Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 14, 1895, Page 1

OMAHA, MO NDAY MORNING, O CTO BER 14, 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. — | CLOSING UP N LOTTERIES Report of the Postoffice Department on Re- cent Frauds, NEW LAWS THAT ARE NOW IN FORCE Busi Certaln Dire Contributed Spirit of in ed to Have Gambling People. the the WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—~W. L. Hampden, assistant attorney general for the postoffice, has made his annual report to the postmaster general. Of the operations of his office, he says that during the year 218 ‘fraud” orders wero Issued, prohibiting the delivery of reg- istered packages, and the payment of mone; orders to certaln companies and parties named. Of these, however, thirty-elght were duplicate orders, The orders were lssued against fitty-five lotteries, operated by so- called bond investment companies, twelve avowed lotteries, twenty-one lotteries of mis- cellaneous character and 130 schemes devised to defraud the public. Seventy of orders were revoked upon it being made to appear that the parties operating the schemes had abandoned them This left in force at the end of the year 148 orders, original and duplicates. Tiwenty- elght of the orders fssued during the previous year were also revoked upon tho proper showing. Mr. Thomas says that the act of March 2, 1895, further amending the lottery act, has been successful and has effectually closed the malls to lottery concerns, DEATH KNELL OF LOTTERIES, Ho adds: “This act goes farther still and forbids international and interstate carriers from transporting lottery material from for- eign countrles fnto this country or from one wlate to another. This department has no jurisdiction, however, to enforce that part of the law, and I cannot state definitely the extent to which the lottery carrying business has been checked by the act, but I am In- formed that all of the express companles yield obedience to it by refusing to carry the prohibited lottery matter. It may be con- fidently asserted that the death knell of the avowed lottery in this country been sounded, and their business has been vastly erippled, if not ruined, but I am sorry to note the fact that many business men think they must, in order to succeed, resort to schemes that appeal to the gambling spirit of the people, and they accordingly sugar-coat thelr legitimate enterprises with lottery ad- vertisements and thus create a desire for other and more pernicious modes of obtain- ing something for nothing by hazard or chance. These fascinating and apparently in nocent schemes reach the boys and glrls of the land and tend to make them gamblers.” SOME CHANGES RECOMMENDED. The number of claims allowed for losses by burglary, fire, etc., were 1,06, amounting to $136,686. He again urges a law compell ing subordinatew in postoffices to give secu- rity for the handling of money, or makin tho postmasters responsible for the losses in- curred by subordinates. Mr. Thomas also calls attention to an important subject in tho following: “‘Attention has been several times during the year called to the dangerous matter de- posited in the mails, and, upon investiga- tion, it was discovered that. there was no penalty preseribed for depositing such mat- ter in the mails, and indeed there Is no statute forbidding its being mailed. Many substances, such as poisons, matches and other articles liable to ignite or explode by shock ®r fjar, live and poisonous Insects and reptiles, smallpox virus or germs of con- taglous diseases or fatty substance, liquid sharp-pointed instruments, some very dange ous to life, health, comfort of body and oth- era are lisble to damage other mail matter and sacks If they should become loose in the malls.” CALLS SIR LIONEL NAUGHTY NAM these e the Br o n ming N WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—Don M. Dickin- gon 15 In Washington with a committee to look after the Interests of Michigan In secui ing more rapid mail service. Mr. Dickinson name has been spoken of recently as the one referred to by Sir Lionel Sack- ville-West in his pamphlet as the member of Mr. Cleveland’s cabinet respons|- ble for the minister’s summary dismissal. Mr Dickinson was asked as to the facts of the case. The incident occurred when T was a mem- ber of the cabinet. I do not feel at liberty to discuss it. But as to Sir Lionel Sack- ville-West, 1 have no hesitation in saying that he is now and has always been an in fornal ass.” Mr. Dickinson was asked for his views on Venezuela and Cuba, as It has been stated of late that he represented an advanced posi- tion on these questions among the leaders of his party. He sald he did not care to go into them at length. The developments of no dis- tant_day would speak more eloquently than words. He referred to the fact that Daniel Webster had recognized the independence of Greece many years before that country had actually secured complete independence, and in those days Webster had been accused of “Jingoism.” Ex-Congressman Weadock, who is In the an party, added to Mr. Dickinson statement that it was a recognized principle of International law that a struggling people should be recognized as belligerents as soon as they showed thelr ability o resist the es- tablished government. This was not a recog nition of them as a nation, but as people en- titled to rights of civilized warfare, The Cubans were entitled to it now and the ques- tion of their recognition as a nation will come afterward, SUPREME Don Dickins, Has Always sher COUNT SESSION TODAY. Flest Day's Sitting to e D Ad ssion to the Bar, WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—In accordance with the usual custom, at the heginning of the October term the United States supreme court will hear no motions tomorrow when it reassembles, except those for admission to the bar, but will sit on Tuesday to hear gen- eral motions. The majority of these usually take the form of motions o advance special cases, and the indications are that the pres- ent term will prove no exception. The gov- ernment will have about fifteen such motions, including one in the Judge Long pension case. It Is possible that besides hearings for ad- mission on Monday, the court may announce a few decisions. If the president should ar- rive In Washingtom before the convening of the court there will be an early adjournment in order to permit the usual formal call at the white house oted to > for W L hivet METCNN. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—The manner in which the Venezuclan matter is to be brought béfore congress has been outlined fn a general way by those who have been most interested tn the subject. This will bo by means of a resolution to be introduced, it Is said, on the first day of the sesslon. It will provide for a committee of six, threo from each house, | to consider the entire question and to report as to the obligations of the United States and the course desirable for this government to take. This resolution, it Is sald, will not delay a speedy determination of the attitude of the | United States. The purpose is to have all uecoskary material, in the way of historical | data, ready for the committen as soon as it i | appointed, and it is expected that a report will be made to both branches of congress | before hollday recess. er- | this | coftee | has appointed a commission AFFAIRS AT THE CITY OF MEXICO. Public Work Being Areang Extensive Seale. CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 13.—Now that work on the grand canal and tunnel, most important parts of the project draining the city and valley of Mexico, are practically completed, attention Is being turned to plans suggested for reconstructing an entire sewerage for all parts of the city to the mouth of the grand canal. President Diaz informed the city government that a resolution will be introduced immediately in congress appropriating $25,000 monthly to aid in reconstructing the city sewers, providing the council will appoint a board of directors to take charge of this money. ~ The total cost of the work is varlously estimated from $6,000,000 to $10,000,000, and the result is pretty closely computed by competent en- gineers to be a certain reduction of the present heavy death rate by one-half. Several large concerns are In the fleld for the contract The Central Methodist Methodist church (South) city, A grocer has returned to the archives of the nation a lot of ancient documents stolen by a clerks now in prison for violation cf tru the the for the in conference of is In session t interest exploration, and is manifested here in peat the state of Mexico has authorized 'the town governments controll- Ing peat beds to make contracts with the companies desiring to work them. Lake Xochimilco, near this city, contains sufficient peat to make 60,000,000 tons of dry peat sultable for combustion. Two hundred more thieves were yesterday sent to the state of Vera ( to work on the and tobacco plantations. An inclined plane with cars to steam will be placed on the hill at ada- loupe, the national Mecca. In former times devout pilgrims nded the hills on their Knees. A preliminary meeting of the congress of Americanists will take place tomorrow The late Manuel Romero Rubio remem- bered all his clerks and employes in. his will. News from Acitempan, state of Guerrera, announces tha. a tremendous hailstorm oc. cvrred there, destroying crops and killing and maiming many cattle and domestic animals. Seventy-three large trees were felled and the force of the wind dragged them some dis- tance. The inhabitants were filled with terror, thinking that the day of judgment had arriyed Military run by circlos are talking of the con- templated reorganization of the army on principally German models, and no donbt the efficiency of the regular troops is to be greatly improved. This does not imply any desire for an aggressive policy, but rather that the government wishes to have the coun- try in better shape. Many prominent gentle- men who belonged to the old order of things have died during the past two years, and thelr places are being filled with well trained officers. There is no doubt of the complete loyalty of the army to the administration, and the officering of the troops by graduates of the military college is displacing men ac- customed to revolution. A high officer says any duly constituted government will have the adhesion of the army. This Is one of the greatest achievements of President Diaz, and ias bren quietly and most unostentatiousiy ef- ected, HOVAS FOUGHT LONG AND WELL Details of the Oc ntion of the Cap- itnl of Madagascar. PARIS, Oct. 13.—A dispatch received here from Mofanga, island of Madagascar, says that the fighting prior to the occupation by the French of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on September 30, was of a very determined ‘character. The engagement was fought over ground which extended nine miles right up to the capital. The artillery fire resulted in the royal palace being struck by a shell. PORT LOUIS, Island of Mauritius, Oct. 13. —Word has been recaived here that the French made a brilliant attack upon and captured the Hova fortifications at Farata- tra, Madagascar, near Tamatave, on the 10th inst. PARIS, Oct. 18.—President Faure today at- tended a grand kermesse in the machinery gallery in the Champs de Mars, the occasion belng the opening of the fetes in honor of the Malagasy victory. General Duchesne, commander of the Mada- gascar _expedition, has telegraphed to the goy- ernment some of the details of the taking of Antananarivo. He seys that several smart cngagements which were fought on Septem- ber 28 and 20 brought him to Isafy. On September 30 he attacked the heights east of Antananarivo. 'wo columns under Generals Metzinger and Voyron," the report continues, “engaged Hoght and after a fight captured the helghts The Malagasy batterles at the palace and north of the capitol having opened fire, I commenced to bombard, when the Malagasy envoys came to ask us to suspend hostilities I made an official entry to tho city the next morning and the treaty of peace was signed and ratified by the queen in the evening. Our loss was six killed and fifty wounded, The behavior of the troops was beyond praise.’t NEWSPAPER ) PROVOKE A RIOT, Spanis orers Show Th rlend- ship in an phatic Manner. FERROL, Spain, Oct. 13.—A number of Qockyard men made a demonstration yester- day to show their sympathy with some news- paper men who were attacked by naval ofi- cers. The newspaper ‘men have recently been publishing articles reflecting upon the navy and this aroused the anger of the naval offi- cerg. The conflict between the knights of the pen and those of the sword followed. The public generally Is in sympathy with the newspaper men, and the demonstration was the result, The police attempted to'disperse the gath- ering of workmen, but were greeted with showers of stones. During the disturbances two officers were wounded. The crowd then marched to the naval headquarters and pelted that_building with stones, smashing all the windows. Finally, as the rioters threatened to wreck the naval headquarters, the marines were ordered to fire over the heads of the crowd in order to disperse the rlotous gather- Ing. The rioting then ceased for the time being, but further disorder is apprehended. INSURGENTS DLOW A Report of the Affair Comes by Way of Key West, KEY WEST, Oct. 12—A report has been received here to the effect that the town of Baracoa, on the northern coast of Cuba, has been taken by the insurgents and blown up with dynamit Ammunition for the Rebels. HAVANA, Cet. 13.—Julie Kelly, Angele Tamayo and a cart driver named France have been detected In the act of remitting ammunition to the Insurgents. Five firemen have also jolned the insurgents. The insurgents have captured in Santiago bay a merchant steamer, which had been equipped as a man-of-war by Spain. The crew in charge were disarmed and were then liberated. Porte Appoiuts CONSTANTINOPLE, (4 TOWN. o Oct. porte to inquire into Armenian arrests, and has prom- to deal severely with an to have tortured the Ar- menlans in prison. Mauy persons were killed and wounded In the recent disturbances in the zomid district, southeast of Constantinople @\ Minor, but order has been restored The town of Ismid is the residence of Greek d Armentan archbishops. the re ised the powers one who is found ent Progress of Cholera in Russin, ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 13.—Qfficlal turns for the last fol Lt in September show that there were during that time 4,425 new cams and 1,700 deaths trom cholera in the provinee of Volhynia. Mtuspeet the Siberian Rallway. VLADIVOSTOCK, Oct, 13.-An American sclentific expedition has arrived here to in- Te- . Secretary Her- l‘.'n has returned to the eity from Alabamas, | where he has beea making spesches on the | financial questions ot Aot d spect Uho Siberian raliway. The government will grant them full facility for accomplish- | ing thelr work. ! | marriage TRAPPREPARED FOR DURRANT Prosecution Believed to Have Some Start- ling Information in Reserve, PRISONER SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED Whole Fabric of Defense Expected to Be Destroyed by the Matter Yet to Be Introduced by the Stute's Attorney. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13.—Now that Durrant has told his story on the witness stand and has made answers to all the ac- cusations implted by the cross questions of the prosecution, an impression exists among those who have watched the trial closely that there Is something to come which will per- haps have more effect on the minds of the Jurymen as regards the gullt or innocence of the defendant than anything that has gone before. This feeling Is due to the confidence with which District Attorney Barnes put a series of startling questions relating to a conversation held by Durrant with a news- paper reporter, Miss Carrie Cunningham, at the county jail within the past week, and also touching on the address and endorsement of a certain envelope which may or may not have contained a confesslon. The questions implied full knowledge on the part of Barnes, nd it was evident that when the proper time came testimony would be produced to con- tradict the denials of the prisoner. When the prosecution’s witnesses are put on the stand they will relate the particular words of a conversation that bordered on a confession. They will seek to prove thal this man, who has been almost as silent as a dead man for &ix months, opened his mouth and talked of matters touching his very ex- istence, and at the very day and hour wh it was most important for him to maintain silence. These witnesses will seek to shov by their testimony that Durrant made admis- sions which destroy the whole fabric of de- fense. SUBSTANCE OF THE STORY. These alleged admissions are taken by the prosecution as coming from the one person on earth who knows all that occurred be- neath the beltry of the Emanuel Baptist church on the afternoon of April 3. The record of what passed at the county jall be- tween Miss Cunningham and Durrant is thus told by the prosecution, which is in posses- sion of the full facts ““On the evening of September 22 Miss Cun- ningham visited Durrant at the county Jail, and during the course of their conversation Durrant showed her a small envelope, which bore the following address and endoresment: ‘Messrs. Dichinson & Deuprey. To be opened in case I am convicted. To be returned to me in case I am acquitted.’ “Durrant told th: young lady that the envelope contained a complete statement of all that had occurred at the £manuel Baptist church on the afternoon of April 8. He said that it had been written lu order that his attorneys might know the facts in the event of his being convicted of the murder of Blanche Lamont. On_the following evening, September 23, Miss Cunningham again visited Durrant at the county jail and was there shown a larga envelope addressed like the other and smaller one. Durrant told her :hat the con- tents of the other envelope had b:come Jammed up and that he had transferred the written statement to the larger envelope. SAW THE GIRL'S CORPSE. “On the morning of October 5 Miss Cun- ningham held a conversation with Durrant at the county jail and during the course of that conversation and in answer to questions asked him by the young lady he said that at about 5 o'clock on the afterncon of April & he ascended the space between the ceiling and the roof of the Emanuel Baptist church for the purpose of fixing one of the sun burners, While at work he heard a noise, which at once attracted his attention. It s:cined to come from that part of the bullding where the belfry Is situated. He walked along in the direction from whence the sound came and peersd through the opening that con- nects the space above the ceiling with the interior of the belfry tower. While in this position ha saw the body of Blanche Lamont lying on the second landing of the belfry stalrs. He repeated the details of the cir- cumstances and added that Blanche Lamont was murdered on the second landing of the belfry stairs. Miss Cunningham then said: “'Oh, yes, It was from the second landing of the stairs that the blood dripped down and stained the cloth-covered picture frame on_the floor below.’ “Durrant replied that there was no blood on the cover of the picture frame, as ‘w have had the stalns analyzed and find they were made by water, not blood. An official Inspection was made cloth-covered plcture frame referred being stained by blood. This inspection re- vealed the fact that a plece of the cloth cover, one inch by two inches in size, had been cut from the frame in the center of one of the largest blotches or stains. As this was not done by any one connected with the prosecution, #he Inference is drawn that it was done by some one Interested in th2 de- fense and that it was for the purpose Indl- cated by Durrant's alleged statement regard- ing the analysis of to as the WOES OF D PRINCE. Russinn Nobleman's Wife Rendered Iusane by Trouble and Privations. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—A beautiful young Russian princess, Vera Keeknatoff, who has been living in exile with her husband here, is Insane and confined in Bellevue hospital. Prince Keeknatoff, her husband, who belongs to a prominent family in Polatoa, Russia, w exiled from his native town two years ago on account of connection with the nibilists His wife followed him a few months later. hey secured rooms in the house of Dr. J. J Sullivan, president of the Vigilance league made several ineffectual efforts to iployment. The remittances he re- celved every month from home barely sup- ported himself and his wife, and at_last ceased. The rent became due, but Dr, Sulll- van, knowing Keekatof’s history, was lenlent with him and allowed him to retain his room. According to the doctor the couple have fre- quently gone two and (hree days without food, being too proud to beg or to let their neighbors know of thelr unfortunate condi- tion, The young wife a few days ago began to show signs of Insanity. She began to act strangely, and at last grew so demonstrative that her husband was reluctantly Induced to agree to her removal to the hospital, ot el e COUNCIL SESSION, Clergy | Occupy the Syracuse SYRACU . Y., Oct. 13.—The dclegates and clergy attending the National Congrega- tional councll in this elty today occupled the pulpits of varlous churches In the city, Mass meetings were held for men in several of the churches this afternoon. Dwight L. Moody addressed a mass meeting of men in the | First Presbyterian church at 4 p. m., and | this evenin spoke to a mixed assemblage numbering 5,000 in the Albambra. The final day's session of the council will meet tomor row morning, the first business to be trans- acted being the completion of the report on ministerial standing. Reports will also be recelved on Christian unity, expenses of dele- gutes, Columblan exposition, church manual, and divorce, prison reform and bbath observance. The convention will close with an address by Rev. Mr. Clark of Maseachusetts on pital and Labor.” . e Employed by the Rebels, CLEVELAND, 0., Oct. 13.—Sylvester Sco- vell, son of Rev, Mr. Scove'l, president of the Wooster, O., unlversity, and for some time manager of the Cleveland Athletic club, left yesterday for Cuba, where he goes under contract with the revolutionists (o act as in- Attenda Churches, ce | structor in cavalry drill at a handsome salary, | Scovell was @ member of troop A, the crack | cavalry company of Oblo, and is an expert horseman and swordsman, as well as an all round athlet TO PROTECT JOHN L. WA Friends of the Imprisoned Man Pre- pured to Appenl te Congress. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—Ex-Governor Thomas, John Guthrie, A. M. Thomas and oth- ers who have interested themselves in be- half of John L. Waller are hopeful that the petition and circular letter which have been sent broadcast through Kansas will bear good fruit and will obtain the release of the ex-consul from the prison In which he is con- fined. The petition is addressed to congress and asks that an_investigation be made of the cause of Waller's arrest and imprison- ment by France. After presenting the case of the ex-consul, the petition says in part: “Your memorialists are informed (hat while John L. Waller and his family were domiciled in Madagascar and in rightful pos- session of a valuable land grant bestowed upon him by the lawful government of Mad- agascar, he was wrongfully and forcibly ar- rested by a body of soldiérs, commanded by an ofticer of the repubife of France, and summarily sentenced by a pretended court martial to be confined in prison for twenty years, and that he was denied a hearing be- fore any tribunal, and that he {s now wrong tully imprisoned ‘and deprived of his liberty and property. Your memorialists respect- fully pray congress to insiitute an investiga- tlon of the cause of the imprisonment of John L. Waller, and that he be protected in his personal rights and property as an American citizen.” CLEVELAND, 0., Oect. 13.— Maxwell, a colored medical student in this city, has received a letter from ex-Consul John L. Waller. The letter is dated ‘‘Maison Centrale, Du Clairvaux, Francs, Sept, 8. After thanking Maxwell for expressions of sympathy contained in a letter he had written to the imprisoned man, Waller said: “I gives me great plecsure to know that 1 have the sympathy and support of the American people, who are using every honorable means and endeavor to sccure me my liberty, which to an American is dearer far than life. I am a vicetim of circumstances, and whether 1 shall finally recelve justice at the hands of the French people or pdrish in a forelgn prison by virtue of a hasty conviction ren- dered by a court martial in the heat of ex- citement, rests with God ‘and the American people, in whose actions ahd righteous judg- ment T have the most implicit confidence. That 1t is the desire ud intention of the French as a government to do me an Inj tice, T do not for a moment believe. 1 am elso consoled in the knowledge of the fact that the American people, true now as al ways to their long established creed and nu- mercus precedents touching the protection of American citzens abroad, will not permit any injustice to be inflicted wpon one of their citizens by a foreign nation, no matter how humble be that citizen.” ALY COMPAN ER, harles T. the Practice ving Re £ Preminms. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—The executive of- ficers of most of the large life insurance com- panies held a meeting Saturday to devise means for stopping the practice of giving re- bates of premiums. President John R. Hege- man of the Metropolitan Life presided. Reso- lutions drawn by Commissiorier G. S. Merrill of Massachusetts were adopted. After sctting forth the facts that the legislatures of twenty-one states have emacted laws forbid- ding rebates under penalty; that such laws have generally been a dead lefter; that com- panles have placed themselvs without excep- tion_in opposition to rebiting, and that the practice can be suppressed only by the active organized co-operation of life companies, they continue: Resolved, That" edch companies’ agree that T off son 0 or of the subseribing it swill not pay or to pay or @low, nar permit connectéd wiih it"in any ca- pay allow, or offer allow, wny ' rebate of premium in. any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly; that a referee who has no official connection with any life company shall be appointad, who shall ex- amine into and decide all charges of rebat- ing by agents or others, and whose decisions shall be final; that on’ the decision of the referec that any person connected in any capacity with any subseribing company has made any rebate, such person shall imme- dlately be dismissed from the service of sald company and shall nat, for a period of two thereafter, be again employed ¥ 1o the agreement. wered to begin prose tions for viols the Jaws a. ing and to employ counsel to assist. A fund of §10.000 is to be made uy and maintained in the referee’s hands by assessments on the subscribing co les. The referce is to recelve a salary of $2000 a year and ex. penses, and is to be fuether allowed ai amount not exceedihg $2,000 for a *tary and clerical assistance. The agreement is to go {nto effect Novem- ber 1 next. Ex-Governor Willlam i2. Russel of Massachusetts was sugpested as the ref- eree called for in the agreement. KANSAS FUGH e pacity to pay VE PARDONED. Conviet erty After I TOPEKA, Oct. 13. —Governor Morrill has granted a pardon to Z. T. Campbell,. who fourteen years ago was convicted in Osage ccunty of robbing the Wells-Fargo Express company of $500, and sentenced to the peni- tentlary for elghteen months. The night be- fore the sheriff was to have started to (he peritentiary with a bateh of prisoners, Camp- bell escaped and was never capturéd, He went to Salt Lake City, where he has since resided, living an honest, upright lite. He recently communicated, through influential friends and relatives, In Topeka, with ex- Chlef Justice Albert 'H. Horton in regard to his case. Judgs Hortdn made an investl- gation which convinced him that Campbell was innocent of the crime charged. He pre- sented the case to thé governor with the result as stated. Campbell was statlon agent for the Santa Fe at Osage City, as well as agent for the express company. One night a package con- taining $500 was intrusted to his care, He put the package in his pocket and went out for a drink. He fell In with evil com- panions and drunk. When he came to himself tne money was gone. Being unable to prove where the money awent, the law was applied. Prior to that time he was regarded as a good fellow with a first-class appetite for liquor. He reformed wpon golng to Salt Lake City. Upon receipt of his pardon, mpbell will return to Kansas for a visit with his friends and relatjves, whom he has mot seen sirce his capvietion. VELAND DINES WITH BRYANT. President ed His Lib- Years, « Portion of York. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—~The yacht Oneida, having on board President Cleveland, dropped anchor this morning @t 10 o'clock at the new York Yacht club anchorage ground, at the foot of East Twenty-sixth street. Mr. Cleve- land got in a small boat and was rowed over. He then enteved a carrfake which stood wait- ing and was rapidly wiitled to the residence of his family physician, Dr. Joseph Bryant of 54 West Thirtelth strpet, where the pre: ident took dinner with the, doctor and his family and spent an hgur or two chaiting with Dr. Bryant. GREENWICH, Conn., Oct. 13.—President Cleveland and party arflved on the yaeht Oneida at § o'clock last ovening. They were landed at Indian Harbor dock and driven to E. C. Bepedict's houss, This morning at half past 8 they were driven agaln to the dock, where they boarded the Oneida and steamed off. the ——— Interesting Chureh Ceremo NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—An interesting cere. mony was perooraed i even'ng at rence Roman Cathelic chuzch when G W. Davidson, who was untll today se and director of a religious order in the high ritualistic Episcopalian Chureh of the Re- deemer, made a confession of faith, reccl absolution and was baptize nd’ received into the Roman Catholic church. The Church of the Redeemer Is a high Episcopal chureh - Scientific Writer Electrocute GREAT BARING, Mass., Oct. 13.—Frank- lin L. Pope, an electrlc formerly con- nected with the Bell Telephone company, a sclentific writer of some njght killed by a shock frompan eléetric lighting apparatus in the cellarsf his house. Three thousand volts entered s body, |FOUR MINERS SUFFOCATED Oaught Like Rats in a Trap by Fire in the Mine Shaft. HARD BUT USELESS FIGHT FOR LIFE Resculng Party Finds Evidence Superhumnan Efforts to Shut Out the Smoke that Hrought Death to the Hopeless Vi WEBSTER CITY, In, Oct. 13.—(Special Telegram.)—Four men were suffocated by gas and smoke in a coal mine two and a half miles from Story City last night at 6 o'clock. The dead are: ALBERT PETERSON, single. ALEXANDER EASTMAN, single. INGE INGESON, single. GEORGE PAYNE, married; leaves a wife and three children. The men were in the mine just at closing time. The engineer had built a big fire in the furnace under the boiler in the shaft house and left for his supper. While hie was gone the timber adjacent to the furnace caught fire and the flames reached the cable running down the shaft. When the engineer returned he attempted to hoist the cage with the men, but the cable broke and they fell to the bottom of the shaft. The fall was not over three feet and they were uninjured. The mine was filling with smoke from the burning wood and there was no other mode | of egress for them. | Payne was foreman of the little gang of | miners, and they followed him to one of the cells, thinking they could bank themselves in and prevent the smoke from entering. The cell was only a hundred feet from where the wood was burning, but before they could enter and build up the barricade they were suffocated with smoke, which was so de e that they could not see their hands before them, even with the assistance of their miners’ lamps. The first news of the accident was brought to Story City by a courfer about 7 o'clock. Immediately upon his arrival a rescuing band was formed and at the mink they found the friends of the imprisoned men standing at the opening of the shaft, from which dense vol- umes of smoke were pouring, almost panic stricken. As soon as the smoke cleared away a cage was rigged up and volunteers went into ‘the mine to learn the fate of the four men. They were found almost in a heap, one body lying across the three others. The indi- cations were that death ensued within a half hour after they entered the cell. Evidences of superhuman strength were found in the moving of great rocks and chunks of coal to stop up the passageway that told how hard the imprisoned mien had worked to save their lives. The bodics were brought to the sur- face and removed to Story City The suffocated men were quite well known at Story City, and the funeral, which occurs tomorrow, will be one of the largest ever held in the country. The engineer, in speak- ing of the accident, said the furnace had always been considered perfectly safe. On many occasions before, while going to his meals, he had left more fire In the grate and an accident had never happened. He could only account for it by explaining that, as was his usual custom, he had banked the fire and the gases under the ashes had caused a siight explosion on the grate and one of the coals had been thrown out, passing into a crevice of the timbers and {hus starting the blaze, THRE| Pittsburg Track Trolley with Terrible PITTSBURG, Oct. 13.—In an accident to- night on the Carnegle branch of the West nd traction road three persons were killed and twelve or fourteen people badly injured. The killed are: GEORGE ROTHMAN, Carnegie. JACOB HEIZEL, glass dealer. MRS. ELIZABETH BISHOP, *1500 Carson stree Tnjured: furniture dealer of Michael Foley and wife of West End, Pittsburg, badly cat about head and body; both dangerously hurt. Prof. Alexander Phillips of Pittsburg acad- emy; head and neck cut; serious. 0."J. Baldwin of Youngsville, Pa.; skull fractured; not expected to live till morning. Miss Emma Laughlin, 39 Atwood street, Pittsburg, scalp wound; both legs crushed. Miss Pearl Horne, Seventh street, Beaver Falls, scalp wound Mrs. Leetz and 6-year-old son; both badly crushed; condition serious. Unknown boy, bruised. Robert Wiley, 10 years old, badly bruised George W. Addles, motorman, leg crushed and head cut. Frank McGuire, conductor, badly brufsed. The names of others injured are not known, a9 they left the scene without being recog: nized. The accident happened to car No. 26 on the long hill coming ‘c *he west end on its way to Pittsburg. It jumped the track and turned completely over. Just as the car started down the heavy grade the brake broke and it was soon be- yond the control of the motorman. The speed became terrific, and when a'gharp curve over the foot of the hill was reached the car made a wonderful leap, landing trucks uppermost in McCarthy's run, six or elght feet below the track grade. The accident occurred at a lonely spot, and it was quite a whie before assistance reached the sufferers, who werc wedged tightly in the wreck, which was most complete, When the conductor saw that the car was beyond control he lald down on the floor and advised the others to follow his ex- ample. The killed were found wedged under the roof of the car, which had been smashed in upon them. The escape of any of those in the car was miraculous. The dead were brought to the morgue and the injured to the several hospitals, PLEASURE PARTY COMES T0 GRIE d by Capsizi t at Baltimore, BALTIMORE, Md., Oc our men were drowned this afternoon by the capsizing | ot a pleasure boat In the middle branch of the Patapesco river. They were: HARRY STINER, a ferryman. FRED VALKMAN, a bartender. WILLIAM A. REYNOLDS, a baker. JAMES HUSTON, occupation unknown. All the men were residenis of this city { and together with friends attempted to cross the river from the ferry bar to Meter's pa- villon, in Arundel county. A strong east wind made the water very rough, and when about halt way across the boat began to fill and went over, leaving the pleasure seckers struggling In the water. A number of row boats went to the rescue, but before they redched the capsized boat the men had gone down for the last time. Their companions were rescued with dificulty. No bodies have been recovered. & of a Thieving Mail Clerk Caught. 8T LOULS, Oect, Joseph Fuller Thomas, an educated colored man, aged 3 years, who worked as mail clerk on the Iron | Mountain rallrond between St. Louis and Texarkana, Ark., 1§ under arrest, charged with stealing mail. He confessed that the peculations, which were confined to the mall matter addressed to Chicago, had been golng on for over two months, but the secret service officlals beli>ve they extonded | over a longer period. Thomas' guilt was| fixed upon him by decoy letters, from which he abstracted marked money. atal Bar Room Fight. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—Matthew Gray, a private in the United States engineer corps, stabbed and probably fatally wounded Pa rick Shea In a bar room row at Flushin, L. 1, today. Movements New York—A Havre. Glasgow—Arrived adelphla. Southampton—Arrived—Tray York for Bremen and proceeded. Havre—Arrived—La Bourgogue, from New York. Carthagenia, from Phii- from New ALIFAX, roRy ¢l in Trouble and Much mage Feared HALIFA', N. 8, Oct. 13.—A heavy south- easter has prevailed along the coast this afternoon and fs still raging. The wind is accompanied by blinding sheets of rain and in the harbor a heavy sea is running. The only casualty reported is that to the Amerl- can brigantine H. C. Sibley, which is ashore at Biack Rock, C. B, She is bound from Port Pevis for Chester, Pa., with a cargo of plaster. PORTLAND, Me., Oct. 13.—A sovere storm has raged here all day. At times the wind blew twenty-five miles an hour and the rain fell in torrents. The harbor is filled with coasting cls and a very heavy sea Ie running outside. About 10 o'clock this even- ing a three-masted schooner broke away from her moorings and went crashing about the harbor, colliding with several other vessels ly!ng at anchor, but the extent of the damage she ac plished cannot be learned tonight BOSTON, Oct. 13.—A wind and rain.storm which struck Boston shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon developed unexpected se- verity during the night and today the city has recelved the worst drenching in many days. The storm extends all along the New England coast north of Cape Cod. 7 SEVERL Anour Several | At 7 o'clock this morning the wind had reached a maximum velocity of forty-four miles an hour. Up to 8§ o’clock tonight five and twenty- two-hundredths inches of rain had fallen in this city since yesterday noon, which is more n the total rainfall here since July 1. In twelve hours three and twenty-two-hundredths inches fell, which 18 very near the record The storm struck the harbor and lower bay with the wind blowing hard from the south- east Saturday night. It backed into the northeast at about 2 o'clock Sunday morning and gradually increased to a vioient gaie, Kicking up a tremendous sea outside. No very serlous casualties, however, had besn reported up to sundown today. The upper arbor s filled with shipping and most of the vessels have out two anchors. Some of them have dragged during the day, and in one or two cases the assistance of a tug was nec- essary to bring them to a place of safety NEW_ YORK, Oct. 13,—The Norweglan bark Iigaro, which arrived in port this ning from Batavia and Padang, reports on_the morning of October i1, “when thirty-five miles’ northeast of Cape iy, she spoke the schooner Laura of Rockland, Me., bound from ok, Ga,, for Bokton, With a cargo of The Sprague was ‘In charge of the chief mate, who re 1 that Captain Wix- son had died of supposed malaria, or swamp fov 1t four members of the crew were ‘suffering from the After ex- nging positions the schooner hoaded for Cape Henry to procure medical aid, WAS NOT MR, HARRISON'S FAULT. Perry S, Henth Exonerntes the Ex- Presid CINCINNATI, Oci. 13.—The Commerclal- Gazette, a strong McKinley paper, edited by Perry S. Heath, who was close to Harrison during his administration, will tomorrow say “A great deal has recently appeared respect- ing the attitude of President Harrison toward the McKinley tariff at the time of its adop- tion. It is contended that in the capacity of president, Harrison opposed the adoption of schedules as high as those in the McKinley law, and that he entered a pro- test against them to those who had the measure in char One prominent republi- can_newspaper stated_recently that the McKinley tariff defeated Harrison's re-elec- tion, and that this fact is the cause of ‘Har- rison’s feeling toward McKinley." Another in- fluential republican newspaper in the west announced that during the consideration of the McKinley bill, President Harrison sum- moned its suthor, and Speaker Reed, and possibiy other party leaders, and warned them against the adoption of such high figures, “The Commercial-Gazette is to say that all such statements are untrue and misleading. Ex-President Harrison de- serves neither censure nor praise on account of the McKinley tariff law. He took no part In_the drafting or the conslderation of the measure. No feature of the law, so 'far as those who compiled it are aware, represent his particular views or mdt with his specific disapproval. President Harrison, when asked by those drafting the bill what he thought of it, said that the detalls should be left in charge of those responsible for the measure, that they were most familiar with the subjects in hand. He offered no adyice. When the bill went to the white house for signature the president did not, 50 far as known, show any displeasure nor offer any criticism. Nor did he express dis- pleasure with the law If the law was ever held responsible for the defeat of 1892 Presi- dent Harrison should stand blameles in a position AVORS FOI S, Grand Army Poxt of Tacomn Provokes n cullur Proble TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 13.—At the regular meeting of Custer post No, 6, Grand Army of the Republic, of this city, notice was given of a resolution to be introduced at the next regular meeting, which will attract wide- spread attention. At the national encamp- ment held at Pittsburg in 1894, and at the last encampment held in Louisviile, the ques- tion was mentioned, but Custer post of this city s the first organization in the United States to take formal notice of the matter. George Hasbeard, a well known politician and a member of Custer post, gave notice that he wouid next Saturday night offer a resolution providing that Custer post appoint a committee of five to memorialize congress for a law doing away with the distinction be- tween federal and confederate veterans so far as relates to their admission to national sol- diers’ homes; in short, that disabled ex-con- federate soldiers be admitted to national sol- diers’ homes on exactly the same basis as ex- unfon soldiers. Mr. Hasbeard, while not an active Grand Army man, has been a member of Custer post siuce July, 1883, In the late war he served in company C, Thirty-sixih Indiana volunteers, His proposed resolution has stirred up much feeling In Custer post, many members being outspoken against it passage. Under the rules it will lie on the table two weeks after being introduced, pecisness. - Lasischton Bank Notes CLEV. Oct 13.—Joseph was brought here tonight by a United States marshal from Stark and charged with counterfeitin tried to pass a $1 bill which had with pasters to represent In his possession was found a §2 bill ralsed to $20 1 the same way. He also had pasters for bills, He told the officer he bought the asters from a Pitisburg man, who sup- plied them by mail. This is the second ar- rest for a sim! offense In that vieinity within a short time, and it is belleved coun- terfeiters are systematically at work. Dreyer deputy county Dreyer n fixed Shr POCATE K. Miller ned about states that J report a w 1daho, Oet. 13.—Lieutenant of the Eighth infantry, ata- twenty miles from Jackson's C. Wilson, who brought go of ihe killing of Captain Smith apanions in Juckson's Hole, is « deserter from the Seventh cav- alry, in camp in the Teton pass, Wilion made these statements in order to obtain o relay of horses and to facilitate his escape. Lieutenant Miller says there is no truth_whatever in the statement that Cap- tain Smith was Killed putilnccs SHNRES. Will Push the Cluim. M, Oct. 13.~J. A. Peralta ¢ he belleved the claim filed in the United States court of claims in be half of the Cuban branch of the Peralta family to recover $05,000,00), the alleged va'ue he famous Peralta land grant, would be pushed by Spanish government ns a offget to the M He holds that th Cuban branch of family hnd no title to the grant Reavis s still held here, a prison ancelion witl the attempted P fraud J [ Denver and Cripple Creek Alr Line, DENVER, Oct. 13.~The Denver & C rado Southern Rallway company, just | r porated, proposes to connect enver ur ok mining region, Flors non Clty and Sllver Clff by an alr I'n with easy grades, and also (o provide ninal facilities In this state for the Mid nd. Termingl and Florence & = Cripple Creek_lines. The distance hetween Deryer and Cripple Creck over this line is culy about seventy miles, nd that | HANKERS FOR A VINDICATION William J. Broatoh Wants His Career of Duplicity and Treachery Endorsed, LIVE TOPIC FOR A PULPIT EDITORIAL Dervish Candidate for Mayor Resore rects the Iswnes on Which Met a Galling Defent Six Years Ago. In accepting the nomination for mayor at the hands of the convention held at Washe ington hall on Saturday afternoon W. Ja Broateh sald: “Six years ago a scene was enacted in thig hall which many of you will remember. Thia nomination at your hands today justifies the record 1 made as mayor, 1 want to say now that had Mr. Chaffec or any other aspirant been nominated by this convention he would have recelved my support, not only in & quiet way, but I would have gone out to the meets Ings that will doubtless be held and raised my for his election. We are meeting new issues in this fight. 1 am well aware that the batteries of The Bee will be turned against me and the rest of the ticket you will nominate today. The lssue Is clear. It 18 whether the party shall rule itgelf or sube mit to the dictation of one man. For my part, 1 am wiling to meet the issue. I am sure that it is not necessary for me to proms ise you that I will prove worthy of the cone fidence you have placed in me."” Ever since the republican party turned Broatch down six years ago In the convention to which he referred In his speech of accepts ance, he has had a grievance, and has been persistently demanding that hie woes be made a party matter. He has wanted a vindication and looks upon his nomination on Saturday as such. Since he has introduced the subject a little review of the convention of 1889 and the causes that led to his turning down may not be out of place. Broatch was elected mayor in the spring of 1887, Dur his term the city charter was amended so that the city election was | changed until December, so that as a holds over he had served the city for two and a half years when the fight came up for his renomination in November, 18 The republican city convention in 1880 was a memorable one. It was held on November 21 at Washington hall and lasted from o'clock in the aftsrnoon until daylight th next morning. B. P. Davis was chairman of the convention, which was composed of seven | delegates from each ward, In all sixty-three delegates. Broatch had been practically de~ feated at the primaries, after the most out- rageous methods had been employed in his interest. When the convention met an at- tempt was made to seat a Broatch delegation from the Third ward, but an Investigation showed that the Broatch delegation held certificates that were clear forg:ries, and after a contest that nearly precipitated a riot the anti-Broatch delegation was seated. The candidates for the mayoralty were W. J Broatch, Dr. 8, D. Mercer, A. L. Strang and Thomas Swobe. On the first ballot Broateh reccived twenty-eight votes, and they nevep deserted him. The other candidat:s held their forces well in line and a deadlock ens sued. Finally the name of G. W. Lininger was presented as a_compromige candldate, and after an all night session Mr. Linjuger was nominated on the 267th ballot. His nom« {nation was made unanimous on motion of Droatch's chief lieutenant, John T. Clarke, and everything seemed harmonfous. The warring factione got together and pl:dges o support. of the ticket were given by all cons cerned. BANQUET OF THE TWENTY-EIGHT. But the pledges did not last long. On Sate urday night, three days after the convention, Broatch gave a banquet at the Paxton hotef to the twenty-eight men who had supported him in the convention in which Mr. Lininger d defeated him for the mayoralty nom= ination. Among the leaders of the Broatche ites who were at the feast were John Mes Donald, Henry Dunn, J. N. Phillips, Thom: Golden, Ed Cone, T. J. McGrane, John T, Clarke, Charles E. Bruner, E. P. Davis, A, G. Edwards and Charles Unitt. In addition to the delegates named Hon. G, W. Lininger and Paul Vandervoort were present, The report published in The Bee on the morning after th> banquet concludes as fols lo: volce ayor Broatch made a short speech at the opening, in which he asserted that he was with the candidate and wanted the {me mortal twenty-elght to stand by Lininger, He ‘pledged his hearty support and that of his friends, and hoped that no one would think that he was disgruntled at the result of the convention. “Mr. Lininger responded briefly to Mayor Broatch's invitation with a few appropriate remarks, Y “The falthful twenty-eight pledged thelr fealty to the republican ticket and resolved to heartily support each candidate without reserve. The party broke up at a lat» hour.” Tals was the report of the banquet that reached the public, but it was not all. It was decided Dbefore the meeting of the twenty-elght stalwarts had ad- journed to form a permanent organ- ization and carry on the war in which they had been defeated In the convention. Thig proposition was vigorously opposed by W. Wi Keysor and Charles K. Coutant, who had been members of the Broatch delegation in the convention, and they refused to have more to do with the organization. This decision to fight George V at the polls was taken on Novem yet six days later the members of the club who had been plotting treason to the nomines of their party's convention accepted his hoss pitality, and on Thanksgiving nigat attended a banquet given by Mr. Lininger at his home to the delegates to the convention. B. P, Lininger r 23, and { Davis acted as toastmaster, ag he had acted as chairman of the convention that nominated Mr, Lininger. Pledges of support were given to Mr. Lininger and the banquet udjourned, And the very next night the Twenty-eight plotters met in C. L. Chaffee’s office and laid their plans to knife Mr. Lininger and Johin Rush, the candidate for city treasurer. They accepted money from Mr. Cushing's supporters and waged war on republic candidates who were distasteful to Broatcl GETTING IN ITS WORK. Mr. Lininger was defeated at the election and Mr. Rush secured his seat as city trease urer only after an election contest with James McShane, the democratic candidate. The work of the club did not end with the elece tion, but plans were at ouea adopted for the organization of the city council under the democratic administration, to whose success the club had contributed 'so much. Chaffea was chosen president of the eity council and the combine had much to do with the exe travagance that marked Mayor Cushing's ad- ministration. The club held together for the two years of Cushing’s term and was on deck in 1891 and made a feeble effort to defeat Mayor Bemis, but the effort was futile, The | club also made a fight to give Broatch the Jouglas county delegation for governor in but failed signally, and then the chiof f the conspirators went Into retirement, from which he recently emerged, seeking new proe terment and a vindication. | Most of the members of the defeated Liniuger, a Protestant, and elected | Cushirg, a Catholle, Tnye become leaders of the dervish contingent of the A. P. A The treachery of Broatch and his Twentye eighters to the republican city ticke§ had become & matter of general notorlety before the day of the elcction. They held meetings every weeld | and persistently plotted to accomplish the dee | feat of Mr. Lininger and Mr. Rush. When the result of the election had beon made known The Bee, on the morning of Deceme ber 5, contained the following editorial, exe posing the treachery of the gang WORK OF BROATCH'S HENCHMEN, “There ¢ an adage that all Is falr i war and politics. But there 1s au unwritten code of honor among soldiers and politiglans | which no man can violate without being |exsorated and held in contempt, Iu 1he | old club who