The Omaha Daily Bee I NINETEENTH - _ _ _ YEAE _ _ „ _ _ _ „ - - OMAHA - , EllIDAY MORNING , NOVEMBER _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 , 188a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ NUMBER _ _ hliC * . i H m H v B a I I hi hiJ I i r < i 1 i ' ijHJ I " PRESIDENT OF TUE DEPUTIES Vlows of the French Prosa on Flo- ciuot'a Solcctlon REPUBLICAN ORGANS PLEASED • Wlitlo Certain Moderate Journals Hx- jircBS Homo Dlssntlnrnrtlon Jem Hnilth Hissed by an A < | U * rliiin Audience Nowniapcr Ciiiniiipnr on Klofjunt irnjij/i / lalit ISM tiv James f/ontoii flcniKtM 1'aiiii , Nov 14. [ Now York Herald Cabla Special to Tim Hii : : . | The election o ( Floquot to the presidency of the chamber of deputies meets with the approval of nearly the whole of the republican press Coitaln organs of the modcrata party , it Is true , express - press some dissatisfaction with the cholco of the deputies Thry Insist that the choice of n president for thochnmbor Is an act that tins alwajs been regarded ns of political sig nificance , nnd . tlioy do not admit that the personal qualities anil cxporlonco attributed to Floquut are sufficient explanation of Ills . Bolcctlon for the position , 'i'lioy say Floquct occupies too important a position among the radicals for It to bo possible to consider him solely in tha liulaotnn expert hi the direc tion of parliamentary procedure For this and other reasons his election Is looked upon by them as a concession on the part of the opportunists to the radical minority , anil as a BOinowlint poculinr way of inaugurating the moderate policy which the now ropuullcan majority is expoetud to follow A certain number of voter * , those of the Houlunglstsand of it few cousorvntivcs , were cast for Boulnnircr , but this nnodyuo mani festation attracted llltlo notice The gcnoral is not a member of the chamber ind votes cast for him were neither counted or re corded Forty or fifty votes were cast for Leon Snv A few republican Journals iirofcss to consider this as a crushing defeat for the former minister of llnanco and for the mod eruto line of policy of which ho has made himself the champion Such un Interpreta tion , however , is absolutely ridiculous for those who advaneo It.'ou know very well that Leon Say was In no sense of the term a candidate for the presidential chair of the chamber The election of last Tuesday only derives its interest fiom the fact that it is rightly or wrongly considered as an indication of the disposition and preferences of thoropuDhcin majority in the new chamber The mot d'ordcro with the republicans has for some tlmo been concentration Thcro exists so great a fear lest the radicals should oppose this desideratum that everything possible has been and is being done to icccu thoiu in good humor , and it Is partly perhaps to a dcslro to actlclpato their wishes that Floquot owes his election It is hoped that this concession will induce - • thorn to show a little tract ability and allow the opportunists to govern without opposi tion , i Whllo concentration is undoubtedly going 5 on in the ranks of the republicans , n marked 5 secession lias occurred on the right side of i the chamber , t An interview winch , occurred the other day In Lousania Soliel with Jncqucs Piou , ono of the most influential of the doputics of the right and a member of thecommittco of twelve , is a sig nificant Indication of the new line of uolltical conduct that the moro moderate conserva tives uro disposed to adoot Piou starts with the fact that the rcceut elections have proved the majority of the natiou to bo op posed to any cnuugo of regime Ho there fore strongly urges hts conservative col leagues to abandon everything that savors of achangoiu the form of government or of a revision of the constitution , and to duvoto 1 their efforts exclusively to the defense of i conservative intorcsts in tha caucus hold by members of the right Yes tcrdny Piou made a striking speech in support of hts views on that point Ho was opposed by Paul Do Cassagnac but unnvnll- Ingly , for the caucus showed a decided lean ing towards the opinions advouced by Piou It would seem , tboreforo , that there is at present in the ranks of the conservatives elements from which a nloderato party could bo formed whoso measure of opinion mid policy would closely apnroxlmnto to that of the modor.Uo republicans Nothing could occur that would work a moro favorable ln- k fluonco on the stability of republican Insti ll tutions than the formation of such a party , * from which , by the way , the conservatives would have n good deal to gain and very little to lose , but its formation depends as , much on the republicans ns upon the con servatives It all depends upon whether the I former nro wise enough to facilitate tlio movement whjch is undoubtedly taking place in the ranks of the latter toward * the ro- j public I ' 6M1TM UISSFD I Ho Knars Again Willi Jnalcson at j the London Aquarium Ij [ opurflht ! ilfoh ] ) Jama Gordon lUnndt ] j London , Nov 14. | Now York Herald I Cable Special to This Bbb I Wtiilo looking II at Jackson aud Smith boxing at the Aquarium [ J tonight I sat between Maca and Stavln U Maoo said : " 1 expected it , " when Smith was received with hlssos Mace said no mau In tbe world could treat him In three rounds B as Jackson treated Smith Monday morning I It almost made him cry , ho said , to think of W Smith posing as champion of England Dur- E lng the three rounds tonight Jackson simply E played with Smith , who was badly winded I before tha third round was finished I During the exhibition Slavmsald : Why , A bo cant lilt Jackson at all " I l'nlklngof a match botivcoa Sullivan and * Jackson , Mace suld ; "It Sullivan will put himself In my hands Ill make him tit to beat any man In the world If bo Is > a form ho is without an equal A Clink on Company Promntni-M. JC | 'l/rl 'it ' lWhu Jamu Gordon UtnnM\ \ ! London , Nov 14. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun Hun | Company promoters meters are not having a good time just now , aud some of the big issuing corporations must bo getting very full of shares for which the publio have refused to subscribe It Is itatcd that notwithstanding the cxcollcnt . ' auspices under which , thoFtlUbury-Wasb- > burn company was launched , ibo undorwrlt- | , crs have been obllgod to tuko 72 per cent of the capital , Most of the smaller ven tures have suffered In proportion und I there Is likely to bo a lull In companies for some tlmo . It is tlmo the publio had a rest , whllo as for the poor underwriter , thora is a I limit to his pawor of tnkiug up paper , and In I most case * the capucity has been tested to I the utmost I I The WvhiImt Forecast I For Omaha and Vicinity Fair weather I For Nebraska and South Dakota : Fair , Rightly warmer , variable winds Forlowui F lr , warmer , variable wluds lmtni : giddy aiuijs Three Und Hoys Slnltlons In T enrs Yniithi Under ltiimla Kansas Cur , Nov , 14. [ Special Telegram to Tnr 13ee.1 The little town Of Plattsburg Is In a turmoil of cxcltomcnt ever n sonsa- tlonal case of nbduction in which six of the loading society young pcoplo of the town flguro ns principals On the night of November 4 It Is alleged that Hugh Winn , Oliver Jackson and George W. Marshall , three of the young business lr.ou of I'lnttsburg , took from their homes MIssci Mugglo Creel , n daughter ot Hov J , Creel , raid llcrtlonnd Mnu'glo Hiloy The girls were taken to the rooms of the young men , where It Is nllcged their run was ac complished The youths are between nineteen anil twenty-four year * ot uco and each is worth some money Winn nml Jackson have been placed mider ? 3,0\M bonds ouch for seduction and ubductlou , They talk calmly about the affair , but do not say a grcnt ileal Tlio girls nro sixteen or seventeen years of age nnd until this nfTiilr were thought very highly of Hov Sir Creel , ono of the best known ministers In the slate , sa > s ot the affair : The girls were taken to the rooms of the young men at u Into hour at night , remain ing thcro until nearly davllght In the morn lng Thov were fed on en * ! ' " * and beer and were dobiucncil " The clrls nro tonrful nnd the whole town li fearfully wrought up ' A WOMAN tt lTU mkve Sin : Kills llor Husband nml Then Sues For Ills liii'o Insurnnoc Uhicigo , Nov 14. I Special Tnlegrnm to Tin : Hca.J Mngclo Schroluier , who poured kerosene oil on her husband Juno 23 , 18S3 , and then set fire to it , burning him fatally , Is suing the Catholic order of Foresters for $ \000 , Intcrost and piiuclpal on n death benefit of 31,000 , which she claims ns bono ficlary of the dead mans eslutu The so ciety's ' lawyer claimsthatus the woman murdered - derod her husband and is now serving ten venrs in the nenltentiarv , the death bon clltcan not bo claimed by her The plaintiff made n motion to overrule the demurrer on the ground that the policy did not provldo for any such contingency , but merely pro posed to pay to Schreimo's heirs the fuco value in the event of hts death The case Is without precedent , and any decision will bo the first of the kind on record in Illinois , 'J ho dolcndont society will contest the mat ter , and will In nil probability make a lighten on the proposition that a llndlng for the plalntilf would bo against publio policy , as it would virtually offer u premium for murder XilK iXII.i'S ItiilDKN After Thirteen Yearn n Ooruiiui AVI1I Claim His Bride Kansas City , Nov 14. Aromanco In real llfo nnd ono of unusual Interest developed hero to-uay when Maurice Scholl announced his intention of returning to Germany to marry Frauletn Marguorlta Miller , the daughter of uburgomaster of a town near Stuttoin Ono ovonlng , when they were returning from tun opera , Edmond Von Wundel , an army ofllccr , insulted the prospective biide Scholl challnnced him to n duel The com bat occurred next morning Pistols were used nnd Von Wandel wus shot through tlio heart and instantly killed Scholl was badly wounded , but managed to escape SInce that tlmo hn bus beau an exile from his na tive laud Ho made a fortuuo la Kansas City , und now that the statute of limitation prevents his being prosecuted bo bos ar ranged to return to his homo and complete his romance by marrying the girl A Spicy iix Paul Scandal St I'AVti , Nov 14. [ Special Telegram to Tuc Bce.J Social circles were stirred to an unwonted degree this afternoon by the an nouncement that Miss Mary Tart , a girl of twenty-two , had filed a suit for 3,000 againBt Dr Henry Itomaus for broach of proniiso Both are social favorites , and it has been common talk that they were to bo married during tbo holidays Miss Tart assorts in her complaint that they have been ongnged since December SO , 1834 , but that he rofuscs to murrv her The doctor hus added to the sensation by bringing a counter-suit against Miss Tart Tor $7,000 , alleged to have been entrusted to her for safekoapiug but which she refuses to glyo up Judge blmonds this afternoon issued an order temporarily re straining the young lady from disposing of the cash m "Unolo" Pohwnrtz In Moro Trouble Kansas Crrr , Mo , Nov 14. [ Special Tel egram to Tub Uee.j Joseph Schwartz , the former Jewolcr of this city , who lost $100,000 at gambling und tried to bent nil of his crea tors by skipping the town with n trunk full of valuables several nights ago , has been arrested at St , Paul on complaint of S. M. S U. Friodbcrg , the Philadelphia diamond Importers Messrs Friodbcrg allege that Schwartz bought $ : JfiQ00 worth or diamonds from thorn after ho knew of bis imminent failure , paying S5C00pn them Ho left with these valuables or the proceeds Ho will bo brought buck The Silver Conv ntlon Denvkii , Nov , 14. The silver convention adjourned this afternoon The morning ses sion was devoted to the adoption of a series of resolutions In tbo afternoon a permanent organization was formed , to be known as the Colorado Silver association It was resolved that congress bo called upon to pass an act for the romonotizatinn of silver and free and unlimited coinage of the same ; that until such bill Is passed a de mand bo mruln for the colnaeo of 4.000.000 worth per month , in occordanco with the pro visions of the Bland bill Delinquent Corporation * . Kansas Citv , Nov 14. ISposlal Tele gram to Tim Hr.L' .l There is a law In Mis souri that provides for tha extermination ot trusts Under that law the secretary of state Is required to sccuro an affidavit from every corporation doing business in tbo state that it is not a party to a trust Several hundred corporations are delinquent with their aftldavits , and the secretary of state has notified thorn that their charters will bo revoked if they do not hurry up with their compliance to his request The ltot'ormar * . Cuioaoo , Nov 14. The reformers con vention nearly split up in a row this morn ing The greonbackcrs claimed that tbo commlttoo ou rciotutlous hadn't given them a fair show , The matter wab finally smoothed ever , however , uud the duy was cousuinod in the discussion ol various ucodod reforms , Tonight the convention ended its deliber ations It was decided to form an orgaulza- , tlon to bo known as the national rofurm paity , " and a commlttoo was unpointed to I forimilalo an add less setting forth It * alms For Preying ° ' 1'omnnts. Viusna , Nov 14. At Wndomlco today the trial opened of slxty-livq persons who are charged with swindling a largo number of Oallclan peasants oy inducing them to emigrate to America by false statcaients aud then obtaining a commission on their passage money , Among the porsous impli cated are the commissary of police , the comptroller of customs , a Hungarian Judge and customs guard * . rtuslnesB Trouble * . St Louis , Nov 14. Jamoi H. Smith & Hro , ice and fuel firm of East St Louts , have made an assignment Their liabilities are placed at $91,000 , but their assets , which are heavily encumbered , are not given The Donth Hoaord PULKiair , N. a , Nov 14. Chief Justice W , II Smith of the North Carolina supreme court died today , m REEDS ' FRIENDS SANGOWE | They Think Ho Will Win With a Bush THE WEST AGAINST THE EAST Thnt Humored Combine Against the Plnlno Mnu l'lillnriclrttiin'a ISnil Treatment of the Pnn-Aiiicrlcnns. W'asuinotok HunKtU-TncOvtAuAllBB , ) ol3F0tMTCENTII STIlESr , > Washington , D. C , Nov II I Mr Heed and his friends are claiming al most everything in their speakership cam paign , Henry Cabot Lodge , of Massachu setts , is here , und coos so far as to say that Mr Uced will get eighty votes on the nrst ballot when but cighty-nvo nro needed to Bccuro the choicn ot the full ropubllcnn caucus Ho counts upon the Now York nnd New England delegations and a majority of the Pennsylvania delegation Ho also fig ures on the Pnclllc slope , Montana aud the Dauotas and a foiv scattering votes from the south It is not at all certain that Now York will bo solid for Hoed , Thcro nro Indications that any effort to adopt the unit rule In the delegation will bo dofentod The majority of the Pennsylvania doloeatlon are for Mc- Kinloy The way things look now Mr , Kecd will get about sixty votoi on the first ballot Mr McKlnlcy will follow with about forty-llvo or fifty , and Mossrs Cannon and Hcndorsou will como futrly bohlnd with their strength In the order Indicated There Is talk , us indicated in these dis patches last night , of it consultation between the wcstoui candidates , with n view to agree ing on a programmeof action in caucus , oven before the caucus meets Some kind of nrrungoincnt , it is said , will bo entered into whereby there will bo withdrawals ot names in the caucus as soon as it devclopcs that the tendoticy is toward Kccd Then ef forts will bo tnudo to throw tlio solid west against tbo oust Whllo thcro is a general feeling acaiust raising sectional issues , It is true that Mr Ilecd hus worked all summer and full to sccuro tbo solid east on the ground that the west would comblno against him This lets the bars duwn aud licenses the west to orgauizo against him Mr Hurrows was hrro for n short tlmo to day , but lett for Providence , R. I. , whcio ho delivers a lecture before n republican club Only Messrs Cannon and Henderson have opcuod headquarters up to this tlmo Mr Hoed is expected to arrive and establish headquarters this week McKinley und Burrows will follow suit tbo first of next week Thcro is good will shown everywhere and no illfcoling will be engendered in this friendly contest , unlike tlio speakership campaigns that have been conducted here tofore AN INVESTIGATION rROUABLB The civil service commission is preparing for a congressional investigation Two mem bers of the commission at least nro trembling for straws have shown thorn which way the wind is blowing Not long ago the charges made against a member of tno commission stirred up that body and soon after a clerk who had a high position under the commis sion was removed and secured a permanent place In Pailadolphla When the news of an exposure cuino out ono of tno commissioners sent missionaries to Philadelphia to try and convince the discharged clerk that It would bo good for him to keep quiet The ox- clerks reply was : "I never gossip to news papers or idle pcoplo When congress is ready for mo to tnlk'then I nm prepared to toll what I know " This let now light into the commissioners already startled senses and it was said on excellent authority thnt orders were issued at once "to put the nouso in readiness for the visitors " That is , the clerks began to make ready for a big con gressional investigation ' 1 ho fact that the president has tuuen a great interest in the matter and'has been Investigating for him self also reached tbo commissions ears Not long ago a correspondence between Presi dent Harrison and ex-Commlssionor Kdger- ton ensued , and in this some most interest ing revolutions of tbo inner doings of the commission were maao Ono net of ono commissioner , which was described In a cer tain letter , is said to have fully satisfied President Harrison that something must bo done , und ho Is said to bo Just waiting for congress to assoinblo and an order to inves tigate passed PHILADELPHIA'S HAD BltrAK Inquiry among the delegates to the inter national American congress in reference to tbo disrespectful treatment tendered to them at the Pniladelphia reception , tbo night before fore last , corroborates everything that has been published in that direction in the Asso ciated and other press dispatches Tbo delegates say that they were actually taken to the Union Lcaguo club rooms and huddled together In a rope enclosure like bo tnuny dime museum curiosities or wild men from Uornoo and that thousands of citizens of Philadelphia dressed in their strcot cos tumes , the ladies with their hats and bonnets on , marched past and Btarcd at the delegates and their iudios who were in evening dressus if to satisfy their vulvar curiosity ' They say that they were placed on exhi bition and shown none ot the courtesies ex tended ordinarily to guests The Associated press dispatch from Phil adelphia published this morning quoting the North American newspaper as saying that Secretary lilaino intended to censure Special Agent Curtis for having takou the delegates and their ladles away from tbo reception when it was seen that they were merely to bo inspected as curiosities Is without foun dation ; In fact , Mr Curtis spent two hours with Socretury Bluino this afternoon , during which tlmo ho went over tbo cntiro Journey of the special excursion , and thcro was not a word of censure administered to him Mr IJlaino Is thoroughly satisfied with the result of the excursion The action of Mr Curtis is not only approved by all of the delegates aud their ladles , but by the department of ftato Pblludelpblaiis appear cot to have como out very much ahead by their recep tion or the complaint they entered waoa their guests were taken from their midst Mr , Curtis says the congress rccolvcd the most cordial treatment at Omaha than at any point on the trip , and that the delegates were greatly pleased with the Nebraska people and tbelr metropolis rOIt A FEDERAL ELECTION LAW , Tbo prospects are that there will bo a per fect scramble in the lower house for the In troduction of bills looking toward a federal election law Nearly overysouttiern repub lican will offer a bill of this character There is a very general sentiment hero in favor of the federal government assuming control of ull elections whore congressmen are to bo elected This sentiment is formed without any dellnito idea as to what shape the proposition shall tuko or how the luw Is to bo enforced after it Is upon the statute hooks or what the result will bo wbon it is eu forced The attltudo assumed by President Harri son when treating this subject in tha senate a few years ago and In speaking of it after his nomination to the presidency , coupled with the expression ho has made in his con versations since his inauguration , have led bis friends to expect him to take advanced stops ou the subject in his furthcoming mes sage to cougioss It nas been suggested by some men in con gress avho have bud a great deal of experi ence With lesislalioii ulfectlnc sectional ques tions that it would bo well for too press and the pcoplo af the country to discuss the proportion to enact a federal election law for the purposa ol enlightening congress A fear is cutcrtalncd that the enforcement of the law will Jead to constant and general collisions between statu and federal authori ties id the south Information is ucoded as to tbo scope the law should take and tbo manner In which it could bo enforced with the least possible friction There will he a great deal of heated discussion on the sub ject wbon it comes up in congress If tbo president uhould recommend the adoption of a national election law his , recommondntlon would ot course bo the sntrjoctof caucus action , nnd if the administration is to rccclvo the endorsement that it should have from the party the recommendation would lend to law Congress will npprca' the subject cautiously , nnd its purposa villi bo to deal , If at all , intelligently THIS 1'IIEStIlRNT'S MK8SAOB , President Harrison'mossatro ' , to congress is anticipated with a crent deal moro of in terest than was nny uicscage under the ad ministration of Otovqland , for the reason that the republicans have both bouses of conercss , and whntuvor the president nmy recommend In the way of legislation is likely to bo adopted In cnucuscs nnd cnrrlcd throuch both branches of congress Thcro Is a belief in tbo executive departments that the president will rccommond th s extension of the civil service law to Include chiefs of divisions It is believed also that the presi dent will make some otbor recommendations rclnting to civil service reform , nnd that bo may go even further than chiefs of divisions in reaching upward In the rnuks The presi dent is working day nnd nighton his message and will bnvo It practically completed within two wcoks Ho will of course moilliy It and add to his reoommendatlons up to a day or two before It goes to congress The binkcrs and commercial mon generally In Now York look forwnrd to his recommendations unvot ing the finances of the country with great interest jjnw rosTMASTnus Nebraska Plymouth , Jefferson county , Mrs It A. Shaw , vice Wf B. Almcrmaii , re signed Iowa Clvde , Jnsper county A. J. David son , vice D. H. Tripp , resigned ; Gallon , Cass county , J. T , Martin , v'co ' J. U. Thoma- Bon , removed ; Little Cedar , Miteholl county , T. U. White , vice William Shultz , reslgtiod ; Togo , Nuhaslia county , F , N. Pathburn , vice John L. Myora resigned South Daltuto Hurckn , McPherson county , F. C. Hooper , vice Joun Aiairuti , re signed ; Kowena , Minnehaha county , ,101111 13. Urown , vice II , K. Eugcr , resigned ; Spain , Marshall county , Hvuu N. Joucs , vice F , C. atovens , resigned MISCELLANEOUS The Nobrnska delegation to the Haltlmoro Catholic congress who remained over night in Washington lor the purpose of calling upon President Harrison to day were greatly disappointed , thn chief cxecutivo having stepped out of town last night for n , few days duck hunting in Maryland and Vir ginia In connection with tha association of agri cultural colleges now in soaslon hcio is a meeting of economic cntomoliglsts Prof C. II Giliotto of Iowa , and Prof , Lawrence Urunnor , ot Nebraska , nro among the dele gntes The cntomnliclsts are meetlntr in the national museum where the scientific agri- culturlists are In session In the patent oillca today Percy E. Clark of Iowa was promoted fropi second to first assistant examiner , with aa increase of sal ary from $1,000 to ? 1S00. ' Kx-Unlted States Senator Tom Piatt of Now York was at the navy department in consultation with Secretary Tracy today W. II Welch , of Maryland , deputy third auditor of the treasury , tq-day tendered Ins resignation A. D. Shaw , of Indiana , will bo appointed to succeed him Tbo resignation of , Tud e Hcnch , of Indi- nnn , clilof or division Intbo comptrollers ofilce , has been ucccptcd and Frank Sivag- gart , of Logunsport , lad , 13 named as his successor rjTbo secretary of war has ordered the signal officers to inuke tbo regular inspec tion Second Lieutenant John O. Walsh Is directed to proceed from St Paul , Minn , to Dulutb , St Vinceut and Miorohoad , Minn ; Huron nnd Yankton , S ) ) . ! Sioux City , Dos Moines Keokuk , Davenport aud Dubuque , la , and LaCrosse Wis The health of Judge Coolay , of the Inter state commerce commission , who hus been indisposed for some tlmo , ' is gradually im- provinc The Judge has been at his homo in Michigan und is expected to return in about ten days Judge Cooley is over seventy years of ugo and the ofllolul duties devolving upon hini are too taxing PEiiiir S. IIeatu TUE W. O. T. D. A Conference Called to Discuss thn Recent Holt Cuioaoo Nov 14. The executive commit tee of the National Woman's Christian Tera- peranco union today decided to accent the invitation tendered by state and other officials of Georgia and hold the next conven tion in Atlanta At the meeting of the executive committee to-ninht it was resolved to Invite the Iowa members of tbo Woman's Christian Tcmner- nuco union , regardless of their syuiputhius with any political pirty , to meet and consult as to tbo best method of procedure in view of the withdrawal of tbo dowa delegation , headed by Mrs , Foster Mrs Carhart of Marlon , la , will furnish cards admitting to the privileges of the conference all women who desire to adhere to the National Woman's Christian Tcmpcrunco union Mrs N. A. Hitobcock , of the Nebraska union , today spoito before tha executive committco about the approaching constitu tional prohibition campaign in bur state nnd asked aid in the canvass , It was decided that tbo union should outer the campaign acllvoly Another Hrsulon Chicago , Nov 14. [ Special Telegram to The Bee.1 Another sosslon of the executive tivo committco of the Woman's Christian Temperance union was hold today , Presi dent Frances B Wilnrrt ) presiding The bolt ot Mrs , J. Ellen Foster and the Iowa dologutosand tbo disaffection existingamong the delegates wbicli is llkoly to result in a serious split of tbo organization were the questions under consideration , The mem bers of the committee would not make any direct statements rogardmg the future of tbo Iowa auxiliary In its constitution it is named as an auxiliary of the nutlonal organization , and it can not withdraw until ono years no' ice has been given This fact , the ladles say , will prevent - vent them taking any steps toward reorga nization In Iowa for a vcar at least 1 ho fact that Mrs Foster is tbo president of tbo Iowa organization further complicates mat tors , for they realize that the oxocutlve commlttoo can have no communication with that state so loug as Mrs , Fester is presi dent , and in probabillt.tiabo will continue as the chief officer of tbat , state for several months , it not for an entire year Thus , they say , Mrs Foster practically has Iowa in bor own hands Ibo best lim' .of communication possible will bo kept up through Mrs Cur hart , but the communication can not bo official , as Mrs Carhart jis.not an official in tbo Iowa delegation I The merabors of the executive committco claim that they will not , ipac heavily In Mrs Fosters state They say-that thousands are loyal to tbo national W ; CT U „ but they have not been able to imnko themselves known , owing to Mrs , Fosters superior tao tlcs la controlling affairs , ; , 1 1 Dcllevcd to iJeiaCannrd Pjcrue , S. D. , Nov 14.4-lSpecialTologram to Thk Heb.1 Considerable oxcltement was caused hero yesterday toy the news that came In the Fort Ferrer Herald , telling of the deplorable condition lot the town with troops , squaw men and Indians Invading It No news has been received from there to day , but it is now believed that what the liorald contained was a canard , hud that the canard was gotten uo to excite sympathy abroad for the settlers In their efforts to remain - main on a mlle square until tbo reservation is opened 1 Cowliidcd llor Iliisbiuid'tf Trnilucer Kansas Citjt , Nov l4.-iSpeclnl Telegram to Tun HEB.J Mrs Theodore Hornguesscr , a handsome young brunette , cowbldod John Ilnmsoy , a bill collector , on tbo crowded corner of Seventh and Mainju tf o'clock this afternoon You como between mo aud my husband , " she shouted , as tbo blows rained on Uamsoy's head and shoulders , llolnsey secured the cqwhldo and-tbo woman pro duced another and continued to belabor the man Kamsoy seemed to know what ho was bolng cowbldod for Ho had told Mrs Horn gtesnor stories about her husband She in vestigated and found lawn uutruo SHIPMENTS OF LIVE STOCK , Woatorn Frolght Association Agrtln Considot'B the Matter COOLEY'S UNOFFICIAL OPINION Ho Considers the Action or thn Missouri souri mill KaiiHns Commissioners lllocnl iVtolilsou's 'Pieui- • dent on n Tour An Old Diflluiilty Kovlvrd Ciilcujo , Nov 14. [ Special Telegram to Tub Hee ] Tbo old dlllleulty In reference to tha shipment of hvo stock in car lots or by tno hundred pounds came up today in the meeting ot the Western Freight association , It will bo remembered thnt the railroad commissioners of Kansas and Missouri last summer made rulings that hvo stock must bo shipped la car lots Thcso rulings gave the lines having tha largest cars mi Immcnso advnntago aud necessitated laruo expendi tures for larger cars by lines in Kansas and Missouri which had equipments of the smaller sized cars Chairman Cooley , of the Intor-Btnto com mcrco commission , has recently given an ua- ofllclnl opinion that such notion by the rail road commissioners was > Illegal Pending nn official opinion by the tntor-stato comiuorco commission the roads propose to ignore the rulings ot the state railroad commissioners nnd return to the 100- pound method of measuring shipments The mutter was referred to Chairmen MIdgloy nnd baitliorn they to confer with the Trans-Missouri association with u view to contemporaneous action President M.invcl on n Tour Chicago , Nov 14. [ Special Telegram to Tun Hue ] Presldont Mnnvel , of the Atchl- sou , starts tonight in n special traiu for u tour of the cntiro Atchison system main line , leased lines nnd branches Mr Munvcl has not been further west than Topclta , and the trip is urrunged for the purpose of estab lishing friendly relations with numerous localpointR and straightening out n number ot minor difficulties urlsimr among shippers It is cxpoctcd the trip will consume a month Central Trnfllj Frulcht AFMOdntlon Cuicaoo , Nov 14. [ Special Telegram to Tub Bbe ] The Central Traffic association freight commlttoo adjourned today Tbo most Important business of t'10 commllteo was the passage of a resolution , this after noon calling a meeting December 12 , at Chicago cage , of tbo audilois and the general frolght agents for the purpose of agreeing upon a method of through billing Thl * is the plan outlined three wcoks ngo , whereby freight may , in the territory of nil associations par ties to the agreement , bo shipped on ono bill of lading from origin to destination ThoWest- cm Freight association has already signified Its willingness to Join in the movemcntus hns the Trans-Missouri associuliou When the plan is in operation any consignment of freight may bo shipped from uny lntciior point east of the Hocky mountains to any interior point west of the Allogbcnies over the lines ot any number of roads on the orig inal bill of lading Although it will practically tically wipe out tno considerntlon.of Junction points , such as St Louis and.Chicago , it will on all freight so shipucd nullify uny ten dency toward manipulation There can bo uo back-billing , chungo ot distinatlon in transit , aud any of the fifty means employed to aunlpulato rates It will likewise bo an Immcnso convuiilciico to shippers , as , no mutter where the shipment goes , the rail roads assume ull responsibility the moment thn through bill of lading is uiudo out , The plau orignatcd with Chairman Midgley , of the southwestern division ol the Western Freight nssoclatlon , nnd was at once welcomed by the different chairmen and all the lines not suspected of manipulating rates So for the known crooked lines have made no objection Standing committees for the rapid con sideration ot various subjects were ap pointed It was decided that all applications for reduced rates on returned troigbt bo de clined , und that tha ofllcial olas6itlcatlon be strictly maintained on all such shipments A recommendation was also , passed that uni form tariffs be Issued between points in the tnrrilnrv nf the Central Trnfilo unsnemtlnn and other associations connecting therewith and pub'lshed ' , with the signatures of tlio chairmen of tbo various associations The lust chnnco of a further hitch in the amicable restoration of rates , through and local , to the northwest was taken awnj by an unanimous concurrence in tbo plan us pro posed by tbo conference of nil lines inter ested in New York The northwestern lines are Immensely ploascd over this confirma tion , us it grants them , after repeated re fusals , the privilcgo of quoting a Joint tariff with the Central Trafllc and Trunk line roads The meeting adjourned after passing ap propriate resolutions m the death of General Freight-Agent Fordyco of the Grand Trunk , The Proposed Uno to Pierre Yakktojj , S. D. , Nov 14. | Special to Ttie Bee ] Tbo pcoplo horehall with much satis faction The Dee's article of the 12th In regard to a direct connection with South Dakota , via Yankton , and the business men and property owners of Yankton will do unytbiug in rea son to aid such nn enterprise Tbo pcoplo ot Omaha do not.know what they are losing , The country north and west of this city , be tween the James and the Missouri rivers , is probably moro valuable than any that is triiutury to Omaha , and would bo reached cheaply at (1,000,000. Largo numbers of hogs uro bolng received hero daily , but none of them go to Omtina for want of rail con nection Huild from Ilartington to Yantiton and extend tbo line to Omaha and hogs , cat tle and grain would pour Into Omaha ; whereas , they now nil go to Sioux City una Chicago Between Yankton nnd Mitchell the Sioux Falls stone Is duplicated in endless quantities , and the proposed line from Omuhu to Pierre , the capital ot South Dakotawould render this available to Omaha's wealth Uho line connecting Omaha and Pierre , as suggested , would bo a big thing for Plorro and South Dakota , but a much bigger thing for Omaha Lot Omaha agitate , and Yank ton , Mitchell and Pierre will do tbolr part Thn connection is one that Omaha can not well do without A Slinriiholilcr Ol > . | i-otg , New York , Nov 14. Frank C. Ilollins , a shareholder of tbo St Paul , Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad , has begun action in the Now York supreme court to restrain that company and the directors thereof from transferring to tbo Great Northern Hallway company of Minnesota $ . ' ,000,000 of assets and socuiitles belonging to the Manitoba company , and from leaslug the railways of tbo Muuitouu company to the Great Northern company for a period of niuct.v-nlnoyears , as proposed In tbo circular Issued in pursuance of a vote of the Manitoba shareholders a few weeks ugo _ _ _ _ _ _ Thn Denver , Utah & laolflc Denver , Cole , Nov 14. ISpoclnl Tele gram to Tug Ucc ] Thn Denver , Utah & Pacific Railway company , a nurlington line , this nftemoon filed articles of incorporation , extending their line through Mlddlo Pork Into Guunlsou and Dolores counties A Kntal Wreck Jacksos , Miss , Nov 14. A special train on the Illinois Control branch from Aber deen , Miss , collided near Canton with a switch oagino today , resulting la tho-dcath of Patrick Uodmond , tbe engineer ot tbo switch engine ; Tom Loftus , a switcninan , uud un unknown negro Jim Smith , U. Haltey , V. Thoma and several other persons were injured BLACK 1IAIITCOMI1 SHS A Cntnluguo of Crimes Ho War Sub ject to Spoils " Milwaukee , Nov 14. A special from Bos- senior , Mich , says that Klcmund Holzhny , "Hlnck Hart , " on trial for the murder of Banker Flclschboin , ot Bollovlllo , III , and for the robory of the Gogebic stage , took the stand in hts own defense to day nnd made a confession Ho admitted that I10 robbed the Mllwnu- kco & Northern train six months ngo ; that ho held up n Wisconsin train ntCndatt , Wis , , n month later , and that ho wn.t laid the Gogo- blcstuuo and shotHnnltcr Fieischbeln Holz- liny ciuiinud that ho sovornl yeais ngo was hurt by a fall from a horse and since that tlmo hns been subject to spells , " during which ho did not know what ho win doing Ho said It was during these spells that his various crimes were committed Ho had sovornl ot these spells slnco his capture , nnd probably had n dozen or mora since ho was Injured , llolzhay said ho ru- menthol ( id the day ho was nrrcstod nnd who arrested him , Ho could not toll why 110 held up the stigo Holrhav says ho does not remember who was in the Goireblo stage Ho did not remember seeing rieishbein or the driver , uud fulled to identify the watch nnd pocketbook said to belong to FleiMibotn Ho claimed he had never seen Plolshbelii'suamo 011 the pocketbook until his attention was di rected to It by Uowoll 'J ho prosecuting nttoiney finstrated the prisoner somewhat when ho said : Why did you carry two guns , knowing you were llnblo to have 0110 of thcso spells at any time und Bhoot somebody I" llolrhay seemed som.cwhat staggered by the dlrcetuoss ot the question and replied : "I carried the revolvers to tirotect myself from wild animals m the woods , uud did not lllto to leave them anywhere , ns I might not find them ugiilii " llolzhay was the onlv witness called for the defense , nnd when ho hud concluded tbo defense rested . JOHN CHItltAlt'S WILL A Colossal Stntuo or Lincoln A Orent Library For Chloiiro Cuicico , Nov 14. The will of the late John Crorar wns ndmlttcd to probate to-dny In the county court , und In accordance with Its terms his friends , Colouol Huntington W. Jackson and Norman Williams , both of Chicago , were recognized as executors The will disposes of $3,500,000 porsoual property and real estate valued at (50,000 To a num ber ot cousins ho leaves sums ranging from $10,000 to $ . ' 0,000. A largo number of bequests - quests ranging in amount from $10,000 to $ , " > 0,00J caoh aio given to charities , hospitals , historic il , scientific nud literary societies , etc , and to 11 nuuibor of friends The will directs the executors to dlstrlbuto silver ware now nt Tiffany's , Now York , his books , pictures and furulturo among his friends nnd disposes ot some other minor belong ings 'Ihe testator gives $100,000 to the Second end Prcsbytorinn church of Chicago , the sumo amount to the trustees of that church , the income to bo used for mission work , and $23Kiu ( to the Scotch Presbyterian church , of New York city , this being the church in which the testator wns baptized Ono hun dred thousand dollars for a colossal statue of Abraham Lincoln wns also I'it. . The ro- maitider of tno estate , cstlmntod to bo worth about $ Ji50,0J0 ! , Is set auai t for the erection und maintennnco of .1 public library in tlio city of Chicago , to bo kuoivn us the John Crorur library " XIIK 8T. LOUIS lUtHWl'UlY DKAIi ' An Interview AV lth vtlio Broker , Who HnclnoHrod thoSnle.31 * - * - - Kajjsis City , Nov 11. [ Special Tele gram to The Bcr.1 Mr F. X , . Underwood , the Kansas City Drolter who engineered the $13,250,0i0 ( brewery deal that closed In St Louis yesterday , wa3 seen by Tin ; Bik cor respondent this evening : The deal just closed " suld he ' was , , probably the lurgest in the history of English investments in this country Of into the English people have shown a great desire to own Aiuorican brew eries It is a mistaken idea that it is one English syndicate that is buying all of the broworlog in this country Every plant is bought bv a different coucern In London , nnd offered then on the market The English people buy the stock * ; in fact , they nro Just now cruzy to place ull of their capital in some American Industrial enterprise The only direct deal ever projected thut I can thiilk of wus last spring , wbon the Messrs Hoths- child authorized mo to pay fcj.000,000 for the Anbouscr-tiuseh brewery in St Louis 1 visited Mr liusch , and ho accepted , only to decline a few days later ; but that trade , however , may go tbrounh " m Thn KnlchiM or Lnbor Atlanta , Ua , Nov 14. The report of the committee on law occupied the convention of tbo Knights of Labor this morning It wns deckled that on Saturday the convention will go into committea of the whole to con sider tbo state of the order Several com mittees were appointed , but only routlue work was done At the nftcrnoan session the report of the law commlttoo was resumed .Tha most Im portant ebango made was to allow a transfer of n local assembly to any other district as sembly or to a general aBsombly without the consent of either district , national or state assemblies , us liorotnforo required It was proposed to amend the fourth plunk of the platform nnd u discussion arose which lasted until adjournment Donth On Dnoka , F.uiiiiArLT , Minn , , Nov 14. [ Special Tel egrum to 'Ihe Bee ] John Benson , a nice county farmer , performed a most remarka ble feat on a laleo two miles north ot Fari bault this morning , On looking out of his wludow ho saw a great bevy of wild ducks attempting to extrieato themselves from the ice which had frozen about their legs during the night , bailing u corn cutter ho rushed to the laiio and clipped off tbe heads of 1IH of thorn Fordmi Cnpnor Tiikos a Tumble New York , Nov U. London cables to the metal exchnngo today indicated a sudden break of nearly 3 cents in the foreign copper market The drcliao had no offeut on the local market Tno facts in connection with to-day's break nn London change made it Elain toNowYoik people that the French uuKors who have held tbo stoot of the French syndicate sluco its collupso have begun - gun to unload their metal Only a Trillo Toronto , Nov , 14 , The case of Andrew Drumm , of Kansas City , charged with forg ery and embezzlement , hns been rcmandod for a week , Major Drumm , his undo , hud an unsatisfactory interview with the pris oner to duy in the course of which H10 iattor told the old gentleman that J.W.OOJ was only a trillo to him ( tbo major , ) Foul IMny hiiHp-moil , Neilsvjile , Wis , Nov , 14. It is now sup posed that Field , who was found yesterday hanging from a rafter in a barn , was killed by some unknown person aud then hanged with u view to concealing the fact that hn was thu victim of foul play , The district attorney will Investigate the case Guy Mrnilo'a Cusa , St Paul , Minn , , Nov , 14. [ Special Telegram gram to Tub Bee | Guy C , Meade , the young man charged with forging tbo name of Miss Nina Matthews , of 231 East Seventh street , was brought up before Judge Burr to-duy. und the case postponed ugain until Saturday .lofl'urion Davis Vrry 8lok , VicKsutma , Miss , Nov 11. Information was received in this city today that ox- President Jefferson Davis was seriously 111 at his Brterlleld plantation at Dans Bond , twenty miles below Vieksbunr , mid his rela tives have boea tulegrupbed for , THE APOSTLES OF APOLLY ON fl Kovoltlntr Rovolatloua or the Work * H Intra of Mormonlsin H A RELIGION OF REVCNG ' | Vengennoo For the Drnth of tti * H I'rnphotJ Sworn to nud to Uo H Inuirht'lhelr Chlldroii Down H to tlio Fourth Generation H Silt Lvke , Utth , Nov II [ Special Tela * H gram to Titr lirE [ In the preparation for H the coming municipal election many uppllca * ' H tlons for naturalization have been mndu her * "iJ H recently Objection being made to thond * H mission of persons " accepting faith In ' H polygamy nnd ndhcrlug to other Mormon H tenets , to dny was sot by the court to hear H the question Uho attorneys for the liberals ' H assorted thnt 110 Mormon who bud taken tha " ' l oath In tbo endowment house could H bo a good citizen , nml testimony was H ordered regarding the mitura of thcso H oaths Six nnostnlo Mormons were witnesses V H on that point The court room was crowded H nil dny nud the excitement , was Intense H All sK testified to having gouo through ' M the endowment house , to taking the oath to B nvengotho death of the Muimoii prophets H on the govoriiniout ; that vengeance against , H the government wus to be taught their clill- H ( Iron to the fourth generation \ H All svvoro to uphold and pi acttco polygamy U in spiiu ot nil laws made by the government , H nnd that they wonlu not reveal anything > H under penalty of having their tongues'j ' f hcuits aud bowels cut out iiB tVndrow Cuhoon testified that the touching * ] | of the Mormon church wus hostile to tb - . H govern mo ut 1 IH When ho was a bishop ho know ot men • [ being murdoicd , but wus not n paiticlpant Id these cinncs Any man violating the obligations of tha J endowment house must bo lulled to suvo hi * ' sou ) . . All orders of the priesthood must bo liter a. oily obeyed Ho had heard prnyors for the overthrow ot thls-govorntnout , but never hoard , on uny oc ension , prayers for Its success Chailcs Ullmoro , whoso stock hns boon , innliued und himself nml family threatened , refused at first to testify , ior fear of bmng ; killed , but on ussurnneo by the court of pro * „ U'ction ho corroborated tbo testimony of tba v > other Mormon Attorney Moyno wanting to discredit - credit Gilmore's evidence , wus placed on the stand nud partly admitted the teachings to \ nvengotho prophets and then lufuscd to i further answer , thus adding strength to the . , evidence that the Mormon church is a i treasonublo organization 4 Moro witnesses will testify tomorrow s Tbo liberals feel jubilant over buying scored a. big victory in bringing out the sccicts of this treasonublo institution Prominent members ot the priesthood were • ' present all day THU FARMUKn' CONGKICSS It Demands tlio Mainu Protection thoM M iniif.icturerM Got ' | MoNTOOMEitr , Ala , Nov 14. At the second - ' end days session ot the Farmers'congress _ , Judge Lawrauce.of Ohio prcsiJcnt ot the * Woot Growersl association , froni tho'aiujor- - * * - > | ; lt.y of the committee on resolutions ropurted j " a resolution detnandlnglhat In case of the i" i continuation of the protcotlvo policy all farm products shall bo ns fully pro ' , . 3 tcctcd us nny nrtlclo of manufacture , Wil- lute , of Missouri , offorcd a minority * report pledging the farmers of the United I Status to n reduction of the tariff nnd to n change of duties from the necessaries to the f , luxuiics of llfo , as fur us possible Both ro- ' poi ts werj luid over < } Hon L. 1 $ . Coffin , ot Iown , delivered an f ndiliesson railroads and protection to tlio . . > j fnriner Judge Lawrence read a paper on • % wool growing and mutton producing and j urging promotion for this intorcst Judge v Lawrence's address was followed by sduia $ adverse criticism I „ Many speeches were delivered by the del i cgnles from north and south , ull advocating 5 wool protection j& There is n prospect of a regular tariff debate - J bate tomorrow on the minority nnd majority report of the committee on resolutions , The voting is by congressional representation , , and the delegation Irom Ohio , Illinois , Iowa Miuhlirim and Indiana nro practically solid il v for Judge Lawrence's report Ex-Congress- f mau Whoolcrof Iowa is opposed to it After u heated debate this evening , tlio resolution introduced by John Kelly , of Kansas , was adopted , that the action ot the Chicago combmo iu refusing to testify before - j fore the senate commlttoo was nn insult , to ij thu people of the United States und should i meet with united condemnation Tha t majority resolutions from the committco on ' resolutions previously referred to wera j adopted tonight by a vote of 1T1 to 100. . 4 T1II2 SlliVUtl BOW OASIS 'i Double CourtH , Judsrcs , Sheriff ) All | 'fniiny Turvv ' 9 Helena , Nov , 11. The election muddle in 1 j Silver Botv county is growingwor * o dally I Tuesday Judge Do Wolfu rotlrcd from ofllco j and McIIutton ( dem ) , who is elected by the > Tunnel precinct , took the chair Ho also i recognized us sheriff of the county Sullivan , ; n democrat , whoso case was analogous to his g own } Lloyd , who was the old sheriff , nnd who $ was the republican cuudidulo at tlio last 1 election , and who claims ho wus clocted by , 3 the tin owing out of thoTunnol precinct , refused - 1 fused to suriunder tno keys of his ofllco and A jail to Sullivan 3 Today a habeas corpus case , under indict • meat for dyiiumiting , wus called un by Judge "i McIIutton , hut Lloyd refused to surrender 3 tlio prisoners to Sullivan , who was directed % to produce them 111 court Ilumiltori , tbo j contesting Judge , opened unothcr court ana Lloyd brought the pr.soncrs before him , , ] m ' > For mutual Iluncllt , \ Cuioaoo , Nov , 14. The dclogatc * from tbe & various national building and loan nssocia- Jj tlons mentioned in yesterdays dispatches 1 today organized a League of General Si Building and Loan associations , " tbo objeot B boluir to promote correct buslucss methods ,3 und to sccuro united and prompt uctioa in J muttois of commerce m Thn Niitloiiiil Grnngr v' ' SAOiu.vii.NTo , Cai , Nov 14. At tbo session * of the National grange to-duy the California grange gave a reception to the Nntlonal M grange An aidless of welcome was qo- , M , ilycrcd by Master Davis , of tbo State grange , > w aud vt as responded to by Monroe Whitehead * 1 the lecturer ot the National grange , S HiirriHon ttnguinu l ii < ; kn , m Baltimore , Nov , 14. Tha Sun says that at Chuse , Md „ President Harrison and Oon- % oral Lowell nrrivod last night and were mot 4 by the Hungunlcs Point club This morning "J the president went in the blind und Hilled jt line bag of ducks , Tha prosldont will ru- "Jc maiu until Saturday m Jim Pontine Uofnloalioii , w Blooming ton , IH , Nov 11 , A banker at < 9 Pontluo has telegraphed to Hloomington to , M the effect thut the latest information regard j | ing the defalcation of Hudson , Burr & Co , ' * 1J | ncont , W. 11. Fursman , Is that It will reucU , * $100,000 , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M Protmiilr Alurder " \1 | St PuTeiti Minn , Nov 14. Tbe bones o ( * 1 a man named Tori' .oson aud bis wife were ffl found this morning in tbo smouldering cm- bow of their homo Torgosou was afraid of 1 banks and was knowu to have money in the house There Is strong suspicion ot murdMv U