Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUSTE JJ ) . 1871. , , .
OMAHA MONDAY MO R2I2NTGK OCTOHEH 22 189-1. SINGL13 COPV fflVE CI3KTS.
TO OUTRAGE THE BALLOT
B. & M , Mnnagera Preparing a Wholesale
Raid on the Country Precincts.
COLONIZING IN THE DROUTH COUNTIES
Totem IMnir IlUlrlbuictl In Convenient
Number * Along tlin JloucI Uiklnmlty
Shrink llnrtlni ; the Slirlckera t.i-ttcra
Clint Knfuto Ilia ilolitiHim Story.
The revelation of Iho plot to colonize voters
to assist In the election of Majors created
something nkln to coiiBtcrnatlon In the
ranks ot the conspirators. The plans for
the colouration. hivobeen adroitly worked
out. The Imported voters nro to bo Ju
diciously located In Die counties which have
been the greatest sultcrcrs from Iho past
Bcason'o ilroiitli These counties li.ivo been
carefully polled , and the rnllroad managers
know exactly how many settlers have left.
The places of the absent voters are to bo
filled 1) ) ) ' men brought down from the It. & M.
extension In Wyoming and Montana. After
election they will lie paid off and their
services dispensed with. Tlio projectors of
the scheme , when told that It would be a
dangerous operation , replied that II could bo
easily \vorkiM , for the % ote would not show
up as an Increase In the totals , but would
simply Indicate republican gains and a pop
ulist loss , and they could very easily tura
around and assert that not as many people
liml left I lies o counties as had been supposed ,
l > ut that lots of populists had returned to
the republican fold. In order to make this
tichcmo moro plausible the railroad managers
nro carefully preparing the mind of the
public fcr surprises In ono case thej ha\o
M lvca It out that their poll of Ouster county
shown n populist loss of & „ ' ! > , a republican
loss of only three , and a democratic : gain of
twenty. If It were not for the fiaudtilent
scheme back of It this statement would be
the laughing stock of the politicians oC all I
parties.
Another plot h to colonize and register a
couple of hundred repeaters In the city of
Lincoln In order to prepare the people for
a marked Increase In the vote , the U. & M
Journal Sunday morning announced that "ar
rangements are being inado' lo Increase the
republican majority In Lancaster county to
4,000 votes Under the most favorable cir
cumstances the republican plurality In Lan
caster county has scarcely reached 3,000 and
the average Is much less. Last year Judge
Harrison's plurality was but 2.SSC. Minl-
festly any IncreaseIn the total vote this
year will come from colonists * and repeaters ,
who will bo ciowded Into vacant houses ns
plentifully as possible
CALAMITY CRUSADERS' DOOMERANG
A very strong current Is retting In against
the calamity crusade begun last week by the
Huslness Men's assoeatlon. Reports from
interior points In Nebraska Indicate a reac
tion that bodes no coed to the Interests of
Omaha Jobbers and packers. Even the
manufacturers who have not taken an active
part In the effort to frichten the m ° rcantlle
class Into supporting the I ) . & M canil date
for governor nre liable lo suffer Com
mercial travelers , who have traversed th2
southern and southwestern portion of the
state report that Kansas City Is already
busily engaged In nn , attempt to secure trade
that naturally belongs to Omaha. The rep
resentatives of Kansas C'lty stock yards and
packing houses arc pointlne out , to farmers
and stock shippers along the lines of the rail
roads leading from Jhls state to the south
east the manifest hostility of the South
Omaha packing house managers to the farm
micl Iho stock Interests of the state TravelIng -
Ing men from wholesale houses In Sioux
City , St Joseph and Kansas City are losing
no t.mo In widening the breach alrcatl )
commenced between the people ot Nebraska
timl the city of Omaha Even the vvholesile
merchants of Lincoln hope to reip incrsased
profit through the enmity of the state toward
Omaha , an enmity that bus In the past been
largely created und ( ostcicd by tinUurllng -
ton Journal.
The following extracts fiom state papers
enow the dilft of the sentiment already set
ting In towurJ Omaha und the [ Business
Men's association. The extracts quoted are
but a lev , of n largo number nnd more are
coming tn every day The Grand Island
Independent has made an especially severe
attack upon Omaha for the part her citi
zens are taking In the- campaign
lobrara Pioneer The Oinnhn business
men , or rather the capitalists and bankers
under the political Influence of the nillinads
nnd other corporations , have organized to
defeat Holconil ) and elect Major * The cry
Is calamity Don't be fooled If jour
credit Is good anil > ou have the wherewith
to secure a. loan the banks will remain In
lni lnet > s and wholesale houses will want to
sell good * . . Don't be fooled. This is an old
pcheinc that can only be worked once 01
tviee. The people the rank nml tile have
no need of worry. If they ever get down
nt n. lower condition than the past year
God pity them , nnd Ile will but don't look
for pity from such earthly people us this
"business combine. " Isd
PlaltHinouth Journal A lot of so-called
"business men" of Omnhn , who nre under
the ccmtiol of money sharks and railroad
politicians , have Issued a circular nnd Kent
It to everjbody In the state endeavoring
to filghten men Into the suippoit of Tom }
Majors. It Is a night to iilnco the mantle
of Hhiuiie upon the fate of every honest
man In the land. There Is nothing but the !
foulest rottenness behind It , and the men
who originated the movement know It. No
man who te.spectH Himself will pay the least
attention to It
Lincoln News Aerj good way to stand ;
up for Nebraska Is to see to It that calamity
liowleis aie sent to the lear Present the
lihiln facts to the people , without nssnlllng
the state's fiituie , and the result will not be
In doubt. Nebraska. Is great enough In her- :
t.elf to live down nny calamity that may
happen to her , but republic-ails , above nil ! ? :
should hesitate to add aiivthlng to the
weight of the threatened Injury by dinning
upon their Ini.utlrmUnn foi the futuie.
Fremont Lender : It looks tn the Lender
at this ( llstnncc ns If the alleged business
men's committee of Oinutui nnd Lincoln ,
which IH an annex of the 1) & M mail , has
uncKrlnkeii to. injure the cieclU not only of
Omaha nml Lincoln , but of the entire state.
It Is , In fnct , a consp racy nqnlnst the people
of the state thai will react against Omaha
ami Lincoln , for when the election. Is over
how are- these no-called business men going
to explain their position ? II thowa the des-
periite means the rnllionil * will resort iSto
to maintain the control of the government '
V of the Htntc. and shows that they have
neither honor , honesty nor decency. The
populists have nominated u ticket of clean ,
honorable , capable gentlemen. Men who
have mine Intcicst In the prosperity homl
welfare of thn state than nny of the ill-
leged business men. We want to susgest ,
too , that theie are other interests In this
state besides railroad * , bankers. Sh > locks '
nml Intnitnnce PhnrKs It seems like 11 piece
of Impel llnence for a few men In Omaha
and Lincoln to suy to the people of : heed
state , you muM elect thane who have lobbed )
nnd who will still continue to iob > ou , other
wise we will defame the state Did men
uver win by such dnstaully conduct ? The
vote is of this state have determined to
cliMin dl honest men out of the state house
ami put honest men therein Men who will
lulinlnister the affairs of the state with hon
esty nnd tiitcgilty , although bj 1 = 0 doing
It may lepilve some of thu alleged business
men of fut Jobs.
PROU AN "UNTAINTED" WITNESS. *
The faltirt ami mlnlradlng- statements cooked
up by J \ \ ' . Johnson , the railroad secretary
of the Blntc Hoard ot Transportation , who
recently visited Kansas for the purpose of
obtaining campaign material to be used to
bolster up the dnmpged came ol the tattooed
candidate are being refuted every day b >
.lie letters nml vtutemei ) < 8 of well Informed
and unprejudiced men Johnson scratched
the aUte of KanM ulth a flno toothed comb
end lucceded after much effort In finding '
a few bankers anil money leaner * who were
willing to sign statement * to the effect ( hit
money him been driven out ol the state by
poiulUt | and that no one will loan money
on roil e tatt > security and that the state
la rapidly going to ilia dogs. Mr. Johnion
did not mate thst these bankers might
possibly belong to the same class who have
Blartc.i1 thn calamity war cry In Omuha ,
Against these cooked up statements , printed
flrit la too Ktnbla Citr Journal by ouU
arrangement , and afterwards reproduced In
the Uurllngton Ilallroad Journal with great
flourish of trumpets , The Ilee Is able to
produce a letter from Kansas that was writ
ten , not for political effect , but In order to
give an Omaha gentleman the actual condi
tion of affairs In that state. The letter Is
addre'sed to K I' Hull , who Is connected
with the dry goodn firm of Keller , Stlger &
Co. Mr. Hull , ikslrons to know the truth ,
wrote to a cousin at Concordla , who la a
member of the law firm of Kennett , 1'eck &
Mattson , al u doing a large loan business ,
The letter Is an follows :
TIlfTH AHOl'T KANSAS LOANS.
roxroitniA , K H , oct is-r. P. HUH ,
with Kellyy , fJllKer K. Co. , Omaha : Ie ir
Prnnk Your marked copy of HIP State
Join mi I iiriKed last evening , nnd I was
hitting a good deal of fun over the "Ilecord
of Ititin , " when an hour later your postal
card cnmcto light. Ta one who has hail
c ticldi'i-ulile e < cierlenco with the mort n c
laws of Iwth Kunsas and Nebraska , the ar-
tlole Is "animoo eliiK " Do > ou remember
In Ohio whin we used to pet papers
and < liculnis ami boorn edltlnns of all kinds
In tefpteiiee to HIP wonderful countries of
Kntis.is and Nehrnska1' And especially of
Kansas Jr 0111 "boomers" were moie en-
terprlMlng- than our neighbors on the noith ,
ami ent out more "boom" llos In proportion
tion NIIW , If > ou will take one of tli se old
bnoin editions In which Kansas Is repie-
Heiitnl as IH-IIIK fur superior to heaven nnd
put It besMe the "Iteconl of Ruin , " then
strike an average , nnd you will have about
the farts lut ! for details To begin A\ith ,
the IK.IIS never have passed a law In Knn n4
tlmtome of the lepubllnins Old not ap
prove of. for the icason that at no time in
thPli hlstoiy have they possessed the gov-
01 notanil both launches of the legislature ,
nor tun-thltils of ench branch ot the legls-
hit tin * without the governor , .uence. n nas
been Impossible for them to make law a to
suit their wild Iheo ! ( " . As far ns I am ron-
cuneil I don t think thoj would have done
iinjlhinK VPiy vlc-lous even If they could
The vvoist thing about the average pop Is
his mouth. They have talked ull sorts cf
wild theoilrs Im essintly , nnd In the earl >
stages of the game there is no doubt but
thin talk caused u. great denl of uneasiness
ninnnir the money loaners of the cast , and
nt least piillalltopped the How of east-
el n monej into Kansas However , the
wltbiliawnl of money from Kansas did not
begin ui III the Netting In cf this present
llminrl.tl panic. A great deal of Kansas
paper was held by savings banlR and trust
companies When the p inlc cnme on and
people began to pi ess these Institutions for
their money , the > In turn had to press for
, of all past due piper. It was
"Implv a < | iic ' < ! liiK proeefs nil iuound AnK |
other thing : 1 luive known but very few
cases where a. bonower has kept up his
Intel i Mt and taxes tlmt the holder of thf >
loan has foreclosed.hcn a man could
pay he has sometimes been forced to do so.
but If his Interest and taxes are kept up nnd
he bus n thing with which to pay thu
principal. It ! very peldotn that a fore
closure 1ms been started
Rates .ue undoubtedly some higher , nt
least In some parts of the state In the
west * in pint II Is Impossible to borrow
money at all Hut that Is no new condition
In that Hecllon In fact , what Is cilled
"cnnservatlie money" never goes Into cither
wtslein Kansis or Nebraska The rate
there has never been much If nnv below 9
per c't-nt The uMial rate hcie Is about S pel
eent. nnd ull gilt edge Irnns are made at
tint rate' now I-oans that arc not now
considered llrst-ihiss go begging The
cnsiilei of the I'loud fountv bank tolil me
jesteidny that he was selling loans light
along n nil his en tc.rn customers ns fnst
ns the > hud mone > to tnke them Another
pie.it tp uble wllh selling Kansas loins Is
that eastern people have been "bit" so
bullv with loans made In boom times on
boom valuations Again , manj loans have
nevei IK en made In gcod faith , for Instance' ,
see that lot of Nebrnsltl stuff which I had
f i lorftluMiie Kaslcrn people lay 1he e
things 1 the stite , when it Is moio the
fault of ni'ldesH cir dishonest agents Thece
cnu fs together with the panlf , I think has
caused a great deal more commotion about
Kansas Iruns and Kansas credit than has
the populist pattv Conservative companies
with careful agents have lost little , if any ,
monos In Kansas I am safe In saying n t '
anv You prohablj noticed the statement of '
J H ( illheit , assistant secretary of the
New England Lojn and Tiust company We
have dune business for thlw companv for
> eni-H , ami about a jearago their Inspector i
t Id me that they were ahead oir their real 1
e < > tnte iu count by c onsldcrnule , that Is , that t I
the hind the v hnd been obliged to foreclose
and buv In thev hud sold for considerable
mine itinii the ) hail In it farm loans near
T peUa ami In eiistern Kansas jrencr.illj
nuuht 1n be in.ulf nl lowci rates than we
make them here It Is a new thing If they
aie not Town Inns reneinlly are not con-
sldeieil n good Investments is the name
amount of farms , and hPiice town rates * nre
genet ally higher Of course this does not
npplv ID valuable properties in cities' .
I think that answers all jour questions
about in coni ] > li > tel > as I can.
our .Mr Peck was In Omnhn todnj er yet-
tord.iv. und I told him If he had time to
hunt vim fellows up nnd see what jou
' like I'll Haw off ' -
Mr Matson , the writer of the foregoing , is
a ftancli republican nnd Is not ' tainted"
with the principles ot the populist faith
EASTERN HANKERS ARE NOT WORMED
Major Hardy of Lincoln , and ono of the
ptoinine'iit citizens of that city , received
a letter from his nephew , L. H. Patterson i
living eight or ten mllea north of Manhattan i
Kan Mr Patterson has n farm of SOO acres
A few years ago he engaged In stocknislng
und beeame involved Ir debt to the extent of
510,000 , und was compelled to mortgage his
farm. Mr Hardy advised him to pay off
i hla moitgage us FUOII ns possible , and he Is
1 now In receipt of a letter from Patterson ,
sa > lng that In the last two jears he has paid
off { I 000 and has renewed the Inlance for n
period of three years at a reduced rate of
Interest He paid G'fc per cent on his old
loan , but was abe ! > to renew nt n lower rate.
Mr I'Httc-isori IH one of the farmers of Kan
sas who has probably not heard of the
| Iu ) < dni3 Men's association of Omiha.
ONLY AFRAID OP TI1C IUILHOAOS.
.
Another witness whom the literary bureau '
1ms overlooked Is Mr. J. Henry Wood , for
merly with the Omaha Loan nnd Trust com-
pany , but now a resident of Buffalo , N. Y .
Mr. Uoixl's standing In financial circles 18'a
long been recognised Ho Is i frequent con
tributor to the New York Investor and ills
nrtleles upon llnanc'al ' topics have attracted !
no little attention from one enO ot the coun
try to the other. Mr. Wood writes to The
Dee as follow & .
UfKI'ALO. N. Y. Oct 19 To the Kdltor
of The lte < - Among bankers I hear of nn
inn aslnei--i concerning Investments In No-
binska because of Holcomb's c.indlclacy.
Lonn Itiiikeis can as easily sell 11 good Ne
braska Imin lodnv as they could u > ear
ago In fnct , much easier. Individual In-
veslois. whose own savings nre nt stake , loot
not tear for th 1r inonen on accounL ot
Holeomlf What thevdo fertr Is , not the
good faith of honest Nebraska farmers , nor
prosperity P ll-'hoiu'St legislation If Holcomb
IH electee ! , It IH not these things thut they
shrink before , but it is a belief thut unless.
rnllrouc ] control of legislation In N'ebraski
Is stopped the f miner will be unable , to keep
iii | 111 * obligations , no matter how willing he
may be to do so , This is the condition
will tile railroad companies , with their
luav > loads of dendhead passengers , their !
oceans uf vvutered debt , ami their rates high
enough to cover the cost of constant re-
pulirf upon u eheaplv constructed line , as
well UK the imssc's and nneiirned Interest , be
allowed to let.iln contiol of stale legislation ,
and so peipetunte the huiden which farmers
and shliii-is | find well nigh overwhelmltig ,
01 will iJolooinli be elected and bring with
him H i luuilni ; out of railroad Jobbery ?
U the hitter ease no one but pa'sholders ,
lniiiKumin nml speculators will be hurl. !
Through no fault of the populists or of
JuOKo llokomb. the present ptlces of rail
ruad Moilis anil bonds on Nchtiiska roads
mo us low ns lhe > arc Ilkelv to get , no
mutter what happens. Consequently hoof
lots. MJ far as concerns bonn HOe holders of
stocks und bonds , has nlrcnd ) been Incurred.
An hoiu'tly managed rallioud will beiiellt
the l.ittir , therefore they nerd not feur
Holcomirn election. J HKNUY WOOH ,
rurmcil > with the Omnhn Loan and Tiust
Compati ) . _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I Heinle t'aniKil Keep Out of Politics.
PAINKRVILLT : , MO , oct 21. united
State * Maifhal J Adam Ueade addressed a
incet'rg ' lust night. At the rlcse he gave
out R < opy ot his litter to the attorney gen
eral tendering his resignation of the mar-
sliHli.li I [ > , which Kates that ho cannot com
ply wllh the president's ruling forbidding
i federal ottlccis "from laklng part In political
c mpu < K" .
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rcilltUhiiiK llfMlegfi Vale-mini1.
VALENTINE , Neb. , Oct. 21 , ( Special ! , '
Telenram ) Last week MAS given over !
preity well lo pollllcs. Wednesday night
i Hon James Whltehend adilres ed a lurge
avuund | Hltvntlve audience on behalf of Matt
, Daugliertr and the republican ticket , Krl-
( .Continued on B coad
HELD UP MARSHALS AND ALL
Oook anil His Gang of Oatltvws Go Througli
the Entire Train.
TWO PASSENGFRS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
Over TITO Hundred Shot * llreil and the
Couchc' , iiirr : | n Car nnd Kngliin Cab
Cniuplrtely Itldcllcil-Ltlcl > ot
.Make Much of A Haul.
WAGGONER , I. T , Oct. 21. The Kansas
City & Memphis express , which left hero nt
930 last night , was wrecked nnd robbed
by the Cook gang of desperadoes at Cor-
reta , a blind siding five miles south of here.
The train was running twenty miles an
hour , and when within 100 feet ot the
switch a man came out from behind on
embankment and throw the switch for thi >
sidetrack , running the train Into a string
of empty box cars. Engineer James Harris
applied the nlr brakes and roersed the
engine. The robbers commenced firing at
the engine nnd coaches. As soon as the
train stopped two of the robbers commanded
the engineer and fireman to come
down , and ns soon as they had
dismounted marched them In front
illof
ofen them to the baggigo and express
enK . There they forced express Messenger
Kord to open the door by perforating the
sldo of the car with bullets. Meanwhile twoi
sim
more of the robbers had taken up a po
sition at the lear end of the sleeper to pre
vent any one escaping ; two others mounted
the platform between the smoker and the
baggage car , and two more the platform
between the first nnd second coaches , all
keeping up a continual firing The two rob
bers In the express car were meanwhile ran-
sicklng the. car , securing all the money In
the local safe. They commanded Messenger
Ford to open the through safe , but when
he explained that the safe was locked at
the main olllco nnd not opened until It
leached Its destination they left the car.
The two on the platform of the car then
started through the coaches , demanding
monev and valuables As soon as they
reached the rear end the two men on that
platform started through the coaches. When
they were about half way through a freight
close behind whistled , and Itlll Cook , the
leader , who nil the time remained outside
Issuing commands , swearing at the passen
gers nnd shooting , called for nil hands to
como out. The men on the cars Jumped
out , and when all were on the ground fired
n last volley nt the train and disappeared
In the darkness. There were eight or ten
men In the party Two of them were white
and the others were half breeds
TWO PASSHNGEUS WOUNDED.
Jack Mahara , an advance agent of Mahara'a
inlnlstiels , was hit In the forehead by a
bullet nnd dangerously it not fatally
wounded. Walter Darnes of Van Duron ,
Ark , was also slightly Injured by a bullet
striking him In the cheek Special Ofllcers
Helm clc and Ulckson of the Missouri Pacific
were on the train , olio United States Deputy
Marshals Ilrtincr nnd Ccsaver , but they
were covered by Winchesters in the hands
of the bandits before they had time to move.
Cataver lost a watch and six-shooter. The
train was backed into this city lor aeslst-
ance
The entire train was completely riddled
w th bullets , every window being broken
The engine cab was shot ull to pieces , c\en
the steam gauge mid gauge lamp l > elng thot
away and the ground around the wreck was
covered with empty shells It was a miracle
that many lives were not lost , ns fully -00
shots were fired.
The Missouri Pacific Immediately s-tarted a
special train from Lltttle Hack , tarrying
Superintendent W. J McKee , and p Udng up
deputy marshals. United States Agent
Wisdom of Muscogce has ordered all the
Indian police to report for duty and will
take the trail early In the morning. Con
ductor \V. Duncan , in charge of the robbed
train , when Interviewed , tnltl "I was In
the * le ° per when we struck the cars on the
side track. I thought it was a head-end
collhlon , and knowing we were closely fol
lowed by a freight train , I grabbed a red
lamp and started back to flag. When I
reached the rear end I was confronted by
two men. who ordered me back In ( he car
I told them we were closely followed by a
freight and would be run Into , and nsked
them to let me go back to flag them One
ot the men replied 'Well ' go on , and hurry
up. ' I started hack ns fast as 1 could run ,
but being troubled with asthma I could not
co ; very fast The two men flred at me
and told me to go faster. "
Express Messenger W. G. Ford declined to
say anjthlng further than that the robbers
got everj thing they could lay hands on out
side of the through safe The mall car
was not molested. The loss of the express
company will not exceed ? , " 00 , as Instructions
had been Issued to all agents In the terri
tory to receive no money for this train , and
only the company monej Is remitted by
local , outside the through safe.
Six of the gang passed through Waggoner
today , going at a slow trot , and seemingly
not the least afra'd of being captured.
Later four armed men called at the section
house at Itoss stat on , six miles north of
here , about 1 o'clock today , and at the points
of Winchesters compelled the section fore
man to prepare Ihclr dinner. They were
.armed to the teeth and were thought to be
port of the band. After eating dinner
the ) started west nnd the Section foreman
followed them to their hiding place In the
brush on the banks of Bull creek , where the
entire gang of eight were camped. They ;
were still In camp there at sundoun.
| 'Ihrce .lien Killed and Three IHlipnt Tatal ! )
Injured.
JOL1ET. 111. Oct. 21-One of the most
dangeious explosions that has occurred on
the drainage canal happened thl.s morning
about I o'clock , where-by three men were
killed outright and three more seriously In
jured. The explosion took place nt Hleker
S. Lean's camp , near Sinntnitt. A gang of
men were ot work putting- n. blast when
the giant powder exploded , blowing three
men to pieces The names of the un
fortunates cannot be obtained today , ns
when thu explosion took place the other
men ran tor their lives , ann > the dead could
not be Identified John Bmlth , Henry
Potter nnd Thomas Collins , -who were
wounded , vveie brought to this city. Their ?
recovco IH Impossible , ns their flesh In
K laces Is burned so that It Is falling off
onu of them have any friends or relatives
here Potter and Collins are Americana
Last evening another explosion took place
nt the fume camp , wheic two men were
| Killed and one wounded
llruvy VOR nt Now York ,
Ql'ATlANTINE , 8 I. Ogt. II.-There was
a dense fog on the upper ami lower bays
throughout the entire day. Vp to 2.3i > ysP.
in. the only arrivals Mneo tunrlsewere the
Old Dominion line steamei Ouyumlotte and
the Huvannah liner Kansas city. Itoth ves
sels icnorteil den e fogs below nnd alonir
the coift for n considerable distance. The - -
steamer Brow of the People's'Albany line
with ' -10 pasbeiigeis aboard , ran ashore off
Fort Washington point at the foot of West
iitrhty.sl\th street on her trip from Albany
to this city early this rooming The pas-
seiiscr were taken ashore without mishap .
The sleamci was not much damaged , and 1P.nt
n late hour tonight the tide rose sulnelcntly
to lloat her and she utenrneil to her dock
Milrliln nf i HinmiK Mnger.
K.VOXYILLI1 , Tenn. , Oct. ! l.-Tliree
ounces ot chloral , taken with suicidal In
tent , last night ended the life of one of the
most famous muslclwns of the south , da
Miller. Ill hei upuitmentH nt the : ne
hotel. After completing her inimical education -
tion In lierttmny the appeared in all the
| l nJlne cities nf this country ,
1 1l > Slllp Mill
riULADKLPIUA , Oct. 21 The three
lusted tkhooner John Williams , which
illnJ fiom this port for Pr vldence on ) chc
jtober 0 , has not since been heard from ,
i
and It Is thought to havp foundered off the
Jersey contt during1 the hurricane of the
10th Inst , with her crew ot eight men. No
tidings have been heard from the misting
llrltlsh steamship Pa Icon , bound from Phil
adelphia , to St. John , N. I ! .
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bVST.ltftEJ > THKtJt COMMlTTJtK.
1 Catholic Church nt Pmcrson Tnkcs Iisun
nllli * moll I.
| PATERSON , N. J , Ott. 21 , The Insult
offered Mgr. Satolll by sdme of the parish
I ioners of St. Joseph parish In this city
came In for a good deal of dlecusslan here
today. This evening thd St. Joseph parish
met and approved the- conduct ot the com
mittee appointed to see Mgr. Satolll last
night. The matter was freely discussed nt
the meeting and Senator Itlnchcllfte , James
Gibson , Edward F. Leonard , Richard Sal-
man and Chris Kelly were Unpointed a com
I mittee to Iny the grievances of the com
mittee before the metropolitan court of
Archbishop Corrlgan. Speeches were made
by a number of those prcs n condemning
Mgr Satolll's action and reviewing the ef
forts of the parish to have Dr. Smith re
moved , which efforts , tlie speakers declared ,
were In every way peaceful and honorable.
At the meeting tonight very strong excep
tions were taken to the treatment received
by the committee which waited on the able-
gate to hear the grievances against lr.
Smith. The following resqlutlons were
adopted :
Hesolved , That we , the members of St.
Joseph Parish association , do hereby tender
a vote of thanks to the committee of 111 teen
who > estcrday waited tipbn Mgr. Satolll at
the residence of Ilev Dr. Smith ,
Ilesolveil , That we approve ot every action
taken nnd every word uttefcQ by the com-
I mlttec , nnd that we admire tielr ) manly tn-
| trephllty , ami we clo this , not to compliment
the committee on their actft as Individuals ,
hut t to show that the nets am sustained.
Hesolved That In deference to the feel
ing of outside , consclentlOtiH Catholics 'who
are Interested in the mattili , who have no
conijniznnte of the enthe depth of our griev
ances and to refute the declar.itlons of the
American Protective association , that we
have no lediess but must submit like crlng- |
Ing slaves , we appoint a cdmmlttee to re
tain Dr. liurt ell to brine 'our ' case before
the Metropolitan court of Archbishop Cor-
rlgnn. Ignoring Mgr. Satolll nnd lllshop ,
ti > i
Wlggcr
Hesolved , That pending this \iseevery _
honorable effort ourselves and ask our
friends In the city ot Paterson to bring
pressure to bcnr on the few who still con
tribute to the support of lr. Smith to de
sist from dolnp so , since' It IK evident that
Or Smith ami the paople of St Joseph's
pailsh can never harmonize either one or
the other has got to go to the wall.
iiA > nnr. f
fcccrc'ury Archibald ofew York Central
I.iilmr Union GUun a t'ltxan Hill.
NEW YORK , Oct. 21 James P. Archi
bald , who was recently charged before the
Central Labor union with being a bpy and
an Informer , had a hearing1 before that or
ganization today lircwcr Delegate Kerri
gan expected to prove his. charges , but ho
failed to do so , A committee from the
Central Labor union adjourned Into another
room to hear what Kerrigan had to bay
The brewer delegate stated that he was
ready to produce thirty witnesses next Sun
day and present his charges jgainst Secre
tary Archibald Then ho confessed that he
had not seen Secretary Archibald spying on
Union Labor men on October , as he charged
the previous Sunday He said the date was
a mistake Ho had also stated that Mr
Archibald was a member of the Dublin
Men's association , A member of that body
proved that Mr Archibald wastiot a , mem
ber. The committee returned to the hall
with these facts. The ilele'gates , "alter R
spirited discussion , decided that the United
Brewers' association , represented by Kerri
gan , hail deliberately violated the Central
Labor union luws by falling to present
charges In writing , which were made orally ,
and a resolution was adopted , amid applause ,
exonerating Secretary Archibald from all
suspicion of wrongdoing and suspending the
brewers' association delegates from the Cen
tral Labor union until they made satisfactory
restitution. _ ,
CIl.ll'JMt
Suburbs of 1'lttnlmrff lurnUli a Startling
1. 1st for line Ila .
PITTSm'UG , Oct. 21 IcUoimld and
Jeniinette , small towns Just outside of this
city , furnished a list cf crimes and acci
dents seldom equalled even In the large
cities. At McDonald In the moinlngrrank
Lyons , a well purnper , wag ( found murdered
In his boiler house on Hast O'Hara street.
Louis Jloiton , who found jthe body , it is
said , tells conflicting stoileq concerning the
case
At noon James Hnnks colored , shot a
white woman named Maggie Allison , three
times In the breast She will elle When
Banks saw what he h.nl done , he took poison
and threw himself down baslde the writhing
bodj of the woman. When taken to the
lockup he was thought to be dying.
In the evening three men waylaid a well 11
known tank builder. Jacob' Mrrrow , and 11
beat him severely. His fac la hammered 1 i
to a pulp. His condition Is serious. I'etcr
Mcnnrvey , said to be one' . of the assailants ,
Is being hunted by the police.
At Jeanne'te eaily this mqmlng. a freight
train on the Pennsylvania - railway was
backed Into a siding and smashed Into a
box car In which thiec men" were sleeping.
Two of them , Thcmiis F.Ityan of Danbury -
bury , Conn , nnd an unknow'rt man were In
stantly killed , while John 'MeGravv was
badly Injured. . ,
A few hours later another wieek occurred '
nt Carpenter's station , by which Oliver
Urown , watchman , will probnly Io e hlsHife.
A freight train jumped the track nnd
crashed Into the tower Brgwn had his leg
mashed. Operator Murphy escaped by
Jumping
This afternoon I-dwaUl Parker colored ,
and Frank Marshall quarreled over a game
of crops Parker slashed Marshall on the
reck with a razor and received In return a ,
bullet over the left eye from a : tS-callber
revolver Parker canot recover.
thelcln Coutli tect ofVlfn Murder.
SALT LAKK , I'tah. Oct. 21. The Jury In
the Thlede munlei ease , vshlfh has heen on
trial for ten dtiys , this morning leturneil n ,
verdict of murder [ n the first detrree , with
out recommendation the penalty being
shooting or hanging , UB they murderer- pre
fers. The iTlm - for wWcJi Thelde was con
victed WHS one of the mbst atrocious ever
committed In I'tah. Qh-Jh * nU'ht of the
30th of April his wife knockrili at the door
of his saloon when he hchteeliai bread knife ,
ran but and cut her throat > -from ear to
ear , The _ evidence was -portly * circumstan
" tial , nml he stoutly protpalB his Innocence ,
his claim being that hU wife tms murdere-d
1 by n member of the Industrial iumyvvhlbh
was encamped near by.
Aiulom tn
CTNf'INNATr , OU. 2itTonlght Colonel C
W. Weir , president of { thq Adams Express
company , tclegiaphed from New York to
the chief of pol'ce ' In Uilstcty3 ( 'Um't let
the man with the broken lei ijet \ > are , we
want him badly. " Thl * refers to Chnrlen A
Morganlleld. the pilEoner vlth a broken
leg uniler guaicl in the Cincinnati hospital ,
whom Colonel Weir suspects I * "ne of the
Aqula Cre k , Va , train lolibeni. Telegrams
nre pourliiK Into police lUaoquurteis from
all direction * today. It Is lidleveil other
members of n KUIUT of , iobb r ? are here. The
police aie very letlecnt.
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Tuo Children futnlly ( ltirnecl. |
, AnDMOUE , I T. . Oct. Jl.-Ttto children
| lost their lives und their fnthei Is burned HO
bndly he cannot recover , Hfven miles tuiuth ;
of here , last night. Shortly ufter dark C.
M Cox , a widower , und his two chlldmi , n
boy und u girl , ware Illltng u coal oil Ump.
when In some inanii'r the oil becam1 Ignited
and the father and two children wcreentel-
opocl In tlnmes Neighbors , seeing the flames ,
hastened to their relief and smothered the
tire with blankets , but not until the children
were burned badiv
< : < urce Coutil I'nroiilc for Nelira > .
MIDULKTOWN. M. Y. , pet Il.3eorge
Gould and J. U Ourilmair of New JTork
left ye lerdaj over the New. York Central
In Mr. Uould's prlvala em foi KiifTalu ' " " '
ranch In Ntbnifka.
Movement * or fcn inning \r * < il * Uutotiur 1)1 ,
At HiimiidrnArrlvedTrave , from New
York
At Havre-Arrived La liounii'Kne. from
New York.
At London Arrived Hlchord HID , from
New York.
CZAR IS A LITTLE EASIER
Had a Little Slcop and a Little Bott r
Appetite Thau the Day Before.
NO HOPE OF PEFMNENT \ IMPROVEMENT
. .
I'cirrluli Ainlctj liliptnyeil by thn I'opulncit
to Get News from the HccUlilo
Ilullotlm Jtecabed
wllli Suspicion ,
ST PETERSBURG , Oct. 21. The dearth
of news from Llvadla caused the wildest
rumors to circulate jesterday to the effect
that the czar was actually dead , but that
the fact was concealed because theczarewltch
had renounced the succession to the throne
nnd the Grand Duke George , the czar's second
son , had nlso died from the lung trouble from
which ho has long been a sulfercr. These
rumors were effectually silenced by the Is-1
suing of n bulletin stating In substance
that the czar had been out of his bed during
the day , but that his general condition was
unchanged Tod-u. however , the- rumors
have been revived n an Intensified form
Sabbath leisureanl the gathering of un
usually large congregations , attractexl by the
special prayers for the czar , assisted In the
growth of rumor and speculation. It Is
everywhere recognized that the doctors In
attendance upon the czar have no hope of
his recovery and that they arc only de
voting their efforts to prolong his majesty's
life until the arrival of Princess A1K at
Yalta , BO her manlage to the czarewltch
may be celebrated before his death.
. It is asserted the physicians have now
been compelled to turn their attention to
the czarina , whoso mind was said to be
seriously affected by the strain of nursing
her husband
Last night the theaters were full as usual
and the restaurants were crowded. The
citj' bears Its ueual aspect , only the eager
and excited discussion In public resorts In
dicating the Impending evil. The special
services In all the churches were well at
tended. ' The reverence displayed and the
sincerity of the- prayers offered show how
deeply the public mind Is affected In the
theaters here and nt Moscow during the
pist few days there hove been numerous'
Instances during thei Intervals of the acts of
the audience calling on the orchestras to
play the national hymn , "God Protect the
Czar , " to which the people would listen
standing.
This morning nn unofficial dispatch was
received from Llvadla stating that the czar
had passed .a better night and had been
able to sleep better Tills somewhat alle
viated the anxiety , although even the ofllclal
bulletins are now recelveel with suspicion.
After this bulletin nothing was received
until 9 o'clock this evening , when another
private dispatch reported an Improvement
in his majesty's condition , also that he had
a better appetite. This was confirmed nt 11
o'clock by the following oIHclal bulletin1
' L1VAD1A S 30 p. m. During the past
twenty-four hours the emperor has had
rather more sleep. His majesty was up to
day as usual nnd his appetite Is rather
better. He Is more composed. Otherwise
there is no change. "
This bulletin Is signed by the flvo
' " " * ' " '
physicians'"rn"aTfendsncB upon 'hla" majesty. ,
The crowds that hart long and patiently
awaited the Issue of the bulletin read and
discussed It with evident relief and then
rapidly dispersed.
LONDON , Oct 21 A dispatch to the
Times from St Petersburg says that accord
ing to the best Information obtainable there
will be a formal betrothal and exchange of
rings between the czarewltch and Princess
Alix at Llvadia on Wednesday , perhaps
sooner , according to circumstances. This
presupposes the performance of the ceremony
of reconciliation to the orthodox church ,
which. In the usual course , must take place
first The marriage of n foreign unorthodox
princess to a Russian heir apparent neces
sitates three distinct ceremonies reconcilia
tion to thu orthodox church , betrothal and
ymptlals. The ceremonies formerly were al
ways separate , but the betrothal and actual
mairlage latterly have often been performed
together An Imperial manifesto on this sub
ject Is expected from Llvadla.
Private news from Llvadla is In no way
reassuring. An ofllclaV step has just been
taken In regard to the appearance of bulle
tins In the press which is curious to say the
least All the Russian newspapers have been
requested to print copies of their respective
journals for subscribers- Llvadla , omitting
the bulletins altogether. This Is now being
done. The wildest rumors are circulating In
St. Petersburg and an extra special censor
has been appointed to control all the press
telegrams concerning the condition of the
czar and the doings generally ot the Imperial
family. All dispatches have , heretofore , to
be passed on by the ordinary censor and to
be Inspected by the special censor and they
nre mostly altered a great deal before thej'
reach the telegraph offices Another curious
Instance of suppression of news may ba men
tloneil. Judging by the telegraphic Inquiries
received here from abroad , there must be
far more spontaneous concern In the foreign
capitals than Is noticed on the surface at St.
Petersburg , where the press. Is not allowed to
utter a single word ot sorrow at the bedside
of the sick monarch Even the ministers and
high officials of state , who , themselves , are
astonished at the mysterious and tardy way
the little ofllclal news vouchsafed Is sent
from Crimea , have to telephone nil day long
and half the night to the office of the Official
Gazette , begging for information. In the remoter .
meter parts of the empire there are probably l [ I
whole populations who have hardly jet heard
thu czar Is 111 As a Russian expressed It.
the Russian newspapers are awaiting to know
when the police wll allow them to weep and
cxpicss their feelings freely.
Special services In behalf of the czar were
held today In the chapels of the Russian em
bassies , and In the Russian-Greek churches
In nil the capitals of Europe and were at
tended by a large number of persons. Among
those present wcie The duke of Sparta
( the crown prince ) nnd tils wife , Princess
Sophia of Prussia , the members of the Greek
ministry and all the diplomats.
HONORS TO PIU.N'CnSS ALIX ,
A dispatch to the Post from Ilerlln
Emperor William and Prince Henry of Prus
sia left the banquet given In honor of the
King of Servla on Friday to meet Pr.ncess
AIU , who was enroute to Llvadla , at the
Charloltenburg station. They accompanied
her to the Slleslan station , where a supper
was served to the party tn the waiting room
Both the emperor and Prince Henry re
mained in the railway Mat Ion until 12 30
o'clock at night , when Princess Allx re
sumed nor Journey.
The dispatch adds that the emperor dally
receives several telegrams from Llvadia re
porting the czar's health. It Is qu te cIn
accordance with the nature of the rzar'b
malady that he should bo able to rice and
dre s at his usual hour. Suddenly a upasm ,
accompanied by difficult breathing , attacks
him , and the nervous crisis U attended by
sharp muscular pains , which cause great
agony. There are days when these dis
tress , UK symptoms are fulrly nb ent nnd the >
Imperial patient regains his normal condi
tion nml even has normal spirits. The ,
night time Is the most dreaded , as xleep
can only be obtained by Increasing Injections
nf morphine. In eplto ol bulletin * there IB
room to believe that the czar's life may be
prolonged by careful treatment for week * , If
not for months. The end generally cornea
alter .1 period of collapse and unconscious
ness , which may last several days.
The Vienna correspondent of the Standard
tclegraphi that rome of thu leading paper *
In that city and Hudapest do not hesitate to ,
judge the car with Ill-timed uml brutal I i
franl.npts 1 he Wiener Algemelne Zcltung I '
gays the cear did not know a pitying tear
until lie vvai obliged to shed It on himself
Nobody In Huuela. t ail-Is , will weep for
him. The Pesther Llojd rails the ezar a
revolutionist and declares that at his death a
atgh ot relief will pruned from the Kuunlan
people and thr evil spirit of PobledonetzcfT
will d sappear from the scene Into oblivion
PARIS , Oct. 21. Prayers for the recovery
ot the czar were offered In all the churchrs
hero today. The duke ot Leuchtenberg , the
czir's cousin , has gone to Nice where a spe
cial train Is Vept In readiness to convey him
to Llvadla at a moment's notice.
or TIII : cy. nt.
|
Clmrlc | * rmiirr Xinttli Tnlk nf Illn Olwrxa-
tloii M hlle MlnUtcr In Itnitti.i.
PHILADELPHIA , Oct 21 i\-Mlnltter
Charles Umory Smith who , during the time
hePi represented the United States at St.
Petersburg , had '
nmplo opportun'ty to observe
|
serve the personal and political character
istics of the car , talked Interestingly today
I when asked by an Associated press reporter
for his Impressions as to the effect the death
ot the czar would ha\e on the llusshm em-
plre. ( Mr Smith said :
"Tho Impending death of the czar could , In
my opinion , be a serious misfortune for Hus-
sla. nnd for Europe. H Is not probable that
there will be nny marked change In the
conservative part of the Imperial government.
The policy ot the present reign has been wise ,
I prudent and firm. It Is likely to be fol
lowed , nut In the nature of the case , with
a new , untried sovereign , there inus-t be sollcl-
tuilo until the lines nre settled. As to Rus
sia's Internal affairs , the present emperor
has given her Iramiulllty nnd Mnblllt >
Thcro Is little discontent , no aRitation nnd a
general devotion to the crown on the part
of all classes. Unexpected change neces
sarily breeds anxiety , but It finds n loyal
public temper , nnd with wise counsels It will
ho easy to move forward without disturb
ance" . Alexander HI 1ms been nti upright
and earnest ruler , less commanding than
Nicholas , less liberal than Alexander II. He
has been well balanced. Hla personalities
have Inspired confidence both at homo and
abroad. He has been steadfast , conscien
tious and straightforward. Ho has shared
the reactionary tendency which followed the
ns&ussinatlott of his father and which tuts
been unfortunate tn some of Its developments ,
but with his pol'cy he has united a strong
sense ot Justice During the famine of
1S91-92 , lome extreme socialistic articles ,
Imputed to Count Tolstoi , found their way
Into print. Tolstoi was engaged In rel ef
work and some of the ministers of the cm-
plro thouuht It unwise to l t him go about
among the peasants preaching his revolu
tionary Ideas and they aihlsoi1 that ho be
placed iinOer house arrest. Tills action was
greatly denounced.
"An linglish friend ot mine Just nt that
time visited for some dnjs at Tolstoi's home
Whenever the clatter of hoofs was heard
. on the road It was supposed to be the f quid-
' roil of soldiers to make the arrest As n
matter of fact the emperor refused to accept
the advice to place restrictions upon Tolstoi ,
sajlng that while h s doctrines were wrong
he wa doing a good and humane work and
must not be Interrupted In It. .
"N'o one could sec anything of the pure
and beautiful domestic life ot the emperor
or of his laborious devotion to the responsi
bilities of the crown , or his manifest desire
to promote the welfare of his people with
out great respect for him. He has been a
ItUEblan of Russians In his feeling and has
aimed to develop the national spirit of his
people , but he has joined with this natloial
sentiment a deep personal sense of right
and clutv. "
lu an editorial which appeared In todav s
Press , Mr. Smith writes of the czar ns fol
lows" "The sudden and swift collapse of
the czar In the vciy prime of life seems
straneo and almost Incredible. He Is only
411 years old He had the stalwart figure
and ploelcal prowess of thu Romanoffe.
Standing slK feet two , well proportioned , the
very picture ot robin > t health , about the
.strongest man. In RUHelBTHtvlng-H-wtll-w
dered life , he seemed the last of the living
severe I ens upon whom dread ill&iase would I I
lay Us fatal hand. Ills moral rectitude and
his upright purpose Imve matched his rugged
manhood Ills character and Impulses Imve
Inspired loyalty and devotion nt home and 1
respect and confidence '
abroad. 1'or jears
he has been the sheet nrchor of peace In
Europe. As crown prlnre , he won soldierly
laurels In the Itiiiso-Tiirklsh war , but as em
peror he has been supremely devoted to con
tinental peace and has been th ? surest and
most potent force In malntnliilni : it. With
ono hand he moderated the Impulsive ardor
ot France and with the other ho warned and
checked the aggressive tendency ol Germany.
Ho restrained the hostile spirit of others
and renounced warlike purposes. Had he
been restless , ambitious of military glory and
nKgrandieincnt ho might easily have applied
the torch which would have set IJurnpe
aflame. Hut he had a steady hand over the
great powers and refused to bo disturbed and
diverted by the pitiful squabbles of the Hal-
kan states. Calm , cool and sclf-posset > scl , he
has conserved the equilibrium and peace of
Europe.
"Slow In coming to conclusions , a plodder
rather than u genius , when his determina
tion was reached ho was firm and resolute
in enforcing It. He has n strong will Ho
has been his own muster. Ready always
to give counsel He has himself been unmis
takably the emperor. Though rarely sur
prising the world with any fctrlklng or dar
ing policy , he has quietly and steadily .
wrought out a change In the position of , I
Russia , which has lifted her from a second
ary place and made her the arbiter of
European peace. Curiously enough with all
the Russian censorship and restriction , the '
most active and patent agent In leading
the czar awny from the old foreign Influence
was a Journalist KulkofT , the chief of the
Moscow Gazette , was one of the ablest and
most powerful editors of any country a
Russian Horace Greeley and the alliance of
the czar , and Kalkoft shook the universal ,
Intellectual and diplomatic domination of
Hlsmarck nnd from playing a. subordinate
part to the great German cliamellor , ad
vanced Russia to the position of holding
th balance ! between adverse forces and
dictating the peace of Europe The czar
pursued this pollcj with steady and rational
judgment. There were Influences against ' .
him that were bent upon war. Ho Uarmly
mastered and controlled them. Ho had
faith In himself He was full of courage ,
Thcro Is n prevailing Idea that ho has lived
In constant dread and anxiety , lint ha Is it
fatalist and he has moved calmly forward
with the con\Ic'Ion that his destiny , what .
ever It might oe , could not bechanged. .
Doubtless precautions have constantly been I
taken for his safety , hut they have been the
measures of these about him rather than
his own.
"Ills great service to mankind has been
as the peacemaker of Europe. What will
follow din death no ono can yet tell , The
heir to the throne Is only 2(1. ( Until he
made his tour of the world three years ago ,
he had never appeared In any Independent
public part. Ills opinions and tendencies are
largely a matter of conjecture. He licks the
physical proportions of the Romanoff ofllclal ,
but within the last three jears ho has
materially Improved and he possesses amiable |
and gracious qualities. It Is to bo hoped
that when he comes to the throne that the
Influences will be of a wholesome character
In that direction and In hla own blameless
life the dlng czar leaves a worthy example. "
With reference to published statements
that the czurewltch Is unfriendly to America ,
Mr. Smith fcajs this la a mistake- which
should be corrected. As a matter of fact be
fore the heir of the throne started on his
tour of IS91 , which took him la China and
Japan , hla representatives yliltei ] Mr. Smith
at the legation and a Ked for Information
about this country , elating It was the desire
of the czarewltch to visit the United States.
The Idea was finally abandoned when It WAS
found the trip would consume too much time.
Cznr Unrkeil Uiicrsulndy.
LONDON , Oct. 21 A dispatch to the
Times from Paris says tint M Klatneng , a
Trench artlrt who has spent much time at
GaUchlna , painting the portralta of the !
czailna and Grand Duchess Xenla , and who
had many chances of feeing the Kiifslan Im
perial fam ly , says he never knew a man
with such n pai.lon for work and cucli contempt -
tempt nf health as the czar. Though
sometimes suffering to such nn extent that
his face became livid , he refused tn permit
any me-Olcal examination to be made. The
Iczarcwltch expressed to M Klamcng an in-
( Continued on Second I'age.j
SOCIALISTS IN SESSION
Immense Gathering of Workingmou Attend
tiio Congress at Frankfort.
' HAVE NO FfAR OF REPRESSIVE LAWS
Claim They lll Only Trml lo . > | irc il thfl
Doclrlnn of SorlnlUm , * Dili thn
Jlcprcmdtn McnMirm of the
IlljuiiircU llrRlino ,
PRANKKORT-ON-TIin-MAIN , Oct. 21.
The annual socialist democrat congress
opened nt 7 o'clock In Mile hall , at Horn-
, helm , n suburb of Frankfort , In the pres
ence ot nn Immense- gathering of working-
men. The congress was attended by SOO
delegates of both sexes , Including nearly
all the socialist members of the Helchstng
and Diet of Saxony , Itndcn nnd llavarla.
There were aUo many Austrian , Hungarian ,
Swiss nnd English socialists present. Hcrr
Frlederlcli Ilruehne , a master shoemaker of
Frankfort and n member of the Reichstag- ,
opened the proceedings , Wllhclin Leck-
nlccht , the well known socialist leader wel
comed the delegates. Ile gave an historical
retrospect of the rise , development and strug
gles of the party , remarking that a fresh
repressive measure wu& being planned
against the social democracy. He , however ,
regarded the project with equanimity nnd
declared that the proposed new rcpresslvo
measure would lw no more powerful to block
the victorious career of the bocl il democrats
as Prince lllnnarck's similar liw Hcrr
Singer of Jlerlln nnd llerr SchmnrU of
Lubeck were elected presidents. Vnrloua
questions of business procedure were dis
cussed , after which an adjournment \vna
taken until ! ) o clock tomorrow morning' ,
when the leal business of the conference
will commence.
niU.l.VH I.VI.KS TO f.VHMIMtS.
Sollcltndn for Iho I.uiclctl fntcreitH Woulil
> eter Iteliix ,
RERUN , Oct. 21 The KrciitT ! tfeltung ,
ultra-conservative , states that the address
presented to Emperor William by the deputa
tion of the Paniicis nlllanco of East Prussia
declared It was far from being the Intention
ot the landed proprietors to oppose their
king , their natmnl shield nnd protector.
They would jojfully sacrifice their last drop
of blond lor him In replylrg to the deputa
tion the Kreutz Sieltung states the emperor
said he was sincerely gratified to learn that
his words nt Koenlgshurg had been rightly
Intelpreted. and that East Prussia had ad
dressed Its king In person , conlldlng In Ills
paternal care Ho added that It afforded
him particular satisfaction to know his hopa
that the East Prussians would be the fore *
most lo follow their king In the fight for
religion , moiallty and order was already
being fulfilled His solicitude for agricul
tural and landed Interests , both lirgo anil
small , would never relax , vlillo , on the other
hand , he trusted to God tl.nt , with the/ help
of all well disposed sections of the nation ,
it might bo possible to lead the fatherland
without serious convulsions through the se
rious stiuggles forced upon the country by
disintegrating aims
CAIHM.T CANNOT All III : IX
* e iclon ! Pulled td 'llfhjcnn tTii < lm tnnillnff
' . . . .lnC 1.1IV1 K.
LONDON , Oct. 22. A Berlin dispatch to
tiio Times ? a > s that though the Prussian
cabinet sat for ( ho hours on Friday further
meetings are e > pectecl before a decision In
regard to the repressive measures In regard
lo socialists Is arrived at. Among the meas-
uics likely to be adopted Is a strict press ,
law with stringent provisions ngilnst the
glorification of crimes nnd criminals
The dispatch ailils that two versions have
been published of a passage In the emperor's
speech delivered at the consecration of the
Hags on Thursday and that these ha\e caused
a lively contioverly. One version makes lhe
passage n rhetorical expression of confidence )
that the half battalions for which the flags
were Intended would , If required to fight , bo
as useful as whole battalions. The other
version makes the passage a definite expres
sion of the hope , that the lult bittallona
would soon t ) converted Into whole battal
ions. If the latter rendition Is correct It
foreshadows an Immense Incrcasa In the
peace effected which would occasion flcrco
opposition In the- Reichstag Unfortunately
the olllclal papers omit the phase altogether ,
which Is mysterious and significant.
c.vi.i : ON TIII : iNiii.sit : COAST.
Mnny Vessels M rocfecct unil Numerous Ciuu-
allies Iteporlcd.
LONDON' , Oct. 21. A fierce gale raged
along the Urltlh coast yesterday and today ,
causing many casualties. The wind wan BO
strong and the seas' so hlch that the channel -
nel boats were greatly delayed The Wnr-
ncr lightship , while being towed from
Spit head to her station , broke awny from the
tug boat when near New Haven and was
driven shoreward. A boat was lowered lo
replace the tow line , but a heavy sea cop-
ilzed It and four of Us occupants vvcro
drowned. The lightship was teen driven ,
iTwo other boats vce-in driven
ashore where the lightship had stranded.
The crews of nil were saved by the life
boat crew and coast guardcmen Many other
exciting rescues of the crews of vessel
driven ashore at various places arc reported.
.The loss to the owners of fishing vessels Is
large , many of their boats ljuv ng been de
stroyed. Much damage wus done on land
by the storm.
C'litluiht * SiucrAKfiil In HiiKKclft.
nilUSSBI.S , Oct. 21.The re-balloting for
members of the Chamber of Representatives ,
.which took place today , passed oft without
any disorder. The returns thus far received
Indicate clerical successes In Hrussels. The
Catholics were victorious over the liberal-
socialist coalition. Eighteen Catholics hav
won heats formerly occupied by liberals.
Nil Chungex In tii Diplomatic ! Service.
ROME , Oct. 21. The representative of the
Associated press has made Inquiries In the
forelen ofllce ns to the truth of the new-s
parer statements that various changes were
about to bo made In the Italian diplomatic :
service. He was Informed that the state
ments were entirely unfounded ,
Itulliniul Mliop * Iliirnnl.
MONTREAL , Oct. 21 Iho Intercolonial
railway blacksmith shops and romiOhouno at
River do Loup were destrojed by fire Satur
day morning Eight locomotives , Including :
two now ones for express trains , were de
stroyed The loss will reach 1200,000.
I'riu'd NegoiliitliuiK Itcnnvveil ,
LONDON , Oct. 21. A dispatch from Yo
kohama reports the arrival there of Lord
Randolph Churchill and his wife.
A dispatch received here from Shanghai
states that .negotiations for peace between
China and Japan have been reopened ,
I'rucn J > rgoll.itIon In IVIIRTCIM.
LONDON. Del 21 The Graphic has a
special xaylng that negotiations for peace
between China and Japan have been re
ceived and are likely to ba completed.
Sutolll liedlcute * a Church.
ULOOMIMELD N J , Oct. 21 Jvfgr.
Sulolll today participated In the consecration
of the Church of the Sacred Heart In this
village lllshop MrOonnel of Itronklyn per
formed the conpec ration ceremony anil
Htitnlll pang the pontlllclal miips Thet
sermon was preached In Ittv. Father
Padrow , provincial of the Hacrecl Heart of
Jesus. Pontldrlnl vccpers were mi UK In Uin
afternoon by Jler , Satolll and a choir * t
IV ) voices.