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ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 1871. SUNDAY MOBNJNG , OCTOBER 14 , 1891 TWENTY PAGES. l ! ! COPY FIVE OENTS
RADICALS IN REVOLT I
England's Liberal Ministry Threatened with
Destruction by the Irish ,
WAR ON THE LORDS THt ONLY SALVATION
Eosebery Must Announce nn Aggressive
Campaign or Buffer Overthrow.
M'CARTIIY AND LABOUCHEREARE UNI1ED
One Hundred and Seventy-Two Votes Held
Over the Premier's Head.
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MAY NEVER HAVE PARNELL'S ' BIOGRAPHY
TCMim of the Uncrowned King Is AVCMO tii
Having III * 1'rltnlD 1'aprrK Kxiiiultioil
inn ! May Drclilo to Drstrojr Tlictn
Unoponrd ,
( Copyrht ! ( < - ( ] 1691 l > y Press Publishing fomimny. )
LONDON. Oct. 13. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special. ) During tlio parliamen
tary recess little of home politics la dis
cussed In the papers , but It la known In
Inner circles that there. . Is a most threaten
ing condition of affairs In tlio liberal party ,
which will lead to the overthrow of the Hose-
bcry government at the opening of next
session unless the prime minister In the
meanvhllo takes the lead In an open , de
termined nnd sincere movement to abolish
the veto power of the Jlouso of Lords. He
must do this , Inact ' , In his coming speech
st Bradford on the 27th. Falling an unequivo
cal pronunclamento from him of the gov
ernment's Intention to promptly Introduce
nn uncompromising measure to this effect ,
JUstln McCarthy , speaking for the seventy-
two Irish votes under his leadership , will
call a meotlnR of the- party , which will de
termine to vote against the government In
the first division tr.'uen after Parliament con-
yenps.
5Ir. McCarthy Is In London , and , while de.
dining to say this publicly , for obvious rea
sons , makes no secret of hTs purpose as
above stated. Slnco the English radicals
under Labouchcro and Samuel Storey and
numbering nearly 100 votes are of the sama
mind , the government : would be overwhelm
ingly defeated. 'This union with the English
radicals would frco Irish members from the
chargeof deserting the liberal party.
nosEiiniiY MUST JOIN on FALL.
The defiant rejection by the Lords of the
homo rule bill and of the evicted tenants bill
and the titter Impossibility of pccurlng a
liberal majority In that body 'for any measur
able time to come- are facts now recognized
as preventing the passage of any Irish ic-
forin measure whatever , so long as the Lords
remain a co-ordlnato legislative body. The
prime minister , therefore , will bo expected
to Bay at ! Bradford that ho means to Intro
duce a measure framed on the resolution
adopted at the Leeds conference of the lib
eral caucus last August , for the practical
abolition of the veto , or he v.111 be put out of
office anil an appeal to the country forced
on thin Issue. .
This Is the exact condition of affairs to
day , but It Is to be added that Lord Kose-
hcry Is expected to innlic this statement at
Bradford and Mr. McCartny and the radical
leaders have such assurances of It that they
now keep silent so far as a public state
ment of their Intentions Is concerned. What
ever may bo llosebery's personal feeling or
official belief as to the wisdom of this move
ment Just at this Juncture , or the prospect of
a successful Issue to It within the life of
MH parliament , or this generation , he must
certainly lead In It now , sign his ofilce with
in two months to another lenler , or see It
precipitated upon the country by a disgrace
ful defeat of his administration at the first
opportunity.
It Is , moreover , certain that Mr. McCarthy
nnd his followers must press this action on
the liberal government or lose their follow-
InK at home.
HAS BEEN LONG GROWING.
This crisis In the history of the liberal
party lias been slowly forming for months ,
but It has not reached a climax. Michael
Davltt , who has recently written to New
York , Intimating that this Is the Intention
of the party , leaves shortly on a lecturing
tour In Australia. He has been under n long
standing promise , to visit Australia , but has
hitherto been prevented by political affairs
In Ireland. In the present case , also , strong
pressure Is being brought to bear to Induce
him to postpone his tour , as he Is one of
the most powerful Influences In Ireland
against dissension , but ho cannot afford to
abandon the project , both because o'l again
disappointing Ills Australian admirers , who
have repeatedly Invited him , nnd because
the lectures promise * to bo a great financial
success , and he la a poor man with a grow
ing family. Ho won't return to Ireland until
the end of the summer , and If the
Kcneral election occurs during hla absence
hp Is certain to bo again sent to Parliament , ,
though strongly opposed to re-entering the
body.
body.JOHN
JOHN BURNS COMING TO DENVER.
John Burns has been deputed to attend
the annual confcrenco of the Federation of
Labor at Denver In December as the dele-
cat a of the parliamentary committee of the
British Trades congress. Ho Is undoubtedly
the ablest and most practical of English
labor leaders and Is now in handgrips with
the dominant section of the Independent labor
party , who accuse him of being merely a
iloclle follower of the liberal ministry. He
la the only liberal leader who has achieved
nny concession for workers , and this Is duo
to his adroit use of his parllar .itary Influ
ence solely. The Institution oi Ilio eight-
tour day In the AVar department shops , what
Kler Hnrtllo and others failed to secure by
threatening and hectoring , ho has acquired
by diplomatic methods , and consequently his '
rivals are Jec fi of his prestige. Ho nils
an Important place In Parliament as a man
who has shown ho can control strike mobs ,
.tvhlla also possessing : capacity for legislative
. work. When Uosebery was chairman of the
Ixmdon county council Burns consulted him
on such topics. He wss offered a position In
the Gladstone government , but refused It be
cause. It would fetter hla Independence. The
. working people In America. aay ) receive him
is among the best leadcruvjiihelr < \ move
ment , and all people there as a most Inter
esting man.
NO PAUNKLL BIOGRAPHY.
' All atorlcs published regarding an ar
rangement for the preparation ol Parnell'8
biography we entirely groundless. The latest :
report was that Mrs. Pn/nell had confided
r&rncU's papers to Jehn Redmond , T. Har
rington nnd Jaraea O'Kclly , the latter irto
edit them for publication , Mrs. Pa ell
tales that this la entirely untrue , as she
has had no communication on that or any
Utter subject wltU tLc tbree mea named.
The fact Js , the only two of her late hus-
band'n friends with whom she has over had
any communication nro James Magulre and
Young Harrison , now out of politics , both
of whom only Joined the Irish party a few
months before the split. Immediately after
Parncll's'funeral all his papers were deposited
by Harrison , scaled. In a Brighton bank ,
where they still He. Mrs. 1'arnell never had
ny sympathy with Parnoll's politics , so
hat slio has no political Interest In getting
Is llfo written , and as she knew from Par-
icll before his death that Redmond nnd
thers were disposed to desert htm , she Is
ot likely to facilitate them In making capl-
al now out of his fame. Mrs. Parncll lives
recluse at Brighton , seeing no ono except
or tlirco daughters , who rcsldo with her ,
.nd Is still wearing the deepest mourning
> vheii slio goes out. It Is Impossible to pre-
Ict the fate of Parnell'ii papers , but It Is
bought probable she will destroy them lest
they should fall Into unsympathetic hands ,
larrlson now represents an American In-
luranco company In Dublin nnd Is believed
o bo engaged to Mrs. Parnell's eldest
aughter.
DUNIIAVBN'S NEW CHALLENGER.
The Field of today says Lord Dun raven
las now practically decided that the new
hallenger tor America's cup shall be a cuter -
or of about Britannia's size , and It may be
a bit longer. This , perhaps , under the clr-
cumstnnces , uas the best decision to arrlvo
at , as we have no yachts that a seventy-
ooter could be fairly tried against. No com
munication has been sent by Dunraven to
.ho Now York Yacht club as yet , but the
conditions which ruled matches for the cup
ast year will probably prevail.
The forthcoming marriage Is announced o'f
Mrs. James dloihvyn , formerly of New York ,
.o Oswald Harrison Gray of Goldlay House.
Chclmsford , Essex , an English gentleman
understood to bo of large means and landed
property and a. member of the Essex and
Union Hunts. The ceremony Is set for November -
vember 15 at St. Peter's church , Mrs.
Gladwyn is a daughter ot the late Thomas
Terry , n native of Yorkshire , but who lived
In Brooklyn.
ANECDOTE OF THE AUTOCRAT.
The death of Dr. Holmes Is followed by
the publishers' announcement this morning
of cheaper editions of his works. Among
the many reminiscences , ono published this
afternoon Is that during his last visit hero
ho arranged a special meeting with Mr. Watt ,
London agent of his American publishers.c
Mr. Watt naturally thought that the conver-
Ballon would turn on business , or
at all events on literature. Imagine his sur
prise when he found that Dr. Holmes had
shortly beVoro seen some patent shaving In
vention and could hardly bo got to speak of
anything but razors. Dr. Holmes ordered
some new clothes from n London shop , with
which ho was pleased , and after ho reached
Boston ho sent a copy of li& works , to Mr.
Watt , asking him to hand them as "a token
of respect to his good friend and most ex.
cellent tailor. "
The sporting papers report that Bradley
Martin and W. K. Vanderbllt secured nota
ble trophies at a deer stalking In the high
lands. Mr. Vanderbllt has returned to Paris
and was at the Prix do Consell racent Long
Champs. BALLAHU SMITH.
UMTKt ) STATi:1 : * WIM. NOT INTKIimUi : .
Quadruple filiation Kerinrteil to Hutu In-
vltrtlYii lilii tm'i Co-Opcrntliiii.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 13. The State de-
jiartment has not received any advices con
firmatory of the rumor coming from Shang
hai to the effect that China has sued for
peace , and the report meets with little cre
dence , being regarded as at least premature.
The United States has been Invited by the
quadruple alliance , composed of Great Britain ,
France , Germany and Russia , to Join In a
friendly Intervention In the war between
China nnd Japan. The Invitation will be
declined. The declination Is based on the
time-honored policy of this government to
avoid any entangling alllancoi with foreign
powers. Acknowledgment IB made or the
truth In what the Invitation has to say about
the desirability of the restoration of peace ,
etc. " , but In the polite language of diplomacy
It Is pointed out that this country has PO far
thriven very well attending to Its own busi
ness , and that so long as It continues to
prosper by that policy It will not depart from
It.
NEW YORK , Oct. If ! . Prince Yamashlna
of Japan , accompanied by two of his suite ,
arrived by the steamer Augusta Victoria
rom Hamburg , via Southampton , When
asked what he thought ot the probability of
the Intervention of other powers to stop the
war , he hesitated and did not seem to care
to answer the question , but stated , however ,
that he did not think other powers would
Interfere with the struggle.
itussiA IUAI : > V TO AIOVK IN.
Ctilnn Threatened with nn InvuHion from
tlio North.
BERLIN , Oct. 13. It Is announced here
In a dispatch from St. Petersburg that the
towns , villages and posts on the Chinese
frontier are being greatly reinforced and
largo quantities of provisions and wur ma
terial are constantly arriving at these places.
Everything , It Is added , is being prepared
j for a forward movement Into China If this
should be decided necessary.
PARIS , Oct. 13. The Journal says that It
learns that a conference of the representa
tive pwers will soon be held at Peking with
the view of appointing a board of arbitrators
to settle the war between China and Japan.
I.orento Murqunz In ll St.lto of Stage
LONDON , Oct : 13. A dispatch to the
Times , from Cape Town says the Portuguese
town of Lorenzo Marquez Is In a complete
state ot siege. All the streets on the land
sUle of the town are barricaded to prevent , If
possible , the entry of the Kafllrs , who are
In arms against the Portuguese. Guns arc
mounted at the barricades and a guard Is
kept by the Portuguese marines. Four hun
dred soldiers form a cordon from Dlera to
Hcunlon Point. The town will bo at the
mercy ot the natives If they make an attack.
The authorities are doing their best with the
Inadequate means at their command to pro-
tecl the place ,
Court I'ulltloiis AKHlnftt Its Own Sentence * .
V1LNA , Russia , Oct. 13. The trial of
seventy peasants of Krosohe , whoso resist'
once to the cossacks who closed the Roman
Catholic church In November last led to a
terrible massacre , has been concluded. The
majority of the accused were convicted and
sentenced to Imprisonment for terms ranging
from ten years penal servitude to four
months In prison. The court , however. In
view ot the provocation and brutality of the
cossacks , resolved to petition the czar to re
duce the ten-year sentences to one year's Im
prlsonment , and to pardon the other prison'
ers-
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John Ilarn * Co in I MB to Denver.
LONDON , Oct. 13. John Burns , the labor
leader and a member ot Parliament ( or the
Eattersea division ot London , Is to leaVe
England next month for the United States
as the English trades union congress delegate
to the Deavor coogreu ot trade * unlooi.
GALA WEEK IN BERLIN
Presentation of Plags to New Battalions Ono
of the Ohief Features.
KING ALEXANDER OF SEFVIA'S VISIT
Royal Visitor Will Bo Allowed to Kill One
of the White Stags.'d '
POWERS AVERSE TO INTERFERING IN ASIA
Italy the Only Ono likely to Comply with
England's ' Proposals.
EULENBER3 YIELDS TO VON CAPRIVI
ltcire l\c Measure * Against the Aimrclilsl
Will lie Grcntly Softened , Iloirovcr
Antl-Scttilti ) UrgniilzjlluiM I
Unite.
( Cop > ilshtcJ 1651 by the Associated Pi ess. )
UnrtLIN , Oct. 13. Quito a gala week lies
'
before Berlin folks and the rest of Germany.
The arrival ot King Alexander ot Servla ,
'
who Is due on Monday next , will be the slg-
nal fcr a number of court festivities and sev-
ral Imposing ! ceremonies , the chief of which
will be the dedication of the 132 flags des-
.Ined for the recently organized fourth bat- '
alllon ot each regiment of tnf.mtry. This
ceremony Is announced to take place on
Thursday next with great pomp In front
ot the monument of Frederick the Great , on
, .
Unter den Linden. The presence , in this city
of the German mlni&ter to Delgrade , Baron
.
Von Waccke-Gotter , Indicates that King
Alexander's , ' visit Is connected with politics.
Every possible attention will be paid to htm ,
and among the entertainments organized In
his honor Is the hunting party at Wild park ,
at which the king will bo accorded the un
usual privilege of killing one of the few re
maining white stags which are to be found
In I the park. Emperor William , who Is enJoying -
Joying j the best of health , personally gave
orders for the various arrangements of the
coming week , and Is evidently most anxious
to ( Impress the Servian king with the splen
dor ot his reception.
Dr. Schwelnlnger terminated Ills visit to
Prlnco Bismarck at Varzln today , The Ham-
burglscho j correspondent publishes a semi
official communique , painting out that Germany -
many on no account will take part In any
.
Intervention In favor of any belllgerant In
terests. The Cologne Gazette confirms the
statement that Russia and France are work
ing hand In hand In this matter , and repeats
the assertion that they are also adverse to
Interference In the war. It is added that
Austria Is In a similar manner acting In
harmony with Germany , and , as it Is claimed
that the United States has not from the
first concealed her sympathy with Japan ,
Italy is the only power likely to comply
with the proposal of the earl of Klmberly
for an international Intervention.
The National Zeltung and other German
papers point out that German Interests In
the war are not Identical with England and'
Russia.
GERMANY WILL NOT INTERFERE.
The Cologne Dispatch today publishes the
fpllowlng dispatch from Berlin : It Is con
firmed from various sources that Germany
has declined to take part In a Joint European
Intervention between China and Japan at the
present Juncture , and this subject , accord
ingly , la removed from the diplomatic pro
gram ot the powers.
The correspondent of the Associated press
has sounded a distinguished official upon
the subject , and has also made other In
quiries In Influential quarters , with the re
sult that he has found It to be the general
opinion that Japan , In the event of being
victorious , will not. make exorbitant demands
upon China , but will restrict herself to In
sisting upon the Independence of Corea , while
asking for protectorate rights for herself , as
well as a big war Indemnity. It IB probable
that Japan may demand the cession of the
Island of Formosa.
Significant , as indicating the intentions of ' '
Russia , Is the statement of the Berliner
Tageblatt's correspondent at St. Petersburg
that the Russian troops In the towns , vll-
lages and passess of the' Chinese frontier
have been greatly reinforced , and that large
quantities of provisions and' war material are
constantly arriving at those places. Largp
detachments of Cossacks first appeared , and
they were followed by Cossacks' artillery
and later by strong detachments of Infantry ,
bringing with them the component parts of
very spacloui barracks , -with portable heatIng -
Ing and baking stoves. In a word , every
thing , apparently , Is being prepared for a
forward movement It such a step Is decided
to be necessary.
From the statements published In regard
to yesterday's Prussian cabinet meeting , It (
appears that Count Eulenberg , president of
the cabinet , after the discussion ot proposed
repressive measures against anarchists ,
yielded In part respecting the anti-revolu
tionary measures which have been the bone
ot contention between himself and Chan
cellor von Caprlvl.
It also appears that the audience which the
latter had with the emperor led to a com-
promlso agreement , by which the legislation
to be proposed will not be ot an exceptional
character , but will aim at Increasing the
stringency of the existing laws and securing
their more effectual application. The Prus lgd
sian cabinet Is understood to have discussed ;
measures to this effect , which will be sub
mitted lo the Bundesrath , and also delib
erated upon similar measures , which will
bo Introduced In the Prussian diet.
ANTI-SEMITES UNITE.
At the general convention of the different
sections of the anti-Semites of Germany , held
at Eisenach , It was agreed to consolidate
under the name of the German social reform
parly , and , after a hot debate , the delegates
admitted the notorious Jew baiter , Alwardt ,
to their ranks. Together the anti-Semites
now claim to represent 1,250,000 votes ,
In view of Prlnco Bismarck's Inability to
receive a visit fromj 1,500 East Prussians , on
the ground ot 111 health , these admirers of
the ex-chancellor have decided to testify
their sympathy by a popular subscription In
the province , the proceeds ot which are to
bo presented to the prince upon his eightieth
birthday , April 1 , 1895. Prince Bismarck
will return to Frledrlchsruh at the end ot
the present month ,
Slgmund Zelsler , recently assistant cor
poration counsel ot Chicago , and his wife
are now In Germany. Mrs. Zelsler , who
Inado a successful tour ot Europe In 1893 as
a pianist , Is beginning a series ot concert 18
this week. Today the appears tt Magdo-
[ burg with the Phllharmoalo orchestra , In
Saint Sacn's concert. | Her * engagements ore
made until the end of February , and call
tea her appearance In the leading elites of
Germany i , Holland , Austria , Denmark and
Switzerland. I
Emperor William todajr 'performed ' an In
teresting ceremony al Frelsack , Branden
burg. Ho unveiled n monument to the elec
tor , Frederick II , first margrave of Branden
burg , belonging to the house ot Hohcnzollern.
The monument stands 6n ( ho site of the old
feudal castla of Frelsa6k , the stronghold ot
the rebellious house of Qultzow , which UBS
destroyed ( In 1414 by Frederick II. with n
gun historically known as Lazy Meg U > 'o
Faule Grethe. ) The emperor In accepting n
cup of honor upon this occasion , Bald : "I
quaff this goblet filled1 with German wine la
the welfare of Brandenburg , wishing that as
long as God grants me life and strength , and
as long as the house of Urandenburg exists
the old , traditional loyalty of the Inhabit
ants may never fall If an emergency arises
and the margrave calls. "
The emperor has , appointed Herman
Klumpp of New Orleans to bo German con
sul at that point.
Judge W. S. Strawn of Omaha , Neb. , Is
Just . finishing a six months' tour of Inquiry
Into the different coUrl procedures of Eng
land , Franco nnd Germany , lie will return
homo next week.
s
Miss Edith Walker of New York , after cul
tivating her voice at Dresden for four years ,
tas been engaged for the royal opera house
of this city. Miss Walker will make her
debut In Meyerbeer's "Prophets. "
Mrs. John B. Jackson , wife of the second
secretary of the United States legation , gave
a reception an Thursday last. All tlio leadIng -
Ing ' Americans In Berlin were present , In
cluding Mr. and Mrs. llolso of Cleveland ,
O. . Mr. and Mrs. Grlscom of Heading , Pa. ,
and many ethers.
Olrmphi t Croon the I'nrifle.
SAN FUANCISCO. Oct. 13. The efforts of
the United States Navy department toward
Increasing the force | n Chinese waters has
resulted In the hurried completion of tlio
5,800-ton cruiser , Olynjpln , which will Boon
be delivered at Mare Island to the govern
ment , and aS early as her complement o'f
4GO sailors , marines and officers can be pro
vided , she will bo dispatched to the scene
of the present conflict to reinforce the
squadron which is now looking after the
Interests | of the citizens of the United States
In these troublous climes. The battleship
Oregon is still waiting lor her side armor ,
but a largo force Is hard at work completing
her Inside works. The .Olympla Is the crack
cruiser ot the United States navy , and will
cost the government over $2,000,000 when
completed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mtnrni Dimmed In Suu UomliiijD.
NEW YOniC , Oct. 12 : The hurricane that
passed over the Island of San Domingo an the
night ot September 2L did considerable dam
age , and especially at the capital. The sur
rounding sugar estates were1 much Injured by
the storm , particularly/ plantations "La
Fa" and "Francla. " The former was dam
aged to the amount of J25.0U3 , Not a single
sugar estate escaped. Several small coasting
vessels , sufferedfour , betflg lost. On one vessel -
sel , bound from San Jbpmlngo to Sanchez ,
eleven persons lost their lives , Including a
German family of five , jnmher'and four chil
dren.
Seeks Trouble from
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Oct. 13 , Venezuelan
forces have crossed Yuruarl territory and
have occupied the Cuyunl valley region , driv
ing oft the British police. The terrorized
settlers and miners /awaiting / assistance ,
Georgetown , the capital and principal town
of British Guiana , is greatly agitated over
this sudden move on the part of Vene
zuela. The Venezuelan consul at George
town denies that It Is the 'act of his govern
ment.
Itolibod unit Murileroil by Itanilltn.
JIMINEZ , Mex. Oct. 13. Henry-Wall , an
agent for a mining machinery firm of Chicago
cage , left hero a few days ago for the mines
at Bate Pilas , This was the last heard of
him until last nlglit , when a messenger
brought word that the body of an Ameri
can had been found on the trail. From
papers the man was Identified as Mr. Wall ,
and It Is supposed he was robbed and mur
dered by bandits.
I I'rcpnrlnB tot n , rtnyoliittnn.
' .
CARACAS , Oct. JO. The government Is
I forcing conscription all over the country.
| Work has been suspended on roads and rail'
ways. Even men who were repairing bridges
destroyed by the floods have been forced
Into the army. The government Is preparing
for the inevitable revolution. Worklngmen
prefer joining the rebels to serving as con
scripts , and are making their way to Areu
and Coro.
Hold Tlielr Own XIII T o Fell.
LONDON , Oct. 13. The Times publishes a
dispatch from Shanghai stating that reports
from Moukdcn confirm the statement that
only 4,000 Chinese troops , commanded by
General Tso , were at Ping-Yang. They re
pulsed the Japanese until General Tso was
killed. This , It Is added , explains the small
Chinese loss.
I MYSTERY OfI XJSIHt.lSKAX'SUi.lTII. .
| J. II. Chrlstanneii or Il'nrton Pound Ucntt In
CHICAGO , Oct. 13. ( Special Telegram. )
J. II. Chrlstcnsen , a student In the North
western university school of pharmacy ,
came to his death In a most mysterious
manner In a grovM of pines on John Hor-
tcnson'n farm , two inllei northwest ot Kim-
hurst , sixteen miles fropi Chicago , at pome
tlmo within the pnst week. Chrlstensen
left his lodgings at Gii Hamilton street In
tills city , October 5 , bi > t > | t Is not likely that
he came to Ills deutlj .earlier than Wednes
day last ; The position of the body and ap
pearance when found .pq'nt ' to suicide , but
the motive 18 lacking1 , pn the other hand ,
there clrcumatantct4ln connection with
his strange disappearance that Indicate foul
play.
Young Chrlatensen cpmo to Chicago early
In September from Mlpdpn , I-feb. , and went
to live In the family at J. C. Clulstensen , a
pharmacist , at SSI West Madison street.
Although of the same n.amc , the two men
were not relatives , but had grown up to-
gcther In the little Nebraska , village. Young
Chrlsteruen , who was. 20 years old , wus of
I even temperament and excellent habits , so
far as any one In Chicago knew , nnd at
tentive to hla school /lulles. He had been
Buffering from a sever * .cold , for a day 0"
BO before hla disappearance , and remained
at home on October 4 , He was cheerful and
apparently without a care. When he came
to Chicago he was short of funds , but his
friend , Pharmacist Chrlstensen , advanced
him the money necessary to pay his tui
tion at the college. Two days before his
disappearance Chrlstensen received a reg
istered letter from hla homo containing
J1S. Ho gpoka to Pharmacist Chrlatenaen
about his obligation and promised to pay
him. The following1 day he remained at
home > but on Friday , October C , he left the
house In the morning : , Baying 1)9 ) was BO'.nff '
to school. That was ( ho last seen of "him
aliveby any of his friends , IJe did not
, appear at the college , aa Inquiry today
showed. With his knowledge of the i > aat
I life of the dead man , and confident of
exemplary habits , Pharmac t ChrUtcnsen
scout ? the ldft oj
TOOK TUB TOP FLOORS
Great Damngo Done by Fire to tlio Morse-
Ooo Shoo Factory Last Night ,
i
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND LOSS
Destruction Oonfined Mainly to the Fourth f
and Fifth Stories.
SMALL PORTION OF THE WALLS FELL IN
Contents on Lower Floors Eufier Much from
Water and Smoke ,
80 PER CENT INSURANCE ON IHE- WHOLE
Breaking of Wutor Tower mill L'rrbluncsH of
Water 1'rcsauro Uuuftc Firemen to Work
ut Urcut lllBuiIiuntHKO CouUt
Nat Itriicli tlio lllazc.
Fire which broke out shortly before 10
o'clock last night partially ruined the upper
part of the Morse-Coe shoe factory , a flve-
story brick building at the southeast corner
of Twelfth and Howard streets , totally de
stroyed the contents of the fourth and fifth
floors , and caused much damage on lofter
floors by smoke and water.
The building has a frontage of more than
. .
100 feet on Harney street and has a depth of
about 160 feet. A small portion of the upper
walls fell In.
The loss on building Is estimated nt from
$10,000 to $15,000. and on raw stock , manu
factured goods and machinery at from $83,000
to $90,000. On the two upper floors flnlshci
goods \\ero mainly stored , though there was
hero a considerable quantity ot leather. The
greater part of the machinery was on the
third floor spd whatever damage was caused
there v as by w.iter.
Insufficient water pressuru nd weakness o ;
equipments , and especially of the water
.lower , hampered the work of the firemen to
an exasperating degree.
MADE HEADWAY RAPIDLY.
About 8:40 : o'clock Acting Sergeant King
and Officer Her of the police passed the fac
lory and everything seemed to be all right ,
As the officers crossed Harney street som
ono cried fire , and they looked back. King
says that the flames burst forth from th
first floor windows at the south end of th
Twelfth street side of the building , and by
the time he reached the fire alarm box a
Twelfth and Farimm streets the flames wer
Issuing from the third and fourth-story
windows. Box 114 was pulled In , callln
out the chief and his two assistants , Hire
trucks , three engines and all the hose com
panics except those stafoned In the suburbs ,
All of the companies made good time , bn
the fire spread so rapidly that by the ( im
the first line of hose was laid and the watc
. turned on the sntlre east and west sides o
thefifth _ floor"Wero , burning.
" ChTef'Oalllgan and"Assistant Chief Salte
made a great run down Farnam street 1
their bugglea , and Assistant Chief Barnc
was only a few laps behind. As soon a
Galllgan saw the fifth floor In flames h
sent In a general alarm , which called a
the hose 'companies In the city to the place
The seat of the fire seemed to ba Just soul
of the center of the building on the Twelft :
street side , and the water tower was quick !
placed In position at th's point and manned
IT FAILED TO WORK.
When the big machine took position th
crowd cheered , and naturally expected to se
some good work done , but In this It was ills
appointed. The chemicals In the cylinder ;
of this ponderous machine refused to work
and the tower could not be raised. Tills
caused a short delay , , as four lines of hose
had been attached to the tower and the
. water turned on. An effort to raise the
I tower by hand was then made. This at
tsmpt was partially successful , but when the
full force of the four streams was turned on
the nozzle had hurtled and the tower was use
less. Chief Galllgan then had It hauled
away to save It from being damaged. DurIng -
. Ing all the time spent In handling the water
] tower the flames had spread rapidly and had
burst out of the fourth-story windows.
, Fourteen streams were playing on the fac
tory , but the water pressure was BO weak
that the streams could not reach above the
i third-story windows , Four streams , aldd
by the three engines struck and entered the
i fourth-story windows , About all the good
that the other streams -did was to keep the
walls cool.
While some of the firemen -were working
with the water tower others were engaged
In raising the ladder on the big aerial truck
nt the north end. Almost as soon as the
ladder was placed and before the men could
get to the top with a line of hose the flames
shot out nearly to the center of the street ,
and the Intense heat drove the firemen back
down the long ladder.
BURNED THEIR LADDER.
So fiercely did the fire burn that It was
with difficulty that the ladder was lowered
and hauled away to a place of safety. As
It was , the top of the ladder was badly
scorched and charred.
The east sldo of the building above the
third floor was mostly composed of big glass
windows , and through these the flames came
with great fierceness , breaking the glass and
scattering the pieces on the plpemen below.
Assistant Chief Barnes had charge of this
side ot the bulld'ng , and directed four streams
| on the flames , but the water fell short , and
falling on the walls below only served to
keep them cool. Great , black clouds ot smoke
poured forth on this elde , while from the
west side of the building great showers of
sparks arose and drifted away to the north
east. It was fortunate that a high wind was
not blowing else buildings In that vicinity
would have been in danger. As it was the
guests of the Mercer hotel , diagonally across
the Intersection , were greatly alarmed , and
watched the progress of the fire with uppre >
henslon.
When the roof and top floor fell , the
sparks ascended to a considerable height , and
| as they fell on the crowd ot curious people
who lined the sidewalks and filled the adja '
cent streets the people fell back. This gave
the firemen more room to work and to get
away hi case of falling walla.
The police , under command ot Acting
Captain Blgwart , made a feeble attempt to
keep the crowd back , but no fire ropes were
strung. Mayor llemla and Commissioner
llartman came down and looked on.
GAINED VANTAGE GROUND.
A few minutes before 11 o'clock Chief Gal-
llgan and a number ot firemen eucceeded In
nr
getting a line ot hose to the top ot the four-
story building , at the rear ot th burning
factory , occupied by the Western Newspaper -
! paper union. This line gave- the men a de
cided advantage , aa It enabled them to throw
I a heavy stream directly down Into the fire
1 ° U U9 cjftS amj tblid floors ot lt factory ,
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather ForccnM for NoorAski To lay i
Fnlrt WarmiTj Winds Shifting to South
I'lign.
I. IliKrhtry til I lie famine ttt Ilia Kn.iO.
Itorlln Preparing to llvctlro IVrnlimml.
Morse-Coo Company' * Vliint llornril.
yuiitlom ! for NcliniHku Voter * .
3. Tlunimi II. Heed Tiilkn In ( lotlmin.
Picture I'rcufiitril by lliirrlvm ,
K. ItovuMiU-r to Spi'iik In Oiii lm >
3. llrmtlilU-uiH Nnniu u City Tlrkot.
Mrninrlul to Itolirrt Morrl * Ilodlralcil ,
Train JtubbcrK Worked Scocrisfiilly.
HliiVH onVIUI Itiunimgu.
4. Onmlm .Society ( JottliiK a Onlt.
What the l.oc.il CliitrchcH Are Doing.
C. Union I'aclllc Ilriinolirit I.uppeil ( Ift.
Christina Kmlra orcr ut Lincoln.
Ijnicl Sulmllu nt t'hryrniic.
0. Council lllnfT * Local .Mutters.
Ineittrlnil .tinttorn.
Drs Molne * OIllelulH Arretteil.
7. Ncbnmkn City Kindly llpiitcn.
.Sioux City's Orciit SIICCPM ,
Defemlhijj Inilleted Sugar WltncMca.
8. 31 ilk hiMilsky from Moliifwr * .
Punhlnir tlio 1'lntto Camil llontla.
10. Weekly drlst of Ht.irtlii | | ; ( losiln.
II. I'rollt-blmrlnK ' " Trance.
1'rof , Kucco'it I'lim for Irrigation.
13 , Killtorlnl anil Comment.
1.1. Vital linnet In Knglltli 1'olltles.
1C , Oinilm' : Local Trailu Itovlnvroil.
Commercial and Hiinnclul Notts.
l-'iM tiire of tlio I.lvo Stock Murliotn.
10. Dully Itoiuid of the Son of Heaven.
lllitnioiul Hob's Itoiiiitrkiililo Hucecan.
18.Voiimn : Jlor Way * ami Her World.
It ) . Undo .S.UU'H Commercial Staff.
The greatest danger at this tlmo was In the
east wall of the burning building. The lop
already leaned a foot from the perpendicular
and but for the substantial manner In which
the building was put up would have fallen.
A three-Inch crack had also appeared at the
east end of the north wall ; but the cast wall
Etlll stands. A few minutes after the line
to the roof of the Western Newspaper union
building had been Impressed Into service It
parted , but the damage was soon rep.tlied.
The damage that would have resulted from
the falling of the walls would have been the
destruction ot a frame dwelling house oc
cupying the ground between the factory and
the warehouse. The family occuyplng the
dwelling had removed all the furniture as
soon as possible after the fire was discovered.
It was an outside fight from start to finish
for Gnlllgan and his men. Everybody
worked hard , but the department was badly
handicapped by the lack of water pressure.
An effort was made to rnlso the aerial
truck In the center of Howard street and
from nn elevation shoot a stream of water
Into the fourth and fifth story windows.
This attempt proved n failure , as the stream
through a three-quarter-Inch nozzle hardly
reached the building.
BIGHTV PER CENT INSURANCE.
Mr. Charles A. Coe , vice president of the
company , was brought to the blaze by Fire
Reporter Heard. He said that the Morse-
Coe Shoe company WHS composed ot W. V.
Morse , president ; 0. J. Lewis of Itoston ,
E. E. Hastings and himself. He said that
small portions ot the stock were held by
some of the company's employes. The com-
The building was erected nt u cost of $50,000.
Something like $30,000 was expended In fix
tures and machinery. Mr. Coe figured the
total loss at $100,000 , on building and con
tents. Insurance on the buHdlns to the
amount of $35,000 Is carried and this will
more than cover the loss on the bulldlnc.
The block carried was Insured under the 80
per cent clause of the Fire Underwriters' as
sociation.
Mr. Cne Is at a loss to account for the
origin of the fire. He cays that the factory
was shut down at C o'clock and as far as
he knew there was no light In the building
after that time. The company owns and
operates Its own lighting plant , av.d the
wiring was Inspected only two weeks ago by
ho city electrician and found to be all right
with the exception of a few minor defects.
Aa the fire was confined to the fourth and
fifth floors principally , It Is thought that the
loss may not amount to over $80,000 , as
nest of the machinery can be saved and the
lower walls are left nound. .
The management has of late been In the
hands of the vice president ,
It was Impossible last night to get a
statement of the Insurance In detail. Mr.
Hitchcock of Webster , Howard & Co , , re
ports the following Insurance in his agency
on tjie stock In the factory : Insurance Com
pany of Xnrtli America , $2,600 ; Liverpool and
London and ) Globe , $2,500 ; Hanover of New-
York , $1,500 ; St. Paul Flro and Marine ,
$1,000 ; total , $7,500.
SOMn FALLING OF DIHCKS.
About mldlnght a part of the southeast
corner of the top story fell , The firemen
were'constantly warned by their chiefsto
watch out for falling walls , and , consequently
quently , no ono was Injured. It was ex
pected that the northeast corner would bo
so weakened by the falling ot the roof-and
the fifth floor that It would fall , but the
firemen managed to get enough water on the
brick walls to hold tlicm. . Street car traffic
on the Walnut Hill , Council muffs , South
Omaha and Thirteenth street lines was do-
layed for about two hours.
By 2 o'clock all of the fire companies had
gone home except ono company which was
left to watch the place until morning. Chief
Galllgan decided to watt until daylight before
ho sent men Into the building to thoroughly
examine It. Several latldermcn were , however -
over , sent up to look for smouldering fire.
Most of the goods In the factory are re
moved as rapidly as finished to the com
pany's wholesale house , consequently the
stock destroyed consisted mostly of leather In
tbo process of manufacture. When the fac
tory closed last night there were 132 persons ,
on the pay roll. The portion of the block
burned will be rebuilt at once.
Norwegian Election Itrturni ,
CHRISTIANA , Oct. 13. The elections for ,
delegates hero have resulted In a victory
for the radicals , who polled 8,325 votes j ,
against 7,690 polled by the conservatives and
521 polled by the socialists. The contest waa
clearly fought on the question of the maintenance
tenanceof the union with Sweden , the cam ' |
paign here being marked by strong party
feeling. The result of yesterday's , poll was
awaited with great Intercut , as It Is expected
to have great Influence upon the other elec-
tlone. According to the results at present
known , the conservatives have gained ten
I seats and the radicals have made a gain of
| eight Beats.
I General Ortiz Ha
I MANAGUA , Nicaragua , Oct. 13. It is rumored -
mored that General Ortiz , the deposed minister -
tor , has escaped from prison and Is now near
the frontier ot Costa Rica consulting General
Cordova ,
John Hull Will Declare Illmiclf.
LONDON , Oct , 13. The British govern-
ment , the Aisoclatcd press learns , will
shortly publish a statement In regard to Its
attitude toward the war between China and
JaRW ,
MASSES AND CLASSES
Combinations of Oixpital Inciting Anarchy
nnd Fomenting Lawlessness ,
ACTUAL SOURCE OF SOCIAL DISORDER
Money Ohnngcrs Oorapol Patrons lo Put Up
Tboii Citizenship as Collateral ,
THE ONE ISEUE DEMANDING SETTLEMENT
Corporations Dominate Party Machines anil
Sap the foundations of Justice.
MUST BE REPULSED Af ALL HAZARDS
Tmo and Lofty Citizenship Will Not Toler
ate Hotteunesj in Public Service.
SHALL WE HAVE HONEST GOVERNMENT ?
Powerful Arraignment or tlio Itniikcr * mid
Itnllroml Manager ; * \Vlio Hutu Infuriated
" tliu IVoplo uiul forced Them Into a
blaui | > clo fur llotcomb.
To the people ol this commonwealth : A
recent letter from nn Intelligent gentle
man living In a neighboring city asks , in ap
parent sincerity , "Why Is It that the business
men of Omaha , regardless of party , are com
bining to defeat the election of the populist
candidate for governor ? " The "business men"
of Omaha who take the position that v e , the
citizens of Nebraska , are not entitled to
have puio and honest government In this
stnto are largely the bankers and those un
fortunate business men that they can op
press , nnd the railroads nnd their pass hold
ers. These two Interests ar < ? not for honest
government , It Is they who breed anar
chists , they who , In combining against the
people to corrupt legislatures and elect dis
honest men to ofilce , prey upon the people ,
and , In the results they accomplish , visit
upon state and nation all the evils ot anarch
ism. It Is not an uncommon thing for these
bunkers to keep In their offices petitions or
addresses which they ask those who comate
to borrow their money , or to get extensions ,
to sign ; they have them In their banks now ;
In other words , they Insist that the unfor
tunate cuntomeM that they have In their
power shall put up their citizenship as col
lateral ! Tim banks and railroads must ba
taught that they are servants , and not mas-
tersi.tlmt * each must stick to Us legitimate
business and not spelt to usurp the functions
of the people. Last year this country was
plunged Into financial distress by the bank
ers ; while seeking to Interfere with law mak
ing they started n scare they artificially _
crcated a money stringency that ended In a
panic that , unexpectedly to them , nearly In- ft
volved all ot them In the ruin that they had * * '
planned for others. Thousands of their vic
tims met bankruptcy. Their constant aim Is
to make money scarce , and so to Increase the
power of their store to the hurt of the poor
and middle' classes. It Is tlmo the banks
kept to their tasks , or to take away from
them their powers nnd to turn them down.
They must not take the position that the
people of this slate cannot have honest gov
ernment !
LOOK HHHI5. UPON THIS PICTURE ! .
What about tlio railroads ? Go to the filt-
tlngs of our legislature , and what do you flndT
You find their lobby organized to corrupt.
Who stood behind Mosher and his guilty
crowd ? Who stood behind the corruption In
the penitentiary ring ? Who defends all the
public plunderers nnd thieves ? The railroad
ring. They are co-partners In corrupting the
public service. And banks trot In their
class. They did not dare to have Mosher
open his mouth ! He know too much ! Mosher ,
liable , as Indicted , to sentence tor an hundred
years , got oft with five ! He was "confined"
In our county Jail Instead ot being sent to
the penitentiary and such scandals aroseIn
that regard as were never before heard of In 1 |
connection with a convict Incarcerated in
prison ! The wrongs that these banks and i |
railroads have countenanced and encouraged
In consplrlng-agalnst the com moil weal In
Nebraska is a foul list. The true nnd lofty
citizenship of this commonwealth will not
tolerate the rottenness In our public service
that these banks and railroads stand for any
longer.
The people are slow to anger and to move.
When public affairs- get HO intten that they
slink then the people clean their house.
Nebraska , under railroad and bankers' rule ,
Is so rotten that It stinks. It Is tlmo to
move ! The banks and railroads raise the cry
to deceive us that It would hurt the credit
of the state to elect a pupullst. The credit
of the state ! The credit of a million people !
Who made these corporations the guardians
of the public credit ! Of our good name !
When rottenness and corruption stand for
purity and soundness , then will they ( land
for honest government. They tell u that If
wo elect an honest man governor It will ruin
the credit and fair name ot the state , and
that If we elect a dishonest man governor It
will preserve the credit and fair name of the
state !
CHOOSB YE THIS DAY.
I believe that the civilization of Nebraska.
Is better than the civilization of Wall street.
Choose yo between the civilization of the
people and the civilization ol money , Ne-
hruskuns ! Wo are n million and more In
number. Here wo are Just as wo are. Wo
have such and such measure ot honesty ; such
and such measure ot Justice ; such and such
measure uf refinement ; such and such sensa
of right , * * No moreno less , Are wo not In
telligent cnojjgh , honest enough , Just enough ,
true enough , to rule ourselves ? Shall we go
abroad to find another rule of honesty ta
guide us ; another tense of right to control
us ; another estimate of Justice to be our
standard ? Shall we go to Wall street for Ha
ethics to corporations'and trusts to tell us
what are rules of right ? Verily , I believe
that the million and a quarter of people wh
live within our borders are able enough , honest
enough , Just enough , to make up our govern
ment ! Wo are entitled to honest government
In Nebraska , and we are entitled to rule our
selves. For these principles wo should be
ready with our blood , for it Is the blood
which in all times past has been abed for
these things. Wo must say to corporations ,
you are our servants and not our matter * ;
to money , you are our slave and not our
ruler ; you shall not impose upon us public