FHE OMAHA DAILY
TWENTY-FIHST YEAR , OMA.HA , SATURDAY MORNING , OCTOBER 3 , 1S91. NUMBER 107 ,
SLOAN STILL AT LIBERTY ,
No Tracoos Yet Dhoverodof the Washing
ton County Murderer ,
MAY HAVE STARTED FOR DEAOWOOD ,
Mt-H. Haldwln Mourning tlio tuoss of
Jlcrtiovcntfi Husband , ItulntcN tlio
Family Ti-onl > len Ijcudln ; ; to
tin : Ivllllni ; .
NrcKnnsox , Nob. , Oct. 0. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Hm : . | The remains of farmer
Dalilwlii and his son .lobn , wtio wcro mur
dered yesterday , were burled this afternoon
ntI o'clock In the Poutnnolln coinotory. Tlio
funeral took place from the Into residence of
the murdered man. the religious services be
ing conducted by Hov. Mr. IllsbOo of Foil-
tnncllo. Thcro was a largo attendance of
neighboring farmers. The remains had been
loft all night In an uncarod for condition and
wore so discolored that the members of the
lamily were not permitted to view them.
Jules Baldwin , the surviving mnlo
member of the family , ha ? offered a
reward of $100 for the arrest of the
murderer. Deputy Sheriff Moncko has tele
graphed the governor to odor another re
ward , and will also ask the commissioners of
Washington county to make an addition to
the amount.
It now appears that Mrs. Baldwin has been
married seven times. The names of her
former husbands worn Bartholomew , Glllot ,
SloaoWalters , Anderson and Wilson. Chil
dren from these marriages nro living In vari
ous parts of the country. A sister of the
widow , Mrs. Lyula Hamilton , has charge of
Oak Chatham station on the Belt line ,
In Omaha.
Ono of Mrs. Baldwin's children , John L.
Bartholomew , lives at Onawn , In. , anotncr ,
Charles Gillette , resides at Herman in this
Btato , a third Is the murderer , a fourth Is
Mrs. Mary ICcgleston of Tokanmh whoso
maiden nnmo was May Walters , and another
Is Mrs. May Mayor of Fremont , whoso
mnidon imnio was May Anderson. . The
whereabouts of children of other marriages
Is unknown.
cnrcIiiiiK for Sloan.
Deputy Sheriff Mcncko of Wnshineton
county was unremitting today in his efforts
to discover the murderer. lie visited the
Bcono of the tragedy , talked with a number
of farmers who had been patrolling the
country and watching the corn Holds
during tlio nltsht for tto murderer.
Ho encouraged them to remain vlpllant
and extend their watchfulness over as largo
an extent of country as possible. Among
these watchers wcro a number of citizens of
Arlington and vicinity , who Immediately re
turned to their township to maintain the
Vlirll.
Vlirll.Mencko
Mencko also visited Scnbner and made
close Inquiries as regards the possible pass
ing through that town of the murderer. Ho
ascertained that nearly all the people there
had been apprised of the uymlcr and that
BOino of them know the mup/ercr.
Supervisor Neff , who yesldos about ton
miles from NIekcrson. wr/s an energetic aid
to Deputy Sheriff Mepcko , as were also
Charles Trcadway , Cht/los Carpenter , John
Parker , D. K. SchuKz , Henry MonKu , J.
Hnrton and Albert Jackson of Fontnnollo
mid vicinity. SupervisorNelT visited Crowcll
to Inquire Into a story told by the murderer's
mother to the effect that Sloan was about to
' establish himself In business at that place
and had left behind him there a horse and cart.
Mr. Noff made personal inquiries of all the
business men In the town and several of the
neighboring farmers. But none of these
questioned know anything about the young
man , neither had they scon him In that or
nny other vicinity ,
Sloun'H Trtvolln ; Outfit.
When Sloan went to the Baldwin homestead -
stead , ho drove thither with a double team of
grays and a now buggy. It was nn unusual
rig for a man of his standing to ride in and a
grout deal of surprise was expressed when
ho announced that the out lit belonged to hlm-
fcolf. When asked what ho had paid
for It , ho said that ho had
traded a number of things , among them a
couple of heavy horses which ho had brought
from the Blade Hills. Notwithstanding this
declaration some of his relatives believe the
outllt had boon stolen and , before long , the
victim of the robbery would make himself
heard. Tno loam and buggy have been taken
possession of by Deputy Sheriff Moncko and
placed In charge of a reliable farmer residing
in the vicinity of the murder.
Tin : UKI : correspondent this morning
called on .Mrs. Baldwin. H''r hysteria of
last night had worn away and she was
able to converse in a connected manner
She said that her son Had visited her resi
dence the night before the kllline and that
her husband had ordered him to leave the
place , because ho claimed whenever nny of
her people were around they always occa-
atoned trouble. She also claimed that her son
was about to leave the house and had packed
up his goods , when old man Baldwin entered
the sitting-room In which the murderer and
his mother had Leon engaged In conversation.
Hit ) Mother's Story.
The mother says that her son told Baldwin
f' that If ho and his ( the son's ) mother were
* living at Blair they would get along a great
deal better.
Old man Baldwin said that ho didn't thank
him for his advice and repeated the Injunc
tion to have him leave the house. The young
man said ho would leave Immediately.
Several more unfriendly exchanges of
views took place between tlio father
and stepson. At this time tlio
former was standing near the door
between the front and dining room when the
young man rushed toward him. The hitter's
mother thought ho Intended only to strike
the old man and cried out ;
"Oh , Arthur , don't ! "
Old man Baldwin then went out Into the
dining room and was followed by young
Sloan. The mother also followed , ami as she
reached the door she saw her stepson , husband
niul son "altogether In a bunch , " and then
she heard the shots. One of them struck
her and "then she dodged. " She was sure
lior sou had not Intended to use his gun when
ho tlrst advanced toward the murdered man.
Sloan , she says , has been a herder and
trader. Ho has lived in the west , and more
recently nt Duadwood , toward which place
ho has already directed his stem. It was
possible for mm yesterday morning to have
taken the Fremont , Klkhorn & Missouri
Valley train for the lulls. If ho did that ho
Is already out of reach for sonio time.
Sheriff's posses are watching around
Hooper , Crowoll , Arlington and Blair.
Al last accounts , no trace had been obtained
of the murderer.
Cf.i.llFlKU ) It.lMt f.tll.VKK.
President 1)111 In .lull A Kooelvcr *
to Ho Appointed.
CLKAnriEM ) , Pa. , Got. 'J. W. H. Dill ,
president of the suspended First National
bankot this place , and John B. McGratb ,
J cashier of the private ank at Houlzdato , who
were arrested last night on a charge of em-
bczilomont , gave bail this morning. Dill
was at nnco ruarreated on n warrant sworn
out by the National bank examiner and hclu
In 'i.\000 bail. The report that Dili made an
assignment U Incorrect , but Judgments , ag
gregating ? 3yWX ) , have bean entered against
him.
him.WASIIIXIITOX
WASIIIXIITOX , D. C. , Oct O. Lacey , comp
troller of the currency , received a telegram
from Bank ICxamlner Miller , recommending
that the First National bank of deal-Hold ,
Pa. , bo placed In the tiaiuU of u receiver.
The comptroller nays that ho will appoint n
receiver.
President Dill of the defunct lloutidalo
nd deal-Held bauks wa unrated again to
night on a warrant charging him with em
lezillng fS.000. Ho has not yet been able to
iccure ball. When the now * spread that
Dill Avij ime Ud the trouble wltti depositor *
broxo out anew and excitement tonight is
almost as great as when the bank llrst failed.
The Huns and Slavs are wild over their
losses and tonight the late president was
burned In cfllgy.
.1//\ /A TKItl.t I. VlltSI.1.
KcMnnatlon of the Itulirnrlnn Minis
ter of .Juslluo Tendered.
Losno.v , Oct. 2. [ Now York Herald
Cnblo-Spocial to TUB BIE.J The Times
will print today the following from Vienna :
The resignation of Tontlchoff , the Bulgarian
minister of Justice , has boon luiDond.Ing for
months , although when first announced it
was nngrlly denied by M. StumboulolT's or
gans. The truth Is simply that M. Tontichoft
objected to remain responsible for the admin
istration of the department over which ho
had not effective control. Ho has been com
plaining for a long time that M. StambnulofT
usurped his functions , and his patlonco was
strained to the breaking point when ho found
himself forced to carry out Judicial pro
ceeding against a protege of lll ° govern
ment nt Phllllpopoils. If M. Tontlchoff
should ho the only minister to resign the
crisis , although embarrassing to M. Stain-
bouloff , may not bccomo serlousbut the affair
may assume some very troublesome proportions
tions If the ministers of war and flnnnco
should maKe common cause with M.
Tontlehoff.
The same Journal wilt print the following
story : A ministerial crisis has occurred
owing to the resignation of M Tontlchoff ,
the minister of Justice. For some limn a cer
tain tension has existed between M.Tontlchoff
and the prime minister owing to dissatisfac
tion felt by the former with the methods
of the administration , sanctioned by
M. Sttnnbouloff and this was brought to a
point by the events which occurred during
the municipal election In eastern Koumelin
thrco weeks ago , at which cortatn members
of what is known ns the "Knlofor" party
which in connected with M. Tontlchoff , ap
pear to have received rough treatment from
the opponents and followers of tlio prime
minister. M. Tontlchoff , who complains that
these diflteulties have boon raised against
him , In fulllllmcnt of his duty , tendered his
reslcnutlon to Prineo Ferdinand yesterday
evening.
Later The cabinet crisis has terminated ,
M. OrcL-off , the foreign minister , having un
dertaken for the time the ministry of Justice
vacated by M. Tontichoff. M. Grccoff's pro
fessional experience as an advocate especially
qualifies him for the post. Ho will continue
to retain the portfolio of foreign affairs.
Jt.tHfr.h.lN ItKl'OU'fKH DKI-'KATKl ) .
Guatemalan Troops Driven Hack l > y
Ilic ItovolntioniHlH.
CITY OP MKXICO , Oct. S. The revolution
ists In Guatemala finally succeeded Wednes
day in drawing Barillas' army Into a light
and the government troops were badly used
up , retreating to Guatemala City , forty miles
from the scene of the battle. There was
great secret rejoicing in the city when the
news reach there of the defeat of the govern
ment troops. President ISzeta declares that
the Guatemalans are ripe for a plan of con
solidating all Central America into ono
ropubilc anu he will not lese the opportunity
of bringing about this result.
Denial Ironi Ilarrlllns.
NKW V'ouic , Out. 2. The Guatemalan .con
sul general hero today received the following
cable fro.n President Barillas , dated Guate
mala , October 1 : "Absolute peace reigns in
all Guatemala. Deny all rumors of revolu
tion which are false and malicious. "
II H.MllKH JfUitEO.lSI.
For Omaha and Vicinity CJoarlng , colder
Saturday ; fair , slightly warmer Sunday.
For Missouri Generally fair , except
showers in the west ; stationary temperature ,
except cooler in northwestern portion ; south
easterly winds.
For Iowa Sbowcra ; cooler ; variable
winds.
For the Daltotas Fair Saturday and Sun
day ; warmer Saturday ulght ; westerly
winds.
For Nebraska Fair Saturday ; cooler in
southeast ; warmer Saturday night In south
west ; variable winds ; fair Sunday.
For Kansas Fair Saturday in west ;
showers in east ; colder variable winds.
For Colorado Fair Saturday am1 Sunday ;
colder variable winds.
Illinois MortiiK < ! Debt.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct. 2. The census
o111co today Issued u bulletin on Illinois real
estate mortgage debt , which shows that the
debt in force January 1 , 1S90 , was J3S 1,299-
2l0 ! , oi which 111.01 percent was on acre tracts
and MJ.99 per cent on village and city lots.
The doht of Cook connty was Jl91r > 19 , ' , > 09 , of
which $ U,0 ( > 5Or : ! > was on acres , and $177-l.r > 2-
001 on lots. Tlio debt of seven other prin
cipal counties was as follows : Kane , $ r > , { iirv
fiOS ; LnSullo , S.l 0-ISS : McLean , $5,870.800 ;
Peoria , WlbS'J72 ; St. Clair , $5,131,809 : San-
gamon , $5s5lfiiO ; Will , $5itt.UI7. .
Cook county's debt isUl.bl per cent of the
entire state and the debt of eight counties Is
OO.Ort per cent of the total. Fifteen counties ,
In which are included the preceding eight ,
have $ -ii'J,22l,09J ( , or ( W.2i per cent of the
state's total debt. The debt of Chlcaco Is
shown to bo J'Mi7H.I70 : larger than the farm
debt of Kansas , $ l'J,70ifirtl : , larger than that
of Iowa , and $ U2,00i.SIO larger than the entire -
tire mortgage debt of Alabama and Tcnnoi-
sco. The per capita doht of Illinois is $100 ,
that of Kansas $1U5 and of Iowa 5104.
Now H'H Hold Your Corn.
CIIU-AOO , 111. , Oct. 2. The Morning News
says a rough .Iraft of the article advising
the farmers of the country to hold their corn
for higher prices has been made and It is ex
pected to appear in full In the next issue of
the Farmers' Voice. It advises the sale of
only so much of the crop as Is actually nec
essary for homo consumption until the for
eign demand starts. . On the rise then soil
only so much as is necessary to supply that
demand , and again lock up the cribs till
prices go up again.
I > Innntrons l-'iro at Halifax.
HALIFAX , N. S. , Oct. 3. The most dis
astrous flro that has visited this city for
years Droke out last night in a planing mill
on Taylor's ivhnrf , near thoCunard wharves.
U spread lupldlv. and by 2 o'clock this morn-
Ins the whole block from John Croulti's on
the south to the north sldo of Hamilton's
wharf on the north , almost adjoining the
Cunnrd warvcs , was destroyed.
I'nrnoliutu I'urfnriner Injured ,
LENOX , la. , Oct. 2. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BIE. : ] Prof. Jones was quite seriously
Injured in making a parachute jump from a
b.iloon today. Tim parachute only opened
about twenty feet from the ground , The
professor was unconscious for several min
utes.
French Harvest RHtlmnten.
PAULS Oct. 8An ofllclnl estimate of tbo
yield of the French harvest for 1691 , is as
follows : Wheat , 81SS9QOO hotolltres , ( heo-
tolltro'J'i bushels ) ; mixed grain , 3,087,000
hectolitres ; rye , 21,152,000 hectolitres ,
Heavy Snow In Montana ,
llr.n LOIHIK , Mont. , Oct , 2. It has been
snowing and drifting Incessantly for the past
forty-eight hours , ftud now there are three
foot of tuow on n level. Business Is practi
cally at a standstill.
Steamer ArrivaU.
At Hamburg , Normanla , from New Ycrk.
At Loudou , tUo Queen , from York.
USELESS AND EXPENSIVE ,
English Libarah Dorunud That tba House
of Lords Bo Abolished ,
GLADSTONE'S ' ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.
Words of ftncotirngcincnt Spoken nml
Url ht Hopes lor the Future Held
Out to KiiKianU'ri People by
Her Grand Old Jinn.
NBWP.VSTI.C , Oct. 2. At today's session of
the liberal congress resolutions'woro adopted
condemning the registration laws , ono to the
effect that the condition of the rural popula
tion was such as to require immediate atten
tion on tbo part of parliament , nnd look
ing to other reforms in behalf of farmers ; ro-
nfllrming declarations of tbo council of the
National Liberal federation In favor of
"amending or ending the House of Lords ; "
declaring in favor of local option , regarding
public house regulations ; advocating thor
ough reform of land laws and disestablish-
mcnt and discndowmoiit ot the Church of
Scotland.
The resolution favoring abolishing the
house of lords was Introduced by Sir Wil
frid Lawson , who , with Sir Henry Fowler ,
made speeches favoring such action. The
resolution nnd speeches elicited much enthu
siasm. The convention then took n recess
for luncn.
Over-1,000 people wcro picked In the Tyno
sldo theatre tonight to hear Mr. Gladstone.
The stage was occupied by members of the
house of commons , officials of liberal associa
tions , etc. , while the auditorium was crowded
with delegates and other influential members
of the party. Two hours before the proceed
ings opened every inch of standing room
was taken. The appearance of Mr. and Mrs.
Gladstone was the signal for a prolonged
ovation. The audience rose and gave round
after round of rapturous cheers. Mr. Glad
stone , obviously delighted with the warmth
of his reception , bowed again and again in
response to the fervid enthusiasm of the
audience. The cheering continued so long
nnd so load that the chairman , Mr. Spencer
Watson , was finally compelled to raako a
mute appeal for silence. When quiet was
restored Dr. Spencer Watson moved and Mr.
Hurt seconded n resolution expressing affec
tion for and undtmlnished contldenco in Mr.
Gladstone.
The resolution was carried with renewed
acclamation :
Mr. Gladstone Talks.
When the cheerine subsided Mr. Gladstone-
arose to spoak. Ho expressed profound
gratitude for the reception accorded him.
Ho mot them [ ho said ] lit p-irt as citizens of
Newcastle , but moro particularly as repre
sentatives of Dint liberal sentiment which ho
believed dominated powerfully und elVoct-
uully the mind of the country ut lurge. LookIng -
Ing buck to IShO , they saw what was boiioved.
to ho a crushing defeat. Hut during tho.yours
that hud since elapse. ! thu horizon had bright
ened. There were many precursors of certain
victory , and that victory they know could not
bo fur distant. [ Cheers. ]
In mal/lng a survey of the public situation ,
ho would first allude to arrears In legislation.
Ho feared that thu arrears would grow In pro
portion as the life of thu lory government was
prolonged. Whatever zeal the liberals might
niivo they needed much patlonco before the
arrears could bo overtaken. Among the sev
eral subjects , whoso claim to publlo attention
he admitted of. he cited the question of thu
shortening of the period of parliament. It wits
only to say that the liberal purty was for It
and would propose It at the curliest oppor
tunity that could justly and wisely DO chosen.
lincors. |
If ho spoke of a readjustment of taxation ,
and especially between iho various kinds of
property , he would dismiss it subject abound
ing In complex details by referring tospeechos
and votes already given as an assurance that
w hen lit turn came the subject would have
practical and deelslvo attention. Next , le-
ferrlng to national economy. .Mr. Gladstone
.said that much had bcnn .said about the -I ate
conversion of the national debt. All the sav
ing thereon and more , ho declared , had al
ready been absorbed and ulYnecd from the
public accounts , not only by enormous in
creases In tlio charges forsupuly and neces
sary civil rates of Iho country , but also by nn
enormous Increase In the naval and military
expenditures. And still the relentless nppc-
tltu of these bringing about the I'abt hiul not
been satisfied. [ Hear ! Hear ! ]
i nul mil's Foreign Policy.
Ho should like to have spoken on the gov
ernment's foreign policy which had any < le-
cislvu results , but the policy of the present
administration had been well nigh the In-
vorho and reverse of that of Lord Itcacons-
fleld. Just as the liberals had endeavored to
make the works of the lleaconslleld adminis
tration dlllleull , because they thought It was
doing III , so hail tlioy htrlved to make the
work of the present administration , In Its for
eign policy , easy , because they thought that
as far as tholr Information went Its spirit Ir.ul
undergone a benellelal change. The appeals
to reason and prldo were no longer sent broad
cast ever the country. A kinder , Justor and
moro general spirit had dletatud at least the
departmental position of thu Salisbury cab
inet.
1 shall Indeed rejoice If , before the day
comes for the present administration to glvo
up the ghost [ laughter and eheers [ It will
bo possible for Lord Salisbury to make an
oll'ortto relieve us of the burdensome and
embarraBslng.decupiitlon of Kgypt. which , so
long as It lusts , must ho a cause of weakness.
It Is a source of embarrassment wo ewe on-
tliely to engagements contracted by a former
tory government and wlileh , I funr , the pres
ent government may If It continues Its pres
ent foreign policy hand to its liberal tnc-
cessors to deal with. [ L'hccrs. ]
Looking at the multltudo of other topics
calling for notice Mr. Gladstone said ho al
most ro-ochood the wish of the father of
poets , for ton mouths nnd ton tongues where
with to speak. ( Laughter. ]
IHsoiissloii or Turn pern nee.
IIo must speak a word of congratulation and
hope In regard to the temperance quoslhm.
Although the parliamentary proceeding on
the subject In IS'JO ' were nouatlvo and not af
firmative ; although they appeared to consist ,
substantially , only in tlio rejection of u bad
plan und not In the adoption of a good ono ,
yet they hud this effect they disposed of all
the time of the monstrous and enormous
claims for the compensation of pollticans
which the present government acknowledged.
If upon thu foundation of the bill
which the government Introduced It hud
been possible to make the claims , they would
htiva proved an Impenetrable fort iiu-iilnst
every attempt to dual effectually with the
drink tralllc. There were some positive re-
sultn also. In various parts of the country
new life and u moro equltahlo border spirit
had been Infnsud Into licensing boards.
"Those approaching my period of life , " Bald
Mr. ( lladbtone , "may not witness it hut many
of you will xi-o a thorough and effective re
form of thu laws connecting thu tralllc In al
cohol with acknowledgment of thu rluht of lo
cal populations to settle thuqucstlon whether
within their borders publlu houses shall
exist. " [ Cheern ]
Touching the Welch and Scotch church
disestablishment questions , Mr. Gladstone
said :
I , a resident of Wales audit Scotch repre
sentative , hliull not embroil myself In n piti
less controversy. I shall hlmply assure Scot
land nnd Wales that thuy have the unanimous
support of the liberals. [ Hear , hear. ] It does
not depend upon these conduetlngllbcr.il af
fairs In parliament whither Scotch or Welch
disestablishment takes precedent. Kacli has
able , resolute and itellvo champions , who have
no Intention of waiting. It would bo wrong If
they consented to nail until homo ruin had
become u law or until. In the due order of suc
cession on the liberal programme , tholr turn
came. If the Scotch Kiiln precedence tnclr
gain will help the SVelelL If thu Welch pre
cede , their victory will help thu Scotch.
[ Cheers. )
Abolition of Hcrcditivry Peern.
Mr. Gladstone then took up the question of
tbo abolition of hereditary peer * . Ho said :
1 desire to pass lightly over the dllncult
question of thu house of lords ( prolonged
encoring ] , Owing to the priority of the claims
of th other subjects thU question ut present
In rather In thubhudo , Wwll , 1 should not bo
sorry If it would remain in thu shuuo still
longer , provided the extra leitso tluu gained
were Eulncd by Its wisdom , forbearance und
moderation in dealing with public sentiment.
Hut If the question Is rcmole , a mode t'X'sts
whereby U way bo made approximately very
near. Indeed , a burning question , that It If In
nn evil moment the peon bo tempted to lis
ten to the counsel surreptitiously given by
Lord Salisbury when ho contemplate I the
possibility h'.s mind li open to that ex
tent llaiiahterl Of n , liberal vletory at
the general election , and reminded them that
all would not be ever even If the House of
commons should pit s the homo rule hill ; that
they might still rely I um quoting his sacred
words-on the play of other purls of the con
stitution. Thcro Is but Ono ollijir part of the
constitution that cinlld possibly perform such
it prank as to Interpo'o Itself between the de
liberate judgment of the nation and the In
corporation of the judgment In the form of a
law-anil that Is I lit * hpiKo of lords. They
tried that game In 1KII throughout the pro
ceedings on tint reform hill. The consequence
was they had to undergo a most painful
humiliation , us they only succeeded In delay
ing the measure u your , und they themselves
destroyed whatever ounfUlenoo I ho people then
had In them. I m.vso.f. In ltd ) nnd INll. hud the
felicity , or Infelicity , to bo In conflict wlttr-
the hoimo of lords. Ue had a treat liattlo
upon the rejioitl of the paper duties , ono of
the most illlllciilt itnd most Importr.nt ques
tions In thu whole free tradu controversy.
You know what the consequences have been
In the establishment of it frro press , which
has done more than any other single
eaiiso to educate the country , and to which
we mainly ewe the vast extension of the fran
chise which has enabled ns to multiply tenfold
fold those who take part In tbo elections. I
hope and believe that the lords will not accept
the deplorable smriestlon of the premier , llut
should they be seduced , they will themselves
be Iho llrst to repent : and these who address
you from this platform will not toll you
then that the question of the house of lords
Is remote , but they will toll you that It
shall liuvo precedence ever every other ques
tion , because then upon that iilono will depend
the question whether the country Is self-Kov-
crnlng or whether there Is a power , not upon
or behind the thronn. hut between the throne
und the people , able to stop the action of the
constitutional machine which has now been
perfected or brought nearer to perfection by
the labors , struggles , Zealand wladotu of many
generations.
Ono ainii One Voto.
In regard to registration reform , Mr. Glad
stone admitted that there was much to bo
said In favor of giving It a forward place on
the liberal platform. This portion of the
liberal work could not bo perfected without
the adoption of th'o principle of ono man ono
voto. The reform of the lodger franchise
which now worked against the laboring man
was also much needed. Like the sharpening
of n razor before shaving , a llttlo tlmo thus
spent would not bo lost.
Another question undoubtedly forcing Itself
upon their attention [ continued Mr. Ulad-
stom.'l could be summed up In a single word
labor [ I'huorsl the great mii'ranclilsoinont
of IS\"i added : i,010.000 to the constituency. Hut
much remains to bo done. Labor representa
tion In p.irliameiit must ho extended. As fur
ns It has gone It has been thoroughly satis
factory anil has done enormous good. I can
hardly say It admits of an addition of moral
force. An addition of numerical force Is not
only desirable , but It H In the highest degree
urgent Iclieersl nothing proves more dis
tinctly the soundness of the heart and the
mind of the people of England than the choice
made of labor repr joutitlvos. ; [ Cheers. ]
Let us glvo them scope to choose a fuw moro
men of the sumo kind not a few , but
a good many. These charged with the cen
tral nianugeincnt of the ulVuirs of the party
will exhibit thu utmost disposition to assist
wherever a constituency Is found favorable
to the claims of u labor candldnto. If wo
have more labor candidates certain consequences
quences follow. Thus the necessary expenses
of elections should aot bo drawn from the
pockets of the candidates , but should be
charged upon tho. ruto payers as a public
function. The cause justly appertains to the
public purso. Tholr labor members cannot he
fined for conferring the boon of tlior : services
upon the public. The constituencies must
bear the cost of their residence In London.
Nothing can ho clearer than the title of such
members to receive such aid from tbo public
treasury as will enable thorn to discharge the
tusk I m posed upon' them for the public
benefit. "
Touching next the question of rural popu
lation and country councils , Mr. Gladstone
said :
It Is among the lidISo'ifslhlo ( ) ) duties of the
liberal party when inJiowor ; to establish dis
tricts ana parish'councils , to bring solf-sov-
ornmcnt to the door of the laborng man
throughouttho'country , und. I boldly add , to
enact compulsory lavH enabling such bodies
to ucqulioland In order to place the rural
population In nearer relations , to use anu ob
tain profit from the land they have so long
tilled for the benefit of ethers , but for them
selves almost In vain. [ Cheers.1
JloiirH of Labor.
Coming to the difficult questions lately
raised In regard to thu hours of labor , I view
with satisfaction and sympathy , and with the
liveliest pleasure , the largo reduction In the
amount of1'toll exacted , which my follow citi
zens have achieved In the last twenty years ,
I wish well to all further reductions that tt
may bu possible to aihlovo without violation
of tno rights of any man , [ Cheers. ] 1 wlah In
a qualified manner to see progress In such
changes In the lot of lubor. [ t'hcers.1
lloforo assenting to the principle of a com
pulsory law binding laborers to reduce labor
to a certain number of hours dully , I um glad
to bu assured and to bco a demonstration that
these who now receive for lonjt hours low
wages are to receive ut least In full tluso
wages for shorter hours. [ Hoar , hear. ]
As to the compulsory feature of the plan ,
Mr. Gladstone said :
I glvo no absolute judgment upon the ques
tion. It bus not yet by the hnllc of the coun
try been sulllolontly examined. I recommend
much clrcumspootiiiu , much careful examina
tion buforo proceeding with steps which may
provo irretrievable ; therefore It ought not to
be promatuiely adopted. [ Cheers. ]
Concerning the Irish question tha speaker
said :
Our opponents say that the government de
serves well of the e nn try , for they aru going
to Introduce , a local government bill for Ire
land und their polloy In Ireland bus been
successful. I um plud that they piomibo to
Introduce the bill , but It Is deathbed repent
ance. Kor this six-year parliament and the
government have pledged themselves not to
adopt coercion , and not to use Hritlsh credit
to purchase Irish lands ; also to Introduce
local government. They have spent flvo yours
In breaking two of these pledges and now In
artleulo mortis they seek to redeem the ro-
Inulnlng pledge , llut such is tlio clemency of
the liberal party , I am sure tholr resolution
will ho welcomed with open urrns. 1 must
admit , however , that the reason to rejoice Is
that the local government must assist Ireland
to obtain national rUhts.
KiiKliinil'H Conduct Toward Ireland.
The government's bill will not bo a real af
firmation of the prlii : lnal of oqna ! rU'hU. It
Is an Idl'j tale that n ( loual government with
out control of the police. Wo can airord to
await the hill with perfect calnjiiess. You
may depend that its wo have dune in the past ,
wo shall endeavor to resist und oruso what Is
bud itnd extend und develop what Is good and
mnko It subservient to the purposes of u sound
and enlightened government.
In combatting the assertion that th& gov
ernment of Ireland had been a success , Mr.
Gladstone reminded his hearers at length
'
'that what thu government called crime in
Ireland was an agrarian combination to secure -
cure the tenants' undoterminato , but often
very real rights. No doubt these combina
tions sometimes developed real crimes , but
the government bud ) not waited for the de
velopment of crime. . Instead they had inter
fered with prlvatftjlbcrly In n manner that
would not bo tolerated a moment In this
country.
So fur as ordinary and not agrarian crime n
concerned [ said Mr , Gladstone ] , L Und from
available statistics u Alight Incieaso Instead
of a decrease recorded ; but of that you hour
nothing. In the eye of the present govern
ment no erlmo la Important unless It olteets
the collection of landlords'routs. I ask my-
bolf what Is the moUruthat Induces our op
ponents to persist lit this ( or them hopeless
content IJsiinlly acfeat party engaged In n
proat battle IIUHSOII.O. ' great object before It.
What IH the object they proposeIs It beoauso
they uro governed by > Uu four of up Irish na
tion ? Well , genllomeu , It Is nn Irish nation
underr > ,000,0-U , und tno. government U ulwaytt
fond of unsurlng us thlit I'.OOO.OOJ of those.1.000 ,
000 uro cnlhusluBtlqnlly on their Hide. Then
how strange Is tuolr position , It Is not
four for thu regulation of the coun
try. Is It , Unit compels tholr policy
In Ireland to bu lioiitlnnou ? Thu reputation
of u country U measured by u standard easily
isot ut If It means what tin neighbor * think of
It. The reputation of Itusslu la probably very
high with certain parties in Itusslu Itself , It
would not bo so high , however , If measured by
the opinion of thu civilized world. [ Hoar ,
hear ] A condemnatory verdict was long ago
pronounced by Kir-tlnim with reference to her
conduct toward Ireland , IB It because the
government think * their policy contribute ! *
toward iho strength of the empire that such
policy Is continued * The strength of the em
pire consists In entire unity. Is It for the In
terest of the publlo purse then ? A sum of not
lots ttiiiu iM.iwv.ooO U annually thronn Into the
sou under tha operations of the pretent legis
lation In Ireland. In the period to came It Is
clear that It must bo cither friendship or
enmity with Ireland. There has bovn nn alter-
nutlvu heforo Knglnnd for centuries , mid In
those axes , when enmity , not friendship , was
chosen as the ultcrntitlvo It was enmity with
the stales , not with the people , You have ar-
( CO.NTI.SI.EU ON SCCO.NU 1MOE.J
STILL LIVES IN NEBRASKA ,
M. V. Gannon of Omaha Elected President
of the Irish National League.
PATRIOTIC DELEGATES IN ERIN'S ' CAUSE.
Soul-Stirring KoNnlutloni Adopted
The American Hrunoli IH Now an
Independent Hotly Incidents
ol' the Convention.
CiticAno , III. , Oct. 2. M. V. Gannon of
Omaha tonight succeeded John Fiugcrald ns
president of the Irish National League of
America.
The convention , notwithstanding a spirited
struggle , adopted an attitude of absolute independence -
dependence for the organization from any of
the factions In Ireland or their auxilltary
bodies.
Secretary John P. Sutton was ro-olostod
by acclamation and William Lymnn of Now
York unanimously chosen treasurer.
An exciting and enthusiastic yet thor
oughly businesslike session marked the close
of the convention. When the committees ap
pointed yesterday were finally ready to re
port the proceedings followed each other in
rapid succession.
W. J. Gloason of Cleveland , chairman of
the committee on constitution , submitted n
plan which made no mention of the parent
body In Ireland , thus divcstlnr the American
body from subjection to control or responsi
bility by the diverse organizations nt present
existing in Ireland. The plan was adopted
without question and the salaries of the
president , secretary and treasurer to bo
chosen were fixed at ? 1,000 per year.
Owtmr to the Inability of the delegates to
come to an understanding on the question
whether the Irish National League of
America should , us an organization , formally
repudiate and condemn Parnell , no session of
the convention was hold until I o'clock this
afternoon.
Disclosures by Secretary Sutton.
Ono peculiar disclosure was made by Secre
tary Sutton. It Is to tbo effect that during
October , 1SSS , Parnell , Jinding himself
bound by an agreement to turn over to his
lawyers the full amount of the Times defense -
fonso fund , begged of President Fitzgerald ,
through J. J. O'Kelly ' , that while pushing
collections to the fund it would bo retained
In America. "Tho wishes of Parnoll wore
complied with , " says the report , "and very
soon there was a howl from o handful of
fncttoiiists , who energetically , in behalf of
the London Times , made a statement that
Rev. Dr. O'lteilly was retaining money for
improper purposes. "
The climax of Button's document is a letter
dated Tlouso of Commons , London , May 21 ,
1890 , " from John Dillon to President Fitz
gerald , marked "strictly confidential , " say
ing , "Pnrtiell sugcosts that the executive
should address nil communications to him
( PurnoU ) , recognizing the difllcultles created
by American party complications and advis
ing that ho fParnoll ) should tnko steps to
reconstruct tlio present organization in such
a manuer-as.would allow the various branches
to communicate direct with Dublin. If the
executive can see their way to act upon the
suggestion Parnoll authorizes mo to say in
reply to any communication from them that
ho will wclto , thanking thorn for tholr great
services to the Irish cause , strongly disap
proving of the attacks that have boon made
upon them , mid stating that , having in
quired Into the charges made ogainst the
executive of the league , ho Is satlsllod they
are utterly without foundation. "
John Flt/.ncrald's Iloply.
President Fitzgerald replying , said : "Tho
members of the executive could not conceal
their astonishment at the tenor of the com
munication to thorn , " adding , "wo cannot
but dissent from the supposition that Ameri
can politics have in nny wav Interfered
with , or complicated the administration of
the league. The record shows , that while
members of the executive were of different
political aftlliations , they were unanimous In
their resolve to prevent nny such Interfer
ence with the government of the league. As
to the undesirablllty of the central organiza
tion in America , that is a question which
pertains exclusively to your Jurisdiction.
Regarding the proposition of addressing all
letters to Parnoll , recognizing the dllUcultlos
created by American political complications
ana advising him to take steps to recon
struct the organization In such a manner as
would allow the various branches to communicate
nicato with Dublin , Is ono which the execu
tive cannot conform to. Wo nro not now , nor
bavoweovor boon unmindful of the fact ,
that wo took our offices under pledges to con
duct the league as n body auxiliary to the
national party in Ireland , and , as such , wo
have always bojn guided by their advice and
direction ; wo do not propose at this Into data
to adopt n different policy : but wo nro iot
seeking n certificate of character from anyone -
ono for having acted in every instance in
conformity with Parnell's expressed do-
sires. "
Contest Over the Platform.
The contest over the platform developed
Into nn open split of the committee- mid nt 2
p. m. Sharon of Iowa , Donnelly of Wiscon
sin , O'Byrno of Georgia , were framing a
mlnorily raport against neutrality toward
Pamoll.
The majority report , it was understood ,
prior to its presentation In convention , men
tioned neither Pnrnall nor AlcCfu-thy , but
demanded a llrm and united front on the part
of the people of Ireland.
A hubbub was raised b Dennis Ryan of
St. Louis objecting to the clause In the con
stitution virtually making ono of the objects
of the league tbo boycotting In America of
Importations of the goods of the English
manufacturers. IIo thought such action
looked like taking a bund In American poli
tics , but the convention failed to see the
connection and clamorously yelled for Ryan
to sit down , while It declared itself unmis
takably for tno boycott , The real tight of
the day occurred when the report of the
committee on platform was road by Chai.--
man Gannon. During the reading the con
vention was attentive , through repeatedly
breaking into cheers. The platform was as
follows :
Mho Platform.
First. The Irish National l.oagno of Amer
ica In convention assembled nt Chlongo ( in
October' ' , IVJI , testifies Its devotion to the Mug
of the union and the unquenchable love of Us
members fur the laws and Institutions of our
glorloiu country , rucovnl/nii ; as wo gladly
and proudly do , that our primary ullenliuu-o
Is due to that flag and then these liiMllutlons.
We atllrm that our ovormnsterlnn iluilru Is to
si'o extended to our mother land tlio benefits
accruing from equal laws Mich its have
blessed America and made nur the hniio tif
Riifferlni ; mankind and tlui model fur nations
btruifullni ; for free Institution * .
Second Wo rugrct the conditions now ox-
IstltiK In Ireland and atlrlbtito tliulr yosillill-
Ity u an unfortunate tendency toward hero
worship and ono man domination , wlilth wo
liopo to H O obliterated from the public life of
Ireland. .
Third. Wo have nodestro , nor do wo deem It
wise , necessary or patrlolle to pa Judgment
upon ihu questions now BO unhappily Nopurat-
Injour brethren In the old land.uhaVH
heretofore tendered our goodofllci" . In the ad-
jiiHtmont of these differences and that tender
lias been wholly disregarded by the contend-
iriK element * , llut wo may and munt speak
out the opinions and wishes of the people
whom wo represent , and uitr that U In the
duty of the IrUh and all oilier oppressed people
ple to seek freedom by peaceable methods
uml equity. When siu'h methods have been
fully tried and found wanting are nation *
and peoples Justllleu In retortlir. to force : hut
wuktroiiKl ) And einpliatlcully assort thut It Is
equally n duty to prepare for avery emer
gency end stand ready to nld our kindred In
every manly way recognized and commundod
by this iui > und civilization In obtuln'iix frcn-
men's prlvllvxri In n land i-onscvrntud l < > free
dom by the liuro < na < Tili < T of crntiirli1 *
I'ourth. We call upon those who are respon
sible for the l-rkliiR up of over - ' " . ' , ) ,
mainly contrlbutud by the peuoiu of lull
country for the support of the evicted tenants
on the plan of camp.uiii , to rt > lua n the xumo
and distribute. It as originally Intended by the
milwrlhor * . and \\c plcdgo ourolvo that
until this request l ci > - lied with u are re
solved not toeontrlbl . Xiiithi-rdollnr to aid
the o who have wlthU ' \ [ * nionoy from Its
legitimate bonctlclarln , -
1'lfth. Wo hereby roi - ' to maintain our
organisation for the | iu\ of being In remll-
nosi for the tu < rforinin : < > V V Idi duties ni the
pxUciiclw of the fut uro \ * , slum to bo III
and nrnpr-r. and Hohuml ) . .oko the suld-
111100of Almighty Hod forfc ' brothers mill
oilrsolvos , to thu t < ml Unit' " . Ills bleisln'
our united efforts may resu. Bccuritu for
the Irish people the land ln\ i ho planted
IJiotii , and u government personnel
shall ho HO ele.'in and mire , tt -hoie pi-ln-
eiples shall lie so tmud , hiunii > | ( j fr,0 , , M
to nitiko It a model amoiiuthu v latliits of
the earth. ,
Sixth Wo extend our heartfelt sympathy to
our'president ' , .lohn II. I'll/Rorald or Mm-ifti.
and our first vice pie < ldent. linn. 1'utrlek
Martin of llaltlmore , In thrlr nines * , anil
earnestly hope for their speedy recovery. No
cause has ever had braver , truer and more
so.f-saerllh-lna sons than I'ltxzerald and Mar
tin , and Irishmen will , we trust , over remember -
bor In cratltiulo their great services to tholr
country.
Seventh. Wo call the attention of America
to the onusu of American cltl/cni stiiVerlnsi
penal horrors In Hritlsh duiiReoiiH beeaiisoo ?
evidence plainly manufactured und the fact
they dared to express tliennclves In fixvor of
a fren Ireland , ami we iiskour representatives
In eongre a to press tliu matter upon the at
tention of the Mate department.
We tender our sincere thanks to all the
executive ollleers of our urgmil/atlini. partic
ularly 1'rcsliliMit John . ' "it/.srornld , Treasurer
Hov. Charles o'Hellly and Secretary John I' .
Sutton , for tholr able , untiring and brilliant
cervices to our movement.
The Minority Itoport.
Before a motion for the adoption of the
platform could be made Judge Donnelly of
Wisconsin arose and announced that fhoro
was a minority report from the platform com
mittee. IIo proceeded to argue that the
minority did not disagree with anything In
the majority ropoi-t except that It did not go
far onotiL'h.
"In the language of our distinguished fol
low citizen , ox-President Cleveland [ an up
roarious outburst of applause ami laughter
interrupted Judge Donnelly. With some
embarrassment ho proceeded ) It is a condi
tion , not n theory that confronts us. In Ireland -
land " McGulrkof Iowa demanded on n
point of order that .ludgo Donnelly llrst road
the minority report , but the convention al
lowed the Wisconsin dolot'ato to continue to
explain. IIo wished the convention to recog
nize a governing party in Ireland.
"Assumptions of neutrality are well
enough , " he. said , "but deceive no one. They
should boldly and manfully meet the Issue
and declare that in Ireland , as elsewhere , the
majority should rule. "
Lymnn of Now York called upon the chair
to cut short a long speech and order the
reading of the minority report. The conven
tion was visibly growing Impatient , and
Judge Donnelly proceeded to read the follow-
inir , signed by himself , Sharon of Iowa and
O'Bryno of Georgia :
We. the minority of your committee on res
olutions , while , heartily approving the major
ity report , so far an It coos , hei : loavoUo sub
mit the following amendment to bo Inserted
therein as a resolution , and move Its adop
tion :
Kesolved. That as American citrons and
firm believers In the principles on which our
government Is founded , wo ean roeojinlzo the
claim of no person to the chairmanship of tlio
Irish parliamentary party which Is not
founded on consent and approval of the ma
jority of that party , nml wo Instruct that of
ficers of this leagui ! lecognUo the chairman
chosen by the majorltyof the Irish parlia
mentary party.
Everybody saw a battle-royal was immi
nent between Justin McCarthy on the one
hand and tlio bulk of the delegates who fav
ored independence , reinforced by these who
were still for upholding Pnrnoll. At this
interesting juncture , Corkery of Chicago
slipped in a suggestion that , as it was
claimed the Donnelly production was not a
minority but a supplementary resolution , the
thine to do was to adopt the platform first
and then vote on the supplement. This
seemed exactly vrhut the McCarthyltcs did
not want , but It was tholr own argument
and ttior submitted as gracefully as they
could , while the platform was adopted with
a hurrah.
Shelveil the DIsBontin Report.
Like a flash now came a motion to lay the
McCarthylto report on the tablo. Tlio motion
was not , debatable and. to the chacrln of the
Judge and his supporters , was declared car
ried viva voco. They rallied promptly , however -
ever , Sharon of Iowa demanding a call of
states.
Kelly of Wisconsin impetuously called
open the convention to put Itself on record
"in favor of somebody or something , some
where or somehow , " but ho was shut off by a
point of order ,
Sharon of lown and Sweeny of Ohio had
similar unpleasant experiences , nnd u cham
pion parliamentary puzzle of motions and
amendments ensued , the apparent object
being to prevent n call of states.
Brady of Chicago allayed tlio fast rising
irritation with a brief yet eloquent appeal ,
thouirh opposed to the amendment , that the
convention , In the interest of fair play , per
mit n roll call. Delegate Joyce , n Chlcagoaii ,
wanted the convention to understand that
the roll call would Indicnto whether or not
the convention proposed to endorse as loaaor
Justin McCarthy.
Confusion reigned fora moment , but depre
catory looks and gonuros on all sides some
what quieted the hotter heads , and inter
est centered In the polling of each of the
states , particularly Illinois. Chairman
Corkery of that delegation declared the-result
unanimous for placing the McCarthvite reso.
lution on the table. This wasquostfonud nnd
Father Foley of Iowa excitedly shouted for a
recount ana wanted to know how many delegates -
gates there were from Illinois. Much cheer
ing followed when n rising vote of the Illinois
delegation showed : Yeas , 1K1 ; nays , S.
Father Foley Jumped to his feet and wildlv
slinking n roll of paper at the Illinois moil
announced the vote of Iowa : Yeas , 2 ; nays ,
15 ; passionately adding , "and they represent
nioro money , too , than all the mon from Illi
nois. "
Wisconsin voted 7 yeas 11 nays , out in the
great majority of states , the bulk of the bal
lots wore against endorsing McCarthy , New
York particularly voting-iri solid yeas. The
total vote was -118 yeas to ! ) l nays , effectually
shelving the minority report.
Secretary Sutton , who had distributed his
sensational report among the delegates , waa
given leave to omit the readtnir , owing to its
longth. The convention , however , adopted
the report.
ChMrraan James W. Smytho of Rhode Is
land announced that the examination of the
treasurer's books by the llnnnciul committee
showoa that the league's accounts were satis
factory and correct with a balance on hand
of $1,055.
location or OIlioerH.
Then came the election of ofllcors , John
P. Sutton and O'Noll ' Ryan were named ni
candidates for president In addition to M. V.
Gannon , but each withdrew and Gannon was
elected by acclamation.
President Gannon , in accepting , said no
man had ever occupied the oftlco but had
been subjected to vllliticntlon , aim so and
contumely. Ho did not expect to escape the
same. >
"I do expect , " ho said , "to conduct the
ofllco fairly , honorably and honestly. "
Ho announced that under the new consti
tution ho appointed as secretary "as pure ,
as true and a bravo u son of Ireland oa over
lived , John P. Sutton , "
Mr. Suttnn acknowledged that It had been
his ambition to bo president of the league ,
but that ho had cheerfully given way to the
llrst mention of tbo name of Gannon.
Patrick Boyle of Toronto , Canada , was
chosen first vice president ; M. D. Gallagher
of Now York , second vlco president ; K. J.
O'Connor of Augusta , Ga. , third ,
James ( jtiinn of Davenport and William
Lyman of Now YorK wore named for treas
urer.
urer.For a time It loaned ns though n llvolj contest -
test was at hand , when unexpectedly Qulini'i
iiaino was withdrawn and Lyman was en
thusiastically chosen.
Treasurer Lyman was Introduced to the
convention as "a worthy successor to Dr.
Ch'trle * O'Hoilly , " and made a short speech ,
The president's cabinet , or national council ,
was announced by him us follows : Daniel
Corkory , Illinois ; Captain George Sweeny ,
Ohio ; John J. Donovan , Massachusetts ;
James Mungan , tVlscoaMn ; II. J. Carroll ,
Rhode Island , Nicholas Ford , Missouri ; A.
P McGulrk > Iowa.
Kloquont addresses by T D Mlnehan of
Omaha und Mr. Tynan of Now Yorkwuro
heard aud tbo convention adjourned lno dlo.
JAY GOULD "ALL BROKE UP , "
Ho Qoos Into Hysterics Bcoiuso Sago Op
poses His Motion ,
WISARD'S ' SON RESENTS THE ATTACK ,
Taken to Tunic Siivn-joly foi
Dlsturlilnc tin : Mental IJi
llbritim ill1 tlio ltl > ; Stock
Operator.
Niw : VOHK , Oct. 2. There \\-as a story
rlfo in Wall street that .lay Gould had bceii
stricken with apoplexy. Undoubtedly the
story had Its foundation In a very remarka
ble Incident which occurred nt the tnoctiinj
of Missouri IMcille , iirector.s , the facts of
which have just leaked out from several gen
tlemen who were present. The question ol
passing the quarterly dividend came up ami
on motion of Mr. Gould , who made a long
statement as to the condition of the company
it was formally decided to declare no dividend
of the currunt quarter.
Then Uussoll Sago had an Inning , anil to
the surprise of every ono and to Mr. Gould's
utter consternation , ho moved to reconsider
the action of the board.
Mr. Gould was evidently under a very severe
voro mental strain and had shown ins ex
treme nervousness in tlio earlier proceediptrs.
When Mr. Hugo made his motion ho attempt
ed to oppose it , but suddenly bcciimo ghastly
pnlo nnd same buck In his chair , It Is said , in
iilltot nervous prostration. Then hi ) be
came hysterical and wept and laughed ultor-
nutolv. At llrst all efforts to quiet him were
unavailing. Tha director : , wcro almost panlo
stricken , and the condition of Mr. Gould
shocked them beyond measure. The physician
who now constantly attends Mr. Gould was
called In , and after a time ho ovoreamb the
nervous excitement of the patlunt and Mr.
Gould loft the board.
After his father went out it Is said Mr.
George Gould took Mr. Huge to task very
savagely for thus disturbing his parent's
OQUilibrlum and the old gentl'mun became
quite rattled under the castigation which ho
'received for his unfortunate break.
Inquiry ut the ofllce of .lay Gould till *
morning elicited the infonnation that ho nail
sent word that ho was "fooling first rate , "
The fact that George Gould loft for fox
shooting In the Cntskitls indicates that his
father's health Is good and his condition is
not considered serious by his family. Kdwln
Gould and his brother Howard wore soon In
tholr father's olllco today at noon. Uoth saia
that Gould was as well"as ho had been In
months , and that the nowspanr reports of
his Illness were unfounded.
Nisw VOIIK , Dot , : . ' . Itonowcil confirmation
of the story printed lustovonine , to the effect
that .lay Goula is broken down physically
and that ins health is in an extremely criti
cal condition , hus , according to nn evening
paper , been received today.
Mr. Gould was not ut his ofllco today nnd
it is learned that under the advice of hia
physician , Dr. MUIIII , ho did not leave hia
home at Tnrrytown.
Any further strain upon his weakened
nervous forces would , in till probability , bo
followed quickly by disastrous consequences
the physicians think , and hn cannot bo per
mitted in his present condition of health to
attempt auy mental or physical exertion.
A reporter who visited Mr. Gould's resl-
denco at Irvlngton this morning was refused
all Information regarding the actual condition
of the rich man. It was sultl that ho had.
glvon strict orders to allow no ono to DO ad
mitted. 'Dr. Mtinn live ? near by nnd Is .la
constant attendance upon his patient. IIo
was mot by the reporter this morning , but
positively declined to talk about Mr. Gould's
health. Mr. Gould went out for a drive in
the morning accompanied only by his coach
man. These who saw him as ho passed along
the urivo from the entrace of ills grounds say
that he looked very worn and feeble und his
features were palo and drawn. That ho is a
very sick man there Is no doubt , says the
uvonlnir paper quoted , and In is generally be
lieved that ho will bo obliged to give up his
business activities at nny rate for the prot-
ont.
ont.Tho
The incident of the Missouri 1'iiclfle direc
tors' mooting lust Wednesday afternoon ivn
the talk ol U all street this morning. The
account given yesterday of Mr. Gould's pros
tration on that occasion was fully corrob
orated by several of these who hud been pres
ent.
ent.When Mr. Gould stood up to oppose the
proposition made by Russell Sago to re
consider the action of the board In passing
the quarterly dividend and to declare a div
idend of at least IJj per cent , his voice was
feeble and ho mndu u great ellort to steady it.
Almost as soon as ho began to speak , how
ever , it was noticed that a sudden change
came over his taco. lie hesitated and tried to
collect himself , but his utterances were almost
iiipohorcnt. Then ho scorned to recognize hia
own luabl Ity to make himself understood
nnd to sny what ho wanted to , and , giving up
completely , ho sank back Into his chair and
bowed hU head upon the table , covering his
Inco with hU hands.
For n moment ho seemed to hnvo fainted
away and his friends , rushed to till sldo ,
\Vhon ho raised his fuco from the table it
was scon that his eyes were Illlod with tears
and ho seemed completely prostrated. Inn ,
broken voice ho said : ' 'Goutlumen , you must
excuse mo. I have boon so harrassod arid
worried lately , and have passed tbrotign an
ordeal so far beyond my strength that I am
phvsleally unable to say anything moro In
protest acalnst this dividend. "
Uostorativos were employed nnd soon Mr.
Gould was able to leave thu toom. This cpl-
sodo brought the meeting to an abrupt close.
After his father had gone out , however.
Georpo Gould , who was very much worked
up ever the opposition offered by Mr. Sago to
the plan proposed , called the deacon to ac
count very suvagoly. It Is said that the
young inanuscd the strongest language and In
referring to Air. Sago's intorfcronco , which
had precipitated tlio aUack , ho characterized
him as an "economical , misoraly old
The llorald says :
Jay Ooiild paid a visit to the Wcsehestor
county fair ut White I'lulns yesterday IIo
WUH driven ever froin Irvlngton In u plain
buokbourd rig. Nobody came with him ex
cept thu couchmun. IIo occupied a seat In
ono of the hoxotif the graiiu stand for en
hour or mure und appeared to be trying
hard , hut with poor success to gut In
terested In the trotting. Um face wa
pule and his ey n were dull. IIo lee IKK !
like u man very weary nnd tired of some
thing. It may Ln that lie felt some putu'H of
envy when hit looked around upon the throng
of ruddy cheeked , healthy country follin who
woru keenly enjoying thu tiolllng und every
thing eli > o Unit wont on and did not euro > v
continental whothar stocks rose or fell. I.ota
of funnels gathered opposite thu grund ntitnd
ami tooi ( good long louks at him and full that
they wuro getting Homothlng that In It HO If
WUH worlh it great deal more than the price ot
admission.
Hunta KO liilliienco Not lined.
UKSVEH , Colo. , Oct. ! , ' . I'tcsldenl JolTory ol
the lilo Grande road , whileupouklng to an
Associated press representative in roferenca
to tlio report sent from Chicago to tbo effect
that no wan appointed through Santa Ko Influence
fluence- , said : "I wish to deny the statement
that has boon published that I was appointed
by Mr. Manvul In thu interests of tha
Santa 1'V There's not ono word ol
truth in it. It U true that Mr , Man-
vol and myself have been personal friends
tor ever twenty-llvo yearn , but ho wa not
consulted tn the mavtor ot my appointment
and Is perhaps not awiiro of it even now Ho
was not conferred with nt all In regard to my
entering the service of the Denver .t Klo
Grando. This matter hut roiled entirely
with Chairman Cop poll and thu board of Ui-
rooter * and they have taken action very recently - .
contly and with roforouco only to the inter
ests of tbo company and Colorado. "
Hook Inland' * Deficit.
TQI'KKA , Kan. , Oct , 2. The annual report
of tbo C blcago , Uock Island & I'arlllo rail'
way was filed loony. The uel Income is
tl.M\XW. ( dividend , $1,610,000 , dollcU , | W. .
000.