Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 28, 1894, Page 1

E 19, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDA MORNING, NOV EMBER 8 1894, SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. DENOUNCED EARL KIMBERLY Friends of Pe secuted Armenians Accuse Him of Lack of 8ympathy, WILL CARRY THEIR CAUSE TO COMMONS Have Littlo Faith that the Turkish Investi- gation Will Accomplish Any Good— Christlan Evidenco Not Admiss- ible Against Mussulmans, LONDON, Nov. A meeting of the Anglo-Armenian assoclation was held here today under the presidency of Mr. Francis Seymour Stevenson, M. P. for the Eye divi- wlon of Suffolk and chairman of the Anglo- | Armenian assoclation. Among those present | were Prof. J. A. Beel, D.D., and many dis- | tinguished Englishmen who are in sympathy | with the cause of the Armenians, besides G. Hagoplan, Petrus and Aganoova and other natives of Armenia. At the opening of the meeting today a telegram received from Dr, Cantarients, a Russian physician at Tiflis was read. It says: “I learn that the peo- ple of Sassoun surrendered to an overwhelm- ing Turkish army on condition and upon the solemn promige that no harm would be done to them. After laying down thelr arms the Turkish troops and Kurds attacked and massacred men, women and children and | pillaged ard burned their homes. The num- ber killed must exceed 3,000.” A letter was a ad from J. Tskender, an Armenian merchant of Paris, and president of the Armenfan society of France, in which he stated that according to his advices not less than 12,000 Armenians were massacred. Speeches were made and resolutions passed strongly denouncing the earl of Kimberly, seeretary of state for foreign affairs, and the British government for their apathy in the matter and for screening the Turkish atroc- ities by withholding information from the press. It was decided to commence an agi- | tation cn behalf of the Armenians in the | House of Commons and to hold Indignation meetings, the platform of the new movement being a letter received by the assoclation from Canon Maleolm MacColl, who was the first to call attention to the Bulgarian atroci- ties of 1877, after having seen people im- paled on the banks of the Danube. PORTE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE. In this letter Canon MacColl says: “For almost every massacre lately perpetrated in Armenia the porte has been responsible, di- rectly or indirectly. I make this assertion from an intimate knowledge of thé methods of the Turkish administration. The commis- sion which the porte has ordered to inquire into the Armenian massacre will be like the commission sent to Syria in 1860, and like the one sent to Bulgaria in 1877—an_utter farce, the only object being to throw dust in the eyes of Burope. The real criminals will be exonerated and innocent parties will ba blamed. “Even if the porte and the sultan were sincere, the commission could not get the facts, for by the sacred law of Turkey, which is absolutely unchangeable, Christian evidence Is never recelved againsta Mussul man, and no Mussulman will give evidence against a Mussulman in favor of a Christian. “The commission is obviously a sheer im- posture. The porte should be forced to ful- fill his obligations under the treaty of Be lin by the powers or by England ~acting in concert with Russia. In any case England should immediately declare herself released from the Anglo-Turkish convention, by which shods engaged to resist Russixn aggresion in Armenia by force of arms. “Protests are merely waste paper. The sultan is forbidden by sacred law to sanc- tion any reforms in favor of Christians ex- cept In the face of force. “I have received letters from persons throughout the country, urging that ection b taken immediately.” M. Iskender's letter ¢lso states that the Armenian soclety of France Is in communica- tion with Premier Dupuy and M. Hanotaux, the French minister of forelgn affairs, with a view of securing some action upon the part of the government of France in the matter which has so greatly shocked the civilized world. CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—Chicago Armenians claim that the massacres were done under government direction. This Is based on their Teport from Constantinople, in which it is asserted that the mufti of Mocsh, who has control of religlous matters in the district of Moosh, which covers Sassoun, has been dec- orated by the sultan. 2. ROYALIST PLOT FRUSTRATED, Government Was Warned In Ti vent Any Movemont. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27.—The Oceanic arrived from Yokohama via Honolulu. The Oceanlc brings no later Asiatic n than was received on the Empress of China, which arrived at Victoria November 20. At H Julu there was still considerable excitement over the recent revolutionary plot. The lead- ers of the royalist faction were still declaring {rouble was sure to occur soon after the sail- ing of the Oceanic. Government officials, however, declared no trouble need be feared. The conspiracy, they said, though it did not | at any time threaten serious trouble, had been completely frustrated, As exposed in the Honolulu newspapers, the proposed uprising was planned by a man named Katzer, for- merly an officer in the Austrian army and later a sergeant in the Fifth United States infantry. His plan was to secretly arm sev- eral hundred royalist sympathizers, and by concerted action to capture the government executive bullding and take three or four small steamers plylng among the islands and then form a temporary government at Hilo, A steamer was to be quickly sent to Vie- toria, B. C., for arms and ammunition, and men who were to have been previously en- listed by an agent now in the United States. Several thousand dollars have been pledged by wealtiy royalists who were implicated. This plot was exposed to the government, however, long b fore any actual revolutionary preparations could be made. Katzer fled to San Francisco, and Wetmore, a newspaper man who had been admitted to the revolu- tionary clrcle and who exposed the plot to the government, was a passenger on the same steamer. Ostensibly he was banished, bul It is belleved In Houolulu the government ofi- clals sent him away as a ruse Lo protect him from the wrath of the royallsts November 16 British Commissioner Hayes formally presented to President Dole an auto- graph letter from Queen Victoria recognizing the Hawallan republic. The United States gun boat Yorktown ar- rived at Honolulu shortly befcre the Oceanic salled. TROU o to Pre- ILE AT BLUEFIE British War Ship Telegraphed For—Canal at the Boitom of I PANAMA, Nov, 27.—Advices from Managua indicate a grave situation in the Mosquito reservation. The British minister, Gosling, has notified Nicaragua that Great Britain re- fuses to recognize tho Nlearaghan govern- ment at Blueflelds After an xchange of views Minister Gosling telegraraed to Port Limen for a British war ship to come at once to Bluefields. It is reported that the Nicaraguan canal project is at the bottom of the matter and eerious troublo is feared, WASHINGTON, Nov. 27—t Is difficult to eonflin here the report which comes from Panama of fresh trouble at Bluefields. Dr, Guaman, (he Nicaraguan minister, w diplomatically silent when the subject was mentioned, and the State department oflicials has gone directly to Blueflelds and will doubt- less reach that place as soon at least as the British war ship from Port Limon, Costa Rica. If the facts are as represented then the situation Is undoubtedly one of great gravity. The mention of the Nicaragua canal as being the real cause of the British action goes to confirm the suspiclons that have long Deen cherished here that Great Britain really cares nothing for the Mosquitoes themselves, but is disposed to Insist upon its protectorate over the reservation in order to base a claim of jurisdiction over that part of the old reser- vation for which they have contended as far south as the eastern mouth of the Nicaragua canal, Should this claim be maintained it would, of course, operate to prevent the United States from controlling the projected Nicaragua canal, if, indeed, it should not causo the abandonment of the project. It is undoubtedly a matter of great annoyance to our State department that this troublesome Blueflelds subject should be reopened by Great Britain's summary action, when it was supposed that the difficulties there had been adjust all concerned. However, the prompt dispatch of the Columbia to the scene of threatened trouble is an evidence that the State depart- ment is not to be taken unawares by such proceedings, and she will doubtless preserve the status quo there while negotiations are in progress. Secretary Gresham's interest in the subject is evidently keenly excited, for he has cabled to Ambassador Bayard an account of events cabled to him and instructed Minister Bayard to request an explanation from the British foreign ofice. Queen Lil's Embassy in Berlin BERLIN, Nov, 27.-Judge Welddeman, who has arrived here after his unsuccess- ful mission to Iingland on behalf of ex- Queen Lilinokalani of Hawail, conferred with Freiherr Marschall von Bieberstein, the imperial secretary of state for foreign affairs, at noon today. Will Send Several Yachts. LONDON, Nov. 27.—It is reported on goodl authority that the syndicate of yachtsmen represented by Lord Dunraven will_bulld more than one yacht to be sent to the United States some time before the next intcrnational yacht race, there to be tried against erack” American yachts, French and Canadian Treaty Ratified. PARIS, Nov. 27.—The Chamber of Dep- utles today discussed the bill to ratify the tariff convention signed in Paris in Feb- ruary, 1893, between France and Canada, The " bill s adopted after considerable debate. W GRAND ISLAND BANK CLOSED, Trouble Among Officers of the Security National Causes Suspension. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Nov. 27.—(Speclal Telegram,)—The ~Security National bank closed its doors at 11 today. It has a capital stock of $200,000. Tt is held on good authority not to be £6 much of a fallure as a disagree- ment between the officers of the bank. The depositos are as low as $50,000, of which $20,000 are county funds. United States Sena- tor George Vest of Missourt, who is largely interested, has arrived, and a directors’ meet- 10g s now being held. A. S. Vest is cashier. H. W. Palmer, county treasurer, is presi- dent. The directors decided to notify Comptroller Eckels and ask for a receiver, which was at once done. The closing of the bank has been contemplated some time. The Security National bank was the successor of the Security State bank. This in turn was the successor of the First National bank of Franklin. The Security National bank was in the first place hampered by some $20,000 bad assets, atsumed from the other banks. The present administration was conservative, Though going out of busi- ness in January was contemplated and to some extent known on the outside, the differ- ences of opinion between the officers no doubt hastened the closing of the doors. All de- positors will ‘be pafd and it will not require assessments on stockholders. Other local banks are not affected, and there Is no business excitement. National Bank Ex- aminer Howey is expected to take charge to- morrow. LINCOLN, Nov. 27.—(Special)—From the State Banking Board it is learned that the Citizens State bank of Grand Island has gone into voluntary liquidation. The bank was capitalized at $7,000. H. P. Mathewson was cashier. There is some prospect of the organization of another banking institu- tion to succeed this, with a capital of $100,000. Bradstreet’s Lincoln agency reports that the Security Natlonal bank of Grand Island suspended at noon today. e ATTORNEY SCORES THE JUDGE. Lynching Trial Furnishes One More Sensation. MEMPHIS, Nov. 27.—There is another sen- sation in the lynching trial. Attorney Gen- eral Patterson attempted to place his asso- ciate counsel, George B. Peters, on the stand and was prevented by the court on the ground that Peters had been present in the court room during the trial and was there- fore incompetent to testify. This ruling brought the attorney general to his feet to deliver a scathing arraignment of the methods of the court in dealing with this case. He sald that the ruling out of testi- mony so important on grounds so trivial was a mockery of justice and a travesty upon the law. The attorney general further remarked that if this evidence was ruled out he would wash his hands of all responsibility for the prosecution of the case. _Then he cntered upon an claborate arguient for the ad- mission of the evidence, to which reply no less caustic and equally forcible was made by counsel for the defense. In the end the urt took the matter under advisement and adjourned the court for the day, Memphis 1 Receivers to Disgorge. 18, Nov. .—Ex-Judge Danell W. Howe, attorney for the defendants in the Tron Hall case, filed a petition with Judge McMasters in the superior court today, asking that the allcwances made by Judge Winters (McMasters' predeceszor) to Hawkins & Smith, attorneys, and Receiver iley be reconsidered. The petition alleges the first allowance to Hawkins & ,000 was ample without the sec- ice of $14,00. that deductions should be made from Kalley's allowance on account of interest reccived on funds by the Merchants National bank, of which he 1 his bondsmen are principal owners. he case will be heard Friday morning. The sum sllowed to the receiver and the above named attorneys for scrvices in the re- ceivership were respectively $50,00 and $30,000. T el 01l Trust Men Taken to Waco. WACO, Tex., Nov.2T.—E. F. Hathaway, manager at Denison, and William. Price, man- ager at Dallas of the Waters-Plerce Oil com- pany, have been brought here under arrest under the indictments recently found against Standard Ofl company officials for violation of the Texas anti-trust laws. Both men gave bonds for §750 each, and were released. o Stanford Estate Foreclosing Morgages. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal,, Nov. 27.—Rep- resentatives of the estate of the late Sena- tor Stanfcrd have foreclosad a mortgage on erty which belonged to the estate of late Dr. J. D. P. Stillman, near Red- s, the amount of ihe mortgage, interes and costs being nearly $5.000. The note bears date of September 1, 18%, and is for #6,70014, Dr. Stlllman was an old time friend cf Senator Stanford. vt — Alwbama Town Destroyed by Fire, NASHVILLE, Nov. 27.—The busincss part of the town of Atheps, Ala, was almost totally destroyed by fire this morning. The north side of the public square is in ruins The losses aggregate about $150,000, and the insurance is probably §$80,000, New York Grocers Assign. KINGSTON, N. Y., Nov. M.—DeWitt & Glllesple, grocers, have assigned. Liabili ties are sald to be large, but can not be definitely stated. assumo an alv of reserve. That they are in- formed on the subject, however, cannot be | doubted, and the stronge:t confirmation of the #couracy of the report Is found in the fact _that the United States steamsip Columbia, D has lying at Kingston, Jamaica, — Vermont Town Buralnz. ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt., Nov. 27 from Lyndonville states that the burning. 4 In a manner entirely satisfactory to [ PREPARED T0 RUN THEM ALL Bimetallic League Outlining a Policy for All the Eilver Men, BASIS FOR THE NEW SILVER PARTY Notables in the Silver Movement Present from All Parts of the Country— Meeting Held Behind Closed Doors, ST. LOUIS, Nov. 27.—General A. J. Warner of Ohio presided over a meeting of the executive committee of the Bimetallic league, which was held behind closed doors today. John Devine of Nebraska acted as secretary. The conference was also attended by a large number of silver men who were brought to- gether by the Transmississippi congress, It will last two days, and according to one of the members of the committee is expected to outline the policy of the silver factions of the republican and democratic parties and the silver policy of the people’s party for the next two years. This Is thought to be a pre- liminary meeting called to outline the work of a convention that will be held some time later in the winter to form a silver party by absorbing entirely the populist party and drawing from the two older parties thelr free silver advocates. General Warner in his opening speech announced that the conference would place before the friends of silver a plan to pursue in this country to obtain the free colnage of silver by the United States and unite the silver men of every party. Governor Waite of Colorado, C. S. Collins of Little Rock, Judge Miller of Chicago, Hon. W. J. Bryan of Nebraska, Hon. Richard Bland of Missouri and J. C. Sibley of Pen slvania also made specches along the same ne. Before adjourning until Wednesday morn- ing the following were appointed a committee to devise a plan of action embodying the views of the speakers: General A. J. War- ner of Ohio, chairman; J. C. Sibley, Penn- sylvania; Mr. Thompson, California; Judge Henry W. Miller, Chicago, and Judge C. C. Cole, Des Moines, Ta. The committee will re- port at tomorrow’s meeting of the league's executive committee. Among those present were: of Culpepper, Va.; Judge Stark of Cleveland, 0. J. T. W. Tier of Little Rock, Judge Henry Miller of Chicago, George D. Prentiss of Nebraska, W. H. Harvey of Chicago, ed- itor of Coin; Colonel A. C. Shinn of Kansas City, Judge C. C. Cole of Des Moines and Hon. W. J. Bryan of Nebraska and several people’s party leaders from Illinols, among whom were Hon, H. E. Taubeneck. In the evening most of the delegates lis- J. L. Johnson tened to the address of Hon. W. J. Bryan of Nebraska, delivered before the Transmis- sissippi congress. ECKELS ON THE CURRENCY. Present System a Conglomeration of Emer- gency Measures. NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—In an article en- titled ““An Essential Condition of Prosperity,” contributed to the December number of the North American Review, which will be pub- lished tomorrow, Hon: James H. Eckels, comptroller of the United States currency, comments that there can be no hope of undis- turbed and substantial prosperity to all classes of American people unless and until the whole currency and banking system of the country {s formulated into one harmoni- ous plan, ‘in which each part shall be ab- solutely Sound in principle and the embodi- ment of a monetary science. American financial legislation has been of the most perniclous character, and bad legislation in the field of flnance must always exert a destructive influence on business. There Is scarcely a single act upon the statute book affecting our currency system which has not been placed there simply to meet some emergency that confronted the country at the time in the belief that a difficulty might be bridged over. He cites as an example of emergency measures the greenback. The greenback measure fostered a sentiment for flat money, in which he includes sil- ver fres coinage. The national bank currency measure was also an ex- pedient” to provide a market for the government bonds. It was valuable as af- fording a perfectly solid currency, but mot sufficiently elastic. The Bland act and the Sherman silver act are reviewed as mis- chievous measures of temporary expediency. The currency system of the country result- ing from the constant passage of experimental laws has become so confused and unsound that Mr. Eckels wonders not that we have suffered so much financial disaster during the years of its construction, but that we have suffered so little. “It {8 not at all surprising,” says he, “that each morning the first inquiry that addresses itself to the business man of the country, anx- fous to satisfy himself as to business conditions is, ‘Have $1,000 of gold come into the treas- ury or have $1,000 of gold gone out of the treasury? No one can overestimate the det- rimental influencs upon the country's pros- perity which such an uncertinty breeds. It is an uncertainty which calls a halt upon every new undertaking and blocks every ave- nue of trade in which a busy people are engagad ITING TAE FARMERS. Meeting at Chicago to Consolidate Their Organizations. CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—The leading members of various Farmers Alliance unions met at the Commercial hotel in this city today to perfect plans for the federation of all farm socleties and, associations Into the *‘Farmers union.”” A supreme council of the Farmers union has been formed, consisting of Colonel 1. H. Brigham, master of the National grange; Marion Butler, president of the Natlonal Farmers Alliance and Industrial union; El- weod Furnas, president of the National Farmers alliance; Dr. C. A. Robinson, presi- dent of the National Farmers Mutual Benefit assoclation; Frank Smock, president of the National Patrons of Industry, and a member of the executive committee of each as follows: J. M. Thompson, the Grange; Hon. S. A. Converse, Farmers alllance; H. C. Deming, Farmers Alliance and Industrial union; F. M. Palmer, Farmers Mutual Benefit associa- tion and M. E. Hogmire, Patrons of Industry. Milton George of Chicago, who acted as secretary at today's meetiug, sald that the detalls of the proposed federation would not be completed “before the end of tomorrow's session, An ———— TOOK FIENDISH REVENGE. Some Miscreant Blows Up a Picnic Party with Dynaimite. OROVILLE, Cal, Nov. 2.—News reached here today of a tragic affalr at Quincy, in Lumas county, that occurred day before yesterday. A young man named Nathan McDonald invited six companions out to Rockwell park, about a mile and a half | from Quincy, for supper. When all were | | enjoying the evening together some one, prompted probably by jealousy, placed glant powder beneath the building and wrecked it, | killing one of the party and wounding ali | the others. The young man who was killed | was James Betterson, foreman in the office of the Plumas Independent, ~The inju are: Fred Caulback, broien leg; Henry Morton, arm broken: N. McDonald, lek seriously injured; Will R<bertson and’ Will | Clinch. Thé latier, though seriously in- jured, made his way to Quincy and obfained help for the party, _——— fouth Dakota Hank Ciosed. HOWARD, 8. D, Nov. 27.—The Kendall Banking company closed its doors today The state examiner is looking Into its af- | fairs. The individual deposits are not large, but the county and school funds held in the | bank amount ‘to $40,000, Schoos 08w N. Y., Nov, 21.-Early the schooner Daniel T, Fort was ashore during @ flerce gale. Her today driven stem struck the bow of thé Wtémmer Raltic, which was driven ashore rday. The crew of seven men were reseued by life-saving crew. The Fort valued at $,000 and was insured. SHe' was bouna from Ogdensburg to Osweso I ballast, in- tending to go into winter quarters, Sne will prove a total loss, —_— MARD ON THE PLAINTIFF. Proof of Mrs. Hirschfield's Good Character and Early Marital Happinoss. FARGO, N. D., Nov. 21.—A flood of evi- dence was Introduced today to prove the good character of Mrs. Hirschfield, nee Hogan. The entire day was spent in read- ing depositions. They came from the lead- ing people of Helena, clty and state of- ficlals, bankers, Miss Hcgan's employers and nelghbors of the family. All spoke in the highest terms of her conduct during the time they knew her. The deposition of ex-Secretary of State L. A. Walker was among those read in de- fense of Mrs. Hirschfield's character today. Walker is one of the proprietors of the Hotel Helena, where Mr. and Mrs, Hirsch- fleld stopped.’” He sald they seemed to be very happ: Miss M. K. Lewls, superintendent glove department of the where Miss Hogan cashier, pald a high compliment to her characfer during the time ehe Knew her. Miss Hogan had always bad the esteem of very one in the store, Ed the feld of the New York store, was employed as Green, sleeping _ car who wa# porter on on which Hirsch- and Miss Hogan rode when leaving Helena for Chicago to get married, says they came on the train together. Hirschfield presented a ticket for one double birth, and they occupied it to- gether as man and wife, This was about the middle of August. Among the depositions read this afternoon was one from Dr. Cole of Helena, who also attended Mrs, Hirschiield during her illness at the birth of her child. He is of the opin. fon_she will never fully recover her heal and has heart trouble. “The doctor had con- gratulated Hirschfield on thelr marringe. Ahe latter said he was never so happy in his life, and sald he thought he had made a big mistake in remaining single so long. Idward H. Knight, vice president of the First National bank, was a close friend of Hirschfield, and discussed financial affairs With him nearly every day during the firan- clal depression ' last year. Hirschfield showed his usual keenness i business af- fairs, and he never saw the least evidence of insanity about him. A deposition from Sadie Hogan, sister of the defendant, was rend. While assistant secretary of the Montana World's fair com- mittee, She was cne day summoned by her sister to the Leland hotel, Chicago. When she went into the hotel she found cvery thing in the greatest disorder. Her sister and “Aaron Hirschfield were seated, both crying, while Mrs. L. H. Hirkchfiell was pacing up and down the room with a cane in her hand. Aaron said he and Dell had come to Chicago to_get married and this woman (pointing to Mrs, L. H. Hirschfield) had intereferd. Hirschfiéld said they would get married in spite of the woman. kiR A CRUSADE AGINST LIVING PICTURES. Miss Willard Takes Up the Work Started by Lady Somerset in Bagland. NEW YORK, Nov. 27,—A erusade for re- forming the music hall and other stages of this city {s, it is alleged, to:be maugurated immediately by Miss Frances . Willard and the ladies of the Woman's Christian Temperance union. Lady Henary Somerest sald to a reporter today: i“Miss Willard and her associates in this imovement are very much in earnest. They feel that the llving pictures, as exhibifed at present in the theaters of this city, are a terrible menace to young men, and tend to en- courage immorality and @vi] thinking, and are also an outrage an wo . 1 am told the living pictures are worke here than they are in England, and that i§ saying a good deal. That such things are permitted here is due to the fact that the women have not been awakened to the deadlyand blighting influence of this new de, in our the- aters." “What is to be the plat ef crusade?”’ “I have no leda at present,” she replied, “but undoubtedly evidence will be collected as to the exhibiiions now being given. w. — e DDED AT FIRNT SIGHT. Mail the Medium of Love and Marriage in the Big St. Lodls Depot. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 27.—A very romantic af- fair, which only became public last night, was the marriage In the new union station of two young people who, until the time of their meeting just before the wedding c mony was performed, had never before met, The young pecple were George Malone of this city gnd Mrs. Sadic Hamel of St Joseph, M&. When the Rurlington train pulled in” the Jady, without hesitancy, went to Malone, who led her to the waiting room, where a minister was in waiting, and the ceremony was speedily performed. The couple had never met.. The lady was a_childhood friend of a.sister of Malone, and through the sister a correspondence sprang up which culminated as stated. et Ricks Hearing Ended for the Present. CLEVELAND, Nov. #1.—The hearing of the charges against Judge Ricks closed today for the present, An agreement was reached as to the records to be used as evi- dence and then Miss Lillis, a former ste- nographer under Judge Ricks when he was clerk, and Charles Beatty, who was a depuly at the same timie, were examined concerning the compensation of Aliss Lillis in the Birdsell vase. Miss Lillis sald sne received $153 and signed a voucher for $00. Judge Ricks was called’ to the stand end Qquestioned by Chairman Bailey as to the practice in charging fees..and estimating the clerk’s compensation, ~Mr. Bailey marking at the close that the law hail not been closely followed in the matter. Judge Ricks' counsel was given fifteen days' time in which to prepare explanatory papers in regard to the new statements made by At- torney Green. This clased the hearing in Cleveland, Had a Fight with the Bandits. EL RENO, OKl, Nov. 27.—Late dispatches over the military wire from Fort Sill to this point announce a fight between the Cana- dian City gang of express robbers and their pursuers. ‘The pursuing party were friends of Sherift McGee, who was killed, and num- bered a very large party. They caught up with the bandits in the Wichita mountain at the head of West Cache creek und the fight tcok place about daylight this morn- ing. The bandits numbered ten in the be- ginning, but threc of them were wounded by the shooting at the express office. In the fight his morning it is reported two of the bandits were killed and two of the pursuing party disabled, one befog kitled. Th suel are citizens impressed under orders of the deputy sheriff of Hemphill county, Texas, —_— Desperate Over Loss of Property. CHICAGO, Nov. 2T.—Edward P. Hilliard, an atto In the Rogkery building, was shot and almost instantly killed this after- noon by Henry Hastings,1a milk dealer, The trouble leading up o ‘the crime is of long standing, Hastingd!clatming that by sharp preatices Hilliard has; during the last five years, taken from. Mm about $5,000 worth cf property. Thig morning Hilllard foreclosed on a horse’ aj Buggy owned by Hastings, and the latigr shot the attorney while “exasperated over the transaction Hastings surrendered to thepolice. He de- clared afterbeing locked up: ‘That man had taken away all my property, so 1 thought '1I'd let my body and soul go with it." S Declared the Law Constitutional, INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. %.—Judge Hask- ney of the supreme court’today decided the fee and salary law as sppying to cour treasurers is constitutional. He held th the act of 181 was void beeause an omi tlon of Snclby county In it provisions kept It from being general, ‘The act of 183 pro- viding for Shelby county was also vold and could not amend an fnvalid statute, In the case of the county recorder of Lake county, brought by John ¥, Krost, the ques- tion of constitutionalidy wus declared not involved. 1t was deeided that $l, the fee previded by the new law, was the proper amount for filing mortgages, e District Attorney Fellows Ausw.rs. ALBANY, Nov. 2.-District Attorney John R. Fellows appeared at the executive chamber today and filed a general denial of the charges Against him filed by five members of w-reform club of neglect of duty. He filed at the same time & volum- nious, specific answer to each allegation. Rttt Wasket Factory Burned Dowa, COSHTON, Nov. 21.—The Diamond Bas- ket company, which gave employment to from 300 to 500 people, burned at 2:30 this morning. It was the work of Incendiaries. Four other attempts to fire bulldings were mede during the night. No clew. the | purs | MEN KNOCKED OUT OF COURT Judge Dallas Decides the Brotherhood of Trainmen Are Not Entitled to Reliof, GAVZ ATTORNEY GENERAL OLNEY A SNUB Makes No Reference to His Open Letter in Passing Upon the Case—Decision Is & Sweeping One In Favor of the Kecelver's Contention PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Judge Dallas court today, dismissing the petition of Levi Hicks and other members of the Brother- hood of Railroad trainmen who desired to compel the receivers of the Philadelphia & Reading company to retain them in their e ploy, and at the same time allowed them to remain members of the organization. In his opinion, Judge Dallas makes no reference whatever to Attorney General Olney's recent letter on the subject, in which the later took the ground that the receivers were mani- festly wrong in interfering with the employes as members of the Brotherhood of Rallway trainmen and in which the attorney general gave his opinon that the men had a perfect right to organize. Judge Dallas in his opinion, which is quite lengthy, says among other things: “The subject matter of this litigation was first brought to the attention of the court by the Joint petitton, filed October 8, 1894, of Stephen B. Wilkinson, Thomas McDermott and George H. Bupple, acting for themselves and all employes of the Philadelphia & Reading Rall- road company, who are members of an in- corporated voluntary assoclation called the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. The ob- ject of the proceeding was to obtain an order restraining the receivers from acting in pur- suance of a notice, as follow On or about the 15th day of August last, your petitioners were notified that all mem- bers of sald association must dissolve their connection with the same on or before Octo- ber 8, or failing to do so, would be dis- charged from the service of the receivers. HAVE NO STANDING IN COURT. “I thought, as I still think, that neither the association nor its chief officer had any legal standing to be heard in complaint of any action taken or proposed by the receivers, or toinvoke or advise disallowance of any measure adopted or contemplated by them in the performance of the duty assigned to them. They have made no contract with or through this association and none had been made by the company. The original petition having been disposed of, Judge Dallas next takes up the petitions of Levi Hicks and George S. Riley and dis- poses of them as follows: “Both of these persons are in the service of the receivers and both are members of the unincorporated association known as the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. A rule was adopted by the railroad company in 1887, has since been maintained by it and by the receivers, to the effect that no one would be employed in its service who was a member of such an association unless he would agree to withdraw therefrom. “LéVl Hicke was employed as brakeman on October 21, 1893. The established form of application, representing that the applicant was not.a member_of any labor organization, or that if such a member, he would with- draw therefrom, was presented to him for signature, but he then, declined to state whether or not he was '8 member of such an organization, and thereupon he was em- ployed by a subordinate agent of the re- ceivers and without their knowledge or that of the general superintendent. On or about August 15, 1894, he was notified by the lat- ter that unless he gave up his memb:rship in the brotherhood he would be diseharged. He still retained both his membership and his employment, and on October 8, the day on which the original petition was filed, and after, it had been presented, the general superintendent had an interview with others of the emricyes, at which no threat was made of discharge, but reference was made to the agreements under which ~ the men had cntered the service of the company and to the rules of the company and they did agree to withdraw. The proposed discharge of George S. Riley has no connection with uis membership in the Brotherhood of Railway Tranimen, but is solely by his failure to satisfactorily per- form his duties. The circumstances disclosed in the case of Levi Hicks do not entitle him to the interposition of a court of equity in his behalf. Without animadyerting upon his participation in the equivocal and exceptional means by which he secured his present em- ployment, it may at least be said that his assumption that the act that he so secured employment imposes upon the receivers an obligation to retain It ought not to be sus- tained. HAD EXERCISED HIS RIGHTS, “The purpose to discharge Mr. Hicks unless he wuld resign from the assoclation was com- municated to him about two months prior to October 8 and his promise of that day was given simply in the xercive of his right of election between the alternatives, which had been previously presented, to his choice. The fact is he did agree to sever his connection with the brotherhood, and though in making his selection he was doubtless confronted by a dilemma, it was obvious that he was not in any legal sense subjected to compulsion. But it Is not necessary that I should, and I do not rest my Judgment upon this tardy agree- ment. It Is at least centainly making it Mr. Hicks acquired no better position than he obtained before, and without it I am of the opinion that the receivers would have been justified in dismissing him upon grounds pe- cullar to him and wholly rrespective of the broad question which he has attempted to obtrude into his case. It results that the pe- titoner, Hicks, has not made out a case en- titling him to the relief which he seeks, and it is even more manifest that he case of George S. Rilev is utterly devoid of equity. Judge Dallas then takes up the Brotherhood of Rallway Trainmen and says: “The real question, however, is not whether the Brother- 102d of Railway Trainmen is or is not in- imical to the general welfare, but whether these receivers should be ordered to retain its members in thelr service despite the com- pany’s pre-existing rule to the contrary and against thelr own unanimous judgment, “That the contemplated action is not unlaw- ful is too plain for argument. That it con- travenes public policy is asserted. But how can this be established? I know of no means of ascertaining the policy of the public in relation to personal rights but by consulting the public laws. This particular association is not a corporation; but if it was it would not follow, as seems to be supposed, (hat it could rightfully insist upon the retention of its members in the service of another corpora- tion against its will. ———— Tmmitated Bob Fitzsimmons. § CITY, Nov. 27.—Frank land yesterday struck his sister's lover, John Sellman, aged 2, because the latter would not return a ring she had given him. Today Howland is in jail charged murder, Sellman having’ died during night from the effect of the blow dead boy is but 20 vears old and the mur- derer 17. Howland's sister, it is sald, had given Sellman a small ring In token of hey regard, but when Sellman's love cooled she asked for its return. Sellman refused to dve It up and Miss Howland made her rother a messenger to obtain it. Sellman still refused to surrender the ring when Howland demanded it yesterday, and in the altercation which followed 'Howland struck his opponent a blow in the jaw, Sellman dled, in convulsions at midnight and Howland's arrest followed, e Barker Will Spenk at Denver. VER, Nov. 2I.-Wharton Barker of KA How- Ed speak on financial questions at the next ag- nual banquet of the Colorado Manufacturers exchange. The date has been fixed for De- i cember 1. filed an opinich in the United States circuit | Philadelphia has accepted an invitation to | THE BEE BULLETIN. Woather Forceast for Nebraska Falr; Warmer; Southeast Winds Page. 1. Armenians Denounce Earl Kimberly, Siiver Leaguo in Session. Black Eye for the Brotherhoods, Omaha and & Blg Race Meeting. Purifying Locky Baldwin's Stable. Proceedings of the City Council. Secretary of Navy Repor Work of the Mint Last Year. Hoke Smith on the Noble Red Wan. Edcitorial and Comment, erving Legal Processes in Sloux City's Activ Council Bluffs 1 Rallrond Passenger Kate War. Sam Fayne Goes on the Stand. Tracing a Supposed Swindle. Transmississipplans and Silver. Wife of Prince Bismarck Dead. Evidence of Baker's Suiclde, Romantic Story of a Private. Congressional Career of 1. W. Davis. Commercial and Financial News. Features of the Live Stock Trade. 1is Work in War incol Supervisors. al Matters 11, 1 Thaddeus Stevens »nd It PACKING HOUSE ON FIRE. Third Alarm Tuorned Plant | CITY, 12¢ immense n and danger. Nov. Fire which d about this (Wednesday) morn- ing in the packing of Fowler Bros, threatens to cause heavy loss and may destroy the entire plant. A third alarm has been turned in. The plant is valued at over $1,000,000. At 2:30 the fire had done $39,000 damage to the beef department. It Is believed the fire is under control, but there is yet a possi- bility that the flames may spread, as there is considerable wind. ——— ORIAL PLUMS. the Whole AS house WYOMING'S SE Interesting Wire Work of Cheyenne Pol- iticel s for the Kruit. CHEYENNE, Nov. 27.—(Special)—The clection of two United States senators by the Wyoming legislature is the principal topic of discussion here at present. The contest promises to be one of the most in- teresting in the history of the state. So far as public opinion goes Francis B. Warren of Cheyenne and C. D. Clark of Evanston appear to be the leading candi- dates. Both are consistent advocates of tne free and unlimitel colnage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. It is conceded by the friends of all the candidates that Mr. Wi ren is the cholce of nearly every one of the forty-eight republican membe; the legis- lature. From present indications he will be unanimously chosen to fill the six-year term. rhe contest for the four-year term will probably be exciting, The friends of Mr. Clark claim that he is of sufficient votes to secure his election, but Senator Carey is preparing to make a'hard fight. Both the Cheyenne Sun and the Cheyenne 1 declared u equivocally for ¢ “he enne and Laramie county’s candidate for the senate. The other senatorship is con- ceded to ome other county. This action has put Senator Carey on his mettle. He has surchased a plant and will begin the pub- ication of @ dally paper in Cheyenne next Saturday. In the event of a senatorial deadlock, at least a half dozen counties of the state will urge the claims of their favorite sons. Al- bany county has Judge M. C. Brown and Dr. A. A. Johnson; Carbon county, J. C, Davis; Iremont, Judge Jay L. Torrey; Natrona, B. B. Brooks, besides several other lesser lights. Judge Torrey and J. C. Davis are consid- ered the most formidahlé dark horses, Sen- ator Carey and Mr. Clark are both busily engaged interviewing (he members of the legislature-elect in the various counties in the interests of their candidacy. Senator Warren s not doing any personal work, but his friends in every county in the staté are not neglecting his” interests. it T s o) CLEVELAND WILL NOT BE CALLED. Judge Morrow Decides He Has No Authority to Subpoena Him. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27.—Neither President Clev nd nor any of the tern railway men comprising the General Ma agers' assoclation will be called to San Francisco to testify in the strike con- spiracy cases now on trial here before Dis- trict Judge Mortow. Attorney Monteith, representing the Am an Rallway union, recently demanded that President Cleve- land be summoned to give testimony as 1o why he issued his strike proclamation ae- claring martial Jaw, and why the troops were called up. Subpoe ere ulso ae- manded for members of eneral Man- agers' association. The defense sought to prove that the malls were not stopped by the American Railway union, but through a conspirac in which President Cleveland and_ the General Managers' assoc fon fig- ured, and that the calling out of troops was ' but an incident of this alleged con- spiracy. Judge Morrow ruled today that he had no authority to subpoena any wit- ses from any point outside the judicial district in_which he presides. The judge said the defense had argued that ‘these companies had delayed the mail and that the testimony of the president and others would be needed to prove it. This the court held was not material, In this case it would do no good to prove that the railroad companies had delayed the mails. This would not show that the defendanfs were innocent. If the president had called out the troops to suppress the strike, in op- position to the constitution, it would prove nothing as to the responsibility of tne strike. He therefore denied the motion. Attorney Montelth then made application to have the depogition of President Cle: land taken. Judge Morrow took the appli- cation’ under’ consideration. The appoint- ment of a commission for this purpose would be necessary. — - INDIANS LEAVE THE RES ERVATION. Troops Asked for to Drive Them Hack and Prevent Trouble. SALT LAKE, Nov r ived letters today other officlals of San asking for assistance In driving out 500 Ute Indians. These Indians have come | over from the Los Pinos agency in Col rado, bringing with them 10,000 sheep and | 4,000 cattle. They state that they were sent by Indian Agent Day, who told them that they had a right to occupy these lanas, They have driven the settlers from the grazing lands and announce that they will lght yather than return to Colorado. About 300 Navajo Indians have also left ~their reservation in this territory and seem to have formed an alliance with these Utes. There are not sufficient white settlers in the country to cope with the Indians. They are in a belligerent mood und the settlers are greatly alarmed. Governor West im- mediately notified the secretary of the in- terior and asked that troops be sent to drive the Indlans back to Colorado, Rl New York Press Club's OMcer: NEW YORK, Nov The New York Press club held its annual eclection last night. Following are the officers for the e suing year: President, Joseph Howard, jr.; ident, Charles 4. Smith second , George Bartholmew; third vice president, Murat Halsted; treasure Walter hwege; financial secretary, | George ding secretary, Calel) | H. Redfern; corresponding secretary, Jack- | son Turner; librarian, John R. Stephenson; trustees, Arthur L. Mackaye, William A Deering, J. I C, Clarke, John il Thomas D, Beall, A. Frank Richardson, John N. Brockway, William Stecle Gray and Jean 1. Charlouis, Robbed the Bar and Faro Game, BAKER CITY, Ore, Nov, 2.—A daring robbery was committed here at 2 o'clock | this morning. Six men, heavily armed with riffes, shotguns and revolver, and wearing masks, entered the Hctel Warshauer. ployes' and bystanders were placed cover of the arms, while two of the robbers relleved the saloon bar till and faro game of cash amounting (o $1,160, which they placed in a sack, and departed. The fire alarm was turned In by the cfficers a few moments after the robbery, which drew out @ large number of people, but the robbers 21, vernor West from the sheriff and Juan county, Utah, RACE TRACK AND STATE FAIR Omaha Business Men Moot to Consider How They May Secure Both, SOME OTHER FEATURES ALSO DESIRED Sentiment as to Ways and Means to Be Employed-—General Project Creates Enthustasm—Committeo Named on Plan of Work, The meeting of busincss men at the room of the Commercial club last evening In the Interest of a falr and racing assoclation gives promise of a most bouatiful harvest. There was a large attendance and it was demon= strated In the very outset that the solid busi« ness men of the community fully recognize and appreciate the necessity of material effors in the way of Invigorating and stimulating the city's business interests. It Is doubtful if there has been a larger gatheriog of the live and interesting representative business mem for a similar purpose within the past decade, and the most pleasing fact of all was that they were unanimous on the head that the project in hand was paramount to all other Interests, and was one that should be pushed forward to a sucessful issue with all possiblg expedition. Among the many prominent gentlemen who were present and took active and earnest part in all the proceedings were: John S. Brady, George E. Kelly, George N. Hicks, W. V. Morse, H. A. McCord, W. A. Paxton, Charles A. Coe, William Krug, Z. T. Lindsa; Mr. Bowen, W. B. Clarke, Clinton Brigg: Thomas Swift, Mr. Eichberger, Martin Dune ham, Mr. Barstow, Mr. Balduff, John A, Wakefleld, Dan Farrell, jr., Henry Hoeppner, James Flannery, George Swigert, Mr. Soloe mon, Frank B, Brown, Peter Iler, Will Bene nett, Joe McGuire, Adam Thompson und J. E. Baum, W. V. Morse was made chairman and J. B, Utt secretary, and in stating the object of the meeting the latter gentleman remarked: “For some months there has been a great deal of discussion in regard to the desir: bility apd advisability of forming a racing assoclation of prominent Omaha business men, | of building a first-class mile track and making a bid for the state fair for the next five years, The fair assoclation would demand accessible grounds, suitable bulldings, water on the grounds, a mile raca track and ample steam. and street. railway facilities to reach the same, To secure these it will be necessary to raise a subscription sufficient to maintain such an’' enterprise, which would bs something likej $50,000, perhaps $35,000 would do, but it wouh}"I be the wisest plan to make it $50,000. Sioux' City, Kansas City, St. Joseph, as well as &, majority of cities ranking with Omaha inf size and importance, have their mile track and their successful racing sessions.” C. W. WILLIAMS' PROPOSITION. According to Mr. Utt, C. W. Willlams, the famous racing man, had cleared $62,000 on &{ similar investment in the city of Galesburg, Ill, and, thinking it might be a good thing for Omaha to secure his services, he had written to the gentleman, soliciting a propos sition in this connection. Mr. Williams re= plied that if the citizens of Omaha consid- ered his services worth $5,000 they might g6t him. The races could follow those in Galesburg, and thereby profit by the immense field of celebrated horses that would compete in the events, Mr. Willlams wound up by, stating that Omaha must get a move on, a8 Sioux City threatened to outstrip her as & familiar western business center. Mr. Utt then proceeded to enumerate tha almost incalculable benefits that would ac-] crue to Omaha business men by securing such| an enterprise. Retallers, jobbers, hotels and business houses of all kinds would derive such benefits as in the outset would bo next| to startling. He touched on the soclal fea~ ture of a great race meeting, and showed how prone business men were to patronize city where some such attraction was offered as an Inducement for a visi ] He further stated that the state falr aseo= clation would not consider any bid unless the, money was raised to build a mile track, and %0 attest the good faith of the city's propos tlon, and that it was absolutely essential that this assurance should be forthcoming and at once, for the bid must be put in within the next thirty days, consequently what was to be dose in Tegard to the state fair would have to be done without procrastination. Being called upon, Mr. Dunham, who has been connected with the state fair for many years, said he would be inordinately pleased to see the state fair located at Omaha, He told of the great benefits it brought to the city before, when the association labored unden the most discouraging circumstances, with a lack of suitable buildings and the most mea- ger facilities for traneportation. He sald that Lincoln would make a stubborn fight be- fore relinquishing the plum, bLut by a good, fair, substantial proposition he thought that Omaha could get it. Lincoln business men asserted that the fair is worth $200,000 per annum to them, and it wonld be like ex= tracting teeth to make her let go. This, he ventured, would be Omaha's last chance, am & permanent. location was eoon to be decided upon, and this once done, the Gate City might as well abandon all hope. He was, he sald, extremely loth to see a permanent location. decided upon until Omaha had shown her hand. WHAT THE COST WOULD DE. 4 In estimating the expense of buildings and track Mr. Dunham said that in order to be perfectly safe it would be necessary (o ralse a subscription of $50,000. It might not use this sum, but no less would answer, every thing considered. In erecting buildings and track the assoclation would have to have the cash. It would require from 110 to 120 acres of land, sixty for the mile track and possibly as many more for the buildings. Mr. Dunham thought from @ schedule of the buildings, which were cheap but substantial structures, they could be duplicated here for $35,000, but there should be in excess of this amount on hand at least $10,000 to insure against contingencies of wind and fire. That surplus should be in the treasury after everything was completed. There were three good locations offered in Omaha, any one of which members of the state board, after viewing the same, sax they would be well pleased with. The board could accept 110 acres, and he thought Omaba would enjoy ten times the amount of any such cost in the five years it could have the fair. It would get the most lavish ad- vertisement, not only in this country, but abroad, in addition to the thousands of dollars that visitors of the falr would bring here. Last year Sloux City held an interstate fair which cost the people there $30,000, but they almost quadrupled this in the way of profits. The three locations, according to Mr. Utt, mentioned as possible for Omaha, are all first-class. One Is situated between Cut-OR lake and the river, just north of the white lead works, one just across the lake from Courtland beach and one out on the Belt line, controlled by the Omaha Driving Park asscclation. The members of the stat board who have seen these tracts declare they would be satisfied with any one of them, W. A. Paxton, jr., thought the amount of cash mentioned not half enough. In the first place, he said, the proposed assoclation ought to own the ground and it would cost $75,000 to put a first-class mile track in paying operation here. The ground would cost $30,000, improvements $40,000, and the track $5,000 more. He thought there was nothing to be gained by doing things by halves, that it would have to be faced boldly and gone into in & way that would leave no doubts as o its ultimate success and tris umph. Omaha was able to own and entitied to as good grounds and (rack as could be found in the country, Clinton Briggs tallied with Mr. Paxton Were not to be seen, having mTec €0od (heir | ekcape. There 1s no clew Whatever, | ideas. He sald it would require a good de of money, and thought it would be advisable