THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED ,7U2sE 11) ) , 181)7 ) , CXMAIIA , FK1DAY MCVKtf rS < i > . SISL'TEMP.ER 10 , 1897 , SINGLE COPY PLVE CENTS. OUTLOOK IN IRELAND Prospect is Good for a Hard Winter in the Emerald Island , EMINENT PERSONS EXPRESS OPINIONS Danger of Lire Famijo is Apparent to All but Lord Lieutenant , SITUATION IS REVIIY/ED / IN DETAIL Apprehensions for the Future Best on Facts Known to Exist. HARVEST PROSPECTS DISHEARTENING MoM Cnlnmltoii * IVnturc IN tin ; IllKli I'lliiof Kort-lKii Klour l'i-oilc | Unroil with Ilt-Niuilr iiuil fCnpjrlRht , U ! > 7 , tiy Prccs Publishing Company. ) LONDON. Sept. 9. ( New York Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I have obtained the following Important statements from eminent Irish ecclesiastical and Urltlsh statesmen on the winter outlook for Ireland. Earl Ca dogan. viceroy of Ireland , voices the mlnl.i- lerlal view and the fact of his giving an opinion to the World sliD.vs the profound 'anxiety ot thu government concerning the effect ot the universal cry of alarm In all parts of Ireland. Archbishop Croko , one of the meat Illustrious and venerated mem bers of the Irish hierarchy , speaks with ex- ceptlonil knowledge and ripe experience , while the dioceses ot the bishops of Rote , Clonfcrt and Oalway are among those most acutely affected by the failure of Iho harvest. William O'llrlcn has tinsui passed tonowlodgo of Irish conditions and resides In ono of the poorest antl mosl congested dlslrlcts of Connaught. Earl Cadogan , viceroy of Ireland , directed the f 'lowlng message to bo sent the World : , i Dt'ULIN CASTLE , Sept. 9.-In reply to your tclegtam the lord lieutenant ilcsl-os me to say the reports which you chaiac- lerlyc us most alarming and the predictions of famine In Ireland you mention nre , In his excellency's opinion , unjustifiable. DA\'ID 11ARREL , Under Secretary Dublin Castle. HAUCOUIIT'S APPREHENSION. MALWOOD. Lyndliiiist , Sept S.-1 have n.ul with deep concetn the UKistrous ac count of the condition of crops In Ireland The short biipply of wheat has already Horlously raised the price of broml. 1 have never been able to comprehend the point ol view of those who regard high prices and dear food u a blessing to mankind. It Is n condition of things which presses most hevcioly on the classes of the community who are least able to bear It and yet there ate people who desire to aggravate the in clemency of the season by the production of an artificial sc.uelty. It will bo an Im portant object lesson to mark how far I is xvc aio conlldontly assured mint be the case ) the rise In the price of corn is alien led by a corresponding rise In Iho i.ito of iwagcs In consequence. A failure of the food supply has Us mosl painful Illustration In the case of lie-land , where' so largo a portion of the population constantly lives nn the verge of destitution. If , ns you Inform mo , Iho enhanced price of e-oin IK tttu-nded by a failure of the potato crop In Ireland a Hllunllon v.Ill nilso which will demand the unxloiis attention of the government. W. V HARCOURT. PALACE , TIinilLKS , Tlppenuy. Srpt S IFiom all parts of the aichdloeose of Cashel nnd Emly the harvest news Is most disquiet ing. Crops have been ovci y A ncre alnind in : and our hopes were high , but the teirlhlo rains of the last month have dashed UIUM- liones Potatoes arc even now 10 a veiy huge cxl'-nt unfit for human food. The > nro letting In the wet mound. The veiv early hay crop wan raved fnlily well , but on lilt' inter m widows , beailng niosof the crop In Ibis district , It vvii Impossible ! to s-ivo the hay. Ono of the most industrious farmers In tlm nicbdlocese uiltos : "My hay lias boon cut four week * I have not seen two consecutive line days since Most of my clop will not have to bo taken to the bay shed , but lo the dung pit " Rir-y ! and oats me ruined by the wet The most plentiful ciop Is unsalable and with a eil- ous ilse In the prlco of broad I have the gravest apprehensions for 111'cfinlns w Intel. T W. CHOICE , Aiohblstiop Cashel . 'nil Emly rrtospECT is DISHEARTENING. MOUNT ST. MARY'S. Oalw.iy , Sept. 6- Ilarvcsl prospecl In Oils diocese are re.illv illshoarlonlng. Spilng seeds wore got into the soil it a late .period In the teason , owing to continued tains and the consequent moist ure of the lunil , and now the product of that lalo planting Is very seilously lnjino.il by the exceptional rainfall. August curc.il crops lacked the ripening sunOilm.and the jioUito crop , the staple food and nialiiMay of the small fanner , Is In imny dint i lets an appalling fallmn. The tubois nro small nnd have scaicclv the solidity of a turnip. f.o sodden have thoj become In their w " beds of clay. On the ttholo tlm outlooK Is \ciy gloomy. I apprehend the advent ( if a famine In my diocese dm In : : the winter nppui.ichlng K II. MACCORMACK. IllHhop of Onlway an-1 Kllmaldiiay MOl'NT fjr nEllNARD , lUlllnusUip , Sept. 9--The pios'ects for the coming year are ve.iv bad. I have seen nothing worse ) In this dlocp.se for the last thlitoen years. Even the i-ouml potatoes arc small and soft. So far us 1 have Iicnid , In the best-situ t- tloiiH thev aic not half a iiop. Oats has been laid piostrato bv the Monn , and In nmnv rases Is half rotten A gteat quintlty has IIPPII diHtiojcd by the lloo Is , nnd much of vvliat ii'nialns Is colored and unwhole some We are all vi-rv anxious about the winter months. Wrf fear the worst may liappon. I am unwilling to be nn nlaimlHt , but moicly Unto what 1 have Hacn with my own even and heatd with my , own cars from nil the neighbor * Good wealher cvon iitiw would gieally help ciops. bul much of the ilnimigo IT Imp liable. JOHN 11EALY , HMmp of Clonfert PALACE. SKIUI1EI5EKN , County Coik. Sept. ' ' The potato c-inii Is worthless anil thu grain crop Is mined The outlook Is dismal DEMS KELLY , Ulshop of Ross. O'JJRIEN'.S OPINION. MALLOW COTTAGE. WESTPOriT. County Mayo , Sept S Wo nro drifting In- cvltnblj toward famine In tliu west Evr > da\ deepens the pcopi | 'i j-'loom and alarm. Today again the temperature W down to 17 Cc-ntlKi'-nle nnd crops aio soaklm ; In a cold rain. Yesterday was dry , ami ( n Iho Inteival men nnd women woiked In the Held' up till midnight , thatching hay cocks anJ 'euplug oatH. ToUa ) again the wlntiy ti'ct't makf woik Imposslblo and crops uiu abamloiipil to their rule. Potatoes are al- inom wholly gone tliroughoul Cnnnaught. The tnbeis are scaico anil miserably binall , and even thesn me blackening dally to pueh mi extent thnt people are digging them In - - sellimr them. In ordlnaiy jenia potato digging does not begin until October. Now half thu it-asants' potato llcldfl ate aliC.uly exhanuted to sup- lily dally food or save them from the iav- iigen of blight by t iking them to market. An. ontlre ildgc somotlmcs has been dug out for it family's dinner. Potatoes , only 2 pi-lice per stone last year In Westport , are now & pence und 0 pence per stone. The native food supply vxlll bu exhausted by The most calaniltoua feature of all Is the rli-o In price of foreign Hour. For the last live year * Ainerlmn Hour was almost us rllcap ns Indian meal , nnd had become a Fiuplo food for the people fiom ChrUtmn to haivcBt. Klour , which waa 14 pence per i.\v Htone , l now " 2 pence , nnd- Uneaten to io ; hlfiht'r fllll. Even Indian men ! , the la t v icsouite of the statvlng people , has ad vanced fiom C pence Jo 8 pence per stone. ) t l.s Impossible to exnt-gorate the dnnget nf i.iiHolule famine In districts like this , al ready bcoutgcd by liitit > em'H potato crop fiilluie , sunk to the Up * In .lobt to shop- Kcepet and bnnUs If the landlords cnforco full renlH this winter , the people's lant ic- fcourooH for purclmflng provisions will lie Kane , nnd nothing except Immediate and vvlje ( piead government relief can avtrt titarvutlon. The people aie da ed with fletpilt nnd dlxorgan'zmlon The emergency I-i IncontPBtubly ; r vcr than In the I.iml Lcngue > enr of 18M ) , when It took the Land league icvolutlop and a mllllin and a half telling In churltublo funds to cope with the tlanutr , Thlu time iiothlr.f can nave the people but n unlver nl uprising against rnek rents nnd Imtncdlnte measures for govern ment relief WILLIAM O'BUIEN. nvoi.isu TirTTMJs \ MOX co > auns.i. DriiiiinilK n Atoillllcntlon nf limxAf- fri'tlnu ; lnliorern. IUUMINOHAM , Ens. . Sept. 9. The trades union congress today adopted a resolution recommending all societies affiliated with the congress lo by all means possible re strict or abolish overtime In their respective trades. The following resolution was then passed : That this congre'f Is of the opinion thnt the law n It relates to Intimidations dur ing tttlkes or lockouts Is unfair and ( jnjint , ns It punishes by lines or Imprisonment any worker Judged Riiilty of n pautlng ! or pre venting throuqh fear any wotker from vvorklmr , while allowing employers to black list wotkerrt or to discharge or obtain the discharge of worker * who may have b en on a Ptrlko or lo kout , thus Intimidating workers from pursuing their lawful employ ment The parliamentary committee of the con- greos was Instructed lo al once move to ex tend the law In the requisite direction The employment of chl'dren in factories gave ilsc to considerable dlsctiS'lon. The National I'nlon of Oas Workers nnd Gen- t-inl LaboreiH Introduced the following rtsc- lutloti on the subject : Comilderlng thai Hie employmenl of chll- dten In factories and workshops and on board liver and canal frail -.ml their con sequent exploltnllon by capitalists Is In jurious lo the children , unjust to their par ents nnd a crime against the human race ; conldotlng the Infamous fact that the dill , dien of the working clnsces have not the same oppot tunltloM of the classroom and the playground as the clilldren of the capi talist class ; consldetlng that tn this con nection Gieat Hrltaln Is behind olhcr coun tries , consl'lcilng that unhappy parents , under an unhappy system , nre actually willing and oven anxious to hav-p their chil dren toin from school and burled Into the factoiythis oonprc" * Is of an opinion Unit I the time has rome for Great Ilrltaln to ci-itie building Its emp'ro ' on children's heai-lH , to give up coining Its wraith out of children's w listed lives , and hereby In- HttuetH the parliament committee to demand aa a tempotury minimum from the goveminent : ( A ) The abolition of child la- boi unclei the age of 15 ; ( U ) Of all nUht labor ttndei the age of IS. This losolut'on ' was opposed bv the dele gates who teprepcntcd the textile workers. Thev declined that If the age at which a child could be legally employed was raided to 1,1 vears the children would never become comeelllclent at their trades. The resolu tion was adopted by a vote of 5K > , < XX1 to ri"4,000 of the unionists represented by their delegates nt the congieas The congress later In the day adopted a resolution In favor of the nationalization of lands , mines , minerals , royalty , rents , rail- wajs , waterways and docks and In favor of the munlcipallzation of all water , artificial light and tramway undertakings , and also i adopted a resolution favoring the nationalisa tion of the mineral ro.vallies of the country. iim-miT is noi irrnn AT roi.uv. Slor.t of fli-ltlnli Control of I'aniiinii ( 'until .Not Conllriiii-il. t < v > p\rlRlit 1SI7 , by 1'rtcs I'ulilUliln ? Company ) COLON. Colombia. Sept. 0. ( New York j World Cablegram Special Telegram-- ) | get no olllcial confirmation of the lepou i cabled jc'storday that the Panama canal fianchlso has been secured by a British corporation under the protection of Great Urltaln. The report Is at least piematme , although English engineers have been In specting the route. The Isthmus was thrilled josterday by the announcement In the Colon Telegram that the government of Great Urltaln had seemed the franchise , and would coatiol the waterway between the Atlantic and Pacific. I am Informed from IJogota , he capital of the republic , thai the report s ' .inline. The canal company has sus- > cmlod payment. At Los Cascadas the 1111- ) aid w 01 Union became riotous jesterday , ana a company of troops was sent to restore order. \ short conflict ensued , and one jborer waa killed and four wounded. MoriI' ii nn tlolsni In ItiiNNln. LONDON , Sept 10. According to a dls paleh to the Standard from Moscow , a fanat ical monk has given another curious illus- tiatlon of u form of lollglouS delusion now raging In many parts of Russia. The pr.est la question had himself burled to the urm pits in a cave near the town of Uralsk , the capital of the goveinmcnl of the same name- on the Uial , a district Inhabited for the most patt by eo sacks. He hoped to fliu ! salvation by mortifying the llesh and asky.l his friends lo lotmn to him 'n a week , vv < 2en he expected to have found the object 01 * his dealio They coiibented lo Hie arrangemenl , but DM i eturning found him dead Vlflorln IN IMon-iril. LONDON , Sept. ! ) The queen has written the following letter to Earl Cadogan , the lotd lieutenant of Ireland , with reference lo Ihe rcc < nt visit of the duke and duchess of Yoik : ' I am greatly plpeatcd to heai of the very loval and kind icccptlon which my dear grandchildren met with everywhere In Ire land , und I would ask jou to let this ex pression of mine bo generally known. " fraudulent llliiikrnptH .Sentenced. COMO. Italy , Sept. 9. The trial of fraudu lent bankrupts lu connection with the liquidation of the Dank of Como , was brought to a conclusion today. The court sentenced Slgnor Uraghl to seven years solitary imprisonment and placed him under perpetual Interdlcllon from holding public ofllco Twenty others were found guilty and tontenced , only ono of the accused being acquitted. Iiiiniloii 1'iipi-r OnVi-N Ail vice. LONDON , Sept. 10 The Daily .Mall this morning , tn an editorial on the reported picpiratlons in the United States for a fight with Spain , warns the American governmen and the Americans thai they had better content themselves with writing warlike HI tides and firing fourth of July tqulbs , In stead of n-nnlng Into batllo with "stupUT Europeans who mean business aid iea bullets , " Deny I InSuiclile Soi- > , ROME. Sept. 9. The rumor of the re ported attempt at bulcldc of Plncro Mascagnl the popular cotnposor of "Cavalllera Rus tlcana. " "L'Amlco Fritz. " etc , which the Uartitte del Ellllla of Dologno publlshet under the fullest reserve' , is officially dcnlci at the otllces of the ministry of fine arts heri , which departmcnl of the governmcci made an Inquiry Into the startling report ICccplnir Track of Aiiiiri'hlNtH. LONDON , Sept. 0. In response to the request quest of the government of the United State , the authorities of Scotland Yard have been dl reeled by her majesty's government to fur nlsh Inclination to the United States an thorltlrs when anarchists are known to be embarking for the United States , MlnUti-r ArrcHtcil for LONDON , Sept. U. Edward Oakley , vvh sa\H ho la a doctor of divinity of Broun ur.hcrfilty , was arraigned on the charge o begging , at 'Dow Street police court today Ho wan discharged on a Congrcgatlrciallg inlilttPi undertaking to take care of him Know > ollilnur of tinI'lirolmxc. . T112RLIN , Sept. 9. The Norddeutsche Allgetnelno Xcltung says thai nothing I known lu seml-olllclal circles as tn the trut of the report from China via SanFranolsr that ( ii'imanj has purchased the harbot o Tung Yung How , near Voa Chow , for a nava atatlon. MmAniltrMiiii In Cont'i-rt , LONDON. Sept. 10. Mrs. Maty Anderson Nitarro , according to the Dallj Mall , ma appear on the concert platfonn In Lopdo thlii autumn. She ban been studying voca music for two years with Maude Valerie. OlVer for Hrnzlllim Itnllroiiil. LONDON , Sept fl. An Aiiglo-dernu sjndlcate , Icirludlng the Rotlmrhllds , , t i auuounccO , has offered the Uruzlllan gaverr ment 5,000,000 for the Ceulral Railroad o .brazil. SITUATION IS IMPROVING Yellow Fever Scars in the Southern Stntos is Almost Over. NE V.CTIM DIES AT OCEAN SPRINGS 'MII CIIMFM lii ii Slrk Iilwl of 1'VirJy al tlinl I'olnt l.lltlr Vcnr 11 ! a Sprrnil of I InDlMiiKC nt OrliMiiin. NEW ORLEANS , Sept. 9.-Up to nightfall hero has been no change In the fever Ituatlon. Two or three cases had been re- lorted to the Hoard of Health a material ailing off from jcsterday , which were hlrty-scvcn. These were Investigated with ho usual results. This evening Dr. 0111- phant and his corps realize they have but no battle tonight that of preventing any more Importations from the coast towns , niloicl nnd Ocean Springs. The news from the .Mississippi sound was atlsfactory today and disappointing satis- actory In that Dr. Gulteras and the other government experts had declared that ycl- ow fever existed at Ocean Springs and Dllo\l , confirming the Judgment of Dr. 0111- ihant and his associates , and disappointing localise the fears of the public hive been callzed. Of couiso , the decision of Dr. Gultcras has set at rest all fear that jellow "over exists at 0ean Springs , but the pso- ilo there find some consolation In the fact hat peculiar conditions surround the death of Sherray Seymour , who was officially de clared today to hive succumbed to yellow Ho was In bud health before ho was strlcltcn , was dissipated and unnecessarily exposed himself. He was first treated with primitive methods by his family , no phy sician was called for four days' , and whei 10 showed the temporary recovery he overate and died. Dr Gulteras , Dr. Murray and all participated In the autopsy declared , however , there was no question that the nan died of > ellow fever. THREE CASES AT QILOXI. Late this evening the three cases hcrcto- 'ore reported as existing at Blloxl were con- Irmcd as jellow fevei1 by Drs Murray and , Gant , after a careful Investigation. They arc thoroughly Isolated and It Is confidently predicted that a spread of the contagion will bo prevented. Dr. Gulteras will go to Mo\l and S Tanton after ho has completed ' : ils Investigations at Ocean Springs. Major Flower of New Orleans was asked oday If the fo\er will have the effect of uduclng the authorities to give the city a cleaning up. He icpllcd In the negative , ) Ut added , however , that If Dr. Olllphant be- leved a thorough cleaning was required to tuop the fever out It would bo done Throughout the city today plugs were opened u order that the gutters might be flushed. Passenger trains leaving the city today car ried only ordinary passengers. Dr. Zellay , who has been nursing patients at Ocean Spilngs , has been stricken with icllow fever at Ills homo at Perklnston , Miss. , the case bus been officially confirmed uid Dr. H. S. Gulley of Meridian , state health olllccr , has gone to Perklnston to take charge of the town and establish quarantine. TEN SUSPICIOUS CASES. The Board of Health tonight officially an- lounced that there are twelve suspicious cases in one block down town. Under ordinary circumstances these cases would not have jeen deemed suspicious , but two weeks ago a refugee fiom Ocean Springs died In that vicinity and since then the fever has spread here. None of the patients ha\e died , nor arc- there any seriously ill. The board of experts has been studying the cases several days , but it has not been able to icach a leflniic conclusion and It was finally de cided to report the cases as subplclous , In accordance with the board's pledge to keep .he public fully In Its confidence. The Hoard of Health has placed guards about : ho square and ordered a sanitary Inspec tion for five squares around. The = e twelve : ases arc In one square in a row of six small iious.es. In one of these houses a young woman from Oc"ean Springs , who was vis iting a family here , succumbed to the dis ease. Her remains were bent to Ocean Springs The attending physician had no suspicion that bho had died of yellow fever. DR. GUITEUAS REPORTS. WASHINGTON , Sept. 9. Dr. John Gult cras , the yellow fever expeit , telegraphed to Surgeon General \Vyrnan today as fol lows from Ocean Springs , Miss. . "Of three suspicious cases reported by me yesterday , ono confirms yellow fever by autopsy ; another by subsequent course ; the third ease Is not yellow fever. Today I have diagnosed another case of yellow fever. We have then two cases In a sick list of forty. There ha\o been here a few cases of yellow fever in the midst of a widespread epidemic of dengue. " Abslstant Surgeon Norman , at New Or leans , telegraphed as follows ; "By courtesy of President Olllpbant , I send the following announcement , to bo published tomorrow morning : To the President nnd Members of the Louisiana Board of Health : Gentlemen We , the physicians who have been requested to examine Into the nature of the casesof lev or on St. Claude street , would resect- fully report that In theli colleotlvo aspects they Hhuuld be reg.uded us suspicions nnd should bo taken charge of by th'e 13oird or Health. Signed , DI1. LEMOUNIE11. JH. COURERTO , DR. P1CKHAM. DR. PETT1T. DU. PAIUIAM. The detention camp equipment shipped from Wayncsvlllo. Ga. , has arrived In the vicinity of Ocean Springs and Surgeon Mur- rny has been Instructed by Dr. Wyman to select a site. Its location has not yet been definitely determined , the surgeon general having under consideration a place recom mended by Dr. Murray. Past Assistant Surgeon White loft hero tonight to take charge of the camp. Dr , Wyman has taken measures to strengthen the border line In spection seivlco already Inaugurated by the states of Alabama and Louisiana to prevent the spread of the disease. Passed Atsls'ant Surgeon Glcnnan has been oidorcd to Grand Bay , where the Loulsvlllo & Nashville crosses into Alabama , to assist the officer already designated by that state. An official probably will EOOII bo sent to the point where the same railroad crosses the MlBalssippl-Loulslana slate line. Measures have also been taken by the surgeon general to ascertain the correctness of the reports that yellow fever has developed at other points In Mississippi , notably at Porklnston and at Scianton. where Dr. iSulltvan Is said to liavn reported two suspicious cases to the president of the Louisiana btate hoard of l.calth. Surgeon Carter will go to the lat ter plaeo , and Surgeon Murray Is expected to follow him , leaving Dr Waddln temporar ily In charge at Ocean Springs. If the re ports of the existence of fever at those places are found correct stringent measures will promptly be adopted to prevent Its spread. RIGOROUS QUARANTINE. The vigorous nature of the quarantine at Ocean Springs IB shown by Dr. Murray's tcl- egranr "Arrived at S a'rlolk this evening , tried to get through on an engine , but could not get permission from MlsslmlppI Bourd of Health until 1:30 : A. m. Dr. Uant of state board In charge. There Is state cordon about town of twenty-live posts , which state pur- potrt , to sustain for present or until danger decreants There are here perhaps fifty pee pip who will acrept camp. Will try to make census tomorrow as was done at Irun ) wlcl > , without iihlih there can be no clear action I.line , sulphut , bleblorlJe , alcohols and oveim ordered with which to hcgln disinfecH6n tl > thlK telegram Dr Murray meant that lift ) people were willing to go Into the de tcntion camp when established , and that II the dangoi Increased the government wouhi probably be akked fui aid In tne maintenance of tin- cordon about Uican Springs Dr. Mur ray also tclcgiaphrd with regard to the bite ot the detfiunm tamp Surgeon General Wyman will probably give him definite In structiODs as to the eltc today. The deteu tlon camp outfit In now on Ittt way to Ocean Springs from Waycross , Ga. , and probably will arrive today. It will accommodate from fiOO to 1,000 persons. ; Everj thing will bo In rradtnoss to watch the camp should Dr. Uulterns bo of the opinion thut genuine yel low jack prevails. , At Tampa In 1S95 there wai a yellow fever scare. The first telegrtms were \cry alarm- Ing. Dr Gulteras was dispatched to make an investigation. Pending his final verdict n camp outfit was prepared , and after It was ascertained yellovvycver'did not exist at Tampa , the preparation * were completed and the ( camp outfit perfected for lust such emer gencies I This Is the outfit now on Its way to Ocran Springs , Passed Assistant Surgeon , Whlto , who has been stationed at Ellis' ' Island and who also hag bad experience with jellow fever , reported'for duty hero today and iI was ordered to proceed at once to Ocean Springs. ' rovrro.\EMivi' 01. ' SAM : . .Semite .Snlieoiiiinlttt-i' nil 11111110 ItnllroiiilH OppnNCN I'oreeloKiirc. WASHINGTON , Sept. 9. ( Special Telegram - gram ) The sub-committee on Pacific railroads - roads of the senate , composed of Foraker , Harris and Stewart , has practically finished Its labors. The comntlttco was called to mtet In Washington tot1 the purpose ot per- suadltig Attorney General McKenna to stts- pond action In the foreclosure o ! Ihe Union , Pacific until congress convenes. Senator Harris was noncommittal when questioned as to the probable outcome ot the commit- tec's cffoits , bul said he , proposed to Invcs- llgale the palcnls Issued the Union Pacific and would ask congress to take some action , thereon next winter. Ho Is following the suggestions ot the last administration Harris believes that many ot these patented hive been Illegally Issued , hence his activity In the mailer. H Is believed Ihat LMr. Me- Kcnna will lay 'the ' subject of the decree In the Union Pacific case before the president and cabinet next Tuesday. Inspector McLaughlln's report has been filed with the secretary of the Interior as to the proposed cattle trail through the Grcal Sioux reservation The report details Ihe contercncu and states that the Indians reI fused to allow the trail to be opened ThU terminates the affair , as the ttenty with the Indians provides that tficlr sancl'on ' must bo secured In opccilne the reservation for any purpose. I'ourth clttss Iowa postmasters appointed today Conovcr , Wlnnlshtek county , J. A. Dvorak ; Karnhamvllle , Calhoun county , Alexander Wilson ; Lafayette , Lyrfi county , J. T. Alexander ; Ne\V Providence , Hardln county , W. T Kersey ; Stanhope , Hamilton county , Alt R Paikhuwt. \ < - \ > N tor the "Army. WASHINGTON , Sept. Gf ( Special Tele gram. ) Captain Stephen V. Seyburn , Tenth Infantry , has been ordered to this city for duty In the War Records qfucc. Changes In stations of quartermaster offi cers : Captain Frederick G. Hodgson , from Plattsburg , N. Y. , to tbjsiclty for duty In the quartermaster general's ' olllcc ; Captain Crosby P. Miller , from this city to Fort Mon roe , Va. i Captain Charles McClure , Eighteenth In fantry , has been ordered to this city for duty In the judge advocate gcncial's otllce. Lieutenant Richard C. ( Jroxton , First in fantry , has been ordered to Rlchmdnd for duty with the Virginia Volunteers. Major James Chester , Third artillery has been on'ered to his homo to await retire ment. Lieutenant James M. Kennedy , assistant surgeon , has been relieved from duty nt Fort Mlssoula , Mont. , nnd ordered to Fort V isu- Ington , Md. , for duty , j Captain John A. 'BaldwinNinth ' Infantry , has been ordered to dut/ with the National Guard of Arizona. A board of officers Is appointed to meet at San Francisco for the examination of such officers of the Corps ot IJnglnecrs as maybe bo ordered befoie It , to determine their fit ness for promotion. Detail for the board : Colonel Charles R. Sitter , Lieutenant Colonel Johnson V. U. Mtddleton , Major William H. Hour , Major Charles E. L. B. Davis , Captalh Charles H. Oandy. Captain Walter L. Fhk , nglnecr will report to the examining board 'or examination as to his fltnebs for promo tion. tion.A A board of olilcers to consist of Major Al- tred C. Glrard , surgeon ; Major Joseph K. Corson , surgeon ; Major Qurtis E. Mnnn , sur geon. Is appointed to jneei at Denver on Wednesday , September 22 , for the examina tion of such officers of the medical depart ment as may bo ordered before it , to do- lermlne their fitness for promotion. Captain Junlus L. Powell , assistant surgeon , will re port to the examining boatd at Denver for examination as to his Jltncss foi promo tion. tion.Leaves Leaves of absence : Colonel Merrltt Bar ber , assistant adjutant A extended twenty days ; Captain Augustus'C. Macomb , Fifth cavalry , extended ono month. CUII .ScrtlcinvaiulnutloiiM. . WASHINGTON , Sept. p. The civil service examination of appllpants for appointment to the office of supervising architect of the treasury will bo held tomorrow. There are ' thirty-two applicants , and the examinations I will bo conducted at Washington , New York , Philadelphia , Memphis , , Kanras City , At lanta , Sjrac..se , St. .Joseph , Cincinnati , Omaha , San Francisco , Boston , St. Louis and Augusta. Ga. New York furnishes the largest number of applicants. There are six fiom that city , and four each from Chicago cage and Philadelphia. Interior louii'tnUnt | SlndHtlcM. WASHINGTON , Sept. 9. The annual re port ot the auditor for the.Inlerlor department shows that the amount paid for pensions during the last year ws $140,477,037. The payments on pension account for the fiscal year. 1S9G , was $138,722.127 , and for the fiscal year of 1S95 , JHO.C5S.OU ; 1S91 , $137.- 119,551 , and for 1893 , $154,052.214. The cost ' of the service last year was $3.09 per $1.000 ; for 1890 , $4.07 ; tor 1895$4 ; for 1S94 , $3.77 , and for $1893 , $3.35. llnlcli of NIMX WASHINGTON , Scpt 9. Fouith Assist ant Postmaster General , Urlstow returned to the city yesterday , after nn absence of sev eral weeks , and today' th , appointment of 103 new postmasters of the fouith class was announced. The appointments were made in various state's , the largest number In any one state bolng twelve , In Tennessee. Sixty- six of the appointments were made to suc ceed persons who were Removed. llCCOMT tllC X/IIIKll'lllll'N KlIHlUII. WASHINGTON , SJept. * | 9. The State de partment Is Informed that the standard twenty-four mot United States ensign which went down with the Vandalla when that ves sel was wrecked In'tho tlflal wave at the port of Apia , Samoa , has lxen recovered and pro- tented to the United States consul general's office at Apia. It Is carried on the property returns of that consulate and Is highly valued 1 as a historic relic. Dull ) TriMlHiiry Mnlciili'iit , WASHINGTON. Sept. U. Today's state ment of the condition ot the treasury shows Available cani ! balances , $216,249,109 ; gold rcbervo , $145,091,435 l.llllltM SU-IIIIINlllil l.lllllllllll'M. NUW YORK. Stpt ! > . Judso Hrown In the i I ' United States dlntilct court today finmteil 1 the 'letltW of the I'jclflo Mall Hteainihlp I company for u limitation of ll.ibilltles under i ' i section 4JS.1 of the ievl ed statute * The ftcamxhlp C'ullma of the company foundeted 1 ! i In the Paclllc ocean on Muy 27 , 1K)3'ami ) I only thirty IH-ISOIIH out of 203 pasentTH anil eieu were Raved Tlie IUIKO WKH a total lose Man > vulu for ilumuKes me i pending against the company , It being ax- Hcrtul thnt thq , \ > * . - ! uux unteuwortliy and thnt It wu-1 net propeily manned or equipped I I Cat ( If Man CiiiiuiiIlM MulMilc. PHOICNIX , Ariz , Sept 9.-nenjamln F. Zoeikicr , one of the moat extrntilve cattle dealers In lilt * sjiilhwest. killed himself tMtly this inni nine lij a pistol rhot hack of the car HUH ne * t veijtes had dfpretted I Koecklrr for a month pant and his suicide 'a attributed to despondency. FUSION WITH 1108EY IN IT How the Machine Guided the Populists to Accept "Oo-Oporatloni" INTEREST OF TH M\NAGERS IS PLAIN Com cut Inn Directed In All lift Dctiillx liy Mm Who VrcDrnnlnif I'Dfrom tinI'ulillo 1 _ TriMiNiiry. | I LINCOLN , Sept. 9. ( Special. ) The Bee's editorial on "Machine Made Fusion , " charg- I Ing that the fusion conventions were stuffed with state house otllclals and pay roll de pendents ; In the Interest of the machine , has ojcasloned , no little discussion among poll- I Melons around the eapltol and hotels here. ' . The < general drift of the talk , even among J I populists when they are free to express their own sentiments , Is that the criticisms ot ( the fusion ticket as machine-made arc en tirely Justified by the facts. Two of the clerks i In the auditor's ofllco got Into a dla- I puto about the matter nnd finally agreed to I test ; their differences by looking up the j j records. Taking from the ollldal report of I the convention proceedings n list of the of ficers and committees , nnd attaching to each his official designation and pay roll salary , the following very significant result was ob > tallied. This , It must be remembered , docs not take Into account the scores of salaried ! oilers , workers and clncquers who were called i In ftfltn state Institutions , or served last winter as paid legislative onhangeis , who wcio all present In the Interest of the machine - chine , but who did not figure by name In the proceedings : Populist State Convention Called to order by \ Chairman J. H. Edmlstrn , oil Inspector , 'salary I , $2,000 a > car. Call read by Secretary 1 E. R. B. Weber , superintendent Geneva In dustrial school , $1,500 n year. Temporary chairman , J. H. Powers , Grand Island Soldiers' home adjutant , $000. Temporary secretaries , B. F. Allen , Cass county , E. M. Webb , representative Custer county , $310.40 ; B. R. 111. Weber. Geneva , $1,500 ; Warwick Saundets , deputy oil Inspector specter , $1,500. Conference committee' George W. RHke. recount commission , $11G ; superintendent construction for state exposition commission at $00 a month ; C. A. Whltford. exposition commlsslolncr at $50 per month ; J. N. Camp bell , recount commission , $11G ; J. N. Gatnn , speaker house of representatives , $359 20 ; 1. A. Sheridan , four months steward Beatrice Feeble Minded Institute , $332 ; Otto Mutz , senator. $360. visiting committee , $93 , son as ! page , $123 , salary as investigator ( about ) $1,000 , daughter in the Beatrice institution , f j salary unknown. Platfoim committee- . A. Edgerton. clerk n nbor bureau , $1,000 ; William L nse daugh ter In commissioner's ollice , $900 , F. E Mc- Gucken ; V. 0 StrlcUler ; W. V. Allen , United States senator , $5,000 ; Richard Dobson rep resentative Flllmoro county , $312.30 , recount txpur.se , $70 ; Geoige C. Burr , pilvatc secre tary Congressman Stark , salary $1,200 ; J. R. Thompson , district judge. $2,500 ; R. D. Sutherland , congressman , $5,000 ; Roy Rhone ; H. G. Stewart , assistant secretary of senate , Emblem committee : J. H. Edmlsten , oil Inspector , $2,000 ; W. A. Jones , superintendent Nebraska City Blind Institute , $1800 ; W. L. Qreenp , congressman. $5,000 ; J. A. Edgpr- ton. clerk labor bureau , $1.000 ; R. A. Towney , county clerk Pierce county. Permanent chairman : W. A. Pojliter , ex position commission , $50 month. Permanent secretaries : B. R. B. Weber , Geneva Industrial school , $1,500 : Warwick Saunders deputy oil inspector $1,500 Democrat convention Called to order by Chairman Jim Dahlman , secretary Board of Transportation , $2,000 a year ; secretary , R E. Lee Herdman , police commissioner nt $700. Temporary chairman : A. E. Shellenberger of Alma , banker ; temporary secretaries. Dr. Fall , Beatrice Feeble Minded Institute , $2,000 ; L. J. PiattI , senate commlMec clerk , $246 ; S. E. Starrett , recorder , secretary ot state. ? 1,200 ; C. B. Scott of Buffalo county. Permanent chairman : C. J. Smyth , attor ney general , $2,50Q ; permanent secietatlcs , II F. M. Crow , J. G. P. Hildebrand , W. M. Cleary , clerk committee of whole , senate , $328.Conference Conference committee : Mr Dundren of Platte ; Mr Fitz Roberts , representative , $300 ; Mr. Hollenbeck , Dodge county ; Mr. Stevens , Adams county ; Dr. Grothan , representative , $322 , visiting committee , $70.80 ; Mr Mana- han Lancaster county ; Matt Millet , Butler county. Resolution committee- . J. Dunn ; Edgar Howard , county Judge. Sarpy county , $2POO ; F. L. Morgan , J. B. Northcote ; Ed P Smith , deputy attorney general , $1,800 ; Judge Hol lenbeck : Matt Miller , Harry Diingan ; Joe Oberfelder , clerk recount committee , $216. TIMi ; TO KEKI THE TIIIIK FAITH CnrllHlc nnil Wnltci-Mon AVrlle to Ohio Cnld Di-iniit-ralH. COLUMUUS , 0. , Scpl. 9. The gold demo cratic state convention met at 10 a. in. In the Great Sauthern thealer , with between 301) and 400 persons present. Judge Heer of llu cyrus was made chairman and afier a short Introductory address stating Ihe tenets , of the national democratic party , Introduced Hon. W D. Byntim of Indiana , who spoke about two hours on the money qucsllon. Letters were read from Hon J. G. Carlisle and Hon. Henry Wattcrson. Mr. Wattorson regtettcd thai he could not mcpl Ihe Into democrats of Ohio. Ho WBS laboring unceasingly and earnestly he said for Ihe end llioy had In view. "If iho party Is lo live Ihere must.be a restoration of dem- ocrallc principles and the repudiation of mis leading theories of finance. "In Kcntuckj , " he said , "wo have niado a glorious beginning and we have evciy leason to look for a glo rlous result. " lion. J. G. Carlisle sent a long letter say Ing In effect that the democrats who had re mained faithful to the true principled of the party , as they were understood prior to the revolutionary decimations ot 1B9C , should picaervo their organizations , nominate can dtdatcs and prosecute vigorous contents In every state In the union. If we honestly believe In the toctltudo nf the couiso we have heretofore pursued II is our duly loyal democrats und patriotic citizens to maintain by all Iho means at our command the independent and conservative position wo now hold and to appeal to our old political associates , who still entertain many opinions on public questions In common with us , to repudiate the now and dangerous doctrines Inconsiderately proclaimed at Chicago cage and St Louis , and return to the simple and honest faith ot the father ! " The letler closed with it-asons why popu- llsl and republican doctilnes require opposi tion by the democrats as they fought prior to 18 % . Tallowing Is the platform : WL- , the leprohentatlvcs of the national democratic party of Ohio , in Main conven tion assembled , icnlllrm allegiance lo the pilnclplcs of the pally as set forth In the platform adopted at Indianapolis In 1S98 Ciltlclsm and attack of-that platform have vindicated Its strength and wisdom We declare foi ifie maintenance ol the gold standonl , for the retirement of the greenback and foi the extension of the civil service merit system wherever possible In the nation arid In this state Wei demand the lottenchinent of expenses and scope of coveinmcnt so th it there tic loft the utmost fri-odom of individual effort consistent nlth safety and peace. Wo denounce the recent tariff legislation as an encouragement of cxtiaxugnnco ami InfilnBomont ofirlv ito rights , tin unfair tux on all for the benefit of some of the people , and an arbitral ) ' Interference by legislation with ihc natural laws of iradc. j We denounce In the Dlngley bill the he ivy ' duties on lumber wool anil lild"t : as Increasing - creasing the eoat of clothing and .belter to tno people. \Vo condemn the piopofei' iimc\atlon ol the Hnwullait Inlands In'io Uiclng Inin our union u laigu Alutn undtropical population utteily unlilied fet \meilcin t-Uizcnxhlp us the beginning of 4 polio ot territorial TlinV TAKi : AMITHKIl Wltllll.T IT. \Vi-nther OfllclnlMitnln Predict n Conilnur Cool V.'mc. Hour , leu % Hour. DCR. * > n , in 7i : I | i. in MS II n , tn TU I ! | i. in. . . . . . Ill 7 u. in , , , . , , 7- : t | i. in. . . . . . IK ) S n. in 711 -I | i. in ( II ! l > n. in , . . , , , si ) r , | i , in stl 1(1 n. in SI tl p. in M ) It n. in Ml 7 p. in Kit i- n ss s ii. in st : II | i. Ill .Si ! If reward cornea to perseverance the w either officials omplojrd by Uncle Sam will get theirs , for they once more venture a gucsa that the cool wave will put In an appearance today. The maximum tempera ture jcstcrday , however , was the same as on Wednesday , being 92 degrees The re port from Valentino jesterdnj- morning In dicated a fall ot 18 degrees In the tem perature , end ill northwestern points re ported a fall of from 18 to 24 degrees , ami rains were also reported from all of those localities This gives the weather prognoa- tlcators hope thnt their predictions today will materialize. expansion certain to entail upon our country largo taxation to mistaiii stiong , armies and navies In dls ntit lands and on j distant peas ; and ni constituting n menace to peaceful Industry by exposing our count ! y to foreign vvnr- * . Wo disapprove the hostile action of the icpubllc.in party In Ohio In Its attack upon civil service reform and we express our thanks to I'resldenl McKInley for his sup. port nnd extension of the merit system. Siipplonientnry resolutions said it vvns In. expedient to nominate a stnto ticket. The nu < tier of legislative tickets was referred to the counties. The following state ticket was nominated- Governor ' , Jullim Dexter. Cincinnati ; lieu tenant'governor , A E. Merrill. Sindu kv ; ! jttdKo of the supreme court , Judqo John II ; 'Inik , Youngstown , attorney cenertl , Dinlel Wll on , C'lncliinatl ; state treasurer , Humid Stevens. Columbus ; stale commissioner of schools , Prof. W. II. .lotiixon , Ur.invllle. nembnr S'atc Hoard of Public Works , Henry I ) . Colllnlicrry , Cleveland. ltn > Mntv Pi-iililliltlonlHtN. BOSTON , Sept. 9 The twenty-seventh annual convention of the Massachusetts pro- ilbltlon party was held In Young Men's Christian association hall jestcrday. Rev II. Coatcs of Beverly was the permanent chair man. The platfonn condemns both of the old nrtles of the * tale. botb containing , as as- sertcd , "within their ranks a laigc saloon element nnd both for the sake ot political ascendency or the pieid of ollice are cow- tnlly eubtei vlent to the saloon partv Such mrtle * , " the rcpolutlon continues , "are not only poweile1 * * to remove the evils we de- > Iore , but n vote given to thorn implies nn endcisemcnt of the licence policy and in volves n political alliance with turn sellers , distillers and brewtrs , of which thesp par ies ntH In a measure composed , an alliance which furnishes to every line and consistent 'rlend of prohibition ample icason for a 'epiiiate ' political oignnl/atlon. " Another le olutlon declares that ciluci- lonnt qualification , and not so\ , should be he test of the elective fr.iuchlse. The following ticket for state officers was chosen by the convention- Oovetnor , Pi of J. li.ibcom , Wllllimslowii ; Icutenaiit governor , Wlllntd O Wylle , Ueverly ; scciet.iry of state. Edwin Su\- clle , llrockton , trcasuier , Itobcil O Ilab- icrly , Hyde I'aik , auditor , llciln'it .M Small , Templeton ; attorney gcncial , V 'ol- cott Ilamlln , Amheist. Gri-iitcr .Not Yurie 1'ollllcM. NEW YORK , Sept. 9. The democratic gen eral conference committee for Greater Now York tonight ratified the action ot the sub committee , which bet the holding of the democratic city convention for September 30 , at 7 p. in. John C. Shcehali. the Tam many leader , presided at tonight's meet- Ing. An application for a conference , ic- celved from the demociatlc alliance , was tabled. The application proposed among other things as a basis for united action that the convention icalllrm the Chicago platform. The tabling of the application will doubtless check the effoit to Intio- duce the "ftee sllvoi" Issue Into the com ing municipal contest. The conference subcommittee of the te- publlcan city committee met tonight , with Lemuel E. Qulgg In the chair , and issuad a call to the cm oiled republican clectois nt the city to send delegates to the republican city convention , to be held on Septcmbci 28 , to nominate candidates for mayor and other city offices. New York I'rohlliKlonlKls. SYRACUSE , N. Y. , Sept. 9. 'Hie piobibl- tlon state convention concluded its lu- bois by nominating Francis E. Bold- win of Elmlra for chief judge of the court of appeals. The piutform presented the one ISEUO of abolition of tin liquor traffic and denounced the Raines cx- o law and secular amusements on Sumlayb A plank declaring for woman suffrage was voted down. UANCO CAbC < ! 0is TO TIIH .11111. Scnsulloiinl Scene DuriiiK AiIilrt > N of the I'rlxourr'N .V t torni-j . MARYVILLE , Mo. , Sept. 9. ( Special Tele gram ) At 11 o'clock this morning the jury In the Hcz Rnsco case was sent out. No verdict has yet been brought lu. The last speech was inado this morning by Gallatln Craig , leading couiibol for the defense. The court room nnd halls leading to It were packed labt night and this morning by ciowds that came to hear the arguments of the counsel and tome /oiy sensational scones occurred , No bettor speeches were ever heard In the Nndaway county court room , Last night while William C. Ellison , leading counsel foi the defense , was spiak- Ing ho was icprlmandcd by the court for misconstruing the evidence as Judge Herndon - don viewed It The lawyer turned half way around , hesitated , and then In tones that could bo beard to the end of the halls , said : "Gentlemen of the Jury , the himo law that gives > ou the right to sit In judgment In this caho gives me the light to construct this evidence ns I understand It and I pur pose to continue to do HU unt'l ' I am dragged forcibly nnd bodily fiom the room. " There was a moment of suppressed excite ment and expectancy , but the court made no reply and Mr. EllUon continued with his address. Hex Rascn shotted the first slgus ot break ing down this morning when Mr. Craig wait speaking. The 'lawyer ' denounced him with dramatic earnestness and hlttcrncB.s anil the color rushed Into the young prisoners face and his lips trembled. A crowd of people has been In HIP court room the greater part of the day expecting a vcidlct and the most Intense Interest In the outcome la being manifested. Itcrriillon to tinI'lCHlilellt. . SOMERSET , Pa , Sept. O.-I're.sldent Mc KInley tavo up tlilH evening to n public re ception , and hoped to be pin milted tn rest the remainder of his visit , but It xeem there IB no rest for him. The crowd at the reception lonlfiht numbered nearlj UMO people , and tonight nn many people gath ered In front of the Enduley residence , while the Hallubury band serenaded the presi dential party. The provident appealed on the porch , and In a flve-inlniile ppeeeh thanked the band and tlu > crowd for the serenade , and then Introduced Governor Lloyd Lovvndes of Mniyland , who arrived hero thin evening to spend the night ns the of Aimer McKlnlei , and the governor H > eke In a happy vein for ten mlnut . In response to call * from the crowd , the prrsldpnt and Mrx. McKInley appeared on the porch and were loudly chec-red MllM-llll-lllN Of OOCIIII VCKHClN Selt | , II. At I'h mouth Ai rived Columbia , from New York , for Hamburg. At I/union Arrived Mobile , from New York. At Liverpool Arilved Hhlneland , fiom Philadelphia At HuinburgIrrlved Prussia , from New York At Hremcn AirlvcdIlnvol , fiom New York , vlb I'lj mouth. At QueenRtown- Sailed Britannic , for New York At tttnoi SailedPuldn. . for New Yurk At NevYork - ArrlvclWcikendnm , from UottrMun Sailed Augii ta Vic tot la , for HambniK Karlsruhe , for Urcnun At < 'lic-ibourg AnUecColumbia ! , fruin Ntw York. iroiprpn PPAII iv > I 'ALSIMES ' RECORDS Disreputable Tactics of Reform Member of Fire and Police Commission , USES FORGERIES 10 BACK FALSEHOODS Misrepresentations of the Police Boarl Ensily Confute. ! , DESPERATE EFFORTS TO SMIRCH MAYO ! Plain Facts are Willfully Distorted anil Then Published , PEABODY MAKES THEM FIT HIS CASE DnciiinciitN IIM Ai-te-itl I'pnii ' Do I\ l llt-nr tin * SllKhtcU Itesfiiiblnneo to TluiNf 1'iililUbe.l lu , | , i tliu Wiirtil-lli-rnlit. Tlio falsified record of the Board of Flro and Police Comml'sloners , paraded by the gamblers' organ jestenHy , Indicates to what lengths the men who have prostituted the lire and police departments for political IHII poses are going to cover up tholr trucks * and evade the condemnation of tholr course. . . The alleged record printed In the World- Hciald was supplied by Dr. Peabody. It Is a He on Its face , as any citizen may discover who will take the trouble to ex amine the genuine records of the board. Not only docs no such rfcord e\lst aa alleged , but the fact Is that Dr. Peabody himself wrote the alleged copies of the iccoid to suit his own purjioses , and at liH lequoit Clerk \V. J. Welshans signed the forgeries to give thorn plausibility. This was done for the purpose of endeavoring to delude people Into the b lief that .Mayor Moorcs had assisted these political mounte banks In theli rcpichcnsiblc mismanagement kl of the affairs committed to the conliol of the tefoim police board. The first forgery Is the alleged excerpt from the record of August 5 , which In the World-Herald reads as follows : OMAHA , Aim r. , 1Mi7.-Flre and Police Hoiud l'"ull boaid v\m : Inesslon : Mayor MODI CM In dull. The following communica tion was iccelved ftom Chief SlKWnrt : "To the Honorable Klre and Police Com- missioneiF Gentlemen- herewith dos'tc to vvlllidinw 1115 declination of the teeniest ofour honorable body to tender my reilg- ; nntlon IIH chief of poll e of Omaha. 1 hive no wish lo t'lnbniinbi or binder youi hon- oi.ibic liodv In ilionslni ; the chief executive of the depailment and take this couiso to allow you to cmno to an ngieemCnt. t tliercffiic re-pectfully tender mv re lKnatlon as chief of the police , to take effect Septem- bei 1 , 1M7. 1 am , gentlemen , vour obedient sen ant , "A. T. SIOWAIIT , "Chief of Police. " On motion , there being no objection , the resignation vvasacucptid to take effect Sep tember 1 , IfiUT , and the chief ptomlsod by the entire board the position of captain iflei September 1 , made vacant by the re duction of Onptaln W C King to n ser- Keant , ul his own retiuefct , 10 tnnko pliico for his supoilor 'ofllcci. who It wan fully tindcistood would be deposed September 1 , 1MT. The matter was not put to n vote , for Mayor Moore * nnd the entire board cheer fully agreed on their word and honor that Slgw.ut should have the position of cailtnln , to datefiom September 1 , 1S97. The nbovo excerpt iml comments on the recoid f > t the proceedings by the Hoard ot Klie and Police Coinml-5-ioneis of August P , 1W7. Is correct. WILLIAM J WELSIIAJs'S. Clerk. SHOWN UY THE RECORD. The record shows thnt with the exception of the copy of Chief Slgwait's letter , which is > identical with the original now on file , the I ontlie quotation Is an absolute and unmistak able forgety. The journal of the boaid for wl that date contains the only record on the sub ject , , \hlch Is as follows "On motion the I lesi natlnn of Chief Slgwait was accepted , to t.iKc effect September , 1. 1807. and Chief Slg- .vatt w-is giantrd twenty da-a loaio f ab sence with pay , to take effect Aug'.Ht 10. " The true iccord of I-IP rrocecdlngs relative to tlio flection of Patilck Mostyn as captain ot police , August 1C , IH till"- 'On motion the bn.trdi nroceedeJ to elect - \ : captain of police , canted by the resignation of | Ciptaln King Patrick Mostvii and A. T. Slg- vvartscio nominated The vote taken showed tint Mostyn received three votes and Slgnait g one vote. " But aa the line record did not suit the pur I poses of the gang , Pcaborty made up the fol low ing , which he made Clcilc Welsbans olgn : OMAHA , Aug. 1C. 1M7.- Board of. Klre and Police Commission ! r ° Met In regular HCH- nj Mayor Moot en In the chair. J'eabodv , I Uullnid and /leidtiuin picsent ; Grcgoiy ibtent. On motion of Herdman , seconded by 1'ullatd , Capt.iln Mostyn vvns nominated for captain , licforc tlio vote was put Dr. Peabody made nn catm-jt ptotrst agnlnt.- ! any ttucli nc'.ion of the board , as then * II would be but ono vacancy In the position of c.tptaln , and the entile board , without' exception , had bound themBclven by vvotd and honor on the nth IntU. to give the vacant captaincy to Chief SlBW-art , mid CJtptnfn King had reslgncil for the cxprcxt * pin pose of making the vacancy , and It would b ? shameful to put another In hit place That vvhllc.vlllliu ; to vote with I any two of the board to make Mo.styn chief , ho would not no hack oil hlH vvout to Ht- nnit or Increase- the number of olllcerH. On vote , Kullaiil , I In dm.in and Mooiet voted for Mosiyn ; Pcnbody voted for SIs- w.irt To Iho best of my recollection the nbovo Is c'on"ct c'on"ctWILLIAM J. WELSIIANS , Clerk. CLERK WELSHA.NS EXPLAINS. The third forgeiy Is even mom rank than the others and plainly Indicates that It wai written for the solo purpose of mUicpiesent- IIIK the action of Majoi Moorcs on the ap pointment of Slgwart as captain. It does not beat the slightest resemblance to the true ic < oul of the journal , by which It Is stamped as nn absolute falcHliood. The journal entry covering the train-action mentioned Is : "On motion A. T Slgwait waH appointed a special nfllccr with the pay of captain , lo continue until fuithcr ordotx of the board , to date from September 1 , 1S97 , and to icpoit to Chief of Police Gallagher on that day for such duty ax m ly bo aselKiicd , " Hut Pojbcdy wrote the following , which was puhllNhed as the pretended record : OMAHA. Sept. U , ] S'j7 Hoard of Klro ninl Police CpmmlKBlonnTB Mayor Moot OB uml full bun ul In si'raloi' Chief Slgwait , liavlug returned from hln fui lough , camu befoie the boml nnd com plained bitterly that they had gone back on their vvcuil to him and placed Captain MoHtyn in the place made vacant for him. Ur I'enboily unlil that he must not In- elinlu him. n.s ho had prntcsted against the at tlon of Moorcs , Dullard and Herdman ami ; voted for Hlmvait Tim I MonroJ. Ilullaid and Herdman vvcie the offenders and Khouhl settle ) the inutir On aBicemcnt bftwoen Moorcs , Ileidinnti and llullurd , A T Hluwuit was nppolnti'il captain , to "ontlnue mich until fuithcr orders , his appointment to date from Si'ptcinbir 1 IW7 Judge Itegory iincl Ur. Penbody acccdliiH tlldoto The above Is tumct UK I lenicmbr-r IU WILLIAM J WELSHANS. Clcrlt The truiJ record Is lu Clerk vVolshaiin' Journal. When the dlcparlty belwccn tlio record and the publlhhej . 'orrierles was called to th- > attention of Clcil. U'elbhans , he ex plained that ho wail not n-tponslhlo for Iho fabrication. In rcspawo to further Inquliy WolBlur.B Mated Ilial Di Peabody vvas the author of the forgeries "o calil that I'c.i- bed > came Into ilu > olllre nf tlio board in thouty hall \ \ ednptd.iy morning and asked tent nt the Journal which contained the proceed ings of tlio boaid. The journal was handed to him , and , after looMng It over for a few mlnut'c , ho gave It bad : and proceeded to make a rccotd cf hlu ot , n , better suited to his purpose. Ho sat dovn at the desk aii't ' wrote out the matter suh.cqupntly pubilslicnl UK a'leped ' rccoids of th board , After ho had arranged them to his oun iatUfactlou (