THE OMAHA DAILY BEE NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , FllIDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 13 , 1889. NUMBER SO. THE CHURCH IN POLITICS , Opinion In Franco Somowhnt Dl- vlclod On the Subjoot , VIEW OF PROMINENT PRELATES. Tim nintinp of Marseille ) ! nnil ilio Minister or I'ubllo Worship Tnko nil Active 1'nrt In thu I toc * toral Mclcc. A. Voxnil Question. lCop/rf | < ; M18&9i//rimM | danltn IttnnM. ] PAHI.H , Sopl 13. [ Now York Herald Cnblo Special to TIM ; Bni.l : The most notnblo Incident In the electoral battle now waging is the Intervention of a number of bishops. The first to tuko up arms and join In the fray was the bishop of Marseille ! , who deemed It Incumbent upon him to Issue to tbo clergy of Ills dloccso n circular , tolling thorn thai the election of deputies was u political matter , and that it wat sinful to vote 111 that Is to gay , to support any candidate whoso opinions were not perfectly orthodox. It wo may believe this prelate , pulpits and confessionals are lilting places to establish the merits of candidates for the chamber of deputies. In his turn , the minister of public worship has issued a circular. Ho addressed it to the episcopacy and wnruod thoui that , uudor pain ot IncurrlngcarUln penalties prescribed by the penal code , or of exposing thoinsolvcs at least to measure ) of repression at the hands of the government , priests wcro for bidden to Interfere with political matters. The circular might have bcou couched In moro measured terms , but the ideas It ex pensed were a very exact application of the principles laid down in the Concordlat. Hut several bishops have none the loss thought it their duty to protest most warmly against the minister of public worship's Instructions , and declare that they and the priests , bolng citizens equally with other Frenchmen , hud every right to take part In the elections. There is ono fact which these prelates should nnvo berne in mind , and which they have apparently forgotten thai in Franco the church is not separated from tno state and that the clergy receive a salary , mid that If public buildings nro placed at their disposal It Is not with the agreement that they should bo allowed to use them for the purpose of attacking the govarnmcn t In this respect Henry IV. imposed silence upon the preachers of the League Aocour- sior. There was un expressive term which the gallant monarch em ployed of those who should dare to mnlto their pululls pollllcnl platforms. Napoleon 1. wontr further und ordered the priests of his day to learn by heart and te.ch : in the schools the catechism , in which it was comiaatldcd to revere the emperor like God. The republic of the present -day does nol exact so much from the clorgy. All It asks is thai they should abstain from politics and that they should bo neutral. Is this too much for thosu who deslro to preach ro- ligioal Nothing is moro deplorable - blo in tha Interests of religion than the interference of the clcrp.v in elections. On j of the greatest mistakns the Scizo Mai government made was Iho forcing of eccle siastics into thejelcctoral arena. By this it gained the unpouular nickname of 11 govern ment dcs enures. Furthermore , It excited nnti-roliglous passions in every quarter , thus leading the way for n policy of reprisals , Ys nlch has been pursued since. Their pas sions aru beginning lo die away , but they will revive again moro violently than over if the clergy of Franco is so imurudcnl as to join the electoral melee. . A COOL COMMANDER. -Thu Hrlttanio'fl Captain's Prompt Ac tion In I'nriliiL : Out a Kli-o. lCoji/rf07it | / J8S3 by James Oaitlan Itenntt.\ \ QuuEXsrogpr , Sept. 12. | Now York Her ald Cable Special lo Tnis HEE , ' | Passen- gcra by the utcnmer Brlttanic , which arrived this afternoon from Now York , ronort that on the afternoon of the 5th Inst. smoke was discovered escaping from one of tbo after hatches , and il was at once ascertained that the cotton stored in that part of the vessel was on Jlru. Captain Davidson and his officers linmodiatoly took steps to get at the scat of the lire , and for this purpose the hutch was taken off and the oflicers and crow worked with extraordinary energy in getting the burning'coiton out of the hold and onto the deck. Meantime water was copiously poured oa the burning muss und in less than two hours the llro was gotten completely under control , fburnmg cotton num bering close onto ono hundred bales being taken on the deck. When ho alarm was given the passengers generally became very excited. Whoa the extent and nature of the llro was explained to them all possibility of an uproar was at once removed. Captain Davidson ana ofllcors were presented with mi address from thu saloon passengers ou thu following any , thanking them fur the prompt und oncrgcilo manner in which they copml witli what at first appeared a serious danger to the ship and all aboard. IN HHVUN flUMUTliS. Chicago Jiiimslios in SmitlinrooiiH tha Divorce Ituconl , CHICAGO , Sopt. 12. JSpoclal Telegram to Tin : Uiu. : ) Thu most remarkable divorce casa In many rospocls over tried m the coin-In of Cook county , where remarkable divorce cases are not by any means rare , was put through in Judge Tuthlll'o court this mornlnir iu seven minutes. Koniark- nblo as the circumstances of the story behind - hind it , the case Is not loss extraordinary as being ono which beats iho record of all previous cases as lo the lima , The suit is that of Kdward D. Tucker against .Joseph ine Tucker. As the clock in the clerk's ofllce of the circuit court showed lOiVi this morning , Attorney Hufus King appeared In great haste und Hied thu bill in the caso. It required Cleric Bradley loss than Uvo min utes to place the case on lile , In less than the sumo lapse of tiuio Mr. King was upon tbo next floor ubovo in Judge Tulhill's ' court , Hera n middle-aged man , un old lady and n second lady of about forty- years were awaiting him , The threw pur. eons weal on thu stand , ono after another , and at live minutes utter 11 a decree divorc ing Edward U. Tucker from lj. Josephine Tucker wan a mutter of record. Ten min utes by the clock wui the time consumed from the appeunvnco of the lawyer in the clerk's otllco until the entry of the decree. The proceeding broke thu record. For two years thu cuso of ox-County Cora- mUbloncr Coburn , which took twenty min utes , has stood at the head of nil itlvorca rec ords , but It must tuko second placa now after the performuuro in the Tucker case , The mutter of time Is perhaps the least wonderful part of the Tucker case , how ever , Thu defendant , horulf. helped hei hiiBbana to aucuro his divorce. Shu wu the lady of forty , who uwaltod Lawyer Klug'n coming , and the service had on her in the court room eavail delay und uiado It possible to try the case in llyo minutes , ua "r'a ' story was a straugo one. Ho murr.cd Josephine utVuyluiul , Bcuuyler county , Ulmols , m December , They lived together nbout ono year , when she suddenly deserted him , disappearing from hla slKlit completely. As ho discov ered afterward , she went to Kansas and there nftor u year or two got a dlvorco from liim. The dlvorco was obtained without his knpwlodgo , but ho made no fuss nbout it ; Instead ho married n now wife , who con soled him for n time , nt least , for the loss of the old. Tucker's second man-logo 'did not turn out well , for ho quarrelled with wifa No. 3 and went to Utah. After ha had lived long enough in thn Mormon terri tory to have some standing In court ho se cured a dlvorco from No. 'J. Then ho came back to Illinois a free man , as ho supposed , and soon mot and loved another woman. Ho married hcV and went to housekeeping in Ponttac.Vlfo No. 3 hoard of his now hap piness and she appeared In 1'ontlao and put a sudden end to it. She had discovered that tliero was an Irregularity about the Utah di vorce , which was for desertion. The mailed notice which was to summon her to defend the suit , If slio saw lit to do BO , was not prop erly ccrtllled by the clerk In the Utah court. Tucker was arrested for bigamy and tlu prosecution of the case developed a strange state of affairs. It was found the dlvorco ob tained by the wife of 1SGS , in Kansas , was illegal. The divorce ho secured amone the Mormons was declared illegal. Ho was still iho husband of Josephine , and nil tha other wives were spurious. Ho was con victed and sent to Jnhet. About a year ago ho finished his term and came to Chicago , Mrs. Tucker No. 1 corroborated her hus band's ' story ns to the marriage of 1SOS , her desertion and the dlvorco she obtained In Kansas. Her story was brief , but it was sad. .There was a technical defect In her Kansas dlvorco which rendered It Illegal , al though she had married a man by. the name of Morris and had become the mother of six children without suspecting that the dlvorco from Tucker was not lawful. Out In Kansas , where she and her family live , the public has no suspicion that for so many yours she had .lived with n man not legally her husband. Learning of thu complications into which Tucker , as well ns herself , had fallen , she canio to Chicago to have Hie snarl unravelled , .ludco Tuthlll ordered that n dccrco bo entered giving Tucker n divorce on the ground of her do- surtion in 1S03. It was a small matter to Judge Tuthill. It was a small matter to his gray-haired clerk , but what a big thing to tlio shrinking woman in black who sat with head burled In her handkerchief , sobbing hysterically. Tucker goes to his falhcr's homo to-day to rejoin his third wife. Mrs. Morris returns to Kansas. CANADIAN IltSljATlON ! ) . Now England People Generally Favor Itcclproc'.ty. BOSTON , Sept. 12. LJoforo the senate com' mittco to-day John L. Uatcholdor , represent ing the Coal Trad" association , C. It. Odl- erne , a coal dealer , I. J. Coolldgo , represent ing the Armstrong Manufacturing company , of Now Hampshire , Hon. Jonathan Lane , representing the Boston Merchants' associa tion , and Hornuo P. To boy. of the Fremont Null works , testilied. Their views were largely in favor of reciprocity with Canada. Ex-Governor Clallin , spooking for the shoo and leather Industry , said it favored recip rocity. The people of New England , ho said , were gonerally'fuvorablo to closer relations with Canada. Osborno Howes , secretary of the Boston Underwriters' union , expressed the sumo viows. A "GEXrijEME.VS AGUKBMENT. " National Aflsoointtnn of Master Stcuin mid Hot Water Fitters. CHICAGO , Sopt. 13. [ Special Telegram to TUB Ban. | Another "gentlemen's agree ment" is under consideration in this city , and its consummation will result jn a trust in an Industry which has hitherto been frco from any combination * to control the mar ket. This time it is the National Associa tion of Master Steam and Hot Water Fitters that is laboring to remove iho evils of com petition. At to-day's meeting reporters were scrupulously kept out of oar shot of the room In which the gentlemen were wrestling with certain tcom mltteo reports relating to the demoralization of prices , and the sculo of charges for estimates. Unjust competition was also considered , and much heat was generated in the discussion of various points as they were suggested. It was ascertained that the committee on prices had reported a scale by which manu facturers will bo requested to bo governed In furnishing steam and hot water supplies , the Idea being to prevent others than the trade and curtain largo interests from enjoying thn discounts hitherto offered to 'con- sunisrs in general. It is believed that this plan can bo as effectually carried out in the interest of the engineers us a similar plan has by the plumbers , who now receive dis counts from which the general public is wholly excluded by Iho manufacturers. Another rcporl , rclaling lo charges for making csllinulos mid to unfair competition , received its share of attenllon. A penile- men's agreement is to bring the members to observe certain stipulated terms in furnish ing estimates , and the throat-cutting prac tices of the past are to bo discountenanced In * an omplmllo manner. Thu convention will continue iu session until to-morrow af ternoon. _ THE LONDON STUlliE. The I'nll Mall Oazctto Has a Schema lo lititl It , LONDON , Sopt. 12. A conference between Cardinal Manning and the directors of the dock companies was hold to-dny. The car dinal found thai iho directors of the dock coiupanicS'Woro not willing to ugreo to the compromise prooosod by him. They have decided to adhere to the first offer maae by them , lo raise iho wages of their men on January 1. The } 'all Mull Gazette suggests that an or ganization bo formed for the purpose of rais ing the . 10,000 nccossury to pay tin ) clock laborers ( id per hour from November 1 to January 1. The Gazette says that a leading business man of the city has offered to con tribute i'2,000 for this purnose , on condition that the remaining threo-lifths bo subscribed Immediately. The i'10,000 , which tbo Gazette suggests bo raised by subscription is the amount that the dock companies assert tluiy would lese by advancing Iho wages on November 1 Insload of January 1. A Walk Our. On Hio.A. & l\ DKSVBII , Sopl. 1'J. A dispilch from Al- buqiionjuo says : Humors of n slriko of Irnm men ou the Atlantic & Pacific- reached hero to-day. As near as can bo learned two freight conductors wore discharged nt Winslow - low , who are members of the Urothcrhood of Knllroad Conductors. The official by whom they were discharged Is chlof of the Order of HallwayConductorH , betwron which organiza tion und the brotherhood there exists no good fuiillng. Thu biothorliood of braktunun went out on u strike , demanding that thu conduc tors bo reinstated. Superintendent liobm- son Is in Clilcnwo. and the brake in on are cen sured by ttieir friends for participating in a strlku in his nbsencu , The company hns laid off its onliro roll of employes except such as uro necessary to run the uassungcr trains. Between two and three hundred men nro thus out of employment here and many uioro along the line. National GrcimtmcUura Moot. CINCIXXATI , Sopt. 13. The national green back party met In convention hero to day with Uvonty-Uvo delegates present. WillUm O , Thomas , of Kentucky , was selected - lected temporary chairman. A committee on platform was appointed , and the conven tion adjourned until to-morrow , Another Sla o iloltl Up. SAX FIUNCISCO , Scpl. 15. A Colusa dis patch says Hurllutt's California stage was robbed by a masked man near Leesvillo yes. terday morning ThuVellsFurgo express box was taken , but uotlnug waa lu it. Her Bonumbocl Crow Drop Shriek ing to Tholr Fato. FURY OF THE STORM UNABATED. Scored of Ship * Book Shelter , Only to bo Dashed to Pieces on the Shored Many Lives Lost. Could Hold On No LBWES , Del. , Sopt. 12 , It Is known defi nitely this evening that up to the present time there are twelve deaths ns the result of the Htorin , Tha mate of the unfortunate J. & L. Bryan told yesterday of the going down of tha Kata E. Morse , of Bath , Mo. , mid the Walter F. Parker , of Philadelphia. This afternoon the sad Intelligence comes that Captain Tracoy and n crow of six men had found their lasl rest ing place In iho ocean. The history ot the two nights aboard thu Morse and Parker is ono of suffering mid despair. The storm In creased in volume and it seemed as if the boat would go to pieces. All attempts to stay on deck ware abandoned and thu men on both boats strapped them selves to the rigging and resigned them selves to their fate. All Wednesday nftor- nooii and night and until noon to-day they remained bound to the rigging. Wednesday night the storm howled mid boat against them. These on tlio Pnrkor look lo the rigging several hours before these on the Morse , and late last night by their cries , it was evident that they suf fered terribly. Early this morniug nearly every man on both ships was almost dumb from exposure nud still from suffering. Finally thosu on the Parker could stand it no longer , and thu crow ot the Morse saw ono of the men tear away the cords that bound him and , with n yell , consign himself to n living grave. In a few minutes another followed his example , then nnotlinr and another until Iho last man , the captain , was seen to throw himself overboard and disappear In the angry billows. These on Iho Morse were horror stricken at the sight they were compelled to view. The Im pression was forced uuon the observers that unless help soon came they would have lo put un end to their sufferings in the same way ns iha oilier boat's crow. Tha captain of the Morse kept his courage up and frequently urged his men to keep up heart , as ho still hud'confidence aid would come. The llrst gleam of hope occurred this morning , whun the Captain Williamson tug saw n flag of distress flying and nt once began making desperate efforts to roach the Morso. but it soon was evident it would bo unnblo to do so. The sailors were almost exhausted and just before the tug tiovu In sight , several men hud made ready to throw themselves ovorbouid. .lust as they were about to do so so mo one throw u line with a buoy on the end of it to the schooner and ono by ono they jumped into the sou , caught the rope and were pulled on board the tug. When the last man was on board all were taken into thu ungino room of the tug. Al most us soon us the mmi loft tha Morse she broke up , and iu a short time nothing of her remained. Kwcpi ly 11 Hurricane. WILMINOTOX , Dol. , Sept. 12. News spe cials to the Every Evening stuto that no language can picture the terrible scenes along tlio coasl. The wind is blowing almost a hurricane in fierceness , driving the rain with a force that cuts like hail. The half-mile bench of sand between the town and the coast Is a tossing , billowy ocean , beating wreckage on every wave. Through the mist of spray the taltcred sails and nuked masts of n. score of dismantled and deserted ves sels can bo dimly seen. Since Monday night thu storm hns raced without abatement. Yesterday's dawn showed a hundred vessels which had sought the refuge of the breuk"- xvuter. but the refuge was insufficient. By 11 o'clock the sea broke over the breakwater , wrecked thu'lolcgraoh station , carried away the big fog bell , and rushed shoreward , sweeping away the steamboat pior.unddash ing it und Iho bark 11 Salvalorl against th o iron government pier. The piers of Brown & Co. and Luco Bros , gave way and were swept lo sea. The United Slates marine hospital was dashed from its moorings and sent spin ning down the beach. The west life saving station , forty feet above high water nmrK , was Hooded , and its foundation undermined. Hugheyvillo. a suburb between the town and the beach was submerged and its 200 inhabi tants fled for life , leaving all their posses sions behind. The life-saving station crow , reinforced by the Honlopea und Hchoboth crews , have la bored almost unceasingly sinca the storm commenced. The crew of almost every ves sel thai struck was taken oft by. these during men , und nol a life was lost among thu scores of men they handled. Aboul thirty vessels are ashore. A vessel sunk off Brown's shoals , and all tlio crew with the exception of two men who got to shore on a raft , were drowned. Another vessel has sunk on Shear's shoals. It is not known whether her crew escaped. The total number of lives lost will proba bly aoxcccd forty. Five of the eight men who composed the crew of the E. and L. Bryan perished where the vessel struck on Brandywino shoals. Tliero is great concern over the crow of tlio pilot boat Bbo Tunnell. She put lo sea Monday and bus not bean heard from since. Four pilots and a crow at eight men wcro aboard her. An unknown schooner is nshora at Kehoboth and Iho shore for miles dowji is reported strewn with wreclcs. News comes from Kohnooth thai luc surf is breaking over Iho Bright house porch , Unit the surf beach is entirely washed away and ttiut Iho Douglas house is surrounded by wulor and its in mines are In great ( error. Fifteen men on three vessels were lost. Two others escaped to shore on a raft. ' FOIII-H Tor mi Ovcrdnn Steamer. New Yoitic , Sopt. 13. The Ward line steamer Columbia , from Havana , is now three days overdueand considerable anxiety is felt In shipping circles here for the vessel's ' safety. In shipping circles all sorts of rumors are flying around of marine disasters. Many belated vessels came in this morning telling of high seas and terrible weather. The Whlto Star line steamer Teutonic , which left Queenstown with the City of Now York , was one of the 11 rat slcamors lo puss Sandy Hook this mornlne , followed soon after by the Pcnlon , from Pottordum , and thoSntmnonla , from Hamburg. Each vessel reports ; having experienced unusually heavy weather , but met with no serious trouble. About U o'clock ' the Uounoko and HIchmond of the Old Dominion line arrlvet1. Tney. too , had their share of rough weather , The Klchmond loft the harbor Tuesday nlpht , but was obliged to put back because of thu storm. Her cantaiu stated that Graves- end bay was covered with steamers and vcs- , self of all kinds , waiting for the storm to subside. No pilots could bu obtained to bring up the ocean steamers , and their cap tains would not venture iusido without one. Heports from quarantine show that many vessels are anchored off there. The United States man-of-war Atlanta , which loft the Brooklyn navy yard the llrst part of the week , and had " been given up as lost by the newspapers. was made out this morning nbout 0 o'clock , according to news from the health ofllce , A Plucky Operator , ' ATLANTIC Cirr , N. J , , Sept. 12. It will take months for this city to recover from tbo loss caused by the storm. The wind still blows at the rate of thiriy-livo to forty tulles per hour , and it is still raining. Thu meadows are still three and four fcot under water. The damage to the roadbed of tbo railroad * company is worse than nt first thought , Contrary to rumor , William Smith's hotel , nt Brlgnotluo , Is safe but greatly damaged. There was no loss of llfo thoro. Chelsea Is submerged. TnoroiM \ boon no communication with Lonpport. A train started this morning with n cdnstruclton car. TholrackB nro badly washed. It Is not known whether the Hotel Aberdeen withstood the storm , and great nnxloty Is felt for the safety of the Inmans. An operator of the Western Union Tele graph company , W. W. Donnelly , was the llrst man to reach the city from the main land. Ho brought manages from tlio Phila delphia nnct Now York papers to Ih'eir corro- spondcnls hero. It required six hours to make the journey ot live tnllos from Pleas- nnlvlllo. Ho had to swim a distance of 000 foot , and the greater part of the way ho walked In three feet of water on railroad tics. At 0:40 : this mornlnfr messengers wore sent throughout the city to ainiounca that the llrst train slnca Monday afternoon would start nt 10 o'clock. A great rush was made for the depots , and In less than an hour there was n crowd largo enough to till live sections. and they were all sent. The water was still high on the meadows , atl ( almest reached the fires In the locomotives. All the trains of the Pennsylvania railroad will run on schedule tliuo from Allnntlc Clly. Fifteen thousand people will leave here to-day and to-morrow. It is estimated that $150,000 will not cover the loss to.Allanlio Cily and her interests. The Worst since the Blizzard. CAPK MAY COUUT Hoi'sn/N. J. , Sopt. 12. The storm In this vicinity is the worst known slnca tbo blizzard. Al Hollyboach Iho lido reached Pacific avenue. At this writing no lives' hnvo been lost , but Mcech's house and pavilion and Rodger's house and pavilion mid eleven cottages have been de stroyed and moro may go if the ( storm con tinues. At Wild Wood the hotel is torn loose and part of tlio sea wall Is gone. Sea' Isle City , Ocoin City and Avalon nro on- llrely cut oft from connection both by rail road and tulncrnph airl the extent of the damage to the latter place can only bo sur mised. The report that Townsoud's ' inlet draw bridge uud several cottages nt Sea Isle were destroyed Is generally believed to bo true. The entire meadow Is ono vast sheet of water and the Anelesca train which was wrecked Tuesday still lies _ in the ditch. The truck Is dcslroycd 1'or a distance of Uvo miles. _ A Kouirli Mxncrloncc. NEW Yoiuc , Sept. 18. The National line steamer England , from Liverpool , got to the dock to-day after experiencing ana of the roughest voyages her commander had en countered In a service of sixteen years ut sea. At midnight Tuesday ono fireman was washed overboard , and drowned , Captain Healy says the steamer AVas , almost turned over by the combined force of the wind and the soa. She careened urilil the tips of her yurds dipped into Iho wator. A Sunken Ves cl. CHATHAM , Mass. , Sept. ll A sunken vessel sol hns been discovered oajPolloek rip shoal. She is supposed to bo. a three-masted schooner with the main-mast gono. It is thought she was running for the light ship in the thick weather last night and slrucK the shoal. She pounded houvily all the way acroHs the terribly rough , sea , Hnoohir.g holes .In the bottom. She leaked badly und sank as soon ns she reached deep water. It is feared all bauds were lost. The K'.Iwln VIXBYAIIB HAVEN , Mass. , Sept. 12. A heavy cast northeast \yind still continued this morning. There has been no steamer from Nuntucket for Ihreo day3.ii , All tej9r graph communication with Martha's"vlno - yurcl and the mainland stopped oorly yester day morning. The schooner Edwin , at Edgartown , whose cargo of limo took Hre , burned up. _ A Fcnri'iil Whirlwind. VICTOHIA , B. C. , Sept. 12. A whirlwind at Lulu Island , B. C. , Tuesday devastated the whole country through which it passed , up rooting gigantic trees and leaving Iho once thickly wooded surface as bare at a board. As far as can be ascertained no lives ura lost , though several homesteads were torn dov/n. _ Streets Under Water. LONO BUANCII , N. J. , Sopt. 12. It is al most Impossible to obtain accurate informa tion , as all the telegraph wires are down. The new inlet cut through Sandy Hook peninsula above Seabrlght , Is being rapidly widened and deepened by the waves , and the streets on the west side of Soubright are still uudor six feet of water. The Storm Still WASIIIXOTON , Sept. 12. There has been no change in the position of the storm on the Atlanllc coast , thn storm center being still Norfolk , where it has been since Tuesday morning. High northeasterly winds still prevail on thu .Now England coast , with a maximum velocity of thirty-five miles on hour at Boston and fifty-two miles at Block Island. The velocity ut Block Island this morning is forty-elghl miles. Thn Antwerp Otaaster. ANTWEIU * , Sept. 12. Nothing remains of the cartridge faclory in which Iho explosion occurred Friday lasl. The village of Auslru- well , which is siluatcd 200 metres from where the faclory stood , and which consisted of about forty houses , has vanished. The hydraulic machines used in thu dry dock were destroyed with tlio exception of the cranes. A number of morcundlso depots , Including the Prussian stores , which were constructed of iron , were overturned by the force of the explosion , and an immensequan tity of goods ruined. Two stained glass windows in the cathedral were broken by the concussion , but the building is intact. According to the official report 185 persons were Killed , ' . ' 0 are missing , 100 are seriously Injured und 200 uro slightly hurt. The Minn Dta.iHtur a Falcrj. KNOX.VILLB. Term. , Sept. 12.-"Tho item sent out from Lynehburg this afternoon to thu cITeet that eighteen men had been killed in a mine disaster at Jolllco , is entirely un true. The story probably originated from the fact that u colored minor was injured two days ago by fallingslate. . Ituilroad Wrecker Ivcs' Trial. NHW Yoiuc , Seut. 12.-r-Tho trial of Henry S. Ives , of Cincinnati , Hamilton & Dayton wrecking fame , continued to-day. Ex-Sec retary Short , was on the stand during the entire session und tcstlllod ul length regard ing Iho Increase of stock and Iho manipula- llon by iho combine , The wilncss said Ivus asked him but once to do an improper thing to draw on thu treasurer of the Terra llauto & Indianapolis road for $ lf > ,000 , which the witness refused to .do because hu hud heard that thu firm of Ivcs & Co , was about to full. I'or Oharitr. Nuw HAVIIN , Conn. , Sept 12. The will of Mr ? . Helen M. Glfford , of Now Haven , the widow of Arthur N. Glfford , of Now York , who died lust week , after giving legacies of 150,000 to her own and her husband's rela tives und ? f > 0,000 to various friends , leaves tha rest of her property , amounting to nearly $300,000 , to charitable objects. Tha Woutlntr Koronnst. Nebraska and Iowa Ham , statlonaiy torn- peraluru In Iowa , lower temperature in Ne braska , easterly winds. Dakota Light rain , lower temperature in southern portion , wuruier in northern , northeasterly wmds. . Increasing Hell Telephone Stock. BOSTO.N , Sept. 13. At a special meeting of the Bell telephone directors to-day U was voted that the capital stock bo increased from 510,000,000 to 812,600,000. , Htcaniihlp Arrival" . At New York TUo City of Homo , from Liverpool. Tnnnor Will Not Say Anything for Publication. _ _ _ _ _ NO SUCCESSOR YET CHOSEN. Warner's Cnll to WnshlnctouVftn on Sioux Commission JJinlness 13d- \viii Arnold Colin on Hurrisim A Comical Charge. , WASHINGTONBOUEAU , TiiROuvnv 5in FouitTKKNTuSTiinET , WASHINGTON. D. C. , Sopt. 12. Late this afternoon Corporal Tanner loft the pension onlco not to return nguln ns Its commissioner. Ha has been given n leave of absence , to continue until his successor Is appointed mid qua'illed. ' Deputy Commis sioner Smith will bo acting commissioner. Mr. Tanner was in his official cnalr all day signing his malf and attending to his last acts in oflleo. Ho refused to see callers. Ho simply awaited Iho official notification from the prcsidcnl that his resignation had been acceptedand Information from the interior department ns to what ho was expected to do with the ofllco ho was nbout to vacate. When ho was notlticd that ho had been granted n leave of absence ho bade his per sonal friends good-by and went to his homo in Georgetown. Mr. Tunnor refused to bo entertained. Your correspondent , who enjoys cordial personal relations wlih him , was admitted to his private room , but was linmodiatoly told that nothing would bo said for publi cation. Mr. Tanner deeply regrets that ho got the president into such an embarrassing situation and it was for the purpose of showing his gratitude toward the president that ho tlnally concluded to re sign. Ho uiado up his mind so mo tiuio ago that ho would not voluntarily yield the reins of his ofllce. Kather , however , lhan embarrass one who had honored him , Mr. Tanner voluntariully tendered his resigna tion. It was generally believed on the streets nud in ofllclnl circles that Major Warner , of Kansas City , late commander of the Grand Army of the Republic , would bo np- poiuted commissioner , but it was stated at the iniorior department lute this afternoon that Major Warner's coming to Washington at this time had nothing whatever to do with the lllllng of the vacancy existing in tha pen sion ofllco. Ho was telegraphed , It was stated to como hero for the purpose of moot ing ex-Governor Forakor , of Ohio , another member of the Sioux Indian res ervation commission , that the two might complete ) their report which is to be submitted to the secretary of tha Interior , transferred to the president and Ihen go to congress for the purpose of furnishing a basis for further legislation preparatorily lo Iho opening of Ihis reserva tion for settlement It Is not probable that u commissioner of pensions will bo appointed under several weeks and Iho ofllco may re main In lu present condition until nftor con gress convenes in December. Tbo president is not determined just what ho will do , and it is not considered that an emergency exists which will rcquiro immediate aelion. He may appoint Mujor Warner , but ho has not yet said ho avon had him in mind. Corporal Tanner is Undecided ns to what ho will do , and It may bo stated ttmt the re ports about his having been tendered various appointments ut the hands of thu administra tion nro without authority or foundation. No trade was entered into for the purpose of inducing Mr. Tanner to retire - tire from oOico and no compromises were mado. Ills resignation was not demanded. After ho heard a full statu- menl of Uio situation al bis house lust night , made by United Stales Marshal Humsdell , who represented the friendly interesls of both thu commissioner and the president , he concluded that ho would bo doing General Harrison un injustice if ho insisted upon re maining In his ofllco until removed , if. in deed , ho would havu been removed had ha refused to vacate. A republican , whoso name is a household word throughout the country , and who is an intimate personal friend of Corporal Tanner and General Algor , said to your correspond ent this afternoon , in speaking of what the commissioner was likely lo engage in for a livelihood : "When I was at the G. A. R. reunion at Milwaukee last month I had a long talk with General Alger nbout the situation in which Commissioner Tanner was placed. Gcucral Alger expressed very deep regret and concern. Ho said that ho hud advised Mr. Tanner to bo as Judicious us possible in his onlulal capacity , perform ing his duties us well as ho could , but , to stand firm and not resign. General Algor added that ho had assured Commissioner Tanner that If ho would do as advised und refuse to accept any other appointment , if removed , ho ( Alger ) would back Mr. Tan ner In business , und provide u heller occupa tion ihun ho could secure in iho government sorvico. Wholher Tannor's resignalion , and iherefore disregard of a porlion of General Alger's advice will have iho effect of caus ing that statesman to neglect his assistance in the way of business , now that the com missioner is foot loose , I do not know. I um confident that Mr. Tanner has no dcfllnito Idea us to what the fuluro holds for him in the way of office or business occupation. " There is general sympathy for Corporal Tanner in Washington. Ho bus boon uni formly courteous and kind to these who have culled at his oflico ou oflleinl business or in private capacities. Ha has been extremely attentive to the veterans and the common classes , and has boon considerate ot tha wishes and feelings of all who havu come in contact with bun. Atiha same limo Ihcro Is no incllnnlion on the part of his friends in the G. A. R. or elsewhere to bo hasty , and lly to extremes. There Is such n thing ns iho corporal's army of friends standing by him without becoming revolutionary. The vot- eru'ns hero are moderate , und aru inclined to study every pbaso of the circumstances which confronted the president us well us the commissioner of pensions. Most of the criticism is directed toward Secretary Noble and Assistant Secretary Bussoy. Where there have boon any expressions on the part of members of the G , A. H. , it is generally di rected toward these olllcials , who are charged by some to huvo not been us friendly toward the commissioner as they should huvo been. Assistant Secretary Hussoy as sorts his Innocence of the oft repeated as sertion that ho , months ago , encouraged un estrangement , between Sccretury Noble and the commissioner of pensions , or thai ho in any way conlrlbuted toward thu placing of thu commissioner in the embarrassing at- titudu toward either the secretary or the president or the people nt largo. Both Sec retary Noble and Assistant Secretary Bus. soy say that they hnvo no personal feelings toward Mr , Tanner , and that the differences which hnvo existed have been confined ex clusively to otllclal business. The transactions of last night and to-day created no surprise uud elicit very little comment now , EDWIN AUNOMJ CALLS ON HAIIIIIBON. Sir Edwin Arnold , author of "Tho Light of Asia , " and leading editorial writer on the London Telegraph , with his daughter , wus received by President Harrison lo-Jay. I'hu president dialled in a very friendly manner with his dlsilnguished visitor and completely captivated him. After leaving thu while house Sir Edwin said : "Lady Arnold , my wife , was un American laJy and she bus repeatedly requested mo to visit this country. She suld to me , 'You have shown uio India , now I want to show you Aincrca. God willed otherwise , und I visit America now without her. I um charmed with President Harrison and the cordiality of the American people generally. " UIII 11 UN MAKE FACKSi There was another scene in the equity court to-day In the case la which General Uonjamln F. Hutlor nml Strong , the con tractor , figure. Butler wanted Strong ox- umlncd In open court. The court overruled the prayer of Hutlor , when Strong , who Is nbont eighty years old arose and pointing hU finger at General Butler , oxnlaimod dramat ically : "Your honor , i want to toll you that whllo I was before the examiners that man made faces nt mo and snapped his lingers under my nose , that Is why I wouldn't ' answer hla questions , " At this point Strong's attorney pulled tha old man's cnnt tails until ho sat down. But ler was on his fcot in n moment , and it was necessary to order him down beioro quiet could bo restored , AN BXTIIU8IASTIO DliLr.OATlON. The great northwestern dolugutlon to the triennial conclave ot thu Knights Templar have prepared to coma to this city in groit style and to entertain handsomely whllo hero. The delegation consists of representa tives from Montana , Dakota , Manitoba and Minnesota , mid they have have a curd printed which displays tha Camulian and American Hags 'gractfully blended , sur mounted by the Knights Templar cross. On the reverse of the card Is the following cheerful announcement : "Tho wild nud woolly northwest hns the 'chinch' on father tlmo for four days and will bo nt homo to all valiant Knights Temp lar and their fair ladies between the hours of sunset and sunset , " IOWA rosTM.vsTin9 Sharpsburu , Taylor county , Heran .Taqua ; Tromnliio , Hamilton county , P. G. Labarr ; Zurlnglc , Uubuquo county , M , D. McCarthy. MISCiatANUOUS. M. F. Singleton has boon nppolntod store- in the rovonuu service of Nobrasita. The following have received appointments ns cadets at the military academy : Q. P. Townshond , Shiiwneolown , Nineteenth dls- trict , llllonols , and Loraln T , Klchardson , Jancsvllle , First district , Wisconsin. P. II. Bristow , of Das Moincs , has entered upon his duties ns chief of the appointment division of the postofllco department , in Iho place of Mr. Fowler , appointed chlof clerk of the llrst assistant postmaster general's ofllco. PKHUY S. HUAIH. TANNIOU'S UNblGNAXlON. Text of ills Lomir to tha President * niul the Lutior's Kepljv WASHINGTON , Sept. 12. The following Is Commissioner Tannor's letter of resignation and President Harrison's reply thorelo : DRPAIITMUXT oi'Tin : iNTnuiou , BUHKVU OP PENSIONS , WASHINGTON , Sept. 12 , 1831) ) . Mr. Prosidenl : The differences which oxlst between the seorelary of the Interior mid myself us to the policy to bo pursued in the aduiinislralion of Uio pension bureau has reached n stage which llirealens to em barrass mp to an extent which I fool I should not bo called upon to suffer , and as the inves- ligalion into the affairs of the bureau has been completed , and I am assured both by yourself and the sec retary of the interior , it contains no reflection on my integrity as un individual eras as an o Ulcer , I herewith nlaco my resignation in your hands , to take offcctatyour pleasure , to the end that you may bo relieved of any further embarrassment In Uio mutter. Very respectfully yours , JAMKS TAXNKII , Commissioner. THE I'KK8IIiNT'S ' lUIPJ.Y. EXECUTIVH MANSION , WASHINGTON , Sepl. 12 , ISS'J. ' Hon James Tanner , Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir : Your loiter tender ing your resignalion of Iho ofllco of commis sioner of pensions has been received ; and your resignation accoplcd , to lake effect on the appointment , and qualification of your successor. I do not think it necessary in this eorrespondencn to discuss the causes which huva led to the ures- ent attitude of affairs in the pen sion ofilcc. You have boon kindly and fully advised of my views upon most of thcso mailers. It gives mo pleasure to add that , so fur ns I am advised , your honesty has not at any time been called in question , und I beg to renew the expression of my personal good will. Very iruly yours , BKNJASIIN HAIUUSON. More Canili Inlo.s Kor the I'lnue. WASHINGTON , Sent. 12. To-night the names of John P. Uoa , of Minnc-npolis , mid and ox-Governor Lucius Fairchild , of Wis consin , both ox-comnmndors-ln-chiof of the G. A. 11. , have been added to these spoken of as successors to Tanner. Nchrnslca und lowii Pensions. WASHINGTON , Sopt. 12. fSoocial Tele gram to TUB Bun. ] Pensions framed Nebraskans - braskans : Increase Mordecia C. Maxwell , George W. Barnard , William U. Whlto. Old war John W. McCaulcy , Jessie J. Fergu son. Pensions allowed lowuns : Original in valid Presley Guymon , Albert J. Uoso , James M. Jones , George Anne , Benjamin F. Graham , Jcromo.f. Shoemaker. Increase- Edwin A. Steele , Aaron Benson , jr. , James F. Barnclt , John Thompson , Joshua Car- mean , Edward S. Fisher , Eli Tundy , Earl H. McMillan , William Bond. Original widows , olc. Jane , molhor of Enock Brum- burgun. Dond WASHINGTON , Sept. 12. [ Special Telegram to THE Bin : . I Bonds offered : $2,000 nt $1.885 * S,000 ufr STANIjHY'S H10VEMI3NT3. He Is Expected to llcnch the Eastern Coiiot Late in October. BIIUSSKI.S , Sept. 13. A cable dispatch from Zanzibar to thu government of the Congo statasays : Stanley , on leaving the basin of Albert Nyanza , endeavored to uiako his way southward by passing to the west of Victoria Nyanza , but failed. Ho then went north ward and reached thu eastern shore of the lake. Emin Pasha accompanied him. After a long stay on the borders of thu lake await ing supplies Stanley , leaving Emln Pasha , inurchud In tha diruelloh of Mombassa. Ho is expected to ruach tha eastern sea coast about the end of October , o An Old 'icnolicr KuloldcR , ST. Louis , Sept. 12 , Monroe Gray , nged fifty years , u teacher in tha East Carondulct , 111 , , schools , committed suicide this morning by shooting himself in the breast , The sui cide is Iho outcome of a tragedy which oc curred Uvo years ago , when Gray discovered his wife und one William Ditch holding criminal relations. Ho shot and killed thorn both , and after u sensational trial was sent to prison for a year. Ever since Gray has brnodod over iho affair , unlil to-day ho put an end to his troubles. OlmrltlRH find Corrections. SAN FIIANCISCO , Soul , 12. At the session ol the national conference of charities and corrections this morning F. H. Wines , of Illinois , submitted the report of the coinmit- too on slates. Ho summarized tha condition of the various commonwealths unrepresented ln ° the convention , und then called upon tha delegates present lo report upon Iho condl- lion of charities and corrections In their respective slates. Dr. H. G. Dyers spoke on the subject of homes .for children in Ohio. A Bilvitr in ml in I'oiiiisylvanlii. Pmsiiuno , Sopt. IS. AConnelisvlllu , Pa , , special says : . What Is said to bo a valuable find of silver ore has been discovered on thn mountains near Ibis place , by a man named Joseph Avringion. Avrlnglon has inter- cstod a company of Connellsvllln capitalists in the matter , A great deal of excitement exists and prospectors swarm ( ho mountains in the hope of finding other deposits. William nml tan Czurowitoh , HANOVBII , Sept. 12. Emperor William mot the czarowitch at the railway slallon in this city , After the usual ceremonious greet lugs they drove together to the castle. d the I'oor. PA u i a , Sopt. 13. Thomas A. Edison , before fore his departure for Berlin , , guvo 10,000 francs for tlio boiicilt of the poor iu Paris. 33 * ' CHAUSCEY FELT CHAGRINED , Our Exhibit nt the World's Fnll Mnclo Him Sick. THE LEAST AMONG THE NATIONS. t\\l OJIirr Countries Grandly lleprc- toil nt. 1'ai'lH Kvccpt tlio United Stntcs Contliiuntnl 'l'rl | > ul'tho XVorlclugmou. The Flnir Shrlvolod Up. Nr.w YOIIIC , Sept , 12. ( Special Telegram to TUB Hir. . ] Chnuneey M. Depow returned from Kuropo yesterday , mid when Inter viewed said : "I wont-over to Franco unit wont to tlio great exposition. Tliero Is no use of our belittling It. Never In tlio history of the Industrial presentation of the pro ductions of luiinufnclurua uiul tlio arts of the world has there boon anything' that begins to equal It. IJIoven million dollars lias boon oxpomk'd on buildings alone , anil tlio.v uro built as If they were intciuled to rcinnln for ever. After 1 had tnkon u bird's-eye view of this oxhlbltloti I got an Amcricait flag about one hundred feet square and wrapped myself In It and walked Into tlio exhibition. 1 found that nil Uio dwellings thai nm'iklml has over lnul , from the cnvo to the latest style of marble mansion , were represented fully and completely. I found that old Egypt bad a Bl.rectvhoro slio reproduced Cairons It is now. 1 went through the streets of Spain , of Russia , of England , of Italy , of almost every country , and 1 wna amazed r > t the marvelous gorgeousuess uf all that was presented by thcso governments. "And then , clamping thu ling about me , I walked through the exhibits of the United Status , and when I got to the other end I found I could put that Hag in my vest pocket. Said I to myself , knowing that the United States could bent nil these clTeto and worn- out civilizations ; 'By ' the Holy Moses , ' or whatever other dolly the patriotic American swears by undur these liumllltutlng circum stances , 'the American people hnvo ] list cot to rise in ttieir might and ureato a world's fair In which the foundation shall lie such an exhibit of manufactures , arts and sciences ns will astonish the world , and arounu It shall bo gathered ns tributes all the exhibits of the world. ' If wo nro to hold our own In the markets of tlio glebe after this exhibit in Paris , which has boon visited by all tlio commercial puoplo of all the world , it is an absolute necessity for the United States to redeem itself from this monstrous perversion. The exhibits which nro tliero are all right , as far as they L'O , but it is like sending a puacock to represent Holsti-in. The puncuck Itself Is all right , but it does not represent America. "I had the pleasure over there of being interviewed by a delegation of American worhingmen. A remarkable thing about their journey was this : Hero were fifty real , live workiugmun. no shams , no mouth ers. They represented forty from tlio differ ent trades. They were excellent represent atives of the mechanics of the United States. At "no time In the History of the world lor iOUO ! years past \\ould a delegation of that kind luivo boon received. LJeforo the United Status were born , at any time prior to. tliO declara tion of independence or the inauguration of George Washington , such u delegation would have been arrested anywhere. But the United States being a country without classes , without nobility , und with only respect - spect for men who huvo u wortny mission to porlonn , this delegation was received with all honors , with the freedom of cities , 'with public ! bnmiucts , us the only real oxhllilt > tlmt the United Slates had. They invited mo to dinner in the Eiffel tower. It was an elaborate affair und 1 said to thu French representatives present : 'Tliat is the way the workiiigmuii in America always live. ' While wo have novur had any great emigra tion from France , it will bo very largo dur ing the coming year. " A 1V111TUU snt'ULOHEK. An Immoral I'rlcst.Nearly DoiOtl AVIth Tar null li'cntliiirH. MIMVAUKM , Wis , , Sept. 12. [ Special Tel egram to Tim Uun.j Tlo congregation of the pretty llttlo Catholic church in Grauvlllo is in u state of ferment over a-scrics of events which resulted in thu abrupt dismis sal of the pastor , Hov. Father Seeloy. Ho very narrowly escaped u sticky coat of tar and feathers. Nothing but the rovcronco felt for his calling and his patriarchal np- pcarunco staid the lianas of tils angry par ishioners. Several young girls who nttond tha parochial chial school tolu their parents lust week that the priest had been conducting Himself in a decidedly improper manner toward them. The story was told the elders of the church and un indignation meeting was held. The hot-hcadoa ones worn for gelling a keitlo of tar and u fcatncr bed in which to envelop the wretch , but cooler counsel prevailed , and a petition reciting in detail all the stories told by the children was forwarded to Archbishop - bishop Weiss , with the request that ho remove - . move the recreant priest. Thu request wusi promptly granted when the story was heard , and n letter of dismissal was sent to Father Seoloy. In It the archbishop told the priest to leave and not como near him , as ho did not wish to sco such n monster. Father Scoley left at onco. Everything belonging- to Him was burned by hist iruto parishioners. She Captured tlio Intruder. MILWAUKEE , WIs. , Sept. 12 , [ Special Tel egram to THE Hun. ] Charley Sharp , a young- man who is supposed to have como from Col orado , entered Mrs , Addio Hold's residence , using n sltelotcm kuy , early this morning. Becoming nwaro of the presence of n man in her house , Mrs. llolli procured u rovojvor and commanded the follow to hold up hU hands , She then gnvo tlio alarm by scream ing and several of iho neighbors came lo her aid and captured Slmrp. A policeman was summoned and Iho young fellow was taken into cuslody. The Flru GliitiJVi In Houston. KANSAS CITV , Mo , , Sept. 12 , [ Special Telegram to Tun Bun , J The third session of the National Flro Engineers' convention was devoted to a discussion of paiiors on "Tho safety of the use and storage of crndo petroleum. " by S. W. Wallolg , of Provl- ounce , II. I. , and "Tho use of unllned knit or woven hose in buildings , " by Chief D , J. Sweiin , of Chicago. Al noon iho Jirnmun took u train for Loavonwortli , where they will visit the fort and soldiers' homo. Got KvonVIUi iho HiinlMr. SAN FIIANCIBCO , Sept. 12. J. L. Patterson - son , superintendent of the Huuovor mine , was robbed of $5,000 in gold last Monday , between D.igffot und Calico , Cain , , by a man named Hurry Dodson , who knocked him oft his horse and escaped on it. Patterson and u party started In pursuit and when they came upon tlia robber ho commenced lo l\ra \ upon them. They ralurnod Iho Uro , killing Dodson liiBtnnlly. The stolen money wa lound upon him. Thu OrHpermloeH Still nt Lnriro. CiUMiiuiir.AiN , S. 1) , , Sepl , 12. [ Special Telegram to Tun HIB. l-No woru has yet booa received from thoKioux reservation in regard toj the capture of thu throe horse thieves who broke jail here Saturday evening Tha sheriff of Urulo county and posse returned from an unsuccessful pursuit after thu escaped - capod prisoners , and the sheriff thinks the desperadoes got uwuy via thu Missouri river. TrOII 1)1 ) CH , Pno vi OUNCE , K. I. , Sept. 13. The report of the committee of creditors of the Pbenlx Woolen company , whoso mills are at Kast Greenwich , show the liabilities uro { 800,000 and the asset * f | OStiOO. An offer of 25 cents on the dollar IN rucoaiuiunded by the com- for uccoutamu )