HE BEE
EIGHTEENTH YEAH. OMAHA. MONDAY ftlOHNING NOVEMBER 19 , 1SS8 ; NUMBER 158
no IB Said to Have Confessed in
Australia.
SHOT WHILE HOUSEBREAKING
Gcoruc O'Connor roars Into the Knrs
of n l rleHt the Story of the
Crime The Mysterious
Tragedy ItcvlowctK
On Ills Dying Ilcd.
Seven years ngo the 4th of this month
Colonel Watson 11. Smith was found lyinf
dead In the upper portion of tlie governmcnl
building on the corner of Fifteenth am
Dodge streets , arid until to-day the causes
that led to his death have been shrouded in
the darkest mystery. Colonel Smith was
clerk of the United States court , and on the
evening of November 4 , 1SS1 , lefl
for hla office , but not returning nt
the usual hour , his wife became
alarmed , end requested Mr , Norman Kulin ,
the druggist , to seek for him at his olllco ,
That gentleman did so , mid shortly after
midnight entered the building , and whllo
groping along the corridor that led to ttio
ofllco on the third floor , stumbled over the
body of thu murdered man. Calling on po
llccmnn .1. O'Donnhuc for assistance , they
entered the building and upon lighting the
gas they found the victim was Colonel
Smith. The half opened door , ii
the lock of which still stood
the key , n bundle of bloot
stained official papers , and the position o ;
the wound In the temple , all nointcd to
deliberate murder , mid a revolver with one
chamber empty showed how it had boon
done. The latter was found concealed In the
lower part of the pantaloons of the left leg ,
as though the murderer had feared to carry
awny with him the weapon that had stained
his hands with blood. Only ono person was
in the building that night besides the
murderer , and that was C. E.
Konnlston , who was on duly in
the postofllcc , on the llrst floor.
Bo stated that about 12 o'clock bo fancied ho
heard a pistol shot , but us that was no un
usual circumstance at the time ho paid no
further attention to It , That was the only
evidence over adduced , and although re
wards -aggregating upwards of . * r > ,000 weri
offered for tlio arrest of the murderer they
were never claimed. Opinion was somewhat
divided , and while a number of persons be
lieved that Smith was murdered Jiy
the whisky element'or In its in
terest , on account of his open
opposition to the traffic there wcro others
who advanced the theory of suicide. Sus
picion rested on several persons , and one
August Ariult was hold to the grand jury , but
the evidence was not sufficient to bring In n
true bill , and ho wus tried on another charge.
As years passed by the matter was gradually
forgotten , until now , on the seventh anni
versary of the crime , it once more comes
Into prominence , and the story is told by the
murderer himself.
For some years George O'Connor , nn
nil around crook , hnas given
the police force of Melbourne , Aus
tralia , considerable trouble , but about thrco
months ago was cnupht in the act of burglar
izing a warehouse In that city. Whllo en
deavoring to escape arrest ho was shot and
mortally wounded , and at once sent for a
priest. To him ho confided n history of his
past life , and among them all , the one that
troubled him most was the murder ho had
committed in Omaha seven years boforo.
Ho described the building and gave
the name of the victim , and
told how ho had been prowling around
Omaha for ait opportunity to make a steal.
Finding the government building open , ho
crept up stairs , when ho was suddenly con
fronted by Colonel Smith , who was leaving
the ofilce , revolver In hand. IIo at once
grappled with him and wrested the revolver
away , but finding ho could not escape ho
Jlreil the fatal shot. Washing his hands and
secreting the revolver ho made his .way to
the Union Pacific yard , where ho hid
in a box car on nn outward bound train.
Meeting with the usual reverses of a tramp-
ho nt length reached San Francisco , where
ho learned his victim's ' nauio mid then
worked his way to Australia. There ho con
tinued 14s career of crime until lie met his
death , and in making confession ho only
stipulated that word should be sent to
Omaha through a companion named Burko.
Burke has not yet reached this city , but the
particulars found their way Into the Glas
gow Mall , which prints them with an accu
racy of detail regarding Omaha that loaves
no doubt as to their gcnuincuess.
DISASTROUS .FIIUS AT BENNETT.
It Sweeps Awny n Fourth of the Bnnl-
IICHH HOUSCH.
BENNETT , Neb , , Nov. 18. [ Special Tele
gram to TIII ; Bii.l ! A nro hero last night
destroyed about one-fourth of the business
property of the village. Loss $10,000 to $12-
000,11,600 , covered by Insurance. The fol
lowing buildings wore destroyed : Maria B.
Brown , store ; Simpson & Lnrkln , store and
insurance office ; John L. Wheeler , store ; II.
G. Hills , Commercial hotel ; James H.
Harper , harness shop and Bank of Bennett ;
Lancaster Union printing ofllco ; Charles
Mitchell , harness shop ; N , E. Newman ,
millinery ; 13. D. Piper , restaurant. Tlio
origin of the fire U unknown , but appear
ances Indicate Incendiarism , It was dis
covered about 1 o'clock a. in. , and would
have swept the enllro business portion , but
for the change of wind and the faithful ef
forts of all tlio citizens , who turned out and
worked for thrco hours ' , lighting llro vigor
ously at every point.
To H emulate TriiRtH.
NKIIUASKA CITV , Neb. , Nov. 18. ( Special
to THU BII : : . ] Tim Bun correspondent to
day-called at the olllco of Hon. J. C. Watson ,
Otoo and and Cass counties' ( lout representa
tive , and in the course of the conversation
Mr. Watson stated that ho was preo.irlng a
bill to introduce In the coming legislature ,
for governing and regulating trusts , Mr.
Watson said that next to the election of n re
publican United States senator ho considered
tlmttlio subject of trusts would present
itself to the careful examination and ener
getic action of the next legislature.Vo \
have trusts In this state , " continued Mr.
Watson , "that dally do irreparable
Injury to both the producer and
the consumer of products In our
midst. Take for"cxamplo tlio distilleries of
our state , ono of which is located In our city.
Its owners toll not , neither do they spin , yet
they secure ? 100 a day for allowing the fires
to go out in the furnaces of their manufac
tory , This keeps sevctity-llvo men out of em-
plpymont in this cijy , and compels the farm
er * 13 sell thplr gram to thu elevators alouo.
These trusts , being men possessed of great
capital and financial resources , combno ! with
each other to keep up the price of their
manufactured articles and raise it to such a
point that they can eell at prices satisfactory
to themselves. For this evil , us the law now
taaJ , no remedy is provided. In conversa
tion WJth n grcqt many business men and
, V
formers I find that the country requires the
regulation of combinations complained of.
Mr. Watson was asked If ho thought these
trusts wcro subject to legislative control , to
which he replied that the men Mid corpora
tions in Nebraska , whether in trusts within
or without the state , can bo governed and
controlled , and if need be suppressed , by
proper Nebraska laws. " 1 have consulted
with cx-Sentitor C. H. Van \Vjvk , Judge
bnmucl Chapman , and other eminent poli
ticians and lawyers , as to the advisability and
constitutionality of such legislation , and they
concur with my views in the matter. "
Mr. Watson then brought out n rough draft
of the bill he was preparing to introduce in
the next legislature for the control of trusts ,
comhlnot and pools. The bill , in substance ,
declares the formation or organization
of n trust within this state , or n com
bination within or without the state ,
to be against public policy , and unlawful ;
it provides for the seizure and forfeiture of
all shares of stock and all property used In
the rhrtticrance of the purpose of nny such
trust. It provides that duing the continu
ance of nny trusts , combinations or pools ,
that a tax shall bo Imposed , in addition to
nil other taxes now Imposed by law , equal In
amount to10 per crnt of the value of the
property , and of all merchandise , manu
factured commodities nml products manu
factured or produced by such trust or pool.
It provides further that any person entering
into such n combination on his
own account , or us agent , oHl-
cer or stockholder , or as n
trustee , on committee , or In nny capacity
whatever , shall bo guilty of a felony , and bo
subject to ItnprNoniiiunt for from ono to five
years and pay a line of from $1,000 to $10,000 ,
That nb shares of stock and all real and per
sonal property belonging to nny such unlaw
nil combination shall bo forfeited to the
state and bo liable to seizure. It provides
that n purchase within the state or a ship
ment without the state of any article to be
used in nny such unlawful combinations ,
shall constitute a violation of the act , and
subjects the offenders to the penalties pre
scribed. The proposed bill contains a great
many other sections having in view the forbiddance -
biddance of trusts and pools , and the sup ,
nression , seizure and forfeiture of all prop
crty now In trusts and pools within the state ,
and Nebraska will Imvo an opportunity to
takn the load in breaking up these obnoxious
Institutions.
Supposed Snluldo.
NOHTH PI.ATTIS , Neb. , Nov. 1 ( Special
Telegram to TKEBEC.I J. W. Bostwick , u
prominent farmer living about twenty miles
south of here , is reported as having shot
himself this morning while standing on the
edge of a well , his body falling into it. No
cause was assigned. The coroner left for
the scene of the supposed suicide to-day.
The Karmers1 Protective Association
COI.VMIIUS , Neb. , Nov. IS. [ Special to
Tin : Bin : . ] The Fanners' ' Protective asso
ciation of Oconcu are erecting a commodious
grain elevator to cost ? 2r , > OJ. The asocia'
tlon in this county is growing rapidly. An
elevator is very much needed in this city for
the amount of grain that is handled by the
association.
IIHEAKING UP THE OA.VO.
An Important Arrest In the II.itflcld-
MoCoy All'.iir.
CII.UU.ESTOWN , W. Va. , Nov. 18. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : BIB. : ] Alexander Messer.
ono of the notorious Hatfleld murderers , was
arrested and taken to police headquarters
lost night by Detective Gibson , of Eureka.
Messer was ono of the band who took the
three McCoy boys out of Jail in August ,
18S2 , tied them to trees and shot them to
death. Ho left the country and was lost
sight of until about two weeks ago. Detec
tives Gibson and Cunningham arrested El
lison Hatfleld , another member of the gang ,
iibout that time , and he made a confession ,
Implicating Messer and several others. Until
then the names of nil who were implicated
In the murder of the three McCoys had been
kept n profound secret. Detectives at once
took up Messer's trail and on Wednesday
ran him down on Ugly creek , Lincoln county ,
where they arrested him. Messer is about
fifty-two years old and his wife and six chil-
drsn are living in Lincoln county. Ho was
at one time deputy sheriff of Perry county ,
ICentijcity , mid was very prominent in the
Urethoto county , Kentucky , trouble several
years ago. Ho is said to have killed several
men there. Ho has killed twenty-seven men
since the war.
Swept Ily n Tidal Wave.
. NEW Youic , Nov. 18. The Cunarder Etru-
rla , which arrived at her dock this after
noon , experienced one of the worst passages
n her history. Tuesday last a tidal wave
swept over the big steamer , and ono man , a
sailor , was killed. Five others were more
or less severely shaken up. The injured
sailors were on duty at the time the tidul
wave struck the ocean racer. They saw the
mountain of water approaelung. Terrified ,
.hoy scrambled for safety , hilt with Irrsist
bio force the waters curled over and fell
upon the big steamer. Like logs , five sailors
, vcre Jammed in a heap against the dcclc-
louse One , ns stated , was killed and the
others injured as described. The wave
washed the steamer fore and aft. The ofll
cers and crow were reticent about the acci
dent , and the only Information that could bo
obtained xvas from the passengers.
An ICmimato of Population.
DES MoiNr.i" " , la. , Nov. 18. [ Special to Tnn
JEK. ] An approximate , though not an accu
rate , estimate of population can bo found
'roin the number of votes registered in the
different cities. In this slnto an opportunity
'or registration was given on election day , to
those who had been out of the city on all of
, ho " "registration days before , so that a few
lundrcd names wcro added to the list , but
ho following table shows " "tho number of
> ersoi.s registered as voters on the general
eglstratlon days prior to election , in some of
the leading cities of the state :
) cs Moincs 7-111 Kcokuk n,133
Jubuquo 5,271 Clinton 2U7 !
} avonport 4li-2 , Ottumwa 2tUit
iurlltmton ' , bil. ) Marshalltown. . .1,772
Sioux CityI.H5 Muscatino 2iS4 !
Council Bluffs. . . a,8S'J Lyons 1,230
Cedar Kupids. . . . 8,010
The estimate of about live and n half , or six
iL'rsoiis to a voter will giva an approximate
dea of the population of these cities. This
vould make the population of DCS Moincs
from 40,000 to 4i,000 : , which is not far from
right , though the actual population of the
city , so far as city purposes are concerned ,
ihould bo Increased four or five thousand to
ako In that number of people who havo"
noved from the city proper to adjacent uddl-
ions , which are separata incorporations.
I'lieir business is in the city , but they do not
ote there , and so do not appear in the above
able ,
The Iomlon
LONDON , Nov. IS. The socialists held an
miucnso meeting In Victoria park to-day to
commemorate the Trafalgar square and Chicago
cage riots. Speeches were made from thrcu
platforms , Mrs. Parsons advocated the use
of bombs. Mr. Graham , member of parlia
ment , denounced capital inn and landlords ,
and said that until thu workers organi/cd to
take the land , cauital and machinery for
their own benefit they would continue to bo
slaves , and the Trafalgar square uud Chicago
cage scenes would DC repeated ,
Thu Death Itccord.
LANCASTEH , N. H. , Nov , 6. Itev. Charles
J. Hendley , rector of St. Paul's church and
grand prelate of the grand commandcry of
Knights Templar In Now Hampshire , wits
found dead In his chamber nt U o'clock tills
morning. The causa was doubtless uppo-
plcxy , Jills family tire all ubjont in Kansas.
BislncnH : 'Hocks Burned ,
LITILU ROCK , Ark. , Noy. ISA flro , at 3
o'clock this morning destroyed /Ivo / business
holmes on Main street , entailing a loss nn the
flock of 1'0,1'OJ and on the buildings of
fl'.OOO. Insurance only partial ,
! ON HIE GERMAN FRONTIER ,
Excited Peasants Attack a Prussian
Officer In Command.
EMPEROR WILLIAM AT BRESLAU.
Ills Spnrch to the Workmen Severely
Criticised Dctimnrk'H King nml
Premier The Duke Maximil
ian's Philanthropic IlelA
ForHjjn Potpourri.
iropi/rfo'it / JSS9 by Jam f/union 'fcnneCt.l
Unui.ix , Nov. 18. [ New York Herali
Cable Special to THE Hun. ] The Gemini :
papers are rather surprised at the French
newspapers saying so llttlo about the rccen
affray between a Prussian gamekeeper ami
some French poachers In a field on the Get-
man side of the frontier. Although shot
were exchanged and one of the poachers wa
carried away with n few pellets of lead li
his side , the French newspapers declared I
was ono of n hundred similar occurrence
certain to happen on a frontier and unworthy
of serious notice. The Post remarks : "I
would have smoothed away many diplomat !
dilllfiultlcs If the French press had conio to
this conclusion sooner. " Stranger still Is
thn fact that the French have , to my knowl
edge , made no reference to the scones
of violence that accompanied the
departure of recruits for the Prus
shin army a few days ago
from Alsace. At Altklrsclion a largo uum
ber of people accompanied the recruits nni
their escort to the railway station , will
threats to the soldiers ot the escort ; cries o
"Vive la Franco" and volleys of stones wen
thrown on arriving at the station. Matter
became so serious that im order was given ti
load ; after that quiet was restored , but I
was only by n miracle that a bloody disastei
was averted. When the train reached Itnfurt
the next station , n crowd attacked the cscor
and insulted the ofllcer In command , and
finally laid their hands on him. IIo drew
his sword and cut his assailants over the
head , inflicting serious wounds. The station
was then carried at the point of the bayonet ,
At the large manufacturing town of Mul
house preparations wore made in case of
trouble , but no attempt to disturb the peace
occurred.
These riots , on a smaller or larger scale ,
take place every year when recruits leave
Alsace. They nro not unknown oven in Prus
sia. At Cologne , in 1870 , when the "Intid-
wehr" were called in , women took possessioi ;
of the train that was to carry their husbands
and brothers away. Some sat down on tlio
rails , saying : "Heforo you take our men
away you must drive the train over us.
The station master finally persuaded them
that ho would allow them cars to accompany
their husbands , brothers and sons to the next
station , but when the train draw out the
cars were uncoupled and the poor weeping
women remained behind.
Poor old Duke Maxtmillian of Davarla
died at half-past 3 Friday morning , at the
green old ago of eighty , lacking a few weeks.
His wife and two of his daughters , the
Countess Trans and Duchess u'Alen-
con , wore at his bedside. His third
daughter , iho Austrian empress
was fond of spending the summer
months at the beautiful castle of her parents
on Lake Starembourg , near Munich , but she
is now absent , traveling for her health. But
the empress was here when the poor king ,
Louis , her cousin , was laid out in state nt
the castle of Uerg , lust across the water
from the Duke Maximilian's castle. Duke
Maximilian leaves a widow , the daughter qf
King Maximilian I , of Bavaria , and eight
children three sons and five daughters.
The eldest son , Prince Ludwig , does not in
herit the title , as he contracted n morganatic
marriage with the countess Waldcrsee. The
second son , who steps In his place , Is Duke
Charles Theodore , the famous occulist , who
studied medicine and surgerv in Berlin , and
has restored to hundreds of poor people their
sight , without relieving their pockctbooks of
a single mark. The second son Is Major
General Prince Maximilian of Bavaria. The
daughters I have not mentioned nro the
widowed Princess Thunn aud Taxis , the ex-
queen of Naples.
It is pleasing to turn to the jubilee of old
King Christian at Copenhagen. It is a curi
ous fact that ho and his son , King George of
Greece , celebrated the twenty-fifth anniver
sary of their accession in the same year.
Two moro conscientiously constitutional
monarchs noyer did honor to royalty.
The Germans take a great interest In Es-
trcup , the Danish prime minister , a small
Bismarck in his way , for Denmark
has for some years been going through
just such a struggle as King William of
Prussia waged ng.tlnst a pig-headed parlia
ment in the years before 180(1 ( , when Bis
marck helped him to govern for some years ,
without a majority or a budget. Estrcup
stood by his sovereign In the sumo manner ,
in the face of an overwhelming majority in
his legislative body , whoso w.ir-cry was :
"Ikko en oero til dotto munstorlum" not n
stiver towards the debtspf the ministry. But
all attempts to drive him from the monarch's
side proved vain. Ills fiery soul dwells In a
feeble frame. His lungs were so delicate as
a youth that abstinence from all the joys ot
life , the physicians told him , was the price
of life itself. The parliament may bo
hostile , but the common people cheered
King Christian hero to-day to the echo ; they
remember how ho rode through the trenches
at Duppel , when gallant little Denmark , in
180-1 , stood boldly up to face such fearful
odds. For Germany , also , the anniversary
of the Danish king's accession , the 15th of
November , has an historical signillcnnco ,
for on this day the death of Frederick VII.
dissolved the political connection between
Schleswlg-Holstoln mid Denmark , and sot
the stone of the German question at once
rolling. Twenty-llvo years ago began the
development of events which ended with the
proclamation of the empire , at Versailles ,
Much gossip Is taking place over the speech
made yesterday by the young kaiser to the
Bresluu workmen , who paid deep nt-
te itlon to his words. Many thousands
calling themselves "Koenlgstrouo'arboltor"
workmen true to the emperor took part In a
torchlight procession in his honor. As the
members of the deputation were introduced
to the emperor ho shook each by the hand ,
and subsequently thanked Hrcshiu , In the
person of the chief burgomaster , for the pat
riotic welcome accorded to him. Ho added
that ho was especially pleased at the excel
lent choice of deputations whom Brcshtu has
retu'rncd to thu Prussian parliament at recent
elections. In these the free conservatives
and the national liberal candidates hud de
feated the advanced liberals.
It U this decisive expression of political
opinions that hua Instigated the gossip I al-
luclo to. The kaiser's reference is taken to
be an Imperial Interference ) with the freedom
of election.
TIIK SITUATION IN KUUOPK.
Competent .lintgen T'hlttk There Is No
ImmrtllntR rlnngcr.
irnpi/rfyM JSS9 by Jamtf Ronlmt Htnnet' ' . ]
VIBXVI , Nov. 18. fNow York Herald
Cable Special to Tun Bnn.1 According to
the judgment ot competent authorities in this
capital there is no Immediate danger in the
gencr.il situation. The Uusslan military
movements ordered by Iho Imperial ukase
Tuesday last will occupy all winter. In 'the
meantime every movei great or small , on
the Kus.sian side ot the frontier , is
promptly followed by n corresponding
counter move on j the Austrian
side. Austrian inllUanr writers have so
frequently and peremptoHnly demanded that
In the event of a war with Russia , Austria
should remain on the Defensive In Gallcia ,
and assume thn offensive In the direction of
Kloff , where she could join hands with Uou-
miinhins marching into .Bessarabia and Po-
dulls , that the attention of Hussinu military
authorities has been drawn to this place , and
new organisation seems to bo the result.
It Is pointed out that all three armies formed
on Hussla's western frontier nro still on a
pence footing , and that from two to thrco
months would bo required for them to draw
in their reserves from the interior. On the
other hand the territorial system adopted In
Austria , together wltlv'the ' fnr superior con
struction of her railways , allow the forces of
this empire to stand near the frontier and
taku up their reserves .vithin from eight to
twelve days. Military orltlc * hero continue
to scrutinize the now organization of the
Kusssian army. They n cogni/oin it the most
important change in UiiBsia ordre do batallo
that has been devised s : nco the last Turkish
war.
TICK CLHAUANCK UROORD.
Tito L'iitanulnl TrdnsautloiiH of the
Past Week.
BOSTON , Mass. , Nov. 18. [ Special Tclo-
pram to the HER. ] The following table
compiled from dispatches to the Post from
the managers of the leiding clearing-houses
of tlio United States , stows gross exchanges
at each point for the week ended Novembc
IT , 1S88 , with rates petj cent of increase o
decrease as compared with the amount
for the correspondlngwcok lost year :
CITIES. Ci * AIUNOS.
Now York . G07.7KO.liyO 14.
Host on . 4.0
I'hlludflphlu .
Chicago . C5.WVXIO
Hun Krnnclsco . StV.MO.K7fl 10.U
St. Louts . ii > .irv-Ji7
New Orleans . 13,77fi,8I8
llaltlmore .
I'lttslmrg . ii.ciT.oru
Cincinnati . . JO.'W.COO
KIIUHIIS City . . 9.4
Mlnncatxilis . e.sr > i.9.n . , . .14.0
Louisville . 6,010.8-TO . . . . 1.8
Providence . - BJHT.8K )
Milwaukee . 6468UO I . . . . 4.2
St. Paul .
Detroit . i.651.784 '
X-'ao
Cluvuhiun. .
Omaha. . . . . 3.1390.-1I5 18.2
Commons . ' ' 2,4tlMI7
Uiilutli . ! JOOa.2 l
Denver . ' , , S7.B
( Inlveston . a,10XOT6 i. . . .
Indianapolis . . . . 7.8
Richmond . 'f J.810.5W . .17.2
1'uorla . . . 1.2
I'ortliuia . . . 7.1
Norfolk . 19T : ! , 89 . . 2.1
Hartford . . . 0.0
Now Haven . liirirV )
Snrlmillold . i.aiB.Kis . .10.8
St. , ! o eph .
Worcester . , ,
I.os A iij ; < 'los . 8B7W1 !
Syracuse . B0fi,171
747.KM
( Irand ItapUls. 701,271
Wichita GBO.ira
37.V i
Tojiekn . . ' 79.174
Total , ( ] ,7UI,8'i9,84S
OutalJo NowYorK. '
Going to England.
Nov. 18. The ex-Empress Frederick
'
erick and daughters started for Englam'
to-day. They were escorted to the railway
station by tbo emperor.
The Holler Inspectors.
PiTTsnuno , Nov. 18. A convention of city ,
county and state boiler inspectors will meet
in this city Tuesday next to form a national
organization. The object of the association
will bo to arrange n uniform system of boiler
Inspection and to tako' measures to prevent
the employment of incompetent engineers.
Delegates will arrive to-morrow from St.
Louis , Omaha , Chicago , Cincinnati , Phila
delphia and New York.
'
Thn Convention of Hatchers.
ST. Louis , Nov. 1& The Butchers' Na
tional Protective association and the Inter
national Hango association will hold a joint
convention In this city during the coming
week , commencing Tuesday morning. The
delegates will represent 8,000 persons en
gaged in slaughtering , preparing and selling
fresh meats , and some fifteen thousaud
cattle raUurs. t <
Murdered and Itobhcd.
u , Mass. , Nov. 18. Miss Mohitablo
White , aged sixty-four , who has been run.
nlng n largo farm ocar hero , and who has
lived with no othcij company than a hired
man , was murdered to-day. Her body was
found under the hay in the barn , with her
throat cut. The house had been robbed.
The hired man , who U suspected , is missing.
in California.
SAN Fiuxcisco , Nov. 18. A shock of
earthquake , that was sharp enough to cause
many people in hotels' and private houses to
run out into the street , was felt hero this
afternoon. The direction was northwest to
southeast , and the duration ten seconds.
Telegrams to-night sny that the shock was
felt throughout central California.
The Weather Indications.
For Nebraska : "Fair , slightly colder
weather , winds shifting to northerly.
For Iowa : Light show or rain except In
extreme western portlpn , fair , slight rise In
temperature Monday , coldcruTuesday , varia
ble winds.
For Dakota : Colder fair weather , winds
shifting to northerly , becoming variable ,
slight rise in temperature.
U'hlHky Claims Another Victim.
MII.WAUKKR , Nov. 18. A Morrllllon , Wls. ,
special gives the particulars of the finding of
C. E. Lucas' body ( lye miles east of tlioro
near some logging shanties. Ho wus the
town clerk of bpauldlh # , and loft for that
place the night after election , it Is believed
that bo went on usproo'tind died in u lit of
delirium trcmensk
A Kiwius City Mnrdor.
KANSAS CITV , Nov. 18. George Jnnoly , a
Missouri Pacific truckman , was set upon in
the cast bottoms at 20 : ! o'clock this morn
ing and stabbed to the heart. Joel Boyd and
his brother and two other rufnans have been
arrested.
Declines to Ho Interviewed ,
A rejmrter for THE BEB sent up his card
yesterday afternoon to the room occupied by
Mrs. King No. 3. Mrs. King sent down her
regret that owing to thu fact that she was
about to leave for Chicago on the Burlington
flyer , and hod numerous domestic arrange
ments to fulfill , time would not permit of an
Interview , othcrvvlsa utio would have been
glad to see thu gentleman. The lady was reported -
ported as having 'recovered ' much of her
composure and was bearing up wonderfully
under her uilsfortuues. *
WHY CLEVELAND ACCEPTED ,
Mrs Olovolnud Said to Hnvo In-
fluoucod His Action.
NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA.
Consul Carroll ntnl the I > n * o The
Irate Irishman Kicks an In
solent linllnti Out of
HlH Olllce.
WASHINGTON HuiiKU' Tit nO MUIA BBS , )
5UI ForilTEENTIl STIIEBT , Y
WASHINGTON , D. C . , , Nov. IS. I
Why Cleveland Itcoantod.
While up In New York about the time of
election I had a conversation with some of
the friends of the family of President Cleve
land , and naturally the topic turned to the
rcnomltiattrm of the president , and I ex
pressed some surprise that ho should Imvo
accepted the rcnominatlon after Issuing his
original letter of acceptance , wherein ho
took such advanced grounds against a second
end term. The friend , who , by the way , Is a
near relative of the Folsoms , said , in re
sponse , that he had heard a great deal of
comment upon the president's act. and he
thought that he could account for It. Said
ho :
"Grover Cleveland was sincere when ho
wrote that now historic phrase concerning a
second term for the chief magistrate , but
you must remember that then ho was not
married. I really believe that he
honestly Intended to retire without
an effort to secure his re
election , at the end of the first four years.
Hut cupid came along ; Grover Cleveland
was married , and the sway of the little god
was too much for him. Mrs. Cleveland is
delighted with her position. Shu does netlike
like the idea of returning to private life ,
even as the wife of tin ox-president , just in
the zenith of her social career , and It was to
her wishes that the president yield , and
it was in response to her pleadings that ho
consented to abandon his nasition and to become -
como once more the candidate of his party
for the highest gift at the hands of the
American people. " "This , " continued my in
formant , "is my view of the matter , and 1 am
convinced that it is the right ono from what
I know of the family and of the feelings of
my relatives. It was a laudable ambition on
her part , and I think under the circum
stances that Grover Cleveland cannot bo
blamed for acquiescing in the wishes of his
wife , and for the tune being putting aside
his utterances on the subject. "
It Is understood that the four staff appoint
ments In the army will bo filled by President
Cleveland on Tuesday. These appointments
have been pending for quite a long time , and
the amount of Influence , social , political and
otherwise , , brought to bear has been some
what alarming. Quito a number of names
have been suggested , but it is safe to assume
that no one outside of the presidential house-
, old Has any idea as to whcro ' the golden
'grain' will find "shelter. The president has
only.'JUjtlmated one feature In connection
rwjtaLth'eso ' appointments , and that is that
they. , will , " bo made exclusively from the
army. Houco no civilian need entertain any
hope.
"
1 - HEtinixo orncnns.
President Harrison will have at his dis
posal during the four yars pf his adminis
tration , sct-eral very importaritnrmy appoint
ments , the first' ' of which will be that of an
adjutant go no nil to succeed General Drum ,
who will be retired on the 2Sth of May , 1S89.
Paymaster General Uochester , Quartermas
ter General Hollibut , Commissary General
McFceley and Surgeon General Moore will
bo retired in 1890 , and General Hunett , in
Juno of 1S91. The only bureau ofliccrs who
will nold their places until after the close of
the Harrison administration are Chief Signal
Officer Grcely , Inspector Gancral Jones ,
Chief Engineer Casey and Judge Advocate
General Swain. The latter Is now under
oing . a sentence of suspension for
twelve -years. In the line of the
army , the next president will also have an
opportunity to fill several vacancies of sonic
importance. Hrlgudler General Gibbon re
tires April 20 , 1S01 , and Brigadier General
Stanley Juno 1 , 18'This ' ) gives two nluces
which it is customary to fill by selection from
the colonels of the line. In the ordinary
course of events the coming administration
will not have the appointment of a major
general , as the ofllcers of that grade will not
retire within four years from March 4 next.
However , there will bo seven assistant
quartermasters to be apppointed , as well as
eight assistant surgeons and live assistant
commissioners. The quartermastcrshlpsand
commlssionerships are always largely sought
for by young ofllcers , and the position
of assistant Burgeon is a very desirable
ono for young physicians. The pay corps
: iow numbers eight more than the maximum
Ilxed by law , and therefore no appointments
can bo made to it. With the exception of the
paymaster generalship , there will be ilvo re
tirements from the corps during General
Harrison's term.
A CONTHMPTJIIIJ ! THICK.
A gentleman who has traveled extensively
through thesouth and who was at Petersburg ,
Va. , on election day , said to-night that the
claim of General Mnhono that the state had
cast its majority of votes for the republican
electoral ticket was without doubt well
founded if only a fair count could bo secured.
In this ono town of Petersburg , this
gentleman asserts , there were SOO men
at the polls when they closed
who were prevented from voting. They
were ready with their ballots and there was
no intimidation , but being mostly negroes
they were defrauded of their votes through
a contemptible trick , which the southern
democrats know so well how to perform. Ho
gave one instance In particular as a sample
of the maniler In which the delays were en
gineered. An old colored man caino up to
vote , and after standing in line for an hour
finally got to the polling piacc. Ho was
asked his muno , his residence , and nil the
other formula questions , and then was re
quired to tell who his father was , to give
the name of his grandfather , and testate
state who owned him before the
war. Then sorno other little questions
relative to the manner of earning his living
and equally irrelovelant subjects wcro pro
pounded to him. liy actual timing , just
twenty-thrco minutes were occupied with
this ono old darkey , and ho was the last ono
to votothatday. The gentleman says further ,
that ttio day before yesterday ho conversed
with a prominent democrat nt Charlotte , N.
C , , who expressed his firm conviction that
there was not the faintest doubt that the re
publicans had rcr.lly polled moro votes in the
"Tur-hcol" state than the democrats ,
"Hut " ho said "tho
, , republicans will never
carry this state ns Icng as the present laws
prevail , because no matter how many :
votes they poll It is im absolute im
possibility to secure a fair count whcro ;
the democrats are thick. " Heturnlng to tlio
situation In Virginia , this gentleman said
that In hangman's district It was positively
known that In ono polling place Langston's ,
republican opponent received only eight
votes. There wcro 172 ballots cast there al .
together , all but three of them were cast by .
negroes , and all but cloven for Lungston.
In making the returns the Inspector reported
that Langston's republican opitonent hud re
ceived sixty votes. This naturally divided
the republican strength and prevented Mr ,
LangaUm from appearing to have us many '
votes as ho ought lo have had.
DAKOTA'S
The reports from Dakota slnco the election
arc to the effect that the territory has never
been so thoroughly uwako to its own impor
tance as it hua been since thu result of the
great quadrennial contest of ] 8i8 became )
known. Those ardent advocates of division
mid statehood who have fought so valiantly ,
and who huvo knocked at thu doors of con
gress so persistently for Justice , at last see a
ray of suhshlno through the drift In the '
clouds , and they believe , as docs the country
generally , that the Justice ) which has been
denied them so long , will DO accorded to
them by a republican congress and a republi
can president. The result Is that business )
has became more active than ever : that
there is everywhere manifested a hopeful
disposition , and there seems to have been li :
augurated a boom both in north and sout
Dakota which promises to place th
two now states , which arc sure to
be admitted in the front ranks of western
coinnionwc.ilths at no distant day titter thcli
claims shall have been recognized. My in
formation Is to the effect that the democrat ;
In the northern half of the territory nro m
active ai the republicans , They think tlnv
there is a bare possibility that when Nortli
Dakota shall become a state of thu union
there will bo some chance for them to go
some of thoofllees at least , and that while I
is hardly likely that they can control tin
election of the llrst senatorthey believe
there Is n lighting chance for them In con
gress , especially if a rcapi > ortlonment shal
give them moro than one member.
CON'Sfl. CAltllOM. CIUU.KNIIEI ) .
There has been tin interesting bit of gosslr
around the state department for the lust few
weeks which would Imvn attracted some at
tention outside among the public generally
but for the all-absorbing interest felt In the
recent election. The goislp referred to re
lates to the action of Consul Carroll , whoso
station Is nt Palmcro , Italy. Carroll was a
bravo ofllcer in the union army during the
war , and is an Irishman , to whom fear Is un
known and whoso coitraco has never been
questioned. Ills duties as consul require
him to meet a great many unpleasant custo
mers , and among them was the employe of a
big firm doing business with the
United States , who made frequent
visits to tlio consulate to s.eeuro
manifests , certificates of invoice and
other olllcinl .let * of the representative of the
United States. Tilts fellow , who was of the
dago varictv of low Italians ,
uiado himself so annoying in his
otlloiousnoss that Consul Carroll grew
tired of him , and at last became s6 exasper
ated that he said to the fellow's employers
that they must send some other man to the
consulate to do business , or he would bo com
pelled to 'brow this fellow out of the cilice.
The employers of the dngo hauled him over
the coals , and for sometime ho behaved him
self , but at last ho broke out again , mid the
consul being unable to stand it any longer ,
executed his threat and ejected the obstre
perous menial. It seems that there is a law
in Italy that if a man In good standing has a
reason for resorting to the code "of honor"
and takes his complaint to an army ofllcer , it
Is the duty of that ofllcer to carry the mes
sage to the offending party. This Italian ,
knowing of this law , sought out two ofllrers
of the army , and giving his name , demanded
that they should carry a challenge to the
American consul. The iiamo given
happened to bo ono of the
bast known in Italy , although the plebean
was in no way connected with the patrioinh
house. The otucors , however , know nothing
of his antecedents , and , in order to carry out
the law , visited Mr. Carroll , and In behalf
of their principal demanded n meeting , lie
replied that the aggrieved person was too
low to come within the scope of his notice ,
and ho uttorlv refused to listen to the chal
lenge. Then the ofllcers insisted that ho
must meet one of them , but ho replied that
by any such act they brought themselves
down to the level of the origlnul * challenger ,
and that for that rcajpn" , if for no other , ho
must decline to meet cither of them. This
exasperated the Italian officers very much ,
but there was nothing loft for them but to
growl and depart. This they did imd soon
after they found out the character of the
man who had gotten them into this scrape.
They proceeded to make it very warm for
him , urd at last accounts ho had not been
seen in Palermo for some time , and the oftl-
cors have apologized to the consul for the
part which they had taken in the affair.
A MAlllllAUI ! .
Invitations are bore tor the marriage of
Lieutenant Gonzalcs S. Uingham , Ninth
cavalry , which will take place at Fort Nio-
brura. Neb. , where ho is stationed , on the
evening of December 13 next. He is well
and his bridc-to-bo is
known in Washington , - -
Miss Antonctte Lynch , daughter of Lieuten
ant Edward Lynch , of the ICIghth infantry ,
on duty at that post.
MANIIEIIHON'S 1'ltlVATB SECUETAUT.
Mr. Horn , private secretary to Senator
Maudersou , arrived in the city last night.
PKIIIIY S. HEATH.
The Itock Islaml'H Ijatest Order.
DES Moixns , Nov. 18. [ Special to TUB
Hii.l The train men and all other em
ployes who have anything to do with running
of trains on the Uock Island road Imvo just
been notified by the general superintendent
that they must hereafter carry watches of a
certain standard , and have them regularly
examined by the company's official examiner.
The requirement is to guard against derange
ment of watches by electrical influence. The
Increasing use of electricity , and the neces
sary contact with more or less magnetism in
the telegraph offices and along the road
which all employes have , is the occasion for
the order. It requires each employe to have
a certificate from the company's ' examiner
that his watch Is of the proper grade to bo
safely used. Then once in three months ho
must have his watch examined by the oill-
clal examiner , and obtain a certificate that it
is all right. If his watch docs not come up
to the required standard , ho must get ono
that will. Once a week ho is to compare his
watch with the itandard time of the road
and make a note of Any variation on u special
blank furnished for that purpose. These
blanks in time will bo given to the examiner
in order to assist him in regulating the
watches. Superintendent Hoyco thinks that
this mutter is of such importance to the
safety and success of running trains that ho
will strictly enforce this order to nil whom
it applies. It goes into effect December 1 ,
and examiners will then bo designated at
Davenport , Hrooklyn , DCS Moincs , Stuart ,
Atlantic , Avoca. Council HlulTs , Washing
ton and Eldon , in Iowa.
< Insane IIoHpifnla.
DES MOISES , In. , Nov. 18. [ Special to
Tun Bnn.l The governor has been In
formed that the now hospital for the Insane
nt Clarinda will bo ready for occupancy early
next month. It Is very much needed , ns the
other two asylum's have been for a long-time
crowded beyond their capacity , mid many
Insuno have been kept in county poor houses
for luck of suitable accommodations at tlio
state Institutions. When this now hospital
Is opened the state will bo well accommo
dated for the next four years. The hospital
at Mount Pleasant will take cure of bO ! )
patients quite comfortably. The hospital at
Independence , us many more , and the new
Institution at Clarindu , when completed , will
provide for 1,000 at least. It Is built on the
most modern approved plans , combining
what Is known as tlio cpttiigo and the inuiu- '
liullding system , it will not bo many years
more before there will bo a call for a fourth )
liospital , to bo located in northwestern Iowa. >
Anlinmod to Uelurii to Jlln Homo.
DAVE.NTOIIT , la. , Nov. 18. John line , of
hls city , recently eloped with the wife of a
neighbor named Stein. The whereabouts of
ho couple worn unknown until a few days
igo , when a resident of this place met Hue
n Omaha. Hue professed repentance , but
aid that he was ashamed to return to Dav-
jnnort , and requested that , his wife bo sent
.0 him at Omaha , She left for that city
.o-day. The whereabouts of Mrs. Stein are
inknown , and her husband Is not disposed to
irosecuto the search for her.
A DoliiultliiK Priwoiicr Sentenced.
WATKKLOO , la , , Nov. 18. I. Hill" , the do-
'nulling county treasurer of Harrison county ,
vas yesterday sentenced to two and one-half
fears in the pcnltcnthry by Judge Lewis.
iVhcn ho went out of ofllco In December last
10 was found to be nearly 130,000 short. Ho
ileudcd guilty , and on account of mitigating
iircumstances did not rcceivo the full stulu-
ory punishment.
Trouble In the ChloIcnHiiw Nation.
ST. Louis , Nov. 18. Prlvato advices from
I'ishomingo , the capital of the Chlcknsaw u
latloti , were In effect that a conflict between
he followers of Guy and liyrd Is Inevitable ,
n u personal encounter between two of the
olllgcrcnts a Uyrd follower was killed , mid
its frlunda swcur they will have revenge.
KNIGHTS IN BATTLE ARRAY ,
Lively Times Expootod In the lu-
dimmpolla Convoutlon.
BARRY'S ASSAULTON POWDERLY.
It Apparently linn the KlTVot of In *
cronslni ; the Imttcr'n Popu
larity in the General
Assembly.
Thr 1C n lull to of Ijnhnr.
IxtMNAroU8 , Nov. 18. Sunday him been
a quiet ilny with the delegates to the general
assembly of the Knights of Labor , although
many of thorn wore tictlvaly niul closely en
gaged in committee work. This evening n
lecture for tlio beiiellt of the poor of this city
was Riven by General Muster Workman Pow-
ilorly In Masonic hull. Ono of the delegates
was selling tickets to the knights and Mr.
Powderly asked no questions but Invested ,
ntul found ho hud bought n ticket to his mm
lecture. Tills lecture was lit charge of it locnl
Catholic I'hurch , and the proceeds will bo dis
bursed by It. The subject was on that of
temperance , being appropriate to the day itnii
occasion.
Thomas H , Harry , tho'expelled member
of the general execntlvo board , was hard at
work all day In his room , and Into this after
noon gave to the press a long article ex
plaining his position and repeating his for
mer statements against the Powderly ad
ministration. Although Harry's future no
tions are not yet clearly known , the dohv
Kates and close friends of Powdorly profess
to Imvo no fear of anything he nmy attempt
to do. If ho undertakes to start it now onlur
It cannot bo predicted how strong It will be.
Ho believes no will have u biff personal fol
lowing , and says olio thing that will bo re
quired In such an order will bo strict hon
esty.
( ! osslp bus been freely Indulged in among
the delegates to-day * , but in substance it
differs little from what has already been
stated In these dispatches. 1'owdorly is very
strong in the general assembly , ami will bo
asked to continuo in olllce. If allowed to elect
his own ndvisorn and helpers lie will un
doubtedly accept. The feeling that the order
will li.ivo its ho.tUhlo.sl growth hereafter la
becoming very general among the delegates ,
and expressions of this kind are heard much
more frequently than the assertions of Harry
and the other malcontents on the outside.
Lively times are expected in the general as
sembly during the week , but revolt is not
now ant Iciiiittcd from any largo body of tlio
.organization.
Tlio West Virginia Sltnntloii.
WASHINGTON" , Nov. 18. T. S. Kiloy , chair
man of the democratic , state committee of
West Virginia , has sent the following dis
patch to the 1'ost : "Ollloial returns from
this state arc sultlclonlly ascertained to war
rant the nnnouncement of the election of
Judge A. H. Fleming , ( doin. ) lor governoi'
by u small but sure majority. Tlio rest at
the state ticket is elected by larger majori
ties. The legislature will stand on Joint
ballot , 40 democrats , 41 republicans , ntul ono
labor independent.
Iowa IIH u Dairy State- .
DnS MOIXKS , In. , Nov. 13. [ Spcci'tl to
Tin : Hii ! ! . ] Iowa has been gradually pushing
to the front ns n dairy state till now it ranks
with the llrst , much to the surprise of ninny
people living within it. For a. number of
years it was commonly thought that the sdll
and climate of Iowa were moro-condusive to
raising corn than to any other purpose.
Gradually the northern part of the state be
gan to see the profit there was in the hay
erop and in dairying , and now the whole state
is giving moro attention to milk , butter and ,
chccso than would Imvo been deemed possi
ble ten or flfteen years ago. Some idea oC
the progress in this direction can bo gained ,
from the annual report of the stnto dairy
commissioner , Mr. II. D. Shermanwhich has
just been llled with the governor. It lias not
been published yet , but from the advanea
sheets n largo amount of Interesting informa
tion can be obtained. Ono surprising fact ! a
that , under the stringent law passed by the
Twenty-first general assembly for. the pro
tection of dairymen against fraudulent arti
cles alleged to bo dairy products , the manu
facture and sale of such products has been
almost entirely stopped. The law on this
subject , as it effects hotel and restaurant
keepers , Is' as follows :
"No keeper of u hotel , boarding house , res
taurant , or other public place of entertain
ment , shall knowingly place before any
patron for use as food any imitation butter ,
or imitation cheese , unless the same bo ac
companied by a placard containing the name ,
in English of such article , ns ilxed in this net.
printed in plain Ilomun type. "
No boarder or patron at a restaurant
would care to cat Imitation butter or Imita
tion chccBO brought In n dish marked with
the name of the spurious article , and so there
is little chunco to nso it , oven for those who
Imvo licenses to mnmifuotmo and sell. In
the northern district of the state comprising
forty-nine counties , there has never been i
single license taken out for the manufacture )
and sale of oleomargarine and other imita
tion dairy products , and the articles them
selves arc unknown. In tlio other district ,
comprising the remaining fifty counties ,
there have been , all told , just eight licenses
taken out. All but ono of these expired lust
April , and were not renewed. The ono
license retained was by a packing company
nt Hiirlington. 1'ractically it can bo said
that there are no fraudulent or imltullofc
ilairy products circulated In Iowa , and th
Jalrymen therefore have u free Hold for their
iviircs , There are now over MM ) creameries
In the state , Fayetto county leading with an
aven thirty. Mr. Sherman says that there
Imvo been discovered u few Instances of ty-
rotoxicon , or a poisonous subHtancein eliocso
luring the past summer. A sample of tills
tincl c.tmc from Worth county and wan itn-
ilyzod at the state university and found to
ontuin n poisonous gas caused by decompo-
jiUoii under conditions not fully known , IIo
irgcs that , there should bo frequent dairy in-
itltutes for instruction in the different
tranches of tlnlry work. Ho attended tidr-
eon hist year , and he thinks the numhuv
night to ho greatly Increased su that thu
'armors can have some scientific lust ruction
n their work , and thus keep up with the
rogrcss that is being made In It.
Tin ) Letter Tlint. Nnvcr Cumn.
DEH MOI.NES , la. , Nov ? 18. ( Special to Tun
Jiiit.J Ono of the best examples of what
nay happen under a democratic ndrnlnistrn-
ion of tlio mall service Is afforded by a letter
vhlch Is just now an object of Interest , in
ho eastern part of thl * htute. Tlio envelope
vus addressed In New York July 0 hint to
ho Amana Society , Amana , ) a. This Is a
lommunlty in Iowa county , well known
hrongh its manufacturing Industries. Some
ntolllgent clerk In the New York ofllco evi
lently mistook the low.i for Java , and BO
itnrted the letter on a steamer eastward. IL
vent to Unndlsl , where It was stamped July
& A" few days later the vessel carrying it
net another , and the pouch wus trail sferred ,
ind the envelope was staimiod "at sen , "
uly 'M. It next turned up at Bombay , India ,
lugust 0 , and , of course , wus stumped again.
Nobody there seemed to know just what to
lo with the stranger , and so It was sent to
Singapore , where It reported for duty and
ras duly htumpcd August 14. Then it
tartod on its travels across the Padua
ooan , someone by this time having discor-
rcc that the letter belonged In the United
itates , and there ore several murks received
transit that are now Illegible , but In duo
linn it reached Bun Francisco , am ) finally
ras received nt Amunu October 7 , just threat
lonlhs from the time It loft Now York , dur-
ug which it hud mndo u circuit of
ml ul ! for - cents ,