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FIFTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOUSING , OCTOBER 29 , 1885. NUMB13UUO.
FERDINAND WARD CONVICTED
Tlio Wily Broker a Fall Hedged Candidate
for Auburn ,
THE VERDICT ' OF THE JURY ,
An Appeal to l > n Made to the Court of
to ho Pro-
nounccd The
Progress of the Wnnl Trial.
NKW YPUK , Oct. SM. The trial of Fcidl-
Hand Ward continues to-day. Two oilier
wltooHSf-j were examlncil brlclly but failed
to doM'Iop mo thing mivv.
The piosicullon then
Counsel lor the defense then moved that
the statebe required to state on which charge
lit the Indictment they intended to utk the
, Jury for conviction. This motion wa.s de
nied tempoiarlly.
Kx-Judgu Cochraii then opened for the de-
fcnw ; . Ho saltl that Ids client had been
bounded by the press , financial men and
incmbeis of a prominent lanilly , but the jmy
had onlj to consider the evidence and render
a verdict accordingly. Mr. Fish , be said ,
vtciiton the stand not a a responsible wit
ness. It was the tlrst time a convict was
called to the-stand lo testify against a pris
oner In tlie couit oi ojeraud terminer. Fish
was u convict , ami his condition when sworn
as a witness prevented his being liable for
perjury , and aii.vlhlug less than minder.
I'lsn comes here ami , animated by venom ,
swears to anything that comes Into his head ,
and being utteilv invcjiiiusihlt ) ho knows
"that , be cannot lie held lesponsible. II hi )
tctitllioH ami tries toend Waul to prNnn , In1
l.spiobably winking lorn pardon liy making
W.ud the scapegoat. Iu l.ssj thebank was in
( lillicu'ty , and Fish's testimony could not bo
considered without eoriobmalive testimony.
UIMIII the ev Ulence a veidlet ol guilty was
Impossible. Ontheleltei nt Match iSi , ls.sl ,
In Which Fi.sh saitl to Uard tli.tt his troubles
weie lee much lei him , Fi-h was unitinu.illy
bollcitlng W.ud lor help.
Win. b. Warner , who had entered the loom
dUliiJC ) ( the lawjer s icmaiks , was1 then called
to the stand for the delensc. lie tesliued
that he knew Waul and reciuul/od .lehec.k
for Wl.MX ) which he bad received iu the old- !
dinar } ' course of busim-M. . Alten'i'ttilicalion
by the Marine batik it was deposited ill the
American UvehaiiLre hank.
On cioss-exam-
Iniillon Winner saitl that he had lecelved Ihe
nioiie In Waul's piivate olliee , and at the
time he had with him the obligations on
which the moiiev was due. The amount was
the proiit on ceitain investments witli ( iiaut
tt Ward on government cuntiacK Witness
could not leiueiuber the obligitlon , but it
was duo on that da > ( May > , lssj | , Thedll-
feiciici'stliieon the Investments rosultcd in
hl.'i getting a check tor SrTIs > Jti. All the eon-
( racks weie mad' ' diicrt vvllh Waul in inn
pi Iv ate olliee. On Maj t he uvelved a con
tract font much linger sum than the Tl.WW.
which only ivpicscnted the pi out ol the old
transaction. Mr. Waruei did not know whore
the coutiacls weie , bur thiui'lil ; that po-siliy |
ho might have some In his pixse-sinn.
.lullus 'I' . D.IMCS , iti'oiver ol drant ite
Waid , lle\t te.-.tiued : hal be took possession
ol the assi Is of ( irant.V Ward May s , issi.
lit ) lead a p.utiul Iit ol ; > eeuiilics 01 the mm
which weie louiid in lm\e < in the Hankers'
bale Deposit eompin ; > . wliii'h place witness
had visited iu inmpany with U. H. ( Jrant , ir.
ill ) dltl not know the value ol the secuiities
and could not tell the names' ot the parties
who had ( nought suits about them so gical
was their iiinul > er. home of the securities
had been dellveietl to their owners upon their
payment of the loins lor which they were
pledged. Others were valuc-lcst and some
TVOIO awaiting disposal hy the direction ol
the court. Ol llui SMO.nOo iu bomls of ( lie
Itulhilo & Xewi\Vik railway .Senator Chaffei ?
nml Ih'cclver .lolmsoii ol the Marino bunk
froth claim tlKili. ' Kcujamin Fish also
Claimed some bonds and live W'io tk'liv-
fred to him by order of the eouit.
In one package where l-5 bomls should have
bcou , 1" ! weie. mi'.iing. He hail louiid 70'J '
ill ( he otlice on taking possession , and the
bank account was oveuli-awii. The assign
ment of Cuant Ward was then offered in i
evidence.
W. C. Smith testified that between May 8
ami 5 he had been ne.'otiatiu loans tor the
firm of ( irant A ; Ward , but could not uppinxl-
niatc the amoiiut of loans made or tor what
purpose the money was used. The examina
tion of this witness virtually closes the case
for the defense.
Ueii. Tiacy offered to allow the jury to
te.st whether or not one could USD a telephone !
Riid.inothcrstanding | In liimcoiildri-tingitish
voices , lien. Tiacy asked the distil * t attor
ney to elwt upon which count 1m derided to
leave to the jury. "Wo elect the second and 1
fourth counta , said the tlNtiloi uttoincy.
"Then , " said On. Tracy. "I move the ac
quittal of Wind as the evidence docs not
bear out the Indictment , Wind did not pio-
cure the endorsement ol the chock on which
the Indictment was bated. He gave H In
Iho usual business way. " The couit denied I
Uio motion.
( ieueral Tiacy summed up for thodjfcii'o }
laylmr paiticnlar sticssimon the fact that
Vtsh , as a convlct , was not amenable to an >
iwnalty for perjurv , and holding that ho was
urged on bv vindictive hatred ot tlie accused.
Colonel Fellows summed up for the state ,
roiitrasting the actions ot Waul anil Fish at
the time of HID lailiue. The tormer ran 1
ft way ; the latter aw aitetl the catatittophe lllu
n man.
.Judgo Bairett beiraii his chaige ati50. : Ho
defined the law ami read the statute coveting
the ciimu charged. The oucsliou was as ti
whether the defendant had Intent to
defraud , and ot such a iliaiactcr as lode
relvo a person of ordinary prudence. Hat
Waul piocmedSi'l.soo in such a way ? Tin .
whole rase icslcd on one iKiInt did Wan
obtain the ceitim-ation ot the S7I , X ) check'
It wa.sforthejui > totlcclileoiitliecvldenceo
James D , Fihh and ids brother , the testimony
of neither beiiii : contradicted. Wind was
not aioui ! on tral , but justice , too , was oi
trial. I'tiblie cuimor should not Intliienci
tin ) jury , and hist ot all. money should no
Interfere with the verdict. The jury ictiici
P.t7.i'i : J ) . 111.
At 10:15 : the jury entered the couit rocu
und the testimony of John A. Cnrr , reccl
IclK'.rof the Mailnc bank , was lead. It cov
ered tranpactioiiH in regard to checks upoi
\vhlchthe indictment was framed. Thejur >
tliuu aualu letinvl.
AtlUr.'Otho jury again e.ntered tliocourl
room and asked tf ri James D. Fish's tceti
HiOiiy lu reail , as U was not clear whether o
imt the bank ccrtliifd cheeks on account o
Waid's rcpic.scntatious , or In viiJcr to pioicc
Ward fiom tailing , as his fuiTro would put
the bank down also , The testimony wa
read and the jury again letlred
Nr.vv YOIIK , OcUK . At l'J:45 : o'clock till
Iiimnlnu' the jury Iu \\'aidcase reeutem
court , and remlered \erdlctot laicvny It
the lii > t degii'e , penalty ten jeais witldn'th
Ulscictlon ot the court ,
Waul gave evidence of a severe struggle a
ho stood up to hear tin' verdict. In resiMuiso
to the ( jiicstlon : "Havo you anv thing to
sayV" ho leplled , "Nothing. ' Sciiience was
postponed until .Situiday iiininlng , The
ruse will bo taken to thu court ot upi * > als.
The jmv first slootl 8 for convict Ion anil
for acquittal. On tlio second ballot it was IU
for couvlillui : , and on the third it was 11 to l.
The Whisky Men Form tt fool.
CmKvno , Oct. tw. To-daj "d session of the
lltpior nianutacturers was a btonny one , but
It ii'MiItod in the completion ot the buslucM
for which It was held and adjourned to meet
jicxt In Cincinnati. It was decided to rcvivo
thu Wchtcin ICxport association which te-
centh went out of oNlstenee , and to maku
"Jlutfalo" Miller its prcshli'iit. The pooling ,
nminnement oiitlineil In thcsu dispatched i
jcftk-iiliiy was adoited. | This lestrlcts Uio .
jinKhietlon of the mills to ( .no-third their
capacity , and advances prices ot
to Sl.W per gallon.
The Dead t.oeU
Cniauio , Oct. 8 . Tlio Soldler'8 Homo
coiiimls-slun met at tlio Uiand 1'acllle hotvl to-
dny but nothing of Importnni-t ) was at-com-
plnMieil In thu way of selecting a nlto lor the ;
new home , uvvhiK to the abM'iice of ono of thu I
They mwtngulu thla utteinouii.
HPic\rH : ! I.-IIOM IOWA.
Aiili-l'eoliltiltliiiilsi , Kelienie to Cop-
lure the Stale LocMiitui-e.
Ir * MOIM.I , Iowa , Oct. 'JS.--f Special totho
Uii..j For ihe last lew tlajs agents of the
Llrjtior Dealers' ns n latlnu have been seen In
vaiious part * of the state arranging for the
distribution of a largo fund that has been
raised to H > eure a democratic legislature.
This toddle Is estimated at fi-oni smn < )0 ) to
S.Vi.OOd , ami is to be twd fui buying \otcs ,
hiring ttade-t and omplojlng iverv expedi
ent lortlw elwtiyil ot n de'imciiitfc legi'la-
tuie. 4Nono of iHimoney ts
t < l help the state ticket , for
vvblcli the cnbioii men do not care a straw ,
but must he. applied only to the legislature.
Agents of this boodle fund have been traced
In dlll'cicnl towns ol northern Iowa , ami in
stoino places , the whius for tHiiif the luuds
have ahcady been consummated. Many
di'imviTitsate liidiunnut at this shameless
attempt to miry an election by boodle and
r n that lihas never bi't'ii tried in Iowa be-
loiv. ami thej w III not bo a party to it now. a
Aliens Minion Troubles Settled.
Iis MOIM.X , lovv.i , Oct. i11. [ Special to
HID ltii.J : : The dlHietillvbelwecn the inlueis
nml oiieiators atHKIIS icu'iirdiiif : the price
to bv paid foi nilnlnt ; was settled to-day by a
b'j.inl of aibltratiun. The miners selected
Mr. ,1. W. Drennau ami Lowiy W. ( ioode ,
The oixsrators M'lei'tiul W. W. Cardell and II.
.1. Holmes , and ( he ( our ehoso a 111 Hi , W. U.
Hi own. The operntois had been p.ijiiitf S7'i '
cents pel ton and they werewillliiirtondvaiif '
! ' cents , while the miners demanded i < l. To '
( i > 4 cents VMIS theiefore In dispute ami atlir
healing aivumi'iits on both hloes , the boanl of
aibltratois divided in tavir of the operalois ,
liximjlhe | iiUi > which thi-y .houl ( | pay tor
mliiiiuat .i.fj , cents per tmi , thepiiee to eon-
tiol the miners until \u-ll ] 1 , IH-d. Thhiwill
iiloli.ilily pieveut any suikes diiliinr the coin-
imc winter , as the miners mni'cd to siblile by
the dcelslon ol the IHMH ! 01' ' aibltintloil. This
aitieiMiient will buhl at all ot the piincipal
mines.
The Ijlijuor Injiinolioii Cme < ) .
I > nMoiMis ! , Iowa , O-t. > . [ Sjn'i'lal to
the Uin. : ] The question of removing to the
federal courts the hrpior cases biou lit on in
junctions in the state eourt-t was up bi'fnio
.ludiie Itower In the lTnlted States eiieuit
coin I to-day. He ruled that printed hi lets
should be suhmittcil within the next tidily
days , and his decision would be nlven alter
this term ol couit adjoiiined. The cases In
question come trom ( oiincil Hluffs.
( Seven Voars In .li'll Cor llclt.
NKW YOUK , Oct. 28. A lengthy ar'iimeiit (
was heanl to-day by Judne O'Coiman , of the
up 'ior ! eouit , upon the question as to
whether or not Augustine It. McDonald , a
.subject of Gieat Uritaln , who has been
nearly seven jeais In laid'ovv ' stieet jail ,
should be released ami allowed to defend the
suit upon which he was Inc.ireciatcd. Mc
Donald i.s .W years ' old , and a son of Capt.
T. McDonald. 'who with 'JOO iolloweis loll
.Scotland In 171'i to escape icliijiou.s neisecu-
tion. McDonald bcciimo bankiupt in WJ.
thoimh he had a claim uuainst tlioroyeitiiuuni |
lor S'fKKl,00 < ) vvoith ol cotton desiioyed dur-
injr the war. He tailed lot S'iJU.OOO. ami
when his assets weio sold ho purchased them
lei S-.O thiomli another 11,11 ty. On his claim
the commissioneri awaided him fr-T,000 ) tor
his cotton. He is ine.uei'rated upon a claim
made by the attorneys who seemed him tlie
money liom the gOA'ciniuent. Decision was
OHIocrfiol'tlic Order ICIeclod.
Lorisvii.i.i : , Oct. 25. The Order of Hill-
way Conductors for the United States ,
Canada ami Mexico have concluded their
session. The following olliceis vveic elected
for tlie ensuing > ear : Kdwartl Cowan , of
Kansas City , s"cond chiiH eonduetor ; W. J.
Diiihin. Milwaukee , ( 'iand senior coiidiii'tor ;
W. W. I'laek , Oulney , III. , ui-.ind junior eon-
diH'lor ' ; 0. W. Evail-s , Mea.lvllle . , 1'a. . grand
Inside sentinel ; John II. Hulk Toiouto ,
Out. , island outside sentinel ; J' . 11. JiclKnap ,
Oalesoinc , III. , member of the executive
committee ; W. T. James , Adil.in , Mich. ,
member ot the iiHiiranei committee. The
ne\l convention will beheld May ' ! , lbv , at
; New Oilcans.
lU'imett'fi Vai'lit at Auction ,
Nr.w Yiiuu , Oc ) . % JS. [ Special to thw Hec.f
James lioidon Jiennett's steam yaclit which
co t SfiO.OOO in Wi , was sold Tuesday for
510,000. W. 11. Stiubuck was the purchaser.
Justas the > acht was being knocked down
toStailmek for 87,500 , .some one called over
the telephone and asked how much the yacht
biougbt. When told II was being Mild lor
S7..VW , he offriud c OIO. A lively eompeti-
tion ensued between Starbuck and the man
at the telephone , the latter stopping when
Staibuck bid $10,000. U will eiM W.OOO to
put the 1'oljnla in commission next year.
lliiltimoru'ri Election.
n u/riMour , Oct. ! W. The muiiiclpil elcc-
tion is passing off quietly. Hoth sides are
confident of vlctoiy.
Hvi.riMom : , Oct. 2" * . James Hodges was
to-day elected major of this city on the regu
lar democratic ticket , defeating Judge < ! eorge
W. liiown , fusioidst nominee , by a maioiily
of ahnut ' . . ' ,01)0. ) The new city council stands
thirteen legnlars ami seven fiislouit8 in tlio >
lirst in.inch ami seven regulais to tlneo
fusloiilsts in the second branch. The vote '
wasoneof the heaviest ever cast , footing up
over Ui.OW. The election i > assctl oil veiy
quietly toiisldering the bilteincss developed
thu Ing the campaign.
A Hurricane on the Coast.
Sr. JOHNS , N. F. , OcU "S. Tlie hiirrlcano
which raged on the Labiador coast is iinpie-
cetlentcil even In that inclement icglon.
Ovei seventy vessels and thiee hundred lives
weie lost. The paitlciilars .so tar aie meagre ,
theie being no teJerrapliie : communication.
The bark Nellie has just aril veil vvltli'JJO
shipvvit'cked men , vvomun and chHdicu liom
the disaster. Several women died Horn ex-
iiosuie , and others were diowncd. Owr two
bundled peinons luoilestltuto and stranded
on the coast. Five steameis have been ills-
patched to their assistance. The worst is not
known.
the
JnitsKY Cnv , X. J. , Oct. ! & . The coroner's
inquest Into the cau'-e ' of death of the eight
people killed In the accident on the Pennsyl
vania railroad on the llackonsaclc meadows
Sunday night , October IS. wasiesumcd yes-
tenlay. The entire crew of thn train which
lollov\ed ami flushed info the emigrant train
e\iicsseil ) the opinion that the tlngman ot
thoemlgiant tinln was lebponslhlo for the
disaster , as lu > did not plnro tonieiloe.s on the
track at iU.0 and l.-iK ) jaitls In tlie rearot his
tialn , iis iiviilictlb | > the tides. The tkigiiian
admitted that he might have knocked one of
ihe torpedoes u ! the tail with his lantern.
The Meyer .lovvols Ordered ICelenscd.
CHICAGO , Oct. > . [ Special to tlio Hii : : . |
Collector Secbergcr i ecelv ed a communication
fiom the seeielary of ( lie tteasmv Instinct-
lug him to lelcasu thu in ij't'lty ' that was .
sel/i'd liom Max Mojcr , tun Omaha jeweler ,
sumo two weeks ago , Jfejer piolc.slctl at the
tluiDOt the scUurc that the aitlclcHweie
pail of bib personal cllccti * , and theietinu ex-
fiom duties The dcpaitmcnt seems to
have sustained him in tills , unit the piopcity
will bo returned to him.
The Wt'utliur ,
WASHINGTON , Oct. VT. Upper Mississippi
vplloy : Fair weather , northeily winds , bi > -
coming variable ; slight ilse Intcmpcraturo in
northern poHloiiB , stationary tempcratuie
In central portions and slightly cplder In cast-
ern nml southern i.
Mlssoin I valley : Sllshtlj- warmer weather ,
light vaiiable winds , lower barometer.
A Dull Pay for Ofttce Seekers.
WASUINOTON , OcUiW. The I'u-.sldent to
day aniwlnted Kdiuuud 0. Oilgg , of the DU
tilct of Columbia , to bo United Stated coinul
at banto.s , iiiazil ,
PERHAPS A MURDER MYSTERY
An Unexplained Disappearance Gauges a
Flurry in a Nebraska Town.
WHERE IS WHITNEY'S WIFE NO. I
Pushing the Iron Knit on to the Ittack
Hills-The NYtiriittkn HitptlHts-
Xhc Ueo'i HiUIy Offering or
NOVVHJ State ( specials.
A I'rnukllu County Mjntery.
Hi.oositNivto.v , Neb. , Oct. M. [ Special to
the Hiu. : ) Tlio Frank Whitney ( alias
Walker } ) cfl.se , a telegraphic repot t of which
appeared inyoui dallj October'Ms llI contin
ic ii ues i to glow exciting. When Whitney first
came hei e , over a year ago , ho broil jht a wife
with him. They liad frequent qiuuielswilch !
terminated t In their Fep.u-aHni ; about thici ?
weeks alter. It was fioely told that she was
going toiler mother's , while Jfi'S. Whitney
liad previously aitl to neighbors that her
mothei hail been dead for twelve je-.irs. They
slat let ! in tlie evening for Ihe ralttoad station ,
Whitney siylng that they wen1 going to Xa-
poiiee. xlx miles' westof ( idsplace. . It was
iouiid upon Inquiry that Mrs. Whitney was
not ( .ecu there that night nor since- , though
Whitney peisisted In siylug that Naponee
was wheieshe 'oaitled ' the cars. Hut latter
this stoiy wasilMimetl so that the claim was
ni.ulo that , Illnoiiifimtoii was tlio Matting
point , ami upon lunuiiv it wastoiiml that the
same elicumstaiiocM existed heras at Xano-
nee the woman not liiuing been seen. 'I he
men Duck and Rose , leported in tliptelegiam
as having tieen arrc tetl by the sheiilf
of Yoik county , came hcie. with Whit
ney , and the whole outfit h-'ar a
Ifiitl name , and it Is Miiimsnl by some thai
Mis. Whitney knew of their deeds and
that this was the motive for her supposed
murder. Coming fiom Whituej's to Hloom-
Ington the bi'f ' hills south ot the river have to
lx' passed tin oii.'h , ami it lutheie tliat It is
supposed the killlmr was done. If at all. The
whole country In the vicinity of Whitney's
is up In aims over the mailer and will make
a thiuough MMHli fur the bed > of the woman.
Whitney disappeared some time ago , and
( hough ofllccis aie on hN track , no tnwe can
hi' found of his wheteahout.s. .Mr. Duiant ,
the father of ( tii hle Duiant. , who Whitney
niitn ifd a short time alter tlie di.sappe.u.inco
of MisWhitnev Nro. I , s\vs ; tliat damnable
means weie usi > d to bring about the last niai-
nage mid tliat he will have levenge on Whit
ney il he can be louiid.
roi.n ir .
The "power behind the thrnue" in ( lie
i ing politics ol this county is th ' ft per-cent-
a-month men , whoare putting lorth every ef-
toitto delcat the choice of the people. Money
Is Ix-iiiir neely and oieiilv | esitcnded todeleat
the holiest candidates. 'I'he I'lanklin ' County
diiard outiit , with not a dollar Invested in
the town , has eveij thing to make ami
nothing to lo-e , and with a good supply ot
monopoly pap , it is energetically suppoiiing
the candidates ol those robbeis ot the people.
on to tlio Milts- .
VAI.IN-IINT : , Xeb. , Oot. 33. [ Sp"cial to
the Uii : : . | The Ulack Hills extension of the
Fremont & Klkhorn Valley toad Is being
const ! uctetl at the rate of a mile a diy beyond
Chadioii. The road will leach liutfalo ( ! ap
in less than tlnco weeks The bridge over
the Cheyenne Is lapidly approaching com
pletion. It i expected that regular ti-.ilus
will i mi cieai through to Buffalo Gap about
December 1. Theio will be a big boom af
the ( .Sap as long its the terminus of tlie road
remains theie. A new Mini ol stock car is
to ne put on this mail. It will bt'socon-
stiiictedthat each hc.ul of stock will stand In
a stall by itself , enabling it to Ho down at
will. A teed b..x and watering tiough will
belli fioutof the aniuril. This will do uvvav
with the necessity ol unloading the stock
on route , and will save much valuable time ,
and will also mike a KH'iit saving in shrink
age. 'I'he run tiom Chadion to Chicago , a
distance ol ovei iWO miles , will be made in
forty-tw o hours.
The Xelii-ahka Haptifita.
I5iAriici : ! ; ; Neb. Oel. ' 48. | Special to
the ULK.J The Nebraska Ilaplist an-
niversaiius will be held lurj next
week , November 3 to 7. The open
ing oxercSes will begin with pistor's
confereii'-eon Tuesday evening and holding
over Wednesday. The Sunday school con
vention will begin on Wednesday evening.
The state convention will commence on
Thuisday and continue tlnough the week.
KnteitainniMit will he iuiiiislicil tor all del
egates who notify the committee , Dr. N. X.
liriiiubiK Ic. chaiiman. Kev. Ueed , of ( iiaiid
island , will pte'c i a sermon on Tu.'sday
e\ouing , alto Thuisday even n .
An Aliiooiiiiing Merchant.
8cniiiM.it , Xeb. , Oct. 3S. [ Special to the
IJr.i.J : I. Stewart , gencial tUio meiuhant of
this plate , has absconded. lie leaves debts
to the amount of S,000 : ) or S4)30 ( ) , chiefly due
in Omaha. Heistablished in Imsiuess heio
six or seven months ago ami seemed to be
prnspeilug. His wheieabnuts aie unknown.
I'l'Ue Omaha trade apprised of Stewart's
llUht thuiugh Iliadstreel N agency , hastened
icprt-'seiitativcs to sjcilb.ier tuiii uioining.j
A Hold UofHcthicC.
KnoAit , Neb. , Ojt. fl * . [ Siwi-lal to the
Iin. : ] On Moiuh } evening , about half past
bcveu o'clock. C. F. ( llazler's horse was
stamliug hitched at the corner of D ami
.Main street , A thief untied the strap ,
jumped Into thu curi.ige , an. ! stilled on a
inn , headed lor Kahueld. A disiutch wa.s
sent to Kalriiehl which anlvnl thtsro about
livominute- , alter ho had reached that placn
and turned south. The liuiso vv.'us ( jiiltea
valuable one , as It was young and speedy.
Grniid Island Water WorkN.
Git VNI ) ISLAND , Ot. . 38. ( Special to the
Uir. : ] Tlio probabllltk's are that our water
woiks will not bo eompleled until next
sin ing , owing to the lateness of the ceasoii
' 1 he material Ims not , .jet auived , and it Is
deemt" ! in.ulvisable to tear up thu .stieeti
now. as thev would have to remain in thin
condition all winter.
Montreal' Hospitals
MOSTHKAI , Oct. 21. f Special to the Hen ]
The city has been horrliieil ( onlay by stories
of a number of patients just discharged fioin
the clvio hospital under care ot theHlsUsrs
known as the Oray Xinis , Charges ot the
niostievnlting nature are made. At pit-sen
there aie IbO patients In the hospital and only
six mil ses and two women hcivanK The
care of thn patients has been most out'
rageous. The tault Is duo In noiespcct to
the sisters , hut to the parsimonious conduct
of the city oOlclals. All that the city would
pay Hip-women to attend the uMUcicd was
$ Uu month and the men receivi'l ! ' . ' . Thom
\\m It was Impos.ible to pro-
euio pioper niy.e , and Ihe patients weio
left lei the nio < ri > aitto the eonvale < eent pa
tients , who were eutiiely Iguoiaut ot what
\\asiequiieil rtiul besides wtie it ) hiicli a. slate
as to be unlit lor duty.
MOM m vi. , Oil. S < . - Thirty-eight deaths
frum buiall pox heio > t leiday.
tH o Till e Heathen.
Oil. US. The Hixttenth an
nual meeting of the geneiat exccvitlvo com.
mlttcoof thu Woman'rt foreign mishionary
foi'lety of the Methodist Kpis.Mpal cimrcli ,
liegan tol.iy at Uvanston. Delegntc.s aie
present from neaily all eastern ami wct-fein
htaU-s. The day was consumed I
no r. i > oiis hi Ing ruuly.
.V , Wis. , O't. AS Attendance n (
the American Mlsionaiy society 1ms grow n
latge. Mtmbcis aio now present from all
pails of the country. He-cdous to- < lay were
princlpa'.l ) occupliM by uddicsFu onarious
subjects touneciiMl with the work of the so-
clt'ty. Ainonz thoHpcnkPifi weio Dr. A. 1 > .
l-'rishioof lov.a , llev. W. T. Day ot Illinois ,
und llcv. J. TlU'.voith of Mllv.aukce.
A nntnois GIVKS WAV.
I'rohnbta Loss of a1 Jinniher oi" 1'coplo
liy Jro\vnliiff.
B.v ; r SAoiv.vw , " > lch. | , > ct. 0 . At rt : " > 0
Volock this cvcnln aiiro broke out on Iho
tug McDonald , lying rit the dock about 100
'ect south of Oicnesco nvenue biltlge. A
large number of people were eongiegated on
the brldgo when a piece of sidewalk on Uio
iritlfre , Jive feet wide and forty-Jive feet long ,
containing about sixty tropic , gave way with
a crash and piecipltoled them Into the river ,
tt teen to otghlccn feet deep , \vltJi a strong
current. Tlie nlht | ? was i-loudy and dark.
MliiMilously , the Ric4itor iniinher were saved
> ut many were badly brn'setl. ' The river is
now being drafted ' "id the body of ouo boy ,
iianifil Slilnoy Fallen , aged IH years , has
been brought up. It Is thought several per
ished , o.s twelve or thirteen aie missing ,
lames Twaits was rescued but hols bntll > hurt ,
lolm Kotlii'iilmitr , Injured about the legs ;
(5co. A. Invln , Alluhtly Injmisl. K. D.
Covvles , maniigiug editor of theConiler , was
standing on the extreme turlher entl of the
Lirhlgo when it went down , llo could not
swim a stroke and was dragnetl by the strug-
Ullug people to the bottom of the liver twice ,
but got clear , and drifting down clung to a
spile until ivcucd , sustaining but slight In-
juries.
Owing to the large number of persons on
the hihigu at the time of the disaster , il.uk-
ncs. ) , and the tact that people picked up alniig
t ic liver were hurilcd to Ihelr tinmoi * . It is
Jmpnsslblu to tell how main weie
( Itovvncd. Prosecuting Attorney Kmeriek
was K'lMiited nil slng hut has
turned up MI to. The cunviit is very swift ,
and It Is thought that some bodies ma > have
dtllted Mime distance down the stieam. .lohn
Hush , Chester Meere.s , .lames Mmph.v , and a
lad named Shaip are among the supposed
victims.
JIAUItllCI ) IN A MOM13NT.
Kiirmer LevvlsiStiU'ta Out for n HMUNC *
keeper and MurricH a I'uuper.
Ai.r , 1'a. Oct. 3T. Jacob Lew is , a
well-to-do farmer of this county , hav ing been
left a widower some months ago , had great
dillii'iilty In getting a housekeeper who would
suit him. A lew days ago he was in Monti-
cello , and an acquaintance then : told him h < ;
might Iw able to get a good woman lo take
. haiiio ot his household at Ihe Sullivan coun
ty pool house. He went to the piioiliou.se
and told Superintendent Osborn what
ills eirand wa . Tlie mipeilnteudei't
told him that he could not let any ot
the inmates ol tlie house go unless Lewis
could mid snme one among the lemales thnre
whom he was willing to many. Lewis said
tliat it lie could Hud a reputable woman iu
the Institution who suited him he would bo
willing to make her his wife and take her
home w ilh him. Oshorn showed him through
them \ \ \ c. Mrs. Marv Fitch , a comely but
untortuuate wiiowwas | woikiiigat the washtub -
tub in the laundry. Alter watching her for a
tew minutes Lewis told Supeiiiitenilent Os-
boru lliatit she was wlllinir he would be suited
with Ihe woiiipii at Ihe washtub. The
supeiintt'iideiit spoke to Mis. Fitch ami told
her what the humei's ciiaud wa . She
stoppetl woik , looked at Lewis a moment ,
and then wiped oil her hands nml arms with
her apion and said she would many him.
Kstuiire Hunt was summoned , and , in the
pieseiiceol the other Inmates of the Institu
tion. he m.iiricd Mrs. Fitcli ami Fanner
Lewis. The two diove to Montic'llo ami
hail dinner. The biidegroimi bought his
britiea new diess anil other ai tick's , ami then
tlie two retuined to ) ds larm.
'
s to Oniatia.
Cinrio , Oct. 'Ji [ Special totho
Kdvvard S. Stokes , of New York , i.s ill the
city , and will visit OiUli.i within the next
ton days on biHlncsVcotmMed with the new
telegraph line of the United Lines associa
tion which Is being erected towards Ounha at
thciatjof two miles a day. It is expected
that the new line will reach Omaha from Lin
coln within the next two weeks.
Stokes has icceuUy bought the Hankers and
Merchants' Telegraph company which was in
the hands of a leceiver , and Is known now as
the United Lines , taking in ihu system ot the
Hoard of Tiatle wires , the I'acliic and 1'acinc
Mutual Lines. His wires connect with the
United wnes at St. Louis and inn trom there
to Kansas City and St. .Joe and will bo
extended to Grand Island , running a distance
of 3.VJ milt's on the I'acliic lines. His lines
also run to Lincoln , thence to Omaha. He is
about to extJiid his line fiom St. Louis to
Duluth. The new Hue from St. Louis to Du-
lutb will cost SX ) , ( > - > 3. "The Western
Union , " he said , "has had a monopoly ot
111.1- ] luisluc'-s Ion ? enough , and the public Is
Hied of their high ntes , and the opposition
lines are going to lurnl.sli the people an
economic hi stem of rates. "
A Crooked Financier Caught.
Bosro.v , Oct-28. Wm. .T. Hesl , the linaii
elcrwho was formerly connected with the
alfahs of the collapsed Pacific1 bink of this
city , was arrested in New Voj * ; yesterday
charged with embezzling ? 75OOD , as tnisteo
of the will of the late Francis W. Camith.
The latter lelt a fund oi 875,000 income ,
which was to go to his sou. W. W. Carruth.
Uefoie. the Pacific bank failed , young Car-
ruth biinovvcd SiXlK)0 ) ) from tlio bunk
on his own personal note , and
as secuiity for the loan trans
ferred thn Incoino of this fund. Aller
the tiii t lailuie of the bank licst , as an e\-
jieit , was empio.ved in piactical charge ol the
bank alfahs. When Kecclver I'ile took
char eot the wicck ho toiiud this note anil
itsstviirity and no iccoitl ol an.v pavmentby
Best as trustee. He tried lo obtain some-
Ihlngof Host , but the latter kept out of
his reach. Young Canutii applied to
the piobato couit for Best s leitioval , which
was granted , and Chailes II. Whlto appoint
ed. He tried to secure an accounting fiom
Hest but was uiisiici-et : lid. Kvid-'iici ) was
stiong that Hest had used a portion of tin
fee-unties In speculation and sold the re-
malndei outright , lie wad indicted.
Tammany's Bin Blow Out.
Nr.w VOIK , Oct. 38 , Tammany hall bold
Its opening mass meeting to-night , Thcio
were bannein , torches , Greek Hie. anil an im
mense gatheilng. Tlus wigwam was tilled ,
and Ihe sticctn Infioutot and adjoining It
Speeches were ( iiaile liom hevcral stands
Only local Hpcakcis took part In the oratoiy
Attention was ehlcilydevoted to tbo htato
contest.
With refeieuco to the state ticket and
suppoit , the ri'Milutiofls embodied the-io
wouls : "ConlidDiitof our ahidty to main
tain thn mipremtiey of demociatic principles
within this city , wo pledeu ourselves to nub
ordlnatoand s.u'rliiooovery consideration ol
local adyantagu orpKi'nnn vl preleiPinv to the
success ot the democratic candidates nomiu
alctl it Kaiatnga. "
< 7ilorido'e ! Coal llncx.
f vi.H. O't. W. fSjjaclal to the Hce. ]
The miners at El J loio have refused ti
btilkeat the solicitation of Iho Union I'acifit
inlneib. They have , H Is . 'd , conceded s <
fai us tt > refuse to loud coal in Union I'aeiii' '
earn , but this will not anpnnt to anything
as most of thu coal which Hi- ' Denver it Ii ! (
( iramlecompany deliver to the Union I'uclm
Is loaded in D.'nvvr & Itio ( irandocain.
The mlneisat Loulsyllleaie still out on i
Hukc , having gonu out when all fnu mat
miners on Union I'aciuc propcity weie 01-
dei 1 nut by the Kiii'hts of Labor.
" *
Tiul n Joins the Henodlutf ) .
I'l'M.MA . ' , III. , Oct. ftj.-Judge Levl M.
Vllas , ot Kan Claire , AVis. , brother nftho
jiostmaster general , was mairicd to-day in
the Pullman church to Mie.s Llz/.lo Ktewart
Ludlam , dnii"httTof Major Jam D. Lud-
lam , Itev. Fiank Warren ofllclatlnx. Owing
to tlio recent death ol Ihn groom's Mister , the
atleiidaiicd was limited to iclatlv , about
M\enty of w hoiii wcw pvcsent. Two special
roaches convoyed Uiegucsti ) fiom Chicago ,
I.OK.III at Phlluitclphln.
Pun \IJI.I.MIIA , Oct. 2S. ( Jen. Logan nr-
rlvcd Jciethiacveniii'rfaud ) after dlnnt-r was
eseoited by iho ixilltlcal cluha to Horticultu
ral hall , where ho nddreaeJ a largo republi
can ui.iso muting.
MATTERS OF NATIONAL IMPORT
? l\e Prcaidout's Pliglt in Eoorgouizing tie
THE RIGHT MEN HARD TO FIND ,
Signal Bcrxtco Ktmlcnts Court alar *
t.illlOl l\t * 1' * I * * . * l * * . . * * lii
Judjio Vincent , at the
tal WaHlilii iou Wall' ' ? .
tlio OniiunUslon.
WASIIINOTON , Oct. 'Jf * . All Intlmato per-
soual filend of HIP president , who talked
> ith him the hn In '
on subject , t-aya expeiltmi'-
r\K \ niui'h tlllllpulty In HIP effort to leorganlro
he civil t-ervh-o commi.s.slon. Ho Is iilmhiK
o secure for that M-I > ice tlu-eo men whoaie
veil known to the country and whose names
vould be received as an earmvst of his pur-
winto ijlvt1 Mich character to the commission
is to ijlvc certain coniitlcure to the fi lends of
he mtnoinent that he ie iirds reform In civil
one of the most important ot Ids
administration. At the satiu > time the pi-esi-
lent Is seekliis men whn-o appointment
would witihty the iit'iijile. whether irieudlv to
'lie movement omul , that it Is in the hatidsot
luactic'd tcasonliis men whoans not tloctilu-
ilieti ami who will conildurand fUestueed -
. ' < ! modliUatloiiH In poiiuhui/.i * the lefonii
n the execution ol' the law without Impair-
Ini ; Its hencuts. Tne salaij ol the position IH
oniyji.wo : perjeai , ami lew men of piomln-
unco who | > ossefs the ( piaMllcatious named
no willing to make the sacrluci1. The leason
why some of the many persons whose name.s
8tiKse--tthem < ; ehes to the public in connect Ion
with the place aie not appointed N because
Ihey have alivaily tlt'cllned. : Noappointment
lias1 yet been determined upon. Amoiu ; those
wht ) ha\e declined appointments on the com
mission aie li. haltou tall and Tliailes Cod-
man , of Mas.snchus-selts. ami .Indue tJehoo-
maker and K. O. ( iia\es aio among the e
whose name.s aie iiiulei eoiisldciatiou.
Cotii't Mnitl.iliul.
WASIIIMI-ION , Oct. 'J > . About half of the
; lasa of wifjiial sen Ice IIIPII , who are nn-
a com so of instnictlon at Foil
Jljer , lobccomiilcted in Januaiy , areb.'im ?
tiled liy couit martial on the chaise of in-
suhoidlnatlon. Tlio circumstances are us
tollow.s : The men of the class felt that they
were hvlnt ; nnjusth ami h.iishly tieated hy
their Instructor , Lieutenant Pi-auk Cieen , of
the signal service , ami when he added to
this KIOSS profanity , intllwilmiiiatelv call-
in them namesonly to he icpeatcd , they ic-
.soivcd to make an etf.ul tor teliof. With
tills view a meeting of the class was held
which lesulted in a petition to the chief sl ' .
nalnfllcer , hcttlng fnith their Kiiev.incis and
appealing for leliet. The pi'lltion was an
swered bj an order for the cotut niartialiiiK
ot all the men who signed the petition on the
ground of Insuboidinatiou.
( ieiier.il I la/en .said to-uis-'ht that tint men
werebeins ; eouit martialed , not torexpivs--
Itu ; their giievances hut tor holdiusr a niei'l-
hn ; and combining for that "puipobc.
which lie said was almost equal
to mutiny. Lieutenant fiicen has been
repriuwmled b > ( innenil lla ? n for hlscpn-
ilnct. The meinhpi.s of tin1 class alt1 being
detemlcd by Con m-s.-sman Uuttci worth and
llemy Wise ( iainett. It is evptvted that the
court will be overto-morww , ami the liudiiitfs
will he submitted to Cencral Ha/.en. 'i'he
subject will not coiim Iwfons the wardcpait-
tncnt unless there fihonld be a sentence of
dismissal , which is hardly tlumglit probablp
under the clivumstaiices.
Vincent \ynsIiiiiKton. .
WA.SVINOTON. Oct. IK. Ju < Iye ; Vincent ,
recently removed by the president's ouler
fioin the position of chief justice of New
Mexico , arrived in Washington this morning.
A reporter called upon him , but the judge
bejwed to be excused from malcini ; an v Mate-
imitit coiiccniing his removal or the defense
ho piopotes to make. "Jt would. " hi ) hald ,
"bo manlfe-stly impinper for me to say any
thing about the matter botoro seeing my su
perior in office. I would Iv glad , however , If
von would itatoas coming fiom me that I
have not a woid to h.n about the case for pub
lication. "
_ _
To ! )0 Urouslit Before ConjrcBq.
WASHJXCITO.V , Oct. W. Accounting olliceis
of the treasury department have consented to
delay charging to his personal salary the
amount expended by Admiral Jouctf In eu-
teitalnlng vlsitois to the Teuneshce at the
Now Orleans exposition , accoidim ; to a tie-
eislon of the wcond compttollcr , until the
matter has been brought to the attention ot
oongrcHs. Tlie amniint in inu'btion IH only
S4UO hut It is ilcsiicd to have some tlnlmite
action to bervo as a precedent In the lutine.
Fovtrth-GlasH 1'ostiriastorK Appointed.
WASIIINOTO.V , Oct. 28. The acting post-
rnaster-ppncr.il to-day appointed tbo follow
ing named fourth-class postmasters :
Wisconsin Sigel , jrathias Ulumer.
iiiij i * ; initi FIHIM o iiiiitiH , *
Nebraska D.awhon , .Michael B. Uyau ;
JJeek , A. H. Day.
Dakota , Kaleui. Phillip II. Uunklo ; llovv-
anl , Uainey O'Neal.
Au Appointment and Insinuation.
WASIIINOTON , Oct. 28. Tlio scvrct.-iry of
the treasury to-day appointed Kobeit.l. May-
tle'd , ol Indiana , to be a chiet ot divKlon In
Uio olllco of the comptroller of cuirency1
Lewis C. Uartlelr , ot Indiana , second deputy
commifcsloiicr of pensions , has loaned on
rurount of ill health icMittlnf , ' liom old
wounds.
_ _ _ _
The IJtnli ConunisiloirH Itopoi-l.
WISIIINMO.V , Oct. Ex-tiovernor ! Ham-
. < -iy : , clialiman of the Utah coimiilhHion , pio-
sented the report of the commission to the
nviclJii'y of the Intel lor to-day. Tim com-
nds-ilon say It is now only a matter of time
when polygamy will beeouiu1 extinct , mid
recommended the continuation ot thu .same
policy. _ _ _ _
Moi-o Viflh than Callnil Kor.
WAsHtNriro.v , Out. W. The llsh commlfl.
sion ear which lea\es to-night with eais lor
the hiipjil > iiii ; of applicants In Iowa , Wiscon
sin , .Minnesota , Dakota , Montana , Oicn'on
and Washington teuitory , cairies a larn'o
numlM'rof lish in lixirss ot Iho amount je-
to meet tlio icquests on file.
To HIiiikuAViili the Shall.
WASJII.NOTOM , Oct. as. I' . M. Winston , of
Chicago , has been bt-lected lor appointment
as United States minlftor to I'ernia. His ap-
pnlntimmt will probably bo othcially an
nounced to-morrow.
IVir 111 *
V/Asiuxcrrox , Oct. is. Assistant Serre-
taiy Coon , letuincd to Wtishlimton to-day
and u-aimcd the tlullrs ol Ids ollU'c. Ills
soon bo appointed.
Auitatldii In
Att.usiA , < ia. , Oct. 28. [ Special to iho
Ilii.J : A violent a-rltatlon of the Chlne.o
question has broken out In this city hlnce the
publication of the outrages id Seattle. 1'or
scvend jears Celcntialh have bcfii flocking
hither , hnvo piospeietl , several Inive made
fortunes and i eturned to China , They now
own HO many groceries , w hole-sale anil lotall ,
that nitiv : eltl/eiid to-day ] K'titloned the
city council totako steps ui juuvmit fuithor
immixrntloii. The te iinz is Idxb , as the
Chinamen ha\o many Iriends among the
I'nrfiior / I'.iruell.
l'ini.Aini.i'iiiA. Oct. 2b , A monster meet
ing to-night lit aid of Iho J'arppll piiliamcn-
tiu'i fund r.iL d SiJwW , lor n
The ( icncKta Keturns ( o Her i
HOIIIO A I-'nsi Trip.
IVnisMorrir , d t. 'J . The ( leneita , de
feated In Iho recent international yacht race
for America's cup by the American yacht
'uiilnti , arrived In this put t at n o'clock this
lornlng aftera vojasoacnv" the Atlantic ,
'he ' came Into poll ll > lug the three liist pilro
ogs won in the contest. * with American
.acid * . Great enthusiasm pievallcd niuotig
tu'cicvvs of men-of-war and jachts In Hie
arboi , who welcomed the ( .ieuosU with
beer after cheer. , . ,
It isbelieved the time of tlie ( UMie.sU' * trip
- rossthe Athiiillc-Wdiivs and 10 hours
eats the b.st yacht reooid. Thn wind dm-
ng the vovaire was luutli , noithcast. to weM ,
vlth occasional Minim heiiv.v seas vvhuli
greatly ictaitlctl her process. Pvvlco the
iene.s'tava - hove to , and the whole trip was
mile under leefert s.ilN. Tlie only mishaps
vere the breaking ol the mute's uukle ami a
light tlisairangcmeut ot the steeling gear ,
'he best run * weieas follows : Oil the lath
nsla.Wmiles ; l th , BIO mlle.s ; and Hth'.XK )
lies. The eiew of the ( ieuestn RIHMU of
hell tieatment in America with eiilhuslasm.
The niiiicHii srufls.
Hii.an : VDI : , O t.K 'I'he Servian govern-
lent replied to the collivtlvo note of the
owei-b and lefused to disarm the Seivlan
loop- * until the equilibrium of the Halkaus
UK decn icstoied. , , ,
Covsr.vNTivtii'i.n , Oct.is. . The Haitian
outereiuv will mel tornrillv Thuisday nml
ml will Ihen ad ourn until S.itmday.
Cti.ssi VNI iNoi't.i : , O.'t. us. The war olllce
u events a scene tt unusual activity , clearly
lidltaling that HID poll is delelinlllid oil the
tloptiou of etfectivu measiiivs Iu tint went
if theetiiilereiice ol Ihe powers tailing to
u'loe on a plan for settlement of the Kmi-
ni'llim question. An oflicial lepoit to-day
hews that lNOrt ) ( ) Tin I. Ish Hoops uiv now
nusteied at available points on the tioutier
or active service Iu the Dallcan peninsula ,
ml rvhifoKciuentsaie rontlniiall.v aiiivlnu' .
'he Mustabli/ Lautlsuirui ami the Hashl
5as oiik-shave been summoned tor milltaiy
lut > . The levy of Ihe Landstm m is only le-
01 fed to as a war uu-asuie ami will add over
( Ki.iKKi men to the service. Coircitsla has teu-
leretl 'i1K'0 ( ' eavahy and Albania piomlsed to
"
isslsl tUo porte. "In view ol this TuiUlsh
loops in Albania have been withdnnvn and
missed on the ( iiock , ( iaiian and { jorvLiii
"lonticis.
American Influence Iu Coron.
Su V.NOIIAI , Oot , ' .K Owen Denny , for-
neily Ameilcan consul general at Shanghai ,
.
lasbt'i'ii app ) intcd for-ign alvisir to thu
; iiig of Corea. to leplac : ' lli'rr M-detidorfT ,
oimirly ( ieini.in coii.siil at 'lien Tsin. Ihe
ippoliitment tt Dcmij to this hiL'h posiiiou
ndleati's that ( icrmin influence In ( urea ,
vhieli since the advent of Heir Molcntloill
uis liccn p.iiamjuut , Is on tht ) wane.
The Stead Trial.
Lo-novOet. Bs.-The ti Lil of the Armsliong
ibiluetion ei.se was rusiuneil this nuirnlng.
I'hete-limoiiy for the prosecution helng all
u the attorney general announced his side of
lie ease closed. Counsel for the defense then
idtlicsbctl tlio couit In di'leiiso of thu piison-
Mr. Stead then addicted the jiuy lube-
nil of himself and tbo other defendants.
His irgumeat was on the basis that the end
instilled tlio means. The couit adjourned.
RpnuUh Armaments.
MAKUID , Oct. BS. The Spanish goveni-
meut Is .strengthening UieCenta peninsula In
Morocco. Ceuta is opposite ( iibraltar ami
only seventeen miles distant. It basjiany
pointof resemblance to Ilint fiifliliSitlon
and Is vvull supplied with water and if gar-
ils-oiied would be all but Imprcirniibl . Ad
ditional heavy aim iments have hoc'ii onlorcd
for the poits of the riulippinc iblands.
A Pointer 10 fiiiain.
LONDON , Oct. 28.A Madild dispaU-h con
firms the recent .statement that the American
( oveiiiiuent bus Intimated to Spiin tliat If
the latter's soveieimitv of the Caroline Is
lands is iecozni/cd , thn American piofcst-
ant inlssidii must beiespcctcd and the fice-
dom of lellglon allowed.
Too Good to lx' True.
LONDON" , Oct. BH. The government dis
credits the minor telegraphed yesteiday fiom
H'liigoou that a levolutloii had bioken out at
Mandalav. and that King Thcbaw , ol Hur-
mah , had been munlcred ,
The Burniuli Kxpedltion nelayed.
MAIIUAI , Oct. 28. Tlu' embarkation of the
briuadcs which are to take pail In the pro
posed Hmine o expedition have been post
poned for limber ordeis ,
Tlie Great Rafctcru Sold.
LONDON , Oct. 2S. The Oreat Kastcrn , the
laicpst steamship in the woild , was soltl at
public auction to-day tor .VAJUX > .
Collixion In Now Vorlc Harlior.
NKVV YOIIK. Oi-l. Bi In the denue fog
which preA'ails hare this morning , the hteam
Huekensiick , of Ihe Habokoii ferry line , while
on a trip to this city , colld"d ! with the ocean
steamer Servla. The how of the ferry boat
was c.iiilcd awiiyaml agieat panic prevailed
on both boats. In his flight , a sailor on the
Kervia jumped overboaul ami was diowncd.
.Several othcis Jumped but vvcie leseuctl.
Arroslud 1'or Desertion.
Punnr.o , Colorado , Out , US' ' . [ Special to the.
Hm : . ] David Homer , a di'scitor from the
regular army , who enll.sljd at Fort Nlo'irara ,
N-hraska , Iu l > 5 , and tlsfilel at Ouulri ,
Nebiv.sk'a , in H * ! , 1ms hren anestcd in this
city , lie is about' > ears old. He has been
taken to Foil Lyon.
Heal Kstiito
Tim following tr.i-Hfors vv ir.t Itlo'l Oft.
27. with tin county ulork , and roportoil
for the lit : " , by Am"s' Heal 1-Ntato
David N. Mlllir to Silas II. II. rinik :
lot 17 N'elson'K addition Omaha sliciill'.s
I'atilck Connoisand vvlfo to 'i'homnn ( 'ol-
Iliists ot lot 1) ) block ( i Koiuiti''s 4th ad-
ditimi Omah.iV. . I ) . -a M ,
Alice O'Donaboeantl others to Xoiman A.
Kiilinand Sam. K. 'ijialilliii : , lol.s U , in , Hi ,
17 , lh , in , ; .o , block 0 , und lots 1. ! j , : ! , i 5 , ii , 7 ,
b , 11 , j-j , ia , u , 10. 10 , n , in , i , iai , liio-'k 7 ,
and its 1. . ' , a , , r , , i ! 7 , 8 , It. 10 , block H Kilby'M
place udd Omaiia . I ) . * l , ooo.
Chailcs O. Hoiisel anil wife to John S.
Caubifld anil Alun/o I' , Tiikey ; n ol svv' ' <
ol ne' . , sec 1-l.vlii , 5 awes , Douglas county ;
\v. d.Vl.bOO. .
Klleii A. Ainold to John Flanagan ; w %
ne ' 4 sec I-I.V lit , Douglas coimiv ; q. e. VI.
lio'icil ' Hlair mid wile to Willlum A..Smith ;
It llblk _ , l'aiker& udd , Omahu ; w. d.
William J-Kledinnu ( widower ) to William
M. Dodson ; s ; of nw4 sec V-1U 10 , Douglas
counlj : w. ! . sl.wio.
Alev : II. Swan ami others , to VntonSpevak ,
lot 11 hi I : 7-1 , South Omaha , w d $ * > .
I Mrs of Kw in i'aincK tobai.ili O. I'atrlck ,
n 17. led of nvv U' sco ! i , in , ID , Douglab
( oiiniy. wd SI.'K ' > .
Cliailes McKay to Charles Coibptt , iindivl-
ilt d > . of lot.sO anil 7 hlli ! " . ! i , lot.-t 'J , il , -I , 111 ,
17 , and lublk lfillot ; 7blk-l. 0 , and lot 'J blk
f. " > s , ( Jiaiitl View add to Oiunlia , w d ft.TiJ7.7l > .
Chailes .McKay to Chailes Coibe.tt ; It 'J , lilk
17'J. ami ft. ' , I and 17 , blk louj ( irandviuw atld ,
Omnha ; ( j. c. * ! > : > ) .
( ii'oigo II. Ho gs and wile and others to
Wilhelm Lovijoliann ; It 0 , bll ; a , Albor
I'lace , Onudin ; w. d.i'lVJ. .
John Holllng and wllo to Hans Holliug ;
undivided > ' . of neitf w.iVl.VlI , UK ) ciuies ,
Douglas count j ; w. -Ki.ooa
( Jiovei it linker Hi-wing .Machine Co , to
John IMIay ; n.M of U 4. blk ll , Onvalia :
q , c.-sim _ _ _ _ , ,
Disobeyed the Onlor.
' 1 ho mayor' * order closing the ijtfonna
nt midnight was openly vioiit ) < cil lust
night by 0. S. lli jriiiSi who announced
hib attention to run his naloi/u
of
THE CROWD CRY "LYNCH HIM"
Daring Daylight Attempt At Munlor ia
Ohiciuco's Stroota.
TWO WOMEN ARE THE VICTIMS.
lloMton'H Ucport oil > I m iler Conspiracy
( i II n so nml UusnoocHifiil At- - . /
tempt. nt llluoUnuiil
Criminal ( Jlonnlii s.
t
Sliot Down In the Hit-rot.
CiiicAoo , Oct. * . FIve thousand poop to |
completely blocked Jlomoo street from l a
Suite to Clink at o'clock tliib aflornoon and
went half mad with exeltemonl , and Iml for
thedcxtciltv of u roupk'nf pnlieetunn would
him- hanged A. J. Hums to Iliu muuet.t lamp
pott. '
Shoitly hofovo the emtdoye * of the offices
and pi luting establishment. * of the neighbor
hood are roleu oil fioin their day's Inborn , i
young ' ! Nell dii'sscd ninti entered the
hallway ot the building I" whit it the of
licesof It. ( ! . Dun .V Co. iins located ami
leaned against the wall as though waiting for ,
someone. A few minutes lalei the clciks
niul pi In tors employed in thn building began
to stream down I lie stalls. The > oung tunu
watched them ilo'ch. niul will Mug bight OK
two jouin : women walking iiini In arm ,
Mii.iug lorvvurd , diew u revolver , Hied two
shots in ipiick succession , and dashed out of
tin ; ball anil up Mnnivo stieet tu\\ml : Vlttli
avenue. Thestiet wasciowdi'd wllli pcoplo
going home I'oin hustiies * . The sound of the ' . .i
shots attiacled others. An ollleer fittimlhtff i
ni'iu theeoinci tit Filth avenue noticed the
crowd aeoiimulatiug , divined the mo of Uio
voting man's flight niul promptly seized Him.
Thi'.v walked hack to t o Mi'iio of the
( mooting. The two women lay InseiiHiblo on ,
the sidewalk. At ( lie slghl of the limn who
had altc'inptcd their munler the orovv d tk > - \
came lurkms and attempted to leie.uw him I
I 1 oin the oHlect's ui usp. Somebodv cried I
"L.vneh himi" and the ollleer , reali/hii ; hla )
prisoners dimmer , hustled him tluonin an
alle.v In the direction of the mwifll M.itlon. 1
'the eiowd attempted to lollow , hut only J
Jammed itsclt last in the narrow onti-anco. I
The \ \ oinidcd women were taken into UiQ
nearest drug stoic and Iheiin ; ( o the county
hospital , it K IHicvedthuttheli vvonndrtuio
fatal. It , has Uirl iped that the shouting
was aeouaidly ievetn.r lal.cn b > Hums , for-
meily cm plowed in K. ( i. Dun's ofllco on the
two women whose claim that he had insulted
them caused his dischaiire a day or two npo.
The young man. A. . ) . Mums hv [ .nine called
at the olllce to day and was told by tlio loro-
mnii that It he wmild upologito the
women , who are sisters named Mrs. Kay
( loodniul Lillian Waller , he would bo rein
stated. Jin left the olliee niul was not soon
twain until aucsied. .Mis. ( ! oed was fhot In
the neck. Her s tcr loecived a second Bliot
in the .side ot her hi ad. Hurns leltiscs to
make any btatcnicut conceininj ; Uio iillalr ,
'llie I'osion Slimier ( "oiiHplraoy.
Hosins , Oct. 2s > . The alleged niurdorcon-
spirai-y between Hovtou niul Ititlltiuoro pnr
ties is Mated thlu afteinoon to bo n plijnntla
< eheiue to blackmail a ton owbtiiekrn family.
The story as it now stands Is that Miu Gpol-
idgc , knowing of n skeleton in the closciof
the wealthy Mellin of lialtlmoro , con.sphxd
with.Jamesj JJoinihiio , alina " , lobn Dull , , ' , to
get money out of Sir. Hcllln ,
Then it Is related that L'oie CoLb sot wiml of
the alia i , and to curry ftivor with the pollco
Inlonned them nf IhO pint , lint 'Mulin Dull"
< ! usj cctwl Cobb , nnd to savt ; lilnit-i ll , wont to
poiicohoadijiinil < 'is and told thowh lo stoiy ,
J'lien eonie a mcetinfr between " .lol'in Hull"
and ilis. Coolidi1 ; , in which tlio inspfjclorn
weio picsoiit but unseen , and during which
Mis. Coo.ldct1 ( tilliedlieely , supposinic "John
Hull" was till actinic Mnnrply with her. ,
.lohu H. Ik'hron , who AMIS to < lay ap)0latc4 ] )
sol 'counsel tor ills , foolld c , Is n' onodat
h.ihiK that In ; c < > iinidei.s I ! > cllont insino.
Ilebion c a ins that Mie. CoolidRC has IxiJD
Tlioy Died Tor
Ala. , Out. 37. [ Uhlcagn Trl-
bune5K'cial. ! | ] Walter Oir , n Mfs.slssippaa |
who has been heie for the last four years In
the lively busliu"-s. and 1'hll filvnn , a clerk
In a I'uinl.sliintr woods stoio , were. In love with
the saint' iiil. ; To-nitht | Oir hud an engage
ment with her to I'M'Oit her to the ureatro *
vival led by ham .lunes. While on their wy
a man appiojrhed and , tcrahbiti ) ; Orr's riubl
arm , hald : "You are tliu d - < 1 seoundrol'I
am looking foi. " Orr at ouco iec < nlzoil
1'hll ( ! i\aii , and prepiued to dcfond
hiiii'-elf , as ho hail previously boon
\vaiued that ( ihan would hhout him ff ho ever
caudil him with the xlrl. CUan drew ; \ ro-
\olverand becan tiling , whllu the ; ; irl still
held Oil's aim. Oir n-turned the nro , and
when the duel was oxer It was found Hint
every chamber in both pistols worn umptlca.
Oir was .shot t.vlce , the tatalono entering the
abdomen. d'K.ii ) v > ab UM ! > nhnt twice , once
In the hhddcr. liuth men will dlo bofoie
morninif. Alter Oir discharged every ball
tromhls phlol lie tan Into the bonso of ft
Irlend near by and borrowed another , nnd
reached the niect ! iK'loio hilliliK. nlvan
walked two fctjuaics heloin eallin n
Both youni ; men \vcie highly i
f f''our Munlcrcil CI U < lrcn.
.SISIIIIIANXA ; ( ( : , 1'a. , Oct. a ? . The joint
funeral ot thu lour llo'.scll children , who
were miiideiedby ihelr cra/cd father , took
place .Monday afternoon. Beloro the hodicn
weii ) placed In the eollln tlmy worr > carrlfc'J ,
one by one. Into their lather's presence , ho
having exjnessed a , wish to M-O them. He
showed no emotion until ho MW the boy ,
when a ( 'lemi : of sdlluiin inU'lllgonco
passed over his l.ice. 'J'ho bodies
weu- then pla-ed Into their uollliifl
and jint Into the hearken , two In cnch , and
tilts liinerul niocceded down tlm fJUtruuca val
ley to thu Illtlis hamlet \vhcr.i tlio ue.rvlcea
were to be held. The loin rolllns were car
ried Into the chinch b > < > hht lltllo lads and
little ( 'lrln , nlaynmlcs ot thu iletid children ,
and weie placed In a low In front of the jiiil-
pit. AtthocloMi of thu sermon thnpooplo
jiasM'd hlowly bj , II/IIK | lit the waxen facoa
ol Iho little 01 lew. The Collins worO thori
t.ilien to the eemciery. whoii ) the four olill *
drenVLTU hui led Ulo by Hldoin a largo ijravo ,
A KIiiill-Crii < : Ulii DarUuy.
l'/niADii : I'MiA , Oct. 'W. Hoberl J. Geoff ,
lieawuierof the Philadelphia Pmw , wnn at
tacked thlH mornliif , ' bj Slejilicn Mol'herhon ,
the eoloied Janllorof the ImildliiR , and 6truck
on thu head with it lintcliet , trnetuilng the
Kkull. Thu injuied man , who it 1,4 thought
wll die , was lemou-d to thn hospital und Ida
assailant WIH ( aptured. Slel'hriroii Ip ft
lai'Kc. musculai n-nro. audliad been ecnButca
by Cook- for idlowlnc : uit.s to escitpo. it 13
tbouithttliat Cook Miuuk Mcl'hernon tirflh
and that the laid r then used a hatcher. The
victim had ti national reputation as an nth
Ictc , havinir been captain of the famoim enivy
of Vale collepe , and trainer of the college ,
Mnrilfr In iho lluf'ortt | inmily. zi
fir. l.ouis , Ocl.John IlutorU , son oS
Wllliaiii M . liuford , a vlll-to llJ fanner llv-
111 } , ' I'lKlit miles fioin bhclbyvlllo , Mo , , HlioS
and killed bis father Monday , InllU'tlni' a
wound tioni whii'h the old man died in a row
hours. Tlic two hul : hud Huvoial < piirrel : $
lalelv , and Monday whllo the lainllyvcr6
together In out ) loom in ihu hem > o John oi-
tcjcd and emptied two hands of a Hhntgun
Into hU lather's head , ( ireatexullmnunt was
produced In the nei hboidood. Tlio family
aio related to the Hul'oids of Kentucky.
An Innocent Mini Shot Uonil.
KvANbvn.u , Intl. , Oct.ui-At , v lat hour
Monday nluhl , at Jtobinson'tjhauinlll , near
town , Jash ypeiice , eoloied , had MJIIIO anyry
woitlH with a stranger and thrcatoncd to
{ hot him. Ho ot ashotsrnn , but In oocUlnir
It Iho hammer was ti nek a aliiht the corner
of thestove. whlchtau'-ed ' the pun to oV
the i'onteni.s enli'ihiK the body of Jim
moiis nn . . - : . killing him
Jy. Hj nco K.IVO ldm > , df up.
