Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 5, 1895, Page 1

| ——— THE OMAHA ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, ATURDAY MORNING, DAILY. | BEE. OCTOBER 5, 1895. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. —3 MINISTERS FILE A PROTEST Request the Porto to Prevent Excesses on the Armenian Population, REFUGEES CROWDED INTO THE CHURCHES Many Heartrending Scenes Reported pateh to the Pall Mall Ga- zette Foreshadows the Com= n Report, CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 4.—A deputation composed of forty leading Armenians called at the British embassy here today to see the British ambassador, Sir Philip Currie. They were informed that Sir Philip was ab- sent, but they sald they had come to see him and would wait there until he ap- peared, After a conference of the ambassadors to- day energetic representations were made to the Twrkish foreign minister, complaining of the excesses committed by the Mussulman populace on the prisoners and wounded on Monday and Tuesday. Many of them were dispatched with bludgeons, while others were most cruelly maltreated. The representa- tives of the powers begged the foreign min- ister to take measures to prevent the for- eign residents of Constantinople from suffer- ing and to restore order. The United States minister, Mr. Alex W. Terrel, also made rep- resentations to the Turkish government re- questing that steps be taken to insure the safety of the United States missionaries in the Koumkapon quarter. Messrs. Chirton and Hunter, the newly appointed United States consuls, started for Erzeroum and Har- pool respectively today, without their exe- quateu The British consul at Trebizonae has been instructed to grant them every facility and protection in the accomplish- ment of thelr journey and in establishing themselves at their posts. TURKISH QUARTERS GUARDED. The Turkish quarters are guarded through- out the night in order to prevent the Mus- sulman inhabitants from coming out and re- newing the disturbance. The city is now tranquil, although it is still patrolled by troops and police, and there is yet much apprehension among the Armenians. The Sof- tas were especlally guilty of great excesses on. Tuesday, and especially during the raid on the Armenian quarter, which they made at night, At Tookurtchesme, near Stamboul, the students and populace broke into the Armenian building, killed fifteen persons and wounded thirty-five others. In addition, it is sald that they conveyed the bodies to the shores and threw them into the sea, There was another battie in an Armenian cafe at Schitir, during which several persons were killed and wounded on both sides. At Has- kein a number of Armenians’ houses were broken into and sacked by the Softas, who killed a number of Armenians inhabiting these bufldings. On the other hand, at Karqhemuruk, near tamboul, revolvers were fired from the win- dows of Armenian houses, and the Armenian inkabitants were arrested. Owing to the threats of the Softas the Armenian college at Gallate has been closed. At the invitation of the Armenian nobilitles, at the request of the Turkish government, some of the Ar- menians who had sought refuge.in the Koum- kapon cathedral have returned to their homes, but the majority refused to leave the sacred edifice out of fear of being arrested and mal- treated by the Turks. The arrests of Armenians continue to be made in all parts of the city, and the police are making domicile visits wherever the Ar- menians live, and are searching all the Ar- menian stores. There were further troubles yesterday at Toppane, during which about forty persons were wounded. REVULSION OF FEELING. LONDON, Oct, 4.—Foreign office officials have expressed the opinion that the disturb- ances at_Constantinople will seriously em barrass the powers in their efforts to bring about a reform in Armenia. A heavy re sponsibility rests upon the Armenfans for precipitating the riots at Constantinople and the opinjon Is gaining ground that the recent events there have caused a revulsion through- out Europe, and those who were urging their governments to take immediate steps to de- liver the Armenlans from oppressions begin to see distinctly that there is another side to the question. A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Constantinople, published this afternoon, says that one of the foreign delegates of the international commission of inquiry says that its report will show that the total num- ber of inhabitants of the Sassoun valley did not exceed 4,000, and that the number of Armenfans killed in the capture of the vil- lages of Semal, Shemak and Gheliguzan and in the taking of Antokndagh pass was at the most 300 to 500. It is also claimed that the report will demonstrate that there is no evi- dence that any one was killed in cold blood or that there were any mutilations of women or children. Finally it s asserted by the delegate, according to the correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette, that about forty per- sons were burled In the death pitsat Ghe. liguzan and that the statement that a number of women threw themselves over a cliff in order to aveid dishonor i also false. WORTHY OF SYMPATHY. NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—J. J. Rooney, chair- man of the Phil-Armenian Association of America and a member of the custom house brokerage firm of R. F. Down & Co., dis- cussed with an Assoclated press representa- tive today the subject of the riots of the last few days in Constantinople. “If,” he sald, “the American people can Sympathize with the struggle of the insurgents in Cuba they surely can extend a helping hand to the Armenians, whose position for centurles has been Infinitely worse than that of the Cubans. Thelr fidelity to thelr faith has been the chief source of their many afflictions. They received the Christian fafth im the sec- ond century, and have held fast to it through all these years, in spite of incessant perse- cutions and many general massacres. They bave magnificent literature and a great his- tory, and are surely too noble and intelligent a people to be wiped from the earth by the unspeakable Turk. “All that the Armenian people ask Is pro- tection for life, honor and property, and surely such a demand should meet with the sympathy of the American people, “It is sald by enemles of the Armenians that this outbreak Is the result of a secret revolutionary movement, and that it was spe- clally designed to provoke bloodshed, in order to attract the attention amd Interventiom of Europe. The conclusive answer to this charge is that It is not necessary, In view of all the knowledge of the facts, to place any more bloodshed In evidence before Eu- rope and the civilized world. But it is neces- ry and vitally important that the horrors of the recent and existing situation In un- happy Armenia should be brought home to the consclence of humanity by a peaceable petition. ISSUES SQUARELY JOINED. “This was done at Constantinople on Mon- day last and you know the result, More- cver, a revolutionary movement In Constan- tinople would not be deemed necessary or advisable by the Armenians themselves, as the issue is now squarely jolned between the Porte and the thres powers signatory to the treaty of Berlin, namely: Great Bri- ain, Russia and France. The obligations of the powers towards Armenians are clearly defined. in the treaty of Berlin. These ob- ligations are publicly acknowledged by the three powers and we, the friends of the Armenlans in the United States, are glad to say that the British premier, the mar- quis of Salisbury, has acknowledged the spe- cial duty of Great Britain. We have ad- dressed to the marquis of Salisbury a peti- tion voleing the sentiments of the Ameri- can sympathizers of the unhappy Arme- nlans. We asked him to uphold the cause of suffering humanity in Armenia and the posh- tion assumed by Great Britaln in signing tho Berlin treaty. This can best be done, it is suggested, by the appointment of a European governor for Armen who has not been a subject of the Porte awd who would .be responsible to a European com- mission. We represented that no amount of promises from the Porte would avall; that remedy has long proved to be a dismal fail- ure. Over fifty years ago, under somewhat similar cifcumstances, a liberal constitu- tlon, equal almost to that of the United States, was solemnly granted to Armenia by the sultan. It was a dead letter from the day of its birth. Why? Because the condition of Armenia is a question of ad- ministration and not of paper guarantees. POLICY OF THE TURKS. “It has been conclusively shown that the policy of the Turkish government has been to end the question by ending the Ar- menfans, The British forelgn office within the last two or three days has acknowledged the receipt of our petition and has promised to give it consideration. As a matter of fact, direct pressure now rests upon the Porte from the three powers to accept the reforms demanded. ““The interest of Americans in the Armenian situation became very strong as soon as the facts of the massacre had been established beyond doubt by the Assoclated press. Pub- lic men everywhere, including the governors of many states, expressed their sympathy with the Armenfans. “Bishop Potter of New York and Cardinal Gibbons have been specially outspoken on the subject. To show the value of American sntiment in bringing about a remedy for Armenia, T need only cite the following letter addressed to Mr. Stein, an earnest friend of the cause in Washington, by Mr. James Bryce, author of ‘The ~American Common- wealth.' He wrote: ‘I trust that the ef- forts which you and other public spirited men are making to call the attention of the Amer- fean people to the unhappy condition of the Christians of the east will be successful Your helpers are all ready to respond to the cry of suffering humanity and no events of recent years have better deserved the sym- pathies” than the anclent and once famous Armenian nation, miseries which have re- cently culminated in the massacre of Sas- soun. A strong expression of American feel- ing will strenghten the hands of those who in Burope desire measures of reform Intro- duced which may effectually prevent any re- currence of similar horrors.’ “Then again the first position, asking for the appointment of a European governor of Armenia, bears the signature, among others, of Justice David J. Brewer of the United States court; Miss Frances B. Willard, pres- ident of the Women's Christian Temperance union; Richard Watson Gilder, edtor of the Century magazine, and A. T. Emmett, pres- ident of the Irish National Federation of Americans The Berlin correspondent of the Standard telegraphs to that paper that he learns pri- vately that the number of Turks killed on Monday in the riots at Constantinople was forty-cight and of Armenians, 111. The number of wounded on both sides was several hundred. The Constantinople correspondent of the Daily News says that 1,000 to 1,200 Ar- menians have been imprisoned at the capital. “It is now absolutely ceriain,® the corre- spondent adds, “that eighty-one bodies of Armenians have been given up by the Turk- ish officials to the Armenian hospital at Stamboul. ~ All were in a fearful condition, some having as many as thirty wounds.” REJECTED LOUIS STERN'S APPEAL. Action Has Create an Unfavorable Impression nt Washington MUNICH, Bavaria, Oct. 4.—At tods ting of the Lower House of Parliament the pramier announced that the appeal of Louis Stern of New York, sentenced to two weeks imprisonment and a fine of 600 marks for in- sulting Baron von Thuengen, deputy com- missioner of the Spa, at Kissingen, had been rejected. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—The news has reached Washington, unofficially, confirming the cable reports that the Prince of Bavaria has declined to_extend clemency to Louis Stern of New York, as was requested by our ambassador, Mr. Runyon. The prince is the last resort in such a case within the limits of Bavaria, where Mr. Stern was tried, and he must efther serve out his sentence of two weeks imprisonment and fine of 600 marks or forfeit his bail, which has been fixed in the excessivo sum of $20,000. At first Mr. Stern lodged ea appeal, but soon withdrew this in oder to make an application for modi- fication of the sentence, asking that the fm- prisonment be changed to a fine. This be- ing refused, it was understood that the ap- peal cannot be renewed. The affair has left @ bad impression here, for it is believed that the Germans have seized upon a trifing offense to treat a prominent American citi- zen oppressively. 2T AN EXAMPLE WOR ENGLAND. Conwsul Hixs, the British Diplo- mats n Sy ple of American Grit, LONDON, Oct. 4.—A letter to the Pall Mall Jazette from Ku Cheng, published this after- noon, dilates upon the fact that it Is a strange thing that the only fighting man sent to Ku Cheng with the commission appointed to inquire into the massacres of missionaries was Lieutenant Waldo Evans, of the United States cruiser Detroit, in spite of the fact that two British gunboats were lying at Foo Chow. The correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette adds that when the party arrived at Ku Cheng the mandarin in command there re- fused to allow the members of the commis- slon to attend the trial of the accused vege- tarians, whereupon Mr. J. Courtney Hixson, the United States consul at Foo Chow, who was the most energetic member of the com- mission, peremptorily demanded in the most vigorous language the right of being present at the trials. He said he did not care how great a personage the mandarin was, he would stir up all the powers unless he was admitted, and gave the mandarin four hours in which to make up his mind. Remains Lying in State. CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 4.—The remains of the late Manuel Romero Rubio, minister of the Interior, are belng embalmed. The body will be exposed tomorrow in the Cham- ber of Deputies, which is betng converted into a hall of mourning, illuminated with thou- sands of candles and hung in black. The body will be interred in the French cemetery. He was an intimate friend of the late President Lerdo and held the place of minister of the Interior in his cabinet, and accompanied him into exile when General Diaz took the Clty of Mexico in 1876. Subsequently he returned here at the invitation of President Diaz, who made him a cabinet minister, and later on his daughter, Carmen Romero Rubio, married the president. Want a Removal of Sugar Hounties. BERLIN, Oct. 4—The National Zeitung says that International negotiations, with the view of bringing about a reduction in and the ultimate abolitton of the export premiums on sugar pald by some countries, still con- tinue, and that it is hoped they will lead to somo’ positive results, since the countrics concerned, especially France, are interested, in view of the financial situation, in obtain: ing the abolition of these payments, Ocenn Steamer Probubly Lost. LONDON, Oct. 4.—A dispatch to Lloyds from Salcombe says that a large two-masted steamer, heading apparently for Plymouth, disappeared” from view during the gale, when about four miles from Graystone. It is feared that she has foundered, and a iife-boat fas gone to the scene of her disappearance. No wreckage has yet been found which would serve (o id Editor BERLIN, Oct, 4.—The Vorwaerts says that Baron von Hammerstein, formerly editor of the Kreuz Zeitung, against whom serlous charges havo been made since his sudden disappearance from this city, sailed for the United States from Havre some time ago, by the French 1ino of steamships, and that he is now supposed to be in Washington. WILl Meet in the United Stat. BRUSSELS, Oct. 4 the Iuternational Law congress, a resolution was passed providing that the next meeting of the congress be held in the United States during the year 1897 Three Vessels Wreeked. ST. JOHNS, N Oct. 4.—Three vessels, one French and two English, have been lost on the south coust of the island and five men were drowned. OLNEY CALLS ENGLAND DOWN Sharp Note Baid to Have Been Forwarded to London, MONROE DOCTRINE WILL BE ENFORCED Great Britain Will Not Be Permitted to Seize New Territory Under a Thinly Disgulsed Pretext. NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—A special to the Her- ald from Washington says: The great inter- national question of the hour is the Venezu- elan boundary dispute. Secretary Olney has prepared a dispatch to Ambassador Bayard, which will soon bring the matter to an issue. This dispatch is of a more positive and un- equivocal nature, As sooh as it shall be placed before tha British government, it will ralse an issue which can only be settled by the retreat of one or the other government. The stand taken by the United States in this dispatch is one which involves the oldest and most sacred traditions of the government—an enforcement of the Monroe doctrine. Secretary Olney’s dispatch s In substance a declaration in the most positive language that the United States will never consent to British occupation of the disputed territory in Venezuela unless that nation's right thereto is first determined by arbitration. In polite, but firm and significant Secretary Olney decl words, res it to be the belief of the United States government that the ter- ritorial claims which Great Britain has set up in Venezuela are in the nature of an at- tempt to seize territory on the American con- tinent to which she has no legal right. secretary points out two horns to the dil ma, giving the Briton to choose which it w accept. First. If the quarrel with Venezuela is an ordinary boundary dispute, having its origin in faulty descriptions, imperfect surveys or other misunderstanding, a refusal to arbitrate the same Is contrary to the precedents set by Great Britain herself, and contrary to the practice of all civilized nations. Second. If, on the other hand, as appears to be the case, the location of a boundary line s a mere disguise under which Great Britain is attempting by superior force to extend her territory into America, this is directly violative of the Monrce doctrine, and will never be submitted to by the United States. SECRETARY OLNEY IS SILENT. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—Secretary Olney positively refused to say anything touching any correspondence he has had or intends to have relative to the settlement of the Zenez- uelan boundary disputs, So it cannot be positively ascertained whether he has taken any steps recently to induce Great Britain to submit the matter to arbitration. It can be stated, however, that since Secretary Gre ham's’ death and up to a very recent d the department had not made a single mo in that direction. But, inasmuch as congress by resolution has dirécted the executive to use his best efforts to bring the dispute to arbitration, it is very probable that, having in mind the near approach of the assembling of congress, Secretary Olney has been giving the subject the attention it demands and is formulating his views to be communicated to Ambassador Bayard upon the return of the latter from his vacation in Scotland. More- over, as the preceding letters of the late Secretary Gresham on this subject appear to have failed to secure action by the British government, whose only response was a re- iteration of its willingness to arbitrate the title to the lands included within the supple- mentary claims and outside of the vast tract which = the Venezuelans assert has been seized from them. Secretary Olney may feel that the time has come to make a more foreible presentation than the mere state- ment that the United Staes would welcome a submission of the question to arbitration. As diplomacy has many steps between the initiation of an incident and a declaration of war, it s possible, following ordinary usages,’ to set out such a view in terms which whil still forcible shall be entirely courteous and in no degree approaching an ultimatum, and such undoubtedly will be the nature of Secretary Olney’s letter. This must be done in order that some proper re- turn may be made to congress in December next, but further than that the secretary is not likely to proceed, for as an ultimatum is really a step toward war, to deliver such might be regarded as an Infringement of the constitutional rights of congress. Rl e i CUBANS WORKING UP SYMPATHY, nging for n Grent Mass Mceting to Be Held October 31, CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—Every mayor of évery Ar “| city, town and village throughout the United States will be advised and requested by the executive committes of the Cuban sympa- thetic meeting, held in Chicago last Monday night, to confer with the most prominent and public-spirited men within their re- spective municipalities to arrange for a na- tional mass meeting the night of Thursday, October 31, for the purpose of awakening a kindly feeling toward the suffering and pa- triotic Cubans, who are struggling for lib- erty. The committee will also call upon every prominent organ in the country for the "co-operation of its branches in every sectlon. Churches of every denomination and fraternal and beaevolent societies will also be called upon for assistance in making the mass meetings on October 31 a great wave of public opinion and sympathy for the Cu- ban cause from the Pacific to the Atlantic and from British Columbia to Mexico. e ORDERED TWO CRUI! of W % Wil MADRID, Oct. ple There. The unarmored cruisers Alphonso XII and Marques Ensenada have been ordered to proceed to Cuba immediately. The Alphonso XTI s a steel ship of 3,900 tons and 498 horse power, carrying six sixteen-cen- timeter guns; two seven-centimeter and ten smaller guns, and Is provided with five tor- pedo tubés. The Marques Ensenada, also a steel ship, Is partially deck protected. Her tonnage i5 1,300 tons and her horse power 1,600. She carries four twelve-centimeter guns and nine smaller guns. The speed of the Alphonso 's seventeen and one half knots and of the Ensenada fifteen knots. GREENOCK, Oct. 4.—The United States crulser San Francisco salled today for Mad- rid. Two new gunboats purchased by the Spanish government for use in Cuban waters sailed during ihe day for the Island of Cuba, convoyed by a Spanish cruiser. Snowfalls in the Mountains, DENVER, Oct. 4.—In some portions of the state six incues of snow have fallen today. In this vieinity it has been raining. Dispatches from Salida and Buena Vista say that con- siderable damage.has been done in orchards, the damp snow breaking many branches off the trees. e Hig Sash Factory Burned, PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4.—The two-story brick sash and door factory of Rufus R. Thomas & Co., corner Nineteenth and Wash- ington avenue, was destroyed by fire this morning, causing a loss of) $100,000, which is covered by insurance, ———— Movements of Ocean Vessels, Oct, 4, At New York—Arrived—Normannia, from Hamburg; Menantic, from Leith. At Queenstown—Arriv:d—Campania, from New York for Liverpool. At New York—Arflved—Lucania, from Liv- erpool. At Hamburg—Arrived—Christiana, Montreal. At Liverpool—Arrived—Taurie, from New York. At London—Arrived—Americ York; Maine, from Philadelp from 'Baltimore | g At Liyegpoo!—Arrived—Camp:nts trom New trom from New Michigan, STABDED WITH A PITCHFORK. | Fight Between Pacifie Const Hor men May Rewult Fatally. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4:<Nick Hall, the well known horseman, &tebbed J. C. Me- | Willlams three times with a pitchfork, near the Bay District traek, last night, and the latter hot at Hall thrée times without efisct, Both men are horse owners and trainers. MeWilliams' horse Jefferson ran in a race on Wednesday, and falled to get a place. It appears that Hall, Who had backed tho horse, was disgruntled over his loss, and charged McWilllams with influencing the jockey against winning the race. McWil- liams retallated, and the men separated with bad feeling on both sides. This was early in the evening. Later they met in front of the barber shop on Fifth avenue, and the quarrel was resumed. Finally Hail went to his stable, and arming himself with a pitch- | fork, returned to the scene of hostilities. Without the slightest warning of his mur- | derous intentions he beat his antagonist over the head with the handle of the pitehfork, | and jabbed at him with the prongs. McWil- llams was felled to the ground, and while in | this position he drew his pistol and fired | three shots at Hall, all going wide of the mark. McWilliams says he was dazed and stupefied at the time he fired. Hall, stand- ing over his victim, continued to jab the prongs of the fork at the body of the pros- | trate man. He made several savage digs | into the scalp and tore the skin off the brow of the right eye. He punctured the right arm in two places, and made cight slight abrasions on the shoulders and sides. McWilliams was almost helpless from the repeated blows that were showered on him. He managed to save himself considerably by grabbing the pitchfork with his hands, but Hall is a_powerful man, and had it not been for the fact that a horseman named Madi- son, and others, came to the rescue, McWil- liams would have been entirely at tho mercy of his infuriated assailant. McWilllams was taken to the receiving hospital, where his wounds were dressed. The police are scarch- ing for Hall, TO FUSION, % Consld- ering Its Advixability W YORK, Oct. 4.—Political interest is entirely focused upon tha question as to whether the republicans will agree to nom- nate a fusion ticket In combination with the independent organizations to oust Tam- meny. Today the committee on organization appointed, by the republican county con tion met and extended an invitation to all organizations which huve 'a desire to unite with the republican party to a conferenco temorrow. Mr. Platt has several times sald that the republicans should ncminate straight. ticket. His lieutenant, Mr. Lauterbach, said an interview tonight that' there would be no union ticket, or that at most the repub- licans would concede na more than two or three of the minor offices on such a ticket to the independents. The names of the Committee of Fifty of the Chamber of Commerce, the successors to the Committee of Seventy, which figired so conspicuously in the last campaign were an- nounced today. They include: Joseph M. Choate, Charles . Fairchild, Abram 8. Hew- a | the PASTOR PUT ON THE STAND Refused to Identify Specimens of Hand- writing Alleged to Be His. PROVING DURRANT'S GOOD CHARACTER Miss Cunningham Refused to Disclose the Source of Her Informa but the Court Not Send Her to Jail. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.—If the manner in which the attorneys for the defense in the trial of Theodore Durrant are handling their case is any indication of the strength of their position, the prosecution believes developments after today leave little doubt of the prisoner’s conviction. To the surprise of everybody the defense this after- noon began the calling of witnesses to show the previous good character of the young Sunday school, superintendent. By the pros- ecution this step is Interpreted to mean that the defense has introduced all of the evidence | that it has to refute the mass of testimony piled up by the people. Miss Cunningham, the newspaper reporter, who was threatened with imprisonment yes- terday because she would not answer a ques- tion propounded to her by the defense, was called to the stand again this morning to give her another opportunity to answer the question. She refused to disclose the source Leak's testimony, but instead of sending her to prison the court took the mat- ter under advisement until next Tuesday. In a similar case the supreme court of Cali- fornia sustained the position of a newspaper reporter and the court is therefore in doubt with regard to its power in the premises. Rev. J. George Gibson, pastor of Emanuel Baptist church, w led by the defense for the purpose of identifying specimens of his handwriting. The witness refused posi- tively to identify any of the specimens handed to him. He sald the writing looked like his own, but as the documents had not been in his possession for sume time, if at all, he could not possibly identify the writ- ing. At the request of Attorney Deuprey Rew Gibson printed the nawe and address of Mrs. C. C. Noble, Blanche Lamont’s aunt. Ho also wrote several specimens for the d trict attorney, which were introduced in e dence. The writing of Rev. Gibson will play an important part in future proceedings, as Attorney Deuprey announced in_his opening statement that he would prove that Mr. Gin- son directed the wrapper ih which Blanche Lamont's rings were returned to Mrs. Noble. The defense summoned ex-Congressman Henley and several other witnesses to show th> bad reputation of Attorney Quinlan, who testified that on the afternoon of April 8 he saw Durrant and Blanche Lamont walkin toward Emanuel church, Fifteen witnes: were placed on the stand to show the previcus good reputation of Durrant. The witnesses all regarded Durrant as a model young man. Not one-half ever heard of his doing any- thing wrong. The cross-examination was itt, Seth Low, Peter B. Olney, Elihu Root, Cornelius _Vanderbiit, Cornelus N. Bliss, William B, Hornblower, James (1. Carter, J. Pierrepont Morgan, Wheeler H. Peckham, Carl Schurz. Tho Good Government clubs held a meet- ing tonight and decided in effect to recon- sider their determination to place an in- dependent ticket in the fis reso was adopted that no steps, to complete the good gov til the result of the effort’ tuted by the Chamber of Commerce should be known. The new county commiitee of the state democracy also held a_mseting. It elected the following officers: Chalrman, C. S. Fair- child; vice chairmen, Oswald Ottendorfer, Wheeler H. Peckham, Hugh R. Garden and Joseph H. Senner. A committe was ap- pointed to confer with the other organiza- tions moving for a union ticket. b=, s PROF. HJALMAR BOYESEN DEAD. ng of the Life Work of the ¥ us Norwegian, YORK, Oct. 4—Prof. Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen of Columbia college, the Norweglan author, dled this morning of rheumatism of the heart, after an illness of two days. Prof. Boyesen was born in Nor- way In 1848, in Fredericksvarn. He grad- uated from the University of Christiana in 1868. When e came to this country in 1869 ho went to Chicago, where he became editor of the Scandinavian paper, the Fremad. Five years after coming to America he published his first novel, “‘Gunnar,” which was an im- medlate succes In 1874, after two years of European travel, he tock the professorship of German at Cornell. 1In 1881 he was appointed instructor in German at Columbia college, and in 1883 he was appointed to the Gebhard pro- fessorship of German and literature. The chair of Germanic languages and literature was created for him in 1890. Among the writings of Prof. Boyesen were: “The Story of Norway," “Lives of Goethe and Schiller,” ““Tales of Two Hemispheres,” “The Mammon of Unrighteousness,” “Iika of the Hilltop,” *‘Falconberg,” “Adueller of th Philistines,” “Essays on_German Literafure’ and “Queen Titanla.” He established a rep- utation as a lecturer, as well as a novelist and essayist, and among his friends numbered such men as Victor Hugo and Torguenleff, He leaves a widow and two children. 24 e il FIREMEN HURT GOING Some: NEW TO A FIRE. Chief of Nevadn, Mo., Department May Possibly Die. NEVADA, Mo., Oct. 4—A gas explosion in the Odd Fellows hall in the Robinson build- ing this evening at 7:40 o'clock blew out all of the windows on the south side. Glass was blown clear across the street. Only three people were in the hall at the time. They were not hurt. An alarm of fire was sent ount. As the hose cart turned a corner it turned over, throwing Fire Chief Willlam Sears, Charles Seweg, Arthur Whitlock and Ed Churchill to the ground. Sears was ter- ribly bruised. He was Pesdered unconsclous for more than ten minutes, He may not re- cover. The others werenot badly hurt, Democrats Will Ma¥e! No Candidate. TOPEKA, Kan., Oct. #=The democratic state central committee ‘met' here today and decided not to call a state convention to nom- inate a candidate for chiéf fustice of the state supreme court, the only vifiee to be filled at the coming election. ‘Charles K. Holliday, who is already In the field as an independent candidate, would probably have received the nomination had a conventien been called. While there was but one dissenting vote on the resolution in the ecommittee declaring it inexpedient to call a_convention, the action of the committee fs being’ vigorously crit- icised by the free silyef democrats, who claim the administrdtion wing of the parly avoided a state eonyemtion to prevent & declaration for free sifver. —ti Events. CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—The damage sult of ex- Qongressman Ransom W, Dunham against Major W. R. Allyn for the aileged alienation of the affections of the plalntift's wife came to trial todsy. The divorce granted Dunham, who mamed Major Allyn as co-respondent, created a scnsation at the time, owing to th: soeial prominence of all parties. Major Allyn married Mrs. Dunham as soon as the divorce was granted, and Dun- ham's suit for damages followed. Mrs. Dun- ham was prominent in Philadelphia, where she lived® previous to her marriage to the ex- congressman. One —— Bannocks Wil Stand Trial. POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 4.—Indian Agept Teter of the Fort Hall agency has arrived here, bringing two Indfan bucks, who will be taken to Evanston, Wyo., and tried as a test case for the unlawful killing of game in the Jackson Hole country, which led to the killing of an Indian aud pappoose by whites veral weeks ago, and which was the foun- on for th: t Indian scare. brief, as the prosccution expects to have no difficulty in proving that Durrant's im- morality was notorious among the lower clagses, with whom he often assoclated. Stmmed up briefly, the result of the first ten days of testimony introduced by the defense, is as follows: Dr. Cheney failed to testify as Attorney Deuprey said he would, 2 |4 B lecture R I book in which Dur- gnt at the lecture is unreliable, & udend is recorded present who' te hat he was absent. To offset these two strong points gained by the prosecution, the defense has placed on the stend sixty-elght students who testified that they did not answer Durrant’s name at roll call on April 3. As next Monday is Labor day in California, court adjourned until Tuesda; L HOW LIQUOR SHOULD BE SOLD. Question Discussed by Scientists from o Sanitary Standpoint, DENVER, Oct. 4—The American Public Health assoclation today elected officers as follows: President, Dr. Eduardo Liceogo, City of Mexico; vice presidents, Colonel A. A. Woodhull, U. S. A., and Dr. Henry Sewall, Denver; sccretary, Dr. Irving A. Watson, Concord, N. H.; treasurer, Dr. Henry Hol- ton, Brattleboro, Vt. The convention next year will be held at Buffalo, N. Y, The report of the committce on abuse of alcoholic drinks from a sanitary standpoint made by Dr. Felix Formento of New Orleans gave rise to considerable discussion. The re- port made the following recommendation: Increase the penalty for adulterations; re- move the tax on beer, wine and coffee; total prohibition In _communities composed of vicious classes; high license to diminish the number of barrooms and cause better liquors to be sold; enforce a strict sanitary inspec- tlon of all drinks sold over the bar; promote the culture of grapes; double the penalty for selling to minors; drunken men should be compelled to work when sent to jail; condi- tion of workmen should be improved; cating houses should be established. Ths commit- tea had no faith In the Sunday closing law: Dr. Manuel Carmonay Valle, dire tor of the National School of Medicine of Mexico, read a paper {‘Prophylaxsis of Yellow Fever,” in h he announced the discovery by him of a certain cure for yellow fever, which he has already used successfully in hundreds of cases. The treatment is by inoculation by sub-cutancous injection in the cellular tis- sue of the arm of urine taken from a p tient between the fourth and fourteenth day of the fever. The fever can be guarded agalnst also in this manner just as small- pox can be avolded by vaccination, Dr. Valle reported that his discovery had been vestigated and approved by Dr. Sternberg, surgeon general of the United States army. The convention adjourned sine die this after noon, and_tomorrow the delegates will go to Colorudo Springs and Manitou. ——— A GRE at the K CHINESE HAVE T SCHEM kY position Being Watcl by Treasury Officials, ATLANTA, Ga.,, Oct. 4.—Government In- spector George Scharff, sent here to watch the colony of Chinese men, women and children brought to the Atlanta exposition by Kee Owi Yang and Leon Lan, has sent to the secre- tary of the treasury a preliminary report, which is highly sensational. He scores the inspector at Ogdensburg, N. Y., for_negli- gence and carelessness in the admission of the Chinese to the United States, and sug- gests that the United States consul at Hong Kong will be called upon to show the manner in which he took the descriptions of the Chinamen when they left that place for America. The report states that there are 135 men in the Chinese village here, who are doing absolutely nothing and who evidently bought their way into America for the purpose of remaining here. He stated that the whole crowd intended to evade the officers and re- main in this country. The women, he says, are to be sold. The whole scheme, he de- clares, was organized by wealthy Chinamen who do not live in America, and that Kee Owi Yang and Leon Lan are merely their agents. Inspector Scharft is pushing his investiga- tion and hopes to be able to break up the plans, which he 1s confident the promoters of the Ch'nese village here intend to carry out. - e Nomina Cogswell's Successor. NEWBURYPORT, Mass., Oct. 4.—The sixth congressional distriet democratic convention today nominated City Solicitor Charles A Russell of Gloucester for member of congress, to succeed the late General Cogswell, el Ll Slow Collections Cuuse a Fallure, CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—S. 8. Burkholder & Co. wholesale milliners, assigned today to Charles E. Pain, The liabilities are $60,000, but no statement of assets was made. Slow collec- tions, It is said, caused the fallure, of her information with regard to the nature | | of Mrs, MET AS A HOARD Two Houses of the Episcopalinn Con- ference Get Together, MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 4.—The two houses of the Bpiscopalian conference held two ses- slons before going Into joint session as “the board of missfons.” In the house of deputies morning prayers were conducted by Bishop Worthington of Nebraska and Rev. Dr. J. Lewls Parks of Philadelphia. A memorial was presented asking that tic western portion of the diocese of Noth Carolina be erected into a missionary jurisdiction. A long list of memorials to deceased clergymen followed. Rev. Dr. D. C. Roberts of Concord, N. H., offered a resolution commending the governor and leglslature of Texas for its stand on the prize fighting question. A white haired dele- gate from Pennsylvania, James S, Biddle, ob- jected to immediate consideration, He said he had no knowledge whatever of the action of the Texas people. This caused a roar of laughter in the staid convention and the resolution was passed with a few faint noes. The house of bishops transacted little busi- ness before the joint session, save the an- nouncement of the standing committees and the reference to the proper committee of the OF MISSIONS, memorial of the diocese of California, asking | the consent of the house to the erection of a new diocese within the limits of the present | sce. One of the principal reports presented to the board of missions was the report of the executive committee of the American Church Missionary soclety, read by Secretary J. Thompson Cole. It was the first public and official utterance as to the embezzlement of $41,000 by the former treasurer, Henry A. Oakley, and the former secretary, Rev. Wil liam A. Newbold. It had been hoped to avoid all public reference to the affair, but this was found impossible. The amount taken by Ouk- ley has been computed to be $21,823.24, and by Newbold $19,034.16, from September 1, 1 The defalcation was made possible by the fact that there was no check on the accounts of either, save of the other officer, and upon this they relied for safety. The treasurer has reimbursed the society, but the secretary had no money, nor any one sufficiently interested in him to make it good. The committee had decided not to prosecute elther officer. It would be impossible to prosecute the treasurer without returning the money made good, as it had came from another source. No prom- fses had been made, but prosecution seemed impossible. The secretary was old, penniless ana disgraced, and to proceed against him and not againet the treasurer would justly invite the charge that the prosecution was not b cause he took the money, but because he had no friend to pay it back. The society has charge of domestic mis- sions, as well as those in Cuba and Brazil. It was reported that wonderful progress had been made in Brazil, but that the outbreak of the war in Cuba had stopped promising work around Matanzas, The soclety, which is supported by voluntary contributions, has recelved .$11,692 since August 81, 1894, It has a balance now of §4,078. The board of managers presented a lengthy report to the board of missions. Among other matters it had adopted a resolution that it was Inconsistent to recelve grants in money from the United States for any of its schools The fleld in Alaska had been entered with the assistance of Bishop Barker of Olympia The erection of the Church of the Foly Trinity at Toklo, Japan, under guaranties as to tenure of the property was reported, to- gether as to an agreement regarding con- flicting jurisdictions of Bishop Bickhurst of the Church of England and Bishop McMeim of the American church in Japan. An appropriation of $40,000 a year has becn made for work among the colored people, and a commission named to supervise it. Rav. Henry Forrgster has been commis- sioned as a presbyter to the Mexican mission. The society's gross receipts for the fiscal year were $727,284 a handsome increase. Of the 5,484 parishes under missionary con- trol, 3,506 made contributions. Following the managers' report brief ad. dresses were made on their work by Bishop Ferguson (colored) of West Africa, Bishop Graves of China, Bishop McKelm of Japan, Bishop Nelson of Georgia on the Afro-Amer- jcan work and by Bishop Brooks of Okla: homa on the Indian work. The feature of the afternoon session of the board of missions was the adoption of several resolutions, and the first indication of the coming contest as to whether there shall be a bishop elected to Alaska. The work of the church in Alaska was presented by Bishops Bulison and Barker, but Bishop Neely of Maine said that there were two sides to the question and he had a statement of the Alaskan situation which made things look Qifferently. He will present it later, and meanwhile he will oppose the election of the Alaskan bishop. The work in Brazil was presented by Bishop Perkins. Bishop Mc- Claren and Rev. Henry Forester, who has had charge of the interests in Mexico, made a reply for that country and Bishop White of Indiana made a forcible and eloquent plea for home missions, claiming that many of th dioceses In this country were in a struggling condition. The prayer book distribution commission made an interesting report, showing the dis- tribution of 1,100,000 prayer books since 1892 The following resolutions were then adopted Resolved, That in this first assembly of the board of missions since the massacre of Christian Armenians, the commission ©expresses its horror at the atrocities prac- ticed on the Armenians, who have suffered for the truth as well ‘as for the courage and steadfastness with which they have Lorne their unspeakable anguish and the berolsm of their appeals to secure redress as fast as possible for the wrongs they have suffered. Resolved, That the board of missions has learned with deep sorrow of the outbreaks of violence in_China, by which mission property has been destroyed, the safely of missionaries threatened and in some in- stances the lives of .missionaries sacrificed snd women and children horribly treated. Resolyed, That this board conveys to our “wn missionaries in China and through hem to all who are laboring In the gosj of Christ in the midst of perlls, the assi ance of our prayerful sympathy and solicl- tude for their welfare. 5 Resolved, That the board express to the Church Missionary Soclety of England, tc the Church of England Zenar {ssionary society, whose missionaries were slain and woundéd in the late m e of Ku Cheng, sympathy in their forrow and that we carnestly solicit the United States govern- ment to lend its strong arm of protection to the clitizens of our country residing in that unhappy land and secure them in their treaty rights. Resolved, That it is the deliberate judg- ment of this board that nelther difficulty, nor opposition, nor persecution should dis- courage the church, nor deter her In the divine mission to press forward with the everlasting gospel of peace and good will, teaching the infinite love of God in glving His only begotten on to be the savior for all_men. Whereas, During the summer just passed, the attention of the country has been di- rected to the go-called uprising of the Ban- nock Indians In Idaho, and Whereag, An impartial and unofficial in- stigation has shown that the Indians were innocent victims of the whites, resulting in the slaughter of helpless human beings, therefore, be it Resol That we call the attention of the United States government to these out- rages and request a fearless investigation. e i—— Bank Teller Arrested. CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—Harry J. L. Martin, for seven years teller of the Commerclal Na- tional bank of Chicago, was arrested tonight on a warrant sworn out before United States Commissioner Foote by Natlonal Bank Ex- aminer McKeon, charging him with the em- bezzlement of $4,100. All parties concerned refused to talk about it tonight. The discov- cry of the shortage was made two days ago by Examiner McKeon. Since then Martin, in company with an officer uf the surety com- pany which Is on his bond, has been endeay- oring to make his shortage good, but has failed. Tonight the examiner swore out the varrant, e Pague Indificrent to His Fate, CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—The excitement at Fort Sheridan, begotten by Lieutenant S. § Pague's attack upon Colonel Crofton, had in a large part Qisappeared today. Today Lieu- tenant Pague was still in the guard house, but under constant surveillance, and seemed wholly indifferent to his situation. His wife and child were admitted to see him, but he cvinced neither pleasure nor interest over the visit. Colonel Crofton deeply deplored the occurrence, and had only good words for the lieutenant, whom he spoke of as a pains- taking and efficient officer when himself, DERVISHES ARE DESPERATE Moving Heaven and Earth to Capture the Democratic County Convention, PURSUE PROXIES WITH COLD CASH Dirty Work of the Gang Meets Littlg Succes orm Movement sun s 0 Safe Majority, The democratic county convention will by held at Germania hall this afternoon for the purpose of selecting candidates for the county offices and selecting delegates to the Judiclal convention, which will be held om Thursday, October 10. The democratic combine organized in the interest of the dervish candidate for clerkd of the district court met with a Waterloo in the democratic primaries Thursday. Out of the forty-four delegates whose election was contested in the four wards where more than one ticket was in the field, they secured just eight delegates. To offset the demoralizas tion which thi signal defeat was bound to create among their few followers the Worlde Herald publishes a flaunting lie in its heads lines, in which it claimed the election of 104 straight-ticket delegates to the county cons vention It own figures, however, are a dead give-away. In thi nine wards in Omaha, to which ninetya nine delegates were apportioned, itg own reports glve the straight-outs only 42 and the citizens’ reform movement b7, This estimate gives the straight tickets thg Fifth, Sixth and Seventh wards solid, when as a matter of fact each of these wards hag from two to six delegates favorable to thé endorsement of tho citizens' ticket. Yesterday morning when it dawned upon the dervish manipulators that they were beaton out of sight they set to work to retrieve their misfortunes by the purchase of prox and the distribution of more water works boodle among the delegates clected on tickety pledged to the endorsement of the citizeng® ticket. This dirty work was kept up all day and far into the night. The dervish schemers decided that the purchase of proxe fes was the safest plan for them to pursug, and they bent all their energies in thig direction. They boasted that they had suce ceeded in tempting a few of the citizenst delegates with thelr boodle, but it is doubty ful that any votes in the convention have been changed by these means. The cause of the citizens' movement on the other hand has been gaining strength, especially among the country delegates, and when the con- vention is called to order the straight-ticket men promise to be in a very lonesome mie nority. The Bee has already printed city delegates elected. The results in the country so far as ascertained are Chicago Precinct—Delegates chosen favorable to Citizens' league and are: Hofeldt, B. B. Baldwin, Herman Henry Bull, Dan Cannon, The democratic primary election at Valley was well attended. H. G. Burt pres sided and George Soltenberg acted as sece retary. The following delegates to the county convention were chosen: H. E. Burke, W, E. Weekly, George Soltenberg, William' Des Bols and B. Everway. Oliver Cowing and George Soltenberg were nominated for jus- tices of the peace; W. B. Weekly, assessors L. 0. Talcott and H. E. Burke, constables, For road supervisor, Charles Miller wag chosen for the First district, John Vies for t Second distriet and J. E. Burke for the 'm?& district. Jefferson—William McCoombs, Claus Ernst, Henry Fredricksen, Hans Nelson. These defe egates are one and all solid for the Citizens® Reform league movement, East Omaba—Otto Barsch, Henry Dolinks, John Anwater, John Blubster, A. Moore. Thg delegates are all for the Citizens' Reformy league candidates, Florence—Waterworks delegation of the straight democratic ticket. McArdle Precinet—Jacoh Sa, herty, Jr., Carsten Lambrecht, F. Charles Schade. The delegates are to_support the Citizens' ticket, Delegates from Douglas precinct to thg democratic county convention today are all in favor of uniting with the Citizens' moves ment. They are: Henry Ruser, Peter Mos Caffery, Fred Wohlers, Theodore Hansen and August’ Bock. HA the list of are Petop Korner, in favom Hugh Doe McArdle, pledged A. P. A. Forces N position Headquarters. BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 4.—Tomorrow thg republican state convention is to be held at Music hall and there is an unprecedented gathering of the delegates in the city this evening. In the kotel corrldors affairs early, took on the appearance of a mutual admir tion soclety. There was little doubt in th minds of all present that Governor Greege halge would meet with but little oppositioh, There was slight discord in the midst of all the harmony, however, in a gathering of the A. P. A., or anti-Greenhalge forces, who oce cupied two parlors. Notices were conspleus ously displayed about the corridors of lll:é hotel announcing the headquarters of t anti-Greenhalge “forces, and many visitors sought them out. To what extent the influs ence will be felt in the convention is yet matter of conjecture. It Is asserted tha they will pursue a plan to show thel, strength rather by presenting a candidate fof governor or by offering an A. P. A. plank when the platform Is presented. At 9 o'clock the anti-Greenhalge leaders had a private conference and it was sald laten that they had decided to present the name of Hon. Elijah A. Morse of Canton as a gubernatorial candidate. ~ After they have been counted for Morse that gentleman, it claimed, will move for the unanimous nom! nation of Governor Greenhalge. Others assert that the platform offers the best place for showlng their fighting strength, Subsequentip the Lynn delegation held a conference in one of the private parlors and it was sald that the entire delegation would vote for Greenhalg in spite of the fact that there were numerou anti-Greenhalge men among the delegation, 'he principal feature this evening was & reception glven by the delegates to the stal officials, The affair was infurmal and last for upward of an hour and a half. Governor Greenhalge, Lleutenant Governor Wolcot, Attorney General Knowlton, Secretary of State Olin, State Treasurer Shaw, A ditor Kimball, Insurance ommissioned Morrill and ’Congressmen Appley and McAll were the reception party and more than 2,000 members of the party extended felicitations and shook hands with the gove ernor. The convention will open at 10 o'clock tos morrow and ex-Governor Long will prese the name of Governor Greenhalge to the co vention. It s the general opinion tonight that the entire ticket of last year will be renom= inated. The committee on resolutions will not complete Its work till tomorrow morfe ing, and before that time the members ree fuse to discuss the matter. It Is learned, however, that the platform will favor Inters national bimetallism and biennial electlon The tariff plank is modelled after resolution recently adopted by the Home Market cjub, favoring an adequate protection, but advoe cating an immediate wholesale change in ex- isting laws. It is understood that a plank h been inseried as a sop to the A. P. A. fac- tlon, condemning the action of forelgners in bringing class and race questions Into prome inence whenever they are in power. ong Sentences for Firehugs KENOSHA, Wis,, Oct. 4.—George 8. Pers rin and Barney Block, convicted of burne ing the factory of the Chicago Dedding come pany, were sentenced to elght years In the state prigon. Robinson 8 sent up for fi years and Bernard Rosenow was glven bly freedom for turning state’s evidence, e Reward for n Murderer, 1L, Oct. 4.—-Governor Alte 14 today 1 & proclamation offering 200 reward for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of John J. Malore, murdered near Calro, i, April 17,