Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 5 November 1889 — Page 1

Weekly Established in 1823.

THE STATE ELECTIONS TO-DAY.

The Last View of the Outlook of the

Ohio, Iowa and Virginia

Elections.

THE DEMO:R&.TS, AS USUAL,

CLAIM EVERYTHING.

What Is Involved in the Contest in New York and tfcie Other States.

(Ji.F.viri.ANU, O., November I—The campaign in Ohio closed to-night, and in the northern end of the state every detail for the election to be held to-mor-row has been carefully looked after. While tho enthusiasm has not been pitched in a very high key, and while l»ut little Greek lire has reddened the nights since the campaign opened, the managers of both parties have been active and the voters have been much interested. Governor Foraker will be cut some by Republicans who do not believe in three consecutive t9rms and by others who doubted the sincerity of hie declarations at Chicago in 1.S8S, Vhen he proclaimed to Americans genera ly that he was a friend of John Sherman and his presidential canvass. Campbell, on the other hand, will not poll the full vote of his party because he is not regarded as being in line with ex-Presi-dent Cleveland's policy of tariff reform. Many Democratic free traders in Cleveland will not vote for him. In fact, they desire his defeat in order to prove to the party in Ohio that tariir reform must hereafter be the vital issue in all its campaigns. The registration in Cleveland is 7,000 less than it was a year ago, both parties sharing the loss about equally. Northern Ohio will give Foraker a plurality and send a large Republican delegation to the general assembly. Koraker's election, to a large degree, depends upon the plurality he is given in this part of the state. \reviewing the situation the Leader, the "»publiean organ, says: "Within the past selc the situation has materially brightened for Republicans all over the state. The prospects are that a heavy vote will be polled on the Western Reserve and it means a Republican victoro. The news of the uctive part the National lii|Uor dealers' association are taking to elect Mr. Campbell, confirmed by reports from New York Pennsylvania and a number of cities in this state has aroused the Republicans of this section of Ohio. There is no doubt that the liquor dealers of the country have contributed immense sums to elect their champion, Mr. Campbell, governor of )hio. Jut the people of the Western Reserve are not ready to submit to the rule of tho whisky power. They are fully informed of the etforts that have been made to secure through to-morrow's election, the repeal of the Dow and Owen laws and an unstrained liquor traflic in Ohio. They will vote against this and the Republican ticket will be elected."

The I'laindealer, which represents the Democracy, says: "The campaign in hio is at an end. The Democrats have made a vigorous light against great odds they have put the Republicans to great confusion, and they but stand by the guns as manfully to-morrow as they have battled thus far, the trophies of triumph will bo theirs. The only danger of defeat lies in the possibility of neglect to go to the polls. The Democrats have victory in their grasp. Performance of the duty to-morrow will give them the governor and the legislature. With the legislature they will secure a United States senator. Southern Ohio will show up a largely incresed Democratic majority, and will gain several members of the legislature. Northern Ohio may do equally well."

CINCINNATI, November 1.—The election to-morrow in Ohio is one of much interest and importance, mainly because the legislature, which is then to be chosen, will be charged with the duty of electing a United States senator to succeed the lion. 11.13. Payne. The Uspublicans. who had the last legislature and who elected Foraker governor in 18S7 by a plurality of iJ.OOO, have been deeply in earnest in the effort to elect a majority of the members of the legislature to-morrow and thus secure the United States senator. Being in power in the state oflices, that party has naturally fomented some differences among its members, while the Democrats having lost the state for several years are quite as naturally free from the acrimony of strife within tho party. These conditions have served to stimulate effort in the canvass on both sides. While the platforms of both parties laid down principles relating to tariff and other matters it has happened that the real canvass has been marked with much personal bitterness. Charges of corruption and dishonesty in oflice have been made on both sides, and the issues, as presented in the platforms, have not been the favorite topics with many of the speakers. The contest is recognized pretty generally to be confined to the two parties named. The Libor party has a ticket in the field, but has scarcely made an effort to push it. The Prohibition party has been more active, but has not given as much attention to the canvass as usual. It is generally supposed that a large number of voters in these parties will go back to their former preferences in the other parties.

The indications are that the vote in t.he state will fall below that of last year. In cities where there has been registraion of voters there are not as many registered as voted last year. Uoder this condition of affairs the task of estimating to morrow's result is difficult. It ha? settled down to this, that both parties claim the state by almost the same figures—from five to twenty thousand plu-

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There is recognized some personal objection to Governor Foraker in Cincinnati, Cleveland and one or two other points, growing out of his appointments and he is therefore likely to run below the rest of the ticket. Republicans claim the legislature without regBrd to how Hamilton county goes, Democrats claim that they will carry Hamilton county, and that in the rest of the state they will carry enough of the close counties to give them a majority on joint ballot.

The Enquirer ^Dem. says of the outlook: "We know beyond peradventure that Col. Neal and his assistants of the Democratic state committee are confident of a brilliont victory not only for

Mr. James E. Campbell for governor, Out for the whole Democratic ticket. They are confident, too, of Democratic majorities in both branches of the general assembly.

The Commercial Gazette, speaking of the final meeting of the campain on Saturday night says: "The Rapublica® are feeling hearty and looking handsome over the magnificent demonstration at the Armory hall Saturday night. The sky has cleared up. The grand old state is beaming. The Ohio Republicans need just th9 victory that is coming to set them right. It will confirm the glorious past and give ardent promise of a prosperous future."

Mr. Ales Sands, jr., managing editor of the Enquirer, interviewed on the outlook saye: -"If at the commencement of this campaign, the two parties in Ohio had started in the race from an even line, there could be no question of an overwhelming victory for the Democrats. As a matter of fact, the Republican management started with a previous plurality of nearly twenty-five thousand, and with present possession of a patronage far in excess of anything the state of Ohio ever knew or dreamed of— a patronage that has been most skillfully and remorseless used to hold its followers in line and to increase the party vote. Against these odds the Democratic party of Ohio has fought a grand campaign. It has made phenomenal gains in almost every portion of the state—in the country as well as in the city —among the farmers, the laborers, the professions and the businessmen. It is not only hoped, but believed, that these gains will be suflicient to elect the whole state Democratic ticket and to give to the Democracy a majority in both branches of the legislature." "Why don't they wait for the figures?" was the remark of Murat Halstead tonight when asked by the Associated Press correspondent for his forecast of to-morrow's election in Ohio. Then he added: "I have not figured on the probable outcome, but I have a very strong impression that the Republicans will win."

THE IOWA ELECTION'.

The Democratic Rainbow dinner* Claim the State. DAVT.NI'ORT, la., November 4.—J. J.

Richardson, the Iowa member of the national Democratic committee, was asked this evening by an Associated Press reporter fcr his views on the outcome of to-morrow's election in this state. Mr. Richardson said that during the past week he had received advices from all parts of Iowa of the most assuring nature. Enough changes are being noted, if correspondents are not misinformed, to overcome the majority given Governor Larrabee two years ago. In this part of the 'state, Mr. Richardson said, many Republicans declare they will vote for the Democratic nominee Boies, on account of his pledged opposition to prohibitory legislation. Mr. Richardson is confident of the defeat of the Republican state ticket, and particularly its head, Seuator Hutchinson.

Sioi'x CITY, Iowa, November I.—Geo. D. Perkins, editor of the Sioux City Journal, in an interview said he has no doubt of Republican success to-morrow. He does not believe the effort to impair confidence in Senator Hutchinson among the friends of the present railroad law has succeeded. Hutchinson has been outspoken in support of prohibition and thus invited whatever antogonism the opponents of this policy can muster. Mr. Perkins expects a Republican majority on joint ballot in the legislature will be increased, rendering certain the re-election of Senator Allison. As a matter of fact, Mr. Perkins says, the only fight is over the saloon question, and the vote against prohibition, in nearly all the larger cities, is likely to show an increase. In the rural districts the sentiment in favor of prohibition is generally increased.

DL HLQUK, IOWB, November 4.—M. M. Ham, formerly a member of the Democratic committee for Iowa, in an interview this evening said the coming election was the most doubtful held in Iowa for thirty-five yearg. Most of the Democrats expect to elect Boies, and the Republicans as a rule are more frightened than they ever have been before. The re-action for prohibition is great. The stand of the druggists, farmer's alliance, and workingmen are all encouraging to the Democrats.

DKS MOINES, Iowa, November '1.—The State Register (Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson's paper) says: Iowa votes to morrow for governor and other state officers and for members of the legislature, who are to elect a United States senator to succeed Mr. Allison. This last fact has given the campaign some national features, both parties having discussed the tariff issue to a greater and less extent. Aside from this the main tight has turned upon prohibition, the Democrats claiming it was a failure, and the Republicans that it is to be regarded as the settled policy of the state until a majority of the people demand a change. The campaign, however, has been of much less interest on both 6ides than usual, and a rather light vote is expected to-morrow. Besides the Republican and Democratic tickete, the Union Labor party has a ticket out, which may receive five or six thousand votes. A few straggling votes probably will be cost for the Prohibition ticket, but the third party, as it is called, is not popular in Iowa.

Chairman Dunn, of the Democratic central committee, had returned to his home in Muscatine this evening and an interview with him was not obtainable. Chairman Pray, of the Republican committee, iB very confident of Republican victory. lie says the seeming apathy of the party has entirely passed away that the voters are now aroused and active along the entire line. He expects Senator Hutchinson will have a plurality of at least thirteen thousand over Boies.

MONTANA IS REPUBLICAN.

The Otliclal Canvass Gives a Safe Republican Majority on Joint Ballot. HEI.KNA, Mont., November 4.—The

state canvassing board met at 10 o'clock, pursuant to adjournment, and finished the canvass of the state vote. Silver county was coucted as canvassed by its duly authorized board. The entire Republican state ticket is elected, except Toole for governor. The supreme court and six out of eight district judges are Republican. The senate is a tie, with a Republican lieutenant governor to give the casting vote. The .Republican majority in the house is six on the contest in Jefferson county. The Republicans expect a gain of one member of the house, which will give them a majority of eight on joint ballot. There is a tie for joint member of the

house in Beaver Head and Deer Lodge counties, which will necessitate a new election. Out of 2*2,000 votes cast, only 1,300 were against the adoption of the constitution.

The action of the state board of canvassers to-day in throwing out the Tunnel precinct in Silver Bow county gives the Republicans a majority in the legislature. The Tunnel precint case is still pending on an appeal in the district court and will be decided Wednesday. Should the appeal not be sustained the original order of the court would be carried out and the vote in the Tunnel precinct counted. According to the state board returns the Republicans have six members of the Silver Bow delegation and the Democrats five. By counting the Tunnel precinct, the Democrats have ten out of the eleven members. In case the county canvassing board is ordered to count the" Tunnel precinct, the county clerk will issue certificates to the members shown to be elected by this count, and the result will be two sets of members from Silver Bow oounty, one bearing the certificates of the secretary of state and the other thoEe of the county clerks. The contest promises to be long and bitter.

THE NEW YORK ELECTION.

The Greatest Interest is in the Klectionof Member** of the Legislature. NEW VOKK, November 4.—The greater

interest in the elections to be held in this state to-morrow centers in the result of the balloting for members of the legislature. The Republicans had a mbjority in the last legislature of about forty on joint ballot. It is their ambition this year to increase it to a two-thirds majority, so that it will be possible to pass measures over the Democratic governor's vetoes. On the other hand the Democrats hope to reduce the-Republican majority, and if possible to wipe it out entirely. It is possible that they may succeed in the first respect, but will hardly be able to effect such a change as the securing of a majority would involve pa*-*' ularly as the efforts made in Ne^ jrk City to arrange a combination .ween the Tammany hall and County Democracy organization on legislative candidates proved in some cases a failure. The state officers to be chosen are secretary of state, comptroller, state treasurer, attorney general, state engineer and court of appeals. As the state is considered naturally Democratic, and no issues have arisen to divert votes in large numbers, there is reason in the claim of the Democratic leaders that their ticket will be successful. It will be remembered that the New York City representatives in the Syracuse convention, opposed the -renomination oT Messrs. Wemple and Tabor for Comptroller and attorney general, respectively, and there is a likelihood that these two caudidat.es may run behind their ticket.

General Knapp, chairman of the Republican state committee, asserted today that Tabor's and Wemple's defeat was certain and that he thought the whole Republican ticket would be elected. In New York City the preparations for the election were also completed to-night. The situation is complicated by the eingular combination which has been made between the County Democracy and the "Republicans to defeat the Tammany hall ticket, and impression prevails in some quarters that this will lead to a good deal of trading, and it has already been charged that more or less colonization of voters has been indulged in. In line with the decision of the supreme court, that the voter may not visit the polls twice or oftener in order to deposit his full ballot, the police commissioners have issued instructions to the force to see that no one be permitted to present his ballot except in the proposed form.

THE VIRGINIA CONTEST.

The Democrats and Republicans Roth Hopeful of To-day's KesuH. RICHMOND, Va., November 4.—The

indications from a Democratic standpoint are that McKinney will be elected governor with the rest of the ticket beyoud a doubt, and that the majority will range from 10,000 to 25,000. On the other hand, leading Rspublicans, including the manager of Mahone's campaign paper, "School and Tariff Advocate," assert that they will carry the state by a good majority, making gains over the presidential vote of last year in the Fourth (Mahone and Langaton's), the Fifth and Ninth districts. The Democratic campaign was closed in this city to night by the largest torchlight procession since the war, under the auspices of the drummer's campaign club.

WASHINGTON, November 4.—The Associated Press agent at Alexandria, Va., telegraphs as follows: Chairman Gordon and Secretary Scott, of the Democratic state committee, Bnd Senator Barbour are at the Democratic headquarters in this city to-night. They are all in high spirits, and say that, in their opinion, the Democratic ticket will be elected tomorrow by 10,000 majority, at least, and the Democrats will have safe working majorities in both branches of the legislature. They

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counties that will gain, but of none they will lose. In Nebraska.

OMAHA, November 4 —The campaign in this state has been remarkably quiet, eveu for an off year. The only state offices to be filled are those of judge of the supreme bench and two regents of the state university. Owing to dissatisfaction of t.he anti-monopolists over the defeat of Judge Reese for renomination, it is probaole the R.'publican majority on the head of the ticket will be reduced some. Chairman Richards, of the Republican state committee, expects an old time majority, while Chairman McShane, of the Democratic committee, is confident the Republican majority will be reduced considerably in the larger cities. In the Second congressional district Lawes, Republican, will be elected to succeed Liird, deceased, but by a reduced majority.

Cour,tv Taxf.-.

Yesterday was the iast day for paying the November installment of county taxes before the penalty should be imposed, and the county treasurer was busy in proportion. An extra force of three deputies has been assisting in the treasurer's office for several days, and. although they have been busy, the receipts have not been as large as during previous corresponding times of tax-paying periods. Small taxpayers have been paying more numerously than usual, but the heavy taxpayers* have not been as prompt as heretofore. All taxes that were not paid yesterday will be marked delinquent this morning and the penalty imposed.

THE TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS.

TERRE HAUTE, IND., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1889.

WORK 9F NATIONAL

A Lecture By the Rev. J. M. Foster, Who Represents the Nation­

al Association.

THE OBJECTS OF THE NEW ORGANIZATION.

A Synopsis of th.e Lecture as Delivered at the State Normal School.

The National reform association was organized in 1S61. The Hon. Felix R. Brunot, of Pittsburg, is president. Among the vice presidents are the Rev. Joseph Cook, the BoBtou Monday lecturer, Dr. Seeley, president of Amherst college Dr. Scovil, president of Wooster university Dr. Cuyler of Brooklyn, Dr. Hernick Johnson of Chicago, Judge Hagans of Cincinnati, ex-Judge Strong of Washington, D. C., and MiS3 Francis E. Willard, president of the National W. C. T. U. The association ha3 four district secretaries in the field who give all their time to the work, and three who give one-fourth tine. These men go from place to place, lecturing in colleges, universities, and theological seminaries, preaching in the pulpits of the several churches, writing articles for the press, secular and religious, and so endeavoring to awaken the public conscience to the necessity of moral reformation. The association is pushing along the lines of Sabbath reformation, reformation in our divorce legislation, temperance reformation, etc. The object in brief is to conserve the christian features of our government and place the nation in its proper relation to the authority and law of God.

The writer has visited Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn, Rochester, Pittsburg, Columbus, IndianaDolie, Chicago, Louisville, Lexington, Atlanta and other cities. Thi3 fall he has lectured in Indiana state university. Wabash college, Eirl ham college, Miami university, Wittenberg college, DePauw university and other institutions. The occasion of his coming here was to deliver a lecture in the Indiana state normal.

J. M. FOSTKR.

Terre Haute, November 4.

THE BA9IS OF MORAL REFORMS.

Lectare Delivered by the Kev. .1. 31. Foster in the Indiana State Norinil.

This is a christian nation. This country was settled by chrstian men, with christian ends in view. The Pilgrim Father, before landing on Plymouth Rick, while in the cabin of the Mayflower, drafted a constitution which began: "In the name of God, amen. For the glory of God and the maintenance of the christian faith, etc." All the colonial charters and compacts contained the principle embodied in the famous ordinance of 1787, on his works. "Religion, Morality and Knowledge are Essential to Good Government." In the Declaration of Independence there is a clear and explicit precognition of a superintending providence in natic nil affairs. In thirteight out of forty-two state constitutions there is a recognition of the higher law. In all the inaugural addresses of our presidents there is an acknowledgement of the responsibility of all nations in general and of ours in particular to the governor among the nations. And then the chaplaincies in our armies and naviep,in our congressional and legislative halls, the Bible in our public schools, the oath in our courts of justice, the oath administered to civil officers, our laws protecting the Christian Sabbath, laws guarding the ordinance Jof christian marriage, and laws making blasphemy and profanity punishable, etc. These are but the details of the great leading fact that Christianity is the common law in this land in other words, this is a christian nation.

Writers distinguish between the nation and its government. The nation is the creature of God, born in His providence, maintained by His bounty, and responsible to him for its character and conduct. The government is the agent set up by the nation to carry out its will. Now our proposition is this: A christian nation ought to have a christian government. 1. Because the character of the nation is ultimately determined by the character of its government, and if the nation be morally above its government, either the nation must bring the government up to its level at the first or else the government will bring the nation down to its level at the last. Twentythree times it i3 stated in the book of kings that "Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, made Israel to sin," in worshipping idols. The nation was confirmed in idolatry. And in the days of the later kings they were so steeped in that sin that God carried them to Babylon and pliced them in the furnace of slavery and kept them there for seventy years,-until the dross of idolatry was taken away, and they never fell into that sin to this doy. Phillip II, of Spain, was a rank papist. In 1583 he built the Invincible Armada to destroy protestantism in England and make the papal tiaia supreme in Europe Spain is to-day a papal kingdom. France revoked the edict of Nantes and expelled 400,000 Huguenots. In doing that she slit her veins, let flow her best blood. The bad blood remaining produced the reign of terror. A French general has recentiy shown that in that revocation France furnished the Prussian army of the awful invasion of 1870 more than eighty staff officers. And thus her retribution came. France is to day a nation of skeptics. I a 1534 King VIII repudiated the authority cf the pope and made himself the head of the church or England. Queen Victoria, with all her other excellencies, enjoys that bad eminence. One hundred years ago this nation adopted a constitution that does not contain the name of God. It is silent as the grave respecting the divine authority and law. It is a secular instrument. It has been exerting its secularizing influence on our christian nation for a full century. And what with Sabbath breaking, what with intemperance, what with speedy and easy divorce, and what with political corruption, we are rapidly becoming a secularized nation. Shall this work go on to completion? Goethe said: "Piant an oak in a vase and either the vase must burst or the oak will die." We have planted the tree of our civil and religious liberties in the vase of a secular constitution. Shall the vase give way or the tree per­

ish? Save our christian nation and amend the constitution. I. Because the laws of the state come from God. Law is the uniform manifestation of the divine will. The phrase of Hooker is too sublime even to become trite: ''Law has its seat in the bosom of the Father and its voice is the harmony of the world." Gjd has written His national laws upon His misisterial works, the rmral law upon the human heart-. Two thoughts filled the mind of Kant with ever increasing delight: "The starry heavens above us, God's law within us." But sin has marred this handwriting so God descended upon Sinai, and amid the flime and smoke of the quaking mountain, he proclaimed the Ten Commandments with His own voice to indicate their perpetuity and wrote them with His own finger on "two tables of stone, to indicate their perpetuity. And then He gave them to the Jewish nation as their constitution. The state is the keeper of both tables of the decalogue. The majesty of this law has been committed to the state. Here is the basis of moral legislation. The fdurth commandment is the foundation of our Sabbath laws, the third of our laws against blasphemy, the eecond of our laws Bgainst polygamy, free love and speedy and easy divorce, and the sixth and eighth of our laws prohibitine the thieving, murderous liquor traffic.

MK. SPELLMAN, OF I'EORIA.

An Important Witness In the Cronin Case Testifies. CHICAGO, November -1—The first vit-

nesa called in the Cronin trial this mornng was Edward Spellman, of Peoria, 111., who was examined on behalf of the prosecution, by the state's attorney. He testified that ha was treasurer of the Great Eastern distilling company, and a member of the Clan-na Gael. Tne witness then went on to testify that he was district officer of District No. It!, embracing Illinois and Michigan. He sBid he was the highest officer in the district, and that his duties were laid down by the constitution. The -'executives" is a body in itself, and their duties are also provided by the constitution.

Mr. Spellman, after objection by the defens?, proceeded to mention the names of a few of them Mortimer Scanlan was one of them, L-iwrence Buckley another, Rouayne of New York, another. The witness then identified certain correspondence which passed between him and Beggs in regard to business of the order.

As the examination of the witness proceeded, it became evident that he was an unwilling witness, and that his testimony was different from that which he gave before the grand jury and from what the prosecution expected. He said he met-Beggs on April 29th, and he said the matter referred to in their correspondence, viz that the proceedings of the trial committee had been read in a certain camp in violation of the rulep, had been amicably settled.

Mr. Spellman then testified that he knew Dan. Coughlin, who, with a man named Kunze, had visited Peoria a year ago and presented a letter of introduction. He had no conversation with Coughlin about Dr. Cronin. This was in direct contradiction of Spellman's previous testimony, and he was asked by Mr. Longenecker if he had not sworra that Coughlin spoke to him about Dr. Cronin. There was a long wrangle over this question, which was finally allowed, and Mr. Spellman answered: "I said before the grand jury that in the conversation with Coughlin at. Peoria that he applied to Cronin a low epithet, but on ri-flection and consultation with the other two men present I sent my attorney to CbicBgo to notify the district attorney that 1 WBB mistaken. My attorney was unable to find Judge Longenecker, so I come myself specially to Chicago and notified Judge Longenecker and the other counsel that if they asked me that question on the stand I should have to deny it in order to do justice to my own self and to the facts. "After I left the grand jury-room and went home and slept I felt annoyed and troubled. I felt that I had possibly done a wrong to Mr. mghlin, and I went immediately to Mr. Fellows and Mr. Downs and told them what I had sworn to before the grand jury and that I was bothered it. They said, 'Mr. Spellman, you have made a mistake no such conversation took place.'"

The witness said in reply to a question that he had seen Alexander Sullivan before going to the etate's attorney's office. but that he went there because he had been informed that Mr. Sullivan was talking very harshly against him and that his visit was not in connection with the case. The correspondence between Beggs and Spellman was then read.

After the reading of the correspondence along cross-examination was conducted by Mr. Forrest.

During cross-examination Spellman said Cronin was always anxious to prefer charges—a kind of agitBtor. Spellman subscribed S500 toward aiding conviction of Cronin's slayers. He paid $100 of the amount. Coughlin's visit to Peoria had nothing to do with Cronin. It was in connection with the fight between a Chicago distillery and the whisky trust.

Justice Mahoney told howO'Sullivan's contract with Cronin was made. A Mrs. Farrar related how the iceman said Cronin was a British spy and got no more than'he deserved. The remainder of the time was occupied hearing testimony as to the movements of the wagon containing the trunk the night of May 1th.

Tlic Winnipeg: Confessions. CHICAGO, November 1.—Assistant

State's Attorney Baker returned last night from Winnipeg, where he has been gathering up statements from Burke's jail companions of the latter's confessions to them and has also made arrangements with other witnesses to come to Chicogo to testify when wanted. "I have a great deal of confidence in Gillette's story," said Mr. Baker. "Some things he said, that about Burke's girl and his calling at Begg's oflice, as well as describing the location of the office and his story about Konen so well he could not have got from BDy one but Burke, as nothing had ever been printed about them. He is an old man and told his story in a clear cut way and I believe him. But what good does it do? We can't get him down here as a witness." Mr. Baker Bays be does not think Chief McRae, of the Winnipeg police, will come to Chicago to testify, because he has not been paid his bill of $310 for arresting Burke. McKinnon will come, however, and so will Mills and HefTe"-, to whom Burke made some damaging statement. They were in jail at the time, but have baen released.

BASE \LL BROTHERHOOD.

An Address to the People By the Base Ball Players.

NEW YOKK, November 4.—The council of the Brotherhood of Base Pall Players, which was held to-day at the Fifth Ave nue hotel, lasted until after 7 o'clock. The first few hours of the meeting were taken up by routine business, and when the delegates assembled after a short recess Messrs. Andrews, O'llourke, HanIon and Ward were appointed a commit tee to draw up a statement defining the position of the brotherhood towards the National league. The statement, which is the first official word from the brotherhood on the difficulty with the league, is as follows:

At last the Brotherhood of Base Ball Players feels at liberty to make known its intentions, and defend itself against the aspersions or misrepresentations which, for weeks, it has been forced to suffer in silence. It is no longer a secret that the players of the league have determined to play next season under different management, but for reasons which will, we think, be understood, it was deemed advisable to make no announcement of the intention until the close of the present season, but now that the struggles for the various penants are over, and the terms of our contracts expired, there is no longer reason for holding it.

In taking this step, we feel that we owe it to the public, and to ourselves, to explain briefly some of the reasons by which we have been moved. There was a time when the league stood for integrity and fair dealings. To-day it stands for dollars and cents. Once it looked to the elevation of the game and Bn honest exhibition of the sport. To-day its eyes are upon the turn-style. Men have come into the business with no other motive than to exploit it for every dollar in sight. Measures originally intended for the good of the game have been perverted into instruments for wrong. The reserve rule and the provisions of the national agreement gave the managers unlimited power, and they have not hesitated to use this in the most arbitrary and mercenary way. Players have been bought and sold and exchanged as if they were sheep instead of American citiz9ne. Services became with them another name for property right in the players by a combination among themselves stronger than the strongest they were able to enforce the most arbitrary measures and the player had either to submit or get out of the profession in which he had spent years in attaining proficiency. Even the disbandonment and retirement of a club did not free the players from the octopus clutch, for they were then peddled around to the highest bidder. That the players some time profited by the sale has nothing to do with the case, but only proves the injustice of his previous restraint. •Two years ngo we met the league and attempted to remedy some of these efils, but through what has been politely called "League diplomacy," we completely failed. Unwilling longer to submit to such treatment we made a strong effort last spring to reach an understanding wiih the league. To our application for a hearing they replied that the matter was not of sufficient importance to warrant a meeting and suggested that it be put off until fall.

Our committee replied that the players felt that the league had broken faith with them, that while the results might be of little importance to the managers they were of great importance to the players that if the league would not concede what is fair we would adopt other means to protect ourselves that if postponed until fall we would be separated, and at the mercy of the league, and that as the only course left us required time and labor to develops we must, therefore, insist upon an immediate conference.

Then, upon this final refusal to meet us we began organizing for ourselves, and now are in shape to go ahead next year under new management and new auspices.

We believe it is possible to conduct our national game upon lines which will not infringe upon individuals and natural rights. We ask to be judged solely by our work, and believing that the game con be played more fairly and its business conducted more intelligently under a plan which excludes everything arbitrary and un-American. We look forward with confidence to the support of the public and the future of the notional game. TIIK NATIONAL BKOTIIKKIIOOH OK BAM,

PL.AYEKS. The adoption of this statement as the sentiment of the brotherhood was, President Ward said, the sole business of importance during the entire session. On Wednesday the first annual meeting of the Players' National league, las the new organization is called, will be held at the Fifth Avenue hotel. Then the final disposition of players will be made. Everything is virtually arranged, and the only action will be to give the list official sanction. It is definitely settled that Brooklyn and Buffolo will take the place of Indianapolis and Washington, and it is stated that the players of these clubs will be distributed between Brooklyn, Buffalo and Pittsburg. The fact that John M. Ward will manage the Brooklyn team is also pretty well assured.

VALUABLE STALLIONS KILLED.

Two of Thetn Die at Karinerslm vg fr.nii Katltltr Glum

Special to the Express. FAKMF.KMSUIU Ind., November 4.—A short time ago Edwin Ford lost a valuable stallion which he had bought from some parties in Illinois about three weeks before. He purchased another from the same place for 81,000 which died last Fric'a/ morn'ng, being less than four weeks after he was brought here. An examination showed that death was caused by broken glass administered by some one unknown. The bowels were cut through in many places and found to contain a large quantity of glass, some of the pieces nearly an inch in length. As the symptoms were similar, it is thought that both died from the same cause.

Five Men Killed bjr Molten Metal. LKHAXON, Pa., November 4.—By the

breaking out of the molten iron in the stack of the Colebrook furnace No.^ 1, this afternoon,Harvey Bohrer,Henry Fertig, Isaac Siegrist.Wm. Snyder, and Harvey Beck were killed, and John Bohrer, Benjamin Eik, and Enoch Eisenhauer were severely burned. The men, all of whom were laborers, were overwhelmed by the rush of molten metal while at work and some of them were burned almost beyond recognition. The hoisting shaft of the furnace waB destroyed.

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Daily Established in 1851

NEWS ROUND ABODT TOWN.

The Courts Sustain the Position of the State Sanitary Com­

mission

INSPECTION OF LIVE STOCK WILL BE RESUMED

Collector Throop Arrives ia tho City and Will Take Charge To-morrow.

In the Marion county superior court, yesterday, Judge Howe (the other judges concurring) decided the suit of the state live stock sanitary commission vs. Auditor of State Carr in favor of the plaintiffs. The suit involved the payment of expenses and salaries of the commissioners and the state veterinarian and arose from a refusal by Auditor Carr to draw his warrant on the state treasurer in favor of the commissioners anil tho veteiinary surgeon when the latter demanded salaries and expenses. Mr. Cnrr refused on the ground that the law did not provide what fund should be drawn upon. The constitutionality of the law was not involved. This will afford opportunity for the commissioners and state surgeon to resume their labors. Their demand was ^refused four months ago. Dr. Knowlee, of this city, is the veterinary surgeon for the state uoder this law. ond wos much pleased to learn uf the decision. He said that he had been idle for four months in tho line of official duty because he could not perform his duty without remuneration and the latter was uncertain until the suit was decided. The commissioners have been idle also. Dr. Knowles said that it, would require about four months to catch up with work that liml remained undone while this matter was pending. Auditor of State Carr was in the city yesterday also, and wheu he heard of the decision he said that that settled it with him and that he would not carry the suit to a higher court. This is the first law that has ever provided for a live stock commission or surgeon in this state, and Dr. M. IKnowles is the first state veterinary surgeon Indiana hos ever had.

MR. Til ROOF IN TIIK CITY.

lite New Collector of Revenue Arrives to Take vliargea

Mr. Joseph P. Throop, the successor of Collector Manson, arrived yesterday afternoon and will take charge of the internal revenue office to morrow. Mr. Throop i6 stopping at the Tetre Haute house, where he will remain until spring, when he will bring his family, consisting of Mrs. Throop, a son 11 years old and a daughter of 5, here to reside. r. Throop has some business matters at Paoli requiring occasional attention, but beyond this he expects to remain in Terre Haute permanently. Mr. Throop (pronounced Troop) enlisted in the Twenty-fourth Indiana (General Ilovey's regiment I when not quite seventeen years of age, and served through the war as a private. He is therefore plain Mr. Throop, and lays no claim to the title of major by which he is frequently addressed. Mr." Throop has never before been in Terre Haute, but is delighted with the thrifty appearance of the city.

General Manson received yesterday morning the reeignation of A. J. Mcintosh, one of his traveling deputies whose home is at Salem. Mr. Mcintosh has been one of the most valuable officers in the service.

Indianapolis Journal: Captain J. P. Tbrooji, the recently appointed collector of internal revenue for the southern district, will assume the duties of his place on the Gib. It is said that either Yolney T. Moore, of Orleans, or Henry Chapman, of Salem, will receive the appointment of traveling deputv for the division composed of Clark, Fioyd, Washington, Harrison, Crawford and I'erry counties, with headquarters in New Albany —the place no.v held by Colonel A. J. McTntosh.

THE OIL WELL*.

The Stauuton Well Is Ncarlnc the Oil Kock—At Spline Hill Farm.

Usports from the Staunton well to the effect that the drills were in the black shale induced a delegation of the stockholders, consisting of Messrs. A. U. Mnwhinney, A Ilerz, Dr. L. J. Weiustein, I. Fechheimer and 'Squire Wm. Slaughter, to visit the well yesterday afternoon. .At a depth of about 1,1.'50 feet the drills had passed through about sixty feet of black shule, and the last drillings wore of a lighter color, showing traces of the shell and sand. Mr. Keynolds,of the Guarantee, who was also present, considered the indications as very favorable. The fact that stratas similar to Diall and Pfcicnix wells were found at 200 feet less depth and that the hole has been dry throughout gives much ground for sanguine hope. There was much excitement around Staunton and Brazil yesterday over the well's bright prospects anil many Brazil people came to view the well.

The Spring Hill well, on Colonel Thompson's farm, is again under way, the drills which were lost three weeks ago having been speared out. The well is about 1,000 feet deep in sand stone.

A Canard.

An Evansville newspaper says that there is a well authenticated report that Mr. Josephus Collett, of this city, lias bought the Evansville street railroad. Mr. C. It- Uement, president of the com­

pany,

said that he knew nothing of it, and Mr. Collett soys there is no truth in the report. Mr. Collett owns some property in Evansville on which the street car company has laid its tracks and this may be the foundation of his ownership of street roilroad property in that city.

Iliisy Times at the Northern Mill.

Lost week's run of the Wabash iron works was the largest in the history of the works. The two last week's pay roll were the largest in sixteen jears, and it is interesting to note that not pound of the two weeks' product is now on hand, it having been sold before being made.

Important Change of Time.

Beginning with next Sunday the K. & T. II. will put on two extra trains, one to leave here at 10:1") a. m. and arrive at Evansville at 2:15 p. m. and one to leave Evansville at 5 p. m. ar.d arrive here at 8:45. The Mackey system has done nothing of more benefit to Terre Haute than by putting on these local trains.