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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1895)
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I CONSTANTINOPL , Oct -Vla ( Sofa , ! \ 1u1garIa.-TIio ) sltlaton over the Arm nlan ! queston ! here . although prnctcaly un- l changcd , hal aiirned a more criical phase within the past twenty.rour hours The " gravity or the "Ituaton may be underltod ' when It Is slatet that the representatives or I. the powers are In Jlmost continuous session , while the Turkish ministry Is giving Isel n rest S Summml UI In brier svors , the 8111tlon Is this : The powers Insist stcadasty upon the retJrms In the adtnlnlstratlon or Armenian mlnlstraton < . . artalrs , alrcally outlined In theo dispatchea. Tha ports continues Its profuse promise or nn early tomplance with the demands ot the powers , bit males no sl.ow ot carrying the lJromlsel Into effect. In the meatitIin. there Is greater actviy In the Deplrtmen or War than In the Department - : j partment or Jubtice. As stated yesterday the torpedo defenses oC the IJardaneles have been materially sl englhenet awl large qunn- titles f ammunition have been hurriedly forwarded - warded to the torts commanding ' the strait. "hl Englsh ! tleet or fourteen war ships Is at the mouth of the Dardaneles and the . ant . Inference Is perfectly oblvous that the porte I expects nothing less than an attempt upon the part of Great Brluln to make a naval demonstration before Constantinople. . I The blockade or the Armenian churches continues. All efotls oC the authorities ali , the Armenian patrIarchs have failed to per- I ' suado the Armenians who have sought rerupa t within their walls to return to the houses , t 11 they put 11 < faith In the assurance or pro- } ttton given Ihem. The Turks . however , wil only I10w Armenian ecclcslnstcs to . enter the churches and when they leave the \ building they are carefully searchell. lit accordance with tl demands or the \ representatives of fho powers. tno IJlco alI I the I Itcs hare c > nmelccJ releasing the Ar- I monlans who were Imprisoned lS a result or " the recant rioting. Two or theo unfortunates who were allowed to leave the Sapteh prison were found to ho In a pllblo condition . both suffering from seven or eight wo 1\1 s. They have made a statement which has been com- mlle munleatcd to the represeittatives of the' rcpreselttatves powel'a. that the lrlsoners had not received fooi or mllcal treatment for three days lIre- , vlous 10 their rolease. They also claim thaI 0 the prison Is horribly overcrowded and In a shocking slate or filthiness. This streets of Constantinople ant Its suburbs are still patrolel by the police Int troops and It Is understood that the torpedoes sent to the Dar anclcg 'havo been or are bJlng 1.lacell . In I'os\ton \ In the slralts. Am- muniton has also been selt to the forts and from other mIlitary Il0\'ements which art going on 1 would seem that the ' 'urls are , preparing 10 defend , the paseago or the Dardaneles Hhon11 Great Brlnln attempt a naval Olonetrtons ' In these water There I does not seem to bo any material change In the 111lomalO situation. ! 'ho Turkish ministers have held another conference and additional communications have been exchanged with the representatives or the powers ; but these . r rorn1lles no longer attract much attention and , tew people believe that any decided Cl11go In the condition or the Armenians Is I likely to' occur unless the Porte Is forcibly compelel\ enter upon the work or bring- Ing about reforms In \rmenln. There no longer seems to be any doubt t that the Armenians anticipated ( a serious ihI- turbanco when the attempt was made Mon. day a week ! ago to Present a petition to thc sultan ' ago.o graSd vizier , and they claim that thosp Ir their race who tell In the streets of Constantloplo upon that occaslol were martyrs who gave their lives for Armenia In the hope or forcing the powers to ) ut extra preSlro upon the porte In the efforts being mallo to bring about reform In erorls the ad iuinitt rat Ion or Arinenta WAITING FOlt A RF1IJY. coNsTANTlNOl'LF : , Oct. -The repre. sentalves or the six powers are today wait- lug for a definite reply to the hlentcJI communIcatons recently handed 10 the Turldsh government on uehalr of their respective - speolve go'ernments. and In which they specify this reronl ; for Armenia , which In , their opinion should ue accepted .by the government or Turkey . and Irolllgatet In nn hnperlnl d.cree. Stiggestiotis . seini.omclah j iotes. ant visits 10 the envoys of the IIOwelS tolowerl the lecdpt or this IIel1leal communl , . clton ; but the ifltiuet. categorIcal reply or the 'fur"l orel'nmenl ec'ms toho lehyct by one Ilulhhle anti then another until the Patience or the Jnropean lo" lment9 Is becomlll exhtttttsted , and definite action exllmte,1 nlll Ilefnlte actol upon their part nuy shortly he expected. II view or the conlln hlcl'caslng gravity or the slnatol the nrll h Mediterranean squJdrou - .omalns at I.emnos ( Slalmo ) . within I c 'short steaming distance or the entrance of thd Dal'dleJes , 'he ohstIJC ) ' or the porte ' \nder the clrcunttanres Is not generally un- derstund. ! No reply ! has ueel malIc to the re'jnest ' or Sir Ihlll ) Curre , thc Drltsh , ambassador. , male shorty after the mas- sacre . that he be allowed 10 visit the prisons II which the Armenians ehJI'get with riot- lug arc confined . to take their depositions for . t'a\sll 1lol to the various European g _ . ell'oltl Interestel. - - - ) : lul ) ' ) Inrc'I' ' 'nhlnH ICiuJi'.l. , TI DZOND , Armenia . . Oct. : , - SerIous conflicts between TorIes al9 Armcnlans occurred - curred here ycsterday . Many Arinetzansvuzo : kihicil . - - 1)I"l' 1,1i I t'Xtl.I'J . S.UI'S :1SIU. ! Ill I itiils 1"t'I..t..111 " IC t.iiIii' A.I"IIIM 1 'MuIIIIIM , \ IIIMt I. I PEORIA . Oct tl. -\t thc meeting of the 'Stale Federation or Labor this morning PresI- den itletier announced the standing commtt- tee , A comnlnicatin was read from Edward - wart I , Cragin or the Umon League club OhlcJgo , urging tie convention to pan reso- t luthlls In sympathy with Ouu3n reyoiution- Its , and hell mass meeting In Ieorl for that purpose Th matter was referred tu a' cOlmlteo of one Cram each city to 'report . , thIs Ifterlo : n , ' Rerlnt1ns e suhmltell anti referred protesting o.alilt the reduction or wages and the refus.11 to treat 1Ih union or employ ) ' union Ilembcr , by Ie'woutlorr1 Hatan tompanr or Chicago anti , also against the engagement or i'iuiIsgt'mcnt or army 01' navy bands br any c'lhn ! manager or contractor tar any ltropctl concert . tour through the United Jtatei. The cOIH'cntol\ ! tonic a recess \111 thIs aficincou. t In Iii'i report as secretary and treasurer lubmUtc.1 . this morning , Waler M. Graves of Chicago cool , ! , tot tate how much the assessments I\'te for the defense or miners incarcerated II Ihr ' 'I'\I' 1 county jail. for they were sent direct 10 the treasurer e : the ( relief fund nt lUl'lolvle , Slpal111 ut the List legislature. he said 6111 tWCllt- \ ' bills were at one ( line ! I ' the bands of PresIdent ItOel' all bihinselt. all more or less important 10 organiseil labor. tiL with tie exception ot some relalng eX- ( \sdnl ) ' 10 mining only one sUlleede.1 lu 'III'sln ! Ihe gauntlet of the hot tire of cor- iterations all In.rrulllols members or the houtc : lil FnaW' during the regular sesst'm. Mast or the important tulle that failed tl' ' pan were bhiig reiaing ! 10 CJvlct labor. arbl- : traton , 1\1,1 hbor , blacklist "arole cr tlrl- ' osrs , und prt3tectiflJt1eii In claims fur \ iages . f\ltrl protfcll\ thlls ftrllgf4. ' 1tluh he ncesary ; 10 amem\ \ the child ( abe IP.j 1 : kt Ilb.'I' Itihls to strum their r Pa8iIge. 1 ! r. lrvO sid that federation I handl. cpped by want or funds to to anything "rac- tical , and he advised uusment for orSlnlz. InK and leglalatv& work. and to beep a rep- resntaln lt the capitol through the entire .llon ot the Iclelatuu. ' . . . ' " - Ctii'OM ' ' \ ( ! Ot' hitS I'I\XN. SilltMh 'l'rnnllM " ' .1 . Iii' Uh'.le.1 . Illu Smul Ih'll.hl"IIM , NEW YORK , Ocl -The World copyright - right cable from Santa Clau , October 5 , via ifeyVet , ha . , tomorrow will ay : "Captain Gcntal Martinez de Campos con- Versed with , ne two hours today nt the gen- seal headquarters or the Spanish army In this city. The statement which follows Is what Gcrejal Cunpos : salt In rcsponse to a series or questions I addressed to him veru.II' ns the special correspondent of the Worlll : "At Ilrclnl Ihe military situation In Cub Is i satisfactory. The reb Jon In Cuba has atained greater scope than I anticipated when I embaked from SpJln. "At the present there are numerous small bands ot Insurgents scatter about the country - try In the provinces of Santiago . Camaguey and Lavillas. In Jlatanzns there are only a few rebels against authority. "The insurgents are not ' well armed , and their supply or ammunition Is efcent : In Bore districts . There Is a considerable number or Spanish troops on hue island though It Is not as large as the con < llon warrant , I have given orders that prisoners shall not ue cruelly treated , and that wounded Insurgents who may fall Into the hands of the troops shall ho wel cared ror. I do t tenet not kill prlsonprs. " 'he country palhs are generally too bad nt the present time for a persistent cam- paign. . ; Again , I do not wish to expose the soldiers conlnuoJ ly until the season Is Im- proved "In , November there may be hooked for as active and ns aggressive a campaign as I can make. SENT OUT SMALL DETACHMENTS. "My present plan Is 10 divide the licop Into small tetachments , the number or each column varying according to clrcumstance Were I to send a column or say GOOO inn " they would have to march for their llalns. II They woul eee no enem ) ' . The insurgents \\ould melt away Into the tense and tlfcult I country which Is their shcl'er. ' They fellow a good policy-military lohicy-for their sltu oC the case for they know that they coult not withstand the attacks of regular sol- Ilers. I I "About this portion oC Santa Clara I divide the soldiers Into detachments of 200 or 300 men. 'I the enemy wore to suddenly nSl.\1 one or these bodies In greatly superior nUI- bets they might to mischief but there gen- erahhy would ue another detachment some- where near that could go to lie ( relief or their rrlentF "In the Hcmedlos district anl , In Santos Espiriu the columns are larger , GOO or 700 men. as the rebis . cepoahalhy In the former district armed . arc In greater numbers ant better "In Santiago the largest column or all , say 1,000 to 1,300 I m n. Is rcqulrd. As an ex- amplt or the futility of large columns at present I refer to hue expedition let by Gen- oral Snares \ald z. who heft this city a few hays ago . going Irst to lInlgUar.1gua. In the direction or the Trinidad mountains , with a lro\lslon train General Val ez took ! tG.OOO sahl cr. ' , The Insurgents expected only 300 and were armed I the number or over 3000. They hoped to capture the trala. When the size or Genral Vahle force he came known to them the Insurgents malted away' like snow under the attn. General Valdez divided , his force Into four different detachments when he placed hue supply train and Is now nearer Soguanea vale ) ' . \ As soon ant ho t1. vided ( his mien the rebels reappeared 'and - sklrmll'hlng has gone on since. FAILED TO FID GOMEZ. "In Iuerto , PrlnclIJ General Jcla was sent out with n strong column to look for Jaxlmo Gome lie could not find any or the opposing forces , and after long marches divided hIs army Into four smaler columns. lie did not succeed In having an engage- men t. " 1 do not Uulerstand Gomcz's course , I think highly oC his military capacIty . hut he does nOlhlng. Pcrhaps ho Is restricted by the orders or the junta In New' Yorl" which is . I am informed . to pursue a ablan policy . or he lay be very short or ammunition. An army cannot fight wIthout cartrllges . 'iCanohla did good worl His men came upon llaceo and sowed torpedoes In time road ' explosion kihied auth wounded several. 'ho 1I t wounted sever ! 'ho ( Insurgents abandoned their clmp with- out resisiance. 1 was out of the question far ClulIa to follow the rebels to the hills. Tim thickets'ero too dense and the feeling In the country was too Intense for him to attack with less than G.OOO men. "Tho Spanish blood does not naturally seek a fight . 1 rather avoids one but whcn coin- pelell to fight the Spaniard becomes a hero. The regular troops have an advantage for the ( ofcers send their men In. They are die- clpIlct thorolshly. The insurgents are without discipline all are rarely aggressive ilghters. Drive n Cuban into a corner wIth his back to tIme wal anti he will fght lIke a hungry walt. Wltmss thc action of Amator Guerr amid twenty men when they were forced to fight sixty Spanish , soldiers nCor Manzanlilo. Guerr showed his Spanish hlood , and he met Ills leath like a brave man. "It our soldiers hecanie ' so scattered In hue ( wilI tastuesses occupied uy hue Insur- gents they would be In danger , Cor the insurgents - sl'gents know every point suitable for an utmnhushu. Tile ) ' Imow the paths. byways and lho ( forts of one or the most difcult eoun- trlen In Iho world During the last war ( Ito Spanish troops were at tmes placed at a great disadvantage became they did not thud lie ( best river fords. : iUCH LIKE INDIAN WARFMI "Thls war males mo think or the Indians In the western United Slates. The Indians used to fight when n good opportunity oc- eurred and mn away when presse < . There are many moro Insurgents than Indians and there Is a vast extent or terrlory.to cover with the troops-mounlalns. deep iavincs , impenetrable virgin forests anti deep jungles. In conducting I war unJt European condl- ( Ions . 1,000 soldiers , will 10 as much aa ,000 hcro. The hack or arms anti ammunition his always been a drawback to Ito Insur- gents They usully have nearly as mauy unau'nicti len as armed ones " 'hel there Is an engagement the unarmed ( men carry off the dead and wounded . taking care to secure the fallen men's aroma first. " 1 ha\'e been satisfied with the sanitary ccntllon of lie ( army during the 'last sum- miter During September there wits less sIck- ness than I expectet , Yellow fever has not been epIdemic except II a few localities , and the losses from that c.luse have been comparativelysniahi. Some oC the newly ar- rlvel battalions , which handed toward the end or thaL nionlh' . have hal . the yellow revcr. "Havana has escaped nn el.ldemlc . , and In Matanzas and IB \las there has been only a little Covet' . "The sohlcrs are having 11alulal ( ( nialarial ) malarial fe\'on' now and are likely 10 have them during the next two months. , "The Insurgent torpedoes wrlry rUllely conslue\t and not a" ef clve lS they mlgM be. I to not regard hidden torpedoes as especially Iangerolls to our sido. They might prove like I two-eJge(1 sword. "I hear of ito injurious moral effect upon the soldier calwd br the tear of contact with torpedoes . I have not as yH any cOlfllelce In the use or dynamite or any or the similar high explosives In projecties ( , great or slal , "AnS XIO : IAITI'W DI CAI1OS. " l snw.a'S . lIt.O' ' n' . \ ItIHUJ. l'I'II'1111 11101'ot : ; ; ; : Slltn Cllrl Iro'II" " ' it'iudi'ru'ui "Nl'h'MN. IIA\'ANA . O. t. 0.-A ' ( lap1tch received hcre from HcmeLlo announces that the ( hlurgenl ( ! have stroye.l with dynamite one or the acheI or the finest anti 13Je t bridge ot the 83"U" la Chlcl railway not fu front Cal1- juanl , In the province or Sauta Clara \Ih'he rec'l\et hero from Iattua , Ilro\- Inc ( of PInal' del Itlo . tcuby imay-thuat the safe , amluniton anti Ish guns ot the l.reele.1 almunlion anti light guns rr , tIe wrecked cruiser. CrJtobJI enlon h"0 betn saved by IhQ crews of the onlle , h Yanudlo nlt , II' tSllt habcla , hut It I tlu.hlercl . dOllLtrul gun whether . the ) ' w ! be ahlf to S u\c time . heavy . - - Inwn I'tu'ituiiflster Allllulntrt. WASINGTONI Oct. -Speclal ( Tell- srnl.- ) rOIU itt. Payne wee today coinmis. . atoned postmaster at Payne , lA , ' . - 4 - DURRANT PERFECTLY ) COOL Told a Straightforward Story of Ills Doings on April Third , ANSWERS BRIEF AND TO TiE POINT I _ AMM.rINt hut lie SVLIH l'resemmt nt Jr , Chl'I" ) " ' " J.eclr , ' 11.1 'Vooh . Notes - -Ijemiles limit , Ito , I'"t'r ' .1 0111'11" , , " " "UnI ShOll. SAN FIACSCO. Oct. 9.-Theodore Dur- rant assistant superintendent ot Emanuel Baptist church Sunday school , was place < .a tl ( stand today for the pllrpose ot convincing Ito jury selected 10 try him that he did not murder Bancho Lament In the belfry oC the church on the 3d or April lat , - Wih the same coolness that has charactcr- Izell his conduct since his arrest he denIed the principal allegations that have been made against him by the most important witnesses for ito prosecution. his answers were al- ways brIef and to time point , ant by many were InterpNtet to mean that he had studied his part well before taking the stam Only once during the course ot the direct examlna- lon ( did ho show any nervousness or hesi- . . Dickinson asked if he tancy When ' ? ; Utorney Dlel\nson asket I took notes at Dr. Chener's lecture on the afternoon oC April 3 , he cat hits eyes toward the floor ant for a moment was silent. lIe rcplcll that he had taken notes , but that they were very brier. The hesitancy of the prisoner may be un- dcrstood , whcl It Is explained that Gilbert P. "Graham , one or Durront's most Inlmato friends , wi testify that Durrant nslet to borrow hs ! notes or the lecture. When the request was made Durrant explained that ho only needed the notes to establish a good ahitji. Graham.rerused the rcquest. Taken altogether , Durrant's direct tcst- mon ) ' . which ended at 3 o'clock , when the cross-exaummitmatloum began probably hat a tendency - dency to strengthen his case. His demeanor < whlo on the witness stand , was certainly in' tended to Impress the jury wih the opinion that he was telling the Iruth. Questions ( hunt would ordinariy cause a visible Impression upon a guilty man were answered hy Dur- rant with the utmost \meOhcern. Even when Attorney Deuprey asked him I on the 311 of AIJrl or at any other time he uuiuruhered or participated In murdering Dancho l.alont. the prlsoilcr coolly replied In the negative. A significant feature or the leslhnony was the fact that while Dnrrant was telling of several incidents that tool place at.a prayer meeting held on the evening of April 3 , Mrs C. M. Nohle , Blanche I.amonl's aunt , shook her head several ( lines . ns If to Indicate that statements m'do by lie ( prls.oner of what he hall positive knowledge were not correct. Durrant did not look at' Irs. Noble while he was tcstifying. a CURTAILING CROSS-EXAMINATION. The purpose of the .derenso to curtail cross- examination as much as possible was shown whcn Dstrict ( Attorney Bares asked the first question . Durrant was aslet.1 he WeS not born at Toronto Can. . on April 2f. 1S71. Attorney Deuprey objected to the ( location. Ho salt that Durrant could not have positive knowledge ! on the subject , and auy belief that he Ilght have would be based on hearsay. The court overruled the ( objec- ton , ant the prisoner gave In afrmatve answer. Several other eqtmily unimportant questions were objected to by the derense Time objections In most cases were over- rul d. It was the orIginal Intention or the defense - tense 10 recall Charles 1.enahan this morn- ; Ing ant have hIm tel more about the oc- caslon upon whIch he tried to pawn a ring at Oppenheim's Silo ! ! Lenahan contradicted , hlmsel so many times yesterday that touut was cast upon his testimony , ant this mornIng - Ing he did not respond 10 his name vhen called In court An atachment was mate out for Lonahian ant when ho was found an hour later he was placed In the charge at the sheri In order that he might be found when needed. In thc meantme , how- ever o , Durrant was called to the stand The oxamhlton of Durrant was begun with questions relative to his age and his early life In this cl ) ' . Coming down to the day upon whIch Blanche Lament was mur- tiered . the prisoner was asked to relate his movements from the ( line he heft his home In the morning until he returned at night. lIe said he met Miss Lament on his way to school , ant rode with her on a street cat until he reached CoopJr Medical college. lie saId he remained at the colcge until 10 o'elocl" , when ho and another stutent namell Ross went for a wal ( . ' \hen he returned an hour hater he went to the ( library . where ho was engaged In his studies until noon. Then he wet to luncheon wIth I : student named higgins ant returned at 1 o'clock. After luncheon Durrant remained In the library until 3:30 : o'clock , when ho attended Dr. Cheney's lEcture atteJlct PRESENT AT HO.I , CALL. lie said he was present at the roll cal lt tIme close or the lecture and answered to his own name. J\ tIme close or the lecture Dur- but raid ho boarded a street car ant rode 10 Emanuel church for the purpose uf repairing - pairing lie ( sun-burners. He denied that ht was accompanlc by Blanche Lenient or anybody else. Upon entering lie ( church ho said he loft his coat nnd vest In the Ibrlry , obtained ( the umeceseary tools and ascended to the gallery. -A blaelboart was provllet ' vmmd Durrant draw a rude sketch of the trew church and Its tall spire to illustrate the manner In which he made the repairs. lie salt to make the repaIrs It was necessary for him to He at full length ( on a plank wIth 1ls : head much lower than his teet. While In this position he said he Inhaled Sl much gas tha ! he was made ill. To Illustrate the manner In which the gas escaped Durrnt cole a burner anti descending to the jury box explained the construction or the burner to the jury. After repairing the burner , Durrant salt that he tescellet to hue ( auditorium , where ho found George King pln'lnp on the or- gan. King remarld that Durrant looked pale. DurrJnt replied that King would be In the same condition I he had been nearly overcome by escaping gas. At Durrant's request , Jlng bought some broimmo.seltzer , which the prisoner drank. The medicine made him feel better anti at G o'clocl Dur- rant left the church In company with King. lie went out or his way two blocks to converse - verse with ICing after whch ! they separated and Durrant went home to dinner. Durrant [ all ho felt ill ant ate but little. CONTRADICTED OTUm WITNESSES. In the evening ho went to prayer meet- Ing at Emanuel church lie saw Mrs. Noble anti asked her Ir Blanche was coming to prayer meetiumg. Ira. Noble replied that she dill not believe her niece would he pres- , ent. lie related a number or other minor ' Inctcnts : In connection with his conversation with Irs. Noble , who evidently did not en- doro his statements from the fact that she shook her head several times. itt the chose ur the servlei. Durrant said he went home anti retired. Durrant denied that on the nferoon or April 3 he \'n at the corner or Powell ant Clay streets , as testified to by Mrs. Vogel. Ito aia6 denied the stale- Ilent of the three school gIrls who testified that } urtllt all Dancho I.lmont boarded a Powell strtt eal' l Cay street ant roe toward Market treat. lie Eall he thl not ride on I westbound Valencia slrect ( car with Ianchl Iamont , as testified to by Mrs. Crossett. lie said he ' CrH.el. Io slit was never In oppen- itc'lni's pawnshop. "nt , you upon Alnl 3. In San Francisco , or el.ewherl. " asked Attorney Deuprey "In- flict any , 'lolclce upon lanehe I.amont , or IUd ) 'OU kill or 11artclpate In killing her1" Dnrrant replied that he dith not and the I direct cxamlnaton was at an enll. TIme vross-examniumatlomm. , \ s hch ! laslet only S 01 hoyr before court tok a recess until to- ! nirrromv . wa c nfne:1 to questions relative to ito lfe ! cf Durrant . "rlor 10 April 3 , 1''II.lul 1lrt'll $ umrg'nupu , \I'Iulll.I. ' W.S1IINGTON , Oct. 9.-Speclal ( Tele- gram.-Dr. It. M. Lapsley was today ap pointed In examIning surgeon for the pension bureau at Keokuk and Dr. J. S. lurd at J.pton J and Dr. J , C. Wood at Logan I L ( - - . , - - : TAMMANI' JUICES l'I'S NOMiNATIONS . TAIIXJUICES JI'S NOJIXTIXS. " I'lmitfmurmui . BldorMtM Cley'Inuq't . null CUII"'IUIM thc CUUlt ) hs'mnoernc'y. NEW YOHK , Oct. -Tammany , Hal wig- want was crowded tonIght lt tile bJnlng or the county convention to nomlnite candidates - dates for the city and county Tle follow- lug ticket was nominated : For justices or the supreme court Charles II. Truan alt Frederick Smith Tamniany alt Charles F. McLean democrat ant 0. ' A. It. U. candidate ; for judges or the court of general sessions , Joseph E. Nlwborger and General Martin I. Mclahon : County clerk. henry D. Iurroy ; register , Wiiam Sohmer : just s ot the city courl , Robert A. Van \'yck. renomlnalet ; John 1' . Schuch- man and Edward F . O'Dwyer The platform adapted endorsed the ad- mlnlslratlon ( of Presitknt Cleveland anti the candidates fer state ofces : claimed the interference oC the Chamber ot Commcrce with the politics or the city was on behall or the republican party. The Inconsistency In , the state nli county plalrorms was re- rerred to ns ns effort 10 catch voles. The action of the slate emorals In unitIng with the republicans for the ale or spoils was ' severely censured The plattorm \ rthcr r said , , : , "We believe In the enforcement or the laW \ , but protest ngJlnst ant denounce the Ilscrlm- Inaton Ihat has ben mate between the rich amid poor In tltis severe , oppr salvo and Un- intelligent exercise of pCwtr br the police board or this city . We conlemn tn employment - ment of spies furnished with money to induce others to coummnmit violations or the law al' savoring too mucH or the despotic methods of countries whose governments 'I al with their people as subjects not free cltl- zons. Thc democratic party is . as It has over been strictly In favor or Snuy by nu- staining on that day from all unnecessary employment and yet mlntul or the ( rights or every citizen to the enjoyment or WOT.hlp. comfort anti recreation according to his own conscience anti wishes , as Car a8 compatible with a regard to the' beliefs and desires of others ; It favors the ( immediate enactment uy the next legislature ot mctlfcaton or the ( presnt oppressive excise lawl' ' , and In adl- ( lon promises to secure such leglilaton from ; Ito ( coming legislature as wi enable this , community to determine for itself by popular , vote whether the sale or rooll , beverages and : all n eC'Jles ' shall be permitted on lie first day or the ( week during certain prescribed hours and In a manner so restricted as not to Interfere with religious , ouservancrs. ' " . 1'oI'hi I.EO ox 'I'iiE UrCE ' P 'I'gS. HOllc.l tu hIiu've hieemuSpmureit thc Sight or Sumeim # . n CcliII'IOI. ROI Oct. ! 'The letter or his holiness , Pope Leo XIII . , 10 Cardinal Hamapola.the papal secretary or state on the recent fetes In ceJ < braton of thin twenty-fifth anniversary or the entry or the Italian roopt' ( Ito Hume , was puulshe(1 this evening. I Is as follows : Time sentiment oC humanity . which even minds dominated by passion rcfuln , seemed tu penult of the hope of Rome consideraton In our old age but this hns been brttlly Ignored. ' ' have been reduced to heeome almost nut Immedlale witness or the Il0th. esls or the italian revolution and the 51)0110- ton Of the holy see. 'fhut which mosl allcted us Is the design to pel'elulte. rather baum to terminate , the cOllet , of which no one can measure the disastrous etfects. ' The fnal object or the occupation of Rome was not to complete poltfat unity but In dlstroylng the wuls or th temporal metropols to Snore closely ntlck the spiritual power of tIme ' OlC. 'fhe object waste to chane the destinies or flome return tt pigarmisni and give birth to thlr.lllome' anti third era or civlllzation. , This . ; ltuwls desired to celebrate recently undeaaanq recelty lon of the new law by rofsy demo > rl' lens conducted Iy a sect whtIt - tlo , enemy of God. The nation suffeb' " , ' ' only arc the nllou . Rlffe\"j' ) 'b ' 9t' unfulfilled . hut morlr Italy Is dlvldCT\ ii. subservlcnt to Irtctioqs. which mee1e' , ' all' civil tind social instltutlon , iii melloo , cIvi Int Insttuton ! 11 . augu.n\nJ num ers and torce. Nothing ' will emter con , for vcrlnhl ! Independence upcm tlte.pupacy thet1pac so long ns It toe > not hrwo temporal juris- diction. 'fhls condition they itretondlutuving guitiranteed us . subordinated 10 the arbitrary - trary will of other , and lately there ImE been a suggestion of a threat to abrogate even the guarantee itself. , The letter of the pope then vaunls the blessing oC the ( pontifical sovereignty 'and In , rites Italians not to he hound up with sects ant to consller how pernieloul It would ue to pel'petuate ( the claC which Is profiting over the enemlc3 of Christ. I affirms that time hed of Ihe ( church follows with lovIng vigIlance humanl"s road ant does not re- ruse 10 accept lie reasonable necessities oC eludes the ( lines. : The letter oC hula holmes's . can- cutes I ItalIans , thlowlng off the Musollc yoke , would listen to UN we could opemi our heart 10 time fonlest hopes. Otherwise 'we ( 'an hut Irellct nel perils and grent r Ih 1s- ( ore. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - CtI\N FOUCES SllOht'I' OP , . t1thS. CnmilM 1"'llur.lA . for I General Oc- cllln" htuu - . the lsl&uitd . ; LONDON , Oct. ! -A dispatch to thin Times from havana , dated October 5. } vhlch will be published tomorow , will say : I have Just rotulel from a long tour through tIme province of Santa Clara . 1 foull thut the hltcmess of feeling between lie Cubans nli Spaniards 19 ' growing stronger. " 'hlst the numbers or the Insur- gents In the province ur Santa clara have largely increased lately , 1 do not see how It IE los51hle for the Inslrlcnts to make In attack upon the Spanish forces unlers they obtaIn a gloat ndditon of arms Ina nm- Intuit I t Ion. JUIIIng from the conversation or CaptaIn General Martinez de Campos and the gen- eral Ilstrlblton ( o troops , It Is e\\lelt hat n dutnled military occupation of the Island Is considered necessary at the ' present time and probably continuing next yenr. The ugar plantorl of Santa Clam express great Ilccltnlnty whether to make uar. A crop Is lost and this means absolute loin to many etubilshmnente . In a clrcnllr letter set to the planters oC the southern division uf Santa Clara time insurgents den1mll con- trlhutons for tIme insurgent cause , according to the value or the property , anti stated that It the temalts were not & with dlstructol woulll fohiow . compled In nn Interview , I copy of which I 'cablell oil 'rhurSllay last calltaln General Martinez < e Cam ! < N expressc' annoyanec Rt the at- ttude or the united States at the present ( into . ant particularly l'eJurdllg thin attempts - tempts / of the Spanllrda 10 prevellt ; the handing ot oxhmetlitiong anti eluotIiig time ! eXIeIJtons ! uotn ! 11 AIanen steamship nffuilr ( as an lnstalco of unOICCf"ar ) ' trouble. 'fho dllalO done by the late hurricane 10 the " 'Ister railway its ostifliateti at (30.0 and throuHh tralc Is still hnposslh\e \ - . - .5 VI hd\'iIh ) Gt EN. )1.UIXI.i.s ItLMAlN. )111) ' nr 11M Oll 1.'I'II. " Vzzy Their l.nMt ltt'spetmus t. ills ) Ic.i.r , ' . pgTERSDURG . , Oct 9.-The malns or General : thone reached Petersburg this morning lt 10 o'elock. They wer let by the membets or the A. p. lull canp conted- erate veterans , under command or tleutenalt Morgan all a lange number or "lten8 , The processIon moved to the ramly residence on Market street where the casket w4a opened anti the dead soldier ant stntosjnan was slatesjan viewed by his old comrades and zens. olt comrntes ant other , cii- The funeral took place from St. Paul' EpIscopal church this nferi\oon : lt 430 ; o'clock anl , was vcry largely Iten ed. The servIce was conducted hy Roy John flyde- Ryce- out , rector or Grace Episcopal ciJtcb , The floral trlbuH.s were very iummioruz ' . The service at tIC ! church over , the , nemmipins were escorted to Uandrort cemetry bYj the Pet- trburg Grays confederate veteaps and n detail or twenty veterans from R. E. Lee camp and delegations from "old " ant telegatons thl Grays" 5clety ot Hchmonll , ant alSo a flehegati n rH'1 the Soldiers' home of that city. When the cemetery was .eaehed HeT. ] ) r. Ryle- out read the burial service rerle ant aUie body was being placed In the vault three volleys were fred by the Peterburg' Grays , , vole)1 vhch Cl eluded the ceremonies ' -S _ - t ) Iu'Ium.'RutN of Ocoummi - \ 'Css.'l , Oct. o. At Southampton-ArrlvedAler. from Nel York for liremen - At LIHrpool-Arrln -lhlneland , 1101' Phlhdelphla , At I3remenArnivedKaier'liheutn n. , from New York via Southampton . 10nolulu. At San Francisco-Arnived-Auetralia . ' , from At New York-Arrived-New York , from San Domingo : America , from Amsterdam ; Majestic , from Liverpool , At Genoa-Arrlved-Sale. frm New York. - , - TESTED ) TiE GAS CYLINDERS Method Adopted Was Fatal t the Man Who Made It SEVERAL OThER PERSONS INJURE I.'urful . tt't'Iil'iut nt list' CorM..111 . . Opera Iloumse , \\.t'r. ' the J'J'I Auclol Couuituummu ) ' \\u. , i'hmtimug. . CORSICANA" Tex. . Oct. -At 3:30 : this afternoon a t rrlfc explosIon occurred In the I Merchamit's Opera house where the Devil's : ' Auction company was preparln to play to- night. A force or Stage workmen were en- II aged In rralustng ( the sccnery amI othcr- wlsc getting lie stage In shape , amid tarry Ccleridgc , nmaster ot tr.lnsllortaton and mln.- ger oC the calcium lghts , was testing a yhimitler. There arose some doubt as 10 whether or not It contnlnet gas , and a bystander suggested that he try It with a umiuitch. lie struck a match and touched It to the cylnller , . .anll the explosion lt once followed . wreckIng the scenery ant tenrlng out two windows thirty feet distant. The noIse was heard for many blocks In every tilt ectlon . all In n few 10lents huntre < s or people hall congregated. The curiosity all horror oC the crowd were fed Crom minute to ( mlnuto by blackened and Injured men rUlnlng rrlntlcaly out on true al nlngs ant to drug stores for relc from their InjuIC. The scene presenlell ( was one or tevstnton. over which a cloull or smoke hung. Scenery lay nround In disorderly confumsion much of It totally wrecked. In the left ly there was a hole five feet square though which Arthur Sutherlali had been blown Into hue street \'hen the scenery was removet and gas clcarell away , harry Coleridge was found I'ing In a pool of blood He was dlsem- howe-lcd and ! one or his legs was blown en- Irely niT. The : following Is I list or the 1let ant Injured - HAHHY CO.mUDGE. killed. \\'alter Moore , properly man . "Devil's % iic- then" company hand badly cut , ant otherwise brui a cii. Arthur Sutherlat\l. local stage manager cut In the face anI bruised. Dud Dbble colored , blown through lie property room and badly hurt Unknown negro , ) Iaml badly cut amid seriously - riously Injured. Alcoa Mamet , hands badly cut ant se- riously Injnred. bruised Charles Ball , colored face Injured and Hey Avoy , han hurt and bruised about the face anti bo < y. . Two little girls , imiemmibera ot the "Devil's Auction" compauy , more or less Injurtd. 1.sJXGI n C\I S I.ii'I' 'IIU : 'l'ItACIC. 'i'ii roe " ' ! I'MOII 1 > 11..1 ul.1 I Nimimih , " ' ; ' uC ( St iia'r " ImmJ miremi. PITTSDURG. Ocl. -A special rrom Manor . I'a. . sa's : While mal train No. 13 on the lennsylnanla railroad was passing through this ( city at 7 o'clock the two rear coachts jun1 d the track , swluglng against an eastbound traIn , which struck the passenger - senlcr cars with fueh force as to knock born ( over a forty foot emuanlonent against a coal train standing on the sidIng. Conductor J. \V , Miller was standing ( beso his engttie : ntk waa I , . 9i 4 oa \1 \ .turned . wal JlC ; over J .IYl Is side. Mrs. Thoma DonahUe ot Greensburg was brown ( tbrough a window , but escaped without 8 scratch , . while her liushmammil . who sat besh , her In the train , was badly Injure Auaut ten passengers were seriously injured John Eaker ; assistant slatlon ( agent at llanor , was struck hy one or the ( coarhes anti Is fatally injured. Mj's. John pace of Allegheny . Pa. . has just been taken from the wreck In a dying conlilon , Robert llcalrn. supcrJntell nt of ( lie Pittsbiing divIsIon or time PennsylvanIa rail- IltS Ul1 rai- roauh has Isant I stalement that only one man wn killed , oHtrlght and that Miss Wlshln ton will probably die. He also rur- nlshe's the rolowl\ list : KIlled : JOHN MILLER , ' Derry , Pa. , Crelght con ductor. ' Seriously Injure' : H. Kunlde , Jolinstolyn . shoulder bruised Thomas Dommehue Greeusburg , heal Ilcer' , tcl. Mrs Margaret : Ietglr , Irwin , scalp wound and contuslou .of tIme hip ant Miss M. 1 .Jamc' . Johnstown , head cnt. ! rs. S. A. Pace , Ailghiany body terribly cut and bruisid . t. John Baker , Manor , body and shoulder bruised. P. Nester , Wldn3uurg , collar bone broken and back Injurcd. lr ! George Robinson , htoadstown . N. J" , arm crushed. Jennlo Gray , Alcghany , bruIsed. Mrs. S. A. Kelly , Ahleghany . scalI wound 1"lnnlo ' \ashlngton , Aleghanr , Injurel Internally - lernaly ; will tile. . iiA''iIi.tNS , ' . IJFSIIL1I ANNIIXA'I'ION. S"ICIClt II tiut- IMllldM hits II Xo \ \ 'mI ) ' Ih'CN'IMt'd. DENVER , Oct. ! -I' ' M. Davis , a Iona- lulu merchant , arrived In Denver today , en- route . to Atlanta . Ga. II said : "It would . or cours , . , , bo useless to ( l nr thlt rJetonal 11- torences exIst In hawaiI , 1\1 especially In Honolulu , and the republic , as It stands has a goad many supporters , but I am of the ( belief that I a vote on lie queston ( or au- nexaton to the United States was taken today there would he an o\'erwhelmlng expression - pression In favor or it. "As to the royalists . " alded Mv . iavls "we hear very lte of them now. Ocrdslon - ally we read In the American papers or some uprising and some ( levi ) laid plot to restore lie qimecn anti we Ire forced to laUlh over them. The AmeTcans shoulll use several ' grains of sal with anything lucy ( mar read about hawaiIan revolutions these taya , I Is a common saying In Honolulu , whenever these stories go out , hint San Fraumeisco Is again In the throes or a south sea reuellon , for the majority of these stories are shnpl Ilterlng testimonials to the Imaginaton or the San Francisco newspaper imen Thus queen Is not kept In chose confnement and Is . allowed to drive about pretty touch as shin' pleases. She has her own court , hut aR for causing trouble I do not thlnlt site Is l lat- < ( lug II common sense and unless she Is. restoration - toraton woult be about thin last thing she would attempt , Interest In her has , ahout , diet out , even among the natives . . J'lllh.t ) lln . \th'llltl [ 1..1' . SIOUX FALLS , S. D : , Oct. 9.-Special- ) J. D. KItchen , nsslstant ( operator for the ( Omaha at Montrose , attempted to commit sulclte while temporarily demented as a I'e- suit or an attack of typhoid tever. lie has been suffering with the dIsease for omo tme ant In a moment or delirium took a revolver anti shot himself . The revolver was n 22 caliber anti the bullet mate but n Iesh \I'ount . , from which the patent will soon re- . SlloOI't' ; " EiltorMC ' 111111) ' . N1 W YORK , Oct , 9.-The mOII- IN or the exocntve I'ommllre ( ot the Society for Libomni 15i.n'ny Unl's hell this afternoon In the Astor itoimee outbreed the 'fnmnniomuy political umomuminu- tonu 'he society relJrcsenll the Inlel , saloon Interesls ( ( or this city Inll its Icton Is regarded as very iunponiuum ( . . Shut thit' ( .1' ) .II'Mhll. . SILVEI CITY , N. iii. , Oct i'-City Mar- sbal C. I. . Cante ( ) ' was shot and killed today by James S. Fieldt'r . one or the lost prom- Inent aUorne's at the New Mexico bar , F'ieltiers ( was nmaltiag considerable nebo In I saloon and Can le < ll ) ordered him 10 Ioe\ Quiet. . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I , . n"llhM of n hmic' . - CIIICACIO , Oct 9-Patrick Cavnnash , the well apoplexy known . Chicago distiller , died tots ) of Samuel M. PIcker , the wel known detec. tve , died today . UE..tJ''IJS N ! ' - I"I'I'm A't'h.A'L'A. ' 101.r ot IIMhollM Xol i.Ilei . ) ' to COI- cur .1 I t he Cituit' . , MINNEAIOLrS , Oct -Another new diocese was authorlzll by ito house or deputies of the Episcopal I cOlwjnton today , lust ( or Northern Michigan. The commlteo on the dlvlslol or the diocese or Toklo , Japan . reportti that I hall no jurisdiction In thc mater , and Ikell to bo dischiarged. JUIIge Fairbanks or Florida re' introduced his resolution for nn amlndment to tIme oititittutiotm . giving time authorlt for the ( cession or mlsslonnry jurlstlctol , but objection was mate to its conslternton acid It went over. The report ot the commite of the runll for tim relief or the aged anti Infrm men ali widows ant orphans or clcrg'men showed hat ( tin receipt for three years hat bcen SI,4f. amid that for frt.nlne clergymen , IGG widows and lwenty-rour orpheus , $ IS:95 had been pall out. The house was aslell lu nlle a Suntlay In each ) 'NI as clergy relief Sun- da ) ' . ' day.There There was a surprise when tue hicutse took lii ) time report of ( no committee rc.coiiuuiiemmd- . big Ilostomi as ( lie mmext Ithaca of the convention - tion , Strong speeches in favor of Louisville. Now Orleammus , Atlanta , anti Ihoston were tactic. An omenuinmont to substitute New Orleans for Ilostnn was votett down amiti so was a similar one for Louisville , But the clever speech of lie-v. A.V. . Kniglut in favor of Atlamita c'uabieti him to miuatclu time victory front lios- ton , Ills anietidutiemit was earrieti by a tie- cisive vote amiti Atlanta s'lll be thai convemitiomi city iii 1898 if tue bIshops concur. Thin announceimieimt tiuat Atlanta luati won in ( lie depumties was received with nstouiishi- uncut imi the htouiso of bishops , anti it was declared l ) ) a numuiber of thin bishops that time umpimer iiotmse otultt not be liholy to concur in that selection , Tim voice of tim mmii- sioiiary bishops , is was cciii , wouihti t'e in favor of flostnn , as there was a better urns- umect of secuirng liberal contnibuions ( for miesionary work in the older ammd wealthltr cities. Time house of bishops atlopteti ( ho recoin- mendation of Its counniitteo , ordering the divIsion of ( lit. immissienary juristilciomm ( of \Vyoiimlng cod Idaho imio ( two ttistrlcts , time present bishop to comiimitm ( itt charge of botim. The qtuostion of filling time vacancy itt ( lie western see of Colorado was then taieemm imp. A nurumber of niessagea was received front time house of hisimops mis to actiomi on coti- stituitienal ummate.rs. ( Oime of tIme umiost liii- portant was time adoptioim of Article IV , providing - viding for the creation of provinces of mmot less than five dioceses , time hicail of a provInce to be nanied arclmblehap. CommsItleraion ( of tluis was deferrett umntil time prinmmato question could be settleti. There was a lively debate over ( ho point as to vhiothier thin pniumiate shioumid ho elected or 'hiolti his oillce by virtue of seumiority , The hinimso of deptitics hiatt a sharp d'eimate this afternoon on the question wluetimer time urinate , or head or the hious bishops , shiouhil be clecteti or hold office through seniority of service. The vote was so one- tsiticti us to mache it secni as if time sharpness of ( lie debate was imot wam'rantcd. There as a strong eiemmment that was afraid ( lie bishops wouiti iiot have ( hteir own way 1mm ( lie mumatter and appealed to the deputIes to show thc' other hiotuse niore cenfitience anti respect. They arguoti that while the elective pnimm- ciplo might be an Aumuerlcan itlea , it would bt a diuigorous timIng to interject it into ( lie housa of bishops anti engender partleamisluip. The hilshiops haiti vohtmntarhly cast away tue electIve idea , aiid should be allowed to manage - ago thmotr own affairs , Time other ldo argime ( lint wih ( so niany bishidps tobave tb4tpr- . mate tle oidanthuuttha Pt irnnte ivoimhdI- tWays1bnn old man , unable to duties of ( Ito office. Time deputies answered that lie could be removeti for non-ability or by a nmajority vote of ( lie bishopt' . An atenmpt ( was mnado to reconsider ( lie vote by vhuIchm ( hue term ' 'presiding bislmop" was rejected in favor of "primate" antl.thie immotion only lacked eight votes of going through. The deputlc.a spent about all ( Ito afternoon discussing these two iuestons ! and vhieu an adjournnient was ( aicon the section hati miot be n adopted. It is understood ( lint there Is some forum of a scheme on foot to defeat any revision by this convention. The plan is to have a joint conimlttee appoiriteti to whmichu shall be be referreti all amemidmonts to ( lie consitumtioum ( adopted at this convention , with instructioum to report to thin flext convcmmtion. Seine of ( lit' inoro coiieervatlve delegates are bcoumming alarnird at ( ho rapidity with which radical chiammges ium the constitution are being suuggestc.d anti time strengtlm which they seem able to nmuster. ( 'tNfi hi iI.t'I'hONAL COUNCI L MtilI'i'S. 'i'u'it'imm , ml S'ssIiu I'uiriumsuIi flumemmed lou' himmslmmt'ss mm t Sym'mteumse , SYRACUS1 , N. 1' . , Oct. 'J.-Thio ' triennIal reasiomm of ( lie tuitional coummcil of ( he Congre- gaional ( churches of'tlme UnIted States opoimerl a clx days' session La ( lie I'lyrnouutli Congre- gatiOital church totlay. Abotut 300 delegates uepresentirmg the Umilteti States were present at the call to order by Rev. Aionzo QuInt , I ) . 1) . , of hioston , Mass. , unoderator , Ammiong the hironmimient Congregatiotmahists in attemitiamico were Rev. Ge-argo S. Iiarrett , hi. D. , of Nor- wichm , England , delegate froumi thin Coimgro- gational union of Emmglaumtl and \\'ales amid Prof. WarrlmmQr of Moumtneal , represemiiiig ( the Congregational mmtmiomm of Canada , The following , college preshdemis ( were also present - ent : W. J. Tucker of Dantmnoimtii , N. II. ; \\'ilhinmmt hlroois of 'h'itbor , Ia. ; V. ' . G. Iiaiiemi- timme of Oberlin , 0. ; .5' . 1. Ii. Panroso of \'ahla iTalIc , W'asii , ; ii. C. Sirniiions of Fat'- go , N. I ) . ; J.V. . Strong of Carlotomm , Minim , ; E. D. Eaton of hieloit'is. . ; \V , U. hialduvimm of h'emoudi , Cal. ; II. 'P. Fuller of Drtmry , Me , .Auimommg time nbted dIvines In uteuitiummce ( : are : IteY. F , E , Claik. U. U. , hioston'nsluluig ; - ton Gladdeum , I ) , hi. , Cohimmmilmus , 0. ; Rev , F. " . Guumsaumiums , D. D. , ( Jiulcago ; 11ev. J. IC. McLeaum , I ) . I ) . , Oaklamitl , Cal , ; Rev. 0. hI. Wells , I ) , D , , Minneapolis ; ( irahiamn Taylor of Cluicago ; E. I. hloaworthi of Obcrhimm : Rev , Willard Scott , I ) . D. , of Ciuicago ; Andrew W , Hayes \Vard , D. I ) . , of tIme New York In- dependemit. After short devotioumal exercises atid ( lie adiireuses of weleonto lion , Nelson Duiigley , eongresamnaum from Malmie , u'us chose-mm tootler- alor wIthout opposItion , amud 11ev. Charles 0 , ilrowtt of San FrancIsco tumid I'rnf. George \v. iien'ie-rson ' ( colored ) of Now Orleans wore elected , assistant moiiorat ore. Revs. Johmim P. Sammtienuton of .tlIchulgatm anti Wihliarum ii. 1111- yard of Soumhi ( l.mloa ( vcre cimosen assistant regIstrars by acclamatIon , auth ltev , Eagaum P. W'ebster of Neponcet , Mass. , was elected assistant secretary. Dr. Quuin ( , ( lie retiring , iuotlerator , thou read his address. At thin aftetmoon sestiomi Rev. Henry A. ilazemu of Massachusetts neati time provisional rind tuihthishing conimlteo ( report , and hire- sented itis report tie secretary. The report of time treasurer was thuen vrescntod by itov. S. F , Forbes , treasurer. David N , C'ammmp of Conusecticmmt presemiteti lila report nit auditor , saying titat lie hind cxamuiinetl time treasumrer'ms accounts anti founti , tltuan to be correct. The report of ( lie board of directors , act- lng for time beau U of trustees , was suibmnltte1 by 't\'lihtammu Moore of Sommmerviiio , Mass , Iev. ( II. Ii. Wiiltiey of Ottawa , Ill. , pre- cuuteti ( lie repot t of ( lie comumimittee on main. Isterhal relief. ltev. Janies Uranti of Obor- un , 0. . read a umaimer nn "l'rcsent lay i'reach. ing'l'iie m'eport of the comnmalttce on clturcim mnauitmclvas reariteti mm hIm late-rest. it was given hiy Rev. A. II. ( liulmmt , hi , hi. of Hitton , It consisted af suggestions for ruiles , anti cc- talihimbruuetit : unul goveramnehit. of e-'iurcbea autO 'memmibers , and covt.red ( hue entira chuurch iuqlicy , it presvntctl on change ; In the itoiiey , but ivims tltu * conupilatiomi of mimaimy eatabUahed rumles immia a convenient ( aria , 'i'h relmort was refei rei to a SlKcial coinniltice , Whu' ) ill imresent a report hater 1mm thus sotslmm , Tttc' i.tpomt on 'uium'ilenitul ! mt.iuuling was read. 'U ( Ito evenin ; MQdcm'atmr ( Dhutglc opened ( lie mnetutg ! amid Itey , James ii. Gregg of ( oiomuido b'prhmmgs , ( .01o. , uuftei-cil ; mrayer , Rev. F.V , ( lunsatulus of Cluicago was iii. ( reduced as speaker of time evening , ilium remarks were largely upon the pentecost and the securing of universal peace , After prayer and a song tlmo council adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock , IT KILLEI ) TilE ENCINEER Wreck hi the Union Paciflo Yartis Last Evening. FIREMAN PROBABLY FATALLY INJUREL limigimme .1 tilmuimed t lie 't'rstelc flu , mm ( 'urve nmumi 'uus Snumishieti Up m Ithi Iis ret Cu rs-A Pu. ( iii Stint. P Thuommias P. Anummatrong , engimmeer , was killed , maid Cluanles 1. . liarkis , fireutmami , was fatally injiireti at 5 o'clock ye-sortiay ( after- iiOOut iii tiuc wreck of a Ummlon Pacilic freighmt ( main at ( lie foot of Joumes street. himmgimme 1,186 mvas drawIng a ( mimi of twetuty-two cars frammi ( lie lower to the imp- tier froigiut yartl. Nearly nil of these cars mm crc' heavily ioaded , sommmo witlu coal nuud tommie withu miierchiamutilse. The hioiumt of thus acidcnut is mmiarketi by a. shuarp ctmrve emi a heavy tip gratle , lunimig ( ito last four years imo Ices than three lives have tioeim lost iii accitienits intro , It is salti imy sonic of ( ho yard officials ( hint thin umnfortunae ( loceunotivo struck a coumpllumg plum amiti was ( hurowmu fiommi ( lie track , 'rhuis state-macnt is mitit borne taut , imawover , by a mumniber ot witnesses to ( h acckl emut , The crmgimio heft time track gradualiy anti it \'aa not tititil it lund run souiit' distitimce that the crash caumue. Thuo cmtglumo fimmaliy wemit Over ( lie cumibankmimommt alommgskie of ( ho east track , on whilcii tluo tralim mias rummumming. As ( ho emmgitie vemmt over it turned cemmipheely ( tmrouuitl tumid faced ( ho yartl froumi whuich It eaton. The wreck of thus emugino nmmd ( ito first ( lurco cars was commipiete , The locaummotive \mas tiismuiammtled as though veeks lunti boon spout emi time ( asIc. Ammitmng ( hue wrecketi cars wns cmi 0. & M. car , 7,2(0 ; Mlssoturl Pacific , 12,867 ; amid aim oil car. All was title coimfiused unass , amiti it was impossible to dis. timigiuishi time ears or to toil , from ( lie scomie , wluicl' way thip emiginme lied beemi hieadcil. FIItEMAN FOUND FIIST. Firemmian liarkis was foimumti iii ( hue debris about ( wommty-llve feet away front ( lie en- gino. Ills left aria as hiroken lee-tow time shoulder , the right siiotmitier mu'as hmrnken , his left oar was goime entirely ; ( lucre were tleep gashmes emi his hit'atl , anti lie luuui suustaimmtal iuitcrnal iumjurles in ( lie left breast. ITo ms'ae ( akemi to St. Joseplu's luospital , ammO after lila injuries ivero oxitmmmincti it was seomm tltat ( lue chances were stromigiy ag.mlmist his recovery. At ii late hour last imight. lie was utimiferlng great Pain amid watt immmimblo to talk about ( ho accitlent iii run immolligblo uimnnmmucr. Itm'as miot umiuii time crow of time wrecleiumg ( raimi haiti worketl iii ( lie dettris for over out ltoumr ( lint ( ito remains of ( lie emigiumeer vero found. Ills anus mm-ceo foiuuiti betweeum ( lie tipper uart of the cmighmme nmiti a lairt of a car , hut his itotiy was lyiumg ummutier the heft .sltie of thin boiler. It was so niangled thut recogmiltion s'us iilmlossible. ( he larts ) be- lug severed front emma anotluer compiotely. Arunstrong was 41 years of age , was single amid hiveti witim hii aged mimothier at 708 Pierce street , ( his city. Ho has beeut emuiplayed luy ( lie Uumlon Pacific far over , a dazemi ye-furs , but only necemitly lied beau phacetl lit cbmargo of ( hue switch emmgimie. lie hues nbrothtenvhoki . . . . ) ffejt" ttbiict ' w1uro J.m died ycunohIal' , ' Arrnstromig was a mmiemmihmei' in good standing of the hirotiuenliood of Locommiativo Firenmen , of the hirothierliooti of Locomnotivo Ilmmgineers , of tIme ICumighits of honor anit of tInt ICnighmts of Pytliins. Thue old niothier is lying in a very critical condition. Slue hia'betn aillicted with heart ( rotubie , anti it is IOssibie timat thin shock of Imer soul's death umtay prove too much for her. Firemami I3arkis , vhio vihi probably tile , lives lii CouncIl Bluffs. lIe is marrIed and ha. two chmihdren. W'iIAT TIlE TRAINMEN SAY , It. P. Lumpleimi was a braleemmman on ( lie wrecked train , lie said : "Juust befane we reached thin Douglas street bridge eoniothiimig prcmmmltteti moo to go iroun ( Ito frcnt of thue maui , i weimt back to thue latter cud of ( ho ( taut , amid hiati scarcely got back there wluemm ( lie accitlent occimrreti. I was thirown off by the sluock anti escaped wIth a few slight bru I sos. " ' 1 , It. GIillumgan , ( rainmaster , was riding on thin train , auth is of time ophmmion ( list a coupliimg itin oil tle track caused the acidemut , lie was umiimmjuureil. Thuis samime engine is ( Ito one ( lint line figured in time prevIous accidents at this fatal spot. In 1830 Jake Jansomu was kihleti in a similar nccitiont. in 1891 George Gleason , thai engineer , msiet hula ileatim In a tlerailmneumt while trying to ptull a heavy ( mum up ( his grad e. Tim engimtcer'o neinahumut sveno taken to ( Ito. mnorgume. Corammer Maul said last night tluat lie would mmot imrmmedlately set a timmm for ( Ito iumqumest , but would 'aIt a day on accouumt of tlue stmppotcii fatal iimjumry to ( lie fireman , p cotihiT ( lhJ tititilt , ( JOM'I' 'I'SVO LIYhIS. Luiy't'rs Cm , 1 I 11mm t' ii 0 t im or Lium m's stillS . 'l'lueui Slmq.t l1ittIu ( ) tIum'r. WIChITA , ICan , , Oct. 9.-A deadly battle occurred in a saloon at Woodward , Oki. , last nIght. Lawyer lid Jcnniuigs \Vc'otisvarth was shot death , amid his lirothier , John Jeim- lungs , mm'as niortmthiy woummded. TIuo'imiemi sm'lmo thlti thus slmootiumg mvore ex-Stat' ' Senator Teun- ide iloiustomm of Texas , time ohtiet son of Geum. cml Sammi hhousfout , aimti ox-Sheriff Jack Love \'ootiwarti. . The trouble hegami in a court room , where Jcmmninga , mvhuo is aum attorney for time Samita Fe Iailroatl company , was jtroeeciuting ii lay for stealing a keg of beet' [ mom a car. hloustoui was tiefc'rmthiilg"hln , , During tIme examination of _ ii witmuese ( lm hi uas liamseti aunt ( ito battle followeti whieui the macmm met later iii a saloon , all drawing theIr gamut elnitult.mneotmsly. After ( hie shoOt. lug hioustomu cud Love surreuuderc-d to thi si4cnift. .Iolun .Jennimugs camumiot lIve , i'rit'sL ) immtle a Illummder , DETItOIT , Oct. 9.-hiumrimig the fuimerai of nut army vperamu at Port Huron today Ftatimer b'pruli ( , ( lie Catlmuiln uniost who olllcituteti , fem iint.lii ( lie pall hearers to enter his chutmulu mm luile ' , m'earhmig ( itamuti Aumny of time lteliiihlie badges , out ( be' grourmtl that the regalia of aim ) ' society not : mppu'oved by the chuurchi is not permmmitted to be worn In the chmimmclues. 'flie lmicit.lommt creuttetl u gro.tt deal of feeling at L'tmnt lhuromt , Iiialmttp Foley was eceui lucre this aftermmoon rind asked about tIme matter. lie emulti ( lint iuo rule hurevaileti wimicit wotuld jtroimltilt tIme s'earlng of ( lie Gramutirmmiy litituges iii tIme clmuurchmeum anti that time i'omt I turon iutinet lund coin. omitted an egregious blunder if lie excluded time lali hittiters us stated , hI.iult ( . Ciists 3hum' lie Cuthle'd , ( 'hii'AGO , Oct. 9.-Thin ! mmdic ( meat ogains Nelsoui ? tlomnhti , Johumt A. Iimuihey and John W , Iteimihiart , time Inst two being freighut age-mite of the Hauia Fo rotiti , may be culled for ( mini before ihie Imresetmt uuetmsiorm of time diii- irkt cOUrt. All three were indicteti by tIme federal grand Jiuty last fall to uniuklng amuit ( CCing ( tu I ate ( un caiiq fruits i'arusnn city to Cimicagi , at less titan ( lie megimitum' figures. 'Fun Jwoaeeuuiinii ii lit clmurge of Attorumey ihmlclde of the hue s nte Coruimmierce cornmnlsshoum , amid Mr. Shmiitt's heid a eon- foremico % ltiI Mr. Illack on time subject yea. ( erJay , - * - - Gruusutemi time iieiurmi ems ml Chum tige. ILANNIIIAL , Mo. , Odt. 9.-Pr. anti Mrs. hlonrne , dim-god wIth ( lie murder of Amis J * Stiliwehl , were bi-otmght into eeumrt hero today and mmmiitin mupitlicatioum for mm chuange ftC 'CfltIe ( or their trial which \m'as set for 14atutday , Ieteiphor ii , TInt nuhiphication wmims grar.teul aid tlue ease usnt in time circuit court of l'Ilro eoumity at howling ( ireen. 'h'ht's umrlsoumer will be removed froumi i'd. mli'rrt jOlt to tltt' itt hiowhimig ( Irecum. 'I'tmiih Ilium Cium , , , I ( . hliglim'r , ICANIIAS ( 'ITI' , Oct. D--I"rciti Kmmodle , an election jiitlgo tumuder inuiictmouit for frauda comnnmitted iii lust fall's election , today corn- mitted suicide with morpluine. ICtuodie wait soon to be tnieti amid it 10 preumumamed took lila life to mivc.lti thue ptmnishimcumt ( lust soeene4 iucvitbie ,