THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWENTIETH' YEAH. OMAHA , TUESDAY tyG , OCTOBER 7 , 1800. NUjMBJSK 111 ,
'IIAIBI ' HAKES HIS REPORT ,
Operations of the Pension Office During the
Past Twelve Months.
THE SYSTEM OF COMPLETED FILES.
According to the Commissioner It Has
Orontly I'ltpcilltoil the Hnsl
ness or the Uiirouu Many
Ktutlstlos.
" \ \VjisniN-oTON- . O.-Tho annual report of
Pension Commissioner Hautn shows that
there were at tticcml o ( the last fiscal year
M , ll pensions on the rolls , classified as fol
lows : Army Inyalltl pensions , aw , < 09 ; army
widows , minor children and dependent rela
tives , 101,4M ; navy Invalid pensioners 3,2T-1 ;
navy widows , minor children and dependent
relatives , S.1CO ; survivors of the war of ISIS ,
413 ; widows of soldier * of the war of 1S12.
8.1110 ! survivors of the 'Mexican war ,
IV.IBS ; widows of soldiers of the
Mexican war fl.TOI. Them were
60J37 ( original chilms allowed during
the year belntr 11,710 more original claims
thnn wore allowed during the fiscal year 1SSO
nnd ( > , . ' > 03 tnoro than xvcro allowed during the
fiscal year 183 , Tno amount of the llrst pay-
incut In these Mfitt original cases amounted
to fctt,47SOtl , being S1I , < M < 5,4W. more than the
llrst payment on original claims allowed dur
ing the fiscal year ISS'J ' and StO.lT'J.'J-Joinoro '
than In 1SS3.
Of the system of "completed files" organ
ized by him the commissioner snys in part :
"Under the systems of 'completed tiles' the
claimant has the right upon proper cortlllca-
lion that Ms claims ' complete to have It im
mediately placed upon the completed files
mid tnkcn in order for adjudication. The
claims placed on the completed Dies are taken
up within aweek for action and 'if found
complete arts immediately allowed. If
proofs are Inciting a call is immedi
ately mudo upon the claimant to supply
the deficiency , and upon receipt of the reWired -
( Wired ovldcnco the claim Is again taken up
for consideration. To the last day of June ,
00,701 , claims were placed upon tlio "complete
lllcs" upon requests m.ido . upon buholf of the
claimants. This system has hnd the effect
of enabling mnny thousand claimants whoso
claims luivo been pending fromllvo to twenty
years to bring their claims to the at
tention of the bureau for adjudica
tion and allowance and the complaints
of delay have been reduced to the
minimum , This system throws the responsi
bility upon the claimant and his attorney of
having the churn adjusted and is moro satis
factory than the old system of leaving the
selection of the claims for adjudication to
the discretion of the tllo clerks. As a result
of these changes In the business methods of
the ofllcc moro work has been accomplished
in a given time than was ever performed
before. On October 21 , l sO , when I
took charge" of the ofllco , the work of
adjudicating claims and Issuing certificates
hndduring the period from. July 1 , ISi'J ,
fallen far behind the same period for the
previous year , whllo from October l0 ! , ISS'J ,
to June ! W , IbOO , there wusan increase In the
adjudication of claims nncl the issuing of cer
tificates greatly In excess of the same period
preceding the liscal year. This Is shown by
the following statement of work done : Total
number of certificates issued for the
year ended Juno 30 , IS'JO ' , l."ilClS ;
total number of certificates issued for the ,
year ended Juno 80 , l&j' ' , U5yM : increase in
1600 over ISS'J/flV > ; total ordinal certificates
Issued during'iho year ended Juno ! IO. 1SO < ) ,
Hl/kir ; total original cortltlcatcs Issued dur
ing the year ended Juno ! 50 , 1SS9 , rils'JO ; in
crease , 14,7-41. , This great amount of work
was accomplished by distributing the clerks
who composed the board of review amonpst
the other divisions nnd calling in forty special
examiners from the Hold , thus adding eighty
persons to the fomo engaged In the adjudica
tion of claims and particularly by concen
trating the work of the oftlco for five days in
the week upon the adjudication of claims as
provided for in order No. 149 , creating a sys
tem of 'completed tiles.1 In Juno lust I de
tailed I Hi persons as an additional force for
special examination , making in all Ulonduty
in the Hold. .As the result of these efforts tlio
number of cases now in the hands of the
special examination division have been re
duced from 1-1 , 5 to 7t3''l. Of these only
about live thousand are in the hands of the
special examiners , the others being lu trail-
situ to and from thoofllco. "
The commissioner Invites attention to the
difference in the amount between the rate of
fHpcr : ) month granted by the act of March
! 3 , IbSH , to pensioners so disabled as to bo in-
cnpacltuted for manual labor und the rate of
fsjj l > or month granted by the act of .March 4 ,
1KH ) , to pensioners \vlio require the regular
nid and attemlauco of another person. There
are many claimants entirely incapaclted for
manual labor and who periodically require
tlio aid and attendance of other persons , but
who are uniiblo to establish the fact of
the requirement ot constnut aid nnd at
tendance. Ho recommends that a
rate of f.10 per month bo created
for them , There have been received -HJO.UyJ
claims to September ! )0 ) under the disability
pension act of Juno 2 * . The care ot such an
enormous number of claims received in so
short n time necessarily taxed the resources
o f the oflle-o to the fullest extent. The work
of the mill division ran up to more than
8-J,000 , pieces ol mall per day to bo opened ,
classified and properly disposed of. At this
\vritliiR ( Octoucr 1) ) the division Is handling
lO.lKK ) claims a dav. It is believed that there
nre probably ono hundred thousand claims In
thooflli-o which can bo properly allowed
under the provisions of the regulations ap
proved September 10 , 1800.
In conclusion the commissioner says : "Tho
" * ftctof Juno 27 , IS'JO , Is the first disability pen
sion la\v In the history of the world which
pranted to soldiers and sailors pensions for
disabilities not proved to have been Incurred
intho servlcuand in the line of uuty. This
law recognizes n higher obligation of the people
ple to their disabled veterans than was ever
formulated into law boforo. Nothing shall ho
left undone by thisolllce to effect this latest
expression of the gratitude of the American
people to the soldiers vho saved the ropub-
XI e.
THE CO IIXT OF
lie Pays a Visit to tlio Tomb of Gen
eral MoClellan ,
NEW VOUK , Oct. 0. Tlio conito do Paris
left hero this morning on the Chicago limited
on the Pennsylvania railroad accompanied by
Ills suite ami a committee from the Philadel
phia commandery.
lMiii.iiiBL.riuA , Pa. , Oct. 0. When the
party reached the Trenton cemetery the
comto catered thocnclo-iiiro about Model-
lan'SRr.we , accompanied only by Secretary
ofStato ICelsloy. Lifting his head rever
ently the comto Imelt for a couple of seconds
on ono knee. On nrUlne Kolsley presented
him witli n sprig of woodbine plucked from
the gravo. This the comto hissed and
jilnned to the lapel of his coal. On his re
turn to the city the comto sent a cablegram
to the widow of General MiClellan. The
1'hiladclpbin delegation then met the party
nnil tendered them the freedom of the city of
Philadelphia , nnd after an exchange of cour
tesies the party proceeded to Woolen , the
country residence of Oeorco W. Chllds ,
where they illued. Knchof tlio frenchmen ,
lu accordance with n custom at U'ooten ,
planted a trio In commemoration of the visit.
Almost n Serious Collision.
ST. Loi'i ! , Mo. , Oct. t-Special ) | Telppram
toTiir. BEE. ) The members of tha Siberia
nnd Kajanka companies , which nro p'oylng '
otllaylln's and the Grand respectively , had
a narrow escape from n serious accident yes
terday. Just as the special train on wlilch
they vcro entered the freight yard on the
ether Mile of the river , It ran Into a freight
which was standing oa the track. Ttio
engineer and fireman of the theatrical special
lumped and escaped with only n few bruises.
The engine on the special was smashed un ,
the freicht cars were demolished nnd two
members of the Siberia company were hurt.
Ml s Currlo KmlclliTo was bruised nnd her
back was hurt , and Master Jack Ferris had
his cheek cut. The caw containing the
scenery of the two companies wcro broken u p
and the scenery scattered nrouud.
itixin-in iuts-rii.KTIKS ,
Guatemalans nnil Halvndorinns Again
in Arms ) .
ICopirrtuMfil 1 < O > ! > } / jMirn ( Ionian llflin'.M
Unr orJr.TnM.u.Oct. ( . 0. [ Now York
Herald Cable Special to Tim llBE.-Ad-
vices received hero say the Guatemalans - -
malans nnd Salvndorians nro light
ing again on the frontiers. It
states that war has again been precipitated
owing to the inability of the Guatemalan
government to exchange prisoners with Sal
vador. The first named government shot
every Snlvadorlan soldier captured In the
late war. Ji'o particulars M to the
locality where the light was taking place
nro received beyond the fact that it has
occurred on the borders of the two countries.
A great endeavor to keep the news of the
conflict qulot is being made by Guatemala.
Darrlllns 1ms not been satisfied with the
treaty of peace brought about by the diplo
matic corps and It has been a gen
erally accepted opinion that a new
war would break out nt the close
of the coffee gathering season , but no ono
was prepared for so early nn opening
of hostilities. Guatemala's finances nro
nt present in a very bad condition ,
but It Is understood that a part of the Cottu
loan will soon bo delivered. She also
lacks generals to command her troops.
In every way Salvador is in
better condition to sustain war than her
larger enemy. Kzcta has the full confidence
of the masses nnd the ofllccrs of her army
are superior to those of Guatemala.
It is stated also that Salvador has plenty of
money and can get any amount she wants.
Some articles of the peace treaty hnvo been
considered by Salvador ns not favorable to
her dignity andtho Salvadorlans arc prepared
to fight ngalu ami more earnestly than be
fore.
Notli ing Definite Known.
( Cnpurtylit ISVbu Jamt * ( Sonlnn flenii'tt.1
CITV OF MEXit-o , Oct. C. [ Xcw York
Herald Cable Special to THE BEE. ]
Humors of another conflict between
Salvador and Guatemala have reached
here. Minister Pou believes if there lias
been fighting it has been confined to private
Individuals of the two countries and
has not been between the two
armies. N'o news of the conilict Imvo been
received at the United States legation. Min
ister Pou has cabled for information.
General Von Kaltcnborii Appointed ,
( Hipi/right / tSMbu JamcGonlnnJemi'K.I /
BEUMN , Oct. 0. [ New York. Herald Cable
Special to TIIK DEE. j The appointment
of General Von Kaltonborn Struchau as
minister of war , succeeding General Verdy
du Vcrnois , Is officially announced this even
ing. General Von Kaltenborn Strachau
served on the general staff in the Austrian-
French war and was lately commandant at
Stettin. The apiwlntmcnt Is particularly
popular with the general staff and is said to
bo entirely due to the majterly way in which
ho handled the division during the recent
manccuvcrs at Liignltz'which"attracted the
notice of the emperor.
Tlio Vitu Insurrection.
7.VXZHUH , Oct. 0. [ Special Cablegram to
THE BEE. ] All missionaries nt stations
within reach of Vltu Insurgents have reached
the coast in safety. Ono of them , Mr. Hen-
dcrstorm , only escaped through to-tho oppor
tune arrival of the Urtiish caravan , which
reached his station simultaneously with a
party of natives intent oa murder. Vitu is
becoming the rendezvous of every ruffian nnd
malcontent on the coast lino. Another largo
nrmed expedition will soon start from Lindl
under command of the German commission-
ury to subjugate the Inland tribes.
To Buy the Pontoon Ilrldge.
ATCIIISOX , Kan. , Oct. 0. [ Special Tele-
cram to Tun BEK. ] The citizens of Atchi
son have subscribed a fund to buy the .Ne
braska City pontoon bridge. A committco
will go to look at It tomorrow nnd If It is sat-
istactory they will buy it and it will then bo
moved to Atohisoa within thirty days. It
will cost $ in,000,000. It will not bo run as a
free bridge , but the rates of toll will be con
siderably below the present rates of the iron
bridge.
The New Zealand Strike.
WtLi.ts-GTOX , N. 2. , Oct.O. [ SpecialCable
gram to TIIK Bcc.l A conference between
the employer nnd representatives of the
unionists , held for the purpose of endeavoring
to settle the labor trouolcs , wa barren ot re
sult. Ills stated that many of the ofllcers of
the Union steamship company , who struck
because of the employment of non-union
labor by the company , are making applica
tion for reinstatement.
Object to the Transfer.
ATOIIISOK , Kan. , Oct. C [ Special to THE
BEI : . ] On the 19th inst. the west end of the
Trenton division of the Uock Island road
will bo transferred from St. Joseph to Ilor-
ton , ICan. This will shut up the roundhouse
ntSt , Joseph and also take a number of
clerks Away. St. Joseph gave the road $ -i.V- )
000 in cash and tier clti/ens protest against
the proposed change.
The Weather Forecast.
For Omaha and Vicinity Fair ; stationary
tempo raturo.
For Nebraska Fair ; variable winds ;
slightly cooler.
For Iowa Fair weather ; westerly winds ;
stationary tcmper.ituro.
For South Dakota Pair ; stationary tem
perature ; westerly winds ,
A Peculiar Turkish Plan.
COXSUNTIXOPI.I : , Oct , C. The authorities
having become convinced that a conspiracy
is on foot against the government and that
the conspirators nro using the malls for the
furtherance of the plot , orders have been Is
sued suspending the local postal scrvtco with
a view to preventing the conspirators from
carrying out their designs.
Koars of u Collision.
Dt-itux , Oct. 0. [ Special Cablegram to
THE HEE. ] Ouo hundred hussars and XtO
extra policemen have arrived at Clonmel.
His believed that their presence in the place
Is duo to fears of the government that a col
lision may occur between the llerksturo and
Seventy-eighth regiments , both of which are
quartered in town.
Struck Another Oil Well.
Cisi'tn , Wyo. , Oct. O.-'I.Spedal Tele
gram to THE Br.E.l A 200-Dirrel well has
been struck on Suit creek , tlfty miles north of
hero. Great excitement prevails and land locators
caters are out in all directions.
I'nllod in the Undertaking.
LISIIOK , Oct. 0. Sencr l-Vrrao , to whom
was entrusted tbo task of forming a uew
cabinet , has fulled In the undertaking.
The Dcalh Hull.
MITCHELL , S. D , , Oct. 0. [ Special Tclo-
grum toTiiEl3EiJ Mrs , C , S , Arrnln died at
4 o'clock this morning.
WHEAT IS IN A BAD \YAY \ ,
The Late House Postmaster Liable to a Pine
and Imprisonment !
TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS ,
Commissioner Mnioii of the Internal
He venue lliirrnti Kxplnlns How
the Tariff HIM Will Affect
Them Miscellaneous.
BcnsicTitR OMVTII nr.rj ,
513 KouinEBXTit STIIRBT ! , V
WA.-OHXOTOV D. C , Oct. ) 0. )
As was stated In these dispatches some
days ago , Captain Wheat of Wisconsin , the
lately discharged postmaster of the house of
representatives , Is liable to flue and Impris
onment. The statutei prohibit nny oflleor or
ngent of the government accepting nny con
sideration for procuring or aiding to procure
a government contract. This Is said to bo
exactly what Mr. Wheat has dono. It la not
known whether the United States attorney
for this district has taken any stops in the
matter orproposes to take any , but if ho does
not it is the intention of members of tbo
house of representatives to make a formal
request of him to do so.
It is said now that Speaker Reed has
known all about Mr , Wheat's transactions
lor months past and It was through his ad
vices that Mr. Whe.it covered the money
which ho had received from the mail con
tractor Into the treasury.
TO1UCTO AND THE TARIFF.
Commissioner Mason , head of the Internal
revenue bureau , explained today how the
new provisions of the tariff bill would affect
the tob.icco dealers and manufacturers
throughout the country. The substantial
features of the changes are the abolition of
all special taxes , generally known as licenses ,
and the the reduction of taxes on manu
factured tobacco and snuff from 8 to 0 cent" !
a pound. The net results will bo n reduction
of revenue on special taxes of ? 1,500,000 and
a reduction on snuff nnd manufactured to
bacco of about $4,500,000 , or n total reduction
of about ? t > , ooo,000. The commissioner says
there will bo few change ? In the machinery
of collecting the revenue , so that Healers will
hardly notice the alterations made by the law.
"A Chicago dealer for instance , " said the
commissioner , "will find that his tux'on man
ufactured snuff nnd tobacco is reduced nbout-
2. ) per cent and all special taxes arc removed ,
but that will bo the extent to which the
change reaches him. There -will bo no new
rules or regulations and no new set of
stamps. The whole thing will run along as
before nnd the &l,000NX ( ) reduction of revenue
will bo accomplished almost without the to
bacco dealers knowing it. "
TIlAXSmi OF TI1C WEATIinii SrilVICE.
It Is not generally known that ODO of the
last actsof congress provided for the transfer
of the weather service from the signal corps
ofthonrnfv to the agricultural department ,
the change to take place July 1 next. The
president Is authorized to temporarily detail
thoehtefslgnalofrlccr , GencralUrceleynstho
head of the now bureau , but if ho thinks
proper he can appoint a superintendent , who
will receive a salary of * 4r > 00 a year. It is
probable that he will select Mr. Willetts of
-Michigan , now the assistant secretary of
agriculture. General Groeley will remain at.
tbo head of the signal corps of the army ,
which will have everything to do with the
signal and telegraph service , the electrical
appliances.forriflerangesand batteriesand ,
the systems of military signalling on the
frontier.
A NEIIUASKl LAXD DECISION.
Assistant Secretary Chandler today af
firmed the decision of the general land com
missioner allowing George W. Peterson
sixty days to submit supplemental proof for
the southwest 14 of section 8 , township It )
north , range20 west , Xorth Pintle , Neb. It
appears that Petersen established his resi
dence on the land May 0 , 1SS5 , and on De
cember 10 , 1SSO , submitted final proof , to
gether with his discharge from the army ,
showing ho cntox-oJ the service January 2 ,
ISM , and was discharged May 20 , 1SG5 , mak
ing his term of service thrco years , four
months nnd twenty-four days , which , with
his actual residence oa the land , would make
moro than the reoulred live years. The cer-
tllicato of IJ. 'C. Drum , adjutant general ,
shows that Peterson was enrolled on
Juno 2 instead of January 2 , thus making
his residence live months less than the five
years required. The commissioner therefore
suspended the entry until supplemental proof
was furnished , showing live j'ears' residence.
The claimant now appeals to the" secretary ,
but ho coincides with the commissioner , and
Peterson will have to submit supplemental
proof in order to obtain patent to the land.
THE LAFAYETTE MONUMENT.
A very handsome momnnontseutover from
France , representing General Lafayette sur
rounded , by his compatriots. Is now seeking n
location In the city of Washington , and a
commission , which consists of the secretary
of war , the architect of the capItol -
Itol nnd Scnntor Evarts. is finding
a great deal of dlftlculty in
selecting ono. The senator went homo the
other day without parforming his duty , but
left word that ho would agree to anything
Mr. Clark and Secretary Proctor might da-
cido upon. It was originally decided to plaeo
the monument in Lafayette square , opposite
the white house , but a resolution was passed
by congress forbidding this plan to bo car
ried out because the park was already occu
pied by a statue of Andrew Jackson , and the
site selected for Lafayctto would obscure the
latter. It was next proposed to 'place the
Lafayette statue at ono of the corners of the
treasury department , but objection was
madoto that suggestion on the ground that
those places should bo reserved for promi
nent financiers like Alexander Hamilton ,
Kobert Mortis , Salmon I1. Cliasv , Albert
Oiallatla and John Sherman. The committee
has not yet found another suitable location
and are experiencing considerable dlftlculty.
HE MAKES .V 0000 STAIIT.
RcpresentatlvoMiller , thocoloredcongress
man from South Carolina , who was un
ceremoniously voted Into the scat of Mr.
Elliott on one of the last days of the session ,
got in some very good work during the few
hours that ho xvas in the house of representa
tives. Tbo tlrst bill ho Introduced was to
appropriate i 1,000,000 for the erection of
homes for indigent ex-slaves and it the
measure ho named as managers of the homo
Mrs. Harrison , Mrs. Morton , Mrs. AVana-
makcr , Mrs. Winrtoin , Mrs. U. S. Gr.mt.Mrs.
Garllcid , Mrs. Clarkson , Mrs. Dudley and
Miss Clara Ilarton.
In the second bill ho provided for the erec
tion of n i" > 0,00 < ) monument in Charleston , S.
C. , in memory of the colored soldiers who
were killed whllo lighting in the union army ,
and names General O. O. Howard , General
B. F. Butler nnd General W.V. . Bcrncy as
commissioners to select the site and design
for the monument. There were several
other similar measures proposed which show
that Mr. Miller is thoroughly aroused to the
interests of bis race.
rOSTMASTEHS APrOlXTEP.
Postmasters wcro appointed today as fol
lows : Pleasant Grove , Des Moincs county ,
Iowa , J. P. Minimi , vlco U. Gannawuy , re
signed ; Savannah , Davis county , Iowa. , It.
Tigglns , vlco W. II , Tllloltson , resiened ;
Ada , Jerauhl county , South Dakota. H. C.
Kyle , vlco A. Converse , resigned : Bolton ,
Clay county , T. J. Wostre , vlco I , . E. Alas-
worth , resigned ; Fanston , Jorauld countv ,
South Dakota , D. Shoiv , vleo Mrs. M. A.
Faust , ridlgned- Irving , Sylnk county , 0. A.
Sear , vice II. C. Farr , resigned ; Oahe ,
Hughes county , T. L , Riggs , vlco L. M.
Klggs , resigned ; Bpottswood , Splnk county ,
E. II. Mason , vice .M. B. Burgess , resigned.
A 1IATUER KNOTTY QCESTIOtf.
Reports have been received hero today to
the elTect that a number of vessels loaded
with merchandise for the United States
ranched port during the twenty-four hours
ending at midnight last nltrht , und too ques
tion arises , and will doubtless prove a serious
ono to settle , whether or not the merchandise
contained in those vessels shall bo subject to
the advanced rate of duty provided for la
the tarllT act Just passed. U is held in some
quarters that Inasmuch as the law did not go
into effect until October C that all vessels * ar
riving In port before tlio fith nro entitled to
the benefits of the lower duties upon their
cargoes oven though they might
not have been formerly entered at
the ports of tho. United State * .
The Xcw York custom house was kept oi > en
till midnight on Saturday to accommodate
late arrival * , and this unusual concession un
doubtedly saved thi ) importers many thous
ands of dollars in the aggregate.
Secrctarv Wltvloin was asked today
whether the goods arriving yesterday would
coino In under the old tarllT act or the new ,
nnd ho said that without having examined
carefully into the precedents and rulings In
similar cases In the past he should bo Inclined
to think that the failure of cargoes to rcai-h
port before the closing of the custom house
on Saturday night would subject these car
goes to the duties under the McKlnley net ,
but ho would not express an olllcinl opinion
in this matter at the present time , preferring
to wait the formal presentation of
n claim for consldertlon. It is
probahlo that this question will have to bo
carried to the supreme court of the United
State.i eventually , r.s thfi importers will not
be likely to consent to the payment of the
general duties without making a fight for
those which prevailed on Saturday.
Some of the best posted non-ofllclal tariff
experts assert that this law did not go Into
effect upon any goods which arrived in the
port of New York before ono minute past 1'J
this morning , nnd trial the mere fact that
the custom bouses were closed during the
entire twenty-four hours preceding the Rolng
Into effect of the net does not effect the rights
of the importers In demanding the lower
rate of dut'es. It. Is sntd further that a
similar question arose with the previous art ,
which went Into effect on a Monday , and that
the courts held that the Importers wcro en
titled to the benefits ol the lower rate of
duties which had prevailed the day before ,
Just ns they would have been had "they suc
ceeded in entering their gooils at the custom
houses before the closing of the oBlcial day
ou Saturday ,
Miscnu.iXEOv ? .
Concrcss having provided for a 2,000 acre
park for Washington , it is said that the next
step will be to set asldo n portion of the land
for a house and grounds for the use of the
president as a summer residence.
The president declined to bo entertained by
a war uanco while on his trip to the vest.
Some of the enthusiastic citizens In ono of
the towns he is to visit proposed to bring in
a tribe of Indians from the neighboring
agency and have an nld-fashioncd pow-wow ,
but tha president has intimated to them that
ho would a crent deal rather see some
cornfields cultivated by the Indians or wit
ness their skill at mechanical pursuits than
have them revive their undent savage rites
for his entertainment. Ho thinks It is time
that the wards of the nation , abandoned these
savage amusements , and will do nothing even
as a spectator to encourage their continuance.
By direction of the becrctary of war ttio
special order of September 23 , which directs
Captain Charles R Powell , corps of en
gineers , to take station at Omaha , Neb. , is
modillcil so as to direct him to take station at
Bismark , N. D.
I'.ICCIX.ITIOX .1 / , . ! 3tOI > K.
Dr. AVlclfcrslinm Will Not Counten
ance the New Departure.
Cinrvao , Oct. C. [ Special Telegram to
THE BKK.I The senior of the corps of
medical inspectors in the health ofllco this
morning received this notice from his su
perior ofllce , Health Cdmmissioner Wiclter-
sham : , ,
"Hereafter the medical } Inspector of this
department will vaccinate no ono on the log
without special instructions from the com
missioner. "
_ 4lOkk ,
* * Tho'orderwas''n6tiiliCitJcctedI'nna brought
witn It to the corps of inspectors the relief
that they have hoped for for several days.
"It couldn't bo helped , " said Dr. Wicker-
shntn , moddstly "It couldn't bo helped. It
was bad enough when mothers wanted their
babies vaccinated on the leg , but when it ,
came to grown-up girls It had to bo stopped.
The fashion had grown beyond the bounds of
reason , and this department will recognize It
no longer. Saturday nfternco i ono crowd
of six girls , two of them young
ladles , cnmo hero to lo vaccinated.
They showed no embarrassirent when they
told the inspector that they wanted the op
eration performed upon their legs. 'Wo don't
want to dlstlguro our arms'was their ex
cuse. As there was no order prohibiting this ,
and as the Inspectors nave never been told
that vaccination must bo done at nny one
potut , the girls were vaccinated as they de
sired. But that's the last , " sola the doctor ,
bringing his list down on the table. "I want
no moro of them. If anv girl Is so fashion
able that she Is afraid.a vaccination mark
will detract from her beailty Inoveningdress.
she had better go to a private phvsirinn and
have the operation performed in private.
This is no place for it after the child gets
above Infancy. The old-fashioned way -is
good enough for this oOlco nnd that's what
the young ladies must put \ip with. You have
no idea of the number of applicants there
have been for this sort of thing lately. I be
lieve It Is a fad nothing more. "
H'HOLES.IAU C.ITTJ.K 8TEAMIXG.
It Has Been Carried on Kxtonsl vcly in
the Cherokee Strip.
AKKAXSIS Citr , Kan. , Oct. O. Ucccnt de
velopments Indicate that the stealing of cat
tle in the Chorokco strip south of this city
has been carried on in a wholesale manner foi
the past six or eight months. A largo num
ber of hides have been identified at CiUthrio
by prominent cuttle men as bearing their
brands , and from the confession of ono per
son nrrcsted it appears that from
six to ten stolen cattle have been
supplied to butchers there every day. A
largo number of cattle have been killed in
other towns whoso hides never go to market
It is believed that the c.Utlo thieves are reg
ulnrly organized nnd that they have beei
supplying the market of Outhrle , Aruansas
City , Caldwel' , Kiowa and the small towns
of Oklahoma with stolen cattle to a largo extent
tent for some months. The cattlemen-havo
detectives at work.
A IIlRh Priced Husband.
Nr.w YOHK , Oct. 0. Mrs. Ada Richardson
obtained a verdict before a sheriffs jury today
for f'0,000 for the alienation of the affections
of her husband , David C. Richardson , to
whom she was. marrlurt in 1ST4. They llvci
happily until 1SSI , When ho began to neglec
her for Mrs. EllaT. IWrt , whoso husband is
GcorKO A. Hurt. Mr. Illchardson and Mrs
Hurt both have eattlo ranches in Texas , am
they are supposed to bo there at present. Mr
Hurt is understood to h.ivo business interests
lu Peru. -
Serious Charge Ajjnlnst n Priest.
Dcnux , Oct. 0. Father Flavin , a pries
residing In Clonmel , luis boon-arrested on the
deposition of a dying man , who charged th
priest with chasing blip and n party of friend
iron nn inn and pushing the witness over
wall. In falling oil the wall , the deposition
says , the witness broke a" leg and sustalndi
other injuries , from the effects of which h
believes ho cannot recover ,
A Hnsslnn isaron nn lOmlio/.zlor.
Sr. PcTEiisnuno , Oct. 15. A trial which I
exciting great Interest here , particularly in
court circles , is that of Duron Knldi , who !
charged with forgery and with embezzlemenl
His wife implored the czarina to secure a par
don , but the czar was inflexible.
Census Olllco An noun cements.
WASHI.NOTOV , Oct. 0 , The population o
the state of of Indiana is 2b'.tU10 , nn increas
210,429. Michigan bos UOs9,7W , increase
4.V's.Vi ; California-104,00. , increase maoS ;
New Mexico 144S < V. , Increase SS/JOT.
Ohio Legislature Cnlliul Tnjjother.
Cou'Misrsi , O. , Oct. 0 , Governor Campbell
has issued a proclamation convening the
legislature in extra session TuoiJay , October
14 , to consider legislation relative to the city
government of Cincinnati.
A
of Expssnro nnd Her Father's Ire
Provoke the Act ,
A MURDERER CAUGHT AT PLATTSHOUTH ,
\u Old Gentleman Drugged In n Sa
loon at Dakota City IlraUrtmin
Smith Identified ns lC. .
ZVlcClintuuk ,
sici CITT , Xeb. , Oct. C. fSpcclal
Telegram to Tnn Ben. ] Coroner Karsten
was called to Palmyra today to hold an in
quest on the body of Dolly Toscrve , the
of farmer living
eighteen-year-old daughter a
south of that place , who committed suicide
ast evening by taking a big dose of liorso
iiedicino containing poison. The girl bad
goue to Palmyra yesterday to attend church ,
mil after services was seen by James Hudgo ,
icr brother-in-law , to visit the store of a man
tamed Knttmnnn , and suspectlnc- something
wrong , followed her , but found the door
ocked. Hcinformed the girl's father of ho
affair and they went in search of the merchant.
The girl had in the meantime gone home and
[ he father , meeting Hnttmnnn , attempted to
it-nlfulilm , but was prevented. I to then went
ifter aguneand Hattmann escaped. M'hen
the girl eaino home she was scolded and the
exposure of what seemed to he her Improper
intimacy with the merchant led her to com
mit suicide. Thfl feeling is very strong
against Hattmann , although ho denies nil
wrong doing , and Leservu threatens to Kill
him ou sight. The coroner returned a ver
dict in accordance with the above facts.
Caught His 3Iim ATter Two Yours.
PI.ATTSMOCTIT , Xeb.,0ct. 0. [ Special Tele
gram to Tut : BCE. ] George Keller , charged
with the murder of Jacob Catron , committed
In Catlettsburj , ICy.slt years ago , was ar
rested today in this city. B. H. .Tefferies ,
chief of police of Frankfort , Ivy. , who made
the arrest , has been searching for the man
for the past two years , The prisoner was
hatidcutfod , hustled Into a buggy and taken
over the river into Iowa. The- arrest was
mudo on a requisition from Governor Boies
of Iowa , and the ofllcors decided to dispense
with the necessity of a similar authority
from Governor Tbayer. Keller has , for some
months , been at work chopping wood and
hauling It to Plattsmouth from the island
Just below the fity. Ills appearance is some
what remarkable'being six feet four inches
lu height and having long dark hair and
heavy eyebrows and moustache. Ho ap
peared to ho perfectly Indifferent over his ar
rest. The crime for which ho was arrested
was committed iluriuc a drunken fight.
| iiOld Gentleman Drugged.
DAKOTA CITV , Neb. , Oct.Special ( [ Tele
gram to Tim BIE.iV I. Broyhill , a old and
honored resident of Dakota City , was today
foiinu lying beside a fence in Soutli Sioux
City In nn unconscious state. Marshal Closer
was at once notliled and ho brought Mr. Broy
hill homo. On the way the old gentleman
told Clostcr that ho had been drugged , Ho
said he had gone into a saloon and while there
had been invited to have n glass of beer , and
a short time after ho felt , a drowsiness coming
over him and then all was a blank , When ho
reached his homo ho related into uncon
sciousness , and he has remained so up to the
present. Marshal Closter said Broyhill was
conscious only a few moments whllo coming
hpmo.Mr. . Broyhill is known to bo u sober ,
Industrious'mail andthetaffar ! 'is a mystery'
"Smith's" .Name Wns .UcCIIntock.
LINCOLN , Xob. , Oct. C. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEE. ] It has now developed that the
brnkeman known ns F. ( J. Smith , or "Shorty
Smith , " who was accidentally killed hero u
few days ago was no other than P. A. Mc-
Clintock of Tippecanoe , O. The deceased
carried $1,000 insurance on his life , payable
to his sister , Mrs. Sarah Laporto of TIppo-
canoe and a few days atro that lady received
a notice from the insurance company inform
ing her of the death of Smith ami the fact
that the insurance money was duo her. She
was astonUhotl , but on examination she
found that Smith was her brother. P. A.
McClintock , who suddenly disappeared from
his homo In Ohio twclvo years ago. \V. A.
McClintock , another brother , arrived hero
today and claimed the deceased as his brother
from the description given. Ho will have
the body exhumed and taken to Ohio for re
interment. "Shorty Smith'1 formerly worked
in the B. & M. yarusln Omaha.
The Situation In Otne.
NKHUASKA Cm , Neb. , Oct. fi. f Special
to Tun Bnc. ] The political situation in Otoo
cour.ty is becoming Interesting. The three
parties , rcpbullcan , democratic and independ
ent , bavo each a full ticket in the ticld and
the prohibitionists will also nominate this
week. A combination which had been ar
ranged between the democrats nnd independ
ents miscarried and the sweeping majoritv
which the former had carried on for their
ticket will not show up at election. When
the Cass and Otoo Independents hold
their float convention the democrats worked
long and hard to hnvo the convention
nominate a prominent democratic candidate ,
who would then have been endorsed by the
latter , but the scheme was unsuccessful and
a comparatively unknown Cass county man
was nominated. A combination would hnvo
elected the democrat by a large majority , but
as it is John C. Watson , the republican
candidate , will have a walk awa > , and It Is
predicted that ho will carry Otoe county by a
much larger majority thnn ho did t'.vo years
ago. Ho has the practical endorsement of the
labor organizations of this place , and wi'l '
carry the city almost unanimously , while
his majority In Cass county is assured.
The democratic candidates for senator and
repurscntatives from thU county will be
easily defeated by the republican ticket. The
democracy committed political suicide by
nominating John Mattes , Jr. for senator. The
nomination has created an unbridgublo
breach in the party.
Since Congressman Council's speech in
this city , tno prediction Is fully made thnt he
will carry Ottoo county by a good majority.
I'liittsmoutli Voting llepnbllcaiiH.
PijLTTSMOUTir , Neb. , Oct. 0. fSpcclal to
TUB BKE. ] The young men's republican
club of this city held their annual meeting
for the election ot oflleers and for the purpose
of organizing for the present campaign Sat
urday. The following ofllcers were clcctci :
ty acclamation : O. C. Smith , president ; II
D. Jackson , llrst vice president ; Prank
Oixon. second vice president ; L. 0. Skinner ,
secretary ; A , Salsbury , treasurer. The
meeting was distinguished for the earnest
ness nnd enthusiasm displayed. A few shofl
talks wcro indulged in , which tended to stll
further out huso the meeting. An adjourn
incnt wan taken to Wednesday evening , when
active measure ! will bo taken to promote the
success of the republican party In the coming
election ,
H nt U'ecuiimeh.
Neb. , Oct. 0. fSpocial Tele
gram toTiiR BEE.J A good crowd of rcpubll
cans listened today to nn able address bj
Colonel L. W. Colby on the political issues o
the day. The colonel showed by convincing
arguments that the republican party was the
party of reform and also that the prohibition
und alllanco parties are morally aid roclotles
for the old parties. In the overi'ug W. K
Goudy and H. Presson spoke to good sized
audiences. _
Mr. Keck Withdraws.
KnAiOTV , Kcb. , Oct. 0. [ Special Telegram
toTiiK BEE. ] About ton days n-o a call was
published in the city paper * here for the
mooting of the republican senatorial con
vcntlon at Ravenna , October 2. About tha
time W , II. Cash went to SUermau count ;
nnd pot Mr. Olbson to change the date of the
vonvviitlon to September 30. ns he claimed , In
oilier to suit the jieoplo. No public notice of
the change was given and the pcnplo wcro
urprl ed to learn October 1 that Mr. .1. U
vcolt of thl < city had been nominated for
enator. Considerable dissatisfaction mwo
nil the clamor givw so loud that today Mr.
Cock wrote the following letter for publlea-
Ion :
1 understand that there nro republicans
vho claim th.it thoSixteenth senatorial eon-
entloii. held nt Hnventiii September JO , and
vhich did tno the honor to nominate mo for
enatorvn < Irregular in its meetingami ; that
hero is a question as to Its belnir endorsed
lyinany republicans. I boj to state that I
aimot consistently outer the rninp.ihrn ni
i candidate with any tinge or objection upon
art of the republicans of tbo district ns
o that convention being propel Iv called nnd
ta action questioned. I therefore rospecl-
ully requoHt tlie delegates of said convention
o again moot and nominate n caiuildato that
in republican e.m object to ou account of lr-
eguhirity.
1 to also sent the following telegram toV. \ .
1' . Gibson , chairman of the district com-
nlttee :
ToVt T. ( llbson , Lotip City. Xeb.-Owlng
o claimed ( ( regularity of the convention nt
iavcuim nnd a division of the republicans of
his city , I do not consider myself a candl-
ate nnd hereby withdraw.
A meeting of the republicans of Kearney
ook place this afternoon and it was decided
o request , through H. li , Giver , a member of
ho district committee , thnt another conven-
loii be held on October II to nominate a can-
idatefor state senator.
Sownrd'M Ijaryo Day.
Snwuin , Neb. , Oct. 0. [ Special Telegram
o Tin ; BKE. ] This was u largo day In Sew-
ard. The county democratic convention was
ii'ld in the court house nnd nt the same time
an assembly of farmers and business men
vero being addressed In the public square
> y Candidates Powers nnd Hdgorton , while
onight Colonel K. Ellsworth talks against
irohlbltlon la ono hall and the Demurest
uedal contest Is held in the other.
In tlio democratic convention , over the
natter of endorsing or not endorsing tlio
ounty nlliaiico ticket , there was a warm
Ight , but these favoring n straight ticket
rad a majority of nearly two to ono nnd the
allowing wcro nominated : For reprcsentn-
ivesV. . K. Uitchoy and Simon Johnson ;
or county attorney , Eil C. Hlggs. The nom-
nution of this ticket means n triangular
Ight.
Ktithusinstlc Mootlni ; at Sutton.
SCTTOX , Neb. , Oct. 0. [ Special Telegram
o Tin : Bin.l : The republican rally at the
opera house was n success in every respect.
I'bo principal speakers were Judge Gillls of
inrt county , Hon. S. W. Christy nnd Judge
Crouch of Clay county and Judge Scovlllo ,
candidate for state senator of Hamilton
county. The opera house was packed to
overflowing and the meeting was most enthu
siastic. It was a noticeable fact that n largo
part of the audience were alliance farmers
.vho . had supported McKcighun attheopen-
ng of tne campaign but who , since ho has
shown his democratic hand , have determined
to vote for Ilnrlan. Whole neighborhoods of
nllianco people near hero have changed
ivlthln a few weeks and will vote the rcpub-
lean ticket.
Stole a l.oud ol'Conl.
LEXIXOTOV , > 'eb. , Oct. tl. [ Special Telc-
gmmtoTilK BKE.J S. B. Brubakcr WM to
day arrested for stealing coal from the Union
Pacific railway company. Ttio theft was
committed a few days ago nnd the load Bru
bakcr took was so heavy as to break down
: iis wagon before ho got outsuto the city
limila. When urrcstcd tie pleaded guilty and
was assessed a line und costs amounting to
827.M.
Republican Unity at Wyniorc.
Neb. , Oct. a [ Special Tele-
iB BEE. ' ] A'largonn enthusiastic
republican rally was held at the opera house
in this city tonight. Judge Davison of
Tecumseh and I. W. Lansing of Lincoln
were the speakers and wcro listened to most
attentively while explaining the principles of
republicanism.
lion , if. 11. U'obster at Hastings.
HVSTIXOJ , Xcb. , Oct.O. [ Special Telegram
to TIIC BEE.Tho | opera house was crowded
this evening with the voters of Hastings to
listen to Hon. John L. "Webster of Omaha.
Xo speaker has appeared this fall who has
made so favorable an impression as Mr.
Webster.
Had His Koot Crushed.
IhKOTA CITV , Neb. , Oct. 0 , [ Spoolnl
Telegram to THE BEE. ] William Ream , n
ranchman from Homer , had his foot run over
by a loaded wagon , crushing it very badly.
Ho had attempted to Jump oft the wagon
while it was in motion and fell as ho alighted
on the ground , the wheel passing over his
foot ,
Beatrice Ministerial Association.
BEATIHCE , Is'eb. , Oct. -Special [ Tele
gram to Tun Hin.j : The niinistcrjal associa
tion of tills city today elected the following
ofllcers for the ensuing year : Kev. Samuel
Mease , president ; Uov. W. L. Hertisburg ,
secretary ; Ilov. Horaoa Sibloy , treasurer.
Bound Over in $1 , . OO.
BEITHICK , Nob. , Oct. 0. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE BEH. ! James Pace was bound
over to the district court this afternoon In the
sum of $1 , . " > 00 on a charge of shooting with
intent to kill. City Marshal Click was the
complaining witness.
A Kunsii.s Counterfeiter Arrested.
IiBAVKXwoiuii , ICnn. , Oct. 0. John W. Fos
ter has been arrested by a deputy
United States Marshal on the charge
of counterfeiting nickles , dimes and
dollars. The arrest was made on complaint
of a neighbor , who says Poster showed him
all thcrtllo ? and endeavored to persuade him
to engage in the counterfeiting business with
him.
There Was No Klectlon.
PARIS , ct. 0. [ Special Cablegram to TIIF
Br.E.J At the election for members of the
chamber of deputies held yesterday at Ham-
houlllet , deportment of the Selnc-et-Olse , M
Caramon ( constitutional republican ) receivei
r , S13 votes. M. . Vion ( republican ) f > ,77 , am
M. Jouveniel ( radical ) 2 , ! I5. A re-ballot wil
bo necessary us u majority is required to
elect.
N'esntiutlons torn Compromise.
MEi.noi'iiNi : , Octt. 0. [ Special Cablegram
to Tin : BIE. : ] The negotiations between the
employers and trades unions for the holding
of a conference to decide the questions a
issue between them nro still being carried on
The trades council insists that if the confer
encc is held it must not be hampered by con
ditions formed bcforo hand ,
Silk MunuructiiriTN in Trouble.
Cim A O , Oct. IV Ten attachment suits for
amounts ranging from ? ? , ( WO to . ' .Vi.OOO were
commenced in the tupromo court this morn
insr by various creditors against tlio Eureka
Silk Mnnutacturing company , the Chicago
branch of the Boston houao of Seavey , fos
tcr Si Bowman which recently failed.
GnmmiH Celebrate.
lUi.iiuoiii : , Md. , Oct. 0. Today the Gcr
man-Americans celebrated In memory of the
men who moro than two hundred years ago
founded the lirst German colony In America
There was a largo parade and ji crowds
mass meeting at which patriotic spcechc
and songs were rendered.
A Itaho In tlio Woods.
Sr. Ci.ofi ) , Minn. , Oct. ( > . Uttlo Tommj
Cronke , who had bscn lost eight days in the
woods near Foley , In Benton county , was
fjund yesterday. Ho was nearly starved
having ( ivod ou acorns and water.
Iilverpool Cariinon Strike ,
LivRiirooL , Oct. tl. Fifteen hundred cUrt
men here hnvo struck for higher wnfcs ; am
bbortor hours.
lASliSSTOFRffllMORHOSDOM
'rosiilcn 2WoolnitT Forbuh Polygamous
' '
images in the Future ,
HE CON EGATION APPROVES OF IT.
looryo Q. Cannon Ainu Pnbtk'l.v An
nounces Ills KiulorseiiHMit ol' the
Document A Very lniiort-
iin t. Stop ,
SU.T L.ur. ; CITY , Utah , Oct. 0. At n gen-
rnl conference of the Church of .loin1 * I'hrist
f Latter O.iy Saints this morning the ofnVml
cclarotlou of President Woodruff , fnrliid-
Ing any marriages in violation of the laws ot
; io land , was rend , nnil tlio congivgntlon ,
umbering nearly ton thousand persons , in-
liullng the apostles , bishops and lending ;
Idem of the church , by n unanimous vote
ccognlzcd the authority of the president to
ssuo the manifesto and accepted It as nulhor-
tatlvo and binding.
George Q. Cannon publicly announced his
ndorseinont of the manifesto and bis nvog-
iltlon of the supremacy of the laws that have
been declared constitutional by the supreme
ourt of the United States.
The conference also remloptcd the original
rtlclcs of faith , nmong which Is this : "Wo
iclievo in being subject to lilngs , presidents ,
ulcrs nnd magistrates In obeying , honoring
ml sustaining the law.1
The action taken settles n vexed nuestlon
ml places an effectual bar ngulnst future
lolygamom marriages in Utah , it la the
nest important step taken by the church for
nero than a quarter of n century.
\ Mormon .Mls-tloimr.v'rt Statement.
yi'.vf YOHK , Oct. H. Miss Inez Coultro of
rovoClty , Pa. , who recently arrived from
Salt Lake City. Utu'i. whore she w.is doing
nisslonnry work , oJ.iy submitted a stnte-
ncntto General O'Belmo , superintendent of
tnmiijration , with a view to aiding these who
nro interested in stopping the immigration of
Mormon converts to thU country. Tlio Mor-
non church , she says , p.iys for tlio p issajfe to
his country of converts and then pays their
uilro.nl faro to Salt Lake. The ignorant
converts coino to Salt Like : City Hlled with
irotnlses of a life of ease and luxury and
vitli the idea that the church will aid In their
support. Instead of this they are housed llko
animals in miserable ndobo huts. They give
one-tenth of all they possess nnd one-
oath of all thevearn to support the church.
These girls have no voice in the mutter
of tlieir disposal and very soon learn that
.hey are to bo spiritun1 wives to some of the
jasest creatures the church produces. How
earnestly they wish they wcro airain in their
own land and away from the clutches of these
Mormon tyrants. Hut there is very Uttlo
: iopo for them after they are onw in their
clutches. "Why not stop them in New York
joforo thev have become imbued with vice
mil nro beyond our power to help ! " Miss
Coultro says she could cite scores of cases
that have come under her attention.
r'.l.V.ll > , l JltlLISit l\tltl > KII.I.ED.
A Notorious Card KlmrU .Suddenly
Passes in Ills Chcckx.
ArrmsioSKan. . , Oct. 0. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BEI : . ] Information from Okla
homa City snya : "Johnny" Kingston , u no
torious auro thing gambler and keeper of a
house of ill-fame , was killed there last week
In a quarrel about a woman.
Kingston belonged in Atchison , whcro
lie lived from 1S.V until Oulaboma
was opened. He was nn export nt three-cmil
montc , atid was the friend , pal nnd pupil of
the notorious "Canada Hill. " Kingston trav
eled with Bill many years , and alter Bill's
death became his successor as the king of
that class of gamblers. Before the war ,
Kingston's house in Atchison was the resort
and refuge of Cleveland , Jennison , ami other
"red legs" who pilfered the country In the
name of liberty and freedom.
VISITING MAXUFACTOKIKS.
The Iron nnd Steel Men Exnmlno
Mnny Pcnnsylriuiia Industries.
Pnii.AiiEi.tMiM , Oct. 0. The visiting metal-
urglsts nnd iron men this morning made a
visit to the industrial establishments and
other points of Interest m the city. Dcspito
the heavy downpour of rain about two hun
dred of the visitors went to PhiBiilx-
ville , where. they were shown through
the blast furnaces and rolling mills ,
Still others crossed the Delaware river
nnd wore conveyed by a special tr.iin to the
Cnmden iron works. Others went down to
Chester and visited the shipyards nnd the
Kdgemoor iron works nt Wilmington , Del.
The ladles of the party who did not maKetho
trip were entertained nt luncheon at the
ladles' club house on the grounds of the
German town cricket club at Manhclm.
Didn't Know it Wns rjondcd anil
Killed Ills Drollier.
AUKOIU , 111. , Oct. ( i. [ Special Telegram to
THE BKE. I A terrible tragedy oi'currul two
miles west of Oonva Saturday afternoon.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Hnttie Gould went
to Minnesota for a visit and loft thrco of her
boys at homo to keep house. Saturday after
noon , nfter doing up the housework , the boys
prepared to go hunting and one of chcm , un
known to the others , loaded the gun. Soon
nflor Krnt'st , twclvo years old , picked up the
weapon , supposing it unloaded , aimed at his
brother Kred and pulled the trlggt-r. To his
horror ho shot his brother through the head ,
killing him Instantly. The mother was at
once telegraphed for and arrived last night.
TwInH Seem to Itun In This Kntitina
ATCIIIOSICan. . , Oct. n. [ Special toTim
BEI : . ] Ono night last week the wife of John
Bean , a woman of slxty-tlve , who lives at
Valley Falls , a small town twenty mllc-i
southwest of Atchison , gave birth to twins.
On the same evening her daughter ,
Mrs. Stratton , presented her husband
nish twins. The following day Mrs. Stratton
received a letter from her son-in-law , of
Arlington , Atchison county , Informing her
that she was the grand-mothor of twins , the
llrst born to her daughter , Mrs. Miller , who
wns married a year ago. The thrco doubUi
bhths occurred within tea minutes of each
other.
Cnnklin nt Mitchell.
MITCIIEM. , S. D. , Oct. fl. [ Sporl.il Tele
gram to , Tin : IJir. . ] .Tudgo S. J. f'oriklln ,
editor of Conklln's Dakotan , published at
'Watcrtown. made one of the ablest repub
lican Hpccchci of the campaign. Ho had a
larg(3 ( audience in which then ) were many In
dependents. The judge has noon nn iinsollish
worker lu the Interests of the fanner * for tea
years. _ _
Vo Piimliii ; Anticipated ,
[ Co/rf//i | | | / / ( lynliyJamnrinnlnH llennrtt , ]
LONDON' , Oct. --New [ York Herald
Cable Special to Tun HIB. : ] The Herald
correspondent in Ireland tologrdphs from the
famine district that general distress ls looked
for , but no famine , and that In some uncer
tainty as to the , failure of the potato crop
the American agitation Is uncalled for.
( Jnuid Diilcti MimuluH Very III.
ST. I'ETnnsiifuo , Oct. ( ! . Grand Iuk
Nicholas , undo of the war , Is in u critical
condition , A cancerous affection
XB brain.