Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 5, 1894, Page 1

/ <, ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871, OMAHA, MO DAY MORNING, —v—+,,, JOINED THE GREEK CHURCH Not Required to Denounce Her Former Faith as Accursed, CHR STENED AS AL XANDRA FEDOROVNA Nicholas Tasues a Manifesto Announcing the Fact and Asks All His Loyal Subjects to Join In Imploring God's Blessiog Upon Her. LONDON, Nov. 4.—A dispatch from Liva- dla to the Daily News says: The Grand Duke Alexis, brother of the late czar, and the gov- ernor and mayor, welcomed the prince and princess of Wales, The dispatch adds that Czar Nicholas has conferred the decoration of the Order of St. Anne, in diamonds, on Prof. Leyden, the German physiclan who attended the late czar, Princess Alix was received into the ortho- dox church on Friday. She received the title of Grand Duchess Blagovernaja Velikaja Knagina. After the ceremony of confession she received the orthodox sacrament. The ritual observed required no denunciation of her former faith. The priest merely asked the princess to express her belief in the trin- ity and then to repeat the dogmas of the orthodox faith. She did so, and was then led by a priest into the church and up to a table on which were vessels contalning consecrated oll. In the meantime a cholr was singing psalms. The princess knelt before the table, After the offering of prayers and singing of hymns the priest said: ‘“'Arise, my beloved God. The princess stood up and said: arise In the fear of 1 vow 7 to remain steadfast in the orthodox Catholic church to my last breath. I vow that I ac- knowledge this faith and rejoice in obeying I8 laws. As a sign of this sincere vow, which comes from my heart, I kiss the cross of the Savior. Amen.” Then she knelt and the priest gave abso- lution. ~ Atter numerous hymns and pray- ers, In which all the members of the czar's family were named, the priest annointed the princess with consecration oil on the temples, eyes, rose, lips, ears, hands and feet. Afferwards he touched these parts with a spongo dipped in holy water. He then proclaimed the princess’ lawful con- version to the Russian orthodox church and exhorted those present to pray for her, It Is now stated that Grand Duke Alexis Michaelovitch, a cousin of the czar, who some years ago was disgraced and banished to the Caucasus, was not refused permission to see the late czar to, as It was said at the time, recelve his forgiveness. The grand duke is suftering with consumption, and when he arrived he was too ill to land from the steamer on which he was travel- Ing. The following is the full text of the proclamation issued by the czar on Saturday: ““The bride of our choice was today annointed With holy chrism and accepted the orthodox faith under the name of Alexandra, to the great comfort of ourselves and all Rus:ia, After the painful trial imposed upon it by the inscrutable will of God, We believe, together with our people, that the soul of our well beloved father 'from its celestial abode sent down its blessing upon the choice ol his heart and our own for consenting to share in a faithful and loving spirit our in- cessant solicitude for the welfare and pros- perity of our fatherland. All our loyal sub- fects will join with us in fmploring God's blessing upon our destiny and that of the peo- ple confided to our care. In announeing the much-wished event to All our faithful subjects we command hence- forth that our august betrothed, Princess Alix, be called by the name and title of Her Imperlal Highness, the orthodox Grand D Alexandra Fedorovna. ‘Given at Livadia, November 2 “NICHOLAS. NICHOLAS RESEWNLES HIS FATUER. Brother-in-Law of the Rassian Finance Interviewed. NEW YORK, Nov., —Among the passen- Bers who came over on the French La Bourgogne, which arrived early this morning, was M. Borus Nurok, a brother-in- law of M. Serge Witte, the present Russian minister of finance. Mr. Nurok was seen at the Waldorf this afternoon. He speaks the English language fluently. Mr. Nurok first learned of the death of¢ the czar, Alex- ander III, at Quarantine, “We had been expecting the czar's death for 5o long," said he, “that 1 was not sur- rised by the news. I have been away from ussia six months. I was with my brother- in- law, Mr. Witte, in Gries-by-Botzen, a health resort in the Tyrel, a month ago, When M. Witte was recalled to St. Peters- burg for consultation by the czar, with whom he was a great favorite. ‘““The present czar is a man who will fol- low the same policy pursued by his father. He resembles him very much in manner, be- Ing very plain and unassuming. I have been away from Russia too long to speak of the state of affairs there. “My visit to America is simply for pleas- are. 1 shall stay about a month, most of the time in New York. My plans at present dnclude a visit to Washington and Niagara Falls Mr. Nurok declined to finances. g PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUNERAL, Minister of liner, discuss Russian Oaskot n Which ‘he ¢ zar Will Shipped ty Livadia, LONDON, Oct. Nov. 4.—The correspondent of the Times at St. Petersburg says the cas- ket in which the czar will be placed has been dispatched to Livadia by special train. It is of metal, encased in oak. The exterior is covered with cloth of gold, bearing the imperial arms, With massive gold tassels harging from the four upper corners. There aro gilt feet at the under corne:s, upon which It stands. The inside Is lined with white satin, padded with down. It was placed in ‘the train enclosed in a polished wooden case A large number of court officials and sery ants started for Livadia today. with them the imperial mantle, *a golden pall trimmed with ermine, a catafalque, eushions and tabourets, on which to bear the numerous crowns of the czar and the Im- perial decorations. 1t is reported an attack was actually made on Prof. Zaccharin’s house in Moscow by a mob, incensed by stories of his malpractice in the case of the czar. His family fled for their lives. The emperor's manifesto, issued upon his wccession, 15 held to promise a mlider and less autocratic reign Nihalist Clalms Alexander Was Pols LONDON, Nov. 4—A dispatch to Chronicle says the Russian nihilist, Prince Peter Alizoff, residing at Lugato, avers that the czar was gradually polsoned with small “doses of phosphorus administered to him by nibilists since March 1, until his disease was stablished. Those who managed to spice e emperor's dishes are safe away. Ho added that the whole Romanoff dynasty is Hoomed to a stmilar fate. Rep orted Changes In the Kussiau Ministry. LONDON, Nov. 4.—A dispatch to the Standard from Berlin says a telegram from Bt Petersburg reports that changes among the Russlun ministers and the Russian counell are impending. It is believed M De Giers, the forelgn minister, will resign, but nothing definite 1s known. Te Deam for Priocess Alix. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 4.—A Te Deum was sung today In the Cathedral of St. Isaac In celebration of the reception of Princess Alix, the csar's betrothed, into the ofthodox chureh. Crarina Answors French Condolences . Be Burled d. They took | pathy and condolence sent her by Mme. Casimir-Perier, wife of the president, and by Mme. Carnot, wife of the murdered presi- dent. Most of the newspapers here regard the telegram of Czar Nicholas to President Casimir-Perier as proof of the continuance of the present relations between Russia and France. Prince of W Ar At Yalta, LIVADIA, Nov, 4.—The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Yalta last evening. MEMORIAL SERVICES IN CHICAGO, Requlem Mass for the Dead Czar and Te enms for the New. CHICAGO, Nov. 4—With unique cere- monial and in the presence of many dis- tinguished representatives of foreign coun- tries, a solemn mass of requiem for the repose of the soul of Emperor Alexander of Russla was celebrated in the littie Rus- sian orthodox church of 8t. Viadimir on Scuth Center avenue this morning, and was Immediately foll.wea by a Te Deum in Fonor of the accession of the new czar, Nicho IL All th conguls residing In Chicago and General Miles and staff, representing the United States army, werg present There were also present a large of representative Russians, Servians, Ameri- cans and Russian_Jews. The emony commenced when Father Ambrose Vretta, assisted by Father Pheambolis of the Greek orthodox “church, issued from the Inner sanctuary. The service was chanted almcst throughout its entire length, th congres gotion taking a prominent part in the re- sponses. The language used was old Slavonie. The first service lasted over two hours, and at its conclusion the priest donned his black vestments for others of a 8old color. The Te Deum was sung by the congregation, vocal music being the only kind employed throughout. When second ceremony was ended the Russian consul formally acknowledged allegiance to the new czar by kissing the cross held out to him by the priest. The opportunity for others to do likewlse was also given, but being all American citizens, or desirous of becoming citizens, none followed the ample. After the end of the second serv the notables present were entertained “ather Ambrose in his private rooms, and were refreshed by Russian tea and bis- cuits, Mass for the Czar ar Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 4.—Bishop Nicholus, the head of the Greek-Russian church, hel two services today in the orthodox Rus- lan church in southeast Minteapolis. The celebration of a pontificial mass for the new czar commenced at 9 this morning and lasted three hours, Then the new altar of the church was dedicated. The bishop di tated & number of telegrams in the after- noon, informing the ambassador in Wash- ington that he would be in that city on Friday to sing requiem for the repose of the soul of the czar. In an interview, his excellency sald he thought the death of the czar would not change the political situaticn in Europe, as the new czar was a man of peace, and would make a just ruler. ~ He leaves Minneapolis Monday even- ing at 7:30, and with his party goes direct to Washington, Discussing Rassiun Reforms. CHICAGO, Nov. 4—A number of Chicago residents who were born in Russia held a meeting (his afterncon for (ae jurpose of taking steps to cai o mass meeting of all the Rusisans to discuss what reforms are needed under the present czar of Russia. There wes considerable criticism of an ad- vers nature indulged in by those present in regard to the message of condolence sent by President Cleyeland to the family of the déceased ruler of the Russians. It was de- clded that, generally speaking, the reforms needed fn' Russia have been’ outlined by Stepniak n a recent interview. It was finally decided that a mass meeting should be held at Central Music hall at a date to be announced later. Memorial Services in New York, . NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—Impressive services In memory of the late Alexander I1I, em- peror of Russia, were held today in both chu es of the Greek orthodox faith in the city. Speclal prayers were offered up for thé repose of the soul of the czar. M. Lavrosky, the Russian consul in New York, and other members of that consulate were' In attendance. The Russian ambas- sador at Washington sent a letter of thanks for the expressions of sympathy from the New York colony. Russlan Jews Denounce Alexandar. BOSTON, Nov. 4.—Several hundred Rus- slan Jews attended a meeting in the Bald- win place synagogue this evening to listen to several speakers, who vehemently de- nounced the tendency o pralse the czar, and who vigorously condemned policy and which promises to be by his successor. Hon. E. J. F Hon. F. J. Fitzgerald and Isaa Were among the speakers, CITEE Ly HARTFORD HAS A BIG FIRE. his followed nn_and Rinosky Fears that Several Persons Burned to Death HARTFORD, Nov. 4—The Neal, Goff & Inglis building, 428 to 432 Main street, was burned tonight, with a total loss of about $160,000, partially covered by Insurance. At 7:30 the flames were seen bursting through the first floor at the front of the and soon the entire front of the large tory brick building was enveloped in A general alarm brought all the apparatus and the flames were soon beaten back into_ the Interior. Many of the guests of O. H, Miner's boarding house at 432 Maln street had a narrow escape. Several of the twenty-five boarders were aged per- sons, and [t is feared some of them did not escape. An aged couple were seen calling for help at a window, but oon disappeared. One old man feil on' the way down stairs on the third ficor and was not seen to rise, Francis A. Crum seized his slecping child and rushed down the stairs, barely in time, followed by his wife. It will not be known Il morning whether any lives were lost. The origin of the fire is unknown. At 7: Fred Grosbeck, a clerk In the furnishing store, entered the building and lighted the gas. ' Neither he nor the policeman, who had just made his rounds, found any sigrs of a’fire, but it is thought by some that he dropped a match. The bursting out of the heavy glass windows of the store gave rise to a”theory of an explosion of the gas meter or an ofl barrel. — i FIVE FIREMEN H Caught by a Falling Wall in the Singer Hullding at Louisville, LOUISVILLE, Nov. 4.—Fire broke out this ternoon about 4 o'clock in the build- ing occupled by the Loulsville branch of the Singer Sewing Machine company on Fourth averue, and before the flames could xtingulshed they did about $59 000 dam- as the firemen had the fire under the rear wall of the Singer buf g fell, and five firemen were caught under it ‘and badly hurt. Valentine Reicht James Mannix may die. The Injured are Valentine Reicht, captain of No. 2 hook and ladder ccmpany, right leg broken, hurt about the head and infured internally, may die; James Mannix, internally injured, may Captaln John Meertin, badly hurt about 1 and breast; Mork Cline, an, left crushed and Injured intednally: Edward cht, ladderman, cut in top of head and arm, At th Have Been IRT, time of the fire there was a large audience at the Avenue theater, which ad- joins the Singer building. The fire was scovered by the people on the stage and the curtain was dropped in the middle of the last act, and In less than twenty min- utes the house was emptied of its oce pants und a panic averted. The fire elieved 1o be of incendiary origin, e e Street Rullway Work Active. HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 4—The ship- ments of rails, bridge and electric rallway work from the Pennsylvania Steel works during Oclober were the largest of the year. October's output of rails was 27,00 ton: largest month's tonnage in terday §73.000 was paid about 8 £ is t men. e pects for No- vember fuvor street rallway work in nearly all branches, e Robbed by Highwaymen, Patrick McQuillan reported to the police early yesterday morning that he had been held up on Sherman avenue, north of Nicholas, and robbed of %4090 and a check for $¢%5." He claims tha®the robbery was committed by two men. McQuillan lives at 1602 Bhermun avenue, e N oments of Yeagoing V At Southampton—Arrived Saale, from New York At Havre—Arrived—La Touraine, sels Nov. Berlin from PARIS, Nov. 4—The czarina has tele- ~ wraphed replies to the messages of sym- New York. Al New York—Arrived—La Bourgogne, from Havre, e number | the | | Under the fourth and fifth acts SETTLING VEXED QUESTIONS Buperintendent of Income Tax Bureau Pre- paring to Put the Law in Force, CZMP.LING CLD LAWS AND DECISIONS Posting Up in Anticipation of Many Vex- ious Questions Likely to A When the Law Becomes Effective. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—The work prelim- Inary to carrying into effect the new income tax law s going forward as rapidly as its nature will permit, under the direction of William H. Pugh, who In October last was appointed superintendent of the income tax. A number of complicating and interesting questions have arisen under former laws, and anticipating that questions will arise in the future of equal importance, it is essential for thelr solution to understand what has been the former legislation of congress, the decisions of the courts and the rulings of the department upon the subjects of the income tax. With this view, Mr. Pugh has been oc- cupied since his appointment in examining and preparing a digest of the court decisions and the department rulings arranged under their respective headings. He has also pre- pared a comparison of all“the former laws upon the income tax, arranged so that all the provisions heretofore made upon the same subject shall appear properly grouped and any one at a glance can ee the various changes and modifications that have taken place. There have been several acts upon the subject of income tax. The first was passed August 5, 1861. Under this act, how- ever, nothing was dome. The act fafled to provide many provisions contained in the sub- sequent legislation, both as the subjects of taxation and the methods of collection. These were provided for subsequently. The second act was passed July 1, 1862; the third June 30, 1864; the fourth act March 3, 18 the fifth act March 2, 1867, Under the firs( act $800 was the amount reserved from taxa- tion and the rate of tax was 5 per cent on all sums over that amount. Under the act of July 1, 1862, the amounts reserved from ation wero as follows: If the income ex- ceeded $600 and did not exceed §10,000, a duty of 3 per cent on the amount above $600; if sald income exceeded the sum of $10,000, a duty of 5 per cent upon the amount exceeding $000. Under the third act $600 was exempted and the duty was 5 per cent on the excess $1,000 was amount of tax free from taxation and the | was 5 per cent on the amount in excess of that sum. GETTING BAUK AT GERMANY, and | Dr. Salmon Suggests Setting German Horses Agninst American Cattle, WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.—The embargo which Germany has just placed against all cattle may have a sequel which the German authorities have mnot anticipated, viz: an investigation as o the glanders and the dis- eases known as horse syphills, with which German horses brought to this country are affected. Secretary Morton called attention in his last report to the lack of inspection of horses coming from abroad and suggested that it would be well to provide for quaran- tining horses. At that time there was such comity between this country and those of Europe in the shipment of live stock that the horse Inspection was not urged. . Now, | however, with Germany closing her ports against American cattle, the secretary's sug- gestion of protection against disease in the horses becomes pertinent. ‘“There is much more reason,” Salmon of the bureau of animal “wiy this country should exclude diseased horses than that Germany should exclude American cattle. - The action of Germany is ostensibly on the ground of diseazed Texas cattle, but these are only an insignificant percentage of the cattle sent to Germany, and there is no reason for excluding all | because a small class are alleged to be | affected. We recently recelved a shipment of sheep from England affected with the hoof rot, which fs much worse than Texas fever. We sent them back, but it did not suggest that we should exclude all sheep because these were affected. It s the same with horses affected with the glanders and horse syphilis. There ought to be pro- tection against such discases and the secre- tary has urged it. This country takes a great many horses from Germany, mainly of the heavy coaching variety. They are sound, as a rule, yet the glanders and syphilis horses get In occasionally. If, therefore, an entiré class of stock is to be judged by a few diseased ones, it would seem to be time to establish a horse quaran- tine.” said Dr industry, ANOTHER IMFORT! Nut Grass as Bad in the South us Russian ‘Thistle in the Northwest, WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—The nut grass or cocoa is proving to be almost as much of an infliction in the south as the Russian thistle is to the northwest. For that reason the Agriculitural department will soon lssue a special bulletin urging a general campaign his grass before it gets too firm a his plant is not a grass, ae its common name and its appearance indicates, but a sedge. It has many local names in the different regions in which it has been in- troduced. The specles is of subtropical origin and is said to have reached the United States first at New Orleans among garden plants brought from Cuba. It now extends from Texas to southern Iilinois and in the coast region, to Florida and New Jersey, being most abundant in sandy soils, The plan of campaign to extirpate nut grass is simply to it maturing seed above ground. every body thinks the nuisance comes fyom the nut alone, whereas it propagates a thousand times more from the seed. Hence, to effectuaily and quickly destroy nut grass on any land infested with it the soil should be frequently stirred du ing the growing period of summer, so as to stimulate each nut tuber and seed to sprout. The best time for fighting it is between mid- summer and frost time. The secret of suc- cess is merely in the cuttimg of every tall stem while in the flowering stage at the lat- est and the sooner the better. D PEST. DOE KNOWS NOTHING OF 1T, is to Succeed Nows to 8 I ne neral Swaln It is WASHIN! ssistant Secre- tary Doe of the War department, when shown the published statement that he was to be ap- pointed judge advocate general of the army. sald it was the first he knew of it, and cer- tainly he would be likely to know. This par- ticular office was held by General Swain, but he was su:pended on half-pay in 1855 for a period of twelve years, by sentence of court- martial. While this operates it cannot be filled, but the duties of the place, since that date, have been Intrusted to the ecapable hands of Colonel Lieber, acting judge advo- cate general. On December 22 next, how- ever, General Swain will ‘be in his offico [ agein, and it will be possible for the president to retire him under the compulsory clause It he should first remit the unexpired portion of the officer’s sentence. Unless the presi- dent should follow this course, there will be no vacancy in the office to fill unti) January, 1896, when General Swain must retire In pur- suance of law, at the age of 64. PostoMce Thiel dentificd WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—Chief Hazen of the secret service of the Treasury department bas received a telegram stating that Post- ma ter Shindler of New Albany, Ind., whose | offics was robbed of $4,808 in ‘stamps, and 4 found on ‘‘Mass Maker” Jike, 'x arrest there, charged h “Jake" i sald to be a noteHous babk sneak thiet, and when arrested he a man named Meade were endeaveting o sell the stamps. is under Tobbery. ——ge BICYCLES NOT A SUCCHSS. Experiments in Forelgn Akmies Have Not Resulted Favembly. | ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.4The bright hopes that have been entertained by the military men that the bicyele mighl be aft effective adjunct in war time bhavée been dashed by the exhaustive trials made in Germany, France and Austria of bicyele corps. United States Consul Stephens, at Annaberg, has transmitted to the State department an arti- cle from the military correspondent upon the results of trials made in Germany, which, he says, corresponds to those obtained In France and Austria. He says: ““We have it on trustworthy authority that the result of the trials which the various army corps have made with the cyclists by no means come up to the expectations which were formed. The cyclists have been tested in every possible way, and although it is not forgotten that the cycle is capable of farther development and the cyelist of still better training, still this will have little influence on the general result. For military pur- poses, too, a distinction must alvays be made between the achievements of professional and amateur cracks and the work that can be done by the average soldier." The correspondent details one or two cases wherein the cyclists were of seryice as mounted postmen, but says that where the roads were bad they were of no use at all and certainly can never replace the mounted orderly, B RIGHT TO TAX EXPRESS COMPANIES. Supreme Court Will Soon Pass Upon the Question. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4—Among the cases before the supreme court which have been advanced upon the docket for argument on account of its public character is that of F. R. Osborne against the state of Florida. It appears that Florida has a law requiring all express companies doing businies in towns of more than 15,000 inhabitants to pay an annual tax of $200. Osborne, s agent at Jacksonville, Fla., for the Sotithern Express company, refused to pay thi§ tax. He was arrested and required to give bond for his appearance before a state eriminal court, wlhich he refused to do, whereupon he was arrested and imprizoned. He ithen made ap- plication o the circuit court for release on habeas corpus, but the writ' was denied and the arrest and detention adjudged to be legal. The state supreme court afl} this de- clsfon. Osborne now appeals fo.the supreme court of the United States, updn ‘the fact that the law under which the arfest was made i8 unconstitutional and vold because it is an offort to regulate commerce among the sev- eral states. The decision, when rendered, is expected to deal with this question: in a gen- eral way and will be of more then local importance. SHUT OUT OF THE BLAILS, Nebraska Co-Opecative Supply 'Company Placed Under the Ban, WASHINGTON, Nov. 4—The' Postofice department today issued orders declaring the Artisans' Saving and Loan association of Pittsburg, the Nebraska Co-operative Supply company of Omaha and the American Saving and Loan assoclation of Chicago to be fraud- uleat concerns not entitled to the use of the mails, g e issued by the Navy department ‘today for the government of the board which' will conduct the speed trial of the Ericsson next Tuesday. These (nstructions are generally similar to those governing trial trips, modified only by the difference fn’the size of the boats. The composition of the board. Is: « Commodores Selfridge and Bradford; Chief Esglneer Milll- gan, asslstant instructor; Oaptain and Lieu- tenant Commander Sourceder, .as recorder; with Ensign Chapin, assistant. The trial will be over a twenty-five-mile course in Long I'land gound, and the boat is required by contract to make a speed of twenty-four knots per hour. The result will be watched with Interest and much A~wht 1¥ expressed by the engineers s (o the outcome; as the horse power developed by the main engines on the steam trial recently did not reach expecta tions, being a fraction below 1,840, Save Your O1d Steaw Alat. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4-~Ong unexpected result of the war in the ‘east. which will bring it home perhaps to our own people, is described in a report to the Stale department from United States Consul Stephen at An- naberg, Germany. He says: “The straw plaiting industry, with its seat in Dresden, Saxony, is beginning to feal the effects of the war in eastern Asia. The straw hat manufacturers usually draw their ma- tertal put up into straw braids from China and Japan. The blockading of the ports trom which these braids were exported has caused a scarcity and higher prices of the raw ma- terial. Manufacturers are beginning to look for other sources from which ta supply their demands, and expect to be on the spring market—having nothing better—with home products.” > Rebuked a Court Martial WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.<Acling Secretary Doe has remitted the sentence imposed by court martial on Bert O. Pond, late private of company A, Fourth United States infan- try. with the stinging endorsement that “This action was flagrant disregard of the principles of justice which control court mar- tials.” The action referred to was the re- fusal of the court to sustain the prisoner’s challenge of a member of the company who had been the judge advocate bf o court to which the charges had been ‘originally re- ferred for trial, and who ha® as such inter- viewed witnesses and formed an opinion, Judge Advoeate Gengral's Heport. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.~The annual re- port of G. N. Lieber, acting judgs advocate of the army, iz a simpl¢ stagement of the work of his corps during the-year. It shows tho trials by general courts maftial during the year numbered 2,189, .a deeramse of nine compared with last year. 'Tha st includes only six officers and sevgn dadets. There were 529 trials for disorderly conduct and 518 for desertion. The number ng(xl-l by in- ferior courts martial was 14,988, an increase of nnety-eight cases over fhe previous year. Library Buildin i WASHINGTON, Lon of the work in progress on fhe new Con- gressional library bulldilg, AT R. Spofford, lbrarian of congress, exgreséed € a reporter the opinion that the buflding would be ready for occupancy by the summer. Of 1596, and that the library could bo remeved from its present cramped quarters to the new build- ing by the middie of that year, The building when completed w1l aceamrsodate about four and a hal? milkion books, _ | E'xtra Men to Distribute Cuopiien Matter. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4~—The Postoffice de- partment has recelved “requests from pot- masters in large citles far extra carriers to assist in distributing agtumulations of cam- paign documents recently semt out. The de- partment has authorized the employment of all substitutes, and, where absolutely necés- sary, extra help to get the mail distributed. plbacl LR B Flummer Dismissed. WASHINGTON, Nov, 3.—Chaplain H. V. Plummer, colored, attached to the Ninth pavalry, at Fort Robinson, Neb, today peased to be an officer. in the amny. He vas tried by court martial, convicted of drunkenness on duty and sentencedl to dl 1alseal. The procéedings have begh before the president for several weeks and.counsel for ‘the colored man have made strong efforts in the War deparyment and with the president o secure an abatement of the severity of the sentence, but today the papers were returned to mhe War depart- inent and the president’s endorsement, o $566 In cash on October 16 last, had arrived io New York, and had identified the stamps, proving the senteice and ordering the exe- cutlon, wes upon them, MANLEY NAKES AN ESTIMATE Republicans Will Assuredly Have a Majority in the Next Congrecs, DEFEAT OF DEM CRATIC LSADERS LIKELY Popuilsts Will Probably Hold the Balance of Fower In the senate After the th of March—Morton a Sure Winner. NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—Joseph H. Manley, chairman of the republican executive com- mittee, gave out an interview at the Fifth Avenue hotel today. In it he ‘says that wherever an election has occurred during the last five months, whether in Oregon, Ver- mont or Alabama, In Maine, Georgia or in Connecticut, the result has been the same. That is the drift and trend—all from the democratic and to the republican party—and the cause, he says, Is to be found in the dis- satisfaction of the people with the present [ democratic administration. After setting forth several acts of the democratic party, which, in his opinion, have tended to produce this dissatisfaction, Mr. Manley continues: “It is not prophesy to assert that the repub- licans will carry the majority of the congres- sional delegates In th rty-six states out of the forty-four, and thus have a clear majority of the next house, which will cod all effort In the presidentlal election of 1896 of an at- tempt to throw the election of president and Vice president into the house. It is reasona- bly assured that the republicans will organ'ze the next house of representatives, having a majority varying from ten to twenty-five, All Indications point to the defeat of Mr. Springer of Illinols, Holman of Indiana ana Wilson of West Virginia. The democrats will lose, after the 4th of March next, their as- cendancy in the semate. Unfortunately, for two years the populists will hold the balance of power in the senate. Their number will be increased there by six. Governor Tillman of South Carolina (his election to the senate I8 assured) will give them six members, and there is every probability that the republicans will have forty-two senators, and the demo- orats forty after the 4th of next March. Great as is the interest in the election in every section of the country, New York Is still the pivotal state, and all ‘eyes are turned on it, and after all the most important in its re. £ults of any election that Will occur on Tues- ay. “What s to be the result? Is the fnquiry from every quarter. From a careful sur- vey of the situation, taking into consideration all the different elements and forces at work, it does” not seem in the possibilities to de- feat Mr. Morfon. It must be remembered that in the past twenty years the democratic party has never carried an election in New York by a majority greater than 50,000, nor has any party for (hat matter, with the sin- gle exception of Cleveland for governor, over Folger, and the defeat of Maynard la:t year, both phenomenal elections—in the one case resulting from a refusal of 200,000 republ’cans to endorso the party’'s action, and in the other from nearly 50,000 democrats condemning the conduct of their own party. The disaffec- tion of the Wheeler democrats alone will be sufficient to cause Mr. Hill's defeat.” -Mr. Manley ciaims that the iate business depresslor“will have its effect and turn yotes into the republican column, He also asserts that the fight against Tammany in this city and state will have its effect. “The resolu- tion against Tammany,” said he, “will not stop with simply voting the municipal reform ticket. The people who are determined to overthrow Tammany know very well that thelr efforts will have been in vain if they simply overthrow the Tammany organization in the city and permit the Tammany or- ganization to succeed in the state, They must make their work thorough and success- ful; they must defeat Grant in the city and they must and will defeat Hill in the state.” DESERTING THE HEADQUARTERS, Most of the New York Politieal Leaders Rave Gone Hom NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—The last Sunday of the political campalgn was an exceedingly dull day at the headquarters of the various organizations. John Boyd Thacher was in charge of the democratic state headquarters at the Park Avenue hotel, but he is expected to start for his home in Albany tonight. Of the other managers who have been prominent there Major Hinkley will vote at Poughkeep- sle, Mr. Huston in Pen Yan and Lieutenant Governor Sheehan in Buffalo. Chairman Hackett will probably remain at the republican headquarters at the Fifth Avenue hotel until after election day, having paired his vote with some one at his home in Utica. Most of his lieutenants, including Mr. Kenyon, have already gone to their home districts, The headquarters of the seventy's candidate for mayor, Colonel Strong, were closed today. At tho headquarters of Hugh J. Grant in the Union Square hotel, there were a number of visitors today and the u:ual reports of resignations from the state democracy were given out. It was announced that J, Rock- well Fay and a number of others had left the state democratic organization in the Twenty- third assembly district and would support Grant. Importance scems to be attached to the assertion that Colonel Strong had written a letter 1o & police captain, asking him to have his men examine the registers of the lodging houses in his precinct so that in- tending voters claiming residence there, whose names are not on the register on elec- tion day, may be arrested. At the demo- cratic headquarters on East Twenty-third street denial was made of the statement which has been generally made that the Tammany candidates for aldermen and as- semblymen in the Ninth assembly district have been endor:ed by the state democracy. The candidates of that body, it is declared, are James A. Hooper and George W. Miller. A summing up of the constitutional con- vention controverey, condemning the work of the convention and the course of its presi- dent, Joseph H. Choate, was iwsued this evening at democratic state headquarters, Several open letters were also given out Considerable interest has been exeited in the jolnt debate to be held tomorrow evening in Scottish Rite hall between George Walton Green, the state democracy candidate for congress in the Twelfth district, and his re- publican opponent, Robert A. Cheesbrough. Mr. Green is the challenger. All the party leaders are claiming the suc cess of their re:pective tickets by large ma- Jorities, The republicans are especlally de- 8irous of fair weather on Tuesday. The committee of seventy tonight Issued an endorsement of the Strong ticket signed by a large number of prominent men. They also gave out letters to show the support of the seventy's ticket by German-Americans and by the Retail Grocers union, Another document made public was an arraignment of Tammany's management of the department of charities and corrections, the methods in the insane asylum under its care being spe- clally referred to. A ‘number of clergymen fn the city today preached sermons denouncing municipal cor- ruption and urging their hearers to oppose Tammany hall at this election, not on party but on pure and moral grounds. Among them were Rev. Dr. Parkhurst, at the Madi- von Square Presbyterian church, and Rev Thomas Ducey at St. Leo's Roman Catholic ehurch. Rev. Father Sylvester Malone of 8t. Peter's and St. Paul’s Roman Catholic church, Brooklyn, issued a statement today in the same vein, claiming among other things, that Tammany already stood con- victed before the people. At the republican state headquarters to- night a dispatch from Albany was recelved announelng that under tha election law no voter may cceupy the voting hooth more than ten minutes. In‘tead of forty, as climed by some, also that any person wilfully ebstruct- ing or delaying other vo'ers by occupylug a booth a longer time than the law permits is gul'ty of a criminal offense. GOING HOME TO VOTE, Exodus of Heads of Departme: ts and As- Kistants from Washington. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—Attorney Gen- eral Olney of Boston cannot decide uatil Monday whether or not he will be able to go home to vote. Assistant Attorney Gen- eral Whitney of New York and Conrad of Virginia and Solleftor General Max- well of Ohlo expect to vote, Secretary Carlisle will not go to Kentucky to vote. As- sistant Secretaries Hamlin of Mansachusetts and Wike of Illinols, Comptroller Eckels of Hlinols and Register Tillman of Tenne: are campalgning In their respective states | and will remain to vote. Colonel Stumpf of Maryland, the superintendent of immi- gration, has gone home. Assistant Secre- tary Hart of New York, Joseph Smail of West Virginia, the commissioner of Internal revenue, Treasurer . N. Morgan of Connec ticut, and Chiet Hazen of the secret serv feo will leave for their respective homes to- morrow. The usual number of subordinates who live in doubtful states have either gone or are preparing to go. From the Interior department a number officials will go home, or are already in the campaign and will re- main untll after election. Assistant Secre- tary Reynolds is in Pennsylvania, the as- sistant attorney general In Georgla, Com- missioner of the General Land Office Lamor- feux in Wisconsin, Commissioner of Indian Affuirs Browning in Illinois, Deputy Com- missioner of Pensions Murphy In Pennsyl- vanla, Second Deputy Commissioner of Pen- | sions Delle in Illinols. Besides these a | number of chiefs of divisions who have been In the campaign will remain until after the election, besides other clerks who will go home where the distance is not too great From the Postoffice department there has and will be quite an exodus. First Assistant Postmaster General Jones is in Tllinols. Third | Assistant Craig is in North Carolina, and Fourth Assistant Maxwell in New York, A number of clerks have already given notice of their intention to be absent on election day to_vote. Theodore Roosevelt of the Civil commission went to New York to vote. Secretary Lamont has registered in New | York City and will cast his vote there, and his colleague in tho cabinet from the Empire state, Postmaster General Bissell, will de- posit his ballot for Hill in Buffalo, provided his cold, which has been very severe, eases up enough to make the journey safe. Secretary Morton will not vote, but will stay to attend to considerable accumulated business. Sccretary Gresham has regis- tered and will make the journey at tho last moment If able to do so. His secretary, Kennesaw, is already at home working for the democratic ticket. Servic crLat OF COMMITPEEMEN, stimates by Countles in the State of New York, NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—The World tomor- row will say that during the past week it has been in communication with the chairmen of the democratic and republican county com- mittees throughout the state. It will print a table giving a resume of the claims made by both parties as o the expected pluralities for Hill and Morton, which indicates {hat according to the views 1aken by the chairmen of the various democratic county committees, David B. Hill will win by 21,82 plurality, while the chairmen of the republican county committees having clurge of their party’ canvass n- the sixty cou ies. comprising e state claim that Levi P. Morton is (o be the next governor. They flgure that he will have 55025 plurality. The World says: “In most cases the representatives of both committees agree as to their couny going one way or the other, although, of course, their figures varled. The counties where the distinctly rival eclaims were made, are es follows: “‘Columbia claimed for Hill by &0 plurality and by 800 for Morton; Erie clximed by 1,500 for Hill, and for Morton by 6,000; Kings claimed for Hiil by 10,000, and for Mcrton Ly precisely the same figures; Montgomery claimed for Hill by 100, and for Morion by 700; Niagara claimed for Hill by b00. for Morton 1,000; Queens claimed for il by 1,800, for Morton 200; Richmond claimed for Hill by 600, for Morton Ly 750, Renssalaer claimed for Hill by 1,200, for Morton by 500; Rockland elaimed for Hill by 500, for Morton by 100; Ulster claimed for Hill by 350, for Morton by 500; Westchester clalmed for 11l by 1,500, for Morton by 100. ccording to the democratic estimases, Morton, it is conceded, will carry the state outside of New York county by about 3%,175. The republicans claim Morton's plurality above the Harlem bridge will be about 100 - 250. In other words, if Hill is to be the nuxt governor, he will have to carry New York county by 40,000, according to the democratic estimates, or by upwards of 100,000, if (he republican figures as to the probable result for the rest of the s:ate are correct.” HOT CAMPAIGN IN UTAN. Prineipal Fight Over the Constitutional! Delegates. SALT LAKE, Nov. 4—Last night practi cally closed one of the warmest political con tests ever waged In Utah. Party lines have been fought largely on the tarift question, a there 1s not much difference between the par- ties on sllver. The church influence appears 10 be a significant factor in the contest and 1t is conceded that the successful ticket will have to carry the majority of the Mormon church vote.” The fight has been stron on the constitutional delegates, as this has a special bearing on the two United States senators from the new state. It s conceded by the best politicians on both sides that the result in Utah will eventually contral the lestinies of from six to ten United States senators, This Is claimed on the theory that the Mormons hold the balance of power in Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and Arizona, and that the Mormon vote of these states will become permanently allied with the d nt party in Salt Lake, the commercial and church center of the intermountain regions, Both sides are confident. Betting is in favor of the republicans, Kewards for Hlegal Voters. CHICAGO, Nov. 4.—President Gage has ap- pointed a jolnt committee from the eivic federation and e nonpartisan eltizeas’ movement to have general charge of all mat- ters growing out of the $300 reward offered by the civic federation for the detection and punishment of fllegal voting at the polls next Tuesday. This committee will organize at once and' arrange for atlorneys and all other officers necessary for a vigorous prosecution of all offenders. Posters announcing the re ward offered will be distributed throughout the city tomorrow and will be at all the polls throughout the eity Tuesday morning. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. The congres- slonal campaign In this state has been the most active for years. Democrats claim they will send a solid delegation to congress from Loulslana. On the other hand, the sugar planter republicans claim they will earry the Third and Second districts sure and hope to defeat General Meyer in the First by the election of Kernochan. Nonpartisans belleve Coleman (rep.) will be elected in the Second and that Beattfe (rep.) will receive a ma- jority of the votes in the Third district, Hill Mukes Iis Final Effort Today, ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 4.—Senator Hill is expected here early In the morning, but will only remain a few hours, starting out in th moraing over the Delaware & Hudson to fin- Ish his campalgn. He will have a speclal car and will speak from the rear platform at Waterford and Mechanicsville. He will speak at Saratoga at £ p. m. and returning will de liver a brief address from the train at Bal [TS DOOM IS SEALED Desperate Effort to Make Tom Majors Gove ernor Will Meet Inglorious Defeat, LAST HOPELESS STAND OF THE RING Conceived in Conspiracy it Dies in Corraps tion and Disgrace, BU LDOZING TACTICS OF Coeroion of Cferks, Mecchanics, Laborers and University Students Proves Futilo, LITTLE AVAIL PROMISEs HE CAN NEVER REDEEM Conspirators’ Candidate Makes Pledgos Guarauteelng Appointments to More Men Than Th Te Are Places—Munagers Preparing for the Blow, The campalgn which closes tonight has been unparalleled in the history of Nebraska. Six months ago the mulliplying indications of a popular revolt against rallroad rule, boodlerism in the state house, and dishonesty In the management of state Institutions, warned the raflroads and the rings that nothe ing short of a herculean effort would prevent their total rout at the polls this fall, With this fact fmpressed upon their minds the po- litical strikers, controlled by the rings and the railroads, set out to beat down the people by main force. The nomination of Majors ‘was the result of a deeply laid conspiracy, and was only accomplished after the ex- pressed wishes of the people were trampled under foot. The state convention, instead of belng representative of the people, was representative of the corporations alone. The men who have for years belonged body and soul to the rallroads, the friends of the im- peached officials, the agents of the state house rings and the hangers-on at the state institutions united to the support of Tom Majors. He stood as the candidate of every dishonest and disreputable element in the state, and he was opposed by every honest element. He was nominated by main force. Delegates were appointed In the secret cau- cuses days after thelr selection had been authorized, and they were brought to Omaha on free passes, Once here their hotel bills were paid. The men who would not agree to support the man tatooed with every polit- feal vice received no favors at the hands of the conspirators, If they came at all they paid thelr own fare and their hotel bills, Scores of men selected as delegates were unable to bear the expense of a long journey to Omaha and they surrendered their prox- fes 1o others in their delegations who prome ised to respect their wishes, but who sold them out to the railroad crowd as soon as they arrived at the convention hall, FROM CORRUPTION TO COERCION. It was under these circumstances that Tom Majors became the republican candidate for governor. He made his campaign upon the plea that he was the republican nominee. He never made a falscr assertion. He was the candidate of the franchised corporations, and he represented no one else in the state. As scon as he had been nominated his defeat was apparent, even two months before elec- tion day. At first his managers believed he could be elected by a campaign directed solely to whipping the outraged republicans of the state back into line. The futility of such a campalgn was at once apparent. Then the non-partisan program was adopted. The banks, corporations and stock yards companies of Omaha and South Omaha united in a business men’s assoclation and the wail of calamity was raised. The peo- ple of the state saw through the scheme at once and again the managers of the Majors campaign were frightened. Then an im- mense corruption fund was ralsed, contribe uted entirely by the corporations whoke in- terests are to be protected by the election of Majors. This money has been scattered with a lavish hand. Newspapers have been subsidized or purchased outright. Men have been sent into every corner of the state to spot the republicans who propose to vote against the corporation eandidate. Emis- sarles of the rallroads have searched far and wide for some damaging evidence against the record of Judge Holcomb. Everything that could be purchased with money has been bought up and the estimates will show that Majors has been repudiated by a ma- jority of the voters of the state, The administration democrats have been forced into line for the railroad candidate, Under the leadership of Toblas Castor, Buclid Martin, Dan Cook and one or two others a few democratic yvoters have been seduced nto a pledge to vote for Tom Majors. For the first time in the history of Nebraska politics men of one political faith have been threatened with loss of official position unle they register their votes for po'itical enemie The alleged “straight democrat” ticket i one f the most bare-faced frauds ever perpe- trated in the political history of Nebrask: it was cooked up by fifty-three democrats, a number of whom bolted the regular demo- ciatie convention, and the balance composed of democrats who had never been elected to any convention, BULLDOZING As the culminating graceful campaign the conspiracy to foist Tom state have resorted to coercion in order to swell minority candidate. Employes in rallroad offices and shops have been plainly Informel that they must vote for Majors, The track- men, station agents and section hands have also been warned that a vote for any other candidate but Majors would lose them their positions, Employes In the packing houses at South Omaha have been herded like so many cattle and forced to elther pledge themselves for the conspiracy .candidate or seek work elsewhere. The manhood of the individual voter has been assalled, and he has been compelled to work and talk and vote for the man nominated by the corpora- tions under penality of dismissal. Nothing more disgraceful has ever been attempted in the history of Nebraska. The men who have thus endeavored to thwart the will of the people have covered (hemeselves with contumely, and all to no purpose, for, after all has been done, the certainty of defeat stares the conspirators in the face. The campalgn has been a failure from the start. The tactics adopted by the eon- spirators were brutal, but they have failed because of thelr very brutality. Dishonesty has not been an effective weapon, and no one realized this bitter fact any more forel- bly than the men who Saturday night a sembled at the republican state headquarters and In the secrecy of their own rooms ad- mitted that they had played their last trump EMPLOYES, outrage of the dis- managers of the Majors upon the intimidation and the vote for the ston at 6:30 p. m. In the evening make his final speech at Coboes, and lost the game, . One of the expiring efforts of the 0on~