,1' ' " ' r OMAHA ILY NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 12 , 1889. NUMBER 85. CAMPING ON CLEARY'S ' TRAIL , Scotland Yard Authorltlos Investi gating the Labt Murdor. NEWSPAPER MEN FURNISH CLUE. Tlio Hollof ( JrowiiiK Thnt tlio Ilndy IVnn Cut Up and Placed Whora Found Ity IMoill- unl rttiidontH. Working on the Cnsc. \Cfif\tr1ghl \ \ lUSltniJamt * ( Ionian /IomtU.1 LONMION , Sept. 11. [ Now York Herald Cnblo Special to Tin : Hen. I The Scot land Yard authorities yesterday were busy following up the clew furnished them by the Ilcrnld mnn. Cleary , who culled at tlio Her ald oflleo Sundny morning , was eagerly sought for among the purlieus ot Dniry Lnno , but \vltliout success so fur. The po- llco express themselves conlldont that tlio In formation plven thorn by tlio Herald will hnvo fruitful results , nnu they Intend push ing their Inquiries to the furthermost. The Ilcnilil reporters nro assisting the police , nnd their Joint efTorts are being watched with great Interest by the public. T1A ) excitement yesterday In the East End was uioro or lets spasmodic. It was not us Intense as on the previous occasion of Jack- tbc-Ulppcr murders and mutilations. Thcro nro not so many cxcltud groups at the stront corners angrily discussing thotorriblo occur rence. The pollco did not relax tliclr vigi lance , but they nuulo no appreciable progress in elucidating tlio mystery , and they are no nearer a clue as to who thorcmalnM belonged to than they were twenty-four hours aeo. They continued their search along the Thames , boarding the vessels in tlio docks at the mouth of the tlvcr , but with an absolute fruitless result. 'I'ho theory which gums most credence li that the body was placed on the spot where found by medical students , who desired creating asL'iiHation and again draw atten tion to that most mysterious of beings , Jack the Ripper. 111 < ; WAS JOllN lIUNIlY JONES. The Chlcimo. I'olico Thoiiulit Tlioy JtlUl TllHOOtt. CHICAGO , Sept. H. From a story mndo public this evening It seems the pollco de partment has just been engaged In unnlhur wild geese chase nflnr Tascott , the supposed murderer of Millionaire Snoll. It appears thut several months niro an American resi dent nf Hong Kong spotted' young man banging about tliero whom ho was sure was none utticr than the renowned Tascott. Ho advised Iho authorities of the state depart ment and also of Chicago thnt the suspect had arranged lo ship for Sun Francisco on Ihe ship Titan , which would arrive at Sun Francisco ubout August 20. His story us to identification , etc. , was so posi tive th'nt it sot thu ofllcials hero In a flutter. No lime was to bu lost , so Captain Fitzpatrick - rick nnd Sergeant Damcn wcro started for the Golden Gnta post haste , with letters to .the revenue ofllcials which would enable them to go out on a revenue'cutter and meet the Incoming ship. Cliief Hubbard mean while rushed down to Springfield und went thu necessary forms to gut a requisition on the governor ot California. Arrived in San Francisco , the Chicago oftl- | ( 4 ccrs were cordially treated by the revenue ofllcers und given every accommodation , but sud to relate , wlien thu ship was boarded the suspect wus no more Tnscott than iho man in tliu moon. Ho was John Ilunry Jones , an unroimmliu young Welshman , who had plenty of paper and other evidence to prove he wus all right. Now comes the laughable part of the story. Captain Fit7putrick , on returning lo Ihu city , hastened lo Iho telegraph ofllco and lelu- praplied his chief : "Found Iho man readily. Ho Is not thu party wanted , beyond the possibility of a doubt. " When this message was delivered to the chief , by some manipulation of the telegraph operator , It road : "Ho is the party wanted , " etc. Immediately tliero wus urcut excitement In ajid about headquarlcrs und the mayor's ofllco. nnd for fear Tuscolt mlphl by some technicality escape before tliu lequlsltion reached tlio const , Fitzpnlrick was tele graphed to Hang on to the suspect at all haz ards , and oilier instructions. This staggered FiUpalrick , but ho saw tliero had been n blunder , und sent another dispatch which Ihls time reached the ofllco with tlio "not" In. That's all. The ofllcors nru homo. Thu KOiX , ( ( ) reward is still in the shadowy dis tance and there is u big hole lu iho uolica contingent fund. MUUDIOUICI ) IIV l : A Alan nnd llln Diui hfjr Klllml for Not Ijoavinu the Country. LA FAYI'.TTE , La. , Sept. 11. A brutal mur der was committed a few miles from Oils place on the Abbeville road last night. Near tlio rondutdo stands a small cnbm In which lay thu mutilated bodies of Kosauiond Cormier and his daughter Kosaliu , aged fifteen. They had been murdered by a band of regulators , who' about two month * ago whipped Cormier and ordered him to lo.ive. His failure to do so resulted in the criina At the coroner's inquest the fact wan brought out that about 10 o'clock Monday night thirty masked men rode up to the Jiouso of Cormier , who is a colored doctor , nnd dniniindcd admittance , and on being refused fused broku ouen tno door , Thu old man 11 red both barrels of a shptgun Into the crowd , killing ono man and wounding sev eral other * , It is said , Cromier then lied , pursued by the enraged party , who llred re- jieatedly at him. They overtook thu fugitive ubout live hundred yards from his housu anil blew the untiro back part of his head off und then crushed in the frontal bones with puna. The body of Kosallo lay stretched in front of the cabin with her throat cut from car to car. The llttlo cabin was riddled with bullets. CANADIAN lUCLiATIONS. The United htales Sciinui Committee nt lioston , UOSTOX , Sept. 11 , The United States son- nto committee on relations with Canada liegnn lu publlo hearing In this city to-day. Hcprescnlullvo Morse , of Canton , said ho did not think It profllublu for the United States nnd Canada to return an army of revenue on ! ccrs on each t > Ido of tlie line , 3,000 miles long. If Canada would conform IU pro tec- tlvo tariff to ours , and consent to a Just ad judgment of the llshery dlftleulty , he would fnvor a reciprocity treaty. Thu lutcr- tate coinmerco law ho consid ered most unjust to American rail roads , driving business awuy to parallel lines In Canada. Tlio law should turepealed. It is an outrageous Interference- private rights. If uot repealed something mutt bo ( bo done to protect American railroads from & Canadian competition , President Spoaro and T. 1) . Hibbard , of ttiu chamber nf commerce , believed In an nexation as tlio best solution of the prob lem , A , Hardy and II , F , Dulls , of Huston , wcro In favor of reciprocity , the latter say- lug Canada had much to give lu return , as VU per cent of the liih brought to American ports by American vessels were stolen from within the ibrco-milo limit , and Autericau fishermen luuat luvo Cuutidiau butt , "Ml KB Wlblj HIIAlvE Al.VUV. McDonald , tlic Famous Gambler , Ap- pllcH For n Divorce. CHICAGO , Sopt. 11. fSpoclal Telegram to TUB Unn.l-Tho marital misfortunes of Michael Cnsslus McDonald , tlio millionaire ) gambler and domocratln leader of Chicago. nro to bo canvassed In the dlvorco courts , It will bo remembered that McDonald , . ivho , by thu way , la as powerful In Chtcano pol itics , nntl as popular among the rubble ns was over John Morrisse.v In his palmiest days in Now York , awoke ono morning ro- ccntly to discover that his wife lind fled in company with n French priest , who for two years had been her dally confessor. Slnco that time nothing has bean heard of Mrs. McDonald and Father Moysunt , but they are understood to have sailed for Europe. Mr. McDonald , through his attorney , A. S' Trudo , to-du.v begun suit In the superior court for n divorce from his truant wife , Mary McDonald. The bill of the abandoned husband sots up that ho married Mrs. Mc Donald about November 20 , 1870 ; that ho is n resident of Cook county nnd has been n resi dent of the state for inoro than twcnty-llvo years. Ho lived with Mrs. McDonald ns her husband from the time of their Intcrumr- rlugij until about May 1 , 1830. The com plaint nays that on Juno 7 , ISbO , at the Wa < verly house , In Dixon , 111. , the defendant , In utter disregard and in violation of her married duty nnd obligations , com mitted adultery with one Joseph M. Moys- ant , nnd at the Grand Pacific hotel , Chicago , on or about April M , 1SSS , she was guilty of thu same offense with the same uerson. At divers other tlmo-t and places , to the husband unknown , the wlfo is said to have committed adultery with Hov. Moys.uit , und McDonald states Unit July 24 Mrs. McDonald aban doned her nome In Chicago and Hod in com pany with Mo.y.saut to some place in Franco. The couple left Now York city July 'J7 , in tending to uo to Paris. They sailed on the steamer La , Normandio , which arrived at Havra August 5 , but McDonald says ho does not know where tlio fugitives are at the present tluio. As the issue of tlio marriage two children wo'ro horn Guy Cussius McDonald , now nine ioars old , and Cussius Michael McDonald , now aged four who nro both living with thu complainant. The husband says that Mrs. McDonald is n lewd woman und is wholly unlit to be entrusted with thu care , custody and education of thu children , and he prays tbat ho bo invested with their custody. Attached to the bill is un uflldavit by McDonald to the effect that his wife is not n resident of Illinois and that he has tniido diligent inquiry to learn her plneo of residence und has been unable to ascertain the hame. Mr. Truilo said thut tlio statement that McDonald received a letter from Ills wife was n mistake. The knowledge lie bad ot her whereabouts was what detectives In Now York ascertained from inquiry of the onicers of the La Normandic. The ofllcers of thu ship staled that they took over a couple answering the description of thu run away wife und priest , aud they landed at Havre. From there no trace of the couple bus been found , and what part of France they uroin is unknown. KAILiUOAI ) MOWS. The Western Freight Association Consider. ' ) Import in t Matter * CHICAGO , Sept. 11. [ Special Telegram to THE Br.i' . | The Western Fralght associa tion to-day had two important matters under consideration ono the Kansas City , Fort Scott & Memphis road for u reduction on the grain riilo from ICansi < 3 City to Now Or leans. Thu application was promptly denied by the association , and notice was immedi ately given that the rate would bo made in ten days at anyovent. . This action will throw the whole scheme of gram rates out of gear , thuro being no possible chanca to chungo thu ICansas City or St. Louts south bound rales without friction. The St. Louis east-bound lines threaten vengeance , and already a meeting 1ms been called to con sider the matter. It is possible that a ruto war will onsuo. The St. Louis cast-bound lines wo a Id have the udvantuKo in the fight except that the South ern Pacific , with its line of steamers to Now York , is undoubtedly behind ibo Kansas Cily , Fort Scott & Memphis. Interesting developments may bu looked for unless the St. Louis lines conclude tliuro will bo enough business for all and yield ttio point for the tinio being. Tlio question of the relative difference bo- Iweon rates on packing house products and live hogs is one in which every road in tlio country is Interested. After a full considera tion by tliu luter-staio commerce commission ihu matter has not yet bcen.dccidcd. Small wen dor. then , that when the matter came up in the Western Freight association to day it was deemed best to make no change at pres ent. The question originated In the suits brought by Squire , of Boston , against east ern roads , charging discrimination in that the rates were higher on live hozs than on other dtcsscd products. The. general managers of the Intcr-Stato Commerce Hallway association mot to-duy and took up many topics referred to them , none being of special Interest Every ono is waiting for the decision of thu profidonls of tno association In to-morrow morning's meet ing , on the question of Canadian competition in northwestern business. "I'lio wholu thing. " salu a prominent freight agent to-day , "bus been it series of delays to avoid the in * uvltable. Wo must , givu up all our north western through business to the Canadian lines or light for it ut low rules. Tlio Uur- linglon iVt JNorlhern is determined to fight. Some of us are on the fence , and some would sooner go out of the business. It looks ns though the Uurllngion & Norlhern will force us Into it. " Thn St. I 'mi I Statcninnt. New YOJIK , Sept. 11 , Tlio regular semi annual meeting of the directors of thu St. Paul \v as bold to-day , The chiuf business transacted was the declaration of a dividend of ' M pur cent on preferred stock. Tliu divi dend is generally considered a suml-nnuual one , but us tlio dh idetid lust fall was paid on October ! ii and thu one Just declared is paya ble on October 21. both dividends may bo considered .is fulling within the sumo your. and willi - per cunt paid in April makes 7 per cent in ono year , which tlio preferred stock must n'celvo befuro the common stock is entitled to a dividend of the earnings. Tlio following is u statement presented , showing thu operations for thu year ending Juno : > 0 , iBb'J : Grobs earnings , $ -25- 13 , ! , Vi ! ) ; operating expenses and taxes , * llW8aS5j ! net carninu's , tS.Si-l.lTii ; Iniomu fiom other sources , $ ' , ' : .J.r > 1777 ; nut , luvunuu for tlio year , ? U,0'j9.i.ll ; interest , * 7,0ii70 | ; balanee , J'J.Olj.lM : old accounts charged off , tSIU-'u1 ; balance , SloUa55. Dividends preferred block , U > J per cent paid October 'J2. IhbS , 1 ! per cent paid April " 0 , Ibb'J , and 'M per con' , payable Uctouor 21 , IKsU , tlrlailia ; net Burpliia , S2yi93 ! ; sur plus July 1. IbbS , fOUl > , blS ; total surplus . 'uly i , JbbU , 50113,410. Fluent Knr MampiilutiiiT CHICAGO , Sept. 11 , At u meeting of the Western Freight association to-day a line of MOU was Imposed na tlio Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City rpad for manipulating rates on stock. The subject of rules lo and from Kansas and Nubr.iskn points , which has been undur consideration several WCOKS , wan lo- day refoiroil by the Jntor-stnto Coinmerco Hallway nusoclat'ou ' to u fipcclul board of wri'kr.ition. 'Jim Western Union Sh NEW YOIIK , Sepl , 11. The Weslern Union directors to-duy declared regular quarlorl.V dividend of 1 , ' | per cunt , Thu statement for the quarter ending September 30 estimates the revenue at (1,750,000 , the largest In years , and leaves a aurulus , after paying dividond9 , of HOV,015. ) The lotul uurplun is $3,074,010. COULDN'T ' AGREE WITH NOBLE , Commissioner Tunnor Hands In His Resignation. ALL THE TALK IN WASHINGTON. The Corporal's Cnse the Ahsorliiint Topic at the Nntionnl Capital Windrlin Comlnir to Omnhii IScxt Month. WASHINGTON UnilBAU , THE OMAHA. U B , ) 518 FouiirKKSTflSrauEr. > WASHINGTON. D. C. , Sept. 1L | Commissioner Tanner "has occupied the attention of Washington to-day. Scarcely any othur subject than his retirement from tno pension olilca was discussed in any quar ter. Three or four members of the cabinet were In consultation with the president dur ing most of the afternoon and about " o'clock thu commissioner himself was summoned to the whlto house , whcro he remained ubout two hours. When Commissioner Tanner emerged from the executive mansion ho re fused to state what action , if any , had been taken , but denied tliat , ho was yet out of ofllco. There were nil sorts of rumors circulated from early morn ing until into this evening. It was staled In street circles nnd around iho inlerlor depart ment that on Monday the president sus pended Commissioner Tanner , hut that the commissioner refused to recognize the source of Information of this alleged act , it having gene through Secretary Noble , nnd remained jn his ofllco yesterday and continued to per form his oflloial duties ; that yesterday after noon the commissioner was informed from a higher authority that ho was suspended , and that ho then packed up his private papers , bade a few of his official friends in the olllco good-byo nnd retired to his homo In George town. This statement was given credence by the fact tt.nt when the pension ofllco began business this morning , Commissioner Tanner did not put In an ap pearance , and Deputy Commissioner Smith was authorised to net as commis sioner. The many public men who called at the commissioner's ' oflieo to-day found it empty , und were told thut Air. Tanner wus ill and keeping home. A short time uftcr the lengthy conference between the presi dent , Secretary Noble , Secretary Tracy , Postmaster General Wunamaker nnd Com missioner Tanner it was stated that iho report - port of the con mission unpointed to Invcstl- ' cale Iho rera'litig and oilier acts of the com missioner of pensions hud been read to Mr. Tanner , nnd that ho had been culled upon to and did explain uianv actions taken cither under his direction , or by his inferior ofllcers upon Iheir own authority , and' to which Secretary NoDlo objeclod. Secretary Trucy came over from Now York eapeclally to rep resent the interests of Mr. Tanner , und it is understood that ho made a strong appeal for the retention of the latter. Secretary Noblu was immovable , however , und contended that Ihe commissioner must go if ho ( Noble ) was expected to remain as secretary of the interior. To-night there was a continuation of the consideration ot thu Tanner casual-the white house. The attorney general and ono or two others who were In consultulion lo-day were present. At 9 o'clock it wus stated that thut there had been no action and that there wus no odlcial announcement to be made. Among the many reports in circulation to night is ono that thn only real question now before Iho president and cabinet is what shall bo done with Commissioner ranner. Ho has iho warmest sympathy of the presi dent , who does not desire to turn him out without affording him ether employment. It is said that the United Stales inarshalslnp for Iho boulhern diHlrict of Now York was tendered the commissioner two days ago , but was promptly rejccled. Mrs. Tanner is said lo have objected lo her husband being taken out of Iho pension oflicc und given Ihe posi tion named , und she , is quoted as having oluled that she preferred to take in washing , if necessary , lo make a livelihood. Another report isle lo the effect that the cabinet Is considering ttio advisability of extending to Mr. Tanner Iho position of register of the treasury , now occupied by General Kosccrnns , and if that bo deemed impracticable lo agree upon some olhcr place which would bo acceptable to the commissioner. There was u great deal of talking indulged in during the day as to whom will succeed to the commissioner ship , and among those named were ox-Pen sion Agent Poolo. of Syracuse , N. Y. , cx- Coiieresstnau Brown , a ono-Iegged veteran of Cincinnati , nnd First Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson. Senator Hiscock , of Now York , has been ubout the white house and the interior de partment a great deal during the past Iwo dujs and ho was Ihcro some time Ibis after noon. Ho Is urging the appointment of Poole , and Is very solicitous nbout some provision being mudo in the way of another oflico for Mr. Tanner. It was President Harrison's intention to go to Dear Park yesterday but ho decided to remain hero until the coinmisslonersbip of pensions is dcllnltelv determined. Ho will probably go lo Door Park on Salurday afternoon to re main over Sunday. Later. Lalo to-night it was learned that thu president has received the rcslgnalion of James W. Tanner us commissioner of pen sions. In Iho letter conveying the resigna tion , it is said , tno commissioner writes Hint ho rccocniies that differences exist between himself and thes ecrelary of ihu inlerior re- sticcllng iho udministi alien nf thu pension buicuu , and these aifferencus being radical , In the interest of u thoroughly satisfactory administration of Iho olllco ho resigns. WINDIIIJI COMINO XBXT MONTH. Supervising Archilcct Windrim told Rep resentative Connoil to-day that ho would visit Omahu next month for thu purpose of looking over the slto for the now postoflleo building so he can Intelligently direct the preparation of plans , etc. Thu supervising architect wants to give Omaha the very best building possible whether it is well located or not. Ho will try to make UD in convenient and commo dious arrangements what it will lack In the way of proper locution , and Mr. Win drim , while In Nebraska , will go with Mr. Council to Lincoln for the purpose of ar ranging for Ibo enlargement of iho postolllco at Iho state capital. TIIH DDSBllTION rHOIII.EH. Considerable interest , Is being manifested in tno investigation Into iho conditions sur- roundini , ' ihu private soldier. The tocord of the rank und Ill'j of thu regular army of lito U lurgoly ono of desertion , and un exposure of the state of aflalrs nt Jefferson barracks , Missouri , has resulted In un Inquiry which may Indueoan attempt ut reform. Tliu sec retary of war U deeply interested In'lho sub ject , nnd the outlines of a reform are mild lo bu already formulated. Ofllcors who won their rank by services in the latu war sav thai li Is nn-Amorlcan lo make it practically impissiblo for u man lo ralso in Iho ranks lo a commission ; thut It is becoming ovidant that If the personnel in the army Is in bo improved thu status of ilia prlvalu snldlur must bo changed and ho must hnvo some Btlmuluc lo nialco him wl.at is desired , AltMV NKW8. Trumpeter Charles Shank , light battery D. Fifth artillery , now temporarily stationed with nit battery at Camp Guorco Ciook , Nub. , Is transferred to Coinpiny K , Six teenth Infantry , also temporarily stationed ut the samu camp. Hermann Ubbun , company I , Eighlh in fantry , now wilh his company ut Fort Hob- ln on , lit transferred 10 llclubatturv'l ) . Fifth artillery , und will bo sent to tuo gfatlun of that batlery , Fort Douglas , Uluh. _ : 1O > > A rOSTMASTCIU JU'rOI\TEI > . Losing , Monona county , Ashbiiry Dean ; Hichvillo , .Mitchell county , Mrs. Atny Thompson. * JJlSCKU.ANr.OU3. Tlio few hours of holiday gr anted to the cloikx In ttio treasury today in recognition of tliu ceuteuury of luo department , was probably the only rclohrn- tlon of the event witnessed nnywhoro In the United Stutes. There Is not n city In the land that would not hnvo mode more of n display of feeling1 over a far less note worthy mutter if it Inul pwnlcd | directly to local vanity , and yet there la not ono which does not owe much of its prosperity to the success which attended the enterprise of Alexander tlnmiltnn ono hundred years ago. The republic over wlioso financial destines ho was railed to preside Avas n conglomerate of independent stnto.s allicalous of the en croachment of federal uffthdrity and holding such an ofllcor ns a nntfcnnl tux gatherer In holy horror. The treasury was amply and n column of debts incurred in the struggle for American llboity was to bo met. Had Ham ilton failed , there Is no telling what disaster might huvo followed , bub It is probable Hint the union of states would soon have been torn nsundor. . The time schedule of the Star mail route- extending fromPUoanlx lo O'Neill , Nob.has been changed ns follows : Leave Phrenix Ttiesdnis , Thursdays and Saturdays nt 1U30 n. in. Arrive at Saratoga by lSO : p. in , Saraloga Tuesdays , Thursdays nnd Satur days nt 8:80 : a. m. Arrive at Phoenix by 10:110 : a , in. Leave ohratogn Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays nt " : . ' )0 ) n. in. Leave O'Neill Mondays. Wednesdays and Frldnj s at 1 p. m. Arrive at Saratoga by 0 p. m. m.Tho The president so-night appointed John S. Lolhrop , of Town , lo bo colleclor of inlernul revenue for Iho Third district of Iowa. U. H.Nicholson , of Lincoln , is In the city. PKIIHV S. HEATH. WOOlj 't'HADE. ' ThlH Year's Clip a Cosily Olio to Place Upon thoMarket. . BOSTON , Mass. , Sept , 11 , [ Special Tolo- cram to THE Hin.J : The Auierlcnn Wool Hcportcr will to-morrow , In. Its rovlow of the trade , say that the bulk of Ihis year's domcsllo supply of wool as been received at the eastern seaboard , and the daily receipts show a falling off in the future. This year's crop has been remarkable for tbo prlco it has cost the growers to put \l \ on the market. This is thu main reason for the continued stiff price which has caused such a deadlock between the buyer nnd pur chaser during the past month. The outlook all through ( ho cast is encouraging. The spurt In buying , started last week In liostoa by the larger mills to llllordors , con tinues here and has extended to Now York , whcro the trade is slowly beginning to partake - take of the general commercial buoynncy in business nnd come out of thu slougli it has been in for thd past two mouths. This In creased buying nt n time the when receipts promise to decrease , augnjents still higher prices in Iho near fuluro. In New fcnclund this has not' alarmed manu- fnctuicrs , who now realize' thut in having waited all summer for ruinously low quotations , have failed to got the botloni price , and now look anxiously to thd meet ing of thu Manufacturers' association in lioston next Tuesday lo devise them some mode of roliof. The principal movement in wool continues to bo in Omaha. Some very low quotations hnvo been announced by tnun- ufueturcrs playing the part of bears , but no bonn lido sale occutrod below 82c. The highest for Ohio X1 was 33c. A sale of 50X.O ( pounds of Ohio No. 1 clothing and combings Is reported in Boston nt 3Sc. Michigan X was a little below ! ! 0c , ' but some choice brought Sic. Michigan clothing wus quoted at 3.j/i ( < , iGc. Delaine wus not moved in quantity , but Ohio was quoted al JIX@35)e ! ; Michn.in ( tt2X@ , ! ! 3 > e ; Michigan unwashed , 20o. Next to Ohio , the principal movement xvas in tho.tor- ritorics. California experienced no material change. Washington territory nnd Oregon classed tne suuio. XX" scoured 02t 3c. Western pulled ns chea'p'as anything in the murket. Carpet wools dull. Freight on scoured wool from San Francisco to Boston will bo reduced to f310 after October 1. A CAUMVAU OF CHIME. It Shoiilil Be Followed By nn Epi- ( luinio of JiiHticf. CHICAGO , Sept. ' 11. [ Special Telegram In Tliu 13i5is. ] The immunity which crimin als , under the manipulation of ofllcial favor itism , have regularly Retired in Chicago courts , bus lately aroused such a storm of IndTgnation that Judgu Horton , of thu crim inal court , thought fit to efur to the matter yesterday in his iustruclions to the Septem ber grand jury. "There will be , gentlemen , " said he , "an unusually largo number of eases presented to you. According lo Ihp public press there were on one day lately hero four homicides nnd tncre have been a number of murder nnd suicide cases where the murderer afterward killed himself. Chicago is not alone in such misfortunes , however. If it bo Iruo Ihat there is an epidemic of crime sweeping over the city there- - should bo an epidemic of Jus tice , too. The oatb you jmvo taken is not nn idle ono. You should make no indictments but what are right and excuse no ono through fear or favor. This largo number of cases should make you think that you should sit as many hours as the court sits. You should meet not later than nt 10 o'clock a.m. . and ad journ not curlier limp 0 o'clock p.m. , witli a recess at noon. There Is no reason , with the largu expense Involved , that you should play with thu grand jury work. There are 500 cases , nnd you should see the necessity of full ses sions. I shall be kept advised of how you follow these instructions. " A TENSION STATEMENT. Iho Inrun Increase in Payments This Year Accounted FOP. WASIUNOTON , Supt. 11. A. staleinent pre pared nt the pension bureau shows that on Juno 30 , IbS'J , there were 4S'J,7 5 pensioners on tlio rolls , un Incrcasu during the past 11 vo years of 144,000. For the your ending Juno 80 , IBS'/ the uppropi mlions were $30,473,000 , and Iho payments ? 33,273,000. For the current year ending Juno SO , 1800 , the appropriations are tlio sitrno. In July nnd August Ihoro wcro advanced to agents on requisitions 834,700,000 , while Iho amount dis bursed by agents In the same months wus S11,4SG,000. Tlu statement says thut more than h > ilf of the disbursements were in pay ment of cases ullowcd durini ; the preceding iibcnl year , and not paid then because ot the deficiency in the appropriations , making it necessary to pay these cliims : out of the ap propriation for Iho fiscal juar IS'JO , This uo coiinls In every particular for the apparent increase in the payment of pensions durinif Julv undAuguit , ISS'Jj Mn July and August of lust year tiiere was advanced to ugcnU. nn lequisltions & ' 2lbOO,000 , dud they t'avo out in payment of pensions $ $11,000. CrloHtnln | to Vnto. KTILUVATF.II , Minn.- Sept , 11. [ Special Telegram to Tins HKis.J A peculiar fuel bus been discovered in thu .Minnesota law. Judgu McLucr to-day denied thu application of two Chinamen , Wine and Lung , to bo ad mitted to full citizenship , the court basing itii decision on section 14 pf thu Clilnoso re striction net , passed bt congiuas in 183J , which provides that tie. tlier hiato nor feu- oral courts hliall a.luilt ( Jliincsu lo citizen- ship. In Minnesota , In , vovcr , they may go on declaring formally tfwlr Intention to be come citizens , and by si en declaration bo el- Igiblo to vote at all eli c ions. Tim MiliinrTo Loui8viun , fc-ept ll.v-Tliu United Slates military telegraph corps assembled this morning In annual session In tills city. A coinmlUua was selected to appear before the next congress and solicit national recogni tion for ine sorvlcqof members of this asso ciation rendered during the civil war. 'Jim Woi/ihnr l-'oreoasr. For Nebraska and Iowa Fair weather , except In eastern Iowa , light rain , lower tcmpciaturu except In northern Nebraska , silently warmer weather , northerly winds , For DaKota Fair and warmer weather , northerly windn. VLV Fonrful Destruction of Llfa and Property. SHIPS WRECKED BY THE SCORE. * Over Forty VusnoU Known to Have Gene Down At ' 1/ennt Fifty Bcnincn Lost Foarl'ul Desolation. Wrecks ICvorywhnro. NRW YOIIK , Sept. 11. The wind has sub sided somowlint , but the sides are still ulaeic and n light ruin U fulling. He- ports from along the Jersey shore show wrecks everywhere , there being sixteen between llarncgat light and Sandy Hook. The waters along the Kast and North rivers is not BO high this morning ns It was nt fioud-ltdo yesterday , but many cellars nnd basements are still Hooded nnd business nt the docks nnd along the water fronts Is still being carried on under great dtftlculty. Vessels nt anchor along South street piers hnvo the nppuaranoo of having passed through a veritable cyclone. The rigging of many of the craft was lorn inlo shreds anil the spars and masts were dismantled. The lulegruph wires between hero nnd Sanely Hook nro still down. Thcro is consequently the greatest uneasiness felt by the members of the Maritime exchange for the safety of vessels In the ofllnp. It"Is learned that only two vessels had couio up to quarantine since last night. 'Ihey were the new Morgan line steamer Qinar , from Nuw Orleans , and the Hamburg Stcmnshlp company's Califor nia. The Elunr encountered n hurricane on the night of the Uth InsU While there was no serious damage sustained things on board wcro made lively. The California tmd a load of emigrants on board. She arrived nt the bar at 0 this morning and reports thut on September 0 she encountered n hurricane oft the Georges' banks. The steamer ar rived nt thu bur ut 2 a. m. . but could not find any pilot boats or slnllon boat from which to tnlto a pilot. About 7UO : a. in. the steamer Ardaunu , bound out , hove In sight ready to discharge her pilot. The lifo boal was launched with three men to pick up Ihu pilot. The dlfllcult task was accomplished and the boat started back for the California , but was capsized. The men were rescued with great dilllculty. Along the battery wall the waves dashed far into thu park. The iron railing sur rounding the wall along side the dock com missioners' building was carried away , while the docks nt Castle Garden were completely washed. The custom house quarters at the end of tno immigrant dock was couiplctely filled wilh water und the landing agent's oftico was submerged. A report frorti quarantine , says : A num ber of steamers proceeded to sea to-day , in- clixllng two LJrcmen vosslos nnd a Cunard line steamer. The pilots on board these ves sels will undoubtedly bo carried off , as no pilot boats'are In sight to land tliem. Another report from quarantine says the storm con tinues with the wind freshening from the cast northeast , and u high sea Is running. Great damage is being done to property along the Staten Island shore. Several steamers und pilot boats are anchored in Gravcsend bay outward bound. In all nine pilots wore carried nwny to-day on steam ers , they were directing outward. They could not meet any pilot bout to taico them off on account of the storm. Atlantic CHy'S Ciimlillon Not So Bail. Pliir.ADHLfUiA , Sept 11. Superintendent Dayton , of the West Jersey and Canidcr. & Atlantic railroads , was soon to-night by an Associated press representative and was able to give a , favorable report on Iho condi tion of affairs nt Atlantic City. When the tide receded this afternoon gangs of men made their way from Plcasantvillo almost into Camdcn over the Camden & Atlantic City road. A telegraph line was at the same limu established within n short distance of thn water bound town and reports received showed that the place is in mucli bettor shape than anticipated. Wild rumors hud gained circulation hereto to tlio effect that n conflagration wan rnuinir there. Dayton is informed that half a dozen shanties on the beach ut the extreme south ern of the Island were nil that burned. The damage cannot bo very great. Communication was also had indirectly this afternoon with Sea Isle City. Postmas ter Chester , of thut place , made his way to the main land und reports things in very bad shape thorc. J'ho sea wall , which was built to protect the place from the sea , has been destroyed. About llftecn houses were washed away. Including the Nowlund house , the Star house and Shakcpoant hotel. The Continental hotel , which wus thn largest and most important hotel there , is nil right. The excursion house and surf house are said to bo in danger to-night. Townsend inlet bridge , n very Important structure und and one hard to replace , is washed away. Bad Nbwu From Ocean Gity. SAUSIIUHY , Md. , bept. 11. Reports of a staithng character are coming of the storm ut Ocean City , Md. , though the telegraph olllco there is unoccupied. The largo col umns supporting the porches at the hotels and cottages have been washed away. Doors and windows are broken and furniture is flouting ubout the beach. The seas last night were breaking to iho second story of the Atlantic hotel and Congress hull , and huge waves were running through tlio hotel six feet duap. Furniture is floating in the rooms. There is not a vestige of u bath housu at the beach. The life saving station wus dnmnged and the crew were preparing to desott it last night. A special train was sent over last night to rescue tlio dwellers on iho beach. The work was accomplished by a largo number of stout men joining hands and wading through the wuter waist deep. They brought the women lo thu curs ono by one , seated on their joined hands. In this way all wcro saved. It was n perilous undertaking und several times the rescuers were knocked down. Mr. Stocltes. ono of Iho rescuing party , wus wastiod out to sea , but nn incom ing wuvo threw him back toward tbo boacti and ho wus saved. Slnny 'IVsm'lH Aihorc" . ' LEWES. Del. , Sop't. 11 , A ship is ashore on the point of the capo. Her musts have been cut tuvay. , She Is supposed to be the William U. Gruco , from Huvro for Phila delphia. It is impossible for a boat to reach her. The vessels known to bo uslioro are the bark Salvuloro , thu brig Richard T. GreiMi , thu schooners' Addle I ) , liaeon , S. A , Uudolph. Mltnn A. Uccd. Kunllv II. Dvff , .1. 1) . Hobiiibou , Major William H. Tantum , Ctiurles H , Stlukney , Henry M. Clark , Aleuu Covert , J. F. Urucker , Hyron M. Noreaa , Ciurlrudu Summers , Maud Suward , A. & U , Hooper , Iho barge Timour and Iho pilot boat Hayurd. Tliu schooner J. & L , Hyron sunk up thu bay lust night. The mule and ono Ht-aman nro ihu only survivors. So fur us known no lives havu been lost. Of Iho thirty-two persons on board schooners named above , only tvyo are known to liuvo been saved. It Is reported to-night that two oilier Hchooncr * have gone down. mid If this proves t.ruo it will ewell the number of deaths. Two survivors of thu wrecked schooner J. & L. Bryan had un experience probably us thrilling us over occurred In Delaware bay , 'Ihu men were tossed about upon the angry waters all night on u hatch , and drifted aslioso tills morning seventeen miles from the scene of thu wreck , They suffered tcrriuly. The captain of the tug Argus coming down the Day Ibeis morning said there were eight liien In thu rigging of u oclioonor In u vesv dangerous position , Thu captain being unably lo reach thoui came 10 thu break water oiid endcuvoied to get a lifo saving crew to go to their rescue and offered to tow their boat , but the crew were nearly exhausted by many hours' tontluuoua work. nnd tno captain of the station did not feel Justified in leaving his post. The Argus , therefore1 , returned ulono to Iho scone of the wreck. Nothing is known ot the success of thu dungoitous undertaking. Great Pouriictton 1C Miortoil. Pint\lii.iMitA : , Sopt. H. Tlio following dispatch , dated Atlantic City , N. J , , Septem ber 10 , ( via Absccon , N , J. ) has just been re ceived hero : ' At 11 o'clock the Island was nearly Inun- dalcd. The severest storm In twonty-flvo ycms Is raging. The loss hero wlllbuqrcaU At intervals In the last hour the velocity of the wind lias been nt the rale of slxly-ono to sixty-two miles an hour. The wind still blows from the north northeast , wilh llttlo prosnoct of changing. The chief damage has been along the beach from the inlet to Long Port. Tlio seas nro boating twenty feet high above the Inlut pavilions. Water surrounds llio Conti nental hotel and the collages on Allntitlo avenue. Plnm's , Smith's & Hoeors' Inlet hotels are in Imminent danger of de struction. There are very few sections of board wnlk standing. Down North Carolina avenue ibo seaside bath houses went down before thu inouiitnincmis waves. Jnuk.son's bath houses are nearly gone. Dr. West's drug store. Smith it Urady's baths nnd other pnvlllions are nil in ruins. Bow's ' bathing parlors and summer bath houses mo almost total wrecks. The Windsor hotel withstood tl-o morning lido although the foundations suffered greatly. Many guests of Ihls house house huvu sought othei1 quar ters. The Hotel Hrlghton lias sustained no loss , although covered with water. A short dlstanco below Howard pmr n woman holding n child In hnr arms was lifted up by the wind and thrown Into the water. Waltur Field , n photographer , jumped inlo the water and rescued them. Thirty thousand dollars will not repair the loss from Grlfllth Carousal to Chelsea pavil lion. Two largo boarding houses , the Gladstone and the Cincinnati , oaeh containing twenty rooms , were raised fiom their foundations nnd crushed like kindling wood. The destruction ; it Longport is grout. To what extent is un known now. No trains lor Philadelphia went out on either road since 0:55. : All day the residents of the city huvo been rowing out to the unfortunnlo tenants of the houses located beyond Haltlu avenue. They had to be taken from the second story windows. These people are principally colored and poor. Several houses have been thrown from their foundations und are unsafu to live in. Shortly uftor 9 o'clock the tin roof of the United Suites Fire com pany blew off. A portion of it struck the feed who of the electric road nnd threw it on the Gamowoll lire alarm wires causing an olcclrio lire for several blocks. The current had to bo cutoff. Gieat fear is eutcrluined ns to the result of thu storm. Thn fllost Scvcro In Fifty Lese HKANCH , N. J. Sopt. 11. This is the most severe and damaging storm which has visited this section of llie Now Jersey sea coast In the last fifty years. The surf run so high that It washed the outer end of the Ki-cat ocean pier and losse'd its foam and spray 1200 foot Inland. The bluff has again boon badly damaged , nnd it will cost fully S170.000 to repair it. All along the ocean front the surf has undermined tlio bluff , nnd to-night big chunks of dirt are falling down and being swallowed up by boiling waters. The surf has twisted several of the iron piles of thu ocean pier out of shape and torn off iho rail ing at the sea , end. Many of.tbo . .hotels nnd bathing houses have been demolished and the beach pavillions of thu cottagers have been undoi mined and 'swept , away. Tno ice houses of the Elbcron hotel were blown down. Mn'n.v" ' of 'the cottagers will hnvo to build now bulk heads. Trees were blown down in "all parts of the town and the shrubbery on the lawns of the cel tuces wus torn up by the roots. Thn entire now lot of bathing houses of James H. Wool- loy were knocked into splinters in the surf. A Brnvn llchcuc. AXXAPOLIS , Md. , Sept 11. Last night was an anxious one for the friends of the men in Iho whale boat which steamed Seaman Uush aboard Ihe sleum launch Swan , which sunk yeslerday. The boat also contained .Ensign Diessel , David Moore , Frederick Carr , nnd Seaman Parker and Scott. A story is re- laled by Dresscl that the whulo bout com menced to leak nnd it was found the plug was out. The boat sank and Moore cried , " 1 cannot swim , " and siinlt. ijressel , Uush und Curr ( colored ) held onto Iho keel for Ihrco hours. ' 1 ho captain of the schooner Lilly E. Schmidt , of Philadelphia , seeing them , sent a boat , commanded by Male Thompson , lo Iho rescue. Hush. Carr nnd Dresscl wcro rescued. Male Thompson , owing to the high wind , could uot regain his nwn boa ! , but succeeded in making the Helen Husbrouck , whcru tlio men , half drowned , spent thu night. A Baltimore lug brought them lo Annapolis Ihls morning. Parker and Scott are thought to have been picked up. _ Tlio Klniur'4 KxnnriiMico. NEW YOIIK , Sept. 11. Tlio new Morgan line steamer Klmar completed her first round trip to-day from Now Orleans. The ofllcers gave out to-night the full story of how the vessel weathered the big blow. The storm struck her Monday night about a milo north of Capo Hattcras. From that time until she nlmost readied Sandy Hook she steamed In the teeth of n tcrriilo storm , Heavy waves lashed the sides of ttio steamer und broke clear to the top of the smokestacks which stand forty-five foot out of walnr. Thu smoke stacks looked like gigantic frosted cukes as she came inlo harbor , They wcro covered wilh Bait. Captain Horton und First Ofllcor Benson staled that the storm wus Iho most terrific ono during the past fourteen yearn. At times llioy could not see iho ship's longlh. Thu Guion blenmor Wisconsin , from Liverpool , that came in to day , reports a similar experience. About Fifty liivi'M Ijont. PiiiLAiiEi.riiM , Sept. 11. Dispatches from Laurel , Del. , say the storm is the most furi ous over known. At least two score of ves sels have boon benched. 'Ilia beacli from Kchonnth to Louis Is strewn witn wrecks , It Is thought at least fifty lives wore lost , Men wuto soon clinging to thu riguing of the fast sinking vessels , frantically yelling for help. Tlio life paving crew were power less lo render assistance owing to tlio fury of the gale. It wus u terriblu night to wit ness , but no liumnn pouer could save them , Their bodies were washed ashore this morn ing and buried In Iho snii'l , ' 1 lie loss to ves sel property at thu breakwater will roach $5,000,000. 151 r lldOk-H TlH ( ! < l IjllCI PollI(1H. HUIIII.A.NII UIACH , N. Y. , Sept , 11. The dnmiigo hero can hardly yet bu estimated. Nearly all Iho building owned by thu High land Bo.ieh association nro badly injured. J lie track of thu Ceiitr.il railroad has been torn un und ihu mils twisted out of shape , Thu big Htones placed hero last sprint : us u protection for the truck were merely playthings of the strong surf , which tossed them about like so many chunks of wood. Between heru ami Sandy Hnok some two miles of railroad track havu been curried away. _ In a ( ' mil'1 Or iff NKW HAVEN , Conn , , Sept. H , Just before iho storm broke Monday afternoon Kcv , C. M. Pogp , George N Hurfonl , Jacob Smith and Captain Dan Craft , nf Not folk , loft Hint place In a cat boat for Long Island , It was blowing bard und it ia feared tlio.y were lost. Tulugrauis lo Long Island have fuilu'l lo find thcui. _ Nlio'cl Hotter Mny In , I'iui.UKU'iiA ) | , Sept. 11. The cruiser Hal- tlmoro Blarted down tlio. Delaware river this morning for her trial trip at sea. Thu proba bilities uro she will not get outsldo until to morrow. _ Arrival * ) . At New York C'lty of Now York , from Liverpool THE CROWN TRIAL DRAGGING , A Hontod Controversy On the Gompotonoy of u Juror. JUDGE M'CONNELL'S IIULINQ , Sj-ilnuy Itrlii , " < , From the Country , Hlinaclf a Alan of Intel- llitt'lico O.u-lsou Waiilx Damages. No .liiror Clao < on Yor. Ciito ao , Sopt. 11 , [ Spoalal Toloirum to Tin ; llr.i : . ] The chief feature of interest In the Cronlu Ulul to-day was a heated con troversy on the competency of Jurors und Judge MeConnoll'a ruling us to Juit how far n juror's prejudice against the Clan-nu-Gaol would effect his competency. Sydney Hrlggd , nn intelligent farmer of llumboldt , O. , wus porfuctly competent in all ether respects , but ho had expressed an objection to tno Clnn-na-Guol society. "Tho evidence in this case , " said Mr. For - rest , of the defense , "will probably show that 901110 of these defendants are member * of the Clan-nu-Gaol society. It U likely also that both sides will present wit nesses who nro also members of that. society. Now would you refuse to credit thu evidence of a witness merely because ho was a member uf that society t" "I do not think 1 could give that credence to his testimony which I could to that of a man who had no conncotlon with It. " "Would you require corroborative toUl- timonyl" "Yes. " The Court It will bo the duty of the jurymen to decide the evidence hoard hero in the court , nnd upon the law. Do you moan to say that because a man came hero whom the tcsllmonv disclosed wus a member of apaillculur society you would discredit his ovldeneol "If the interests of the society wore not involved , I do not suppose 1 should. " The Court Do you bolluvo in this case you could render n fair und Impartial ver dict , upon the law and thu evidence , regard less of any opinion you mnv havu formed or- any prejudice you mnv entertain t "Yes , I should decide It upon Ihu law nnd the evidence as I view it. " Mr. Forrest Hut In coming to that ver dict which yon cull u fair and impartial ver dict , I understand you lo say you -.vonla dlsercdil Iho leslimony given by these wit nesses ) "Yes sir , I should require it to bo corrob orated. " The Court I believe this mnn whan ho says ho can render a fair und impartial ver dict nnd Ihat ho will take tlio law from tho- court. Hy Mr. Forrest After what the court has said to you , do you still say you would dis credit Iho wiluess called on behalf of Iheso men merely because llioy may bo nieuibers- of the Clan.uaiuct society * "I do not suy thut I piiuuld discredit them entirely , but 1 should not give their evidence. Uio s.irao credcnco I would lo Ihat given by a , mnn who was not n member of the society. " Mr. Forrest I want to lind oul how much , you would discredit Iheir testimony t "As I said , I would not place the same do- pomlenco upon a witness If. Iho sociuly wna in question us I would upon'uvitnoss who In. not a member of the eocioty. 1 should believe - liovo thut there was a bias in his case. " Mr. Forrest Wouldr you regard the evi dence ho gave with suspicion ! "Yes , because I understand that most se cret societies are oath-bound. " Mr. Forrest I renuw the challenge. The Court I overrule H , nnd do s > o because- I do not legally Know lime Ihoro will bu any such evidence. Mr. Forrest I urn willing to bo sworn In this case and to suy that wu cannot make a. successful delense unless we call touio mem bers of that society as witnesses. The Court This man's opinion is con ditional , entirely. Ho says if tliero is un. oath-bound society which is Involved he will not bo disposed to credit Iho evidence. ( To tliu juror. ) Suppose u man uomcu tiuon the stand bore and it appeared incidentally that hu is n member ot tliu Clan tin-Gael society , or some oilier society , do you proposu lo dis credit his uvidoncuf "No , I do not ; union outside mutters un connected with the nITuIrs nf the society. I should not discredit him ut all. " The Court If some member of the organ isation known ns the Clan-na-Gacl should. cumu und tcsClfy to facts tending to show that thcao men uru innocent , would you dis credit the evidence ? "No , 1 do not think I should unless It la some wuy affected the society primarily. " The Court Tlio court cun not assume for a moment that the interests of the Clun-na- Gaul society is In any way involved in this. controversy or thut. it will so appear. Mr. Forrest One of the issues of this case is us to whether tliero was u conspiracy in ono of the camps of Iho organisation. Mr. Hynes , of Iho prosoculion Among some members of Iho camp , and not thut tlio wholu camp bv any moans is guilty of crime. I wish this point to bo very clearly und em phatically understood. The Court The juror says that unless tno > Interests of the organization are at sluko ho will assume tliut iho witnesses on the other side who may testify and who are mombora of thnt organization are as good as any ether wltnossec. The court can not nssiimo that the organization will bu involved. Mr. Hyncs , emphatically The organiza tion ns such is not involved , ' 1 ho Court I overrule the challenge. Tho- juror Is competent. Tlio juror wus subse quently peremptorily challenged by iho de fense. No jurors had been secured up to tbo hour of udjouinmcnt. Damn ceo , CIIIOAOO , Sopt. 11. Jonas Carlson's prom ised suit ngnlnst the attorneys of the mea on trial for Cionln's murder for breaking into llm Carlson lotiugu wus begun to-duy. Ho uskb io.OUU . damages. cox's i UXKKAU It AVIII Tnkn Plnon iu 1O O'clock Fri day ninrnint ; . WASIII.NOTO.V , Sept. 11. Hon , Simon Wolf , piesiduntof tho.Imvhh Onlur Bnai Brlth , bus sent iho following telegram to Alexander Kelnstuln , secretary of the eider : " 5 , 8. Cox , a friend of thn Israelites and a inombor of congress , has fallen. I recommend mem orial services ihroughnut the eider , " Thn clerk of the housu of representatives bus appointed thu following representatives as u commlUeo to tuku uhnrirn nf the funeral urrunguuientsof tholulo KoprcuonUUvo S. ti. Cox : Messrs. Carlisle , Uandall , Holmun , Felix , Cumpboll , .Soney , Ilcanl , Muchlur. Kelly , McKlnlcy , Camnroii. Hoed. Jlurrowa and O'Noll , of Pennsylvania. Thu funeral will lake plaeo nt 10 o'clock next Friday morning. fail lionrerH. Nuw YOIIK , Sent , 11. A dlbtiiKruIshod llf.l of null bearers hus bcun selected for the funeral of Congressman Cox. The services ut the church will bo conducted by Chap * lufn Mllbiirn , of thuhouuoof representatives. Among the clergymen who have boon Invited to tuku part In ihu ceremonies by their pres ence ill tlm cliurcli uio .Moiisignoi * Preston , Kov. T. Dowilt 1'ulmagu. Chief Kuhbl Qot- thiul , Kuv. D , Dooms and Hishop Nowmun. Letters of condolence were rocolvod to-day from ox-President Cleveland , YW | ) President Merion und Senator Vorliecs and Senator Holluiun , OrtiffV ) Appointment At > eureil. WASIIISUTO.V , Sept. 11. Itlsanld to bo now dcllnltuly notUtd thut Judge Qroff , of Omaha , will bu thd next comrnUuioucr of tU general lund olllco.