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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 187J , ONIAIIA , THURSDAY MOJltflNa , OCTOBEK 1-1 , 185)7 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY" JTIVJiJ OI33STS.
PUT IN A MADHOUSE
Divorced Husband of Amolio Rives an
Inmate of Bloomingdalo Asylum.
JOHN ARMSTRONG CHANLER IS INSANE
Unfortunate Man is the Victim of Peculiar
Hallucinations.
NOT IN ANY SENSE A VIOLENT LUNATIC
Confined Against His Will at tbo Instance
of His Relatives.
MOVE MADE ON ADVICE OF PHYSICIANS
Chanter liaiiKliie * Illiiinelf Hie Ilelii-
variiiilion of .Napoleon anil 1'laiiH
" 11 ( ininlnur CIIIIIIIIKH | |
t Monte Carlo.
NEW YORK , Oct. 13. John Armstrong
Chanter , the divorced husband ot Amellc
lllvin and great grandson of John Jacob
Amor , Is r < parted to bo Insane In the Bloom-
Ingdalc nsjlum Mr. Clianlcr left the city
fcuddcnly last Rpring and it was said by his
friends that hi > had gen to Europe. The
fnct has leaked out th.it ho Is In Dloomlng-
tlalc under treatment It Is denied by hs !
frlnnds tint Mr. Chanter Is Insane or that his
mind Is affected In the least. Hi ; was taken
to Bloomlngdalc , these frlcnda assert , to
Knln a much needed rest. General phjHlcal
'breakdown they ay was due to overwork.
Van Ness Phillip , his law partner and closest
friend , said today "The report of Mr Chan-
ler's Insanltj Is entirely unfounded. I saw
him yesterdaj and conversed with him on
business matters nnd he conversed In n per
fectly rational manner. Ills mind Is not nf-
fre-ted In the least. Mr Clianlcr was simply
broken down in health and went to this re
treat fo1rest. . Ho Is now much Improved. "
INHERITS A , FORTUNE.
Ml. Chanler Inherited an Income from the
'Astor estate of more than $3tO,000 a year. Ho
Has educated at Columbia and Rugbj- , and has
npcnt much of his tlmo since attaining his
mijorlty In Europe. Ho Is a member of
nearly nil the prominent cluba of New York.
Ho married Amello Hives , the authoress. In
188S , nnd the coucile spon * n long time abroad.
Thoji weie divorced In 1SOC
The Evening World today published on artl-
clo ilrf.icd by AUhut Brlsbln , which s-ijs In
part :
"Mr. Chanler was corfincd agalnrt his will
on on order Issued In a legal way by the
court. Mr. Cl'anlcr'H family , In committing
Mm , acted on the advice of phjslclnns , and
especially upon the advice of the doctor who
hid fceon for minj je rs Mr. Chanler's
regular vhjslc'ai ) . They acted further unon
Iho advice of Dr. Starr , a ppeclallst In mental
disorders , nnd who signed the application for
Jlr. Chanler's committment. Mr. Chnnlcr
was committed , not because of anj overt act
Imllmtlni' Insinltv. but because of fear o !
his relatives tha' his nientM condition might
result at any tlmo In some violent outbreak.
Ho was committed to Bloomlngdalu rather
than to a moro private resort , because of thB
fear that a man of his determined charade'
could be kept In confinement onlj by the
most rigorous anl sjstcmatlc supervision ,
HILL VISITS HIM.
"Sooiv after Mr. Chanler's committment
Senator Hill , who has known him for some
time , paid him a visit at Bloomingdale.
Senator Hill , after a long Interview , decided
that It would bo better not to Intelfero In
the matter.
"Mr Clianlcr Is not a violent lunatic , but
ho Is subjected to halluclmtlons. His hallu
cinations Included the bu'ilef that he had
succeeded bj will power In changing the
shape of his face and the color of his ejes ,
believed himself to bo the reincarnation of
Napolcoi and that ho would make a gieat
svstem of plajs at the Monte Carlo gaming
tables , The affidavit upon which ho was com
mitted averred that ho was a vletlm of the
ImUacuiriUtlons described above , and further-
mot o that there was Insanltj In his famllj
on aunt having at one tlmo been Insane Mr.
Chnnler's main grievance and bis great ob
jection to his incarceration was Ho declires
that he Is a resident t > f Virginia , not of New
Voik , and that his committment Is Illegal In
that way Ho further alleges that he was
lured to New York from Virginia , 'kidnaped'
is the term he uses , although ho adml's that
It was done bj well meaning but misin
formed friends. Mi. Chnnlei's friends are
lioplng ho will teen bo able to be remove'd
from Bloomingdale , possibly to go abroad. "
imoTiiiitgio : < H > or sr. AM > HIV\ : .
DlhtliuvalNlieil Churelinirii AxNemhle
at lliilYalo for Coiiferenee.
nuri'ALO , N. Y , Oct. 13. Delegates to
the International Brotherhood ot St Andrew
nro arriving In largo numbers. Seldom , If
uvcr , has this cltj entertained u gathering
of men of such high reputation. Canon
Gore of Westminster , the lord bishop of
Rochester , Bishop II. C Potter of New York
and Bishop H. Y. Sittcrlec ot Washington
are among the most distinguished o ! those
who will attend. From Caar.da comes N
) > rrar Davidson of Toronto and H. Vashan
Ilogcra of Kingston , president and vice pres
ident respective ! } of the Canadian Brother
hood The lord bishop ot Hurou , lllsliop
Leonard of Utah , Blahop Tut tie ot MUtourl ,
Dr. Sturgts , Prof. J. McMihon of Ithaca ,
Dr. Billings of Boston , head of the Wells In
stitute for Worklngmen ; Palmur Cox , Hector
Baxter of Minneapolis , Hlshon Douue ot Al
bany , Blthoj ) Gajlor of Tennp-.seo , arch
bishop of the West Indies ; Etios Nuttalt
and Jacob A. Rein , the New York sociologist ,
will nlso attend the convoutlon and borne oi
tliem will ho beard or : the platform.
This convni'Ho. ! marks the beginning of
the Brotherhood's International growth. At
jncsent nlnetecn-tvventlctha of lit , member-
ihlp U In this country , Henceforth It Is
expected that Hie growth on English toll will
bo more rapid than here. The Brother
hood there le at present In Us Infancy and.
the field theru U alto larger on account of
( ho greater number ot church pirlshos and
communicant * .
Tli I a morning a number of business meet
ings ot national councils and International
committees were luld behind closed doors.
It out nc work was considered. Tills after-
roan devotional services known as " ( jutel
hours" were held at St. Paul' * church , pro-
Idfd over bj Canon Gore of WcatmlnHer ,
lleeot erliiKT from III * Woiiiuln.
MARYVILLE , Mo , Oct. 13. ( Special. )
Dud Jones ot Burllngtou Junction , who was
kicked In the head by a horse Monday ulghl
and whose Injuries were at first regarded
tiy the doctors at fatal , U getting better aud
may , It U thought , recover , lie received a
frightful ground orrr pact of bis eye * .
CHOI" SITt'VTION I.V
e\t DelleK for 1S1I7 of 2 < ) iHI > ,1 , < > * > * >
llnnlielN of Wheat.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 13. The monthly re
port of the Agricultural department on the
European crop situation , summarizing the
reports of European correspondents to Sta
tistician 11dc , was made public today. Pol-
lowing Is an extract.
Recent Information , while It may In some
cases modify the crop estimates tor particu
lar countries , does not tfaentlnlly change the
nltuatlon as regards the deficiency In the
principal cereal crops of Europe. The out
look for wheat In the Australasian colonies
continues good , but the prospects In Argen
tine nro somewhat ICBS bright , owing to
drouth and frosts. Accounts from IndU arc
qtiilo favorable , both as to the Kharlt crora
hirvibted or to be harvested this fall and
as to the seeding ot the Rabl crop , to be
harvested next spring , which latter Includes
the w heat crop.
The annual estimate of the world's wheat
and rjo crops Issued by the Hungarian mln-
tstrj of agriculture gives the following re
sults for 18'J7 , compared with 189fi : Wheat
production , Importing countries , 800,771,000
for 1897 , 886,039,000 for 1890 Exporting
countllca , IS'J" , 1,311,800,000 ; 1890 , 1,452,902-
000. Total wheat production of both ImportIng -
Ing and exporting countries In 1897 , 2,142-
577,000 ; In 1890 , 2,339,041,000 bushels ; net
deficit , 1897 , 202,895000 bushels ; 1890 , 130-
G34.UOO bushela.
The world's rjc crop Is put down by the
same authority as follows : 1897 , 1,163,457-
I 000 bushels ; 1896. 1,203,185,000 bushels.
1 Against the net deficit of approximately
203,000,000 bushels ot wheat estimated by the
ministry , they estimate that there Is a resi
due of from 45,000,000 to 170,000,000 bushels
j out of the former crops , leaving In round
numbers from 58,000,000 down to 31,000,000
bushels as the quantity by which It would bo
necessary to curtail consumption If these es
timates should prove to bu correct. It Is , of
course , quite likely that under the Influence
ot high prices consumption will be curtailed
by moro than this amount , and that exist
ing stocks will not bo reduced too near to
the point of complete exhaustion.
Extremely pessimistic reports as to the
extent ot the crop failure In Russia have
been circulated , but the liberal quantity tor
shipment has led dealers to regard such re
ports with Incredulity. It Is probable , how
ever , that much of the Russian grain going
to western European markets Is out of the
more liberal harvests of former years and
j there Is evidence tending to show that the
cro ; > of .1897 Is at nnj rate considerably be
low the average.
The markets of Europe will apparently be
very Inadequately supplied with good clear
barley suitable for malting purposes , com
plaints on this score being common among
glow era In large paits of Germany , Austrla-
Hungarj and other countries , including the
province ot Ontario In Canada , In which
such birloy Is usually an Important product.
The European potato crop Is apparently a
short one and the fruit crop Is al < m de
ficient. Consul Eugene Germain ot Zurich ,
Switzerland , after an Investigation of the
European fruit crop , expresses the opinion
that there will be a oed market for Ameri
can apples and dried fruits this season If
growers will be careful to put up choice
stock only.
M VN is ins nuoTiimi's KIIIT.I' .
Dlllj of Government 111 I'rcsiM i Inn the
IMihlle Health.
BATTLE CREEK , Mich , Oct. 13. At to
daj 'b session of the Civic Philanthropic con
ference Dr Baker , secretary of the Michigan
Board of Health , read a paper on "Duty of
National , State and Municipal Governments
In Relation to Public Health " He said the
causes of disease must first be known before
It becomes possible to guard against them
"Man , " said he , "Me his brother's Keeper ,
nnd co-operation of all classps Is needed for
the restriction of diseases. Purity of water
Is a necessity and all water should be
boiled. "
Prof. O'Malley of Notre Dame unlvcrhitj
"Prevention of Contagious
read u iiper on
DlbOflsts In the City. " Many cases called
diphtheria , he asaerted , were unjustlj quar
antined. Ho held that physicians should be
ap'painted to examine the throats of ehlldron
In schools periodically and give Instructions
for the ciro of patients and modes of d.sin-
fectlon. The steam disinfectants , though ex
pensive , were effective for cities. Coins
should , ho boiled and all paper money disin
fected.
At the nfternooon session Dr. Kress of the
BinlUrlum , this city , made some bold charges
His paper on the relation of habits ot life
to chronic diseases. Both acute and chronic
dlbraso , ho claimed , arc due to evil habits
and owing to bad living of the people , are on
the Increase In this country. Pecnlc are be
coming degenerate , and one ot the chief
moJiis of producing this national condition Is
the universal practice of beer drinking. To
bacco ho asserted , Is also a national curse
and a majotlty of the patent medicines and
many drugs In common ube a'o deleterious
Meat eating also produces dlscato.
Dr Haughcy , of this city , urge ! necessltj
for public baths , and especially thit they
ohnuld bo shower baths , as bulling In tubs
by different persons Is uncleanlj , and manj
lecclvo ixilson In their systems by bathing
at'ler other persons.
Dr. Macgugan , of the Kalamazoa Intone
ylum. urged Isolation of epileptics , chronic
Ineb latcs. Imbeciles , Insane and other dufec
tlves. Ho advocated a colony sjstein for
this class ot people as the best protective , as
U secured for the afflicted better chances for
health and protected boclety , preventing th's
class from propagating their kind and pro
duclng more criminals and paupers ,
This evening Prof , Vaughan , of the State
unlvcr&itj' , lead a paper on "Tho Relation o
Germs to Modern Life. "
Mrs. Francis W. Letter , superintendent o
physical culture , Ohio Woman's Christian
ToiMieranco union , discussed the question
"What Terms of Exercise In Phjslcal Cul
tme Are Most to Be Commended for Student
and Should Such Exercises Be Made Compul
sory ? "
A paper on the question , "Are We a Djlni ,
Rice , " read by Dr. J. H , Kellogg , of till
city , caused something of a sensation.
Int entliatliiK l.iitllmer ICIIllnur.
HAIUUBHUlta , Pi. , Oct. 13-Governor
Hustings has received u letter from S.'c
retnry Sherinin ( tilling thnt the Austnan
minister nt Washington has tiled .1 com
munication with the Department of State
complaining ttmt theru way -a vlolnliui of
rights of Austrian Mibjicls In the 111 Ing on
the mob at l > attliiu-r , Pa. , when n icore of
mlncia vveio killed. Secretary f-lurmun 10
questn the faclx and Hiatus of affairs In
relation to the u caser. Gaveinoi Hustlnin
IMP referred the communication to Shcr ff
Murtln nnd General Gobin , with UK- re
quest thnt they enlighten Becietiii ) Shtr-
iiuin uu boon as possible.
NortlmenCfm Flour Oiiiui.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. Oct. 13-The
Northwestern Miller reports the Hour ou'put
last week at Minneapolis , Duluth , Su
perior ana Milwaukee at 422G$0 barrels.
A1U11 AU
Only Sixty Out of Threu Thousand Al
lowed to Escape.
ABYSSINIANS DEFEATED BY S3MALIS
Him Maekontten , HIP rninoiiN Ceueral
of the Korinvr , AIIIOIIK the
Sliiln Somali * Knuer ( ur
Another
LONDON , Oct. 13. J. Ilcnnott Stanford ,
who has just returned from taking part In
an expedition to Somalllaml , brings news ut
the annlhllt lion , at thu end of June , of an
Abjsslnlan nrmy of 3,000 men under the
control of the famous general , Has Mackon-
nen , of which number onlj sixty-nine men
escaped. Mr. Stanford , to a representative
of the Associated press , today said.Vhllo
In the Interior we came across a powerful
Somali chief who had Juat returned from the
fight. Ho told mo that the Abjssliilsn force
had been raiding down the AVebbo Shebyll
rl\ur , nearly as far as the forty-fifth par
allel. The Somalia then overwhelmed them
with largo numbers , allowing sixty men to
go back with the news of the defeat , lias
Mackonncn was killed during the battle.
"Tho affair occurred about 100 miles from
\\hcro we were. The whole neighborhood Is
still greatly cxclled and the posseislon of so
man > Italian rifles by the Somalls Is evidence
that the story told of the Ab > Eslnlan defeat
Is true. The latest news from Harrar was
that an Abyssinian army was being dis
patched against the Somalls , who are eagerly
wanting another light. "
In regard to the reported massacre of the
Cavendish expedition , Mr. Stanford said
"There are no expeditions In Somilllnnd to
massacre. 1'cel , who was with me , was aw ay
to the south , Lord Delamere near Lake Rudolph -
dolph , Major McDonald Is on the way to
Uganda and Cavendish , when I lust hoard
of him , was on the Klkulju road. "
ori-icivi.s
'I hey Womter at Secretarj Slicrmun'N
"Tone if SuriirlNe. "
LONDON , Oct. 13. The ofllcluls of the
IlrltlHh fo-elgn office reiterate that the mar
quis of Salisbury agreed to join In a confer
ence of sealing expeits representing the
United States , Canada and Great Britain , but
he did not agree to take part In a conference
on the subject with Russia and Japan. The
foreign officials will be unable to say what
the British government Is prepared to do until
Sec etary Sherman's latest dispatch on the
conference Is receive. ! . The foreign office
officials appeared to bo astonished at what
they turned the "tone of surprise" assunvJ
by Secretary Sherman In his reply to the note
of Lord Salisbury , Indicating Great Britain's
Inability to bo present In a conference with
Russia and Japan , as briefly outlined todaj in
the dlfpatches from New York.
Serum is Ileail > for tile Tent * .
( Copjrlij'U , 1S97 , by l're s TuMMiIng Company. )
MONTEVIDEO , Uruguay , Oct. 13 ( New-
York World Cablegram Special Telegram )
The experimental scrum for the prevention
nml cure of jellow fever is already prepared ,
but It will be necessarj to await the icsult
of tests upon human belnss before judging of
Us efficiency for use in practice. The prep
aration of the serum requires horses for
treatment. SANAUILLI.
Note : Sanarllll la a South Americun
scientist.
Tile OlijeetloiiH to ItlmetiilllMm.
LONDON , Oct 13 The Times In Its finan
cial article this morning announces that a
letter Is being signed b > a majoilty of the
leading men of the city expressing their
grave objections to any movement bj the
government In the bimetallic direction. Aa
the government's decision Is to be given lu
a few days , there Is no time to be lost.
Sa > H Sherman ClImliH | ) < MI 11.
LONDON. Oct. 13. The Dally Graphic sajs
editorially this morning : With characteristic
111 giace Secretary Sherman has at last
climbed down and agreed to Lord Salisbury's
view of the Uchrlng sea conference. If the
proposed conference with Japan and Hussia
ever meets it will leave the question just
where It Is today.
StntlMtlvN of Preneli Trade.
PARIS , Oct. 13. The official returns Just
Issued show that the French Impoits for the
third quarter of 1897 have Increased 39,035,000
francs over the same period of 1890 , and the
returns also show that the exports of France
have Increased 212,427,000 francs over the
same period of last year.
ICrtiKpr Wants ItallnnjM.
LONDON , Oct. 14 , A dispatch to the
Times from Pretoria says President Kruger
In the Volksraad to lay suggested that the
time Is now ripe to raise a loan of several
millions for the construction of rallwajs In
the Transvaal.
IloiinrN for CnlmiiH.
MADRID , Oct. 13. The newspapers allege
that Senor Moret , the minister of the col
onies , has decided to offer the chief political
and administrative posts In Cuba to Cubans.
time. Pnlll III.
PARIS , Oct , 13 , Mine Pattl , the famous
singer , In 111. Her sickness Is not believed to
be dangerous.
io coMPirn : WITH oi.t'co ' i : THIIST.
Heavily CapllalUeil C'liiiipaii } Will
Kreet llltf GliliNiKn I'laiil.
CHICAGO. Oct. 13. New York and Chicago
cage capitalists have organized the Imperial
Glucose and Sugar Refining company , with
a capital of $3,000,000 , to compete with the
Glucose trust. An Immense plant will bo
erected at South Chicago and will bo ready
for operation within ten months. It will
have a capacity of 30,000'bushels a day and
give employment to COO men ,
George W. Lamb of Chicago Is the head
of the new enterprise , He has boon con
nected with the glucose Industry and was
hccretary and manager of the American
Glucose company until the Glucose Sugai
Refining company purchased It. The piot
jectors of the new company state pjsl-
tlvclj that It will lift Its head above all
temptation to sell out to the trust. War to
the finish , with a survival of the fittest. li
the declaration of principles which the Im
perial company hats laid down Io the trust.
I Slielilon .laeltHim Ketiiinx.
BAN rilANCISCO , Ort. 13-The United
I Slates leveinio eutter C'orwli , Cap a n W J
Herring commanding , ten days from Bering
HC.I. ( lopped anchor ill tu * biy this evening.
It lu OUR it down fiom thu nor h Ur She don
Jackson , I'nltul StutiH general nyent of
ciluc iilon In Alaska ; L'eutrnunt 13. II , Jar-
\ln from tin revenue cutter lio.it ;
\Vhilci J I'l fl > of the vvre Itril
'vvhalii NitVHioh und lllrh.ird ami Will-
do I'uincron. who went up on t > ie
Eliza Aiulcrmin , but who returned to nvv.ilt
uirll MX Ing before going to Djbon. Ur
Jncktton hns been spending the summer In
the Yukon river valley In the Interest of
the United States government.
unsri/rs i.v A" ii < A < ; iur.Mr.vr.
Jnr ) \tMiixoii Cam * Knll * tonree
anil IM DlM-hnV'tteil.
GLENV1LLE , W. Va. , Ocli 11. The Jury In
the famous ca c of iTlrs tUkmsan , on trial
for forging her former Imtland'g name , ills
agreed todaj and wAs dl charged by the
couit. The jury stoo scvcti acquittal and
five for conviction , ' 'it Is ot believed Hint
the case will he trlocMgiln
The arguments and judge's charge were
completed ut 11 o'clock last ulnlit. There h id
been a continuous session ot'the court since
9 o'cltck yesterday morning , excepting an
hour's Intermission for nieuN ,
Mrs. Atkinson hid btou on the stand ten
houis Her tcstlmonytwus a gene al denial
of all the allegations charged In the Indict
ments. She did not waxer from the state
ment on cross-examination that all the re-
copis In controversy given to Owens weie
written at the dictation , or Judge Caindcn In
his lifetime and that they represented what
they shew- upon their face. She Ins.stcd that
all the- other supers and transactions iclled
inon by the state to show criminal Intention
wuro genuine and Instituted at the dictation
ot Judge Camdcn. She denied that she had
any Interest whatever In the On ens land , 01
that Owens had at any time paid her money
or any other thing of value. The cross-ex
amination was conductei by Robert G. Linn
'or the state , and was very rigid. Mrs. At-
tlnson's demeanor LOGII the witness stand
was modest and unassuming. She made a
favorable Impression.
At the conclusion ot. Mrs. Atkinson's testi
mony at 5 o'clock last evening , the argu
ments commenced , the court allowing each
sldo three hours. John S. Withers opened
for the state , and was followed b > W , W
Urannon for the defendant. At the night
session R. I' . Kldd , Judge Urannon and John
Davis spoke for the defense , and were fol
lowed by R. G Linn , who closed the argu
ment for the state. The court's lust uctloiiH
to the Jury vvero Impartial , and the case was
given to the twelve men. At 1 15 a. in. the
Jury asked for Instructions on certain clt-
cumstantlal evidence , and returned to con
sultation. At 2 30 a , m. they had not agreed ,
and the court adjourned until 7 a. in. At
9.30 the Jury repo'tcd that It had fulled to
agree and was dismissed. There were seven
for acquittal and five for conviction. The
couit Immediately adjourned. There Is a
hint that the prosecuting attorney will ask
for a nol pros at the next term of court.
n VMU ui1 'io * KP. VM : .
I'r Ineiitiiierlciitin Do Honor < < > a
UlNtlnuulNhedr Chtirehmaii.
NEW YORK , Oct. 13. Archbishop John
J. Kcanc , iwho is on a > vlslt to this country ,
was the guest of honor ut a banquet at the
Shorcham tonight. Over 400 poisons partic
ipated and the gathering included man )
proiilnent In the national and the local gov
ernment , the K.inin Catholic church and the
private Individuals of the national capital.
The hall was elaborately decorated , the
American colois predominating , the papel
colors , purple and white , being conspicuous.
Ferns and orchids were scattered about the
room. Ex-AJnjor James G. 'Beret ' , who pre
sided , occupied a seat at the head of the
table and on his right'vvas Cardinal Gibbous
and on his Jcft Archblsfinp Keane.
Toasts were respondodto as follows : "Leo
XIII , " Cardinal -Gibbons ; "The United
States , " Attorney General McKenna ; "The
American Citizen. " Hon. Webster Davis , as
sistant secretary of the Interior ; "The City
of Washington , " President John W. Ross of
the board of district commlsloncrs.
At the conclusion of the speeches Arch
bishop Keano's health was proposed and to
this compliment ho made an extended reply.
Ho spoke of his work rln Washington , of
America's Influence for the world's good anJ
of the prospects for a prospective useful ami
happy sojourn in Rome.
Letters ot rcgict weie read from Secre
taries Sherman , Wilson and Alger , Assistant
Postmaster General Heath , Gcneial Greelv ,
Bishop Hurst , President Whitman of Coluui-
bUn university. ' (
Among those present , An addition to thMe
mentioned , were Secretary Long , Postmas
ter General Gary , Secretary Bllfn , Se < ; retar >
Gage , Justice White of the supreme court
Mons Martlnelll , Assistant Secretary Ryan
Soci etary Cridler , Commissioner Evans ,
lion Patrick Bgan , Rcv. _ Dr. Conaty , rector
of the Catholic university ; Mr. John Brlsbln
Walker , Rev. James ExRankln , Hon , Rich
ard C. Kerens , Senator Roach , Hon. D. I.
Muiphy and General Vincent.
MIMSTIKS : tinnr AT
MetliodlNt I'reaeliei-M of .South DaKula
Hold a Ganfereiiee.
MITCHELL S. D. , Oct. , 13. ( Special Tele
gram ) Metludlst preachers and their wives ,
to the number of 150 , congregated here today
to attend the thirteenth annual session of
the South Dakota conference. There are
seventy-five ministers and others In attend
ance. Last night Mr. Manloy lectured on
the church socloty , giving the figures at ,
to the extent this conference has bcn helpe 1.
Ho stated In substancethat this conference
(
had given to the society $7,878 , but since
Its organisation had received from the board
$38,000 In donations an'd ' | 5SO,450 In loans
Ot this amount $19,000 Is still unpaid. Last
year this conference vas asked to raise fl.COO
and this year the contribution Is reduced
to $1,000 , which , If raited , will entitle the
churches to receive double that amount to
help on buildings of the5nlncty-iine ! charges
Nineteen gave $10 or jnoro , five gave lees
than $10 and twenty-five gave nothing.
The first coiifercu unefl8loii opened this
morning with Bishop V&rrcn of Colorado
In the chair. He ga.ro the opening address ,
which was followedVbjt the- sacrament , as
sisted by the five presiding elders. But lit
tle business was transacted at the morning
session. J , P , Jenklus of JIndlson was elected
secretary of the cohferpnco. U. Rlpenbark
was elected treasurer.
Tills afternoon the toinporance anniversary
was h ° ld , which Included iitlrring addresses
by Rev Mr. Ypungman , Ilev. Mr. Matson and
Rev Mr. _ linger. This L-vanlng the anniver
sary of the Freedman'sjAld society was held
and the address was given by Rev J , W
Hamilton.
The appointments will be made the first of
ntxt week and there 1ta fiomo talk among
some of the ministers f Hie Aberdeen and
the Watertown district a that a change Is de
sired In the presiding eldem. Whether It
will result In a change.Is an open question
KulKhlH of 'Jlnlln Meet.
BOSTON , Oct Vt iThe semlons of the
fourteenth convocation of the order of
KnUhtx of M-.iltu were held In Rel Mcn'K
hall today Supreme Commander Kirl in ido
the follow Ing recommendation In his annual
rci > c"t. "I \ould i r commend that aa the
HC-eillcd orders of the Grout CrofH und
Piufi-httrs of J'nltu or XpnodocU are bo'h
clandestine und ill eoiiflle t wl'i the Ancient
nnd IIUisUiouH.Order of Knlghlp of Main ,
nry Mr Knlghr beloujflnu to dther of tic
no-called cnlvni of Great Croi * of and
DauriUr ; of Mata ) nnd KenodocU c.urio
retain liln membership In uny subordinate
rommumU'ry of the Ancient und Illustrious
Order of Knlghta of Malta. " The supreme
recorder reported that the total number of
companions In the order wu 20,243 , an In
crease or , CC7 slnco the last convocation.
GEORGE THINKS Hli'LL WIN
Has No Donbt Thnt Ho dim Defeat Both
Van Wyok and Trnoy ,
CONTEST IS tr.TWEEN LOW AND H M3ELF
llelle\en Melll lie title to Unit ( lie
1'rcxhU'iit of Coliiuililn Col-
leKeeorKe IxHiieN u
Statement.
N'HW YORK , Oct. 13 lu an Interview re
garding what ho proposed to do If elected
major of Greater New York , Henry George
tonight said :
"I will execute the cxclss law according
to my Interpretation ot the laws , but I will
tell jou frankly what I think about excise.
I think It Is an Injustice and an absurdity
and I am totally opposed to the existence ot
any excl o law whatever.
"That I can defeat both Van Wcl < and
Tracy I do not feel the slightest doubt.
In my opinion the contest IE between Mr.
Low and mjsclf. I think I shall heat him "
The Kvenlng Telegram has made a oarcful
canvass of fifty-two representative election
districts In twenty-nine of the thlrtj-fho
assembly districts of ths territory which con
stitutes the presant city of New York , ot
3.C30 voters out of 7,180 declare ! that they
would cnst their ballots for Van Wjck for
mavor Seth Low , citizens' union , was the
choice of 928 , Gcn ral Tracy , republican , o.f
875 , and Hfnrj George of Cfil. The simo dis
tricts last jcar gave the republican candidate
governor a plurality of 1 409. In the Tele
gram's canvass about one-third of all the
voters were polled.
GiORGR MAKHS A STATKMnNT
Henry George candidate of the JelTerson
democracj for mavor , tonight gave out the
following letter concernlnK the recent com
bination with the Cltlrcns' union1
"On Krlday , October ! > , In Cooper union ,
I accepted the nomination tendered me that
of the people there assembled upon the plat
form and resolutions there adopted ; that of
the united democracy ; that of the democratic
alliance ; tint of thu Manhattan Single Tax
club and of the people's party.
"In accepting these nominations It was
my Intention to do &o for mjbelf alone and
leave even- question of who should run with
mo for other ofilces to be settled by the or-
ganlyatlons themselves , trusting that this
might he accomplished either by a union
upon such ofilces or by my running for major
upon the tickets of all , leaving subordinate
ofilces to be filled In by each.
"As the only way of satlsfjlijg these de-
tal's In the s > hort time allowed by the neces
sity ot election by law , I submitted the ques
tion of how I should run to a committee ap
pointed by the chairman ot that meeting
composed of men for whoso probity , prudence
and character I could personally vouch
After examination this committee reports
that there be printed on the ticket under the
emblem ot the rooster such namca for the
minor offices that may bo selected by the
Citizens' union for candidates In the county
of New York by the democratic organizations
of the counties of Kings and Queens and by
the democracy of Thomas Jefferson for the
county of Richmond.
GIVES HIS APPROVAL
"The judgment of this committee unanl-
mouslj commends Itself to me and has mj
entire and unqualified approval. I am the
candidate * of whoever maj choose to vote for
mo ar.l do not presume to ask him to vote
for any one else. But since we have not the
pure Australian ballot it is necessarj that I
bhould take the means of presenting facili
ties to the voters for their suffrage. I do
this in the manner recommended to me by
the committee , who has examined the ques
tlon In all Its bearings , , and to put all the as-
soclatlo'ns ai.d organizations favorable to mo
upon an equalltj- , leaving to the Individual
the responsibility of selecting whom he maj
choose for hlm elf. I have at the Hame tlrno
withdrawn mj acceptance of the nomination
of the united democracj' , the only organiza
tion bupportlng me that has made a separate
ticket. I thus carry out In Its spirit and
meaning the pledge made at the people's
mats meeting at Cooper Union October 5. "
CAMPAIGN ELOQUDNCE.
General Tracy , the republican nominee for
major , received a rousing welcome from the
residents of the lower cast side when he
made his appearance tonight at a ratification
meeting held In the Windsor theater on the
Bowery. Congressman John Murray Mitchell
presided and when ho mentioned General
Tracy's name In his opening address some
one In the audience shouted : "He's got morp
brains than all of them , " and the general
laughed. The general described the onerous
duties which will fall on the chief executive
of the consolidated city , and his address then
took a political turn ,
Senator John M. Thurston of Nebraska
and District Attorney Olcott also spoke ,
Seth Low spoke at three meetings on the
east side tonight. At each ho was vocifer
ously cheered , Mr , Low denounced bosses
and said that the hands of maehlne candi
dates would bo tied by promises made to
further their respective organisations In the
event of their election.
Postmaster Charles W , Dayton tonight In
formed the chairman of the George cam
paign committee that ho would accept the
nomination for comptroller on the Henry
George ticket. Ho will probably ho nomi
nated tomorrow by the George committee and
an effort will be made to withdraw Charles
S. rulrchld ! , Citizens' union candidate for
comptroller , and substituteDayton. .
WIM * AI'PKill AS I'KOI'iaZ'S 1'Ul'I'V.
Mlilille-of-tlie-Hoiiil I'oiiiillxtH Seeure
the I Me ill ( lie Name.
DKS MOINRS , Oct , 13. ( Special Tele
gram ) The middle-of-the-road populists
scored a victory In the certlorarl proceedings
Involving the right to ue the party name of
people's party on tbo ofilcial ballots. The
case was set for hearing before Judge Spur
rier ot the district court. When. It was
called the court stated that he had been In
error In requiring that the appearance bo
made before himself Ho bajH under the
inle of the court all odd numbered law caies
should go before Judge Stevenson , and this
case should have been tinned over to him
an order was Issued to this effect Judge
Stuvcnron cannot hear It ut prevent , and It
will pirb'ably go over till after electloik
Mealtime Secretary of State Dobuon has
certified to the county auditors the state tic
kets with the mldlle-of-the-rojders under
the numo of people's party , which settles the
matter BO far as the present election Is con-
ce neJ.
Tuft ? 'irl'NIUK | Vote ,
IND'AXAl'DLIS , Oct 13 The official and
unofilchl rrtums of je'Stcrdsj1 * election ( haw
the vote for msjor to be1 Tapgarl ( clem ) ,
20,188 ; Harding ( rep. ) , 1CISO , Tuggart'H
pluralltj over Harding , 1.008 The probablll.
ties are that the plurality may be Incrcabsd.
Taggart's majority over all U at this time
2,955 , there belug six mayoralty candidates.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Wfatlitr rorcciwt for
Unlit tills Aftcrnoi'ii Colder.
1. Ainrtlit Itlvm' Divorced lititlMtiil liiinnr.
Itrltlnli Aral ) Attaint AanllilHtcil
llclir.Orcirc * ' l'\pp < t < tit Hn Mil ) or ,
Ktldeiuu Ajilimt Dltia durtlilliu' .
H , Oerildlne ( llvrn Supreme Control , .
I. IMItorlitl nnd Ooiiiine it.
n Mptrrti' Toll * of Sell 10 ! Motirj' <
Mor ) of CUiuTon' INrnpe
0 Comifll Itlarrt 1'init MittcM.
lou.i Woumii SulTrisNtH Mri't.
7. porti of llu > On ) .
lildluim Opne | fiilllo Drlv t < vr. y >
H. Viiltmlile Moiu1) I'lckiiKe I , t In .MnlU.
l > < ! liiK * of i'rrtli ) trrlAM S > aml.
t . Some Amrrlr in Ittllut ) SUtUtlrA ,
( IriMt shttrtme In ttu > A | > pU' Crop.
I'oltitN KtNvd lir lltrtlej llmtili iiwn.
Union Uea it ( hiln Mpmarj.
IO , Cnmnuirrlnl nnd t'lninrliil Now * .
! ' . "llncl HIM .ICMIIM "
Shot , lu < l III thu Mckof Tlnio.
AVI : vriiini is com , \N IMIJVS\T.
Contribute ) * to the UellKlitx of it Ae-
liritHl.it Autumn ,
Hour. lrnr. Hour. l > eK >
The temperature was several degrees
warmer jestcrdij than It had been for a
week previous , but cool brccrcs prcvallol ,
mfikliiK the iliy a very n'leasant one. The
maximum tcmpeiature was S4 degrees and
the minimum 46 degrees. Cooler weather
us been billed for tolij' .
The remainder of the democratic ticket ! s
also elected , though bj a somewLal smaller
najorlty than that for major.
M.OW ri\iu :
MHO UeatliH from the ScourKe at
evt Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS , Oct 13 This was tno
rccoid smaslier In the number ot deaths In .1
single daj from jellow fever since Hie sick
ness was first reported In New Orleans. It
, s difficult to find the ciuse , except In the
'act that concealment neglect and rebellion
against the authority of the Board of Health
have made It difficult for the phvslclans to
give proper attention to cases. At 7 o'clock
: his evening thete had been nine fatalities
ro ortpd during the twenty-four hours. He e-
tofore the highest numbei of deaths In anv
one C-iv has been slDeaths todnj Sal-
vatoPoitana , Antonio Corvajo , Edward C
iny , Glovanl Clrcla , Isidore Schcurer , Chailcs
Eauers , A. LaBuzzca , Henrj E. Wells ,
Saitta
At the Hoard of Health tonight there was
seme discussion among the gathered phjsl-
clane as to whether the disease had assumed
suddenly a more virulent form or whether an
aggregation of circumstances had sent up the
1st of deaths. Prominent doctors saj they do
not believe the disease has become moic
malignant in tjpe. They bellevo that the fact
that on some days thoie have been four or
fi\o deaths , on succeeding dajs no deaths nnd
then four or five again , ( joes to prove that
the fever has been at > eccentric before as it
Is now. Tncrc were tvvcnt-seven new cases
todaj' .
A very large number of recoveilcs weie
rcoo ted to the Boird of Health to-lay , and
seme of them were of people who had been 111
but a few dajs
Total cases of jellow fever to date , CS5 ,
total deaths fiom jellow fevci to date , 77 ;
total cases absolutely recovered , 305 ; total
cases under treatment , 305.
GALVESTON , Tex , Oct 13 No now cases
were reported as suspicious today and there
were no deaths fiom jellow fc-vcr. All the
cases rcpoitcd as suspicious arc dismissed
by the doctors or are convalescent. The
city council today adopted a resolution refiM-
Ing to accept Dl. Gultuias' diagnosis. Dr
Gultcras left today for St Loulb.
MOBILE , Ala. , Oct 13 St veil new cases
In the city proper nnd six brought Into the-
city from Magazine Point , thtee miles out ,
make up the record of todaj- . Eight recov
eries are reported ; no deaths for the past
scventj-two hours. Total cases to date , 142 ;
deaths , 20 ; recoveries , SO ; remaining under
treatment , 42.
JACKSON , Miss , Oct. 13. The State
Board of Health tonight Issued the following
ofilcial statement : Ur. Dabnej reports from
Clinton only two cases under treatment , that
of Miss Miller who Is quite serlouslj sick ,
and Luther Monger. The leport from Nltta
Ytima Is to the effect that tlicio was one
now case there today , Moso Blum ; othcis
doing well. Dr. PurncII sends the following
report from Edwards : Di. Waldaur reports
thrco new cases today , one whltn and two
colored ; one death , John Butler , from delir
ium trcmcns.
STHU.S riuni i\i > itisb COMPANY.
TnkeK a TliuiiNiinil Dollar * He Is
VrreHteil anil Vlnncy Iteeot ereil.
ABERDEEN , S. I ) , Oct. 13. ( Sp ° clal Tele
gram ) William Cox , who gives his homo
address as Minneapolis stele two packages
of $500 each from the American Express eom-
pany at Comic , on the Northwestern road ,
jesterday. He was traced to Groton , put
under arrest and tlip money found In a liv
ery" barn , where ho had hidden It In a par
tition.
I'roKeeullon U Iela > ei1.
PIERRE , S , P. , Oct 13 ( Special Tele
gram. ) For sonic reason not given out the
prosecutions against the state auditor's olllco
were not commenced today
Governor Leo nnd Public Examiner Taylor
left the city this morning and It Is rot prob
able any action will bo token before their
return. No complaints have been filed as
yet , but when they are they will charge ew
bezzlement and faldfjlng ot public records
While It cannot bo positively learned It lb
generally bellove'd that le complalntx In
the rases will bo made by the public exam
iner ,
Movement of Oeeiui \ I-MH ' | , ( let. III.
At New York Arrived Ems , from Na
ples ; I'eniH ) Iv.inln , from HumburKi Mng-
nollu , from Glasgow ; I.ulin , from Bremen.
BulUd-Cullu , for Liverpool , Ht. Louis , for
Southampton ; Teutonic , for Liverpool ;
I'jlc'Hliuui , for Antwerp.
At Boutlinmpton Anlved St. 1'iuil , for
New Yoik , Saiile of New York , for Bre-
mi'ii Bulled KUHCT ! Wllhclm Uer GIOSHC ,
for Nuvv'York
At Philadelphia Arrived Belgenliuiil ,
from L verpool
At Queiibtown Arilvrd Itjnluid , from
Philadelphia ; Auranla , from New York ,
G rmunlc , from New Ynik.
At GljHgovv Arrived State of Nebraska ,
f.nr New York
At AwsUrdam Airlved IMuin , from
New Ypik
At Rotterdam Bulled Veemlum , for New
York.
At Liverjiool-Balkd-Wuesland , for Phil
adelphia. < * |
PROOF OF CHARGES
Stenographic Report of tha Testimony in tbo
Qcralnino Oaso.
BEFORE THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
Memory of Accused is Dofoot'.vo Upon
Certain Point ? .
SOMETHINGS THAT AR NOT EXPLAINED
Oomraittco Listens to Both Sides of
the Cnso ,
DISPOSING OF EXPOSITION CONTRACTS 1
UtieNtlonnlile Metlioiln Ailiipleil liy ilia
buiierliiteiiilent Under the lie-
liartiaent of lltilldliiKii ,
| and CroiiiulN. ,
,
The following Is a stenographic report of
the testimony before the Investigating com-
, mlltee of the exposition , reuniting from the
I charges filed against Dton Qcrnldtno , super-
' Intcmlcnt of construction under the Dcpart-
' mcut of Buildings and Groumta. This la the
, first Installment of thu testimony nud will
be continued In luuorrow'b paper :
Kountze 1 th'nk Iho pioper order IB for
Mr. Rcsewater to show that these charges
can bo substantiate ) with proper evidence
and after hearing that wo will be pleased
for Mr. Gcraldlnc to give us his defense ,
If he has anj.
Bldwell I hove no form.il advice of the
proceedings which have icsuUe-d It nij- being
here tonight islmplj an Informal request by
telephone to como up lieic and I would llko
to know Just what the matter Is.
Klrkendall At out last meet tig this report -
port of Mr RosowitcrH w.i * hi ought In and
was a perfect surpilso to me. While t
am supposed to bo nt the held of the do-
paitmcnt I had ncvci ho.itd of'lt before. I
thought that the courtcsj was duo to Mr.
Geraldlne that ho Uiould be heard on this
subject , and so I madu u motion to that
effect.
Robowater I presume It la understood , at
least I want to saj lu beginning that I
stated nt the time the resolution was pre
sented that 1 wanted to grant Geraldlno the
widest latitude In making a showing , and
I concurred at once In the motion made
then to have the matter heard fully and la
public , so that there- could be no conceal
ment That motion was carried , but sub-
soqimntlj leconsldered and the board dc-
tlded that they would call In three "directors ,
who have no part In the management , and
who would be1 , therefoic , entirely and thor
oughly disinterested and Influenced by no
prejudice , and have them Jie ar apidotormlno }
the propriety of carrying out the resolution ,
or vindicating Mr. Geraldlnc if they find
there is no foundation for the charge1) . Now.
Inasmuch as I um called on to substantiate
thU matter first , I expectel this : That Mr.
Gcialdlnu would file his response to thcso
charges and then the two sides would bo
before this house , and then 1 would proceed ,
to substantiate It.
Kounti'c You have not any response to
make to the charges until after Mr. Rosewater -
water has been heard ?
Geraldlne I would prefer to hear him
( list
Rosewater I noticed In the World-Herald
a card from Ml Geraldlne which was called
to my attent'in foi thu fln't tlmo today ,
that he had a wr'llen ' response prepared.
And that Is the usual way. In starting a
case the one party mikes Its charge and
the other partj biings In Its general pre
liminary defense , a"d then the matter la
heard and the evidence Is brought In , and
that waj I can rebut my evidence that Is
brought In here Othmv Iso I shall do BO >
later. Of couise this IB not a law case. It
la simply a question ot fact , an'/ the board
probably will not pursue the course of In
troducing te-chnlcal objections , k\y \ under
standing is that they want to simply know
all the Until.
Kountze I think that Is what the committee -
tee wants to know all the faets In the 1
caw ) .
j
Rosewatcr In the beginning , I will enter
upon the first charge , tlat Is , the charge re
lating to this contract. And before I proceed - " \
ceed I will ask Mr. Go-aldlno to state whether
It 'is not true tint the bsai 1 , at a meeting-
held borne lime In Julj , tatlficd the purchase
of a quantity of lumber not to exceed $3,000 ,
yellow pine that was said to bo offered to us.
at a cut rate and on which Hovcral hundred
dollars might bo saved to the exposition ?
Klrkenc'all I will Main that It Is a fact.
Mr , Geraldlne Infoimed mo that these bld-
do's had offered the pine at something
higher than wo could buj It foi $1 to $2 or
something of that kind Upon that Information
mation I said I will go to the committee ( I
think It was the MUIII daj as the comuilttco
meeting ) I will grant the privilege- buj--
ln this lumber and then take It to the com
mittee and cxnlaln it to them
Rosowatcr When tills purchase was an
nounced to tin ! board the action had already
taken place , Mi Geialumo had already
bought the lumber We- were asked to rat
ify the purchase made be-fo o wo were asked
to authorise the purrhaea.
Klrkendall That Is hue
Rosowatcr 'Ihen _ wo ratified It , And wo
vvcro assured thaiTwo weio tavlng from It
to $1.50 per 1,000 , and that the total would
aggregate about $3,000 or somewhere In that
neighborhood ,
Klrkendall It was about that , I believe.
This Is the amount as figured from various
standpoints and from a number of bids , and.
I did not get all of It ,
BOARD NOT ADVISED.
Rosowat ( < r The hoard had no information
about this matter of entering Into bids. All
wo know was that the lumber was bought.
No Information was gheu to us thai any
contractors would lie given the use of tills
lumber at 1U cut rate , but hero nsjured that
we should have tha benefit ot the cut rule In
case the lumber was u > cd. It was also un
do'stood at that tlmo that It might bo that
the board , having rcK'f ted the 11 rut proposalu.
we would piobably let the wcrk out and buy
Itfl own matc-ilala , just BH Mr , Connolly's pro-
oosal asked for him to bid , Hu bid In Ilia
IlrHt place $7,900 to complete the work lu
white pine dear white p'uo and to dj It
In exact accordance with tbo plena
and specifications. Later on bo waa
Informed that a change bad been
made lu the plana and specifications ,
and to dlvtdu hlg bids and that
we , the exposition , would buy the plica unil
drlvo them und furnish that port of 11 ; ho Io
( urnleh the labor on the one ido and tlio
material ou the other. Ho BUb-dlvlded kl
