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THE OMAHADAILY ! BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 30 , 1871. OMAITA , TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 10 , 180G. sti ! L.E . COIr FIVE CUNTS. SETTLEMENT NOW IN SICIIT Lord Salisbury Shows the Way Out of the Venezuelan Tangle. SETTLERS' ' RIGHTS TO BE RESPECTED llrlllNli Premier lit the Lord Mnjor'M llimiliiet MnUoN Many Imiiortnnt IleeluriitloiiH HennrdliiK KnK- luiid'N I'orelKii I'ollcjt ( Copyright. tSOfl , by the Ar oclnte < l I'rc . ) LONDON. Nov. 0. In bright , crl p weather today the time-honored "lord major's nliow" took place nnd the new lord mayor of London. Mr. A. Faudel-PhllHpa. wan formally Installed In cfilce , succeeding Sir Walter Wllklns. The old established custom showed little elgn of becoming obsolete , and , owing to the popularity of the new lord major and some unusual features In the street parade , the occasion was the most Interesting In recent years. The committee In charge of arrangements wisely decided to eliminate certain absurd features from the parade. Hitherto It has been customary to have a scries of tilum- phal cars representing some allegorical or historical subject In which numbers of young women have shivered In the November wind. In place of these. In today's procession , the cars wcro occupied by groups showing the various conditions of I/jndon's Industry dur ing the last century. The procession started from the Guild hal at 10-30 a. m Along the route the usual bunting and decorations were JL'I'In | d' In Chcan- these being particularly noticeable nldo and Newgate streets. A particularly pleasing feature of the parade was the maids of honor , who accom panied the lady majorcfls. The ladles who officiated in that capacity Y i Faudel-Phllllps , Mlbfl Stella Faudel-Phlll .s. Miss Wlnglleld , M'ss ' Churchill. Miss Walrond Miss K 7gcorge. Miss Evans and Miss Walter. For the first tlmo In the hlstciy of these parades , the maids were attended by the following _ gentle-men as - . N. w ' " " > groomsmenHon. , > _ . 'll""T5 [ , VOM Second Life guards ; Captain Ellison , Ninth Lancers. Captain Taggart. Fifteenth HUB- ears ; Captain Freyar. Seventh Hussars ; Mr Cecil Lowther , Scots guards ; Mr R. \ \ Larkln , Scots guards ; Mr. T. Matthlcson Coldstream guards , , and Mr. Clwworth Musters. Third Hussais. SOLDIERS MAKK A SHOW. Another feature of the pioccssloc was the military display. The new lord major Is ai authority on street pageantry. He U als ( acting advocate of military bands and mill taiy spectacles , and this feature was largcl : developed The Scots Greys fuinlshcd the escort , and several line regiments also marched In the procession The bojs of thi chips Arcthusa. Chlchcster and Warsprlti attracted much attention and were supple mented by a division of the Gordon Roys orphanage. The fire brigade also made ai lnt"rctlng fchowlng , and the advamo whlcl hu been made In locomotion during tin century was demonstrated by one of tin most perfect motor cars , In contrapt with nn old style coach , equipped with coachmci and attendants In old-fashioned liveries which followed. Mr. Faudel-Phllllps , the new loid major In the younger son of the late Sir Rcnjamln Pamucl Phillips , who was .alderman fron 1857 to 1S8S , and who served In the office of lord mayor In 18CC. lie was born In 1S40 succeeding his father as alderman In 1888 having three years previously filled tin office of sheriff of London nnd Middlesex- He has for the last three years been chair man ot the special committee of the cor poratlon. appointed to defend the rights privileges .ind existence under 1U prcscn conditions Ho has also for several jean occupied the position of governor to th' ' honorable Irish society , a body which man ages the extensive estates of the corpora lion In Ireland. Ho served the post o high sheriff In London In 1S93. and Is a magistrate and deputy lieutenant for Lon don and Herts. In which latter county Hall , park , his residence. Is situated In 1SS3 h < unsuccessfully contested the Watcifon division of Herts In liberal Interest , bu Is now a liberal-unionist Ho Is a mcmbc of the arm of Messrs F udel-Phllllps A Sons , warehousemen and manufacturers Now gate street. Ho married. In 1807 , sister of Sir Edwaid Law son of the Dall Telegraph. Thu now lord major Is the holder of hlgl decorations from Helglum Scrvla. Pcrsl and other countilcs. He Is a member o the Reform nnd Ganlck clubs. He Is th fourth lord mayor of the Jewish persuasion his father having been the second. LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET. The arrival of the guests at the Gulldhal lasted from C o'clock till 7. Seated In stall chairs burrour.ded by a throng of ofllclals bravo In glittering uniforms , the hosts lost to reccUo the guests , who passed bctweci the double lines The arrivals of specla Interest were those of the lord chancellor Lord Halsbury. the chancellor of the ex chequer , Rt lion. Sir Michael Hicks-Reach the prime minister the marquis of Salisbury the first lord of the admiralty , Rt lion George J Goschen , Pilnco and Princess Ed ward of Saxc-Wulmar , Lord Gcoigo Hamll ton. Lord Cross Lord Ashbourno ( lord chancellor collor of liclaml ) . Sir Rlchaid Webster SI Robert Flnloj' , Hon. George N Cuuon , Lori Onslow United States Ambassador Ilajaru the Chinese minister , the Japanese minister tor and the Danish minister. The proccfcslon was then foimcd for th largo hall , where dlrner was fccrted. Or arriving In the hall , the prnrc .lon walkci ( round the tables , which furnished seat for over 900 guests. 'Ihe luid majm sat a tha south tallo near the center of ihn loinn with the two shrrlffs. P T Rltcluo and R H Rogers , at his right and let * The mar quls of Salisbury came next , and the mar chloncss tat upon the light of the Ind majorcss. Mr Ilnyaril h.td n special seat o honor nt the main , or south' table , whll all the other diplomats were abated at th Eldo table. Mr llajard 'va.s the third perso to bo presented to the lord nuyur nnd lad ; majoress. His piodtwasorfl were rfcaicel , noticed , but as Mr. llaynrd uppioached th da's ' and boned there were cheers from til > v gucui * Mr. llujard too'c ' his place nn th < dalx behind thn mniquls of Salisbury. The scene In the banqu t hall was a brll illant one. The huge oaken rnfleis wet decorated with llnrs and bunting , the hal v/ns hillllr.ntly lighted , showing to the lieu of qdvantngo thn nUliiTlug uniforms and th dresses anil Jewels of the women AMBASSADOR HAYARD'S SPIJUCH. Mr Rayard responded to the toast of "Th Ambassador" In the folluulng terms- I am honored In being cho cn to upon for Iho corps of mhlch I nm a humid member. I confers th.it until u SO o'eloc thH evening I did not expect to bo n ke ti ) U'M < end to n toast Honcvoi , I have ob tnlned nn Idc.i fiom u distinguished dlplo mat , Lord Dufferln. who recently Mid tha ll.o governments of the urn Id wcie n mas of p.iliiltutliiir. nervous nciifntlonx. The re unit , no mild , of blinking together then ponmitlans was to do tioy Isolation , splcn did or otherwise , und to Induce nations t feel nnd aet nn ladles und gentleman wit rontdderntlonn foi each other's feelings nn Inte-rcnl * . T1n < people 1 repirsont huv nmdo a drclamtlon in no narrow tense nn In no local or moioly natlrnml sense whlc Htnnd.i UH n veidlct ntH declaration foi nn tlonnl honoi , spe.iidng to thn tinman heal nnd mind In favor of Hint homely whlc Is essential for the clvlllxntlon of Iho work You cannot today Hho-k civilization , eve on IU exterior boundailcp. without uffcc't Inir Its heart. This nimbler inn to MIC.I not for myself or count ! y but for th whole dlplntmitlo corps. The wet Id Is one Who does not perceive It does not ri-allz Iho truth nnd force n ; tlio day In , whic no live. Mr. linjard concluded with the vvordj "God * prml Iho city of London ! " Mr. Bayard' * remarks wcro received wit ! tumult of applause , Lord b'allitmr laughed at tha ambassador's reference t "splendid liohtlcn , " * pbraao credited t cabinet mlnlnstcr dencrlblng Orc.it tlrlt * In's position In the family of the nations , SALISIIURY'S Sl'fiECH. After Mr. Ilaj-ard had concluded the lord mayor proponed "Tho Ministry , " upon which Lord Salisbury arose amid loud cheers , which nlckly subsided Into breathless sllencoand lese attention to the annual Guildhall pcech of the prime minister , which Is , by omtnon acceptation , looked upon to em- iody the official apnounccmcnt of the gov- rnmcnt's policy to the nation. Lord Sails- jury said : I thank Mr rinynrd for hh presence hero onlgbt and for Ills joining In thlx historic meeting. Hy the few wordH ho has ut- crcd ho has raised hist own plane of oh- vrvntlon BO high nbovo the nioro level of i.nrty that , though contrary to our prac- Ire to make observations on the Internal lolltlcs of ether Ftntei , I mny be pprmlttnl without Impertinence to congratulate him ipon the splendid pronouncement which he great people he represents has inndo n behalf of tin- principles which Ho nt he Imslx of all human society. It Is rather Ilkn pitho.s to turn from hat matter to the not \ery Important -ontnucrsy which his country and oura lave had during the rcernt months with only the purpose of expressing my bollef hat the controvcr.sj- nt an end ( Phecis ) t Is often surprising by what very obxlous irrangemonts otir great dlfllcultlcs arc olvnl , and In the continent whk > h Colum- tus discovered the tradition of Columbus ind the egg should be reversed. In the INciihslonn wo ha\e' had with the United States on behalf of Its friends In Von- zuela. the question has not been w bother hero should be arbitration but whe-thor ho arbitration should have unrestricted application. Wo hnvo always claimed , re specting those who , apart from historic right , had the right which attaches to set- led establishment , that thu settled dls- rlcts should bo excluded from arbitration. Our dlfllrulty for many months has been o nnd how ti ) define the settled districts , ind the solution ban come , I think , from ho e-ontitiy Mr. Ilaytird represents , In the suggestion " that \\e should treat the co- "nnlal empire Just as wo treat Individual * ; hat the same lap = e of time which protects ndMilunls In rl\lc llfo from lm\lng their : ltle questioned should al o protect the I'ngllih colony from having Its title ques- llonfil. and where that lnp i of tlmo : -ould not bo claimed , though there should 10 an examination of the- title , vet all : ! int equity demanded In consideration of hiie'h title should be granted It Is a very simple solution and I believe It Is not using iniluly sangulnr words when I sny that I bellc'Xo It 1ms brought the controversy to in i ml It Is a matter of no small satisfaction to the go\ eminent , at a tlmo when anxious social questions whkh arc of far more mportaiiro than political questions , arc troubling America , and therefore troubling the rest of the world , that we should re move from the- board at all events any semblance of political difference which night hinder our rommon action In do- fcnso of the common heritage of socletj' . TUOUHLKS IN TUIIKKY Wo have had an anxious jcar In the foreign nfllce. but we lm\e llonte.l Into a period of comparatlxe ilm Unfortunately , one matter has not passed by. lhat Is the troubles In Turkey. Continuing. Lord Salisbury said that he believed that the people of Great Hrltaln wore now virtually unanimous agjlnst Iso lated action , than wjilch n worse course could not bu adopted to benefit the Armenian ? If U were merelj wished to pursue a course to punish or worrj the Turkish government. Great Britain had abundant means of doing so , but If they had a higher wish , to rescue- the Christian and Moslem people from atro cious mlsgiivernmcnt , they must seek to driw Into t-o-opoiatlon OH many nations of thu world us possible. If R were desired to use force In Turkey , ihe > Meet would not suf- flco ; mllltaiy occupation alone would bo ef fective , and the latter would be a largo un dertaking. Ho would not pretend to say what Great Britain might do In case she ex hausted all her forces , but If they wished a military occupation , requiring a very large ormj' . Great Hrltaln must begin by estab lishing n coiucrlptbn. The talk of Great Britain's exhibition of Incapacity was surd. Great Britain could not use a great army If she did not have one. Therefore , said the prlmo minister , he hailed with great satisfaction the Indications tliut public opin ion had been aroused by the horrois of which the Turkish government had been gulltj Yet l.o iccognlzed the most fitting Instru ment of reforms was not an army In an island L'.OOO miles olf. It might bo dona bj others. Therefore , the only wlso course he saw was an adhoienco to the Kmopoau con cert. If the European states wcie willing tr act they had means of action which Great Hrltaln did not possess. If they were tin willing thcro was nut only great il.sk of fall Ing In the untie : taking , but the rUK of bring Ing about the ftlghtful horrors of a European war. It was nongonso to * aj that Great Brit aln was humiliated If she could persuade the other flvo powers to adopt her particular pur poses. Lord Salisbury demurred entirely , he said , to the Idea that they weroablo to bcml thc < counsels and the forces of gigantic em pires to whatever course Great Britain thought desirable He denied that they wetc acting f i oiii selfish principles In not Inter fering actively In TurKev They were the trustees of the Interests of vast populations. and the > y would bo deeplj culpable If those- Interests were neglected. A gcnci.il Huro- pean war might Involve territorial changes vitally affecting the nations of Km ope. NOT PHILANTHROPY WITH THEM. "You cannot expect those nations , " Lord Sallsbiny piocecded. "to regard the problem In the same emotional and philanthropic spirit as jou In 50111 splendid Isolation. Vou inav consider that dilatory , but jou must confes" that they have good motive * for prudence. We have been told by Mr Court ney and Mr. Morlcy ( opposition leaders ) that wo might Influence the powers to our way of thinking by abandoning Cgypt and Cjprus. That Is a pretty and almost Idjlllc com option of International pollcj- , but I do not believe In It. "And I may say. " Ixird Salisbury added "In connection with the eastern problem that wo fieo no cause to abandon the pollcj hitherto pursued or to relinquish a single aero of the land wo now occupy " Having warmly eulogized the work of Sir Hoihcrt Kitchener , the sirdar of the Hgjptlan forces , and Laid Cromar , the Brit ish agent at Cairo , In connection with the Soudan expedition. Lord Sullsburj said that he could not cav more than that the concert of Kuiopo seemed to bo moie leal than ever before Ho was vcrj much pleased with the eloquent speech of M Hanotaux. the rieneh minlxtcr of foiclgn affairs , out lining the requirements which the powers would Insist upon from the sultan. lie be lieved. ho eald. that France would do nothing to bufllo European action Lord Salisbury's romaiKs contained only a guarded reference to the disclosure * made by I'rlnco Bismarck , through his ncnepaper oigan. of H Eocict ticatj between Germany and ItiMsIa which cxlotcd pi I or to 1SOO. The premier alluded to Prince Bismarck as the greatest atalebinan whlrh the latter p.ut of the conturj bad pio.luccd. Ioid Salisbury dcmunod absolutely to Ihn pittuiinptlon of the existence of a permanent and notessaiy antagonism be tween Kiusln and Great Britain Of this presumption Lord Salli-lmr > catd "Tliat Is a superstition of antiquated diplomacy. 1 have good grounds lo believe that Rucsla entertains the same views und puiiues the same object us ourselves coocciuIiiK the terrible event In the en t " In a short peroration. Laid Salisbury. h Ing spoken for forty minutes , repeated the sentiments expressed by htm In previous speeches on the subject to the offcet that our first dutj Is toward the Interests of our own country : our second duty to all humanity to bring rodiew to thousands without threatening millions with ruin , " Iiidlii'n Kn ill I no. I > OIIIN ( n IMotliiK. BOMBAY , Nov 9. Sellout rlollng occurrer yeatciday at Siiolapur. A band of G.OOO men looted 1.E09 bags of gtaln. Thr efforts at the pollen were of no a'all und th''i fen they flicd upon thu mob , kllllnr , four men and wounding six , A fuithcr out break Is expected , as Sholapur Is one of ( ho worst famine tracts of tbo illMrlH. _ Cabinet CrlnU In l BKUSSKLB. Nov. St. Owing to tin , do- clalon of tbo council of minister * nnt to nubmlt to Parliament the military rcorgun i- ( ration scheme drafted by the minister of war. ( jtnnrul Brnraluo , the latter ua > it- algncd , but Ub icslgufttlcu he * not been accepted. TALE OF SPANISH CRUELTY Frederick Qrnycroft nnd His Wife Attacked by Enraged Soldiers. tlERICANS ASSAULTED IN THEIR HOME 'nil PiirllctilnrH of the Oiitrnw Sotit Ineer < 'liir > - ( ) liu-5 Soldier * .Murder Nineteen 1'ooiilc I In Cold Illiiiid. KHY WKST , Kla. , No * . 9. Advices from Invana last night give details of an out rage upon an American citizen and butchery of nineteen non-combatant Cubans. Includ- ng four women , by Spanish eoldlers. The nassacrc occurred last Thursday near the own of San Jose do las Lajs , Havana province A detachment of Spanish noldlcra urprl-scd six Insurgents , who. how eve" , made heir escape , which angered the Spaniards , and they began to raid the houses In the neighborhood , alleging that the Inhabitants were In sympathy with the rebels. The Spaniards went to the sugar estate of 'rcderlck ' Orajcroft , who came from Indiana about three years ago. . Some of the soldiers entered the house and some of them seized Mrs. Graycroft and assaulted her. The msband , In desperation , rushed to his wife's aid , but was struck down by a sword In the lands of an olllcer. Two terrible gashea were made In his back and his right arm was nearly severed. The Spaniards looted the house , took $850 In rash and then raided other houses on the estate They burned eight building and shot and Killed nineteen Inmates , four of whom were women. Graycrott. when ho recovered sufficiently , wrote to Vice Consul Springer at Havana. It Is understood that the vlco consul cabled a full account of the outrage to Secretary Olncy. The Spanish authorities In Havana arc greatly disturbed because several thousand Insurgents from Gomez's army have entered Matanzas province. So serious docs Weyler consider the situation that ho has withdrawn 6.000 troops from Plnar del Rio and dis patched them Into Matanzas to stay their advance. During the ulego and subsequent capture of Guajamaya City by the Insurgents the Spaniards Io.it 2CO killed and wounded. Three hundred and seventy Spaniards sur rendered to Callxto Garcia , commanding the besieging force Garcia sent word to Gen eral Castcllanos that they would bo ex changed for Cubans held by the Spaniards. HAVANA. Nov. 9. Captain General Wej-- Icr haa taken the Held In person against the Insurgents under Antonio Maceo In the piovlnco of Plnar del Rio and reliable news received from the fiont Indicates that the Spanish columns arc approaching close to the enemy. General \Vcjlcr left Havana on board the "iiilscr Legn/py half on hour after mid- iilght. his destination being the port of Marlel. province of Plnar del Rio. From Marlcl. It Is understood , the captain general ulll go southward by the highway to the town of Artcmlsa and along the line of the trocha. Strong reinforcements are being embarked to support the captain general In the operations now In progress against the Insurgents. Marquis dc Ahumada remains In charge of the captain general's ofllcc here , with Colonel Itamon Domlnguez as his chief of staff. The committee of national defense has passed a resolution requesting- govern ment to finish the rebellion by the use of inns and without political Interference. I. VT13ST .NU\Vs7 F TIIIJ CDIIA.V WAU. Action of Pointful I'nrtU-M IH Much DlNtMIMNCll III till * \e MllllllTN | HAVANA. Nov. 9. General Weyler ar rived at Marlel at 6 o'clock this morning and left shortly afterwards going In the direction of Guanaja on the military line ami about half way to Artcmlsa. Advices from Plnar del Rio announce the surrender of the Insurgent leaders Fllomcno Clmcno , Domingo Parra and Alejandro Ruble and eight of their followers. The Insurgents have attcked the villages of San Vlnvcnto and Dos Bocason , the rci'roid ' between Crlito and Santiago do Cuba , from which place Crlsto Is not far distant. Telegraphic com munication with Crlsto Is Interrupted. Heavy firing was heard In the direction of Zajorro and Maja. Near Jaguey La Grande in electrical battery and flftj--slx dynamite artrldgca have been found burled. In the province of Santa Clara thcro has been an Increase of pernicious fever and yellow fever , principally the latter , uml many natives have been attacked. The editorials In the local papers arc going over the Important act of political parties In joining In the support of the Spanish pol- Icy. La Lucha sajs the act Is due to the Influence of Governor Porru.i and adds that It corrects the error of the autonomists and the reformists in bcTlevIng In political dealIngs - Ings with the rebels and not In energetic means of suppressing them. The separat ists , this paper sajs. have clearly fixed the Issue to bo cettled with arms and arms must bu the only response. It points out that General Campos , at a memorable meeting at the palace before his departure , said no body could suppose that ho possessed suni- Llent prestige to change tlio status of the Cuban question , not even by concllatory measures. Havana volunteers , recruited from the eolorcd firemen to the number of 300 , arc leaving Havana for the trocha. The com mittee on national defense will tomorrow publish a iranlfe-sto addressed to the loyal Inhabitants of Cuba , calling upon them to join togethe- tecure peace by the triumph of the ) Spanish arms , with the security that Spain will do justice to all political parties who have united to sustain the national soverolgntj- . The manifesto nevertheless ar gues that each respective political program of the parties shall bo maintained. General Arolaa. with a squadron of the Prlnclpo battalion of cavalrj- , General Gauco and Colonel Ordonncz , received Captain Gen eral Weyler upon his arrival at Marlel to- daj- . The people manifested great anima tion and the mayor of the town and the chief commanders of the r-niy went on board tha gunboat Maria Crlstlna to greet the cap tain general. The troops extended for five miles alone the hlghwaj- . Captain Genera : Woylcr loft Marlel with a column of G.OOi Infantry , 400 cavalry and six cannon. The Klrbt brigade , under Colonel Harnamlcz Vcl. apro , and another under General AguIIar with the'column of Colonel Plntos , fron the plantation of Canas , In the rear , have left the troclia and gene In the dlrcctlcn of the mountains of Plnar del Rio , Genera Wojler was mounted on a fine black horse , .SHIPS .MOIII : AIIMS TO TIII : CIIIIA.VS , Sloniiier DaiiiiHeHX SitllM Auny Atltli n of JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Nov. 9. The Mourner Dauntless , which has already landci three f\pedltlonb In Cuba , Is off again with a largo cargo of arms , ammunition and medicine nnd supplies for the Insur gents. Tbo Dauntless was released from custody Saturday morning by the collector of custom1) of Fernandlna. She at once took on a supply of coal , but not enough to attr.iet tbn attention of the revenue officials She then went down Nassau sound , where she lay to until sundown. Three yawl boats manned by seen Cubans each , and towlnj two flat boats , boarded the Dauntless at i o'clock. The steamers Three Friends am ICatc Spencer Joined the Dauntlcai. and a number of boxes and packages were traus ferrcd to the Dauntless. The steamer , wltl Captain John Myers on board , then beaded joulbeast. Drouned u Dnek Sliontlni ; I'urly. iBHVII.I.I : . Nov. ? . The steamer Aznn- farclie , while tuklnu n party out duck shooting ; was sunk1 In collision with an other steamer. Twenty ot her passengers were drowned. sn > 5i.vrio.\Ai. TAi.fc or iiontinuv. Ilorr ( lie Adnnin 12xi > rcn Conuinnr l.oxl Tlilrtriro TlinnMittid. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , "Nov. 9 | Borne scnsa- lonal testimony was J given before Judge Barr thla afternoon , which revives the story of the theft of a $35,000 package from the Adams Kxpresa company a few jears ago. More the argument * th the damage suit ot Mrs. Rugcnla El rod against the Adams I'x- ircra company wore begun the counsel for ho express company Introduced as evidence an alleged confession mailc by Mrs. Minnie B. Kctchum. CharlieHardln's wife In this confession she states her husband had told her that Charlton Klrodfeot him the poal- lon with the express company with the un- Icrstnnillng that they were to steal at least i million dollars from the company. 'Cctchum told his wlfe. according to her story , that ho wan completely In Klrol's > o\vcr and that Klrod threatened to have ilm returned to the MUsurl penitentiary 'or an uncxplred term It ho did not do as le directed him. Using , this same threat , Klrod , It U alleged , would ( orcc Hardln to give up his salary as fast fl It was drawn , giving him back only enough , to live on and .hat In amounts of $1 and $2 at a time. 'Inally , according to Mrs. Kctchum's atate- nent Hlrod's creditors proved him too tard and he told Hardln to take what money 10 could get. Hardln catiio home one morn- ng with about $1,000 and said that he had stolen $35,000 and had ttirned the most of t over to Hlrod. They rcni to Cincinnati , when ho gave Mrs. Braun , his mothor-ln- avv $2,000 with which BIO bought a house in Morcland , a suburb of Chicago. They made their homo there for a while , having potten from Klrod $13,000. Then they Tavelcd over the country jtnd when ho was Inally arrcetcd only a siliall part of It was eft. From time to time , she sajs , Elrod mil vUltcd them and had got back as nr'ch of the money as they would give him. Ac cording to her confession , this nagging by Clrod caused her husband to spend the money and take to drinking. Before ho was arrested , ho had given his parents In Arkansas $2,000 with which they had pur chased a home. It will b'o remembered that Urtrd'n ' was acquitted of this robbery In Nashville , where he 'vvoa taken for trial lie Is now In the Michigan City , Ind. , prison for another offense. J. AIIOI'T A HACU'IC CAIIM ? . from Inilniid and IInn- liind'N Ciilonli'N Meet In London. ( C'opjright , ISM , bj" the Aesoclnteil Tresa ) LONDON , Nov. 9. The ? Pacific cable con ference resumed Its sections at noon today In the room of the carl of Selborao , parlia mentary under secretary for the colonies , at the Colonial offlce.vTko carl of Scl- berne presided nnd W. Hope Mercer acted as secretary. All the delegates were pres ent. After nn hour and.it half of Informal chat , dining which tlio routine of the sub ject and the order of tha witnesses wcic discussed , It was decided to begin with technical questions. ThojfOrst regular work ing session of tlio conference will take place on Thursday next , * The carl of Sol- borne will entertain tlitf1 delegates at din ner. . .J Secretary Mercer , taming over the situ ation with a representitlve of the Asso ciated press , said : "The conference will now get to work In earliest. Two meetings have already been hcjd ono In Juno and one In July last. At' the June meeting It was found difficult to 'arrange for Imme diate subsequent , slttlrCjs , owing to the Australian delegates bIng ( , obllged to go to Buda 1'csth to ntloi'd a congress. At the July session , a change of government having taken place In Unnada. the Cana dian delegations felt eoino delicacy about going ahead until the attitude ot the now Canadian ministry .wW'iscertnlned. ' This necessitated on adjournment until the au tumn. These two meetings were little more than formal , still matters were gene Into and considerable ground cleared. It Is not , however , permitted to me to ay Just what took place , as the government cannot , ot course , make any public statement until the conference Is over and tht.results ar rived at communicated to the government of the colonies Interested. " .VI'OI'I'i : ! ) Till * ' IMPIJIUAL THAI.V. IliiHxInii Hojnll ) ' Soared 1' ) ' Visions of a .MhlllNt Plot. unilLIN , Nov. 9. A special from Lcm berg , Austrian Poland , Hays that the Dzlen- nlk Polsklu of that place announces from St. Petersburg that a train convejlng the dowager czcrlna , the Grand Duchess Olga and the grand dukes. Michael and Nicholas , was suddenly stopped In the open country between Sumbatowo and patholw , owing to the loosening of the screws of the joints ol the locomotive. Several , officers of the Sumbatowo railroad station , It Is stated , are under arrest , as suspicion Is entertained that the accident was the result of a con spiracy. No confirmation of this story has been obtained. VrrKt-M l/niMiplllilr / , III London. LONDON , Nov. 9. The Financial News sajs that A. L. Dcwar. a Chicago broker , Is here with the mission to place Yerkes' tram > - way line sccurltcs , and also to raise money to finance a Chicago Stock exchange. The News warns Investors that elevated rail I- roads have seriously Impaired the tram way line's profit , adding that when thej were prosperous Yerkes displayed no anx Icty to let British participate. Itnllaii IIUerN OM-rlloiv Tholr ROME. Nov. 0. Nearly all the rivers of central and northern Italy have overflowed A quarter of the town or CItta da Caatclla has been flooded , bridges have been swepi away , severn ! persons have been drownci' and large tracts of land have been desolated Corn-nil U'ejleiIliiH.Vot ItoHlivnod. MADRID. , Nov. 9. The * report that Gen eral Weyler Is to bo replaced as captali : general of the Island of Cuba Is untrue. AVI1I Itoloittte MTM. CiiNlle. LONDON , Nov. 9f Mrs * Walter Castle ol San Francisco w 111 be' , released from Wornr wood Scrubbs prlsontomgrrow. llrn/ll'H I'roMliK-nf jHcrloiiMly m. RIO DE JANEIRO.Nov * , 9. The presldcnl of Ilrazll , Dr. Prudcntd Q. do Moracs I3ar ros , la seriously 111. \ IX-Seimtor ItcnRUH'Still I.UOH. PALESTINE. Tex. , Nof. . There Is no truth In the report -thitj ox-United State. . Senator John B. Heiig'an , tlio only surviving member of the confederate cabinet , Is dying John Reagan was taken $ ory HI October 2 nnd great alarm was fcltj1 but the fever let him and ho Is now considered much better Ho Is nblo to sit up , andtlllough fecblo wll probably bo welt enough .JO'fight for dcmoc racy for many years yctv I nNII no Mim'H Uoulile Crime. CHARLESTON , S. C.,4. Nov. 9 , At St Stevens , forty miles , from Charleston , nays a Post special , Fred Van Zebeler , at 2 p. m ycaterdaj' , shot hls.wlfe ( nice and then him self through the temple. The vvlfo was only slightly hurt while'Van Zabeler died lost night. Van Kabelor was a young bnsl nets man of good family , but had been slcl < and been In an Insaneaiylum last year. MIxtuKo of a Ilrllllnilt 1'olle.eiiiiin. SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 9. E. T. Case , an attocncy , was arrested late Saturday night for apparent drunkenness and locked up In tha California street station. As his stupor Increased , however the otllcers ordered his removal to the receiving hospital , where he died of cerebral 'Apoplexy soon afterward. Case was formerly , a Judge In the eastern elates. .Veiv York'H lloiidn In Hood Demand , NEW YORK , Nov. B.-Ulds on the JIG.- 000,000 314 per cent eold bonds of the City of Now York wcro opened today at the comptroller's otllce nnd 1t Is understood the Issue ' .viiH largely overbid. One hundred and idghty-llvo propojnls were rucelvrd and all of thu lendlni ; bunkers of thin city were represented. The premium ranges from 1 to 6 per cent. The total amount of proi posals Is not yet known. 'REACIIER ' USES A PISTOL lev , E , L. Benedict Fatally Shoots Druggist MoWhirter at Lnrribeo , la , RAGEDY GROWS OUT OF PROHIBITION > ritKKlHt AnNiiiiltN ( lit * Mlnlxtrr In the Sired nnd Hoi-elves a lliillet \car tlit > Ilenrt In Hedirn. . LAItRARin , la. , Nov. 9. ( Special Tele gram. ) Harry MeWhlrter , a druggist of this > lace , Is lying at death's door with a bullet edged just under the left nipple nnd near ho heart. Rev. K. L. Benedict fired the hot that will probably end the young man's Ifc. Ifc.Ono Ono day last week Rev. Mr. Benedict got nit a search warrant and had McWhlrtor's Irug store searched for liquors. This en- aged the druggist nnd about 4 o'clock this afternoon ho followed the minister Into the > arrab"o Review oince. The minister ox- ended his hand to MeWhlrter with peace- ill Intent. MeWhlrter , however , dealt Ben edict a severe blow on the head with his 1st. The editor of the Review Interfered and the men parted for tbo time being. As Mr. Benedict was passing the drug store on his way to the postofllco about 8 o'clock McWhlrtcr end n companion named lurko jumped upon htm and a tussle fol- owcd. The minister succeeded In freeing ilnihelf and drawing a revolver shot Mc Whlrtcr. who lell to the ground. Ho re- alncd his feet , however , and walked to the loctoi'3 ofllco. The phjolclan has but little lope for his rccoverj' . Sheriff Wheeler was telegraphed for at ? hcrokco and the minister taken Into cus- JH.V.M ) i\cAMiMnvr GOLD KIMI. Itlcli Lend llKei > \ croil In that Sort Ion \\JOIIllllK. . RAWL1NS , Wyo. . Nov. 9. ( Spcclal.- ) \ wonderful discovery of gold ore Is reported in the Grand nncnmpment mining district n the southern part of this county. A pros pector named C. W. Stetson , who was out inntlng deer , made the lucky find. The cad Is forty feet \vMe and projects out of he ground for several hundred j-ards Spec imens taken at random from the lead gave startling evidence of the richness of the \cln when powdered and panned. The new find is a few miles south of Battle Lake and ; he location Is an Ideal one for n mine. The lead Is on level ground In the green timber and close to water. The finder of the lead and his partner , John T. Beagle , have been offered $10.000 for their claim , but as there Is fully $25,000 worth of ore In plain sight they have refused the offer Although the richness of the find has created considerable oxcltemci.t It Is not thought that there will bo any rush to the region until next spring. The entire country uurioumllng the claim Is covered by nearly two feet of snow and prospecting Is nearly Impossible. CluirloM Murray Shut to Dentil liy n CHEYENNE , Nov. 9. ( Special Telegram. ) Word was received hero today of a fatal sboojtlog at n tie camp In t io Big Horn mountains on clcciton dayi 'Tho shooting 'vas ' done by Fred Hyle , a saloon keeper at Rockweed , Sheridan county Charles Mur raj1 , a tlo cot tractor , was drinking In Hylo'h saloon nnd , according to Hjlc'a story , tried tw climb over the bar to attack Hyle. Hjle says : "Ho had a reputation as a prize fighter nnd I was afraid I might not be able to hold my own with htm , so I grabbed a gun and shot him through the forehead , killing him Instantly. " Hylo was given a hearing and pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder. Ho was bound over to the district cburt and gave ball In the sum of $10.000 for his appear ance. Mt'.ST ' I'AY A V1JIIY 1IIC ! JL'IHiMKVr. Hnmiifl Ilnrlcrr of Miter Creek , Nell. , Soon res 11 Verdlet for ? NOOO , CHEYENNE , Nov. 9. ( Special Telegram ) In the United States court hero todaj Samuel Barker of Silver Creek , Neb. , ob tained a Judgment of $8,000 against Robert Smiley of Rawllns , Wyo. In 1SU2 Barker contracted to purchase 3,000 sheep from Smiley aud made an advance payment of $0.000. Whan the time for delivering the shcop arrived Smiley , under the claim that Barker had not compiled with his con tract lit icfercnce to payment of the balance duo on the transaction , sold the sheep on the market and retained thn advance payment - ment of $0,000 as damages sustained by low figures realized on the sale. Barker sued to recover anl the case has been bcforo the courts bcveral years. Minor Aeeldentt on the Union Pnolflc CHEYENNE , Wyo. . Nov. 9. ( Special. ) Four minor accidents occurred on the Wyoming and Nebraska di visions of the Union Pacific railway yester day. Between Harnoy nnd Tie Siding cast- bound freight. No. 22. had a car dci.tllcd by an axle breaking. No ono was Injured and the car was replaced on the track after two bouts' work. The Atlantic cxpioss was delayed - layed about two hours by the wreck. Drakeman F. W. Grlswold of this city was painfully Injured at Red liultcn while "chaining up" a car. Grlswold was workIng - Ing under the trucks of the car when , with out warning , the tialn movcilr and his fool was caught Mr. Grlswold was brought here. It Is thought no bones wcio broken and that his Injuries arc not serious W. C. Henley , whllo switching ears at Evunston , had several fingers of his right hand mashed between car bumpers , Brakcman Ilroseman of Sidney had his hand squcc/ed between draw heads , two of his fingers being maslicd. Ho was sent to his home In SlJnuy lust night. Will I'xtormlnnlo ( irii ) CASPER , Wyo. , Nov. 9. ( Special. ) The stockmen In the vicinity of Pine mountain , In this county , are arranging for a big wolf hunt. Pine mountain Is Infested by a great many gray wolves , mountain lions and bear. One hundred hunters and 'horse men are expected to join the hunt and It Is expected that a srcat deal of big game will bo killed. The hunt will bo directed by Joe Jay and Thomas Hood. Sliijorn of 11 Woman I > oiuie' . LARAMIE , Wyo. , Nov. 9. ( Special. ) The county authorities have failed to find a single clew to the murderers of Mra. Louis Wurl , who was brutally ulaln by Rome un known persons on October 23 , at Tlo Siding. Sheriff Grant ha * offered n reward of $30f $ for till1 apprehension of the murderers and Louis Wuil , liur.band of tbi ) murdered woman , also offers a reward of $ ! > QO for their arrest. _ : Iliu lll r Horn SHERIDAN , Wyo. , Nov. 9. ( Special. ) A United States geological uurvey outfit , under charge of W S , Post of Washington , U. 0. has returned from the Big Horn bantu where the work of establishing Nlgunla and tnak- , lng trlangulatlonii bag been In progress dur ing thu past summer and fall. The nork will bo continued next .Viiinlier of SullH CHEYENNE , Nov. 9. ( Special Tele gram , ) In the United Stated courts today suits brought by the Unltod States again * the Union Pacific Railway company und oth era to cancel patents Ixsucd to 700 purchos cm of railroad lands In Wyoming vvcro dli missed. The costs In all of tbo ults i\a paid by the railroad company. IAMCS nnstwn spiujy , IYMIJXTS. Now Will I HIT to. SUJMI S rid Needed for 12\iiorliir < NEW YORK , Nov 9. TI 'nks ' arc con- emulating the resumption 6T epeclo pay- icnts , which they suspended In Tcbruarj' , S92 , by refusing to supply gold for export nd for the payment of government dues. That action throw the burden of supplying old upon the- treasury and eventually orced the Issue of bonds by the government \hlch aroused so much complaint. Since thi > election the metal has been mtiiK Into the banks In such a flood that hey see their way clear to what can be- ermed the resumption of specie payment. \y this action of the banks gold will bo ml Into circulation and no reason whatever vlll exist for-hoarding It They will also osume the task of suppljlng gold for exert - > ort and thus relieve the treasury from the train. BRISTOL , Conn. , Nov 9 A business re- Ivnl Is fel * hero , and the most notable In- tanco of It Is found at the works of the Irlstol Brass and Clock company Be ginning tonight , the factory will run over line. This course Is necessary to fill orders which have been received MANCHESTER. Conn . Nov 9 The big Ilk mills of the Cheney brothers begin a nil line schedule todaj1. The works have icon running at a reduced time for more ban thrco jears. The change affects 2,500 mplojes. CINCINNATI. Nov. 0 A Times-Star special from Plqua , O. sajs the corrugating vorks , the rolling mill , the Snjder bent vood works aid the Orr Linseed mill started todaj' , giving employment to fiOO nen. The American Straw board works will start as soon us repairs are made. BOMBAY. Nov. 9. The Bank ot Bombay ins Increased Us rate of discount to 7 per cent. coon itKsiti.TS OK TIII : IIICTIO.N. lovtit IiiHtltutloiiH MnUliiu ; Imiiroxo- inolltM nnd rreplirlnir for HIINIU | > NM. DES MOINES. Nov 9 ( Special Tele gram ) The DCS Molncs and Liverpool Packing company of this city opened Its plant today nnd begin killing hojs , the first tlmo In six months. It Is ono of the re sults of election Ono hundred and fifty men nro emplojed. G. Van Glnkcl today let the contract for building a largo warehouse for the William Dcorlng Harvester Machine company , which will open an Iowa agency and distributing establishment hero The establishment of the business was contingent on McKlnlcy's election. Satimlny the sale of the bonds of tlio Keokuk A. Western road , to cover the- line from Cnlnesvlllo. Mo to Kansas City , wan completed In New York The' road has been broadened from narrow to standard gauge. The line extends from thh city to Gaines ville , and In the spring It will be extended Into Kansas City , thcro to connect with the Kansas Cltj. Plttshurg . Gulf , and make n through line from here to the gulf. \ iiitirri ) KOII AN nii > cimn : . ninny on \\iiri-niit. . SAN ANTONIO , Tex , Nov. 9. About ten jears ago a young German who gave the name of August Kermann arrived In the town of Rock Springs and purchased a ranch of 280 acres near the town. Ho claimed to ho from New York. He was possessed of an abundance of money , but made few friends during his ten years' residence on the ranch. Yesterday a German detective , claiming to represent the Gorman government , ar rested Kcrmann. The latter * submitted quietly i and said that ho would return to Germany ( without extradition. Kcrmann said ho was at ono lime In the postal serv ice ot the German government , and that nn Irregularity-occurred In his.department and that he fled to this continent to escape punishment The detective refused to make any statement of the case. IvIM.S HIS WIPIJ AM ) IIIMSIJI.K. Terrible Heed of Coal Doiilor for VVIilolio CIIUNI * Can lie \MMKIIOI | | . PHILADELPHIA , Nov 9 W. L. Hayes , a coal dealer , bat night cut his wife's throat and his own and today both were found dead In their bedroom The couple had often quart clcd and last night people In the same house with them heard the woman pleading with her husband , as though In fear , after which all was quiet. Hajcx' brothers stated that ho had como to their house at 3 o'clock this morning and called them up to say goodby to his mother. No one could then understand his actions , but It Is now thought ho had al ready killed his wife and after making up his mind to put himself out of the way had gone to bid farewell to his mother. Ho must have returned to the house and cut his throat Both Hayes and his wife were young. KAX.SAS. SUI-rit.lfllSTS AT TOl'IMCA. IlNii ! | ioliitcd tlint Susan II. Aullioiiy nndiinn Minn Cannot Attend. TOPEKA. Kan , Nov. 9 Tonight the first session of the thirteenth annual convention of the Kansas Equal Suffrage association was held at representative hall. Fifty delegates are expected to It. and many members of the association from all parts of the state will attend The women have been disap pointed by the news that Susan B. Anthony , Rev. Anna H. Shaw und Carrlo Chapman Catt will not bo hcio .luring the convention. They have been conducting a suffrage cam paign In California and will return from theio some tlmo this week. They will not stop In Topcka , but will go to Kaiuns City , where they attend the Missouri suffiago convention. November 33 nnd II. A iccep- tlon to Mlbs Anthony will bo held at the train whllo here , If It can bo arranged. WliST VIIIGIMA TOW.V IS IU > It.Mi ) . Thirl V-Mno IliilldlnUH IeHti-ci > oil and People \ro I'llnlo Mrlol.on. PITTSUt'KG , Nov. 9. The tnwji of Span- ccr , W. Va , was almost destioycd by flic last night. Thlrty-utno stores and houses weic burned. 'Jho fire Hturtcd In a room over SlmiLoiiii & Co.'s gcneial stoic : ind swept along the main business street , leav ing destruction In its path. The people vve.ro terror utrkkcn and thcio : v. < s n panic. The lire Mailed nt 10:13 : o'clock last night and burned until late this morning. The total less Is estimated nt $2nO,000. The axjlum building , being acruss the creek fiom Spercor. was out of danger , but the file could easily be seou by the Inmates and the attendants had their hands full In handling the patients , who were crcnlly frightened and terror-stricken. nn. I'Aiuviitm.sT's sociivrv OCTS IT. .Soolrtlon for Prevention of Crlniit and of Vleu KlKhl Over n I.omioy. NEW YORK. Nov 9. 1 ho supreme court of thlc county today decided In favor of the Society for the Prevention of Cilino , of which Rev. Dr. railuurt : IK president , nnd afjalmit the Society for tlio Prevention of Vlco , of which Anthony Comstock Is the head. In conutnictlng the will of the late Charley llalhRato Beck , who died at Rich field Spring * . N Y. . October 11. 18S3 Beck loft an estate valued at $5,000,000 and as R irrslduary legatee tlm Society for the Pre vention of Crlmo cornea In for $200,000. The Society for the Prevention of Vice claimed after the will was filed lhat tbo testator clearly Intended the bequest for them and that thn lawjcrs In drawing the will mis took thu names of tan two societies. I n ill mi Territory ConrlH ST. LOUIS , riov. 9. A gpeclal to the Post- Diflpntuh from Fort Smith , Ark. , says : Juilgo Carlln of the United State * court today pac.d on the conflict ot jurisdiction with Indian Territory courts and hli decision Is A great victory for Indian Territory courts , Ho holds that tlioy have Jurisdiction over all cases where outside cotmnlualonors' ex aminations were not ti ld 'prior ' to Septem ber 1. ADVANCE i IN GRAIN RATES Makes Five Million Dollars Difference on Nebraska's ' Corn Crop. WHEAT IS ABOUT ALL GONE TO MARKET ItiillroadN Got More for Ililiillnir Corif to ClileiiKo Than tlio I'aruier Doen for Hnlxlnir II Hotter Hilton to the fiiilf. On November 2 the railroad companies nd * . , vanced grain rates In Nebraska from 3 > , & to B cents per hundred weight , that Is about 3V ? to 4 cents In the eastern and middle sections and 4 to G cents In the western part. This advance was equivalent to about 2 to 2 ' cents per bushel on corn and2'i to 24 cents per bushel on wheat. There Is practically no wheat left In Nc braska to ship , according to the figures ot grain men , so that the advance of freight rates on that commodity U a matter of ln dlfferenco to all , but even If there Is still some wheat left the market has advanced moro than the freight rates. With corn thi ) case Is entirely different. The market on that cereal has scored no material advance and Is very little higher than It was last summer. In fact only 4 cents higher than the e\tremo low point touched U has been fig ured out by grain men that Iho advance on freight rates on corn will cost the farmers J"i,000,000 In round numbers If maintained , until the 1 9(1 ( crop Is shipped out. At the piosent time the farmers In the western portion of the state nro receiving 3 lo 10 cents per bushel for their new corn and the lallroad rate to Chicago Is about 13 cents per bushel on an average. It. the counties along the MUsourl river corn Is bringing 11 to 12 cents per bushel , and tint Chicago freight rote Is about 10 cents per bushel. The advance falls heaviest on the farmers In the western portion of the state , who are least able to bear It. Ship pers who arc sltuate'd as to be able to reach New Orleans or Cohesion ore 2 to 3 cents per bushel better off than those who nro at the mercy of the eastern railroad lines The effect of the advance 1ms been to Im mediately check shipments , and verj llttlo corn Is now moving forward to market from Nebraska. Corn held nn the ground or 111 cribs wastes away rapidly , a stiong argu ment agali.st holding back the ctop. In ad dition to the disadvantage ot tjlng up BD much money. UIIIMT IMIIMHS Till" lint'OHl ) . ItlNo ContlnuoNlllioiiKli tinIJIectloa of MoKlnloj IN AeeomiillMlied. CHICAGO. Nov. 9. Wheat biol.e the rec ord for the season this morning by selling nt SOVtc for December , 2 cents over Satur day's close. The advance was not attended by anj great degree of excitement A few open orders to taKe profits on long stuff at the even figure hi ought only a tempo rary setback. Outside markets were par ticularly strong The visible showed an Increase of only I,2t3.000 bushels ; threat ened crop damage In Argentine , doleful rumors of unsatlsfai lory fall seeding In Russia and Frarco and largo seaboard clearances wcic the chief factors which conttlbuted to the success of the bulls. Corn , oats and provisions participated In the advance proportionately. LONDON , Nov. 9. Mark Lane Express In. the course of a long article on the craps , -The4dpflclcricy Iti India Is how known to ho very serious , but It is not likely tbht any large wheat Imports will occur. Al though prices only range from 2Cs to .tfia per quaitcr , the extreme poverty of Iho Indian populace rcndcis anything over ROs almost prohibitory , and ICs to 2Cs Is tha usual rango. Owing to the failure In India and Aus tralia a deficiency of 2.0.13.COO quarters has been created In Gicat Britain's usual sup- pi j' , which must bo made up fiom other SOU1CC3 and Is a change In the oltuatlon which Itself Is sufficient to uphold the re cent rise. The quantities of wheat on passage to the United Kingdom on November 1 were 2,045- 000 quarters , of which Russian wheat amounts to 400.000 quarters , North Amer ican , 300.000 ; South American , 100000 ; Cali fornia. 1,2:0,000 , and elsewhere 25,000 quartets. The spring corn trade has been dull for maize the supply of which Is larger than ever , although retail demand can easily as similate , while the large new crop In Amer ica discourages any Idea of speculative pur chases for a rlbc In IS',17. SCHOOL cirnvnoN u\m > TO soi.vu. Nome of the * I'lilquo I'liiiNON of idnen lion In Cimmlii i\pliilneil. SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 9.-Major Sam Hughes of Lindsay , Canada , n conservative member of the Canadian parliament from Ontario , Is In the city. Major Hughes Is deeply Intcrofctcd In the school question la Manitoba , over which the conservatives and liberals have been wrangling foi some time past , and has considerable to say concerning1 the settlement which , according to the press dispatches , WAS effected n few dajs ago. "The settlement of the school question In Manitoba Is not as .satisfactory as has been Indicated In the pi ess illtjimtch'.H , " he said. "The conrervatlves , who were defeated at the last general election , 1 am confident would have settled the question much moro justly and equitably had tbu > poxseEscd the oppoi tunltj' . "Tho conscivatlves took the stand that the Roman Catholics should hava the light to use their own books only and should bo given no government suppoit The liberals grant the right of any denomination to a half hour of > > chool for religious Instruction at the close of the school duj They also grant a cm eesnlnn which permits the use of text books printed In both English and Flench nnd whoever there are thirty Roman Catholic children In a buhool dis trict , no mutter It there bo tv Ice as many prote tant cbll-lrcn , the Roman Catholics are to bo entitled to have a Honu.i Cathollo teacher. "Another point In the settlement of the schunl question la this. The text hooks aie tc bo oiUlicly revised , and ( hat which Is objectionable to the Roman Catholics In history or llteiaturo Is to ho removed. These are the teinui of settlement ulili.li have been rofcrrrd to as highly satisfactory. In my , estimation , U IK veiy unsatisfactory. " uojiciKnii.iK CITS ; A .M\V : THIAL. Million Dollar Vor.llol In Km or of Alfred Merrill Set Axlile. ST. PAUL , Nov 9. John D Rockefeller comes out ahead on his appeal from the $910,000 verdict rendered against him anil In favor of Alfred Merrill of Duluth In the United States district court , The United States circuit court of appeals today ordered the case buck to the lower court with In structions for a new trial. Moirltt DU''il for damages on the charge that thcro bud been fraudulent misrepresentation by , Rockefeller of the financial ttnnillni ; of two mining corporations which were given by , Kockcfollon as his part in the big rontraot entered Into between Rockefeller and the Merrills , August 28 , 1893. In effect the court holds that tbo damages grunted were excesulvc. The milt and verdict attracted wide attention as also did un attempt to attach Rockefeller's ptnpcrty oliewhero IK satisfaction of the judgment. The original contract , out of which the suit grow , was the organization of one great mining cor poration , the Merrills and Rockefollen ex * changing thulr stock In varlouu other cor porations for stock In tbo now consolidated company , and Meriltt aliened that Rocko * feller's statement of the ( landing ot tha orlslnnl Rockefeller stocko wai fraudulent , vnlcli vlrvv was luvtaluod on trial lo the ex * tent of v