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? flMH V THE OMAHA- DAILY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAR - OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 20. 1887. NUMBER 1)4 ) CAME TOGETHER IN A FOG , Fatal Railroad Collision at Eagle Point , Near Dnbnqno , la. FIVE LIVES ARE SACRIFICED A. Traln-nispaUihnr's Blunder Causes the Catastrophe Fire Hlllcit in a Similar Accident In Ohio Other Casualties. Flvo Men Killed. DunuquK , la. , Sept. 19. I Special Telegram - gram to the BIE. | Passenger train No. 4 going south and tlio second section of Xo. 3 going north collided at Eagle 1'olnt curve at 7o'clock this morning owlng.to the Dubuque - quo train dispatcher's failure to nbttfy Xo. 4 that Xo. 3 was In two section * . No. 4 passed the llrst sccjllon two miles north. Uoth of the engines and tenders were doinollsheil , and the combination baggage and smoklnir cars of No. 4 were telescoped. Tim day coaches and mail car of No. 3 were rolled down an embankment. Engineer Kales , Firemen Cummins and Jllchmond and IJrnkoman Verella wore killed. Engineer Winchester cannot llyo. Messenger O'Brien , Baggageman Nunima , a passenger named Itlclmrd Wright , and Conductor Clark were dangerously injured. Baggageman Blair , Postal Clerk Hurley , Messengers Minims and Staker , of Chicago. AV. W. Kltchey , of West Union , I'llo , ot Bclluvue , and several others were more or less Injured. ANOTIIEU ACCOUNT. , DunuquK , la. , Sepr. 10. The most disas trous and fatal railroad accident that has oc curred In this vicinity for yean took place this morning at live minutes past 4 , on the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad , two mlloa north ot here. Two passenger trains collided on the curve around Eagle Point , by which two engineers and one lire- man were Instantly killed , tUo other llreman Riidbrakeman dying during the forenoon ; In all live persons. Charles Kales , ono of the oldest engineers on the road , was on the en gine of the south bound train , and Elmer Winchester on'tho north bound train. William Klchmond and Edward Cummlngs were tiie two Ilremen and all lived in Dubuque. John rcrnltj.of Milwaukee , a brakeman on the north bound train was instantly killed. Ho was riding on the engine so as to open the switch at Peru three miles beyond and the regular meeting place of the two trains. J. J. O'Urlen , the express messenger and ono of the postal clo rks were badly nhaken up but not scilously hurt. None of the passen gers wore Injured beyond a few bruises ex cept Ulcharu Wright of Holy Cross , who was coming to lubu < iuo. Ho WAS Injured In the back but not dangerously. The two en gines wore badly wrecked and were thrown Into a ftlmpeless mass. Tno cause of the accident Is charged up to the train dispatcher at LaCrosse. Those two trains usually pass at the 1'erusido tracit , live miles north of Dubuqun. The north bound train was behind time and should have passed the south bound train at Dubuque. Conductoo Wolcott und Engineer Winchester , ot the north bound train , re fused to leave Dubuque on the first order from the train dispatcher at La Crossn. ex- pectin z to meet the south bound train if they did. They notllied him of their appre hension , but received a second order , Im perative In Us nature and pulled out. 'I ho place where the accident occurred was at Eagle Point , ono of the sharpest curves on the road , and where all trains have to whistle ana slow up. This morning there was a heavy fojr. The south bound train was mov ing at good speed and the engines could not bo seen until within fifty feet of each other and too late for either engluoers or tiremeu to Jump. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Railroad Accidents Near Knoxvlllo. KNOXVILLK , la. , Sept. 19. ISpecial Tele gram to the BKE.l-l.ia3t evening the Incom ing west-bound 0 o'clock train met with a little accident. One ot the flat ears was loaded with big Iron sewer tile , diameter 3 feet andin length about 20 feet ness. The structure holding the tile on thu car became loose and the tllo fell partly oil one end on the ground and the other on the car. dumping along at such a rate , demoral ized Iho tile , derailed some cars mid severely injured a brakeman by the namn of Morris. Ho wan tnkon home to Albia. The track wll ) have to be repaired. Another accident occurred on the same road the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy , about two miles cast of this town , bliortly afterward , Riifs Kerr , a son of John Korr. with his buggy was run Into by the trnln. The bmrgy was destroyed , and Mr. Kerr badly Injured. At that point on the railroad there is a vurv sharp curve and several accid ents have already occurred there. Fatal Railroad Collision In Ohio. SritiNQFiRLD. O. , Sept. 10. A collision oc curred this morning at Foster's crossing east of here on the Pittsburg , Ft. Wayne & Chicago road , between two freight trains , setting on lire five oil cars , oxpodlngiv | car of dynamite and killing live persons , the lire- man , the engineer and throe tramps who were stealing a ride. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. CINCINNATI , Sept. 10. This morning at 4 o'clock near this city , on the Pittsburg , Forl Wayne & Chicago road , the llrst section ot i freight train broke down and the second section collided with It. Instantly kllllm John liouch , fireman of the second section There were several cars of oil In the seconc ' section and these caught tire and soon the entire fem part of the train was wrapped Ir flames. While the train men were endeavor Ing to subdue the lire a car loaded with tlvnn nilto exploded with terrific force , destroying several cars , tearing up the track and injur Ing the engineer and ono tramp , A Wreck In Indiana. INDIANAI'OLIS , Illd. , Sept. 10. ThO fas day express over the Indianapolis & SI Louis railway this afternoon was wrecket near Kern Station , about forty-live mile west ot here. The wrecK Is understood t have been caused by the breaking nf whpol under the rear truck of the locomc tlve. The engineer and llreman mime Keddlngton , father and son , were burled be neath the engine and killed. The passenget were violently shaken up. but no ono ser ously Injured. Ahiont-Mindcdness Causes a WrecV ST. JOSKPH , Mo. , Sept. 19. [ Special Teli gram to the UKK | Yesterday morn In about 8 o'clock Samuel C. King , a farmer 11' Ing about one mile east ot Rushvlllo , wa killed by a special train on the Cliicai Hock Island & Paclllo road at that pine When the train stopped to get the remalt It was run Into by another extra and the c : boose completely demolished and sever , other cars tlmmn from the track. King wn sixty years ot age and my absent-minded. Klifht Killed nv a Hotter Explos'ot LONDON , Sept. 19. Eight men were kllle by a boiler explosion on board the West li dlnn steamer Klbo during a trial trip I htiikes bay to-day. Want to Vote On It. ST. JOSKIMI , Mo. , Sept. 10. | Special Teli gram to the BKK | . A petition signed by 8 voters was presented to the county cou to-day , asking that the people living In IJi chanan countynutslde the city ot St. Josep be allowed to vote on the question of me option. The law provides that an electlo bhnll be called on a petition siu'iied by nm tenth of the voters of the county. Tl court , t hero Com , will bo compelled to subm thu question. The impression U that It wl carry. Thn Inttriw 6f Gold. .NEW V-oiiK , . Sept. ' 10. The steatne ' Champagne , Alaska , and Uermsnlo brougl | l,3tyWO iu gold to IUU port to-day. NASHVILLE : IN A FEIIMENT. Union Pacific Election Method ! Practised In Tennessee. NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Sept. 10. The city Is In a ferment over the presence of alargenum- berof detectives suddenly centered here from mainly outside of the state and supposed to bo In the Interest ot the Louisville & Nash ville railroad. The people of the county vole next Thursday on a proposition to sub scribe 8500,000 to the Tennessee Midland railroad , which Is to run from Memphis through Nashville to Bristol , where it con nects with the Virginia Midland , thus giving a competing line east The Louisville A Nash ville road has been lighting the proposition , aud It Is rumored that these detectives arc here to dog employes on election day and see that they vote with their employers. There Is Immense foelln. , particularly as among thn Imported detectives are two named Laird and Collier , who were Indicted for the murder of halt a dozen people during the riots nt East St. Louis attending the great Southwestern strike. The American this morning says edltorlallv : "Tlio city of Nashvlllo has never before had such an In sult offered M that of bringing In on the eve of election n ganz of notorious desperadoes , known in all parts of the United States as Pinkerton detectives. " FOUGHT KOI I BLOOD. Two Leading Mexicans Settle a DIs- * pnto With Plstnlo. CITV or MKXICO ( via Galveston ) , Sept 10. Military nnd political circles are greatly excited to-day over the result of a duel which took place this morning. The principals were Governor Rocha and Antonla Gayon , who is chief of ono of the bureaus of the war department The trouble grow out of a con troversy over the question of the conduct of Lopez at Oueretaro nnd his relations to Lm- peror Maxlmilllan. At the tirst tire to-day Gavon fell , pierced in the right breast by a bullet. Ho lies in a critical condition nnd is reported to bo dying. He Is lifty-elght or sixty vi-ars old , and General Rocha Is about ten years his junior. The wounded man has n grown up family. General Kocha was n conspicuous tipure In the war against the empire. His taking of Tamplco aud his vic tory at Lnbufa made him famous. A Murderer Promptly Lynched. BIIIMINOHAM , Ala. . Sept. 10. ISpecial Telegram to the BnK.l Monroe Johnson , n negro gambler and cx-convlct , having a grudge ngolnst n young man named Flem ing , at Leeds , went to Fleming's house nnd called him out Fleming's sister , Mrs , Fos ter , stopped out and received two loads of buckshot before her husband , who was In the house , could reach her. Johnson got nwnv , but was arrested about t'ti days ago at Atlanta. Ho was started for hero Saturday night When his train reached Leeds , six teen miles west of the city , three masked men stopped the engine and got on. A dozen others got on the coach on which Johnson rode nnd finding him chained and locked to a seat , tort up the whole thing and carried the negro and all some twenty yards away and hanged him to n walnut treo. 'Hie mob then got on the railroad nnd perforated the swinging body with bullets. Shot By An OlUcor. WICHITA , Kan. , Sept. 10. City Marshal Halnes shot and fatally wounded a boy named A. H. Ford Saturday night The killing at the tlmo excited much unfavorable comment , but later developments place Halnes In n most unenviable light , and will , It Is thought lend to his arrest for murder. Ford was a boy not over seventeen years ot a.'e , and Halnes undertook to arrest him upon a description telegraphed him ot a horse thief wanted In the Indian territory. The boy ran and received ono of the four shots lirod by thu ollicer , Young Ford has been em ployed for some time as a cook for the Rock Island construction train. As soon as the news of the shooting reached the cars of the railroaders tfioy came out vowing vengeance upon Uaines , and during most of the night the streets were tilled w.Ith anery men lookIng - Ing for linn. Had they succeeded in their search he would , no doubt , have paid dearly for the offense. The police force , however , came to the relief and early this morning succeeded In clearing the streets of the rioters. Business Troubles. CINCINNATI , O. , Sept 10. The George Weber Brewing cempany made on assign ment this mornlni- . The liabllllles are esti mated at 5500,000 ; preferences , In the form of mortgages , are given in amount aggre gating 8103,000 , tlio assets are 8250,000. The lire of July 4 , crippled them to the ex tent of nearly 3-00,000 , as not a cent of In surance had been paid. CHICAGO , Sept. 19. A voluntary assign ment WHS made this moraine by the Mutual Manufacturing company , makers of barb wire , to Elmer Washburu. Assets ana lia bilities not given. BALTIMOKK , Sept. 10. George W. Tltlow. a cratn dealer , suspended to-day aud an nounced that ho was embarrsssed. He Is Ion ? on 240,000 bushels of wheat and asked that his contracts bo closedlout. Ho will probably arrange to continue buslucss. Increasing Poorla'a Whisky Output. Pr.oniA , Sept. 19. As a result of the formation of the Whisky trust a number of distilleries In Cincinnati , St Louis and Chicago have been closed and the operating capacity of the Peorla distilleries Increased correspondingly. The Internal revenue col lections so far this month are over 91,000,000 , It Is the purpose of the trust to manufacture whisky where it can bo 'done the cheapest and It has been demonstrated that this can De done at Peorla. The only Important dis tillers still out of the trust are Baker & Shelt- nmn , Peorla , Shuofeldt , Chicago , Dadds- worth , Cincinnati , nnd Her , Omaha. Meeting of Spring and Axle Makers CLEVELAND , Sept 10. The National As sociation ot Spring and Axle Makers , repre senting 40,000 workmen , held its fourth scml-aunual convention here to-day. A res- olutlon was adopted urging the different shop workers throughout the country to or ganize assemblies , and beseeching spring and axle workers to refuse to work nt con tract prices or on contract work. ' 1 he ad ministration ot Powderly was unanimously endorsed and members ot the association who do not belong to the Kulghta of Laboi were urged to join. The Governor's Grays Honored. Nr.w YOIIK , Sept. 19. Comptmy A of tlu Governor's Grays , oftho Fourth Iowa regi ment which acted as the escort ot Governe : Lnrrabeo at the centennial anniversary a Philadelphia , was'prcsented to-night by tin old captain , now General Heron , with th < Hag which the company carried through tin war. The ling was presented to the compan ; by the ladles of Dubuque In Ib50. The pre e sentatlon to-night took place in the presonci of a large crowd. The.Grays leave for Wash v- Ington to-morrow. vis is iso Carlisle and Randall. o , NEW YOIIK , Sept 19. ISpecial Telegrar IS to the BEE. ] A Washington dispatch to tn a- Tribune quotes a Pennsylvania politician a saying that Rnndall will attempt to swln is o\er enough democrats to vote with the rt publicans to unseat Carlisle in his conies withThobo. The neglect ot Carlisle to ot tain evidence In his own behalf Is lookei upon as a scilous mistake by party friend : In view of the fact that good democrat ! In congressmen ore opposed to his ro-elcctloi ns bpoaker. _ Thn VIsllilH Supply Statement. c- CHICAGO , Sept. 19. The visible supply t. grain tor the week ending September 17 , n irt compiled by the becretary of tl'o Chlcas board of trade , Is as follows : U- Uhl Bushels Dushcl hl Wheat 31,071,000 Corn Oats. . .vmooo Uye 311,03 B\llyy : CbO.OOO ho Ills Ucnnractrest . Murdered ) lit ill PmLAi > Et.rmAtSept. 10. Ulclmrd Brei nen , a shiftless German , who , while In idli ness , had been flven teed and shelter b Frank .Edel and Tils wife Elizabeth , at thel rrs homo this afternoon ' -shot and killed Mr lit .Edel and then committedsuicldo. Th'ocatu iii' not definitely known , A BIG ANARCHIST MEETING , Hcrr Most and Others Address Their Disciples at Oooper Union. ILLINOIS JUSTICE DENOUNCED. Money liaised For the Condemned Seven Benjamin Duller In Chi' CHRO General Pryor U HotaluciL Tlcrr Moat's Harango. NEW YOIIK , Sept. 19. Cooper union was packed to-night with anarchists and social ists. The audience numbered fully 8,500. Tney assembled to protest nsalnzt the hangIng - Ing of the condemned Chicago anarchists. Ushers wearing red ribbons on their breasts handed every person who entered the hall n copy of the Incendiary proclamation which was distributed on the streets the latter part of last week declaring that the condemned anarchists should never bo executed. Many women were In the hall and they all word red ribbons and Directed red anarchist colors In their dresses. There were llfty police scattered about the ha.ll. The notes of the Marsollnlso weio struck up by the band and prolonged , wild dicers fol lowed In which the music was drowned. Pictures of the doomed bomb-throwers looked down from'tho front of the platform. They were draped with red and black end wreathed with smtlax. A black and a red banner stood In thu rear of the sttnd. On the platform woio Herr Most , Walter Vroonmn , Colonel Illn- ton , of the Leader , Mrs. Black , Mrs. Ran- dlsch and 200 nthecs. "Vivo Most" the noted Herr greeted an archist , as lie stepped upon the platform with a red rose In his buttonhole and a slouch hat pulled down over his eyes. Vrooman was chosen chairman. In his speech he said that It the Chicago brethren had said anything that was wronir It was no reason why they should hang. There was a great conspiracy among the ruling classes to crush the labor movement. Justice , not meicy , demanded th.it thu condemned men should not bo exe cuted. Viooman orcsented a set of resolu tions at the close of his speech which met with the approval of the crowd. They condemned the sentence of the anarchists as murder and a crime against civilization , the culmina tion of a conspiracy to crush tree speech. The workingmen of America would be un true to themselves if they allowed such an outrage to bo perfected. A contribution collected from the audi ence netted S200 for the cause. The hero of the night was Herr Mo t. "Friends and anarchists. " said he. "is it Uidawtul to have free speech In tills country. What are these men uullty of ? Aru they thieves and murderers ? [ Cries ot no , tio.l They fought against murdering police and robbing capitalists. Seven policemen were killed und they want seven of our brothers' lives a life for a life. You cannot allow that hanging to take place. Arm yourselves , and for every drop ot blood that's shed from our friends , let It cost a human life. Iain not alone an anarchist but also a revolution ist. The capitalists shall bo the first tn suffer. No one bhall escape his just doom. The twelve jurors , judges and detective spies sleep very soundly at piesent. Let them bewaie. I Wild yells and clieers from the crowd.j The time is approaching when wo will be forced to use arms. It must come. So bo prepared. I Bedlam of cheersj. I warn them not to take the lives of our maytyrs In Chicago. 1 demand that they be set tree. Lot there be a soclul revolution. " Editor Shevltch and others made speeches of a similar character. General Butler Interviewed. CHICAGO , Sept. 19. | Special Telegram to thoBKK.I General Benjamin Franklin Butler - ler was In Chicago to-day. A reporter found him In the Palmer house just after his arrival from Now York. "The people ot Chicago , " commenced the reporter , "are very anxious to know whether or not you have been retained by the defense committee In the anarchist case , General Butler. " "Yes , I suppposo they are , " was the an swer. "I know nothing about It. I am on my way to St. Louis , where I have a civil case to attend to. " "Will you express an opinion as to tha just ness of the verdict. " "No , 1 will not. Now. just think : If the anarchists become my clients 1 might want to move for a writ ot error before that court. Of course I cannot express an opinion. " The reporter cave It up as a bal job and remarked that he supposed thu general was pleased that his yacht America won Satur day's race. He said he was , but that ho was not surprised. Ho is confident the Volunteer will beat'tlie Thistle in the coming Interna tional race. The Anarchists Worried. CHICAGO. Sept. 10. [ Special Telegram to be BIE. : | The anarchists' friends are greatly worried to-day over the reports of yester day's violent utterances by their "comrades" in New York and elsewhere. They fear very much that , if this sort of thing Is kept no , an Impartial hearing before the governor will be Impossible. Captain Black said to day , that he would probably go to New York to-morrow night to consult with the attorneys whom George Schilling had visited. The Inference was drawn from his remarks that Uoger A. Pryor had been virtually decided upon , and from other friends of the con demned men It was learned that Pryor will take the case it ho Is satisfied with ho record , a copy of which will be submitted to him. Captain Black was asked If ho would , as reported , deliver a lecture to the trades unions of Now York regarding the case. He . said no such arrangement had yet been mode but that ha would do anything to help the work along. Roger A. Pryor Taken the Cane. NEW YORK , Sept. 10. An evening paper says : General Roger A. Pryor has agreed to undertake the case of the condemned Chicago anarchists. The general said : "I am awaiting the arrival ot Captain Ulack from Chicago , with the papers in the case. I expect him here on Wednesday. Whether wo take the case to the United States su preme court or not , depends upon my con ference with Captain Hlack and an ex amlnation of the records. " The Fidelity Wreck. CINCINNATI , Sept. 10. Benjamin F. Hop- kin ? , assistant cashier of the Fidelity bank , referring to the suit aeainst him in connec tlon with E. L. Harper , Brlggs , Swift , Amm Baldwin and the directors tn restore the los : caused by the Fidelity bank failure , says IK can clearly show that he knew nothing whatever of the wrecking ot the concern until the day before the collapse. He say : nobody about the bunk kuew of It except Kates on Export freight. Nr.w Yonic , Sopt. 19. The restoration ol the Inland rate on export freight which wai agreed upon by the committee of represcnta tlvcs of the Central Traffic association am ! trutiK lines , Tuesday last , goes Intoctfec to-day. The Inland into on export freight I In accordance with the former agreement o tlioarlous roa Is. The rate trom thn sea board at New York from Chicago for tlu present will bo SO cents per 100 for provision and ' . ! cents per 100 on grain. Convention ofClgarmakcrs. 0 BiNpitAMTON , N. Y. , Sept. 10. The seven teenth annual convention of the Clgarmaker International union opened this morniti with about two hundred delegate * present representing unions throughout the Unite States and Canada. The convention wil continue ten days and during the session th constitution of the union will undergo man ; radical changes. . A Meet of Kings. Br.iiLi.v , Sept. 19. The Slants Burger Eel so ting asserts that Emperor William and ti ) czar will laeot.Tuesaay at S winemande , NEW MEXICO'S. CONDITION. Annual Report of Territorial Gov ernor Hm . WASHINGTON , Orpt W > . Governor Koss , ot Non Mexico , In his annual report to tlio secretary of the interior , says there tins been a marked increase In'tho population ot the territory during the last few years. The semi-decennial census of 1S35 shows n popu lation of 131,141 , a gain ot 14,570 In llvo years. The rate ot taxation for all purposes Is less than 3 per cent. The report states that the method of assessment ot tax and Its collection Is very Imperfect and on this ac count , as well as on account of Increasing pzpendltures , the territory Is falling Into debt. The report states that owlnc to the occupation ot land for nirl- cultural purposes the great cattle ranches are belnit gradually but surely clr- cumslzed nnd diminished. The governor thinks It only a question of time when cattle ranches will bo nth lira ot the past Ho there fore ouposes any change In thu land laws In thu Interest of the Industry , which , he says , is In Its nature Inimical to thu development of the territory. He recommends the repent of all laws that now exist In the shape of timber culture , desert land acts , scrip entries 'and all other measures whereby lands nuw be secured without actual residence nnd bona Ildo valuable Improvements. The mining industry of the territory has taken on new and much Improved condi tions during tlio last year. The effect of the compulsory school law parsed by the legislature has been good and resulted In an Increase of public schools. The coal output for the year is estimated to bit about liU.J.OOU tons. The governor renews his recommen dation of last year for tlm establishment ot n system of storage basins along the upper Hit ) Grande to be used for Irrigation pur poses. He says that a.OOO.OOi ) of the 4,000,000 acres ot uow useless hind may thus be re claimed. _ Sonio or Cleveland's Appointments. WASHINO ro'N , Sept. 10 [ Special Telegram to the Bii : : . I A Washington dlsmtch to the Tribune says that there will bo considerable opposition in the senate to thu confirmation of several important appointments made by President Cleveland since the adjournment of that body , the opposition being based on facts Indicating the unlitness of the appoint ments tor vat ions reasons. There will bo much opposition to thu confirmation of at least two of the newly appointed United States judges Allen for the Southern district of lllino's. and Montgomery of Michigan for the supreme court of the District of Colum bia. Allen's caieer in congress was distin guished only by the bitter hostility which he showed to every measure to aid in the supme.v slon of the rebellion. Montgomery will be oipo.-ed | on the ground that ho lucks some qualllicatlons essential to a judicial olllce , und also because ot injurious allegations con cerning Ills caieer us commissioner of pat ents. Exploring the Terra del WASIIINOTOV , Sept. 10. Consul Baker at Buenos Ayres has made a long and Interest ing report to the state department , giving In substance the results of ; the recent explora tion of the Terre del Fuego. Contrary to common belief , founded upon reports ot early navigators , who fulled to penetrate the In terior , the archipelago "contains valuable farming lands , forests nnd mineral deposits. The Argentine government is taking steps to colonize and develop the Islands. A gov ernor has been aupolutod and a thorough scientific exploration Is to bo undertaken. Postal Changes. WASHINGTON , Sept 19. [ Special Tolo- cratn to the BKI : . | Robert Francis was to day appointed postmastpVat South Side. Unit county , vice Mrs. Esther Armer , removed. The postollico at Ida , Valley county , and Nasby , Sarpy county , were discontinued to day. DAKOTA INDIANS. A Number or Complaints Made to lliHhop Walker. MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Sept 10. [ Special Telegram to tno BIK.J : Bishop Walker , ot the Indian commission , who recently re turned to Bismarck , Dak. , from a visit to Standing Rock , had a consultation with the Indians and Interesting questions were dis cussed. The Indians complain that the boundary lines ot the reservation are not well defined and ask that they bo fixed and the Indians permitted to build mounds the entire distance so that the whites will not trespass. They also complain that the food L'iveu by the iovenimnnt ; is musty , and for tins they blame the inspector , not the ngent. They oppose the Uawes bill and say they do not want the land doilt out to them In sev erally , but they want to know how much land they have and control it as they see lit. Fornkcr's Philadelphia Sniih. Nivw VOIIK , Sept. 10. ( Special Telegram to the BEK.J Replying to the denials of the statement that the president did not return the salute of Governor Foraker In the parade Friday in Philadelphia , and that Mrs. Cleve land refused to notice the governor and wife at the academy reception the same evening , the Tribune coriespoudent reiterates tlio statement nnd says General Bushnell , who saw the a Hair , thus states it : "I was with the governor at the time. He said 'Good evening , Mr. President , ' at the same time ex tending his hand. The president took It and replied'Good evening , governor. " 'Per mit me , ' said the governor , 'to present Mrs. Foraker. ' The president made some remark of an agreeable character , shook Mrs. For- aker's hand and they passed on to Mrs. Cleveland. She deliberately turned away from both of them nnd ua\e her hand to persons coming up IxMtlnd. Governor For- aker fully coiihinu'd what General liushuell said , adding that the Intention of Mrs. Cleveland to administer an emplntlc snub to himself aud wlfo was evident McGlynn at n Methodist Mooting. Niwouic , Sept. 10. Rev. Dr. McGlynn made an address before the NewYoik asso ciation ot Methodist preachers this mornlni ; , which was listened to by MO ministers and others , Dr. McGlynn referred to his excommunication - communication "for preaching the Chris tianity 1 was brougfit up In , " and after referring to the peculiar position In which ho found himself In facing a body so distinctively representative of the Protes tant religion , he piusented Henry George's land theories and defended them ns repre senting the cause ot humanity. When the speaker had concluded a gentle man offered a resolution of thanks to McGlvnn 'for ' his "eloquent and Instructive" address and " him , ) ) "wishing God speed In his efforts to i diffuse tin doc trines of the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. " Tills created great con fusion , and after a turbulent scone which ono gentleman characterized as resembling a beer garden , the resolution was amended by a clause that allowed members to reserve the right of Individual opinion conceraing the laud theories , and adopted. Cook County's Enormous Dent. CHICAGO , Sept. 19. [ Special Telegram to the UKK. | County Commissioner Soune has prepared an exhibit of tlu finances of Cook county , showing that asaresult of the boodle board the county Is to-day saddled with lia bilities aggregating 81.076,000 , while the resources toot up only S131bSO. The com mlssloner believes that a considerable portion of the indebtedness was contracted In at Illegal manner , and In violation of the con * stltutlon of the state , lie believes that the matter should be contested and that tin fraudulent bills Incurred by tlm old boart should. If possible , bo repudiated. To till : end he has prepared a resolution to the effec that the committee on finance tnvostlgati the whole matter and report what , In It : judgment Is thu best method ot disposing ol the matter. Rrlok Workn Knrned , , KRYPOHT , N. J. , Sept. 10. Jacob Lorl ( lard's brick works , the largest In the U.hitec States , burned tlrls mor'nln : : . . Loss. SMU.OOO no Insurance Th works will bo rebuilt. What the English Newspapora Say of Oar Great Oolobration. PROFOUND AND FUNNY PARTS. General Houlancor Joins the Procca alon and Issues n Manifesto Iho Sultnn of lurKoy In n t'cry Had Way. Viewed at n Distance. ICopi/r/uM / IKSTby James Qonlon LONDON , Sept. 10. | Now York Herald Cable Special to the BKK. ] To-day's English press provincial as well as metro politan Is mainly devoted to news accounts of the centennial celebration at Philadelphia and the comments nt those vary from thn facetious to thu profound. For Instance , thu Globe , praising the president for being "genuinely eloquent. " says : "A hug and a kiss from an enthusiastic woman , who , to MM. Cleveland's satisfaction , kissed him only on thu chin , seemed to have Inspired him. " The Times , however , treats the occasion with most thnuchtf ul and dignified attention. After surrendering three.columns to a sketch of Phil idolphla In the series contributed by John Holllngshead , and a half column of the best extracts from the president's address , it editorially comments at much length. Tncso beirln with the text : "No moro cogent proof could have been produced of the strength of t ho bonds constructed a hundred years ago thanlit should have survived the tension of war successfully. " The Times then remarks that "Tho wonder of the American civil war Is that It marks a development not aorovolu- tlon , " und the "present festival awakened as fervent sympathy among southerners as among northerners. A president elevated to newer by the votes of a hundred thousand ancient icbols has been representing the loyalty of the entire American people to a system which a multitude of his suoportnrs did their best to subvert. " The Times next gives statistics of thn civil war In a number of battles and the oases on botli sides , claiming an hese , however , that "No expenditure of life lould have been culpably proluso which was nejiltul for the result accomplished , although he aggregate misery Inlllcted by the war on ho combatants swells to most portontious llmensions. " The Times concludes thus : I'lm demeanor of the American nation as n whole , justifies the sacrifices which the whole ollercd , The sentiment throughout ho republic regarding the occasion of last week's anniversary Is ho apology for the tremendous butcher's bill on both sides. No war In the annals of history was waged with moro Iron obstinacy or a war so relentlessly murderous in its operations. Neither has any ever left behind t on the whole less rancour and vlndlctlve- ncss , so that the American constitution may claim the merit as it Is willing to bear the burden. Even In the former confederate states few persist In lamenting that their ef forts after disunion were forcibly frustrated. " I may add as a straw showing how English attention blows across the Atlantic regard ing the United States news from which only a few years ago was classed by the news papers with Items about Buenos Ayres , Pciu or the Argentine Kcpubllc that on Saturday night thu Crystal Palace bills and pro grammes contained , like the mornlni : adver tisements , these words"CrystalPalacegroat : ; American tete ; simultaneous celebration in London and Philadelphia of the ono hun dredth anniversary of the adoption of the American constitution ; vocal and Instru mental concerts , songs and ballads by Amer ican composers and poets ; sung by the fol lowing American vocalists : Mrs. lielleColo , Comtesse Anna do Bremont , Mr. Lewis H. Stark and Mr. Don M. Balfu ; the perform ances by the orchestra will Include Colum bus , a true picture by Abort and Wagner's festival march ; Phila delphia , also in fireworks , will glvo portraits of General Washington , President Cleveland , and thn Star Spangled Banner. " These proved to be pyrotechnics on a mam moth scale , and If the Americans present were not able totell which portrait in red , blue and green fire represented Washington or Cleveland , the tens of thousands of Englishmen present were sent home avldlous of learn in1 , ' more about American politics and American Institutions. The Sultan Gntilns Desperate. [ Copyright ISHfliyJitmet donlnn nennctt. ] PAHIS ( via Havre ) , Sept. 10. ( Now York Herald Cable Special to the Bin. : | Accord ing to private telegrams which reached Paris to-night , Sultan Abdul liamld , driven half distracted by the conflicting threats and counsels of the European powers , Intends to seek a way out of his present em barrassments by personally conferring with Emperor William at Berlin. To overcome the expected opposition of the old Turk party to this sensatlanal plan It Is explained that another sultan , AbUul Azlg , oiu-.o undertook a memorable journey to Paris and London. What the western pow ers then were in European politics Germany appears to-day. It Is said the sultan'u reso lution Is largely due to his dissatisfaction with the unfriendly attitude ot England. An Epidemic of Manifestos. rfopt/rfoht / JS37 ' 'U Jamci Gordon flemi'tt.l PAHIS , Sept. 10. [ Now York Herald Ca ble Special to the BKK. ] The manifesto epidemic shows no signs of abating. First wo had the Prince Victor manifesto , then we had the Compto do Paris manifesto-and now General Boulanger , not to bo outdone by the two monarchical claimants to pleblscl- tary power , has sprung his manifesto upon the country. His address to his army corps at Saint Grainier Is felt In Paris to bo another - other proof that ho Is determined not to bo forgotten in 'exile any more than the princes he expelled. Kinpernr Wllllain'ii Movements. BKIU.IN , Sept 10. Emperor William will attend the manoeuvres of the guards near Gransee tomorrow. It Is his Intention to be at Baden on the Sfith lust , In order to bo present at the birthday anniversary cere monies In honor of thu empress , and which are appointed for the 30th. The czar will remain at Copenhagen until tlwlWtli ot Octo ber. The king of Sweden will soon also visit the Dunlhh court and make a prolonged stay. According to reports the e/ar will meet tbn emperor of Germany during the visit of tne king of Sweden to the Diliisli court Trade Huvlcw. LONDON , Sept. 19. The Mark Lane Ex press , in Its weekly review ot the Biltlsh grain trade , says : "Tho condition of native wheat"has been affectvd by the wet weather , Red wheats are Is lower. White wheats arc weak. Trade Is lifeless under free offerings Sales of English wheat daring the past wech were 7,371 quarters at 28 Sd , against 46 , < W < quarters at Ills 3d during the correspondlnt week Inst year. This return h 4d per quarter lower than thai for the last week In March , Ibart , which , until now ; was the lowest rec/irded , Flour Is dull and a fraction lower. Prices 01 lorelitn wheat are rather In buyers' favor The chief Inquiry Is for nnw Russian , whlcli 1 Is of excellent.qiutlty. Corn Is in good de mand. . There is a biilall supply and price : are CU higher. Beans are Is dearer. At to day's market trade In wheat was slow. .Eng lish wheat was Cd lower. Flour was In largo supply and prices were easier. Corn was firm. Oats wore dull. Beans were rather dearer. 1'eas and Unseed were steady. The Inquest at Mltchclstown. DUIILIN , Sept. 10. At Mltcholstown to day the coroner resumed tils Inquest over the bodies of these slain during the recent conflict between the police and the people. Sergeant Klrwln , of the constabulary , de posed that buckshot was tired from the bar racks windows to defend the policemen who were running to endeavor to got Into the barracks to escape the stones. When the po lice reached the barracks door they could not get In , the door belli it locked. Ho then or dered the tiring , seeing that his own men and the lives of thu constables were endan gered. After two rounds of buckshot , there was one round of ball cartridges tired. Tim othy Harrington , who waspreseiit.deiioiinced thu witness as a murderer. Planning to Annihilate the Conito. PAJUS , Sept 10. Rouvler , prime minister , will deliver a political discourse before the reopening ol thu chambers In reply to the re cent manifesto of the Count ot Paris. Sev eral of the extremist deputies propose Initi ating n movement In thu chamber for tlm ex pulsion from Frnticn of nil Orleanl.it and llo- napartu princes. It Is also proposed that the property of the above mentioned princes that cau bo discovered In Franco bo confiscated. London Opinion on thn Cclehrntlon , LONDON , Sept. 10. The Times , In an ed- Itorlnl on the celebration In Philadelphia of the centennial of.the signing of the American constitution , says : "Tlio parade ot veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic before a democratic president and his cabinet Is the crowning proof amid n crowd ot evidences of the success of the authors ot the union In devising a vigorous and abiding contract. " The American ChlncHO Hank. LONDON , Sept. 10. The Standard corre spondent at Shaiulial says : "Tho American- Chinese bank syndicate have accepted Tl Hung Chang's conditions , and an American olliclnl will depart lor China. ItatiKs will bo started in Shanghai and Tientsin , and branches will be opened In Philadelphia and London In the spring. LONDON , Sept 10. The North Cumber land miners mutual association , consisting of 18,003 members , decided by a large majority to discontinue their s upport ot Hurt , radical member of parliament for Morphets. nnd Fennlck. liberal member for Wausbeck di vision of North Cumberland. Doth will con sequently piobably retire from parliament. An Irish Eviction. DUIILIN , Sept. 10 A sheriff and party of police sailed In the yacht Shannon and sur prised Burke , Lotd Clatirlcardo's tenant who occupied the cloudongo of the castlo.and evicted him , leaving twenty mou to guard the castle. The Cholera. KOMI : , Sept. 10. No now cases of cholera or deaths from that disease were reported hero during the twenty-four hours ending last night The reports show It as decreas ing. ' MALTA. Sept. 10. Since the fifteenth Inst. there has been tlilrth-slx now cases of chol era , and eighteen deaths trom disease here. Vic Iteplie * to Johnny. ROME , Sopt. 10. Queen Victoria has re- plie.d to the letter front King John , of Abyssinia , asking her to mediate between Abyssinia and Italy for an amicable settle ment of the dispute between.them respecting territory on the west coast of the Red sea nt Massawah. It Is believed that Knidnnd wishes to do nil that is possible for Abyssinia without giving umbrage to Italy. The Dulnth flink Rnhbory. DULUTH , Minn. , Sept. 10. The facts as to the Union National bank robbery have como out Cashier Ware , who had the package of 20,000 , put it away and went to dinner. When ho returned the money was gone. All attempts of detectives to obtain a clue wore unsuccessful. The French in Tonqnln. PAHIS , Sept. 10 , The minister of foreign affairs submitted to the budget committed a statement of the Tonqtiln finances. It shows a deficit of twenty million francs. The Brunch llenlnd. CONSTANTINOPLE Sept. 10. Germany Is satlsiied with Bulgaria's reparation for tlio insult iccently offered by a paper at Rustchuk. CAIJj.VWAY GETS A JOB. The U. P.'H Lmtu Manager Elected President of a Jlonil. Nr.w Yonte , Sept. 10.-S. R. Callaway , formerly vice president and general manager of the Union Paclllc railroad , was to-day elected president of the Toledo , St. Louis & Kansas City railway company , In place of James M. Quigley , who has resigned the olllce. Steamship Arrivals. Nr.w YOIIK , Sept 10. ISpecial Tol.tgram to the BEI : . ] Arrived The steamer Fulda , from Bremen . PLYMOUTH , Sept. 10. The Waesland , from York for Antwerp. SOUTHAMPTON , Sept 10. The Werra , from New York for Bremen. QUKINSTOWN. : Sept. 19. The Pavonla , from Boston , and thu British Prince , trom Philadelphia. HAVIIK , Sept. 10. The Normandie , from Now York. GLASOOW , Sept. 10. The State of Penn sylvania , from New York , and tlio Austria from Boston. NKW YOIIK , Sept 10. The Egyptian Mon arch , trom London , and thu Ethiopia , from Glasgow. QIFIIKNSTOWN , Sept. 10. The Italy , from New York. Great Diimnuo Uy Gales. Sr. JOHNS , N. F. , Sept 10 , A gale from the northeast Saturday nU'lit caused great dumago at Portugal Cove. Many boats were driven ashore from their moorings and oth ers were driven against the clllf and smashed. Stage heads were swept away nnd fishing gear destroyed. At Placenta several cratts were driven seaward nnd have not since been heard from. Grave fears are en tertained for their safety. The bank fleet Is suffering severely. BonnvlsU presents n dreadful .scene. All kinds of wreckage Is strewed Indiscriminately nDout the streets. The III no and Grny to Mingle. ATLANTA , Ga. , Sept. 19. The Association of ex-Confederito : veterans , at an Immense meeting to-night and amid great enthusiasm , appointed a committee of fifty to make ar rangements for n lilting reception of Union veterans of the Army of Ohio , Tennessee and Cumberland , who fought from Chat tanooga to Atlanta. The programmn of re ception aud fraternizing will extend througti thu week , beginning October 10 , and will bo elaborate. Thn Giilf stirred Up. Nr.w Oni.r.ANS , Sept. 10 Tlio easterly winds which have prevailed lor several days Increased to-night to a gulo and forced tlm waters of tlio gulf against the embankment all along tlm Loulsvillu & Naslivlllo road bu < tween Lookout .station and Mlchennd and several washouts have occurred , delaylnt trnllic. The gnle lias Increased hoinu since noon and Is accompankd by a steady rain fall. St. JOII'N l > ' , iir unto. ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Slit lii-iSpnchl Tele gram the BIR : | . At'thu mcrtini : oftho ill rectors of. tlm Fnlr uiioointlon to-dny tlu t second Monday ot October , isv > , was M-t at the dnto for communoing the next lair. Tlu I lease on the old ground expires at that time 1a and moro commodious quartn > " will be ob a { alued. ' . . ' . . . , < A FARMER BEATEN TO DEATH His Dying Statement Implicates Two lien Who Are Arrested , SIOUX CITY'S CORN PALACE , It Is to Ho Enlarged And noatitlflod- < A Nehraska Partner Suffocated In a Well Other IOWA And Nebraska News. Beaten to Death. NKW HAMI-TON , la. , Sept. 10. | 8peclal Telegram to the UKK. ] Fred Warner , A farmer living about two miles from hero , was beaten to death yesterday afternoon. When found ho stated that two brothers , Joseph und John Greu/.en , were his assail ants. At the coroner's Imiuost they denied all knowledge of the n If air. hut they liavo been ai res ted und are now In jail here. Slottx City Corn Palnoc. Sioux CITV , la. , Sept. U > . ( Special ToleJ gram to the Itnic.j It has been decided by the corn palace management to enlarge the building so that the structuru will be fully aa largo again as oilglnallv Planned. The work of decorating biilldlnus about the city and the palace has comiueuccd , i A Preacher Discontinued. DBS Mom : * , la. , Uopt 17. | Special Tele gram to the UKK. ] In the Methodist confer' once hero to-day Uov. 1) . MeKondreo Stuart nnd Uov. U. F. W. Cozier were elected dole- Bates to the next general conference. Uov. J. L. I'orterlljltl , against whom charges ot conduct unbecoming iv minister had been brought , was discontinued by thu conference by a unanimous vote. HlNhop P. > try Decline * . DAVE.NPOUT , In. , Sopt. 10. ( Special Tcle < gram to the llii : : . | In a letter received hero to-day from London , Illght Reverend Bishop Peiry , bishop of lown , who \\sis elected bishop of Novia Scotln , ho stales that he has foiwarded his formal declination of that honor. Ho will sail tor home October H. Nominated for Senator. CKNTIIIVII.I.K : , la. , Sept. 10. [ Special Tele gram to the BKK.J Dr. E. M. Reynolds , ol this city , wiio represented his county In the lower branch of the last legislature has been nominated by thu republicans lor .senator for the district composed of David and Ap- paiiooso counties. Ottmmva'fl Opera IIouso Destroyed. OTTIIJIWA , In. , Sopt. 10. Lewis' opera house was destroyed by lire this afternoon. Loss. S'JO.OOO ; insurance. ST.OOO. A Itnrber'H ( lad Itroitk. , COLUMIIUS , Neb" . , Sopt. U ) . [ Special Tele gram to the BKI : . | Steve Reynolds , of the linn of Reynolds & Craig , hnrbern , has skipped the country. * Yesterday ho told his partner nnd also his wife that he was going into the country to shave n man. Ho took his razors and kit and , as lie did not return nt nightfall , his wlfo made enquiry and ) soirWli nnd discovered that Reynolds had getaway away all his clothlnir nnd overcoat together with other unmistakable signs to her that she was left a grass widow , cruelly deserted by her third husband. She was his third wife. Neither of them wore over thirty years of agn. Ho leaves debts aggravating , ? aoo which his partner * J. Craig agrees to assuuto. _ . > The Hoard Ilcorffanlzcd. NORFOLK , Neb. , Sopt. 10. ISpecial'to tha BHK. | The city board of trade held a meet ing last night and decided , after a long dis cussion , to dissolve for the purpose of rear * gan i/.Ing. The now organization was then effected , with the following ofllcers : Presi dent , W. P. Schwonk , vice president , itoma Miller ; secretary , N. Hills ; treasurer , Wil liam Gerecke ; directors , N. A. Ralnbolt , U. A. Mast , 0. B. BurrowH. Romu Miller , A. P. Pilger , I . A. Holmes , W. W. Marple and the president and secretary. It Is expected that the clmngo will infuse nuw vigor Into the organization. Itroknn now Items. BKOKF.N Bow , Neb. , Sopt. 10. [ Special to' the Bii.l : : The citizens of Custer county are justly proud of the fact that , thoiuh ono of thu newest counties In the state , It took second premium on produce. The county fair commences the 20th of this mpnth and promises to be unusually at tractive. Thu M. E. convention being held hero H very entertaining and Instructive. Them . am some able aud energetic workers. . The county Is to have a 32r ,000 court house ) here this fall. Discovered n Maitodon. ' KnAitNEY , Neb. , Sept 10. ( Special Tele gram to thu BKK.J While excavating for the purpose of setting turblno wheels , Enufnoer O'Brien , of the Keatney Canal company , uncovered to-day , nt a deptli of thirty-two feet from the surface , numerous parts of a mastodon's bones , some ot which measure nearly forty-live Indies in circumference. Stops are being taken to continue the searcU for the missing parts. Killed By Foul Air. NKIIIIAHKA CITV , Neb. , Sopt. 10. [ Special Telegram to the BUR. ] John Nash , n farmer llvlnir north of the city several miles , wont down n well last night after a pig which had fallen In , and was overcome by foul air uu4 expired before ho could bo rescued. i * i TIIE VOIjUNTEISIl. Amerlcn'H Competitor For the Cup la Good Snillnu Condition. < Nnwl YOIIK , Sept. 10. [ Special Telegram to the Bun. I The Volunteer shipped her big flawless boom nt 3 o'clock this afternoon , Her voluminous new mainsail was bent on It an hour later , and at 3:40 : o'clock she was beating down the bay avainst a mild south westerly breeze. Her sails seemed to lit d- mlrably. She saluted , , thn Thistle as sha tacked elf Tomkinsvlllo by lowering her pen nant. The cutter's ensign was dipped In acknowledgment of the courtesy. A piece fifteen Inches long had been sawed elf th end of the new boom In Mumm's shipyard , thus reducing Its length to 85 feet 0 Inches. An old and enthusiastic worshipper ot center boards took tint llfteen-lnch plccn of wood homo , docoiated with ribbons and put it on the table in his parlor , lln says It is the fragment of tint "Mreote at stick" ho over saw and that he Intends to keep it as a memento of the great victor ( to be ) ot tha greatest single Htlcker In the world. Thu Volunteer will 1:0on thu drv doci ; nt Tcbos to-morrow mornlni : just alter the schooner Montiuik Is taken oil. Mr. E. C. Benedict , of the Hlcum yacht Onoldu , has offered the ) use of Ins boat to General Paine during the trial rnres. Tim genrrnl IIKH accepted the oiler. Thu Onolda will i erfomi thn hamo terrices for the Volunteer as the Mohican will lor the Tlilstle. Tl.e ciosv of thu Thlhtle spent the day overhauling her runnlnirnnd standing ringing.lillo.Sall - maker Untsoy , with three assistants , were sewInt : on her ally balloons. Mr. Kalsoy H.i'id the Immaculate siilmialcer that iirosu from thn lore hatch In 1-rlday'n race like a specter out of n htime trap door , was not tha cutler's tuclni : sail. Thin maHterpieco nt tlie tnUnmker'ft skill will. Mr. Itatsey hays , ho n revelation to Anu-i.can . vaclitmnn. ll Is < it yellowish line und very IMit. Tim Thistle's lacing crew will consist of between thirty and flirty men , eight ot whom will bo lakun fronUlio hteam yuclit Mohlrvn. Mr. Hell Bald to-dny that newspaper IIUMI will bo ) admitted Wednesday to thu KM vim : dock tit tholdOtor Vnnllruntstieut. South Ueooklyti , to sen Hie. iuutclilua'1'cutter's hull. No out. will be allowed to u P" board.