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THE OMAHA ILY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , NOVEMBER 1G , 1887. NUMBER 151 SPARKS TO QUIT THE SERVICE Resignation of the Commissioner of the Land Oiflco. HIS LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT. ConHclcntldUH AttrinplN to Govern Public Land Affair * Itcpcatcdly OppOHcd By the Secretary of the Interior. The Land Commissioner WASIIINOTON , Nov.li" . Lund Commissioner Sparks this afternoon personally delivered to the president n letter defending his course In the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha railway laud grant cases and formally re signed his olllco. Ho refers to Secretary Lumar's letter of the llth inst. , und cites the cases In question which were adjusted by him in September. Ho adds : On October "two decisions of the secretary were rendered in the Omaha cases nonconcurring curring In my adjustment ! ) and overruling the authority on which they were based. Ho directed me at the same time to cuuso the grunts to bo adjusted in conformity with said dcvlsions. I now infer from his published letter that those decisions were not approved by the official law adviser for the department of the Interior. The point at issue is relative to the claim of the railroad companies to in demnity for land that , under the railroad granting acts , were reserved from the opera tion of these acts by the express terms of the statutes. Previously in 1&T5 lands thuthad been reserved by the government for Indian and other purposes , and which , excluded from the grants and from tlio operation of the granting acts , had been patented or cer tified to the companies , both us granted lands and as Indemnity , promiscuously with other lands. This seems to have been done In pur suance of the practice of giving the railroad companies whatever they a.skctt for. In that year title to a largo quantity of such lands in the state of Kansas , which had been BO enormously conveyed to the Leaven worth , Lawrence ft Galveston railroad company , was decreed invalid by tlio United States .su preme court. Since that date lands that wore reserved at the date of the grant or the date of the definite locution of the roads , as the case may bo , hail been regarded nnd treated In the decisions and practice of this otllco and the department us excluded not only from all grants , but irom the indemnity basis , under nil grunts wherein such reserved lands ure , by the terms of the law , "excluded from the operation of the acts. " The secretary held In the Omaha cases that the company was entitled to indemnity for such lands. This decision , if udlvercd to , will have the effect to take from the people many million acres of land within the railroad indemnity limits , which , by your advice and your up- pr.oval , as expressed in the Guilford Millet- case , have been proclaimed to tbo country ns restored to the public domain. The question of the correctness of these decisions became therefore u mutter of momentous concern. If they correctly declared the law these hinds belong the railroad companies. If they did not correctly declare the law the hinds belonged - longed to the people. Tlio Omaha decisions pur'iort to bo founded upon the decision of the supreme court In the case of tlio Winona & St. Peter railroad company vs. Darney , the assertion being made that the "plain language" of the court in that case seems to bo "exclusive of the ques tions presented" and also upon a certain rule of statutory interpretation relied upon us be ing an axiom of construction. Said decisions were further enforced by reference to the unrcportcd decision of the United Stutes circuit court for Wisconsin , which was said in the Omaha cases to bo a judicial construction which seems to leave "no further room for discussion. " It ap peared to me that the decision of the supreme court in the Barney cuscs was absolutely silent upon the question decided in the Omaha and that not even the arbiter of the court sustained those decisions. It also appeared to mo that the question at issue was not in the case decided by the circuit court for Wisconsin and it seemed that' the rule of statutory interpretation adopted in the Omaha cases was the opposite of tlio rule of construction adopted by the courts and laid down by law writers. 1 was therefore profoundly convinced that the secretary had been committed to errors of law which , if brought fully to his personal attention , might be corrected. It is the practice of the department to permit - , mit representatives of railroad companies nnd other private interests to apply for ro- viuw and reconsiderations of decisions when questions nro decided against such interests. I believe that , as un olllcer of the govern ment having immediate guardianship of the public lands and Immediate charge of the is suance of patents under all grants of land by congress , 1 had at least an equal right with the representatives of private interests to nsk the secretary of the interiorto re-examine his departmental decision , and I believed It es pecially proper to express my views to the secretary because I had not but would have done so in the original instance If I had an ticipated a change of the ruling nnd decision. Accordingly I waited upon the secretary and personally expressed to him my desire to have a review of the decision in these cases. Ho suggested to mo to let the matter rest for the present , in which suggestion I of course cheerfully acquiesced. The formal applica tion for review , couched in the most respectful terms , was completed about October " 0 , but was not put upon the official records and was not made public. On November 111 received n note from the sec retary , desiring mo to present to him what I had to say on this subject. My letter was accordingly signed and delivered to him on the llth , with the necessary change of data , etc. A copy of this letter is herewith en closed for your inspection. Several ini'iort- ant questions were decided in the Omaha cases other than tlio ono referred to herein , the question of "Indemnity for lands ex cluded from the operation of the granting > acts , " that being of overshadowing import . ance. In presenting this application I In formed the secretary that It would not be made public unless by himself. Public attention having now been called to the matter , I shall feel at liberty to furnish the public with a copy of this letter after it lias been communicated to you and a copy transmitted to him. The IssMo raised by me was strictly one of law. The presentation ol this issue was strictly in the line of legal ar gument. In the letter addressed to me that Issue is not met , and its effect Is to create the erroneous impression that the issue was one of authority alone , and that 1 hi > .d refused t < : execute the secretary's official orders. This diversion of the issue from one of legal con struction to ono of authority and InsubordI nation Is a substitution of force for argu ment , a diversion of the public mind from the merits of the case , and , if not registered by me In this presentation to you , would be u suppression by that power of a proper anil considerate effort on my part , a. commissioner ot the general lam ! office , to secure In the public Interest nn im if partial hearing by the secretary of the Into f rior on a purely legal question affecting tht n administration of the office with which I air charged. The ortlco of commissioner of the genera' land office hus boon ono of Intense labor , have endeavored to discharge my full duty h it In the face of nmny discouragement ? am' much calumny null ubuso from those whost interests wore to dofent the policies pursued If these decisions foreshadow u cluumo h eniclal policy on this subject , knowing wel whit this will moon inapructic.ilunpl'nitlnn ' I could not , of course , with my sonsi of duty , bo an Instrument to crtcc the change. Having over , as now , regurdei the commission 1 hold from you us subject ti your ret-all , and desiring to relieve you fron any possible cmboriiissmcnt , I hcrowUl tender you my resignation of the cffico o commissioner of the general land office am ask | ts curly acceptance , nnd , hi thus sever im ; my connection with your administration I beg to assure you of my earnest wish lira the same wisdom , firmness and integrlt ; which has thus lur BO eminently market < H4itf nJmlnltuuUou auw eouthiuo to enttinc you in the estimation of your countrymen. Very respect fully , WII.I.UM A. J. SPAHKS. How the Letter Was HccHvcd. W.xsiiiNfitoN , Nov. 15. [ Special Telegram to the lire. ] A good deal of surprise Is ex pressed by the friends of Lund Commissioner Sparks at the temper of his letter made pub lic this evening In reply to the phllllplc of Secretary Lrmar. It was generally supposed that Sparks would como back at tlio secre tary in much the Same tone In which ho was attacked. Sparks' reply Is a mild and mod erate review of the Omaha case , u citation of the law upon which ho based his action , n suggestion that It was In harmony with the policy of the administration as laid down in the Guilford-Mlllci' case , unu closes with big compliments to the president and a formal tender of his resigmition. It Is stated that Sparks Is very much In doubt as to whether the president will accept his resignation , now that Lamar is going out of the cabinet. Sparks saw the president u few minutes this afternoon mid to-night tnlketl u little. Ho said ho was kindly received at the white house , but that he did not discuss the contro versy ho Is having with Secretary Lamar. Ho only laid his letter in the hands of the president and requested nn immediate answer to his tender of resignation. Sparks said ho expected u reply from the president to-morrow , but refused to say what ho ex pected it will bo. There is no doubt in of ficial circles that the president will promptly accept the resignation , and it is generally be lieved that Assistant Commissioner Stock- sluger , of Indiana , will be promoted to the vacancy. LEKMOSIKKHUNG. Strenuous KfTortH Kail to Secure a Com inn tat ion of Sentence. WICHITA , Kan. , Nov. 15. [ Special Tele- ram to the Bin. : ] In spite of the continued ( Torts to secure n commutation of sentence , , co Mosier was hanged hero this morning at M for tlio murder of Hugh B. Campbell on lampbell's ranch in the Indian territory , October S , IbfeO. President Cleveland was , ppoaJcd to , but refused to Interfere. At 9 clock Deputy United States Marshal jharritt arrived at the jail and proceeded , t once to test the rope and gallows vilh H heavy sand bag. The machine vorkcd perfectly and to the entire atisfaetion of the authorities. Shortly af- erward the examining physicians arrived , nd were followed within the stockade by the cporters and officials of tlio federal courts. t 9:15 : Mosier was brought from his cell and aken to the jail parlor , where were nssem- iled a number of pre.ss representatives and ail officials. As Mosier entered ho glanced round , but made no remarks. Deputy United States Marshal Sharritt read the ileuth warrant. The death inarch began at J:23. : The condemned man walked firmly , Mid , although his face was pule , ho showed no other signs of fear. The march continued iiround tlio jail and the condemned iind his jailers entered the enclosure , followed iiy the reporters and tlio officials. Mosier nounted the scaffold without assistance and was never moro stoical than at that moment. The rope was adjusted carefully and when isked if he had anything to say , Mosier re- [ ilied : "Nothing , only I don't like to die in this iViiy. " Marshal Sharritt asked him if ho do- .ired to send any word to his parents , "No. I saw them yesterday. " Mosier requested to have his boots re moved. Ho then stepped UIXHI the trap and us the black cap was being placed over his iead uttered his last words saying : "Tell Smith how I stood It. " At exactly J-M the trap fell. About two minutes before the trap was sprung thcro was a loud beating on the enclosures door and A dispatch was handed in as follows : WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. I am very sorry that my conception of public duty will not permit me to Interfere in your son's case , though I am much moved by my sympathy for his worthy and suffering parents. [ Signed ] Giiovmt Ci.Kvr.MNn. Mosier's body was cut down about fifteen minutes after the springing of the trap and taken to the undertaker's , where largo crowds viewed it. Mosier's body was for warded to his parents at Linberg , Harper county. A VOICE FOR SHHUIDA.V. Senator Farwell in Favor or Iilltle Phil For President. CHICAGO , Nov. 15. [ Special Telegram to the Bni : . ] Senator Farwell , who has just re turned from England , said ho did not con sider the recent Now York election as very significant. AVhcn asked his favorite for the presidential nomination , ho replied : "Phil Sheridan. I am also for Judge Gresham , but ho is for Sherman. General Sheridan would run like a scared Indian , as they say , and ho can bo elected easier than any man yet named. I want the New York people to como together , though , nnd agree on u man who can carry their state , and that is the fel low I will be with. Bluino cannot do it , nor do I think Sherman can ; but Sheridan , he could not bo beaten. Wo must have a man who can carry New York , nnd Blainc , as I say , can get neither that state or Indiana. Ho made a mistake when ho wrote that let ter withdrawing the libel suit , saying ho could not get justice In nn Indiana court. " Senator Spooner , of Wisconsin , who is in the city , said lie did not believe there was any man in the country who could tell who would bo the next nominee for the presidency on the re publican ticket. "Then you don't thiiilc It will bo Mr. Biaino 1" "No , I don't think so , but I can't tell any thing about if. If I know , I might regret the knowledge , for I might at once begin to prognosticate defeat , and that would not be an encouraging pustlmcfur a man who desires his party success , " "What significance do you attach to the result of the recent election in New York * " "I don't regard it us the strong indication for ls. 3 that many do. " The senator said ho expected some impor tant legislation upon the economic questions of the day. The problem of reducing the surplus was a difficult one to solve , but as n democratic house hud that matter In charge ho could not say what would bo done. Ho thought , however , the senate would assist in uny reasonublo legislation to accomplish that object und reduce taxation nnd imirart duties upon a number of articles which could be safely uud wisely done. Senator Ilawh-y Marrifd. PiiiLADKi.i'iiiA , Nov. 15. Senator Jo pnh R. Hawley , of Connecticut , was married al noon to-day to Miss Editli Hornor. of Eng land , who has been for several ye.ws one o ! the head nurses ut Blockloy hospital in till- city. There was a largo and distinguished assemblage present , prominent among then : being General Sheridan. Senator Plutt , ol Connecticut , Es-Jndgo Uolllngs , George W , Chllds , ( Jen McCooU , Ri-crc.taryofthoscnate Murut Hulstcad , of the Cincinnati Commcr rial Gazette , und Ex-Congrcssmau Buch , o ] Connecticut. After the reception the couple departed on an extended bridal tour. The Families of Anarchy. Cnictoo , Nov. 15. U Is announced thai the amnesty society av.d defense commlttc * will join forces and u-su-ue the rc pon.ibilttj of providing for the families of the dcai anarchist1 * , und a | .cm.incnt : fund wil ! i * bt&rtcd for tlua p'irx | > sp * - ' ! . t l-\podf < Ai.r.ASv , N. Y. Nnv. 15.An engineer the Now York CVnir.il r.iJuud , drawing ; freight train , exploded ncutho pacscngci station at P.ilutino brMeit. The fiioman was thrown into the Mohawk river nnd Instantly killed. Tlio fnt'Ini'cr was * badly Injured , am Is not ek'iecti'il to llvo. Winiev in Sr. 1'c.mtiiiutio , Nov. l.V Sevens wo , thei has set In here ami ve jols are leaving l < avptU bcuig i < x-bouni DIt. HICIIMOXD KSCAPKS. Tlic Murderer of Colonel Strong He- RiiliiH His Liberty. ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Nov. 15. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE.J Dr. S. R. Richmond , who murdered Colonel J. W. Strong , of the Her ald , Juno 18 , ISbo , nnd who was confined In State Lunatic asylum No. 2 , made his escape some time during last night. Ho was not missed until the asylum trustees were as sembled at the table this morning. An examination failed to reveal his where abouts and the police nnd sher iff were at once notified of the escape and a posse was organized , but so skillfully had the escape been planned that no clue could be found. Dr. Richmond's crime Is familiar to every newspaper reader In this section of the country. Ho was tried > y a Jury , adjudged Insane and ordered con- Incd In the asylum. Since his incarccra- Ion the asylum physicians have tried by ivery pretext to have him liberated , jut hnvo failed In every attempt , "or three months past ho has ) oen allowed the perfect freedom of the isylum grounds , possessing n key of his own o his asylum room nnd virtually having rcedoni. There Is n great deal of Indignation expressed at thclooso way In which ho has jecn allowed to go. Dr. Richmond Is the mtonteo of , Richmond's Samaritan Nervine mil from this medicine his wife derives an mmenso Income. It Is believed that his a ; > o was effected through friends on the side. . A STEAMSHIP SWINDLE. The Arrow Company a Public Bunko Game. NEW YOIIK , Nov. 15. [ Special Telegram o the HEI : . ] About a year ago the pros- > eetuses of the Arrow Steamship company , vhlch was to build a steamer to travel the loeun at the rate of twenty-five miles nn lour , were Issued. To-day the Herald de clares that the scheme was simply a plot to wiiidle the public. When the scheme was opened to the public the officers were : En- 'ineer in chief and general manager , Robert M. Fryer , ex-tugboat foreman and engineer , salary $5,000 ; president , Timothy O'Mcara , clerk in tlio custom house , $5,000 ; vice-prcs- deut , T. S. Wcancr , river boatman , $2,000 , ; reasurer , Air. Munson , ex-bookkeeper of ho Douer Iron works , 1,200 ; secretary , William II. Clarksou , notary and lawyer ; corresponding secretary , David A. Curtis , u skillful journalist ; resident director of ship yards at Alexandria. Va. , James H. Con- icily , expert journalist , South American cor- rcsiMMident , sunken ship raiser , short hand reporter , etc. , $2,000. Directors and clerks Martin V. B. Searimr , house builder , Sl.bOO ; C. Wood , carpenter , $1,200 ; James L. Hurd , clerk , Washington office , S1.IKX ) , nnd Mr. Gray , clerk in a barge ollice. James H. Lan caster , consulting engineer , says that Freyer confessed to him that "our game must not be setting in of big men , who will overhaul the tiling too much , " but to get small capitalists , "make them vice presidents or chief engi neer , on any d d tiling they want to be. " Then after u while to "tiro them out and get In new men with more money. " WAimKX AND WEIU. Tommy nnd the Spider Will Fight Fif teen KountlH December 5. MINNEAPOLIS , Nov. 15. [ Special Telegram to the Bic. : ] Tommy Warren , the feather weight , came up from Lacrosse yesterday , where ho is training for his fight with Weir , having in his possession the articles of agree ment for the coming fight. The articles call for a fifteen-round Queensbury fight in this city on December 5 , with two-ounce gloves , the winner to take 05 and the loser U5 per cent of the receipts after 25 per cent has been deducted for expenses. Each of the principals bus deposited * 2H ) that ho will not weigh more than 120 pounds on the day of the light and that ho will live up to the other agreements. The articles bear the signa tures of Ike O'Neil Weir and Tommy Warren. Tim McAulllTe-Carney BOSTON , Nov. lfi. : i a. m. It is believed that McAuliffo and Carney fought lute to night near hero for the championship of the world , but it is impossible as yet to get any facts. s City Knees. . Cur , Nov. 15. Seven furlongs , heats : Estrelia won , Pearl Jennings second , Woodcraft third. Time 1 :29if : , 1 : BO , 1 M. Six furlongs : Hilda won , Kemp Dillard second , Only Duro third. Time Miot taken. Ono and one-eighth miles : Grisetto won , Florimero second , Hindoo Rose third. Time lf.S : } < ? . Ono and one-sixteenth miles : Volantc won , Liles second , Dad third. Time 1 :51. : Ono and one-eighth miles : .Tuck Brown won , Mularu second , Clonco third. Time 1:55. : A Illfj IC\ press Deal. CHICAGO , Nov. 15. Lloyd Tovis , president , nnd John J. Yulentine , vice president , of the Wells-Fargo company , left for the Pacific coast to-day after having completed an iin portant contract with the Atchison , Topeka & Santa Fo railroad company. The con tract covers the express business on all of the lines operated or controlled'by ' the Santa Fc system , about 8,000 miles in extent , and it is regarded advantageous to both parties. The Wclls-Fargo company will soon be in stalled in this city. The now movement is considered hi many quarters as the sign for a general express war. For many 5'ears various express companies have each , by common consent , had u certain field of Deration not invaded by others. But when the Baltimore & Ohio started up It became u guerilla. The move by the Wolls-Fargo ia looked upon us a radical ono und likely to re sult in a war of rules. Chlcago'H Fat Stock Show. CiHCAfio , Nov. 15. Tlio exhibition of ponies , which occurred in tlio afternoon , proved the chief attraction of the fat stock show to-day. Prizes were offered for the best saddle ponies and over a dozen little fel lows , backed by small boys , galloped around tbo ring , to the intense delight of the crowd. Ono of the best represented departments ol the exhibition is that of turkeys , presided over by a huge white gobbler. There ure probably over two hundred fowls in this collection.und they como in for their full share of attention from the visitors , who ure evidently thinking of the near approach ol thanksgiving. Dynamiter * A 1'tor an Iiinpoctor. OHANOEVIU.E , Out. , Nov. 15. To-night the house of inspector Anderson was again blowi up by dynamite. The charge was placed 01 : the veranda. Two front rooms were badlj shattered. The veranda is a complete wreck Mrs. Anderson was alone In the house ant was badly shocked. The insi > octor had jusl left the hou o ami was only about tenjurdf away and was stunned by the concussion. A note was tacked to the fence warning him tr desist from the efforts to enforce the prohl bition law. Intense excitement prevails This i.s the sixth dynamite explosion h Orunpcvlllo in two yours. Italli-oiul Iteorganlzaiion. Pun. unarm \ , Nov. 15. The Inquirer sayi that the reorganization of the New Jerso.\ \ Central railroad is practically accompllshet und that the holders of bonds und guarantee ! obligations to the amount of tJU.tVa.OOO luivi accepted the reorganization scheme. Tb < road will bo taken out of the hands of tin receivers January 1. Tlio French Sea ml a I. PAHH , No15. . La Polx iwsltlvoly denie- - that President Gravy will resign. Tht houses of many prominent people aio beinj searched by the police and documents havi beer : seUed which contain Startling revela Upas la celerttacu to tks trufUu lai UNBROTHERLY MEDICAL MEN , They Will Make London Dlsagroo- nblo for Dr. Mackenzie. BLUNDERS OF THE LIBERALS. ion ! Salisbury's Party Itccovcrlng Lost Ground On Account of Their Exposure of a Money Shark- Oilier Foreign News. Mackenzie's Enemies. 1SS7 1 > uJcimr Qnnlnn Itennrtt. ] LONDON , Nov. 15. [ New York Herald Jnblo Social to the BnE.1 I have just sccrtalncd that Sir Morrcl Mackenzie Is not xpectcd homo till a late hour to-night , or till : o-morrow morning. Should ho arrive to- Ight no one whatever will bo permitted to disturb him. Interviewers are on the look- ut ; so is Mackenzie's butler , who is up to all ho tricks of the trade. A man went to the tiouso this afternoon much wrapped up round , ho throat and asked for the doctor in husky .ones. "Leave your name and address , " said the butler , "and you shall receive n telegram. " "I think I will wait , " said the stranger. "Impossible , sir. Wo don't expect Sir lorrell till Saturday night. " "I know him , " said the grim Cerberus fter he had gone. "Ho comes from that disgusting evening pa'wjr and ho has nothing more the matter with his throat than you : mve. " Hut a great many people with bad throats ire waiting anxiously for the doctor's re- .urn. Just now everybody fancies ho has ot a morbid growth somewhere in his larynx. Sir Morrell understands by this time that ho , vill have to stand a pretty hot fusillade nil round from members of his own profession. 3ven here all the doctors do not love each other and Mackenzie has his full portion of enemies. They will say , as the German ipecialists are saying , "If you had allowed , ho operation on the crown prince to bo per formed in the spring all would have been ivell. " How can anyone prove the opposite ? Mackenzie can only urge that in his Judge ment there was no necessity for an operation months ago and that no unnecessary risks n surgery ought to bo undertaken. Still ho will suffer. Had ho succeeded the world would have been at his feet. Fortunately 'or htm there are thousands of persons in England who have been benefited by his skill. They will not lose faith in him. His own statement , when made , may also dispose of the German attacks. Ho has got his knighthood out of the cry. I think ho will feel , before all is over , that it was dearly earn txl. The English people take more interest-in the prospects of the crown prince than any thing that is going on in this country , and yet there are many threatening signs about us. The mob is up and 'it ' may not bo so easy for even Mr. Gludnpno tie disperse it. the lawless and J turbulent spirits in n community of y > nr and a half millions huvo been ent uraged to believe that with a little "pushinSr , " as Mrs. Besant expresses it , the police \yjuld go down like a pack of cards and with tm every safeguard for property. The Piita Mall Gazette has done its best to produce Jinarchy. There is a whisper of a prosecutlbn to bo directed against the proprietor , Mr. Yates Thompson , as well as the editor. Certain articles on Monday evening are thought tq afford ground for criminal proceedings. Now that Mr. Gladstone has thrown in his Influence , not a day to soon , on tlio side of order , the advocates of rowdyism are left In the lurch. A prosecution for inciting otncrs to com mit n breach of the peace would bo very awkward for Yatcs Thompson , who has a so cial position to lose. Ho married the daugh ter of George Smith , of Smith it Elder , pub lishers. Smith was the ) original proprietor of Pall Mall. Ho was said to have ad- dressed'Thompson thus ; "Take my favorite daughter and with her tie Pall Mall Gazette , the paper by which I am now losing a thous and a year. " Anyhow Thompson took both and has been in hot water ever since for which of course the lady Is not responsible. It was high time Mr. Gladstone spoke out. These riots in London have estranged hosts of friends from tlio homo rule cause. The attempts to suppress them have been vigor ously denounced us coercion , the sumo as Irish coercion. Even confirmed Gladstoulaus shied ut this. "Oh 1" they said , "if that is what you have been describing as coercion wo misunder stood you. We approve this sort of coercion , " and say they have gone over to the other side and the injudicious friends of homo rule have done their cause more harm than all its enemies. The conservatives ought to give Mr. Stead a gold medal. Ho and the mob have pretly nearly won the mime for them and everybody must admit that it looked anything but won a few weeks ago. There will likely bo no further disturbance ut present ns Gladstone has given the word to suspend operations. As for Cunningham Graham , ho will go back to his immense Scotch estate and shoot grouse. This is safer sport than trying to thrash the police. How about parcelling out the Scotch estate among the unemployed I Graham says nothing about that. I heard him make his maiden speech In the house last session. No one who was there is very likely to forget it. The out'Kmring of the wildest of stump orators would bo tame In compari son. It began with on allusion which I am .sure the Herald would not allow mo to quote. The same delicacy is not In the house of com- minis us is in the Herald. Graham's s' > eecb would have to bo icviscd if reprinted , Wo who heard it thought the speaker' ? head was cracked. If It was not so then it Is now , and cracked to little purpose. For , after the police hold the'fort and Gladstone has substantially approved , pavementp.Unot ism will soon bo at a discount In the market. The government is much stronger than it was when parliament adjourned. Every body , regardless of party , udmlts that It is the air that has Brought alxrat the change and not any wise or cleyer stroke of pollcj on the part of the government. Its enemies have played their interests Into the hands ol Lord Salisbury who has only had to sit stil and glvo his opponents as much rope as thcj liked to take. The moral Is plain enough foi any ono to read. In this city they have a different subject to excite a sensation. Long as has been the question among the regular members of tin stock exchange , How shall wu get rid of tht advertising broker ! ho seems to be in a fall way of getting rid of himself. The collnpsi uf Abbott , Page & Co. , the firm really consist Ing of one man , John Nell , has delivered a fata blow at the curbstone broker system. Regu lur brokers , as you are aware , arenotallowet to udvertlso but skirmishers outside seni their circulars Hying all over the country while their tempting advertisements show ing the secret of getting rich in. four or five days fill columns of paper. 'Tuclr system is infallible ; . all oprUesam } rio blanks. . Yet cud iw.uwey , U conies back , doubled nut you run no rink. A i > oor widow at Norwich named Sprlnks pent all she had , about 11,000 , to Abbott , Page & Co. , and of course she card no more of It. There are hundreds of uch cases Involving the swindled people in readful hardships. This precious firm re- elveil about 250,000 to Invest. Its assets TO estimated at less than 20 , say f 100. Perhaps people will now bo n little moro fnry about entrusting their money to brok- rs who , by some accident , do not belong to he stock exchange. They say the queen has been very nervous f late about the safety of her jubilee pres- 'iits ' in St. James Palaco. There is llttlo ne cessity. The precautions taken for their ufety nro of the most Ingcnlus character , n a large court yard there are barriers so rrangcd that every visitor has to traverse hrco sides of the square before ho reaches lie door of admission. During this long and ouely journey ho is quietly Inspected by do- ectlves and ether policemen. If ho looks par- loulurly suspicious lie is followed closely by n officer till ho leaves. Numerous policemen re stationed at the doors and keep guard over .ho presents. Even if a dynamiter or robber assed the critical ordeal of the court yard , o would come to grief in the palace. The iccn was also apprehensive for the welfare f the Duchess of Cambridge who lives In St. ames' palace and has not been a yard out- ido of it for years. The shock of any ills- urbanco might easily prove fatal to an In- alld in her nintietli year. Thus far there ins been no disorder of any kind and the iglit of the presents has given boundless atlsfaction to her majesty's ' provincial sub- ccts und members of parliament. * nERNHAKI > T'HNEW DltKSSHS. Description of the TollettcH In AVhich She Plays "Toscn. " ISCTbjJamo Gordon Htnnttt. ' ] P.uiis , Nov. 15. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the HEE. ! Madame Sarah Ucrnhardt's toilettes for Sardous "Tosca , " .hat will bo produced next week at Port St. .lartin . , hnvo Just been completed by Morln fc Hrossier in the Uuo d' Anou. They nro ; ostumes of the empire and are mar- els of exquisite design. Tlio gown 'or the first act is a rose Uengal rape do chine embroidered with pink buds and flowers draped over a pink satin icttieoat , a last empire corsage , with lace hemisette. Around the waists Is an olive reen satin sash tied In a bow in front and Hinging to the bottom of the skirt with long recn fringe on the ends. With this gown Sarah will wear an olive green scarf over her shoulders to take the place of wrap embroidered in exquisite rieutal designs and colors. The scarf was a gift to Sarah , but once belonged to Napole on's first wife , Josephine , andnwas often ivorn by her. A largo green hat , with wide brim , profusely covered with green feathers , sworn with this costume. 'Tlio colors of olive and rose Bengal harmonize exquisitely and present a very artistic picture of the oni- ; ) ire period. In the second act will bo worn as a ball dress a petticoat of white satin , covered with gauze and embroidered with gold. There are gold dots and sprays of gold across , and leaves over the gauzeoverskirt , and the long , square train Is of vert deau satin , of most delicate shade , elaborately embroidered In gold acorns and leaves. A part of the bodice is of creme gauze aed the other half of vert dcau satin , also embroidered with acorns and leaves. Ono sleeve Is of gauze and the ether Is of satin. Over this gown is worn a white brocaded velvet wrap lined with Japanese silk , but which is thrown aside upon entering upon the stage. In the third and last act will bo worn a white embroidered India silk with colored lines of cnJbroidcrcd beads and an exquisite border of oriental colors. The corsage has a lace chemisette and long , close-fitting sleeves with puffs on the shoulders. With this gown is worn a violet-colored satin wrap trimmed with ermine , and a double capo trimmed with crmino. The -beauty of the entire outfit is not only conspicuous on account of its ele gance but its simplicity and harmony of col ors. They arc entirely novel and unlike any thing yet produced and uro most artistically arranged to suit Sarah's slender figure. THIS DECOItATloy IMBUOGMO. A Proposition to Abolish tlio Legion ol' Honor. [ CopyruMS97 / by Jamc Gorit < m Tlcnnttt. ' ] PAIUS , ( via Havre ) , Nov. 15. [ New York Herald Cable Social to the BKE. ] To day's sitting in the chamber is perhaps the most Important in the history of Franco since the establishment of the present republic. At 3 o'clock an ordinary observer would have supposed that the chamber of deputies would have boon besieged by an anxious and curious mob , for the debate turned on the ap plication of the criminal law. It is unneces sary to go into the niceties of the discussion. Suffice it to say , that every speech proved that the habeas corpus act is the only solution of the present difficulties. M. Pion , a legitimist deputy , tried hard to reform the present criminal proceeding in France , a very animated debate followed and the opinion gains ground that the American- English habeas corpus act is the only guldo in criminal procedure , beginning with the unanimously expressed judgment of the chamber and going gradually toward the final climax. It is Imirassiblo to deny that Franco is in a desperate stato. Whether Wilson is a swindler or not will bo decided In a few days. No effort of concealment can prevent final revelations of all the scandalous transactions. Paul Cassagnac In an interview with the Herald correspondent said : "It is quite true that a petition signed by sixty-two members of the extreme lefthas been laid be fore the chamber asking the suppression of the legion of honor. Of course if the left take It up wo are forced to look upon the measure as ono not in our Jurisdiction. On the other hand the proposition is not at all an extravagant one. " I caught M. Clumcnccau in a pleasant sort of way just as he was leav ing the lobbies. I asked him whether ho did not think it a rood thing on the part of Jules Grevytoscnd a message to the chamber abolishing the legion of honor altogether. "He cannot do that , " replied Clemenccau "Besides , " added the sparkling , animated deputy , "even If ho did ho cannot save him self. " COSHKN'B SI'LKF.X. He Vents It in a Cowardly Way Upon Sir. I'arnell. [ CVpyrfii ? ( iS3l > u Jinnee Gnniim Rrmiclt.l MANCIIKVTEU , Nov. 15. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the BEE. ] This evening at nn immense joint union liberal and con servative mass meeting in Free Trade hall , Chancellor of the Exchequer Goshen deliv ered a speech of twojiours. Mr. Parnoll's mysterious seclusion und sphinx-like silence seems to have provoked these allusions by the orator. I take them from stenographic reports : "I should very much like to know where Is Mr. Parncll at the present moment ! Whythis ; extraordinary andprolongedsllcncei Does Mr. Parnell disapprove of what Is golnjj on and Is lie afraid of committing himself U dlsapprov.il , or does ho approve what I' going on , but thinks it would damage hh course if he were to announce ill Is ho giv ing icjcrct orders , or is be giviag ug ord < ; r& al nil ! What action Is the leader of the Irish natlcnnl party taking in the present crisis I It Is of some Interest , I should think , even to his own followers , but It Is nlso of Interest to tno people of the United Kingdom , because we know that no measure which Is not approved by Mr. Parnell will bo over proposed by the other chief of the alliance Mr. Gladstone therefore , I nsk , what Is the good of the recent prominclamcnto at Nottingham If wo do not know what Is the view of Mr. Parnell ut the present moment und upon what matter wo are in cntlro ignorance. Now. every ono knows that Mr. Pnr- neil frequently suffers from Illness , and If it should bo Illness which has pre vented him from taking any part In the great struggle now going on , no word would bo said and no further surmises would be made , but otherwise I should like to know why not even a post-card ( loud laughter and pro longed cheers ) from Mr. Parncll reached the assembled chiefs at the council at Nottingham ham I Why was there not ono short letter saying , 'Brothers in arms , I wish you God speed. I leave to you for the present the conduct of our joint campaign. I have infinite confidence In your generalship and In the arts which you will apply to a victory which we both desire. " But that iwst-card was not sent. Perhaps it has been In the mind of Parncll that Mr. Gladstone was going too far and that the cautious leader of n violent party hud better not compromise himself by a too cloBO asso ciation with the. violent leader of the moro moderate party. " RANO.UKTIN(1 ULAIMQ. The Maine Statesman DincM In 1'urln With lr , TliomiiH KvaiiH. Iflnpyitght JSVTijJamr / * ( Ionian Dennett. ] PAIUS ( via Havre ) , Nov. 15. [ New York Herald Cubic Special to the Hr.i' . | Dr. mid Mrs. Thomas W. Evans guvo a dinner * this evening to Mr. Bhiino at their sumptu ous and artistic mansion in Avenue do Boise do Boulogne. A delicate perfume of pink , white and tea roses greeted the arriving guests , and eyes were da/zled by rose-col ored lights , sparkling crystal and an oriental profusion of crysanthcmuins. Fifteen covers were laid for dinner and in the doctor's spa- ious aviary adjoining tlio dining hall were 300 of the rarest birds Chinese pheasants , } irds of paradise and a sacred ibis , for which i man had traveled thousands of miles in Af- ica , and , in fact , all birds , except perhaps ho dodo , chirped their lively chorus of wel- : omo to Mr. Blainc us lie ascended the pala tal steps of the Evans mansion. The table ivas adorned with colored lights In silver can- del ubras and a center piece of pink and ivhito chrysanthemums In a magnificent silver jordlnicrc. On the right of Mrs. Evans sat Mr. Biaino. On her left was Minister McLanc. On the left of Dr. Evans was Miss Blainc. Mrs , McLano and Mrs. Blaine were unable to bo present. The Misses Strickland , Mr. Dehorrach and eneral Meredith Head were also among the dinner guests. After dinner there was n re ception. Among those present were Colonel Mackeyo , Messrs. Brulutour and Brovoort , Mr. Lcchltt , Prof. Ycutman , Mr. George Draper , Admiral und Mrs. Stembcll , Mr. and Mrs. Martini Briumner , John B. Alley , Mrs. Wickbam Hoffman , Mr. Albert Hhodo , Arthur D.LlllIc , W.P.W. Dana , M. Bartholdl , ox-Governor and Mrs. Baldwin , Captain U. A. Terry and many others. Miss Blainc wore a mauve silk with long train ; corsage , de- colletto , trimmed with velvet with bows of ribbon on the shoulders. Miss Evans , tall and stately , gracefully attired in a pale lavender silk , trimmed with duchcsso lace and dazzling with diamonds and sapphires , made her guests fool thoroughly at homo. Mrs. Evans is ouo of the most charming hostesses in Paris. The Orowtb BEIILIN , Nov. 15. The growth in the crown prince's throat is gradually increas ing. As the prince has declared himself op posed to extirpation of the whole larnyx , the diftlculty of breathing will sooner or later arise and probably necessitate tmchotomy. The emperor , replying to the address of tym- pathy from tlto West Prussian synod , says : "Tho pious wishes expressed by tlio synod have done good to my troubled heart. May this heavy uniiction upon my house and our fatherland soon pass away , through God's omnipotence and grace. " Prince AVHIiam'H Malady. Nnw YOIIK , Nov. 13. [ Special Telegram to the Bcc.l The crown prince's malady at tracts much attention among physicians hero , but they differ widely in their views of the case. Dr. John H. Douglas , the physlcianin charge of General Grant's case , says : "Ido not consider that the case of the crown prince in any manner resembles that of General Grant. I have , however , no personal knowl edge of the crown prince's disease , and must depend upon reports that I have read. . ' Dr. George F. Shrudy , ono of * the consulting surgeons on Grunt's case si\ys tnat the crown prince's disease started in a different way from that of General Grant. "With the latter It was cpithelioma from the beginning. In the case of the crown prince , judging from the reports coming from medical men who have been In attendance , it seems first to have been papilitcma , and then changed to cpithelioma. " Shrady thinks that the prince will bo subject to ups and downs , us Grant was. There is no immediate danger , for the malady Is usually slower than is generally believed. Fronde's Fling at Ireland. LONDON , Nov. 15. Froude , the historian , has written a letter in which ho says : "Any form of self-government which might bo con ceded to the Irish people , whether local councils or parliament , would ho used to in crease England's deftlculty In keeping Ire land attached to the kingdom. Tlio Irish can bo governed more easily than any other people in the world under military or quasi military rule. The police are uniformly faithful and loyal. England never yet suc ceeded In governing Ireland constitutionally and never will. " The Pope anil Ireland. LONDON , Nov. 15. A Times reporter In Homo asserts that the pope entirely disap proves of the lawlessness and political fanat icism of the people In Ireland and sent in structions to the clergy In reference to their future attitude rtgarding the relations between landlord und tenant. A Dynamite Scare. LONDON , Nov. 15. Charles Cowatsch , ar rested yesterday ut Grecnocks on landing from a steamer from Now York , for having dynamite cartridges In his possession , stated he was a miner by occupation , and belonged In Hogerslleld. Ho was remanded. PARIS , Nov. 15. Baroness Do Sellcndo Sclllicro testified before the Wilson Inquiry commission to-day that her husband informed her that he had given Wilson ' . ' .OOO.OOO francs in order to procure contracts , but did not re- wivo niU'-h in return. Sla ' -s , Maklnt : 1'oicril Marches. Lo.s'iuN , Nov. 15. Private telegrams have been received stating that on October IT Henry M. Stanley was W ) miles from Hmln Pasha , und that he was lal'lng half bis force on forced marches. Spain tiraba an Nov. 15. Spain has ncltcd the Island of Pcrcjll , near Ccntu , on which she Intends to erect a lighthouse. TkeMoors are exci'.cd over Uw seUuro , ' , . - ' ' NEBRASKA AND IOWA NEWS , Now Developments Regarding Quia Bohnnnon's Escape. LET OUT BY ATRAMP LOCKSMITH. A Dynnmlto Homh Kxplotles In th * lutiuiic Iron AVorks A Jury Being Secured In tlio ArciiMlorf Trial. Ilohnmion'.H OniNlilo Friend. Nr.mafKA Guv , Nob. , Nov. 15. [ Special Telegram to tlio Hin. : ] Tlio district court convened to-tiny with Judge Field on the bench. The docket is of considerable length , though there nro but few criminal cases. The case against Mayer mid Cox , two young men who burglarized the Missouri Pacific depot at Dunbar , was culled tills afternoon. They plead guilty and were let off with a line of $5 and costs each. The casts against Klocko , for assisting Qtiln Bohannon'ti escape , will bo called tills week. New devel opments have coino to light which will doubt less "clear Klocke. It seems that about the tlmo of Uohnnnon's escape a shiftless lock smith named Larry Diffenbueh slept In the jail corridor by permission of the county judge and ona of the commissioners. Soon after Hohuniton's escape he also disappeared , and as ho was known to bo an expert lock smith , it Is now believed by many that he and not Klocko opened the doors for llolmnuon. A Narrow Kscape. Di'iiuqi'E , In. , Nov. 15. A bomb was ex ploded in the Iowa iron works In this city at n Into hour last night. The works nro running a night force and of them some twenty workmen were employed on u largo boiler In the boiler shop. They were startled by a sudden explosion on the other side of tbo boiler. It made a terrible nolt-o and was heard in several parts of the city. The bomb , which was picked up , was made of Inch and a half gas pipe about two feet long. One end was still intact plugged up with a cap and \ \ hole in the pipe near it for a fuso. The plpo s split in several pieces , and fortunately .ho explosion was all in one direction , away rom the men. The llooring and parts of the milding were set on lire , but WITO speedily ixtlnguished by the men. No other damage ivus done. It is a miracle that there was not ijreat loss of life. It is supposed that the jomb was thrown in an open window. The .vorks . hero had no trouble at all with their men but have been running a double force "or nine months. The theory is that the bomb was prepared by somebody having a grudge against the workmen or else an out- und-out anarchist. The bdmb was tilled with either dynamite or gun cotton. It is now in possession of the city marshal and the anar chist is being hunted down. Prosccntlnjj Delimit Railroads. DES MOINKS , In. , Nov. 15. [ Special Tele- ram to the UKIJ ] Attorney General Bukcr , eft this evening for Dubuque , where ho geese o urguo n motion to luwo the cases against .ho Illinois Central mid Milwaukee roads removed from the federal to state courts. These arc the cases in which the state is en deavoring to compel the railroads to respect the decisions of the state railway commis sioners regarding the charges for switching cars in Dubuquo. When tlio cases were first called the railroads asked to have them transferred to the federal court , alleging that they were not eiti/ens of Iowa. The htate raises the point now that as it is a party to the siit | it has a right to demand that the 'uses ' shall bo heard in state courts. The do- : islon will bo awaited with much interest. A Presbyterian Pastor Installed. Dr.s MOINHS , In. , Nov. 15. [ Special Tele gram to the line. ] This evening the Hov. S. E. Wishard , D. D , , lute of Kentucky , was nstalled pastor of the Central Presbyterian church of this city. The moderator of this presbytery , Rev. Eugene A. Walker , presided and conducted the ceremonies. The formal sermon was preached by Hov. Hobert Hcer , of Garden Grove. The charge to the pastor was given by Rev. W. M. Bartholomew , of this city , and to the congregation by Rev. A. J. Hcrger , of indianola. The Central Pres byterian church is the leading church of its denomination and one of the principal churches of this city. The "Diagonal" Kvlennlon. DES MOINKS , la. , Nov. 15. [ Special Tele gram to the BEK. ] It is announced to-day that the extension of the Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City railway , commonly known as the "Diagonal , " has crossed the Missouri line and is now within flfty-flvo miles of St. Joo. Great diniculty is experienced in get ting steel rails from the foundries fust enough for the track-layers , but unless some unex pected delay occurs the contractors intend to have trains run through from this city to St. Jpo by the middle of December , giving that city another direct route to Chicago. A Water Famine Threatened. ANGUS , la , , Nov. 15. [ Special Telegram to the Hun. ] The scarcity of water In this vi cinity is becoming alarming. Several wells sunk within the Incorporation during tlio last few weeks have been pushed to u depth of over ono hundred feet without obtaining any of the liquid. It bcems that the mines which underlie the town have drained till the water from the sand stratum above 1 ho coal. Water at present is being hauled two miles from the Coon river. Recontl Dny of Arenmlorf'H Trial. Sioux CITV , la. , Nor. 15. The second day In the Arcnsdorf trial 1ms been occupied en tirely in securing qualified jurymen. If the legal contest of the ease is indicated by the woik of sifting the jury , the hardest fought criminal case in Iowa is now taking place. Uoth sides are exceedingly watchful and aggressive on every material and technical issno. The attendance is greatly increased over yesterday , and interest is reviving. The afternoon session was taken up with the selection of a jury. Ui > to the present tlmo the state has made eight pro-cmptory challenges out of the ten allowed and the de fense thirteen out of their twenty. Caused by DflVcilve Sidewalk. NimusKt : UITV , Neb , Nov 15. [ Special Telegram to the BEI : . ] The city has another damage suit on its hands. At a late hour lust night Mis. Harding Hampton foil over an embankment , on account of u defective sldo- walk , breaking u leg and sustaining ether severe - voro injuries. Nebraska City's bad sidinvalks are becoming proverbial. The lady has en tered hult against the city for damages : . Object to Double-Headers. MASON Cirr , In. , Nov. 15. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE , ] Forty bnikomcn on the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul road ut this place struck yesterday and absolutely re- 'used to go out on double-headers. Th strika will bo made all along the division from Mason City tc Chamberlain , Dak. No freight is moving. Killed by Falling : Coal. A SOL'S , la. , Nov. 15. [ Special Telegram to the HER. ) William Cole , ti miner working In ICcystono mine No. ; ) , was killed whllo at work yesterday afternoon by it mnldrn fall of coal. He was an Englishman by birtb and leave ! * a wife and several children. Doatb or General Grant'u Nurao , PoiTSMOUH ; , O. , Nov. 15. Mrs. Surak Do wily , iijjeil eighty , who was present at th birth of General Grant , and waa Us nurse U ' .infancy , Ui livid. ' ' .