THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 , 1891.
k BOXERS WERE NOT FIGHTING ,
Gal McCarthy Acquitted of Any Intention
to Whip Tommy Warren ,
BOSTON CROWDING THE LLADERS ,
Nowlni-k AHfllMn Them Almost Into
Clilciigo Also V * Inn
From Diamond ,
Tin-fund Hint ; .
NEW OiaBtx * . La. , Sopt. 'Jit.-Tho cases
npiilnst Cal McCarthy and Tommy Warren ,
under Indictment for having engaged In n
prl/o light on the 2Ud lust , nt the Olympic
club , were culled fortrlnl before Judge Marr
of the criminal dislrlct courl Ibis morning.
A severuuto having been ngrood to , Mc
Carthy was placed nn trial. Quito a number
of prominent gentlemen who were present
testified. The testimony was to the effect
that the affair was not a prl/o tlghl , but u
iclenliflc , sharp , cnergotlc glove contest.
Hon. B. C. Shlcldk testified that the mill
was a glove contest. Ho Is the author of the
bill passed by tlio lost legislature legalizing
Rtovo contests before regularly organized
nnd chartered clubs.
District Attorney Luzenbcrg wns willing
to submit the cnso.
Judge Kvnnsspoko for nboul llflecn min
utes. His honor then delivered his charge
nnd the jury acquitted McCarthy without
leaving their seats. , ,
A nolle prosequl will no doubt bo issued In
the case of Wnrrcn. It Is believed that there
will bo no further attempts ul Inlcrfcrenco
on Iho part of Iho authorities against con
tests of this character.
KAT10SAI. 1.K.K1VIS.
liORtoii Nearly lielH tin- Loan Throujih
the MndncsH nl'Now York.
BOSTON , Mass. , Sopt. 29. In the first game
today the Bostons fattened up Iheir balling
overages on Welch , nnd It wns fortunate that
they did for Clarksou was wild nnd there
was ono disastrous Inning. Sioro :
Itostoi 0 3 0 1 1 9 3 0 13
Now York 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
Hltn : lloston , 18 : Naw York , II. Kirors :
IloRton. 3 : Now York , 4. Ilatturlos : Olarkson
nnd Umirol ; Welch aud OlurUc. Karncd runs :
lloUon , U.
Second gnmo.
lloston 3 30310 1-11
Now York 0 000300 3
lilts : lloston , 10 ; Now York , ( i. Krrors : llos
ton. : . ' ; Jsow York , ! > . lliitturles : Staluy and
Kollv ; Sullivan und Unroll. I'.arned runs :
lloston , U.
STII.T. IX K1IIST I'MCD.
Ci.i'.vni.ASii , O. , Sept. 2(1. ( Today's pamo
was desperately fought oy both Cleveland
nnd Cnlcago. Alison's men battnd the ball n
lltllo the nardor of the two and won in the
ninth with Ihreo base hils in succession.
MeAlcer's lidding was never equalled in
Cleveland. Score :
Cleveland " . 13
Chicago 1 1-14
Hits : Cleveland. 10 : Chioaco , 20. Krrors :
CleMjland. 2 ; Chlcau'O , I' . I ! merles : Vluu.
Urnborand Uoyle ; \ Ickory. llntehinson and
Schrlvcr. darned runs : Cleveland , J : Chicago
cage , 3.
I'OOIl OLI > COHKIIIIl.
PiTTMirno , Pa. , Sept. : ? ) . The Pittsburgs
were again defeated by the tail-endcrs this
afternoon. In the sixth inning Corkhill's
Jaw was broken by n pitched bull. The feat
ure was the all around playing of Shugart.
Score :
Pittsburg 000004200 n
Cincinnati 1 0 L1 0 0 2 0 1 1 7
Hits : I'ltlsbiirir. 7 ; Cincinnati. 8. Krrors :
rittsburg , I ; Cincinnati. 4. Ilntterlcs : HaUnvlu
and Sillier ; Crime and Harrington. Earned
runs : I'lttsburg , 2 ; Cincinnati. ' . ' .
IN'KS HAS AVON A OAMK.
NBW YOIIK , Sopt. 29. Inks was too much
for the Quakers todny and the Bridegrooms
won ns they pleased. Score :
Hrooklyn 5 0200100 * 8
J'hiladclphln 1 00000000 1
Hils : Hrooklyn. 5 : I'hlludolphla , IX Krrors :
Brooulv. : , it ; I'hlludolphla. I. lotteries : Inks
nnd Klnslow ; Keefo nnd Drown. Earned
runs ; Philadelphia , 1.
National league standing.
I'layod. Won Lost I'or Ct.
Chlc.lEO lill 82 4U .020
iioston iu : KI 50 JOM
Now YorK 1U7 70 f.7 All
I'hlladoluhlu 1IIJ 117 G3 15
Cleveland 1113 01 71 AN
Hrooklyn. . . * . 133 f > 7 .432
1'lttsbnrj in : Ki .42.1
Cincinnati Ktt fi'J SOI
AMJtltWAX ASSOCIA T/UX.
Itlllwnulccu Got * a TaHto of Old Time
Cincinnati Playing.
Miii\VAi'Kii : : , Wis. , Sopt. 21) ) . Mains got
ono of his wild Ills in Iho first and second in
nings and Cnunvnu made several brilliant
throws Into the bleachers. Manager Cush-
man tried his Wisconsin league discovery ,
Hughoy , In the box for six Innings , and the
11 nd did elegant work , but the lead iho
Colonels obtained enabled them to win hand
ily , bcoro :
Milwaukee 0 0 5
J.oulsvlllo 10
Hits : MlhvaiiKoo , 7 : Louisville , 10. Errors :
Milwaukee. 8 : Louisville , 4 , ItuUurli's : MaliiR ,
IlUKhoy und YIIUKIIII ; KltzKoruliI nnd Ciihlll.
Kurned runs : Milwaukee , 3 ; Louisville. 2.
TWO OAME8 STOPPii : > .
W\siii.NiTo.v , D. C. , Sopt. 2 ! ) . The game
between Washington nnd Baltimore was
postponed on account of wet grounds.
Piiir.AiiKi.i'iiiA , Pa. , Sopt. ait. Tlio Ath-
Icts-Doston game was postponed on account
of rain ,
American AaHOuintion funding
1'lavoO. Won. I.OIL I'or Ct.
Roaton 118 KU .U .co : >
Ht. Louis 131 at fil .BIO
Alhlotlcs \ti : t. ! ) (13 (
Itnltlmoro 129 OT Sin
Milwaukee 13.1 (11 ( '
Columbus 133 K > 73 .45(1 (
I.onlsvlllo 131 05 7 ! ) .410
Wasliin.'ton 130 42 Mi .K3
STKKIt JUXd.
Al HnnUliiH Ti-nok Troubled liy Con-
HtiUiloH Auiiin and A nin.
CniCAno , 111. , Sept. 29. Moro warrants
were sworn out for book-makers and Jockeys
at Gartlold park today. Al Hnukins nnd
Sid Mchlo , boaumakors , wore charged with
gambling , whllo Jockeys Mlulhnn , Allen ,
Morris , Jrving and Keith are said to hnvo
violated the city ordinance prohibiting rnc-
Ing within -100 foot of public boulevard.
"Without waiting for the serving of the wnr-
r a nt s nil furnished ball In the sum of { 300
onch. Their cases will bo hoard on Octo
ber U.
Today's races resulted : *
First ruco , thioo-fourlha of a mlle : Mttle
Midget won , LoiiKbrocok second , Hturtur Cald-
thlrd. Tiniiis 1:15 : < 4.
Second men , Ilvo-olKliths of n mlle : Hey M
won , Paul Hautboy socoml , Ills Mun third.
Time : 1OI,14 : ,
Third race , nno nnd threo-slxlrcntli miles :
QuoiKtlonMIII , llurney soeoml , Kolem third.
Time : 2iOP4" .
1'ourth rave , ono and ono-uluhth inllos :
Loinjlltiht won. Kuporlenco ko. end , Lorenzo
third. Tlniut 1MU. :
Klf Hi race , throe-fourths of a mlle : Wrest
ler won , I'hlini'ssoconu , Annlo Chirk third ,
Tlmo : 1:15. :
Sixth race , three-fourths of a mlle : Kutlo J
won. Llizln II , second , Donovan third. Tlmo :
11 JwTlt
SKai'liiK nt iMlHHonri Valley.
Mmsoi'in VAU.BT , la. , Sopt. 20 , [ Special
Tolegrain to THIS BKE. ] The llrst event of
today's ' races was the a-yenr-old , purse 1100.
Summary :
Muniiwa. . .
HnoUann
Monopoly 4
riornolto , , 2 3 Jl 2 a
' . ' : ; ! 3 clnM , purse 1150. Summary !
niisyJ , 1 t i
Norway. . . , . U 3 S
Mttsoy 11 j Dr.
Hast tlmat : : : ,
Thu pony race , purte IV ) , wan won In two
half-mlli ) heats bjr liny Mury. Host tlmo : 60.
Jack of Dlamondi captured u.Vpiirio ) in a
maichud race , onu-qimrter of u mile , In l
iiiooudi.
f. linnceH In Programme.
Ternunii , Nob. , Soot. ' . ' -Special [ Telegram -
gram to TIIK UB.JTho Tecurasoh 1\irf
olub wet today aud reported the following :
o , full , pur o 10Uj 2:43 :
trot , full , pUMo fVJO' ns nlso Iho 2-yoar-old
class , purse ? A'iO , iHir1 ninulnc race , one-half
mile , p. is ? 1SO , " , o freo-for-nll roco and
trot is t mipcd 'oSiSTi ; aho the it-year-old
class to U if EiUrlcs to close on the night
of October b. The meeting will bo hold ibo
7th , 8th nnd Oth. f October nnd 111 bo well
attended.
_
AfTnlrt at l.nlonln.
Cixrivvm , O. , Sopt. SO. The talent wont
away today moderately well natUlloJ. Pour
olrong favorites nnd two horses on whom
Irtj odds never rose nbovo r > to 1 were win
ners. .lockoy Tompklns was suspended for
ono year for assaulting Starter Snorldau on
iho street bore lnst week.
I'lrst nice , solllns purse. forD-yonr-olds nnd
upwards Unit have won two races at the ntcot-
Inp. oimiulle. Klght starters : Patrick , IDS ( (
1 1 i.'il. callnped In n Icnulli iiliend of Van andt ,
Ii'4 (10 ( to 1) . who whipped hard lo win. John U ,
107 ( . - > toll took tbll-d. Time : l : T { .
Second rate , Moiling , pursii for y-year-olds
mill upwards , one mlle und fifty yards , dc-
clured nlf.
Third nice , a frco handicap , swocpstako * ,
for'J-yenr-olds , llvo furloni : > . Seven starters :
Headlna , tot C\'i ! \ to 1) ) , won easily by four
linirlhs U' . II. , H.Mii to I ) , and Judge IfuKlit's.
liH m lo I ) , ublppod hard for Iho place and lln-
lihcd In the order named , heads apart. Tlmo :
1 : ttV
.1'ourth race , the Qiicon City handicap , for
3-yeiir-olds and upwards , cine mile and imu-
slxtei'iith. MnoSluiters : Kll , I0 > (0 ( 10 I ) , cuinu
. -ut und led utmost to the wire when Nina
Archer , 117 Cl to I ) , shot forward and won by a
head. Marlon C. r.'l CJli to 1) ) , third. Time :
1MM.
I'lfili rare , purse for mahlen 2-year-olds ,
four iind one-half furlouifi , Six sturters :
Torrent , lift W to.ri ) . won easily by four Icin-'tns ,
l-inprc : s l'redurlfl.ViW < : i to 1) ) , be..tlng Alllo
W , 112 u' toll , by hulf a length for the place.
Time : 51M5.
SIMh rare , n free handicap sweepstakes for
' . ' -year-olds , llvo furloitijs. fix sturtois :
Wiidsworlh , liw ( . ' to I ) , won by a IcirMh , Did
I'oppur , 10.1 ( ( toll , next , half u length liefore
Alurv. 11)3(1 ) ( to I ) . Tune : I : ! ) . ' .
Sovi'tith race , purse for maiden S-year-olds ,
foiirund ouo-liiilf furlom- . . Seven sturters :
/.oiilelii , lit ( .VI to 1) ) . won by u head from
Uoinether , UK Cl to I ) , a length from Celerity ,
10.1 ( G to 1) ) . Tlmo : ' } .
tlio Mud.
Gntvi > ixi : > Hu-BTiiAt-K , L. I. , Sept. 29.
Thorowns not enough rain to interfere with
the going today. Just about cnouph to lay
the dust had fallen when the sport began.
First ruco , u sweepstakes , one mllo. l-'lvo
stti : tors : Mudstone , I'll tuviMO , won by a good
lenu'tb fiom I'ruuksmuu. II 1(1lo ( J ) . who , after
miming finish , bent uary Stone , iff (7to.ri ( ) n ,
leiiRtli for the place. Time : lli ) .
Second race , a sweepstake , mile nnd a half.
Three starters : llamiuct , l0 ! (4 ( to r > ) , won as
he pleased by tliroo len-jlbs , Sir John , 111 ( U to
1) ) , came away from Uuncan , 117 ( U to - ' ) , und se
en rod the place by fully three lengths. Tlmo :
Third race , u sweepstake , six furlongs. Six
sturturs : Panhandle , lu.l (8 ( to f > ) . won enslly
by tliroo lengths , Knirot , lit ( M to 1) ) , btvit Kur-
nlsli. Ill ( tto 1) ) . who showed threat speed ut
tbo llnlsli , u good half length for the place.
Tlmo : 1:17.
Fourth nice , six furlongs. Kluht starters :
Lord Hurry , lU'S to I ) , won bv u length und a
half fui in fir. llnsbrouckll(7lo ( 10 ; , who heat
Slrioco , II- ( H to I ) , u like distance for the
pluee. Tlmo : 1:144. :
i Iflb r.ice. tbo Neptune stakes for I'-your-
olds with t , " 0 lidded. slfiirlmiKS. . KlKht
starters. Kins Muo. 101 ( fi to ! ) , won by n short
head I rom /.oriliiR , ia" > (7 ( to V ) , who bunt Actor.
Ill ( ' < to 1) ) , thrco lengths for the place. Time :
lir : > 'i. '
Sl.\th met1 , purse ? t.030 , soiling allowances
ono mile and u sixteenth. ICl ht starters.
John CuvanuKh. 103(4 ( to 1) ) . TlmShorlir. IOS ( i.l
to I ) . ICIinberly. IDS (1J ( to 1) ) . lloodliun. 11 (8 ( to
! > > , MUs Belle. Ill ) ( I lot ) . .Melanle. 110 (3 ( to 1) ) ,
lepmto : , IK (10 ( to I ) , Sulvlnl. 1U7 ( i lo 1) ) . .lohn
( 'avaiiugh wunbylialf a lenctli. Tbo SherllV
second , u neck ahead ot Klinburly. Tune :
Driving nt Kiulimond.
KICIIMO.VII , Ind. , Sopt. a'J. ' The fall moot
ing of the driving Pnrlc association opened
hero toduy.
' . ' : ia trot , purse $ J,000. I'lrst division : Puny
won , Mike KIJIIII second. Twilight third , Hlos-
SDIII fourth , Illsmont llflh. Muttle K. sl\tb.
Juuk i-hrpnard and Clcnebce drawn. Dust
tlmo : 2i.0'5. :
L' : : > t ) pace , pur-.o JI.OOJ. DcJarnettn won ,
Areh Whltu second , Hob Taylor third. Mug
wump fourlh ; llugard and Isettlo Fields dis
tanced. llesl timeI7. : : . The tlmo In the
second half wus fastest on the class made here
this .season.
Up Corri-jan's Track.
Ciiicvno , 111. , Sopt. aO. IPira broke out tonight
%
night at Iho Hawlhorno ruco Irack. As scon
from the city , it would appear that thu grand
stand nnd other buildings were on fire. The
loss is $ , - > 0,000 , nnd would , U Is understood ,
fall qhlnlly upon Ed Corrigiii , already con
siderably out"of pocket by hU trouble with
Haukins ti-ack. The origin is unknown , but
talk of incendiarism is already rife.
'I rotter Dropped Dead.
DRNVBII , Colo. , Sept. 20. Trump S. , ono of
the best known trolling horses in Iho west ,
dropped dead at the Pueblo stale fair today
Just alter trotting n boat In ono of the races.
Ho wns owned by James C. Leonard of this
city and was valued at $5,000.
CloHCH Today.
Prof. O. H. ( jloasou , the horse trainer , will
close his exhibition al the fair , grounds this
afternoon with a nice programme. Ho goes
from hero lo Council lilufts.
I'llXX&l'Ll\lX2A'f > JIUOHKEIIS.
Woi-Ic-of tlio
- IjeKlslntlve
Coinmiltec.
Il.Mtiiisiifun , Pa. , Sept. 29. The legisla
tive investigating committee which is inipjir-
lui : into tlio conduct of Iho auditor general's
olllce and the state treasury , held a session
loday. Captain Skinner , ( dcm ) , offered a
preamble , and resolution , sott'ng ' forth lhat
Pennsylvania was losing J3oo ( ) In advertising
nnd collection of taxes in Philadelphia and
other sums by thu retention of toss by the
city treasury nnd roglstcof wills of Phila
delphia ; and , In view of the governor's proc
lamation convening Iho sonata In oxlra ses
sion lo consider Iho advisability of removing
Iho statu treasurer nnd auditor general.
Hi-solved. That the governor bo requested
to consider the expediency of convening both
branches of the Icclslalure In order lhat the
law relative to the advertising of the mer-
cbanttlu text lists may bo repealed und lovrN-
latlou enacted uUollsliln. tbo fee .system. Tor
It to go Into elTeot upon the persons chosen ut
the coming election when they assume their
respective olnces.
The resolution wns defeated by a strict
party vote , the democrats voting In the
ulllrmativoami the republicans In Ihoiiogn-
live.
live.Auditor
Auditor General McCummln's examination
wns concluded early In the evening , but
nothing now was elicited. State Treasurer
Iloyor was then called , thu ullnriioy general
conducting the examination , and at the end
of his testimony , they adjourned , to meet In
Philadelphia on Octobor. I' ' .
1'KIISOXAL I'AIt.HUtAl'llH.
J. D. Brewer of Albion Is at the Murray.
S. W. Uoyd of Fremont Is nt the Murray.
J. O. West of Grand Island Is at the Mil-
lard.
J. W. Gooduard of Galloway Is nt the Del-
lono.
lono.W.
W. H. Harrison of Grand Island Is at tno
Murray.
Hon. J. K. Hill , state treasurer , U at the
Mlllurd.
S. 1C. GIddlugs and wife of Fllloy are at
the Oellone.
General Manager Holdrogo went to Chicago
cage yesterday afternoon.
John G , Pollock of the Meridian hotel nt
Columbus , Is at lueMlllard.
W. W. Walsworth. editor of the Standard ,
published nt Anaconda , Mont. , was In the
city and visited Tin ; BKH building.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burroughs of Deadwood -
wood , S. U. , reached Omaha last night , In
tending to malco their homo hero.
Hon. C ! . L. Laws of McCook wns in Omaha
yesterday. Ho said thostato ticket nominated
by the republican convention was all rlghl
and pleased tbo people up iba valley ,
Caplaln T. H. Uussoll of Deadwood , nnd
GoorKO K. Burtoll of Loud City , passed
through Omaha yesterday on route 19
Mitchell , S. U. , witti thirteen proxies for the
democratic convention.
Stole n Watch.
About a week ago a boy named Frank
Burke stole n watch from Henry Alison , a
carpenter. The loss was reported to the po
lice and last night young liurko was Jailed
cbnrgod with larceny.
How lo got rich. How to borrow. Pamphlet
frco. Itbodus Bros. , Bankers , St. Louis , Mo
Grand opening of Oinalm Industrial
Exposition Wednesday eve , B o'clock.
FOR CIVIL SERVICE REFORM ,
Report of tbo Special Committee of tlio
League on Various Subjcot * .
FAULT FINDING WITH THE CENSUS ,
ProvlnloiiH of the li\\v Itc nlatln
AppolntmcnlH Hare Ilucn Violated
A Severe Arraignment A.
ItcHiiinc of the Itoportt
BUFFALO. N. vr. , Sept. 20. The report of
tliu special committee of the National Civil
Service Koform league , appointed to Inqmro
Into the condition of fcdcr.il civil service ,
and which will be read before the league tomorrow -
morrow , at a meeting here , Is n very extensive -
sivo ono ntid dcnls wholly with the lust
COIIHUS ,
( t quotes the civil service reform plank of
the last republican pint form and declares
that if any branch of the sorvlcu should hnvo
been kupt free from party controversy , It
was the census bureau. If the udmlnislru-
tlou has free cholca Liolwcou non-political mid
political agencies for uiiunioratlon and
cheeses the latter , composed of oftlclals of Its
own political faith , the presumption is
agnlnsl tlui fulrness of u census so taken.
Defects In the census of 1870 were directly
traceable to the patronngo system. Improve *
muiit produced by tlio "oliinlnallon of p.irtl-
Bittishlp from the census Is shown from tlio
comparatively satisfactory results and gen
eral conlldcnco in the census of 188U. This
was before the civil service law , but the os-
santial clomeat of the civil service system
exclusion of political consideration in appoint
ments was largely observed.
Coming down to the present census the report -
port says , if the promise of the republican
platform had any slgnlltcanco nt nil , it meant
that the president would oxteml the compet
itive system to dorks of the census bureau , ,
when that bureau should be established. Mr.
Harrison , in concurring with ana adopting
that platform , distinctly made this promise
his own.
The well known opinions ot Mr. Porter ,
who was sclcotcd by the president ns super
intendent of tbo census , made it certain that
appointments would become , in great meas
ure , matters of political patronage. Porter's
opposition to civil service reform methods
clearly appears in his testimony before the
house committee September 9 , 1890 , when ho
said civil service methods "woro creating u
system of bnrnucllsm. "
The act , of March 1 , 1889 , directs thai each
supervisor shall designate to the superin
tendents suitable persons and with hts con
sent employ such persons ns enumerators ,
who shall bo selected solely with reference to
Illness and without reference to political
parly alHllations. If this provision had been
fully enforced complaints of the partisan
character of the census could not Justly bo
made ; but , unfortunately , Iho supervisors
were themselves largely appointed upon
political considerations and the result was
the appointment of enumerators was , in many
localities , a matter of politics.
Careful inquiry Dy your committee shows ,
that whllo in some plncos political considera
tions had no weight , yet supervisors were
intmoncod In many other cases bv partisan
consideration. Men were often chosen with
out reference to their Illness on account of
their political services ; and in such cases
work was often badly done. In many in
stances thoroughly discredited.
The committee then goes on to glvo , at
great length , reports from civil service asso
ciations in different sections of tbo country.
The secretary of the association at Madi
son , WIs. , reports that the character of
enumerators thereabout was various , some
competent , some illiterate. Others are sup
posed to have been appointed solely ns mat
ter of patronage , their appointment beint ;
controlled by the republican member of con
gress and the postmaster at Madison. The
result of the census was most disappointing
to tno citi/ens. and the accuracy of the count
seriously questioned by men of both parties.
The general tenor of reports are that the
wnrk of men , said to have been appointed as
rowaid for political purposes , was untrust
worthy.
Much space Is devoted to New York , where ,
says the committee , the worst effects of the
patronage system are appareut. C. B. Mur
ray , a republican politician , was made super
visor of Now YorK City , and a circularlottor
from him is quoted as showing the manner in
which enumerators were collected. This letter -
tor says : "You will please forward to this
olllco a list of applicants that the republican
organization of your district desires to have
named as census enumerators. "
Men named in thcso lists were subse
quently appointed , and , says the committee ,
it is evident enough that among them there
must have been a considerable number ut
terly unlit for the work , and it is not surpris
ing tbat among them Police Inspector
Bvrues should recognize well known crimin
als.
als.Tho
The committee goes over the dispute be
tween Now \'ork City and the federal author
ities on the census , quotes many inaccuracies
alleged to have been found in government re
ports , instances of incompetent work of
enumerators , otc.
In conclusion , the committee considers
that the following propositions have oeon es
tablished as a result of their inquiries :
That refusal to apply the civil service re
form system of open , non-partisan , competi
tive examinations in appointments to the
census oureau , was a violation by the presi
dent of the promise contained in tbo repub
lican platform of 1SS8 , and endorsed in his
letter of acceptance ; that uy appointment of
enumerators on political grounds in open
violation of section 5 of the census act , great
numbers of incompetent men have been en
gaged In taking the census and , In many
places , attempts 1mvo been mtvlo to
use ofllcial positions for bcnclit of
the party in power ; tbatwhilo In some places
the results of the work appear free from
partisan color , and to bo accurate and well
done , yet In many places the work has been
carelessly and badly dona and Is open to the
suspicion that partisan considerations hnvo
not been absent , and then llnnlly , Micro Is
widespread distrust of the accuracy of the
census , which greatly Impairs Its "value to
the country , and which is caused In great
mensure by the fact that the Census bureau
lias been conducted on the spoils system.
The commltteo expresses belief that no
census will Hereafter receive tlio confidence
of the people until il has been wholly re
moved from partisan inliuoncos.
HALF A MILLION.
Money Asked to Ho Kxpcndod on I'nli-
'lio Parks.
The Board of Park Commissioners held a
business meeting yesterday afternoon and
took 11 mil action upon the matter of recom
mending to the city council iho desired
action upon submitting bonds for the pur
chase of parks.
The board looked over the city map and the
various propositions for the sale of available
lands for some tlmo and finally decided to
recommend to the council the pvirclw o of the
J. M. Parker truut , consisting of eighty
acres and lying northeast of Fort. Omaha and
cornering on the reservation , at fcSO.OOO ; the
Colonel Dlston tract of 110 acres , half a inllo
southwest of Fort Omaha , nt $00,000 ; the 1JU1
acres adjoining Klmwood at ; iur : ) , > 00 ; for the
southeast park , somewhere in the south
east part of the city , $0:1,500 : , and ton loin
adjoining BouiU Park , f'JO.OOO. These tracts
will cost In all Just MOO.OOO. The board instructed -
structod tbo secretary to lay the request and
recommendation before the council ,
Mr. Llulngor wanted to cut the price of
the Parker eighty to $70.000 , put In iho DIs-
ton 110 acres at f'.X,000 ) , put In tno Domls ad-
dltlon at fao.000 , put in a "Fumnm street
tract at (30,000 , cut the Klmwood addition
down to about $ . ' 0,000 and allow JiM.OOO for
Iho southeast park. This would have
brought the whole amount to about 100,000.
The majority of the board , however ,
favored the plan of asking for f 100,000 , and
it wont through thai way.
Do Witt's Uttlo Early lUsora , baitpill.
Steamer arrivals.
At London Sighted Snaarndam , Illinois ,
Ocean and Gellort , from Now York.
At Southampton Spree , from Now York.
Al Philadelphia British Princess , from
Liverpool.
lilttcu l > y n Doe.
A boy was bitten by a dog on South
Ultfhteonlh streol yesterday afternoon , The
biles , which were severe ono * were prompt
ly cauterized. Tlio report spread Ihut the
dog that did > hati biting was mad. nnd the
men of the neighborhood , armed with every
conceivable kind of n weapon , wont on a
hunt tor the nnlmnl. A dog that looked Ilka
the ono that hod-attacked Iho boy was cor
ralled and uIHUJ.o
&vnr III'.AT n.iWAiT.
Latest NmvH ilrdrit ( ho 1'nolllo Occnit
' Kingdom.
Svx FniNci9 ( } , J&al. , Sept. 20. The steam
ship Australia arrived this morning , seven
days from Honolntt : . The native newspaper
Klolo , printed mvrtlclo on September 10
attacking aomo b'fJhc [ prominent parsonages
of the klngdomon' political grounds. Tno
odltor of the paper was arroslod and tils
oftlco closed.
Plantation owners wens rejoicing nt the
rains which had fallen nlmoit dally at. Itnula
for two weeks prior lo the steamer's leaving
Honolulu. Sugar cano had begun to turn
yellow , pastures were dried up , and cattle
were dying for want of food and water.
September HO is sot ns the date for hearing
the petition for the probata of the will of the
late .lohn Domlnis. prince consort. No in
ventory accompanied the petition , out the
value at the property IK estimated nt about
$ . ,0,000. The $80,000 Issue of Hawaiian bonds
to aid In dredging Honolulu harbor has all
boon taken by subscribers.
The American bark Helen Almv , which
was chartered by the American board of for
eign lulsslons 10 take tno place of the MornIng -
Ing Star , arrived nt Honolulu September b
on her way to the South seas.
The boric LangcIIold , which loft Tncom.i
Juno -0 with n cargo of wheat for Chill ,
sprung n bak when eighty days out and put
for Honolulu , arriving In twenty-seven days.
All hands were kept nt the pumps day and
night. The cargo was partly unloaded nnd
the repairs , which it is estimated will toke
two weeks nnd cost about $2,000 , will bo
made , after which the vessel will leave Hon
olulu nnd go to Havre with the cargo Inslo.id
of trying to dispose of I * , at the Chilian port.
.SiriTCllMUX'H AHSOCf.l TlO.f ,
ItcHiilt ol' the Convention at 1 hila-
( lelphlu Yesterday.
P nn.Aiiii'iiiA : , pa. , Sept. 20. The conven
tion of the Switchmen's Mutual Aid associa
tion at Us meeting today endorsed the action
of the grand lodge of ofllccrs during the past
year , and also endorsed the course of Ihe
Switchmen's Journal with reference to the
trouble between tno switchmen's associa
tion nnd the Crothcrtiood of Hnilroad Train
men. . -
The constitution ns amended is modeled
upon the Federated Order of Kallway Em
ployes and the association is therefore placed
in accord with the lost named organization.
The grand ofllcors were re-elected as fol
lows : Grand master , Frunk Sweeny. Min
neapolis ; ilrst vice grand master , John
Downing. Chicago ; second vice grand
master , Miles \V. Barrett , Kansas City ;
grand secretary and treasurer , William G.
Slmsrott. Chicago.
The treasurer reported that during the
year , from Septomu'o.1 1 , 181K ) , to September
1 , 1S01 , funds amounting to $ l71,712.f > fl had
been collected for the endowment fund and
$100,000 disbursed , 1711 claims Doing paid ,
Including 18(1 ( death claims and thirty-seven
total disability claims.
The now plan 'of assessing members for
the payment of death nnd disability benefits
provides that encp- member shall pay b ( ) cents
per month In advance into the benefit fund.
The convention will Jlnish its business
and adjourn tomorrow.
A I.F. JtVb 1 XJbS FAUirlTA TED.
Good Work of Tlio Bee and Kxamincr
Kin-can of Claims.
WASHINOTOX. D. C. , Sept. 29. [ Special
Telegram to Tnr. ' BMi.J TUB BKE and Ex
aminer Bureau of' ' Claims was today notified
by the commissioner of the general land
ofllco that the appe"n\ \ the heirs of Lafayette
King , contesting the right of Henry Van
Annan to homestead , entry No. 1,021 at Vine
yard , Cat. , has bean , dismissed. The prompt
manner In which .tno Bureau cf Claims se
cured to Vurt Armun his rights will bo of
interest to many claimants who have taken
advantage of the facilities offered by the
Bureau.
SEWS OF
A judgment against ox-Treasurer liiirdsloy
of Philadelphia bv the city , $ 1111,00) ) . has been
taken.
McOrcvy. n member of the Ontailo house or
commons has. by a vote ot that body , been ex
pelled.
During u heavy gale tlio tnr llcrtha Cndrcss
went to the bottom of Lake Superior nnd allen
on board were lost.
Frank 0. Almy was arraigned and n'eadod
not guilty ot the murdcrof l.'hiistle Warden
utWoodsvlllo. N. II.
The Bureau of American Republics nt Wash
ington. 1) . C. , pliiL'i's Uttlo reliance on the re
ported rlotitm In r.autemala.
Honduras Is turbulent. I'tesldent Itonran
Is preparing to seat Senor I < oivii In the presi
dential chair by force ot necessity.
An oil well hits boon struck eighteen miles
west of I'lttsbur , ' . I'u. , whloli lions 10.000 bur-
rols a day , It ! s the largest In the country.
William Italir , one ( if tlio slate Worlds fair
commissioners. WHS thrown from his horse lit
Munltowoc. WIs. , and received Injuries HUoly
in provo filial.
The Momlolssnhns nnd Warschiuiors have
formally withdrawn from the Russian lo.in
agreement. The Gorman opposition to the
loan has greatly surpi-lsod Russia.
I'ennlnu'ton's airship broke uw.iy from Its
fastenings during u. high wind storm at .St.
Louis and Is now soaring t > oiiiowhi > rn through
circumambient nlr. Loss , about tJO.OOO.
The London Tlmos publishes u dUiritoh
from Shanghai , saying that the Chinese gov
ernment will not tin able to control the Iliinau
troops unless a Hoot Is dispatched to the scene
of the trouble.
A destructive pralr o lire bus dovnsted HID
Georgetown divide. I'.ldorado county , Califor
nia .Many families h.ivo been burned out nnd
the mlnlni- town of Pilot Hill destroyed. The
damage to timber lias boon very meat.
Kotiirnsieculveil In Merlin from the various
agricultural societies throughout Urn Herman
omplinshow tluit Ihe total summer ami win
ter u heal crops of Germany amount to IS , 107-
7W double quintals , against K.fO.UU" double
quintal * lust year ,
A Hrlllsh customs olllcor named Mason Iris
reen arrested by the Chinese Koveniment. It
Isallovio'l tluitliu w. intod llr-,1 logaln Hie con-
lldeuce of Iho irnvornmcnt. learn what action
It WHS proposed to lake and then betray the
seciot to tlio rioters.
In accordance with the action taken at the
national convention of the Itnithnrliood of
Telegraphers Cm September 17 , whim the
brotherhood and Order of Hallway Telegra
phers were amalgamated , thu two local bodies
have been merged into one.
A .sensation , or rather a feellir , ' more HUe
consternation , hits boon caused by an nrtlclo
in iho Wvriburg Friinkllebes Vollishlalt , u
Catholic oruun of Herllii. proposing the disin
tegration of the Herman empire and the ru-cs-
labllihment of the presidency on the emperor
of Austria. , „
The llrltlsh stenini'cGlty of Lincoln bus ar
rived at Dundee fim\Iaiitr | < > al. OiuSipiombor
J'hho ran Into a hurricane , llercatllo littlnuH
on her deck were smashed and many of the
cattle were washed overboard. Others were
killed and n number In'jUrad. The vessel pre
sents n slekenlnn Hlght.
Letters from Guatemala say that the excite
ment Is Inuruuslnff , There fs no open itibiil-
llon , but many maltlfi-statlons of discontent ,
1'roldent Itarrllas ilsJIn deadly feai. hut Is
stubborn. ItholntlstS upon a re-election u
rebellion Is Inevitable , unlBss u war ( II verts
thu attention o
Ignatius llonnellv , . president of the Minnesota
seta farmers' alllitnMi , Is still nuvNIni ; the
farmers to hold their Tjrnln , and hits lately
olllclally Issued another circular to that
elfcct. In HpeakliiKi.pu the contents of Iho
circular today ho said he had udvlsed the
farmer * to hold tbflf ' 'Wheat for thirty ( lays
longer. < ol iw
A Uarllst faction nt 1'uenta Do La Keina , In
Navarre. Spain , has jjKen ai--iiliist the old Car-
lists of CiraiHiul-.MllK'iu. The two parties ,
headed by women , Will1 armed with fowling
pieces and old muslcett : marched Into thu open
today mid exchanged Hie , several persons
being wounded.
The director ot the mint learns that lar o
deposits of foreign bonds are bolng received.
Receipts at the United btates assay olllco
amounted yesterday to fd'AUUO. This Is but r
fraction of the gold which U belli * shipped to
tills country , us the bulk of the shipments
consist o ( our tiold coin emit buck.
An fdcntleal note hus been Issued by KIIK-
land ( ieiniaiiy In rospoiHii to the note ksiicd
by the Chlnesd government In which the I'ekln
authorllles jiromUe to protect thu lives unit
proportv of foroltfnurt In China. In this note
Knidaud and Germany htato that only the
ovldenco of nccompllslu'd fuels will satisfy
the powers.
T.L.Harrison and P. V Vaughn of Madison
county worn brought to Fort Hmlth , Ark. , and
iilaced In thu I'lilted Stales jail for safe kueu-
IIR to avoid lynching. On Hnturilay . A.
( iitKo , a prominent ct'.uon of MndUon county ,
Arkuiuaii , was unasilnuti'd In liU premlic.H
Just after dark. The trucks of the aw-iiu-iln
led to Ihu house of Harrison und ho was itr-
re tod. iiiul acknowludijfil ho did U , Ho Im-
pllculid Vuuuhn.
SANG IN THE SULTAN'S ' IURE1
Mme , Laura Sohlrraor-Maploson Tolls o
Her Li Co ! u the Orient ,
SHE WASN'T ' A WIFE OF THE MONARCH
Sensational Stories Which the Ijndy
Declare * Wcro False , but She
Had n Illch Old Tlmo
Just the Sumo.
NEW YOIIK , Sept , BO. Mmo. Laura
Schlrmor-Maploson , the American singer
nbout whom such sensational stories were
circulated u few yo.trs ago to the effect that
she had boon poisoned In the hnrora of the
sultan of Turkey , nrrlved yesterday on the
Arizona. She was accompanied by her hus
band , Colonel Henry Mapicdon , us in of the
Imprnssarlo , to whom she was married a
short tlmo ngo In London. The handsome
singer looked remarkably well and was tin-
feignedly glnd at being oncomoro In America.
It Is years since the singer , who was born In
Boston , has been hero almost ton years she
says herself and in the Interval she has
visited many countries and sung In many
places. It was In 1SSS that the startling
story of her death In the harem of the sultan
of Turkey was circulated and astounded her
friends. As was told then , It was u story ol
shaino nnd murder. It was to the effect that
she had given up the stage nnd all the pros
pects It held out to her , and had entered the
harem of the sultan of Turkey. To hoi
friends nnd all of those who had over seen
her or heard her slug ttiu story was quite a
shock. It was known that while in Milan
studying the singer had married Arthur
Byrou , u tenor , and it was believed the mar
riage had been an unhappy ono. Tills knowl
edge , however , did not furnisti any reason to
her friends that .she should take such a stop.
On the top of this story came the report that
the American consul hud called on the sultan
to release Mine. Byron , as she was then
known , mid that ho was Informed that slio
and thirteen other favorites of the ruler
had been poisoned by Ice cream and their
bodies thro'wn into tbo Bosphorus.
Mine. Maploson snt in the parlor of a very
neat Hat in" east Thirty-fourth street last
night and smiled as .she thought of the
stories. She was clad in loose gown of
light blue silk , with lace edging on thu
bodice. Her head was crowned witti n mass
ol wavy brown hair.
"How nonsensical these stories were , " she
said "how absurd. Why , tlioro was not a
vestige of truth in them. You know that
after finishing my engagement hero with Mr.
Htrakosch I loft for Milan. After studying
there I made my European debut at 1'isa in
the early part of February in 1SSI. I re
mained in Italy for two years , and then went
to St. I'etorsbunr. I went all through llussla
and Germany , and also visited Turkey.
"Abdul Hamod , the sultan , had hoard of
mo and had very good recommendations of
mo. So , ono day ho spoke to Mr. Cox poor ,
dear man , ho was the American minister
und after that Ihp sultan sent for me. Of
course I obeyed his reijucst to cull and ho
said ho wanted to hear tno sing. I did so.
He was so much pleased , 1 seemed to delight
him. Ho asked mo if 1 could not get to
gether an opera company. I collected several
opera singers , and wo gave 'Trovatoro , '
'Lucia' and 'Norman. ' Tno lirst chitmbur-
laln came to mo and said the sultan WAS
charmed nnd would do anything to have me
remain.
"Ho had n theater built expressly for me.
All the scenery was of the giandest and w.is
painted on the linesl silk. I think it the
most beautiful thing in tlio world. A great
artist , whom the sultan brought from Italy ,
painted the curtain.
"There was only one box in the theater
and that was generally occupied by the sultan
and the harem. When the sultan did not
occupy the box ho invited the pachas and
nobles to sit in it.
"Ho wanted mo to sign a contract and
wanted to know If 1 would bo contented to
stay. Oh ! I was to have the most admirable
time. Ho oven promised tno an annuity. He
is a very generous man andgavoino thb most
beautiful things.
"But , oh ! " and hero she sighed , "there
was so much envy. People were Jealous of
mo. I never did any harm to anyone except
myself. Some ono circulated these horrible
stories. I don'o know who , nnd they ruined
my prospects. Why , today , 1 might have
been worti millions.
"Tho llrst chamberlain came to mo and
gave mo to understand that I was to go. Ilo
was very polite and fell sorry. The sultan
was very nervous ami I was afraid 1 would
have to leave hurriedly. The people were up
in arms almost.1
"Poor Byron died then , nnd ho often sang
with mo. He had a failing , you know , and
wo tried to euro him of it. Wo did for a
while , but it came back nnd killed him.
"Tho sultan was good to the last. All the
ambassadors took up the story unj said It
was a scheme. It was a great surprise to mo.
I know Mr. Cox very well , nnd his wife , who
Is a sweet woman , oven spoke to the sultan In
my behalf. "
"Yes , I have been to the harem very often.
I was very much liked there. 1 saw the sul
tan's daughters nnd wives , and when 1 used
to slug in the paluce they used to coma nnd
listen to mo. I nm the only artist who bus
over sung before tno sultan in his palace. In
one week I think 1 went there four times.
"Tho sultan is a very good pianist and
roads muslo with great case. Ono dny ho
asKed mo If I did not kno A- any thing national.
So I sat down and phi.vcd such things us
'Homo Sweet und 'Comln'
, Homo,1 Through
the Hyo.1 Ho took a nhair by the piano and
said : 'Co ! on. 1 like it.1 O , it was very hard
to have It nil spoiled. "
J.V.I.V.t'.S 7M.Y/C V.ISK.
The SiipriMiif * Court Iloarluj *
inontH Involving .M.my Millions.
IXIII.VXAUDM.-I , Ind. , Sopt. 'JU. Judge Tay
lor of the supreme court has begun hearing
arguments in n case that involves more money
perhaps than nny cnso over brought in nu In
diana court. Thu c.iso is Iho ono in which
tbo Stnto Board of Tax Commissioners are
attempting to compel the banks of thu state
to malcopublic the names of their depositors ,
and the amount to thu credit of each on the
1st day of lust April. Attorney General
Smith estimates that If the Htato wins the
suit mow limn $100,000,000 will bo added to
the tax duplicates tliU year , nnd u way will
have been opened for the assessment of bank
deposits for years lo come. The particular
case In willed urgumoul was tu > ard yostorduy
Is the ono in which Phillip C. Decker , presi
dent of Iho Gorman bunk of Ijvunsvillo , is
charged with contempt of the State Board of
Tux Commissioners for refusing to furnish
the board n list of the depositors of his bunk ,
together with their balances April 1. The
case came Into court on an agreement entered
into between the lax commissioners nnd Iho
bunkers , Ueckor was lined i.'iOO and commit
ted lo tlioMarion county jail until the line Is
paid or remitted. Tbo case was brought before
fore Judge Taylor on a petition for n wrll of
liabcas corpus granting Mr. Decker his lib
erty. A similar case against V. 1' . Mulott ,
president of the Indiana National bank of this
: ity , U pending In the United .Status court.
By agreement the lost of tlio question In
volved Is being made on Mr. Decker's caso.
Several prominent atlornoya spoke , but a de
cision Is not expected for several days.
VtlXIIKKHS.
Dele ates Appointed to tlio Mooting
In Omaha Novt Month.
DKNVIIJI , Colo. , Sept. at ) . Governor Houtt
today appointed Iho following gentlemen us
delegates to the transmlsslsslppl commercial
congress that convenes In Omaha , Ootoborl'J ;
Hon. G. O. Simoa and Hon. T. M. Patter
son of Denver , O. H. P. Ilaxlur and W. J.
Kerrof Pueblo. W. II. Brisbane of Loadvlllo ,
T. H , Buchanan of Denver , J. W. McCreory
ofGroHloy , T. M. Kobluson of Fort Collins ,
C , Baruta of Trluldud , .1.1) . Belford of Den
ver.
Collnpso of a Oirous Tout.
MUXCIB , Ind , , Sopl. 29. Tbo first ralu hero
for a month was preceded by u heavy wind
btorm that did considerable damage In this
city. The largo tent of-a circus collapsed
during tbo performance , foiling onOu pee
ple. Poudouionlum rulcncd and tavoral per
sons were badly bruised. Jerry Cnmpbe !
had thrco ribs troki-n and Mrs. John Trogi
was badly Injured. Several children \vero
trampled. The free use of iiocUot knives ot
the canvas soon turned the fnghtonodcruwi
out In n drenching rain ,
nv.ini.ixti ix TKitnnn.K .trii.tira.
The Crop Knllnro Kollou-od by Kam
I in ; and IVstllrnrc.
Losno.v , Sent. - ! > . The Telegraph's ' St.
Petersburg correspondent says : Dispatches
from the Interior are tnoro nlacmlinr. The
August frosts dojtroyed Iho birloy crop , the
staple food In Archnnclo. In ino extreme
north the crop * have boon spoiled by rains.
Straw from thatched roofs U utilized for
foddor. Cattle are dying by the wholesale on
the roadsides. Various ministers have issued
conflicting orders , resulting In utter chaos.
The irants of seed com have boon * stopped.
Immense li-ncts of land nro Ivlug waste , nnd
n scarcity of corn Is threatened in 1M > J. The
cnlllo plague has broken out In many places.
Peasants In Sogowsky nttneked some Veterinary -
inary surgeons who had boon sent to destroy
Infected cattle , nnd Govern' ' were wounded In
the skirmish. Clergymen are becoming bcg-
ars. U'oninn nro .soiling themselves to sup
port Ihulr children. No work can bo pro
cured by the starving persons even on the
Volga , The shares of the Steam Navigation
company hnvo fallen heavily , The now loan
will only bo ns a drop In the ocean. A largo
budget deficiency Is certain. The famine is
expected lo roach Its acme In November. Thu
peasants threaten n revolution unless the
ivnr gives thorn relief from private sotircoi.
Pnrti.ll uprisings nro already reported.
A dispatch Irom St. Petersburg to the Tel
egraph , describing the situation In Kussm
arising from failure of crops and detailing
the harrowing Incidents of the famine now
prevailing , snys that not for centuries bus
such widespread distress been recorded.
The Telegraph's correspondent says the
authorities delayed taking any action" relieve
lievo the distress until it was too late. In
addition to the icnrclty ot food , which caused
untold suffering , the distress hus been Intcn-
slllod by the enormous number of unusually
disastrous fires throughout the fumLio-
slrickcn district. In many districts ontim
villng-es huvo been destroyed. Added to this ,
came the cattle plague. Thousands of head
of cattle perished , and many families thus
lost their only menus of subsistence. What
Uttlo food It hus been possible for peasants to
obtain was of Iho vilest description , but so
sharp are pangs of hunger they gladly nto
stuff that ut oilier limes they would not
touch. Heavy rolus have fallen nnd the
ground Is soaked , Potatoes nro rotting and
the price hus already doubled and is still
raising. The peasant boards hnvo sent pell-
lions lo iho ministry pnying that the taxes
bo wiped out.
A circular has been Issued by Iho minister
of the Interior of Hussla which enumerates
thirteen governments In which iho people
nro completely famine stricken , and eight In
which a partial famine prevails. The great
fair , which is usually held alNijnl Novgorod ,
and which is attended by merchants nnd
dealers from all parts ol Russia , was a fail
ure this year. This was duo to the enormous
number of banurupts and their consequent
withdrawal from trade.
In many villages tuo peasants have nulled
up their huts and huvo loft their communes
to scour the country in bourcn of work.
Hundreds of thorn have failed in their search
and are begging along the roadsides.
In numerous cases the boed corn which
was furnished the peasants by the govern
ment hud been eaten instead o'f being planted
nnd the land Is lying fallow.
Notwithstanding the lerriblo condition of
the peasantry the taxes continue to bo ex
torted from the stnrvinp peoolo. Kverylhing
is taken from tnem to satisly thn demands of
Iho lax galherers. Where Iho peasants dis
play any unwillingness to pay over their
taxes tlio collectors re-sort to physical means
to extort the money from them. The knout
is extensively employed by the ofllctals of
the Tax Collecting department of Hussia.
11KVKXT Alt MY OItJ/ilS.
Text of ChaiiKON An'octinir .Momlicr.s
of the I.cfjular Service.
W \SIIISOTO.N . D. C. , Sept. 2 ! ) . The follow
ing army orders were issued today :
First Lioutonunl Frank E. Hobbs.Ordnnnco
department , will proceed from the Bethlehem
ron works , Soulli Bethlehem , Pa. , to the
Sundy Hook proving grounds , N. J. , on
public business in connection with the tcsls
of stool projectiles and plates , and will , upon
Iho completion Ihoreof , rolurn to his proper
station. The Iqavo of absence on surgeon's
ccrtillcato of disability , granted Major
Joseph W. Wham , paymaster , September ,
IS'.M ' , Is extended thrco months on surgeon's
ccrtillcato of disability. Leave of absence
for ono moiith t'o take effect about Octo-
tter fi , 1SIII , Is granted Prof. George
| j. Andrews , United States Military academy.
lieutenant Colonel William H. Ponrosi' ,
sixteenth infantry , will report in person to
.lolonel Kugcmt A. Carr , Sixth cavalry , pros-
dent of thourmv Hotiring Board nt the Army
Building , Now York City , for examination by
the board.
The following changes In the stations ot
ofllcers of Iho Medical department nro or
dered : Captain William D. Croiby. nssi.itnnt
surgeon , is relieved from dulv at Fort Pom-
binu , N. IXnnd will report in poraon to the
commanding ofllcor. Fort Missouia , Mom. ,
Tor duly at that post ; Acting Assis
tant Surgeon William Shlppen is relieved
from duty nt Fort Buford , 'N. D. , and will
report In person to the commanding ollii-onil
L-'ort Pemoinn , N. D. ; for duly al Ihut post ;
Captain Walter Hoed , assistant surgeon , is
relieved from duty ns noting surgeon and ox-
nminorof recruits nt Baltimore , Aid. , to take
effect on the completion of his duties as u
member of the Army Medical board , aud will
report in person lo the commanding oftlcorat
Fort Spelling , Minn. , for duty at that post.
Tlio olllcors named on reporting for duty at
their now stations will report by letter lo the
commanding general , Department of Dakota.
The leave of absence granted Ouptuln
Georco A Drew , Third cavalry , September
10 , Ib'.ll , Department of Texas , is extended
ono month. Leave of utjsoaco for ono month ,
: o take effect upon his relief from duty at
David's Island , Now York harbor. Is
granted Lioutonunt-Colonol Dangcrllold
I'urkor , Thirteenth infantry. Lenvo ol no-
senco for tliroo monllitf , lo take olfoet on or
nbout October in , IbOl , is granted Post
Jhupluin Koncrt MuWatty. Captain ICdgar
J. Mernuiun's ' retirement , which took place
oduy , promotes one moro ofllcer over the
lead ol Commander McCallu , whoso suspen
sion from nuil ; nhd pay Is still In force.
Captain Cliarlos II. Warrens , Fotirtconth In
fantry , wns placed on the retired list of the
army todny. This will promote Firsl Lieutenant -
tenant William W. McCnmmon of thai rogl-
nent to bo captain and Second Lieutenant
Quartos Beckurts of the Sixth to bo llrst
Icutciiuni of iho Fourteenth Infantry.
n /.s i > iuA ri :
Tliey Make a Kutllo Attempt to ICsuape
A Km IIOT'H I'lnuk ,
BIIIMINOIUM , A In. , Sept. 2 ! ) . W. P. Mont-
ley , John Uontloy , Mrs. Ca lo , Harvey
Thomas , James CJnm nnd B. Tolthorow are
n Kanir of robber ) , burglars and train wreckers -
ors who no\y repose In U.td'idon ' Jail under
sentence to tbo penitentiary. As soon ns
they hnvo served out their sentences tUo
( Jnltod States Kovuriiiiiunt Is ready for thorn
with ui > indictment for wrecking a 'nail car
near Sprincvlllo. Uocontly they formed u
plot to escape , and yesterday when Jailor K.
1C. Milton entered the corridor und unlouKod
their cells to turn thorn out for the day they
leaped on him. Milton managed to thro t
the outer doorkoys out of n window and drew
his knife with which ho cut two of them.
Bui they overcame him , tied n rope around
his neck and were In iho net of lian 'lnK him
when n elty policeman appeared ami released
Milton.
i.ov.u. intKi'iriK * .
Sparks from n chimney at the resldonco of
B. II. Barrows , 2KJU St. Mary's avenue , ut
715 : ! o'clock lasl cvonlng , was Iho cnuso of
Iho nltirnt from box I. There was no lots ,
The clllzcnn of Clifton Hill will take a
hand In Iho park question , and will hold n
mooting nt Military avenue nnd Grant mint
tomorrow nlvht for the purpose of talking
the mailer over.
The Inquest on Samuel T. Koblnson. who
wns uspliyxlulod about a week BKO. wns to
liavo boon hold yesterday aflornooi at
I leafy's but was postponed by Coroner Hoi
i-Itfan until Saturday afternoon.
Tim KlKhlliVnrd liiipulillcan Club
Will moot at O.TO SaundoM atroot on
Thursdny ovovlnjf , Oftobor 1 j
J. W. NiCiiuU ) , I'robldoiit.
THEY THINK IT IS SETTLED ,
Oommiss'ouers Isstio nn OrJor
' Trafflo Rates.
DISPUTED TERRITORY EVENLY DIVIDED ,
Hut tlio Alton n.s ITminl COIIICH In for
a Mlmru ol' .Mtcntlon and
CoiiHldot-ablo
Trouble.
111. , SopU SO. The board of com
missioners of the Western Tronic association
has Issued an order concurrln ; . ' In the action
of the Joint committee In tho'iuljtistmeut of
rates and divisions on through trunic via tlio
Indiana , Illinois & town rond. This adjust-
nicnt chniiKtvt the divisions of nil freight ,
both east and wesi bound , but ween the Mis-
sourl river nnd the Atlantic scubord , via
Strentor and Dwlght , by which the
western roads will get aboul 'J conU
per 100 loss than heretofore , nnd the
percentage of the ludlaim , llllnoU
fi Iowa road U reduced about W per cent , the
eastern lines gelling the difference. This Is
the outcome of the quarrel that hits boon In
progress for some time concerning the exces
sive divisions ullowod the "Thivo I's" In this
tndllc mid Iho alleged manipulation of rates
by lhat route.
The western roads nffected bv this order
nro the Atchtson , Buulliigton and' Chicago .t
Alton. Obedience means a big loss of rev
enue to thorn and Ills probiiblo that U will
take tin nppoat to the advisory board. They
contend that the commissioners were not
authorised to adjust rates in anything except
packing nouso producls nnd dressed beof.
Tlio Alton , however , will have noth
ing to do wiln any nppo.il that
may bo made , ns It is not a member of the
\ \ csturn Trafllc association and owes no al
legiance to the commissioners and will prob
ably mnko no chungo in its rates or divisions.
It w.is to nvold this complication thai Iho
western connections of the Indiana , Illinois
Iowa tried to gel lhal roud Into the West
ern Freight association. How the move
ment nas defeated Is well known. Suppose
this little ro.ul should now becomu n mem
ber of the Central Trnfllo association , would
not Iho iissociulion oo justlllod in demanding
thu same basis of division nt other Illinois
Junction points Hint is established by this
order at Stroator and Uwlirht ? In such nn
event all the western roads engaged In Mis
souri river tralllc , via Chicago or any oilier
Illinois gnioway , would suffer.
wom.n's Kvnt II\TIS. :
The general passenger ncents of all tbo
roads centering in Chicaeo will moot today
[ o discuss rates and arrangements for the
World's fair and are expected to mnku ns low
rates as possible , but they are afraid of denomination -
nomination If they sell tickets for ono furo
ror the round trip without ironclad rcalric-
lions.
Increased lur fusion lOui-iiingH.
Ciiiruiu , Sept. ! MI. The statement of the
Chicago , Burlington & Qulucy road and Us
controlling lines for August , in comparison
with the same period the year previous ,
shows nn increuso of $ 'f > 7WO in not earnings.
L'\ir the oignt mouths ending August ; < 1 , the
net earnings wero51,111,000 ; a decrease of
ssooo.
I nii.i'iii.i 'ft itt < i ni.\7.K.
Over $ iOOO ( ) ( Woriti ol' IM-opcrly
Goes Up in Smoke.
Pnii.Miri.i'iiu , Pa. , Soiit , ii9. Shortly af
ter' ' o'clock yesterday afternoon lire broke
out in the house of Phillips & Cunningham ,
it il : ! ! Xortti Delaware avenue. The llumcs
soon gained headway nnd .several alarms
were turned in. The lire is still burning.
i'ho lire swept through the inllummablo stock
n the building nnd the building was iibhuo
rom collar lo roof , and in twenty minutes
rom that tfmo the lire was beyond control.
The llromen quickly turned in four alarms
and a do/on engines , nose carts and trucks
esponded. Despite the utmosl efforts of the
Iromcu tlio llamas spread west to Water
trcet and to the r.ig warehouse of Jossup
Moore adjoining the burning oil store. In
hort tlmo thu warehouse at I'JT , 131 and
lt ! : Water street. Phillip and Charles Porter
of oiit'ino company 211 were injured by ex-
ilodlng oil while lighting thu tire in the oil
itore , mid l-Ynnk Lowroy of truclt U was
itirt by a lull from n lander. It was while
ho lire was ut , its height , Unit the walls of
osstip & Moore's warehouse fell in burying
everal llromen beneath them. 'Iho men
voro gotten nut .is quickly us possible ami as
a i' us known ut this time none were klllud.
M 4 o'clock the llromen hud succeeded in
getting the lire practically under control.
I'lio loss Is estimated at SiOH.OOO.
Tlio only liromuu seriously hurt wai lloao-
iiun Sheehnn , who ib nt Iho hospllul sulTor-
ug from Inlernnl Injuries. Five others are
n iho Hospital , but their iujurtos nro nol of a
luiiKorous character. Consorvutivo osti-
natcs place thn loss ut ? Jl)0lWO. ) The loss of
hillip * & Cunningham Is covered by an In-
ur.mcu of $1(1,001) ( ) . The Armour Piieklng
mlldlng Is damaged to the extent of .several
housund dollars , while Iho slock , which
Vco-it Silbomnn said was worth $100,01)1) ) is
said to bo damaged . > 0 per cont. The old lon-
anls , J. M. ( { owe , Son & Co. , claim thu d.itn-
a ire I o their stock will amount to $ lri,0)0. ! )
Their insurance amounts lo $15,000. .l.imoi
( j. Kitchen Ac Co's wool wan-house , KIO
North Water .street , was damaged mostly by
water , from flO.OOIJ to SiO.OOl ) . Insiiivd for
$ ( ! 0OiJO. ICcous Hchwuilx As Co. , l : 7 North
Itlvor street , grocery spoclr.ltlos , sulfured
Homodnmugoby water anil sinoko. N. K
Kiilroanks AiCo. , lurd , No. 13b North Dc-l.i-
ware avenue , lost f.l.lUO. ) dooi-go W. HI-
kins , lilt North Front street , hop ) , loss
SIOL . Other proporti-is wore dum.igod bv
smoke and water , hiifllciont to urlnij the tot.il
up lo the amount mentioned above.
.s//r/// > mi : inrwcui.rY.
PreHident Sar enl Settles a Dlllli.'iilly
In the Itiotlierliond of l < 'lreiiieii.
DF.S\KII. Colo. , Snpt. SD. R K. Sargent ,
pinsldout of Supreme Council of Locomotive
Firemen , loft tonight for Omaha at having
settled the trouble horo. Mr. fiiii-gont on
ilursoii the policy of the Western Hallway In
advocating the Idea thill railway olllclnls
should deal dlroclly with omnlovos , und thu
editor of thai paper was ordered reinstated
in the brotherhood.
It wus al o proven that thn men whoso dis
charge caused this trouble ) Hero never never
Ill-omen on the ntirlington reid mid 'mil ' no
right to membership In the brot'iurhood. '
This vindicates the policy of IIm Western
Hallway and the Burlington olllclnls of Den
ver.
Is the price of "good health. Hut with nil Iho
precaution may take there mo cin'inlm
nl\\a > s luikliig about our syslcins. only wait
ing u f.ivorahlo oppiirtiinlly t" asHPit Ilicin-
di-lvus. Scrofula and oilier liiipiiillli-.s In lln
blood may b lildilen f r jwm or oven for
gi-nurallons , nuil sinMi-nl ) break foilh , iimlcr-
mlnliiK liuallh and ImsUMiIiu ? ilr-alli. Tor all
dlHonsi'1 arHliiB fniin linjmro blood
Hood's Sarsapnrllla
Is the imf'iuullcd and iinapproudicd ri'inody.
It M KhiK of them all , for It conquers disease.
It builds up la u perfectly natural way nil the
weakened parti , vltalUe.s , enriches and
Purlflos the Blood
And assist * to healthy action Ihoio Impurlnnt
cream , the kidneys and llvi-r. If you neeil
good mcdlclnu you should ocrt-ilnly luke
. . .
l.yC I IHHWACO , AWthccjrlJJ | , ljj II.M .
IOO Doses Ono Dollar