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THE OMAHA ; DAILY BEE
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY MOWING , OCTOBER 81 , 1802. NUMBER 131 ,
STEVENSON'S ' ACCEPTANCE
Dcmocraoy's ' Vice Prinidontial Kominao
Gives Hia Lettjr to tbo Public.
NATIONAL ISSUES BRIEFLY DISCUSSED
Ila iiitlor r the Nntlnnnl Dcmocrntlo Tint-
form unit llio trtlrrnncru of Ore cr
Clcvrliinil-Tliu force Hill llo-
cclri'i tlin .Most Attention.
CIIAIH.SSTOV. W. VB , . Oct. 30. Adlal C.
Slovfiison , democratic candidate lor vice
prcMdcnt , hns nont tbo following lottcr of
ncroplatino to tbo president , of the national
demoeratlu convention :
' 'CiiAui.r.HTOv . Vn. , Oct. 29 , 1802. To
Hon. William I. . . Wilson , Chairman ! \\hcn
in the presence of 20,000 ot my country
men I accepted the honor conferred
upon mo bv the convention over which
you presided I promised to indicate by letter
in n more formal manner my acceptance of
the nomination tendered mo bv the ns-
Bcmblcd representatives of the domocrntlo
party of ho United States. SInce that tlmo
I buvo been onmged continually In the dis
cussion before the people of mnny states
of llio union of tbo Issues emphasized by .tho
convention ncd represented by your candi
date for president , Grover Cleveland.
Opportunity has thus been denied mo to
\vrllo with what care 1 would Ilkotho formal
answer promised to your committee. The
full discussion of public quostioas commonly
expected from n candidate for vice president
hns been rondor-jd loss Important oy the
complete presentation of the democratic
creed by the gentleman with whom I have
the honor to ba associated ns a cnndldatu on
the national tU-Uot. Ills Idea of the Issues
now before the counlrv for discussion and
settlement wus so comnlfto that I moro than
Indorse his position nnd pivo it the emphasis
or mv unqiuillllod npprovnl.
"Tho pri'ixtest power cnnferrod upon hu
man ( zoviiriuncnt Is tax itlon. All the creat
struggles of the past for n broader political
liberty have lookn.l toward the limitation of
this power of the right to tnx , n light which
should always bo limited r.v the necessities
of uovornmont nnd benollts which may bo
shared by ull.
Injustice Hardens Into Precedent.
"Whenever this power Is used to draw
tribute from the many for the benefit of the
few. or when part of the people nreoppressed
In order that tno remainder inny prosper un-
dulv. equality has been lost sight of , injustice
Inrdens Into precedent which is used to ox-
cuio now exactions anil there arise artificial
distinctions which the honollclnrlos como to
look upon in duo time as vested rights , sacred
10 themselves.
"It Is plain that our present Inequitable
system of tatiff taxation has promoted the
crowth of such conditions In our land , fav
ored Mioiish It Is by an Industrious and on-
torprUInc people , n friendly climate , n pro-
duclivo soil and the highest development of
political liberty. If the banoilolarios of this
system shall bo able to add a now tenure of
power to tboso they have already enjoyed ,
the development ol thcso unfavorable condi
tions must continue until tbo power to tnx
will bo lodged in these wl.o nro willing nnd
nblo to pay for the perpetuation of privi
leges originally conferred by a conlidlng
people for the preservation inviolatj of their
own government.
"Thnr.j is no longer pretext or oxuuse for
thu maintenance of a war tariff in timoi of
pence nnd moro than a quarter of a century
after armed conlllct has ceased.
On lliu Currency < Juentlofi.
"Tho platform of the national democratic
convention demands the requirements nnd
adoption of n tiriff wbl li-.vlll insure equal
ity to all our people. 1 nm In full and hearty
accord with these purposes.
"Tho convention nlso declared its position
on the currency question in no unmoinlng
words whpn it aald In Us platform : 'Wo
hold to the use of both gold nnd sliver ns the
standard money of thu country , and to the
coinage of both gold nnd silver without dis
criminating ncnlnst either metal or charging
for imntai.'C , but tlio dollar u > nt of coinage of
both inotnls must boofequal intrlnslcand un
changeable value , or by such safeguards of
legislation ns shall insure the parity of the
two metals and tlio equal power of every
dollar nt nil times In the markets , and In the
payment of debt , nnd wo demand that nil I
paper currency shall bo uopt nt par with and
and redeemable In such com. '
"To this plain nnd unequivocal declaration
In favor of sound , honest money , I subscribe
without reservation or qualification. As n ;
free circulating medium Is absolutely essen
tial to the protection of thu business inter
ests of our country , whllo to the waco
earner and tbo farmer It is all Important
that every dollar , whatever its form may be ,
that finds Its way Into bU pocket should bo
equal , unquestioned and universally ex
changeable in vnluo nnd of equal purchasing
power.
Tliol'orco Illll.
"Another Issue of great moment In the pond-
contest Is the force bill , tbo magnltudo of
which cannot be ovarpstlmated. It may moan
tbo control of the election of the representa
tives In congress by tbo bayonet. The repub
lican party , by Its acts In the l''lfty-llrst congress -
gross nnd by its platform in Its Into national
convention , Mauds pledged to the passngo
of this bill. Thnt It will pass It when It
tins the power , no sana man can doubt.
"To nil our people who deslro the peace
nnil prosperity of our common country this
question U nil important. SInce my nomina
tion I hnvo boon In eight of the southern and
southwestern states of the union nnd hnvo
tallied with men of ull classes nnd conditions
there , 1 found a general nnd growlnc appro-
{ tension of evils which itli ballovod would
result from the paisngo of the t.odgu bill or
similar threatened legislation ,
" 1 found that the Industries established by
northern capital during Mr. Cleveland' ) ) mi-
inlnlstrntlon were In alanculshlng condition ;
that the Immigration of labor and the Invest
ment of capital Invited to these states ty
tliclr then peaceful conduct , had In n largo
measure ceased , Tbo enactment of the force !
bill Intoii law , wlillu It would threaten thn
, liberties of the entire pcoplo , Wtald undoubt
edly retard the material growth tif
the states at which it was cspc-
ciallv aimed ; would luclto in many
communities race troubles and invlto re
taliatory legislation , which would disturb
property values nnd discontinue nnd destroy
the sonurlty of the northern investments.
And Its reflex action upon tha northern
states would result in H considerable loss ot
commercial trade relations with the territory
now contributing to tholr wealth and pros'-
perlty. 1 ny nothing now of the inherent
voice of the ity
un-American itnd revolutionary
spirit Involved In tbo I.o.k-o uill , which wus
pronounced by n republican senator 'the
most infamous that ever crossed thu thres
hold of tlio sonute , '
AriilK | ) to Hut l'eiiip. | |
, "I nppeal to the iiutlnct of self-interest
mid to llio i-enso of common justice In llio
I , American people. Tuacraof goon feeling
und renewed commercial iclutlons wblch
commenced with the administration of Mr.
Cleveland In IbSl should not bj interrupted
ny the Inauguration of n policy winch tunds
to aostrov popular representation and the
purity of local sair-rovrriiinent. which fur-
nUhes nn iniirumont to discredited power to
nernettmt' ) liself , to keep ullvo tocilonul
ionlou les nnd ktHfe. which threatens
Important ami material Interests and which
oflf'rs no excuse or palliation for Its expense ,
excoot the perpetuation in power of n politi
cal ntirty which has lost nubile confidence.
* I acuipl thu nomination tendered luo , und
I should the action of the convention meet the
f1 approval of my countrfuien , will , to the oust
of mv ability dUeaurgo with fidelity the
duties of ibo Important tru'st ' conUdoJ In 10e.
I Very rtspceifully ,
I "AIU.U E. STEVCNbOX. "
I t l.\clmid' llli-lii in 'Votr.
I New YOKK , Oct. 3n The republican
I , letdtrt at tue iiatloual headquarter * are
questioning Grover Cleveland's right to vote
nt Ilia coming election. They nro keeping
the matter very qulot and will not Oiscloto
tholr plans , but It Is runnred th-tt Mr.
Cleveland \vlll bo ehallongod if hoattomou
to deposit his ballot on November S , The
democratic presidential candidate resides ul
14 West Fiftj.flrst street , the Thirteenth
election nrcclnct of the 12Ht assembly
district , but did not take up his resi
dence thcio until allor October 13 , which
render * It illegal , under tlio ihlrly days'
rcsldcnco lu tno district clause , tor him
to voto.
T.VM.MANV SHOCK it > .
Nc\r Voili'4 ltegl < tritlon : n Surprise to tlio
l.onilers of the Aliiuhlne.
IVASilt.NflTON' , D. C. , Oct. til ) . ( Special
Tolcerum to TUB Bun. ] Tammany's bluff Is
called. H has lost llio Mm trick m its play
for iho presidency. The registration of
New York city is neither up to its promise
nor Its hopes. Cleveland's vote In the
plvotnl city of the pivotal state will bo nt
least 10,000 loss than what has boon prom
Iscd him. Moro Hkoly it will bo 12,000 or
13.000.
Knowing its effect on the whole country , .1
systematic campaign of brag was begun
w < oks ago about the overwhelming mnjorlty
whlcti Tammany would glvo Cleveland In
New York. To boar out this blustering a
big registration wns necessary. It should
also bo .laid that Boss Crokcr nnd his fol
lowing woio reasonably sure thov cousd
make nil Imposing showing. There was
not a politician In Tammany , from tbo big
chief down to the humblest wnrrlor , who
thought the registration would fall below
; ! ' , ' : ) ,000. Many of them thought U30.000vould
easily bo reached , whllo the unrcllccllui ; ones
tallied of DID,000. The republicans and tha
people who are not specially Interested , but ,
who follow politics closely , thoucht the rog-
Utiatlon would bo In the neighborhood of
II''O.OOO. Now thu cold , hard facts nro that It
is under 310,003 , n drop ol 15,000 from the
Tammany bedrock calculation ,
Tbo Increase since 1833 In the total regis
tration Is only a trlllij moro than 23,000.
Chicago with Its tremendous ijain ol regis
tration In four years , Is lu a position to judgu
how Insigntllcnnt this is for n great city UK o
Now York. Brooklyn , with a population
Icis by fiOl',000 ' , showed an Increase by regis
tration greater than that of Now Yoru. It
might uu romaritea Incidentally that the
democratic majorities lu Brooklyn nro
loss bv10,000 than these in Now
York. The fallursuf Tamraanys expectations
is best shown when ills understood that lha
nvcrnco Increase In registration fnrn presi
dential election to presidential election Is
about 10 per cent. It grow nt that rate from
1S7C to liSS. Tbo total registration of tbo
latter year was 'JSH.OOO. If this percentage
had been Kept up this year tbo increase
should liavo been nearer 40,000 thnn 23,000 ,
and the total registration should have ex
ceeded yoo.ooo.
Depending on what hail happened In the
past the Tammany bosses were not so wild
In putting the minimum registration at . ' ! ! . * > , -
000. They hud nlso a census taken by thu
democrat stale ofllclals wblcli on thu 'usual
ratio of votes to population would have
shown a registration of moro than 330.000.
It may bo that Now York city In tbo last
four years has not been growing ns fast
us in prortous quadrennial periods.
This is moro than t > > ° babe ) , but it noes not
help the democrats. Tbo slower the growth
of the city tnc smaller the natural increase
In their majority , and less dead weight on
the republicans. The normal democrat ma
jority In tbo city must ua reckoned at not
loss than 53,000. When the republicans see
a limit put to the natural Increase , as they
do HOW. they can take hops of making the
state permanently republican.
j > ui > .I.UUAU STJI iaKKS.
S.ul Dentil of '
u 1'roinliioiit North Carotin : *
( iGMtlcill 111 ,
Nnv YoitK , Oct. 30. Thomas Hill of
Hillsboro , N , C. , n connection of tbo famous
Hill family nf that state , ana said to be n
cousin of confedcrato General B. F. Hill ,
died Saturday night In a cheap lodging house
in Clinton Placo. Hill came north n few
months ngo to take a course of treatment In
the iCccloy Institute nt Wnlto Plains. After
( 'raduatlng from the Institution tin did not
rotorm but drnuk moro than ever , his friends
sav.
Ho directed n loiter to his wife at Hilts-
here Snlurnay , Hu begged her to como
quickly If she wanted to see him nllve , for
ho was dylntr. Keen afterwards Hill's land-
ludy tnund lii-n dead In his room. Among
his rffucts , which consisted oiily of a phial of
nitre nnd a packaco of letters , was found u
letter from his wlfu in which she said she
W.TI disposing of tbo rotten crop on the
plantation and beseeching her husband to
como home ,
.ITTGMl'T TO intKUK .1 Tlt.llX.
Villains In West Virginia '
Attnmpt u 1'rlclit-
fnl Crlino.
P.IHKK1IS11UHO , W. Vii. , Oct. 33. A villain
ous attempt wns made to wreck accommoda
tion train No. ( il , running from Baltimore to
Cincinnati on the Baltimore k'c Ohio road.
The pins wcro pulled out of a switch nt
Uuloy's biding , near the central station.
When the train stiucu this the nxprjas nnd
bagsago curs wcro thrown oft the track nnd
the locomotuo turned bottom up over n
sixty-foot embankment. The cars were
thrown against n lumber platform , whicb
prevented them from following the onglno
Two passenger coaches were thrown off , but
not bu'Jly smashed. Bnyund n few severe ,
nut no' , dangerous bruUos , no one wns nurt ,
Thu uondulon of the trnclc showed that bi > -
fmo pulling the switch Dins the wreckers
had tried to pry up the rails. The reid was
torn tip considerably nt the point where thu
wroolf occurred mid travel wus del lyea.
Troiililo i > l an IrrlKUtliin Compiiny.
Ntnv YOIIK , Oct. 30. [ Special to Mnis
IlKE.J Judge Hsach of tbo suprorno court
hero has granted an nttucbmunt a amst tbo
property in this slnto of Charles W. Barrlii-
ger of South Dakota , In it suit by tbo Now
York Land and Irrigation company , to re
cover ( in , 100 , nurrlnger was the ngent of
the company. Lovl A , Thomas , president ,
inaucH mi affidavit charging llarrinuer with
appropriating and converting to bis own use
fM)0 ) ) In money and JW.OO'O lu property be
longing to the company ,
WK.I mini t\ntKV.isr.i.
It Will Ituln nnil Variable \Vlndi | llo In
Today ,
, I ) , C. , Oct. SX Forecast for
Monday ; For Nebraska L.gbt ruins ;
variable winds.
For Iowa Threatening weather nnd south
winds , becoming variable ; sllchtly coldcr.i
For South Dakota Light showor3t prob
ably followed by cooling weather ; ' north
winds , becoming variable ; slightly warmer
in ihonxtremo western portion.
For North Dakota GoncrUly fair ; winds
shifting to southeasterly ; warmer In western
portion ,
Ioral IIrcH.nl.
OrrtrBoi' TUB WBATIIEII Hi'itc t , OMUIA ,
Occ. ao. Omatia record of tomreraturJ and
rainfall compared with corre poauing ciay of
past four jcaw :
„ , 1WW , 1801. 1SOX 1S81.
Matliiiinn temperature. , , . t > \ ° C'J3 ' 45 = * > = >
Minimum temper itiuo. . . UO3 5T = ai = 4'i =
A\crnso tempuratuie 45 ° 01 ° 4J ° 41 =
rreulpltatlou u3 .00 , oi lu
Statement showing the condition of tem
per uttiru nnd pwlpltatlon at Omaha for the
day and slncu March 1 , IbU.1 , as compared
with the general average :
Normal teinuciaturo , 470
Deficiency for the day ! ! = >
Dcllcloncy ilnco Marcn I. . „ 15' ) =
Normal iiroolullatlon ,05 Inch
Duuarturu for the duv . . . . .00 Inch
UvUck'uiy iiuco Jlaroh 1 < I.5'J Inches
U. K. LAWIOX , Observer.
ENDORSED BY WORKMEN
Qoorgo D. Perkins1 Oandidacy Favorail by
Iowa's ' Greatsst Typographical Union.
MAS ALWAYS BEEN A FRIEND OF LABOR
Itpasnnnly the l.ulmrrrn of tlio Klrvnntli
Dlitrlct sti'Uild dive Him
I'li'inlniniH Suppoit in the Coming
Klcctlon Itoiolilttoiii Adopted.
Storx CITV , In. , Oct. i',0. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Den. ] The sensation in iho
congressional contest In the Ktcvcnth Iowa
congressional district U the nctloa of the
Iou\ City T.x pocraphical union , No. ISO , lo-
ay in unanimously endorsing George i ) .
'crklns , republics ? rnndldato for congress ,
nd earnestly sollclllng the co-operation of
ho worklngmcn of the whole district ,
Tno typographical union is tlio strongest
rganlzitlou of skilled labor In the district ,
aving over 120 rccular local members ,
inoly of whom arc democrats , and almost
very ono stands pledged to vole for Per
ms. Thcro ha i been n strong , quiet move
ment mnonc Sioux City worklugmen to-vard
'crklns for aovornl weeks because of
is personal kindness us a largo employer of
abor , bis sympathy for organized Inbor. and
ho contrast in this respect between him and
Campbell , the fusion candidate. The unnn-
mou ? action of the powerful tyropiapbieal
union today Is a moro emphatic expression
f this feeling than wns anticipated , it Is
ho moro omphnlio because State Labor
Commissioner Sovcrctcn , who Is making
pcechos In Ibo district for the democrats ,
and who was In the city , had the imotidonco
o try to get admission Into tbo meeting
no 'typographical union In company with
Chairman Argo of the democratic congres
sional committee , but they were firmly re
pulsed nt the door.
For twenty years Mr. Perkins has been
quietly recognized ns the best friend of labor
n Sioux City and the northwest , nnd the
ipontaneousuprlslngof worltlnpmon , ' .vithout
regard to party. Is Ihn logical result. There
s a heavv labor vote lu Sioux City , which
will fo overwhelmingly to him.
It is said that hardly any man who was
vorcmployoJ bv Campbell , the opposition
candidate , will vote for him.
The following is the resolution passed by
Sioux Cily Typographical union Xo. IS'J lo-
day.
day.Whereas
Whereas , Oeorso P. 1'orldns , candidate ! for
conuress In the Klevonth Io\vn fonstosslonal
llstrlct , has always boon a friend of Hlou\
Citv TypoirriDlilc-il union No. l"J , which wus
> rKiinl/el In his olllco ns long ago ns 1S7D. with
its eo-opoiatlon mid favor ; und.
Whereas. Oeorje 1) ) . Perkins sill thc o years ,
without cACOption or slndow of lurnliu- , has
ihoun his sympathy with und desire for the
ie"t Interests of this union , not merely by
wnrd'.liulliy lliobotteijovlilonco of deeds , pay
ing the blKhest waucs In the st.iteof lowannd ,
n addition , ns a laiao employer of labor. In-
viirlntily Irc.uln ? Ills cinp'oycs wllh courtesy
and kindly , sincere and wurin-hcarloj con
sideration ; ami
\\hero s , ( Jcorzo P. I'crklns , bv hl = votes In
congress on iiie.isiirosiilreetivlnvolvin : labor
Inti'rosls Is on record HSU filend thereof , anil
li ihust iiinchnst fricn 1 of laboring men In the
northwest ; therofoie belt
Kosolvcd. Thnt the Sioux Ultv Typozranh-
Ical union. No. 183. cordially endorses his can
didacy forcongiess and will IHO all honorable
mo ins within thDlr power for hl elect ion. un I
ojrncstly leijuust the co-operation of or un-
l/ed labor lu the E oventh congressional dis
trict to that end.
sri iiJUA.v , $ COSTI.Y .S.VKUII
Ho Dcllbcrutcly anil ( irntnltfiiiily Iniiilto
tlio Uoriiiiiiis i > T Illn District.
, Neb. , Oct. 00 [ Special to THE
BKE.J The iNobraska Volksfround , a democratic
.
cratic paper published hero , In its edition of
yesterday strongly navhes the Germans of
the Fifth dis'.rlct to vote for Prof. W. 13.
Andrews , tbo republican nominee , for con-
cress.
.lames Isaac , an asent of August Berg , n
prominent German hero , went to Ucd Cloud
on October 2J nnd undoavorou to collect n
$300 judgment hold by Mr. Berg acainst W.
A. McKelghan , the fusion nominee. After
tryiuir to evade the ( loot entirely , Me-
Koighan suld to Mr. Isaac : "Tell Berg for
me , that ha and his Germin friends can go
to h 1 , " when It was suggested to him that
Berg was an Influential German.
Mr. Isaac makes aftldavlt to this , and also
to tbo fact that whllo ho has bean an inde
pendent , on account of McICoigban's untruthfulness -
truthfulness ho cannot and wjll not support
him.
him.Tho
The Volksfrouud nfter printing the affi
davit and commenting stronuly on It svys :
"Wo do not think that tharo Is a German
lu llio Fifth district ( after ho has read the
nbnvo article ) who will vote for MclCelgban.
At all events ho docs not desire to have the
Germans ns friends , or ho would not have
said they should 'go to h 1. ' Do not forcot
this on tin ) btb of Novotnbcr , nnd give An
drews vour voto. "
In all respects as to national , state and
county tickets the Volksfround u strongly
democratic lu tondoncl s , McICulghan's
sneer has and will do him much harm among
the Germans of this district.
tir.trtnu't Krpillillc.m IliMtg.
GHUTOX , Nob. , Oet. ID. [ Spacial to Tins
Hun. | Tao republicans held a rally hero last
evening. Day's ha 1 was crowded with
representatives of ull the various political
parties. The Fairmont cornet band furnlsnod
the music. Hon. J. Jensen , candidate for
IhologUlainro , made ashort speech , dollnlng
his jiosltlon on the various questions that
will probably conu ooforo thu next lozulu-
luro. Ills remarks were full of business ,
1C. I , , Martii. , the other republican candi-
ilntu , made a short spaccb , unil also dlu J , P.
Miller of Vorjc , the senatorial candld.itu.
Charles II. Sloan , who is running for a reelection -
election for county attorney , spoke for over
ono hojron the national issues , dollning tbo
money question and touching on the tin-lit.
Tbo clco club , consisting of Messrs. Gsorco
H. Warren , T. M. Fisher. U. ( i. Hennett and
the Misses Ada and Mallo Murdoch , ren
dered the opening picco for tbo evening ,
'Americn ' , " nnd followed this with various
republican campaign songs ,
Tlielr .tluutln u fizzle.
UBNI.VI , Nnb. , Oil. aj , [ Special to TUB
HEI.J For over two weeks u big independ
ent rally has been advertised for Bryant In
this county , to take place Saturday , In ac
cordance wiltrtho plans the speakers , Hon.
J. .1. fiurke , lion. II. P , Wilson ana F. B.
Donlsthnrpo , utlomov , appeared lit tbo up-
pointed piacnyith tticlr speeches nil ready ,
out they wcro their own audiences , with the
inception of nmo other persona.
l.'nd or liiilepoiiilunt ilulr.
KUVOOII , Nob. , Dot. U9. | Special to the |
lieu. ] Last evening C. .A , Koublns |
addressed n good crowd of Independents ,
republicans and democrats at the opera
house. His remarks wcro chiolly on the
financial question. The republicans uro doing
great worn and tba resuit U icoro than
expected by the mon sauguino.
Itully lit .
IIoMiucoc , Neb , , Oct. 30. [ Special to TUB
UE.J The republicans of J'hclps county
held a rousing treating at Sacramento on
Friday ovomne. U.V. . Hiborts , republican
noiuluoo for representative , lion. J. 1' . Hut-
lerof Hastings and C. U. Uobsrts aJdrcoied
tbo meeting.
Iti'iiiilillc.iu ( iittlierlne.
PILUEH , Nob. , Oct. 83 , [ Special to IB
Duu , | An enthusiastic republican rally IS
held at Pilger last ovoulnir , the adjoining
towns , titaoton and Wuner , being wull ropio-
sentcri. After the pnrndo nud fireworks the
crowd repaired to tho.hall , Which was filled
to overflowing. The mecitn ? was opened by
C. C. MoNlsh introducing lion. II. C. Vnll.
who took up the tariff | s uo and explained it
in n plain manner. Too next Bboakor , Hon.
H. Williams ' , dwelt upon Iho people's plat
form.
Colonel Husjoll closed the mcottng.
Itolihlns nt Ufnur.
CHANT , Nob. ? Oct , ,1J. [ Special to TUB
Bnis.l The raliy at Grant Thursday evening
wns a splendid demonstration. Both the
people's partv nnd democrats were well
represented. Hen. C. A. Robbing of Lincoln
was heard from. The speaker was at hU
best , nud the audience was thoroughly re-
sponslva.
* "
OVll
CoinmUsloiiFr of > iulcntlnn O'ltrlrn Sub-
mils tils lirport.
WASHINGTON , D. C , , Oct. < IO. E. 0.
O'Urlon ' , commissioner ot navigation , has
Just submitted nilvanco copies of his annual
report to the secretary of the treasury. The
commissioner expresses the opinion that the
cxcluslo i of foreign vessels from participa
tion in our domestic nnd coastwise commerce ,
ns provided by the net of February 18 , 1703 ,
has nlono saved our shipbuilding nnd ship
ping Interests from ruin , nnd that In tuls
absolutely protected branch of our merchant
marine , wo have attained to success in naut
ical affairs far surpassing those of any other
nation ot the globe.
Ho continues : "American built ocean
steamers plying between Now York und
Snvnnnnh ; bcUvoon Now Yorn and Galveston -
voston ; between New York nnd New
Orleans ; on the Panama route nnd other
coastwise lines , are not surpassed In con
struction nnd olllclonoy by steamers ot Iho
same elms in any part of the globe , nnd nro
the ndmlratlou nf tbo ship builders and ship
owners of tlio world.
"Tho hluh attainments of American naval
architecture nnd shipbuilding nro also splen
didly exemplified In the vessels of the Amer
ican Yuclit club , which in point of beauty
and of speed nnd lu the guncral qualities of
nautical efllcloncy nro unequalled by the
pleasure vessels of nny other nation. "
SlilppliiK on tlio Uroiil I.uhcs.
Referring to the shipping on tbo great
lakes , the commissioner notes an increase in
the tonnage from 711Oil ) tons In 1SS3 to 1,183-
! iS2 tons In IS'JJ , nr.d says It oow embraces n
fleet of larco steam vessels , models of beauty
and nnutlcnl efficiency , which offer to ship
pers nnd passengers an unsurpassed trans
portation service.
In referring to thq'Paclflo coast the com
missioner cills nttonitoa to what ho regards
as a threatening danger on the Pacific ,
nnd snys that tb'o Dominion has at
an outlay of about'$120,000,000 enabled the
Canadian Pacific .Railway company to con
struct its line . .cross iho continent und to ply
In the Paclllu ocean und British Columbia a.
line of steamers which receives from the
Canadian nnd British' governments un an
nual subsidy oft 400,01)0 ) a year , which Is
about flvo times the amount paid an
nually to American steamers carrying to
and from Asm mulls which several times
exceed in magnltudo the malls curried
by the Canadian lino. The total annual sub
vention to this combined Canadian and Brit
ish irovcrnmcnt line -oC railroad and steam
i.avisntinn u mounts to about $10.000,000 a
year. Besides , says the commissioner , the
Dominion government h.is passed n statute In
terms allowing tbo Canadian Pacitlo to dis
criminate unjustly against. American trans
portation lines and i\.order ( Uq.maup.sure of
securing iho Asiatlcnirudu tha't government
has Impoiod a dlscjfetnlnSUnft duty on tea
nnd rofl'co when Ihnmrled'into Canada from
tnc United Sfatos . < V- '
Ansiiults Upuij American Milpplni ; .
Mr. O'Brien regards nil this as an assault
UDOII iho dignity as well ns upon tha com
mercial sulpplnu Iijtorests of the United
btntes , and as n protsctlvo raoasuro recom
mends the Imposition of discriminating
duties upon Asiatic and Australian coeds
when Imported into Ibo United States from
Canada.
The commissioner next prints some statis
tics to show thnt wntlo the tonnage of
American built vessels employed in Iho pro
tected domestic trade of the United
Slates hns advanced , tbo unprotected
or foreign commerce brnnrn nf
our merchant marine has yearly
declined. He does noi regard the measures
of relief already ndopted as adequate to the
restoration of American shipping engaged In
foreign commerce ,
The commissioner gays the adoption of the
policy promised br the bouse committee on
Iho merchant marl no and the fisheries for
admitting foreign built vessels to both our
domestic und foreign trade would , iu his
opinion , Inflict upon iho ship building and
ship owning interests of the country a more
severe blow oven than that which it received
from the depredation of canfedcrato cruisers
during the Into war , Tbo great ships now
0:1 : the designers' tables In this country , he
says , would go to foreign ship yards for
construction nnd the United States would
lose the now brightening opportunity of se
curing a place m foreign commerce commen
surate with its wealth , the skill of its con
struction and the courage and ontornnso of
its seamen.
coiro.v.
riKiires on tlio I.ato Crop by the American
Agriculturist.
New YOIIK , Oct. 80 , The American Agri
culturist In Its Novonibar number prints nn
elaborate review of tbo wheat situation. It
points out thnt the exports from India ara
In'.Iing off und that Russian wheat Is being
held for an advance , und thut the surplus
for export frrm Australia and Souih Amer
ica is very small. Vho worfd's supply was
by no moans mnUo up by " last
year's heavy yield In the United States ,
and the repienishinsr of iboso reserves
accounts for our enormous exports nnd the
nutlvo foreign market nt present. The Agri
culturist returns , by conference with state
agencies anil crop statistic ! where such ex
ist , and by iu own system , indicate a total
wheat crop for lijiij ref -TJUHOOO bushels.
It claims that tno aria of wheat has grently
been exaggerated , ih'o ylold per acio underestimated -
estimated nnd ibo crop reported al 0 to 10 per
cent moro than > w& actually harvested.
This your tbo total crop by states npponrj
from tbo paper's rovloiv as follows
In round millionsof.busliols : Pennsylvania ,
Ib ; Ohio , HI ; Michigan , ai ; Indiana , 34 :
Illinois , 'lfl ; Mlnncsotit , 52 ; lowii , 8 ; Ne
braska , 17 ; Missourf. ! M ; Kansas , OS ; Cali
fornia , 2.- Dakota ; 05 ; and other states , 00.
The area umlgr cotton ibis year Is aiso re
turned nt lU,4tJUO ! ) ( acres. The yield per
acre is placed , iti 172 pounds , nnd the totnl
crop at not much over 0,500,01)0 bales of n
grois woluhl of 600'jpounds ' per bale. This
indicates it crop near 0,000,000 bales of 430
pounds per bale. J
1
I'.tll.l U UU j'f4 I'llKMIVJIS.
\Vliut the Nontli ( American Itopubllc U
Doing to linomirago Immigration.
WASIIINOTOX , IJ U. . Ocl , 30. Tbo Bureau
of 'American ronubhcs u informed that
tbo republlo of Paraguay , to Induca imim-
arutlon aad secure iho development of the
laud , has offered some vary generous premi
ums to agriculturists , it agrees to glvo
eighteen premlumi , ranging ( rein f'J.UUO to
fOW , for tbo cultivation of'tobacco ; thrto
premiums of * l,000 for the cultivation of
colTco , and placescdutalnini : 15,0'JJ plunts two
premiums of tf.OOJ each /or iho cultivation
ot eight fequarotof sugarcane : two premiums
of 11,000 for tbo cultivation of 25,000 cotton
plants and a premium ot if.l.OCO to whoever
cultivates U5.UOO JlraztllaU banana plants.
Tnlrlv-two other premiums of | 5,000 and
f 10,000 nro offered | or tuocultlval.on of rice ,
munila , alfalfa , ( locernc ) , maize , Brazilian
biinanu plants , Utima oranco trees. | du.on
trees , grano vines nod Indigo , and for Ihe
estubllsbment of a si'trar mill , steam saw
mill , wlno factorv , factory for manufactur
ing clothes made from maierlals of ibo coun
try , factory for the extraction of textile
fibres In general , factory for cooking oil ,
factory for tha preparation of pretervod
fruits , a elder factory and a mandoclo flour
factory
ON AN AT.RY SEA OF FLAMES
Philadelphia's Water Trout the Soono of a
Disastious Conflagration.
BURNING OIL ON THE RIVER'S ' SURFACE
Shipping nnd Itulldliics Uestroj ed Nntrow
i : r.ipcs from Dcatli An l tlin.tte
of the l.os * Siistiilncd Costly
Tires nt Other I'laccj.
PiiauiBLrm \ , P . , Oct , 3D. Shortly after
o'clock this morning , n few mlnules after
bo firemen nl the gas works hnd replenished
ho tires , the pcoplo In the vicinity wcro
tnrilcd by tbo sound of on explosion. A
nomeul later iho flaraoj shot up from tha
Ivor nnd a pall of dense black smo'.co began
o gather over iho wharves and shipping In
ho harbor. An alarm of lire wai turned In ,
nd immediately the air was filled with
creams of tha whistles In the neighborhood ,
ho cries of the sailors and the summons of
ho officers on board the vessels lying nt
ho wharves , Fortunately , the Uod Star
ug. , Juno Charrnnn and Mary Loulo ,
lying nt the wharves with steam up ,
nd they wont Into sorvlco at ouco. The
teamor AUalon , Captain Sauison , had
Intsbcd Inking on aloud of 15,000 gallons ot
oflned oil on Saturday evening and was
waiting the turn ot tbo tldo to start on her
iro.vngn to Japan. Captain Samson cast off
his vessel nt once and with the asslstnnco'of
ho tugs hnulcd nwny from the wharf to a
ilnco of safety. The bark Felix was sur-
outidod by the burning oil which lloated
nto the river bjforo she could bo secured bjr
ho tugs , but heavy streams ot water were
brown upon her from powerful uumos.
She hnd heavy loss lashed on both sides
' .o steady her , hut the lines burned from the
.imbcrof the port sldo and the vessel at
> nco became top heavy , careened to the op-
postto sldo and sank to the bottom directly
ncross the channel. The bark Elena was not
so fortunate. Ileforo the tugs could got a line
: o her the starboard rail look tire nnd the
lames sprang up to the rigging. It looked
for a llltlo time ns if she was doomed but the
heavy streams of wutor which were poured
upon her dick prevented the fire from reachIng -
Ing her cnrgo and saved her , but she will
have to bo newly riirgcd before she can sail
'or Genoa , for which port she bad clenrod.
A hunter belonging to the Standard Oil
company which was loaded with cased oil
was burned to the water's edge nnd sank ,
lor cargo floating from the deck nnd nddlng
to the sprcadtne of the flames.
A small frame house belonging to Iho city ,
standing on the bank where the gas works
were , was snt on flro by the living cinders
nnd entirely destroyed , 'It was occupied by
Alex Col < rln of the cas works with his fain-
Iv. They succeeaed In making their escape ,
but lost nil llielr effects.
A large bain near the works was entirely
destroyed.
Five hundred feet of the wharf of the
Philadelphia station of the Atlanticrelinerv.
und owned by the city and Standard Oil
company , was so oadly damaged that it will
liuvo to bo almost entirely rebuilt.
The powder house of John Davis was en
tirely destroyed , with two cunning staffs
which wcro stored In Iho building.
The fire wns caused by the axp'.Oiion of oil
wbiciijiad leakeil fr ,1ra fhcitarKa pipes.whicbr
connected the Philadelphia and Atlantic re
fineries , located on each sldo of tbo gasworks.
The oil pipes nro burned under the road
which runs > along the binkubove the wharves.
Tbo escaping oil worked down through this
road and connected beneath tbo furnaces at
tbo pumns in such quantities that when it
became ignited It exploded with sufllciont
force to break down the wall , nnd the whole
volume of oil spread In a burning mass over
the surface of the river. The tldo was on
the ebb , and with a stiff broo/c from tbo
northwest the flames were carried down tbo
river nnd under the ' .vharvos.
The tug bout Charles 13. Pugh nlso caught
hro , nnd was completely destroyed.
Tin loss will aggregate ? lo4 , . " > 00 , divided
us follows : Baric Felix , S5.030 ; Dark
Hlona , S15.000 ; Standard Oil llifbter , SO.OOO ;
Captain Houseman's limo barje , S3.00J ;
wharf property , $1,000 ; barn and house be
longing to the city , $0,000 ; tug boat ljuprh ,
S15.00J.
A.MIU 'I 111 ! KU1NS.
Scenes at Milwaukee \Vlint llio IteUurCom-
mltt-oB Is Doing1.
MIMVAUKBB , Wls. , Oct. 'M. The scene of
Milwaukee's flro was visited today by fully
15,000. Not only wns more than half the
population of the city thcro during the day ,
but thousands came from neighboring towns.
It is ono of the cleanest swept flio districts
over seen nnd is now practically cold , only
tbo ruins of some of tbo great wholesale
houses needing the services of the fire
department.
All of Iho important Prms burned out will
resume business at once , and many nro pre
paring to robultd. The Hanson Malt com
pany , whoso loss was $303,000 , have archi
tects at work on plans for two eight-story
buildings. The Northwestern Hallway com
pany has rebuilt n portion of its freight
house , switches , nnd already has a now roof
on one of the proat freight sheds. Ono end
of the building Is under the roof , whllo the
ruins of the freight which had been stored
in the other end nro still bliuiug. Tbo com
pany Is ready for freight business.
Insurance mn nro confident the insurance
will reach fc,0'Ji ) > , QOO. Ttio negregato loss
will bo double that sum.
Subscriptions to ttio relief fund have
reached SUS.OO ) . Among the largest addi
tions to it lodny wns ? ICO ) from Clara Bar
ton of the Ued Crois soclotv Tha citizens'
relief committee is thoroughly orgnniznd nnd
the homeless nro being provided for. The
dlstrloutlon of clothing to tbo neoilv will bo
mudo nt ouco. Over ! l,000 meal tickets were
Issued today nnd the uailni ; houses were
crowded all da ) * .
Many of tno homeless nro being cared for
by friend * , and about UOO are located in tbo
Third ward school house , where beds nnd
cots are provided. Several lurgo passenger
steamers are being us d ns temporary
quarter * .
At tbo meeting of the common council to
day it U probable that arrnncomonts will bo
rondo for building extensive barns for tbo ac
commodation of the homeless. President
Hazoo nnd many members of tlio council
favor that courso.
People , hr.tlcss , some even shoeless , others
shuddering in their coats und totally in.
sufficient wearing apparel , thronged contin
uously nil day to the Athcnlum building.
Tlio women bad converted the basement iiito
u wholesale supply cstaotUhmcnt for all the
needy who cams to their door * , and not ono
wont"away empty handed. Contributions In
a generous measure had poured In from
peopln in ull sections ot Iho east sldo.
Opou Iliiiitlcd Unnrroill.v.
Mrs. P. M. Movers , who superintended tbo
delivery und the collections , said there was
scarcely u single article can.o to ibo Atben- i
lum that any ono would bo asnamod to wear.
Tbo women in the Seventh aim Firat wards
Ua'l evidently gene through their wirdrobes
without diicrltnfiiatlon , Costly wraps and
handsnmo dresses that bad suffered little
wear were offered upon charity's altar wilh
no stinting hand. Wives bad explored their
husbands' closets and their dressers too ,
that was evident. Tbo men' * clothing looked
suspiciously new. Thcro wcro trousers with
fashionable croasns down the middle , shirts
with tbo laundry clip still uround them ,
overcoats that bad dononocroatsorvico , and
what was yet moro remarkable , patent
leather fhocs.
Tno relief committee bold a meeting tnJay
and began to plan for tbo distribution of the
relief fund among tbe homeless. An ad
visory committee and distribution cotnmttoo )
was appointed to have charge of tbo money ,
but only temporary relief Is thus far planned ,
Tbo common council will meet loraorrgw ,
when an ordinance will bo Introduced author
izing the Hoard of 1'ubllo Works to build
barracks for tbo sufferers.
ST.iionNsiiuuY's itid nut : ,
ricrconntl Dritrnctlxo IMrn In the t'rctty
l.ltllo Vermont TCMMI.
ST. Joitvsnt'nv , Vt. , Oct. .10. The worst
flro thnt ht. Johnshttry ha ever known
broke out about 7 o'clock this evening nr.d
MgflJ fiercely for two hour. * , whin It wns
brought under control , bovcral bustuoss
blccm nnd a lareo number of stoics wtro
destroyed.
The flames first appeared In the roar of
iQURO llros. A : Smith's largo dry coeds
tore. A enlo wus blowing nnd the Hro
xvcpt on with rcslstlois force , licking up
iroparty to the vnluo of at least $1" > 0,0.J. )
L'ho local lira department responded quickly
R .nd did splendid work , but the hif.h wind
hat was blowinir nnd the nil that wus stoicd
11 the burning buildings did much to assist
ho nrogrcsi of the llamos.
U was not until 0 o'clock that the fire was
nder control , The lists of establishments
timed are as follows ; Lougo , Brothers &
imlth's dry goods stoiv , which contained n
ar o nnd valuable stocK of dry goods ;
Unlch's photncrnphlc studio ; Williams' meat
market ; tbo Merchants' National bank ; the
'J. S. Snoncor jewelry store , with a valuable
tot'k ; IJsglev'.s drugstore : Sylvo tcr's moat
narket ; Lvnch's restaurant.
The live last named stores were located in
iVnrd's block , u four-story brick structure ,
hrco stories of which were occupied as tene
ments. Twelve or fifteen families were
ncd out. There were several narrow es-
apcs , but so far tis now known , nollves uera
ost. The extensive ostablishmunt of Gios-
ivol , Pearl & Co. , wholesale dealers in flour ,
rain nnd oil was nlso wholly itc.itro.roo , to
other with n Inrgo stocK. U. a. Abbott's
ntoro , J. A. Moore's hardware Moro and
Spauldlng Brothers' grocery store adjoining ,
"lurned , with till their contents. The origin
o f the llro Is not definitely known.
Later advices sny Hint n man and woman
ccupylnc rooms In the building where thu
ilro startiil were burned to death. The
onants ran for their llvos. Tbn total lois
ivlll reach ? ' 50,000.
iiUitNin : TIH : t'tnvii ! ri\vr.
Scalrlco' * .Street Cut- mill I'.leetrlu Light
l.liics Knocked Out liy I'lio.
BCVTHICB , Nab. , Oct. 35 , fSuocial Telo-
ram to Tun I3ii : . ) The power house and
ngine room of the Beatrice Hipid Transit
nd Powoi1 company was destroyed by flro
his morning about G o'clock. The lire
tnrtcd over the boiler room near the tall
moke stack and was of accidental origin.
The building wns n f 'atno structure and was
II nllamo before the alarm was turned In.
. 'ha tire department was unable to do more
hnn prevent ibo flames from communicating
vitb the large oatmeal mill next ndjolnlng
n tno south. As It wns , the lire was con-
Inod to the power house , which in a vcr.v
hort wbllo was a complete rum.
Tno dynamos recently put In the building
ivero ruined nnd' ' the tdtnl lo s will leach
10,000 ; lully covered b > Insurance.
The loss Is especially sovcro just nt this
irao. because the Rapid Transit company
had nearly completed wiring the street rail
way lines of the city , which It bad recently
acquired by purchase , with a view to op'erat-
'ng the lines by electricity. The plant will
bo rebuilt ns soon ns possible.
The Hapld Transit company has nlso the
: ontruct for lighting tbo city by electricity
iml , as a consoqucnco , tbo city will bo in
darkness until tha company can rabuild its
power Konorating establishment. It Is prob-
iblo Mint sorao nrranconiont will bo made
ivith the old * Beatrice Electric Liiuht com-
Oinx.foc.JIfhtI"J city until the Kapld
Transit people refid.r-toresume business. . , '
Dnntroyuil nn Old I.uiuliniirK.
IVANSvs CITV , Mo. , Ojt. HO. The old State
Line depot , the first railway station In Kan
sas ana a landmark for travelers since ISG'J ,
ivas destroyed by flro tonlglit. The build
ing has been used of late years as n tele-
craph office bv the Missouri Pacifiu anil
Union Pnclllo Hallway companies. The loss
Is Sl.l.OOO. Four liromon had a narrow cscap3
by the root" falling on thorn. )
Scorrlinil ilin C | italii'H Furniture.
FOHT Komxsox , Nob. . Oct.13. [ Special
Telc rnm to TUB Btsis.J A smill flro in
aptain Guilfoylu's quarters , which dam
aged all the furniture of the parlor , was
i.iused by the nurse cirl in starling n flro.
She was carrying a lighted newspaper from
one room to nnolhdr , which Ig iitod the
portlerro. The tvoops oxtinculshed It.
nKbl'RH.lTK 3IKXIV IX Jl.l.Mtlf.'i.
They ICulil u Town mid Ihivo 11 Itittlouitli
l.oenl Triinpi.
NcwOiiMSiva , Li. , Oct. : o.Tha Times-
Democrat's Colcffa , Alex. , sooclalsays : The
town of San Juan , fifteen miles north of
hero on the Moxiuan National railroad , wns
the scene last night of a bloody battle ba-
twocn a band of twelve brigands under thu
leadership of the dcsporats outlaw , Antonio
Gallardo , nnd a company of government
rurals of this plnco. The ban Its rodj Into
tbo town nbout 0 o'clock last night nnd made
a raid on tlio general store of Hlchnrdo
Mutmo/n. Tnoy secured aovernl hundred
dollars In cash , driving Iho proprietors ,
clerks nnd about twenty customers Into the
street at the inur.zlo of their pistols , Tlio
rurals were given the alarm of the presence
of tbo brigands , and ns the latter emerged
from the store nnd were In the act of mount'
ing their horics n fusllado was oponcd on
them by the soldiers.
Gallnrdo nnd two other members of thu desecrate -
ocrato bind fell nt tha first volley , ull three
fatally wounded , The nlnn nthur bngnnils
returned the llro nnd a pitched battle then i
ensued , the other outlaws flgiitlnz their way
throuch the ratika of tbo soldiers. Six of
thcmoscapod nnd three wciu captured ullvo.
Four of the soldiers were seriously
wounded , The escaped bindlts retained
poss'sjion of the stolen money.
This Is the same band who , a few davs
ago. stole $ ! , OJO nt Loria , n town a few miles
north of San J'jan , They committed that
robbery by brjaulni ; into the nfllcs ol Knsco
Gonzales of that place , They killed n wntuh-
man und two employes In thnt successful
raid , The money was to have been nsdJ by
Mr , Gonzaloi In paying off tbo employes ( if
tils manufactory.
The rendezvous of the brigands U thought
to bo near Guaujuato.
J'Y. 0/.S I.V JIKMVU.
IMuoli Dninago to I'mpurty anil I.otkOf I.
Oceiir ,
NEW Oia.E\N9. La. , Oct. 8J.--Tho Times
Democrat's Ptiohla , Max. , special says fur
ther particulars of damage and lots SUF.
tained oy iho overflow of the Snlldo river it ;
tbu state of Pncaxa have boon received hero
Thousanda-of acres of cpffeoand cane land
wqro inundated , and fully f 100,00. ) In damag
doho to thoko crops alono. On the baciciuti
of Pedro Ctillon , "OJ head of cattle wen
caught In the torrent of water nnd swop
Into the ocean. Fully fifty persons In all lou
tbolrlivcs , Fifteen employed In the Haciend
do Vota were overtaken by the flood wbil
al work In the fields and were all drowned
Hundreds of families were made homeless.
Au fill Aviililimt t < i u lljlloonlht ,
HAIUT.II , Kan. , Oct. ! iO. U H , Drlscoll , an
aeronaut , was fatally Injured wbllo making
un ascension at this place yesterday after
noon. When the balloon had reached a considerable
siderable- height it suddenly collapsed. Dris-
cell then started to como down In hit para-
obuto. At u height of eighty feet the balloon
struck tbo parachute , knocking It sideways
and causing tbo balloonist to fall to the earth.
When picked up Drucoll was Insentlblo aud
his injuries were pronoun cod fatal ,
MovcmuUK yl flcnun A
At Spllly Slgbted-Bouoiula , from Now
fork. .
At Havre Arrived La liourgogco , 7roui
Now York.
At Now York - ArrivedAnchorla , from
Glasgow ; Marcia , from Klo Janeiro.
Al ilromon Arrived Muucbcu , fiom Hai
ti mo ro.
SURVIVORS OF THE ROMANIA
Talcs of Suffeiiug find Hardships Entlurol
by Thorn.
BROADSIDE ON PORTUGAL'S ' ROCKY CO\ST
\Vn lir ( | by TrcniondoiM Srn Hint lrntrn <
AKultut tlio ,1 iicent Itorks tiy th
Angry StirJ .Mtraeiili > n < Kirapo
of Theta Who l.nmloil.
Lisnov , Oct. no , It appears that the Uou-
mania wns jammed on the rocks bbadilria.
on , nnil wns swept from stem to stern
by n tramondous sen. Tno sblp'i officers
werti on the bridge when she struck
nnd wcro the lint to porlsb , being ant pi
ovorboarJ by roslitlois waves. The scouo
wus ono of the wildest confusion. Crow ,
p < MHutigers nnd Lasc.irs aboard entirely lost | j |
tholr heads. The boats quickly filled with
water nnd were swetit nway before n at
tempt to lower them could bo mado.
Many of the passenger * were too HI to
maUo nny effort for tholr own safety , others
rushed to the deck In thu vain hope ot es
cape , but the wave * swept nil of thc.n over
board. Still other passengers nro snppoxd
to have penshou in itho wreck. From
such Btntotnonts ns can bo elicited
from Hamilton it appears that ho
made great efforts to save his wife. Bith
were carried overboard together nnd ho sup
ported her until hU strength failed and she
wns torn trom his grasp. Ho then loit ron-
Hclousncsn , wu washed nshoro r.nd found
lilmsoir on the beach whan lie recovered ,
terribly bruised and exhausted.
Lieutenant Kooko had u similar escape , nud
nil the survivors' ' escapes com \vollniph mlr-
nculous. They can hardly walk nrd nonu of
them , except the two olllcori named , appear
to know anything about their escape , except
they were wusticd overboard nnd thrown
upon tlio bsach half dead. Two of the sur
vivors were seriously injured nnd nro now In
n hlirh fever.
The Itoumanla Is rapidly uroaklne up nnd
hardly any portion of her hull Is visible.
Her iimsi.s nro gone. Searchltii ; parties nro
exploring , the coast. It Is reported that
wreckage from the Koumanla has been
found forty miles from 'ho scene of the
disaster.
Xo l > lniuii | ull < > ii Viet.
( Copyrighted ISM bj .lumot ( lonlon llcnnetU ]
Buui.i.v , Oct , 81) ) . [ New York Herald Cnbla
Speclnl to Tut : Bun.l Tbo report thai
the pope has al.cady civou Prlnco Ferdinand
of Hohonzollcrn n dlsponsatlou for marriaso
ultli the daughter of tlio duke of Edinburgh
was prcmnturu. His Holiness U Inclined to
grant ilia dispensation , but only on the con
dition that the prlncj agrees not to renounce
Catholicism , but that the parties to tbonllt-
nnco ploilirod tbcmsDlvcs to hnvo their
children brought'up iu the UrUhollj faith.
It is understood th"at Ibo emperor hat bettt
notified to this effect. " * " i
itoisitKitr.
( leorgo Hontusr , Ilrnilior of tlio ruinous
Train Kolilipr , I'liillld ( ililtty.
FIIEJXO , C. l. , Oct. ! KI. hito Inst nlgbt tlio
with Chris Kvans , is a fugitive from juslico ;
who at various times has killed 'three men
and wounded several others m roslstinR nr-
rest. George aontafc Is suspected ot bolDR . _
the loader in the robbery of the Southern. T
P ncillc at CollU last summer , nnd was'nr- S ;
rested on suspicion a few days utter tbo rob i
bory. Ho made no resistance , but his brother
John nnd Chris Evans , who were wanted on
the same charge , made a desperate- light and
arc still at largo.
Tbo last stitto legislature made train rob
bery n , capital offense , but , of course , hro
afraid the law might bo declared unconstitu
tional , nnd only charged honing.with rob
bery. After the Jury had returned n verdict
of guilty Clnrko Moore , a friend of Jivans
and Sontag , who wns n witness lu the trial ,
wns arrested on n churiro ot bolng nn ac
cessory lo murder. IIo is nrrit'oj ol
fnrnishintr lOvaus nnd John Sontr.s with
llro arms nnd food , and giving the robbers
information about iho movements of thee
o Ulcers , which led lo tha ambush nt SauiD-
xon's flat nnd iho lulllne of Mntshal Ylo
Wilson and Deputy Sheriff McGillnojs. t
Tronhloi. . . .
i
Cal. , Out. ; W. A. U. Barling , .
rnlsln * crower nnd shlpoor , hns Hied a peti
tion In the superior court , asking to bo de
clared nn insolvent dobtor. The failure is K.
very serious ono , nnd ono of the Inrgcst that
lias over taken plnco hero. Barllnu's jlabll
lllos agcregnto 51111,000. His nssots consis *
of n vlnoynrd , valued nt ftQ,000 ( , and p'c.
fiorul property $ ; iSWO ( , nil encumbered , A $
the cummencomonl of the fruit season
Bnrlintr bought henvily , bo mndo big shipments -
monts cast , but Just then tha cholera scara
cama on nnd the bottom dropped out of tha
fruit market , seriously embarrassing him.
A number of fruit nt'd r.inln grower * will
Io5o considerably by the failuro.
Imvt : St.ltd Touiliuri lintltule ,
j Cii : > AiiH\rn > , Ja , Oct. 80. [ Special to
Tin : Biu. : | The program of the Iowa State
Teachers association , llio annual mooting ot
which will bo hold In this city Docerubor
27-29 next , la niinounuod. It Is u vnry extended -
tended one und Includes papers py tbo most
prominent educators nt the stnto , nrnoiitf
whom nro Hon. Henry Sililn nf DCS Molnos ,
.Stato Kuporlntitndont Knoepller , President
G. A Gains of Grlnnoll. Prof. J. T. Merrill
of Cedur Haplds , 1'rof , I. A , I.ooso of ( .ho
State iinlvcraliv , I'rof. Soerly of Cedar
li'.ills , Prof. Alien of tlio University of the
City of Now York nnd many others. The 'i
mjeilng promises to bo tbo most linporlanl ;
over bold.
U in It of I hi ) W. U. T. IT.
Duxvuit , Colo. , Ojl. : i3 , The Woinnn1 *
Christian Tnmpcranca union Indies did not
remain Idle today , even If it was Sunday , and
from many pilpitu of Iho oliurclioi of tills
city Ibo doloirnios dcllvured lomperanco ser-
iiiOns.
Al ! 1 o'clock this afternoon tbo annual ser
mon of the nrginliUlon wns delivered by
Mr * . Molllo McUoo Snell of MUsUsippi , tha
national ovaneolut ,
Jin the evening Lady Henry Somerset , at
Trinity Kplscopal ciuurch , delivered nn olo-
rjucniaadross on thu lomporutico quauiou
und was llstonoJ to by n largo auditjnco , .
altbough the A-ealhor was very Inclomoat. |
Cniiclil un Old-mat Til Iff ,
Whllo on n train cnrouto for FuIrJleld Sat
urday , County Attorney Mabonoy had UU
overcoat stolen from hU seat in the chair
car. Mr. Milionoy had left tils mat for a
few minutes , leaving his sutohel and over *
coat. When ho relurnod tlio coat was t'opo *
Yesterday nflornbon Oftluor Foley met a J
colored man on South Tenth street who had 'i
the county ntlornoy's coal on his urru , nnd
nrrostod nlin , Ha v/as locked up at pollca
headquarter and charged 'vllb potlt jar *
cony. The neiiro had nn overcoat on which
had bean stolen from a traveling roan on thu
same train , emi the churKO may bo changed
toJuy to grand larceny.
\\lllhollii Italhvuy.
CKIMII HAi'iii.In. . , Oct. 80.IBpoclal t *
TIM : HBI : . | In nruordunco with a docre
cntiiro.l at iho last term of the federal court ,
Special Mustur W. P , Brady will , on Octo.
lurUl , sell at public auction the Davenport ,
lo'.va ' ( t Dakota railway , tojutber with all
its fr.uichlsH , horodltunionts and appurte
nances , to satisfy n Judgment for
sec J rod by the Farmer * Loan ud Trull
company of Now York.