' - . THE OMAHA a' ' DAILY BEE NINETEENTH YEAR OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , OCTOBER 31 , 1889. NUMBER 134. HAS ABSORBED THE ALTON , Another Road in the Union Pnclflc- Vnndorbllt Byatom. TWELVE MILLIONS IN THE DEAL. Vice President McMitllon Donr/unoes tlio Story as a ljo | Maito of AVholo Cloth A Conflrma- tlou Front Now York. n Controlling Interest. Yens , Oct. 80. [ Special Telegram to { Tun llKnJ When TUB BEB gave tlio do- lulls of the importnnt compact entered into by tlio Union 1'uciflo nnd Chicago & North western directors a few daya ago , stress was laid upon the probability of otjicr developments - monts of n similar naturo. The llrst of the great projects which was in view was In fact nearly complete at that tlmo and was con summated yesterday. This Is the absorption of the Chicago & Alton railroad company * by the Union Paclllo through the purchase of n majority of thu stock of the llrst named company bv tlio ofllccra of the latter. In brief , the Chicago & Alton , the prldo of a certain cotorlo of capitalists who liavo nl- waj's had u commanding volco In the making of rntcs and granting of territorial rights for other vast systems , becomes mi Integral part of the Union Puclile-Vnnderbllt chata of roads between the Atlantic and Paciflo oceans , and the great lakes on the north and the gulf of Mexico on tlio south. . Almost before the Ink had become dry on the document which now binds the Union Pnclllo and the phlcugo ft Northwestern together with nn almost indissoluble link for the next ten years , President Charles Francis Adams , of the former , had practi cally concluded arrangements with Vlco President McMullen , of the Chicgo & Alton , for Ujo passing of a majority Interest in tbo shares of the latter coimmti.y Into his own hands. Exactly how much rash , If any , has passed In the operation is not known , out the amount involved is probably r.ot far from $12,400,000 , this aniout being equal to $ MU a shnro for a majority of the capital stock of the Chicago & Alton com pany , the total stock issue being $17,594,100. it Is possible that the holders of Chicago & Alton stock may elect to tnko in payment collateral trust bonds of the Union Pacitlc , the stock of their own road being tbo col lateral pledged. A Very Vigorous Denial. CHICAGO , Oct. 30 , [ Special TolcgratiT to TUB line. ] "It is a Ho made out of whole cloth , " said Vlco President McMullon , of the Alton , to-day , to your representative in rcforonco to the Now York report that the Union Pacific had bought or uiado some ar rangement with the Alton. "I think it is about tlmo for those concoct- era of fairy tales to turn their attention to some other road , " continued ho. "To secure a controlling interest in tno Alton it would bo necessary to buy the ontlro holdings of moro t'ian ' a hundred of our heaviest stockholders. That could not bo done hurriedly nor could It bo done at nil except at a very high 11 euro. Practically , the Alton is not fet sale , though anyone has his pdco for any property. Neither the control or u hundredth part cf it could bo bought In open market. It would bo necessary to go to tno individual stockholder , not ono of whom would sell at the price nt which the stuck in usually quoted. There are a dozen roads which pay but 4 per cent interest and whoso stocks are above par. The Alton is quoted nominally nt 125to HO , there bemir very few transac tions at any ligurc. Alton stock is not a speculative stock. "You cnn Imagine that if stockholders In roads rluylngi per cent on stock above par are satisfied , our stockholders receiving 6 per cent will not sell'at 1125 nor 140 or 200. In fact it xvould be Impossible to buy u con trolling interest except nt an exorbitant price. "I havon't ' any idea who Is circulating the rumors of all thcso consolidations , " con tinued Mr. McMullon , "unless perhaps it Is the brokers. I should think it would bo more profitable , however , for them to make. tbo statements about some road stocks are largely on the market. " A Confirmation. NEiy YOIIK , Oct. 30. Notwithstanding the various denials of the purchase of the con trol of the Chicago & Alton road by tbo Union Paciflo combination , a Wall stree * news agency this evening sends out tbefj lowing : ' "Tho Vnndorbllt interests Insist that the control of the Alton property has bo n bought , and It is stated a Union Paclllo col lateral trust bond , which is to bo used to tuke up all tbo stock , Is now being printed. " The Commercial Advertiser this evening says' . J. Plerpont Morgan is credited with having put the thing through. It Is assorted tbo papers will all bo signed in a few days and the Independence of the Chicago & Alton oeaso. When the Alton withdraw from the Intor-stuto Coirmerco Hallway association its position was such that it must eltlior begin a light for business or lease or sell out to some other company. The At eh I son ilnally inudo an offer to purchase acontrol ling interest at $125 a stiaro. The proposi tion was not satisfactory nnd the negotia tions fell through. Then the Union 1'aclflc , In contemplation of its dual with the Northwestern - western , offered $140 per share and the Altou copied. Chnunccy M. Dopow did not scorn disposed to admit the full effect and full Influence at tributed to tno transaction. Ho said : "Thoro has boon no change of property in torcst in the Alton system , ns fur ns I know , nor , us I 11 m Informed , has there been any thing llko consolidation. I understood a ( raffle arrangement similar to that between tbo Northwestern and the Union 1'ucillu has boon irecd ; upon. The newspapers liavo bcou induced to inako too muok uf the mat ter. Another Hiy Donl. New VOUK , Oct. 80. Another railroad cbomo of equal Importance under way In cludes a close traffic agreement between the Pennsylvania , Burlington & Qulnoy , Bur lington & Northern nnd the Manitoba. It is asserted that the negotiations between the Burlington and tlio Pennsylvania liavo been practically closed und only the details re main to bo arranged. Denied at Headquarters. BOSTON , Oct. 80. The story that tbo Union Paclllo had purchased the Chicago & Alton railroad Is pronounced aa untrue at tlio Uulon Pacific- office hero. Prnuiloully JJontl. CniCAOO , Oct. 80. The Inler-Stato Commerce morco liullvvuy association Is practically dead , Tlio nock Island , Burlington nnd St. Paul roads tnko the ground that the egrooment Las been violated by the tariff arjsngements of the Union Paciflo and Nortbvreatorn. The Times , to-morrow , xvill say they will uo longer bo bound by the rules ol ifea ussocia tlon , although formal notice t1 withdrawal Will not bo given. Thu Times a ay a there Is an evident deter ruination ou the part of the roada named ubovo to waku the Union Paol a tick of its bargain , and to thu end a BtronR tight will bo made , Prom now until Jsauary the mooting of tlio presidents in tkaNow York auxiliary associations will govern western railroad affair * , If they are go'.tt-sed at all. Whether a new association will bo formed nt that meeting U aquet'Jin an whlcu there is diversity of opinion. Tim btnry bcoutcd. CHICAGO , Oct. 30. fSuoelul 7elcgratu to TMBBEB.J "The tea Burlington not with drawn from the In tor SUM Commerce asso ciation , nor does It Intend making any such move. You can mukv & % t statement post lively , " said an oMcial f the Burlington to your repmmfnV.vo to-day. "Thoro la BO enso In more than ono-tonth of the slusb printed lately about rallrouds. There a absolutely no foundation oven for ho report. I don't ' but leva cither hnt the llocU Island or St. Paul contem plates withdrawing. There is absolutely nothing to gnln by such a move. It is on a iar with the rumor of our consolidating with ho Manitoba anil the Pennsylvania. " The official would not allow thousoofhls name. There is no quo&tlon of his knowl edge of the facts , however , ana the matter Is simply ono of veracity. President Cable , of the Rock Island , Is In S'ow York. General Manager St. John de nied the rumor of the Hock Island withdraw- ng. however , declaring such a thing had not oven been considered. The general ofllcers of the St. Paul road are In Milwaukee , In whlcn city Assistant General Manager Tucker was .o-day. The rumor was scouted , however , by every cfllcial , including General Freight Agent Illland , In the city. At the ofllcci of the Intcr-Stato Commerce ; hallway association no notlco of withdrawal jail boon received nor was any expected. Jntor in tno dav it was rumored that Gon- cral Mnnaccr St. John has qualified his de nial and said the Hock Island might with draw. Ho was not in his office after the rumor was started and It could not bo offi cially denied. An Unr.xpcotrU Stumbling Clock. CHICAGO , Oct. 30. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bie.l An unexpected stumbling block was found In the meeting of the northwest ern division of the Western Freight associa tion called to-day for the purpose of raising rntcs botwcen Chicago nnd St. Paul. Chair man Faithorn , In calling the mooting to order , told the result of tlio Now York con ference of the Canadian Pacitlc , the Soollno nnd the trunk lines. That confercnco had resulted In a proposition by all the lines to establish through rates from the seaboard to St. Paul of 115 , 100 , 80 , 50 48 and 40 on the six classes , the understanding boinc that the rates via the different lines should bo the same via all the lines. Traillc Manager Ilnmblm , for the Burlmt-ton & Northern , moved that the proposition bo accepted. This was carried , so fur as the westbound rates wcro concern ed , but strenuous objection was made to their application on cast bound business. It ilnally leaked out that the cause of the ob jection was because souio of tbo roads did not want an advance in the Hour rate , which Is now yt cents on the proportional east bound tariff nnd 12 > cents locally , from St. Paul to Chicago. It was charged In tbo meeting and not denied that the St. Paul hud sold an immense block of transit at U cents. The charge was hotly denied bv General - oral Freight Agent Illinnd. When It came to a veto the St. Paul was the only road voting ing against the ralsa in cast-Dound rates. It was plainly impossible to accomplish any thing and the whole matter was laid over to the regular November meeting. All manner of charges and countercharges wcro made after the meeting , the gist of them being that some of the lines wcro so complicated with lake connections ns to prevent their nclln * with the other lines before navigation closed. Eight mem bers present at the meeting said there was no question that the rates will bo railed at the November meeting , as navigation would bo closed at that time. SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED. Saleof tlio Grt-nt Plllnbtiry Flour mill nncl Other Propartjr. ' * > ' > ) / JametOonton ncnn'lt. ] LONDON , Oct. 80. | New York Herald Cable Special to THE BEE. ] Senator Washburn nnd ex-Governor Pillsbury have concluded the sale of their great milling , ele vator and water power properties , concern ing which negotiations had been under way for many weeks. Tto sale was made to a company recently organized and to bo Known as _ the Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mill com pany , it is composed of American and Eng lish stockholders. Governor Pillsbury , Sen. . atoc Washburn and C , A. Pillsbury nnd four English associates , all men of high charac ter and business standing , will form the board of directors. Five years constitute the term of the American directors. Senator Washburn informed the Herald correspondent to-day that the now company would muko extensive additions nnd im provements in the property , as the infu , . sion of English blood would qroatly increase - crease the foreign sulo of the mill's products , one-third of which is now exported. The property disposed of consists the mills A , B and Anchor , of C. A. Pillsbury & Co. ; the Lincoln and Palisade mills , of the Wnshburn MIU Company ; ono hundred nnd thirty elevators of the MInne. eota and Northern elevator company the water power of the Minnesota Mill Com pony , and St. Anthony's Fulls water power company , and a controlling interest In the tUlantlo elevator company , which has forty elevators. The capital stock of the now company is 1,000,000 and debenture bonds 033,000. The amount paid for the property , according to Senator Washburn , is 0,123,000 , The sellers of tbo property retain a largo in. . terest in the property , probably about ono third of the Block. The prospectus will probably bo issued to-morrow. Senator Wasliburn has been in England and on the continent for four month ; and will sail for New York next week. week.o IT LOOKS MKE WAN. Affairs Assuinlnii n lllooily Aspect In Central America. CITT OP Mexico , Oct. 30. [ Special Tele- cram to Tnu BEE. | Guatemala gossip indi cates probable1var with San Salvador. A letter from Guatemala , bearing date of the 7th mat , lias just been received. It spoalja of telegrams remitted to this city which liavo evidently not been made public. A.S they were of Importance it is a pity that they never found their way into print. The letter also speaks of n pending conflict between Guatemala and San Salvador over the mis- carrlaga of a schema to unify the scvcra states at Central America into ono republic. The writer says : "When this reaches your hands therewil liavo been more news by telegraph ubou the war with San Salvador. To-day all of tbo artillery left , nnd it Is ex pected that from 10,000 to 12.000 men will he moved ugaiust the president of San Salvador. " Thu motive for war Is that San Salvador does not dcslro to enter Into u compact for the unification of the Central American states. There are some very wild rumors afloat In this city which are of a character that preclude publicity. 1'boy are too dangerous for the Mexican press to give even at their face values , as rumors. Till : KNU1N13KHS. Vronuin Added to the Committee on Federation. DESVEII , Col , Oct. 80 , The conferonoo coinuuttoo of the engineers , after meeting with the Knights of Labor and the Brother hood of Firemen on the federation question reported to-day that It was unable to roach a conclusion und was granted further time George Vrouian was added to thu committee Ho la u warm supporter of federation. Should Soon Arrive nt Mpwapa. BEIILIN , Oct. 0. Dr. Scnwoiufurth , tb well-known African traveler , has written to the National Guzatla that the letters from Emln Pasha which liavo reached Cuptaii Wlssuiaim justify iho expectation that Kind Pusha and Henry M. Stanley will soon ur rivout Mpwapa. The Montana Contest. HCLEKA , Mont. , Oct. 30. The attorneys In tbo Tunnel precinct case consume J the day in arguments on the motion of the demo crata for judgment the plaadlnga. I looV.a as though tbo caao will not bo Uuishe tuts ween. JUSTICE BEFORE RED TAPE , Qroff Boto the Spirit Above the Letter - tor of the Law. THE CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA. Doodle tlio Sloznn of tlio Boiirbnn Cnpt.tin Thomiis' Monitors Still \Valttnc for Montana Strict lia\vs. D WASHINGTON Btnrnu THE OMAHA Bnn , 1 C13 FOUHTF.EXTlt StnnET. } WASUI.NUTOX. O. C. , Oct. 30. J Laud Commissioner Graft made another decision to-day based upon a principle which s Intended to make the commissioner and the policy of tbo Interior dcuartmont popular. The Intent of the settler is given consider ation along with the settlor's actual accom plishments. Good faith is n strong nrgumcn * on the part of the settler. The decision is in the homestead entry contest of John L. Anderson vs Mary Mey ers , including the southwest quarter of sec tion three , township thirty , range fourteen , west , Niobrnra land district. The decision of the local officers , holding the entry for cancellation on the ground that the defendant had abandoned her claim , Is reversed. Mary Meyers made the entry November 10 , 1SS2 , nnd Juno 11,1SS7 , Anderson filed his contest , blleglng that the defendant had changed her residence from the land. Commissioner Graft savs in Ills decision , which Is ' -It and qulto lengthyIt : was proved admlttcu by tho'claimant that from Decem ber 23 , 18SO. to Juno 17 , 1837 , a ho was not living on the land , nnd the question pre sented for my consideration is , upon the showing made , has the claimant by such ab sence forfeited her entry ! 'Her good faith In making the entry and in what she has done upon the claim Is a very-important clement and indispensable. uro determine this it Is necessary to in- rjulro into all the circumstances. The testi mony shows that the claimant is unmarried and that she was poor. She borrowed the money to go west and at the tlmo of entry she hud but 15. She at llrst built a sod house on the land in the full of 18S2. In 1333 she succeeded In building a second nnd bettor housfj. She has also built n frame barn , dug a well and a collar and has about forty acres of the land under cultivation. The improvements cost about (300. Tlio claim ant was In poor health and not nblo to per form much labor. Two reputable pnysiclans certify on oath that she had heart discaso and her nervous system was broken down. They further certify that it was unsafe for her to live alone upon her claim. She was not able to earn wages und support bersolf. She borrowed $75 of n neighbor to clothe herself. Her brother lived about one mile away and she spent a great portion of her tlmo with him , dotnc such housework as she could. On the SOth of December , 1SSO , she wont to n married sister , who lived nt Ains- worth , Neb. , to bo cared for , and wbjlo here she was under a doctor's care. She returned to her brother in February , 18S7 , nnd went to her claim a few times in May following but she was not sufllciently recovered to resume her resi dence on tbo land. It is clear that in consequence - quenco of sickness and poverty she has been obliged to bo away a great deal of the time and I am satisfied that she has lived on the claim as continuously as she was able and as much as was consistent with prudence nnd safety. "Tho law docs not require that life and health should bo sacrlfleca to maintain a residence. "It incidentally appears in the testimony that the defendant had been offered $ l'JOO for her claim and refused to take it. There Is not u particle of cvidcnc.o to show that shoat any tlmo intended to abandon her claim. Her improvements and her struggle with poverty and with ill health shows her entire Hood faith , and I think she lias shown a suf- liccnt excuse lor her absence. " The decision is reversed and Miss Meyers entry is bold intact. THE VIRGINIA CA > fpAIOJf. It will he a disappointment to many people hero nnd in Virginia If there are not serious collisions nt the noils in the Ola Dominion on next Tuesday , election day. The bourbons have contrived by every trick to keep the negroes from being regis tered und there are subpoenas In the hands of the ofllcers In almost every county in the tate , directing the arrest of registrars who have cither refused to permit negroes to register or who have striclccn their names from the list after they were properly regls tcred. General Mahono has arranged to have reg istrars at tbo polls on election day who will take tne names of voters. A number of men in Washington will go into Virginia on Monday and Monday night to see the close of the campaign and will re main till Tuesday to witness the voting. A message was received to-day from Richmond mend in which it is stated by a democrat that Senator Joseph Barbour , tbo old chair man of the state democratic committee , gave the democrats to understand from the start that this was to bo u boodle campaign. Chair man Gordon has contrlouted most generously to the campaign fund. It Is understood that bo has already given as much as $25.000. Hichmond has "sent 3,000 or $10,000 to the stnto committee. Lyn'chburg and other cities liavo done almost ai well aa Klchmond , but the cry still comes for more. Mr , Barbour came to Hichmond yes terday afternoon , and after a private confer ence with two or three leading politicians ao copied an invitation to tea at Mayor Elly- son's. There he mot a number of wealthy citizens , uifd as the party did not break up until u late hour It is supposed that tbo situ- tlon was fully discussed and the need of moro money explained. Mr. Barbour , it Is under stood , spoke very gratefully of the contribu tions ho had received In New York , but ho said the committee baa better have too much than too little. OAl'TAIN THOMAS' MOKITU1IS. A pleasant social affair In the shape of an exquisite luncheon was given at the RIgga house to-day by tbo Hon. John H. Thomas , of Illinois , to Hear Admiral Viol , of the Chilian navy ; Lieutenant Beugaucy , of the Chilian navy , bis aldo-do-do-camp ; Hear Admiral Worden , United States navy ; Com modore Tueodoro D. Wilson , chief con structor of the United Stales navy : General John W. Foster , ex-minister to Uuaslo , Spain and Mexico ; Colonel J. N. Uatr , superintendent , etc. , of the Chicago , Mil waukee &St. Paul railroad ; Captain J. II. MacDonald , of New York ; Major John Carson , of the Philadelphia Ledger ; Perry S. Heath , of Tim HUE ; Llnson Do Forrest Jennings , of Now York , and General George Williams , ofthis city. The occasion was taken advantage of by the gentlemen present to make an Inspec tion of the plans of Mr. Thomas for armored cruising monitors of hU design. Jt is the intention of the Chilian government to construct two now war vessels in the imme diate future , nnd the plans of Captain Thomas were considered by the representa tives of that couutry present with tha , view of their ndoutlou , The designs met with hearty and well merited commendations , the practical men present complimenting Captain Thomas on having brought about a revolution in naval construction. Their marked superiority In structural strength , defensive power , increased speed and economy of fuel was admitted and nl ! congratulated Captain Thomas on tha suc cess of hU endeavor to Improve the present modes of building vessels of war. pur gov ernment is fortunate in tbo fact that the first cruiser built from those plaus. is to fly the ensign of the United States. DECLINED TUB I'OSITIO.V. Ex-Congressman John It Thomas , of 111 ! nois , to-day declined another lucrative post tlon , making the second ono which has boon tendered him and which he lias declined. Ho was offered the position of Cherokee com nnssioncr in a very complimentary loiter by President Harrison. Captnlrt Thomas called on Secretary Noble to-ilnVhnd delivered his ormal declination of the 'pbsltlon , stating hat his professional eng emonis would make it Impossible for'tilm Jp-ncccpt the po sition. Secretary Noble urgid him to recon sider his declination and to Accept the office , but Captain Thomas firmly ofnscd to do so. STAID OUI ijTABUISUTON. Under nn old order of the Di&trlct commis sioners , promulgated by the major of police , for many years it bai boon nnd Is now n' misdemeanor for nny ono to whlstlo or sing on the streets of Washington nftor midnight. A couple of years ugo a congressman golntr homo late at night after h hearty dinner nt which red nnit whlto wlno flowed began whistling "Marching Througn Georgia. " A joliccman took him to thofstation house , but upon being identified hovui ! roloasod. A congressman when congress is In session can only bo placed under' ' arrest for u high : rlmc. This rule for late hours la intended : o protect the good-intqfitlonod citizen who wants to sleep , but it has boon the source of much complaint on the p.irt of offenders. To-day In the pollco court moro obnox ious law was unearthed. 'A couple of law- abiding citizens wcro arraigned charged with blockading the sidewalk. "But , your honor , " ono citizen pleaded , wo wcro simply standing in fron , of my residence talking us two , nnd no more. " "You must understand , " said Judge Mil ler , ' 'that you have no right to stand in the street , even if it Is In front of your residence. An officer has n perfect right , Indeed , It is bis duty to disperse all gatherings. " The citizens gave bondtt for appearance for trial. Washington is the most orderly city in the country. WAITING FOn MONTANA. Attorney General Miller is examining Iho returns received from North and South Dakota and looking into the law which pro vides for the admission into the union of tbo fair now states. It Is understood that tbo president will wait somo. time , probably as late ns three weeks , before issuing his proclamation , if necessary , to rc- coivo thu returns from Montana. The attorney general Is quoted as having stated to-day that It will bo the policy of the ad ministration to recognize the recommenda tions of the now senators and congressmen in muklni ; appointments in the four now states. If this Is done ox-Senator Edgcrton , who came so nonr being elected n United States senator in South Dakota this month over Judge Moody , will bo appointed Judge of the United States district court for South Dakota , as ho Is tbo choice of the senators , congressmen and state ofllccra , the legis lature nnd nearly all of the republicans. The only objection that has been offered to Judge Edgerton is his ago. Ho is up in the sixties , but ho is a man of splendid physique , pos sessed of the best of health , and is good for many years of the roost active service. TUB ouorp HOUSE. The family of Land Commissioner Groft have arrival ! iiftho city and 'are tomponvrily located nt 807 Twelfth stie ? t. In the mean time their house on Nineteenth street is being made ready * for occupancy and the departure from their present quarters will take place early in November. It is a handsome three-story and basement brick frontlnir on two streets. The neigh borhood is a good ono. Fashionable resi dences are all around it , arid Connecticut avenuo. the fasblouablo Tramonudo of the city , runs only "a couple of squares away , ana Dupout circle , wltu its Chinese lega tion , the Blame mansion occupied by Millionaire Letter , of'Chcajo | ( , the residence of the laU > Sunset Cox and a largo number of others in fashionable circles , are close at hand. The house is , of , brick , handsomely furnished within In' natural woods , and standing as it docs updn the corner , it is naturally light and cheerful. , As you enter you find yourself in tfJtSiVo halljbroad enough for a recaption rbjiru Next to .tills are the parlors , largo and commodious. Adjoining these Is tha. library"nnd beyond it the dining room. Om the second lloor the arrangement 'is something similar to that described as the residence ! of Senator Man- derson. The third floor consists of slqcpl'ng apartments. In tno basement are kitchen , furnace room , dumb waiters and all tbo paraphernalia of a flrst'class rcsldcncs. MISGELLANEOUB. The time schedule fo'r tlia.star mail route extending from Vordlgres to Plum Valley , Neb. , has been changed as follows ! Leave Verdlgres Tuesday * . Thursdays nnd Satur days at 1:80 : p. m. Arrive at Plum yulloy by 4:30 : p , m. Leavn Plum Valley Tuesdays , Thursdays and Saturdays at 0 a. in. Arnvo at Vordlgres by 12 m. Senator Allison and bis pleasant family have located at 1034 Vermont avenue , and their home will probably be ono of the cen ters of hospitality tho'coming winter. Jonn P. Berger was'appointed to-day postmaster - master at Fleming , Box Butte county. Pcnur S. HEATH. GrCNEUAlj AllLiGS * HEPOKT. lie Kocomnionds Tlint KnlistmcntH Bo Alntlo For Tlrcc | Years. WASHINGTON , Oct. 80. The annual report of Brigadier General Miles , commanding the division of the Pacific , shows the administra tion of military affairs is in a satisfactory condition. On the subject of desertions bo recom mends that enlistments bo made for tbreo years instead of flvo ; that enlisted men , as iar as possible , bo permitted to select the divisions in which they bhall servo ; that the men found qualified after a year's service bo commissioned secona lieutenants , and if there bo no vacancies for them that they ro- ccivo honorable discharges ; that the tbreo batalllon organization adopted in Europe for Infantry be adopted by the United States , giving promotion to over fifty ofllccra , and that for fifteen years' continuous service in tbo same rauic an officer shall bo promoted ono grade. Touching on the defenseless condition of tbo coast , the general f > ald : "It is estimated that to put this coast In proper condition for defense would require C73 modern guns and mortars with their proper carriages nnd am munition. Thelr.'cslimated cost would bo $30- 008,000. Plants for the manufacture of thosa should bo established on the Pacitlo coast. " He recommends that un appropriation bo mado. The Customs Hoporr. WASHINGTON , Oct. 80. The report of tbo commissioner of customs tor the last fiscal year shows { 22.'J,203,412jald Into the treasury as receipts from various sources. The amount paid out of the treasury on various accounts was $20,153,001 The commissioner makes a number of recommendations , among others , ono that the apfirpprlatlona for the expenses of collecting ruvonue should bo permanently increased tain sum adequate to the prompt payment of the necessary ex panses under this bead ; Without having re- sourcu to tbo income from collections , as now. . Ituiiin Confers 'With Noble. WASHINGTON , Oct. 80. This afternoon Commissioner Haum bi43 a conference with Secretary Noble , relative to tbo cases of the rorated pension ofllco employes. General Hautu stated that 110 definite action wagj-cachcd , bub thought there would bo another talk with the secretary before filial action was reached In the oases of tbo roratod employes. General Itaum has Issued Instructions to the heads of divisions , direct ing that all claims Involving torero sums of money are to bo brought to him for his con sideration before the pension certificate is issued. Tlio Mllllury Marksmen. WASHINGTON , Oct. CO. Adjutant General Kolton lias prepared a table giving the results of the rifle , carblno and revolver competition among army teams this year , At the competition at Bellavuo , Nob. , for cavalry from the departments of the Dakota , Piatto and Columbia , J , M. O'Connor , cor- pora' ' , company A' Eighth cavalry , won the gold medal with both carbine and revolver , The competition of vho army rifle team of distinguished marksmen i csulted in Sergeant Wolford , company E , Nineteenth Infantry , scoring a total of 520 out of a pbssl- bio SOU at both long distance aud skirmish firing. The prlzo offered the army carbine team of distinguished marksmen wus won bv Lieutenant McComb , Filth cavalry. 438 points at tooc ( distance and akiruiUb fir Inf. A TIRADE ON TEMPERANCE Helen M. Gougnr Talks to the People - plo of David Olty. A CHARACTERISTIC ADDRESS. The Beatrice Authorities EncnRcd In n Vigorous Wnrfnro ot\ Whisky Joints Sulcldo of n , Fiu-inrr Near ANlilniuI. t Prohibition Pyrotoctmlo < ) . DAVID CiTr , Nob. , Oct. 30. [ Special Telegram gram to Tun Bnr ; . ] Helen M. Qougar talked to n crowded house hero to-night. She started with the history of the women's cru- aada in Ohio. She said the business of keep ing a saloon , when licensed by law , was as reapcctablo us the men who voted for n sa loon , and as good as the law that permits it ; that the three saloonkeepers m David City are just as good as the men who vote to llconso tholr business. She denounced tlio stnto and the government as being In league with the liquor power ns ngalnst morality nnd the homo , If tno men cannot vote the traftlo out , then let the women bnvo the right to the ballot. She showed the effect of women's Influence in clearing the saloons out of Kansas. She says the children which the W. O. T. U. nro educating will drlvo llnttor out In the future. The effect of alcohol in the system was explained. She accused the politicians and the pr6ss ns being under the contract of the National Liquor league nnd that the W. C. T. U. nro going to make It also n political question. No court la said to bo on record as sayinp anything good of the liquor interest. The llnuor oligarchy now takes the plac6 of the old slave oligarchy ; the 200,000 saloons In America cause S'J per cent or all the criminals , eta ; that Nebraska blh license Is the schema of monopolists , as only rich men can soil liquor , and aalil our llconso law was tbo saino old obligator , the same old drunken factory. She says Ne braska is the slop bucket for Kansas , Towa nnd Dakota. She quoted Her to the Notional Liquor loacuo as saying that high license docs not decrease the sale of liquor in this state. Fremont has llftcen saloons and would liavo no arrests if there were no saloons. Five hundred working people in that town pav $3,000 per annum for lines. No rich man over got locked up fot1 drunkenness. Farmers who veto for license are too green to burn when they go to hades. Omaha is completely within the power of the saloons und brothols. The cor ruption of cities has caused the destitution of all the countries in history. She "roasted" Mr. Kosowater over the shoulders of tbo the legislative committee of last winter in tbo Her bribery case. There were flfty mur- dera in Chicago last year and forty-eight were traced to tbo use or effects of liquor. She ncbbsed the National Liquor league of encouraging intimidation , arson and inurdor , gave the leading newspapers another roast ing and declared that f 100,000 was used to brlbo the press of Pennsylvania against the amendment. She said the contractors of convict labor wcro throwing up their con tracts in Kansas on account ot the scarcity of prisoners. She eaid Judge Ueese was de feated because ho declared the prohibition amendment in dual form would be constitu tional , Sulcldo of n Farmer Near .ASULAXD , Nob. , Oct. 30. ( Special Tele gram Mo-flMa 'Bee. ! William Soften , a farmer residing two mlles south of this city , committed suicide last night. Ho was found in his room this morning by his daughter , who upon rising found a letter upon the table in which ho told her that before another day should dawn sbe would bo a fatherless child , nnd on going to hw room ho was found shaved and dressed in his best clothes lying upon the bed with a 82-calibro bullet hole in his forehead anil a revolver of the sa'mo rnllbro lying upon his breast Coroner Beck nnd Deputy Sheriff Miller , of Plattsmouth , arrived this evening and an In quest was hold at tbo residence at 10 o'clock to-night. There were three persons in the house at the tlmo and no one hoard the shot. AtJ:80 : last evening he was sitting at the table writing when his hired man , Henry Woodruff , came from town , bringing a letter from Washington stating that the pension which he had expected was doubtful. Ho was also deeply Involved , having sold a mortgaged team , which was to cause him trouble. He loft a letter to his daughter , giving her much fatherly advice and sending her to un aunt in Iowa with whom to llvo until she should bo of age , and appointing Amos Weldon , a brother-in-law , to bo administrator nnd guardian of her properly , of which aho has qulto an amount left by her mother some two years ago. Ho also stated that ha waa to bo married in about two weeks to a Mrs. Taylor , of Michi gan , who was to meet him in Oinaua nnd there bo married. The jury adjourned find after about ton minutes returned with the verdict ot suicide , which is beyond doubt the oauso of hia death. Ho was fifty years old and loaves only a daughter of sixteen to mourn his loss. Beatrice .Liquor Dealers In Trouble. BEATRICE , Nob. , Oct. 80. | Special Tele- grain to Tun BEE. I The city authorities have begun a vigorous warfare on the illicit whisky joints that have disgraced the city for an indefinite period In the past. Com plaints bavo been lodged against a dozen or moro parties nnd two convictions have al ready been found and the parties sentenced to pay heaVy lines. Tno case of Henry Spall n was heard to-day and ho was lined $100. Ho appealed the case to the district court. The keepers of an cast end bagnio were arraigned on the general complaint and waived exam ination und gave bonds for their appearance at the next term of the district court. The whisky men liavo begun to retaliate by llllng numerous complaints against Detective Case- beer , tbo general prosecuting witness In the cases. Ho was arraigned in Justlco Colli- son'n court this afternoon and placed under $300 bonds lor a hear ing to-morrow. Ha promptly fur nished bail. The matter Is likely to get into local politics , us Collision is sup posed to bo the npeclul friend of the whisky crowd , and County Judge Craig ? of the tem perance sldo of the question , and before whom the whisky casea buvo been tried with such disastrous results to them. Craig and Collision are both candidates for justluo of the peace. Hamuul Shlnoinan was arrested by Deputy Marshal Emory to-day and taken to Omaha for a hearing on tbo clmrgo of selling liquor without a liceiiBO before the United States court. Other arreats on the same subject are likely to follow. A ITCH toll Tor Itbrne Stealing. NjnuubKA CITY ; Nob. , Oct. 30. [ Special Telegram to Tun BBB.J Deputy Sheriff WHIman arrived from Hamburg , la , , having In custody Gottfreld Bauman , accused of stealing a team ot horses and a wagon from Louis Ganzol , in Berlin precinct , on Septem ber 25 , 1SSS. Baumun says ho was induced to steal the team by a trump and that they took it to Lincoln , whore It was pawned for 8(5 ( , but they novoc wont back to redeem it , After leaving Lincoln bo went to Mloden , Kearney county , and Ilnally drifted on to a farm , near Hamburg , where ho was cap. turod. Hn will have his preliminary exami nation ou Friday. Divided u | > nuit Hoparatod. NBUHAbUA Crrr , Neb. , Oct. 81 , ( Special Telegram to Tim Ben. | Mrs. John Hall bad her husband arrested for cruelly beatIng - Ing her. Ho was brought into court and the difficulty was entiled by agreeing to dwido up their o fleets and part , which was done and each went their way. WhUlcy Caios at H arris liuru- HAHIHBUUIIO , Neb. , Oct. 8U , [ Special to TUB BEB.J Lewln F. Enderly , a prominent merchant of this place , was arrested for sell ing whisky without n llconso. Ho lias run n regular open drug stora saloon nil summer , nnd the pcoplo bavo bccomo enraged. Mr. Eudorly will bo dofondantln at least twenty- flvo similar cases nt the next term of the dis trict court. Deputy United States Marshal Mercer was hero nftor witnesses last week , and it Is rumored that the United States Is after the same chicken. Sitrpv County Oomo-ir.its. MPAi'ii-uoN , Nob. , Oct. 80. [ Special to Tun Bns. | The democratic county conven tion mot yesterday nt a o'clock. 10. II. Mo- Cur ty was made chairman ahd R. F , Barton Bccrotary. The following ofllccra were nomi nated : Sheriff , Howitrd Whitney ; treasurer , Louis Leisure ; clerk , H. C. Loffer ; commis sioner. Samuel Stootzor ; judge , E. B. Hoyt ; superintendent , W. J. Nowmnn * . coroner , \v. C. Upjohn ; surveyor , J. D. Patterson. A Kmmwny Uiy Captured. AixswonTii , Neb , , Oct. 00. fSpcclal Tola- gram to THE Ben. ] Mack Dnwson , n tblr- teen-ycnr-old boy of John Dawson , of Koyn Vaba county , arrived In town last night in company with ono George Grconough , run ning nway from homo. Mr. Dawson over took the boys here and took Mack homo to-day. The only reason that the boys gnva for going away was that they did not want to stay ut homo. A Picnic For Prisoner * Hr.D CLOUD , Nob. , Oct. 30. [ Special Tele gram to THE BED. ] Although the now Webster county jail has only boon completed a few weeks , the second successful escape from It occurred last nlcht , when n prisoner knocked the jailor down as ho was making his rounds and cleared out. A competent man w.lll bo engaged at once as jailor to suc ceed the present incumbent. Court House IloiulH Dcolnrod Valid , BIHTIUOC , Neb. , Oct. 0. [ Special Telegram - gram to THE Bin. | The pcoplo of this city nro highly pleased to-night over to-duy's ' de cision of the slate supreme court affirming tbo validity of the court liouso bonds act. The decision is rendered in response to tlio injunction proceedings brought against the county board of supervisors by Wymoro parties. A Deputy Mnr lml'fl Snfo Roturn. AINSWOUTH , Nob. , Oct. 80. [ Special Tele gram to Tnc BEE. ] W. G. Hedges , deputy marshal , who was supposed to have been murdered In the sand hills northeast of this pluco , returned homo yesterday. Ho had gone In pursuit of some parties who had left the country with some mortgaged property. Columbus' ' Now Hotel. COMWIIUS , Neb. , Oct. 80. [ Special Tele gram to TUB But. ] J. P. Abt'a now brick hotel on Thlrtaenth street was thrown open to tho' public this evening by a grand ball and banquet. Over ono thousand citizens passed through the building during tbo even ing. f POSl'S SWINDLilNGS. The Most Gigantic Frnutls Ever Pcr- potrntctl in Chicago. CHICAGO , Oct. 80. [ Special Telegram to THE BBC. ] The Journal makes scnsationa disclosures this afternoon la regard to the frauds of the notorious Alfred Post in the manipulation of his "Western freight claim bureau. " "It was the most gigantic confidence game over practiced in Chicago , ' ! says a well known attorney 'vho flpuros ia the caso. 4'A great many of Alfred Post's operations have , never seen tbo light , simply bcouuso well known citizens have boon content to sdffor the loss of their cash rather than have their names dragged before the public in connec tion with this shady piece of business. I know that Post holds a sword over the heads of many of them in tbo shape of a threat that ho will cxposo the fact that they know exactly the nature of the business in which ho was embarked and lu which they knowingly em barked with him. The men who woru the heaviest losers , however , "havo not been frightened nny by thoio threats. Among thcso latter are A. A. Mungor , the elevator man ; J. J. P. Odoll , vice president of the Union National bank ; William C. Oakloy , cashier ot the Union National bank ; A. G. Spalding , the wall-known dealer in sporting goods and baseball players ; T. G. Fisher , secretary of the Union Bag and Paper com- p.iuy ; Francis T. Wheeler , president of the Union Bag and Paper company. Of thcso Mungor alone paid in $313,003 nnd the Aggre gate investments of thcso gentlemen In Mr. Post's bureau come within a few thousand dollars of a million. Post took an ofllco In the Homo Insurance building , wbero ho established himself under the nnrno of the Western Freight Claim bureau , which ho advertised to bo possessed of facilities for collecting claims from railrord and steamboat companies , for lost iroods and rebates on damaged freight , etc. Ho got his dupes to make small investments at first. Suppose a man paid in ? r .000. Within n few months ho got back SJ.OOI ) , The man , think ing this a paying investment , would put $ -1,000 , with the $0,000 and Invest $10,000 , and so on , until Post had collected from suckers the round sum of $1,000IOO. , ( The fnct was that Post was paying off ono man with an other man's money , nnd the freight claim business was llttlo moro than a mytho. Meantime , ns everyone knows , Post lived high aud kept n stable valued nt $30,000 , which it cost him $3. > 0 a week to run. But now comes the strange part of the atory. Post claims that ho told each 'investor that his scheme was to use the money paid In to bribe railroad officials so that the claims would bo allowed whether they were righter or not. Ho now threatens that if sued by his dupes ho will provo that the men who invested their money did so with the knowl edge and express understanding that it waste to bo used in that manner. When the case docs cumo up for trial.thoro will bo disclosures that will astonish the public. TAFFINDliU WAVl'8 JUS liAND. An Oimilm Man SUCH the American Homo Missionary Koclcty. CHICAGO , Oct. 80. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEE. | The American Homo Missionary association of New York , was sued for $10- 000 In the federal court by William G. Tafllndcr In an aotlon of assumpsit. The as sociation is holding its annual session In this city. Tufllndor is a rich Insurance uont liv ing In Omaha. In 18S3 Tafllndor contracted with the association to buy fifty-six acres of land near Ucs Moincs , la. The title was In the American Homo Missionary association , the defendant , but it was so obscured by tax sales and forfeiture that the association regarded it OH of llttlo value and contracted to well it for a small sum to Tnfllr.dcr. The insurance man stys bo set to work and after consldorablu litigation and the expenditure of $1,500 ho perfected the title to the land In the Dilution- cry society and made It good and merchant able , whereupon , It is charged , the associa tion repudiated the agreement to sell the properly to him nnd kept it in Its own name , refusing Tafllndcr a devil , us agreed ut that time , Taftltidor nays ho made no light owing to want of means , but ho bus lately gel rich by apeuuUllon and tie now tries to force the contract. Seven years lm seen Iho property involved enhance greatly in value. The ProgrcBslvo Minors Defontod. CoLUiiiicfl , Oct. 80. A telegram received at District Assembly No. 135 , Knights of Labor from Mastpr Workman Nugent , of District No. 0 , states the strike of the Pro gressive Union miners at the Columbia & Hocking Coal and Iron company's mines baa been declared off and. the striking minors will return to work this morning Just wbero they wcro when the strike wan inaugurated. The company'B refusal to 1 outer recognize the "check off" tynletn WUB the cause of the Btriko. WANT SPELLMAN IN CHICAGO , Lougouookor Qots 'mi Attachment for the Poorlu Man , 4 CAPT. O'CONNOR ON THE STAND. TlioScnnc In Canit | 20 on the Nlutit of February 8 , When Ho Charged That 110 Cnron Was n Tool nl1 the Trlanulo. The Crouln Trlnt. | 5 CtiiCAiio , Oct. 80 , At the opening of the > - \ Cronln trial this morning State Attorney Longcnockor asked for an attachment fop Kdward Spollman , of Pcorla , III , , district ofllcor of the Clati'iia-Qnol. Longc- ncckor sald Spcllmnn bad Ucon served with n subpoena nml bad ngrcod to comb when called for. Two telegrams bad boon , sent to htm , but ho had not responded. The attachment was ordered Issued. The llrst witness wus Dentils O'Connor ' , a member of Camp Sl , Clan-na-Oacl , wno Htatcd that nt the mooting of the camp Feb ruary 8 last , bo heard Tliomhs O'Connor aay bo had heard read in Dr. Cronin's camp the minority report or the committee to try thd executive body of the order. The names of the members of the executive body were not mentioned and witness said ho never know who composed the triangle. Then It was voted to appoint a committed to' go up to Dr. Cronlu's camp and investigate the matter of the minority report whlcu Cronln had read. His cross examination elicited nothing new. Stephen Collcran , who was on tlio stand nt the tlmo of tbo adjourninont of the court last tivenlnir , was recalled , anil after answering a few unimportant questions from the state was turned over to tlio defense for cross ex amination. It developed nothing of interest. Patrick Nolan , financial secretary of Camp 20 , produced thu record boot ; nnd testlllod ns to tlio numbers berne by Coughlan , Coonoy , O'Sulllvan , Hoggs and Burke , all of whom , except Coonoy , nro now on trial. Witness further testified that ha was nt the mooting of thu camp on the night of May U , the day preceding Dr. Croniu's death ; that Hcggs presided ; that there was a cull for the report of the secret committee appointed February 8 , and that Bcggs replied that , the committee was to report to him alone. Witness said Unit on the Sunday following Dr. Cronlu's disappearance ho met Burke nnd Coonoy about 3 o'clock In the afternoon in n saloon. The next witness was Captain Thomas F. O'Connor , tbu man who created the oxclto mcnt in Camp ! 20 the night of February 8 , by saying ho had heard read In Dr. Crania's camp the report of the commlttuo that tried the triangle. Captain O'Connor ' said that Adrcw Fey wus the first man 10 speak ihnt night. Fey nroso in his place In camp and addressed tbo senior guardian nnd stated ho uroso under a terrible strain ; that after the disclosures of Lo Caroti in London the or ganization as an organization was no moro ; that there were four Brltisn spies in the or ganization , nnd that It should bo reorganized und every ono that was In the organization who had the slightest taint or suspicion aU tachcd to his natno should bo expelled. Con tinuing the witness said : "When ho got through I arose to my feet mid stated that I was not at all surprised nt bearinir the gentleman talk an bo had done ; that I know by positive information that the organization was run by a parcel of roguca known as our executive body ; that they hud squandered our funds , even to tha amount of $100,000 , nnd not that nlono , but they had , sent our'best men across to Knglar.d to have them put behind British bars , and now I state posItlvelythat'LcCnroh was the necpt of our executive body and received pay from thorn. At that moment I was interrupted by two or three brothers with n demand to tell * * where I cot my information. I did not llko tbu first brother who spoke to mo and I said 'you demand nothing. ' Then there were two or three other brothers who demanded to know whore I got my information and there was a general uproar , so I turned around to the senior guardian and said to him'if the senior guardian demands of mo whorol ( jot my information , I will toll him. He did not say anythlair. Then tbcro waa some uproar. Then I stated I had heard'tbo terrible report of the entire trial commit too in BulTulo und that I had also seen a written report of three hundred pages of closely written long hand about the trial , and I waa positive of my statement. At this instant ) Daniel Couchlin , a member of the camp , arose to his foot and s.ud : Mr. Guardian , I move you that a secret committee of three bo appointed to find out the source of Captain O'Connor's Information. " Thoao were the words. Then there was some ono else on his feet and the senior pmirdlan rapped the camp to order , as It was such a tumultuous time , and some * body spoke , and ho said : 'I will hoar no moro of this subject and will appoint u committee. ' " In answer to n question us to whom the sonlor cuardlan was , the witness said It wad John F. Beggs. On cross-examination , Captain O'Connor ' said he did not sav in his speech on Fob ] ruary 8 that Dr. Cronin read the report or the trial committee , nor did bo say In what cant ) ) it wus read. Ho said Hint after ho was Rubpccnacd to appear before the coroner's Jury ho met Begga and asked him if ho should disclose the secrets of the organization. Hoggs told turn to go ahead , us Ihny were already public property. On re-dlrcct examination th'e fact wj > a brought out that there were five or six mem bers of camp 20 present when the witness made his speech on February 8 , who wera In the other camp when thu report in regard to tbo triangle trial wus f-'ivon. Ha ex plained that it was a verbal , not n written report. There were eighteen or twenty members of camp " 0 in the other camp when the report was mado. That report , ho said , was made by the late Ur. Cronln in his ( Cionm'a ) camp. Subsequently Ur. Cronin showed the witness n written report , Henry Owen O'Connor , a member of Camp 20 , described the proceedings at the meetings on February 8 and ' "J without bringing out any now points. At the subsequent meet ing , however , ho said Dun Coughlln came up to him nnd said information had been re ceived in Chicago to the effect that a confed erate of Lo Caron was In tbo organization and that the Indications pointed to Dr. Cro nln as the man. Pollco Olllcor John M. Collins , formerly n member of Camp 20 , testified ns to the meat- ings , but brought out nothing now. Patrick McGarry , sonlor guardian of the Clan-nn-Gaol camp In Lake Vlow , Instituted by Dr. Cronln , told of a visit he made to tbo house of Ice Man O'Sulllvan thu Sunday fol lowing Cronin's disappearance. Ho ques tioned O'Sulhvun very closely about his con tract with Cronln and described the twitch ing of O'Sulllvan's face. The court then ad journed till to-morrow. The DUtlllur Ditmuiienr * . PKOIIIA , III , , Oct. 80. Edward Spollman , a prominent distiller and district delegate cf the Clan-nn-Gaol , who was wanted In Chicago as a witness in the Cronln trial Is not to bo found. Spellmun has not been In Pcorlu for two weeks. Ho was in Cin cinnati about a week ago , but uow oven his family profess lirnoranca of his whereabouts. 7 hey Want n Itldo to Chloaco. WiN.Mii'fiO , Oct 80. Assistant States A13 tornoy Batter la satisfied that Burko's fol low prisoners are fukltig to n great extent regarding tlio lattcr's alleged confession , Ho aays the Canadian olllccruwho gave evidence during the extradition proceedings will uo to Chicago to testify. The Wenthor Forecast. „ t For Omaha nnd vicinity Fair weather. Nebraska , Dakota mid Iowa Fair , preceded - ceded by iiirht rain In Iowa and southern Da kota , cooler northerly winds. A Prominent niitn Buloldtt * . " "H KANSAS CITV. Oct. 80. Henry D. Wilson , . of this city , a contractor and builder , and formerly u wealthy citizen of Milwaukee , suicided this morniuK by uUootiug hluiitlf.