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DAILY BEE. SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , NOVEMBER 18 , 1880 , NUMBER 153. STILLED BY SNOW AND STORM Business in Nebraska Almost Entirely Sus pended on Account of the Elements. IOWA IN THE SAME CONDITION. TrnliiH on All the Itallroads In llotli States IJIooknded The Storm In tlio Northwest of Unprece dented Violence. Tlio Storm In Nebraska. LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. 17. rsprci.il Tele gram to tlio UEI.J : Business In this city Is j > rnctlcally suspended on account ot tlio great Blonn. A. few engines In tlio lallroad yalds aru trying to move around , hut nil train1 ; on nil tlio roads loading out ot the city are nlmiulonuil. A special train with three locomotives aiul tv snowplow - plow started at 0 a. in. for Omaha , lint at noon It was snowed In at Wa- vcrly , the first station east of Lincoln. No trains will bo started until tlio abatement of the storm , and live hundred men am being gathered toucther to open the roads then as speedily as possible. The B. & M. ofilchils re port this IsSthe llrst effectual blockade that ever occinred on tlio road In November , and It seems to have coino wholly unexpected. Tlio storm now seems to bu practically ended ntul scarcely n wheel l.s niovlnu on any line of the road In thu South I'lalto country. Superintendent Calvcrt , of the It. & M. , says of the storm that it Is tlio worst tlio rood hits ever had to contend with , and with every train abandoned It would seem that the statement needed no verification , At fi0 ; : this evening a train arrived lit Lin coln from Alchlsoii and Immediately started back iuiiln ! < It was the only moving train on the It. t M. through HIM day. Thu storm commenced In ralu nt Atchlson and tlio Ronthern part of the state , and hence that one line was not .seriously blocked. Ail over the rest of tlio H. & M. system all trains arc abandoned , and passonucr trains are laid by nt David City , Oxlord , Superior , ant ) north of Grand Island. TheclToitsto keep the line open from Omaha to Lincoln even failed , and railro.id men expect that two days more will not see uvular trains on all the lines. The Northwestern line to Fremont Is burled , the Missouri 1'ticllic ditto , and the Union Pa- nllic have a train In tlio drifts four miles from the city and nnotlier near Beatrice. In the city limits yard engines have been kept moving us much us possible , but the two Mis souri 1 ncllle and ono of the Northwestern locomotives aru standing dead In the yards hero and drifted last In the snow. In tlio city no business whatever was transacted to-day except the delivery of coal , and every team was busy at this from day light to dark. The banks reported nothing t all doing , the express olllccs received and collected no goods whatever , und the blockade - ado suppressed the arrival of any mail. The storm not belli * accompanied by severe cold saved a good ( \ Knof \ siiirerlng In thecity that otherwise must have occurred. Hut six families weie loportod In the morning in need of Immedlato assistance , which was procured. A man was found in a barn In n dazed and nearly frozen condition , but after some unnecessary time spent In Undine who were the proper authorities to care for him ho was removed to police headquarters. The high wind did some damage In different parts of the city , blowing do\vn , In ono instance , thu fr.ime of a new church building that was ni ) icady for enclosing. AitAPAiioK. Neb. , .Nov. 17. [ Special Tel egram to tlio Uii : . ] Monday a severe wind and snow storm commenced here , continuing for thiity-six hours. AH trains were delayed and no mall has arrived slncu Monday even ing. Thu storm has abated and trains aio expected this attcrnoon. All business has been stopped. A great many car loads of broom corn are side-tracked hero waiting for the track to ho cleared. OAKLAND , Neb. , .Nov. 17.Special to the BKK.I A genuine bll//.aid set In yesterday morn ing , thu wind bio wing ut a tearful rate all day and last night , and is still raging. The air Is full of snow and Is dilltlng. ho trains to-day. The freight tlmtlett linns at 5 o'clock yesterday evening stuck In a cut south of hero and will remain until the snow can bo shoveled nway. One car load of hogs Is In n drift of snow. Tlio severity of the storm was unexpected , and no doubt stock bus sutVcred. All business has been suspended except saloons. Snow shovelers will bu in demand niter the storm abates. In Iowa. Sioux CITY , la. , Nov. 17. [ Special Tele- Brain to the BKI : . ] The snow storm nnd blizzard has been raging hero nil dny with unabated fury. Towards evening the ther mometer gradually descended and the cold became Intense. The storm is undoubtedly ono of the severest known In this section for many years. Not a train has moved to-dny nnd hence no mall tins been received. Neither Is any expected to nrrlvo to-night. The blockade is complete and the wind is fitlll very high. The fall of snow Is very great and It may bo some days before Sioux City can reach the outside wet Id. The Illinois Central train ttiat should have reached hero last night Is snow bound at Storm Lake. The passenger duo hero last night on thu St. Paul road was abandoned near Worthlngton , Minn. The Northwest ern nnd Southern Dakota arc all abandoned , ns are likewise the Nebraska lines. Thr HlouxClty * Paclllc Is ell'ecttiallv blockaded to Council lllutfB nnd the Sioux City train is said to be stuck in the trnunfur yard nt that point. Nothing can tie dona until tl.u storm abates. Last night Kdmund Pundlo- ton , son of Judge Pendlcton , aged about fouitceii years , hccanio lost in thu storm. Young Peinlleton carries papers for thu Kvemiif : Tribune. Not returning by Dor 10 o'clock , his family became greatly alarmed. The storm was then raging with great norco ness. An alarm was sounded and many c.ltl/uns joined In the search , which was kept up dm Ing the night without success. This morning ho was found at the residence of ( leorgo Hurd , to which he had crawled on Ids hands and knees late In the night , and upon leaching there was almost perished. It was almost a miraculous escape , Dis : Mni.vus , la. , Nov. 17. Itepoits from nil p.irt of thu state show that to-day's storm Is ono of thu gteatest suvurlty , Ail thu nar row gauge toads enteilng this city have been abandoned nnd no Irnlns have come llnougb on them since morning. The Northwestern has abandoned trilns on its main line west ot JeiTeistin , and thu Itock Island has laid oil Its Heights. Passenger trains from the went tire four IIOIHS behind time. But little snow has fallen here during thu day , but a hlu-1 wind pievailcd with cold nud hlir/.aid like weather. _ _ _ _ _ ICoportH from thn NortInvest , ST. 1'Airr. , Nov. 17. Snow bngati falling early yesterday morning nnd continued alt lay , though thu fall was Dalit A'fter mM iil < ; lit Ian night , however , a genulnn bilz/ard set In and this morning people found the streets and sidewalks badly blocked , so that travel was next In impossible. Kcports Indi eatu that thu blizzard began In thu western part of this .state nnd swept east and south through Wisconsin nnd Iowa , llnllroad navel is gtcntly Impededand .street cars find It almost Impossible to inn. The wind Is blowing hard and diiftlni ; s-now. No sn faturm late uecuiiX'd. 50 enily in Km season for years. The snow storm which becan here Monday night has now ( ' . ' p. m , ) been racing lor niiuily forty-olght hours and shows no uign of nbatcm > tnt. Street cars have not been i milling hi either St. Paul or .Minneapolis to-day and trains on all iailr < > nds aio tlneo to hlx hours late. While thu storm seems to be general thioughoui thu nortlmcM it is nu violent In soutlurii Dakota. A Sioux Falls special says more snow has already fallen than during the entire season last winter , The wind Is blowing n heavy Kalfl troiu the ninth and drilling thu snow very badly. Trains on nearly all roads tire abandoned. The tcmpi'raluro Is at zero and falling. ' There Is also a strong electilcal dis turbance. Canton , Kagan and other points btatu that thu storm Is no less seme there. Sioux CITV , la. , Nov. IT , A special to tlio Journal fioui Canton , Dak , . Bays attain will 100 pas enters on bonrd Is snowed In olovoi. uillw wtel oi there. T-iepasieugcrsaio bclnx fed from n small station near by. The snmo special also says the Milwaukee railway Is lined with dead cnirlnes In dtlfts. General Storm News. CHICAGO , Nov. 17. Kvcr since 7 o'clock last night n steady drizzling ralu has been falling , ltcportsrccclvcdatthcslcii.il serv ice oflico hero show that from every station east of thu Mississippi rain Is reported , while from all stations west colder weather and snow Ischionlcled. Throughout Iowa , Wis consin and Minnesota snow stoims arc pre vailing. Much colder temperature and snow Is predicted by the signal service oflico for Chicago and vicinity within the next twenty- lour hours. Telegraphic communication la Honotisly delayed In all direction * . ST. loNAn. , Mich. , Nov. 17. During the terrible gale and snow storm last nl ht Hie schooner , I' . S. Marsh , loaded with coal , ran on the beach just Inside ( iralinm's Point. The captain signalled nt 10 o'clock this morning that she would go to pieces. Help 1ms been sent , her. but It Is impossible to do anything to help the vessel to-day on account of the big SKIS which she lays broadside to and which are mowing larger. Another ichoonor l.s ashore ncross thn point tour miles Irom here. Mn.WAfKr.K , WK. Nov. 17. TheKvcnlng Wisconsin's ( irecn Bay special says : The banco Dlxon foundered oif Kmvmmco this morning , and two seamen were drowned. Another barge is riding in the bcakcis and Hying nflluiml of dlstiess. Thociowof the schooner Ishpemnng are waiting orders at Kscnnaba. Later advices from Knwaunco state that the barge Kmeratd foundered at noon. Kivo lives were lost. Mate Brevln was saved , but Is still unconscious. It Is expected that n third batge , which is riding In the breakers , will go to pieces soon. DI.MVKU , Nov. 17. . The light snow which fell In Colorado Monday and Tuesday proves to be much heavier In western Kansas nnd Nebraska. The west-bound Kansas I'aelllc mall has been snowbound at lirookvillo since Monday. The east-bound Is delayed nt lingo but expects to get through to-morrow. No Btnllngton train has arrived since yesterday morning. Kxpect to get through to-night. The Santa Ko trains have been out since yes terday. His Impossible to say when they will get through. All Colorado roads are open and running on time. Tlie thermome ter here Is 4 donees below. Other portions of thu state va ry from this to 'JO decrees below. _ Fair and Warmer \Veatlinr. For Nebraska nnd Iowa Fair and warmer weather. CATTIjK GKOWKUS. The National Association Discusses Cattle Discuses nt Length. CHICAGO , Nov. 17. 1'ho Consolidated Cat tle Growers' association of tiio United States to-day resumed the deliberations of their an nual convention. The session was opened by Dr. Salmon , of the national buroan of animal Industry , who read n paper on pleuro- pncnmonla. After the raedlng of Dr. Salmon's paper the committee on resolutions presented their re- uortrecommending the adoption of the fol lowing resolution : Whereas , It has been fully demonstrated to the convention by the testimony ot pro fessional veterinarian : ) of the Highest ability nnd experience that contagions pleuro-pneti- monlaexists in au active form among certain cattle in the city of Chicago : and Whereas , From the fatal character of this disease , and the dllllculty In extirpating it , the existence of it near the greatest cattle market of the United States constitutes a danger to the chief food supply ot this coun try ; and Whereas , The further progress of this dis ease , causing other states to prohibit the in troduction of cattle trom this state threatens an entire Interruption of intcr-stato commerce - merco In this vitally Important article of tradu and will result In losses of magnitude Hint cannot bo expressed In figures ; and Whereas , It is the belief of this convention that a disease so dangerous and whoso consequences quences would bo so disastrous and far-reach ing cannot be adequately met and controlled by local authorities acting under state legis lation , therefore , bo it Hesolvcd , 1. That this convention holds it to bu the duty of thu national government to undertake the suppression of this disease. 3. That this .should budono immediately In a most thorough and competent manner and without regard to cost. 8. That congress should atits | approaching session and with out any unnecessary delay , provide by law appropriate machinery and ample funds for tins purpose , and Itcsnlved , Tnat a committee of live be ap pointed by the chair , to bo known as tno committee on legislation , whose duty it shall bo to go to Washington during the , coming wlntor , and endeavor to obtain the passage of 8uch laws us will accomplish the above end. end.The The committee have considered the address of Dr. Uadsdon and indorse fully his views in roitard to thu summary destruction of cat tlo diseased with plcuro-pnouuionhi thailhavo been exposed to this disease. Tlmy liirther endorse his views in regard to the prompt payment for cattle destroyed and they urge on this convention the ndoption of such n measure by the work of committees or other wise as will serve the above ends In tlio speediest and most effective manner. Tlio committed f Hither recommends the npooint- mcnt of a committee on legislation and ono on the duties of local Government toward contagions diseases of eattle. They also lec'ommeud the adoption of thu following ad ditional resolution. K-jsolved , That It Is the duty of federal , states and municipal authorities to unite in an otl'oit to oxtlrpato nleiiro-pneiimonia wherever It may bu found , by destroying dis eased cattle nml thosu having been exposed to thu disease so farns possible , purifying all picinisoson which the disease has existed and adopting .stringent sanitary regulations with rcirard to the management of eattlu in feed ing stations. A paiier on "legislation on Conta gious Disease , " lead by Klmer Wash- liiirno yesteiilay , was discussed intun-mlnntu speeches by the delegates. A lengthy report from the resolution committee on the actions which congress had taken on the subject under discussion was presented by Dr. Uads den , and It was supplemented by speeches from Hon. . .lamesVllvon \ , of Iowa , lion. ( Icorgo 1 ! . I-army , United States com missioner of nKrlciiltnie ; Dr. D. 1C. Salmon nnd Senator Shelby M , Cullum. VaiIons means of crndlc.iting the cattle disease weiu proposed , nnd Lorlng ex- piessed the belief that an appropriation of S16U , ( > oo iiy congress would bo Kiilllelcnt for the purpose. By a vote the extermination of Infected cntllo WAS ivcoinmimded , anil Inocu lation with virtu of infectious diseases was disapprove 1 of. Legislation in laver of greater protection tor cattle was suggested. The tolluwins : resolution was adopted by n vote of-IS to 'iS ; Kesohed , That In the sense of this conven tion Hatch , the present chairman of thu agri cultural eoiiimlitee , is responsible for the lack ( it prooor legislation competent to icrap- ph < with thu pre slni ; need of thu rcat cattle Industry of the nation , t'onscntiiit ; to a Lnnso. DnsMoi.NKS , la. , Nov. 17. [ Special Tele gram to the Bit.l : : The bondholders of the Dos Moines & Fort Dodsre rallioad company have issued a circular , In which they say : This company having agreed upon a lea n by the CUIca o , Hock Island AI'achio rail way company , nt a rental of SO | Hr ) cent of thu gross earnings , nnd a guarantee to bo stamped on tin ; bonds by thu lessee , nsreelns t * S'sy luleicst Oil the Hot extension bonds at the ratu ol I per CO" ' , r. ! ! < l MIIOU the Income bonds at the rate of : yj ! per cent " annum , also to advance ffiu money to pay deferred intoiest on scrip now outstanding ; tliPiiiforo , In order to consummate the Icaso beliiio January 1,1SS7 , when the llrst Interest \vil ! bo paid thereunder , and In view of the fa'-t that this company can only pay U per cunt on its t'uv. . mottgagu and extension bonds , und nothing on Its Income bonds , It Is necessary to have forthwith the assent of the holders uf the bonds. Sentenced to Hang , Cit.vni.r.s Cm' , la. , Nov. 17. [ Special Telegram to the Bii.J : : Chester IJIIIows was lo-dny convicted of murder and sentenced to death for thu kllllin ; of his. Jiclce last July , because t > In > refused to marry him. If hung , he will bo the second pcr&vu to bu liunj in I on a in twenty Two Daring Aeronauts Take tto Most Per ilous Trip of the Century , DRIVEN WILDLY OUT TO SEA. A FuriousStorm ! DrivesXtirmllirouRti Dnrkness and Aavcs , Hue I'lnally Tlioni Snfely on Terra I'lrnia. Vp In a Inll ( ( on , tfSO b\i \ James ( toitlmt Htnntlt , ' ] I'Aitts ( via Havre ) , Nov. 17. [ New York- Herald Special Caulecyrain to the HKK. ] Tlio aeronaut llapao/.a , who In Ills balloon , the Unbl/.os , accom plished on Sunday one of the most successful aerial voyages of tills century , telegraphs tlio following account of his exciting journey : A.IACCIO. Tuesday , Nov. 10. After waiting forso\cral days for a northwesterly wind , M , Foudete , a member of the Debra/,7.a mis sion , and I started atI o'clock on Sunday afternoon In my balloon , the Oabl/os , from the place St. Michael , Marseilles. Our Intention % vns to reach Corsica. Wo took with us some carrier pigeons and enough food and wuter to last for three days. As soon as the balloon was released she wont straight out to sea , almost skimming the surface of the water. Tliun bho rose and , taking a westerly direc tion , passed over Toulon. As wo passed over that city , M. Foudero nud 1 distinctly heard the report , of a cannon , followed by the sound ot steam whistles. I had arranged that these signals should be given us when wo were sighted , so that in case we found It necessary to land , wo should know that boats were ready to take us ashore. It was then C o'clo-k In the evening. It was almost dark , nnd the he.ivy black clouds which loomed up iu the dlstanco showed that n STOllM WAS COMI.Nfl UI'OX US. However , wo decided to continue our route , nnd let loose three pigeons to let our friends on land know that wo Intended to pass the night mid sky and earth. As we were approach preach ! ng Hyeres , a sudden gale swept the balloon from the coast. It had become pitch dark nnd wo weio Hying through the air at almost lightning speed. With the greatest dlfllciilty wo man aged to strike a light , and then on reading our compass wo found wo were going out to sea toward the coast of Africa. Luckily , at about half-past 7 the wind veered round to the west. Then the storm broke down upon us. Hall fell upon tlio balloon and sounded as If a hundred drummers were beating taps. Jt drove us down about to the level ofthosra. The half hour that followed I shall not forget to my dying day The sea was rough and wave atter wave broke against the car of the balloon. Ono minute wo were rising just nbove the foamy crests , the next we were being driven down Into an abyss whose depth the darkness prevented us from see ing. TUB AWFUL , SENSATION of being iu the presence of death without any chance of warding him elf came over us. Then wo took courage and decided that If ourballoon was swamped we could nt any rate swim for our lives. Olf went our clothes ; olt ( lew our shoes. Wo threw every thing overboard except tlio car , and in our de.spcratn excitement forgot that the cruel storm was beating on our naked bodies. LIGHT AHEAD. "A light , thank ( Jed , n llilit. ? " It must have been nbont 9 o'clock. The gale still blew nt Its height , nnd wo had given up all ope , when wo cutizht sight ot that light. There flashed its friendly rays , nnd our balloon was being driven in its direc tion. It turned out to ba the lighthouse on the Island of Snngulnalre , which lies to the south of the gulf of Ajacclo. An hour later wo touched laud in n field near Anplcto , ono of the subuibs of the Ajacclo. Wo had some dif ficulty in landing , because of our want of bal last. The balloon bounced about , giving us a terrible slinking up as wo wnro dragged over four miles ot rough country. When wo stood on terra lirma wo could have reached our destination in six hours. Ajacclo isJO English miles from Marseilles ns the crow llles , but the course wo were forced to take must have been over four hundred miles. HpnniHll AITalrs. ICojijirlsflit ISSfl / * ! / Jam Gnnlon Dennett. ' ] MAUitit ) , Nov. 17. | Now York Herald Cable Special to the Bnu.l The minister of the colonies this evening submitted to the council of ministers and obtained their ap probation ot the terms agreed to between lilm and Marquis Camillas , president of the trans-Atlantic line of steamships , for the renewal and extension of the contract ex piring January 1 , lbS7 , on the conditions wired to the Herald a lew days ago. The eortes will bu asked to approve the subsidies and commercial privileges granted to the lloyal mail lines. Kvlimslvo precautions are being taken In Madrid and thu provinces to night , thoevo of the meeting of the eortes , to prevent the republican manifestations which have lately been apprehended. Cattlemen Petitioning. DKNVJMI , Nov. 17. 1'romlncnt cattle men hero and elsowheru In Colorado , also New Mexico , are signing a petition to the railroad companies centering in St. Louis , asking them to givu their Influence towards the es tablishment of cattlemen's stock yards nt thu wcstslduof St. Louts. There appeals to bo a unanimous leullng among westein cattle glowers that the establishment of yards at this point will tend to distribute shipments nnd loren Cliicairo , Kansas C'lty and other drussed beef syndicates to pay imirii reason able pi Ices for range eattlu , pivHtiiit prices being KII low us to inaku thu uusiuess un- prolltabk1. No Itlnocl Spilled. JliniMoxp , Va. , Nov. 17 , The case against ( Jcorjjo 1) . Wise , arrested yesterday , on the chariro of being about to engage In n duel , was dismissed to-day. It appears that U'Iso's arrest was premature , as warrants were Issued both against Wlso and Colonel Lamb in apprehension of a hostile meeting , nnd It was not Intended that they bo served unless lnmb should come to Klehmoml. From pres ent Indications ( hero are no prospects of the matter beiug carried any limber. I'remdntitlnl Appoint men is , WAPIII.NCTO.V , Nov. 17. The president to day nmdo the following appointments : Charles Jones , of Wisconsin , to bo United States consul nt rraguc ; Alexander C.Jones , of West Virginia , to bo consul at Chin Klang ; Kdmiind Johnson , of Now Jersey , to bo con- Mil at Kohl ; 1'ay Director .lames Fulton , U. . " , " . , ( - " > bo chief of the bureau of provisions and clothing ami payus ? > ta-Keuei'al U. S. N. A Htrniulcrt Onera Coinimnj- . Lixioi.x , HI. , Nov. 17. The Dora Wlloy ocia ) company became embarrassed hero last night by having their bsegago attached for debt. They have encasements in Spring field , I'eoria and other Illinois cities. Illinois Odd Fellows. .Si'niyoFiiu : > , III. , Nov. 17. The Urand lodge of Odd Follows elected the following ollicers to-dny ; Urand Master , Joseph S. Carr , of Jerseyvlllo ; Daputy Orand Master , Ucoru'e F. IJouaid , Paris : Grand \Varden \ , John Swlt/.er , of Chicago. The otiiei' olllcers will b. elected to-munvw , IlliATUICE TO The City Joyful Over OoinpletitiK the WntcMvorks. HrATittrE , Neb. , Nov. 17. [ Special to the UKE.J The comlne event of this city Is the celebration over the completion of the water works Novembcr23. The matter is In charge of the mayor and the council nnd they are sparing no pains to make the day n grand success. The city ofllcers and llro depart ment , ' of other cities in the state are Invited. There Is to bo a race for a prize , but which Is toboconllncd to the UejUrlco ho e teams. Tlio boys here have beef organized but a short time and would hardly consent to con test with pjofessloual te.Vlns which might bo present. They are Improving rapidly , how ever , under the management of Captain llerron , the efllelentchief ofthollro depart ment A slight description of our waterworks system might bo of Interest. The entire contract lias been tilled by the Holly com- p.inv , and Is the direct pressure system , with neither standplpa or reservoir. A largo well was tlrst put down , but on finding that it would not supply enough water , a pipe was laid to the river , the water taken from there and fettered Into the well , nnd it makes n sullleient supply of good water for ail pur poses. The waterworks bulldluus stand Just west ot the Burlington .t Missouri depot near the liver ; are built of brick , and are nn ornament to the city. The city Is supplied with three good hose carts , fully equipped , nnd last night at u benefit concert for the lire department , about Srxw was lalsed to go towards buying a hook and ladder truck. Ijtnnoln Court Notes. LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. 17. [ Special Tele gram to the BII.J : : In the session of the Lan caster district court to-day the jury in the case ot'Stowart.of the Stewart Chute Lumber company , who has been on trial for two days' for forgery , brought In a verdict of acqulttnl and ho was discharged. Ho immediately presented the Chicago members of the linn , who were present prosecuting him on the Indictment , with a suit for damages , suing them for S'tO.OOO , the same amount that Chute sued for In acaso presented thu day before. This makes two cases of damnces against the Chicago parties tliat nggrcgato § 100,000 and the end apparently Is not yet. The district court was also engaged in throwing out of court a number ot the law and order cases , and It looks ns though all these cases would flash In the pan , which surprise none who have become acquainted with the character of the man who was im ported to work them up , Ono of these cases was dismissed without any evidence being heard and another was dismissed on the uvl- donco presented by the prosecution. In Jnstico Brown's court to-dny n colored man of the city swore out a warrant against n colored man named Charles Murpliv , who had ran away with his ( Williams ) wife. This Murphy , it is stated , Is the party who recently served a term in tlio penitentiary for rape , nnd the lirst intimation that Williams had that ills wife was going wrone was about two weeks ago , when she suddenly left Home and the city at the same time. It Is claimed that Murphy and the runawav wife are now liv ing together out at Noith 1'latte and the ef fort will bu made to bring them to punish ment , although they have a good start to keep out of the way of the officers. nit * Fire at Mend. MIAD , Neb. , Nov. 17. iSpedal to the Bui : . ] The town of Mead wns put Into con siderable excitement Monday evening at about U o'clock by the announcement that tlio store building of W. iU" . licckcr , jr. , had caught lire. The fire was totally beyond con trol when discovered , and tlio result was the entire building , in connection with the Mead Advocate printing olllce and C. W. Wilson's drug store adjoining it on the north , were consumed. It was n narrow escape for the entire town , and but tor the strenuous ef forts put forth by the crowd the whole busi ness portion of the town would have un doubtedly burned to ashes. In the printing olllce everything was burned , including the Advocate subscrlntlon books , all account books , files , etc. , with all the material , while in the stores ot Wilson and Becker nearly nil the stock was saved. .Becker's tamily were living in the upper story of thu latter build ing , and lost nearly everything. Both build ings and printing oflico carried light Insur ance. The cause of tlio lire is not known , and there Is some suspicion that It was the work of some incendiary. The lire was started in the coal house on thu south sldoof Becker's building. Total loss from 57,000 to { 8,01)0. ) _ The Kailrond Facilities. BnA.Titic'i : , Neb. , Nov. 17. ( Special to the BIK.J : Commencing on last Sunday the Union Pacific rallioad company put on more passenger trains between tills point and Kansas City , leaving hero for Kansas City at 8:45 : a. m. and arriving from thereat 7:05 : p. m. , dally. The fact that they are running a chair car on the day trains between here and Omaha has largely Increased their passenger business. The liock Island road l.s at work with three engines laying track east from this point. Track laying is completed from Falrhury to this point except about tlireo miles just west of hero , wheio the grading Is not quite finished. Tim foundation for their depot on South Sixth street Is finished. This will bo used for both freight and passi nger business tor n while , but the rumor Is that It will combine with the Union I'aelllc , ( which Is going to build anyway ) in a union depot. The Union I'acllie company are piling ma terial In their yards hero for sldo tracks nnd round house which is necessary to accommo date ( lie business of n division station. A Itla/.n nt Lincoln. LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. 17. [ Special Tele gram to the Bin : . ] A 1 p. in. to-day the depot hotel and Tieran's block , opposite the B. tfc.M. passenger depot , were discovered to bo on lire , and the entire lire department wns palled out nnd plowed Its way throti''h the almost Impassable streets to tlio place , and alter an hour's hard work thu lire ; was cnr- ncrcd nnd the buildings saved , although well flooded. Most of thu furniture ami slocks were removed and the diimagu Is from this cause an.l water , amounting to some 3iooo : , , largely eovcied with insurance. The lire- men had a hard storm to face , but they did excellent work , Death of n Minister. BKATWCE , Neb. , Nov. 17. [ Special to the Bii.J : : Uev. W. II. Price , of Odcll , n real es tate dealer , died in this city. JIo had been brooding over business troubles for some time , and being In poor health Ids mind gave away. Hu was adjudged insane by the board of Insanity about n week ago nnd was being kept hero until ho could net into the asylum , when ho died. Ho was buried yesteiduy by members of the Dunkard church , ho having been a minister of that denomination. Union Veteran IjoKlon. rnTsnrno , Nov. 17 , The national en campment of the Union Veteran legion was oiganlzed to-day In Grand Army hall , this city , and the following o'lllcers elected : Na tional Commander , ( ioorgo B. Chalmers , Pittsburg ; Senior Vice National Commander , John FoxConncIl _ BlutlV , la. ; Junior VIce Vessel OoiiiK to I'lccen. CHICAGO , Nov. 17. The Intel Ocean Maul- towoc ( WIs. ) special says ; The schooner Nellie Itedln/jton / Is reported to b3 going to pieces at Two 1 livers. She had been at anchor off the north pier all day. She shipped ono of her anchors at S p. m. nud drilled against thu noith pier , nnd If the sea keeps on will go to pieces beioru morning , ' Three of her crew have reached the harbor pcr ! all light , but there are seven more men on board whoso lives are In danger. The life-saVing crow can do nothing to help them on account f tU sea , which is vtry large. ' GIVES HIM BACK HIS HEAD , Cleveland Restores Attorney Bcnton to His Office in Missouri. HE DIDN'T MEAN TO DO WRONG. The President Explains Ills Order to onicc-IIoldcra and KlmlH a Iioop Iloto Tlu-ouch AVhluli the Democrat Squeezes. Suspension Ucsoiiulcd. Nov. 17. Tlio following correspondence was made public by the-uresl- dent lo-nlchli Niosno : , Mo. , Nov. 10. Hon. A. 11. ( Jar- land. Attorney ( leneral Sir : \ our letter of the 1st lust , with enclosuies apprising mo of the basis of my suspension from the olllro of attorney of thn United Status for the western dtstiict of Missouri Is received , i deslio to make a plain statement of thu facts In relation to my list of appointments to make campaign speeches. The .United States disliict court for thu eastern division district convened on the Oth day of Septem ber. I had been there ulth my assistant several days prior to that date picparinga case for trial. The district . busi ness ( except a few cases ot equity ) wns finished on the 24th ot September nnd on thu following day court adjourned. On the night of the JMli IspokoatJolTeri-on City. I then went to Kansas City , and Bush , my assistant , nnd 1 prepared ourselves for the October term of court for the western division , Meanwhile , 1 had , at the earnest solicitation of Messrs. F. Dockery , Cravens and others , candidates for congress , nnd the democratic .state central committee , and with the knowledge of Sen ators Coekrell and Vest , agieed to make some campaign speeches. Alter so arranging them ns to time so as to not Interfere with any oflloial business , I cave the list to D. H. Shields , chairman , and this list was pub lished , the dates beginning September au at 7 p. m. , at Aurora , Mo. The appointments were Hindu on each side of my district , so that 1 could and did leach Kansas City once each week to look alter the routine business of my olllce. My assistant , W. M. Kusli , was in the olllce all the time 1 was away. Two of my appointments made ( Webb City and Sarcoxio ) were conveniently to Joplln , where I appeared In two Important cases on the 14th ot October before Clark Crafort , United Stntes commissioner. 1 filled en gagements to Saturday. October 10. At Seneca Monday , October 18 , district court for the western division began the term. Kvery Indictment and " Information was prepaied. In consequence of this the grand jury was dismissed at uoon of the third day. 1 had thouaht I would get through with the business of this short term In one week. I had two engagements to speak during that week. One at St. Joseph 1 did not lill ; the other , at Kansas City , i did lill at night after the adjournment of court. J found on Satur day , the 2Jd ot October , I had six Import ant cases which 1 believed should bo tried. On that night 1 camu here got my partner , Hon. Joseph Cravens- , lion John T. Tecl. of Mount Vernon , and Dr. James Evans , of Nichols , Green county , to agree to lill my appointments , beginning witli Southwest City on thu 20th ot October , and announced ready lor trial the hour thu district court docket was called. 1 leniRincd in court jVttendlnir to cases until I received the president's letter suspending me. As to my record as a public olllcor , 1 am willing for the department reports of my success In trials , the court oflicurs ot the circuit nnd district courts , and those who had business witn the office , to say. I relied on the fol- lowing.ciauso of the president's letter of July 19 in iimklnc engagements to speak : "Individual InUuest and activity in politi cal affairs is by r7 < 5 menus condemned. Of fice holders are neither disfranchised nor for bidden to exercise political privileges , but their privilege is not enlarged nor is their duty to patty increased to pernicious actlv- itv by ollico holding. " If making political speeches Is the cause of my suspension , lean make no defense ; but if it is inferied 1 neglected my official duties Dy so doing , 1 am not guilty and ask full scrutiny into tlio facts , i respectfully ask that this communication bo referred to the president with such recommendation as you deem just. I have but to add that 1 had no idea that making political speeches would bo taken as a violation of the president's letter of J illy IU , 1SSO. Very respectfully. M. 1C. BINTOX. TUB i'iin innNT s IIKPI.Y. EXKCUTIVI : MANSION , Nov. 10 , Hon. M. K. Uenton Dear Sir : Your letter ot the 10th instant addressed to the nttoiney genet at has been submitted to me nnd carefully con sidered. Its frank tone and all 1 know of your character eonylnccs me of the truth therein related touching the mutter which led to your suspension from ollico. When 1 is sued the warning to olllcu-holders , to which you refer as an "older , " 1 expected to bo much harrassed by all manner of loo.so and friyilous tales , originating In malice or disappointment nnd deliberate de sign on the part of political enemies to annov and embarrass , concei ning indulgence by appointees under tlio prusont admlnistmtion in "pernicious activity" In politics , against which my warning had been directed. I Impjil , however , by 'a careful consldcintion of the spirit as well as the language of such warning , that those In good faith intending to respect It might not bu In douut as to its miMiiiiiL' , and would themselves apply it to the conditions and circumstances which it was impossible for me to specify. 1 did not in tend to condemn the milking of a political speech by a federal ollldat to his neighbors and trieiids. nor at any time and place where It was merely incidental , it the speech itself was decent and fair. But 1 do not think such olllclal can enter as a business a political campaign , nnd consenting to n long list of engagements to addiess political meetings widely separated and of dally occurrence , fill such engagements without neglecting his duty , If ho holds an ollico worth having , nor without taking with him in the canvass his olllclal power nnd Inllu- ence , therefore this cause Is condemned. The number ol speeches that can no pioperly made cannot he spceilk < d , nor the time when , thu plncu where , or the ciienmstanees in which tltuy are proper , nor can their charac ter bo prescribed. But a correct line ot eon- duct can bo determined on without dillicnlty , 1 believe , In the light of u desire to preserve the spirit of the admonition given , by divorcing the conduct ot thu dti/.eii from the use of olliclnl itillucnru In a political campaign. illustrating nt all times the truth that olllclal duty U paramount to partisan service , main taining the dignity of olllcu-holiilnir. avoid ing any protenci ) of control over thu political action of others by leason of olllclal place , and teaching n lesson to the people that public positions aic not bestowed or held under the pledge of active partisan service. The printed lint taken from n ncwjpapL'r and submitted tome mo contains engagements to speak , and nindo by your consentdnlly for nulto a Jong period , ami not untiequontly twlco a ( lay , In different parts of thu state of .Missouii ; and 1 was led to believe on many of thu days specified the court at which you had duties to perform , was In teflon , This seemed to me to pie.'ent a casn of fla grant. delimit neglect of olllclal duty and propiiety ; and even with the explanation Klvt'ii , your 'WitrsO appeals to bo thoitL'litUi.s * and nt least subject to ciiticism , But tlio statement In your letter showing that you did not penult campaign engagements to nuer- feie. with the performance of ollicial duty , your satisfactory discharge ot such dutv dur ing thu term , and thu belief in thu truth or your allegations that you honestly supposed you might properly do all that wa.s netually done , have induced mu to iiisclnd thu outer tuspendlngyoii from olllcu and ie-in tatu you to the same. Yours very truly , Cl.LVJ.JjA.VI > . riJ'.VKI.ANII TO fi.VIH.AM > . Kxr.riTivi : MANSION , \VAS.JII.V \ ; TON , Nov. 17. Hon. A. II. ( iarland. Attorney ( ienernl - Sir : Having . fully ex amined nnd considered thu statements contained In the letter of Mae cenas K. JJeuton , which you submitted to mo nt the time of our consultation concerning ttm matter theieln retorted to , I have deter mined to remind the order suspending Henton from the ollice of attorney of thu Unltfid Slates for the western ili&trlct of Missouri , and direct tlut lie Iw notified of his reinstatement to his olllce. Very respect- tully yours , UuoyjiU CJ.EYU.ASI > . UAiH2 UATiti Important OhntiRcs Made Tor the Coinlni ; Season , CHICAGO , Nov. 17 , The following changes have been made by tlio l.eaiuo committee on baseball rules : The high ami low ball sys tem of delivery has been abolished , any ball , now being considered fair that passes the player between his shoulder nnd knee , and passes over thn plate. Bunting In the future will not bo allowed. Any obvious attempt to make n font tilt will bo scored ns n strike. Clubs will not toss for choice of position In the future , the right of choice resting Invari ably with thu homo club. Five balls and four strikes will bo allowed Instead of six balls and three stilkesnshoretofotc. When n batsman gets n base on balls ho shall be cicdlted with n base hit. Batsmen shall take n base when hit by a pitched ball. Any mo tion whatever on the part of the pitcher made to deceive n batter shall bo considered a b.ilk. It in run ning to n base the runner touches or detaches n base bag without being touched hv n base man ho will bo safe. Captains of clubs only can ducstiou the umpire's decision. The old rule requiring a runner to return to his base on n run when a Intil hit Is made , was res cinded. Hereafter the runner can walk to hisbnso. No runner can have a substitute run for him in case ot Injury , but must letlro Irom the caimi. A batter Is out on the fonith strike under the new ride , whether the ball Is dropped < > r passed by the catcher. Thu ques tion of havlnc two umpires and referee was dropped. The pitcher s box was shortened to live and n half feet , nnd the ullchor will bo required to keep his forward foot firmly on the ground when about to deliver the ball ; his rear toot must be on the back line ot the box and ho will be allowed to take but one stop when delivering thu ball. The ball must bo held in plain view of the umpire. Tlio pitcher cannot deliver the ball to the batter after making n feint to throw to first base , but must resume his position In his box. Only twocoachers will be permitted and they shall have the right to talk to base runners only. In scoring when the batter is given a base on called balls , a hit Is scored to the bat ter and nn error to the pitcher In the mini- marv only. All batting ertors are charged In the summary ns nru earned runs , home runs , two and thrco base hits , double plavs , base on balls , hit by pitcher , passed balls , wild pitches time of game nnd umpire. The pitcher will be credited for nstiikc-out. In place of the total bases , a record of stolen bases will be kept. Any attempt made by a player to steal n base must bo credited whether au cnor Is imuto or not , If n runner Is successful In reaching n base. The com mittee also passed a rule rcqiilrinc each asso ciation to appoint a joint rule committee at each annual meeting , they to act for a year. All clubs under the jurisdiction of the na tional agreement must abide by the rules adopted , which are known as "tno national rules of professional baseball clubs. " At the annual meeting of the bonrd of directors hold to-day , they duly awarded th o championship of ISsfi to the Chicago club. A.K. Younc was re-elected secretary for the .seventeenth time. Herman Doscherr , ex pelled by the Detroit club In ISbU for financial Irregularities , was reinstated. Upon the unanimous request of the directors , the charges made by the Chicago club against Captain A. A. Irwln , of Philadelphia , were withdrawn. Tno charges were withdrawn on conditions that rules to prevent a reciir- lenco of the trouble will bo adopted. Rumors that It was the intention ot tlio Pittsbnrg base ball club to apply for admission to the league weie continued by the. unanimous admission ot the club nt the meeting to-dny. W. A. Nlnick and A. 1C. Scranbrctt were admitted to the association as representatives of the Pittsburg team. Tlio playing rules suggested by the joint committee were read and accepted bf the league. It Is rumored that the St. Louis club tendered Its resignation as u member of the league , and that th * resigna tion was accented. The disposition of play- eis ba3.ltla said , been left to a committee ot three Spaiildlng , Soden and Stearns , and they Inivo decided that the players shall be dovlded between Kansas City and Washing ton. The report that St. Louis had resigned was denied by luaguo officials , who also dis countenanced the gossip concerning Kansas City being denied admission. The denials in both cases , were , however , anything but emphatic. A KKPOIITKU'S FANCY. A Tall Varn of a Poisonous Iliiid on 1'liil Armour. CHICAGO , Nov. 17. [ Special Telosram to tlieBKi : . ! A local paper this morning pub lishes a lengthy account of a deliberate at tempt by unknown parties to poison Philip D. Armour and his whole household. It ap pears that Monday morning asmall boy came to Armour's house and gave to the conk a sack ninikcd on one side "best quality buck wheat , " and on the other "sample package. " ' From the printed matter on ( no sack , the cook was led to believe. It camu from a firm of grocers which supplies the house with L'oods. and so placed it on the shelf. The butler happened to 0,01110 In , nnd , knowing there weio explicit orders never to iccelvo any "sample" packages In the house , r.in after the boy and caught him on the street. The boy told him the p.ic'-.ago was given him by two men at I ho corner of Wabasli avunuo and Tweuty-fir.it street who gavu him a quarter to deliver It , and promised him more jobs In the future. As the boy know nothing else , the butler took his nddtess anil let him go. Later In thu day Mr. Armour was visited at his hotuohy a stinngcr , who said ho had overheard a strange conversation between two men nt the corner of Wabash nvenuo anil Twonty-lir- street that morning , Ho saw them hand a pnrk- ngfl to a boy , and ono said to the other , "Where aie yon sendinc that' " ' "To Ar mours , " was the icply. "What's in If. ' " "i'olson. " saldlho second speaker. "Whv , you'll kill the whole family , " said the oilier man. "That's what 1 want to do , " liercely retorted his companion ; ' 'theru mo too nmnv Anuours now. If Unit Mull lakes elfect ft will give ) us what wo want. Armour Is at thu head of this tiling and must lie got out of the way , " nnd the two men disappeared rap idly round the corner. Mr. Armour thanked his informant nnd notified Pinkerton. Ho then hpd the package , taken to a chemist , who found the contents to h buckwheat , but so heavily dosed with strychnine as to have been able to kill ado/en families , Pinkerton - ton Is niaklnga close search lor the perpetra tors of tlio dastaully deed , Armour was seen this innrnlnir by a 10- porter and In locnid to the story said : "I don't care to talk about It , at least just at present. 1 don't know forthu Illo of me how they got out. You mny say , however , that tlio story Is quite true. " BcdK 'i jc'H ! Wiroo | ill Mnxlnn. CHICAGO. Nov. 17.Special [ Tohuram to the Hnr..l The Tribune prints the following special lioinEI Paso this morning ; A prom inent member of the American colony at the City ot Mexico said hero to-night , when told about Scdgwifk's letter , that just befoio leaving Mexico , Minister Jackson iravo him the following account of au Interview be tween Jackson and Sedgwick : The day niter Sedgwlck Jacl My 1 have. " "U ill you rail at w/1,011-0 , to hhow the people that lUi-so H'Ports have not estranged nsV" nskiul Um iinvoy. . ' j , . , fii.dg- . . ' : < ! { , I Ctti ! ! t' ! < W , " ivphud Jackson , "J sympathize with yon tlwpiy . . but I cannot comnromisu myoiiicial position , and I advUu you to marina clean breast ol it nnd admit your faults. I bnliuvo people will be charitable with you. " Hedgwiek [ nought his hand dov.n with a violent gesture and 10- pllcd , " 1 have niiidn up my mind to deny the wholu alfalr and cull it all a lie , " A Politician' * find Tuinhlo. low.v CITY , la , , Nov. 17. [ Special Tciu tram to tlio Hin : -Hon. J . S. II. Farrcll. dis trkt judge-elect , is in n serious condition from u broken lejr , occasioned by slopping into an nica way at hia home early je teiday Another ISIow at Ho us l.nttnr. MnxTi'Ui.itin , Vt. , Nov. 17. Both houses of the legislature passed a bill providing that nil hotels or restaurants Kilns ; oleomargarine shall put Up laru ; : signs noticing tlio public of th''fact. . * STRIKERS STILL 'BICKERING. Many of Them Returning to Work But Moro Staying Out , EVERYTHING STAYS PEACEFUL. Part of the Mllltln Forces Withdrawn I'rom tlio Yards I'nukcr.q Pro- l-'or Huslnoss Morris Stntes Ills Position. Workers and Strikers. CIIICAOO , Nov. 17. ( Special Telegram to the Bm : . | The packets hero have not given up the Idea that the strlko l.s over because Powderly declared It off , but nro still making rjreparatlons.expresslvoone.s , tocarry on tholt business. The Imported men to-day numbered perhaps one bundled , whllo fully that num ber loft. The trouble threatened by the butch ers may and may not develop Into anything serious , but If they refu.so to go to work ot sign the agreement they will bo ordered out. There was a wild rumor In the Town of Lnko this afternoon that Powderly had pronounced Ids famous "back to work" dispatch a forg ery ; that he had offered n reward of 50iOO [ for the forger , nnd that ho wns comlne on icro himself at once to take ncrsonat charge oC the strike. These rumors seem to be without n particle of foundation , Barry ntul Carlcton are In constant communication with the ? general master workman , and If they had * . ] been imposed upon by a spurious telegram ( they would have discovered It long beforrt now. They expected to leave for Philadel phia this afternoon. There was another umor In circulation to the effect that the pork men would all go out again , but It wns found baseless. Late this afternoon Barry cinuhntlcally denied the rumor that Powderly was coming to Chicago. There was no trouble at the stock yards this morning , although the beef butchers are 1 loud In their expressions of dissatisfaction over the "Iron clad agreement" which they ore called upon to sign bo- ' fine returning to work. But few of Swift & Co.'s imni have accepted the terms of the agreement , nnd thn balance , about 1,500 In n umber , nro still out. Only- two ol Nelson Morris' old men returned to work on the terms of the agreement , nnd the strikers have held nil liidiiMintlon mettint ) on the subject. Thu usual number of men anplied for their old positions at 7 o'clock this morning , and , although out of the thou sands of applicants but 'J.-u were hired , tlio men dispersed quietly when told to do so at 0 o'clock. It was decided that there was no/ / further necessity tor the presence of thu First > { regiment , and thu boys went homo tins after- > noon. The Second regiment and cavalry I will stay on duty fora few days. The number of men now nt work in tlio I various houses is ns follows : Armour * Co. , ' 1'JOO new mun and 000 old ; Fowler Bros , , 400 old and 400 now ; Chicago Packing and Pro vision company , 200 old'men ; Nelson Morris , 8r > new ; Swift & Co. . 475 new and 2-25 old ; AVashlngton Butcher's Sons , 'M old ; Hubert AVnnen & Co. , 30 old ; S. W. Allorton , CT old ; International Packing nnd Provision company , 00 old and M ) new ; Moran it Healv , 114 old and SO new ; John Morroll & Co. , 135 old men. All the now hands employed by the Chicago cage Packing and Provision company , about two bundled In number , left in n body this moniliiL- , being afraid to work without the protection of thu militia. Thu action of the cattle butchers' assembly Tuesday night in refusing to sign the agreement uresonted to them at the houses of G. F. Swift & Co. , and Nelson Morris , was received to-day with con siderable surprise. The beef houses made no effort to have the old hands sign the agree ment , but ignnicd them nltoirother , nnd , as Usual , kept killing with thu limited force on hand. Nelson Morris said : "We haven't asked the cattle butchers to sign the agreement. I they don't want to It is their privilege. 1 have all tha men 1 w.nt , and I don't want any that will not sign the agreement. That's my privi legeI am going to run my own house. 1 am willing to pay my men interest on the deposit they have. It is good for them. They cannot afford to lie Idle , and I think they can alford to pay a dollar a week until they have the requisite sum up. H interests them in my behalf. They Will want to get along themselves and they'll want to sec mo prosper. " Though tlio butchers In the majority nro unanimous against signing the paper , many are slu'nlng , and It IIKMIIS for thn ° \\liodo not sign It that they cannot get any woik. They will not ho asked. Samuel J. Collins.a Pinkuilon olllccractlni ; ns deputy sherllTwas nnoited to-day , charged wltli having cliibbid to death a man iiauuU Whitman , who refused to "movoon. " Firemen Killed in Itnltlmorc. ItAi.TiMoitK , Nov. 17. The drug vtt.V.- house of Buriotighs & Bros , was ontlre'.y ' burned out at noon to-day and the stock ot Woolford .fe Shllborg , straw goods manufac turers. In an adjoining buildliiL' , damaged by smoke and water to the amount of SI. MO. The Insurance Is aninle for both losses. While the lire men weie at work thu truck oC a ladder company c.xpsl..ed nnd fell down- wnid Into the street. Captain Marstou , Charles L. Ciruiid , Frank Ktrr ami Henry Kyan were on it at the time. MarstiM caught on the edge ol the tout' of a house al- joining and escaped serious Injury. 'lV- > rest ot the men fell with the ladder , whlca broke , and It Is thought , all had tht-ir backs broken , ( iriind and K'err aru lopotted to have died since and no hope lor Kyaii's re- eoveiy Is hail. The tire Is still binning. MOXO.NA , In. , Nov. 17. Mioburni'dtholnis Inesspaitof the town to day mid destroyed ' the Odd Fellows hall. Thu'loss Is estimated ut S'iO.OJU. ' BAi/n.MonK , Nov. 17. Flro broke out In the four-story btiek sasli facility , No. 4U7 West Pratt street. A bilsk wind quickly spiead the llamus , and in less than an hour almost the entire block , occupied oxclnslvoly by wood-workei.s , was destroyed , Lo > s , S1SOIKX ) ; insurance about one-thlid , Cleveland I5uelu Doxvn. Niw : \ ( IKK , Nov. 17. IHppc.hd Telegram to the Ilr.ic.l The llerold'h Washington dis patch says : The piesldent has piiictlcally ro- appolntcd.M. K. Bunion as dMiict attoincy lor the westein district ol Missouii. Bcnton was removed for making political speeches during the campaign , Thu plea will be mailo In defense of this icappointment that It has been satlslactorlly shown to the pieMdent that Bcnton did not neglect hl.s ollicial duties and that ho was In his olllcu during the olllce hours and was In thu eouits when It was nee- essniy lor him to look alter government cases. The pnisident first olTcied Bcnton some other ollice , but Senator Vest has stood on the platform "restoration or nothing. " Tlio president also learned In his cxamlna * tiou of the case that ho could not hojiu for n blnglo vote in the Mis emi delegation In the national convention of l bS if Benton was not put back , How much ( Ids Influenced him mil not appear In the tccord of the case. Western Axhociated l-ri : ! ' ! T , Nov. 17. The annual ineotlnc ot the Western Associated Press was held hcio tu-day. The lepmtot thoboaidof diiwtora showed that liusliiess v > as In satisfactory shape. Tim following olheera were elected : Diiectnis , Kichard Smith , Cincinnati Cnin- inercial-dn/ette , W. N. Huldcmnn , Louisville ) Courlei-Jonrnal ; D. M. Hnuser , hi. Louis ( ilobe-Deiaociat ; W. l > . Bickham , U.iytou Jouinnl ; W. K , Sullivan , ( 'l.ica o Journal ; 11. II. Byium , Pitt.sbuig I'hionli-Io-Telo- graph ; and M. II. DeVoung. San 1'iaiiclseo Clnoniclo ; Piebidcnt , J. F. M.iek , Sandusky leu ! Mcr ; vice president , James Pluilau , Memphis Avalanche ; bccrctuiy , H. K. Baker , of Detioit. _ _ Cuiidiioioris in < ( invention. Ciiir.vr.o , Nov. 17. Tlio Hallway Passen ger and i'lelKht C'onduelou' Mntiud Aid jin-1 iicnelit A'-MicIntlon of tl i > 1'Mtul Sidles iiiiii CaiMda met in ci , < i\cii'ion ! ru : u-dny Will. ISO di'icgati's in