Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 31, 1892, Page 1

? \ =/ =/ STEVENSON'S ~ ACCEPTANCE Democracy's Vice Presidential Fominse Gives His Lettor to the Public. NATIONAL ISSUES BRIEFLY DISCUSSED Tl Endorses the National Democratio Plat- form and the Utterances of Grover Cleveland ~The Force Bill Re- celves the Most Attention Cianeesroy, W. Va, O 80.—Adlal E. Stevenson, democratic candidate for vice president, has sont tho following lotter of mcceptance to tho president. of the national democratic convention: SChaniestoy, W. Va, Oct. 20, 1802.—fo Hon. \William L. Wiison, Chairman: When in the presence of 20,000 of my country- men 1 accepted the honor conferred upon me by the convention over which you prosided I promised to indicate by letter 0 & more formal manner my acceptanco of the nomination tendered me by the as scmbled representatives of the democratic party of the United States. Since that timo I bavo been engaged continvally in the dis- cussion before the people of many states of the union of the issues emphasized by.the convention aud representedl by your candi- date for prosident, Grover Claveland. Opportunity has thus been denied me to write with what cars I wonld like tho formal answor promised to your committee, The full discussion of public questioas commonly expocted from a candidate for vies prosident has been ronderad less important by the complete presentation of the democratic creed by the gentleman with whom [ have the honor to bs associated as a candidate on the vational ticket. His idea of the issues now before the country for discassion and scttloment was 50 complete that I moro than indorso bis position and eive it the emphasls of my unqualified approval. The greatest power conferred upon bu- man government is taxation. Al!l the ereat strugeles of the past for a broadar political liborty have looked toward the limitation of DAlLy BEE. OCTOBER 31, questioning Grover Uleveland's right to vote At the coming election, ‘They are keeping the matter very quiet and wiil not discloso thelr plans, but it is rumored that Mr, Cieveland will be challenged if ho attemots to deposit Lis ballot on Novemver S, The demecratic presidential canaidate resides ab 12 West Fifty-first straet, tao Thirteenth cloction precinet of the 121st assembly district, but did not tako up s resi nee there until after October 12, which readers it allegal, under the thirty davs' residence in tho district clause, for him 1o vote, IRED, TAMMANY ¥ New York's fegistratior Leaders of the N Wasnixaroy, D, C, Oet. Speciai Telegram to T Bee.)—Tammuny’'s bluft is called. It has lost the frst trick i 1ts play for tko presidency. Tho rogistration of New York eity 1s neither up to its promise nor its hopes, Cleveland’s voto in the pivotal city of the pivotal state will beat least 10,000 loss than what has boen prom ised him. Moro likely 1t will be 12,000 or 12,000, Kuowing its offoct on the whole country, a systematic campaign of brag was begun Wieks ago about the overwhelming mnjority which Tammany would give Cleveland in New York. To bearout this blustering a big registration was necossary. It shovld also be said that Boss Croker and his fol- lowing were reasonably suro they cou:d ise to the make an imposing showing. There was rota politiclan in Tammany, from the big chiel down to the humblest warrior, who thought the registration would fali below 325,000 Many of them thought 330,000 ‘vould easily bo reached, while the unreficcting ones taticed of $40,000. The republicans and the peoplo who are not specially interested, but who follow polities closely, thought the rog- istration would bo in the ncighborhood of 20,000, Now the cold, hard facts are that it 1s under 310,000, a drop ot 15,000 from tho Tammany bedrock caleulation, The increase sinee 1858 in- the total regis- tration is only a trifle moro than 23,000, Chicago with its tremendous yain of regis tration in four years, is in a position to judge how nificant this is for a great eity lik o New York. Hrocklyn, with a population less by 500,000, showed an increase by regis- tration greater than that of New York. 1t this power of the right to tax, n rizht which should always be limited by tho necessities of government aud benelits which may be shaved by all. Injust “Whenever this power is used to draw tribute from the many for the benefit of the few, or when part of the people are oppressed fn order that tho remainder may prosper un duly. equality has been lost sight of, injustico hardens into precedent which 1s used to ex- cuse new exactions and thero arise artiticial distinctions shich the bene‘iciaries come to look upon 11 due time as vested rights, sacred 10 themselves, “It fs plain that our present inequitable system of tariff taxation has promoted the erowth of such conditions in our land, fav- ored thoueh it is by an industrious and ea- terprising people, a” friendly climate, o pro- ductive soil and the highest development of political liberty, 1f the eficiaries of this systom shall be abla to add a new tenure of power to those they have already enjoyed, tho develoboient of these unfavorable cona tions must continue until the power to tax will be Jodged in those who are willing and able to pay for the perpetuation of privi- leges originally conferred by a confiding people for the preservation wnviclat: of their own government. “Thore is no louger pretext or excuse for the maintenunce of a war tariff in times of peaco and moro than a quarter of & contur afier armed conflict has ceased. On the Currency Qu ce Hardens Into Precedent, tion. ““The platform of the national democratic convention demands the requirements and adoption of a tariff which il msure equal- ity to ali our people. 1am in full and hearty accord with these purposes, he convention also declared its position on the currency question in no unmeining words when it said in its platform: ‘We hold 10 the use of both gold and silyer as the standard money of the country, and to tho coinage of both gold aud silver without dis- criminating against eith metal or charging for mintage, but the aollar unit of coinage of both wetals must be of equal intrinsicand un- changeable value, or by such safoguards of legislation as shall w.suro the parity of tho two motals and the equal power of every dollar at all times in the markets, and in tho payment of debt, and we demand that all erourrency shall be koot at par with and cemablo in such corn.’ 0 this plain and unequivocal declaration in favor of sound, honest money, I subscribo without reservation or qualification, As u free circulating medium is absolutely essen- tial to the protection of the businoss inter- ests of our country, while to the wage earver and the farmerit 1s all important that every dollar, whatever its form may be, that fluds its way into his pocket should be equal, unquestioned and universally ex- changeable 1n value and of equal purchasing power. Th, reo B, “Another issue of great moment in the nend- contest is tho force bill, the magnitude of which cannot be ovarpstimated. [t may mean the control of the election of the representa- tives in congress by the bayonet. The repub- lican party, by its acts in the kifty-first con- gress and by its platform i its lato national couvention,’stands pledged to tho passago of this bill, That it will pass it when it has the power, no sane man can doubt, 0 all our people who desiro the peace and prosperity of our common country this question is all important. Sicce my nomina tion I have been in eight of the southern and southwestern statos of tho union and have talked with men of all classes and conditions there, 1 found a goneral und growing appro- nension of evils which it is balisvad would result from the passage of the Lodge bill or similar threatencd legislation, I found that the industries establishad by nortbern capital during Me. Cleveland's ag- ministzation were inalanzuishing condition ; that the immigration of lubor and the invest ment of capital invited to those states by their then peaceful couduct, had in & largo measure ceased. The euactment of the force blil fntou law, whils it would threaten the liberties of the entire people, w. 4ld undoubt- edly retard the material growtn of tho states at which it was espe- clally aimed; would 1weito 1 many communities race troubles and 1avite re- talistory legislation, whien would disturb property values und discontinue and destroy tho security of the northern finvestwents. And its reflex action upon the northern States would result in & considerable loss ot commercial trade relations with the territory now contributing o their wealth and pros- “perity. 1 suy nothing vow of the inhorent volce of the un-American wnd revolutionary splvitinvolved in the Lodge vill, which wus pronounced by republiean Ssenator ‘the most infawous that ever cressed the thres- hold of the senate,’ Appeals to the People, ‘I nppeal to the nstinet of self-interest And 1o the sense of common justice in the Awmorican peovle. The era of good feeliug and renewed cowmercial relations wbich commenced with the adwinistration of Mr. Cleveland in 1554 should not ba interrupted by tho inauguration of a nolicy which tends 10 aestrov popular represontation aud the purity of local solf-government, which fur- Disbes au instrument to discredited power to erpetunta itself, to keep alive rectional | jpalousies aud strife, which threatens muortant and material interests ana which offors 10 excuse or paliiation for its ex pens, ©Xcept Lho perpotuation 1 power of a politi- cal party which bas lost public confidence. *T accept the nomination tendered e, und should the action of the convention meet the approvul of my countrymen, will. to tho bost of my abiity discharge witn fidelity the duties of tha Important trust conficed in we. Very respectful HAnLa B Srevexsos,” Cleveland’'s Bight to Vote. New Youw, Oct. 30.—The republican leaders at the uatioual headquarters are might bo remaricd incidentally that the democratic jorities in Brookiyn ure less by 40,000 than thoso 1 Now York. Tho failure of Tammanys expectations 15 best shown when itis understood that tha averago lacrense in registration from presi dential election to_prosidential election about 16 per cont. It grew at that rate from 1870 to 1885, The total rogistration of the latter year was 286,000, If this percentage hua been Kept up this year tho increns should huve been nearcr 46,000 than 23,00 and the total registration should have ceadea 330,000, Depending on what had hanpened in the past tho Tammany bosses were not so wild in putting the minimum registration at 325, 000, Thry hud also a census taken by the democrat state ofMicials whicu on the usual ratio of votes to population would have shown a registration of moro than 330,000, It may o that New York city in the last four vears has not been growing es fast as In previous quadrennial | periods. This 15 more than probable, but it does not ielp the demncrats, The slower the growth of tho city tne smaller the natural ncrease in theiv majority, and loss dead weight on tho rapublicans. The normal democrat ma Jority iu_tho city must bo reckoued at not loss than 50,000, When the republicans sec alimit put to the natural increase, as they do now, they can take hope of muking tbe stato permancntly republicun. s DIED AMONG STRINGERS, Sad Death of & Prominent North Carolina Gontleman, W York, Oet. 8).—Thomas Hill of Uillsboro, N. C., a connection of the famous Hill family of that stato, ana said tobe a cousin of confederata General B. . dill, died Saturday night in a cheap lodzing house in Clinton Place. Hill came north a few montns ago to take a course of treatment in the ilecley institute et White Plains. After graduating from the institution ha did not reform but drank more than cver, his friends sy, Ho directed a lotter to his wifoat Hilis- boro Saturaay. Ho begged ber to como quickly if she wanted to sce him alive, for he was dyine. Soon afterwards Hill's Land- found him dead in his room. Among ffects, which consisted ouly of a phial of nitre aud & package of letters, was found a letter from his wifo 10 which sho said sho was disposing of the cotton crop on the plautation and besceching her husband to come home, —————— ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TICALN. Villning 1o West Virginin Attempt o Fright- fal Crime. Pankersuera, W. Va, Oct. 8),—A villain- ous attempt was made to wreck accommoda- tion train No, 64, runuing from Baitimore to Cincinnati on the Baltimore & Ouio road. The pins were pulled out of a switch at Ruley's siding, near the central station. When tho train struck this tne axpress and bagzago cars were thrown off the track ana the locomotive turned bottom up over a sixty-foot embankment, ‘I'he cars were thrown against a lumber platform, which provented them from following the ' engine Two passenger coaches were thrown off, but not badly smashed. Beyond a few severe, but nov dangerous bruises, no one was hurt, The condiifon of the traci showed that be- foro puiling the switeh pins the wreckers bad tried to pry up the rails. The road wus torn up cousiderably at the point whero the wroek oceurred and travel was deliyea, -— Teouble of an Lerigation Compuny. New Youk, Oct. 30. — [Special to Lug Bee.|--Judge Beach of the supremo court here has granted an atlachment against the property in tbis state of Charles W. Barrin- ker of South Dakota, in u sult by the New York Land and Irrigation company, to re- cover §45,400. Harringer was the agent of tho company. Levi A. Thomas, president, makes an afidavit charging Barrioger with ppropriuting and converting to his own use 500 in money and $36,000 in property be- uging to the company ————— WEATHER FORECL It Will Rain wnd Variable Winds Blow in Nebraska Toduy. Wasiiaros, D, €., Oct. 3) Monday: For variable winds. For lowa—Threatening weather and south winds, becoming variable: slightly colder.g For South Dakota—Light showers, prob. ably followed by cooling weather: ' north winds, becounug variable; slightly warmer in the'extreme western portion. For North Dakota—Generally fair; winds shifting to soutbeasterly; warmer in western portion. . Foracast for Nebraska—Ligbt ruins; OFrice o Tue Weatues Buas U, Omaua, Ocr. 30, —Omaba regord of temreratura and rainfall cowpared with correspona:og cay of past four yoar: al KHecord, 1880, Maximum temperature.. e Minlmum temperiture...” %2 52 H= = Average temperature.. ... 432 6= )2 442 Precipitation L0300 02 10 Statement showing the condition of tem- perature and prezipitation at Omaha for the day and since Marca 1, 1592, as compared with the general average Norwal temperatore ... a2 Deficleney for the duy ™! e Deficlency since Marcn 1. L6 Norwal precivitation . 7L08 ineh Doparture for the duy. -0 fnch Bolency since March 1) i.5¢ lnches Lawiox, Observer. ENDORSED BY WORKINGMEN | George D. Perk Towa's Greats s' Oandidacy Favored by ¢ Typozraphical Union, HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FRIEND OF LABOR Reasons Why the Luborer Congressional District Sk Unanimous Support i Election— of the Eleventh 1 Give tim | the Coming Rosolutions Adopted, Siovx City, Tn, Oct. 80.—[Spoecial Tele gram to Tiue Bee.|-The sensation in the congressional contest in the Elcventh Towa conzressional district is the action of the Stoux City Ty poeraphical union, No. 180, to- day in unamimously endorsing Goorge L. Perkius, republican nandidate for congress, and earnastly soliciting the co-operation of the workingmen of the whole district. The typogravhical union 18 the strongest organization of skilled labor in the district, having over 120 rogular local member: uinely of whom are democrats, and almost every one stands pledged to vote for Per- kins, There has been a strong, quiet move- ment among Sioux City workingmen toward Perkins for soveral weeks because of his personal kindness as a large employer of labor, his sympathy for orgarized lavor, and the contrast in this respect between him and Campbell, the fusion candidate. The unan- imous action of the powerful typopraphical union today Is a more emphatic expression of this feeling than was auticipated. It is the more emphatic because State Labor Commissioner Sovereizn, who is making cechos in the district for the dewmocrats, and who was in the city, had the impudence to try to get admission uto the meoting tho typograbhical union in company with Chairman Argo ol the democratic congres- sional committee, but they wers firmly re- puised at the door. For tweaty vears Mr. Porkins has been quietly recognized as the best friend of labor in Sioux City and the northwest, and tne spontaneous uprising of workingmen, without ward to party, is tha logical resuit, There is & heavy labor vote in Sioux City, which will go overwhelmingiy to him, 1t is said that hardly any man who was ever employod by Campbeli, the opposition candidate, Wil vote for him. The following 15 the resolution passed by Sioux City Typograpkical union No. 180 to- any. Wherous, Georze D. Perkins, cand congress in the sventh lowa congr ate for essional district, has always boon a friend of Sioux City Typozranhical union No. 18), which was in hiis oflice as long ago s 1870, with 0-operation wnd favor; Where o D, I’ without exception or sh d, arkins il the tow of furn ars, hus shown his sympathy with and desire for the not me best interests of this union, huthy the hetterjevidene bighest wazes in the state of low! b ddition, as a lurze employer of labor, in- 1y treating bis emp'oyes with courtesy ndiy. sincere and warm-heartes con - slderation: and Where s, Georze D. Perkins, by his votes in Congress on measures directly invoivin : labor Lus a friend thereof, and nehost frien {of Luboring men in the therefory be it tesolved. That the Sioux City Typ al union, No. 18, cordially endorses diducy for congress and wiil use all honorabl 13 within thatr ower for his election. un | tiy request the co-operation of orzan- 1 labor in the E.eventh congressional dis- trict to that end. Ly M'KEIGNAN'S COSTLY SNEER Ile Deliberntely the Germans 113 District, HastiNas, Neb., Oct. 30.—[Special to Tug Bee,|—The Nebraska Volksfreund, a dewo- cratic puper published here, in its edition of yesterday strongly navises tho Gormans of tho Fifth aistrict 1o voto for Prof. W. I Andrews, the republican nominee, for con are: Jumes Tsaae, anazent of August Berg,a prominent German here, went to ed Cloud on October 2)and endeavorau to collect o €300 juagment beld by Mr. Berg aguinst W, A. McKeighan, the fusion nominee. After teying to evade the doot entirely, Me IKeoighan said to Mr. isaac: *Tell Berg for me, that he and his German friends can go toh—1," when it was suggested to him that Berg was au influential German, Mr. Isaae makes afidavit to this, and also to the fact that whilo ho has bsen an inde- pendent, on account of McKeighans un- truthfuiness he canuot and will not support him, “Tho Volksfround after printing tho afi davit and commentinz strongly on it says: *We do not think that thsra is & Gorman in the Filth district (after he has read tue above article) who will vote for MeKeighan, Atall evonts ho does not desire ta have the Germans as friends, or he would not have suld they should ‘g0 to h—1." Do not forget this on tho Sthof November, and give An- drews vour vote,” In il respeets as to national, state and county tickets the Volkstreund 13 strongiv democratic in teadonci s, sMcKoighan's sneer has and will do him wich harm among tho Germans of this district. Grafton's Ke Hosts, Guarrox, Neb,, . —[Spacial to Tar B T'ue republizans held a rally hore last evening, Day's hal was crowded with representatives of all the various political partics, Tho Falrmoat cornot band furnisned the music, Hon. J. Jensen, candidate for thelegisiuture, made asnort 'speech, defining bis position on the various questions that will probably coms oefora the next lozisiu- ture. His remarks wero full of business, 3, L. Martin, ibo other republican_candi- dante, made a stiort spsccn, and also dia J. P, Millor of York, the senatorial candidate, Charles . Sloan, who 15 ranning for a re- election for county attoruey, spoke for over one bour on the national issuos, defiaing the monev question and touching on the wriff, “The gleo club, consisting of Messrs, (r2orso H, Warren, T. M. Fisher, It. (i. Bennett and the Misses' Ada and Matie Murdock, ren- dered the opsaiug pieco for the cvening, *America,” and followea this with vuriou republican campaign songs. Their Meoting u Fizzl, NLvy, Nab, Ost. #).—[Special to Tag Bek.|—For over two weeks a big indepena- ent rally has been advectised for Bryant in this county, to take place Saturday. In ac- cordance witlrthe plans the spaakers, Hon, J.J. Burke, Hon. H. P, Wilson aud F, B, Douisthorpe, attoraey. appeared at the ap. pointed place with their speaches ail ready, but they wero their own audiences, with the exception of nine other persons. il of Independent Rule, Evwoon, Neb., Oet, 30.—|Special to the Bee.|—Last eveniug C. A. Robbins addressed @ good crowd of independents, republicans and democrats at the opera bouse. His remarus were chiefly on the finaucial question, The republicans are doing Kreat work and the resuil is iore tnap expected by Lhe most sauguine. Rally at Sac HoLorece, Neb., Oct, Special to Tux Bee. |—The repablicans of Phelps county beld a rousing weeting at Sacramento on Friday evoning. 1. W. Roberts, republican uomiuee for representative, Hon. J. 1. But- ler of Hastings and C. H. Roberts addressed the meeting. Pllger's Kepublican Gathering, PiLcer, Neb., Oct. 8),—|Special to Tug Bie. |—An eutbusiastic republican rally was beld at Pilger last eveulng, the adjoiing towns, Stanton and Wisoer, beiog well repr sented. Aftor the parade and fireworks the crowd repaired to thacball, which was filled 1o overflowing. Tho meeting was opened Ly C. C. MeNish trodueing Hon, H. C. Vail, Who took up the tariff jssue and explained it 108 plain manner. The next sveaker, Hon. ‘r{ ", Willlams, dwelt apoa the people's plat- orm, Colonel Russell closea the meoting. Rahbins at Geanr, Graxt, Neby Oct 8).—[Special to Tue Bre.)~Tho ralty at Grant Thursdsy evening was A splenddd demonstration. Both the people’s party and domocrats wera well representea. How, C. A, Robbins of Lincoln was heard from. The spoaker was athis best, aud the audience was thoroughly re- spousiva, P S — OUR MERCAANT MARINE, Commissioner of Navigation O'Brien Sub. mits Wis Report. rox, ‘D. G, Oct. 30.—E. Q. O'Brien, commissioner of navigation, has Just submitted ndvance copies of his annual report to tho secrétary of the treasury. The commissioner expresses the opinion that the exclusio i of foreign vessels from participa- tionin our domostie and coastwise commerce, as provided by the act of February 18, 1708, has alone savod our shipbuilding and ship- ping interests from ruin, and thatin tais absolutely protected branch of our merchant marine, we have attained to success in naut- ical affairs far surpassing those of any other nation of the globe. He continues: American built ocean steamers plying between New York and Savannah; betwoon New York and Gal- veston; between New York and New Orleans: on the Panama route and other coastwise lines, are not surpassed in cou- struction and efMiciency by steamers of the same class 1n any part of the globe, and are the admiration of the ship builders and ship owners of the world, ‘I'be hizh attainments of American naval architecture and shipbuilding ars also splen- adly exemplified in the vesscls of tho Amer- ican Yucht club, which in point of beauty and of speed and 1a the general qualities of nautical eflcicncy are uncqualled by the pleasure vessels of any other nation.” Shipping on the Groat Luke Referring to the shinving on the great lakes, the commissioner notes an increase in the tonnage from 711,619 tons in 1952 to 1,183, 582 tons in 1802, and says it aow embraces a fleat of large stenm vessels, models of beauty and nautical efMiciency, which offor to ship- pers and passengers an uusurpassed trans- portation service, In referring to the Pacific coast tha com- missioner calls attengion to what ho regards as a ‘hreatening ddnger on tho Pacific, and says that the Dominion ab an outlay of about §120,000,000 erabled tho Cauadiun Pacific Rallway compauy to cou- struct its line across the continent and to ply in the Pacilic occan snd British Columbia a line of steamers which receives from the Canadian and Briuish governments an an- nual subsidy of \$400,000 a year, which is about fiva times the amount pmd an nually to Americar steamers carrying to and from Asia maiis which several times exceed in magnitude tho muils carried oy the Canadian line. The total annual sub- vention to this combined Canadian uud Brit- ish covernment. line of railroaa and steam unavigation amounts to about $0,000,000 o year. Besides, says the commissioner, the Dominion governmant has pussed a statute in werms allowing the Canadian Pucitic to dis- criminate uujustly sgainst. American trans- portatiou lines and in order -to make sure of securing the Aslatidtrade that government bas imposed a ais inating duty on tea and coffee whon impjiried into Canada from toe United Statos. & aults Uport Amerlcan Shipping. Mr. O'Brien regards all this as an assault upon the dignity ag well as upon the com- mercial shippinz intorests of the United States, and s a protsctive measure recom- mends tho imposition of diseriminating duties upon Asiatic and Australian goods when imported into the United States from Canada, ‘The commissioner next prints some statis- tics to show that wnile the toncage of American built vessels employed in tho pro- tected domestic trade of the United States has advanced, tho uuprotected or foreign commerce braoen of our mercuant muriue has yearly declined. He does nou regard the measures of velief already adopted as adequale to the restoration of American shipping engaged in foreign commerc, “Tho commissioner says the adoption of the policy promised by the house committee on tho merchant mavine and the fisheries for admitting foreign built vessels to both our domestic” and foreigu trade would, in his owinion, Inflict upon the ship building and snip owning interests of tho couutry a more severe blow even than that which it received from the depredation of confederate cruisers during the late war, The great ships now o the designers’ tables in this country, he says, would go to foreign ship yards for construction and the United States would lose the now brightening opportunity of se- curing a place 1n forelgn commerce commen- surate with its wealth, the skill of its con- struetiors and the courage and onterpriso of its seamon. Wasniy Wi D COTTON, P by the America \burist. W Yonk, Oct. 8).-~The American Agri- culturist in its Novembar number prints an elaborate review of the wheat situation, It points out that the exports from Iudia are falling off and that Kussian wheat is being lield for an advance, and thut the surplus for export from Austratia and South Amer- ica is very small. “ho world’s supply was LY N0 means mado up by last year's heavy yield in the United States, and tno replenlshing of theso reserves accounts for our enormous exports and tho active foreign market at present, The Agri- cullurist returns, by conference with stato ageucies and crop statistics where such ex- ist, and by its own system, indicate a total wheat crop for 1507 "of 401,434,000 bushels, It claims that tao arba of wheat has greatly been exaggeraced, the yield per acre under- estimated and the erpp reported at b to 15 per cent more thun wes actuully harvested, This year the total crop by states appoars from™ the paper's review as follows in round willions of buskels: Penusylvania, 18: Obio, 313 Michgan, %1; Indiana, 94: Illinois, #0; Minnssota, lowa, 8 Ne- braska, 17; Missourf, 24; KKunsa: 3 Cali- fornia, 25; Dakala: 68; and other states, (0, The arca undgr cotton this year is aiso' re~ turned at 16,613,000 acres.” Tne yield per acre 15 placed at 172 pounds, aud the total crop at not much over 0,500,000 bales of a R103s weight of 500/ pounds per bale, I'his udicales a crop udar 6,000,000 bales of 48) pounds per bale, e Pl uu! S PREMIUMS, What the South lAmerican Republic is Dolug to Lncaneage Tmmigratl Wasiisaros, DI G., Oct. 30.—The Bureau of American republes 15 1nformed that the republic of Paraguay, to induce immi- @ration ana secure \he developmeut of the land, has offered some very generous promi- ums to agriculturists. It agrees to give elghteen premiums, ranging from #0,000 to §620, for the cultivation of tobacco; three premiums of $1,000 for the cultivation of coffeo, aud places cogtaining 15,000 plants two premiums of $5,000 each for Lhe cultivation of eight squares of sugar cane: two premiums of £1,000 for the cullivation of 25,000 cotton plants and & premium of $5,000 to whoever cultivates 25,000 Brazilian banasa plaots, Toirty-two other premwams of 85, aod £10,000 ave offered fov the cultivat.on of rice, muuily, alfalfs, (jocerne), maize, Brazilian banaca plants, Rima orange trees, lemwon Lrees, grape vines sad indigo, and for the establishuient of 3 svgar mill, steam saw mill, wine factory, faclory for manufactur- ing clothes made from malerials of the coun- try, factory for the extraction of textile fibres in ‘weueral, factory for cooking oil, fuctory for the prepavation of preserved fruits, @ cider factory aud & mandociv four factory, ON AN A"GRY SEA OF FLAMES Philadelphia’s Water Front the Soene of a Disastrous Conflagration, BURNING OIL ON THE RIVER'S SURFACE Shipping and Bulldiogs Destroyed - Narrow Es Death—An Estimate red—Costly Fires ut Other Places, apes from of the Loss Susta Pritanerenn, Pa., Oct, 30, —Shortly after 4 o'clock this morning, a few minutes after the Airemen at the gas works had replenished tho fizes, the people in the vicinity were stariled by the sound of an explosion, A moment later the flames shot up from the river and a pall of dense black smoke began to gather over the wharves and shipping in the harbor. An alarm of fire was turnea in, and 1amediately tho air was filled with screams of the whisties in the neighborhood, tho cries of the sailors and the summons of tho officers on board tho vessels lyingat the wharves. Fortunately, the Red Star tugs, Juno Charman and Mary Louie, were Iying at the wharves with steam up, and they went into sorviceat once. The steamer Akalon, Captaln Samson, had finished taking on a load of 15,000 gallons of refined oil on Saturday evening and was awaiting the turn ot the tide to start on her voyaga to Japan. Captain Samson cast off his vessel at once and with the assistaocofof tho tugs hauled away from the wharf toa place of safety. Tho bark Felix was sur- rounded by the burning oil which floated Into tho river bafora she could be secpred by the tugs, but heavy streams of water wero thrown upon her from powerful pumps. Sho had henvy logs lashed on both sides to steady her, but the lines burned from the umber of the port side and the vessel at once beeamo top heavy, careened to the op- posite side and sank to the bottom directly across the channel. The bark Elena was not 80 fortunato. Before the tugs could zeva line 1o her the starboard rail teok Hro and the flames sprang up to the rigging. 1¢ looked for a ittle time as if she was doomad but tho heavy streams of water which were pourca upon her deck provented the fire from reach- ing her cargo and saved her, but she will have to be newly rigged before she can sail for Genoa, for which port she had clearad. | A hghter belonging to the. Standard Oil company which was loaded with cased oil was burned to tho water's edgo and sank, her cargo floating from the deck and adding to tho spreading of the flames. : A smull frame houso belonging to the city, standing on the bank where the gas works were, soton fire by tho fiving cinders and entively destroyed, Tt was occupied by Alex Colzin of the ¢as works with his fam. ily. They succeeacd in making their escape, but lost all their effects. i A large barn near the works was eotirely destroyed. Ive hundred feet of tha wharf of the Philadelphia station of the Atlantic retinery, and owned by the city and Standard Oil company, was 20 badly damaged that it will huve to be almost entirely rebuilt. ‘The powder house of John Davis was en- tirely dostroyed, with two gunning staffs which wero stored in the building. Tho fire was caused by the oxplosion of oil wwhich had leaked fmimtihe larze pipes which connected the Philudelphia and Atlantic ve- fineries, located on each side of the gas works. The oil pipes aro burned under the road which runsalongthe bank above the wharves. ‘The escaping oil worked down through this road and connected beneath the furnaces at the pumpsin such quantities that when 1t bacame igoited it exploded with sufficient force to broak down the wall, and the whole volume of oil spread in a burning mass over the surtaceof the river. The tide was on the ebb, and with a suff breeze from the northwest the flames wero carriod down tho river and under the wharves. The tug bout Charles 1. Pugh also caught tire, and was completely destroyed. Thaloss will aggregato §1 as follows: Bark IFelix, Elona, §15.000; Standard Oil lighter, £,000 Cuptain Iouseman’s lime barze, = £5,000 whaurf proverty, $3,000; bara and houso be- longing to the city, $6,000; tug boat Pugh, §5,000. divided £5,000; park AMID VIE BUINS, Scenes at Milwaukee—What the Relief Com- mittes 15 Doing. MiLwavkee, Wis., Oc Milwaukee’s fire was visited today by fully 15,000. Notonly was more than half the population of the city there during the day, but thousands came from neighboring towns, Itis oue of the cleanest swept fire districts everseen and 15 now practically cold, ouly the ruins of some of the great wholesule houses neediug tho services of the fire department, All of the important firms burned out will resume business at once, and many are pro- paring to rebuild, The Hansen Mait com- pany, whose loss was $300,000, have archi- tects at work on plans for two eight-story buildings. The Northwestern Railway com- pany bas rebuilt a portion of its freight house, switches, and aiready has a now roof on one of the great freight shods, One end of the building is under the roof, while the ruins of the freight which had been stored 1n the other end are sull blazing. The com- pany is ready for freight business, Iusurance men are confident the insurance will reach 1,000,000, Tne aggregato loss will bo double thut sum, Subscriptions to tne relief fund have reached 808,000, Among the largest aadi tions to it today was §1,60) from Clara Bar- ton of the Red Cross societv. ‘I'ha citizens’ relief committee 15 thoroughly organized and the homeless aro being provided for, The distrioution of clothing 10 the needy will bo made at ovce. Over 1,000 meal tickets were issued today and the cating houses were crowdea all day. ! Many of tne homeless are being cared for by friends, and about 600 are located 1 the Thirda ward school house, where beds ana cots aro provided. Several large passenger steamers are being used as temporary quarters, At the meeting of the common council 10- day it is probable that arrangements will be made for building extensive barns for the ac- commodation of the homeless. [President Hazeo d many members of the council fayor that course. People, hatless, some even shoaless, others sbuddering in their coats und (otaily in- sufficient wearlog apoarel, thronged contin- uously all day to the Athenium building, The women bad converted the basement 11to a wholesale supply estaolishment for all the needy who cama to their doors, aud not one went away empty handed. Contributions in a gonerous measure had pourea in from people in all sections of the cast side. Open Handed Generosity, Mrs. P. M. Meyers, who superintended the aelivery and tho’ collections, said there was scarcely u single articlo came tothe Athen- ium that any one would ve asnamed to wear. ‘Fbo wornen in the Seventh ana First wards had ovidently gone through their wirdrobes without diserimination. Costiy wraps and handsome dresses that bad suffered little wear were offered upon charity's altar wilh no stinting hand. Wives had explored their husbends’ closels and thelr aressers too, that was evident. The men's clothing looked suspiciously new. ‘There were trousers with fasnionable creases down the middle, shirts with the lauodry ¢lip still around them, overcoats that had done no greatservice, and what was yel more remarkable, patent leather ehoes, Tue relief committes beld 8 meeting today and hafuu Lo plan for the distribution of the relief fund among the homeless. An ad- visory commitiee and distribution commities was appointed 1o bave charge of tue wmon: but ooly temporary relief is thus far planoed. The common councll will meet tomorrow, The scene of when an ordinance will be introduced author- izing tho Board of Public Works to build Agaeks for tho sufferers. ST, JONNSBURY'S BIG FIRE, Flerco and Destrnotive Littlo Vermont Town. St Jonvsneny, Vt, Oct 80— The worst fire that St Johnsbury has ever known broke out about ¥ o'clock this evening and raged flercely for two bours, whon it was brought under control. Several busiuoss ire In the Pretty blocks and a largo number of stores were destroyved. The flames first appeared in the rear of Lougo Hros. & Smith's large dry goods store. A galo was blowing and tho fire swept on with resistless foree, lickine up property to tho valus of at least §150,000. Tho local fire dopartment responded quickly and did splendid work, but tho hich wind that was biowing and tho o1l that was stored in the buroing buildings did much to assist the nrogress of 1ho Hamos, It was not untit 9 o'clock that the fire was under control, Tho lista of establishments burned aro os follows: Louge, Brothers & Smith's dry goods storo, which contained 1arge and’ valuablo stock of dry goods; Baleh's photographic studio; Williams' meat market; the Morchants’ National bank: the C. 8, Sponcor jewolry store, with a valuable stock; Bagley's drug store: Sylvester's meat market; Lynch's rostaurant. Tho five last named stores wers locatod in Ward's block, a four-story brick structura, threo stories of which wero occupisd as tene- monts. Twelvo or fifteen familios were burncd out, There wers several narrow es capes, but so far as now known, nolives wers lost. The extensive establishment of (iros- wol, Pearl & Co., wholesale dealers 1n flour, grain and oil was niso wholly destroyea, to gother with a large stock. D. S. Abbott" store, J. A. Moare's hardwars store and Spaulding Brothers' grocery store adjoining, burned, with all their contents. The ori; of the fire is not definitely kuown. Later advices say that a man and woman occupying rooms in the building where the firo startsd were burned to death, The tenants van for their lives. ‘Tho total loss will reach 8 50,000, Light nocked Out b BeATRICE, Nob., Oct. #),—[ al Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—-Tho power house and engine room of tho Beatrice Itapid Transit and Power company was destroyed by fire this morning avout 6 o'clock. Tho fire started over the boiler room near the tall smoke stack and was of accidental ovigin. The building was a f:amo structure and was all aflame before the alarm was turned in. Tho fire department was unable to do morce than prevent the flumes from communicating with tho iarge oatmesl mill next adjoining onthe south. As it was, tho fire was con- fined to the power houso, which in a very short wallo was a completd rui. Tne dvnamos recently put in the building were rumed and tho total loss will reach #10,000; Tuily covered by insurance, Tho loss is especially severo just at this timo, because tho Rapid Transit company had nearly completed wiring tho street rail- way lines of the city, which it had recently acquired by purchase, with a view to operat- ing tho lines by electricity. The piant will b rebuilt as soon as possible, The Rapid Transit company has also the contract for hehting the city by clectricity and, as a conseguenco, the city will bo in darkness untl the company can robuiid its power geuerating establishment. It is prob- able toat soms arrangament will be made with_the old* Beatrico Elcctric Light com- any for lighting. tho city until the Rapid ransil people at resdy-to raguie business. Destroyed an Ol Landmark, KaNsas Ciry, Mo, Oct. 3).—%he old State Line denot, the first railway station ia Kan- sas and a landmark for travelers since 1863, was destroyed by fire tonight. The build- ing has been used of lato years asa tele- graph offico by the Missouri Pacific ana Union Pacific Railway companies. I'ne ioss is §15.000. Four firenjen had a narrow escap2 by the roof falling on them. ! —— Scorchod the Capiain's Furniture. Fonrr Romizsoy, Neb., Oct. 8. —[Special Telezram to T Bee |—A small fire in Captain (uilfoyle's quartors, which dam- aged all tho furaiturs of the parlor, was caused by the nurso girl in starting a firo. She was carrying a ligated newspaper from o0ie room 1o anothér, which igiitod tho vortierre. ‘The troops extinguished it. —_— DESPERATE MEXICAN BANDILS, They Ralaa Towa and Have u Battle with Loeal Troops. Nzw ORLeass, La, Oct. 30, —The Times- Democrav's Celega, Mex., spoclalsays: The town of San Juan, fifieen miles nortn of here on tho Mexican National railroad, was the scene last night of a bloody battle be- twoen a band of twelve brigands under the leadership of the desperats outlaw, Antonio Gallardo, and & company of governmant rurals of this place. The ban its roas into the town about 9 o'clock last night and made ® raid on the gencral store of Richardo Mcnaoza, They secured several hundred dollars in cash, drivingz the proprictors, clerks and avout twenty customars into thi strect at the muzzlo of their pistols, The rurals were given the alarm of the presonce of tho brigands, and as the latter emerged from the store and were ia the act of mount- ing their horses a fusilade was oponcd on them by the soldiers, Gatlardo and twoother members of the des verate band foll at the first volley, all threa fatally wounded. Tho nine othor brigands returned the five and a vitehed bauie then cnsued, tho other outlaws Hghtinz their way throuzh the ranks of the soldiers. Six of them escaped and thres weve capturad uliva, Four of the soldiers el seriously wounded. Tho eseaped bandits retained poss*ssion of the stolen mouey, This is the same band who, a few davs ago. stole $3,000 at Loria, a town a few miles uorth of San Juan. They commiticd that robbery by broaking into the ofMies of Basco CGiouzales of that plave. They killed a watci- man and two employes in that successful raid, T'ho money was 1o have been usad by Mr, Gonzales in - paying off tho employes of his manufactory. The rendezvous of the brigands is t 10 be near Guaajuato. FLUODS IN MEXICO, ought Much Damage to Property and Loy Oceur, New Onveans, La, Oct. 8),-The Times- Democrat’s Puebla, Moax., spocial says fur- ther particulars of damage and loss sus- tained by the overflow of tue Salido river fn the state of Pacaxa have been received hore, ‘Thousands-of aeres of coffeeand cane jands were inundated, and fully §300,000 in dumage done o those crops alone. On' the bacienda of Pedro Calles, 200 head of caitle were caught In the torrentof weter and swept into tho ocean. I'ully fifty persons in all lost theirlives, Fifteen oiploved in the Hacienda do Voua were overtaken by tho flood while atwork in the fieldsand were all drowned. Hundreds of families were made homeless, of Lifo Awlul Ac 1o u Balloonist, Hanren, Kan., Oct, 80.--L. H. Driscoll, an asronaut, was fatully injurad while making un ascension @t this place yesterday after- noon. When the balloon bad reached a con- siderable height 1t suddenly collapsed. Dris- coll then started to come Aown in his para- chute. At a Leight of eighty feet the balioon struck the parachute, koocking it sideways and causiog the balloonist to fall to the earth. When picked up Driscoll was insensible aud Ris 10juries were pronouneced fatal. e ol Ocran Stennors, ighted—Bohewis, from New Moveme At Seilly Yor At Havre—Arrived New York. At New York--Arrvived--Aunchoria, from Glasgow : Marcia, from Ito Jageiro, At Bromen—Arrived--Muucheu, from Bal- timore, La Bourgogue, {rom " Sview robbers, DR SURVIVORS OF THE ROUNANI Tales of Suffering and Hardships Endured by Them. BROADSIDE ON PORTUGAL'S ROCKY COAST Washed by Tremondons Se Aguinst the dagged Rocks by the Angey Surt-Miraculons Escape of Those Who Landed, and Beatem Lisnoy, Oot. 80.—It appears that the Rou- mania was jammed on the rocks bhoadsic on, and was swopt from stem to stern o tremendous sea, Tho ship's officers were on (he bridge when she struck and were tho first to perish, veing swept overboard by vesistloss waves. The scene was ono of tho wildest confusion, Orew, passengers and Lascars aboard ontirely loss their heads. 'L'he boats quickly Hlled with water and were swent away before an ate tempt to lowor them could bo made. Many of tho passongers were too il to make any effort for thoir own safety, ovhers rusheda to the deck in tho vain hops of e cape, but the waves swept all of the.a over- board. Still other passongors are suppoacd to bave perished in the wreck. From such statements as can bo elicited from Hamilton 1t appears that he made great efforts to save his wife. Bith were carriod overboard togather and he supe portad her until his strength failed and sho was torn from his grasp. He then lost con- sciousness, was washed cshore nd found bimseif on the beach whon he recovered, ternibly bruised and exhausted, Licutenant Rooke bad a similar escape, and all the survivors’ escapos secin wollnigh mir- aculous, They can hardiy walk a:d none of them, except the two officors named, appear 1o kuow unything about their escape, except they wero washed overboaed and thrown upon the baach half dead. Two of the sur vivors wero seriously injured and are now in ahish fever. Tho Roumania is rapidly oreakine up and haraly any portion of her hull is visible, Her masts are gone, exploring. tho wreckage froun fovnd forty disastel Searching parties are const. It is reported Uha the Roumania has been wiles from the scene of the No Dispensition Yet. (Copyrighted 1522 by Jamos Gordon Bennett.] ¥, Oct. 80, —[New York Herald Cable € w Tuae Bre.]—The report thaw the pope has al.eady erven Princo Ferdinand of Hotenzollern a_dispensation for marriage Witk tho daughter of tha duke of Iidinburgh was premature, His noliness s inclined to grant the dispensation, but only on the cone dition that tho prince aurees not to renounce Catholicism, but that tho parties to the alli- anco pledeed themselves to bave ther chilaren brought up 1n the Catholic faith, It is understood that the emperor has becn notified to this effect. - ROBBERY. co. of the Tamons Traln Robber, Found Gullty. Frezxo, Cal., Oct, 30, —Late last night the jury in tho case of (isorge Sontag, rgol i5'tn o erdiok bt Kiliey, Sontag s the brothor of Jobn ?flh}q’. ¢ho, with Chris Evans, is a fugitive from just! who at various times has killed three men and wounded several others in resisting ar. vost. Georgo ontag is suspected of being ihe leader in the rovbery of the Southera Pacific at Collis last summer, and was ar- rested on suspicion a few days aufter the roby very. He made no resistance, but his brother John and Chris Bvans, whe were wanted on the same charge, made a desperate fight and are suill at large! The last state legislature made train rob- vory a capital offense, but, of course, are afraid the law might be deciared unconstitue tional, and only charged Sontag.with rob- bery. After the jury had returned a verdiet of guilty Clarke Moore, a friend of Evans and Sontag, who was a witiess in the trial, was arrested on a charge of being an a cessory to murder. He is accusad of furnishiog Svans and John Sontse with fire arms and food, and giving the robbers information about the movements of tha officers, which led 1o the nnbush at Samp- son’s flat and tho killlog of Marsnal Vio Wilson and Deputy Sheriff McG ainoss, e Business Troubles. + ¥resyo, Cal, Oct. 30.—A. L. Barling, » raisin’ grower and shipoer, has filed a petis tion in the superior court, asking to be ae- clared an insolvent dobtor. The failure is a. very serious one, and one of the largest that has ever taken plac e. Barling’s liabld ities ageregate §113,000. His assets consis® of a vineyard, valued at 39,000, and pe. sonal property §38,600, all encumbered, = At the commencement of the fruit season Barling bougut heavily, he made big ship- ments east, but just then the cholera scare came on and tho bottomn dropped out of th fruit market, seriouslv embarrassing him, A numver of fruit and raisin growers will lose considerably by the failure, Towa State Teachers Lnstitute, Cepan Rarins, In,, Oct. 80,—([Soeclal to Tue Bes | The program of the lowa State Teachers association, tho annual meeting of which will be beld in this ety December vext, is announced, It is & very exs tended ou des papers by tho most rominent of tho stite, amoug whom are Hon, Hen bin of Des Moines, State Superintend President A G . Merril Toose of the Seerly of Cedar Georgo Sont 1t 03 of Urinoe apids, 1'rof, | State raity, I’rof. Wails, Prof. Allen of the University of the Citg of Now York and many otners. ‘T'he moeting promises to bo the 10ost inportank ever beld, - Work of the W, ( W Uy Dexver, Colo, O:i 5).—The Woman's Curistian Pemperanco union ladies did nok remain idle today, even if it was Sunday, aud from many palpits of the churchos of th city ihe delegates delivered temperauce st wons, At 3 o'clock this afterooon the annual ser- mon of the oreanization was delivered by Mrs. Mollie Moties Suell of Missiesippi, the national evaneelist, in the evening Lady fonry Somerset, ad Prinity Episcopal cuurcn, deliverad an elos quentaadress on the lemperance question and was listened to by a large wudignce altuough tho weather was very incioment, - Canght nn Overcoat Thief, While on & train enroute for Fairileld Sate urday, County Attorney Mahoney had his overcoat stolen from bis seat inthe chaip car. Mr. Mahoney had left his seat for & few winutes, leaving lis sutohel and ovel cont. Wien ho returned the cont was gon Yostorday aftornvon Oficer Poley met colored man ou South 'Peath street who had the county attorney’s coat on his srm, and arrested nim. e was locked up at police headquarters and charged 'with patit lars cony. The necro bad an overcoat on whiel had been stolen from a truvellug man on th same train, and the churge may be changed today to grand lurceny il Wall Sell a Ballway. Crnar Raring, la, Oct, 80.- (Specisl te Tue Ber|--In accordance with s decree entered at the last term of the federal cours, Special Mastor W. P. Brady will, on Oetos bor 31, sell at public auction the Dayen por! lowa & Dakot: rallway, together with al its franchises, heroditawments and appurtes naunces, to satlsfy a judgment for $620,000, secired by the Farmers Loan sud Lrush company of New York, g 3 on