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PART I. FHE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE ,
NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOKNING , OCTOBER 13 , 1880.-SIXTEEN PAGES. .QNUMBER 11.0 ,
BISMARCK AND THE CZAR ,
The Frlffld Ruler of the Frozen Ro-
gloua In Danger.
HE SHOWS SIGNS OF MELTING.
Banking Ill tlio Wnrm Bntilo of tlio
Gront Gcrinnn This Coldncsj
AVny to Cordiality
Tim Knlscr Well Pleased
The Cznr Grown Friendly.
J889 tin New I'url : a uctnte.l IV .
HIIIUN : , Oct. 13. It is believed that at yes
terday's Interview Prince Bismarck endeav
ored to convince the czar that the European
pcnco alliance was non-uggrcsslvo nnd di
rected toward the realization of the objects
of the Benin treaty , and ns a final stroke
that alt tlio great powers , excepting Franco ,
were united to prevent or shorten thu
European conflict.
It Is behoved the presence of the English
squadron nt Kiel was meant to impress upon
the t'zar.tbo fact of English co-operation , Just
ns Emperor William's visit to Constant
noplo marked tlio absorption of Turkey into
the pcnco league. Bismarck is represented
ns advising the czar that In vlow of this
coalition Hussla had better adopt a policy of
conciliation , rccognlzo Prince Ferdinand us
the ruler of Bulgaria , and aid the other great
powers In affecting a permanent pcaco pro
gramme that will ultimately result in de
creased armaments nud increased prosperity.
. Thooiivioallor's llljiltv to want Austria is
tiotnow doubted In Vienna ofllelal circles.
Immediately upon his return hero on Thurs
day Prlrtco Bismarck received the Austrian
ambassador. Articles published in the
Abend Post and the Fremdenblntter on the
following day express supreme confidence
that nothing will bo done In Berlin to
weaken the mutual tics. The Fromdcnblat-
tcr hopes that the meeting will have wnlgnty
consequences nnd remove the misunderstand
ing also as to the objects of ullled powers and
induce the czar to assist In giving Europe a
ecnso of permanent pence.
The ofllelal press hero remains silent on
the probable results until the czar's depart
ure. The National Gazette records the im
pressions of the highest circles tfiat the visit
will Increase the cordiality of the relations
between tbo two monurchs without altering
tbo political situation.
The Cologne Gazette trusts that the czar
will realize tlio fact that no power in the Eu
ropean alliance desires aught but peace , nnd
that the nlllanco relics upon its strength to
enforce pcaco.
Gracious behavior of the czartoward Bis
marck at last evening's dinner is a notable
change from his aversion to accord iho chan
cellor an interview.
After the banquet the guests adjourned to
tha picture gallery , where the czur chatted
with tlio chancellor freely. While convers
ing , the czar , noticing that Bismarck stood ,
wheeled his arm chair toward him , referred
to his long day's ' exertions and begged him to
It down. While the chancellor was thus
seated the czar remained standing , bonding
over him and talking in an obviously unre
strained and good-humored manner. The
emperor was highly pleased by the nzar's
attentions.
Prince Bismarck returns to Frlcdcnsruho
on Tuesday. Prior to his departure ho will
hold a ministerial council , nt which the
emperor will preside. This will bo the last
council before Emperor William starts for
Italy. In tbo absencoof the emperor and the
chancellor Ilerr Von Bocttichcr will ruad the
speech from thu throne at the opening of the
xclchstug.
The emperor has permitted Count Von
\Valdorscotoglvofrcovcntto his irritation
at tbo attacks of the press UDOU his suspected
uspirations for political power. Writ
ing to the National Gazette , Count
Von Waldorseo protests ngalnst
these Insinuations. do declares
that ho serves the emperor as a soldier ; that
ho is no partisan , and that ho does not want
to bo dragged into political discussions. The
letter is associated with a general overturn
ing of the ultra conservatives. The North
German Gazette makes the leaders of the
ultra conservatives responsible for the state
ments of their party organ , the Krouz
Zoitung , which fixes upon Count von Waldor
see the stigma of co-operation in Intrigues
against the chancellor aud Count Herbert
Bismarck.
The Cartel newspapers do not hcsitata to
trauiplo upon the fallen foe. They are not
content with the withdrawal of liaron Hnm-
inorstcon from the conservative committee
and the submissive attitude of tbo ultra con
servatives , but demand nothing short of the
dissolution of the extreme right nnd its ab
sorption Into tno Cartel party. Meanwhile
the ultra conservatives , thoroughly disor
ganized and cowed into silence , await the reassembling -
assembling of the whole group after the
opening of the rolohstag , when an effort will
to made to reorganize under now leaders.
Pastor Stoockor has reappeared from his
retirement and has resumed , in defiance of
tbo emperor , his political agitation lutho dis
trict of Sllgen ,
Baron Struvo , who has been absent from
his post at the Russian legation at Washing
ton during tbo past year on r.ccount of the
illness and death of his wife , has arrived
hero en route to America.
Mr. I'holp.s , the United States minister
hero , gava Baron Struvo n dinner nt the
Kaisorhof hotel. A number of Americans
nnd old friends of the baron seized the op
portunity to meet him again. Count Schou-
valofftho Russian ambausador herowas present
ent , facing Mr. i'holua at the table. At the
conclusion of tbo dinner Ilerr Wnngcuian ,
Mr. Edison's Gorman manager exhibited tha
phonogragh. Count Schouvaloff was es
pecially delighted with It and promised that
the czar would inspect the Instrument if he
had time.
The Hcnsburg dock strikers have resumed
work , the employers having partially con.
coded to their demands.
The admiral and chief ofllcors of the Eng.
llsh squadron at Kiel have been Invited tc
the court fetes In honor of tbo rnnrrlugo o :
Princess Sophie to the crowu prince 01
Greece.
Ilerr Sloveking , president of the Ilanso
ntlo court of Hamburg and a noted authority
on maritime matters , will bo too leading
German delegate to the Washington marl ,
time congress. Ho Is instructed to ask tbi
con Kress to extend Its programme beyond
technical questions and to Consider genera
international maritime laws with a view tc
the uccoptanco of the principles rcg
ulatlug the settlement of dispute :
like the Bohrlng sea usher ;
trouble. If the conference adheres to it :
present limits of tbo programme Hcrr Sieve
king xvlll propose a special congress on th
excluded questions. This line of action wll
probably bo arranged lu conjunction will
England ,
Seventy houses were destroyed by flro ii
tbo village of Stettin , near Wurtzbur ? , to
day , Many per so as were injured and i
largo number are homeless.
Both emperors loll this morning for tb
shooting lodge nt Aubcrtussbock , fifteen
miles from hero. Tlio carriage was escorted
from the station by a squadron of cuirassiers.
The czir occupied the room formerly used by
old ICnlsor William , but which has not been
occupied slnco his death. At 10 o'clock the
shooting began and at 5 their majesties dined
at the lodge , returning to Berlin for tea at 8
o'clock with the Empress Frederick. To
morrow the czar will visit the mausoleum at
CharlottcnburR with the kaiser , and at 11
o'clock will attend services In the chapel of
the embassy. At 1 comes the grand dinner
of the mess of tha Kaiser Alexander grena
diers , when both monarchs will bo present ,
besides u host of ofllcors of high rank. The
czar loaves by rail for Russia at 3 o'clock.
Ills train at "Potsdam is closely watched , and
the line from hero to the frontier is guarded
by infantry , and scoured by cavalry patrol
between the frontier nnd St. Petersburg.
The line Is watched by 50,000 tnon.
WllildAM Al. I3VAHTS.
He Gives His Vlnws on the Southern
Unco Prohlotn.
[ Copi/rfo'it ' 1SX ) hit Same * Gonlnn fltnn'tt.l
Vinxvv , Get 13.-Now [ York Herald
Cable Special to TUB Ben. | Senator
William M. Evart , It will Interest many
who are concerned about his health to know ,
Is greatly benefited by the Carlsbad cure ,
nnd has besides received assurances from a
Vienna apeolallst whom ho consulted that a
complete restoration of his eyesight is
to bo brought about by care
mid time. The clouds forming
over the miplls will bo absorbed in the treat
ment which has been prescribed , though it
may require months of exemption from
work. Ho Is In ilno spirits over the results
or his visit hero. Ho looks extremely well.
In a two hours' conversation with him I wps
impressed with his cheerful skotuh of home *
affairs. lie talked of the bright sldo of politics ,
parties and men , declining to raise any seri
ous questions with the future , till nt length
I pressed him on the Blair education bill.
Then the Roman in him came to life of the
paternal scheme so offensive to the theorizing
democrat to elevate tha negroes of
the south by this plan of fed
eral legislation. The senator has always
been a warm , consistent supporter
of the question. Said ho :
"Thoro may bo ono transcending human
wisdom , but that is no good reason why wo
should not try a llttlo human wisdom on it.
It will not do to fold the arms nnd stand still.
The southerners say : 'Oh , let us
alone ; we'll tuko care of this
negro business ourselves. ' That is
what the south said before the war.
Tlioy flatter thcmsolvcs in the south that the
red slnrt nnd whip will suftlco. Possibly
they may , but this rule of rod shirt and whip
Is not Justice it Is war. I am told on good
authority that thcro are now 125,003 south
erners in Now York nlonc. Before the
war a southerner could not tolerate the idea
of living at the north. It was the northerhcr
who went south. What wo are to count on
s a plan ot the greatest good for the great
est number. With this pro-croativo race
growing up among us In a semi-barbaric
way is tlio prospect to think about. If the
present conditions nro suffered to go on
wo shall sco the negroes coming into
entire possession of the states. This the
whites of the north do not dcsiro any moro
than do thoseof the south. Southern
negroes have been given little enlightenment
and less Justice , though they wore freemen.
A Generation of them has boon allowed to
grow up In that other bond aee Ignorance.
An apportionment on a basis of comparative
Illiteracy , which would give the south
fio.ooo.ooo of the srroooooo of the
proposed expenditure provided by the
Blair bill , was framed , but
Now York , Massachusetts and other north
ern states did not take kindly to the idea.
The talk about education bcinc a domestic
right and therefore a state or communal
concern was a specious union in only the
tno bigger state comprehending the wisdom
and foreslghtof all. If congress finds that the
race evil in the south is to bo diminished or
controlled by education , which the states
hero cannot or will not give , and dccldo to
force that education , it is using its power for
the benefit of the union and every state in it.
Now that wo are to have a republican house
as wall as a republican senate , I expect to
see the Blair bill passed. "
Senator Evarts favors the Idea of the
government building up a complete
postal service on the seas. That unfortu
nate word "subsidy , " ho says , has been
fastened to all legislation bearing on this
subject. A subsidy ho thinks necessary In
opening tbo avenues for an Incrcaso of the
nation's commerce. Ho cites England and
Franco no examples respecting party de
signs. Ho says tbo republicans , now that
they are back In power , will strive
to nuiuo friends In the south. Ho thought
that the democratic party , when Mr. Cleve
land became president , would work on this
ino and endeavor to swell the numbur of
their adherents In tbo north , Instead of doing
which they diminished it. The mistaue ho
attributed to the nnrrow-mlndoducsa of the
southern majority.
TI1I3 IUPPJ3U IlISAIlf ) FltOM.
Ho Will Hoc ! " Business Again on the
IHtli of Ootoiler.
lO > pi/H0/it / ISO b\i \ Jama Cordon Bennett , i
LONDON , Oct. 12. | Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB Hue. I The secretary
of the Whltechapol viirllanca committee-
received a letter signed Jack the Ripper ,
which reads us follows :
WmTRCiiArisi. , Oct. 10,18S9. Dear Boss :
I write you these few lines to lot you know ,
as you are the boss of the vigilance committee -
too , that the last job was not mo. You might
have known It was not mo , for I would not
have made such a botch of it. Never mind ,
young man ; yon can keep your lamps open
for the IStb of October. I am on the Job
again. There's no blood knocking around or
I would lot you see some. Never mind ; look
out , old man , you're , a bravo sort. You
thought you had mo once. Yours in haste ,
JACK me Riri'Eii.
The letter has been placed in the bauds of
the police.
Want n llcorlvrr Appointed.
CHICAGO , Oct. 13. Stern , Rosenberg &
Co. , to-day applied to Federal Judco Gros-
1mm to appoint a receiver for the firm of S.
Bennett Bros. & Co. , ot Peoria , who re
cently failed , charging that firm with fraud
ulently disposing of all their stock and real
estate to relatives , to cheat their creditors ,
The court Intimated that ho would appoint o
receiver Monday , but suggested that a party
should bo agreed upon ,
1'ollfluiniis Aflapinbllnc at Pierre.
PiKnnu , S. D , , Oct. 19. ( Special Telegram
to TUB BCE.J Seven coaches packed tc
their utmost capacity brought to this cltj
to-mckt n majority of the members of tlu
South Dakota legislature , besides several
hundred visitors. The halls where the sonat *
and house will meet are decorated with flags
bunting and emblems , ana every other prep-
' oration has been made to reco'.vo ' the staU
oOlclaU and legislature.
TRIED TO PACK THE JURY ,
A Bold Plot Discovered In the Oro-
nln Caao.
TWO BAILIFFS UNDER ARREST.
f-ionencokor'fl IlcprcicntntlvoSnystlio
Country Will He Astomidod
It I/earns of the Prominent
Men In tlio Conspiracy.
A Sticalnl Gt nnd Jury Summoned.
CiiiUAno , Oct. 12. Ono of the bold
est , most corrupt and Infamous plots
ever brought to the notice of tbo
public was outlined by State's Attorney
Longenookor's ' right-hand man , Mllln , this
afternoon.
The conspiracy not only Includes county
ofllcmls , but outsiders of high standing , and
several arrcsta have already been made , but
moro will follow before sunset this evening.
Not content with the bribery of men , nn
attempt has been made to drag even inno
cent women Into the plot , nnd thus gain the
ends which the friends of the defense have
been working for for the last live months.
"States Attorney Longoneckor desires mete
to say , " said Mills , who was commissioned
jy the state's attorney to talk to the report-
is , "that this plot has not been dis
posed before because It would have
cfcatcd Justice had the information
ivo possessed boon made public. Wo cannot
ow give any names or details , but the oat-
no of this conspiracy can now bo given to
, ho public. "
"It will bo remembered , " continued the
ttornov , "that on last Wednesday afternoon
n honest young man who Is employed as
'oreman in a largo establishment in this city
vas examined nnd excused for cause. "
U Is pnderstood , though not stated by
Attorney Mills , that the name of the vcmro-
nan attempted to bo bribed is Gcorga
Stschappat Ho la foreman forE. V.Pago ; &
Co. , oU merchants of this city.
"On Thursday afternoon , " said Mills , "a
cry prominent citizen of- Chicago entered
ho court room and very privately communl-
: atcd to counsel for the st.ito that his
'orcman , the vonireman in question , bcforo
icing called to the Jury box had been ap-
iroachcd oy a ballllt of the court with
u offer of $1,000 to vote for
ho acquittal of the defendants. Ho says ,
.his . is not n cock nnd bull story , and I
bring it before you in the interest of public
ustico. ' Ho then went away and the next
corning ono ot the counsel for the state
wont down to the factory of the man whoso
'oroman had been offered a brib , and the
moment bo saw the foreman ho recognized
ilin as the man whoso honesty and indo-
londenco had impressed itself upon the
onnsol for the state while ho was sitting in
.ho Jury bo < c. The man made a full state
ment , and was requested by the counsel for
he state to come to the state's attorney's
} fllco and repeat his statement in lull. The
man , with tears in his eyes , said : 'It in-
elves a friend , but if it involved myself I
ivould uphold law and order. ' The gist of
us statement to the counsel , which ho sub-
Cducntly gave to the state's * attorney , is as
'allows :
In obedience to a summons ho came to the
court house Tuesday afternoon and sat in
.ho ante-room , but was not called. Ho came
again Wednesday morniug nnd stayed In
and about 10:30 o'clock
ho ante-room again , :
i man came from the court room into the
ante-room who was an old friend of the
enlrcman. The fact also appears that the
ivlves ot the two men were friends before
-hey were married. The man who came to the
court room to the venirenian suggested
, hat they go out and have a cigar. While
.hero the man from tbo court room said to
.ho venireinan :
' 'Do you want to make some raonov ? "
The vonircman Innocently answered :
"Certainly , I do. "
"Well , you get on the Jury and stick
foracquittal and you will hnvo $1,000. The
contract uud arrangements can bo carried
out with your \vife. It can bo arranged that
she shall wear n certain colored dress if the
noney is to bo paid to her on a certain dav.
If iho money is not to bo paid to her on that
day she is to wear a different dress and the
contract is to bo off. "
Thovenlroman turned reproachfully to his
friend and said :
"I am not that kind of a man , " whereupon
ho bailiff replied :
"I am working for the court. " Flo then
pointed to a buggy standing outside and re
marked : "That is my uorso and buggy. "
At tbo noon adjournment the vcnlreman
wont back to his place of business and sub
sequently returned to the court house at 2
o'clock , when ho was oxoused for cause , Ho
left the court house , Intending to return to
his place of business , and on leaving
the court hnuso mot on the stops leading to
the sidewalk ttio man who had attempted to
bribe him. TLo man turned to him and said :
"Where were you this noontime ) I looked
every where for you. They said , 'Wo will
make it $0,000 , damn him , to make him
doit. ' "
It was too late , however , for the venire-
man had been excused for cause , but ho nt
once returned to his place of business ,
having reproached the man for putting such
a low estimate upon him , and reported to bis
employer , the prominent citizen , what had
taken place , who the following day reported
it to the prosecution. Pursuant to appoint
ment the vonircman attended the state's
attorney's ofllee , and having made a full
statement of everything that took place was
requested to step Into an ante-room and the
bailiff was summoned. Ho proved to bo ono
of the bailiffs of the criminal court , who ,
during the trial or attempt to procure a Jury ,
has been in charge of ono of the llvo pris
oners , Coughlln. The bailiff wus questioned
closely by the states attornov and his asso
ciates , but professed profound Ignorance
until the voniroman was called from the
ante-room. The vculrcman was requested
to repeat the statement ho had
made , which ho dla , whereupon the bailiff
made a complete confession , in which he
Implicated several prominent persons , also
another bailiff. The attorneys for the
prosecution , together with Chief Hubbard
and others , at once wont to work on the case
and huvo disclosed ono of the most deliberate
attempts to corrupt a Jury and to defeat the
law of Illinois which has yet come to publlo
attention ,
We have had confessions hero this very
day , " said Mills at a subsequent Interview
late this afternoon. "These confessions are
from six to.tcn in number. They are abso
lute , Riving us tbo whole miserable con-
splraoy. They reveal a most damnable
organization against tbo law of the land , a
conspiracy against the Jurisprudence of this
country that will startle the continent when
it Is thoroughly known a conspiracy of rami
fications , ot audacity , a conspiracy Involving
men whoso names will bo a surprise to the
country , It u no exaggeration when I cay
that you cannot magnify th damnable out
rage ot this conspiracy , In tup. taking oft of
Dr. Cronln and tha manner , ln.\vhleh it was
done , the whole world was , , startle < ] . This
second conspiracy will nil it6 startle the
whole world , This Is an assault on the very
integrity of our Institutions. "
A srKcm < oiuxn junr. >
Judge Horton has Jssued a vonlro for a
special grand Jury. returnable nt 13:30 :
l > . in. , to Investigate the attempts nt
Jury fixing In connection with the Cronln
trial , nnd tbo Jurors summoned nro now as
sembling In the court room. Ex-Mayor
Hocho Is among tfio grand Jurymen nnd will
bo foreman-of the body.
Judge McConncll convened his court nt the
appointed tlmo this afternoon to proceed
with the Cronut trial , but Immediately ad
journed until Monday. Ho announced that
the states attorney had declared the caio
could not proceed to-day without Injury to
the publlo Interests.
Ono of the morning papers prints n sensa-
tlonnl story about a stenographer formerly
employed by the states attorney. It Is as
serted that at the beginning of the Cronln
investigation this man was relieved from
duty because bo was related to nnd nfllllatcd
with certain people said to belong to the anti-
Crontn party. Thostcnographcrhuaslnccjtis
assorted , been leading a reckless Ufa and is
now suddenly discovered to have disappeared
from tbo city. At the same tlmo the states
ttornoy discovered that a Inrpo portion of
.ho evidence and nil of the depositions in tlio
ronln case had been abstracted from his
ofllco , hence the unusual excitement
cstorday. It is assorted that lust
night's conference and examination
of mysterious witnesses was for the purpose
of retaking the depositions. The story is
not corroborated , however , except as to the
particulars that the stenographer is missing.
The same paper prints' ' nn interview with
Assistant States Attorney Nceloy , who says
hat the disappearance ot tlio stenographer
: iad absolutely nothing to do with the matter
under consideration.
At 11 o'clock this evening the grand Jury
iiad agreed to return Indictments against
A.lex H. Hanks , Mark Solomon , Fred W.
Smith , and Tom Cavanagh. Hanks
has been n bailiff for eight or nine
. -cars. Solomon was appointed bailiff a
oar and a half ago. Smith is unknown
about the court house and Tom ICavanagh
was an engineer at the county insane asylum
during the boodlers' rogtnio and was mixed
up in their case. Ho 13 now In business hero ,
nd , strange to say , his partner was sum
moned for Jury duty , btjt * was peremptorily
challenged by the state when his connection
, vith Kavanngh was loitrnpd. ,
The fifth Indictment ) 'was agreed upon
against Jeremiah O'DannclI , who was re
cently appointed a guagorat South Chicago.
\l 10 r. m. it was reported that two addi-
lonal indictments , seven ' iu all , had been
made. '
According to the statement by Lawyer
Mils , it was the bailiff ( Salomon who first
attempted to bribethpi citizen who was
afterward to bo summoned.as a Juror. Solo
mon Is also the man whoop confession was
ibtaincd. Solomon turned over to the states
attorney a list of the names and addresses
laid to bo prospective corrupt Jurors. Only
wo of the list have yetwcn summoned and
neither has been ex'dnUJjed. Solomon said
.he list had been furrils'llj. ' * „ byBailiff
[ Ionics wlillo they were dented in the court
room just behind the , Cro'nin suspects whom
hey were guarding. Hanks had said $2,000
would bo given for a flxcd Juror half to the
man in the box and half'to the bailiffs. Last
night , Mr. Mill's narrative continued , the
men on the list were Interviewed by the
chief of police. One man stated ho had been
auproaehcd with an offer of $2,000 to go on
ho Jury , by Fred W. Smith , a
hardware manufacturer's agent. Another
citizen was also slmlliarly approached by
citizen. O'Donnoll's part , as told by Mr.
Mills , wns similar to that of Smith's. Ho
sounded at least ono man , and oQorcd him a
$1,000. O'Donnell , who wns arrested early
the evening , Is said to have confessed that
ho person understood to have been Kuvu-
nagh guaranteed that /tho money offered
would bo forthcoming. , The supposed cor
rupt veniromen were carefully instructed as
to their manner while' being examined in
court , being told how they should answer
and to bo gruff with the lawyers for the de
fense , The ofllelal list of indictments given
out about 10:30 : contained six names Hanks ,
Solomon , Smith , Kavanagh , O'Donnell nnd
Joseph Kolin. The latter Is a fruit dealer
who , it is said , was to go on the jury to got
$1,000 from Hanks.
States Attorney Longncckor to-day em
phatlcally denied the plaboruto reports pub
lished this morning that the records and ex
hibits In the Jr iln case had boon etolcn
from his ofllo in < \ that his former stenographer - '
graphor , James Purcell , was the guilty man.
Mr. Longncckor said It was an outrage to
drag Purccll's name Into such a connection
and that the stories to that effect were ilctl-
tlous.
SOUTH DAKOTA. SKNAI'OHSJIIPS.
Present Outlook Points to tlio Elec
tion ol'Potttcrawniul Moody.
PiEitiiE , S. D. , Oct. 13. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Br.n. | The four candidates
for senatorial honors Pettlgrow , Moody ,
Edgerton nnd WardolS are all on thu ground
to-day and have entered the sweat-box. The
situation scorns to point to tlio election of
Pcttlgrew on the first ballot. The Pickerel
statesman has laid his wires deep and seems
to have a lour null on the public ,
and it is general/ conceded that
ho is a winner from the start.
The other throe candidates are trying to
solve the riddle of how all the plus can bo
made to stick In one bole when there Is only
room for ono. To tbo on-lookor It would
seem to appear * tha Moody had the
best points. While 'tho latter was doing
yeoman servicefer hjs party before elec
tion the democrats slipped into his
Black Hills folds , whlck weakened his
following , by reluming" several democratic
and Independent republicans from that
section. Before this it was generally con
ceded that ho had a walkaway , while ho wns
stumping the eastern eocilon of the state.
Judge Edecrtan , who was his mate In 16S5
is hero , but his strikers liavo not yet arrived.
Ho appears confident , but is non
committal. A. J , Wariiell , the farmer's
man , Is doing some hard work , backed
by Loucks and the alliance , but no ono on
the outsldo can determine- what strength bo
will develop. Matters will not bo well re
solved until Monday , but Pettlgrow and
Moody seemed to sit nearest tbo people's
throne to-day ,
Konutor Vest Very 111 ,
KANSAS Cur , Oct. IS. A Scdalla , Mo. ,
special saysj Senator Vest.la very ill hero at
the house of his sister whom he la visiting.
Ho has cancelled oil his engagements to
speak at tariff reform picnics. . The senator'u
complaint is a bad cold , a distressing cough
and painful neuralgia m th6head ( ,
Floated Orr tUnlBlinnl.
NEW Yoiik , Oct. J3. The Btoauibhlp City
of New York was floated' off the shoal ut
GiWto-ulght ,
THE SILVER COINAGE POLICY.
OonflloMna Rumors Aboub the Ad
ministration's Intentions.
ECHOES OF THE ENCAMPMENT
Good Worils 1'or Xchrnilcn Knlnlits
On ISvcry Ilnntl Getiornl Poole , of
Xcw Vorlc , Mentioned For
tlio Taoncr Vncnnny.
WASHINGTON Btmuiu , Tun OMUU lien , )
fill ) ITounTKCNTii STRP.I ; ! , }
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct ) . , IB. )
Much interest has been excited hero nnd
In Now York over the subject of the policy
of < the administration as tto silver coinage -
ago by the report published this morning
that it was likely the monthly purchase of
bullion would bo Increased , nt least temporarily
arily , from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000 imonth. .
Those who should Know most about it say It
is not at all probable that the present status
will bo disturbed unless congress so directs ;
that notwithstanding the law provides there
shall bo $3,000,000 coined monthly nud this
amount may , at the discretion of the secre
tary of the treasury , bo increased to1,000 , -
000 a month , Secretary Wlndom Is disinclined
to change the present policy nnd will lenvo
It at $3,000,000 In the absence of further con
gressional direction. Congress will bo in
session In about seven weeks , nud
although the demand for silver certificates
which are Issued in denominations of
$1 and $3 and upward Is increasing , nnd the
supply as the busy season approaches de
creases , congress will have nn opportunity to
take action bcforo any Incouvcrilenuo to com
mercial circles is inflicted. In the under
strata of the treasury department an impres
sion cixists , however , that circumstances
point to the necessity of increasing thq
monthly coinage and the insuoof certificates.
A treasury ofllelal said to your correspond
ent to-day : "Tho whole story of silver can
bo found in the treasury statement showing
the condition of our silver currency. By it
wo see that the net standard silver dollars In
the treasury In July , 1SSG , was 91,000,000 in
round numbers. In July , 1SS7 , it was § 07-
000,000. In July , 1SSS. it was 12,000,000. In
July , 18SO , it was § 21,000,000. On the
10th inst. it was but $ r > ,000,000. Tlieso
comparisons show plainly that it is but n
question of time when the demand for silver
circulation will bo greater than the supply.
What may bo done with congress so close
upon us can not bo said , but that something
will have to bo done is clear. The business
of the country is very brisk at this season of
the year , and people must have moro money
for the circulating medium. The output of
silver currency oan bo accounted for in part
by the retirement of national banlc circula
tion. The national banks do not furnish the
circulation needed by the country , nnd the
government is called upon to do so. It meets
the demand by issuing silver cert'ilcatcs of
small denominations , supplying the loss of
national ham : notes , and meeting the re
quirements of trade. There is no doubt in
my mind mat tne oituation points clearly to
the prospect oj an , increased purchase of
" " * '
silver to "mect1"thb'actual wants "ot the
country. "
This view of a troisury ofllclal on the
silver question shows the radical change
which has taken place on this subject in
financial and treasury circles , where , not
three years ago there was an appeal nmdo to
congiess for relief from continued com
pulsory coinage. Whatever the action maybe
bo by either the treasury department or con
gress during the next six months or year , It
will tend to enlarge rather than to contract
tha circulating medium , so that the outlook
Is favorable lor an easier money market
than wo have at present.
KNJOIITS TUMPIAR TALK.
The E\cnmg Star has splendid wood cuts
of two distinguished Knights Templar from
Nebraska , Commander Lewis M. ICcono nud
William M. Mungor , and sketches of their
commandcrles , from which I take the follow
ing ; "Nebraska made up in quality what she
lacked in quantity at the conclave. She sen t
here some of her brightest men to represent
the interests of Tomplnrlsm m that state.
The deputy grand commander wno came
with the Sir Knights is Lewis M. Keciio. In
the absence of tbo grand commander , ho
performed his duties in a most creditable
manner.
"Mount Tabor wns ono of the Nebraska
commanderius that sent a delegation from
among the elgbty-olght kulghta on the roll.
They were led by Sir William II. Mungor ,
eminent , commander , whoso Templar record
is an exceedingly brilliant ono. "
At tlio banquet given to 200 members of
the grand encampment last night Grand
Commander Clark Varnum , at Iowa , re
sponded to the toast , "Tlio individual Temp
lar ; the rospon&lblo exemplar of Christian
Knighthood. "
VIIVT DENVEU WJU , DO.
Sir Knight n. A. Long , of Denver , speaking -
ing to-day of the next Knights Templar con
clave , says : "Denver is a beautiful city ,
and wo intend to throw our homos wldo
open to the knights who attend the conclave.
Washington has entertained us In good
style. Not ono word of complaint have wo
to make , and it shall bo our pleasure to BOO
that the same treatment Is given them In
1803. Wo shall throw open our homes and
our hotels , and the best shall not bo too good
for them. "
"Our streets are now being paved and a
$200,000 Masonic temple will bo completed
within the next year. Wo are under obliga
tions to the Nebraska knights for helping us
secure the next conclave , "
AN Al'T JlETOnT.
Prof. EssorParvin , of Iowa , who is ono of
the oldest knights in the country , had the
honor of representing the Prince of Wales
and the grand priory of Canada at the con
clave and had most magnificent Jewelled
badges presented to him as their representa
tive. The professor is something of a wag
nnd tolls n good story apropos of his crippled
leer , It is said that no man with n physical
infirmity can gain admittance to the Knights
Templar order. Being chaffed about the
evident exception that had been made lu his
favor , the professor responded : "Why , niy
friend , I Joined the order when a man's
qualifications were measured by the size of
his brain and not by the length of his legs. "
POOI.B ron TANNEIl'8 FLACK.
A western congressman who talked with
President Harrison on tbo subject to-day ,
soya that It is very probable that General
Poole , oz-ponsion agent at Syracuse , N. Y , ,
will bo appointed commissioner of pensions
next week. Senator Hiscock has been push
Ing Poole for this place , and ho has Just returned
turned here to resume bis work. Corporal
Tanner will contlnuo to draw the salary of
the office until bis successor ia appointed.
MIBOKLlANEOUa.
In addition to many other posta\ \ reforms
tbat Postmaster General Wanamakcr is
understood to be recommending his forth
coming report recommends an extension ot
tbt free delivery system , An t present
established the postmaster general Is author
ized to confer the free delivery upon any
town having n population , ascertained by n
regular census , and not merely estimated ,
of not less than ton tnousam ) , or where the
local postage amounts to $10,000 a year. Mr.
Waunmaltor is considering the feasibility
of mincing this minimum to 8,000 population
nnd $3,000 local poutago. This will lot In n
largo number of towns under tha census of
1S90.
Postmaster General Wnnnmnkcr Is rapid ,
not alone In the dispatch of business , but in
his personal movements. Yesterday after
noon ho went over to Philadelphia on tho-I
o'clock train. . Ho returned this morning ,
reachlilR the department nt UsUO. This af
ternoon at 2s30 no took ttio train for Phila
delphia , for his usual visit to his homo and
his Sufcday school. During the three hours
that ho was at the department to-day ho
cleared up his desk nnd attended to all the
business that was brought to his attention.
Within ton minutes after leaving the train
nt the depot ho was nt his desk , looking as
fresh and bright as If ho had strolled down
from his residence on I street nftor a com
fortable breakfast and u glance nt the morn
ing papers.
The president of the Missouri Illvct * Land
Improvement company presented the secre
tary of war to-day with the plans for a
bridge at Kansas City for approval. Tlio
net of October 13,1883 , required tbo construc
tion to begin within n year from duto and
the secretary would not approve the plans ,
holding that the year had expired , nnd that
the location was not In accordance with the
terms of the act. The secretary approved
the plans for the construction of the mer
chants' bridge across the Mississippi rlvor nt
St. Louis. It will bo four spans nnd fifty
feet above high water mark.
After this week the president says ho will
receive no callers later than 13 m. or before
10 in tbo morning. Ho will conllno himself
as closely as possible to the preparation of
his message to congress.
William S. Miller was to-day apnolntod
postmaster at Uuffalo , Scott county , lowu ,
vice M. J. Dodge , removed.
John Grtnstod , of towa , has been promoted
in the pension oftlco from 51,000 a year to bo
a special examiner at $1,400.
Charles Horbbon was appointed ganger
for the Thirteenth Illinois district.
Pr.unv S. HEITII.
THI3 UlSADljY WIRES.
Mayor Grant Orders ThMr Removal
An Interview With ICdlRnn.
Nnw YOUK , Oct. 12. Mayor Grant this
morning ordered the immediate removal of
all are light wires not properly Insulated.
Hcforo this work could be begun a temporary
injunction wns served oa the mayor , restrain
ing him from Interfering with the wires of
cither the United States Illuminating com-
nauv or the Urush Electric Licht company.
Under this oruer tlio work will bo delayed
until Monday ,
An interview with Edison is printed this
afternoon in'whieh ho says no insulation will
muko electric light wires s.ifo ; tuat subways
and insulation will alike provo ineffective
and that the only way to prevent loss of llfo
is to regulate pressure.
*
BA.OK F'11OMI1IE Gil AYE.
A Supposed Dead 3Iixn Appmrs niul
Cliilum IHq Property.
CHICAGO , Oct. 12. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BHE.J A strungo story of a man sup
posed to bo dead suddenly coming to life was
detailed to Judge Gary to-day , when the
court adjudged Nicholas Oohrig Insane nnd
remanded him to the care of his friends.
Thirteen years ago Gohrig ciimo hero from
Germany. Ho was nn industrious man and
accumulated some property. Three j'nnrs
ago ho had $3,000 , which ho invested in real
citato. Ho became acquainted with a La
Sallo avenue young woman and foil in love
with her. She rejected bun and married an
other man. This Gohrig toolc very much to
heart , nnd ho grew moro and moro disconso
late. At this time there appeared several
persons , it is alleged , who sought to sccuro
Geh''i'B ( property , which ho had invested
in notes , and which ho placed iu an
old trunk. Gchrig's f.uluio in the
love affair somewhat unsettled his
mind , and the attempts to pot his property
further nidcd in unbalancing his mind.
Several attempts were made to get the
property , and failing , the conspirators sought
to scare the unfortunate fellow Into complete
insanity. Ho was told stories of ghosts and
hobgoblins and nt night ho hoard mysterious
rapplngs. Muy 3 last Gchrlg disappeared
nnd a ( short tlmo afterwards his body was
found , as his friends thought , ia Jackson
park , where ho had committed suicide by
shooting himself , The body was given over
to the medical students , nnd nt the college
Mr , Schmltz , Gchrig's former agent , identi
fied the body as that of Goliriif. The real
estate firm was about to scttlo up with Cas
par , a brother of tha supposed dead man ,
when yesterday a wild-looking , uukcuipt-
liatrcd man came to Schmltz' ofllco and an
nounced himself as the missing Guhrig , Ho
was Insane , but declared that ho wanted his
wealth. Investigation proved that the man
wus indeed Gehriptiud the college identifica
tion wus a mistake.
To-day the unfortunate man was adjudged
Insane and sent to the asylum.
Tlio Pnn-Aincrlcmi Excursion.
NIAOAIIA FAU.S , N. Y. , Oct. 13. The In
ternational American excursionists arrived
hero about 0 o'clock this evening after a
pleasant rldo through Now York state. Ho-
fore leaving Albany the Argentine Hopubllo
and Chilian delegates Joined the party. By
order of the secretary of state , the train ,
during the entire trip will not turn a wheel
on Sunday , and to-morrow at Niagara Is
being gladly looked forward to by all us a
day of rest.
A Woman'H I < 'rnrfnl
ST. Louis , Oct. 13. Mrs. Louisa Ernest ,
who has been suffering from dementia ,
eluded her attendants this morning , went
out on the bridge nnd leaped into the river
100 feet below. A fisherman saw her and
rescued her with u skiff , Strange to say she
wus injured very slightly ,
Tlio Weather Forecast.
For Omaha and vicinity llijht rains fol
lowed by fair u'catltcr ,
Nebraska and Iowa light rain followed by
fair , stationary weather , except slightly
warmer In Nebraska ; variable wlndu.
Dakota. Fair ; preceded by light ram in
southern portion ; warmer , winds becoming
southerly.
Cholera at Itnguud.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 13. Consul Halnes at
Hngdad reports under data of August 33 that
cholera Is raging throughout that vicinity.
The people are leaving Uagdad in great
numbers , Flfty-nino deaths have been re
ported in ono day. _
Admiral Porter licttor.
NewrOBT 3. 1. , Oct. 13. Admiral Porter
is much better , and was able to take break
fast with his family this morning. Ho pro-
poioe to return to V aahlnBton Thursday ,
GOSSIP FROM TUB COAST
Sir Bdwnrd Arnold Cordially Ro
oolvocl In Srm Franolaoo.
DULLNESS IN SPORTING CIRCLES
A Hunt nnlns ; Miulo For n Man to
lji ; tttnnuliu In Fobrimry
An Alnslcn Seal Com-
imny'Ciiniilnj * .
Kir K'Uvnrd Arnold' ) * Itoe < > | > tlon.
SAN FIIANCISCO , Oct. 13. [ Special Tele
gram to THIS Bin.l : Sla Edwin Arnold Is re
ceiving much attention licro nnd making it
lilting oloso to his American visit. Ho sails
next week on the Pacific mall steamer Hoi-
KO ! for Japan. H , L. Luxwon , member of
parliament , and ono of the proprietors of the
London Telegraph. Is nlco hero nud wns to
accompany Arnold , but to-day he learned by
cablegram that his mother had been seriously
injured in a runaway accident In London.
Ho will leave overland for England nt onco.
Sporting nriltcr.s have been rather dull
during the past wcok. It Is generally known
that the directors of the Califaniln Athlotlo
club have not ns yet chosen a man to fight
LaHlancho In February. They have nnmod
an unknown in order to lool ; around and se
lect nn extra good man. In nil probability
ono will bo found bcforo lung. Jack Hidll-
nan will nltond tha next meeting of the di
rectors nnd sugppst the name of Pat Fnrroll ,
of Plttsburg. Ho husthoroputatlnnof beln
ono of the hardest hitters In America , Ho Is
a member of tbo police force of Pittsburg , ww
5 A seven dnyf. " bicycle1 tournament will .1
begin In the Mechanic pavlltion on the 3lst .
lust. A largo tr.Cck Is now being built , nnd
accomodations will bo made for several
thousand people. Many prominent wheel
men have entered for the race. Among them
nro John S. Prince , champion of England ;
W. J. Morgan , seventy-two hour champion ;
Wilbur S. Kmipp , short distance champion ;
Edwarn Heading , of Omaha ; W. 11. Spiers
and J. Hood , ot Australia. Up to the present
time the female entries uro Aliases Oakcs ,
Baldwin and O'Brien. '
The announced decision of the Alaska
Commercial company not to seek a renewal
of Its Seal island lease when It expires next
Muy , would bo received with inoro surprise
but for the suspicion that it is made to
influence- legislation and head oil competi
tors. A siirewd person or corporation try
ing to make a favorable bargain does uot
show too union anxiety to COBO It. sSH
The flurry in the Now Yorlc money maruet
has caused largo Hums of coin to bo trans
ferred" to that city from San Francisco.
Money always Hews to the point
where the highest rate prevails. The trans
fers of money from San Francisco to Now
York during the lust three weeks 'hayo
amounted to nearly 5500,000 , of which the
most wns sent through the Hank of Cali
fornia. The drain upon San Francisco
came nt a time when money could bo spared
from mining stocks and general business
was rather dull and the savings banks were
teeming with coin. The past week bus been
a gloomy one In mining stock circle's.
Until the close , when tbo dark cloild
had a brighter llcfatr , because of n
llttlo reaction in prices , the tendency of the
market has been steadily downward. The
Comstook shares were affected most in the
depression. The leading stock Consolidated
California nnd Virginia fell to $ ! > 05 , a decline -
cline of nearly $3 per share from the price
ono month ago. ,
8TI2AMHIIIP&
Tlio State of rvoliraslcn. Driven Aslioro
and Ii'jurcd.
GiaROow , Oct. 13. Tlio Stuto line steamer
Stale of Nebraska , bouud for Now York ,
collided to-day with the Allen line steamer
Norwegian , from Montreal. The State of
of Nebraska was strticlc on the port bow nnd
bovcral plates smashed. She was driven
ashore , nnd her stern lies high up in the
ferry Blip nt Groonoek. The State of Ne
braska was filled with passengers.
Tlio agents in Now York of the State line
have received cable ndvlco that iho shii ) is
not seriously damaged aud the passengers
are all well.
A Chicago Stinotiiii ; AflVny ,
CHICAGO , Oct. 13. [ Special Telegram to
Tun 1JEH.1 A desperate shooting oftrny oo-
curred nt an early hour this morning in the
Estollu restaurant , between a man and his
wife. Four shots were fired , the llrst ono
cutting off the second finger of Barney Bry
ant , the husband of the shooter , Mrs. Lizzlo
Uryant. The second shot dropped the man's
ear , when ho Jtnnijcil forward and caught his
wife's hand aud wrested the revolver from
her. Ho then stepped bank nnd the woman
started to run. As she did bo emptied two
shots into her dress , but did not hit her body.
Before ho could do further dnmafto ofllcora
cumo on the scene anil arrested both parties.
A Vlllniio U n > ol ( Out.
SoMniiSKT , Ky. , Oct. 13. The village of
Norwood , four miles north of here , wns de
stroyed by flro lust night. Only ono house is
loft. Two persons are missing. LOBS not
yet known ,
HnocinvAvvii.i.1 ! , Pa. , Oct. 13. n. F , Cart-
wright's lumber yard at Ilorton City , con
taining about eighteen million feet of lum
ber , wns partially burned this morning
Loss , $175,000 ; insurance , 1.15,000. , r
llomiion.
A-nvoon , Kan. , Oct. 13. Tno soldiers
reunion for the Obcrlin land district com
menced hero yesterday , with n largo attend
ance. Owintf to a delay In receiving tenta n
great many were compelled to sloop In the
open air. By to-nlgnt uvnryinlng will bo lu
shnpo to shelter nil that may come. This
afternoon Colonel May , of Obcrlin , will
deliver an address.
A Colored Mitii liyrinlied ,
MESH-JUS , Tenn. , Oct. 13. Robert Hlggs ,
alias Charles Woods ( colored ) was lynched
at Hornando , Miss. , at nn early hour this
morning by a mob of eovornl hundred men
from Luke Vlow. Biggs was under confine
ment for assaulting Mrs. J , N , Halnes , the
wife of u farmer living near Lake View ,
Hurled Down Doop.
HAiiTroiiD , Conn , , Oct. 13. Full returns
from all but ouo of the 103 town's lu this
state show u majority against tlio prohibition
amendment of 27,310. Under the local option
law eighty-three towns wont wet , a gain of
three , and cighty-flvo dry.
i
lia Sitllo'H tiiutuo Unveiled. '
CHICAGO , Oct. 12. The atatuo of the
French explorer , La Balle , presented to Chicago
cage by Judge Lambert Tree , was unveiled
in Lincoln park this afternoon. \
Tlio SliovltfiCli HoolalUts.
CHICAGO , Oct. 13. The Shovitsch wing of
the socialistic- party met in convention 19-
day. The delegates claim this is the only
regular convention and that the ouo held two
wo-jki ago was unauthorized ,