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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , FHIDAY MOJUNIXG , OCT6lJEK 15 , IS)7-TWELVE ! ) PAGES. SINGLE COPY -IT1VE CENTH.
BANQUET TO FADRE
Enthusiastic Frenchmen Dine and Who
, Their President.
litnb
COMMEMORATE HIS VISIT TO RUSSIA
Entertainmnt Takes Plnco in Hall of
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Commercial Exchange.
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED GUESTS PRESENT
Merchants and Manufacturers Unite to
Qivo the Feast.
COSTLY DECORATIONS GRACE THE BOARD
lit Kutirc * , In Id-ill ) IIIK to 11
TiuiMt , llrufH 1'riitiec to Si'c-ure
mill .11 n I n I n I it CiiiiiniL'ruliil
Siiirvntiit ! > .
1'AHIS , Oct. 14. President Faure wan ban
queted this evening in commemoration of his
recent visit to Russia , The entertainment
took place In the hall of the Commercial ex
change. The table at which M 1'aure was
Boated was on a dais and covered by a can
opy of tawny velvet fringed with gold. The
banquet was organized by the merchants and
manufacturers of France , of whom there
were about 7BO present
The prcnldont , escorted by a squadron of
cuirassiers anlved at S o'clock accompanied
by the olllcers of his military household. He
was received by the presidents and members
of the Commercial tribunal of the Seine , the
Chamber of Commerce , the banquet commit
tee and all the cabinet mlnls'ers who were
in Patls The president was conducted to
the table of honor , the band plajlng the Mar-
fcclllnlbo iind the whole assembly applauding.
Among these present were dozens of deputies
nnd all the leading merchants of the repub
lic.
lic.M
M Goy , president of the Tribunal of Com
merce , who presided , toisted the president ,
and in so doing referred to the pleasure
which all present experienced at "renewing
their lespectful homage and gratitude" ex
tended to the president of Franco on his ic-
turn from Russia. Continuing1 , M Goy remarked
marked"This demonstration Is unique In
the hlstoiy of France Commerce and In-
dustrj- placed their confidence In the republic
the day after the disasters of 1870 and they
have not been deceived. "
FAUHC UHI'LIKS.
President Faurc , in reply , said : "I am
pleased to find mjscif In the society of
business men where I can rely upon a
friendly reception by vlrtun of my own
origin , of which I am always proud , Let
mo tell you how deep wns my emotion when
Paris declared the patriotic satisfaction
which the entire nation felt nt the consequence
quence of the words exchanged between
the emperor and Us president. I repeat , In
order to pl-ico the country face to face with
its responsibilities , that It Is owing to Its
great wlwdom and political spirit that the
democracy Is able to rejoice at the results
obtained. It has known how to prove that
the republican Institutions to which It is
unalterably attached guarantee peace at
homo and kisuro abroad that continuity of
views and Intentions , falling which nothing
can bo solidly and durably established it
ncems as If It ought to definitely IK the
destinies of the nations of old Europe and
determine their respective positions In the
world.
"The needs and resources of countries
which only jesterday wcie closed to all
Kuiopcan contact , have been revealed by ex
plorers and expeditions. Already all these
countries are preparing Implements Indis
pensable to working their wealth , schemes
for arsenals , canals , tallwajs and the like.
It Is for us to secure for Franco a lai o
share In the possible execution of these
plans , and without losing a moment to go
forth to the conquest of new markets and
to establish abroad numerous factories
which shall be so many hearts radiating
French Inllucnce In favor of the emigration
of capital which , vivified by jour actlvltj ,
iwlll return to the mother country , Incieasing
licr wealth and Increasing ber power of
consumption to the breieflt of all.
ANTICIPATfi COMPETITION.
"Ilnstci'i , under penalty of being antici
pated bj our foie'gn ' competitors and of hav
ing Franco excluded fiom the position which
Its capabilities and unquestioned commer
cial Integrity give It the right to seek , The
state on Its cldc knows Its obligations and
"duty. " It would be Utopian , however , to
think that Its action could be substituted for
private cnteipilf.es For tholr wise hardi
hood Franco will afford Frenchmen abroad
the support of which they have need. The
eolleltudo of the republic extends to all Its
children and all those who servo It In far off
lands. Wherea Fiend.man Is , there Is
{ France. The gieut solemnity which Is to
clown the nineteenth century to consecrate
its fcclentinc and Industrial glory and to lay
the foundation , of the destinies of the coming1
contuiy will afford a criterion of the power
ful forces which our beloved country can
OIsposo for the happiness of humanity.
"All nations , Inspired by an admirable
emulation , demand ample place In this
pplendld fchtlvlty of labor , progress and
peace. Franco counts upon ) ou to partici
pate In a way worthy of the traditions of
Trance. Forward , then , gentlemen ; forward
in Initiative and accomplishment for the
glory and the greatness of thu countrj. "
IVrit MUM ! Set Hi- .
LIMA , i'eiu ( Via Gttlveston ) , Oct. 14. The
Clumber of Deputies last night sanctioned the
first article of the project authorizing the
Kin eminent to settle with the Peruvian cor-
lioiatiou.
The Peruvian corporation referred to Is a
London corporation , The articles of agree
ment between the corporation and the guv-
o nment of Peru provides for the annual | ) i > -
ineitt of $500,000 to the Peruvian corporation
of London "for certain work to bo done by
the latter , and also for the construction bj
the corporation of ICO kilometers of railroad ,
A hlch It Is understood has not been i ccom-
jillshed , "
These tire the principal questions at issue
between the cori > o-atlon and the Peruvlin
pov eminent and presumably constitute the
cUlma which the Chamber of Depu'lcs ol
Peru has authorized the government of that
counUy to ( ettle.
Kmnrrur DIHUIINIIOM He form * .
UKIILIN , Oct. U. Emperor William pre
sided today over a council of Imperial and
1'iustlan minsters at < he new palace , Pots
dam , This being his flret council in many
months ud following upon big audience
with Prince Uulnnlohe , Dr. 'Mlquel and Hcrr
von Billow yesterday , all kinds of sensa
tional rumors nro current. There Is no doubt
that the iiaval and judicial reform ques
tions were dlscusicd , and It Is reported that
the ministers decided against gvettlng the
naval plans before Parliament meets.
AUK MIT iV IT > v73 WITH SIIF.IMIVV.
IliiKllNli I'rt-xN TuUi'N OoriiNloii to Cull
Him H TIKI ) .
LONDON , Oct. 14. The afternoon news
papers today lake the same view of Secretary
Sherman's latest dispatch to the tna-quU of
Salisbury on the scaling conference question
as expressed by the morning papers. The
St. James Gazette toys :
"It will bo a lellef If this transatlantic
Polonlus Is restricted In the future to playIng -
Ing the fool In his own home and the foreign
aff-ilrs of his country are transferred Into ,
moro capable hands. Hut we need not count !
uoon this too confidently.Vc , ourselves , allowed - [
lowed an elderly statesman to play ti'.cks In.
the national name with national Interests for |
many n long 5car. " |
The St. James Gazette taunts Mr. Herbert )
Gladstone with "copying Secretary Sherman's
manner" In a speech yesterday evening , In
which Mr. Gladstone said that the Venezuelan
question would not hive been politely settled I
It there had been no United States concerned , '
adding that In the latter case "our Ironclads (
would have been sent there and our troops
would have niado short work of the Vene-j
zuclan question , but the United States ap-j
pencil on the scene and the virtue ? of arb tia- |
tlon been mo obviously apparent. "
CKI.MIIC : is mvnv siv VIOSTUS.
I'roitiliii-iit Montreal Editor Must ( io
t | I'rlson.
MONTREAL , Oct. 14. In accordance with
the verdict rendered by the jury In the
criminal libel case brought by J. I. Tarte ,
minister of public works , Judge Wartell to-
dty sertenced W. A. Grenlcr , publisher of
the Libra Parole , to six months in prison ,
Thu trial of this case has bceiii in some
measure a contest between the t\\o great
political parties of Canada The conserva- j
lives hoped to bring out damaging factb i
enough against the liberals during thu trial j
to cause the downfall of the partj. j
Mr Turto has been for jeara a political ]
organber. Tor some reason he published a
number of letters which compromised the
conservatives and caused the celebrated Me-
Gicuvy trial , which caused the retirement of
Sir iHcctor Lagcveln and the imprisonment
of several members of paillament and gave
the ilrst blow to the party , which had then
been In power for nearly seventeen years
As a reward for his services to the liberal .
pirty , It has been asserted , ho was made j
minister of public works , when Sir Wilftcd
Laurler came Into power.
Acclili-iit on Cnnailliiii I'lU'lllo.
OrTAWA , Oct. 14. The Toionto Express
on the Oaradl.ui Pacific railroad , due at
Ottawa at 0 a. in. , collided with a freight at
Stlltsvlllc at 5 o'clock this morning An
engineer , one mall clerk and two tramps
wcru killed and many were injured
Engineer Hondeiu of the express train was
killed oulilght. H. Pcdcn , mall clerk , was
cai.lcd out of the wicck living , but died In
a few minutes. A tramp , who was stealing
a ride , was also Killed aid Drake man Harts e
of the freight received Injuries from which
he has since died. Engineer M. Qualg of the
freight train had his leg bioken. It Is said
that tbo accident was duo to the carelessness
of the operator at Stittsvllle.
I'0IC III ( illOll Ill'llltll.
LONDON , Oct. 14. A dispatch to the
Dally News from Homo eavs : The pope ,
when receiving the Irish pilgrims this
( Thursday ) morning appeared to be In ex
cellent health , the only difference In his ap-
peaiinco from last jear being that he seems
rather more bowed. His voice could be
heard clearly throughout the Slstine chapel.
I'uriloii lor Culm UN.
MADRID , Oct. 14. At the cabinet coun
cil today It WMS decided to pardon all Cuban
exiles not Included In previous amnesties
and to suspend the decree of September 12
iclatlvo to legislative reforms in the Phllip-
plno-'islands. The decree ordered a vlgoious
buppressloajjf political associations and the
secret pact of blood societies ,
nlHIlfttc'l- , I'rilltPI * .
PARIS , Oct. 14. A dispatch from Lille , In
the department cf Nerd , announces a terrible ;
disaster at Cambral , thirty-two miles from
Lille. A large piece of the boiling vat of
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the Cecil sugar factory fell today , burning
and seriously Injuring sixteen persons. Two
aio now dead and the others arc expected to
dlo as a result.
HiilKiirlnii-TiirklMh All In HOP.
LONDON , Oct. 14. The conespondent of
the Standard at Constantinople says : All
the preliminaries have been agreed on for
an alliance offensive and defensive bstwcen
Bulgaria and Turkey , under which the gov
ernor generalship of Roumelli b.comes
hereditary In the family of Prince Ferdi
nand.
niilnr c tin- Arm > .
LONDON , Oct. 11. The Dilly Chronicle
this morning sa > s It understands that the
budget of 1S18 will propose nn extra grant
of 1,500,000 to provide 11,000 additional men
for the army and "some amelioration of the
soldleic' lot with a view of altiacting re-
ci ults. "
SiMriinrtliiiiiul.i ! In Spain.
MADRID , Oct. 14. There was a severe
earthquake at Granada and Andalusia at 4
o'clock jcsterday afternoon. The oscillations
were from north to south and lasted several
seconds. The inhabitants of the city were
panic-stricken.
AilinnrrH tinDlNi'iiiint Ilntc ,
LONDON , Oct. 14. Tbo Hank of England
has advanced its rate of discount from 2'Xi to
3 per cent.
TV\O ni i-Kit VIIOKS AIM : ICIM.KD.
I-lKlit l tlif HoiiilNlilv In Wltlfh
'HirerI.lttH Arc IOK I ,
MUSKOGnC , I , T , , Oct. 14. A bloody
traged ) , In which three man lest tholr lives ,
occurred on Spaniel creek , twelve miles
southeast of hero , about 4 o'clock this morn
ing. The killed , are :
J H. JOURDAN , a respectable farmer of
this vicinity.
MOSi:3 MILLER , a noted desperado.
HILL WATSON , u Cherokee outlaw.
Jourdan , a well-known farmer , was return-
lug home after having spent the night sitting
up with a sick friend a few miles away ,
Ho noticed two rough looUrg grangers llng
by the roadside. Ills suspicions were
aroused and he went to his brother foi as
sistance. The Jourdans returned to whoio
the men were lying and asked them who
they were , The dtgperadoes replied with a
shot and Jourdan fell back dead , thot
through the heart. John Jourd&n thn
opened fire on the desperadoes and killed
them both. United States deput ) marshals
were notified of the tragedy and on arrival
at the scene Identified one of the dead men
is Moses Miller , whoso brother John re
cently killed Mr. Madden , a merchant of
Draggs , I. T. The other was identified as
a Cherokee fugitive named Wattou.
ELUDES SPANISH OFFICIALS
One of thn Rescuers of OSsneros Arrives nt
Now York.
TELLS HOW HE GOT AWAY FROM WEYUB
IttMt-nlM Mure of tin- Plot for tlic
i : etiiio or tlic Scnorltn
Story Ill-nil * l.lko u
, : i ItouiiiHcu. '
NEW YORK , Oct. 14. Carl Decker , one
of the rescuers of Evangellni Cossb y CIs-
ncro' , from the Casa dc RczojUas , Havana ,
arrived In thla city on the Spanish line
steamship Panama this afternoon , He was
met down the bay by a number of news
paper men and said :
"I was commissioned to RO to Cuba and
deliver Senorlta Cosslo y Clsncros from the
filthy Rccojldas prison , I started from New
York August 28 , determined to free the
woman , though I did not see my way clear
as to the plan to bp adopted. After reachIng -
Ing Havana many plans suggested them
selves to me. but each ono proved Impracti
cable. I tried to "bribe " the Jailer or alcalde ,
but he wanted | 1G,000 for the job and posi
tive assurance that he and hi * family could
pet to the United States. This was too rich
a proposition for me. "
MORE OF THE PLOT.
Mr. Decker repeated the story of the res
cue from the Jail , as already given In his
dispatches , and then related what happ nel
after the girl was out of the prison. Ho
said : |
"When Senorlta Cosslo y Clsneros entered
our shanty adjoining the jail wo let her
rest a few m ments and then took her to a
carriage waiting outside and drove to the
house of a friend The friend was holding
a reception that night , which AVIS a pirt
of the plot. The man who drove the car
riage was one of the conspirators. Senarlti
Cosslo v Clsrcros was exhausted from oxcl'c-
nunt when she reached the luuse , but did
not give way. On Thursday morning she
was taken to the home of a friend , where
eho remained In secrecy until Saturday after
noon.
STROLLS DOWN THE STREET.
"To roach the steamer for New York she
wns obliged to walk down Oblspo street , the
principal thoroughfare of Havana , at a time
when the street was crowded , and jet take
her time nnd smoke a cigar. If she had
skulked about the back streets she would
Immediately have been suspected It was
over a mile from the house to the pier. She
hail a passport male out under an assumed
name. All the steamships anchor out In the
stream. The scnorita walked down from the
house , clad as a rancher , and my companion
and I followed. She scauntered along lels-
uicly and OPCO In n whllo turned about to
see if we were following. We motioned her
to go on. She grew more confident as she
went along , but wo could < ? eo that she was
under a. strain. She got on the launch and
wo waited , and when the launch returned
from the vessel and she was not on It we
knew that the scheme had worked like'a
charm.
JAILER ARRESTED
"The day after the jail break the town
was astir over the escape of Scnorita Cosslo
y Clsneros , a house-to-house search was be
gun and would have been kept up had not a
telegram from Minister Dupuy De Lome at
Washington Informed Wcylcr that the girl
was on the high seas and expected any day
In New York. Then Wevler was mad He
threw the Jiller , Jose Qulntana , Into jail
whereupon the jailer told about my attempt
ing to bribe him. This , in connection with
the surmise of Do Lome , placed suspicion on
me. I gave It out that I was going to take
a steamer for Mexico. There was only ono
steamer leaving Sunday and that was a
Spanish steamer. I waited for Instructions
from New York nnd had almost made up my
mind to start Sunday , Instructions or no In-
strnctlois. My Instructions came , happily.
"My passport was made out In the name of
Cnil Decker. In order to take the Panama
Sunday night nnd run the gauntlet I must
got my passport ro-vlsed and stamped with
the seal of the secretary of the captain gni-
ural. I knew that my passport would never
bo slg'ncd nnd I learoed that an order for my
arrest was deteimined on and that I was to
be arrested at S o'clock Moo-Say morning. I
was In a bad pickle. I got a gllmpdo of the
writing of Senor Carjoval , the secretary of
Weylcr , and copied it so that I had ltdown _
( Inc.
COMMITS A FORGERY.
' Then I forged the signature. I deter
mined to do without the seal. At the last
moment I went to the wharf and took the
larnch for the steamship. The Inspector
looked at my passport and asked where the
seal was. I assumed a nonchalant air as
best I could and told him that Senor Car
joval was at the Ingletcrro hotel and having
no seal ho signed his name to a statement
F-ijing It was all right. The Inspector hcal-
tatcd ami showed the signature to another
Inspector and ho said , "All right , " and I was
site. The Spanish authorities never thought
for a moment that I would take a Spanish
EUamor. Ne-arly all the Americans take the
American line. They did not think to guard
the Panama and watch for me. They arrest
all prisoners at 5 o'clock In the morning.
The > were sure I would be In town on Mou-
daj and they were fooled. "
Senorlta Cosslo y Clsneros received a num-
bei of visitors at the Waldorf today , among
them General Sangullly , Henry George , Tom
L. Johnson awl ex-Postmaster Charles W ,
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Dajton ,
ATI'HMI'T TO WltKCIC A IMS I' TUAIX.
TrauU Wntoliiiinii UOIIIOVCH OliHlncli-H
from thu Ti'iiL'K.
HUNTINGDON , Pa. , Oct. 14. A' ' dastardly
Attempt at train wrecking was made last
night near Newton Hamilton , twelve mile's
east of hero , on the Pennsvlvanla railroad ,
Frank Nee , one of the culprits , was arrested
and Is now In the Mlfllln county jail. It Is
believed that others were engaged with him
in the nefarious work.
About the time the fast St , Louie express
was duo at Newton Hamilton the track
watchman discovered a switch frog com
pletely obstructed with stones. Just above
this point he found and removed three rail
road ties , which had been fiimly wedged
acrotF the eastbound main track. Two hours
later the fast i-xpre-ss struck three ties which -
had been placed across the ectbound
track three hundred yards west of the New
ton Hamilton utitlon. The obstruction was
crushed In'o splinters and the train wcs
not derailed ,
Ci'iiiiln.iI Kociiiii'H from HoNial | ,
SAN rUANClSCO , Oct H Junvs J ,
IJinneU , who attempted to murder his
divorced wife lust Saturday morning nnd
afterwards tried to cut his throat , escaped
from the receiving hospital late last nleht ,
making his exit through the wlndo.v during
the temporary absence of his guard. i
column was about nrfrmal.j There hns been
no Increase In the maltguaircy of the dl ease ? .
YcstcrOaj's record oUnlueB deaths was ex
ceptional. It was 7 o'clocktonight bcforo a
third ns many deaths vviro reported today
as had been In the Im-vlous twenty-four
hours. The v.cither Is sultry tiiil unusual for
the season , and If It kdeps Up there will belittle
little Improvement for the tlmo being. The
deaths today were : Allt'ii Ollle , Hcnrj Haas ,
John Garbo. {
There have been 710 ; cases altogether of
vcllovv fever here andf423 foci of infection.
Since the beginning of the sickness 163 foci
have been absolutely vv'lpcd out nnd there
remained this evening but C 0 , with approxl
mutely 315 cases under treatment.
The Hoard of Health officially reports :
Cases of yellow fever today , 41 ; deaths to-
daj' , 4 ; total cases of yellow fever to date ,
720 ; total deaths from yellow fever to date ,
81 ; total cases absolutely recovered , 331 ;
total cases under treatment , 314. '
MOBILE , Ala , Oct , 14" Five now cases
and ono death , that of .Michael Gentrj- , were
announced today Total cases to date , 147 ;
deaths , 21 ; recovered , 86 ; under treatment.
10. The Hoard of Health haa received notice
that there are eight cases of jellow fever at
riomaton Junction , Ala. , seventy miles north
of Mobile , on the LoutHvlIIe & Nashville
road. There are ten casi-a at Wngar , Ala. ,
on the Mobile & Dlimlngham railroad , and
one death there.
I3ILOXI , iMlss , Oct. U. Charlie Schul'z
died of yellow fever todaj- . Among the new'
cases aie Captain Stllplien and his wife ,
Judge Z. Z. ChamplliCG. llann and son and
two in the family ot V > \ M. Dukate. The
reports from the sick are generally en
couraging.
KIIANKLIN , La. , Oct , 14. V. 'Caro , an
Italian tailor , died today of yellow fever.
His residence was in the heart of the town
and the authorities have not been able ted
d scavcr the origin o ! the Infection.
SCRANTON , M'ss. ' , Oct. 14. Ten new-
cases of yellow fever weie reported today
anil one death that of A. G. Raj- .
GALVHSTON , TeOct. . 14. There were
no suspicious esses reported today and there
hns been no death f ram r dengue or jellow
fever. All of the eleven , cases reported as
yellow fever have been discharged or aie
convalescent. Hoi'ston raised Its iniaiau-
tine against Galvestom for the second tlmo
today. .Indications arc- that in a few dajs
all Texas towns will raise their quarantines
against Galveston and Houston and business
will be resumed.
HOUSTON' , Tev , Oct. 14. There Is noth
ing new in the fever situation. The ono
patient who had fever last nl-ht Is getting
along well and will beiout In a few dajs.
TOM vcco is TI HMI : ) ivio
1'Ire nt Diirliilin , N..C. , I > rHtro > Much
Valuable J > rui > crt > .
RALEIGH , N. C. . Oct. 14. The city of
Durham was today visited by the most de
structive fire in Its' filstory. Seven four-
story wooden houses filled with tobacco , and
eight dwellings were des rojed * The total
loss Is $250,000 , with $200,000 insurance.
The fire originated at 11 o'clock 'in thereof
roof of a * building owned by H. J. Dats &
Co , and spread rapidly , enveloping the
who'c block. At midnight assistance was
telegraphed for from here , and a special
train was sent half an hour later. The
pilncipal loss was sustained by the Ameri
can Tobacco company. The heaviest losers
follow :
H. J. Dais & Co. , stock of tobacco , In
sured for $6,000 , valued at $10,000 ; W. T.
Carrington , stock ot tobacco , insured for
$21,000 , valued at $35,000 ; American Tobacco
companj- , stock of tobacco , Insured for $03-
000 , valued at $125,000 ; George \V. Watts ,
two pri/o houses , Insuied for $6,000 , valued
at $7,500 ; D L Duke , tvvo prize houses and
two dwellings , Insured for $9,948 , valued at
$12,000 ; Blackwell's Durham Tobacco com
pany , stock of tobacco , insured for $2,100 ,
valued at $35,000. Three and one-halt mil
lion pounds of tobacco were burned
LOUISVILLG , Neb , Oct. 14 ( Special. )
Lsst night a large barn on the Slander
farm , two miles south ot town , was burued ,
together with twelve torses , five sets of
double harness , fifty tons of hay , tvvo new
farm wagons , a new carriage and tvvo corn
cribs partly filled A 'joung man driving
through town noticed the , tire and went out
to Investigate. He aroused the family , but
not in time to save anything. Two horses
succeeded ta getting out" , but are so badly
burned they may not Hvo. The loss will
amount to about $2GOO , with no Insur
ance. The origin of the flro Is unknown.
I/IT.V i > i , vcnn U.MJEII Aiiunsr.
n\-I'r 'HliI < 'iit of Salvador TrlcN to
DoilU-r n Unit Hill.
OAKLAND , Cal. , Oct. 14. General Carlos
Ezeta , ox-piesldent of San Salvador , was ar
rested upon n bench warrant Issued by Judge
Cllft today nnd detalne'd by an officer for
some hours for having failed to respond tea
a summons to appear bcforo that dignitary
this morning for examination as to his ability
to satisfy a JudgmentiOf $35 , nzeta was sued
by his landlord for that amount , alleged to
bo duo for house rent , but after Judgment had
been rendered against hlpi , managed to elude
service. The plaintiff thereupon applied for
an order compelling Kzcta to appear for ex
amination as to his property , hut after It was
served upon him he trleil to induce his phj-
slclan to sign a certlflcijto to the effect that
he was unable to appear. ) Instead of BO doing
the phjslclan Interceded with the court In
his behalf , but Judge Cut | was obdurate and
issued a bench warrant for the offending
debtor , who was brought Into court while
another case was In Drwjrcss and was held
In custodj , despite bis protests , until noon ,
when the court was at { oliurc.
ACTOIe Sl'LiaVA.N I > THOlJIII.n.
HIT * -il Tilth Tlirt'p Wrltx U'hllr
I'lajliiur In I'm ) iilt'in-c.
PROVIDENCE , R , 1. , Oct. 14. Three writs
have been served pn JeAin L , Sullivan , who
Is plijlng at a local tliptcr , Ono was for
$5,000 damages tqr Alleged assault upon
Frank V Dunn of JJoston , his manager and
the second for $2COQ , for alleged debt to
Mr. Dunn. The third was for $2,000 , damages
for alleged trover And conversion , nail was
furnished.
Simtii IV KhiHlii-x FrcIirhtN.
CHICAGO , Oct , H , The Sintn Ko hns
jumped Into the flisht over rates to Colorado
rado point * , started a few dajs nso < by the
Burlington , and hii > gone Ihut I'ne ' one bet-
tfr , mnkl'gevv tpl u re < lucIoi8 ! which wll1
become effe the day utter tomorrow. The
Huriiiton. : In knocking oft about 50 p < > r
cent from authorized rales , confined lts lf
to the e-'Klit lowest claese * of freight and
tc | carload | ou only , The Sana Fc him tip-
piled the knife to rates en each und nil
classes of freight and to le.ss thun carload
loin. These charges are reduced from the
Missouri river only.
STOLEN AT THE TRANSFER
Vnlunblo Registered Pouch Fully Traced to
Council Bluffs ,
POSTAL AUTHORITIES ON THE TRAIL
$1 I.OIIO I'ncKnKo * ' ( M > jrrt of
n Vorj KncrKoll * * Soaroli 1 > > the
( iin rrntiiiMit Di-tci'tlv I > M _
Unl } n litttlf Kiiimu ,
The missing registered postal package con.
talnlng $14,000 has been traced to Council
muffs and not to Omaha , as stated In the
Associated Press dispatch. So far us can be
learned at the present time It disappeared
at the transfer depot at Council Bluffs or
very shortly after leaving there.
The package was placed In the register
pouch at Chicago ami i cached Council IllulTs
on Thursday afternoon nt 2-40 o'clock on
the Uurllrgton fast mall , known as No. 7.
The pouch was In the especial care of Postal
Agent Tl omas Phoney , who lives nt the
corner of Ninth street and Axenuo n , In
Council Bluffs. He delivered It to the postal
clerk on the Union Pacific and took his re
ceipt for It. That postal clcik lives In
Omaha nnd hh name Is G. 11. II. Brill , or
Romethlng llko thai. For some reason that
IMS not yet been explained this postal clerk
neglected to enter the number and usuTT
descrlptlvo marks of the pouch on his book ,
nnd ho has nothing to show that it ever came
into his possession.
The postal authorities nro zealously guardIng -
Ing all avenues from which information con-
ccrr'ng ' the matter might bo obtained , and
It is impossible to get all the facts U la
only certain that absolutely no trace of the
missing package has been discovered after
It left the hands of Mr. Phoney , nnd whether
It wan stolen while the transfer of the mall
was being made at the transfer depot In
Council Blurts or whllo enrouto wcet Is a
matter Known at present only to the postal
authorities
There arc some opportunities for such n
theft to have been committed at the trans
fer. The two trains stand side by side while
the mall Is being transferred from one carte
to the other. The space between the cars
Is only about a foot , and It Is possible for an
adrlot thle'f to crawl in beneath the trains
and watch his opportunity to snatch a pouch
and get away with It by crawling under the
cars and beneath the depot platform. Be
tvvcen the cars while under the sheds the
light is very dim oven In the brightest of
weather.
It was admitted by the postal authorities
yesterday that the money was not consigned
to Denver , but to a bank in Salt Like. It
\vab Insuied In ono of the Chicago postal In
surance agencies , and the olllcers of this
Institution have Joined the government offi
cials In the determined search for the thief.
Special Agent Christian of the postal de
partment was in the city Sunday night and
Monday , and Is now working along the Union
Psclflc railway between Omaha and Ogden.
Last night it was' reported that he was
headed eastward , after an. unsuccessful
search. The postal authorities refuse to
say anything about the men Ihey have under
suspicion , but Intlmato that they do not
suspect any of the employes at this end of
the line. It was asserted last night that
there was some reason for believing that the
theft of the money was made while the
pouch was still In Chicago.
The Ircldcnt recalls the fact that a pack
age containing $11,000 was stolen under al
most precisely the same circumstances in
June , 18S7 , and no trace of the missing
money has ever been discovered , nor clew
obtained to the Identity of the thief.
INOCUI-ATHU WITH 1UM.OW KUVUIl.
I'mincrx In IloinHiilN UM < M | UN hnlijects
fur lcmll > llxiicrlnii-litH.
NASHVILLE , Oct. 14. Thu most Impor
tant meeting of the American Humane arso-
clntion today proved to be the one of this
afternoon. Papers of great Interest were
read by Mr. E. E. Bnrthell of Nashville , by
Dr. Dalrymplo of Baton Rouge , La. , and by
Rev. Dr. Lord of St. Paul. The paper that
stirred the convention most deeply was ono
by Dr. Albert Lefflngwell of Aurora , N. Y , ,
upon "Scientific Assassination , " It dealt
with Dr. SanabelH's inoculation of healthy
human beings with the germ culture of yel
low fever. It Is understood that some , If not
all , of the unsuspecting victims died with all
the symptoms accompanying the dread
disease. The following resolution was
adopted by the convention :
Whereas , It hns been currently reported In
public journals thnt a distinguished South
American physician engaged In scientific re -
fae.ircnes utter vivisecting a large number of
the higher animals hns not hesitated to In-
oculuto patients confined in a public insti
tution ivvith the germ poison of yellow fever ,
causing them to suffer nil the ngonlcs of
that dread disease and terminating In death ;
andWheieas
Wheieas , Thrso ntroclou-j experiments , to
fur from exciting in this country universal
condemnation und abhorrence , have been do.
clared to bo scientifically useful , and there
fore perhaps a "pardonable crlino ; " there
fore ,
Resolved , Thnt , assuming the facts to bo
correctly imported , the American Huinanu
association , in convention assembled , at
Nashville , Tcnn , hereby would record in thu
strongest manner pos-ilblo its utter denta
tion and condemnation of such scientific
trilling with hum in life. It does not be
lieve that nny iosiblc | utility to nclenco oin
diminish the guilt of murders II'to ' tlioe or
that the uecrct poisoning of human beings
should In the least degree be condoned
becuuso the victims were frlen'Jlc a and
poor. It views with horror and amazement
the OHseitlon that nclentlllc experiment ) *
terminating In death have been made In cci-
tain public Institutions In this country , and
It therefore calls upon the scientific and
medical societies of the United States to
join with the American Humane association
In unrescrve'dly condemning the subjection"
of human beings patlentH In asylums , hos
pitals or other public Institutions to any
form of scientific experimentation.
MllNOIIK nil'C'l OlllflTN.
BALTIMORE , Oct. H. The grand chap
ter of Royal Arch Maions beld the final
business meeting- Its present session this
morning and the following ollleem weio
elected ; Gc'iieial ginnd , hiph priest , Keuben
C , L-mmon of Toledo , O ; deputy general
Kinrnl hljrn priest , JnmiB W Taylor ,
Luthersvllle , Ga. ; general grand king , Ar
thur G Pollard , Lowell , Mass ; general
prard tcr.bj , Jo ph ndyar , I'-rl ? , III. ; sen-
em ! grand lieatiarer , Daniel Striker , Has
tings , Mich ; general grand cretuiy ,
ChitMopher G. Fox. Buffalo , K'ncixil grand
captain of the host , William C. Swain SHI-
vvjuU'e , Ri-ncral Kt.uid p-lnilp 1 nojuurner ,
Nathan Kinsley , Ausiln , Minn , grand
royal urch ciiptaln , Bcrhard O Witt , Hen-
ileiKon , Ky , general grand ma tcr of the
third vll , Clcorgo C. Ccr-nn , Washington ,
L > , C. : general grand master of the i > econd
veil , 1'mlerlck W , Craig , IH-s Mo'ncH ' , ju.
The next triennial meeting of the general
grand chapter will ba held at Cincinnati
in September. 1SKX ) ,
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather I'orecnit for NebMriui
l cnl S1cm r9 ! Cooler , Nortlicnst WlmK
1. 1'itrU ( ll\r < I'mirp n Itniunirt ,
Incident * of ri nrro * I > nnp.
Maup ) 1'iu-kiii-u l.n t lit the Tr.tmfer ,
Moro of tliu ( K'rililliio To < tluii > nj.
3 , SU'plu'ii it. I'lrlit tnivo < the Itcnrh ,
4 , IMItorltil nuil Coiiiiuriit ,
K. lnv\o * Stirs Up the I'mloii 1'iitrlot * .
Hrotlirrliooit of St. An-lrnw Jloctn.
llonril of Kitiu-iitlon I'rlmirli-x ,
0. Con in It lUurfi l.ouil Sliiltcrs ,
\\iiiniin SulTriiKlKtK Ailipt Now Xttiuo ,
Hnutli Onmlm Ncv
7. spiirK of the Day.
> r YorkV Six M ijomlty CnnilltlntP ,
I.iu-tKi'rt Shows Hlf.n of WoiknnliiR.
8. Clo i > of tlui I'rrnl ) } trrliin Mjnotl ,
ArKUlfiR 1'olnU In thn Hurtlry C'n'C.
t ) . I'alnior IK Nnt I'.ntltlrd to 1'ny.
Union I'urlllr nuil Short l.lni > Unite.
ixii : > llloii VUttiir < i llitrrcil Out.
SptHlnl Vrnlrii ot < lurorrt lrn ii.
10 , Illi'gul Work of I'rafpMliin it l.olililo .
11. Couiniprclil mill Vlmiiulil No .
13. On Murk Tivulu'n Now Storlm.
On Top ofit htiiloii'H Vln.uitnrnt ,
cooii w.wi : roii.o\vs run AVAIOI.
I'roinlHc of n Siirot'iiNi1 from tlie Sum
mer Torrlill ( > .
Hour. lieu. Hour.
Yesterday was hot enough to be uncom
fortable , the maximum being 1)1 ) degrees ,
which is quite high for the middle of Octo
ber. A cold wave , however , Is sild to becoming
coming todnj- , which will send down the
mercurj with a rush.
< HI vii v uvi b M.I. TIII :
Hottest I'lnoc In tinoiuiti ) IN
llcl-- Ill Tl.lH lt > .
CHICAGO , Oct. 14 A hot wave of unusual
eevcrlty Is reported thioughout the vest nnd
northwest. Omaha had the moat uncomfor
table temperature today , the mercury climb
ing to 91 In the shade which la a record for
the month ot October Dubuqiie , la , also
came to the front with a demolished record ,
the thermometer theio showing SC In the
shade the warmest e'vcr known at this tlmo
of the jcar at that point. All through the
state of Iowa the heat Is reported as exces
sive DCS Moines reports SS , Davenport Sfi
and other pljces announced a temperature
as uncomfortable EB that of these three cities
The heat at all points was Increased bj a
strong south to southeast wind which felt
as though It came dlrcctlj' from a furnace
Out in Kansas , Concordla was the worm
spot , 90 being reached. DoJge , usually wall
to the front In matters of this kind , was wall
up with a hot wind and SS in the ( shade
Kansas City fivveltered with a temperature
oC SC and the prevailing toiith wind.
Chicago came near to Its hot record for Oc
tober with n temparature of S8 In the weather
ofllcc , which IB 90 on the street level. One
daj-.JBpc.Bsn 4hQjaonury reached 01 and
that is thq record. , ,
The coolest place In the reach of the
weather man's eye was Calgary , In the
Northwest Terrltorj' , where It was , he said ,
18 above zero He "had hopes" that some of
this would como Into the uoithuextern states
by and bj' . ,
1C VhMKV ( ilJ IS V > AIM'OIM'MHVT.
CoiiiinlNNloiUMl to Look After ltci-1-
liroi-ltt MattorN.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 14 The president
has decided to appoint a special commis
sioner with pk'nirj powers to cairj into
effect the rcclpiocitj provisions 3 and 4 of
the tariff act approved Jul > 24 , 1S > 37. The
president hah designated Hon. John A.
Kat-ion of Iowa as such special commis
sioner with Cliipman Coleman of Kentucky
as cccieUry and John nail Osborn of Scranton -
ton as assistant sec etary The commis
sioner la charged particularly to look after
the agricultural Intelcs.s , both noith and
south not foig'ttlna ; tin largo aiil consta'itly
Inctcablng inauufacluiin interests cast of
the Alleghenles.
Mr. Kasson has had a vurlcd experience
in diplomatic negotiations and has shot n
much ability In al.i with which he has been
connected Ho was minister to Austila fiom
Juno 11 , 1877 , to May , 1SS1 , mln'stcr to Ger
many from July 4 , 1881 , to Ma ch 1S85. He
was also ono of the commltislonera to repre
sent the government of the UnltcJ States
at the cdnfercnca held In Uorlin conccinlng
Samcan affairs , and Is one ot the signatories
of the Berlin act couUudcd Juno 14 , ISS'j.
IIo was then commissioned as special envoy
extraordinary and minister plenlpote-ntlnry ,
his commission bearing ; date Mach 18 , ISM )
Preceding his diplomatic servlco , Mr. Kus-
EOII was for many jcais a member of the
wajs and means committed of the housu.
OAI'TAIN l.OVIMM.MJ IS M hT.VIMlll.
.VlloKfil ANKiiult Upon rrlvati ! llam-
inoiHl IH IjinloiHi'il.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 11. Secretary Alficr
today lecclved the rcpoit of an Infinity
conducted by Captain Hlchaids Into the nl-
Icgod biulal treatment of Private Hammond
by Captain Levering at Fort Sheridan senna
dajs ago. Captain Itlcharls examined a
number of persons. Including Captain LeverIng -
Ing and Hamond. The tcs'lmony of these
two witnesses , Secretary Alger says , agrees
almost entirely , cxtrpt that Hammond
clalme.l that CaptUn I.o\eilng kicked and
Jabbed him with hla swoid moro times thin
the latter admits , also that Hammond de
clared that the captain Bworo at him , which
thu latter denies.
Colonel Hall , the cominandent at Tort
Sheridan , practically endows the action
.taken by Captain Levering In the care Sec
retary Alger had a consultation with the
president about the matter to lay and will
consult further with him about It Inmoi-
rovv. General Mlles took tbo rcpoit homo
with him this evening ,
MOV CIIU'lllH of OC-CIIII V'l'HMI'lH Ol't. 11.
At N w York Arrived Hiltamilo , fiom
Liverpool ; I'atilJ , from HiunburK ; Karls
ruhe' , from firemen. Sailed Fuer t Hl -
inarck , for HambuiK , I'utila , for Mar
seilles ; Alcte'nlaj' , for Amsterdam
At Naples Sailed Mass llu , for Ni-vv
York.
At Stettin Arrived Thlnirvalla , from
New York , Sailed Hlcllln , for New York ,
At Genoa Balled ruldii , for New York ,
At Queenatown Sailed MuJentlir , for New
York.
At CherbotirpArrlved Augusta Victoria ,
from Nsw Yoik
At Houlogne Sailed Veendam , for New
York.
At Genoa Airlvt'd Aller , from New
York.
At Rotterdam Arrived Spiurndum , from
New York
At Liverpool ArriV-el Auran'a , from
New York ; Germanic , from New York ;
rthynhind , from Philadelphia.
At London Arrived Mobile , from New-
York.
At Ilremen ArrlvtcV-Saule , from New
York , via Southampton ,
GERALDIHE'S COURSE
Superintendent of Construction Explains
His Way of Doiug Business.
CONTINUATION OF THE TESTIMONY
Stonotrraphio Report of the Evirlonco Befcr ?
Investigating Oommlttoo.
ENGINEER SHAW TELLS HIS STORY
Experience with Qcrnhlino While Trjlng to
Get Some Information ,
LUMBER DEAL THOROUGH. Y VENTILATED
( ! * < Tliclr Opinion oil ( ! >
Vnlni * of tlu * Mutt-rial Orilorcil
nuil tlic Price I'nlil liy tlio
rollowlnt * will be found a continuation ot _
the testimony taken by the special coinmlttca'
which Investigated the charges ot corruption
and collusion made against Dion Qcraldlne , j
superintendent ot construc.ilm of the Trans-
Mississippi and Inters atlonal n\cosltlon. In
ycstcrdaj'a Issue was printed the testimony
loidliiR up to the sto y of Knglnccr Fhaw ,
concerning the bid of Contractor Connolly
on the lagoon work The examination of Mr.
Shaw follows :
Kount7c Should the committed dccldo
later that they wanted a definite answer to
Mr. Shaw's letter which Is submitted hero
they will probably call for such further lu-
founatlcn.
nidwell Was there a distinct bid made by
any of the eontractoia for th's particular
work ?
Q-nald ne All tl e bit's I rccel cd rro theie.
indwell What 1 am Betting nt la the cost djl
of this work Is thcio a bid on Hut ?
Geraldlnc Xo , 1 did not ask for a bid on
'hat , I Blmply asked Hajmond what ho
\vould \ do the work for. He said ho would
make mo a bid on drlv'ns the piles nnd let
aie furnish them Ills bid was too high. Ho
asked live cents n foot nnd wo drove them
for Icbs than 4 cents. IIo itlfio made a propo
sition on dilvlng the sl.eet piling , 30 cents
apiece for two and onc-1-alf Tout , or 20 cents
apiece on the modified proposition. There , | l
are nearly E 000 piles to Le driven and you
BCD what that would amount to.
Ulilvvell There arc none of thteo bids hero
Mint contain an > figures by which you could
'ompare the actual ccst with wlnt was paid.
Goraldinr Yes , sir , jou will find It In my
letter. I will read It to jou , If you please.
( Roads. )
Hoscwater You sa > that Mr. Connolloy a
bid was onlj $100 Icrs than the original bid
be made ? The original bid was $7,900 anil
vou say that nltc : > ou made theao changoa
on the. [ specifications he was. only willing
to deduct $100 , and jcu mdan to state that
when jou changed fiom white pine to yellow
lowplno and gave him the advantage of ? 3
per thousand he still would not deduct moro
than $100 ?
Geraldlnc I mean to ttato the fact just
as I have stated It. Mr. Connolloy was not
bidding on whlto pine. Mr Connqllcy un-
dcistood that jell ° v\r \ plno alone would bo
consideredMr Connollcj'b original bid shows
pi kit. oil jellow pine.
llo&cwate-r I am tajlns that when he
made his original bU he was bidding on
uhlto plnu and that piopasltiou was to make
a. fiist-clabs lumber cic.csrre. Now , then ,
> ou sa > ho would no : deduct but $100 In splto
of the changing livclvin , a difference ot $3
i ( hoi band on 170,000 feet of lumber. Isn't
It a fu.t ( that jou did not enow him nny ot
the-bo specifications ; that jou told him ver
bally only of a few changes ?
Geraldlnc It is a feet that I had no speci
fications made nt that tl'iio bcjond what la
shown here , and I showed him everything I
had Just the bjn.o cs I showed It to Mr.
Creadon.
Hosewater 1 hope jou will pcimlt mo to
bring In the partner of Mr Connolley and let
him tell the storj of what they were bidding
on. He Is right hoio , and It ucems to mo
that before wo close this question wo might as
well get right to the bottom of It. Of course
his letter may bo contradicted by state
ments.
( Mr. Shaw Is Introduced. )
Hosewater Mr. Shnw , In > our revised bid ,
what was jour bid on the lovlsed plan for
thla vvoik ?
PLANS ARC CHANGED.
Shaw I will explain to jou that at that
tlmo I was not a iiartner of Mr. Connolley ,
but I figured up hh bids for him and unrtci-
stood all ahout them. It was lust after the
bids svero put Into the department here that
he made a piopssltlon to mo to go Into part-
net ship with him , which 1 jcpo.Jted , when wa
vveio trjlng to gn ( th.b Job Now , to bc ln
with , I made out the hid tncrc , which
amounted to $7,900 A da > o two after the
bids went in Mr CoiriolUy came up to my
ofllco and I suggested tl.at 1 c go up and sco
Mr Geraldlnc and t > co how wo stood. Mr.
Ge > raldlnu would net glvo him any eatlHfac-
tlon , That Is tlic itpait he brought back tome
mo He was a little bit hot at Mr. Geraldlno
nnjway ; tald ho had tip a $100 elicck there
and ho thought hu ought to ho treated right
and that Geraldlno had about told him ho
couldn't cet the contract anyway. That Is
the statement ho cairn : down to mo with.
I said : "You had hotter go and ueo some of
the dliectors and wo will t y to get at thla
thing and sec how we btand. " Ho went to
Mr. HuEsla and Mr Ilnsule went to Mr.
Kllkcndall. Mr. Klrlvcmlsl ! raid ho would
he o Mr. Geraldlne , and 1 Huutose ho did. At
least , whe'ii HusMe had been Mr. Klrkendall
he said ; "You go and beu Geraldlno and ho
will treat you right" And Mr. Geraldlno
treated him fl st late and used him as ho
ought to be used , I th nk II was thu very
Eamo day , I am not very t > uro , but at any
rate Mr. Geraldlne tald him to make another
proposition ; to look It over and see if he
could not cut down h's original entlmaie.
And the second piopunltloii was , inttead
of driving the sheet piling , Ilioy would dig
two feet and drive the glx.lnch point into
the ground , and to gUo him a bid on that
footing , And the third wan to glvo him a
bid for the labor only , the cxooiltlun com
pany supplying all the mate la | . Well , I went
over everything with him again and wo
looked It up and I found that we could cut
down probably $100 off our original bid , and
I think we took off for the excavations anil
the driving lx Inclicn , so tno bid to-l
$7,100 , I forget Jutit exactly what it was for
thu labor. Now , that was all the Information
that I got from Mv. Connolluy. Tliero wan
nothing about the alteration of tup t > Ur.n ; Io
fact wo did nut know that tbo plans were
altered until wo happened to go up to tbft