! " i i * * ' - - - - . - > - - - TtT-i -Jxy - - . m OMAHA , THURSDAY. MORNING , OCTOBER 17 , 1889. NUMBER 120. * BLACKMAILERS HELD TO BAIL , The Three London Journalists Ar- ralgnod In Court. IT CREATES A GREAT SENSATION. An Injunction Aunlnnt n Newspaper Which the Spirit of Modern Knturprino Compels It { to Ignore. fJrnnt. CrnwilN nt Otilldlmll. [ CnvurtuM tSVUm Jmnrt f. 'onion Itemvlt.l Loxnojf , Oct. 10. ( Now York Herald Cable Special to Tim Hr.E.I Guildlmll police court was crowded with the lights of Capcl court to-day to hear the charge against the thrco financial journalists who wcro nr- rcstod yesterday for blackmail , The Lon don edition of the Herald scored a great beat over the other London morning papers with .the exclusive story of the arrest , nnd soon after the brokers arrived on the exchange it was almost impossible to got a copy ot the paper at any price. Tbo usual largo supply of Heralds was sold at an early hour and as high as 10 shillings wcro offered for n single copy. In front of Guildhall stood knots of brokers , who could rtol get into the court room , rending the Hnrald that Is , ono man road aloud nnd fifteen or twenty other men clustered nround htm like bees. Inside the court , the same Bceno was witnessed. Hundreds of eyes , sparkled and smiles ran all around the room when adctectlvo displayed the little bags of gold sovereigns which wcro found on the ofllco table when ho arrested the defendants. Another sensation was the announcement that Sir Charles Kusscl , Q C , M P. , hud been specially retained ns leading counsel for the prosecution. The proceedings , however , nlmpl.y consisted of proving the arrest , after which the defendants wcro remanded until next Tuesday and were hold in ball of $ .2,500 each. Later in the day the do fond- nuts' counsel applied to Justice Donmnn , sitting In chambers , for an Injunction to re strain the London edition of the Herald from publishing anything further on the case. The injunction was granted , but the Herald will , despite this , publish a full jmgo of the story , giving reports of the proceed ings of to-duy. _ Blrs. IlnhlMi-d Ayera * Condition. -39 lt\i \ Jnmn Oanlnti IScnnztt. ] S , Oct. 10. [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tin : Hii.l : : Mrs. Huhhard Ayer , wl.o was knociced down by u cab while walk- Inn on the Hue Gnlllcu , is improving. The Herald correspondent saw her doctor at the Hotel Continental , who said : "I am happy to say that Mrs. Ayer is doing very nicely and is as comformblo as a person can expect to bo with three bones broken In her arms nnd her elbow fractured. She was wonder fully plucky at the time of the accident arid has borne up bravely over since. Of course , she Is in more or less pain all the time and will not be ublo to use her arms for a month or two. There are no Internal injuries. " Now Gnu. Jiins $ ( lordnii Hi5iti.iv , Oct. 10. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Cue Hui : . | Captain Za- Hnskl returned this morning from a tour of inspection made by permission of tlio Ger man government to Klel.Wllholmshafen and Essen. Concerning the Herald's report of the performance of his gun , ho suys : "While fifteen torpcdos were fired in seventeen nnd u half minutes , tlio time culled for by our contracts , Tf the Vesuvius hud n well trained crow , which , being out of commission , she has not , those fifteen rounds could liavo been I'.rcd ' in 11 vo minutes. If guns of n heavier cullbro had been issued 10,500 pounds of charges could have boon flrod , Instead of 8.000 , as the moro rapidly the gun Is flrod the cooler it gets. While our contract with the government calls for our thro wins : 200 pound charges ono milo every two minutes , which wo ac complished , wo can throw a 500 pound charge that distance , u 200pound chorgo ! ! ,000 ynrds from a vessel , or 4.000 yards from a gun on land , nnd 100 pound charges 4,000 ynrds from a vessel , or three 111 lies from a shore battery. A pneumatic gun will compel changes in the construction of the hull below the water in vessels of war so as to meet and resist the poxverful torpedo action this gun brings Into play , An Amnrloan Gonor.tl Ilnn orod , tConvrfu'it ' tSK ) l > ua ni(3 Gordon 7temi'tt. | LONDON , Oct. 10. | New York Herald Cable Special to TUB Hr.E.I General nnd Mrs. Porterfield , of Now York , liavo arrived at Paris from their continental tour and uro at 5:1 : Hue do lairux. During their tour they were the guests of Governor General Haran- off , ntNijnl Novgorod , In Kussia , wlicro a dinner was given thoui by Prince Unranoff. At St. Petersburg the emperor sent the general nn invitation to the great military review , nt which ho wns presented to the ompcror and empress during the luncheon in the royal pavilion. 1 > KATH KNiijj O1 Tim 1C. I , . The Flnt GOOH Forth From tlio Street Ilnllivuv Hiijiilis That It must Die. Misxnu'Oi.id , Oct. 10. The annual con * vcntion of the street railway presidents of the United States began hero to-day , The report of the oxccutlvo committee severely scored the Knights of Labor. Ueforrlni ; to the Now Yorlt and Brooklyn street ear strikes the ropoVt snya : "Tho tlcnth Knoll of the Knights of Labor organization has boon sounded because it lias shown Its unwurthlnoss to live , by reason of the crlmo committed In Its name under the direction of Its leaders. " The report Buys further' that It Is Its earnest desire tlmt there should bo estab lished in the street-railway business such a community 01 interest between the employer and the employed that perfect harmony shall loign. Illinois 1C. of I' . Klont XJiiio\ao , Oct. 10. The grand lodge of the Knights of Ppthias of Illinois to-day elected the following officers : Grand chancellor , J. II. Kellogg , tVoonort ; grand vice chancellor , Cliarle * Hcherer , Galena : grand appellate , P. C. Cook , Peorla ; grand keeper of records and souls , H P. Caldwell , Chicago ; grand muster of the ex chequer , John Gabriel , Chicaga ; grand muster at arms , O. A. Harnes , JuoKson villo ; grand Inner guard , Charles Hurguyno , Chicago cage ; grand outer guard , Past Chancellor John A. Molter , Cairo : supreme rcprcbcnta- live , \V. A. Schmidt , Quinsy. Tha Weather l > 'or < : iUHt. ) For Omaha uud vicinity t fair weather. For Nebraska : Fair , bllghtly cooler , north erly winds. For Iowa : Fulr till Friday night , slightly cooler , northwesterly winds. For Dakota : Fulr till Friday night , lightly wuriucr. Illnlno Must I'ny. NEW YOIIK , Oct. 10. Jouicb G. Hloluo , Jr. , on of the secretary of state , to-duv con- fussed judgiuent tu the supreme court for tifi.M In favor of Dr. Fuller ou action brought to recover payment tor professional serv ices rendered tbo defendant's wlfo and ctiild AlU'llUU IS A MONOritUIST. The HrntliiThooil Solemnly Warned AgnlnU Strnngo Gntla. DeKvr.n. Oct. lO.-j-Tbo twenty-sixth an nual convention tif the locomotive engineers began hero this afternoon. Chief Arthur de livered his annual address , In the course of which ho said. ' 'Tho present to mo represents the turning point in the history of the order , for it has Dccoma apparent that a feeling essentially radical hns crept In end taken possession of our member * . This Is dangerous nnd must bo suppressed , for owing to this statements sccmlncly contra dictory linvo been mada publlo which could never have happened hud there been the former oneness of thought nnd honesty of purpose. If u man's ability extends be yond that required by the brotherhood , then It becomes bis duty to aoff the begrimed hu- bllinicnts ot tbo mecnanlo und assume tbo position for which ho is particularly lilted. " Mr. Arthur admonished the members to keep their personality Intact nnd not to allow fnlso gods to induce them to subscribe to laws which , as soon ns passed , will make them cognl/unt of the necessity for their icpcal. Ho reiterated with emphasis the statement that the brotherhood U law-abiding and that the strikes are only sanctioned as a lost resort. The membership of the order Is nboutSO- 000. Since its organization $3,003,1)00 ) has been paid out to widows , orphans and dis abled members. In conclusion lie said ho trusted that In nil the discussions of differences which may arise the members , wlillo giving frank ex pression to their thoughts , "will carefully guard against tlmt spirit of dogmatism which would call upon others to square their thoughts und opinions with our own. " No reference was made In the nddrcss to either thu question of federation or the late Uurllngton strlue , to the apparent disap pointment of n number of delegates. The contest for headquarters evidently lies between Denver nnd Cleveland , Chicago being - ing knocked out entirely by the Illinois con spiracy laws. The wast is supporting Den ver , und the east favors Cleveland , while the southern delegates nro divided. Ihn Hrakcinon. ST. PAUL , Oct. 10. The important feature of this morning's session of tlio Brotherhood of Hullway Hruhomen was the official report , which contained some Important sugges tions. Vice Grand Master Slattory , of Hutte , naid bo was In favor of changing the name of the order to the "Brotherhood ot Hallway Trainmen , " as at least ono-thlrd of the membership is made up of conductors , baggagemen nnd others. Another of his rocdimnicndutlons is in regard to the relief schemes tnut uro just now being pushed for ward by several of tbo lending rail roads of this country , tbo Phil- ndelphla & Kcudlng , the Baltimore & Ohio nnd the Burlington & Quincy. His advice to the members was for them to Investigate all schemes of this kind carefully - fully , and ho wns sure they would arrive at the sumo conclusion regarding them us ho hud , and that was to lot them alone , as they wcro only snares to draw them on and make them slaves to their employers. The grand secretary and treasurer's re port gave valuable statistics concerning the growth and state of the order. THE ANAKOIIIST'S DAUGHTER. No Clergyman OflloiateB nt the Bnrinl of Ijittlo Inilu I'lii-flons. CHICAGO , Oct. 10. [ Special Telegram to Tun Hr.B.J LittloLulu Parsons.duughter of the executed anarchist loader , was laid in her last resting place to day. The remains of tbo llttlo ono wcro not placed beside the body of her father , but wcro buried in another part of tbo cemetery at Waldheiin. The services over the re mains were held at Avondulc , the homo of Mrs. Lucy Pursons. No clergyman wns present but a touching tributa was rendered and comforting words for the bereaved mother were spoken by Mr. Holaics , a prom inent anarchist. About one hundred per sons were present and everything was con ducted in a quiet nnd orderly manner. The pall bearers wcro ladies. o - 1NADEQUAI13 JL'O TUK GUI MR. Scbriiii ; , tlio Voi ti 1'olnoner , Given Twcnty-Jlvo Years. Ucimmx Sriiixas , Mich. , O > 't. 10. ISpeclal Telegram to Tun Huc.l Horace Sobrlng , the youth who tried to poison all the members of his family , Including his mother nnd lather , ana thus como into pos session of n paltry estate , which would en able him to get married , wns to-day sen tenced to twenty-live years in the state prison. lie confessed the horrible details of his crime. Ho purchased the poison und hid it until suitable opportunity was given him to place it In the tea kettlo. All the family partook of the tea but himself , and when they discovered they were poisoned and im- plorud him to go for uld ho stolidly refused and waited for the drug to do Its deadly work. His purpose was frustrated , how ever , by the timely appearance of neigh bors , who succeeded in saving tbo victims of his Inhuman plot. Double Illumine In Cnlifimil.i. PucnnviLLU , Cnl. , Oct. 10. William Dragor und John Olson wcro bunged hero this moinlng for complicity in the murder of John Lowell , on thu hitter's ranch , in March , 18S8. The men were convicted with J. H. Myers over a year ago and Myers was exe cuted last Novcmucr. Out HUVils'H Throat. Tnov , N. Y. , Oct. 10. At Cambridge , this morning , Harluy Hedge murdered his wifa by cutting her throat , and then slightly wounded himself In a like manner. Ho feigns lunacy. Hedge had been held in jail ou the charge of abusing bis wife , but was released on ball Monday. TUB GING1NNAT1 HOHUOH. Secretary Dohcrly KxplnlnH the Cause ol' thu Wrcok. CINCINNATI , Oct. 10. Hundreds of people gathered this morning at the sccno of yester day's frightful accident on the Mount Au burn Inclined piano. Miss Oseamp , ouo of the victims , still lives , but physicians cannot give any assurance of her recovery. Mrs. Hochstuttcr has improved this inorniug , but her recovery Is also extremely doubtful. Young MoFudden is In a fair way to recover unless some hidden Injury present itself. James M. Dohertj , secretary of the com pany onorattug the Mount Auburn inclined plane , says the causa of yesterday's ' accident was a llttlo piece of Iron not more than nn Inch long Ihul became lodged In the cut-off vulvo and was found this morning by the men who huvo taken the machinery apart. How It cuuio there no ono yet knows , A Hear Kml Collision , Lr.iuxox , Ind. , Oct. 10. A construction train bearing section men on the Midland railroad backed Into u freight three miles oust of this place. Urukomnn Moorewus killed outrigiit. Oliver Heath und John Fitch were fat.illy hurt and several others wore seriously injured. Klllcil hy nn ICl vntor. CINCINNATI , Oct. 10. Stanley L. Potter , son of Hov. S. S. Potter , and a member of tha furniture manufacturing firm of Miner & Kosaiter , was instuutly killed this morning by being struck by u descending elevator. Ho wan thirty-two years old -and unmarried. Hlllnil tlio Wrnnc I'urty First. CINCINNATI , Oct. 10 At Carcyvlllo to night Charles llolJcnricli , aged twenty-one , shot his wifa dead and then suicided. The tragedy was the outcome of a domestic- quarrel. t'nrfnical'a Klnc Delirious. LISDON , Oct. 10. To-night the condition of the king of Portugal Is worse. Gangrene has bet in and the patient U delirious. SOUTH DAKOTA'S ' SENATORS , Pottl row and Moody Solootod Without Opposition. A MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS. The Tipgifllntiiro Petitions For An Appropriation to Carry nn the Work or Irrigation Uluck Hills Peoples Jnbllnnt. IVttlRrew nntt Mooily Clinncn. PinimH , S. D. . Oct 10. | Special Tele cram to THE HKB. ] The result of the ballot In the caucus of republican members ot the legislature last night showedPcttlgrow 03 votes , Moody 8. > , Edgcrton 07 , nml Wnrdoll 41. As soon as the result was announced n motion carried to maka the nomination of Pettigrew and Moody unanimous for United States senators. It was well that It was so , for If n light had been made the result would still have been In doubt. When the fact bo- catno known that Pettlgrowand Moody were victorious there commenced a scene never equalled in Plcrro for enthusiasm. Speak ers , consisting of the chosen senators and the most prominent men of the stata , tools turns on the outdoor rostrums , and talked to cheering thousands. Honflres were lit , bands played and the celebration continued without hindrance until morning , and no pen can dcscribo Its wild enthusiasm , I'll ' Is afternoon both branches of the legis lature ) mot to ballot for senators. In tbo house the result stood : U. P. Pottigrow 108 against 14 for Bartlett Trlop and 107 for Moody aqalnst 14 for M , H. Day. The senate vote was U each for Pcttigrow nnd Moody against 4 for Trtnp nnd Day. To-morrow the legislature meets m Joint session to hoar the minutes ot each house read on the ballot for senator and approve them , after which It will adjourn until the date of the mooting In Pierre on the second Tuesday after the second Monday in Janu ary. ary.No other business was transacted this session except the adoption of the following memorial to congress to-day in the senate ana house : Hosolvod , That the senators nnd represen tatives of the state of South Dakota in the congress of the United States are hereby re quested to urge the passage of a bill by con gress at the earliest possible moment provid ing an appropriation for the purpose of mak ing the necessary surveys and of boring ex perimental artesian wells so as to determine the feasibility of artesian irrigation prepara tory to the establishment of u system of ir rigation by this state. People nt niooily's Homo Jubilant. DCAD\\OOI > , S. D. , Oct. 10 [ Special Tele gram to THE Hnn.l This city , the homo of Judge Gideon C. Moody , received the news of his election to the United States senate with great rejoicing. It may bo considered one of the greatest political victories over accomplished , nine tenths of his strength coming from east of the Missouri river. Uo- sides this ho has been the especial target of all the Isms , factions , cliques nnd combinations of which the now state so freely abounds. Ho lias also been subjected to bitter personal abuse and opposition and consequently his home people are so much more rejolci'd at his suc cess. Preparations nro under way to tender him onu of thu greatest ovations over given a returning warrior crowned with the wreath of victory. Governor Mrllctto GOOH to Pinnnc , S. D. , Oct. 10. [ Special Telenrcm to Tnn Hnn. | Governor Mellette's special train went out this morning , bound for His- marck , whore the affairs of the territory will now bo rushed to a conclusion preparatory to the admission ot both Dahotns as states. Pctligreiv and MooJy take special trains out to-monow with several hundred friends , the former to show them over Sioux Palls and give a banquet in the Queen City , and the latter to the Hlnck Hills. Yniikton Pnoplollojolcp. YANKTON.S. D.Oct.lO. [ SpecialTelegram to TUB lice. ] The election of Moody und Pottigrow was expected here and is received with general satisfaction. The prohibition ists join In the rejoicing over the election of the senators. Now the people want the pres idential proclamation of recognition. MOODY'S WAR HECO1ED. It Is Ono That lie May Justly bo Proud or. WASHINGTON , Oct. 10. During the Knights Templar conclave , and while Washington contained thousands of Hooslurs , tlio attacks being made on the military record of Judge G. C. Moody , who was to-duy elected to the United States senate In South Dakota , was n thetno of general discussion. Colonel Moody is a native Hoaaier , and commanded an In diana regiment aunng the late war. Ho is , therefore , well known among the soldiers who served from his native stata during the early sixties. President Harrison is person ally well conversant wltli Moody's war rec ord , and regards It as very excellent. From Indiana soldiers nnd the war department I am enabled to give the military record of L'olonol Moody accurately , nuu It makes its own refutation of the charged which uio being brought against him , Colonel Moody enlisted In April , 1801 , Im mediately upon the firing on Fort Sumter. Ho entered tbo army us a first lieutenant in the Ninth Indiana Infantry ; was commis sioned and mustered in as captain of Com pany C ; sorvea during the three mouths' scrvlco in West Virginia , und nt the close of that campaign was notified by President Lincoln timt he was appointed captain of the Ninth Unltoa States regulars , Schuylor Col- fax saying that It was given him as recog nition of services during the three months' ' campaign , Moody secured leave of absence to serve with the volunteers , and upon reenlistment - enlistment In the volunteer regiment was promoted to the lieutenant colonelcy , and went back Into West Virginia ; was after wards , in the full ot ISOl , commissioned as colonel of the regiment. Ho joined Uuell's army in March , 1SUJ , und was unfortunate In being assigned to General Nelson's com- nianu , Nelson bated with intense hatred all Indiana regiments. When Colonel Moody leportotl to Colonel Fryo. at. Huell's hoadquartara , ho was told that ho should bu assigned to such command us ho desired Colonel Moody protested ngalnet being assigned to Nelson's command , and was assured that bo should only bo kept there . Nelson'H temporarily. adjutant-gen eral assigned Moody to General Ilaicn , who commanded a brigade , and through whoso persuasion ho finally consented to re- muln with the command. The tlrst time that Moody saw Nelson ho got Into u dilll- culty with him and was shamefully abused. This was followed up by contentious until Moody got tired and worn out , und asked to bo relieved , and returned to hia regular regi ment. Ho was thereupon mustorpd out of the volunteer scrvico and granted an honorable - able discharge. 'Ihcn ho was ordered to re turn to his regular regiment. Ho did so. Ho had the command at headquarters for a time , and subsequently the command of a hatullinn of nine companies In the ttclu ; was then detailed to servo upon Gcnpral Thomas' staff as chief commissary of mustur and aid. He served with General George H. Tliouiaa onojear thereafter ; was with him at the battle of Hoover's Gup , his skirmishers pre ceding tlio battle of Chlckamauga , at Chlcauiauga , at Chattanooga , at Mission ary liulgo , and than resigned bis services In the regular army ; was repeatedly com mended by General Thomas for hia services , and was highly complimented by Liu when ho sent In his resignation * General Thomas urged him not to pre.ss the resignation , butte to withdraw It. Moody persisted , however , ns ho supposed the war Was practically at an end when the bnttlo of Chnttaunoga was fought. | Once before In 1873rhen Colonel Moody was a candidate foraoloffnto to congress , an attack upon his military record similar to the ono which Is now boinrf/mado was pressed vigorously. But General Harcn , who hap pened to bo in Dakota nt that time , promptly took tip the cudgel , nml declared that nil of the charges against Colonel Moody were ma licious fabrications , and ho published n state ment to thatcffcr.t. At the wnr department nnd In Indmna circles where most Is known of Colonel Moody's career during the war , ho stands very high , not Only as a soldier , but as a man. TIIUJ DAILY UHON1N SUSPKCT. A Stenographer Undergoing the Piimplnir I'roooriH. CHICAGO , Oct.10. Thorn was n , rumor this morning that Messrs. Wing nnd Forrest , counsel for the defense , had resigned. Judge Wing denied there was nny truth in it nnd Forrest declined to talk about the matter. No additional jurors were secured In the Cronin case to'c'ay. There uro still four va cancies. Henry N. Stoltonborff , n stenographer In the law olllco ot Wiiuloj & Sullivan , the firm of which Alexander Sullivan is a mem ber , was summoned to the states attorney's olllco this morning. Stoltenborg did not reappear for about two hours. To questions subsequently as to whether the stenographer had been arrested or was prac tically In custody , the state's attorney re turned evasive answers. The ofllelal stated that Kavunnugh , ono of the men charged with the attempted jury-fixing , had gone to day to the otllco of Wlndcs & Sullivan. What , if nny connection , this bad to do with StoHonborg , State's Attorney Longoncckor declined to explain. Mr. Longcncckor would only say that Stoltenborg "would not sound the night nt homo. " Subsequently the ston- ograuhcr's mother told-a reporter that she had received a message from her son through a deputy , to the effect that ho would not bo homo to-night. Many reports in regard to Stoltenberg were ndoat during the evening. Ono was that a woman telegraph operator in one of the ho tels hud tcstltled bofoco the grand jury to-day that Stoltonbcrg ; was the person who handed in n dispatch sent to Winnipeg directing the lawyers for Suspect Hurko to warn the lat ter against communicating with Ofllcor Col lins on the journey to Chicago. This dis patch , it Is claimed , was signed "J. G. , " the sumo initials as those of jfohn Graham , A. S. Trudo's clerk , who has * been charged with being Implicated In an attempt to fix the Cronin jury. ; The Dully News will say to-morrow : The prosecution believed tho'sccrets of the grand jury room were baing'TCgularly ' convoyed to Alexander Sullivan. It was to investigate this matter that Stoltonberg was sent for. Late to-night it Is rumored that another ar rest has been made , and it is rumored that this person is a cnurt ofllccr. The story regarding Stoltonberg and the dispatch could not ho verified. The telegraph operator relerred to denies the report llatly. Late to-night a detectivq standing near the residence of Alexander Sullivan told n , re porter ho had been detailed there to watch the premises. For what puruoso the espion age is being conducted tjha oflicer refused to say. Other detectives' ' were numerous In the vicinity throughout the ijight. THE ' ' . Kl'iSCajl'ALiIAN9. The BNhnpa Refuse' Then- Consent to the 'JYntAtlvn Uaobf the Hymnal. NEW YOHK , Oct. 10 ! In the Enlscopal con vention to-day the report of the special com mittee to which the memorial of the colored clergymen was referred was read , majority and minority reports being presented. Dr. Philip Hrooks , who presented the mi nority report , said , in speaking of thocliurchi "She knows nothing of the color of u man's skin. " The reports were made a special order for Friday. The committee on constitutional amend ments reported that they were of the opinion that the general convention had no power to establish a court of appeals , but that the dlo- cesun convention has power to grant a prcsnytor or deacon the right of appeal. The recommendation of the committee for the insertion in urtic6 ! 0 of the worus "In cluding dueh court of nupenla as such diocese cese may deem expedient , " was placed on the calendar. The housa went into commit tee of the whole on the majority report on liturgical revision. A resolution that tbo , word "proper" bo in serted before the word "session" In the heading of thu tables'of lessons , and that the table of proper lessons bo inserted in the table of contents. Carried. A motion that the word "earthquake" bo added to the uppcats in the litany , the addi tion of certain prayers for use during roga tion , nnd that psalm 09 DO replaced by psalm 01 In the service for Goo'd Friday was concurred in. A number of other amendments wcro dis cussed at great length , but failed on vote. The house of bishops this afternoon non- concurred in the tentative use of tbo hymnal for the ensuing three years. A. Nr.w Yonif , Oct. 10 , At the second day's meeting of the American board of commis sioners of foreign missions several interest ing napers were roan. It was decided that no change in the church In Japan is desira ble. The committee on the necessity tor a change in the relations between the board nnd the Congregational church reported In quiries rovenlod u very vague and indifferent state of fueling , nnd that the time hud not evidently arrived fop u ohaugo of any kind. The committee was continued for another year. During the debate on continuance , Dr. Grinith , of Hoston , accused thu board of ills- criiuliiHilng against certain candidates in its system of secret examinations , asking them aucsilous to which It wu < > impossibles to frame answers oven In a man's own heart. The unsuccessful candidate was then branded as a heretic. A , change was needed. These remarks caused .v sensation , and Dr. Grlllltli was greatly applauded. 'Dr. Meredith also declared the board should bo so constituted as to perfectly rep resent the mission work of the Congrega tional church. Ho complained of being ig nored by tha board , a ad. assorted that this feeling was quitq gunerol umong the churches. i flllNB JBXPUOS10.V. Seventy Men HurJeilfAlivo In nn Kllnh Col'llery. LONDON , Oct. 10. An { explosion occurred In the Bcntilee colliery ; at Longton , county of StulTord , early this mornlug. Seventy minors were in the pit.ut tbo time of tbo ac cident , only eleven of xvuom nro nllvo , The pit was completely wreokotJ , and the task of getting out the buried miners will bo ono of great difficulty , A baud of volunteers is now engaged in malting explorations for tbo recovery of the bogles. Alroa dy fifty bodies have been recovered. Tbo bodies recovered show the victims died of gas poisoning. The rescuers woie compelled to relinquish wprlt by the accum ulation of gas. The latest advices from the sccno stale tbat a lire is raging and other explosions are feared. The underground manager Is among the victims. Tlio record of the men down m tlio mine Is lost , hence It is Impossible to verify the cumber. The latent estimate is that sixty persons were killed. tirant Stnudu Firm. New YOIIK , Oct , 1(5. ( Mayor Grant said to day that bo should continue to use every possible means to prevent the elcctrio light companies from operating : their ulants until their wires were absolutely safe. All day worumun were busy replacing BUS lamps und burners on the wsts. jJlUM AU Sbo SB Llkoly to Do Omlttod In the Statehood Proclmnfttiou. THAT DOCUMENT IS READY. It IR Generally Understood In Official Circles Thnt tlio President Will Neb \Vnlt Much Longer on tlio Warring Torrltory. WASUIXOTON HUHIHU Tin : O\mu Hen , ) 518 Fot'iiTF.KNTii STIIDET , > WASIUNIITON , D. O. , Oct. 10. ) Tlio belief \vns gcnorat In Washington to day tlmt President Harrison was about to Ijsuo his proclamation admitting the Dakota * niui Washington to statehood , uutl n great innny Inquiries were in ado at the statedo - imrtmont and whlto house concerning the document. It was belle veil that the president would louvo Montana out at Ills proclamation on ac count of the territorial officers being uimblo to certify the election to tlio president as required - quired by law. ( The anticipation of the proclamation is duo to the work now going on by the legislature of South Dalcotn at I'lorro. It was believed that the governor of South Dakota mid the other officers elected would not convene the legislature and bogln work , sottlnij apart to morrow for the election of United States senators , without first receiving an indica tion from the president that the proclama tion admitting the uow states to the union would bo issued. At the whlto house It was stated this nttornonn Unit the proclamation , althougn it has been prepared at the state department , ha * not been laid before the president ; that the Unlay is duo to the contention in Montana between the two political names. The president made no statement as to what bo intended to do , but in official circles the luiuresslon prevails to-night that the proclamation will soon Issue without Mon tana unless the result of the election there is very soon determined. The mandamus case , which is to como before tlio court on the 1st of November for the purpose of determining the result of the election in one or more coun ties in that territory , scorns to bo nn an nouncement that the returns will bo delayed at the white house until at least a week In November. There nro good reasons why the states of Nortti and bouth Dakota and Wash ington should bo admitted into the union at once. The finances of thesis states uro low and the legislatures will immediately bo called upon to make appropriations. The law authorizing tdo admission of four states pro vides that the legislatures may meet before the states nro admitted , elect United States senators and certify thorn to the president. The legislatures may nUo , nlthougn they are not so authorized specifically , go into the pre liminary work of debates and legislation , but nothing can bo douo In the way of legislating finally until the president's proclamation has neon ibsued. Although Governor ftlollclto , of South Dakota , has been Inaugurated gov ernor of that state , ho has not relinquished his federal powers as governor of the two Dakotus , nud ho will continue to represent the government and draw his salary until the president hits issued his proclamation and ha has taken the oath as governor of the state of South Dakota. AUMY NEWS. By direction of thu present First Lieuten ant George R..Burnoft , Ninth c.ivalry , will report in person to Colonel Charles Suther land , surgeon , president of this army retiring board nt Governor's Island , Now York City , for examination by the board. The superintendent of the recruiting service will cause twenty colored cavalry re cruits to bo assigned to the Ninth c.ivalry and forwarded under proper charge to such point or points in the Department of the Piutto as the commanding general of the de partment shall designate. The following transfers ( n the Fifth ar tillery are made : First Lieutenant Thomas R. Adams , from light battery D , to battery I. First Lieutenant William F. Hancock ( re cently appointed ) from Buttery I to light Battnry D. Second Lieutenant Edward F. McGloch- lin. Jr. , Fifth artillery , ( late auilltion.il third lieutenant , Third artillery ) will proceed to Fort Douglas and report for duty with his battery , light Battery D. The leave of absence granted Captain Frederick W. Tlnbunt , Sixth Infantry , October U , is extended twenty days. Hy direction of the secretary of war , Frank Header , Company 1C , Seventeenth In fantry , now with his company , is discharged from the service of the United States. Second Lieutenant Edward M. McCaskey , Twenty-first infantry , on leave of absence at Lancaster , Penn. , will report by letter to the superintendent of thii recruiting service , Now York city , on October 'J'J. to conduct a actaclimcnt of i ccrults to the department of tbo Piatto. On the completion of this duty ho will join bis company. First Lieutenant Frank S. Harlow , First artillery , now serving at Fort Monroe , will proceed to West Point and report in person to the superintendent of the United States military academy for duty , relieving First Lieutenant Wallace Molt , Eighth infantry , who will proceed , nt the expiration of tbo sick leave of absence granted him September 27 , to join his company. MI&CCI.LAXEOU * . E. R. J. A.ycrs was to-day awarded the contract for furnishing the tower clock on the government building at ICeokuk , la. , at 61,3ia. Alex W. Coulee , of Nebraska , was to-day promoted in the general land ofllco from u $1,400 to a $1,001) ) position , and Alias Carrie P. Churcn , of Nebraska , from $000 to { 000 us a cop.vNt. Chief Postofllco Inspector Hathbono hns received information of tha arrest of John > f. Chambers , eh ii'fod with stealing a reg istered package frum the Houveoi | , 111. , post- olllco ; also Lewis Nelson , at New Haven , III , , upon the charge of obstructing tha United States mails. Chief of the Secret Service Hell , In his annual report , says the total number of ar rests during the past fiacul year were 4'J7 , the grout majority of which were for maim- factui ing , dealing in or passing counterfeit money. Italians are foremost among foreigners HR counterfeiters. The repre sentative value of counterfoil and raised note * and other imitation money captured wus nearly $500,000. James McCulai vas to-day appointed post master at Haulier , Banner county , Nebraska. George IS. Squires , of Brooklyn , N. Y. , a epociul agent of the general land ofllco , has been dismissed. Squires was formerly pri vate secretary to Pension Commissioner Tanner , Hiram 11. Knock , of Illinois , special ex aminer in thu pension olllco , lias resigned , PKIIIIY S. Presidential WASHINGTON , Oct. 10. Presidential post masters were to-dny appointed as follows : Jay L. Hainlin , at KankuKoo , 111 , , vice John bliafter , removed ; Kmuia B. Palmer , at Onargo , 111. , vice A. S. Palmer , deceased ; Henry T. Kockwell , at St. Churles , III. , vieo T. J. Dougherty , removed , and IverFoorkol- son , Ulaclc Hlver Fulls , Wis. , vice Q W. Lewis , removed. Jkoccptlon of tlm Marino Gnniteem , WASHINGTON , Oct. 10. The diplomatic ro- copllon room of the state dopirtmont pre sented a eccno of unusual brilliancy this morning when Secretary JUalne received the delegate * to the International Marino con gress , The members of the various delega tions wore presented to Secretary Hlalno by their respective ministers and ho cordially revolved each one with it warm grasp of the hand and appropriate words. After an ad dress of welcome on the part of Secretary Hlaiiio the delegates were presented to Pres ident Harrison. Admiral Franklin , United States navy , was chosen president of tbo conference und adjouruiaeut was had uutll to-morrow. . AN IMPUIU'ANT I1UUIS10N. XhoO.,8t. P. , M. AC ) . Awnrtlcil Nonrly IOOO , ( Acts Indemnity I/nndn. WASHINGTON- . Oct , Irt. The secretary of tbo interior , In n decision rendered to-day , directs tlio commissioner of the gonurnl land ofllco to correct certain errors mrulo in the adjustment of a land grant to the state of Wisconsin for the benefit of the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis ft Omaha railroad , Hy this decision of the secretary the company Is awarded T.TW acres Indemnity land for swamp land licnUoforo erroneously trans ferred to it , but which , In fact , be longed to the state , nlto , G'-J neros" on account of nn error in tha former statement nindo by the general In nil ofllco , 1,200 acres on account of lands erroneously sold by the United States nml 0,553 acres on account of lands erroneously ccrtlllcd as Indemnity lands , but which wcro in fact granted lands. The secretary fur ther decides that the ralliond Is entitled to Its lands bv grants under both the acts of IWOnnd of 1MM ; that where "place" lands were taken , under the grant of 11-57 , ni Is the case at this junction of the main and bririoh lines , the com piny Is entitled to nn in demnity for the lauds lost , by the act of 1SOI. This ruling will irivo the railroad company , It Is stated , additional indemnity to tad amount of y ,000 acres. AMKIUCAN WOOU The Mni'kot Quoted nt Stonily nml l'rlcs Slowly Atlvmiolnvr. BOSTON , Oct. 10. [ Special Telegram to TIIIJ Unu.J The American Wool Reporter , In to-morrow's review of the market , will say : Tbo market Is steady , as usual , with prices slowly advancing , ns for example , 20Vtf cents last week for Michigan X and 3'J cents for the satno ilolalncs have now risen to IU cents and 33J cents respectively , u largo order of the latter nt UJ cents being refused in Boston this week. Kegardless of this condition of affairs the strongest feature of the situation Is the strength ot the interior markets. Wools nro actually cheaper nt the seaboard than In the Interior and holders nro not disposed to give very much on prices so long us they can see no uhnnco of replacing the wools. There is very Httlo likeli hood of values going off. The general steadiness is shown by Ohio XX , there being no sains of this nt less than III cents and there nro other wools of no better grade that will take onu cent more to move them. The market should bo properly quoted at yi to 35 cents. Mho pulled wool market Is moderately active , the bulk of the wool sold beiug lambs at an average price of ! I5 cents. Short extras are quoted at 25 to 20 cents. Clean washed combings continue lljin and scarce on a10 cents basis for No. 1 Ohio , for -y. Kentucky and Indiana show no improvement. The Texas and territory are quiet , boino few lots of new fall Tex- nns , etc. , have reached the const , but no sales of consequence liavo been made , the prices paid In Texas being 18 to 11) ) cents , mailing 50 to 52 cents clear hero. The short spring wools are not wanted at 51) ) cents , oven the extreme price being 53 cents. The movement in spring California has been largo , but the wools are defective and prices the same as last report. Territories nro moderate. A good line warp wool can not ho gotten up lor less than 00 cento , the medi ums 55 to 50 cents. Reports from abroad stale that domestic wool * , Knglish , are llrm. There has been nn advance in mohair and alpaca. The demand for thcso libers Is duo to a return of washing to lustre fabrics , and as it finds the United Kingdom with only 20,00ODO ! sheep against 33,000,000 twenty years ago , there is no reason why American wools of the Kentucky , Indiana mid Missouri types may not profit somewhat by this change of fashion. Seaboard quotations nro : Ohio XX , , % @ : cents ; Michigan X , 29@3l cents ; Ohio , unwashed , 2'4 ( < i23 cents ; No. 1 Ohio , combings , A , 40 cents ; Michigan combings , A , U'J ' cents ; Missouri and Illinois J.f combings , 2r@23 cents ; Tcvas line , 23@i5 cents ; California N , spring , 23@25 cents : Kast Orogcn , 20@2i cents ; Valley Oregon , 23@Q20 cents ; Kansas , fineJ8@20 cents ; Wyo ming and Utah , line , li@ { > 0 cents ; Montana , choice , 2l21 ) cents ; CiiTilonila , pulled , 23 ® 2j cents. A IIK IKK UATTLtJ. Alter Two Hounds the Sheriff Takes n Hand. Asnr.AND , WIs. , Oct. 10. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bun. | The crowd of 1,000 people ple that went to the Casino last night ex pected to see a prUo flght between Charles Kluimlck , of St. Paul , mid George Curtis , of Kau Clnirc , two middlowoights. It looked like a glove contest until the second round , when Klmuilck knocked his opponent stiff by n terrillc blow on tlio jugular , and was finishing Ills man when Sheriff Mattsou and two donutics jumped Into the ring and or dered tbo light sionpcd. iCiminlck walked over to whore Curtis lav ngalust the ropes and swung his arm ns if to strike , when a deputy sheriff grabbed him by the arm and placed Him under arrest. Sheriff Muttson und a deputy also arrested Needham and CurtU ana the two were taken to the county jail despite thu vigorous protests of the crowd. 'J'lin Spnrtn Arrnlcnod. MINNEAPOLIS , Oct. 10. An Ashland , WIs. , special says that several persons arrested nt the Casino theater fight last night wcro ar raigned in the municipal court this morning. Curtis and Kimmlck , the principals , W. Kelman and Hilly O'Hrien ' , seconds , and William Cotter , proprietor of the Casino theater , were nil put under $1,000 bonds to appear next Monday , All go to jail but Cotter , who furnished ball. Warrants have been madu out for the arrest of James Burr ana Charles IJohcrty , Kiinmielc's ucconcls , and Dan Ilmve , Mike Donovan and George Lester. Other arrests will probably bo made. Thu chief of pollen is implicated in thu affair and will b t arrested this afternoon. Ho guaranteed that no arrests would bu made uuu encouraged those Interested to go on with the light. There Is intense excitement - ment , but no icsistance so far. * A SUIIKKIT OK UANQtlKl'H. The All-American KxuurstonlHtN lo- Ini ; Killed With KlndncHH.I CLKVLTANU , Oct. 10.-Tlio delegates to tbo Pan-American congress did not rise till late this forenoon. They spent an hour of the morning Inspecting the business interests of the city. After returning from various tours of the elty , lunch was served at 1 o'clock , which was followed by a drive through the residence portion. The party loft for Detroit to-night. Uho manager of the excursion has telegraphed to the points yet to bo visited requesting the reception committees to abandon that part of their programme which provides for ban quets , In mercy to the exhausted delegates. Ho has also stated that the visitors do not care to see factories , of which they have had u surfeit , INDIANA'S JMUCSSKO HKCK IjA\V. Tlio Third Doolnlon Uoolarlni : It llnuoiifHliiitfnnal. INDIANAPOLIS , Ind , , Oct. 10 , Judso Irwln , of the Marlon county court , hold to-day that the drc9s d beef net of the last logisluturo Is unconstitutional and1 directed nu entry dis charging Philip Klein , against whom proceed ; Ings were brought. This is tha third decis ion against the action of the ludiuuu courtu , For MINNEAPOLIS , Oct. 10. Walter J , Hallurd , A. Dostwick and W. L. Pierce , ofllccrs of tlio Northwestern Collection , Loan and Trust agency , which assigned two days ago , were arrcatcd to-day charged with embezzlement by a flnn of eastern creditors , it Is. rvpei'tcd that u number of other Urws will also prose- cut * . NOBLE LAYS DOWN THE LAW Why Ho Iloscliutad Ttxnnor'a In ore n sod Pension Ordor. IT WAS UNWISE AND ILLEGAL , * - The Commissioner' * Autloti Olmrno * J tcHzcd nn Wholly Unvv.ittnnlrd , "Without I'roci-dont , and Jl ns- Irons In Im Tctitluncy. Nnliln'N Answer. WASHINGTON' , Oct. 10. The statement , prepared pared nt tha Interior department in support of the action ot Secretary No bio In rescind * Ing Commissioner Tanner's order advancing pensions from t ) to $1 tor mouth in certain cases was given out to-night. It calls attention to section 400 of the re vised statutes , providing that except In ease of permanent spocitlo disabilities no ineruaso of pensions shall bo allowed prior to the data of thu OMiiuhiing surgeon's coi-tllli-ito , oto , , and enters nt length into tha consideration of various degrees of disability and tha reason forhnvlng allowed thu * 2 pension. "If now , by order of the commissioner,1 * sn.vs the statement , "without regard tp medical examination , a man who bus been re ceiving $ - ! is advanced to $4 , without the mini who was tnoro disabled nnd h : s boon rated at SI lining himself udvanrcd , It Is obvious Unit injustice is deno to the higher graded man. If , however , the nllowunco is madb after examination by n surgeon , uwrytlilnK has been douo In due order and according to law. If the arbitrary orders of thu coiumta * sloncr are the basis It must result that a few are made favorites and the great muss , who liavo to depend upon medical oxanilnatlons , nro put nt n great disadvantage ; therefore It was decided that there Is no authority in law for an order arbitrarily increasing n grout muss of pensions in the face of thOHtutuJp , und which order Is not ox tended to all cases ! ' ' Quotations are then made from 1'annurs roci'nt letter to Dulzell in which Tanner says ho issued the order with n view to putting those $ J men up to ut least $ I or to drop thorn off the rolls , und In winch ho said ho ordered them for examination before their homo board. The Htiuonu'iit says : i "Tho order ns made was arbitrary , unqualified - qualified nnd icqnlrcd nu advance without examination , to the amount Hpeeilled , ft per month. It did not propose to drop anyone , us the latter pretended , nnd it did not order anyone for examination , us the letter pretends tends it did. It was an unauthorized , uh- quallllcd and Illegal order for every pen sioner to ho advanced to $4 who was receiv ing less. It was made on April -5 , and It was proposed to huvo It Uuo effect en March 27. 27."A "A slight consideration of this matter will show that to civo away t-iW.OOj n month of the pubile money on such an order us thtp would be but the beginning of n system tyy which millions could bo expanded us uncon trolled by law as it was unauthorized by precedent. "Thero would ho no more barm In giving- to Senator Mundeison $4,0i0nr more than there would be In giving JW.OUO * (1',000. ( ' ) In either case It would bu un unuulhnri/cd dis tribution of public tnonoVH , and the door of tlio treasury might ns well bu open t > ni'lual invasion ns to huvo such wnrrirus t'riwn upon It to bo cabbed without quoitioning. It is also onvlous that suc-h a course as tins would not benefit the boldlers ultimately , us it Is Intended only to bcncilt those who ; TO least disabled. ' "There is no expression , no disposltlouto prevent nny deserving soldier from acquir ing the pension his disability entitles him to either by thu original application or the application for increase. \ \ \ that is bolhpt done is to maintain tlmt the law is to be lib * orally construed , but by no means disre garded , and to allow ench in his turn , WHU- out partiality , all ho is entitled to. " Pension Commissioner Tanner was soon this evening rcg.uding tlio above st.uomoa's and made n lengthy reply , In which hp sharply entizos Assistant Secretary Bus- sey und alleges that the Judicial ro.isons of , thu latter uro ciiilimtions fromJUio innid of u member of the pension board of appeals who was appointed under the Cleveland admlnUi trution after having tailed to puss the civil borvlco examination , 'runner arraigns uu4 ; , sey fur undertaking to put him in a false nof sition before the publlo. Tbo order in question he says refers to cases allowed , on und niter the date on which ho tools ofllco. March 7. lie had determined Im would not issue u cortHlculo for less thuQ (4 per month if ho hud the power to nrovent it' lie looked Into the law und found ho had , power , as it is broadly ntnted that rating fixed by medical boards are subject to rovisij Ion by the commissioner. He saved u vast amount ot time nnd trouble by 1 - siimg that order. "Then , " said lie. " 1 hud verbal orders tlmt those pension * aj at less than $4 who had nppUcatloua on Ilia , for nn increase , accompanied uy a certificate ) of medical examination held within ityourj should have their claims adjudicated on that ? examination and go up to $4 or off thu roll. I also ordered verbally that nil others should ! bo sent un order for medical oxauiiiiHtigu1 and abide the result on n like basis. " ' Tiinncr contends that there Is plenty of. law for Ills action. HILL'S POLITICAL TilII' . New Vork'n Governor CnltivnliiiK the Southern Dctnoi'lUP. N w YOIIK , Oct. 10. ISpcclal Telegram tp Tun Hun.J Governor Hill's journey southward / ward Is being watched with great Interest ) by ox-Picsidunt Cleveland nnd his friends. They , as well ns nil other politicians , imt ) but one meaning to his visit. The goveru p is cultivating friendly relations with the southern democrats , With n view of bucora- Ing the standard bearer of the party in tjio national contest of 1103. Tlio pic-sent trrY | will , in nil probability , hn followed by one or two to the west and northwest , wlicru Gov ernor lull's wur cry , "I um u deinucr.it,1' ' m alie.idy being sounded by some of ihq one. llmo supporters of the ex-president , Cleve land's 11 tends view with pain thusu stuns of k activity on tbo part of Hill. Those ijloscst to the ex-prcaldcnl uro Inclined to byliovcj Governor Hill Is encroaching upon tlio bra- serves that ought to bo Bacrcd to Air. Clove * land. A Housing Heunptlon. ATMNTA , Go , , Oct. 10. The reception ( q Governor Hill , of Now York , nt the Plefl mont exposition to-dny was only equalled v.y that given President Cleveland two yea ugo. An enormous crowd was present Slid the distinguished visitor received un ovation. Ho made an uduruBS eulogizing the' iiqw south , which was iccclved with tremendous applause. F1SII1NU HUHOUMOUS COLMIHO. The Captain of Onu Hotit nnd Two of I ho Crew Drowned. New Hnwoiit ) , Muss. , Oct. 10. During Sumluy'&morra the fishing schooners Quilp and Annie collided and thu latter sank. Huff crow escaped to the Quilp. As the luttbv was In danger Cnptuin Plunders und two of the crew utai ted for tbo shnro in u bout td gel aid from the lifo tiavors. They wcru drowned before reaching the Hhore. The survivors on thu Quilp were rcscu dj by the llfo sarorn , A KiisHlan ( iunhiiat HlnlCH. BT. PuTKitsnuito , Out. 10. The Riuslan gnnbaiit Nasr-Kd'Din-Slmh , lias Hank at Uattoum. The crow were drowned. The Rtcumcr .Mult o Anliorc. LONIJO.V , Oct. 10.-Tho steamer Malto , belonging longing to the Cunurd steamship Hue , with eighteen pafsungcra oil board bound on i | pleasure trip to Italy , wont unbare off St. Just , Lands Km ! , during a fotf. The vcbsol ulll probably bo u totul wreck. AH on board landed uulily ox cop t ouo ot tlio win ) was uiownod.