THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUXE 39 , 1871. O IAHA , THURSDAY MOICs'EtfG , ATOUST - > i . 20 , 1S9G TWELVE PAGES. COPY FIVE CEXTS. TRAIS LOST AND IS FOUND Qcncnil "Weylcr Eejoitxsa at the Return of His Military Escort. CAUGHT IN A TRAP BY THE INSURGENTS Hrmovfd llrforc nnd Ilrlilnd the Cnri Ihrrc llonm lli-n\j 1'lrlnnr from Aiuliuili MX StlldU-rN ICIIIrd. HAVANA , Aug. 19. The mystery of the missing military passenger train ha been solved and It furnishes another Instance of the audacity of the Insuigents and of the troubled state of affalis existing In the prov ince of 1'lnnr del Rio. On Sunday last a train having on board a number of civilian passengers and a strong escort of troops , consisting of regular cars end armored cars for the military escort , left CoiiRolacIon del Sur , I'lnar del Rio , for this city and should have arrived here the name day. Hut the train did not appear , the railroad authorities became alarmed and the military authorities were notified. Appar ently , however , the latter were very slow In taking action In the matter. In any case , throughout Monday the military authorities professed absolute ignorance about the dis appearance of the train , although it was understood that Inquiries of some descrip tion had been sent along the line , but with out any definite result. This failure to ob tain direct Information caused the railroad people to renew their representations to military headquarters and eventually on Tuesday several exploring parties were rent out to search for the train Two ot those parties , consisting of cavalry scouts , re ported having heard heavy firing } esterday between Bacunagua and Taco The latter town is about one third of the distance be tween Consolnclon del Sur and Havana and not far from the Important tov n of San Cristobal Consolnclon del Sur Is only a short distance from I'lnar del Rio , capital of the province of that name Later the- scouts reported that the engine and passenger coach , together with the mil itary cars had been derailed between Ba cunagua and Taco and It appeared that severe - vere fighting had taken place between the escort of the train and the Insurgents who attacked them This stlrre-d up the mllltar } authorities and they sent relief trains loaded with troops toward the scene of the engage ment. These forces , consisting of the Ara- plles and IJasbestro battalions , under the command of Colonel Arjona , have Just re turned with the story of the delay In the arrival of the military passenger train from Consolacion. HOW IT WAS DONE. The troops brought with them passcngeis who ore over fort-eight hours late and the survivors and wounded of the military escoit of the train The latter , it appears , were running between Bacunagua and Taco when near the point known as Kilometre 113 , the train was compelled to slow up on account of an obstruction across the line and as ll did so a smart rifle fire was opened UDOU the train from both sides of the road while a party of insurgents was seen to dash out of concealment behind the train and place heavy obstructions across the road. Other insurgents occupied themselves actively in removing the rails behind the obstruction , thereby catching the military train in a irau from which it could neither advance nor retreat The troops promptly returned the fire of the Insurgents , who Kent well under cover and whose bullets splintered the cars and flattened themselves upon the sides of the armored wasons The Tiring lasted thrco hours , according to the official statement , at the end of which time the iusurgents ore said to have been repulted It Is added that the military escort , upon the arrival of the relief train , Joined the military passenger train and leturned to this city with the Basbcstro and Arapllcs battalions Unofficial versions of the affray , however BUV that the train was dc'-alle-d and subse quently buined by the Inbui gents and that the escort of the military train was lescued ,1-st In time to save them from being ex terminated by the enemy. As It was ul\ soldiers of the escort are admitted to have been killed aud one lieutenant and tvvvnl- ono soldiers were brought heie wounded The lieutenant Is expected to die Later details confirm the ttatemcnt tiiu the train was derailed b } the insurgents wl o dynamited It and afterwards desttojed the iars completely The defense made b } the scort is said to have lasted practical ! } three dajs , although It Is not claimed that the firing continued all that time The in- Kurgents who attacked the military trait , were In strong force and it developed later today that they also tried to dynamite the relief train , but without effect. Colonel Arjona reports that In retliing with the rescued escort of the train be was attacked by Antonio Maceo and a force of 0,000 in Eurgcnts. Artillery ( lie , however , was openeei upon the enemy and the latter retreated The Insurgent loss Is not l.uoun. The Spaniards say that the Insurgents did not burn the military train until after the u llcvlng column of troops bad retired RACH WAITS roil THE OTHER. 7 he zcncral situation In Cuba Is about the same as It has been for months poc * Each side seems confident of tiring the either out and little or no progress Is being made by either the Insurgents or the gov eminent forces. The threats of Captain General Wevlcr to take the field In person against Antonio Maceo have turned out to bo nothing more than a rumor. Maceo prac tically holds Plnar del Rio while Maximo Gomez appears lo be doing ns he pleases In t ! > eastern part of the Island Advices from San Jose de Los Ramos province of Matanzas , bay that a guerrilla force , commanded by a lieutenant , which left the Gueiroro plantation where the men had been stationed In order to protect the laborers at work , without permission , have teen surpt ed by the Insurgents , but the latter were beaten off with u loss of one officer and two men Mlled and fifteen men wounded. The statement published In the Unlte'd States that. Pelo Garcia has captured the city of Holguln , province1 of Santiago dc Cuba , Is pionounced by the authorities bete to bo utterly fuls > o and they alro deny that there It any truth in the stHtement that the Otrsa't. fillbubteilng expedition has landed in Cuba. UII TH\ M.IIHIS MSXT. Trillium' * to MuKin Dni.li for the1'olc friini I'riinx JOM-T I.mid. CHIUSTIANIA , Aug. 19 The Aftenposten today announces that Dr. Nani > en will not Bgetn attempt to reach the north pole In B ship built upon the lines of the I'ram Dr Nansen. however. sag that he will perhaps conduct a sledging party , which will attempt to make a dash from Franz Josef land north in the direction of the pole. In the light of his recent discoveries and observations in the Arctic circle , Ir Nansen is of the opinion that it would not be difficult certainly not Impossible , to reach the north pole In tbU fathlon. Dr. ( iiilliiKhrr'n Ilflrnne I'lirrrluln. ' LONDON , Aug IP Inquiries made at the United States embassy here chow that the officials do not know- when Itr , Gallagher of New York , the Irish-American political prisoner will be released. They have com municated with the doctor'R friends In the united Statee , but the latter have uot } et replied. The officials of thu borne office refuse to ttute whether Dr , Gallagher IB lusrna or not , the ParueJllte * claiming thut be h i Jo t his reason. A representative of the Assoriated press learned from an official fcource that Jt * a Dr Gallagher himself who requested that tba United Etatec smbatty be notified or hli approaching release. The borne otflca Informed the eiaba iy that Dr Gallagher , while In bad health , 1 * able tr fea moved. JI'HY I\YS IlLAMti 0.M > OVK. Vnclitlnir Iln trr In the Chnnttrl Duilo IMiro Accident. HYDB , Isle of Wight. Aug. 19. An Inquest was opened this morning upon the remains ot Baron Mortlr Cert von Zedwltz , the Ger man } achtsman , who was killed yesterday ns the rcsull of the collision between the German emperor's Meteor nnd Zedwitz's } acht Isolde , in the regatta of the Royal Albert Yacht club oft South Sea. Baron von Zcdwllz was formerly German minister to Mexico , and was at one time attached to the German ministry at Washington. The captains of the Isolde and Britannia were among those who testified. The com mander of the prince of Wales' yacht ex pressed the opinion that the Meteor ought to have given the Isolde a wider berth , and added that he thought there had been an error of jtrdgmcnt Captain Gomez of the Meteor also testi fied He denied having Infringed on the rules , and said there would have been plenty of room to pass had not the Saint struck Isolde aud slowed the latter out of her course and across that of Meteor. A col lision with Isolde , he continued , could not then bo avoided , except by colliding with Britannia , which , he explained , would have resulted In a far more serious smashup. Captain Miles of the Isolde described the mlxup of the jnchts He said that Britannia and Meteor were both under his lee when the Saint lifted up from under his lee to- Ing to wind him. But the Saint could not clear Isolde's boom and struck It. In con sequence Isolde swerved and her bow was driven toward Meteor When the witness noticed Meteor she was coming into him and was only about six feet away. There fore he did not have time to alter bis course. Meteor's bowsprit went through Isolde s main sail and all her gear fell on deck Witness Jumped overboard and thus escaped Injury. Continuing , Captain Miles said that when Baron von Zedwltz saw the danger the yacht was In hu ran forward and when w It- ness regained Isolde's deck , after the colli sion , he found two of the crew trying to rescue the baron from a mass of wreckage overboard In which he was tangled. He suc ceeded In hauling the baron up on deck , but he was unconscious and died soon after being taken on board a steam } acht for transportation to the hospital at Rde Cap tain Miles could not say whether Meteor had or did not have time to alter her course Mr Daw son of New York , who was on board Mr Ogdcn Goelet's steam yacht White Lad jo , went to the assistance of Baron von Zedwltz when the latter was taken from the water , but the baron was dead , as the' result of Internal Injuries , when the doetoi reached his side The jury returned a verdict that nobod } was to blame for the accident The body of Baron von Zedwltz has been embalmed and will be taken to Dresden for burial. CAAAIUYV PAH Mniiltolin M-liiiol Qiie-Ntloii Said to ! ! < > 'nrliifc i J > 'tll 'iu < 'iit. OTTAWA , Ont. Aug 19. There was a large crowd at the opening of Parliament today , when not only was the crowd of spectators larger than In any past vear , but the attendance ot members and scnatoisas > also greater. There was no excitement , and everything passed off quietly. Premier Laurler. In a short speech propoted Hon J. U. Epard as speaker , and while Sir Charles Tupper regretted that a Frenchman had not been selected , he made no other objection Mr Edgar replied first in Eng lish and afterwards in French , amidst the cheers of the French-Canadian membeis thaklng the house for the honor conferred on him. The speech from the throne tomorrow will contain nothing of Importance In the way of legislation. Reference will be made to the calling of the session at this ineoi.'cniert season of the jear. the reason being the necessity to provide for the public ei \ lee. Neither the public accounts nor any of the department reports for the past year can be presented to Parliament , and refeience will also be made to this. The only measure which will be submitted -will be the supply bill A paragraph will be placed In the speech stating that an Inquiry will be n.ade dining the recess Into the tailff , with a view of Introducing a measure whicn , while not doing Injustice to existing Intcro-in will material ! } lighten the burden of the The onlj other paragraph -ill state that Immediate steps will be tikon 'o ' effect a settlement of the Manitoba school ques tion , so that when Parllamoiit ! ip\t meets this Important controversy will be finall } disposed of. It has been ascertaln-'d on gjod iiillorltj that the Manitoba rrhool iiienlon | U a * good as settled and thcic will not be an } necessity for remedial legislation This de cision has been arrived t after nunutouE interviews bKween members of the pio- vinclal government of Manitoba u-id tbc Dominion government Sifton Cameron me ] Watson of Maltoba have been here for th past few das and they leave for home , per fectly satisfied that the basis of settlement will meet the views of all parties A cau cus of conservatives today adjourned , with out doing nnv business , owing to the small attendance. There will be no opposition ( c the election , of a liberal speaker. \MHS rooit M vinesMBX. MtM.cc ! ( InTnrKTi't mill Gnt < > tinAil - in I ml ii CloNi- Cull for I.lfc. PARIS , Aug. ID. During the artillery practice of the French Mediterranean squadion } CEterday off Toulon , sas a ells patch from that city , Admiral Gervals and his staff had a narrow escape Instead of aiming at a target which was being toweJ 500 yards behind the flagship Brennus , a battleship of 11,000 tons displacement , the cruiser Vantour turned her quick-fire guns on the flagship for some time. The shots rained around Admiral Gervals and his staff and their escape was a miracle The glass In the admiral's conning tower.was riddled and a sailor was wounded There Is much mstcry as to how the mistake occurred , as It Is thought Impossible that the gunners could have missed the mark by f > 00 } ards. HlTllT niVCMU'lS SUIT M2NSATIO.NS. Wife nllvn CiiNtodv of tinThrrr . Children. CHEYENNE , Aug , 19 , ( Special Tele gram. ) The trial of dlvone suits brought by ex-Senator Hurt and wife of Casper , which have been before the district court for the past week behind closed doors , ended today. Both husband and wife asked for divorce on the grounds of adultery and Mrs Hurt asked for one-half her husband's prop erty. The decision In the case was reserved. In the meantime Judge Scott directed that Mrs. Hurt should have charge of the three youngest children , all girls , and should take them to Rawllns , where they should attend school end where Mr , Hurt should have the privilege of visiting them. A sensation wag created in court this mornlnc when it was discovered that the three little girls had been started for Caercr on an early train in charge of a colored nurse euiplojed by Mr . Hurt. Judge Scott directed Sheriff Fredendall to notify the sheriff of Converse county to meet thu train and send the children back tonight It was represented to the court that Attorney Walker , one of Mrs. Hurt's counsel , had taken the children to the train and was therefore guilty of contempt of court. Mr Walker , who disclaim * any intention of violating the order of the court , will be eiven an opportunity to be beard in the matter. _ of u riuht AVnn Pulir. DENVER , Aug. 19. A special from Tuc son , Ariz. , Eis : The News' correspondent has Just come from the place where the action was tald to have Uken place between the YaquU and Troop E , Seventh cavalry He found the report of the Agbt to be w Ith- out foundation. The soldier who repre sented himself to be a courier was a man from Captain Hare troop , Seventh cav alry ou lck leave , and not from that of Colonel Bullock. The loldler U under ar rest. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Convention of Leading Ligtta of the Law Opens at Saratoga. DISTINGUISHED JURISTS IN ATTENDANCE Prrnldcnt Stores' * Annunl Aildrcin Trrnt * of lU-rorm In the I/etnl ItoorKniilxntton of IlnnUrniit It ii II roil d CoriiorntlotiH. SARATOGA , N. V. , Aug. 19. There was o largo attendance In the convention ball at the opening of the nineteenth annual meetIng - Ing of the American Bar association today When Lord Russell , Sir Frank Lockwood nnd Montague Crackentborpe , together with their ladles , entered the hall they were greeted with hearty applause. Judge George S. Batchcllor escorted them to seats at the front and near the platform. The president of the association , Moorficld 1 Storey , conducted Lord Russell , Sir Frank Lockwood and Montague Crackcnthorpc to seats on the platform. Among others honored with seats on the platform were J. Randolph Tucker , Edward J. Phclps , Wil liam Allen Butler , Henry Hitchcock , Austin G. Fox , Charles Clafllu Allen , Francis Rawle and James C Carter. President Storey called the association to order and delivered his address The ad dress of the president was upon "The Most Noteworthy Changes In Statute Law on Points of Gene-al Interest Made In the Sev eral States by Congress During the Pre ceding Year. " as required b } the constitu tion He pointed out that the legislation In different states , though widely separated and representing both the oldest and newest civilizations , strongly showed the essential unity of this country In dealing with the same problems that confront all the states Ho pointed out that while the past } ear has been marked by much discontent among the people that the laws show only pro found peace and general prosperity. Dis content does not affect legislation. Another noticeable point is the rapid growth of a disposition to assert the gen eral Interests of the communlt } at the ex pense of Individual freedom. The under ling principle of socialism , that every thing that a man owns he holds for the state , Is asserted more and more frequently The statutes of every state contain laws that would seem unwarrantable Invasions of private rights not many jears ago. Such legislation is the collateral inheritance tax the graduated Income tax , the graduated tax on the estates of deceased persons when adopted , and the character and number of the uses for which money Is now raised b } taxation. RAILWAY REORGANIZATION. The most Important and longest part of the address was devoted to railway re organization , it was based upon a statute of Kentucky , which for the first time at tempts to deal with this subject and which the address considered as a step In the right direction , ns It enables the courts to protect the Interestof investors by making every reorganization of a rallwa } the subject of Judicial Investigation and se curing for every Interest a hearing The address pointed out that the great railway s } stems of this country have been built up and equipped with borrowed capital .Many of the securities represent invest ments of more than their face value. Capi tal stock has been frequently Issued with out pa\menl. often as a bonus to go with the bonds In this way the money of credi tors has been invested and the control of the property retained by the debtor the railway company. The failure of a railway company finds the managers united and fully prepared for the emergency which they Inevitably have foreseen , while It finds the creditors scatttered , Ignorant and frightened and entirely unready to act. What has happened in practice' We have seen the managers , while stoutly denying up to the last moment that any such step was contemplated or that the property was In any way embarrassed , secretly prepare a bill In equity and without notice to any one Interested file it in a court of the United States , asking for receivers. As a matter of fact , in every case the proceedings have been collusive The managers of the In solvent company have controlled both sides of the litigation The selection of receivers Is a matter of the deepest concern to a great many persons There should be no undue haste In the choice of such officers A restraining order will hold everthing until aftci notice and hearing , leaving the property meanwhile to be managed b } Its officers as before Every bankrupt or in solvent law tnat we nave known has left ' the choice of assignees to the creditors , and I no reason exists for not applying this rule to railway receiverships The former officers arc Interested in maintaining the sstem which they have brought together , they hold lucrative posi tions which they do not wish to lose , the } arc deeply interested parties Such men. of all others , should bn disqualified to hold the scales between conflicting interests , nor is there any practical re-ason for their selec tion. The receiver can employ them as the corporation emploed them , and thus get the benefit of their skill and experience. Yet with scarcely an exception , whenever a great railway has passed into the control of the court , the creditors have first learned the fact through the newspapers CREDITORS ALWAYS SUFFER After a long and expensive contest the celf-constltu ed committee apreirs find bond holders are offered their choice between a contest , conducted at great disadvantage and expense , and the acceptance of such terms as may be offered While In thcor } they need not accept , in fact they do not dare to refuse. The expense of the re organization has been , In many cases , en ormous , and In fixing It there is no one to audit the accounts , no one to represent the creditors , who suffer while their trustees profit. Proceedings like this are a very evil example. Many a man sees the savings of a lifetime swept away by the mismanage ment of a corporation , and ftei the managers continue In charge Jn spite of all opposition that creditors can make. To the reckless use of power by the managers of great corporations and by those who profit In their downfall , we must attribute much of the discontent , the hatred of capital and capitalists , of corporations and their officers which underlies the movement which now excites our alarm It is to the courts that we must look for protection Their authority rests peculiarly on the respect of the people for their abso lute Impartiality , and In the long run they cannot preserve that respect unless they observe the well settled rules of judicial procedure and unless they respect and en force every legal claim. Parties must be left to determine for themselves whether their interests will or will not be served by the assertion of their rights. The moment that the courts undertake to vary their con tracts or den ; their rights. The moment confidence of the community receives a shock and no man knows upon what lie can rely If the courts had alwavs refused to en tertain these applications for receivers when made by the debtor corporation , or even If they had selected impartial receivers and facilitated the enforcement of every agree ment , railroads would have been re organized more promptly and on a more enduring basis than is now possible , while the confidence of the community In the efficiency of the law and the sanctity of con tracts would have been Jar greater. Judi cial action which Impairs the obligation of contracts U more dangerous than any statute which alms at the same result. When the court through Its officers undertakes to manage a railroad for years and that chiefly without hearing the questions which arise In Its operation ; when it appoints these officers and In so doing grants the final ellet sought without notice , it violates the fundamental rule of our constitutional tyt- tem. tem.After After President Storey had concluded his address the executive committee reported the nominations for memtotsnlp , and eighty , eight new members wcrfe fleeted. The ag gregate membership of .life association Is 1.312. The treasurer's repOTt showed a bal ance of I4.133.CS. , t The following general council was elected Alabama , J J. WHIett , Arkansas , M. M Cohn , California , J. A. Gibson , Colorado , C. E Herrlngton ; Connecticut , J S Curtis ; Delaware , 1 C. Grubb ! DIslrlcl of Columbia , S. R. Bound ; Florida. R W. Williams ; Georgia , V W. Mcldrlm , Idaho , U. S Gregory ; Illinois , E. D. Sherman , Indiana. S O Plckcns ; Iowa , A. J McCrcary ; Kansas , J D Mllllkens ; Kentucky , E. J. MeDcrmott ; Louisville , W W Howe , Maine. C F. Hbby. Maryland , J T Mason ; Massa chusetts , A Jones , Michigan , G P. Wantz ; Minnesota , R Whelan ; Mississippi , K. H. Thompson , Missouri , James Hagcrman ; Montana , W F Saunders ; Nebraska. J M Woolworth ; New Hampshire. J. W Fellows , New Jersey , R. W. Parker , New York , W. H Robertson , North Carolina J L Bridges ; North Dakota. B S Corbett , Ohio , M. D Follett , Oregon , J J. Hull , Pennslvanla. W G Smith , Rhode Island. A. M Eaton ; South Carolina , C S. Nettles , South Dakota , J. W. Wright. Tennessee. J M. Dickinson , Texas. J. T. H Scott. Vermont , E B Taftt , Vir ginia. J Lens , Washington. C E Shepard ; West Virginia , B. Sommervlllc , Wisconsin , A. L Terry , Womlng , C. N. Vottet ; Arlz- ona , n E Ellcnwood , Indian Territory , J W. McCloud , Oklahoma , H E Ash , Utah. R. B Shepard. HAS TO LEAUN LAW. The association met this afternoon as the section of legal aducatlon. The chairman of the section , Chancellor E M McClaln of the State unlverslt } ot Iowa , dellveied a lengthy address on "The Law Curriculum , Subjects to Bo Included nnd Order of Piesen- tatlon " With ever } prepossession in favor of college training , Mr. McClaln could not close his ees to the fact that In many students It tended to foster quickness rather than thoroughness and tliat the final result depended still , to a grpat extent , on the Individual capacity of the student. He con tended that the law Instruction given as a part of a college course was of little ad vantage If not a positive detcrlment to the prcper stud } and comprehension of law as law. He thought some of the old-fashioned luw > ers' books remained the best text books for students on their particular subjects For It must be borne in mind , be said , that what the student needed was not an easy book , which will give him a few definitions nnd superficial rules such as to enable him to pass examinations , but thoioughly planned discussions of the fundamentals of the subject and their applications. The rnck upon which the whole fabric ot the law as a harmonious structure was in dan ger of going to pclccs was the lack of real knowledge on the part of the practitioners in regard to the practical subjects of plead ing , evidence and practice. The real diffi culty was the efforts on the part of those who have not been well , grounded in the principles ot law to practice it b } some mere rule ot art. Prof. Charles M. Campbell of the Univer sity ot Colorado was Unable to be present , but his voluminous paper was read by Prof Isaac N Russel , dean of the law faculty of the University of the City of New York , the title being "The Necessity and Importance of the Study of Common Law Procedure In Legal Education " "As common law plead ing Is a model of logical exactness , it prop erly taught. " he argued , "it cultivates log ical expression and adds soonest of any stud } to the legal vocabulary and to the use of legal language The \alue of special pleading is not limited to any special sys tem of procedute and the newer systems simply proceed upon the old principles in substance The student who has mastered the rules of common law plcadlng and also learned thoroughly tbat"parf of the law which creates defines asjd regulates rlglHs will , with this liberal education , be better able to defend the old system of pleading , as well as to better grasp the new. And whether as a lawer or as a teacher , he will , with his knowledge of law as a science , be better qualified with the aid of others to point out the existing Imperfections of our written law " Prof Blewitt Lee of Northwestern university - sity , Evanston , III , read a lengthy paper on the "Teaching Practice in Law Schools. " Following the reading of the papers , a dis cussion ensued on the subjects presented George P. Wanty of Grand Rapids rather resented the reference in one of the papers to "the Michigan law school" and cited in its behalf that where formerly 43 per cent of all the cases that went up to the supreme court In Michigan were reversed on ques tions of practice the merits not being gone Into , now only 1 per cent were decided for that cause He thought , other law schools might In view of this result profitably fol low the example set b } this school in the teaching of correct practice The great length of the papers , however , had con sumed so much time thai but comparatively little opportunity was offered for extended dls-usslon. , This evening the session of the association was a comparalivc\s brief one Hon. James M Wool worth of Omaha read a paper ou "The Development ot the."Law of Contracts. " A paper was also read by Hon. Joseph D Warren of Boston At the close of the evenIng - Ing session all proceeded to Ihe residence of Judge George S Bntchellor , where a re ception was given in honor of Lord Russell. It was continued until midnight. OVIZIMIAN GIHL ADMITS IIKIL CULT. Another Chapter In thenn Church > fi u | l , SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 19. Mattle Over man , who figured eo conspicuously and un- tnviably In the Brown church scandal , has made a confession In which she declares that she is a perjurer and that Dr Brown Is as his enemies reported him to be This startling admission of Miss Overman is made after months of silence , and after Dr Brown has taken up a new home In a new field and has reoppned the entire case. The woman B confession has been fully considered by the ministers and laymen that formed the trial court Mrs Tunnell has gone before the membero of the ecclesiastical court and has corroborated all that Miss Overman confessed , The members ot the council could listen to the startling story , Lut as a council they could do uotblug Miss Overman's confession was placed In the cuttod } of the secretary of the Hay con ference. A resolution asking the Bay con ference to take action In the matter was adopted by a unanimous vote. The Bay conference will meet Immediately Rev C. O Blown will be notified of the new tuin of affaire , and vrllj be asked to appear In person or by representative to show cause vvh } the Judgment of suspension for an In definite period from the ministry shall not be made an absolute 'anfl permanent ex- puleton. Dr. Brown inust irnswer to the Bay conference or bo expelled. CHICAGO , Aug IS IthC O. Brown has been boarding at 413 South Leavitt street since he arrived in Chicago , but could not be found -there today The land lady said he left a few dnjs ago to visit some relatives , but would return as soon as Dr. Blancbard , his cousin , Returned from De troit. Telegraphic Inquiries elicit the in formation that Dr. Brow-n is neither at Kalamazoo - mazoo nor Dubuque , WotciiicntM of Oi-i-un VVxtrl * , Aiiff. K * . At New York Arrived lujestlc , from Liverpool , Sprto. irotn Bremen Sailed St. I'nul , for Southampton ; Muncsben. for Bremen : Wt-sternland. for Antwerp. Brit annic , for Liverpool , Antonio Zambrana , for Sanchez , Hremerhaven , for Antwerp ; Hevc-llus , for Pernambueo , Hio Janeiro , etc ; Feurst Hlsmurck. for Hamburg via Plymouth and Chorboug ; Uergen , for Kings ton At Southampton Arrived St Louis , from New York , she was saluted with twenty- one guns by the Unltejl States flagship Minneapolis , as Secretary Herbert vvun ou board ; Admiral Se.frdea ) ! and Captain Hun ker , In full uniform , mot Mr. Herbert an he landed Sal ltd Lahn , for New York ; Ohio , for New York At llptterdam Sailed Amsterdam , for New York. At Hamburg Arrived Scotia , from Bal timore Sailed Scandla. for New York At Genoa Arrived Werru , from Now Yc-rk. At Bremerhnven Arrived Karlsruhe , from New York. At Copenhagen Arrived Georgia , from New York. At Liverpool Sailed Oermante , for New York India for Philud "phla At Baltimore Sailed Orefe'd , for Bremen. GREEN OF BUFFALO IS CHOSEN Sixth District Populists Pick the Judge as Their Congressional Candidate. TWENTY-SEVEN BALLOTS WERE TAKEN CnttillilntrntiicrittiN niul Adherent * crtliinrlutiv ho tluit 11 DcmllorU of Pour llourn I'ollonrd ( lie IMrnt IllTort to \ iinlimtc. Neb. . Aug. 10. ( Special Telegram ) At 12 00 midnight W. L Green of Kearney , Buffalo county was nominated for congress by the populists of the Sixth congressional district , after a struggle lasting five hours. Twenty-seven ballots v\ere tal.cn , the -\ote on the last one being Green , 744 ; Stewart , 27 , Gaunt , 43Vi. Sev eral efforts to stampede the convention to Harrington , Wcstover and other dark horses fal'ed. ' Upwards of 100 delegates , representing 145otes , presented themselves at the pop ulist Sixth district congressional convention yesterday morning. They were met at the different trains by the Alliance Artisan J band , a citizens' committee and a fife and drum band , composed of leading republicans The convention did not convene as such until 2 o'clock p. m. The forenoon was occupied In ppeechmaklng and lobbjing. Judge Homer of Kearney , a republican , was called upon , and he ably defended the republican cause , without talking direct politics The convention v\as called to or der by Chairman Stockham , and was opened by an Impressive pravcr by Rev. Mr. Glass- ner of Crawford , followed by an address of welcome from Mayor Hobson , which was responded to by Judge Wcstover of Rush- ville , In behalf of the delegates Senator J H. Darner of Daw son county and Inspector Clark of Dawes were made temporarj chair man and clerk respectively This organiza tion was afterwards made permanent. Senator Darner gave a lengthy address , finding particular fault with the mode of administering Justice in the United States instancing the fact that the poor fellow who ftole a pickled pig's foot In Chicago to appease his hunger v\as put In the penitentiary , while the man whom lie stole it from bad been stealing thousands of dollars' worth of water from the city and never will be arrested or prosecuted. He blamed the republican partj for this , and was cheered lustilv. After the election of congressional com mitteemen for the different counties It was , decided to permit the delegates from each county , as the counties uerc called , to sim ply name Us candidate for congress , if nnv , without any speech and that the candidate named should address the convention for twenty minutes. The following candidates were then named and paraded before the delegates W. L Green ot Buffalo county J. L. Knight of Custer count } , H L Stew art of Dawes. J H Darner of Daw son Judge Meetz of Keya Paha , J T. Gaunt of Lincoln Ed L Heath of Sheridan , I. N. Harbaugh of Dawes nnd H. P Rhodes of Valley. Each made a short address Balloting commenced at 8 o'clock and for four hours there was a deadlock , the first ballot stood Greene , G1J-4 ; Stewart , 17 ; Darner , 10' ; Meetz , 13 ; Gaunt , 14 ; Heath , 0 , Harbaugh , 0 ; Rhodes. 30. Knight withdrew. -On the fifteenth ballot the vote was : Greene , 52 % ; Stewart. 41 ; Gaunt , 25. A recess was then taken for fifteen minutes , which was used to good advantage by Greene's forces , for afterward , on the sixteenth ballot , M. F. Harrington of O'Neill was rung in with a vote of 2G < , mostly from Stewart's former votes. On the twenty- fourth ballot the Holt county delegation an nounced that Mr Harrington was not present and that his name was not used with his consent , and that he would not accept the nomination If ten dered him Holt countv had been givinp- Its vofe generally for Stewart until Har rington's name v\as sprung , when it voted for him. After the twent-fourth ballot It voted for Gaunt and on the twenty-seventh Jumped to Green giving him the nomina tlon. The twenty-sixth ballot stood Green Giu , Stewart. 34 , Gaunt , 41i The twenty- seventh and last ballot stood Greene , 74'4 ; Stewart 27 ; Gaunt , 43' , and was taken ten minutes before the departure of the B. & M train at 12 10 a in The nomination of Judge Green -was made unanimous and after a few minutes' speech , the convention adjourned and the delegates hurried to the train. \ItKI3.\TIM2 IIAMC'S IJOOItS Ml IT. I'loiierr Institution of KtiiiMiH Cl < iM > d l > > the Male niniiiliirr. KANSAS CITY , Aug. 19. The Argentine bank , a pioneer institution of Argentine , Kan , was closed today by Myron A. Water man , deputy state bank examiner of Kan sas He placed a notice announcing that the bank was Insolvent end that he would ask for the appointment of a receiver. The bank , he says , has some bad loans and could not make sufficient collections to tide It over The liabilities are placed at about nM.OOO , of which $122,500 Is due to denos- itors. The assets are principally in loans aud discounts , which the officer says are secured b } gilt-edged paper , hut which they cannot realize on at this time The bank owes other banks f2,3SO. It has cash amounting to $7,800 on hand G. A. Taylor , cashier of the bank , said today that a meeting of the stockholders had been called and that an effort would be made to reorganize. He was sure that they would be successful and that the concern VNould pay out In full. Mr. Waterman , however , was not BO confident nnd he said he was afraid the bank would never be able to pay out. The ofllcers and directors of the Argentine gentino bank are principally Argentine men and the depositors are business men , labor ing men and farmers. The closing of the bank created much excitement. Workmen left their work in the unifltpr and Santa Pe railroad yards and gathered aiound the bank hoping that It might open The Argentine bank had been considered one of the most solid financial concerns In the htnte During the panic of 1803 It met all demands and although there was u heavy demand for cash , It was one of the fun banks to temoln solvent The bank was one of the three depositories foi the public funds of Wyandotte - dotte count } and ( he count } Is piobably the largest creditor ( ho amount probably rtatb- Ing f30.fii)0 Tie bank was the city depos itory also but thp city did not have more than fl 000 on deposit. ROCK SPRINGS , Wyo Aug 10 ( .Special Telegram I Shannon JIIOE , Orugglnls were closed todoj on chattel mortgage , liabilities J3.030 , atsett (1.000 ( Tumi's MIIT A IIOKIIUII.K DKVTII. Ground lo I'IiM' HciH-atli tinXVrct4 ! * - HBO of n MorK Ti-itln. TOPJJKA , Aiig 19 Sis rais of stock In a Hock Itland Etoek tialu weie derailed five miles wrsl of here this morning and four vvhito 'Hen riding in the cellar or feed box undeimalh one of the care were crushed to death. The hcod and limbs \\uru com pletely torn fiom one of the bodies and the other thtee horrlbl } rnihbed in the clothIng - Ing remaining on the one dUmcmbercd trunk nothing was found to indentify the person Papers found on the clothing on the other l > odl < n Identified them as i : H. Memk'iihull , Suuimcrvlllu , M c ] , , n H. MIU. , Onx ) , Olil , and George T CaufieM , Jack sonville , or Klines City .Mo. Mirrlfl" I'ndcr Arrr l for Murder. PEHRY Okl.Aug 19 Sheriff Laudy Foi. torn hab been arrested by a deputy I nltt-d States marshal on 8 charge of having tuur- dernl & wealthy cattle man , named Long , tome nine year * ago. roltom wan * ub- per ted at the time of the r.iurJtr , but WHS nut THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather rorvca t for Cloud ) . 1'rotiaMe Shower * ; Warmer. \Vrjlor llrnr * from the Kiiriuj. A merit-tin liar A nc > cl itlmi AMi < mldc . < lrppn of Iluffiklo for ConRtr * * . \ . 1' . C. V. IMeRntro Ul mlcome. . 2. l'u ! ilni : Work on tlif Mttp l" lr. 3. Cliff ll Ki\v'ii llPirliiR nl Lincoln. brrond I Co mid of Intprmntc T 'iinl . 4. tlltorl : l mid Comment. ft. 1'opullotKVII1 Not llerojfnlfp Vm I on. llotirkc Corkmn Mil } Comr to Oumhn. 0. Council ItlufTo l.ie-nl Mntlcrs. 'Women Hun l > oirn hj n Trulti. 7. Cointiicrdnl ntid I'lmtiitlnl Ncnn. l'r Rri > f > of the Crop * of Nolirmkn. H. sight * About Otimlm North M-rlng. KlUlinrn In tin * Immigration llufdtuim. 0. Ko iWHtrr-llnrv < 'j Kelmte In Tiill. Ciillfornln Jsot for I'rir Silver. TM.IC OP MIIM IlT\TIO > s OK (301,1) . nnl.rr * ' J < } nI lentc i : tlmntc iin Iii- tluof Turitt } Million Dollar * . NEW VOllK. AuK 19 Wall street was agitated todny by the news of actual prep arations for tlio early Importation of J2.000- 000 In gold and by statements that this action would foreshadow en li-flow of the } ellow metal on an extensive bcale. the istlmatcs ranging from $15,000,000 to $23- 000,000 It became known that certain lending bank presidents , Including Mcssis J Edward Simmons of the Fourth National and F. D. Tappcii of the Gallattn National , had been In conference regarding the meas ures providing for gold Importation but no definite information was obtained as to the outcome of the discussion The de velopments referred to followed a further sharp break in the sterling exchange to the basts of S5 for demand bills aud a similar reduction in postal quotations by a lead ing drawer to f 4 85 and H-SCU. A small lot of demand sold at $ t S5 as compared with $4 SG yesterday and a large remittance operation took place at $4 S51J It is vari ously estimated that the. e is a profit in the transaction proposed bj Lazard-Frercs of li to 3-4 per cent , but members of the firm were indisposed to enter Into details It is said that the engagement entered Into Is independent of an } combination , but further individual imports are expected. The growing expectation of early imports of gold liad been previously reported. The rapid break In exchange , extending to'i per cent since the close of the previous w eel * is almost entirely due to the operations of the so-ealled exchange syndicate. Up town Importers being unable , owing to the continued tightness of time money , to se- cuie discounts are unable to buy exchange and this fact accounts for the limited de mand. This condition enables the exchange sjndlcate to depress exchange to a point that renders practicable Imports of gold Largo amounts of sterling loans have also been made and In addition there are in creased offerings of giain and cotton fu tures , chiefly the latter The effect of the developments noted on the stock market was decided ! } beneficial , although minimized to a certain extent bj the prevailing specu lative npathj and the fact that for some time past commission houses have In man } Instances refused to accept orders except for cash A fa\orable feature In today's stock matket was a decline in call money at the close to 2 per cent , as against an early high figure of 4 per cent WASHINGTON , Aug 19 Acting Secre tary Curtis today receded a telegram from the assistant treasurer at New York elating that arrangements had been made there to import ? C 000,000 in gold coin from Europe. While foreign exchange is slightly above the Importing point it is said that should It decline during the next few days as rapidly as during the last week , gold importations , fiom Europe would yield a good profit The officials are hopeful that the tide has turned and that from now on the reserve will be rapidly increased. The treasury today lost J133.GOO in gold coin and $13,600 Jn barn which leaves the true amount of the reserve $104,361,031 SIL.VCR llK\CHis LOWKST 1'OIXT. Coiiuiiprc'lnl liars Ar - ( luoiril I" orl. lit Sli.tI'll CeiitN. NEW YORK , Aug ID Silver reached the lowest figure in several years when today commercial ban. sold at Co cents. Later they rallied and sold at C5 3-4 cents at the close. Mexican silver dollars also declined , reaching 51 cents from 53 cents. Silver bullion in London blumped 3-1C , to 30 3-Sd per ounce. The decreased demand In Lon don for Indian exchange and the falling off here of the demand for China exchange have affected the local market and depressed the price of silver. Talk of gold imports is believed to have also tended to depress silver. Bullion brokers have made special Inquiries , In London in the matter of fu ture delivery of silver In bars and learned that in the last three w celts , contracts regis tered for the futuic delivery of silver have amounted to only about CO per cent of what they were at the corresponding time last jear. WIKb CJIVE OM3 IIOI.LAIl FOIl TWO , IMun for 1'uttliiK1 tluArisentlni' Il ' - pillillc oil n * > | u * ( > li * llaxlK. WASHINGTON. Aug. 19 Reports have reached here from Buenos Ayres to the effect that an American syndicate offered the Argentine Republic $150,000,000 in silver In exchange for $100,000,000 In bonds paj- able in gold at4 per cent interest 'with a half per cent added as a sinking fund The offer of the Americans Is said to bo a part of the general plan by which Argen tine is seeking to go from a paper to a specie basis Tlio plan contemplates that each of the new silver dollars shall take up two of the paper dollars. It is said that the mnikct value of the Argentine 4 per cent gold bond Is such that the transaction would prove a profitable one for the Ameri cans , while Us Incidental effect would bo to dispose of n considerable supply of the surplus silver of the United States. MIHAM\.V | nUITOH FATALI.A" bllOT. S , It. Itu/c-e of llicC'urtU Courier tin- Victim. CHEYENXB. Aug. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) Word v\os received hero this after noon of a fatal shooting affair at Cm Us , Neb , in which a farmer named Carry shot S. H. nazee , editor of the Curtis Courier. The men quarreled over the owncishlp of some laud. Mr. Razee is the step-father of Mis. Jlcllldaywife of the Buillnglon agent at this place She was notified that her step-father's Injuries wcie fatal. ujircMiHi Uourl Dt-rlNloiiN. Piunnc. S. D. Aug. 19. ( Special Tele gram ) TLe supreme court today handed down decisions in the following rases By Coreon Normuu D Glllivray against Ad- dcll.v MeGlllhray c-t el , LaVe county , re- vcibpd , Richard Trcbilcoclt against Big Mis souri Mining company , Lawrence county , rercnspil. Jtrome T Parrott against CltJ of Hot Springs , Fall River county , reversed. By Haney Andrew C Cornwall against diaries E McKinney , Mlunehaha county , affirmed , H. C. Bright , administrator , against O. Kcl.ert and Sutlc Law , Mlunehaha county. reicrsed. llrrt ( Jrn tiu m Kllli-il lit UUGEMONT , S , I ) . , Aug , 19. ( Special Telegram ) Dirt Graliam , ) firdmaster of the 13 & M here , waa making up a tjaln at 5 o'clock this uiorulnc. The engineer 'Man vailing for his sl ntl to stop , when he caw tt foot Btlclilug out on the wett side of the ml ) , tinker the cars Stopping his engine lie rushed to the tpot and found Graham bad been run ever aud killed It U nuppot > fd be caught his foot In the frog of the switch 1IU tody wm shipped to Alliance to be cn > balmed , und will then be tent to his fathti * liome At Downcrg Grovu , HU WELCOME TO OMAHA First Session of the Christian Union Con tention Opens Auspiciously , VISITORS ARE MADE TO FEEL AT HOME Greetings in Behalf of the State , City and Christian Organizations. APPROPRIATE RESPONSE FOR DELEGATES Oreighton Theater Too Small to Accom modate the Crowd. OVERFLOW MEETING HELD IN THE HALL I.iirKcAudience Adinlrillilj lliiiidK'il mid Nil Coiifilnliui Hi-milted ] | O\CK Orrllplrd by IN- 11 n mi Is lied Cliu roll in I'll. Seldom hns an Omaha theater contained such an audience as gathered In the Crelgh- tou last night They were the delegates to the eighth annual convention ot Our Young : People's Christian Union of the United Presbterlau church ot North America. Long before the hour for assembling of the convention the theater was packed from pit to dome with people who had como from ever } state and territory In tbc union. There were } oung and old , men and women , all representing the United Presbterlan church , or some of the kindred organiza tions. The ) vast audience was handled In a most eomnu > ndable manner and after the seats , the aisles and the lobby had been filled , the overflow was turned Into Crcighton hall. There had been no attempt made at decorat ing the theater , the only thing In this di rection being banners that were placed at either side of the stage While man } distinguished guests occu pied seats In the bed } of the house , the boxes came In for their share of attention. The upper box on the left was occupied by Rev. Dr. W J Reid , senior editor of the United Presbterlan. and wife. Rev. Dr. A. G Wallace , corresponding secretary ot the Board of Church Extension. Rev. Dr. W. S Owen , corresponding secretary of the Board of Home Missions , and Re-v Dr Barr , secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions. The lower box on the left was occupied by the wives of the miMnbers ot the general committee , Mrs J A Duff of Chicago , Mrs. J H McMillan of Monmouth. Ill , Rev and Mrs H. C Marshall of Rhode Island ; Rev. and Mrs Frank Jamison. Prof Swan nnd Miss Alice Wlnblgler of Monmouth , 111. On the lower floor the box on the right was designated as the "Missionary Box , " and was occupied by Dr and Mrs McCague , Prof , and Mrs. J. R Alexander , aud Mrs. Emma Nichols , missionaries to Egpt ; Rev. George W. Morrison and Rev. Mr. Krude- nler , missionaries to India , and Rev. Marlon Morrison , field missionary in Nebraska. The stage was occupied by-tic members of the general committee , the officers of the organization , the speakers of the evening and the 150 members of the trained choir and a number of the clergymen of tbo city. Shortly after S o'clock , President Murdock called the convention to order and In a few words stated that the convention had as sembled as was the custom , to labor for the good of the Christian cause. The meet ing and its purposes , he said , had been anticipated and for nearly a year the mem bers of the church had been looking forward to the meeting In Omaha As President Murdock finished his re marks , two beautiful floral offerings , ono from the First Christian church and the other from Christian Endeavor societies of Omaha were sent to the stage They were received with a hearty tound of applause , after which the audience joined in singing , "To God My Earnest Voice I Rnlse. " This was followed by a season of silent prayer , after which the audience joined In singing , "To the Hills I'll Lift Mlno Eyes. " Rev. J. A Duff of Chicago , general sec retary of the society , led In prayer This was followed by the responsive readings , after which "Bless God , the Lord , " was sung by the choir , under the direction of Prof. Wlk } , Miss Lldcll presiding at the piano. The address of welcome for the state of Nc-braska , by Governor Holcomb was the first upon the program end President Mur dock Introducing the executive , said La dles and gentlemen I now have the honor to present the gentleman who will welcome jou to Nebraska. " RHEKTRD J\ ltlHM < < OP THIS hTATC rnor lloli'oiuh the Tin- Horn u AVi-lcliiiit- Governor Hoicomb acknowledged the In troduction nnd proceede-d In behalf of the state of Nebraska to bid the visitors wel come within its borders. He epoke as fol lows : Mr Chairman , Member * of the Young People's Christian Union , Ladles nnd Gentlemen tlemen- wlxh to usHurc } ou thitl It gives me genuine * pleasure to Htimd here. , nnd on behulf of the people of our great common wealth extend to you a most hearty greet ing We , my frlendH , welcome you with wurm hearts and outstretche-d liuwiH. Wo hope that your prese-nce with us will not only be n pleasure to each and every ono of you. but will be profitable for the great work that we know you Jiavo met here to conBlde-r. Wo hope that during your stay lu-io und during your deliberations them will be nothing which will inar the- pleas ure of your coming. We not only esteem , It 11 distinguished honor to have heru gath ered the representatives of a body BO august , perloimlng Its work In the Chris tian world so long , and having nuch a high Htandlng , but we deem It a pleasure r.nd a privilege ) to ende-avor u lent wa can to entertain } ou during jour stay among UH. We- say unto you. "Knock , and It shall be opened unto you , " We Bay thut you , "being BtrunyerB , we will take you in" I do not want to be understood UH .using the e-xprepxlon in the modern ac ceptation of thu term ( laughter ) , because I am afraid that vve cannot. ( Laughter ) I have heard tome expiesxlons of anxiety and of fear , when It v\a discovered what a largo representation wo had from thin gn-at society In our midst that } cu would take ) tli fa town while you were here. ( Laugh ter ) J assure you that the people of our rn- tlret Htate vvlll watch with great Intercut your luborH here I only hope that } ou , or POIIIO of you at least , who have not fittusu ] ever the broad , undulating prairie a and be > autlful vallen of our great common wealth , may bo peirnlttcd , while you are lie re , to pass on to the central part of our state and view its many lituultoux at tracting , see thu great flbldg of trait ) , line after line of grten , waving e-orn , now al- rrcHt matured , with jf-llow tunK'ls nodding arid smiling' to you as jou go by. Our people ) are in hearty sympathy with your work , I need but to nay to you , IndlcH and gentlemen , that among the people - plo of the Krcat Htulo of Nebraska we Imvo a e-lats of citizenship that will compare with the Kreut commonwealths In this union In Christian vlrtutu We aru proud of our magnificent elate , of Its many re * sources , of its many uttractlona , of the Intelligence and Christian virtue that per- viide our people. Need I but tell you that Information gleaned from the CCIIHUB of l&O places this proud commonwealth of our first in the list , showing the least percentage pf Illiteracy and thu liust per centage of crime ? ( Applause ) We believe. my friendtf. that , If that be true , and It certainly IB ctitabllshed you cannot help fcellnc that you ore among neighbors , among friends , uinone those who appreci ate * thti beauties of a Christian citizenship. I , for one , urn not in sympathy with th sentiment whkh I hove heard expressrd more nr less that , when vve leave our cuut- tern homes , their early surroundings , th chmch ties that bind us , and come to tha