r OMAHA : DAILY i/E. . ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1S71. OMAHA , MONDAY MOBNESTSr , XOVEMBEK 10 , 1SOG. SINGLE COF\r FIVE CENTS. Mr-fan i THI > i TIT AP IIP i PP blGNS A TREATY 01 < PEACE Italy Agrws to Terms Demanded by King Mcnelek of Abywinix FORMER PROTECTORATE . - ABROGATED Hnvoy Vcrarzlnl Telegraph * lir Out line of tin- lure en ! to I tonic Prisoner * lo lie llclcail anil Their Keep I'alil Tor. HOME , Nov. 15. Under date of Adlsabeba , October ! 0. Major Verazztui , Italy's envoy plenipotentiary to the Negus Menclek of Abyssinia , has telegraphed to the Italian government c follows : "I have today with great solemnity , signed a tre-aty of peace and convention for the release of the prisoners ( In Menclck's hands ) . The treaty provides for the restoration of the UatUfl quo pending the appointment of dele gates by Italy and Abyssinia , a year hence , to determine the frontier by friendly agree ment. It recognizes the absolute Independ ence of Ethiopia nd abrogates the Ucclalll treaty. Italy undertakes In the meantime not to cede the territory to any power. Should fibe desire spontaneously to abandon the territory It would return to the Ethiop ian rule- . " lly the Ucclalll treaty , concluded In 1SS9 between Menelek and Italy. Abyssinia be came an Italian protectorate. The settle ment announced above by Major Verazzlnl Is the outcome of Italian reverses at the hands eif the Abjfislanlans. Major Vcrazrlnl telegraphs further as follows : "The treaty provides for the conclusion of a further commercial treaty. If necessary. The- present treaty will be communicated to the powers and ratified a month hcnre. The convention , after detailing the. arrange ment for the release of the prisoners pro vides that Italy shall Indemnify Abyssinia by a sum which the negus leaves to Italy's ecnse of equity for the expenses Incurred In the maintenance of the Italian prisoners. " The Negus Menelek sends a simultaneous dispatch to King Humbert announcing the signature of the treaty and adding : "May Go.l always keep my friends , " and expressIng - Ing the hope that It will raale : November 20 n great festival In King Humbert's family , "memorable for the families of the Italian prisoners. May God long picserve the life of your majesty. " mo FAMILY'S pirrii\ii MAIIMSS. Kiithcr. Mother mill KlUrrii Children THIril Mllli Slrnnue IileiiN. BOWMANV1LLE. Out. . Nov. 15. A most extraordinary cafe of religious mania Is reported from a farm ho e near the Long Sault. There for a long number of years resided Elijah Rice , his wife and fifteen children. The eldest son , Louis , 22 years old , recently became Insane and announced himself as the "Prince of the Sand Hills" and declared that Christ had appointed him to reform the world. The mania extended to the father , mother and the other chil dren , who neglected the farm and spent their time In singing and praying. Re cently the father coneelve-d the Idea that Louis was pursued by the devil and that It must be beaten out of him. Louis was knocked down with a leg of a chair , and Mr. apd Mrs. Klce * and two sons pounded him into Insensibility.Viicn tins was done they were satisfied the devil was driven out. Their next move was to celebrate the feast of the passover , and one of the little children wan to be sacrificed as the "pascal lamb. " One of the sons , a mere boy , told this to a clergyman , who Informed the po lice. On visiting the farm they found Rice and his son Ixmls suffering from Intense mania and had them removed to Kingston insane asylum. The doctors say that the other members will recover. \viiv M T sixn AMKIIICA.V MAI/.I : ? l > Inilln SiiKne tM it Cmul Komi for the Miirvlnjr. LONDON , Nov. 15. A correspondent telegraphs to the Times from Allahabad , -Jndla. as follows : Distress is beginning to be fedt In the ceded district of Madras. Rev. Mr. Cauipbe-11. a BrltUh missionary , writes from Cuddapeha. urging the Importation of Amcrleuiu maUe. "which , " he rays , "Is half the price of wheat and would find a re-ady sale In our up-country villages. It Is grown In many parts of the ceded districts and from Its resemblance to cholatn would be preferred to cither rice or ragl. while It could be sold much cheaper than any of the Indian grains. " If the government will not undertake such a work , surely there are merchants in Madras prepared to benefit the public with a prospect of a fair profit. Maize would also find a ready sale In upper India. This correspondent also quotes an article from the Pioneer , dealing with the drouth. It expects a good rainfall from the latter halt of December onward , but none before that. _ KXl'I.AIMXC Till : I.AW IX ITALY. Iniiiilurnllon Superintendent Stninjif Call * on Premier lliidliil. ROME , Nov. 15. Colonel Hermann Stutnpf. superintendent of Immigration of the United States , who has come to Rome for the purpose of explaining the United States Immigration laws to the Italian au thorities , had several conferences since his arrival from the United States on various emigration questions. Among other projects which have been mooted at the conferences was the creation of an emigration bank lo enable Italhn emigrants in the United States to send homo their savings and other- wlso to assist their friends. The Marquis dl Rudtul , the premier , has sent a circular to perfects. Instructing them to publish the principal provisions of the United States laws on emigration. The. Sicilian socialist , Bernardino , has salted from Naples on board the Oraga for Nc w York. _ It n morn nvlilently I'litrur. ROME. Nov. 15. The Italle eaj-s that the rumors of the deposition , of Archbishop Ire land from the diocese of St. Paul are evi dently untrue , because under the present pontiff there has been only a single dejiosl- tion , which was that of Bishop Tournal , who I ! Si was Insane. The Hallo , however , suggests as poewlblc that If Archbtebop Ireland com mitted further Imprudences the Irritation of the Vatican would be to great that he might be Invited to rc-slpn. Indemnity Will Xol lie I.iiruc. LONDON , Nov. 15. A Cape Town dispatch to the Times says there IB good authority to state that the Indemnity to be demanded by the Transvaal for the Jamlton raid will not be large chough to cause embarrass ment In any ejuarter. Neiv Claiiki- for Urrlhiinil Treaties. v < r LONDON. Nov. 16.-The Chronicle's Rome correspondent U ascure d that as a result of the Bltmarck disclosures Austria will propose a new clauie to the Drelbund treaties , to counteract the effect of secret treaties. _ Krene-h Strainer I * DNnlilcil. FAYAL. Aiorts. Nov. 15. The French . -Mcanuhlp Chareau Yqulem , Captain Roy from New York. October 30 , for Marseille ! . has arrived at rayal. with tur machine : ) out of order , hrr cmyo bin/tins and three of her botttf lent. 1'rrin'li I'aner Hun lV < ir , PARIS. Nov. 15. The lUppel euggttU that Ixml SalUburj 't rc-ognlllou of the Monnie doc trine tn the Venezuela agreement \\1M embarra * the titttlcaic'nt of ihe Ciir ; > trouble * . WIIKAT COXTIXrUS TO MOI'XT. Price of the Rraln Iloniim and Talieo llrenil t p vllh It. ( Cnpyr1 ht. 1 K by Vttn 1'ubllfhlnc C"otnj > ny. ) LON1ON , Nov. IE. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The wheat boom continues and all propechtes this week are that the price will still advance. "The market this week , " * ajs an author ity , "has again been very active and rising , values being 1 shilling to 2' shillings per quarter higher , and having now fully recov ered the decline , which occurred after the extraordinary excitement and rapid advance In October. The Influences affecting the market this past week have been renewed , purchactB for India and Australia and dimin ishing shipments to Europe. "The question of the probable extent of the demand for India Is etlll a difficult one to determine. lUln may yet come In time lo save the Important Punjaub crop , but In other parts of India famine and famine prlce are certain. Meanwhile some lead- In ? Indian houses have this week been mak ing Inquiries for both California and North Atlantic wheats. " . The great advance In the price of bread hag become a serious question In the laborIng - Ing men's quarters In London. BALLARD SMITH. INDIA FEARS A BAD FAMINE. BOMBAY. Nov. 15. The agricultural prospects everywhere In India are of the gloomiest description. The prices of grain ate rising and there has been another riot at Kurad. where u number of stores were looted. Governor Sandhurst will visit the suffering districts when the relief program is tn full operatloi. at the end of the month. The threatened Influx of famine victims to this city Is causing much anx- letr. letr.The viceroy of India , the carl of Elgin. cables that there "has been no rain in the afflicted districts during the past week , but , he says , a detailed examination chows that the prospects in the Punjaub and Northwest province * are more favorable than at first Imagined. Distress , however , is * imminent in several districts of Delhi. According to the last reports over 120.000 men are em ployed on the relief work. wiviia I'fsiiiis i.vro TIII : HILLS. CoeN After the t'nliuiix In The-lr Moun tain I'aKtiiexxeN. HAVANA , Nov . .UXo v.-ry explicit news his been ree-elvi-d from Captain Gen eral Weylcr , but It Is known that after the engagement at the Rubl hills he continued his march Into the Interior of the Rubl mountains toward Sura and cucceeded In penetrating to points which no othe- Spanish columns have reached. He has had several kkirmishes with the Insurgents , notwithstanding the advanlageoue positions which they hold in these mountain strong- hohU , but he has not cucceeaed In confront ing any considerable force of the Insurgents. The ItiEurgcJits have again attacked the vil lage of Candado and have cannonaded It , but without inflicting any damage , the Span ish sharpshooters having silenced the artil lery by picking off the gunners. Eighty- eight families and 450 men nave been con centrated at Mantua In Plnar del Rio. Cap tain General \\VyIer is now at Oleaga. The committee of national defense today he-Id a meeting presided over by the gov ernor and agreed to name committees for the provinces which arcto Invite the pres idents of political parties to join the com mittees In the work they seek to accomplish. The committee of national defence alto resolved to take steps to organize the labor of the Island for work In the agricultural districts. The subdlrector of the Spanish bank , Seaor Manuel Calvo. and ffvcral"bankers have united In an agreement to subscribe a loan of $1.000,000. Antonio Maceo Is today at San Juan Con- troras in the southern part of the province of Plnar del Rio , fifteen miles from Ar- temlsa. His vanguard occupies a position between Punta Brava and Candelarla. IlelKlniiM Arc the Chief Creditors CITY OF MEXICO , Nov. 15. The deci sion in the case of the Monterey & Mexican Gulf railway .will probably be rendered In a few days. The Belgian syndicate which te k over the property four years ago on an agreement to deposit $4.000.000 never made the deposit and the cre-ditors have been de manding that this be done , and it Is antici pated that the court will require the de posits. The Belgians are the principal cridltors. but the old receiver , J. A. Robert- eon of Monterey , a well known capitalist has claims for moneys advanced and eerv- iics rendered amounting to about $500.000 , which is believed to be sound and must be paid. Robertson , besides himself , repre sents Important American creditors. Panntm-rlerm Iloetorf. * Conference. CITY OF MEXICO. Nov. 15. Several hundred doctors from the United States , Canada , Cuba , Porto Rico and Central and South America have arrived here to attend the se-cond pauaiaerican medical college , which will be presided over by Dr. Cas- mona del Valle. noted for his original In vestigations. Resident physicians are formed In committees for the reception and entertainment of the visitors. The program for the week Includes a reception at the castle of Chapultepec by President Diaz and excursions to points of interest. IllNinnrck SatUMeil ivlth IIU AC-IK. LONDON. Nov. 15. A dispatch from Vienna to the Times quotes the Neue Frelo Prcsso as saying that the gist of a recent talk with Prince Bismarck was that he felt satisfied with the results of his so- called revelations regarding the relations of Germany und Russia prior to 1S90. French nervousness , he said , had reached such a height that her confidence in Rus sia's support in any contingency made the danger of war quite imminent. Klrot Soelnllxt OntriiKe In ( Hreerr. PATRAS. Greece. Nov. 15. A socialist killed a rich merchant named Frango Poulo In the open street here , and was afterward arrested. The Incident has caused a sensa tion , and It Is the first outrage of the kind which has occurred In Greece. The murderer of the rich merchant , Fran- go Poulo , boasts of being an anarchist. Many others have been arrested in connection with the crime. KaureTrli > Are Only on Paper. LONDON. Nov. 10. The Paris correspond ent of the Times , with reference to the ie- port that President Faure will visit Russia by sea. In order to avoid traversing foreign territory , and also that he will vuit Eng land on the occasion of the Victoria cele bration next year , thinks that neither pro ject is likely to be executed. Senor Ie LIIIIII-'N Jcili I * Snfe , MADRID , Nov. 15. La Epoca publishes a statement denying the report that Senor Dupuy de Lome will le retired from his post as SpanUh minister In Washington. Great Klood * In llooiilii. VIENNA. Nov. 16. Great devastation has been caused by floods In Bosnia. A rescue party of thlrte-en persons has been drowned near Serajevo. _ d Import * Shovr nil Incrranc. LONDON. Nov. 16. The Times Paris dis patch says the October trade returns show an Increase In the Imports end a decline In the exports. PollArrentcil for n Ilninh OntraKe- , DETROIT , Mich. . Nov. 15. C. Itogolskl. the P'jle who IH accused of hnvlng1 ex- ploddil a dynamite cartridge unde > r a dwellIng - Ing wewt of the e-lty limits last nlsht , wa * . found liv otllot-rt * early this morning In betl at hU home with life clothes on. filnce his nrrcut he has told various conflicting morlrs. The only motive knoun for buch crime by the prisoner in the fuel that iwrii : fie of tin Injurc-el men , had cuffed him ' 'ur'uB ' ' : \ i-m . . fracas on eleetloii let. ' linth tin Injured men uru doing f..lrly well , and bath may recover , MAKING A MERCHANT MARINE Commissioner of Navigation Discnssts Ways and Moans , FREE SHIP B1L THE FIRST NECESSITY Maritime- Hank oil theI'aclllo DOCKet \ot Crow ii It Sim n 111 a ml IN Serl < iu ly Thrcatt-tieil ! > ) ' Jainn' Itlvnlrj. WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. The report ot the commtesionfr of navigation for 1S8C. after referring to the necessity for the passage of a free ship bill , states our marl- time rank on the Pacific le now threatened by a new rival , Japan , which , under liberal and progressive laws , has just established a transpacific etcamstllp line to the United States , and with the co-operation of Ameri can capita' Is preparing to extend rapidly the oervlce. In 1SSO the tonnage of Ameri can vessels entering the United States from the ports of Oceanlca and Asia was 2S3.895 tons , and of foreign vessels 442,251 tons. In 1S95 the American tonnage entering was 305,451 tons , the foreign tonnage CD7.20C tons. The large and profltablei carrying trade , once conducted between Astatic and European ports by American vessels , which seldom entered American rorts , has almost entirely paiced away. We have already seen the An crican flag , commissioner says , almost wholly disappear from the mldatlantlc , save as borne by the mall steamers of the American line , and thf figures prci-ented show that the carrying trade of the Pacific U slipping from the United States. Before It Is altogether , Comnilssloi'er Chamberlain suggests that congress Irqulrc Into the conditions or transpacific tratspcrtatlon. For the control of this trade , the United State * enjoys ob vious nalvcal advantages. Within the last five years Japan's seagoing steel steamers have Increased from thirteen of 27.031 to fiftj-three of 105.353 tons. The number of steel and Iron steamers on the Pacific coast Is forty-three of CS.C25 tons. BY EXTENDING THE OLD ACT. The report recommends an Immediate ex tension of the act of 1892 under which the steamships New York and Paris were ad mitted to American registry and the steam ships St. _ Louis and St. Paul were built In the United States. Under existing law It U Impossible to establish on the Pacific a mall service even approximating our Atlantic mall service under equal conditions with those necessary to the recent creation of the American line. The report takes up at length the proposi tion to Impose additional discriminating duties of 10 per cent on all cargoes brought to the United Staters in foreign bottoms. It points out that every nation has followed the principle of reciprocity In vessel mat ters. Every other nation of considerable maritime rank has adopted and now pursues the same policy. Our total Import ? for 1 ! > W wcro valued at $731.9C3.SG5. of which $590.- .13S.3fi2 were brought In foreign vessels. The discriminating duty bill would put an addi tional charge of $59.000,000 on our interna tional exchanges based on the figures for 1S95. an amount approximately equal to our entire ocean freight bills on imports and exports. In 1M)3 ) we Imported $95.000.000 of coffee , of which $60.000.000 came from Bra zil. At least nine-tenths of the $60,000,000 of coffee Imported Into the country from Brazil , or $54.000.000. came In foreign ves- , sels. for the extra sum , Mr. Chamberlain says , which under the discriminating duty project the American people would be re quired to pay for Brazilian coffee alone , there could be established steicishlp lines , Including twenty-five steamers equal to the St. Louis or St. Paul , or a much larger number of the class required for South American as Asiatic and African trade. TREATIES ARE IN THE WAY. The report quotes articles from our treat ies % vlth the thirty-five principal nations of the world , all of which. It Is contended , must be abref.-ated at the expense of a dis turbance of our trade relations with the world If the policy of discriminating duties Is to be adopted by the United States. The report alsi' favors the enactment of the omnibus bills relating to navigation and to American ocatccn in the form favorably reported by the senate- committee on com merce at the last session rather than In the form In which these bills passed the house of represent , lives. It renews the argument for the repeal of compulsory pilotage on coastwise sailing vessels , and poln'.a out that cougresj has spent over $27.000.000 In the Improvement of seventeen harbors , at which compulsory pilotage Is still exacted from domestic calling vessels. By the abolition of useless registry bonds. Ameri can ship owners have been saved $30.000 annually , and American lake ship owners about $15.000 annually In Canadian charges. Imposed for years In contravention of the policy of reciprocity. The adoption of the measurement law. the report elates , hre effected a saving of thousands of dollaro to American shipping In foreign ports and In domestic lice-r.ses and charges based on net tonnage , besides bringing our law on this subject abreast of the laws of the progressive maritime nations. SPAIX WIM".MAKI : IT nit ; I.OAX. I'I fey .Million IloIlarH to litSuli - M-rllieil Kor In .Mairhl ! To.lny. WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Senor Dupuy de Lome , the Spanish minister here , has received news from Madrid to the effect that tomorrow morning at that city the government will make an announcement asking for public subscriptions on a loan of $50,000,000. While the minister Bald the loan was not to be made purposely for the Immediate purchases of munitions and equipments war , yet It was probable the bulk of the money would be used to defray expenses of the conflict now going on In Cuba. Minister dc Lome hao received a ttlegram from an official source saying that a private canvass has been made or bankers and brokers of Madrid" with the In tention of finding out how much they would subscribe and that so far different finan ciers have promised to take up bonds amounting to over $00.000,000. LONDON. Nov. 15. The Times Madrid correspondent dwells upon the unusual me-ans being adopted to secure the success of the Spanish loan. "Appeals , amounting to commands. " he says , "have becn ; Issued from the Interior , finance and marine min istries to the provincial authorities to adopt exceptional measures to secure large sub- ccrlptlons. The newspapers are filled with exhortations to patriotism from prominent public men , headed by the minister of finance. Senor Juan Navarro Reverter. The lonn IH more like a national charitable sub scription than an ordinary financial oper ation. " .Moirro.v iiAs sAvin TWO MIIMO\S. Srcrrlar- Agriculture- Shown Mm-li Kcononiy In IIIx Drimrlinriil. WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Secretary Mor ton In his annual report , which will shortly bo made public , will review the economical features of his administration and cite fig ures to show that be has covered back into the treasury J2.000.000 of the appropria tion for the Agricultural department during the four join. , or $500000 each year. This Is In the neighborhood of 20 per cent of the appropriation. One of the principal features will bea Icnethy .refutation of the clalmi of what he calls " " "calamity howlers. He will contend that agricultural Interests are not declining ; that 72 per cent of the farms In the. country are without any Incum- brances , while the Incumbrance on the re maining 2S per cent was Incurred In the purchase and Improvement of the lands The report will ctato that the * greatest ratio of mortgage * U found In the North Atlantic stales , and that New Jersey shows ecpc- ililly heavy Ineumbrancta. The secrelar.v will decry the lavish publications of the government and chow & pruning down of the literary output of the department. WIM. UK A Mii.iT.tnr i\.vrm ni llrllllnnt Dl-plny ( o Slum-t InStri of Ann-Hen lo FarrlitnrrK. WASHINGTON , Nov. l& la the inaugu ration of William McKtnlcy Washington will witness the greatest military demon stration since the grand review at the close of the civil war. It' It sustomary at the Inauguration of a prlfcldettt of the United States for all of the states hailng organ ized mllltla to be represented by troops In the parade from the capllol to the white house. With the exception of the states of Pennsylvania. New York , Ohio nud Illinois , the contingents from the various states have heretofore been small. This year , however. the conditions arc different. The recent campaign has stirred the people deeply. and without any ouulde Incentive for pa triotism the Inauguration would be attended with an unusual display. The prospect of trouble with a foreign power will but serve to augment the national spirit. The desire of patriotic Americans to make a display which will convince European powers that the nation which brooks wr with this coun try will be undertaking a very large con tract will not be discouraged by the of ficers of the government should there be any occasion for such a drcjonstratlon when the day of the Inauguration rolls around. That the disposition exists at present to give a manifestation of the country's mili tary strength on the occasion of the Inaugu ration Is evident from the extensive prep arations that the local committee on ar rangements Is making for quartering troops that are likely to come. Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania , who wcs In Washington several days ago , in speaking of the Inauguration ceremonies , said that he would wait auu see what the New Yorkers would decUTc about their mili tary display. Pennsylvania , he said , would not"be outdone. The pronabillty was that her 8.000 soldiera would March down Penn sylvania avenue. Should,1 New York order out a similar number of 'troops these two statc-s alone would furn'ih a respectable army. * * The total organized ctrccgth of the mlll tla in the United State * Is 110.000. It Is not likely that any of the regular troors except these stationed- Immediately around Washington , will participate. They , to gether with the marines , number several thousand. It will be rejadlly seer there fore that If the preeea/ disposition to make an unusual display should'taKe definite form an crmy larger than .any single ermy en gaged In the civil war would be mobilized at the capital , and that , too , of splendidly equipped Foldlers. , The war scare , which Is causing thin pa triotic fervor , has not leal any of Its force. While , as stated In the e dispatches last night , there Is no prospct of a collision between this country "and Spain , unlers Spain should commit -some overt act , the situation Is extremely'dellcate. There Is a strong Imprcwloa here that If the hostili ties between Spain cndj Cuba last much lorgcr this country will feel compelled to rcccgnlie the belllgcrenc/ the Insurgents. Such action on the 'Jfert of the United States would undoubtedly Incense the Spaniards to such an extent that they woul.l commit some act of riolence directed acalnst this country. .That woull undoubt edly precipitate war. All these changes of collision between this , country and Spain are belcg considered , by the administra tion" . end this Is the ' expbinatlein ef the work which Is now being aone to put the country's cosst and harbor defenses In the vcrv br.it possible condition. During the past few- days the Oregon , a first-class battleship , aad the Philadelphia. a cruiser , which are now somewhere In the vicinity of San Franclspo , have been or dered to Valparaiso- The explanation of this move , given. In .sonui auarters. Is that la casu'bf ah outbreak it Is desirable to have these two ships at a point where they could steam Into the Atlantic without too grcit n delay. The War department. II Is repotted , has made preparations for moving seventy regi ments by railroad to the gulf coast , and vessels will be In readiness to carry them to any destination that may be decided upon , fully protected by some of our best crullers. Not only has this arrangement been made , but since the appropriations for coast de fenses and fortifications have become avail able. upward of $10.000.0V)0 ) has been au thorized In contracts for' guns and arma ment. out of which the harbors of Galvcs- ton. Key West , Pcnsacola , Charleston and Savannah and the fort' at St. Philip , have been equipped with twelve-Inch mortars. Twelve guns are placed Irf each fortification. and narrisons of 225 men are held In readi ness to man the respective stations. u.\i'OHTs snow A'WG I.VCIIKASK. Monthly roniimrntli c Statement of MrrcliaiiillKe * ComliiKanil CoIiiKT. WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. The monthly comparative statement of the principal ar ticles of domestic cxport.-lssued by the Bu reau of Statistics , shows the exports of breadstuffs during October. 1SG , to have amounted to $19.8C4.9C ; .same month last year. $12.297,011 ; for the ten monibs ended October 31 the amount was ? 135,2S,9S1. } as compared with $97,022,351 for the same period In 1M 5. The cotton exports during October last aggregated $37,245. 401V as compared with $27.808,417 during October. 1S95. The amount of mineral oils exported during October last was $0.094. 1C3 ; same month In Ibflo , $5.f 90.- 514 ; for ibe last ten months the amount was $52,235.376. as against $44.972.499 for the same months In 1&95. The exports of pro visions during last October amounted to $14.359.230 , as compared with $13,147,032 for October. Ifc95. For the ten months the aggregate - gregato was $135.351,713. as compared with $125,595,555 for the same ' period last year. A statement of tit > Imports and exports of merchandise , gold and silver shows : Ex ports of domestic merchandise during Octo ber. 1M < G. $11104.7C ! ; ; for the same month last year , $ soOS9.20C. For the ten months of 1&9C the amount was f7CJ.SC3.113. as agJinst $031.513.565 for thle earns period in li > yj. The imports of domestic merchandise during October , U9C. were $50.373.675 , of which $24.029,372 was free ef duty. The total imports for the tame raSnth of last year were $75,050.344 , showing a loss of nearly 33 per cent. For the ten months , the total Im ports amounted to VJ72.4C1 , SOS. as compared with $676.123,4E3 for thi > same period last year. The gold exports for October amounted to $343,16 $ , as compared nlth $1,873,897 for October. 1S95. The Imports amounted to $27.901.938 , as against $1.7f7,040 for October , 1S95. The exports of silver during October amounted to $4,974.338. For October. 1895 , the amount was $4,594,447. The Imports of silver during last October aggregate $ SSS,422 ; for October , Ib95 , they amounted to $1,391- 831. _ _ WIM. rxi > iiisi2Li , Tin : : m niv.ti.s. WireXall Trim ! Will llrlnir Dou-ii the Price In a DoTlar-I'lflci-n. CLEVELAND , O. , Nov. 15. A man who Is familiar with the affairs of the Wire Nail trust says a drop In the price of nails is likely to come soon. The sharp Increase within the past two years -has led to the starting of numerous factories to compete with the trust and thla man says the trust will drive these competitors out of the field by cutting the price tei $1.15. At this fig ure , be cays , the trust can make money because It manufactures its own wire , but the small factories which buy their wire from mills cannot do buelneaa at a profit at the figures named. .Vi-iv York l' < itiiiii.tf : r * Snlrlili- , HUDSON. N. V. , Nov 15.-DK W. H. Stickles , a pliyElclan of Phllmont , shot him- ( H-lt tonight , and Is not rxpocted to live morn than a few hours. Ife tvag In the liouiio with his wife at the ) time : . Dr. Stickle * * JIKB been promlnemt In politics , and la wull known In all the Hudson river towns. He is postmaster at Phllmont. Iliiynl Arf.lt Otllvrm , HURON. B. Ii , Nov. -SpeclaU-Thcgc otlU-ers have been fit * , ted for the vnxulng je-nr by Huron chapter. No. 10. Royal Arch Mnconii James B. McDowell , ! Ish priest , Al BoblnHon. king ; P F Busseyril > r Hurvcy J Hire , treasurer , Uruui M Ituw- Ity , ( secretary. NIAGARA FALLS SET TO WORK Powerful Electric Current Carried by Wires to the Oity of Buffalo. UNDER CONTRACT TO MOVE STREET CARS Five- Thousand llorto * Penver Xeiw Itemly for t-f. but tht- Only Con tract' it Prroi'iit Call * for Oner TlieitiMinil , BUFFALO , N. V. , Nov. 1C. At midnight the turning of a switch In the blR power house at Niagara Kails completed a circuit which caused Niagara to flow uphill , so to speak , by returning a fraction of Its rcstet- ICM energy , which had already swept pant the gates of Buffalo , back Into that city , twenty-seven miles distant. The harness WM buckled that hitches the factory wheels of Buffalo to the greatest cataract en earth. Starting this morning the street cars of this city will be moved by falls power. Htrcafter the falls must worl ; enough to earn their living. The buckling of the l.ar- ne 6 could have- been done as well twelve hours earlier , but owing to the fact that the father of William B. nankin of New York , secretary of the Niagara Falls Power com pany. Is a clergyman , and In deference lo his wishes , the Niagara Falls power wcs not turned Into the transmitting system at noon Sunday , as had be > en expected. The con nections \verv mhde at midnight. The experts having the work In charge were busy all of Saturday night and until late las ! evening testing th ? various con nections and going over the machinery to make tsure everything wis In proper order. When everything wta In readiness for the switch to be thrown over , the electricians were confident that there need be no cessa tion of the current set flowing over the wires of the Buffalo street railway system. The distance covered by the line between Buffalo and the falls is twenty-seven miles ol the expert e-le > ctrlclsns who have the wotk In charce estimate that the loss of en ergy will be lew than in per cent , and may not much ) exceed B per cent. Careful tesio arc to be made In this connection , the tcsto covering both night and day. and clear , as well as rainy weather. The electricians are paying particular attention to this test , as on the perfect Insulation of the carrying line depends much of the future KUCCCSS of the undertaking. The line that has been built to carry the current-bearing wires Is of a most FuhsUntlal nature. Unlike the ordinary telegraph line , the poles are placed * ery close together , and are braced In such a manner as to be pronf against heavy storms. At curves the poles are set double ind nre guyed to numerous smaller poles to prevent sagging. The overhead line extends rrom the power house nt the- falls to the : Ky limits of Buffalo , where the wires enter cement conduits. On the overhead -line , slrss Insulators are found unequal to the strain and porcelain Insulators were made specially to hold the wires. The In ulatorn were subjerte-d to a current of 30.COO volts before being put In use. There are at present on the poles elcht cables , each with t carrying capacity of fT.OOJ-horse power , or lo.OOO-horse power In all. The poles arw of such a substantial character , however , that ; h. ' number of cables Is considered safe. The only contract lafide so far for the delivery of power In Buffalo by thepower company Is that with the- Buffalo Street Hallway company , for 1.000-horse power. Under the'coatractwith the city , the com pletion of the undertaking of delivering powe > r In Buffalo was not obllcatorv before next June. It was in order to secure the contract with the etreet railway company that the work was hurried through so far ahead of time. Contracts with others de siring to use the electrical power will now be made and It Is thought that by the open ing of spring the power will be well dis tributed throughout the city. Since the Inception of the undertaking , and during Its carrying out. the company has frequently called upon Messrs. Edison and Tesla for advice , and these famous masters of electricity have been frequent visitors to the Niagara Falls power house to solve technical problems. The power will sell In Buffalo for J3C a horse power per annum , and under Ito contract with the city the company must Increase Its capacity 10,000- horee power per year , until the maximum of 50,000-horee power has been reached. The switches were turned on exactly at midnight by W. L. Bennett , chief en gineer of the General Electric company. Mayor Jewett was present and held the watch. Everything worked smoothly. NIAGARA FALLS , N. Y. , Nov. 1C. The fact that at midnight was to begin the trans mission of electrical power from the falls to Buffalo for the first time drew a very large crowd of people to the power house of the Niagara Falls Power company. So many were trying to gain admission to the place that at ' . < o'clock last evening the doors were closed. Those present In the power house proper were : Messrs. W. B. Hankln , secretary of the company ; W. A. Brecklnrldge. resident engineer ; Paul M. Lincoln , electrical expert ; I. H. Edmonds of the General Electric company , and Hon. H. W. Ely. Mr. Edmonds had charge of the transformer house. At 11:45 : Messrs. Hcnkln. Brecklnrldge and Lincoln took posttlonc on the raised plat form In front of the switchboard on the main floor of the power bouse and arranged the switches. Shortly before 12 o'clock Mr. Brecklnridge noticed Mr. Edmonds In the transformer house that the electricity was ready for the transformers , ai.d a moment later the swite-h was thrown and the power was rushing out on the line and away to Buffalo. Mr. Edwards pronounced the ma chinery all right , and formally delivered It to Mr. Brecklnrldge for the power com pany. It wss accepted , and then the cur rent was shut off for a brief space. Com munication was had with the street rail way company In Buffalo , and word received from them that everything was In reajl- ness at that end of the line. Mr. Rankln then stepped to the platform , threw the switch over , and Niagara's power was In Buffalo. A salute of twenty-one guns was fired by a battery stationed near the power -OUSC. IIIHMI.VCIIAM I.Vm'STItlKS HKVIVE. ThreeTlmiiMiinl .Mc-n Cllvcn Work anil .Mure Will Kol | < iw. BIRMINGHAM , Ala. , Nov. 15. Over 3,000 Idle men have alivady been given work by the/ resumption of industries In the Birming ham district the peat ten dajs , and the movement continues. The Alabama Pipe works at Bessemer will resume with 300 men tomorrow , and the Bessemer rolling mill Is also getting ready to resume opera tions. The Woodward Iron company has flrad up 00 coke ovens at Dolomite. Is rushIng - Ing repilrs to put another furnace In blast and has announced an advance In wage < December 1. Hvcn .Slnmlaril OH Will Hitcni ] , LIMA , O. . Nov. ID. The leading officials of the Standard Oil company were here to day on a tour of Inspection. They will go through the ; Indiana field and Inepe-ct the Cudahy pipe line with a view to pur chasing It. It It nald the Standard will soon expend ll.SOO.GOO In Improvements on Its refineries. Mint * I'Mc-lory to Start n ( Oner , MARLBOROUGH , Mass. . Nov. ID. The S. H. Howe Shoe company bai decided to start up It * Diamond Shoe factory , which has been closc d more than a year. The reopening of the factory will glvo work to about 300 pee ple. Shoe Firm Will Il * i > iiin < * Soon. A.MESBURV. Maws. . Nov. 15. H la an nounced here ( hat the Adams & Pettlnglll shoe firm will resume * builnees January 1 The firm failed etx months ago. with (13,000 llablltiUe. HMMl OATHS TO lit : SHXATOH. Stnnilaril Dciuiiornt Mnv lie ( ° | HIM > II in Sucm-il 1'tiKli. ! * &CaJlNGH.\M. Ala. . Nov. 15. The- pre vailing Impression In this city tonight Is that Governor William C. Dates will be made United States senator , to succeed Senator Pugh. whose term expires March 4 next. SeLetor Pugh Is a candidate for re-pleetlon. and the other candidates are : Congressman J. H. Bankbead , General n. W. Pcttus and Governor Oate * . all pro nounced silver democrats , except Governor Oatrs. who was elected as the administra tion candidate for governor two years ago. Governor Oatee voted for Mr. Bryan as the nominee of his party , but has been and now Is avowedly a gold standard democrat. The election e > f Clements as speaker of the hou e of representatives over a free allvor democrat was a great surprise to the fren- silver people , but It revealed the strength of Governor Dates and the gold standard advocates. The caucus of the democrats will decide the matter next Tuesday. The following contests from Alabama have already been announced on the general charge of fraud at the ballot box : From the Fifth ccngrcsslonal district. A. T. Ge d- wyn agalcat Willis Brewer , democrat ; in the Fourth.V. . A. Aldrlch against T. S. Plowman , democrat : In the Eighth. Oscar ? undley against Wheeler , democrat , and In the Ninth. G. B. Crowe against Oscar Un derwood , democrat. The election of How ard , populist , In the Seventh , Is at last concealed. It Is claimed by republicans that Mr. Bryan's majority In this state was less than 20.000. but ofilclal returns are still unannounced. WKIIII c. IIA\IS A r.tvrox VISITOR. PrrNldvnt-Klrrt Allcinlx Church anil VUltN 111"K < - . | M.itli.-r. CANTON. O. , Nov. 15. With an Ideal autumnal day as an Inspiration for a drive. President-elect McKlnley this afternoon enJoyed - Joyed a ride In the family carriage , accom panied by Webb C. Hayes , who was a guest at the McKlnley home today. Mr. Hayes accompanied Mr. McKIuley to the Methodist Episcopal church today , the son of the Ohio president and the president-ele-ct walking to end from the place of worship. Mr. Mc KIuley sat in the pew with his aged mother and hlR sister , whom he saw in their car riage after the services. In addition to re ceiving other callers and entertaining Mr. Haye's. who Is a friend of the family of many years' standing , Major McKlnley did not forget to call at bin mother's home and he also spent as much time'as he could with his wife , whose he-alt h has Improved considerably elurlng the last few days. Today Major McKlnle-y received a card from Heidelberg. Germany , which sa > s : "Tho American students at Heidelberg send greet ing and congn , ' tions to the representa tive of the American nation. " MAltK 1IA.VXA TAK1 > IT AM , HACK. Saj'K Hi'ver Iclnr < -il II - Wonlil llnvco Cnlilnc-t Olllci- . CLEVELAND. Nov. 15. Mr. M. A. Hat.na was seen today by a reporter , who tried to get from him a statement regarding the gossip connecting his name with a cabinet position. "Your name has be-en used In connection with the secretaryship of the treasury , " said the reporter , "will you make ar. au thoritative statement with reference to It ? " "No , I will not discuss it at all , " was the reply. "The newspapers have said you had de clared you would accept no office ? " "I don't remember having said anything of the kind. " "But jou were so quoted. " "Well , 1 can't h lp that , " was the reply. Tomorrow evening Mr. Hanna will be banqueted by a number of his friends at the Union club. The affair Is to be ex clusive. Nothing has been made public about the program , and It Is said no one but the members of the club will be In vited. Ciiit-liiniefI'R Ciihliirt Candidate * . CJNCINNATI. Nov. IS. Charles B. Mur ray , editor of the Price Current and super intendent of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce , Is being prominently presented for secretary of agriculture. Mr. Murray has a national reputation as a statistician and his crop reports are accepted as ou- thorlty everywhere. He Is not a politician and has never been active In politics , but is being urged by the business Interests of this city , which took an active part for Mc Klnley regardless of political alliances. It Is quite likely , however , that Mr. Murray comes from a state that will preclude seri ous consideration of his case. IIUAVY P1OO1JS IN Tim XOHTIIWnST ItlvcTM Ovt-rfliiw mill Drive SutderH to HitIllKli ( runiiil. PORTLAND , Ore. , Nov. 15. For the past seventy-two hours rain has fallen almost continuously over the northwest and all atreame are running bank full. In many places the Willamette river has broken over its bank and flooded the lowlands. The river at this city at y o'clock tonight sti jJ fifteen feet above low water and is rising at the rate of two inches per hour. The lower docks have been abandoned and merchants along the water front are at work tonight moving goods from thtir cel lars to higher ground. About & o'clock tonight snow began falling , but &coi turned to rain. Railroads and telegraph lines have suf fered from washouts and Seattle tonight is entirely shut off from the outside world except by means of boat to Tacoma. Trains on the Northern Pacific and Oregon Railway & Navigation roads were all delayed by the clorm and arrived several hours late. The Southern Pacific was > delayed eight hours by a washout a few miles south of Salem and was compelled to transfer pas sengers and malls this evening. SEATTLE. Wash. . Nov. ID. A special to the Post-Intelligencer from Everett. Wash. , says : The SnohomlBh river has broken all records and Is now about two feet higher th-n any mark of previous years. It has broken over the banks and Is taking a short cut across the country , and Is still rising The ranchers In the bottom lands we-re only partially prepared for the flood. While their loss must be considerable In the aggregate. It Is Impossible- get details. sits' rex iuss i\ns. I'IIIIIOIIN St-mlarlxtH of Anu-rleu mill IZiiKlanil Meet III dile-a o. CHICAGO , Nov. ID. Every scat In Cen tral Music hall was filled tonight and hun dreds ste > od In the back part of the hall to hear the epceches at the closing session of the annual congress of the American Secular union and Free Thought federation. The < meeting wee called to order by Presi dent Putnam , who stated that the object of the union was to oppose all attempts to unite church and state. Mrs. Cora I. V. Richmond then spoke In defense of frte thought , after which Prtldent Putnam In troduced. Charles Watts , vice pre-sldcnt of the ) British Secular society , the principal rpeaker of the evening. George W. Footc , editor of the London Free Thinker , presi dent of the Britlfih Secular society , and successor to Charles Bradlaugh , also spoke Ullilorxi-n tin * Woolwurlh .SlittKrxllriii. The ChlcAgo Chrmile-le refer * to the tug- getitlon of Hon. J f. Woolworth for n Vene zuelan arbitrator , ns folio.VH "Th * iiurgc-g- tion of J. M. Woolworth nn a possible up- PQlntmenl to the Venezuelan arbitration eommltte-p Is n rood one. .Indce Woolworth IM pre-nldent of the Ainerjrnn liar intMObiu- tlon , u democrat of th old * ch > ol and an nttorni-y of national rvpute He liven at Omaha. " _ Miivliiin < N lit Ocrnn Vt-NurU , .Nov. I. . At Boston Arrived Corlnthla , from , Liverpool At Havre- Arrived La Uourgogne , from New York. At QutenBlown-Bnlle-d-Etrurlu. for New York. At New Yort-Sailed-VIctorlH , ftr Gins- fc-ovv , LEGISLATION IN PROSPECT Many Measures Which Effect Omaha nnd Douglas Oonnty. APPROPRIATION FOR THE EXPOSITION I'oiMltilr rimiiuco In tin * I'lrr nntl Po- lle-e O > mniln-.lon fimt lliiuril of I'ulillc \ \ - \\-orl.NTnll.- Home Hule for ( InOH ? - . The next session of the Nebraska legisia- turo will begin In a little less than two months anil speculation Is already active m regard to the nature of the legislation that will be attempted during the winter. This Is particularly the cake In Douglas county. which Is most directly Interested In a Rood deal of the law-making that la In prospect. The policy that will be pursued by the Doug las county delegation Is not as easily fore casted as It might be If the delegation waa less variegated In Its j > olltlcnl complexion. It Is generally believed that the different elements will assimilate , however , and work together for the good of the people. This Is asserted by those who are entitled to bo considered the leading spirits In the dele gation , and they declare that private inter ests will bo laid asldo for the general wel fare. Naturally the first question in importance Is the legislation necessary for the Tram- mlssisslppl Exposition. The newly elected members are confident that In spite of the economical Ideas of many of the members of the huuto and senate a liberal appro priation can bo secured for that enterprise They admit that It will require careful man- asemcnt and the relinquishing of many per sonal Interests. The exposition will have to bo made the one great nlm of the dele gation and bo given the right of way over all other local legislation. With regard to such legislation as affects the eity of Omaha , the delegation Is eon- fronted with any number of schemes. Sorao or them have some elements of strength while others are wholly visionary or parti san. So far there Is no definite undemand ing among the Douglas county members as to the course to be pursued on specific mat ters. Some of the members have been to gether informally on several occasions and discussed R general plan of action but with out going Into details. There Is only ono thing that teems to be conceded. That la that the delegation will endeavor to secure the passage of a law which will give the voters tf Omaha the power to amend their own charter , the amendments suggested to be submitted to the voters at a special or Kenen : ] election. FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION" . It Is nlso a pretty general Impression that ( some action will be taken relative to the prevent Board of Fire and 1'ollce com missioners. In this cose the members are eaibarrastcd by the desire of some of their more radical supporters to reorganize both the fire and police departments on a very different basis fiom that on which they now rest. A dozen plans have been sug gested by way of changes in the present law , but so far none of thejn have been en dorsed by the delegation. Several of the most Influential members-elect declare that. they are opposed to any radical action In this or any other matter. They IHicvo that some features of the prcrent law should be changed. The governor should be vested with the authority to appoint the commissioners and the mayor should bo a member of the board. Others dcrlaro that the members of the commission should be elected by the people of this city , but they were not favorably Inclined toward any law that would legislate incumbent of- flclcls out of olllcc. It was suggested that If an amendment was parsed giving : the people of this city the power to amend their own charter It was not unlikely that the fire and police matter would be pasted over and left to bo adjusted by the people themselve-s. It goes without saying that this plan IB not agreeable to many of the supporters of the fusionticket. . There la n disposition on the part of this element to use tno power recently acquired to ilic full extent. It Is seriously recommended that the cntlro present fabric of municipal government should be abolished and built over again. As one reason for such action it Is urged that It Is becoming the custom of most of the larger cities to hold their city elections In the spring In order that the Interest of the people in electing good municipal of ficers may not be eclipsed In the excitement of a general election. These people want to begin all over again by passing a law that will authorize a city election next spring to elect an entirely new eel of of ficers and repeal such prvtenl laws ua might conflict with such an arrangement. COSTS TOO MUCH. The Hoard of' Public Worl.n Is another fruitful subject of discussion. For a long tlrno past there has l > een a very apparent sentiment in favor of a reorganization of this department. This hae not been con fined to curbstone opinions , but has been Indicated by some very emphatic expres sions from official sources. A number of city oiflclalR have contended that as present organized the cost of the board was all out of proportion to Its UEefufurns. It has been freely asserted that to pay fO.SOO a ye-a * to three members of the Hoard of Publio Works was a useless extravagance and that the worl : now done by tlic hoard could bo easily attended to by a board composed ot the city engineer and two other city officials and without any expense for salaries. This opinion is held by a number of the legisla tors and it Is altogether probable that some legislation In regard to this matter will be attempted unless fiufllcle-nt Influence la brought to bear by some of the local cor porations to choke It off. In tliU conn < > c- tlon there is a good deal or talk In favor of putting the entire Hoard of Public Works department In charge of the city engineer and making this an elective oftlce. The plan Is oppeised , however , by ono or two members of the delegation , who astert that to make the office of city engineer elective would detract very materially from the efficiency of that official , as It would lie very possible to elect a man who was entirely incompetent to hold the office. nn.vni run IIHUTALITY TO A CHILD. \f-Kro IN Lynched In Tciinei.i.cc for an . \K-niill on a YOIIIIK ( ilrl , M'KENZIE. Tenn. . Nov. 15.-Last night near here. Charles Allen , a negro , wna lynched , being shot to death by a band of men , for assault on Mlt.s Dtttlo Seals , a respectable -white girl , aged H. and an or phan. The negro committed the outrage about dusk yesterday afternoon at the girl was returning from the cotton lleld. The erics of the girl brought assistance after the negro had flod. She told her story , pur suit was Instituted , the negro caught and Identified and under guard was started to McKenrle. The news had rcacluxl McKen- 7le and a crowd left at onte for the scene. The guard , hearing of the crowd coming , changed their course und when about a mlle from town unknown parlies attacked the guard and completely rlddle d the pris oner with bullets , leaving the body In tb roadside. tionlli Dakota llii | > ll ti < . HURON. 8. 1) . , Nov 15.-Spcrlnl.-An ( Im portant Kathxrlng of IlnpUht * wax held In Dryant on Thurnday , v.-l.in Hev. J. F. Itlodgett waa ordained UP pnHtor or the Bnp- tlm church there. lUv. T M. Shanafe.lt of IhU city was moderator of the council , and Itcv 3 D. Works wnc pccre-tary. The ordination t < rmon wu preached by N. C. Mallory nf Abtrde-en : the nrnycr of ordlnn- tion was l > v Itcv Waller IJOKB of Do HinM ; thf hand of fe-llowxhlp WHB given by ntv. T. F Hiil'o k ot Oldh.'im. th rJnirKO to the ' .ni . 1 1 > - w.is Bhi n by Itiv J.icob Olson ot L ik I'rt ' 'on , nrd hc cl'.irjre ' to the church. v 4. < jj . 1 1 n by Ili/v B , Li. Worku of tlilg chy ,