T' { r OMAHA DAILY BEE. ' , 4 NHSTRTTCENTH TEAK. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , OCTOBER 22 , 1889. NUMBER 125 ; vSTOLEN MEXICAN SECURITIES The Story of Tholr Ihoft Oroatoa Quito a Sonnatlcm. BELIEVED TO BE FORGERIES. " \Vlmt the Representatives of the Gov ernment llnvn to 'Say Ilcanrd- IIIR Them Mectlni ; of tlio Greek Chamber. The MlanlnR Grensor Bond * . ijn/rfoM 1SSS tin Jama Oorion Tlfnn'tt.l Oct. 21. | New York Herald Cable Special to THE BEE ] . The Herald's cablegram from New York , published yes terday , to the oftcct that the Mexican gov- crnmontJiad boon robbad of bauds , created considerable interest In financial circles and , caused the representative ngcnts of Mexico In London to becoino somewhat excited. In quiry among them revealed the fact that they iincl received no previous Intimation of the , thoft. A call was made on Pablo Martinez del Campo , charge d'affalrs of the Mexican government. Ho ald tha Herald had given him the first news of the loss of the property. Beyond this ho Vno'v nothing of tbo thoft. Don B. Gomez Farias Is the accredited financial agent of the Mexican government In London , and ho is virtually the solo repre sentative of his government hero In nil mat- ' " * , ' * r/i / of a financial nnturo. All Mexican ' "bonds bear his signature. Ho came to Lon don to secure the conversion of the old stock of bonds into tho' inew issue nnd has succeeded. When questioned yes terday t regarding the reported theft , he laid : "It poems tncrcdlbto to mo that the report bo tVuo , I heard nothing of the .matter . before I road tbo Herald dispatch. I have just cabled Mr. Dublan , the Mexican minister ot finance , inquiring , but 1 hurdly expect a rtply before to-morrow. I made m n I860 an Issue of bonds , In which the govern ment decided to taka up Its foreign and homo debt , and 1 signed the bonds as director of thopubllcdobtbetweonNovombcrO , 18SO , and June 30 , 1880. These bonds have been Issued to the amount of S3S97,23r > . Of this amount I brought $5,000,000 to London to take up tno * old stock , but have not Issued the whole amount. Thora has been no theft of these bonds , I Know. These bonds wcro all signed by mo before I left Mexico , but whoever issued them , they have received the seal , nnd must bo signed also by Francisco Espinosn , the general treasurer , and by Tuls G. Abo- gado , chief of section 5 of tbo treasury , that ' pertaining to public credits. If the bonds wcro not signed nor dated and did not Imvo the treasury mark , they must have been merely blank bonds , such as wcro awaiting being signed and issued la liquidation of claims as recognized , for which purpose an amount not to exceed , 00,000 Is issued monthly. Such blank bonds could not , of course , bo negotiated unless the signatures and treasury mark should bo forged. The signatures are difficult ones to bo forged , but that difficulty could bo surmounted. The ti casury * mark or seal , I do not believe , could bo successfully Imitated. It is made by a machine which cannot Itself make u du plicate , nnd Mexico und the United States are the only governments , I think , which use this sort of a machine. If , as reported , the stolen bonds have been negotiated in London , tbo theft must huvo occurred some tlino ago. " Royalty at iho Opera. tCopi/rfflfit 1SS3 hu Jiiinu Gordm IIinni' . ] ATHENS , Oct. 21. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun Bnc. | The czaro- witcb , king of Greece , the queen of Greece , and duke of Sparta , followed by their suite , witnessed the oporu of "II Trovatoro" last night , The Husslan anthem was played on the entrance of the party Into the houso. It was n brilliant sight. Thu czarowitch , who was sitting next to the duke of Sparta , took Interest In the pretty ladles In the audience. Tills evening there was a dinner In the pal ace to the Husslnn minister und distinguished residents In Athens. After dinner tbo whole party adjourned to the opora. Meriting of the Groolc Chamber. [ Copurlulit 1SS3 by James Gordon Ilcnnctt. ] ATHENS , Oct. 21. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to THE BEE. ] The chamber of deputies met this morning and M. Trl- couols read the royal decree. The inetropol Itan of Athens gave his blessing , and thu un derstanding exists that there shall bo no ecrlous discussion until after tie fetes. The Lily I.OIXSOH 11 Thrntro. ( Cnpvrfuht lb&3 by Jain'.s Gordon Uenndt , ) LONDON , Oct. 21. | Now York Herald Cublo Special to TUB BEE. I Mrs. Lnngtry has leased tno St. James theatre , recently vacated by thu Kendalls , for ono year. NOTHING BUT A Hint's What Spaiildlnc Says About the ImtcHt IJiiBn Hull Story. Cmctao , Oct. 21. A reporter for the As Boclatcd press this morning questioned A. G. EpaMing , president of the Chicago base ball club , In regard to the published statement that an ainlcablo understanding had been reached between the National Loacuo nnd the players of tbo brotherhood , and that Spaldlug and the trlumvlro of the Boston club would furnish the money necessary to run the brotherhood clubs In Boston , New York , Philadelphia nnd Chicago. Spaldlng authorized tbo reporter to deny In the most circumstantial manner that there is anytrutn whatever In the published statement and to ay that tbo story was manufactured out o' wbolo cloth , from first to lust. Kdllor Wcwt Indicted. CHICAGO , Oct. 21. Tbo grand Jury to-day iudlcted James G. West and Charles 1C. Gra ham for fraudulently issuing stock of the Chicago Times company. Capiases were is ued for tbclr nrrest. Turco matters wcro decided against West during the day. The first was the indlctinon by the grand jury. Next Judge Wattorniaii made a ruling refusing to issue a mandamus to compel the recognition ol West's associate , W , A. Palon , us u director of the Times com pany. Finally cnino impdrtant proceedings in tbo fcdcr.il court before Judge Blodgctt. The latter held that whllo on the surface there appealed to bo several Issues In the bill involving all the defendants , there was la re ality but ono point to bo decided , the ownor- blp of 5,000 shares of Times stock , In which the Hulsliumps nlono of all the defendants corned concerned. The court denied the mo tion to remand thn case to the suilo courts ft ad retained Jurisdiction of the outiro bill. The Visible Supply. CIIIOAOO , Oct. 21. Tbo visible supply for the week ending October 19 , as oampllod tiy the secretary of thu Chicago board of trade , la us follows i Bushols. Wheat . 2-J,05'JOJU Com . Ilt34,000 ! Data . 7,105,000 Hyo . l/JTO.OOO Barley . , . 1,014,003 . Getting a Jury. MiiXBiroLis , Oct. 21. The work of potting - ting a Jury for tbo trial of J , Fruuk Collom began tula ALMOST A JURY. Hut the Pcfinptory Challenge Wna Invariably Road- . CIIICKOO , Oct. 21. Flvo different times to-day the Cronln Jury was complete unless the talesman on the stand at the moment was Bubjcctcd to n peremptory challenge. The chnllcngo cnmo each tlmo , however. To night the Jury Is still Incomplete , four Jurors having yet to bo sworn , but with three ot tbo four practically accepted by both sldei. The defense hat three , and the prosecution twen ty-three pcremptorlos left. William L. James , son of the British- American lawyer , said to day , In an inter view , that the suspect , ICunz , was the man who occupied the Mat on Clark street , whom 'holuniituro found In the Carlson cottage Is lupposcd to have , been first taken. Young Jamci says that at tbo tlmo of Cro. nln's disappearance his father had an office across the sheet from the Hat and It was rom there that he saw ICunz. Lawyer Fos- cr , nccordlngloa local pnpor , to-day out- Incd the defense wblclt will bo set up by the inspect Beg-t. Bcges was sonlor guardian f Camp 20 , Clan-na Gael , nnd It Is nllcgcd , appointed the cbmmlttco whleli tried Cronln mil ordered his death. Foster Is quoted ai saying tlicro was no commltteo appointed by Beggt to try Cronln. That other commit- cc < * were nppolntcd but tint for that purpose. Cvldcnco will show that after the resolution ivas discussed It was decided to refer the ivholo matter for final settlement to the dis- .riot ofllcor , Edward Spellnmn , of Pcorln. ThK Foster says , was the occasion of all the correspondence between Spollman and Bogcs , which will appear on trlul , If this 'orrespondenco contains the nama ot Cretin - tin , Foster says ho is very much misln- "ormed. _ A TAM'J Ol- ' TUG SKA. TcrHbla SufTerlnsis of the Garnmoor Shipwrecked Sailors. Oct. 21. Seven survivors of the steamer liarnmoor. which foundered at sen , when 300 miles off Turk's ' Island , ar rived to-Jny. They tell a story of torrlblo suffering. The Uarnmoor struck a terrible calc on September 1 , and on the following day the vessel foundered. As the steamer same part of the life boat floated off. The sccon'd officer , second and third engi neers , four sailors , three firemen nnd the cook clung to the boat and scrambled n. An effort was made to save the rest of tbo crow , but the boat was blown away so thaf , no nioro could bo reached. The cries of the drowning men as they were dashed about by the mountainous waves could bo heard by the mon in the boat. The horrors of hunger on the second day became awful , " said Carl Crane , ono of the survivors , to-dav. "But wo managed to pick up seaweed , which gave us it llttlo nutri ment. On the third day a flying fish was caught. This was Immediately cut un into a loriion for each man and devoured. Wo also xipturcd a sea bat and sucked its blood and then nto the Uesh after It bad dried in tbo sun. The first man to die was a suuiian , and the second was the third engineer. Ono night n , Gorman fireman named Flaggo , who was on watch , suddenly became insane and .jumped overboard. Eleven vessels passed us. Ono British bark wo are certain saw us , nnd deliberately loft us to our fato. When yoo miles off Ilatteras wo were picked up by n schooner. Wo were so weak wo bad to bo lifted upon the vessel's deck , and ono of our men , a Norwegian , fell overboard and wan drowned. " Thn Brooklyn NEW -YORK , Oct. 21. The steamship Brooklyn , formerly thu Tonawamlu , which sailed from Dnneu , Ga. , October 12 for New York with a cargo of lumber , is supposed to have been lost , with all on board eighteen persons In all in the gale of the 13th hist. , as she is now six days overdue. Several Incoming steamers report sighting n vessel answering the Brooklyn's description six teen miles off Body island with hot- bow twenty feet out of water and her storu ap parently on tlio bottom. Her bow ports wcro out , sbowiug the lumber on the insldo. o A IJralccman'H Trnililo Death. LmvENWoitTir , Kan. , Oct. -Special [ Telegram to THE Bnu.J A Missouri Pacific brakcman named HIgglns met with a pccu Imrly horrible death at this place at 5:30 : this nftcrnoon. When about two miles from the city the freight train 'duo hero at 5:20 broke In two whllo going at a rapid rato. Illggius was walking on top of the tram toward tbo enprlno and dropped off into the opening between tbo two sectloni of the train. The rear section passed over him , ma-ngllng him beyond recognition. Ho lived in KansuH City and his remains were taken to that city. 'lynhniil Fever Scnro. NEW HAVEN , Conn. , Oct. 21. There Is nothing In connection with the two deaths from typhoid fever at Yale to justify the sensational stories of a threatened epidemic. Ono of the students who has been ill with fever ii convalescent , and the other has n chance of recovery. Tbo two other cases proved fatal. The college phvslclan says the health of the students Is fully as good us usual in tbo full. AVi consln Forest BLACK RIVEU FALLS , Wls. , Oct. 21. For est fires are doing a largo amount of damage just west of bore. Many acres of young timber are being destroyed. As everything is as dry as tinder , buildings , hay und grain stacks are In danger. The air is full 01 smoko. Word comes from Cluppowa Falls , Wls. , that forest fires along the railroads are spreading rapidly In nil directions around iho settlements. As yet no buildings have been destroyed. An AHsnssIn Ily T < of. BEUT.IN , Oct. 21. IClalbor , the man who made the attempt to assassinate Prince Wil- Ihm of Wui'tomburg whllo the latter wa driving to church at Ludlngsburg yesterday , has been examined by physicians and do clarcd sane. Ho Is a member of the An archist society , the members of which are sworn to kill all princes. Tlio society re cently drew lots to decide which of the mem bers should kill PrlncoVllllaui , and the choice foil upon Klalbcr. Oiibnnii on a Strike. Knr WKST , Fla. , Ost. 21. The Spanish gunboat sent by the Havana authorities at the request of the Spanish consul of this place , arrived to-day to transport the Cuban cicrnrmakcrs and their families who are on strlko to Hnvnnn. The strike , which oo cur rod lust wcok by the clgarmakcrB , bus permeated every brunch of the business , und to-day was declared general. An liijnnutloii llofuscil. CIIICAOO , Oct. 21. Judge Groshain this morning refused the injunction asked by Wallace , restraining the noUora to him of October packed pork from attempting to de liver It to him on their contracts , aud fron taking steps to secure his expulsion from tli board of trade in case ho refused to receive it. _ A Very hlok Man. CINCINNATI , Oct. 21. A special from Columbus at noon to-day says Governo Fo raker is a very sick uiau , and the indica tions are tbat it will bo saino tlmo before he will bo able to resume work In the campaign , If ntall. His physician says hu Is not im proving as rapidly as bo might. * Looul Fort For Omaha und vlo nity Light ruins. For Iowa Light rains , stationary temper. turo , variable winds. For Dakota and Nebraska LIuU trains , followed Tuesday t > .y fair , atutlouary tuuipor- aiuro , southeasterly winds * SHOT WHILE STEALING GRAIN Assassination of Joseph Klbbo Near Grolchton. THE DEED A COWARDLY ONE' Arrest nt Astilnml of a Flcclnc Trio From Columbus CoiicrcRn- tlonnllsls In Session At ttorlolk. A Cold-flloodcd Assassination. CnniaiiTON , Nob. , Oct. 21. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. ] News reached hero this morning that Joseph Kibbo , a farmer living fifteen miles west of town , was found lying dead In his neighbor's granory this morning. The body was found lying face down , with blood running from tbo mouth and nose. From the information received It appears that Kibbo must have been In the act of stealing grain , when some ono appeared from behind and shot htm. . Stealing has boon goIng - Ing on In the neighborhood of the murder 'or a year or more. The cause of the mur der was the alleged disappearance of corn and other property belonging to some of the well-to-do farmers. A vigilance committee was formed several months ago nnd several parties were arrested and'turncd over to the sheriff. The owner of the building where the body was found , Jerome Sharp , Is the .cadorof the committee nnd an enemy of Kibbo. When the news reached town a party , with Sheriff Ponnoll nnd the coroner , started for tbo place and have not yet re turned. Tbo uiurdor has created great ex citomcnt. A Cnunollinnnlo Contest. > KnnNnr , Nob. , Oct. 21. | Special Tele gram to Tun BER. ] There has -been dlnl culty during the past year over who had the right to a scat in the city council from the Fourth ward. John Barnd and \\'e II. Hunt nro the contestants. The returning board declared Barnd the councilman by discard ing two votes which they thought illegal. Before the matter wont to litigation the gen tlemen agreed upon pulling straws to decide the election nnd Hunt won. Afterwards Barnd appealed to the courts for a decision , which was in Hunt's favor. Bonds for ap peal wcro given nnrt a temporary injunction was granted. On Saturday last the Injunc tion was dissolved by Judge Church nnd Hunt presented n certificate In the council meeting to-nlRht , to which Barnd filed another - other bond for appeal to the supreme court. Tbo tlmo for the first appeal had elapsed , and as the case now stands it is stirring up considerable interest among the lawyers. Plro nt AVoonin'r ' Wntcr. WBEMNO WATEH , Nob. , Oct. 21. JSpeola Telegram to TUB BEE. ! Saturday night nt 8 o'clock lire was discovered by Manager Robinson - inson Issuing from the building al the works of the Nebraska and Colorado Stone quar ries. ono mile below town. When discov ered the roof was In flames nnd nothing could bo dono. The company had shut down for the winter that morning. Tbo tools were housed nnd burned. The engine and crusher were also burned , but may bo of some use yet. Tlio plant was valued at 53,000. It Is not known hero whether any insurance was carried by the com pan v or not. It is sup posed the buildiny was fired by tramps who bad taken lodging therein. Coiiiiroiratlonnllsti in Noitrowr , Neb. , Oct. 21. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BCE.J The Elkhorn Valley As sociation of Congregational churches opened Its ninth session hero to-night with a moot ing of the delegation of the Y. P. S. C. E. Papers were read by II. Gregory , of Nollgh , on "Tho Prayer Meeting Committee , " and Miss Pendloton , of Crawfordvillo , on "Our Pledge. " To-morrow Rev. . S. David Hans- ford and A. O. DelonR will give addresses , and there will bo tbo usual reports of churches and homo missionaries' addresses. Overtaken at Ashlnntl. ScnimEn , Neb. , Oct. 21. [ Special Tele gram la THU BEE J List Wednesday young North , son of Edward North , of Columbus , W. E. Turner , who was recently discharged as telegraph operator from the Union Pacific office , and William Mclntosh hired n team from the livery stable ot Hill & Meffcrd nnd disappeared. Tno sheriff has been on their track for several days nnd to day located thorn al Ashland , where they were arrested , charged with horse-stealing , nnd placed lu jail. They are expected hero to-night with the sheriff. They also bor rowed two valuable guns , which they took with them. A Floater Recognized , NEmusKA Cirr , Nobv Oct. 21. [ Special Telegram tc THIS BRE.J M. A. Murphy , well known carriage painter of this city , has been missing since September i ) , and his fam ily here is quite certain that it was his body that was lound in the river at Plattsmouth a few days ago , as it r.nswers his description oven to the Initials found on his clothes. Ho had been in Council Bluffs whoa last hoard from. i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cnna County District Court. PLvmsioimi , Neb. , Oct. 21. [ Special to Tin : BED. | The October term of the district court convened to-day with Judges Fields nnd Chapmann presiding. The docKet con tains 100 cases , 105 of which must bo tried nt this term of court. There nro only three criminal cases , which Is the least this county 1ms hud for some tlmo. A. Uncle Ijrlvor Hound Over. KnAUNnr , Nob. , Oct. 21. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BKB.J Gcorso Tucker , a hacu- man , was brought bolora the county court to-day charged with assisting two girls to cscapo from the industrial school lui > t Satur day. Tlio clrls were found in fals hack. Tucker was bound over in the sum of f 500 to appear In tbo district court. Dorclipstcr Damaged Hy Klro , CKETK , Nob. , Oct. 21. [ Special to TUB BEE.J The village of Dorchester , olghf miles west of here , was visited by flro Sun day morning nt 2 o'clock. Three frame buildings were destroyed. Two were the property of the C. 1C. Toolo octute. The other belonged to Mrs , Shamp , and was oc cupied by her us a novoltv store. There was no insurance on any of the buildings. A Depot MADISON , Neb. , Oct. 21. [ Special to THE BEB.J At about 5 o'clock this morning lire was discovered in the Union Pacllio depot a this place. The flro had a such a start thai two boys who assist In the ticket oftlro nar rowly escaped. It is supposed the blu/o originated by tbo cracking of the chimney caused by the putting in of water pipes las Saturday , Nothing was saved of any couso qucnce. Fix lip tlio 8l < liwnlUi. NEIUHSKA CITY , Neb. , Oct. 21. [ Special 'IcJe ram to Tim BEB. ] Nebraska City Is threatened with auother damage suit , A short tlmo ago an Iowa citizen broke his let , on our side walks , and to-day Attorney Campoel ] , of Hamburg , was here to' begin suit for damages , A Jiivonllo Fake. NEWAIIK , N. J. , Oct. 21. Annlo Green , the thirteen-year-old girl reiwrted to have boon assaulted and robbed last Wednesday night at Kearney , N. J. . confessed to-day that her lory was u pure fabrication. She haa spen the money given her by her father aud in vented tbo story of tbe robbery , THIS CIjEAIlANOURUCOUl ) . [ 'Mnancinl Transactions of tlio Conn * try For the Pnst ' .Week. BOSTON , Oct , 20. | Special Telegram to Tnn Br.E.I The following tablof' ' compiled from ipcclal dtspatchoa to the Boston Post from ho managers of leading clearing bouses > f the United States nnd Canada , shows the ; ross exchanges for the week ending Oc- , obor 10 , with the percentage of increase nnd dccrcaso , as compared with the corrcspoml- ng week in ] SS3. CITIK9. Cr.KAItlX03. NewYork 7WTIOUr ) > 15.U lOBtOll 10.VW7.078 4.0 'hlladelpnin 7WUH.7JJ fi.O Tt.ll'H.dUO O.'J H. l.oins 1.0 < nn I'runclsco 19,1 IV-K V.ll laltlmoro 13,401,213 0.03 'low ' Orleans n. n Cincinnati 13,14 MM 1S.8 .Montreal jn.llC.617 \ansnsClty IW.871 O.Ct illnneanolls 15.8 2J.7 rovltlcuco 5,877.000 4.44 ) ctroit G , < 9501 0.7 Milwaukee. fi.ini.raa 4.0 Paul 4,710. ! ) * ) c.r > 4 Cleveland SJ.II ) onver 4.4W,074 ( fi.fl ndlnnapolls 4,07l.l'J2 : M.O Omaha 4- , 282,252 2O.9 Halves ton JJI.6 iiuimio . . Columbus 3UtV > .7lX ) 20.0 Klchmond 11.0 Mumpnls S7.0 I'ortlp.mt , Ore limronl 13.4 I'oorln MAB10 1 .1 Dnluth 1.45JI .I 4U.O 7.90 Worcester l',3T ! 7 i 10.1J Now llavcn 0.0 Portland 14.3 St. Joseph 1.17K.409 12.0 I'ort Worth 9.0 Norfolk I.U43.C03 10.0 l.owoll J.OJ1.1UJ 23.9 Jranil Jtnulcls . 12.83 SlouxCity DCS Molnos 070,113 I.os Angeles C07.781 Illrmlnghain . 619t7 ! : ] Tacoma OOI.UOO Topeicn 0.4 Total | l,31,9Sffl,889 11.8 Ontslilo Now York. - 1.0 * Not Included In totals ; no clearing house at this tlmo last year. JOUHNALiIST. Ho Shoots Down nil Enemy and Quietly Waits Arrest. ST. Louis , Oct. St. Frank J. Bouman. the well-known lawyer , who jhas figured iu so many matrimonial troubles here nnd in Chicago cage , was shot and killed this nftcrnoon at Ferguson , Mo. , by D. M. Chambers. The Hilling grow out of trouble over the Times newspaper. Chambers was a largo stock holder and principal owner of the paper up to the time of Its demise. Bouman was also financially interested In it ; nud has been m litigation with Chambers. Tuts nftcrnoon , in company with Deputy Sheriff Garrett of St. Louis county , ho called at Chambers' homo In Ferguson , met him in the yard and told him ho had coma to buy proparty. Cham bers was In the house but came out almost immediately with a shotgun. Ho ordered tbo sheriff out of his yard'aod said : "Now , Bouman , I'll givoyou three minutes to net out of these grounds. ' , ' Bouman did not move and an Instant later Chambers raised the gun"nnd llred into Bou- inan's breast , Boumun foil-dead and Cham bers walked lute tbo house and at4iO : ! was still there awaiting arrest while Bouman's body lay in u pool of blood. Nobody ven tured to touch it as tbo * coroner had not yet arrived. Bouman was ono of the best known men. In St. Louis , although of somewhat unsavory reputation. His matrimonial troubles with his common law wife and others are familiar to the readers of papers during tho- past year. Chambers was at ono tlmo prominent in this citv. Ho was president of the Butchers' nnd Drovers' bank which failed a dozen years ago. After this ho bought out the Times nnd staid witn It Unill it failed. At 5 o'clock the sheriff arrived at Cham bers' house and placed the murderer under nrrest. Ho was jailed at Clayton and re fused to talk. DONATKD TO 1'HE STATE. Private Citizens Furnish South Da kota a Oapitol Dullrtin : ; . PicniiE , S. D. , Oct. 21 , [ Special Telegram to THE Bcu. ] Work began to-day on the capital building , which is being built by a company formed of local capitalists , incor porated with ex-Auditor Jatnes A. Ward , Doll Coy , H. U. Homer , W. I. Willmnn and C. C. Bennett , directors , all moneyed men. It will cost $15,000 , and will * bo donated for the use of the state legislature until the question of tbo pcrnmnent'cnpital locution in settled in 1S93 , when the state will build n handsome structure in Plerro on the site of the temporary capltol. The work will bo completed by January 1 , In tlmo for tno as sembling of the legislature this winter. The present building will bo arranged so as to an swer all needs of the legislature and state of ficials , with largo halls , committee rooms , lobbies , etc. A Great Organizer. WASHINGTON , Oct. 21. [ Special to THE BEE. ] The democratic managers In Virginia are badly scared over Mahouo' tactics. Their apprehension Is not so inuclT over what they have ascertained , but that which they have not yet learned. Muhono has gone Into this fight with tbo most perfect organization over known lu the history of southern politics. The negroes of Virginia havpbeen organized Into groups , companies , batalllons and regi ments. Knelt group consists of tun registered voters with a leader. Each company consists of 100 voters with a com mander. These companies In turn are formed into batulllons of 500 , each under a grand commander. Two of these butalllons constitute a regiment of 1,000 voters ers wlt'ra ' colonel. In many of the sparsely settled sections of Virginia , and particularly in these portions where tbo shot-gun policy prevails , the ne groes are meeting at night. Some of thorn travel as far as thirty miles to attend ono of these meet ings. In the Charlotte ) and Danville districts , bowovor , the republican organiza tion is almost extinct. Warning lias been sent to the managers thut'sacii gatborlngs will bo looked upon as threatening and lawless - loss , and Unit violence- may bo expected. In these districts the democrat * will undoubt edly return heavy majorities , but in the southwestern part of the , atato the full re publican vote , which is'hircoly in the ma jority , will undoubtedly bo polled , The colored republican vote of Virginia has been suppressed for years. There are In the state not less than twenty legislative districts In which the colored republicans largely out number tbo democrats , and yet these twenty districts are reproaontad by fifteen white democrats and flvo colored republicans. The republican national committee is boartlly In sympathy and in active co-operation with General Mahono. Flwt Assistant Postmas ter General Clarkson aud Senator Quay are both loaning their aU and advice , und both believe thai Mahonu * stands more than an even chance of redeeming the state from bourbon rulo. A Wlro Combination. , Mass. , Oct. 21. Tbo various wlro goods companies of Worcester , It Is re ported , have entered into a combination with the loading eastern wlro goods inanufactur tra to rafso the price of their manufactures especially those relating to household uten alls. ' Cholera . LONDON , Oct. 21. Cholera u still raging iu tbo valleys ofthoTigrls and Euphrates. During tbo past tbreo month * there have Icon 7,000 deaths from the disease. TANNER'S ' UNRULY MEMBER , His Frlonds Would Suggest That Silonoo Is Goldoii. WYCOMICO'S SLIMY DENIZENS. Myriads or Kols Clo * the 'Mill Wheels Hvcrjono Busy With Annual Reports The President nt Ilia Mcssn-cc. WASHINGTON Duimu TUB O\tuu BGB , ) 513 FotmTCENTII ST"RRET , , } WASHINGTON. D. C. , Oct , ai. I Naturally there was a good deal ot talk around the city to-day , and especially In ofll- olnl circles , nbout the controversy between Secretary Noble and Assistant Secretary Bussoy on the ono side , and Corporal Tanner on the other , ovar the lattor's management of the pension ofllco. It is understood that inoro letters and further correspondence will bo published , and that the subject ts likely to occupy considerable- public attention during .ho week. More fooling Is evidently enter tained by the partlci d ircctly Inter cstcd than on the part of the public , for so far as the body of the pcoplo is concerned , very llttlo feeling is expressed. There is ro- grol among his friends that Commissioner Tanner has said so much on the subject , as tils admirers luivo very materially decreased n number. Tire only result so far as public opinion Is concerned is n belief entertained jy n good many pcoplo that Assistant Secre tary Busscy has shown inoro personal in terest than bo should have exorcised and o pcoplo co so far as to say that bis personal interest was based at tno outset upon a doslro to become com missioner of pensions , The most Interesting turtof the corrcauondenco lias already boon published and very four persons , if In fact nny one , seriously belio\'os that the Tanner Incident will cut the lo.ist figure in any of the approaching elections. LEAHNINQ THE HOPES. General Kaum was occupied to-day In ac quainting himself with these who liuvo bust. nest nt the pension ofUco and Its employes. Ho will adapt hltnsnlf to the circumstances and surroundings very rapidly , being familiar with the routine work of the government service and with the pension laws. As soon as "ho gets the bant * of the barn" the work of the pension olllco will go ahead the seme as tbough no change had taken place. Ho Intends to enforce the laws upon business Drmciplos , and will bo quite as liberal mid fair with the soldiers , their widows and or phans , as was Commissioner Tanner , yut at the same ttino hn will not exceed the laws. MISS TANNCU STILI , THERE. Miss Tanner , the daughter of the late com missioner , who holds the position of con fidential cleric to the commissioner of pen sions , Is at her desk still , although Mr. W. H. Scuddcr , who has long been a private secretary to the commissioner , is now n principal examiner. There will bo some new officers immediately nbout the commissioner and a general readjustment of the olllcers In the bureau. risn stoning. Western sportsmen , who'delight to handle the rod and reel , and search for the finny tribe , should como to Washington. The water mains hereabouts are filling upyltti cols. In some places alone the Chnsapeako & Ohio canal , In the district , tboro are so many eels that they interfere with the work ings of the locus , mid the \vl\cols in some of the old fashioned water mills in streams hereabouts are reported to bo clogged up , now and then , by this Jong , slippery and slimy species of fish. Atthu last session of the Maryland legislature , a bill was passed providing for the extermination of tlio eels In the Wycomlco river , and the sum of $0,000 was appropriated for the purpose. The state fish commissioners wcro Instructed to ex pend thUsum and report the losult of thuir labors. Their work has been well done , but they say the nuisance has not been nbutod. Iho money was expended In bounties , 3 cents being paid for each eel delivered to any of the six inspectors distributed along the river. The enormous nutubor of 0OOJ , eels was captured und paid for and Mr. Toad- vine , ono of the commissioners , says there are more eels in tno Wycomlco river to-day than when ho began ills work of extermina tion. They wcro any ways from two feet to an inch in length. I'HEI'AlIIKCr THE MESSAGE. There was a dead silence around the white house to-day. Only ono caller on public busi ness saw the president. The message to congress is being prepared , and not only is the president denying himself to the public but nearly every ono of hla cabinet officers are alsu at work upon his annual report. Secretary Windoin will boat the treasury department to-morrow. Ho has boon work ing at his homo. Secretary Noble was at the interior department most of tno day , but bo refused to receive callers except upon tno most Important business. He la ut the department to-night. When ho can snatch some tlmo from these who make inquiries about the pension ofllco and ask for appointments ho labors with his report. Tlio olllcers In the various territo ries and a lot of bureau officials have sub- mlttoa their reports to him , nil of which have to bo gone through carefully , and from them his annual report Is compiled , TUB Sr.OltETAIlY GAINING STIIENGTI1. Private Secretary Halford Is gradually improving m health. It will bo some ( lava yet before ho is ut bis desk In. the whltD house , but he hopes then to have much better health than heretofore. Ho and Mrs. Hul- font intend going to Fortress Mouron to re main a week or two. TOR SEIIGKANT AT AIlMS. Colonel Swords , of lown , now a special agent of the treasury department , Is n candi date for sergoani-atrarms of the lower house of congress , und republicans dropping iu hero from various parts of the country pro- diet hU election. Colonel Swords was men tioned for the position of sergeant-at-arms of tlio senate but it Is conceded by his friends that ho would bo stronger in tlio house. MISCELLANEOUS. The tlmo schedule for the Scar mail route between Oxford and Nyra , la. , has been changed as follows : Lonvo Oxford Tuesdays , Thursdays and Saturdays nt 8:35 : a. in. ; nrrivo ut Holbrook by 1 p. in. Leave Hoi- brook Tuesdays , Thursdays and Saturdays at IU5 p. m. ; arnvo at Nyra by 0U5 : p. m. Leave Nyra Mondays , Wednesdays and Fri days at 7 a. m. ; arrive at Holbrnok by 11:18 : n. in. Leave Holbrook Mondays. Wednes days and Fridays oy 13 noon' ; arrive at Ox ford bv 0 p. m. O , B. Courtrlght was to-day appointed postmaster ut Parkersburg , Duller county , Iowa. J. L. Carney , of Mnshalltowu , la , , and James C. Davit , of Kcokuk , la. , have been admitted to practice in the supreme court. Pintny S. HEATH. A Tempcrnnco Plan. KANSAS Cixr , Oct , 31 James A. Trout- man , president of the Kansas State Temper- unco union , has submitted a plan to the presidents of the temperance unions In North and South Dakota and Nebraska for the formation of a central organization. Trout man'a plans wcro outlined in a letter , as follows : The success of prohibition next year In Nebraska closes the gap ana cements five Imperial states lying sldo by sldo In u united crusade against tbo liquor traffic. There ought to bo u stcpng central organiza tion embracing these flvo states , and I sug gest that a convention bo called at Omahu about January I , for tbo purpose of forming such an orgaaUatlon , Troutman to-day received replies from President Atkinson , of the Nebraska association , and President Barnes , of tbo South Dakota association , endorsing the plan , aud promising their co-operation. AniActrenH Jtobbod. ' EPINOUHO , Oct. 21. Mis * Florence St. John , the actress , has boon robbed of her Jewels , valued ut 1,020. AUIZONA'a VnrlotiH Topics Toiiclioil by thu Gov ernor' * lloport. WASHINGTON , Oct. 21. Governor \Volfoy , of Arizona , In hli nnnuil report to the sacro tar.v of the Interior , saysi "Arizona had n law disfranchising all who practiced , taught or encouraged polyg amy. Tlio llrst legislative not signed by my late predecessor was to rcpo.il that net. I request mid uno congress to repeal the re pealing net and re-establish the nbovo terri torial law : Politically , tlio Mormons seem to have adopted the plan of sending colonies or ' 'stakes" ' to the surrounding territories In sufllclont numbers to form the unlanco of power between the two political bodies. They are willing to trndo with either only so long as the Interests ot the church are best served. The church Is their law , and nil other law U subservient to the orders of the church. Tbo Mormons in this territory number about 9K > 0. The total taxes on property is given nt $2 < J7i5.fi93 : total terri torial Indebtedness , fTo' OOO. and the total territorial , county nnd city Indebtedness about $2,903,010. Agriculture Is In n fulrly prosperous condition. Stock raising IH ono of the lending Industries. The ml no nil pro ducts for the year 1833 are glvon as follows : Copper. 1,707HOO pounds : gold , ยง 850,000 ; silver , $3G < MOiXV' With Better railroad facilities the governor thinks the mineral output would bo gically increased. Idahn'H CoitHtllutlnn. WASHINGTON , Oct. 21 Governor Shoup , of Idaho , in hit annual report to the scciotary of the interior , gives tlio Important provis ions of the constitution which are to bo sub mitted to the pcoplo for tliolr adoption at the election to bo bold November B noxt. Idaho , ho states , claims.nil the essential qualifica tions necessary to assume the dignity nnd re sponsibility of statehood. The report stntcs there are over twenty-live thousand people in Idaho who are adherents to the Mormon faith. Polygamy , however , Is not at the present tlmo openly practiced In the territory , but the governor adds that the fact that it la prac ticed secretly to n limited extent there seems to bo no .dpubt , as indictments nro found In nearly every term of court hold , and there are n number of reasons to believe a division of sentiment Is springing up In the church on the subject of the prnotico of polygamy. Un der the constitution polygamy will bo prohib ited and the insertion of this provision may bo regarded , the report states , us the expres sion of the voice of the people of the terri tory on this subject. A FIENDISH PLOT. A FnltlilcHS Wife and Her Paramour Murder tlio lluslmiul. EASTON , Pn. , Oct 21. The trial of William A. Bartholomew for the murder of Washing ton Dlllurd was stopped suddenly to-diiy by the sensational confession of tbo widow of the murdered man who cama into courtdotor- uilncd to go on the stand , tell all she know about Iho murder of her husband and plead guilty to murder in the second degroo. Tins was a great surprise to the lawvors and an adjournment was taken until this afternoon. Mrs. Dillard was then placed on the stand and testilled that she had sustained improper relations with Bartholomew two years before the deatli of her husband. It was finally determined to murder Dillard nnd the fiendish plot was conceived. Bartholomew lixod Dillard's gun so that It would bo useless and tlion said ho would como to the house next mgjit and would make a disturbance In the chicken roost , when Mrs. Dlllard-stoonlrfrbrinfT"her husband out with the gun and Bartholomew would Kill him. The programme was carried out. Dillard wont out with the gun and was shot dead by his wife's paramour. . The woman broito down several Units whllo tell ing the story. Before the murder Bartholomew wanted to rent the farm so that they might all llvo together , nnd when Mrs. Dilliard would not ugreo to that ho wanted her to go west with him. This she refused to do so long as Her husband lived. The ISnlscopal Convention. New YOIIK , Oct. 21. At the general con vention of the Protestant Episcopal church to-day , a motion that the order of the day bo suspended , and that the report on the me morial , presented by the colored clerjy , betaken taken up , was lost. The report In favor of ceding a portion of the dioL-eso of Michigan , nnd making it a missionary diocese , was ap proved. Several amendments made by the bishops were concurred in. The amendment pro viding for Insertion in the baptismal ofllco of the bracketed clause , "Hero lot the child distinctly pronounce his or her Christian nnme.wns lost. Dr. Hart moved that tbo consideration of tbo book of ofilces bo post poned until next convention. It went over wltbout action. The bouso of bishops failed to concur with the lower liouso in regard to the rcissuanco of n. cheap edition of tbo prayer book and hymnal combined , as the prayer book is stilt In un unfinished condition. Several committees of the conference wcro nominated , Including ono to fix a date for the final adjournment. At the afternoon session of tho.houso the consideration of the amendments and addi tions to the prayer book , anil the proposed change In tbo marriage service by the in sertion uf an exhortation was defeated by u close voto. Kplscopil MiNHions. New YOIIK , Oct. 21. The board of mis sions of the Protestant Episcopal church hold a final meeting und adjourned slno die to- nlght. The final disposition of the Morobund million dollar enrollment , fund was referred to the board of managers. Nebraska and Iowa Pensions. WASHINGTON , Oct. 21. [ Special Telegram to THE BUE. | The following pensions wore granted Nebraskans : Original Invllid Luke N. Toachman , Alfred W. C.iraon ( deceased ) , Solomon Sheets , John S. Albert. Keissuo Joshua B. Van Clew , Andrew Hoynolds , George W. Hawkins , A. A. Tyler. Original widow , etc. Harriet Hawk , former wldoxv of Alfred W , Carson. Pensions allowed lowans : Original In- villd George Meyer , Joseph Finnedly , Will- lam 1C. Long- , Commodore P. Atlors , John F. Hilton , John W , AngollVilllam Mc- Caughoy. Increase Samuel P. Hyde , Charles Havens , John W. Addy , Ruben J. Overing. Warren L. Albright , T , G. Stewart , O. J. Jillvtoll. Uoissuo Georgfl Locflor , Caleb ( J. Bishop , Kouben A. Olcnrwator , Charles W. Hammond. James Hosier , David Malloy , Alex Myers , Jtolssuo nnd increase- Edwin M. Glllman , Isaao Halncs , Nelson MoNott. Original widows Margaret A. , widow of Graham Ellsworth , Sarah 10. , widow of Henry Anderson , Sylvanus , father of William Seaman. Mexican sur vivor James Roman. nt Chlonito CHICAGO , Oct. 21. The International ex cursionists began another week of sight seeing this morning considerably re freshed by the day of rest afforded them. The first point of interest visited by tliom was tbo McCormlck reaper works. From tltero tbo delegates wont to the stock yards , where an Inspection of the slaughter houses was made. Soon after 1 o'clock the excursionists were taken aboard their train and proceeded to Pullman. The visitors made an oxtenslvo Inspection of the Pullman shops and the busy llttlo city which boars the same natno. The growth of this httlo place from a pralrlo ( o a thriving industrial city of 20,000 Inhabitants In a llttlo over a year was explained to the visitor ) greatly to tbolr amazement. They after wards returned to the city and after dinner were entortalnca by Mr. and Mr . Potter Palinor at their residence on North Sldo. Tim Doud Klnc , LISBON , Oct. 21 , The body of the late King Louis was conveyed to Bolcra to-day. A GENERAL STRIKE FKAREfc Loulavlllo nnd Ntishvlllo Employe ! Quit Work nt Evnnsvlllo. CHICAGO OFFICIALS Grain Cnnnot Walk to Market anil Cnr.s nro Sonrnc A Now Second end VicO'PrcRliIcnt for thn Northwestern. Trouble nt Kvnnsvlllr. EvN9ViLi.E , Dot 21. What Is fonrod roajj yet prove to bo the beginning oftn gonuraj strlko on the Loulavlllo & Nashville mid Mnckcy system of railroads centering hcroj was InmiKUintod In the Louisville & Nnslw vlllo freight yards , this city , this afternoon. The switchmen when Uie.v struck Had Mic- cccdcd In blocking the track which run * through the city with loaded freight cars , extending from ono oiul ol the city to the other. The otrlita to-day Is couliiiod to the LouUvllla & Nashvlllo employes only , but their leaded stated to-night that the Muckcy system switchmen had promised to quit work to * morrow. Their criovnuco Is that the strikers , who number nbout MO , Imvo no * breii receiving standard p'iy , whuth Is 9'.25 per day , whllo they have only been tret > ting W. It is reported that tbo strlko hero Is ircn crnl nt nil tbo principal points on the Louist * villo t Nashvlllo system. Ail Uiil'oiUKlrtl Riiinni- . MILWAUKEE , WU. , Oct. 21. [ Special Tele gram to Tin ; Bin. : | Another mnldy r.\H road yarn was spun this morning to the offcc that Mr. Stubbs , the now accjim vloo-p.-csl- dent of thu St. Paul rand , was to supurcodo President Miller , who would go to some other road. Mr. Miller said to your cor respondent that the story was mndo up out of whole cloth , as the other stories regarding tbo St. Paul road bad boon. For two years the directors nnvo boon looking for n man 16 fill the position assigned to Mr. Suibbs. Thov bad found their man and that Is nil them Is to thu matter. There Is no doubt that Mr. Stubbs will take n heavy load from the shoulders of President Miller , who for tbo last two years has been doing tlireo turn's work. All traffic business which here tofore wont to Mr. Miller for final adjudica tion will bo turned over to the second vlcol president , who bocomus ono of the workltipt forcoof the road under thu direction ot tlio president instead ol holding un honorary position , which usually accompanies nn olllco of this Iclnd. Ho will bo located In Milwau kee so long us iho headquarters of the road uro hero. Goes to tin ; Northwestern. CIIICAOO. Oct. 21. [ Special Telegram to THE BIE. : I "Yes , I Imvo acoaptcd the posi tion of second vice-president of thu North western , " said o < vice-President" Ncivman , of the Missouri Pacific , to your correspsud- cnt to-day. "My duties will bo nialnly in the trafllo department nnd to-morrow uiorn- mg I will start with npnity of Northwestern oflli'ors for n tour of thu lines. My term of cfllco begins November 1. " Mr. Noi-man's appointment was not n sur prise as n rumor has connected him with tha plapo over since Trnfilo Manager Wicker re signed. The position of general traffic man ager made vacant by Mr. Wicker's resigna tion will temporarily , at least , bo abolished. Mr. Nowinair will nttcnd to most of Mr. Wicker's duties and bo the accredited rep resentative of the Northwestern at all asso ciation meetings. _ JEnitronds in Clover. CIIIOKIO , Oct. 21. [ Special Telegram to THE BIIE.J A careful canvass failed , to day , to find a solitary Chicago road , bound In anydlrcctioii , which was not complaining of a scarcity of oars. The leastahortugo was COO cirson any Hue , and the Pennsylvania is 2.500 short. Iu view of the fact that the grain receipts last week were over 5,000 tons .ihortof the receipts the corrospandliifj weott of 18i3 nnd the gross receipts almost uxactly the same , the railroad olllcltils are In clover. They know tho.irrain can not walk to market and with the present chit of traffic , tboyjiri perfectly willing It shall not bofiiu movlujj freely for a mouth. * ; A PAIR OP WUROKI3I ) LilVIfiV ' - A Drlnklnt ; Sprco lOiuls the CareoKor luo Chicago Friends , CIIICAOO , Oct. 21. Benjamin F. Nun- nelly's corpse , \vlth the throat slit from oa to car , was found flouting in tbo Chicago river to-day. Two weeks ago ho wont ? on a , sprco with John Uanics , whoso dcad body was fished out of the river that nlght * < - by 'a brldec-tcnder. There seems to bo no dt-ubt that tha two engaged In n drunkc ? quarrel on the docks ; that Hanks knifed Nunnelly , and that the hitter In his death struggle pulled Hanks into the ftfer and drowned him. The death of tbo twOTiion together > gother ii a remarkable sorjucl to 'their lives , which were strangely alike , , Each of the men was born In good , circumstances nnd destroyed their prospect * by ovcr-lndiiiguuca lu strong drink , Knob had wealthy relatives. Nuiinclly'H father was a wealthy slave-holder and plantation. owner. His brother U n largo manufacturer aud ono of the prominent citUaus of DiUliii , I'm Grjnil'rt Cronln lir.ttcrt. Ciiiotco , Oct. 21. [ Special Tolexrnm to Tin : BEE.J The latest acquisition to the ranks of Chicago journalism and the latest sensation in tbo Cronln case Is that of "Pat Grant , " railroad laborer , who has joined the regular stuff of the Inter-Ocean , to whoso columns bo 1ms contributed n scries of Irish articles whlqh have attracted much attention. It was supposed by many readers Unit ' 'Pat Grunt" was u diftirulso for Home Chicago writer who concealed his identity under that nom do plume , but this Is not the case. Pat Grant is just what ho bus given himself out to bo and liau till recently been a resident of Kansas City , .11 In on Collapse. NP.OAUNEE , Mich. , Oct. 21. Saturday night the ground over the South BulTalo mlno begun sinking. The movement gradually extended until the Queen inlno was nlso af fected and several ucrca of grounO have sunlj from ton to liftoon feet. The movement still continues und nlno bulldlngx , railroad tracks and trees huvo been engulfed. All tha minors have quit , work under ground and nro now employed ou the surface , removing ma terial from over the dangerous ground. The extent of the damuiro can not bo estimated until the caving stops , The loss will bo very heavy , Mrum * lil | > Arrivals , At Now York Thu Dovonla , from Glas gow , At Southampton The Worr.i , from Now Yorft for Brcmun. 'At Glasgow Thu Stutu of Pennsylvania , from Now York. At the Ll/nrd Passed : The Switzerland , from Philadelphia for Antwerp. At Now Yoik The City of Pennsylvania , from Antwiirii , At BrciiK-riiaveii The Wcrra , from New York. A MjHliirlona Jlaath , Ciuoino , Oft. til , | Special Tolograrn to TUB BKK.I Mls5 Juogor , aged nlnotceri years , and a resident of Lnwndulo , wa killed till * morning by a suburban train on the Chicago , Burlington itQulncy railroad. A mystery surrounds her death. Th o youna lady hud gene to the depot for the pu rpoao ol taking thp truln to come Into the city , uud la some unknown uiauner was run over ,