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o CL i i'r rHE OMAHA i DAILY BEE. TWENTIETH : "YEAS , O3LAHA , SATURDAY 3IORNJESTG , OGTOBEE 4 , 1890. NTJjUBJSJK 108. , LATEST RAIIMD PROJECTS. The Akhkoa and Burlington leading Oat After St. Ionia TraHe. CHICAGO'S STARTLING DISCOVERY. ofthe Illinois Central in Tliat Cilj' Under nit OUT Ortllrmnuo ThcBlecplriB Cr Decision. Cmcmo , Oct. 3. ( Special Telegram , to Tun Bte.JWitlln a short lira ! nenv routes XTlll bo opened between. Chicago and St. LcnLs by tbcAtckisonand Burlington roods. XleAtchlson svitemivlll never be complete until it has a St. Louis line in connection xvlth its main lines between Chlcajt ) and Kansas City , President Manvel said yester day : "I should r.ot wonder if tto St , Louis line from Chicago will bothc rest property tic Atchisoaowns , " but ho would not say ttat tils line was now under consideration. The rcNHoawos nude plain todayivhcatt was learned that the Atehtson had made a con tract -with the Jacksonville Southeastern by which. It gained mileage rt * ( * over that line , and from -which route It can bj various lines run Into St. Lotils. mis line is especially- necessary for freight and passenger tratlc in connection with the Atcnlson , St , Louis & San Francisco lice , -which now practically ends in the air as far as through tmiHcis con cerned. T he Atchlson recently ordered the equipment for seven of the most elegant trains cl Pullman car build , and it is thought yat the St. Louii lines will be opened up as scon as they arc completed. The Burlington U the other bidder for the rich St Louis passcncer traflic. It his been a standlnR "wonder why the Burllnpton tis net ustd its existing line forpassenpertrafile , and today General Passenger Agent Eustls said : "Wohavcas good aline aid ns coed termi nals asaur of the lines between Chicago and St. Louis.Vhea \ the line was first opened passenger traitit wcro run , but they were taken off to nvtld rate competitions. Dut rate matters biue pone from liad to worse since then , anil thcro Is no reason for our IcnRcr staying out of the St. Louis passenger business. A\e \ have everything to pin and nothing to lose. " The opezilng of these two routes -will preatly change the railroad situation , each being what the late Tom Totter wojld call "a corner. " Although in neither case vlll the routes bo s.hort lines , they will bo In e rv sense competitinR lines , nnd will fairly divide the "business with those already cslst- A. .Stnrllhix Discovery. Cincioo , Oct. 3. [ Special Telegram , to Tni : Btc. ] Alderman Dunham , in. looking upthorlghtof tholllhols Central railroad to maintain and operate a swivel bridge nt the mouth ot the Chicago river , has succeeded in unearthing- old-timo cttv legislation which creates great consternation. "What was the alderman's surprise -when he and Assistant Corporation Counsel Barrow found that not only bad the railroad the right to this bridge , but that they had also the right to run tracks right through the heart of the city from Twelfth street to Lake on both sides ofthe river , as well as to cross the river at Water street Theordinancv conferring- this rijht was passed iu June , OKU , and Anally , ap proved ten years later. " " " That SI or pi IIR Car Decision. Cnicico , Oct. 3. Oflcials of the Pullman company claim that the decision of the Min nesota , supreme court , mentioned in these dispatches a few days ago , does not DOSS nt all upon the validity ol the order of the rail way commissioners requiring that upper b-crthsbe closed when not occuyletl. it sim ply decided , they claim , that the district court to which the apj al from the order of Use commissioners was taken by the railroad company had no jurisdiction to consider such appeal. _ A. rjumor Denied. Cnioao. Oct. 3 , 1 Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] General lannger OJell of the Balti more A Ohio railroad , xvho arrived la this city today , declares there. Is no truth in the published statement that his company is ar ranging for new terminal facilities in con nection with the Wisconsin CentraL Geueral Superintendent Dickinson confirms this state ment , and adds that Instead of see'kiug"ue\v terminal facilities , tbe company is now ne gotiating vritb the Illinois Central for In creased facilities under its present arrange ment , and that nothinncan drive It elsewhere unless It is shut off from the lake Irontby tta world's fair. .tt-allwajr Construction. Cnicir.o , Oct. 3. The liiilway . .Agewill tomorrow publish a summary of the railway construction in the United States for the first nine nonths this year , showing 3'S2 , tulles of nor road already built In thiity- n'no ' states , and on 2TJ different linc < . The total construction for the year Is estimated at front six thousand to sixty-five hundred cnlles , against 5 , 00 last year. The Knclncers' Convention. PiTTsnrno , Pa. , Oct. 3. [ Special Telegram to Tin BEI. ) The twenty-seventh annual convention ol the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers , to bo held In this city ontho ICthinst. , will attract the atten tion of railroad officials and the members of trainmen's organizations to a greater extent than any similar convention held In years. Upon the rutlon of this convention depends tlo future policy ot every organization of railroad men In this country. The United Order of Uaihvay employes , composed of the Brotherhood of llalln-ay Conauctors , the Brotherhood of Frenicn and the Switchmen's Mutual Aid association , has Inritcd the en- pincers to twomomerabersof this federation. In case the engineers , tccept this lactation , railway employes will have an organization of creator jvower than crcr before eilsted. It will ho practically Invulnerable. Should the engineers , refuse to cooperate , the federation will stand as It is at prevent. Prominent engineers are reticent as to their desired In this matter , The desire of train men to bring about the alliance has had Its effect and tie Indications seem to be that a Majority of the engineers are in favor of the move. The old differences between the engineers' and Bremen's organhations have been adjusted and the old antipathy of the firemen ended. This , therefore , will tot militate against the coalitions. The Upland Shooting Tournament , Urtaxp , Neb. , Oct 3. [ Special to O'UE ' Etc. ] At the shooting match held atUplasd on October 1 the following clubs were repre sented and made averages as follows : Blue rocks The Upland club broke CO txr cent : Hlrcrton , 40t > er cent : Campbell , 31 jvr cent. Uvtf Wrds upland killed M perccatjCaup- txll , 50 per cent ; Uivrrton,45 per cent. Divorce Suit lit Jllsh Lire , Cuioco , Oct. 3. JI . Emma O. Rath- bffno , daughter of A 13. Pullman , began Biilt today far dlrorco from her husband , HlcLard X , Kathborne , jr. She- alleges toibltuil drunkenness , personal abuio and unfulthlulness. The parties to the suit oc cupy a high tocial position. Short $10.000 In UU Account * . Sr. P.HT , Minn. , Oct. 3. fSpecitl Tcle- Eram to TUB B e.J It dercloj d today In ha taVlng cl testimony in the case of John Zoyd against Birley B. Scott , defendant , and J * . B. Hills , pirniihco , the -ariotr being * More X. E Dbton , court icmliiloasr , that Scott , who is county treasurer of Ashland county , "Wisconsin , Is llO.OOUshort in his ac counts with the county. It has been believed for some months that Scott was ihortln his accounts , but no aition has been token and he continued to hold his office. The facts ranao out In the present casa because Scott tome t Imo since de ded his property to Ellis , and Doy l , n creditor , male .Ellis aparnlshee. Ellis tooli the stand and gave n full account of all transactions between them , from which It appeared that n balance struck Jane 1 last at the instanceof Scott's bondsnvn showed Scott to be indebted to the county In the sum of 0Wr. , _ _ jE.rcjrjsrj/twr , r IAITJ-.HA it r. .V Police Olllc'cr Rives Testimony \VMeli Arouses Irullpnntloii. DUI.IS , Oct 3. Much excitement was oc casioned : la the court room at Ttpperary to day by the evidence of cne witness , a police man , who testified that ho fcllo-wed several of the defendants into the vestry ol a Catholic church awl tried tooverhcar what was said to ttcm. This testimony aroused the Indig nation ofthe counsel for the defense and ho demanded to know If the penal dnys had re turned when the sanctity of the confessional could be Invaded. The court room "became a babel of cries , and the confusion was so great that it was Impossible to go on with tbo proceedings. The court ivas therefore declared adjourned for hid fan hour. When the ccurt reconvened the policeman was cross-examined bj Harrington , who called the \vit-ncss a"shadoxv. " Tha magistrate called upon Harrington to withdraw the expression. Harrington re fused to do 50. A tumult ensued , O'Briea and Dillon commenting menting- freely upon the manner in which the case was conducted. .Finally another half hour adjournment was ordered. During the adjournments Ilnrrinirton's clients decided to defend themselves.Vlen the proceedings were resumed Dillon had Just begun to ad dress the bench when a cheer was raised for Harrington. This so exasperated the magis trate that ho ordered tha court cleared nnd the proceedings adjournee abruptly amid the pi-eotest confusion. A large body of police was massed oiitstdoof the court. There was no rioting. _ _ lOII'.l JIE11H. jr tlio SjiloonMen. ii ItAptDS , la. , Oct. 3. [ Special Tel- pram to TUB BEE. ] Mrs. Asa ICeogh ha bronght suit against three saloonkeepers and the owners of the pronerty for selling liquor to tcr husband. Two "thousand dollars Is nslccd iu each. cose. A Miner ICitlcil. Du Moisrs , la , Oct. 3. [ Special Tele- vn to Tut BCE. ] A. dispatch , from Os- laloosa states that J. P. Morris , acred flf ty , was killed by a fall of slate in the Rscelsior mine near there this evening. Also that Mrs , ? arne V.llson was accidentally shot by her line-ycar-old daughter at Laccy last evening. Thecharge tore all the flesh 'rom ' the calf of one of her leg-s and will prove fatal. llnrikersln jiDilcninn. DCBUQIT , la. , Oct. 3. [ Special Telegram to Tim Ben. ] A bankers' syndicate , repre senting SST.OOO in claims against tbe defunct Commercial > "atiotal bank of Dubuque , met lei-e today to decide whether to prosecute the suit , against the responsible alrcctors or to compromise at 70 cents. Xo decision was cached. The mettlnijwai precipitated by the recent withdrawal ot several bank cred itors from tne syndicate \VcntTJuoiigli \ nn Open Switch. Dw AloivEa , la , , Oct. S.-fSpecial Tele- jnrato THE BEE. ] A dispatch from Rolf e , [ ju. ays that tt c tbpand passsnserftxain , * ' went tlirjughfiin openT switch' three miles wcstof there today , causing a had wreck. The engine brosc from the tender and rolled down thoemtjankuicnt , bat the rest ofthe train wus not mur-h injured. The engineer and fireman Jumped in time to save them- scK'es. Other trains wcro delayed ten hours. Married a.Council Rluflltc. , Oct. 3. [ .Special to THE BEE. ) A brilliant society event last evening at the resldenceof the bride's parents \vas the marriage - riago of Miss Kato Ctaraplln , daughter of Frank Champlin , president ot the City bank , to C. H. Richmond from Council Bluffs , a son of C. H. Richmond , the Ann Arbor banker and world's fair commissioner. The cere mony was performed utT o'clock by Rev. A II. IJarrington , rector of Grace Episcopal chuich. A brilliant reception followed. A Tlilef and Jnceniliury. KERN-DOS' , la. , Oct. 3. [ Special to TBE BEE. ] A largo "barn belonging to Alfred Godfrey three miles north ol this city was destroyed by flro last nignt , together with hay , corn , onts , farming Implements and three valuable horses. There were four horses in the barn before the ttre occurred , but this morning1 the remains of only three were found and it U supposed that one was stolen and the thief set lire to the barn in order to cover up the theft The total loss will exceed 2,000. , RorroweUMoney antl Emigrated. FORT DODGE , la , Oct. J. [ Special to THE Bcn. | John Samhurg , a veil known younp man of this city , borrowed a good deal of money nmonff his friends lately , Tues day ho cashed a number of "worthless checks to the amount of SiOO at different stores In the city , and uhcna warrant for his arrest was Issued it was discovered ho had emigra ted to Nebraska. Samburg has always borne a good reputation and the circumstances un der wliiih he tied greatly surprised and shocked his friends. Hie Death It nil. BOISE Ctrr , Idaho , Oct. 3-Colonel John R French , editor ol the Boise Sun , died last evening. French vis promincntlyconnectcd with the anti-slavery agitation and was editor of the lEcrild of Freedom , ono of tha first anti-slavery papers In New Kngland. Ho served nine years as scrgeant-at-arins of the United States senate. BtnLiNoroN , la. , Oct. 3. A Hanrfceyo Carthage , Mo. , special says A. C. Shultz , a prominent citizen find nemtcrofa number of secret orders , died this morning , aged about forty. A.n Anti-Lottery Instruction , V/isursoTOS , Oct. 3. Assistant Attor ney General Tyncr , under direction of the postmaster general , has prepared for publica tion In n postal "bulletin" circular , a letter to postmasters containing Instructions for their guidaace In the treatment of "lottery" mat ter vnder the recent antl lottery act. The Cholera Scourcc , LotDos , Oct 3. It Is denied at Lloyds that cholera has appeared at Adem. Xctwith- standing the denial a quarantine lias been es tablished at French ana Algerian poru. Forty cases were reported la Aleppo Wednes day , twenty-elsnt of which proved fatal. The Inhabitants of the place are leaving. Huron Votes School Dondo. Hrnos-.S. D. , Oct. a-Speclal Telegram to TUB Bte. ] Thereto cast today was al most unanimous in favor of Issuing (00,00' ( bonds for the erection of school buildlncs ani for school purposes , This iusure-s Huron the beat school buildings in tbo state. YVanamaVcr'H Assistants Qualify. WISUISOTO.X , Oct. a Messrs. AVhitficlii and Bell today qualified as first and teconc assistant nostmaster pen oral respectively. The appointments are strictly la the line ot civil tervlco reform. One Thousand Shipbuilders Strike. LXJKDOS , Oct. a One thousand men al A.tmstrocg's ihip yard struck as a protest t trains t the employment of stranger * to re J piece tboltiocr * on a strike. HEED tOBC ON THE STUMP , The Speaier "Will Deliver Oimpalgn Ad dresses in "Various States. AND FOSTER HIS PRESIDENTIAL BOOM The Ilcclstratlon Liaw of Maryland Will CnuscMany He | > ubllcniiCit izens to Lose Their Itlght of Suffrage. THE OWITU BES , ) 513 FOCRTEBXTI ! STREET , > " \VjksnisoTos \ D. C. , Oct , 3. ) Speaker Reed has gone homo for o few days to attend to sorna prirato business , but ill take the stump next week and make what is intended to be a "triumphal tour" through the country in his own interest J a presi dential candidate. Ho will travel in a special ear with a party of friends. The hinds are cipectcd to play "Hall to the Chief,1' and the people are expected to shout for the next president whenever ho makes his appear ance. Ho speaks first In Massachusetts , then in Connecticut , N'ew York and Pennsyl vania. Then he goes into McKinley's dis trict in Ohio , where ho will make two speeches. His next appearance will bo in Indiana , where ho expects to speak at Indlanafolls. Then he goes over to Danville , 111. , to help Cannon , ana from there to Chicago. He will speak once in Wisconsin , probably at Milwaukee , then in Iowa , and perhaps In Nebraska and Kansas , although the programme has not yet teen arranged for that part of the country. Returning- east , ho will speak in Michigan and probably again in Pennsylvania , either at Pittsburg or Philadelphia. JIAHILAXD'3 11EOISTKVTION" I iW. Thcro is a curious situation In laryland. The legislature of tne state recently prissed a registration law which disfranchises a largo portion of her population , as it provides that no man shall be a lejil resident unless he sleeps within the limits of the state every nlcbt for six months before the November election. Therefore a citizen of Maryland , no matter what the reason may be for his temporary departure or how short his ab sence , if he makes his abode and hab itation for a single night outside of the state is in danger of losing his right of suflrapo unless within thirty days after the pos aijoof the act , which was approved in April last , ho make aflldayitin person be fore the clerk of the circuit court that he was compelled to absent himself from his regular residence and Intended to return. By this act Maryland has deprived of the ri ht of suffrajo all her sons who travel outside the limits of the state between May and November , who go to summer roorts , all who sleep one night in Xew York , Philadelphia or Washington , all her soldiers and sailors , all her appoincees in the foreign service of the federal govern ment and cer senators and representatives as well. The object of this law was to disfran chise the republican voters of Maryland who reside In the District of Columbia and hold oMee here , but the effect of it will bo far- reaching , and a great many people will bo surprised when they como to cast their bal lots in Noyember , for the law is as clear as possible on tne points mentioned. lOSTOrrlCE DEPAUTMEXT CILLXOES. Postmaster General Wanamaker intends to make some Important changes In tbe post- oflico department Ho will abolish the ofllco of superintendent of foreign malls and place that department directly under the control of tbo second assiatintpoatuiastcr'general--Jlr. J. Lowrey Bell , who has had the former of llco since the beginning of the present ad ministration and who haa been promoted to the latter. Mr. Whitfleld , who becomes first assistant postmaster general , vrill have com mand of the free delivery service in the same manner. These consolidations , Mr. Wana maker thinks , -will promote the efficiency of the service. KEFUBUC-Uf CAAirAIQX LITEIU.TCRC. A remarkable line of campaign literature haa been prepared by the republican con gressional committee. These documents are short and attractive. They relate almost en tirely to the issues that have been developed in this congress. One of the pamphlets isen- titled , "Facts from the Treasury.1' This pamphlet shows how this administration has saved the peoplefol,000,000 in its redemption of the bended debt. Anotheris entitled , ' -Fair Elections or Foul Choose , " the significance of which is apparent. Another entitled , "Better Days for Farmers , " relates to the effect of the McKInley bill utxin all agricul tural products and supplies , the silver bill , the pension bill and various other issues. These documents have been circulated by the million and a force of about one hundred men and women are employed nipht and day in sending them off. The scene presented byall this activity is unique and interesting. Speakers have also been engaged by the. committee. These orators who have been intimately connected with the passage and discussion of any measure are employed to explain It to the people. Congressmen Lodge and Rovrell , who conducted the battle In the house in be half ot the federal election bill , are mainly relied upon to present the arguments they made la congress from as many platlorms as possible. General Grosvenor of Ohio , Con gressmen Dolliver of Iowa , Cannon of Illi nois , Harrows of Michigan nnd LaFollette of Wisconsin are among the orators of whoso talent the committee is making use. These speakers are not being sent mainly into the districts where there are tha great est difficulties to bo encountered , but where there Is still a chance for victory. The com mittee is confident of carrying the next house. A SOLID SOUTHEUX DELEGATION. Representative Wheeler of Alabama an nounces it as bis opinion that there will bo a solid democratic delegation from tbe south in the next congress. There is now one repub lican from. Tennessee , two from Kentucky , two from laryland. one from Loulslna , one from Xorth Carolina and one from South Carolina. Private information received hero corrob orates the report in the newspapers that Governor Gordon cannot bo elected to tbe United States senate by the. legislature that was chosen in Georgia the other day , and.it is highly probable that Congressman Crisp will be the lucky man. BCED AND KiUM. An Intimate friend of Speaker Heed said today that the speaker would never have per mitted the investigation of Commissioner Ilaum but for the fact that a board of medical examiners for the pension oftico In the Port land , Me. , district which were recommended by Speaker Keed were rejected by Commis sioner Haum in favor of a slate recommended by Senators Hale and Fryc. Assassinated on a Crowded Street. BOSTO.V , Mass. , Oct. 3. [ Special Tele gram , to TUB BEE. ] James Toner , a well known lawyer , was shot and fatally wounded by a crazy client last cvoaing in crowded llay market square In front of the main depot , The assassin was John Gazzolo , a wealthy Italian who lives among hU fellow-country men in the north end. His brother , Charles Clarzolo , recently died , leaving his estate , valued at some f.V,000 in the hands of Mr. Toner as trustee to bo divided as ordered amonstho several heirs , of whleh John Gaz- zolo was one. John was avaricious and was very angry when Toner refused to settle the trust axonllns-to his dictates. Missouri Proluba Nominate. KVM.VS CrrrMo.Oct.3. The state pro hibition convention met yesterday and nomi nated the following ticket : Superintendent ot public Instruction , John 0 , Hughes of Itlchrnond ; Judge of tbo supreme court. R. B. Kobinson : railway commissioner , \V. F. 1 loach of Carrollton. Train Robbers Itcportcd Arrcsto I. CINCIXX.ITI , 0 , , Oct. 3. The manager of he Adams express company has received a ctter from the Reneral manager of the Cin cinnati , Sauduiky & Cleveland road , savInK hat two of the train roob n are In jail at Bellefontalno and tha road's detectives are after the third , who pot away with WOO. The express company's detcctfres , however , have not conllrmeji this , and there Is nothin ; to show what proof can bo found to convict the men arrested. _ THE .Republicans Actively at Work All Alone the Ijlnc. Cntcxoo , Oct 3. [ Sipiclal Telegram to THE BEE. ] A meeting of the republican state central committee' was neld hero today nt which Lieutenant Governor William J. Campbell of Chicago wasseclcctcd a * George K. Davis1 successor on the national republi can committee. Reports from commlttcemen showed a conviction that the republicans .voula carry the state this lall with an old- .imo majority. Indeed , it la likely the demo crats will lese a congressman in ' Illinois. Two candidate ! for congress have been nominated in the Sixteenth district Pythian , a democrat , arfi ! Rceder , an F. M. B. A. and former n'punljcan. The republi can convention was hcd | some time last spring and simply aJJouraed until October S. The Influence of the statov committee will bo jrought to bear upon th ; delegates and in duce them to refrain frfcffl any nomination. Judge Clark of the FiftMnth ( Cannon's ) dis trict remarked : "All tUlj talk about Cannon defeated Is all nonsense J J It has been stated : hat fourteen republican newspapers lave repudiated bib , while. the facts of the case are that there are only four , none of which are of any great importance. The republican majority In Cannon's district will bo as large as ever before , " Chairman Jones of thet state central com mittee announces that Speaker Heed will speak in Chicago abouti the middle of the ' month. Senator Ingalls'is billed for four meetings. Ccngrcssman'Burrows and Con- pressman Cutcheon will also bo here and as sist In the campaign. All of the republicans n the congressional deleration are on their road to their district , ana from this time for ward the campaign will be waged for all there Ls in it. _ _ } HE If ILL. SKIf VJIA 114. . The Details for- the President's West ern Trip Arranged. " \VAsnixGTOV , Oct. 3. The preliminary de- Lailsofthe president's v'western trip have been arranged , butthcyjnro subject to slight changes. It has been ( fully decided , how ever , that the president ted party will leave acre Monday morning for Cincinnati , where a short stop * will bo made Tuesday morning. Tbo.pirty will then pro ceed to Vlnceanes , Ind-.fTcrre Haute , then to Galesourg- . , rcachisg there "Wednesday morning. At this place it ho president will attend the reunion I of his brigade ; n the afternoon Jand will leave iho same evening , tor Ottumwa , la. , where Tie will s-pnd | Thursday , "Sol diers' " day at the coal palace. That night iho president will leave Jfcr Topeka , Kan. , ar riving there In the morning and remaining until about 4 o'clock , when ho will take the train for Kansas City. ; jllowill bo the guest of bis brother , who is a resident of that city , until ! evening , when ae will leave for SU .Louis to attend theannull festival of tha Veiled Prophets Saturday. The next moraine ho will leave for the national capital yia Pittaburg , reach ing there Tuesday morning. World's Pair Notes. Cnicico , Oct. 3. fSp dal Telegram to Tire BEE. | A notice was rectivedat the World's fair national headquarters this morning from Marshal McDonald , United States llsh com missioner , statinK.thati' tho'tliittcrvipart of this month ho would be in Chicago to confer with the national commission concerning a building to be erected by the government to be devoted exclusively to flsh and fish cul ture. He stated it was the intention of the government to surpass all previous exhibits of a like nature. Hon. James Allison , late president of the Centennial exposition of the Ohio valley and central states at Cincinnati , is regarded as an available candidate for the position of chief of the bureau of installation , and his friends are said to be organizing a movement in that direction In his behalf. Mr. J. 1C. Hallock , alternate commissioner from Pennsylvania , Is also mentioned as acandUatofortbe position of chief of the bureau of installation. Major Frederick Brackett , chief clerk of the treasury aepartment , is in the city and xvlll remain a day or two , interesting himself in the progress of the AVorld's fair work and making arrangements for the appointment of a disbursing ofllcer in this city to take charge of the congressional appropriations. A ChlcajjoVi \ \ Contest. CHICAGO , Oct. 3. The Daily Xews this afternoon says that the will of the late John Creerar , which disposed of an estate worth about $300,000,000 , much of it being bequeathed to charitable and religious institutions in this city. Is to bo contested , and proceedings will soon bo commenced in what will prob ably be one of tne most celebrated cases of its kind on record. The principal feature of the will was the bequest of Si,000,0 < W to found a great public library in Chicago. Thocontcst has been In augurated by distant relatives on Creerar's father's side. The grounds on which It is proposed to invalidate the librarv bequest are the same as those on which the bequest for a library in New York in the will of Samuel J. Tildea was Invalidated , viz : That a bequest cannot bo legally made to anything which does not exist. It is also pro posed to attack the bequests to several roliirlous institutions nnd the * bequest of 4100,000 for a statue , of Abraham Lincoln. The solicitors for the .contestants point out that all the bequests to relatives were to those on bis mother's side and that the rela tives on his father's side were not mentioned. In proving it the fdinily servant testified that there were no relatives on his father's side living , nnd the contestants , several of whom come from Ontario , assume that the testator did not know of their existence. Shot Over a Gaming Table. TRESXO. Cal , Oct. 3. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] Perry Williams of Stockton , brother of Tom AV llliyns , the well known horseman of San Joaquin county , was shot and killed early this morning by Jack Smith , a hackrnan , during an * altercation over c gambling affair in Husnes' _ hotel. Blows were exchanged end it instated that Williams drew a revolver , snooting Smith Inthoeloow , whereupon the latter fired , the bullet passing through Williams' heart. Smith was ar rested. A Paper Company in Trouble. POXTIAC , III. , Oct. 3 , Oliver D. Stcele , in a bill filed In the superior court , asks the dis solution of the Chicago paper manufacturing company and the appointment of a receiver , charging President -Smith with having fraudulentlv issued duplicate stoek certifi cates and placed 1,000 of such shares upon the market. This company should not be confounded with the Chicago paper company. Special Allotment Atjcnts Appointed. \VisniXQTos , Oct 3. The president today appointed Austin J. Braddock of Ilockvllle Md. , Henry 1C Atten of Hiawatha , Kan. John S. Mayuush of Nevada and Miss Helen P : Clnrk of Montana to bo special agents to make allotments of lands in severally to Indians under the provisions of tuo act of congress approved February 8 , 1&37 , Money for the Dakot-as. \VAsa IXOTOX , Oct , 3-Under the nppor Uotiment for surveys of public lands for the year end Ing Juno SO , 1891 , North and South Dakota get 10,000 , each. Troubles. New OJILCANJ , I.4. , Ovt. 8. Mandevlllo & . Wilson , grocers , have assigned for the benen of creditors. Assets , * i6ajO ; liabilltiev $155,000. , THE BLOT OF MHOSISJI , roTemor Ttomaa of Utah Discusses It in His Annual Report. THE PEOPLE GOVERNED BY PRIESTS , In All Political nnd Business Acts tlic Church Put First , tlie Country AfTtcrivnrtl Some Kcc- ommcmlatious. \VAsnifOTOs \ , Oct. 3. The Mormon n.ucs ion is discussed by Governor Thomas of -tan in his annual report. Ho asserts that the Mormon people are governed by priests , and that in every political and business net the church Is put first , the country after ward. The population of the territory Is esti mated at 2JOC ( 2 , an increase of .Vi per cent during the past ten years. The Mormons are recruited by Immigration from Great Britain and Scandinavian countries. The average number of foreign-born brought to the terri tory by the Mormons during the past nine years was about eighteen hundred an- lually , and this average has probably wen maintained the past year. The governor says that political and ofllcial Mormonism - monism deals in various and meaningless words or words of double meaning , hypo critical pretenses and fake assertions. Its attitude toward polygamy Is delusive to the ast degree. It knows there has been no change on the subject , but seeks to convey .he Impression that thcro has been. I'rotn- ncnt cnurch officials , the governor states , invo declared that the church does not now grant its permits to enter polygamy , and the loniinol bead of the church has announced that polygamous marriages do not now take place , The governor adds , however , that when the attention of the head of the church was called to a notorious case uncovered in the First district court he disclaimed any Knowl edge of -Admitting that these statements are , however literally true , the governor says It does not Drove that the church has met the public sentiment 'of the nation , as expressed in Its laws , nor does it prove that the church is loyal to the law. There Is no reason to believe , the governor asse ts , that any earthly power can exact from the church any deilaration opposed to polvgamy. Ho accounts for the hold ivhlch Mormonistn has upon the people by the Tact that they are taught to keep aloof from influences outside of the church. The gov ernor recommends the passage of the bill re ported In the senate by Edmunds , which au- i.horizes the governor to appoint certain county officers andnrovidincfor a legislative reappointment. Ho states that if this bill be comes a law it will place the control of twen- tv-flve counties in the hands of men loyal to the government. He idso recommends the passage of either the Culloin bill or the Strablo hill. Nebraska , lown mill Dakota Pensions. \VASIIIXGTOS , Oct. 3. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] Pensions were granted today to the following Xebraskans : Original- Mary J. Welch , Omaha. Increase \Villiatn F. Keller , Juniata ; Abel Dufur , Ohiowa ; John Bauman , Nebraska City ; Thomas Heed , Waterloo ; David Griffiths. Verdoa ; Wlliam D. Long , Ord ; David B. Mulholland , Brady Island ; William K. Gray , Indianola ; Leon A , Kinman. Ceresco ; Daniel Cole , Endlcott ; Joseph A. Benedict , Republican City ; Will iam Melviu , Plattsmouthu James P. Clem ent * . Alcove ; William Kirk. South Bend ; Patrick Morns.Litno Grove ; Marion Hunter , Gand3- ; Ezra J. Philbrook , Shelton ; Thomas F. Hess , Nebraska City ; Adorns Elood.Cra-w- ford. Original invalid Eugene P. Peters , Nemaha City ; George Simpkins , N'orth Platte ; James 11. Aloran , North Platte ; George Brown , Paddock ; Charles PagcOrd , ; Clark Peppej , Mead ; Hobert Haddan\Vy- more ; John Freedlin , Chapman. Iowa : Special act Jane , widowofVilliam Terry , Muscatine : Thomas Newton Primm , Norwood ; Joseph. Waller , Sham- bnugh ; "William Sperry , Iveokuk ; Jerome Blackman , Denison. Increase- William H. Kcnqulte , Green Castle ; Daniel P. Koberta , Plover ; George Miller , Charles City ; Peter C. Storey. Fort Dodge : Eugene Allison. Wapello ; William West , Greene ; Alfred C. Recder , Tiptxm ; "William Wright , La Porte ; Henry Slusher. Indianapolis ; George C. Jones. 5lcGrepor ; William S'erne ' , Cedar Rapids ; Marcus Westonhinser , Fairfield - field ; John Gallon , Moscow ; James "H. Car ter , Vinton : Allen Hughes , Perry ; August Iversh , Eldrldgo ; Thomas F. Blntchard , Waukoma ; Charles A .Maltby , Holt : Peter Pace. Panora ; James Desmond , Dubuque. Reissue Thadius L. Mason. Springfield. Lemuel Gale , Sioux City : Christopher C. Cjayton , Cl rinda ; Allen "Wheeler , Montezuma - zuma : Harry P. Cutter , New Providence ; John Shocks , Bloomfleld ; John Curraii , Edge- wood ; Jefferson P. Jones , Wlnterset , In- creese Fred Rapp , Osage : Thomas J. Lyons , Creston ; Jackson Hughbanks , Eveland ; Uavid Vadock , State Center ; Francis A. Gcrs , Primghar ; Lewis C. Banck , SUnev ; Elex McPberson , Centervllle ; John J3. Slaughter , Ottumwa ; Chris E. Allen , Kcokuk ; Gysthart Steinhook , Pclla ; Natnan E. Tucker , Marysville ; Edgar Thorn. Delphos ; Michael Howard. Elma ; John S. Lafavre , Thayer ; David Gla-s- bourner , DrakeviUe ; Kenry Melbourne , Lenox ; Samuel G , Tyrell. Iliccville ; John MadelL , Vinton : Archibald Sinclair. Albia ; Wesley Spain , DCS Moines ; Alexander Car penter , Little Sioux ; Hiram F. Hitchcock , College Springs ; Jacob llaynes , Shenandoah - doah ; George W. "Withera , Mondamin ; Hiram Pearce , Creston ; Samuel Nich ols , Cresco : George A. Yekis , Crcston ; James Anthony , Glen- wood ; Charles H. Stanbury , Sanbornj Adam Page. Washington ; Geortro U. Haner , Waverly ; William Bromley , Anamosa. Re issue Hiram Gosnell , Saintor ; Finton G. Torrence. Birmingham. Hcissuo and In crease William H. BarnhlU , Albla. Origi nal widows , etc. Joseph W. , father of An- celo Wheeler , Montnouth : Jennie P. , widow William S. Canahan , Wapcllo ; Elizabeth , widow of Joseph E. Lamb , Waverly. SouthDakota : Original Murphy Barber , Vermilhon ; John H. Anderson , Freya ; John Johns , Pierce. Increase James Garry , Madi son ; Alex S. Hill. Harolds ; Samuel S. Darner. Turlon ; Isiah Washburn , "Verrnil- lion ; Trafley B. Shaw , St. Lawrence. In crease Simon Kcaton , Wlnthrop ; Henry C. Richards , Huron ; Joseph H. Alexander , Huron. The Weath-r Forecnut. For Omaha and Vlcinltv Slight rain , fol lowed by fair ; colder. For Nebraska Colder , northwesterly winds and fair weather. For Iowa Colder ; northTCsterlywinds ; light rains , followed by fair weather Satur day. day.For For South Dakota Fair weather , prccedoO in northeast portion by light rains ; colder ; northerly winds. Termination or the Ilrlclc War. NEW YOI& , Oct. 3. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEE. ! The Brick Manufacturers' asso ciation , after a long'scsslon today , decided to discontinue tbo curtailment of erick supplies and allow all bricks to come without Inter ruptlon. This practically puts an end to the brick war which has been carried on with more or less severity since July last. Iron and Steel Institute. 'EW YORK , Oct , 3. At today's meeting o ! the British iron tind steel Institute there were few people present. After the wading of a number of papers the convention adjourned Parties of delegates visited the Iron works the Edison laboratory and other places of la tercsu The Nationalist * ' Trial. Druux , Oct. 3. rSpecial Cablegram to TJIE Bre. ] The bearing in the case of tha government against Dillon and O'Drien un < the other nationalists who wcro ATM ted on \ the charge of conspiracy was continued in the nwtrlstratc's court at Tlpperary today. No evidence of moment was adduced. In the course ot the proceedings question arose a ) to the tlao the trials would occupy nnd Jlr. Rouln , the prosecutor for the crown , dc- cUrocl that be was entirely Ignorant of the time it would take to present the case for the covercment or for the accused to make tholr defense. Healeyof course , for the defend ants , said bewtvsln mortal fear lest the trial would last for six months. Healey's remarks excited the laughter of those present at the hearing. _ _ JFJTJI.V0 l-'tIt * l IIJU STJtriiK. The London 0isll lit Company lie- fuses its Knipjoye ' Deumrulj , LONDON ; Oct , 3. Thedirectors of the Lon don irasllght and coke company todny em phatically declared to accede to the demands made by the National gasworkcrs union that only union men bo employed In the works. The stokers threaten tostrike in consequence of this refusal. The number of men involved is six times larger than the nurr.oer enraged in any previous strike. The com pany Is making preparations to conduct business despite nnv action the men may take. Long sheds have been trcctcd within the works tor living quarters for non- unionists and hundreds of beds have been Srovldcd for their use. The authorities , too , ave taken energetic measures to suppress anv disorder. The stokers declare that the reports that they intend to go on a strike to force the com pany to dispense ) with non-union labor are un founded. They say they have no such in tention. Moreover , they declare that they made no demands upon the directors , but only suggested that it would be to the ad- vantageof both sides if only unloa labor was employed in tha worla. Despite the paciilc utterances of the men the troops at Catham continue under anus. This evening to a deputation of gas men the director * declared that they bore no en mity toward the union and would always ? ive preference to old hands without dis tinction between union and non-union men. At a mass meeting of workmen later a reso lution was udopt * d expressing thanks to the directors and declaring that the men do not desire to strike. _ _ JI77.VT * tG.ll.\ST TJIE I'ASIOIt. Close of a. Sensational nrcachofl'rom : isc Suit at Scranton. SCRAXTOS ; Pa. , Oct. 3. The sensational breach of promise case of Mis Annie Husa- boo af alnst Rev. Peter Roberts of Plymouth Congregational church ceded today -with a verdict of $3,000 for the -woman. The case has created a tremendous stir here for a long time past. Roberts is a graduate of Yale , and while at New Haven ruined the girl and then connived at a criminal operation , Ho promised to marrvher , but while she was ill rtcd to Wales. The girl followed. Ho again promised to marry her and they came back to America , but after he secured the pastorate here ho absolutely refusea to carry out his promise. Roberts' attorney made overtures for a settlement and once profferced f 1,000 , but the trlrl would not accept. While the nego tiations were in progress Roberts married a most estimable lady of this place. Finally the girl brought suit , which resulted as above. The deacons of Roberts' church have been upholding him in iho matter for a long time , but it is said that he will be compelled to KCt out The evidence against him was very damaplng. and it Is said that Hoberts has been deceiving his counsel aswell as the woman and the church , for his counsel made no defense for him. The Wool Market. BOSTONMass. . , Oct 3. [ Special Tele gram to Tns BEI. } There has been , a good demand for wool and the sales amount to 7,001 .OOO poua dsof aU Isinds. Domes tie 'wools have > becaimor i1quict'ihutthovolume of sales Is larger than lost week , owing to the transaction la carpet wools , which foot over 10,000,000 pounds. The sales of all kinds of domestic wool amount to 5,640,000 pounds. Territory wools have been active and firm , with sales of 2,340,000 pounds , including fine on the scoured basis of ( jO < gG-'c. fine medium at 09@-Xc ( ) , and medium at 5.VS57C Texas wool has been sellinc quite freely at 19 ( fiffic and castern'.Oregon at 17 < S2 : > c , Cali fornia wool has been quiet with sales at ltW < J 24c. Georgia sold to some extent at 27(32bc. ( Ohio and Pennsvlrania fleeces have been in good demand at 810320 for X , 33 < g3c ! for XX nnd above , and 3.VS47C for Ts'o. SI. Michigan X has been firm at S9@30c rs'o. 1 combing wool has been sold at 39@41c for Michigan and Ohio , and flno delaine at IVfZSOc for Ohio ana 33rt 34c for Michigan. Unwashed combing wools have been firm at S.yJfrJCc for one-quarter anJ 2S@30c for three-eighths. Pulled wools have been quiet and firm. Australian , wools haue been very strong. Foreign carpet wools have been advanced owing to the tariff changes. Keiii'i Speech nt Herman. Hciuux , Neb. , Oct. 3 [ Spctal to THE BEE. ] O. SI. Kern , the independent candi date for congress in the Third district , spoke hero yesterday afternoon. Among other things , he said that the farmers had been voting ing twenty-five years for men who had al ways deceived them. The laws were all in the interest of the rich man and necessarily , therefore , oppressive of the poor man. These laws had made thousands of millionaires and millions of paupers , By these laws the gov ernment bad reduced the volume of inaney and piven the capitalists the power to con trol its circulation. His remedy for this state of affairs was for the government to coin all the gold and silver and then to issue paper , so that thcro should be a circulation of about SoO per capita. AVhen anybody got short of money after that , the government should issue more paper Mr. Kern said that after all this money wa ? furnished by the Kovem- ment , the government should forbid the cap italists to keep it out of circulation. Mr. Kern designated the merchant at the market town us the representative of capital , because he could fix the price on the wheat the farmer had to sell to him , and the plows the farmer had to buy from him. The address was made up chiefly of a num ber of Illogical statements. The Slarln-HcAulifTe Hearing. LONDONOct. . 3. The hearing In the case otSlavia and McAuiifle , charged with as saulting each other and committing a breach of the peace , took place today in Lambeth police court. Counsel for the crown said that if the contest between the two men was de clared unlawful by the court , the persons who arranged and abetted the fight would bo prosecuted. After hearing the evidence the court announced that it would reserve Its de cision for a week. Natlvoi Djlnti of Starvation , Sex KIM , Oct. 3.-Groat discontent contin ues hero owing to the stringent precautionary measures taken br the government against cholera. Trade is completely paralyzed Hundreds of natives In the interior are dying of starvation. Twelve Hundred Miner * Strike. DAVIOX , Tenn. , Oct. 3. The Rlchland ani ! kelson miners struck yesterday. Clssatis faction with the reduction In wages recently ordered is the cause , and 1,200 men are in volvcd. _ StcniiHtiip Arrival * . At ytvf York-Tho Aller , from Bremen the Calia and Germanic , from Liverpool ; tbo Columbia , from Hamburg. At Hamburg La 'ormandle , from New "bTork. Census Announcement ! " . WismsoTOX , Oct. a. The census bureau announces the following ; Sangamon county Illinois. 01,012 , increase 8,113 ; Sprlnjflcld 111. , 2-1,452 , IncrcasoS.lO ? . Captured a Counterfeiter. LAPHETrtLa.Oet 3. The sheriff last even ing captured D. S. Campbell , a counter feiter , iftcr a hard struggle. BIG CUN OF THE CAMPAIGN , Donglas Cod Bopublicans Tired it in Thii & Last Might , * * * - T AN ARRAY Of t OQUENF SPEECHES , . JIoii. Ik O. Klcli " " f , < Tohu \Vebster ( Edwnrd Ho ( cr , W. P. Our * Icy nnd U ( i Address a Monstt At 8:10 : o'clock last evening Colonel Thomas Swobe , chairman of the republican central committee of Douglas county , called to onler a gatherinj ; of nearly fifteen hundred republican voters of the city and county. The meeting was hold In the lirand opera house , under the auspices of the Douglar county republican club , and was the first rally of any citcnt held In the city since tbo opening of the present campaign. Largo delegations wcro present from every ward In the city , and South Omaha was well repre sented. For a short tlmo before tfio audience as * semblcd , the Otnahu Central colored band occupied a place in front of the building and discoursed Inspiring strains. The gathering was a representative one , being composed to a very largo extent of irorninent business and professional men. It was an audience that could not fail to favor ably impress the republican candidates with .ho high character of the hearty support to jc accorded to them In Douglas county. It was entirely free from the hoodlum element : hnt is but too often a characteristic of a po litical meeting. The reception accorded the candidate fos governor was a warm and enthusiastic one and augurs well for the result of the cam paign as showing the great Interest foil in .his county in the success of the republican ticket. Mr. Hichards could not conceal tba pleasure ho felt at the hearty expressions of cordiality and support. When the speakers of the evening stepped upon the stage they were greeted with rounds of hearty applause , and much inter est and enthusiasm was manifested. * The following gentlemen occupied scats on the platform : IIou. Thomas Swobe , ilon , L. D. Ktchards , Hon. J. L. "Webster , Hon. E. [ tosewater , Lee Estclle , M. L. Hoeder , \ \ * . P. 3urlcy , George II. Hastings , A. 1C. Gowdy , Captain Phillips , T. J. Baker and George O'Brien. The body of the house was well filled when Colonel Swobe , in a few well rhosfn words , .ntroduccd the republican candidate for gov ernor of Nebraska , Hon. t , . D. Hichards of Fremont. Mr. Richards said : "It gives me great pleasure to meet with the citizens of Omaha tonight. I have many warm personal friends among your people , growing out of many ycirs of business rela tion with thim. " The speaker then referred to his home city , Fremont , helping to build up the industries of Omaha , attracted by the superior advan tages of the city as a great commercial me tropolis of 1-10,000 souls , with business inter ests the magnitude of which compels the wonder and admiration of the people of tbo east , ana whose future prospects are uu- equaled by any city west of Chicago. Ho said some people ivero making an attempt to convince the community that ho had a xjcrsonal prejudice against this city. This El ) denied as a whole , and showed that it has been a campaign rumor. He said ; "If I am elected I shall perform the duties of the oMcc to the best of my ability and take pleasure in serving the best Interests of the people of Omaha. I hare been a republican in the ranks since 15 * > 3. casting my first veto for that great captain , U. S. Grant I bclievo honestly and thoroughly in the fundamental principles of the republican party , and that its continuation in power means Honest gov ernment , the righting of wrongs and the cor rection of abuses where they exist. "Tho national congress is carrying out the pledges made to the people in Ibs * , viz , the rcoJIficntion ot the tariff \vith the reciprocity idea as advocated byour great commoner , JamesG. Blulne ; tbo prohibition of trusts ; the suppression sf gambling in food products ; the use of silver as money ; tuo protection of the voter in a free ballot nnd n fair count ; the exclusion of con tract labor ; the admission of the territories as they are fitted for the duties of statehood , and liberal pensions to tbo old soldiers of tbe war of the rebellion. "The republican party is the party of free schools and is the party that has lieen instru mental in enlightenment of the people , wbllo the democratic party Is the party that has op posed the homestead law ; it Is the party that dented and protested against negro suffrage and the adoption of the amendments growing out of the civil war : it Is the party that has oppOoeU all pension legislation ; it is the party that bus been and U now ten years behind the times , opposing all measures passed oy the republican paity , liaally accepting and In later years claiming most of them as its own production. That party In this state today has faint hope of success. By being all things to all men ; by slandering the fair name of the state ; by appealing" to the passions and prejudices of the people ; by magnifying tue misfortune * of the people , and by multiplying the ills and creating dissatisfaction , It makes Its canvass before the people. "It is the democratic party that has adver tised the state as poverty stricken , and that the farms are mortgaged for inoro than their actual value. " In regard to the independent party , the speaker said bo thought the rank and me is composed of earnest , loyal men , but tbo leaders are tncn v > l > o are aided and encour aged by the democrats ; that even now the democrats are furnishing money to carry on the alliance campaign , The alliance is ot southern origin , and if the lead ers in * the south uro to bo believed it is a deep laid dcmocrntio plan to secure the control of the affairs of the nation through the ballot boxes of the northern states. In speaking of Mr. Council , Mr. Richard * said : "That gentleman in fully abreast of tha times in all that affects the Interests of tha people of Nebraska , und I bclievo that the voters of this district will see to it that ho is returned to congress by the old time ma jority. " Mr. Richards denied the statement that Nebraska is going from bad to worse , nnd , to prove this , produced tigurcs , showing that for the year 159 , according to bank reports , tbo capital and surplus amounted to * iJ,437Wl , with t43-0 > , % * > of deposits , 3 larjre increase over any previous year. Th credit of the state bos been good too good and the ease with which money has been ob talncd has involved many in debts that con servatism would have avoided , but notwith standing this , the state has managed to keep pace with rival communities. Ho referred to the republican party as ths father of pension bills , and contrasted itwlta the acts of Grover Cleveland in his whole sale cxercisn of the veto power , by which ho vetoed -HO pension bills during three years nnd six months , while during the fifteen years nnd eight months of Grant's , Ilayca * and Arthur's terms but eight such bills met with disapproval. Ho stated that he favored the Australian ballot bill , tbe establishment of aiKHtal telegraph - graph system , and tbo modification of tha statutes in such manner as to prevent tha staying of Judgments secured for work and labor ; the icmion of the tariff in the inter est of tbo producer und the laborer , and that he was opposed to a land monopoly and all organizations of capital to limit , production and control of the ne x ssaries of life. Mr. Hichards closed hU address bystatin * that the republican { tarty U today , as It al ways has been , the party of the \vaplt , lc party of progress and the patty of good jov era meat. o-e uit ir.trciacti