Nebraska Newspapers

    * -r THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
k ' TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA FRIDAY MOU3MING , , OCTOBER 17 , 1800. NIDLB K 121.
' AN ANTI-PROHIBITION RALLY ,
Messrs. Roiewater and Webster Addreis aa
Immcnso Audience at Platbmouth.
CHAMPIONS OF NEBRASKA'S ' INTERESTS.
liTcl'ntnblo ArKiininntN Adviinceil by
the -Sp nUnrM In Support of lilglt
CfiiiviiiuliiK Ai-i-ny
of
PUTTxMOUTir , Neb , , Oct. 1C. [ Special Tel
egram toTiin Hr.i : . ] An nudlcneo of nearly
n thousand pcjplo gathered at the opera
house hero tonight to listen to the antl-prohl-
billon speeches of Hon. K. Hoscwator and
lion. John L. Wcbstcrof Omaha. It was
essentially nn anti-prohibition rally , Ir
respective of political belief or party
preferences. The spacious opera house was
well tilled nnd tbo liuhomlan band discoursed
several cholco selections. The following gen-
tinmen occupied seats on the platform :
Krank Carruth , lion. J. M. Nevlllo , Hon.
William Neville , W. II. Cujhlng , Hon. M. I ) .
Polk. C. W. Sherman , Claus Hroekciifoldt.C.
M. Duller , A. Salsbcrry nnd Walter White.
Frank Wilson called the assemblage to
order , and in well chosen words Introduced
i.v to tko iiudlcnco Hon. John L. Webster , who
Hpoko as follows :
"My Fellow Citizens I have only to regret
that my nhyslcal condition Is such
tonight that I cannot touch on nil
the phases of this question to bo
discussed tonight , nnd I wliall leave the
greatef part of the work to bo covered by my
esteemed associate , whom I shall designate
us 'The llttlo champion of Nebraska's inter
ests. ' I have been charged with being
paid by the brewers , distillers and saloon-
Kcepcrs to sueuk upon this question , and
With receiving fTiOO every time I speak. I
want to say to the people of Nebraska that 1
have always paid my own expensoswith ono
exception , when a kind friend saw lit
to send mo a receipt for a hotel bill
in ono of the townn I appeared
in. I am also charged with beluga juggler
of figures. It seems that I am getting to bo
wonderfully advertised by those people , who
Hnvo no o her way of meeting the arguments
advanced. I want to say right huro that
I am in no employ , and that I have to answer
to my own conscience for whatever Ideas
may bo advanced by mo. They nro the
heartfelt convictions of John L. Webster.
"I heard it stated at Lincoln that there arc
G < )0,000 ) drunkards dying annually In this
country , but on looking into the records I
found that tins was not so , ami when I de
nied it they cut it down to 100,000.
"Now a word as to the results of intem
perance. I have consulted the asylum rec
ords and found that of 1,831 patients in Michi
gan only lll ! were caused by intemperance ,
1Sl ! by Ill-health nnd IS ! by over study. In
\Vlscousln , out of 1,18U , only 1 were caused
by ititempcr.nco. Similar results are
shown by nny and all license
states picked out nt random In any portion of
the country. The prison records of Maine
show that in 188'J there were I ) , 170 arrests for
drunkenness , or ono for every forty-four
nilult male persons In the stato. In Omaha
thcro was only ono for every 1100. There were
In the city of Portland -l'l ! convictions anil
Jnll sentences for drunkenness , und 1,417 for
other crimes. The same is true of Vermont
und New Hampshire. In Massachusetts u
committee appointed by the legislature to in
vestigate tlio matter found that there
were i4(57i ( : more arrests for drunkenness
in the state during live years of prohibition
than iu Ilvo years of license , Ex-Governor
Lurrabco of Iowa says that prohibition di
minishes crime , yet in that state thcro were
VM criminals sentenced to thepenltentlarv in
1838 , and 10S in 1BSH. In the city of Council
llluffa , the tlijrd city in size in Iowa , the city
marshal's report showsii'JS nrrcsts for drunk
enness in IbSH. That is a city of ftJ.OOO
inhabitants , and this shows that ono
in every thirty-llvo of Inhabitants was
in jail during the year , while in Omaha It was
only ono in seventy-one , and in Lincoln ono
in seventy-eight. In Council llluffa they
tried to license the silicons , nnd when the
mayor issued an order to close them on Satur
day night , and keep them closed over Sunday
the Omaha lire ami police commission passcil
a resolution extending their hearty congratu
lations. In Dubuque they even reported that ,
fourteen saloons were open "after hours ) , "
yet Larrabeo said ho know the law was en
forced. In Kansas thu drunkenness is
greater pro rata than in Nebraska , and despite
Attorney General Hrudford's assertions , the
imiyer of Atehlson.says that wagon loads of
beer roll through the streets every day. Tim
lormcrstaunch prohibition olllccrs bay that
It has done more harm thiui good.
"If you want tolookaftor the property of
the state , let well enough alone. Depression
In the general welfare marks the course of
prohibition. It tills thn insane asylums , jails
und poor houses ; It engender * illiteracy , and
I appeal to you us people having children and
families hero , and who expect to nuiko your
fortunes here , if you love state , don't engraft
na amendment into the constitution that
will bring about this tate of nlTnirs. Look
to the future nnd decide to develop this great
Btuto Into the Pennsylvania mul Massachu
setts of the west , that you may rejoleo when
this time comes that yon helped to brlutr to
yoiii1 city the banner of future pwsporltv. "
After "a selection bv thoband Mr. Hose-
water was pleusuntly Introduced mid was
llnnly received , lie siioho as follows :
"Mr. Chairman , ladles nnd gentlemen t
appreciate thu compliment your chairman has
paid me , mid fear that you are liable
to bo disappointed , I inn not what
Is termed nn orator , nnd not llnblo
to warm you up to that pitch of .sentiment
which some of the prohibition advocates
might do.
" 1 am announced to address vou on the In
terests of Nobnisk.i , unit I propose to analyze
the grout question now pending iu this state.
Two imiuiidiiienU have been submitted to bo
decided on November , nud both are in
tended to bear upon the repression and sup
pression of intemperance. The question in ,
Which of them will achieve the best re
sults I
"Tho prohibitionists are altogether wrong
In their lirst premis'-.s , They hold
that t'no only way to eradi
cate the evil of Intemperance is to
stop the sale nnd manufacture nf liquor. It
Is for you toaikyoimelvos whether n pro
hlbltory amendment will bring about this re-i
rult. I iihiillengo attention to the fact that ,
thesoaultitors of self-righteousness nro noi
only deluding themselves , 'but every bed v else.
They assume that a dictum of law will d
away with the appctlto of man , and it is nf
maruablo how tenaciously they hold to th ( t
vlow. When Francis Murphy came to N
Imisku they denounced him as the tool of t
money power because ho declared that Into
peiimce wus a disease , und that "Innn mil t
teach himself ubstlneiico and make hlnisqlf
soberby his own volition , lie was stlgn
tlzL'd nnd Insulted ut tbo Chautiuiquu t
Hcutrlco by the num against whom 1 upiioar nl
In public : dobato. Even Luther Benson , t
man who Is only sooer between drinkscomj.s
here , and Is endorsed by these people as
projmr person to tell the people of Nobrusl
how to act hi the iiuitte.- ; und yet this mnA ,
who has laid in Jail from Oregon to .Malnii
confesses hat the drink habit Is a terrible
nllllctlon , mid I huvo hew n conyl
of bis book , 'Fifteen ' Years in IlelU
In which ho nays that tbo appetite of the \
drunkard cannot bo restrained by law. It
may bo held In check by fear , but where it Is
stronger than the will power of the
man it ls useless to try to legislate
his appuilto. In another book ho shows what
un ordinary drunkard will do In his craving
for iirlnk , This Is what bo writes und pub-
llshw , i > ut It is not what bo talks.
"hi this stnto thci-o nro 135 Lutheran
inoiubers who oppose the amendment ,
Because they know that this matter cannot
1x3 rontroted by law , nnd that the
only moral injunction leaves man a free will
ngcnt , These colonel * and majors who have
been lmiorlcil | hero have utterly failed to
show that prohibition has been conducive to
sobriety or to better the condition of the
people.
"Apo-Jtlo St. John of Kansas
declares that 75 per cent of nil
crime Is due to Intemperance. T challenge the
assertion , and have hero two copies of yes
terday's papers , the St. Louis ( . ( lobe-Demo
crat und the St. 1'aui I'lonecr-Prass. " .
The sneaker road Iho headlines of several
articles in the telegraph coluins of each , showIng -
Ing that of fully a score of horrible crimes not
"
one was due to"luteni | > oraiice.
"Tho eaii'o of crime is love of the money
that Is the loot of all cvcl , a de.slre to obtain
what belongs toothcr.s , but shall wo prohibit
or abolish money ( Money cause * much
crime. Perhaps after wn abolish money and
women nnd moil the question \vlll be solved. "
" 1 was iu ICiinsoH a month age , and In tbo
city of Lcavcnworth found block after block
of deserted store buildings. Thcro were
thirty-two vacant stores on Kansas
avenue alone. The olllclaU In
that stale say that every town and
village ns well ns the cities , have , suffered ,
nud there Is a general movement for resub-
misslon. The result of the last election In
Iowa shows general dissatisfaction , and
there nro strenuous efforts being
mnilo to secure a repeal of
the law , Dubuqiio has fallen off
In population from ' . " . ' .OOOlu l SO tolS.OOOin
IS'.I ) , Wichita has lost 11,000 and Topeku
0,000 , Yet then ) is not acitv in Nebraska
that shows any falling off under the present
statutory law , that is the best OH the statutes
of any stnto in the Union.
"Prohibition do03 not prohibit. If It did
there might bo some sense In the position of
tbeso people , aUhouRh the question of their
In tlio matter would even then bn un
determined. Tlio wholesale druggists of
DCS Molnes sold $20,1)00 ) worth of liquor last
year. I tasted liquor in ilnik' stores
there , and no record was nmdeof it. Kven tlio
sheiifT told mo that no record was kept of
liquors sold In that city , although the law
provides that it shall ho done. Lot mo show
you a snmpln of Des Moines whisky , "
The speaker hero opened a bundle nnd from
an Innocent looking book which purported lo
ho "Leeturcs on temperance spiritual
series , " lie ponied out a dose of
forty-rod redeye that made an auditor
In the gallery smack his lips
in n manner audible all over the house.
"This liquor I purchased in Just that shape
in n drug store In the Klrkwood house at'J
o'clock in tlm morning. These drug stores
uro open all night long , but you can't
llnd it sola this state. These hired advocates
appeal in the iniinu of the boysimd the homes.
1 also appeal iu the munn.s of the homes und
the boys. I protest against these covert ways ,
these Joints and these bootleggurs and places
where you least dream of Uncling liquors. If
there is anything that would inducu
the boys to gonstruv it is prohibition. In
Des Moines and Topeha they go to drug
stores and buy their whisky and bottled
beer , and they go to private rooms In a hotel
or elsewhere und play eanls and pet drunk
as fools ami then have to bo taken homo
in that condition or sent to Jail , as thecaso
may bo
'
' 'hi Des Molnes from : ! 00 to 1,000 drunk
ards are carried through the streets hi the
patrol wagon every mouth. In
August last there were 1,000 ,
and that is "n record never half
equalled by the wicked olty of Omaha.
The Jail records of Topelia show a continued
increase of dnmkeimosd , peace breaking and
disorderly conduct. The secretary of the
re.subniisslon society accompanied mo at 10
ut night , on September 10 , to in
spect their methods of doing business. A
wblstlu brought a man to thu door of the
room and wo wsro taken inside. I found a
lot of men playing cards about a table ,
and when they were satisllcd wo
were not thcro to cause trouble each
brought forth a glass from beneath
a table , A waiter afterward brought
some move from a back room , and I counted
twenty-nine beer kegs piled In ono corner ,
which represented only a few days' consump
tion by the club of about 1100 members.
" \Ve are assured that the law in
Iowa Is as well enforced as
tiny other criminal law. In
Iowa 4,000 government permits to sell liquor
were Issued last year. Leaving out 1,000 tor
original puckairc dealers and conscientious
druggists , tliero uro a.OOO permits which
were each surely violated at least
ton times a day , making 000,000 violations
of the law every mouth. Isn't ' it pre
posterous to suppose that ether luws were
violated with llku frequency I This violation
creates disregard und contempt for law , and
hypocrisy , bad citizenship and bad govern
ment.
"Thoy say Kansas has grown as much asNo-
brasku. Tlio facts us shown by telegrams of
the past twonty-four hours arc that Kansas
IIIH a population of 1-I ) , -I3. ' > , or 103.000 less
than these imported agitators have been
claiming all through the campaign. In 1STO
it was throe times as largo sis Nebraska ,
and now Nebraska has about rouclicd it. Ne
braska's gain Is l'J5 per cent , Kansas ! . " > per
cent nnd Iowa'JO cent. It is the fublo of the
tailless fox over again. Tlieso states nro In a
bad way and they want , us to pkico ourselves in
the same boat , These Injurious reports are
circulated by these woman suffragists anil
colonels. They talk about our homes and
boys , yet they have neither , aud never will
havo. They uro without reputation , yet pre
tend to ml visa our wives add mothers.
"My Interest In this campaign Is
not what some of tliCbo idiotic
reports allege that it will make mo
wealthy in a few months-but because -
cause all my Interests nro here. If this
amendment carries I could not measure , my
injury by SCO.OOO u year. The state won hi
suffer , nud therefore my paper , nnd that
is why I am devoting my time nud labor to
thU matter without pay or remuneration , f
don't want our expenses trebled in every
county iu the state , as they have been in
these other states , where they arrest and try
a bottle of beer every week or two for
the fec.i in the case. 1 don't want the sala
ries of our public school tencheiM reduced.
' Intempor.mcoe.umot bo eiMilie.iled , and I
want proper guards- placed over it. 1 ap
peal to your good sense and Intel
ligence to decide on sober second
thought if it would not bo foolish
to put a deud letter on our statutes when wo
cannot empty Jails or decrease pniiDcrlsm ,
und when history shows that every attempt
enforce it has been a failure. It 'haa been
repealed by Massachusetts and Pennsylvania ,
and it is for you to say which is best the
speak-casles mid holes-ln-tho-wnU , or the
place where you know liquor is sold nnd
where you can sco that the law is
strictly enforced. I hope you will
goto ttm ballot bos with the Interest and
prosperity of the state nt heart , nud will do
what you can to educate our boys In moral
courage and in the ability to withstand temp
tation.
/ Connell and Itryaii at Wnlion ,
/ Wuioo , Neb. , Oct. ' . .M. [ Special Telcgra.il
to Tin : UCK.J The greatest political event of
this season iu Saumlcra county occurred hare
today. It was the Joint discussion between
Hon. W. J. Council and W. J. Ilryan riio
discussion occurred in tlioj opera house and
the building was taxed to luutiunst capacity ,
oven standing room being at.a premium , and
many went away unable to gain admlislon.
llryiin had the opening nnd occupied tlfty-tivo
minutes in denounelng tha Mclvlnloy bill ,
nnd was applauded but sparingly. Mr , Cou
ncil on taking the platform was cheered
to the echo , und for ono and a hnlf
hours ho discussed the tariff bill ,
the silver bill und reviewed the woik of tin
last session of coinrro < s in n masterly way.
and was continually applauded and Riveted
with round after round of cheers. Hi ) had
the sympathy of the audience , and it was
said uy many who heard the speeches at
Lincoln and Omaha that Mr. ( . 'oiiii U iioublu
discounted lit * former efforts , and Mr , Mryaii
frankly udmlttod that hls-upponent undo the
best argument ho had yet made In tha joint
discussion , mul that ho hod the best of It.
It Is lively coiiLvdiHl by nil that Mr. Conn ell
carried away the lion's sharii of the hot , on
nnd will iveolvo again a liutidsomo majority
at the hands of Suuudera county iieoplo ,
\whom ho formerly rcprescutoU ns district
wtornoy.
. No Chang" In thn Discount Halo.
Lo.N'nox , Oct. 1(1. ( j Special Cablegram to
TUB DUE. ] The Hank of England directors
at their meeting today made no cbango in the
rate of discount at the bank ,
IK
'
i'in ,
Twenty-Seventh Annual Convention in
Session at Fittsbnrg ,
PROMINENT MEN MAKE ADDRESSES ,
Clinunccy M. Dcpntv , President of tlio
Xow Vork Central Speaks
Very Highly of tlio
Itrotlicrliiiotl.
PiTr iirwi , Pa. , Oct. 10. Tlio Interna
tional llrotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
holil Its annual meeting in the Grand opera
luiuso tills afternoon. A number of letters
were read from prominent gentlemen , ex
pressing regret nt tlicitlimbllity to bo pres
ent. Among them were Governor Campbell
of Ohio , Governor Heaver of Pennsylvania ,
Gcorgo W. ChitJs of Philadelphia , President
Kobcrts of the Pcnnsylx'uiila railroad anil
other prominent railroad ofllclnls.
After ; prayer by Grand Chaplain Sorrily ,
Mayor Gourley welcomed the delegates to
tbc city.
Clmtrmnn Adams then introduced Hon.
Clmunuoy M. Uepew , president of the New
York Central railroad company. The ap
pearance of the distinguished gentleman was
the signal for the wildest applause. When
order hud boon restored Mr. Donaxv nro-
ceeded to deliver an address , which was lis
tened tovltn great Interest. Several times
lie was compelled to p.iuso owing to the cleat-
cuing applause of his hearers.
Mr. Depow spoke highly of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and said that
during the period of Its existence- and pros
perous growth hundreds of labor organiza
tions had t'cen formed and dissolved. Tnoy
hail been started to carry out novel theories
or to put In practice unusual and un
tried processes. "Tho success of your body
Is duo to Its rigid adherence to the right
principles upon which It was founded. No
labor organization can permanently succeed
whoso sole and only object Is to Increase
wages and diminish hours. It lacks the
essential bond of mutual sympathy und
brotherly hope In bearing or lightening each
other's burdens. The tendency of such an
organization Is inevitably mid rapidly to
collisions and failure. The fundamental Idea
ot tne engineers'Is 1. Cbaritr In support of
the sick or Injured and contributions to the
family of the dead. ' . ' . Education which per
fects the artisan in the theory and practice
of his trudo mid broadens him for
larger usefulness as n cltlzou. i ) . Pro
tection in securing and maintaining your
rights. Your record is unexcelled in the
history of contact between employer and
employee , nt homo or abroad , and in the
Intelligence and property of your members. "
* * * * Mr. Depow spoke of the nil-
pervading idea of the past few years of trusts ,
and said that this universal effort to absorb
the Individual , to divide the people into
employing companies and employes und to
destroy competition will Inevitably end in
disaster. Hostile legislation and the laws of
trndo will leave only the Icgitniite enterprises
surviving. In the same way and. from the
same cause there have been several ambitious
attempts to form gigantic labor trusts , which
shonhl combine under one central und
autocratic authority every occupation in
which tlio WOKU curlier could engage. .In
all such associations of trades and' 'occupa
tions having nothing In common certain
qualities of audacity , iluency of speech and
capacity for manipulating caucuses and con
ventions push to the front many men who
know little of the great interests conlldcd to
their care. Labor must bo as Intelligent as
capital upon its own grounds. A vommlttso
which calls upon tlio employer or railroad
ofllccr must know its own business as well as
he knows his , otherwise ? from angry conten
tions because of ignorance comes the exercise
of brute force , ami violence falls to secure
that which in nlno cases out of ton could
have bseii nad by Intelligent presentation.
Hundreds of committee. * of our employes
liavo been to sco mo , and I can safely soy ,
after tlio full and free discussion which
always took place , that not one of them ever
went out of my oftlco except to
carry back n satisfactory message to
their constituents. The reason for these
ready settlements was that the men un
derstood their own business ; knew pro-
clioly what they wanted and how much the
company could afford to concede. But in
the operations of what I may call the labru
trust I have had diirerentoxperiences. " Mr.
Uepcw cited nn instance pf where liftconmcn
atone point on the line were ordered to quit
by the chief of their local assembly , who was
a shneniukcr , nnd who took that action be
cause bo hurt a row with a passenger con
ductor. On another occasion a high ofllchil
in an order called on Mr , Depmv , who soon
discovered that ho know nothing of what ho
was talking about. The ofltclnl confessed
that ho never hud been in the railway ser
vice In his life , "Such representatives of or
ganized labor , " said Mr. Dopew , "bring
It into disrepute , both with the
employers nnd the nubile. A committee
called upon 1110 last fall with a series of com
plaints , all of which were quickly and satis
factorily adjusted. They then made a de
mand on behalf of the locomotive-engineers ,
when 1 informed them that that body could
spe.ik for itself. They then said their object
was to break up the organization in every de
partment of the railway servieo. If the
management of the Now York Central would
rwognl/o llio engineers only through them
tills result would bo brought about and ifpon
a much lower basis than the brotherhood
could admit , and if wo would not do so they
would strike and tlo up the road. " Mr.
Denow informed the committee that it might
do Its worst , but In a matter affecting the
brotherhood ho would recognize only that
body. Tlio threatened strike never came.
Sneaking of the great Central strike ,
Mr. .Uepuw said : "Ye irs of successful trial ,
of fair , frank nnd friendly discussion with
the employes of the New York Central had
led mo to believe that a strike was impossi
ble on that road. " In that trust ho went
abroad on his annual holiday , to have his
hopes rudely shattered by a cablegram an
nouncing n strike. "Hut the engineers. " ho
added , "were true to the relations which foi
ni.my years have been established and sus
tained , and relimugeratcd my fading faith in
the cflliMcy of nuy ulTort to maintain a satis
factory nnd permanent understanding be
tween capital and labor. The citizens of Now
York und of the whole .lountry owe to the
Urotherhood of Locomotives Kugiucors adobl
of gr.uitudrt for the courage , lldullty
and intolllgenco with which they stood 1 > \
their posts nnd performed their duties In the
recent troubles on the New York Central. "
Depuw touched ilhvctly on the matter of gov
ernment ownership of railroads. "Tho time
does not , permit , " ho s.ilil , "a discussion o !
the effects upon our institutions of the ap
jiolntment of a million public servants bcint ,
given to nn administration and mailo the pat
ronage of the election bosses , " lie reform
to tno letter carriers In England , who worked
long hours and got on nverago $ tl a wook.
After a vain effort for tlio amelioration of
their condition Ihoy struck , The govern
ment inscantly tilled their places , put apolico
ofllcer beside each new man and dispersed
the gatherings of the old ones. In Cicrmany
the government owns the railroads ,
U'ho locomotive engineer received
about M.r > a month , and If ho deserts hli en
gine ho becomes subject to severe punish
ment. Libraries havo. been written upon
labor und capital , but they are mostly trash.
"In the varying condition of our complex
civilisation no general rule scorns possible
which ahull bo applicable to all the cases as a
relief for the antagonism between capital und
labor. Every dlfllculty must bo solved upon
Us own iiioitts. It Is just hero that un Intelli
gent labor organisation , composed only of
that occupation which to secure right or redress -
dross a wrong can meet its employer upon
grounds which will show their mutual de
pendence und promote their common beno-
llt. It is just hero that Ignorance
or Incompetence on one hand produces Irrita
tion and resistance on the other. The period
ought to cotrto wlicn employes In nny Indus
try shall not bo arrays in hostile ramps over
the whole country against their employers in
the snmo business , when combinations will
not bo of workers on ouu.lmml and ofllclals on
the other ojmlnst each other , but with good
sense nnd friendly utiposltlons they shall
meet 111011 common ( rood and an overwhelm
ing sense of common interest. "
Grand Chief Knglncer Arthur was next In
troduced and was enthusiastically received ,
Ho congratulated the brotherhood on the
healthy condition of Its affairs , und said In
part : "Though Idem Is n oneness of puriKrse ,
there Is n diversity of opinion , nnd we hope
during the course tif our debates to Und
equation by which the problem of our dlfll-
cultics nnd differences may bo solved. Ills
by honorable action , that vo hnvo achieved
success as a labor organization , not by might ,
not , by loud , boastful assertions of what ,
owing to our numbers wo might compel cor
porations to do. No , tnnt novcr ha *
been our policy. Wo ask but our fair.
Just dues and . nothing more , If
there bo these who would array labor
ngulnst capital I am not ono tit
them or with them. If thow bo these who
regard the Interests Of labor nnd capital as
natttrallv or properly antagonistic I do not
agree with them. Tlio Interests of labor and
capital are Identical , or , to bo more accurate ,
reciprocal. Any argdmcnt respecting labor
topics which docs nut distinctly recognize
and concede the truth of this proposition
must need * bo fallacious , and , us a matter
of fact , It Is rccoanlxcd and conceded
by all eminent authorities on the sub
ject. " The Insurance feature of the broth
erhood was touched upon at length
by the speaker. During the past llscal year
the brotherhood has paid to widows und
orphans and disabled members $ $ 2,500 , ' " "k-
Ing n grand total'Of eill * , CCO. ,
Addresses were nisi ) made by a number of
delegates ,
Referring to a Chicago telegram , stating
Unit a party of western engineers had left
for this city to champion the cause of federa
tion , First Grand Assistant Engineer Hayes
said : "I know nothing about them. Wo an
ticipate no trouble when the time comes for
considering the question of federation , I un
derstand that a majority of the western dele
gates favor such a plan , but as to what the
outcome will bo I will not venture nn
opinion. "
Tlio Matter not Settled.
CmcAcio , Oct. 1ft. The grievance- commit
tee of the Kock Island llremcn nnd oftlcluls of
the road have not yet come to a definite un
derstanding. The coufcrenco will bo re
sumed next week.
A. .llVltJHJ-HtKit .t T MIKUITKEX ,
ClinrlcH Miller Confesses to the Killing
ot'Two Jinn Near Clioynune.
MANHATTANKan. . , "Oct. 1(1. ( ( Special Tclo-
gram to TUB BKI : . ] Tlyi youngest murderer
ever comimttod In Klhiy county now lies in
jail In this city awaiting the coming of
Sheriff. Martin of CheyqnueVyo. . Ills name
Is Chnrlcj Miller. lie Is fifteen ycarj of ago
and Is the self-eoufes4od slayer of two St.
Joseph , Mo. , young men , each about eighteen
years old , who wuro stealing a ride in n box
car between Sydney , Nob. , mid Cheyenne ,
Wyo. For weeks tho.onieers . have been en
deavoring to p'-'netrnte the. mystery surround
ing the odmo , the only clue being the fact
that a brakuman upon the train noticed
what ho supposed to bo a tramp
get out of the car , nud that a
person answering , the description which
the former had given of the la ter had in
quired ut the railroad ofllco rcgnrlng tlio
price of a ticket from Cheyenne to this
place.
Tim Bun correspondent called at the Jail
today in company 'with Sheriff Myers , and
was uhscred into -eccptlon room , where
? nt an innocent nf aHng. RTOV eyed boy ,
who looked little llkoono who had taken the
lives of two of his follow creatures. Ho
talked freely and frankly regarding the af
fair , making no attempt nt concealment. Ho
said :
"I have ono sister and three brothers , the
former a resident of Rochester , N. Y. , nnd
the latter of I .eonardsvlllo , this state. My
parents died when I was live years old. My
father kept a saloon , was a hard drinker
and llnally committed suicide. I was
taken cjiro of Hi a children's homo
until I was twelve years of age , when I was
sent to St. Charles , Minn. The man for
whom I worked abused mo and I came to
Leonardsvillo. Leaving there , I wont on Sep
tember 2il from Omaha upon a Union Pacific
freight train. Near Sidney I changed my
quarters to nbox ear loaded with tics , and
hidden among them I found two young fel-
laws from St. Joseph. I had had nothing to
eat for several days1 and was penniless ,
hungry and dcsporatij. Knowing Unit they
had money , I conceived the Idea of killing
them. Emerson had.a revolver , sol killed
him rirst and then tfiot Flshbaugli. Prom
the body of the latter J took f7 ! and a Jack
knife. I came straight to Lconurdville , nnd
the nutting of a fragment of an old paper in
an outbuilding there giving an account of my
crime was what tlrst caused mo to confess. "
The boy will bo tnkbn to Choyemio tomor
row , where ho has been indicted.
UEUJIASY'H KKTAM.l TJO.V ,
Our Inl'iint Kent Sugar Industry
Threatened.
CHICAGO , Oct. 10. ' [ Special Telegram to
THE Bun. " ! Hefcrrin'g to the boot , sugar In
dustry , William Henderson of New York
pave n reporter today an interesting bit ol
Washington gossip."It Is nothing inoro nor
less , " ho sold , "than n.secrot intimation mat
Germany Intends -prevent , by excessive
export duties , the shipping of beet sugai
seeds to America. Shpuld this prove true
ths industry Is liablo. to rccolvo a terrible
blow ; for , though ouvsoll , or certain parts of
It , is prime for the growing of beets , there is
something lacking to produce seeds that will
grow an equal quantity of beets. Moreover ,
even were the beets grown hew of that kind
the industry Is so much in Its infancy that
not half tno demand for seeds could ho sup
plied. The motive trial would actuate ( Jor-
many to such a deed must bo , it is thought ,
her desire not only , to protect her bwi
beet sugar industry , hut to take a b.iek-
handed slap at us In retaliation for the injury
done her by our Mcl inloy bill. No oncii
steps In that direction ( have yet been taken
by llio ( icrnian goVcmhiont , Out the source
of Secretary Husk's information is excellent ,
and though the secretary , who , ns you may
know , Is very greatly interested in' promot
ing bt-ot sugar la America , is saying nothinf
about tin ) news , I know that he U keeping uj
n powerful thinking. " .
A
Ai.niov , Mich. , 04..JO. [ SpccinlTelegram
to Tin : Ilii ; : . ] Anothop doctor Is missing
this time from this city and Albion's social
circle ? nro greatly agitated. Somotlmongo
Dr. Johnson became jeugagcd to one of the
belles of the town , yesterday was to have
been the wedding day ? and when the doctor
retired Tuesday night ho notified the clerk
not to call htm In the .morning , About noon
the clerk rapped Kci'itly on the door of the
doctor's room. Therm WIH no rcsponsunnd
tun clerk opened thedoor. . Some of the doc
tor's clothing was ftjund in the room , hut
thcro was no tncu jot thu doctor , and the
most persistent search" has tailed to reveal
any clue to his prudent whereabouts. The
young lady IT ho.ut-brohen. The doctor hud
ordered a lot of furniture mul lutings for the
place ho was to use ts an oil lee und residence.
The brldo thinks there 1 * foul play in the
ca > o or that the doctor has been .spirited
mvny by soiiii ) strange power. Her friends
say it is just a plain case of sneaking away.
llalpli nnauiiinnt nt Mltuliell ,
MITCIIKM. , S. D. , Oct. 14. ( Special to TUP.
Bee. ] Ralph Beaumont , notional lecturer of
the Knights of L.abor , addressed largo audi
ences tiero this afternoon nnd evening. Ho
Is a ready taltter but has in stock some Incor
rect Ideas as well as bluff and ridicule , lie
talked largely on the platform of the Knights
of Labor and chumuterlrod the United Htatei
senate as "tho house of lords" and llfty years
behind the ugo , and tried to belittle .Senator
Allison's vecsut speech at Sioux City , though
lie took no Issues with what the senator said.
Eosnlt of tLe Lolanil Hotel Tire nt Syra
cuse , Now York.
SICKENING SIGHTS DURING ITS PROGRF.SS ,
Victims Appear \Vlndo\vo , StuleU-
Ing for Aid , Which tlu ; Horror-
Onlooker * Wuro
Unalilc to Itcmlur.
STIIACVSI : N. Y. , Oct. lO.-Thoflro that de
stroyed the Lclnnd hotel this moniiug was tlio
most disastrous that has visited tnls city for
years. It Is probable that three guests mid ilvo
servants perished and that thirty people were
severely Injured. The total loss exceeds
Sl.Vi.OOO , of which f l)0l ( ) ( is on the hotel. The
remainder is on the furniture.
The 11 ro was discovered at 12:00 : p. in. , nud
in half nn hour the hotel was burned to the
ground.
How the lire originated has not yet been
definitely determined , and His doubtful If It
ever will be , so rapid was the progress of
tlio Humes. It Is thought , however , that It
started in the bakery , adjoining the kitchen.
When the lire was put out all that remained
of the hotel was a section of the northeast
corner and the elevator shaft , the walls hav
ing fallen und carried with them several ad
joining buildings.
A rough cstlmutoof the loss is S'315,000 , , ttlth
insurance of about $1M,000.
When the Humes began to sweep through
the hotel the night clerk set the automatic
tire alarm bell to ringing , but before the
rudely awakened guests could realize what
was the matter the flames and smoke rushed
through the hulls , cutting off the us mil
menus of exit. Kadi room wai prov ided
with u common rope lire escape and by the
means of these many lives were saved.
The burning hotel viewed from the street
presented n scene which will never bo forgot
ten. It was agonizing in the extreme. At
many of the windows could be seen men and
women piteously calling for help or making
their escape by means of the rope.
The frightful shrieks of the guests and tlio
crackle of the Humes could bo hoard for
blocitsawny. The building burned so rapidly
that most of the people in the upper Moors
were obllued to use tbo tire escapca or jump
for their lives.
One womun appeared at a window in a
room on the north sldeof the building with a
baby In her arms. Her pitiful cries for help
were heard until the flames gathered around
her. The firemen tried to nilso n ladder on
this side of the building , but were prevented
by telegraph wires. The woman was told to
throw out ii rope or Jump from the window.
Shu threw out n rope , and as she was climb
ing out of the window the Homes enveloped
her mid she fell buck Into the building and
perished.
; > Seven or eight men nnd children jumped
'from ' the upper stories on a shod in thorearof
[ the building. At ono time seven persons were
struggling together on the sned , which
had already caught lire from
flyinc sparks. The victims were half naked.
Those who jumped from the rear windows
were picked up anil carried to a saloon in the
neighborhood , where a number of other vic
tims had already been taken. Among tnem
was Anna Schwartz , a laundry girl employed
In the hotel. She was recued from the rear
of the fourth noor by a' colored man , who had
already saved sovcralnther , of the help.
Whllo the firemen wore at work hoisting
ladders willing hands held the jumping not.
Ar.nlo Cummings , ono of the servants ,
jumped with tlio evident intention of landing
in thO net. In her descent she struck
the telegraph wires and her body bounded
over and fell , a bniiscd and mangled heap ,
seven fo.ct from the net.
Meanwhile thoilreincn were working with
a will succeeded iu putting u Udder against
the building. A cry of horror rang out
when It was found that It was
short , but this wns quickly succeeded by a
cheer when one of tbo ladder m < > mounted
t and , standing on the top rrcnul , reached
up and helped down three women. Had the
Cummins woman waited a moment or two
her life would have been spared. On all
sides men , women and children could bo
seen dropping from the windows or sliding
down the lire escapes.
In the corner of the building was a court
yard , ilero was being enacted similar
scenes to these on the outside of the build
ing. The guests in the rooms facing this
court in many Instances had to iniiko their
escape by this menus. The flames swept
through the building with unparalleled
rapidity.
Chief Engineer iiiloy of the flro depart
ment says that when ho arrived at the scene
ho und his men made for the upper portion of
the building. Ho with n couple of his men
had reached the fourth lloor when they could
go no further.
Cora Tanner , tbo nctrcss.who had n narrow
C3cnpewhen aroused by thealurm rushed into
a hnll und dashed into the ilrst oiicn room
which was occupied by a man who was about
to lower himself by a lire , escape. She cried
to him , "for God's sake save me. " The man
stopped in his lllcht nnd lowered Miss Tan
ner to the ground , and then followed. She
was not seriously injured , Her jewels and
S.MK ) in cash Miss Tanner saved. Miss Tan
ner , with the other members of her company ,
were taken to tbo Vandcrbllt house. Miss
Duprco and Miss Klein , both of tbo same
company , had a narrow escape , They were
on the llfth floor , nnd had it not been fora
courageous boy who ran the elevator they
would have perished. They grouped around
the hall until they heard a tihout to come to
the elevator. They followed the sound of
the voice and found the car , In which they
were taken down safely , although the llaines
shot into it at nearly every iloor.
The following Is a list of the dead as fur us
known :
ANNIR CUMMINS of New York.
WILLIAM 13. 1IAUHOP of Elizabeth ,
N. J.
UOSESCIIWAHTZ , hotel domestic.
UNKNOWN WOMAN , hotel domestic.
MARY UOYL13 , servant.
KOmCKT T. MILLS of New York.
A .1. VANI10UTI3N of .lei-soy City.
Cil3OUil3 K. WOOD of Doxti-r , N. Y.
There was considerable loss sustained by
the American express company , whose build
ing adjoins the hotel , and individual luinntoj
of the hotel lost heavily in personal olTocls.
The hotel was owned by Warren J. Ltsland
nnd Vnnlluron Leland , who uro proprietors
of various largo hostclries in different cities
of the United States.
At ! ) o'clock this afternoon the superintend
ent of public works ordered the men engaged
in exploring the ruins to stoo work , as all the
missing had been accounted for.
Mr. Perry of tlio Insurance llrm of Bowen
& Perry , believes that the place was set on
lire. Tlio lire started In a back room , where
a lot of grease was stored. At thu Glebe
hotel lire , too , I'erry says ho was quickly on
thosccnoaud declared that thu flro started
from grcaso in the kitchen , In precisely the
same manner ns at the Leland. 1 lo believes
that both places were set on lira in precisely
thosatno manner by some person or persons
employed iu the hotels. A vigorous investi
gation will ho made.
It , 13. Johnson of Now ork was around
this morning wearing one man's ' trousers , a
second man's coat nnd a third man's bat
tered nnd worn hat. The only things ho
were of his own weru his cork leg , shoes and
nightshirt. Mr. .Johnson hud < i narrow es
cape. Ho made his way through the halls to
thostuircuso after an exciting experience.
Ho carried hU artificial lejj on ills arm , not
having time to put It on.
Another Hotel Klrunt Syracuse.
SviutTtfe , M , Y. , Oct. 10. There was another -
ether hoU-1 flro In this city thU morning.
About .r > o'clock tlninoi were discovered in the
kitchen of the Glebe hotel , scpirato from the
main building. The guests wcru called , but
only a few responded , the llro being qulckl )
subdued ,
HljT KndlHli Col ton Mill Iliirncil.
Lo.suox , Oct. 10 , The Perseverance cot
ton mill at llolton , Lancashire , burned ,
Thirty thousand spindles nra ruined.
Tin ; o.v.i ii.fmtiiioi'inc.
Yesterday' * 1'rooeeUlng.s ol' the 1'ro-
vinolul Council at St. lainli.
Sr. Lor is , Mo. , Oct. 10.-SpivialTcl [ \
to Tin : HKK. ] The seven bishops o\ \ * \
province of the Uoiiinn Catholic church -
a meeting this morning at the urehepis „
residence miH selected tluvo nl lj
"
from the list of Catholic prl
In the province which will bo scut tu Ku
und from which ono will bo selected to 1 * ,
us bishop for tbo dlocoso of Oniiha to s\ \
ccetl the late Dlshop O'Connor. \
The council was called to order iitfl oVloi
in the drawing-room of Archbishop Ket
drlck. Among the clergymen present wen
UlghtHev. Louis * M. Kink , D.l ) . , bishop of
Lvavonworth ; UK-tit Hov. Henry Cos-
grove , U.U , bishop of Davenport ;
{ Iglit llev. Thomas Honacuni , bKhop
of Uueolii : Ut. Hov. John Ili-nnessy , bishop
of l > uuu < ; | { . Kev.Choka , administrator of
ho diocesn nf Omaha ami the venerable
\rchblshon Kendrlck. The business before
the council was not very extensive , ns > , ich
nember having been informed of its objects
md come prepared to act nt once.
I'ho meeting was executive. A counrll of
the consulting priests of the Omaha diocese
was held KOIHO time ago , according to the see-
ud Bultlmimti DUIICU. and at this meeting
-ho nu lues selected by them were submitted to
.lie council. The bishops tins moniiug so-
ected three names which tli'iy will
forward to tbo propaganda tit
IJomo as candidates for the vacancy. While
these name * have been kept , secret and will
lot bo dotlnitely known until utter u selection
rrom them has been made by the
> ropagamlu , they arc believed to bo
Vicar ( jcneral Ilrndy of St. Louis ,
Leather Mul.atigblln of Hannibal nud
llcv. father Hyan of DubiKiuc. in the order
milled. The council having completed Its
nbors adjourned nt I'J o'clock. The prelates
[ ircsentnro very reticent und iviil not discuss
Lbo proceedings of the meeting.
The tlloceso of Cheyenne , although In amore
moro nourishing condition than St. Louis
when Archbishop Kenrick took charge , does
not seem to Milt Ulihop Hurkc. It Is under-
stoop that long before Hishop O'Connor's
death Ilishopliurko was in Home. Ills aim
was to have Omaha and Cheycniio consoll-
lated , as Kansas City and St Joseph have
been for ten years past. Ho evidently failed
in his purpose , us it is readily seen from the
fuel that Fnther Hr.idy wus recommended
for bishop of Omaha. This Is what caused
Bishop llurku to resign , us he did last .limit
ary. Now a request comes to the province
to consider the resignation of Bishop 15uno
and to determine upon a message ol advlco
to the Vatican. This virtually means that
Bishop BurJe lias succeeded In itilluonclug
the Vatican , and that the consolidation ho
wished for will bo granted ; that his resigna
tion will be withdrawn anil tli.it be will bo
put in charge of the diocese nf Om.ib'i and
L'heyonno. In this event Vicar ( iviicrul
Iliiidy will bo returned as bishop of the diocese
cese of St. Joseph.
J/.l/il.VC IT n .111.11 FOK TIIK3I.
llio AVar on TIIIHO | implicated lit ( lie
Nnturall/.ntiim Knuids.
Cinc.\ro , Oct. 10. | Spcc.il ! Telegram to
Unn. ] The war against the parties to
the naturalization frauds goes merrily nn anil
promises to become interesting before peace
is declared. Three inoro warrants were Is
sued this morning for Italians accused of
false swearing in order to become eltkeus.
Assistant District Attorney Mllchrist is now
at work on evidence by which he hopes to
lodge a complaint against some very "promi- "
rent politicians. A warrant is out for the
arrest of Sol Van Prang , the notorious pro
fessional bondsman , nt present democratic
candidate for the legislature ! from ono of the
city districts. Iloi.s believed to bo deeply
concerned in the matter.
"Wo nro not so nnxious , " snld
Mr. Milchrlst , "to convict these
Ingnorant fellows , who 1 believe were
deceived , If not coerced , Into the movement.
I am of the opinion that some ot the lenders ,
however , will be in court before many days. "
\V. T. Underwood , attorney for the repub
lican central committee , called at the district
attorney's ofllco this morning. He carried in
his hand n large bundle of complaints , but
they were not issued nt once because the
district attorney wanted to weave the web of
evidence a bit moro closely about the parties
Implicated.
Nebraska , I own and Dakota Pensions.
\VASIIIXOTON , Oct. Ifi. [ Special Telegram
toTnnBni : . ] Pensions were granted today
to the following Nebraskans : Increase
Henry T. Thompson , Stafford ; William
Howen , Atkinson ; Andrew Slack , Falls
City ; Allen J. Scott , Lohanod ; Henry Case ,
Wnjno ; William M. Novors , Alnsworth ;
John Davis , Barada ; Joseph Maybcrry.
Omaha ; Thomas Wallace , \Vcstervlllo ;
William A. Marleucr , Angus ; HeMUlah Cul
vert , Ashland : Alfred W. Shlpman , 1'lntts-
mouth ; Samuel Merriniau , Memphis. | { < > .
Issue Benjamin V. Leo , Kails City. Original
invalid Valentino Angu , Raymond ; Charles
A. Clark , Falrbury ; Charles Smith , Salem ;
Orrln Manchester , North Lnup ; Prank Mar
shall , Friend ; John Warrlek ; Hlalr. In
crease Chris Ila/.elbakcr , Whitman ; Syl-
vunus B. Howe , Cambridge ; \Villl.un Lewis ,
Yale ; Martin K. Morrilield , Republican
City.
Iowa : Tnereaw Adolph Kiln. Hrilt ;
Joshua Meeker , Clarion ; Joseph F. Koes ,
Adalr ; John Uoss , Oecatur ; August Warner ,
ICnoxrlllo ; C. H. Atkins , Saylorvillo ; W. H.
Koxvn , Newmarket ; J. 1) . Stair , New Sharon ;
Dennis Hoylo , Ccntervlllo ; Derious Wilbur ,
Afton ; Freeman S. Dunklee , Annmnsa :
( leorgo H. Humphrey , Creseo ; Joseph Neely ,
Khiglors ; Klvin Warren , No'vton ; John Cus-
tcel , Klrkinaii ; Jacob Houston , Rochester ;
John W. Hnrt'lsoii , Ashowii ; Fred 15. Sail-
born , Tamn ; Calvlin M. Hurt , 1'olk C'ity ;
, Io = oph Morrow , Li mo Springs ; 1 Cohort ] .
Unrulier. Truev : Uansotu 1) . ( ! o > ; s. New
Sluirmi ; WilllmnM. Keeling , Avon : ( Jalvin
X. Anderson , Uhnrlton ; Cioorgu I ) , lingers ,
Kliignton ; John J. TiMlin , Cherokee ; Leoni-
das Tucker , Marysvillo ; Auilrow .1. Hood ,
Lucas ; John U. Wiinmer , L'reston ; Gcorgo
J , Dennis , Harvey ; Jacob Lusch. Sigo.irney ;
Martin Van Duke , Cuntervillo ; ( 'imius
M. Norton , MarshallUnvn ; Henry
C. Hough , Moultnu ; .leremluh Foster ,
Cherokee ; U'llll.iin Lee. Th.iyer. Uelssuo -
James U. Fairbanks , bioux Hipids ; John
Hondei-shot , Ulalnnont. IM uo nn t in
crease Samuel Sinclair , Oskalousa. Mi-xi-
can widow -Louisa U. , widow of John
Oarpncr , Anita. Original -Kiltot Wother-
beo. Spencer ; ( leorgo S. Mann , Kpnart-r ;
William V. Osborno , Waverlyllllnm
Lcwcller , U'oodbuni ; William ( ! . Treglson.
Carroll ; ( jcorga S. Dnwltt , ICIliott : Kll
Williams , Hooncvlllo ; Thomas Wilson ,
Conrad Cti'ovo : 1'YanHliii Pace , Carson. In-
rrruso-t'lmimoyO. Miller , onnpirtoavld , ; |
Terrell , Mnnteno. l uis-iuo JunioK. . ( ! al-
loupc , ICookuk.
South Dakoto : Iucron- William II.
Finch , Aberdeen ; Samuel Compiuau , Montrose -
rose ; Christian Uauft , SturgU. Kelssuo
Uriah 1) . Jaqiia. _
A Narrow llscapo FIOIII Dihnstur.
.IACKSOXVII.I.I : , III. , Oct. 1(1 ( [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tim Uii : : . ] Tbo presence of mind
ills played by un engineer .saved a train from
a dreadful wreck on tbo Jacksonville South
eastern line lust night. As the late express
wus coming Into the city ovnr a high Iron
bridge the train began to sink down , The
engineer pulled the throttle wltlo open , nnd
the cars spun over the stream beneath nnd
weru stopped on tno ether side. When tlio
trainmen went hauk they found that a pa. of
the Dridgo bad given way. The escape f * ' ; iu
terrible disaster was very narrow , Ajlv
trains hnvo been delayed today.
'Iho Wenth r l''tiro < ! i t.
Kor Omaha and Vicinity i'ulr ; warmer.
For Nebraska -Falrj slutlonary temperature -
turo ; vnrlablu winds ,
Vat Iowa Fair ; southwontcdyvlmli \ ;
warmer Saturday moriilng , . , s >
I-'or South Dakota-Fair ; station ! f & ' " '
pcruture ; variable winds , V
FUNERAL OF JUSTICE HIltEH ,
Services Held in the Supreme Court Rooia
nt the Capitol.
MANY DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE PRESENT ,
The Funeral Train IMNIVOM KonUuU
nt tlid Conclusion < ii't he Ceremony -
mony The uclknnp
W * iuxflTox , Oct. 111. The funor.il scr.
tii'w over the rciiinlim of t lie Into , lust lee
Miller took place this afternoon In Ihn su
ire tno court chamber. Shortly after I'J
Voloi-k the remains , escorted by the Justices ,
ho pivsidont and the members of his cabinet
ind a fo\v \ intimate friends of the do-
'distil , were taken to the cnpltol mul
he casket placed In the center of the spaca
n front of thn bench upon which Justlco
Millersat for so many years. The t-lmlr of
ho dead just Ice was draped In black , and
lowers sent by bis friends and iiwsoeiutes
vcro piuced ulong the railing near the
bench , President and Mrs , Harrison
scut a beautiful design , consisting of two
rossed swords in white cosmos ( lowers , en-
clivled by a wivatlt of lilies of tlio valley ,
oses ami purple orchids , A card
attached to them was Inscribed : "With
bo deep and silicon ) sympathy of I'rcsl-
lent and Mrs. Harrison , Mrs. HarrlMin
ilso .sent a llor.il anchor. Nesting agulust thu
supreme court bench , Immediately m front of
ho ciishot , was a largo open book of Inimor-
eleson a bank of ferns : "Tho loving reuifin-
jranco of the lady iiuuuigers of the ( iurlleld
iwpital"of ( which the dead man was a warm
friend und patron. There were also lloral
.rlbutes from the law school of the national
mivcrsity , of which Justice Miller for many
rears lias been chancellor , from Secretary
S'oble , Chief JlHt'co ' Fuilei1 and a num
ber of other friend * . The president
was accompanied by Mrs. Harrison
mil bv Sceivtary and Mrs , Hhilne , Secretary
md Airs. Wlnilom , Secretary Tracy , Secre-
; ury and Mrs. Noble , Attorney ( icncral nnd
Mrs. Miller , Secretary and Mrs. Itmh mul
I'riuato Secretary Ilidfonl. Other * in the *
court room wore Attorney General ( Jurlaml ,
jcnaturs MiiiulcTson anil Paddock , Solicitor
lii'iicml Tult , Assistant Attorney tJeneral
Muury , Chief Justice Hermudo/ Kuulsiami
and Judge Sidney Dillon.
A few minutes alter the urrlvul of the
president the funeral cortege nriived ut
the capital from the residence ut the
late justice. The funeral procession ,
headed by the two officiating clergymen ,
entered the capital by the east entrance )
and the court romn through the main door.
The justices of the court und .lustlco Strong ,
who la on the retired list , followed tlio cler
gymen and seated themselves on the left of
the casket , which was boruo In by the nclivo
pallbearers.
The family a few moments Inter passed In.
MIM. Miller was supported to a chair at the
right ot the conin bv her daughter , Ircim
Miller. Mrs. Toumlln and Miss Cork-
hill , daughter nud granddaughter of
the justice , were Immediately behind
them and \vlth Mrs. Ueeves mid .Mr.
and Mrs. Adams were- seated in the ilrst rovir
to the right of the casket , Thoiother mem
bers of the funeral party worn Mr. mid Mrs.
Lowli Davis , Mrs. MclCeuuc.v und Miss Kato
Perry , Mr. ami Mrs. Tliounu Wil
son , Mm. Puiga Air. .lituu'S nnd
Mr , Wriolworth of Qtmilm mid thu ladles of
the families of thu supreme court justices ,
'J'ha services opened with the winging of
the hymn "Abide With AIo" i y a ( iiiurtetto
ot inulo voices. Hov. Dr. Shlwien of the
Unitarian church then read the Inirhil ritual.
The quartette sang "Como Unto Ale" nnd
the slmplo services wore closed with a short
address by lov. Dr. Bartlett of the Now
Vork Presbyterian church , and the benedic
tion. lr. Uartlctt sketched the life and
character of the dead man , dwelling ;
particularly upon the great service * Jio had
rendered to the cause of freedom to all men.
In the work of readjustment Justice Miller
bore the part Justice Marshall bore in early
days. In casting about for a .suitable )
phrase to appropriately descilijo tbo
man Dr. Baillett said ho had selected
the "great American limn , " Manhood
was his quality above all others. Ho wui
eminently luimimo und Ituinun. llu was la
beled all over with the qualities of his coun
try and her people. The heads of nil present
were then bowed for n moment while Dr.
Bartlett prayed "Cod ! to comfort those who
hnvo been bereaved by Justice Miller's
death. "
Mi's. Miller was deeply moved , and when
the ceremonies were over Mr. MclCenney ,
clerk of the court , and her son escorted heir
from the chamber. Others .soon followed and
all went to their homes , leaving the cablcet in
the room.
At 7:40 : p.m. the train bearing thnreinnint
loft the city for Keokuk , la. , accompanied by
the family mid a ft-w friends of Urn late
justice , Chief Justice Fuller , .lustloo M rower ,
Marshal Wright , Air. Kaust , .iiiitk-o Miller's
page mid a few other. " .
TIlO I
WAMIIMJ rex , Oct. 111.Tlio remains of the
late ex-hi'i'rotnry of war , William \V. licl-
knap , were today Interred in Arlington ceme
tery. The religions services wciv conducted
In St , John's KpNcopal church. The mnnlns
were taken from the luuiio of Ciencr.il Ilel-
knap to tlio church ut II ) o'clock under osc.irb
of tlio union veteran to 'pi nt Washington , a
delegation from thu Uoynl Legion mid nipm-
bars of fie Uraud Army uf tinId piibllt1.
The ho only pall hearers vero Si'crct'iry
Noble , t'x-1'ostiunstcr CJeiiPRil I'roswi'lf ,
Ucuenil . A.lirnut , assKtuiil si-i'ri't.iry of
war , Cicuoral ( ! yrus Husaey , ussistaul secre
tary of tbo Interior , cx-ltciitvsi-nuitivo John
A.Kasson , ( JeiiOiMinatcholle , ( li'iieral IJenet ,
lienerai vincciu , rv-nuicr < > iiuiiu'rson , iiaiieb
Kllbourno , ( Jcuenil lloynton , ( Ion T.dV , ( J.
Venzoy , fommnnder-in-chlef of tlio fjrantl
Army of the Kcpiibllc.CIoloiiel M Kiniiiot Vrel ,
uomiinuidf < r nf the ili'iiaitnicnt of 1 10 1'ota-
111:10 : ( ii'.nul A'uiy of the Kepnblli' , .lames
\Voi'tlilngtonand.losfiih 1C. MrCaimiion. Thu
active pull-liearers v.'oro a detachment of MX
noii-coinmls&lonud oltlccrs frum the U'u hluK-
tou bai'Wks.
Tlio services at the church were appointed
for 10:10 : : o'clock , and long before tint liour
tliu unroservetl ] iortlonof the cilillco was
tilled by friends of the dead general. Ample
p ice hud been reserved for the family , the
members of Crocker's brlgado. honorary
pall bearers , military order of the Lnyiil
Legion , tlio bar as-jocfntioii of tlu- DIM rid. ot
Columbia and niumlxjrs of the Princeton college -
lego alumni association.
When the proi-ejslon arrived at ilu > i-Uur'-h
thu cusknt was placed iu front of the bati''el
rail and the llpfsi'opal servlco was ro t < l.
At the conclusion of the liuhai frv i f Hio
rlioir chanted : " 1 Ileai'tl a Vmco from
Heaven. " The casket w.n thi-n taltcn
from the church and plnci'd in thn
hearse , the pall hearer * nnd
family , friends nnd florgyni'Mi entered
carriages , tlio line of niuivli was ivformed
and the procession slowly took Its way to the
cemetery.
jrhi ) lloral offering. * were hand > ' ) inc > , espe
cially those from his former coinrudoi In
arms.
Among these present at the church were
Secretary Husk , Admiral Ahny , ( Icnends
Townseud and Augur , lion. Ilorat 10 K'lug
and Commlsslonm Douglas and Uuss uf the
DUti-lct of Columblii.
At the grave nc , fjranii Army n 'r. Iren
viufo coiiilucted , ftlter which ( 'oloni-l Muhafil
of Crockcr'fi famous brigade iniulon louclilug
address and placed a wreath of oak leaves on
the ooftln. The remains WITO low 'ivd into
the gravt ) anu a tiring party of thu old guard
llred three volleys 'and the curumouoy wu
over. _
'Murdi-red Her IliiHliiind
H.M.TlMoiir , Md , , Oct. 10. - ChristiniuViil \ -
iamu hilled her husband , Kll Williams , thu
morning at their homo. The man's head wn
nearly sovc'ied from his body with a ra ur ,
Doth are colored.