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    FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 18TL. OMAHA , -\VEDNJ2hDAY IMOirNIiSG , OCTOBER 120 , 18)7 ! ) TWELVE I'AG-ISS. SINGLE COPY" JT1V13 CENTS.
JURY GOES TO BED
Worn Ont with Thirty BOUTS' ' Labor the
Twelve Oourt Morpheus ,
STRETCH THEIR TIRED LIMBS ON COTS
Jntlgo Tuthill Allows Them a Respite from
Their Toil.
LUETGERT PACES THi JAIL ANXOUSLY
Claims that Ho Will Shortly Bo Out of
Confinement.
DISAGREEMENT IS NOW LOCKED FOR
Nil 1'ONNllllllt ) Of II VtT.llcl llflllK Itfll-
Ili-fori. Ten OVIocK. 'I hlH
Mornliiu ; lliiniorH of
Jllrj
CHICAGO , Oct. 19. Another night ot suspense
penseIs ahead of the defendant In thu Luel-
gcrt case At 9 o'clock tonight the Juiy had
Rons to bed on cots , which wcie placed in
the court room , and It was announced by
Judge Tuthlil that oven though by one chance
in a million , the Jurorj should wake up and
agree upon a verdict , there would be no an
nounccment , and thu court room would under
110 circumstance- ) opened until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
A few minuted bctoio 8 o'clock Judge Tnt-
hlll appeared at the criminal court building
nnd being admitted alone by thu bailiffs at
the entrance , ho passed quickly up stairs
Hiving positive Instructions that nobody
ohould be admitted to the building undci
' any circumstances ) . Within n few nitnuUs
after he had Issued these instructions Attoi-
ney I'halen , the Junior coui.sel for the de
fence , put In an uuioarancu and demanded
admission He was piomptly refused , and U
took all his power of persuasion and argu
ment to get past the guard at the door.
Judge Tuthill went directly to the court
room , wherehe was told by the bailiffs In
charge of the Jury that several of the Juij-i
men were ilmost exhausted by the ordeal ! o |
'
which they had been subjected during the
last thirty hours , and that If they wcie not
allav.cd some test It would ccrtalnlj result I
In some of them becoming 111 The Jurj also
sent word that there was no Immediate pros
pect of an agiecmcnt , and under the circum
stances , Ihi' judge gave orders that they be
permitted to drop the case and go to sleep
The cots were quick ! ) diaggcd Into the court
loom , and within a few minutes every Juior
was stretched out at full length and all cou-
olderatlon of the case was off until tbe >
should wake In the morning
NO AGREEMENT YET.
Judge Tuthill , after giving directions that
all things possible should be done for the
comfoit of the Jury , left the building for his
"They have not agreed as jet , " ho said
when ho left the court house , "and when I
became convinced that there was little pros
pect of their doing so and saw how weary
some of them were , I told them to go to
sleep and trj to agree In the moinlng. There
would be no use Keeping them up all of the
night because In the first place two or three
of them would In a short time be utterly in
capacitated by fatigue and no agreement
could ever be obtained from men who are
nervous from loss ot sleep and exhausted
with aigument When I mine to the csurt
tonight I had no Idea that a verdict would
bo reached , but I was anxious to do all I
could for tl'e comfort of the Jurors. That
twas real ! ) the cause of mj visit to the buildIng -
Ing tonight There Is , of course , no llkell-
bood that they will wake up tonight ana
reach an agreement , and oven If they should
I shall not come down to hear It before 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. There Is no
chance whatever of any veidlct being glvan
by the Jury before that hour. "
Stato'u Attorney Denci n remained In his
o 111 co until all hope of a verdict tonight hud
been abandoned , and then ho closed up his
roams and went home. Ho In still hopeful of
n verdict , but natural ! ) lookn upon a disa
greement as thu most likely outcome.
There were rumors of all kinds afloat dur
ing the evening , all of them being to the
effect that the friends ot Luetgcrt on the
Jury were weakening H was known during
the day that the vote stood 8 to 4 and to
night the rumors were that It was ten for
the death penalty and two for acquittal. A
later story was that II stood eleven for hang
ing and one for acquittal.
LUKTGERT IS ANXIOUS.
Over In the Jail Luetgcrt was during the
evening anxiously awaiting word from the
Jury room Ho tried as usual to keep up an
appearance of Indifference and , us usual ,
made a failure of It.
"If tltoy don't agree , " ho said , "I get ball
and I v\llf bo out of thin I can give ball
for a million If they want tlrnt much My
wlfo Is living somewhere , but I admit she
IB having a lot of fun with mo at presen' .
( There Is ono thing sure , " the prisoner said ,
with great posltlvcnesa , "there will be no
conviction In this case It will either bo an
acquittal or a disagreement. "
Asked where bo obtained his Information ,
to smiled and said. "Oh , I know , you go
long. I won't bo convicted though , you can
bet on that. "
At 10 o'clock the criminal court building
was dark us a pocket. The crowd which
lud hung nrpund Us entrance during the
'
eaillcr part o't the evening had disappeared
A solitary bailiff sat at the foot of tha sU'.ts
.leading to the second story , another at tl > o
'upper end of the flight , two moro were at the
rtco * of the court room , and two moro were
in&ldu keeplnif watch over the sleeping Jury-
| l jnen The oplnlt n around tbo criminal court
tonight was that all chance of a verdict has
dlsap , oicd and the result Is practically cer
tain to be a disagreement. It Is cousldercd
] ) osslblc ml even probable that the state
nil ) have nine or ten ot the Jurymen and the
defense the remainder. The cha'ncrs to
i night , however , seem to favor a disagree
I iiuMit of eight for conviction and four fo
1 acquittal
Juut before retiring for the night , the
Jury took another ballot , the vote standing
nlne < for conviction and three for aequlttal
The four Jurors who have been standing ou
j for acquittal are Ilchmlllcr , Harbor , Hola
bird and Harley , The two latter are stll
for acquittal but either Ilelunlllor or Haiber
luvo couo over to the state. There Is mucl
{ ( rimg agatrtt Harley among the Juroru
who favor the death penalty. They say h
will not argue the case In Any way but stick
solidly for Lutgert.
ATTEMPTED JURY URIHINQ.
Two letters offering bribes tu the foreman
ot the jury la Uio Luotgcrt case have been
received by Judge Tuthill and are now In
the possession of the state's attorney. The
amount offered Is $1,000. Both letters arc
signed George Atrlll. State's Attorney le-
necn Is not disposed to regard the attempted
bribery seriously , but Inspector Scruack ami
Assistant State's Attorney McEwan kok
upon the matter with suspicion. The first
letter was received last Monday morning. It
was dated October 1C , the day upon which
It wan originally believed the case would go
to the Jury. H reads
Mr Poreman : Dear Sir A powerful In
fluence H nt work to ave Ado ph L. I.uet-
Rert Money Is scnree and In thexc l-nul
HmcM , i $100 or to como * In hnndy I huve
$1 fiCO to divide iimong you twelve men If
you want It have two good men , smooth-
faced , that nrc cllserccl , nt HIP poulhenst
corner of Randolph nnd Denrborn streets
tomorrow ut 1 o'clock p. m. Let them vvc.ar
white linen neckties , or If they tiref r It
red bo A ties. Everything will be nil right
The money Is secure In a Clnik street bank.
GEORGE ATIULL.
The second letter Is under date of October
IS and Is also addressed to the foreman of
the Luetgcrt Jury. It Is as follows :
Deir Sir : Why didn't you lnve the young
men at the southeast corner of Randolph
nnd IJc.irborn streets ns suggested ? In Ho
pre'/cnt hard times $100 Is pietty useful If
you will ngree to vote Luetgcrt free , we can
yet iu range mutters , Solid the young men
tomoirow. GEORGE ATRILL.
Judijc Tuthill opens all mall sent to the
j Jurors and In this way these letleis fell Into
his hcadi * . His honor Is Inclined to regard
the letters as a hoax , as Is also Mr Dcnccn.
In fact , tl.o state's attorney thinks the let
ters were gotten up by enterprising news
paper reporters Uoth letters were written
on fine linen paper In good penmanship and
enclosed In lijien envelopes.
i.oviitii : ASICS rou VN INQUIHY.
Mi'inliiTM of Hit' Court SniiiinoiKMl ( o
Coniik to ChltMiuo. ,
CHICAGO. Oct. IU. Captain Loverlng has
elected to have his treatment of 1'rlvato '
Charles Hammond .at Tort Sheridan made
the subject of n c.mrt ot Inquliy. The couit
has been constituted and ordered to con
vene at Tort Sheridan on Thursday of thla
week. The order was Issued by General
Ilroolto today and the officers constituting
thu court notified by wire of their appoint
ment and directed to report at Tort Shotl-
dan. The court consists ot Colonel Simon
Snyder , Nineteenth infantry , Tort Wayne ;
Llc'Utonant Colonel Lloyd Wheaton , Twen
tieth Infantry , Port Leavenworth , Lieuten
ant Colonel Henry Carroll , SKth cavalry ,
Tort Leavenworth ; Captain Hemy I ) . Moon ,
H company , Twentieth Infantry , Port Leav
enworth , rccoidcr. All of the officers of
the court are chosen from outside pests In
older that the board may be free from locaU
prejudice In the Investigation
General Hrooke declines to talk about the
alfalt , because ho will be called upon to re
view the findings ot the court of Inquiry.
He iccelvcd the letter of Secretary Algcr
lajt night and Captain Levering elected the
court of inquiry to a court-martial soon after
his formal notification of the action of the
sucictary of war.
< : un\ri > strri-ttiiiNR AT V\IN : > S < HI.
Ciiluinl ( > of Iti-ceiit I"lrv I.ra \ < * Mmiy
In Ai--il.
WINDSOR , N. S. , Oct. 19 The heavy gale
which has prevailed since Sunday morning
moJerutcd at noon yesterday and a calm suc
ceeded but last night with the lie-mlng tide
the breeze freshened.
The Immense piles of coal lying on the
wharves have not been exhausted and lost
nl ht the water front was dotted with banks
ot fire. The extent of the destitution v.hlch
pervades the to.vn was signally demonstrated
last night when the first distribution ot
clothing and bedding was made from the re
lic : stores The stairs leading to the Avcntan
club looms , where the supplies were stored ,
were throngeJ with people carrying away
biankela , comfortables and wearing appaicl ,
s all the labor-giving Industries arc dc-
tioyed and little work will be available the
omlng winter , BO that hundreds of persons
lust leuvo the town. The calamity has
ttractcd thousands of visitors fron all parts
f the province. More than 500 families arc
PI need of fool and clothing.
ru\M IIVCKS o\nu A rnncii'icn.
VVoimm IN Kilted mill llr IIiisliiiml
Will l'rolinlil > Die UNO.
MARSHFIELD , Ore , Oct. 19 Ex-Judge
N'oster , his wlfo and daughter and his son's
\ifo and baby , whllo driving yesterday from
Mlckcl Point to Coquille City met with a
erriblo accident. They had reached u point
about half wav to Coqulllo City and weio
driving around a high , rocky point vvliei
hey met another team. The Judge attemptci
o back his team to one side of the roac
o allow the oilier to pass but the horses
ocamo frightened and unmanageable am
ackcd off the gride , a distance of abou
hlrty-flvo feet. Mrs. Nester was Instant ! )
tlllc'd and the Judge's life Is despaired of
[ 'he other women and children were badly
bruised Ono of the horses was killed and the
buggy wrecked.
ruins -MI ornv
\nnrclilNlH Thronli'ii ( In * I'lillnl ' sun , . ,
I'roHcnilor In Ori'Kon.
PORTLAND , Ore , Oct. 19. United States
District Attorney Muiftuy has received a mys-
torlous box which both ho and the Janliui
of the United States court are afraid to open.
Ho ordered It soaked In water for twenty-
four hours and will probably open It today.
It Is presumed to contain explosives Dis
trict Attorney Murphy Is overwhelmed with
communications , petitions and resolutions
from anarchists all over the country concernIng -
Ing the three men Imprisoned hero , charged
with violating federal laws by sending copies
of "Pireb'and" through the null. Some ore
thieatcnlng , some abuslvo and some Inflam
matory Thus far the district attorney has
received petitions from fourteen ellfterent or
ganized bodies of anarchists ,
sritnirr UAII.WAY M.\C.\ VTI.S MIJIJT.
SKtft'iiIJi Viiiiiuil ( 'ont cntlnii OIIIMIN
lit MiiKiirn I'lillH ,
NIAGARA PALLS , N Y. , Oct. 19 The
sixteenth annual convention of the American
Street Railway association opened In this
city tonight. Over BOO delegates were
present. President Robvt McCullach deliv
ered his annual address.
The papers read at the opening cession
were on "Municipal Ownership of Street
Railroads , " by H. P. Sullivan , general man
ager of the Lowell & Suburban railway Low.
ell , Mass , and "Honiu of the Dlfllcultles Ex
isting In the Construction and Operation of
Electrical Street Railways , " by G W. Knox ,
electrical engineer of the Chicago City rail
way , Chicago During the afternoon the en
tertainment committee took charge of the
visitors.
Dliiiiur ( o riclillnir.
LONDON. Oct 19. . "W " S. Fielding. Cana
dian minister of finance , aud hU daughter
were guests at dinner at the Mansion house
tonight. Lord Mayor Davis , In toaetlni ; Mr.
Fielding , referred to the Importance ot bla
mission. i
STARVES IN HIE STREETS
Eeplorath late of nn English Correspond
ent in Havana.
JOHN BULL MAY HAV SOMETHING TO SAY
W. HtiKlicM N Mnllrrntfil nnil llolilicil
li > Siniiilxh sohllcr-t nnil l < 'lnull >
Dli'H on lli < % SlrfvlN
from SlnrMitloll.
LONDOM , Oct. 19. The Dally Chronicle
this morning , commsntlng upon the death In
Cuba last week of W. Hughes , corretpondent
of Hlack and White of London , who Is said
to have starved to death tn the streets of
Havana , after having been maltreated and
robbed by a party ot Spanish guerrillas , sas
, "If the story of his death Is true fresh exe
1 cratlon ot Spanish action will nrlso end the
British government may have something to
say. "
Hughes was found dead on the Prado ,
Havana last ThursJay night. He had re
cently visited Plnar del Rio , with a pass
from the mlltary governor. It Is said that
while there a party of guerrillas In broad day
light and In the presence ot Spanish officers ,
assaulted him and robbed him of overj thing
he had uxo pt his clothes. Hughes , It Is al
leged , appealed to ths military commander
Tor help and demanded the restitution of bis
property , but was only laughed at He was
obliged to return to Havana , walked the en-
I tire distance and reaching the city raggol
and starving Having lost his passport , he
could not establish his Identity or communi
cate with his friends In England. Ho starved
to death In the streets. Hugh's had earned
an excellent reputation as a war correspondent
pendent In Africa , having followed the Sou
dan expedition and also traveled In western
frlca. The case has been reported to the
ritish consul at Havana.
\MJTitvs sTvriMinvr is
ln > HIIN MIMIJM I'riM hi 'il for Ilrr
HllwlllMlll'N NciMlM.
Oops HK it , 1V > 7 1 > > 1'rtfs I'uUII hln3 Cnminn | > )
LONDON , Oct 13. ( New York World
ablcgram rccal ! Te'lcgram ) Mis Lang-
ry's statement that she had for manj jeiis
lade "adequate allowance" to her late hus-
and Is In direct contradiction to his reltcr-
ted assurances early this jcar. that SD far
rom having even received assistance from
icr , she hid squandered his fortune.
Mrs Langtrj's assertion Is quite true , for
t Is vouched for by the eminent solicitors
> ewls fc. Lewis. The agreement between
! icm was made to continue the allowance
ependent on his tefralnlng from molesting
iei % while It Is understood he was at liberty
to deny he received any such allowance.
Mrs Langtry has been a good deal affected
) j hei husband's death , especially since she
earned he seemed to be suffering from a
elusion that she was engaged In a consplracv
o do away with him. She sent a beautiful
\rcath ot white flowers , tied with her lacing
olors , to the funeral today , but did not go
icrsclf.
According to Detective Perkins , who was
mplojcd for many > ears at Holyhead when
. .angtry lived there , he was then still In-
atuatcd about his wife. Perkins sajs
'Mrs. Langtry often passed through to and
rom Ireland. On every occasion when he
men the time she would arrive he was In-
arlably at the station some hours before the
rain or boat was due. He would walk up
and down , giovvlng more and more excited ,
until Ittlf an hour before her time of arrival.
Then he would single out. a porter and bay
"Dcj % I can't stick It any longer. Watch
icr for me. Look closely at her. Tell me
low she looks. Does she look well ? Is she
beautiful ? What bhe wears. He careful
about her dress , tell me all about It. "
Then he would dart out of the station
After the train or boat had gone he would
eamo back , question the poiter most mln-
ntelj , sob as though his heart would break
as he learned tl.o details and walk off from
the station sobbing , apparently dazed "I
have seer , tears come Into the ejcs of the
porter , " said Perkins , "at the exhibition o !
ins emotion. " Latteily , howe'ver , he bad got
over this sentimentality and i > poke of her
with the utmost Indifference.
i.ivni.v TMII : i\ TIM : irvi'iiui\ib.
McinlxTM Come ( o IIIoUN ami the
Cliiiuilii * ! * IM n llikilliiin.
VII2NNA. Oct. 'M 1 a. m The Unter
Inus has been the scene tonight of an ex
traordinary tumult. The sitting began last
evening at C o'clock and ever since the presi
dent took the chair the leftists have been
pressing to divisions a long scries of ob-
btiuctlve motions amid the wildest uproar
and the incessant conflicts of members with
the president of the chamber. The thirteenth
veto Ijy loll call has Just been taken ,
" a m. The confuslcn Increased until the
clumber became a perfect bedlam. Finally
the leftists and ilghtlsts engaged In a liand-
to-haml fight Dr Kathcreln , the president
of the Unterhaus , then declared the sitting
adjourned until 11 o'clock this morning
( \Vcdnesda > ) .
Hooked for CoiiNiiiitliii ( > | ilc.
DBRLIN. Oct , 19. There Is much Interest
taken in political circles throughout Ger
many In the report which Is again current
and once moro published today , that Ilaron
Marschull von Bleberateln , the former min
ister for foreign affairs , will succeed the
present German ambassador at Constantinople
ple , Ilaron Sanrma von Jeltach , which Is re
garded as virtually ( shelving Daron Marschall.
The news Is generally credited , although the
foreign office ofdclalH say they know nothing
of such an appointment ,
CONSTANTINOPLE , Oct. 19. The Turklth
newspapers assert that the aultan has as-
bcnted to the appointment of Ilaron Marshall
von Ulebersteln as German ambassador to
Turkey.
Orilrrw 1'rlNuiuTM Hclcnm-il ,
HAVANA , Oct. 19. General Weylor has
ordered the release from the Isle of Pines ,
the Spanish penal settlement off the coast of
Cuba of eleven prisoners who , It Is alleged ,
were concerned In the uprising which re
sulted In the Imprisonment of Penorlta Kvan-
gcllna Cosslo y Clsncros , who recently es
caped from the Casa RccoJIdas In this city
and who U now In New York. The release
ot Abram Sosa , John Porto Torres , Jose
llcstard Godoy and seventeen other political
prisoners has alto been ordered by General
We > ler.
_
C'nv rndliill Hrlnrilh.
LONDON , Oct 19 Cavendish , the nephew
of the duke of Devonshire , who , -with a com
panion , Lieutenant Andrew , has been explor
ing Somallland , east Africa , at the head ot
an expedition composed of ninety AEcarU ,
who , with hlb part ) , was reported to have
been massacred by natives , lias returned to
I3crbera , after a remarkable journey lasting
moro than a year , during which be traversed
much ot the unexplored country between
Dcrbera and Mombaw. , He ana1 his only
urctican comianlon , Lieutenant Andrew ,
were everywhere received with cordiality
.1 U'VNnSi-llA\VMI.VN MIIMIOCI.IO ,
Dolc'W.Cov rrillm-nl lot I.IUi-lj 1ov -
iM-iit rroio | < tl loiiM Mmlr.
HONOLULU , Oct. 12. ( Via San tYanclsco ,
Oct. 19) ) Japanese Minister Shlmtmura
called at the foreign office yesterday and
handed MJnlstcr Coepcr a document bearing
on the tccent Immigration muddle. U con
tained the points of Iho dltiiutc , and a draft
of a treaty for arbitrating the same H Is
accepted as a fact that the Hawaiian govern
ment will not ac-cpt the points made by
Japan , or sign the treaty. The Japanese press
seems to take the same view of the case
R. 1 * . Scuwcrln , vice president and man
agcr of the Pacific Mall company , arrival hereon
on the steamer Cltv of Peking last Saturday.
The vessel temalncd In pail but eight hours. '
He said that hU visit to the Islands at tills
'
t'mo ' was ot no special significance. Ho said
"We have- been given to understand that the
Island recole Brc desirous of having n faster
and finer steamer running between here and
San Kranclsco than they have at present , j
We have the- matter under consideration , but
the future must decide for us I can say no
more now. " In sptto of Mr Schwo IU'H
guarded statement , It Is generally under
stood In shipping clrlcs that the Pacific Mall
( -Jiii.iiiy | will put the China an the Honolulu
route about the first of the- new year.
Senator Morgan leaves tor' San Kr.anclsco
tonight. The reception tendered by the gov-
cinment to the senator took place last even
ing , and was la'gcly attended by the best
pecple In the country.
.Minister Hatch leaves for Washington bj
the llelglc also.
SCHOOL < it'isTioN ' : i.v WINNMM : .
Tt of n I.e-UiT from t ! | r. Vli-rr.i
Del Vnl.
WINNIPEG. Mri Oct 19 A letter Ins'
been recJlved in this city which Is sup
posed to contain the text In the' school mat
ter In the leport of Mffr. i Merry Del Val.
Tbo report , as outlined In the letter. Is ie- |
gardcd as taking a favorable view ot the '
settlement as reached between the federal J
t-nd local governments It states " \\hoe
interests differ , but dc not clash , the church
desires that there shall be harmony "
r.iniiitiaii Lonn.
MONTREAL , Oct 19 , Ono-thlfd of the
10,000,000 loan put on the London market by
the Dominion government last' week , will be
taken up by Canadian money. Mayor Wilson
Smith , representing a sjndlcatc of bankers , j
cabled to London , taking up the amount j
stated. In this .syndicate Is the Molson's j
bank , which will purchase 50,000 of the
bands , the Merchants' Bank of Canada ,
100,000 ; Jacques Caiticr bank , 23OOU ,
Hoclielaga bank , 25,000 ; R. Wilson Smith
50,000 The Dank of Montreal , Cuiaila , Bank
of Coiimcico , liank of British Noith Amciica
and ether banks will also 'purchase the
bonds.
ln < tSvKi -
LONDON , Oct. 19Lad > Tatton SjKes ,
wife of the famous Yorkshire sporting
baronet , was charged before tb.e magistrate
presiding today at the Gulli } hull with forg
ing her husband's name to la " ex
change for 1,000 , In .connection with1 a
ttcck transaction. The magistrate dismissed
the case and In sp doing ( said it eeemed to
him the court had been ucsd for en Im
proper purpose. Intimating that the charge ,
while not wholly unsupported by evidence ,
had been bi ought In order to damage the
reputation of the defendant.
'Major llniiilj liiM-N u Dinner.
PARIS , Oct. 19. Major Moses P. Handy ,
United States special commissioner to the
Paris Intel national exposition of 1900 , gave
a dinner this evening to General Horace
Porter , the United States ambassador. Henry
VIgnaud , secretary or the United States lega
tion ; ConsJl General John K. Gowdy , Mr.
Getty of Chicago , Mr , . Seligman and M.
Lminay Belleville , director general oC the le-
paiMncnt of exploitation of the exposition
Official engagements prevented M. Hanotoaux ,
the Trench foreign minister , from being
present.
i-N of it M reel. .
HAVANA , Oct 19 Three additional sur-
vlvoiB of the wreck of the coasting steamer
Triton which went ashore between Dominica
and Marie ) , on the north coast of the province
of Plnar del Rio , on Saturday morning last ,
huvo arrived here. The scene among the
men , women and chlldien when the steamer
went cshore , the survivors state , was terrible
When the Triton foundered there were 230
persons aboard and so far only fort -nine of
th'ii number hove been heard from.
ViiHlrnlliiii Wool Crop Short.
LONDON , Oct. 20 A dispatch to the
Times from Melbourne SSJB : "Owing to the
drouth there Is certain to be conslderablo
shortage In the wool crop. The Melbourne
Argus animates the deficiency In New South
Wales at ] [ i per cent. In Victoria , at 1C per
cent , South Australia at 20 par cent und In
Queensland at C per cent. The total shortage
Id estimated at 175,000 bales.
Kill-ill ill IniiK < r > ' In Illirlril ,
CHESTER , Eng. , Oct. 19. The remains of
Edward Langtry , the husband ot Lily
Langtry , the actress , were Interred hero to-
dojMrs. . Langtry sent a floral wreath to bo
deposited In the casket. Thu wreath was tied
with ribbons In turquolte and fawn , the rac
ing colors of "Mr. Jersey , " the name under
which Langtry races her horses.
.Nn in IM | fur fli
BERLIN , Oct. 19. Count Herbert Ills-
marck , eldcut sou of the former chancellor ,
has bleu nominated as Hit ) agrarian candi
date for the Reichstag ! nj tbo Hauovarlan
district heretofore represented by Herr Uen-
nlngsen. Heir Saltier , national liberal , will
bo Count Herbert's opponent.
I'roti-Ht Aprulnxt
UERLIN , Oct. 19. The Qerman Sugar In
dustry society baa again petitioned Prince
Hohenlohe , the Imperial chancellor , protect
ing against the dlffoicntlqla in the new
United States tariff and demanding that the
German government take steps to protect
German sugar growers.
Sloppi-il on Iho FroiitliT.
BERLIN , Oct. 19 , 'The' Local Anzelger
sajs that M. Kaure's nephew , who was going
to Russia , was stepped at the frontier near
Zo < ncwlke an the ground that his passpu't
was Insufficient He was obliged to appeal
to the French consul ,
llrltlNli Simmer Wrci-Ueil.
CAPETOWN , Oct 19. The British steam r
Clangordon , of 1,375 tons has been wrecked
off Umlaser between Natal and Delagcu Bay.
The pant ngers and crew were all saved ,
Cxnr Will VUlt Ki
WEISIUDBN. Oct. 19. The czar has
canted to bo conveyed to Emperor William
an Intimation that he will be pleased to visit
his German majesty hero tomorrow.
Loril Mount Jilcplie-n Co Wil. .
LONDON , Oct. 19. The Times announces
tbo approaching marriage of Lord Mount
( Continued on Second Page. )
SWORDS BETS GOOD MONEY
Arras of National
SergcantatArras Republican
Committee Flashes a Boll ,
EXHBITS 825,000 , IN WALL STREET
novH ifn.OOO IJtrii ( lint Triu-y Will
Poll Mart' Vutot Tluui I.IM
MOUk IXcllllllKl * lll'ULTM
Hack Vnu XVjek.
NCW YORK , Oct. , 19. Colonel Henry
Swords , sergeant-ai-virms to the republican
national committee , visited Wall street today
itiul ottcrcil to oct ati > part of $25,000 at even
money that General Tracy \\111 poll more
\otos limn Sclh Low in the contest. He
succeeded In placing about $1,000 of It among
members of the &tock exchange anil Inlf js
much more with several of tlio brokers on
the "curb " The colonel announced his liitcn-
I tlon tolslt the bulls and bturs again to
morrow "This Is only a small r\m of the
Tracj money Ijlug around loose , " said the
colcnel. "The only trouble Is \\e om't flnd
any Low mor.y to put It up against. "
I VanWyck still leads In the betting on the
I Block exchange , olds as good as 2 to 1 that
ho will win being ottered.
i.i : vDinis ci.vmiM ! IJVIJHVTIIINCJ.
Knoll I'lirtj In No" VorK I'roU-mlN tit
I Hi' CosiUiIfiit of surc-ONM.
| NEW YORK Oct 19. "Claim everything"
, has seemingly bepn adopted ns the motto of
many of the political master mecnan'cs 011
Now You rotthe campaign The most I
oweeplng claim is tt.at made by Messrs.
She-chin and Ciokcr representing the Tarn-1
many organization , and which has the pr.ic- ,
tleal endorsement of the betting men about (
Un.n , who ha\o all along been offe Ing odds
on Van Wyck. The claim , ho\\e\er , that
the rammaii } ticket v\lll rccehe 2HO.OOO out
of the 175 000 votes registered In Greater New
York Is scoutcl by other party leaders
Ne\t to Tammanj the greatest disnlaj of
confidence Is at republican headquarters ,
vvhcie there seems to be a genuine bslloP tint
General TracejI11 win Seth Low's man
age s profess to be confident and those of
Geoige to be satisfied
Whatever may be the actual belief of
the leaders , there Is no disposition to al
low tlip battle to go by default. There are
In progress nightly 300 to COO political meet
ings This Includes , of course , the minor
gatherings In assembly district and ward
club rooms. It Is asserted that for the ic-
malnlnK fortnight of the campaign the
Tiacy leaders have arrinrcd for an average
ot 200 meetings per night , at each of which
there v\ill be a full complement of speak
er : .
A reminder of the widespread Interest
shown in the campaign of last fall is the
work ot women , either organlred Into clubs
or acting independently. Thus far General
Tiacy and .Mr. Geoige seem to have the
csll In the favor of the feminine portion of
the population , and many of the McKlnlcy
and Uryan women's clubs of 1S9G are' again
to the fore.
Hlchard Croker spent a hair hour at Tam
many hall toJay. His views were asked on
the subject of disciplining certain old demo
cratic leaders In Klnga county who have
th'eatened to cut Van Wyck. Mr. CioVer
advised against action.
"What's the use ot Interfering ? " he said
"If they arc angry , that would make them
angilci still. " Speaking of some Tammany -
Itcs who had gone over to the Cltl/ens > '
union , he said"It is a singular fact that
men who are kicked out ot Tammany all
become reformers. "
Mr Croker Frolic hlghlj of the value ot
newspaper publicity. He > commented upqn
the faot that more support was shown ti
p lilt than to the most lmnas loned address
oP anj speaker. Mr Croker thought It n
mistake to bring sp ° akcTs from outside of
New Yolk to tell votcis what they ought
to do In a municipal campaign.
Hcniy George was again In n reminiscent
mood today. It grow out of an Illusion tn
the question of veracity which has arisen
between himself and ex-Comptroller Ivlns
over the miyo-nlty campaign of 18SC and
related to the part taken in that canvass by
Rev. Dr. Edward McGlynn , which resulted
In Dr. McGl > nn's suspension from the
priestly office Mr. George said that he went
to Aichblshop Corrlgan to plead for Dr. Mc
Glynn , The archbishop was very Impatient ,
he sild , "and would not listen to my cx-
p'anatlon , which I fled to make clear was
not In any way antagonistic to the Catholics
or the doctrine ot the Catholic church. Ho
would not listen You know how thoao
people are Tammany ran the archcplscopal
college at that time "
V.\\ \ WCIvrCI3l"IS "NOMINATION.
Taiiiiiiiui > 'H Mll oriilt } CMmllilulr Tcllx
\\lii-rr lie SIninlH.
NEW YORK. Oct. 19 The letter of Rob
ert A Van Wyck , Tammany candidate for
major , accepting the nomination , was given
out tonight. It discusses municipal affairs
solely A large part ot It arraigns the present
administration for extravagance and calls at
tention to the discomforts the pepolo ore en
during through delay of street Improvements
now In progress Mr. Van \Vjck then takes
up the city's alleged grievances against the
state legislature , sa > lng :
"Tho flagrant vlo'atlons of the principles
ot homo rule by republican majorities have
challenged the attention and excited the In
dignation of our citizens , The uturpatlons
of the rights of our municipality and Its people
ple have become such an Intolerable wrong
that they cannot bo too strongly rebuked. A
cosmopolitan constituency exceeding the pop
ulation of the United States at the adoption
ot the federal constitution should not bo re
quired to protest against such Interference
with Its purely domestic concerns an at
tempts tn dictate even lit ) harmless customs ,
habits and pursuits And , jet again and
again , wo have been subject to legislation
conceived either In Ignorance or contempt of
the wishes and sentlmentH of our people and
enacted as a revenge upon our politics or on
assault on our revenues "
Alter assaulting the Raines law ho JOYS-
"Its prompt repeal Is necessary and wo Join
In the demand of the platform for the enact
ment of an. cxclho law , conservative of the
public morals and liberal In Its provisions
that shall place Us administration and
revenues , so far as shall apply to the city ,
within the control of this municipality. "
Mr Van Wjck pledges himself to favor an
Incicase In the- number of school houses
more bridges across the river moio parka ,
better docks , dollar gas , enforcement of the
eight-hour law and homo rule til the manage
ment of local concerns
Can n ill it ii 'llinnl. Klv IniV lln > .
OTTAWA , Ont , Oct , 19. The cabinet haa
decided to appoint the 25th of November a
day of general thanksgiving throughout the
Dominion.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Wtntlitr I'orccn't for
Oenernlli 1'nlr , Warmer Variable Wind *
1. No Vonllct Yrt In l.tietRortV fine
liiRllsliiiii ! ii Mtimr nn tlnvnim Slrrrt * .
Lively Met line on Nm\ York IMrotlou.
KxpoMtlon Dlrritori OoilRi' nil IMIHS
2. Cntlmllr Unlit CnnfiT tit Wellington.
\i-lto IVvrr riml * Mopi' VMIni *
icimtor Morciin Tnlkn of Hun nil ,
! 1. Onmlm I'.ilU-p Ilimril ( 'nil * Arirni-tl.
Onmtm Imlluti * Pro'ttUpil lilt ; Money.
4 , IMItnrlul mill I'ommrnt.
n Sinlilm Dontli of ( liiiPKiM , rullnmn.
Sontli Dnkotu Court KpftHM m > Op'nlon. '
CoiiRri" s of I.llinrtl ItollgloiK.
n. Council lllnfTi l.oi-it Aliittorx.
tun \ulpniiiH * I'nliiii ' llcrtH ,
7. Spurts of the I > iy
t'ltj C'onniU rnm < tMlliiKi.
8. Iluj'n I'rorriMlhiBA In tlio llnrtloy Suit.
( I. Mining Opi-ritloti * In tlin III trie ItllU ,
Suit liikn Sattlomnnt I'lri rH Until.
Scott ttolnit it4 tlie nUi-hirffUl roller.
Alolkl'J ilin * * Tour of IiinpTtlon.
1C ) , llou to Iruiiu Kiiiull ) Trro.
It t'omiiii-rrlut mill riimiirtnl NI-HH.
IS "rtiflr Now Ui-ctor. "
WMIMVVIJ MMI'J. THIS SHCTIOV.
SiniKliliit * nii < l Wit r m Hi 1'ollon tlie
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The weather jesterday was ns plensint ns
could bp wl hed for. Sunshine was the order
of the ilay , while the temperature was vcrj
mild The total precipitation In this vicinity
> 'iom Saturday morning till Momliy noon was
0 SI of an Inch Fair and wnrmei weather Is
listed for today.
itr.rvii , i.uu on nr.vi.cits vnivr.
NiiOiinnl Coin i-iidoll Op'-ns mill
Oiiiiilin UniiCN II In IV1IS.
IN'DIANAI'OLIS , Oct 19 The National
Association cf Retail Liquor Dealers met
here today , with 128 delegates present. Huh
delegate was accompanied by two or three
peis'iis making the total number In at
tendance about ItO The executive committee
met tcdaj and made a rep rt of the business
of the league , which will not be made public
Major Tnpgart greeted the visitors and a
rcplj was made bj President Morrlsscj of
the national absoclatlon While this Is a
business meeting the visitors expect to com-
ljii.- > pleasure wit ! . It. At a banquet at tli"
Hales Thursdaj evening plites will be place'
for 300 gu < ts DavlJ 15 Hill of New York
telegraphed to the meeting that because of
local bush.iss he could not bo present at the
banquet , but ho wished the meeting full
measure of success The Clumber of Com
merce at Omaha wired to the representative
ot that city hero to get the next meeting tot
Omaha It possible.
At the afternoon esplon the Retail Liquor
Dealers' association listened to the reports
of the secretary and treasurer and the annual
address of President John. Morrlssej-
S.vracusc , N Y. The report ot the trcasuier
showed the association to bo in good condi
tion financially. The secretary gave a review
of the vvoik clone during the last jear and
stated that three ( .tales , Marjland Nebraska
and Michigan had been organized. The ques
tion whctLei the members of the association
should pledge themselves to handle only
union made cigars lesultedj \ \ a warm dis
cussion The matter was finally leferrcd to
the committee on resolutions.
Tonight the delegates attended the theater
In a body ,
KI\S\S cm posTorrioi : MISS.
CoiTiiini'ii * lii\ < -Hitili'H CluirK \ >
\KiiIiiMl I'nsdiiiiHliT mill \HN.HII | | nl.
KANSAS CITV Mo , Got 1'J Charges of
Inelllcicncj In the management of the Kansas
Clt > postolllco have b en filed at Washington
against I'ostmastci Hoinii Reed and As
sistant Postmaster C. ScloHl ? In'p ctor Mc-
Glnnls , who was sent on hcte from Washing
ton to make an Investigation of the charges
has just returned to the capital and will
Eoon make his report. It is announced that
both olllclals will be decapitated within
thirty dajs The Investigation also includes
Thomas Walker , superintendent of mails. It
Is not disclosed who Is sponsor for the
charges. Postmaster Reed Is out of the
city. Assistant Postmaster Seldllt ? said to
day to a reporter : "There Ib absolutely no
trutll In the charges and 1 Invlto the fullest
Investigation. I shall not resign under fire ,
and If I am discharged before my teim ex
pires I shill ( Ionian 1 of the government the
right to be heaid In my behalf"
All tinco olllclals v etc appointed by Piesl-
dcnt Cleveland.
ILLINOIS COMMISSION Dill TODVY.
1,1'iiM'N Clil < * iiK < > mi n s pr'I Ml Tml 11 to
} V | N ! < Oiiiiilin ,
CHOCAGO , Oct. 19 The members of the
Illinois Transmlss'nilppl and International
Exposition commission left lieio this evening
via the Uurllngton road for Omaha. The of-
flceis aie : President , Clarke H. Carr ; trcaa-
urer , Lewis II. Miner ; secictary , C. II
Hamblnton ; assistant secretary , R T Perry.
The other members are- John M Smyth , W.
M Harpci.L 0 doodard , TerJInand W. Peck ,
13 S. Conway , James P. Whccdon , Chailcs
A Mallory , George Wall , Otvar P. Tratiem ,
William I ) . Ilrlnton , Kdward C. Craig , Wil
liam II. Stead , Lafayette Kunk , James A
Ulack , Randolph Smith. Charles C Wil
liams , C II. Kcelcr and Martin Klngman.
The Illinois Icglslaturo appropriated $15-
000 and the object of the commission IB to
select a Mto for the Illinois building , which
Is to eost $20,000 , Iho balance of the money
Is to be expended for a state exhibit. The
commission expects to be In Omaha two or
three dajs
rovrnNTs or A novs rooicivr.
Mirk of I ) > iiiiiiil ( < - COCH Off anil ( In-
Iml Will l > li > .
SI'RINGKinLD , Mo , Oct 10. Raymond ,
the 12earold son of A. I ) . Allen ,
stenographer In the circuit court , went to
Bchtol this morning , carrying a portion of a
stick of djnamlto. The explosive , which the
bay had found In a stone quarry , wa In his.
I l > ot.ket with a knife , top , marble-s and a
quantity of other things common tn Imyt'
pockets. In getting Into hlu scat the DO >
bulged his dangerous collection of old Junk
agalnet the desk , causing an explosion , which
will probably cost him his llfo , and which
was heard for two blocks The child's right
hand was blown off and In his right groin a
tenlblo wound was Inflicted , from which the
EiirgeatiH say the boy camut recover. The
toacuer MEB ! Mack , was close by and had
her skirts torn Into shreds , but she ua not
hurt. The explosion caused a panic among
the other children and several were hurt in
trylog to get out ot the building.
DODGE THE QUESTION
Exposition Directory Returns Geraldine
Matter to Executive Committee.
DECLINES TO TAKE ANY DIRECT ACTION
Resolution CnlHner for the Superintendent's
Dismissal Quickly Hoforrotl
INVEST \TING \ COMMITTEE IS ENDORSED
Mnuagor Rosowntcr Consents to Withhold
His Resignation Temporarily.
WILL PREPARE SOME ADD.TI3NAL CHARGES
Dli-i-ctot-H Pull ( o Take Vny Action
Which Wonlillln > I'nlillu
iNl In ( ho i\poMl- :
tlon MiiiiiiKrini'iit.
The special meeting of the Board of Direc
tors of the exposition-held jestcrday after
noon , was a long and stormy swulon at
which several matters of tmpoitancu were
acted upon , but no progioss made towards
clearing the sky of the thna'tcntng clouds
which have been hovering about the horizon
zen for the last thieo weeks A second vote
of lonfldence In the e\ceutl\o committee.
the officers of the > exposition , and overylody
cljc was passed ; a resolution providing for
the Immediatedlsch.itr.t1 of IJIon Geraldlno
was lefcrred to the executive committee ;
and a lesolutlon pi-ov Idlng tint the union
scale of wages should be paid on ill future
contracts , and that rtgl > t hours should con
stitute a dav's work , was laid safely away
until utter the election.
Kortj of the flftj members of the board
wcio present , and the frrsslon lasted from
five minutes after 4 o'clock until C 30 p. in.
Nearly the whole time1 was taken up In
discussing the Gcinldlnc matter , and many
of the members had soup when Dlre-ctor
Hoctoi sprung his labor lesolutlon Just be
fore adjournment.
As soon as the roll was called. General
MandeiBon hccured the floor ami s.ild ho de
sired to introduce a lesolutlon before any
other business should be ti insacted. Ho
dcclaicd that action on this resolution laid
at the bise ot the succe.ss of the enterprise )
In which all present weie Interested. Ho
made a lengthj npeech expressing regret
th.it the dissensions In the oiganl/atlon had
glined publicity. Ho disclaimed appearing
as the champion of elthei Geraldlno or Mau-
agci Rosewater , but declared that the expo
sition did not depend for Its success upon
anj one man. Chaigcs hail been preferred
against Geraldlne , an 1 If these were true
ho should bs discharged without delay. Ho
reviewed the Investigation by llio special
committee and the conclusion of the com
mittee , iu which he cxpiosseil the greatest
confidence. He said the fight was still going
on , and confessed to the greatest amac- ,
ment when Informed by the sccietary ot the
hrnall amount of subscriptions paid In dur
ing the last month. He declared harmony
must be rcstoud , and to bring this about
offered the resolution ho had prepaicd.
RESOLUTION OK COMPROMISE.
The resolution was preceded 1iy a Ions
preamble , expressing regret at the conflict
between these charged with carrjlng on Iho .
exposition ; endorsed the action of the execu
tive committee In appointing the special
committee to Investigate the charges prc-
feried agalntt Qeraldlno , and expressed the
conviction that the findings of the special
dommltteo wore just and tuio .and worthy of
credit and belief The resolution approved
the findings of the special committee and
alllrmed the confidence of the Heard of Direc
tors In the1 president and meiibers of the
executive committee , expressing the con
viction that If mistake ! had hanncned thcv
had been of mlnoi Importance , and declaring
ino Intention of the Hoard of Directors to
hold up thu hands of the committee and to
help It to carry on the work which means
so much for the state and the community.
Manager Rosewater replied to General
Mmderfron. He said bo regarded the reso
lution as nnnccessaiy. A resolution of
thanks had already been tendered the ex
ecutive committee , and the directors at their
last meeting had given even stronger em
phasis to the findings of the special com
mittee by refusing to adopt a resolution to
discharge Gcrnldlnc Mr. Rosewater called
special attention to the fact that the con-
clnslrn of the special committee does not
recommend the ictentlon of Ceraldlnc , but
merely elates that If he Is retained moro
stringent measures should be adopted to
compel him to live up to the ru cs
WHAT CONSTITUTES A TRAITOR.
Mr. Rosowatcr called attention to state
ments appearing In the Woi Id-Herald accus
ing him of being a traitor to Omaha. Ho
declared that If It wa tieci an to expose
rottenness and corruption he gloried In be
ing so branded. Replying to Mr Mandcr-
son , Mr. Rosowatcr said Iho gentleman had , .
not been In the city very much of late and :
evidently did not understand the situation ,
lie alluded to the gicat feeling of unrett
and suspicion among the laboring peuplo of
the city with reference to the exposition
management. Ho said the publicity to
which reference had been made did not
start in The lice but bad been discussed
and printed In other papers long before any
thing appeared In Iho IJce lie referred
briefly to the action tdken by the vurloim
labor organl/atloiw and o'hur Indications ot
distrust which have been apparent for some
time. Mr. Rosewater denied that ho had
donq anything to bring shout the defeat ot
tlio county exposition bonds , , an had been
charged , On the contrary he said ho had
done more to bring the bond proposition to.
Its present state than any other man. Hero-
minded the directors that ho had been com
pelled to take hold of the bond matter dur
ing the legislative session , notwithstanding It
was a matter of promotion and did not be
long In his department Ho had had thc-
blll drawn and peroorally took It to Lincoln
and bad It Introduced In I lie legislature and
allied In securing UK passage Ho said that
later he had had petitions prepared and
circulated In order to get the matter prop
erly before the county eommlsfrlonerH aud
had Locn lutt by tliei other members of the.
executive committee tn work It out with
thu county BO the voters of the county
could express their uuntlincrts on It , He
asked If this action on bib part Indlca-
that ho wan opposed to the bends.
PUHLIC LOSING CONFIDENCE.
Mr Rosewater warned thu directors , how
ever , that no matter how many line resolu
tions of confidence were lUfecd , uuch actlca
would not restore confidence In the
igerncnt of the exposition with tb