THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
SEVENTEENTH YEAE. OMA1TA , THURSDAY MORNING , OCTOBER 20 , 1887. NUMBER 124.1
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS ,
Hon. W. A Stowo , of Omahn , Sud
denly Laid Low In Lincoln.
HIS RECOVERY DOUBTFUL.
Detail * nP the Wreck and Killing ol'u
Itrnkc-mnti on tlio II , & M ,
Bad rire nt Wavcrlj
JHmelerXcar Auioru.
Htrlc-ken Down.
LmoiA , Neb , Oct. 19. [ Special Tele-
pniinto tlio 1U.K. ] Hon. W. A. Stowe , of
Omiilm , WHS stricken by pnrulv sin while on
route from the cnjiltol building to the hotel
lust night und lius boon in nn unconscious
condition ovui since , having been taken to
Die residence of lr Hc-achlcj , near thu plate
wheio 1m was stricken.
Mr. Stovvu hail been arguing n case bofoio
Iho Hiin ] cine court dining flic afternoon and
left hurriedly In corniMrny with Mr. Wurien
Swlt/lci , of Omaha , to go fiotu the rupltol
to the hotel. When a block fiom thu eapitol
grounds Mr. Stowo complained of fueling
very told , and lost the use
of his right leg. Ho prow \\orse
very rapidly and before they
could get him to Dr. He.ichlej's rcsi-
denio , a few doom distant , ho lost ctmsclous-
nofis , and since then his riuhtarm and right
side bavo been nffecti d. His condition this
morning Is regarded as extiemely eiltltal.
The doctors who are In attendance state that
while ho may HUI vivo the shook , It willbu
very doubtful if he can recover permanently ,
and In any event it timnot bo hopul Unit ho
will for Bomc time. Ills limbs on his light
side are now totally j > nrulj7Cil. 'Iho state
ment is also made that the cause of the
stioke arises from over exertion , and tli.it a
bloodvessel i upturn ! in tlio head is tlio cause
2 j ) in The condition of lion W. A
Sto\\e is uni handed at this hour He has not
yet regained consciousness , and \\lnlu theio
is a possibility that heill i.illj , it is seniecly
probable. A lingo number of attouievs
from Omaha , who ai c in attcndiiniu at the
Hiipieme uiint asvell as local fiiemls imdut-
tornejH , have tt-ndci ed all possible assistance.
Yet little if uiij thing can bo done , and the
prevailing opinion is that Mr Sto\\e will not
rnllv His mcdlf.il atti'iid.incc and caie aiu
all that could bu ilesluil
Collision of TiaiiiM.
LiscoiN , Neb , Oil 111 | Special Tele-
pram to the Hcc ] Two H & M freight
tiuins i. line topt thi-rne.ii the little town of
Woodlawn , foui miles noith of tills titj , at 3
o'cloi k this morning , tompktelj wrecking
the engines and a do/en tais Tlie wreck
Immediately took Hie AH the tinin mtn
Jumped except lsi ic Davc-npoit tlie foiw.ud
biakemitn on No ! " > , who wns on tlio louder
of the engine of his train when the \\ittk oc-
cuiitd His right knee was crushed to a
Jelly and the light foot w. is taught between
the it on of the lendei and an iiou bar so that
It was Iininssiblu ] to release the man. Tliu
Bcoichiiig flames wcie drawing near him and
the ) onlja \ lell to icleaso him was to tut
his foot fiom his leg with an nThis let-
nblo ordeal was sustained bv Davenport ,
nnd , mangled as he was , lie lived to ie.it li
tlio citj , wheio it was found nittssaiytr
amputate tlio same leg above the e-iuslii-d
knee This was quit Uj done , but the ter
rible hoik was too ninth foi him and at
noon ho died Davenpoit's mothti lives at
Kcainev and she was at onto teli'pinphti !
for. The iinmeiliato cause of the vvietk wa
the north bound freight pulling diicttly lute
the otliei Height without noticing that tin
ti ain had not registered.
Tlio conductoi of the ti.iin causing tlie
wictk was named Souter wlio is now in tin
if city. He claims that he mistook the figure"
' . " , on the u-gister and Unit the accident oo
timed on this account.
A Hail Tire.
LINCOLN , Neb , Oil. IV [ Special to tht
Ui i ] The village of Waver lj * , east tvvelvi
miles from Lincoln , was visited bj the mos
dcstiuttive lire in its history this morning
About 4 o'clock Iho w.is distoveicd in tin
roof of one of the f i amc stoi o buildings in tin
village It is supposed that the flio ougi
tinted from a defective Hue , although then
had been no the in the building since tin
evening bofoio. A strung wind was blowmi
f linn tlio south at the time the II. lines wen
5 discoveied and it was been at onto that a ulj
jig conflagration was imminent. There was ii' '
K watei with w hit li to light tlio flames , no Hi
| L depaitnient , and when it was discovoied tha
otlier buildings weio ceitain to bum the Lin
coin lire depattmcnt wns telegraphed for am
responded by sending on the b o'clock pas
rngei the hook anil ladder tiuck and six Ilu
men. When the flames were tlnally hiough
under contiol it was found Unit Unco store"
a bank , meat maiket , business shop an
tin eo dwellings had been consumed , besid
sevoi.il smaller buildings. The losses aie a
k < follows :
fl Alice Fowler , loss on buildings , KiJOQ ; n
Iri iiihuiance. C W. Xlnrmcrmnn , $ e'i < K ) ; insui
| 7 ante , $ .UXI II Wells , geneial meiehandisc
$5 , X1 ; insuianee , * , ' , im Tlio Waver 1 ,
Ifctord , (1XX ( > ; no iiisuranco Isaac Tigci
JUK ) ; no insurance Among the losers i
lesser amounts aio the Hank of Waverlj
Sullivan X Kslahiook , Heiuv Collins , .losc-p
I'attetson , ,1 L Atkinson , li Chandler an
otheis. The lack ol water icndcied it vei
dilllcult for tlio Lincoln Iho bojs to light tli
( lames lint the.v staltl with the woik until
was all under control.
An Old 3l.ui Shot Down.
AriiniiA , Neb , Ott 19 [ Special Telegtai
to tlio Hi i ] Andiew Diilke , a Suede iesi <
ing about eiglitoen miles nottlicastof Auioi.
w as shot Monday night about 10 n't lock i
his homo by some unknown poison Tl :
assassin llrcd through the w iudow w hen tl
victim was counting his money Ilio slit
was llrctl fiom a double-bail elcd shut gn
loaded w itli buckshot two built taking t ITec
one entering tlio U'U shouldei and aim an
other the face Mr Dallto is tiftj live c
st.xtj je.ns old and is jet alive but caniii
i ecov ei Tlio deed \ \ as not done for robin i
ns no monuv was taUen It is supposed to 1
the outgiowth of an old feud among h
iielglibois 01 lolalives Olllivis and a ph.v
clan lift biro tonight for the DCVIIO of tl
tinn-cdi.
_
JMiiillson Ctiiinlj Dcinoe-rats- .
Nomoi h , Neb , Get Ui - [ Special to tl
Hi l ] - The Madison lountj tlemociatio co
\entlou uas > hold at Hattlo Cicek ycsterdr
nnd nmdo the follow ing nominations : CIcr
W L Ht n v , ticasuror , T. V. Mcnuninge
HhoiitT , John V riinn , supeiintendent , 1
H. lloluuinon , Jutlpe , K T Giaham ; col
inihsloner. KianU 1' Hughes , cleikof touit
Chailcs Olsun ; survinor , .1. 1) Hoo\ciio
oner , li U 1C Uaniul
Dr. N.iiico Aciinitletl.
Liscoi N , Neb , Oct 19Di Kaj Nanc
brothci of Govcinoi1 Name , who was a
rcbteJ for the minder of Willis rotne.v at i :
florado , ICan , was > aniultted icsitrdaj , i
the eiouiid 01 self defense.
A Kansas SciiMitiun.
WiM-iu.n , ICas , Oct. 19 Much cxcit
incut was caused by the nrrC'.t of 12 J W
bur , a prominent capitalist ami iwlitlclan
this pl.ico. H is charged that ho hired
ncgio to kill n man named Van Clove , vvi
whose \\ifo ho was Intimate.
Tlio CliU-aKo Itoodlu Cn-es.
, Oct. 19 Tim decision in t
omnibus booblo rase , which wits nnnounc
to bo dollv cred to-di\y , bus been postpoiv
'
IUJ2T11I2.V 12X0X12 HATI20.
Willie llaNkoll'N I'll Calls Him Down
A llctrnutloii.
Mivsniroi.i" , Oct. 19. [ Special Tele-
( rr.im to the Hr.B. ] A. J. Hit-then , of the
Tribune , fenrlng tar and feathers or other
violence to his person In the present excited
state of feeling over that now famous edi
torial , appealed to tlio police last nleht and
mused u guind to bo put IIIKJII his hou o and
IMjroon. At one time there was a livelj hur-
i > liiKtoand fioln the nclKhboihood of the
Tribune buildiiiK uhlch cxclttd st good de.il
of tuilosity. Mr. Hlethon , It is said , t ilksof
Orauing out of tlie concern altogether be
cause his associates have failed to assume
the responsibility of the uitlclu In question
and pcimil criticism to rest on him , while in
fact he- had no knowledge of it until nftri its
publication. It is assetted that ho feels the
unjust accusations kec-nly and openly ex-
pi esses a tlesiio to kick clear out of the
Tribune traces Young Ilaskell , who is i willy
icsponslblc' foi the cdltmial , Is umloi stood to
bu anxious to pievent this I'toplc , in the
meantime , are dropping in d ill.V and stopping
tholr pipi'is and thu ileiuo is to pay penti-
ally Ktlitor HasUcll , of that mugwump
] outmil , the Huston Heiald , aiiived heio to
tins He is tlio fathel of joung HnsKell of
thoTiibuno The teuiblo scorching which
Hit-then has icteived evitlentlv compelled
Mr HasUell , sr , who foots up the Tiibune
bills , to invcstlputu the matter It is 10-
lilted that his sdiemo is to relieve tlio Til-
buno of the odium into w lilt h it has fallen bv
bouncing Mr Hie-then It is insinuated that
hereafter the Ti ibune w ill know that gentle
man no moic and that ho will devote himself
wholly to the Inteiests of the Join mil. Young
Haskell is understood to have opposed this
plan but did not date to di obe > Jiis father.
[ 1'iess 1 ' TlieTiibuno to moiioxv will pub-
aeknowletlge ! ! ( tlie euoi it committed in
publishing nu.\ matter untomplinientary to
ilis Cleveland dining her visit to this eitv.
Will 12 Ilaskell , Junior member of the Tii-
bunc company , w ill assume over his ow n sig-
natuio the entile resjionslbility foi the Cleveland -
land c-dltoilnl , and entiiely exonciato Mr.
Hlctlien fiom all knowledge , paiticipation or
resiponsibility in the same.
'Hit ; Cont'ficMicc in Chicago arrd the
1'iolinhlc Outcome * .
Cnicvoo , Oet. 19 [ Sjieeial TUogurrn to
the Hi i : ] The meeting of the western sec
tion of the Western and Noithvvestern rail
way freight Imrcau reconvened at Chairman
Paitlioui'H olllto jester daj moiiiing. The
committee njipolntcd to eonfci w ith the tlclo-
gation of business men fiom Lincoln , Neb ,
made a report. The Lincoln peoplu at f list
insisted that the lutes fiom Chicago und St.
Louis to Lincoln should be tliu same as to
Council IllufTs and Omaha , but llnally agiecd
to a slight mollification of Unit demand
This wus still unsatisfactory to
the lailioad officials , who finally de
cided to make no change at piesent
in the Lincoln rates , and the Lincoln delega
tion retired gieutly dissatisfied. Aftereon-
sidei.iblo discussion it was decided lo make
a it-duttion of M ) per tent in the rate of hind
coal fiom Chit ago to jiomN in Nebraska
This is nccoidaneo witn the recent agree
ment made between the Ni'biaska railroads
and the railtoad commission of that state.
Thej also agiceil to reduce the rate on gas
coal from Chicago to Omahu twentj two
tents jiur ton.
It is goner allv admitted that the associa
tion has outlivtd its usefulness , and Unit efforts -
forts continual ! ) being made to bolster uj )
its affairs aio nothing rno'o nor less than a
faice- None of thu roads live up to the
agreement , and each road seems to
bo at United bv onlv a deslro to
secure nn adviintiigo over its compet
itors It is stated that no statistics
have been submitted to Iho chairman for
some monlhs , and his pi map il woik consists
of tiuiffs , which in most , instances aio
ignored bj ttio railtoads , who make rules lo
suit themselves. It was freelj' predicted j'cs-
teiduv tlnil , although the association refused
to pinko i ales lo suit Uio Lincoln jieople , some
of Uio loads lo that point would bofoio a
week make all contracts it can vvitli Lin
coln mei chants at their terms , and bjr the
timu othei roads find it out it will bo lee lute
for them to t cento n share of the business.
The Times sajs it is understood Unit thu
Lincolmtes will at once move
for an extra session of the Nebraska
legislature with the object of com
pelling the Missouii Padtli > , at le-ast , In
equalize Iho Omaha mid Lincoln rates , fore
seeing that such a law would coinpc ) the
low a loads to meet these , und thus nuliicctlv
obtain for Lincoln what is now refused. It
is also a futt that this s.imo delegation lias a
gucv.into against transcontinental roads for
doing this very thing that it
asks shall bo done bv Iho Iowa lines ,
They complained lhat the transcontinental
lines bill Califoinia freight to Omahu ami
Missouii i iv ei jioints at equal or less than u
made to Lincoln and other intei ior Nehraski
iwlnts , thus putting Lincoln between twc
fires on both east and west bound freight
While tlio matter is a local light betweci
Line oln und Omaha as cnmmeitial centeis
in Uio trouble- the railroad lines are tlio suf
fcrers.
The Pacific Itnilroad Wreckon )
NKVV YOUK , Ott. 19 Lawjer D. Laneoy
counsel for the gentlemen who have begin
suit against Jay Gould and Kussell Sago fo
fc ilKJOXX , ( ) , snjs cumlntil proceedings will nisi
bo begun against Gould and Sage , and to thi
end ho ictiuestcd the Pacific i.iilroad invest !
gallon committee , to fuinish film with niccon
of the pioceedings so ho could lav it befoi
District Attor nc'j' Mm tmu w lib n v low of en
forcing Iho piovislonsof the penal code i
i elation to trustees. The request vvus re
fused bj' the committee.
Concerning Hie 4,000,000 ! suit against Ju ;
Gould , his attorney. Judge Dillon , s ml ti
a reporter to daj' : "There is nothing nev
in this mutter and ever j fact on winch till
ae tion is brought has been known for je-nr
The railwav tompany and Messis. Gout
and Sago believe what was done was not enl
in net01 dame with the law , hut in good fait
and for the hist inteitst of tlio tompanv nn
bondholders , und events have so juovc-d. "
Tin : IIUMAM ; socir.rv.
3lnc-h < tttl ) Auot > inplisht'cl Dining til
I'asl Yoar.
Kticni STI n , Ott 1U Tlio Ameucan III
mane sot itt.y met in annual bc-ssion bet
to daj , with llft.v dele-gates picbent. In Ui
annual u poit of President Goidon , n sun
rnnri of Ilio woik of the j ear was presentee
The pcveial societies investigated 12l , ( > ;
cases of nlleged cruelty to animals , and wei
able to u-lievo animals in lOM.OOO instance
Over ten tlious mil persons weio anestotl ft
cruelt.v to animals The oigani jtion aide
Jl.tHKIchildien in investigating 10,000 cast
of alleged ciueltj to the .vimng Over to
thousand pel sons weio arrested on con
plaints of societies for ciueltj to thildun
Tlie llahvvny Victim Identified.
NrllitissVMtK , N J , Oct 19. Dele
lives to day suueeded in establishing U
idenlilj of the wonun injstciiou ly nru
dertd at Haluvav hcvcinl innnths ago SI
was Mis Aiinio Ingram , v\ho came to Ame
icu fiom liiuningham , Kucland , iwo .vein
ngo Shohadbicn married Ihreo en foi
times mid wu > of dibsipalcd habits
Lt > st on the Grand Hanks. *
PHOVISCLTOWS , Mass , Ocl 19 The flsl
Ing schooner Kcbccca Nlekersorr , which snllc
from hero last Maj on a Grand Hanks vo ,
, ngc < , and has not been hc.nd of smcu the hu
' rie.mu of Sejitembei J , has been given up fi
l * lost by her owncis. She can led a crew c
nineteen men
-V-
'I ho Cholera Ships.
Qu\nv\TiMJ ISMM > , N. Y , Oet 19-
Health Olllcei Smith stales thai all aio we
nt Hoffman island Kight of the Alesia
passcngcis now jit the hospital aio able
rotmn lo HollnuHi Island The passengc
of the Hiilannla.aro all yell. She Is now b
lug thoroughly cleansed , ud disinfected ,
A TRIUMPH FOR POWDERLY ,
The Policy of the Master Workman
Endorsed By the Knights.
CIGARMAKERS ARE REINSTATED
The International Union Attain Ad *
mlttetl to Membership Meeting
of Locomotive1 KtiKlncers
Speech of Arthur.
The Knlihts Adonin. |
Missru-oi i , Oct Ut The general nsscm-
btj of the Knights of Labor remained In ses
sion all day , only taking final adouinmcnt ) at
fl o'clock this afternoon All business was
disposed of und Hie eleventh assembly has
the retold of accomplishing more tbau unj'
of its pre-decessois. Among the enormous
iiumhci of documents passed upon to duj- one
of the most important was a resolution
granting to cigar makers , who belong to the
Cigiirmnkcis' Intel national union which vvus
expelled bjuction of tlio Iflchmond conven
tion , the privilege of lemstntement without
jiajment of a fee. This is in at >
coichinco with Powdeilj's reeommendatlon.
1 Thoiccotmnondation that the malntenanco of
a co opeiation fund bu made optional with
locals was adopted , us also was ono that
there be no change In the rmimigcincnt of the
Jouinal. rurthcr action provides Unit the
general executive board shall have nothing
to do with stukes unless called upon bj' the
dlstiict or national trades assemblies in-
volv cd.
The anuichistlc clement received another
set-back when the assembly icsolvcd by a
vote of 112 to 20 that Knights of Labor in
juiadcs shall cany nothing but state or
national flags An nttcmjit to prevent Mr.
Povvdorly's finthernclivitj in tlio older in
tliu event of resignation , wns frustrated when
the assembly refused to accept the pioj > osl-
tlon to strike out the section which piovides
that "a past general master workman shall
have all rights nnd privileges of a re-jueson-
tative. " Tlio lulo jiiemiblting the sale of
liijiiois at picnics was sustained. The com
mittee recommended thiit tlio general master
workman be uuthori/.ed lo appoint a member
of the ouler in England to take chuigo of
utlulrs as requested some timu ngo Docu
ments suggesting jilans for the organization
of the order und making it a political jiarty
woiorejccteel. The dalu of Iho meeting of
the assembly was changed to Tucsdaj- after
.the second Moiidaj'of November each j-cnr.
Thu committee on appeals and giievanccs
rcjiortcd Iho thurges against General Setre-
taij Litchman groundless. In the Case of
Distuet Assembly No 12o Uio committee
could make no suggestions , offeringas an
excuse that John Mnrrrson had brought two
v iilmes full of evidence and the executive
boaidhad half a torr , there vvus too much
for it to gi apple vv ith. A motion w as passed
to the effect that thu distuet bu reinstated
upon compljmg with thu laws of thu oidei.
This leaves the matter just vvhcie
it was befoie. A motion to giunt
charters to Chinese assemblies was lost.
The n-jioit from the committee on finance
recommended economj for the coming jear.
An imitation fiom Indianapolis was ae-
c'spted and the convention w ill bo lie-Id in that
city next j'e.ir. Among other resolutions was
one autliot i/ing the executiv o boat tl to defend
members of Distuet Assemblj1 No 4't , now
under airest at the instigation of the Old Do
minion Steamship company.
The feeling among the majority of dele
gates to Hie assembly is that the general re-
sulls of the pit-sent session aio most giatifj--
ing. While theio have been lively lights
over scv ei al matters thu organ/ition ! is us
stiong us ever and legislation has been
etinc ted which will bo of gte-iit value to the
oieler in the future.
Mr. Powderly said : "In n nutshell , I think
the legislation passed ut the piesent session
will bo gicatlj beneficial to thu organization.
A good niiinj' impoi taut changes in the con
stitution have been made. Peeler fees have
been abolished and the amendments w ill , I
think , piovo Just what was needed , I look
for a healthj incicasu duung the. coining
jeai. "
The Locomotive KnginccrR.
CIIICAOO , Oet. 111. The twenty-fourth an
nual session of tlio international convention
of the Hi other hooel of Locomotive Engineer a
opened m Central Music hull ut 1.1U ) this
afternoon , with delegates prescrrt fiom nil
parts of the union. Major Uocho welcomed
the de-legates on behalf of the city In n short
speech. Speeches weio also made bj' Gov
ernor Oglesbjllev. . Dr. Thomas , Congress
man W. E. Mason nnd otheis. Tlio chief
feature of the afternoon's cxciciscs was the
annual addiess of Grand Chief Engineer P ,
M. Arthur , who in substance sjioko us foi
lows :
"Pcihajis , to some , our coming in eonven
tion to jour citj'will onlj bo regarded as i
grand meeting of another nimj' of fanatit
laborers , but wo bi'llovu to most i > eoilo ) , ant
cerUinly to the leading public , wo aiuknovvi
as an oignnlratlon of honest men , huvini
honest intentions , nnd which wo uvei
huvu nnd shall ever execute In i
straiglitfonvard , honest manner. Wo art
enemies onlj'to w long in its various device1
und gin bs , und can nssuredly saj' that the
political schemes und usjmations have m
place or jiart inourussociiition "Arthur wen
on to snj- that the association mimberet
' J"i,000 men. The ic-poits , lie said , showed tha
dui ing the fiscal j car Just closed SJ.Vi.noO ha
been paid to widow sand orphans , seventy
sown members have died , eleven have beei
disabled and 1ST forfeited. After fuithe
statistics-lie said : "Taking all tilings inti
consldeintion our relations botli to ouiselve
and with the various lallroads cmplojini
In othei hood men me amicable When vv
consider Uio dlssatlsfiulion which is eveij
where manifested about us , our trouble
julo into insignificance Mine ami mm
closely defined is the line becomin
which dcvides the honest man satlstici
wilh the lemuneiation which ho has trul ,
earned until hj ins own etToit ho can use t <
a higlicr position in life , and Uiu loud voicc-i
bomb thrower , who , scanelj * able to spea !
Uio English language , seeks to earn his ow :
comfortable living from those who hav
worked for it , piesuming upon the imiiglmi
tion and arousing false dopes in tlie hearts o
those who are still mote Ignorant than him
self. Among sensible men the daj for al
this is past " Inclosing ho urged upon them th
nectssitj of abstaining fiom ovcijthing tlu
would In the slightest degico impair the 1
usefulness as citizens 01 their efllcicncj a
locomotive engineers
After to daj the meetings will bo held !
secret and tlio rest of the timu will bo dt
voted to u general and ftcu discussion of a !
questions peitainmg to tlio interests anil we
fare of the order.
Shot'inakt'isQuit AVoik.
Pun vnil run , Ott 10 Hy oitler of th
Shoemakers assembly No 70 , fiKK , ( ) hands ei
gaged in the manufacture of shoes quit wor
today , and tvvtntj four fattoiics paid o
their hands and tlosed their doors Till
means that the situalion was luit looked upn
bv tliu iiianufactuiois us a stuke , but u di <
chin gc1.
III cad Hlols In London.
LONDON , Oct 1' ' This ufloinuon u mo
sallied fiom Hjde j > , uk into the sheets , fo
lowed by a foicu of policemen The mo
paraded through a numbi r of strccls m We-
End and made riotous demonstrations So'
end lights occurred between them and tli
police , in which a number of jiersons wei
injuied and many iloleis taken into eustod ;
Tlio Kmploj InI'llnttMs. .
CM ic voo , Oct 10. Tlio National Typothot.i
- considered the dtm.iiid
toelajconsidered oftliotjjx
irnplnea ; ! union Umt nine houis toiisliluto
a daj'a woik , that nil over time bo paid fo
on that basis ami that the ovcitlmo ijuestio
bo left to local unions. No decision vu
readujd.
CIji2VKIjAMlW ATLANTA.
The City Crowded hud Clinrche * Utted
1'or Iiodclngg.
ATIANT , On. Oct. 10. It Is onlcially
stated that the president's special train ,
which Is cxpectoet to leave Montgomery nt 1
o'elot-Jt to mormw , w 111 mnko no stops on Its
way to Washington except , posslblj1 , nt Ash-
v ille , N. C. The jircsldentlal party breakfasted -
fasted with Senator Cohjulit this morning.
Tlio principal event announced for to day Is
the military jiaradc nnd sham battle , but the
mud and tain Uneaten to Interfere with it.
It is learned that the engineer In churgo of
the engine which runs tlie djnamo of the
president's train was in rested last nlitht nnd
s | > cnt the nlpht In the loc-k-uji Mctsuics
wcro ut once taken to set lilm ut libcrtv.
The chuiehes weiu opened lust night and
were crowdcel w lib people who had no other
place to sleep
The day was rainy throughout. President
nnd Mrs. Cleveland cnlcretl caultipes at 11
o'clock and made their vvuv tinough mud to
the e\i > ositlon grounds. Tlio jirocession was
biought up in fiont of the grand stand wheio
It was Intended the distinguished party
should alight. Hut the president , after con-
sideling the mud , determined not to venture.
There was a delay of ono moital hour befoie
nnjthing happened , although suvcial futile
attempts weio made to sluil the piotession.
Finally tlio troops , pcrhnjis n thousand
stiong , cumo marenliig und slipping just in
Iho mud , Uio jiiesidunt stuncllng up in his
carriage with an umbrella to review them.
When the column had passed , the c.iniiige
vas wilh some difficulty extracted fiom Uio
soil , and Ihe proposeel military icceptlon linv-
ing been abandoned , the party returned to
town.
In Iho afternoon the president was enter
tained by Hon. Julius Hrown , son of Senator
Htown. At the same hour Uio most mngnltl-
cent cntcilainmont given Mrs. Cleveland on
tlio tiiji was provided by Mrs. Henry W.
Giadv. Tor two hours the ladles of the city
ailed theio und paid their respects
o the president's wife. In the evening a
: e-neral publlo reception was given uttho
iransion bj' Governor and Mrs. Cioidou. The
lent event of the day was the toiehlight
iioccsslon of the young men's democratic
cagucs of the slntc. Ailicnchlng ruin was
ailing , but that did not dampen the mdor of
ho men who Unongcd the streets with
'liming torches.
When the torch-bcnrers hud gathered
round the aitesliin well vvlicio Iho jucsident
ilood , hoiiioso and said : "I shall not soon
ergot , rnj' fi lends , the cordiality nnd en-
huslasm of the welcome of the people of At-
irnta and state of Georgia I shall remcm-
icr It not us a jicisonal tribute , but as
n evidence of the love of the jieoplo
if the United States for the oflko
\hiehistheirsoveiclgiitj * . I have seen in
ho west und south such demonstrations us
atisfjmo Unit in all time to como the gov
ernment of our fathers is safe. [ Gicat
heeling ] You have illuminated In our
iicsenco to night the sentiment 'Welcome
Our President. ' This voices the deter rnlrra-
ion of the jiooplo that the man
) ciujjiiig this high olllco sliull bo
he president of Iho whole people , respond-
ng to all their wants ami needs , und guided
in his olllciul action bv the dictates and
ommandsoftho constitution which vv cure all
lound to ouov. You welcome mo as jour
iiesidcnt. 1 urn entrusted \\ith the immedi-
.to execution of that high olllce , bu * I
leg jou not to foiget tonight that
iVerj'one of jou h ivonresponsibilltj' in eon-
icction with this high office und every branch
if jour government. Our government is
uch that it needs the constant watchfulness
if the people. It needs their support anil loj-
: ilty. I urn delimited to night that this pari
ng dcmonstiation should bo upon the part of
; he joung men of Atlanta and the stale
3f Geoigia Upon j'ou , my friends , will rest
in tlrojfuturo the prcst rvution and protection
jfjthis govei tirnent , on'ao iieojjle , for Iho peo-
[ ilc , and hj' Ihc jeople. [ Great cheering. ]
Vlv parting words to 'jou shall be , let jour
xilitii .il actions be guided by thoughtfulness
) f what this government means
jnd the jiiiijwses ' for which it was
'ustltutcd. Ho not carried awajr bj' unj'en-
husinsm , but , guided by lojulty and
.hastened bv a sense of jour rcsjionsrbllltv ,
o thciish ever American citizenship. Witli
.Ireso Amurrean institutions and Ameucan
ibeitic-s me safe " [ enthusiastic cheers ]
The president left ut midnight for Mout-
gomcij' .
THI2 GOG12IIIC KANGU.
Disaste-i- Impending as a Itcsult of
AVIld Cat Speculation.
CIIICAOO , Oct 19. [ Special Telegram to the
HPI ; ] The announcement , evcrj' fewdajs ,
of some mining enterprise in Uio mushroom
ogebic don region calls attention to the
fact that things nio in a fcaiful condition on
the range. Last jear about ono hundred
companies were organised with u total capi
tal of over t200,000,000 to find or ojiciatc don
mines on Iho Gogchio range. There aio
about len good mines on Ibis jurtlcular
range that have iron in paj ing quantities.
Soveinl of them arc notably largo pioduccis
of the hematite 010. The other ninety
organizations or "mines" wcro , rnanj >
of them , started for Uiojnirjioso of selling out
the stock in the cxciternenl. A good many
others had good intentions nnd sjicnt vast
sums of money tij Ing to llnd one. The jier
cent Umt succeed has been vciy small. The
result has been that nil of the w lldcut con.
coins have "busted" during the ji.ist six
months und some of the mines that have
good prospects have been earned down vvitli
the worthless ones. Stock that sold for K
and ft ! a share last spring is now duilj' offer etl
for 'M and iW cents a share with , in most
eases , no takers. Then , to make m.Utei.1
v\orse , Uio real mines that have shipped ore
to market aio unable , in most cases , to col
lett the inoncj- duo them owing to the rlukc"
of miners in tlio coal and coke * re
gions Wilh Uio exceiition of i
half do/en of the biggest mines
all othei s liavo been compelled to shut dow i
owing to u lack of funds to opciate. Hun
diedsof hands have been thrown out of em
plojment the just few weeks fiom thi'
cnuso. Hundreds of ether mine-is wen
thrown out of woik by Uio collapse of tin
Wild Cut conceins and still menu have stiucl
fiom time to time for back paj and 1110 no\\
idle. The situalion in tliu 11011 icgion is t
v civ soi ions ono An nrrnv , of men aio idle
and winter is at hand. The outcome of the
matter cannot bo fora-shadow oil at this time
Tlie collapse of tlio mining excitement wil
eventually leave n trail of big and little
financial wiceks Hundiod.s of thousands o :
dollars weio invested bjr Milwaukee ant
\\isconsin people In stocks tliat 1110 no
wuith tlio piper on which thev nio printed
In this eitj' capitalists , eleiks , woikiiif
people , und women and clilldiei
evil , were induced to invest It
Iheso stocks and many Imulshlps among UK
poorer classes hav o rcsullcd. A great deal o
interest is being manifested in tlio two bij
don ti lists that have been foimed to jiurcliasi
the Hcnjnnrln und Hut ton piojiertles in tin
Gugebm mines Each of the tiusls havobiti
capitall/cd for millions and has agieed ti
jiuuhaso the stocks of about hqlf u dozei
good and indiffeient mines Tin-so payment ,
aio to bo made in the Rpiing If thu trust
or syndicates should rail lo make connection
averj serious lime rnaj be expt-eted in utii
stock eiielc-s
AV12STI2KX UNION PL\\S.
The Coiniianj "Will Not Advance' Hale-
at I'le-si-nt.
Nr vv Yoik , Oct 1't At a meeting of th
executive committee of Uro Western Umoi
Telegraph companj to duj' it was rcHOlvci
that no iidvanto In rales should bo made
extejit in eases of ten and llftt en c c-nt late
where the h milling nf Intsintss.it thobe late
has m.ulu nbolutclj nothing 'i'lnollli or
of the compiiny are empowied to icdm
rates now charged wherever in tlu > ir judj
ment such reduction should be m , > 'Ic > .
Aicliltt'c-is In C'onvcmion.
Cine \oo , Oct 10. The twentj tii&t annu.1
convention of Arnciican uit-hltects bega
hero to daj' , IlIusuaHoiifi of urchlleclun
woi ks and repoi ts of commlUccb wc-ro Hi
features of thg cla
EDGERTON AGAINST OBERIY ,
The Two Civil Service Comuiia-
eionora Fall to Agroo.
LYMAN TO SUPPORT THE BISHOP.
Maehlno Pioccss In Mnklng Silver
Cei tlflciitt-s Ktidorxcd It ) the
Chief or Hiircmi-Otlier Na
tional Capital Xcu * .
Deter iiilneilly Opposed ,
WI IIISOTOV , Oct , 10 [ Special Tclegiam
to the Hci' . ] Secictary Hnjuid and Attor
ney Genet ul Garland arc not les In uccotd
on the fisheries question than BIO Commis
sioners Oberly and Kdgcrton on the applica
tion of tlio civil sci vice laws. In fact they
aio determinedly opposed , nswlll be seen
fiom the Interview with the Intlor sent out
by the Associated pi ess today. Mi.Kdeer-
ton does not share the spirit of fun which
Mr. Obeilyhas been gintlf.Ung soficclyln
the absente of his associates , and not only
in private conversation , but in opinions ex-
pic-ssed for tlie public , evinces a feeling of
decided bitterness low aids Iho "Uishop. "
Mr Oheily takes tlio situation very coolly.
In his never failing good humor ho looks
with a feeling ultin to pity on his mote paiti-
snn colleague. When Ml. LMgci ton's ' woids
wcie quoted to him today he reiterated tils
former connection of tlio state political
associations and said that Mr. Edgcilon
wholly Ignored the purposes for
which the associations vvcio orgnni7cd.
Everjono knew that they 'weio not con
ducted in the interest of good citizenship , but
merely for the puiposo of pulling politiual
and personal w h es. They w ere radically op-
IMjsed to thowelfuio of the public service.
Civil servants were hlied lo do Iho govern
ment's work and not to niinipulatc state or
local politics. Tliev weio clearly antago
nistic. to the spirit of the civil service law
and to tlie older of the president in regard to
objcctional political operations. Up to this
time these e\messions have been merely the
personal opinion of Mr. Obcily. Whether
steps will bo taken lo make them otllciul is
nol known.
Mr. Ljm.m will suppoit Mr. Obcily The
latter is on tlio most Intimate terms with the
president , and it is surmised that if the state
associations pel sist in their woik a foimal
suggestion w ill bo made to them that thev
in e obnoxious and w ill have lo he permitted
to p-iss into u condition of "Innocuous de
suetude. "
Commissioner IMgoi-ton'N Vlt > un.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 10 Civil Service Com-
in ! bioncr Edgeiton , who returned to the
city today , was asked by an Associated
pi ess reporter If his views agreed with those
of Commissioner Obeily , as expressed in his
icccnt letter lo the Illinois Democratic as
sociation.
"The.v certainly do not , " said ledger ton , "I
do not believe in extreme or btiamed ion
slructions of civil ser vice law. These slate
11 gatmiitions have as much right to exist us
: hey overbad. There is nothing in the law
: o prohibit it A man is not depiived of the
privileges of citizenship because ho holds a
public ofllco and I think the idea that u man
should abandon his residence in n state , or
"lis eltuenship , when ho takes olllto in Wash
ington is prcpostoroufl. The law is all light ,
and it only needs to bo construed in ac
cordance with common sense and practical
experience. "
Machine Made Certificates.
WASHINGTON' , Oct. 19 [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] The statements of .T. J. Hiooks ,
chief of the secret service division of the
treasury department , in which lit ; intimated
lhat the use of stcaui power in printing the
silver certificates might load to an increase
in counterfeiting , has caused u great deal of
commotion hero and in other cities. It is said
tliat the movement against tlio notes printed
by machinery is the work of the men em-
ploj ed in the bureau of cngi uv ing and pi mt-
ing who fear lhat the substitution of muehin-
ciy for hand labor may tin ow n great many
of them out of cmploj ment. Mr. E O Gruv es ,
chief of the buicau , was seen lo day in icfci-
eneo lo the subject. Ho said that lie has had
the opinion of the best expeits in Iho countiy
und that they agree that the steam pi luted
backs of the silver ccrtillcates equal in every
r ospect those printed by hand , He admitted ,
however , Umt there is just cause for com
plaint about the quality of the ceitillcatcs
how being issued , but ho claimed that the
reason is that thoio is such a gicat demand
foi them that they mo issued gieen from the
press and tire not allowed to dry properly before -
fore being put into circulation. Mr. Graves
snjs that the bills and certificates ought
to bo allowed to dry for at least
six months befoio they aio eh ciliated but
under the piesent demand that is impossible.
Asked what was his leahon for substitut
ing steam for hand labor in printing these
notes Mr. Graves replied that the enormous
incr ease in the call for revenue stamps had
taxed the capacity of the oflico to the utmost ;
that hand labor was entiiely inadequate to
supply the demands of the internal revenue
bureau und Umt muehmoiy was absolutely
necessary. As an illustration of tlio in
creased demand , Mr. Graves said that the
number of sheets of revenue stamps callctl
for in September was about 000,000 moit
than the estimate. Tlio incicaso is princi
pal ! v in stamps for packages of tencigaret'cs ,
In September of lastjear the demand wu
supplied by a dally output of1,000 sheets ol
these stamps. In September of this je-ar the
average daily production was l'JHX ( ) sheets
Theio was also a vcij laigc int lease in lit
demand for stamps for boxes of llftj cigars
In September of last jear the daily piodue
lion was It ! ( XKl sheets of these stamps Thl'
jcar tlio pioduction was 'JT.OOO wheels true
these averages are still being liopt up
Theio has also been a wonder fill in
tuaso in the demand for stamps foi
packages of two ami four ounces of tobacte
ami in fact all kinds of tobacco stamps Toi
this reason the bin cans have been unnblo tc
punt any srhvr certificates of small denorn
mation and in spite of repeated calls for i
greater supply there have been no ? J or ? .
cci tilit ates pi mlcd for about two monll
Mr Giaves is confident that tlio slcan
punted notes will wear as well as those
limited In band when they can ho proper Ij
"tuieil" befoio being issued. The e-normon1
iiicica o in the demand for stamps for pack
ages of ten cigarettes mentioned by Mr
Giavcs is piohahly duo in a gieat meatuio tt
the habit which has grown among munufao
tutors lutt'lv of plat-ing photographs o
actresses and other , lofessional people ir
these small packages Tlio sale of cigaiotli
stamps reported by the inteuial revenue
bureau indicate that theio weio f > 0,000,00 <
more of llicm sold dining one month of thi
j ear than timing the same month last jcar
AUI IcillllllUllMH
W \-iiivnoN , Oil 111 In the agiitultura
convention this moining a pcimancnt 01
gaim.ition was alTctted by the adoption of i
constitution piov iilmg for a president , liv
vice pn Mdonts , a secretary , u treasurer am
an exiiutivo bonid
The deputation then called on Comptrolle
Dm ham , w ho informed them that the act li
question was so bunplini'ly drawn thiith
toultl mala , nolhing of it.
'llit- mime adopted was 'Tlio AniPiicai
Asset iiition of Mate Agricultural College
anil Experiment Stations , " to Uio nnnu.i
ctinvcntions ol whiih each college ami sin
turn will be entitled to send one delicate
Ar in } Xc'ws.
Wtsinsoros , Oct 10 [ Special Telcgi 01
to the Hi r ] The leave ) of absence giante
lo Second Lieutenant Hobert J Duff , Eight
cavalo ; Juuics T Anderson , blxtycnth ii
funtry , und James II Walters , Twcntiejt
infantry , have been cMondod one inontl
iwo months aild one month ies | > eetivoly
A court purr tlal has been appointed to nice
at Toil Kcoiju , Montana , Kov ember 7 , i < .
the trial of Captain Thomas Galvcy , First
cavalry. The detail Is as follows : Colonel
George Gibson , Fifth Infantiy ; Colonel
Edwin V. Townsend , Twelfth infantry ;
Lieutenant Colonel James J. Vanhoui.
Twcnly.fiflh Infantry : Lieutenant Colonel
Abraham 1C. Arnold , Tlrst cavalry Major
Simon Snvder , I'lfth Infantry ; Captain
Miles Molnn , Seventh cavalry ; Cuptain
Mason Cater , rtfth Infantry ; Captain Albert
( } Torcc- first cavalry ; Captain Hugh O.
cale.
NrhrtiRka nnd I own Pensions- .
WASUISOTOX , Oct. 10 ( Special Telegiatn
to the HUE. ] The following Nebraska , pen
sions hn\o been planted : Original David
UlacUbum , Newark , Increase , ( Justus
D. W. Kochlei , Plum Crock.
lowu pensions : Mexican war Hnlley Shol-
Icy , Hlootnllcld. OiiRiiul Moses Me-
Cle.uy , Diixter , Michael To er , Hluff Creek ;
W H Wilson , M A AJI , Lo/ler W. Piud-
tieii , Huilington ; Daniel Stauy , Olive In-
creasc .lohn Hill , Davis Citj ; Gcoige W.
Combs , Ciesco , Isaac H Johnson , Scianton
City , Alexander Mel ) Meek , Lime Spiings ,
ricdciick E Dennis , Cicston , Jolin Calouso ,
Waterloo Kestoicel and icissuo ICcmliick
W. Mr-own , Ames.
Want An Appropriation.
WVMIIMITOV , Oct. Hi. The committee
fiom the agricultural convention called on
Secietaiy ralrchlhl today to ask him to
ovei rule Uio decision of the first comptroller
to Ihc effect that the agricultural expel imon-
lal station bill did not cany with it nn uppio-
prlatlon. Tlio secretary Informed the com-
millce ho had no authority in the premises ,
but agreed to refer to the fltst comptroller
Uio question us to whether the depaitnient
shall ask congtess to make u deficiency up-
pi opimtion daling buck lo the time of the
passage of the bill.
Postal Changes.
WASIHNOTOV , Oct. 19 [ Special Telcgiam
to the Her. ] A postoflleo was established
o daj at Camming , Wai ren count } , Iowa ,
nd John A. Douglass appointed postmaster.
*
Anarchistic Conference Postponed ,
W\"iiivoTov , Oct. 10 The confeicnio be'-
vveen Justice Harlan and council for Iho
ondemned anarchists has been poslponed
mill Pi idiiy.
UANIC CHOOKS.
Wholesale Indictments1 1'oiind Against
Them H } thu U. S. Grand Jury.
CINCINNATI , Oct. 10 An evening paper
, ijs the United St.itcs grand Jurj in session
leio has found numerous indictments in the
/"idellty / bank cases , riamclv , scv cut v indlct-
nients against ex President 12 , L Ilaipcr ,
from seve-ii to ten indictments against Hcnja-
nin E Hopkins nnd as nian\ , against Ammi
'iuldwin , and seven indictments against Miss
losio Holmes , Harper's prrvato seciet.m in
he ridelitj bank. H also sajs th.it Joe Wil-
shiie and two other bankcis aie indicted.
lTiii'iKaliM ( it-nt-ial Conve-ntlon.
Nr.w Yoith , Ott Ul The Univcisalist gen
er.il convention began u business session at
ho Church of Divine Paternity this morning
Committees w cio appointed in elections nnd
eligious HOI vices Delegates wcru piesent
'iom all parts of the countiy.
Kev. Tomlinson , D. D , icpoitcd on behalf
of tlio c-onimiUe-e on piofcssions of faith , Iho
follow ing loim of profession instead of the
old form :
2. I believe that the holy scriptures of the
old and new testaments ton-am uievclution
from God to mankind.
1. I believe in one God , the Father Al
mighty. maker of heaven and earth ; in Jesus
Christ His son , who is Uio levealcr of God
and the Saviour of the world ; and in his holy
spit it , the comforter , through which all de-
ciplcs of Christ are united in one spiutual
body.
3. I believe In Uio necessity of personal Vo-
pcncraUon ; in foigivcncss of sins ; in tlio cer
tainty of retribution ; in the final holiness
and happiness of all mankind.
4. Ibclievothat the oppoi Utilities , obliga
tions nnd icvvaids of religion uro in their
imtnro eternal , and of such immediate ui-
gency that I ought to stuvo earnest Iv for
present salvation by repenting of my sins
und dillgentlv using the means of pr.icr
which , in His mercy , God has piovidcd
for mo.
The 1'aii-Klc'cttlc Scandal.
Ni.vv YOUK , Oct. 10 [ Special Telegram to
the HLI : . The Tribune's Washington special
sajs : J. Hairis Itogcrs , m liis equity suit
against Garland and olhcis , insists that the
loss of coitain paper sin the case willscii-
ously intcifeio with the cause of Justice ,
Why these papers , or any paper *
should disappear in a law suit , Is ono of
Ihoso mjsteucs whicli decent lavvyeis in
the com ts hero do not like to tiy to explain ,
It don't make much dlffeienco to have u law-
i or on the oilier side say that the papers op.
posed to him do not amount to unj thing. II
is not for the lawyer lo sav so , especially il
ho is on Uio other side Now Gurlund bus
done lots of euuouH things about this Pan
Electric- business , but the most tuuous thiiif
ho could do would bo lo come up ami meet
lingers on the ineiits of Iho cnso. If hi-
answer bus boon lost vvilhout any help of bl
ow n , it w mild bo u good thing for him to sup
plj it foi the benefit of the court.
m
Kearney and the ; Chinese.
NEW YOUK , Oet. 1 ! ) [ Special Telegiam U
the Hi i : ] Wong Ching Pee , a litcr.uj
celestial , talked over the Chinese qucstioi
with Dennis ICeainoy in a newspaper ofllci
in Park How jestorduy. Tlio controversy
got hot , Dennis said the Chinamen ate rats
Wong lespondctl that the lush ute woist
things than tats. "Tho Chinese nio seifs , '
said Di nnisj "You are u blanked li.u. " an
BW creel Wong ; "That's u fighting word J
.v ou mean it , I'll llnow.vou out of tlio win
clew , " saitl Dennis. Wong said ho meant I
in u Pitkwii khin sense , and Dennis put the
window sash down Tlio two parted will
the hope that they would mt et again , Woni
will it is said , challenge Dennis to u publli
dcbitoin the Cooper Union Keauiey am
Wong did meet again at Ke.inio\'s mcetmi
at Cooper Unioir in tlio evening. Whei
Ke'.ii nev m.ulo 11 sjieet h , Wong tried to ask i
question , but was hissed down and no
ulluwcd to inter lupt ,
12plhct ) ] > alians In Session.
Loiisvinr , Ky. , Ocl , 111 Tlio sccom
day's session of the Protestant Episeopal
church conpress was called to older tin
morning by Hishop Dudley. Tlio topic ill *
cussed was , "Iho Higher Education o
Women "
At the night session thr > most dnportan
disc ussion of Uio congress took place , Ui
topio being the projMis.il to change the mini
of the church ' 1 lie dt hate , which was par
titip.itcd in bv st'Vt-iul delegates , was \er ,
spirited ami was about evenly divided as t
tlio chance. Tlio sjicakeis gcnoially dt
nounccd the jiroposal to ut-o in nnj waylh
wend ' Catholic" in case any change wa
made.
Sliitnc ; ,
CiiifAno , Oct 10 The statue of Abiuhar
Lincoln , which Is to or riament the snuthei
enhance to Lincoln jiaik , vvus pi , iced in it
jierrnanent | io-iition tills moining. 'Hi
statue , which will bo ono of Uio most urtls.ti
ornaments of the city , is the gift of the lat
Eli Hates , u long time residua of Chitagt
It will In ) unveiled und formally pic-seated t
the people on .Sului day afteiiioon.
Two-Thons.indOUlo Tli-Ue-n. (
CAU voo , Oct 19 At n meeting of Ui
managers of lines in thu Westein State
Passenger association to day nil linen vver
unthoiizcd to supplement form of rnilenti
tlekcls winch nro issued atilj \ cents \v \
riiilo with uddltional mrleago good for J,0 (
rnlles at ii cents \ir \ rnllo limited to onej c ,
from Ua\u \ of sale.
DEMOCRATS IN A WRANGLE ,
An Attempt to Strnlghton Mnttortj
In Johnson County.
NATURAL GAS AT JEFFERSON.
The Product I'lowinj ; Tiooly nnd Next
\Volls Prc\ccti'd | The Shtnx City
llrldKo Dlsasti-oim I'lie at
Oe'lwe'ln Iowa.
To Kostoro Uaiinon > .
low v Cm , In , Oct. III. [ Special Telegram
to the HIM : . ] Chadnmn Hunter und otheB
members of the state demociatlc connnlttca
nro hero to day lo endcavoi lo icsioie hai--
rnony In Iho seiialoilal mailer. EfforlH uro
beliitf made to get Kanck ami Kellcv the two
dcmuciatic camlidatc-s , to wilhilravv ami
to put n now IUHII in the Held It is thought
tlnil Moses Hloom will be subslituled in
place of Kanck and Kellej
Natural Gas at .Irflt'iMoii.
Jurmsos , la , Oct ill- [ Special Telev
gram to tlie Hi r ] The discovery of natural
gas In this ellj a few duvs ago bus slncel
been , and is jcl , the ju im ijial theme of con- >
veisntion both on the stu-cts and in tha
houses Sutuidnj night the gas was con
ducted bj' loose Jointed pijK-s fiom the well
to the jiostoflle o , n distance of over eight )
umlicd feet , wheio It has sliieo been
rightly burning through e-lev en lingo JetH.
'he How of gas grows stronger tlianwhei ;
rut struck. While the jilm-e has not jet en-
cie-d ujion a boom some fiurcy prices have
, ln irely been ofTeie-d for scvenil viitant lotrt
i the tity , but no sales aiu unnoiinti-d a
et. Sev eral jn-i sons w ill , in a few daj s , bu-
In luxispc-i ting for tlio hidden treasure unit
, o doubt In ashoit time giiod , strong gat
veils will bu numbcied by Iho doyen at least.
Sioux
Siot'Cirv , la , Ott. Hi [ Special Telo-
i.wii lo Iho Hi r ] Telcgi aphtu informutitju ,
VMS received this moining Unit the bids ou
he giading of the cast nppioacli of tha
ilissouii river blidgu ut this point were
pencil lit Chicago bj the Northwestern r all *
oiid oftlclals lust evening und that W O.
ilcNiimuia was avvaidcd the tontratt. Thla
ippioat h is fiom tlie hi idgo site to a point
until of the Union sttuk jaids vvheio th
dies leading to the hudgo will cioss thu
'loul. A bout ono bundled thousand jauld
f dill must be moved.
A DlmiNti OILS I'iif.
OM.VMMN , la , Ott -Special ( [ Telegram
o the lit r ] A llio broke out last night anil
lest roj od business houses valued nt IOOHX ( ) .
nsurunce Rinall Sev end stores , the hotel ,
ho bank and postoflko vveru almost wholly
lestiojed.
Suprc'ine' Conn Dee-isloiiH.
) : MoiM's , In , Ott 111 [ Spit lul Tele ;
gram to the Hi i ] Tlio supi emu court filed
.lie following decisions heio to tla\ :
GomgoK Hath , apelliiiit | ) , vs the Ilocntur
Count j AgiiiuHuial sot let v , Dccatur ills *
net , afllimed.
Windsor & C.ithcart , appellants , vs .1. O.
2vans , Taj lor distuet , modified and af-
Untied. .
John Wceiidt , vs the lowu Legion ot
Honor , appellants , Huidln circuit , reversed.
S U Shear , appellant , vs Fred Whitman ,
ChickiiBaw district , nlllimed.
I'nti u k Joj co vs Clnrstlna Alllcl. njipel *
ant , Palto Alto distiiet , uniuned
H Gage , njiiK'Unnt , vs J. W. Muschmejcr ,
Worth district , allluiicd.
Dlstiitt township of Eden , appellant , vA
ndepc-ndcnt distiiet of Tenijileton , CauolX
.listuct , revel sod ,
L G. Genist vs H F. Seiiton and WIN
lam Hunt , appellants. Linn distuet.
iilnimeil.
William Cliilton , unpellant , vs Glut-ago ,
Hock Island & Pacific' Hrlhvay company ,
Moliaskn distiiet , disniisscd.
Mauim lountj vs.l. J. Giilvm , appellant ,
M , n ion ciieuil , rcveised.
Iowa Pie-Hhj tcrlaiis.
KrohUK , la , Oct. 1'J [ Spetial Telegram
to tlio Hi r ] The Iowa sj nod of the Piosby-
tcu.in thuich will tommcneo its session tomorrow -
morrow ov cuing in the Westminister Presby
terian chuich in this eitj' . It gives jnoniiso )
of being the most Interesting session of this
important ecclesiastical bodj' cvci hold in the
> tiitc. A laigo number of thu most iiromi-
icnt divines of tliocliuieh In this anil ether1
states will bo in attendance to take jiait iu
thu cxeicises. New York , Pliiladelphiu ,
Cincinnati and otlier largo cities will Imvo
home of theii able minlsteis liero who will
de-liver nddi esses on Interesting subjects.
This being thu Html centennial jcar of tha
cstubllshment of the fiist Picshjtcuan ,
chuich in lowu , it gives added Intel est to the
occasion. Thu flist chinch was formed at
West Point in tins c nunty and Colonel Will'
mm Patterson , still living heiu , was the 111 at
elder cleoted.
Iowa Odd I
Di'sMorsis. In , Oet. 19. [ Special Tele-
ginm to the Hi u 1 The grand lodge of Odd
Fellows for the slate of Iowa begun UH an
nual session heio to day with Attorney Gen-
ei itl linker as grand muster. Major Phil
lips extended a welcome in behalf of tho. city
and Kov. S S. Hunting in behalf of the vari
ous lodges of this city The grand imistt-i's
annual rejioit shows that the order bun
hugclj Inu eased in membership In tills stulti
during Uio past jcar Several lionouirj' de
grees weio corifeucd and tliu usual rcpoitrt
of grand re-pit sentativcs wt-ic icceived This
is Uio for tiuth annual session of Uio lowu
giand ledge suite its oigani/atiuii at Musta-
tlno in isjs 'Iho ouler bus grown till it ban
in this Ktato171 subordinate lodges witlin
total mi-mbcishipof 'J-nK ( ) Thesuboidiiiato
lodges of Iowa liuvu paid out for lellei ot
memheis and families . - > " > . ! . ) , bTs il ,
'flic Appllc-atloii Di-nlctl.
M \risiiAi TOWN , In , Oil 19 An applica
tion was madeto d.ijat lit s Molnes , befoio
u full bench of thu United States eltcult
court , Judges Hi uwei , Love mid Slid as sit
ting , by the Elijah Smith eommitte-o of tlio
main line bondholders of Uio Central Iowa
lallwaj for the se-tllng asldo of the decreei of
salt ; and putting the loid into the hands of n
committee of bondholders MCSSIH Ander
son , of Kcokuk. ami Hlalr , of Now York ,
uigiiid for the Smilli intt'iest The nppllt-u
tion was njiposc d by , ) am < > s Tliomjison , ol
New York , acting for the Stit-knuy commit
tee Afte i extended aigumt nt the applica
tion was denied and the saleouleied to taku
jilaco Novemboi 9
9Y.
Y. .M. O. A.
SimCm , In , Oct. -Special [ Tele
gram to the Hi i : ] The eighteenth annual
convention of tlio Y M C A convened in
tills city ut T ! ! U o'clock ut thu M E chuich
tins evening After the welcoming Pxercises
Kt'V IJ Hiatllej1 , of Yunkton , ilt'livend an
address on thu religious c lenient in manhood ,
'I Wlc-hlta hleick Yaielw Hni ncil.
WieniTv , K'un , Ott 19 The stock yuid *
weio totullj binned ut ane. . uly hour tiili
morning ' 1 ho yards and a hotel hud Just
been completed at a cost of $1M.OUO. ) Thej
holt 1 for luriatclj was not damaged and the )
v aids will bo reconstituted ut once , The
lalloi aio insuietl foi fJO.UOtJ. Twenty-two
stteis , two horses and homo hogn uiu bin ned
Tlio flio is believed to huvo been the wulk ol
an incendiary.
Illlnoihfiiain Ic-alc'is.
PI..HIU 111 , Oet 19 The Central HHnoln
( iiam Dcalt-iH' nKsociatlon ut the closing BCS <
man ctctlttl H C , Heath , of Champaign , a
n i nl r ttt thu cxexutlvq couitmUcu Vk
, Kiv.ffUtl , cleiccasca ,