Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 14, 1893, Page 1

'ABLISHED JUNE 19, NEBRASKA'S LAND OFFICES Under the New Ruling fome of Them Will Have to Be Abolished. TOBIAS WORKING ON THE PROPOSITION He ls Exporiencing Diealty In Declding on Which of the Ofiices Should I3e Wiped Out asnot Situation for w Politietan, 513 Fount TRERT, WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Tt is likely that before the end of this weel the suspepse which the Nebraska land ofi- cors are enduring will be broken. Secretary Hoke Smith expects during the next five or six days to sign the plan, which, under the law, will abolish a large number of land offices in the various states and territories and attach the headless districts, each as a whole, to adjoining districts, Sccretary Smith would have pussed upon the plan for abolishing the districts last week had not another controversy arose between politi- clans and railrond companies as to wiping certain offices off the map. When Tobias Cas- tor came here some days ugo the plan forland office abolition was completed in nearly all the states but Nebraska, and he was asked to suggest a schedule for the reduction of half of the districts in that state. Mr. Cas- tor was told that six of the twelve Nebrask land oftices would have to go, and he was given the task of naming the offi 1o be wived away. Your Uncle Tobias was a tated. He did not want a dozen good fat places taken away from the democrats of the state after they had so loug been en- joyed by therepublicans. e got a map and labored with the land commissioner and the secetary of the interior and finally per- suaded them that only three of the districts could be dispensed with. He then had a big job on hana to name the threo districts 0 bo abohshed. He finally greed Nelign should go to the O'Neill distviet, Bloomington to McCook, and probably Grand Island to North Platte, although I am not sure of the latter. _ Wasnrsorox Bureav or Tie Br } and, A question of equitable distribution arose between tho railroads, each comimmy de- i as many land oftices as tho other. It is said that Uncle Tobias thought the schedule named woula bo a fait deal as be tween the B. & M. and the Eikhorn and Union Pacific. At any rate it was not many hours after Mr. Castor's siate of land office distribution was handed in undl a demand me from some source to have a now deal Then there was a rackot among the South Dakota democrats as to which district they must part with, and a few days ago the sec retary got so disgusted with the large num- ber of disputes which aroso in several states, democrats holding or wanting the oftices’ protesting against the plan, that he sent back to the commission s oftice the entire land office map of the country, and stated that he wanted the matter sottled and a last revision of th land oftices made and sent to him this week so that he could sign it and sevtle it for all time. The commissioner of the land oftice be- lieves that one-half of the offices thronzhout the country should be abolishea. Ho says that sizce the pre-cmption and timber claim laws have been repealed there have been fow cntries made and the fees of tho land oficers are not large enough to pay. their salories. He adds that congress is dis- inclined to mako appropriations for land oftice purposcs, and that if the number of offices abolished is not'sufiicient to meet the approval of congress that body will fuse to make appropriations to conduct the business and, thercfore, a singlo bite of the cherry may s well bo made first as iast. It thus appeirs that while Mr. Castor may be o keep the number of in Nebr down to < y come m and completo the work and reduce the number of oflices remaining to six instead of nin oveland’s Club, Notwithstanding the reveliious democratic element in the senate and the absence of any rule by which avote can be forced, President O ad is confident that he can and will get u bill into a law unconditionally repealing the silver purchase act. It can be stated upon high authoricy thawjust before leaving Washington for Buzzrd's Bay the president said the ropeal bill would pass the B te: that he had already overcome such impossibilities, aud he would prevail in this instance. ‘The president has directed that all uppointments be deferred and that there beno more patronage distributed until he sces who in the uemocratic nks of the sen- ate stand by him in this great struggle. it is safo to prodict that no important appoint- ments for Nebraska will be made before it is known how the silyer vote is going in con- gres three Washington Notes Mrs. Alvia P. Clark, jr., has rcturned from South Dikota, where sho has been visiting her sister. 4 Mrs. Keen and Mrs. Robert Alton of thif city who, with her son and daughter, spending the summer in_ Clarinda, In | leave for the Worla's fair wbout Septembe 1 and return hero next week, Senator Pettigrew is in Now York, Heo will probably go to his home in South Da- Kota for a short time about tho end of this woek Ex-Congressman Jerry Murply of Da port, Ta., who hus been ser ngton for several weeks, dying. His trouble 1s of the liver, said to b hob-nail liver. Mr. Murphy has beon in- disposed ever since lio canie here, almost o YEur ugo. is réported to be W Nebraska: Increase Original widows, ete, — Towa: Jucrense—( uel . Strong Fine, Veirs. South Dakota: born. Colovado: Montana: Braford, Michigan: Original widows, of Alpheu rl. Wisconsin: Increase. Original widows, e storn Penstons, Noah (. 'y Ciassl go W, Mill Iinos Jennings, Alexander E. Francis M. Milliken, Thomas H. B, Gwin Reissue--I1saac W. San- Origiual Original Juliva D. Hill. widows, ote.—Lucy ete.—Minor orge M, Foster, ~Della Connick. P S. H. GOT TO WOKK IN SHOKT ORDER, Congress Has Lost No Time, in Taklog Up the sily Question, WasHINGTON, Aug. 18, —Congress has sot tled down to debate with a degifee of expedi tlon aluwost unknown in its history and with au apparent deterniination o do something that promises weil for the outcome. For- tunately for the majority in the sonste tho action of the liouso on the silver question re- lieved them from the negessity of spoedy and perhaps ill-advised action. The domo orat caucus comimitteo, charged with the | lengthen the period, but this e preparation of a plan that should secure the pdherence of the united wajority, will there fore commonce its labors with more deliber- ation than would otherwise hive been possibie, and it is not expected now that it will perfoct its work, which involves consul- tation with many senators at euch stage, wuvh bofore the house bas acted. Frobable Pro the Seunte. ‘The finance committee will probably wait upon the action of the caucus committoe aud the silvor quostion is not likeiy to figur ina formul way in the proceedings of the scnato this woek. 1t is ontirely possible und even probable that specches will be dol ered upon the subject. but 1f 30 they will be based upon some such vesolution as thut iu 4 by Benator Lodge, ealling for a te upow the vepeal of the silver purchasc #cclion of the Sherman ach, aud ok upon & | bill regularly reported from the finance committes and ready for immediate action There is astrong disposition in some quarters to fill in the time during the weck by the aiscussion of the Lee-Mantle senatorial elec tion case, which is in a privileged position and can be called at any time to the dis- placement of other business. The program in tho house has been defi- nitely fixed by the adoption of the order in troduced Friday by Representative Bland The time will be devated exclusively to the consideration of the silver question under the of the Jast house governing general debat, Wil Use Up All the Time. Notwithstanding the apparent iack of in- teresti n the discussion manifested by the members Saturday, the number of applicants for recognition aiready on the speaker's list demonstrates that tho period allotted to the debate, eleven days under the gon- eral rules and three days ~under the five-minute rule, will be all oeccu- cupied. There are now between nincty and 100 names enrolted by the speaker, the great majority of whom probably expect to talk the full hour allowed by the rule, There are # number, however, who have stipulated for shorter periods, generally twenty minutes or half an hour. If it appears that the time for dehate will be too short to accommodate all who wish to speak, night sessions will be held to cdient, it is believed, will not become necessary beforo next week, with the expiration of which the debate will close, RULES FOR THE HOUSE, They Will Probably Not Bs Adopted for Tawo or Throe Weoks. WasniNatoy, Aug. 13.—Since the house entered upon the discussion of the silver question Friday, under an order whizh will not exhaust itseif udril the closo of next weel, the probability that the organization of the house, by the adoption of the rules and the appointment of committees, will not ve completed for two or three weeks, has changed into almost a certainty. As yet no call for a meeting of the committee on rules has been issued, although one muy be to- morrow or Tuesday. One of the members of the majority of the committee, when asked about the prospects for action on the rules, sald that until the present order of the house had expired there waano need of rules. It was not possible to break in upon the silver debate with one over the adoption of the rules, even were the new code ready to be reported. So, in his opinion, the committes will not be in & hurry to prevare its report. The me ber furthier remarked that the probabilities were that the rules of the house in the Fifty- second congress, which had been referred to the committee for consideration, would uot be materially changed; in fact, be expected but few changes of any nature from the system under which the last house was directed. Secretary Carlisle spent an hour or two with Speaker Crisp in his room at_the capi- tol last Thursday, and they probably touched upon the subject’ of rules in the course of heir conversation. Nothing could be mory natura i that Mr. Crisp should solicit an opinion from his predecessor in the speaker’s chair, especially from one who won such a high reputation” as a presiding of- ficer as did Mr. Carlisle in that position, and any suggestions the secre saw fit to n.ake would doubtless be most caretully con- sulered by the committee. There is but onerule about which any gen- eralinterestattaches—-theone governing clos- ure. The bestobtainable opinion is that there will be no radical change from the rule in force during the last congress, which gave the house power to end debate, or prevent filibustering upon any proposition, even when the majority so desived. Mave Come to No Conclusion. WASIINGTON, Aug. 13, —At a late hour to- night Senator White of the ‘‘steering com- mittee” of the democraiic caucus was quoted as saying that the committee had comie to no conclusion respecting a line of policy to be pursued by the majority of the senate. His understandivg, however, was that the debate on the silver question, based on one of the measures already pending, Mr. Stewart's free coinage bill or Mr. Lodge's solution to vote on the repeal of the Sher- 24 inst.,would begin at once, possibly tomorrow. Senator Hoar expects to addross the sen- atein favor of the repeal of the Sherman law Tuesday or Wednesday. Yellow Fover in th th. WaSHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Surgeon General Wyman of the Marine hospital service re- ceived no information today from Brunswick, , regarding the yellow fever outbreak. or, who has been at Pensacola, Fla., Illeave there tonight for Brunswick to dirvect the medical campaign, — Bofore leay- ing Pensacola Dr. Carter telegraphed to Dr, Wyman, confirming the verdict of the medical authorities In the Waito that the victim did not die of yellow fove As to the Woods case, bowever, he could not express an opinion. Wil Teach WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—By ction of Secretary Smith the government industrial training school at Santa Fe, N. M., will at onco be changed into a normal treining school for the preparation of Indians to take the places of white teachers in their own schools. 1t is also stated that the civil sery- ice rules will be so am fed as to permit the employment as t s of graduates of this school swithout a eivil service examioa- tion. Sutolll WHE Visit Corrigan, WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Mgr. Sutolli will leave tomorrow morning for New Yorl, nc- companied by his stary, Dr. Papi, to sit Archbishop Corngan on invitation of the latter. The length of his stay is uncer tain, It is said his visit is purely a sociul one. Must Work Te s 0 Day. WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Orders have issued for the employes of the bur cograving and printing to work ten hours a duy until furthor notice. This was made necessary by the increased demand for the new issuo of national bank notes. been au of Discusse wrywhere. WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—1here were no de- volopments tods; in the Breckinridge- Pollard ease, but it was discussed wvery- where. Mr. Breckinridge had no further statement Lo make. DISPERSED TH Citlgens of Menchsimbest Make it for u Crowd of Bufth MoniLe, Ala., Aug. 18.—A special Register from Jacksowy Ala., says troublo in Meachambeat is at an end. The posse has disbanded and quiet reigns su preme. Rabe Burke, Jim Gordan and Mack Burk, three of the worst men in the wang, and scknowledged leade: d by tak iug refuge in Satilpas swamp. Kirk James was killed I'riday night. He avas captured in his field and put in charge of a guard of eight men and lodged in jail. A mob of 100 men took him from the gyards, tied his lands bebind him, placed him in front of an ok tree and riddied his body with bullets He makes the third man killed Aplotto whip to death several loading negroes, who voted for Jones in the Jones- IKolb gubernatorial contest, was uuearthea Citizens of Meachambeat ure pauic-stricken Many kave sold out and those who could not find purchusers have abaudoned their prop erty and loft. 1t is rveported that Siws, brother of the nolorious Bob Sims lias Joined forces with the M and’ if this be so. further bloodshed will fo! low. ‘I'ne present trouble will cast a blight ou Coftoeville ana will come neaf depopulat- Ing the town, Lively to the The -— Ruliroad Froperty Destroyed. Cazurnings. Ont., Aug. 18.—Two loco motives, two engine houses and coal chutes proverty of the Niagara Central Ruiload company, Uuroed (his morsing. Joss, 75,00, m—— OMAHA, MOND AY MORNING, AUGUST 14, 189: BETWEEN YOUNG ANDJACKSON Towa's Gubernatorial Race Seems Narrowad to Two Men, Now SEVERAL OTHERS WHO WILL TRY FOR 1L No Searcity of Candidates from Whose Number a Poor Choice Could Hardly Be Made—Prohibition Cause Some Trouble, May Des Moixgs, Aug. 13.—[Special Telegram to Trr Bie.)—This city is aiready beginning to feel the influence of the political excite- ment, which will culminate on Wednesday, with the assembling of the state convention of the rapublican party. All of the leading candidates for governor have opened head- quarters and are ndustriously cultivating the acquaintance of local politicians and nursing their infant booms into life. About all the counties ot the state have been heard from on choice of delegatos, A large num- ber of tha county conventions were held yesterday. The vanguard of office seekers and some of the delegates are already here, and from now'on the work will be lively. So far as heard from the candidates for gov- ernor are as follows: Ex-State Auditor | A. Liyons of Guthrie county, ex-State Sena- tor Lafe Young of Polk county, ex-Secretary of State Frank V. Jackson of Polk county, Hon. B. F. Clayton of Warren county, General . M. Drake of Appanooso county; Cotonel K. S, Ormsby ot Palo Alto county, and Hon. S. M. Clark of Lee county, in case of emergency, witn ex-United States Senator Hurlan of Henry county in the back- ground, as a possibility. Very few of the delegations are instructed except as for the favorite sons of their counties, but so far as the great bulk of the delegatus knowi the sentiment is about evenly divided be- tween Jackson and Young, either of whom is likely to be struck by the gubernatorial lightuing. Where They Get Thelr Strength. Lafe Young is about the last to appear in the raceand lis running qualities have bean a surprise Lo those in ahead of him, The Polk county convention decided to give both of the leading competitors a fair show by dividing its vote equally between them. Jackson will have strong support from the river counties, while Young will draw votes from the farmers and from those counties “hat desire no change in the pro- hibitory law. Diake, it is said, will have the almost solid vote of the Iighth con- grossional district, with a scattering sup- port from other sections. Lyons, who has been actively in the field much longer than any other of the contestants, hus a well organized following that will stay by him to the end and vhis will give him a deciled ad- vantage in the finul round-up. 'The neavy vote Youug Is certain to secure from the western part of the state will, however, materially reduce Lyous’ strength in the beginning of the struggle. A For Other Places. The licutenant governorship depends upon how the contest for the head of the ticket comes out. The avowed candidates are: Hon. H. B. Wyman of O'Brien county and Dr, Conaway of Mahaska county, though one of the candidates for governor may come in ahead of them and capture the prize. Ex- Senator Milo Smith of Linn county and Hon. D. J. Palmer of Washington county are also favorably mentioned for second place. T'here seems to be no contest for supreme judge and vailway commissioner, these posi- tions being conceded to the present incum- II)uli".s. Judge Robinson and Commissioner Luke. For state superintendent of public mstruc- tion the candidutes are: ex-Superintendent ex-Superintendent Henry W. Jarnagin of Powesheik county; L. T. Weld of Story county, R. C. Barrett of Mitchell county and Miss Alice Heald of Jefferson county. The contest will probably narrow down between Jurnagin and Sabin, with best chances in favor of the former. On the United States senatorship some friendly expressions have beea made in the county convention in favor of Attor- ieneral John Y. Stone and Congress- man W. P. Hepburn, while Cengressman Gear of Burlington will have the support of his sectiou of the state, . Will Handle Prohibition Lightly. Never n tie history of the republican y has there been so many “uninstructed delegates” sent up to o state convention. The policy of “no instructions” has been pushed by the “liberal clement™ in - order to ui A LAl repr ation from the so: slled prohibitory counties, gand from the returns already ved it is almost certain that no resolution pledging the party to Wtain the present probibitory. policy will ive the assent of a majority of vhe dele- "The liverals. on the other hand, have n up the idea of forcing a fight on the line of declaring “prohibition a failure,” us was oviginally contempluted, and will offer no opposition to a plank on the liquor ques- tion mode aftdr the expression of the lute national convention on th This will absolve the legislaturo from all part; ve each one free to rcpresent the inter- > the wishes of his own im- onstituents on this question. That such action on the part of the state conven- tion will effectuully seal the fate of probi- bition in this state, 18 conceded by both factions, and the prohibitionists ave bending every euergy in favor of reafirming the *no buckward step” declaration of two years ago. Altogether the outlook 14 very favorable for republican victory by an overwhelming majority. “The indications ave very fayorable for the larzest state convention” of the republican ague of clubs in that orzanization's his- 1t will be held on Tuesduy und will sorye as an invigorating relish to the nomi- naving convention which follows it. Tom Dawson of Council Blufs will' oceup, the aiv in the absence of President Brigham ar Rapids, obligations and AKES DAMASCUS of Des Moines Discovers n Lost Art and Wil Appiy It Des Moies, Aug. 18.—[Special Beg. ]S, R. Daw PEL] viegram on of this city hus discovered the lost art of making what is known as Damascus steel, the method of producing these blades being known only to the ancient race of the ancient world by the name of Damascus, and which no modern science has baeu able to duplicate. In proof of his assertion Mr. Dawson is now making specumens of his new steel product, and nas submitted them to the most eminent scientists of the world, who have not stinted their declarations of favor und wonder. The new sicel can be made, Mr. Dawson claims, 4t one-half the cost of the present stecl products. In addition to that it bas tnese qualities which the best steet now mnade hus not: Tempers two noints higher than ordinary steel and within two points of the dinwond ; it contains no carbon; it re- quires no rolling; the finished product may be moulded instead of hammered; its tem pering possesscs the quality of springiness There is no process to the wanufacture of Mr. Dawson's steel. He takes comynon re- fined wrought iron and fuses it in o erucible He adas his chemicals, the secret of whose combination constitutes his discovery, Ho pours the molten metsl into the mould of the sword blade, knife blade or whatever he way desire to produce; it cools; it is tem pered as other steel is tempered; it is polished, and the ari is tinished. ‘The product is harder than stecl is ever wade 1L may be bent without breaking it no carbon iu it. and when the chem analyze it it shows nothing-in it but wrou wou. Ihe manufacture of the finished steel articles, us they are now made, takes some- times 4 month. Mr. Dawson has upplied his comt u of cheoiieals Lo the wanufacture of br He has the hardest bronze ever nufuctured. His method of combinin cheniivals 10 produce the Dumascus stect aud the Egyptian bronze is his t. He has not ‘m!vnud the ides and not, but when heshows to the world & §word biade that bends_double, but %o its original straightness; that feather pillow or a bar of steel or iren, ahd ‘whose analysis shows nothing but wiought fron, though it is four-fifths as hard 88 & #iamond, he bo- lieves that the world will appreeiate the fact that he has dif red Damascus stoel. KID M'ODY'S CASE, privkctng He Tells a Story Quite Differsnt from that o1 the Police, Loaa, Ta. Aug. 18.—[Special to Tar Bk, ]—“Kid" McCoy, charged with the Pol- lack diamond robbery on @ train near Cali- foruia Junction last November, whose arrost was effected at Gilman, Colo., a few days agoafter being traced by detectives ever since the robbery was perpetrated, was lodged in the county jail at this placo last Friday night by a member of the Pinkerton force, who accompanied him, closely guarded, direct from Leadville to this place. When seen by a BeR reporter today the SKid? gave as correct name Frank Shercliff,« ave 23 years, born in Quebee, Canada, whero he was reared and educated until 15 vears of age, having received the advantages of a common school education, He was neatly attired and seemed caréful of his personal appearance—smocth shaved, dark gray eyes, dark hair, medium size, of wiry build and rather slender; fairly good looking, but with a determined expression, Ho was not averse to being interviewed. Allhe asked was a square deal and no misrepresentation.® When asked where he had been during the past seven years, since leaving Canada, tho prisoner aeclined to answer, for the reason that he did not want to say anything that might tend to compromise him, but ('fillmud to own an interest in some mines in Colorado which he acquired a year ago last spring, in the vicinity of Gilman and Cripple Creek. He claims to be entirely innocent of the diamond robbery, says he can prove an alibi and ajieges that' his arrest is aue to u con- spiracy on the part_ofjother shareholders in the wmines to veat him out of his interests therein, “Why father and mother,” said the kid, live at Pittsburg, Pa., ‘‘where father owns a controlling iterest in some extensive iron works. My folks are well fixed and move in good society. 1 have two sisters and three brothers, all younger thar myself. 1 cannot tell you the name of the firm of which my father is a member, because he might hear of thearrest and I do mot wart my folks to feel that I am disgracing thew or myself. 1 shall employ good counsel to defend me at the trial and think [ will come out all right. All T asi is a fair show." Shercliff, as bhe calls himself, was arraigned ' before & justico of the peace for preliminary exantBation yesterday, appearing in his own_ behalf, and at his owp request was granted a contin- uance of one week to prepare an answer to the charge of robbery. Conductor Ashmore, who had charge of the train when the robbery was committed, was here yesterday and ’ identified Shereliff as the robber. Other witnesses of the rob- bery were here also, but were not so sure of his ‘identity. i A stranger from Denver arrived this after- noon and employed a local attorney to derend the “Kid.” i Falled In 5 Crestoy, I, Aug. 18, to Tur Bee |—Last wedk Judge Cole of Des nes . - [Speciit-Telegram Moines came.to this and filed an at- tachment on the stock ofiirugs belonging to James Bagley " & Co. . claim was pre- ferred by Hulburt, Ward' ., & wholesalo drug firm of that city, u‘;u.mfinu:_t to $492. This firm has_had ' considersble financial troudle of lite, hayi ' ts stook at- tached at different t§ sh'u' n}wfiys‘. est, . Judge managed 16" come "o Towner of the "district court has appointed Morton Miller receiver, and he will close out the business. Mr. Bagley has been in busi- ness here for a number of years. The lia- bilities are estimated at $3,000 and the as- sets §3,000, —_—— DIi. JENKINS' BULLETIN, Luatest from the Cholera Patients in Now York Harbor, New Yonk, Aug. 18.—Health Ofticer Jen- kins' 9 p. m. cholera bulletin is s follow. Two suspects wero isofited at Hoffman tslund early this morning, but owing to the rough weather in the lower bay, were nat re- moved to Swinburno islund hospital, If the wind moderates they will _be transferred during the night. Thiy are Maria Reno, aged 4 years, and’ Pasquals 'de Padro, aged 15 yeiirs The bacterfological examinations Guiessipe Adomi, who wis ¥emo is suffering from 'cholers, and t Culolo, Paolno Marlaniand Geores huve not rloped the disease. nsus at the hospital tonight shows: patients, 14; patients not having convale 1; suspects on Hoff- 2; total, 20, 'Allof the patients sving.” The disease i8 mild In charac- Tywo 10T nUFses Were sent to Swinburno islind today. The steamor Fnlda arrived today from Gonon. All were well on board. Al of the age passengers had been detained five it port and_thefr bagange wus dis- cted before enbarkution. The cabin’ pas- s were eximine provided with passports, on which was writton their route of travel for ten days before sailing, in_ order that detention on” the rallrouds o avoided, The vessel was disinf and allowed to proceed, after the customary in- spection of tho steerag e passoners, WiLLiax 1. JENKINS, Health Offic Russlu's infl Loxpox, Aug. 13.—Offieial returns show a great increase of cholera in Russia the last week. The figures given for the different provinces are as follows: Podolin, 484 cases, 175 deaths; Orel, 327 cases, 110 deatns; Don region, 854 ¢ deaths; Kiev, 200 cases, 91 deaths 110 cuses, 27 deaths; Nizhnee Novgorod, 258 cases, 102 deaths; Kherson, 50 cases, 18 deathls: Varoslav, 39 cases, 15 deaths; Sa- mar cases, 8 deaths; Viadimir, 5 deaths; Kazan, 3 cases, 13 deaths; Mos: cow (not including Moscow City), 27 cases, Udeaths, In Moscow City there was an average of 30 cases and 15 deaths daily. Plugue Notes. Rome, Aug. 18.—In the twenty-four hours ending at noon today, five new cases of cholers and vwo deatlls™ were recorded in Naples, according to the official report. Benkwiy, Aug. 13 —Strict precautions bave been adopted on the east Prussian frontier to prevent the importagion of cholera — SALVATION ABMY LEADERS. Commander and Mré. Malllngton Booth Return to America. New Youk, Aug. 13 ~Commander Balling- ton Booth of the Salyaitien army, with Mrs, Booth and their two ehildren, returned from England todayon the Aurania. They left here July 5 and went directly to London, where tv/o big receptions were gotten.up in their houor, “Our teip to Englsnd,” said the com- mander today at the Army's headquartess, “was principally 1o 18lk over the geuersl plaus for the memorial Building to be erected n the memory of my mother. General Booth promised that he would come to this country next October, When he arvives we shall give him 4 reception greater, probably, than wus ever given in this country w a distinguisned wman,"! switeh S Josery, en Threaten to Strike. Aug. The Rock Island switchmen held a secret meeting here today to take action against the proposed 10 per cent cut in wa . The chalrman of the grievance eommillee tried to secure their signatures to an agreement to stand the cut for dinety duys. but the wen refused and many of them tulk strike. Iansas Crey, Aug. 18 —The switchmen of the Rock Islund rifllway met in this city aud decided not 1o meet the 15 per cent ~reduc- tion in wages. Some of thein were in favor of striking if the reduccion should be insisted upon by the road £ A dispateh from St. Joseph, Mo, rays the switchmen there decided that shey would ot accept the reduction. PESA'S CABINET RESIGS Argentine Ministers Take Umbrage at the Action of the President. OVER APPOINTMENT OF AN ARBITRATOR Man Chosen to caity in the Did Not Stralghten Out the DIM- rovines of Buenos Ayres th Awerk LCopyrighted 1893 hy James Gordon Bennett | Varranaso, Chitl (via Galveston, Tex.), Aug. 13,—[By Mexican Cablo to the New York Herald—Special o Tug Bge | —President Saenz Pena ot Argentina is again confronted with a cabinet crisis. The Herald's corre- spondent in Buenos Ayres telegraphs that the ministers have resigned and the presi- dent is trying to organize a new cabinet. The trouble appears to have been caused by the appointment of Carlos Tejedor as the interventor in the settlement of the troubles in the province of Buenos Ayres. Mipister Delavalle, who organized the last c asked tw be appointed but the president insisted ing Tejedor. This crused motion in the cabinet, Delavalle persisted in working against Tejdor and he now accuses the president of bringing about the trouble. Delavalle resigned and the other membets of tho cabinet went out with him. Quintana had accepted the portfclio of the the interior and Campos had agreed to become minister of war. Efforts ave being made to induce them to witharaw their resignations. Should they refuse their places will probably be taken by ‘Costa and Lastra. Lagos Gareia will probably be appointed mimster of the haciendia. The president is now conferring with Quintana in regard to the formatiou of a new cabinet. Notes of the Revolution. The government of Argentina has ordered the prosccution of ex-Minister Juarez, who is charged with the embezzlement of £500,- 000. The governor of Corrientos has demanded the withdrawal of the federal forces sent to that province by Uriburu. The Heruld correspondent in San Luis telegraphs that the imprisoned ex-governor and many members of the provincial congress have asked their revolutionary jailers to per- mit them to receive visitors, but this request has been refused. A dispateh from the Herald's correspond- ent in Montevideo says the ex-governor of Buenos Ayres province, who fled to that city from La Plata, is receiving a great deal of attention. Ho intends to publish a pamphlet Justifying himself. The Uruguayan congress has approved of work done to improve the port of the Montevideo. Unpopular Imposts. Paxama, Colombia (via Galveston, Tex.), Aug. 13.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Bee.]—Cus- toms duties have been imposed by the Co- lombian government upon foreign tobaceos imported to the Isthmus of Panama. The government has also declared the manufuc- ture of cigarettes and sale of sait to « be. mational monopolies. " Local liberal and independent newspapers and La Vose Catolica, the newspaper organ of the bishop, condemn the decrees. Merchants believe them to be indirect viola tions of foreign treaties, which declare Panama and Colon to be free ports. At the request of the government of Sal- vador, President Barrios has expelled Moran from Guatamela. upon nam- the com- FIGHTING MEXICAN FACTIONS, Federal Troops Sent to the State of Con- huila to Preserve Order, GALVESTON, Aug. 13.—A special from F Pass to the Galveston About 200 federal troops were unloaded at Sabinus, state of Coahuila and Peyotes on tho Mexi- can [uterfiational railroad. It is reported a tramlond of cavalry will follow, to be dis- tributed along the line of road. Cardinas’ party captured Nava today and wurned out the Golaw ofivials and took charge of. the oftices. This places them in possession of most all the towns surrounding Piedras Negras. What action the federal troops will take is only a surmise. About 200 of Car- dinas' men are camped three miles from Peyotes station, where the troops were un- londed this morning. Cohera is in command of Cardinas’ fuction at Peyotes, It is not believed the federal troops will be an- tagonized, as both factions declare their Lo alty to the federal government, Cardinas is candidate for governor against Golaw, the present incumbent, wno heretofore pre- vented meetings in behalf of his opvonent. RAMMED BY A NGLISH CRUISER, In a Thick Fog the Forth Runs Into the Stenmer Kirkby, Loxnoy, Aug. 18.—The British ecruiser Forth rammed the British steamer Kirkby, Captain Brown, off Start Point in a fog on Saturday evening. A bud hole was knocked in the Kirkby's port side amidships, through which the water rushed in immense volumes. The fires undor her boilers were soon extin guished and somo of ber compartments fillod with water, The undamaged compartments Kept her affoat. The Kirkby was aftersward towed to Plymouth by the Forth, The Kirkby. from Coosa, 8. C., July 21, avrived at Plymouth August 4 and at the time of the collision wus proceeding with part of her cargo for Rottordam. The Forth had just feft Torbay. where sho had been with the Blue manedyering fleet. Bombay's Keliglous Fanutick, Bowmsay, Aug. 13.—The religious riots which broke out in this city a few days ago are extending. Up to the present time more than fifty persons are kuown to hay been killed and fully 1,200 have been ar- rested. Burial parties today were accom- panied by strong pickets, in spite.of which they were frequently attacked by religious opponents. Further reiuforcements of cavalry and in- fantry have arrived from Poona bivouacking in the streers, The qu sent a telegram to Lord Harris, governor of Bombay, expressing grief on ascount ot the riots, 'he newspapers refer to the troubles in mila language and deplore the fact that troops were not called out earlier, Fired ut by u Sociulist, Pants, Aug. b & former cabinet minister, was fired at yesterday by & man named Moore, o notorious socialist. Lockroy was ascending a staircase in & house where the electoral com mitteo was sitting. Moore stopped him und demanded a loan of 10 francs. Lockroy refused to give him the money, whercupon the man fired at his breast with a revolver. Lockroy faiuted His breast had been severely bruised, but not pierced by the ball, The woun man was taken 1o his how Moore was arrested Ho had lain fo wait for his vicum for two hours. Lockroy had vefused 1o identify himself with the cabmien’s strike wnd Moore shot him in revenge Collide | 1n & Fog. Loxpoy, Aug, 18.—A dense fog covered the English channel all Saturday vight and up 1o noon today. Such a phenomenon in the month of August is almost abuorinal. The steamboat Ville de Vouvres, plying between Dover and Ostend, collided with an uu koowa steawor on ber trip w Dover. The | INGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. unknown ve T. disappeared immediatoly from sight a 2 1 believed to_have been badly damaget % he Ville de Vouvres left a 1ife boat sonr % ¢ for the vessel and pro coeded on her ¥ % o US LATEST, lozation of Bavielan Sstors Prince Bismarck received at today 600 members of the Bavarian Schooimasters league. Ho mado a long speech, in which he said German school was a specific institute corps of officers, and it is not to b imitated The French school would not bo suitable to Germany.' France was an uncomfortable neighbor, through the influence of her schools which inculeated Catholicism, vanity anl iguorance of the geography and history of othernations, Gor many should profit by the lesson aud oppose her former propensity to special subje which diverted national thought “Already,” he said, “the schools have tho thankful task of strengthening the patriotic feeling. We are all Germans, We have now become a great, unified nation. We have founded institutions under which wo live and breathe as a nation, enabling us to play a part ol inferior to that of Great Britain, Russia or Frauce. 'The unity of Germany is now 8o firm that it would be difiicult to' sepavate us even if political s were made. W shall go together forever, but wo ought to bo indulgent to the pecul ties of the various states. dynasties can contribute essentially maiutain these peculiarities. Among th Bavaria has been a powerful pillar of the empire. Wherefor, I_ask you join me in cheers and hochs for Bavaria.” The speech was received with groat thusiusm, Prince Regent Luichold sponded, nisw % Addross to « Soh, BERLIN, Aug. 15, Kissingen like 0 on- o Civil zing the Anti ABAR, Aug. 13 —Tnformation wis i ceived hore today from Wity to th effect that, owing to the continued hostility of Fumo Oami, the deposed sultan, & landing party from 'the British warships recently attacked and captured the town and thei set five to1t. ‘The dute of the eapture is not given, Licutenants Fitzmaurice and Gorvais were wounded and one man vias killed. The natives fied. Aground in the Clyde. Liverroor, Aug. 13.—The tugs sent to tho assistance of the British steamer Avdan- goram, Captain Kinley, from Novfolk and Newnport Nows for Glasgow, which is asho at Garroch head in_the Clyde, were unsu cessful in shifting the vessel and she will b compelled to discharge her cargo to get of Disnstrous Cloudburst. Aug. 1 A cloudourst played havoe in v Epieries district in Hungar day. Fifty persons and many head of cattle were drowned, 100 horses and soveral rail way and other bridges were demolished and much of the harvested crops were destroyed. Viessa, Formed n New M stry. Buexos Avies, Aug. 13.—A new ministry nas been formed as follows: Quintana, in terior; For finance: Costa, justi am vos, war; Virasore, foreign affairs. Tho new government is well recoived. Royalty 1o B sarried BerLiN, Aug. 13.—The betrothal of Prin John to Princess Maria of Wurtemburg w publicly announced today. — WHAT THE ROW WAS ABOUL. Review of the Troublo Agitating the Board of Laay Munagers. Cu1cAGo, Aug. 13.—The telezraphic ac- counts of the late unpleasantness in the bourd of lady managers have necessuvily been of such a fragmentary character that the public generally is much bewildered as to what it was all about. The demonstra tions of the difliculty occurred at perplex- ingly irregular intervals and with apparent irrevelunce and were given by the papers in the same way. In short, continuous sketch of the facts scem necessary, and this has been secured for the press from one of the members of the board, who, for obyious rei- sons, prefors not to be known in the matter, Histor fu a brief narration the facts in the case follow: ‘Uhe present trouble is lavgely a continuation of the Phasbe Couzins quarrel which took place shortly after the formation of the board. Mrs. Meredith of Wils in active agent in the removal of Miss Couzins from the secretaryship of the bowd Mrs. Bull of Delaware wus also an_equally active fighter of Miss Couzins, Wheu the committee of awards of the women's board formed Mrs, Ball was elected its secretary. Mues. Meredith was the chairman of committee which had the duty of sclecting Jurors. The old antagonism came to the frontand soon produced strained relations botween its membe These five in number--were Mrs, Meredith, Mrs Blake, Mrs. Ginty of Wisconsin, Mrs. Stey ens of New Jersey and Mrs. Fosdyck of Ala bama, Miss Cunningham, a member from South Caroling, made in Open session’ & broLest agunst the nonrepresentation of “the stato on the juries of awards, charging Mrs, Mero- dith with matice in the matter. ‘Tue Cou zins fuction rallied to the aid of Miss Cun gham, while the conservative eclenient ranged itself under Mrs. Moredith Meredith wade a scathing arvaignment Mrs, Ball. Sne stated that Mrs. Bull been inimical to tho interests of committee, and openly allied with nies. The neryous tension of ed wite intensificd by the general ‘inder stunding that Mrs. Ball would speale in reply, supporting Miss Cunuingham's chavges of malice against Mrs. Meredith. The op portunity for this specch from Mrs, Bull d not occur, but it was published inthe pupers. Then the fight was on indeed. Mrs. Ball mivdo another speech, even more bitter than the published one. She disclaimed respousi bility for the letter, and Miss Cunning sprang up, amid hisses and eries of *Shi 10 say she herself was the person who had furnished typewritten copies of Mrs, Ball's {ntended speech to the press, Moes, Ball's Vigorous Mus, | Mrs, Mer tve woman of the ‘Trouble, Mus. of haq the its the gunge. nd up with an indicment of as i cruol, merciless, vindie- arging Mrs, Bunks, the mem ber having charge of the press inleresis, with complicity. Mrs. Banks came into the wrangle 1o the extent of making a statement of her connection with tho affair. The went on with unabuted vigor and the mittee of awards usking that Mrs. Ball “be excused from further service” brougit things to & climax. This document "as signea by every member of the comiittee, excepting Mrs. Ball, was finally accepted as constituting virtuil impeachineut of that lady, On the following day, after what sue considered # public vindieation, Mrs. Meve dith withdrew the so-called report, thus ro storing things Lo status quo, e Not Entitied to Churters, Jeppersox City, Mo, Aug. 13.—State Sec retary Lesur, in reply to a letter maki quiry as to the legality of the corporation of boud investment cowpanies, has written a letter severely denouncing such companics He says they #re in the nature of lotterios and are wholly fraudulent. The supreme court, he suys, will be asked to declare their churters null and void at the coming term of court on quo warranto proceedings Lo be brought by the attorney general ceding attorney genersl he panies should bo granted charters present attorney general holds that they ar of u fraudulent chavacter aud must be wiped out of existence. ————— Death Kol Peekskine, N Y., Aug. 18 Clure Peters, 8. 1. D., D.D., archdeacon of the diocese of New York and rector of St Michael's church at Niuety-ninth stroet and Austerd veuue, died of heart failure this morning at the house of Frederick Mausur, jx, ~Thomas Mc that the | Indiana | | ONE MILLION DOLLARS LOST 1t Goes Up in Smoke During a Fierce Fire at Minneapolie, | SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN WILLFULLY SET Hive n Difieutty | (hor Damage St 1 for Ald—A Sta Ae Preventin ul Callod on moat of the on. ents. | i MiNsEAPOLIS, Aug. 13.~Two fires, prob. | ably the work of incondiavios, destroyoed | 0¥er$1.000.000 worth of property this after- 1o Che fires broke out within o shors tmo of each other. The first fire broke out ina stable in tho vear of the Cedar Lake Ico company’s house, and soon spread to Clark’s box factory, and then destroyed the boiler works of Lintzs, Connell & Co., ine cluding a $7.000 riveting machine, the only one west of Chicago. Lenhart's Union Wagon works wore totully consumed, also & quantity of lumber belongimg to various fivms. The Cedar Lake Ice company will lose #.,000; Clark’s Box company, 30,000 Lintzes, Connell &Co., 86,0005 Union Wagon works, 15,000, On this there is a total ine surance of about half. Auother Firs Breaks Out, While this firo was at its height, an alarm was turned 1 from the lumber district as the ovher end of tho island. Boom island as the place is callod, was 4 mass of _wood and lumber piles bolonging to Nelson, Tenny Co.uwnd Backus & Co. This was bluzing. fleveely, and, fanned by a brisk wind, the flanos soon spanned the nurcow streteh of water and bogan ing their way among tho big sawmills and rsidences in the vicinity of the river bauk. One_after ane other the planing mitls of tho Wilcox come pany, the Chatterion_mifl, the Backus mill, tho Hove mill, Smith &Corrigan and Nolson, Tonny & Co. folt the blast of the fire and were cither totally destroyed ot budly» dume aged I'he flames lefta pathof blackness through Marshall streot ana werapractically stopped by the big brick structure of tho Minneap- olis Brewing company, although their loss is putat $110,000. All along Marshall street and through that entire section are small frame houses occupled by laboring and saws mill hands. Thev went like tindor when the flumes first struck them, but the residents had anmplo time to move their bolongings. In ull 112 houses were destroyed. Although a general alarm “was turned in the entire city department proved inades quate to the ovcasion und aid was asked from St. Paul and that city promply res sponded and sent over two steamers and a lose cart that did excellont service. Tho firo on Boom island was burning fiereely at a late hour touight, and the only ope secms to lie in letting it burn itself out. 1or awhile it looked as though the entire part of northeast. Minneapolis would be de- stroyed, but by the concentration of tho dee partment the furthor progress of the Hames was chocked. There were soveral accidents caused by spectators attempting to run the logs and filinz _in. Two boys were reported drowned, but the rumor” can not be verified. Bertha Streat, residing on Washington avenue, between Tenth and Bloventh. fell out of 4 third-story window while looking ab the five and was instantly killed. List of the Loskes, The following is o list of the losses so far 4s van be ascertained. It is impossible to glve the detailed insurance tonight: Wil- cox planing mill, §25,000; Fulton & Libby, rehouse, £25,000; Chatterton mill, $25,0007 Backus mill, £#75,000; Hove mill, $060,000; Smith & Corrigan mill, $10,000; Nelson, Tenny & Co. mill, £,000: 40.000.000 feer of lumber’ 000, $20,0005 10,000,000 lath at $3 per 1,000, 2dar posts, ete., $10,000; Minneapolis Brewing company, 110,000 113 houses At an averaze of £500 " cach, $50,000; ollet island fire, 3125,000; bridges, §10,000. 11, 81,057,000, The Norvhern Pacific bridge and the Plys motith avenue bridge were likewise renderod less by the Small Blnze at Salt Lake, Savr Lake, U I, Aug. 13.—[Speclal Tele- gram to Tuk Bre.]—This evening about 8 o'clock a five occurred in the store of Martin hans, auctioncer, on the ground floor of one of the largest business blocks. The strect in front was torn up and the side- walle blocked with piles of paving stone Liie hook and ladder trock was run down the sidewalk and the department came thiough the street and began work quickly cnoush 1o confine the fire to the store. Dam= age, about $.500; insurance, $7,000, placed with the agenries'of tne Greenwich, London & Lancaster, Novti German, Northwestern, National, Seandia, and Phaenix of Brooklyn, anid is about evenly distributed among these compit New Kich CINcisNaT, Aug. 13, @ Uire, ‘e fire has de- 1 the tolephone and telegraph oflices Richmond. A message from the vieinity of New Richmond reccived since 1 4. m. ways the fire will be confined toa* | stowie block and the loss great for that | town, bai will not show very large figurcs. No loss of lif stroy ur New Yarn Mills Destroyed, Vuiianeieina, Aug. 18.—~The Meadow Groye carpor ywn mills on Mill ereck, near Ardmore, Montgomery county, Penn., onerated by Baltz & Bro., were totally de stroyed by five last night. Loss, §75,000; ine i for #41,000 in nincteen companie SPOKE TO PEARY, His Vessol Mot by tho 1 Steamer—A Voleanio Eraption, Jouss, N. I, Aug. 18.-~The Lubrador eports having spoken to Peary’s steamer Palcon in the latitudoe of northern Labrador August 2 She had been stormn- bound two di Poary has bson engaged {0 visiting the ¢ sottlements for the pre- | vions two weeks endeavoring to get dogs, but had not succeeded and then proposed viaiting the Moravian settlements to the | north and then going to Disco, as he was | neavly cortain to get dogs there. His pluns brador Mail S mail stean Decked delay. T'lhe stenmer roports also & voleanic erup- tion at Capo Harrison, Labrador, Wednos- {uy. August 2. Fishermen cogaged off the eape he ises and saw the whole I afive. ‘They landed und found a portion | of the bill had collspsed and immense flames, | wtones and cinders were issuing therefrom., I'he steamer's officers report ha ng seeu Lh columnn of fire many wiles away. The fames were fute il plainly visible av night, and 48 toere are no woods, forest or buflds ings near by to cause this, it might boe of & purely volcanic orgin. In the opinion of those 1n St Johns acquainted with the lo- v, the aflair is tho result of the agita of the eartli's internal fires, ns Labrador 15 not north of the spheve of volcanic action, e s of O Steamers August 13, | At Boston—Arrived—HBothuis, from Livere 00l PR New York Arrived—Rhaetis, from Hamburg ; Pulaa, from Genoa ; Aurania, from Liverpool ; Furnessia, from Glasgow ; tin Monarch, from London, At Hamburg—Arrived Baltimore. At Havre— Arrived York At Queenstown--Arrived Philadelphia. Polynes surgogne, from New Indiana, from | Mutiiuted Herself 1o a Keligious Fi y | Pumaveirnia, Aug. 13.—-Rachel Boyle, | aged 24 years, during veligious excitement | today, cut off & portion of ter Jip wnd then broiled it as an offering to God. She is pow ‘ i toe Philadelphia bospital.