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Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
Hotel on Fire.

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-'The Continental hotel,
at the southeast corner of Wabash avenue
and Madison street, was damaged by fire
early this morning to the extent OF about
$500. The fire started in room AZ on the
third floor in LOT of bed clothing. A panic
ensued among the guests. Those who
were first awakened hurredly aroused
the occupants of 100 odd rooms. Many of
the women rushed out screaming in their
night clothes OF scantily clad at best The
fire burned rapidly and smoke filled the
whole house, When the department arrived
most OF the guests were assembled in
the parlors and the Office with
frightened faces and scanty dress.
The StairNays were Uttered with
piles of clothing, personal effects and trunks,
the latter in all Imaginable conditions. The
fire penetrated through the ceiling OF the
second floor and had to be fought from below.
1t was over half an hour before the blaze
was entirely cXtinguished, Luckily no one
was injured. The fire was .undombtedly in,
ccndaIy," said Chief Sweenie. the lire did
not start in room AZ, alone. The hotel was on
IRE in six different places on different floors
and disconnected. 1t was q hard lire to tight
for this reason"
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
RuIparian Affairs.

SOFIA, Nov 25.-Thc regents. in an inter-
view with Gadban Effendi. the Turkish
envoy, stated that it was impossible to recon-
mend the sobranje to elect the Prince of
Mingreia to the vacant throne. The cadets
of the military school have been disarmed by
orders of the commandant The motive is
unknown.
The Bulgarian government, replying to
note from the porte on the subject of the
election of Prince Nicholas of Mingreia to
the throne of Bulgaria, refuse to accept
Prince Nicholas as a candidate and says that
action in the matter is incompatible with the
treaty of Berlin.
Another conspiracy against the government
has been discovered. Two officers, one of
them Russian organized a plot to kill Col
Onel Nicolaieif. Major Popotf and the regents.
The crime was to have Deen committed
this morning. Major Popoff discovered the
plot and caused the arrest of the two officers
will be tried in few days.
Forty-One cadets are implicated in the plot
to revolt against the government. All of
them, including the captain, assisted in the
disposition of Prince Alexander, but were
subsequently pardoned. They have since
probable that the school will De reorganiZcd
LONDON, Nov. 25.-The Vienna CORE
spondent of the Times says that all the
European governments except the English
have notified Russia that they are willing to
accept the Prince of Mingreia as candidate
mediation between Russia and Bulgaria are
being suggested.
BERLIN. Nov 25-It is affirmed in Russian
circles that the czar is willing to accept any
arrangement that Emperor William advises
for a settlement of the Bulgarian question.
VIENNA, Nov. 25.--The Political Cores
pondence says that Bulgaria is willing to &C
cept the Prince of Gutenberg as a ruler.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
THANKSGIVING DEDICATION.
Conse Grafton of the American Church
in Paris.

[COpWiglH 1856 by James Gordon Bcnnett.1
PARIS, Nov 3D. New York Herald Cable
Special to the BEE. 1.-The conservation of
the American church of the Holy Trinity, in
the avenue de l. Alma, came Off to-day with
great eclat, and in the presence of brilliant
gathering including almost the entire Amer
lean colony of Paris. The bishop in charge
of foreign churches, the Right Rev. TheO-
dore b. Lyman, in full Episcopal canon
icals assisted by the Right Rev. Henry c.
Potter, assistant bishop OF New York,
was received at the entrance to
the church by the Rev. John Is.
Morgan, rector of the holy Trinity, and the
assistant clergy of the church, the wardens
the cathedral choir of young boys in snow
white surplces, and by the vesrymen. The
bishop and clergy then marched up the
center aisle chanting and singing the twenty
fourth psalm. The bishop placed the sentlce
of conservation upon the communion table,
and after prayers pronounced the church
sanctied by the Holy Ghost. Prayers were
then offered tor the president of the United
States and for the president of the French re-
public.
THE SERMON.
The bishop, having assembled the pulpit,
took for his text the words: This is none
other but the house of God''-Geness xviii H.
The bishop, who is very handsome man and
has an imposing appearance, and wears short
gray mutton-c chop whiskers, related the story
of Jacobs ladder and dream, and drew par
allel between Jacob wandering in foreign
lands and young Americans wandering in
Europe The bishop then dwelt upon Lafay-
cites timely assistance, without which the
existence fthe American nation would have
been prevented or greatly retarded. lie said
good word for Pere Lacordaire and Father
Hyacnthe, and drew parallel between that
new American church, built with unstinted
outlay by Americans in Paris, and the
Bartholdi statue, erected by French gen.
erosity in New York. The bishop illustrated
the present greatness of the United States,
that France had helped to become independ-
ent, by saying that the stats of Texas alone,
If laid upon Europe, would extend over Nor
way, England, Denmark and Germany, cov-
ering Edinburgh on one and Warsaw on the
other besides touching the North Sea and
the Mediterrane an. The bishop ended his
sermon with the words, "God bless the
French republic and all who live in it,"
A SYMPATHETIC CONGREGATION.
The congregation were sympathetic almost
TO the verge OF enthusiasm. They consisted
mostly of ladies. In fact the whole house OF
the church Vas vast wilderness OF many
and queer shaped medels of the miliners
| art. Velvet and plush coats, sealskin
| sacaues, fur caps, costumes and coats OF
| darkest hue, and bonnets following suit,
| with Just bunch of white or yellow stand,
ing out here and there like sea lights. Fan
| up near the altar steps noticed the United
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
Ilnimed BY Politics.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 25.-J. Franklin
Accord, Of Paris, NO., was found yesterday in
room of the Mona house with his throat
cut and his head nearly severed from his
body. The razor with which the bloody
deed had been done lay at his side on the
bed. Accord was forty-two years old and I'M
married. just before election he resigned n
position in dry goods store to run for sher-
If of Monroe county. This county is so
strongly democratic that no conventions
were held, and each candidate runs on his
own merits. Accord was defeated by Il small
majority and was greatly depressed. He
sought work here but failed to nu employ
ment. On Monday lie received letter from
physician in Florida, Mo, refusing to lend
him money and was last seen alive Monday
night. 1t is probable that in despair he took
his own life, Tie was Il prominent Odd Fcl-
low and Free Mason, and WAS confederate
veteran.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
Anarchy in a Saloon.

New YORK, Nov. 25.-Joseph Daman,
crazy tailor and an avOwed anarchist, entered
Pfaif's saloon on Allen street, siX-shootcr
in hand, and yelling: "lhe social revolution
has come. Blood! BlOOd!' began firing.
Pfaif diyed under his bar and eight customers
followed suit, hiding behind tables and
chairs.
The pisto!-shot which Pfaf lodged shat
tered the glassware Of the bar. Sebastian
that furrOwcd the top OF his head. Just then
Policeman Sparenbure ran in, knocked
down the anUrcist and grabbed the pistol.
yelling "blood' all the way. a number OF
essays were found in his pockets denOuncng
the Jews as natural criminals, and praisins
the social revolution which Was coming.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
THE SUGAR EXPERIMENTS.
Government Trial or Carbonation
Proves n Failure.

FORT SCorT, Kan, Nov 25.-The expert
ments conducted here by the department of
agriculture on Louisiana cane closed here
to-day with yield OF second sugars, the
second boiling giving nine pounds of sugar
to ton of cane. The irstS were 1874
pounds to ton of cane; the seconds, added
10 the tirStS, give 1884 pounds per ton. Esu-
mating the sugar from the third boiling, now
in progress, at one-half of the seconds, as
per the usual basis, and the total yield of the
first run of Louisiana cane was l4"9 pounds
per ton OF cane The first run of Louisiana
cane gave considerably less, This great
disappointment to the advocates OF carbon
alton, and falls far below the estimates of
Chief Chemist Wiley, based upon his run oil
estimates. This is accounted for by the fact
that the first boiling was not only
to grain. but to string, as per proof thus
practically giving thewholc sugar crop in the
first boiling. TINS experiment but confirms
the result of experiments with sorghum cane;
namely, that the diffusion extracts are prac-
tically all sugar ana Is success, while car
Donation. as a method of treating the Juice,
is a failure. And this again Is only u con
irmation of like experiments on tropical
cane made in different parts OF the world,
extending over, a period of several. years
The success of diffusion is a great point
gained for sorghum. Cushing's method
ftoSs o@ tie fGn'y 1rmer stalk i'rESr Of tropical ySia
cane than from the more spongy sorghum
cane stalk. The experiments thai are being
conducted by the Parkinson Sugar company
give the most encouraging results in the
matter OF sugar refining. BY rcboiling and
graining the sugar in vacuum pan bcallt-
ful sugar is being produced greatly to the en-
couragement of the sorhum industry, which
the government experiments were designed
to promote as well as to demonstrate and pro.
mote the best sugar interests. Carbonation, as
applied to both tropical and sorghum cane,
gives no more sugar, and that of poorer quail
ity, than the old process. while molasses a
valuable product from both, is
wholly destroyed by the foremer.
Representatives here from the southern cane
interests are anXiously nQuiring whether the
fatal policy of treating the diffusion juice by
carbonation Will be pursued by the agrcul-
tural department in the sugar experiments
about to be undertaken by it in Louisiana.
Chief Chemist Wiley construcS the law MAX
ing the appropriation as requiring the pur
suit of this seemingly insane policy. Better
things are expected of Commissioners Col
man, who, it is believed will require the
adoption OF the more rational system and the
Abandonment of exploded theories and
expensive hobbies.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
A UNION SWITCH.
Miners Abandon Their Organization
and j IOin tho KNIGHTS.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 23.-An important labor
movement was consummased last night 1t
consists of the complete disbandment of the
Miners and Mine-Laborers' Amalgamated
association Of the Monongahela valley, and
the railroad mines in the Pittsburg districts,
which supply all the lake and sout hern river
ports with COAL AS result, the OrganiZa
ton of the Knights of Labor has an acccs-
sion to its ranks at one fell-swoop of 5000
men. The whole matter was decided upon
in a hall in the little mining town of Banks
vile. near this city. A meeting of
the miners organization was in
progress, and in the presence of about
fifty men, the officers of the organi-
zati0n rendered their designations, surrend-
cred the charter of the organization, and de-
cided to at once invite the knights of Labor
authorities to send their organizers among
the miners. There will not be the slightest
opposition offered by the miners, and they
will soon be enrolled in Knights OF Labor as
scmblies. John Costello, president of the
dIsbanded organization, is also president of
the trades assembly of western Pennsyl-
vania. To emphasize his loyalty to the
knights of Labor he will at once go to the
induce the amalgamated men there
to join the knights of Labor
men outnumbcr the knights three to one,
llcy HlillDcIlHB uoOul tcIl tHOuSuuu W tllIec
thousand knights. President Costello in q
speech spoke of the rivalry that had existed
between the two organizations in this yicin-
ity, and incidentally remarked that for
stumping the state during the late guberna-
torial campaign in the interest of the demo-
cratic ticket he had been severely censured
by President Harris, of the state organization
of the Miners and Mne-L Laborers' Amalga
mated association. Costello smarted under
the censure OF his superior, and last nights
action is believed to be partly due to this.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
Secured His Pension.

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 24.--Robert Woody,
of Gilmer county, has stepped out of the
penitentiary into the posse sson of a snug
little sum. Woody is typical mountaineer,
six feet tall, broad of shoulder, with long,
war broke out he was under twenty, but so
strong were his sympathies with the union
that he worked himself through to East Ten
Ressee7 trrll!!ese he joined a federal regiment,
fighting against the cOnfederacy until the
end. When the war closed Woody returned
to his home in Gilmer county. The people
were about equally divided between federal
and confederate, and between them many a
hard encounter took place. Federal spies
would inform the revenue men on confeder-
ate moonShiners. and vice versa. In these nm
pleasant affairs Woody always bore a conspc-
uouS part. About three years ago Woody felt
that the time had come to pay of old scores.
A protIacted meeting was in progress in
Tickanetly. The night was dark, and the
mourners were in the midst of their feTyor
when a bullet crashed through one of the
windows, followed by several others. The
congregation scattered. One party, which
ran across Tickanetly creek, was pursued by
the enemy, who finally winged one of its
number, A pistol shot sent back for an
answer winged the pursuer, VINO proved 10
be Woody. lie was tried for shooting at
another, and sentenced to one year in the
On Friday last his time expired, when he
made for Atlanta. Here he was met by his
lawyer who had been pushing his claim for
arrears OF pension, with success. The evil
dence of this success was check for 200,
which Woody had cashed here, and at once
started home. lie says he is going to quit
mOonshiuing, and buy little farm OF his
own.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
LONGEIs TO LIVE.
Justice Scott Grants q Superscdcas in
the AnnrChistS' CnSc


BLOOMINGTON, H., Nov. 25.-At II
o'clock this morning Judge Scott granted the
supersedeas in the anarchist case. Messrs
Black, SWEET and Solomon started at once to
Ottawa to have the clerk issue the order in
pursuance of Judge SCOTS instructions. The
effect of the supersedeas is to postpone the
date of execution until after the hearing of
the motion for new trial by the supreme
court.
Judge Scotts order granting the superSe-
deas is purely formal. Without going into
any particulars or giving any reasons, he
simply certilies that in his opinion there is
reasonable ground for granting the writ"
Chicago, Nov. 25.-A special To the Inter
Ocean from Ottawa, H., says. Counsel for
the condemned anarchists arrived this even
ing, but did not press the supreme court clerk
to Immediately issue the supersedeas ordered
by Chief Justice Scott. There was a ques-
ton as to the legality of having the writ
issued on Thanksgiving.
When the holiday had ended, one minute
after midnight, the record was filed and the
certified writ issued. The news was received
by the condemned men quietly with some
expressions of pleasure but few of surprise.
They treated the SuperSedeaS as a matter
of course and said little except to intimate an
increasing belief that the Illinois supreme
court would grant them a new trial, though
they admitted having been still more conf
dent that Judge tiary's rulings would be in
their favor. Parsons brother, General Par
sons. was waiting at the telephone in the Jail
Office and was the first to convey the intor-
nation to the prisoners.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
Manning a Veteran Carouser.

NEW YORK. Nov. 25.- Special Telegram to
the EE.l-The Worlds Washington dis
patch says the report of the alleged mlsdo-
ings OF Minister Manning at the City of
Mexico, which has been well circulated here,
was not received at the state department
with any degree OF surprise, though it keenly
felt the responsibility for his appointment
and the disgrace he has brought upon the SER
vice, and particularly upon the secretary of
state, whose friend he has long been. At
the time of Judge Mannlng's appointment it
was whispered among mis- most intimate
friends that while on the bench IN Louisiana
he was in the habit of becoming too con-
ylvial, and often was unable to hold court
Tor days. Since his appointment it is a
well known fact here that while at
White Sulphur Springs the day
after Secretary Bayard notified him
OF his appointment the minister became
very much intoxicated and while in this con-
dition left for New Orleans, During the
journey he became so unruly that the con-
ductor OF the train threatened to put him oil
at some obscure station. This, as told by a
prominent member of the Louisiana delega-
ton in congress, would have been done bad
not friend OF the minister intertered and
prevailed upon the conductor on account OF
Manning's high position, TO do nothing that
could be made public. After he reached
New Orleans il was some days before he was
seen upon The street, so extended was his ca
rouse.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
DastardIy ASSASSINATION.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. 25.-Iarties who
arrived last night from Del Rio, on the Rio
Grande in Kinney county, bring intelligence
of dastardly assassination which occurred
there the evening before about 7 o'clock.
James Prewitt, prominentyouns man OF the
town, was standing in the store OF j.. j.
Brown, talking with the proprietor, when
some one fired through window,
sending q load of buckshot through
Prewitt, killing him in half an hour.
just before he expired Prewitt stated
that he had three enemies, and he believed
one of them had killed him. One of the
three men named By the dying man was
Oscar Carmichael, young and aristocratIr
NlTginian, who recently came TO Del Rio.
Officers Immediately rode to CarmichaeIs
ranch, two miles distant and found him in
bed, hut on searching the house found a
shotgun that had been recently discharged.
Carmichael was arrested, and circumstances
point so strongly toward him as the assassin
that there are grave fears that he will be
lynched, as Prewitt was very popular.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
Big Libel suit Continued.

FREMONT, Neb., Nov. p. = Especial TO
the BEE, l--Dstrct court has been in ses-
sion for ten days, Judge Post presiding.
Business progressed slowly. The principal
business has been the granting of two or
throe decrees of divorce and the continuance
unti tie next term of the $4,000 libel suit,
brought by Martin Luther against George
Wagner Both Of those men are rich farm
eTs who live in the vicinity of Hooper. A
few weeks ago there Was posted upon a
bridge in their neighbOrhOod n placard set
ting forth that Luther was in the habit OF adj
minisierlng unmercitul abuse to his wife and
also chaoging him with other misdemeanors
Luther employed, at great expense, the SER
Vices of Omaha detectives to ferret out the
aIlllor of the publication, and il was traced
to Wagner. When the case came on for trial
the defendant admitted the publication and
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
OpcninS the Reichstap.

BERLIN, Nov 25.-The Reichstag was
opened to- day by Herr Won Boeticher, min
lister of the interior, who read the speech
from the throne. Among other things the
emperor saws: The object of the policy of
the empire. which enjoys peacerul relations
with all states, Is to exert in favor of the
maintenance of concord among all the pow
erS, the influence which accrues to Germany
from her tone of peace from the universal
confidence reposed in the empire owing to
the fact that Germany is not concerned in
pending questions and from the emperorS
close friendship with the two neighboring
courts" The speech announces that a meas
ure will be introduced to raise the eifectual
strength of the German army, which is JUS
tied by the increasing of the armies of the
neighbOring states. The measure, he says,
us Indispensable to German security"
The septenate bill fixes the peace effective
ness of the army until 1894 at 4GS 400 men,
not including the single year volunteers.
The permanent expenditure of the army is
placed at 23,000,0O0 marks, and special and
homecoming expenditure at 5000, 900
marks The preamble of the bill reports on
the danger besetting Germany in the large
increase OF the French forces, and says the
poStponement of STRENGTHENING the German
army might be attended with fatal results,
for which reasons it is urged that the inn
portance of active service is absolutely i'm
peratiye because GERMANY Is obliged 10
make compensation for numerical differ
enceS by high training.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
The Encouraging Postal Outlook.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Third Assistant
Postmaster General lIazen, in his annual re-
port to the postmaster general, refers to the
encouraging outlook for the current year.
and says that there is scarcely doubt that it
will realize still greater improvement in
postal revenue. The reduction in the rate OF
postage of second class matter and the in
crease of the unit of weight OF first class mat
ter have been in effect since the lst of
July, 1885, and accordingly the revenue will
not suffer from these sources in the compari-
son of the present with the past fiscal
year. For the next fiscal year, ending June
30, 1887. he estimates the deficiency of revenue
to be supplied ont of the general treasury
as S4,129,55S, which is only SS2i,Ol4 more
than the amount charged 10 the treasury in
the year ended June 30, 0,lSS4, and 81, ,l75,G ,Gl2
less for the year ended June 80, lSSj. From
the tendencies shown il is evident that, with
the prosperous condition in the business of
the country to favorably influence the
revenue, and with the continued exercise OF
care in regulating expenditures, the postal
service will again, at no distant day, become
a selt-supportlng Institution.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
Thanksgiving Day Races.

SAN Francisco, Nov. 25.-The extra days
racing Of the Blooded Horse association at
Oakland Park TO day brought out a fair at
tendance. The weather was Iine and the
track fast.
Fivc.cighths mile: Burtle Il. won, Minnie
II. second, Atchjson third, Time--1 :Ol4.
Three-fourths mile: Robson won, Leap
Year second, Gardner third. Tine--l:l6.
Nile and sixteenth, heats: Miss Courtney
won first heat, Argo second, Bennette third
and fourth, Best tinc-l:iNE.
SeyeneghthS mile: Bertie X. won, Nelson
second, CleN Gland third Tine-l:21l9.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-26
SELLING TO THE TENANTS.
London City Companies Disposing of
Property in Ireland.

LONDON, Nov. 25.-The London city COM
panies have resolved to sell their lands in the
north of Ireland on easy terms to tenants.
The Salters' company will transfer 1000
acres at the purchase price of 10000 under
the terms of the Ashbourne act. The Fish
mongers' company will transfer 2O5O0 acres
at a yearly rental of e9,5O0. They offer to
sell to the tenants twenty years purchase on
government valuation, the tenants paying 80
per cent. under the present rental. The
Drapers' company offers 27025 acres at
yearly rental of el2 500 at eighteen years
purchase. The tenants accept the offers.
The transfer covers nearly all the county of
Londonderry.