inspect tho plats and surveys until that time, ‘In_the meantime hundreds of people will o gathered around the site anxious to stake their claims, They have already threatened to enter tho town site at noon tomorrow, no matter what may be the ord of the governor. They say thg town site becomes the peoplo's property at noon by order of the president of the United States, and that no governor or any one else can keep it closed to the people. On the other hand Governor Steelo claims that at noon tho Indian lauds become a part of Oklahoma Territory, and as such pass immediatoly under the control of the governor, He has ordered three companies of United States troops to surround the site and allow 10 one to cross the line until he has arrived from the lower county and has approved the surveys and plats. It 'is expected a serious conflict will ensuo vetween the lot soekers and the troops if the former attempt to muke good their throats. A courier arrivea from Langston tonight. Ho reports that whilo tho negross are as d termined as ever to resist any opposition to their advances into the Cimarron valley they have nevertheless assumed a much more conciliatory and reasonable position. They will in o case attempt to secure claims by force, and have all signed an agreemont to divide whot lands they may bo successful claiming so that each one of their number can have at least forty acres. t out thero by bSably be no if thoy grow the " liquor Town Site Companics Tllega Wasimerox, D. C., Sopt. 21.—Secretary Nehle today received a telegram from (io v- ernor Steele of Oklahoma stating that two town site compauics had been organizod for the purpose of entering the two new county seats as town sites, to the exclusion of single entry men. The sccrotary in response ha directed the goyernor to see that this pur- Pose of town site companies is not consum- mated. No such entries will be permittod and single entry men will be fully sustained. This action is taken after consultation with law officers of the department, all of whom agree that such entry by a pretendea town site company wonld be iliezal and voud. First Viett frer. Wicnira, Kan., Sept. 21.—Tho first victim to suffer at the hands of the boomers of the now territory is Al Glazier, a Santa Fo con- ductor, who was badly cut and otherwiso injured this morning by au_enraged mob in his teain. Some of the boomers had no ti cts and Glazier demanded the extra 10 cents levied in such cases, This caused the troublo, A number of the rioters were arrestod and are in jail at Mulvan Arkansas City Deserted. Angaxsas Ciry, Kan., Sept. 21.—For the past throe days it has looked as if the ofni- rants to the new Iadian lands wore going they have been leaving by hundreds. This being the main entrance to the territory from the north, everybody seems to center here— home seckers, speculators, gamblors and tramps, e HE STRUCK FITZSIMMO. A Trainer Who Wanted His Given a Drabbin:z. Sax Fraxcrsco, Cal,, Sept. 21.—Nick Quil- ligan, the Australian trainer, a man of per- haps 45 years, who trained Ned Hanlan, the oarsman, in the antipodes, ana several cele- brated fighters here, was hired by one of the members of the Fitzsimmons-Carroll combi- nation to boom and bill the show in Sucra mento and to ‘hire a hall and soma local talent. Hespont several days in the state capitol, expecting monoy every day from Carroll or Fitzsimmons to pay for the hall and other incidental expenses, but no money came and he was stranded. Finally, a week ago, Fitzsimmons went to Sacramento and Quilligan asked hm for some money, but Fitzsimmons denied knowing anything about Quilligan being engaved, and said he had no money to spare. Quilligan was envaged, but said he thought Carroll would make the amount good. Quilligan met Iitzsimmons Saturday night in the latter's saloon and asked for his money, but the amount de- manded did not suit the champion, Some words followed and Quilligan struck Fitzsim- mons a hot one on the chin witn his right, dazing Dempsey’s conguerar. Recovering in a moment, the lanky middleweight sprang at the traiuer, who was intoxicated, and rained nearly a dozen sledge hammer blows on his face before he was pulled away. Quiliigan, In & few moments, came to sufiiciently to be led to a doctor's ana six stitches had to be put in one gash near his leit eyo. b i) 'TING IN LINE, Money Young Republicans Preparing for the Coming Campaign, The Youag Men's Republican club held a meeting at tho Millard hotel last -evening. President D. J. O'Donohue occupied tue chair. The annual eloction of officers was in order, but was postponed until a later aate, Prosident O'Donohuo statod the object of the meeting to be a sort of awakening of the republican hosts and to make arrangements 1o atterd the state convention at Lincoln on Thursday in a body. After a short discussion the chaiv appointed the following committees to make the neces- sary arrangements: Finance, Messrs, Sud- borough, Murple and Morrison; transporta- Udborough, Joplin and Moores; members, Moses O'Brien, Charles Marplo and D, J. 0'Donohue, Theso committees will work today make what arrangoments they —can report at a special meeting tonight. All republicaus _are requested to attend the meeting at the Millard this evenmng, usa large delegation 10 go to Lincoln is aekired It is the intention to huve badges printed for tho members who will make the trip, ana to carry tho Harrison and Morton bannor at tio head of the procession. The committee on fiuance went to work at once before the meeting adjourned, and secured quite a sum to go towards defraying the expenses of the trip Freight Men on the Ragged Edge. KANsas City, Mo, Sept. 21,—United States District Attorney Neal said this morniug that the grand jury investigating the freight rate cutting av Kansas City was a general one. From the subpanaes issued Saturday it was thought that the fast freight lines only were implicated. Subpanaes. however, have beeo fssued for the local agents of the Missouri Pacific, toe Wabash, the Santa o and the Rock 1siand. It is sald that nearly every member of the graud jury 15 o farmers’ ailiance member, and bocause of this a of the souliess railroad corporations and freight lines are feeling no little trepiaa- tion. and and - a Ball Game, Cansox, Nev,, Sept. 21.—Ralobs B. Stan- ley was killed at a base ball game yesterday by belng struck on the neck by the ball. He fell on his knees, srose, tried to runm, but pitched forward on bis face and died in three minutes, Stanley had & birthmark on bis neck whore the ball struck, and death wus caosed by the suddenuess of the blow thereon, Killed a = 'NUMBER 96. ENGLISH POLITICAL GOSSIP, Henry Labouchere on the Situation as Now Prosented, SUCCESS OF THE LIBERALS PREDICTED, Reasons Why He Sees Nothing Invits ing to Buropeans in the Columbian Exposition-~Future of the Canadians, LCopuright 1€91 by James Gordon Bennett.] CAnENANRIA, Sept. 21 New York Her ald Cablo—Special to Tre Ber. | Uhis morne ing in tho garden of Hotel Bellevue I had an interostiog 1nterview with Houry Labous chere. Ioponed fire the subject of the torthcoming genoral oloction in England. Mr. Labouchere, have you scen the Glade stouo article on the ninotoenth century, in which ho claims that the liberals will obtain @ majority of 150 seats noxt general election,” Lasked. “Idonot think tho majority will bo so large and should rather put it at nbout sixty,’ ho replied. *I think we shall lose in lreland possibly twelve seats, four in Ulster to tha conservatives and six to the Parneliites, Against this wo shouid increase our majority considerably in Scotland. We should have allof Wales with the oxception of porhaps threo scats. We shall gain largoly in tho northern, eastern and in tho southeastern counties, 'Tlis, with a fow soats we will pick up elsewhere, will give usa majority of at least sixty. We shall not gain largely 1n Lancashire, which, for some reason, is consorvative, nor shall we ain many moro seats i London owing to our ad organization and great dificulty in ine ducing workingmen to como to the polis. You say Mr. Parnell will Are you sure of this? “Lam not suro that ho will gain six. He is utterly aiscredited. He has with him a noisy section in Dublin and may gain all the seats thero, ani one in Limerick, and one in Waterford. I believe | that Irish antis Parucliites would mot admit the possibility of this. Tho priests are against him because of what they tevm his adultery. He has of late played into the nds of his opponents by his recl’sss mens dacity and by bidding for the ultra Feman section, which, whatever it may be in Amers ica, has no voting strengtn in Ircland.” “And do you justify tho action of the libe erals in throwing him over on account of the divorce exposurses “I do wot enter into the but there is no doubt that haa wo stood by him we should have lost the next general election, for a nonconformist conscienco is & very impoctant electoral factor. Wo had therefore to decide between the cause and the mau and the interest of Ircland, and we were surely bound not to prefer the man to the cause.’ “And if Gladstono does have u majority, will there be a bona fide home rulo bill brought in?? “Certainly, Gladstone Is in earnest to sets tlo the question once for all, with the ap. roval of all reasonablo Irisnmen. His 1re Will b6" Supported by his followers in the house of commons, for they wiil be pledged by their constitucnts to vota for it.” “I suppose the house of lords will throw it outd"” “That is probable. We shall send it up to thom—not ouly tho homo rule bill, but also two or threo sound radical measures, which they will also throw out. Dissolution will therefore take place, not alono on home rule issues, but upon the issue of whether the members of the house of lords are to bs allowed to ignore the will of the nation. As it i, tho house of lords is thoroughly unpop- ular and it will bo swept off the political chess board.” “Wiat do you think of the McKinley tarifre “I have never believed tne principles of political economy were of universal applicas tion, K'reo trudo suits us, but if I had been an Awmerican 1 should have beon a protections ist twenty years ago.” “Do you think many English manufactur- ers will send exhibits to the Chicago exposis tion' ‘I should fancy it is somewhat doubtfal, 1 do uot seo what would be gained by so doing if their” goods aro kept out of the country by prombition dutics. If they do send oxhibits they ought to tickot tho prices in order that Americans may seo at what they really might buy goods, were there no duty on them. This would bea very useful object losson.” “What do you think of tho future of Cane ada?" “Woll, if T were a Canadian I am nclined to think that Ishould cut my connection with Eugland, but being an Englishman 1 have no wish that Canada should do so. I would rather bo master of my own house, even if it wero only a cottige, than to live in it ns a sort of back garden to a nobleman’s mansion, Tho stronger and more powerful Canada be. comes, the more American it will become and the more anxious sno will be to cut adrift from KEurope. In this cone nection, whether it will be an indes pendent republic or whether it joins the United States, will depend very much on the current of popular opinion at the moment of its soparation. Were I a Canadian I should bo in favor of a union with the United State It seoms to me & very grand idea, that one coutinent could have one government and that government be not the despotism of &n individual, but the deliberate will of the nation, ouly gain six, moral question, ILL-FATED CONSUEGRA. A Hurricane Adds to the Horrg the Flood. Mankin, Sept A hu town of Consuogra, which wus vastatod by floods, last ev tho work of dostruction by large numoer of houses. A severe epidemic of influenza has broken out et Bidejos, tho capital of the province of that name. Thero ure already ovor 2,000 56 vero oasos of tho disease in the eity and it is foared the epidemic will spread over Spain, L GdirLc THE SHOW WAS 100 TAME Spectators at a Bull Fight Fire the Builli Manse 3ept. 21.—-At a bull fight yes- terday the spectators, becoming displeased with the performauce, tore up the seats and set them on fire, threateniug the destruction of the whole buliding. A strong force of police fually cleared the circus and put oub e fire, nof, however, before the bullding bad baen partially destroyed ol icano in the recontly de- completed demolishing o Dissatisfle Knocked Out Peona, 111, Sept. 21 placo Wickort A prize fight took here yestorday betw Charles a local heavy weight, and Walter Har a uegro of New Orloans, kuown as the “Black Diamond.” The negro whipped f=Wickert from the start and knocked hiw oup completely iu tho sixth round.