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OMAHA ; DAILY BEE A T > rTO1TTr TTTWI ? 1O 1Q71 . . OMATTA. MONDAY MORNING. SEPTflAtRTCR 4. 1ft 3. SriVGLE COPY FIVE GENTS. BEFORE THE HIGHEST COURT ' Dr , T , Thatcher Graves Passes Beyond the Palo of Human Authority , HE IS FOUND LYING DEAD IN HIS CELL Mrntrry RiirrnitiuUliff Uio I > ontli of Uurniiliy'ii Alli-Ri-il Hli yer-IIn l.n t Uilltrn U'oriU TMRO ! Kndmg of n C'olclirntml C'i o. Dusvcn. Colo. , Sent. 3. The famous mur der caoo of Dr. T. Tlmtchnr Graves , formerly of Providence , It. I. , bus at last been settled , The doctor was found dead In his cell at the county Jail about 0 o'clock this tnornlnp , where ho was awaiting ft rehearing on the chargrt of havlnfi poisoned Mrs. Josophluo Barnaby , ft wealthy widow , also of Provi dence. The poisoning Is said to have boon done to cover up Dr. Graves' alleged defalca tions as manager ol Mrs. Barnaby's cstalo. Although no autopsy has yet boon hold on his body , It Is known that the doctor took ilsown llfo , using morphine to effect this end. end.A > A satchel was found In the doctor's cell containing five letters , Iho first being dated on August U last , showing that his suicide had been contomplatcdslnco then. The foiye lowing is , the first letter opened : "Dlotl from t'ornncutlim. " "Dp.Nvnn , Aug. 0,18(13. ( To the Coroner of Denver , Colo. Dear Slri "Please do not hold nn autopsy on my remains. The cause of death may bo rendered as follows : -Died front persecution. Worn out. Exhausted. ' Yours truly , "T. TiiATCiip.it GiiAvr.s. M. D. " Tlio next loiter is directed to Captain Crows , the Jailer of Iho county Jail , und Is full of bitterness against County Atlornoy I. N. Slovens , who secured Dr. Graves' con viction In Iho first trial and has been work ing hard to again have the doctor convicted. It Is as follows : "August 25 , ISM. It would keep ft man busy to follow Stevens nnd answer the lies which ho unblushingly peddles out to the papers. One or two , however , need atten tion ana they nro easily proven to bo lies. I was a member of the Massachusetts State Medical society , aUo the Connecticut State Medical society. "I never made application to the Rhode Island State Medical society for admission , "My lawyers have the full receipts , showno Ing that 1 never wronged the cstalo of 'Mrs. Barnaby and the estate now owes mo outpr side of the legacy by will. The public see what I have to expect from the villainous , cowardly falsehoods of Stevens. I cannot expend more money lighting him. 1 must take the only means to save It for my wife and dour , honored , aged mother. "T. TIIACKBH GIIAVES. " Notwithstanding tno above letter , Captain Crovys , In nn Interview , indignantly denies that Dr. Graves committed suicide. Ho says thill the doctor died of a broken heart , and , to use the captain's ' word's , "was murdered 'by thp attorneys for the state , who have harrasscd thu old man to death. " The three other letters wnro to Mrs. Graves , the county commissioners and a lengthy one addressed to the public. The ones addressed to Mrs , Graves and the commissioners have not yet been given out. The one to the public is quite lengthy uud is as follows : III * Letter to the Public. "Con.NTY JAII , . DENVER , Colo. . Aug. 6. To the Public : In the spring of 18011 made a trip to Denver , actuated by a desire" tot appear-before the grand jury to do all in my power to lisslst In solving the Barnaby mur der mystery. 'Arriving in Denver , my lawyers refused to allow mo to go before the grand Jury. I soon found myself indicted lor murder. Sur prised , astonished , I said to my lawyers : ' ifT course it cannot amount to anything , for truly I had nothing to do with the death of Mrs. Barnaby.1 "I litllo dreamed what xvas n store for mo. I did not know what can bo accomplished by political Influence , with money and u man to 'play the prince' with his wife's money. The district attorney , at that timoD. K. Stevens. young , leading politician , ambitious , full of devilish schemes und cunning , a man whenever never has hesitated to do any kind of dirty work to advance himself and who was sur rounded by the vilest men in the west , f'O fs his tools. At the trial which followed wo found everything completely and absolutely under his control , the reporters , the bailiffs , the court ofllcials ( except the clerk of the court ) , the deputies , the 'honorable1 judge [ and the jury. Since the trial wo have lorrnod that no mtin was put on the jury ron ices ho had first agreed to favor Stevens , I'uliI oirmi Olil Hcuro. "Promises of political preferment nnd value received , were freely offered und taken. "Forty years ago a man named Pernn , in Connecticut and my father had some trouble over some land. The son worked himself onto the Jury and paid the old debt In full after the usual manner of such men. This wo did not know until long after the trial. I am Informed that since thu trial some of the jurors have received political appoint ments from Stevens , and snmo nro profes sional jurors , gelling on tlio the jury encases cases wh/oro ho always wins his caso. These things nro wall known in Denver. "What possible clmnco did a stranger stand against Stevens , backed by such n Judge and purchasable jury ? Conrad boasted that ho expended fOS.OOO among detectives , , witnesses , Judge nnd Jury. Ho always omitted to remark that the money belonged to his wife , and that ho was playing fora (100.000 stake. "Thu uupromo court of Colorado In the most emphatic , scathing and bitter words pronounced the trial unfair , unjust und illegal , and ordered 11 now trial. My law yers have proot , , found sltico the trial , that . (2,500 wus paid out to only ono witness. "They have the affidavits of numerous men that they were 'sounded' ' as to whether , in case of tholr belnir summoned on the jury , they would favor Stevens , und this was y.no by Stevens' bailiffs. , Him Not Tnlil Iliilf. ' "The Jury were under charge of ono of the worst villains on earth : boarded at u hotel kept by ono of the jury , went to the theater ; nnd around town pretty much as they pleased. For months and uionthr. 1 huvo . languished In jail clamoring for a trial , until I have , little by little , learned of all the vil lainous things which appertained to the former trial , und I have told not half. "Slovens In the meantime had advanced : to bo acknowledged jis the supreme political boss , and controls today most of the Judges , They dare not decide against him , aim so my motion for a now trial wan deferred and im- possible ball demanded , which the hard times rendered impossible to furnish , und I have been forced to remain In jail all through this hot , sultry summer , until I must con fess that niy spirit Is broken down. C."A now district attorney has , meanwhile , been appointed , but ho docs not count. Stevens rules the more , and Iho new one bobs up serenely us ho 1s ordered , the same an thu judge. Thu people are indignant , but what eun they do with this octopus ? "At the present writing Stevens has pone cart to couch ouo of the commlsilonors and hoodwink him. Ho will return to Denver with a trunk full of lies , after having prop erly worked the papers. Ho will then cajole | and deceive the commUsioucrs , and proba bly iuduco them to furulih him funds to commence again his iiofarlout prosecution , Tlrtil of lilt TrUli. "Now I am tired of this , whole business. They have exhausted mo. In It strange that I think It useless to continue the light I "If It was a fair stand-up , legal tight , I ehould have some chance , and would itaud up to It. But it U not fair , It ! aa foul And dirty an affair aa over disgraced a court , The whole power of the courts U In the luiirts of btovtmi , and his uaturo never allo\T htmo deAlfairly. lie u nil under- hundno4Vand | always works by methods .Which gohtlomen abhoAaul deiplta. "I itui Informed thttt theca o may be con- tinned for an Indefinite period , that I may bo dragged through mud and mire , toisod hero and thcro among the lawyers , who keo1 ) It up for the newspaper notoriety which they crave. "Now I am tired of it. I have freely ex pended n fortune In lighting them. But the courtr. will compel mo to expend more. But I do not propose to give them any more. What I have Inft will go to my noble little wlfo and my poor , suffering mother. There Is one way that I can stop the expenditure. Allow mo to repeat that which I have al ways said , publicly and privately : 'fPOX MY SOLEMN MVSONIO OATH. I , T. Thatcher Graves , did not have anything to do In any \vny , nliniie. manner noi * deed with the death of Mrs. Burnuby. I wrlto this knowing what the future will soon have In store for mo. " "The people will believe , pity and sympa thize with mo. They will Know that even the strongest man can uo beaten down by n cyclone of lllth , mud and persecution , "Lloavo little Ikoy Stovcns to the people of Colorado. I Ple.iso take care of him , "T. TiiATCitF.it GIUVES , M D. , "IFnrvard University. " Mm. Or.ivcn I.cnrna uMlcr IIunhand' * Ooiith. Mrs. Graves was informed of her husband's death shortly before noon and for a time was almost crazed with grief. When she re gained her composure she went to the county jail , but the dead body had been rcmoVcd to the coroner's oflico , The sight of the cell so agitated her that the friends of Mrs. Graves decided it woula not bo best for her to view the doctor's remains - mains nt present. She then returned to her homo ana is now oeing cared fo1by sympa- thlzing friends. Notwithstanding Dr. Graves' request that no autopsy bo held upon his body n rigid In vestigation : into the cause of his death will take place tonight. As is well known , Dr. Graves was in prison awaiting his scvoud trial for the alleged murder of Mrs. Josephine Barnaby of Provi dence , who , at the tlmo of her death was visiting friends In Denver. She died April 18. 1831. On April 0 she drank from a bottle of whisky that bad come by mall from Bos ton and which was labeled , "Wish you n happy Now Year. * Please aecobt this fine old whisky from your friends In the woods. " The whisky contained a solution of arsonlo. Dr. Graves was accused of sending the .bottle. After one of the most famous trials in the criminal unnals of the country , Dr'Graves was convicted of murder in tlio lirst degree and was .sentenced to bo hanged. The supreme court granted him a now trial , which was to huvo begun the latter part of this mouth. Hud Sccuroil Naw Kvldoncn. On August 9 of this year Commissioner Twombly \ and County Attorney Slovens vis ited Hhode Island and otncr places m search of noiv evidence , the coUnty of Arapahoe having objected to paying the expenses of anew now trial in the doctor's case unless stronger odd more direct testimony could be produced to shoxv that Dr. Graves was I guilty. Messrs. Twombly and Stevens re turned u short time ago , und although It is not known what they discovered on their eastern trip , it Is a significant fact that at a meeting of the county board yesterday $3,000 was , appropriated to prosecute the doctor again on the charge of murder. Dr. Graves , bnforo his death , said that ho wus penniless ana thought it no more than rlffht that if the county paid the costs of his prosecution it should also be willing to ap propriate enough to enable him to defend himself. Ho had. not , however , made any such request and of course it cannot now bo said how it would have been answered by the commissioners. Yesterday's decision of the county board to prosecute him undoubtedly prompted the dt-nd man to put into effect bis idea of sui cide , which it Is plain ho had been con templating for some time. Hon. Thomas M. Macon , the attorney who defended Dr. Graves during- his trial , and has stood by him since , is out of the city uud no interview can.bohatl\vlih , him tonight. , _ - , Jl.Y A JtL.lKE Of COLOH. ImlliinnpolU 1'rofuicly Docornted In Honor oT the Old Veterans. INDIANAPOLIS , Sept. 3. Indianapolis Is In holiday attire to welcome the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and their friends. For the past three weeks the cili- zons' executive committee has boon actively ut work making arrangements for the great est event In the history of the city. The completion of these arrangements shows the city to bo by far the best prepared city in which the national encampment has over been hold. The decoratlous nro the finest over prepared - pared by an encampment city , and old trav- who haver attended encampments over since they were started , say that they have never seen anything nearly approaching this in liberality. The business portion of the city is ono muss of color , and the residences on all the principal streets nro festooned with splendid displays of the national colors , The soldiers' and sailors' monument and some of the business houses have utilised ! electricity In decoration to an extent seldom attempted. At the capital grounds there will bo striking displays of natural gas every availing during the week. Todav has boon very quiet , with the ex ception of the stray arrivals , who have been sirapgllug in all day , Kansas sent in twenty-two posts , but others from that to have straggled In before. The largo excursion sion ) ) from all over the country are expected during the night and early tomorrow. The naval voteruns passed the day looking over the city and attending special religious services prepared in their honor nt the Tab ernacle , Presbyterian church and nt : bio First Baptist church in the evening. To morrow they hold their annuul election of si- _ ness. The ofllcors of the Woman's Hcllef corps are in the city and actively engaged In prep arations for the coming convention of hone order. The president stated today that the attendance would bo much larger than tal and that the outlook for the association us tcoptionally favorable. Coinmaiidcr-in-Chlef Welssort ' will arrives from Milwaukee in the morning. H'.UtTKU , < I.V XUIfUlt. Ia. , On'ers ImlucciunnU to tlio Itlclit Kind of u Ainu , Font DOIMJB , la. , Sept 3. [ Special Tele- grain to TIIC BEE. ] The little town of L.O- hlgh Is without a mayor and mintitt a news paper. Until a few days ago C. C. Chase filled the position of mayor of the city and editor of u weekly paper. There was more glory than money in both affairs. Previous to his election as mayor , Mr. Chase had operated a barber shop in con nection with his printing olllco and managed ; to make both ends meet. As mayor he decided cided that the tonsorlal business was an- dignified an J closed his shop. After that his debits grow steadily greater and his credits loss , In despair ho tried to soil his news paper , but could not unload , his creditors bo- cumo proBslng and bankruptcy was im minent. His honor could not bear thodls- i gruco. so ono evening ho took a west-bound train and never came back. The citizens iOf Ivchigh ' uro now looking for so.no ono who wlU'run u barber Hhop , edit a newspaper and accept the office of mayor. Iloyootteil the Armour * . KANSAS CITY , Sept. 3. The Industrial council , composed of delegates from all organized labor bodies In the two Kansas Cities , representing some 15,000 men , toduy declared a boycott against all products turned out from the Armour establishment. This is a result of the strike of forty-flvd butchers of the Armour packing house , who quit work rather than accept n 1U per petit reduction in wages , Tha situation was aggravated by a remark said to have been made by Super intendent Tourtullotle , to the effect that his company was not forced to reduce wages , butte simply took advantage of the hard time * to reduce puy , Mr. Tourtellotto denies having made any such statement. The Industrial council hus asked all similar bodies through out the country to declare a boycott against the Armount , WILL FIX UP THE FINANCES Oonzrcss 'Certain to Do Something to Improve the Money Supply. VOORHEES1 BILL IS BOOKED FOR PASSAGE Nntlntml Hanks to lie Allowed to Increase Tholr Circulation to tlio Amount ot lloiiiU deposited 1'nrlir to Cnmo In November. WASHINGTON Buiiiuc OP THE Bcc , J G13 FouiiTKcxTit Sutnur ' WASHINGTON. Sept . 3.1 It now seems almost uortiln that soon after . . . the silver purchasing law Is repealed some important financial legislation will bo enacted by congress. The house committee on banking and currency will , during the next two weeks , spend most of Its time In the work of devising a plan for nn enlarge ment of the volume of currency which will I moot the increase of population. It will also try to adopt nn amendment to the bill of Mr. . Johnson of Ohio , which provides for an issue of 00,000,003 of % M per cent bonds , exchangeable for currency at any time , so that the holders of the bonds cannot drain the government's gold supply. The amendment , which will likely bo adopted , will provide that the money borrowed from the government may bo paid to the bor rower In coin or treasury notes or any cur rency based upon the government's credit. Thus the government can never bo forced to repudiate its pledges or become embar rassed. The bill is regarded as having a most excellent suggestion , being Intended to nvort a repetition of recent events in bank ing circles when currency Is at n promiutn. It is referred to as an ' 'anti-panic measure , " and its operation would bo against a. strin gency in the money market under any condi tions. Voorliccs' Circulation Hill. As soon as the senate passes the repeal bill Chairman Voorhoes says ho will call up his bill giving national banks par value of circulation upon bonds deposited , acd It will likely pass without amendment. The temper of the house has been largely against this proposition for many years , but after the sil ver law Is wiped away and there is nothing to talco its place it is conceded oven by Hi enemies that the bank circulation bill can be passed. There is dread fear that the re peal of the sliver law will have the ultimate effect of shrinking -wines unless something is done to make moro money , and the bank bill appears to bo the swiftest and most practical. Chairman Springer , speaking for the ma jority , and Mr. Johnson of Indiana , for the minority , of the committee on bunking and currency , express the opinion thai the prop osition to repeal the state bunk tax cannot got out of their committee , and if it comes up in the form of nn amendment to any other measure it will bo voted down on the floor of the houso. It is conceded on every hand m the senate that it cannot pass that body. Tar I IT Hill In November. While the senate is workine with the re peal bill and the bank circulation measure , the house committee on ways and means will bo perfecting the tariff bill , which will not bo reported till November. This will give the house and its banking committee ample opportunity to devise a measure to sup'ply a constantly increasing currency , and pa is upon the Johnson bond bill iu-n. perfected form. No ono now _ thinks of uc- complishiiig ' liingwith ; sllver-tho 're cent vote In the house having made any silver legislation impossible. May -Muko It n Na louul Holiday. ' Labor day comes tomorrow without pres tige of a national holiday , although the labor organisations have long been endeavoring to have congress nationalize their day of cele bration. If it had uot been for the llnancial question , which has ubsorccd the attention of this congress , Mr. McGann of Chicago , chairman of the house committee on labor , would have pushed to its passage a bill making Labor day a national holiday. Such : a bill has already been introduced in tlio Semite. A similar bill would have been 10n troduced by Mr. McGaim , but ho know that nothing could bo done in cither branch of congress as long us the financial question re mained unsettled. The Nebraska delegation > all favor the Labor day measure. It was petitioned for by most of thu Nebraska labor organisations und is popular. \Vosti-rn 1'i'iulon.i. The following pensions grunted are re- ported : Nebraska Uoissuo : William Munroo No- llgh , Antelope ; Daniel S. Williams , Kxoter , Fillmore , Original , widows , etc. : Sarah E. Bohannon , Omahn , Douglas. Iowa Original : Bralnard B. Harrington , deceased , Akron , Plymouth Henry M. Pep- par , Marshall town , Marshall. Increase : John Chase , Maynnrd , Fayctto. Original , widows , etc. : Marv H. Andrews , ICnlo , ib ster ; Emallne Dorman , Perry. is ; Charles M. Short. Sutherland. O'Brien. Increase - crease : ( ieorgo Day , Oak Springs , D.IVIS ; Ilavdcu A. Gregg , .Lake Mills , Wlnnobago ; Hiram S. Atigstead Fairileld , , Jefferson. John SandersMontozuma , Po weshlok ; Chris tian Gooherltif ; , New Providence , Hurdin ; Heissuo Wesley M. Uodgors , Greenfield. Adalr : Edward A. Canning , Albla , Monroe ; Francis M. Lucas , Stockport , Van Buren ; George II. Thrasher , deceased , Cedar Hapids , Linn : 4 South Dakota : Increase Isano E. Kintigh : , Mitchell , Davison. Reissue Matthew Bir- chard , Pukwana , Brulo. Hume Hula Ulnraiarilofl , Although thcro will bo opposition , it is now known that the nominations of J , isA. Smith of Mississippi to bo agent of the Yiinkton Indians in South Dakota , nnd Cap tain J. J , S. Ilasslur of South Dakota to ipbe receiver of public moneys and Enid , Old. , will bo confirmed. The democratic senators have all determined to stand together and . disregard the "homo rule" nlank In their last platform. PEIIHY S. HEATII , JOHN I. ilAVKXl'OKT. Ucmocriitlo Member * ( if Onngroaa AnxUiuu fur Ills WAsiiiNivro : . ' , Sept. 8. Ono of the first efforts of the democratic congress will bo directed to sccuro the repeal of the federal elections law under which John I. Daven port of Now York has made such a reputa tion as a supervisor of elections , Senator Hill of Now York has taken the initiative Jin this matter In the scnuto and General Black , ox-commissioner of pensions , and now a member of congress , has prepared a bill 1 to the sumo purport for introduction in the house. Senator Hill has made such substan- : tlal progress that ho has secured the consid- oration of his bill by the scnuto committee on judiciary , and a day or two ago the mat ter was ordered to bo reported to the scnuto with u recommendation that it puss. Sen ator Hill's ' bill is very brief and Is as follows : That lltloQQot the HovUed Statutes of the United Hiatus ( bolnc koetlons iUuJ ! to U03I , both ' Inclusiveentitled ) therein , "The Klcctlvo I'ranclilso , " und generally known an tlio fed eral elections luw , Is hereby ruuealud ; but tlil.s rojxiul Hlmll not affect any proceeding or piosccutlon now pending forunyoiVcnsu under Iho sulu suctions or olthur of thum , Uvneral Illutk's Hill. The bill prepared by General Black of Illi nois is practically in the same words and totally abolishes federal supervision of elec tions , incldently abolishing the olllco ilenof federal supervisor of elections uud thus tin-owing John I. Davenport of Now York out of u vocation. The democrats In their light to sccuro the repeal of this law do not expect to encounjtor serious opposition either in the hontu or senate ; and they appear to bo assured that tlio > measure is ono which will secure the immediate approval of President Cleveland. On last January n select committee to In quire iuto the administration of election laws in Now York City .presented n report containing the follow Ing statement : With the power Of { ho gorcrnmnnt behind bin nnd with the money aftbo government to use , Davenport lift * uianftfrea for years n ilo- tcctlvo bureau , by moans of which ho 1ms "ought to net pctiof nt the crimes which ho has claimed existed In Iho city of Now York , When In his ilrst Capacity as a do- tectlvo ho had obtained such proof ns ho wished to use , ho-thein , In his second cupiic- iiy ity as a publlet prosecutor , Issued the warrants for the arrest of tlio alleged crimi nals. Sometimes 1C ( ynvn thuso warrants to the ( United States nmrslml to IMI executed , nnd sometime * In a third Capacity , as a sheriff , hn seems to have ninili * tha arrest of Iho accused parlies ; through hlsomi deputies Then In his fourth cumiclty , as u United States commis sioner , sitting us u nmklstnito. ho lm hoard his own clmitres against the prisoners which were presented to . hlinsolf as Judge bv himself as .prosecuting atlornoy , and mis decided himself upon thutr guilt or Innocence. Your committee , after a very careful Mudy of tno operations of the federal elections luwTjoforft i > loct Ion nnd on election day In the city of Now York , Is ot the opinion that all of these laws have entirely fulled to produce any good results In the direction of the purity of elections or tlio protection of the ballot box , and liuvo boon productive of such serious and dangermi < ) results that they ought at once to bo ropoalodj KncournRcd by'tlio ; i'i1niWltrntlom Senator Hill , General ftlaclt and iho other democratic loaders wjio nro preparing to se cure n promnt repeal of this election law are receiving very substantial encouragement ' from the administration' . Under direction of Secretary of the 'Treasury Carlisle , tlio postmaster ot the city of Now York has just ejected Supervisor1 Davcnn from his ofilce in the postofllco buildup , nd has barred the door in such a manner" ns to prevent the federal supervisor of his assistants ever again securing entrance. It is believed that Davenport will appeal to the courts to decide the right of the admin istration to eject him'from" the oQlces hereto fore occupied , hut tlhi democrats think be fore ho can possibly secure any favorable action in the courts , the bill will have passed both houses of congress and have been signed by the president , repealing ! , tn toto. the section of the law creating u federal supervisor of elections and under which Mr , Davenport has operated for many years. /Oll'.t 1'Ul.lTIO.ll. PU1STEKS. All ttio niireront I'artlen Gottlng Itcndy for the Coming Uuinpuliin. DES MOINES , In. , Sept. 3. [ Special Telo- eram to TUB BEE. ] The comlngwcok will bo a'n exceedingly lively one in Dos Moines. The state fair will bo in session all week and will attract many thousands of visitors from illl parts of the1 stale , iboth on account of the excellence of the exhibits und nleo by reason of the one-faro railway rates on all roads. The Immense spectacular drama oC the "Last Days of Pompull"fis aUp a drawing card. The populist state convejition will bo held here on Tuesday , astlll also a meeting of the ndvocutcs of the now alleged citizens' movement , which has for its object the sav ing of prohibition , though they arc u little queer in going about il. The county conven tions so far held nnd-the delegates so fur chosen are composed of aclmoxvlo JeeJ parti - sun prohibitionists ' , democrats and populists , with u'very slight sprulkllng of republicans , who claim they huvo. left the party on ac count of the temporanco'plank. ' Will Ho Poorly Itcprcncutud. Not nearly all the counties in the state will bo represented In thu convention , but those counties who do choose delegates will ' send largo ones , so. ttat the booting will make a respectable showing as to numbers. Uov. Dr. Emory Miller has been selected as temporary chulrm'an of the convention , and Rov. Dr. Howard A , .luhti'sori , who delivered the prayer fo.c the' dcnioqnitle state conven tion , will act as chaplain. 3J S. Polk , n dem ocratic prohibitionist of this city , has ac cepted'an firvitatior.lto uyliyer an address at a mass meeting Tu. < 'slajr o vcnliig ns d closimr" for the convontlon There will bo a struggle , over the question of nominating a state ticket , and it is probable that 'noiuvwlll bo chosen , except possibly a candidate for gov ernor to fill the vacancy existing on the par tisan prohibition ticket already in tlio field. The populists will nominate a full state ticket , but the candidates , so far us known to the public , have not been discussed. There has been some talk of a possible fu sion between the citizens prohibition con vention and the ' populists , but this is hardly probable , us the'populists will likely adopt a free silver platform in order to catch the free coinage democrats , and they could not do this with u prohibition platform. It is ulso said there will be a conference on Tues day of leading free silver democrats , who are disgusted with the platform of their own state convention , and also with the action of congress on the silver question. It is pos sible some sort o * fusion may bo fixed up between them and tho'populists. 1'lnna of the KopublicnuB. The republican campaign will bo organ- izcd to commence Immediately after the state fair. The state central coramltteo will challenge Boies 'to meet Jackson in joint debate. If the clmllcngo is occupied Jack son will devote us much'time ' us ho cu < x tto the governor und also 'to making an inde pendent campaign. The central committee ; bus decided to make this it great speaking > campaign , and the state will bo thoroughly covered by republican" oratorn. Ton ! S Iowa's best campaigners are tied up in con gress , but there is plenty of material loft for the committee to draw on and the people will be given a great-campaign this year. Jackson will speak'lu nearly every county In the state. Ho Is young und vigorous and ready for a hard campaign. On the other hand Governor Boles is in poor Health and will not bo ublo to make any whore near as good a canvass as ho did lust fall. The gov ernor Is 05 years old and lie is beginning Vto feel his ago. tofl Not much is expected from Bestow , domo- cratiu candidate for lieutenant governor , who is past TO yo'ars old , and was never a campaigner in his bent , days. There is no secret , however , in the fact that should the democrats bo successful , Governor Bolos will go to the United States senate to suc ceed Wilson , und Bestow will step Into the governor's olllco. Ou the other hand , the republican candiduto for lieutenant governor , Dugan , Is a good campaigner and has already entered upon a canvass of the state. Governor Bolus will open the democratic campaign next Saturday at Grundy Centre. From now on the political-jwt will boll at tn great ruto until the election decides the fate of the several parties , f At present the re publicans accin to have ! tbo best cbauao roof BUCCOSg. I It Kntera Upon It * rtliteeiith Yenr Under ruvonio.Au ( ) | ilcijn. DEXTBH , Ia. , Seut , ( Special to TUB ' BEE. ] Dexter Normal college entered upon Its sixteenth year of wo August iiO , The opening attendance la Iho Normal depart- incut ia fully up to ' .that of the past year , whlln the number of itjidonts registered in tlio other department ? the commercial , classical , sclqntlllc , musical and art Imvo , surpassed by far the most sanguine expecta tions of President Ilarr ; ami his corps of in- structors. In spite of ( ho present llnunclsl stringency every evidence Is given of foxier Normal college experiencing a moro success ful year than it hits ovur experienced in its history. Nearly-all the Instructors of last ; year have been retained ami those who have been absent on ploasuru trips or engaged lin teachers' institute > ror.k have returned und _ are once more at tholr posts' of duty. , . The enthu&lasm in college athletics which wus exhibited by the students on Held day of last commencement is still alive und I is gradually warming up us the time approaches for the Instructor in athlullcs to arrive i at the college. J. 8. Iloddy , A.B. , a recent graduate of Princeton college has been en gaged to give instructions lu athletics mid Is expected by the students to bo on hand the second week in September. Mr. Hodily is an athlete , of nlmo&t worM-wido reputa tion and the students feel very much gratl- ilud at beiug able to secure his service * . While In college ho was the captain of the Princeton yulvo.rslty Athletic- team , and Is the possessor qf records of both American and Europe-ail countries. Within the mien mer of IB'Jl at Parti , he won the champion ship of the world for the 1,590 metres ratio. He is the ] > o jessor of about ! WJ umes , moatly gold and silver modal * ; ALEXANDER GETS IN LINE Hostile Demonstrations of Germany nnil Italy Answered by Russia. FRANCE AT LAST HAS A POWERFUL ALLY Fleet of thn Uznr Will I'.ntcr Toulon tlio IJiiy Iho KiiUcr' * Army Knter * .Moll Surprising llrmilts ot the Kteotloim. fCopyrfiiMcd IS33 tin Jamt * Oor.fon tlennctt , } PAius.Sopt. U. [ Now York Herald Cable -Special to TUG BBC. ] The great excite ment caused by the French "ballotago" elec tions has been broken into by an international event of greatltnportanco. The czar has re plied to the presence of jtko kalsor at Motz , accompanied by llio son of the king ot Italy , by sending a Russian Hoot to Toulon and ho has selected , in order to officially announce his decision , the snmo day that the enemies of Franco had llxed on for their hostile manifestations nt Motz. The Russian licet will arrive nt Toulon on October 18. President Carnet will go to Toulon to receive it and the officers of the Russian squadron will come to Paris , where they will have an enthusiastic reception. It' u Fnnnnt Notice. The dooision of the czar Is of great Impor- tnnco as it proves to Europe that the Franco- Russian nlllanca is nn accomplished fact , and that the reason why the maneuvers of the Russian licet thus follow the maneuvers of the German and Italian armies is because all the arrangements are now completed in order that the Russian army may bo nblo to Join hands and march with the French army when war Is declared , an eventuality which , while it is not exactly Imminent , is ono of the possibilities of the near future to which European diplomatists cannot shut their eyes. of the Klcction. Purls presents n very animated appoar- nnco , and at several points in the city Isuce crowds have been drawn together by tlio election. The results bore , so far as known , show strong republican and socialistic gains. M. Charles Floquot lias boon defeated. His successor is a candidate of the working- man's party. M. Goblet , the prime minister who was nominated on a radical-socialist ticket , is elected. , M. Pichon , a friend of Clomoncoau's , is not elected , and Barres , the Boulungist writer , has also boon defeated and the same fate has overtaken M. Laguerro , the Bou- lunglst leader. All of these have been re placed in the Chamber by candidates repre senting the worklngman's party. On the other hand the Opera , Odcon and Chumps Eiysecs quarters have elected the candidates of the consorvativcs llrallied. " Watching Clomencraii'a Cnno. All in the interest in the elections of 'to day was concentrated In the results in the Var district , the details of which were only received In Paris by driblets of 100 votes , ac- _ cordlng to wbtah wo wcrp lodutoboUevo-now " ' "lliatTileinoncoau wali'dofoaiod'and'now'ttiat ho had boon elected. Even the ministry of the interior did not know the final results of the contest until half- past 11 o'clock tonight , when it became evident that Clomonccau hud been defeated by Jourdun , the Marseilles lawyer , who had secured a majority of 1,000 votes. This result is the dominant vote of the ballotago elections. Clemenceau having disappeared from the political scene , the radical party loses its chief nnd consequently quently Its importance. M. Clomcnceau is a great orator and his defeat is a great loss for French oratory in the Chamber , in which it will bo seriously felt. for the Socialists , Tno olher result of the "ballotugo" elec tions shows that socialist ideas have made great progress. The results from the prov inces are coming in slowly , nnd It will bo . impossible to have a fair conception of the eencral results before 0 o'clock in the morn ing I , JACQUES ST. CEUB. ItECIUVKll AT K113 fZ. William iUdeH Through the City at the llenit of Illn Trouim. BniaiN , Sept. 3. Emperor William and the crowu prince of Italy arrived at Metz at 11 o'clock this morning to attend the army maneuvers. They were mot nt the station by > the grand duke of Baden. Prince Oliver of Prussia , Prlnco Leopold of Bavaria nnd Chancellor Cnprivl were also at Iho station. After the imperial party had attended church there \vas a parade of the troops. The emperor rode at the head of the line isle it marched through the city. The spectacle was an Inspiring and th o utmost enthusi 1- asm was shown , During the progress of the procession church bolls runs , school chil dren und members of various societies sun I ? hymue , und there was a constant ohcurlng and waving of flags. The houses ot the city are lavishly decorated and the city iys crowded with poonle. iysV The maneu\'ors will begin tomorrow. They will be on a far larger scale than usual. Four entlro army corps will bo in thu'Ileld and encage in n mimic battlo. Metz will bo : the point of attack of tbo hostile army which : will advance from Tunovillo , nnd will consist of two of the four corps. The endeavor of the two opposing corps will bo to roach : Motz before the fee does , A great battle ( without bloodshed ) Is expected on Wednes day.Tho The Importance of the bicycle corps will bo put to a practical test at outpost duty during the maneuvers and a balloon bntal- lion will also bo employed , The emperor tomorrow will review the Sixteenth army corps and a cavalry division consisting of six regiments. The emperor on arriving at Motz today made n speech In reply to an address of wel come delivered by the muyorof the city. 3l10 said that Metz and Its army corps formed the corner stone of the military power of Germany , and was destined to bo the safe guard ot the poacu of Germany und hose whole of Europe , It was his firm purpose , ho said , to maintain this pouco. The emperor went to Courcollcs this after noon and from there drove to Morville , where he has n now country residence , The streets were thronged with residents and his majesty was greeted with thu greatest enthusiasm. He wus also presented with an address of welcome from the Lorraine raine Diet , expressing the fooling * ofitho in- habitants of the province for hli majesty. The king of Saxony and Prlnco Ludwig ly.of 13avarla arrivcd at'Motz tills morning. Cfiiiie fur Kvjolrlnfr. PAHIS , Sept. 3. The French press hall with delight the visit of the Russian squad ron to Franco , which Is expected , Theycon- slitor the fact that as the announcement anof the squadron's coming was made simultaneously with the announce- men ; of the visit of the m-lnce of Naple * to Motz It Is of political Importance ! und an additional uroof of the cordiality of the Fninco-Russo entente. President Carnet will go to Toulon to wel ' come thu admiral and officers of the vUHhig lluot. Sltll Abla tu K * | t Calm. PAIIIS , Sept. 8 , The newspapers of Paris , continue to Indulge in bitter comments upon the presence of the crown priuco of Italy H Mot * . They say l" * attendance nt the German army mnnou'S is ono of those nets that a nation Ilko VM ? ' i does not forget , but it will not mnko\A \ depart from her attitude of calmness , * * \ Itopntillciiin Mnko Htniv. Una on the Second end Hull PAIII ? , Sept. a The coil . , , y Is in n state of excitement today over the second ballots taken for members of the Mliambor ot Deputies. The campaign , which has been Under way for two weeks , bccamo more active and hns resulted inaddltional violence | with ' each sui-i-ccalng day. In this city the excitement culminated this oveiiing when dense crowds assembled on tbo boulevards and In front of the newspaper offices to learn the results of the voting. The throngs were in n boisterous mood , and thoro. were ills- orderly ' scenes nt various points , which the police promptly suppressed and scattered the participants. There were KH second ballots taken. At 12 :30 : n. m. returns showed 101. ! republicans , six conservatives and seven rallied rights candidates elected. The republicans gain sixteen seats. Floquot , formerly president of the Chamber of Deputies , was defeated & the socialists , his connection with Iho Panmmi canal scandal proving fatal. Much excitement was caused by the announcement that Clomcnceau was also defeated , BECEPHON TO DR. DVORAK. UoliomiHim oT Oinnhn Show Apprrclutlnn of the Eminent Componrr'i VUlt. An Important reception was tendered Dr. Antonln ! Dvorak , Mrs. Dvorak and Prof. Joseph Kovarlk by tlio Bohemians of this city nt National hall on South Thirteenth street yesterday afternoon. Although a quiet affair , at which the at tendance was limited by invitations , it Indi cated ' the hljth appreciation in which tlio grout . composer is hold by his countrymen , The welcome accorded him on this occa sion was a hearty ono nnd the unexcelled national pride of Bohemians was depleted upon ) ] thu happy faces ot nil present. Tlio hall was neatly decorated with Amer ican Hags und plants of many varieties. . At1 o'clock the distinguished guest and his party including his host und Mr. Edward Ilosowatcr , after a ilrivo through the city , entered the hall where tables were spread for i. luncheon. An Interesting program was followed. First was a polomilso , ono of the distin guished guests' own compositions , rendered by Prof. Dvorzak , the well known musician of this city. The Bohemian church choir next sang "Where is My Homo ? " The c-.ninont com poser was then formally introduced by Thomas Capek. J. Vrnnok read a poem especially dedi cated to Dr. Dvorak. The assemblage listened attentively to a piano solo by Prof. Dvorzak , which was fol lowed by another son ? by the Bohemian church choir. Mr. J. Svobodn and Miss M. Much followed with n duet on lluto nnd piano , The three eras of "Bohemia , " as written by Jablotisky , was given by John Roslcky. Father ,1. Vranok followed with ft recita tion , The address by Mr. Edward Rosewater - water received close attention. The speaker referred to the fact that the genius of one ot Bohemia's talented sons hud received proper und universal recognition. England had conferred the degree of doctor of music on Antonin Dvorak. America had adopted him now us one of her own sons und recognized his musical talents by placing him at the head of the profession us director of the National conservatory of muslo where ho was in a position to < lo- vcloii Auici'ican music , the music of Iho future. Mr. Hosowatei1 congratulated Omaha.von , havllig the doctor within the gates aiid cxnressoJ 'tho ' hope that this' city would have the honor to welcome the com poser agaln'at some future time when ho might bo enabled to give a concert bore. Then Americans , as well as Bohemians , would learn to appreciate the muster of miislo moro fully. QThe address was cordially received and responded to by Dr. Dvorak , who stated that ho was agreeably surprised ut the splendid reception accorded him. Ho had not entertained the idea of visiting Omaha so soon , but on mooting Mr. Rosowuter in New York the latter hud invited him to this western metropolis. Ho had concluded to follow the Invitation , us his time permitted. IIo expressed his thunus for the honors shown him. A toast to the guest by Father Vranok wus the next thing on the program , and the rendition of more music by Prof. Dvorak. The poem rend by Father Vranok , dedi cated to the guest , was especially well re ceived ns it dealt with musii ; , that which always toiia to touch the Bohemian heart in prosperity nnd adversity. Thomas C.ipek also made some happy remarks which found rcsponsho chords in the hearts of his listen ers. ers.Prof. . Josopti Kovnrlk rendered ft violin solo , accompanied by Dr. Dvorak , and it Is needless to say that local Bohemians never were more deeply tarlllcd than on this oc casion. Dr. Dvorak abhors ostentation and is a very unassuming gentleman. Ho expressed himself ns delighted with the manner in which ho had been received hero. CAUGHT FROM A LAMP. Two House * Ilurnod Till * Morning I.oas Small In A flro shortly after 1 o'clock this morning entirely destroyed the residence nt 1803 ) North Fifteenth street , nnd damaged ( almost beyond repair the adjoining boarding house ut IfilO Ohio street , iso well us slightly damaging the next house ism the west. There wan considerable delay be fore tbo department responded , the party ; turning In the alarm pulling the police in stead of the ( Ire alarm box. Through this blunder the flro gained w ut lieu avny. . It originated from a lamp in ono of the upper rooms of the first house , which wus occupied by two sons of Thomas Steward , the feed store man on Sixteenth street , who rents the House , As near us could bo ascer tained the lamp wus loft standing eloio to a curtain und from there tlio blaze was communicated to the wood work , Mr. Steward's household goods were partly gotten out and were insured in tbo sum of $500. Deducting thu salvaga his probable ) loss . . . . . . . The house which is owned by a Mr. Smith , it was stilted was also iiiaiirml , Tha barn on the promises which was filled with huv was totally destroyed , but nil the animals in It ut the tlmo were saved. The Socord house was occupied by J , TJ , Hambright uud ia owned by C. T. Bates. The contents of this were mostly saved , There was no Insurance on tlieri. Whether this house was insured could not bo learned. ttisimiE. lrntnl Auoldnnt nil tlio Illlnnlt Viillpy & Northern llullroiiil. STitEATOit , 111 , , Sept , 8 , A freight train on the Illinois Valley & Northern road was derailed ; railed a bridge over the Vormilllon river , thrown from track und smashed nt u lute hour last night. Of twenty passengers in the caboose seven were seriously Injured as follows ; GUOHUC McCurxo , brakeman , of Galesburg - burg , injured internally , Ton CAVANAtrait of Roddick , right log broken and loft foot nearly cut off. JOUN WOODS , Ifnnxley , Injured Internally ; still unconscious. MIIS. KM Wit.i.uws , Kangloy , body bnrnod und injured by the atovo fulling on her. LEWIS BAKEII , Kangloy , nosu spilt and left hand crushed , JOHN MOXUIM.O. Kangloy , badly burned about tha legs ami hurt intcirmilly. CoxntTOTOu BCUKIIof Galesburg , shoulder hurt and 'wily badly bruised. Two MEN who were stealing u rldo on the cars contaiding iron were killed , the bodies being mutllutud beyond recognition. The injured art ) being caret ! for at the hos pital hero. The Ion to tbo company vrlll bo about | lBoOU. . -Sf L * * . . . . -s -.y' - i - * * / - PLUNDERED THE PASSENGERS Another Daring Hold-Up on the 'Frisot ' Bond in Kansas. MURDER OF THE EXPRESS MESSENGER Stint Down In ( ; < ihl Illond by the IJnn- illtiViniirii usVull n .Mon Ito- llovctl t Tlinlr VuhmUlm I'.iCHpo i > f tlio KoliboH. Mo. , Sont. a Near the Irvtl * station of Mound Valley , If tin , , .it 4 o'clock this morning , three desperate men , who un derstood thotr business , hold up Iho 'Frl co passenger train , duo to arrive in this olty nt 0:4.1 : o'clock this morning. Express Messen ger Clmpmnn was shot ntm killed. Falling to sccuro money from tlio express car the bandits robbed the passengers in n manner much nftor the itylo of tlio James- Younger gang In tholr palmiest days. The work was conducted wltli the cool deliberation of typical outlawry. H is estimated tlmtv the amount of booty secured will full'not far short of $ fl,000. i Watches , diamonds and other valuables were taken along with the cash. Women were not exempt oil by the plunderers because of tholr sox. Everything in sight was taken. One passenger was made to give up a quart of whisky. The exact manner invhlch the express messenger lost his Hlo is not known , but ho fell u victim to n bullet from ona of the out law's deadly Winchesters and his story is ( nft untold , Only Two Shot * 11ml. The train , In charge of Conductor Mills , arrived in this city at 11 o'clonk this morn ing , nearly two hours Into. Throughout the robbery only two shots were fired and they were the ones that blotted out the life of the express mcssnugcr. Unfits Cone , chief of nolleoof Wichita , was a passenger on the train. The train crow who went through the holdup , with the exception of Baggageman Lcitwciu , resides nt Monott and did not coino through to thli city. Among nil the passengers and train men only two pistols could bo found. Tlio men who had thorn were Chief Cone and the colored porter. The train crow as well as the passengers wore robbed. The only one unmolested were tliostj who were traveling in the sleeper. The bandits escaped. They Know 'lliolr Hiislnci * . The work was performed with coolest do- liberation. The robbers boarded the onglno at Mound Valley , a small station slxtemi miles west of Oswego , Kan. , armed with Winchesters. The engineer was ordered to pull out and keep moving until ordered to stop. About u mlle and u half from the station the leader called to the engineer to stop. Then the Ir.Untnon were robbed and the passengers in the smoking and chair cars were relieved of watches , jewelry and everything of value. Women were not spared. Chief Cone and the porter had taken up a position so they were shielded , but could see.tho door and waited for battle , but the robbers gave tbat car the go-by and escaped in the darkness , . - When the train reached Ostopgo a sher iff's posse was organized and started In pur * , suit of the bandies. How Clmpnmti Wits Killed. By killing of the express messenger , C. A. Chapman , at Mound Valley , the robbers shut themselves out of the Wolls-Fargo snfo. When the train halted at that little station Chapman loft the car to go Into the smoker. The express was "blind , " no door nt the end , and the messenger got off the side to go to the rear. The robbers , who were on the engine , thought ho was going to give an alarm and opened lire on him. He was shot through the head ana killed. The train was forced to move on and leave him lying on the platform. After the bandits had.abandoned the train it was backed to the dead man , Chapman was 34 years old and lived at Joplin and loaves a wife to whom ho was recently mar ried. JtODIS IO TltKllt Frlfflitful Kxporlonco of Fnmouccni on Jluniiwny Olnclnnntl Street Cur. CINCINNATI , Sept. 8. Tonight at 0 o'clock , on nl electric railway from Avondnlo to Gin- clnniUo all the brakes on an incoming train ' of'two cars gave way simultaneously. For a mile and a quarter the road Is down grade. It makes a long curve before Intersecting with Broadway , which street it enters at right unglns. The grade for 400 yards before - fore entering Broadway is live or six foei to the hundred. * The rnotormnn , when' the brakes failed , tried to reverse the wheels , but the wire * were burned off and the motorman , conductor and forty-flvo passengers were left nt the mercy of the wild train. Faster and faster it sped. Now and then a passenger dropped on the stony street. At a half a mile from the starting point the speed was thirty miles an hour. Swifter and swifter sped the two fated cars ; louder and more deiper- nto grow the screams. Around a great bond the train shot at fifty miles on hour with the speed accelerating every second , Into Broadway it dashed at seventy miles an hour , tearing across the street it struck a ulg cedar telegraph polo , cutting it in two , after cutting through the polo the car went on and struck n huge iron door post In the buildlrigat the corner , split it , and thrust half the length of the car into building. Over this mass of pulverized ruin , the r ur car leaped to destruction , All around in this heap of con fusion were scattered and dying human flesh , So far us can bo learned , , not a soul In the cur escaped. One is already known to bo dead , eighteen are in the hospital , and searchers are out all along the fatal mlle and n quarter trying to learn the fate of those strewn along the road. Ttio killed number one , fatally Injured six. dangerously hurt eleven and slightly Injured eleven , Sixteen nro not heard from and it U thought tholr Injuries are slight. All belong in Cincinnati. Mnvmnaiiti of OOOHII Kteamen Hept. 3. At Now York Arrived Werr , from Genoa. At Southampton Arrived Cms , , from Now York. At Havre Arrived La Touraluo , from Now York. n LONDON , Sept. 8. The Allan steamer Bar- niu , which WAS pinked up In mldocoun by the Mldla find towed to Quconstown. arrived at Liverpool today. The vessel will bo dockea. The new Cunarder bucanla made the dli- tnnco from Llvoriwol to Queonsiown today In ton hours and forty-seven minutes , mak ing an average speed of twenty-one uud three-tenths miles. The highest rate at tained wa twenty-three miles in one hour. Killed for Illi Money. ST. PAUi.Mlnn. , Sept. ! ! . A Pioneer ProM special from Mankato , Minn , , saysi At half past 1 this morning Harry W. Wai- raven , proprietor of a saloon and restaurant , wus shot and killed in his front yurd by nn unkhown man , whose object seems to hare been robbery , although he was frightened away without lecMrlny any of the large turn of money Walravcn had. A man named Charles White has been errcsted on u - picioa , out cylJoaco ujalnit him U ' " " ! - * - - . ' * 4.-4MU . * , 4