Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 31, 1894, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JU NE 19, 1871. e — DAY l\l()RNIKG, OCTOBER 31, 1894, GLE COPY FIVE CEN' SULT TO HONEST CERMANS fforts of the Majors Managers to Lead Them to Vote for Tom., SWEET SCINTED SCHWENK AS A DECOY Head of the Gang of Hirelings with Bad Bmelling Reeords—No Encoursgement from Em Voters--More saries—After Nonanion iness Protests. Although it is asserted that in a speech at O'Nefll Tom Majors expressed the wish that he could throw the keys of Castle Gar- den into the sea, for the reason that there were already too many Germans, Swedes and Bohemlans (n this , his campaign managers have from the very outset of the campalgn exerted every effort to capture the German vote. They went to work on the theory that any man who could speak or write the German language mus sarily be of influence among the people of that nationality, Acting upon this theory they have employed a lot of disreptuable charac- ters, who are willing enough to work for Majors for the money there is in it. One of | the first things undertaken was the conver- slon of all the German papers in the state into Majors organs. Republican papers were seduced into supporting the railroad candi- date, and where no German republican paper existed the democratic papers were purchased outright. Der Omaha Tribunen, the Nebraska City Staats Zeitung, the West Point Volks- blatte and the Fremont paper have all been converted Into active agents for the dissemina- tion of the fakes prepared by the literary bureau for the Majors campaign. All the sensational claptrap, canards, roorbacks, misrepresentations and falsehoods ground out by the Johnson-Anninias syndicate have b laboriously translated into German and forced onto German readers in every part of the state, SCHWENK AT THE HEAD. The work of converting the honest German citizens of Nebraska to the cause of Major- ism has been placed under the personal con- trol of the notorious Peter Schwenk, who, appropriately enough, was Tom Majors' tide partner in the effort to steal a_seat in con gress a number of years ago. Schwenk s the go-between who carried the census cer- tificate to Washington, which was after ds altered by Majors with fraudulent Intent. Schwenk's connection with the forgery was #0 notorious that the congressional commit- tee of which Tom Reed was chairman in- cluded his name in the list of men recom- mended to the United States distr ct attorney for indictment. Although engaged in many pleces of dirty work, both before and since that time, Schwenk's connection with the contingent congressman job was undoubtedly the cleanest piece of work he ever attempted. Through political influence Schwenk se- cured the appointment in the United States land office at Norfolk, and his conduct of that office was of such a tcandalous char- acter that the land department at Washing- ton instituted a rigid investigation, which ended In his dismissal in disgrace. Schwenk 18 the rght man in the right place, for no better man to perform the dirty work of the Majors campaigners could be found. Closely allied with Schwenk s his old- time asiociate, Jacob Hauck, a notorious po- litical fraud and sleight of hand worker, who has shown his true character on many caslons, Another man engaged by the Majors rule or ruin crowd Is the famous Max Adler, who has been sent over the state to make specches in the German settlements, Adler Has enjoyed a speckled carecr covering many years. He was at one time an editorial writer on a sectarfan paper at Cleveland, 0., and afterwards became associated with Au- gust Spies on the Arbelter Zeitung, the an- archist newspaper that did 1o much toward inciting the Haymarket riots, and which culminated in the arrest of every man con- nected with the publication. Sples was af- terwards hanged for his compl city in the anarchist plot, but the others associated with im {0 the ‘managemept of the Arbeiter Zeitung escaped trial, The present editor of the Omaha Tribune, Who {8 now so active in the Majors cause, is the defendant in a scandalous breaca of promise case filed in the district court of Douglas county last Monday by a young woman recently arrived in this country from Germany. Thousands of copies of the Tribune have been scattered broadcast over the state, and It s stated upon good authority that its publisher has received the munificent sum of $200 from the republican state central gommittce, together with e delinquent tax ist. ¢ These are the men who haye been hired to assist the tottering cause of the railroad politiclans who are endeavoring to folst Tom Majors upon the people of the state. Their efforts wiil bo of little help. The German population of Nebraska Is not to be Influ- enced by campaign falsehoods circulated by men of their character. NO MILK NOR HONEY FOUND. The most discouraging reports continue to pour into the Majors headquarters from the interior part of the state. Yesterday nearly fifteen of the workers who have been journey- ing up and down Nebraska returned to head- quarters, and the news they brought only served fo increase the gloom that settled down over the top story of the Millard hotel early last week. One of the reports was brought by a prominent republican, who was for several years a leading member of the state central committee. He was closely Adentified with the inner circle of railroad politics, ‘and his judgment has always been considered good. He informed the managers of the Majors ¢ gn that everything pointed to Holcomb's election by a majority of at least 10,000. e had visited the larger towns In 0 Interfor part of the state, as well as many of the smaller ones fn the western and northern counties, He could find no evidence anywhere that the republicans were solidificd in support of the entire ticket, and he warned the managers that they must not count upon avy serious division in the democratic ranke. He stated it as bis belief that more than 65 per cent of the democratio votes would be cast for Hol comb, and he estimated the republican de- tegtion at fully 10 per cent. Another report was received from a leading republican, who Is identified with the Busi- ness Men's association. This gentleman in- tormed the committee that the republiean defection along the entire Elkhorn valley was something almost beyond belief. In many small towns the republicans were out- spoken in their opposition to Majors, He could bring nothing that could eacourage the committee, LET count nece oc- THE LEGISLATURE GO. It is an open secret that the men who are running the campalgn are willing to sacrifico the legislative ticket wherever they see an opportunity of securing a few votes for the head of the republican ticket. This fact has finally become impressed upon the minds of some of the legislative candidates and they are losing no time in denouncing tho treachiery of the men who are bound to elect Majors to the cxclusion of every other candidate on the republican ticket If neces- sary. One of the republican candlidates for the senate from Douglas county makes an open secrot of his belief that Majors is de- €eated and his assertions that Holeomb fs the winning candidate are received with ex- ceeding bad grace by the Majors manipu- lutors, The leading candidates, together with some of thelr chief supporters,” held a conference &t the Millard hotel last night, and the meet- ng was not in the nature of a love feast The republican candidates below the head of the ticket are extremely provoked over the fact that nothing is belng eald or done in favor of any one but Majors. The claims of the other candidates are studiously ignored by the pald writers, who are flling the col- umns of the B, & M. Journal with columas of fawning flattery for Tom Masjors. CODDLING UNORGANIZED LABOR In the meantime the rallroads are still pur- suing their disreputable tactics. Five Bu | printed in ployes of that company to vote for Majors on the ground that he is friend of non-union labor. The Burlington engineers do not be- 1ong to the brotherhood, and It Is also a well known fact that the rallroad company has weedd out of its employ as many men be- longing to railway organizations as possible. The Burlington's enmity to the labor unions among the rallway employes is well known, but its managers hope to secure the votes of the men not organized into unions and for this reason the five engineers have been sent out to pick. up stragglers, who were not caught in the general order that all employes must vote for Majors or lose their positions Another form of intimidation has been devised in order to drive republicans to the support of Majors. at last realize the seriousness of the republi- can defection from Majors and are taking stess to decrease it by resort to character- istic tactics. It Is stated on good authority that they have in many counties secretly pre- pared lists of the names of men who are known to be against Majors. Between now and election day every effort will be made 1o bulldoze these independent republicans into voting for Majors, They will be threatened and coaxed by turns and every nossible in- fluence, fair or unfair, will be brought to bear upon them The threat will not suc- ceed. The republicans who are in the habit ot oting for themselves have long made up their minds to scratch Majors' name from the ticket, and they will not be fright- ened by the threats of the railroad crowd STATE PAYS A SCRIBBLER'S SALARY. J. W. Johnson, the chief of the B, & M. literary bureau, makes no secret of the fact that he is giving his whole time to the preparation of campalgn material to be the columns of such newspapers that can be secured by purchase or other- wise. Johnson is secretary of the State Board of Transportation, and for nearly four years has drawn a salary of $2,000 per annum from the state treasury. He devotes his entire time to politics and his services to the state have never been of the slightest value. If the me railroad crowd s continued in power Johnson will still retain the secretary- ship of board, azd it is the knowledge of this fact that is driving republicans away from support of th ticket. He 1s not the only one who draws a large salary from the state and puts in his time doing political work. The state house has practically been depopulated since the campaign commenced large numbers of clerks from the several de- partments having been transferred to Omaha in order to assist in the work of electing Majors. In the meantime their salaries g right on at liberal rates. When the legisla- ture convenes the same crowd of clerks will be clamoring for increased salaries and con- tinuance in their positions, and they will bring evidence to show that the state cannot possibly dispense with their services, The taxpayers may posishly conclude that if the state can spare so many of its employes from the state house to assist in a political cam- paign it can very well spare them the year around. SENTIMENT AT LAWRENCE. The intensity of the unfavorable senti- ment against Thomas J. Majors among the business men of the smaller towns of the has been fully demonstrated in the present campaign. The manifesto sent out by the Omaha Business Men's association has aroused a feeling against Majors that is cost- ing him hundreds of votes. The form of the Burlington czar is plainly observed back of tho ascoclation, and this fact has been a powerful factor in the rapidly increasing opposition to Majors. The protests of the busioess men of several towns have already been printed. Another signed remonstrance comes from Lawrence in the shape of a series of resolutions, signed by twenty-two business men and firms. The resolutions are as follows: ) the Voters of Nebraska, ( it Resolved, that we, the u ness men and voters of not have to bend the kr head to the Business Men's association of Omaha. That we have a perfect right to vote as we see fit, and we think we Know how to vote for our interest and the Inter- est of the people of Nebraska. That we have not received any favors from the Business Men's assoclation of Omaha or those comprising it, nor from any railroad that they may be working for, except such as we have paid for. at our families and business interests as dear to us as theirs are to them. That we do not think It to our credit or our beneflt to assist in putting a man at the head of our state goy ernment who was unable to give a correct enumeration of the state, or at least think he should be able to gét within 50,000 or 100000 of the number. That the state of Nebraska has been in the hands of the re- publican party lo these many years, and we have been unable to see any perceptible de- crease in the state taxes. That when the roll is called and the votes counted the returns will £how that the Business Men's association of Omaha didn't control all the of all the people of all the state of Nebraska. Be it Resolyed, That we consider it an insult to the American manhood of Nebraska that the Business Men's association of Omaha should seek to influence their votes In fayor of ring and corporate influence. Be it further Resolved, That we will stand up for Ne- braska, but possibly not the way the Busi. ness Men's association of Omaha would have us. A. H. BOWMAN. TLumber, Coal. SCHUM & BARNE J. . BARF LAHERTY, Publisher T. J. MOLLE_Real L. M. ZALMON. Blacksmith. ENOCH OWENS Stock Rai; W. H. MEREDITH. DR. C. H. VOLLBEHR 8. H. FRIEND, Furniture. C. F. CURTZ. Farme THOMAS SITIRLEY, Agricultiral Implements, MOODY_& SON, Proprietirs OSTDIED-ROSS or uncover the are 1 Merchandise, Locomotive. Jetate, Fremont House, COMPANY. s Makers, 'k Raiser. RGER General Merchandise. Dealer in _Liquors. Boots and Shoes. her 107 , General WILL SUE THE 501 Utah Territo y Proposes to Get |ack Money Expended on Kelly, WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—The annual re- port of Governor West of Utah was pub- lished today. Much space is given to the aifficult e: gr wing out of (he invasion of the territory by the industrial army. The gov- nor blames the Southern Pacific Rallroad company for this Invasion. After quoting a letter to C. P. Huntington, published at the time, protesting against the Southern Pa- cific dumping California industrials on the people of Utah, the report sa 1t will be observed that the issue joined was whether the state of California, its author- itles, state, county or municipal, could or- ganize or encourage 1 the organiza- tion of its dependent criminal and 1dl dissolute id with the assist- ance and connivance of the Southern Pa- cific company crowd them into stock cars as If they were cattle, swin or sheep, with- out adequate clothing for protecting them from the severe inclemency of ihe early pring, without mone 1, medical at tendance or supplies, rt them beyond their borders thiough the stae of ada to the end of their lines in Utah and dump them with impunity as charges and burdens on the k without liability on the part of the party cau done. e imposed uy tory ‘and its citizens for the maintenance of Kelly and his men and incident thereto amount in round figures to about $3,000. The of Weber has already instituted an action against the Southern Pacific to re- cover the amount of its expenditure,” and unless the territory is relmbursed for ite outlay an aection on its behalf will be in- stituled agalnst the company.” Other points in the report are felicitations on the statehood act. The good effects to follow from the opening to settlement of the Uin tah and Uncompahgre reservations by con- gress are pointed out The governor'd recommen 'ation is re .ewed to restore to the Mormon church the realty which was escneated to the government, amounting to $285,00) Speaking of the amnesty granted to polyg- @ mists, the report says: "This prompt and very generous action of President Cleveland has met with the hearty approval of ail classes of our people and is especially ap- prociated by hundreds of our best citizens who were distranchised and have since the erchandise. HERN PACIFIC, the classe a n the ter gton engincers have boen kept on the 4vad for the past two weeks urglug the em- issuance of the amnesty availed themselves of the very important duty of registering to vote &t our approaching election.” The campaign managers | since | ARE SHUT OUT ENTIRELY All German Ports Olosed Against the Tm- portation of American Cattle, FEAR OF TEXAS FEVER THZ REASON GIVEN Real Reason 1s Supposed to e Retallation for the American Nugar Dutles—Trade Amounts to Comparatively Little According te Secretary Morton. BERLIN, Oct. 30.--The prohibition against the landing of American cattle and American dressed meat annousced by a decree of the Hamburg senate on Saturday last, as exclu- sively cabled to the Associated press, was extended today to every port of Germany Interviews which the correspondent of the Assoclated press has had with the officials of the Interior department of the Prussian Husbandry department and the German Fo eign office would seem to show that the pro- hibition is of a preventative nature and the action of individual German states. The For- clgn office officlals, for instance, state that the prohibition is “no affair of the Irish,” as the measures adopted are purely administra- tive and sanitary and that as such they belong to each German state. The empire as such, these officiels add, has not taker any steps to prohibit the landing of American cattle or American meat. The officials of the Interior department say that tne importation of cattle from America suffering from Texas fever has bee clearly proved, and that the measures taken are purely of a preventative nature, such as each German state is entitied to exercise through its police authority within its own territory. WASHIN nt by the () Oct. 30.—The announce- Assocated press that the em- bargo placed upon American cattle by the senate of Hamburg had been extended (o the length of an exclusion of American cat- tle and dressed meat from every part of Germany was received with surprise by department officlals today. That Texas fever was merely a ground which Germany could adopt for enforcing retaliatory measures against the United States because of the supposed discrimination against’ German in- tercsts in the sugar schedule of the tariff bill was the prevalent impression. The German ambassador, However, assured the ecretary of state yesterday that the measure of exclusion was inspired by sanitary reasons and had no political motive behind it. Government officers are obliged to take this view of the case, since any other view might seem a reflection upon the ambassador. ecretary Morton, who has just returned from a trip abroad, held a consultation with Secretary Gresham' about the matter today, but the stringent measures just adopted were unknown. He assured Secretary Gres that the exportation of Texas fever into Ger- many by American cattle was altogether improbable, if not impossible, according to the opinion of the experts of the department who have devoted much time to investigating the disease during the past year, and safd he vas confident the supposed discovery of Texas fever was a mistake. When the As- sociated press dispatch from Berlin was shown to the secretary of agricuiture he ex- pressed surprise. Exclusion of dressed meats he at a loss to understand, be- cause they are all inspected by competent government officials in this-country before they are shipped. Texas fever, moreover, can be carried only by live cattie. The live cattle exported from this country are also Inspected at the ports of shipment to see that they are not diseased. Secretary Morton said he had no doubt that the German officials lntended to act in the interests of the public health in excluding American' cattle, as the sanitary regulations of that country are unusually stringent upon all such matters. The secre- tary thinks the damage to be inflicted upon American interests by this action is greatly overestimated, as our exports of meat to Ger- many are comparatively light. From his ob- ervation on his recent trip, Secretary Mor- ton Is convinced that the exportation of live cattle cannot be made to pay as well as ship- ping dressed meats. The establishment of Increased facilities for shipping meats in cold storage, he thinks, will greatly increase the American business. Dr. D. E. Salmon, chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, sald: “Admitting for th sake of argument that cattle which are killed in Germany are inflicted with the Texas fever, there is no longer danger fto the German cattle, because in this countr: cattle with this disease do not communic: it to other animals. The disease is not com- municated directly from one animal to others, but the animals in a certain district in the southern part of the United States are able to infect pastures and pens in which they happen to be placed within thirty days from the time they leave the Infected dlstricts. Animals which contract the disease obtain the infection from these pastures, not di- rectly from other cattle. Secretary Morton was at the cabinet meet- ing today for the first time since his return from Burope. The principal subject discussed was the recent action of the German govern- ment diseriminating against American cat- tle and American beef. Sccretary Morton called the attention of the cabinet to the fact that Germany was an unimportant factor in our foreign market for cattle and becf, ireat Britain last year imported 392,941 head of American cattle,” sald he, ‘‘while Germany took 4,000. One American farmer could supply the entire German market, of which it is said we have just been deprived Then why this great scare? The fact is t 5 per cent of our American products ported find a market in Great Britain, Sec- retary Morton intimated that there was no great concern felt by the administration over Germany’s action, SPANISH MINISTRY IGNS, Differences Over Colonial Matters Cuuse of the Crisis, MADRID, Oct. 30.—As a result of the cabi- net council held today the ministers have tendered their resignations. Minister Sag- asta has gone to inform the queen-regent of the actlon of the eabinet. It s belleved that the crisis will be found to be difficult of solu- tion. Though the causes that have led to the resignation of the Spanish ministry cannot at present be positively stated, it is pretty safe to assume that the crisis was precipitated by colonial questions. The government re- cently arranged with the Bank of Spain for and advance of 10,000,000 pesatas in Spanish silver dollars to replace the Mexican dollars in the Porto Rico colony. This project was strenuously opposed by. Senor Maura, the colonial minister, but his colleagues persisted in carrying out the arrangement and Senor Maura resigned. This, however, was but one of the serious differences in the cabinet on the government's colonial policy. the Pirutes Steal Petroleam. GIBRALTAR, Oct. 30.—The Italian bark, Scutolo, Captain Starita, from Philadelphia on September 21 for Naples, has been boarded by pirates off Morro Nuevo, Africa, who | plundered the vessel and cscaped with 1,000 | xes of petroleum. Liberals Consoled with the Upper House. LONDON, Oct, 30.—The Times has & dis- patch from Brussels stating that the liberals have been victorious in the elections for mem bers of the provinclal councils. These coun cils will next elect the third portion of the Senate, Tapped Petroleam in Russia. LONDON, Oct. 30.—A dispatch to the Chronicle from Odessa says that a new petro- leum well has been tapped at Baku at a depth of seventy fathoms, which discharges 3,200 tons daily. K Heard Nordica. BERLIN, Oct. 80.—The emperor and em- press, accompanied bysthe members of thelr | Novemb suites, attended the opera houst and saw Mme. Nordica in her first agipearamoe as Elsa. Wamloet PUSHING STHADILY AHEAD, Chinese Wandicapped by Poor Weapons and Lack of Tralang | LONDON, Oct. 30.—A digpateh!to the Pall Mall Gazette from Chefos says' a fleet of Japanese transports, proteéted Wy nineteen warships, has been seen Mnding troops on the mainland of the KwASg-Tung peninsula o the northward of Elllotf's island. The Times tomorrow will publish the fol- lowing dispatch from Tien-Tsin: - The greater part of the Chinese forces were destroyed be- fore Chin-Lien-Cheng was evacuated. Gen- eral Hung's official report praises the valor of the troops, but confesses they were out- matched by the enemy's weapons and train ing. Colonel von Hannekin, the German offi- cer, who was formerly ald’.de-camp of Li Hung Chang, and who rené .2 great service to the Chinese admiral at .the great naval battles fought between the fleets of China and Japan, has been summoned to Peking by imperial edict to consult with the government in to the military situation. HIMA. Oct. 30.—The Japanese forces which have been pursuing the Chinese north of the Yalu river captured at Atung twenty guns, many rifles and quantities of ammunition ‘and provisions. WASHINGTON, Oct. 80.—~Two important and dec'sive Japanese victories are reported by Minister Denby in a cable to the State de- partment from Peking today.- He says that the Chinese forces have been defeated at Chin-Lien-Cheng and have retreated to Mouk- also he reports that the Japanese have taken one of the Chinese forts at Port Ar- thuz, The scene of the first engagement Is just across the Yalu river n the Manchu coun- try, and it marks the firét real aggressive movement by the Japanese on Chinese soil, for it is believed here that the movements on the western side of the Yalu by the Japanese have been in the nature of skir- mishes to develon the real strength of the Chinese forces. This having been done, the Japanese are supposed to have formally en- tered upon the campalgn with Moukden, the Manchurian capital, as the objective point. JAPANES EX-PREMIER MERCIER DEAD, Rise Was Rapld but ilis Political D ecline Was No Less Sudden, MONTREAL, Oct. 30.—Ex-Premier Mercler died at 9:10 this morning. The family of the late ex-premier came to Canada from France. His fatber, J. B. E Mercier, was a farmer at St. Athenaise Here Honore was born October 15, 1840. He was educated at the Jesult college of St. Mary's at Montreal and was ‘ealled to the bar of Quebec in 1867. From: 1862 to 1864 he was the editor of Le Coucidr de St. Hya- cinthe, a strong conservative sheet, When confederation was first discussed he con- demned the project and left the editorial hair of the Courler. From that moment he was ranked with the liberal®party, and as such was elected to the Domimlon House of Commons for Rouville In 1872. In 1874 he resigned his seat in the Commons. Four years later he contested St. Hyacinthe as a liberal candidate for the Quebec legisla- ture. He was elected and subsequently called to the ministry as'solicitor general in the Jouly administration. The Jouly government fell soon after. whereupon Mr. Mercier succeeded Mr. Jouly as the leader of the local liberal party. —In 1886 there was a revalsion of feeling ameng the French Canadians, due to the northwest troubles, which had resulted in the exeution of Louis Ricland. On this cry Mereler succeeded in carrying the province in thé elections of 1887, upon which he was ‘eemmissioned to form a minjstry. He -fem > holding the portfolio of attorné” emeral, until December, 1891, when he wad dismissed: by tho lieutenant governor of the province, as a result of an investigation by a royal com- mission on what became known as the Baie des Chaleurs scandal. In the ensuing elec- tions his party was annihilited, and al- though he himself was' retirned for. the county of Bonaventure, since that time he has ceased to be a factor 1p Canadian poli- ties. CZAR WAS MUCH WORSE. Mad a Bad Day bat Was m Little Setter Last Night. YALTA, Oct. 30.—The cojdition of the czar is much worse today. There Is a marked increase in his coughing 'a%d spitting of blood, The following official bulleifs was lssued at 10 o'clock this morning: ‘“I/e general con- dition of the czar has becu ae considerably worse. Last nlght the spithing of blood, which began yesterday with .evere coughing, nereased. “Symptoms of congestion ¢f the left lobe of the lungs have manifested. themselyes. His majesty's condition {& one of danger." The bulletin is signed, as usual, by the physicians who are In attensance upon the czar. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.;The extremely serious condition of the czar js shown by the following dispatch received (oday by Prince Cantacuzene, the Russian ambassador: “ST. PETERSBURG, Oct, 30.—The condi- tion of the emperor is comsiderably worse since yesterday. The expeetaration of blood is increased by a strong cougll. In the night symptoms of partial inflammation of the left lung. Condition dangerous. GIERS." COPENHAGEN, Oct. 80,—A telegram re- ceived here this evening states the czar was refreshed by obtaining a little sleep during the day. The phlegm that he expectorated was less bloo Otherwiss his condition was unchanged ST. PETERSBURG, Oct, 30.—A bulletin from Livadia, timed 1 o'cloek tonight, says that during the day the spitting of blood by the czar continued. He was sometimes seized with fits of shiverir@, His tempera- ture was 100 degrees Fahrenheit and his pulse ninety. The pulsatiens were weak. Respiration is difficult. He ‘can take little nourishment and is becoming *very weak. The oadema has considerably increased. STED FOR SEDITION. the Election Must Be Fair or Blood Would He Shad. RIPLEY, Tenn., Oct, %.—E. F. Talley, editor of the People's Advdeate, a populist newspaper issued at thig plaee, was ar- rested yesterday on the chirge of sedition, &rowing out of the publigf "'on of an article in the’last issue of that.paper. The article is question is as follows: “After considering the 'matter, it has been determined to hold a mass meeting, which all honest people; are invited to at- tend, in the court next Saturday at 10 a' m. The obj this meeting (s to glve expression (¢ jetermination now 1 in the mindsfand Wearts of the to die rather fhan ssbmit to any- thing other than a fair eleation Tuesday, r 6 That they“have all come o this conclusion it dogs mot require much or trouble to demonstrase. To submit such glaring frauds as weme practiced in sust election is to survender all man- 1d patriotism, and ths the honest wle of Old Lauderdale aremot yet ready to do, and before they will do it they will scak the sod with theélr bigod. Every hon- L man who desires an homest election is arnestly urged to quit ks ‘daily vocation and come out on that day and show that he 1s at least on the sid- of justice and right. Come everybody, s Fiditor Talley was arriigned before magistrate, walved prelninary examin tion and was admitted 1o * all under a §2,500 bond. - The law under which he was ar- rested is a scction in the revised statutes prohibiting the calling of mobs er meetings foucther for the purposs 4t iciting a riot, Talley has frequently been in trouble on account of his fiery uttivances and was recently found gullty of 1i#l and compelled to pay $1,00 damages, pratimn s G B Natlonal Academy of Axt and Sclenc NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 8.—~The an- nual meeting of the Natonal Asademy of Art and Boience was held In North Shef- fleld hall, Yale university, today. At the morning session Prof. Ragers of Columbia universlty read o papér led “An Indi- rect Experimental Determi: cure Heat," ani ergy of Obs ‘ mination of the Errors of the Electrotype Copy of Tycho Azemuth Instrument.” EDITOR ARRL Said ter- le of an ® Altitude WAS WORKED FOR A SUCKER At Least, that is the Opi Has of Himself. SUES J. D. ROCKEFELLER FOR 81,226,400 All the Trouble Comes About by the Cone solidation of the Various Iron Minin Properties Into the Lake Superior Consolldated Company. DULUTH, Oect. 80.—Alfred Merritt today brought suit against J. D. Rockerfeller and F. D. Gates, his private secrtary, for $1 400, in which amount he claims he was dam- aged by what he alleges to be fraudulent representations in the forming of the Lake Superior Consolidated Iron mines. Plaintiff claims that at various times fn August, 1803, in New York City, before he transferred his Interests in varlous iron mines and the Mesaba railroad, the defendants represented to him that the Penokee and Cogebie consoli- dated mines which, with others controlled by Rockerfeller, was to be taken into the Lake Superior Consolidated Iron mines, was a solvent und prosperous company, also the Spanish-American and the Aurora, that their stocks were well worth what Rockerfeller was to receive; that Rockerfeller and Wet- more promised to lend to Merritt on his con- solidated stock money at 40 cents on the dollar at par value. All of these representa- tions and promises, plaintift claims were fraud- ulent. Defendants at the time knew that each of the companies controlled by Rockerfeller owed large amounts outside of their funded debt, and that the Penoke company was at the time insolvent; that instead of making the value of the Lake Superior Consolidated company’s stock worth 50 cents on the $1 as Rockefeller promised it would, and he would publish it to the world, the stock of these other mines caused its value to de- crease to $10 per chare of $100. When Merritt asked Rockefeller to keep his promise and to loan him money at th rate of 40 cents on the $1, and later at 2 cents, Rockefeller refused and would give only 10 cents on the $1. In organ- izing the Lake Superior Consolidated mines the defendant, it s clalmed, got the new company to take the following interests owned by h'm Twenty-cight thousand three hundred and fifty shares Aurora Iron Mining company's stock, 65 shares Penoke & Gogebie con- solidated shares Spanish Amer- fcan mines in 300 collateral trust notes of $1,000 each of the Spanizh American company, for which the Lake Superior com- pany turned over first mortgtge bonds ex- ceeding $1,900,000. For a 51 per cent stock interest {n the Adams and Lone Jack mines Rockefeller got consolidated first mortgage bonds worth cver $1,700,000. Rockefeller represented the Interests which he thansferred to be worth $1,130,154, as fol- lows: Aurora stock, $203,988; Penoke & Goge- bic, §579,906; trust notes of the same, $571,123; Spanish American stock, $522,358; Mortgage bonds of same, $76,477; 7,001 shares Minne- sota Iron company's stock, $396,499. The agreements showed that Rockefelier also controls the following stocks and secur- ities of companies which he promised to try and get into the consideration: Seven hun- dred and twenty-eight shares West Superior Iron and Steel company, of par value of $72 800, and 640 first mortgage bonds of the same 2t $840.000 hrincine his fotal interests. which he intended to transter up o $4,361,919. Rockefeller claimed they cost him §2,719,154, and he was to get consolidated bonds worth $3,019,860 for them at 90 cents. The separate agroements were entered into before the con- solidation was finally effected. There will, it 18 sald, be several more suits before the mat- ter is ended. The capital of the consolidation was at first fixed at $3,000,000, but later in- creased to $30,000,000. o BOLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY, Jeweler Locked In the Vaalt While Thieves Ransackea the Store. CHICAGO, Oct. 30.—A daring robbery was committed in the heart of the business cen- ter of the city ‘this afterncon. The amount of plunder secured is not exactly known, but was glven as $8,000 In watches and other fewelry. Soon after 2 o'clock G. W. Brethaur, the senfor member of the firm of Brethaur & Co., wholesale jewelers, 11 Wash- ington street, left the office, leaving his son in charge. The office is in_room 1 on the first floor of the building. It is located in the southwest corner and In plain view of the occupants of the office buildings round about. Young Brethaur says he was bend- ing over a show case full of watches in the rear of the room when two men entered the door. One of them carred a revolver in his hand and the other was armed with a plece of lead pipe about two feet long. The jew- eler was commanded to throw up his hands, which he was not slow in doing. The two men then ordered him into the vault, the door of which stood open. Brethaur de- murred, and one of the men, he says, caught him by the throat, thrust him into the vault and pushed the door shut. The thieves then proceeded to ransack the showeases and scoop the watches into a gunny sack. The door of the safe £tood open, and the bandits emptled the cash box, containing a consid- erable sum of money. All this required only a few moments, and the men soon made thelr escape. The genlor Brethaur returned about 3:30, and woon heard a sound of pound- ing on the vault door. The vault door was hastily opened and the imprisoned man taken out, nearly exhausted.” Ho far no trace of the thieves has been obtained e " S— SUGAR TUMBLES AGAIN, Philadelphla Jobbers Diicover that the Product Will Go Even Lower, PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 30.—Sugar took another tumble in price today and sur- prised the jobbers, who had concluded that it was already down to the bottom notch. It was regarded as a slap back by the re- finers at the wholesale grocers, who had recently unloaded large quantities of suga on the market below the refinery prices. Said a well known jobber he chances are that sugar will go still lower, notwithstanding the refineries are virtually osed.”" The reduction extends_on all grades refined and averages % of a o —_—— Bond Company OMcers Indicated. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30.~United States District Attorney Clinton today filed fuformations against Dennls P. Slattery, J. B. Johnson and W. H. Stevenson, The charge is that used ‘the malls for the purpose of a by virtue of thelr eonnection wiih Juarantee Investrt“&-ompany of Ne- Mo. Messrs. S.__ery, Johnson and Stevenson put up the 4t0,000 required by statute as a trust fund in the state treasury and contend that their conneetion with it ended at that point, The government con- tends that they hold nineteen of the twenty- one shares of stock in the company and ex- ercise a general superyision. Movements of Ocean Vossels October 30. At Antwerp—Arived—Rialto, from Balti- more. At ‘Queensto Boston. At New York—Arirved—Elbe, Nordland, from Antwerp. At_Moville—Arrived—Ethlopla, New York tor Glasgow. (Al Liverpool—Arrived—Kaneas, from Bos- on. At Glasgow—Arrived—8candinavia, Boston, At Bremerhaven—Arrived—Ems, New York. . el S Librarian Selected for Newberry Libeary, CHICAGO, Oct, %0.—John Vance Cheney, the public librarian of San Franclsco, was formally elected librarian of the Newberr: library today, in viace of Dr, W. F. Pool, who died recently. e L Millers Tulk of Shuttlog Dow; ST, LOUIS, Oct. 8.~-A report has been In eirculation among local millers that the northwestern millers had arranged a plan of it per pound. —Arrived—Catalonfa, from from Berlin; from from m Alfred Merritt | — whereby the total daily out bined flour mills of this country curtalled. By this means it is hoped materially improve the general market Millers In 8t. Louls have received a circu lar signed by the Northwestern Miller ask Ing their views as to the advisability of shutting down all mills from December 10 to January 15, 80 far as could be learned local millérs are not favorably disposed to- ward the scheme. CORRIGAN ( ON SATOLLL Every Indleation that the Difte tween Catholles Have Been Settlod. NEW YORK, Oct, 80.—The mystery which surrounded the recent annual meet Ing of Catholic archbishops at Philadelphia and the subsequent gathering here Is still unbroken. But from events subsequent to the meeting, the conclusion wn that an Important step was taken toward the uni- fication of the prii eipal Cith He ecelesiasti ts inthe Unlicd SUA . In the tam n. tiod of a- | tagonisms which have arisen over Mgr Satolll's presence in this country and In more complete support and loyalty to the papal delegate in the future. Whether the archbishops took formal action on the ject Is not kuown. lmmediately after the meeting Archbishop Corrigan of New York pald a visit to Mgr. Salolli at the latter's fdence in Washingt The two ecclesi astics wer ether hours and the 1 to have been of a gratify- to the ch- latter ha stently s the head of a schism against and it n been asserted lets opposing Satolll, flled with the vatican, had been inspired by the arch- bishop's adherents. Many of these stute- ments have been sensational and unjust, but they served to foment trouble, which in varfous parts of the country tolk the form of outbreaks against the authority of Mar. Satolll. 1t Is stated, however, that all these differences are now - adjusted and that henceforth there will be the fullest recog- nition of the ablegate's authorily. This ognition, also, after the meeting of the hbishops, is regarded as a direct result of the gathering. It is said that Archbishop Corrigan's call on Mgr. Satolll was not un- usual, a8 the former had called before, but the proximity of the call to the adfournment of the archbishops s considered significant Only one irifling cause of irritation re- mains, and that resuits from an article writ- ten by Bishop Spalding in the North Amer. fean ‘Review, in which he attributed the A. P. A movement to the presence of Mgr, Satolli in this country. It is believed th: the bishop has made amends and e tions of the misapprehension creat article, and tha matter smoothed over, in part at least. of action toward Mgr, Satolll is r coming before the pope's roaching encyclical enlarging (he delosite’s authority, 1It'ls said, also, that the recogni- tion of Mgr. Satolli's authority by the American hierarchy was quite as Important and desirable as the confessing of the au- thority itself. BALTINORE, visit of archbithops dinal Gibbons today character referred touching Mgr. others transpired matte mentioned, the whole thing s guess work to which no Importance need be attached.” WASHINGTON, Mgr. Satolll was seen at his rning the New York dispatch to the cffect that Archbishop Corrigan had recently called on him, and that there was unity of action within the church in lovalty o the delegate, He said the archblshop had called on him about two weeks ago, foon after the meeting of the archbishops, and a conversation lasting se eral hours had been held, The ablegate ould not discuss the nature of the confer- or the reported unity resulting, - GUILT onees e that pamy Oct. 80.—Regarding Philadelphia : “Nothing to in the disp atolli's difference As to the other the Car- £ the tehes with at i en TWO STIC; OF MURDER, Conclusion of the Trial of the Indian Who Killed Several People. DEADWOOD, Oct. 8).—(Special Telegram.) ~The trial of Two Bticks, charged with murder, was concluded today, the jury bringing in a verdict of murder as charged in the indictment. February 2, 188, two cowboys in the employ of Humphrey & Stenger, beef contract:’ 5 Who_were hunting horses, were {n camp on White river. Two Sticks, Two Two, White Face Horse, Fights With and First Eagle came to the cam; visiting, and at a given signal commenced firing on the cow- boys and killed them all. No one was there to the deed, but circumstantial evidence was very strong. Two Two and White Face Horse festified againgt Two Sticks after cading guilty to manslaughter for com- y in e murder, Evidence of Mrs, Fat N was strong against Two Sticks, she ning that he told her he had “pumped it into one of the cowboy: This witres was his daughter-in-law and gave her evi- dence in great personal fear. Two Sticks on the stand denled that he was at the camp or_that he had ever seen the cowboys, Judge Dundy will sentence him tomorrow. During the ¢ nee of Fat Woman the de- fendant, Two £t cke, dait d the most wick a looks at her and af the conclusion made a dramatic show of being sick. nteresting Lt on at Soux Falls, SIOUX FALLS, S. 1 Oct. 30.—(Special.)— The United States s glaintiff in a case now before the United States court here and Asel Kyes of Yankton and his_bondsmen, Broder ‘B. Morse and J. B, Stearnes of Yankton, ‘are defendants. It seems that Kyes was under confract with the United States to furnish grgin for Fort Sill in l!ul\fln Territory and Fort Lea nworth and Fort Riley in KKansas or the year beginning July ‘1, 189, 'He wa# to furnish. 200,000 pounds’ of corn and 240,000 pounds of oats at a stipulated price. A severe drouth pre. yented Mr. Kyes from performing his ton- tract, and the United States sent its agents out and purchased enough grain to make up what Kyes couldw't supply. Now (he United States Has brought suit to recover $25,123.18, the difference botween the contrict price agreed upon with Kyes and what its agents had to pay, The plaintiff also asks for 6 per cent interest upon this amount from July 1, i891, to the preseut time. Killed by the Collapse of & Stable, CHEYENNE, ' Oct. #,—(8pcelal Telegram.) —Peter Milan was fostantly killed this morning at the ranch of R. 8. VanTassell, twenty-two miles north of Cheyenne, by the roof of a stable falli'g on him, ' Hiy skull was crushed in several places, Th, deceased was 20 years old and unmirriedl, He was d son of Gregory Milan Cf this ity and the remains were brought here for intermer t. Large Shipments of Cattle, CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D., Oct. 30.-(Special Telegram.)—Estimates of beef cattle shipped from the ranges of western South Dakota this season place the numbe t 104,000 head, valued at $4,000,000. The shipping Season Is now practically closed. STIL! A MYSTERY, No Clew to th Wom Murderers of the French n in Denver. DENVER, Oct. 50.~The evidence In the case of Mary Conthssoit, the French woman who was found apparently strangled to death early Sunday morning, leaves her death still a mystery, The coroner's jury can only decide whether she was murdered or committed suicide. It fs said that here | is a secret society on Market strect known as the Macquereaux, eomposed of French- men, who bring women from France, they AGTEEINE Lo pay a pergentage to the Society It is also sald that the Macquereaux have banded themselves under the high-sounding name of “Les Chevaliers d’Amour.” The | olice believe this organization is responsi- ble for the death of Lena Tapper, who was | strangled (n nearly the same wiy as was | Mary Contassoit, in the same vicinity, @ | short time ago. Recently a woman came to | the chief of police and asked to pro tected againet a lof of Frenchmen, who were trying to drive her from the city. She said that members of the Macquereaix were trylng to persecute her because she refused to joln their organization, NO REDUCTIUN AT CHICAGO, Bakers Say Nothing but a Hread War Wil Roduce the Price. CHICAGO, Oct. 3.~The leading local bakers say there is no immediate prospect of the Chicago consumer getting his bread at & reduced rate—this, in spite of the fact of G-cent wheat and & consequent decline in the price of flour. The Chicago makers of bread are, as a rule, skeptical In regard to reports of reduced prices In Washington and farger loaves for the old price in New York. There are some who say that | there have been reductlons in those cliles they have been due to competition, and not to any cheapening of materinls “Flour will have to o down to. & much lower price before bakers can afford to re- duce the price of bread,’ said a leading baker this morning. “A bakers' war is the only thing which could bring about a re duction in prices, &nd there is nothing | local conditions which suggests such a con- dition,” |of them | resentative of a banker w UNDER FALSE PRETENSES Names of Omaha Firms Secured for the "“Business Men's" Association List, HAVE NO POLITICAL FIGHT TO MAKE eal Business Men Object to Neing U Catspaws to Save 1. & M. Chest- nuts — flow Signatares Were Secured by Bankers. Business men, as a rule, are very chary about publicly committing themselves to any given policy in a political contest, and those Omaha wholesale retall merchants wha signed the men’s” manitesto de- parted from a time-honored custom. Many however, that they 1 not follow the old en path, by attending strictly to and allowing others to talk politics. and “‘business are sorry well-by business now The flood of protests from their customers in the country has convinced the Jobbers of the city that they made a serious mistake when they lent themselves to a scheme of the railroads and bankers. The question with them now fs how to undo the mischiet that has already been done. The manifesto having been scattered over the whole state, It Is impossible (o recall ft now, and about all the jobbers can do is to withdraw froth the fight as gracefully as possibl This 1s what the great majority of them are doing. It can be sald that the business men of Omaha have pretty generally closed out thelp ‘“‘Business Men's association department, and are giving all their spare attention to appeas- ing the wrath of their customers The fact of the matter fs, however, that very few of the business men who signed the manifesto had any idea that it was to be used as a campaign document. The repe ald take the paper to a business man and g for example, The president of our bank says that you are not a populist, and he would Iike to have you sign this as showing that you are opposed to that party.” The business man ap- proached in that manner would put down his name without thinking any more about the subject. Said one jobber: You must not quote me, but the fact is that being a republican 1 did not hesitate to sign a statement that my sympathies were not With the populists, ‘but the solic'tor had not been out of my place fifteen minutes betore I came to my senses, and said to myself, ‘old man, this is a political campaign, and you have made a fool of yourself in taking sides.’ Even then 1 did not have y idea that a nifesto was 1o be printed and sent broade cast over the country to our customers of opposite political opinions.” HE IS BETWEEN TWO FIRES Sald another jobber: ““When 1 signed th of business men 1 never dreamed th; was to be used for the purpose of infige encing voters in other towns. However, you must not quote me, as 1 have friends in the banks and the railroad offices who would not take it kindly if I should attempt to squeal out, I have already nade enemies enough among the populists, and if T was to €0 back on my signature now I would make enemies on both sides, A good many of the business men seen ex- pressed the same opinion as the one quoted above. They are willing to admit that they ald an unwise thing In signing the roll of business men, but they are afrald If they were to come out publicly and say so they would merely make a bad matter worte by adding to thefr list of enemies the and’ Dk he rallroads "I signed the llst,” sald the hehd of & large wholesale house, “but, of course, I had no Idea that it was to be sent out over the country, or I should have hesitated. How- ever, we have not received any complaint excipt from one of our customers. It is evident, however, that this action on the part of the business men of the city 18 goiny to hurt business with the Omaha jobbers, an at a time, too, when the jobbing business in 1ot in condition to stand"it very. well,” FIRMS THAT DID NOT SIGN, In a great many cases business houses are represented on the list that never signed it at all. Some one connected with the house would sign his own name on his own res sponsibility, but that name would be printed With the name of the house with which the party was connected, and the impression thus conveyed that the house had signed the lisl, when i reality the house might be opposed caus: advocated by the Business Men's ation. Thus the list contains tho na of Charles B. Hall of Kirkendall, Jones & Co. Mr. Hall says that he signed tho list ag gving his own individual opinion, but that the house of Kirkendall, Jones & Co. was uot In politics and had never signed the list, His house did not believe in mixing business and politics. He thinks that a jobbing house With & good business has enough to do withe out taking part in politics, In tho same way the name of W. A. Paxe ton of Paxton & Gallagher appears on the list. The firm claims tliat while Mr. Paxton is & member of the firm, he has a good many other Interests and is a stockholder in other business ventures which he might be said to represent. The house of Paxton & Gallagher denies that it is in politics or that it fs dolng anything to influence either its eu tomers or employes as to how they should vote. Mr. Smith, head of the Steele-Smith Gros cery company, says that while one or two parties connected with the house signed the list on their own responsibility, his firm has never signed the maniesto nor authorized any of its men to sign the firm name. The firm name should never have app:ared on the list. Mr. McCord of the wholesale grocery houss of McCord, Brady & Co., says that the send- ing out into the country of the list of Omaha jobbers who signed that manifesto Is hurting trade badly and 18 golng to hurt it still worse In this state. A good many letters are coming In from the country protesting against the action of the Omaha jobbers. Im the case of McCord, Brady & Co., not only the heads of the firm, but a large number of the employes signed, %o that the firm name appears several times on the list, J. Williams of the wholesale grocery houss of Williams & Cross, is another business man who feels that he was caught in a trap when he was induced to sign the business men’s manifesto. “They never told us,” sald Mr. Williams, “that they were going to use that list to send out into the country and they had no right to do it. They secured those signatures under what amounted teo {alse pretenses and havo used them in a way that is well ealculated to produce hard feel g in the country toward Omaha business men." H. Hardy of the firm of Hardy & Co., jobx vors of household goods and toys, says that his house is not in polities, but is giving its entire attention to business. NO QUARREL WITH POPULISTS, Auother name on the list is that of. J. Chastain, manager of the firm of Fairham, Smeltzer & Co, wholesale dealers in produce. Mr. Chastain is & new comer (o the 'stats and signed the list at the request of his banker. Mr. Chastaln says that he has hardly been in the state long enough to understand the situation here, but that ho signed the list with the idea simply of favoring his own party and not with any inteptlon of golng into” the campalgu to fight the populléts or any one else. In fact, he had no quarrel with the populists. Though he had seen 8, deal of them In Kansas, and though there was a good deal of talk mbuit how they would upset things, be did uot know of their have ing passed any very bad lawe. Mr. Wohlers of tho firm of Icken & Wohlers signed what he says was o statement to the effect that We was opposed to populist rule in the state. He says that he did nod hesitate about signiag the lst, as he took It to be only a statement of what party he favored. He did not have any idea that his name would be published or that he would be getting his Arm into & political fight. He does not believe in & business house going into politics, and If he had had any idea that th paper was to be used &s a campalgn decument he would never have signed it. A reprosentative of (he wholesale frup