Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 10, 1895, Page 2

| { 4 . this THE OMAHA . ESTABLISHED JU NE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1895. SINGLE ©COPY FIVE CENTS. TURKEY PREPARING FOR WAR Indications that the Sick Man Proposes to Resist the Powers, HURRYING AMMUNITION TO THE FORTS Should Great Bettatn Attempt a Naval Demonstrati the Passnge Through the Dardenelles Will Be Resisted. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. (Via Softa, Bulgaria.)—The situation over the Arménlan question bere, although practically un- changed, has assumed a more critical phase within the past twenty-four hours. The gravity of the situation may be understood when it is stated that the representatives of the powers are in almost continuous session, while the Turkish ministry is giving itselt no rest, Summed up in brief words, the situation is this: The powers insist steadfastly upon the reforms in the administration of Armentan affairs, already outlined in these dispatches. Tha ports continues its profuse promises of an early tompliance with the demands of the powers, but makes no skow of carrying the promises into effect. In the meantime, there Is greater activity in the Department of War than in the De- partment of Justice. As stated yesterday the torpedo defenses of the Dardanelles have been materially strengthened and large quan- tities of ammunition have been hurriedly for- warded o the forts commanding the strait. The English fleet of fourteen war ships I8 at the mouth of the Dardaneiles and the inference is perfoctly obivous that the porte expects nothing lesi than an attempt upon the part of Great Dritain to make a naval demonstration before Constantinople. The blockade of the Armenian churches continu All efforts of the authorities and the Armenian patriarchs have failed to per- suade the Armenians who have sought refuge within their walls to return to the houses, 8 they put no faitn in the assurance of pro- tection given them. The Turks, howe will only aliow Armenian eccleiastics enter the churches, and when they leave the buildingz they are carefully searched In accordance with the demands of the repregentatives of the powers, the police au- thorities have commenced reieasing the Ar- menians who were imprisoned as a result of the recent rioting. Two of these unfortunates who were allowed to leave the Saptieh prison were found to be in a pitable condition, both suffering from seven or eight wonnds. They have made a statement which has been com- munieated to the representatives of the powers, that the prisoners had not received f00d or medical treatment for three days pre- vious (o their releas They also claim that tho prison Is horribly overcrowded and in a shocking state of filthin The streets of Constantinople and suburbs are still patrolled by the pol troops and it Is understood that the torpedoes sent to the Dardanclles have been or are baing placed in position in the straits. Am- munition has also been sent to the forts and from other military movements which are going on it wonld seem that the Turks are preparing lo defend the passage of the Dardanelies should t Britain attempt a naval demonstrations in these waters. There does not seem to be any material change in the diplomatic situation. The Turkish minisiers have hield another conference and additional communications have been exchanged with tho representatives of the powers; but these formalities no longer attract much attention and few people believe that any decided change in the condition of the Armenians is Jkely tooccur unless the Porte is forcibly compelled to enter upon the woerk of bring- ing about reforms in Armenia. There no longer scems to be any doubt that the Armenians anticipated a serious dis- turbance when tie attempt was made Mon- day a week ago .to present a petition to the sultan through the grand vizier, and they claim that those of their race who fell in the streets of Constantinople upon that occasion were marlyrs, who gave thelr lives for Armenia in the hope of forcing the powers to put extra pressure upon the porte in the efforts being made to bring about reform in the administration of Armenia. WAITING FOR A REPLY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 9.—The repre- sentatives of the six powers are today wait ing for a definite reply to the identical communications recently handed to the Turkish government on behalf of their re- spective governments, and inwhich they specify the reforms for Armenia, which in their opinion shonld be accepted by the government of Turkey, and promulgated in an imperial decree, Suggestions, semi-official notes, and vigits to the envoys of the powers followed (he receipt of this idenical commy cation; but the distinct, categorical reply of the Turkish government sezms to.be deliyed by one quibble and then another until the patience of the European governments is becoming exhausted and definite action upon thelr purt may shortly be expected. In view of the continued increasing gravity of the situation the British Mediterrancan squadron remains at Lem: (Stalimo), within a short steaming distance of the entrance of the Davdanelles under the he obstinicy of the porte reunistances is not generally un- derstood. No reply has been made to the request of Sir Phillip Currie, the British ambassador, wade shortly affer the mas- sacre, that lie be nilowed to visit the prisons i which the Armenians charged with riot- ing are confined, to take their depositions for transmission to the various Buropean goy. err ments interested. iy More Armeninns Killed. . TREBIZOND, Armenia, Oct. 9.—Serlous conflicts between Turks and Armenians oc- eurred here yesterday, Many Armenians were killed. SAM'S MUST Aa Rexoluti PEORIA, Oct ‘State Federation of La dent Rietler announce tees, A communication was read from Fd- ward . Cragin of the Union League club, Chicago, urging (e couvention to pass reso- tuticns in sympathy with Cuban revolution- ists, and hold mass meeting in Peoria for that purpose. The matter was referred to & committeo of one from each city to report afteruoon, Resoluticns were sulmitied and referred protesting agaiust (he reduction of wages and the retusal to treat with unlon or employ union members by Heywood-Morrill Rattan company of Chicage, and also agaiust the engagement or munagement of army or navy bands by o civilian manager or contractor for avy proposcd concert_ tour through the Unlted $tates, The conventlon took a recess until this afierncon. In his report as sceretary and lreasurer, submitted this morning, Walter M. Graves of Chicago could not state how much the assessments were for the defense of miners Inearcerated in the Taswell county jail, for they were sent direct to the treasurer of the rellef fund at Bartonville, Speaking of {he last legisiature, he said Sem> twenty-scven bills were at one time in the band: of President Riefler and himself, all more or luss Lmportant (o organized laboy, bat with the exception of some relating ex- clusively to mining only one succeeded in “passing the gauntlet of the hot fire of cor- rullom and unserupulous members of the ouse and senate’ during the regular session, Most of the important Wills that falled to pass were bills relating to conviet labor, arbl- tration, child lebor, hlacklist, parole of pris- ers, and protecting men in clatms for wages, would be wecessary to amend the ehild hor and coavice Libor bills to sccure their passage. - Mr. Graves sald that federation Is handi- wfl: want of funds to do anylhing prac- ® advised assessments for organiz- dng and legislative work, and to keep rrov- Fesentative at the capitol through the entire Mession of the legisiature, Auinst It the meeting of the 2or tiils morning Presi- the standing commit- At canp % TALKS OF HIS PLANS, Spanish Troops Will Be Divided Into Small Detnehments, NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—The World copy- right cable from Santg Clara, October 5, via Key West, Fla., tomorrow will say: ‘aptain General Martinez de Campos con- versed with ne two hours today at the gen- eral headquarters of the Spanish army in this city. The statement which follows is what Geretal Campos said in response to a series of questions I addressed to him verbally as the special correspondent of the World: “At present the military situation in Cuba 1s satisfactory. The rebfllion in Cuba has attained greater scope than I anticipated when I embarked from Spain. “At the present there are numerous small bands of insurgents scattered about the coun- try in the provinces of Santiago, Camaguey and Lavillas. In Matanzas there are only a few rebels against authority. “The Insurgents are not well armed, and their supply of ammunition is deficlent distr | some There {8 a considerable | number of Spanish troops on the island, though it is not as large as the conditions warrant, I have given orders that priconers shall not be ciuelly treated, and that wound=d insurgents who may fall into the hands of the troops shall be well car:d for. 1 do not kil prisoncrs, “The country paths are generally too bad at the present time for a persistent cam- paign. Again, T do not wish to expose the soldiers continuously until the season is im- proved, “In November iera may be looked for as can make. SENT OUT SMALL DETACHMENTS. “My present plan is to divide the troops into small detachments, the number of each column varying according to circumstances. Were I to send a column of say 5,000 m®n they would have to march for their pains. They would see no enemy. The insurgents would melt away into the dense and difficult country which 15 their shelter. They follow a good policy—military policy—for their side of the case, for they know that they could not withstand the attacks of regular sol- diers, “About this portion of Santa Clara I divide the soldlers Into detachments of 200 or 300 men. "It the enemy were to suddenly asmil onz of these bodies in greatly superior num- bers they might do mischict, but there g erally would be another detachment some- where near that could go to the relief of their friends “In_th2 Remedios distriet Espiritu the columns men, as the rebels district, are in gry armed. “In Santiago the lar 1,000 to 1,300 m n ample of the fut and In Santos rger, 600 or 700 “lally in the former nuibers and better aer est_column of all, is required. As an e lity of large columns ay at sent T refer to the expedition led by Gen- 1 Suarez Valde who left this city a few days ago, going first to Maniguaragua, in the direction of the Trinidad , with a provision train. General took 1. ldiers, The insurgents expected only 1 were armed W the number of over 3,000. They hoped to capture the traja. When' the size of Gen:ral Valdez' force breame known to them the insurgents melted away- I snow under the sun. General Valdez divided his force into four different detachments when h> placed the supply train and is now nearer Seguan valley. As soon as he di- vided his men the rebels reappearedsand skirmishing has gone on since. - FAILED TO FIND GOMEZ. ‘In Puerto Principe General Mella was sent out with a strong column to look for Maximo Gomez. He could not find any of the opposing forces, and after long marches divided his army into four smaller columns. He did not succeed in having an engage- ment, “I do not understand Gomez's course, I think highly of his military capacity, but he does mothing. Perhaps he is restricted by the orders of the junta in New York, which is, T am informed, to pursue a Fabian policy, or he may be very short of ammunition. An army cannot fight without cartridges. “Canella did good work. His men came upon Maceo and sowed torpedoes in the road. ‘The explosion killed and wounded several. The insurgents abandoned their camp with- out resistance. It was out of the question for Canella to follow the rebels to the hills. Tho thickets were too dense and the feeling in the country was too intense for him to attack with less than 5000 men. ““The Spanish blood does not naturally seek a fight. It rather avoids one, but when com- pelled to fight the Spaniard becomes a hero. The regnlar troops have an advantage, for the officers send their men in. They are dis- ciplined _thoroughly. ~The insurgents are witheut discipline and are rarely aggressive fighters. Drive a Cuban into a_corner with lis back to the wall and he will fight like a nungry wolf. Witaess the action of Amador Guerra and twenty men when they we forced to fight sixty Spanish soldiers ncar Manzanillo. Guerra showed his Spanish blood, and met his death like a bra man. “If our soldiers hecame' so scattered he in the wild fastriesses occupled by the insur- gents they would be in danger, for the in surgents know every point suitable for an ambush, They know the paths, byways and the fords of one of the most difficult coun- tries in the world. During the last war the Spanish troops were at times placed at a great disadvantage because they did not fiud the best river fords. MUCH LIKE INDIAN WARFARRE “This war makes me think of the Indians in the western United States. The Indians used to fight when a good epportunity oc- curred and ran away when pressed. There are many more insurgents than Indians and there is a vast extent of territory-to cover with the troops—mountains, deep ravines, Impenetrable virgin forests and deep Jungle: In conducting a war under European cond| tions, 1,000 soldiers will do as much as §,000 here. The lack of arms and ammunition has always heen a drawback to the -insur- gents, They usually have nearly as mauy unarmed men as armed ones, When there Is an engagement the unarmed men carry off the dead and wounded, taking care to secure the fallen men's arms first, “I have bren satisfied with the sanitary condition of the army during the past sum- mer. During September there was less sick- ness than I expected. Yellow fever has not heen epldemic except in a few localities, and the losses from that cause have been comparatively small. Some of the newly ar- rived battalions, which landed toward the end of that mionthi have had the yellow ever. “Havana has escaped an epidemic, and in Matenzas and Las Villas there has been only a little fever. “The soldiers are having paludial (malarial) fevers mow and are likely to have them during the next two months. | “The Insurgent torpedoss were very rudely constiucted and not as effctive as they might be. T do not regard hidden torpedoes as especially dangerous to our side. They might prove like a two-edged sword. “T hear of no injurious moral effect upon the soldier cauw:d by the fear of contact with torpedoes. 1 have not as yet any confidence in the use of dynamite or any of the similar high explosives in projectiles, great or small, “ARSENIO MARTINO DE CAMPOS.” BLOW Up Rallrond of Santa Clarn ce Rendered Useless, HAVANA, Oct. 9.-A dispaich received here from Remedivs announces that the insurgents have destroyed with dynamite one of the arches of fhe finest and largest bridge of thy Sagua la Chica railway not far from Cama- Juani, in the province of Santa Clara, Advices received here from Mantua, prov- ince of Plnar del Rio, teday say-that the safe, ammuaition and light guns of the kreckad amuwunition and light gang of the wrecked cruiger, Cristobal Colon, have been saved by tho crews of the Conde e Vanadito and fn- fanta Isabella, but it is considered doultful whether they Wil be able to save tie heavy guns. A BRIDC S Foros Town Postmaster Appointed. WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Moses M. Payne was today commis- sianed postmaster at Payne, la, in | | | active and as aggressive a campaign as I | DURRANT ~ PERFECTLY COOL Told a Straightforward Story of His Doings on April Third, ANSWERS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT Asserted that He Was Present at Dr. Chency's Leeture and Took Notes -D that He Was Ever in Oppenheim's Pawn Shop. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9.—Theodore Dur- rant, assistant superintendent of Emanuel Baptist church Sunday school, was placed on the sfand today for the purpose of convineing murder Blanche Lamont in the beltry of the church on the 3d of April last. With the same coolness that has character- 1zed his conduct since his arrest he denled the principal allegations that have been made against him by the most important witn for the prosecution. His answers were al- ways brief and to the point, and by many were interprated to mean that he had studied his part well before taking the stand. Only once during the course of the direct examin; tion did ho show any nervousness or h tancy. When Attorney Dickinson asked it he took notes at Dr. Cheney's lecture on the afternoon of April 3, he cast his eyes toward the floor and for a moment was silent. He replied that he had taken notes, but that they were very Lrief. Tho hesitancy of the prisoner may be un rstood when 1t is explained that Gilbert one of Durrant's most Intimate friends, will testify that Durrant asked to borrow his notes of the lecture. When the request was made Durrant explained that he only needed the notes to establish a good alibi, Graham _refused the request. Taken altogether, Durrant's direct testi- mony, which ended at 3 o'clock, when the cross-examination began, probably had a ten- dency to strengthen his case, His demeanor whilo on the witness stand was certainly in- tended to impress the jury with the opinion that he was telling the truth. Questions that would ordinarily cause a visible Impression upon a guilty man were answered by Dur- rant with the utmost yncoucern. Even when Attorney Deuprey asked him if on the 3d of April or at any other time he murdered or participated in murdering Blanche Lamont, tho prisoner coolly replied in the negative. A significant feature of the testimony was [ Graham, the fact that while Durrant was telling of several incidents that took place at a prayer meeting held on the evening of April 8, Mrs C. M. Noble, Blanche Lamont’s aunt, shook her head several times, as if to indicate that statements made by the prisoner of what he had positive re not correct. Durrant did_not Noble while he was testifying. * CURTAILING CROSS-EXAMINATION. The purpose of the defense to curtail cross- examination as much as possible was shown knowledge, w at look M when District Attorney Barnes asked the first question. Durrant was asked “f he was not born at Toronto, Can., on April 24, 1871, question. Attorney Deuprey objected to the He said that Durrant could not have positive knowledge on the subject, and any belief that he might have would be based on hearsay. The court overruled the objec- tion, and the prisoner gave an aflirmative auswer. Several other equaJly unimportant questions were objected to by the defense. The objections In most cases were over- rulsd. It was the orizinal intention of the de- fense to recall Charles Lenaban this morn- ing and have him tell more about the oc- casion upon which he tried to pawn a ring at Oppenheim’s shop. Lenahan contradicted himself so many times yesterday that doubt was cast upon his testimony, and this morn- ing he did not respond to his name when called in court. An attachment was made out for Lenahan, and when he was found an hour later he was placed in the charge of the sheriff in order that he might be found when needed. In the meantime, how- ever, Durrant was called to the stand, The examination of Durrant was begun with questions relative to his age and his carly life in this city. Coming down to the day upon which Blanche Lamont was mur- dered, the prisoner was asked to relate his movements from the time he left his home in the morning until he returned at night. He said he met Lamont on his way to school, and rode with her on a street car until he reached Cooper Medical college He said he remained at the college until 10 o'clock, when he and another student named Ross went for a walk. When he returned an hour later he went to the library, where he was engaged in his studies until noon. Then he went to luncheon with » student named Diggins and returned at 1 welock. in After luncheon, Durrant remained the library until 3:30 o'clock, when he tended Dr. Cheney’s lecture, PRESENT AT ROLL CALL. He said he was present at the roll call at the close of the lecture and answered to his own name. At the close of the lecture Dur- rant said he boarded a street car and rode to Emanuel church for the purpose of re- pairing the sun-burners. He denied that he was accompanied by Blanche Lamont or anybody else. Upon entering the church he said he left his coat and vest in the library, cbtained the necessary tools, and ascended to the gallery. A blackboard was provided end Durrant drew a rude sketch of the chureh and its tall spire to illustrate the manner in which he made the repairs. He sald to make the repairs it was necessary for him to lie at full length on a plank with Lis head much lower than his feet. While in this position he said he inhaled so much gas that he was made ill. To illustrate the manner in which the gas escaped, Durrant took a burner and descending to the jury box explained the construction of the burner to the jury. After repairing the burner, Durrant said that he descended to the auditorium, where he found George King playing on the or- gan. King remarked that Durrant looked pale. Durrant replied that King would be in the same condition if he had been nearly overcome by escaping gas. At Durrant's request, King bought some bromo-selizer, which the prisoner drank. The medicine made him feel better and at 6 o'clock Dur- rant left the church in company with King. He went out of his way two blocks to con- verse with King, after which they separated and Durrant went home to dinner. Durrant said he felt i)l and ate but little. CONTRADICTED OTHER WITNESSES. In the evening he went to prayer meet- ing at Bmanuel church. He saw Mrs. Noble and asked her if Blanche was coming to prayer meeting. Mrs. Noble replied that she did not believe her niece would be pres- ent. He related a number of other minor incidents in connection with his conversation with Mrs. Noble, who evidently did not en- derse his statements from the fact that she shook her head several times. At the close of the service, Durrant said he went home and retired. Durrant denied that on the afternoon of April 3 he was at the corner of Powell and Clay streets, as testified to by Mrs. Vogel. He alsé denied the state- ment of the three school girls who testified that Durrant and Blanche Lamont boarded a Powell steest car at Clay street and rode toward Market strest. He sald he did not ride on a westbound Valencia street car with Blanche Lamont, as testified to by Mrs. Crossett. He said he was never in Oppen- heim's pawnshop. “DIA you upon April 3, in San Francisco, or elsewhere,” asked Attorney Deuprey, “in- flict any violence upon Blanche Lamont, or Qid you Kill or particfpate in killing her?” Durrant replied that he did not and the divect examination was at an end. The cross-examination, which lasted only 2u hoyr befors eourt took a recess until to- morrow, was confined to questions relative to the Iife of Durrant prior to April 3, i Peasion Bureau Surgcons Appointed, WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Dr. R. M. Lapsley today ap- poizted an examining surgeon for the pension buresu at Keokuk and Dr. J. S. Hurd at Mampton and Dr. J. C. Wood at Logan, { | the jury selected to try him that he did not | TAMMANY MAKE! ITS NOMINATIONS, Platform Endorses Clevelnnd and Condemns the County Democrac: NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—~Tammany Hall wig- wam was crowded tonight at the apening of the county convention (o nominate ecandi- dates for the city and county. The follow- ing ticket was nominated: For justices of the supreme court, Charles H. Truan and Frederick Smith, Tammany, and Charles F. MeLean, democrat and G. A. R. candidate; for judges of the court of general sessions, Joseph K. Newberger and General Martin I McMalon; county clerk, Henry D. Hurroy: regisier, Willlam Sohmer; justices of the city court, Robert A. interference of the Chamber of Commerce with the politics of the city was on behat of the republican party. The inconsistency in_the state and county platforms was re- ferred to as as effort to catch votes. The [ action of the state democrais in uniting with the republicans for the sake of spoils was severely censured. The platform fArther said “We believe in the enforcement of the law, but protest against and denounce the discrim: ination that has been made betwen the rich and poor in this severe, oppr:ssive and un- intelligent exercise of pewer by the police board of this city. We condemn th> employ- ment of sples furnished with money to induce others to commit violatlons of the law as savoring too mucl of the despotic with their people as subjects, not fres citi- zens. The democratic party is it has ever been, strictly in favor of Sunday by ab- staining on that day from all unnecessary employment and yet mindful of the rights of every citizen to the enjoym:nt of worship, comfori and recreation according to his own conscience and wishes, as far as compatible with a regard to the Teliefs and desires of others; it favors the immediat> enactment by the next legislature of mcdification of the prescnt oppressive excise lawy, and in addi- tion promises to secure such legislation from the coming legislaturs as will emable this community to determine for itself by popular vote whether the sale of food, beyerages and all necessarles shall be permitted on the first day of the weelc during certain prescribed hours and in a manner o restricted as not to interfere with religious observane SRR, POPE LEO ON THE RECENT i Hoped to Have Been Spared the Sight of Such n Celebratio; ROME, Oct. The letter of his holiness, Pope Leo XIIL, to Cardinal Ramapolla,_the papal secretary of state, on the recent fot in celcbration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the entry of the Italtan troops into Rome, was published this evening. It is as follows The sentiment of humanity, which even minds domisated by passion retain, seemed to permit of the hope of some con in our old age, but this has b ignored. We have been reduced {o become almost an immediate witness of the apot esis of the Itaiian revolution and the spol tion of the holy see. That which most afflicted us is the design to perpetuate, rather. than to terminate, the condict, of \\'}IH"I no one can measure the disastrous effect The final object of the occupation of Rome was not to complete poliiieal unity, but in destroying the walls of the temporal metropoiis to more closely attack the spiritual power of the pope. The objeot was to change the destinies of Rome. return to paganism and give birth to @ thirdy and third era of clvilization., This desired to celebrate recently” under tion of the new law, by no'sy dem tions_conducted by 'a scct which enemy of God. The nation suffeys, only “are the promises, of mutudl unfulfilled, but morally Italy is dividi subservieny to factions which me; civil and social institutions, in augi numbers and force. Nothing will e fer veritable independence upsn {h %0 long as it does niot have temporal Ji diction. This condition they pretend having guaranteed us, subordinated to the arbi- trary will of others, and lately thare has a_suggestion of a threat to abrogate the guarantee itself. The lefter of the popa then vaunts the blessing of the pontifical sovereignty and in 9 vitss Italians not to be hound up with sects and to consider how pernicious it would be to perpetuate the craft which I8 profiting jover the enemies of Christ. It afivms that the head of the church follows with loving lance humanity’s road and doés ot re- fuse to acespt the reasonable necessities of times. The letter of his holiness con- alians, throwing off the Masonic yoke, would listen to us we could open opr heart to the fondest hopes. Otherwise we can but predict new perils and greatdr disas- FORCES SHORT OF ARM ox Preparing for a Genernl Oc- ion wf the Island. DON, Oct. 9.—A dispatch to the Times from Havana, dated October 5, which wi be published tomorrow, will sa: I have just returned from a long tour through the province of Santa Clara, 1 found that the bifterness of feeling between the Cubans and = Spaniards is growing stronger. Whilst the numbers of the insur- gents In the province of Santa Clara have largely increased lately, I do not see how it is possible for the ins ents to make an attitek upon the Spanish forces unless they obtain a great addition of arms and am- munition, Judging from the conversation of Captain General Martinez de Campos and. the gen- eral distribution of troops, it )s evident that a detailed military occupition of the Island is considered necéssary at the present time and probably continuing next year. The sugar planters of Santa Clara express great uncertainty whether to make sugar, A crop i lost and this means absolute ruin to many establishments. In a circular letter sent to the planters of the southern division of anta Clara the insurgents demand con- tributions for the insurgent cause, aceording to the value of the property, and stated that if the demands were not complied with destruction would follow, In an interview, a copy of which I cabled on Thu lay last, Captain General Martinez de Campos e ‘n‘ annoyance at the at- Inited States at titude of the the present time, and particularly regarding the at- fempts of the Spaniards to prevent the landing of expeditions, and ‘quoting the Allianca steams] unnecessary. ( The damage done by the late hurricane to the railway is ostimated at £30,000 and through trafhic is still jmpossibie — + MAHONE'S REMAINS. Many of His Old Fricnds Pay Thelr axt Respecis (o Hix Meniory. PETERSBURG, Va,, Oct., 9.—The remains of General Mahone reached Peterdburg this morning at 10 o'clock. They were met by the members of the A. P. Hill camp confed- erate veterans, under command of Lieutenant Morgan and a large number of citizens. The procession moved to the family residence on Market street, where the casket wgs opened and the dead soldier and statesman was viewed by his old comrades and ather eiti- zens, The funeral took place from §t. Paul's Episcopal church this afternoon at 4.0 o'clock and was very largely men;ed. The D a alr as an fnstauce of ble, VIEW service was conducted by Rev. John Ryde- rector of Grace Episcopal chureh. The floral tributes were very numemous. The service at the church over, the remains were escorted to Blandford cemetery by, the Pet- ersburg Grays, confederate veteraps and a detail of twenty veterans from R. E. Lee camp and delegations from the “Qld Grays” scclety of Richmond, and aléo a Qelegation frem the Soldiers’ home of thet eity. When the cemetery was reached Rey. Dr. Ryde- out read the burial rervice and the body was being placed in the vault three volleys were fired by the Pelersburg Grays, which corcluded the ceremonies. —_——— Movements of Ocean Vessels, Oct. 9. At Southampton—Arrived—Alier, from New York for Bremen. At Liverpool—Arrived—Ruineland, from Philadelphia. At Bremen—Arrived—Kalwer Wilheln 11, from New York via Southampton. At S8an Francisco—Arrived—Australia, from Honolulu, At New York—Arrived—New York, from San Domingo; America, from Amsterdam; Mafestic, from Liverpool. Ia. | At Genoa—Arrived—Saale, from New York. Van Wyck, renominated; John P. Schuch- man and Edward F. O'Dwyer. CORSICANA,, Tex., Oct. 9.—At 3:30 this The platform adopted endotsed the ad-igpiernoon a terrific explosion occurred in the ministration of President Cleveland and | {0 G000 A0 " he Devil' the candidates tor state offices; claimed the ( Mérchant’s Opera house, where the Devil's | methods of countries whose governments ¥leal | | an eastbound TESTED THE GAS CYLINDERS Method Adopted Was Fatal to the Man Who Made It. b SEVERAL OTHER PERSONS INJURED Fearful Accldent at the Corsicann Opern House, Where the Devil's Auction € Play pany Was . Auction company was preparing to play to- night. A force of stage workmen were en- gaged in readjusting the scenery and other- wise getting the stage in shape, and Harry Ccleridge, master of transportation and mana- ger of the calclum lights, was testing a eylinder. There arose some doubt as to whether or not it contained gas, and a bystander suggested that he try it with a match. He struck a match and touched it to the cylinder, and the explosion at once | followed, wrecking the scenery and tearing out two windows thirty feet distant. The | nofse was keard for many blocks in every | dircction, and in a few moments hundreds of people had cougregated, The curiosity and horror of the crowd were fed from minute to minute by blackened and injured men rupning frantically out on tne awnings and to | drug stores for relief from their injuries. The scene presented was one of devastation, over which a cloud of smoke hung. Scenery lay around in disorderly confusion, much of it totally wrecked. In the left fly there was a hole five feet square though which Artbur Sutherland had been blown into the strcet. When the scencry was removed and gas cleared away, Harry Coleridge was found Iying in a pool of blood. He was disem- boweled, and one of his legs was blown en- tirely off. The following is a list of the killed and in- Jured: HARRY COLERIDGE, Killed. Walter Moore, property man, “Devil's tion” company, hand badly cut, and otherwise bruised. Arthur Sutherland, local cut in the faco and bruised. Bud Dibbles, colored, blown property room and badly hurt. Unknown negro, hand badly cut riously injured. Alcus Mancet, rlously injured. Charles” Ball, colored, face bruised. Roy Avoy, hand hurt and bruised about the face and body. Two little girls, members of the “Devl Auction company, more or less injured. stage manager, through the and se- hands badly cut and injured and PASSENC ) R CARS 1 n Number ared. n of Others In PITTSBURG, Oct. 9.—A special from Manor, Pa., says: While mail train No. 13 on the Pennsylnania rallroad was passing through this city at 7 o'clock the two rear coaches fumped the track, swinging against train, which struck the pas- senger care with such force as to knock them over a forty foot embankment against a coal train standieg on the siding. Conductor J. W. Miller was standing beside his engin omp over on its e. Mre. omas Donahue of Greensburg was thrown through a window, but escaped without a scrateh, while her ‘husband, who sat beside her in the' frain, was badly injured. About ten passengers were serlously injured. John er, assistant station agent at Manor, was struck by one of the coaghes and is fatall injured. “M¥s., John Pace of Alleghany, Pa has just been taken from the wreck In dying condition. Robert Pitcalrn, superintendent of the Pittsburg division ‘of the Pennsylvania rail- road, has issued a statement that only one man’ was Killed outright, and that Miss Washington will probably die. He also fur- nishes tho following list: Killed JOHN MILLER, Derry, Pa., freight ductor. Seriously injured: H. Kunkle, Johnstoly Donehoe, Gr a con- , showlder bruised nsburg, head lacer ated Mrs. Margaret Metzgar, Irwin, scalp wound and confusion -of the hip. M. H. James, Johnstown, head cut, Mrs. S. A, Pace, Alleghany, body terribly cut and bruiséd, John Baker, Manor, body and shoulder ed. Nester, Wilkin and back injured. Mrg. George Robinson, arm crushed. Jennie Gray, Alleghany, bruised. Mrs. 8. A. Kelly, Alleghany, scalp wound. Fannie Washington, Alleghany, Injured in- ternally; will di — HAWAIIANS 'DES nt in th br burg, collar bone broken Roadstown, N. J. ANNEXATION. S slands Way Deereased. ns in No DENVER, Oct. 9.—F. M. Davis, a Hono- lulu merchant, arrived in Denver today, en- route to Atlanta, Ga. He said: “It would, of course, be useless to deny that factional dif- ferences exist in Hawall, and fally in Honolulu, and the repubile, as it stands, has a good many supporters, but I am of the helief that if a vote on the question of an- nexation to the United States was taken today there would be an overwhelming ex- pression in favor of it. As to the royalists,” added Mr. Davis, “we hear very little of them now. Occasion- Ally we read in the American papers of some uprising and some degp laid plot (o restore the queen, and we are forced to laugh over them. The Americans should use several grains of salt with anything they may read about Hawaiian revolutions these days. It is a common saying in Honolulu, whenever these stories go out, that San Francisco is again in the throes of a south sea rebellion, for the majority of these storles are simply glittering testimonials to the imagination of the San Francisco newspaper men. The queen 1s not kept in close confinement and is allowed to drive about pretty much as sk pleases. She has her own court, but as fo causing trouble, I do not think she is lack ing in common sense, and unless she is, res- toration would be about the last thing she would attempt. Interest in her has about died out, even among the natives, Demented Man Attempts Suleide, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Oct. 9.—Special.)— J. D. Kitchen, assistant operator for the Omaha at Montrose, attempted to commit suicide while temporarily demented as a re- sult of an attack of typhoid fever. He has been suffering with the disease for some time and in a moment of delirlum took a revolver and shot himself. The revolver was a 22 caliber and the bullet made but a flesh wound, from which the patient will soon re- cover. espe e en Endorse Tammany. 3W YORK, Oct. 9-—The moet- of the executive committee of the Society for Liberal Sun'ay Laws held this afternoon in the Astor house endorsed the Tammany political nomina- tions. The soclely represents the united saloon interests of the city and its action is regarded as very imporiant. ———— Shot the City Marshal, SILVER CITY, N. M., Oct. 4—City Mar- shal C. L. Cantley was shot and killed today by James 8. Fielder, one of the most prom- inent attorneys at the New Mexico bar Flelders was makiog considerable noise in a Saloon ng saloon and Cantley ordered him to kecp quiet, ——— ‘ Deaths of a Day. CHICAGO, Oct, 9.—Patrick Cavanagh, the well known Chicago distiller, died today of lexy. “Rfmiel M. Fieker, the well known detecs tive, dled t6day. | one for L DEPCTIES SULECTED ATLANTA. House of Dishops Not Likely to Con- cur In the Cholce. v MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 9.—Another néw dlocese was authorlzed by the house of deputies of the Episcopal convention toda that of Northern Michigan, The committee on the division of ' the dlocese of Toklo, Japan, reported that it had no jurlsdiction in the matter, and asked to be discharged. Judge Fairbanks of Florida r introduced his resolution e for an amendment to the constitution, giving the authority for the cession of missionary Jurisdictions, objection was made to its consideration an it went over, The report of the committee of the fun for the relief of the aged and infirm me but nd nd en and widows and orphans of clergymen showed that the receipt for three years had been 81,494, and that for firty-nine clergymen, 16 widows and twenty-four orphans, $18,205 ha been paid out. The house was asked to nam a Sunday in each year as clergy relief Sui day. ad 1o n- There was a surprise when the house took up the report of tne committee recommen ing Boston as the next place of the conve: tion, Strong speeches in favor of Loulsvill New Orleans, Atlanta, and Boston were mad d- n- e, . An amendment to substitute New Orleans for Boston was voted down and so was a similar sville. But the clever speech Rev. A. W. Knight in favor of Atian enabled him to snatch the victory from Bo n cisive vote and Atlanta will bo the conventic city in 1898 if the bishops concur. The announcement that Atlanta had wo in the house of bishops, and it declared by a number of the bishops that th house would of ta 5 His amendment was carried by a de- m on the deputies was received with astonish- | ment in was he uppar not ba likely to concur in the selection. The voice of tho mi:- sfonary bishops, is was said, would be in favor of Boston, as there was a better pros- liberal in pect of securng contributions misstonary work cities. The house of bishops adopted mendation of its commitiee, th for the older and wealthier the recom- ordering the division of the missionary Jurisdiction of Wyoming and Idaho into two districts, the present bishop to continue in o The auestion ze of bot of filling the vacancy in th h. he western see of Colorado was then taken up. A number of messages was received fro the house of bishops as to action on stitutional matters One of the most m con- im- portant was the adoption of Article 1V, pro- viding for the creztion of provinces of n less than five dioc to be named archbishop. Consideration this was deferred until the primate questic could be settled. There was a lively deba over the polnt as to whether the prima should be elected or ‘hold his virtue of senfority. The house of deputies had a sharp deba this afternoon on the question whether primate, or head of the house bishop hould ‘be elected or hold office scnlority of service. The vote was 8o on sided as to make it seem as if the sharpn of the debate was not warranted. There wa ot ses, the head of a province of on te te office by te the through rs o83 as a strong element that was afraid the bishops and appealed other lhouse more They argued that ciple might be an to the deputies confidence while American to show and the elective idea, It th pril wou would not have their own way in the matter respec n- 1d ba a dangerous thing to interject it into the house of bishops and engender partisanshi The bishops had voluntarly cast away clective fdea, and should be allowed to ma eage their own affairs. that with so many bishops to_have. th mate_the A ways.bo an old man, unah duties of the offic that he could be removed for non-abllity by e majorily vote of the bishops. An attempt was made to reconsider vote by which the term was rejected in favor of motion only lacked elght through. fke" Wonll 010 ares.ddss votes of discussing these two an adjournment was ot bern adopted. that there s scheme on foot to defeat am vevision by this convention. The plan to have a joint committes appointed to whic shall be be referred all amendments and section questions taken the It is some form of the The other side argie The deputies spent about all the afternoon when had understood D. n- The deputies answered or the siding bishop' primate’ and.the going a ny is to the constitution adopted at this convention, with n. re ch 1 m Instruction to report to the next conventio Some of the more conservative delegates a bocoming alarmed at the rapidity with whic radical changes in the constitution are belx sugzested and the strength which they see able to muster, CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL inl Scxxion Formally for Businexs at Sy SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct. 9 MK [ acuse. The triennial session of the national council of the Congre- gational churches of‘the United States opened a six days' session in the Plymouth Congre- gational church today. About 300 delegates vepresenting the United States were present at the call to order by Rev. Alonzo Quint, D. D., of Boston, Mass., moderator. prominent Congregationalists In wes wich, England, gational unlon Prof. Warriner of Montreal, the Congregational union of delegate from Ca nada. Th Among the attendance Rev. George 8. Barrett, D. D., of Nor- the Congre- of England and Wales and representing following, college presidents were also pres- L ent: W. J. Tucker of Dartmouth, N, William Brooks of Tabor, Ta.; W. G. Baller tine of Oberlin, O.; §. L. B. Panrose o Walla Walla, Wash.; H. €. Simmons of Fa . D.; J. W. Strong of Carleton, Minn . D. Eaton of Beloit, Wis.; W. G. Baldw of Pomona, Cal.; H. T. Fuller of Drury, M Among the noted divines in attendance ary Rev. B. ton Gladden, D. W. Gunsaulus, McLean, D. D., Oakland, Cal. Wells, .. D., Minneapolis; Graham of Chicago; E. I Willard Scott Hayes Ward, dependent, After short devotional exercises addresses of welcome Hon. Nelson congressman from Malne, was che D., Columbus, 0.; D. D., Chic Reyv. J. Tay Bosworth of Oberlin: Re D. D., of the New York and Dingle f n e. Clark, D. D., Boston; Washing- v. D. D, of Chicago; Andrew W, In- the 5, en moder- ator without opposition, and Rev. Cha 0. Brown of San Francisco and Prof. George W. Henderson (colored) of New Orleans were elected assistant moderators. Revs, Johu P. Sanderson of Michigan and William 8. Hil- vard of South Dakota were chosen assista: registrars by acelamation, and Rev, I*. Webster of Neponset, Ma assistant secretary. Dr. Quint, the retirin moderator, then read his aldress, At the aftegnoon session Rev. Henry Hazen of Massachusctts vead the provision: and publishing committee report, and pr sented his report as secretary, 'The repo of the treasurer was then presented by Re S. 1%, Forbes, treasurer. David N, Can of Connecticut presented his r auditor, saying that he had treasurer’s accounts and found correet. The report of the board of directors. ac ing for the board of trustees, was submitt by Willian Moore of Somerville, Mass. Rev. E. H. Whitley of Ottawa, 0ll., pr sented the report of the commiitee on mi isterial velief. Rev. James Brand of Obe lin, 0., read a paper on *'Present Day Preac ing.” The report of the committee manuel was reached with interest 1 amined them It w: nt lagan was elected g A, al e rt V. ) ort — as e 0 he on church as given by Rtev. A, I Quint, D. D. of Biston. It consisted of suggesiions for rules, and e tablishment and government of ehureh and members, and cover palicy. but was (ha comp rules iulo a conven referred to a sp: present a report later report on miuisterlal AL the evenlng sessi ed the e of Colarado ation of m it form al y establish The report w commitice, whn w In the sesslo! T iding was read Moderator Dingls James 1. Gr n ting and Rev iprings, Colo. Rev, . W. Gunsaulus of Chicago was | troduced as speaker of the evening, remarks were largely upon the and the securing of universal peace. Aft prayer and a song the councll adjourned un tomorrow morniog at 9 o'clock, o8 d the entire church It presented no changes In the policy, a4 as 0 he (1] ftered prayer. - His pentecost er il IT KILLED THE ENGINEER Wreck in the Union Pacific Yards Last Evening, FIREMAN PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED Engine Jumped the Track on n Curve and Was Smash Up with Three C Fatal Thomas Armstrong, engineer, was killed, and Charles L. Barkis, fireman, was fatally injured at § o'clock yesterday after- noon in the wreck of a Union Pacific freight train at the foot of Jones street. Engine 1,186 was drawing a train ot twenty-two cars from the lower to the up- per freight yard. Nearly all of these cars were heavily loaded, some with coal and some with merchandise. The point of the accident is marked by a sharp curve on a heavy up grade. During the last four years no less than three lives have been lost in accidents here. It Is sald by of the yard officials that the unfortunate locomotive struck a coupling pin and was thrown from . the track. This statement is not horne out, however, by a number of witnesses to the aceident. The engine left the track gradually and it was not until it had run some distance that the crash came. The engine finally went some over the embankment alongside of the east track, on which the tralo was running. As the englne went over it turned completely around and faced the yard from which it came. The wreck of the engine and the first three cars was complete. The locomotive was dismantled as though weeks had been spent on the task. Among the wrecked cars was an O. & M. car, 7,210; Missourl Pacific, 12,867; and an oil car. All was one confused mass, and it was impossible to dis- tinguish the cars or to tell, from the scene, whichi way the englne had been headed. FIREMAN FOUND FIRST. Fireman Barkis was found in the about twenty-five feet away from the en< gine. His left arm was broken below the shoulder, the right shoulder was broken, his left ear was gone eutire there were deep gashes on his head, and he had sustained internal injuries in the left breast. Hoe was taken to S8t. Joseph's hospital, and after his injuries were examined it was seen that the chances were strongly against his recovery. At a late hour last night he was suffering great pain and was unable to talk about the accident in an intelligible manner, It was not until the crew of the wrecking train had worked in the debris for over an I hour that the remains of the engineer were found. His arms were found between the upper part of the engine and a part of a car, but his body was lying under the left ide of the boller. It was so mangled that recognition was impossible, the parts be- ing severed from one another completely, Armstrong was a1 years of age, was single and lived with his aged mother at 708 Pierce street, this city. He has been employed by the Union Pacific for over ,a dozen years, but only recently had been placed in charge of the switch engine. He has a bro debris e spot whero. e d yeserday. Armstrong wes a member in good standing of the Brotherhood of Locomotive IMremen, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, of the Knights of Honor and of the Knights of Pythias. The old mother is Iying In a_ very critical condition. She has been afficted with heart trouble, and it is possible that the shock of her son's death may prove too much for her. Fireman Barkls, who lives in Council Bluffs. will probably dle, He is married and hag two children. WHAT THE TRAINMEN SAY. R. P. Lumpkin was a brakeman on the wrecked train. He said: “Just before we reached the Douglas street bridge something prompted me to go from the frent of the train. 1 went back to the latter end of the train, and had scarcely got back there when the aceldent oceurred. I was thrown off by the shock and escaped with a few slight k R. Gillingan, trainmaster, was riding on the o, and is of the opinfon that a coupling pin on the irack caused the ageident, He was uninjured. This same engine 1s the figured in the previous accidents at this fata one that has 1 spot. In 1890 Jake Jansen was killed in a imilar accident. In 1891 George Gleason, the engineer, met his death in a derailment while trying to pull a heavy train up this grade, The engineer's remains were taken to the. morgue. Coroner Maul said last night that he would not immediately set a time for the inquest, but would wait a day on account of the supp y to the fireman, COURT QUARRE| T TWO LIVES. Lawyers Call Ea r Liars and © Then Sh h Other, WICHITA, Kan., Oc! A deadly battle occurred in a saloon at Woodward, OKL, last night. Lawyer Bd Jennings of Woodward was shot dead, and nis brother, John Jen- nings, was mortally wounded. Themen who did the shooting weve ex-Statd Senater Tem- ple Houston of Texas, the oldest son of Gen- cral Sam Houston, and ex-Sherlff Jack Love of Woodward. The trouble hegan in a court room, where Jennings, who is an attorney for the Santa Fe Railroad company, was prosecuting a boy for stealing a keg of beer from a car. Houston was defend{ng“him. During the examination of a witness the li> was passed and the battle followed when the men met later in a saloon, all drawing thelr guns simuibancously. Afier the shoots . ing Houston and Love surrendercd to the sherff. John Jennings cannot live. e Priest Made a B nder, DETROLIT, Oct. 9.~During the funeral of an army veteran at- Port Huron today Father Spath, the Catholie pricst who oftictated, forbade the pall bearers to enter hie chur'h while wearing d Army of the Rtepublic badges, on the ground thaf the regalin of any #oclety not approved by the church is not permitted to be worn in the churches. The incident created a great deal of feeling at Port Huron. Bishop Foley was seen here this afternoon and asked about the matter. He said that no rule prevailed which would prohibit the wearing of the Grand Army badges in the churches and that the Port Huron priest had coms mitted an egregious bl the pall bearers us = Ll He CHICAGO, Oct, 9.~The Indic Nelson Morris, John A, Hanley and John W, Refnhart, the last two being freight agents of the Santa Ie road, may be called for trial before the present session of the dig- trict court. Al three were fndicted by the federal grand jury last fall for making and accepling a rate on cattle from Kansas City to Chicago at less than the regular figurer. The prosecution is in churge of Attorney Shiclds of the Inte & ate Comme: cominixaion, and Mr. Shiells held a con. forence with Mr. Black on the subject yes- erday, st g——— Granted the learnes a Change. HANNIBAL, Mo, Oet, Dr. and Mrs. Hearne, chirged with the murder of Amos J. Stillwell, were brought into court here today and made application for a change of venue for thelr tr ch was set for Baturday, December The application was grated d the case sent to the circult ourt of I'ike cointy at Rowling (ircen, The prisoners will be noved from Pale myea dail to the Jall at Bowling Green, e Up Wigher, KANSAS ', Oct, 6. ~Fred Koodle, an clection judge under indictment for frauds committed in lust fall's election, today come mitted sulcide with morphine, Knodle wi soon to be tried and it iy presumed took life to aveld the punishment that soem inevituble, Took i Cu