Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 27, 1895, Page 1

“a nation cannot be achicved by debate, but TABLISHED JUN 19, 1871, SINGLE ©cory HAVE EVOLVED A PLATFORM Detailed Ireland's Wrongs in the Past and Plans for the Future, CHARGED ALL AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN Irt Delegntes nt Chieago Promul- gate n New Decluration of Inde- pendence from Englixh Rule and Endorse an Appeal to Arms, CHICAGO, Sept. 26.—Today's session of the Irish new movement convention was gen- erally regarded as the most important of all The principal business on the program was the consideration of the platform, sub- mitted by the committee on resolutions, and the report of the committee on ways and means for nationai organization The delegates waited with eagern an out- line of these two reports. O'Neill Ryan of St. Lou enthusiastic cheers when, as the committee on resolutions, he stepped for- ward to read the platform proposed for the consideration of the convention. His pow- erful voice, and the impressive silence of the delegates made a deep impression as he pro ceeded to read under the title of a “Declara- tion of Principles” the following: was greeted with chairman of “The people of Ireland are a soverelgn people. Ireland is by nature separate from every other country, and liberty is the birth- right of her peop Ireland was Known throughout Burope as a nation long before the dawn of Christianity and was the home of civilization while England was still bar- barou ngland claims to Ireland originated in force and have been maintalned by corrup- tlon and coercion; they huve never ripened into a right to rule; the title by conquest has never been perfected inasmuch as the [rish people have continuously by constitutional agitation and revolutionary movements re- gisted England's power and endeavored to destroy her unlawful supremacy 10t every clvil “Ireland Is deprived of a right which the American people most dear cherlsh. Unexampled cruelty and brutal v dietiver ess have been the distinguishing feat ures of English rule in Ireland. England has destroyed Ireland’s industries and ruined her commerce; she has placed upon her statute books laws making it a crime to educate an Irish child; she burned Ireland’s school house and destroyed her churches; she has driven into exile, or left to perish in her dungeons, thousands of men whose only crime was love of Ircland. Every measure for the last century looking toward legislative independence of the Irish people has cither suffered defeat in the Commons or been arbitraril rejected by the Lord: England has violated évery treaty and broken every pledge, and with aimost every year of the century she has imposed upon Ireland brutal laws of coercion, and one of the most drastic character is now upon her statute | booke. RESPONDED W “To the pleas ot TH THE SCOURGE. o people for justice and Bugland has_re- their prayers for mercy Enonded with the scourge and the scaffold, and yet today, Ireland enthralled, but not ensluved, crushed, but not conquered, is in gpirit a mation. “1t has become evident after many years of earnest ¢ndeayor to obtain a measure of in- @ependence from the English government by paaceful agitation that appeals to reason for Justice are futile. It is left, therefore, for the men of the Irish race to proclaim again the truth recorded by all history that the Jliberties of a people and the independence of must be won upon the field of battle, and we declare our belief that the men of Ireland who are being driven into exile or into the graves of serfs in their native land by Engli h misrule are entitled by the laws of God and man to use every means in thelr power to drive from their cou the tyrant and usurper, and we believe that Ireland has the right to make England’s difiiculty her op- portunity and to use all possible means to cieate that difficulty. “In view of these facts the this convention appeal wit their Amerlcan fellow cit of liberty to co-operate with them in alding the people of Ircland In the achievement of the same measure of liberty enjoyed in thes United States.” Distinct from ples” Chairman half of the resolutions, as follows: “Resolved, That we earnestly protest against the continued incarceration in” English prisons of Irish patriots; that we consider it inhuman and against the policy of civilized nations to keep In prison men who have acted only in the interest of their country and human Iiberty; and that the release of these men is imperatively demanded, not only by the Irish people, but by civilization. “‘Resolved, That this convention expresses the hope that the people of Cuba, who are struggling for political independence and the establishment of a republic, will be success- ful and that we extend to them our heart felt sympathy. “Resolved, That this convestion, recognizing the fmportance to the Irish nation of pre serving the language, literature and music of the people, commends the work now being done by the Gaclic league, and the National Literary society in Ireland and by the Gaelic societies of this country, and earnestly trusts our people will give them hearty co- operation and generous support.” The declaration of principles created de- clded enthusiasm and was unanimously adopted by the convention as submitted by the committee. The three resolutions we read s ately, and were warmly endorsed by the convention in a similar manner Then the following was submitted and met with instant approval at the hands of th convention: “Resolved, members of confidence to zens and all lovers the “Declaration of Princi- Ryan also submitted on be resolutions committee separate That this convention recom- mends the formation of military companics wherever practicable in order to foster and preserve the military spirit of the Irish race, and to be prepared for action in the event of England’s dificulty.” After the resolutions were disposed of J. J O'Connell of Chicago presented the following as the report of the committtee on organi- zation and ways and means NAMED THE NEW MOVEMENT. “The new movement or organization shall be known by the style and title of the Irish National Alliance. It shall have for its ob- Ject the securing of the independence of Ire- land by any means within its power con- sistent with the laws and usages of civilized nations, The qualifications for membersh shall be good moral character, birth on Irish soil, or descent from Irish’ parentage on paternal or maternal side, or both, and the taking of the following pledge of honor “I hereby pledge my word of honor to aid by every means within my power, in con- formity with the constitution and by-laws of the Irish National Alliance, in securing the independence of Ireland “This organization shall be governcd by a president, vice president, treasurer and an exccutive counetl of nine members, who shall hold office for two years, or until thelr suc cessors are elected and duly qualified. The president and treasurer shall be ex-officio members of the executive councll, and where a tle may occur the president shall have the privilege of casting a vote, A two-thirds vote of the executive coun- cll shall be necessary to override any motion or act of the president of the Irish National Alliance. “The secretary shall be appointed by the president, aud all other officers shall be elec ted by tho organization in regular conven- tlon, ““The president, vice president and one mem- ber of the executive council, and such mem- ber to be selocted by the executive council, shall be trustees of the funds of the organiza- tion, “The state organizations shall be modeled | on the national. All authority to organize must come from the natloual executive, and no other authority to organize shall be valid. The Initiation shall be $1 and the dues 60 | corpo tional alllance shall and bo designated by a number of charter furnished by the national executive, on pay- ment of their pro rata as called for in the conventfon. Each council shall transmit quarterly to the national treasurer 75 per cent of all moneys recelved after local ex- penses are pald. Legitimate expense of coun- cil shall consist of hall rent and stationery.” ADOPTED WITH A RUSH. The celerity and unanimity with which this plan of campaign was caught up by the dele- gates and stamped with a hearty vote of ap- proval was a_revelation Delegate Fitzmaurice wanted the conven- tion to go further and provide for the estab- lishment of the Irish republic by electing a president, vice president and parliament, all of which would constitute the government of the republic and would select such tempo- rary location as clrcumstances might dictate, Mr. Fitzmaurice barely received respectful at- tention, and Chairman Finerty disposed of his suggestion with the remark that the only place for the establishment of a government for_Ireland was on Irish soil, The election of officers of the newly cre- ated Irish Natlonal alliance was declated in order, and resulted as follows: President, Willlam Lyman, New York; vice president, O'Nelll Ryan, St. Louls; treasurer, Rev. Mr. Fitzpatrick, Chicago; executive council, J. J. Donovan of Lowell, Mass., Chris Gallagher of Minnesota, Martin Kelley of Tennessee, aptain Mangan of Wisconsin, J. Sheehy c San Francisco, J. M. Kennedy of Anacond Mont., Thomas J. Dundon of Ofio, Thomas H. Greevy of Pennsylvania and James Lawler of Texas, The election of president tion, no nomination position. Mr. was by acelama- being made on the o Keating of Chicago, state presi- dent of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Tllinois, who was president of the Irish day ceremonies at the World's fair, was non inated for the vie> presidency of the allianc but declined in favor of Mr. Ryan, whose election was also by acclamation, and o with the treasu Rev. Mr. Fitzpatrick. The executive committes was select>d by a spee‘al committea of five, appointed by tho chair for the purpose. All the officers-elect made | rt speeches. O'Neill Ryan was the only | one of the newly elected officers who made | any extended remarks, the others merely | thanking the convention for the honor con- | ferred and promising the faithful dizcharge of the duties imposed. Mr. Ryan alluded to the fact by tha remark that the officers had been gelected beeiuss they wera men of ac'lon * than words. He culogizel this char- stic of President Lyman particular.y, and paid a high tribute to his courage and strength of purpos ENLIVENED THE PROCEEDINGS, There were a number of Cithol'c clerg: men in the audience, one or gates to the two being d.e One of the in- dents of the afternoon session was a slight difference between J. J. Keating and Father O'Mahoney. Mr. Keating, in addressing the convention, used the word “comrades” and explained that from that timo they would drop the term brothers, which had been form- erly used in addressing each other, and adopt the words *“Comrades of the Irish’ republican army."” convention her O'Mahoney interrupted at this point and seemingly without waiting to hear what the preist .had to say, Mr. Keating retorted somewhat hotly: “For the first time the cloth of God's ministry Interferes with the cause of Ireland.” The convention ciosed with ew Irish the singing of song, composed by Mrs. Theresa Beatrice O'Hare of Cleveland, O., called *‘God s Ireland,” after which the delegates arose and sang “America” and “God Save Ireland.” Even after the motion to adjourn sine die had been carried there were calls for a speech from Chairman Finerty, but he told the delegates he had his say and from this on it was to be a time for action rather than speechmaking. While waiting for the committee reports during the day, Chalrman Finerty read ex- tracts from scveral of the English papers on the convention. He characterized them as “good average samples of English black- guardism and brutality,” and wound up by saying the English would soon have an op- portunity to see whether the new movement meant anything. The majority of the delegates left the city tonight, but the ofiicers and members of the executive committee will remain here to per- fect their plans for the future. There was a conference at McCoy's hotel during the aft- ternoon of the delegates who have had e: perience fn military affairs. This meeting was held behind closed doors, and all in- quiries as to the methods of organizing the military arm of the alliance were met by the response that all such would be left to the officers and council, details executive NEW JERSEY, DEMOCRATS O Carricd Out (he Plans Cut Out for Them by the Leaders, TRENTON, N, J.,, Sept. 26.—The demo- cratic state convention to nominate a candi- date for governor miet today. The work of seating the 932 delegates in the opera house consumed so much time that it was 12:30 when the convention was called to order by State Chatrman Allan McDarmott. Most of the party leaders from all over the state were In the hall, including Senator Smith, who was seated with the Essex dele- gation, Samuel Kalisch of temporary chairman. After the selection of representatives from each county on the commitiees on resolu- tions, permanent organization, rules, etc., the convention took a recess The conventlon reassembled at 2:20. The committea on permanent organization re- ported In favor of Judge Howard Carrow of Camden for permanent chairman. Resolu- tions regretting the retirement of State Chairman McDermott and expressing the thanks of the democratic party for his services were adopted by a rising vote with three hearty cheers. The platform was then read and adopted, as follows: ‘“he democratic party of New Jersey, In here Newark was made convention assembled, declure “That we reaffirm the democratic national platform adopted in Chicago in 1 and cordially endors t Cleveland protect the ey the administration of Prest with whose determination to people of this country from the s ever attendant upon the debazement of the national currency we are in most earnest sympathy “We congratulate the people upon the re- vival of prosperity everyhere evident in our land, and we assert that the indnstrial de- pression with which we have been aficted during the past three yea chargeable to natlonal legislation enacted by the re- publican party; that the purchase of silver to be stored in the treasury, and the enactment of unjust tarift laws, which euriched a few favorites by the oppression of millions of consumers, were the main causes of the paralyzation of our markets; that paralysis, with ‘an empty national treasury, were the legacies received from a r an adumiinis- tration. The battle against a system formed In violation of self-evident laws of political cconomy has been won. Every struggle against intrenched wrong is attended by pr vation and suffering, but these are naver en- | dured in valn. The lesson of the cause and effect has been thoroughly learned and we are wlll'ng to abide by the iutelligence of an intelligent people Who are now entering upon a perlod of prosperity that will prove substantial and enduring.” The platform denounces as “maliclously false” the allegations of the republican state party that the democrats had conducted the government of New Jersey in a dishonest or extravagant manner. Attention is called to the faot that the state is out of debt, and that fn twelve years not a dollar of state tax has been levied upon the property of private owuers, A constitutional amendment was advocated to remder impossible the legalization of gambling in any form. The republican party of New Jersey and in other states is charged with having dealt with the question of betting on horse races, by trickery and deceit Pledges are given that the democrats will guard the water supply of the state from ate Interests, and that the views of organized labor will be properly consiGered. Alexauder E. McGill was placed in nomina- tion by Senator Daly of Hudson county and | cents a quarter, payab e in advance “Each local subdivision of the Irish Na-! s nombet of "”"“‘“TF]RES STOPPED BY THE RA ! destruction was nominated on the first ballot for gover- nor, Hundreds of Families Rendered Destitute Before They Were Checked, PEOPLE WERE PRAYING FOR RELIEF Large Section of Country Burned Over but Fortunately No Lives Were Lost=All the Farmer' Cro Destroyed. ARTHABASCA, Que., Sept. 20.—Seventy tonight were still fighting fire in the woods on the Grand Trunk line in the direction of Doucet's landing, on the Three Rivers road The fire began on Monday morning, when the sky darkened by a dense column of smoke blown by the strongest gale felt in year he fire originated in the bushes and was kindled by farmers clearing new land. Monday evening the terror was re- doubled here when ths heavens were lit up with flames and a rain of cinders and sparks fell. The whole population engaged in prayer, tapers were burned at the altars in the par- ish churches and th priests joined in the supplications to heaven. Guards were posted around the town and the statues of saints were placed around the houses to turn back The victims of the calamity are homeless and begging through the coun- try. The people burned out are utterly pen- niless, Tonight rain began falling and the people are overjoyed, hey believe that the fire can be stopped. The area visited by the fire is thirty-five miles from north to south, from the inland forest to the St. Lawrence. This is the order in which the fire d: St. Celestin, Drault's Mills, Aston, St. Eu- lalie, Baistrode, Riviere, Noire, the outskirts of Athabasca, the home of Hon. W. Laurier, St. Elizabeth, St. Albert, De Warwick, Kings Eye Falls and to Doucet's landing. The fire I1s now confined to a spot thirteen miles from this last place, at St. Angle, and vegetation, including all the crops, Is in ashes everywhere along the e Grand Trunk line. The villagers are flocking from all parts of Athabasea and Thres Rivers, They have lost all excspt life ftself. Providentially no lives were lost. wives and children, all through who have been separated Husbands, this regicn, in the conflagra- tion, are still seeking one another. The survivors, whose houses were burnel, are asking the Grand Trunk road to tike them out of the fields, where they are under the shelter of only blankets and board huts, MINERS WARME Explosion ¥ and LEADVILLE, Colo., Sept. 26.—The worst accident that ever occurred in this camp happened about 1 o'clock this afternoon at the Belgian mine, resulting in the death of x miners and the injuring of four others The dead and injured are: Dead: J. H. GRAY. JOHN HAMILL CLARK M'GIN JOHN BEGGS. CHRIS PHILLIPS. ED KUHN. The injured: J. H. Reynolds. James Baxt Alex Parker. John Walters, The men were working in a drift and slope about ten feet above the lower levels, where fifty pounds of powder had been stored. Ac- cording to Superintendent Doddridge, he had positively forbldden more than five pounds of powder to be taken into the mine at one time, but it is known that fifty pounds were in the slope at the time, and five or ten pounds of this was in‘an ofl can, warming, with lighted snuffers under it. , it seems, is the usual method of warming powder, but in some manner it exploded and the concus- sion set off the remalning powder. This terrific shock caused dirt to block the slopa and the men could not get out and six of them slowly smothered to death. As many volunteers as could be put to work begun digging through the mass of dirt and in an hour had broken through and discovered the miners lying along the two drifts. There were five in what is known as the Belgian drift, all dead, and four in the other, three of whom were alive. The dead and injured were rapidly taken to the sur- face, aund the injured were removed to the hospital. It is thought that all of the in- jured men will recover. The men killed so far as known were all single. Tonight crowds of people visited the morgue to view the re- mains, and the crush was such that the doors had to be locked and only twenty-five people admitted at a time. The accident has cast a gloom over the camp. —_———— @ OF COMMERC CHA 3 BURNED, One of Her I portant Business Blocks by Fir MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 26.—The Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce was discovered to be on fire early this morning. For a time it seemed as if the entive building was doomed, but the fire was brought under control by 9 o'clock and the actual damage confined to the upper floors, although the entire build- ing was drenched. The Chamber of Com- merce was a nanasome five-story stone struc- ture, at Third street and Fourth avenue, south, two blocks from the milling district It was erected in 1884 at a cost of $180,000. It is the center of the grain trade, the corn exchange and flour exchange occupying ad- jacent corners. The chamber has 350 mem- bers. The bullding has long been too smail for the business and the opportunity will now be embraced to rebuild and enlarge. The loss 15 estimated at $30,000 on the building and $10,000 on contents. The in- surance on the building is $125,000; the in surance on the contents of the various offic is so diverse as to be unobtainable as ye! There could not have been a more unfortuna time for the fire, as the grain trade is at its busiest. Temporary arrangements fo trading have been made in the flour exchange building. S S South Dokota Hond Litigatio I0UX FALLS, S. D., Sept. 26.—(Special.) ~The Meade county bond case will b2 decided in this city at the next term of United States court. There is a_constitutional point involved is this matter. When Meade county was organizcd it was taken from Lawrenc county. The amount of her share of Law rence county's debt was $120,000, while 4 per cent of her valuation at the time of organiza- tion was but $36,000. The constifution pro- vides that no county shall contract debt to exceed 4 per cent of her valuation. Snould the court sustain Meade county in its at- tempt to showder (his debt on Lawrence, the latter county, which is one of the wealthiest in the state, will have to stand the loss. AL LA Charged with Arxo CRESTON, Ia, Sept. 26.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Deputy Sheriff Talbott of Malvern passed through Creston tonight with George Wilcox in charge. Wilcox was arrested at Cumberland. Hie is charged with sstting fire to a Hastings livery stable in which six horses were cremated and three persons camo near losing their lives o e Baptist Associntion ut Hemingfor HEMINGFORD, Neb,, Sept. 26.—Special Telegram.)—The ninth annual meeting of the | Northwestern Baptist assoclation will meet here for the next three days. Many visiting Baptists are aiready coming to the city and @ program replete with interest will be car- ried out by prominent divines from all over the state, i T Woman Becomes Suddenly Insane, HEMINGFORD, Neb., Sept. 26.—(Special Tefegram.)—Mrs. Loken, living five miles east of here, hias become violently insane. Her husband Is a prosperous farmer. They have several small children, No action has been taken by the authorities, and it is hoped that the derangement may be but temporary, ENTERTAINED THE REREL CHI " | MINISTER TALKED TO0 FREE mon Action of the Cnuses Com APIA, Samoa, Sept. M.—(Per Steamer to San Francisco, Sept. 26)—There has been | Senor De Lome Called to Account by the much unfavorable comment hers recently in Representative of Guatemala. regard of the action of the acting British con- sul, Woodford, and the German consul. The British consul made a visit to the headquarters of the rebel party under Tamasese, and he in- duced Tamasese to visit Apla, where he enter- tained him at the consulate and drove him about town In his own carriage, finally taking him to the German consulate, where King Malietoa had been brought some time be- fore. The significance of this action lies in the attitude which has all along been held by Tamasese, who Is the son of the former German puppet king of that name. The present Tamarcese recently defied the au- thority of the warships here representing the United States, Great Britain and Germany, and he is at prescnt sheltering prisoners under sentence by the supreme court who suc- ceeded in making their escape REMINDED THAT COMPARISONS ARE ODIOUS ral American try Delng C1 cxxon in Inferior € for Pertinent 11 Objects to tration. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—A sharp diplo- matic correspondence is passing between tw members of the diplomatic corps in Wash- ington, Senor Depuy de Lome of Spain and Senor Laso D'Arriaga of Guatemala. The lat- ter has called on the Spanish minister for a e e b, published by | PUDIIC disavowal of certatn reflections on an Englishman, in commenting upon this in- | Guatemala. The two diplomats met at the cident, condemns the British consul severely, | State department today, whereupon Senor and says that the residents of Samoa have | Ar personally reiterated what he had seen the strange spectacle of an acknowl- | already requested in writing in the form of a edged rebel, Tamasese, not only allowed to public retraction. The affatr is the result of enter Apla with impunity, but actually ap- | Pl ; pearing as the intimate friend of her | ON€ Of several interviews and statements Britannic majesty’s representative, Consul | from Senor de Lome which have appeared Woodford. ‘The paper also declares that this | of late concerning the Cuban insurrection. action of the British consul will fmply to the semi-savage mind of Tamasese that he can be assured of the powerful protection of Great In these statements he arraigned the press for partiality toward the insurgents and said Brltais, that if the Cubans gained the independence The natives belonging to the king's party | they fought they would reduce Cuba to an are much incensed at the conduct of both [ Inferior place among the nations of the corsuls, United States Consul Milligan re- | world, analogous, he said, to the low position fused to be a party to any dealings with the man who had insulted and defied the Samoan government as recognized by the three powers. There is the usual talk among the natives now of fighting at an early date. In the last few duys Mr. Woodford has been succeeded by British Consul Cusack-Smith, of Hayti, San Domingo or Guatemala. The statement reached Senor Arriaga in duo time through the medium of “a “clipp! bureau.” He resented Guatemala's being held up as a_type of national inferiority. He thereupon addressed letter to Senor de who has returned from Fiji. United States | Lome, which, although couched in the Consul Milligan will leave here by the next | Smcoth phrases of diplomacy, left no doubt steamer, and his place will be filled by W, |Of Senor Arriaga’s indignation. The letter D. Blacklock, who has held the post before, | 1S understood to have ponted out, among The business of Samoa {8 greatly depressed, | Other things, the foilowing: That Guatem The cocoanut crop has resulted and | did not at present have a badly, greatly reduced insurrection of her people on her hands; that Guatemala has made more material progress during the last — seventy-five years than Spain; that it was INERAL D) permissible for Senor de Lome to make such reflection as he choze on Spain or Cuba, but that his position as a diplomat made it in- compatible that he should publicly insult other countries. What reply, if any, Senor de Lome made, is not known, but the two ministers happened to come together today while secking Secre tary Olney at the State department. The the staple in quantity. SN'D c roduct, cobra, i A G sul De Kay nent in the BERLIN, Sept. 26. Charles De Kay, the United States consul general at Berlin, authorizes the Assoclated press to say for him that a pretended interview with him which v was published in newspapers of the | ministers showed all due deference to each United States last month, and in which he | other, but Senor Arrlaga a1d not hesitate to was made to say that he ha! made a report | express decided disapproval of the Spanish to the State department at Washington upon | minister's course. It is understood that Senor the case of Mr. Louis Stern of New York, who in July last was sentenced to imprison. ment and fine for insulting Baron Thuengen, assistant to the royal commlissioner of baths and assoclate judge in Kissingen, was a pure fabrication. Mr. De Kay said to the Associ- ated press representative today that he had never written to the State department saying de Lome gave assurances that the correction or retraction would be made public through the pres; REC IXPENDITURES, Baln the WASHI ‘5 o Right Side for pd Time Within the Year eco GTON, Sept. 26.—For the second that he would have acted as Mr. Stern did Pt d under similar clfcumstances, and that, more- [ {/me In the last twelve months the forth- over, he had never made any such statement to anybody. To have done so would have been an act of gross discourtesy to his col- league, the United States consul general at Frankfort, to whose division the whole of Bavaria belongs. Kor similar reasons Mr. De Kay added it was out of the question that he should have made any report upon the case to Washington. coming monthly statement of the receipts and expenditures of the government for Septem ber will show an excess of receipts over ex- penditures. This surplus, which has now reached $112,744, will probably be increased to about $2,000,000 by the end of the month, by which time the receipts are expected tc reach $26,250,000 and the disbursements $24,250,000. The only other exception to the deflcit rule during the year was {n June last, when the receipts exceeded the expenditures by mnearly $§4,000,000. The October figures, however, are expected to show a deficit of orest Fires Raging in Canada. MONTREAL, Sept. 26.—The big forest fire that has been raging for the last two days in the forests of the county of Athabasca has about $5,000,000, as during that month the destroyed hundreds of farm houses. The vil- | pension and fnterest payment alone will lage of Brawits Mills Is wiped out, and not | @PProximate $17,000,000. a bullding remnains. Even the cattle were| The receipts on account of customs have burned in the flelds. The inhabitants fled | Shown a gratifying increase of late, as have terror-stricken and barely escaped with their | those from internal revenue sourc:s, although lives. Hundreds of families became separated | in a less degree. Fcr the month of March last in the flight. Most of the country from |the customs recelpts amounted to nearly Brawits Mills to Ashton is a charred and | $15,000,000, internal revenue $9.855.000. For blackened waste. The fire Is eating its way | Abril the customs receipts were about $12 still further into the interior and the sky is | 453,000 and internal revenue §$10.649,000. For obscured by dense smoke. Forestdale and | May, customs, $12,474,558; internal revenue Moose park, on Mitchell's road, escaped the | $10,754,000. For June, cusioms, §$12,130,443 fire entirely, but along the Athabasca branch | internal revenue, $11,810,; For July, cus of the Grand Trunk the destitution is pitiable, | oms, $14,076,984; internal reveaue, $12 895,40 During August the customs receipts increa el S hing About the Challenger. to $15,639,047, and those for internal revenue LONDON, Sept. 26.—The Graphic says of | amounted to $12,172,104, and those figures Charles Day Rose, tiie new chailenger of the | ar® expected to be approximated during Sep America’s cup, that he is the second son of | tember: £ During the the late Sir John Rose, who was at one | 31, 18! time minister of finance for twelve months ended Augnst or during the time the new tariff Canada, and | bill has been in operation, the receipts of who, after zetding in London fifteen years | the government amounted to $295,061,022, as ago, managed the finaucial affairs of the | follows: Customs, $161,201,169; internal reve prince of Wales very successfully. Mrs. | nue, $116,175,101; miscellaneous, $17,684,751 Charles Day Rose was Miss Emmett-Temple | The expenditures during the same period of Rutland, Vt. Mr. Rose was born in Mon- | apgregated $359,026,332, leaving a deficit for treal. Mr. Lowe, an American race horse | the twelve months of $ 310. cwner, now in England, is said to be joint | Today the treasury lost §650,000 in gold for owner with Mr. Rose of the new challenger. The challenge cannot be refused recognition as representative of British yachting and British f2eling. export to Canada, leaving the true gold re- serve at the close of bu $94,013,1 Western Postmasters Appolnted. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Postmasters were appointed as fol- lows today: South Dakota—Bovine, Pratt county, George I. Towne, vice Ben Arnold, at Finerty's Speech. 26.—The newspapers of to find in the proceed- England Amuse. LONDON, Sept. London today profes: Ings of the Irish nationalist convention at| oot "Dufse Meade county, Ephraim C. Chicago material for amusement. The [ Kyle, vico Mary K. Mulvany, resigned; Ten- Globe this afterncon observes that Mr. Fin- [ nis, Hand county, Charles McKiver, vice erty and his colleagues deserve the thanks|George T. Borak, resigned. Iowa—Burroak, of the world for furnishing an entertaining | Winneshick county, Martin J. Ervin, vice farce. n the course of an article on the | Jerry Wolfenberger, resigned; Fisk, Adair convention the Si. James Gazette uses the | county, Charles H. Ross, vice P. W. Otis, re- following language: There are none so|signed: Gambril, Scott county, John Ennis, valiant as the exiled Hibernian in the secure atmosphere of an American liquor saloon. There are none o ready as he to attack the vice Michael Rush, resigned; Lovlia, Monroe ccunty, Chase Bissel, vice William N. Craw ford, resigned. A postoffice has been estab Saxon when the Saxon canuot get at him, or [ lished at Luce, Buffalo county, Neb., so patriotic in raising other people’s money | with Chris H. Menze as postmaster. The of for war.” fices at Meldon, Cherry county, Neb SN Pty et and Talcott, Clark coun 8. D., have 1 _Tasurgen been discontinued. Margaret Wiedman was HAVANA, Sept. 26.—Reports have reached | today commissioned postmaster at Whittier, here of a serious defeat of the insurgents in | Neb., Charles H the district of Clego Avilla, Colonel Aldave | D. Miller at of the Spanish army surprising a camp of in- A surgents under command of Generals Roloff, nchez and Zayas. The loss of the insur- Walton at Galt, and Joseph Foote, Ta rt hut Slightly Damaged. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—A cablegram re- gents in killed, wourided and prisoners is | ccived at the Navy department from Com- about 200. No details of the engagement | mander Hanford of the United States steam- have been received Alert, at ship, General Campos has reached Havana, after | that his ship w an absence of several weeks in the ecastern | the British steamer, Condor. and that the and middle provinces of the Island of Cuba. | Alert’s bowsprit was carried away. As no further details are given the officials at the Guayaquil, officially in collision yesterday with reports ok No Passengers from Honolulu.| Navy department are Inclined to belleve SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.—The steamer | the damage was slight Alameda, which arrived today from Australia T and New Zealand by way of the Hawalian islands, did not stop at Homolulu. She lay outside the port an hour to land mails, but WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Secretary Smith today sustained the Sho took no passengers ahoard and refused to | OPInion of the commissioner of the general take any mail for San Franeisco. The boat | land office in the case of John W. Hobson which put out from the isiands reported that | against Eldredge Messenger from the Valen- there wero elghty-six cases of cholera on | tine, Neb., land district. The secretary or- land. Forty-six deaths haye already resulted | ders Hobson's contest dismissed, and that from the disease. Of the dead three were | Messenger be given time to comply with the timber culture law, under which his gy entry was made, Opened a Bridge Over the Danube. — - LONDON, Sept. 26.—A dispatch to the | Treasury Shows a Surplus This Month Times from Berlin says that the great bridge WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. or the first across the Danube connecting the towns of | time in some months the treasury will show Tschordova and Feresti in Roumania was | & surplus this month. The reccipts for the opened today in the presence of the king and | month to date are $23,538,844, an excess over quesn of Roumania and other royal person- | current expenditures of $112,744. As the ages, ministers and diplamats. The cost of | daily expenditure always diminishes toward the bridge is 34,000,000 francs. the end of the month, no doubt is felt that tember ent sur- or Congratulates the Guards, LONDON, Sept. 26.—A: Berlin dispatch to the Times says: Emperor William has ad- dressed a cabinet order to General Winter- fleld, congratulating the guard upon the high standard of efficiency- that they showed at the maneuvers, each of the few remaining days of S will see some additions o the pre plus, in 1896, —The general committee of the Young People's Christian union of the United Presbyterian church of OTTAWA, Sept. 26.—It 1s sald here that [ (0 A8 CEXC ATOH) o o the duke of Marlborough has become a di- rector of the Grand Trunk raflroad and that Movements of Ocean Vessels, Sept. Sir Charlss Rivers Wilson will make such | At _Southampton—Arrived—Parls, from an announcement in a few days. Vew York dore AeasBEG ST Rinilan: WAL London—Arrived—Missinsippl, from PARIS, Sept. 26.—In the Selne assizes | At " pBromen—Arrived—Spree, from New today a verdict of acquittal was rendered in the case of Mrs. Boulton, who, on May 11, shot M. Glazer of the Russian bank of Parls, York, At San Francisco—Arrived—Alameda, from Sydney and Honolulu, | DURRAN | Evidence Rell; b Prove an Alibi Fall aterinline, SAN FRANC ept. 26.—The keystone in the arch of Durrant's alibl crumbled and fell today. The witness upon whom the attor- neys for the defense depended most to sus tain thelr contention that Durrant was at tending a lecture at Cooper Medical college at the hour when Blanche Lamont was mur- dered gave disappointing testimony. Instead of testifying that Durrant was present at the lecture, as Attorney Duprey said Dr. Cheney would do, the doctor said he had no recollec tion of seeing the young medical student. To offset this reverse the defense gained only one point—the admission as an exhibit of the roll call book at the college, in which Durrant was recorded present at the lecture given on the afternoon of April 3. The prosecution holds the roll call book in little esteem, from the fact that it will place witnesses on the stand to prove that Durrant frequently asked his classmates to answer to h name when he was absent, and that they complied with his request Sergeant Reynolds, the police officer who conducted the search of Emanuel church after the discovery of the bodies of Blanche 1 mont and Minnie Williams, was the first w ness called to the stand.’ After describing the furniture and other articles found in the pastor’s study, he was asked about the chisel marks found on (he door leading to the bel- fry. The door and casing through which the murderer passed with the body of his vietim were brought into court and formed one of the most interesting exhibits produced. The witness testified that the marks corresponded in size to a chisel found In a tool box in Rev John George on's study. Dr. W. . Cheney of Cooper Medical college, who was supposed to be the mainstay of the defense, was the next witness. He said the lec on April 3 began at 3:30 o’clock and lasted until 4 at the close of which the roll was called. The witness did not know whether Durrant was present or not, as the roll was called by Dr. F. R. Gray Dr. Cheney was temporarily excused and Dr. Gray summoned. Dr. Gray did not know whether Durrant was present or not, but assumed that he was from the fact that he was not marked absent on the roll. Questioned with regard to th roll call book tha witness adm that the entry of April 3 was not an original rec ord, as it had been transferred from another page subs:quent to that date for the purpoze of rectifying an or. On this ground the district attorne admitted as overruled. Dr. Cheney moved that the book ba not an exhibit, but the objection was then recalled and re iterated the statement to the eff“ct that he hal no recollection of seeing Durrant at the lec ture given on the afternoon of April 8. At torney Duprey was plain'y nattled at the con flict between what the defense had promi:el Dr. Cheney would testify to and what he really did say, so another effort was made to obtain a satisfactory answer. The witness was asked If in a conversation with one of the attorneys for the defense he (the witness) had not sald that he believed that Durrant was present at the lecture. Che court asked Attorney Duprey ing to impeach his own witness sustained an objection intel prosceution, On cross-examination District Attorney Barnes tried to show that the students at the college frequently had their classmates an swer lo their names at roll call when they were absent. The witnass was asked if in his experience as an Instructor at the college he had not become aware of the existencs of such a practice. The defense objected to the ques tlon on account of its sweeping nature. The court sustained the objection, but intimated that the question might be asked it made in proper form. Two or three more quastions of similar import were asked, but objections were sustained in each case. Court adjourned until tomarrow. morning was he and then osed by the with the cross-examination of Dr. Cheney still incomplete. — or 0SED Opinions T by MINNEAPOLIS ing of the American Humane association Dr. Albert Lefingwell of Cambridge, Mass,, pre- sented the report of a medical committee which for several months has been engaged in sounding public sentiment regarding vivi- section. Over 2,000 expressions of opinions were obtained from leading physicians, teachers in medical colleges, authors, cler gymen, college presidents and professors. Of these only about one-eighth were in favor of unrestricted experimentation upon living ani mals, the large majority being either for absolute prohibition or for such restriction by law as should limit vivisection to painless erations, or to those having a definite re- lation to the treatment of human ailments A preponderance of sentiment appeared fa- vorable to a statement of opinion, which de clared “that only a great and definite ad vantage to the Interests of humanity can Justify vivisection at ail;” and which con- demned as cruel and wrong the infliction of torment upon living animals, simply to illu trate well known physiological facts or as a method of research into curious physiological phenomena which have no conceivable rela- tion to the cure or treatment of disease, Among those taking this view were Herbert Spencer of England, Dr. Braithwaite of London, Dr. T. Gaillard Thomas of New York (and about half of all the medical opinions expressed), a large number of clergymen, col- lege presidents and professors, and eleven bishops of the Episcopal church. About one- fourth of all the opinions given were in favor of absolute prohibition of vivisection, among those taking such a view being Dr. Forbes Winslow, Dr. James B. Garretson of Philadeiphia and Alfred Russell Waliace, I R. S. Papers ‘were read by Mrs. Bartholomew on the work in North Dakota and William Hosea Ballou on the national work. Resolutions condemning the governor Colorado for his “timidity and indifference in permitting the G'lle‘t buil fight were passed It was decided to name a standing commission of six on humane education. The efforts of President Elliott of Harvard to free inter-colleglate athletic sports fron their “well known brutality’ were commende after a warm cebate. A resolution condemn- ing Governor Clough of Minnesota for his r cent pardon of a man who drove a hors to death and had been sentenced to six months in the Minneapolis workhouse was offered, but consideration was postpoued, PREPARING TAMMANY, Conferenc ers Hel New York City NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—A third local ticket to be placed in the field by a union composed of most of the men who were at the head of the reform movement last year will undoubtedly be the result of a conference held at the Lawyer's club this afternoon Those present were: Charles S. Fairchild, leader of the state democracy; Elihu Root, Cornelius N. Bliss, General Sam Thomas Charles H. Parkhurst, Carl Schurz and Jacob Schiff, who have been identified with the German-American Reform union. Regarding the possibility of the state democracy uniting with the organizations mentionsd above on a union ticket, Mr. Falrchild said propared to say what we shall do, want to commit myself. We shall send rep- resentatives to any conferences held in the interests of such a ticket and hear what they bave to say.’ “I am not I do not D Yzenaga Divorce Caso On, YANKTON, D., Sept. 26, divorce case of Mrs, Yzenaga ogalnst Ferdinand Yzenaga of New York was hegun today, the cause given being desertion and nonsupport The divorce will be granted by October 24 The complaint Is withheld from the record until the end of the ¢ -\ Receiver fo TuR House Appointed DES MOINES, Scpt. 28.—(Spacial Tele- gram)—J. H. Hurlbut was today appointed recelver of the wholesale drug house of Hurl- but, Ward & Co., and the doors of the es tabiishment were ' re-opened, iold Golng to U NEW YORK, Sept. Bank of Commerce bas withdrawn $60,000 in gold from the subtreasury for shipment to Canada, KEEPS ON GROWING Sum Total of the City's Money Sequestered by a Dichonest Officlal, HUGE SUMS DIVERTED TO PRIVATE USE Methods Which Ex-Treasurer Bolln Eme ployed to Defraud the Publio, FUNDS WHICH Juggled with the Books to Hide His Peculations, CiTy HE CONVERTED CERTIFIED TO MANY FALSE BALANCES Money Charged to One Account When it Belonged to Another, COMPTROLLER FAILED TO FIND THE STEAL Bmbezzlement ntinu £ Years, City 1 Over & nd Board Series of Education L wing T sunds of Dolla The full extent to which ex-City Treasurer Henry Bolln taspayers of Omaha has never been made public. When the first official fnvestigation of his accounts devels oped the fact defrauded the that some $30,000 had been embezzled from the treas- ury it was assumed by his friends that this sum represented the whole extent to which the city had suffered during his two terms of office. But so many other irregularities have since been unearthed thak the full sum of the cit 's losses is still a mate The ter of speculation. sgregate inte funds which Bolln neglected Board of amount st on to turn Bducation has school over to the been to something over $6,000, Now It develops that there was still another method by Bolin found to whi defrauded the citys This was not a device employed in a moment of sudden temptation or temporary intoxicas tion, but durl month of his oficial the second month of his first term as city treasurer. One of the most noti g e career, beginning with cable discrepancles n Bolln's records is the remark: ble difference n the balances In the school fund, ag ted by his monthly reports to the Board of Education, that betwe indic and shown by his own There was no time during his term of service when the amount actually turned oven to the school fund was in any degree commens surate with the amounts which were at the same time on deposit In the banks as school inoney. When Bolln assumed charge of the treasurer's office on January 1, 1892, the bals anca In the school fund, according to his first statement to the Board of Education, was $210,473.32. Of this amount $100,169.65 was deposited in the various bauks. But from this time on the balance is on the other side, In February Bolln certified that the balance in the school fund was $185,662.36, when at that very moment thers was $200,258.42 deposited at interest in various banks as school money, From this time on the surplus In the banks was gradually inereased until near the end of 1892, when it reached $180,000. This amount represents city money that had been diverted to the school fund by Bolln in order that he might draw and pocket the interest. Not one dollar of this amount really belonged to the school fund, nor was it ever included in the balances which Bolln reported to the Board of books. Education at the end of every mo: HAD W LAID The avera PLANS, was thus dls verted by Bolln during last eleven months of 1892 was $9; In 1893 he apparently took courage from the fact that his previous irregularities had not beed discovered and rapidiy added to the sums of city mpney which he had taken from aus thorized bank depositories for his personal galn. In January, 1893, the bank balances show that nearly $190,000 of money which bes longed in the various municipal funds wi drawing Interest in the private banks as school money. This was creased to nearly $300,000 in February, and in April it reached the high water mark of $355,612.40. From this time until Bolin's removal from office In June of this year the amount of money in his possession and which could be diverted to other channels without attracting attention decreased and there was a pros reduction in the amounts which was thus able to convert to his own The average amount of city money which was diverted to the school fund during 1893 was more than $193,000. In 1891 It was reduced to $54,189.60, and during the first six months of 1895 the average amount pep ILL ge amount which the portionate Bolln uses, month thus converted was $20,303.31 That the action of Mr. Bolln was not the result of any financial miscalculation 18 proven by the comparison of the two sets of figures which he kept. Although at various times there was upwards of $400,000 depos ited as school money as indicated by the bank balances this amount was never shown in his monthly statements to the school board of the condition of the school fund. He reported to the Board of ucation the amount which properly belonged in the fund, but the fact that there was actually two on three times thls amount of all money in the banks drawing interest to hig personal credit was studiously concealed, One of the most remarkable features of the whole transaction is that there had been no time during this period of years when & systematic checking of the treasurer's offics would not have disclosed the exact state of affairs. The figures from which the total® are deduced are on record at the treasurer's office today, and have been there all alon, Statements of the amounts In the school fun each month, as shown by the deposit books and the regular school fund account, differ by hundreds of thousands of dollars, but this was another case where Comptrolier Olsen's falling eyesight Is in evidence, Notwithe standing the fact that his chlef duty is ta keep a check on the city treasurer and tha¥ this diversion of funds was going on every month during -his two terms of office, he pever to this day called the attention of the mayor, council or & tremendous hool board to the discrepancy. SHOWN BY THE FIGURES. Following is & recapitulation of the monthly balances o the school fund during Bolln's entire official career. The first column shows (hie balauces in the school fund which wers 4