o. 1 THE OMAHA' ' DAILY NINETEENTH YEAS. OMAHA. FEIDAY MOMlNG , JULY 20. 1889. NUMBER 37. PEN VICTORIA'S ' PITTANCE , The House of Commons Gonoldorlnff tbo Ltmt Royal Request. MANY BRILLIANT SPEECHES. The Members niul Anillcnco Hpcll- bounil BT the Matchless Oratory of Gladstone hnbouahcro' * ThriiHtnt Chamberlain. The Roynl Grant. tOopvWit 18f8 l > u Jamt LONDON , July 25. [ Now York Herald Cnblo Special to TUB BnE.J At last the lethargy which has BO lone hunt' over the house of cotnmouB this session is to bo broken up. That was evident to the eye the iiioi.ient one entered the chamber this oftcr- iioon. There xvus im unusually largo attend ance at prayers , not Indicating in any way a devotional outbreak among the members , but merely their duslra to secure a sent for tbo remainder of the sitting. The liberal benches wore fairly well filled , and iimong the chaplain' * congregation was M. Lubou- chore , who Is very regular In his attendance at prayers when thcro Is anything to bo irot b.v It. Ho secured the corner beat below the gangway , which Is a good deal to gain. .Three-quarters of an hour were muddled ttway over questions , and then the real sport began , Tho'iioblo birds had Hocked to the space reserved for thorn. The stronger hnd been almost lighting for places. The gleam of ribbons and bonnets shonu from behind the grating of the Indies' gallery. Every place was occupied. What u chance for Lubouohoro to tell the truth. Ili ? seemed rather over-weighted by It. Such an opportunity can only occur once or twice m any private member's life , und there nro many chances airaiust his being able to make the very utmost of It. lie maybe bo too long ; he may behalf submerged In his own notes' ; ho may lose the attention of his audl6ase. These tutalltlos dogged Labou- chcro'6 steps this afternoon. lie had built up his case as Uoblnsou Crusoe built his boat on too croat a scale. His speech ought to have been condensed und rearranged and one-third of it thrown bodily away. As It was , after speaking nn hour and u half Lobby left his nudioiica Jaded and listless. The oftorvescenco had already sub- Bided. Even O'Briut : looked bored , and Or. Tanner , fresh from prison , with a line now beard , could scarcely get one luuch out of Lobby's Jokes cr Smith's speech In opening the question. It was Stnithoan slow , grave , sometimes disjointed but plain and to the purpose. Lobby made two .or three points which took the house , the most successful being a lilt at Chamberlain. "Why , " quoth Labby , "are there so many coble nnd other flunkies of all kinds about court. If they tnust bo there why pay them 2,000 a year each ) There sits Chamborlalu. tie would bo delighted to don u uniform and go through the ceremonies without uuy pay at all. " Chamberlain , who , as usual , was imitat ing Lord Hurtlnirton's passive demeanor , started as if a serpent bad stung him. The little urtlllces of bis assumed sleep were at once broken down , and then tbo stentorian ivnd rapturous cheers of the entire radical and Oladstontan party welcomed the stroke which had been dealt at him. A man might pretend that he did not care what Labou- chore said , but it would bo almost Impossible to feign indifference to that wild outburst of cheers from those who three years ago wore one's intimate political associates and friends. Chamberlain's face flushed , and the com pact group of radicals who had planted themselves Just behind Labonchere Storey , Pfctonj Lord Compton , Wilfred Luwson and Illlngworth rubbed their hands with delight over the discomfiture of their foe. Alt the same , Labouehoie was too long. Drdadliil to relate , Mr. Storey , who seconded bis amendment , tried his very best to beat thoVccord , und not entirely without success. Labby had excited u hiugu without meaning it. As"ha sat down ho had proclaimed tno unity of tbo liberal party , though too obvi ously he'hud his tongue in his choc k. As he uttered the words the house roared and spoiled Cabby's ' peroration. Labby had brought'tho ' question down to a tolerably low level. Mr. Storey klodod It a little lower. He ac iually tallied of the queen's blacking brushes nnd dustlnif cloths. The house of commons can stand a great deal , but it could not stand That. It.murraurcd und begun to empty , and at ten'mlnutes ' to 7 Mr. Storey tardily came to the con.lualon that tlm part of the wise man vras to sit down. Unfortunately ho did not eo It soon enough. Thnn rose Mr. Gladstone brisk , ener getic , broiling , clad In evening dress , ready to KO out to dinner , a red rose in his button- bole. Ho bud ubt said a couple of dozen words before everyone was struck with hi Immense elevation above the preceding speakers. All his sentences were well timed null pronounced with dignity of manner , the style and matter being all-perfect of their kind. It was a strange and Interesting spo o taclo. Gladstone , the bete nolr of the con acrvatives , standing on the radical aide of tbo house delivering nn out-and-out , true blue , thoroughly loyal conservative speech , umld conservative cheers , but with scarcely u response from his own political supporters. The serried ranks of the radicals wore plunged in gloomy iloncnor exchanged dissatisfied whispers with one another. The conservative * applauded plaudod their most formidable enemy till the bouse run < ; with tholrcheors. Harcourt am Morley evidently thoroughly disagreed will much that their chief had laid down. Ho In Isted that the pledge given on behalf of the qucnu that no further crams sbauld bo ap piled for during her reign was absolutely final , as Dual us If It wore written upoi parchment and stamped with the roya Deal. Morley shook his head. Harcoui plnncod at tits leader , but the old raun wou on In his own way , rising to still higher and blghor grounds , until the tiouso found itsel listening , almost breathless , to u mo.st noble and pathetic conclusion. Ho had dona hi duty to the people , the aged statesman de clared , but ho would never ba ashamed o tbo fifty years' service ho had given to tbo illustrious occupant of the throne. Ho suoke loaning half across the table Ills voice trembled u little , and ho icotnei for once almost afraid to trust hlnuelf Think of bis politics us one may , it must bo admitted that no living man but tills one can Boar to far distant holghu which are bcyoin the reach of common mortal and wblcn no breath of vulgarity ever disturbs. Then came Illmgwortb and dinner am everybody rushed oft the scene. It Is n pity thai ths vision of Gud ! toiio boldly avowiuj , bli attacnmeut to iiU monarch , a * well on hi * lava of people , should b dU jilueed by any otLor Jl uro. The right bud many ether speakers , but the man of sev enty-nine reigned supreme , To-morrow afternoon B rod laugh ana hurchlll will speak , The Una Churchill will take Is a defense of the royal grants nnd ustlflentlon of the entire reign on the ques- ion of expenditures , so that Labouchcro's ' resolution is indeed dead and burled before t is put from the chair. A McunRH OP PxnLUMENT. Biij Clitnr Factorlcx. J8&9 liyJamu ( Ionian tlennett.l LONIJON , July 35. " ( Now York Herald Cable Special to TUB Br.n.J English money has purchased four more cigar fac tories and appurtenances nt Havana , Eng lishmen now own six of the principal facto ries thoro. It Is noticeable that almost the only clrars sold hero nrq made at tbd Eng lish factories. Information of the purchase was obtained from Cohen , British consul general at Havana , who arrived hero on the Saalo. AN 1MM12N8U 1UEIIC11O. The Steamship hnnln's Treated to n Magnldcant Sight. ( t > ipi/H/7it ( iSSDbiiJamr * OonJnn Hcnnelt. ) LONPOX , July 35. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to TUB BKK. ] The steam ship Saalo bos been fortunate enough this season to provide her passengers with phases of excitement unknown to those who have traveled on the other ocean lines. On a recent trip from Europe to America sbo made such a narrow escape from demolish ing an Iceberg that the hair of such passen gers as had an Inherent tenderness of ice- bertrs stood on end und refused to Ho down so long as any Ice remained in sight. Ice bergs of the first class are seldom to bo found so late in the season in the Innes most frequented by the Atlantic racers. Ono of magnificent proportions was scon under the most com fortable and favorable circumstances by those who took passage nl Now York July 17 on the Smile. The passengers were In mood for such n slgut , as on the third day n fireman rushed out of the torrid furnace room to the deck and throw himself over board. The Saalo was put about without loss of tlma and every possible effort made to save the man , out his body was never seen after ho took his plunge. The unfortunate man was a stowaway who was transformed hi to a fireman that bo might work his way. Ho was a German , name unKiiown. On the fourth day out , while the passengers wore at dinner , trio word was passed around that an immense iceberg was in sight. The Iceberg furnished more attraction than tbo dining room. It was described by Captain Blnnko and his oflluers to a Herald correspondent as the largest they ever saw. It seemed to bo about 003 feet high , its two immense glistening spires reminding tno suectators of arnagniflcent cathedral sheathed in silver. Its length was estimated 1SOO feet. The berg was sighted by the lookout early in the at- tcrnoon , nnd the Saale was wisely kept ut a long distance from the gleaming mountain. That night the captain spent on the bridge , for the ice monster was followed by several satellites , small In comparison , but largo enough to.be dangerous , and it was thought possible that there was a vanguard. No oilier bergs wore sighted , however. Tlic Crnr'rf1 , "Undo Dyini * . ST. I'BTEUsmma , July 23. The czar's uncle , Grand Duuo Constantine , Is sinking. BKOUGHT iVi'O COUHT. A 1'rclimimiry Step in the Trial of the Cronhi Defendants. CHICAGO , July 25. fSpoeiul Telegram to TUB BEH. ] This nfternoon the live defend ants m the Crouin case Bccgs , O'Sullivan , Coughlin , Woodruff and Kunro wcro tuken before Judge Hortou by order of State's Attorney Longenecltor , and tbo question , "Are you ready for trial I" put to each of them. All but Coughlin replied , "I am , " und after a little discussion of the case weio re- mundcd back to jail. The unswcrs of some of the defendants were unique. Kunze , for instance , uftcr stuting tbut ho was ready for trial , was asked by Judge Horton If he had a lawyer , und icplied like u flash : "No , and I don't wuut ono , cither. " Bcggs was of the sumo mind , but was charitable enough to give his reasons for notwuuting un attorney. He sai'l : " 1 hau'ii't got u lawyer uud don't knew us I want uny. I'\o hnd considerable experience with lawyers lately uud it hasn't ' done mo any good. " v oodruft wanted to send word to Mr. Keefe ; Coughlin asked that Lawyer Forieat be notified , und U'Sul- llvun suid he wanted to confer witn Mr. Donahue , who nas been looking after bis defense. Just ns the Judge ordered the defendants taken back to Jull , Bcggs said : "Hold on ; I understand that 'be state's attorney has asked for a continuance. If that Is BO , I would like to be beard In objection to uny delay. " Judge Longeneckor was on bis feet like a flush und snapped out : "You wcro never more mistaken in your life. I have not u.slced for u continuance and I don't in tend to. If you are as much mistaken In your defense us you are about that you will need a lawyer , und need him mighty bad. " Tbo prisoners wcro then taken out of the court by the bhcriff , under orders from Judge Horton to bring them before him ugnln to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Judge Longenecker's object In having the prisoners thus arraigned was to prevent them from claiming the protection of the statute which holds that in criminal cases the state must be ready for trial ut the second uftor un in dictment is returned. Woodruff is the only ono who can thus demand u trial at this time , ns he was indicted for horse stealing n month before tbo indictment iu the murder case was found. The present term of court is the second qno since his presentment und the states attorney will proceed with his trial for the theft of the horse from Liveryman Dean , in order tbut ho may hold him without question for the more serious offense. : tin ; Writ. WINSEIXO , Muu. , July 23. The applica tlon of HurKtVs counsel to make the writ of habeas corpus , granted yesterday , absolute , is being argued heiu tc-duy before the full court. It will last all dav and possibly to morrow. Howcll , counsel for tbo prosecu tion , will occupy most of to-day's setting with his specc'a la support of his contention that Judge /Cain's Judgment be nuntaini'd. A gentleman who registered at the hotel ns Ullllum KcnikV , of Appletou , Wis. , arrived to-day and ooiisultcd ut great length with Hurke's lawyer. The latter stated that ho U an attorney and will take an interest in tbo case. From all that can be learned it Is be lieved that ICenney is to bo engaged in the trial when It comes up in Chicago , and wants to fauilliurito himself with tljo case. A Narrow ST. Louis , July 25. Dr. Ajrthur E. Ewlng , a well-Kuown physician bad"a , a narrow escape - capo from death to-day while in a barber chair. Albert Williamson is a prosperous colored barber , who in norno way offended a dusky damsel named Lilly Ames. This u- tcruoon she walked into the barbershop , and without u word tired two tbpts at William- sou , ono of which grazed tbo oar of Ewlng and smashed the shaving cup of the " wolf. known political boss , Ed Hutler. In half a dozen seconds the Infuriated damsel was in undisputed possession of the shop. Later she was arrested on a warrant cbargiug her with assault with intent to kill. SteauiHlilp Arrivals. At Bremen The Chester , from New York. At Now York The Lohu , from Ureinen. JACK THE RIPPER'S LATEST. Alice Mackenzie's Funeral Hold at a Fublio Houso. ALL WHITECHAPEL WAS THERE. Curious ( Crowds Watch tlio ProccsRlun no Ir Winds l > nnt the Scenes of tbo Various Murders lit. the District. It Was a Gain Day. ICnpi/rfpht 1SX ) bu Jama Gordon Rennitt.1 LONDON , July 23. | Now York Herald Ca ble Special to TUB Br.K. ] The funeral of Alice Mackenzie , Jack the Kipper's latest victim , took place from the Tower public house ' , In Artillery street , yesterday after noon. It was u typical Whltochapel funeral. All the streets , courts , alloys , doorways and windows which commanded a view of the scene were crowded. It was rivers of bends and tides of human beings In all the bric-a- brac editions of humaiilly In Morocco bind ings that Whltecbapol offers. ' There were. walls of faces , male and female , old and young , ruddy and gin-stained , fair to look nt and unpleasant to see. Well-to-do homes sent well-dressed people ; the slums sent blear-eyed delegates , nocturnal ns rats and much less neatly dressed. There were children , others with babies , ragged hugs with bottles , and more ragged hags with bottles. All bud an expectant , nwe-struck look , mingled with more or less excited expression , which indi cated that It was an unusual occasion. Whltcchapol has few gala scones , and among them a real funeral ranks high. The talk ran universally on the poor woman and her assassin until the hoarse came. Then everybody stared at the hearse. It made a queer , black picture in the clingy , crowded street , as it stopped nt the public house door. With it were two mourning carriages , each with u driver and atten dant uiuto. There wcro big , lum bering horses with glossy black manes and black velvet cloths. The vehicles were blaclc , the drivers' clothes were black , hats wcro black , streamers were black , and the Inside of the hearse was without a blos som to relieve the blackness of the long something , with a black ball over it , which represented tbo fragmentary remains of the murdered woman. Inside the public house It was also black. The low-ceiled apartment was rather dark , and the bar compartments were crowded to their utmost capacity. In a small room adJoining - Joining , on which a door opened from tno bar , were the mourners. They were nine women from Enpenny's lodging house , where the victim lived , nnd three men , The women were ull in black , with crape hats. Among the men Jim McCormack , in black , leaned against the high desk near the door crying ns if ho would break down. McCor mack was her husband in the eyes of the neighborhood , if not of the church , and the relation , if uusanctlfied , showed none tbo less tender. The mourners entered the two carriages and tno procession moved. It wound , as usual with Jack the Hipocr's list of funerals , ull through Whitccbnpel , touching or passing the scenes of nil tbo other murders. It passed Dorset street , crossing Commercial street into Hamburg street , and past Number 29 , whore the Rip per slow his fourth victim and wrote the prophecy on the door ; went down near the morgue whither nil the victims have been taken , nnd out Baker's row , passing the top of Uuck's row , the scene of murder number three. Throughout all this long way the crowd was so dense ns to be scarcely capable of motion. Tbo carriage wheels threatened the feut of men , women , girls , boys uud children who were pressing back as far as they could. A squad of police accompanied the hearse and cleared the street ahead. At Whitcchapel road the crowd thinned , nnd as tbo cortege passed through Turner street into Commer cial road it disappeared. The last gathering was at tbo Commercial road corner. There tbo horses began to trot on their long Jour ney to Pialstow. There were hundreds outside the gates and thousands inside them. Up tbo wide aveuuo to the chapel tbo procession passed to tbo steps at the door. Tbo mourners went into the little gothic burial church , with bare walls of grey stone , high windows , small diamond panes and bare , open stone floor. There were two rows of brown wood scuts at euch side. At tbo upper cud was tbo reading stand , of Drown wood. In front of this , on tbo wide bare space , wore two pairs of black wood frames , four feet high , to hold tbo oonln. A third pair at the end hold the coOin of Alice Mackenzie , still covered by the pall. The rector , an old man with gray hair und spectacles , and with whlto surplice , awk wardly hung , begun , "I am the resurrection und the life , " as soon as the mourning party reached the scats on the right. The Lord's ' prayer and the benediction closed it. Tlien the old man seized his bat uud walked briskly out , going down the avenue at the right of the coflin , which seemed a ghastly ornament rather than a part of the occasion. It begun to ram now , and when the rector reached the small mound of elay and small stones ono hundred yards away , the drops came down steadily. On.top of the mound there-was a pint form of boards and between them a narrow silt in the earth eighteen feet deep und thirty inches wide , braced up at the sides with thick beams. It looked like a mining shaft. Five grave diggers , in cordu roys and gingham shirt sleeves , stood on the platform , The mourners and mutes came along , struggling under the weight of the cusuet , which was of light brown wood , thickly studded with blucK nails. It was laid on two props , covered with clay , which crossed the narrow aperture in the earth , Tbo mourners gathered on the cdse and the women sobbed. The old man said , half audibly : "Earth to earth , ashes to ashes , dust to dust. " and the grave dig gers lowered the colUn to the bottom. Then ono digger pulled the lower rope , lifting the coilln and shaking the .ropo free , tbo foot of the coflin fulling back , striking the earth with a thud. The other grave digger Jerked tbo other rope and the Dead of the coflin fell back with another rattle and bump. The grave digger throw in a handful of gravel , which struck sharply on the coflin lid. The rector walked briskly away. The carriages , came up at a trot. Tbo 'grave dcger ! boguu to fill in , and Alice Mackenzie , a poor unfor- tun.o , who a week ago was loved in Gun street and murdered in Castle alloy , was left at the place in Plnlstow. Jack tbo Ripper is still ia Whitccbapcl. A Presidential Visit. BOSTOX , July 25. In view of the possible Visit of President Harrison to tbls city tbo executive council has unpointed a committee to make arrangement * for a fitting reception. It is not definitely known when the presi dential party may be expected. A BULLION A1R&S DEATH. Seine of the Acliturft'nicn ts or tlio Ijnto ChnrlcmpKnp Tower. ' PHILADELPHIA , JulyT'ij. A private dis patch from Wntervtllo , N , "Y. , announces the death nt his summer residence there of Charlemagne Tower , of this cl r. Mr. Tower was In his olghty-Brst year , nnd death was duo to paralysis , lie leaves four daughters and a son nnd nn .enormous fortune. Mr. Tower was born In Onclda county , Now York. Ho graduated from Harvard univer sity In 1S30. Ho studied law in Now York city , whore ho practiced forborne time , after ward going to Pennsylvania. His steps maybe bo traced through many great legal battles in different counties of Pennsylvania. Ho bccnmo tbo owner of largo tracts of coal lands , nnd was a director hi several corpora tions. Ho was actually Interested In the co'n- structlon and management of the Northern Pacific railroad nnd n member of Its board of directors for several years. The greatest and mostTftlccessful undertaking , perhaps , of Mr. Tower's long business career was his development of the Iron resources of Minnesota seta , now well known to the world ns the Vcrmlllton range. It was about fifteen years ago that Mr. Tower learned of the existence 01 iron ore deposits near Vcrmlllion lake , n body of water ninety miles northwest of Du- lutn. The country was then a wilderness of forest almost without paths , nnd exploration was a matter of great difficulty. An expert was , however , sent out by Tower In 1875 to make u thorough examination and bis report was so favorable ho pur chased about twenty thousand acres of mineral land near the lake. Years wore required to get things Into shape , and It was not until 18NJ that Mr. Tower hud things in rcadlnoss for the construction of u railroad. Ho laid out a line of road from the lake tea a point on Lake Superior , about thirty miles northeast of D ninth , called Two Harbors. Hero Tower bought ) property , constructed docks nnd acquired terminal facilities. The mines were opened and n force of men set at work digging ono. Meanwhile the railroad was being built. All through the win ter of 18SIJ-S4 force of la - n 1,509 , men wore boring in the Minnesota woods felling trees , grading and laying trucks. The expenses wore enormous , but Mr. Tower was equal to tlio demand upon his resources. Hundreds of thousands of dollars wcro expended nnd not u cent coming im Throueh the spring of 'S4 the work was pressed with vigor and late In July the road was com pleted. On July 81 , 18SI , the first train load of ore passed from Yoruiillion lake to Luke Superior , whence it was shipped on barges to Cleveland. Before the close of the year 03.000 tons of ore had been shipped from the mines , and by 1SS7 the annual output bad boon increased to 100,000 tons. On Juno 5 , 1SS7 , Mr. Tower disposed of his largo inter ests in the Yormilllon ( range to a syndicate. On that day , iu this city , Mr. Tower handed over to n syndicate the stock nnd bonds of the Dulu 111 & Iron , Jlongo railroad , and title deeds to some twenty thousand acres of land , nnd received in return certified checks on banks ana finnnulallnstitutions to tbo amount of over 50,000 000. INTERNATIONAL-EXPOSITION. Preliminary Sto n Taken by the iUcetluir in liow lork. NEW YOBK , July 25" In response to invita tions extended by Mayor Grant , representa tive business men of the city assembled in the governor's room iji Iho city hall this nf ternoon to consider , , tha project for holding nn international exposition in New York in 189J. The mayor presfded. Mayor Grant was made permanent oh'alrman of the com mittee. The appolntmbat" of four commit tees , ono on porffianentors&nizatloiv- finance , one on legislation and another on sites nnd bulldlncs iwaa 'decided on. Tlfo chamber of commerce/ this afternoon ap pointed a committee oT sixty of tbo most prominent citizens to * co-operuto with the national , state und city authorities in pro- motingltho project aud making a success of the exposition. AVrSi'-VlUGIMA FLOODS. Hundreds or I'arnicrs Destitute and. Homeless. PAnKEiisnuiio , W , Vn. , July 2o. News re ceived to-day for the fin > t time since the flood from West JJork un.d Henry Fork elves a sad story of the wreck and ruin. Houses , fences and crops are washed away and sev eral lives lost. Couriers for Tygart bring a long list of houses and property , bridges and culverts gone. A list which embraces every farm on the creek.is too long to enumerate. To tell the story ; briefly it can be stated that not n single farmer escaped damage. Hundreds nro bankrupt and will have to bo supported temporarily by the county. The commissioners to-day estimate the loss In Leo. Tygnrt , Shite nnd Steele counties at half a million dollars. At Sauls- bury not n single bouso or bridge stands on its foundation , and many people nro in the woods. The mayor issued a call for a meet ing of the citizens to-morrow to reudor as sistance to the homeless. Gladstone's Goidon Wedding. LONDON , July 28. This was the golden wedding day of Mr. aud Mrs. Gladstone. Iho queen telegraphed a congratulatory mcs sage to the distinguished couple , and the Prince and Princess of Wales and other members of the royal family sent letters to them. The Pnnco of Wales also sent a gold Inkstand to Mr. Gladstone. A number of liberal ladies presented a portrait of Glad stone with his crundson , and n largo number of ether presents were received. There was nn immense number of callers during the day , among them being , numbers of liberal peers. The King of the Belgians telegraphed con gratulations to Gladstone. All the liboiul clubs und ussoclauuns In the kingdom nnd many unionist ladles sent addresses. The cullers included the speaker of the house of commons , Lord Hurtlngfon und nil the lead ing liberal members of parllumcnt. A Jar o number of handsome and costly presents wore received. Irish admirers sent an album symbolical of Gladstone's political achieve ments. ConHldorini ; DinVrentlals. CHICAGO , July 2 ? ! . No progress was made in tbo Transcontinental association to-day towards settling , the dispute between the Southern Pacific 4nd _ Canadian Puclllc on the question of diftacehtlals. The proposi tion to submit tbo rnaUor"to arbitration was rejected by Doth road,1 mid it is slill under consideration by the ! executive committee. With ono or two ptcpptlons the members are all in favor of.abollshiug differentials , but ia the interest /of / harmony they will make some concession ; " + Jon ) oy Arreiitfd. Nr.w YOIIK , July 23 , Stephen W. Dorsey was taiton into custody to-day on nn order of arrest issued by Judge < vO'Brlon In the supreme premo court for contempt of court in neg lecting .to put iu an Appearance at the supple mentary proceedings < Jr Judgment against him by the Nevada barfk. A TwIAter. MIX.VBAJ-OLIB , July 25. A Tribune's spe cial from New Prague , .Minn , , says : A tor nado 200 feet wide passed half u mile west this afternoon. One liouto und five wheat laden railroad iara were destroyed. The crops In the path of the storm were dernol- bhed. No lives were lost. The U'catlicr Indication * ! . For Nebraska and Dakota ; Fair , warmer , northerly winds. For Iowa : Fiur , warmer , variable winds , generally wmthuVly. For \Vlsconslu : Light local showers , cooler in casterniportlou , warmer Iu western portion , ( southerly wlndi. ' Servian ItrltfuudH , BELGRADE , July 25. A band of Servian brigands is harassing the Bulgarian frontier. In a recent conflict with the o Ulcers five of the brigands aud two genduuncs were killed. AN ELECTION EVERY YEAR , Ono Point Worryiner the Sioux Fajls Schedule Oommlttoo. SUFFRAGE STIRS UP MONTANA. North Dakota Favors Submission , Fixes Salaries nnd Discusses the Educational Question Trad- Votes Bribery. An Annnynnco. Sioux FALLS , S. D. , July 23. [ Special Tele gram to TIIB BF.K. ] The whole utm of the South Dakota constitutional convention 1ms boon to make no change not specifically au thorized by the omnibus bill , but the schod- ula committee la wrestling with a point which puzzles it. Dakota's general election for county officers and delegates in congress occurs during the oven years. Under the Sioux Falls constitution all state officers nnd the legislature nro to bo olcutcd for two yours. As this election will bo In an oda year and as the usual county officers must bo elected next year South Dakota will huvo nn important election every year. The com mittee considers this undesirable and is try ing ia find some authority for making the first term of state officers either ono year or tlirco years , but no light dawns on tbo problem. This shows how great is the nnnoyunco in not Doing able to make oven the Mlghtcst change In the Sioux Falls constitution. Another Instance of this developed to-day in the con sideration of the report on education nnd school land. The commltto saw a ohanco more strongly to protect school land as well us to Insert a formal acceptance from the United States of the gift of land for publle bulldlnirs. The point was raised that this changed the Sioux Fulls constitution , and the report was adopted with the old section restored unchanged. Almost without ex ception the delegates , who are nil level headed nnd cont.oivntvo | men , regret their Inability to make a number of slight changes , as n touch here und there would bo greatly beneficial. School Ijtinds Discussion. Sioux FALLS , S. D. , July 25. There was a full attendance at to-day's session of the con vention. Tbo report of tbo committee on legislative apiralntments was made a special order for to-day. It would seem to bo ac ceptable to all parties as adopted without discussion. Concessions wore made to those districts not entirely satisfied with the sena torial apportionment by giving them addi tional representation in the lower house. A spirited discussion took place when the re port of the committee on education nnd school lands was reached. The committee had recommended an amendment to the Sioux Falls constitution so as to make the lands granted for school purposes embrace 50,000 acres grunted for the state capital fund and tying up said grant so that it could only bo sold subject to the sumo restrictions , placed upon the sulo of the school lunds. It was con tended that this convention has no right under tbo omnibus bill to so amend the con stitution and further that , granting the right , It would bo an Injudicious action to place any limitation on tbo disposal of this grant , which was clearly made for tbo pur pose of providing forj ) tapcapitol. .In this view the conveutida concurred-by so amend- Jng.tho report as. to mane it conform to the , Sioux Falls constitution. A special committee of five on a communi cation from the American Sabbath union to day reported that tbo convention has uo power to amend tbo constitution by inserting the provision roferod to in tbo communica tion. North Dakota and Submission. BisMAitcK , N. D. , July 25. Tno committee on temperance to-day reported in favor of tbo submission of the prohibition question tea a vote of the people. The report was adopted. The committee on scuool lands re ported its proposed article. It provides that the proceeds from the sulo of school lands shall bo a trust fund , the principal of which shall forever remain Inviolate nnd may bo Increased bnt never diminished , the state to make good all losses thereon. The interest und income will bo used for the oupport of the schools. After ono year from the as sembling of the first legislature lands , may bo disposed of as follows : Not more than one-fourth of the lands shall bo sold within five years , no more than one-half of tbo remainder in ten years. Tbo remainder may be sold at not less than $10 per acre. The legislative committee provides that the senate shall consist of not less than thirty nor more than fifty members , and the house of not less than sixty nor more than 140 , sen ators to bo divided into two classes to bo elected for two and four iears respectively. Trading of votes among the members shall bo considered bribery. Sessions shall not exceed ninety dayti , for which compedsation shall bo $300 and . mileage 10 cents. The committee on educa tion prohibits sectarianism in schools and leaves to the legislature the establishment of a uniform system. The committee on execu tive provides that the governor shall hold office for two years or until his successor Is qualified ; gives the governor power to dis approve of any Item or part of any bill mak ing appropriations , and the parts ap proved shall become law. Trio govern or's Milury shall bo { ,000 per year. The lieutenant governor $1,000 of the secretary of state , auditor , commissioners of schools and public lands , commissioner of insurance , commissioners of railroads and attorney general snail each rccoivo $2,000. The sulfrngo committee introduced an article providing that all male citizens , etc. , may vote and submitting the question of female suffrage to tbo vote of male electors ono your from next fall , The convention Is now down to business and will soon begin to frame u constitution from tbo disconnected n rticles endorsed by the committees. Montana and the KnfTracc. HEI.CNA , Mont. , July 25 , The discussion of the suffrage bill to-day in the convention brought out u heated debate. Hartuiunn of fered an amendment that voters must bo abis to-read and write the English language. Ho wanted a precaution taken against the slums and criminals of Europe. Educational restrictions should bu placed as u safeguard around tbo polls. Uurlolgh made an argu ment against the measure , claiming it would disfranchise many soldiers. McGiunls said Montana needed immigration. To disfran chise foreigners would stop it. . Alter further discussion u vote was taken , und only 11 voted for the amendment. The woman's suf frage question came up next. The galleries wcro filled with ludies. All the afternoon xvus taken up with speeches pro und con uud yells lor adjournment. Finally , ut 0 , u vote was taken ou the proposition that the legis lature may submit a universal suffrage to popular vote once In four yearn. It wan de feated , and the convention adjourned until to-morrow. OLTMI-IA , Wash. , July 25. The conven tion occupied itself for some time to-duy un doing yesterday's work. The article nn county , city und town organizations was re considered and amended several times , but finally passed without any very material change. A largo per- tiou of the report on executive uud the pardoning | io\ver was adopted. Ube committee on indebtedness reported to-dity on article limiting ttio state debt to MOO.IXX ) except in case of war or for some specific object with the consent of tbo people at an election , Counties , cities , towuu or school districts must not exceed 1 per ceut indebt edness of the assessed value of tbo property without tbo assent of three-fifths of the notcrs. Subsidies not to exceed 4 per cent of the assessed value nro allowed for railroads and ether objects. The com- mlttcco on the bill of rights also reported. Iu article abolishes grand Juries , except by special call of the courts. They shall then only include seven members , five of whom can Indict. Appropriations of public moneys to religious bodies for any purpose whatever Is forbidden. A SiifTrnjco Wrnnclr. Uoisc CITV , Idaho , July 25. The conven tion wrangled nil day over the KufTrago ques tion nnd finally agreed uiwu the majority re port almost entire , It anything , being made stronger. All agreed It was necessary to cut the Mormons off from the right to vote , hold office , or net on Jurors. It provides for tbo secret ballot , prevents anv ono voting who practices polygamy , plural or celestial tnurrlago or belongs to nn association teach ing or practicing these crimes ; gives the legislature the power to enact laws prescrib ing limitations nnd restrictions for voters. A MLtiV SKNS.\riON. evidently Designed hy the Writer an a Spice Klll-v. WAsmxoTOtf , July 25. | Special Telnr to Tun Unn.1 The absence of so many of the officials from Washington makes the news market rather dull and causes some of the correspondents who are compelled to fill n certain amount of space every day to In vent now sensations. The latest was pub lished this morning in ono of tbo New York papers ; and stated that Secretary Tincy is about to resign for the purpose of accepting n position on the supreme bench , nnd that Mr. Thompson , of Indiana , U to bo made sec retary of tbo navy. Tbls appeared in the same paper which stated positively , a few days ago , that Secretary lilalne had ten dered IiU resignation , to take effect on the 1st of September. Secretary Tracy , when seen in relation to tbo subject , replied laconically : "Abso lute bosh ; not u word of Vruth in it1" Thcro Is not much doubt that ouo of the objects of Attorney General MilJor's ' visit to Deer Park at this time Is to consult the president \slth reference to the supreme court bunch vcnncv , but ull predictions us to the out come of the consultation uro mere guesses , as neither tbo orcsldent nor uny member of the cabinet has given out a single hint as to who Is likely to bo elevated to the woolsack. In fact , it is doubtful if the president has' made up his mind on the subject himself yet. Nebraska nntl Inwu Pensions. WASHINGTON , July 25. [ Special Telegram to THE BUR. ] Pensions grunted Nobras- knns : Original invalids Duvid A. Tidlmll , Peter Kingery. Increase Mortimer G , Taylor , Henry n. Anderson , Michael Walter Mire , Silas Aikmnn , John W. Wymoro , Chat los Detrick , James Alexander. Original widows , etc. Sarah , mother of Jerome P. Bridge. Pensions allowed lowans : Original in valids Dennis B , Fox , William Hodson , William May , Julius Schllllnir , Albert Wooa- ruff , Joseph Welch , Frank Hildcbrand. In crease Amos S. Pratt , Walter Mintcr , John Fogorty , Thomas Duff , Nelson McCullum , James \V. Olds , Henry J. Turner , John W. Muhonoy , William McLaugblin , Lewis ICel- logg. George Yoley , Webster Niigle , Lemon A. Olds. Paul A. Lynch , John M. Mills , William F. ICelloce , Alva W. Uonton. Ko- issue , Patrick Welby. Original widows , otc. Lois 13. , widow of Samuel U , Edgiug- ton. Under the \Vhoo1s. WAsniNQTqx , Pa. , July 25. Mrs. William Irwin , of this pluuo , with her three little children and sister-in-law , tried to cross tbo tracks in a wugon at EUvnoii's ' crossing a few miles west of Washington to-day. The vehicle was struck by a tralu. Mrs. Irwin was thrown under the wheels and ten curs passed over her body , mangling it terribly. A three-year-old son had both legs cut off and bus since died of his injuries. The oth ers escaped without serious injury. Pension InvrHlljjntloiin. WASHINGTON , July 25. The committee ap pointed by Secretary Noble to investigate and report upon the ro-rutltlg of pensions In tbo pension bureau during lust year , were to-day busily entr-ifed in examining cases. A statement is being prepared at tbo pension office showing the number of cases that huvo been made special during the four months of Tanner's administration. It is stated by the pension 'officials that those special cases number less than a thousand. Airs. Heron IR All K'jjlit. WASHINGTON , July 25. fn response to his telegram of Tuesday respecting the case of Mrs. Heron , reported to bo under sentence of death in Corca for preaching the doc trines of Christianity , w. F. W barton , act ing secretary of state , this morning received the following dispatch from Minister Dins- more : SEOUL , Coreu , July 24. Report concerning Mrs. Heron wholly without foundation , John May 1'nnn. WASHINGTON , July 25. The treasury de partment bus acquiesced In tbo opinion of the attorney-general that Chinese can pass through United States territory in transit to foreign ports. Instructions were to-day sent to tno collector at Now Orleans to per mit the landing of the Chinese who recently arrived thcro. Capital Notes. WASHINGTON , July 25. [ Special Telegram to TUB I3EB.J The comptroller of the cur- rcucy bus authorl/oil the organisation of the First National bauk , of Liberty , Nob. ; capital , ffiO.OOO. K. E. Sardon , president ; H. A. Harden , cashier. General Van Wyck will start for Nebraska on Sunday morning. 1'oHtni WASIMNGION , July 25. [ Special Telegram to THE Bee. ] The following fourth class Nebraska postmasters were appointed to-day : Elkhorn , Douglas county , A , T. McDougall ; Ithaca , Saunders county , O. S. Harnes : North Loup , Valley county. Oscar Bulwark ; Wcston , baundcrs county , H. B. Hadseil , To f ! RcliiHtutrd. WASHINGTON , July 25 D. S. Mclntyro , of Illinois , formerly special examiner in the pension office , and George . C.irr , Jr. , of Kansas , formerly principal examiner in the same office , are to bo reinstated under modi fied civil service rule 10. TIIK TIMES INVESTIGATION. The CoimnlsHlon Kutrrn Upon UH Itoni : Vacation. LONDON , July 25. The Parnnll commission entered upon its long recess to-day. When court met this morning tbo first witness called was an accountant , who stated that tiis books of the land league , which hau been produced before the commission , cov ered the whole period of the Icaguo'a exist ence. Ho could not say that the 75,000 which wu8 unaccounted for , owing to the ub- senco of the books uf the ladles' league , hud been misappropriated , Soams. the solicitor for the Times , In reply to u question by Sex ton , said that ho could not tell within 10,000 of the umount the Times had paid to wit nesses. The bum , however , was very large. This concluded the tuklng ot evidence , und the court then udjouruod until October 2i. An Kniphutlu Denial. KANBAS"Citr , July 25.-M. E. Hewins , president of the Cherokee Strip Stock asso ciation , when uskod to day about his com pany's ' alleged offer to the Cherokee nation to extend the company's ' Icaae over the btrip ten years beyond us termination , Mated most emphatically tlmt tbo emaciation bad madu no such proposition to tbo Indians. If the commission should be successful in negotia tions with the Cherokee * the ustuciatlon would withdraw from the utrip an sotm us it uoulti remove its cattle. HEAVY DM GOODS FAILURE , The Morohnut Princes , Lowls Broa & Co. , Gouo to the Wall. LIABILITIES FOUR MILLIONS. The Aonlcnincnt Filed In Philadelphia KflTcct of the Crash In ITork , Itnltlinoro anil Other Cities. A Heavy Full lire. Nnw YOIIK , July 23. The announcement that notes of the heavy dry poods firm ol Lowls Bros. & Co. had gone to protest was the nil-absorbing topb of conversation In mercantile circles to-duy. According to the current report the liabilities of the embar rassed firm amount to nearly $4,000,000 , , , which It was thought could bo more than covered by tbo resources when the latter wcro' In shni > o to bo immcdl < ntcly available. In nn Interview to-daj the manager of the firm said that no assignment hud yet been iniuto. When inked If bo thought the house would tlda over the difficulty , be said : "Yes ; but the members of the firm are not here nnd I can. not speak uuthoi datively. I expect they will come to tbo store later this nfternoon , " The absence of Lewis Bros. & Co. from their place of business during the forenoon gave rise to the supposition that they wortf endeavoring io make arrangements to taka up tlio protested notes. It was understood , that If the firm could bo given u little tlma they would be nblo to par In full and con tinue business without detriment to cither themselves or customers. The members ot the firm uro Walter H , Lewis , Joseph W. Lewis , Henry Lewis und John L. Boardmun , all well and widely known in the business community. Their house Is OHO of the largest of its kind In the United Status. The assignment uf LIA\H ! Bros. & Co , was. filed Iu the county clerk's ottico here this afternoon. The assignment was executed ia Philadelphia. The parties will make a statement in n few days. Bliss , the a signcc , suid the firm's statements In the past sixty days showed a surplus of over f lOOJ,000 but that was not available now. A lurgo purt of it was m accounts which they could not collect 1m- mfdlatolvHo thought the assets would mnkn a fair showing. The liabilities were to banks and trust companies. There will be a meeting of tbo creditors In ton days , ho said. A man familiar with the firm's affairs said to-duy that nearly ull the banks In Now England held the firm's paper , especially in cities whore they had mill accounts. Boston , Providence , Hurtford , New Haven and Now Bedford bunks uro reported to hold considerable paper. The Now York banks mentioned are the Fourth National , Ninth. National , Central National , und Central Trust company. Philadelphia bunks are tha heaviest holders. The firm bus been ex tended and overloaded. They Buffered a severe loss In the death of Heilry Lewis , the founder of tbo house , who was well known , particularly In Philadelphia. It was learned from another source that the firm own their store urotierty in Phila delphia , and also their store building on Worth street , New York , which is on leased grounds aud which It IB said was mortgaged a few months ago. It is said ono of the causesof , the failure , was the Johns town disaster. The late Hciiry Lowls had a largo interest In tbo Cambria irou works there , which his cstuto held , and the loss by the flood depreciated the securities. Tha Johnstown Manufacturing company's Wood- vale woolen mills consigned their products to Lowls Brothers. The mill was destroyed by the flood and tbo loss was $300,000. It was controlled by the Cambria Irou com pany. Walter H. Lowls was a director of the New York Life Insurance company. The business of the firm bus amounted to us high us $15,000,000 a year. Lately It is said to bav * fallen to eight or ten millions nnuuully. They claimed their capital xvas a million and a half and they mudo money every year. Since January there bus been donbt ex pressed about their financial standing , and in March last Bradstrcots took ruvny their capital rating and reduced their credit ratlnir u grade. April 20 tbo firm made tlio follow ing statement to a largo financial institu tion : Assets , f5,172,000 , consisting of ledger accounts of flbT5,000 ; manufacturers' accounts , $1,703,000 ; securities , $811,000 ; real estate , tTTO.OOO ; bills receivable , $2U3OOOt liabilities , $4,120,000 , of which $3GS2.000 was bills uayable and ! 47,000aloan ; net surplus , $1,3,000. . This nus not looked on as u fa vorable statement by the bead. The firm had to work to make collections. The firm was Interested in the Conshoboekon worsted mills , which failed. They admitted In March , last that they would losot2SOiX ) by President BullocK's Insolvency. For over twenty-five years the firm of Lewis Bros. & Co huvo been the leading bouse In the dry goods trade. It was founded in Philadelphia in 185.3. The founder died in ISbO , leaving a largo estate , of which $258,000 was invested in capital in tbo firm , Cnitbcd SurprlHo In I'hlladoliihla. PHII.AUEI.IMIIA , July 25. A surprise was occasioned in business circles tbls morning by the announcement that the firm of Lewis Bros. * & . Co. , wholesale dry goods dealers , bad mudo an assignment for tbo benefit of their creditors. While the exact amount cannot us yet bo ascertained , it la thought the liabilities of the firm will sum up nearly M,000,000. The firm is one uf the largest In Its line of business In tlio city , uud perhaps In the coun try. It has houses in many of the largo cities of the United Slates , notably New Yoik , Chicago , Baltimore und Boston. Tbo members of the firm resident hero uruGcorgo A , Wharton , Joseph W. LeWis and Henry Lewis. Mr. \ \ burton , when seen this mornIng - Ing , promptly admitted the authenticity of tbo rumor that his firm had mudo an assign ment. Cornelius W. Bliss , of the New Yorlt fii m of Bliss , FubayuuCo. . , ho stated , wua the assignee. "I am unable , " continued Wlmrton , "to pluco the umount of our liabil ities. However , I feel convinced that they will not bo much in OYCCSR of our assets. Of course it Is impossible to deter mine these things until nn examination of the books has been made , if wo could huvo bad only two or three days more I urn sure wo would have been uolo to tldo over our difll- cullies , but the blow fell Just ut the worst time nnd the only COUIHOWUS to make nn assignment , and this wo did this morning. For some time past our business prospects have never been brighter , but you know you cun't marketpaper , " I'rovidoniie Involved. Pnovinnscc , It. I. , July 25. Tbo mills and banks hero will bo Involved by the failure of Lewh Brothers & Co. to the amount of f'V > ) ,000. Local banks huvo about { 150,000 of their paper among six or eight of them and the remainder Is divided among half a dozen mills , Including those at Sluter , Mnnvlllo and Wuvcrgan. Tbo belief prevails hero that the firm can pay Us Indebted ness in full if they ure given time. None uf the allls or banks will bo seriously embarrassed , AIIVotH iho MillH. FAi.r.s , Klvcr , Mass. , July 25. The failure of Lewis Bros. & Co. caused considerable In terest hero to-duy , as the firm wan well known to ull cloth manufacturers. It had no effect on the print cloth market or uny local mills because it had no Fulls Hlver business. Later in the afternoon It was reported tbat one mill hero was involved , but only for A small umount. All llluht TnT aTilinoro. HALTIMOKK , Md. , July 25. Prominent dry goods men hero estimate that Lewis Broth ers & Company have in Baltimore more than 1500,000 of assets und no liabilities. l-'aoiory lltirncd. MfNCii ; , Incl. , July 25. J. H. Smith it ' Bunt Wood works burnuU to-night.