THE OMAHA' . . DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUXIS I ! ) . 1871. CXMAIIA. SATU11DAY . . .
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OCTOBER 27. 189-1. SI "NTS L 13 COl'V FIVE CI3XTS.
DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF
Hopublican Btata Committee Hampered by
Quarrels Among the Members.
CHAIRMAN MORRILL ONLY AFl'USEHE O
I.litlo Authority Among tlie Council * at
thc.Mlllnril-INiodoocil by In It. it it ,
Organ Anything tu * * ni.o loin
tlio Present I'lun.
The gloom that has for days pervaded the
he-adquartcrs of ( ho Majors managers Is
deepening , nnd , In fact , a regular pall has
Ecttlcd down In the neighborhood ot the Millard -
lard The feeling of distress is plainly manthr
I feat In the countenances of candidates , man
agers and hireling * ! , and Is tven finding ex
pression In words not spoken In whispers
Tliero IB disaffection In the ranks of the
workers right In headquarters , and the
house Is divided agulnst itself. The Inevita
ble fall IB acknowledged , and the managers
are now trying to shift the blame for defeat
from their uliouldcra lo those of others. The
principal factor that has brought about this
state of affairs Is admitted by all to be the
vulnerability of the gubernatorial candidate ,
but many other contributory causes are al
leged by the managers. It U right here
that the rub comes In , and the way that
Borne members of tlie committee are rubW.
bins It In on their fellow workers Is enough
to- make an outsider smile.
Chairman Morrlll has. not had things all
his own way down ut the Mlllnrd rooms.
While nominally the head of the committee ,
IIP has been a figurehead In many of the
schemes that have boon worked In the cffor
fort to make votoa for the tattooed man
For one thing , the direction of the work of
the literary bureau was taken away from
him nt the beginning of the campaign , and
IIH | protests agilnst the course pursued by
this branch of the serv ce have availed
nothing In speaking of this matter to a
friend Wednesday night , Mr. Morrlll declared
that the greitest mistake of the campaign
managers wan In making the U & M Jour
nal the oltlcl.il organ of the committee He
asserted that lituas not to blame In the
matter , for H had been taken completely out
| " - * of his hands. Mr. Merrill also emphatically
declared that If he had had control of the
matter not a single Lincoln Journal would
have been circulated In Omaha by the com
mittee for he believed that the paper had
( lone twice as much harm In this city as it
had done good Kvery copy that foil Into
the hands of a worklngman , he said , was like
waving a red rag In front of n bull A little
extract fiont the republican Lincoln News of
Thursday furnishes a clew to why Mr. Mor
rlll expressed himself that way. If any clew
Is needed This li what the News Buys-
H. A M. JOrHNAL'S SHYLOCK
Anothet of the amusing things about the
campaign Is the simulated horror dlxplnyed
by the managing editor of the Journal ever
the dlt-covery thnt Holcomb a few years
ago wan guilty of loaning money ut from
3 to 10 per ctnt a month. This la all the
mote side-splitting when It In recalled thnt
just about the mime time Ihe managing ed
itor of Hit Jouinnl vins engaged In loaning
money to the prlnteis In hlH employ at 10
per cent u week
To show Ihe exact Interest In the campaign
which is entertained by the H & M Journal
people , another extract from the News Is
pertinent , as follows :
If any one has nny doubt that the News
< lld not speak tinly when some weeks .Inci *
It pointed out nnd proved that the Journal
wus not a lepubllcan new.spapei. but that
It was espousing lepublleanlsm because
tin-re was money In It , we need only point
to the fact thnt the republican state cen
tral committee II.IH appropriated hovcrul
thousand dollars for the purpose of giving
ficcdlNtilbutlon to thnt pap ° r lu Omaha
and other doubtful constituencies. While
we- doubt veiy much the wisdom of the
committee'H action In distributing n notoil-
ouuly "Hcuh" newspaper nnd blttei enemy to
orgnnl7L'd labor In such u strong union
town UH Omaha , we refer to this ln < Ident
merely lo show that we cpoke the tiulli
When v.e stilted that that sheet espoused
nothing thut theie wasn't nny inonev In
The News Is not at all KOIC because the
committee It not purchasing any newspapein
from It , for the reason thnl Its own em
ployes and not the1 employes of the commit
tee are editing the paper and keeping It
out of Ihe rnlre Into which politics neces
sarily drugs those who go In lor It strongly
ANYTHING TO SAVE TOM
Another little matter that Is causing dis
sension In the state committee Is the dis
covery of a plan to trade off legislative ! can
didates for votes for Tattooed Tom. There
nro men on the committee who utterly re
fuse to bo parties , to this deal , and so trouble
la heaped upon heap Wh.n the plot was
broached to oneof the members he- throw
up his hands and declared that bofora he
would bo a part ] ' to the scheme he would re
sign from the committee. It was then given
out that If the deal did not go through then'
would be no more USB In working for Hu
rl vtlou of Majors , and the committee might
\\ollrpilt scheming fnr him and devote Its
energies to securing the election ot a repub
lican legislature This plan has Impressed n
number of members of the committee favor
ably and It Is biMlevevd lh.it It will be
carried out , even if Instructions have not al
ready been sent to the chairmen df the
county central committees throughout ( he
state. The republican newspapers In the
country towns have evidently been let Into
the deal , for almost without exception they
ha MI failed this wcfik to contain matter
favorable ta Majors , but have been full of
appeals to elect the legislative tlck ° t.
Away down deep there Is said to bo BOIIIP-
thlng moro back ot the gubornatorlnl-Ieglb-
latlvo deal It rumored that a gentleman
who Is a candidate * , for the ponntorshlp has
served notice on the committee ! that be does
not propose to be sold out.
HELPS NONE AND HUIITS ALL.
The effect ot the alleged Business Men'ti
association on the Jobbing trade of Omaha
Is being sc < aii moro and more every clay
Tlio SprlngfUW Monitor says :
A traveling man for n wholesale groiviy
hou.se In Omaha who makes this tenltoiv
xayt ) that ho lu roasted nil along the unite
liy merchants on account of the llrm iJU
represents having signed with the HiiMlm-sK
Men's iisMiolntlan ot Nebraska totry and '
bolster up Tom Majors for governor
Thn Dlalr Pilot , republican , di"/otes nearly
n column tothe business men's cotnulnu
andAnd
And now U Is Unit numerous smooth
tongued , fllk-tlled gentlemen from Omnhn
arc being sent n bread over thin country tot
tell the common herd hrvv to vote These t
men me the paid agent * * of the bankers'
association of Oniulm , Hciit out through lie
c'ountiy to divert the votes of the people
from c'Miie.viing tlulr own honest convic
tions to 11 Mipp rt of the * edicts of Wall ,
Btteet These pntrlotk people1 ore exhibiting
u modi Intense Interest In the dear peopK
Just nuvv , ns they are nboiit to cast , their
voten , nnd they will appear at every . rlrs
road with honeyed vvouls and buodle In their
lioi'ketH to tiy and make the farmers and . I
cithern believe that Ulnck Is white nnd while
Is black. Do not bo deceived by these mild
manipulators nor let them work you. ( live
them the cold shoulder at every turn ; then ,
from opinions formed In tin * r-ecluslon Ml.Of
jour own homes and by consultation with
your nelghhciis men whom von Know anil
who hav < > no Interest In deceiving you-
vute your" luinfHt Heiitlinents , whatever tlit'j .1i
may be , with the full assurance.that the
country will ntlll be safe. The man who
vote * Ids eiun honest convictIOIIH. without
permitting any rne to bribe or bronbent or
fi-duce him Into changing , will best encour
age party purity nnd good govcinun-tit .irIn
county , Htnte nnd nation
Hut this Is nut all Watch ( he fellows In
your own ooliiily The powers of darkness
are being Invoked by the boodle gang In
this county lo corrupt voters and tu change
thi. Mentlment of
honest
men. Thou * men
ure republicans for revenue and political
prpsllgv only nnd they cannot oonsintently
hold tlie paity lash over nnjhody Honext
voter * will not be idiK'tinok.'il by the trick ,
er ) and Iruu'hery they represent.
The drotna Itcpnrtcr. ri'inibllc.iu , II es
this \viirulng *
Heuut'ful how you vote for governoi
The no-onlkil Business Men's np oclatlnii
wnu'd linvo you edict Majors to handle the
Mate's llnnnce. nnd yet not one or n t
binliu-pM men would allow the wily Tom lo
bundle tlielr private cash. And as to Hcl- [
comb , -whatever be said of him , he has
never l eeti nccu ed of belnr dishonest.
JIOUB I1USINESS MEN.
The three or four men who seem to have
taken the lead In tlie organization of tlie
alleged busln'-ss men's association at Lin
coln Bland convicted of further frauds In
making up the list of members oa published
In Hie I ) & M. Journal. The Bee's Lincoln
correspondent furnishes the following nildl-
"IS Information :
Ileports from tlioso whoso names ap
peared on the list of business men published
In the local morning paper as opposed to the
election [ of the populists ore are still coin
Ing In A local evening paper contained this
evening the following :
"We notice cur name heading a list of
Imnlneps men published In the various city
papers , which prompts IIH to state thnt the
Kami1 Is done wholly without our consent or
authority. Wo are not mixing business with
politics IIAIUHtUAVKS DUOS.
"Lincoln , October 20. "
"I'lonsedrop the name of Paine , Wnrfcl
& llumstead from the business men's list
as published yesterday
"U was placed In the list evidently
through n mistake
1'AINi : . WAIIFKL & UUMSTEAD.
i K IA : r ro it u A v * i :
. MitMii.il I'olltlcat ' Mtii.ttlon iioitlrnt1y : | Din-
< 'in pcl liy .Itilin Itrrniuin of vlnm City.
WAVNC , Neb . Oct 20. ( Special Tele
gram ) One of the finest treats the citizens
of Wayne county have had during the cam
paign occurred through the visit of John
Hrennnn of Sioux City to the precincts of
Wayne today A delegation of republicans
and the Wayne Corn Palace band met tlie
distinguished speaker at the train this after
noon and escorted him to the hotel. An ex
cursion train arrived from Kmcrson and
Wakeflold at C 10 , bringing a delegation of
republicans. I Tonight a largo torchlight
demonstration occurred In connection with
the blcyclo procession.
Fully 1 000 people assembled at the- opera
house , which had been beautifully decorated ,
and upon the stage were seated many ladles
Oj Wayne Music by the glee club brought
forth applause.
An appropriate poem , was recited by Miss
Delia Took , after which Mr Drennan was In-
trodiicsd by Chairman Fuller. The speaker
was given a splendid ! ovation Mr. Brennan
was at his best , and from beginning to end
It seemed as If he was greeted with one con
tinual round of applause lie spoke of the
wonderful Increase In the wealth of the
United States , which amounted to more under
the thirty years of republican rule than for
210 years , before , beginning1 with the landing
of the Pilgrim fathers. Ho also spoke of
the $275.000,000 of national debt that had
b en paid during the administration of Ben
jamin Harrison. His speech was ono of the
ablest. Interesting and logical ever heard in
the city , and It Is estimated that at least
llfty republican votes were made by the
address
COI.M > h Ctrl' * * . IIIMbl.I.r I.UObll.
HIIH ) to Aid tlio Coil I In gent Candidateliy
Almolng Innlleennil llolcoinli.
ST PAUL , Neb . Oct. 26. ( Special. ) P
W. Collins and It. B Moore addressed a
large crowd at Hie opera house last night
Mr Collins' speech was mainly directed
against Hosewater and the popullat candidate
for governor , whom ho abused and termed ns
a money shark , and said that while honest
Tom was busy In the legislature In 1S91 to
afTec-l the passage ot a usury law , Holcomb
was loaning money out | n Ouster county at
10 per cent a month. He praised Torn In
glowing lorms. Senator Moore's speech was
an argument In favor of sound money and
good , government , ami showed the danger con
tained In the doctrine ot unsound money , be
It paper or silver.
Congressman 0. M Kem and 0. D Camp
bell , county attorney of Ouster county , ad
dressed a lirge audle-nce at the * court house
vest-iday afternoon. Kem spoke for
nearly two hours , anil , notwithstanding the
stoimy weather , the court house- was packed.
lllkllllT ItnUMR I'XC'ter
I'XirroR , Neb. , Oct 26 ( Special. ) The
grandest republican rally ever held In this
tlty was held last night In the opera house
A veiy largo delegation from Frlendvllle and
another from Cordova and vicinity vre
prerent , the crowd numbering at least SOO
Th ? Cieneva male quartet furnished campaign
sniff * . Dr. O. P Baker introduced lion K
J llalner of Aurora The congressman made
oneof the best speeches ever listened to In
this place He- had no bad words for any
body , but spoke of facts , which the people
weie anxious to hear.
MfHsrs. Lnngliorst and Perkins , republican
candidates for representatives , were hi the
olty Wednesday looking after their political
fi iie-os.
K. H. Donlsthorpc , populist candidate for
conntr attorney , addressed a small audience
In the opera house last night. He was fol ,
lowed by Mr. rutlltr , the present clerk of
the district court , who gave a few minutes'
talk
' 1 burnt on 'litllm National IHSUCR.
I'AIKHUKY , Neb. , Oct. 28 ( Special Tele
gram ) -This Is republican clay and the
streets have bren filled with delegations
from all parls of the county to IIMen to
Hou John M. Thurston. 'Ihe procession of
republican clubs from adjacent towns , led
by the Kalrbury club with bands nnd banners
and deiorated wagons , was the largest ever
at-t-rmbled in the county The meeting was
held In tlie court house square , with 3,000
persons In attendance Mr. Thurston's bprcch
was principally devoted to national questions ,
including tariff and financial matters. He
held the close attention of his audience for
nearly two hours.
l.allf at llrifUlutw.
YOU 1C. Neb. , Dot 20. ( Special. } The re
publican meeting held at Bradshaw last night
was attended by a. largo crowd lion.
Charles Sloan , candidate for states senator ,
Tw cutjfourth district , made the principal
speech of the evening , and It was well re-
cilved. Talks were made by McTailden and
Conway , candidates for the legislature , and
Hon. N ! V Harlan , candidate for county at-
trinity.
Cliurrh llown at Mlnden.
MINDBN , Nb. , Oct 20. ( Special Tclc-
grain. ) Hon. Church Howe spoke twice here
today , the house being packed on both occa
sions by attentive listeners , many ot whom >
were Independents. Ills afternoon address
was on the political Issues of the day , plead
ing tor the stale and concessional tickets.
In thn evening ho talked to the old soldiers
on tlielr elutlc& In the probent campaign.
Uliappolmvd by Governor Crounnc- .
ALBION' . Neb , Oct 2C ( Special ) A re-
liort reached here last night that Governor
Crounst ? would pass through Albion rnroute
for Pcilbner When HIP train arrived this
morning Uwas met by a largo crowd Idsof
clll/tna and the Albion band It seems tlio
governor had taken a different route and
HIP people were obliged to return to their
liumoB In disappointment.
ilryuii ut ( ieniuii.
OGNKVA. Neb. , Oct. 20 ( Special ) Hon.
William J. Bryan spoke hero last night. A
flight fill dust storm , which raged all day
nnd did not abate until after sunset , Inter
fered seriously with the attendance from the
outlying districts Notwithstanding , more
than 1,000 people , mostly voters , listened to
Ills speech. Thurtton Is billed to be here
tomorrow afternoon.
Muiider oti llrfiiru n lilted Audience ,
WAKHFIKLI ) , Neb. , Oct. 26. { Special Tel
egram ) Senator Manderson spoke last night
* ° ll Crowded opera house , in which were
many democrats and populists. His treat
ment of finance vvai masterly and more -
voters were changed than at any prrvloui
meeting here
I'our llutulrrd Out ut ( Irirnvi i od ,
UltniNWOOI > , Neh. , Oct 26. ( Special Tel-
egmm ) The republican rally here tonight
lud about -100 In attendance. Judge Strode.
Senator IVnt and J A Oavles held the crowd
with their tpeechea three hours. Everything
went eft quietly.
VON CAPRIVI HAS RESIGNED
Following that Oame the Jtlesignation of
Count Euhlenbcrg ,
RELUCTANTLY /CCEPTED BY THE EMPEROR
Differences of Opinion la I'egitrd to Antl-
Suliill t .Mpu ure's , Ulilcli llnin llccti
llre liig Maine Time. th Cause
> ( > hurcvsior Yet Mamvtl.
BCRLIN , Oct. 26. A great stir -was caured
In well Informed circles thla afternoon by a
telegram from Cologne giving the substance
of an article In the
seml-odlclil Cologne Ga
zette which stated that Chancellor von
Caprivl and Count Bothozcu Kuhlenbcrg
president of the Prussian council of minis
ters , had resigned. It has been known lor
ionic time past there has been considerable
tension between the chancellor and Kuhlen-
berg owing to the former's views In , regard
to the measures to be submitted to the
Itclchstag for the repression of socialists.
The chancellor Is In favor of pursuing a
moJeiute policy while Euhlcnbjrg believes
In the adoption ot radical measure * to obtain
the end sought It was BO d that at the rc-
cent meeting of the Prussian council , held to
consider the question of the repressive meas
ures , a majority of the ministers supported
Caprlvi'a views , but whether or not this is
true Is greatly a matter of conjecture At
any rate those who are supposed lo be gen
erally well Informed as to the situation place
credence In the Colonge Gazette's statement
that both officials have resigned. The Ga-
lelto i added that the chancellor tendered
his : resignation to Emperor William on Tues
day , but that I' was only accepted at an
audience given by his majesty to Caprivl
today. <
A rumor Is In circulation that Dr Johannes
Miqucl , Prussian minister of flnanc ° . will be
appointed chancellor In succession to
Caprivl. But this report Is declared on
good authority to be unfouitded. U Is
known as a fact that Caprvl's resignation
has been accepted by Emperor William. The
resignation of Huhlenberg lias not b en tiu-
cepted. It has be n learned that the chan
cellor resigned before a meeting of represen
tative statesmen of the federal states , which
was held this afternoon This meeting
showed the existence of great discord re
garding the proposed antl-revolut onary bill
KuhlenbcrR thereupon resigned Thus con
fronted by the double resignation , Emperor
William abandoned his proposed visit to
Ulankcnburg , for which place he was to
have started this afternoon The fact the
etnperoi has given up his trip was an
nounced In the oniclal Kclchsanzelger w thout
explanation
CAPRIVI INSISTED.
The emperor gave an audience to Caprivl
and endeavored to Induce him to withdraw
his resignation , but the chancellor was ob
durate and refused to do so The emperor
remained at the cast ) : until a late hour con
sulting with Uuhlenberg , Ur. Mlu.uel .and
others. ,
The < | iieston of who will succeed Caprivl
la the subject of general dlscu.tlon every
where In connection with Dr Mlquel , both
EuhlenbErg anil Dr. von Ucnnlgsen , leader of
the national liberal party and governor of
Hanover , etc mentioned , but It Is believed
that the new chancellor will be a com
promise carnl date The representative of
the Associated press made an attempt late
last night to Interview Caprivl , but was In
formed that he had retired
LONDON , Oct. 26 A dispatch to the
Times from Ilerlln says Emperor Wlllhm
has acecnt d the resignations of both Caprivl
and Euhlenberg. Such a startling announce
ment has taken the political world In Berlin
completely ( by surprise That for months
past the chancellor's adversaries had been
straining every nerve to effect hl& downfall
was well known , and though It may be less
generally known , tliero can be no doubt that
about a fortnight ago , they had reason to
believe their object had been attained. But
when Caprlvl returned from Klseengen he
had once more access to the emperor , from
whom he had been separated for a consider
able time during the summer holidays and
the situation gradually changed. He ex
plained his views to Ihe emperor and pointed
out with so much cogency the dangers of
extreme measures for the repression of the
socialists , which measures might open a
fresh era of Internal conflict , that Ills argu
ments , for the time at least undoubted y
carried conviction. Ills friends and oppon-
cnts are agreed in stating that his opinions
prevailed with the emperor and that even
Guhlenberg , the chief advocate of more
vigorous measures , E.IVV himself abandoned
by Ids own Immediate colleagues In the
Prussian council.
CHANOn OF SCRNE SINCE TUESDAY.
The Times correspondent says "I
have the best authority for reporting that as
late as Tuesday last the emperor , during
Caprlv "Blslt to him , gave him the fullest
assurance of his entire confidence and his
approval of his policy which he. the chan
cellor , was about to submit to the leading
minister of the federal states , especially
summoned to Berlin for that purpose. It was
only yesterday that these ministers held
their conferences under the pres'dency of
Caprivl So unanimous was their approval \
of his program , so entirely were lliey un
aware of any Impending change , that they !
disposed of the business in one sitting and
most of them left the capital again , c ther
last night or this morning. Therefore It will
bo readily understood that In political cir
cles , whether frisndly or unfriendly rlo
Caprlvi , there Is absolutely no explanation
for the reasons which led to the sudden
coup de theatre , and that it Is Idle to specu
late at present on the contequences.
"I am assured on good authority that Hi °
Issue I turned upon personal questions quite
] In commensurate with the grave results
which are Involved S nee hla visit lo Caprivl
the emperor has been His guest of Count
Philip von Euhlenuerg , the German ambas-
tadur to Vienna , whose brothers , the Prus
sian premier and the marshal of ceremonies ' ,
were staying at the same time at
Llebenuers It might , therefore be In
ferred" that the emperor had yielded to
the Influences brought to bear upon him by
the Euhlenberg family , with which ho has al-
ways entertained relations of Intimate Irlend-
ihlp. but the fact that his majesty has now also
accepted Jho resignation of Count Uothozeu
von Euhlenbsrg which , It
was understood , was
offered a few days ago and declined , hardly
bears out such an inference
There Is
lea-
son to believe that an unavailing attempt
on the part of the emperor to compose the
differences between the chancellor and Euhlen-
berg was one of Ihe causes that determined
his momentous decision but It csn hardly .
be doubted that there were other caua.es ,
which It Is impossible at present to elucidate
which led to the resignations. Speculation leIs
UFO ! as to CaprlvI's possible successor. Ur
.Mlquel , General von Schelllngdorff. minister
of war. nnd General Count von Waldersee arc
fcpoken of , but hope or fear ia chiefly lather of
the thought. "
llonoriiry Oeerriit for Hayiird.
LONDON. Oct. 2 It It staled that the
universities of Cambridge and Oxford will
confer honorary degrees upon United States
Ambassador Thomas F Ilayard when he returns
turns to this city from the United States.
Mr Qeorgp Orelshton Webb of New York ,
who In April last resigned his position us rs > t
kecretary of Ihe United States legation at
St Petersburg , Is In thU city on Ma way
back to the United States.
I Irrlril ai I.ll > rril L'niippoi it
LONDON , Oct. 26. Mr John McLeod , B
liberal , has been elected without opposition
to represent Sutlierlandshlre In the House ot
Commons ,
dlliiktUn * > -urlllen
i- < An-mud
IIEUL1N. Oct. 26 , It Is reported that the
law prohibiting tlie Imperial bank from male-
ing advances upon Russian securities will be
repealed.
IMM'.tll.tN IttlYAUSTH PLOTTIM1.
Humor Hint nn Attempt Mnr H .Mndn
Next \VVclc lo ltett ro lha ynrrii ,
HONOLULU , Oct -vtSjieelttl Correspond
ence of the Associated I'rcis , via Steam
ship Alameda to Snn Francisco , Oct. 20. )
Humors oC a royalist . .uprising have been
very scnrco for the liist few months , but
now tli.it the first election o ( the new re
public drawn near these-rcports have again
been circulated. This time election day ,
October 29 , has been chosen as , the date of nn
attempt to restore ( he ex-queen , but very
little stock Is taken In the tale.
Nominations for senators and representa-
lives have been made. Out of twelve chosen
for this Island ( Calm ) only two are natives ,
and this lias caused Rome criticism among
UK native annexatlonlstsl. Every nominee
1m : been pledged to the support of the an
nexation : plnnk In the platform to the exclu
sion ot everything else
Han ford Fleming , the Englishman who hns
been In Honolulu for some time In the Inter
ests of the lliltlsh Cable company which
proposes to lay a cable to Australia , will
leave today He has asked thu government
to cede Necker Island to England , claiming
If j this Is done the cable * project will bo at
once carried through and Necker l land will
beAu a halfway hoiibe between Victoria nnd
Australia , with a branch line to Honolulu.
Ho has also asked for the exclusive cable
rl ht on Hawaiian territory. The latter
proposition has not met with the approval
of the Hawaiian government and will prob
ably not ba acceded to The former grant
would probably bo mmts muter certain condi
tions. At present no definite arrangement
has been concluded.
c-s.\n JIAS A
Most hilt Is factory llullitln IHMIIH ! for Miiny
ST PETKltStlUltG , Oct. 2G The following
bulletin was issued at 11 o'clock this morn
ing
"The czar slept , fairly well last night and
his appetite this morning la good. There are
no somnolent or convulsive symptoms. The
oedla hah Increased. " : '
This bulletin Is signed In the regular
manner by the the physicians In attendance
upon the czar.
U Is understood that Prof. Oruba has re
fused to operate upon the ciar , not desiring
to assume the responsibility of so doing The
crown jewels are being forwarded to Llvadli
from Moscow , In order to be jused at the mar-
rlago of the czaiewltch to Princess Allx , vvhlcli
ceremony has been fixed te take place on
Monday next , although this aato is subject to
change In the event of unforeseen contingen
cies
ST. PETEHSUUItG , Oct. 2fi An oniclal
bulletin from Llvadla at 9 o'clock tonight
says "During the courts ot the day the
czar's appetite was good. He felt some weak
ness , hut otherwise his condition was un
changed. "
KAISI.K l'U.WJi > i-'OU Till : t/.Alt.
special Service Hold In Hcrlm Attended liy
Miinv I'lomliiutit Men.
BERLIN , Oct. 26 A special service at
which prayers were offered up tor the recov
ery of the czar was held at 1 o'clock this
atterno n at the chapel ot the Russian em
bassy 'liere. Emperor William , attended and
at his command also the princes , aides-de
camps , the- Berlin girrlso'n staff and the offi
cers of the Alexander rrgjments were also
present. In addition to tilse Chancellor von
Caprivl , Count Uotho ZU Eujenburg , president
of the Prussian ministry , and all the other
ministers and nearly all the diplomatic corps ,
were jn attendance. The qervlce was mobt
Impressive.
ii'ir.i , M.IICK .i ncii :
Will Put lii the Limt Week of the Cititnmign
for UN filend Ilnvld.
NEW YOKK , Oct 2G. Vice President Ste
venson departed , for Poilghkeepslo this after
noon , after having spent several hours In refer -
celviiiR callers , mostly democratic politicians ,
at the Park Avenue hotel. Mr Stevenson
explains his refusal to address the working-
man's mass meeting at Cooper union last
evening by saying that it had Been arranged
soina time In advance ( hat he should speak
In Urooklyn as lie did Mr. Stevenson said
to an Associated press reporter this afternoon
that In his speeches at Tqughkeepsle and
Troy he would conflno .himself to national
Issues , on the same lines a& he had followed
while speaking In Illinois and Missouri.
Governor Flower wilt , during the last week
of ] the camoalgn , travel from Albany to Huf-
falo and thence to this city over the Erie
railway , making tcu-mlnute speeches at
towns along the roate.
Perry Belmont Is believed to have filed u
clam for the United Stn es senator < hlp In
succession to Mr Hill should Hie latter be
elected governoi1. ;
-PresIdent Harrison told a reporter
today that lie was attonlshcd to learn that
J. Milton Turner , the negra , democrat orator ,
had been mobbed at a meeting ot negroes
In Indianapolis The colored people of that
city , Air Harrison wild , vtro generally In
telligent and law ab dlng. ' and the only way
In which he could account far the assault on
Turner was upon Ihe supposition that the
latter had Insulted his audience.
> KKsim.vr i i.ivii.VM ; ; is Mini.
VMM Not Indlc.ito
IflH Intriillon llcgiuillri ! :
Ilin f ampilcii In > < York.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20 No authoritative
Information can be obtained respecting the
direct question as to the pres dent's purpose
to write or not to wrlte > a letter announcing
his desire that all democrats shoulJ car
nestly support the democratic state ticket.
in New York Nevertheless , It Is the opln-
[ en of many of his fr ends that lie will not
In any way Interfere In the New York cam
paign With rcferc'nce totthe president reg-
I lerlng or voting , one of his closest friends
made the statement ttxlsy .that Mr. Cleveland
had not a legal resclejjce lu. New York an ]
cculd not lawfully register ) or vote there
Mr Cleveland himself. It ( Is. understood , has
said that his legal resldeijce- In Washing
ton It can be stated'further that at the
expiration of Mr. Cltw land's present term
he will not again takiji im Jils res deuce In
New York. This htaterant was made by
htm some months ago'and.at that time he
had not fully detrrmraod s to where he
would make his future hprae.
MILT ( 11 KXlaCTlIRi ; VT.Nii : > .
UIIH Mobbed In Iu'dlaniipolU anl UNo"
Offered I'rolrrlUin ffoiai MUsiinr !
INDIANAPOLIS , Oct. 2fi. A statement is
credited to J Milton Titnier on the highest
authority tills - ' tlio effect that lie
had received a the governor
of Missouri asking him jf he wants protec
tion from Missouri agalmj. mob violence , and
suggesting-thnt he ask ( 'cjvrrnor Matthews of
Indiana to Intercede In his behalf. Turner > ,
who wai minister to Liberia under Grant ,
attempted to deliver a democratic speech it.In
this , city Wednesday might and was mobbed.
He says now ( hat be tijll probably address '
the colored people ot this city again on
Saturday , when more trouble may be ex '
pected
Piiwnru CliyVi lllg llullr.
PAWNEE CITY. Neu , Oct. 20 ( Special
Telegram ) A bis ; repubrean rally
was held here tonight ( The speakers cre
( i. M Laniberttou and Hon. Frank Martin
of Falls City. TIi Pawnee C ty nnd I'alU
City bands furnished music for the parade
The opera house was not half large enough
to liolil the crowd.
MuveinunK nf XiKIUII \ < i U ( let..Ml ,
At Sun Kran IscorilVwlAlain da fi m
Honolulu and Sydney
At HamtmifArrlvtd IHiaclln , from Nrw
York
At LIsbon-Arrivea-U S. S.
CHINESE CRUSHED AGAIN
Preliminary < Skirmishing en the West Bank
of the Ynlu River.
JAPS WINNING GLORY IN MANCHURIA
r rl I [ lent I out ut ruBluiHg ncmollihud mill
thn 'Mil In Hod. ) Now llelng Surrolltldl'it
I'rrimrutory to 11 Hlff Surrolltldl'it'h
bumltiy Moukden Next ,
CHEMULPO , , Oct. 2(5 ( Dispatches dated
midnight , give particulars of a battle be
tween the Chinese and Japanese , fought
across the Yalu. river. General Nodsu , the
Japanese chief of staff , It appears , succeeded
In getting the main body of the Japanese
nriny across the Yalu river without mishap
before day light on Thursday. Then Colonel
Sato was sent forward at the head of a
Hying column on a reconnolterlng expedition
and ho discovered the enemy occupying a
fortified position near the village of rushang.
on the right bank of the Yalu In spite of
the fact that lie had no artillery at Ills dis
posal Colonel Sato nt once commenced tin
attack upon the Chinese and a fierce fight
followed. The Chinese fought desperately
and stubbornly The attack began at 10
o clock In the morning and lasted until noon ,
when the Chinese began to waver and event
ually retired In great disorder , falling back
upon Kullenchas.
The troops , commanded by Colonel Sato ,
after the Chlneso had retired , set to work
upon the deniollshtnent ot the fortifications
of Kushang. Inside the fortifications they
found 200 Chinese. The Japanese also
captured ' a number of prisoners , among
whom was n Chinese olllcer , who stated that
the position was held by eighteen battalions
of Chinese troops The Japanese , escorting
their prisoners , then marched In the direction
of General NoJsu's main body , with the Inten
tion of rejoining
The number of Chinese wounded Is not
krown. The Japanese lost five olllcors and
ninety men wounded
Later dispatches said that the Chinese out
posts are fallng back upon Kullenchas where
It Is expected thnt the only really deter
mined stand of the Chinese. In Manchuria
will lie made
It H understood that rield Marshal
Ysmagatn's plans are completed In every de
tail for Inflicting what lie hopes will turn
out to be a crushing blow upon the Chinese.
Several columns of Japanese troops are act
ing In concert after the manner adopted by
the Japanese commander at the battle of
1'hiK-Vang and It Is expected that they will
deliver a simultaneous attack upon the
Chinese position by midnight on Saturday ,
thus enabling the Japanese attack to be de
livered nt dawn on Sunday lut If the
Japanese columns succeed In occupying the
position assigned them previous to midnight
on Saturday It Is believed that the attack will
be delivered at the canlcst pots'ble moment.
Some doubts are expressed among the Japan
ese commanders as to the reported btrenglh
of the Chinese position at Kullenchas , and
General Nodfcii Is said to be not quite
certain himself , as epics and prisoners have
furnished various reports on the subject. II
Is reported that the Clilnebo batteries at
Kullenchas have been Increased from three
to eleven , but , on the other hand , rumor has
It that It Is extremely doubtful whether all
these batteries are fully armed.
All reports Join In saying tlat | csprlt-dc-
corps and lieiilth of
the Japanese troops are
excellent and It Is said to be the universal
ambition of all classes of the service to
capture Moukden before the birthday of the
emperor of Japan which occurs November 3
YOKOHAMA , Oct M. Dispatches from
the : Yalu show that at the battle fought
yesttrdny between the Chlncho and Japanese
3,500 Chinese troops of all arms were utterly
routed.
LONDON , Oct. 2C. A dispatch to tlie
Times from TIcn-Tsln , says twenty-seven
transports were sighted Wednesday making
toward Tatung-hao near the scene of the late
naval battle. The Times' Yokohama cor
respondent says It is believed In that city tlm
Die second Japneso army , numbering 22,000
men ' , landed at Shun-Chlng , north of Tallen
bay on Tuesday.
A dispatch received In this city says the
foreign office at Nankin has been
transferred to Shanghai by an Imperial order
LONDON. , Ocl 26 The Standard , In Its
financial article this morning , says a sllve
loan of 1,500.000 taels for the city of Canton
IH being offered In London , probably In orde
to feel the pulse for a Clilnebo loan.
riAHIIIOKS .si 11,1 , UNIC'.lt All MS.
SIIIHO Ul Krbrla Still Defying Authority In-
trlguo Against bcliiiildt.
APIA , Samoa , Oct 10 ( Special Corre
spondence of the Associated Press , via
Steamship Alameda to San Francisco , Oct
26. ) There have been no reciyit conflicts be
tween , the rival native bands. All the war
rlors are still uridcr arms , however , and th
people here are prepared for an outbreak t
occur at any time The Sanioan land com
mission , which has prepared to hold Kitting
In the district of A Ilia to dispose of case
there were notified by heads of the rebe
parly that they would not be allowed t
do bo. The letter sent was a most Imperil
nent one. It Is expected tlu < commission ull
now proceed to Atua with one cf the war
bhlpa.
A movement has been secretly Inaugurated
hero to circulate a petition to the three
treaty powers urging the removal of Presi ; I-
dent Schmidt , with whose administration
there ib considerable dissatisfaction. The
government war bhlps Huzrard and FalUe
are still here. The llrllish cruiser Curacoa
will be lelleved In about a week by the
Walaroo.
A monthly steaniblilp line lias been Inaugu
rated between hero and Sydney.
AN.tittnitr PLOT i.i\i\s : our.
Parlt I'ollco 1'rcpirlng to I'rmrnt mi At-
link on IIIK I rriirli ( liiimbri.
1'AHIS , 6ot 20 The Matin states that
Information was recently received at the
prefecture ot police saying that the anarch
ists are preparing for -frost outrage It U
said that three compagnons have resolved
to come lo Paris from three points , Polsiy ,
Lille and Lyons , for the purpose of blowing :
up Ihe Chamber of Deputies The Palais
Hourbon l conteijuently watched by the
police with redoubled surveillance and every
possible vigilance is being exercised over nil
anarch Ms and suspected persona , particularly
those who are known to the police In the
localities mentioned.
I nnd fur tlio Laborer ! .
niANKrOHT-ON-TIin-MAIN. Oct. 2C.
At today's so slon of the socialist congress
the delegates adopted a motion to the effect !
that the agrarian question Is a necessary
const tuent of Ihe socialist program and that
It could only tie solved by giving hack the
soil with the means ol labor to the pro
ducers new cultivating the land as paid
laborera.
The next social congress will form a politi
cal program In regard to land.
I letor Oelin.i tlnio .11 urn In .lull.
KL PASO , Oct 20 Victor L. Ochoa. ne
of the leaders In labt winter's on
In Clillliuahua..Mexico , who wan recaptured
near Terrcl , Tex . has been landed In Jail
heie Since Ids escape from Ihe Klanghter
of his II i tie a i my near Chihuahua last winter ,
ha has madea trip through South Mexico.
He Is charged In the I'nltrd States court with
having led a bojy of armed men Into the
territory ot the peaceful sister republic.
KiiReiiu Odl'i'n Diiiiqrr 'UK CiiirllUon
LONDON. Oct 20 Kugcno Odin , the
operatic t-lngrr who wan announced In these
dispatches ( on Monday | jH to be mfferliig
from parnlynls. U no belter The paralyeia ?
was Induced by a clot on the brain He has
b"en uncoiucioug xlnce Saturday Ian when , I i
while chatting with tome friends at the I
llchter concert , he was suddenly seized with
he disease.
_
friMliril Iliclliitnhlnnf.
TANGIER , Oct 20H Is nnnounrnl Hint
luley Ainln , who was ordered by the sultan
o go to Mel.lla with n force of "Oo Infantry ,
00 cavalry and four guns , In order to delimit
IK Spanish and Moorish frontier which has
Itherto been prevented by the Hlft tribes-
lien has Indicted a crushing defeat upon the
clielllous Hnlalilniin.
MhKiIni ; MiMlurr 1'mn d Into Port ,
qfEENSTOWN , Oct. 2 The English
( earner Enskar , Captain Kneebon , from
'hlladelphln ' , October 1 , for London and
ivan ca , and for tin1 safety of which some
ears wrro felt , lias been towe'l to this port
vlth IIIT shaft broken by the steamer Me-
Jarel , from Norfolk.
During Liquidation
LONDON , Oct. 2ii In Its financial article
his morning the Times announces the IJarlng
Iquldatlon will be extended over another
ear when It Is expected It will bo termi
nated The liabilities are now reduced to
about U , < 00,000 : _
Ameer Allvu mill \ < tlie.
CALCUTTA , Oct. 26. News has been re
ceived nt Simla , dated October 20 , from
'abul , cay ng that the ameer ot Afghanistan
tas attending to business as usual.
i : i < 1. 1 r , i rut// ; .
Krltlnh Coimnlmloner * I'utk of 1 hnlr MNxlon
totlin Iliivtiilliin InliiuiN.
SAN rilANCISCO , Oct. --Han ford Tlem-
ng ! , commK'lone'ifiom theOiitmdlnn gov
ernment to llmvnll In the Interest of the
iropo ed C'linndlnnAustralian cubicanlved
: iereon the Stenmcr Al.imcdn today. The
governments of Canada and Australia , he
Katd , have rcmlved to lay n I'aclllc cable
Time ' aie a number of Islands In the pos
session of Client Itrltnln between Aiistiulln
and Canada , ucioss which the cable might
stretched ns slipping stonrM ncrrss Hit' '
ocean , lip mentlone-d HIP Solomon , ( Sllbeit
and FIJI groups nnd Norlh Pork and Fan
ning Islands With station * ) "t those pulnts
Iheiewould be no absolute necessity for
muling the cubic on Islands whkh are not
ItiIll-ill However , the pioji-i lurs of Ihe en-
leipil"e appiecluti1 the business considera
tions , which make * It essential that nny I'n-
cllle c-iible shall touch the inlands of Simo.i
and Hawaii Samoa It Is imposed lo reach
liv n short hiiuirli fiom I IJI and It would
lie possible to connect Hawaii by a brnneh
f i oni tin * neatest mid-ocean station tit Tan
ning Island , which , however. Is over 900
miles distant Crom Honolulu To avoid the
long waste ot cable It was eleemed neees-
s.ny to obtain a route lien i el the Hawaiian
group To secme the necessary concessions
from HiMvnll was the mission of Messrs
Fleming and Meicer to Ihe Islands Cun-
eeinlng the measure of the.li t > u.cce-t < , Jli
Fleming nald :
"After a number of Interviews with the
pilnclpal olllclals of the Hawaiian govern
ment n coidltil understanding was reached ,
and befoie our dopirtiirr * we left with then.
tt meinoianduln of agreement , the teiins ol
which we ate prepared to recommend to
those whom we represent We did not aak
them to cede any Island 01 any portion of
Hawaiian teirltorj to us. What we did ask
was that they should leiisp to us Illrd or
Nocker , or some other uninhabited Island
outside the main gioup , probably duo or 100
miles from Honolulu , to ue Used as a tele
graph mid-ocean station only. 1'ioin theio
a branch line would be run to Honolulu.
We nskecl for no exclusive rights for tele
graphic ; connections , but we proposed. If
given a satisfactory lense of one of these
Islands nnd a subsidy of S.Vi.OOO per annum
for llftcen yeaif , to establish and maintain
connection with the nearest cable station on
the Ameilcan coast , our * chaiges fiom Hon
olulu to be 1 shilling a wind for culinary
mess ges , 8 pence a word for government
messages r > n < ] C pence for press mct-sages
The arrangement Is , of course , subject lo
the approval of all the governments con
cerned , and I may rncntlcm that the United
States has s-omothlng to B-y In tlie matter ,
liy the terms ot Haw ill's treatyof
reciprocity with the -United State's ,
Hawaii Is forbidden lo grant any
other . . . power any ICIIKP or Hen upon iinv
portion ' of teirltory. It Is quite understood
th-it the llr.st step of the Hawaiian govern
ment will be to appeal to Washington for
assent to grunt the privilege which we ask
No dllliculty Is anticipated. '
It Is understood that ZMessrx Fleming nnd
Mercer will proceed to Washington to urge
tlielr cause That their Investigations were
made by the nuthoilty of the lirltlsh gov
ernment theie IB no doubt. At Honolulu H
31. S Hyacinth was at theli service , and
accompanied by the lirltlsh minister they
were taken on the Hyacinth to Inspect Illrd
island and multe the necessary soundings lu
the vicinity
OO.V7 : IIX1.1) Ot Kit < il > Ll > Fl.MV.
] , \ < > ry Onn In Atislrulln I'loeklngtn llioNex
J Icldi.
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct 20. Tlie steamer
Alameda , which arrived today , brought < only
thiee passengerH from Australia. This was
owing largely to the fact that nearl > every ,
body was on the rush to got to the new gold
llelds of west Australia , Coolgnrdle While
the stenmei VVUH In Sidney harbor over
] ,0K ( ) miners arrived from the New Zealand
gold llelds , en route for the new Hldorado
Some of the 11 nils are , phenomenal , ami In
cne Instance four cuts of rcitk yielded
ounces of gold. The I ondonderry mine , one
of the llrst discovered , was sold to an I'ng-
ll h syndicate just before the steamer nailed
for $1,250,000. One of the passengers from
Sydney was n miner named James Me-
Cormlck. He stopped off at Honolulu , bin
told the other passengers that the nuvv gold
Held waft e\ery bit as rich as It was made
out to be , nnd that It would ilvnl the dayt-
of ' 49 In California. According to him the
lack of wutei was the great drawback
When he wan at Coolgardle a quart of thi
prtclciiH lluld cost CO cents , a pound of nu.it
bQ cents , nnd Itm pounds of [ lour J25. Th <
majoilty of the. mlnci. * were doing well. Inn
the Hufftrlng , owing to the xuiiPlty ol
water , was \ery great Just before the
Alameda sailed a camel load of oie , nearly
all gold , UIIK brought Intii Sydney from the
Wealth of NatlniB mines. HH arifval tnusec
great excitement.
IUTII JllK
I.lttlo Hope Xoir of nil
llunlnrii .
CHICAGO , Oct 20The conference of the
lines of the- Western I'ussengei astoclatlor
with General I'liK ongei AMnt Hlbbard o
ihe See line regarding the question of em !
grant rates , amounted to nothing , after i
session which lusted all day The object o
the meeting was lo urrUe ut un agruemen
rcganllng the rate and amount of lommls
slons to bo paid on emigrant business. Tlu
failure of western lines to nrrlve at ui
agieement with the See line , which was
more fat 01 ably disposed than other trunl
lines , leaves but small Iiopo that the com
mlttee of the western linen , nlilih Is li
leuve Sunday for NPW " ork to attemp
some uiinngempnt with the tiunk lines on
this matter , will arrive ut any c-onclunlon
with the latter lines This will leave thi
western lines the one nnorl of going ti
war with Ihe Canadian I'aellle o\er l\v \
emigrant business , uhldi thnt road Hoern
detei mined to nlisoib.
< * iMr Nlni ; * \anliliiiton I'oMiiinHlpr * .
WASHINGTON , Oct S3.-Tht Civil Serv
ice commission has received fiom a post-
inastpi In Washington a copy of a elrcula
fiom the il < moeriitlr committee levying a.
anriessme nt of ? > on each jiostrnaster. I
has the heading of the rommlUoo and 1
signed liy ( 'halloa l > e l'"rance pwrctjry 1
Mutca that "the committee * having unde
criiihldcriitloii the iiiti-fHlty and wnyit mi
means of rnlslng funds for thi * cimp.iU ;
have concludid that tniim * who are enj iy
Ing the bent lit * ) of dcmoer.itlc SUCCC'SH In th
pa.st Hhould ountilhiite to the expenses o
the present campaign. The < cmmlttee 1m
assessed you { 3. "
Hut After thti llalullln.
TALr.QPAH. t. T. , Oct M-A iourler lui
Just nrilved with Information that Hheilf
Proctor and a posse of Chcr-Kccs lire ho
on the trail of Cook nnd 111 : " gang of lub
hers , being only halt un huiir behlid then
LuRt night J.uuhc i uuK H slHlcr of rru rrh
leader of the noteil us gang , rode Into KOI
nibson nnd terrotlzc-d the . Itlzens of that
pluee by Hhootlne intu IIH'ISPX nnd ilefylng
in rest. She filled the dipot full of had
fiom her pistol. After dilvlng the fright
ened cltlzfiin off HIP -.ticptis , j-ho galloped
ihioui-h a sU.id | of dfputy m.irhhals and
cut < f tciwn In tlioioin ; ) . btndlt iiueen ktyle
.Inil.'ii'H siclini-4 * ll l.if > Aitlon.
NKW VOIIIC , Oct 18-A dispatch from '
Phlladelphln to I ho I'.vcnlug P p |
Judge DalluB In still i inline J to his hntipe
by lllneHH , and notliltiir < * .m be done In the
Heading matter until he ppc ir < In court
un 1 approves the fjirclal in mtci's opinion ,
It IF believed that ha will be unable tel ( j
leuvi ) his ruum uctll zomcj time next week. 1
CYCLONE OF FLAME
Believed to Hnvo Been Started Deliberately
ns Spite Work ,
NEBRASKA PRAIRIE FIRE RUSHING EAST
Parts of Gherry anl Sheridan Oonuties Now
a Seething Funiaco.
CAFRIED ON THE \Vlr\G5 \ OF THE WIND
Everything in the Pnth of the Tire Swept
Out of Existence.
BIG RANCHES NEAR GOR30N IN ASHES
flames HIIVO Koiched Piiltinui mid i : erjr-
body In the Inuk of the. I Ini U 1'ly-
Ing for Life Two Mn
lliirned to Dentil.
GOHDON , Neb , Oct 2C. ( Special Telo-
gratn. ) The pralile fires now sweeping over
the sand hills in this vicinity are doing Im
mense damage. The flames are traveling
with almost lightning rapidity and are con-
binning every thing In their track. Last night
the fire was driven by the wind through the
central , portion of Sheridan nnd Cherry coun
ties. In the track , of the flames were the
big Osboino and Spade ranches , and a num
ber of snnllcr ones This morning not a
vestige of these ranches remains except the
bare and scorched ground
At noon the fire Is reported to have reached
Pullman , and the whole country In that nelgh-
irhood Is a raging furnace It Is not known
liether any lives were lost today , but thou-
anils of head of cattle have perished Pco-
Ic In the track of the fire ate lleelng for
ie.lr lives , leaving all their property to ths
lorcy of the flames ,
UANCHES THAT WEKE UUKNKD.
The fire broke out on Monday last
bout 10 o'clock In the south
uid Llllb about fifty miles south ot
ds place , and hns burned over already a
trip of country 100 miles long by forty miles
Idc. The flro Is burning In rfli easterly
Irectlon. The flames burned all the range
lick nnd clean on the Spade ranch b longing
i Hlchards & Calrncs and about 3,000 tons
t hay , leaving about 1,000 tons
f hay. This lanch has 7,000 head of cattle
nd 175 head of horses. It will ncccssltato
he moving of this herd of CMtlo ! and horses
p to the White river In Soutli Dakota ,
'he next ranch to burn was Stanblres
( others , burning nil of their hay , about
,500 tons , nnd all of their range. This ranch
ad 1,200 head of cattle. The next was Lea
O.sborne's , burning all his range and all Ills
my , about 100 tons , and his ban ) and out-
iilhllngs. This ranch was feeding about 200
lead of. cattle.He will have to move Ida
cattle at once , as he has no hay
r range , and no protection at all ,
rid will necessitate cpilte a loss. The next
i as My tier's ranch , burning all his hay , about
00 tons. His range was feeding1 about 200
mad of cattle.
The fire was swept on by a heavy western
vhul , notwithstanding there were thirty men
working \ like bears to put It out , The next
ranch to go was Woodruff's , burning all hla
an
lay , about 400 tons , and all Ids range. Ha
lad about 300 head of cattle In his barns ,
corrals ami Bheds. The next In line of the
flro was Ilaugli's He lost all his hay , GOO
ons , and all his range. Ho had about 400
lead of cattle.
The next was Mason's burning him out ot
about 1,000 tons of hay. He was the post-
mistc-r and had a store , carrying- stock ot
goods of ? 3,000 , with very little or no In
surance. He had 700 head of cattle. The
next was Davis' . Ho lost all of his hay ,
1,200 tons , but none of his buildings. Ha
lias about COO head of cattle. This Is ua
'ar ' as the fire had gone at noon.
There are tmlte a number of small ranches
lurncd down on the U. & M railroad. John
Billow , Samuel Chestnut , Morey & Hewitt ,
r. II Overton and Dan Hill are the only
nen that were not burned out. The loss
rom this flro at present will run up Into
ho millions , besides the trouble of moving
ill the slock , cbpeclally this year , for hay
s scared this fall than It has been for years.
OIUOIN OF'THH Finn
MULL12N , Neb , Oct. 2B ( Special Tele
gram ) The lire Mailed Sunday afternoon
on the road between Whitman and Pull
man postofflcc. A man about a mile from
the road t > aw the flro almobt as noon as it
btarted In a little hunch of hay bcsldo the
road. At the same time he saw a man drive
a team away from there with the horses on
the run. Other men weie In the neighbor
hood and came In from four different di
rections , and they taw no other perbon In
the neighborhood of the fire This flro wna
all whipped out Sunday night Klro again
started In about the same neighborhood Mon
day and Mvept cast at a furious rale , taking
everything In Its path. Thousand ! ) ot tons
of liay were consumed , two men weie burned
to death about nlno miles north of town
while trying to back fire to biive their homes.
Mr Lo Luchcur had his clothing burned oft
with the exception of his woolen undercloth
ing. Ho lived eghteen hours Mr. Ullss
died latit night. The fires have now been put
out. An near an can be learned the fire haa
burned from Middle Loup river to the North
Loup , about forty miles It li not known
whether the fire of Monday morning was
bet by the party ( inspected or not. but tliero
Is fctrong suspicion that It was net by Homo
OIIP of tplte work. The county Is thoroughly
aroused , and If the party Is found there will
ba Hhort work made of him.
HAlLItOAO PHOPKUTY USCAI'KS.
So far as could bo learned from the general
manager's [ olflco of the llurllngtoii the ; pralrla
fires now devastating the northwest portion
of NebiasKa nro confined to the territory
between the lines of the Ilurllngton and
Elkhorn f-yKKina Mr LoornU stated that
he had not received any Information that
would Indicate that the property ot the
Ilurllngton had been Injured In any way by
reason of the fires now raging and thought
If the tracks had been touched at any point
along the uystem he would have been BO In
formed
At Elkhorn headquarters the name condi
I tion of affairs was met with nt at Ilurllngton
headquarters , the general Impression being
( hat the fine wern confined to the southern
portion of Cherry county.
"None of our property on the north of
Cherry county. " tnld an ottlclal of I ho Elkhorn -
horn , "has been reached as yet nnd what
progrch * the lire Is making wo cannot toll ,
as the stations are wide apirt In that
locality and It would take u day or two to
hear frjin the sparsely settled districts. My
Impression Is that the fires me nearer ttio
Burlington tracts tluti the Elkhoin. "
MlK-mirl Itnrr lloilmii * Itiimod Onir.
SIOUX CITY. U , Ocl. 28 ( Special Tele
gram I ) "two destructive pralrla flrca liavo
over a large area of country on the
Missouri river bottoms south of thin city In
Die past few days , and burned hundred * ot
,
tons of hay beildcR deetroylng much valua-
bio pasture and mile * of fencing , until
IrulKca and 1.9)110 small outlmlldinKs.
