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THE OMAHA DAILY SEVENTEENTH YEAK. O3IABA , MONDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 10. 1887. GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER , The Jury in the Mnnchrath Trial ut Sioux City Brings In a Verdict. EXTREME PENALTY EIGHT YEARS. Sentence to Be Pronounced a Week From To-Day The Prisoner HUH Out On Ball Hawkcjo State New * . Convicted of Manslaughter. Sioux CITV , la. , Sept. 18. A few moments after U o'clock this afternoon the jury , which went out at 6:30 : last evening In the Haddock case of the state of Iowa against Fred Munch- rath , jr. , brought In the following verdict : Wo. the Jury , tlnd the defendant Fred Munchrath , jr. , guilty of manslaughter. Signed , G. It McDouoAi , ! . , Foreman. The Jury was polled and when each mem ber was asked whether this was his verdict , he answered , "Yes. " The extreme penalty for manslaughter In Iowa Is eight years In the penitentiary. The judxo announced that sentence would bo pronounced err Mon day , September 20. The prisoner received the verdict calmly. He remains at liberty on Ids bond. It is said that the jury took but two ballots on the question ot guilt , the remaining ballots being on the degree of guilt. A Successful Meeting. DKS MOINKS , la. , Sept. 18. tSpeclal to the HUE. ] The les Molnes conference of the Methodist Episcopal church , which has been In session the past week , and closes tomorrow row , has attracted considerable attention from the character of the men composing It , and the prominent Interests Involved. This conference takes In the central and south western portion of thn state , reaching from Des Molnes to Council Bluffs and south to the Missouri line. The session of the con ference this year has been singularly free from any disturbing contests , the question of prohibition which In times past always sulllccd for a lively argument , being app.ii- ently settled about right , according to their notion. There Is ono noticeable feature about this as about all Methodist confer ences It Is made up almost entirely of re publicans. In other denominations the cler gymen may be democrats or nothing at all , but Methodist preachers , as a rule , are light ing republicans. The vcnerablu Dr. lloest , of Cincinnati , who Is the secretary of the Freed man's Aid society. Is a good Instance. He declared. In speaking of the work of his society In the south , that when ho located a nclioo ! or college tor the colored ocoplo , ho always planted It if possible on the si to of como rebel fort Thut IH ono of the revenges of history , which southerners , thirty years ago , would never have dreamed of. AN ITNIQUK CASK. A druggist at West Liberty has recently prosecuted and convicted a partywho ob tained liquor from him by making false statements as to Its Intended use. The case Is so unique that It called forth a letter of congratulation from one of the commission ers of pharmacy. What Is needed just now Is u great many more prosecutions of this klnoT. There are too many drug stores that sell liquor to anybody , preserving only the form of compliance wltli the law , but practi cally violating Its solrlt with impunity. The last legislation , when It entrusted the entire business of selling liquor for legitimate pur poses to the druggists was assured that they would guard the privilege with honor. So the law provided that applicants for liquor must make an application over their own names stating which ono of the four legiti mate purposes was the occasion of the sale. This range is limited to medicinal , mechanical , sacramental and culinary , and It Is the presumption of the law that every one who buys liquor at the drug store gets It for one ot these four uses. But an examina tion of the records of applications will dls- close among the frequent signatures at such places the names of such eminent prohi bitionists as St John , Finch. Governor Lar- rabee and others. Such violation of law Is of course wmktd at by some druggists , who are contented simply to go through the mo tions of obeying tlio law. And while the majority of the applications are alleged to be for medical purposes , druggists often know that applicants are lying. The conviction and punishment of one violator of the law of this kind may have a salutary effect , and there Is abundant need of many more cases of the kind. itAii/wAY COMMISSION'S NEW SF.CIIETAKY. The secretary of the railway commission , Mr. E. G. Morgan , has resigned , and Mr. W. W. Alnsworth , of this city , has been chosen as his successor. Mr. Morgan has been witlr the commission for many years and had coiiu to bo regarded as state authority on railroad questions , but falling health com pelled him to give up the work. Mr. Alus- worth , a'much younger man , Is the present secretary ot the jobbers' and manufacturers' union of this place , a very progressive , en terprising young man , and a good selection for the new work. The Iowa commissioners , by the way. did good service for western In terests In the meeting at Minneapolis before the inter-state railway commission. They made a very strong and able plea for the re tention of the car load rate and for giving western cities a chance to do jobbing and manufacturing themselves. The people ot Iowa are much pleased with the prompt and efficient co-operation which they receive from their railway commissioners on all such public questions. LOCATION OF SCHOOL HOUSES. The state superintendent of public In struction has made several decisions lately on questions as to the proper location ol school houses. One case In particular from Wright county was quite Interesting and will bo followed probably as a precedent An attempt was made to have a coanty school removed to a village to accommodate bettci nlno-tenths of the children who attended It Some ot the natrons opposed the change , bill the majority favored It. The superintendent makes a nice little argument , to show thai other things being equal , the school , 1C there bo but one In the district , should bo kept Ir the village. Hu points out thu fact that tin farmer usually has business In town everj day , and If the weather Is bad , can carry hi : children to school , while for the parent lu tin village the case Is generally the very oppo site. So taking Into consideration the temp tatlons of the village for starting chlldret toward bad habits , ho Is yet obliged to decldi that It Is butter to put tno school wheru tin people or a majority of them arc. A MUI.IIATTON CANAItl ) . It Is amusing sometimes to watch tin growth and da\elopment ot a yarn that ktarting asn bit of gossip , finally attains th proportions of a full grown lie. One of th kind now In Ifs travels over the state am other states as well. Is to the effect tha "theru are over 10,000 .victims of the onlui habit In Iowa , according to the oflleln statistics of the state board ot health. " Th statu board of health have said so , and hiu no statistics on the subject There was one a doctor who read a paper In the bearing a of the board and volunteered the rough suss that there were 7,000 opium eaters lu IO\M He probably knev as much about It as he doc about thu Inhabitants of Mars. But hi guess started thu stoiy , an J It has kept goln till now It is being used In the east as a argument agalribt prohibition , on the groun that tliu prohibition of one vlcutlrim men t inaku a hobby of auotucr. , . TI1K I1IC1 DlSTIl.I.r.IlV. The friends of the big dl&tlllery still kce up hope , dcspito the recent decision of tli supreme court The attorneys for the distil lery have secured from Judge Adams , of tli bupreme court , a writ of error , on which the propose to lake the ease to the United Stati Miprewn court There they hope lor a n \ersM on the ground that the suppression i the distillery Is an attempt to Interfere wit Intel -state commerce , and so bojoud t ! power of the stat.0 leglslaturer. Testifying Against HU Father. DuirtiquK , la , , bept. 18. [ Special TeU grain to tbe BKB. | Thereja much feeling I tills city over the revelations that an ) bein ada In the trial of Kennedy for the mm ' fkr I iiU wilt , Ita tragedy , wUlchoccmn a few weeks ago , was so brutal and heartless that the public could scarcely wait for the law to take Its course. There was a ) sensa tional scene In the court yesterday when the little son of Kennedy was called to the stand. Ho Is one of the principal witnesses for the prosecution and great Interest was felt In hearing his testimony. The room was crowded with spectators and as the little tcllow , who Is a remarkably Innocent lookIng - Ing child , gave In his testimony there was complete silence. He said he saw his mother the Saturday afternoon preceding the mutder. She came home at 3 o'clock with the milk wagon from town , where she had been delivering milk. Her father cursed her because she had heated the horses. When his father came homo that night and found that the mother was not at home ho said he would kill her when he found her. Sunday night his father came home about 0:30 : o'clock. Ills face was wet and bloody and he asKed for a towel. There was none and he wiped Iris face on a piece of bed lickIng - Ing , wl.lch still bears the bloody marks. Deacons and Kldora Ordained. DES MOINP.S , la. . Sept. 13. | Special Tele gram to the BEK.J In the M. E. conference at this place to-day Bishop Merrill preached the morning sermon before a vast audience , leading preachers of the conference occupy ing the pulpits ot tlio different city churches. At 3 o'clock p. in. occurred the ordination services , the blshon ordaining a class of elcht as deacons and a class of six as elders. ' Dr. William Butler , of India , preacned the annual missionary sermon this evening. DISGUSTED OKLUSTIALS. The Deposed Hlumpse Embassy Gets Gloriously Full in Chicago. CHICAGO , Sept. 17. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. | The Times says : "Chicago was visited yesterday by a peculiarly unique as sociation of individuals , who claimed to rep resent the kingdom of Slam at the court of the United States. The party consisted ot bis excellency , "The Siamese.Minister , " ( who decline.1 to give his name ) , and a re- tlnuuot satraps whose cognomens are Ah Sing , Sam A. Inlni , M. Vernoy and Thomas Laftus. The latter gentleman hailed from London and Washington and stated that ho has charge of the disgruntled celestials , who had been superseded by their home govern ment by men who moro directly represented the oriental dynasty. A moro dissatisfied party of celestials could hardly be Imagined. They brought into the hotels 170 packages of luggage. They only remained long enough to changn their apparel and then started out "to take In the town. " At 11 o'clock the most decidedly Inebriated lot of Mongolians that over offended a clerk In a western hotel tumbled Into the rotunda. It required the etlorts of all the superfluous help in the es tablishment to induce the deposed celestial officials to retire , but eventually all were safely housed. The proprietors of the hotel are anxiously awaiting the departure of these Inconveutloual tourists. WEATHER CHOI * BUlitiETIN. Synopsis of the Report of the Signal Ofllco For the Pnnt Wook. WASHINGTON , Sept. 18. The weather crop bulletin says In part : Iteports from Missis sippi Indicate that the cotton crop will fall short. Tennessee aud North and South Carolina lina report cotton progressing favorably. In Minnesota the crops have been harvested and the conditions are favorable for threshing. In Kansas the hot winds In the southwest portion have Injured the latn crops ; else where rain Is bunelitting late crops. In Mis souri tbe weather Is favorable to pasture and wheat seeding except in the central portion. In Illinois seeding progresses , but the pas tures are again falling. In Indiana the pas tures are parched and the wells dry. In Ohio the weather Is favorable for crops. In Tennessee the drought Is serious and plowIng - Ing Is stopped. Killing frosts have occurred the past week In a large portion of Dakota and Minnesota , northern portions of Wis consin and Michlcan , the northeast portion ot New York and northern Vermont , and light frosts In Wyoming , southern Dakota , northern Nebraska , southern Michigan , cen tral New York aud tno greater portion of Maine. Weekly Crop Summary. CHICAGO , Sept 18. The Farmers' Review , In its crop report summary this week , will say : The weather has continued favorable for the ripening of late planted corn , though rain Is badly needed in many sections for tall feed and fall plowing and seeding. The returns by states does not show a marked chance from last week's reports. The Duke Trying to Crawflxh. NEW YOIIK , Sept 18 [ Special Telegram to tno BEE. ] The Woild's New Port special says : The position In which the Duke of Marlborough Iras placed himself by denying the authorship of the now celebrated "Memo randum" Is pitiable and disgraceful. The facts In the case are these : On Friday last tbe Duke , stung by the attacks ot the press , wrote the memorandum , lie sent this docu ment by his valet to a representative of a New York paper. This reporter was unable to decipher the eplstfe aud lie straightway took It to the duke , who not only read the document but Informed him where the quo tation was from. The World correspondent learned that such a letter was extant and asked to be allowed to see It. The letter was produced for Ills inspection. It Is dated ' September 0" and the signature Is abbre viated In this form : "M. U. 11. " On Sunday the duke sent bis valet to the reporter to whom ho sent the memorandum with a second end note In the same handwriting as fol lows : "Use the words 'American press' In stead of 'American eagle , ' if , as you think , more appropriate. " The originals of these two documents were sent last night to Now York tor publication in thu paper to whose representative the duke sent them. A Texas Tragedy. FORT Woimi , Tex. , Sept. 18. The village of Joshua , several miles south of Fort Worth , on the Santa Fo , was thrown Into a state el great excitement to-day by tlio receipt ol news of a murder committed near there some time during the night J. F. Yar brough aud T. L , Self are brothers-in-law , cultivating the same farm. Yarbrough and his wife and eldest daughter have not alwaj.1 got along well together , and It is said that ai times Yarbrongh abused them. Self notified Yarbtough after the last occurrence of till : Kind that U It took place again ho would kill him. Yesterday there was a family quarrel aud Mr. ana Mrs. Yarbtonglr agreed to sepa rate , l.ait night the daughter was taker sick and Dr. Sims was sent for. While talking to the girl the doctor sav > Set go out on the porch where Yarbroiuli was lying down , suffering with the colic Self was heard to say : "Now I will setth this , " and two shots were Cred. 1'nruroiul \ \ as ehot twice through the breast , bn jumped up and tottered to a cotton Held nea Iiy. Self followed and tired one more shot Keturulng to the house he got Dr. Sims knlte to cut tlu rope with which nis horsi was tied , saddled the anlnml and rode away Neighbors went to where Yarbrough lay am found him dead. Self Is being pursued. George and McOlynn Speak. Nr.w YORK , Sept 18. Hunry George , li McGlvnn and others addressed about tw hundred telegraphers and linemen till afternoon , urging support of the unite labor party ticket. Those present llatenei and acquiesced on the set ot resolutions at proving tbe platform ot tbe Syracuse con ventlon aud naming a representative teli graphur to stump thu htate. There was IK much enthusiasm exhibited. y Slcamtitiip Arrival * . NEW YOHIC , Sept IS | Special Tolesrai to the BEK. | The Alaska and Auranla , froi Liverpool ; the Chateau Yquern , from 11 oj dvaux ; La Champagne , /rom / Havre ; tl Ayssyrla , irom Mediterranean ports. The Reported Wreck Untrue. In SAX FKANCISCO , Sept. IS. The ruim tit last night ot a wreck -on the Atlantic rHi ' Pacific road proves to nave beou witboi Hi foundation. A MEDICAL WAR IMMINENT , The Last Congress Creates Bad Feeling Which Will Be Hard to Cure. PROMPT ANTIDOTES NECESSARY. Secretary Daynrd Denied the Story That Ho Jla * Ordered the Kc- Icaio of the Seized Alaska Scaling Vessels. Trout ) ! 2 Among the Doctor * . WASHINGTON , Sept. 18. [ Special Tele gram to the BEK.I There Is going to be some Interesting back talk abour the late In ternational metllcal congress when tun ma terial Is at hand. Three years ago , on their return fiom the congress at Copenhagen , Dr. Billings , of the armv. and others organized a commlttca mainly representing the north eastern states to manage the congress Just held. 'Ihls committee made a request to the American medical association In recognition of the latter which Dr. Hillings has since re gretted , and the association enlarged the committee , putting a number of western and southern men on. Then the original and self-constituted committee icslgncden masse. There Is evidence that some of these gentle men aid all they could to prevent European physicians of eminence from coming to Washington. Dr. Annandalo. ono of the most eminent practitioners of Edluborough , was stopped Just as he was on the point ot starting for the late congress , by a letter from an American physician , assuring him that the congress would c.-rtalnly be a failure and that It was not worth while for him to come. The London delegate , who did come , told several of his associates In the congress that ho had seen notone but several letters written by Dr. Billings himself to eminent English physicians , predicting the failure of the recent congress and dissuading them from coming. Some of the geutlemon who wore active In managing the congress are now trying to get possession ot these letters , which , they say. were probably sent to distinguished physicians all over Europe , and If they get them they will bo published , with the result of creating much music in the medical profession. The congress Is generally deemed to have been very success ful , but the absence of leading physicians and surgeons of Europe was conspicuous , and doctors who were friendly to the con gress think It was disrespectful for thu Amtr- Ican physicians to exert themselves to make the American meeting of thu congress a failure , _ Hnoretary Bnynrd Don lea the Story. WASHINGTON , Sept. 18. With regard to the statement published alleging that Secre tary Bayard had telegraphed his officers In Alaska to release the solved sealers and that the order had not been executed because the Alaskan olllcials were not sure of the au thenticity of the order , Secretary Bayard said to-night that the statement showed Its Incorrectness on Its face. Alaska Is part of the United States and consequently the state department lias no officers there as It has In foreign countries. The secretary would give no order to an Alaskan ofllclal or receive in formation from them except through the head of another department. With reference to the allegation that the release of sel/cd sealers has been ordered , thn secretary made oxpllcitdenlal of all knowledge of such an order. The secre tary was somewhat annoyed at the criticisms which have been made upon Ids course with regard to the fisheries question and particu larly with reference to the commission for a settlement. He said ho had made a proposal to Urnat Ltrltaln tor settlement and that the proposal had been made public some time ago. Ho could not hasten ( no publication of the correspondence which has taken placo. It will all be laid bcforo congress in due time. General Slooum Will Not Go. WASHINGTON , Sept 18. In a letter to a friend in this city General Slocum says he has reluctantly given up the idea of going to St. Louis. He wishes the O. A. 1C. encamp ment to be entirely free in its action and shrinks from being placed in the position of a candidate struggling for the position of comiuander-ln-cliief. The President Back In WaHhlngton. WASHINGTON , Sept 18. The president and party reached the city at 3 o'clock this morning. In the afternoon President and Mrs. Cleveland rode out to OaK View. They were much fatigued from the constant round of receptions , but highly pleased on the whole. A. OUOOKED CONGRESSMAN. Detected In the Act of Smuggling a Diamond Brooch. Nuw YOHK. Sept. 18. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE ] . It leaked out to-day that Hon. Leopold Morse , representative In con gress from the Third Massachusetts district , who arrived from Europe a few days ago , has been required to pay duties of 8300 on a diamond brooch that he bad not declared. An examination of his trunks was made by Appraiser Smith , who found no dutiable goods therein. Somethlur peculiar In the lawmaker's manner led to an examination of his pockets , In one of which , on the Inside , was found a valuable lady's diamond brooch. The inspector seized It on the ground that it had not been mentioned In Congressman Morse's declaration. The brooch was ap praised at 81.200. There was a consultation and It was decided to hand over the brooch to the conciessman on the payment of duties. These amounted to 1500. The con gressman got back his diamonds and started tor his homo In Boston. Mr. Morse Is well known all over the country. He served three terms In congress from tno Fourth Massa chusetts district , and last year ho defeated the republican congressman , Ambrose Talrdllstrlct. PLAYS. Lixwronco Barrett orthe Opinion That Bacon Never Wrote Them. DBTBOIT , Mich. , Sept. 18. [ Special Tele gram to tha BKK. | Speaking of the theory of Ignatius Donnelly to-day , Lawrence Bar rett sild that Mr. Donnelly's argument that Shakespeare wrote the plays was not a sound ono. Shakespeare , he said , was a dramatist and not a litterateur. The greatest allegory ever written composed by an Illiterate man , a tinker , was John Bunyan. When the plays were written It was the ago of conversation , not of writing. There were probably less than a dozen books In existence at that time that could have given Shakespeare all the knowledge he displays , but he did not need those. Everybody was writing plays In those days , and Shakespeare had them to select from. Ho borrowed fron every source , but after he left the play It was his. It bore his stamp of genius. No mure literary man llko Bacon could have done It No successful plays to-day are written bj persons not connected with the stage. Bu cause Shakespeare could not spell , and mis spelled even his ovvn name , amounted t ( o nothing. Nobody could spell In those days Halctgh spelled his name Kalrloy and Itaw- ley. They all went by the sound of words. Street Car Trouble Brewing. CHICAGO , Sept. 18. The drivers and con doctors in the employ of the West Dlvlsloi railway company have decided to submit ( It mands to the company for - ! cents per hou and certain regulation hours and trips. If ; favorable answer is not returned by Wednes day evening a general strike will be ordered The drivers and conductors Interested nun ber 1,200. _ _ f'nsaengers t < rom Europe. NEW YORK , Sept. 18. ( Special Tclegrar to the BKK. I Among the passengers wh arrived from Europe to-day on the Auranl were Frank 11. Collie , who presented th Chicago jubilee address to Queen Victoria and Frederick 11. Winston , ex-minUter t rersi * . GREAT MK\VEN8. Omaha \Vlnn a G rn . lint It la On Costly Error * . KANSAS CITY , Sept 18. ( Special Tele gram to the BEU.J Costly errors by the homo team gave Omaha the victory to-day. The Cowboys batted heavy , but their hits were scattered and barren of results , while the visitors , though with one exception they only made singles , bunched their hits and accepted every chance. They bad the game won In the seventh Inning. There were no special features except the costly errors made by the hone teaui. Following Is the olllclal score : SUMMAHY : Earned runs Kansus City 3 , Omaha 4. Two-baso hits Krehmfi\er. Three-base hits Manning , Mansell , Mc- Keon. Double plays Hassamaer and McKcon , Messltt and Dwver. Struck out Manning , Nicols , Hassamaer , Messltt Left on bases Kansas City 4 , Omaha 3. First base on balls Manning , Itingo , Man- sell , llartson. First base on errors Kansas City 1 , Omaha 4. Passed balls KIngo 1 , Krohmeycr 1. Wild pitches Nichols 1. Hit by pitcher Handle a. Time of game 1 hour and 'M minutes. Umpire ilagen. American Association. BHOOKI.Y.V , Sept 18. The game between thu homo team and Athletics to-day resulted as follows : Brooklyn 0 10010000 a Athletic 1 3000010 * 5 ST. Lotus , Sept. 18. The game between the St. Louis and Cleveland clubs to-day re sulted as follows : St. Louis 0 300010 U 1 0 Cleveland 0 00131000 4 CINCINNATI , Sent , IB , The game which was to have taken place hero to-day was postponed on account of rain. A Base Ball Strike Probable. riTTSiKTHo , Sept. 18. In an Interview to- davJohn Ward , of the New York ball club , and president of the Brotherhood of Na tional League Ball Flayers , said that Presi dent Young , of the ) pane , and his colleagues had so tar refused to recognize thu brother hood. If this resolve was persisted In there would bo trouble , as not a single member of the brotherhood will slun a contract next year until a delegation confers with repre- sentlves of the National league. Ward hinted indirectly that if the league stead fastly refuses recognition the brotherhood might form an association. "Wo know any number of capitalist * , " ho added , "wlio want to Invest money in b&se ball. DEPBW FOU PRESIDENT. Ex-Congressman Stnrln Thinks Ho Would Be a Strong Candidate. NEW ! Yoitif , Sept. 18. [ Special Telegram to the BEE.I Ex-Congressman John II. Starln was asked to-day it it was true , as re ported , that ho Is In favor of Chauncey M. Dopew tor the presidency. "Yes , " ho replied , " " ! think Chauncev'De- pew is the strongest and most popular man In the republican party to-day , lie Is able , affable , dignified when dignity Is required , and full of tun when merriment is the order. Hu will be ono of the strongest men before the republican onatlorial convention and I am beginning to feel that he will be nomi nated with great unanimity. Why. sir , he Is a more popular man than you have any uli-a of popular with the masses , with the hod- carrier , with tl.o man with a shovel and pick , who will throw up Iris hat and hurrah for him. " "What reason has a hod-carrier or the man with the shovel and pick to throw up his hat for Mr. Denow. He has never done much with the shovel and pick , has he ? " "Mr. Depew Is a poor man and Is as plain and approachable to-dav as ho was when a struggling boy at Peeksklll. The fact of his being a railroad president will not count aialnst him. Blalne Is a smart man , but It Is discouraging to go Into a presidential cam paign with apologies for your nominee. Ed munds I have Known personally for a num ber of vears. Depew would get thousands of the votes of New York state which Edmunds could not expect to get. " Henry George's Income. NEW YOBK , Sept 18. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] Referring to the sensational reports about Henry Ueorgo's Income , the Tribune says : "That George Is getting his bank account Into a good , healthy condition Is generally known , but he Is not making this out of the labor party or anti-poverty so ciety by any means. From these he tatces nothing for his services. His books are hav ing a wide sale and his paper Is now on a good paying basis. In addition to tins ho Is In great demand as a lecturer. At present George Is considered worth 850.000 to 875,000. " It also says that Dr. McUIynn's support blnco his removal from his parish has been the 9j,000 or 83.000 given him by tlio parishioners and the gifts hu Is receiving from admlrcis all over the country. He lectures aud labors gratuitously for the labor party. David's Disciple Deola res ELMIHA.N. Y. , Sent 18.-SpecUl [ Tele gram to the BKE.I Whatever doubts existed as to whether or not Governor Hill has c presidential bee in his bonnet were dispelled In tbe Chemune county , democratic convert- tlon hold at llorselieads yesterday , when his able Lieutenant , ex-District Attorney S. S. Taylor , In an appeal for Hill delegates to tbe state convention , said : "Governoi Hill Is at the head of the democrats party In this state and I trust and bellevo that ho will soon be at the head of tbe part } in the nation. " J" The Flrp Ilounrcl. ASHLAND , 111. , Sopi 18. A tire last evenIng - Ing destroyed a numuetof tha best business houses. The losses aggregate nearly $50,000 Including Silas Hexter & Co. . genera merchandise ; Johm Blank , hardware , ant Mrs. Victoria Logan's building. The lusur anco Is small. Orangemen and jjatlonaiuts Klght , BELFAST , Sept. Is. A party of Orange men , while passing through Greencastle las night , had an encounter with nationalis residents. Three policemen who tried t quell thu disturbance were driven away an < stoned. A force of police sent from her rcstcrfd order and arrested ton participant ! Paying Coal Sfri'Ck at heaven worth LEAVEN.VORTH , Kan. . .Sspt. 18. Th lllverbldo coal company struct S payln vfIn at 8 o'clock this afternoon at a depth C 750 feet. Word was Immediately telephone the city and in a few minutes e\ery whlstl and bell in thu town was blowing. Mlnln will begin at once. Newspaper Men Itoughly Handled. Dum.i.v , bent. IB , A meeting of national tuts washrU a.t JUandon todayTho govern merit reporter Was not molested , but reprc scntatlves of the Cork Couslttttlon and Illu- tratud London News were roughly ha ml If until the speakers Interfered in their behall THE WEEK IN WALL SIREET , A Very Unsettled Feeling Characterizes Speculation in Stocks , TENDENCY TO LOWER PRICES. legitimate Trade Active and Hall- wuy Earning ! Good Arrival of Considerable Amounts of Specie From Abroad. Six Darn of Nervousneio. NEW YOHK , Sept. 18. [ Special Telegram to the BIK.J : There was a very unsettled feeling to stock speculation during the week , and most of the time tending In thu direction of lower prices. The coal strike , cut uassongcr fares and the loose working of the market for time loans , all Induced the bears to pursue an aggressive policy , and with lack ot bull support , they were enabled to make considerable Impression on values. The dllllculty experienced by merchants In ob taining discounts , oven at much higher rates than usual , altorded scope for the circulation of minors of Impending failures In trade circles , and these had their Inlluonce , and es pecially after the suspension of Pope & Bro. What also contributed to the decline was the sale of a large block of Western Union , previously held for bull account , and of other long stocks. The compromise made by the Heading company with Its miners , the pur chase of over S4,000,0 J bonds by the govern ment and the story circulated near the close that the treasury Intended to adopt additional measures to release the surplus , led to rallies , as did likewise the spasmodic covering of shorts , but the Improvement lu nearly every Instance was' only short lived. Pro fessional bears had the assistance of a majority ot the room traders , who sold the list with great freedom at intervals. Theio is a feeling among many outsiders that stocks ate cheap and some Investors during the week bought bottr dividend-payers and low- priced shares , paying In full lor thcsamo and taking them from tlio street , but thu largo class who , when they operate , do so on mar gins , have received hut little encnuMgoinont to buy , as the majority of the brokers , finding It next to Impossible to obtain money on time , do pot care to load up and take chances on the 'call loan market. This naturally limits the buying power and is a great weapon In the hands ol the bears , who have used it to thu utmost advantage. The short Interest is undoubtedly largo and the money question Is really thu only Impediment In the way of el vine the market a lively twist , as outside conditions are generally favorable , legitimate trade bulng ac tive and railway earnings good as a rule. At the lowest point the usually active list showed a decline of ljf@5 } < f per cent , and In active stocks In a few instances even more. Uallroad bonds were weaker than for some time past and in the number of Issues scored important declines. The volume ot business was not especially largo , and lu fact some of the heaviest declines oc curred under very light offerings. Govern ments weru lower for both 4s and 4Ks , and the decline was not checked by the large ac- ceptnnco of bonds by the treasury on Wednesday. Foreign exchanges ruled some what firm and a small advance in rates stopped the tlow of gold from London and the continent to this sldo. Considerable amounts of specie that were shipped earlier in the mouth , however , arrived hero and swelled the aggregate receipts , elrice the present movement set lu , to about $180,000,000. The extremes for call loans were 8 and 7 per cent , with the great bulk of business at 0 per cent. The real stringency , as above intimated , was in time money , for which C per cent Is bid for all dates , and even higher figures have been paid. Banks , trust companies aud other corporations are generally refusing to lend oh time and are keeping their spare funds well In hand , simply lending them from day to day. Owing to the dlfllcuftv of borrowing on low priced shares , considerable business has been done In the way of turning these at , ' < to K per cent and Interest for thirty days to sixty days. THE CIjKAItA.NOIS 11EUOHD. Monetary Transactions lu the Coun try During the 1'nst Wo ok. BOSTON , Mass. , Sept 18. ISpecial Telegram - gram to the BIE. : | Tire following table compiled from dispatches to the Post , from the managers of the leading clearing houses In the United States , shows the gross ex changes for the week ending September 17 , 1887 , together with the rates per cent of In crease or decrease as compared with thosn of the corresponding week last year : TI1K ANAUCHI8T3. What Conservative Knights of Labor Organ Has to Bar. CiucAno , Sept 18. [ Special Telcsram to the BEE. ) The organ ot the conservative Knights ot Labor In this city , reviewing the anarchist cases and commenting on the "mawkish sentimentality" which Is I n duo ing some citizens to talk about clemency for the condemned men , says : "Tho hope of executive clemency will bo nullltlud by the Insane mtit- tcrlngs and threats of the representatives of anarchy. Wo hope and believe there Is too much space between the eyes of the governor of Illinois to allow him to bo Influenced by the babbling of the anarchists ot Now \ ork , Chicago , St. Louts or any other city. It Is n fact that Is well known aud has been pretty uxhaustlngly discussed by the true friends of the prisoners , that such men as Him , Curr- lln and other tire-eaters are extremely anx ious that thu men In jail should hang. They would have been much surprised and cha grined if a new trial had been granted. It would have exhausted their capital and op portunities to make mouth organs of them selves. They want Spies and his compan ions to become martyrs that thov may becomu preachers of a new crusado. And as they did everv tiling In their power to counteract thu feeling of compassion with which the public had bunn to regard the men , so now they will do everything to Intel fere between the governor of Illinois and the lives of the con demned. The action of a few friends of the anarchists has In a large degree alienated the good will with which they weru at one time regarded. Notwithstanding the known anti pathy of all good citizens to anything tainted with the name of anarchy , the "howlers" have Kept on howling , although every time they opened their mouths they knew they were driving a nail Into the collln of those for whom thov claim to have so much sym pathy and affection. Their egotism aud cold-blooded malice Imvo done as much to hang their friends as the jury that convicted them. " _ Htatc'n Attorney C3rlnnr.1l Talks. CHICAGO , Sept. 18. Slate's Attorney Grln- nell , who returned from the "ast to-night , In an Interview regarding the anarchists' case said the decision of the supreme court could not have been a surprise to anyone familiar with law and tacts. Ho does not think that t e supreme court of the United States will grant a writ lu the case. Being asked if ho would sign a petition for a commutation of sentence to Imprisonment for life hu. said : "So far as my office Is concerned my duty In the case is ended. 1 have no recommendation to make and do not expect to sign any letter ot lecommenda- tlon tor commutation of sentence of any of the anarchists , but 1 shall do nothing to prevent - vent the friends of the defendants seeking relief. After tliu rundltlon of judgment 1 did say and now repeat that the conduct of Schwab and Fielding during the trial and while adressing the court was commendable. They did not abiito thu law , wete respectful to thu court , and did not breathe vengeance as did thu otheis. But 1 can see no way in wlllch the cases can bo separated. 1 regret to see expressions of hatu and revenge on the pirt of the friends of the defendants in New York and elsewhere , because it will leave them very little chance for an Impartial hear ing by the governor. " Schilling Unsuccessful. Nr.w YOHK , Sept. 18. George Schilling , of Chicago , was present at ttio meeting of the Central Labor union to-day to present the case of the condemned anarchists with a view of enlisting the union's labors In behalf of the convicted men , but Internal disputes prevented him fiom carrying ouv his mission. The schism between tire progressive social ists and the Henrv George adherents broke out again and caused a great ro\V , after which the meutlncr dispersed without healing Schilling , who , however , was assured that they were all in sympathy with his cause. A Hnlghta or Ijnbor Petition. NEW VOHK , Sept. 18 ( Special Telegram to the Br.E. | District assembly 49 , Knights of Labor , passed resolutions yesterday ask ing Governor Oglesby , of Illinois , to com mute the sentence of the seven Chicago an archists. They ordered thu committee ap pointed some weeks ago to vet the names of sympathisers with the anarchists to hurry up. and also to pick up all the money they could get to aid the condemned men. A SoclnfW nninonfitration. LONG ISLAND CITY , N. Y. , Sept 18. A largely attended meeting of socialists was held at Schuct/.en park this afternoon at which Herr Most , beneath the red Hag , de claimed In vehement terms against the Chicago cage judiciary and threatened vengeance In the event of the execution of the condemned anarchists , His remarks wuro received with approval. _ Asking for Commutation. Ni'.wYoitK. Sept. 18. District assembly 49 , K. of L. , to-day passed resolutions asking Governor Oglesby to commute the sentence of the condemned anarchists. They ordered the committee engaged In getting the names of sympathizers to hurry up and also pick up all the rnonuy they could to aid thu con demned men. _ At Newark , N. J. NEWARK , N. J. , Sept. 18. The anarchists this afternoon adopted the declaration ot the anarchist party against the judges of the supreme court ot Illinois. Violent speeches against the court were made. rUEPAlUNcT FOU 1888. The National Republican Committee to Meet In December. CHICAGO , Sept 18. ( Special Telegram to the BEE. | A very prominent member of the national republican committee was In the city to-day and said thu organization of which ho was a part would moot at Washington early In December for the purpose of select ing a location and date for thu republican national convention of 1SSS. Thu gentleman Is a resident of ono of thu western states and a member of the executive committee of tlio national organization. His * statement con cerning the meeting In December Is the lirst seml-olllclal announcuinunt ot tlio formal opening of the presidential campaign of Ib&ij. As corroborative ot thu above Mr. W. U. Bates , the secretary of the republican state committee ot Michigan , spent the day at the Palmer honsu. Ho said : "If the people of Chicago expect to capture the next republican national convention they had better bestir themselves. St. Louis wants It and so does Cincinnati. Buffalo Is already In the Held. " A Hrave Woman KliootH an Intruder. BLOOMING TON , Ind. , Sept. 18. A tragedy occurred at Harrodsburg , twelve miles south of here , at 1 o'clock this morning , In which Ellsworth Anderson was fatally wounded Mrs. Sai ah Meadows , whose maiden tmiui was Butcher , Is a respectable widow llvlni alone In that place with her three little ehll dren. About midnight she heard some 0111 at the door , and upon asking who It wat reeoKin/ed the voice of Anderson. Hal frightened , film ordered him awaj or BIO ! would shoot him. Andur son left for thu time , but Ir about an hour returned and lio.'an poundlnt on the door. The bravo little woman wa not to be driven from tier homo at such ai hour , and from the mantle-pleco secured i revolver. No sooner did she have hold of i then thu donrcamu open , and Anderson fel into the room. Instantly the woman dreu herrevolvcrand shot him. Aluli'i.soti htartei to run , calling tor help , but soon fell to th ground. The noise attracted the neighbor and upon finding him , an examlnatioi proved that the ball had entered about th renter of the hieast , lodging In the spmn column. Anderson told the story ot th shooting , gasping for breath as IK ; nv.or vuiik'eaiicoagainstllie woman who had ilaic to protect her home. Ho will nut Hv r through tiio night. Publln sympathy Is en tlrely with thu unman " a Tlio Cincinnati Ktrlkr. opt. IS Only a few Cat weru run on the cable road and Mount Adan road to-day , and these turned In at diwl ' 'ho strikers ollered no violence , THE STATE'S ' METROPOLIS ; ! Omaha'a Growth a Direct Result of Ne braska's Prosperity , KEARNEY'S BRIGHT PROSPECTS , Illchardson County Politics Senator Van Wyok'H Speech at llartlngtua DavUl City itnlUllnic Up-A Colorado Town. Kearney and nitiTitlo County. KIIAIINKY , Neb , S pt 17.-Correspond | ence of the HKK , I A wanderer In many wonderlands , who thoroughly enjoys stand ing upon the deck of a great ocean steam ship , steadying himself to thu roll and pitch ot the ship as she rises and dips , and never tliesof looking off on the rolling , tumbling , e\er restless waste of waters , can easily stretch his Imagination and become Inter ested In these rolling prairies and never end ing broad acres. In this great yalloy ot the Plattn , and be tween the highlands and thousands of culti vated farms whosu fluids of small grain wave and twist llko the waters of the sea under the uentlo trade winds. The landscape ot clustered timber , great pasture lands and fat * heids of cattle , the glistening of the broad * waters of the river in Its winding , and the many thriving , bustling little towns and cities , give the wanderer now thoughts and interests him In the present and future pros pects of the wonderland. Coming as I do , from the east , I dm moro than surprised at the progress of this west ern country ; western as wo know and regard It but which In reality Is the midland of tha United Status , for the statement has been verified , that this llttlu city of Kearney Is midway between the Atlantic anil Paclllo ocean , taking tliu points of Boston err the east and San Francisco on thu west , as It Is also nearly midway between thu ( iiilfot Mexico on the south and the Canadian line of thu north. 1 have been rather an Interested reader of many communications that have appeared In this paper , descriptUe of lands , soil , pro- duets , visible and prospective ; of the vast Improvement made and the rapid growth of the state ot Nebraska and Its many thriving cities and towns , but I have failed to see In them a proper acknowledgment of the Impoitanco of the wally great city of Omaha to the balance of the state. Its Increasing advantages as u valuable market lor all the piodlirts of the state , the certainty that its merchants and manu- laetureis can luiiiish and supply all the ro- qulremnnts of consumers promptly and at reasonable ptlces , holns to make life worth living In ady part ot Nebraska. 1 lool : upon thu establishment of the stock yards and Its surroundings of packing houses , and other allied Interests as having increased thu value ol Nebraska lands on an average of S.'i per acre , because of the fact that those facilities have made n great growing and certain market for all kinds of live stock , and this opens up n source for the mini and prolitahlu dlspos-il of all grain and grass that can bo raised. Even an eastern man knows thu value of n sure and certain maiket. There may bo , and I doubt not ate , many other advantages that all Nebraska derives from its metropolis , Omaha , but the ono I clto Is ample to eon- vlnce the people of Omaha that their efforts are becoming rccognl/ed. I bug that they , In turn , will also recngnbo and credit the fact that the balance of the state Is of vast Importance to them and to their city. Omaha's Interests are In many ways thu interests of Nebraska. Her tntuio piosjierlty will refluct that of thn slain. ' Without wishing to detract from other counties and towns , 1 beg to bo permitted to express myself UK to this , Butlalo county , and this city ot Kearney. The loriuor Is commencing to bloom and latter , ns a gar den. Broad acres are being opened up every day , farmers are making now and bettor improvements , repairing and Im proving old ones. All the surroundings are evidences ot thrift and prosperity1. As for the city of Kearney well , self-In terest and modesty prevent my fully express ing myself , and as others have advertised her tar and near 1 deem it better that I refer the readers of the BEK to the particulars as they are furnished In Its advertising columns and small bills , and posters widely scattered. 1 presume , however , I am within prudent bounds when I say that my faith In tliu tu- turo of the city of Kearney , as well as the faith of my friends who are heto with mo , Is better expressed by the Investments wo have made. To all persons with energy or capital wo say : "If you do not know all that Kearney Is or will ho , uoino here at your very earliest op portunity and sue tor vourHclf. and influence , ifoucan , your fi lends to do likewise , and then > ou and they will do as I and my triunds Imvo done , diop a little bundle ami come back In the near future and see how smart all are who Judiciously Invest In this city arid county. " J. L. KECK. David City lining. DAVII > Cirv , Nub. , Sept. 17. [ Corre spondence ot the BIE. : | Hog cholera * has again made Its appearance In violent lent form. As high as 300 In a slnglo herd have died In ono day's time. The loss by this fearful disease two years ago , In this county alone , wab estimated at over a quar ter of a million dollars , and It Is thought tha present losses will exceed that amount. David City voted 510,003 In bonds Wednes day for school buildings to replace thu 01109 destroyed by the tornado. , The city's building boom hero continue * with unabated Interest The tornado dam age Is about all repaired. Brick work on the now 5'.T > ,000 hotel Is progressing rapldlv. Tlio now bricks of Keinhardt < te Son , I. K. Doty , and G. D. Churchill .t Co. are com pleted and ready for occupancy. The costly residences of .lames Hell and W. T' . Uichaid- son are well under progress , while thoNoith- western people are busy taking together ' timbers tor a now elevator. Plans for water * works have been accepted by the city coun cil , and work on Ilium will begin at onco. Senator Van \Vyuk at Hnrtlngton. llAitTiNOTOR , nob. , Sept. 17. lCorre spondeuce of the BEI : . | The Hon. C. II. Van Wyck gave ono of his characteristic ad dresses on the fair grounds. People were ) here from every part of thu county and all places ot business weio closed so that all , could hoar thu "grand old man. " Ho disappointed - > pointed none of his friends but startled HOIIIO of his oumnlcs. Ho unmercifully scored both thu old parties , stating In effect that thu/ were ono when It came to legislation lu favor of the corporations , protected Indus tries , and thu like , and against the Intonsta of thu people. Ho told how wealth always had ruled the world ; the people following blindly the advice of political luadors who were but tools ot the corporations. Hu cited how It was next to Imposslblu to reduce ihcj tariff , or to place lumber on the free list. Hu said It had been tried in congress , but thuro \\uro so many protected Industries that It was Imposslblu to accomplish anything in this direction , for If that was done , the ) lumbermen \\ould retaliate by placing nilgai ? or salt on thu tree list , also , and that tlnsi would net the proteett'd Industries to wrung- ling and this the protectionists ot course wished to avoid. Hit saw no material dtlTurenca between the old parties , other than that the change of ad ministration had been benehulal In so 'fit that it had lestored millions tit acies to the public domain willed had been filched by tint corporations. Ha told how a few yoais auo people said nothing could bit done tov > aid ri-gulatlng the passen- uor tralllc on railroads. Vet It had DCCII dun * and freight tMllIc could bu regulated In thu same way , notwithstanding the tact th it tha tools of the corporations Vtorit loud In llmltf statements that it could not bu done , Kti told how the railroads clmged two bushel of grain Inrluuilng thu other bushel tomir * kct , that thu tanner bought the land , plowcif thu gioiind , furnished all the machinery and put In and harvested thu CHUM and then uivu two thirds ot thu crop to the tallroai.'s. for rniIIIK , thu other ttrlid to i market ; kuJ iha.1 three-fourths ot thu ( aims of tn . * { rftrifl"it'n ' . ujfrw " i - - - " -i. . i . i - . N.4.1 * IjfcA. IJrt