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SIXTEENTH YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY MOBNING , NOVEMBEK 15. 1SSO. NUMBER 150.
THE BIG STRIKE AT AS I
After Stormy Meetings the Knights Decide
to Obey Powdorly's Ordar ,
AGITATORS SET DOWN ON.
Considerable KccJ Tnrie Koi-mallty tu
Ho KMM'Olncil In the Selection of
Kmploycfl Aoilon of the Cen
tral Ltxlior Union.
Huutlny nt the Stock Yards.
CinrAoo , Nov. II. The Indecision of the
strlkcis last night whether or not to obey the
order led to serious rompllcallous. A special
meeting of the Chicago trades assembly was
had some time ago and another was called for
lids afternoon , the nude-standing being that
action would be taUcn In tegaid toboycoUIng
Armour. Povvuerly's order had led many of
Iho delegates to believe this morning that thu
object of Iho meeting had been removed , but
Piesldent Itowan had b < nicely rapped the
assembly to order when Cicorgo Schilling , a
locally prominent socialistic agitator , precipi
tated a general discussion ot Powderly's order
thu ntlltuduuf the strikers , nud what action
shall bu taken. It was soon developed that
theie was a' very stiong opposition in Die
assembly lo obeylmz I'ovvdorly's order , and ,
strangely enough , the opposition nearly all
come from delegates who are knights , while
those who are tiado unionists almost
unanimously favoied obeyance , many
of them on thu ground that dis
cipline might bo maintained among the
knlghlrt , and olhers on Iho ground that I'ow-
derly-s order was the only rational thing ho
could do In the prcmlsos. Schilling intro
duced a resolution Instructing and empower
ing the executive committee of Iho Iradcs as
sembly , acting as a joint committee , to hold
themselves In readiness , and whenever called
on by the executive committee of strikers lo
investigate alTairs at the slock yards and act
with iho strikers and assist them in any way
possible. This resolution was understood to
moan that the strikers would not obey Pow
derly's order and that the trades assem
bly would aid and abet them In dis
obeying. Hlclmrd Powers , president
of the Seamen's union , vehemently
declared Powdeily's order arbitrary and dic
tatorial to the stiikers. The men on the
ground , ho asserted , were In tlio best position
to decide on thn piopcr course , and they were
In lavorof continuing thesttike. If any out
side pressure was brought to bear to cnfoieo
ihe order U would result In a schism In the
KulizhtH of Labor , the destruction of thai or-
gaiil/ation in Ibis part of Iho country and
tlm crippling of its influence throughout the
laud. 11 was In vain that tlio opiioiicnts of
the resolution pointed out thai disobeyauco
to Powdeily's order would bo justaa destruc
tive to the "knights. Schilling and Powers
raided Iheir point. The assembly then im
mediately adjourned.
The great strike was also the chief topic of
discussion in tlio Central Labor union. Res
olutions were adopted tcndcriinr Iho strikers
thu sympathy and substantial support of Iho
union.
The followlnir Is Iho order to tlio stock
yards stilkcis which lias , after bcinir with
held lor seveial days , been formally promul
gated , to take effect to-morrow :
Nov. 10. T. 11. Harry : In a circular Issued
March 13 , 18 > G , 1 stated the policy of the
Knluhts of Labor on the eight-hour question.
Tlio circular was read to nnd approved by the
general executlvoboaid before it went out. It
was afterwards approved bv the entire older.
In opposition to that circular the men at
the slock yards struck for eight horns.
The order of the Knights of Labor was not
bioimht Into the controversy , hence no
action was necessary. During the ses-
bion of the uencr.U assembly the men
nt the stock yards stiuck again.
You were sent to try and seltle , but In case
of failure the order was not to bo Involved or
askedlforassessmeiits. You settled bv oideilng
the men back at the old bourn , and without
notifying us again struck for eight hours.
The board instincts you nnd Carlton , who
will bo with you to-day , to settio by pulling
tin ; men back to the old hours , until thu order
of the Knights of Labor takes definite action
on tlio eUlit hour question. It thu men
refuse , take their chaiters. Wo must have
obedience and discipline.
( Signed ) T. V. Povvnrm.Y.
It is said that the radical element of the
htiiker.s eeiita number of very severe tele-
giams to-day to Powderly , exniesslng disgust
at Ids intcrfcieiico and intimating that he
bad bettei revoke tlm mandate and let them
hell ) themselves. T. H. Harry , of the Knights
of Labor general executive board , said lo-dav
that no believed the men would go to work
to-morrow , and that the strike was nt an end ,
lie had gioat hopes that the non-unionists
would all leave the packing houses In a slioit
time , and in lids way all the str'klng ' knlchts
could obtain their old positions. This
afternoon lie visited ail thn assem
blies thai he could , urging them to
comply with the order and lelmn to work ,
Itetuiningto his hotel ho and Mr. Carleton ,
aiiothei member of the executive bo.ud , had
a long interview with police officials. This
was said to bo towards picsoiving harmony
to-moriowmid arranging for thu old com
mittee of Knights to assist the police In
maintainingordei while thu men were ob
taining places. The interview was evidently
a pleasant one. Only two assemblies of
Knightu nt Labor are known to have refused
to ratify the Powderly older. The first was
the coopers' under the lead of Master Woik-
man ( ieoige bchlltlng. The other lofractory
assembly Is that known ns the mixed assem
bly , the master workman ot which Is M. J.
Duller , the man whogavulbeoidertosUlko ,
A meeting of packers and their toiemen
was field to-day nt Armours'to prepare for
thcioiutn of tbo men tn-imnrow. it was
dcclduil to tcko thinus coolly nnd act slowly
ujiUl matters were moving along satlsfactar-
lly. Shoitly alter the meetim : a placaid was
Issued headed , " ( Jeneral Older .So. 1 , " and
tdgncd uy Siieiin llaiichett. Tliooider states
that the employes ol Iho vaiious pael.lng
houses dcslilug to icturn to vvoik would
icpuitat the places designated , tlm men ot
each of the houses boluu given scuaiato loca
tions on the nil ike being ended. The mana
ger of each Imuso will icpoit al the place
designated , and with the assistance or the
foremen select trom a line of ictuniiiiirstrll.ci.
ftneh men as nro desired lo have come to
work on that or any other day. uiving to
each man a pass with Hie namu of the Him
stamped upon It , which pass will admll him
within HID militia picket lines. After having
selected all the men desired , tlio manager
will lequcst the balance 10 return home mid
lepoit again at the sum ) place on any dav
that may he mimed bv the manager. Alter
this bad been posted in public places other
manilestoe.s , on wrapping paper , up-
neaieil , ntlvihln-'t'io i-tmi'is to icmaln out.
T."M loiemcn of ilie liDiisf. mr.di ) some ot
tlu'lr . ' * : ' - * " ! ' in : i.v lilt-moon and issued -
sued passe , ! < > < . ' " " : rue i.inicthose liav-
. - . ' . Iium-d There
Ing families b.-i r : tin-
is gelierd nnfe" " nt'-ui ' ot li Meat deal of
double to morrow r.id lot siner.u * * L'eks to
C0i.lt1.
About tin o-il disfdvr lei-mted to-day
was at Put l > -it lit1 ! and I.Kimls street * .
Nelson Munis , I ' , \ h d smt a null ;
waon liom hK < - ' ii > n-'i.ii > 'nt lo 'he depot to
get -Mimo nrl c. A i. . ' ot iiodluuis bur-
iiiunded It , Tii . c" ' . h.o the horses ,
loirjiil. hi" dc I f , ) mtii in the vvaL'on ,
ovei tin ncd r.u < ci > ! i.i v.iuc ( and fumed the
milk Into the inr. . I'h ee men weio in-
jested tin tlu < " . . > .
Neilliei Mi. liui ) u. > r Mr. C.iilcton ie-
cehcd anv d sinu-hi's ID u iho knights' gen-
end oveutivo b MI I to-div. They will 10
main In Chlf.i i t\it I Wi-dii.'Mhv at least ,
Thu linlsl.iuu b'uw ' to tlio stiluo of 25,001
{ lock vards cmi In os was given to-mglit ami
the fii'Kp b eldTlueci ( thousand men
cmbiiielng number ot Kulb'hts ot Labor
held a moctiin ; in ( icimania hall lo-ni ht
liieat excltomenl pievallcd. 'the qucs
I lull was put to the assembly : hhal
iho older of ( icnci.il Master Woikmai
Powdeilybo oU'ycd and the strike ended
A l.ugo element iclialned tiom voting aui
\ aonly I'ltW men voted > e Kloven hundici
itiid foity-tvvo angiy voicesexjiresseddissent
aatry and Caileton refused to take the vet
8 thu sense of the meeting and pleaded for i
iccnntditoration. They declared caincatl ;
that 1,1 ' 3 vott-i thoiUd not bu allowed t
keep 25,000 men from work and from obedi
ence to the hlulicH authority of Ihe Knrhts
of Labor. After eloquent pleading by Carleton -
ton mid Harry , the vote WAS rcconsldertd
nndbva unanimous vole It was decided to
obey the order of Povvpcrly. The feature of
metlmrwas Uarrv's assurance that nil the
men would sooner or later nil the places they
had left.
The main point made by Hmvnnd Carleton -
ton was that obedience was necessary to pre
vent disruption of ihe Knights of Labor or-
e.inlrntlon In Chicago. In puttlnc the final
question \vhelhcrloobev ornot. theform was
altered , so that the men in adopting the
resolutions returned to work as com
manded , but do it under protest , b'rom
interviews with leading packers It laan-
pnient that the employers have not vet
formulated a cleirly drilucd policy as to the
conditions upon which tlm strikes ! will be
given vvoik. A money deposit , to be for
feited If thn employe quits work without
giving two weeks notice , Is the favorite
measure. The Packers association will hold
n meeting to-morrow to dftvlso sumo method
of the kind for further piuteetlon.
A liAHOIt AIUUf3SS.
The Novv fork Central Imlmr Unloit'ti
Manifesto to WorkliiKiiicMi ,
Nnw YOIIK. Nov. II. The campalen ex
ecutive committee of the Central Labor union
ot tills city has just Issued an address to
"Organbed labor throughout the United
States. " After referring to "tho great moral
victory" achieved In secmlni : G-1,000 votes for
major , and expressing a belief that a suc
cessful national movement may bo organ-
icd , Ihe address says : "The campaign has
shown us , In spllo of all ditlerences and dl-
vt-slons. that It Is possible to unite the polit
ical power of labor on a platform confined tea
a tundaincutal principle. What wo have
donn In New York has been accomplished In
the face of greater obstacles than exist any-
vvhcio else throimhoiit the country. Wo see
that it Is only necessary to Improve our or
ganization heiolo carry this city , tnurt wo
believe that a general organi7.atfon must
icsult In Die formation of a national party
that will sweep the counlry. Wo call upon
organl/ed labor throughout Iho country lo
form political organisations in each locality
upon these principles , and having In view
political action when the time lor it shall
come. It is proper that oiganl/ed labor ,
wheiever It exists , should take the Initiative
In this movement , but It Is our opinion , con
firmed bv our recent e.xpeilence , that
etfccllvc , oiganiratious for political action
are to be fo imcd outside of labor organl/a-
lions , though as far ns possible animated and
controlled by members. In tills way
wo mav avoid any contllct vvitli the rules and
regulations Unit foi bid political action on
tiie pait of associations primarily designed
for industrial pm poses ; may bilmr into our
ranks a huge class now outside of labor as
sociations. but whose .sympathies me thor
oughly with ns and may secure that oiganlz-
ation ny election districts which is necessary
to elllclent political vvoik. This Is the course
we have icsolved to adopt In Uio city , and
wo commend a similar course lo our biethren
tluoimhout the laud. It is not our dcslio to
interleio in nns * way vvitli labor organiza
tions , or lo divert any energy from their rv-
lenslou , but wo believe the time has come
when lor the accomplishment of its purposes
labor must step Into the political arena , and ,
rallying all the forces that aio upon Its side ,
make an open light for the assertion of those
equal rights which the great charter ot Amer
ican liberty guarantees to us all , but which
both tlie gieat political panics have hereto
fore ignored. The difficulty which every-
vvheie coufionts us in our efforts to raise
wages and secure leisure Is the existence of
an impoverished mass foiced bv their neces
sities to accept vvoilc on any teims. Until
we can lesson the intensity of that slrugslo
for existence which makes so many men and
women re.ulv to dn anything to provide the
mere necessities of life. Uio work ot our labor
organizations must , bo conducted under tie-
mcndousdlsadvaiitagcs. Mun vvhoeannot Hud
employment are evcrywheie a foico which
those who ojiposo us utill/o to icslsl our just
demands. It is theretoic necessary that we
should make war upon the gieat wrong
which causes poverty , the piimary Injustice
which makes the Innd on which and from
which wo must all live the exclusive property
of Individuals and duniVs to the rest of us thu
light to live and to work unless wo pay a
blackmail for the privilege. U'o theiefoio
ask you to everywhere form political associa
tions based upon the principles set forth in
our platform and tlnonuh accutial committee
which has been appointed for that puruosu to
put yourselves in communication with other
similar associations throughout the Inud.
Tlm won ; which we ask j on to undertake Is ,
In Its preliminary stages , mainly educational.
Wo wish to see formed all over the country
open associations of clubs , which , by means
nl reunions , lectures , debates , the dls einlna
lion of lltciatuie , and comparisons of
opinions , shall prcpaio tlm way for such
political union as will result in the formation
ol a national paitv. powerful cnoutrli lo ic-
write laws and carry into execution the popu
lar will.
Uy order of tlio executive committee.
( Signed ; JOIUN MCMAPKI.N' ,
Clmiiman.
S < ; homo For a Labor
PiTTSiiuiio , Nov. II. The nevt Issue of
the Labor Tribune will contain a call fora
convention of all trades unions in the United
Stales and Canada to begin at Columbus , on
Wednesday , December 8. The object of tills
meeting , as set foi Hi in the circular , islhues-
tabllshmenl of a trades congioss that shall
have for its object : 1. Infoimalionof trades
unions nnd encouragement of the
trades union's movement In Ameri
ca. - . The oitiaul/atlon of trades
assemblies , trades , councils or contnl labor
unions In every city in America , and ( ho
further encouragement oj such bodies. 3.
The founding of state ttado assemblies or state
labor eoiiL'iesses lo li'ilut-nco ' Btato legislation
In the lntcrc.it of tlio working masses.
I. The establishment of national nnd In
ternational trades unions based upon a stilct
recognition ot the autonomy of each trade ,
and the piomoilon nnd advancement of tmch
bodies. r . An American ledeiatlon or thu alli
ance of all national and Intel national trades
unions lo aid and assist each oilier , and
Imtbeiinoie , to seen ro national lejlslatlon in
tlm Intcicst of vvoiMngmen and Intlueiieo
public opinion by peaceful nnd legal
methods In favor of oigaiilzcd labor.
0. To aid and encomago tlio labor press of
America and to disseminate tracts and litera
ture mi labor movements. At llmeoiivention
the basis of icprcscnlatlou will be : l-'iom na-
tioualoi liiteinallonaIunionsoflessthan-1,000
members' , ono delegate ; 1,000 or more , two
deleiratoii 8,000 or more , three delegates ;
10,000 or moi o , four delegates ; JL'.OJO
or inoi e , iho delegates ; and so on ,
Krom each local tradiri union not having a
national or Intel national union , ono delegate.
lint no trades union shall bo entitled to rein
lescntntlon that has not been oiganl/ed three
months piior to the session ot lids con
vention. P. ,1. McUulro , ot the liiotherhood
of Oaipcntors , as M-eretary , signs ihoeircular.
with Piosldent Wcihe ot the Amalgamated
association , P. t * . Klt/palrlck of the Iron-
moulders association , A. Clau .son of the
Clu-armakcrti union , nnd Cluls Kvuns of thu
.Minci.suSiOC-iatiun , It is expected that the
i-atlii'l'lu , ' will bo productive of gioit icsults
foi uboi organisations ,
Quick Justice.
KAI. VMA/.OO , Mich. , Nov. 14. ISpeclal
Telegraia to tlio HIK. ] Au instance of ex
pedition * justice was given in ( lie clicult
court at Kalanmoo yesterday. Thursday
afternoon llttlo Ciacle Selgcrt , only four
jeaiu old , was bintally assaulted by a young
scmimliel named William Shafcr , aged
Cighleen , lie was ai rested and examined
Kiiday , umiiing tall contesslon , Yesterday
at 3 p. in. , ho was nrnsncd ! before Judge
Miles , and , pleading guilty , v.as at once ecu-
tenccd tu state prison for lite. The cuiitencu
gave great satisfaction to all citizens.
The Hicyolo Uccord ItroUon ,
MINNEAPOLIS , Nov. H. Morsan won tin
sixda > 'sbic > clu contest , making 740 miles
nnd ono lap in the allotted t'orty-elirht hours
riding elt'lil hours per day , beating the rcc
ord tor this st > 'o of race by 151 mllee. Shocl
w'as second and ten mites behind. Dingle }
and llighiuan did not finish ,
BLACK STIRS [ UP A HOT-BED ,
Several Obnoxious Orders Issued By the
Pension Commissioner.
REFUSAL TO ALLOW SICK LEAVES
Tlio President's Pastor leH\fer < a
Sonicvvlirtt Pointed Prnyor Itcla-
tlous of the President anil
the Ncvvflpapcrs.
Trouble in the Pension Ofllce.
W.VIIINITOX , Nov.H. ISpeclal Telegram
lo the IlEi : . I Of late the pension ofllce hcems
lo he tlm scene of much menial turbulence
among clerks' . During the JUKI week an In
tricate system of lime rciwrw lias grovvn Into
use , and General Ulack has Issued several
obnoxious cltculars. The cleiks feel that
they are not shown sufllcient consideration
in the wording of these cliculars , as , for instance -
stance , in that sent out yesterday , In which
was Incorporated the following passage ; "It
Is a disagreeable duty to lebuko men and
\vomen of misdemeanors which in these days
boys and gills are tarely guilty , unless they
also are worthless. " In reference to tardi
ness amomcleik.s the commissioner has 10-
cently Issued another document , In which lie
reminds clerks that "A penalty Is attached
to a violation of the. rule requiring a clerk's
presence al his desk from U a. m. to1 p. m.
The usual rolerencn to stealing time belong
ing to Bohlleis' willows an'd orphans Is In
cluded in General Black's circul.us and some
of the more practical employes ol Hie pension
otllce hold thatlnasmtichHBtlu ! commissioner
expresses so much consideration for tlio
public it Is rather inconsistent that he should
close the olllce at.T p. m. on Saturday , thereby
doing what Is equal to 211 hours' work a
week. The commissioner's non-conllrma-
lion of sick leave : lias also wiought up the
clerks lo a sense of Injustice and Ill-fcellui ; ,
broadened into antagonism , has extended to
physicians.
A UATIinil I'OI.VTKI ) I'llAYi : ! ! .
In opening his services this morninz the
Uov. lr. Newman , pastor ot Hie president's
chinch , prayed at gieat length aim with ter-
vld earnestness that the chief executive of
the nation lie strengthened in Ids reforms :
that his counsellor ? and associates bo glvn
divine inspiration in their efforts lo purity
the federal service , and that the household of
the executive should havehealth andsticngth
in the ordeals approaching It. Thopiesldenl
and Mrs. Cleveland , who were bowing in
obelsence , both looked up at each other and
then at the minister when the last sentence
was utteied.
A Mill' IN Tlln H10IIT DlllITTIOX.
The recent oidrr tiom Iho war department
relative to the abandonment of Foil llallock ,
Nov. , is leg.uded as a step in the ri.ht direc
tion , Inasmuch as it Is the beglnninir of a
plan Involving the massing of tioopson the
frontier in a few central posts whence calls
for assistance in time of need can bo readily
answered. One very important effect of this
concentiation will bo a reduction in ruuniiii
exnenses , as it eo ts considerably less than
when divided and scatteied from Dan to
Hceisheba , as has hitherto been the piaclicc.
PAI'lTAI. riiSON'AI.S. : !
A. Stevenson , ol Grand Island. Neb. , is al
the Abbott.
Mis. H. P. Lowe , widow of ex-Governor
Lowe , ot ! Iowa , Is al her residence on Capitol
Hill.
Hill.CMivr.r.Ajfn
CMivr.r.Ajfn AXI > Tin : NUVVPPAIMIIIS.
President Cleveland has not lost any
friends among the lepieseutallves of the
pioss hero by his leecnt denunciation of
them at Boston. As stated In the dispatches
a few days aso , there is only one out of
about ninety nrofosalonai newspaper cones-
pondcntsln Washington who either poison-
ally or in his work heaillly endorses the ad-
ministration. Even thu lepicsenla lives of
newspapeis which suppoit the administra
tion in their cditoiial columns vvaimly and
earnestly , oppose the piesldeut personally
airl officially. They do not like hisestim.ite
ot them protesslonally nor his treatment of
them individually , and this apathy anti-dates
his excoriation of the ptess. Atnonuol Hie
lecopllonsuiven al tlio white house and at
none ol the occasions wheio the president
has been the central ligure , liasttie customary
consideration ol members of the pies been
shown. Invariably have they been over
looked , with one or two exceptions when
Colonel Lainont Interceded.
When the president went to Richmond , in
October , to attend the state fair of Virginia ,
tlio Pennsylvania railroad company , through
Mr. P.uKs , Its considerate and popular agent
here , attached an extra coach to the special
train and invited rcuresentativcs of the press
logo on the Irip. A number of them ac
cepted tlio Invit'illon. A sumptuous lunch
wassei veil colng and returning , a dinlnc car
being attached. The train left here eatlv
In the morninir , belore anybody bieaktasteii.
The dining ariangement was attached to the
president's coach , and every thin ; ; was served
at his direction. The president's hte.iktast
was elaborate. No steps were made which
allowed the newspaper men to attend to the
inner man , and although the president knew
this lie made no inquiiy about the coach lull
of liungrv scribes. There weio men on the
tram who had taken lust such trips with
I'lesldonts Grant and Aithur. and llii ) e dis
tinguished slatesmcn weioalway.s as al t unl
ive ot their company as themselves. They
always ordeied lunch lor their escoit , but Mr.
Cleveland said not a word.
A STII.I. Ill'VT I'OUCV.
It develops now that the policy of both the
campaign committees hoix was the still hunt ,
and that the leuublicaiis were not the only
ones who sought to lind their opponents
asleep on their pests. The managers of both
the committees located in this city studiously
avoided giving publicity to the moves they
made and the calculations as to Iho outcome.
It Is stated that the cleiks and the private
seciet.iues know less aboul what was being
done than they have known tor many yeais.
The chalimen and nceietarles kepi Iheir own
counsel anil wioto with their own bauds the
Impoitant lotteisand lelegiams. Them was
a complete absence of nevvhimjier Interviews
containing material Infoimatfon IKMU the
committees. The word was soul out to the
olliceis of the local committees through
out the country to keep their
own couiiFel , and the democrats at-
tiihuto the fact that they held theii own as
well as they did to their mum course. Secre-
taiy Mcl'herson , of the remibhcan committee ,
thinks the campaigns ol Dm liiliire will ho
conducted on the still hunt plan. The con
gressional committed look' alter the cam-
iiaigns of congressional candidates only.
They Issue the platforms and makeup the
issues , as far as possible , for congiessional
candidates. Of course , what they do allects
to BOIUO degree the candidacies of other as
pirants. In national campaigns they icllect
on their vvoik directly upon Mm inesldentlal
contests. Congiessional candidates call upon
these committees lor Information and linan-
eial assistance In their race. Kacli candidate
Is expected to make financial contiibutlons ,
unking liom $10U upwards.
The Cauo of tlio Annro
CmoAno , Nov. 14. A letter mcelved fiom
Colonel Itobci to. Ingersoll sais that ho had
not tluio to noicst : : : Ulinself In any way witli
the case of Iho anarchists , ana tlieieforo
would hav'O sot-hlug whatever to do vvitli It.
The certificate of evh ! uco of the bill of
ex'ceptaneo has at last been signed , liled and
put on iccoul In Iho office of the clcik of the
criminal conit. To-moirovv the paper or
bale ot papera will bo transcripted to the
supiemocomt. The defense will then pro
ceed to leaeh the par of any member of the
supienu ! bench , as Iho court Is not now in
session , and trom him endeavor to scemo u
siipersedeas to icMrain the execution of the
stntence. At the March term of the supreme
court the ease will bo called for consideiatlon ,
Tims thu condemned men are respited lei
many months , although Mr. Grinnell has sal <
by way of aigumont that thu supcrscdcasmn )
not bu granted , a contingency which is , hovy-
cvci , not to be reasonably anticipated.
A Valiiiililn Jlornc Killed ,
SAV Kui.Ncisco , Nov. H , UaUiwIn'i
"Silvci Ulond1 while belnir c.xeiclscdat tin
Hay Dlxlilct track , accldcnaily | butted 111 :
bead u-ja'ubt ' a b'.au pust and was Killed ,
The Slfuntlon ns V'lcwnd Kriint fv
.loiirnnltNtlc St.-inilolnt | ,
| ropiriw / ( ? ; liy Jtimt * lioi-tltm llrntirtt. ' ]
Uitfs-'Ki.i , Nov.Now | Vork Herald
Cable-Special Ui the HBK.J Lctolls llcleo
publishes an Interview between ono of its
liilnelpal editors and ono of the highest
military authorities of Dclglnm. The latter
Is reported to have said that in the present
state ofl-'uropo force rcUns supreme , treaties
are violated without scruple and tlio small
nations ot western Europe would bo threat
ened llko Uulk'nrla in the cast , Uelelum ,
among others , having to fear a
( lerman Invasion on the Mouse.
Ills conclusion was that Hrlstlum should at
once make an Immense etfuit lo strengthen
Its military defenses. The military autliot Ity
Is suppose 1 to be the llelglan general , llrlal-
moiit , eonsldeicd throughout Kuropo ns ono
of the most remarkable officers of the present
time.
' The news from the upper Congo stales that
Lieutenant DuboK manager of the tree state
station of Stanley Falls , has been ( incident
ally drovv nod In the c tt.nr.icts ami the Ilolirlans
have bioti compelled to ovncn.ite Stanley
Falls owing to thu hostile and aegiesslve
bearing oi the natives.
A Cblnoso Steamship Ijost.
LONDON , Nov. H. Advices have been 10-
ceivcd at Plymouth tint the Cheneso sloim-
shlpTatahamaii burned while miming un
der pressnie In a cale at Ml.ip.Ua , and that
nitietv-six persons who were on boaid per
ished , Including Iho olllcers , who \verc Eng
lishmen.
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INTKUIimiilp AGONV.
The Horritih ; Death o ( ' n Young Girl
1'Voin IlydroplioMii.
CHICAOO , Nov. It. [ Special Telegram lethe
the UKK.J Daisy Prick , asjed fifteen , died In
horrible airony this morning from hydro
phobia. Twenty-seven days aito she was
attacked and terribly laceiated by a huge
Newfoundland dog which was kent In the
house where she was living , corner
of Kilty-seventh and La Sallo
stieets. The doctors at the time
said Hie dog was not mad and dressed Iho
wounds , but after a few days the girl became
very ill and was lakcu lo St. Luke's hospital
for treatment. Shu remained there until n
week aso and wa discharged , pronounced
entliely cmed. She looked and lelt well ,
but Iwo days ago Iho slailltng
symptoms be an to bo manllcsted
nnd yesteiday moining she was
iittackcd by hydrophobia in all Its horrors.
She went Into ono spasm alter anolher ,
which continued all day and all night.
\ \ hilo suffering intense thirst and plead ! ni :
pltcously tor drink , she bad an Indescribable
aveision to water and scioamcd In the
utmost tefior when it was bioimhl
near her , going into spasms if she saw It.
During the day she became moio and more
nncoutiollable. Her sulferlnc seemed bejond
human endurance , yet she retained her con
sciousness and was intelligent to everylhine
around her , as she has ever been. Shu
was fOisessed bv the desire to
bite somebody , and when anyone
ono went near her she would
scieam lor them to go awar. Dr. Whitman
was attending her , and he attempted to afford
her some iclief by opiates and cblorotoim ,
but without success. Tlio amount ol
chlorofoim given her would have killed
ten ordinary persons , but It had no effect
whatever on her. A number of sympathiz
ing neighbors were at the house , but weio
poweiless to relieve her and could only look
on in pity and terror untlljlm end came.
A RSiirderor I/yiiclicd.
ST. Louis , Mo. Nov. 1-1. A special from
Harrison , Aik. , says : AndrewJ. Mulligan ,
alias James Pa-re , the murderer ot James N.
Hamilton , was taken from jail hereby a mob
last night and shot dead. Mulligan was
brought hero from Maeon county , where he
committed tlm crime , for sale keeping.
Last niulit about 12 o'clock a number
of mounted men anpeared near the jail
rcconnoiteied for a time and then rode away.
About an hour Liter about thirty-five heavily
armed and mounted men made an attack
upon the jail , captured the guards and
jailor , the latter of whom was then ordeied
to open the doors. This he ictused
to do , but the keys were taken trom him and
the prisoner was dragged lortb. A lope was
placed around his neck and ho was literally
dragged alter a galloping horse lor adis-
lance ot four blocks , wheio the end
of Iho rouo was thrown over tlio
limb of a tieo , and , as the mmdeier
was drawn up into tlio air his body was rid
dled with bullets. The mounted mob then
lode away , having accomplished its olijict.
Mulligan was an emylojoof Hamilton , who
owned a faun In Macon count-i , and shot bis
employer without cause on the night of the
sr-'d of October.
12. & O. IlnsinesH.
Nov. 14. It is officially
stated thai Iho Halllmoie .V Ohio laiboad
company has made a contract foi a teim of
yeais with the Cincinnati , New Oilcans &
Texas Pacific company lor exclusive expiess
business over their entire system , and that
anangement.s aie being made to extend the
service to all southern cities , Including
Atlanta. Macon and Jacksonville. The con-
tiaclgocs Into elVecl on December 1 next.
It is understood that a general trallie au'reo-
menl will shoitly Im entered into bv winch
the lialtlmore iV Ohio will have through con
nection to the gulf and for the ( list time aio
opening Into southern territory. Agents of
the company aio now at woik openlm : offices
and aiiangliig for business.
Thu Now Party.
Piin.Anr.i.i'iiiA , Nov. II. The fir lcon-
feienco of worktngmen , with a view ol foim-
Ing a new political party In this city , was
held to-day. Thoio were pic-cnl representa
tives fiom var.ous KntahU of Labor as
semblies to the numler of about i O
nnd a temporary oigani/.ation was loimcd
with Jauici Mcrmloy as clmiiman. Aflcr a
full discussion it was divided thai all tladcs
unions and labor oiganr/allons in this city
should lie invited to participate in tlio move
ment for a new patty. The mayoialiy eon-
test in Keliruary next will bo selected as that
iijion which to make tlm first light.
A Hondod Warehouse Ilm-ncil ,
CHICAGO , Nov. 14. Tlfp Daily News'
Pcoria , III. , special says ; The bonded ware
house at the Manhattan distillery burned
caily this morning , Canso unknown. The
icctlfj Ins : tower and catllo shod vvoie saved.
The lois Is unestlmnled as yet. but fully In-
sined. There were 1,400 barrels of whlskev
and about ninety of alcohol in Die building ,
woilh about 5 ,000. Probably gw.ooo will
covet thelois. The house will bu rebuilt at
once.
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? lUt-ouiTs Legislature.
Sr. Lot is , Nov. II , The latent informa
tion tiom the onlco ot the Beorctary of stain
| s to the etfect that the next legislatiiM will
stand tis follows : llousq-dcmociats clghly-
eiglit , lepubiuaus fifty , Senate democrats
tvv cut ) -lour , republicans ten. Thisglves the
dtMiiociats a nujotity on joint bjlloi of iiftv.
Tlio vote on the state ticket Is not vet com
plete , nor has full returns ol the euiigios-
tlonal districts yet been made.
An KiirtlKjual.'o Itenelll.
SAN FuvNf i-r * o , Nov. 14. A giand en-
teitalnment took place last nlghl at the
Grand opera hone for the benefit of the
Chailcston earthiuakc ] sullerurs. The build
ing was tilled vv itli the laiuost and moit fash-
ionablu audience evei seen In. a &an Fian-
clsco thcatie. Tho.so who seemed pioscen-
itim boxes paid SIOU aiiiccn for them. I'lii
unteitainmeut netted about 5r 00.
nl' Cork Dead ,
Priii.i.N , Nov. 14. Hoy. William Delaney ,
Ca.hollc bisliop o ( the dtuccse of Cork , It
dead ,
COLONEL BOB GETS WRATI1Y ,
Infidel Ingcrsoll Loudly Swears and U&oa
Some Naughty Expressions.
HE WON'T BE INVESTIGATED ,
Ami AVlicn thu Liberal League WJUHH
to Know Whnt HnH Itccomo of
the Money Me Squelches
Inquiry.
A Scculiir ConurcNH Srnmtiblc- .
Nr.vv yonu , Nov. II. ( Special Telegram
to tlio Hr.K.J Discontent was fioely mani
fested amoni : the members ot tlio Anieileaii
Secular congress assembled In convention at
Chlckerlng Hall tast evening , and free
speeches , free thinking , and almost n free
fight nt the rear of the stage wcio conspicuous.
Colonel llnbcit (5. Ingeisoll felt constrained
to swear quite vehcini'iitly , mid the nh at onetime
time got so blue tlint ladles with lone , giav
curls , wlio awaited his leanpeaiauco from tlio
ciiiilcrcnco loom , held up their hands In
hoiror. ' 1'ho trotililo was occasioned by Dele
gate Mallfme , of Cleveland , who yesterday
afternoon Introduced a set of icsolutions ask
ing that tlio financial affairs of tlio eongiess
bo examined. Mr. Mallono had Just
reached an Interesting part or his reading
wlion ho was unceremoniously choked off by
the chairman of the meeting. Colonel Ingcr-
foil , who had been warned that something of
the sort was on the tapis , lie declared Mai-
lone was out of order , and moved the refer
ence of the icsolutiou to the committee on
resolutions. For tlio moment Mallono was
silenced. Ho told the story ot the trouble
afterwards Said he : "The secular union Is
running behind ( ivory year , and I , with
others , believe that Colonel Inkers-oil ana
vailous speakers get a good share ot the
money that is i.vlsed by us to further liberal
ism. They arc not supposed to net anj Ihlug.
What I want to lind out Is whore the money
goes to. Last year the Cleve
land league assured thn union
that If It would iai e 5:1,000 :
to pay for printing , hall , etc. , the conpiess
would not only bo held theie , hut the pro
ceeds from the lecture of our president , Col
onel Ingeisoll , would bo added to thu general
fund. Wo raited money and rented a hall ,
but when limersoll canin to deliver his
leetme , tint hall was sublet to him lor 575 ,
ami he tool ; the proceeds liom the .snlo 01
tickets and put them in his own poskct.
The lectuie netted about ST50. The resolution
makes inquiry into all these matteis , but ,
you M-e. the chairman won't let it come before -
fore the meeting :
The olleuslvo lesolutlon was promptly
smotheiedlast evening. Tlio committee on
resolutions recommended , among other
things , that tlio communication from the
Cleveland league be placed in tlio wasto-
papei basket. .Just after this. Mr. Marshall ,
chairman of tlio auditing committee , who
had been detained by a late ferry nnat , rushed
In. lie tiled to siy something , but Ingcrsoll
adjourned the m eel In p. This action incensed
Marshall , and lie dcnundcd that the meeting
be called to Older again and the action on the
Cleveland lesolutiou ho leconsldered. Then
Colonel Ingersoll cot mad. Ho declared the
meeting should not be called au'ain , and de-
nnoueed Mr , Mallono as a liar , and the
Cleveland resolution as a rotten slander. The
colonel nave utterance to a number of other
naughty words that won't bear repetition.
"Aic you tlio National Lilbei.it league ? * ' de
fiantly shouted Marshall.
liy this time the entire nudlcnro had
svvauncil to the stage , except the ladles , and
they stood In tlieli seats In thu auditorium
viewing the animated scene with bated
breath.
"Iso , " answered the colonel , "but yon are
not going to get this matter betoie tills meet
ing. Do you want to give a liar a ehanco to
vindicate himselfIf tli.it matter is biouitht
into the meeting , and it is voted to reconsider
the action nheady taken , I will positively ie-
fuse to deliver my lecture next Sunday night.
So. sir. "
Ami the angry colonel strode mnfcstically
avvnv amid creat applause , leaving Air. Maf-
t-hiill absently viewing his shadow.
CLKAKANCK : U12CO11D.
Omaha Fonrtponih With an Increase
ol' 75 Per Cent ,
] 5os'iON' , Nov. 11. [ Special Telegram to
the Uii.J : : Special dispatches to tlio Post
from the manaceis ol the leading clearing
houses in the United States Rives the cross
exchanges for the week ended November 13 ,
$ loj : , r > TlS. ! ( , a decrease ofI.I ncr cent as at
eompaied with thu same veiled hist year.
Omaha's b.ink clearances weio Sl.'J.VJ.b-U ,
with an increase ot 7. > per cent.
Patrons > ! '
Pim.ADKi.i'iiiA , Nov. 14. At the morning
session ol tlio Pations of llttabandiy , yester
day , J. U. Claidy , of Kcntueky , spoke of the
delects of the United States signal service
system. The committed on agiieultuie was
instructed to investigate the matter and re-
poit. .1. 11. lllnuliam , of Ohio , was le-eleeted
a member of the e\icutive hoard. It was
icsolved to cummend to the catncst support
of every farmer the centennial anuiversaiy
of the framing of the constitution of tlio
United States and to nine the governors of
states and tei ntorleto MMid delegate * to the
convention to bo held lieie December 'M. It
was nUo lesohed 10 letmoit I'lesidonl Clove-
l.ind to encourage tint celebration. Messis.
Juiloii , of Mississippi , and Khone , ot Penn
sylvania , were appointed to .see that the in
tention of the lesolutlon w.iscompllid with.
Anollior ilitu CumiiiliiuH.
K "Vxs.VN " Cnv , Nov. II. The Journal's
Lawrence ( Kansas ) special sajs : The po
lice atithoutictj of this city are of thu opinion
Hint "Jim Cumiiilngs , " the reputed expiess
lobber , is a nmn named Pitrlngton , who was
eunlined in the county jail lieie last winter
for obtaining money fraudulently and escaped
A pi H last. "Cumiiilm.-s' " Imndvviitlng us
publislied In Iho hi. Louis paper , corresponds
\\itlitliatot Puiincton , and KolheiiiiKham'a
of the lobber tallies with his ap-
pear.un e. Alter PurliiKtou's escape in Aiirll
Iio wroe ; several letter.to tlio authorities
taiintini ; them upon tliulr Inability to inn
him down , _
A Schooner A ) rested.
HALIFAX , N. S. , Nov. II. A lishlnc
schooner , the MinB Send , of ( Jloucester ,
bailed tor homo l''ild.iy moinintr , but owing
to bad weather , w.is loreed to return and
anchored near the nimith of the Noithwe.st
Aim. It was Icainvd dunngtho day thatbhu
was violating the custom law by selling nsh-
Ins gpar , mid oideis were Ri\en to tlieeiuiher
Conrad to ariest the vei t'l , A number of
the Comad's ciew weio placed alioaid the
.schooner , and him was bioiiuhtlieio and was
anchored alongside the cruiser.
Tlio Vote AuuliiHt ConvU't
CIIICAMO , Nov. H.Tlio olllclal canvass oi
ot Cook county election letuins , eoiitpletcd
to-day , sliowb that the constitutional amend
ment auain.st convict contract Jaboi lecelved
enoiiRli votes to oyeicomo the heavy ojiposi-
tlou amontr the innil communities of Urn
ntat" . So close was the vote that the esti
mates made two days mo declaied the
iimonilment ileteated. ( Inly ' . ' .oai votes welt !
cast atuinbt ; it in this county.
Negro Murderer I y clnviJ.
Nl.vv OIIIUAX Nov. U.-rA H'L-eial to the
] 'iea > unu Irom Uaatiop says ; Soveuil d.ij.s
a o A. S. Pipe , a prominent planter of O.il- ;
ihlu'e , was shot bj a negro , and on Thuiwiay
died fiom Iho ellt-cts of Ins lnjnile . Tin
hhodtini , ' wan entiicl > without piovocatlon.
Ve teid.iy the body ot the ne io waslouml
hau'inx ; to the limb ol u tiee.
Wcathor.
For Nclira'ku Kali , tolluwcd b > lii'ht tain ,
ll hlb voolur ,
A AVKliK IN AVAItli S
Tlio I'nst Six -
DBJ-H Unoroiitrut Ones
In the ( I'rncrnl MnrkcU
Nnw YOIIK , Nov.4. . fSpeelal TelcRram
to the Hr.K.J The week just past has been an
uneventful one so far ns urn * affecting the
ROiieral m.xiket Is concerned , lint It has been
very Interesting to the clhiues managing
those outside non-dividend | i.iylng stocks
which usually liosn far out of the roach of
tlio stream of speculation that they aio not
swept f lorn tlieli moorings until "it reaches
very near Hood tide , and n irood many people
shako their beads when they see the rapid
advance in Richmond Jt Danville , which
nave the street such a hard lesson a few years
airo. Thn slock has advanced Ifl per cent
during the week nhd closed 14 per cent above
( hi1 highest s-ales since the tremendon" break
of ISs-l. What Is poiiiR on no one will tell ,
oven If ho knows. Tlio New York and Tox.n
Land company Is another stock which has
an advaneo of 20 jnir cent and has declared
a dividend of SI a share. Columbia
& ( irecnvlllo prefenol went up 14 per cent
In tympathy with the ri o In Danville ,
which controls the load. Memphis & Charles
ton went up In sympathy with Chattinooxa.
Tlio Idea Is thatt.icMomphlsroad will beiiellt
by the extension of the ( Soiild system to Mem
phis , according to Gould's piomlso when
ho was out thciuafew weeks ago , and that
closer relations between Iho Missouri Pacliic
and I'.ast Tennc.ssco sjstems will result.
The other specialties that showed the most
Improvement were Richmond A : West Point
fijf , Tennessee Coal tc lion 4 } , and Oregon
Iminovement fi per cent. Wo have this week
a very lull and complete table of September
earnlims piopatcd by the liailroad ( ! a7ette ,
and less complete but Inter tables which the
Financial Chronicle gives for October and
September. The leport covers 101 railroads ,
vvitli a mileage of T. , .V ! J , which Is an Incrc.v-o
of 40 per wiit over last .vear , but the increase
In eainlngfi , which were largo In September
last ye.il , Is 8 per cent , and the earnings nor
mile ro 4 per cent. That is greater
than last .voir. The October report Is
for eighty-eight roads , with &S.5170 miles , and
thointeioncels much the name as that wo
draw from the September returns , for the
compaiisoii Is with tlio best month ot last
jearand the Improvement but little overfl
i or cent , of which more than ono-half Is con-
tilbuted by the New i'orlc Central alone.
The gain , however. Is very much gieater
than for last October and bv comparison tlio
grangers have had less satisfactory earnings ,
while the trunk lines and roads affected by
trunk line conditions have done little. The
grantors suffer by compaiisoii with a very
prosperous month last jear , but .still mosto'f
them have done better than In any other
previous year. In net earnings Denver
.t Km Grande makes the most favorable
showing , having gained S-00,000 over tholitst
nine months ol last vc.ir , and the percentage
of improvement lias been slngulaily piogres-
sive. The advance In railroad bonds has
raiiired as high as II per cent. , and new 4W
per cent loans of Manitoba were subscribed
twice over in a very a few hours. Denver
4 advanced from 14K to IS'/ ' , and meferred
stock which will bo Issued Monday , from
54 tofiS. Money lias been less of a feature
than for imuy weeks. The rate has
ruled from 4 to 0 per cent , with fit J per cunt. .
as an average amllloaiis have been lenmved at
n percent No Important , clnuiKes aio likely
to occur within the next six weeks.
PlllK PATAMT1RS.
Ono Fireman Killed nnd Two Injurctl
at a Louisville Ill.trc.
LOUI VIUI : , ICy. , Nov. 115. Tlnee alarms
at 8 o'clock to-night called out all the lire
engines in the city to suppress a fire which
began in tlio middle Of a handsome bloc I : of
business buildings in the rear of Iloblnson
Bros , wholesale hardware store and spread
rapidly to the surrounding buildings on the
north Bide ot Main , between Sixth nnd
Seventh .sheets. The ll.imes originated In a
defective Hue , and had .such headway that
Itobinson's More and thai ot William Corn-
well , wholesale notions , were completely
gulled bcloie the In e was under control. It
wasthoughl the Louisville holel was on iiio
and a great crowd galheied in lime to see the
largo eistein at Sixth and Main explode and
tear up Ihe blieet. This was eantud by loul
gas. There was much excitement. Two
mo endues weio dHiinllMicd by the explosion -
plosion audjames Council , engineer of No.
1 company , was killed outright , ChailesOlwt ,
captain oi No. ! ) company , hd tluee libs nnd
a leg broken , and Denny Hamilton ami .Sam
Scaiiland , fhemen , were painfully injured.
Tlio luo was under control by I ) o clock ,
but not beloio it liad spread to the stoiesot
L. L. Wan en , boots and shoes , and Gianman
cV Shuttloworlh , wholesale clolhicis. These
buildings weie only slightly damaged " by lire
but stock Millered uy water. Tho"toowing ] |
is the lo'H and Insurance : Kobiuson'Hios. ,
lo-s on Mock and buildings , S i.OOO , liiMir-
auce , $ ( ,0,000 ; William Connvell , building
and stock. SSO.OOO , hindrance , Sr : ! > ,000j 1 . L.
Wnnen , loss on stock , STO.OOO , insinance ,
500,0)0. The other losses are iibjut SI
eoveied by insurance.
KBVICXIIIO JtKOKU'TS.
IMflloi * Suoniltt ; Ills An
nual Itcport.
N , Nov. 14. The commissioner
of internal revenue has .submitted his annual
report to ihesecrciary ol the tieasuiy. The
total lecuipts fiom all souices of internal
revenue taxation for the lise.il year ended
June 'M , IbWl , weie IH. , ! ' nb'Vj , , as computed
with SlliVm.VH toi tl'ijeai lt > - > 5 , SltJl.V.lOall'J
forilio yuirlSSi. SIM , ' . , ; , ; n for liie year iss'l
ninlSIIiv'i'W.wnoriliKM i' ' isii. The state
ment of the withdi.iwal oj ail'dcs lor con
sumption during the past > e..i , sis eompaied
with the piecedlug year , shuwi huge in-
eieaso In all aitleles of tavilion evivpt snntl ,
of which Ihcio was u decieasn ot ffl'.fl.TlT. '
The principal incie.iso w.-s in eiirars ,
elgaiettes and hjiliits distilled tiom grain.
The cost ot collections during thn year
vvnt > S4,2'.Kilsi , being about If.ii per eent ol
thu amount collected. Collections during the
| ) i ev Ions v ear cost SI,1VU"0 , ot about ! ! , ' . ! pel
cent ot tlio mmmnl colhxlcrt. The icccipth
ilillllH' the ln.it tluci ! nioiilli.s ol the pieseilt
hscal yi'ar weio WV-Xil/.ioi. ' < " Incnasool
3''oiHl > over the iccclpU dining Iho cone
Fpomllng petioil ot hut . \car , Tim Inere.isii
was mainly on tobaico ami Im menled linuorH ,
allhough Hide vv.is a small hicie.tso in tlio ie-
eeipls for spiiil- ; distilled liom apples ,
In m.iMiu' this estlin.itt :
Commissioner Miller says hisollicels mur-li
emhaii listed hv tint piesunce ot a new somci
ol inveuue-oleoumiiriuino ami the enlin
alKimeeol anv statistical Intoimation us ti
the < | iiantit > manufactuied , tlm niimbci ol
fartoiies eilgaued In thu piodiielion , anil tla
number or peiMinsoi hrmsiiiiau'edin ! selling
the same us wholesalu and letail dealeis ,
SH10 .S\V.\MjO\V I STIIYCJIMXK.
Jli'H Illicit Tlioiiipsdii'H HncMxid At-
Ifinpt ( it Sell' Dcsiruclloii.
Mrs. Hugh Thompson , living in n small
lint in the rear of 1111 Douglas street ,
mudo an attompl ( o end her lift : lust ni hl
by the strychnine roulo. About 'J o'clocl <
an inmatu of a room ndjoinin thosu ne-
cupiod by MM. 'J'hoinpson was uttriicleil
by groans uiul uriits ol jiain , ami olii t <
Mrs , Thompson's room found her in i
Fcini unconscioiia condition , anil in rvi
dent rent pain. A small hottlo partly
filled vvitli strychnine sat on a chair near
the bed , and told tlm immedmU
cause of tlio trouble. Dr. ( . 'onnell
vva- . summoned , ' and after consider-
bio ellorl sucii-edod in having
the woman s > life and at midni lit she was
in a fair vvnv lo nieovi.-r The canso as
hi neJ fur All's , 'riiompson'rt alUMiipl at
self destruction is found in her domestic
rolatioiiH. A month or moro ago her htis
band loft lier ami commenced illvorci
proecediiiKs on account of allowed nn
laitbfnlne.sti on her part. Al that thm
Mrt. Thomison | took a < lo = o of poihon u
an ellbrt to ave her life , but was savei
by thu i > bpst.jaii | who atlvndcd her.
IT READS LIRE A ROMANCE ,
Story of an Old Iowa Religions Oalony and
Its Downfall ,
THE FALSE PROP HET THOMPSON
llov he I.cd Astray ills Followers With
Hevolutlons anil Gel > blci\
Up Tliolr Cash-Other
Iowa .Sown.
UovclntloiiH of the 1'iiRt.
DKS Moivtla. : . , Nov. 14. ISpcclat ( o Iho
ntK.j ; In overhauling the musty books and
liapeis ot the supreme court chambers , the
cleik has nwntly brought to light the olllclal
records and documents of an old socialistic
community that llouilslicd In Iowa inoto I
than thirty years ago. Only the older rusl-
dcnks of northwestern Iowa will recall the
existence ot this community , which origi
nated as an otT.shoot of the Moimou colony
that for a time stopped al Nauvoo , 111. The
story of that experiment reads llko a dream ,
and U seems scarcely possible now that such
credulity and blind confidence In one un
scrupulous and unvvoi thy leader could over
have existed as Iho records show were given
to the founder of this community.
Llko Uio mosl successful of all socialistic
delusions , this community had n religious
character and nature as Its first and chief
attraction. Us touuder , Charles II. Thomp
son , claimed to have received special Inspi
ration and special revelations from a great
prophet whom ho called Haueemy , whoso
special representative he was to be. Thomp
son stayed with tlio Moi mons till they were
driven trom Nauvoo , then ho went to St.
Louis and conceived the idea of founding
a new colony and religion himself. While
admitting that the Mormon church had been
thu true church , he claimed that the great
prophet Uancemy had been appointed to the
work of legeneratlug it , and raising up a
purer sect In Its place. So he began to have
revelations and issue proclamations after the
Joseph smith style as soon as ho went to St.
Louis. Ills tirstono was dated at SI. LoulR
In June , 1SM8. A second ono came a vear
later , In which ho lecommo'ided that tlio
picaldcnt of the Unlteu Stales and the seveial
governois should unite in asking coueicss to
buy land at Independence , .Mo. , and rebuild
the Mormon temple , and he prophesied that
If this were not done there would bu a ucn-
eral breaking up ot Iho union. Ho seems to
have had acllmmcr of piophetlc Inspiration
in the prediction ho made at this time that
thu union would be dissolved by the lehclllon ,
lust of South Carolina and aftet wards of the
whole south , with a consequent bloody wac
between the north and south. The slaves , ho
uredleted , would be aimed and tinned against
their masters , and Great Britain would como
to the help of the south. There
would iollovv a general smasliupaud the only
oeisons who would bo saved liom the wreck ;
would bo the disciples ol Uancemy. A very
clover Nchemo to Irlghten iccmits Into his
colony.
Alter varjous alarminc proclamations oC
this character extended over several vears ,
Thompson gathered together a handful oC
followers , and on tlm nth of September , 18W ,
left St. Louis by boat , taking with him what
household equipments could bn'obtained and
n printing pi CHS. When Council Itlulfswas
reached thu company made a halt ol a lew
weeks , but their destination was further
notch , and rccmhaiklng they landed lu
Monona county on Iho 4th of November.
They took up Innd on the Soldier river In tlio
southern part of the county and lounded the
town of Preparation , and on the With of that
month Issiiiid a paper called 'Danoemy'.s
Organ and /ion's Haibiiigcr. " This issue of
the paper dosoilbed the place and its attrac
tions , and declared that all could have
an interest In it who enteicd what
was called the Second Department
of the School ot Works , and
"paid their tithing into the Loid's treasury. "
About one hundred pcisons subscribed their
names to the new covciiantaiid became mcm-
heisol the "School ot Woiks in Jehovah's
Piesbytery otion. . " They agreed lo pay at
once a tenth pail of their weekly possession
as a tithimr , and Thompson was to bo their
teacher , guide and spiritual director. Kor a
time the community piosp rcd , as .such ex
periments usually do. The town was laid
otf into lots , thu people tilled the farms , and
were thiilty and piovident But Thompson
was not satisfied vvitli the tenth pan of his
lolloweis'propeity which ho had lust re
ceived , but soon began lo have other "revela
tions" calling lor new ' 'schools ot vvoika,1'
and confiscating ninic propertywhich he was
lo hold "in tiusl for the piesbytury. " Ills
poor deluded Iollovv era handed over eveiy-
llilng they had ical and peisonal piopurty
but Iheir great priest goneiallv allowed them
to retain thelrclolhcsiiuon their backalthough
he took their notes even for them. Many of
them went so lar as to ulvo bonds to laho ?
under Thompson's dlicctlon for two years ,
and to receive only board , lodging ami
clothes. I ! > one piPtensn and another this
old i ( 'probate managed to ucL Into his own
name a clear title to vl.MWacres ot some of the
best land in Iowa and all the personal prop
eity ol the colony. In a low jear.s , however ,
Iho Inevitable icactlon came , a revoll sprang
ui > , and the llttlo community , with Its eyes
now open , began to clamor tor a dlstilbutlon
ol its mopeity. The poor dupes who bad
lolloped his leadership so unwavmiimly at
last came to see how they had been deceived ,
and in their indignation they oven threat
ened violence to Uio author of Ihuii mlsfoi-
lunes. All'.iiis came toaciinis in the hitler
pait of ISIS , when Thompson was obliged
to lice lor his life. Ho tooic his books
and papers with him , and when he had
leached St. Louis he sold all of his claims
and titles to his hiolher. But the memheiy
of the community lelu ed to penult , their
prop 'ity to he thus estranged , and ( nought
suit in tlm distilct court to have the tale set
asldo as null and void , and piocuied a decree
to that eileel. Mi. Chuiles H. Whitney , who
was last year the democratic candidate tor
governor , was living not far liom thu colony ,
ami the couil appointed him icceivei of Iho
propcity to make a settlement with Its differ
ent membeis. An appeal was InKcn to the
Hiipiemo court , and in this vvav the olllclal
documents mid papers of this community
vv ere placed on record unit lull ! aw.iv tor the
long test liom which limy Imvo but icceiilly
been distill bed , Thu community , ns such ,
went rapidly to pieces , other sctlleis came
in , and the oulinaij streams of tindo and
commeico Mowed ovei the spot vvhoie. thirty
yeais 111:0 , a net ol poor , deluded moilalx
vamlv tiled to establish thai Utopia lor which
men In all ages have been sciiichlng.
siA'ii ' ; jirnifAi. I..SAMINI.JIS.
The state huaid nl medical examlneiH ban
found thatilHWoik was too 1:1 cat to tin ac
complished at onoxlttiiiuaiid has adjoinncd
to meet again In December. 'J he new law
ieiidiingall | practicing phjslclan.s either to
pass an examination orsiibmlt their iliplomns
to thn board is piling up vvoik foi Ibuexam-
incis. At Iheli it-cent meeting they had 'J.OOO
applications I'm ( crldicatcs to nraclico beloio
them , and 100 piotcsis against the iimnllng
oi bceauso of the planting ot ceitaln applica
tions. Seveial new questions havu been
laised , which thn nltoincv genuial will bo
called upon to answer. Ono of these ques
tions , ot gieat intcn stin immv localities , Is
as to whether It Is necussiry lor the coroner ,
or one acting as coioner , to makii letuins ( i
deaths In all cases wlieio no le islcnd phy
sician attended oi was infoiuii-d ol thuiuiH
in HID c.ihc of the deceased. The wink dmio
by thn new boaid piomises to bo of the high
est impoitanco to thu staiu and U aheady
much iijipiecialcd ,
A l.ivcr Hank Cave-In. .
Ni.w ( Jii i-vss , Nov. II , A hpuelal to the
Timi's-lii-1 > ' liom Planiiemlnu savs :
About 0 i ' hUmoinlni ; over two hnii-
hred feel "i , > ! ver bank , including l.ov-ro
sttect , t-avi i into Iho nvei. Scv-
eial bnild'ii ' s weio dcslioye.d. This
Is tlm tilth cave-in which has
laKon place m tlm river liont
. 'I'llIs lail cavo-in has -
tms Hns. ; > ii up-
priadicd h.u.n the now Ipvee , vvbldi was
being limit bs Ihu i 'likens , as to render Its
completion n-.clcsfe. It Is now thought that
this later eavv-jn nnd the one below will e M
lliu.e lo wi'teii ' and extend until the wh-v'i
businci * lionl ol the J.ver Vv ill IAJ Cti ullcd ,