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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , ft
SEVENTEENTH YEAB. OMAHA , MONDAY MOEND G. 8EPTEMBEB 20. 1887. NUMBER 100- ]
SCENES OF BLOOD IN TEXAS ,
An Unkown Assassin Oats a Merchant's
Head From His Shoulders-
BOTH MEN CLAIMED THE CHIPS.
Four Youths Fight to the Death In a
IJlue IlltlKc Gambling Hell
A Dcntlly Sequel to the
Tragedy.
Pound a Headless Trunk.
NACOODOCIIKS , Tex. , Sept 25. At Doug
lass last night , J. K. Looney , one ot the mer
chants of the town , started from his dwell-
In * to his store after supper , when soinn
party attacked him and cut his head from oil
his shouldcis. No ono knows the assassin ,
but suspicion rests on two negroes near by
and citizens went to arrest them this morn-
Ing. The affair has created quite a stir hern ,
as the deceased was highly respected all over
the country. No cause can be assigned for
the dastardly act
FoiiKht With Knives.
McKi.NNEY , Tex. , Sept 25.-Ono of the
bloodiest affrays In the history of Texas took
t/laco / about 4 o'clock yesterday morning at
the town of Uluo Hldge , a small place In
this ( Collin ) county between McKinnoyaud
Denton , the county seat of Denton county.
Late Friday night four young men , 13ml
Scrivener , Coates Thacker and Albert and
James Turner , entered the Lone Star , a no
torious gambling house at til no Hldze , and
sat down to a game of poker. I'ho Turner
brothers played partners against Scrivener
and Thacker , the losing side to pay for the
drinks. They played for about four hours in
this way and by 8 o'clock in the morning
wore all pretty well loaded with whisky.
Doth Scrivener and Thacker had acquired
qulto'a reputation as lighters , but the Turner
boys , when sober , were peaceable and sel
dom got Into trouble. Yesterday mornlne ,
however , they were Inflamed with whisky
and In n short time they began to quarrel
with the other two men. About 3 o'clock they
quit Playing poker and decided to play faro
uwhlle. They had barely not started
nt the game when Albert Turner
raked In a pile of white chips which Scri
vener claimed belonged to himself and
Thacker. Albert Turner called Scrivener a
liar , ween the letter snatched a bowlo knife
from his belt and made a hinge at him , at the
fcanie time upsetting the table. Albert sprang
back In time to save himself , but James , who
throw out ills arm to save his brother , was
seriously cut by Scrivener's descending
weapon. The barkeeper and the few other
men who were in the room dared not at
tempt to separate the Inturlated combatants.
The Hashing of the deadly knives and the
groans and curses of the men as the reeking
weapons were kburied in the llesh made a
scene too terrible to be described. When the
fight was over Scrivener's dead body , liter
ally cut to pieces , was lying along the llooj ,
while only a few feet away lay Albert Tur
ner , his life fast ebbing away. By the
time he could bn removed to his home he was
n corpse. Thacker was badly cut
up , but none of his wounds are
regarded as fatal. Jamo.i Turner's right
hand was nearly severed from the arm and
his right cheek laid open so that his teeth
are exposed. Ho was arrested about noon
to-day and taken before Justice Wilson , but
while his examination was in progress ho
broke away and ran down the street. The
city marshal gave pursuit and shot htm In
the thigh. His arm Is much worse and It Is
thought will have to ba amputated , if no
lives , which hardly seems probable.
Late this afternoon , U. T. Kakle , ( Jeorgo
and Lewis Martin and .lames Urillith got
Into a quarrel over the tragedy and a
light ensued. George Martin stabbed Kaklo
with a bowie knife , killing him instantly ,
and James ( irlllith was shot by Lewis Mar
tin. Lewis Martin Is under arrest but
( Jeorge escaped.
Mutinous Convicts Fired On.
KNOXVIM.K , Tenn. , Sc.pt. 25. A mutiny of
convicts Is reported at the Knoxville Iron
company's coal mines at Coal Creek. They
refused to go to the mines yesterday after
noon , and the guards opened lire upon them ,
wounding three or four. One Is thought to
bo mortally wounded.
PHIL SHERIDAN FOU PESIDENT.
A Scheme to Hoom the Little War
rior For the Nomination.
Dn-niorr , Mich. , Sept. 25. [ Special Tele
gram to theUEi. . ] Jay llubboll said to-night
that there was n scheme on foot to nominate
a man for president whom ho denominated
as the best running man yet Pressed to tell
what ho know about It , Mr. Hubbell said that
General Phil Sheridan was the man and that
Don Cameron was ono of those ur in , ' the
matter. Mr. Hubbell said that n line life of
Sheridan was being prepared for political
purposes and that the scheme would be
sprung at the right moment before the nomi
nating convention. Speaking of Cleveland ,
Mr. Hubbell said he had ridden all day
Thursday with Mr. Converse , of Ohio , who
belongs to the Kandall wing , and who told
Hubbell that tlio people ot the south are
really against Cleveland and that the prosl-
u t canuotget a renomlnation.
Governor Algcr On the Situation.
CIMCAOO , Sept 25. [ Special Telegram to
the UEE.J Governor Alger , Of Michigan , Is
in the city this evening on his way to the
Grand Army reunion at St Louis. In speak
ing of matters political Governor Agler said
ho believed the tide of public sentiment was
setting so strongly toward Blalno that noth
ing could prevent his nomination for the
prcBideney bv the republicans next year.
Ho thought this sentiment was lar stronger
at the present iiimi than It was six months
ago and it appeared to him that It was grow
ing stronger every day. In shaking ot the
situation on the democratic side nnd the
almost certainty of Cleveland's nomination ,
ho said : "We must not depend upon tiie
dissatisfaction so much talked about In the
democratic camp hut get out and work hard
ana earnestly for the success of our parry. "
Signal Oflico Crop Synopsis.
AVAsiii.vdTON , &opl. 25. The following Is
n synopsis of the wcathorcrop bulletin Issued
by the signal otllco for thu week ending Sep
tember : Reports from tbo greater portion
of the winter wheat regions show that the
work of preparing the ground Is being - retarded
tarded on account ot the continued drought.
Iteports trom Tennessee , the middle Atlantic
states and New Knirland show that the
weather was favorable for crops and that the
seeding of wheat Is In progress. Iteports
from Kansas , Nebraska and the western
portions of Missouri aud Iowa Indicate that
the weather was favorable to growing crops.
Kilting frosts occuired as far south as cen
tral Illinois , northern Indiana , Ohio and
Michigan during the latter portion ot the
week.
Weekly Crop Itnport.
CIIICAOO , Sept 25. The Farmers Hevlow
In this week's ciop report will say : Since
our last report copious rains hava ueen ex
perienced where badly needed , Improving
the fall feed and putting thu ground In con
dition for fall plowing and suedlng , but
many sections are b.idly In need of rain. A
larger hioadth of corn th.in OUT before Is
Iwliig cut and hhooked lor winter tnr.igi * .
Water for stock . till continui's a seilous
problem In many IflMm ! . ' * .
\\Yuther
1'or Mebuuka : rold-r , fair weather ,
light to fresh noitlierlj winds.
for lowi : ThriMttMiIni ; wi'.ttucr with rain ,
fnllowul In cidder , tulr weather , tight tc
lrt"h v.ujniik' winds , geueially northwest'
erly.For
For Hastem and Central Dakota : Colder ,
far , unttliut. light to fies.li winds
northwesterly.
TUB CLKAHANCI3 IlECOKD.
Monetary Transaction * In the Coun
try During the Past Week.
UOSTON , Mass. , Sept 25. ( Special Tele
gram to the UEE. | The following table
compiled from dispatches to the Post'from
tlm managers of the leading clearing houses
In the United States , shows the gross ex
changes for the week ending September 24 ,
1887 , together with the rates per cent ot In
crease or decrease as compared with thosn
of the corresponding week last year :
tLast week's total.
* Not Included in totals.
WEEK IN WALL STRRET.
Government Operation * Enter Large
ly Into Htock Speculation.
NEW Yoitic , Sept 25. [ Special Telegram
to the UEE. ] Speculation on the stock exchange -
change during the week hinged largely upon
government operations. The failure of the
old plan of buying 4V per cents to release a
sulllcient amount of money from the treasury
vaults to case discount and time loan mar
kets led to a great scare about the future and
resulted In a selling movement of largo pro
portions in the share list The effect on
prices was very marked and the decline
brought with It complete demoralization
among the bulls. All this came to a sudden
end when the government decided to Include
4 per cents in its purchase , and bondholders
responded liberally to the new policy.
Simultaneously London , which had pre
viously bought on a moderate scale , sent
enormous orders for some of the leading
shares , which stimulated the Improvement
and eventuated In a decided rlso In prices.
With the change for the better in the aspect
ot the general situation some of the bull
leaders took heart and bought quite freely ,
while many of the bears falily scrambled to
get in their shorts. Although London parted
near the close with some of the stocks pre
viously bought and thereby checked the rise ,
still thn steamers sailfnc Saturday carried
out large amounts of stocks and more
are still in the various transfer olllces wait
ing to be changed into S10 share certificates.
Thcso withdrawals from the street and the
existence of a heavy short Interest made
some stocks dearer than money. Kailroad
bonds sympathized with both the early de
pression and the subsequent recovery in the
market The break In prices at first extended -
tended almost rlk'ht through the list and was
equal to trom 1 to 0 points , speculative Issues ,
as usual , sulTcrlng the most The rally that
followed was 1 to 7K points , but the rise was
not fully maintained In all cases. Dealings
were well dlstilbutcd , but by no
means as largo in the aggregate as
the widel fluctuations would indicate.
Governments , after an early advance , los
most of the improvement Following the
promulgation of the treasury programme
concerning the proposed purchase of 814-
000,0004 aud 4K Per cent bonds , cITorts were
made to manipulate the market and prices
were marked up temporarily , but a reaction
speedily ensued and at the close bonds were
only steady. Foreign exchange , under the
Inllnence of heavy purchases of securities
for European account , once more dropped to
the gold importing point , but bnforo any con
siderable amount of specie had been shipped
to this side the pressure of
bills abated and and rates stltlened IIP
somewhat The money market worked
closely until the treasury announced Its In
tention of buyliif 4 per cents as well as 4) ) 's.
The stringency was feltchiclly by mercantile
borrowers , rates of discount having varied
all thn way from 0 to 10 nor cent Near the
close a much easier feeling prevailed and at
5 pnr cent there were free offerings. There
was also more dlsnosltlon to place money on
time at 0 per cent on approved stock collater
als and commercial paper found a better
maiket
CABLE WAlt COMING.
Jay Goultl Liable to Blto Off More
Than Ho Can Chew.
Nuw YOIIK , Sept. 25. [ Special Telegram
to the UEE.J The Herald says : "We have
undoubted information that Jay Gould and
his partners In the cable pee ! have decided to
make a war to the knife on Messrs. Mackuy
and Bennett lly this war they hope to force
their competitors to either sell out the Com
mercial cables or consent to join In a pool In
advancing rates to GO cents a word. This
Messrs. Mackay aud Dennett cannot afford
to do. They would rather lose the millions
they have put Into the enterprise than submit
to the dishonor ot promising the public ono
thing at the start and In tlio end doing an
other. Th o war Tn asuro of the pool is to re
duce cable rates to 0 cents per word and they
expect In this way to cripple-ttie- Commercial
company. Well , Messrs. Mackay aioljtennett
are ready to meet this rate. MaekayJias
plcntv of money and the Herald , which -in ,
already making a light for the people against
monopoly , Is going to gtvo the public a
chance to co-operate In this good work. Up
to the present the public has given us the
greatest encouragement Tratllc. receipts
yesterday amounted to over 8:1,000. : These
figures mean a good return on the money
which Messrs. Mackay and Dennett have
risked In re-establishing competition In
ocean telegraphy. Hut oven should the public
forect our earnest work In breaking mon
opoly , even should it withdraw the
sympathy and support It is now so manfully
giving us , we propose to do what all good
and true Americans should do and 'die
camo' financially and ask quarter from
none , not even from Gould , Green & Co. ,
who , although Americans , we are sorry to
3ay. are nulled with the English cable mag-
natis In this fight for the restoration of an
arrozant and oppressive monopoly. "
JMouny I > 'or Cliatmvnrth Sufferers.
CHICAGO , Sept 25. Some time ago a largo
number of tickets were sold for a perform
ance to btrb'lven at the Columbia theater for
the benefit of the Chatswortn wreck sulfernrs.
The performance did not come elf at the
stated time , but It has been decided that the
tickets will bo honored at tliu Standard
theater during tills week's performance.
About SVJO has been derived already from
the sale of tickets.
Sti-ninshlii Arrivals.
NEW. YOIIK , Sept. 25. [ Special Telegram
to thu liii.l : ! Arrived The Anchorla , from
Glasgow.
PiiiL'MEt.i'mA , Sept 23. Arrived TUo
Lord Cllve , .from. Liverpool.
FOR PROHIBITION'S ' REPEAL ,
Des Uolnes Independent Republicans Place
ft Separate Ticket in the Field ,
AN ADDRESS TO VOTERS ISSUED.
Good itnd Sufllolont Reasons Set
Forth For High License and
Local Option Other Hawk-
Kjro State News.
DPS Molncs Indepondcnt Repnhllcnns
DKS MOISES , la. , Sept U5.-SpcclalTelo- |
gram to the BEE. [ The Independent repub
licans of this city , who are running soperate
candidates for the legislature on a platform
of repeal of prohibition and tbo substitution
of high license and local option , to-day is
sued an address to the republicans of the
state , stating the reason of their course and
Inviting their cooperation , Tlio address
commences with afllrmlng that those who
make It , adhere to the republlran party and
to all of Its principles , differing only as to
the better method of suppressing the evils
of Intemperance. They say that after a fair
trial , under as favorable circumstances as
possible In any city , they honestly and
most emphatically believe that the present
prohibitory law Is an unwise measure , with
serious attendant evils. That "As enforced
in Des Molncs It Is a failure and that It can
not bo practically enforced so as to obtain
the results thereby sought. " The signers of
the address then give some of the principal
objections they have to the prohibitory law
as enforced In Des Moines. They state that
in this county since January 1,1580 , justices
of the peace have Issued 4.COO warrants. Of
this number 1,000 were returned In which
liquors w.ere found and 3,000 were
returned In which no liquors were
found. A largo number of thcso searches
are made only for the pecuniary nrolit of
constables of the outside townships. As an
Illustration the case Is cited of one just'co '
In this county who had taxed up to him one
'rnnscrlpt and 109 search warrants , all of
which were returned "nothing found. " The
unstable and justice foes cost the county for
.hose warrants about eight hundred dollars.
The address states that If conservative esti
mate of the minimum cost of county courts
n liquor prosecutions since January 1 , Ib G ,
s Sl 0,0oo. in one docket alone of the dls-
.rict court , there are 200 liquor cases
which have or will cost the
county trom 520,000 to 835,000.
Several Instances of alleged outraecs perpe'
'rated by constables who were searching for
Iquor are then cited , such as homes broken
open , sick women hauled from their beds on
'he pretext that liquor was concealed about
.he bedding , peaceable cltliuns locked up in
.nil on suspicion , lodiro rooms violently en
tered , persons shot on sll : ht provocation , lire
arms employed In Intimidating people and
other acts ot lawlessness. Thu address then
passes to a review of the business condition
of Des Molues since prohibition was put in
force. The prosperous condition ot tlm
city In July , 1831 , is mentioned ,
when the town was booming , rents
were high and city Improvements \\ero
going on rapidly. The address proceeds testate
state that now , while liquor is sold clandes
tinely , there is no decrease in the amount
It says that while the doors of many of the
open saloons on the principal streets have
been closed , the trallic is continued. The as
sertion Is made that there are as many places
on West Fourth street where liquor can bo
bought as there were on July 30 , 1884 , the day
bctore the law went into cll'ect. Since Jan
uary 1 , 18S > 7 , there has been shipped into
Polk county In round numbers 1,100 barrels
of distilled spirits. Of this about 800 barrels
was whisky , 275 alcohol , 50 brandy , 35 gin ,
and 8 rum. It Is believed that this does not
represent more than 75 per cent of the
amount actually sold and that the balance
lias been smuggled Into town under various
disguises. The address says that as regards
beer , It Is believed that 500 car loads have
benn shipped Into the place between January
1 , 1837 , all manufactured Iroin the products
of other states. This represents about 150,000
cases , or ten cases for every family in the
county. The Inference Is theicfore drawn
that "Neither the Importation nor
the consumption of liquors is prohibited. "
The statement Is made that prohibition has
drivou hundreds ot its citizens from Des
Moines , leaving a largo number of dwelling
houses and store rooms tor rent , while real
estate and rents have fallen from 20 per
cent to 83f } ( per cent , and taxes have been
increased 25 per cent. Tlm city , it Is stated ,
has met with a backset anil business depres
sion on account ot prohibition which cannot
bo laid to poor crops and general hard tlm us.
Tlio signers of tliu address say that between
eight hundred and nine hundred substantial
citizens have- joined In this protest , and
several hundred others sympathize in the
movement , tlinuch they have not been so
licited to sign the paper.
The loss to this community of the Interna
tional distillery is then cite I. It is stated
that this industry mudo the local price of
corn 3 or 4 cents higher per bushel than ship
pers would pay for it in Chicago markets ,
thereby establishing a better rate for home
consumption. This enterprise used over an
average ot three thousand bushels of corn
dally , and gave employment to hundreds of
mechanics , having a pay roll ot SI ! > , OUO
vearly and fed from two to three thousand
head ot cattle , making a market lor 1,500 tons
ot hay per annum. This enterprise ,
by decree of the court , U sup
pressed the same as the saloons.
The address has created additional Interest
in the independent movement , and It Is ex
pected by the loaders of it hero that it will
encourage similar movements throughout
the state. They are very much encouraged
by the Independent movement In Marshall
county , and are hopeful of similar move
ments elsewhere. The address Is to bo cir
culated through the state as a campaign
document by democrats and Independents
alike.
Proposed Legislation.
DES MOINHS , la. , Sept. 25. [ Special to
the HEI : . ! Already several questions ot pro
posed legislation by the next general as
sembly are belne agitated. Onoot the things
suggested is the creation of the olllcit ot state
agent or commissioner to represent the busi >
ness Interests of the people at Washington.
It would be the special duty of such agent to
take from the other members of congress the
burden of personal requests from constit
uents and leave them true to attend to the
general work ot legislation. Every congress-
Inniijs drivou nearly to death by requests
from his. constituents for all manner of
favors , raueing from requests for a package
of seeds to prosecuting a claim in supreme
court. One prominent member of the last
congress said that in six years that ho had
been a representative from Iowa , ho had re
ceived 35,000 letters from his constituents , an
average of nearly six thousand letters a year.
During a single session ho
received 1,300 letters relating to pension
matters. His experience is the experience of
many other congressmen , and they areobliged
In consequence to neglect public business In
order to become errand boys to their consti
tuents. They can't refuse , for their reelection
tion often depends upon their maintaining a
popularity at homo by such services. So it is
proposed that there should be created a state
agent , who shall live at Washington during
the sessions of congress at least , and attend
to these purely personal icquests , and so re
lieve the members. Then if John Smith
wants a package of seeds , or patent oflico re
port , or a pleco of stone from the Washing
ton monument , or wants to know why his
pension claim Isn't allowed , ho can spare his
overworked congressman and send his re
quest to the man who Is appointed to look
after that kind of work. There Is a good deal
of sense In that suggestion for creating such
an olllce. As long as representatives are al
lowed no clerks unless they happen to be
chairman ot committees , aud are at
of every Importunate constituent , the public
service will have to sslfcr. So far a ? known ,
no state has yet created Any such office , but
Iowa might well affo&l to take the toad in A
reform , which many others would bo glad to
follow.
follow.THE
THE RAILWAY COMMISSION DEFIED.
Iowa Is soon to haw a'chancs to see wheth
er Its railroad commission la to bo merely a
figure head or an Institution of fore * and
elllclcncy. The argument commonly raised
by those who oppose the commissioner sys
tem Is that It has no power to enforce Its au
thority , and however well disposed to help
the public It may be , its recommendutlons
will have no effect If a railroad chooses to
disregard them. It Is true that much ot the
work of the commission Is advisory , and to
the credit of the railroads it can bo said that
they have shown a disposition to comply with
the recommendations of the commission. In
most cases , ttut the law anticipated that
thny might sometime * refusn and so provided
that suit might be brought by tlio commis
sion In tlm name ot the state to compel com
pliance. This has. been done in one or two
Instances , and Is to be done again. Tlm citi
zens of Diibuqua havu justly complained for
a lone time of the course taken by the Illinois
Central and Milwaukee roads with retard to
switching cars of other roads in tli t city.
These two roads have their yards located
on the levee In the vicinity of the
manufactures and lumber yards , practically
monopllizlng the approaches. So they have
been charging other roads that wanted to
reach these places ot business S3 a car for
switching. That of course came back upon
the i shippers and practically deprived them
of any benellt from competing roads. After
careful Investigation , the commission made
an order that the two roads , with the switch
ing facilities , should not charge more than
SI a car for the service. They paid no at
tention to the order , and after waiting a rea
sonable length ot time for them to comply ,
the commission has commenced suit In the
district court at Dubuque to compel them to
do po. The law has attached u penalty for
disregard of the commission's order , which
the Tecalcitiant roads laro likely to exper
ience. If successful In their suit , as they are
likely to be , the commissioners will find
themselves fortified with an Increased
amount of popular respect and confidence.
THE FIMAIE : QUESTION.
The woman question lias always figured
pretty prominently in Iowa matters. The
state nasn't gene quite so far In developing
public women as some states further west
have but It has done a good deal. In many
parts of the state county olllces are held by
women , especially the offices of county
recorder and county superintendent. The
duties of the former which are entliely cleri
cal , are performed In many rural communi
ties by women , with much success and
e.ltlclency. Inquiry at the state superintend
ent's otllce , shows that about one-ninth of
tlio counties have women for superintend-
out ! ) of their schools , and thev fill the posi
tion as a whole very well. It is stated that
when questions of school laws are to be
passed upon , they are not as likely as men
to display the judicial iraino of mind , but
nearly always showa a learlninc to equity
rather than law , In the settlement of dis
putes. Their sympathies and their senti
ments are apt to prevail over their judgment.
SWAMP T.A.XD TItOUBr.ES.
It will probably , bo a long time before the
general government Is through with Its set
tlement with this state , on account of Us old
swamp land transactions. When the gov
ernment disposed of swamp lands some
years ago , which it had already granted to
Iowa , it got itself Into trouble and it has
becdttrylng ever since to get out. The recent
report of tlio commissioner of public lands In
Iowa , shows that the general government
has accounted to the State for 1.001,225 acres
of those swamp and overilowed lands , and
yet of the amount of Indemnity awarded on
account of warrant luid scrip locations ,
there is yet a balance of 27,8i.23 acres for
which the state has received nothing. The
government may be safe In meeting it obli
gations , but it ) s most awfully slow , aud
probably another gent-ration will pass before
the swamp laud acc 'tats are straightened
up. * > .
THE NEW OHA.VD JIIBY I.AW.
A recent decision of Judge Given , of the
district court of this county , confirms one or
: wo other decisions already made sustaining
he constitutionality of the nmv law regard-
ng grand juries , under the present code
he number of jurors composing the grand
ury has been reduced and varies now In dif-
t'eient ' counties , according to their relative
population. Some prisoners , accused ot
: rlme , having no other ground of escape ,
nave been putting in the plea that they weie
ndicted illegally on the crourul thai the law
changing the grand jury was unconstitu-
lonal. The first reason they give Is that the
aw Is not of uniform application , varying In
ilitfereut counties. Judge Given disposes of
.hat . by sayint that It Is uniform In Its ellects
or nil persons under the same circumstances
or relations.that Is within the scope of the
Bounty. The other objection , that it makes
lie grand jury to have a dllTerent number
.torn that proposed by the old constitution. Is
answered that so long as it is competent for
the legislature to designate what shall con
stitute a grand jury it can bo of nnv number
which the legislature may fix. Tno case has
not yet been passed upon by the supreme
court , but It Is likely that the law will bo
called unconstitutional. If it should be ,
here would bo a great mess In criminal mat-
.ers. all the criminals in the state who have
been Indicted for the past fourteen months
mvlng been Indicted by the new btylo of
grand jury.
IOWA'S DELEGATION TO ST. LOUIS.
The members of the U. A. K. for this vl
clnity leave by special train for St. Louis to
morrow morning , General Ttittle and the de
partment statf liaadlng the procession. The
prospect now Is that Iowa will have a big
representation at the encampment. Since
the little breeze about Cleveland's proposed
visit to the encampment passed off and left
the Iowa Idea as expressed by General Tuttle -
tle on top , the old soldiers feel that there is
all the more reason for them to turn out In
large numbers and show their loyalty to the
order. It Is thought that 5,000 at least of
Iowa soldiers will be at the encampment
The department train from here goes off with
flying colors. The sides of the cars are deco
rated with portraits of Grant , Logan-Shnr-
uian , Falrchlld , Tuttle and Dodge , the latter
one of the best of Iowa soldiers and a promi
nent corps commander with appropilute
mottoes and emblems.
HACK FHOM THK CENTENNIAL.
The Iowa contingent at ttin Philadelphia
centennial has returned , covered with itlory.
1 ho governor's greys , nude up ot the llower
of Dnbuque society.wero treated wonderfully
nice through the east. They gave exhi bition
drills in New York city and Washington , as
A-ellas at Philadelphia and had a private au
dience with the-man-at-the-whlto-houso.
Iowa was L-lven a good deal of prominence at
the centennial since it furnished the presi
dent of tlm centennial commission , the main
orator of the occasion , and sent its governor ,
statf and crack military company. It was
thus quite an Iowa affair.
The Iowa Farmer's Alliance.
DES MOI.VKS , la. , Se.pt. 24. | Correspond
ence of tlio IBI ! : . | Tno Farmer's Alliance In
Iowa during the past- year , has experienced
an almost ptieuomlnil growth. A year ago
there were hardly a score of live alliances In
the state. Now there are nearly three
hundred , and the organization is going on at
a rapid rate. Should : the present ration be
kept up there will be nearly one thousand
charters Issued by1 January. The objects of
the alliance are as follows :
To secure the regulation and control
of railroads to the end that both freight and
possenger tariffs may be reduced to the very
lowest mlnlmtfm .and all pools aud discrimi
nations bo abollsheilr „ ,
To prohibit free pass'cs t9 public officers
and others. .
To affect a change In the present systoai of
taxation that all property , corporate and Individual -
dividual , may bt'ar Its just burden of tliu blip-
port of the government.
To establish mutual farmers' \Insurance
companies.
To protect the members of the alliance
trom swindlers and dead bents.
To secure the beneiits of social Intercourse.
One hundred and titty delegates were In
attendance at the recent state meeting In
this cltv , and resolutions were adopted in
accordance with the above. Dr. Jesse Ken
nedy , of Ida Grove , Is president ot the
state association , and August Post , of Moul-
ton , U secretary. Kltlior of these gentlemen
will answer all questions In regard to the
order. The org.iii/atun | ! to-day l.s the strong
est in the central and uoithwioturn parts of
tliu state. Shellcv , Adalr , Crawfoid and
Harrison , In tnu western part ot the state ,
ure all well organUvd.
GERMANS SPILL FRENCH CORE
A Lieutenant of Dragoons and a Huntsman
Killed en the Border ,
PERFORATED FOR POACHERS ;
An Explanation Which , Will Hardly
Prove Sufficient to Satisfy Public
Opinion Rtmkln Refutes
the Insane Story.
Another Incentive to VIar.
ICnpyrtghthted 1SST ll ] Jamai Gordon liennttt , }
PAUIS , Sept 80. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to the HER ] Nancy and adjoin
ing towns on the France-German frontier
are once more In a ferment Kenorts that a
French lieutenant of dragoons and a hunts
man had been shot by Germans while out
hunting at Itaon La Plalne , nearLauncvlllo ,
spread like wild-lire to-day , reviving
all the excitement caused by the recent
arrests of Schnaebelo and his
son. According to earlier accounts the af
fair was ono of wantondeliberate aggression.
The shots which caused the death of the
huntsman and wounded the lieutenant so
badly that he may bo compelled to have a lee
amputated were declared by the French doc
tors called In , to have been fired from weap
ons used In the German array. The exact
details are not yet known , but the latest
telegrams to-night seem to show that the
shots-were lirod by German custom house of
ficials under the Impression that the French
men , who were dressed as civilians , were
poachers. It Is doubtful whether this expla
nation will satisfy the public opinion hero.
JOHN ItUSRIN.
Ho Will IMibllnh a Denial of the
Rumor that he Is Insane.
[ Copi/rtgM JSS71iU Jiimrs Oonloii Ilennett ] ,
LONDON , Sept. 25. | Nnnv York Herald
Cable Special to the BKI : . ] John Kuskin
will to-morrow give the best answer to the
rumor that he Is Insane , In denial of which
the Herald recently had a cable dispatch.
He issued through his publisher , George Al-
on , a volume of 172 pages , with this title
age : "Hortus Inclusus. Messages from
ho wood to the carden sent on happy days
, o the sister ladles ot Thwaito at Collision by
.heir thankful friend , John Iluskln ,
i.L.D. " The volume , of which nn
.inpubllslicd copy reaches the Herald , com
prises the familiar letters , mainly written
.ome years ago , to Susie , ono of the ladles.
Us preface date two months ago clearly dis
plays the sane. If eccentric , disposition of
.tusKln's mind. The preface runs thus :
The ladles to whom these letters wore writ
ten have been throughout their brightly tran
quil lives at once loadstones of all good to the
illago In which they had their home.
They did not travel they did
not go up to London In its season ,
.hey did not receive Idle visitors to gain or
waste their leisure In the waning year. The
poor and sick could lind them always. Load
stones they were because attracting the light
of gentle and wise souls about them as stead-
ly as the crest of their guardian mountain
gave pause to the morning clouds. They were
types of perfect womanhood Its constant
napplness. They were queens alive of their
own hearts and1 of u paradise In which they
knew the names and sympathized , with the
spirits of every Hying creature that God had
made to play therein or to blossom In its sun
shine or shades. * * * "Susie
Ivcu an aerial and enchanted life , possess-
UR all the highest joys of imagination ,
while she yielded to none of Its deceits , sick
ness or errors. What she has
been to me in the days and
years when other friendship has been
fallugthd ! reader will enough see from these
etters , written certainly for her only , but
from which she has permitted my masterCof
the rural Industries , Albert Fleming , to
choose among the tendrils of clinging
thought. "
Mr. Fleming In his Introductions adds :
To Mr. IMskln I own the guidance ot my
life all its best impulses , all Its worthiest
efforts. To Miss Susie Heever I owe some of
life's happiest hours aud the blessings
alike of Incentive and reproof. I wish to
place on record how her Intense delight In
sweet and simple things has blossomed into
a kind of mental frolic aud dainty wit. "
To-morrow Smith , Elder it Co. , will also
publish a volume containing letters of
Thackeray collated from Scnbner's inaga-
? 4ne. Said a publisher to mo to-day : "These
twin volumes of letters make In tlio autum
nal horizon of literature a worthy semlno
constellation. "
Again Attacked by Police.
FEIIMOV , Ireland. Sept. 25. It Is charged
that the riot yesterday was precipitated by
the police , who assailed the crowd with ba
tons without reading the riot act or ordering
them to disperse. Dr. Tanner , in
response to the demand ot the
crowd , made a speech to-day trom
the balcony of the hotel. Ho denounced the
action ot the police at MltchellRtown and
the trial ot O'lirien. Then the police sud
denly charced on the assembly. The crowd
stoned the police , many of whom received
severe Injuries. The pollen used their batons
and injured fourteen persons , who were
nearly all conveyed to the hospital.
Clandestine Leuguo Alcntlng ,
MITCIIEI.LSTOWN , Sept 25. The National
league evaded the pollen and held a meeting
to-day at a private house. William O'Hrlen
was present , and In the course of his remarks
said : "Wo are hero to tell Mr. Ualfour that
the branches of the National league will
decline to consider themselves suppressed
until every decent man , and many decant
women , In tbo community are placed in jail.
Our great point is to preserve an association
which has made us go thus far , aud Is to
make us go much farther. "
Hinting at Hoi Taut.
DUIIMN , Sept 25 , In Hal fast last night a
mob wrecked an Inn and pelted the police
with stones. The police were reinforced and
order was restored. Several league meet
ings in Clatio to-day were dlsoe isad by the
police without lesistanco.
Itnmnliis Stolon.
PAIIIS , Sept. 25. The Gaulols publishes a
report , which It does not credit , to tlio effect
that the remains of Napoleon 1 have been
stolen from the tomb in the Hotel des Inva
lides.
_
Arohdnko John Suspended.
'VIENNA , Sept 25.--Field Marshal Arch
duke John has been suspended from the
army. No reason in given ,
Frost In Virgin In.
LVNCIIHUIIO , Va. , Sept. 25. There was
frost throughout this section ot the state last
night and th are fears of great loss In thn
tobacco crop. It Is estimated that one-third
of the crop Is yet In tim field.
Two Morn Cholera Vfc'ljni.
NKW YOIIK , Sept. 25. Two patleilts died
last nli ht and ono this morning. Twenty-
three ( if the passengers are now very III. The
others are Improving.
Seriously Injured.
EVANSVII.LE , Ind. , Sept 25. Growlnc
tobacco has been seriously Injured In tlio
region of country In southern Illinois , and
Indiana aud Kansas- Which this is the
centre ,
O. A. II , KNCAMl'MKNT.
8t Louli Already Crowded With Old
Veteran * .
ST. Louis , Sept 33. The advance guard
of the Grand Army of the Republic has set
Its standard In St Louis. The most distant
states have the first delegations on hand ,
with the Oregon members and Washington
territory's squad of ( If teen , The city Is prepared -
pared to meet them with a warm welcome.
Mites of bunting lies ready to bo unfolded at
the dawn ot Monday , and great arches al
ready span the strccts.i'L'ho Interiors ot the
business houses and show windows have
doned their holllday attire , and each park
has become a tented field , awaiting the
50,000 soldiers that are on the way.
The thoroughfares were crowded with
strangers all day , and crowds of visitors
passed to and fro. .Bulletins In the shape of
telegrams announce the approach of delega
tions , and the advance guard In squads and
by posts rolled Into the city by every Incom
ing train. The pacl lie slope swooned down
upon the town in thirty-three cars , ir ,000
strong from California , and 100 more from
Oregon , Washington Territory and Alaska.
With them came fruits , wines and crapes ot
the golden land. Scarcev ! had their tramp
died out when Wisconsin led bv
Governor Husk and his body guard
of seventeen maimed soldiers marched
throned the steels , escorted by 15J men
from Milwaukee. Their tents were pitched
In Carr place , and after visiting their quart
ers , many sought their comrades from Illi
nois , who wcrv quartered at Lyon park.
Three hundred trom the Oulncy (111. ( )
soldiers' home have arrived. A martial air
pervades the city and several thousand old
soldiers perambulate the streets aud promise
many more than were at first expected.
General Sherman says under no circum
stances can ho bo Induced to bo a candidate
for cammander-in-chlef.
Falrohtld Hearts.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn : , Sept 25. Com-
mander-lu-Chlef Falrcnild , of tlm G. A. II ,
started from Madison , WIs. , this morning
for the national encampment at St. Louis ,
accompanied by his family nnd.sixty veterans
belonging to his homo post , together with
Hannibal Hamlln , of Maine , and numerous
other prominent gentlemen.
TRAIN TALKS.
Ocorgo Francis Speaks In Fnror or
the Condemned Anarohlstti.
NEW YOIIK , Sept 25. Ooorgo Francis
Train spoke for the llrst time In many years
at Webster hall this evening In favor of the
condemned Chicago anarchists. Ho talked
In a rambling manner for two hours , most of
the tluio not referring to the anarchists In any
way. Johann Most followed , him , but was
aieful not to olfend the police present Mr.
L'r.xln said he would speak every nigut for
ho anarchists' families' support until
November 11. the day of the execution. About
$200 was realized to-night
A Now York Labor Row.
NEW YOIIK , Sept 25. The Central Labor
union meeting to-day came near being the
.conn . of a free fight Resolutions wore road
ailing on the union to condemn the Illinois
upremo court for tno decision In the Chicago
marchlst case. One Welmsteln , a printer ,
.hen moved that a mass meeting ho called
, o condemn the sentence. Hugh Whorsky ,
> f the Carpenters' and Joiners' union , and
Ice-Chairman McKImm made a fin Ions
onslaught upon all socialists aud anarchists.
The uproar following was deafening , but
olmsteln's motion finally prevailed , and
lie minoJlty left thehall , under protest.
SoclnlUtH Fired.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , Sept. 25. ( Special Tel
egram to the BEE , ] At a meeting ot the
central labor union here to-day by a large
najorlty vote the socialistic branch of the
union was expelled. The meeting was a
rcrv exciting one , and though those present
efuse to divulge much ot what transpired , It
s learned that a split In the labor partv in
his city will result. Resolutions endorsing
ilenry George were adopted and the social-
sts retired , vowing vengeance.
Sunday Socialistic Spoochefl.
OHICAOO , Sept. 25. At a meeting to
day , held under the ansplcles of the soclalis-
ic labor party , speeches of the usual tenor
were made and resolutions adopted denounc
ing the decision of the sunrmno court in the
anarchist cases , and looklni forward to the
time when such injustice would be abolished
CLAIMS KOYAL II1RTII.
A Wo in .111 Who Hnys Shn Is Qncnn
Victoria's Daughter.
CmrAoo , Sent. 2. < . | Special Telosrnm to
thoUKi : . | A special from Now York says :
A woman recently came to Now York call-
ng herself Caroline P. Guclph , who claims
to bo a daughter of Queen Victoria. She
nays she has only recently discovered
icr pirentat ; " , having been edu
cated in a Paris convent and receiving regu
larly from England a liberal allowance of
money. It was only when this allowance was
suddenly discontinued that she Investigated
its source and discovered her royal llneaire.
In support of the claim she says she has let
ters from John Brown and Englishmen of
high rank who are In the confidence of the
queen. The woman hears a remarkable like
ness to pictures of Victoria.
Collecting Ijnbor Information.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 2.5. [ Special tele-
cram to the UEE. ] Dr. Sacker , of llerlln ,
who Is government counsellor in Germany ,
.spent last week In Washington. His mission
to the United States Is to obtain Information
respecting various labor and social organ
izations , the causes which produced them ,
the province of the ouses , and the particu
lars oJ the schisms and disagreements which
seem to threaten the Knights of Labor organ
ization , the numerical strength and financial
standing of the. several orders , labor legisla
tion of the states and federal government ,
etc. Ho visited the labor bureau and various
olllclals while hero and collected considerable
Information , which he designs to supple
ment by visits to a number of the leading
cities ot the country , and by Inquiries among
the oil ! era ot the dilferent organizations.
On his leturn to llerlln Dr. Sacker will sub
mit a chart of observations and Investiga
tions' to Hlsmarck , who feels a great Interest
In the subject , anil places great confidence In
the work ol Dr. Sacker , who has made a like
investigation In Europu and has published
the result.
A Drnum of Coming Events.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 25. [ Special to
the UIE. : | "Talking about dreams , "
said Chief Clerk Hey , of the pnstofilco de
partment , to your correspondent the other
day , "I once had one of that uncommon sort
which predicts coming events. At that time
I placed no credence In such things , and It
was of no service to me , although It might
have been. 1 was studying law at the time
In the ollice of an old friend of my family
and , being young and just starting out In
life I did not like risking thq S10 which was
required to win mo S75,0'JO. Per three suc
cessive nights I dreamt that a certain num
ber would win the llrst prize In a certain lot
tery. The rcpitition ot the dream eaused mete
to mention It to n young lellnw clerk and ho
suirgedted that 1 write dowd on a piece ot
paper the figures , just to see if my dream
would come out right. 1 did so and we put
the piece ot paper In the safe and thought no
more about It. Three weeks past nnd at last
the newspapers published the list of winning
numbeis. My friend betnouirht him of the
paper In tlm s'afn and we got It to compare
with the list. Then we kicked oursel\os re.il
hard tor tlio number I had written down
three weeks before was tlm Identical ouu
Which had dr.iwn the first prize ot S73.0JO.
Thn Turners Thanked.
CiHcA o , Sept. 2. " ) , The Holiemlan Turn
ers society a suort time auo sent to Mrs.
President Cleveland an encravcd medallion
In a liamUonift case , all being of Holiemlan
workmanship , The president of the society
has received an aulo/raph letter from Mrs.
Cleveland , thanking them for tin .i'
gift , which she accepts ,
NO CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP ,
i
President Young Says the League's PerJ ?
eonnel Will Remain the Sams. 1
FEWCHANQESIN PLAYING RULE9
No Trouble Anticipated With thf
ilrotliorhnoil Omaha Drops %
Game to Hasting * Throngh
Errors Sport * .
Right Clubn Enough ,
WASHINGTON , Sept. a. . [ Special Tetni
Brain to tlio UKB. ] President Young , of the
National Base Hall league , in an Interview
last evening stated , positively there will bn
uo charue In the momburslilp of the League
next season. The eight clubs now compris
ing the organization will bo In the ranks
again , all reports to the contrary notwith
standing. One of the most Important meas
ures to bo considered at the next annual
mooting of the League will bo a proposition
to return to the percentage system. Hut fov
changes an ) to bn proposed to the playing
rules , the season's work twine shown that
the change In pitching rules has boncllttetl
batting to a marked degree , while but
tow pitchers have been materially directed
by them. There Is no longer any demand ,
for their repeal , and they will probably ,
bo maintained throughout next season. Tlid
Leas ; no does not look with favor upon tlio
"Brotherhood" as an organization. Mr.
Young says the League Is perfectly willing
to meet a committee of players and treat with
them on all subjects In which their Interests
are In any way effected , but the League will
not recognize the lirothorhood or any other
secret association , lie does not anticipate
any dllliculty In deallne with the players.
The $2.000 limit clauseTn the contract will
probably bo dropucd , as It has been allowed
to become a dead letter.
Hastings fi , Omaha 4.
Yesterday's game on the homo grounds between -
twoen the Omahas and Hastings was the last
game In the series between thcso two clubs.
There was a fair attendance , and the game
was one of the most Interesting played on
the homo grounds this season. The Molding
of both clubs was exceptionally line , and but
few errors were made. Uarston pitched for
the Omahits , and for the first time the visit
ors batted him freely. It was by
their heavy hitting that they
won the game. Krchmoyor in a do twa
errors , ona of which let In a run. The visitors
did not go to the bat in the ninth inning ,
having won the game. Below Is the score by
innings :
Hastings 1 0003001 * -S
Oiinha 1 0101001 0 1
Uy tliu winning of this game the Onmlma
quit live games ahead of Hastings In tlio
series.
Lincoln Id , Kansas City 4.
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 25. [ Special Telozram
to the Hr.K. ] Lincoln played an errorless
game this morning and easily defeated the
home team by terrlilcbattlng , Haddock being
pounded for twenty-two hits with a total ot
thlrty'throe. The homo team , with the ex
ception ot Honglc , played a good It cldlnc
game , but wore totally unable to hit Atkin
son with any effect. Tlutrc was to have been
a second game this afternoon , but after the
teams had struggled through two innings in
the-raln Umpire llagan called the game.
The scoru by Innings Is as follows :
Kansas City. 1 120000-4
Lincoln 5 0 0 2 1 a * 10
Eiune < l runs Kansas City 2 , Lincoln 13.
Two-base hits Manning , Lang , Itowe , Herr ,
Hemp. Three-baso hits Atkinson. Homo )
runs Ilassamaor , Hcrr , Kuedor. Struck out
By Haddock : i , Atkinson 5. Left on bases
Kansas City 7 , Lincoln 1. liases on bulls
OIT Atkinson 0. liases on errors Lincoln 1.
Passed balls Graves I , Hoover 1. Wllil
pitches Atkinson 2. Time of game 1 hour
and-10 minutes. Umpire Hagan. Mattering
Kansas City : Haddock and Graves. Lin
coln : Atkinson and Hoover.
American AHsoclatlon.
BROOKLYN' , Sent. 25. The game between
the Brooklyn and Baltimore teams to-day re
sulted as follows :
Brooklyn 0 00010100-3
Baltimore 0 5
LOUISVII.I.K , Sent. 25. The gauio between
tlio Cleveland and Louisville teams to-day
resulted as follows :
Louisville 0 21100000-4
Cleveland 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 1 5-14 ,
ST. Louis , Sent , 25. Tlio game between
the Cincinnati and St. Louis teams to-day
resulted as follows :
St Louis 2 10100000 4
Clminnatl 0 00 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
A DAIUNG SCHEME. '
New York Brewers Combine to Defeat
Anti-Liquor Legislation.
Nnw YOIIK , bept 25. ( Special Tele-
cram to the UEE. ] The Tribune this morn- '
Ingtmakes public , a daring and compre
hensive scheme of brewers and mailers for
raising a fund of S50u,000 or more to defeat
the re-election of every member of the legis
lature who voted for the Crosby and Vldder
high license bills. The plan is being put
Into execution throughout the state and to
defeat thoelection _ of candidates known to
be strongly In favor of reform on the liquor
question it Is determined to prevent , if possi
ble , the ronomlnation of tlie.se legislators
either by having an opposition republi
can , favorable to the saloons , nominated or
by buying votes for the democratic can
didate. According to a icsoliitlon adopted
by the Now York State Drawers and Mailers
association , Wednesday , tlio money Is to ba
raised by Imposing a tax of one cent on
every barrel ot beer , and all Hold in this state
from May 1 , IhSfl , to May 1 , Ib8r , and within
tlio sawo period 100 lor every 0,000 bushels
ot malt anil 8100 for every 1,500 bales of hops
Bold , and a general tax ot SI00 on dealers In
brewer supplies. Secretary Sefiert , of tlm
Brewer's association , declines to talk about
the matter and says the circular has not been
sent out. Snmo brewers say the circular has
been withdrawn.
I'OKTRlt ON I'OLITICS.
The Kx-G ivernor On tlio 1'rnhablo
OaiuliiiiitcH For I'rcNldiint.
NASIIVIU.E. Sept. 25. In an interview to
night ex-Governor James I ) . I'orter , lalo as
sistant secretary of state , said that Hill will
support Cleveland next year , and that the lat
ter will bo nominated. The second place on
the ticket will go to the west , lilalne , ho
says , would bo nominated by tint republicans
It lie will receive the nomination , but In the
event of lilalne not wishing to risk another
defeat , Allison will bethomnii. lleg.irdin ?
his recent resignation , Mr , I'orter said ho
had slnuily grown tired ot public otllce. Hu
says Cleveland Is very anxious to have the
partv agree on a compromise tariff bill , and
one will bo olfered to tlio next house.
Sun Cnrlos liidlnnH on the Warpath.
NOOAM. * , ArtSept. . 25. 1'rlvato tele
grams received hero state that the major portion
tion of the Indians on the San Carlo i reserva
tion have gene on tlm warputh. As Isir as
van be learned the cause of the outbreak Is
\\Ittiont di'iith. So far no one has been
killed , but the depredations on tlio stock
ranches havu icsnlted In much loss and their.
Intrepidity outrivals all past exploits. The
troops at HID caniM noith of town have been
ordered to prepare for u march and are stand
ing on their arms. Business Is almost en
tirely suspended and the street * aio filled
with people dUcnsslii'i tlio alTalr , The
trouble Is supposed by some to be the out
growth ot tliu Killing of llorton , post trader ,
by tliu Indians u lew days iiu'o.
SAN rit.tMiifo , bept. . 25. Telegrams'
from Ail/ona. with rufeiencototliu reported
iMitbio.ik nil ) uonlllt'tlng. Latest advlwH.
howt'Vfi , Htute that the report ot the outbreak
U without foundation ,