THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
PAET I. , 1-8.
NINETEENTH YEAB. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , SEBTEMBER 22 , 1889.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 93 ,
EVE OF THE BATTLE ,
Frenchman Ready to Plunge Into
Election Strito To-Day.
ALL ANXIOUS FOR THE FRAY.
Each of the Loaders Confident of
the Victory.
AT LEAST THEY TALK 1 HAT WAY.
The Eoulnnglsts , However , Quit
Tholr Loud Bragging.
EDITORS GIVE THEIR OPINIONS.
Their Views Do Not Colnolilc , Hut Ily
Them All tlio Header
OnII Drivw HIM Own
Conclusions.
nuHinrs < i Biinpcmlcd In Paris.
jVfiniirliihliyobuJdinfi Uoiilnn Ilenii'tt\ \
PAIHS Soit. 21. [ Now Yorl : Herald
Cable Special to TUB linn. I Wo arc on the
brink of n gront election battle. Public
buildings , houses , churches , monuments ana
oven sidewalks nro covered with a perfect
innalnc of yellow , green or blue election pos
ters tlio guttersnipe of Paris , which fur
outdoes Its Now York prototype. Business
Is nt a standstill. Everybody says , "Walt
till the elections nro over. "
The suspense Is occasionally enlivened by
n little electoral scrimmage nt Hcllcvlllo or
nt Montmartro , whore M. Tilled n rupub-
llcan candidate was howled down , nialtrcutcd
nml robbed of his coat and his inonoy by the
electors Just to keep their hand in for the big
event.
Meanwhile squads of Herald coVrcsoond-
cnts have been scouring Paris and have
gathered the opinions of the editors of the
leading Parlsan papors. These opinions , ex
pressed in a bouquet of Interviews , are of
great Interest , and enable the reader to in alto
for lilmsolf a forecast of the Impending
struggle. The replies are , of course , as
different and as conflicting as are the parties
represented. It is like interviewing the
generals of two armies Just bcroro an en
gagement. Each would express their ut
most confidence of victory.
The Boulangists maintain that they will
bo successful and do not despair of tin ulti
mate supremacy of their chief. The mon
archists and Imperialists are equally confi
dent. They count upon a majority com
posed mostly of their partisans , together
with a strong continent of Boulangists.
One or two of them , however , ara loss hope
ful.
ful.Tho
The editor of the Autorito , M. Paul uo
Cassngnuo's organ , announces : "It Is im
possible to predict the result of the elections
of the 23nd of September. The republicans
are unanimous In declaring that their next
chamber of deputies will bo composed of an
Undoubted republican majority. They
feel sure that Boulangor's election at Mont-
martro will not niter bin situation ,
for It will bo annulled by virtue of Incligibii-
Ity of the candidate. The chlof of the na-
national party , without followers , without
troops , without anything , will bo irrevocably
defeated and forced to reside in London un
less ho prefers to start upoa a long Journey
to endeavor to conceal his fall.
"Theso prophecies are in direct contra
diction to each ether , but by reading be
tween the hnea the following reflections bo-
coma manifest : In the llrst place , the Bou
langists , although they still pretend to bo
on the eve of a grout victory , no longer
npcakoftho future with their former self-
esteem. The tlmo has gone by when Gen
eral Houlanu'or , ufter having announced that
lie would open the exhibition , can assure
Franco that the year 1833 will not pass away
before ho has taken up his residence at the
Palais do 1'Eiysco. It Is easily seen that the
lioulangists to-day do not hope , even under
thn most flattering conditions , to do more
than acquire a modest portion of the deputies ,
which they hope to win by the aid of their
allies. They do not even seam to have inado
up their minds what to do in case of suc
cess.
"Suppose General Boulangcrweroolcctod ;
cupposo ho had a majority in the chamber
ready to make valid his election , ho still
would not bo protected from the Judgment of
tbo high court. To b3 sure , ho wouliljonjoy
parliamentary immunity during the session ,
but ho would have to ho very careful not to
set foot on French soil before tbo opening or
after the closing ot parliament. The group
that his friends would bo able to form would
bo too weak to Impose tholr will upon the
monarchists. It would bo thus Impossible for
General Boulanger to take the load of any
serious . .movementnid equally absurd for
him to attempt a coui > d'etat.
"Tho monarchists , also , do not seem to
have decided what to do In case the mon
archist , imperialist and Uoulauglst coalition
should provo successful. They nvidontly nn-
ticnmlo the Uirtlculilos that must unsuo the
moment the majority split up. How
can they hope to overcouio the resistance
of the president of the republic und of the
neiiutol W but steps could they uko to reestablish -
establish a monarchy or empire } What In
surmountable obstacles there are to even
such a milk-and-water monarchy as that
which M. COrnolly has now becouio recon
ciled to a monarchy moro republican than
the republic of 1875 and formed by an ulli-
nnco between monarchists and moderate re
publicans.
"In short , the situation may bo summed
up as follows ; Boulanglsm has'during the
past few months , lost ground enormously. It
is true that General Uoulangor's election at
Montmartro is probable , but supposing even
that his election Is made valid , ho will not
iind In the chamber n group of BouluaglsU
important enough to ouublo him to attempt
nuytbfiig serious.
"If the republicans , and this belief is gen
erally becoming stronger , obtain a majority
on Sunday , the ImpcrlftlUt-monarohlst-Uou-
langist-coallllon will bo .dissolved , and it is
not Impossible that by the aid ot tbo now
jnen who will bo elected to the
chamber a 'party will bo formed
of moderate republicans r.ud conservatives
\vho will.bo able to exorcise a real Influcuco
In governing Francp.
"On the other hand , if tha anti-republican
coalition carries the day , the majority will
ba so dividodii uj such divergent views as
\U > tbelr ultimate object that they will ba ut-
fwly poworjo s to enter upon any violent
> tvuKRlo against the president of the ropub-
Jioayi't | < ? ironuto. In ordur to overturn ex-
Utlujj Institutions such a majority would bo
'
oouipeln'd to tenporlto and dross tholr nulls
and to tack about. They would hesitate bo
tore running tbo risk of dissolution ana ot a
new election that would bo less favorable to
JL
thorn. Wo would then see a repetition of
nervous uvltchlne , hesitation and fumbling
about In tlio national a < iombly.
' It can safely bo said that no matter what
may bo the result of the elections to-morrow
they will not have upon tl.c dcsttntas of
Franco the immediate crmsoquonco that
ncemcd Imminent only n few months ago.
They will result neither In an immediate
crisis nor In a boulavorsomcnt Irrepar
able , "
Senator Alfred Nngnott , ono of Qcnnral
lioulangcr's closest friends , as well as a
writer in the Presso , spoke as follows :
The situation is most encouraging. 1 have
Just received a letter from the general , in
which ho expresses himself confident of
victory. It is impossible to make a detailed
statement of the progress of the campaign in
the provinces because ot the rapid movement
of events , and because our candidates are
kept so busy that they have no tlmo to writo.
1 can , however , spealc with the utmost confi
dence of our chances in Paris. Tno revi
sionist candidates nro sure to sweep the city
from ono end to the othor. Although the
government ofllcmls are minting such a pretense -
tense of confidence , I have good reason to
know tholr complacency Is only
a sham. A > friend who has
the closest relations at the ministry of
the interior assured mo the other day that
the authorities were absolutely dlRCOiiraged
at the bad reports pouring in from the pre
fects. All over Franco they nro bojlnnlnc
to realize that the hour has come.
"If the Lioulanglst party triumphs the
general will return as soon as his election Is
made valid. That cannot bo until
the assembling of the now chamber contain
ing u majority of his supporters. President
Carnet has the technical right lo postpone
this meeting until the llrst Tuesday in Janu
ary , but I do not believe he will have the
eTrontry ( to exorcise that right. Should ho
do so , however , General Houlaugcr would bo
obliged to wait patiently in London , inas
much as without the protection of parliament
ho is liable to immediate arrest in accord-
unco with the condemnation of the high
court. Once in the hands of his enemies ho
would bo kept in close confinement until
December , and then put on board a slow sail
ing vessel and scut off to Moumin , the cap
tain having the strictest orders to touch at
no port on the way. Three months would
clapso bolero the general could be recalled ,
nnd the voyage back would occupy two
months more , so that the summer would have
como around before ho could be wi'h his fol
lowers.
"Evidently It would bo tbo height
of folly to incur buch n risk
at so critical a moment. Once firmly
ser.lcd In the chamber by universal suffriitre ,
and the Infamous Judgment of the high
court having bJen annulled , the general will
proceed to tha organization of a constituency
which will decide what form of government
is really wanted by the people of this coun
try. Up to this point the royalists , Imperial
ists and IBoulangists will march side by side ,
afterwards wo will part.
"Now you ask what will happen If the
general's following and allies do not secure
a majority. Even then all will bo well and
our triumph only postponed. We are bound ,
in any case , to have such a powerful minor
ity as to make anything hko ustablo govern
ment impossible. The ministries would bo
revised every twenty-four hours , and Presi
dent Carnet forced to dissolve tlio chamber
and let the country again express Its wishes
through a general election. Meantime
the discontented factions all over
Franco will bo growing moro
and moro impatient , and when
it conies to a second vote there is every
reason to bollovo that General Uoulangor
will carry all before him.
"As regards riots on the streets , I am
sorry to say that it U quite within the
bounds of possibility for the government in
power to take violent and illegal measures
to prevent us , their victorious otiomios , from
carrying out. the wishes ot the nation. If
they dare do this tnero will ba trouble , for
thu people will rlso up indignant at such an
attempt to violate their rights. "
M. J. Cornolly , tbo brilliant political
writer in Lo Martin , gave a clear , forcible
resume of the situation. "I roirard it as ab
solutely certain , " said ho , "that the Bou-
langists , with tholr conservative allies , will
gain a decided majority in the elections Sop-
tomboriJ. I cxnact to see them secure at
least ! ! 20 of the 530 disputed seats , but their
success in the chamber will' not necessa
rily assure the Immediate success of their
scheme of constitutional revision , for the as
sent of the senate Is necessary and the sen
ate may provo refractory. But whether the
revisionists succeed at once , or whether
President Carnet Is forced to dissolve the
now chamber and Invltn a fresh appeal to
the country , there Is no doubt as to the ulti
mata outcome. A republican form of gov
ernment will contrive to exist in Franco ,
only It will bo a republican government made
by republicans , and not like the present ono ,
by monarchists.
"I hope the Now York Herald will make
Us readers understand ono thing. Wo mon
archists by preference take this position ,
saying to the existing government , 'Provo to
us that the majority of the electors In
Franco nro in favor of a republic ( which has
never been proved ) , and wo promise to become -
come loyal republicans'.1 Only In
that case wo demand a real re
public' like that of the United
States , with religious freedom and without
tlio Intolerable centralization which Is ruin
ing the country. If you cannot , or will not ,
give us back our kin < r , for wo ore weary of a
republic only in name which has retained all
the faults of the uionarchlal roglino without
giving us the advantage of local self-govern
ment.
"I fuel that the time has at last como when
this appeal will ba heard , and if , as I ap
prehend , tnu people's decision is given iu
favor of the republlu , wo shall have one
which will no longer bo Just tha laughing
stock of Europe. In no ease do I fear a rioter
or civil war. There will bo a war of words ,
but no bloodshed. It Is more than llknly ,
having served his purpose , General Hou-
langur , after tbo elections , will bu promptly
dropped by the conservatives , who may ro-
tulu their control In the cham
ber by effecting an alliance
with the moderate republicans , The bravo
general will then sink Into insignificance.
Up to the time of his flight to London ho had
made dupes of royalists und imperialists.
Since then ho has been la their power.
"In conclusion I uiuy inuko the general re
mark , whatever may bo the result of the
elections , and whatever may bo accomplished
in the .year or so of parliamentary bickering
which will Inevitably follow , you may bo
qutto uuro that Franco will never know what
it is to have n really stable government until
eho has fixed her place In Europe by a war
with Germany , This war Is as sura to come
as is an explosion In a powder factory whcro
ineu walk about constantly with lighted
matches , The sooner , then , that it
comes and is "over with , the sooner wo
shall reach sotuo sort of a level. It may bo
higher if we take back Alsace-Lorraine , or
lower if w are Iwatou. Uut at bent it will
be a level , nnd wo shall know what to count
on. In the meantime wo are groping In Iho
dark , nnd all political by-play Is but an amus
ing prelude to the play which will soon
begin' The play , by the way , Is pretty sure
to bo n trogoiy , "
M. Max Paz , secretaire do la Redaction of
Paris , spoke as follows : "It is not Improb
able that the Houlunglsts will achieve cer
tain success In Par ! * , where they have
masted all the strongest candidates Kcquct ,
Lagucrro , General Doulangor but
In tha provinces yioy will moot
with overwhelming defeat. There they have
put forward men absolutely unheard of.
Many of them are second-class reporters ,
whoso salaries vary between 803 nnd C * )
francs , nnd who nro far from capable of
properly representing the dooartmonts vlioso
suffrage they invoke. For this nnd ether
reasons I am convinced tha General I3ou-
langnr & Co , have not the remotest chnnco
of gaining a majority In the now chamber , .
"Tho question of lltmnces In the Uoulang-
ist campaign affords an Interesting study.
They are spreading gold broadcast through
the land. They are paying each ono of their
candidates , mot of whom are impecunious ,
at best , 1,000 francs. They have been
buying up newspaper's all over the country ,
with editors on largo salaries. All
the leaders of the movement , from the gen
eral down , nro living like princes , although
none of them have Independent fortunes.
Where , then , does the inonoy coino from }
That Is a conundrum no ono has yet sue
ccodcd in solving , but that seine of it comes
from London l'i clearly shown by the fact
that when a certain bankrupt panor was
bought up by thu Uoulangiats , a couple of
weeks ago , tbo back debts wcro ) > aid in
English sovereigns. This I can provo. "
Said M. Slglsmond LaCrolx , of the Radt-
cale : "I aui not a political prophet and can
accordingly only tell what Is absolutely cer
tain. First nnd foremost , the majority In
the chamber will bo republican. The liju-
langlst adventure Is now merely a matter of
history. The country has soon beneath the
mask. For things of that kind
an overwhelming current of pub
lic opinion is essential. A ploblscltum
such as Boulanger attempted Is only possl-
ole If carried onward by a resistless torrent
that dashes down all barriers. The lou-
langlst brook was dammed effectually by
the high court of Justlco trial.
"It is possible that General Boulangor
may bo oleetod by the good folks of Mont
martro , but ttiat will not alter the situation
ono Iota. Ho will nave to remain In London
Justns ho is nowunless ho nrofors to explore
central Africa. Baulauaer is IlnUhod , dead
und buried beneath a foot of earth. Spring
up afresh i No , sir. You can aot revive a
mummy.
"In other respects , " continued Mr. La
croix , "Sunday's elections will not materially
change the political situation. The reactionar
ies , with whom. I include tha Uoulaugists ,
will maintain , perhaps strengthen , tholr
minority , but the republican majority has
forced upon it the absolute necessity of con
centration. United it will assuredly bo.
Matters will go on as usnal. Tlio reaction
aries will make as much trouble and as
much clocking and create as man v osclandros
as heretofore , but they can do nothing moro ,
nnd every country where there is a strong
reactionary minority has put up with such
inconveniences.
"What group of the republican party in
the next chamber will bo the strongest ] Of
that I cannot give you the slightest Idea.
There are several hundreds of republican
candidates. A largo number of them are
altogether now men , of whom even I , a
Journalist , who have kept my oyea and cars
open , have never before heard. Take anyone
ono of these men , and ask mo
what sort of n republican ho is
whether ho bo scarlet , or a shade dun , or
parti-colored and 1 should bo utterly non
plussed. Why , my dear sir , ho does not
know himself. All ho could toll you or his
electors is that ho is n republican and that
ho Is lighting lioulunaer , and that is all the
electors want to know at present. "
Jacques Hibrard , thcjablo political director
of Lo Temps , was out of town , but ono of
his colleagues gave the following opinion ,
which , ho said , represented not only the
Ideas ho believed , but these of the entire
editorial stuff :
"I do not believe for a moment , " ho said ,
"that General Uoulanger will carry Sunday's
elections , It is very probable iuat ho will
bo successful in Paris , but France as a whole
will decide against him and tuo Boulangists
will bo powerless to secure a majority in the
new chamber. Nor will tbo united forces of
the royalists , Imperialists and Uoulanglsts
bo able to cope with tlio body of united re
publicans. It is not unlikely tnat the con
servatives will bo stronger In the next
chamber than they were m the last , and
there might bo a slight falling off among the
extreme radicals , but. these Important differ
ences will not bo suHlclont to change the
balance of power , and the government will
go on very much as it has beoa doing. If
by some extraordinary freak of destiny ,
General Boulanger and his allies should
coma Into power , I do not even then appre
hend any serious troublo. But such a con
tingency is so far removed from all lines of
orobablllty that it does not deserve a mo
ment's serious consideration. "
M. Terrall Normoix , director of La Uo-
cardo , said : "There will bo n majority of
100 revisionists in tbo chamber. General
Boulangor will bo elected by a largo major
ity , and of course his election will ba ratified
by the chamber. Ho will then coino to Paris
and take his place as chlof revisionist of the
anti-governmental party. The cabinet will
bo overthrown , M. Carnet will endeavor to
form a cabinet with members of the moderate -
orate republican party. If ho succeeds , this
will follow In the > wako of IU predecessor ,
and so on until wo obtain the revision so
much desired by nil. Wo all shall employ
legal prossuro- that is , popular agitation
because all Parisians desire revision and
must have it and moan to have it.
"In case of a strone government majority ,
which I do not ballevo possible , but only
admit for the sake of argument , the situa
tion would bo still more grave. The repub
lican majority would split Itself up Into
grouns , and once again give the country
proof of the Impracticability of parliament
ary government in Franco.
"Ou the other hand the revisionists are all
of ono mind , and as soon as they are in power
they will have revision. The government
party is beside Itself with fear , Wo are very
confident as to the result. The elections will
bo republican , but wo behovo that it Is pos
sible to have a real republic , and wo mean to
have It. "
M. Edouard Hcrve , of tho' Soloil , said :
"Wo are certain of a conservative victory ,
but are , In a largo numbarof cases , prepared
to contest the elections a second time on ao-
count of ballot outrages in Paris , General
Houlaugcr and M. Mcrmelx will probably
have the requisite number ot votes , but U Is
doubtful if any other candidate will. This
state of affairs is duo to the unusually largo
number of candidates In tbo field , There are ,
on on average , four or five for each seat , lu
the second elections , however , many of the
weaker conteitanU will withdraw. "
EUROPE'S ' WAR CLOUD
i
Not Quito so Threatening This Sub-
day Morning ;
BUT IT HASN'T ROLLED AWAY.
The Qzar of the Rusaiaa Haa Boon
Poutlnff.
WILHELM HURT HIS FEELINGS.
Yet Ho Will Make the Gorman
Fashionable Call Soon.
PREPARING FOR THE VISIT.
IJIstnnrckVlllGlvo Him a Uoynl Ho-
ocntlon If.llio Sirly | Star Will
Penult it Permanent Antl-
Social Ln\vs.
The Cjiar'n Cnll.
iS9 li\i \ Ycio 1'oih Afiielatal Press. ]
BKUUN. Sept. 21. The emperor will return -
turn to Potsdam to-morrow. Prlnco Bismarck -
marck will como to Berlin on Wednesday.
Count Herbert Bismarck , all the cabinet
ministers and General Von Schwcnttz , the
Gorman ambassador to Russia , are sum
moned to u meeting on Thursday. The as
sembling is duo to tlio czar's coming visit ,
for which definite arrangements are to bo
mado.
The Kielcr Zeitung announces that the
Russian yachts Dcrgava and Czarcvcna , con
voying the czar , are timed to reach Idol on
the morning of the 27th inst. If Bismarck's
plans are effected , instead of a short nnd un-
cermoulous visit the ozar will bo treated to a
number of court banquets and a diplomatic
dinner. The absence of DoGlers , the Rus
sian foreign minister , indicates that the czar
is determined to refuse Prince Bismarck's
political conference.
All the Russian papers agree that the ex
ceptionally friendly treatment of the czaro-
witch during his visit to ( jormany , and the
courtesies offered the czar , do not alToct the
relations between the two countries. The
czar's ' personal feelings , townrds the emperor
have recently been oxcltod by an incident
arising from his ( the czarjs ) conferring tha
order of St. Stanislaus on a Bulgarian ,
Major Gruoff , who kidnapped Prince Alex
ander , of Hattenberg , and who Is now a
Russian pensioner. The emperor , at a mili
tary dinner , in the course of conversation ,
expressed wonder that tho. decoration should
have been given to a traitorous soldier.
Three Prussian officers who voro the dec
oration of the order of St. Stanislaus hoard
the ' words. forthwith
emperor's They re
turned the Insignia to St Petersburg with a
collectively signed protest , stating they could
not wear an order thnt.hlid been given to n
mutineer. The czar's exasperation was so
intense that ho demanded , through Count
Schouvaloff , tha Russian ombassador hero
the punishment of tbo officers. The emperor
peror placed them. und"er arrest for un
authorized correspondence with a foreign
government , but after two days ho ordered
their release.
The manoauvros at Hanover terminated
to-day. The Post publishes a report of the
manoeuvres whtsh Is conclusive tvs to the ne
cessity of smoitolos * powder henceforth for
both the artillery and the infantry. The
corps using smokeless powder got within 200
yards of the enemy without the latter being
able to determine their distance. The latter
were often taken on the flunk and were un
able to guess whence the lire camo. If it
had been a' real battle they would have been
annihilated , Tlio war oflico Is preparing to
supply smoKeless powdjjr to all the troops ,
including the second class landwohr.
The latest perfected smokeless powder
leaves no sign after firing by infantry and
only a slight gray mist after the firing of
artillery ,
The constant squabbles between Edwards ,
the Unltod States consul at Berlin , and the
merchants , have resulted In a formal com-
plaiat being sent to the foreign office by the
merchants regarding the consul's delay of
Duslncss and his uncivil demeanor. The
complaint has already boon referred to
Herbert Bismarck who is indisposed to
interfere , on the ground that the matter is
of too little importance. Consul Edwards ,
it is said , bus the approval of Secretary
Blalno in the general line of bis conduct.
General Von Bliimenlhal , who was supposed -
posed to bo under the displeasure of Emperor
William , was present at the manoeuvres
to-day , and was .cordially received by the
emperor , The popular demonstration so
gratified the emperor that ho told the burgo
master of Hanover that ho linpsd to pass sev
eral days yearly among the Hanover people.
His majesty distributed 100 decorations. In
occordance with his wish the municipal au
thorities of Hanover will fill an album with
photographs of the leading incidents of his
visit.
Minister Pbolps , ic is expected , will bo
granted an audience with Prlnco Bismarck
on the 2 > ith hist. , and will bo received by the
ompcrcr on the 27th.
Tbo government- llnally decided to
make the amended anti-socialist law , which
has hitherto been renewed every two years ,
part of the permanent poual code. A com
mission of the ministry of Justice has revised
and slightly altered tha bill whloh will boone
ono of the prominent questions of the coming
session of the roichsta ; ? , The national liberals -
orals , recently credited with a determination
to offer independent opposition to the meas
ure , shuw through thplr press organs a dis
position to Join the conservatives in support
of the government , wnile tbo centrists premise
iso uncompromising hostility. The socialists
contemplate the change from temporary to
permanent restrictions with equanimity , bo-
Moving that their party progress will not bo
hindered thereby. '
If the eye affection from which Herr .von
Scholz is suffering forces him to resign the
ofllceofjilnanco | minister ho will bo succeeded
by Herr Von Stolumunn , president of Sehlos-
wlg-Holsteln ,
'i'be czarewltch will go to Athens to attend
the marriage of Princess Sophie , of Prussia ,
to the duke of Sparta. After the wedding
coromouy at Athens Emperor William Will
make a tour of the Peloponnesus , going to
Olympla to view tbo excavations.
Heavy frosts are general in tbo north of
Germany , Tbo reisen Geblr'go Is covered
with two feet of snow , '
A miner named Weber , who was presi
dent of the workmen's committee , during
the May strikes , has been sentenced to seven
months' imprisonment for inciting class
hatroa and urging the miners to riot. The trial
showed that \V ber was uot connected with
the socialists. ,
J1ATOMSXS AND IJALLOl'S.
Soldiers GlinRO Oklahoma Voters
Vroin Poll to Poll.
' , Sept. 21. A special from
Oklahoma City , I. T. , says : To day was ono
of the most exciting days in the history of
the city.
About six weeks ngo a faction of citizens ,
after falling to induce the council to cull a
(1c
convention for the purpose of framing an
amended 1 charter , framed ono themselves
and called nn election for the people
to vote on it. As It provided
for the immediate ousting of the
present city government , the Unllcil
States troops , under the authority of
General Merritt , prevented the election.
Two ] or three weeks ngo the charter pre
pared 1 by the committee and authorized by
the council was voted down , The original
charter faction then called an election on
tholr charter for to-day again without the
consent of the mayor and council. General
Merritt again sent orders to Colonel
Snyder to prevent the election , and
this morning Captain btllos , In command of
tno troops here , carried out the command at
the point of the bayonet. The polls were
opened early In the morning mid a largo
crowd assembled.
A number of persons endeavored to vote ,
when Captain Stiles throw his company
across the street and gave the command to
charge. The company encountered no oppo
sition to their progress. Tha leadova of the
charter faction then rusned to another place
and declared the polls open again. Captain
Stiles repeated the charge and again cleared
the street.
R. Glasgow then called the crowd around
him nnd advised them to disperse. Continu
ing , ho censured the Interference by the
military * whon'Cuptain Stiloi charged the
crowd for the third tlmo and brought the
speech to an abrupt termination.
The Second ward polls were then declared
open In another part of the city. Captain
Stiles proceeded to the now voting places.
The leaders of the charter faction ,
after consulting with Captain Stiles , ad
vised the crowd to disperse. The advlco
was followed and the excitement subsided.
Nine of the loaders were afterwards ar
rested on a charge of conspiring against the
authority of the United States and city gov
ernment.
THEY ENJOY ijiFB.
I'ocullnr Position or tlio Minister of
Kinnnon nnd 11(4 ( Ilrlilc.
OTTAWA , Out. , Sept. 21. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BKB. | Minister of Finance
Foster , with his bride , neo Mrs. Chlsholm ,
the Chicago divo'rced lady the validity of
whoso marriage with Fester has been ques
tioned , has returned to Ottawa after a , honey
moon of several weeks. Notwithstand
ing the fact that the matter is sure to
bo brought up in parliament , the couple ap
pear to enjoy the world as if no cloud hung
over them. It Is stated that Fester , before
ho makes his annual budget speech in par
liament , will introduce a bill making , as a
special favor , his marriage with Mrs. Chis-
holru legal. As to the validity of the marriage -
riago there Is a diversity of opinion. Hector
Cameron , queen's counsel , and ono ot the
most prominent members of the legal profes
sion in Canada , states that .It is
illegal , and that sorlous complications
might arise should any ono take the matter
up against Foster. So fur Mr. and Mrs.
Foster have not been ostracslcd from Can
ada as bad been predicted but on the con
trary during his visit to St. Andrews , N. B. ,
they were guests of Governor Sir Leonard
Tilloy. Their future social status , however ,
will depend upon what action Lord Stanley
as gvernor general takes when the festivi
ties at the government house open hero In
December. Should it ultimately bo decided
that the mnrrlago is illegal Mr. D. B. Cliis-
uolm , the first husband of Mrs. Fester , will
have a good chnnco to return from his exile
in the United States and bleed the minister
of Franco of a considerable portion of his
surplus accumulations.
ST. LOUI8 P111ZI3 P1GHTEIIS.
Tlio Police Promptly Squclcli a Proposed -
posed SliiCK'nc ' Mruc'i. '
ST. Louis , Sept. 21. [ Special Telegram to
Tun BBB.J In the face of thn recent fatal
fight at Duly Uros' . saloon there was an at
tempt to bring off a fight to a finish and a
sparring match in tbo western section of the
city last night. Gibson Bros , runs a saloon
in what is known as the Cheltenham district ,
and it was hero , that the fights were to take
placo. The police promptly stooped the ex
hibition. To-day warrants were Issued for
these implieatedjn the Ahoarn-Jackson fatal
fight. Ahearn , the surviving principal , is
held for murder In the second degree , whllo
Dan and Charley Daly , William Quinoy , Sam
Allen , W. J. Mooney , II A. Farrell , J. A ,
Collins , John Johnson and J. A. Murphy are
held as accessories to the crime.
ANOrill'JU SUSPEOT.
Chicago Police Lmoklnc For n Cronln
Conspirator In California.
CHICAGO , Sept. 21. The Journal this af
ternoon published a special dispatch from
Oakland , Cal. , to the effect that Chicago
officers are there for the purpose of arresting
J. J. Hoffornan , senior guardian of the Clnn-
na Gaul camp of that city , on the charge of
complicity lu the murder of Dr. Crouln.
No Sncti Man in Oakland.
SAN FHANCISCO , Sept. 21. An evening
paper says Chlof of Police Tompkins and
Camaln Fletcher , of Oakland , wcro Inter
viewed this afternoon and denied any knowl
edge of any Chicago police or detoctlvo being
in Oaklaud in search of J. J. Hcffornan , aid
to bo wanted In Chicago tor complicity m the
Cronln case , There is no such narno as J. J.
Heffornan in the Oakland directory , and no
ono seems to have any knowledge of him.
Chlof of Detectives Lees said to-nlcht
that the Chicago pollen notified him several
months ago that Heffornan was supposed to
be In tula city and that ho Investigated tbo
matter at that tlmo. He found the man and
secured evidence- that ho could not have
been connected with the murder. Ho says
HelTernan is well connected but refuses to
disclose his identity.
Tim Wnmlruir DaalHlon Deferred ,
CHICAGO , Sept. 21. Judge McConnell did
not announce his decision on the application
of Frank Woodruff for his discharge from
custody , on tha ground that ho had not been
tried within the statutory time , at the
opening of the criminal court this morning ,
as It was supposed ho would do. Instead , the
work of getting a Jury to try the other pris
oners in tbo Oronln case was resumed. No
additional Jurors were received. Before ad-
journint Attorney Donahue , on behalf of
bis client , JCunzo , renewed his motion that
ho bo given the information against Kunze ,
saying that ho Know no moro now than
when appointed by the court to defend the
prhoaer , The matter 'was argued at length
and finally taken under advlsomcut.
Olierokces Favor Allotment.
ST. Louis , Sept. 21. The congressional
commission on territories and Indian affairs
arrived nt Muskogo , I. T. , last night , and n
reception was given thorn to-day. A mem
ber of the commission said that but a few
months ago the Cherokee * refused to enter
tain the Idea of allotment ; now they nro hi
favor of it , but dcslro to hold all their land
and dlvido It among themselves ,
THE GIlEKIf. NATION.
It Cnn Dlnpoin of Its Funds Without
Fr-deml Intrrfcrciicu.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 21 , Attorney General
Miller lit his opinion deciding that the Unltod
States had no jurisdiction lu the matter of
the funds of the Creek nation , after an elab
orate discussion of ttio subject , nays ho hat
expressed no opinion on the merits of the
claims of one sldo or the ether In vlovv of the
fact that ho lias no knowledge of thu circum
stances , except by assertions on ono side or
the other ,
"I will further say , " continued the at
torney general , "that I will not attempt to
control the notion of the district attorney ,
who may conclude It is his duty to have the
matter investigated by tlio grand Jury. I
simply determine that as attorney general I
will not undertake this Investigation. "
The attorney goncral finds the facts to bo
as represented In the report of Agent Gard
ner , that congress made an appropriation of
? 2,280S57 to the Crook nation for the release
of their tltlo to curtain lands. Of tills sum ,
$2,000,000 was made a permanent fund for
the benefit of those Indians , aml$3\8r ? : > 7 waste
to be paid lo the treasurer ot' the Crook
nation or such person as the Creek nation
shall direct to receive It , Of this mini ,
$42,000 was used to pay off a note for twlco
the amount held by nn Arkansas bank. The
balance of this moaoy was paid , ho says , to
the proper person , nnd , "I do not sco that I ,
as attorney general of the United States , am
authorized to disregard the discretion plainly
granted to the Creek council in the disposi
tion of these funds , or to attempt the recov
ery thereof. "
Tlic Utnli Cotninlsson Meets.
CHICAGO , Sept. 21. The members of the
Utah commission met again this morning to
further consider the report of the sub-eom-
mittoo submitted yesterday. The conference
continued until after 13 o'clock. Another
meeting will bo hold this afternoon , The
members of the committee refuse to talk of
the subject matter of the report further
than to say that it will suggest some radical
changes.
It. Expedited Mutters.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 21. As a result of the
order issued by Secretary Proctor six weeks
ago , establishing u bureau of records and
pensions in his oflico , the number of pension
claims awaiting examination , which was
then 40,000 , with a daily accumulation of
100 , have all boon passed upon , and It Is now
possible for claims received in the morning
to bo examined nnd disposed of the same
day. ,
A Whisky Firm Fnlls.
LOUISVILT.H , Sept. 21. The firm of John
B. Mcllvalno & Son/conslstlng of the John
B. Mcllvalno estate nnd J. Banks Mcllviiino ,
assigned this afternoon for tha benefit of
tholr creditors. The firm has been in exist
ence hero in tno whisky business fortwonty-
fivo.years. They aro'sepurltyfpr Mattingly
*
& Sons for 5103,000. They caupay uulmt 03
cents on the dollar.
THE DYING NOVELIST.
Wilkio Collins Fcnroil 10 lie on Ills
Denth Bod.
( Cnpi/rfo/il / ? Jin James Gor < lnn nennett. )
LONDON , Sept. 21. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB Bii' . | The latest
information with respect to the health of
Wilkio Collins ia of the most serious char
acter. For about a month ho has boon suffer
ing from bronchitis , which has quite pros
trated himcoming as ltdid on his then great
debility , the result of his former illness.
It has this wcolc caused u sudden clmneo for
the worse , which has given rise to the
gravest apprehensions. Wilklo Collins is
now lying in a critical condition at his
residence in Wimpolo street. Mr. Board ,
his medical attendant , who successfully com
batted his patient's last relapse , fears that
he cannot again rally.
Off For tlio South.
[ CnmrfflilH89 / by Junta OorJim
GiiBiixooK , Sept.21. ( Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tun BEE. ! The United
States war vessel Enterprise , in command of
Captain McCalla , which has been lying off
for the past fortnight , loft her moorings at
the tall of the bank yesterday afternoon and
proceeded on a crulso to the south.
Soldiers Cannot Vote.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 21. Secretary Proctor
has been looking further Into the complaints
coming from persons In the new states that
a number of soldiers quartered therein
were about to vote ut the approaching elec
tions. The secretary has replied that the
soldiers cannot acquire a legal voting resi
dence by means of their military service in
the state and if they undertake to vote Ille
gally the civil authorities will bo able to
cope with the difficulty.
A HAD WUKCK.
An Accident , at Denver IlnHiiltn in the
Dentil of n Flroinan.
DENVBH , Colo. , Sept. 21. | Special Telegram -
gram to TUB BEB.J As the Union Pacific )
express duo in this city at 4 o'clock was on.
tering the city this afternoon an accident
occurcd , resulting In fatal Injury to .Too Can
non , the fireman on Iho incoming tram , and
serious injury to Fireman George Ragan , of
a light ongme. The light engine had run
down to the outskirts of the city and backed
on a spur to allow the express to pass. The
switch was loft open and the passenger train
plunged at full speed Into the light ongino.
Both locomotives were badly wreuicod , Flro-
man Cannoivt was literally cooked by the
steam from the waist down auddlod in u few
hours. Fireman Rugan was badly but not
dangerously hurt.
Nortlnvpstorn Crop PrnnpnotH.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 21. The weather crop
bulletin for the week ending September 21
says : Reports from the northwest and thu
states of the Ohio valley Indicate that an ex
cellent corn crop has been secured and that
only slight datnago has resulted to the crops
in that auction from the recent frosts. The
winter wheat states ground is generally in
good condition and seeding is progressing
rapidly.
Tlio Knulknor Casn ,
BUFFALO , Sept. 31. In the trial of Lester
R. Faulkner to-day the entire morning was
occupied with the examination of Charles L ,
Hlugharn , receiver of the Dansvlllo bank.
Ho testified that the total liabilities of the
bank when It failed were f417GOO.
Ijltliographora Full ,
NEW YOUK , Sopt. 21. The Hatch Litho-
graphlo comuany has boon placed in the
hands of the sheriff on a Judgment for $21)- )
000. The company had a capital stocic ol
tl50,000j , liabilities about { 50,000. ,
ENGLAND CAPTURED ,
Mmingor Eolc and Hls'Trcmpo ojt
Dloyollouaos lu Liooostor.
BUFFALO BILLS ; FAIR RIVALSJ
Tholr First Appoamnoo on the BoW
Bravo Rotul Track.
ARMAINDO'S SERIOUS MISTAKE.
A Dose of the Wroiiff MocUoluo'
Looks Her Up.
OUR LILLY AMONG THE LO1 %
.Miss Wood nnd Slim Stanley Collide
With No SorloiM I.imnjc to
Anybody A Spirited.
KxlilMtlon.
The Ulovelors.
[ CiijiyrW IWJ liiiJtim' * ( linilm Dtnn'tt , ]
LEICBSTIIII , Sept. 21. [ New York Herald
Cable Secial ) toTnr. Br.n. I On the BeU
crave road track this afternoon a bavy ot
lady i cyclists troni the ether sldo of tin At
lantic ; made their first eurtesy to the British
public. ] They came over recently lu the
Germanic i , and having gone through an
arduous but- brief conr.su of training , cnms
to the post in capital condition for racing.
The party comprises Miss Mabel Stanley , ot
Now York ; Miss Jessie AVonds , of Philadol'
phhi ; Mdllo. Louisa Armulndo , a French'
Canadian ; Miss LlllioVlllinms , of Omaha ,
nnd , Miss Mary Allen , of Pittsburir. The
costumes worn by the ladles are varied nnd
ulegUnt , but yet hi good t.isto , and the per *
foctly easy manner In which they sit In the
the saddle compares favorably with many
professional men. Ttioro was a largo at *
tendance , but thn public was disappointed m
the non-upiioarance of Miss Vrmalndo ,
America's fair champion , who , acoDiMIng to
Manager Eek , was inadvertently poisoned
nt Long Eaton on Krldny night through
taking the wrong medicine. She Is now
lying very ill. The other four gave pretty
exhibitions of splritul wheel racing and
come In for loud plaudits In the final cir
cuit of the ono mlle scratch race Misa Stan
ley nnd Miss Wood unfortunately collided ,
but although badly shaken neither was seri
ously hurt. It had the effect , however , of
spoiling what looked like becoming a tre
mendous finish. In the half mile race run
on .an American trotting principle , Miss
Allen from the sovontyllvo yards marlc beat
Miss U'illiams and xron.
The three ladle's started for n llvo mlle
scratcli race which Miss Stanley woa ID
grand stylo.
TI1IU QUEUKU DISASTKIl.
Ono of the Victims Discovered AUTO
Hut IIIHUUC.
QUKIIEO , Sept. 31. Although rain fell In-r
ccssantly last night , tbo digging out of tha
victims of the hind-shdo was carried on
throughout the entire night. The efforts of
the workers wore concentrated on a snot
where 11 man named Kemp xvas suppasod to
bo. At 4 o'clock this nurnlnjf
the work was far enough advanced
to allow him to bo scon * at a distance
of about llftcen foot from the bojso of opera
tions. The poor man is cither insane or
delirious , as ho shouts and sings the greater
part of the tiuvj. A man named Bouucump ,
who was trying to rcscua him , narrowly es
caped being crushed to doAth. John
Nolan , who was thought to have boon killed ,
was found still alive , although ho has boon
Imprisoned under the mass of ruins twenty
feet deep for thirty-six hours.
This afternoon the body of Mrs. Konip was
found under a mass of stones , beams and.
rafters. Her head only was clear. Inorder
to release her body the men attempted to
move a stone weighing some COO pounds , bub
it crashed down upon the woman's ' head ,
smashing it to a Jolly. The body was recov
ered later , but a log was torn off in pulling it
out of the wreck.
Tlio corpse of Margaret Welsh wa $
reached under a pile of masonry. Her head ,
was almost severed from the body , which
was horribly mutilated. These tire tha only
additional corpses found after twenty-four
hours' work. Tlio quantity of rooks. lumbar *
and tmisonry is so great that llirao
or four hours' hard work doui neb
show any difference In the dobriu ,
It is thought that sixteen persons are still
missing and that they word in the basements
of tbo buildings at the time of the land slide.
The debris must bo cleared level In order to
get at them , and this will occupy several
days.
The guard room of the river police station
lias been transformed Into a mortuary chapel
and twenty corpses recovered have boon laid
In a row In front of an altar on which a num
ber of tapers and lamps are burning. Aroma
tic essences are ulso burned to counteract the
stench arising from the decomposing bodies.
The building is open to the publiu and people
flock there on masse. The funerals will take
place to-morrow.
At a mooting of the cltv council lust night
$7,500 was voted to aid the surviving victims
of the calamity. The city will also boar the ,
expense of the funerals of those killed ,
Timothy Koagan , who was wounded In th <
land slide , dica this morning ,
NI3W OltljHANK
The State Btmtl Konndal on Every
Ton mus
NKW On LEAKS , Sept. HI. ( Special Tola *
gram to Tin : HBB. | Now Orleans Is In a
furoroof excitement over the state bond
scandal , The securities were ordered de
stroyed In 1670 by thu constitutional convon *
tlon , and aggregating In value many hun
dreds of thousands have been discovered to
bo In existence. Wnon the legislature *
ordered the destruction of these documents ,
consisting of seminary and agricultural col
lege securities , stuto bonds In their atoad
were issued.
To-day Louisiana is electrified at tha
knowledge that the old bonds were tiovor de
stroyed , and tbat they have been rene
gotiated. Financial circles arp shaken to
tholr very buco. It is quite impossible to ud
equatoly describe the excitement.
Major 13 , A , Uurko was state treasurer ab
the time. Ho is now In Europe , His return
is anxiously looked for. Publm opinion 1 *
divided in its estimate of his position in tbf
steal , some saying ho Is culpn.b'.e ' , others tha )
ho will bo found to be perfectly clean ,
Kartliquiiko In CnUfni'iifn.
IlEiM > suu'tu , Gal. Sept. 31. The heaviest
shook of earlliijuuku experienced hero for
years oc.uirrod to-day , 110 damage reported.
dune.
