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HE OMAHA DAILY BEE SIXTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , MORNING , THURSDAY OCTOBER 21 , 1SSG. NUMBEK 112 , THE ASSASSINS OF HADDOCK , The Tales of Eye-Witnesses Told Before the Governor of the State. BISMARCK AND TREIBER TALK. The rorntpr DcM untcs ArcnBdorTng the Mftti Who Did the Shoot- liiK The I/ntlcr Accuses Htcainliont Chnrllc. The Ahsnssltis of linddock. Dh MO'INUS , la. , Oct. M. [ Special Tclo- giam to the Ilhn.J A missing chapter In the whereaboutsof "Dlsmarck , " who Is held for complicity In tbo Haddock murder , has Just been made public. When "Hlnmarck" re turned from San Francisco he was met at Council HlufTs by Mavor Cletaml , of Sioux Cltand brought to this city In compmy with Chief ol Police Nelon and Marshal Shan- ley. On Saturday ho vvas taken to the gov cnior's onice , and there , In thu piescnceof Governor Larrabeu and the persons above named , he made a complete confession of his connection with Ids crime , he being aucjo witness of It , Thlsconfcsslon was taken down In short hand , and when transcribed made about tun pages of foolscap. The governor personally nqucstcd the newspapers to make no mention of the tact at the time , as the prosecution could woik better If its plans were not made public. For tliat reason no mention of lilsmiick's presence hero Saturday and his conies- Blon to tlio govetnor have been made public till to-ilav. To-nliht , by nermlssion of the attorney-general , It Is given to llio pub lic , nismarck Is now In jail In Sioux City. Ills testimony shows that the innrder vvas the tesultol u saloon plot , and no one but the saloons were concerned In It. The confes sion Is tcgarded as the most Important evi dence jet produced , and Is staitlmg in Its developments. It Is as follows : My name is Albert Koschlnski. On the dav of Haddock's mnrdui 1 went to see bvlvester Ganders at 4 o'clock p. in. , at the pfaco where ho was woiklnir. I talked to { ilni a low minutes. 1 told him that Saloon keeper Trcbcr wished to see him at Ids saloon. 'Ilie purpose of the Interview waste to Induce Ganders to beat Haddock. Ganders promised to sec. him , and then went home and remained an horn or an hour and a hall , and at half past 5 01 0 o'clock 1 went to Tuber's saloon. Ttebet asked mo if I had seen "Steamboat Chat lie" ( Sylvestoi Ganders ) . I replied jes. H ( < then sent mo lo Ganders house and gave me live cents lot sticet rar fare. 1 went to Gandois1 , but ho had gene to town. I went b.icU to Tiebri's s.iloon , 0 it d J not lind Gandcis. I went down tlio slieet aboutS or halt past h o'clock and found Gcoigo Trebei , Muncliiath , Ganders , uho Plath and a party whosophotogiapli vvas shown to moLeavItt ( ) . I nevei saw him befoie. When 1 met the p.irtv ' 1 lebui sent me and Svlvesloi Ganders to H iddock's housu toseo it xve would not meet him. Wo went to the house and stajed about half an hour and ictnincd lo thepiity. When wo ictiiruul Svlxcstor Gaiuiois asked toi mono ) toradilnk. Plithgaxo him 25 cents. Ganduis then went toj. Ulncr's saloon and took a drink of vvhlskjTieber cent Gandois and mjall to Chniles libcr- haidt'b hotel to inqulio vvhetliei the bugcy had leluined. The ) IOUM > joins the stable. 1 asked I'.bethaidt. hut ho did not know. Then 1 asked him to mi to tlio stable and Inquire , as 1 ( ould not speak F.ugllsli veiy well. Ho sent a joung mm , wlioiclurncd and said the biurgy had not come ( landers and I Ihen went to tlio cot net of Fourth stieet to watcli for Haddock as loqucsled by Tiebet. Gan- deis xvunt to Lhcihmdt's saloon anil drank BOIIIO whisky. He returned and both-of us waited a vv hilo until all returned. The im.'gy came at the same time. I wunt to Dan O'Con- neli's saloon and asked tora drink. I had no mono ) and asked lot tliopiomuitor. who was not In. 1 then left the saloon and went to the conur. Gaudeis wont to the ciowd in Fourth stieet. Then 1 noticed that llrcwer Aroniiloit and Hairy Peters had come. Into thu crowd. I heaid then .sav to Ganders : "We don't want vou , jou dinnken fellow , " and pushed him out ot the crowd. Paul Leader ( a saloon keeper ) stopped | fiom the ciowd toxvaid me and said : "Those men will have trouble. 1 think wo had betttr leave. " I replied : "Vcs , that is so ; let's go. " Then the ciowd came nearer Foutth and Watei slicets. I went toward tlm allojAs the crowd appioached the corner 1 saw Had dock come out of the bain anil cioss tlio slduxxallc. John Arensdorf and the othci biexvei ( Harry Peteis ) met him and shot him. Leader ind I tan to the Fanner's hotel. Aiensdoif and the eroxvd ran acioss the bildiro. I drank some wlilsky and then went to Fourth street to J. Ulnor'a saloon , wheio I di.ink a glass of beer. Some ono came In and said a man was killed. I went down town and lieuul the people talking about the iiiuidei.and tl.cn went lionioaboutll o'clock. The next day I met Gandcis In the morning , and he said : "Let's report the whole thing. ' ' 1 said : "Vou enn do what vou please. " 1 vxent to the saloon and then to Sixth stieet and then to Fuintli stieet , and then Ganders \\oiitboine. I went homo also. The next ilaGeoigo Tieber eainu to mo at my lieu > -o about 10 a. m.Wild said : "Vou must hurry uwai fiqmheie. " Treber then gave me S125 Hi ; said that vviiun I was diunk 1 might talk , and that I would get txventj -jeais In the pwiltcntlaiy anjxvay for my ii.ut If tlm mallet leaked out. 1 said that I liad done nothing and did not llku to go. Tiebet then wiintul the money back , 1 told him that 1 had use tor thu money and would not give It luck. Tidier th.Mi said that iliov would eel HID out of the way , nftet which ho left. The next week Mommy following 1 lixtd a pump somewhere. FrIU F.d < or met mo theio ( Folger Is a cousin toGiindeis ) . He told mo that his cousin ilad left and tliat I had betiei leave also ; that 1 ml.'lit posslblj get tittcen or twenty ) eain In the ponitcn- tiaty. I told him that 1 had no money then , FillFoigei said : "Vou got $ Vff > like bjlvestet liandciri , " I icplli-d tliat 1 was on n MHCC lei a low da)8 and my vv ilu took the rost.xway trom mo and I did not hive a cent lett. Then I'olcer and I went to the beet ganlen. When Iheiu Aiensiloif eamu tidliic along In n buggy. As ho saw mo he said : " 1 thoimht ) ou had lelt long ago , Vou got money to leave. " 1 teplled II at my wife took the money and that 1 h.id no money to yu. Then Aii'iisdort took me lo the woterelosot In the gniden and aske.l me If 1 saw who tired the hliol , I teplled , ves. Arensilorf .sad | : "Vou had betiei lauiy and leave ; it might bo pielty Imid on jou It > ou don't. 1 will give ) im anolher hiindicd doll.us If jou go. but I will not islvo tlio money to jou , Fied Folner will jto with jou and plve It to you when jou aie o i the toad. " 11 ild him : "All right : jou all want me to go. " Arcnsdoif wanted me to have the next mnrnlnir , when Frit ? Folger should laku me In Ids buggy to Sallx. The next moining It mined and FilU did not vrmt to co on ac count of tlin bad dtive. Tuesday afternoon I went to the brer ga'den and Peters came along and Haw mo and t-a < d : "Vou G d s of a b , are ) ou still heie ? " If 1.see jou again , no nutter M licit ) , I will shoot von down , " I Iclt and went home , The same aftetnoon FilUcamu a-id Mid It was time for mu to tot away iw my life was not safe. Ho said wo would start Wednesday moining. We Jett the next moining for Salix and then Fiitz Foljet gave mo S'.ti. 1 lett the suuo day for Omaha and the same ni.ht 1 left tor Callfoinla. Aflet being In bin Franclsio foi two or thic-u weeks 1 wiote < to my wile to bell the hon-o and cimo to b in I'rnnclscn. Kliorotu back tor a written consent. 1 sent thowrltten eoiisent aiidmywlfocame. FritFolger told me on Iho load between hloux City and S dlx that Ids cousin ( Gan ders ) had told him that Alensdotf killed Haddock. 1 am afraid to go to bloux City. 1 think that Folger knows , where bjlvester Gandeibis , The lollovvliic is a statement of one of the 0)ovvItnebsesolthB 11 addocUmurder who was brought to this city and made llio statement In the presence of Governor Lanabee , at torney General Uaker , anil tlm bloux City of ficials. The important fact of ids testimony Is that ho Implicates the man Gander ! * , who Is variously known as "Clmrllo"aiul ' 'bit-am- bout Charlie , " for whom Pinkerton's men ad the pollco ate now searching , lie v.as examined privately and did not know what Bismarck u stifled. . , , My name Is Otto Trelbncr ; I am eighteen jears ot a o ; I was born in Darmstadt , Germany : 1 am H printer b ) trade ; I came to Airerica two and a half jears ape , and have resldrd In Sioux City since that time ; eight vi eks previous to the murder of GeoigeC. Haddock I boirded at Sylvester ( landers : two days before the murder 1 saw "Bismarck" nnd Ganders talking together on the street ; the day of the muidcr b ) Iveiter Ganders was ( hoveling dirt bttxvecn Pearl and Water streets and between fourth and Fifth streets ; I was talking to Silvester Ganders when Hlimarck came ; Dlsmarck called to SUvestor Ganders and said that ho wished to see him on Fourth and Water streets that evening ; this was at 5 o clock In the afternoon , and In tlm morning , t'ctwcen Water and IVarl Rtrcets , ho spoke to him tiear the KiiKlish kitchen on Fourth street and said to Sylvester Ganders that he should be sum to come that ovcnlngto Fourthstieet ; If Im ( lilsmarck ) was not thete that ho ( Ganders ) should wall on Water street : when Ganders came homo ho ate supper nnd vx ent to tow n : Hlsmarrk came about S o'clock for GaniUrs ; 1 askul him what ho wanted ; Hismarck said "nothing ; " 1 called to him as ho left the house , sayln. tint 1 might tell "Charlie" ( Ganders ) what ho wanted : Hlsmiiek added that he could find him ; an hour alter Hismarck lett I went to Fourth street at the crossing of Water street lo see what Ganders and JJIs- niaiek vxero dolni : : when 1 came to Water street Ganders went to the Columbia house and came bick shortly aftetwaids and called Hismarck , who vvas on Iho other wldo of the sticet : Dlsmaick did not want to cioss : he caid , "I do not want logo" ; after a vvhllo Gamleiscameoutof the saloon and crossed ovoi with Henry Peters , the beer driver , whom he had met at the corner of the Col umbia house ; the thiee. Henry Pelers , Bis- nmick , and Gaiideis , vxent up the street as fai as the livery stable and then retuined ; I crossed over to the othei side of Iho street to the tin shop , and after awhile a man came across Fourlh sluet. When ho vvas about In the middle two men followed him , one of whom ( the ono behind ) vvas Henry Peteis. The ono In the middle looked like Hismaick. Tlio litst man raised his hand , and as ho lowered the shot was find. Idon'lk.owwho tiled. I thin went h ime. Ganders i a no In m ' an hour latir , IICMV.H dm uk ; somebody biought him as fnr as the gate. I went out to take him Into the house. Hc ( Gandois ) Slid If lie was as well elf as Arensdoif ho would not have shot tliat man. 1 vvas them about lifteen mlnutrsbefoie 1 vv the man shot , 1 did not see tin buggy comlnir. 'lite nc\t daj Gandirs went to woik Iwent toh'm ' wheioho was to vxoik. Its sild to mo that he was sick anil asked mole lo woik foi hlmlhat day , iron i went to woik for him. When I camohometh.it evening Gandi r had just left his bed and sit up some time , but did not leave the house Iwent boat i Idlng thenext dav on the Mis- souilrlvei. Iaw n man with a black inns- tacl.o and light chin whisUcis. wearIng - Ing a white straw hat standing on the shore and motioning to G uder . The same man was j-Ptlni : on llio biidgo vv hilo iho shooting occiu led. Mr. ( andeis siid to me : "I do not know what the man on the shore wants. " We ictiuned about fl o'clock and saw the man standing theie again. Ganders left the boit and talked to thu m in. I followed and saw the man go into thobiush andglve Ganders money. The next night we went down the Missouif liver with two bouts. Gandcis teld mo tb it I micht co along. I went to Omaha. G.indeis said ho vvas going to Nebraska City and if he failed to cet woik there lie would leturn to Omaha. Ho promised to write to me , but he nevei did so. After I leturned tiom St. Louis Frit/ Folger sa d tome : "If jou want money to co to Germany 01 anvwhcio else , just saj s > o. 1 vxlll see that ) ou get the monej to go. " Again After the Saloons. Sioux Ciiv , Ia.Oct.'JO. jSpccml Telegram to the Bii : . I Attorney Wood , of Injunction fame , is In the city to-day , having just re- tinned from Chicago , where he left H. L. Lcavitt in chatgo ot the proper authoiitles Wood rays they went to Chicago to see sev eral parties wh6 are noxv in various parts of the countiy panics , it is understood , who arc to further coirobointo Leavitt's stoiy. Wood sas tlio principal business hero now will bo a settlement of the injunction cases against tlie haloonUts. Court meets the hist of next week and these cases havopiofci- rnee. He expresses himself as certain that pcipctiu ! injunctions will b gianted , and that ho means to btaj hero until they are. Jinn Over and Killed. Sioux GUI , la. . Oct. 20. [ Special Tcle- i-rani to the BKK J Palilck Hjan vvas almost instantly killed this morning by a loan of sand passing over his body. Mi. llvan lives on a faun near the cits , but vxas at work hauling lor a force of qradem at woik In the northern paitol the city. He had just started with the hrst load , shortly after 7 o'clock when the wa on struck u chuck hole with such force as to throw him from his seat and forw ai d betxv cen the horses. ' 1 his frightened the animals and they startedjo run , ciusing the fruhtful and very sad accldo it. Ho was about sixty-seven jc-ars of ago and a widower. II is only daughter is teaching school near Ulk Point , Lak. ) A I'rint Shop ( Scorched. 1)1.9 ) MOIM.O , la. , Oct. 20 , [ Special Tele gram to the UIK. ] A tno broke out in Gose Ac Jordan's store at Uockwell City at 7 o'clock this monilng , destiojlng the building and entito stock of goods. The building adjoin- ln > ' , occupied by the Leader , nov.t burned , but tlio press and pilntiun material weio safel ) re/moved. Total loss J > 7,5lW , Insurance < HOOJ. _ A tilttln Fortune. Iis : MOI.NKS , la. , Oct. 20. [ Special Tele- giam to tlio HKIJ.J Apooi woman named Matilda He. ker , lesldlng in Fort Dodge , ha.s fallen heir to ? 0,000 thiomrh the death of agrandlathcrvvlio died utlla.'crslown , Mil. , some juirs a.n. The woman has a Hus band and six ihlldien. The husband Is n braKeman on tlie Illinois Central. omination Siorx dry , Jo. , Oct. 20. [ Special Tele gram toll o Hr.i'.J Democrats to-day nomi nated r. . C. Palmer for congress. Palmer has been a peislstent olllco seeker for some v ears. Hott.unls no .show whatever of election. Ohio f'on in FlainoH. Cot.UMlllJ.s. O. , Oct. 20 , At 2 o'clock this moining n tire broke out in the wheel shop in the penitentiary , and at tills tlmo that buildIng - Ing Is In ruins. The cooper shops are now biirnlnir. Ills scarcely possible to keep tlio llanies liom iho gas works. No estimate can buclveu of the loss. LATI it The lire Is now under control. Loss about S-lono ; paitly Instiled. I'rculdont. Ci.KVif.ANt : > , Oct SO. Uev. Dr. A. II. Norvross , presiding elder of the Cleveland Methodist Episcopal district , vvas to-day fleeted preaUlmit of the 1'ittsburg fonulu college. _ For llio AdvanoiMiKMit of Woninii. LouibVii.i.n , Oct. ! X ) , Tlio national as sociation for the advaiiciiiiimit of women began Its session hem to-day with a good attendance. Mrs. J ill In Ward Howe pie- sidfd. _ _ nulKKllitil Aflalrs. .Sort A , Oct. 20. The Bulgarian govern- meiit Is airanglnc xxith a London Htm fora loan of four hundred thousand pounds. btambulotf , llado > l.iviill and Nullchoff have icu'ivcd aiionjmoua leltersthreatening them with da < li If they continue to lesist Itussia. Uood Nevvw Prom ntloxl. Nr.vv OiiLKANS , Oct. , 30. Telegrams from liiliixi , Miss. , toilajleportthe sick all doing well. There have been no new cases and nose so i Urns or alarming case Is under treatment. Nollutislnn Occupation. CONSTANT isoi'LE , Oct. 0 , The Itiisslan gin em men t bus officially Informed the iwrte that it does not intend to occupy Bulgaria. Whltobreos t nut coal , f 3,75f er ton the fKt atul best fuel. N KB. FUKL Co. , 3U South 13th St. PEACE IN PACRINGTOWN. The Death Squeal of Porkers Again Heard at the Packing Houses. OLD HANDS BEING TAKEN BACK An Inquest to lie Held on tlio Hoilj of Tim KnlghtR or Labor JJnd Tliclitjnlinrs Chief Arthur's BotiNllilo Talk. Ilosuiiiinu Cnirvoo , Oct. 21. [ .Spoclal Telegram to the Hi K.J 'Ihlnps are laplilly resuming their noimal condition In iiacklnc town and ere the ne\t ten dajs have elapsed the recent troubles \xlll be a thine ot the past. At Armour's to day the \\eleomo sound of djlni ? hoRa BqucalliiK their dentil azonlcs was asalii heard and lie kllllnir was belli ) ; brisklj car ried on at both beef house1) ) . Slaughtering Is being done to the full capacity of the houses and nearly alt the hands of both houses are bark atoik. . The decision of the Imported men yesterday morning not to lenuln at \xokhasresulted In a laige number of the old hands being taken on , and to-day there were veiy few men hanging aiound the hou cs. Cutting up will commence at Armour's In a fexx dajs , and then neatly all the men will belli theii accustomed places. Fowler's was the onlj other house that reM - M lined ling killing to ilay , but the others \ \ ill commence as soon as they can uet hogs. Lhueooneirtiill ovut the jaids refused to 10- Uirn to woikat ten liouis and are still out. ilie rinkertou men Imvo all been wlthdiawn fiom bight and a ninglo picket stood this moming at the ontr.uiu' of the bauacks. Ordeis have beenr-eelved to disband them and anood many went nvvay jesterday ; the others will all leave to < iajA good foico of town polke Is still keot around tlio houses. From pie.unl Indications but a few dajs will elapse ucloroeveij thing aiound the picking houses will bo i mining in theii customary channels. A train of three cars with 100 Plnkciton moil and about halt as many of returning non union men. lelt the stock j-aids shortly beloro no n under cscoit of a detail of Town of Lake police. Supervisor bafford had ordeied that all the windows be kept closed and tlio plattorms clear. The city limits at Thiity-iilnth Rtieut were safely ua-hod and thoio another detail of town police was ttitloncd In a patrol wacon , A b l"f halt was made to enable the town police escort to bo leplaced by city oflicer * . No onto v or demonstration of any kind was ma lo and the train sued cityward In peace. Another 110 of Imported workmen will bo font back to the city after the houses close tills evening. There will bo some loft after this exodus , but it Is believed that be lore next Monday theic will not bo a non- unldi man lelt in the homes. The Piiikcrton CHICAC.O , Oct. 20. It has been decided to hold an inquest on T. Ik'gley , who was killed by the 1'inkerton men jesteulaj- 10 o'clock to-morrow morning at the Twcntj- Fecond street police station. This moinlnr William A. I'lnkciton called on the i oioner to consult \\llli him as to the best uliicc to make the Inoulry into the causes ot Uejrlev's death. jJ'inKcrton snid he did not think it would be'advibablo to hold Hie Innuest In the town ot Lake , as 10 feeling theic was so fieico against his men that it nilL'ht lesult in liijmy to thorn fiom the fi lends of the de ceased. It is the opinion of the ollleers in chaico ot the I'inkeiton agency that the men ai rested for shooting Heglev will tindoubt- cdlv bo held to the gtand jury by the core net's jiuy , and that then tlio mallei will come up whcic all the real facts cm bcbhovvn. 'llio oiiginal icports given to tno novvspipeis ap"ar | to be rather one sldt < l. The cars in which the 1'lnkoiton men were being brought to the city are all battered up , and many of the windows aio broken , showing evidence of tlin assault made by a laigo body of men. The I'lnkerton men all asseit the assault was made bctorc the shooting was done , and that they thought their lives vveio in dangei. ClilcT Arthur Talks Sound Sense. NKVV'OKK , Oct. 20. [ Speelal Telegram to the Bi'.BJ In an Intel view with Grand Chlet Engineer Aitliur , of the Hiothcrhood of Locomotive uninecis , ho bald : "With regard to our convention 1 know of no spe cial business which is likely to come up and shall not till It makes its appearance at the time resolutions arc In order. The brother hood Is stionger than over , the COO delegates to this convention renresentin/ believe , not less than 20,000 engineers in all puts of the United States , Canada and Mexico. " "To what do jou attribute the solidity , harmony and strength ot jouroulcri1" To the fact that wo mind our own business and learn others to mind thciis. We Imvo enough to do to look after our < wn interests without taking part In the attempt to take care of the entire labor inteiestof tlio coun try. Wo believe , and act cccordlnijly , that It is absurd for a man vvoiking in ono line of business to underukc to assist In tlie adjust ment of ditfeientes between cinploxcis and men engaged In another line ot business which ho don't undeihtand. It would bo very foolish In us to allow ouihclvcs lo ho tepre- ponled In conference with our emplojcrsby ab.ir.ior , 01 a tailoi , or hod canler , and vet that in the sj stem under whuh the Knlgnts of Laboi ate conducting theii vxoik. iMioc'KKiiisos OP TIII : fovvi.Mio.v. The seventj-thlrd annual convention of the lirotheinond of Loioinotlxe Kuglncois was opened today bv public uxerelsis In the Metropolitan opoia house. The lariro audl- toiluni was tilled with delegates , their wives and friends. A letter of le ret was read fiom J'lesldent Cleveland. Major Giaco welcomed the delegates to Nexv Yoik. Coveinor Abbott , of Xevv Jersey , lfov. T. Duwltt Ta'rnigo ' and Chauncy M. Uipow , piesldont of the New York Cential ralliond company , nmdo compllmcntaij nd- diesses. The hitler said that there was no i.illioad president In the country who would relume admittance to his otlieool members of the oignnl/atlon. Grand Chief Knglnor P. M. Aithur , In Ids aniiuil address , said that to Ids mind there was no real an tagonism between capital and labor. There was between woilc and Idleness. Capital was only Invested vveillh. There was not ono but could count himself a capitalist. however small might bo hisiiile. Herecelvcd tin ) vv oik of the Insurance bonetit fund and bild that on August : tl , ibso , Hiiro was a iin'inbornlilp of - 4Ha ) net calu of lOi , Dur ing thejeai seveiitv-itlvht claims were paid. aggregating SiM.CKXJ , making a unnid total of Slffe5K > 'J paid to widows and orphans since the wont began. The KnlchlH or Lnbor. lilciiMOND , Va. . Oct. 'JO The Knights of Lai or to-day adopted tlmieport of the com mitted on woman's work. The report Euys tlie object of the organization Is to agitate the principle vvlilih our order teaches of equal ivi y for equal work und the abolition of child labor. Your committee have cltc'rd such oltlct r-i as were in their opinion in c.-bsary to canyon the work propeilj- , said olllccia to bo omiKivveied to aiipolnt sub co nmittcps in every district wlieru Ilieio are women , to look up cases that may require tlu attention of the ireinr.il Investlgatoi and rejioit tlio same to the presldunt of thecommltie.i. 'I he ottie rb elected aie : Marj Hanalin , piesldent ; Mary O'Hollly , vice president ; Nettlu lUrdl- son , treasurer. The repoit recommends that Leonora linn y bo circled general investigator by the general assembly , said Invcstlciitor to act as coriosDondlng secretiry and devote all her time to the work and keep aconect ncordof all cases acted on and itiport the s.imu to the committee when they meet , which shall be at least twice a jcar. The follow Ing ret > elution was adopted by tlio general assembly : lloaolvrd , That this ceneral assembly ap peals for mercy for the seven men of Chicago who are condemed to be executed. Unsolved , That while asking for mercy for the condemned men we are not In sjinpathy with the action of anarchists , believing that peaceful methods are the surest ana best means of seeming necessary reforms. All the business having been disposed pf , T'owdirly made a brief speech coneratuht- lug the members upcrt the good work during the session , urging Uium to depart with a de termination to pnoti tlin Trork of Incn'cntini : thoprlnclplosnrthp.onlBr. T. O'ltellly , of the telegraphers' tlisltlct , Now York , sang "Ono of tlio French Proletariat , " the dele gates joining In the chorus , and the ccner.il assembly adjourned sine die. TII13 CUHAN QUESTION. The Commercial llelntlons With the United Stntcs AVnrinl ) DlHOuised. ltxG l > v Jiim' < fJonlnii lie mutt. ] Oct , 20. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the Ur.i.j : The Spaniards nhvajs take up warmly any question of trade competition with foreign countries. Hut In the present case outside of the purnly com mercial and shipping circles of Uarcrlona and tlio ports wlieie the Trans-Atlantic Steamship companj and other llrms of ship * pels combine to encourage the Italians and oilier protectionists In icslstanco to an agree ment with America the crcat majority of tlio Similauls and the most respect able orgatiH of the press seem to share tlio opinion expressed very strongly by the > \i > t Indian senators nud deputies. In their minds the question at Issue Is as to whether the Madrid govern ment , by the sincere execution of the text and spirit of the treaty of IbSl , which has been faithfully earned out hitherto by America , will attend to the inteiests of the Cuban trade and agiiculturo sooner than prolong the diplomatic conlllct , simply to please a few Spanish and Havana shipping films and protectionists who hope that tlie conflict will postpone the efforts of diplomacy to make closer the commercial rela tions between Cuba , Porto Itlco and theii natural markets in America. The Spaniatds umlcistind that with the existing German , Fiench and Drlttsh treaties a commerce with liltlo trade worth mention ing from the countries without the ti CM tics could teach the West Indies Indlicclly under the American Hag , and Cuba would bo the gteater loser by the sjfitemof reprisals fool ishly adv ocatcd in some Madrid and llaico- lonn papers , contrary to the friendly disposi tion ot the majority. Public opinion nowa days Is favorable to the Idea of uromotlng colonial Inteiests. Thus tlio Coiiev- pondoncla Deespana sajs to-night : "Tho friends of the government claim that a satisfactory solution lias been arrived at on the micstlon of a commercial comcnlion between Spain and the United States , but I believe this report to bo prema ture , though negotiations to attain that le sult have made progress. " The Episcopal Convention. CmcAno , Oct. 5JO. Aftei religious ser vices , llio general convention of the Piotest- ant Knlscopal chiireb'ilibtened to a report fiom the committee * , on canons rcconiiiicMid- ing concurrence in Uiat portion of the mes sage irom the house of bishop. } which authoiized the Assembling of all dioceses in , a jstito in geneial ( onncll foi consultation vxhcnevci It was deemed essential. U'bc committee on state ol the chinch submitted a teport lecqmmending the appointment ot-a joint committee ol tit- teen lo open communication with the vailous other Christian bodies and nsccitain whether there is a disposition among them for a union on the basis of iho apostles' creed , bieaUiiL' of bread and prajer , and to also ascertain what bene- lit ; in their view would result to Christen dom tiom sucfi uilloni liov. Dr. Hopkins , ol central Pennsylvania- ' submitted a minority icpoit urgliiK tlio prqmnlgatlon of adeliulte and distinct plan toaMvstlu'iiilttc'd to other Christian bodies to ccdily accomplish the union , llio refofls vveio placed on the calendar. . * Attei a long discussion It was decided to appoint a commission for whom .shall be i.ilsed SoO,00'l to cany on the missionary work In the south , the commission to repoit the results to the next Ireneial convention. Tlie principal business of the rcmalndei of the day was in taking action on the proposed chaliires In the liturgy. There was but little opposition otleied to any of the propositions. A message ot significant natuio , considcilne the conservative character of the iMiiscopal bodv.was icccived fiom thr house of olshops. It was u i ( 'commendation that commit tee composed of live bishops , live priests and live laj men bo appointed to open communi cations with other Christian bodies in the I ind with tlie view of ascei tain In , ' If tliej liav e disposition to promote nutty upon the basis of apostolic fellowship ; the committee also to Inquire what benefit they think can bo mate rially Imparted by these separate bodies , ono to another , and to ilevlse methods for the evangelration of thitivoild. One section of theiiiess.igc was as follows : We believe that all who have befln duly baptl/ed with water in the name of the Fattier , the Son , and the Holv bpirlt , are members of the holy Catho lic chinch. The delegate ? selected Now York as the place for holding tlie convention of IBs' ) . The Loyal I'lin.ADi.i.riiiA , Oct. 20. The annual en campment of the commanderv in chief of the Military Order of the Lo3.il Lesion com menced here to-day , ex-PiesIdcnt Uutherford II. Ilajcs , presiding. It devolves upon this session to elect i .successor to ( ieneial Hati- coek. Kx-Presldent Haye * . since the death ot ( ieneial Hancock , Is senior tanking olllcei of the order. Lieutenant General Phillip II. Sheilden was elected coimnandenin-chlef to till the vacancv caused bv the death of Major Gen eral Wlnlleld b. Hancock. Tlio nomination ot General Sheridan vvas made by Major GeneralIohn M. Schotiolij and second.-d by General Huthorfoid U , Hayes. Iho urealer portion ot the day was spent In discussion of the question of eligibility tor membeishlp of certain appllia'its and tvvent-lour such cases were passed upon. The comniaudciy of Pennsylvania held u meeting at the Union league In the evening and invested the officer * elect with their official titles. At the close ot their meeting a banquet vvas tendered to the companions of tlie eomiuanderjMn-chlef. General D. McGregor , commander of the commaiutciy of PeniiNjlvanla , presided , 'lliero vvero no format toasts. General bhnrldan was present and inadd some teiiiarks. blmrt speeches were also made by ex-President Hajcs , and Generals Scholield , Cochran and others. Disappointed VlrjilnlniiH. HiciiMOXi ) , OcU 8) ) . Uoveinor Leo to night leceived the.following telegram fiom Washington ; ' , Mr ? . ( Mev eland a ml'-ladles will not accom pany mo to Ulchniondjtand my engagemiMits anemias to return W Insliliigton at an early hour , i regret that I aui obliged to forego at tending tlie leceutionitt joiirhousoon this occasou. * OftoVKit CM.Vi'.i.ANi ) . This action of Uuv president creates sur prise In view of tlm fact ibat only this mornIng - Ing It x\as niinounct'd that MIR. Cleveland and other ladles would xeitainly be fn the presidential party. Guvernor Leo had ar ranged for a reception at his house and had issued Invitation to prominent citizens to meet them. ' Civil fictvlon Jlxainlnatlons. WASIIINOTOV , Oct. U ) . Civil Service Com missioners Oberly auilLyman have decided that hereafter thoexamlnatlons of applicants , whether tor appointment 01 promotion , shall be carried on under the supervision of the civil service coinmlfslonerH \\nshinpton. . and not be left to the dlsctetlon of the locil uoatu of examiners. Minister Cox He ( Iron. WASIIINOION , Ocl-20. Mlnlstet Cox had a second Inteivlew ) with ( Secretary liajard this morning , indicating a dcsho to be to- Hexed of nis duties as United States minister to Turkey. Ho was Informed that ho vrould notlK ) leijulrcd to return to'iurkey aschaicc d'allalrs. Nebraska and lovta Weather. Nebraska Fair weather variable v < inds , gem rally southerl ) ; waruiet. lovva Falrvveathei ; variable winds , gen eral ! ) wester ) ) ; warmer. DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT , Further Particulars of the Wreck of the B , & M. Construction Trniu 7 MEN KILLED , 15 WOUNDED. Miraculous Knonpo From Dcnth ofthc Others on the Trnln Xnincs of the Dead and Injured llio Wreck Heine Cleared. Fatal Wreck on the U. & M. FAIIIKII. ! n. Neb. , Oct. i.0. [ Special Tele gram to the HII : : J Yeslenliy a consliue- tlon train consisting of an engine , caboose and live car loads of now ties , was hacking from Lawrence to Devvecso , canjlng about forty track hands to Devvecso for dinner. A bull ran onto the track just before they leached a high ttestle. ono mile west of Dewcose. Five cars went olT the tiestlo and down the embankment , larijtng with them nearly all of the men who wete t Idlng on top of the cars. The earn wire sniLjhcd Into line kindling wood. It Is a wonder that any man on the tialn escaped alive. As lliero Is no lelcgraph line west of I'.dgar thoonlj recmuse for help was bx messengers. Surgeons vveri" ent for from ralrlield and Kdpir. Drs Prentice and Conrad from Falrlield were tlio Hist to arrive. When thej reached the scene of the disaster all of the living wounded had been removed from the wreck and placed on blankets and siraw along tlie bank. Four dead bodies had been taken out. The wind was bUmlnira gale and tlio sharp sand and dust gicatly intcnsltkd the sufferings of the wounded. Thodoctois dressed nil of tlm wounds as rapidly as poslblo to protect them liom the wind and get them In shape foi ic- mov.il. At & o'clock a train anixcd from Kdgat blinking the division superintendent and Kdic.tr singeons. The vxoundod men were placed In n box car and taken to I'dL-ar. vxlicie a tempoiaij' hospital was ptepired lor them. Dr. Mitchell , the IS. & M.suix'con of Lincoln , came down on a special tiain , and Is now in charge. So far as known the total killed Is sex en , with four reported missing. All weie track men , except Itobett Maivin.propiieltu ofthc Dewecso hotel , who had gone down to Liwronce on"tlio train merely foi pleisuie Marvin was a popular live stock auctioneer , well known all over this and ad joining counties. Ho leaves a wile and tlneo children. Of the sit men killed , but little Is known and It was Impossible to cet tlie names of but three. They are Daniel O'Connor , Gcorgo Uuike and Kobort Collins. The other three were disfigmcd bejond lecognltion. The total number of wounded sent to Edcarwas hf- teen. Followinc are the names of those serious ] ) Injured : WAf.Tru A MI * " , Aurora , Neb. , walci boy , compound fuctuieof leg. THOVIAS KII.IY , Canada , fiacturoof the ribs and dislocation of shotildci ; will piob- ably die. JOHN Knw utns , St. Joe , Mo. , compound f nut in oof leg. Li ) PIIA/I.K , Harlin , la , face wounds and leg broken. 11. SrANi.r.y , Omaha , severe biulses and bioken leg. JOILS FIT/oKIIAM ) , severe contusions. CIIAS Ci. viiv : , hip and legbioU'ii. Axininw CAMPIII t.u sciiotib ilesli wound In leg. WM. Ct'Ti.i.it. t'.ilgh broken. Owi.v : Hii VHMV , ICansas City , compound fractme of both leus ; will niohibly die. G. D. Doxsle , justice and acting coronet , impanelled a liny on thogiomids and Is holdIng - Ing an lnouest to-day. rf XT , , - Walter Shophard , a farmer , vvliose house Is within a few bundled yaids of tlie vvieck , Is the only man outside of fioMi on the tialn who saw the wreck. He says tli.it the train was run ning at a very high rate of speed. NehrriMka Grand Koduc 1. t ) . O. P. LINCOLN , Neb. , Oct 20. iSpecial Tele gram to the UEK.I The grand lodge of Odd Fellows for Nebtaska assembUd today in Lincoln atthoOcldi'cllows' ' hall , fully thtee hundred delegates being In attendance , coming from every section of this slate. Tlie session will continue for three dajs , and the \lsitlng dclcgatef. were Introduced to Lin coln tils | cvenlnc in a grand reception and ball at the Metropolitan rink , attended by nearlj a thousand people. Mavor Uurrand Governor Davvcs wcio the men on the bill to welcome the guests and tender them the fieedom of the city. To-morrow at 2 o'clock p. m. the citUons of Lincoln have arranged to Imvu carriages In readi ness to take the irrand lodge In a drive and exhibit to them tlio beauty of the capital city. To day tlie grand encampment , the higher older In Odd Fellowship , closed Its annual session , which showed the camp In itioxvlng and piospennw condition. The fol lowing olllceih tor tlie grand encampment were elected to-day for tbo ensuing year : G. P. , F. JJrjant , Omaha : G. P. P. , IX M. Mor ris , Hastings ; G. S. W. . Joseph Hoagland , Ninth Plutte ; G. .1. W. , C.I ) . Ajer , Kearney ; O. M. , N. H. Helm , Omaha ; (5. ( b. , I ) . A. Kllno , Lincoln ; G. T. . Sam McClay , Lincoln : G. I. S. , C. C. Pace , Lincoln ; G. O. S . C. W. Pileo , North Platte ; G. L ) . D. , Leopold 13utr , Lincoln. _ Church IIovvo Cornered. LINCOLN , Neb. , Oct. 20. [ Special Telegram to the HIK. ] A specimen of Howe's be havior was Illustrated at his meeting at Hen- nettTuesday night. A Imly aioso In the au dience and asked Howe his position on the submission of tlio prohibition amendment question. Howe declined toanswei the < iues tion , and the Ilttlu lady peislstcd In being Informed. A circus was Imminent , and Walt brclov bobbed up anil nodded for tlio bind to play. Attei the band quit the lady aioso again and lequchted an answei , when Howe was lough enough to make an Indelicate answer , and the lady , covered with blushes , vv as seated. Kntnl Accident. AiNswoiiTii , Neb. , Oct. 20. Sunday after noon Sherman llmnx , of Keja Palm eouiitj , pulled his gun , mu//lu foiemost , out of his wagon. The gun vvas dUchaiged , tlm con tents enteiing hlsabdomon and thigh , Indict ing a wound which It Is thoudit will result fatally. Hums is twenty-five yeai.s old and has a wife und child. Dorscy at Nell ; li. NKMOII , Neb. , Oct 20. [ Special Telegram to the Jlur.J Hon. G , W. K. Doisuv and Major Norrls addressed a large anil enthus iastic R-idlence at this place last evonliu ; on the Issues of the campaign. Tlio old Thiid dlhtiia Is good for 10,000 majority for Dorsey and Tlm ) ei. Caused by the Truck Spreading. Uviiinu : , Oct , 20. The News and Ob server's Aslievllle special ta B : A wreck oc curred on the Ashevillu & Sparlansbur rail road this morning , four miles out of this oily. While the train vvas ascending an eight-live foot grade at Itobc-rtsvlllo the t-.ick spread and tno express and smoking cats vveie de railed. Somoof the unfoitunato passengers In tbu smoKIni : car sustained Iniuries t-up- peel to bo fatal , I'hyplclaiis were summoned - moned and all relief possible vvas given to the wounded. Ohincsn IMrntPB Hilled. SAN FIUNTISCO , Oct. 20. News has bpen received from Pel.ln , China , that the Fiencli recently had a brush with about two thousand pirates near Hoe Lac. Tnnquln , Jforo than live hundred Anumltes weio killed , tholr fortllicitlons and magazines destrojed. and a lot of cannon and small arms captured. No Water In the Holler. Alowi.K , Oct. 20. The Ueglster'b Citronele , Ala. , special sajs ; The boiler In U. Davis' mill exploded ) cstornay , killing a white man , William Halley , and n negro , James Kobiuts , and wounding two men and a boy. The cruise vvas lack of water. HI. VICING ix THI : SIA. The Hollcf Provnllliic Tlmt Iioulslnnn und Tevnsnrc .Settling. " UK vrvmsr , Tex. , Oct. W. fSpoelal to the HKK 1 N'olhliii ; Is talked of heio except the unprecedented tidal Hood around S.xbltie and its oxtraordinarj ie ults. Slnco the older residents of this vlelnllv inve gonoovetlho ground and discovered what an Immense stieteh of countrj was submerged , the ) have advanced anot nor stirtlius theorj to account for thodi's-lructlon at Sabine. Pass and theto - mnrkablu Inuiuhtion of Jonnson'.s and Taj- lor's Uajou.ltliout being given any scientific reason the old leildents have agreed that the Texas and Louisiana coast about tlio mouth of the bablno river Is grad ual ! ) sinking , and they think It Is only a nmllei of a few decades when the sea will claim a lirire slleo fioinbolh states. A gen tleman who has lived ou the eotst for illly jeats makes tlio statement that up to tlie voar IWI no seiious ovcillovv oceinrcd between Herxvlck biv , on the Louisiana coast , and Galvi'slon bn ) . ' 1 heic vxas not exen a tiadltion among the white soltleis of nil ) oviitlow duilngthis period , e\tendliu : hack lo thujeai 17H ) , vviien the Louisiana coasi in tliat vielult.v was first settlid. In 1V > 7 the stietls ot Sahinoweio submeiged bj the tide tor the lust Hmo sltuo its foundation In ISM. Since is > ( t there have been eighteen dlsastioiis oveillows , thiee ol wli'ch ' declined dining the piesent jear. Tlnsi'xtmordlnary Increase In nic.il fotces and oveillows since tlio v ear INTO not enl ) a ) > - plie1 * to the hundred-mile strip of coast con tingent to the Snbino estuary , but applies with tlio simc mathematical accurac ) to tnu entire Texan coist tiom Sabine to Galveston , thence to Indlanola and C'oipus Cliri ll , neatly down to Hrovvnsvlllo. at which latter point the storms since 1KH ) have been less severe than dining the preceding quailer of a een- Ittiy. Old settlers who Imvo compiled this date cannot account for llio nominal Increase except on the basis that tlie entire Texas const lias subsided u foot or two since IWiO. 'Hie Oiaime Tilbune , descanting on this theoiy , suggests that the matter should bo mnde the subject of selonUtic Investigation and ought to have thotough and Immcdlato attention fiom thoceiieral goveinment. The Tilbune calls on the people of the llrst and second congicssional illslrlets of Texas to join with the dlstilct of West Louisiana and apply to the war and navy departments for a joint corps of competent engineers and sci entists to establish the exact attitude ot the const on both sides of Sabine for a distance of at least lifty miles Inland. Such a com so , It declines , would put at test the feelings of anxiety caused bv the now locally widespread bel.ef that the surface of the eartli in this section isgraduallj Kinking. Formally Dedicated. QriNov , 111. , Oct , 20. The foi mal dedica tion of the Illinois soldiers' and sailors' home took place to-day with Imposing ceremonies , Large numbers of Grand Atmy posts ft out this and adjoining states anived eaily in the day , and It Is estimated that over thlity thousand strangeis are In the city. Diirinc the morning there was a parade of soldiers under command of General Post , department commander. Geueials Login and Falichlld and oilier distinguished euests tuviewed the paiade. At the conclusion of the paiado thousands of people went to the grounds ol thu home , vvhete eommemoiation exetcises took place. General Post called the mooting to order , and pi uei was offered by Kev. Wilklns , depattment chaplain. "Ameiica" was then sung by a elioius of 0110 hundred voices , and an address upon the institution and Its advantages delivered by Governoi Ogles- ! ' . "Columbia" was then iciideicu b\ \ nclioius , and xpeeches weio made hiJon - orals Falrchlld , Locan , John C. Black and Senatoi Cullom. To-night there will bo a Viand Illuminated street paiade. - > ' ! o night a urand Illuminated street parade vvas held. .The piocesslon was the grandest ever seen In this locality , anil wa hexded by ci ht floats leprusontltiirticnnus In the lito ot a soldier. 1 his was lollowe.d by a grand dis play of liieworks on the liver , which was witnessed by an Immense crowd fiom the baiilc. Inspltoot tljo rain tlie giuatest en thusiasm pniviiitcd , addthovlsltois weio well tlm ceicmonlos. The exmciscs will conclude with a camp lire to nun row. The CHICAGO. Oct. 20. At the session of the national council of the Coiiiri optional chinch to day , the committee on the paper presented by Uev. lt. Ides reported. The paper dealt chiefly with the educational question and among Iho resolutions upon It vvas one ex pressing stnm. ; approval and pledging sup- pott to fie piesent RJ stem of public schools in thlb country. Tlio report and icsolutlons vveic adopted. Itov. lr. Quirk piescneda ! series of reso- InttoiiK approving of the work of the Ameri can pence society and asking for ptopcr ob- ncrvanco of tlm Sabbath. Dr. Noble delivered an eloquent closing address , dwelllnupartlcularlly upon the fact of the unity which had characterized all the proceedings. Iho convention then adjourned sin die. Crooks Hrealc Jnit. M Aitysvna.E , Mo. , Oct. 20 , [ .Special to the BKK.J Sheriff James Anderson , of Nodaxvay county , offeis n reward lor the ca | > - tuio of Grant Wright , charged vvitli rape , J. T. Ainsworth , i'iubi'7/ler and Frank M. Ollpliant , foigei , who bioku jail und escaped Monda ) nlglit. Olipliant IK about.1) feet and S Inches high , somewhat bald , squints light eye , dink com plected , dark halt , weighs about 150 , mus tache , about thirty-six yeais old , Ainswoithls light cnmlected ] , llglit blue exes , light hair , about. "i feet 10 Inches high , light liuinsldo vvlilskers , ab uu twenty-eight ycaisold. Wrluht Is dark complected , small dark Bimisldos. about twentx-sK icais old. about r > feet eight inches liigh , daik hair. Fust Kiitnoky ! HuiiiierH. LKMNO TON , Oct. 20. The uttendiinco vxas large and the track last : All ages , mlle and ehhth : Hobby Sulm won , Titxiatliercr f-e'ond , .Malxu II. third. Timo-1 : fifl. Twoouolds , thiro-qu.iitcis mile : Teita Cotta won. It.inburg hceond , Llltrol thlid. ' - , All iiges. mild and tliicc-sKlconllis : HUb- Illghi won , Kaloolah fieiond , Lltllu Minnlo tlilid. T mo 2:01 : ono and ono hilt seconds ends last T ilian the ho-.t on tecord. TwO'V cat-olds , llxo tuilongs : Minnesota won , Talcs CieeU second , LucKii thlid. Tlmo-l:0t. : _ I''ielK'it ' Hales JlalKcd. CIIICAOO , Oct. JO The meeting of the genctal freight agents , of Uio Noithvvcsterii Fielght association vvas held to day. The rates to St. Paul und Minneapolis went ad vanced to : First-class. 7J lonls ; second , CO cunts ; thlid.10 cents ; fourth , 23 cents ; fifth. i tenth ; A , 2iconls ! : H , CM cents ; and 0 ami Dlisccnts. Thu agents agreed to repoit nil outstanding coutiacts to thu coiiimUsloiier toi i emulation. Slnio Itiiinril , Toito.Njo , Out. , Oct. 20. The extensive piemlses occupied by Ulllott & Co. , whole- Rain di iigglstH , burned this moinlus. Loss , SIOQ.QOO ; Insuiancob O.O' . ' ) ' ) . A Child Cliokcd. AtuiritN , Npli , , Oct. 20. Tlio child of T. J. Majors , eleven mouths old , was htraiulcd Monday nlu'ht by a piece of bono lodging In Its wind pipe. Fatal Holler Explosion. PirrwrnMin , Oct. 20. Intolllt'enco has Just beep received from Washlputon , I'a , , that Iho boiler nt Hie .Smltli oil well No. U t-xploiied between 1 aridv o'clock this inoniln , Killing tout men. Hit return -Work , CIIIJ.VF.V , Neb. , Oct. 20. Thieves burglar- l/ed the stoio of W. L. and It. D. Garten Moiid.iv night , taking 100 worth of goods , No tlue. _ _ The Tililnn Will Prohnlort , Win tb PLAINS N. V. , Oet. SO.-Tho will of tlio late..Samuel . J/niden vvus admitted | o uiobato this morning In the buiio ate cu if here , without opposition. HOW HE SAVED HIS SCALP , The Solo Snrvivor of Ouster's Command Tells of the Massacre. AN ORDER THAT SAVED HIS LIFE. lliif ler Martini ADri * n ship Tlio Now Colombian Minlfttcr niul UlM l > aie-ncll Ilrotlicr Noxvn. Ouster's Solo Survivor. WASHINGTON , Oct. 20.- ( Special Tolosram to tlio Bin : j V noitly dressed , cleanly shaven soldier , In the uniform of nil nrtlllei- mau of the Depirtment of the Kast called at the wardepirtmont this inornln < to sou Gon- cual Slictldan. Hu vvas the solo urvlvor of GoncialCiHtci scoiunmml. Attliollmoonho momoiahtc Oustei campilgn ho vvas bugler of thnguaid , and vx is with General Ouster at tlio tlinu ho dlseovoied the Sioux vllltuo nt the Llltlo Hit ; lloin.jnst pun Inns to the terri ble massacre. His name It M.vlliil niul ho Is now but Ihlrty-thu'c jeats of age. "l vas right with Gunoial Ouster \\hon ho spied the Indian village , only a short distance away. Ho dismounted und , nftor dancing over the situation , dro\v out his note bonk and wiotoa low lines on n loaf. Tu.ii Ing tlio loaf out I linndcd It to ino and ordered mo to take It to .Major Itrno and Captain Ik'iiton This vvas an idei tor them to liuiry up tholr com- mand. Ho saw fioiu the slzo of the \IIlago F th.it the engagement would ho a severe otio , and ho thercloro told ino not to attempt to _ re.icli him again until attetwaids. T'hat ordoi saved my llfo , foi when I returned alter the light 203 men out of SCO that composed Cuslet's ' command wore dead upon the ground. I wan tlio two' huiulied and sixty-sixth , homo had suc ceeded In getting away a distance , but they hid been overtaken and Instantl ) killed. I vvas the only soldier who siinhod. Tluno was an Indian scout named 'Curloy * Mho made his escape. Ueloro the butlo com menced ho MW that \\ould bo n massacre , so ho loosed his hair , snatched elf a piece of iI'd trimming from his clothi's to tie It with , toro a black blanket In t\\o ana vv nipped It around his legs , as If hooio log/ins , and then , throwing n blanket over his shouldcts , ho looked not unllko a hostile Sioux. Ho dashed into theii midst and w.it ) not detected , and In that way ho Hindu his escape. " Hugler Martini further sajs tliat , bj the advice of his ftlcmK ho is cndcavoilng to sectno tlio position ot inessengei In llio dcpaitiucnr , hiving had hisshaio of sulk-ling and hard ships , bhciidan piomlsed to glvo him a hiMitj leuommendatlon as soon as a vacancy ocoiiiiiil. Ho wore two sots of taiKct badge- * on his c.ollat , showing that ho had been twice successful In the annu il maiksm inship com- petition. Ne\t jeai ho expects to b < a thlid tliiw siicccsstul , and ho will then bo entitled to weat a maiksnian's pin. PAIINM MAll\'s- ! OlIIEIt. ' Von nowspapoi fellows aie getting Dab- noy M.iuiy , the iiilnlstci to Coliimbnt , mixed with his cousin , Hari ) M.iury , " .said As sistant Secietary oC btate I'oitoi to jour conespoiidcnt today. "llniuas the duelist , not Dahnej , " ho continued "Ho ( ought Jboth those duels vi edited to Dnbncy. Me was not only a duelist , but a date-devil at ail ) thine , and 1 think he vxas 0110 of tlio abluit men 1 evoi knew , lie was mil ot life , as brave as a lion .ind novel loit his herd. Why , don't > ou luniember but no , 1 guess it WAS uofoieour time how Hairy .Maury made a great iciutatlon | as-a sailor without any knovyledco of the business. Hoiib fiom Yliglnia , but Was living at Mobile at the time of the famous N ca'ati uin 111 > busteriiiir expedition In li-fiG. Ho pot possession ol n small vo el , and loading lici with auiinuiiition and lillibustcier.s. sot s-il to assist WulUui. Ho was in comm.ind of the mmi and ol the vcs- bcl , but 1 don't believe ho had oxer been to sea before In bis life. That didn't iimUe any diffeienee to Ham M.iuiHo didn't know ono sail liom another , but ho know the ace of hearts Irnm the queen of cluls , and having a deck of eauls handy ho pinned the are of heiits on one sail , the iiieen | of clubs on an- othei , the jack ot diamonds on another , and soon. ID this way ho kept thmn straight , and when he gave otdcis no would jell out : 'Lower the ace of clubs or take a reef In the queen of hearts , ' etc. Ho made the vojano all right , too. He led n body of mounted moil ilmlnir tlio rebellion , brtamoa biicadicr general In the confederate senlco and was dlbtlnguished for his bravery and galluntry. " CIVIL , 8URV1CI3 A Flncrnnt Specimen of DcMiiocratlo Hpolls. Nnw YOIIK , Oct , 20. [ Special Tclccrom to the HEK.J ( icneial "Abner Donbleday IB lather \\.mu oxer the treatment accorded him by Civil Service Commissioner Kditcr- ton. Some days a o the general \\rote to the coinml.ssionci protesting ng.ilnst the removal from the Chlc.iuo riibtom house by Collector Suhcrger of Captain Schlcbnor , a veteran with a record of t wen tjlive je.us lionoiablo feenlce In the army , Mmply because "Ills place was wanted toi a democrat. " Schlcb- nor was a connadc of Doubleilay's at Fort Smnptcr , and has been In tlio custom homo since leaxinif the aimy some years ago. Ho pissed n vcrj hlsh civil service examination two j ears aio , and General Doubledaj chui- acterlzed his lemoval as an Inftactlonof the elvil senlco inlos. Commlbsloner Kd- Norton's caustic loply has alii'ady been made public , and now ( ionpr.il Dotibleday Is out with u htatemont Inhlcli ho sajtt : "I ncelxed.i most iuhiiltlnirieply liom tlio jirosldi'iit ol the commission. Ho accused moot not designating the commission , mop- DI Ij. It seems that I refcued to It as n Civ II beivlcu Itiifoim Coiiinilsbion. Ho assails mo tor my Imioiane , ! in spclllnt ; Mi. Uchicb- ner't , n.iniiilh ! mi 'a' Instead of with an ' ( . ' Ho said Ml SiiliUJCW-wa" "a perfect Koiitlcman , " and that I was adti.ucil l/-y , . . pollllc.il bias In assallliii ; him. Ho Infornii d mo the malleiould not bo coiiHldored. Lastly ho said the ( . iiiuiil.isloii hid no juiiK- tlletioii In the r.ifo. " ( leneial Doubleday fuither states that ho infilled by oxtiiesslni ; suriul.so at the want of r.liii'ciity which eharai ten/ed the commissioner's communication , mid apolorclrut toi usinir tlio wont "reform" as dctiliMiatini : the ( ommlssion.ll a.smiicil him I would not cotiplo him and icform lo- gethei a aln. " Kdccilon has reelved the reply and li jini- inilm , ' to write miulhci letter. It Is undnr- htood ( Jentral Doubleday will cur ) KchiU ) ner's case dlicctly to the pn-slilent. Tlio liciuuH Ituttnr litive , WASIIINI.ION , Oct. 'JO. Tlio attorney ( 'cn- eiallmsghen an opinion In ic ird to tljo countiiictlon of section 3 of the oleomar ir- Ino act , \shlch Is In elfect that oils used In the itMiuifticturo of oUnnuiiMrino are not Mihject to li'\ unless made In Imitation or M'liibl.mce of butter , To Htop Halo Ocr. 20. Tliu hoiii'iiu in of the Cential Tialllo nssocl.itlon to-day. The moiniiu's Ke-iblon was given up to a dimension of the late cutting at tlio sevcial association points , which was ( juilp cliarji und full of lecrimlnations. The mat ter finally c imu to a head by the p'iss.tlo ot n icMilutlun vvlimehy nil ot the association Jlni's pit iltd tlirniMilxes to n-sloro theiali's to the tai 111 and refrain from rate cuttinj ; In luture. < ClirlMllan Olmroli Cnuvontloii , K\.SSAS CJTV , Oct , 'JO. The ueneral iia- nal convention of the Christian cliiuch bPL'i.n this inoriilni : , ( ieueral K.M , DraUo , of Iowa , iiiosldluc. A niiinber of commit tees wuo announced , and J'lesldent Drake delivered his annual mldiesa. Nouil lulled Knr Con rcm , CIIICAOO , Oct. , i0. ! The i'muth dlntrlct . 'en.MTits ' . toda > nonilnatcd Jonathan I ) ; 1 \ a 01