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FHE OMAHA.DAILY ; ' . BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE If ) , 1871. OMAHA , JTBIDAY MOTJNING , iSTOVEMBEK 10 , 1894. SINGLE COPY 1T1VE CENTS. JapancEO Newspapers Regard it tia a Move in Behalf of China. PORT ARTHUR OFFERS STOUT RESISTANCE AUrlccn from Clilnete H urc Say that the Jupuncio lliive lleen ltc | > nl c < l and that the ln\n < tln | ; I'urco lla * Ilccii Driven Itacu , YOKOHAMA , Nov. 16. The newspapers here resent Great Britain' * offers of Interven tion , which they regard entirely as a move ment In behalf of China. They ailil that Great Britain's Influence In the cast Is In jeopardy by this offer , which wounds Japan ese feeling. The newspapers of this city say that the defenses of Port Arthur are reported to be stronger on the land side than on the sea front. Fully 100 guns are said to bo In posi tion. tion.Tho The Japanese expect that If the Chinese tiabo any defense the assault will be bloody Tlon-Tsln dispatches say thousands of refu gees who were fleeing from Kin-Chow were mistaken for the enemy by the Chinese troops and were fired upon. Hundreds of them were killed. WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. The Chinese minister , accompanied by two of his suite , called on Secretary Gresham today. In view of the pendency of the negotiations for United States mediation between China anil Japan the call occasioned much comment , although the oinclnls and diplomats said It was with out significance. Ambassador Patenotro of Franco met the minister In the diplomatic room and had a long and somewhat animated tallc with him. There Is a growing belief that while Japan has not declined to accept the suggestion of this government to mediate , It has let the fact be known that Japan has not received any direct proposition from China nor has the latter country offered any Indemlty. This. In effect , Is a negative an swer , unless China makes her offer as specific as Japan expects. .CHEMULPO , Corea , Nov. 15. The Corean government ofllclals who have a pro Japan leaning are engaged In preparing a constitu tion , which will be promulgated only In 1895. Numbers of Corean soldiers who have been sent against the Tontrhaks have joined the rebels , whoso numbers are Increasing dally. The country south of Seoul Is In a state of Krcat turmoil. T1EN-TSIN , Nov. 15. The present where abouts of the Chinese army which was de feated at Klu-Llen Cheng Is unknown here. Colonel von Hennekln has been given supreme command of the Chinese navy. Chinese reports received here from Port Arthur say that the Japanese have not yet captured Tallon-Wan. It Is stated that two torts there arc still holding out against the Japanese and that In spite of the desperate fighting which has taken place the assaults of the enemy have bson repulsed. From the same source It Is stated that the Japanese are far from Port Arthur , whose defenses have been greatly strengthened , and It Is likely that the place will offer a deter mined resistance to the Japanese. It Is alto reported that a portion of General I Sunn's army has recaptured Kin Chow and that the Japanese have been driven out uf JIo-Tcln , on the road to Peking , by the Chinese , who afterward pursued them for several mllevi LONDON , Nov. 13. ThP Times tomorrow will publish a dispatch from Tlen-Tsln say- Inc General Veh reported that he was nt- tncfced nt Amln I.UHK on November 1 by thp Japanese troopi , nnd thnt he succeeded In repulsing them. The Chinese general adds that the Japanese made a second attack nn the position he occupied on November 1 but It appears the Japanese were again re- pulfed nnd the Chinese pursued them to- wnid Funs Wan , which General Yeli ex pected to rcncli soon after semllnc this re port. The slmlllarlty between thin defeat oC the Japanese and the defeat they are said to have sustained at Motlcn on the road to Peklnjr would mnl < e It anpear trie two engagementa may be Identical. I'OSITIOX OP CHINA IN I'HIC WAH. Will Mot ubmlt to Humiliation In Order to Seciirn I'oiicc. SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 15. Elnar Ujorn- ion of Shanghai , China , Is In San Francltcc enroute to Rome , Italy , where his father the Norwegian novelist , Is. Mr. BJornsoi Is an officer of the Chinese customs service and has for o'ght years been detailed Intc duty iu the various Chinese ports , as well as those of Japan and Corea. Ills ac quaintance. Is extended In official circles ol China and among the llterarl. Mr. BJornson explains the present Inert ness of the Chinese government as being dui to the dfslre of the nation to celebrate thi birthday of the emperor , which was on No vember 10 last. For two years the govern ment has been gathering funds tor the occa sion. All of the provincial ofllclals havi been Instructed to prepare gifts and collect sums of money to be taken to Peking u offerings to the emperor. When dlsastei overtook the Chinese forces In Corea tin whole purpose of the government changec to the defensive , and the paramount wlsl was to keep Peking safe from Invasion am capture. It was decided that/the lilrthdu ceremonies and decorations ifS3Tbe con fined to Peking , and all the soldiers of tin empire were massed to preserve the capital. "As to the operations In the near future , sail ) Mr. DJornson , " 1 know that the Chlnesi government strongly desires to ave d humllla tlon In negotiating with Japan , and If tin national pride Is too seriously affronted do not think the war will end very soon China cares very little for Corea , but th Coreans during 3,000 years have drawn al their civilization , olllclal councillors , lltera lure and art from China , and look upon tha nation almost as a mother country. Chin. Is willing that Corea should become Inde pendent and self governed , and I think th Chinese government would be willing to pa an Indemnity to Japan * but the opinion I conjectural. "Tho war has made no Impression upo the Chinese people. Few of them know war has been In progress , and most of ther core nothing about the matter. In Japa I ho chance of war was celzed upon as a poll ) IOQ ! move which might confirm the presen mikado and his Immediate friends of th Satifyna , Choshu and Josa Cl&us In powei Japan\ls weeding- foreigners out of ofllcl position , It Is the Intention that ever post slieujd be filled by a native and the the gov < < $ ftmcnt should bo conducted b them olofie. " _ L.OKU nosiniintv AS A RPIIVNX. Xnrloti * Interpretations I'lncrd Upon III Words b I.oml n VenrsjwpiTS. LONDON , Nov. 15. Premier Hosebery' reference to the House of Lords In his speec at Glasgow last night Is variously Interpret by the newspapers this morning. Lor Rcxtbcry declared that he was not a s'ng chamber man , but that he did not dcspa of solving the problem. America , Front and Hungary had solved It to- the pcrfei : satisfaction of their respective people. Tl Tlnifs thinks this Indicates that nothing wl he done prior to an appeal to the countr The Da.ly News eays the speech dlsposi altogether of the | de | rumor that the goveri ment Intends to dissolve- Parliament at a parh' date. The Dally Graphic approvi of Lord P.oKtbery'a suggeited reform of tl Jloure of Lonli , but Is suspicious of hU li tentloni while the terms of the resolutle that will deal with the matter are undl closed. Iord Rcseiiery further stated In his * peee that the liberal program \\tuld Include Scote and W l h dlncntabllihment. Uuuldo. ST PKTORBnriia , NOV IB.-TWO rcu lous services for the repose of the soul Crnr Alexander wr held In the Cathedr yt St. Teter atul St Paul today. Dnrin * tl ! > services the general public was not allowed In the bulldlnir. So Brent wns the throng that long- lines were formed outside tnc cathedral , the people waiting- patiently for admission Into the sacred structure. The services were attended by nil the members of the Imperial family who nre nt Bt. Petersburg. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TIVKMV 1'B HMJN-t UKIMVNKU. Ilrltlih Ship Culm ore Wrecked In the North MtMt In n Uitlo. LONDON , Nov. 1C. The British ship Cui- more , Captain Head , foundered eight miles off Spurnhead , Yorkshire , yesterday. Twenty persons were drowned. The Culmore was built at Port Glasgow In 1890. She registered 1,030 tons and was 2GO feet long , 837 feet beam and 23 feet deep. She hailed from Londonderry and was owned by Thomas Dicks & Co. The bad weathpr and floods continue to prevail over the south part of England and the loss of life and damage properly Is In creasing greatly. At Bath , Somersetshire , the river Avon has reached the highest point of the century. Thousands of people are homeless and are being fed by the authorities In various schools and other buildings. Dispatches received here from Dover say that the gale Is blowing with renewed vlo lence. Several ships have been washed ashore along that portion of the coast. The floods In Sussex are Increasing. Many houses al Windsor and at Eton have been flooded. At Worthing , Sussex , the bodies of seven drowned sailors have heen washed ashore. PARIS , Nov. 15. This city has been visited by a terrible storm. Many people have been killed. Numerous roofs were blown off and telegraph lines were * badly broken down. The provinces were flooded. The velocity of the wind was so great that the anometera on the Eiffel tower and St. Jacques tovcr were unable to register It. SOUTHAMPTON , Nov. 15. The American liner Paris , Captain Watklns , which arrived hero from New York shortly after 8 o'clock last night , reports having had flue weather on the trip until the English channel was reached , when she encountered rough seas and heavy weather. She reached port seven hours behind her record time. bUI'I'OsKU e > l'liS AUltllSTKD. Disclosures In Connection with Cnplain Droyfcl'H Case l.ouil to Other Arrest * . PARIS , Nov. 15. In accordance with In structions from the minister of war. General Mjfcler , an Inquiry has been commenced Into a serious case of espionage. Three arrests have already been made In this'con nection. The prisoners include two Ger mans , Schoenbeck and von Casscl , who are beloved to be oIMcers In the German army re&erve. The third prisoner Is a French man , whose name has not been given. Searches made at the residence of the- pris oners resulted In the discovery of Incrimina ting documents. The three arrests have revealed an exten sive espionage plot , and It appears that the documents found at the residence of the prisoners are of great Importance. The affair came to light during the In quiry into the charges of betraying French plans to foreign governments which , have been brought against Captain Albert Drey fus , of the Fourteenth regiment of artillery. At the ministry of war It was discovered that several documents of Importance had been abstracted from the places where they were kept. But these documents could not be traced to Droyfns , and a further Inquiry into the subject led to the detection and arrest of Schoenbeck nnd Von Cassel and disclosed the names ot their accomplices. TlTIi : OOU.NTFOII S Mult Ajfiilnit'Tonl ICilmtiml t'lUm.iurlce by Ills MIfuJlcir : < l In Secret. LONIJON , Nov , 15. It has Just leaked out that a suit brought by Lady Edmund Fltz- maurlce against her husband was tried in chambers and decided off-hand without any Intimation to the press representatives at - , tending such cases. The suit was the - 100th on the list , and should not have been heard In ordinary course for several months. But without any notice In court It taken out of Its turn. The lady , who Is ths > daughter of W. F. Fitzgerald of Lltchfleld , Conn. , and of New- York , married Lord Edmund Fltzmaurlce in 1889. The suit was undefended , the alle gation being that the marriage never was consummated. Lord Edmund Is the only brother of the marquis of Lansdowne , late viceroy of India - and was under secretary of foreign affairs In Gladstone's 1880 government. Hei recently , tried to re-enter Parliament , but the- Liberal n ; party managers discountenanced his candi dacy , as It now appears , because this suit e was known in aristocratic circles to be pend- Ing. Kiwi-urine I" llfornlu In ( icrnmny. BERLIN , Nov. 15. The ceremony of swear ing the recruits of the Berlin , Charlottenberg Spandau and Llchterfeld district occurred today In the Lustgarten , In the pres'ence of Emperor William , the Imperial princes and a number of prominent generals. After the addresses , of the Roman Catholic and Prot estant chaplains , the emperor made a short speech to the recruits , during which he urged them not to forget that It was their duty : to defend the fatherland and to uphold order and the religion of the country. The recruits cheered the emperor at the close of his remarks and were afterward marched back to the barracks. Irugiftl and Mobbed lu Mexico. TUXPAN , Mox. , Nov. 15. An American named F. J. Hanley , here for the purpose ol buying a vanilla plantation near here , started cut alone and nothing further was heard ol I him until he was brought back by two Mexi cans who found him wandering. He Is de mented and all the money which he had or his person when ho left Is gone. It Is be lieved that he was drugged by the looiwce.1 and robbed. From a card found In the pockel of the unfortunate man It la learned that hi : home Is In Plttsburg , Pa. . Not Utility of \ VlfoMurder. . VANCOUVER , Nov. 15. After a sensa : tional trial lasting over a week the jury al Westminster assizes brought In a verdict ol : not gu.lty In the case against Sydney Lobb acquaed of murdering his w fe. Lobb wa : accountant of the New WestmlnHer Coa company at Nanalmo. His wfe | was fount dead from a pistol shot through her breast The prosecution claimed , that Lobb shot her as from the position of the body It was Im possible for her to have committed rulclde. Krleumls lu Niirilliilit. LONDON , Nov. 15. A dispatch fron Rome says a band of brigands numberlni 100 , acting under military order attackcc Atortllla , a town of 2,000 Inhabitants li Sardinia. The gend'armea assisted by towns men resisted desperately , but were over come. Two gendarmes were killed and man ] ' persons wounded. The brigands looted tin r'a town and'decamped with their booty. Troop ch have been tent In pursuit. ed rd American NmT i ipi > r In Mtixlco. , e CITY OF MEXICO , Nov. 15. Boston am ilr New York capitalists have furnished th funds to start u newspaper here to be pub ct llshed In English and a press agency t he operate In Mexico , Central and Soutl 111 America , The new enterprise Is expected t begin business January 1. A large numbe of buildings have been condemned from tb n- effects of the recent earthquakes. nan an Wnr Slil ) > 4 Arrlvo M4fe In I'nrt. es he LAS PALMAS , Canary Islands , Nov , 15.- Inon The British cruiser , Calypso , a training ship onU which with the British war ships , Active U- Uch Hoby and Volagu were caught.In a violen ch storm , arrived here. The Calypio parte ch company with her consorts during the storrr and for som time fears were entertained fc hsr lafety. Srntrncftil for lUllInc 11 If. Mi trr . fe feat LONDON , Nov 15 The trial of Jame ral R ad for the murder of Florence Dennis , " youn wcmac.whom he had ruined , whlc has been In progress at Chelmsford , Essex , for several days , has resulted In the death sentence being Imposed upon the prisoner. The case has attracted the greatest Interest , Read was a porter employed about the Lon don docks and was married. He killed Flor ence Dennis when she became troublesome. Cost uf the trar'H lllnrin. LONDON , Nov. 15. A dlipatch from Vienna to the Times says a paper there states that Includ ng the 600,000 roubles di vided among the doctors , Czar Alexander's Illness and journey to Llvadla cost 10,000,000 roubles. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TMrntj-One rrnioiid Uroxvnait. LARNICA , Isle of Cyprus , Nov. 16. The seaport town of Llmasol , on this Island , has sustained much damage through the recent floods , during which twenty-one persons wcro drowned. Surah Uernlmrdt Honored nt Homo. LONDON , Nov. 15. A Paris dispatch to the Chronicle says It Is announced that Sarah Bernhardt will be made a chevalier of the Lcelon of Honor. SHOT A KAPtflll AH A ItVltdLAK. United .Stolen Cotuul nt MozimbliUO | Gets Himself Into Trouble , LONDON , Nov. 15. A Times dispatch from Capo Town says the Portuguese authorities recently Imprisoned W. Stanley Hollls , consul of the United States at Mozambique. Ho was charged with attempted , homicide for shooting a Kaffir whom he caught rob bing his house. The Kaffir recovered from his Injuries , and Mr. Hollls was acquitted. The American consul at Cape Town has pro tested to Portugal nualnst the action of { ho authorities at Mozambique. WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. The State de partment has been fully Informed of the facts In the case of W. Stanley Hollls , United States consul at Mozambique , who has got Into trouble as the result of shooting and wounding a Kaffir whom ho supccted of burglarious Intent. The shooting occurred In September , and Mr. Hollls was afforded a prompt trial through the Intercession of our minister at Lisbon , although being simply a consular officer he could claim no Im munities not accorded any foreign resident. On trial It was shown that the wounded Kaffir was Innocent of burglarious Intent , and that therefore Mr. Hollls had been guilty of homicide. He was sentenced to six months Imprisonment , but the prosecution rccardlnc the sentence as Inadequate , noted an appeal which may bo done under the Portuguese law. This appeal was referred to Lisbon , and If It Is rejected , as Is antici pated , the consul will bo declared Innocent. Meanwhile ho Is confined In the fortress at Mozambique , treated with kindness and con sideration by the Portuguese authorities. I'J'.HMA XBKT UK. I n Q UAltTKIlH. Chairman Habcocknnto to Have a Itoi- : ( Ipzvoun for Kcpnbllcam. WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. Chairman Babcock - cock of the republican congressional com mittee left for his home In Wisconsin yester day. Before leaving Mr. Babcock was asked whether any steps had been taken looking to the establishment of permanent republi can congressional headquarters In Washing ton. He replied that nothing had so far been done In that direction , and that nothing could be determined upon before the open ing of congress , when ho would have an op portunity to discuss the matter with his re publican colleagues In the senate and house. Mr. Babcock Is himself of the opinion that It would be wise to have such headquarters as a rendezvous for members of his party In congress , where they could go to meet one another In party conference and where they could also have a constant supplyof party literature on hand for the use of Inquiring constituents and of partisan facts and figures for the use of congressmen themselves. Such headquarters would also ba a con venient place at which to meet the republi can congressmen-elect when they come to Washington prior to taking their seats. On these accounts Mr. Babcock will probably recommend the- making of the headquarters permanent. It is also argued that either the congressional committee or the national committee should have headquarters open here all the time for campaign work. Chairman Babcock dos not expect to return to Washington before the begin ning of the next session. Contradicts Emphatically < hurRoi thnt lie Interfered In Ilifl I1 lection * . NEW YORK , Nov. IB. Archbishop Corrl- gan has given out the following message In reply to the charges made by Rev. M. Vroo- man , published in a Baltimore paper : "I beg to say the statement of Walter , Vrooman as far as they relate to mo are un mitigated falsehoods. t "First , I know absolutely nothing of the advice given to the voters by the Junior clergy of the Church of the Sacred Heart In this city unt.l I read of It In the news papers ; neither by word , letter or In any other way , directly or Indirectly , did I 'ex- hort , ' much less 'force , ' these or any other pr'csts of this diocese to offer any advice to their parishioners regarding the elect'ons. "Secondly , 1 have not now and never had any affiliation with Tammany Hall nor any other political organization In this city , "I am , dear sir , respectfully yours , "M. A. CORRIGAN. " n JUtCH' TllK TASK AT COLOIt. Mrs. Funny \Vllll.um ixclmloil : from the ChlriiRii Woman's Club. CHICAGO , Nov. 15. The -aristocratic woman's club , after a stormy session today refused to admit to membership the noted colored lecturer , Mrs , Fanny B. Williams The application ot Mrs. Williams for member ship had been considered at several secret sessions and a quarrel of the first magnitude was developed by the discussions. A strong faction of the club , led by Mrs. Charles Hen- rotln , wife of the millionaire broker , strongly opposed the drawing of the color line and today's action of the membership committee Is likely , It Is thought , to disrupt the organ ! ization. A reconsideration of today's action Is not Improbable and should Mrs. Wllllami be admitted to the club the names ot several other prominent colored , women will be pressed for membership. Still Searching- the Stranclcr. DENVER , Nov. 15. Although many detec lives ore working upon the Market street strangling cases the strangler Is still a large and the terror-stricken female denl zens of the row to which his operations havi been so far confined are making prepara lions to move. Several have already Uf the city. Richard Demany , whose mistress Lena Tapper , was the strangler's first vie tlm , Is held under $5,000 ball on suspicion The police hold the theory that he munlere < Lena Tapper , then killed Marie Contasso ! because she could give damaging lestlmon ; against him , and finally strangled Klki Drama In order to avert suspicion fron himself. _ Two Tire * In Ono NlRht. RAWLINS , Wyo. , Nov. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) Flro broke out about midnight In tin Union Pacific stock yards and did damage ti the amount of 1200,000. Two hours later th' ' Union Pacific wood pile was discovered 01 lire. Five hundred cords burned. By hari work the firemen succeeded In saving coa tchutes aad storage coal. I ( HTM TOITII Dmtroyeil | jy Fire. MASON CITY , la. , Nov. 16. The town o Sheffield , fifteen miles south of here on th Iowa Central railroad , was severely dam ! aged by fire last night Lost $55,000. i block and b half of business buildings wer burned , Inc udlng the Tow hotel. The fir is believed to have been of Incendlar ; ch origin. HOWARD TALKS * Knighte Take Kindly to'tho I'rr ' Bfiition at ' ' ' Their Armnfillk-1' I SVEREIGN : SCORES THE RcGl/LAR / ARMY Advocated ttm Ii'IgliUnffat , Arty i'roposltlun to Inrron > e It nint Alto thu Abolition \ of the Mllltla. O'rcmilrjitlon of tlm Country. NEW ORLEANS , NOV. 15. The Knights of Labor were In session three hours today , ad journing Jus * before , o'clock. The morning session was consumed In listening to an ad dress by George Howard , vice president of ths American Railway union , who has been spec ially Invited to attend the session. Mr. Howard presented a proposition for the con solldatlon of all the labor organizations of the country Into one vast body , under one man agement and with an amalgamation of Inter ests. He believes that If such a plan were adopted labor would bet' benefited and In a position to more completely have Its wrongs redressed and the more speedily to obtain Its rights. Grand Master Sovereign also spoke In favor of the plan proposed by Mr. Howard , which he recommended as possessing elements of advantage that It would noj. b.o. well to over look. No business was transacted during the session , hut there was a general discus slon of views on the proposition of Mr. Howard. General Master Workman Sovereign deliv ered his annual address , which was an ex haustive and elaborate resume of the work of the order from Its ( nclplency. He at tributed the decreased membership of the or der to the depression In business circles , prevalent bankruptcy , low wages and forced Idleness ot laboring clossasi He stated that he had traveled 36,464 miles'since his stew ardship , has organized eleven assemblies and made ninety-seven public addresses. Referring to the American Railway union affiliations , he advised a coalition with this as well as all labor organizations. His re sume of the Pullman strike terminated in severe criticism of Major General Schofleld and the recommendations of that officer tor an Increase of the army , together with the action of "Chicago's millionaire aristocracy , who Vere permitted toprqsent ; u stand offe | > l- ors to the Fifteenth Infantry" which was nn Indication of an "uneasy desire to subjugate labor .through the military f power pf the nation. " Ho urged that ntrfcassembly take strong grounds against km' Increase of the military force of the nation and that they advocate a decrease In the regular army and the abolition of the state militia , for from them ore coming to the surface the senti ments of a military despotism. " Oriill ISLEVZ'lOtf JKXl'llXNKS. I'littUmouth's City Connlll , VTunU Can County to I'ay I lie mil. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Navi 15. ( Special Telegrahi. ) Something of a muddle has arisen over the question as to where the members .of the late boards * regUniatlpii In this city will get th.elr pay. The regis trars filed their claims-v-lth City Cleric Kefr on or before last Monday , and It was ex pected that the city counclltat Its meeting that night would alI6w .thorn. The day fol lowing thfe registrars CJfpedVfor their , war rants , buP were Informed thdt thc.r-tlaiins had not been presented tOnHie council. Upon Investigation It has been learned that the failure of Clerk Kerr tr > "present the claims was upon ordr of 'Mayor Newell and several members of.the council ! ' the reason being that the officials mentioned have good cause for believing that the cjpunty , ami not the city , should be made responsible * for registra tion expenses. In a city election the city has always borne this expense , but In a county election , wherein the city IB not In terested any more than 'any other part of the county , the ofllclals hold to the belle ! that the county should foot the bills. A careful perusal of the statutes pertaining to cities of this class , BO It Is claimed , falls to show the city's liability In the least pos sible sense , and for that reason the mayor and council resolved to l&t the registrar * look to the county for tlielfr pay. The claims were not all filed tn time ; for presentation to the county board at this month's session of that body , and consequently { hey will go over until the December meetlns-f.The amount In volved Is something lUfe'lSOO. The city ofllclals propose 'to have a fair test made of the matter. ' . * I'ECVLIAH VAtiA HIA. htrnngo Delusion of nn'insine Putlcut ut 1'ucblO Cote , PUEBLO , Colo. , Nov. iB.-HFrnnk O. Wells was committed to the stain asylum from Arapahoe county In August , 1887 , and Is now nearly BO years of age1 , Dr/P. R. Thombs , director of the asylum , jsald this morning In speaking of Wells' case , thp knowledge of whose endeavors to secijr,0 a * release was then first brought to htm : "His'ijiajady is known as paranoia , that Is , ha-suffers from a fixed and systematic delusion , -When he came hero he labored under the Impression that a Miss McNeil of Chicago prtd her family were endeavoring to force him to marry her. He thought that spies were constantly watching him ; that they were sEcrtjtetd In the celling and other Impossible places. v So strange a hold had this delusion on'his mind that he would crawl under his bfd/tq hide and to write letters. After a time the personality of his supposed persecutors changed , and , likewise the details of his delusion. He de clared that a daughter ot , L. Z. Lelter wished , to become his wife , and ; spoke of her In tention to send him presents ; More recently his fancied Inamorata tin's'befcn a daughter ol Jay Gould , and he asked my permission to re ceive a span of horses as" a present from her Ho has never been undejr close confinement and for a long time posted and received the mall at the postofuee. At one time he wrote the postmaster general1 that there was a e lorce sum of money foib Ilrr In the office here which he could npt feet ; and so plausi ble was his letter that the.'department tool , the matter up. " Ouiiruntrra Ubrrty to ( lie I'copl" . nio DB JANEIRO , Nov. T/i-j-Generol / Pru dente Moraes , upon QJ3uinii.R the presl dency today , Issued a-TrtarTlftsto In whlcl he says that he recognteeji tlii difficulties o his position , but that- lie ) counts upon thi support of all frleiuJ ? of rthe republic ti assist him In overcoming theni. He gunrun tees that respect Bhrtjl b - cibierved for th < liberties of the people. TJief'tnanlff-Kto con eludes with the statement4hut peace pre vails both nt home and ' Dillon I. . _ , LONDON , Nov. W JoBu tDllon. ) , the wel known nntl-Pnrnelllte. meirjbf'r * of the Housi of Commons , ' delivered , an- address at Glas ROW this evening. " H s4lil.li * was Rhiil t < bring the good news that after the meeting In Dublin on Monday anil Tuesday then seemed to have beorl 6stanllsheV-'a : cente , of unity around which nil the loyalty u the Irish race could euiec more rally am which entitled them in the future to upeal the name "Irish nntjon , . ' ' x 0- t i , Iron Nutlmi lu > uf rntnmo-ilu. CHAMBERLAIN , B. D. , Nov. 15.-Iro : Nation , the head chief of the ) Lower Ilrul Sioux , died today at hla home on the Slou reservation of pneumonia. He wui one o the most prominent Indian chiefs of recen years and was M yearn of ace. For mor than fifty years he has been identified will every event of Importance connected will the history ot the Bloux nation. of Orrat Mom ( hut Doatl. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Nov. 16.-Specla ( Telegram. ) The death Is rtported here o Iron Nation , head chief pf the Lower Ilrul Sioux , at his home on { he Sioux , reset yatlor Iron Nation Is of advanced atre and ha - been prominently connected with ever event of Interest in Sioux history for tn Oflv y UNIVERSAL'CONTEMPT. From th3 Chicago Herald. I/V / COURT JUDGE ? 5corr i SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE NEEDED IN OMAHA. GOLD 1111,1 nuiiXKD our. 'orest 1 Ires StYcepIng Through the Mining Country West of Houlilcr. BOULDER , Colo. , Nov. 15. Fire In a saw nlll west of the mining camp west of Ward tartfng last night spread to the timber and ms been doing great damage , nnd this morning caused Intense excitement here by reason of sensational reports to the ef- ect that the mining camps of Ward and Gold Hill had been burned to the ground. Ward , however , did not suffer , but Gold Hill was , at a late hour this afternoon , burning , nnd other camps are threatened. Gold Hill , having a population of 500 , Is Ituated west of Boulder , and Ward , with a > opulatlpn of 1,000 , Is five miles further on. The lira started just west of Ward in the heavily' timbered districts and swept to the east. The Inhabitants were alarmed early n the evening , dense clouds of smoke settling down on the'camp. The fire spread through he. dry j > lnetlmber _ with remarkable rapid * ty * and sTOTerrTnofffr'-ltirpatll "were "forded to leave their cottages and cabin * to-burn and to bet Into the camps. The fire burn- ne On the cmtsklrts of Ward advanced to ward Gold Hill and swept over an area ot about eight miles. The lire Is spreading to ward Copper Rock , and It Is believed many small camps will be burned. The residents of Gold Hill who have not come to Boul der have assembled on the top of Horseshoe mountain and are wutchlnsr the progress of ; he devouring flames as they destroy their lotmcr hornet The wind Is blowing furlous- y .and drives the lire before It In large sheets 9f tlnme. The property loss cannot at present he told , but It will amount to over J2.000.000. There will necessarily be Breat destitution. The fire Is spreading along Lefthand and In thedirection of Sunshine. Sunshine Is two miles from Gold Hill , Among the Important mines at Gold Hill for which feartt are ex pressed are the Allmakee and Cash Berkln. A courier leports the destruction of about one-half the property nt Camp Talcott and the Prussian mine and mill. The timber around Cold Lake has been swept bare by the flames. The ranch house of Air. Ely ut Lefthnnd was completely destroyed , and Air. Ely was badly burned about the hands and face. Mr , Seaman , whose ranch was burned , also suffered Injuries. Fred Ehlcr's property near Sunset was burned nnd Ehler was found unconscious tn nn outbuilding , where he had gone to endeavor to save something. He Is seriously burned. Over 300 men are fighting the fire at West Gold Hill , which seems to nwecp everything Before It In Its trend over the mountains nnd through the valley ranches. Women and Children are continually arriving in this city 'or protection , and the scene is oie of ex Ite- ment and destruction. Teamsters from Ward , Gold Hill and Sunshine are bringing the panic-stricken people from the burning llstrlcts , which Include Camp Talcott , Sun set , Copper Rock , Lefthand nnd Gold Hill. Lew Jain , the proprietor of the Ward- Boulder stage line , arrived In Boulder al 1:30 : o'clock today. He brought the mall on horseback , because it was Impossible to run his coaches through the burning dis trict , \vhlch Is" known -an the "ridge road" between Gold Hill and Ward. He reported that ut 11 o'clock a. m. the tire was racing futlOusly and the wind blowing- gale , and It was then within one mile of the city of Gold Hill. Sunset will be wiped out before morning If the wind continues to blow in the direction It now docs. Copper Hock Is In Imminent danger of being cleaned out , and Sallna will be served the same way. Ward Is reported safe , as the lire Is play ing east and north of the great camp , and unless the wind changes over to the east no danger Is looked for. Gold Lake , a fish ing place and summer resort , situated about three miles west of Gold Hill , Is entirely burned out nnd nothing la left of the pretty cottages. The air In this city Is heavily laden with smoke. The fire is spreading north and pouth and the damage will be , great to property and timber. One life Is , repotted lost. J.IV IIWKS KXRVUTRIt. South Dakota Murderer ray * * the Death I'cnulty for an Atrorloui Crlint ) . DSADWOOP , Nov. 15f ( peclal Tel grim. ) Jay Hicks today at Sturgls , the county seat of Meade county , suffered the death penalty for one of the most brutal murtloie ever committed In the Bla k Hills Hicks had often made the assertion that he would die fighting , and us a consequence more : than ordinary Interest was ar-acted ; to the execution. When sentence. ! a men in or eo ago It required the united efforts if nil Iho ofllcers to control < ilm nnl inurt , i-o In censed were the spectators th'it It was with the greatest dlltleulty that th 'itlu-eis pre vented tht people from taklm ; th" law into their own hi.i.iU and anticipating the nc-n- twice ol "lie cjnrt. Co.aiaiy to expectations , III : < < s win \ < iy quiet and made no resistance , but inarched to the scaffold coolly and maintained nn ulr of bravado until the drop fell. But beneath the assumption of courage could be detected the pallor of fear , and befoic the drop fell he perceptibly weakened. The crime for which he was executed was the murder laut December of nn old farmer named Meyer , whom he thought possessed considerable money. The muicler wan u most brutal one , nnd the confession of his brother , who was an accomplice , and a man named Walker , who assisted in the killing , stamped Hicks as a man deserving of no sympathy whatever and whose death was merited ten times over. Walker and Hicks' brother are serving long terms In the pen Hentlary for their uhure In the crime. Naval Men Meet nt > ew York. NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-The necond gen eral meeting of the Society of Naval Archl- t o s and Marine E Etn _ rs met today In the rooms of the American Society o'f Mechan ical Engineers. Clement A. Griscomb wall elected president and Washington I * Clapp , U , 8. N. . secretary-treasurer. The followIng - Ing vice president * were elected : Charles H. Crump , Philadelphia ; 1' . H. Hlcborn , U. 8. N. ; Charles H. Lorlng , U. 8. N. ( retired ) ; It. W. Meade. U 8. N. ; George W. Melville U. B. N ; George W. Qulntard. Irving M , Scott. Francis A. Walker , William H. Webb ami b 1 > . Wllsnn. VKKV LIKE A ULIX/.AK1) , Northwestern Ncbnuka Itolni ; Hncpt by n Tcrrlllo Miotr Storm. GORDON , Neb. , Nov. 15.-Speclal ( Tele gram. ) A severe snow storm set In this morning and It has been snowing all day. This evening the wind Is blowing vury hard , amounting to almost n blizzard. Unless It stops soon stock will suffer. CHAURON , Neb. , Nov. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) An amateur blizzard has been ragIng - Ing since 2 p. m. , the snow , whllo wet , being one Inch deep nnd the storm shows no sign of abating. 8HELTON. Neb. , Nov. li.-Speclal ! ( Tele gram. ) A cold wind and driving snow storm from the northwest set in at 9 o'clock to night. If it keeps up twenty-four hours it will cause considerable damage to stock. IIUSHVILLE , Ncj ) . , Nov. lB.-SpecluI ( Telegram. ) A snow storm began hero nt nobri , which Increased to ak severe blizzard DEAUWC-OD , Nov. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) One of the heaviest snow fnlH foi many years showered down upon the lllack Hills country last nlpht and today. All the eastbound trains left the city with snow plows attached , and all Incoming train : , showed pvldence of having pushed snow. CHE1ENNU. Ntv. 1' . ( Special Tel e am. ) A snow storm set In here ntI o'cloclc this nfterncon , and the Indications are that It will continue all night. A high wind pre vails and the snow will drift badly. It Is the first storm of the season. The weather has been .warm of late. The sudden change will be hard on cattle. STlttlfl ! I'OSSItlLK , Operators Threaten to Itcilucn the "call- Adopted nt olumlmt. P1TTSBURG , Nov. 15. The situation be tween the operators nnd mlneis of the Plttsbunr district remains unchanged. The New Yolk and Cleveland Gas Coal companj and the Plttaburg and Chicago Gas Coal company , two of the laigent firms In tin- district , nre operating their mines at 63 cents per ton , which Is 4 cents under the district price , established as a result ot the recent big strike. Other operators , who are running their mines under the Columbus agreement , say It Is Impossible to compete , with these two companies with such a big differential against them. They have served notices on the miners that they must fcub- mlt to a cut , but the reply was a positive refusal. This Is the present status of tht case , and developments are awaited by both sides. It Is probable that If the miners' wngct are reduced in defiance to the Columbu : scale the miners will take the matter Intc court and ask that the law compel an ob servance of the contract. There has been talk of a strike among the EnFllsh-speaklnt ; coke workers , but ns they have not been able thus far to enlist the assistance of tht foreign element there has nothing come ol the talk. The last strike resulted so din- astrouBly for the foreigners thnt they arc unwilling to Btlr up moie trouble. The re duction of wages In the Clearfleld district doeB not go Into effect until tomorrow. PUNX8UTAWN13Y , I'u. , Nov. 15. A re duction frcm 10 cents to 3o cents for mining coal took effect today nt the Rochester and Plttsburff Coal nnd Iron company's mines nt this place , operated by Hell , Lewis & Vates. The reduction was not uncxpectcc by the miners , and Is. therefore , received without open complaint. Coroner ( lenders u V r llct In the Washing ton Court Iliiuit ) Killing. WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE , O. Nov. 15 , Coroner James M. Edwards today concluded an Inquest on the live parsons that were ehot In front of the court house here on the night of October 17. The fol lowing Is his verdict ; After having viewed the bodies and heard the evidence , I do find that the deceased Smith , Welch , McJohnson , Jessie Judy , \f\\ \ \ Ham A. Slmms and Theodore Ammerrnan came to their death from being struck while in front of the court house on the evening of October 17 , 1S9I , with leaden balls Ilioi fiom the Interior of the court IIOUHU In Washington Court House , by the Ohio Slut National guards , who were under the com rnand of James Cook as ehcrlrt and Colone A. B. Colt as colonel of the Fifteenth rexl ment of Ohio National guards , and I clo find that at the time of the firing by tn guards there was no Imminent danger o Bcilouu destruction of property or of horn to any one Inside the court house , or th remotest danger of the prisoner , Wllllan Dolby ( colored ) , being wrested from the cus tody of Sheriff Cook. JAMES M. EDWARDS. Coronet. The coroner has turned over all the tentl many taken In the Inquest and his verdlc to the prosecuting attorney , and the action of the court In now awaited with Intense It , tetest. _ Mitteinenta at Hencolni ; VeMeU , Nor , in At Hamburg Arrived Cherusklu , from New Orleans. At Hull Arrived Buffalo , from New York At San Francisco Depai ted Uelglc , fo Yokohama and .Hong Kong ; Alameda , fo Honolulu and Sydney. At Glasgow Arrived Grecian , from Net York ; Prussian , trom Boston. At Bremen Arrived Lnhn , from New York , via Southampton. At Liverpool Arrived Ohio , from Phlla delphlu. At Baltimore Arrived Italia , from Ham . At New York Arrived Chester , fret Southampton. At Hamburg. Arrived British Prince from Port Royal. At Queenstown Arrived Germanic , frorr New York. At London Arrived Manitoba , from Net York. At Boulogne Arrived Rotterdam , fron New York. IORE ELECTION ROORBACKS Wild Rumors and Genoml Guorsos Used to Bolster Up the Scared Eingstors. AKES PERPETRATED BY MAJORS MEN uiuinU on Which They Sny Thuy Content llolcoutb' * l.lcctton In Spite of the 1'nct Hint llo Him Over lluiiilrnl I'luriillty , The antics of the Majors contingent In malm and Lincoln are decidedly amusing , 'hllo the olllclal returns as certified to by ounty clerks conclusively confirm The Bee'S gurcs , showing Holcomb's plurality to bo 246 , yet every day brings a now crop of roor- acks and rumors from railroad claquera al- glng gross errors In the count , Irregularl- cs In ballots as Issued by county clerks ; iat Majors has a plurality of the votes al- eacly returned to the secretary of state ; iat Die attorney general-elect has given It ut as his profound opinion that there are- oed grounds for a contest ; that a fatal error as been discovered in the Knox county vote , c. , etc. The B. & M. Journal yesterday morning an * ounccd under flaming headlines that a con- est had been decided upon. Here is the way 10 subsidized sheet puts it up : A CONTEST PENDING. he thiurge Made That Gross Fraud Was Perpetrated. .cpubllcan Central Committee Believes Ma jors Legally Elected. A THOUSAND FRAUDULENT VOTES. la I in Set Up That There Is Good Ground * for a Contest Preparations Being Made The Ofllclal Returns. A careful reading of the article reveals nly the discredited roorbacks that have cen current the past week. The only fact tated that Is at all tangible Is the ex * ressed opinion of A. S. Churchill that thera re grounds for a contest. It Is known that Jhurchlll met a party of railroad hirelings t Lincoln Wednesday , where It was decided tiat notice of contest would be filed some Ime before November 20 , the date on which ho time for commencing a contest will tx- Irc. t The effect of these contest rumors has been Iscounted by The Bee. It Is known that hey are put In circulation only for the nuN ese of creating doubt as to Hoicomb's elei ; Ion , that the public mind may bo prepared or the consummation of a conspiracy to ount him out. It must not be forgotten , lowever , that many prominent republicans lave repudiated the clamor for a groundless ontest , and discountenanced thn expressed lope that a legislature , largely republican , > ould vote to seat a man who had been airly beaten by over 3,200 plurality. The Bee holds the official certificates of ounty clerks In all save three counties of th9 tatc , attesting the ofllclal vote cast for Silas A. Holcomb and T. J. Majors. The re maining flvo counties He off railroad lines and are sparsely settled , the voje being light , 'ho Bee has the ofllclal vote of these , counties as given In the table below : * i The Bee's Incontestable figures give Hpl- comb the decisive plurality of 3,246 'voice , as 'oliows ' : OFPICIAL VOTE OF TIJD STATE. NOT OLAMOIUNG I'OH A I'OXTKSr. Kcailnr * of tlio llepiibllrnn Itiul of Ilia Lute I'lKlit hecin * Htl IU < 1. ] LINCOLN , Nov. 15. ( Special Telegram. ) The city U full of | iolltOB | , but' ther ? would probably be more to the iqturs Inch were It not for the many and ccntllctliiB rumors re- curding an election contest on the part of tfco defeated candidate for governor. All results of Interviews with Major * ire ambiguous. He tays if Holcomb U elected he should to seated. At the same time ho refrain * from commtttlnK hlmtelt to any positive exprta- tlon or. what he thinks about a conttit. Secretary Sedewlck of the republican itite commltuo say * Major * Is tlected and tlilk there U to bo a contest to at him. On the other hand , It Is reported that Holdreeo , Morrlll , Tlmrcton and Slaughter are radically