FHE OMAHAI DAILY BEE
TWENTY-FIKST YEAK. OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNING , OCTOBER 20 , 1891. fe NUMBER 133 ,
GIVEN A SCATHING REBUKE ,
Jutlgo Post Publicly Oharcres 0. M. Hitch-
cok with Criminal Ooisp'racy ,
BRANDED AS A COMMON BLACKMAILER ,
AnlimiN of tlio lllOKlcnl nnd MnllcloiiH
Attuclc on n Candidate KlTcot
r u. BtiuiileruiiH Ben-
nation.
Judge A. M. Post last ovonlng sent the fol
lowing letter to the editor of the World-
Herald , requesting its publication ,
OMAHA , Oct. 27. 0. M. Hitchcock. Kdltor
World-lleruld , blr I feel u sense of relief to
know that you liuvo probably exhausted your
inallun toward inc. ,
Vou Imvulntlnmtcd that tills Is u personal
ruthenium a political campaign. So U scums.
Von liuto from thu hour of my nomination
grossly and lorslstmitly misrepresented mu
nnd my position. Vou don't oven know nio
purhoniuly , or 1 yens yet you liuvu dally
dunged mu with being In sympathy with the
rullroiids and not with thu people. Thu chanru
of favoritism for thn said roads Is not only
fulsu but without shadow of uxcuso thurufor ;
uml tliut within your knowledge.
No man OVLT In public life In Nebraska has
hud less to do with railroads , or rucutted fewer
fi.\or from lliym. than I. Although I lu\o
Hvud within 1UO miles of Omalia since IfcTil. I
liuvu nuNur bieu In the olllcu of any rullrnud
t'oinpany. except localstations. 1 never inudo
tliu aciiialntanco | ot u man In thu miinaKumuiit
of any railroad except Mr. lloldrcpe , whom 1
know years uuo. but who wou.d not l.now inn
now , us wn have not mot for nlnn yuais. I
inn or asked or rucoh ud to my knowledge any
fuvorH. polltlcul or othornlHo. from any rall-
rouil ronipany. I uui tioslllvo ( liuvu tried
jiioio railroad eases und enlorcd nioro Judg
ments against railroad companies than any
otherJtulRo In Nubrasku. for this , I inn en
titled to nullhur uiodlt nor bliiine. 1 wus
tilm ply doing my duty. It phould , liowuvei ,
huvu exempted me in omomuusnro from your
misrepresentations. Vour opposition to
mu bus been ut times both illogical und
incons Hlunl. Vousiy of mu ono e < k. I am
" " " obseuntv.
"unknown , "dragged out of
You mo "not acquainted" with me , utc 'the
next weak yon cull mu a notorious i-illio.id
tool. Vour llrst Indictment I must confess.
The society of inr family und neighbors bus
hern HO uttrautlvu that I did not Iiuqiient thu
places where \\ould buuptto imiku your uu-
ijualntiinve.
My ollleiul and business iccord nro con-
fildured public property , und 1 concodu your
right to criticise either. Vou weiu notsitls-
llod to try the Issues of thu cumpilKii upon
my flfteun years' residence ) In Nebraska , uinl
nuiirly nlnu years us a publlo olliccr. but In
ordur to olc-curc llieruul Issues , you go to my
o'.d home In Iowa middle up in old scandal
which bad laid hurled henoutli tliu dust , of
twenty yuuis , und thu recorus of thu couit In
my favor.
on ha > o published to Injure nnd ruin mo ,
column after column of rcoKlng seumluK
whscli vou Know to bo llhulous , und winch you
hhonld Inixu known to bo false , as tlioy are.
ioui slanders Imvu beun copied Into tbu In-
< lcimuiiit | ! ! nowsnauor.i , and u rculutud In all
piits of thu stuto.
It Is u pluasuru to note , however , that thn
dumoerutlu panels ot thu stulu , with fuw n\-
ceptloiiM , IIHVU refused to copy your libels
You liulu printed false ami manufactured m-
tcrvluwK with tblnl parties hi order to bluukun
me : und. worst of all , yon sent u lurno tunii-
tiur of your pupois to my old homo foi distri
bution unionc my old Jrlunds and neighbors.
I'or this , you liuvu not o\on tliu liimu excnsu
of purtlhiin politics. Von wuiu mistaken , ll
Hcems , in your csllmutu of thu honcsly und
( luuunoy of Jo u democrats , for the demo
cratic editor to'whom you hunt thu p ipm-s lu-
turiicd Ilium to you \\nhii Ititlor. wliluh would
lie an Interesting eontiibullon to thu lltur.i-
turo of this remarkable campaign. Vou can
not tuku lufnso buhlnd any unknown In
formant In I.con for the s > curlious letters
fiom thoru Imvu been sent by u member of
your udltoilul stuir onu Alutculf and I have
u ilsht to trout his actions us your own , since
you uro It-gully und morally rcsponslblo for
them. Von liuvu lost sight of your llrst wop-
oslllou Vou started out to pio\o to tliu uuo-
ilo of Nebraska that I wus inoially unfitted
} or thu position of Judge of thu Miprmnu court
und was not entitled to their confidence or
biippoit. To that no objection IH urged. If
vour motive wuru honust you should booom-
niLiided by all. Vou hnto now , howuvur , no
liuhur motlvo than to furnish sunsatlons for
your punur by uhuslni : and m illKiilog me.
To accomplish your end you Inn o unii.ed
In a persecution , which fur malluu and want
of provocation In without paiallol In Nebraska
politico. Vou liavu not mentioned ns your In-
founant , as to u nlnglu statement duio.'inory
to me , thu namu of nny urudlblu man who IIUH
not publicly and repeatedly denied your an-
tliOilty to usu his name In such commotion.
Your communication dated today Is. like. Its
pru.ieccs-.ors. full of falsehoods und mUiepre-
hontutloiiH. Mr. Hullouk. sccroltuy of thu
Musonle lodge ut I.eon was HUN or known as u
j > er-onul friend ot mine , qultu tlio contrary.
Lilt ho unjoyx u standing for probity of clmr-
itutorund truthfulness to which the editor of
thu Worlil-lluiuld may well nspliu , und your
attempt to clmruuturl/u him as u for er will
not all cut Ills standing with tlieoraftoramon
Ills nululiburs. Thu buiinty and hkh moral tonu
of tills ruform ( V ) eampalKii Is HltiiiKly Illus
trated by vour conduct la dragging thu woman
for whom you OMIIOSS so much .solicitude
from tliu ipilut of Iho home after sixteen
years of virtuous life as u nlfu und molhur
( us you say , und I admit' , tonuiko her an Issue
hi this campaign. Her ulliued statement , tn
your paper Is not trilu. bliumuyhuvu signed
It , but It Is your statement. It is fulsu In
every mutuilul lespuct and this Is thu llrst
tlmu Hbu IIUH o\ur dared to make It. Her
hnorn lustlniony was twleutaUen und signed
by her , and WIIH so entirely at variance with
thorfu sintunienls tliut her attorneys no\or
( lareil to piess her ease for trial und which
wus thu real eanso for dismiss iuIt. . '
It Is the same old chur u which was fully
met twunty years ago and whluh fiillud of Its
own wuuUness without a word of defense from
mu Them Is one asiertlon In your statement ,
blgiiud by Mis. U. which Is probably mm. bliu
lius evidently communicated with her ( .on.
who ut bur or your dictation wrote the follow
ing letter :
"KKM.Miin.v , In. . Out. I * . ' , 1SJI.-A. M. Post :
blr-1 hiixi HIIW tliu allalr mentioned In thu
Omaha lleiald In regnid to your business in
I.eon There have been lotion written to thlx
place muUini : ( minifies In ruKiiril to tno allulr
abovu muntloned. but thu/ have not beun
iinsuereii , and loanpiohlblt their heliu1 un-
swered If I vliooiu , or havu tliuin unswcruil In
u way Mint will glvu no ilKht on tliu unfair
iiuklnst yon or vonr putty ticket. And If vou
will nuike It luteiestlng for me I ulll either
piolilhlt their heiiiLansueioil or IIIIMJ them
nnsweied In any way you may deshe. I will
ilctum thu answers until Monday M. Ity tliut
tlmu I nlll hmo tlmu to hear fiom you.
Iwllluxpect nn answer Immediately , and
until then 1 will remain , yours truly.
O. J. MflOSA.I ) > . "
I charge you , by your topresuntatue , with
hiHiilrlng this leller. Vou iilthur entorud Into
a criminal iiinsplnicy with this woman to
intiKo capital for Iho inform ( ? ) party of tills
ktutu by Inducing me to submit to bliioUnmll
rather Hum endure additional ouhnnny dur
ing this UHinpulKii , wliluh , of course , yon would
iiuvn pnbllslio l In your paper , or olsu you
liuvu uxolted her oupmltv and Induced her to
ultenilit to extoit money on neeount of my
eandhluey. That your repiesentatho In
thu coniphacy Is patent to any careful
irnilcr , and you u innot convince thn people
to thu contrary. Tliu fuel of the letter Itself
in connection with your statement , o\or her
name. Mid Its reference to .Nebraska polities ,
la Hiitlhlmit. Hut notice the ( lutes 1 am ul-
loued until the Itltli to luspoud. Von waited
thu full time. Vonr last communication was
telegraphed from I.eon on thu'Till , In
the meantime I had not seen III to maUe it
Interesting either In my own behalf orthat
of my "party tleUul , " If I remember rlihtly it
linn Leen sometliln like twenty > uurs since
nn uttempt lias been made to extort money
from mu by unch moiun.
Mr. llllcncook. you are not honest , not o\en
with jonrself. ) oil don't iiuru who Is elected
jiiil''o of thu supreme court except i > o fur ns It
will uirt'Utyoui paper. Vour abuse of mu lias
hud m ) shadow of justification , Vour motive
IB not material.
If It IUH been to wound mo your shaft Is
veil aimed. Tlio measure of your success Is
owrllowlnK , Vour poUon lias reachco beyond
me. wlioru it will liurt worao. and where the
McUm could not lialiurmed you ,
l r. Mlllurburuly deserves ihocommlaeratlon
of nlHho pcopln of NubiusUu when liu wlt-
nossus Hie paper ho founded und which was
his prldo In partnership with n common
bliukumllcr , ] mu very truly > oiirs
A. M , 1'OsT. '
Oakluud'H Joint Dolinto.
OAKMNP , Nob. , Oct , 28. ( Special to TUB
ButA : ] joint duoato will take place In this
city next Saturday evening on tni\ silver
question , Tim chief disputants nro Prof. J.
M Puvmo of Mcuuylor and A. B , ( Jhnrdoof
thU city.
MtiiMlon In Itoonn County.
Ai.niov , Nob. , Oct. US. ( Special to Tilts
Ilrts.J The temporary enthusiasm created
In Kdfortou. ICum and lessor lights of the Independent -
dependent inovemont under the stimulus of
u roasted ox ana generous dosw of icform
taffy has not succeeded In blinding the eyes
of thouchtful momborB of the party to the
notorious unfllncss of thole aspirant for supreme
premo JudRO. The cnlm , logical facts ns pre
sented by TIIK BRR uro every day adding to
the Brewing sentiment In favor ot Judge
Post , among whoso ardent supporters nro to
bo found many of tbo leading democrats of
Boone county ,
IXHULTUtt Till ! UT.I ) VI..IO.
Union VctoriuiH Compelled to Cnlt the
Alliance to Time.
LoriCm , Nob. , Oct. 28. [ Special Tolo-
jrrnm to TIIK Bp.n.l-S. P. Holcomb nnd
\V. II. Uech addressed n small audlenco of
independents , composed mostly of women
and children , hero todav. They had adver
tised for a bl , ? blow out and had a grand
street parade , bended by tbo Loup City band ,
followed by a string of wagons containing
twenty-three voters and about sovcnty-llvo
women and children.
The feature of the day was the running un
of the American flair , stars down , by U.
Taylor , the local alliance storekeeper. The
citizens look this ns nn Insult to tbo flag and
sent a committee of two to have It either
taken down or put up right , giving him ono
hour to chnngo It. Ttitcc-qunrtcrs of an
hour passed , when the son of un old soldier
climbed the ladder nnd pulled It down nnd
pulled it up again in tbo proper manner.
IMcorton at Mlndrn.
Mivnr.v , Nob. , Oct. 28. ( Snecial Tele
gram to Tin : BKK ] Tlio great Kdgcrtou
tncotini ! was held this afternoon us bud been
announced for the past two weeks , and as
n political rally was as complete a fallaro as
could bo without being n total one. Edger-
ton was bore and made his speech to an
audience composed of sixty independents ,
fortv-six republicans , sixteen democrats and
eiglit Indloi , by actual count. An evening
mooting was nlso advertised , but fnhod to
raateriuli/o for want of people nnd was
abandoned.
At thonlllnnco meetings being held over
the country their orators tiuvo announced
that the republicans were afraid to meet
them in Jointdiscusslon , which , when brought
to the notice of tbo lopunlicaii committee , re
sulted In n challenge both publicly , through
the press , nnd by a personal letter to them ,
to nan.o the time , plnco , etc. , and was ac
cepted bv their chairman , who named the
pluccami date nnd named the mooting held
today. During the forenoon the republican
committee conferred with the independent ,
committee , but could got no satisfaction , and
afterward wont to Edgcrton personally , who
refused to moot J.G. Tato.wbo was proposed or
J. L. Mcl'hcely , n local attorney , or anybody
else. It was n complete backdown In every
sense and Kdgerton hud thu effrontery to
iiinko the statement in his speech that the re
publicans did not duro stand before tno people -
plo and discuss the issues , knowing that ho
had refused to meet men who sat in his audi
ence.
ence.His speech consisted of n hemorrhage of
bad grammar , promiscuous and inconsistent
chaiges against republicans , nbuso of Mr.
Hosewnter and n defense of the liut legisla
ture. IIo didn't lay down a slnglo proposi
tion or mnko u sugcostion in solution of the
wrongs which bo claimed existed , and his in
genious bid for democratic votes was pain
fully patent and nil but silly. Be
fore the meeting begun the republicans.
requested room Mid accommodations for
stonogr.iphois , which were ntlirstdoniod but
afterward granted , because it. was learned
that the speccli would bo taken ns it could
be caught from n scat in the audience.
Politically , Intellectually and as far as
enthusiasm was concerned the meeting was
a failure and made not n sinplo vote.
MclCclghan t omuls Dcinouratn.
Tr.ct'MiBii , Neb. , Oct. ! i3. ( Special Tele
gram to Tin ; BKE. ] Todav the independents
had n rally. About 150 alliance men listened
to McICcighan for over two hours. In his
speech lie pounded the democrats ns well us
the republicans. Ho said the demo
crats had no test of membership and
tnat you never Know where to find
them , to which a democrat remarked ,
"You will not find them voting for Kdger
ton. " In the evening Paul Vundorvoort
made n tallc of several hours. His speech
was made with n view of catching the old
soldiers , but they didn't tnko to It kindly.
After abusing every leader of the republican
party , ho closed his tirade by saying that if
tlio present suptomo court were turned out
to grass tliov couldn't mnlco n living. Such
statements "from such "a man as Paul Vun
dorvoort were regarded as In perfect keep
ing with him. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Itrolccn Itow Honiilllo ins.
BKOKB.V Bow , Nob. , Oct. 23. [ Special Tel
egram to Tin : BUB. ] Tlnssvas republican
day hero and the city was filled , with people
and flags and bunting were flying ovory-
whore. The pcoulo M ere very much dlsan-
pointed In the fuiluro of Mr. Kosowntcr to
apuoar. llundteds of puople came especially
to hear him. Tlio procession this morning
was n line ono. The Ansloy and Broken
Bow cornet bauds furnished music for the
occasion. At the af tot noon meeting the
opera house was well filled nnd much enthu
siasm prevailed. Colonel H. U. Hnssel , lion.
F. O. Haiior nud Hon. James Whltciiead
were the orators , x Many of the prominent
farmers of the county woio in thonudionco.
lion. C ! . M. Lambertson and Governor Ageo
were the orators In the evening. Tito demon
stration today was much larger and nioro en
thusiastic , than that of the independents hold
lust weak.
I'rospeclH
O'N'uu.L , N < ) b. , Oct. 2S. [ Special Telegram
to Tnu Bin : . ] Hon. Alfred Bnrtow of Chad-
ron , colleague of .HidgeKinkaldoii the repub
lican ticket for district Judge , came to O'Nulll
this morning. Ho was mot nt the train by
Judge Ktnkuld , County Attorney Adams and
several ether prominent citizens. Mr. Bar-
tow wont to Chambers tonight , where u big
republican rally is in progie s. He was ac
companied by' Mr. Adams and goes from
Chambers to Ewing tomorrow , returning to
the west on the evening train , Judge Kin-
knld said that the press of other matters did
not permit htm to accompany his colleague.
IIo returned from Boyd county last night.
The prospects for republican success are
brighter than over.
Their ItldionloiiH Position.
HEMIEIISO.V , Nob. , Out. 2s. [ Special Tolo-
grnm to Tnu BKK.J J. O. Powers and B. A.
Cillbertof York addressed un enthusiastic
republican nmllonco hero last night. In addi
tion to n thorough and convincing discussion
of thu issues , the ridiculous position u-isunicd
by those cluimlng sudden conversion to the
ulllanco fnlth after yours of monopoly service
xv us clunrly shown.
Wiight of vVnhoo was hero also to deliver
nn address , which ho biiid nad been UM-
nuiinccd In the Independent pnpois , but us no
Independents appeared ho dupaitcd. Demo
crats uoro will support Post principally.
How Knn\ County standH ,
CnuiaiiTOS , Nob. , Oct. -Special [ Tele-
grain to Tin : BKI : , I Tbo political situation
In ICuox county Is gradually assuming shapo.
The county went alliance last year strong
but this y oar Judge Post will certainly carry
it. Tha republicans nio solid for him ana
tlio democrats practically the in mo. In tha
county thu republicans have n gooa chance
to elect thulr ticket. t.Umtonant Governor
Tom Major * spono at Wnusa and was listened
to by a largo crowd. Those from this part of
the country return with renewed enthusiasm.
Major * U u sure vote maker In Knox county.
Almiiiliinod the Papnr.
Nob. , Oct. 23. [ Special to Tun
The neutral independent organ to
have been launched thU week to voice the
local opposition to Judge Post has been
abandoned , the promised support hnvin ?
fulled to materializes and tbo printing mate
rial was shipped back to Omaha ,
AVhero Kdjcrtnii Is Known.
PAVIJ.UOV , Neb. , Got 2 $ . ( Special Tele
gram to TUB BKK.J T. B. Miunehan , tbo
Independent candidate for district judge ,
[ OO.NTl.NLKU OX EECO.XU
TRIED TO WRECK A TRAIN , f
Bold Attempt of a Young Scamp on the
B. & M , . .
HE WORKED LIKE A PROFESSIONAL ,
8plkcn Driven Ncnr the Hal'H la Such
n Manner as to s'ond nn
Kn lnc Into the
Ditch.
LINVOLV , Nob. , Oct , 23. iSpoclnl to Tun
But : . ] Had it not been for the sharp oycs
of the trackmen on the I ) . & M. railroad No.
4 , Iho morning passenger , would hnvo boon
wrecked on account of the maliciousness of a
young John Andres. Just cast of Havclock
the trainmen discovered that ten spikes had
been driven into the ties inside of the rails
in such a manner that the top of the spikes
were on a level with the rails and would
have thrown a train Into the ditch. The
work looKed like that of professional train
wieckcrs , and after pulling out the obstruc
tions barely In time to lot the morning pas
senger pass bafoly , the trainmen notlllcd the
ofllclaU of the road.
An investigation by the detectives of the
company resulted in the arrest of John An
dres , u lau of II , \\tio wears the mnllinuint
ami cunning look of n ueraon far beyond his
years. The spikes were driven In with such
precision that u hardly seemed probable that
u boy of his ago could have done the work.
Young Andress belongs to nn emigrant
outfit that had passed the night near the
place , nnd which loft onrlv in ttio morning
for other parts. They were trailed through
Ashland to Louisville , where the young mis
creant was captured.
JIo was arraigned before Justice Foxwor-
thv , and that olllcial declared that owing to
tnc extreme youth of the prisoner , his seem
ing dense Ignorance nnd non-comprehension
of the enormity of his offense and the poverty-
stricken condition of ills parents , ho would
allow the young criminal to go free , nftor
administering a soveiu reprimand.
Work < f Woman SulVrafist .
HSTixcis , Nob. , Oct. 28. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bui : . ] The tenth annual session
of the Woman's Suffrnco Association of Ne
braska continued Its deliberations today. In
the morning session , Iho minutes of the last
session having been read ana npprovcd , re
ports of progress were given from the various
judicial districts in the state. At 11 o'clock
the election cf officers was hold. Mrs. Clara
Bewick Colby was unanimously elected presi
dent ; Mrs. Smith flay ward , vice cresident-at-
largo ; Mrs. J. W. Drury , recording secre
tary ; Miss Helen GolT , corresponding secre
tary , nnd Mrs. Mary J. Eldrcdgo , treasurer.
The chair appointed the now district presi
dents. The convention then adjourned till 2
o'clock p. in.
When the body reassembled it was
addressed by Colonel Lynn , independent can
didate for district cleric. The superinten
dent's reports were noxtgivon and discussed.
The committee on the plan of work , followed
by ttiq committee on resolutions , demanding
universal sufTin o. asking support from nil
citizens , favoring the representation In tno
Methodist conference of women nnd ondors-
ine prohibition. Miss Ham , protiibition candidate
didato for superintendent ot schools , then
spoke for u few minutes. The congratula
tions of the association were tendered to
Elizabeth Cady Stauton on her safe return
to this country.
At 5 o'lock the convention took n recess
till 7:30 : , after appointing Mary A. Uiploy a
member of the natlonol executive committee.
The convention reassembled nt 7HO : p.m.
with a fair attendance , mostly ladies. . After
tlio Invocation by Mrs. Cooley of Lincoln ,
Mis. Anna E. Woodby spoke on ' 'Woman
Suffrage , Past. Piescnt nnd Future. " Miss
Helen Goff of Minden recited the -'Pilot's
Story. " Following this. Mrs. Clara B. Colby
uddiossed the convention on the present sta
tus of Wyoming as affected by woman suf
frage. After n few parting remarks by the
president the convention adjourned to moot
nt Ponder next summer. Before the conven
tion adjourned n resolution was adopted
thanking the Hastings citizens for their hos
pitality and Tin : Biu : for Its reports of the
convention.
to IMansl iiighlcr.
HAUTINUTOX , Nob. , Oct. 28. [ Special Tele
gram to Tnc Bui : . ] In the OFlaherty mur
der trial today tno following jury was secured -
cured : Thomas Boucher , Bernard Stevens ,
John Tigges , John Wiesoler , Joseph Copplo ,
George Champion , F. J. Hull , Frank Don-
dinger , John rJoreckor , Stephen Stevens ,
Frank Marks , Jesse Miller. All nro farmers.
Tno examination of witnesses for thu state
was completed this afternoon nnd the state's
case icsted. The evidence adduced was sub
stantially the same as given nt the prelimin
ary hearing. The attorneys for the defense
scored nu Important point In fuvor of the
prisoner by mwlnir thu charge of murder in
the tlrst degree changed to manslaughter.
The information alleged murder in thu llrst
degioo and manslaughter. On motion of the
dofcnso tno lust charge only was sustained
by the court nnd the ttlal for manslaughter
will proceed upon the convening of court to
morrow. Interest In the trial continues
great and the court room is crowded.
Syracuse Hnido t l > y
SYIIVCUSI : , Nob. , Oct. 28. I Special Tolo-
gr.un to Tim IJEP.J A gang of ( .even toughs
piocecdod to raid the town last night. Bo-
vlns \ Campbell's store was relieved of about
? \sorth of goods. They pried oil the cash
drawer , but got no money , uml overlooked 11
pocketbook containing about & ! " > which fell
on thn llnor. \ \ llcox's barber shoo was re
lieved of $15 worth of raors. Dorsoy Smith's
teed store was broken into but nothing was
taken. The ofllco of McKco Bios. ' livery
stnhlo was next entered nnd the pants of the
hostler relieved of ? 3.70 , but ho was not
awakened. Jim Jen-ill's residence was the
next objective point , but tlioy were too noisy
and \vcu- put to Iligtit.
Four men were arrested todiy on suspi
cion. Ono of thorn weakened nnd led iho
otllcors to a corn crib under the floor of which
the goods were secreted. Moro arrests wl'J '
follow tonight. It Is understood that two or
three of the men are wanted In Lincoln.
Violated tlio Liquor Law.
liisivn Cm , Nob. , Oct. 28 , [ Spsolnl Tele
gram to Tun BEE. ] Last evening Martin
Egnn , a liveryman , E , II. Bryant , druggist ,
nnd J. S. Taylor , a drug dark , were arrested
for selling liquor without a license. They
were nrralgned bofnr" Justice Bennett and
pleaded not guilty. Their trial was set for
this afternoon at ! 1 o'clock. The defendants
gave ball for their appearance. Thn defend
ants were not represented by lawyers.
There was not sufficient evidence to hold
Martin Egan and ho was released , while
Bryant and his clerk pleaded guilty. Tbo
ca.so was compromised uv Bryant paying the
uttorney's foe * and all costs. L. M. Gates , a
restaurant keeper , was also Implicated , but
escaped shortly before the arrests were
muao.
Fanners' Lllicrality.
Giiuiit.BY CENTEII , Nob. , Oct. 23. [ Special
Telegram to TIIK BKK. ] The O'Connor colon -
on today sent as a gift to St. James Orphans
Homo In Omaha , a car load of Hour , potatoes
and other provisions. Uov. Father Hyves
announced the matter last Sunday uml today
the fanners crou ded the streets with wagons
loaded with the good things of the earth.
This Is also a tribute to the memory of tbo
Into nUhop O'Connor , after whom thn colony
Is named and is also typical of a county bear
ing tbo nninu of tbo great philanthropist ,
Horace Greoloy. The B. & M. generously
shipped the car load free ,
Captured nil Oinnhn Creole.
UEATIIICB , Neb. , Oct. 23 , [ Special Tolo-
pram to TIIK BLE. | A colorcJ crook bailing
from Omaha , and giving tbo name of James
Elliott , was arrested lost iilght for entering
nroora in the Davis bon e nnd taking a
quantity of second-band clothing. Ho was
given n'hearlng this nftornoon and bound
oven in the sum of $300 , In default of ball
ho was lodged in the county jail.
Kenruey'n Untcrprlso.
KiunXET , NCD. , Oct. 28. I Special Tele
gram to Tnc Bp.n. ] Owing to the trouble
which bos recently arisen between C. L.
Williams , the well known uorscmun , nnd the
people of Independence , In. , a prominent cltl-
yon of Kearney sent Mr. Williams the follow
ing telegram : *
I ntn requested by cltUcns of Kearney , who
subsi-rihud liW.OOO in bonus for a cotton mill ,
which I * completed and machinery being
placed therein , to ask , will yon come hero with
horses and build a track If iUW.OOO subsidy Is
raised ? f
A reply was received from Mr. Williams
todav saying that ho could not entertain any
proposition nt present. ! It Is evident tnut Mr.
Williams will entertain Kearney's proposi
tion first if ho decides to seek a now rendez
vous. _ t _
She IH Iiirniiii ; White.
LINCOLNNob. . , Oct ! 23. ( Special Tele
gram to TIIK Bui : . I Aftrenk has been dis
covered In Lincoln in tUo shape of a colored
ghlli years old who U gradually turning
white. Her narao is Corn Stafford. It has
been discovered that fet the past six mouths
her skin has been turning from black to
white , commencing nt tJio foot. The entire
limb Is now whilo. Tno physicians of tbo
city nrn greatly Interested in tbo case.
Clnrl.-Tlipiupsnn.
rim-ox , Nob. , Oct. 25. [ special Telegram
to Tn" BIE.J : Dr. Jotiu W. Thompson of
Strung. Nob. , nnd AllloJ the oldest daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. M. Olnrk , wore married
today at noon. The wedding was strictly a
family affair and after iho ceremony nnd a
wedding breakfast Dr. nnd Mrs. Thompson
departed on the B. .fc M , for n short tour
among the Colorado mountains.
TlioniMH Couiliy'8 Crops.
Tiicnronn , Neb. , Oct.23. [ Special to Tin :
Bcr.J The first carload of small grain over
sent out of Thomas county was .shipped by
Farrell & McMillan today , consisting of
spring wheat. The fact that small grain ,
especially wheat , barley , oats nnd rye , can
bo successfully raised in this county has been
demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of the
most credulous.
_
Ill-suit of Filihy Streots.
NEIIIMSKA. CmNeb. . , Oct. 28. [ Special
Telegram to Tun BEK. | Diphtheria Is
getting n stronger hold on Nebraska City
every day nnd no action1 has boon taken by
the city council to check It The streets nnd
alloys are very dirty and doubtless the bad
sanitary condition of the city Is the cause of
the disease. Three new cases were reported
today. _
M ithln Thirty I > nyn.
KEIUSET , Nob. , Oct. 23. [ Special to
Tnc Bin : . ] The Koanioy oat meal mill
is being placed in readiness for work. The
building is entirely completed nnd two cm-
loads of machinery nro ourouto and will be
placed in the mill within n few days. It Is
expected that tbo mill will bo in operation in
thirty days , turning out 100 barrels per day.
Died of
Coi.UMiiUi ) , Nob. , Oct 23. [ Special to Tin :
Bci : . ] Henry Miller ftiect in this city nt 4
o'clock this morning with lockjaw. Several
weeks ago ho stopped on n nail. Some ten
days later ho was taken Ul and never got up.
Ho will bo buried under the auspices of the
Independent Order of OddFollows , , of which
order ho was a member.
Ho Goes lip itorLH'e.
LTVCOI , * , Neb. , Got. ' 28. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun B I.E. ] Chnrlos F. Hammond ,
tnc fiend who criminally assaulted his own
daughter , was today sentenced to the peni
tentiary for life.
! > ltK Or THE CA&E.
Ilio Transaction with thn Kojstono
I tank ICxncriunoc.
RocnnsTKii , Pa. , Oct. 23. Senator Quay
was called on at his homo In Bonvor early
this morning and questioned as to the certifi
cate of deposit for $ S,877 from the Kcystono
bank to Ilnrasloy , made payable by him to
Senator Quay through the Beaver Deposit
bank November 2'J , 1880 , Ho said his recol
lection oi the details of the transaction was
rather indistinct , but bo is satisfied the date
of the certificate given In the circular was a
forgery. Ho said : ' 'In October , not No
vember , 16SU , Igavo a note to the gentlemen
representing the republican city comniitteo
of Pnilndelpbia for $0,000 , upon which to
raise that amount of money for the campaign
that year. What was dpne with it-I know
nothing personally except that the note was
afterward returned to mo cancelled , paid , as
I understand , by the republican state com-
mittco. The Bardsley draft was for the
amount of the note loss the discount.
Later Quay telegraphed to Pittsburg tint
upon examination of thq books of the lioavor
Deposit bank ho found that the certificate
was deposited on December II , nnd the data
given by the democratic chairman , Korrin ,
in tils circular' was therefore correct. The
connection , he added , can only bo explained
by the Philadelphia tieoplo. At tbo Allo-
gliany National bank , in this city , Cashier
Montgomery said the ccrliflcut" was re
ceived on December 4 , to bo forwarded to
Phlladolnhia for collection.
Arguments were begun before the snnato
today in the case of the.stnto against Treas
urer Boyor. Mr Shnplov , counsel for Boyer.
opened the argument. The gallery was lllled
and every senator was In his seat.
Upon tlio conclusion 'of Mr. Shaplev's ar
gument tbo senate adjourned till inornfng.
/ : . rtnn FOKKCAII r.
On'IGIl OP WcATIIRH BfltCAU , )
OMUU , Oct. 28. f
Uomarkably clear , pleasant weather still
prevails over the greater portion of the
United States. High pressure cor.tltiuos
over the eastern portion of the country , but
the northwest from Missouri north nnd
northwest has como Under the influence of
the low barometer , whoso con tor is advanc
ing eastward and Is uuw north of Montana.
Still no rain has attended this storm. Do-
Hghtfuly mild and plowant Indian summer
weather characterized It ,
Temperature has USTQ in the Missouri val
ley. Miles Cltv reporU'dn maximum of bO = > ,
North Platto82 = and''Valentino . , Neb , . b4 = > .
For Omaha and vicinity Warmer ; contin
ued fair weather on Thursday.
WAHIIIXOTOV , D. C. . Oct. 28. For Mis-
sourl and Iowa Fair Friday ; wnrmor south-
on v winds.
For North nnd South' Dakota Generally
fair ; stationary { .cmperaturo In thu east ;
cooler In thn west ; Variable winds ,
For Kansas Generally Jtilr ; cooler by
Thursday night ; varlablo winds.
For Nebraska Generally fair ; slightly
cooler ; winds becomingnorthwesterly.
For Colorado Generally fair ; stationary
tcmporaturo ; variable , winds.
.i/ . jii.Mif > ' twuii troiiic.
Two .Mammoth Indnwtrles Almost
AsHiired lor Omaha.
CiucAno , 111. , Oct. 28. ' [ Special Telegram
toTiiKBKE. ] Secretary Bomls of the Ueal
Estate Ouuers association Is in the city and
has been in conforcnuo all day with represen
tatives of a largo tolling mill comnany which
the Walter A. Wood Harvester company
need near them for Iron supplies , should they
decide to locate their largo woitern factory
in Omaha , Mr. Bemls returns to Omaha
tonight and feels very hopeful of securing
both tha harvester factory and tha rolling
mill for the Gate City of tbo west.
Ktoamer Arrivals.
At Hottcrdaui Wllkemmen from Now
York.
At Now Yortt Wostornland , from Antwerp -
worp , Havel , from Bremen.
SET THE VERDICT ASIDE ,
Decision of the Suprorao Court of Massa
chusetts in the Amlover Case.
WESLEYAN METHODISTS OF MICHIGAN ,
They Will Follow tlio ItiilcH Imld
Down In the Old Hook ol'Dlsol-
pllnc Union Semin
ary MnttutH.
BOSTON' , Mnss. , Oct. 28. The decree of the
boanl of visitors 1ms boon sot nsido In the
famous Anilovcr case. This decision of the
suproii.o court Is oil the ground that the
trustees nio not mndo parties to the original
proceedings. The merits of tlio c.isonro not
passed upon.
Tlio decision menus n victory for Prof.
Egbert U. Smythe , ntnt doubtless onils a
struggle that has been before the public for
. over live years.
The decision of the board of visitors now
set aside was rendered in Juno , lbS , and waste
to the effect that Prof. Egbert E. Sinytho
D.D. , Brown professor of ecclesiastical
history In the theological Institution at , Andover -
dover , bo expelled on ttio ground af hutoro-
doxy in teaching , as such professor , doctrines
contrary to tlio laws of the institution , ospe-
dally respecting the Inspiration of the holy
scrlptuics and probation nftordeath for some
souls that have not had the go pel In this
life. An appeal was promptly taken to tlio
supreme court of the state , in accordance
with n provision made bv thu founders of the
seminary , and n complicated , hotlv contested
pnd world famous scties of legal battles went
on , culminating in the llnal hearing before a
full bench last November.
The decision covers only one of the many
grounds of appeal let out by Prof. Smytho's
lawyers , namely that the board of visitors
acted unjustly and illegally in refusing to
allow the boord ot trustees to hnvo n slmro in
the trim. On the other points the court ox-
pi essed no opinion ns the decision on this
vital point renders the others void. Techni
cally , the effect of the decision Is to send the
en'-o back to the board of visitors for a new
trial.
Chief JusUco-Fiold alone dissents In n long
opinion. IIo says that it was immaterial
whether or not tno application of
the trustees to bo permitted to
appear as a party bo a p.irt of the
record of the visitors , oocauso this record ,
even If the application were excluded , docs
not show that thu trustees us n corporation
woio cited nor did tbcv appear In the pro
ceedings. The majority opinion docs not say
whether 1'rof. Smvtho is or is not guilty of
heterodoxy , neither docs it prevent thn
board of visitors from attending nud calling
upon the trustees to appear.
The tiubtccs , ns a body , nro supporters of
Prof. Smytho and will not become parties to
proceedings for his removal , and the decision
thus becomes a virtual victory for "now de-
pariuro" liberals.
H'lTII liU'ltllltbll'JJ CiitKMOXlES.
Cclchratlon of tlio Ccntcnnary of St
Mary's Spinlnnry. Hnltlmore.
BAI.TIMOIIC , Md. , Oct. 28.Ov a grand pro
cession and the ceremony of pontifical mass ,
was ocgun today in the cathedral of Balti
more the celebration of the coiitonnnry of the
Seminary of tot. Mary. Tbo students of St.
Charles' ' college , piesldents and seminarians
of St. Mary's seminary , resident and visiting
urlosts , vicar generals , abbots , monsignors ,
bishops and archbishops , numbering alto
gether not IMS than y.UOO , composed the
procession. It moved past the residence of
Cardinal G-lbbous.whoro stood the full robed
bishops nud archbishops. As the priests
Hied past the prelates joined In the pro
cession and these were followed oy his
eminence In the richest robes of ofllco.
The cardinal assisted at the mass sup
ported by Uevs. J. G Lloyd of Baltimore as
assistant priest , and E J. Dunne of Chicago
anil A. Nncey of Detroit ns deacons ol honor
The m.iss was celebrated by the lit. Hov. P.
L , . O'Ucilly , D. D , of Springfield , Hov. Mr.-
Hickey of Cincinnati , subdeacon.
The sermon was by Ut. Uuv. J. J. Kean , D.
D. . uishop of Wheeling , from llicso words :
"You have not chosen me but 1 have chosen
you and have appointed you that you Miould
go uml bhouid bring forth fruit , and your
fruit should remain" John xv , 10.
After thosorvlcos in the cathedral students
and seminarians returned to the seminary ,
and there , at 2 o'clock , was given a grand
banquet to cardinal , archbishops , bishops ,
clergy , somtmutniib and students in honor of
the rounding out ot the llrst ICO jeura of St.
Sulplco In the United States.
liI'UKAD1MI VHUliiTlAXITV.
Mcotiiifj of tlio Women's Foreign
ItllfsHlontiry Rouloty.
KANSAS Cm , Mo. , Oct. 25. The most
prominent women of the Methodist Episcopal
church in the United States were present nt
the Independence Avenue chuivh when the
onenlnp session of the annual meeting of tbo
executive committee of the Women's foreign
Missionary society was called to order this
morning. Women representing the ten
branches Into which the entire United States
is divided were there , all procured to lav out
thu work for the coming year , which shall
further spread tbu teachings of Christianity
among thu heathen nations of the world.
Tbo morning session was called to order by
Mrs. M. S Huston , secretary of the DPS
Mollies hrauch , to which the Kansas City
auxiliaries bclonir.
Aftordovotional exorcises Mrs. Huston was
elected temporary president for the day.
Mrs. O. Parker and Uov. Dr. George W.
Miller of Kansas City welcomed the dele
gates. Miss M. E. Knrldon of Chicago re
sponded.
Mrs. J. T. Oracoy WHS elected secretary.
Committees - and then the
wu-o appointed re
ports from the various branches were pre
sented , nil of which showed a satisfactory
condition of things
Tlio afternoon and evening sessions were
taken up with heurinir accounts from mis
sionaries of their work in the various fields.
co.\sICIC.ITJI > A nitmn > .
IHIUIO Ijca Nicholson CoiiNecratcd
IllHliop ol' Milwaukee.
Pllir.AiiKl.l'im , Pn. , Oct. 2S. Impicsblvo
ceremonies marked the consecration of Rev.
Isaac Lea Nicholson to the bishopric of Mil
waukee this morning. The event took place
in the Episcopal church of St. Mark's. Bo-
lore 10 o'clock the edifice from ground floor
to organ loft was filled to overflowing , whlio
hundreds were unnblo tn gain admission.
Promptly nt 10:30 : the procession moved
from the pailsh building and entered
the church. First cnmo the choir , sing-
Ing. Following the choir were over
200 clergy from all parts of the
country ; then behind those cnmo
sixteen bishops , escorting the bishop-clod ,
while the vestry of the churcn brought up
the rear. Holy communion was then pro
ceeded with , Bishop McLean of Chicago offi
ciating as cclohrant. The sermon was deliv
ered by Bishop Crafton of Fond du Lac , WIs.
The oath was then administered to Bishop
Nloholson , wbllo the choir rendered tha lit
any. '
1 ho ceremony concluded with the congre
gation joining in singing the hymn , "Pruiso
to the Highest , "
The forinul onthronoinontof the now bishop
Will luxe place nt Milwaukee next month.
Baptist Ht-itu Coii\ontlon.
NUIIIUSSCA CmNob. . , Oct. 23 , ( Special
Telegram to TUB Unf.1 The Baptist state
convention convened hero today. Tbo at-
tcndanro U largo. Delegates are arriving on
every train. Ciroat Interest Is taken in the
meeting and the convention promises to bo
nioro successful than any of Its twenty-four
predecessors. The election of onlcors of the I
American BaptUt Publication society 10- I ,
suited : President , A. 11. Weir of Lincoln ; I
vlco president , 8. T Dimes of Nebraska
Cilv. secretary , Kov. U. A. ItUfisell of Ord. I
This afternoon Key , Dr , Lamar ot Omaha ,
delivered an address , n * i was ordered
printed. The regular wc\ if the conven
tion commenced this often , The annual
sermon was delivered bv It L. W. Terry
of Ord and address of wol < \ by Uov. M.
M. Lewis of Nebraska City ) ; sponso was
mndo by Dr. Allen of Omahn , nftor which
reports from committees were received.
U.\WX Vo'l.l.fAiK CO.f'JXtKA'UK. .
IrimsfcroC Dr. IlrlffK * tn tlio Ilthlcnl
TIlCdtOKV OIlOHHHCll.
Nnw YOIIK , Oct , US. The confcrcnco between -
tweon the directors of the Union theological
seminary nud a commlltoo of the Ptosby-
tcrlnn general assembly appointed by tlio
moderator , In accordance with n resolution
passed by tlio assembly In regard to the rela
tion of the assembly to that body , was at
tended by every director and member of iho
committee excepting Dr. Worcester.
The transfer of Prof. Charles A. Bilggs of
Union seminary , now tinder trial for heresy.
from the Hebrew chair to that of biblical
theology In defiance of the sentiment of the
Kcnin-al assembly , tinder whoso cnro they
voluntarily placed themselves eleven vc.irs
ago , is the Immediate cause of the conference-
Prior to the conferL'nco the seminary direc
tors hold n secret consultation among them
selves which lasted three houit , the result of
which Is not mndo known.
The two bodies separated after hearing the
seminary losltloti , whlcli nsolves thoqtics-
tlon at issue into n slmplo Interpretation of
the now famous compact. If thu view ad
vanced tno directors Is sustained , they ha\o
the rlgnt to transfer any professor from ono
chnlr to nnothur nt ploasuru mid thu nsscui-
blv has nothing to say about it. The trans
fer of Dr. Brlggs , the directors sav , was as
uurcly local us the hiring of n janitor.
AianiiASKA it iI.HI ID us JHJI > IIS.
mill IlnptiHt State
IU > | > rcH'iitntlvcH In nosNinn.
FIIKMO.NT , Nob. . Oct. 23. [ .Special Tele
gram to Tnc BEK. ] The goccrai nssoclntion
of the Congregational churches of Nebraska
began its tlurtfifth annual session at
the First Congregational church in this
city tonight. The body will continue In ses
sion until Monday. There nro present al
ready between 150 and 200 delegates and
ministers and the prospects nro that this
will bo Increased to 2 , " > 0 , making the largest
In the history of the association. The exer
cises tonight consisted of an address of wel
come by the local pastor , Uov. W. II. Buss ,
followed by the annual sermon by Uov. 13. A.
Lccpornf York.
One of the most important subjects of the
session will bj to decide whether or no Gates
college of Ncllgh shall bo made n Congrega
tional ctiurch college and placed on nn equal
footing with Donne. This subject comes up
tomorrow and It is expected the debate will
wax warm , this being n bone , of contention.
Friends of both colleges are on hand , stripped
for the fray. _
OAJlltffiAl , GIJtliOMi A.\l > XHB 1'Al'AOr.
Fears in Italy Ihnt Ho Will Succeed
Leo XIII.
Uovr , Oct. 28. A iccant nrticlo from the
pen of Slgnor Coscnro in QUO of the principal
liberal organs has mndo some stir In occlcsl-
nstical circles. Signor Ccsearo , who is n
liberal writer of some note and who has made
a special study of ecclesiastical questions ,
contends thru Austria in the name of the
triple alliance ought to dominate the future
conclaves and procure the election of n pope
nmcnnblo to thu suggestions of n triple nlli-
anco. But the point of interest to Americans
in the article is the vigorous opposition to
the candidature of Cardinal Gibbous for the
succession to the papal chair. Among other
things Signor Cosearo declares that under
Cardinal Gibbons the church would ccnsa to
be Iloman. This attack on Cardinal Gibbons
Is regarded nt the Vatican its the oxprcssiou
of the fear of tlio liberals that Cardinal Gib
bous might DO elected nt ttio next conclave.
lll'Ay JlijllOIlttTS.
Work or tlio Michigan Convention
Yesterday.
UIIAVD Uvrms , Mich. . Oct. 28. The re
vision of the book of discipline occupied to
day's session of the quadrennial conference
of the Wesleyan Methodist connection. Tlio
action of Iho last conference adopting the ar
ticles of faith accepting the complete sancti-
flcntion theory was dec'nrod ' unconstitutional
and the articles were rescinded by the cou-
enco until tnoy nro submitted to n full votoof
the church membership. Meanwhile the old
book of discipline adopted in ISIS will bo the
rule for the church.
jut 1 1 m ui ? Tin : A K. i.
Launching of the Armored Cruiser
Detroit at Baltimore.
Bu.TfMoitc , Md , Oct. 28. At .1 o'clock
this afternoon tlio steel crulsor Detroit was
successfully launched in the presence of a
gioat crowd of people.
"Cruiser No. 10 , " as the Detroit Is gen
erally designated , is ono of the triplet * , two
of wtilch are being built hero and the third nt
Boston. They are known as 2000-ton cruis
ers ; their machinery to develop C > , 100 horse
power , which should1 drive the vessels nt the
rate of eighteen knots nn hour. Their length
Is 2.17 foot , beam thirty-seven feet , draught
fourteen feet six inches. Their armament
will consist ot cigrt four-inch and two six-
inch rapid firing breech-loading rifles. Their
secondary battery will bo composed of ton
rapid ilring revolving cannon. Six torpedo
ports are provided ouch vessel.
UAItlXO KXI'KKltb JIOJIIUSIIN ,
'lliey Take the Sale Out of the Car
and hunvo No Clno.
Arcnisov , Kan. , Oct. 23. The express car
of tUo Central Branch railway train No , 1011
was lobbed at Leonora just after midnight
this morning. Geoigo Garner , the express
messenger , runs from Downs to Leonora.
When the train arrives nt Leonora ho per
forms the duties of n hrnkamnn and helps
the crow In switching. When the tr.iln nr-
livcd nt Leonora nt 12:25 : this morning Gar
ner hurried out to help switch the tr.iln and
the car was loft alono. When the tiaiti uas
ready to proceed on HB wnyngitin the express
messenger discovered that the safe was
missing. It was In Its plnco all right when
ho left the par , lu > hays , nnd the conductor
says the f > nmo. The s.ifo Is supposed to have
contained a largo 11 mount of monoy.
n ( > ; ; / { 11.a imonr.Knii , a
Canadian OJllululH After Dishonest
Contractors.
OTTAWA , Out. , Oct.2b. Contractor Council
whoso firm defrauded the puhllu works de
partment out of ncaciy $1,000,000 was ar
rested this morning on a chnrgo of conspiracy.
Bail was accepted , \Vholcsalo nrrosts In
connection with the boodle scandals will bo
made this week. Eight or ton warrants
have been Issued and detectives are hunting
for Contractors Owen ami Murphy , Uobert
II. MtGrcovv nnd Thomas McGrcovy , the
last named of whom was expelled from par
liament recently.
1'i.KArv / ' .uo.vir ,
Steady lncre.ano In the Treasury
Italnnoo.
WASIIINQTOX , D. C. , Oct.28. The treasury
balnnco is gradually Increasing notwithstand
ing the steady redemption oflVf per cent
bonds and the clsbursoment of over JIO.WKJ-
000 this month on account of pensions. The
dcclured balnnco today Isil4ll,77lO.M , Includ
ing the * 100,000,030 gold lOiervo , tlfi , IW,8 : > 5
subsidiary coin , and tir > , & : iSlUl on deposit
with national banks.
. . .
V I I H. I
l 'or n Pan-.Viiiorlcan Kullwiy.
AUSTIV , Tox. , Oct. 23.Tho charter of the
Pan-American Kulhvay company has boon
filed hero. The line Is to run 210 miles , from
Victoria to Brownsville , on the Illo Grando.
The proposed capital is { 3,000,000. This Is
supposed to bo the inception of a big enter-
prlso to extend tiio roiul eventually through
Mexico Into Houtb America ,
FORBEARANCE OF ENGLAND ,
Inoljlonts In International Comity Welch
Her Press Should Consider.
HOW SHE JUMPED ON A WEAKER NATION ,
Knlbroeniont of Unjust Claims Against
Brazil Itmtnl and Hasty Action
of Jlor itrprcscntailvcD In
tlio Case.
WlSlllXOTOX , IX C. , Oct. 2 ? . Ill VIOW Ol
certain criticisms of fending Uuglish newspapers -
papers , based upon nn erroneous statement ,
Indicating tnat thu govoaiiniontor the United
States has iinuio a hasty nn.l peremptory do-
maud upon the Chilian government In tha
cnso of the Baltimore's sallois nt Valparaiso ,
It may bo pertinent to roluto that on the Gth
of December , ISM , the British minister nt
Hlo Janeiro sent an ultimatum to the Brn-
zilnn government demanding the payment of
Jl'H-lVJ on account of the claim of the
British bark Prince of Wales Ami nlso n
prompt satisfaction for tno arrest of three
officers of the British naval frigate Porto ,
who In Juno , ISO' . ' , wus taken Into custody by
the police guard of ono of the towns of lira-
? ll ( tlioy being in cltl/ous druis ) for drunk
enness and disorderly conduct. ' 1 ho minis
ter declared that should the government of
ltrii/11 full to comply with the demands she
would order the admiral commanding tha
British nuvul forces at Hlo du Janeiro to de
cide the quoit ions according to Iho Instruc
tions from the British govuinii'ont.
The Bra/Ulan minister of foreign affairs
replied on December 2t > , nrotcsting ngnlust
thu payment , nnd dcclntvil that no satisfac
tion could bo given in the cnso of the thieo
olllcors us no insult wus offoroj to them.
On the lilst the British minister sent n
letter to tlio British consul , stating that the
demands of tbo British legation having mot
with no satisfaction from tlio Buulllun gov
ernment he had ordered Admiral Warren to
make luprlsuls upon Brazilian propoity until
the proper satisfaction was obtained.
On the sumo day the British war ships loft
the haiborof Hlo , ana on the lib of January
ono of tno British war vessels returned to
the port of Hlo nnd the fact was made known
that tlvo Brarilian .sallluir vessels unit ono
steamer under the Brazilian ling had been
captured and InUen charge of by the British
man-of-war and were held in n Brazilian
harbor on the coast of Hio.
On the 5th of January n council of state
was hold in the city milaco , the emperor presiding -
siding , nt which was decided that the ques
tion of the arrest of the officers of the naval
frigate Forte could bo admitted to thu arbi
tration of a friendly power , und the Idng of
the Belgians was proposed to dotormina
whether any Insult was committed against
the Butlsh government by the nircstof said
Tlio council further decided thnt the < lo-
inand of thu British government for damages
on tlio claim of the bark Prince of Wales
should be paid by the Brazilian minister In
London under protest , the Brazilian govern
ment having no means of resisting the demands -
mands of the British government.
Thu king of the Belgians decided thnt no
Insult had boon offered the British govern
ment or to the ofllrors who had been aricstcd ,
but as a result of tnoincldontdiplomatlo rela
tions between Great Britain nnd Bnutl were
broken oft and not renewed until two years
bad elapsed.
She KetuscH to Accept
I'or the Alt nek on Amrricniih.
SINTMOO m : CIIIM , Oct. 23. The Chilian
government has replied to Minister Egan'B
demand for nn explanation of the recent at
tack upon American sailors. Tlio reply Is
couched In very strong language , and it Is
understood that it amounts to n refusal to
accept responsibility for the affair.
The State department at Washington ; has
boon notified. Minister ICgnn , Commander
Schloy ana Consul MeCreory nio consulting
together , nnd it Is thought that decisive no
tion will bo taken soon.
The State department's eiders in reference
to the matte' ' uro very strong.
The intcndcnto of Valparaiso has refused.
to guarantee ) safety to market boats coming
to that city early In the morning from the
United States warship 'Jaltlmoro or the
safety of ofllcers of that vessel coming nshoro
nt nlcht. There is a practical boycott on the
Baltimore. No American sailors are allowed
on shore.
Great oxcltomont has been caused hero by
a report thnt the Chilian legation In Wash
ington has boon attacked.
tf.ll'AX , r
II logo Danuifrrd by an Karthquikc
Iloavy IJOSH ol'lufi ; .
Lovnov , Oct. 28. Dispatches were ro-
colyod from Japan this evening announcing
that the telegraph wires beyond Hlogo and
Osaka were down. It was added that there
had been nn earthquake at Hiogo and tbo
rumor was current that a great amount of
properly had boon destroyed and that the
loss of lifo had been connlderablo. .
Hlngo Is n seaport town ot Japan on the
island of Hondo nnd Is situated about wonty-
two miles by railroad from Osaku. Hiogo is
n line harbor on the gulf of O aka and is ad
jacent to ICobo. It has n number of line pub-
lie buildings nud hud n population in 1831 of
about 10,000 people.
O .silk a is also un the island of Hondo nnd
on thu sen , thirty-seven mlles southwest of
Kioto , to which place , as well ns to Hlogo
nnd Kobe , railways hnvo been built. Osaka
has arsenals , a great caslle , machine aliens , a
city hull , n mint , n college , un academy , many
tlu'utuis und other places oT mmisomont , and
1'JUO places of worship. In point of size it is
the thhd or fourth city in Japan , but in
social affairs , fashion , commerce nnd Indus
try it takes the llrst rank. Osaka has flvo
newspapers. Population , according to the
census of IbSI , about 1150,001) ) .
A private tmcirnun dated Hlogo , received
In this city tonight , confirms the report con
voyed In former telegrams that n disastrous
earthquake shock has occuriud in Japan.
WAHiiiMirov , D. C. , Oct. 23. Neither tlio
State department nor the Jupnnoso legation
hero nave received advices of the rnportod
earthquake shock In Japan today. Tlio Jap
an ese minister said tonight thai the last
earthquake in Japan , which resulted In
great loss of 11 fo and property occurred
nbout thirty years ugout this season of the
your , nnd In thu snmo locality as the ono'
mentioned today.
\\-I.LlAil \ \ ASn TIIK Vt.llt.
MovtliiK Uo I woo n thu Two Union *
Bnin.i.v , Oct. 23.Tbo Austrian ambaisa-
dor In Borlln has telegraphed to his govern
ment thnt u moating between the Uusslau
and German emperors has been arranged to
tnko plnco in Berlin.
Kmpuror William's social decree is do-
clurcd unconstitutional , in that It Jacks tha
signature of a responsible minister. Thu
majority of the nowspapcis point out that
the decrco must bo tukun as un expression of
the emperor's own opinion rather than as u
document haying any direct legul slgnlllo-
nnco. _ _
AdiiniH KxproHn Fund till Itluht.
Nisw YOIIK , Oct. 28.A mooting of the
board of dlrccrors of thu Adams Kxprms
company wus held today , Proildont Sanford -
ford stilted that the examining committee.
had found the books nnd bocurltioa intuot-
barrliig the duscropunclcs ultcady made pub
II ( i.
i.U has been officially announced that Mr.
C , A. bewunl was elected a member of the
board of trustees ot the Adam's c/.icoji ,