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5 z 1'THEOMAHA DAILY BEE. . ' _ _ \ THIRTEEN TII . 0.17AII21 , NAB. TUESDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 11 , 13&3. N0. 73. , ZAh1 tort M G A , . , . QRTJNEBAUM BROS. , . , . I . D : ErYa 0 © iS r . . . . . . w. SSA i c71i : ' ' } ' . . , 1309. 0 1309. RefeiTing to our introductory announcements , we are Pleasecl to state that the improvements on our building are completed , and with this ( sane we formally announce that our GRAND OPENING will take place w e trust no lady will neglect the opportunity of visiting our establishment on this occasion as the attractions in decorations and display of Goods shall and will create a lasting impression on the minds of our visitors ' and b Placing before the Iniblic an assortment of goods in a 11 the departments - partments , which our patrons will always find full and complete , we earnestl Y t + hoPa to merit the patronage of the people. . : . . . THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS . . , ' Will be under a personal charge o e following a erience Ladies' an Gentlemen e . . . . . ' The Silk Department---Mr. L. Swartz formerly with Lord & Taylor , New York. . The Black Goods Mr. C , D S dnor A , Cruickshank & Co , Omaha , . The Dress Goods lY r. G , W , Lucas Y' , R V. Hfas Chicago. The Domestic Mr. P F Andre en . L , B. Williams & Son Omaha. ti The Linen Mr. Wm Barrie , J , Edward Bird & Co , Baltimore , - " ti The Wrap . . . Miss H , Ruane , ' J. . . The Trimming TYfiss M , Heelan. : r ; ' -F Our force of assistants personally request the pleasure of a visit fi om then friends and acquaintances ; and hope that their endeavors to please and r satisfy the wants of their customers - , will secure for them the patronage. In tendering everY , one a hearty welcome we will state that our GRAND OPENING. Monday and Tuesday , September 10th and 11th/ will be an occasion never before witnessed in Omaha , . 1 , r ' r . . . . . . . . . { NaV 1 f. ? ; Yu M TI , . : . ' . ' i G'R'UENEBAUM ; BROS..s : 1309 Farnani Street. . 's t- : FROSTED FiELDS. Reports From all States Visited by the 1m' Recent Frosts ; 1 : The Damage Confined to Potatoes - toes , Tomatoes , Tobacco and t Lowland Corn , J Cucumbers and Buckwheat Nipped i In Spots-The Aggregate Less Close on a Quarter of a Million. IOWA CITY , September 10.-A heavy frost foil Sunday morning , but did but little damage to corn in this county. MUSCATrxn , Ia. , September 10.-A slight frost hero Friday and Saturday / nights. Thu datpago generally slight , I but on some low ground corn is conaidor " g ably injured. DUBUQUE , Iowa , September 10.-The x frost on Saturday night nipped the vines in this vicinity , ut so far as learned it T has not seriously injured fruit. Corn is " + not injured unless a little in the valley , and that not to any extent. The average , , of it , it is believed , is by no means as } serious as was expected , and crops as a whole have received little damage. No " frost last night. S. ROOK IsI.ANU , September 10.-Advices from the country represent the frost of , Sunday morning as doing great damage on low lands. The late corn and pota toes are generally killed. On the high . ground the damage is trifling , if any. , The real loss that farmers austaig is on , , the potatoes , as tlio corn that has boon n killed was not counted as good for much l , except for stock feed. . . Hunow , DAU. , September 10.-Frost . was light and did little damage in this . . section. Twothirds of the corm crop has ' matured while the Sreator portion of the ? 7. . , remainder is uninjured. , } , DES MOINES , IA. , September 10.- Only a slight frost Sunday morning in this section. Corn not materially dam. , 1'x , F aged. Tomatoes sweet potatoes and pumpkin vines did notfaro as well. No frost Sunday night. DAVENPORT , Iowa , September 10.- , ' 7 The frost of the last three mornings have injured corn in the low lands , but that I on the high grounds has not been harmed. 1 MAInIIALLTOWN , , Ia , September 10.- 1 The severe frosts of Friday and Saturday yf'r'f mornings affected corn on low lames. II ' Conversation with leading farmers midi. f - cato the corn crop is injured ono third in Marshall county. Ili STERLINa , , September 10.-Frost in this section yesterday morning dam , aged low lapel corn ; upland uninjured , No other vegetation hurt. Thu damage ; , to corn is riot very great. DETltoir , September 10.-Frost ( quite general throughout Michigan last night. do not indicate heavy charac ter but suflicient to cut down partly grown vegetables. Corn is somewhat } late , but it is thought not to be seriously injured. OTrUUwA , Iowa , September 10.-Very ! light frost Saturday night and a trtflo last night. Practically no injury anywhere - where in this region. Generally the frosts wore not suficient to kill oven ten , der vines , BDntiNaroN , Iowa , September 10.- Frosta in this part of Iowa Friday and Saturday night , but no damage to crops reported. Sr. PAUL , September 10.-The C , St. P , , M. C 0 , road received general re ports from stations today in ting the frost was severe tlirougltou Southern Minnesota , Northern Iowa and Eastern Nebraska , and corn was badly injured. Drs MoINEH , September 10.-Tho State Register's reports from a goodly portion of the state m regard to the late frosts will show that the damage to crops is trifling. The corn on the uplands has not been damnaced , mid on the low wet lands it appears to be the Kansas seed corn that has suffered , ELMIRA , N Y. , September 10.-Tho Chemung valley tobacco crop was ( lain. aged $100,000 by frost last night. Buck , wheat and corn were also damaged , Boltar.NTOWN , N , .i. , September 10.- Tim first frost of the season this morning slightly injured buckwheat , but no dam. ago was dote to corn , as the crop is too far advanced , JACxHON , Mich , , Septemberl0.-Heavy frosts prevailed in this section of the state on Saturday and Sunday nights and the corn crop throughout this part of the country is thought to be almost entirely destroyed. SI'IUNGFICLU , Ill. , September 10.- There has been a light frost in this soc Lion the past three evenings , but no damage was done to corn , owing to the extreme dry weather that has prevailed for the past month. CEDAn BAFIDH , Ia. , September 10.- Farmers report the recent frost damaged only late corn in low lamids. The crop on high lands is uninjured and ripening is hastened in this and adjoining ountics. ST. LouIH , September 10-A dispatch from a well posted and able correspon dent at Topeka , says ho cannot learn that there has been any frost in Kansas , at any rata riot enough to do any damage. Corn , in most sections of the state , is out of danger of frost. Much of it is already in time shock. Locuronr , N. Y. , Septaniber 10.- A heavy white frost visited Niagara county last night. 'l'imo corn and tona toes tire said to be greatly injured , but fruit generally escaped uninjured. Mlr.weuxEE , September 10.-There was a heavy froat in Milwaukee county last night and corn on low lands was killed , Buckwheat also sufcred. ' 19io whole cuubor industry was ruined. The loss in this enterprise alone is placed at $50,000. A specialty is made of cucumr hers by many farmers because of the largo pickle factory iii Wauwatosa. A dispatch from Caldwell's prairie says tlnero was alight frost Friday and batur- da ' nights and a heavy one on Sunday , doing great damage. Sioux Crry , September 10.-There has bean mo frost in this section since Friday night. The damage to corn Is isolated s iots in valleys. About half time corn crop is out of ducggoe from frost. WAHIIiNOTON Su ptOmbor 10-Special dispatches from southwestern Paine 1 vania eastern Ohio and West Vi ginia report damage to crops light in high lands and somewhat severe in low lands. Late corn badly injured. WASUINGTON , September 10The September cotton returns of the department - mont of agriculture is less favorable than those of August. The general average is reduced to 74 per sent ; in September , 1883 , thegemieral average was 94 , The Dakota State Makers. Stour FALLS , Septanbor 8.-At a meeting of the convention this morning very little business was done. Time committee - mittee on elections and suffrage reported in favor of time insertion of the word "male" in the constitution and of women voting at school elections and being eligible to holding office pertaining to time management of schools. The committee on address offered a resolution , which was adopted , to instruct the president to appoint a committee of nine to prepare an address to the peojplo of the proposed now state urging their support of time constitution adopted by thus convention. Time convention adjourned until llfonday. Sioux FALLH , D. T. , September 10.- Reports of time committees on military amisuffrage was adopted with slight modifications , amid time conhnittcos on education and preamble subnmittod a report - port which went ovor. A vigorous cam , paign is being waged by the prohibi tioaista. The Defenders of Baltimore. BALTIalomui , September 9.-Pima rein- nant of the association of Defenders of Baltimiiore in 1812 , fourteen , attended religious services today , For many years it has been the custom of the association - ciation to aesomblo at their hall on Sunday - day preceding the anniversary of North Point , and after marching around the battle monument proceed to church. Today the nmoeting mid marching wore omitted because of the infirmities of the members , aid they were taken to church fro11 their homes in carriages under time escort of Wilson post , 0 , A , It , Thorn were only six defenders present , the ro maiuug living memnbers , eight in num her , were too mfirmn to participate. - . _ Fatal Fire , , IACHHONI'ILLP. , ILL , , September 10- Wliilo a freight train was coning { vest , three miles cast of this city tonight a stock car , containing two ftuehorses , was discovered iii flames , Time train was etOpped and a maim supposed to be Scott 1 Nkerell , who had charge of the horses , proceeded to the car ( a slat stock car , ) 1Yhel ho entered it lie was iii 8(11110 wa overpowered by time smoke from time burning straw orbrobablyinjured by om6 of the horses amid was burned to death together with time horses. The stook was consigned to S , Pickerell , Alexis , Ill , 'l'imo New Gulls Tlmentm'o. KANHAH CITv , Sopteiubor I0.-Thmo Gillia house mow Theater , corner Fifth and Walnut streets , opened tonight by Mlle , Rhea as Adrienne Loeouvreur , by a large audience. The theatre seats , 1,600 , is valued at $225,000 and was built by the trustees as provided by time will of time late Mrs. Mary Troost , as a monument to l'1m , Gillis , deceased. 'rho revenue from time property is donated ill perpetuity to support "Our Orphans Hone' which will ho founded under time provisions of the same will. THE ROSS MYSTERY. Two Letters Frem the Kidnappers I Foand Among the Papers of a Dcad Detcclre , The Failure to Pay $20,000 , Ransom Results in the Murder - der of the Boy. ' Tim Bloody Determination of the Crimniuals Falls In Its Object. NnWAiIK , N. J , , September 10.-Time Evci mg News revives of time kidnapping of Cliarlio Ross , July 1st , 1874 , from his father's residunco in Germantown. Time chief detective of police of Philadelphia , 1Ymim , It , Ileins , recently died and aumon g his papers were found tw > letters tied securely in a separate package , maim which being xainined/ wae fouto have beet written to Mr. Boss by the abductors - tors declaring if ho did not come to terms the blood of his son would be on his own head. The letters were not shown time fatlmor of little Charlie beeaueo they would only distress him more. At the mine time Mrs. Itoas was so prostrate that all letters and information concerting - ing time case were turned over to her brother , Joseph Mears , who then con , suited Heins tread of the detective suad. Thn letters just discovered are dated November 22d and 24th of time year of time abduction. The firatlottor of Limo abductors say , "We have now arrived at a critical point , We have decided to fix time day when this ( natter shall be settled. Wo must have $20,000 or you will never son your boy. It seems to us you think more of time money than you do your child or you would have settled this bt a inesms long ago. You can look at your $20 000 a thousand times , but it will not orimig back your child , have never boon blessed with a child , but it soemna to mime if I was a father I would have long since 1 mid the mnonoy and got possessNnm of imimu. We are not murdoroumi of God forbid , but unless you meet us in Now York ext Tuesday , he 24th , thts buai incas will be ovforeve , 'T'wo of uH kidnapped time bOy mid two have him in their prHsession ever since , Your $20,000 would be wt $5,000 apiece , 'hat is notion to at we expect to make out of limo acimono in lucid. If we had known your financial condition we would not have tkemi your boy. Now that we have him we must have the ran , son , so that November 24th we must have mmmonuy or his blend will be upon your hcati , You say you want more proof that wo have your boy. You fail to mice us or our agent in New York No. vonber 24th amid you will have such nw- f ul proof that we have him , " ' 1'lion'tlme father ( who hover got a glimpse of time dreadful threats , is irect- ud to change his aignaturo , "Saul , of laraus , to newspaper advortisornunts notifying time villiana of time receipt of their letters , to "Abraham. " rime note proceeds , "Timis is time last chauee we will give you in this business. We tried to meet you before , and waited sonmo nano , but you did not cane and we left , We give you four days more. If you don't moot us that decides our chill's fate , " The second letter was sent by which loss is impressed with the gravity of the situation. This last letter ovum' pouied by time actors in this great crime bore the post mark New York , mid was dated November 22 , 1874. "W0 wrote you yesterday , " it begins saying we would settle this business Tuesday November 24 , This is such serious business we write you again to lot you know this afiiair must be settled. We saw your boy as we came over and lie is all right. Ross , limos matter must be sot , tied or it will bo too Into. Your boy is in charge of our two confederates. If the matter is settled satisfactorily we cram send b wire/"all right , " amid isdolivared all right to you ; if we scud "all wrong" no power on earth can restore mini to you alive , This matter must therm be settled by Tuesday , Novemnbut 24 , at noon or never , If you want your child alive keep true faith and uteet us in Now York , ' Upon the heel of this latter eanme another , it proved to be one dated November 22 , with time addition of a foot note saying , "we scud you a copy of lot ter mailed today , 'Phis subject is so iumpurtant we scud you two letters so you will be sure to got ono or tlmu other. " GEN19xtAL FORFiIUN NEwe. TUE CZAR IN IJULGAIIIA. LONDON , September 10.-Tim Post's Berlin correspoudot says the agents of the czar in Bulgaria are acting in a thoroughly - oughly revolutionary manner and do not oven disdain a coalition with time nihilists. It is fear d their actions will bring about a ariuis that will lead to the roopemling of time witolo eastari question , Time Tejegraph's Vienna correspondent ruferrium to affairs in Bulgaria says it can be posittvol stated time object or Russia is to got rid of Prince and 'place ' its own nominee utpoi the throne. Nano of the powers however , tolerate time usurpatin of limo throne of Bulgaria by a Itussimm pretender , oven thou rim ho sl uld irovo o be Grad Duke Sir b gius or Oratid Duke Paul , Time Standard's Barium correspondent status time joining of Itoumaiuin in time alliance with Austria and Cernany is time answer to Russia. Ile adds that tharclations now existing between Germany and Russia are more than cold amid says it is reported Russians are concentrating aim armed force north of river Pruth , botwuen Ituumnania , trod liessmarabia. Right loan , Ifugh Iaw , Q. C , Lord Cluutcullor of Ireland , is dead , ritANC1 : ANI , J/TINA 7'ho Paris Figaro states a suconml inter. view took plaeu betweeim Challum el Ia- cour , Fruuch niimistur of foreign affairs , and bfarquis'l'zngt Chunuso ambassador , at which time ( uustiou of time location of time frontier of 'I'Onuiu amid the undo om dunce of Anmm was discussed , fine couforonco , however , concluded without mummy dolinito result , UNIIELIADLE HTATEMENTH. LoxnoN , September 10-A Paris cbr respouduut of time Standard regards time atatemeuts made in the Figaro , Satur day , touching the proposiliomma subruitlod l by time Oldiesu aumbassador for time settle uncut of the 'onquimi difficulties as um reliable , It is stated that Gorniamy has advised Chins to arrive at aim agreenont with France. The Chminoso govornmoit has taken greatest precautions to protect time foreign representatives at Poknm. WAlt A QrI 4TION of tmAYH , If time article in the Rupublique Fran- caiso roprosoits time views of the Frunch ministo , Chinese war is merely a quos- tum of days and will involve time expulsion sion of time ministry that entered upon war , IxLAYH ARE FATAL. The Paris Tmnps editorially recon- mcnds that during time peideIicy of negotiations - tiations between Challeumol Laeour and Marquis Tzeug the dispatch of reinforce. manta to Tonquin should be eomtinued with unabated vigor. Time Times , coin- mauLing upon time above reeoumenda- , Lieu , expresses fear that such action might cause the Chinese Governmeit to think Franco was only trying to gain time and it might thwart time design by suddenly beginning hostilities , CATIIOLIC COUNCIL , The Rome Monitour says : Time Amer icaims bishops mentioned as expected to arrive in Nvember will not reach this city at thattinmo. Only a few of their nuumber will participate in thecomiforenco to be hold during that month , which will simply settle upon questions to be discussed - cussed st time general council at n ater dar.rho rho Telegraphs Madrid special assorts the Spanish agitators in Paris sought to promote a rising in Cuba , but time scheme failed , ownmg to time fiucoin Spain , A DYNAMITE Imiscovamty , The police discovered that a man nanmod Teruuco McDerniot purchased iii Glasgow two iota of glycernme several weeks before the explosions thorn took , lace and carried thoto Whitohcad's factory at Birnin giamwhere mwere probably converted into mitro gl oriuo nd useiii the atteimi pt to destroy time public buildi6 s of Glas g ow , TIIE ORSAT IIuSh DSMONHTIIATION , The demonstratiom at Waterford Sumu tiny , under the auspices of time Irish Na tional Lague , was attended by over 30 , 000 parsons , Time city was profusely decorated with flags amid onblane , and there was mi inmposing procession with banners and several bands of music , 'l'imo nieotimig passed rosulutioms duumanding u rlianmeitt for Ireland , not oily in namme out ii reality , amid declaring thatlrelmid must have tht wlmiuhEm land by necessi t of time ranted Camadu becuse Can uduu was rebellious , Thu adoption of the ruaolutions was greeted with loud cheers , Michael Davitt denounced time laud act as entirely inadequate to time needs of Ireland , lie stated that miot otie.sixth of time land eases bad yet boom heard and that whom Lucy h aul all bee , settled time reduction in rnt not auouut to omit nmilliomi pounds. The Walaslm Cuts time Iowa fool. CuluAOo , Septenbur 10-The Wabash mad today aumouwed a cut between Chicago amid Council Blufie fren $14,50 ; time regular passenger rates , to $9.60. Thu cut is based on time claim that time Clmicago , Milwaukee , L St. Paul , amid other lines , Imavo beet allowing scalpers a conunissioi of $5,00. None of time other roads have met time redueliou , but it is believed they will be forced to do so tomorrow , VANDERVOORT'S BOUNCE , The Distinguished Loafer Re1ierod of Duties He Rarely Performed , His Record in Office a Oontinn- .ous Disregard of Orders and Work. . Summering at Soda Springs and Reporting IIinmselr at Omaha- The Boo's Charges 0111. daily Proven , WASItINaroN , September 10-It is un- doretood Paul Vandorvoort , late chief clerk of time railway mail service at Omaha - ha , recently removed by Postmnaster Gon- cml Gresham for neglect of duty , will shortly make a personal appeal to the president for rciustatomont. It. is said at the postofico department that time ree- ords of that department , so far as they relate to this case , show the following state of facts : Yandorvoort has boon ab- swmt from hits post of duty most of the time for a year past. During this period hits official duties had either been parforaed by a elork or had boon entirely neglected. His division su erintomlent has frequently thin service in that spctmion b reason of Vandorvoort's neglect of duty. During the year ended Jul 31 , 1883 , lie was bsent from ] cis pnet 265 days , most of which was spout in working for the Grand Arm of time Re- publmo to time entire neglect of his ofltcial When remonstrated with b his division - vision su ortntendomt in regard to his absence - senco lee romisedinuncdiatel after ad- 'ouriment of time Grand Arm of the Re public at Demiver lie would o to Omaha and attend to his pro mor work , Instead of doing so , however lie went to Soda S primm g9 Iaho and renained there until the dote of his romoval. During art of this timie he reported himself toopbe at Oumahuu doin uflico work , lie also reported ported while at soda Springs lto was arrau gin gg service on timOo on Short Line and tole gra mimed to Omaha directing his clerk tb do that work , lie has ab semmtuti himself f roe his post of duty with , out leave amid has nogiectod hits duty to such au extant as to call for repeated eunatire from his dtvisiom superintendent. His record in he dupartmimeno for a long timiic past has bean cite continuous disregard - gard of orders. Fur these reasons , and upom the reconummidationof Col. Thmomp sun , superintendent of time railway mail service , lee was rontoved by time postmiiaa- tar germural. Evaugollzhmg Ireland , CuuuAao , September 10-Messrs , Mo Granalian and Whlittl0 evangelists , leave this country October 2d forlrlandwhoro s they coutnm plate Carrying min an active tuisiotmary campaign. By advice of Mr. Moody timeY ill work n the south of Ireland , where , notwithstanding the pro , j ondoanco of Roman Catliolieseatimnen they are asurod of a fair and respectful huarumg by reason of being Americans , 1