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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. "
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. "
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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
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Their Armnfillk-1'
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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
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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