ILY BEE.
EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNIN& SEPTEMBER 27 , 18S8 ; NUMBER 105
CONGRESS MERELY IN NAME ,
Llttlo Business Being Done for Want
of a Quorum.
THE YELLOW FEVER REFUGEES.
They Arc Flocklnt ; to tlio National
Capital by ThoiiHandH An En
emy of Union Soldiers
DcmocratBln Virginia.
No Matter AVIion Tlioy Adjourn.
WASHINGTON HUIICAU THE OMAHA HUB , )
513 FOUHTKRNTII STIIBET , >
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 20. I
It really ought to make no difference to the
country whether congress adjourns next
week or next March. There Is not a quorum
present in cither house , and no material leg-
station can bo enacted in the absence of n
quorum , as n single objection defeats the confederation -
federation of anything. There will be a lot
of little private bills passed which are of in
terest only to the Individuals whose names
are mentioned , and the rest of the time will
be occupied by the senate in the discussion
of its tariff bill. It has been demonstrated
that there will be no action at this .session ,
or before next December , upon bills of gen-
crsl Importance now pending , like the land
laws , amendments to the Intcr-stato com
merce act , forfeiture of land grants , food
adulteration , etc. If there is any special
general Interest attached to the remainder
of this session of congress , It should bo In the
political debate over the tariff which the sen-
ntc Is about to commence.
YELLOW FEVKU IlEfUOKEH FLOCKING TO THE
OAl'ITOI. .
Washington Is receiving a very larpe num
ber of the yellow fever refugees who are
leaving the infected districts in Florida by
the thousands dally. The hotels have begun
to fill up rapidly , and moro strangers have
arrived this week than during the preceding
lwo weeks. The weather In Washington is
cool , bright and pleasant. It is estimated
that within Washington mid a distance of
Bovcnty-live miles there are 50,000 yellow
fever refugees to-night.
AN UNUUOENKItATE IIKIIKI , .
Ono reconstructed confederate , Represent
ative Kllgore , who was conspicuous for his
services in the confederate army during the
late war , has been set up bp the democratic
Bide of the house to object to all legislation
In favor of ex-union soldiers and sailors , their
widows and orphans , and for the perpetua
tion of the memory of the men who fell In de
fense of the union a quarter of a century ngo.
To-day Kilgoru objected to the appropriation
of $10,000 for the cstablishmentofa cemetery
nt Saulsbur.v , N. C. , for the Interment of the
bones of the union soldiers who were buried
in trenches in that locality during the war ,
and for the burial of ex-union soldiers who
may die hereafter. Some of his moro patri
otic democratic friends attempted to shame
him out of his position but ho declared that
he would oppose all such legislation and all
legislation discriminating between union and
confederate soldiers dead or alive.
roll THE 1EMXW FEVEU HUtTCllEIIS.
Senator Paddock received to-night the fol
lowing telegram from the First National
bank of Lincoln. "Lincoln Lodge No. 60 ,
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ,
have deposited with us $110.f > 0 for the benefit
of the yellow fever sufferers , jjraw on us
for that amount und forward to the place
where most needed. " Senator Paddock will
confer with Surgeon General Hamilton , of
, the marine hospital service , to-morrow as to
iV the best distribution to bo made of this con-
' < tribution.
DKMOCHATIC TACTICS IN VII101N1A.
Realizing the hopelessness of the Virginia
congressional districts now held by fair open
fighting , the democratic campaign committee
has determined upon n neat little scheme
which may bo effective In reducing majorities
to RUch nn extent In several Instances as to
insure the return of a democrat. Mahonc
has been nominated in the Petersburg ills
trict after n hard fight and by fair political
methods. Mahono could carry that districl
with only ono opponent , as it is normally republican -
publican by a good majority , but tlio demo
crnts induced Langston , ex-mlnlstertoHayti
to stir up the colored voters to insist upoi
his nomination. They paid nil Langston' !
preliminary expenses , oven going so far as tc
engage special trains to take the voters to th <
rump convention , and the result is tha' '
Langston will play second fiddle to the demo
craue party , and , perhaps , draw enough col
"ored republican votes nwav from Mahono t (
insure tno election of u democrat from tha
district.
The Norfolk district Is now represented bi
a republican , and it is normally a republlcnt
district. The present Incumbent , who ha :
been ro-nomlnatcd , has made au excellent
member , but by the same tactics that havi
prevailed In Petersburg ho will have a warn
fight to sccuro his return. In fact , the dcm
ocrats luivo induced another colored man ti
enter the lists against him , and there will hi
three candidates for congress in this distric
also. It is their settled policy to enter inti
this species of political warfare in every re
publican district in the south whore there i
u largo black population. The president'
tariff policy and his determination to hold 01
to the Internal revenue laws has thrcatonei
to disrupt the democratic party in Virginia
uuJ If the republicans can bo kept togcthc
they will sccuro the electoral vote of tha
state for Harrison and Morton ; but the dcm
ocratlo managers are moving heaven am
earth to stir up strlfo among the colorei
voters" , and as they find a few purchasabl
men to act as their tools they may bo sue
ccssf ul in their efforts to break up the repul
llcan prospects.
HISCELLANROUS MATTER.
J. W. Knox , of Lincoln , is nt the Hole
Johnson. Hon. W. II. B. Stout , of Llncoli
is also In the city.
Mrs. Paddock , wife of Senator Paddocl
has returned to Washington for a short vis :
and is at the Portland with her husband.
PEIIIIV S. HEATH.
Nebraska mid lown Pensions.
"WASHINGTON , Sept. 20. [ Special Teh
gram to THU Butf. ] Pensions granted N <
braskaus : Increase Calmar McCum
Stromsburg ; A. Nelson Errly , Gtlcad ; Honr
Cooper , Table Hock ; Charles Hatton , Lit
coin ; James Hawthorne , Superior ; Jacc
Siege , Madison ; Albert Hartley , Libby ; Job
Garmony , Eudlcott ; Ucorgo W. Car
Grounso. Ho-lssuo Aaron P. Cox , Weoplti
Water.
Pensions for lowans : Original invalid-
Noah Brock , Mount Ayr. Increase Wllliai
A. Hale , Moulton ; Oscar A. Clark , Hui
dolphJokn ; J , Paynes , Dos Molncs ; liar
Knudsen , St. Ansgur ; George Thompsoi
Creston ; Brittln Van Ness , Sutherland ; Joh
A. Johnson , Liuovillo ; John T. Hackey , ( d
ceased ) , Kcokuk. Ho-lssuo Samuel Yei
don , Prcscott ; James Bailey , AVclliuan : Ma
tin Hammcrsly. Colfax. Ko-issno and ii
crease Frederick G. Schultz , Burllngtoi
Peter Best , Franklin Center. Origin !
widows , etc. Phoebe A. , widow of John ' .
Mackcy , Kcokuk.
Iowa Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 20. [ Special Telcgvai
to THIS HEK.I The following Iowa postma
tors were appointed to-day : Frank McKin
Hosiers , Marlon county , vice Gcorgo 1
Nail , resigned ; Miss Eleanor Press , Myrai
Alanwkeo county , vice John Press , dcccasci
mid John A. McDonald , Rhodes , Marsha
county , vice E. J. Booth , deceased.
The name of the post oftlco nt Plum Ho
low , Fremont county , has been chanced 1
Sherman. _
A Dakota Town Scorched.
CANTON , Dak. , Sept. 20. Last night a fli
started in the Syndicate block In the heart i
the city. The llamcs spread rapidly. In le :
than two hours ono whole block was d
Btroyed. Including the Dakota Loan or
Trust company , postoflice , ' fourteen buslnc :
nouses and the Merchants UoteL Los
CIOC'.OCO i insurance , light.
AVKSTON AT tillUiUTY.
The Well Known Clilcngonn Rclcahcd
From the 1'cnltcntlnry.
PiTTsnuno , Sept. 30. Milton Weston , n
well known Chlcairo capitalist , after an In
carceration of two years and eight months in
the Western penitentiary , was released this
morning. Upon realizing the extent of his
good fortune ho was moved to tears. To a
reporter he said that ho did not know what
he would do In the Immediate future. He
also said that if he were nt liberty to tell
what he knew he could open some people's
eyes. Mr. Weston was sentenced January
2ii , IsSO , for live years in the penitentiary for
voluntary manslaughter. The case grow out
of a dispute between Weston and Obcdiah
Haymaker for tlio possession of valuable
oil lands at Murraysville , Westmoreland
county. The controversy culminated in a
personal encounter of the forrcs represent
ing opposing Interest1 } , in which Haymaker
was killed. Weston did not inllict the fatal
wound , but was convicted because ho was
present and was alleged to have aided and
abetted his friends in their fight with Hay
maker's forces. A petition signed by thous
ands of prominent citizens of Pennsylvania ,
Illinois and Now York was sent to the board
of pardons and letters were written in his
behalf by Governor Oplcsby , of Illinois , Sen
ators Logan and Cullom and others.
UK DAKOTA PRAIRIE FIRES.
Inny Milan of Territory Lmlel Hiiro by
the FlumcH.
Sr. PAUL , Sept. Si ! . A Jamestown , Dak. ,
ccml says that ono of the most extensive
rnirie fires that over visited that section
iccurrcd yesterday mid last night. All of the
rcstcrn part of Lamourc county and much
f the southern and western parts of Stuts-
nan county were burned over. A strong
vind drove tlio llaines before it at unpre
cedented velocity. Instances of where there
ro ran faster than a horse and wagon are
arratcd. Reports of losses are coming in.
lany farmers will lese everything and much
( stress will bo experienced. The lire seems
o have originated in Gotaux county , about
hirty miles west. The lire was extinguished
o-day In many places , but is still raging
icrcely in many directions. Passengers on
.ho James River Valley train say that the
iraiilo from Lumoure to within n few miles
if Jamestown , u distance of fifty miles , was
,11 nblazo. The lire was also west and north
f the city. As yet no rcixjrts of thu loss ol
ivcs have come in. InsutHoient llro breaks )
ro the c.xuso of loss in many eases. The
rairio grass is thick and dry. and ordinary
Ire breaks wore Ineffectual in the face of the
; alc that drove the fire on.
St. Joseph Unduly levelled.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Sept. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Rnu.i Considerable excitement
iViis occasioned on the street to-day by the
appearance of the Kansas City Times it :
, vhieh appeared a Washington dispatch stat
ng that K. E. Culver had been appointed
lostmastor for St. Joseph , ns the present
: ) ostmastcr , John C. Evans , is ono of th (
resent administration appointments and f
ifo long democrat. Postmaster Evans , wher
con to-day , only laughed at the rumor. Mr
Julvcr is u prominent young lawyer , recentlj
moved to St. Joseph from Clinton county
n an interview ho said : "A queer mistake
uis crept into the dispatches some way. J
nave never applied for a government positlot
of any kind , but the other day received a let
ler from the department of the Interior in
'orming mo that permission to practieo in al
.ho patent departments had been granted
Some reporter has gotten things wonderfully
and fearfully mixe'd. "
The Waltlron-Iilclwell Sensation.
QuiNor , Mich. , Sept. 20. Every day odd ;
fresh interest to the Waldron-Bidwcll affair
and the sharp practice of the "woman in thi
case" has provoked considerable merriment
There is a report hero that Mrs. Biawol
wrote several spicy letters to hcrhusbam
during her Journey with Wnldron. Short ! ;
after the arrival of Bidwell nt Hillsdale las
nicht in custody of the sheriff , Ezra L. Keen
who intended to push the charges agains
Bidwcll , acceded to an Interview with tin
accused , and , Bldwoll promising to assist ii
the effort to arrest Mrs. Bldwoll , Keen per
mittcd his release. Uidwell Immediate ) ;
took the train for Qulncy , and late last nigh
news came from Fremont , Ind. , that tin
fugitives were there together. Sheriff Wooi
left Angola , Ind. , this morning and there at
rested the woman , she and Hldwoll havliij
reached there at an early hour , Sbo is hel
awaiting extradition papers.
A Talk With Chairman , Iloge.
DCNVKR , Col. , Sept. 20. [ Special Telcgrar
to Tun BKE. ] Chairman J. W. Hoge , of th
grievance committee of the Burlington stril
ers , has returned from Chicago. To a r <
porter ho stated : "There is nbsolutcl ,
nothing now regarding strike mutters ,
have heard that it is reported that anothc
strike Is to bo inaugurated , this time by th
scab engineers , but such a report is , so far a
I am aware , absolutely false. It rertainl
did not come from us , and I never heard
mentioned by ono of our men , either direct !
or by intimation. I don't believe it. ]
would bo suicidal for the company to attemi
n revision of wages now with a large amour
of freight in sight which they will have t
haul. Of course , I would bo glad to sco i
but I don't expect it. It would bo too good
thing for us. "
Tlio Pus-iongnr Unto War.
ST. Louis , Sept. 26. There is no cessatio :
in the east bound passenger rate war , an
there was another general cut all around t
day. The rates to Now York by the varioi
lines now nro : Vandalla , $10 ; Hco Lin
SU.50 ; Wabash , 513.50 ; Ohio & Misslssipii
S12.50. The Bco Line , Wabash and Ohio
Mississippi are determined to retain U
old differentials , and the Vandalla is equal
determined that they shall not. All ai
stubborn , and n 51 rate to Now York
looked for as an outcome of the war.
*
A Murderer Gets Ten Years.
CHICAGO. Scot. 2C. Mrs. Lena Schrclnc
who poured kerosene on her husbaud will
ho was drunk nud set him on lire , pleadi
guilty to-day to a charge of murdering hit
With her baby on her knee she listcni
stolidly while Judge Tuthill pronounced
scntenco of ten yo.irs in the penitential *
The judge said that in fixing the scntenco i
had taken into consideration that Scnrein
was u wife beater of the most brutal vuriet
Incendiary Fires nt
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Sept. 2i ) . A Wab
slitt , Minn. , special says that an inccndia ;
flro which started at 4 a. m , to-day in a bui
ness block on Main street , swept the stre
as far as the Diamond Jo docks. The M
waiikco railroad's elevator was among tl
buildings burned. The total loss is estiiuati
50,000.
Sulllvrtn's Condition Critical.
BOSTON , Sept. 20. John L. Sullivan sho-t
no improvement and his friends are beg !
nlng to feel anxious about him. His pbyi
clans consider his condition critical. E
'lush , when asked if ho expected Sullivan
rccoJ'T , said : "Yes ; ho has a chance , but
would noi' * > url"'lso mo in the least to rccei
a hasty summej.'s to his bedside. "
O rover Receive ; ? Our Bill.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 26. 'xi ? preside
gave a special reception at noon t6"-'ay :
William P.- Cody ( Buffalo Bill ) and themoi
bers of his Wild West show , including tl
Indians , who appeared in their most brillla
native costumes.
Ulown Up Ily Dynamite.
Wr.BXLiNd , W. Vo. , Sopt. 25. On Satti
day night last the house of Dr. J. P. Gorrc
who lives in Moons , Tyler county , W. Vc
was blown up by dynamite. Dr. Gorrell ai
ono of his children were badly injured * nd
visitor named Campbell * who r siu d nc
Hebron , was iustauily killed.
DON DICKINSON AT DETROIT ,
The Residents of His Old Homo Ex
tend a Oordlnl Greeting.
HE SOUNDS HIS CHIEF'S PRAISES.
A Highly Colored Account of the Many
Admirable Qualities Sup
posed to bo Possessed
by Cleveland.
The Wolverine Democrats.
DETHOIT , Sept. 23. The campaign in this
city was opened to-night by the democracy
with n big demonstration in honor of the
visit of Postmaster General Dickinson , Gen
eral John C. Black , ex-Senator Joseph E.
McDonald , and other distinguished guests.
The train bearing the Washington party was
over two hours late , and the programme for
the afternoon , which Included a visit to Re
creation park , where the Ancient Order of
Hibernians were holding an annual picnic ,
was abandoned. At 8 o'clock n parade , com
posed of numerous ward clubs , first voters ,
visiting delegations , etc. , was reviewed from
the balcony of the Russell house , and then
the guests were driven to the Lamed street
rink , where they were greeted by an audi
ence that filled every inch of available space.
Tlio rink was finely decorated.
Large lithographic pictures of Cleveland -
land , Thurman , Burt and Dickinson
adorned the speaker's stand. Postmaster
General Dickinson was the first speaker.
He had uncxpectoaly been called upon to
preside at this great meeting. Ho had told
the committee on arrangements that it. would
not bo just to the other guests for him to
mnko any extended remarks. The committee
hud insisted , however , that ho should say
something about the president , and this ho
would proceed to do.
In the course of his speech Dickinson spoke
of the president ns follows : "I have been
asked to tell you something of the president ,
and in the brief time remaining to mo lean
say but very little of what Is in my mind and
heart on the subject. In the fir. t pluco , ho
has been all the time since March 4 , ISb. ) ,
president of the United States , No usurpa
tion of executive functions ; no trenching
upon executive privileges ; no pruning of the
powers of the people's chief magistrate ; no
encroachment upon the official rights of the
chosen of 00,000,000 of free men , has been
tolerated or permitted. Several early at
tempts of the kind were resented with n
power and virile lorco still respectfully borne
in minds by the upper houseof congress. His
rugged , masterful personality since lie
took his scat ; his robust patriotism ,
like the heart of a great system , has
sent a vital current of health and honesty
pulsing through all the arteries of the public
service. 'A public oflieo is n public trust' has
not as used by him been merely a smooth
phrase a catch-word of the stump and can
vass. Consistently squaring his official action
by the spirit of tlio maxim and the com
mandment , ho has made It a rule of conduct
of ovcr.v-day use in all public business , in
every department , and iu the highways and
byways of executive and administrative
action.
"In the political atmosphere of the capital
the president was for a long time a phenom
enon , u puzzle and an enigma to those accus
tomed to the old conditions. At ono timn in
the history of Zululaud there was an abnor
mal season of rainy weather ; tlio heavens
were overcast for weeks and months , and
life had settled down to accommodate itself
in its ordinary avocations to the change.
Suddenly ono day there was a remarkable
appearance in tlio west ; a light like fire
streamed up to the zenith and down to the
horizon from a common center. The king
and court , awcstrickcn at what seemed u
portend , summoned the wise men from all
over the laud to interpret the sign or to ac
count for it. Some gave ono explanation ;
some another. Some said that it was the be
ginning of the end of the world ; some thai
the moon had fallen. At last , in a confusior
of counsels and contradictory theories , ti
plain old follow from the back woods came
along , took a look at the wonder , and said
'Why , it's just simply going to clear off ; ' am
that what they saw was the old-fashioned
familiar God's sunshine und u glimpse of thi
blue vault of heaven.
"Dickens tells us that at ono time then
was great excitement among the learnei
men of England over the discovery estrange
strange figures and characters upon frag
incuts of stone which came to light in semi
excavations. Archaeologists , students o
Roman antiquities in Britain , scholars am
readers of ancient Egyptian inscriptions
Sanscrit scholars , und others , gathered fron
far and near to view and if possibli
dccipncr this message from a prc
historic ngo. The scholars quarrelled
theories conflicted. Several societies wen
to pieces for opinion's sake. The world o
culture was in an uproar , when a very com
mon person came along , looked over the frng
mcnts and broken letters , changed then
about and made the pieces fit , and spollei
out : 'Tom Nokes ; his mark. '
And so the politicians of the country , nc
customed to perverted statesmanship am
perverted methods and .perverted policies
those who were trained for n generation t' '
consider public men and politics as n gam
and gamesters , did not first make out thi
president of ours. As he started on his wa ,
the senate attempted to crowd him. Th
chariot of the American house of lords drov
against him and was ditched. The senator
then said , 'This man treats us as if we wcr
the common council of BulTalo , and ho is n :
1 insignificant , though stubborn man , only 11
to bo mayor of n small town. ' Later on the ,
said that ho was possessed of ability o
a certain kind , und u sort of low cunnlnp
and ho is a bold bad man. Later on ho ros
in their vocabulary of epithets to the dlgnit. .
of n usurper. Some republican politician
praised him for awhile , looking at his act
through the fiawcd and cracked glass c
their own notions , because they thought h
was about to betray his party. A few dcmc
crats who learned politics in rcpublica
schools , irritated at the changed policies an
changed methods , and believing in the doi
trine that because his predecessors did i
things to favor , ho should exercise full 1
cense to do likewise for favor , said ho woul
ruin his party. Theories continued to mu
tlply about him , his character and his pui
poses. In the midst of the confusion th
strong common souse of the people came t
the place of interpreter. 'It is a very simpl
case , gentlemen,1 said common sense. 'You at
all looking beyond , below , around , anywhcr
but at the simple nature of things. ' Thi
curiosity at Washington ; this president wli
seems to you to bo inscrutable In h'.s wa\
and strange In his methods , so rare in thi
Ufa of yours , is simply an honest man a
honest man with a great brain , intrepid hcai
and tireless vigor ; an honest man of ind <
mltablo perseverance , absolute fearlessnes
and conscious power ; an honest man wh
stands for the right with the firmness an
serenity of the Rock of Ages Itself. At las
known and appreciated of nil men , ho
hated and reviled with the bitterness of pa
tlsan malignity by the hosts of error , and li
la still loved for the enemies ho has rnael
and Is making.
I. "Tho anger of his own party soon quietc
down Into contemplation ; contemplation con
polled respect and regard , and tbcso hav
become affectionate admiration. In pr
vale life ho is a plain America
citizen ofsimple manners and c
singular gentleness and kindness of hear
His consideration for these about him , fret
the highest to the lowest , has won all heart :
it Those who are nearest him love him mos
He has an embracing sympathy for dUtros
which can feel for the sufferings of the poi
ijor , ns I know , can take from the poltln
storm CJ tuo shelter of his carriage , a raggci
barefooted i"f.i"utonod child from the stree
"Irving tells"us v ? t Washington was m
sailed with moro vile scuril'Uy ' and abuse tha
any man of his tlmo. Epithets jvnd scandal
applied to Jackson , by his defamorswej
straight from the gutters and sewers of li ! >
Yet the names of these two men shine wit
increasing splendor as tlmo rolls on , and th
posterity of these who traduced them than
God that tha memories of their ancestoi
have rotted from tho. annals of timo. Slant
lug out against tba horizon of the history e
the ngo ono of the noblest figures In the Itfo
of the republic will b that of Grover Cleve
land , It will bo wrltt.cn of htm that ho was
au unselfish American statesman and that ho
served the people. "
Spccchoi were alpo inndo by Ex-Senator
McDonald , United Stales Pension Commis
sioner Blne't , Congressmen Chapman , Tars-
ncy , Whiting and others.
HEAVY STORMS.
The New UiiKliind Coast Swept by
Wind and Ilnln.
BOSTONSept. . 20. Rain began to full In
Boston nt 1 o'clock this morning , and be
tween 2 and 7:30 it was very heavy. The
record at noon was nearly two Inches , which
is about C5 per cent of the average rainfall
for September. The wind reached the force
of a gale , und 800 vessels took refuge in llos-
ton harbor. The telegraph service from Bos-
'on to Hull and Highland liglit is interrupted ,
t Is behoved that out a few of the largo
lumber of the vessels which left Portland ,
looth Bay , Gloucester nml neighboring ports
ni Monday and Tuesday were caught In tlio
lay last nightrs the weather has been tlircat-
iiilng for many hours. Tlio damage in this
.nd . neighboring cities was mostly to trees ,
lens , lenccs , etc. Telegraph and telephone
.vires . were wrecked In every direction. Com
munication is being rapidly rc-cstaiilishod.
'n neighboring cities streets were Hooded ,
'ellnrs ' llllcd and boats in the harbors blown
rom their moorings. At Gloucester and
fockport the gale was terrific and the rain
ivas a deluge , connecting the streets into
. Ivors. The sea ran higher than was over
Imown , and spray was thrown hundreds of
feet Inland. II Is felt that if the gale ox-
ondcd to tlio banks the fishing licet must
mvo sulTcred severely.
WKSTKIIN PACKING IXTKUKSTS.
A Comparative Statement of This
Ycar'u BiibincsH and That of 1887.
Cixcixxm , O. , Sept. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bnu.J To-morrow's Price-
lurrcnt will say : The packing for the wcok
i 100,000 hogs , which compares with 'jri.OOO .
'or each of the U\'o preceding weeks , and
aoOCO for the corresponding week last year ;
otal from March 1 to date , 1,215,000 against
l.lis'i.OUO last year ; decrease 4TOtOO ,
.vliich . is n falling off of 10 per cent.
Tlio quality of nogs average fairly good for
ho season. Following la a statement of the
'logs ' packed from Murch 1 to date :
IbbS 1 7
lilcago ] ,4fit)00 : ) ) l.OTO.COO
nn < < sClty CS'J,009 ' JtttOO
Omnlvi 522,000 602,000
St. Louis 22.,00a 2 , ! : > ,000
Indianapolis 187,000 220,030
Cincinnati 110,000 12tt03 :
Milwaukee 1 IOOCO IIW.OOO
Cedar Rapids 131)r ) > 0l 14itOC3
Cleveland lOu.IGO 1113.I150
Sioux City 207,200 19,000
A THURIBLE FALU
A Man Drops l.OOO Kcot Vroin a Bal
loon at Ottawa , Out.
OTTUVA , Ont. , Sept. 20. A balloon ascen
sion and parachute drop were advertised at
this place to-day. Among the volunteers to
lold down the balloon was Tom Winsloy , n
young butcher , who , with others , grasped
the stout rope running round the base of the
balloon. When the order to let go was given
all released their hold but Winsloy , who , re
taining his hold , was swiftly berne upwards.
The nreonaut was unable to help him ,
Winsioy was called upon to let go , but still
clung to the ropos. . The balloon hud now
gone 1,000 foot upwards and spectators stood
paralysed with fear. . Winsloy finally let go
ono hand but clung to the rope with the
other. It wes only for n moment , however ,
that ho supported himself with his one hand.
That was released at d down ho came like n
rocket , executing a series of somersaults in
tlio air as ho fell. Ho struck in n field IOC
feet from the grounds , and with the excep
tion of his face was terribly crushed.
Relieved in Free Blaiiknts.
PHIIADII.I'HIA , Sept. 20. United State'
Special Treasury Agents Hanlon and O'Neill
yesterday seized a shipment of nincty-oni
bales of wool consigned to Thomas Leo A
Co. , wool merchants , and upon cxnininingthc
bales several of them were found to contain
n couple of fine English blankets. The wool
had been shipped from Toronto , Canada , tc
Thomas Leo & Co. ov.er the Lchlgh Vnllc.\
railroad by way of Niagara. The duty on the
wool is 10 cents per pound , while the duty or
woolen blankets is 24 cents per pound and X
per cent ad valorem. The custom-houso oil !
ccrs seized the entire cargo , and notified UK
district attorney to bring action against the
firm of TUomas Leo & Co.
Broelcrlclc Makes an Afllelavit.
CHICAGO , Sept. 20. Thomas Brodorick , tin
engineer who has been In Jail all summer 01
a charge of being implicated in the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy dynamite conspiracies
is dialing under tlio statements which havi
been made that ho is u Pinkerton detective
To-day , when visited by his attorneys , Don
ohoo & David , Brodenck expressed a dcsin
to refute the reports. An affidavit was drawi
up and sworn to by Brodcrlck , denying tin
statements in n most explicit manner. Bred
crick is bearing up well under confinement
Ho never grumbles und Is a tractable pris
ouor.
No Fcnrs In Now Orleans.
New Yonic , Sept. 20. A special from Nev
Orleans says there has been no rush to gc
out of the city. On the contrary tlio move
incut has been ll0 | other way , owing to tlii
largo number now returning from the sum
mcr's outing , nud others who have comi
homo to prevent being quarantined. Th
city continues healthy and every prccnutioi
is taken to prevent communication wltl
Jackson , Dccatur and other infected points
Confidence is felt that the vigilance of th
health authorities will prove effective.
A AVollfi-Fai'KO Robbery.
FAIHMOST , Neb. , Sept 20. The Wells
Fargo express company was robbed Sunda
morning of a package containing f oOO in cm
rency for the People's bank of this city b
the night operator of the Burlington & Mis
souri , T. Cooper. The package was receive
from No. 'J by Cooper , who made no rccor
of it at the office. Tlio next morning ho lot
on the flyer for the west without notifyin
tlio ngont of his intejition of leaving , and ha
not been heard of since.
Killed a Train Robber.
FLORUNSVIM.E , Tex. , Sept. 20. Captain i
T. Rankin , United States marshal , mid dcpi
tics killed Whltely hpro last night. Whltol
was ono of the parties who attempted to ro
a train near Hnrwood on the 2''d. Ho wa
also in the MoNoll and Flatonia train rol
benes , and concerned in the robbery of th
bank at Cisco. Ho and Harbor killed Doput
Sheriff Stanley of Williamson county. H
was considered ono ol the leaders of a bol
and dangerous gang.
The Pawnee Fair.
PAWNEE CITV , Neb. , Sept. 20. [ Sped :
Telegram to Tun HEP. | The ninth annul
exhibition of the Pawnee county fair opcne
yesterday with entries far in advnnco of anj
thing yet given , and the finest display c
speed und farm horses In southeastern Ni
braska. Every department is full. The fa !
continues until Friday.
Whisky Makers In Secret Scsnlon.
CINCINNATI , Sept. 20. Twelve wholcsal
whisky dealers and rectifiers of the Unite
States hold a secret session hero to-day. .
B , Grcenhut , of Pcorla , president of th
whisky trust , was present. Ho says thi
meeting had no connection with the trus
The delegates decline to say what was doni
Another meeting will bo called at Pcorlc
111. , to sccuro a larger attendance-
a Big Drunk.
Mowing , Tcnn. , Sept. 20. The physlcla :
who vIslted BInford this morning found hh :
free of fever , and unhesitatingly pronounce
, hls sickness of last evening the after-effect
of u big drur.b.
NEWS OF NEBRASKA TOWNS ,
Fertility of the Country Along the
North Plntto.
THE LOYAL LEGION AT KEARNEY.
A Brilliant Banquet Given Under tlio
AuHploeH of the Order Sixteenth
District republicans A Flout
Convention Postponed.
The North Platte Country.
MiNUTtmi : , Nob. , Sept. 20. [ Special to
TiuBii.J : ! : Tno llrst harvest homo of west
ern Nebraska has just closed hero and In
every respect has proved a wonderful suc
cess. Tlio exhibition opened on Wednesday ,
the 10th , and continued over Thursday , the
20th , and was strictly an exhibit of the pro-
duets of the North Platte river country.
Isaiah's prophecy was never moro perfectly
realized than here. Two years ago W. A.
Paxton's Ognlalla herd roamed this whole
land as their undisputed heritage ; to-day the
thrifty pioneer has demonstrated by the pro
duct of his labor the wisdom of his choice.
Ho has proved by practical productions that
this North Platte country Is one of
the greatest fanning countries on earth.
ills county produced nud exhibited at this
fair squashes and pumpkin * weighing S Ibs.
each ; turnips , 11 Ibs. ; beets , 14 Ibs. ; cab-
" > agcs , 80 Ibs. ; watermelons , CO Ibs. ; sun-
lowers , 10 inches in diameter and 12 feet
tilgli ; hard , dry field corn , 14 inches in
length and estimated nt 80 bushels to the
acre ; broom corn and cano , 12- feet high ;
millet , 0 feet high , with heads 14 inches long ;
alfalfa and clover of the finest quality ; clean ,
smooth , potatoes , weighing over ! l Ibs. each ;
peanuts of the first quality ; parsnips , carrots ,
onions and every known product of the gar-
len in profusion and of the most superior
inallty ; wheat , superior No. 2 , and yielding
! 0 bushels ; onts , of a line quality and yielding
30 bushels ; buckwheat. Held beans and llax
n' the llncst kind. In fact , the exhibit em
braced In a profusivo quantity and premium
quality every known product of the northern
Held and farm tlmt-could not bo excelled in
any portion of our great state.
Tliis oxhitit has fully vcrilled the most
sanguine expectation of this favorable cli
mate and prolific soil of the most extensive ,
beautiful and proliilc valley in the state.
Tliis valley and bench hind embraces a mil
lion acres of farming land whoso productive
ness speaks for itself through this exhibit.
This great belt of land is now cheap. Much
of it is yet government land and simply
awaits the settlers' occupancy. The average
depth to water in this country is not over M )
foot. A railroad will bo built into this coun
try next spring. For irrigation purposes
this is the most favorably located tr.ict in
tlio whole west , the North Platte river fur
nishing plenty of water easy of access to ir
rigate the entire tract , The Miniature Ditch
company now lias in operation a ditch seven
miles long carrying (10,000 ( gallons of water
per minute , mid covering 20,000 acresof land.
This ditch will bo extended this fall so as to
emhraco 10,000 acres moro of the linest of
valley land. The Acker's ditch , now under
construction , when completed , will cover
fiO.OOO acres. The Miniature Ditch company
are negotiating for the construction of a new
ditch that will supply water to 100,000 acres
moro of this tract. I speak of these ditches ,
simply because they show the wonderful de
velopment this country is undergoing , not
because these ditches are necessary to the
production of crops , for tlio products enum
erated above were all raised without irriga
tion , but simply to show that these Indus
trious farmers all realize the fact that with
irrigation the wonderful crops of this year
can and will bo-doubled. This favorably
located tract of land allows thu construction
of cheap ditches , and with ditches the farm
ers have an absolute certainty of a crop and
an increased yield.
The Ijoyal IjL'diou nt Kearney.
KRAIIXRY , Nob. , Sept. 20. [ Special to Tun
Biii : . ] The commandcry of Nebraska , mil
itary order of the Loyal Lotion of the United
States , gave n banquet at the Midway last
night , which was ono of the pleasautest so
cial gatherings that has ever occurred at
Kearney. The Pennsylvania commandcry
was represented by Major Butler , Second
infantry ; Ohio by Lieutenant Burns , Seven
teenth infantry ; Michigan by General Henry
R. Mlzcner , Seventeenth Infantry ; Minnesota
seta by Lieutenant Roche , Seventeenth ln >
fantry ; California by Colonel Egbert , Seconi
infantry , Captain Ebstein , Twenty-first in
fantry and Captain Green , Seventeenth in
fantry. Tlio homo commnndery of Nebrnskt
was represented by General Frank Wheuton ,
General H. A. Morrow , Major N. G. Frank'
lin , junior vice commander ; Major J. M ,
Brown , recorder ; Captain Ames , Captaii :
Mills , Captain Ullo , Captain Manchester am
Lieutenants Sarson , Wright and Aber-
erombio. The Rev , Dr. U. M. Oliver , form
crly chaplain in the army , opened tno even
ing with pras'cr , after which Hon. C. B. .
Finch , mayor of Kearney , delivered an ail
dress of welcome. General Ml/.enci
and General Morrow followed in f
verbal duel in which each tried to use tin
moro iinttcring terms in speaking of the
other. General Wheaten , who at the request
quest of the junior vice commander , acted a :
presiding ofilcer , then narrated some of hi'
experiences at Fort Kearney , when stationci
there in 18il-5 ( , and was followed by Colono
W. W. Patterson , who located the prescn' '
city of Kearney. Lieutenant Kenzio thei
rendered n song in his own unequalled style
Colonel Daggett was then called on , and described
scribed the the construction of the pontooi
bridge at Frodericksburgh , which was com
plctcd in twcnty-ono minutes after thu firs
boat was in position. This brought Genera
Whcaton to his feet , who us colonel of the
Second Rhode Island infantry was the flrsi
to cross the pontoon , and his graphic description
scription of how the assignment of the post
of honor was passed through corps , divisioi
and brigade commanders until i
rested upon himself will not bo for
gotten by these present. The toast ti
' Tlio Press" was responded to by L. B. Cun
ningliam , of the Kearney Dally Journal , af te
which Captain Wambnugh told u story of tin
Avar and also sang a song. D. A. Dorsay , o
Kearney , ono of tlio survivors of that cole
bratcd expedition under Andrews whici
stole the railroad train nt Big Shanty nm
undertook to burn the bridges from thence ti
Chattunoocra , gave a graphic account of aom
of the details of the raid and the llnal escap
of these who survived. General Morrov
then made the speech of the evening , h
which ho alluded in the most feeling term
to the fact that bravo men fought on botl
sides , and now that the war was over , no ani
mositles remained. Ho concluded by offer
in ? for examination ono of the greatest curl
of.Ulcs In the state , belonging to n gentle
man present , who received it on the : < <
day of April , lbi5 ! , at Jeff. Davis
house from the hands of n tnembc
of bis family , Mr. Davis himself no
being at homo just ut that tlmo. It wa
ono of the famous "Stonewall" Jackson mcd
uls , struck by order of the confederate congress
gross In commemoration of the services o
that gallant ofilcer. The modal Is of bionzc
and the face contains a prolllo of Genera
Jackson surrounded by these words : "Lieu
tenant General T. J. Jackson ( Stonewall )
horn 1821 , died lbC3. Dee Vindici. " On tin
obverse are the names of nil the battles ii
which ho participated , commencing will
Bull Run and ending with the Wilderness
where ho met his fate. A story by the junto
vice commander , some comio songs by Lieu
tenant Wright , and a unanimous vote o
thanks to the citizens of Kearney for thol
kind attentions , closed the proceedings , am
the members and their guests , after march
Ing twlco around the room to the music o
"Tramp 1 Tramp ! Tramp , the boys or
marching' , " concluded ono of the ploasaatcs
meetings of the Nebraska coaimandery ye
held ,
Valley Old Bottlers.
FIIEMONT , Neb. , Sept. .80. [ Special to TH
BUR. ] The third annual plcnlo and reunlbi
of the Loan Valley Old Settlers' isscelatlo ,
was hold on the farm of Herman Meyer ,
three miles southeast of Scrlbncr , this
( Dodge ) county. It was n gala day for the
farmers and citizens of the northern part of
the county. The association this year pro
vided Itself with n commodious tent , capable
of accommodating about eight hundred people
ple , and consequently dotlcd the elements ,
The day , however , was delightful ono of
those bracing , clear and bright autumnal
days peculiar to Nebraska al this time of the
year. The celebration was held nt Mr.
Meyer's beautiful grove , and It is estimated
that 1,600 people were present. A mammoth
platform was laid and dancing was indulged
in by young and old dtirlngtho afternoon and
until lutu at night. At 2 o clock dinner was
begun. A long table , cnpablo of seating
ninety persons nt a time , was spread and
groaned under the wholesome and tempting
viands contributed by the good housewives of
the region. Serving ninety nt a time It took
three hours for the company to dine. There
were kegs of beer , bands of lemonade and
a profusion of cigars which , with the dinner ,
were as free as the air. At 2 o'clock the
assembly was called to order by President
Havcrkostof the association. Several speak
ers wore then called on , among them being
Drs. Inches and Abbott , Emll Elchblatt ,
Max Gentzko and H. Havcrkost. Their ad
dresses were for the most part reminiscent
and all appropriate to the occasion , At 5
o'clock the old settlers' parade took place.
The rules of the association limit tlio mem
bership to those who have had a residence of
llftcon years in the county. Jerry Donslow ,
of Hooper , had the honor of heading the
procession , being the curliest settler on the
grounds , having como to the county in ISWl.
There were about three hundred of the old
residents In line , u majority of them having
settled hero in the 'Ms.
Shcrninn County Convention.
Lour CITY , Neb. , Sept. 2J. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BuK.l Tlio republican county
convention convened here yesterday nt 2 p.
m. , with W. R. Miller In the chair. Every
precinct was fully represented , and although
considerable interest was manifested , every
thing was harmonious. F. W. Fuller , of
Paris was nominated for representative over
S. P. Dillon of Litchllold , and E. C. Gallo
way of Loup City. J. R. Scott was
nominated for county attornev over
J. Bradley , of Litchlield , and C. H. Epath ,
the uresent county attorney. The committee
introduced the following resolutions which
ivero unanimously adopted :
Whereas , General CharlesF.Mandcrsonthe
United States senator from Nebraska , has ,
by his patriotic devotion to the principles of
the republican party , won tlio confidence and
respect of the people of his own state as well
as the confidence and esteem of the republi
cans of the United States , therefore be it
Resolved. By the republicans of Sherman
county , Nebraska , in convention assembled ,
that he Is our llrst choice for United States
senator and that wo will use all honorable
means to sccuro his election to that high of-
llco as his own successor.
Will Hold Another Convention.
WECI-INO WATCH , Neb. , Sept. 20. [ Special
Telegram to Tins Uii.J The republicans of
Otoo and Cass counties met to hold their
float convention here to-day. Tlio conven
tion was called to order at S p. in. Dr. M. M
I3utlcr of Cass was elected chairman and
Charles Seymour of Otoo secretary. Alter
the report of the committee on credentials
had been accepted , David McCaig of Elmwood -
wood introduced n resolution condemningtho
action of the central committee In naming
the delegates to the float convention and re
commended that this convention adjourn
without making a nomination and that dele
gates be elected in the regular way at tlio
county convention at Louisvlllo October 0.
An amendment was made that another iloat
convention oc called for October S to bo held
ut Weeping Water and the resolution was
adopted. After adjournment John Watson
of Nebraska City tnado a short but telling
speech for the republican causo.
A Very Tninei Itnlly.
DAKOTA CITV , Neb. , Sept. 2i ) . [ Special to
THE Bui ; . ] The democratic meeting at the
court house here last night was a decidedly
tame affair. Hon. E. P. Weatlicrby , the first
speaker , consumed about three-fourths of nn
hour in an effort to convince the apparently
indifferent listeners that Cleveland should be
re-elected to ofllco. Mr. Weatherby was fol
lowed by Colonel Warner. The colonel is n
very ready and pleasant talker , and ono that
can pretOiit his views to the very best advan
tage , but it was evident from the beginning
that the speakers cither had the wrong side
of the question or the wrong kind of an audi
cnce. In short , the meeting was a complete
failure as a rally or wakening up of support
ers of democracy. „
General Connor Tor Senator.
Loui > CITY , Neb. , Sept. 20. [ Special Tele ,
gram toTiu : Br.r.J The senatorial conventior
mot hero at 8 o'clock p. m. in Smith's opern
house with Hon. W. H. Conger in the chali
and nominated General A. H. Connor , ol
Kearney , senator for the Sixteenth senator
ial district , after which General Connoi
made an enthusiastic speech , stating in sub
stance that the only dlflorcnco In the demo
cratic and republican parties of to-day was
on the free trade question. Excellent musii
was furnished by the glee club , and the con
vcntlon closed with the best of feeling.
Disappeared With tha Team.
NUIIIIASKA CITV , &eb. , Sept. 20. [ Special
Telegram to Tun Br.n.J Louis Ganzel , j
farmer living near Berlin , was in the city to
day to Inform the sheriff that his lured man ,
Gotlieb Bauman , had started for the citj
several days ago with a valuable team o :
horses and n buggy belonging to the farm , ol
winch ho can tin el no trace , and ho hasreasoi
to believe that Gotlieb has stolen them.
The DeiuocrntH nt Noliranlca City.
NuiiHASKA CITV , Neb. , Sept , 20. [ Spccin
Telegram to THE BKE. ] The advance guan
of the democratic delegates to the congrcs
slonal convention hero to-morrow arrlvoi :
this evening. There is no pronounced choice
but the majority thus far have uxprcsscc
themselves favorable to Poppleton first am
Creighton next. Fitzgerald Is not consld
ered as available , while the idea of Jin
Boyd's candidacy is laughed at ,
A Colored Hnrjjlnr Cnptnreel.
PAWNKH CITV , Nob. , Sept. 20. [ Spccla
Telegram to THE Bcc.-Deputy ] Sheriff Lcil
cnderfer returned from Lewiston late las
night having n colored prisoner in charge
who Is wanted hero for breaking into the rca
idonces of C , T. Edlo and S. S. Shannon
taking considerable Jewelry. All the urtl
cles taken were recovered except u goli
watch , The thief wasn new comer hero and 1
supposed to bo the same who lias successful !
burglarized houses at other towns. Ho i'
now safe In jail.
The Howard County Fnlr.
ST. PAUI , , Neb. , Sept. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Tlio sixth annual fair o
Howard county opened under the most favor
able circumstances to-day. The vegetable
stock and grain displays exceed prcvlou
years and the attendance Is largo. There ar
fifteen race horses on the ground to compel )
for the prize money.
Three Indian TruuntH Captured.
ATKINSON , Neb. , Sept. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] The Ihrco Indian boyt
who escaped Salurday night from the Indlai
school nt Genoa , were captured near her
to-day and are in Jail awaiting the arrival o
the superintendent from Genoa. They wor
waking for Rosebud agcuey.
A Stabbing Affray.
Atmoiu , Nob. , Sept. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] W. H. Strlckler wa
arrested last night for stabbing Wehste
Landon , a B. & M. brake in an , during i
melee on the train. Landon got a bad cu
In the nook , very close to the juglar vclr
and other severe cuts on the breast , thougl
he is not thought to be.fatally'hurt.
ROBBING THE UNION PACIFIC ,
An Extensive Conspiracy Said to
Have Boon Unotvrthod.
*
TWO HUNDRED CARS OF COAL.
The Proceeds Pookotod by an Kntcr *
prlHltiK Kini > loyc of the Company
in Ono Vcnr The Government
the Case * .
Unfaithful Servants.
DENvnii , Colo. , Sent. 2(1. ( [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB HUB. ] Considerable excite
ment was created among the railroad em
ployes to-day by the circulation of n report ,
which , It Is understood , came from reliable , ,
sources , that Interesting revelations of a
conspiracy between employes of the Union '
Pacific to swindle that company will soon
bo made. Some time ago the Union Paclflo
began a scries of Investigations which re
sulted in the retirement of a feiv train men
and others otherwise employed. The information
mation was to-day obtained that a conspiracy
for systematio robbery had boon discovered
upon one of tlio Colorado lines , in which sov- < ,
cral employes of long standing nro said to bo g
implicated.
United States Marshal Hill has been
working up the case for some timo. It Is
claimed that ho has connected three or four
conductors and two or more station agents
with the robberies , Ono of the conductors
claimed to be implicated in the affair Is said
to have been located In Illinois by the mar
shal , nno in Missouri , and the others are still
in the state. Tlio station agents named In
tlio conspiracy nro yet at their posts unaware . ; *
of the investigation. It is claimed that , j i
ono of the nirents has pocketed the pro- S
cccds of 20J cars of coal within the v , ;
past year by making false returns to the * |
company ; reporting it as used on locomo- MI
lives or having been sold to customers.
Overweights were charged ns a part of the
weight kept back and tlio amount represent
ing tha surplus pocketed by tlio agent.
It is also stated that conductors and agents
have been engaged in a conspiracy on the lS * j
old ticket racket. It is claimed that as high * 1
as sixteen tickets have been held out by ono
onduetor on ono trip and returned to the „
station and again placed on sale -J
mid the proceeds divided between , . ' )
conductor and agent. It is reported that ono i i
of the agents has been carrying on this busi- - ' -J
ii'ss for a period of a year , and tlio evidence " *
low in the possession of the United States
iiarshal is sufficient to send him to the pcui- , - j
entiary. The reason that the matter haa T i
) cen placed in the hands of government qfll- * ;
*
cials is on account of tlio Union Pacific beinff ? *
in interstate railway and the cases will go/ / | *
nto the United States court. > *
* '
A THOUSAND MVKS LOST. !
Valparaiso , Chill , ViHltcd By a Terrible
Calamity.
NEW YORK , Sept. 20. Tlio Herald's Val-
lar.nso ( Chili ) special of August 15 says. A
'earful calamity occurred hero on the llth
nst. An artificial pond , 800 feet above the
evcl of the city , burst , flooding the valley ol ,
the Yungai and several streets. The flood ' '
came down In an irresistible torrent , bring-
ni ? down rocks and trunks of trees with it.
The stream came rushing through the street
of San Juando Diet , in a wuvo twelve feet
high. Shops were deluged and the contents
destroyed , houses swept away and the inhab
itants drowned or bruised to death. Fifty-
seven bodies had been burled yesterday pf *
persons killed by this disaster. Three hun
dred thousand dollars has been voted by tne >
congress In Santiago to relieve the sufferers.
The loss of property will bo probably $1,000- ' * ?
000 at least. A thousand lives have probably jf
been lost. , - . *
Scandal .Mongers DlHgustcel.
CHICAGO , Sept. 23. [ Special Telegram
THE BEE. ] The case against Gcorgo Boll , of
this city , charged with mayhem , was stricken
from the docket when it came up to-day.
Bell will bo remembered ns the man who
created a sensation about three months ago
by cutting oft Gcorgo Murray's loft ear with
n razor. Bell charged .that Murray had
alienated his wife's affections , nud that ho
had chosen to dlsllgure the Lothario rather
than place his own life in jeopardy by shoot
ing him. The coming of the trial has been
awaited with anxiety by scandal lovers , who
expected to bo regaled with salacious details ,
and were much disappointed when the state's
attorney asked that the case bo stricken oft
at the request of the prosecutor. Ho had re
ceived a letter from Murray In which the
latter said that he desired to spare the feel
ings of several people who would suffer se
verely. "And , besides , " ho said , "such a
prosecution would necessarily bo of a sensa
tional character , and , in my judgment , would
do moio damage to public morals and senti
ment than it would do good In any direction.
As the party most interested , and as a clti-
70i ) , I most earnestly advise the dismissal of
the suit. "
A St. .loRonh Failure.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Sept. 20. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE BEE. ] Kahn & Furst , whole
sale dealers in laces and gents1 furnishing
goods , closed their doors to-day and a trustee
for the local creditors has charge of the
stock. Their liabilities nro about $75,000 , of
which $20,000 is held by C. F. Burno and the
Saxon National bank of this city , both of
whom nro secured. Their assets are reck
oned at S40.000. The firm is composed of ' ? *
Abe Furst , of the Furst Distilling company ;
Ed. Furst , his son , and Jacob Kahn , a son-in-
law. The firui claims that it will bo able to v
open up nsaln in a few weeks , and declare 4
that , the failure Is duo to the fact that a few
weeks ngo the report was sent out by a mer
cantile agency that Abe Furst , supposed to
bo the financial backer of the firm , was not
worth a dollar.
The Northwestern Rate Problem.
CHIC\GO , Sept. 20. The trafilo managers of
the northwestern roads , who were to have
held a meeting to-day , adjourned Immediately
after assembling. This was to give the
transit and non-transit lines au opportunity
to adjust their differences by a private
conference. The adjournment was regarded
as indicating that the roads uro now anxious
to reach an agreement , und that the north
western rate problem may bo solved tomorrow
row , when the managers meet again.
The Coopers in Convention.
CHIUAOO , Sept. 20. The coopers' national
union , for the purpose of forming a national -
trade district of tholr craft , mot hero to-day. 'i
There are flfty-thrco assemblies represented j
and they como from the leading cities In the
cast , and from St. Louis , Peoria , Milwaukee. , ,
Minneapolis , St. Paul , Menasha and Moline *
in the west. It is expected that the conven
tion will last the remainder of the week.
The ) Panama Canal.
PANAMA , Sept. 20. As to the completed
canal contracts it is
learned that several con
tracts on the canal have been finished , turned
over to the canal company and accepted
after duo inspection. Tlieso facts give the
Ho to the Innumerable vague rumors that nro
in circulation about the canal company shut
ting down work. They are shutting down
and just as fast as they can , but only so at
the completion of their work.
An $ HO,000 Blaze.
T ucKin , Cnla. , Sept. 20. Word reaches
hero from Vcrdl , Nov. , thai Oliver Donkey's
planing mill , lumber yard and store burned
to-day. Loss SSO.OOO. The fire was communicated -
municated to the depot and other buildings
which were in tluuios when - - - '
left.