THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
SIXTEENTH YttAK. OMAHA , MONDAY MOKNING , OCTOBER 31. 1SS6. NUMBER 105.
MORE OPLMOXS ON QUAKES , I
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Many English Scientists Present Their
Views on Seiimic
LATEST THEORY OF THE CAUSE.
The Charleston msn ter Ilf cui ed In
Jlelatlmt to Its Connection With
Volcanic Eruptions -Science
In tlie Dark.
Pnvants Interviewed.
LONDON. Oft. 10. [ New Vork Herald
Cubic-Special lo ttio BEE. ] British suvants
complain that It Is so lone since England 1ms
been shaken by an earthquake ) tlmt they nro
forced to depend on more fortunate foreigners -
ers for facts upon which to base theories.
Although thus reduced to Uic position of in
terpreter , 1 found the utmost interest mani
fested in scientific circles In the period of
earth tremor.i through which our globe Is
now Massing. 1'iof. Kudd , president of the
British Geological sor-iety. is n veil recog
nized authmity on all matters pertaining to
earth movements. 1 visited him to-day In
his study lit the South Kensington school of
science. While waiting for the students to
pallid In the lecture room \ve talled : over the
recent eartnqunke. He said : "Periods of
exceptional voltaulc activity occur occasion
ally and last from two to twenty years , f tie
present period has alieady lasted six years.
No science Is yet able to predict the oeur-
ranee or duration oi such peiiods , much less
the places where the subterranean forces
will show themselves at the surface. The
tact Is tlmt It Is extiemely dlllicult to trace
the leUtions berne to each other by earth
tremors near together us reminds time , but
widely separated in space ,
rut CTIAKI.I : TON siiAicn.
r The Alaskan volcano eiuption , for Instance ,
can hardly be considered as connected with
the Charleston earthquake. The sides of the
vault or eartli split , over which Charleston Is
situated , have probably been In slow motion
for many years. Suddenly something mo-
inemtarily interrupted the motion and the
result is that Charleston is shaken. A slip
of a few inches would amply account for all
the damage done , and a vertical slip of ten
feet would be so inconceivably destructive
that nothing heietofore known will serve
for comparison. It may he several thousand
years before Charleston has another violent
eaith slip , but even it it comes It will bo
along the line oi weakness defined by the
past earthquake. Sea waves are caused by
earthquakes under the sea , henc * Charleston
iiiol ( scarcely tear a destructive sea wave.
So far as it is knoxvn , all the future tremors
In that region are likely to occur under laud.
Cj clones may be the cause , hut never the
effect of earth moxemcntb. Suppose a portion
tion of the earth's surface to be precisely in
equilibrium. Then comes a cyclone , sud
denly removing millions of tons of ptessure
on" the atmosphere here. The cyclone mny
thus mechanically null the trigger , which
letb off some frightful earth convulsions.
We ichUlts from the iiirc2
expect great > tlga-
tions of American astronomers. So you see
Charleston will not have been sacrificed for
nothing. "
A NITXV ZKALAXDUK'S orisno.v.
At tl e colonial exhibition 1 found Sir
Julius Van Haas , nrofcssor of geology in the
New Zealand university and a leading scien
tific man in that colony. In answer to a
question as to the iclatlons of the Now Zea
land earthquake to the rest of the globe , he
said :
"Certainly America has a double Interest
In our volcanic eruption tiist , through the
Charleston calamity ; second , because jou
aio going to have soon a precisely similar
outbreak In Yellowstone park , boon , that
Is , ecologically speaking. Hut it will hardly
pay the Herald to keep a special correspon
dent on the spot , as the Yellowstone geysers
may not turn Into volcanoes for ten thousand
years yet. Our New Zealand quake was
purely local and had no connection with
other earthquakes across the ocean. U e liar
hot geyseis near a large lake The rock
below was trachyte , of which 70 per cent was
sllicio. The steatn gradually ate away this
flillcla , leaving great caverns below the lake.
Suddenly the lake bottom dropped out , let
ting the mash ot water into the heated cavltj
w hlch fed the geyser * . Of course explosions
followed. We now have three mud volcanoes
instead of our Keysets and lakes , li is ul
quite simple. Uoclistctlcr , the Austrian
geologist , when he saw the geysers , predlctoc
to me the whole of what has happened. Poor
iellowl Before it oecurrrd he died and 1 was
In England , "
AN AiTnomTY ixTF.winwnn.
In answer to a tele iam requesting an in
tervlew with Archibald Geakle , tihcctor ol
the Hi Ithish geolocical survey , he met mo ai
the Suney museum , in Jcrmvn street.
Although one of Urn greatest llvlin.
authorities In such matters , he decluidd :
"The moie I utudy the less 1 know uboui
earthquakes. As yet. they are totally uuex-
plaiimlilo. Until someone knows the cause o
the eat th's motions , mi earthquake bureau U
pi edict t > uch calamities is absolutely impossi
ble. At present , hclenco has hardly taken tin
liiet stops towaid the discovery of their
origin. The self-recording Instruments now
lielng established at xarlous points will give
the facts and aid to classify the ( llffttien !
kinds of tremors. This done , it may be pos-
wblolo start Investigation into the cause1
leading to earthquakes. The various icccn
earthquakes and volcunic eruption * may re
cult fiotn the t-aiiie calico , hut uot be other
wise connected \\ith each nlher. Kven this
1 * unceitalu. The Charleston eaiUiquat
was piiibably the result ot the vast move
incut which In the past el'-valed the Ameri
can continent. It Is a sou of flowing plain
for you know tlml the ( ontlnmit Is still grow
Ing. The Charleston eaitlujtitto shows
nothing itbuut the 'future. It mny have
iiimibei of Je.Miuclivft earthquake : ) or It maj
not have another for year * Wu do not evei
know tlmt the recent earth phenomena wil
IM | vance our knowledge of * uch mutters. Voi
we how Ignorant * > cienee Is regsrlng earth
( makes. Any half-educated tnh.it will glv
you man ) facts and theories on such matters
For my part , I tuudly know where to lay ui ;
hand on a single fact rogaidiin : earthquakes.1
A NO.V-COMMITTAI. * CU.vn : < 3T.
Prof J. II Hind , director of the BntM
Knuticul Almanac , willingly stopped hi
mathematical wdik for * few minuter to < \\t \ \
er.ks with mo the astronomical 8t Je of tu
] > io eut earthquake , Imt was iudNpOK-J tu
c-ommll himself to any theory , as ho has been
lee closely onwcuk at tlit almanac to lijvc.iti-
E te the pro&ettt phenomena. He cvpiw.sed
toiuo surprise that Hrlisli astronomer * were
sVea to sjieuk coneei nlng a sclwu-eln wli ! ! .
the Americans are , under the Jcudfrslup of
ucb men as Nexvcomb , i > urj > a ! > lng eveijoue.
Cor.rornlrij ? the moon's supposed Influence
ou thr pioduetlon of earthquakes , le : felt
ouable to ( peak , but thought tUst the relations
bfiutcec the ( i. < stioos ! of tun pauuts ! aiti stun
l > ct bid born fairly well eatiitilUhed , Nu
ftttempt bu ytt t > cca muds to fcxtetid tLls
theory to tbeputu's vaU-&ucpUcU03ic3ft ,
TllK LAIUCT TIir.OUY.
Altterooms of tbe cwjloca ! ! surrey in
Jecmint street 1 found W. Tapley. priK.1-
lect ef & Qeoioclcel UAoelvtion. Taploy's
J l > cr oo the Cbuleston cartlaQU&kc , rend ! > >
fnre the Mritlih ai ofl Uon at the meeting at
! Blrmlnshtun a few dfcys after the earthquake ,
excited much interest , as it wns Uie tirstsci-
ntluc etsay ex er written Horn facts obtained
iy cable. He said : "The last earthquake
heory is Uiat the enrth Is mainly solid , with
ast caverns flooded with intenstlj heated
Iqtilds. Alter all ver.v little is know n about
nrtbquakes. We do not Imve ny theory
movements In various parts
of the globe , or whj there nre special rerimls
of great volcanic activity all over the earth.
Charleston is apparently situated o\er a
crent rock vault. We have one such district
n Scotland , which has had many Humors
vhlle the rest of Scotland is almost iree from
arth motion. It would be rash , therefore , to
sav there will lie no further shaking at
Charleston. On the contrary , earthquakes
how a marked tendency to occur along sueli
vaults rather than In Ire.sh districts. It is
mpossible to tell whether the ejcle of great
volcanic activity which the earth Is now feel-
dg 1ms already passed the period of greatest
violence. "
covsmr.nnn.
At the Uieenwleh royal ol ervatory 1
failed to find the a ronomer , Heile. who Is
iff on his vacation. Assistant Criswick ' .aid :
We do not know that theio is an v connec
tion between atmospheric , astronomical and
volcanic phenomena. It seems solmproluble
that we are uot investigating the theories.
Yes , De La Hue did , 1 belie\e , attempt to
show some relation betw ecn the position of
tin1 planets and the sun spots. Yes , the sun
spots somewhat resemble the eaith's volcanic
eruptions. It De La Kue is correct , there-
lore , there may be n similar lelation between
the moon or the planets and the earth's vol
canoes. But certainly it Is not yet recog
nized as true. No one has yet traced any
connection between the weather and earth
quakes. You ask about our lecent extraor
dinary hot weather. Well , there may be
some connection between U and the recant
earthquakes , but I certainly am uot able to
trace It"
oriir.n orixioxp.
Charles Haiding. of the Koyal Meteorolog
ical society , near Westminister Abbey ,
thought atmospheric conditions weie in no
way related to xolcanic iiheiiomena. "It is
true the sea waves originated by the Krakatoa
eruption , were alleged to have been recorded
as having passed thiee times around the
earth , but this is merely of scientific intei-
est , as no damage was done In their passage.
The recent hot weather In London is tlm
warmest for this season registered since the
comet j ear , IboS' ' . but this lias no possible con
nection with earthquakes. Volcanoes cause
local thunder showers , but never affect the
weather over Jarge areas , and never cause
cyclones. "
William .Marriott , secietary of the
Koyal .Meteorological society , was creatly
amused at the idea that any one should thinl :
earthquakes or volcanoes were responsible
for the recent warm weather. He said :
-History shows no geneial upsetting of
atmospheric conditions during earthquakes.
There are no relations between atmospheric
conditions and the volcanic condition. "
These savai.ts , as I found , had a very hlch
idea of the value of Ameiican scientific
work. Several said to me : "America is
fast becoming a more important scientific
centre than either England , Germany or
France. ; '
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EVENTS.
An Editor Jailed Scluntldc Socle
lies Organized.
Bnm.ix , Out. 10. [ Special Cablegram to the
BF.E.J The Straubln ? tribunal has sent
Ilerr Kenner , editor of the Danube Mes
senger , to prison lor two months for publish
ing nn offensive article against the Bavarian
ministry. In both cases the criticism never
passed beyond charging the ministers xvitti
clinging to power at the risk of the country
and ciown.
AN ANATOMICAL , ASSOCIATION.
Ab a result of the recent meeting of Ger
man scientists in Berlin , an anatomical so
ciety has been founded. Professors Keel
licker of Wurzberc , Gegonbattr of lleidel
berg , Hile of Leipsic , and Waldeyer ol Ber
lin , lia\e been elected presidents of the new
body , and Ilerr Bardleben , of Pena , has been
appointed secretary ,
DIG
It has been decided to hold the nest Turn
ers' festival In lbS9 nt Munich. According to
tbe annual leport of the Turnersohatt , 8,146
societies , with 2'JSW > S members , belonged to
tbe organization at the beginning of tlie year ,
and 10'J branches have since been formed.
II.I.NUSS OK A ntncn.
Advices say that the health of the Duke of
Cumberland U declining. His complaint if
nervous debility. The duke's- relatives ii
England and Uenmaik feel great anxiety
regaiding his condition.
GEODETIC CONGRESS.
An international geodetio congress will
assemble licro on the 20ih inst The
adoption of ( iieenwlch as the first meridian
will bo strictly enloiced. It is proposed to
ostablibli the central geodetic ofllceln Berlin.
AIIIIE M-XT'S IIOOK.
The late Abbo Liszt's paitlnlly wrltlen
"Method lror tlio Piano" will be completed
by his biographer , rmuleln Una Kainanu.
AN OIHIAN Sl'lMMtUSSlII ) .
The socialist or nn , Deutsche Woitenblatt
ediled by Herr Yierick , liab boeu suppressed.
Tlie Attempt lo ISloiv Up Vienna.
VIIVJ : > A , Ort 10. The Vienna police have
furnished the pi ejh w th an account tif the
n'cciilly uipcoxeied unaichlM plot 10 bum
Ylenna. Althoncli manv ilotallfc nre obvi
ously hUHne-M-d tlio plot Is shown to nnxe
surpassed In extent and diabolical lug- !
ntilty any dyiiHiintc plot hitherto concocted.
Seventeen til the conspirators linvo been ar
rested. An examination of tha rrlwinort
allows that thu plot was Imtched in and di
rected from America and London and waste
to be can : ed out by Yicnncve anaicltists w lie
iectntl > let urn nd fiom AuioricJi. The plot
was cloAorly organized. Tlm conspir
ators were divided into Fexenil
gioujis 0110 of which was detailed to
j > ot luu to the town , another to take charge of
tlie dynamite opitatlons and another to
forge the necesoiii } ofliclal docutuents mid tex
x > lu money for'iximiiso'1. Parties were de-
lulled to sot file to Petit-ing. Untcrmeidliug ,
llotzendorf , Me'dllng and Favoriteu.
Suolallsts .It-ii in tied.
Br.itu.v , Oet 10. Til'- nix .socialistic dem
ocrats connecttl ( x-"tH a party of 20J work
ing masoiM , who on Asfunsion day got into
n tight xsitli the p-illoe , liax-n been ncijulttod.
The jury that trlwl them wus eompuMid of
w luto-do Htly.ens ana the vcr iirtv s nil
Immense Fitrpriso. Tlio rlmrgo xvas rnnFitl *
racy against the p'-aco of the rouutry. It was
imonmul. If a vcidict ot guiltr wet found ,
tlir.t tie ! w-ntencoslio.ildbe anunberof yearh
In > tntes prison. 1'iftv wttness.rs were OK-
aiitliied , niid the trial lasted tw.i days. Tbe
' ' ' nioiejoleed at the le.sult ,
A Orrat Tenor ISpoovorlnc.
Oet , 10 , The VosiSicheiutun ;
says that Herr Wnclittd , the famous singer.
hr.i b-i > : i .MiCtrine fiom enlargement ol tbo i
heart fcii-.l drjp j for feveral w > eks , and was '
unM t.i lie flown and nUi.-tn ! l".sit In a
r.l.air day aua night. Hu < : .IK j i
undfr toe au oporatloj. wl. : ii. .cvctl htu. J
uinl it no - tt .o to leave Ms uu , ultniituU
uot jot cut ot uauger.
An Kditor JaiU-d ,
IlcitLiK , Oct. 10. Herr Fianta , eeltor of
tbe Munich Freindenbliitt.l.iLS been sentenced
to four mouths IruiirUonmcnt for liadiig
published an insultlug rUol agilnst Uie
ui.n'jtry on Uie oouiloi : of U > C suicide of
KJO (
HIS FOOT'S UPON HER NECK
Jay Gould's ' Latest Monopoly Creation and
Its Effect On St. Lotus.
HE MURDERS TRADE AND LABOR.
Coal .Mines In Sonilicrn Illinois and
Eastern Missouri AVithln UN Graip
Great Strike r * arort
I'rojcct Klllcil.
Monopoly Ontraco-
Cnir-A < to. Oct 10. TSpecial Telecrain to
the UIL. | A special dispatch from St.
Louis to a local paper sa > s : "Jay liould's
trip west has not been without results. Al
though he only stopped in St , Louis one day
the time was sufficient to give him control
ol the greatest coal monopoly In the Mls -
Issippi valley , and to completely knock out
the scheme to erect another budge ucioss the
Mississippi at the "Chain of Hocks" In the
northern part of the city. Two years ago
the excessive charges of the Oould bridge
induced a number of capitalists to organize
a company to build a bridge at the "Chain of
Hocks' " The matter was before congress
foi two sessions and a charier was obtained.
' 1 he company exported to secure a Ian:0 pin-
lion of the coal trallie fiom southern Illinois
wtneli It was evpertiMl would pay expenses.
One month nuo a st-miing move wis made
tn the loiinatiou of the St. L'uns Consoli
dated compauy coal with M.OK,000 ) capital.
The M\enty : eoal mines l.MUg within a
radius ot fifty milus of St. Louis weie pur
chased and pooled , likewise a large number
of other mines tit a gi eater distance from the
city. Tlie price ol coal was then boosted.
and it was diseoxered that Cjutild ftiinisheil
nearly all the money to buy the mines and
form the pool , thus killing oil the uexv bi idgc
company and fostering a monopoly. It Is
also said to-day that he miide nn offer for Uic
Wiggiiih Ferry eompanj and IJylt Line road ,
which has been accepted. Thus 'ioukl has
sole eoutiol of transportation by fony nnd
bridge r.cross the Mississippi , and every tci-
minal tacilitv on both sides of the rl\er.
There Is no escaping the inevitable , and St
Louis is oociipvinga horizontal position with
Gould's loot on her neck.
Although the big coal pool has raised the
price of coal several points within the lust
month the xvages ol the miners ha\o recuixed
no eonesponiling increase. The reMilt Is
general dissatisfaction and thicats ol an
other big strike. Ttie pool Is conducting
matters so that the miners work scateely half
their time. There Is no competion and the
mines , which were formerly worked , the
pool has purchased and abandoned. This
was done In order to kill off the slightest
coinjictition. Such towns as Collinsxille.
Staunton , Gille.spie , licllcxille and East
St Louis aie already feeling the crushing
effect ol tins monopoly. Trade hns fallen on'
25 per cent In many of these towns , and the
tutuie piosprct is even more gloomy. Ills
said tolie the design of the pool to btiv in
the mines and extend its jurisdiction until It
controls the whole coal production of south
ern Illinois and eastern Missouri. 11 it is
designed to put up the prifO of coal laither
a famine can IK * e.a ily inaugurated by the
pool , and by this Fchemc a double b eneiit
( icciues to tlie retailer and the monopoly.
The other large holder of stock in the monopoly
ely is believed to be 1'ussell Sase. The men
who n''uie in it in this city aie said to worl ;
lei salaries and possess a texv shaies of stock.
JACOB AND JAEHXE.
Shnrpe anil the Convict Alilcrmaii
AVill Glvo the "Boodlcrs" Away.
Nnxv YOIIK , Oct 10. [ Special Telegram to
the Br.n.1 The World to-day says : Informa
tion came to the World last evening ou the
best of authority that Jacob Sharne had made
a confession , which 1 noxv in possession of
District Attorney Marline. The Woild's in
formant is a lawyer , who says Jacob Sharpe
has turned state's evidence , and when tlie
time comes his whole story of the Broadway
bribery will be told. Accoidlng to the state
ment of this lawyer , who saj-s there Is no
doubt of its authenticity , Jacob Sharpy is to
be used as the chief witness against the four
e-aldermen who are shortly to be arraigned
before a jury. He will tell the amount of
money paid to have the Broadway franchise
given by the board of aldermen. The state
went Is also made that Sharpe will give evi
dence against the brlbe-glveis ug well as
bribe-takers. The whole boodle transaction
Is to be exposed norn beginning to end.
It may be well to remark in publishing the
above statement that Jacob Sharps has nexer
been indicted and that District Attorney
Marline has often said that he would convict
all the boodle aldermen. The district attorney
has also often lemaiked that lie had astir-
prise in store for the boodlers. It Is rutnoied
that cx-Aldeimen Kirk and Sayles , two ot
the Indicted "boodle" aldermen , have left the
city 1 or parts unknown. Another
report and one that comes
with n considerable degree of author
ity. Is to the ellcct that Conx'lct Henry W.
Jtiehne will make n clean breast ol tlie dealIngs -
Ings of Jake Sharpe and others , and thus
secure tor himself a commutation ol his long
sentence , and peruajib an absolute paidoii.
It is known that District Attorney Martine
had a long nnd earnest talk with Governor
Hill. Thursday night , and those who are In
condition to knoxx1 assort that the conference
was In reference to a pardon for Jaehne.
TJIC EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Interesting He-ports From Missionary
15lsliops of Their Work.
CHICAGO , Oct. 10. When the house of
deputies had spent au hour In dexotional
exercises yesterday morning , the special
committed appointed at the last conxention
to consider the question ot the best means to
promote godly discipline of the laity , reported
tlmt the existing laxvs are sufficient A
memorial was pie > ented from the diocese ol
Wisconsin asking that the name of the
dioecso be changed to Milxvaukee , A icsolu-
tion was submitted asking the convention to
memorialize rue piesldent of the United
Stntei lo appoint Thanks-giving day
eariier , so nb to conform to the duy
appointed In the pnr. cr book and make
it possible to have the harvest-home fettival
in connection with it A resolution was
passed that nil uiomorlais bearing on there-
vision of the pra > er book bo taken from the
table and referred to the general committee
on ici'ision.
At USX ) o'clock the IIOUT of deputies ad
journed apd the board of missions convened
with Bishop Lee in the chaii. JUshop Dun-
lap , missionary bishop ot New Mexico nnd
Nebraska , leported that the result.ol three
year's labor showed an encouni.lng Increase
In church membership , notwithstanding the
fact that eastern cities tailed to furnish their
t-hare toxvard tin ; spread ot tlm
gospel. The financial prosperity
ot the cnurehes hud been inardeil
b'thu paralyzed condition of business nud
the Inuiun troubles. There were only four
mlsIonarit in tlie field and tlie annual un-
pioprlntlou ot S ' ,000 was divided equally
among them. Tim support from the board
nreragcd hUinl.er than that ot any other de
nomination , The report of Dr. lirewer , of
Montana , was similar to that ot Dunlaji.
lilshop Vaddiiek , ot Washington Territory ,
nl < m complained ot tlm business demesslon.
which was so t-ex'crc that small miss-onary
stations had ueces.sar.ly been abandoned.
Bishop Walker , ol North Dakota , preented
an encouraging leport. Tlie Increase
In jopulaliuu Is remarkable. Two
thousiiud school bouses and eleven Episco
pal rhu'ches had been built during the past
throe yers. Tl > e bishop spoke of the lamentable -
able condition ol the Ojibxva\ Indians in
Ttirllr mountain , who me continually on the
verge of stHrviUum. lie aked the aid of the
ehurch in pr entlng the matter to the cov-
o-nmciit. Jilshon Boon , missionary bishop
ot Shanghai , said the w oik of tbe church in
Calna was divided between themselves and
the illsUons of the Churrli of England. Not
withstanding the discouraging obstacles met
\xltti In China , splendid lesults had been at
tained. _
Nebraska and Iowa Weather.
For Nebraska ana Iowa : Fair weather ,
by local rains ; decidedly cooler.
ocroouns nusr AVKIIC
2nconrAcltiR Condition of tlio Mnr-
kotp nnd General Trntlr.
Nr.w YoitK , Oct 19. [ Special Telegram to
he Bir..J The first week of October proved
he mo t nctix'e of the > year and prices acain
arose above a higher average than they had
lefore attained for more than txvo years.
Jut overtrading In Nexv York A Nexv
Jnglandw * made tlio foundation for re-
uctlon. which appears likely to continue.
flic trading In this stock will Illustrate the
vide range which the market takes. The
mprovement In its earnings had attracted
attention to It , but rumors of some noxvs that
vas to enhance its value \ery much were
lerslstently circulated nnd the stioet went
wild ox-er It and people bought It for a turn
vho had never traded lu it before. This Is
shown by tbe fact that nearly all sales were
n small lots , and no big blocks seemed to
change hands. It Is remarkable that with
such enormous trading that fluctuations of
14 pel cent should have biought with it only
one failure. The support that this mniket
received liom tlie xxest has unquestionably
.10011 withdrawn and western oprratois would
ather see the maiket loxver than not
The dillioultles In leorganizinc the traffic
nssociation in the west appears to be Increas-
ng instead of diminishing , and even the
.uost saniuitie oi mauatcrs admit there are
gnne doubts of a possibility of an agreement
Meanwhile they are all pushing their ex-
.onsioiis into uexv terrltorx" . Already the in-
eieasing rlvnlry is bringing nex > complica
tions into the problem , and so making a
settlement less and lexi ptobnble. Trunk
line affairs xvoroxory quiet during the week ,
nearly evor.x hod v Is away , and no meeting
w ill be held until the latter part of the month ,
and meanwhile both the Baltimore AT Ohio
and the Ponnsylx-aula ha\e become less
elligereiit.
Taking the range of the market in detail
t appeals that the rise was feverish and rapid
.intil WeduoMlaj. and In those thiee days
Manhattan advanced T tier cent , Canada
Southern fi. Wostetn Union 4 v Missouri
Pacific 4 , Union I'lteiiie 8 , and Manitoba 2.
Since then the average decline has not lieeii
maiked except for Nexv York and Now Kng-
land , and the maiket has shoxvn more signs
of weakness , and the disposition to realie n
niolit appears stronger now than U has been
for tineo weeks. Tlm monej market was
quite fex'erish early last week , and tlie bank
statement Is not quite so good. There was
an increase in loans of o\-er three millions
and a halt during the week , bringing them
nearly , if not quite , up to the largest total
ever reported. There was a loss of S1T50KK ( )
in legal tenders , tlie surplus reserve , which
Iind begun to shoxan increase , w as nearly
S1,000 , < KX ) below the figures of last xxeek nnd
smaller than for any corresponding week
since 1SS3. There nre indications of n still
luither decline oxving to realizations , and It
looks as if tlie reaction might extend well
into the coming week.
CLEARANCES POK 1J1E WEEK.
O in aha Still OontimioP Its Splendid
Financial Showing ; .
BO = TON. Oct 10. [ Special Telegram to the
Bun. ] Ttie following table , compiled from
special dispatrhesto the Boston Post trom
the leading clearing houses in the United
States , pixes the clearances fortho week end
ing OeUibet P , with Uie rate tier cent of de
crease and iuciease us compared with the
clearances of thu corresponding week last
yeai :
CITIES. CLEARINGS.
"
" '
/ .
New Vork
St. Louis IfiO , 007,07-1 mo ! ;
Boston sa.ms.avi , uaci
Chicago on , ( U3ooo OJ ci
Philadelphia G3,4UlKi2 !
Sun Fraue.iseo
Baltiuioie 5.0
Cincinnati niooooo lfi.9 ,
Plttsbunr T.G
Nexx Orleans 7 , 47,2(10 , 44.1
Kansas City oiooo'X , ; ) 43.5
Minneapolis
Providence 12.3
Milxvaukee. 15.8
Louisville 9.1
Omaha 54.0
Denver.
Detroit 8772,30lj ;
Indianapolis 1.1.0
Clex-eland slncSiTsI 27.4
Hartford l.SOG.llb1. 15.9
tColumbus 1.750,000' ' 2T..4
Memphis 2.6
Nexv Hax'en V-SSlcOsI 7.6
Portland 1,200,000 , 18.1
Worcester ' " 15.8
Peoria 'poolsiisl" 5.b
Springfield nr.0,080
Si. Joseph P15.STO 10.il
Syracuse C22ni5 19.1
Lowell W.S,2. 17.3
* Galveston 205.74S
Total 31,174,314.ri ! ) 27.3
Outside Now York S43.5SS.10s 23.8
* Not included In totals ,
t Partly estimated
COINTO THE HUSKI.V.
Corn Turning Out AVell nis ; Yield of
Potatoes V-'hett Seedlns.
CHICAGO , Oct 10. The follox\ing crop re
view will appear in this week's issue of the
Farmer's Itexlew : Corn husking Is progressIng -
Ing in Missouri , Kansas , Nebraska , Iox\-n
and Illinois , and will become general thiough
out the entile corn betlduilnc the next ten
days. Keports generally Indicate that the
grain Is firm and sound , and prom scs to
grade well. The average yield per acre
shoxvs no special Increase ox-er tbe estimates
heretofore made.
Ilepnrts fiom eighteen Illinois counties
makethe nexxestax'eragesiy to is bushels to
tbe acre In Jeilemon , Bond and Itichland
counties , while twelve counties place the
average nt 25 to ! W bnsitels , and three countie.s
at ! fi to 40 bi : < ihelK , making the general avei-
airt * for the eighteen counties about 2(5 (
bushels. The potato yield in Illi
nois carles widely , the laigest yield
being 150 bushels to the ncio in Kdxxaidb
county. Tlie avergg * yield is iilaced at 77
bushels In eleven counties , with prices rang
ing fiom ! ! 0 to OOfcjitp per bushel
In fifteen Iowa couuiieslhe average yield
ot corn is bushels end potatoes 43 biihhels.
In Ohio the corn' uld in counties lejioit-
Ing tbis week is liOmiKhels. while the potato
yield Is e.stlmatod ut U5 bushels.
In Missouri thu pqttito yield Is placed at
07 bushels. ' ;
lu Minnesota lite potato yield promises to
be neatly an uxerngr Uud is fully 1UO bushels.
In Michigan the potato yield is jilaeod nt 73
bushels for countlj ( * > r < itorting , and about the
same yield In Nehra ta- {
U'lieat soedln. Is nearly compldod In Mis
souri and KansaK , null tna gruiii is rejiorted
to be gioxvlng finely. ! Se dinu Is In progress
in Indiana and lowoland some portions of
Illinois. The acreauMu Ohio , Indiana and
Kansas will be larger than last year.
Brakcmen and Stjrttcliraen Petition.
Ci.ivntAKi ; > , 0. , Oct. 10. A committee
representing the braktuuen und switchmen
of the eastern division of the New York ,
PeniiBj Ix-anla & Ohio road , presented a peti
tion to General Superintendent Slater , In
which the lequest Is made that the pay of
roundsmen and switchmen be udx-ancod to
Si per day , und of loi-al freight men to 2.ir
itci day. .Some uilcoi grievances were men
tioned , to all of which ( icneral Slater replied ,
saying he would meet the men at Meudvllle ,
Pa. , on Monday , Iionlng for au amicable ai-
ruuseniput It U e.xpected that eimilar de
mands will bo made upon every dixlsion of
the load before Muuduy night
Railroading.
Torr.KA , Kau. , Oct. 10. The Chicago ,
Kansas & Western rallxvay and tbe Atchison ,
Topeka it Santa Fe , last evening Iliad au
amended charter with tlie secrctao' of state
by which they are to build and oi > erate a
number of hues in the state of Kansas. Ttie
capiul is l.JttiO.K > 0. find the combiubd
kugtU of tub line 1 * 7,274 milts.
THEY LIKE OLD END1COTT ,
"Wai Department Olorks Do Not Want the
Massachusetts Man to Resign ,
GREAT GENERALS' JEALOUSIES.
tVhat Sparks Hni Done In n Ycnr
Column On Sick Cnt'.lcTho
ninfTs1 Fertcral Rnllrtlnc
Cnpltoltnc
Thry hike Kmllc-ott.
Oct 10. [ Special Telccram
to the Bur. 1 War departinentclerks express
i egret at the determination of
secretary Endicott to retire from public life.
They have found him uneAactnii ; and a firm
advocate of civil service law. Every man
feels confident that his position is secure so
long us Knclicott Is In charge , and has a
natural diead of a chance. The secretary Is
not in sympHtby with the duties of his office
and not having the posithe chatacter of his
predecessor , Lincoln , he is giently annojcd
l > v the petty jealous ) of army officers , but is
stioug ctiouch tocoutend with the hot-headed
l > eople he has temporary command of. The
I rouble bet ween himself and General Sheri
dan , and between the latter and ( ienrral
Drum , and acain between Uenerais Ho aid ,
Miles and Drum has had the effect of turning
him against all things having a military
flavor.
ciiAxons ix THU SAVI r > ir.uiTMixT. :
Secrctaiy Whitney will be affoided a good
opportunity to make a change in the depart
ment in its approachinc reorganization. He
lias been remarkably quiet so far as removals
aie concerned , because he could not make
many more thnn he has without raising a hue
and cry among leformers. The tiatisfer of
the sujicrvlsion of supplies from the old
bureau to the bureau ol provisions ar.d cloth
ing , and placing the officers ol the latter
bureau In charge of all accounts of the de
partment will necessitate an increase of the
force controlled bv the pivmasters and a cor
responding decrease in other buieaus. This
change. 11 it is eairied into ctlect , will plnc
at the dlspo.sal of the secretary about twenty
places.
places.THE
THE corxcii. IUATTS ro Torricn.
The followine were the names ol the bid
ders for slate roofing lor the oiiblic building
at Council Bluffs , la. , which were opened by
the supervising architect of the treasury yes
terday :
J. 11. Williams , of New Canton , Va. , S14.75
per hundred yards.
William Williams , of Hyattsvllle , Aid. , 5rl2
per hundred yaids.
K. L. Williams , ot Council Bluffs , la , , S21
per hundred yards.
OMAlIANs IX WAsnlNOTOX.
Mrs. A. IT. Wymau. ol Omaha , with her
dauchter Millie , is visiting her sisters , the
Mi e Sanderson , on Uoicoran fctieet ,
LAM ) OFFICE AVOKK.
Report of Commissioner
Spnrlis For the Ijast Vonr.
OcU 10. Commissioner
Sparks , of the genenil land office , has sub
mitted to the secretary of the interior his
report of the operations of his office for the
last fiscal year. The sales , entries and
selections of public lands under various acts
of congress , says the report , embraces
20l > 91.9i7 acres , and of. Indian lands 1432VJG
acresjriuakliig a . .total ; of 22,124-,5CS-ncrer
being Jin increase over last year of ll2DOoO
acres. The public surveys reported during
the year embraced 2K)25TG ! ) ! acres.
SjKiaklng of surveys the report says : In
Dakota the eastern half of the territory has
been surveyed except in portions along tlm
international boundary line of the Turtle
mountain legion. The surveyed area of this
territory is about 47,000,000 acres. The worl ;
of the office is reviewed at length ,
bhowinc ; that 3OS7 , cases of entries
were Investigated , of which 1.1CS , embraeing
17i,000 ! acies , were cancelled as fraudulent
and l.-SS'i cases , containing 2-J5.000 acies , have
been held for cancellation.
The commissioner says his attention hafi
been called to 375,030 unlawful enclosures ,
containing 7,410.00J acres , and that the pro
ceedings to compel the removal of fences
nave been commenced in eighty-eight cases ,
involving 2,250,003 acres , and final dwiees
ordering removal have been obtained In
thirteen cases , involving 1,000,000 acres.
Twelve nundied and nineteen casesof timbei
denredatlous have been rejiorted. involvlnga
value In timber and timber prod
ucts amountiuc to S9SK > , G7 , recov
erable to the Vnitod Statas. "Depreda
tions upon pnblic timber by powerful
corporations , wealth ) mill owners , lumber
companies and unscrupulous monopolists ,
though , to a certain degiec checked arc still
being committed to an alarming extent and
grtiat public detriment. " The commissioner
recommends an acl be passed makinc false
and fraudulent return * ? of public surveys and
ot sunevs of private land claim offenses
punishable by nne and imptlsonineiit , Kec-
ammendatlon is also made that the law
authorizing surveys to be made under the
"special deposits" system be repeaUul.
INDIANA GOT TOO MUCH.
An Kxcess of Ijecnl Payments by tlie
United States to That State.
WASIIIXOTON , Oct. 10. Third Auditor
Williams of the treasury department has ad
dressed a letter to the governor of Indiana in
which he states tlmt In view of the unsatis
factory condition of the records of his office
concerning the claims ol several states
against the United States , which wcieiilod
ilnderthe provisions if an act of congie s ,
approved July 27 , l&Gl , to Indemnify the
Mutes for expenses incurred by them In de-
Jense of the United States , and nets supple
mental thereto , he had found il necessary to
make a thorough examination of such claims
iii order to anlve at an Intelligent under
standing of their present condition. The
examination referred to , has just been com
pleted. and he encloses lor the governor's In
formation and fuch action as he may deem
advisable , an abstiact showing In detail the
amounts which , he says , have been enon-
eously , Impiopt'Uy and unlawfully allowed
that state ; HIM in excess of vouchers , pre
sented : second twice for the same service ,
and third amounts allowed without vouch
ers , amounting lu all to ? 40,1'J3. The ab
stract , he says , serves to bhow gross cntelcss-
ness , or something worse , in tlio settlement
and adjustment of these accounts , for which
pome person or persons , then in the thliil
auditor's office , are lesjtonslblc.
It IK Certainly Pleura.
WAPiuxcnoN. Oct. 10. The commissioner
ol agriculture , In a letter to the secretary of
the Massachusetts Cattle commission , says
that Dr , Salmon , chief of the bureau ol
animal industry , and Drs. Murry. Tiitmitull
&nd liolund , veterinarians of Ion : service in
the bureau of animal Inrt'tstry , unhesitatingly
pronounced the disease among the cattle in
rertain distillery stables at Chir-ago plcuro-
pneumonia iind lung plague. The cattio
department is doing all that is
possible to win d exteimiunting th < > ( H.-ease. ,
h still prevails in and around New York
I'itv , New Jerrpy , Pennsylvania , Delawaie
'and in Uultimoie , Virginia and Maryland.
He advofatestbe passage of & law by con
gress giving the department authority to
slaughter di euH-J and exposed unlnmU and
u tutul ( .ntlicleut to at least partially indem
nify the owners. He claims Unit Mich a law
would confine the plague within Its pr ent
limit , but it would not explicate It.
Death of an Old JoiirriullM.
WASiuxcnox , Oct. 10. Gw > tj ; W. Adams ,
president of Uic Eu-mue Star newbjamr
company , died ut hU huine In this city this
morn ing. Mr. Adams was a well known
and prominent newspaper correspondent for
many years aud uu& a'wayft ' ppp.4ir and
uucultLcd bj u Isige c clu
THIS CilGANTlC GODD1J9S.
Preptirntloni fi > r tlio Dedication of
llzu't'lioldr * Uic Liberty Girl.
NEW YORK. Oct. 10. [ Special Telegram to
JielJi.r.J Bnrtholdi s stnfiie of liberty en
lightening the world l practically completed.
The last plates of tlie liuce torch , raised aloft
* W > feet above tidewater by the clcnntic god-
deis , were riveted in position jotorday
afternoon. All day long workmen were
ceaselessly clnmbpring nlx-nt the neck and
shoulders of the statue striking a blow here
and clinching a rivet there. A score of men
wore engaged In tearing down two of the old
lirlck powder hou es situated within the
ramnnrts of the ancient fort tlmt encircles
the pedestal of the slnlue. Others wcie lev
eling and putting the grounds inordci. The
Iron stairway , \\hlch will lead to the summit
of the figure , yet remains to be creeled , and
this of course will UxUe some little time mis-
Ing as it goes some two hutnlird feet
In n perpendicular direction. Then the
electric lighting ai rnncenient w-lll
all have to IK * put in. The
total electric Ikhtulng In nnd on ttic figure
wdl amount to 4HJ ) candle power at each
corner ol the ! ialc-inv ut the summit of the
iiodesta tlierel will be powerful electric
lights so atiauged us to throw their light up
ward instead ol downward , and thus Illumi
nate the statue. The crown , which adorns
the goddess" head , will contain fourteen small
electric lights , so as toseiidtheii ra\sthrough
small apertuies in the crown to ghelt tlie
appearance of being studded with jewels.
About ten thousand invitations will he Issued
for tlie dedication. A delegation Is looked
for tiom every state and teiritoiin the
union , and the various social and business
oicnntzations of this city will probably in
formally entertain the visitors.
bU.NDAY'S S1KGK.
Iloth Parties Prepurlnc for AVnr nt
the Pnckini ; Ilouwox.
CuirAr.o , Oet. 10. In the vicinity of the
great packinghouses signiucant preparations
aie noticed. I'uikerton's force at the yards
has been Increased to 400 men and each one
of them Is armed with a repeating rllle and
revolvers. The packing establishment of
Washington iV Sons were converted Into a
barracks and will be the headquarters of the
detects e force. These head quart ers have
been eonnected by wires with a number ol
sections in diffeient pails of the yards. To
night a number of patiol wagons weie stand
ing about the barracks. Pinkerton's force
gets rations at the Transit house , but to-mor-
low will go elsewhere , as the waiters have
decided to serv * no meals to the detectives.
The Anglo-American Packing company
has made picparatlons to withstand the
siege. Them is a high brick wall about the
building and precautious have been taken to
prevent the admittance of turbulent indi
viduals. Yesterday the company killed 1,200
hogs , which were felt on the hook and must
tie packed to-morrow to pj event heavy
losses. The Aimour packing houses are in
the same fix. He has a large number of cots
placed in one of his buildings , and the In-
leiencr is that men are to be imported to do
the work. There were no formal meetings
of the strikers to-dav.
Talcing Ijlvcs In Texas.
Morxx Pi.ru SAXT , TexOct. . 10. [ Spec
ial Telegram to the Bnn.J A shooting
affray occurred here last evening In which
John Dillard and James Heed were killed.
George Heed was cutting a ditch to turn
water from undci Ills house. Some words
passed when Will Dillard , brother ot the de
ceased , , came out and began shooting at Heed.
Jleeil thentran intliis house , cot his AVin-
liertfr , and returned the .file John Dlllnnl
then i-on and began shooting , killing Jim
Kecd. The firing continued , George IJeed
killing John Dillard. The Dillard boys are
saloon keepers but are very well thought of.
The Heed boys are well connected and are
prominent business men ol this place. Much
excitement pievails over tlie affair. Heed
leaves a wire and three children. Dill.ird
wus a single man. About twenty shots were
hied.
A Very Snd Accident.
Ai.inox , Neb. , Oct 10. [ Special Telegram
to the Bir-j A sad but unavoidable accident
occurred about s o'clock this morning be
tween here and St. Edwards. An engine on
the way to Columbus , while running down a
grade , ran over and killed a little two-year-
old daughter ol Charles .Livesny that hai > -
pencd to be on the track. The engineer tried
to stop his engine but the grade prevented
doing so In time to avoid the accident ,
AXoriiun ACCOUXT.
CoLFMiifs. .Neb. , Oct. 10. [ Special Tele
gram to theI3iu. : ] The elshteen-months-old
child of J. C. Llvcsay , living eight miles thin
side of Albion , was iun over and instantly
killed this morning by engine No. 578. The
jittle one was playing on the truck and did
not notice until too late the approach of the
lion monster. No blame is attached'to the
engineer , who did all In his power to stop the
engine.
_ _
Van \Vyck in AiriK\vorth.
AISSWOKTH , Neb. , Oct. 10. ( Special
to the Uir-J The Stttton band and a
large concourse of people met Senator Van
Wvck at the train ou the occasion of his late
visit here. The senator was met by the
largest audience ever assembled In Aln&-
wortli for any political purpose. The fann
ers from all the adjacent country were in at
tendance. The large crowd and the oiithu-
hiasm and attention shown by the people
indicate conclusively the senator's strength
in this ji.irt of Nebraska. The transuortntlon
question , which Is the vital question with all
class- , , was spoken of ut length , and the
"ling" papers weie mnde ridiculous by the
stiuUoi b polulod s.ucasm.
for State .Senator.
Kfi.i.iiTON : ! , Neb. , Oct. 10. ( Snueia ! Tele
giaui to the Unr.Tlio ] republican conven
tion In the T eui.\-seventli senatorial dis
trict convened yesteiduj at Cedar Kapids.
15rad. D. Slaughter , of Nance county , was
elected chairman , and Dan Uojikiu.s , ot Mcr-
ilck count v , soerelfiry. On motion ( it Hon.
Loran ( 'lurk , ol I'oono county , Hon. George
D. Meiklejuhn WHS placed in nomination
and was unanimously elected tlu < uommeu.
EM lies MnkCM a Klg Blow.
Ai-iu-orr-m-rE , Oct 10. ( iencinl Mile- ,
yesterday issued a congratulatory order formally -
mally closing the iii ( t lamotu Indian cam
paign on record , and congratulating the
troops on the result. With tlie exception of
one small thieving party now In Chihuahua.
Mexico , all tlie hostile Indians have been
jcmnved to u ) > iuuo ot H.ilety. Tills docu
ment will doubtless remove the talso lmpn ; >
rJon that is fried to hociuated In Washing
ton that the Atuiclio wai Is not yr t over.
WllliS.
Loi'isviu.i : , Oct. 10. The fierce and exclU
Ing eougiesslonal contest waged in this dis
trict for thu past three months against Albeit
S. Willis , for Jus r.ppolntmenl as lepuhll-
MI : jio-t i mister t Louisville , by the Courier-
Journal and tlio Tunes , mir < -M'ntlng the
democracy ot the city and count y , termint.lexl 1
; ; ibt night at ttie primaries by an overwhelming -
ing defeat of Willis by Ashcr li. Caruth.
DCTKOIT , Oct. 1U. In ncco ! < inuce with the
decision of the breweis , announced last
night , men nuii'bering ' > 0 1 have bueu locked
out The pioprljtor say they will not allow
dictation by any union : ; nd umjuuiH-eJ them-
Milt * . * ready lor u loug coiiliuuitd Imlit ,
They lia veil lar.c fctoek on hand and hiiyo
Mxuiied the pro i in be of many ouuldu nm-
( vi tit ! lu tJiIu no beer to Dcliult during the
trouL-if _ _
fdif ; Indinn.
tK. 0-t. in. Thn fourth annual
( > f the udi'ocatt-h of Indian ulvili-
will lie IioU i > t 'l-.fc I ike Moliouk
Mountain IIOUK this uceU. Ii-'vitiitioiis li ve
tx-eti ucnt to more than & huDdted ) ) 'niuliient
nl"/eiif- intent ted In the worl ; of tlie It.tlimi
Klgl.ts ussochit on , inrluding Retiator * . WH-
gressnion und otliutrs of tbe Indiuii bureau
ut
LEFT AN ODOR OF SANCTITY
Iowa's Capital Oilj Still Su.uo.ned Aficr tbo
Ohurch Oatbering.
A REVELATION TO THE WEST.
A Confident Poctor Tnkos 1IU Own
Sledlcltie and DieTlio Unlliond
l > a\v Test Other Iowa In
telligence.
The Church Convent Ion.
nnMoiNns la. , Oct. 10. [ sec al to tlio
HI.U.J The gro.it Congiegntloual assembly
lias conic nnd gone , and people RIO sttn talkIng -
Ing about the questions of faith and doctrine
raised then. The toxvn na * still a lingering
odor of sanctity about It which may keep it
sxxeet during the acerbities of the political
campaign. The one gicnt question which
most Interested visitors , and the outside
world , to-w it future probationlemaliis
still unsettled , though it Is to be said tlmt
it is noxv manifest that the coveiiilng
members of the Congreirational church nto
morally opposed to It The discussions
tmve disclosed the surprising fact that In
Congregational theology nt least the west IK
eonsorvatm1. , and the east radical ; or , to put
It perhaps falter , the tadlculs ou this question
are in tlio east and tlio couserx-fttlxes in the
west TlieChlrngoclcrgyuieUj including some
of the strongest men lu the deinonlnation ,
won1 tlio most outspoken und severe in con
demning the Nexv Departure people. So it
seems just a little stinngo that radical Now
England should find n balance wheel In the
consurviitlxe x . .et quite reversing the usual
wocoduro. As the case now stands , to sum
up the lesult , U may be .said Unit the men
who represent the nexv departme , will proba
bly not find their private speculations oxei-
Imulod very rudely again by the American
board , not that the board lias changed its
ideas on the subject of future probation , but
because there is un unmlslakable demand
tlmt the discm-sion of such matters shall tin
kept out ol the boaid , who-e liusincis is of a
different character than settling mixed theo
logical questions. So Congregational minis
ters who bellexe In future probation , or who
have doubts on the subject , will Keep on as
before and If theli local chinches aie satis
fied , nobody else Is called upou to object It
missionary candidates have an\ doubts about
the hear or the honrafter , so long us they do
not leiate to the cardinal principles of faith ,
the } xvill probably continue to oniertu.li )
them , though the leaders in the church mo
quite clear In their oxxn minds that the
heathen and pagans will stay loievei In th s
bad place , if thej fail to see a missionary in
this lifts.
lifts.Tin
Tin : sx\nxnv KA.ii.iiOA ! > LAW.
Th'1 railroads aie lu a fall xvay to have the
Swelicy laxv tcMod quite soon. The lust leg
islature , yielding to a very geneial demand
of the people , passed the following :
"Am foieign corporation that shall cnny
on its business and tiansact the same on nud
after September 1 , isyi , in the
sUite ol loxva , bv its ofllccrs.
agents or otlioivuse. without having com
plied with this statute nnd taken out nnd
having a valid permit , shall forfeit and pay
to the state tor every day in which such busi-
nes ? is transacted nnd carried on. the sum ot
SK'O. ' to be lecoxered by suit In any couit
lming jurisdiction , and any agent , officer or
employe xvho sliall knowingly act or trans
act such business for such corporation , shall
be lined not to exceed 3103 , or imprisoned in
the county jail not to ex.ce.ed tliirti days , nisd
pav all costs ol prosecution. "
The statute "refcired to is one requiring all
corporations doing business in the btat-e to
incorporate under the laxvs of the state. Act
ing under this statute and laxx- , the attorney
general has seemed Uie arrest of Mr. Win-
gate , the local aent of the Chicago , Burling
ton it Qulncy at this place. Mr. Wlngnlo
was , of coui > e. leleasl-d on ball , and an appli
cation foi a writ ol habeas corpus for tils
case will be argued before the superior couit
on Tuesday. Tour railroads the Illinois
Central , the Milxvaukee. the Noithxvesteni
nnd the "Q. " icftise to resuect tlie statute ,
claiming that it is unconstitutional , liias-
mucii as they are engaged In into.rMato com-
raerre , and cannot be icgulated lu that re
spect by the stiite. The outoouie U waited
with meat interest by other corporations and
the people.
inn NHW nnciPTnATioN LAW.
The uexv registration Imv applying to all
cities in the state having 2.000 or more pouu-
lation , goes into effect and xvill have Us first
trial in this and most cities Mundav. Da
venport iind Couucll Bluffs nave already hud
to register tor .special city elections , and tlm
result showed u laigc fulling oil In the vote ,
partly due to the lack of Interest in the sul > -
ject of the election , uud partly to the
restrictions which the new luxv imposed.
All the opposition to the law comes from
the democratic party , hut inasmuch at , liiu
law provides ih.it men who cannot write c.nu
register by making their mark. It is a little
diflicult to see why all the democrats
should so loudly complain. The laxv IK cer
tain to cut off a largo number of fraudulent
votes that have been heretofore cast. It for
this reason It decieases the democratic vote ,
so much the woiso lor the deuiociutic party.
or.NKUAi. wr.Avmt'fe COWAIIDICU.
The union soldiers In the Sixth district are
very Indignant nt General Weaver , the
fusion congressman from that district , because )
of a dlseovei v recently made , lid xvns n cal-
liuit soldiei ( liltIng the war , retiring xvlth the
rank of a brigadier. When ho wns sent to
COIISIOM , In 1S7U , a republican administration
xvas lu power , mid the jeeoid of a union
fioldl r wufi counted an honoi In Washington.
So in handing in Ills bloginphy for the con-
gicsslomil directory , he mentioned every
military mill ; no had held In great detail. But
when last winter he took his seat again lu
eongiess. this time with the "solid south" lu
control , nmlilieiehul bitadiorhiu thu saddle ,
hesliamlessly find cowardly Jell motr word
ot his militnix lecout out of the dliwtoiy &o
as not to piejudiec himself with tiio udnifnis.
tratlon. To MV that the old bolilleibheiu in
Iowa sire "mad" at the Insult , puts itery
mildly. Tbev are r.fltir "Mr. ' Weavers
se.alp. und propose lo bring him doxvn tl. is
tlmosuie. Then-publican canditlato in the
Sixth district Mr. Uonnell , it , mnl.lng a
ppieudid fight , nnd exorv Indication points to
ills election , and the wily Weaver's defeat 9
uiKi.Arii ! ) roxriiirxrr
Tlieiels one Iowa nhvsielan who will never
ngain taste his own inedleiueb even lo KHIIIJ lu
lliem. Dr. Su-plicn Greonleaf , ot Milton.
Van Buren county , recently guvo u patient
mix vomlcn instead of u mildoi imullclue that
he meant lo preseiibe. The man look It
home and luckily discox-oied In time the mit-
lak that hud been made. When ho letiirnod
to the iihyslcian. the InttPi lo shoxv tlmt ho
was rjuiln certain tlmt he had miido no mltr-
take. tr.ok up the bottle and dianl : some ot
the contents. In u few hours the doctta was
in great agony and died immediately.
WAITING PCW GOD'S OUDKH.
Strange nellefof a Man tu < ! IIU Wife
in Provident IK ! Command ,
THOV , N. Y. , Oct. 10. ( Special Telerrara
to the BiK.-David | llamelc , a German , with
his wild and thioo children , came hero fiom
Florida about three mouths ngo mid routed a
| house. He has done no woik Mnor * . but ha *
| been xx-ell supported by lifscountrxmen. Itr
the past xvfci ; lilt > neighbor luixo litiud
Htiange uulscfe in hl liiniM-ut night , and as
nuiio of the fiimily uppenird the police xvcia
called to-dny to invdhtlgate. They found the
family hud i-uten nothing in several days , al
though theie woii ; jili-nty of good pu virluu *
In tlm lionw1. liamelo and liis wife saldthtv
would neither eat nor sleep until ( jud told
them to , r.iul both t > uid tliox xvoicnot liungiy.
Tlio hou M M-as neat , hut bad air pc.rmfulcii
ex-erythl' ' ) ? , a > > the poopla said God told thorn
not lo open the doors or winduwi > . lu uc-
to ijiu-siiorih , Uierhiliiicu said the ; wcra
eil la.tigiy. The wholu Imn hpciit
H lime in piu > ing und slKiutins all danucl
all ui 'lit , liauiHlo said he xvould kill hit
whole lannly and himself jf the Lord told liliu
to do MI. On any huli.le.i-i , other than ruiislon ,
he und I.Uxxife talked not only rxHoaully
hut " InHllseiitlr , 'J'tifi . . . Jiuyo been caicd lor
' " '
'
6" by thoiiiitliorilieK. Jo the police fclatiou Uio
man and woman ttooj ou their teet In aVaul
one piisitlou for ntyulj four hours And fete *
had lo be used to compel theni to bo. „
TUty euld God bad told t'jeifl ' uot U > . T