Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 14, 1892, Page 1

gt TWENTY- GAVE FALSE INFORMATION Dishoncst Work of a1 Ager Department ITS BEARING ON THE BERING SZA CASE | Yot s Complis cates the gland garding t Petroft by His Falseho Government's Case with tn- Untrathiul Statements § Sealing Industry, Wasniwaron, b, G, I'he Post today published a to offect that Tvan Petroff, a special agent of the Stats de- purtmont, and formorly in a consulate de. partiment, has been detected in the of furnish information to this govern- ment in velation to the seal industry Aluskn, which has veea embodicd in tho proparation of the Bering sea casc for arbi tration Continuing, artic the et 1 falso the article says: “\When the State department began the task some months ago of propaving the Beri a case tor arbi tration, it becamo necessary to securo the assistanco of all experts ou Aluskan and scal ine questions. In investigating the literature on the resources of Alaska, tho department encounteraa the name of lvan Petvoff more frequently than that of any other author, and, upon inquiry for him being iustituted, e was foand 1o bo u spacial agent of the census burean. “It was also learned that he had taken the census of Aluska for the United States gov ernment i 1850 1 1500 and written the mouograph issied by the buresu of statistics of the Troasury department on Alusku. in nddition to this he had also assisted Hubert Howe Bancroft in the prepuration of the Iatter's bistory of the territorv. Tt was quite evident 10 the State department, there fore, that this hithierto trusted oficial would be of valuable assistance in the preparation of the oring sca case, se Discovered i Fraud, “Mr, Petroff was thereupon summoned from the census bureau to the State depart ment, and Lo was entrustea witk the exami nation into and the complation of certuin facts rolatng to tho sealing mdustry. It was not necessary for uim to visit Alaska, and his work was done in this city. Soine timo after it had been submitted 1o the ao- partent oue of the governwment's special attbrucys, while examining the data, discov cred an error. Closer investigation showed that nearly the entiro information furnished by Potroff had been falsified, and in a man- ner whicn left no doubt of falsitication, with wiiful intent 1o deceiv “Phis discovery astounded the State de- partment ofticials, The iuformation had ulrcady been incorporated in tuo case of the government us sent lo Loudon and formed a part of the expert opinion, although it wi not tho keystone by any means, ‘I e British government wus at_once notified ihat the United States had bees led into errors of statements and was wformed that a correc- tion would be made when the counte as the supplementary papers are termed, w submitted. “The diseovery has created considerable excitement in ofeial circles. T'he superin- tendent of the consus has becn in conferenc: with the president, the scerotary of state ana scerctary of 1ho intorior regarding his faithless employe. The quostion has natur ally arisen, if Detrofl's work been fulsi- tied 1n cnd instance, ure not wusus Lig- ures also unreliablef “Phis is an inquiry that can ouly he an- swered after tedious and perh xpausive investigation. Curiously enough, therois no luw upon tho statute beoks to meet such a case as this, and Mr. Petroff will simply los his government position with the knowlodge that he never again re-onter offlcial hie. Adventurous Spirit. his. pssessed an 2 Iussiun by b awhen that countr provinco, Is 10w (0 ve venturous spir h, who moved 'y WS 0 Russian \d e lived thore forty vears, e rs of age. tle hus been an ad- all his life. He took the vecommendation of Geueral K. A. Walker tha he was seleeted to furnish the Alaskan statistics for the ceusus which b comploted,” ONicials of the State and In‘erior depart- ments, whon sbown the article this evening, alrmed its correctness, but decilned 1o say anything further. - 108 BISHGPS, LSSIGAME rces Which the Methodist P Will Attend the Coming Year, New Youk, Nov. 13-—-Bishop Fowler, sccretary of the board of bishops of thoe Methodist Iipiscopal church, nas prepared the following hist of assicuments of bishops as adopted by tho bourd of bishops of the conferences cf 1503 Bishop Waldao—South Carolina confer- ence, Bennettsville, S. C., January 113 Delaware conference, Dover, March 9: New Jersoy_conference, Mount Holly, Maren 1 New York conference, Tareytown, April | Bishop Bowman- Georsta conferen Domorest, January 123 Alabama, Birming num, Jandary 19 Coutral Alabama, Bir- wingham, Japuar; Upper Mississipp, Corinth, February Bishop avuary | Jobn's River, el ington, Selvyville, Ky., A Bishop Androws - Mississippi, Sorings, January 12 June mission place not selectea; Lowsiano, Shroveport, Jauuary 20, Bishon Newman—Arkansas, Pebruary 2; Baltimore, Hagortown, March 27, Bishon' Newman will afterwards visit the South American mission, Bishop Hurst -Kausas, Baldwin, March 1 south Kansus, Coffovville, Murch 8 south west Kansas, Groat Hend, Mareh Bishop Warren —Viraioia, Roanoke, Murch (; 1’biadolobia, Norristowr; March 3 cen- tral Pennsyivania, Belio Foc'te, March 5, Bisthop Fowler—Central Missouri, Mexico, Maren N; St. Louis, Butler,March 15; Kiris: ville, Mareh 20; North Daiota, April §, Bishop Morrill—Wilmington, March 13 uerthwest ludiana, La Porte, April 12, Bishop Joyce—North Inaiaus, Mishapaka, Mar st Gorman, l3uffalo, N, Y., Apriin: Proy and Albany, Apnl 12; Ver mont, Barton, Avril 19, nde —New York, Kast Danbury, Conn, Avril b; Middle Westorook, April 0 Biston itzgerald- Newurk, place not se leoted, probubly Jersey City, April 5, Wyowing, Scranton, April 19 Northern Now York, Maloue, Apuil 19, Bishop (ioodseil New Eugland, place not fixed, April 5 New Kuglund southern, Piymoutn, Mass., August 13 T'ne forolgn confercnces wili bo visited by Bistions Thoburn, Tuylor, Foss, Newman and Vincent as follows Bishop Thoburn Cont elates avanuab, Branswick, Pulutia, January ud, dantary 20; Lex arch Fort Swmitn, South ludia, Bombay, December 14, 1502, Bomhay, Bombay, Decem ber 16 North Tudis, Bureilly, Jauuary 1. Northwost India, Agra. danuary 19; Beigal, Burmab, Caleutia, February 20; Malay, Asla, Swgapore, March 2. Bishop Laylor—Liberia, January wission, no fixed date. - Congo Mexieu's 1 g Crops, New Onceans, La, Nov. 13, —The Democrat's City of Mexico special suys ‘I'ne goverument tus received veports from nearly all the states of the repubie during tho past few days. The outlook for a bouu- tiful cora wod beun cron is reported as vory promising, ‘e vield has been immense, .Tuere hus been au aburdance of rain 1 the states of Chibuabha, Coahulia and Durango and the protracted drouth 1o that portion of tho republio has becu wompletely broken. i Huntington's Mexi NEW OKLEANS, L limes A Purehuse Nov, 18.—The ‘Times- Demoecrat's Duraugo, Mex., special says: C. P, Huutlugton, presideat of the Southern Pacifie, who bas veen au active parucipant ECOND YEAR. | of the State of | | something ‘THE OMAHA DAILY BEE in the celebration of the completion of the Moxican International railroad, visited the famous Iron mountain, which he rocently purchased. He still rafuses to make any statemont for publication concerning the purchase, Mr. Huntington has valuable jiver mines in this statc and 1t is said he vill soon estab.ish a large smeliter in this ety e, - BEIEGED CLEVELAND'S HOUSE, Carlons Crowds Collect Stare at the Walls y Nov. 13.--Sunday came a welcome relief to President-eloct tand, Ho was men in Now York last weele, urd his fr considerately roframed from callin him today, Oue of them said he nad e visiting since election to last him day Many persons hung around land’s hiouse to get a look at him planted thamseives before the afternoon ard began to devour it Other t on on the Walks and NEw You Cleve ono of the nardest worked s upon ugh over Sun Mr. Thecrowd nhouse in th with their people passiug through the their way from church thought was lappening aud they, too, I'his fnterest in the premises kept ‘The streams of telegrams aud Mr. aud Mrs. Clevelaud still come in. No letters, of course, arrived, but therc were many dispatcnes. A wagon load of letters is oxpected tomorrow. Tac express compaules deliverod many pack- ages on Saturday, including several doils for Miss Ruth Cleveland, Many democrats seom 10 think that the ex-prosidont would be happier if be bad their picture iu his al- bum aud they are sending them in lurge uumbers, Others “as a_guarantee of good faith* send long letters, larzely descriptive of thomselves, and they don't seem to be apropos of auything in particular, Things arc quiet at democratic national headquarters, I'hie most conspicuous objects there tonlght wero the neadguartors' “mas- coU’ aud a big fire. The mascot isa cat, warked almost exactly hke a tiger, and greatly resembliug in miniature the Tamn- many hall quadruped. A peealinr thing about tho anumal is that it strayed into the headguarters on eleetion night. 10 1 MILLION. Clove oyes stre: stopped. up all dav letters to nein Carl Wil Kansas City t n Fortane arl Wilhielm , bieir to the estate of his father, worth #1,000,000 in Germany, has been located 1 this citv. He is a porter in the Heury Woolstein, 1420 b and ok about name, His famity lives Kansas Ciry Ammoeador saloon tEigtoenth stre known as “Peacil Charley. B ame u saloon vorter he peddied pencils tho streets und thus gained s nick- is in_Berlin and his father wus very wealthy., The son was wild aud ran away from bome twelve years ago. Stortly afterwar s bis fatnerdied, aad since then no‘trace of the son could be found, although diligent effort was made, until a deseription of the missing man was received here ana was found to fiv “Pencil Charley the saloon porter, tis w as notified and she promptly sent money with which to pay her sou's passago home. Awmendor! seems 1o be suffering with a mild form of lunacy and hurdis roalizes uis position. Henry Steu- vach hus been appoited his euardian and will aitond to his uusiness uatil e can ango to Germany. VLEST FROM 01110, tavo cly State. . Nov. 15,—Tne republicans oficial returns from all the 1 show a plurality in the state for T . reoublican, of 1,034, and Danford, the heau of the electoral ticket, of 3,32, Danford runs saveral thousand uhead of the other republican eleotors and Seward, the head of the democratio electors vuns 4,000 or 5000 atead of his colleagues. The general opinion s that Seward will bo elected by dofeating tho clector who receivos the smullest number of votes on the republi can ticicot. I'he figures show that the republicans will save their stute tickot and elect twonty-two of the tweniy- three olectors und ten of the twenty-ouo congressimen, T'he democratie co! pittee makes uo state- mont, pending the ofieial count. Carpeuter, the head of the electoral tickot of tho peopid's party, recaved 4,002 votes in the thirty-si 1ties which have sent ofth ciat roun otary of state, Reed, probibition elector al the head of his ticke! ivod 8 20 publicans Carcied That Cortum uave rocolve counties wh (0. - ELECTRICITY, Stockton, Calt elun, ., Nov. RILLED i3Y Fate of a ornla, Electri- Srockros, Cal 13.—Charles Bar- told, employed ut the oiectric works, was in stantly killea lust night by w shock received while working at an are light. On his way bome witii his wife and two cbildren he noticea thot the light neeged attention. He went to tha poll and witnout the usual pra aution to stand on a nonconductor he at- ached tho crank while standing on the carth, and mstantly foll doubled upand al wost dead. Ihe passersby saw uim fall and weut 1o Lis assistance. Life was al most extinet and bo died afer taking o fow breathis. When the body was examined no wark wis found on it nor was there any sien of vurning. Some of the ciectricians at the works thought i3artold was not d by eloctricity because no buras were seen, - St Talking Abont 0 Pants, Nov. Phe Feench public is just beginning to grasp the sigoiticanco of the result of the alection in tho United States, I'hie financial columus of the daily press and financial oreans dectare thut the democratic suceess will give a new impetus to trade and will bring additional capital into throughout the world, aud will fuel t5 the smouldoring agitation Meliinley protection of Frang The leading Swiss Review warns I that it the democrats lower tho tavif in America, America will become redoutale unless Kurope also adopts frea trade. Hign duties on Awerican products, it says, will inteusify the evil and complete the run of the countries of Europe. - ists Wil Meet, By, Nov, 13, Toe socialist conven tion will meet at Corcordia Lall tomorrow. ‘The conveution will organize by electing proner ofiicers and estabushing ruies of pro ceedute, At meeting on the following day Richard Pischor will coter upon the report of the general work done by the comuittes during the preceding year. Othicr reports will be mad rdinand b ald on theuterna- tion v congress tn Zuarich, on the com- me crisis and 1S cousequence, general poverty. Bebvel will discuss *Anti-Semitism Socioty Doctgine.” Besidos this subject o number of others will be discussed. A uew committec will also Le elected. —————. Mos, Belmont Dy Nrw Youn, Nov. 13, —Mrs, Belumont, widow of the late August Belmont, and motber of August and Pervy Bolmouf, is dyiug at ber residence, 100 Pifth avenue. A fear and a buif ago Mrs. Belwont sufferea from a sovere attack of grip, which seriously uffected her lungs snd digestive orgaus. Her physicians say hor death way be expacted at any bour. e w Short Visit, VIENNA, Aov. 18.—The czarowiteh, who ar rived in this cily yesterday, departed tonight for St. Petersburg. He conforred for au bour this morning with Count Kalnoky, the Austro-Huuzarian foreign minister. Later he was the guest of honor at & banquet given at the paluce, o - Wil e Mude o Cardinal, Loxvos, Nov. 18.—A dispateb from Rome says: ILis probable that Mgr. Satolli, who is now sojourning in America, will be wade & cardiual on bis return to Rome next year r Election, business add fresn against the urope Berlin S as | i \ OMAHA. MONDAY MORNING, NOVI LONDON'S iDL} THOUSANDS | Blooly Suaday Rememberad by the Work- ing Peopla, DEMONSTRATION IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE Thousands Adopt Earnest Protes Fill it List Lesolutions — A ¥ o Spreches o wi bat from tn y e ployed Lahor — Annie rwe, Loxnoy, Nov. 18 ~Trafaizar square was today, the annivers of Bloody Sunday, the seene of a great popular demonstration 1n the celebration of the restoration by the lib. erul government of the right o hold public meetings i the squars and to wrive uotics to the uemands ot the unompioved poor upon the goverament and local bodies to start all needed pablic imorovemauts 48 to assist oy, 50 1o relieving existing destitution Bright sunshine usherad in the morning and brought crowls of people to the spot, whict will doubtless ever bo nssoctatod with the memorable couflict of that Sunday in 1557, when Charles Warren successtully un leld his order, prohibiting the use of the SquAro azainst the masses, which mado cencerted offort to break through the lines of police and soldisry. The weather in tho afternoon was less favorable. Tho sky ba- came cloudod and threatened rain. Nottiog daunted, tho legions of unemoloyed, of so- cialists aud othoer sympathizors, mirched in bod1es to tho square, mostof them coming from the oast and southoast. A bana was stationed there, which greeted the arricing processions, the first torce of whieh were social-democratic bo Thoy carriea rea banners and wereled by a number of girls waving rod flags. Thoy took up a post tion ut the vase of the Nelson columa, avout three sides of which platforms wero con stracted. The balustraded front of the gal lery provided asother means of accom:noda- tion for the crowd. Inseeiptions on the 1 banners bore iuscriptions such as ers of the world unito aud sow the , but do not let tae tyrants reap.” Another which was grected everywhers with cheers was 1userived: *Paken by 5 Bullies, Bloody Suuday. Rotaken Samo Day.” The bannsrs were placed out spread about Nelsou's monument, forming brigut backgrouna to the dari masses sur rounding the speakors. Tho windows and roofs of the buildings overlooking the squars were crowded with spactators. I'here was a noticsablo absence of polico within the square. but hundreds ou foot and nambers of mounted men were stationed bucis of the National gullery and at other ¢ venient spots out of sight. Dotachments of threo or four were placad every three or four vards at the approaches to the squure, waile an ambulance corp: with streteners other paraobernalia was on hand ¢ for sorvice. Scottand Yard, was ready for an emergen The square was filled with a vast con course of peovls by 50, 1t was an emiu- orderly crowd, however. Ordinary ic was littis impede jority of the ssion were well are men. There were forty speakers, including Joban Buras, James Keir, H. M. Hyndman, Ben Tiilet, Bernard Shaw and Willi n Saunders, M. I The speecnes wers limitod to six minutes each. Owing to tho nuise ouly those uear the speakers could hear them najority could only ldok on und watct Johun Burns' s, who spoke fro the wonument, as loudiv cheersd. He movod the resolu’ tion apeut the unemployed. His speech was moderate, Ho contrasted this squarc as it uppeared on BloodygSunday with the poac fulussembly of today. He said that thirty per cent of ihe engincers wnd worlmen in tno steel, fron, tin plato and stapbuilding in- dustries were out of wors, but he atiributed this unfortunate condition to previous oval production. With an elght-hour dag's work, bo deciaved, thia would be romedicd, and ho advocated the establishmoat of labor bu Ho exprossed regret that the over worked employes, instead of the railvoad di- tors, had been Killed in the collision at hirsk. Cony Beare, whospoke from- the balus of th 'National gullery, urg: cowpel the respectful control of the police, Ue deprecated talk about the use of dynamite to secure to 1ho peonle the vestora- tion of their rights. Such absurd utterances us were heard at Tower Hill were a diszrace una came chielly from taelipsof foreign paupers, Othors spoke. The resolutions wer from all the platforms at 4:15 p, were declared carried, though the nrevented the words of the resolutions being heard beyond the flatform, ‘The sauare was then quickly cleared und the processionists took up the march to thoir rospective districts, with bands playing and banners waving. At the bhead of one proces- s10n was & gray-beard on horse back, repre- senting the red shirt. rade rs 10 put and huboub CAUSED HEAVY LOSS, Very Striet Quarantine Regulations Applied by Cuban Authorities, Havaxa, Nov. Ii—The scare about the cholera has caused n» hLittls trouble aud anxiety to the authorities hera, obliging them to enfores a strict quaj coming from Europe aud tho United States, some tweuly large steamers being scut to Mariel, forty miles wost of Havana, to lay out the time allotted to each. Many passen- gors by these vessels wera put to much ia- convenicaee and expense on account of the detention, some of ther being without means to defray tne ncreased cost of tie voyage, The season being so well advanced towara winter and the excitement at the possible approach of cholera subsided, a chunge for the better is visible, and soon we may ex- pect to see bUSINESS resuming normal con- aitions, Yellow fever has carried off quite a large number of people during the last three montbs, awong them several Germans who had come to ana intendiug to remain perinanently as busiuess mov. lo one of the largest hospitals of twenty cases of vomito eighteen have died. Too many strangers come to Cuba in spring time, s0 8000 to be followed by the Lot months of summer, when sickness may be exvected. The fall season is much safer, as straugers have n chanco of becoming acclimated through the winter months, Without befug vronounced epi demic, the last season has been fatal toa good many, especially voung people between the ages of 20 and 40 years. Crovs arcl aking well, and the canois maturing rapidly. " Some’ of the large can- tral plantatious will soon commence erind- ing the cane loft over from last year, Igd- cent rains bave been beneficial Lo growing crops of ull kinds, and the promiso is good for business generally. The excitement among planters and otber capitalists result 10g from the wereased Laxes imposed by the Madrid government totake effect on and fler July last, bas subsided tn a measure, ‘The government has extended the timo for the collection of the increasea taxes upon the sugar industry until tha coming of tho next crop, aud many bops to see the schedule much modified for the future. Already sowe largo fires cave taken place on some of the sugar estates, 250,000 arrobas of standiog cora baving been consumed, Tuis must cause a beavy loss, s the cane canuol be groud, as is done when sugar maKiug is gonel Tuere should bea way to avoid the destruction of 30 much eane by fire, which in the majority of cuses is in- tentioval in revenge for real or imagiuary Wrongs betweon employers and their help. ‘The cultivation of tobaceo is increasing turoughout the islacd wud the presont crop is sald to be fairly good, and briugs good Pprices with & good dewand, with large sales antine on a!l vessels at Santa Clara at from $30 to %14 the bale. The crop at Santa. Ulara this year will roach 200,000 bales. Noiwithstanding that thers are often days of imponding ey clonos wnd ‘hurricemes, the season has passed without anyt#og of nots bupoening, and Cubans are now ed] ying most delightful weather, with tho mereury standing at 0= toroughout the day, falling 10 4= at night I'tio stock of sugars in the wurehouses of Ha ana is only 88,000 bags. At thy same timo 10 1801 thero Were 341,000 bags, stowing that there has boera better domand for tois great staple during the vear previous Fhe dicty paper money issued by the Span ish Bank of Havann so many yeais ago still holds a disturbing place in business trausac tions, the h gradually lessening in ue, being only worth 33 and 80 conts por 81 Span ish gola. Receipts at tho custom house of Havana fali short som» £230,000 for October as compared with 1501, proving that high duties reduce the amouay of imports, N £R MAY BE EXPELLED, Is German News Dispateties Disptense Capeivi Wanderfally Well, Copyrikhtod 15, Berriy, Nov. 13, Special to Tue by da mes Gordra aw York Horald Cable Bee.] -1 am threatened with expulsion. I'he other day on asking for Intters at. the Hotel Ballevus the clerk handed me a card adorned with the name of Couut vou Kinderlanwacher, requesting me to call at the foreign ofMice Messages of this sort usually moean mischief. The count WL present acts as a kind of press policeman By profession ho is & courtier He was closely concerned 1a the late intrigues against Bismarck, I proceeded at orfce to the \Wilhelmstrasse, where 1 was skown iuto the connt's sanctum. Shortly after the count joined ms, Ho car- rvied in bis hands & bateh of cuttings from the Herald, He looked surly, but his man uner atthe outset, though positively rude. “Iwill be plain,” said he, unfoiding the papers and ponting to a Barhn dispatch headed, “Must Arm to the Teeth,” summing up the views of high Gorman political authority on tha prospsets of the interna- tional significance of Caprivi's army bill, “This dispatch of yours is a tissue of false- hoods, Itisalso injurions. 1 Dpse you will grant that," Lreplioa: *“That's strong language. grant uothing, and beg to remark that you don’t kuow who wrote that dispatet As for its tendency, I need ouly say the commu- nication embodies the romariks of an eminent German political personage.’ “‘But you are responsible for the message " “Certaiuly. [ accept thoe responsibility. “Well, then, 1 warn you 1if this sort of thing goes ou, you will have to take the con- sequences.” 1 am readyg." *We ure not disposed to extend hospitality to the writers of such regic go feidiich articles.” uncivil, was not 1 will Will yon plsase pnt that clear Germun for me?? “Plainly, then, we may oxpel you.” “Well, T was anxious to ear you say so. You have the power. I ehall do my duty to the Herald all the same. The Herald 1s an independent paper.” The count looked angey. ““The news con- tawmed in'this despatel is false,” said he, for getting his politencss, “You rememoer seme time ago when the Herald anuounced that the Gerwan govern- ment was dickering with Rome about the rmy bill that two or three days later our news was confirmed in five different plhces and by at least one semi-ofticial Gierman paper “*Oh, we know all about these confirma- tions. We know lots of things bore.” *Do you insmuate that 1 sent the Rome \lespateh to the London News ““We know who did. As for this dispateh of v it1s, of course. natruo thatany leading German statesman eier told you what vou say he did, And.” he added, “retived statesmen are not leading states- men,” apbareatly powting to Bismarck and ignoring or pretending to ignore tho fact that the word statesman was not used in the dispateh, “Das ist ch parenthetically. “And bow could yéur Gierman statesman have known whether Gereral von Schlifien has, as you say, or has not lost touch with the Austrian general staff¢? “'livery one bas not such good sources of information as the Herald. I remember having read much more startling things than those you complaiu of, quite lately, too, ut- terauces of emiuent (iermans printed German paper:.” “'If you refer to the remarks made by Bis- marck, every one kuows they were lies, prompted by hate.” *Logan’ and “Hass"” were by the count. 5 “Have vou anything elso to say, Horr Grafr2 “Osly to ropeat that we mav nave to treat you as we treated Wessiitsky. Wo may exnel you." It was my tura to be annoyed now. “*You may expel me, Herr Graff,” said I, “‘but 1 forbid you to compars me with the man you regarded as a spy.” MELIZEK into 80 eine meinung,” said 1 the words used Bernharde Wins Auot DYTEICd 1822 by Janes Panis, Nov. 13 Special w0 Tue e Suit. yrdos Bannatt,) [New York Horald Cable Bge, |- Savah Bernharat has won another lawsuit aguinst a Paris dvessmaker. It seems that in 1551 Savah ordered a aress from Mme. Danniou, a well kuown couturiore, The dress was not for herself but for one of Sarah's nieces. When fimsued, Berohardt, 8ot finding it what she hud oraered, vefused ko accept delivery, and cut off her business doalinys with Mme, Daunlon, Later on’ the latter called on Sarab with a red dressing gown trimmed with £old which ene insisted on leaviog with the actress 10 spite of tue latter's assertions that she did not want . #he left it in Bern- barat's ante-roosm, anfl all efforts to induce ner 1o take it bafk proved in vain, where upou Sarah ssut it Lo, we pubiio warenouse on storage. Time pagsed on, and then the couturiera seat in a bill for a dressing gown wiich Berolapdt refdsed to pay, and now the third chamber tribunal decides that she is perfectly right aud has uonsuited the dressmaker, Differences tn the Pawis, Nov. 18, —A dispateh from lLisbon ) says that the Lisbon Harbor works contro- versy growing out of £ue action of the Portu- ruese government iu seizing a plaut belong ing 10 M. Hersent, & Frouct: contractor, hus led to differences 1u the Portuguvse cabinet, M. Hoersent suspended operatious in July, last on account of l0sses sustained on ex- cnuuee in payicg for machinery aud cosl re celved from abroad, The selzare has re cently been the subjact of carrespondence between the Frencn and Portuguese govern wents, 1tis thought that rhe differences the cabinet will rasuit in its reconstruction on a conservative basis vefore the opening of the Cortes, Ministers Detusaida, Amaral sud Furtaas resiguiag their portfolios, 1 Cabinet Favoriug Freach Colonies. Nov. 18- Wuh the view of check- iug the growing importation of goods iuto Freuch colomses and. pratectorates, the col- oniul adminisiration bas requested I'rench railway aud stoamabip companies to estab lish o system of differcutial freight rates in favor of Freuch wercuandise, Paus, MBER 14, 1 | BUILDING AND CONTENTS | Nme T { than nalf an hour the ! county 92, GRAIN ROASTED AND SOAKED | Scott's Elevator at Beatrice Firsd by an Unknowa Incendiary, DAMAGED isand Dot Loss Occasiol by the Event, Fully nstling Work of [ 0. Covered by the Insuran Fremont 13 T'he large grain elevator Scott &t tho foot of Beatnicn, Neb, Nov. gram to Tue Bee belonging to George 1t Muriot street in this city was badly dam aged vy idiary fire about 1 o'clo this The liro started near tho coal house, and in @ moment or two the whole interior of the large structure was in flames Tho fire departmont respondod totho alarm with marvelous promptuess, and bad the flames unde: trol and them confived to the in terior the structure, and in less flames were subdued, and the building thoroughly drenched with water. There wore 16,000 busels of grala in the elevator, most of which is budly dam- aged by fire, smoke una water. ‘Tho’loss on grain is about $5,000, and on the building §1,000. The insurance is ample to cover the lossand is i B, T, Root's aud W. D. Hill's agencies, The comvanies carrying insurance on the grain are the Spriogfield of Syring. field, Muss.; Pennsylvania Five, of Phila delphia, and Niagara of New York: on the building, the Western of Toroato: Harttord, of Hartford, and American, of Philadelphia 1'uevoNT, Nev, Nov, 1. —[Special to Tie Bie. [~ Yesterday afternoon the sparks from an engine on the Union Pucific road set fire to the grass near the Dorsey ranch just west of Valloy, and being tauned by a high wind ad to alarming proportions. Hon. Dovsey, who hanpeaed to be at the ranch at the time, took in the situation. and recognizing tho danger, notitied tho neigh- bors, and by horoic efforts several buildings n the patn of tho flames were saved. Sev cral miles of fences und several acros of flax belonging to Mr. Dorsey were consumed by thie flames, and he was somewhat scorched bout the hauds and faco before thoy suc ceedod in extinuisning the lames. Juniata Jottings, Jusiara, Neb., Nov. 13.—[Special to] BER.]—Mus, J. MeK. St. John and her Seward returned bome from Lincoin ‘Thursday evening Noble Humbert, who has be: Wakefield, Kan., for six turaed home last week A. I’ Slack went to Grant last business trip. Harry Clark attendance at He Tuoesday. M Vilham Spade want to Motday to visit for a short time, Miss Jessie Culiey ro urnea home on ‘Tues day evening from Minden wich her mother, Mrs. Spade, Aes Neimeyer of Atlantic, la., attendad the fuueral of harry Neimoyer iast day, W. A. Slack's new house south of town is nearly completed. Jobn Heacrtz met with a terrible aceident on Monday night by which he suffered the loss of an eye. While coming to town ir a cart and when near J. 1. Lamon’s residenco his horse began kicking fiercely, finally throwing John outaud kicking bis eve ouf. He was taken to Dr. Ackley's and his wounds dressed, Special an ine morning so0u kept of [ ne son last n visiting in W nd wife of o were in vy Neimeyer's funeral last Minden on harmacy Board Oficers. GRraxb Tstasn, Nob, Nov. 12.—Ths board of exawminers of the Neoraska State Board of Pharmacy, consisting of W, D. Halier of Blair, ML E. Shuttz of 3atrica, James Roed of Nevrasea City, C. M. Clark of Friead and Heney D. Boyden of Grand Island, mer No vember 10 at Grand Island ana reorcanized by tho election of oficers as follows: Heury D. Boyden, president; W. D, ilaller, vice presiaent; C. M. Clirk, vice president: James Reed, treasuver; M. K. Shultz, secre- next mooting of the board for exami nation of applicants for registration will be held in tho city of Lincoln at the lincoln botel on tho second Wednoesday in Fabruary, 1503, The president appointed the foilowing comwittees for the ensuing year: On finance, Halier. and Clark on viclation of the pharmacy w. James Iined, chairman; W. D, Haller, C. M. Clark. The sumber of applicants % the ten examinations held this last yoar, 119; number passed, 50; number canceled ' for failuro to renew, 41 total num- bor apolicauts registered in Nebraska to date, 1,542 HENry D Bovoes, President, Grosvenor-Moore, Cextiar Crry, Neb., Nov, 13.— | Special to 1 Bee, | On Thursday evening, 10th inst., the residenco of Mr. George Moors of Lone “Treo township was crowded by friends and relatives invited to attend the marviage of Mr. €. M. Grosvonor, eaitor of ttis Indapsnd- ent Press of this aity, and aliss Emma Moore. Ati:ih o'clock ‘tho organist pealed forth musicand the party with the proper attendants marched into tho parlor, whore the marriage knot was tied by Kev. Dr. Roderick, pastor of the First Baytist churen of tins city ‘Tho presents practically filled one spacious room. It would il Tur Bee to enumerato, Never did # couplo start out on life with brighter prospects, wore pood wishes und kiuder evidences of heaven's apor York, N to Tue Bee.) Spocial ! The grandest floral display ever made in tuis city was given on Thurs aay, Friday and Saturday evenings av Bell's bull by the York Aumateur Horuicultural so- ciely. It was stylea & “Chrysanthemum Sbow,” and_was the first one ever beld in the state. The hall was completely filled with flowers, and the arcistic way in wiich they were arravged showed great caro on the part of the persons in charge. Kvery school child who registered was given a chrysauthemum upon promisice to bring it 10 the Show next year, A good program was carried out each cvening. Ou Saturday eveniug appropriate rewarks were made by Judge Post and A. D, Wyekoff, ity 1 Dodge o I"kestont, Neb, triet Court, Nov. 13 special to Tur Bee. | —In the district court yesterday Judgo Marshal rendered o judgment of #1,125,15 1n favor of Henry ['ubrman against W, (. Brady and J. W, Dowse on & note, Also one of $257.71 in favor of L. W. MoCormick and against Heory Hoffman of Box Butte county. Tno case of Iteid, Murdoci & Co. vs Soott, Monros and others occupied the time of the court until a late hour last evening. Yesterday M'red Daubart brought to this eity an insane mau by the name of Miller from |ogan township and turaed bim over to Sheritf Muligan, who took bim to Nor- folk today. Foundered 10 a Gale. Nov. 1. ~The steam tug Secret, which left Lythem, a village in Laucaster on the Irish ses, October 5, on ashort VOY4ge, Crrying thiee passeugers aud a crow of six, 1s believed to bave foundered during oae of the recent gales, as the body of one of thie passengors bas Just be 'n found off Lungy islaud, in the entrance of the Bristol chan- no! Loxnoy Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Nov. 18, —Two Italiaus kaown as Ferrea and Frigeria are under @ rest here, charged with avtempliog to swin- dlea wealthy coustrymaa. They are well kuown coufidence men aud have plieg their trade 1o all tue large cities ol he couniry. Tho rolice here have San Frauciseo, Doaver, las, Richmond and they aro wanted in ious charges, larcony. New St' Louis stating all thesa placs ranging from potit Orleans, Dal that on var to grard - OF ONE KIENULL THE ELECTION, Kanas © ances Prohibition Mon Wappy. Kan,, Nov. 15,—Two surprisiog of the election fu Kausas, which have up 10 this time escaped goneral notice, are beginning to attrat attention througiout the nation is the careying of the provosition to hold a constitutional convention, and tho other 1 the cessation of tho cnforcement of probibitor: Tho proposition to hold a constitutionsl convention earried by a good majority. I’ object of the convention is the revision of tho state constitution, so as to eliminute ob- jectionable and obsolete foatures, and to ada vew and needed provisions. I'hs convention will bo taksn advantage of by tie anti-proni bitionists of all parties to attempt the elimin ution frow the constition of the probibition amendment and the bottest kind of a fight on that question is anticipated. Lorenzo D, Lawelling, the new third party govornor-clect, hus always boen ovposed to nrohibition. o has given it ont that here after the euforcoment of probibition must be left with the local oflicers, and that the state will 1ot use the power in its hands to enforce the law in localt In other words, #ays such looalities as dosire to euforce pro hivition can do o under the genoral law, and thoso whieh do not desire its enfore ment will not be made to cuforce it by the state. That, in meaus local option, and alroady the li; dustry throughout the State las tuken a boom. Ia Ifort Scott, Kun., whers the law has been rigorously enforced, numerons sa. loons have commenced business. In Wielita, tho old “joints’ have been woved from dark allovs and rear up-stairs rooms o the main streets and down stairs. Saloons have oponod in many other towns, and Kansus todav is practically a wot stato, - D ToreEkA result universal One STARTLED SOC1ELY, Milwankee Sueprised at the ustay Pubse SAN Fuancisco, Cal., Nov, 13, Margarot Mathor, the well known was married here to tie son of aire hrewer, Pabst, last Wednesday, The facts just loakea out tonight. Miwackis, Wis,, Nov. 1% -Socisty cve startled by the news that ¢ tav 1avst, oldest son of Cantnin Pabst, president of the world-fumous Pabst brewery, had been married st Sin Fraycisco to Miss Margaret Mather on Wednesduy lnst Captain Pabst admitted that ho had been in formed by his son of the wedding, but de- clined to say anything further, The bridgroow is 25 years of age, and wi president of the Pabst brewery unul the con was consoluated with the 1alke- Jung company, when he was clect v tary. Two years ugo Governor %eck ap poitea him coloncl and aide-de-cump on bis staft. Mr. Pubst bad gone to Sun Francisco on business, us was 3 of 1 departure, I secret one. Late tonizht Captmn Pabst said that e nad been prompily informed about the mar- riage by Kis son and that the young coupl were on their way east. ‘Tne wmarriage, Mr, Pabst said, was a surprise to him, and 10t o particularly pleasiui one. Los Axieues, Cal. Nov Mather was seen ut her hotel t porter and askea ubout her riage to the con of tha wealthy Mily rewer, Pabst. She said 140, 10port was solutely without foundation, but that it was no surprise to her, as she bhad ©.ready been marriea sevoral times according to the stories cireuluted. Marthige of Miss nctross, the mallion age 13.— M b iay by @ re- roporied mar- — MAY THEN OUELINE [Ls COURSE, Clevelnnd WHI Be the G at the Reform Club's Dinner. Yonrk, Nov, 13, Yesterday the im- portant news leaked out that Fresident-elect Cleveland promised 10 bo the gnest of honor ata dinner given by tno liefor b carly in Decomber. The organization was the vucleas of the May convention movement, and the aunouncement that Cloveland would aitond the banquet caused intonse satisfae. tion among the mon who weut to Syracuse. They took it as a sure inaication that Cleve land does not propose to snub tho auti-suup pers in the slighest dogree, Since tho ele tion Clevoland has not indicated any inten tion of showing favor (0 any particilar per i or organization, aside from the fact that ammany hall will not have the slightest reason o compluin of its treatment in tho matter of federal patronage. The ainner of tte club will be heid at Madison Square garaens Saturday cven.ng, December 50. Cieveland will be the prinel pal speaker, followed by other nrominent orators, Arrangements are now being mad to bave tho occasion equal to the famous din ner after tne oloction of 1N, at which Cleveland, Carlisie, Boies, Russell aid Wil son were the principal speaker eSt ot onor -~ OUR DIPLOMATLIC SERVICE, Tts Abolition Adva the New Vork Nrew Youk, Nov. 1 ~The Herald wilt to morrow advocate the aboliticn of our foreizn winistr, lu the course of its artiv o, the paper suys: “Some duy a4 great political party will take up this question scriousiv and make itseif famons by wiping our usele and cumbersowo diplomatic service {rom uh face of the earth, 1t was the prophetic voice of Jamos (il lospie Blaina which utterad tuis prediction six years awo to the then Conzressman Me- Adoo of New Jersoy. Nearty §00,000 1s spent in the enipty tap. pings of uscless ofice. More than a third of u millioe dollars each vear is expended by the Urited States thit its bluck cloth men may dangl t the tail of a diplomatie kite *I'he question of ubolishing tha diplomatic service and substituiing a perfected consular service 1o its place has long been favorably cousidered indemoeracy-loving minds, ut it was not alone uemacratic minds which favored the step. Luminous minds in the r publican ranks echoed the wish 10 see the great ofticial Don Quixote unhorsed “Will the democratic party sce its oppor tunity and win iasting fame(” - LOM CHINA, Suilors Rescued Chelstians, Sax Fuaxcisco, Cal,, Noy The stean ship City of Pekin arrived this evening from Hong Kong and Yokohama, She reports that the whaling schooner Norwhal arrived ut Yokohama on October 21 with e crew of the whaler Nautitus, lost on the Siberian coast September 30, It is raported the Nau tilus wis [0St because of the carelessioss of her ofticers and the Youtinous condition of her crew in e paratively calm woatuer The Norwegian steamer Normaud, from Yokobams for Singapore with a cavgo of coal, wus wrecked on the | adores in the same typhoon which wrecked ti 1eso steamer Backara, One of Lue crew was saved, inose advicos state that the reachiod Kinkis that during au uprising miles inland from the port sowe native Christiaus have been killed nud the mission property desiroved. The news probaniy refers Lo the troubies at Kieuuing, in oo Chow prov: , news of which nad just reached Kin Kiang overland. - - (AL the Point of Death Kareton, N. O, Nov. 13, ~Hon rlam, cbief justico of the state supreme court, is lying unconscious at bis home in this city aid is_not expected to .ive another day. Helis suffering from diabetes e Californin Shuken, 8ax Puaxeisco, Cal., Noy, 13 sbock of earthquake was foit b this moniug, and also &t numerous pe througbout California. No damage, beyond NEWS & Wrecked - Assaultig uew A 5. Mer , brokeu glass, bus beeu roporied, recoived word from | v reelf * suffer- w NUMBER 148 BLOODSHED AT HOMESTEAD Strikers Assault a Number of Nogunion Nogro Workmen, GUNS DRAWN AND A BAD FIGHT ENSUES Many People Are Wounded in the Fuslinde T Follows — The e rested a Assauited by a Mol Negroes Then An Exciting Riot. HomestEaw, Pa, Nov | famous 6tu of Juiy ot since tue bullets bean afternoon of 500 shots wero fired and Fourth avente was i o wild state of pauio and disorder. Itumors aro vleatifui of pet- Sons boiug wounded, but the only oues serl OUSLY hiurt appavently are three strikers Meladden, Jones and Pritohard. T'liey all have flesh wounds, Turee nogroes are also badly beaton T'lie Hght staried on Fonrth avenus about 1) o'clock. T'wo cvlorcd men who work in the witl were walking toward the mill when they met a striker who sald sdwothing to them, ‘They replied and the striker knocked one down. With the same exiraordinary suddenness which ways characterizes Homestead, so far s the gatheriug of crowds is concornea, about twenty porsons, melud- iug children and wowen, asssmbled in & fow momeuts. Buth ncgroes fought hard, but stones began 1o fly and the wen wero besting them swhen one colorod mun drew u revolver and opened five. 19N bave fiylng as this twenty minutes over namod By this time thesa wero fully 500 porsons on the streer, and the bullots whistling over their ueads startea a “Threo knockod down the second negro, and when ho arose ho had Lo revolvers in bis hands He started to run, shooting wildly backward as be did 5o, Ttis smd u boy received a flesh wound in the leg, but Lis name s unknown, Fired on Their Assaitants, By thetime the colored men had reached City Iarm lane, six other colored men can along and were assaulted. They all drew guns and ran down Pourth avenue, in the di rection of McClure streor, neer where their lodging house 1s situated.” Somo ono hurled a brick, which hit Washington Paul on the head. He opoued fire and so did tng olers. In & rminute the an was full of buliets and in front of (ke colored men there was a territied crowd rashing 1nto bouses for shelter or dooging up atleys. A woman, too frightened to run stood on thestep as thoy passed; one of the nonunionmsts shot at her threo tires, one ball passing through hier shaw!, whicn sbe bad thrown oyer her hond. Two buileta went through windows of residences, and cno buried itsolf 1 the window sill of a second story frame, occupied by the Coilter Family, who wero looking out at the time While the nogroe ro vuuning wen dodging into alleys would hurl stones at them, When the colored men reached their house, they ran 1 and barred the door. In n minute the house was surrounded by an intuyisted erowd, who soon tore down the fence and shattered every window with stones Waen the deputies and borough officers ar- rived, somo porsons were suggesting that they leave the nouse and soweono began to yell: “LovUs lvneoh the uigeer black sheep,” ‘T'his was taken up and cries of *‘Hang them,” were beard on all sides. The oficers went in to arrest tho colored men and they found thom huddlod in ono room, terrified and exwpecting to ba killed, One man, however, was not afraid and said he would bo the first to leave. Assauited by n W As he was tuken cut A woman hit him with a trying pan, cutting his head. ‘The deputios tricd in vain to keep the erowd away while they took the man toa lock-up, but Le was hit several times. Stones wore also hurled and Depuiy Montgomery vas struck. The officers then drew their revolvers and an- nounced that if anv wore stones were thrown they wonld have 1o open fire. A St throw a rock which crashed through a window already half shattered, He was arvested, but the wuthorities scem ot almost powertess, for by this Lime over 2,000 persons had cathiered. Scveral other colored men were beaten on the way to the lock-up. About this time another alarming roport was circulated through the crowd. It was in effect that the colocod notunionists living on Shanty Hill hearing of the assault upon their breihiven In town were about 10 come down and rescue them. Tiiis was reaily jhe case. Over fifty of the colored men wera ready to make ao onslaught at a moment's notice, and tbe coal aud iron wolice had much dificulty in restraining them, Marion Courad, another nonunionist, owns a bouse above Aun sirect above Hourth Dering the shooting a large crowd gathersd 1 Tront of bis house, aud when he appeared begun to threaten bim. Conrad is sworn in deputy sheriff, and he stood in his door vovolver in either hand, and said ha shoot the first muu who entered the gate. Several deputios arrived, thus keeplng the crowd buck for an hour, when it dis- persed. After all the colored men had been re- moved from tho boarding touse, 1he excite- ment subsided as rapidly as it hud begun, ana by rightfall no unusial crowds wero no ticeable on the stroct. Nirike Petor Mcl"addon, men man, with would ¥ Arrested, who first engaged the colored men in a fight, was shot through the left arim and cut on toe head, Jamos Jones, bis friend who came to his assistance in the attuck, had au escape from acath which was wiraculous, Ho had clinchied with one of the colored meon and struck him. A3 e did so, the negro shoved his revolvor 1o bis assailant's face and fired. The builet struck Joncs on the forehead above tho eyos and glauced off, cutting a bloody furrow over the left eye, Jones aud Mclfudden were arrestod tonight by detectives. Mrs. Jones attempted to shiold hor husband and attacked the ofcers, but was witbheld, Of the eleven colored mon locked up, seven nave cuts ou their heads where they were struck with missiles or clubs, J, Lowis aud B. 1%ord being s0 badly beaten that a phyai- cian was summoned to dress their wounas, Tonight guards are on auty at tue lockup and nouunion boarding houses to prevent at- tuck SRR More Beturos fro Garyestos, Tax., Nov, 18, —Complete esti- frow 110 coun ies give Hogg 120,215 against 80,263 for Clark Nugeot. - FORIACAS LS. wated returs for governo and 64,045 fo WEATHER Nebraska Promised bair Weather Tuesday Night, Wasmixeron, D, C., Nov, 1 Forecast for Monday: Kor Nebraska and lows- Lair unti fuesday vight; slightly cooler in east ern lowa; northwesterly winds, For North and South Dakota—Pair; warmer by Tuesday wmorpiug; winds be- southwest, Uutit Orrice o e WesTiER BUikar Osana, Nov. 14, ~Omaha rocord of temperature and rainfall cowpared with vorrespondiog day of past four yours: 18 1401, 1800, 1669, Maxhinum temperature 55 490 Minlmum temperatur Precipitation ;.. Statemeut siowiug the condition of ten perature aud procipitation et Omaha for the day und sinca Marcn 1, 1502, as eompared willi the genoral averag Norgaal temperature Ex/Bis for the diy Deficlency since Mar Norumal prec. pitation Deticlency for the day g " T Inch Deficiency sinee Mareh 1. ") 4 Lnoles | G ! Hung, Local Eoreoust Gioials e 3 160% 08 uchew bl