Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 3, 1892, Page 1

S s half under THE OMAHA OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER DAiLy BEE. d CHOLERA IS STILL OUTSIDE No New COnses Have Arrived and No More Bickacss at Quarantine. STEAMERS COME IN WITH CLEAN BILLS Every Precaution Has Been Taken to Keep Out the Plague and Every Prepara- tion Made to Care for Patlents in Case of an Outbreak, Quaraxtise, N. Y., Sept. 2.—The situation remains unchanged. The steamer Iceland of the Thingvalla Jine was passed by tho doc- tors and was allowed to go up this morning. er 557 immigrants are all Scandinayiaus and véry clean. Tho steamer City of Berlin u rived this morning with 435 cabin and steerago passengers. All were well and had not heard of the cholera in England. The cabin passengers will be launded this after- noon. NO CHOLERA IN THIS COUNTRY. The Disease Still Remains Outslde the Har- bor of New York, New Yonk, Sept. 2.—Cholera has not yet succeeded in passing the gatos of quaran- tine. It bas not even sought for admission wince the plaguc-infested steamship Moravia nrrived to report the twenty-two deaths which had occurred aboard her since she salled from Hamburg and the two convalesc- ents among her 250 surviving passengors. The last reports recolved from the Moravia, ancoored off Hoffman Island, state that no new cuases had de- veloped among the passougers and that the convalescents were doinz well. This would seem to be good news enough for the people of this city for one day, but they may further comfort themselyes with tho assurance that the quarantine authorities, the local and state autnorities, and even the national government, have all taken a hand fu the life and death game of keeping cholera out. With regulations which are ironbound, and precautions which seem to cover every avenus of uanger, backed up by an official circular from the Treasury department sgainst further emigration from infected ports, there seems to be uno warrant for a “‘cholera scare.”” Don't Go Crazy With Fear. “Of course, there is danger to our people,” said Health Officer J ankins, *'but that is no reason why people should get unuecessarily alarmed. Au epidemic of cholera mama is tho next worst thing to an epidewic of the disease itseif. The people, as represented by tho authorities, are being protected by everv- thing that medical science and common sense can suggost. What more can be done? Let them, thep, simply go ulong with their regular daily lives, observing, of course, the precautionary advice thathas been so widely disseminated by the Board of Health, and they can then rest assured that they have reduced the dauger of sn epidemic 1n the city to an absolute mizimum.” This practical view of the situation was supported by the developments. At Hoffman Island ything is going as smoothly as if the _ search cholera germs was Lhe regular business of tho place. The process of cleansing and disintecting on the islaud is complete. The baggage is run h““nl a chute inwa ll:l" - ting room, where 1t rer s an hour g &nmm The doctors say there is no question that this will kill any germ that muy be lurking {u clotbing or elsewhere. All Have to Take a Bath. The passengers oll have to o into the bath compartmeuts and use soap und wazer with- out stint. The attendauts stand by tosee that thev do this. As a rule they are a dirty lot, looking as if thay had not had a bath for mouths, it ever. In the main they take good naturedly to tho scrubbing. The change made in their appearance by a liberal use of soap and water is suid to o s0 great that those who have been washed can hard be recognized as part and parcel of those who have not. There is no mixing up of the immigrants’ boggage. Each lot Is put into a big sack be- fore it goes into the fumigation room. When 1t is tuken out it is restored to its original re- ceptacle. The immigrants themscives assist largely 1 this work. Tne method of taking care of the immi- grants' valuables was one that bothered Buperintendent Owens for a time. One man wanted im to take care of §00 while he was goiug through the cleansing mill. Mr. Owens did not want to accept the respoosibility. The dificulty was overcome by the steam- ship companies, They seud & mun down to Hoffman island to taxo care of the valuables, and ho gives the owners checks for them. Theso valuables, moncy, jewelry, etc., are fumigated in the same manaer as the vag- goge. Swinburn Island Ready for Patlents, Swinburn Island has as yet had vothing to do except to prepare itself for the work to come, Superintendent Butler has bis hos- pitals all in splenaid condition. The only paticnt he has there now is a girl with the measles, Today ho may have to receive the two convalescent cholera patients from the Moravia, He will bave to receive all cnol- era paticnts heresfter brought into tne port. Mus, Butler says she is sure a lov of them must be coming.” Sho says ber favorite goat ot aboard a tug leaving tho island oefore it rcn. Mrs, Butler s.id the goat never would bove aeserted its bome had it not known thut cholera was cowing. Mr. Butler intl- mates, however, that he put the gost off the Island because 1t crested havoc in his Hower s. ‘While the principal danger of cholora 18 from the immigrants, their clotbing and their bageuge, there is auother potent source of danger of fufection, and thatis the mails. This danger is independent of and unliko that which attends the admission of Immigrants to the port, siace while immi- grauts all travel in the steerage, the infected mails may come on u ship of the fluest class which otherwise would escape other than a slight detention &t quacantine. The bands of the local postofice ofcials aro tied 50 far us the mails are concerned. They have uo authority to disinfect them or superviss or to regulate tneir disinfection, but they must depend entirely on the methods employea by the health officers at quarantine who have absolute control alike of mails, passeugers and freight. Tho New York postofice and the Postoffice depart- ment at Washington are both alive to the dunger from this source and are moving together to cause a thorough fumigation of all wails from Europe, Bathers Given o Scare. Bath Beach bas bad tne cholera scare since Wednesday noon and visitors are rapidly leaving the pluce. Although a cool brecze was blowing down the bay Wadnes- day, the usual crowd of bathers gathered at the shore. About & mile away & lurge steamer was rockivg ou the waves, Suddenly o essel Was seen Lo run up Lo the steamer, and afjer & fow minutes a large yoll flug was hoisted to the top of the wmainmast and the bathers at the suore watched the maneuvers, not knowing whatit meant. They askea some of Lne permanent inhabitants its mesning, and were borrified wheu they got e fnformation : “llél‘mon Wahome ship with the cholora rd Vell, sir,”” one of the guests suid yoster- “before you could count thres there wus uot & batbher 1 the surf. Wo later leuroed that our informant had told us the trath and that the vessel was the Moravis. It is & shame, by the way, that they allow 1o anchor here. Itis ail nonseuse that there was no danger there for us be- eause they vewoved all cholera patients 1o the hospital and uo cbolera-jufected stuff rould reach us. Thank God, the vessel has Joue, but it spoiled our fun." Health Commissioner Grifia is of the opiu- fon that the fear ot thediseaseat Bath Beach is well founded, Owing to the presence of the Morayia in the lower bay Bath Beach is not a good place to bathenow. In connection with this x»rnyur Boody yostoerday received the following letter from Colonel Langdon from Fort Hamilton: “In 1850 the, vellow fever was communicatod to the people of Bay Ridge by ships anchored in Gravesend bay. Now the Hamvurg steamer Moravia 1s being aisinfectea in the samo place. For the sako of the good people of Brooklyn get the ship awuy." John Y. Kane, president of the Gravesend Boara of Health, called a meeting of the bonrd yesterday to consider the matter of anchoring steamers with cholera near Nor- ton's Polnt. Resolutions were adopted directing Shore Inspector Ferguson to keep the beach clear of bedding and garoage. Gravesend gutters and sewers and some of the Coney Isiand amusement halls will be disintectea. One of the visitors at Bath Beach said yes- terday: ‘“Thefear is justitied. 'Che people don’c know the danger they have been ex- posed to 1 don't want to inoreaso their foar, but juage for yourself, The Moravia arrived here Tuesday night with the disease aboard, but it was not until Wednesday noon that the first precautions against the spread of the epidemic were taken. For tweive hours infocted refuse matter and other staff containing the germs of the dread disease were probab.y, ycs, even suroly, thrown overboard. ‘I'hisstulf was naturally carried to the shore by the tide. Hun- dreds of people were bathing = in the morning, not knowing that the breakers they were enjoying wera probavly filling their blood with particles which meant sure death to them. Huudreds of people probably have come in direct contact with the polluted water. and I shail be very happy if it had no injurious influence on any of them. Tried to Conceal the Plague, ‘‘Hawmburg authorities have not displayed new traits in their unwillingness, first, to admit the provalence of an epidermic in their city, and second, when the fact that it was there could no longer be concealea, to reveal now oxtensive its ravages were. That sort of thing is an old story with Hamburz, Itis a business town, and the truth about epi- demics s likely to hurt trade.” 1dward Robinson, a lawyer of 170 Broad- way, who was the United States consul in Hamburg from 1860 to 1876, told a reporter something about the expsriences he had in that city ata time whon smalipox was epi- demio there, From 1571 to 1872, Mr. Robinson said. “we had smallpox in Hamburg, and in an epidemic form, yet the authorities used to give clean bills of health to departing ves- sols, as if the city were tealthy. I did not Iike that iden, and I had bills prioted on yol- low paper, and on them [ put, ‘Smallpox Still Prevalent,’ to the great disgust of the authorities. Pressure was brought to bear to make me stop represanting the case as it was, They told me that my bills of health were causing trouble for steamers going to American ports, bat, of course, 1 continued to give t' @ warning. When nows came that cases of cholerine had been found in Ham- burg, I said to mysclf, ‘the same old Ham- burgers; they've ot cholera thera but they wou't admit it.” Iu a day or two aispatches showed cholera was there, and nad been tnero forsomo time, and a hittle later there came news that there had been a tremendous increase in the number of cases Don't Want to Hurt Trade. “The fact is that tradespoople, above all things, are unwilling to do anything which may burt business. P’eople talk of the pewer of tho American dollar on this side of the ocean, but in my time 1 Hamburg mark bancos meant more there than dollars ever did here. 1t was the way of the authorities 1o suppress anything rather than have the risk of a rush out of the place by which the merchants might lose. “*Why don’t you admit that the smalipox is here?” I used o ask them. ‘It would hurt us,’ was their answor. “‘Senator Peterson, then in charze of the nealth departmeut of Hamburg and now burgomasteén, usked about the uarantiie and other regulations in force in this country to prevent the spread of disease, and when he was told what they were he said frankly that such’ a_strict system could not be enforced in that city. Their form of gov- ernment gives the ola mercantile fumilies a great power in the administration of the city's affairs. And tho first thing they look 10 is the preserration of their commercial in- terests, That counts above everything with them.” City In Bad Shape. Mr. Robinson said the condtion of the city was now probably noue too good. After the smallpox epidemic had subsided, while he was there, no particular improvement in the sanitary arrangements, which a pest might naturally suggest, had been made. Besides, there came a tendency of the popu- 1ation 1o gather in big tensment builduigs, a number of small houses which bad uccommodations for a number of families bolng takon for other than residencs purposes. Well-to-do families up toa yecy recent period occupied separate houses, but there had been & chango iu this system and flats had come to be largely used. As for tenements, thoy were as bad as those in New York. CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY. Dr. Jenkins Does Not Look with Pleasure on the Orders from Washington, New Youk, Sept. 2. ~There seens a prob. abllity of & clash of authority arising be- tween the federai jovernment and the state authorities reprosented by Dr. Jenkins. ‘Phe recent order of the president forbids any vessel carryiug immigrants to enter port until twenty days quarantine, Dr. Jeukius said be would use his discre- tion about keeping vessel in quarantine for twenty duys. If he saw fif, ho would quaran- tine a vessel more than twenty days, or less, He claimed that be had full authority, and that the president’s order could not affect nim, or cause him to do otherwise than bis judgment induced him. “I don’t want to be understood as defying the chief exccutive,” sald Dr. Jenkins, ‘1 suall do all 1w my gower Loussist tho national authorities to keep cholera from entering the country, but I certainly think I have the right by virtue of the authority delegated to me as health officer of this port, Lo decide on the number of duys that a ship stall be kept usrantine, I realize my responsibility with reference 1o the city of New York just as much as the president realizes his respon- fibility to the country. Conditions might be such that a quarantined vessel could safely boe released 1n tive days, and again if disease kept breeding, she might be detained a vear.” 9 Federal Powor Will Prevail, Collector Hendricks sald be did not think Dr. Jenkins would bring on a conflict ba- tween the federal and state authorities, If such a thing sbould arise the federal power would prevall. No vassel can land pass- engers or cargo until the vessel is entered at the custom house, apd Collector Hendricks will act according to instructions of the Washington authorities. The first symptom #f the overriding of Dr, Jepkins' orders was when the custom house oficers were withdrawn from the stesmer Uity of Berliu shortly after her arrival in the carly afternoon. The withdrawal of the fed- eral ofticers naturally prevented the declara. tions of the cabin passengors being made, all of whom Dr, Jenkins had intended should be allowed to land today 1u the same manner as those of Lthe Labo on provious days, There Wi 50me diSCussion OVer Lho matler al quar- auvpe, but in Dr, Jenkius' absence nothiong further was doue, Atdo'clock the Thingvalla steamer Ice. land, which bad arrived 1o the forenocon, was giveu her clearunce by Dr. Talmadge. She hea arrived from the ports of Copeu- hagen, Curistiana and _Christianlend, with fifty-eight cabin and 571 stevruge passengers, The latter were all Scandinavians and hag ot been neur auy infected port, so after their fumigation on board the vessels she was allowed W proceed. At 5:45 she returned, baving only reachod as far toward hor dock as Liberty tsland, where she was stopped by the revenue ocutter and returned to quarantive. Dr, Jeukins was still absent and suortly before bis return to quarantine the reveuue cutler returned Lo Guarantine, roleased the loeland and placed oftigers oa board tho Gallia, with orders Lo allow the |CONTINUED OX $ECOND PAGE.) WILL MAKE THE FIGHT ALONE Domoorats and the People's Party Will Not Fuse in South Dakota. WESTERN DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS Preparations Belng Made to Flood the Northwest with Democratic Literature iu Varlous Langungos—Stevenson Makes Another Specch. Cuamperary, S. D, Sept. 2.—~The demo- cratic state convention met here yesterday. W. G. Qugley was made temporary aod alterwards mado permanent chairman. The proposition to endorso tho poople's party eloctors was dofeated. Peter Couchman of Walworth county was nominated for gov- ernor. The eiectors nominated ave F. B, Morgan of Bon Homme county, Charies Keith of Brookings, John Burke of Codding- ton and John La Fabre of Rapid City. The balance of the ticket is as follows: For Jieutonnnt governor, 5. A. Ramsoy; for 3eo- rotary of state, J. L. Norris; for treasurer, George Culver; for attorney general, H. C. Walsh; for auditor, J. E. Zsibach; for con- gressmen, Chauncey Wood and Mr. Wicher, The platform demands the resubmission of the prohiviuion uuestion to the voters of the state, denounces the republican Pinkerton assassing, strongly endorses tariff reform and touches upon various other questions of interest to the state vnly. The couvention was a very enthusiastic one, every mention of Cleveland and Stevenson being loudly cheered. THEY OBJECT TO M'KEIGHAN. Phelps County Democrats Censure the Me- Cook Delegntes. HoLpreGe, Neb., Sept. 4.—(Snecial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—There is great dissatis- faction among the leading democrats of this county regarding the democratic convention held at Red Cloud yesterday. Ata meoting ot the democratic club of this city tonight a_resolution was passed censuriug the action of W. H. Cowgill and C. S, Bettz, Jelegates from this county in voting for McKeighan ns against James [, Rhea, their own candidate, who is and always has been @ hardworking and straignt democrat. A bitter feeling provails and a committee no doubt will waitupon Mr. MecKeighan with a view of consulting him as to his bromises of patronage already made. The following is the resolution adopted : Whereas, Hon, James L Rhea, our fellow citizen ana fellow demoorat, was by his triends p aced In nomination as azainst Hon W. A. MeKeizhan before the democritic con- gressional convention held at Red Cloud, Neb stember 4, 180% and . Mr. W H. Cowgill and Mr. O, § Bettz,two of thedole “ates from Phclps counts, did not support Mr. but instead vored tor Mr. MeKelchan: be it Resolved, Thet we heartily resent and pro- test against the conduct of the two said de gates as unzentlemanly ‘towurds Mr. Rhe and against the sentiments ana wishes of tne democrats of Phielps countys and be it fur- ther itesolved, That we approve of the conduct of Mr. Rhien in perwitting his name to go bo- sore said convention and believe In the good Juagmont and true democracy of those who stood by him, und that we send ereetin s to tho demograts of the Fifth con ressional dis- trict, notifying them of our wctlon #nd testi- fying our abounding fiith In the nonor und steriing democricy of Mr. Rnea. LINCOLN COUNTY INDE DEN1S. Their Convention Fulls to Attract Many Delegntes--Nebraska Political News. Nowra Prarre, Neb., Sept. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bek.|—Tho independents held their county conveution here today, about one-halfof the precincts being repre- sented. Hon. O. M. Kem was biiled to speak in the afternoon, but owing to the small at- tendunce the meeting was postponed. Chairman Dougherty of the republican congressional comwmitee and Chairman Ed- miston of the independent commitiee met in the forenoon to arrange for a series of joint debates between Messrs. Whitohead and Kem. Iheindependent press had been ad- vertising a joint meoting here today, pre- sumably to secure an audievce for Kem, as no arrangemeont had been made by tho com- mittees for such weeting. Mr, Kem and b managers did novseem Lo realize that the chal- lenged party had any rights in fixing the time, place ana details of the proposed joint meetings. The following places and dates wero finally agreed upon: Kearney, Sep- tember 19; Chadron, September 21; Valen- tine, September 22; Ainsworth, Septomber 23; O'Neill, September 243 Lexington, Sep- tember 26; North Platte, Sepiomber 27; Ogallala, September 28; Sidney, September 29; St. PPaul, October ' 8; Ord, October Loup City, October 4; Alliance, October 6 Broken Bow, Octover 8. The Kem mecting tonight was a tame affair, being made up largely of republicans. ‘The speuker ondeavored to explain his vote on the Picklor bill and other mutters with which the Cougressional Record chargos him, with poor success, The general opition openly expressed is that he is no muteh for Hon. Jaraes Whitenead. TO CONVERT THE WEST. Ben T. Cable Wil Ha Democratic Headquurters at Chicago, Cnicaco, I, Sept. 2.—Tue westorn head- quarters of the national democratic campaigu committee will be 1o charge of Hon. Ben '] Cable, national committeeman from Illinois. This has been definitely sethed by the com- wittee and Cable formally took possessiou of the headquarters today. Cable will have the task of selecting a small urmy of translators for the clerks and other employes for the western brauch, as it is expected that bundreds of thousands of documents will be mailed from now to the close of the campaign. The duties of the translators will be mostly confined to trans- latious 1nto German, Swedish and Norwegian of standard democratic literature and to couducting energetic proselyting corre- spondence with individuals of thewr respective nationalities throughout the northwest who appenr amiable to democratio logie, The committes has decided that an aa- visory committes of Iilinois domocrats shall be uppointed to assist Cable by their counsel in the Prairio state, Despite the confidence of the republicans that in a presidential year Illinois can be relied upon for Harrison and Reid, Mr. Dickinson and his colleagues express cvery assurauce of carrying Iilinois in the coming campaign. The question of eudorsing the proposed democratic fusion with the people's party in the two Daikotas is stili an open one and will not be settled until after an extended con- ference on tho subjec o Charge of the Morton lu Antelopo County. Newion, Neob., Sept. 2.-[Special to Bae. | -Yesterday was a red letier day for the old settlers of Antelope county, who bheld their aupual meoting at Elgin, J. Sterling Morton deliverea the address yesterday afternoon, Last evening Mr, Morton opened his campsign with an old style poiitical speech in the opera holse hore to & crowded bouse. On the tariff he fell back on Lis old position of free trade, aud donounced the tarifl as rovbery. “The aemocrals bave nominuted a coul ticket and will draw largely from the llance, Both democrats and indevendents joiued to wet Morton to speal here, Wayne Democrats Opoa the Campalgn. Wayye, Neb, Sevt. 2.—[Special to Tue Ber, |—The local democratic ¢lub opened the campaign kriday evening with & meeting &t the opera house. A, B, Charde of Wisner was the sp.aker of the evening, Dr. Kieper, the democrstic nomiuee for congress was next lntroduced. Tecumseh Independents Raily, Tecumseu, Neb., Sept. —[Special Tele- gram to Tus Bae. |—Today, for the first tume S - this year, the independents succeeded in ha 1ng a rousing rally &t thie piace. Rev. O. H. T'eneman of Red and J. G. Ferguson of Stella were the kors and drow quite a crowd from ;. amd surroundiog bt 2 [T S Opened ths Campaign, Rarin City, S, D., Sopr. 2.—[Special Telo- gram to ‘Tue Bgk.l—The republican cam- paign in the Blml“l-'l Is was opened touight by & rousing meetilg unaer the auspices of Harrison and Reld league. Charies Buell mado o stirriog #ddress, Captain Lucas, coneressional candidate. from the Black Hills, was then Intitiuced. He spoke of tho currency and tariff questions in a musterly manner, The action of the democratic and independ- ent couventions at Hill Ciiy yesterday in putting up a fusion ®cket Is Froundiy con- demned by stralghtwout members of both parties and republicans are confident of car- rying Penningion uty by a good majority. Elk Cliy's Ropublican Club. Erk Crry, Neb., Stpt. 2. —[Special to Tne Bee.|—The republicsns ot Elk City and Waterloo met at Waterloo iust night to or- anizo & olub to be kown as the Waterloo Republican club. Issac Noyse was elected prosident, Suverintehdent "Hill, first vice president; K. R. My@rs, socretary; Georgs Johnson, treasurer, ad J. G. Fishes of Blk- horn, Omar Whitnéy of Eik City, W. G. ‘Whitmore of Valley, ¥ice presidents. o mittees on arrangements and for securing speakers weore appointed, Quite a crowd was present and much entliusiasm shown, After securing o lofg list of members the moeting atjourned to moet again at Water- loo Saturday evening September 10. Independents. Des Moises, Ta. t. 2. —Answoring the challenge of R. C. Segtt of the peoplo's party state ventral committee, Chairman Blythe of the republican siate contral committee re- fused to accept the challenge to have the re- publican candidates Meet the people's party candidates in jolnt bate. He gives as & reason that tho repubigans have all arranged 10 meet their demoors opponents and that further debates would, seriously. interfero with Lhe general canv: which they expect to make, Ignored lo — WolcomesTrevenson. Lovisvirie, Ky., Sept. 2.—A speclal from Herndon, Ky., to théCourier-Journal says: It was aroyal weleohe that Hon, Adlai E. Stevenson received today at this place, tho homo of his bicth. Thero were 80,000 people presont from all parts of western Kentucky ard Tennessee. Afidr a barbecue Mr. Stevenson made @ speech, confining his re- marks largely to the tariff. ' Hon James A. McKenzie and Congréssman Ellis also made spoeches. 3 Nevad * Republicans, Rexo, Nev., Sept. 2.—The free coinags re- publicans in convention nominatea F. G. Newlauds for congress, but pnssed the nom- inations for presider.iial electors. whichis regarded as @ virtusl endorsement of the silver ticl Tha platform denouncos the national administravfon for antagonism to silver. Fox Nominate he EL h. HanrTINGTON, Neb,, Sept, 2.—Fred J. Fox was nominated by the democrats of the Eighth senatorial district in this city last night. After tho nominstion the nomineo made a brief but very pointed speech. outhwestern Towi's Campaign. Burrixeroy, In., Sept. 2.—(Special Tele- gram to Tug Beg J—Senator Allison, ex- Governor Gear and ‘A. B, Cummins oponed the republican campaign, in southeast lowa at Wintield today, 4 NominuteheF Congross. LovisviLLe, Ky., Sépt: 2.—H. C. Lisle was nominated tor con; X ress by the democrats in the Teath district. . ;o FOUND THE #LOST CABIN”’ MINE, Sensational Story of a South Dakota Pros- pector. Deavwoon, 8. D., Sept. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. | —William S. Dapy came into this city today, bringing with nim sev. eral thousand dotlars worth of ¢old nuzgets and & number of spacimens of ore fairly bristling with particles of goid. Dany s @ prospector . and claims o have found the celebrated ‘Lost Cabin’ mine, of which so much that s romantic has been written and printed in every modern language, His story is that two weeks ugo, while hunting in the western purt the Black Hills, be stumbied into what be at first supposed was a small cave, but which, upon subsequent investigation, proved to be & room 20x30 feet and of an averago heighth of seven feet, rudely hewn outof solid rock by human hands. This room he first discoveced to contain the skeleton of a human being which, excit- ing bis curiosity, indnced a search that was rewardod by finding geld nuggets of an ag- grogate value of §25,000. The place was many miles from settlement and he remained until & week ago, searching for the mine from which the nuggets came. He claims 10 lave found It and states the ore be has was taken from it. The fact that Dany had so much gold with him lends plausibility to the story, which is cre- afing a great deal of excitement and wil) cause numorcus prospecting parties to start out tonight. It is not probable they will ind tho mines, howaver, s Dany refuses to lo- cate it any more definitely than by sayiog it is about fifty 1 iles from Daadwood, in the western part of the Black Hills, —-— SECURED HIs KELEASE, Joln Tratnor Decided Not to Be a Fugitive from Justice. nicaGo, I, Sept. 2 Special Telegram to Tue Bes.]—John C. I'vainor, o lawyer, who was arrested on » warrant from Gover- nor Fifer issued on a *squisition from South Duakota, was released from custody today by Judge Baker, Trainor hrought habeas corbus proceedings, declaring that be was ionocent of the charge and further that the governor had peen imposed upon in tho application for extragi- tion papers, The charse was that Truinor bad failed to account for his administration of au estate in Custer couuty, South Dakota, and thai several thougand dollars wero aue from him. 4 The defendant offers to show receipts for all the money he has receivod. After hear- g the argumonts Judge Bakor, before whom the petition for release was brought, decided that no evidénce to show toat I'rainor was a fugitive from justice was be- fore the governor when the extradition war- rant was eranted, ‘The persons interested {n the prosecution threaten other proceed- ngs. RS MAY CAUSE 4 LYNCAING, Toledo, In, Citizens Fselted Over & Fatal Shooting Afta Cepar Rapips, lw, Scpt. 2.—[Special Telearam to Tae Bre ] —~There is great ex- citement at Toledo. A negro workman shot and fatally injured Ctint Mason, another workman. Tohe negr was juled, but it is feared he will be lync.ed tonight, as inaig- nation ruos bigh, Towa's Iron Hall Keoolver. Lyoxs, Ta., Sept. 2.-Local branch No. 80 Order of Iron Hali of this city yesterday applied for the appolntment of & receiver for tho order for the state of Jowa. Judge A, J. Howat lust night granted the request and appointed John A. Nattiner of this city. sued & Jag Cure Extabilshment, Crnan Rarivs, Ia,, Sept. 2 —[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee. |—Danlel O'Erien of Inde- pendance has brought suit agaiost the Hous'on arink gue® institute of this city for $10,000 damagesTor alleged wedical muitreat- ment o failing to cuce him of the habit. London Bank Eailure, LoxDOY, Sept. 2.—The London and Gen- eral bank, founded in 1882 with & capital of £1,000,000, failed toduy. J. Spencer Balfour, mewber of parliament, is cbairman of the board of trustees. There s uo excitement. Mysterious Absence of Cashier Stavens Caused the Trouble, HIS FRIENDS SUSPECT FOUL PLAY Aftor Visiting Omaha He Went to Chieago From Whence o Was Traced to Ra= cine, Wis,—Condition of the nstitution Crere, Nob., Sept. 2.—[Special Telegrain to Tur Be: The nonreturn of Georve Ste- vens, cashior of tho State bank, is still clouded in mystery. Mr. Stevens left Crote un August 19, saying to his assistant in the bank that he iatended to go to Omaha and eventually to Chicago, but woula return on tho Monday following. Ou Monday nows camoof tha arrival of Mr. Stavens 1 Chi- cago. On that day word was received from him that Thursday, August 25, he would re- turn home. Since that day no tinings of any kind have been received 1n this city from M. Stevens. Last Monday Mr. John R. Johnston, the former president of the bank, and for many years tho intimate friend of Mr. Stevens, started for Chicago to find a trace of his missing friend. News was receivad yesterday from Mr. Johnston that he traced Stovens as far as Racine, Wis., wud then lost all track of him. Since then nothing has doveloped. Closed Up the Bank, The bank of which Mr. Stevens has been cashier since ‘early in 1870 was closed today by orders of Atworney General Hastings for examination by one of the state band exam- iners, who wiil bo on hand tomght. Uantil that examination is finished nothing obut guess work can be said of the condition of the bank, Some time {n June last Mr. Stevens bought the stock in the bank ot Mr. Johnston ana Dr, Charles Band, and assumed entire con- trol of the institution alone. Since that timo Mr. Stevens has labored to reorganize the bank and it is supposed that his journey eastward was for that purpose. Mr. Stevens was one of the most popular business wen In this section, and a host of friends are anxiously waiting and hoping to hoar of his safo return home. Mr. Stevens is the happy husband and father of a highly estoemed wife und a son and daughter. CAMP SHERIDAN DE TED, Close of the Fourteenth Annual Nebraski G. A, R. Reunion. GraND Isuaxp, Neb,, Sept. -[Special to Tne Bee.|—The fourteenth aunual reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic, Depart- ment of Nebraska, has been an unyualified snceess, both as to the work of the local com- mittees and the attendance. While pohiics and political discussion, except 1n private conversation, was striotly forbidden in Camp Sheridan, yet the fact that this is prosi- dential vear, with three great partios in the field, has given the reunion a significance 1t would not otherwise have had, and bas had a tendency to bring out public speakers who ordinarily do uot attend nonpolitical gather- 1ogs. e Thousands In Attendance. A conservative estimate places the number of peaple on the grounds yesterday at 25,000, All day the parade ground, which' is 200 Teet wide and u quarter of a mile loug, was black with people, while street curs and convey- Ances of gll kinds were totally inadequate to the task of carrying the crows to and from the camp. The streot car depot, which had oeen ercoted at the cemp and pro- vided with seats, was crowded all day d until midoight or after, Oualy one nd stand was occupied last might and not half the audicnce could get within eur shot of the speukers, Tho unfortunate ones missed the campfire of the reunion, as the galaxy of speakers was tho brightoest and the oratory tho graudest of the week. It is ot every day that such a coterio of camp- live lights as Majors, Stickle, Andrews, Clarkson, Dilworth, Henry and Jones gef together, This morning the stream of humanity, crrrying blunkets, camp stools and grips i3 runningin the opposite direction. Thousands of weary, but not satiated veterans and their families are crowding every outgoing train this 10rning. Too Many Went Home, The grand reviow, which was on the pro- gram for this evening, was deciared off tnis morning, owing to therapid decrease of num- bers. Tomorrow moraing will find the camp practically deserted, General Van Wyck last night experienced a practical applieation of the independent aoctrine. Having occasion 1o temporarily loave his room sometimo duriug the might, he returnea a few miuutes later to tind two of his constituents from one of the back counties occupying his bed. Any one who is acquaiuted with the persoual characteristics of the general can imagine the scene and col- logy which followed. The Omuha Guards came in yesterday and #avo au exhibition drill this worning, whicn was witnessed by thousands of people, for it must bo remembered Lhut while alil the ave- nues of travel are crowdoed with the home- ward bound, there is 1o perceptiole diminu tion of the crowd in camp. Tho company is composed of Captain Bam- ford, First Lieatenant Mulfora, Second Lieutenant Broatch and eighteon men, The boys made a magnificent appesrance and their evolutions locked like macbine work, The new tactics, too, are bettor adapted to display, #s well as execution, than the old, The Guards wade & good impression Omuba may well be proud of the organiza- tion, which will soon contain thirty-three meu. After the Cash Prizes, The grand band contest for cash prizes aggreguting $150 was the principal event this aftornoon, Five bunds entered the contest— Miller's Symphony band of Kearney, Draver’s Juyenile baud of Kearney, the Sterliug Hussars, the Lexington Cor- net company d the Central City couungent. Miller's band took first money, $75; the Lexington band secoud pri 0, and the Juvenile baud, third prize, 2 The judges were k. L. Brown of IKearney, A. P, Hoover of Hansen, and A, W. Neioart of Lexington, The artillory duel between beavy artillery on the one side and the Gatling gun on ke otuer came off later aud drew overybody to the sceueof the battle, T'he beavy artiilery was not 1n it with the Gatling pepper box, which rainea buliets until uot sn arullory gun was left to tell the tale, The wind blew great clouds of gust all day,and tonight finds the camp almost deserted. The Fourteenth reunion 1s & Lhing of the past. Assiultod a Smull 15 McCooL Juxcrios, Nob., Sept. 2, —[Spocial to Tue Bee.|—A traveling man by the name of Cline, representing H. B, Patrick & Co. of Lincoln, while making change in one of the stores here yesterday. wissed his nockot- book containing $35 und a wileage ticket. Ho suspected 8 13-year-old McCool boy, aud as soon &s he found the boy, slapped nim, think- ing to scare the boy into a coufession, Tho child pleaded inuocence. A short time after Chine fourd ke pocketbovk in an luside pocket of bis coat, where he bad placed it bimself. If Cline bad vot spologized and paid @ fine for asssult and batiery the lndig- nun‘: citizens wou.d have used him protty bard, Christ ry Convention, Faiknuny, Neb, .—[Spoolal W Tue Bee.|-<Tne Christian misslonary convention of Nebraska continues here witn unavated luterest. Yestorday's session w com- wenced with u social meetiog and & discus- slon of the needs of the churches. Afier which there was & report of committ ‘The wost lioportant of these were the re NUMBER 77, - ports of the condition of Coln% and Fairfield collogs. The Fopo! them to bs in a floucisning_cond\ lowing this was an address by Mea's, of the Ocphans homo of St Louis, another vory able address by iy Muckly of Kansas City of the oht ex- tension fund in which he pointed ¢ the growth of that department of work ts needs and benefits. In the afternoon ™ Henry Collins, Miss Nowcomer, Mrs. I - bush snd Miss Gage made addresses and set forth the importance of their work. Prosi- dent Dungan of Cotuer university made an ablo address in the eveniug to a packed house. tvorsity thowed Fol- unkin , and Mr. Timber Creek's Piente. Cepar Rarins, Neb, Sept. 2.—[Speofal to Tar B ~'I'ne Timoer Croek picnic in Tsauo Smith's grove yesterdny was a com- viete sucoess in every particular. Tho weattier was fine, the dinnor excellen*. Friendship, sociability and good fellowship reigned supreme. No unseemly political squabble or untoward incident occurred to mar tho harmony of the ocoasion, The snecch of Hon. George D. Meiklejohn was able, eloquent, logical, convincing and un- answerable. Ablo addresses \ere also made by George W. Brown and F. 8. Howell, the latter ropublican candidate for county attor- ney. Late in the nftornoon the meeting ad- journed to meet in Cedar Raplas 1n the oven- ing. Every seat was filled atd stauding room ata premium in the city hull at the evemng meeting. Many ladies were present. Mr. Praty, a leading attorney of Albion, dolivered an eloquent address on the political issues of the aay, and was followed by Mr. Meiklejohn in one of his characteristic spoeches, in which ho adroitly exposed and graphicaily describod the schemes of the po- litical farmers who are attempting to farm tho farmers. Death of Senator Linn, * Husnount, Neb, Sept, 2.—|Spocial Tele- gram to Tk Ber. | —Hon, J. L. Linn died at his home in this city this morning. Mr. Linn had long been an houored citizen of this state having served several terms in the state senate and house. Ho was a man of wealth and sterline personal qualities and 1dentitied with many_finportant oaterprises of publio interest. The funeral will be held from the fawmily residence at 11 a. m. Sunday. The remains will be taken to Table Rock and buried with Masonic honors, ATKINsON, Neb., Sept. 2.—[Special to Tne Bee ] -Mrs. F. N. Brown, wifo of ‘F\ Brown and mother of Mrs. W. H. Blackmer, died this morning after n protracted iliness. The funeral will occur tomorrow at 2 o'clock at the Methodist Knpiscoval church. She leaves a large circle of rolatives and friends. TanLe Rock, Neb,, Sept. 2 —|Special Tel gram to Tur Bee |—'Sjuire William Free- man, long a rosident here, died this mornin at tho ago of 16 years- For a numbor of vears ne has hold the position of justice of the peace of this precinc Killed While Steallng a Ride. CaLLAwAY, Nob, Sopt. 2.—|Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—Frank Mackenroy, a younz man living at Amborat, Neb, “who came to Callaway a few days ago to secura work, fell from” a freight train four miles south of horo while trying to steal a ride home, and instantly “kitled. Tho train was stopped and the remsins taken to Amhorst. wtal Accident ar Grand Island, Graxp Istaxp, Neb, Sept. 2.—|Special Telegram to Tut Brg.|—Fred Wasmer wis instantly killed this evening by falling under a streot car. Lol TWO TRUSTIES ESCAPE. Short-Time Prisoners Levant from the Qounty Jall Via n Coal Hole. Last evening betweou 9 and 10 o'clock two prisoners cscoped from the county jmil via the coal hole route. Oue was H. Kruger of Valley, Neb., serving a thirty-six days’ sen- tence for petit larceny, and the other was W. S. Duicher, a United States prisoner ar- rested at Hooper, Nev., not long smce for counterfeiting, The two men were considered ‘‘trusties’” and forseveral days past hdd been assigned to the laundry and steam room. ‘Their duty was to keep up the steam for the luundry and to run the heaters for beating water for the morning scrubbing. Cousequently they were allowed to sloep in the basement near tho engines in order to keep the furnaces going and so us to have hot water by 4 o'clock every morning. Deputy Frnest made bis rounds at 9 o'clock and the mon acswered to the call. Then Jailer Bonaett arrived and ho and the deputy put the prisoners to b d. While this duty was beiog performed the two “trusties’ broke the staple from tho lock of the cosl hole and after lifting the iron lid they emerged in fresh airand freedom. After locking up the prisoners another trip was made to the steam room and the discov- ery was made that the two birds had flown, Word was-at once seut to the oity jail and overy officer on a boat was given a deserip tion of the escaped prisoners and ordered to keep a sharp lookout for them. OFFENDED HER One of the Vietims the Buffalo Strike Was un MATESTY, gram to Tuk Be the Twenty-second regiment of New York city charged a gang of young feliows who had beon bothering and stoning them and killod one of them, Michael Broderiok, aged 17 years, as he was climbing a fence, there was no thought of serious complications, but now it apponrs that Broderick's father 'is a British subject and the boy was under British proteciion as @ minor, The shooting stirced up iutense feeling In the neighborhood where it oe- curred, Bitter speccues, it will be recalled, were made at the mass meetirng held to take uction upon the unfortunute affair, T'he investigation now being made by the coronor is being closoly watched and groat pressure will certainly be brought to bear upon the authorities to make the investig tion. District Attorney Quiniey has an- nounced it as bis opinion that the shooting was upjustifisble homicide and has signifiea Lis reatiness Lo prosecute the soldier who did It if he can identified. Bome of those who have takon up the Brad- erick case will bring tho facis Lo the atten- tion of Sir Jullan Pauncefote, British minis- ter ut Washington, Iv is probable that he will submit the facts to his zoverament and the killing of the boy may therefore bocome au incident of lnternational importan ce. e — Will Distribute the Fands, Bavtivokg, Md, Sept. 2.—[Special Tele- gramto Tue Bee |—The receivers of the seven-year vudowment order of the Ameri- can Fraternal Cirele have submitted their report to the court. The Pendente life fund amounts to §20,000 approximately mnd this will be divided among the 20,000 certificate bolders who pad it n, Ju will be paid out by checks which will rango from §l to & The Pondeote life fund consists of the money Imd in us provided by the court after the nstitution of proceedings for a receiver. T'he geoeral fuad, which amounts to about 590,000, will not be distributed for sowe time, aud in both cases thirty days are required to elupse before the fiunl raucation of the account by toe court, and during which time exceptions to such ratification mway be tiled. The general fund of #590,000 will be divided smong the mewbers of the order pro rata according Lo the amount they may bave paid in after de- duciing any amounts the individual membors msy have beeu paid in the way of sick benefits. i Ev-Marshal Hodgze Acquitted, Casren, Wyo., Sept, 1.—|Speeial Telegram to Tus Bue. | ~Ex-Marshal Hoage, who shot & Larawie City cowboy pamed Williaw Allon Warren on Muy 10, 1691, at this place, Wwas acquitled today, | ONLINE'S WONDERFUL MILE Curry's Gallant Little Bay Makes a Now Mark for Two-Year-0lds, ALMOST INCREDIBLE WORK OF THE COLT e Cut the Kocord on & Heuvy Halt-Mile Track After Casting & Shoe at the First Turn—A Great Pertormance, ‘While turf glory is being spilled around se promiscuously, Omaha will taks a little her- self, and there is no quostion either avout its being richly deserved. It happened yesterday afternoon at the Douglas county fair when Ouline, the Ne- braska vred wonder of the infant pacing world, reeled off a mile in 2:17 flat. and that, too, under circumstances that made it by all odds the fastest mile over covered by a 2-year-old. In the first place, it was over a half mile track, and in that respect the performauce was never oven approached before, Iu the second place, the track was a bit heavy and tne day a trifle cool, and, in the third vlace, what is most wonderful to relato, the baby whirlwind threw a shoe within 100 yards after leaving the wire and paced out the mile in this remarkablo time, altuough bare: footed and nine ounces light on the near side behind. In yiew of all these facts, the mila in 2:16 over the Independence kite 18 come« plotely overshadowed by this phenomenally brilliant performunce. ‘tatroducing the Little Wonder. Tho handsomo little paclag marvel was driven down the stretch at 3:30 o'clock and introducea to the ontbusiastic crowd that fillea the grand stand and lined both sides of the course for 200 yards in either direction from the judge's stand. Starter Swigert announced that in about aan hour the little beauty would bo sent to beat Axtell's old trotting recond over a half mile track. Cheor? Of course the crowd oheorod, for it kuew that sowothing good was coming, but iv was the luckiest thing in the world that all those people were in densast ignor- ance of what tho outcome was to be, for had they known 1t, they would have literally kicked the grand stand to pieces in tneir ex- uberance, and bave been deprived of the coign of vautage from which they later viewed the thrilling performance. It was just a little after 4:30 o'clock when the white cap of J. B. Chanalar, the traloer and driver of the speedy bay colt,\as doscried crossing the paddock, and a moment later tho sorrel galloper appeared on the track and close behind him the famous Ouline, guided by the kindly tand of Mr. Chandler. They jogeed slowly around the raverss way of tho track, aud as they passed the judges’ stand the ariver informed the judges that he was roady and was going up to score. They came down at a rapid ohp, and Chandler nodded for tha word. It was given but the little fellow went up as he entered the turn, and they came back to try it over. They wentup even with tho gate at the head of the stretch, and after a littio deluy osused by the impatience of the runner, they started down, Oaline moviig very un- steadily. 5o they went until within a few yards of the wire, when Mr. Chandler sud- donly straightened out his equine idol, nodded again, and they were off. Away on a Ruttling Race. “Too fast,” growled some of theold drivers who were gathered under tne wire on the outside of the track with watches in their hands to catch the quurters, but it was evle dent that one driver at least didn’t think so. ‘The runuer was lapping Online's wheel as they went around the turn, When about half way 'round to the back stretoh a horso- shoe was seen whirling rupidly through the air and lnnded & rod or more over on the green sward, “Got to back tered o veteran turfiteé and turned away, but his attention was not long divected elsewhere, for the inteuso in- terest manifested by the crowd caused him to look again, sud there was no sign of the fyer beiug taken back. *Must’'a boen the runner's shos,” said the veteran to himsolf, and he craned his neck and looked the haraer to make up for lost time. As the great littlo horse swung around broadside, and his action could be more cara: fully noted, it was apparent that he was going fast, and up to the back stretch the posts flaw by with a rapidity that elicited remarks of surprise, and many an old timey voiced @ foar that the animal was not being Jjudiciously ratea. ~Up,” was the jerky exclamation of thos: who were watchiflg the quarter pole, and olders of stop walches looked iuguiringly af each o'Ler and had to be answered with § nod of assurance before they could believe that the quarter had been dono in thirty. four and one-quarier seconds, To the Half in 1:00. But on flew Online, oblivious alike of hopes or feavs, and around into the strotch with no slackening of speed and moving with the au- tomatic precision and rogularity of a pendu- lum. Down past the stands, unaffected by tho shight outburst of applause that the warning admonition r. Swigert oould not prevent, and again into the ture the little phenom sped, while the timers wera discov- wring that the half had been done in 1:0014. “A 10 clip,” they whispered, as if almost afraid to breathe, As they rounded the turn the runner was movod upa little, and it dawned on the be- holders th gh- dler wanted romething better yet, and was going to and with a finishing drive. Not a sound was heard as the equine-buman quartetto moved up the brek stroteh, aod every eyo was fixed on the dark bay beauty, from whose glistening oo the afteruoon sun was brilliantly reflected, “Up,” sgain csme the hall articulated aspiration, and & balf dozen watches told off ll:l: third' quarter in 83)¢ seconds, u 2:14 Ruit. come again,” mut- Good Bye, Axtell's Record, ‘The spectators moved uneasily, as around the upper turn Outline shot like au appari- with the runuer urging a trifle harder bafore, Chandler ~slightly rallied chargo @s he swung Inw the sireich, and down toward Lho wire came as pretty & moving piece of auimate mnchinery a8 bver the humau eyo rested on, Chuudler urged the fiving burricane on, and twice the whip fell along the sleok back. Not & mfl‘z’ neroeptible remor could be seen, bul ly a8 Phceous in his blazing enariot, this worthy ssion of worthy sires wont under the wire and the groat milo was done in 2:17 flat. ‘I'alk sbout demonstration! They had a brand new one out in the vicinity of tho fair #rounds just about that time. It is exceed- lugly doubtful if 50 wany thoroughly tickled people were ever seen there befors, und of course they hud to share each other's joy, The thunder, didn't come frou ‘lhe cloudless -k{v ~1t was the clush of ebullient spirits in the open space between the grand and judgos' stand Chandler kept lifting bis cap until sprained his arm, and then sought relief in tho stavles, whither Ouline, not In tho least distressed, was followed by the plaudits of 5,000 nalf-crazed enthusinsts, Oualive is & dark bay colt, aud was 2 years old June 17, 1802, He was sired by Shade- land Onward. 2:18}¢, dam Augeline by Ches- ter Chlef, 2:174¢. Six wontbs ago today he bad uever bad & narness on bim, He was brod by E. D, Gould of Fullerton, Neb., aud was broken, trained und driven by J. B. Chundier, who piloted him Lo new honors yesterday, He s now owned by G. W. Curey, aud it would take & gold wine t buy him., Horseweu whe