THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 1873. OMAHA , TJIUHSDAT MORNINGOCTOIVEH 21 , 1807 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY ifIVID CENTS.
ENGLAND SAYS NAY
Declines America's Invitation to Participate
in Monetary Conference ,
SEES NO DESIRABILITY FOR A MEETING
"Will Bo Plcajod to EecoSvo Suggestions
from United States ,
NOT ABLE TO REOPEN Tlli INDIAN MINTS
BogretB Inability to Accatto to Proposals of
Commissioner ; .
INTERESTED IN SECURING STABLE MONLY
del-mini > ' " \ollon , SIMM VIIHIT | | | ( AII-
ilrvvv It. White , nopriiilM mi U'ltiit
fit-cut llrllnlu I'I-OIMIM-N
li > Do.
LONDONOct. . 20. Lord Salisbury to
night sent to Ambabsadcr Hay the rcpl ) o
the Ilrltish government to the proposals of
the American bimetallic commission It IH
u diplomatically worded note Ills lordship
sas the government of Great Britain Is not
able to reopen the Indian mints at present.
Ho regrets the Inability to accede to the
proposals of tlio American commissioners ,
Great Ilrltaln having as great an Interest SB
the United States and France In securing a
Htablo par exchange for gold and silver and
an unlargrd use of silver lu these circum
stances , continues Lord Salisbury , the
Hrl Ish government docs not see the dc-
Hlrublllt ) of an Intel national monetary con
ference but will be pleated to consider any
other pmctlcal suggestions from the United
Etntos
Lord Sallsbmy enclosed with the note a
copy of the statement of Sir J. Westland ,
liend of the financial department of India
which was under discussion at the meeting
of the coii'icll list Saturday , and which
takes strong gioiiuds against the opening
of the Indian mints.
Senat r Wolcott Is not In London this
evening.
Ambassador Andrew 1) . White came from
llcrlln to London last night He has
avoided publicity , but has had several con
ferences with Senator Wolcott In an in-
terv lew with n correspondent of the Asso
ciated pr < ss , Mr White said that Germain's
tvcilon or. blmeUIlltm will depend on Eng
land Discussing the possibility of a tariff
war Mr White Mid "I do not believe
that Germany will Inaugurate n tariff war
with the United States. The Geiman p-eqs
< i'id man ) German statesmen have been ver )
blttT ngilnHt the Dlngley law- , but I think
thc > are now beginning to realize that an
Increased prosperity will enable the United
Ktntcs to buy as much as under the lower
tariff. "
niii\co coM'innvr or srccnss.
GrinmilinouluCH HIM lloultli I'ro-
Kriimlll lie nillfiic-IoiiH.
MADItm , Oct. 20. A dispatch from
Corunna sas that Marshal 'Hlanco , prior to
embarking here today for Havana to as
sume his now icspcnslbllltles as governor
general of Cuba , niide' the following statement
ment-
"I go to Cuba with full confidence In the
cflleacy of the now program to Insure Im
mediate and certain success My military
nnd political actions I shall develop simul
taneously I have not been Instructed to
maintain any reserve In regard to the In
tentions to bestow the full autonomy of
fered by the liberal party when. 1 was In
the opposition.
"I have not consulted the government
nbout the divisional command but to have
more tlmo for political affairs I wished
to bo accompanied by generals llko General
1'arcdo. who as second In command will
bear the brunt of the military action , and
General 1'ando who will direct the cam
paign at the head of the arm ) .
"I cannot fit a date for the termination
of the war. One of my generals has ex
pressed himself as confident of returning
victorious In seven months Matters might
take a turn to confirm this surmise , but 1f
nil ends well It will make no difference
even If wo dp take a little longer to reach
peace "
III Iferaldo says that Senor Cinejahar ,
when sailing for Cuba jcstcrdaj , declare !
that bo would "make a true report of tlio
situation , after stuil > Ing the iinestlou a
Cuba and the United States. "
Senor Giillon , the foreign minister , haa
communicated to Premier , riajiasta the con
tents of a dispatch from Scnor do Lome , the
Spanish minister at Washington , relative to
the recent filibustering expedition alleged to
have departed from New York and Jacknan
'
r Jt.ls"'iui . < TerBtood in political circles tin
there Is a.slui'if > difference of opinion between
'Senor. Gullon , the foreign minister , and Gen
era I Corrm , minister of war , on the on
liand , and Senor Sagasta nnd Scnor Moret
jiilnleler of the colonies , < is to the attltud <
tlio government should take toward th
United States. EltCorreo says that Sono
Bigastu nnd Senor Gullon are "quite agieei
us to lntcTnntlon.il questions "
Senor Sigasta will bo unable to attend the
cabinet council tomortow , at which the queen
recent will prenldc , but he hri > ra to bo able
to give his attention to public business on
Friday ,
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STAIN IIA.S .NO HUM ; TO 1.01 : .
lIiiMiiui I'niK-r l'ruH KnrrKcllu Action
tUiiliiHt I'liKcil State * ,
HAVANA , Oct. 20. La Luclia , In an encr-
ROtic leading editorial , entitled , "War U
Convenient for Spain , " uas "The sensa
tional American press Is renewing the cam
paign In favor of American IntmeiUlou ,
vhlch , It sa > 8 , will meet the approval of
congress Rather than that we should con-
tlnnn enduring this gort of thing It U
pri-fciablo that our American friends should
decide to Interfere. Spain has nothing to
lose , Her case 1s the same as that of a poor
man suing a rich one. The rich man la
aluuS the loser. Moreover , If Spain were
to war with America It would be proof posi j
tive that In our national character sIlTI
exists ( ho traditional Spanish honor , which
vve would defend even more carefully than
our lives "
At a large meeting of delegates of the
trade asboclatloiu nnd of the United Mer-
rhsnls1 league , together with others otll-
clally described as particular admirers of
General Weler. IHd In the Spanish casino |
today , It was tlecldevl to organize a "great
farewell nonpolltlcal dcmorstratlon" In
honor cf General Wejlcr on the day he Mils
from Havana. On that occasion ho will be
ji fsonted with "a magnificent album con
taining tbo telegram * be bat received from
Spain and from the Cuban provinces In xufr-
pr > rt of his military and civil policy as
governor general " The various commercial
nnd mercantile Interests of the cities and
towns of Cuba arc officially said to be "In
communication with the city ot Havana"
and "will send delegates to take part In the
farewell demonstration. "
SIVIHI : : KHIHTIMJ i % TIIIJ I\ST.
,
HrlilNli TrooiK | Mi'ct tin.Nntlvrt nml
I.IIHI. llontllj.
SIMLA , Oct. 20. According to advlcto
from Kort Lockhnrt , the tribesmen having
occupied Dirgal Ridge , which commanded
Chagrau on the Sftmana range General Sir
Ypattnann-nrlgps sent the second division
this morning to dislodge them. The position
wts a very etrong ono on the summit of a
prcclpltoun hill , reached only by a single
path , along which the attacking force , con- ! ' ,
slstlng of the Gurkha regulars , was obliged I
[
to c lint ) In Indian flic , three batteries mean- '
while nhclllng tbo Hangars. The Ilrltish i
Buffered a temporary check when they
reached the open space and wcro exposed to
an accurate fire. After n prolonged artillery
fire the Gurkhas were reinforced by the Gor-
don Highlanders Then followed a magnifi
cent rush ncross the open flpaco In the face
of a murderous fusl lade. The enemy stood
their ground until the Hrltlsh reached the I
rocks below , down which the tribesmen
could not see to lire , and then they fled pell
mell The losses of the Gurkhas and the i
Gordon Highlanders were severe.
According to later advices General Ilrlggs'
division advanced nt dabreak with Briga
dier General Kempstcr's brigade lending. It
was nearly 10 o'clock when the cncm ) began
a long-tango fight. The three mountain bat
teries massed on Clngru Kotnl. replied nnd
the Gordon Highlanders pushed through to
the support of the front ranks , firing nt long |
range. The tribesmen reserved their lire '
until the Gurkhas reached tbo zlgzng path
under the perpendicular cliff , where Major
Jennings lirooklcy was killed on Monda ) In
the fighting between the Hlggs brigade nnd
tlie Insurgent tribesmen from Chagru.
Tlireo Hrltlsh companies crossed the zone
of fire at a rush , sustaining a he-ivy loss ,
while the remainder dcploed to the left to |
Intercept a flank attack threatened by some
7,000 of the cnem ) from that direction. The
Dorcestershlre regiment attempted to sup
port three companies of Gurkhas but were
kept back b ) the enemy , who remained cool
and reserved their fire until the Hrltlsh
were well exposel At 1230 p m matters
looked ssrlous , as the Ilrltish gun fire ,
though aided by a mountain battery from
Kort Gullstan , had failed to dislodge the
enemy General Kempster thereupon went
forward In person , moving up the Gordon
Highlanders and thn Third Sikh regiment
In the front lino. An assault wns then or-
ganbed , and 2,000 men with fixed bayonet- )
stood waiting orders to advance. Three
minutes befoio the word ot command was
given General Kempster telegraphed bick
nstructlons to the company to concentrate
heir fire. The eighteen pieces of artlllcr )
responded nnd under covet ot this fire the
cading company of Highlanders , amid a
icrfcct silence , rushed Into the fire zone.
Half of the men dropped , but the re
mainder' pushed gallantly on till they
reached the cover where the Gurkhas lay. I
The rest of the force streamed after them
and the tribesmen , seeing that most of the
troops had passed the lire zone , fled up the
hill and collected under cover of the cliffs
The-Highlanders and mixed regiments , after
pausing a moment to take breath , again ad
vanced to the assault and th.ity minutes
later the position was wen. The rlilge was
stormed at 3 o'clock. Troni noon until that
hour the tribesmen , sheltered in the Sangars.
etood a heavy bombardment , beating their
drums , waiving their stand" , shouting de
nance nnd maintaining n hot fire on the
advancing Infantry.
Geneial Biggs will continue thendvance
so as to hold the frontal hills , and then
push on to Pharapara , where he will bo
joined by Sir William Lockhart. Through
out yesterday the tribesmen continued the
building of breastworks on the summit of
the hill.
tvrumivrs OUTS no\w TO WOIIK.
I'riM-CllN to llllNllll-NH VfllT ItH DlNOF-
ItTl % Sl'l'llt'M.
VIENNA , Oct 20 On the assembling of
the Unterhaus today after last night's dis
orderly proceedings , the Chamber began
the discussion of a series of motions to i
Impeach the members of the cabinet for an 1
alleged violation of their ministerial powers 1
by the Issuance of a decree en June 2.1 last
authorizing the olllclal iue ot the Czech
language In Bohemia. Dr. Herold Inter
vened with a motion to shelve the entire
discussion. In supporting this proposal he
said :
' A great historical combat Is proceeding
at the moment , In which nil the people of
Austria are fighting for equal rights as op
posed to the supremacy of the Germans
Obstruction will not win the day , but even
should It ultimately prevail the Bohemian
people would survive such a victory In
the * Interest of the Bohemians and the cause
ot freedom and legality , the Czechs will not
bupport the Impeachment proceedings. "
After a teii hours' sitting the Unterhaus ,
b ) a vote of 101 to HI , adopted Dr.
Horold's motion to shelve the entire discus
sion. The house then adjourned.
,
The scenes In the Unterhaus last night and
during the small hours this morning wore
slmpl ) disgraceful. The opposition belabored
the desks with heavy rulers and slammed
tlm desk lids. When a froup of Czechs au-
vanced and endeavored to seize the rulers and '
to hold the desk lids , thruwab a free fight
for the lids , which were to'n off und used as
weapons The trouble arose because Dr ,
Abramovllsch Insisted In passing to the
orders of the day , whjch was declared to bo
contrary to the rules of the house Ihc crisis
la regarded < is most serious. Count Goluzii-
chl , president of the council of ministers , and
Austro-Hungarlan minister of foreign affairs ,
has gone to Buda Pesth to consult with tbu
capcror on the measures to be adopted ,
ii\iiov iiuMr.\yniv.s : MW .TOM.
Mi 11 nil IN I'li'imi'il nllli IIU .Vc-ri ( ii-r-
Illllll MllllxltT.
BnilLIN , Oct. 20. H was officially an
nounced today that Baron von Marschall
von IHc'bersteln Is going to Constantinople.
to replace Baron Saurma von Jeltsch , who 13
going to rejirt'sent Germany at Rome In suc-
cetslon to Haron von Buelow.
Rmperor William has received the fol
lowing telegram from the HI Han through
Tewflk Pasha , the foreign minister
"The nultein hastened to accept with great
joy the proposed appointment of Baron
Marcl'all von Blebersteln an German aui-
bassadot to the Ottoman government. He ,
sees In the nomination a special proof of
good vvlll and friendship of the German em-
peror In gciidlng to the Turkish court a
personage * of such importance ea Baron '
Hleberttdn whoso success In conducting the
foreign paltry of the German empire is well
known , and assisted In
fostering the rcla-
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( Continued cm Fifth Page )
NO ' VERDICT YET IN SIGHT
Jury in Luetgert Cnso Unabla to Eoich an
Agreement.
PUTS IN ANOTHER LONG NIGHT OF IT
Ono Juror Sllll MHIIKM Out for iiu
< i ( ( lie1 SimxnKt * linker
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Prolmlilf. i
CHICAGO. i Oct. 20. At 8-30 tonlglit It was
announccil from the ofllco of State's Attor-
ncy Dcneen that there would bo no announcement -
nouncoment of a verdict In the Luetgert case
before the opening of court tomorrow morn-
Ing.
Judge Tuthlll went homo early In the
evening , leaving matlera with State's Attor
ney Denecn , who was to ssnd him word In
case a verdict should bo reached during the
early part of the evening. The attnrnes
for the defense also left matters with Mr.
Dcneen and went home to await nny word
that might come from the Jur ) room. At-
torney Plinlen , the junior counsel for the
defense . , was around the state's attorneys
office for n short tlmo and then took his de
parture. . He made a call on tlio state's at-
torne ) and , poking his head Inside the door
queried briefly , "Anthlng new 3"
"Nothing , " said Mr Dcneen with a vvcarv
smile , which Mr Phalcn returned as he hur
ried out of the doorway
State's Attorney Dcneen , pale-faced nnd
rcd-ocil from lack of sleep , sat In hla olllco
until 8 30 and then he announced that he
11'
would wait no longer and gave orders that
h'o ' ' olllco be closed
"I sha'l wait no longer , " ho said , "and
there la no need of ntibody waiting after 1
leave I agreed with Judge Tuthlll and the
uttornos for the defense to remain here un
til S 30 to rece'lve the announcement of n
verdict should one bo reached In the event
or an agreement being re\ehcd I was to send
word to the Judge and opposing counsel and
they would corao to the court for the pur
pose of re'celvlng the verdict It was under
stood that If the Jur ) did not Bend woid of
a verdict by S 30 the building phould be
closed and ever > thing should go over until
9 30 tomorrow morning No woid has come
and If the Jury docs arrive nt a verdict It
will not be heard and no announcement of
the veidlct being reached , will be scut out
from the jury room There is absolutely no
chance now of anything bclnfe heard from
the twelve men before tomorrow moinlng
at the earliest "
MUST WORK TILL SATURDAY.
Tor a time tonight It was rumored that
If the Jur ) had not agreed by tomorrow It
will be discharged as soon as It reports Its
Inability to reach a verdict. This , however ,
is not the case It is the firm determina
tion of Judge Tuthlll to keep the Jury until
Saturday night or late Saturday afternoon
before he permits them to go with a dis
agreement. He has announced that both
state and defendant have spent much money
end time , and the case has been so long
and difficult to try that he will not consent
to the discharge of the Jury unlit there Is
absolutely no hope whatever of a verdict
being reached ,
The Jury stands about where it stood twcn-
t-four hours ago. Reports vary from nine
for the death penalty and three for acquit
tal , to eleven for death and one for ac
quittal. The one juror holding out for Leut-
gert U Harley and It is thought tint If he
would change fiont there would be little
tlmo lost In arriving at a verdict. Juror
Holablrd is also credited with favoring the
acquittal of the prisoner , but It Is though !
he will come around quickly If Harley could
be Induced to vote for conviction.
The feeling among the Jurorb who are In
favor of the death penalty Is high against
Harley and they have done some very plain
talking to him At one time this morning
they even sent for Judge Tuthlll to know ,
among other things , If eleven men could
compel one man to vote with them or if a
verdict would be valid , If but eleven men
blgned It This Is the Incident that gave to
the state the Idea that there was but ono
man standtoig between Luetgert and a death
sentence ,
JURORS RCTIIin.
At 7 o'clock tonight dinner was taken to
the Jurors and then they ceased work for
the night. The cots were , after dinner was
'
over , quickly put up In the small rooms adJoining I-
Ig
Joining the court room , and It was not long
befo'e each ono held a juror or a bailiff , and
work was over until tomorrow. There Is very
little thought now of anything but a dlcagrce-
mcnt.
It Is the general opinion that Harley will
prove firm to the end , and ho may keep
Holablrd with him. The counsel for the de
fense still stick to their assa tlon of a com
ing acquittal , but Attorne ) Phalcn sas "dis
agreement" as often as he says "acquittal. "
The state Is now looking for a dlsagi cement ,
having small hope that Harley will agree tea
a conviction , and certainly not to the death
penalty. The state's attorney Is , however ,
confident that the jury will bo with him to the
cMcnt of ten to two or eleven to one "I 1
will have ten of them , I feel sure , " he said
tcnlght , "Although It Is possible that I may
have only nine but nlno will be for the state
without the slightest doubt. If a disagree
ment Is the result of the trial , the case will
be tried again as soon as possible
Mr Denecn Is a hard fishier , and he smiled
grimly tonight when asked If he Intended to
j
try the case again. "Why , most certainly wo
will , " he said , "and we will put up a
stronger case against him the second time
than we > have on this trial. Then , too , Mrs.
Luetgert will have had Just so much more
time In which to show up , and as of course
she will not do that. It will bo worse for
Luetgert than It Is now. "
CROWD STEALS nVRRYTHING.
The room of Judge Tutblll , befcro
whom the Luetgert case was tried , Is
tlio scene of vandalism that has no
parallel In the annals of sensational trials.
Certain of the spectators took'advantage of
the absence of.tho bailiffs and Clo k Knoch
and seized on every portable article of sta
tioner ) . Sections ot the Improvised desks
used by the newspaper reporters during the
tedious ordtal were even carried off by the
morbid crowd. Fearing that the lellc hunt-
C.K would grow derpcratc and demolish it10
fixtures , a policeman was detailed Inbldo the
bar The few ornaments which remained
after the chamber had been abandoned were
hastII ) removed across the hallway. The
gavel which Judge Tutlilll has , wielded .lias
dlteppeared Clsrk Knoch ! iad hoped to se
cure the rorewood mallet wttn an autograph
of the prvaldln , ; judge on the handle for hla
club and was sorel ) ditappolnted.
So biro was Judge TutliiU's desk eif cou t
material ! ! liiflt had it < jur > rctuined an.
Ixid ho been bumwned to re.civ o its find
ings he would have been compelled to send
to a neighboring drug Etoro for paper nd
wrltlDR apparatus During a tcmcorary ab-
cnce ot the Judge ftndclcrR the bailiffs at
ho door relaxed their vigilance and went to
a. room above the Jury's quarters Whllo
hey were Rene the ectlons of the wooden
vrltlng benches were rcmSved. These were
cut In squares of a foof , so that they might
10 hidden under nn overcoat without exciting
suspicion should any ofyllio wardens bo en
countered. When Clerk ; Knoch returned he
ook means to dlscourise further attempts
on the pnrt of the souren'r hunters. The
Imwcrs of Judge Tuthlll's desk were un-
ockcd and the books arid papers removed to
Judge Horton'z chambers I'k'ctrlc light
julbs and globes were leutroly fastened , so
that they could not bo made away with by
the morbidly Inclined. A guard was In
structed to watch the furniture nnd window
sishes and arrest anybod ) who tried to leave
tils Initials In the pillars.
Visitors to the court room were clcsely
natchrd by the bailiffs ahd the special guard
behind the rail of the court's bench. The
; op of that piece ot furniture was as bare as
it a hurricane hid swept across the roam
Any attempt to get inside the rail except b )
persons knovn to the custodians of the place
Is fruitless.
JudgeTuthlll In the cou'se of his frequent
communications ! with the court room by telephone -
phone Inquired after Ills gavel and Inkstand
Ho said he was particularly anxious to keep
both as mementoes for his vvl.'o When he-
was told tint all the small articles wcie gone
he expressed himself in vigorous language ,
ASMtNOMiitS ( Alti : IN
ItH-iixN Snlijci-ls I'e-i laliilni ; to Thrlr
I'art It-ii I iir Sell-not' .
WILLIAMS BAY , Wls , Oct. 20. The
weather heie today lips been very haz ) so
that no satisfactory use of the Yerkcs tele
scope In solar work cou.d be made , but the
Instrument was an object ot great Interest
to the various professois and astronomical
experts who have gatheicd here , and WBL. "
clcsely Inspected b ) them , under the guld-
ance of Profs Barnard and Hale.
The Hist paper ot the morning session vvaD
read b ) Prof Carl Runge , director of the
bpectroscoplc labratorytcchnlscuo hochbchule ,
Hanover.
Prof C L Doollttle , director of Flower
oboervator ) , University of Pennsylvania
gave an able nnd Interesting paper on the
latitude woik ot the observatory.
Prof J K Reese , director of the Colum
bia unlvcroty observatory , read n paper on
the variation of latitude and the icductlon
of the Rutherford photographs.
In the afternoon Father HeJrlck of the
Georgetown college oiservator > read a piper
on the photochronograph , which v.-na Illustrated -
trated by the Irstrument , which was cigerl )
Inspected by all the astronomers Th's wss
fellowol by a piper on longitude * determina
tion bj Prof. H. S. Prltchett , director of
the observatory , Washington university. Dr.
Charlej L Poor , associate professor of a
tronomy , Johns Hopkins university , read a
paper on a new form of mirror for reflecting
telescope1 ! .
A paper on an atlas of variable stars vvai
read by Father Hagen. director ot the
Georgetown college obscYvatoiy.
In the evening the clouds paesed.jiway so
the eky was partially clear and the telo-
bcopc was p\\\ \ \ In use , but no great discov
eries were made.
Tlilrteciitliiuiiia1 Ctinv viitluii of
Chief Coiiiuiliiitlcr * .
PHIL \UCLPIIIA , Ot , 20. The thirteenth
annual convention of tbo officers of the com-
mandery In chief of the Milltar > Order ot the
Lo > al Legion of the United States was held
today in the rooms of the Historical Society
of Pennslv nla. Only routine business was
tiam-actcd , and all nov business was referiod
to committees , after which officers were
elected as follows Comirander In chlcP , Rear
Admiral Bancroft Ghcrardl , U. S. X. ; senior
vice commander in chief. Brigadier General
Sendcn Connor , Maine ; junior vice com-
uandcr In chief , Major 'General John It
Biookc , U , S. A ; commander In chief ,
Brevet Lieutenant John Nichols'n , Penusyl-
anla ; registrar In chief , Brevet Major Wil-
Iim P. Puxford , District of Columbia , trcis-
urer In chief , Colonel C. Cadle , Ohio , chap-
aln In chief , Rev. Henry Hopkins , D D.
The new council In chief consists of Brevet
Brigadier Geneial J. M. Brown , Maine ;
lolonel Arnold Rand , Massachusetts ; B-cvet
Major George Chandler , Michigan ; Lieutenant
iharles Davis and Colonel .Nelson Cole.
James Snydcr Packle of Newark , N. J. ,
\as elected companion at large.
iioi.n ui A STICK.
S 'i'iiri' Tri'nmirtIlox mill Mull I'liuulicH
mid 'lli r ii Jicivi' .
SPOKAND , Wash. , Oct. 20. A special
from Unlontonn , Wash . says :
The stage running between Lewlbtown
end Unlontown was held up last night by
masked men and the malls anl express
box. rilled , At the top of the hill the robbers
jumped from their plsco of concealment and
demanded the treasure box and mall pouches.
These were given up. Ono of the pafnen-
gers was compelled to biualc open the treas-
uro box with an axe held In readiness , after
which the btage was ordered forward , Nona
of the passengers wcro molested On the
arrival at Lewlston the * driver telephoned
the stage proprietorshere , who went at once
to the scene accompanied-1 by the postmaster
and express agent. The postmaster and ex-
presa agent from Le ls.towrn also hurried
here , lha contents ; of the pouches wcro
found rifled of valuablesand ; wrappers and
aitleles not wanted vvqro strewn on the
ground. There is no trace of t.He pcrpetra-
tors. It is believed that but little booty was
secured ,
Anirrli-iiii \Vuri-IioiiNt-iiii-ii Mci-t.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Oct. SO. Prcs'dent
II P Campbell of No.T Yoik presided ut
today's session of the American Ware
housemen's convention held In the Chamber
of Commerce Warehousemen from most of
the southern cltlles vvcro present Mayor U
n Dudley welcomed _ the delegates Presi
dent n F. Harris of the Chamber of Com
merce Hjwke. President Canipb 11 re.5pordeil
to the uddreai of welcome. The afternoon
was an execute one and the
president's report was iircBtnttd. Sessions
will be held tomorrow.
MllV 1-lllflltH llT OC'fllll VfNNl'lM , Out.d. .
At New Yorlc Arrived Westernlitnd , from
Antwerp ; Wcrra , f pm Ge-noa ; Majestic ,
from Liverpool Sailed IMrls fur Sjuth-
nmpton , Kensington , for Antwerp ; Brltan-
nic , for Llvcipool.
At Liverpool Arrived Teutonic. from
New York. Salled-Ilhynland. for Phlladel-
phla
At Rotterdam Arrived Rotterdam , from
New York , Sailed Spaardam , for New
York
At Bremen Arrlved-Stutgart , from New
York , Dresden , from IJjIllmore.
At Southampton Arrived Tnw > , from
llremen ; St. Louis , from Nun York.
At Philadelphia Arrived-Alcsla , from
Hamburg.
At Baltlmorc-Sallcd-Munchen , foi IJre-
nicn.
AJ Havre Salled-SlclliJ , for New York.
MOB WANTS MURDERER'S ' LIFEv
Lynching Likely to Occur Soon in a
Massachusetts Town.
BOOTLEGGER SHOOTS A SHERIFF DEAD
IIi-Micriiilo \Voitntlril , Ciiiiturcil mill
IMncc'il In .lull anil Annr > Cltl-
KOIIM Thlrit for IIU
, l.lfi-'x Illllllll.
MANHATTAN , SI-iss. , Oct. 20. A crowd
of excited cltbcns throngs the streets tonight -
night In the vicinity of the county Jail ,
threatening summary vengeance upon the
murderer of Sheriff S. 11 , Lard , who was
shot down today while In the performance
of olllclal duties at Leonardsvllle , twenty
miles west of Manhattan * The murderer ,
whoso death Is demnnde-1 by the clamorous
mob , Is Ike Warren , n notorious "bootlegger"
o ! Leonardsvllle
Sheriff Laid and a deputy arrested War
ren nt Lcouardsv Ille this afternoon upon
warrants swoin out by sonicof the prohibi
tion people of the nlice , and when the
kUHn ? occurred were on the way with him
to the railway station. The deputy , who Is
snld to have been drinking , carried two re
volvers , ono ot which he carelessly exposed
within reach of the prisoner. Warren , who
was drunk , grabbed one of thcso weapons
and turned It upon Sheriff Lard. He fired
one bullet Into the sheriff's head and as
the oIHeer fell a second bullet took effect In
j the bed ) near the he-art. Warren , brciklng
lo so from hla remaining captor , dashed
down the street Ills flight was stopped by
Danker Sparks of Lcotimlsvllle , who. hav-
) Int ; seen thn shooting ot the sheriff , dicw a
and began shooting at WarrciK A
ballet which took effect In the neck brought
the murderer to a standstill.
The shooting ciused great excitement In
Leonardsvllle and the murderer might have
been loughly handled but for the fact tint
two ! deput ) sheriffs hurried oft with him to
the depot and soon had him aboird the
train bound for Manhattan
Shi lift Lard died within a few minutes
ai d the news of the murder vvas telegraphed
j
BOUND TQ GET HIM.
When the train bearing the murderer arrived -
,
rived here at S 30 o'clock a crow-d of COO men
surrounded the station. The cry of "l > nch
him" was Immediately heard and the crowd
gathcied in upon the prisoner. The slv. dep
uty sheriffs who had Warren In custody drew
their ] revolvers and threatened to shoot the
first man who made a hostile move. The
murderer , who was shaking with fright , was
diawn to an omnibus , the six deputies
Jumped In , the horses wore lashed Into a
run and the relnj were not drawn until the
county Jill was reached. The mob followed
nnd soon surrounded the county Jail , de
manding the life of the murJorcr. A Httlo
ghl come Into the crowd earning a flour
sack containing thirty feet of rope. She
would "not say who had sent her. The crowd
became still more demonstrative and finally
DepuCy Sheriff Marsh came to the Jail stops
and urged the citizens to allow the law to
derer had been shot In the neck and vvas
badly hurt and urged the crowd not to at
tempt the life of a man who might die of
his wounds. This seemed to quiet the crowd
for a time , but It soon became known that
Warren was not badl > hurt and the talk of
Ijnchlng became more pronounced.
At 11 o'clock tonight the town is some
what quieter , but It Is reported that several
secret meetings are being held with the In
tention of organizing for a Ijnchlng.
One story has It that no bnchlng will be
attempted tonight , but that the two som
ot the dead sheriff , both joung men , arc be
ing urged to lead a lynching party tomor
row night. Sheriff Lard was very popular
throughout the cvuntj.
SHOHTVGI : IN TIM : IMII-VIO CHOP.
TuliiTMri - of Poor duality i < l tl
1 ! < Ill IH .siniill.
NHW YORK , Oct 20 Not since 1S92 has
the potato crop ot the United SUtes proved
so nearly a failure , says the American
Agrlcultuiist In Ita final report of the yield
of 1S97. Compared with the liberal crop of
ast ) car there Is an apparent falling off
of nearly 30 per cent In tonnage and the
quality ot the whole Is greatly deficlen * .
bounty and township returns from all the
leading potato growing states to this weekly
newspapci show the yield of potatoes to be
17S 000,000 bushels , against 245,000,000 In
ISfld , 2S6.000.000 in 1SS5 , ISo.oao.OOO In 1691
nnd only 153,000,000 In the short crop of
ISO. ! . The nvciago rate of ) leld per acre Is
placed nt sixty-four bushels , taking the coun.
; ry at large , against eight-six bushels In
1896 , eighty-nine In 1895 and sixty two In
1S92. I
The reas-ns for disaster to the potato crop
of 1S97 are about as varied as iniiltlpllcltj
of causes could make them. .Standing out
with more piomlnenco than any other two
factors are blight and rot as a result of ex
tremes of weather conditions Whllo the
) lclil In bushels Is small the quality is al
most as deficient This Is tme of moit but
not all states. The ciop Is best In the north
west. Such portions of Canada as make a
,
specialty of potatoes , notably Ontario and
:
the maritime provinces , show a general but
not serious shortage.
IllSTt.INC roil THi : OONVUXI'IOV.
Oiiiiihu nml the Twin CHI CM AMrr the
INDIANAPOLIS , Oct , 20 , The National
Association of Retail Liquor Dealers spent
mcst of the da > in executive session. Re
ports from state organizations were received
and members eald they were very satisfac
tory , showing a material Increase In numbcrw
and strength of organisation. The afternoon
session was consumed in the consideration
of the constitution and b-lawH , which It
was said would undergo some changes , The
selection of the city for holding the next
convention how not > et been inado. St. Paul ,
Minneapolis and Omaha would bo glad to
bavo It and a few e ; tern cities are also
willing to entertain a convention , The elec
tion of officers will bo held tomorrow ,
At the session today resolutions of a caustic
character were adopted The following ofll
cers will be elected tomorrow. IH-esIdcnt ,
August Koehler , Orange , N. J. ; vice president ,
Thomas r. Laliy , Minneapolis , first vice pres
ident , John r Weiss , Canton. O , secretary ,
Robert J. Halle , Chicago ; treasurer. Senator
Clurles Schvviilckhardt , St. Louts. OrganUer ,
P. II. Nathan , Now Yo-k.
I'nlliiiiiii'N I > 'iiiirnil.
CHIC-AGO. Oct 20. It has been decided to
hold tlio funeral of the late George M. Pullman -
man on Saturday , October 23 , at 2 p , m. ,
from his late lesldt-nco. Tbo pallbearers
and oiliclatlne clergy men hate cot jet beci
decided upon. , '
THE BEE BULLETIN.
\v > athtr rorocnst for Ni-brm-kn
( .Icntrallj Tnlrj Warmer.
I'ORC.
1 KiiRliinil Oppn r4 Mniirtnrj Ciinferonio ,
l.iirtjcrrt .Jury still llitngR I'lro.
.MimurliuM'ttx Mull Afl T n Murlcrrr.
Illinois Situ nt thu iTpn Ulim ,
2. Itrcmtcli-MiHirc.i Cnso Is Submittril.
.1. ( JriMti-r New York MnjiirnUj ( 'niiiimlRii.
Ciinfcrriu iof Ciitholli * ArclibUlinps.
I. IMltnrlnl nml Ciiiiiturnt.
H. Yellow I'vvcr Still t'lulum Victims.
Suit fur Union Pnelllr Ac < miutllifr.
( I. CountII MlufTrf I.milt Multirl.
Io u llnliiii VfU'num Choose Olllci-rs.
t'lirji'iinn tto iinn Klllril In 11 Kuim\\ii.v.
7. dor I'litdion Smuilu-s ii Ui-ooril ,
llrottii SroriM lltiull } on V U > .
Amir * In Sontli Ouiiih.i ,
H. Si iiHitl.iiml Turn of the Ilirllo ) Cnso.
No lllRli School lloniU to lie IxKuril ,
t > . ItiirlliiKton 1'nrnltit ; * Sliou mi Incrciiso.
SriuitorH liivrstlKiitn Seine UlxinUsnN.
I.IIROOII i : riip < M It ) thi < .loll Lot Sr rr.
lllei < lo Coinpinj DcfiMts tin ) De-.ilrr.
lt > . Cniitmrrrlnl mill riiiiiiulnl Ntm * .
ly. Sliitncil OliKH Work for Anmtt urs ,
Vrtrnti SolitlriV Itoll of Honor ,
wn.vn ir.it
'I'ciitipriitiiri | > .li
Hour , Di'K.
n u , in . lit
( ( n , in . I-
T n. in . II
S n. in . IU
t n. in . ITi
10 n , in . -IS
11 n. in . r i :
11 : in . r. i
A very superior qua'lty ' ot weather was
served hero ngnln jcsterday. There wis
sunshine all day , while the temperature was
tinged with enough coolness to be bruclug
It lb predicted that toda ) will bo fair and
warmer.
MIC i.ovs roai rim v is MTTI.IM : > .
Mm- Million I'oiinilH lU-mlj < < > Mi
ll. . ! ml I'll ( Mcr nt OIKT.
VANCOUVER. H C , Oct 20 The steimcr
Umpicss of Japan brings thu following Chl-
ncpff ndv Ices.
The Jntneson-Hooley sjndlcato loan of 1G-
000 000 has now been absolutely settled. On
September IS the agent for the siidlc te
settled the ir.Utcr with Sheng , director of
rallwnjs. Of this 8,000,000 Is already In
London to be handed over to the repre
sentatives of the Chinese government and
the balance will be paid before December 2
This sndlcate has secured the construction
and flmnclng of the railroad from Shoo
Show to Shang Chow , and theie are pros
pect that this will Include , conjointly with
the Chinese government the exploration and
IYdi
development of coal deposits which are
known to exist in llonan It Is expected
that a staff ot English engineers will arrive
in China carl ) next ) ear to survey the
country and carr ) out the whole scheme
The loan H for fifty ) cars , after ten years
of which the Chinese will commence to re
pay the principal.
China has a gold excitement now , the
precious metal being reported to have been
discovered In the Chang mountains near
Tsaltln. A rush of Chinese has commenced
to the fcpot.
A correspondent In Corca , writing to a
Shanghai paper , takes rather nn ominous
view of things in that country , stating that
there is no doubt that Japan and Russia
arc both preparing for war in the near
future Tbo Japanese are survelng the
southern ccasts ot Corca , gillie the Rus
sians have obtained a small Island off Tusan
as a naval coaling station. They also have
a naval ccallng station on Rose Island , op
posite Chemulpo. The Japanese also are
building barracks In Gensin that will hold
5,000 men , although they claim they are
only foi 200 men , which the Russian con
vention allows them to have In Gensan as
well as each of the treaty ports. The
Japarcae In Seoul are iiblng money quite
frecl ) In older to foster an anti-Russian
hpirit. The Japanese government will bu
force-1 to go abroad to float a public In
dustrial lean. Out of 7,000,000 ) en enl )
3,000,000 vvas subscribed In Japan.
U Is rumored In Hong Kong that 10,000
rifles hive been shipped to the Phil mine
rebels from there to Shanghai As the rebels
lave kept up n sort of guerrilla vvaifaie for
iome months , and leccntly fought two des
perate battles with the Spaniards , the state-
incut Is given credence.
General Yammago , e-onimandcr of the west
ern headquarters , la dead , of congestion of
ho brain.
sn\n % iii'UT TN A COM.ISIOV
nsHfiiKcr Triiln ItiniM Indi it Kri-lRhl
% 1-nr On t ton ,
DAYTON , 0. , Oct. 20 In a head-end colli
sion this afternoon between pasbengcr train
No. 1 from Chicago to Cincinnati , and Height
.lain No. CO , both on the Cincinnati , Hamll-
: on & Daton road , two men were fatally
iiuit and live persons more or less injuted.
rho passenger train left the union depot hero
at 1:30 : p m . thirty minutes late. By some
nlsunderstandlng of orders the trains met
five miles south of the city Both engines
wcro wrecked and the cars badly damaged
Of the 100 persons on the passenger train ,
all escaped death. The Injured aro-
William Mathers. 20 Hartford street , Daj-
; on , engineer on the passenger train , fatally
Injured ,
George Easton , Dayton , probably futall )
hurt.
hurt.M
M Bimberger , legs broken.
David G. Edwards , Indianapolis , face cut.
AI 0. Foitga , Daton , conductor of freight
train , badly hurt.
John G , Mcrs , engineer on freight , In
jured by Jumping.
Mrs K. C. Guy , Lima , nose broken , ribs
crushed.
The wrecking crow brought all the In Jure J
liere , where they are being cared for. Trains
are running over the Ills Tour linen ,
VftiT ii I'll I r of iioii-iH | ,
SAN KRANCISro , Oct 20-The mystprj
Hiirrouiullng' the disappearance of Miss ran-
nle Ilutherford , the daughter of a well
known etcamboat ovncr of Minneapolis , In
Juno lust linu been cleared up to n certain
extent by the arrival In this city of her
brother , Harry , who lrac < d her across the
continent onli to find that nlie hnd iiiTiln
returned east It now appotrH that Miss
Rutherford eloped with Arthur LootH ,
nephew- n well known builnvKH man of
Chicago by whom he vv.is formerly em
ployed IIH an accountant. Ho WIH formerly
a resident of Covlngton , Ky. , and COIIUH of
a. good family , but for pome lime pant lm
been n fugitive from Justice Young Until-
crford , It is said , will kill LootH when they
meet.
MHI.IrJolin | | | l-'iirt .SiiHIInir ,
ST PAUL , Minn. , Oct SO-Qeorgo D
Melklejohn , us ( slant neeretury of war , mil
party arrived In St Paul today from Omahii
nnd spent the day m Kort Snclllnu
.NnrllMv I'Bli-ru rioiir Output.
MINNIIAl'OLIS , Get 2J-'lhe Northwestern -
ern Miller gives the Hour output lust vve"k
at Minneapolis , Duluth-Superlor und Mil
waukee at 425HO barrel * .
SITE FOR ILLINOIS
Location Selected on the Bluff Tract Neat
the Nebraska Building ,
SCENIC OUTLOOK MAKES AN IMPRESSION
Illinois Etato Commission Readily Decides
After Looking Over Grounds.
PLEASED WITH PKOGRESS OF EXPOSITION
Members Entertained nt Luncheon find
Express the Highest Satisfaction ,
TH1Y PROMISE AN EXClLIEUT EXII.BIT .
VIxltltiK' ConiiiilNilmturii Are TnUon la
lliinil li > ( UxiiOHltlou
nml SiiM | > ii
I I IKClt > .
Twelve members of the llllno's ' Exposition
commission arrived In Omaha ) ( Htcrday
6ii ! the Burlington train which arrived from
Chicago at S o'clock The ) were met at lha
depot by Presldi nt Wnttles and Directors
Babcock , Marhel and Evans of the Trans-
mlsslsslppl and International Exposition nnd
escorted to the Millard hotel
The party comprised Clark E Curr , prosl-
de.it of the commission mil formerly United
States minister to Diuimnik under the Harri
son administration ; William H. Harper of
Chicago chati tmn of the executive commit
tee , C. E HambU'ton of Chicago , secretary
of the commlrslon , John M Snith , Joseph
P. Wlieadon , L O Goddud , Chicago , George
W W.UI. Duquoln , Wllllnn 11 Brlnlon , Li
Salle , William H Stead Ottawa , Rindolph
Smith Horn , Charlis C Williams , lloopj-
blon , and C. II. Kec'lor , DKon The party
was accompanied by W. C Gn-gor ) of tbo
Chicago Tribune and C. L Pierce of the
Inter Ocean.
After depositing their traveling parapher
nalia at the hotel the * vlbttors weie escorted
to the headquarters of the exposition In
the Paxton block , where the ) were shown
through the various olllces and departments ,
after which the olllces of the biipervlslns
architects were visited. The architects ,
Messrs Walker and Klmbnll , showed the
visitors through the draughting rooms ? ,
where the p'ans of the grounds nnd the
various buildings were Inspected and dis
cussed. The visiting commissioners ex
pressed the greatest satisfaction nt the
many evidences of substantial progress
which were sppaicnt on eveiy hand , and
took great Interest In Inspecting the drawIngs -
Ings , asking many questions ot n pertinent
nature and showing Insight Into the require
ments of the situation The general ar
rangement of the grounds ab shown by the
drawings vvas heartll ) complimented , nnd a
number of tlTe vlsITors confessed to a feelIng -
Ing of surprl&e nt the completeness of the
detail drawings and the other architectural
arrangements.
After halt on hour spent In this way , the
members of the party mounted two tailho
coaches anl were driven to The Bee ofllce ,
where the ofllccs of the Publicity department
wcio visited and a call nude upon Manager
Roscttatcr. The vlbltors were supplied with
literature and were greatly Interested In ex
amining the blrd's-oe drawing of the ex-
pobltlon ground which was recently com
pleted The Bee ollico was next visited , the
visitors inspecting the mechanical department
of the newspaper , after which they de
scended to the fifth floor and made a brief j
call upon General Copplnger , commanding t
the Department of the Platto. 3
*
PLEASED WITH THE GROUNDS.
These formalities disposed of , the- coaches |
were again mounted and a trip made to tbo
grounds Distributed among the visitors on
top of the coaches \vcre Directors Uabcoclc ,
ICIrlcendall , Reed , D\-JHS , Markcl Kllpatrlck
and Llmlso ) , Mr W S. Poppleton and
Architects Walker and KImball. The route
was via Sixteenth street and Sherman
avenue , the various points ot Interest along
the wo > being pc-lnted out and Information
regarding the exposition being dispensed as
the occasion offered
When the giounds wore reached the mem
bers of the party were driven Into the main
court , coming Into full view of the grand
court from between tlio approaches to tha
viaduct The first view of the main court
presented a busy scene The sun was shln-
lig brightly and the weather was all that
could have been desired The bracing effect
of Iho cool air seemed to make Itself felt on
all dldes , nnd the large gangs of men workIng -
Ing on the main buildings Ecemed to bo Im
bued with the 6plrlt of energy that perme
ated the atmosphere The hugo frames which ,
are soon to blossom forth Into dazrllng white *
palaces were covered with men working llko
beavers , huge timbers were being raised Into )
position nnd the snorting plledrlvers thov
out clouds of KinilCau ) tlio hugo hammcifl
wcro raised to administer the blows which
sent tbo long pllen Into the earth , Largo
gangs of men were working on eveiy hand
a gang putting In watei pipes , another preparing - (
paring thu ground for anothoi main building , ' <
Some men wcru making niadv.nj.s and otheia
vvero working on the Incline about the la
goon Scores of men weio at work unload
ing thu lumber fiom the dn/ein of cam
standing on the exposition tracks and hun
dreds of mechanics were workingat top
speed to prepare the Umbers for the hugo
buildings ,
The visitor * partook of the entliuslaa-u
which prevailed on every side. They ex
pressed the gteulebt gratification at tha
energy which was being displayed In bring
ing aider out of duos and wcro enthualaHtls
ovai thC sutlook for a magnificent archi
tectural dlt ilay in the grand court. Plani
of the grounds nnd papphlc'ts containing the
cutH ot the main InilMln t nero examined
and thus tho. visitors formed In tn"ilnds :
mental pictures of the completed acme , eiy-
Ing expression In no uncertain terms to tha
flattering prospect for a magnificent display.
PLKASED WITH BLUFF TRACT.
After the fcci'iiu ftnm ihu head of the
lagoon had been fully cnjocd tha cnjchea
made thu iliclo of the body of water and
then the bluff tract wafc visited. The brtiail
valley of the Missouri wok brought Intrj < ull
view from the top of tht > coaches nnd tlio
visitors enjoyed tlici beautiful nlgut to the
utmost , the ragged bluffs on the Iowa Mo
being Hoftened by a mist ) yell of ha70 whlcli
but added to thu brant ) of tha xccne.
Here Iho plans of thn mound wcro agn'n '
brought Into play and the most favorable lo
cation for thn Hllno'H building VVRH discussed.
The mcmbeiB of thu ( ommlsslon were niost
favorably Impressed with the beauty of the
bluff tract uml studied the plan very carefully -
fully , J
Alter studying tUo utuatlou fiom djrjcr *