Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 19, 1891, Page 1

DAILY BEE BALDWIN'S MURDERER CAUGAT You: g Arthur £loan Captured While Work- ing on a Farm in Towa. “ SHERIFF HARRIMAN DOES A NEAT JOB. He Surprises His Man and Places Him Under Arrest Before He Has a Chance to Make Re- sistance. Brai, Neb,, Nov. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tup Ber.|—Sheriff Horriman quiotly slipped away from Blair Friday evening and me home this morning at 5 with Arthu Sloan, the Fontaneils murderer. He found him husking corn for a farmer named Baten, three miles wost of Slater, Ia,, in Boone county. Harriman, with a daputy from Des Moin s, went direct to tho farm and sccreted them- so'ves in the farmer's houso. After Sioan did bis chores he camo In to wash and cat pupper, aud the officers collared him before he had n chance to restst. “The revoiver that hie did the shooting with was found in the barn and was brought back with the prisoner. Sloan admits doing tho shooting. but says he was mad and did not know that he had killed any one, as he had not heard. Ho says he did the shooting in self-defense. Sloan says staid withio & half mile of the house at Fon- tanells all the day that the shooting cccurred and the next day staid near Fremont. When caught at Slater, he exclaimed to the sheviff and deputy “Hoys, 1 wish I was dend.” Sloun has a tough looking ctav pr ent, as ho has allowed his whiskers to grow, end toa certain extent they mako a good mask. Harriman says he bus been on Sloan’s track some time. There was a reward offered for Sloan’s arrest of &00. Harriman #ias expended considerable of bis own money tracing him up. Sheriff Harriman saw Sloan safely lodged in jail and then 181t for his home. "Shortly after the sheriff had left the town the Fre- mont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley telegraph operators got a tip over the wire from Nick- erson that the farmers and residcents at Foutanelle were organizing and intended to storm tne jail, take Sloan out and hang him. There was a similar report from Herman, ten miles north. As soon as tue report became current about town Deputy Sheriff Mencke appointed a couple of deputies to guard the fail. Avout 10:40 a score of men from Her- Wan came quietly into town and put up their teams. When interrogated as to tne “object of thoir visit the visitors declinod to say what they bad come for, but were seen wandering around town for somo time. The jail is a square stone structure with long barred windows. An entrance could easily be effected if a determined effort should be made. Sloan is the young man who, on October 1, while quarreling with his step-father, B.J. Baidwin, shot him dead at the breakfast tablo on his farm near Fontanclle, Washing- ton county. It was generally supposed that the murderer fled to the Black Hills, BURLINGTON SHEDS BUR) Firc at Wymore Damages Railroad Property Considerably. Wysone, Neb, Nov. 18.—Special Tele- gram to Tyre Bee.|—About 2 o'clock this af- ternoon the large B. & M. coalsheds south of town caught fire. Two streams were imme- diatoly turned on tho flames, but they had guined too much headway, and the sheds, to- gether with a tool house near them, were burned. Several cars, which were standing on the tracks near by, soon caught fire and wore being rapidly consumed. These were run back as soon as possible, and but three stock cars were a total loss and a car of lum- ber and cne of shingles were much damaged. There was a_strong wind blowing from the southwest which blew the sparks over the main part of town and several outbuild- fngs and heaps of rubbish caught tire, but were closely watched und put out, It is al- most a miracle that the whole of the business part was not burned. As soon as the fire in tho cars had been extinguished and the walls of the coal shed had fallen, the streams wore turned on the mass of burning coal, und that in time was put out. The company’s loss is Alout §,000. Spontancous combustion is supposed 'to have beon the cause of the fire, Exciting Much Interest. FuiLerroy, Neb., Nov. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bek, |—The second day of the aistrict court has boen consumed in securing a jury in the Vesoy murder case. The panol was filled late this evenming. This case, growing out of the sudden deathi of Franklin Vesoy, a well-to-do farmer of Nance county, about August 1, and tho subsequout arrest and holding of the widow and her cousin to the district court, has created great intorest, It was gonerally reported that Vesey and his wife had not, since theiv marriuge, less than a year ngo, lived pleasautly and the fact of finding poison ubout the premises led the officors to believe that Frauk bad been foully dealt with. Public opinion was to a great extent favorablo to the women upon their pre nary examination, but has sioce quieted down, and tho casé will be hotly contested, both sides being well roprosented. There aro over 100 witnesses in attendance. O'Neill's Republic, O'Nein1, Neb., Nov. 18.—|Special to Tng Rer.]—An onthusiastic meeting of repub- licans was beld in this city 1ast night and tho O'Neill Republican club reorganized. The following oficers wero eleoted: Presi- dent, Hon. A. L. Towlo; first vice president, econd vice president, L. Q! , Goorge D). Riggs; treas- Club, Affected the Co n Market. Freyost, Nob,, Nov. 18, —[Special to Tur The Standard Cattle company of which last wiater fod 8,000 hoad of cattle, is this winter feeding but 2,000 head, T'ne local corn market 1s shehtly affected by this reduction, Dodge county farmers get ting from 1 to i cents a bushel more for their coru when the company feeds its usual num- ber of cattle. Crow Did Not ¢onfess. Laxcory, Neb, Nov. 18.—|Special Tele gram to Tue Ber]—The published report that Detective Crow had coufessea that he shot himself is simply & senseless canard, Hoth juws are shattered, his tougue is Knruly/l‘«l and he canuot write with bis left and. Signs of coming dissolution are notice- able on his body and death will eusue in & few days. Burglar Brought Back fromWyoming. Gaxny, Neb, Nov. 18. -[Special to Tue Bee | —~Frank P, Carter, held to bail on a cnarge of burglary and who has been & fugi- tive from the stute for some time, was today returned to Gandy from Wyoming on @ requisition from Goveraor Thayer, David City Business Changes. Davinp Oirr, Nev, Nov. 18, —[Special to Tuk Bre.]—The Porkins house will, after the first of the ydar, ba in the hands of L. J, Smith, the present managoment rotiring. Kilwara Hardy Wil Recc Famvost, Nob., Nov. 18.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.)--Mr. Edward Hardy s outof danger. His physician says that his injuries will not affect him seriously. Election T Decided, Fremoxt, Neb., Nov. 18, —[Special to Tug Bee. ] -County Clerk Kilieen today decided two election ties—both on constable orn and Scribner, The tie in Elkhorn was twoen George Close and Jobn Fiuegan in Elk- | ) OMAHA. THUR v e DAY MORNING. NOVEM BER 19, 1891. and Close won, There were three who had | an equal number of votes at Scribner—Rich- | ard Harvie, Eugene Die'z and W. A, King. Diotz was favored. BOTILING WORKS BURNED, ncoln Destroys the Property of John Gand, LixcoLy, Neb,, Nov. 18, gram to Tur Bee.|—The refrigerator and bottling works of Jonn Gand, Fourteenth and 7 streets, caught fire tonight, and thé buildings and contents were consumed be- fore md could reach them, 'The loss is $3,000. Mr. Gand had & now hand to drive his team, ulso a new heating furnace. The man says ho filied tho furnace full of coal when they quit work tonight. The extrome heat from the furnace is supposed to have ignited the building. A consignment of two carloads of beer had just been placed in the refrig- erator. Fire at [Special Tele- Judgment Against an Editor. , Neb., Nov, 18,—[Special to Tne Ber.|-~The adjourned term of district court convened here yesterday, Judee Gaslin taking the place of Judge Morris. The whole of the day was occupied with the case of Melissa A. Mooller of Friend against Ed Whitcomb, editor of the Friend Telegraph, in an action for libel. This morning the jury brought in a_verdict for plaintiff, damages $2.675. The libel was a paragraph in the de- fendant's paper that Mr. and Mrs. John Henry of London” were registered at the Paxton hotel, Omaha, ou a cortain day, which be told several parties referred lD.lns plaintiff and & merehant of Friend. e (] Another Elevator Opened. Fresost, Nev,, Nov. 18, —[Special to Tue Bek.]—The O. D. Harms Implement com- pany has just come into possession of the Deeris elevator on the Union Pacific tracks in this city. The eleuator has not been in operation for u couple of years, but the new owners will open 1t immediately. Mangled in a Planing Milt. Beatrice, Nob., Nov. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tk Bre.]—Charles Lyman, an em- ploye of A. J. Rethoud & Co.’s planing mill, had one of his hands badly mangled in a planing machine late this afternoon. Destroyed the Apples, Dusnar, Neb., Nov. 13.—[Special to Tue B, |—By the explosion of an oil stove in Thomas Murray’s warehcuse this morning & quautity of apples were destroyed. ) MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS, They Create a Sensation in the Haw- aiian islands. HoxoLviy, Nov. 11.—Honolulu has been treated during the past few days toa genu- ine sensation in the arrest and de- tention of the owners of tho British yacht Beagle, who wero charged with smuggling 30,000 English sovercigns into this port. About September 1 a yacht con- tawng Messrs. Bloom and Douglas, the own- ers, and a young man named Joseph Bryne, arrived in the harbor. The party rented o fine residence and entertained royally. The yacht was placed in the dry dock and thor- oughly revaired, The party spant monoy freely, all payments by them being made in British sovereigns. Ou the arrivul of tho steamsbip Australia from the colonies came a deicctive and a story of robbery of a bank at Svdney of over (00 English sovereigns. The detectives left a photograph in the possession of Mar- shal Wiison which tallied with the appear- anco of the parties here, and loft on the Aus- tralia for San Fraucisco for the purpose. as he snid, of cabling to Sydney for further instructions, as there is no extradition treaty between Australia and the Hawaiian islands for that crimo. Arrangements were per- fected botween the officials nere and the de- toctive that the pariy would be detained if they attemptea to leave before the Australia retirned to San Francisco. 1t was the intention of Bloom and Douglas 1o spend a few months on the islaud, but a chango of mind caused them to prepare to leave. The yacht was in good condition fora cruise, baving aboard provisions for three months and carrying & crew of seven men. A Inrge safo had been purchased and placed on bourd and everything made ready to sail. As so0n 05 cleari co papers were given, a charge of swuggling was _preforred against the men, and they were placed under arrest. At their trial the crown requested their detention until tho steamer arrived. The ar- vival of the steamer failed to bring the de- tactive or the desired testimony, which was supposed to be on board. On Saturday the safe aud cabins of the vacht were searcbed, but the sovereigns lad disappeared and none were found. Being unable to maintain the charge of smug- gling the crown dismissed the case against the owners, and they sail:d away on Mon- day. Their destination is said to be Japan, and it is intimated that they will touch at San Francisco. - WEATHER FOR . OFFicE oF WEATHER BUREAU, Owana, Nov. 18, § A severe storm is moving eastward across Manitoba and its influence 1s tolt throughout the northwest and as far south as Kansas and Colorado. Tho high soutberly winds are due to this storm. The barometer has fallen decidedly throughout the Misscuri valley, but so far no precipitation has attended the storm, 'Lhe barometer remains high and tho temperature low over the eastern part of the country, but in the west and northwest tem- poratute has rison and is now again above the freozing point. Kapid City had a maxi- wmum temperature of 5 degrees yosterday. For Omaha and viemity —Warmer, fair to cloudy weather, brisk soutt to west winds today. Wasuivaroy, D. Nov, 18.—The wave of bigh pressure has moved from the Missis- sippi valloy over the Alleghinies, and has lost a little of its intensity. [t continues to control the weather over most sections, but move into the Atlantic, leaving the ther to be conditioned, by ' the cyclonic area over Manitoba. Tie cold wave has beon one of the soverest for November in @ decado. Comparison with previous like occurrences for the same season show the lowest teperatures with this wave as fol- lows: Omaha and Atlanta, 1= : Springfield, Mo., New Orleans aud Mobile, 32 at J sonville equal to the minimum record in the same decade in 1576, and at Montgomery that of 1872, For Missouri and Kansas—\Warmer, south winds and fair v eather, For Colorado—Fair temperature. Far the Dakotas and Nebraska—Iucreasing cloudiness and local rain or snow Thursday; colder, with local snows, Friday. For lowa—Warmer, south winds, increas- ing clondiness and local rains in Miunesota, fair in Towa; rain or snow probable Friday. w weatnor, stationary s MARRIED IN JALL, Unusual and Interesting Ceremony in the Kansas City Lockup. Kaxsas City, Mo, Nov. 18.—An unusual and interesting ceremony was that which made J. Hubbard Marr aud Miss Willie Baker man and wife this afternoon. Marr was arrested yestorday oharged with the be- trayal of Miss Baker ut McPherson, Kan., and was loaged in jail in Kansas City, Kan, Marr intimated s willingness to atone for the crime by mareying the girl, who con- sented. The prosecuting attorney, how- ever, would not allow the = usual ceremony to be performed, and the sheriff being under the latter's urders would not nermit a minister or a justice of the peuce to enter the jail. Marv's uttoruey then performed & common law warriage, the bride aud groom clasping hands through the bars of the prison cell aud several other prisoners acting as witnesses. Later a mar- riage by proxy was performed before @ jus- tice of the peace, one of Marr's friends act- ing as the groom. It is claimed that the marriage is perfectly logal and that Mrs. Mare cannot be made {0 testity against her busband in the case against Masr for be- trayal )\ Fellows this morning elected the followlng MINING MEN IN MEETING. Opening of the First National Mining Con- gress at Denver, Colo, SENATOR STEWART OF NEVADA ON SILVER, He Claims That Congress Should Re- store i1t to a Parity with Gold— Dedication of the Colorado Mining Exchange. Dexver, Colo, Nov. 18.—The dedication of the Colorado Mining exchange building and the opening of tho first National Mining congress were celebrated here today. At 10 o'clock this morning there was a streot pa- rade, in which miners and all interested in mining took part, The miners were attired in working costume with candles in their hats and presented an unique spoectacle. There were also floats bearing mining ma- chinery in motion and a great muny tab- leaux indicative of the many important features of mining wero displayed. Tho dedication speeches were delivered by Charles E. Taylor, president of the Mining oxchange, Hon. Platt Rogers, mayor of Denver, Hon. Charles Abbey of Portland, Me., Hon. H. A. W, Tavor, H. W. Kirchner, architect of the building, and B. Clark. Wheeler of Aspen. All of the speakers advocated free and unlimited coinage of silvor. In the aftornoon the Mining congress was opened at the People’'s theatre, with ex-Governor Tabor in the chair. Delegates from thirty-threo stutes and territories reported, and it was understood that Hon. Niles Searles, formerly chief justice of California, would be ‘electea permauent chairman. The recommendation has not yet beeu reported. g Senator Stewart on Money. The greater part of the afternoon session was occupied by Senator Stewart of Nevada, who deliverea a long address upon the silver question. He took the ground that siver had been demonetized through the infiuence of Wall street and urged the congress to adopt resolutions that would compel the na- tional house of representatives to pass laws restoriug silver to a parity with gold, Reso- lutions favoring tho coinage of the American product only, the senator said, would not ob- tain twenty votes in the assembly. He en- tered into a long dissertation upon the value of silver as a circulating medium, and concluded by referring to the California gold movement as tho foundation of the western country. 1t had brought into existonce states and terri- tories which had never been dreamed of. The miner had raised tho gold and silver which furnished the besis of credit and made the preservation of the union possible. Pioneers of the west opened o new empire and were accordingly populur. Times had changed. Politicians appealed to thoir con- stituents acainst the silver movement, say- ing the agitation proceeded from speculators who desired to seli their product for more than its market value. This blow procecdea from the men who struck down silver and aimed a blow at the prosperity of the nation. They said-gold was better than silver, but where 100,000 peovle used the latter comparatively few used the former. The government, which was sustained by gold and silver raisod in this section, bas made a gain from the siiver that has gone into the treasury. Miners only asked the market price, while tbe gov- ernment bought at current rates and sold it at currency value. To talk about meintainirg the parity of the two metals is absurd. Do they believe they will rehabilitate silver = and re- store its original panty? If it is to bo credit money it is too expeusive to print promises to pay upon. Silver is now discarded, the gold ring bas repudiated it, and they bave reduced the issue of commer- cial puper to the narrow limits of gold alone. ‘There was about $00,00,000 in paper twenty years ago. One-half of this is sufcicnt now, if twenty years ago the amount was inade- quate. ~As a cousequence farmers ere growing poorer, and vhe history of bank failures showed their circulation was not enough to keep the banks in reserve funds. Why should there be hard times with twenty years of peace! Why should times be worse than any otner time in the century! Want of money was the cause. England had de- monetized gold in India and maintained it in England. Secretary Shermun, after a visit to Eng- land ana a conference with the gold bugs returned home and surreptitiously 1ncorgor- ated in a bill the clause rejocting “silver. If this had been dono to gold it would not bo worth twenty-five cents on _the dollar. I it could not be used for money 1t would have no commercial value. But silver was universally circulated. It could not be destroyed, but it could be depreciated. There was no surplus bullion in the world previous to 180. The entire produot wos used for commercial purposes. Great Britan was constantly selling silver short. Tho interest paymeuts of that nation were $30,000,000 annually and were derived from the sale of sitver. Wuen silver went up last year England sold twice as much as the requirements of the nation demanded, and they would do this so long as silver remained a commodity. Mining and Civilization. Crvilization has kept pace with the growtn of mines, and no nation in the world has been able to keep going after the exhaustion of the mines. This nation has beon es- pecially favored, but the greed of the misers had stopped the' wheels of progress. They increased thie purchasing power of a dollar. Ho protested agaiust the long dollar, [Cheers.] The country was being robbed, ‘The railroads were bonded to the extent of 000,000,000, which was heavier than $10,- 000,000,000 cighteen years ago. The farmer paid this assessmont, the producer was taxed to the utmost and the consumer was sked to pay 30 ver cent more chan ne shouid. Tho middleman was growing rich and the producer was growing poorer. Because thoy mado a long dollar, enough dollars could not bo found to pay debts. Hence stagnation and hard times wore com- mon. Wantof money would make every man a coward, and there was not & tramp in the city who would not tight at the drop of a bat if you put 81,000 in his pocket Governor Routt tnen delivered the address of welcome, 1n_which ke paid @ nice compli- ment to Senator Stewart. After a speech by Hou. C. S. Thomas and appoiutment of committees, the convention adjourned till §:30 tomorrow, NTS 10 PENSION HER. Southern States Asked to Pension Mrs. Jefforson Davis, RicnMoND, Va., Nov. 18.—Mrs. Jefforson Davis and her daughter, Miss Winnie, loft the city today for Memphis. The Richmond Dispaten tomorrow, in an editorial on Mrs. Davis, will say: *The southern states ought to vote a pension to Mrs. Davis, and Virginia should load the movement. It is notbiug but fair and rover that we should put her upon the same ooting that the United States governmeut places the widows of its presidents. The duty devolves upon tho states that composed the confederacy, ns the confedoracy is a thing of the past. 1t can be no very costly procedent for us, inasmuch as there never will be another Coufederacy, therofore never another widow of & confederato president,” ol Adrilt at Sea, New York, Nov. 18.—Pilot boat officers report that whon the Jesse Carll was six miles southeast of the lightsbip early this moruing cries were heard from men adrift in # boat. It was blowing hard, but ‘owing to tho darkness the castaways could not be dis covered. Ilinois Odd Fellows. SpriNGFIsLD, 1ML, Nov. 18,—Tne grand lodge of Iliinols Independent Order of Odd oficers for the ensuing year: .Grand master, M. W. Schaafer. Belleville; deputy grand master, E. S. Conway, Chiicagos grand war- den, Henry A. Stone, Vandalis; secretary, George M. Andrews, Bloomiugton; treas- urer, Thomas B. Needlps, Nashville; grand ropresentative to the sovereign grand lodge, R, W. 3. Wheatley, Duquoin. This afteruoon the mombers of the grand lodge and Daughters of Rebekah went to Lincoln, where they inspected the Odd Fel- lows Orphans’ home, now belng built. g ANOTHER ALLIANCE SCHEME, Ma oth Industeial Organization Founded with Unlimited Capital. Anexores, S. ., Nov, 18,—It is learnod througn the medium of Alonzo Wardell and George C. Cross, the heads of two very im- portant divisions of aliiance work in the northwest, that the business department of the alliance in twenty-two states of the union has nnited with business men of New York city and founded & company similar In its plan of operation to the celebrated Rochdale stem in England and t¢ the Zion co.oper- ative stores of Utah. The organization is called the National Uniot company and has largo means at its command. It is claimed the advantages to the allfance are twofold at least. It will have the busingss ability and ex- perience of some of cho surewdest men in the nation at its back, while, there will appar- ently be plenty of capital to meet any emer- geucy which may arise aud to push the busi- ness as circumstances permit. In return the alliance will give the orgaaization its patron- age. When questioned abouy the conduct of the business, Mr. Cross said: *‘We expect to fol- low the Rochdale system a!most to the letter. It is no new thing, no untred experiment. It has been i successfully eperation in England for a period of fifty years or more,” RD. Edgerton, Mo., Badly Scorched— Other Conflagations. KANsAs, TIL, Nov, 18, <£he Staff canning factory and incandescent light factory were burned late last night. %he loss will exceed £15,000; insurance, $22,000: New Youk, Nov. 18.~Tho marble and onyx works of Henry Volkemung burncd early this morning. Loss, $75,000. St. Josern, Mo, Nav. 18.—At 4 o'clock this morning fire destroyed the entire business portion of the village of Ed- gerton. Tho flames _wero at first dis- covered bursting from the storo of tho kdgerton Drug compaoy and soon spread to adjoining buildings. Qnce started little could be done to check the fire and it had things its own way and when it had fically burned out the store of the Eagerton Drug company, the Lindell , Kerr & Cum- herford’s general store, O'Connor's store, Christian, ' Welling & Co;, Decker's hard- ware store, the postoftica; Sturgis & Co., a millinery store and the iFarris residence were in the ashes. I'lls: loss amounts to £50,000, with insurance of $15,000. The cause of the fire is unknown. e RAILWAY POSTAL CLERKS. They Meet at hansns Oity aud Perfect a National Organization. Kavsas City, Mo., Noy. 18, —Railway postal clerks to the number of about 100, represont- ing local orgauizations from all parts of Mis- souri, KKansas, Colorado and New Mexico, are in convention in the United States court room in the governm§nt building today porfecting an_organiz#tion. The organ- ization will be known 35 the National Railway Postal Clerks. tion of the Seventh Division, and will ¥s entitled to rep- resentation on the nation mmittee, which has charge of the affairs a7 the association, whose object is to securé’ the -passage of a bill through congress inéreasing the pay of the clerks and providing pensions for them. ‘The organization was eifeoted by the elec tion of the following nermanent officers: President, S. J. kttinger, St. Louis; secre- tary, J. F. Johuson, Kapnsas City; treasurer, John W. Norton, Atchison, Kan. P TRYING 1O ARRITRATE. Trainmen ndeavorinz to Settle Their Troubles Without a Strike. Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 18.—General Master Wilkinson of ti¢ Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and Grand Senior Con- ductor A. B. Garrettson of the Order of Railway Conauctors, arrivea here this morn- ing to meer a grievance committe of the Memphis trainmen and arranga for the pos- sible arbitration of their troubles, The in- dications this morning were that the men will strike unless their demhands are accoded to. Tho feeling among: b mombers toduy is stronger, and they are more outspoken in supporting their demands. The grievance commiftee and tho two brotherhood trainmen met General Manager Nettleton of the Memphis this afternoon and had a loug consultation with him, Nothing of importance, however, transpired. Tho committee will meet Mr. Nettleton again to- mMOrToW. PUT POLES TO WORK. Striking Miners” Places at the Alum Cave Mine, Inditna, Filled. Terre Havre, Jud., Nov. 18.—The situa- tion at tho Alum Cave coal mine, where the riot occurred yesterday, and one of the Polish non-union minors was shot, was foverish today, but the latest telegrams from the mine contain no reference to further trouble. The Poles were put to worlk this morning and were ot molasted, although the fecling 1s intenso against them, Barly this morning & committee of miners waited on Supsrintendent. Gitmore and de- maaded tho removal of the imported miner: The interview was a stormy one and the min- ers received no satisfactin, The Polo who was shotiyesterday is now at the hospital in tlis city and will probably rocover, - ———— They Uan Buy Certificutes. Say Fraxcisco, Col, Nov, 18.—A letter written by United States ‘Consul Leona at Shanghai has been forwarded by the Treas- ury deparument to Colleotor Pholps. It1s a protest agaiust the refusal of the collector to land Chinese upon theintendant’s certifi- cates, vised by the consul, certifying thut the bearer is & merchant. Collector Phelphs statess that if all the cases before him for examisation only one came from a resident ef Shanghai. The others were Chiuese from-Hong Kong, who went to Shanghai and there procured cortifi- cates from the intendenta ypen thd payment of §200. Any ono can get & certiticate who will pay this amount. i Grievamee Committee. St. Louis, Mo.,, Nov: 18.—The grievance committee of the Switchmen’s Mutual Aid association of Nereth. America held another session here teasy. The mem- bors refused to siste. the purposes of the meeting. Twoyearpago an agreement was drawn up between theé switchmon of the Gould Southwestern system and the railroad company providing for a scale of wages, etc. This agreement expires on December 1, A. W. Dickerson, superiutendent of the Mis- ouri Pacific, so fac has declined to renew it, and that 1s supposed 1o be one of the matters under consiieration, e e After Big Gume, CnicaGo, 11L, Nov. 18.—A local news bu- reau special says that United States Districy Attorney Milchrist and his assistants were today engaged in drawing up indictolents against six or elght railroad men whom the foderal grand jury has decided to nold re- sponsible for the manipulations of freight rates in favor of Swift & Co., the packer: The indictmeuts will be returoed this ev ing or tomorrow woraing sad the United States marshal will have some distinguished prisoners in hix eustody tomorrow. I he bil, which is & very lony oue, makes some very Switchmen seusational charges, WELL PREPARED FOR A FIGHT, Revolutionists in Rio Grands do ful Claim to Have Ample Foroes, MORE TOWNS HAVE JOINED THE REBELS. Rioting in Enghsh Tmmi Rio Janeiro Advices Say Bloodshed is ent—South American Reported News in B L Copuright 1891 by James Gordon Bennett.] BueNos Avies, Argentine (via Galveston, Tex.), Nov. 18,—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald —Special to Tue Bre.] San Luis, the capital of the province of the samo name, and situated about 430 miles from this city, is reported to be in a ferment. Soldiers patrol the streets, and the go ernor's house has baen converted into a i itary headquarters. The Uruguay gunboat Artiguas has gone up tho river to guard the interests of Uruguay’s territory. Latest advices from Rio Grando do Sul, Brazil, say that additional towns in that stato have gone over to the sido of the provisioned junta. Among them are Santi- noel, San Luis, Parana, and Cruzalta. The enlistment of infantry and cavalry among the people of Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, is actively carried on. Five vossels of the government flest are reported to have given their ad- hesion to tho junta, which has adopted as 1ts flag a white and red globe. With the exzeption of Rio Grande do Sul, all the states of Brazil are tranguil. Ther does not appear to bs the least truth in ve- ports of a rovolt in Para. BRAZILIAN KEBELS UNITED. They Reach an Agreement and Begin Warlike Prepirations, Loxpoy, Nov. 18.-No confirmation has yet been received of the Exchange Tele- graph company’s Rio de Janeiro advices of yosterday, reporting that the naval ana mili- tary officers stationed in Para had taken steps looking to the declaration of the inde- pendence of that state. The most important nows receivod here today relates to affairs in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. This 1s given in a dispatch to the Times from Santi- ago do Chili. According to this the differ- ences which have been interfering with per— fect unity of action by the provi ional junta, now in authori in that state, are disappearing and the members of the junta are now acting in narmony. They have made onn of their number, Dr. Assiz Bruzil, minister of war. Active ‘measures are buing taken to improve the defences and’ increase the effective strength of the army. The mouth of the Rio Grande, the vrincipal river of the state, has been obstructed by the sinking of two ships in the channel and the river is protected by heavy artillery. The junta is in full control of ail military stores in the state and of the goveru- ment factory for waking munitions of w Provincial banks and private persons a offering to furnish the junta with ample funds to carry forward the plans that may be decided upon for maintaining the indepond- enco of the stte. The officers sent by the dictator to take the places of those who cast their fortunes with the insurgents 1 1o Grande do Sul have ar- rived at Montevideo and propose io proceed at once to their destination. Thoy assert that several men-of-war are now on the way to It Grande, and others ure belng made ready to follow. Refugees from Rio de Janerio who have reached Montevideo expross, the opinion that Fonseca will not be able long to maintain himself. His cause is lost, they say. Ouly a fear of mob violence, in their opinion, now re:trains the discon- tented opposition at the Brazilian capitul from active steps against Fonseca, STUDENTS FIGHT THE POLICE, Bloody and F.ital Riot in Rio de Jun- eiro, New Yokk, Nov. 18,—The s*eamship Earn- dale, Captain tor, with coffee from i Janeiro, arrived at ber pier in Brooklyn yes- terday morning. She left before the serious trouble began 1 Brazil, buv the officers bring some interesting news. The Earndale sailed trom Rio on the morning of October 24, hav- Ing been in port about two weeks. Durlng attime there were no United States war vessels in the hacbor, but there were two British and one French cruisers. Of all the Brazilian men-of-war in the Rio navy yard only two appeared to be in commission,so tnat the reports which have reached here of the activity in the Brazilian navy ave very prob ably oxaggerated. The only troubie I know of,”’ said one of the Earndale's officers, “occurred on tho night of Octover 8. A great crowd of medi- cal students had gathered ia one of the thea- ters where & rather popular soubrette was the cause of & good deal of cheering and shouting. ‘Che police objected to the disor- dor and tried to put a stop toit. The result was a rush of the students against the police, who draw their swords and pistols and fough the crowd. Several of the students were killed and a number of the combutants on both sides were badly injured. “On the following night the police and stu- dents again mot ina row, resulting {n the death of two of the latter und several minor casualties, A young Englishman who hap pened to be passing down the street was in- stantty killed by a stray bullet. +As & vesult of this rioting mounted police patrolied the strects night and day, and after dark it was unsafe to 2o into the steeets. The warrison was not called on for assistance, probably because the army would have sided with the civiliaus. The solaiers hate the po lice. The latter are made up of the worst classes, I'bey are mostly negroes. They are brutal and combative aud never miss an op- portunity to draw their ugly swords which thoy carry at their sides.” AFFAIRS IN CHILL Tangible Recognition of Patriotic Services—The Baltimore Inquiry. [ Conyright 189 by samas Gordon Bennett VarLraraiso, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), Nov. 18,—|By Mexizan Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tur Bek]—Ihe electoral college will hold a collectuive m ing atSantiago tomorrow and will publicly chooso Admiral Jorg Montt for president of the ropublic. A resolution has been intro- duced into the chamber of deputies to sward Admiral Moutt 70,000 mo- linas; the newly appointed rear admiral 50,000 molinas, and several of the most prominent captains of the navy in the late war 40,000 molivas, These awards are in coguition of the services of Montt and the others, Congress has not yet settlod down to actual busine: Troops for the garrisons at Iquique and other nitrate ports were dispatched frow here today. The Chilian cruiser Errazuris sailed today from Montevideo, Uruguay, tor Valparaiso. Captain Schley of the Baltimore nhas noti fled the intenaant of Valparaiso thatthe American seamen who were injured iu the street row 80me time ago are now so far re- covered as to be ablo to appear before Judge of Crimes Foster and give their testimony Ho asks that ao interpreter, chosen by him- self, be allowed by Judge r'oster 1o be prese 2 - ent in accordance Secretary with ¢ rs received from of the Navy Tt Sailed for Ho uly Wasiisaroy, D. C., 3.—The Navy dopartment has information the sailing of the United States stoamship Charleston yes- terday from Yokohama, Japan, to Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, It is said at the Navy department that it has boon the intention to relieve the Charleston from duty on the Asiatic station as soon as tho Lancastor ar- rivod, and it is beliaved that the latter ves- sel, which went around Africa, will soon redch China. [t isnot kunown whether Ad- miral Beiknap is aboard the Charleston, nor will the officials of the departuicnt say how long the vessei is to ramain at Honoluli. Fortifying Rio Grande. yJaxemo, Nov. 18 —F'rom dispatches recoived here today it is learned that the insurgents are fortifving the city of Rio Grando and sre making preparations for repelling any advances made on tho place by the forces of President da Fonseca. Tue govornment has ordered a forco of troops to proceed to the city of Dosterre, capital of the province of anta Catharina, This city is 460 miles southwest of Rio Janciro. It contans the palace of tha president of the province and an arsenal and is defanded by several forts. Banquated by Ezoeta. [Copyright 1891 by Jam s Gordm Bennett.) SAN SaLvanor (via Galveston, Tex.), Nov. 18.—By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—[Special to Tue Bee]—A grand banquet was given yestorday to tho American ministor by Goeneral ISzeta, ‘Tho constriction of the railway between Statcla and this city was begun today. Preparing for War. Rio Jaxemo, Nov. 18. - President do Fou- soca has issued a docree wuthorizing a special credit of 13,000,000 milreis to be expended for war material. ONLY SLAPPED HIM, Blow from a Butcher That May Cost a Human Life. A pictura solicitor, whose name could nct be learncd, went into C. A. Hume's chon house, at 717 North Sixteenth street, about miduight in an intoxicated condition and be- came involved in an altercation with Thomas [. McNamara, a butcher. The solicitor called him a Jiar, and the butcher slugged him. The solicitor tinished his meal and then hurled a heavy coffes cup at McNamara, hitting him on the head and inflicting a sealp wound. MeNamara says that his a started to run, but fell against the stove. At any rate, when the police were called, the solicitor was found lying on the floor uncon- scious and covered with blood. He was re- moved to the station, and McNamara was locked up charged with assault. The city physician was called to see the injured man and found him suffer- ing from a depression of the skull. He was taken to the Mothodist hospital, aud at 3 o'cloc had not regained consciousness. “The doctor stated that he had sustained a very severo blow that had affected the brain, MeNamara insisted that ne only slapped the marn with his open hand, and that he did not touch him after the cup was thrown, - HE MAY RKE1 and ULy NOW. Claims Against Ex-State Senator John D. Gillett Compromised. BooxE, In, Nov. 18.--[Special Telearam to '"Mup Bek]—lx-State Senator John D. Gillett, from this county, who was indicted in 1885 for fraud in connection with his bank at Ogden, in this connty, and who has re sided at Windsor, Can., ever since, is now froo to como back upon petition of those who lost money by nim. Judge Weaver in the district court allowed the indictmeats io be quushed. 1t is understood that Mr. Giilety voluntarily offered to give these parties one- third of cach of their claims against him and that this will take ail the money he has. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Cenan Raris, Tn., Nov. 18.—|Speeial Tel- cgram to Tue Bee. |51 Kabir templo of the Aucient Arabic order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of this city held & meeting here this afternoon at which forty members were admitted. Ilavshalltown, Des Moines, Towa City, Sac City, Mauchester, Anamosa, Vinton and Watérioo were represented. There are but two temples in_the state, one nere and one at Davenport. L Kabir has a membership of 300, Recovered Hor aughters, Stovx City, Ia., Nov. 18.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bek.|—Mrs. J. J. Staater came 1o Sioux City from Sioux Falls today to re- cover her two daughters, who are 16 and 17 years old. The girls hud been enticed t from home by a procuress several days ago. They were found in an assignation house, but consentgd to accompany their mother home, lowa Epworth League Officers. Watenioo, Ta., Nov. i8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tig Brk|—The Epworth league state convention today elected the following ofticers: President, Rov. . H. Sanderson of Emmettsburg; secretavy, . G. Kverett of Des Moines: treasurer, J. Norton of West Union. It was decided to hold the next con- vention m Grinnell, Keeping Up Coal Prices. Des Moixes, Ia., Nov. 18,—[Special Tele- gram to Tz Bee.|—The coal operators of Des Moines have combined and raised the prices of soft conl 50 conts a ton, making 1t now $5. It is antiipated that the aemand will bo greator thau the supply this winter and the price is likely to go higher, Cut His Body to Pieces OsKALO0SY, In., Nov. 18, —[Special Tele- gram to Tnk Ber,|—O. D. Smith, night yardman for the Towa Central, was kiiled here this moruing, his body being eut in two, He was @ single man, 45 years old, and came here from the south & fow years ago. Failed to Pay His Fine. Orruswa, Ia, Nov. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to T Bre.|—“Stormy” Jordan, the well known joint keoper. was arrested and vlacod in Jail this morning for nonpayment of utine. He was snon released, howevel ou a writ of hubeas corpus. —-— NG THE CHINESE, Butte, Mont, Labor Organizations Say the Celestials Must Go, ANACONDA, Mont,, Nov. 18, —Labor organ izations in Butte, Missoula, Great I'ails and other cities of Moutana have commenced a strong fight against the Chinese. All members of the various unions will uot patronize and agree to boycott all merchants, saloon men, restaurant keepers, hotel meu and otners who employ Chinese in any way. Heads of families are requested notio em ploy Chivese as cooks or servants, The fight promises to be a hara one. There are over 4,000 Chinose in Montana, and 1,600 in Butte alone. R Killed in a Raliroad Wreck, WiiLiamsronr, Pa, Nov, 18.~Two passen gor trains the Philadelphia & Erie col lided at Bard's Siding this afternoon, Ku- gineer Ruy of Harrisburg was fotally in ured, and Mrs. May Nugent, Miss iKate ‘{uv..u} and Helen Murray, members of a dramatic compuny, painfully burt. - o~ - Ste mur Arvivals At London—Sighted . Bavarian, from Bos- ton; Germauic, from New York Al New York—City of New York, on [STRIKE OF FRENCH MINERS. More Than Thirty Thousand Coal Dizgers Have Abandoned Their Worl MANY ALARMING RUMORS ARE HEARD. What a Government M. de Giers' Visit— the Now Mir OMmeiat Banqu ster isinn Chatter. Says— ot to r- (Copuright, 1801, by James Gorlon Bennett.] Paius, Nov, 18, ~|Now York [Herald Cable —Spevial, to Tne Be ‘The strike in the mining districts still causes much anxiety, Believing thut the best way of ascortalning the truth or falsoness of the pessimistio wwors afloat | was to interview the miuister of public works, and knowing that ho was thoroughly posted on the question 1 cailed upon M. Guyot today. He received mo with great courtesy and assured we that there was nothing par- ticularly alarming in the strikes, which haa been ordered without sny adequate reasons. M. Guyot assured me that tho strikers had no serious grounds for ceasing work. The strike, he said, had been arranged by & miaorit, 0 the miners, who had carried the majority with them. “Novertheles: [ remarked, *‘there is no disguising tho fact thav quite 32,00 of the 89,000 or 40,000 miners in the aepartmont of the Nord bave struck work!" “That is true,” roplied tho ministor. strike is almost general; stopped work,” “Do you think that the striko will spread (" said 1. s “Weo Guyot. The minister of public works is optimistie as arule, but the strike is nono the ioss a serious fact. There have alrcady besn sov- eral encounters botween the strikers and the men who refuse to go_out. The malcontents domand an increase of wages and the eight- hour clauso (which in practice, means seven hours daily work), besides the reorganization of the workmen's pension fund. Oa applying for their Jast fortmght's pay tho strikers declared that they could hold out for atv least throe wecks, or longer, if, as thoy hopo, thoy receive as ance from the English mine M. do Giers will not reach Puris till to- morrow. Ho will leave again on Sunday night. As I have already informed you, he will put up ut the Russian embassy On i'riday he will e received by M. Carnot. On leaving tha president he will confor with M. do Froycinet. The samoe evening M. Carnot will give a grand banquet 1 M. de Giers' honor. Eriday will b an_important day for Franco, Jacquis St. Cen, “The 33,000 men have do not know yet,” auswerea M. QUIET LITILE FEED, New French Minister to Washington Center otan Unostentatious Banquet. [Copyright 1391 by James Gordon Bennett.] Pawis, Nov. 18.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tus Bee.|—Tho Paris edition of tho Herald publishes tomorcow an exclusive report of a banquet offerad to M. Patenotre, the nowly appointed French minister to Washington, on the eve of his departure for the United States. The banquet was of a somi-private character, M. Patenotro not hav- ing consented to a public send off, and was given by members of the Union I'ranco-Americaine society, which consists of the reprosentatives of France at the PPhila- delphia and Yorktown centeumals and the Liberty statue unveiling. Tho chair was taken by Sealptor Bartholdi, Among the guests woro Minister W hitelaw Reid, Vignaud Jay of the United States loga- tion, Consul General King, Vice Consul Hooper, Hector abre, Senators Wadding- ton and de Cauville, Deputies Meline and Delabouge and Colonel Lichtenstein, Presi- dent Carnot's aide-de-cam. Speechies were few and brief, but all the speakers numed the Chicago exposition as tho rendezvous when the Unjon Franco- Americaine proposes to give a grand banquet to celebrate the opening World's fair week. “I'he Vanderbiiv family and party, who ar- rived at Paris from Nice yestorday, are at the Hotel Continental, where they intend to remain six weeks. after which Vanderbilt will in all_probability cruise in the Mediterranean in his yacht Alvs, One of the party told mo this afternoou that the Alya's voyage from Now York was entirely devoid of interest. During the run to Nice she had strong west winds and was able te carry square sails noarly all the time and at times made over fifteen knots an hour. Emigrants' Assistants, (Copyright 1591 hy James Gordon Bennett.] Lospoy, Nov. 18.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.|—The Society of Friends of Forelgners in Distress is much surprised at the reyelations made by Com- missioner Shulteis. The society does not consider that it has done anything elso than a charitable act in helping Schulteis, even it he was a United States official, and the offi- cers say that they thought inere must have been something wrong in his composi- tion. After he left for home-—the duy ofter—they recoived from “Scott £12s 6, which they nad advauced 10 ald bim. Out of £4,000 paid out in relief, he was one of the only two who had ever pald uny- thing oack, The society is nudor' the pro- tection of the queen, the emperor of Gor- cany, the sultan, the emperor of Austria and prince of Wales, Tho last is presidont. A private socioty helped Mrs. Clementine Ludloff of Baltimore 10 get over on the ithineland from Antwerp on November 12, Protesting Against the Tariff. Panis, Nov. 18.—Today M. de Froycinet, president of the council and minister of wury M. Ribot, minister of foreign afairs; M, Rocbe, minister of commerce, aud M. de Velte, minister of agriculture, recoived a deputation comprising a number of ship- owners, oil merchants and soap manufac- turers, who called upon thom to protest agwinst Lho tariff so far as it worked against the industries in which the members of the deputation were interosted. he ministers listenod patiently while the speakers of the deputation set forth their views on the tariff question and finally promised o SUPPOrL1u Lhe senate measures providing for the importation into France free of duty oil seeds and colonial and for- eign sugars, e ble *uffering. Loxnox, Nov. 18, —Naws has beon received bere that the British bark Kato Sancton, which saiied November 4 for Pensacola, was abandoned in asinking condition in the North Sea on the Lith instant. The men had a ter- riblo experience and nino of them died from tho effocts of oxposure. Tho captaiu and three of his mon were rescued in & pitiable condition. Another German Bank Fails, Hawsnuis, Nov. 18— Hordmeyer & Michael- son, a firm of bankers in this city, have falled, with liabitities amounting to about 4,750,000 The assets of the firm are only trifling. Both mempers of the firm have besn placed under urrest. = s Convention of lown Miners. Dis Moixes, [a., Nov, 18.—[Special Tela- gram ts Tk Ber,|—~A call has been issued by President Walter Scott for u state con vention of organized and unorganized miners 10 be held ut Ottumwa, December 3, for the purpose of prepariog legislation to be asked for tois winter. Itepresentation will be one delegate from each mine and one additional for cach ity miners or fraction over ALy iy asy mive,