Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, October 27, 1885, Image 9
THE BEE FIFTEENTH YEAR , OMAHA , TUESDAY JtyXDltHENG , OCTOBER 27 , 1885. NUMBER IS THE FIELD OF POLITICS , ATnlo of Two Dans of the New York Dem ocratic Poldi LAMONT'S TRIP NOT POLITICAL. The President' * * Political Knthor IB- nored-The Cincinnati Hcnn- torliil Contort In Court Coukllu | > 'H Dental. News oT the Now Vork Contest. KJW YOIIK , Oct. ! M. [ Special to the Bii : : . ) Co ) . Lamoiit , the piosldunl's private ooie- tary , In an Interview , wldi "My visit to Now Vork has no political significance. My wife Came hcio to make .somo purchases , and I linvo accompanied her. 1 have no mission , cither from the president or any cabinet Olliccr , As to the rcpoit that I am to meddle with thn formation of the civil service com- tnlsslon , it is cntliely erroneous. I have not talked to any one on the subject and do not Intend to except lo answer n simple question like yours. In my conversation with the col lector the subject was not even bioached. " Congressman John M. Farquhar , who de feated Daniel Lockwood In the last election , nays : "There c-.in In * but little doubt that my d 1st i let will return a huge lepttbllcaii majoi- Hy. The .slalwaiN , mugwumps and half- breeds are winking In baimoii ) , and many democrat. * will vote for Davcupoit. They think that be Is a better man than Hill , and the action ot the adtiiiulsttiition has disgusted thorn with their own paitv. " "What caused the coolnesii between Mr. Lock wood and the president'.1" "Mr. Lockwood is a vei v wealthy man. At this lust , election , when lit ) wns luunfnglor coiigich * < , bo lilied five men with big badges tOHtand at the iiolllnq places and tiade his ticket foi mi ) other. Daniel Lockwood , the man who put Cleveland's name In nomina tion foi cu-iv ollicu that In- has ever held , is today liriiottu. We thought in Bullalo lh.it he would l > e appointed minister to Franco or Spain , lu m ) opinion this neglect to locog- jii/e Dan's services has M > miwhut seined tlie demociacy and made their allegiance uncer tain. " Tin * Cincinnati Election Cases. CIMTIVN vii , Oct. -Judge Iluchwulters little court loom was ciovvdcd lo the utmost caparltv ibis morning by attorneys of can- flldati i in 11 ollieis interested in the icsiiltof legal pio'-ccdiiigs before him in connection willi tb > - dellveiy of ccrtilic.ites of election lo four candidates for senator fiom Hamilton county. The matter had been aigited and submitted to him on admuricr , nnd on a mo tion lo dissolve the rostiainiuKoider lieieto- foio js.siied by him in favor ot the four repub lican candidates ou thcli petition. He ten drml his decision at omisideiable length , lioltllng us to the delimiter : t ' 1 In ic v.as no misjolndcrof paities , that four candidates could Mie together or sep.ir- ntclv. U. The toiut had jurisdiction not to de- clan who shall hold olllce , for that was clcar- 1) tie piovlnceot tin1 IcuNlntmv upon con test , but In deelaio who was entitled to the cerliin ite , lor that was a personal riuht s < paralu liom the title to otlkv. He also lield that II \\as net necessary , In ordtrto obtain the aid of tin-1 null , lo pii'vont nicparable injui ) . lo jiituc tliau uiuKooiil a piima facie case , while In tills case the aveuuciits ot tact In the peti tion weie liisiillielent , ) ot tlie plainlilfs weie entitled to amend in that paitleularlf news- fc.uy , anil in any oi-.o tbcv vvt re entitled to an order to siav the baud ol the cleik until tlio meilts ot the tase could io dcteimlued by another eouit. The injunction was then-fine continued in foiccauil the manda mus case , including llio same points , was taken up by the circuit couit. Thccnhv in the election injunction befoul JiidgoHiiolnvaltergave the plaintiffs twenty days In which to amend anil continued the restiainnig order of the eouit. Mandamus proceedings bcloie tlio elicuit eouit , com posed ol Judges Cox , Smith aud Swing , oceu- jilcd the dav. Mr. Jordan , for the respondent , Argued against the juilsdielion of the couit. The argument was not ended at the adjourn ment ol eort , _ Fabricated lutervlovvn with Itoscoo. Nnw Vonic , Oct. . [ Special to the HKI : , ] There was published Sunday morning what purported to bo a Ions interview with Koscoe Conkllng , in which he was icpic ented us mercilessly scoring the republican party , lliainu and Davenport. Conkiing was seen last night ami denounced the publication as tinlrue.aimr he could not compiehcml where It came from , as , since Ids leiuin , he lias lofused to talk ou any such subjects. He fuithei Haiti lie had neither tbo lime nor in clination todlsi'iirfs politics , and iinjtbinir tit this natuit ) that has appealed or may appear Jicreatter , as coming liom liim , maj bone- copted us iiiisiepiesentation , : us under no cir cumstances will he discuss political aflalis. Crooked Work In Baltimore. BAi.riiiour , Oct. " ! . For some dajs past Uicie bus been coiiniderabio commotion iu tbis city because of alleged sinking off oC names from the lists of registered voters. Tlie case came up before Judge Phelps to day , Judges DutVy and Fisher com oiling. A rule was made icquhlng tbo icstoiatjon at all names to the list until the leglstcin can Show the persons whoso names have been fitrlc.ken oil aiodisiiiialliicd. The named aie tiuid to amount to several hundred. Aouhlent. BOSTON , Oct. 'JO. About S o'clock till a ( jang of twenty trackmen on the Cent 1,1 1 railroad , weiobeinK convojed to "work by an engine and lint car , Tlio men were bitting on the sides ol the eai , ten on each bide.Vhcii near OaUdale , with out n momtuit'H winning , all on one hldi ot the ear weio Mvcpl elf In some \MIJ jiot known , but prolmtily by a ( alien tieuoi telegniph : > ole. Nine ol tlio fneii were eltliei instantly killed or inlinvd. Ambulance- ordere < l at tlio Alas3.ichusetth guner.il tal , where It Is expected the men will ni live this atteiuoon. The men have nnlvcd at the liospltal. OIK died on the way and the other sustained fractures ot thu limbs mom or lead boveie. Antony tlio ItnllroiulH , Cmc.Uio , Oct. SO. Thiough tickets to Xt-w Yoik at Sll.&o am plenty In the maikei to-day. Several of the roads openly made a cut of 8'J.no on fust ehibs passengers , anil brokers nio well supplied with tickets whicl tell at n like discount fiom thu tariff. Thb condition of things Is regarded only us tern pomry however. Anin emenls mo belnij made for n meeting of the iKissengcr agent ; next week lor the purpose ot toimim ; ; money pool blmll.tr tu ( he east bound liclih ; VirxoniA , H. C. , Oct. ea Only clover nillea of the gap In'tween the eastern am western end iciiiallis to complete thi ) Cnna tlian 1'aciiic railway. The lust splko will lu di 1 vea thu 15th ot iN'ovcmber without cciu mony. WalUnp'H Myutcrious Dentil. EMI-OUIA , KAN. , Oct. UtThe Walkuj case oiwiied this moinliiB by the atato tin nounclng that It had no Uuthcrcvldciu-i ready and gave way for thu defence. Mr Fcott called n list of twenty-live wltnessei nnd addressed the jury In explanation of tin defence which his client pjopo-ed to make Jio spoke for inoro than an hour nnd wen over the whole ground of the caio in u stroiu Found. DKTHOJT , Oct. M. The ownoin of the flrncu Whitney nnd tha Kurekn , , both o toMrlt ucio n-nortt'd hmt last week , lercivei , t > iid | , fioin botlii visshiil * Saturday , The ; in lUu liaitor ot M\VH OK TIM : HTATIJ. Ontofthe "Pen" nnil Into .Inll Agnln ou the Hninc ChnrRo. HKATIIICT. , Oct. 0 " . f Special to the nr.i : . ) .Tohti Moore , formerly of Coin Hand , this fitato , who has l > cen serving a one-year term In the i-enltentlary for forgery committed at Platlsmoutli , has been brought hero by Sheriff Herron nnd lodged In Jail. Ho was Indicted last spring by our district court for forgery In this county , committed one year ago. His time at tlie penitential y was out on Saturday , ho having earned a few months under the good time net. lie bail been carrying on the forger ) business tor some time pievious to ins ilrst arrest , anil hnd duped soveial parlle.s around Courtland. He is a smooth , languid. quiet , ) ouug man about 27 > ours old , and worked bis schemes on his unsusiK-cting vi'-ilmsvvltli childlike simplicity. He has ad mitted the forgery lieio aud will undoubtedly enjoy the M > cltislim of Nobcsvlllo again be fore long. A Correction. Srrr.mot : , Neb. , Oct ! W. IXolc The foi owing special appeared In yesterdays BIK : wilder a Schuylcr date. It Is republlshed iVlth the collect date. ) A lodn ! of the Ancient Older of United iVorkinen has IM-CII orgnnbed In SutHr- or by P. I' . KIIK grand lectnn'r , with wenty cliaiter memlicrs draw n ftom among our best cltlrcn * . The list of oIllceiN Is as follows : J. S. JohuMon. P. M. W.s Prof. W. F. Buck , M. W. ; W. C. \ unGuudv , foreman ; I. S. Fosmlcr , overseer ; 11. C. Ward , record er ; 1' ' . J. I'addeu , financier ; J. F. McCorkle , ecelver ; Asher lle.ile , guide ; W. A. Myeis , I. W. ; J. F. Davis , O. U. ; tuistces , T. A. MeaKcr , John Biuce and M. N. Beemaii ; medical cxamlnei.s , Dis. J. W. Milchel and I. F. Bradsliaw. The lodire will meet ou Monday ninht ol each week nnd invites visit- 'ug brethren from ( hddu llock , Chester , la dy , Ixlgar and elsewhere. A grand lodio 'or the state of Nebraska will soon be organ- mi. _ _ A CUKIOUS AVlLIj. II Leun ? to the ( 'ulnilnulloii of a TJo- inaiiuu In llcnl I , He. Ni'.w YOIIK , Oct. M. | Special to tbo Bm.J : A veiitablo lomancein leal life , tbo facts of which aie vouehcd lei by tlio attorney of the young lady in the ease , lias been developed by hlselfoits to propuiu the way for admis sion to probate of a will by which she was mule joint heiress lo a valuable estate upon conditions which me now in course of fulfill- iicnt. In 1811 Joseph W. Walteis , n .New Voik broker , living with his wife and only son In Green avenue , near St. James Place , Brook ! ) u , died , leaving a foitunc of 3100,000 to Ids widow. She was nboul foit.v-eiglit ) ears of age , and her FOU , Lester D. Wallers , was sixteen. The boy was of a roving disposition anil wearying of the stiict discipline of his mother's household it-solved to leave home ami seek a foituno In tlio west. Time passed on and no tidings of the truant was iccclved. Alter a while tlio lonely widow Inscited an advciliscment call ing lor a young lady companion. Among heM ) who applied for the position as Mailo Delacy , -a joune Fionch girl , Mis. Walters was strongly attached to the vounir woman , ami tieatt t ! her as a dauirhlor. Mr5 ? . Walters dietl ami lelt a curious will , piovldiug that the es tate be divided equally between her son ami companion , it they mini icd. It the son re. fitted , three fourths to go to the girl anil one louith to him. An acquaintance of Mr Waltcisadveitised lor him. He came to tlio city -ind the joung lady was pointed out to him by her law ) or at the theatie. He fell in love at once and the ) were intioduced after the piny. Walters , vvho know nothiugof the ti'imsof the will , \lsited her aftervyard anil they becameengaged. . Tlio wedding will take place next Fiiday. JlhUPKD Tim TKACK. A Drokcii Hull Causes u ScrioiiH Ilall- rend AVrcck. .is , Ind. , Oct , 26. The Jour nal's Lapoite special famishes information of a railway wreck four miles west of tliat place on the Wabasii , St. Louis & Pacific line. The wicck was caused by a broken tall. The train passed the broken mil in safety with the exception of tbo icar ear , which left the fiack and rolled into a ditch , Injuiiug the lol- lowing persons : Conductor O'Brien , leg badly ppmlned. Mia. Sarah M. Bascomb , of Muskegon , Mich. , contusion on the bead and bruised arm. arm.W. . B. Wbcelock , of Chicago , bruised badly about the bead , face and slioiddcrn. Mis. Honrleltu P.Hartol Valparaiso , Intl. , liclit iirm ami hand badly spiaiucd. N. Sullivan , ol Michigan City , lib broken. Mis. Alice Daniel anil tlneo cbildien , of Walkeitou , Ind. , all badly injmed. Tito iniiucd were taken to Lapoite , wheie medical attendance was iuinbhul. ifoliu McCullouh at Homo. Puil.AiinM'iiiA , Oct. M. John McCul- lougli , the demented actor , who was brought from BloomingdaleInsane nsylnm.New Vork , to his homo in tliis cily on Sunday , is In a pitiablecondillun , and Is repoiletl to have been peiceptlbly Impioved by the change to ids own home. Mr. Johnson , who ac companied him , siis : " 1 think ho is going to get better , not tiiat lie will be able logo on the stage ncnln , but ho will be able to get about , mid will u-galii to some extent his faculties. Abend ) a gieat improvement is perceptible. He is blighter and watches those who attend him , a thing ho has not done for a good while. Drs. Kn- gel and Lloyd believe he will iccov er. They pioiiose a now tieatment , and hope com pletely to restoie lib icason. " * Accused ofAhduutlou. Mn.w.vt'Kin : , Oct. SiO. A dispatch fiom Madison says Hud A. It. Van Colt nnd his son Chailes have been aircstcd on aeliaigi : ot abducting F.mum Huntley , sv fifteenear - old daughter of G. W. Huntley , a leading business ninn and momlnent church mem ber. Young Van Colt had piovloiibly been arrested on a cliaigo ot bituilnr ( the ulil- It is usscilcd I.itci that tlio older Van Colt jicisuaded the ulrltogu to Chicago under a piomlso that there she would be sccietly married totlmboy. Ills also eliaigcd that on Wednesday sbo was re moved liom her Chicago hiding place , ami that she cannot now be found. A. K. Van t'ott Is well know n In Chicago , nnd for sev eral years did a largo levvehy Imsluesn until the great tire swallowed up the l.uger pait ot hisroitune. They will have a pielimlnary examination on next ' 1 hursday. < ' Ilrutal Assault Upon a YOIIUR Woman , VivrcNSKfl , Ind. , Oct. W. Satinday night nt Carlisle , Ind. , an Ohio girl , whose name i > unknown , wascilnilnnlly assaulted by loin young nilllans. The young lady came to Car lisle bv mistake , and being a stiangerln the town she lolled upon the tour young men to show her to tlio hotel. On the wnj the ) bound her bands and feet und assaulted lici. The names ot tlneo of tbo men are San1 Tiouit. John Flsk nnd Billy Tanslnv. Tin othei iu no Is unkiiow n , but lie Is said to be .1 mariliclman. A Ijltllo Flfiht on thn Frontier. CATTAKO , Octio. ! A light has taken placn on the tiontler of Montenegro lictween Al baiiiun and Montenegiln tioops. Ibiee Albanians - banians and bix Montenesrlns weie killed , The Chnrto Dismlsscrt. SAX Fn.vNCisco , Oct. SO. Tlio cliargc against neimty U. S. Marshal Mellus , foi at teuipt to bilbo a customs Inspector , was dl * * nilsx-d to-day. The Antl-Vacclnntoifi. NRW YOIIK , Oct. 'W. A. meeting of th < Antl-Viia-hmtlrtii knguc waa IwM to-nl ht ; uul attended by .quite a number of mi'dlea jueu.Henry Jlcrgh WBB clwicu j\reeldcul. FROM THE NATION'S ' CAPITAL , Oivil Service Oomraissioucr Thoman's Resig nation Accoptedi HIS LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT. Itonmrkalde Doci-cnso In Postnl llcvc- MUCH Ycstcrtlnj-'n Hutch of Appoint - point men td Mutters of National Import. Commissioner Tliomnn W.VIIINHION , Oct. i5) ) . Civil Service Com- ntltioloticr Thoman tendered his ivslguatlon , and It lias been accepted by tlio piesldent , lo take elleet November 1 next. The follow inic is the eonespondenco : "U.S'iiT.it "ii-AiKs Civn , biitvici : : COM MISSION , \Vasblnnton , Ocl. Ot , Hs.-Slit : lesiecitully { | icierilng to the conversation had with you as eai ly as Marcn 10 , In w lilch 1 expressed a vvlsii to Iw relieved of my du ties as a membei ol the United Stales civil hcivlcu commission , aud also to tin ; appaieut lael that It was not then youi pleasure to consider my ruiiuest , L have now the honor to tender my resignation , ami earnestly to beg earlj eoiisldciation of the same , and Its acceptance. While thus asking release troiii so lumoiabloii tiibt , 1 desire to record my grailiicatiun ovei tue jiroved prnctiiMiilliiy and lemedlal eirectiveue-s of Hits loimof pioccduie. Tiled vutemns In political war- uue view v\itli aimi/ement the lacde , tlumg ; radical , dep.utuie liom the lamiilar metliod ol the spoils , syjsteiu ol dlstiibutiiig patron age. Stienuous and sincere argument ami aiso deliberate pet version m.ulc the oppo- .sition ot' dllleient gioups of auta on- 'hUs , and > et It must bo conceded li.ua maioiitj of ( be political le.uleis in either jiaity is in accord with the Pendleton law , it ius oil.inalemtclmeut and emphatic endorsement oy a subSLMiueut congress were honest legislative eNpic.ssloiis , and notuour- cion ot moral cowardice bj popular bcniimcul nor paitlsati legcideumln. In the great task of administrative fonn which you have undertaRcn In accordance ivitli pei.soual and party pledic ? ( , the people ivlll give alii. It has been in } pleasuie with in the last two mouths to visit ijuito a num ber ot htates and territories ot tne union , and it was my good fortune to meet many ol their citizens , it Is gratifying to know that the people eomide in the unequivocal Intention ot the president to sustain the merit system in tin * civil service. They had condemned the evils ol toimer methods. Long e\- IHJiiente had made their Knowledge ac t-untie. They welcomed tlio inanimation ot the new. Tbo distinctive teatuies ot the picspnt leform appealed to a typically Ameiicun sentiment which iccommeuits and advances merit. Wall the pieclse details ol the new pioceduie their acquaintance was not so intimate. To tills they uro last suc ceeding , aud tlio icsiut will be coidlal ap- pioval. The Inception nnd maintenance is with the juople. I believe that the fitudv meiital Iitea ot civil service rctoi m is charac teristic ot Amei lean thought. To tl'.e popu lar hesitation over the acceptance ot t he statu tory details ot this ictoliu theix- was u le- spouse thioughout the nation. Political con tests assumed a new tone. Old time methods of eoiruiition weie discouraged and bo 3ibin was grappled with tiesh vigor. The Impiovemeiit is yet marked. If the vicious elements > tlll seekobtiuhlon into elec tions , the chances ol their success have been lessened. The icloim spirit is militant and advances toward complete success. Coirup- tlon by otliclal patronage has been lemoved. \Vith tlic imp.iitiiiK ut'a junur lito to olliclul circles , the power ol the private pur.se to pur- cbae political honors will be less dangerous. Public appieclation of the fact that thisie- foriu docs not trench upon sturdy pmtisan- "lilji came late. It was studious ! ) maintained thai the civil service wab to be composed ot men who should abjtue ceitain lights of citl- /cn. liip. With the giadual but inevitable letiitation of this false view , the outlines of reform at last blood forth In cleainess. It IH the lelorm which views the civil service as a vast business agency. Its seaich is for the tie.st attainable meiit. In a business which is not political it enforces no tests of paity. With conildent trust in the success ot jour administration , 1 am your obedient servant , LiuoY 1) . THO.MA.V. To tlio President. Kxr.ruTivE MANSIOX , Washington , Oct. 24 , isjo-Hos , ' . LKIIOY D. THOMAN , Civil Service Commission MY IIAU : Sin : I have received your letter tendei ingyour resig nation as a member of the civil service com mission , which is in lurthcraucc ol an in clination expie.ssed by you very soon afler my inauguration as picsidenl. Tlicicslunn- tion thus tendered is beieby accented to take elfecton the lirst day of November next. 1 congratulate you upon the tact that iu the of- nco which you relinquished jou have been able by sincere , earnest work , and by steady devotion to thocauss which > ou have had In charge , to do so much in the interest of good government and impioved political methods. Yours siiiceicly , ( iitovL.it CLIIVKI.AXD. THOMAN'S run in : MOVIVIKKTH. : An Associutedlpress reporter culled upon Commissioner Thoman tills evening , and in answer 10 u question as to his Inline Inten tions , lie haid : " 1 will not be idle n mo ment ; 1 have some piivate business matter.- ! that will occupy mv attention tor a nliott time , and then I expect to resume thu practice of law. " It is said that Judge Thomau has under consideration a proposi tion to toim a large coipoiutlon in New Yoik city. His only icply to a question on this point was : " 1 do not tecl at llbeitytosay an ) tiling upon that subject at present. " Docrcnso In Pontal llcvenuen. \VASiiiNiirox , Oct. 2(5. ( The decreiiso In postal revenues for the past fiscal jear IH laiger than was expected. The law to ruluce lettei postage hum three to two cents waa enacted about two yeais ago. For the last thice-qiuutc-rs ot tlio first fiscal jear the effect on the loveiiucswiis Inconsiderable. Tills was attiibuted In a largo mcanuiu to the gicat in- eiease In the niimherot twocentalamjitjthat weio used to enclose business eliciilaih. It had been exacted that this Incieaso would continue , so tint then ! would not bo a large lediictlon In tlio postal levenues. Hut IhiN expectation lias not been realized. 'I ho first complete liscal j ear under the operation ol tlio icduced postal law clo-ed on tb ( ! )0i ) | ! ot June. It was not a good luibl nesnye.il' . It had been supposed that the dlllicfeney would not he moio than . - ! , OOO.dfK ) . on theconliarj it will be about. 57- 000,0X ( ) . These ligmes me not to bo taken as accurate us tlio piesldent's wish thathmeaii lepoits shall not bo given to tin1 public In ad vance ol this message mnkca It Impossible t < i obtain thu exact ligmes. Bonio WASIUNOTON , Oct. VM. Tlio president to day made the following appointments : To IH ) United Stales attorneys , J , W. House , ol A rkamsas , for the eastern dMrlet of Arkan sas ; Monti II. Sandals , for the western db tiict of Arkansas. To be United States mar Minis , T. II. Fletcher , of Arkansas for tbt eastern diMiIet of Arkansas : John Carroll ol AiKansas , for tbo wc.stcm district ol Arkan as. fipnclal i\imlnor.s : Aiipoliiteil. WAsniNrniiN" , Ocl. 'X The ' < ecreliiry ol the interlui made the follow iiigapiwintmenl. of special ox.imlncis in the | K-n < lon ollln undei civil f.L-i vice rules : IJbcn K. Chirk , ol Mur.vlaudjTiavIs F. llen loy , of Missouri : Thomas A. Stocklnger. of Kansas ; John II Anthony , ot Illinois ; ( icon/o P. Smith , ol Kansas ; K. J ) . tiallion , ot Vlit-inlii : F. W , Kdwauls , of Illinois ; Jacob F. IClu-'h , < > Pennsylvania ; Aieh Mcdlunh , of Indiana ; O. K. Hrowniug. ol HlinoK , nuJ HovvnnlS McCanJIIss. ot Virginia. Poiu-lh'C'lai-4 I'OKtiiiiiHterH Appointed WAMIIMIIU.Y , Oil. 'Jfi. The acting jHist master geneial appointed the follow Ini foiutli-chisa poHtmahteis : Nvbi-aska-At Cloaler , Ivor Chtistensen ' ( irafton.T. V. Combs ; Turkey Urccl : , IWc Ucher ; Davenport , J. ( ) . Moorn : Krrihiier , 11 A. Nason : Coleridge , Samuri WIndelt ; Ord J. It. Fahbanks. lltlui.is At UICOMJ , i3o > nliuU ; Haven Neocn , Jonathan lllgglnfi Annapolis , Wni. 1) . ( Jreen. Iowa At Motions , W. A. McGonlgle ; Elkjrort , P. J. Soyster. PUontorlAl Supply Cm-H. W\ . .1UOTONOct. . 20.-i-A Unlte < l States fish commission car will leave here to-night to supplv applicants In > il vwuri , NYbruMta , Wyoming , Idalio , Ulofi , Colorado and Kan sas. The ear will go vlaSt Louis and Omaha toOgden. and will relurn.by wny of Chey enne , Denver ami ICun > vn''lly tu .St. Louis. Another car will leave hem Wednesday night "or Pottland , Oregon , and will supply en otilo applicants In Iowa , Minnesota , wlseon- iln , Dakota , Montana and Washington teni- 01 y A Proper 1'i-olenU WiiiKOToy , Oct. 'JO. Commlsfloner sp.irks , of the land olllcc , does not approve > f the iHillcy which Assistant Secrecury enks lias laid down of nUHjM'iiding the thirty nils in Montana against Ihosu who are 'haigcdwllh taking limber from the public loimiin. He has vvrlllen a letter to Sccrctaiy ' amar protesting against this. They nro nil Democrats. WAfiiilNfitoN , Oct. M. The four officials of thu department ot justice In the stale of Arkansas , appointed bv the president to-daj' , [ n > all personal friends , of long standing , of Attoincy ( ieneral ( iarlaud aud gentlemen of ibllltv and high stiuidlnu' In their respect ivo localities. They are all deuux-i-ats and each las been more orless active in politics. A Suit Against the Government. WAHIIIN'OTON , Oct.X ( The couit of claims ica.sembled Ibis nuniiingand lesumed con- sldeiation of the casoofthe Clioctaw nation urainst the United Slates , a suit involving a ; ngc tract of land In the Indian U-nitory. It is expected that arguments in this caie will occupy three days. "Washington Urovltics. Arguments on the apnlicatioim of the Globe and Washington telephone companies to have the United States biing suit to va- cute the U 11 telephone patents , wlllbebeaid ' y the secretary of tliu Inleiior ontlie.'SlsL list. The secretary of the tieasury has appointed Kiclmrd M. Jolinson , of Indiana , to be a chief ot division in the sixth auditor's olllcc , vieo Mr. Dickei-son , tiansfeiied to the olbceot omptioller ot cunency. A FIlEXCir VICTOHY. The Army of the Guuls Det'unt , the Co horts ul * the IJInok 1'MnnH. CAIUO. Oct. 2(1. ( ( ien. He Comecy , com- inandcr of the Fiench forces in Annam , tele- graplis fiom Hanoi to tlio warofllee tliat he las defeated the black Itacs in an engagement. PAIII * ' , Oct. 2C . Great excitement exists lero over the ollielal announcement of French iiiceess in Aiiam. Ciowds of excited jieo- ilo throng the boulevards eagerly discussing he ncvvsr A later dispatch received from : ien. Ue Couicey states tiiat the French loops gained a victory notwithstanding that the enemy weio immensely superior in num bers1 , and that ho indicted i > gieat slaughter on the black Hags. The fi itiii ! ' was veiy Fcveio and lasted three ilajs. The enemy fouu'lit stubbornly butweiuounipletclyroiitcii. ( ien. Do Com c ) adds that the enemy mini- icred 0,000 men , consisting of Ulaek Flags , Aiinamitesand deseiterrt from the Chinese .uui ) . Three of the chiefs were killed , and lining the engagement many prisoners weie taken by thu Fiench forces , ( ien. Jaiimont conducted operations iigainsf the enemy which lesulted in the captme of the stiongly foi tilied town of Thaiunai.oneof the lost nnd most formidable places ot resistance held by tlio HIack Flat's. The Kiencii lost thirteen men killed and wounded. ( Jen. Ncgilur Is pursuing tbo piiales beAwren Uanibos rapids and the canals iu the province of Tonquin. Turkish I'ruyo s to Allah. NKW YOHIC , Oct. 20 , [ Special to the BEK. ] The Herald's Constaiit'noplo cable says : The sultan does not relis.fj the Idea of a con- feieuce. He remarked to the grand vizier at tlie mosque , "no conference yet has ever re- ulted in anything but Injurj' to Tuikisli interests. May Allah grant that this confer ence may juovo an exception. " All minis ters arc opposed to tlio conference , but the German ambassador , under explicit instruc tions of ISIsmaick , ha.s Ubfd Mich pressure that thn porlo has been obliged to consent. Military pienarations are bclntr pushed on ylgoiously. It Is believed Hussia Is leady to insist on Turkish occupation ot eastein lion- mella if fie incorpoiation ol the latter pro vince with Bulgaria can be pieventcd in no other way. _ Ou to nurmnh. CAT-CUTTA , Oct. 20. Lonl Dutterin , vice roy of India , received an oiderfrom the home government tor the immediate dispatch of troops to Burmnh. LONDOX , Oct. 20. Foreign residents of Mamlalay , capital of Dm mall , are beins boy- cotlul by the native" . The llmmese envoy wlio arrived at Kangoon lecently , ami who bald he vyas on bis way to ( Jeimany to sign a tieaty witli tliat country , but who&b ical ob ject. It is thought , waste watch military piep- arationsatKaiigoon , now announce.- ! that he must retuin to Mamlalay to translate to bin KOV eminent the Uritishidtimattim , astheiois no native olllcial there able to do so. I'.vilis , Oct. 20. The Voltaiie publishes an interv iew with the Burmese delecatu In which the latter says that ttndiug Ie ) Fieyciuet , Freucli foieign minister , would lefusn as sistance to Hiu iii.ib in event of war between Huimab und ( .real Britain , be udvij-c.1 King Tliebaw to Bubmlt to thu demands tit Kng- hind , Interceillnj- : - Itfi-1 , OTTAWA , O.NT , Oct. 20. A number of con wrvntlvo memlxirs of pai linmeut arrived here to intercede fm ItleJ. The lso ! lo which Kiel lias been respited is Novcmbei lit. LONDON , Oct. W. The committee formed for thoimiiosL ] of seuiirlngu commutation of the sentence of Louis Kiel has Issued an ur gent appeal for help , and states that the time lor elfectlvu action in nhoit , A memorial to the queen Is almost linlslu-d , and the commit tee is ariunging tor a public meeting to uige u commutation , The Trial ol'Kt.II < or fitoml. Loxno.v , Oct. 2/1. Tlie tiiitl of Mr. Stead , editor of the P.dl Mall Oazette , and other do- feudiintb in the Aruibtiong abduction ease , was lesumed this morning In the central criminal eomr. Mrs. Ann 1) . Uougliton , a neighbor of Mr.s. Aimblroiu.oduccho Inlrw d tliu latter to Mis. Jain-tt.wab examined foi the prosecution , bho u\i \ > eiit < 'dl.v contia- dieted herself and ilenliU that MIH. Ann- sluing bad asked about thcchiuacterof ilr . Jauelt. A Drill i.v , Oct. S0.-M r. William Hastings pioprictor of the Loyalist newspaper , lia- been threatened with death , and his icMdeiie < lias been p.utially bmucxl.lor e.uicaturing tin Parnellltcd , j [ The Caiuulluii Spoui-Ro. M Oct. "A TJiere were thirty sevc n deathfiom Hinali-pox In this city Sat mdti ) , and lilty-two dcjktlis yesterduy. AVunt ItuHshiu Intcrvontloii , ST. 1'i.ii.iisni'itrj , Oflt"ax A deputatioi fiom Mcsinuna airived at Mentocumplaln o Alghan oppu-bslon and tougk the Itiissian- to Intervene in thuir behalf. nt a Maud K. < 7iil ( . 'u i.i > , Mast. , Ocl. X William Woodslde , in a ton mllu ride at Hamjidei park to dny , lovvcrctl the. vvorld'h biccle ice nnlK from ito ten mle ) . Inclunlve , making ten miles lu sSljlttSWi. Tills lowers the leo oulli ) 7 S-ft siiwuuls. William Itovvo ul-M lowfn.il tliu tlirec-fourihs inilo iccord fitm A S < ! i-vian Denial. Scr- .iaiib .joi'icd the llalpiirlan Iwrdej- A QUARREL'S FATAL ENDING , The Part r Shovel Phycd iu Settling KQ Old Dispute , WORK OF A CONFERENCE DONE. V Wlfriuti the Trail of a Trim tit linn- baud A Housing llopitbtlonu Meeting A I'jirtvot'IIuuterH DlKCovci- Suluhlc. An Old I'Vuil lleiultR lu tinnier. Sioux CITY , Iowa , Oct. iM. fSiiw-lnl to the Uli : ! . ] Yesterday morning A. U. Alt , a omiE fanner about ! i ) yrars of age , living In Joncord towiiRhlp , Woodliuiy county , about en miles to the northeast of Sioux City , was killed by A. William Miner , also a farmer w ho esldw in the same ndshboihood. The par- Icnlnrs , ns nearly as can be learned at this line , are ns follows : Several months H O the .witles to tills teirible ti-agedyhad trouble ibout the cutting of some grain , but alter In- luluingin considerable talk over the nfTalr it IVMS thouitlit to have been dually settled. However , All , being of a quarrelsome d po- Hltion , sought to make I tut her trouble about the matter , aud on the morning named mounted ids horse and rode over , o Miner's residence , aud hceinir Miner he at once nllxhled and \ecoidlng \ to the formei's statement , made an unprovoked attack upon Miner with a knife n bi band. To delcnd biiuselt Miner nei'/ed shovel 1 > lug neai aud stiuek Alt twice on : lm head , making two teiillile ga.sbes. The injuied man tlien walked to bin liome. wliere no died trom the elfects of the wounds about 10 o'clock. Immediately after Miner struck Alt became to town and told the sheriff what he bad done , and was lulvit-od to go homo again until chaiges weie brought mralnst him. In obedi ence to this ho returned home , but nnlj to llnd that Alt was , dead. After airatiilng ; some nert-onal matters at home , hu came tuck ( o [ own last evening aud suriendeied himself to the Bheiilf , and Is now In Jail. The > ym- Kithv of the nolghborhood Is w lib Miner , who .s said to l > c a quiet , inollcnslvu nun. The pil.sonejthis moming baid tliat be had no thought of killing A It. Sioux Cnv , Oct. UO. [ Associated IMess.j Adam Alt , afaimer living in Concord town ship , thin county , was stiuck on the bead by a np.ido in the bands of William Miner , on Sunday morning. Altdled at Up in. Miner came to town and gave himself up to the sheiiff. Miner claims that All had assaulted him willi a knife. A UollKlous Onthoritiff Ailourns. | CH MOINKS , Iowa , Oct. tiO. [ Speel.il lolhc llri..l The DCS M'olncs eonfeienee of the United Uiethien chinch , which has been In session near this city , adjourned today. liichop Kepluut announced tlio following appointments : Heranton District (1. ( 0. Torter , P. K. ; Ogdcn , W. T. Daw son ; Leliigh , J. Dan ; Homer Mission , to be supplied ; I'eiry , X. F. Hicks ; Dale City , IX W. Craven ; Scranton - ton , N. F. Cronk ; Lake City , A. , f. Patterson ; Dow City. 1) . Fjo ; Whiting , to be supplied ; Little Sioux , F. Stln-on ; PI asant Valley , ( ! . W. Pnty : llock Ilivcr , J. E. Dennett ; Cheiokeo Mission , W. 1. Murphy. Ci Psion listrict-i. W. Sliaugliton , P. K ; Davis City , A. O. Wilful ; lloiiesvllle , I ) . Ji. Long ; Decatur. P. 0. Kickle : PlatteHIver. A. Wickwiie ; Cromwell , J. Talbott ; Quiitcv , I.C. Jacob , ; Millfoid , ( } . . ! . Crabam ; Clarinda - inda , W. 11. Clavvbon ; Kmerson , S. F. Ldiig- ohoiu ; Hlllfcdale , W. .J. Linlliyum ; Avoca , A. W. Hob-ion ; Audubon , 1C. M. Jones. ( General manager of Western college , L. II. Hufkin ; agent of Weateiu college , J. K. II. mi. Uos M'olnps listriet-Geo. M. Miller , P , K ; . . MI tft * < i * > iT.A\Mii\ijir > % IT * iiiu\ii/iiit\t Van Meier , h W. Curtis : Carlisle , J. W. Taylor ; Karlham. ! ' . II. Brookmiller ; Noi- wood , J. A. Hayues ; Winteiset , S. A. Lovelace. SearcImtK Tor a Truant DnsMoi.vuH , Iowa , Oct. 2i5. [ Special to tlio Bnn. ] Tills morning a lady called at the of fice of iho city maishal and stated that her husband , C. K. Gieen , had left their home In San Francisco some weeks since for the pur pose of collecting S2.V)0 ) that was due him in Toledo , Ohio. Not hearing anything fiom him she had also gone to Toledo and found that ho had seemed the money and left the town. Some days since ho c.une to Des Moine. , stopping at theGault house , and resristeilug In IIIH own name. The wife traced him here and followed. AriiviiK hist Satinday , slit ) discovered tint t'io fugitive bad rented a pontoflicebov , und "si " i.i't : bad leoeivcd one or two letleisnddioiscd him. She is still on the watch lor tl.i . missing liusbnild aud tliluks that by the aid . -I tin public she will find him , Xo icuson is a higned for liis dis- appcarauce and evident deslie to avoid her. Itcpuhlican JIuss Dri MOINIS : , Iowa , Oct. J. [ Special to the Ur.K. ] Congicssmiiii Herr , of Michigan , and Frank Palmer , late postmaster at Chl- eago , addreshcd a largo lepublicau meeting hero to-night. Botli gentlemen ate making a series of speeches in this state under the di rect Ion ot the state cenlial committee. As Mr. Palmer was n former citi/.en of DCS Moinesandcoiigiessman fiom this distilcl , there was much Interest lelt in Ids t-p neeh , and a large number of his peisonal 1 1 lends worn present , Hoirgavo a vety witty and seathiiii ; aiialgnmeiit of tlio demociatic paity. _ _ _ _ A Sulahlc Plshcil Kroiu tlio It Ivor. Di'iiUQUU , Iowa , Oct. "JL [ Special lo the Un : . ] A party of hunteis jesterdiy discov- eicd the dead body ot a woman In tbo Miss issippi river opposite Spiecht's feiry. Slid proved lobe Hie wito of' . ) . II. Schneider , ot Putasl , Wis. A boltlo containing poison vva- found m\u her , and it Is supposed that she rommiUed suicide under mental abeiiatlou , caus-edby Ill-beallb. I'rohahly n MtmlcTur at CixciNN'An , Oct. at. Anothei slioollnt ; affray occurred Sunday afternoon , the result oflioyncarrlm'iilstols. Thiee cases oflhi' kind have been lecoulinl during the past week. Pdcr King , a newsboy , aged tifteeiii and lil.s thliteen-eai-old brotlter weio in u boat about 2 o clock that afternoon on tin rlvei at the foot of Stoim si i eel tiacing a trol line , Mike Gaihigehr. fifteen ) ciis of age , eamo up and ian his boat into UK- line ol tin King boyn. Peter unified him away am ! llireateued to t-hiK.t If ho did not obey. Gal' liuliur pnld no attention to ( lie threat , ul got in their way agfiin , when Peter diow i : pMoI and Hied , the shot taking eltect in Gal iimhcr'B idxloiiu-n , The wounded boy \va' takt-ii to his home ami liom theie loa hojil tnl , vvlieii : lit ) Ho in n ciitical condition , King was anested. Down the Coon. iNUIANAl'OMri , illd. , Oct. ft5. [ Tilbuno Special. ] At o'clock this moinlm Cbailes Tiavls , diiver ot tlio police paliu wa on , shot and fatally wounded Hohcii hmilb , a negro. Thn wagon was ansvveilnt a call , when a woman's el y of minder wai lii-uid , and Smith was seen lunulngacK.s- tlielielih. Travis lired , hliiklng Smith h tlieback , the ball passlmr tlnou li the binlj and being cut out In fiont Smith has servei two terms In thu penitentiary , and , althoiigl It H Jess than two months since Im was lasi icleasrd , bo linn bemi again Indicteil tui assault and battery , with Intent to kill a col oied woman , _ _ * _ _ _ Halo of tlio Current. CUICACO , Oct. Ort. J udgK PreiuUrgast tbl morning " 'riliui'd thu saloof thuCuinnl , I no mufia inc founded by K. L. Wakenmn , t < A , J. Uli > \ vi , Tbu ylc Ui run A < lury Soonroil ntut the Cnsc Coin- ciHIeil--righ on thu8lnnili YUUK , O-t. 20. The woik of sreur- Injrn Jui v for the trial of Ferdinand Ward wa completed ( bis afternoon , and Dlslrlcl Mtotne ) Mai lln opened the cast * . llns. ld Ward hail been indicted for lar-vny und be rend the slrttuto covering the ciime. While he dif-trlcl attorney was oppaklnjr. Juiues D. Fish , with his custodians , entered the couit mom. He glanced at Ward and was removed o a private loom where ho remained unit' ' wanted as a witness. The district attorney said that Ward on May n. lssIn | this ellv , liresented a check for Silto the Maiine > ank , drawn against a check for ST.VOO of the First National bank. Ward received thu money fiom tlio Marine bank. The S7ft,00t ) heck was not honoied by the Hrst National .rank , and Ward was guilt ) of grand larceny : y procuring STl.oot ) on it horn the Muimo bank. Tlio jur ) niUHt i f member \\urd was not on dial lor rulnlni ; ( ieu. Giant aud MMidlnnhlm broken beaitedto the grave , or fur Hemline tn state pilson for ten vears a pontli man highly connected In banking cir cles , but wiw mvivly on tilnl for grand larceny. J ames D. Fish was the lirst witness called. He IcHiied over tliechali. and glanced suv- imely at Ward , who loweied Ids eje.s. Wai d'scouuvcl moved that the jury be dis missed on account of the statement made by the district attorney iosaidiug ; Gen. Grant nud Mr. l-'lsh. The motion was denied. Mr. Fish -aid : I am MI years ohl , a convict at Aubinn slate pilum , to which 1 was sen tenced for ten ) ears at haid labor. I saw the check handed to mo on May r. . IbSl. It was handed to me bv tbo pa ) ing teller. I di- n-clcil It ceitllied alter 1 went to the tele phone nnd rang up Ward. To thi1 question , "Is Uiepiisoiu-r hoie , Waul , the man you mesinV" Mr. Fish ( leaning over again ) , "I would like to sco him. Yes. tliat Is the man. " Continuing the witness said : I said over the telephone , "Waul , 1 have jour check lioio for certification for f-71sot ) nealnt an unceitllled cheek for s"i,000. U'aid telephoned back it was all ilu'hlaud 1 certllied it. " Witness then de tailed the oft-t'ild storv of the events leading to the break down of the Marino bank. The witness' biother , Benjamin Fish , paying teller of fhe Marino bank , coiroboruted the ox-president's testimony and the court then adjimined until to-mounw. A CAS13 OP INTH1U2ST. A I'lilliKlolplilu .liulKc lollies a Show- iiuin Tor Iiuleeonl Advert Ising. Piiii.AiuuMiiA : , Oct. W. William J. Gilmore - more , proprielor ot the Ccntial theatie , was this morning ariaigned liefoiu Judge Bltldie on achaige of obscene libel , picfened by Jo seph Leeds. The cliaigo was ba-ed on an exhibition of a picture representing charac ters In the spectacular pioduction of "The Seven Havens1 which it advertised to be performed at the theatie some time ago. it was hung on th'1 outside of the tliealie. The question was left by the couit to the jun to dcteimino from the picttiie itt-clf , whether it was as cliaigedan indecent publi- calioii. 'fhe jury , alter shoit ddibeiiiliou , leturned a verdict of guilty. Counsel for ( iilmoie saitl tliat tlie pictuie was no worse than similar ones exhibited iu trout of an- otliei theater where there was a ballet. The judge said that it was time to put a stop to ibis soil of thing. The whole object was to eel people into a place to see a nude woman. He did not , however , think that Gilmorc oiiJTbl to be made a seveie example of. The judge theieforo lined him Si. Disappearance of Money. Four WAYNE , I ml. , Oct. 21. [ Chicago Times Special. ] A farmer named Craig , who icccntly purchased a faun in this county , called at tbo ofllce of the American Express company to-day for a package of money tliat ho was expecting from his brother , who lives In Omro , Wis , This money lie was to u o in making a final payment on the farm. The package , which was received hero on the 23d , was handed hluu It was shipped from Chlppowa Falls , Wis. , whieli is the moit convenient railroad point to Omro , and left tlio lornior point on the Bltli or 'Jlst. Mr. Craig receipted for the pack-age , which was supposed to contain about M.003. and it was opened in the presence enco ot W. P. Chapman , lite express agent , and George Toiianee , the real estate aient , w bo made the sale of tlie farm. When It was opened it contained slips of paper cut from the Milwaukee Sentinel , Tltesmpilsc of all the parties can only be imagined. All tiny can do Is tu wait nutlicr developments. Tlie theory ad vaucednt this end of the ioutoisth.it Mr. ( laig handed tlio money to another paitv * to ospiess , and that It was never expiessed. This theoiy is supported by tbo tact that a common envelope , addrcs-ed in whntlssup- po'od to be Mr. Craig's wiitlng. inclosed all lliepapeifl , and the envelope had been opened at I tie cud nnd doubled over and placed In a ieular inonev envelope of the evpres-.com- pau\ , and was ic.giilailv sealed at four nlact-s with thestanil.udstamp of thu company at Chippewn Falls. A Kentucky Dt-Rpecado Killed. M < nrvrSTiiii.ixo , Ky. , Oct.J5. . ( Chicago Times Special. ] Maik Miller , the noUtl des perado , was killed by Bowland Slone at Chambers' Station , Mcuifeo county , Thur.s- da ) ineiiiiiif. They liadbeen diinklngficely , when an ultcicatlan ensued , duiiiiu'which Stone < licw bis revolver and ( .hot Mlllnr In in the lace , tlie bullet coming out at tlie top of his bead. Miller jumped at ami stabbed bis assailant hovoielv in the side , dying almost in tbo act. Miller was one. of the most notorious despei.uh > c > s In the tato. He often imbued Ills bauds in blood , and was a constant toiror to all with whom ho came in contact. He was one of the chief attors in fho celeluatid Vaiigb-Hilton tragedy two years ago. He went in advance tothelioiiso ot Hilton , wheto lit : was hospit ably i ntoitaiucd by his unsuspecting victim. He slept with Hilton's two little bovs. When the signal was given by his followers , ho aiose aud pievenlcd bis host | rum defending ills famll.v , white the Barueli eiowd , liir , fel low assassins , shot him dead amid tlio cilen and entiealics ot his wile and children tin nieiey. Miller escaped by turning slate'H evidence , and tlie Haunt ! followers , his ac complices , weio s < > ncn ( < 'M to Hie impilson- ment. The people of Menlleo will breathe ficelv now tliat Miller is no moio to mrnaco them vvitli Ills presence , Another Attempted Wrecking. ST. Louis Oct. "A Another ox-plosion on tlio htieel ear line tool : place to night , thlft time on iho Mound City load , tlneo miles fiom vvhciu the ono of last nljjht owuuetl. Ono of the front wheels of thu car was broken and tlie diiver knocked over , but not hurt. Tbeiowoio no passc-ngcis In tlio car. Lillet'of pollen Hurikun has offered 500re- waul lor the capture ol the peipetiatoiu. Died I'Yom IIIH l ather'H Hliot. Kim : , Pa. , Oct. 'W.-Cbaile.s Waul , who was shot by Ids father ut Uii.ud , lliH county , Tue.stlay , in a family laiaucl , died Sunday affernoun. The quaircl Is said to have been occasioned by the old man's Immoial con duct. Tliu intiideier , who was out ou l'i,0ixi ball , \vas placed In jail , A Had hud ArrcAtod. Ceor < ? o Tlionipson , ri suvenleeii-j'ear old ) ud , was arresled by Itotiiulsmnii Al.il/.a lust evcniiiR nt tlio cornur ol Twelfth and Dodge streetsus n suspicion1 elmnieter.rhilo being taken to the iiitv jail Thump-on threw iivvay fioniotliln whlc-h lie w.ib eurr.vin < ; In liln luuid , bill the durkmtsg the olllnciway oxvliiy to way un- nbln to liml it last t\cnin ! . TlioinpFon 1 hiiinMtil | | ) to be cine of u an ot'onnp lliiuvns and bur liU'ei vvlioli.ivi ) been coiir mitting numeruiis depredations lu thn ( slty recently. Tlio iirthluvlileli lie tliruw uw-ay List iilj'ht is biipuoseil to be n diltful , ami u nt-ai-un will bt nuulu for il llila PRICES OF THE OPENING DAY , Monilay's ' Markets ft Eopotllbn of Last Wcck'a ' Report ! QUOTATIONS CONTINUE WEAK * flio Cuttto Outlook Wheat. Closed u Mliado Higher The Kn llst Mnrkot , nntl < ! i-jilnlii Hln'it niulHtorRt Chluauo l\\v \ > Stock TUnrliot. Ciilt-\iii ) , Oct. W. [ Special U ) the JJiJ. : ) ] M n.r.Tiatlo was slow In all the braneho. * Up to a late hour there hnd boon scweoly ulllclent number ol e.iltlo bold to nmko market. Thehulk of the liesli Brrivall were and ningers. Auiom ; the were only a fe.v loadb tli-it could .bo as good and useful stot'lc. Thu UHOful unlives that weie Milil madu a shade bolter prices Umti siR'li sold for dutlng the pnnloot Krldayt but low gi.ideH and common uutlvca wuro selling no better. Stockers and feexlore are In fair supply nnd prices steady at I wl wccli'd range. Stex'k calves are In liulil nupply nntl trade was rather slow. AlthoiiRh trade was slow at the oiH-nlnir , It was the gonornl opin ion that the stock on Kilo would bo disposed. of at one price or another. The outlook for a btiong and active maiket for the week Is not as bright as sellers would desire. Thu ejitdoni and r.ngIKh markets ate full of cattle aud die-sed bed , andtmvcic , botli In tills coun try and on the olhei side , huvobocn advhod by the lien is on this side that tha run of c.lttlo Is likelj to continue lieav > i or another month or so. Iteceipts ol r.ingc eattlo wore liberal to daj and the maiketiis slow and W'O lt , While tlieio weie a lew good northwcKlorij e.ittlo sold at stionucr pileot , tliu Kenorat maiket was as bud as last wetik. Common to lair gi.ulea were In larg'e supply anil nobody warned such stock , e\en at n tow price , bales were uiiulo slowly and generally nt about Fild.vj's rates. For cunning caltlo there wa almost no demand , and salts \vero made \ery clowly at b.uely steadv inttw. hblpp meeis WiOtn l. t.M Ibs , 5M."i > ( K' ' > .Wi IISWU * lilfiO lbsS-J.OOi/ri.tX ( ) ; aid to VJJU Ibs , 3.iV.&t.W. ! Tliiough t'evtis cattle weak ; U.'x > Ib.s , su.Q ! ) ( ) itA'O ; ? , VJ to 100 * Ibs , S.'MJ i i.WUO. ) ; ) to 71H ) I1)B ) , Jf-ANKi/'J. ? . * . Sales t.H .Montnim , liiu < l IbsJ ' SUM' i'M Montana , I' sibs , jn.ir. , D-J M. m' Una. ia4l ( Ibs , jK..Ki ; is ! Montana-Texan ? . i , ? ; i.lO : \Viomlng-To.\ans , IUW Ibs , . . llo/.s The market opened active nnd about r > e highei all aiound , i losing ruthei oasiur , however , especially on light packing Borl * jet at the elo-is the stock hail u ( ii well sold up and only a tew loads in each division weie caniixl over , aud thent ) were in tha bauds ol peculators. Sales atJO ; ! to ? il.63 tor odds and ends , VJI.WI tojf"s7.r ; for pack ing soils j'is.su (0 ( s.hj tor Uie bout liejyy. I'ackingand Milpping , a > 0 toWXbs ) , I fKMf l.K > . Light weijcbt-s , IKO to 170 Ibs. .COiitvJ.b.j ; IhO to 410 Ib > , ? . ! . &OjS'.U5. Clilcnso Grain Market. CHICAGO , Oct. M. | Special to the UKB.J nn.vT Tliere ww : un unsettlcxl nnd ner vous feeling in the wheat market to-day , and fluctuations were numciousaud very rapid within a nariow range. Unmonofun open iujture between Servla aud Uu'g.vrla ' had tlifl effects of causing sboits to cover , besides lu ducins other .speculative buying , but Hiitlrih consols did not show any rpeclal ebango from Saturday , quoting only 1-lcG dcclioo for the account , and French becuritlcn were quoted higher. With every advance in tfio pi Ice. of wheat , theio was Hem dcslro to realize , which would cause a rwwtion. rjl- vate advices fiom the c-ist Imllpatol tna there wassomo buying on , forslgn"acconritf ( The maiket opened ! /c ' ' o highlit , " but nevvfl to the elt'eet that the Minneapolis mil lore h\d reduced prices lie , and that rocijipls tlioru jverd , heavy , caused a weaker le'eling tuid pliccS declined JjTc. The muiket started up agafn on good bu > ing and with several lluctuutionu advanced to a point l > fe olwvo Insid6 liguies , e.xsed otf again aud cliMud on the n-gular board ? ie higher than Saturday , In the alteinoon the market ruled tmila strong , prices advancing to outbido figures for the day , and closing at b7o tor Decem ber , or UM- higher than the latest prices Siit- mdny. The stock ol wheat at Now Yoik in- ciea.sed only about 1,1 > K ) buslitila dining tha weak. Kstiiu 'es as to the viallilo .supply dilfeicd widely , varying from l.UOO.UUU to Jrh)0 ( ) , ( ) < ) busliem iiiciv.ibeV Coit.v There wa.s only a light speoulativc- trade in coin , but the leeling waa linn and prices ruled geneially a "hade liluher Umn oa Satunlay : receipts weie larger but the linn- ness in wbe.U helped to .sustain corn , and closing quotations weio . ! , ( a ) > 4i ! higher. OATS Oat.s ruled steady and Urm with option * * i-gat'jr blghci. I'liovisio.Nb I'lovlhlons were fairly a < ; tivTX with mess poik closing a hhado lilgher ana lard unchanged. Jlevhnv of the III | | HI Orahi LoNDON.Ocl. ! . The Mail : I.nno lx ] > rc.9t in its review of the British grain trade during the past week , ways : It.iln has temporarlljr cheeked autumnal sowing. Wheat In likely to continue cheap until the bulk of stock 1 ? exhausted. Sales of Knglish vvlio.it ilurinrt . uui ifull ; bujers aud m-liers icfuso to yield to each other. Flour is Meadily hoUL Corn Js weaker , owing to the lepot tot' an oiiornioua eiopin Ameiica. There has been no Intsi * lie-win eaigoes. ln ( ! caigoeH arrived , 0119 caigo was withdrawn and nine , ncluding three ol California. To-iluy.'ii mari , ct wa.Shlowanddiigging ! ; wheat dull ; bar ley and oats ( julet. Amount orOalii In SI/Iil / and Htok-o , CiucAdo , Oct. , ' ! . Tim tallowing injure * taken liom tlio ollielal statement of the board of tiwdo to bo posted on 'Cliango to moiiow , show the amount of wheat , com oats , ije and bailey In the UnlUxl Stales ana Canada on Katunlay , Ootolier a , und tlio amount ol lueieayc or decicasoover tliopr < v cccdlng week : Vv'lieat . Jt , fNV-J.i | lncroa o. . . . Oats . . . ) KI9 lye ! . KiOs8 IncMttiso. . . . Harley . J.wo.cfii incie.wo. . . . Tliwamount of grain in stoio Irt Chicago on thu date named was : Wheat . 12WUICC < 'orn . | , ( WI,4SJ Oats . 2ia,418 ye. . 2394Stt llailey . VXf > IS \l\K\\\ \ \ II n try Market. Cirii-vno , Oct. w'-On tlio boaiil of butter was Mi onganaln. llcgulur ealu.s v/erfl. Ifl.INi pounds at S0 } < f cents. JtOKiilar uilet of ehcei.0 were fiOj bo.\e.s at 5@S eunU , A lluel Unto DoutJi. N , Texas , Oct. 2 < X-A duel in wluelj both paitlclpants weixj killed , occuuwllast Fiiday atTihhomeiigo , Indian tc.rritory , An Indliin ludlccman named llnmuaiid aTe-xas ( ovvboy quaneled In a saloon. Theyngreed lo go ouliiilo and light It out In tbo preaenca of the assembled Indians und wblteH. 8cv ei.il Mints weio cvhaiigt'd. llrovvn fell pleiced thiough tbo lie.iit , Tlio oowbuy o- jilied u lew minutes Inter. The M'ciither. Wsm Ndi-oK , Off ' 'ii. Upper MlhsMpiA' vallej- local mlns , generally colder , vurlabiS vvlndH. Missouri valley fair wcothor , varlo * hie winds , .slight rise in tcmpeiaturoin north ern poitinii , Ktatiuiury tuuiHii-atuiti in uoutb * em portion. A 8 now Kloi-in OoinliiK This < IIMMI FOKKS , D.ik. , Oct. ii' . Quito < r heavy Mimv tall In le to niu'liU Tlio eu < nt > l ti.U'uiluj ; f