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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOBNING. SEPTEMBEH 24 , 1887. NUMBER A BIG CARGO OF CHOLERA , A Steamship Pall of the Asiatic Staple Touches NOW York Harbor. DEATH OF EIGHT PASSENGERS , Prompt Bloaaarua Taken By the Health Officer * Surgeon General Hamilton Consider * An Epi demic Unlikely. A Cargo of Cholera Arrive * . Yonit , Sept 23. The stcamshln Alo- sla , which arrived below last night from Marseilles and Naples with GOO passengers lias Asiatic cholera aboard. Eight of her passenger ; died on the passaze and on her arrival at quarantine the health ofllcer found four cases aboard. Ho has sent the Alesla and tier passenger's to the west bank In the lower bay. The Alesla left Marseilles August 30 , and Naples September 4. She Is consigned to Elwell & Co. On September 12 Lulgl Maria , a steerage passenger aged 23 years , was taken sick and died on the 15th. Paul Antonio Baldyarla , another steerage passenger aged 'W , was taken sick and died on the same date , the 16th. Jean Lenlvolln , a sailor , aged 40 , died the following day , In less than twenty-four hours from the tlmo he was taken down with the disease. On'tho 17th Jtan Sommaa sailor , aged 80 , was taken sick. Ho died on tr.c 10th. Seratin Do Lls , aged 21 , a steerage pas senger , died on the20th. Anna Vellrlaged , a steerage passenger , aged 47 , died on the 21st Franclsca Matteo , aged 41 , was taken sick before coming on board , and died on the 22d , probably of bronchlttls. Maria Antonl Scala Vcno , aged 59 , was also ailing at the time of coming on board , and died on the 92d. though without symptoms ol cholera. All the above were bnrled at sea. The Alesla Is now In the lower bay. Her sick passengers will bo transferred to Swine- buruo Island hospital. All remaining passen gers will be transferred to I tollman Island lor observation. The ship will remain In the lower bay until she has been thoroughly fumigated and cleansed. Thu general agent of thn Fadro line , J. Tei Knlle , was notified , and the quarantine com missioners , Mr. Tor Knllo and E. S. Mollen , secretary of the quarantine commission , at once proceeded to Quarantine. An extended examination by Health OlllccrSmlthresulted in the discovery of four additional cases'on board which had apparently developed dur Ing the day. The ship was at once ordered down to the lower bay. The sick were conveyed to thohospitals ; on Swlnburn' ! Island , and the remainder ot the Ml passes gors wcro transferred to the hospital at Holt man's Island. Thu three cabin passengers or board , together with forty-llvo surviving members of the crew , worn also transferred tr Hoffman's Island by the CastleUardcn trans fer boat The steamer Ascsla sailed from Naples al the tlmo when cholera was raging In timtcitj and vicinity. Those who were taken sick gal aboard the steamer al Naples. It Is though ! sonic of the cases originally came from Sicily , In speaking of Ins experience ut the hospl tal Mr. Tur Knllo said he was very muchsur prised to see every ono so cheerful on board the steamer. Every ono seemed as happj and contented as possible. The only person ; who were not enjoying themselves were those who were sick or had relatives whc were suffering. The vast amount ol baggage which Is always carried on board Italian steamships was taker off the steamer to lloffhmn's Island. Ttu bazcago and passengers were placed In one of the largo hospitals and subjected to r rigorous fumigation with sulphur. As fast a ! the passengers and baggage were fumigated they were transferred to the Immense hospi tal buildings. Kverthing was done to avoid all chance of future ravages of the disease. . The steamer was also subjected tc a thorough disinfection nnd cleaning Many of the people who were on the Alesti Undoubtedly fled from the epidemic which I now raging in Italy and Sicily. At least oni of the passengers was already sick when tin steamer left Naples. It was not then Knowt that the disease was cholera. Steamer ! which hereafter arrive from Medltcrraneai ports will be subjected to a ver ; close examination by the health ofllcers The steamer India , which arrived oil quar antine this afternoon from Palermo , Naplei nnd Messina , was closely examined fo cholera cases. None were found , however The India's bill of health from Naples signed by Edward Camphauson , Unitei States * consul , states that then nro many cases of choleri nt Naples and vicinity. Sevont ; ttor cent of the cases are fatal. Tlm Palurmc bill of health states the death rate there to bi fifteen a day. The Messina bill of hcaltl states that there are two now cases of choleri on an avcrairo a day In that city. The Indli sailed from Naples two days later than tin Alesla. President Bayles , of the health board , 1 not at all alarmed over the outbreak o cholera upon the Alesta. It Is too late In tin season , he says , to worry. The departmcn Is In good shape to deal with the disease. Nn Cause For Alarm. WASHINGTON , Sept 23. Dr. Hamilton Burgeon general of the manno hospital ser vice , said to-nUht that the arrival of a slngl Ihlp at Now York Infected with Asiatic chol era need not give occasion for alarm. Ex porlences of the past , the doctor said , wer not likely to be repeated , because the valu Df precautionary measures was now apprec ated and their lessons too well undei stood by health ofllcers throughout th country for their neeleci to tak any precautions necessary on an occasion o this kind. The history of past epidemics hn Bhown that It was only bv repeated arrival of cholera-Infected vessels that the dlseas had galncd'a foothold In this country. J was not Indigenous and our climate and so were not favorable to Its propagation. Oi ders have been sent by the marine hosnltt service to the national quarantine station at Cape Charles and Delaware breakwater t detain all vessels coming from Italy and re port the sauio to the bureau. A SHYLOCK FINED $1UUO. ACInclnnati UNUrnr Meets u Deserve Punishment. CINCINNATI , O. , Sept 23 , Judge Caldwe this morning Inflicted a severe punlshmei on O. M. Johnson , a usurer. Under the pn tense ot desiring to help the poor ho has ai vanccd tlif in small sums ot money and pi bills of sale on their household effects. II then charged them a premium for the monc and put on a rate of Interest that for usurlou n s was simply astounding. In one li stance he charged 200 per cent on about 9S HU business was really pawnbroklng , but I claimed that his system ot taking bills i sale exempted him from paying the pawl broker's license. Several times during tl last few months ho has had several poor me arrested for disposing of a few bits ot tl rickety furniture on which his plalms we founded. It became c nuisance In the eyi ot the authorities , and his atfalrs were inve tigated with the result of having him a rested on a charge of conducting R pawi broker's business without license. The ca was heard last week and taken by Judj Caldwcll for examination. Ihls moining I announced his decision and found the d fendant guilty. Then by Imposing a heal tine ho destroyed the usurer's profits ar turned Into the cotiers ot the state a su equal to four times the cost or a license. Tl sentence staggered the prisoner , nnd I trembled visibly as the words "Sl.OOO n\ costs" were pronounced , lu addition Jud , Caldwcll gave him a scathing rebuke tor li liardhearteduess and his evasion of the la' ' Ev-JMInlstcr Waahburnc Dying. CHICAGO , Sept. 23. The hopa of the i covery of Hon. E. B. Wasliburiio , ex-mln ,4 , tor to Franco , who was stricken with pr alysls Wednesday , was this nionilnz aba iloned by thu physicians. A change-for t worse was plainly noticeable. Today .tVashburne'B seventy-am birthday. THE TEXAS CYCLONE. Damage Dane V r In Excess of A Million Dollar * . BnowNsviu.E , Tex. , Sept. 23. The tele graph several days ago gave notice of a hur ricane southwest ot Havana and moving this way , and for two or three days the weather Indications showed the approach ot a storm. Though the barometer and tldo In the Gulf usually glvos warnme ot the coming of bad weather , this storm gave no notice ot Its Immediate approach. At 0 o'clock Tuesday evening the norther , that had been blowing for several days. Increased lu fierceness with heavy gusts of rain and In a short tlmo the hurricane was on the town In full force , the wind reaching , In the height of the storm , a velocity of sjveuty-elght miles an hour. All night long It coutlnued , the howling being mingled now and thnn with the crash of a falling house , the rending sound of falling trees , and the rattling of fences as they went over or the shouts ot those deserting their crumbling residences or Imploring aid. Morning dawned on a scene ot desolation. Water tilled the streets , through which a roaring north wind drove the rain like great volleys of small shot. Fallen trees , ruins of houses and prostrate fences all half submcnre'd In water , rendered passage dif ficult and , at times , dangerous. At 2SO : p. m. the wind lulled and there was almost a dead calm. The damage In the countrv and the two cities Is Incalcuable. Countless heads of cattle and sheep have bcon lost and crops ot cotton , corn and sugarcane completely pro strated and destroyed. Ono rancher on a small place calculates his loss In cotton alone at 820,000 , and many others ant equally heavy losers. The total of losscs'wlll bu far beyond S 1,000.000. In Brownsville the chief sufferers were among the poor. ' Between sixty nnd eighty "jacals , " or the cheaper class ot dwellings were blown down and fully 300 partially unroofed and rendered uninhabitable. The telegraph wire from Point Isabel Is down , and it Is not known how things are there. There Is great suffering among the poor , many of whom are without resources. The river Is again very high and overflowing Us banks. In Matamoras the narrow streets during the storm were seas of water from an' anKle to nearly a hip deep. Even In the more cen tral parts of the town the streets are alien- cumbered with debris. In the city about a dozen houses of I ho bettor class and fully ISO or 200 jacals were prostrated , while from 400 to 500 were unroofed or shattered. Public buildings nnd stores nnd the better class of dwellings leaked llko sieves , and are all atloat. " The unfortunate lagoon district south of Plaza del Capllla Is again Inundated. A largo portion of houses have fallen. The water was knee to waist deep. From 12 o'clock Tuesday night to noon yesterday the police , military and many citizens were engaged in saving the Inhabitants and their effects. The buffering In town and In the country Is gen erally severe. AN AGED MURDERER. Ho Confesses the Crime of Slaughter ing His Two Grandchildren. LKUANON , Pa. , Sept 23. William Show ers , the old man arrested several weeks ago charged with the Killing ot his two young grandchildren , made a confession of the crime this morning and Implicated his house keeper , Elizabeth Sereent , who , he says , held the light in the bed room while ho coin- in It ted the deed. Showers was arraigned in court this morning and plead guilty. Pryor and the Anarchists. NKW YOIIK. Sept 23-Captaln Black , who arrived from Chicago last night , was at the office of General Roger A. Pryor at 11 o'clock this morning to present the case of the con demned anarchists to the lawyer , with a view to carrying the case to the United States supreme court General Pryor had said ho would not commit himself to the manage ment of the case , at least until ho was made thoroughly acquainted with It. The consultation lasted until 1:45 : o'clock. When Captain Black came out from the law yers' sanctum his face was wreathed In smiles. Ho would only say , however , "I have won General Pryor over , having ex plained everything to his satisfaction , and convinced him of the justness of our side. " General Pryor said : "I am con vinced that the points taken by Captain Black are excellent , and that an ap plication for a writ of error will be well founded. I do not sco how the application can bo refused , and wo will not lose a moment in carrying the case to Washington. I am confident that wo shall obtain a writ In time to prevent the execution of the condemned men. fn mv judgment , formed from Captain Black's notes , the records will show so many errors that no great exertion will bo necessary foi us to win. The unexpected may happen , ol course , but 1 have no fears. " New York Notes. NKW YOUK , Sept. 23. [ Special Telegram to the BKK.I The Baltimore & Ohio hr.s or dered a general reduction of expenses. The hlyh priced employes lu the telegraphic de partment will bo replaced by cheaper men. The New Jersey democrats have appointed a committee to go to Washington to root GUI republicans In office. Out of 200 Jersey of flee holders , only twenty are democrats. Joseph Dion , the veteran Dllllardlst , Is rational at the asylum , but lias relapses wher he comes to this city. Friends of Jay Gould stated this afternoor that he would leave tor Europe the first wee I In October by regular steamer. He wll send the Ataianta to Marseilles , lie will re main abroad a year , spending the fall anr winter on the Mediterranean , and visltiiij Egypt and Palestine. A Lost Schooner. CHEIIOYOA.N , Mich. , Sept. 23. The pro peller Messenger sighted the schooner Ork ney Lass In distress last evening near Spec tacle Reef , drifting down Lake Huron. Tin Mesbenger offered to tow her Into port fo $100 , but the captain of the vessel would no1 pay it Her mainmasts were gone near th < duck and she lay on her sldo by the shlttlni of her Immense cargo of cedar , nnd was dras glng both anchors. Nothing has been bean of her since. The wind blew a gale trom th northwest all night. Horrible Wife Murder. PiTTsnuuo , i'a. , Sept. 23. Thomas Me Konna , a laboring man , sixty-seven years o age , brutally murdered his wife this mornln at their homo in McKeesport , Pa. She wa sleeping at the time. He first struck her 01 the head wltlan \ axe and then bur led a knlf in her heart After his arrest ho said ho hat been contemplating the deed for years , bu had refrained until his children bad reache the ago when they could care for themselves Ho claims that she was unfaithful to him. A Pig-Tall niow-Out. SAN Fn.vNcisco , Sept 23. The Chines residents of the city had a remarkableparad to-day In honor ot the great Idol known a "Tan Wong , " recently brought from Chlnn The parade was of oriental mngnlticencc Ono ot the features of thn parade beside Tan Wong was a huge artillclal dragon , 1 ? feet long , and the most gorgeous ever seen I America. DnlniTH of the Odd FcllowH. a a DF.NVKK , Sept. 23. In the Sovereigi Grand lodge , I. O. O. F , , to-day several com munlcatlons regarding the place of holdim the next annual meeting were read , nnd nfte a spirited contest a resolution was adopted t hold the session nt Los Angeles , Culm A Boodle Victim. CHICAGO. , Sept. 23. John Freer , ofth schooner Marsh , who Is said to liavo ai slsted Boodlcr McUarlgln to escape to Cat nda , was arrested this morning upon rear ! Ing the cltv. Ho promptly gave Dall In tti sum of 51,000 and was released. A California Ilnnglng. SAX FitAxcisco , Sept 23. John Kerni ghan was hanged at noon to-day for tl : murder of his t > Utt > r-ln-law , Martha An .Hood , In October- HOW THE "ROMEO" WAS LOST Graphic Description of the Disaster By the Vessel's Owner , A WALL OF SEETHING WATER , The Dreadful Mascarot Explained By a Distinguished French Scient ist Paris Kxcltod Over the Dis missal of Two Ofllccrs. The Slnklnttof the Romeo. 1S87 bu James Oonlm Bnmett.1 QUILLEUOIIIKUK , near Vlllequlcr on the Seine , Sept. 23. [ Now Yorl ; Herald Cable- Special to the BKK.J-TMO loss of the British steamer Romeo which , after It had stranded at Lavacquorle near this little town , was swamped at midnight yesterday , has added seven more souls to the long list of victims annually swallowed up by the mascaret Among the seven was a Liverpool solicitor , an old man. The rest formed part of the crow. Mr. Bowcrlnz , ownur of the Komco , which was a magnificent vessel built In ISSii , had a terrlblo struggle with the waves , but managed to escape. The story he tolls of his fight for life ts strikingly dramatic. The mascarot was duo at Lavacquorln a little before - fore midnight , but Captain Williams , the commander of the Hoinoo , supposed that the position of his vessel would unable It to re sist the expected shock. Mr. Bowering was on deck when the disaster occurred. "Through the darkness , " he says , "amid a tremendous noise we suddenly perceived a whlto wall ten feet high barring the Seine and advancing at llghtnln. : speed. The tirst wave knocked the v.issel round , shifting her position so that she lay athwart the stream. The second wave swam nod her altogether. 1 was on the brldje with my poor friend Oldman , the captain and several inon , when we were caught by the rush of water , and hurried Into the rlvor with the sailors who appened to bo on deck. Sis poor fellows , noslly Scandinavians , sank to the bottom. The shock was so violent that Oldman was washed aaalnst some ralllntri and broke his eg. 'Two sailors hurried to his assistance ml plunged into the stream after him re gardless of danger , but the current had wont him away. 1 heard all this later , tor lie violence of the .Hood had carried me a , eng distance from the vessel. 1 had a pair if heavy hunting boots on while over n thick suit I had an ulster which paralyzed my movements. There seemed absolutely no chance for me , but I didn't give In and struck out desper ately for life. For an hour and a quarter 1 managed to keep afloat battling with the Ide , which prevented my approaching the shore even If 1 could have seen it. My ankles and wrists were covered with bruises and my clothes were all torn to ags when I at last succeeded In making the north bank and sank down In : ho meadow flooded with water. Rising , 1 stumbled on straight ahead , half dead with 'atiguo , until 1 reached a road which led mete to VHIequler , where 1 took shelter at an Inn. It was then a quarter past 2. " Oilier survivors owed their escape to hav- nc taken refuge on the keel of the steamer. The mascaret had , as usual , attracted hun dreds of sight-seers , parties , scientists and ourlsts from Pans. Many make -a point.of never missing the magnificent spectacle. Aino-g them was M. Camille Flammarlon , he well-known astronomer , whom I have ust Interviewed. M. Flammarlon. who has ust published a new book , "Dana le Clul ct Sur la Terr , " was full of the subject On my asking the scientific explana tion of the mascaret , ho said the mrscaret or "fa barro" Is caused by the collision of the Selno and the sea nt exceptionally high tides. The Selno flowing ranqullly toward the ocean meets a strangu obstacle ; suddenly tlnds Its course barred The ocean opooses Its passage , the Seine struggles , resists , overflows right and left , tries to get by , but rising llko a dense Impene trable wall , the ocean furiously forces the river to roll back Impetuously In a scathing mass otten several yards high , twenty- live Kilometers toward Its source , destroying buildings and swamping vessels In Its course. In an Instant the peaceful river seems transformed Into a boiling sea. Woo betide the luckless traveler who tries to cross the stream just then. You remember what happened to thu daughter of Victor Hugo and her husband , Charles Vacquerl. They were rowing at Villequler one day forty-four years ago when they were surprised by the mascaret and drowned with a man and a boy who accompanied them. The flood passes in five minutes , but the phenomenon is repeated three or four days In succession. Mascarets occur In the Ulronde and a few other rivers , including on In America , the name of which 1 forgot , but they are trlfllnp compared with those on the Seine. Anothei very violent mascaret is due October 18. Thi exact day and minute ot the flood's arrlva are always known In advance and warnln ; given , but despite this disasters continual ! ] happen. As I mentioned in ono of in3 books , the churchyard of Villequler tells th < dread tale of havoo worked by the mascaret Certain peculiar conditions are required tc produce the phenomenon. The river inns flow swiftly in the direction of tin approaching flood. Next it mus widen considerably. Lastly the bottom mus rise gradually trom the mouth towan the source. Then as the first wave spread ; In the shallower water they are out-run by those following which roll over them obedl ent to the mechanical law that the speed ol waves increases with the depth of th stream. " _ Two French Officers Removed. | CopurloM 1S37 by Jama Q < mlon IlcimcttJ PAHIS ( via Havre ) , Sept 23. | N w Yorl Herald Cable Special to the UEK.J Muct excitement was caused In military circles to night by thu news that two officers occupy i m high commands In the French army had beei removed from their posts. The first I General Urandles , wno commanded th cavalry division at the recent mar ceuvrcs of the Ninth army corps with , I appears , very Indifferent success. The second end is Brigadier General Allan , who showec Ids hostility to the present government b ; censuring several of his subordinates to golne to the railway station atUreux , with out express orders , the other day , to welcom M. Heietlla , the minister , to the town , i hot altercation Is said to have taken place be tween the minister , the local prefect an General Allan. William O'Hrlon'8 Trial. Come , Sept. 23. William O'Brien , who I charged by the government with scditloi under the coercion actwas taken to-day froi the Cork jail to Mltchollstown , where the al leged seditious { alienage was used , to stan trialjjefore the court there. As ho loft th city under a guard of a detachment of hu : ears and police ho was loudly cheered. Upoi their arrival at Mltchellstown , O'Brien wa received with tremendous encoring Dy largo crowd which had gathered to welcom hiii ) . The crowd manifested great exctti inont , but tfiero wore no Indications of dls order. O'Brien was Immediately conveyed by hi guards to the court room. Many Knglls ladle * werepresvctt ? > vUaej3 Uw UlfU , an O'Brien was the recipient of bouquets from a number of them. When the case of O'Brkn was opened sev eral policemen were called as witnesses for the government Tbey testified from mem ory as to O'Brien's langtiiv * , which , they as serted , tended to Incite hU listener ! ) to vie lence. During the hearing ot this evidence a procession armed with sticks and headed by a waxou carrying a band marched Into the town from the country. The hussars stopped the wagon , but allowed thn other part ot the procession to proceed. The procession took up a position close to the court room , but order was observed. Uarr'ngton ' had a spirited altercation with the opposlnc counsel , during which Magis trate Eaton threatened to remove him from the court unless he moderated his language. Harrington replied that he would remove himself and have nothing more to do with such a solemn farce. The excited crowd fol lowed the car In which O'Brien was taken to prison , hooting and yelling at thu soldiers. Chamherlain'H Cowardly Sponcli. LONDON , Sept. 23. Chamberlain presided to-day at a private meeting of the Birming ham radical union. He characterized the liberal association's condemnation of gov ernment interference with the meetings In Ireland as an impertinent absurdity. It was the paramount duty of the executive to enforce the law and unless the country supported the executive there would be an end ot social freedom. The conflict was between the written law of the land and the written law of the Irish National league and ho honed that the for mer would triumph. He believed that the league was dying a natural death , but on account of an arrant agitator , whose living depended upon It , the organization must l > e expected to din hard. Regarding the Mltchellstown affair , hn said on the whole ho thought the col Ice acted with for- be-tranco and in a splendid manner for not tiring until thu barracks was stormed. The government ought to have proclalmod the Mltchellstown meeting. Celebrating ninmarok'a Appointment. BF.IIMN , Sept 23. To-day was the twenty- fifth anniversary ot the appointment of Bis marck as Prussian prlino minister. The day was observed at Filedrichsruhe by a distin guished gttherlnsr. Emperor William sent a letter of congratu- 'atlon and a present and members of the nlnlstry individually sent good wishes. A argo number of congratulatory telegrams wuru received by the chancellor. Many Lives Lioat By Floods. CATUO , Sept. 23.-lt Is reported that be yond Wady Haifa hundreds of lives have been lost in the floods caused by the rising of ' .he Nile. NOT ON THK filLUS. An Actress At tlio Casino Takes a Hie Draper. NEW Yonic , Sept. 2a. [ Special Teleeram totheltai : . ] The production of "Tho Mar quis , " which succeeded "Ermine" at the Casino , was marked by an Incident that was not down on the nrogramme , and that caused equal astonishment to audlonce. actors and managers. Stella Morris , an actress who filled a sobrettorolo had succeeded In giving an approximate degree of satisfaction to the stage manager In the final rehearsals. When she appeared upon the stage in the first act , however , she Introduced a number of novel cllects that amazed the spectators and drove the stage manager Into a'state of frenzy , llo danced about the wings wildly gesticulating at her , but his gesticulations were un heeded. Several of the actors on the 8ta < e were seen towhisper' to her , but she eave as little lieod to them. When she was expected to sing she preserved an embarrassing sllunca , but treated the audience Instead to inane smiles. When she spoke her lines there was a strange indistinctness about her tones. When she moved about the stage there was an uncer tainty about her steps that created muck as tonishment It was with evident relief that every ono on the stage saw the curtain fall at the end of the tirst act , ' In the second act Miss Morris did not appear , although the character she enacted was somewhat essential to thu progress ot the play. The explanation ot the young actress' strange conduct was that she was intoxicated. Early in the evening she manifested much nervousness and ex pressed a fear that she Would break down on the stage. Some of her companions advised nor to take whisky as a "bracer" and she took so much that she WAS utterly unlit to appear. But no one noticed her condition until she was befoie the footlights. When the curtain had fallen on the first act she was hurried to her room , Her sta''o costume quickly exchanged for tier street dress and she was promptly bundled home In a cab. KILLED IN THK STREET , Prominent Resident of Leaven- worth Murdered by Negroes. LKAVENWOUTII , Kan. , Sept. 23. Hunry Rlchter , a well-known ( Serman cltl/on , while passing the comer of Uolawaie street and Broadway last evening about 7M : o'clock , was attacked by two colored roughs who at tempted to rob him. He resisted , and the two men seized him , and , forcing him to his knees , pulled his head back , and ono of them with a razor deliberately cut his throat , caus ing almost Instant death. The deed was done under the full glare of an electric light , and , although some passers-by attempted to capture the two murderers , they made good their escape and have not yet been secured. General llawlny'a Engagement. PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 23. fSpoolal Telegram - gram to the BKir : | The announcement made yesterday of the engagement of Sen ator Joseph It. Hawley , of Connecticut , and Miss Edith llorner , now of tbls city , and re cently of England , will attract unnsual Interest and widespread congratulation. Miss Homer I.as been for the past four years associate aim assistant of Miss Fisher In the management and direction of the corps ot nurses at Blockloy almshouso. Miss llorner began her most successful labors hero after a successful training in England and practical experience In caio of the sick and wounded during the Xulu-Egyptian wars. She spent the summer In a visit to her family place In one of the counties near London and ( ieu. cral Hawloy's acquaintance with her , begin ning with thu outwardvoyagewas continued during their stay In England and ended In the engagement announced. Both returned to this country on the eamo steamer , landing last week add coming to this city during the centennial celebration , ' At the closing exer cises and at the dinner at the Academy ol Music ( ieneral llawley was a consplcuom figure. General llawlqy'fl wife died a llttk ever a year ago. > Wedded tH | Secret ST. JOSEIMI.MO. , Sept 23. ( Special Teh > pram to the BEE , ] J. JL Ilautugrass , ot St Louis , and Miss Rachel Hershfietd , n ! Leavenworth , werf tiacretly married In Wyandotte. Kas. , and arrived In this citj this morning , when their marriage was made public. The affair lias produced a sensation In wealthy Jewlih circles here. Mls < Herslitield was well'known and the daughtui ot a wealthy wholesale jewelry merchant a Leavenworih. The brldo's parents objectei to the wedding and the couple had de termined to marry In secret ASoml-Contennlnl Celebration. LYONS , N. Y. , Sept 03 , The bcml-conten- nlal celebration herd to-day Is accounted tlx most marked event In the history of tin history of tlm place. Thu distinguished vis Itors include United States Senator Join Sherman. After the procession Senator Sherman and lllscoikhuld n reception at tin fair grounds. Senator Hiscock and Senate Sherman at their reception spoke at longtl on the agricultural sources of the country York Cclcbrntlnc. YOUK , Pa. , Sept. St. Although the da : dawned with the skies overcast und with ; raw. chilly brewe , the town was to-daj thronged with visitors tu the centennial Vele bratloa , which ha1 , been very successful. I yvill be continued to-uionow. THE TESTIMONY OF THURSTON Nebraska's Qreat Oil Boom Lawyer Before the Pacific Commission. HOW COUNTIES WERE CARRIED. IIo TclU n Harrowing Tale of the Per * ccutlonp of the rtnadfl Dy Ne braska Legislative En actments. The Pacific Investigation. NEW YOIIK , bept 23. I'athllnder General John C. Fremont was a prominent tUure at to-day's meeting of the Pacific Kail road com mission. He had been subpuinaed at his New Jersey dome by Sergcant-ut-Arms Welsh nnd had come to testify with reference to some of General Stone's statements to the commis sion whHn it was In Omaha. The examina tion of General Dodge was resumed as to the cost of constructing the Union Pacific. The witness said thu road would not have cost one-third what It did hud not the gov ernment desired the work rushed. General Grant telegraphed to the company that the government would do anything to facilitate expedition of the work. The general thought the road could have paid Its debt to the gov ernment had not congress kept Interfering with Its business. Judxe John M.Thurston was next called. He WAS appointed assistant solicitor to the Union Pacllin for Nebraska in 1ST5. Before his regular appointment ho had done service for the company In assisting to have recon sidered by the Nebraska legislature a bill that was Injurious to the company's Interests. Witness stated that the people of Nebraska do not like the railroads nnd members of the legislature vie with each other In offering bills that are det rimental to the railroads. Witness' duty was to meet the anti-railroad people and argue with them. In reply to a question by Governor Pattlson regarding certain vouch ers , witness said the money had been used in "stumping" two counties to nrevent nn op position rail way coming lu. There was no ittumpt to buy voters then or at other times. General John C. Fremont took the stand nnd 'aid that with General Ewlng and others 10 paid $203,000 for the Leavenworth , I'awneo & Western railroad In 1803 , There w.xs scarcely any construction there , in 1804 the general retired , receiving about what ho paid. Ho never had any land In buying votes. At his own request General Thomas Ewlng then took the stand nnd made a lengthy statement respecting his connection with the Leavenworth , Pawnee & Western road , and especially In reference to certain contracts alleged to liavo been made In aid of the pas sage of the tirst Pacific railroad law. Ho was connected with thu road as a director about ono year , but never took any active part In Its nnnagement What few contracts he had knowledge of were made in consideration of egltlmato services. Of any others he had no knowledge whatever. The Itallrond Lawyer's Check. NEW YOIIK , Sent 23. ( Special Telozram to the BEE. j The rather caustic letter which Alfred A. Cohen , counsel of the Cen tral Pacific railroad company , sent to the Pa- cilic railroad commission yesterday , was much discussed in railroad and political cir cles last night. Cohen expressed unwilling ness to discuss Its contents or In fact say anything about the labors of the commission. "Tho letter explains Itself , " he said , "and 1 can only add that It It ts unfortunate that so much money belonging to the government and thu Cen tral Pacific should have been wasted In reproducing Information that has been In possession of the government for several years past. 1 think it was the Intention of the president when he approved the bill author izing this commission nnd appointed the members that they should obtain the views of the directors and managers of these railroads as to thu most leasable measure of ar ranging and settling the indebtedness due to the government bt't the efforts of the major ity of the commission appear to have been confined to preferring charges of miscon duct. " CASE THItOWN OUT OP COUHT A Nebraska Woman Deprived of Her Homestead By Secretary Latnar. WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. ( SpecialTelegram to the BKE. ] The secretary of the Interior las written the following letter to the com missioner of the general land ofllce : "On thu 18th of June last Mrs. Almlra M. Day filed in this department a motion for review ' of my decision dated November 18 , IBfeo , which atlirmed the decision of your olllco of June 22 , 1885. holding for cancellation her liomestead entry , No. 0,43 $ , made October 19 , 1S31 , upon the e K of no K sec 3.1 and the w _ of nw } { sec 34 , tp 2 n , r 22 w , Bloomington - ton , Neb. Said decision was an approval of the conclusion arrived at by the register nnd receiver , after hearing had and on the evi dence adduced at thu contest trial. After a lapse of seven months contcsteo comes In with her motion for review , filing therewith certain ox parte aflldavits in support ot her allegation that said decision adverse to her was not in accordance with the facts as they existed , and , as she claims , not justified by the evidence in the record. Motions for review or reconsideration of the decisions made by this department will be allowed in accordance with the legal principles applica ble to motions for new trials at law after duo notice to the opposing party , and. except when based upon newly discovered evidence , must be filled within thirty days from notice of such decision. ( Rules 76 and 17 of prac tice. ) This motion was uot filed until seven months after the rendition of the decision , n review of which Is sought. There Is no alle gation that notice thereof was not duly re ceived , nor is it averred that there Is any newly discovered evidence. Neither Is there any evidence of notice to the opposing party , nnd there Is no allldavit of the party , or his attorney , as required by rule 78 of practice , that the motion is made in coed faith and not for the purpose of delay , bald motion not appearing to have been tiled In time , nnd being defective in the several particulars mentioned , must bu and It Is denied , nnd tiansmitted herewith. You will please notify the applicant. " Railroad Grams Hoadjiisted. WASHINGTON. Sent. 23. The commis sioner general of the land olllco has com pleted the adjustment of nlno railroad grants out of the whole number of such grants uend- Ing for adjustment , throe of which have been reported to the secretary of the Interior and the remainder are being prepared for trans- inlttal. The land olllco adjustment In these cases shows that the St. Joseph & Donvei City railroad company has received 22.27C ncres of land In Nubraska outside of the rail road limits , and that the company would be entitled : o.U3,859 acres more than received II there weru lands within the limits subject tc selection. Nearly nil thu lands have been ex hausted and therefore this grant Is practically closed. In the other eight cases the adjust inont shows that an aggregate ot l,2.V,4b. ) ' acres have been erroneously patented 01 certified In excess of the amounts due undei thu grantft and that the sainu companies havt tiled their lists of selections aggregating 1,014wt : acies lu addition , making u total ol ' . ' .b'JT.&H acres received nnd claimed In excesi of grants. Among the roads mentioned arc thu following : Sioux City & St. Paul tail road company , of Iowa : Excess patented IGO.URI'J nciess ; reconvoyed to tun United States by the state of Iowa , 20.017.33 acres reconvoyed by 'oilier companies , 41,017.5' , acres ; nut excess patented , 101,041 acres Cedar Rapids .t Missouri Hlvcr railroad com < pany , Iowa : Excess certified , 128,018 acres awarded to other companies by tin United States supreme court , 109,7 ' , < acres ; remaining excess , 18,2ii3 acres : additional selections pending , 2,018 acres total remaining excess and excess selections 20h7/J acres. Chicago , St. Paul , Mluuear/olli % Omaha railroad company , Wisconsin : Irani satisfied by patent Issued : excess se- ectlons pending , ' . ' 4(1.003 ( acres. Same com- wny , iiaytleld branch : Excess approved- 7.1W acres ; additional excess selections , 2410 acres : total excess and excess solec- lens , lOi.nal acres. Commissioner Sparks will hold excess selections for rejection and cancellation and recommend suit in courts oset asldo excess patents and certificates. The Financial Situation. WASHINGTON , Sept. 83.-Spccal | ! Tele gram to the lEK.-Ueprc ) | ! > eiitntlvo Wllklns , of Ohio , who was a member of the house com- nittce on bunking and currency of the last congress , and who Is generally well posted on ilnanclal affairs , was disposed to take a very gloomy vlow of the financial situation early In the week. He was seen this morning on his way to the treasury and was asked vhat ho thought of the action of the admln- stnuton In Issuing the call for S14oouooo ot mnds. Mr. Wllklns teplled : " 1 think thn reastiry department has done exactly the iroiier tlilin ; . The action will release 814- 0,000 at once and within a few days 87- 000.000 more In Interest wilt bo oald. This vlll set In circulation upwards of 520,000,000 n currency , which will aid materially In thi ng over the tightness In the weslamisouth. " "Do you expect that this comparatively small sum wllf go very far towards relieving ho market ? " "It was confidence that was needed more han money , and the action of thu treasury vlll do a great deal towards restoring confi dence " "From your knowledge of the situation , vhat do you expect of thu stock market ? " " 1 am inclined to think there will bo a fall- ng otf In the price ot stocks. That Is to say , hat within a short time there will bo a re action in the upward tendency. 1 do not give this as a tip In but simply as my opinion as to the outlook. " \ \ Asiu.NfiTON , Sept 33. Treasury officials tote with satisfaction the reception by thn inancial world of yesterday's circular. IJe- fore noon to-dav the acting secretary re ceived offers to sell bonds to the amount of S 1,000,000. In addition to this the offers made by local banks on their own account and acting as agents for out of own linns have been received at he public moneys division of the department n nn amount not at present ascertalnable. The belief is freely oxnressed that thn danger of a money panic has been averted , at least 'or the present , by the last action of Secretary Thompson. Other encouraging features , they say , are found in the dally statement of government receipts and expenditures. They show that since the ulddle of the month about 82,500,000 have icon disbursed on account ot pensions. The apparent surplus for the month Is thus left at 314,500.000. lint none if the bond purchases are taken nto account In this dally statement , and If .ho deductions are made on this account and for prepayments of Interest the real surplus receipts for so much of the month of Septem- jer as had expired will bo reduced to sonic- thing like 35,000,000. Cleveland nnd Vllas. WAftiiiNriTOjf , Sept. 23. [ Special Tele gram to the linn. ] Administration hench men think thu president's candidate for vice president Is Vilas. Some of them have been U sea as between the postmaster general and Pension Commissioner Black , but In lookIng - Ing ever the route of the western trip they liavo secured their bearings. There Is nothing to show that Mr. Cleveland cares anything about the pension commissioner , llo cuts across his state at night. In the reception at Chicago It Is not thouelit there will bo any chance to work up a Black boom , but the two days which Mr. Cleveland gives Wisconsin , as atramst one to Illinois , are practically the private property of Vitas , lie It was who told the Mllwaukceans they should have the president for as long a time as Chicago. Thtm the rerontlon at Madison will bo evi dence to the badvers that the president holds his postmaster general in the highest esteem , which Is a fact. Democratic poli ticians here who have been watting to catch the drift are now sure that Cleveland wants Vilas on the ticket with him In lbt > 8. Settled Without Bloodshed. WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. The trouble which Hear Admiral Luco got Into with the navy department while In Canadian waters Is brought up again by the official correspond ence mode public to-night The episode led to the tendorof his resignation by Admiral Lucy Subsequently the admiral had an tntcrvlow with Secretary Whitney , in which matters were explained and thu correspondence Is the result of this Interview In official form. The communications from the secretary liist In formed the admiral that In making public his ouerles and answers lie was going out of the line of his duties and preju dicing the case of the government. To this the admiral replied that It was uninten tional and expressed a willingness.to with draw his rcslsnatlon if the secretary desired. The correspondence closes with the secre tary's reply , desiring the admiral to retain his command and commending his handling of the squadron. Fnlrchlld flack in WnHhlnctnn. WASHINGTON , Sept 23. Secretary Pair- child returned to Washington from Stock- bridge , Mass. , late last night , llo will re main In the cltv but a day or two and will not , during his stay , assume the formal duties of his office. When seen by an Asso ciated press reporter this afternoon the sec retary did not appear to feel very nnxlous re specting ttm financial situation , llo said ho found the business of the department In good shape. AH that had been done relative to bond purchases met with his approval. Hcbrntkn nnd Iowa I'onsons. WASHINGTON , Sept 25. [ Special Tele gram to the UEK.I Nebraska pensions In crease : Joseph Siimmere , Nellgh ; Henry Hike , Hclluvno. Iowa pensions Increase : c. W. Emery , Fairfax : C. C. Shaw , Marshalltovvn. He- USUP : John Adalr , Sloax City ; L. K. Fix , Burlington , Yesterday's Ilond Purchase. WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. The bonds pur chased by the treasury to-day aggregated Si.5l3.oso , including 3731,100 4 and S"7b,050 4J.J per cents. CriiHhcd in a Cotton Press , McMi'iiis , Tenn. , Sept. 2:1. : [ Suecial Telegram - gram to the HEB.1 A little son of Lcandcr Hill , living near Covlugton , Tenn. , went to his father's gin Wednesday , and seolnir the cotton press half full ot the fleecy staple the child lay down and went to sleep. Later the negroes tilled tin * press with lint to cnninlch the bale. A tcrrlllc pressure of the following block was brought down and when the bale was rolled up trom the press bound with Iron tics the lifo blood of the boy oo/ed slowly through the libra. The halo was at once opened and to the horror and unspeakable grief of Mr. Hill the body of his little son was found crushed to a jelly. Virginia Prohiimlon Conference. STAUXTON , Va. , Sept. 23. The state pro hibition conference met hero to-duy. Tin platform demands the piohlbltlon of the manufacture and .sale of alcoholic beverages by state und national law.s and that sucl laws bo vitalued by the party based upon principle and uncompromisingly commlttei : to their enforcement. It declares In favor ot dlslianchlhlng thu men who buy or sell votc < i and of restricting Immigration ; declares foi arbitration and the establishment ot n Matt labor bureau ; against the further granting ol public lands except to settlers ; favors free schools and the lilalr bill and llko measures llollniid'x Ditflcit. Tun HAOUK , Sept. 23. ln the secom chamber to-day Ilerr Itloom presented tht budget for IsSS. The deficit is ( intimated . ' , - 1W.OOO , which will raise thu total of niruniii lated deficits to 810,401,000. chieilr due to ex penditures for great public uorls. ; Jnntiy bind Seriously ll | . I.oNW > N"Sept 23.-lunny Und ( .Mndaim Otto Goldschmidt ) , the cuta'jrulvd S.wuJsl ! ,5lu cr , Is seriously 111 , ADDING INSULT TO INJURY , Mrs. Parsons Arrested in Chicago For Din trlbuting Her Htuband'i "Appeal. " OFFERS OF RELEASE REJECTED , ' The Condemned Men' Feeling Tetm pornrlly Encouraged Over Gea , cral Vrror'H View of the Case- * Opinions of Lawyer * Lucy Locked Up , CIIICAOO , Sept. 23. iSpeclnl Telegram to bo UIK. : | The radical anarchists have had i good subject to discourse on this evening * lie arrest and Imprisonment of Airs. Lucy Parsons for peddling on the open streets copies pf her husband's "appeal" printed In pamphlet form. The arrest was made bo- auso the distribution was contrary to a city ordinance , which applies to any kind of circulars. The patrolman who made the arrest told her to cease distributing the mmphlols and ho would not molest her. She refused this olfer. When taken to the nrmory the sergeant In charge offered to olcaso her It she would desist from further lolatlon of the ordinance. She again re used and remained In custody until nearly ! o'clock , when the editor of thaArboltoc Coining made a money deposit and secured let release. The radicals to-night are de nouncing the arrest as another act of brutality on the patt ot the police or "capitalistic ! eels , " as they style thorn. Mrs. Parsons ) classed as the "female martyr. " The Condemned More Cheerful. CmcAno , Sept 23. [ Special Telegram to hoUnK.1 The friends of the condemned nen were greatly cheered to-dav by the nowa hat General Pryor was confident of securing a writ of error from the supreme court on errors In the record , pointed out to him by 'nptnln Black. Somn attorneys hero say , lowcver , that they can't understand how a awycr of General Pryor's ability can malio such an enthusiastic statement after the de cision which has been rendered by the emi nent jurists of the Illinois supreme bench. The more conservative membe's of the defense - fonso coinmltteo say they have not a great deal of faith In a suproino cquit hearing and arc , therelore , wet king with all their might on tlm petition * . Jno of them Raid to-day : "Our work Is learly neutralized by the Insnno utterances > f that set ot eastern anarchists and revolu- .lonlsts , whoso solo wish Is to HOC these men mil ) , ' . I have no doubt that Most and his cll'iuo are doing all In their power to bring about this consummation , expecting In this event that riots and bloodshed may follow. i'ho circular circulated upon the streets yes- : erday was written bv Most andi published in his paper. Wo are doing our best to mnz- ? le these Idiots , but luivo had no success thus far. " _ A WHOMO TOWN HUHNEI ) . GrnvchurHt , Out. , Completely Wiped Out of ICxidtpMcc- . GiiAVENiiuiiST , Out. Sept 23. A terrlblo [ Ire broke out hero late last evening which bids fair to wlpo the town out of existence. All efforts to check or subdue the flames have proved unavailing owing to the Inflammable nature of the buildings. The Urllla tire brigade Is on the way to our assistance. The excitement has been tern lie. and It Is Im possible to ascertain how the tire originated , The loss , will bo enormous. The tire originated In Mowry's foundry , at the north end ot town , and , aided by n strong nortti wind , the north sldu of Main street was soon completely swept. Kvcry business linu&o In town was destroyed. The loss will exceed S 150,000. The Insurance Is unknown , but it Is small. There are no provisions In town. Forty-live places ot business and thirty- eight dwellings were destroyed and fully titty families are without food and shelter. Supplies of food were received to-day from outside places , but there was not sutlicient to go round. Assistance Is greatly needed , anil relict and shelter committees have been or ganized The loss is now placed at 8:00,000 , with a trilling Insurance. Taken tlin Ilakrry. JAOKftONViMii : , Fla. , Sept. 20. A tire broke out in a bakery in Sanford yesterday nnd destroyed almost the entire business portion of the town , fho damage Is esti mated at gHOO.OOO , with very little Insurance. Doth Loved the Sumo Girl. LITTLE KOCK , Ark. , Sept. 2A From an Indian Territory special It is learned that Hev. Alfred Beddington , n Baptist minister from Alabama , was fatally shot , last night , while attempting to enter the housu of a man named Glassmoro , who lives on the line be tween the Chnctaw and Chickasaw nations. Classroom and Beddington were ex-confed- erutu soldlcis , having seived through the war in an Alabama regiment. Uoth loved the same girl , but she nmirled Classmore. Wheu Beddington appeared In the neighborhood. last week , ( ilassmoru became jealous and ac cused him of coming there to steal his wife , and warned him away from the premises. To these threats Bcddlngton paid no attention , and when he rode up to Classmore's last night , the latter mot him In the yard ami shot him twice and lied. The weapon was a double-barrelled shotgun. Bcddington ts alive , but will hardly recover. Cla smoro had lately moved Into the territory from Mis souri. Th'o Munlolpnlliy Victorious. ST. Jos v. mi , Mo. , Sept. 23. ( Special Tele gram to the BKK.J Judge Spencer has dn- cided the suit of the Citizens' Street Railway Company vs. thu City of St. Joseph In favor of the city. The news was spread rapidly throughout the city , as the cable company .had declared that It could do nothing unless It was piotected. The Cltl/uns company asserts that It will flsht to thu bitter end and will appeal the case to the supreme court of thu Li nlted States if necessary. In that event n mass meeting of citizens will be called and money raised for defending the city. The cable company refuses to bo a party to the suit. Meeting of Orthodox FrnndH. ; RICHMOND , Ind. , bout. 2. ! . The llrst general - . eral representative conleronco of Orthodox Friends tor over half n century began Its ses sion in this city to-day. At the evening ses sion Dr. Klio.uH , president of Ilryn Mawr college , made a very able argument for ro- atllrmation by ) arlv meetings , collection of the testimony of the society to the Inspiration ot thu holy scriptures , tlm fatherhood of ( iod , atonement Ptid oilier olliees nf'Jeuis Christ , thu non-necessity of outward ordinances and thn lawfulness of their disuse for pencil nnd against oaths. The proposition was adopted. To Analyze Hour. ST. Lotus , Sept. 2 : ) . A special from Wash ington to tlm Wcstlii'hu Poitnsays : Co mi mlssioner ot Intiunnl Huvoniio Miller Is going to have thn Peer of all the leading breweries In the ronhtry analyzed by a com petent chomUt and gives as his reason there- tor ninny complaints in tha press and to himself ainlnhl HID iiiallty | of many beers In the market , it being claimed that they urn ndiiltntitted with elu'iiile.ils positively Injuri ous to health. Ho will proeuro samples , not trom liiewiii- * , but fiom retailers , and hopes to be able to nhow what thu puoplo drink. inrlhiuiki ; | ! in Culm. HAVANA , Sept. S3. A most severe shork ofcartluiunku WH tell at .Saiitlego , Cnbi ; , Sunday. Two prisons weio Injured oml homo houses wcro damaged. Shoeks whcro aVi felt lu ( iiiantamno , Mniv/aiilllo nnd Kin ton , J.-nulea. ISeinnliiH. Ni \ \ Yoi'.u , ! * upt 23. Thf > iKMly of ( icn- .CM ! Juilhoir-Kilpntrlck , formerly minister to JO' ' I'l ' : nrr v d 1r < nu V lnaraiso.tO-l ( y ,
