Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, October 01, 1889, Page 2, Image 2
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; TUESDAY , OCTOBER 1 , 1889. A DISCOURSE ON RAILROADS , k Report of the Commtssionor to the Secretary of the Interior. TOO MUCH FORESTALLING. fE erjr tAno In tlio"r. t nntl North- ivcHt Try I UK to Cover All tun Tcrrliury .Suuccsted Business MntluuH or tin Profits. AVA8MINOTON , Sept. ro. Hornco A. Taylor , Commissioner of railroads , lias filed with the fJdcrotnry of the Interior thunniiual report of the operations othls bdrc.iu for the ttsc.il year ontied Juno : iO , 1839. The commls loner dlicuMes the railroad situation In the west nnd northwest anil makes some suggestions .nsto.oxIstltiK uvlls and tliolr roiiodlos ns Well as Homo rcconimondntlons as to the noc- cssnfy legislation In order to bettor protect tlio'Intcrcsts of the government nnd to ron- tier ttio operations ot his bureau of more practical Importance. TUo commissioner says tnero hart baan no Inspections nnd nooxumlnaUoiisof the books npd accounts of rnilroiids subject to the supervision of Uls bureau mndo for the cur rent year , and covered by tuU i-oport previ ous , to his appointment ns coinmlsslonur , July 17 , 183'J. Ho is , thurcforo , unable to mnko the report ns full nnd complete us It other- vlua might luivo been. Since- his appoint ment , however , the uxiitninutlon of several railroads In which the government lias u pecuniary Interest has been mnilo. The total liability of tboUnloli Pacific to the government June 81) ) , ISS'.I , wn3 ? * > l,2. . ' ' , > ,7l)2. ) Trio excess of interest paid by thu United , States over * all credits amounts tu17,730.2iO. The total liability or the company was $ iil- ( 620,151) ) . The assets amounted to fr : ! > , .JO 1,723. The liability of tlm Ucntrul Pacific to the ffovoriiuioniwnsM'J.ffiiO.r.H ; excess of inter est paid bv the United States over credits , KM-101,0.P > 4. The total debt ot the company . was $ l2r > .2 GlGii , unit the capital stoek ? 03- TOoix)0. ) The assets amounted to t2 l,7i > 7 , * ! 3G2. There was n not decrease In the assets during the year of S7WS.5. ! ! The sinking funds of the Union Pacific nnd Central Pacific companies held by the Bocrctary of thu treasury amount to $1.1,514,001. The Sioux City & I'acillc railroad received bonds from thu United Stales amounting to $1,1183,1)20 , , ) to aid in the construction of . ii/lles. The interest paid by thu United 1 States amounts to $ -,050,41)3 ) and thuro has l > cen retained by the treasury on account of transportation services , Slfi'i.fiOO , leaving the aggregate amount due the government , JS V.'S.Koa. The exccsH of Interest pud by the United States over credits is ? lS'l3.Ua3. J he subsidized portion of the central branch of the Union Piicllla received bonds to the amount of $ lfiXUMU. ( The aggregate- debt to the government nt the end of the lKc.il year amounts to $3.l34,7ti. : ! ; excess of interest paid .over credits , $1,734,702. ' In regard to tno railroad situation in the west the comiiiissloncr says : "Repeated and ruinous rntu wars dcst-uctlvo uliKo to the , intoiusts of the railroads nnd the shiuping public , hnvo prevailed to > nti nbirmlng extent tin ouuhout the west in recent years. The unparalleled development of the vast re sources of tlio western ctates and territories has attracted capital there , and the railroads have opened inviting fields to Investors. As , a result railroad lmiidin < . ' has been carried on fur in advance of thu needs of the country. Parallel lines and unproductive feeders have been constructed and expensive terminal facilities. With the opening of nearly every through line complications hnvo arisen nnd competition has been stimulated to thu point of annihilating profits and often producing ruinous lasses. That unwise or perverse management utibvorlfj legitimate- and healthful competition into unreasoning and 'destructive warfare IB not infrequently ' ' plaihly apparent , but Itnowlcdgo 6f this fact brings no relief to the lessening revenues of * warring companies. Thuso rate wurs are "In many , if not most cases devoid of palliation or excuse , inanguiuled without reasonable cntiso'nnd vindictively prosecuted with uttei disregard of their disastrous effects upon the interests of the companies engaged and the business public. They destroy or Imperil the value of railroad securities , impose unjust burdens upon the commerce of competing sections , prevent stability ia business and 1 render thn profits of producer und trader ullUo uncertain. "I do not agree with the claim so persist ently mndu by railroad managers and their organs and satellites that the recent losses sustained in the railroad business are plainly dull to the restrictive laws which have ol lilto been enacted by congress and in many ' "of the western states. In boinu states , nota- * v'nbly in lowu , it is undoubtedly true that laws have uecn enacted which nro unjubt to the railroads and injurious to public interests and which ought to bo speedily modified or repealed. "Most of the legislation for the regulatioi of railway traffic within the stales lias beci . wisely conservative and was as surely do 'innnded for the protection of the public against unjust charges und discriminations i in local trade us was the intcr-stato eom- > inorco law to protect commerce between the states. The theory that the recogni/.ed laws of tradu would ultimately so far prevail ns to sufficiently regulate the management o railroads iu the Interests of the public has , not proved to bo a correct one. Croats huvo demonstrated that thcso laws have become pructlcully inoperative , und that it Is neces sary to invoke- legislation to supplement the operation of natural laws , establishing leglti nmto rights and curblnir the unwurrantci pretensions of transportation companies. "Tltp exceedingly unfortunate situatiot which has of late prevailed In the west am northwest presents n vlvlii illustration uiu I gives an expensive , tlmuuli apparently un heeded lesson as to the effect of unregulatci -competition. Unless conditions are changet through thu voluntary actions of the rail companies ur by legislative interference inl relations will be seriously dls turbed uim , lasting injuries inflicted upon 1 railroads und upon every department o trade. i. tI bollevo that In many sections of th west , conspicuously in thu states of lowaniu Kansas1 ; the mileage of the railroads I greatly In excess of thn legitimate needs o the carrying trade. If this be true , thoi I niriiiy Investments in railroad propertie < there mvisx fail 'to yield icmunorutivu dwi ( lends or thu schedules of rates must bo llxcd 'COvhigh.ns to prove ruinously burdensome to trnfltn. > Fur this unfortunate condition o I allrfirH , neither the ueoplo nor the railroad compunicaiuro wholly to blame. Doth hnva contributed to brlnft it about. The people JUuvo encouraged railroad constructioi rVrliuruvurMl could bo secured , regardless o , Oxlst'ng necessities or future complications i.'urilt 'railroad ' companies Imvo been unduly eager to control trade by building now lines mid fcedcru for established ones , where tin ' ' volume- trafllc was not sufllulent to sup ijorMliem. This condition of things present v a ] irublcm dlftlcult of Kolutlon , It Is safe to snyjhiit thu remedy docs not lie In the levy Ipp ot extortionate charges or the waging o < muklvss rate wurs. ' 'Tlio t-oeurity of the railway system lies In administering It with careful respect to Jus lieu and the public welfare. If its oppressive hand is laid too heavily upon the people , ru Vcngu and , revolt will bo sure to follow. , 't'Jf investors in railroad properties hnvo expended their capital iu thu construction o iJJucs'iiot demanded by the present trade rthe.ll they must share the fate of nil who in ! .vest Ju unproductive enterprises. llolisf cut i only "uoiuo through increased settlement ! stimulating business and developing naturu resources. " Both the Interests of the railroads and the I public , says thu commissioner , suffer fron the fact that railroad manairora devote thai 'energies too largely to securing 'trado fron competing centers , und do not BUftlctcntlj encourage the development of local truffle. The commissioner dwells at length un the jirvblciii of securing to the government the ; lniymont of the amounts duo fiom the bonded rpuds. Ho says he has come to tlm l * > Uelublon that the most feasible plan to DO . ; idoptod U to grant a reasonable extension o Umu with u reduced rale of Interest , und re qulro tlin payment of n Certain per coat o Vho gross earnings of the rouds , to ba uppllci Iu the liquidation of. their indebtedness to the government. This would relieve the railroad companies from the embarrass | wont that might come to then , , were they required to pn > aUod BUUIK at stated periods. Ii ( times of business depression when the re uclpU wuro light their obligations to pa ) would bu correspondingly ruuuvtd , while It iroaperous years they could afford to mnko ncrenscd payments. The government has no clnlm upon the earnings of thcso non- subsidized lines , and trnfllo mny bo diverted cither naturally or with n purpose from the tided to the non-aided lines , nnd various changes In axpcnso accounts mny bo entered up against the aided portions thnt should bo chargeable to the non-aided portions. It i apparent llmt the subsidized rondi can not discharge their oblignUons to the government at maturity. It Is the commissioner's opinion thnt It would bo wise for congress to pass nn net plvlng n reasonable extension ot the time , reducing the rate of Interest to 3 or 4 per cent , requiring thnt the earnings from all government transportation by the subsidized companies en nil lines operated by them , whether aided or non-nlded , Rhould bo ap plied to the payment of any Interest or prin cipal duo or to become duo within the fiscal rear in xyhlch the services might be rcn- lercd , prohibiting the payment ofuny divi dends by the subsidized companies unless such company shall hnva paid nil Interest on its bonded debt having u lion prior to the government , and nil matured Indebtedness nnd Interest then due , nnd such n percentage of the gross cnrnlnus of thu subsidized lines ns bv careful estimates would realize sums sufficient to pay the accruing Interest nnd rnlso a sinking fund that would meet thu principal of Uio debts nt their maturity. Said companies should also bo permitted to refund the first mortgage bonds under such provisions ns would prevent nny Increase In I ho debt which Is allowed priority over the debt duo to the United States. The commissioner makes recommenda tions of various kinds , nmoiiL them one that nil the nccounU of these railroads bo ren dered I hrough his oftlco Instead of going direct to the different departments , ns in the past , ns ho says It is Important that thcro bo some bureau of the government in which can be found full Information ns to the nccountH between the railroads and the United States. Thorn are now millions of dollars of unset tled bills pigeon-holed In various depart ments of the treasury and It. Is due to thu rntlroau companies that all these accounts bo promptly adjusted and thnt such Bums a * nro legally their due bo credited or paid them. It Is also to the Interest of thn government to know the exact condition of its accounts with these companies. \Vhltn Wincci ! 1'oncf. Cnic.voo , Sept. 30. [ Special Telegram to Tun UKR.J The white wings of peace nro fluttering over the Western States Passenger association , nnd Chairman John N , Abbott Is again Its chief otllcor. Last Friday Presidents HUghltt and Cable , of the Northwestern and Rock Island respectively , itid Vice President Clark , of the Missouri Aiclllc , called a meeting forte to day of all the lines la the association , to try nnd evolve some plnri of reorganization or at least some settlement of the dllllimlty which has all but disruutud the association. At. the meeting tcwlny there was u full repre sentation of all thu lines. The preliminary speeches were nil of u pacific tenor , and when tho. matter came to u vote thu follow ing resolution was passed tinaulniounly : ' 'Husolvud , That Mr. John N. Abbott not as chairman until December HI , ISS3 , at which time- his term of ofllco shall expire ; thnt for the purpose of eluding a chairman a meeting ofjho executive couiinittoo shall bo called on the second Tuesday In December , After the meeting President Cable of the Hock Island said : "Tho whole affair has been unfortunate , but is now settled to the satisfaction of all. The difficulty nroso last spring when the association adopted u new agreement , but did not elect a chairman unuer i's terms. Air. Abbott had been employed for three years , or until DocDinber 31 , Holt That hu was chair man under the old tiKreomunt and not under thu new was n technical ndvantatre seized upon by Bomn enemies of Mr. Abbott. " Chairman Abbott , who , during the whole trouble , has preserved the 'strictest silence , to-day expressed himself as well pleased at the rnitcome. Hu had been so .situated tliat , ho could not resign , as some of the roads Claimed no hud nothing from which to re sign. The present nriuitirenicnt cleared away all obstacles and hecould honorably rotird when his term of ofllco ended. , THJ3 A'AUGtlTV AI/TON. Tnlcfj or IIB Misconduct listened tel l > y Inior-Stato Commission. CHICAGO , Sept. 30. The intcr-stato com merce commission mot hero this morning and began the hearing of a number of cases. The most important ca so was that of the Inter state Commerce liailvvay association nguiust the Chicago i Alton road. Tha complaint set fortti that tills road bad mauu a contract with a syndicate of cattle dealers at Kansas City for shipments east of a largo unmber of cattle , which practically amounts to n rebate. The matter was urgueil pro and con at great length. Chairman Walker , of the Inter Stale Com merce Hallway association , explained how through rates are mndo from shipping points in thu west thwugh Kansas City , with -the privilege of stopover for sale at that point. It cuttle arc not sold there they ore sent on to Chicago on the original billing. At , pres ent , he said , much of ttiU stock is shipped in private cars , on which indongo Is collected and line cars uro not much used. lie said the American Lave * Stock Commission com pany had made contracts with the Alton to use 400 of ttioir cars , for which they nro to pay ? ( ! a month rental. This is In the nature of a rebate , nnd if nil lines should do the same It would destroy trade. Attorney Hrown. lor the Alton , denied the right of the Inter-state Uuilroad association to make complaint , on the grouud that it was neither a real nor an artificial pot-son. Ho acknowledged the contracts , but reserved the right to withhold them. Ho aid not care to have theAlton's contract niado public for the sntUfnetlon of the curious. Chairman " Walker replied with nn argu ment to prpvo the legitimacy of the complaint and his ussuuiatlan , After recess .luugo Cooley announced that the question would bo talton under advise ment , us to , whether the case In its present form should bo considered by the commis sion. The decision on this point will bo si veil to-morrow morning. The case of the Chicago , Kansas City & Nnhraska and the Uock Isinna against the Chicago & Alton occupied the rouinmdor of thu day and will bo continued to-morrow. The pulut at Issue IK in regard to the live stock stopover privilege * ! at Kansas City. Chairman Midgloy , of the Southwestern Hallway association , was subjected to an hour's riuid questioning in the matter. Ho was ordered to bring thu asaocmtlon's books before the commission to-morrow. A. Hit ? Itlniiknt Morttnic. BOSTON , Sept , 30. The Traveller will say tomorrow of the work of iho Atcliison re organization commiltoi AB matters now stnnd , it looks as if' the proposition for u "blanket" mortgage- bearing 4 pur cent Interest and to run fifty years would bo submitted to thu security holders , -lust what uggrcgatn the amount will be is some thing for future determination , but iu all probability the limit will bo made $ 00,000,000. An Income bond as u boniiH for scaled inter est Is likely to nccompany the now plan on bonds that will i.ssuo nt fixed rnto charges. Under the new plan thq bonds thnt will ac tually bo Issued will hardly exceed STfi.OOO- 000 , Concerning the Interest payments to bn met to-morrow , it may 1m Bald on the strength of nn official statement that they will bo paid In full. TO JHSCUUltAUU ItAILWAYS. Why Iho Tciupln of Heaven Wit ? Set on Kiro , Siuxaiui , Sept. SO. It has been dis covered that the recent ( Ire In the Temple of Heaven was of nn incendiary origin. Several portions have- been arrested for complicity In the crime. The aiitlioritlcs have learned thnt the object of the incendiaries was to create thn Idea thnt the /'ru was an omen to warn tljo people against [ ho introduction of railways in China , Thu Oronln Case. CIIICAQO , Sopt. ! 30. When Judge McCon- nell'B court was opened this morning counsel for the dofouuo in tuo Cronln case renewed their motion that the , nutnmoulng of talesmen bo taken out of the hands of Sheriff Mateon and bo entrusted to n special bailiff appointed by the court. Counselor the state admitted that the statute Is mandatory un the subject und the motion was accordingly grairtod. The application of ICuuzo for u bill of par ticulars of the uviduuco oil. which the grand Jury Indicted him ulso coma up and Judge > ! I'tmnell Jnutoil ( ho mutjou. HUTCHISON ON PROHIBITION , Iowa's Republican Candidate For Governor Defines His Position. HE WOULD BANISH THE SALOON. Ills Vlnwft on the Question < r HnIN ro.itl IjOKlHlntloit nncl Control < rSn(4 ( n lill'o Sentence. Hully at Ylllison. Dr.s MotNKS , In. , Sept. ! 10. | Special Telegram gram to TUB SSr.B.l Senator. Joseph G. Hutchison , republic-mi , cnndldnto for gov ernor , mndo his firot regular speech of the campaign nt Vllllscn to-day. It was a very long document , requiring nt least two hours for delivery. The olomosynnry Institutions of the state arc reviewed at length , showing that nearly $ .20,000,000 hnvo been spent upon them In addition to tlio war nnd defense fund nnd the regular expanses to sarry on the ma chinery of state government , all of which has been dona upon n stnto levy at no time Creator than % mills , and the state is now entirely out of debt. The history of prohibi tion Is reviewed , and upon the question of future action , Mr. Hutchison ny B : "Ami now wo nro confronted ngaln in Iowa by the saino old bourbon principles of the democratic party on n platform whoso cry is for n license in every township iu the stnto. Think of It , citizens of Iowa. Yonder , n few dnys ago , in the now procnerous municipality of Sioux City , whnru the saloons ut ono time-battled against the laws of our state and against virtue , manhood nnd decency , until it por- potrnlnd the most vllliunoUB outrage that was over cnlculuted to call forth the wrath of the moral people there , when the bravo soul of Uov. George Haddock wont out to the God who iravo it under the command of tlio saloon ussuBsin , the democratic inrtynevcr- tholots , met ia convention and resolved In favor of this cursed barnacle , which modern civilization , as constituted In Iowa , Is deter mined to destroy. Why , Ifsecins'to me , that tills net would rlso up before the iiooplo ot Iowa with such nn overwhelming influence that they would nt once exclaim : 'Wo , the people of Iowa , wtio stumped the saloon u curse , the enemy of civilization , the corrup tion of our politics , the foe of mankind , , say to the party that convened in that city where George Haddock was murdered by n saloon keeper , that wo will so thoroughly demon strate to you that you will never forget It , that the murder ot George Hud- docic is sacicd to us ; that wo look upon his blood as the seal which pledged ns to the everlasting destruction and condemnation of the saloon in lowu. " On the question of railway control tbo gist of the senator's remarks are contained in the following paragraph , which comes after an exhaustive review of the situation ; "Upon these grounds it became necessary " in lown , for tlio" sake of our local trufllu und the internal welfare of our state , to proviuo n good , vital and effective law such ns wo provided in the twenty-second general as sembly , and which I believeis proving a great benefit to the , people of Town , ana which 1 believe Is necessary to put in a use ful , working condition our tuto railway com mission , and which nlso was necessary n n. proper supplement to the Interstate com merce law. Its featurein some respects I know are claimed by niilway offi cials to bo too unyielding nnd too arbitrary , but I think it mny safely be Bald that it contains no principle not heretofore embodied in previous legisla tion or that cannot bu found in the laww"of surrounding states. I think , too. that somu of those laws will prove the fact tha ) , ours is le s severe than theirs , Tills is especially true of the laws of Illinois , of many , or some of the eastern ntntos , and of the "English railway ami navigation act , , which is to Kag- land what our inter-stato commerce law is to us. And even the inter-stato commprce law is quite ns rigid'ln iniiii.v pf its rcqulretriqnts. This statement , ! believe , railway officials will admit when they once realize that the people of Iowa haves every desire to legislate " late in a spirit of Justice. In" thin railway ago , to which I hnvo referred before , the pcojilo have found it necessary that these laws should have been enacted , thnt they have come to stay , that they will stay , nnd that wo believe fair-minded railway mannfjcrs who are willing to credit thu intclli ent pub lic for honesty and fair dealing recognreo it. " The speech closed with allusions nt length to the tariff , pension and other national luestions. Thn Shaw .Sensation. Gtrrnnin CCXTISII. Ia. , Sept. 30. [ Special Telegram to Tun Uun.J D. S. Shaw , the Nevada cattle king , arrived at Gutlmo Cen ter Friday , Septembers ? . His wife came Sat urday. They formerly resided hero but have been in the far west for twelve years. Mr. Shaw hnsono farm of 215 acres here , situated some nine miles west of Guthrie Center. His ngont , Andrew Grubb , who is well ac- quuintcd with the family , was seen to-day by your correspondent. Mr. Grubb hays that Shaw came for the purpose of mortgaging his fat in , wanting to invest the inonoy in his western business. His wife followed for the purpose of preventing his design. Shaw and wife were nt Grubb's Saturday night nuu Sunday. He loft this morning for Green Hivcr , \Vyo. , and tintcnds to pa from there to his ranch in Nevada. Mrs. Shaw is visiting f riendfl hero and will follow her huabunu eoon. Mr. Grubb says ho is not trying to escapes from his wife , although he admits that thcro is trouble between them. Ho says that Mr. Shaw has no intention of abandoning his family , but has educated and provided for them generously. Mr. Grubb thinks the btutements in Saturday's 13cu to bo greatly overdrawn , but your correspondent thinks there is far more truth than poetry in thoui. The statements ns to where tttcy have lived and other mutters of family history are known to persons hero to bo correct. Mr. Shaw is a wealthy cattle king and his wifu u well educated lady of foriy-flvo years of age. WATKULOO , In , . , Sopt. ! iO. [ Special Tele- grain to TUB Ur.c.l At the opening of court this afternoon in thu Hillings case , defend- ants' attorneys made n motion for u now trial. They brought out n number of points , one of whicn was an affidavit made by 13111- ings setting forth that two of the Jurors , W. II. Huttcr und D. H. Fox , cntno to him after the verdict was rendered nnd told him that they worn not convinced of his guilt. An other claim was that ho was tried for mur der in the first. decree after having been nro- vlously acimitted of that charge. .ludgoNoy denied tlm motion for a now trial nnd sen tenced the defendant to the penitentiary at Anamosa for life. In his addrcxs to iho prisoner thu Judge madn the somewhat ru- marhublo statement that if ho had been a juror In the cuse ho would have been In favor of nci | uit till. Hillings took his BOII- toneo coolly and addressed the court bricllv , asserting his innocence of the crime , and ul.su taking exception to a number of the rulings in thu casu. Ha gave noticu ol an appeal to the supreme court , pending wluuli bail was fixed at $ r,00i ) . SorloiiH Fire nt Mnploton , AUi'LCTON , la. , Sopt. 80 , [ Special Tele gram to Tin : HEE. ] The large und beautiful rcsldcnco of Porter Hamilton , situated in the northeast part ot the town , burned to the ground to-day nt noon , together with a largo burn containing twenty tons of hay , SOO buahuls of oats , twenty pairs of now bob vluds , several harrows , harness , and other goods of less value. The lire wu * } discovered issuing from the barn , nnd a stiff wind from the northwest carried the flumes Co the house in n few minute * . No attempt wu * > made to save the buildings , but till but a small oart of the household goods , were res cued. It is not known for u certainty how the fire originated , but the supposition Is that Mr , Hamilton's littlesou , about live years of ago , did the work , as bo was in the barn at the time. The loss is estimated at about 7,000. Insurance to tbo amount of ? 3,4JO was carried , A SliorifT Attuukeil by Prisoner * . WATICKLOO , Ia. , Sept. 30. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tnu Uui : . ] While giving supper to the prisoners confined In the county jail tonight , Sheriff lioxio was attacked nnd bcatou lute Insensibility by three' librse- thieves brouphR hero from Grundv county foi * snfo keeping. They succeeded in making tliolr escape , nnd./in rmcd posse of SOU men nro scorching the country , If caught , sum mary vcngnnco will , bo tnctcd out to thorn , Lawyer Hillings , etitoncod for llfo today for the kllllngotW. L. Kingsloy , was In nn adjoining cell nnd pave the first alarm. The weapons used irfMMlibllng the officer wcro n clinlr leg nnd a piece of garden hose , into which u piece .Hf Jlmrd wood bad boon inserted. . > ' ' Lhiritlnry' nt .Mill ( Inn , MISHE.V , In. , Scptomlior -Special [ to TUB 13CE.1 A bolil burglary was committed hero last night , nlil/n thieves broke Into the store ot S. T. Yodor , situated dlroctly under tlio hall in which the Schuct70n voroln was holding n dnncc. Dunclna , xvns kept up all night , yet no ono heard n sound from the thieves whiles ttioy wcro breaking show cases nnd packing cigars , tobacco , clothing , etc. This morning n plug of tobacco found In the highway near tho" residence of V , Mnrtl led to the arrest of Henry Huckshnvor , u fnrm hand In Martl'a employ , who made a confes sion , tolling wlicro the stolen goods were concealed. llurncd. Nn\v HAMI-IOK , In. , Sept. 80. [ Special Telegram to'Tim HiiB.J Ollchrlft & Co.'s ( train elevator nnd two largo warehouses , trith nearly all their contents , were burned yesterday. The origin of the flro is un known , but it is supposed to have started iu the oncine room of ono of the warehouses. Gllchrist & Co.'s loss is $7,000 , Insurance not known. Sherman Hros. ' loss $1 , 00 , no Insurance. A favorable wind Is all that Buved other wrtrohouses and n number of dwellings -from destruction. Spoil tn noons Combustion. GII.MAN. Ia. , Sept. ftO. [ Special Telegram to Tun Hnr. . ] The largo barn bolrfnglng to 11.V. . Hurtch , u mile east of town , was con sumed by fire , together with n largo quantity of hay. oats , corn , several Btits of harness und a two-sentod buguy. Quo horse and Bomo cattle were rfespucd. A largo quantity of clover hay was itorod In the barn , uomo of it while quite green , ' and it looks like another case of spontaneous combustion. An lown t'onnilry llurncd. POUT Domic , In. , Sept. 30. [ Special Tele gram to TUB HER. ] The Kloh &Tlncent foun dry hero was nlmost destroyed by flro Sunday 4 o'clocic. The flumes morning at are sup posed to have originated 'from smouldering sparks. Tnu damage is nbout fJ.OOO , fully insured. The firm will rebuild at onco. THAT MONSTliU MlliLi SAhB. Tlio ICncliHli Capitalists' Agent Says It Will Gi > TnroiiKli. CHICAGO , Sent. .UO. Mr. Levy Mayer , of this city , on whoso , .authority the statement was made public .Sunday that nn English syndicate had purcliascd large milling nnd elevator property tn .northwest . , was this morning shown U dispatch from Minne apolis in which C. A. Pillsbury is quoted ns making certain statements regarding the sale of his mills. Mayor was asked for a statement of the pallet tacts , aad answered as follows : "My inforuiatlotiila that the original con tracts for the Ratfl' of the Pillsbury and AVashburn mills jusjlired August 1 last and were renewed fo'va' period of sixty to ninety days. Governor , Pillsbury was in London during August jvlijfo I was thcro , for tlio purpose , it is said , ' of aiding ia the cunuumu- tion of the sale. ,1 believe that ex-Governor AVnshburn was also there , The con'ract for the snlo of thcsonullp expires in n few days. The indications , I alii led to believe , point to the sale going through , _ but of course until sales of that maV/iitUdoliro accomplished no positive statement tan bo made. " Mr. Mayer was .thcn , further asked regard ing that part of tljlu.uispatch referring to the Van IJusoti andl.Swr elevator systems , in which Clmi'lus M * . Harrington , thn local manager , denfe'd ifio.trnth of Iho reported sale. In regnrd'An tjils Mayer said : "I strongly 8uspecttuatlidjMluneapoli8 ; ( reporter did not intorvrow'lhc genuine Harrington. If ho had and Harrington had spoken at all , he would hnvo said that thu contract for thu sale of the Van Duson und Star systems hud been made ; that in facj , Harrington , as sec retary of ono of the companies , had attached his signature to that contract ; that the con tract had been delivered to me. and that a portion of tlu > purchase pnco had already been paid into one of the Chicago bailies. " Harrington Admits. MINNEAPOLIS , Sopt. 3) . C. j\I. Harrlng ton , oj tbo Vnndusen street nnd Stnr eleva tor systems , admitted when questioned re garding the statements made by Mayer , of Chicago , that the initial payment hud been umdo on the properties. UXilAljANCIO 11 MUNTAIjtiY. I'jX-Govcruor Cornell to ( In Placed In an liisuno Asylum. Nmv Yoitic , Sopt. 80. [ Special Telegram to Tin ; Uni : . ] Tlm mental condition of ex-Governor Alouzo B. Cornell was much dis cussed in political circles to-day and it was openly said the mind of Mr. Cornell Is shut tered and nis family and trieuds arc seriously considering the advisability of placing him in some quiet and .secluded institution , where , It is hoped , complete rest will restore his faculties. It , tins been known for some months that his mental condition was not exactly right. Several years ago ho Buffered from aberration of the mind , nnd Im Miont four months at the Brighton iieiieli hotel , nominally n free man , out really under the constant care and watch of several attend ants. It WUH said to-day the ex-governor's peculiar actions while attending thu repub lican state convention nt Saratoga last week had attracted the attention of all the dele gates and hud aroused their sympathy and regret. ' JllmoiH Miners. Cmcuio , Sopt. 83 , ( Special Telegram to Tun Uii : : . I "Thcro is still , " says the Jour nal of this afternoon , "a great deal of Buffer ing umoug the starving families of the lockod-out miucrs ut Spring Valley. Many families nru slowly btnrving to death , and children nt schuol Uavo fainted from hunger during thqir studies. In" the last four weeks the supplies sent to Spring Valley hnvu only been sufficient to give each starving person food to the amountof "I cento u week. " H I'rillllMl'H. CniOAnn , Sept , ! H > . At n meeting of credi tors of Gibson , Parish < fc Co. to-day , Parish stated thnt Clifford , the absconding book keeper of the finu' had carried oft between J-10,000 nnd SlOO.uoo of the firm's nsHots , and ho was iiicjlngdto think tlio latter figure nearer correct tluiu the formo'v 'TorxKA , Kaii.t.Htijili 80. Jacob Lovl , ono of the largest elqtiilijrs In this city , assigned this evening ; llaUUfuea , ? ; H,000 ) ; assets un known. . , ' , { t. fn .Moxloo. CITY or MKMfjfij'.Sopt. ' 83 The force of the great storm Vtytch visited Hajlo county within the patit futv.duyH has abated. In its track dcsoluilon'oirapparcnt ' on all bides. The secoud crop oofj oru , which was very large , Is u partial loij. Ttiin will entail great Buffering to thu lallaVing class. The fields in the vicinity of Lfiiii'Jiro all under water and it Is estimated UiiOliSss to crops In Uajlo county will bo om-.WOO.UOO. --J - - - Thu Vjcrl | > li ) Supply. CHICAGO , Suntf. 8'd. The visible supply for thowyok ondln'g Sopt. 23 , as compiled uy the soorotiry. of thu Ciilcajp UD ir J of trade , Is ns follows ; . Bushels , Wheat . . . ir.b.Vi.OOO Corn . * . - ( . 13,1183,010 Oats . , . r.,7M.UOO ) Hyo . 1 , 153,00 J Harley . , - , . fiiii.OOO HalzCulilr. Will Hi ; marry HlxVilV. . LONDON , Sept. 80. The UljoiiUh news papers unntunco that Count von HaUfeUU , thu Gorman minister to Kngaiul | , will shortly remarry his former wife , un American lady named Moulton , It is understood that their separation was merely formal. 'ilircii Women ( iiinililri-H Snluidc. CITV or Mi\uo : , Sept , 80. Thrco young ladles of Morehn , who lost a fortune at the gaming tables ; have Ju t committed sui cide. IF WAS A HIDE TO DEATH , Dick Hill linrt Mrs. Flolda Qo Out Driving nnd Oomo to Qriof. SHE IS A VERITABLE HOODOO , Hill ItcccivcN injuries Thnt Will rrobahly Ho I-'ntnl , VVIiito the * Wotunn Iiosc * ) nn Uyo How It Occurred. A fllnil l > n.h I ) nvn tlio Stroct. "Lay mo down onsy boys , I'm dying , " was what Dick Hill , nn ox-saloonkccpor , said whoa a crowd ot men carried him into Donovan's saloon ut Klovonth nnd l > edge nt 10 o'clock last , night. Tlian they deposited his bruised , limp form on n couple of tables nnd sent for it physlolmi , while hu. relapsed Into a stnto of Insensibility , from which ho has notslnco recovered. One of the physicians in attendance upon Jnck Klnney , who lay on u billiard table n block away , was the nearest medical man , nnd he was quickly on the spot "Tho man has no broken bones , nor Is ho badly bruised , but ho Is Injured Internally , " said he. "Ho must bo sent home , " and to his mother's residence on Sixteenth and Sherman avenue Dick was taken , Dick is the man who formerly conducted thu Lake View saloon north of the cltv , nnd wlille oncaKod in the uilxologluul business formed the ncu.ualntit.nco of several fast women. Among the number was a Mrs. Fields , who ut present is supposed to conllno her attentions to u youug man who performs janitorial duties at the Omaliii Medical and Surgical limtltutc. Hut last night she wont out for a rldo with Dick. Hight at this point It may not bo out of or der to state that Hlchard mndo n mistake in going out with her , for when it comes to bui'fry riding or traveling In hacks she has proven herself u veritable hooJoo. This is the second tlmo that she has caused the death or serious Injury to her traveling companion. Her first victim was a prostitute , who , in her compiny , was at tondlug the funeral of the late Sandy Forbes. On the road to the cemetery the horses ran away nnd overturned the carriage , killing Mrs. Fields' companion. Mrs. Fields , how ever , escaped without serious injury. Last night she was not so fortunate , for If reports - . ports bo true she will In future look at tuo affairs of this llfo with ono oyu less. In company with her and a little girl , Dick slnrtod out for a drive with a horse and buggy. While going down Dodge street the unluiul took fright nt n passing cable car and at once began a mad gallop down the street. At the corner of Eleventh and Dodge the buggy was overturned and the occupants dashed with terrific force ngninst the curb. The little girl was not injured , but the woman nnd Hill were hurt as above stated. Mrs. Fields was taken to Uoyd's drug store , but wishing to avoid publicity , her friends spirited her nxvay before she could bo found by thn rouortors. T1110 MCAOUK. IJev. Chni'losO'ltoilloy Sees .Nothing to I'Var in th Cronln Case- . CHICAGO , Sept. 30. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] The Hov. Ur. Charles O'Hcilloy , of Detroit , treasurer of tlio American branch of the Irish National league , is in this city to-day. Dr. O'lloilioy was willing to discuss the National league and its prospects and wished to deny that the. Cronin murderers and the Clau-nn-Gnol disruption would in any way affect the league. "The Clun-na-Gnol " ho said "is - - , , not con nected in any way with the league nor with the Parnell home rule movement. Quarrels in the Clan-nu-Gnol do not affect the league. " "Was not the fund raised ut the Clan-na- Gael. picnic at Ogden's grove scat to you as treasurer ' . ( tf the league ! " "Yes , and n handsome fund It was , too. But I did not understand that to bo u Clan-nf-Gacl ) demonstration. It was , as I understood it to be , the usual 15th of August picnic of the Irish societies. 1 was invited to speak there and I would have spoken had not previous engagements pre vented me , and 1 most certainly wou'.d not huvo spoken under the auspices nor by the invitation of the Clan-na-Gael. " "How nbout the chnrgo made thnt the league funds are being used for the defense of the Cronin suspects i" "i'lioro is no truth in it. The very system of the National league precludes nny misuse of its fnadS. At the national convention of the league each local nnd state hrnncn is en titled to representation solely in proportion to the umount of money it may have con tributed. So you see what a watchful and jealous eye will bo kept upon my reports of receipts by each branch of the league in order that each may bo allowed proper representation. Some time ago § 10- OI'O ' was raised here in Chicago and forwarded direct to Mr. Parnell. When the convention met the loenl branches tried to claim repre sentation for this amount , but of course it , did not appear in my books. As to my dis bursements I show rcceiptB for every cent received by me. Tlio money is sent to Mr. Puraell and all accounted lor. " "When will the next convention bo hold ? " "It has not been called yet. It will bo hold whenever Mr. Parnell thinKs proper. Wo defer to his wishes. I imagine n convention will soon 10 called. " "What do you think of Mr. ParnoU'B situa tion ! " "I think it very good. Ho certainly has not lost anything in piestigo and he has probably gained. No matter what the find ing1 ot the commission may bo now , it cannot affect Mr. P.iraell. I think Mr. Par nell nnd the cause of homo rule stronger than over. " "Wnat effect will the Cronin murder have on the Irish movement in America } " "Not a particle. It will be a mure inci dent , like the 'Molly Maguiro' muni era in Pennsylvania some years ago. This murder is the outcome of secret spolotlos. It is not the act In any way of the Irish people. Tlio spirit of the Irish people is opposed to mur der. I know an attempt will bo made anil is being made to throw some odium on the Irish race , but It will fail. It makes no uilTeroiico cither , whether the murder was the result of n local personal enmity or the action of Camp - ! ) , or of the Clan-na-Gnul. The Irish race can not bo held responsible for it. The Clan- na-Gaol Is a small fraction of the Irish people ple and the quarrels within it uro not the concern of the Irish as a race nor of the homo rule movement. " Father O'Uellloy said that ho would not confer with any of thu Irishmen of local prominence and would leave on the noon train. HIv'AljICHK SWI-JAIl I'liXG IJANCI- : . Tliey 1'roposo to T.iko JtcvoiiKU < > lliti ItiiHh's Cruw , OTTAWA , Out , , Sept. 30. [ Special Tele gram to Tun line. ] Hrltlsh , Columbia ad vices say that the United States cutter Hush will soon call at Victoria on her way south and it Is fnurcd trouble will mo between the crewx of thu Belied sealing schooners nnd their friends , and thu crow of the Hush , if tlm hitter attempts to anchor in the harbor. 'iho crows of thu sealers , most of whom are now at VluL'jria , uro in the wildest stnto of excitement over the loss of their summer's \voru and tba confiscation of their skins. They say that it they cannot got redress through thu Hrltlsh government , they will take itout of the UniuU States cutter that "stoic" their scilsklns , Thu militia is to beheld hold ready to prevent nny uttauk on the cut ter. There nro many men of tbo rougher element of Victoria who would Join tno in- diijiutnt dealers if the latter ultucl : the Kuan , to 1'rovciit Olnorilcr. , Sept. 30. A number of strik ing dock laborers manifested u disposition to. return to work to-day , but , they wore pro'- vnnted by their coiriradcs. Two men-of-war , three gunboats and two sloops - ofwar are moored ia the river. The forces from thcso vc&sels will bo landed Iu the event of the strikers creating any disorder. Fatal KallronU Collision in Italy. Hour , Sept. 80. Two express trains run ning in opposite directions between Naples and Fagiiiu came Into collision while running at a high rate of speed through a tunnel to-day. Twenty carriages wuro umashoil aud fifty persons killed aud injured , IN Till * rilSliI ) OK Sl'OKT. .Stniiilinsr r f the Clnb . Polloirlng will bo found the standing of the Western association up to and Including yesterday' * games ! Ixut. Par Ct. ns .wo 7 .inn M .M7 C'J . & 00 C'i .4S8 71 .413 70 .37fl i * ,1U7 Mlnnontiolts in , Ht , .loscplt 1O. JMiNNnAroi.ts , Minn. , Sept , no. The wind blow so hnrd to-dny thnt It wns Impossible to field fly balls , ami the Rama was called in tno seventh Inning. Clouds of dust swept Into the grand stand nnd drove half of the 1,000 spectators homo in the first Inning. Score : f-fUMAUV. ttuni oiunol Mlnnciipolli 15. St. Joseph I. TITO- luiso lills-niid'on. u , , , . Mlnm'liiui , Dmnn , Homo runs -Hudson. Allnnvlniti , Klmxt , Devlin , nnsux Melon ( nrtnrrlKUI. Anlnur , Siollhn ! c , Mlllor , Han * niliim % IMnliluilnyN Ar.lncr in Krluii. Iliivs on li'illMy DulniH.bjr McCarthy .1. by Kloo 1 1 , lilt liy pltrliur-rrlitiiiim , Mrnrlc nut-llr IMiitn I , Mcdvr- hij-4. WIMHieliM-McC.irthy I. l.vrion lin i'i-st. ItiMMili 7 , .Mlnnenpnlls 7. Hr < l lmv > un errors -l , Jiwijpli I.MliinoipnIli J. Tluio-lU. Um | > lriMc - IVrmutt uuJ Duusclii'r. Slnnv tliy ; j ( ) , | ) , .q .Momcw it. Sioux CITY , In. , Sopt. .10. The Corn Hushera played * ! ho concluding game of tlio season to-day , nnd heavy hitting wns the chief feature. All the Sioux City nlno , with Iho exception of Crowoll , huvo boon re served for the scnson of 1SUO. Scnro : MOIIX C1TV. Dis : MOINRS. , . r. li.u. n.o. r. Ii. o. n. o. Cllno , rr ft 4 Z II 'J MniVrcy , ! li.l 'I y n 1 iiifiiii.it 3 _ i u ncumicif. 31) 2 n a : i n I'nwnii , Hi : i a is ( i rcniir. o. . . . . . . .u o 4 l t ltro ni > n"b.i : y t 4 I Tmtllojr , f * , ( I 1 u 4 I ( Innlncl 4 : i : i II 1 1'lii-hin , ct U I a n 0 Ilraillujr. Kb I 4 0 .1 lillnrt. lit a (111 ( 0 II Illni'k , ri 4 4 Z II OAIiln < T.II I 'i 3 I 0 iltinllck , | t 1 ; i U 4 ( ilKunnvilT. 1 1 V U II U Crosslujr.c II a 'J I Olloucli.rf 1 I I U 1 Totnls. , Total * 0 ! > II siotiJtcitr 12 s i a is .1 4 o o-si Dun MOIIH-H 1 UUUUU41U 0 HUMMA1IV. Unrni'il miift PloiixClly 17 , lln Molm1 * . 2. Two- liHFvliim ( 'line. Genii ! * , llialloy , ' , Klni'k. Crossler , Trnllloy , 1'licl.m Th-pp-luiie lilts Blut k ' . ' , llnrdlck. Ci < li'y , Mn'krcy.llutm > nmClmo 2 , llrmlli'y. IKiuliltplnyCIInu ( > llti.-nnn lit I'oiriMl. KlrMhnwi nn bull"-Mini x I Ity ( i. Dot.Moim-i 4. Kit l > y pttrln-d ball ro tin" . Striu-k out Hy llnnllckV , by Koimoily 4. I'sii'iM bills Co ly. Wild pltBlics-Kaniicily ; l. 'llmci-J hums , lOmlnutuo , IJmiilru 1 Jurat. ruiulp niiti Llurlce ItrlcaiiMl. UOSTON , Sept. ) ( ) . [ Special Telegram to THE llr.c. ] A special from Cleveland , O. , where the Hoston club is playing , states thnt Director Connnt , of the Hostous , has finally acknowledged purchasing the release of Nichols and Nnglo , the crack battery of thu championship Omaha club , giving $3,000 for the former and j2J09 ( for the latter. These two men nro fust enough for thn league , and were wanted by Chicago , Brooklyn and sev eral other clubs. Manager Kr.inl ; Selco , of the Omaha club , is doing what he c.-n for the LSoston management , as ho will takt ) Manager Hart's nloco next season at nn in crease of $2,000 over his present compensa tion. Hcsidcs thcso two craclcs , Mr. Connnt bus purchased the release , for 91,000 , of Pitcher Con way , late of Kansas City , now with the Western league. Tint Nation : " . ! ljoiitc. : CHICAGO , Sept. 30. Result of to-day's game : Chicago 2 * 0 Washington . . . .0 0 0 1 1 0 U it 0 5 10 0. Errors Uaso hits-Chicago , Washington rors Chicago 3. Washington U. Batteries Chicatro. Gumbert und Darling ; Washington , Haddock and Daly. PrjTSiinin , Sept. 80. Hcsult of to-day's ' game : Pittsburcf 0 01002 3 Now YorK 0 0 0 ! l 0 0 3 Uaso hits I'jtt'sburg 7. Now York fi. Kr- rors Pittsburg 1 , Now York 2. Hattories Pittsburg , Oalvin ami Carroll ; Now York , Keufo and Kwing. Umpire Ij.vnch. Game-called at the end of the Rlxth inning on account of rain. IXWAXAI-OM-S Sept. : > ( ) . The Philadelphia gnmo was postponed on account of ruin. CI.KVEIND , Sept. 30. Kesult of to-day's ' ga'ujo : Cleveland 0 00030 0 3 Boston 1 01000 -1 0 Base lilts Cleveland ( i , Boston 11. Errors Cleveland L' , Boston 1. Batteries Cleveland - land , lieatin and Sutclitlo ; Boston , Clarkson and Bennett. Umpire fticQuald. Game called on account of darkness , Amci'leiin As-uiuialion. Pnn.AiiKi.i'iirA , Sept. 30. The Baltimore- * Athletic game was postponed on account of rain. KANS\S CITV , Sept. 3D. Hesulfc of to-day's game : Kansas City . . .0 00012320-8 Cincinnati 1 0 ST. Loum , Sept. 30. Kosult of to-day's game : St. Kouis 1 3000001 1 0 Louisville I 10000100-3 A OlianoiI'di * Wri'Htlcri. There Is now u'chunco for local aspirants to wrestling ho'nors. Sam Matthews , from the coast , Is In town nna is nijxious to ur- raiigo n mutch or mutches with any local man , no mnttor what weight , catcli-as-cafch- cnn htylo Matthews himself weighs about l-l.'t pounds , and o.in bo found daring his stay hero at 212 South Twelfth street. Tli 10 SPKKU KING. Ijiitnniu Itnoi'M. CINCINNATI , Sept. ill ) . The track nt La- toniu was heavy , the wouthcr threatening , and the attendance was Mnall. Sum mary : Six furlongs , three-year-olds and upwards Uvont won , Story Teller second , Katiu third. Tlmo 1:23. : Half mile , two-year-old maiden Illlles Mary Mulloy wou , Camilla socoml , lialtiu II tliird. Time DP | . Five furloiigb , two-yoar-oid imiiuon colts anil geldings J. Ii. Freed won , l-'ahir ROC- oiul , John McUullougn third. Time l0i ; % . Seven lurloiigs , three-year-olds and up wards Clamor won , Mackeiulu second , Bonnie King third. Timo-l :3 : ! ) , Three-fourths of a mile- , all agos-Ireland won. His liimyar uocond , lago tliird. Timu 1:2. ) . An Italian Hanker Bkipx. Niw YOIIK , Sept , 30. The Italian laborers hi Mott street are In a great state of excite ment to-day over tlio disappearance of Leon Do Leonard ! , who did a kind of bunking business among his countrymen. He left 7 cents in the safe and took (1SOUII with bun. I''arnii'h' ! Ijnnn und Trust Com pan y. BOSTON , Mass. , Sept , 30. ( Special Tele gram to TUB BUB. ] The adjourned meeting of the eastern stockholders of the Fanners' loan und trust company of Kansas was held this afternoon in Young's hotel. It VMS secret , nnd each ono present was compelled to sign n statement declaring thnt ho would divulge nothing regarding thu proceedings to the press or to outsiders. The larger portion tion of the tlmo was occupied by General Manager Ooss in bewailing the dlllloultios thrown in the way of a satisfactory reorgan ization by the publicity Ivor- the ufTalrs ol the company that this made it all thu more necessary for the eastern members to exert themselves to the utmost to sco that the failure- was not laid nt their dnor. Ho was followed by tlm cominUtuu of five appointed ut th'i Into mootlnn to duvlso some plan of relief. They presented u BOricn of resolutions suggesting that all Jtp ) eastern stockholders muko themselves collectively responsible through Hiibitrijitlons to meet any buluaco of western collections now polng on thnt might oxiit In mauling the no- rrnlng IntcreM * on bonds which como duo next week. They then submitted n plan ta bo laid before the annual meeting of wind- In p up the affairs of tha present cuncorn , mid rourgnnlcinir n new company with it now tmtno nnd stock , Iho Inttor being given away for the old shares nt the rnto of two old for ono now , ni : vriiicio. Itulicrt liny Hntinlimr * llni-iis Infant .Tft'ton lt Muy'rt Ii'imllnir. Piiil.viinf.rniA , Sent , : iO.---fSpccllil Tele- grain to Tun HKK.I-Unby Beatrice , the In * fant which has played so Important a part In the Hamilton i'n cwns taken to May's Land ing this afternoon. When Mrs. Hupp , pro- prfotroisof the. Nollo votlngo nt Atlantic Cltv , left that place a week or uo ago , nho brought with her to this oily iho Hamilton baby and thrco trunks lltled With t\io per sonal property of Mrs. Uobort Kny Hamilton. Thest trunks , It Is said , were also shipped to Mr. * . Hamilton thU afternoon. Counsel for Mrs. Hamilton cnmo hero to day , accompanied by thn wlfu of Shprift .Inhnson , and nrrangtvl with Mrn. Uupii for the withdrawal of thu child fioin liOr euro. In roptv to the iiunstlnns the lawyer until : "Baby Beatrice Is going to Mrs , Hamilton nt May's Lanillnu , whore filial disposition .will bo mndo of her. I cannni now say whul , that will be , but thin much 1 cnn , hay , her / fllttlro will bo provided for. BoulnIUts > In Convention. CnicAdo , Sept. 30. At thu convention of ! the socialistic labor | > arty to-day VctiortsJ were received fiom u number of sections ! throughout the country showing- that thoj membership Is slowly Increasing. The suc-1 rotary read n report reviewing the I roubles ] between the Now York factions , which Itnvu culminated In the suspension of four mom-l hers of the national executive committee ! These four claim they were Illegally B ponded and that they nro tha only real llonal executives of thu party. The con- ; volition now In simlon is under tliolr nils- pice' , and In nil probability nnothor will buj held hero next montn by another faction. A lilt ; 'I'oiu.o Cfiip. Cntc.vaci , Sept , 30. The forthcoming issue ] of the Farmers' liovlow will report thut thoJ potato crop of ISbO will probably exceed ill iiuantlty that of any previous year | u tliil United St-itcs. The total crop Is cstlmatcdJ at 2UTOOOUO : bushels , which ovcocds last ] year's crop by over seventeen million bttslH .els. ' A Not I'd Trill n Itutibor Sln t. NOOAI.KS , Ariz. , Sept. ! ! 0. 1.1C. T.illler , thoi leader ot the gang which robbed n.lr.iln onj the Souora railroad u year ago hist May and killed Conductor Atkinson und Firuimn7 | Forbes , and who was subsequently cjnvictcJ of tlio crime and sentenced to doith , wat-1 shot this mnrinngbytlio.MexKaii : nuthontlvj ut diiaymas. Kiilllvnn'H Onniltillcn Oit iitt ! . BOSTON. Sept. 30. The Glebe stuli-s that i meeting of sixty or seventy Fourth district ) doinocrats was held ycitordny in the intoruai of John L. Sullivan's candidacy for congros in that district ; that eulogistic spocchc worn made , nnd plans laid for securing hu nomination ut the expiration of .I. 11. O'N'cil't term. I'at nl Duel \Vlih Knives. ( Jrrv of Mexico , Sopt. 30. A nowaboyj and a butcher fought a duel in San Lnznro ward in this city , yoiturdny , with kni The butcher was disemboweled nmllofton thu Hold dead. The l ee > p Witter Toriu . , fCan. , Sept. 30. The permunpjitl inlcr-stato duep harbor committee met iin this city to-day and began imippiag out thoj .vurk of tiio coming convention. Il a s Ackitim'lotluK flip Corn ' BOSTON , Sept 3 ! ) . A party of I0t : ladles and gcntlcmon loft this afternoon for Sioux City. In. , whither they o nt tlm invitation of tno board of trade of that city to attend the corn palaca festival. CliioT.Justice Fuller anil Faintly. CHICAGO , Sept , 30. [ Special Tclogram ' to Til K lii' ! : . | Chief Justice Fuller Is n.ov- - ing his family to Washington , whore thyyj will occupy Senator Vim Wyck'H homo , onf Massachusetts avenue. I. mid iJi WASIIISQION , Scot. 30. ( Spaeul Tele- gram to Tin : Bii.l Bonds olTcnul- at ? 1.28 ; ? rs,008 ut ? l.j ( ) . SOUTH O IAI1A MOWS. Gi-riii'in ( Jolcbrntitin. neprcsentatives of the United Order of Treu Bund , No. fKI ; Court Teutoni.i , No. 102 , Imlepondcnt Ordqr of Foresters , nnd the South Omaha Tilrn Vereln , met at John I'rey's Monday night to arrange for the proper celebration of tlio three hun dredth iinnlvortmry of the landing til Gcraians in America , October ( i. Jacob Jasknlek was elected chairman and GLM Woraeuian sccrotar.v and tro.usuror. Jt' va decided I hat nil South Omaha Cdfmu.ii or- giinl/.atloiiB should meet at their rcspoctivu P.IIICC ! . of mooting on Suinluy , October 0 , at 2:3(1 : ( o'clock , fiom which iilnces tlio.v march to Knight of Labor hull , where the line will hu formed. Tlm follow- inc appointments weru niodc : J\lusic \ Messrs. .lulin Frey , \Villlnm Shiueling , hr. , anil Bernard Blum. Printing Mr. .litcoh .lasualek , Badges Mr. Horinnn Tronklc. Snli Comiiilttconieii 1'Vout tli 'JYcn bund , Messrs.Vill in in Kclinleimg midVordc ( ! - mnn ; from this Turn Vereuiir , Messrs Ber nard Blum and Michael Popp , and , f i'om Court Tfiitoniu , Messrs. Anton Scliuetiir and .lolm Frey. MarshalsAlessrs. . John Frey amilUUm Suhmuling , HIwho upiiouitcil as aids Gnu Wordunitin from thu Tien Blind , AlHan Schuster from Court Tuiilonia nnd Michuol 1'opp from the Turn Vcreiu. Banner Bearer Bernard Bium. i Tlio linn of mnrcli will bo from Hit Itnjght of Labor hall north to N otretit , WCHU to Twenty-seventh struct , north to M btrwU cast to Twenty-fourth Htrcct , south tn K Btieot , west to Twcnt.v-fjjitb htin-uj. uuJ north to the rooms of thu Tnrnverein , At the hull speeches will ba ijiada tn the nftericon : , am ) In the uvutilng dancing and a pleasant hocuil time will lie for all. Ad ; . journed to mu't I'Vlday evening nl I o'clocic in Knights ut Labor hail. ( /'ur. n Insolvent The I'ori'iiii ovji'iiniont i anil c.uiiinl ; pnv even its own Positively cured Uy tKtlo PlilH. alsn iilinc Dls. fiov. f ) ' i' ' jiMa in- dlgcsiliin and J'oollearlj mini' . .1 pcr/ctt lew- ! . , forli//lni s. rJliiista.jj hi , H. d TVilii * In Hu M/i'iUi , Toii'riift l1uln ) Mi'1 TOUI'II ) i the JlOiu'.s ' , J'uroly VvfjelaWo. SMALL PILL , SMALL DOSE , SMALL FilifiEJ fill HOOSEK iPEB ! Ittlicy ( Ojaril llru/ril mil lie iS'iiui' . Jlioulcl lir.f ] Iliilluil null Vu i-"l | A. B. 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