THE OMAHA = DAILY BEE
i * STAliLLSJIED jUiNE 31) ) , 1871. tXMAHA , THURSDAY MOHMNU , OCJ OJ3J2R iiS , IbSn TWISLV k L'AGES. SINGLE COPV imrti CUNTS.
DONS SPAR FOR WIND
to the American Note Settles
Nothing as to Ouba.
HAVE WARM REGARD FOR UNITED STATES
Expressions of Desire to Continue Friendly
Eolations Abound ,
CHANGE CF POL'CY IS MADE PROMINENT
Horot Asks Timato Tast the New * Plan's '
Efficacy.
FILIBUSTERS HUNG B\CK TO UNCLE SAM
Peppered \\lth I'reecileiits
tn It < in I ii , I Him Hint lie .Shi. I. Ill
.Mil In Check I UK UK * llnter-
lirlNliiu ; i\iiiilltliiiiH.
( CopyrlKht , 1M7 , by Prep , PiiblltliliiK Compiny. )
MAntlll ) , Oct. 27. ( New Yoik World
Cablegram Special Te > legrat. < . ) Follow Ing
are the principal featuics of the Spanish
note : It opens with wurm protestations of
friendly feelings toward the United States
nnd a desire to preserve the cordial rcla'.luns
between the governments , with QIpearly uc-
ItnoMledpcment of the friendly spirit showr
by the United States In volunteering , by His
jiato of September 23 , to asbht Spain Ir
bringing the Cuban war to a speed ; ' tirtnl-
uutlon. The note sayt If ihe Amoilcan go"-
or.imcnt will explain 'io\v it proposes to co-
O.TI Ho In ti'o pacification of Cuba , the sug-
ttcsutA will receive duo attention from Spain
en thn utiderstunilU.g that Spjnlsn tights of
sovereignty pro respected anil the Spanlnh
right to settle all domestic disputes with Its
colonies wucn and us It may deem fit , be also
irrognl/ed. The rote then gees on to show
lio'V the llbe.dl go\eminent In the short
tlmo tlut has elLpscd since It took ollice ,
spontaneously befean to carry out the home
ruin policy announced In the declarations of
Scnors Shgasta and ( Morel before they took
ofllco and In accordancu with the program of
the Cuban autonomists.
PAVING THE WAY.
The first afts of this policy hive been the
recall of Wcylor and the anpolntment of
Blanco , with Instructions so liberal and to
conciliatory as to amount to a reversal of
the policy of the lait two years , and to pa\c
the way for obtaining the support of all
colonial parties , especially the autonomists ,
for a policy which will not only go further
than Canovaa did , but will bo virtually the
execution of all that American opinion and
the government of Cleveland and Olncy rec
ommended to satisfy the aspliatlon of the
Intltss.
West i
Thla policy will bo carried out Immediately
so far as the Spanish executive can go under
the constitution and given conditions of the
colony , and will be ratified by the Cortes
cotly In 1S98.
Spain expects the well known spirit of
Justice , fairly prevalent In the United States ,
nud tno friendly disposition of the Washing
ton government will glvo the now policy the
tlmo required for a test of sincerity and
efficacy. Spain can , therefore , fix no date
for the close of the war ; only the United
States can nobly nnd powerfully assist
Spain , and show the sincerity of their offers
of co-operation by henceforth checking fill-
bubtoexpedlt'ons ' , the moral and material
assistance of which have ehlclly contributed
to th ; > development and duration of the
robulllon that caused the damage of which
the Unite , ! States complains.
The most carefully worded , longest and
most elaborate pait ol the note Is the exposi
tion of the Spinlsh cnso against filibuster
ing expeditious. Historical antecedents
from the decisions of the supreme court ,
merges of 1'rcshleiUB Taj lor , Buchanan
nnd Grant , and past modifications oJ the laws
of the United States with a view to better
enforce the rules of International law , aie
Invoked to show that Spain only hopes Presi
dent McKlnley will do the same. Then the
pacification of Cuba ibecomcs but the ques
tion of a few months.
I JUST TO GAIN TIME.
I understand the Spanish government
doesn't Intend to publish the note nor the
American notes unless the Washington gov
ernment takes the lead In the matter. I
must say In diplomatic and political circles
In .Madrid the Spanish note Is considered
a very clever move to gain time , ward off
action foreshadowed by the American note
nnd secuio the synipithita of European gov
ernments ,
A council of ministers today Is going to
decide whether It Is expedient to use the
authorizations -\oted by the Cortes last Juno
to make a big loan with the Imperial guaran
tee , or the successive operations of credit
for the Cuban war exporters , as there Is
only J20.000.000 left , and $70,000,000 of ar-
rcais are due In Cuba.
The fipanlih note also contains the state
ment tlmt Spain only recognized the bellig
erency jot the confederates after several
European governments had constantly
showed marked attentions to the north ,
tending to returning immediately the pris
oners captured at sea and lauded In Span
ish ports by confederate war vessels ,
ARTHUR t ! . HOUGHTON.
AUTONOMl ' 'OH TII1J UU1IV.VS.
he n nr Morct Oiilllni-i. HN | I'liuix for
lU-rorniH In ( he Ixliiinl.
MADRID , Oct. 27 Senor Moret y Prender.
gast , the new colonial minuter , has outlined
liU plans for Cuban reforms as follows
Thu autonomy which the cabinet of Senor
8aira tu purposes to bestow upon the Is
lands of Cuba and Porto Hlco in fulllllmant
of the engagement contiacted In the mani
fest of June " \ Is special autonomy founded
on the aspirations adopted In the platform
of the * Antllllan autonomists nnd not iden
tical with the other colonial constitution ? .
It la uleur that In Us essential principles
the future constitutions of Cuba and 1'orto
Miould ngrre with thoip colonial con-
stltnMoni thatstart from Bfl'-Kovoitimcnt
ni tli cm Ital Iden self-lt'iMlntlon ; rp ; , o-iKl
bio to the go\-ernin < nt niul the suprpmary
of the governor , who. under that name or
that of vicercV , * ! iill ! repreucnt tie mother
country , and who shall e oo-e the minis
ters who shnll he the cNocutlve body In
that colony.
Starting from the nbovo Imili the project
of the Spanish go\eminent contains the
llrst partition of thoto matters nnd con
cerns thnt btlong to the ro'cm'nl par lament
nnd to the Imperial parliament that It , to
the national Cortes. The partition U
foi'nded upon n earcful discrimination be
tvvien win I In'.e.ssts the IMimli them c'\v-
Iti a 'ocal sense niul what Is of national
Import mice.
Tnt project In operation v.-"l Interpret
In the most gtpcrous manner the iihinsc
"local IntereslR- since It will no * only-
prant to the ro'o.ilsls romp'etc control of
utl tlmt relates 10 education , eharl'y , pub
lic vvoiks , Interlnstllr.r mv'lgatlon , agricul
ture , industry mine's , lnu n' ' o Intrusts to
ritp ertatvH ! of thj local aclfovcrnmn
the right of dra-vlnp up their customr tnrlff
without any limitations beyord those mu
tually irr.iiiRvd.
With the ire r p Us to co o illnttr In their
iioppctlvc mercantile nnd commercial in-
tereMs ' .lie I'hivs functions will be per
formed by en Insular chamber totally elec.
toral In unturp without restriction as to
sul sotiuciu subdivision to two nrrl ! nr haf-
berH tint Is , the House of HiiprenenU'tlvcs
i aii-l' the K ° mite.
Members of this parliament shall be
elected by the same tniffrige system ns that
which regulates the election" In thu pfiiln-
"iila The .iim " 'ecto.-nl ' body shall elect
deputies to the SpanN1 ] Coile" , who are
to represent Cuba. In the Imperial Parlla-
men' . When this assembly has been con
HtltuU'il , the governor general , ns the lepte-
stntiitlvp of the ccntr.il power , sh.il' ihoose
IV minister ? , who are to be the executive
bo v * , responsible to the insular parlia
ment , thus comple ing the reorganlz itlon
of the parliamentary government , and en-
dovlnfr It with that degree of responsibility
c-.iit.iulerlsclQ of every colony administered
op tlio ( principles of self-gov-cinment.
The tnlnlsuishall be responsible to thn
colonial Parl'ainnn' ' nnd every- enactment of
t.ie governor general , as the repn sent.ttlve
of tnc "xeoutlve pcnver In all that touches
the civil government , shall bo tre.ited in
the council
O" the mlnlsterlil functions reserved to
the metropolis are : First , tho'-e that con
cern International relations ; st'coml , military
tary- and naval inn t tors , thlul oignnlzillon
of the li.v courts In conformity with the
laws leguUtlng- olllces of the ministers ,
fouith , those depositions tint under the
imi'ip of "I'.itronanto Real" iCEUlate , ic..i-
tlons between the church and state.
At the- same time the new constitution
.shall grant to this Cuban people the use of
and the protection afforded by the civil
and political rights sanctioned by- the Span
ish constitution In such m inner that this
shall obtain in all Its Integrity In the colonies
nies , while , besides , there shall be estab
lished , as In the United Plates , necess.iiy
business limitations , to pi event the colonial
I'liillmnont Horn any attempt | o le.sHPn ,
cos ! or delimit the rights of citizenship that
are set forth In the national constitution.
The constitutional conservative party ,
while condemning the action , has decided
to oppose the granting of on autonomous
form of government to the island of Cuba
It was announced thit the autonomists of
I'orto Rico have demanded that the autono
mous scheme of the government be extended
to the Island of I'orto Rico.
AUTONOMY NOT SUFFICIENT.
NUW YORK , Oct. 27 Thomas Estrada
Pal ma , the Cucan delegate to the United
States , when asked his opinion of the Cuban
reforms prcposed by the Spanish ministry
said :
"As the representative of the Cuban
piovislonal government I am In position to
statn most emphatically tint the Cubans
111 arms will enter toito no compromise with
Spain. Cubans are fighting for absolute in
dependence , and they will entertain no peace
proposals from the Spanish government based
on anything but absolute Independence.
"Tho Cuban patriots are firmly deter
mined to carry on the struggle until their
pin pose Is accomplished. They will listen
to no proposition acknowledging Spanlth au
thority over Cuba. I am speaking for men
who are fully ready to give up their lives
if need be for their country's freedom
I am voicing the asplraticns of the Cuban
I cople. Cubans will nevei accept autonomy ,
no matter how ample , as a solution of theii
struggle for independence. The Cuban
problem must bo nettled this time , once for
all "
A mass meeting of Cubans will be held
In New York soon to voice opposition to the
Spanish proposals and declare for Independ
ence
I'HILADnLI'HIA , Oct 27 Dr Joss Con-
gosto , Spanish consul here , who has Just
been appointed se-cretary general of Cuba ,
says :
"Tho governing factor In my policy shall
ho liberality and falincfs toward every one
Another change which I will make will be In
the treatment of accredited representatives
of Ameilcan newspipeis. All the informa
tion I possess which can be made public will
bo at their disposal. The reforms to bo In
stituted are going to bo genuine In every
feature , and the policy of harshness that
has hitherto prevailed In the government of
the Island will bo swept away without
delay. "
Hi : I.OMIJ TU.KS AlllILTUTONOMV. .
OiilIliu-H the I'liui fur tinCnv I'rmiu'llt
ot Cllbll.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 27. The Spanish
minister , Senor do Lome , consented for the
first time today to speak concerning the
policy of autonomy which the Spanish gov
ernment proposes to apply to Cuba. This
has been referred to in general terras since
the ndvecit of the agauta ministry , but there
has been lack of details. Before leaving for
New York today , where the minister and
his family will spend several weeks , Senor
do Lome gave the evolutions through which
autonomy had passed , leading up to the pies-
ent pol.y and the general outline of the
policy itself.
Under the treaty of SCanJon , concluded In
1S7G at the close of the last Cuban disturb
ance , It wus provided that Cuba was to
enijoy the same llbcitleu as those accorded
to the Island of I'orto Rico. This latter
Island had thu same liberties as those of
any province In Spain. This brought the
autonomist party , so-called , Into existence.
Its essential principle being tint of teif-
government for Cuba and not treating Cuba
as u province of Spain , as waa the system
In I'orto Rico That patty adopted a plat
form and In 1SGS offered a complete pro
gram of autonomy for the consideration of
the country. A peaceful agitation of this
program was then Inaugurated In Ib93 , for
the first time , a minister of a liberal cab
inet , Senor Moreau , saw the mistake of the
system of rule known as "assliplUtlon. "
which treated Cuba ae a Spanish province ,
and he presented a plan of reforms. ThU *
was strongly opposed and after two years
of discussion It was found Impossible to
put the plan through the Cortes Then a
compiomUu reform measure was framed ,
which acknowledged the personality of Cuba
( Continued cm Third rage. )
FIRE IN WABASH OFFICES
Lighted Gifraretta Cansos IS3 of a
Million DoUars.
ST. LOUIS THE SCENE OF A SERIOUS FIRE
I lentil IO CN A'l ( lie Kccorild lit ( In *
Olllre of'the Chief innlncL-r _
\Vniiii-ii Hutu
.Nui-rott
ST. LOUIS , Oct. 27. A lighted cigarette
dropped by a thoughtless clerk Is supposed
to have caused the fire w Uch this afternoon
practically gulled the white stone btillulug
at the corner of Seventh and Chestnut
streets occupied by the general ofilccs of the
Wabjsh railroad.
At 1:25 : o'clock , just after the clerka had
returned from their noon recess and were
beginning work , a policeman standing on the
corner below noticed a small tongue of llamc
fhoot out from a window In the fifth story
if the building , v < hlch was used as a storage
attic. Instantly a puff of dense black smoke
lollovvcd and the officer nisicd Into the
building shouting the alarm. There was Im
mediately a confused rush for every mcars
of exit. Fortunately the stalrwajs were
wide , the building In former years having
bun used for the public school library and
the polytechnic Institute.
The attlo was stoicd with old papers and
documents and within five minutes was a
roiling fuinaoo. The whole lloor seemed to
suddenly bu-st Into flame in every part.
During all this excitement seven > oung wo
men employed In one of the Inner mailing
rooms on the fourth llocr rail not been noti
fied and were still working , unconscious of
their peril When they did discover their
situation they found to their horror that It
was Impossible to reach the stairs as the
sUlrwuy was burning fiercely. They ap
peared at the window and a cry of horror
went up from the streets.
"Tho lire escape , " shouted the crowd , and
the young women , comprehending , disap
peared and a moment later climbed out on
Cho iron platfoim of the escape. They hesi
tated , but the advancing Ilames gave them
determination and they started on their de
scent , reaching the street in safety as a
thundering cheer went up.
CUT nLECTUIC WIRES.
With the first alarm the real estate agents
who occupied the lower floor began i amoving
their books and papers. Everything that
could be potteni out was taken across the
stioet to the massive new Walnnright build
ing. Fire Chief Swlngley sent In a general
alarm , Imt owing to the narrow street and
the network of wires It required fifteen mtn-
utea to hoist and train the standplpcs. By
this time the two top floors of the building
were doomed and It was apparent that the
lire 1'ad ' gained such headway that the en.
tire building must go. An order was given
to cut the electric wires. Dense throngs
blocked every thoroughfare. Without warn
ing the wires were clipped anJ In an Instant
the throngs wcro madly falling back as
flashes of blue and yellow lightning sput
tered from the ends of the deadly wires that
came falling to the ground. Nobody was In
jured , but a wire struck a fire horse , killing
It in its tracks.
At 1.50 the root fell with a crash , sending
burning embers Into the air , which fell on
adjoining buildings and started fires , but
prompt measures prevented further con
flagrations. A. II. Field , a clerk , was carry
ing s me books from the first floor when the
crash came. Flying debris struck him on
the head , tcarlr.g It open down to the end
of the nose Ho was quickly removed In an
ambulance and hla injuries may result
fatally.
At 2 30 the fire , though still burning
fiercely , was practically under control and
at 5 o'clock , with the exception of patches of
binning embers , had been extinguished.
Nothing was left of the two top floors but
the broken walls , while the thiee lower
floors suffered damage from water and falling
debris The tire came so suddenly that the
Wabash company waa prevented from saving
anything Every record In the offlco of the
chief engineer , rights of way , real estate
deeds and surveys of every description were
destroyed. An officer of the company esti
mates their lots at $500,000. Heal estate men
place the valuation of the building at $100-
COO. The Wabash company had secured new-
quarters before the fire was under control.
The burned building was Insuicd for $123-
000 and the loss tonight Is estimated at 50
per cent. Tne Wabash company's Insurance
Is placed out of the city In a syndicate
through the Homo company of Now Yoik
anil tno amount cannot bo ascertained to
night. The building adjoining , occupied by
the Lincoln Trust company , Insured for $15-
000 , is damaged $1,500 and the estimated lots
to the trust company Is $2,000 , fully covered.
Koi-ONt I'lrt'H.
GHEENSnUUG , Pa. , Oct. 27. The great
forest fires on the Laurel hill above Laurel -
vlllo and on Chestnut ridge are still raging
with unabated fury. Great destruction of
pioperty is Imminent. It Is believed that
the lives of the family of Lemuel Shawley ,
o mountaineer , consisting of three people ,
have been lent. About midnight last night
the flames with llghtnlng-liko rapidity-
swept across the waste south of the Shawley
house and the house was enveloped and
burned. No member of the family could bo
found early this morning , There are other
mountain dwellings In danger and the occu
pants are llcelng fiom them. Hundreds of
mountaineers and villagers are at work with
the hope of quenching the flames , but bcera-
In&ly with no effect.
nicintor Hums.
niJPFALO , N. Y. , Oct. 27. The Tnrgla
elevator owned by the Buffalo E ovator com
pany , and situated on the Island at the foot
of Indiana street , was to'ally destroyed by
fire this afternoon. The origin of the fire Is
unknown , but the owners are Inclined to
think that It was caused by a spark from a
I passing tug. There woo In the elevator at
the tlmo of the lire 79,000 bushels of wheat ,
20 000 bushels of corn and 100,000 bushels of
oate. The grain was valued at $100,00) and
Insured for $65,000. The loss on the build
ing and machinery Is $100,000 ; Insurance ,
$75,000.
Hum anil Contend ! Iliirncil ,
FAIIinUHY , Neb . Oct. 27. ( Special. ) A
'arge barn and contents on the faun of > l.
Kllllan , two miles from the city , was de
stroyed by fire Monday night. A valueble
tpan or horses , seveial sets of harness , /arm
Implements and a large quantity of grain
was lost. The Insurance was very light.
Cause of lire unknown.
Wnrchoiihc HiiriiN ,
QUINCY , III , Oct 27 The laige flve-story
brick warehouse of the iionnet-Nance Stove
company burned tonight , The foundry and
other buildings were partially destroyed.
Loss , { 60,000 ; partially Insured.
rVIIMJ IU9P ITCH PIMM ! \ \ OOllt'OllD.
Slllnninry nf .Sinlll' | Hr | l > > IN H.M-oU oil
lit \VllKllllK | ( < Ml.
WASHINOTON , Oct : < S7 The event of the
day at the State dcpnflmrnt the receipt
of the long-expected cJulrnfAm from United
Statca Minister Woodjord at Madrid trans
mitting the answer of the Spanish govern
ment to his rcprcsenufllons in the Interest of
peace ir. Cuba. This mcsiaRo began to come
In Installments at 2 o'clock this morning
nnd It was nearly noon today before It was
all In. It was not the length of tlio message
that occupied the wires all the time , hut
the fact that It v.as all In groups of figures
and tl at It wns probably being filed In small
Icitchcs as It was turned Into the complicated
State department cypher In Madrid. All of
this work had. to bo undone at the Slate de
partment nnd the mcsraie translated from
the cyphc.- back again Into good English.
This occupied nearly nil < lay , BO that It was
3 30 o'clock before the first fair ccpy of the
message was turned out
It was not so long In fact , there being n
little less than 1,000 words In the message ,
for Mr Woodford , Instead of cabling the
whole of the Spanish answer to his note , had
contended himself with reducing the matter
to a brief outline. The first copy was taken
at once to the president , not being entiustcd
tea messenger , but being delivered by Chief
Clerk Michaels In retson at the white house.
After due opportunity had been allowed
the president to read the message an appli
cation was made for a state'ment of Its con
tents or nature. This was declined by Secre
tary Porter nn > .l It was saltl that under no
eliciimstnr.ccs wculd the correspondence be
made publlr before the consideration of the
cabinet. From olficial Information that his
reached certain ofilccrs In advance of Mr
Woodford's message It Is evident that in
neither language nor subject matter Is the
message likely to be taken as offensive. It
may be , It Is true , regarded as Insufficient to
n.cet the issue presented by Mr. Woodford
In hli note , but cfilclals of the State de
partment say that In view of what has al
ready been accomplished by the new Spanish
ministry and cabinet in reforming a basis In
Cuba. In removing Wcyler and in pi ejecting
what appears to be a liberal measure of
autonomy , our government will certainly
lest , at least until congress assembles and
afford the new Spanish government tlmo to
carry out Its plans.
NVriO.MIi IIAMCS l/l' WYOMIMJ.
Condition IIH IlriuirtiMt < o lln' Comii-
Irollrr of Current' } .
WASHINGTON , Oct. 27i ( Special Tele
gram ) An abstiact of reports of the condi
tion on October B of thq eleven national
banks In Wyoming was made public by-
Comptroller Eclvels today.Tho principal
Items arc as follows- Loans and d'bcounts ,
$1,827,212 ; due from banks , $252I10 ! ; reserve ,
$1,119,193 , of which $178,840 was gold ; total
resources , , $4,000,730 Liabilities : Capital
stock , $800,000 $ ; surplus fund and undivided
profits , $18d,8jS ; due to banks , $161527 ; de
posits , $2C51,52G. Average reserve held was
42.S3 per cent. K
The following appointments of Indian
oshool teacncrs wore made today ; . Miss Mary
II. nalrd of Kansas , at Cheyenne Ulver , S.
D. , $ GOO per annum ; Miss Ililth D .LaugUlin
of' Iowa , assistant teacher , Grand Ulver , N.
D. , $ COO per annum ; James H. Cox of Wis
consin , teacher , Shoshone , "Wyo , $600.
Lamar E. Madden of Iowa has been ap-
poiited special laborer In New York Navy-
yard at $2 23 per diem.
Lloyd M. Howe of Wood River , Neb. ; Ben
jamin F. Pe'sch of Des Moinee , la. , and
Herbert L Hurd of Casper , Wyo. , have been
appointed railway mall clerks.
G. L Nye has been appointed postmaster
at Agency , Wapello county , la.
Nebraska postmasters commissioned to
day : Thomas C. Laird , Lawrence ; John F.
Iloag , Palisade ; Henry 0. Thomas , Surprise.
IVrBHSTATU COMMISSION C\MS.
IK-fixtolt lleliitlitK to Iliid-H to niul
from Omulin.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 27v. The Interstate
commerce commission today , In opinions by
Commlsiioner Prouty , announced decisions In
the cases of the Kentucky railroad commis
sion against the Cincinnati , New Orleans &
Texas Pacific Railway company and tlie
Southern Railway company , and A. J. Gus-
tln against the Illinois Central Railroad
company and others.
In the Gustin case freight rates from Mem
phis , New Orleans and other southern and
southwestern points to Kearney , Neb. , made
up of tales to and from Omaha , were al
leged to bo unreasonable , unjust and un
lawful , but no Joint through rates were pub
lished or filed. The railroad companies
either did or did not admit that the ship
ment and carriage was continuous and no
proof was submitted by complainant showing
that the carriers make a.through route In
fact by their course of business. The deci
sion was that the commission has no power
to compel a thiough rate , and no Issue of
law or fact having been presented over
which the commission has jurisdiction , the
complaint thould bo dismissed.
< : I.MH\I. : niiooicn MAICKS
Tflln What UcpiirtiMcnt of tin-
MIxHOiirl Mil * ' none.
WASHINOTON , Oct , 27. In his annual re.
port to the adjutant general of the army ,
Major General John R. IlrDoko , commanding
the Department of the Missouri , says that a
large amount of traveling by rail has //ecu /
done by tioops during the past summer and
thl'i hss been a source of education to offi
cers nud men , and as In our email army any
concentration of troops will of necessity
bo made by rail , the experience ' Is of great
Importance , not only to fh'o troops , but to
the transportation c"ompaqles ai > well.
General lirooko says tliero has been no
trouble during the past year In the Indian
country. Many Improvements are required
at Forts Drudy and Wayne in Michigan , now
occupied by the Nineteenth Infantry , and
Fort Sheridan and other posts require more
buildings. Fort Sheridan , says General
llrooke , has never b cn completed according
to the original plan and. no efforts Fhould
bo spared to put It on a proper footing.
The Apache prisoners of wir at Fort Sill
are still under the. ciiro of the army and
It Is not believed to be advisable to make
any change at present. ,
\ri\x for till * Army.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 27. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Captain Andrew G. ii. Quay , as
sistant quartermaster , has been ordered to
thlb city for duty. \
Lieutenant James 0 Green , Fifth Infantry ,
has been ordered before the retiring board In
this city with Colonel Francis L. Guenthcr ,
Fourth artillery as prealde-.it , for examination
for retirement , t i
Leaver of absence : lllcutenant Thomas J.
Klrkpatrick , jr. , afsUUju surgeon , extended
one month ; Captain Gregory Hurrett. Tenth
infantry , two months , Lieutenant William T
Wilder Second Infantry four months , Lieu
tenant Glenn 1 > Davis , fnclfth Infantry , two
months ; Lieutenant Farrand Bayre , Eighth
cavalry , one month.
IIP IPCMIPP pniippnMii'pirn
HIvISSULS l'ORLD ' ( C11LCKS
WiU'am Elliott Oonmnroial Apeut of
ExpcBition , Abuses His Trust.
SELLS FORGED PAPtR TO ST. LOUIS BANKS
I'rniultilrnl ClHcUDTIUMI oil nil
Oiunlui IliitiU Make Tht'lr
AiUH-nraiUM- 'I til *
Clt > .
Dy the misuse of letters of Introduction
to prominent business atid professional men
of St. Louis from a number of prominent
citizens of Omaha , William Elliot , commer-
chl agent of the Tiansmlsslsslriil and In
ternational Exposition for the state ot Mis
souri , has succeeded In realizing $300 on
two bogus chcclM drawn on the Natlcci.il
Hank of Commerce of this city and cashed
in St. Louis on Tucsiliy.
The llvst of the bogus checks to be re
turned to this city made Its appearance
yesterday morning. It was In the mall fiom
St. Louis to the National IMnk of Com
merce of this city. It was a rcguhr check
of the local bank , taken from ono of Its
check books , and was drawn to the order
of Wlllhm Elliot , and bo o the slptiature
of Edward E. Bruce. H came from the Ex-
elnnge Natloral bink of St. Louis. Its av-
ilval created consternation at the National
Hank of Commerce here , as It bore nil the
carn-oiks of a forgery.
When the suspicions that the exposition's
lenrcscntatho In the state of Missouri was
using his position to fleece the good people
of St Louis wo-e confirmed there was
(
amazement and indignation in exposition cir
cles. When the excitement was nearly at
Its height It was Intensified by the nppiMr-j
aii"o of a second forged check , yayable to
William Elliot , and fiaudulently- signed bv
Edwaid E. Ilruce. This was from the Hoat-
man's National bank of St. Louis , and , like
Us predecessor , wag for the amount of $250.
It Lad been taken from a check book of the
Natlcnal Bink of Connneice of this city. As
the two checks that ha\e been returned to
the local bank for jxiyment are numbered
" 01" and "GO" icspecllvely. It is feared by
John H. Evans , president of the National
Hank of Commerce , and others , that more
thin two bogus checks have been cashed , and
It would occasion no surpiUc If a whole
batch of the fraudulent papers showed ui >
here today.
NOTIFIES EXPOSITION OFFICIALS.
As soon as the first of the checks came to
the notice of President Evans of the National
Bank of Commcico he went before the ex
position's executive committee , which was
then In SCES on , and laid the matter before
Mr. nrucd and others. At the suggestion of
Secretary Wakefield the banks of St. Louis
were Immediately telegraphed that the
checks were forgeries , that Elliot carried
no deposits in any Omaha bank , cad that
ho had no authority whatever to use the
name of E. E. Diuce. This action will ef
fectually prevent the banks "of St. Louis
cashing "affy more of the checks , but how'
many they cashed up to date can only be
surmised.
The game of Elliot was a smooth one , and
if he succeeds In making his escape It will
prove to have been well played He came
to Omaha a few weeks ago armed with the
voty best credentials. He represented that
he came directly to this city from Australia ,
and pioduced letters of IntroJuctlon fiom
persons of good standing In Australia and
Paris Ho made application for one of the
commercial agencies of the TransmlsslE'ilppI
Exposition , a position which calls for the
securing of pultable exhibits for the exposi
tion and the compensation of which is based
rn percentages. He was given the co'iuner-
clil agency for the state of Missouri He
went to St. Louis with letters of introduc
tion to the mayoi , prominent firms and news
papers. The letters were from Mayor Frank
E. Moores , Edward Rosewater , E n Bruce ,
John A. Wnkcfleld and G , M. Hitchcock of
this city. It was believed that hewso doing
great work In booming the exposition in the
metropolis of Missouri , as newspapars re
ceived fiom there showed that he had been
quite successful in obta'nlns elaborate readIng -
Ing notices advertising the Omaha exposi
tion.
tion.Tho
The letters of Introduction which he car
ried with him evidently enabled Elliot to
work some St. Louis flrmo for money on
checks that were not worth the paper on
which they wcro written , Just how ho
worked the game among the St , Louis people
ple Is not definitely known , Dot-ills of his
artful mEcilpulatlons will probably be re
ceived today , but It In believed by Mr.
Bruce , Mr. Evans and others tLat he suc
ceeded In convincing a number of reliable
St Louis firms that he had authority to
draw oa the account of Mr. Bruce , manager
of the department of the exposition In which
ho was employed , and use checks wlgued by
Mr. Bruce and payable to Elliot. A peculiar
fact In hla transactions Is that lie should
have used the name "Edward E. Hruco" for
the slgnatuio on the checks. That Is not
the manner In which Mr. Bruce signs his
name , aa ho always mibscribcu himself , "E.
E , Biuce. " Mr. Bruce last night expressed
himself surprised that Elliot did not forge
the name of Mr. Wake-field , as ho is the sec
retary of the exposition , but his use of Mr.
Hruco's name Is doubtleso duo to the fact
tlat the name In shorter and the signature
a plainer ono
HE TOLD A NICE STORY.
Before going to St. Louis Elliot stopped In
nt HIP National Bank of Commerce hero to
say that $500 would be received by the bank
within forty-eight h"urs from the Chemical
National bank of Now York. Ho said ho was
going to St. Louis , and atkcd that the sum
Just bo placed to his o-edlt In the local ban.'t.
Inuldi ntally he allied for a Wank check hook
of thu Innk. His signature was requested
and ho placed It In the book provided for
that purposa without hesitation. Ho was
given the desired check book and left with
the assurance that the $500 from the Now
York bank would soon ho received. Up to
date no tidings of that $500 have been heard
hereabouts.
Of course rhould the $500 turn up from
Now York It will exactly cover the two
checks for $2fiO each that so unexpectedly
made their apptarawio here ycstenlay. nut
even the receipt of the $500 from the Chem
ical National bank of Now York , and the
cancellation of the indebtedness will not ex
plain awjytho fact that Elliot forged the
signature of Edward E Druce to at least two
checks.
On the margin of the two checks received
yesterday wes written "Expense account ,
Missouri , " evidently Indicating to the peisoti
who cashed them that Elliot had n very
liberal expense account and could draw on
the expo .fun at will As a matter of fact
he not Oily had ni > such privilege but was
guaranteed no rcgjler salary lie was work
ing on a commission hauls , as are about
, eighty other representatives ot thy denart-
THE BEE BULLETIN.
\Vrnthfr rorccn t for
Tnlr. i-olilcr Incjl. . Northerly Winds.
1. Outline of xpiluN Kcply.
I'lro lit VVnlM-.lt OIllr.-H.
iv : | > i > ltl < iii tjji'iit I iu" rorRnl Chock * .
ilmlirn Spurrli-r Aflvr Supreme t'imrt.
2. Qnlici ; Sutn Tracy Will Win
Homer l ii ; < Out or Snow Drift * .
: i. Lincoln inJiijH : u llutlue * * ItotU.il ,
MoKomm on Union rndtle .s.ile ,
I IMIInrlul unit Comment ,
n Mootlni ; of Vrinv of HIP Trum-ivo.
1'rojfroM of thn I > r. Itniwti Trlnl ,
Soldier * Sent In IMo ltoi < r iitlon ,
0. Council Itlu'T * l.neil Mitltor < ,
sloux City UIU < io Ultlioiit Wutor.
7. Sporting i\onU : of ( lie \ > : \ ) .
H. SiUiitlnn Army ( Irooto No\ > Leader * .
South Onmlni Nou * .
II , Nou llliiok IIIIU Mining t'omp i lo * .
DopcuTlillilct Dyimiullit DM It.
DUIili't stole i\piMltliin : rnnil.
I ) \ht II. II ivorly'x High r.mlorumtiMiti.
10.Comiiierol.il ituil l'ltmm-1 il Non ,
IS. "A lUtto Mitlll T. "
itIN COMIIS , m T 'i ur.iti : is NO SNOW.
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The brunt of the crld w-u-o which visited
the western part of the state Tuesday night
did not icicli Omaha. H was considerably
cooler here yesterday than It had been , but
not more so than might have been expected
after the rain which visited this locality-
Tuesday night and vcstTday forenoon. The
prediction for today Is for fair weather ,
giadimlly growing warmer.
nient ot exhibits , and even were the checks
made go-d his transactions would bo un-
varranted
HAD PLEASING ADDRESS.
Hlllot Is described ns a man of exceed
ingly good appearance. Ho dressed well ,
WPG an Interesting talker and his manner
wrs altogether suave. Though hailing from
Australia according to his own statements
ho had much the manner and address of n
southern gentleman. He undo n good Ini-
prchsion upon the few Omaha people who
met him and they all supposed tint the ex
position had secured a thoroughly trust
worthy and highly creditable representative
Ho waf. not In Omaha vciy long , starting out
to woik In his field within n short time nftcr
receiving his appointment Mr. Bruce the
head of the Department of Exhibits , says
that ho saw Elliot only for a tow minutes
ono day and was Impressed with him.
The greatest regict is manifested that a
repicecntatlvo of the exposition should ha\e
proved crooked , but it Is believed that In
the employment of so large a number of men
who merely work for commissions that the
character of all cannot be fully known. It
ls not believed that the Interests of the ex
position In St. Louis will suffer by the trans
actions of one criminal representative.
IMI'I'LH IIOH.MJ OVlill KOH Till VI. .
ItoiiilH Arc Flvoil by flu.IiiMllcc ill
l'U < - Iliniilri'il IlulIui-H.
PIERRE , S D. . Oct. 2T ( Special Tele-
giam ) The first witness called In ths Hip
plo examination this morning was B. A
Cummlr.gs , cashier ot the First National
bank , by whom it was attempted to show
that Hlpplo had borrowed the money from
his bank to make his shortage gooj. This
question he refused to answer on the grounds
that he considered business t nusactlons of
the lunlc as Inviolate , and a motion to com-
pc-1 him to answer was ovciruled.
Public Examiner Taylor was then called
and nn effoit w > is made to shov. by him that
Hippie had admitted borrowing the money ,
but all questions on that line were inled
out , and after seveial hours' sparring for
position by the- attorneys both sides rested
their ease and submitted the case without
argument
The justice stated that he considered
enough evidence had been presented to show
that a public offense had been committed
nnd bound Hippie over for appearance In
the sum of $ . ' 09 , which was given , with C.
C. Bennett and 11. A. Cummlngs as sureties.
The case of Mayhew will probably be the
first one called tomorrow.
KlKlit < Hi-r lh < - Purl ; .Niiino.
PIERRE. S I ) , Oct. 27. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A contest In the First commissioner
district of this county has been ccm.iienccd
in the county couit by G , W. Lumlciy , one
of the candidates , to pevrnt the auditor
from putting the i'aino of Andrew Swanson
under the regular republican head on the
ticket. Both are republicans and bath woio
nominated by petition and Lumley claims
that his opponent ITS b'en given an advan
tage by the action of the auditor. The case
( omcs u ; > for hfcilng tomorrow.
wu.i. MIJIT IN oMiiii M\T vi\ .
ScoUUli Idle MIINIIIIN Dcclilio Conic
III N'cliriiNliii ,
PROVIDENCE , R. L. Oct. 27 The HU-
premo council of the Ancient ami Accented
Scottish Rite , thlrty-thlid degree Masons , for
the southern anil western Ma onlc Jurisdic
tion of the United Stales of America , held
HB twenty-eighth annual session hero today.
The following officers were elected- Grand
commander , John G. Jones Chicago ; lieu
tenant grand commander , Richard V Oiecno ,
Now- York ; grand ehancel'or ' , C. W. Newton ;
minister of state , W. L. Klmburg , Texas ;
grand auditor , II. J. Fletcher , Sacramento ,
Cal ; grand secretary , General D F , Scovllle ,
Washington ; grand treasurer general , W It.
Morris , Minneapolis , general marshal , Spen
cer N. Gllmore , Providence ; assistant grand
auditor , JamcK Hill , Jackson , Miss ; naslHt-
ant secretary general , E. E. Plttlbone , Gre
nada , MISH.
The next annual convention will bo hcM
at Omaha in October , 1808.
COVKHNOU rOMiM\.S MOM I , \ W.
i\l' < -lll U ! SjMMll.H I'lllllll ) Oil
the Sultjocl.
ATLANTA , Ga , Oct. 27. Mob law was
severely condemned by Governor Atkinson In
hl mescago to the Georgia legislature today
Ho advocates stringent legislation against
mobs and suggests that the legislature pass
a law laying every county wherein a crime
of this sort Is committed subject to a largu
Indemnity.
Noitl.crn lynchers are spoken of 'by ' the
governor. On this subject he says : "It Is no
excuse to say that the northern people , who
have less to provoke them to It , lynch Let
ua not UVo them as a standard , but rather
show a higher typo of civilisation In our
state and erect here u standard tu which
tl ey may aspire '
The governor Is in favor of arming the
prisoners and allowing them to protect them
selves from , wobg ,
Polk County District Jutlgo After Iowa's
Supreme Court.
NEW TURN IN THE BALLOT CONTEST CASE
Attorney General nnd Auditor of State in
Danger of Jnll.
SUPERSCDEAS WRIT WILL NOT SAVE THEM
Justice Deemor's Action Declared \Yorthlo3J \
by Jutlgo Spurrier.
SHOW DOWN COMES THIS MORNING
Klcctlnit lloitnl Mu t Aticitr mill l'i
lilntii ( o the lllMtrlcl Court or
f
There \\lll lie Sonto Aotci ,
, i I'l ooci'iltnuN ,
DES MOINE3 , Ii. , Oct. 27. ( Spechl Tclc-
giam. ) The supreme and district courts
eanio In direct conflict to lay over the ballot
cisu and tomorrow will ECO the attempt of
the Polk county district court to enforce an ,
order In dliecl opposition to the supreme
court.
Tim attorney genor.il nnd auditor ot state ,
members of the election board , appeared be-
foio Judge Spurrier In district court thla
morning ami weie commanded to at once
show why they should not bo attached and
Jailed for contempt , In refusing to revise the
ceitificates of nomination as ordered by the
court. Attoiney General Remley asked till
5 o'clock to make a showing , which was
granted. Ho went direct to the supreme
couit and picscuted a petition for a supcr-
scdeas to htay the lower couit fiom commu
ting the boaul to Jail. This was heard by
Justice Ueomer and the supersedeas granted.
When G o'clock came the board failed to
appear before Spuirler and the proceedings
In supreme court being explained to him ,
Judge Spurrier declared that the writ of
the stipiemo couit was worthless ; that his
own couit had the right to enforce Its or
ders and that ho should not recognize the
superaedcas He issued no'Ice to the election
boird to appear before him at it o'clock to-
moirow morning and said If they failed to
do so ho would find means to compel at
tendance. Ho Is expected to commit them to
Jail and then they will bring habeas corpus
proceedings in supreme , court for release.
Secretary of State Dobgon was not In court
and the ofilcer who searched for hm | reported
th.at-.he was believed to have left the state
' s * * r * * " * *
to avoid the presets.
TWO nM'ici.i.ioi ) I.'IUMI Tim oitunit.
\riii.v niul \n\j I nlon I'HCN the I'rtin-
liiKT K u IIV.
KANSAS CITY , Oct 27. Sensational pro-
eocdiiiFK maiked the afternoon session of the
Army and Navy union By n unanimous
vote the corps oidercd the recall of the char
ter of John M. Schoficld gairlson at Wash
ington , 1) . C , and expelled Past National
Commander J. II. Mor'on from the order and
dishonorably dlticlmrgPd Daniel O. Drennan ,
paymaster general of the union both of
whom are members of Scholleld garrison.
This action was taken upon the recommenda
tion of National Commander Henry Shtndler
of Leavcnworlh , Kan , who charged Schofield
gairlnon , and In pirticular Messrs. Morton
and Diennan , with disloyalty to the organ
isation and its regulaily appointed officers.
The expulsion In an outcome of a bitter fight
that Ina been waged by Schoficld garrison
upon II. A Fanning , adjutant general of the
union. National Commander Shlndler re
ported that their action had been "unbecom
ing and wholly out of rcascn , " and a vote of
the corps showed that a majority agreed with
him.
Messrs. Morton and Drennan are clerks In
the office of Major General Nelson A. Miles ,
commander In chljf of the United States
army , and both have long been prominent In
army circles ,
D. O. Drennan , the discharged paymaster
general of the union , did not put In an ap
pearance at thn meeting , but submitted lilu
report by mall , scml'ng ' a diaft for the bal
ance duo the organisation. Adjutant General
Fanning notified the meeting that the remit
tance was $50 short.
The visitors were entertained at a campfire -
fire tonight by local Grand Army of the Re
public posts.
OUTLAWS Ol'T POIl ilVNIC ItOHIIKUY.
lcircilnlloiiN | Un > lie Innl.IM | for In a.
Short TliiK- ,
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo , Oct. 27. Two ter-
iltory gangs of outlaws uro contemplatlnB
a bank robbery somewhere In the southwest ,
accord ng to the following letter from Heck
Thomas of Gutbrlo , OU ! . , received by Gov
ernor Stephens today through State Senator
Ilazcll of California , Mo , to whom Thomaw
originally sent It :
"Dynamite Dick's gang and the Jennings
gang of bank ami train rubbers are out on
a laid and they arc going to luvo mcciuy at
any cost. If you hnvo any friends In the
banking buslncEH along the borders of Ar
kansas , M BBOiirl and Indian Territory you
can tell them I say to look out "
Thomas ID slid to 1 o a reputable citizen
and to have cunsldcrab'o ' knowledge of the
doViEt ) of the gangs In mic&tlon.
\ VKiu O.N Tin : < ; KIVT NOUTIIIIIV.
Tno Mn Arc IClllcil mill Three ( MlicrH
IllJlll-Cll ,
GLASGOW , Mont , Oct. 27. Two Great
Northo ii freight trains came Into collision
neir here today with fatal results. Tbo
dead are :
HARRY NBAM3 , engineer.
JOHN GARTON. fireman ,
Injured ;
John Hay-field , Injured In back and ribs
broken ,
John Owens , leg broken , hack sprained ,
Aiphonau LuinlGiictlo , fireman , shoulder
broken , ( iklo spruinc-d , badly cut uhout
head.
Twenty cars were consumed by a file ,
which followed the wink
Of Ol'CIIII Vl'NNflN , ( ) l' ( . 7.
At MaiHelllch Arilved HurKundln , from
New- York
At Haiithamn'on Arrived -I.uhn. from
New York .ifliil True for Now York
At New YorK Airivtd Kijhlii , from
( it no , i H.i 1 1 I'd Hi J uul for Hauttminpton ;
W Bt ( rnlmid for Ai'Uvcij > , Mujf.stlefor
Llvi rpoul
At LondjnSailed Ma sachusftt . lor
New York.