Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 18, 1891, Page 2

MILLIONS G0 UP IN SMOKE. Valuable Eusiness Property Distroyed by a 8t Lenis Fire BRICK WALLS ARE MELTED LIKE WAX of the Firemen—One ‘our Men Wounded Other Blazes. Work St Lovis, Mo, Nov. 17.—The cold wave which reached this city last, evening was the eause of one of the most disastrous fires which has visited St. Louis in many years, At an carly hour this morning oue person was probubly killed, two badly hurt and $1,000,000 worth of property went up in smoke, At about 4:30 o'clock fire was discovered in the furnace room of the largedry goods establishment of Penny & Gentles, on tho corner of Franklin avenue and Broadway. The watchman quickly turned in an alarm seeing the terrible ve- locity with which the flamnes greoed- ily devoured tho inflammablo material 1n the basement in a second, and within tea minutes after the discovery of the fire a gen- eral alarm was sounded, which brought the wholo firs department to tho scene. Not- withstanding the hgroic work of the firemen the flames quickly ate their way to the top of the building, and within an incredibly short space of time the entire store wasa mass of secthing flames, the roar of the fire being heard for two or three blocks. A cold, high westerly wind was blowing at the time, rendering the work of the firemen almost useless, as tho water poured on the burning building seeming to have the efect more of vil than water, Tno tiames spread to Sonncnfeld’s milli nery store, south of Penuny & Gentles on Broadway, This is the largest establishment of the kind in St. Louis, occupying four floors of the north end of the “Famots' building. 1ATo; the I atile. The most strenuous efforts of the firemen o quench the fearful flames seomed like those of liliputian: 1, notwitistunding their noble work, the firo swept on towards the south, eatiug its way through thick proof willls iuto the mammoth s . clothing house of the Famous company. Thi is the largest house of the kind in the west, and here1s where the most destruction was wrought by tho seemingly unquenchablo fire flend. ‘Cho Famous company occupy tho building on Morgan _streot and Broadway, about 125 feet front and seventy-five fect deeo, four stories high. As soon us the fir attacked the Famous ablishment tho flames bere found ready fuel and the fir men’s efforts were futile to stay the spread of the aevouring element, so” they turned their attention to saving adjoining “property on Broadway, Frauklin avenue and Morgan streot. “Tho fire was so hot, however, that no one could remain on the street facingthe burning buildings and Crawford & Co's im mense dry goods store, on the southwest corner of ‘Broadway and I'ranklin avenue, was greatly damaged by the terrible heat, which broko the thick window glass and started a firo in that building, the whole front purt of the store at one time being on fire, but the firemen; by almost superhum efforts, managed finally to subdue the flam and by this timo the heat from the othor side of the street had subsided somewhat, enab- ling the firemen to_go on Hroadway and fight the flames from a better vantage ground. % At5:15 the walls on_tho west side of the Famous and Sonnenteld’s building fell into tho west alley with a loud crash, and a moment later the Morgan strect wall of the Famous fell. A squad of firemen av work in the alley narrowly escaped being caught under the fulling walls. Shortly after 8 o'clock a flame appeared at the coraice of the Weineman house, which is directly opposite the Famous on the eust side of Broadway. In a few moments the roof and upper story of the large four-story building was a mass of flames. The dense smoke from the firo on the other side of the strecet made it 1mpossible for tho firemen to work at this point for some timo, buta lull in the wind, or rather a change in the direction, swept the smoke away and gave the firemen a chance to com- bat the terribly destructive flames, Losses by the Fire. Before tho departmont could obtain the mastery, hawever, the row of retail stores from tho northeast corner of Fraukiin avenue aud Broadway to the middle of the block were badly damaged. These were as follows: Square Deal Clothing company ; . B. Stowe & Co., grocertes; Mrs. M. Tobw, millinery— the top floors of this building were occupled by the Weinoman house, the guests of which made their escape in safoty; G. Thal & Co., clothiers; New York Milliuery company and the Koppelwan Furnituroe company. “The row of stores on Franklin avenue were also badly scorched, These buildings were occupied” by the following firms: O. W. Hoyer, drugs: Ed . Bohl, hats; Grierson & Co., hats; I H. Korthamp & Co,, jewelers: St "Louis Tailorig company. Next to the Penny & Gentles store on Franklin avenuo was the dry goods emporium of Thomas Hodson. The lirms occupying tho Famous building, outside of the Famous Shoo and Clothing company and_the Sonnenfeld Millinery company, were: McDonald Bros., hats; G. 1. Clements, shoes; Cliarles Stix. gent's furnshings and cloaks, and Specnt & Ritter, clothing. Theso were completely de- stroyed, nothing but a pile of ashes marking the place where steod three of the largest dry goods and clothing houses in the west, “The fire throws nbout 1,500 people out of employwent, a majority of them being in the employment'of the Famous company, Oue life was probably lost aud four per- sons were injured by the fire, The whore- abouts ot Night Watehman Jaspor, employed by jthe Sounenfeld Millinery company bave not beon discovered, and 1t is thought he was killed. tiremen John Lynch ond Alonzo Sims were hit on the head by falling bricks and badly hurt—the former so seriously that it Was necessary to remove him to his home, Mike Conners, a roomer at_the Weineman house on Broadway and Morgan streots, {umpod from a third story’ window, and his ife was saved by his fall boing broken by electrio wires, ~ However, his leg was broken A. 8. Taylor, a newspaper man, received a sovere shock [rom an electric wiro and was hit by falling debris, The Jusses aud insurance are as follow Loss on stock and fixtures of Famous Shoo nd Clothing company, $100,000; on build- ing, §05,000; on stocks of Porry & Gentlos, 200,000 building, $40,0003 on Sounenfeld's stook, $110,000; od building, §5,000. The in- surance is: On stock ownea by tho Famous, $750,000: on building, $10,000. ~ On stock of Ponny & Giontles, $130,000: on building, §30, 000. On Sornenfold’s stock, $L0,0005 on building, $15,000. Minor losses will aggrogate 85,000, s of emen | Other Conflagrations, NEew Youx, Nov, 17.~Fire broke out at 2 o'clock this morning 1 a row of wooden tonement houses, The prompt work of tho polico and liremen undoubtedly saved many lives, a8 thr fumos spread rapidly. A num ber of people wero resoued from their beds when almost suffocated by smoke. They will robably recover. Wild Tumors woro cirou- ated of whole families being lost in the fire, but they proved groundless. The loss on the buildings is ostimated at £0,000; fully in- sured, MixyearoLis, Minn,, Nov. 17.—The whole- salo houses of the Minneapolis (ilass com- pany and Lindsay Bros., agricultural imple- ments, burned this morning. The total loss will bo nearly 20,0003 partially insured. SAN Fraxcisco, Cal., Nov. 17.—The Pacific Dyelug works, srmh.,r- carpet factory and throe framo dwellings were destroyed by fire. Oue man was burned to death in the carpet works, but it is believed all escaped safely from the dye works. Losses, $50,000. ANDERSON, Iud., Nov. 17.—'The factory of the Delhi Carriage and Hardware company employing 150 men, was destroyed by fire. Loss heavy. Fr. Dovar, Ia., Nov, 17.—The agrioutural warehouse of Granger & Mitchell burned last night. The estimated loss is §15,000; in- sured, Pzl Gilbert Blue Acquitted, The jury in the'case of the United States THE OMAHA DAILY against Gilbert Blue brought in a verdict of not guilty vesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, of Hardin & Co. against O'Keefte, Cushing & Co., for alleged failure to carry out the stipulations of a contract for somo work upon a lovee down near Momphis, oce pied nearty the whole day in Judge Dundy’s court. —— SUFFERING ON SHIPBOARD, Shocking Depravity Among the nigreation of Trimp Steamers, Wasmixoros Burkav or Tue Ber, ) 518 Fournreestu St a0 Wasnixoro, D. C., Nov. 17 | On overy hand hore today the melodra- matic disclosure of Immigration Commis- sioner Schultiez, who landed from the steatn- ship Servia disguisod as a steerage immi- grant, oxelted much comment. Especially was this true intno official eircies of tto Treasury department. After Immigration Commssioner Owen had read tho sensational narative very carefully ho said to Tue Bee orrespondent: *‘Schultiez has dono a very clever piece of detoctive work ana it will serve a good purpose in bringing to the at- tention of the public what is now known 1n official circles to exist, We areaware of the misery und squalor with which the immigrants are surrouaded during their passage and 1t is simply appalling, A short time ago when [ was making a personal iuvestization of this snpject [ went to New York with sev eral other gentlemen and determined to stop one of the incoming tramp passengor ships for the purpose of getting an idea of tho exact conditions of the passengers. \Wo found over 000 Itatians aboard, They were crowded below decks, the mon, women and chilaren being there promiscuously. The stench which arose from the hatches was so great that norie of us could get down the fudders to sco the mass of humaumty. When the decks were cleared we found that thero was not a singie pump below decks for the great crowd of immigrants. 1f they managod to struggle up two flights of lad- ders the; id find two pumps av vvhich twoitin basins were placed aud these two pumps and two basins were serving for neariy 1,000 peonle. “There were no water closets on the lower decks and only three or perbaps four on the upper deeks. It was grossly inadequate for the calls of nature of nearly” 1,000 people aud the result was that filth abounded eve where, They were living 1o filth. In short, what we saw was oxactly parallel to the shocking scenes which Mr. Schultiez de- scribes. I have reported these obser- vations and they are now a matter of ofticial rocord, but Mr. Schultiez has gone further and by surrounding bim- solf with detective methods and a_somewhat ingenious and picturesque schemo, has brought out some facts wiich we know in ofliciul way so that they will be read and understood by the public at large.” T'ne commissioner was asked if any other immigration ofticial had over found that de- bauching among the women iuunigrants and a crew as Shultiez describes. “No,” continued Mr. Owen, “and T doubt very much if the debauchery which Schultiez tells of 15 anything more than might bo bo expected wmong such peovle. Tho women_immigrauts are not of tho higher cluss of course and they conduct themselves oa shipooard justabout as they would on land. Kven Schultiez does not charge that the crow of the Servia used force in their deaiings with women immigrants, On the coutrary, it is plain in this case, as it usually is in il such cases which we investigated, that the women immigrants ave willing vie- tims to the solicitations of the crew. One thing is appareut, that the crews never in- trade into the iminigrants’ quarters, but on the contrary, the women imumigrants, leaving their quarters, would go to the coal bunkers and machine rooms, where they might natur- ally expect to come into contact with the crew. Mr. Schultiez could hardly overestimate the depravity of the steerage. It exists not only on the tramp ships but on such as the Servia and Umbria, which are regarded as palaces on the ocoan, But thoy are palaces on the upper deck alone, below evorytiing is vice and filth. It is Fifthave- nue and Five Points sido by side,” Mr. Owen was not inclined to support Mr, Schultiez in the attack which tho latter had made ou the immigrant oMcials at New York, who are indirectly charged with being 1n league with the steamsbip companies. Mr. Owen says Schulticz’ cleverness of aotion abroad oozed out when tne landed. Convention Will Come West.. Delegations from various cities seeking to secure the republican national nominating couvention next year will arrive here every day now uutil the national committee moets on next Menday. ‘The indications are that there will b a sharp contest for the conven- tion and it is wenerally believed that it will #0 far west, not to Sau F'rancisco, buv tosome city beyond the Mississippi. The first to arrivo today and entor upou the campaign was ox-SenatorGilbert A. Pierce, formerly of North Dakota, now the editor of the Minneapolis Tribune. After a call at the white house this morning, ex-Senator Pierce sad to Tue Bee correspondent “It will go either to Minneapolis or Oma We intend to convince the mewmbers of the national committec, that we can give ample hotel accommodations. Our exposi- tion building will seat 15,000 persons, all within full view of the proceedigs of the convention aud within hearing distanco of overy word uttered. The building is situated within forty minutes walk of ninety-on liotels. ~ I'rom the building radiate streot car lines to Miuveapolis, St. Paul and a number of towns having ho' tels suflicient to_accommodate everyone who will come. ~ We have securod photographs of every hotol that will be expected to accom- modate visiters to_the convention and at- tached to each photograph is a statoment of the vroprietor of the hotel giving tho num- ber of the guusts he can accommodato and the prices he will charge. Minncapolis will appreciate a convertion like this, and it will do the republicans good to hold it thero, 1 do not know anytuing about, the hotel ac commodations of Omata. 1t is not our do- sire to belittlo other citis aspiring for tho convention. 1 presume Omaha has zood hotel accommodations, but sho has no hall or amphitheater in which to accommodate a meeting of this character. 1do not think that 1t is avy use 1o tall about holding the convention at San Francisco. It is too far away to be cven cousidered. Cincipnati 1s notoriously dis- agreeable, climatically and otherwise. -Thero would be no possible sense of holding the couvention in St. Louis, while the proposition to take it to New York 1s_simply ridicalous, politically speaking, Chicago has already announced that shoe does not expect the con- vention, und of course, if it weut there, sho would feel vo oblizations to exert herself for the accommodation of her guests. In my opinion it has dwindled down between Min- neapolis uad Omaha.” Delegations from Omaha, Minneapolis, San Francisco, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Philadel- phia and Now York are expectod hero by Friday morning. The members of the na- tional committes or their proxies will about all bo horo by that time. No place stands a botter chance of securing tha convention than Omaha, although it is conceded that tho coutest will be spirited and close, Will Begin Work at Onc Charies Biendorf, a native of Omaba and ono of its oldest _architects, was today ree- ommended by Sonator Manderson for ap- pointment as superintendent of tho new federat building, and his appointment by the supervising architect of the troasury is oxpected &t once. His compensation will bo & a day and he wil be em- ployed till the building is ready for occupancy. Callaban, lowest bidder for the oxcavation, is expected to begin his work at onee, An award for excavating for the Beatrice public building is expected to be made_this woelk as soon as the ids arrive here, Thoy were opened on last Friday. Miscellancous. William E. Annin and family and Mrs, J. W. Puddock arrived this afternoon for the winter. uoral Vaulrick ana wife are now in the city and at theirold headquarters—the Riggs. Their littlo daughter, Huppy, who has been sick several days 1s convulescing. Senator and Mrs. Maudorson are agalu installed 1n their residence hore. Tho sena- tor has taken up his lines of oMcial duties. Mr. and Mrs. Ruesell Harrisou arrived at the white house last night. They have their little daughter Martbeona with thom. As tive or six large truuks followed thew it is safo tosay that Mrs. Harrison has come to spend the winter, She is looking splondidly after her long absence, and tho many onths spaatin’ travel. The white house bab. s ave very happy to be- togethor. Martuona has grown as strong and bearty as the McKee children, and as the weather Was too storiny _today for them to ko out in the grounds, they had to coutent tbemselves with a grand romp upstairs. P. S H. m- GREETING OMAHA DELEGATES. Verdiot of Ohicago People on Nebraska's Convention Efforts, WHAT ENTi USIASM MAY ACCOMPLISH, | Generally Concaded That the Com- mittee Will Se Recognition in Some Subs inl Form— Garden City Gossip. s Cnicaco Bun v or Tue Br Crieao, 1L, Nov. 17, “Omaha has decided that she wants the re- publican convention of 1862, says the Kven ing Post, “und at 4:30 this afternoon a dele gation of her represeutative business mon starts in a special Pullman car on the Bur- lington to present her claims befors the na- tional committeo, which meets in Washing- ton November 23, These Omaha boomers will arrive in Chicago tomorrow morning and wili leave here for the capital at 2:15 p. m. They aro full of enthusiasm and hope, and the least thoy will accomplish will be to ad tise their city.” Judge Joln M. Thurston passed through Chicago today in advance of the Omala dele- gation which arrives tomorrow en route to Washington to ask for the republican na- tional convention. “Omaha must have the convention—its a ground hog case,” he said smilingly, while resting vetween trains at the Grand Pacific. *“We have #0.000 to de- fr the expenses of the convention, but Omaba is too centraliy located to necessitate our paying the railroad expenses of tho delo- Wild Night on Lake Michi tan. Last night was a wild oncon the lake, The wind was & howling gale from the north- west, rogistering forty miles an hour. Every wavo that struck loft its trace in a coat of ico and it was not long before the 1ecks of steamers became a veritable skating k. The wind being off shore, no sea was running here but on the eastside of the lake it was the heaviost for the year. Disasters feared. A fleot of four schooners cor- prising the Cape Horn, Rouse Summons, L. A. Burton and one other left Musacgon last night for this city. Tho gale bogan soon atter they sailed and if they did not find shelter it will o hard with them. Prof. H. A. Hazen, tho distinguished prophet of the signal service, arrived in this y today. Ho will investigato E clitnato us to its healthfulness and his report will be spread broadcast over the world thav prospective visitors to the World’s fair may know what they have to e.cpect iu that line. lthelbert Stewart, special agent of the Depactment of Labor, is in Chicago today to resume the collection of statistics on wages and prices to bo laid before tho financo committeo of tho senate. These figures will show what changes oceurred in prices and wages by reason of the enactment of the McKinley tariff law. The figures col- lected are those obtained six months prior and six montbs after the MeKinley bill be- camo a law. Mr. Stewart last summer gath- ered a largo mass of fucts and figures from merchants aud manufacturers, but he re- cently received instructions from Commis- sioner Wright that more figures from Chi- cago were needed. fowa's World's Fair Building. Ex-Governor Larraboe of Towa, his brother and Commissioner Crosby of the' state com- mission called upon Major Handy and the di- rector general today. ‘They were also at the exposition grounds, looking over the ground for the Towa_stats building. The two state commissioners, to whom was referred the se- tection of a site for the building, will arrive tomorrow. The Chivago, Milwaukee & St. Paul train robbers have succeeded so far in concealing their identity. The detectives employed by the railvoad and eoxpress companies are as much at sea as whon they first took hold of the case and all their efforts to unearth a clue that would throw any light upon the caso have been fruitiess. . General Passenger Agents W. A. Thrall, P.’S. Eustis, Georze H. Heafford, John S bastian, I.'H. Lord, C. M. Pratt, D. C. Pond, T. W. Teasdale and W. J. C. Kenyon have combined forces to suppress C. W. Bas- sett, general passenger agent of the Pitts- burg & Western roud, who stands aceused of interfering with the revenue of lines between Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis. A severe letter signed by these gentlemen has been sont to Mr. Bassett warning bim that unloss he desists aggressive steps will be taken, How Jlinisters are Affected. When the Treasury department, in order to put a stop to the importation of foreign lottery tickets, issued an order some time ago that all foreign matter liablo to customs duties should be seized, it was doubtless not expected that the new rule would affect the ets of the gentlemen of the cloth. Yot t is just what 1t did ana as aresulta number of mnisters have been compelled to pay over to the government officials perhaps tho first direct import tax they had ever con- tributed to the treasury funds. Copies were sent by mail to them of the proceedings of tho international ~congregational council which met in_London last June and fell into tho hands of the inexorable customs houso ofticials, A packago addressed to Canon Knowles contained n small cloth covered volume eatitled “Holy Communion” by the Bishop of Sulisbury. "’ “I had no objection to paying tho duty,” said Rev. Mr. Knowles, “for it was only 25 cents, though when you como to look at it that 15 a heavy charge, for tho book would sell in London for not ‘moro than $l. A 25 cont tux on 1 worth of proporty is'a kood deal. “There were no lottery tickets between the teavos of the book,” ho concluded with a laugis. Telephoning Long Distances. Telophoning to Cleveland from this city was tried and accomplished last night at the offices of tho Postal Telograph_company at Clars and Jackson streets, The iuvention by which the feat can be performed was por- fevted by T. W. Cosgrove of San Francisco, and used many of the parts covered by the Bell patents, ~ Already a stock company to push the machine has been capitalized for £10,000,000 and moneyed men have been found who invest 1f tho instrument proves as effective us it is now thought to be. Tosts will be continned to Buffalo, Albany and New York. Ex-Governor Furnas of Neoraska 1s pro- siding at the ninth anaual convention of the International Fair and Exposition associa- tlon, which is in session here today. Heo de- livered an_address on “The Columbian Ix- position —-Our Duty to Contribute to Its Sue- cess.” The convention will discuss the ticket systom and arrange fuir circuits so s not to conflict and other matters of interest to county fair managers. Tho meeting is at- tonded by fair people from ull parts of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia. Tho worning session was taken up mostly with routine business. Odds and Ends, Somo one has beon doing malicious wjury to a lot of now building under process of cou- straction on tho south side. Tho aggregate amount of the damage will probably reach £10,000. It is claimed that the mutiiation vas done by the men bolongiug to the labor uaion_becauso nonunion men had beon em- ployed in the construction of the buildings. Ono death by la grippe is reported at the health oftice. A number of cigarmakers employed at tha factory of Rothschiid, Bending & Co. struclk because nonunion men were employed by the firm. President W. R. Harper of the Cnicago university today received two boxes of the Koehler antiquariau purchase, this being tha first installment of the famous collection of books, Tne books will be imported in lots of two boxes in order to escape payment of duty. The auditor of public accounts today issued a pormit for the organization of the Garden City Banking and Trust company of Chicago with a capital stock of &00,000. Speaking of the suits in the supreme court of the District of Columbia for the recovery by the government of certain gold mines in the vicinity of Washington, said to have been excepted in royal grauts, 5. W. Allerton, who was an interest in thé lands, saia: i own several gold mines in this eastern region and they have been worked for several years, butouly to a limited extent. Some very fiue specimens of gold quartz have been produced, but not in sufticiently large quantities to pay the cost of working.” As BEL:; JWEDNESDAY, | matter of ght tho mines are ours and if | they woro n}nd baying property it is not likely we &odid ensily_give up our title to them. But as things are, Unclo Sam can bave them if o likes. Probably ho will uot | find them a great bargain.’ An eveninglipaper prints a sensational story to the effact. that Chef Zioman of the Richeliou wii ad churgo of the white house kitchen during President Cleveland's term has some information of s scandulous nature which will Be ubed againsc bim if he tries to run again 1 the next campaign, The nature of the scandal is not indicated. WESTHRN PEOPLY 1N CHICAGO, Tho following western people are in tho city. Al the Shevman—A. P, Atthe Grand Pacific— Dubugue, Tn.; W. A, Cooper, . M. Huobell, Des Moines, Tn.; Seth Cols, Willis Sweot, Mr.and Mrs. John M. Thurston, Bishop Worthington, Omaha, Attho Palmer—W. K. Williams, Vinton, In.: Johu . Nolson, Holdrege, Neb.: H. Al Baker, Sioux City, fa At the Leland—Mrs, C. W. Williams, Miss .15, Williams, Independence, 1a.; C. H. Eimendorf, Kearney, [t tho Atiditorium Miss Cooper, Dubugue, a, Mr. and Mrs, Wallaco Hickman last evon ing celebrated the tenth anniversary of their marriage by a receptior: gisen at their home, 4504 llis avenue, Tney were assistod in ro- coiving by their cousin, Miss Bailoy and her sister from Clinton, la. F.AL Hopking, Omaha. . A. _Rhambury, B — CONVENTION OF EPISCOPALIANS. Opening of the Congress Yesterday at Washington, D. O. WasmiNatoy, D. C., Nov. 17.—Epiphany church was erowded to the doors when ser vice bogan for the opening of the Kpiscopal congress. Bishop Dudley of Kentucky read the communion service and Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks delivered the communion address, At the conclusion of the religious exercises the business of the congress was begun. Bishop Dudley introduced ex-Senator Ed- munds as tho presiding officer, who ad- dressed the congress, Secretary Dr. Witdes then delivered on ad dress 1 memory of those who have died sinc the last meeting. Those thus memorialized were Bishop Beckwith of Georgia, Bistop Paddocl of Massachusetts, Bishop Knight of Wisconsin, Dean Plumptre, Prof. Lecoao of California, General Joseph E. Johnston, Rev. John H. Hopkins, Rev. Samuel Bene: dict and Rov. Henry M. Reed. After the address the bencdiction was pro- nounced by Bishop Dudley and the congress adjourned until evening. The evening session was held at the National Rifies hall, The topic discussed was “Theism and Ivolution,” and papers were read by Rev. Edwin Harwood, D.D., of New Haven, Conn., and Rev. McCounell D.D., of Philadelphia. Tho speakers we Rev. Siegenfuss, D.D,, Poughkeepsie, N. and Prof. Elwood, Worcester, South Betn" lehem, Pa, —_—e—— SUSTAINED POWDERLY. Last Day's Session of the Knights of Labor General assembly. Toveno, O., Nov. 17.—After a prolonged session, extending late into the ovening, tho delegates to the Knights of Labor general as- sembly were able to complete their work Tho majority of 'the delegates will leave for their homes tomorrow morning, but the mem- bers of the executive board and general ofti- cers will remaili hére to finish up the busi- ness of the assembly. The exccutivo!board was instructed to print the coustitutjon and secret work of the order in the following languages: [nglish, Slavonic, Bolemian, Polish, Hungarian, Ttalian, Fronch, Gérman and Hebrew. The general assembly named the follow- ng places for the next meeting, being the highest: Rochbstér, N. Y., Hot Springs. Ark., and St. Léuis, ‘Mo. The exccutive board will decidd at’ which of the threo places the next general assembly will be beid. It will probably be Hot Springs. Mr. Powdorly medé a brief address at the close of the assemoly, and said it was one of the most beueficial to tho order ever held. A resolution_wis passed sustaining Mr. Powderly ia afl his' connections with the order against thefTunwarrented attacks of Fred Turner adelohia, Tha assembly closed with “The Song of the Proietaive,”” all rising in their seats 2nd joining iu the chorus, “The assemoly adjournod sine dio at s p. m. S S e FRANCES WILLARD ELECTED, is Elected to Preside Over the National W. O. T. U Bostox, Mass, Nov. 17.—At the fourth day’s session of the Women’s Christian Tem- perance union convention today John Wool- sey spoke briefly of his reformatory called “Rest Island.” 1. H. Hickey spoke of the work in remov- ing pornicious literaturo from railroad trains. Miss Frances Willard was re-elected presi- dent, receiving 383 votes out of 306, Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge was elected ro- cording secretary; Mrs. C. IS, Buel of Chi- cago, corresponding sccrotary; Miss Esther Tugh of Chicago, treasure Tho president’s prize bauner was presented to the state of Maino. The vannor given to the banner state of the National Juvenilo as- scciation went to Towa. At the evening session Mrs. Wheolor of Ponnsylvania was in chargo of the oponing oxorcises and tho remainder of tho session was aevoted to brief reports from state prosi- dents. she il WEATHER FORECAST. OFFIcE or WEATHER BUREAU, ! Onana, Nov. 17 Tho large ares, of high barometer is slowly drifting south and eastward over the Missis- sippi valley. Cold weather is now general throughout the country, but in the upper Rocky mountain regions and upper Missouri valley the temperature is recovering aud milder weather, although still below freezing, prevails. A storm is approaching from the north Pacific regions which will canse a_re- wrn to warmer weather. Generally fair weather provails. Local forecast—Fair weather and slightly warmer _today, winds backing to west and south. Continned fair and warmer weather tomorrow. Wasuixaron, D. €., Nov. 17.—lor souri and Kansas—Faw weather; var is; fair una warmer Thursday. v Towa—Winds bocoming ~ southerly, warmer; fair weathgr, warmer and fai Thursday. Ior the Dakotas, Nebraska and Colorado— Slightiy warmer; South winds; fair weather; warmer, with occasional snows Thursday in the Dakotas, Mis- able —— CONDITION OF WINT, WHEAT, Water Supply and General Conditions About Average. Cmicaco, Tl., Nbv. 17.—The Farmers' Re- view tomorrow, outlining the condition of winter wheat aud sunply, will note that in Illinois only one-thirdiof the counties report the condition good: ¢'he water supply is def nt in more: than forty counties, In Ohio some Ieouutios tho stand not so gondi as last and in soventy counties the water supply is vory iow. From Missourifow good reports are veceived. Indiana'Starts our with a little bettor prospeut thavollilinols. Kontugky is poor in half the coyuties, fair to good in'the others. In Kunsas (: report conditions 'Qll er cont of the counties o good. in Nebraska and Wisconsin the®status varies greatly ac- cording to location.” Th lowa, Minnesota and Dakota wheat is fai¥, to good thus far, but tho water is deficient.” Michigan is the only state which reports the wheat in good condi- tion and the water supply sullicient - Disastrous Fi in England. Loxvox, Nov. 17.—The report comes from Somerset that the Parret river has over. flowed and caused Tmuch damage to sur- rounding farm Lands. The damage already amouuts to &150,000 and it is belioved that unless the break through which the water is flowing is soon stopped the loss will amount 10 80 OUOXmOUS SUM. e e Amending the Banking Laws. Bekuiy, Nov. 17.—The conservatives in tend to lntroduce in the reichstag a bill deal- ing with bourse transactious and amendiog the laws relatiug to bankers and their clients. The goverament will maintaiu an attitude of neutrality toward tho bill NOVEMBER 18, THEIR COLLARS TURNED UP. 1891 M Work in a Cold Rocm, CONDITION OF SOME SPECIAL FUNDS, For Itemoving Election Rooths Hall Contract Matters Putative Contract Smashed Committee Will investigate, City Wiley's A Thero were fourteen membors who at- tended the council meeting held last nieht and tho geucral opinion prevailed that the janitor or somo other persou had a strong pull about the city building. The fire burned low, the desks were coy- ered with dust, the chairs were disarranged and an air of general negligenco and noglect hovered about the hall. The members first kicked on tho contractor and theu they kicked over the way the juni- tor handled the affairs of his eflice. None of these kicks had any effect on the tomper ture of the room, which was ncar the zero point. At last tho city fathers turned np the collars of their great coats, drew down about the stove and began the transaction of busi- ness Adeliz Ryno presented a claim for injuries sustained. November 1, while working along North Seventh street, botween Charles and Clara, she fell through a defective side- walk and broke her left log, Acting Mayor Lowry vetoed the resoiu- tion authorizing the construction of a bridge over the Belt line raillroad on the lmo of Wright street. His reasons were that there were no funds on band to pay the expense The veto was sustamed. By resolution, City Attorney Poppleton was authorized to settle tho claim that Julia Lewis had against the city. She fell through a dofective sidewalk and” sustained personal injurics. Election Fund Exhausted. Comptroller Goodrich submitted a report showing that the full amount. $10,000, set aside for election _ purposes, = had been exhausted. In the funa sot aside for council expenses he said that ${70.92 remaimed, but that the expenses during the balance of the year would amount to .76, The roport also showed that the amount allowed the license wspector had practically been used only $31.60 remained unexpended clusion the comptrolier stated that the short ages did not affect the general fund, as tho anbunts had oeen set aside for specifi purposes. For taking down and storing the fifty iron election booths in the building’ at Eleveuth and Nicholas streeths_the bids were as fol- lows: Paul Platz, §10.70; P. Sweonoy, $10% . W. Barnum, $4.75: £, J. Davis, $10.50: D. S. Spellman, $5.90; James Deitricn, £6.77: Gus Anderson, $10 each. H. W. Barnum was dc cuared the lowest bidder and secured the contract. Dr. Spellman was awarded the contract for building a shed at Eleventh and Nicbolas strects for the storage of the booths. His bid was 340 for furnishing the material and doing the work. City Clerk Groves sent in the namo of U. B. Balcome as his deputy to serve during the balance of the term ending Janu- ary 1. Mr. Davis moved the appoint- ment be comfirmed. Mr. Osthoff said that tho octerk had worked without a deputy for some time and he thought he could stand it for the balance of the year. Tho appointment was confirmed, Méssrs. Elsasser and Osthoff voting ‘‘no.” Bonds of Oflicers ilect The bonds of the newly elected officers, or some of them, were presented and approved. They were read by the clerk. The oonds were as _follow: Georgo . Boumis, mayor, §2,000, _with George H. Boggs' and E. L. Bierbower as suretios; Louis Berka, police judge. $10,000; John Groves, city clerk, £,000: Theodore Olsen, comptroller, $10,000. City I'reasurer-elect Henry Bolln sent in a commu: {cation asking the council to fix the amount of his bond. Ho said he was ready to give the bond wlhon he knew what bond would be asked of him. The matter was re- ferred to the city attoracy and the committee ou finance, “The comptrollor was instructed to adver- tise for bids for tho use of city funds that may accumulate during the uext fisca year, The appraisers reported $300 damages in grading Marey, from Twenty-fifth to Twenty-seveath street. They also reported £00 damages in grading Pacifie, from “T'wenty-sixth to Tweuty-seventh street. About Those Nightmare: Josoph irvine, an_artificer in stone, had something to say about theimages on the city hall. He helped to build them, and in a pet tion that was referred, said : Your petitioner declares that he entered ctwith Sehall and Horr'ng, sub the cut stone work on' the city che said city wer, according o dr contractor hall nall and specilie petitione: s that the drawings wera executed vory poorty, totally unfit for u workman to follow, and if your petition had not improved on the drawings the carving © to the eity. 0 is not re- sponsibie for the very anclent and poetienl Ideas on this building, whose mythology ante- doto the deluge The trouble with Irvine was that ho claimed he had not been paid for his work. The loose earth that had been spilled on Poppleton avenue by contractors grading in that vicinity was ordered removed and the expenso charged agaiust the ostimatss of tho contractors. Joha Fleming put in a claim in which he stated that he was a silent partner with J W. Croft, a grading contractor. Ilo wanted somo estimates withheld. The matter was veferred. g City Hall Contract The Fenton Metallic company usked that the council do something with its contract for furnishing vault fixtures. : Mr. Lowry thought nothing shoula be done ull the boodle mvestigation was concluded. Some member wtimated that the iuvestiga- tion was a whito wash. Mr. Elsassor thougnt it was a “'black wash.” Superintendent Coots of the city hall fur- nished a communication in rosponse to a request from the special committoe Ho said that ho had fifty-seven men at_ work und was anxious to_completa the building, Within threo weeks .no would have the livrary room finishea so that it could be used for a council ehamber. Ha did not think the sheds along Farnam stroot should bo re moved until the lower story was completed, which would bo mot latoy than the middle of Decembor, At that time steam heat would bo turned o, but the only thing that delayed work was the fact that the elevators had not been or- derod Mr. Davis moved that the Halo Crano Blevator companies be invited to on tho specifications. Mr. Osthoff moved that the comptroller adyertiso five days for bids, M. Chaffeo thought that the council had a right to treat the matter as a business proj sition, He thought it would he foolish to d lay ono week when the two companies wero the only ones that would suomit bids. Mr. Osthoff withdrew his motion Muperintendeut Coots was instructed to allow tho shed to remain three weeks and no longor. When Will They Meet Tho subject of @ council chamber was taken up. Prosident Lowry opposed fitting up the library room for u council chamber. 1f Mr. Coots would fit up the room occupied at this time the council could get ulong, Mr. Lowry said thoro was some unox pininod delay. Ho had been informed that .\onm[mx'lmuw:lIh»bvnlxhuu‘humwlIm\u!m n completed five months ago. The library room he thought should not be used by tho council. ‘Tne library was now in a fire trap, and he wanted to see it moved iato the new ball as soon as the quarters were roady. The council could get along in the present room it another stove was put in. He was in no burry to see the steam plant put in, as it simply meant furnishing heat for the con vouience of the contractors. A motion to remain in the pi room vrevailed. The council was instructed to enforce the Matters. nd the bid esent council | weeks ago, but nothing haa been done. ibars of the Oity Couneil Get Through | contract for the grading of Thirticth streot in Dupont Plnco. ‘The contract was let somo Mr. Board would enforeo nad Ho and ason, Olsen said the troublo was with tho of Publlc Works, That body let contracts but would not their completion, The contractor taken more work than ho could handle. was working on Twenty-fourth street would not complote tha contract this s Out Went the Are Lights. Wiley of the Thomson- Houston Kleotric Light company was com plotely knocked out when the committeo on grasdl an eleetric light made its report Mr. Donnelly, the chairman of the commit tee. rocommendod that tho coutract bo. can colied M. Blsasser did not think so. He was of tho opinion that the contract was tho bost one that the city had ever made with any corporation. _ Mr. Popploton in an opinion said that the incandoscont light would not accomplish tho purpose desizned; the contract was not according to the bid and not aceording to tho original draft. Ho thought that if thoe coutract was carvied out, in order to give the remote suburbs lghts it would be necessaty to estabiish u continuous series of lights 100 feot apart from a connection with the main lno i th center of the city. The contract provide: for a test which was to bo made on the el tric light company’s own promises and with its own machinery, He did not think that would be auy test’ that the city could rely upon, As’ another objection the attornoy found that the contract was approved by the ncting mayor, whilo the mayor was ont of the city He'did not velieve Mir. Wiloy would bo wil- ling to invest ono dollar in the schiemo, cor- tainly no competent council would advise him todo so, 1f fully apprised of the facts, Lastly ho advised against any modification of the contract, or in any wuy recognizing it as a contract. Just Where They Started. Upon a vote bomng taken it was declared that the incondescoat contract was null, void, aud of no force. This left the lighting samo condition as before the council invited bids aud the Ohio Screet Lighting company still holds tho fort with its gusoline hghts at $10 each por an num, The council fixed Docomber 4 as a dato for sitting as a board of equalization, The’ contracts and bonds of tho Gilfillan Stone company and the Grant Siagolithic company for laying permanent sidewalks were placed ou file, the Board of Public Works having vejected all bids. The pavment of the election expenses was dejerred until the council could hear from tho county commissioners and the Board of Edueation; Mr. Fisasser's ordinance ordering tho re- locating of unused fire hydrants was passed. The ordinauce changes tho location of eizht fvdrants, ordering them removed from the outskirts and nearor to tho central portion of the city. An ordinanco ordering the construction of permancut sidewalks along property situatod in blocks 92, 102, 196, 2041, 20615 and 212! original plat, was passed. Fho amount re quired to do the work is estimated at £1,700. Messrs, Donnelly, Burdish and Davis wore appointed a special committeo for the in- vestigation of the electric light matter. - The statement that last formance of the Ruy L. Royee Co. closed their eagngement hore was an evror, tonight being their last porform- ance. Superintondent matter in the rht’s per- —— AUSPICIOUS OPENING. Autumnral Show of the Western Art Associntion Formally Commenced. The onening night of the Wostern Art as- sociation exhibition drew several hundred people, and all wero hizhiy pleased with the variety and character of the work on exhibi- tion. Many of the visitors last night were prom- inent and culturod people of the city whose patronage would bo a credit to any entor- prise. The great Munkaesy painting proved to be a very attractive feature of the exhibition. ‘The dispiay of decoraten china was es- pecially admired. 1t is beyoud question the most magnilicent exhibition of the kind over seen in Omaha. In the gallery the visitors found much of interest in_the line of curios, war relics and in the artistic work of the Western Art association. Special invitations had boon sent out to all the exhibitors, making the opening last night an oceasion especially iuteresting to them. A largo number of the home artists were pro: ent and thoy passed a few hours very pleas- antly in general conversation and genial criticism of the work shown oy local artists and in noting tho good powts in the master- vioces on the lower floor. e B DRUNKEN INDIA) Soldiers at Fort Whipple, lulge too Frecly. ., Nov. 17.—Unitea States troops stationed at Whipple barracks we paid off two days ago. Among those stationed here 1s one company of Apache Indians and the fact of their betag clothed in tho uniform of the United States seems to cnable them to sccure all they waut to drmk. Tne result has been that dur- ing the past two nights thero have been numerons fights, At one time it seemed as i serious troudlo would occur, as the Indians broke for their arms and ammunition naa were onlv preveated with diftieulty from ovtaining thom. During the fight one white soldier had one of his logs broken and several Apache sol- diers wore more or loss hurt. Scveral Apaches wein tho guardhouse and nea s many mere Apaches and whito solai are in the hospital. The order transferring this compa m Winpple about the 2ith of this month gives much satisfuction to residents 1 tn cinity. - RECENT ARVY Apache ORDERS. Changes of st in the S i a 1, WASHINGTON, C., Nov. {Special Telegram to Tk B |—The following avmy orders were issued today: Sccond Licutenant Andrew Ioro, jr., Twelftn infantry, is tr red to the Fourth artillery. Lioutenant ilero will join his vattery 1, Ft. MePherson, Ga. Mojor Benjamin H. Runkle, U. 8. A.,is to return having complied with the requirements of paragraph fifteon, speeial orders August 21, 1891, will return from New York City to San’ Franciseo, Cal. By divection of ‘tho ucting secrotary of war leave of absence for two months 13 eranted Second Licutenant J. H. Alexander, Ninth cavalry. ING IN WISCONSIN. Blowing a Gale Drfting Ha Asnuaxn, Wis., Nov. 17.—A neavy blizzard o in northiern Wisconsin last night. The owing u galo and thoe snow is drift- heusion is felt for some of the vessols which rod yesterday morning with ore and lumber. If the storm con tinues at the present rato, the railroads will be blocked. The weather is gotting colder. - 1 tor the Convention, Cal., Nov. 17.—When a dispateh was roceived was received yestor- duy from St. Louis announcing that tho Transcontinentul association now refused to grant a #0 rate for delogates to the republi- can convention, if held in San Francisco, which rvate bad boen guaranteea by Southern Pacific Ruilroad company 0 tho committee of business men who bive gono to Washington to lay San Francisco's off oefore the national committoes of the respoc tive political partios, Vice Presiaent Stub- bins of the Southern Pacific said: “Our guarantes for & $3) rate holds good.” - Minisier to aly. New Yomk, Nov. )i7.—(Coneral Porter, minister to [taly, avrived on the steamor Normande on a sixty days leave of absence. Ho has not boen home since June, ana prob- ably not rotura there uutil the Italian government is represented in Washington by a minister. Ho refused to discuss the New Orleans affur, further than to xay that be tad been treated with the utmost courtesy by King Humbert, the prime minister and all other Italians with whomw he came in con- tact Regular s fo BLIZZ KD and 1y, Wind now T wind is ing. Api Working Ha SAN Fraxcisco, Our will 10 MAINTAIN THEIR PARTY. Seorotaty Foster Gives His Views on the Silver Quostion, GOLD STANDARD TOO NARROW A BASS. Doleful Prophecies of Evil That Failed The Fixed Policy of vernment on the Subs ject of Money. to Come True the G New Yonrk, Nov. As tho big clock in Delmonico's banquet hall ehimod 6 this ovenine tho immense doors of the dining room were thrown open and 272 gentlomen, roprosenting the higher phases of national, state and city life, begav their march to the fonst spread within, The oceasion was the 123ed annual dinver of the Ciamber of Com- merco of the state of Now York. One year ago the nation’s treasury scere- tary had entered the samo hall among the guosts - halo, hearty and cheerful; beforo the lights had gone out in the great hail or oven the feast was well done, he was dead Many times tho tragedy was referrod to tonight among those present. Prosident Harrison and Socrotary Biaino, who it was hoped would find it conveniont to attend, failed to put 1 an appearnuc Both sent regrots, however, as did also Sec- rotary Tracy, Grover Cloveland, Postmaster General Wanamaker and Seeretary Proctor. President Charles S. Smith of the Cham ber of Commerce, after the tablos haa been cleaved, mado the opening address, in which ho referred to the vacant ehair at tho board that formerly was ocetpiod vy Genoral Shor man, and a foast was drunk in sience to tho memory of the latte Hou. Charles oster was mtroduced and he mdae the speech of tha evening. His sub- ject was: *T'o Maintain tho Parity Boetween Gold and Silver is theFixed Policy of tho Government.” Mr. Foster then said sub- stantiuily as follows : o'cloek Secretary Foster's Remarks, Prior to 1580 many sound-thinking peoplo belfoved that our financial - stracturo should bo based upon gold nione. Tt is now all sides that cold alone furnishes too narrow a basis. Fiftecn years azo peoply of the east, who were supposcd 1o undorstine the question of finance, indulged i prophi- us to the evil that’ would follow such a olnage of silver dollars. rot fiaanciers of the eountry and in tho chamber of comueree of Now Yors and o associnted Danks held that the parity couli ot be maintiined, even with a smaller coin Notwithstanding ihese doleful’ predictions, we hiuve colned over $100,000.00), We have b sides purchased FO.00,000° worth of stiver bullion Yalue _and pald for it by the issuc of wdout $70,000.000 of new treasury notes. And_yot the' parity s maufntained, “So now men whose Inteliigence and . 1w eannot be questioned, und whose the m 0, o « i gloomy forebodfngs over present 1ok, and e wet of July 1. 807 th izin the purchaso of 1.5 per month, to be paid in_ne hopin : thereby o proserve the i and siiver, AMr. Foster told then of an elabora specch ho had prepared in 1378 upon silver and gold, but did not deliver in the houso be cause of enlurgod views between the finish- ing of tho specch and the duy fixed for its delivery. Then he added : If the New York Times could havo that specch to comment upon L think I would hive to resizn my office, The quescion to- consider now s what polley that I8 attainable (romem- bering all the timo that the idoa s fmpossible) will rosult i the least stealn upon our ro- sources and wiil require the loast resort 1o the exereise of tho eXUFAOFdIn ATy powWers con- ferred upon those in authority to do what t Iaw commands. viz: To maintain the parity of zold and siivor. Ty opin on, with all could not maintiin the metals it the poliey sitver provailed. 1am firmly of the opinion that the parity of the two netals can be malntained under (o prosent policy, Wo produce in s country about 30,000,000 of %0id anuually. Tho pres- tindieations aro that the balancs of trade with forel fons for the 1eXt two vears, Llonzer period If the present tarit pintained. will require gold sh ments 1o us L pay bulances i our favor. 1f, however. the balance of trade should turn nst s Lo any great extent, which seoms to Juite fmprobable. except i the event of ordinary continzencies abroad. the would come; but even then my faith in our resources 5 such as to compel mo o be- Tieve that wo would weather the Dreseeve the parity. Fiancial strength of the Country. The shipment of more than §7.00,000 of onur cold to Europe wihout embarrassment 1o s is only an illustration of the murvelous finuncial stronzth of this count Unde free coly silver would take the place of old i settling balune It the price of silver w o #1.20 per ounes all of the world would Lo attr To maintinin the iy would be i task requiring more thin our - rees and the exere so of our in- power to the list degree. But with 000 ounces of sitver ouly per month. pir- chased av its gold value, the task would by wasior. Tn niy opinion. zentienen, the esp elal q tlon for you to consider is, which 0l tiese Lo policics Will you prefer. 1 Know you hive ox pressed i desive for the repeal of the present Biw and ‘undurstand vou do not propost o sub stituto of wny ki in other words, If you can have your Wiy you propose 1o perniii sliver to tike e ire of itsel. T have not given much thouzht to this phiso of the subject for the reason thit L do not be- lievo congross will endorse your views. But T think [ ean seo cloarly that If the zovern- ment goes out of the mirket the pric - cline: perhaps it wiil be a large decline. in which case [Useems that for a tme the tosh of maintaining the parivy willbe embarr and diflicult, olievinz that the zond sense of the busi- ness world nust in the near future be brought 10 hurmony with us, in the proposition thit £0id 1700 15 100 NAFIOW i hrse whon which to build the wor d's financial straeture, [ have wmueh hope that the best judzment of il c cerned will wieree to o better and more ex tonded use of silver. (to be followed by inter= national azrecments, by which the parity of the LWo moLals, upon an accoptod ratio, miy e maintiine I feol quite safo hindrances to an direction | hive Eurone that frec of thie country ol sury n rity of of our power parity of the of free coinage wo two of storm and from 1 the silver for sale in cted Lo Lhis country. nder sueh conditions ssing fhat one of the arly agrecnent in ho indieated " is the Le fef in inige s to be the polfey I ths is to b our policy they tnow that their silver will comoto s and our gold will o to thom 1t is. not the part of wisdom not to refr from dolug anything that will mpaie onr Dillty W preserve tho parity. Tv will con= Vineo Earope that we will not permit our- selves to fall o this respect and ain - obstucl o s ngrcement so much dosived 15 romoved, wowhat [ have s, L express the opinion of yselfonly, wheth of any va up or not is for you und the jidge, Tho position 1 oceupy 1 for 1he timo Doz, to give my best thouzht and attention to this and kindred s Tan tryinz to consider not the ldeal, DUt tho practicil only Bishop Potter, Hon. William L. Wilson of Virginia and tev. Dr, C, A, Brizgs were the other speakers. Eternal Vigilance 1Is the price of good health. But with all the precantion we may take there are enamios always lurking about our systems, only waite ing o favorable opportunity to assert theme selves. 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