} HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , FRIDAY MOBNING , SEPTEMBER 20 , 1880. NUMBER 91. [ , Over Fifty PooploBurlodUndorTona of Rock at Quobco. AGONIZING CRIES. FOR HELP. Thirteen CornscHttnd Sixteen Wound ed Hn\c llcen Taken Kroin Under the Debris .six Hundred Alou nt Work. Under Tons nf ItookH. Qnr.nKC , Sept. 19. To-night sovcral thou sand tons of rock slid from Capo Diamond , nt the end of Duffcrlu terrace , to Champluln street , 300 feet below , demolishing In its course seven duellings. Up to midnight six bodies have been taken from the ruins. Thomas Farrell nnd two of his children1 also two children named Burke and one un known child , Farrell's mothor-ln-law , Mrs. Allen nnd her husband are Htlll In thu ruins. About twentyflvo persons have been removed moved from Iho dobrls badly Injured. Some have broken arms and legs und others nro badly crushed and mutilated. It Is supposed that at least fifty persons are yet under the ruins. The debris covers the road in n solid muss eotno 000 feet in length und from fifteen to twenty-five feet high , it Is Impossible to sny nt present how many are dead and wounded. Every onu is working heroically and under difllcnltles , as the night U Intensely dark and the electric light wires are down. Cries ot "help , help , " are heaid from bfr Death the debris , but no help can bo givun. Very llttlo progress is being made In recovering covering the bodies , owing to the stupendous mass of rock covering the ruins. The body of a woman named Mrs. Harri son ban just been pulled out of the debris. More rocks are falling and it 13 feared the whole boulder forming the highest point in Quebec will give wny. 1:30 : a. m. The mass of rock detached Jioin the cliff's ' sldoicftn vacant spaceof , ext t mo rill nary dimensions under Duffcrln terrace - race and that great promenade is now un safe. safe.Thirteen Thirteen corpses und sixteen wounded have been taken out. The pecuniary dam age will bo largo. A force of 000 men are now working on the debris. LONG , L1V15 Till- : A Chnnuo in tlio Tactics ol' Its { lunlaii Henncit.\ \ PAHIS Sept , 19. | Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun Bnn. I Since the electoral campaign the conservative candid ates and the newspapers which support them seem to have undergone a veritable- metamorphosis. Up to n very rccotit day their attacks upon thu republic wcro as ve hement as they had over been. That form of government , they said , was Incompatible with order and social peace , und that the majority of Frenchmen wore only waiting for tbo elections to uttord thorn an oppor tunity of ridding the country once for nil , of u regime hold in uni versal detestation. Kocently , however over , they 'doubtless became convinced that the country is not so anxious as they had believed to overthrow the republic and confide to royalists , Imperials and Boulan- gists the task of elaborating a now constitu tion after having come to an agreement ns to what sort of u constitution they most deslro. Consequently they have completely altered their tone. The leaders of the anti- repub lican coalition refer with Infinite caution to the subject of revision In tfroh- professions o filth. Edouard Ilervo advises the electors not to lose from their view the fact that the next chamber will not bo required to dccldo upon a form of govern went. Jacques Piou , one of the most actlvo nnd best known members of the com , niittco ot twelve , Is equally cautious , whil Jules Da Ln Fossa , ono of the foremos chnuipious of the revision , apparently be lieves It most prudent not to mention , oven , the matter. In n circular bo has recently is sued. oven Du Cassnngia thinks it advisable to puttho brakes upon his hauit of anathe matising the republic. In nn article which appeared In the Autorito this morning ho wrote : "For what are wo fighting at these olec- tlonsi Is it for a clmngo In the form of the government ? Not in the least. Hauo royalists , Imperialists and Boulnngists joined forces for tbo purpose of overthrowing the republic 1 No , It would bo unjust to susuoct them of such a design. ' It is not upon the republic that tha.v are mak ing war. Their object is moro modest. All they dcsiro is a change in the men who hold the reins of government and to make the policy of tbo republic u conservative policy. " Compare with thcso declarations ono article which Cassagnnlc penned loss than n couple of months ago , nnd the contrast will bo found , to nay the least of It , curious. For Instnnco : just bef oj-o the electoral campaign beuan Cas- eagnnlo wrote that the republic which ho avowedly hated would not last longer than the elections if the revisionists ob tained the majority. In the same article the i editor spoke of wringing the neck of the i "guouso" hln familiar term for the republic and declared that all the ills from which Franco was suffering would end with the republic. Now Cassagnalo nnd his friends toll the electors ; "His not against the re public wo are waging war. As for revision , it is certainly the principal item in our pro * gramme , If not all tha programme. It Is the only idea common to all the allied camps , but It Is a matter of too llttlo im portance to claim your attention at this moment. Wo accordingly almost ignore it in our profession of faith , " The reason for this chance of tactics is that the conservative candidates are aware that the country U In no BOIICO Inclined to follow them In their campaign against the republic , They have understood that they lind been ou the wrong truck and arc seek ing to retrace their steps. * Per elm n colt is too lato. John Morrln Heloastul. ICopyr'v'it ' ' tssa tin Jtunt * ( Ionian Uimiett.l LOSIION , Sept. 19. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to THE Bui : . I John Morris , of New York , who was in rested at London- del ry und charged with fraud and embezzle ment In connection with the American Trav elers' exchange , has been brought to London nnd released. Ho cluuns that there wau no foundation whatever for .tho charge , The Grout American llowlo KnliV. WATEUVILU : , Miss. , Sept. 19. At Han- dolph Monday night alight occurred between Bob and Iko Cnrr and Lon Connolly , Tha Carr brothers were armed with revolvers und Connelly with u bowie knife. Bob Cut r wu killed , Ike fatally wounded and Connolly only slightly hint , Arrivals. At New York The Germaluc , from Liver pool , At London Sighted , tha Adriatic anil GaUlu , from Now Ydrk Icr Liverpool ; tbo Gothea , from Baltimore. I'll 12 MORMON QUI2ST1OV. Kx-Sonnlor Snnndors Thlnkfl Polyg amy on the Decline. CIIICAOO , III. , Sept. 19. [ Spccmi Telegram to TnnBftE.I Ex-CongreMinnn Alvln Saun- dcrs , ot Nebraska , onn or the now members of the Utah commission , Is In the city with Colonel PalgO , of Salt Lake City , the secre tary of the committee. In speaking of the condition of affairs in Utah , Mr. Sanndors said the present administration was rigidly enforcing every law against polygamy nnd it was rapidly bclne got rid of. Inroads are being made on it everyday. While it yet exists to n limited extent , what thcro is left of it Is practiced secretly ana with closed doors. The young Mormons , Mr. Saundurs nays , nro beginning to sco that the only way open for themselves Ute to drop polygamy altogether nnd rcpudlnto that rudiment of their religion. The most of thorn ronllzo that only the wealthy succeed in getting oftlccs and the best looking women , while the rank nnd llio uro obliged to put up with what is loft. They nro nlso convinced that their only chnnco of success lies In how qujckly and how thor oughly they rid themselves of the curso. Mr. Saundurs thinks Utah is destined to hnvc u bright future. GI2N12UAIJ KAUUiMSK'S T1UAU The Alleged Wriuikcr nf the Dnus- vllln National I Junk In Court. ButTALO , Sept. 19. The special trial of Geacral Lester B. Faulkner , charged with wrecking the Dansvlllo National bank , was begun in the United States district court no- fore Judge Coxo this morning. William B. Hoyt , Hon. D. N. Lockwood's assistant , made the opening plea to the jury. Ho reviewed tbo circumstances leading to the failure on the 13th day of August. "Tho stock in the Dansvlllo National hnnk , " said Iloyt , "was owned entirely by the Faulkner family nnrt they are wholly responsible. Wo intend to prove that Lester 13. Faulicner re ported to tlio comptroller ot the currency in ills lust statement that tlio bank was only $10,000 short , yet In loss than thirty days the bank failed with $ t ; i,000 liabilities nnd with only ? 19'J In the safe. We expect to show thcro wns f07,5fO ! In the Jjank nt the vorv time Lester B. Faulkner made his fraudulent report to the United States treasury. " Georeo H. Wood , of Washington , who has been connected with the treasury as an examiner of reports of national bunks for tlio past twenty-live years , tctontltlcd several Dansvllle bank roports. James M. DonalO , cashier of the Hanover National banit of Now York , said that on May III. 183" , the indebtedness to the United States was $ .TTM7 : , nnd the amount of In debtedness on the first day of August , 1887 , Just previous to tlio failure , was SIS.IWS on discount p.ipor and flS.OOO on temporary loiiiih. The witness went 'o Dansvillo and saw Faulkner , who showed him property lid owned. The witness suggested to Faulkner " that n mortgage on the "property would bo iieccptnblr , but lie mndo no reply , save that ho would communicate with tlio government oft cmls In regard to the matter. Hoyt read n number of letters received by the Hanover bank from Lester li. Faulkner , stating ho would soon come .into possession of a largo amount of pro ) > orty und ho hoped tbo tlino might come when the Dnusvlllo bank could loan them plenty of cash with no interest. ANOTHBIt OKONIN SUS1M2CT. John Koddy , of ( Jh'icniio , Under Sus picion CHICAGO , S pt. 19. The Times to-morrow will report that , John Uoddy , who was men tioned In the evening papers ns n possible Cronin suspect , nnd said to bo in the Bride well , was at homo to-night , Just returned from a trip to Ireland. Iloddy Is a well-to-do grocer. In an inter view he unhesitatingly admitted having left Chicago tno day following Cronin's disap pearance , on Q vacation trip , us ho put it. Ho acknowledged being n member of Clnn-nn Gael Camp L'O. but denied emphatically re ceiving nny box in Ireland or England , or having gene there for any such purpose. Ho stated that bo was unacquainted with Cro nin , Coonoy or Burke , but did know Detec tive Whalan , Coughlin's former partner , Iloddy was formerly n policeman himself. A Times reporter went to the residence of thu latter during the day nnd interviewed Mrs. Roddy- She oppressed much horror at Cronin's murder nnd nald when her husband heard of it they hud been in Ireland a month. "Whoro were you when the box was sentl" said the reporter. "Wo were ' 1 At this poiat an old woman , aged appar ently seventy years , rushed into tbo hall and exclaimed , "For God's sake holdycr tongue ; what do they know ? What the can they do to him anyway. " And so saying she rushed buck ns suddenly as she came. Mrs. Iloddy was dumb for n minute nnd then broke Into a forced lauch. The con versation wns again taken un by the Times man , and once moro did thn old ludy , who proved to bo Mrs. Hoddy's mother , repeat tier strange performance. She again told Mrs. Iloddy to keep silence , ending with the declaration : "You're supposed to know nothing at all of the Cronin murder. " > 1JV HANGING. A Clilciifo ; Man Who Got Tired of l.lvlni ; . CHICAGO , Sept. 19. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bun. ] John G. Kimball , a well known citizen living on Twenty-fourth street , com mitted suicide this morning by hanging. For the past two days Kimball had been confined to his bed. This morning he arose nnd went down where his wife was. When ho entered Mrs , Kimball noticed n strange light In his oyo. Ho wont over to where she waskissed her and said : "Alary , what Is there in Ufa worth living for ) Now , I have made up my mind that wo hud bettor die together. I have got some poison und we can both take It and die in each other's arms. " His wife tried to laugh iim ) out of the Idea nnd told him It was very foolish to thiak of such a thing. "Well , " no replied , "I only thought it would be better for us to die together , but if you won't I will go upstairs nud hang my self , " nud ho turned and walked out of tli room. His wife did not think anything mora ubout It until their sixteen-year-old daughter , Minnie , discovered her father hanging in ills bedroom. A center hooK was in the ceilinit of tha room , nnd uftor ndjustlng the rope around his neck ho tied Iho end to the hook and then coolly btoppcd oft the bed. Ho had boon dead ubout half an hour when dis covered. Arrrslod I'or llurtlnry. HASTINGS , Nob. , Sept. 19.Some tltno be tween 10 and 13 o'clock Tuesday night , the clothing store of M. Levy was entered by burglars. Eight or ton suits of clothes and a number of overcoats were Carried off val ued ut $150 , The burglars effected un entrance - trance through u back window. Ofllcers Shilling und Tenant arrested a man with u cork log at the B. & M. depot yesterday \vith a new suit of clothes on bearing the trade mark of Levy's clothing liousu. The burglur is now In jail awaiting examination. The until o man was ut Harvard Tuesday after noon. The stolen property was tound cou- cculed In the grass near the B. & M. ware house. Ho is supposed to have accomplices. The IVnntlior Forecast , Nebnulta and Iowa Fair , variable wiuds ; warmer In low ; stationary temperature In Nebraska. Illinois Warmer , fair weather ; southerly winds. Dakota Fair ; southerly winds ; warmer. The CIcnrmuicitrH1 Convention. NEW YOIIK , Sept. 19. In the cigarmakors' convention to-day a proposition to reduce the price ol the union label was defeated. FREMONT CAPTURES THE COP , Her Company the Boat Drilled of the National Guard. THE IRRIGATION COMMITTEE. Its Good Work utORttllnln The North Nchrnakn Blotliniltats Polit ical Potpourri A Prov ident Grocer. A Famous Vlotorr. URATBICB , Sept. ID. [ Special to Tun i3nn.1 The judges of the competitive drill 'or the governor's chullogo cup gave In thotr "eclaiuu unexpectedly nt , noon to-day , award- UK the prize to Company E , First regiment , f Fremont. The do font of thu Fatrbury : ompnny , D , Second regiment , Is in no way dUcredit to II. The following tire the ro il Us of ttio drill by points : Company E.First 'cglinent ' , 244-81 , Company D , Second regi ment , 242-9. The judges of the contest were Colonel A. S. Duggott , U. S. A. , MnJ or John C. Watson f the governor's staff , and Captain J. II. Julver , troop A , cavalry. The camp sutler could stand It no longer , and last evening during dress parade hn packed up his goods and chattels nnd left 'amp ' Grant In Indignant disgust. Through some means , known only to those most In terested , he succeeded in incurring the dls- Iko of the Chadron company and the boys could not , or would not , resist the Impulse to worry the sutler to. the verge of distruc- ion. Only a day or so ago they oponctl up a bombardment on him with bailed potatoes. The sutler consequently deemed his life in d 11 tiger , and lust evening secured a guard and ivlth the aid of four or flvo drays abandoned Camp Grant to starvation , so 'ar us his establishment Is concerned. It Is vaguely hinted that tno agcrlov/cd / sut ler has engaged counsel nnd will RUO the state for several hundred dollars damages. The trouble nroso from alleged exorbitant charges for1 Ills goods , which the boys claim ihey could buy at his down-town establish ment at prices from fiO to 100 per cent less than ho asked for the same goods In c.unp. The First regiment band gave a grand nstrumental concert in the town last night , which was listened to by un immense throng of people. A largo number of the soldiers wore also in town miring the evening , and it is n pleasure to note that they conducted themselves like gentlemen. Not a National uardsman has been arrested in the city thus far for n misdemeanor by thu city po- co. As a whole the state soldiers seem to .lossess every quality of perfect gentlemen , and bavo won scores of friends by their manly conduct while in thu city nnd'camp. . In the vicinity of Camp Grant are numerous orchards , laden with fruit , and one or two vineyards. Neither of them have been dis turbed in the slightest degree by the boys. A few watermelon patches have been raided , but the raiders wore ) us likely to bo mis chievous town urchins as the soldiery. The First Heglment band oamo down town this morning nnd honored the Daily Express oflleo with n serenade. The city was thronged to-day with visitors from all quarters of the state , to witness thu "Uuttloof Paddock Hill. " Excursion trains en in o in on all the roads , bringing with them their quota of sightseers. The only casual ties during the affair wcro a cavalry man nnd ono of General Colby's aides being dis- mountnd bv their horses stumbling in n hole. The light was witnessed by several thousand people. The schools nnd banks were closed in honor of the event. General Colby nnd Colonel Harry Phillips led the attacking force nud Colonel Sweet the defense army. Colby's army captured the fort. The Irrigation Committee. Neb. , Sept. 19. ( Special Tele gram to J'lin BEE. | Senator Stuart , of Ne vada , as chairman ; Major Powell , United States geologist ; Richard J. Iliutun , irriga tion engineer ; Eugene Davis , sergeant-al arms ; Charles J. Cappel , clerk of the com mittee , and Prof. Hicks , of the Nebraska state university , representing the senatorial committee appointed by the last c&ugress to Investigate the advisability of placing res ervoirs for storage at intervals , when there is not sufficient rainfall , held a session at this place to-day for the purpose of getting information to present before the house this winter. A large delegation from the sur rounding towns north , south , east and west was in attendance , and appeared before the committee. to give testimony as to the most expedient method for carrying out the above project. There is an cntcnso interest manifested by tlui people hero and througl out the sur- lounding country. Senator Stuart addressed a largo audience on the subject of irrigation at the opera house tn.night. Ills effort to please the people of this community is ap preciated , and ho has the willingness to do something for that portion of the country west of the 100th meridian. The committee , having performed their work , will leave for their rcspectivo homes and present a full report of their doings to the next session of congress. llio Veterans in Cnmp. . nr.p CI.OUD , Neb. , Sept. 19. | Special Tele grain to TUB Unu. ] The third dny of'the interstate - ter-stato G. A. K. reunion has proved ono of general Interest. Not alone to the many old soldiers in attendance , but to the citizens and spectators who have witnessed the oxer clscs. Ono of the features 'of the day was the prize band contest participated in by the Kiunklm Cadet drum corps , the Cowlcs City brass band and the Red Cloud drum corps. The judges' decision of this contest Is thus far withheld. Major Thomas Majors o ( Omaha , made a very effective speech , which was much appreciated. This was followed by tbo ex-prisoners of war and the calling of the roll by states. Probably the most interesting of all the day's proceedings was the exhibition drill of the Gaga cadets of Franklin. This company is composed of excellent material nnd shows patient training In its well executed figures. The attendance during the remainder of the reunion is ex pected to be still larger than it has been , a : many country pcoplo are coming In , many o : them to sco for the llrst tune an actual c.unp of isoldiors. The MuthodlHlH. , NBUOH , Neb. , Sept. 19. | Special Tele gram to Tin : BKK. | The M. E. conference opened to-day with un address by iiishop Vincent and an address by Chaplain Mo- Cuba. The forenoon was given to reports o pastors and tbo examination of classes. The annual missionary sermon in the afternoon was by T. M. HOUBO , of Omaha , The Woman's Homo Missionary society met a 4 o'clock and was addressed by Mrs. Max Held , of Omaha , and Mrs. Charles , of Nortl Ucnd. rino addresses were delivered In the ovnning by Dr. Gillette , of Cincinnati , who represents the Sunday School Union and Tract society. Trailed Ills Horse Kur Expqrlnnuo NtmiASKA CITV , Neb. , Sept.10i [ "Specia to Tin : Uui'.J Several days ago n stranger wont to Ilewott Starr , a farmof ( lying ( .outh of town , and hired u horse to ride to a neigh boring farm , promising to return It in an hour , Starr govo him the best horse In tno stable , and now be otters a reward for Its return , the stranger having evidently los his way. Starr has not a luany horses a ho had before , but considerable moro expo rlcuco. -V , yi < ii i | M Ho Will Not I'load. PENPEH , Nob. , Sept. 10. [ Special Tolo grain to TUB BKE. ] Joseph Hlg IJear , ono of tbo Indians charged with the murder o oting Benjamin , died in Iho jail very sud- lenly nt 10 o'clock to-night. Ho was nppnr- ntly as well as ever ten minutes before ho led. Ho was seized with convulsions. Cvory symptom indicated poison. An In- juest will bo held to-morrow morning. The County Ifn'lrs. BCNKBI.MIX , Nob. , Sept. 10. [ Special Telegram to TUB I1r.r.Tho \ third minunl xhlbltlon of tile Dundy county agricultural oclcty convened to'-dny under the most fnv- orablo auspices and will continue thrco days. i'lio society has gone to considerable ox- icnso erecting permanent buildings nnd thu air will bo a success. The exhibition of grain nnd vegetables Is splendid , Dundy county taking ilrst and second premiums on wheat at the Rtato fair. The stock show Is also good. There will bo some good races. KEAIINRV , Nob- , Sept , 19. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BKR.1 Thursday's fair was n success. The crowd was the largest of uny lay this week. Klloy Dunbnr und Miss klary SU Peters were married on the ground his afternoon. The races were good. PI.ATTSMOUTII , Nob. , Sept. 19. [ Special I'olegram to Tun Hr.n.l To-day was the fourth nnd last day of the Cass County fair. A largo crowd was in attendance nnd llio rnco course was the chief center of at traction. Muxy Cobb , jr. , won ttio troe-for- Ul trot. Time , 2:80. : 'Iho freo-for-nll run ning race , hnlf-mllo. was easily token by \Vhist. Time , :54. : The fair was a financial success nnd nil pronilums will bo paid In full. > WTMOIIK , Nob. , Sept. 10. [ Special Tele gram to Tun HKB. ] Tlio attendance nt tbo ntorstnto fair to-day has been the largest of iny gathering over assembled In Wymoro. Uotwcen 6,000 and 0,000 people wcro on the grounds. The Reynolds sliver cornet band 'urnishcd the musiu during the fair. Thoraces races to-day wcro very Interesting. In the ! i:40 : rara Idavan took llrst Tom 13oyd second. Tlmo-2'45.2:40. : 2 43. In the 2:83 : race Lycurgis was first , Harry D second. Time 2:33 : , 1M13. 2:37 : . In the trotting races flvo heats wore trot ted. ted.In In the milo running race Ucppo was llrst , Walla Walla second. Time 1:55. 1 : R3j ! . P , F. Thcesson. as an onicial timer ot fast horses , gives universal satisfaction. The baleen assension to-day was n grand sight. M'llo Xnzoll nseondcd to the hcighth of about 1,500 feet , nnd cutting loose from the ualoon floated gracefully to the ground Another usscnslou will bo in rule to-morrow. SIUNIT : , Neb. , Sept. 19. [ Special Telegram - gram to TUB BKB. | This was the second lay of the Cheyenne county fair. The agri cultural exhibit cannot bo excelled , and the rancors deserve great credit for their assid- ions labors. The trotting and running races .o-day were the grand features. Several thousand pcoplo have passed through the gates for the past two days. The weather is ovely. j Forty-nine * Xcnrw. GEKINO , Neb. . Sept. 19. The Arnold case las encjcd in conviction of murder in the second degree. The case has boon on trlnl for four weeks And one1 day , the longest mur der trial ever held in Nebraska. The de fense was conducted by Hunt nnd Kayner. of Sidney , and tbo state's case was tried by Hon. F. I. Foss , of Crete , nud County At torney Richardson. Both sides fought hard. The argument lasted two days and was closed by Foss for the stato. The jury went out at 5 p. in. and at 0 p : in. returned n ver dict as above. As soon as the verdict was in , Judge Church sentenced the prisoner to hard labor for forty-nino years. It being a new county , the witnesses , , wcro greatly scat tered , and It was hard'work ' to get a jury , nud the defendant , taking ad vantage of every technicality , caused thujonptrial. . The defense - fenso was insanity nnd'Self-dofcnso. Sheriff Fanning , of this [ Scottjs Bluffs ) county , 1ms started for Lincoln with the prisoner. A \\lnulnir Ticket. HAT Si'iiixos , Neb. , opt. 19. ( Special to Tun Bur. . ] The political pot in Sheridan county is beginning to boil in earnest. The democrats and republicans both have their tickets In the field. The republicans have n majority of about four hundred , nnd as tbo party is well in line , are very likely to elect their whole ticket. Following is the republi can ticket : Clerk , S. J. Graham , of Gordon ; treasurer , J. H. Jones , of Rus hvlllo ; sheriff , H. Thurston , of Hay Springs ; judge , H. C. Mugoon ; surveyor , H. M. Boll ; superintend ent , J. M. Linn ; coroner , J. M. Wobernian ; commissioner , A. W. Urownell. A Small Crowd' * llljj Kfforr. I3BATHICE , Nob. , Sept. 19. [ Special Tolo- grain to THIS Br.E.J The old soldiers' con vention , consisting of six'members ' , mot at a Into hour this afternoon at Iho court house and placed in nomination the following county ticket : Henry Albert , treasurer : Stephen Hull , clerk ; N. Horron , sheriff ; G. L. Hoinporiy , register of deeds ; Joseph Pnsko , surveyor ; S. H. Craig , judge ; Miss Maria Upson , school superintendent. The same convention will meet to ratify the ticket next Tuesday. Ariipnhne'B OropH. AUAPAHOB , Neb. , Sept. 19. [ Special to TUB Bui : . ] Small grain in this vicinity is hardly un nvorngo crop this year. Wheat is yielding about 12 bushels per aero , oats 20 , barley 21 and rye 23. Of the two last named the acreage is quite small Corn is heavy and is Hiiro to yield quite abundantly ; It will bo the largest crop raised here , for many years. Grain has begun to move towards the mar ket , und Arapahoe is well equipped for ro- cclvlng it , having two largo elevators , and n third just completed by the farmers at a cost of about .2,500. Carinir For tha ROVH. WunriNQ WATKII , Neb. , Sept. 19. [ Special to TUB Br.E.J Eight hnndrod dollars has been rnlsed by a committee of the V. M. C. A. for the purpose of paying the salary of u permanent secretary and other expenses for the year. Hon. E. L..Reed kindly donates , free of charge , suitable rooms. Thus It will bo seen Weeping Water Is doing her part toward assisting you lip won to the better walks of lifo. The academy opened on Its fifth year Monday , September 10 , under very favor able circumstances , with n full faculty of able instructors , and u greater number of students than has ovc'riittended before , Held un a Ilelnoiiu Ghnrcc. . KiMiiAM , , Nob. , Sop't , 19. Great excite ment Is raging at' Hurrisburg1 , the county seat of Banner county , ever the nrrest of G. W. G'utlln.n prominent bottler of that county , for raping and assaulting a young girl four teen years old who had'bcen adopted by the Catlin family , Catlln was arrested nnd brought , before Justice Btownrt and waived examination and was -bound over to court la 11,000 bonds , which bn furnished. Holt dmiilldntoH. ATKINSON , Nob. , Bept. 19. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bun. ] The Holt county con vention passed off quietly and business was disposed of In short'metro. . The following nominations were made : For county clerk , G. / . Hnzlntto ; treasurer , Barrett Scott ; superintendent , C , A. Manvlllur county judge , E. M. Lows ; coroner , George Fort ; surveyor , W. W. Page. Attempted Jail jJellv ry. NKIWABKA Car , Nob. , Sept. 19. [ Special to TUB BEE.I fin attempt was made last night to break open the city jail , for tbo purpose of releasing several prisoners held on suspicion. James Martin was ono of the men caught in Ihu act of breaking open the door from thoYoutsido and' was "sent over the hill.fr A Smitten Death. BEATIIICB , Neb. , Sept , 10. [ Special Telegram - gram to TUB Bip , ] Joseph Hroltlor , a well known liquor dealer of this city , died sud denly this ovenluif of paralysis. He wan sick only throe days. TANNER HUGH CAST DOWN , The Corporal Will Not Take Ptirt la the Ohio Campaign. THE FUTURE PENSION ' POLICY. Grand Army Jlon Ilulievo Tlicro Will Ho No Material Change Misap prehensions About the American Congress , WASHINGTON BUIIEVU , Titr. OMVIU BIS FOUIITRBNTU STRISRr. WASIIIXHTOX , I ) . C. . Sept. 10. Mr. Tanner is not ngltutlng what might bo called his grievances , Ho is very much cut up by what has trans pired , nnd his friends have been doing all the work In the direction of securing for him tlio losltion of recorder of deeds. In fact Mr. Tanner has never been away from his own residence since the dny ho closed up his af fairs nt the pension ofllcc. Ho has not been oncbomo , however , us ho Is visited every .lay and evening by Grand Army friends nnd those who want to sco him squared before the public. It Is not likely that the retiring commissioner will accept the invitation of Governor Fornker to como out and stuuio Ohio curing the present campaign. Mr. Tanner Is not exactly in u wood to do any stumping at present , and unwarranted con clusions might bo drawn If ho went into the Ohio campaign nt this particular lime. Speaking- the Invitation to a friend , yes terday , ho Indicated that ho would not ac cept it. They say that I hnvo been talking too much , anyhow , lately , " said ho , "and I guess now will bo u good 'time for mo to give my jaw u rest. " The vicissitudes of politics have In no wlso curbed tlio expressiveness of the late com missioner's observations. Tlin FUTUIIE PENSION 1'OMCV. Thcro Is a good deal of Interest felt hero ns to the future policy of the pension ofllco under the r.oxt commissioner , All the load ing-Grand Army mini , ineludlng those who have been spoken of for the commissloner- shlp , are in layer of the policy incorporated under Tanner as far us it relates to the treat ment of the soldiers , and they reserve their opinion as to the dismissal of Tanner until they ascertain whether that involves also u clmngo of policy. If the same liberality is to bo fol lowed in the matter of granting nnd rerat- ing pensions , they will be entirely satisfied with the action of the president. At present there is n great deal of uncertainty ns to tlio course that will bo followed in tlio pension office. Mr. Smith , the acting commissioner , and Assistunt Secretary Bussoy have evinced n disposition to take a back track , and it has been vamiely reported that they liad reversed some of the most liberal rulings made by Mr. Tanner. It is believed by tbo Grand Army men , however , that when n now commissioner is installed in ofllco ho will put in force all these liberal rulings , und that they will have nothing to complain of. With u Grand Army man of distinction at the head of the ofllco no other policy will bo possible. CU1110US MISAPrilEIICSSIONS. There is u curious misanprohension in cer tain quarters regarding the International American congress , und the stuto depart ment is receiving a great many letters in quiring us to the number of delegates the differnnt states are entitled to , and as to the compensation they will receive. Notification has also been received from several states that persons have been appointed by the governors us delegates nnd the sumo write to ask when their duties will commence nnd what they will consist of. Among other communications was the following received to-day by the secrelar.v of state : CiiiCAno , Sept. 10,1SSO. Sir : I have been named witli others by the executive commit tee of the association of the United States to wait upon the governor of Illinois to request him to recognize our manufactur ing interests m naming delegates to the con ference ot representatives from the South American republics to bo hold in the city of Washington , D. C. , in October , 16-S9 , with u view of arranging for a congress to bo hold In 1S'J2 , to promote and- encourage closer commercial relations between tno South American republics and this coun try in pursuance with nn act of congress , etc. Wo are informed that Gov ernor Fifer has not yet been ofllcinlly re quested by the department of state to ap point any delegates to said conference. If it is the spirit of the act of co'igress ' to have every state In the union represented In said conference , aside from the ten delegates appointed by the president , I would respect fully suggest thai the governor of Illinois bo authorised nnd requested through the proper channel to appoint delegates to said confer ence. Please pardon mo for addressing you upon this subject. The deep Interest I take in this matter must bo my only excuse for making this suggestion. There will bo no delegates admitted to this congress. It is a diplomatic body and t ho act of congress authorizing it limits the representation on the part of the United States to the ton appointed by the president for tlio country at largo. A good many people seem to have got the conference which meets In October mixed up with the exposition that is to bo held in 1802. Ono gentleman writes to the state depart ment asking that spnco bo reserved for him to start a candy factory at tlio International American congress , and another gentle man desired to know whether no and his wife could accompany the delegates upon their excursion. Ho said that ho intended to travel in South America shortly , und wants to make the acquaintance of the delegates und got some practice in talking Spanish by associating with them. Sovcral applications have been received from business hoiuos for tickets for the use of drummers on this tram , the writers appar ently thinking that tlie excursion would con sist entirely of merchants , who had couio to this country to purchase goods. Among other curious requests comes ono from St. Louis from u gentleman who de sires to make the opening address in con gress. As all of the loiters are answered in u respectful manner , ho was Informed Unit Mr. Blaine had boon selected fur that duty. The depnrtinonfof state has leased ono of the handsomest residences in the city for the use of the congress. It is perhaps the largest private house , with ono exception , in Washington. The ball room will bo used for the meeting of the congress , and the f > pa- clouH parlors will bo used as consultation rooms , where the delegates can make them- salvos ut homo. The upper rooms will bo used for the secretaries and stenographers. Charles W. Cocker has been appointed storekeeper In the Thirteenth Illinois dis trict. Puintv S. HEATH. Hounlai- Troops Cnn Not Vote. WASIIINUTO.V , Sept. 19. Complaint having been made to the war department that HOUIO United States troops stationed on Military reservation In the now states propose to vote at tha coming elections , the secretary of war has informed the complainants that such action is prohibited by law ana will not bo permitted , Now Postmasters Appointed. DEEB. PAHK , Md. , Sept. 10. President Harrison to-day appointed the following postmasters : John A. Wall , Mt. Vernon , III. , vice Robert T. Pace , reslirncd ; William Armstrong , Dopero , Wls. , vice Edward Van Uo Caatolla , resigned ; Charles I. Keller , Grundy Center , la. , vice T. M. Lynn , re signed ; Joseph W. Johnson , Sutton , Neb. , vice William J , Keller , removed ; Elmer E. Taylor , Truer , la. , vice William B. GIllcsplo , resigned. Tlltt IjAMl OFFICK UISI'OUT. Voting Commissioner Stnno Sutnnlts the Annual Slimvluir. WASHINGTON , Sept. 10 , The minunl report nf the acting commissioner of tlio general nnd oflleo , William M. Stotio , has been sub- nit ted to the secretary of the interior. In opening his report Stone refers to the accu- nulation of business in the oflleo , which had Docn loft over from former administrations , and which was partly iluo to the Increasing work of the local Innd ofllcoi. The system .11 . force , ho says , \vas \ not jiromotlvo of the speedy dispatch of business , especially in .ho cnso of the board of review , crc.Uod by Commissioner Spark ? , which ho abolished ns a hindrance to good , safe and quick work n the ofllco , Commenting un Mr. Sparits * 'unfortunate and unwarranted suspicions that a wldo spread system of fraud pre vailed , " Mr. Sparks asserted that "tho proportion of fraudulent filings to the total lumber of tilings made nnd relinquished may jo estimated in round numbers at onu in n hundred. " Mr. Stone says : "Tho whole- gala arraignment of claimants on the public domain should not have been mndo without nostconclusive evidence to sustnln It. " The report goes ou to say that no general mis conduct on the part of western settlers hud been found. During the year TO , 141 agri cultural patents wcro Issued , covering 11- T'.U.llD acres of land , nn Increase over the urccoilltiir.\niir of moro than thrco million icrcs. Mineral patents to the number of Mil , covering an area of 17,0'D ' ) acres , weio issued. There were patented for llio benefit of railroads , under the law , 4:25,0lt : ( acres , and under swamp land grants to the states Ti9Jl ucros. State selections under educational grant * wcro approved to the extent of itt)5U ; ; ) acres , and lands to In dians patented under various nets to the amount of 15U.310 acres. The total cash receipts ol the oftleo from sales or land und fees wcro $9'JTO,2-jri , a ile- crease of more than f'J.OJO.OOO as compared with the previous year. During thu year surveys wore accepted to the amount of-1,554u ; j acres , principally In Dakota , Montana aim New Mexico. Mr. Stone calls attention to "coHnln al lowances made to deputy surveyors by the first comptroller of the treasury In the years 1SSH and 1S87 , which , in my opinion , were grossly irregular and n palpable usurpation if the powers and duties specially belonging lo the commissioner of the general land onlco. " Tlio report reforn to the unsettled condi tion of private land claims m New Mexico and Arizona , and the urgent need of con gressional action to scttlo the titles in these territories. Koferriiig to the act of March n , 1SS7 , which authorizes tno secretary ol the interior to ud- | ust each of the railroad gr.ints , and if nny had been erroneously certilled or patented Lo commence proccouings to cancel them , the report status that of the pending selections 21,000,311 ! acres hud been suspended , awaiting action by congress. Attention is called to the fact that moro than eighty million ncrcs have been claimed under the swamp land act In various states. Florida nlono , while having a total area of 97,951,710 acres , has lists filled for ! M.-2l.-IG9 ! acres as swampy land. "Thero can bo no doubt , " says Iho report , "that large quanti ties of land , amounting to millions of acres , tiavo boon patented to the states erroneously ns swamp lands , when in fact they wcro and are good agricultural lands. " The work of examining ox parto the min eral entries is said to bo two and a half years in arrears. The report recommends that when tlio homestead or a pre-emption claimant receives patent and mineral is dis covered subsequently on his claim , hi.s cor- titlcato of entry shall act us a bar to any mining claim upon tlio discovery made subsequent to the entry. The report recom mends the repeal of all laws relating to public timber , and the enactment of a general law , [ ilinti , concise nnd unmistakable in meaning. Fpwer fraudulent entries have been made during the year than for many years past , owing to the increased vigilance , but several cases are mentioned in the report where syn dicates sought to obtain coal lands by fraudu lent means , and in ono case , had they suc ceeded , the commission Alone would have amounted to ? 350,000. The opening of Okluhomu Is referred to ns tbo most important event for nevcral years in the administration of the land olllee. AHEIUCANS Kiot on a Guuno Inland in the Cnrilj- benn Son. WASHINGTON , Sept. 19. A cable dispatch lins been received at the department of state from the consul ut Kingston , Jamaica , say ing that a riot occurred at Navassa , un island in tha Caribbean sea , in which a num ber of Americans wcro killed. Tlio consul says that at bis request a British warship had loft Jamaica for the scano immediately upon receipt of the news of the trouble. It is learned at the department that the United States war ship Galena , which was nt St. Nicholas Mole , Hayti , is now on her way to NaVassa , and will probublv reach lucre to-morrow. This land is under no particular Jurisdiction , but it Is regarded us under the protection of the United States. It is said to bo owned by a company , of which General B. F. Butler is n member. It is ubout two hundred und fifty miles from Kingston , and a guano inland. BALTIMOHK , Sept. 19. The Navassa Phos phate company owns the itlaud where the riot is reported. Yesterday they received u cablegram from n master of a vessel referr ing to the revolution , but giving no particu lars. Another cablogni'a received to-day made no mention of It. , % The receivers of the Navassa Guano com pany in Baltimore say they did hear by an incoming ship of some little trouble , but only yesterday had a cablegram by way of Lon don in which no mention is made of troublo. Unok to Si UK Sine. Cmcnoo , Sept. 1 ! ) . [ Sposi.il Tclo r.im to Tin : BKU. ] James Jucicson , the famous state detective of Now York , who is noted ns a man that never forgets a criminal's fuca after onca seeing It , arrived at Jollot this morning with a requisition for the arrest of Tom Martin , alias Stewart , the noted Now York burglar , who had escaped from Sing Sin ; , ' prison by being smuggled out in a laun dry basket. After ebcaping from Sing Sing Martin made his way to Chicago , where ho was picked up on u charge of burglary and consigned to Jollct for a year. His term ex. piring this morning , ho was arrested ut the prison dooB and taken back to New York where ho owes eicht years' time on his un- cxplreil sentence- , A l.eo Explosion Victim. CI.RVRI.AND , Sept. 19. This morning the body of Fred Pclow , ono of the victims of the steam launch Leo's explosion , was found in a private breakwater u few miles west of this city. The body was almost nndo and what clothing remained wns burno.I. Pelo w's fuco was burned and bruised und his watch had slopped at UKI. : The watches on two other bodies had also ntoppod * at ubout that hour , which shows the explosion muat have occurred near that time. Mint HlHVitonnd f-nloldntl , DKTIIOIT , Mich. , Sept. 10. The bodies of a muldlo-aced couple , apparently country pco plo , who had been seen wandering about the streets of Windsor , Canada , early this morning - ing , wore attorxvnrds found In u secluded bpot. Thn woman liad evidently been shot by the man , who then suicided. From papers found on his person It is believed tbo muu Is Silas Dcnsmorc , of Kuulivlllc , Ind. The llllnofH Toll crniih Company. CIIICAOO , Sent. 10. [ Special Telegram to TUB BiJi.J At Springfield to-day ar Helen of incorporation were filed for the South western Telegraph company , of C'lnouiro. Its object in to construct and operate tele graph lines in Illinois and other states. The capital slock U $500,000 ; Incorporate : W. O. Hall , F , P. Meyenborg , J. HowlauU Sil ver and Y. 0. Spencer. HI. Lisnox , Sept. 19. Tbo kinof Portugal U genouMy ill. FROM THE IIAWKE1E STATE , A Ooclnr Fnllo Mnn Burnn Hts liouso nnd Suloldos. DOMESTIC TROUBLE THE CAUSE. i Circus Train Mcota With nn Acoldont on Iho IOWA Central I'olltlo.iI Correspond ence Mixilo Public , Iliirncd Ills UOIIHO nnd Sitlaldril. CniiAH FALLS , In. , Sept. 19. After Rotting Ire to hit liouso nnd barn last night , William Peels , of this city , committed suicide by shooting himself through the lower part of the bowels. Domestic trouble was the rash net. ( < 'ore.iiiiird | Circus Wrno'tcd. Dr. * MOIXIS : , la. , Sept. 19 [ Special Telegram - gram to THIS Bni.j Early this morning the rain carrying Forepuugh's circus from Mar- ihalltoun to Osknloosa e.imo apart on a lown grade between the two places on the lown Central. The engineer waited nt the .lottoni of the grade , supposing that the : ) rnkeman on the second hnlf could control ils end of the train , but ho did not , and It eamo crashing Into the other. The two cars , : ontainlng the cages of the yak and the ions wore completely telescoped , but the uitmnls were saved. The Cli'dpiUm barge was smashed to pieces and great , Injury denote to the dishes , mirrors and other parts of the ccpiipmont. Two of the employes wore so- rioiisly Injured , ono purliups fatally. Mr. Foroiuili | estimates his loss by tbo wreck itJO,000. Iowa's Hnilroad Ia\v. IJis : MOINKS la. , Sept , 19. [ Special Tele gram to THIS BKI.I : Some very Important correspondence was Hindu public to-day. It Deludes thu replies of llio republican can didates for governor and lieutenant gov ernor , Messrs. Hutchison and Poyner , to .nqnlrics . Hindu by thu State Farmers' al-1 ilonco. Each was asked to give his views ou 10 followiiiu- points : 1. The retention of nn elective railway commission. 2. The maintcnnnco of the present rail road law , with such amendments as may bo needed to make it moro restrictive and efil- ciont. 3. The enlargement of the powers of the railroad commission nnd maicing the neces sary amendments in the law to enable them to make nnd enforce joint rates within the state. N 4. The enforcement of the ont'uo law la joth letter and spirit. Each replies at sonio length , giving for the most part assent to the propositions sug gested. Senator Hutchison thinks thu only additional power which thu commissioners need is the power to llx joint rates. Ho is sutlsilod with the present railroad law , and bolicves it will stnnd the test nf time. Ho declares that lie wn * nominated without ilodgo to anyone , and if elected will bo gov ernor for the wnolo people and will protect every interest of the state , favoring railroading reading and jobbing iililte. Senator Poynor also Rtarids by the law , but thinks cnro should be taken Unit , railroad property bo not leriminently crlppcd by legislation. As n farmer , he thinks the fanners have not ro- ccivcd the benefit from the state law that was expected nn their shipments , which are mostly of an inter-state nature. I Thu U.lllncs Trial. WATIUIOO : , la. , August 19. [ Special Tele ! V gram to THE HBB.J The state closed their direct evidence in Um Billings rase this J morning after having a plat of Kingsloy'a olllco admitted as evidence. This afternoon the defense put on n number of witnesses from Gary , Dak. , and elsewhere , for the purpose of impeaching the testimony oC At torney Monoglinn. Jesse Wilccx , of Wilcox - cox , testified to having seen n revolver In one of the drawers in a desk in Klnusloy's ' oflleo a few weeks before the tragedy. John Murphy tcstillod that ho saw two revolvers in Kmgsley's ofllce. nnd his discretion of one of them tallied closely with the ono found near Kiimsloy'H body. The defense- then asked him in regard to threats made by Kiimsloy ng.iinst Millings. The Rtato ob jected to this evidence , the state claiming that as the defense is not self-defense , un- cominunicate throats are not admitted in ev idence. Thu judge reserved his decision , 'llio evidence It Is sought to exclude was ad mitted oa the trial at Wavorl.v , but it is bo- lleveil to-night that the objection of the state will bo sustained. M this Is done it will throw out u largo amount of testimony for the defense. Short In Hi * Accounts , .IISBT , la. , Seiit. 19. [ Special Tele gram to TUG BEE. I This city is considerably stirred up by the unexplained departure and absence of .7. B. W. Wostfall , secretary of the Mutual Loan nnd Trust company. Mr. Wcstiall loft Friday last , saving that hu was going to Atlantic and would return next day. Ho went , but did not return , nnd now ho in found to bo slioit In his accounts so much ns to warrant the belief that ho has flown to parts unknown. The extent of ills shortage1 Is variously estimated , and is ns foliov/a : To the school bo.ird , of which ho was secretary , $11)0 ) ; to Humorous private individuals , who hnve crone hm security , $1,200 ; to tliu Mutual Trust , und Loan company , fit,000 , ; with enough , more to Iho main olllco at PittsburK , it is thouL'ht , to make tlio whole Hhonugo $10,500. Ho leaves a wile and one child. MillH County Koimhlicnn Noin'iioia. GI.RSWOOII , la , , Sept. 19. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : HEK.J The republicans nf Mills county to-day renomlnntud Captain A , J. Cliantory for representative , K. B , Urowa for auditor , G. 1. Kelly for Hiipnrlnlcmient , Seth Dean for surveyor and John Dyson for commiHsloncr. S. C. Osborne wax nominated for sheriff nnd J. B. McICewan for treasurer. The convention was largo and harmonious. The campaign opens with encouraging pros- poets. ICInncrx in lie Hronght Uncle , MASON Cm * , fa. . Sept. 19. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BIK. : ] The elopement of Wil liam Nebowers , tha Russian nxllo , with Mrs. William VottliolT , wife of u prominent car penter , which produced iiulto n sensation some four weeks ago , is again renewed by the ar rest of both parties at Dululli to-day. Mr a. Yclllioff lolls a taloof woo , of bad treatment from llio hands of her husband , nnd doclnroa she had ruihcr die than bo returned to him. Deputy Sheriff Clark is expected hero to morrow having in custody the elopers. s thrown From n GI.HSWOOD , la , Sept. 10. [ Special Tola- gram to TUB BIK. : ] Hop , W. S. LowU , of Malvcrn , ox-member of the legislature from tlilscountywns thrown from a buggy by u run away team to-day while nn his way to the re publican county convention and received very painful though not serious Injuries. Killed While .Mnlclnu a Conpllnc : . OTJ-UMWA , In , , Sept. 19 , [ Spoclil Tele gram to Tin : BiK.j William Hill , a brakeman - man , while making u coupling for a running switch at 10 o'clock luHtnlghiln the Chicago , Milwaukee. & Hi. Paul yards , was run ovou und HO budly Injured that ho died at 12 a. in. Ho lived at Cliilllcothu , Mo. His ugo was 1 thirty und he leaves u wife and four ubll > i dreii , ( "a null t n ilntx'l'ir , I ItlAUKiiALi.TOtv.v , In. , Sept. 10' Frank ! Landon , a conductor on the Central railroad , found a robber In his homo upon returning from ( he circus last night. The fellow ha secured a watch and other articles and was making his ugicss when Lnndon pulled gun on him and walked him to | x > llcn lieadJ quarters ut the point of a revolver , Thf burglar was armed to thu teeth.