THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , TUESDAY MORNING , MAY 19 , 1885. NO. 233
WHITE SLftVES.
Americans Kidnaped by SMpliails anfl
Carried to Gaulemala.
freemen Sold into Abject Slayery
at Ten Dollars a Head.
They ro Carried Into the Interior ,
I'm to Work on A llnllroa
and Brutally Treated. ]
OAUIUEI ) AAV AY TO SEHVITUnP.
EDWAKD SANTA IIOSA'rt STOUT.
Special Telegram to The BKK.
NEW YORK , May 18. The Uorold this
morning publishes a special from Key West ,
1'la. , which given an account of tha kidnap
ping of Edward Santa Hosa , a youth of 1C
years , from New Orleans. Hosa relates a pit
iful story , which , If true , would call for a full
investigation by our government. Hosa states
that last September at New Orleans ho was
ENTICED ON 110A11D A VESSEL ,
the captain of which offered to take him to
Key West. Whllo ho was talking with the
captain the vessel sailed , and he , with sixty1
six others , who had boon also entrapped , were
carried to 1'uorto Barrioi , Guatemala , by Inn
steamer Klla Knight. Continuing his fctory ,
tbo boy says :
' Wo arrived at Puerto Barrios m
Guatemala about sundown of _ Wcnnesday ,
October 8 , after a voyage of a little over six
days. Owing to eating poor food and drink
ing brackish water nearly all of our party
were sick and five were for four days unable
to got on deck. Altogether the passage was
a very disagreeable ono. Wo anchored in the
open harbor about a quarter of a milo fiom the
shore , when Jim O'Donald , of Glaacaw ,
Scotland , of Irish descent , the man who en
trapped mo at New Orleans , along with the
captain andmato. wont ashore whuro I hoarc
him call out : "Hero are my cattle for which
I am lo get ton dollars per head. " Wo wore
LANDED IN HSIALt. BOATS
and counted , whereupon O'Donald went up to
the office of J. P. Bousisrron , the president
of the railroad company , and received $050
foe this shipment of sixty-seven men. Bou-
sierron , though a Kentuckian , spoke French
fluently to N. B , Day , of Chattanooga , Tenu , ,
vice-proeldant.
"When I left New Orleans I had 522in ; my
pocket. As we were lauding Mr. Day sung
out : 'Hurrah 1 look at the boys. There is
plenty of money tboro. ' Mr. Bousiorron said
to the soldiers :
'GO TO SEARCHING ,
The soldiers were native blacks and spoke
English and were under command of a tall
white man. If any of our party objected to
being searched his money and arms were
taken from him by force , and there was a tree
near at hand , and a lash was shaken to show
him that ho would bo tied up and whipped.
As wo wore brought ashore In small parties
those remaining on board did not know what
was in store for them until they , t.-o , were
forced to give up their property. President
Bousierron eat at a table with a bx at hand ,
into which ho dropped the money , and it was
passed to him by soldiers after taking it from
our party. As it was never intended the
workmen should over earn or be paid money
enough to cret from Puerto Barrios , they wore
at once robbed of what money they brought
with them , in eider that
THE DOOR OF ESCAPE
\ mirhtaUobe closed against them.
' "Work at Puerto Barrios was commenced
in July , but during August and September
there were not many men secured. In Oct.-
ber they began to get their supply. New Or
leans was filling up with people and O'Donald i
and Stallings know how to get them to Puerto
Barrios , I figure up the following receipts ol 9f
laborers up to January , when I left :
"At work when our party arrived.about 30C 0T
Our party , per the Ella Knight G T ]
Brought by the Wai-derar 172 3
Brought by the Blanche Hendernon 12C 0
Brought by the Ella Knight 11
Total. 07'
At work when I left about 2J (
To be accounted for 47'
"If a laborer would not go out to work hi
waa denied food , Men wore kicked until thej
left sick beds to return to work , Tha By ( ten
was ono of torture , but
> LIFE WAS CHEAP.
Men only cost the company $10 each. "
It was President Bwiisierron's habit to pa ;
us a monthly visit in the interior , riding i
mule. If unable to como himself ha cent hi
agent to inspect the work and report Tn <
men were worked in gangs of tin or twenty
and whatever a man was told to do he wa
expected to do. There wcra no strikes at
lowed at Puerto Barrios. There were _ n
ministry , no church or no religious' Borricai
of any kind while I was tlierj. Tnj hospito
was a ragged tent
INl'KSTED WITH LIZARDS.
gnats and mosquitoes. Quinine was thegrei
remedy in tickiuts , and die men were e tulle
with it. One inor Frenchman becam
Highly with It and lied to the woods to die i
the marsuea of the San 1'rancieco river , fiv
miles away. There was no burial grouni
When a man died ha was wrapped in
blanket , and n hole was dupin tbe six
moat convenient , and the body put awa
without ceremony , tha woods and mouutai
sides of 1'uorto Bariios being so full of e :
poaed decaying bodies that the place must f <
a season bo a moro than unusually healtli
place to live in , "
Hosa says that be made his escape last Jai
nary and has just landed iu this country.
THE IVAlt ON THB ISTtlMUs.
HKDERAL AITOINTSIETS LNCIDEST3 ABOUT Tl
CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON , May 18.-Commander M
Calla , who was in charge of the land forces
the United States navy on the Isthmus du
Ing the recent trouble there , returned
Washington to-day. "Tho causa of the lev
lution , " McOalla says , "was the denuding
the Isthinns of the naval forces. There are
number of leaders like Preston , though not
bright as he , who are ready to take adv.i
tago of the absence of the troops , Eve :
month tha canal company takes out Sl.GOO.O
to the workinemen. Then adventure
commit regular highway robbery whenov
the opportunity offers and appropriate t
money that baa been paid to tbo day labc
vis. Hum ia the great evil. Great quantltl
are drunk aftei every pay day , the workm
and the adventurers then engage in a war
words and the end is a promiscuous use
fire-aimi , "
William Wallace , of Illinois , has receiv
his formal appointment , to take f fleet M :
21 , as chief clerk of the ceneral land oflii
to succeed J , Dempster bmith , resigned
request.
President Cleveland
to-day a
pointed tha following postmaster * : 1
bcrt B , Page , Ilonlton , Me.- , Paul B. Salii
Palatka , Via. ; Jacob B. Odell , Tarryton
N. Y.j Michael W. Corbett , Aurora , II
Misa Sue Duboit , Marion Court House , 3. (
vice A. 11. Dupont suspended on report
the Inspector , showing he waa incompetent
perform aatlifactotily tbe builuers of t
oflica and had not after ma
month * service ID rned the duty BO
to discharge them ofti ially , An opportun
tX to resign was < tiered him , of which ha i
* not av il himself. Jampa D , Watson , Mo
field , Kv ; Ihomaall-Cocke , VictoiU , Tex
Jamea 1. Pinnell , Ltb non , Ind ; Goo. '
V ° ° P'f > Columbua , Indj A. B. Crampti
Delphia , ludj Cbulea A. Bowles , Otati
Mich ; Marshall P. Maxon , Union City Mich ;
WllllardStearns , Adrian , Mich ; Curtis lleod ,
Menahosa , WIs ; llobert E. Austin , Jama
City , Iowa , vice F , J. M. Wonsor ,
suspended on report of inspector show
ing Dirt the postmaster was short in money
order accounts and had habitually used the
postal funds to make up the deficit in his
money funds. Norman K. Ivcs Marion. Ia. ;
Cyrus A. Rleder , Anthony , Kan
sas ; J. P , Dojarnette , Chotopka ,
Kansa * ! Gottolieh Christ , Sibatlia , Kansas ;
( eo. W. Tltcomb. Watervillo , Kansa * ;
Kugono Bnnctoft , Mankato , Kamos ; J , C ,
Morgan , Kearney , Nebraska ; Mathew D.
Crow , Pueblo , Colorado ; Milton ,
II. Huntress , Brockonridgo , Colorado ,
The committee appointed to examine tha
assets and books of the United States treas
urer at the close of business , on April 1 , hai
made its report to the secretary of the treas
ury. The report shows a complete verifica
tion ot the books and accounts of the late
treasurer , Mr. Wyman. The report says ,
however , that the verification of balances re
ported to the credit of public disbursing
odicors wan not as complete as the committee
would prefer. They ujnsldor that the only
satisfactory test of the correctness of an ac
count of this kind is a statement of tha do *
positor to that effect. The officers
mentioned luvo all been written
to and in many cases verifications
have come in. Others will como in from limo
to ttmo and bo examined. An excess of
thirteen cents was found In the balances duo
from the treasurer. As to the linking fund ,
the commissioner of the district of Columbia
on accounts settled by the accounting officers
of the treasury.
PUOSPEOtS.
WEEAT AND CORN BEAIND THE SEASON AND
IN BAD CONDITION.
TOPEKA , Kau , , May 18. Reports received
hero from thirty-five counties in western
Iowa , forty-six in eastern Nebraska , fifty-six
in western Missouri , and sixty-eight in Kan
sas , which is a solid territory of 400 miles
north and south and 300 cast and west ,
and which ] embraces a largo portion
of the wheat belt of tbo west , and
comprising 205 countlos in all , show
that the wheat prospect In the countlos of
Iowa and Missouri Is sixty-six per cent less
than tha crop of lr.it year ; in Nebraska sixty
per cent , and ia Kan < : u fifty-eight per cant
less. The delay in planting corn is twelve
days in Iowa and Nebraska , and twenty-one
days in Kansas and Missouri , About one-
thud of the corn of Kansas has boon planted ,
and half of it will have to be ropjanted. A
noticeable fact is that cirn id sellina ; in this
city for from10 to 43 cents ,
while at several points in this
i tate it sells for upwards of CO cents. Farm-
era of this state look for an Indifferent crop
and , as a consequence , are holding old corn.
It ia safe to say that no m-.ro old .corn will be
sent from the states this year.
Williams Sims , secretary of the state board
of agriculture , reports that the present year ,
at this time , shows the worst wheat prospects
known in ten years , not only in this state but
as far as his correspondence- ,
Fred Douglass Got the Pow.
Special Telegram to The BEE.
NEW YORK , May 18. The Telegram pub
lishes the following special from Washington
Dr. Sunderland's church , which the presidenl
attends , is usually crowded. Standing room
in aisles oven , is at a premium. When re
cently the pew in front of that occupied b ]
the president became vacant there was naturally -
ally unusual anxiety on the part of severa
prominent members of the church to securi
this sitting. Yesterday morning the congre
gation was a good deal excited over the dis
covery that Frederick Douglass ( colored ) , th
recorder of deeds of tbo district , and his whit
wife were the occuptnts of the coveted sitting
and it was then made public for tbo first tim
that they had rented this pew. After the sei
vices many members of the congregation me
tn discuss tbo incident , and thsro was a con
f siderable show of feeling. The matter is ex
citing much attention , and members are nn
noyed over the fact that Dr. Sunderland afte
the service greeted Mr. Douglass with appai
ent cordiality.
7. Railroad Striknrd Become Violent
DENVER , Col , , May 18. The shopmen' '
strike of the Denver & Rio Grande road as
Burned a very serious asp act to day , in nccort
ance with tha announcement made at tb
strikers' meeting jester day afternoon , i
which several Incendiary speeches were ina- * (
About hve hundred men and forty or fift
women assembled in the vicinity of the shop
this morning. Several InfUmatory speeche )
were made , sangs sung and general demot
stration of defiance indulged. Ono of th
largest men returning to work was eet upo
by the crowd , knocked down and kicked an
cut about the face. The other workmen wer
escorted through the crowd by a posse of U
ti , marshals.
About 8 o'clock two or three hundred of tb
Klrikers formed inline and marched to towi
A halt was made in front < f the office of tl
Kocky Mountain New * which had criticize
the action of the men in sttiklng and d
nouncod some of their leaders. Copies of tl
Atd the News wera burned amid a pandemonlu
d of yells. A circular commanding the reade
10 to boycott the News hai been widely dli
In tributed.
d.a a Grout Destitution in the Northwce
d.ot MONTRKAL , Can. , May 18. The Obi
ot
oty fathers , of this city , have received a lett
in from Mgr. Graudin , bishop of the northwei
IXor elating that "the abomination of desolatlo
iiy or prevails there , The clergy bavo lost thi
control over the Indians and half-breeds , w
declare that the bishop and his priests ha >
sold them to the government. Unless lmm ; <
ate aid Is furnished starvation and misery ste
the ministry and the half-breeds in the fit
None of them have dine any seeding , ' Th
HE have slaughtered their domestic animals a
are In a state of the most abject poverty. 1
Ic- thinks that at least { 250.COU should bo sc >
IcOf for the purpose of providing them with foe
Of clothing , and agricultural implements , and
ar- ostablilhing missions and schools in th
arto midit.
tote .
to- The "Wcck'H Worlc In Grain * .
toof
of CHICAGO , 111. , May 18.-Tho following f
urea , taken from tbo regular weekly tta >
mont compiled by by the secretary of t
m- board of trade show the amount of gram
mry
ry light In tha United States and Canada
X)0 ) Saturday , May 16 , and the amount of
era create or decrease during the week : Who
Iho rer 40,021,033 bushels ; decrease,0,100t)10 ) bushe
corn , 4,053,110 bushels ; decrease , 1,080,1
or- bushels ; oils , 2,20i-li2 ; ( bushels ; decrea
ies S.tO.655 bushels ; rye , 215,719 , bushelsdecree ;
len of 2,07'J bnihelj ; barley , 225,814 bushels ; c
ofof creosa , 67,401 bushels.
of The amount of grain in store In Chicago
the date named was ; Wheat 15,017.931 ; co
red 6C4273 ; oats , 101,078 , ; rye , 20,0j9 { barli
ay 30.C7U.
ce ,
by Strikers Ilcsuiuo Work at Old
ip- CHICAGO , III , , Mny 18. The rolling m
ipAJ. . of the North Chicago rolling mill compa
no , situated at South Chicago , resumed ope
vn , lions to-day with a force of 1,830 men , 1
II. , mills ihut down on April 1 , owing to 'a gi
0. ; ernl strike of workmen , whose demand
tof twenty-five cents per day advance in wa
was not Batiafied. The company claimed
Lto was loalncr money at thi wagfla then pc
the To-day the striken wtnt baik to work :
lny tlulr uldungei.
" *
The Illinois
ilty
did , , May 18. There being ;
ay- quorum present in cither home , nn husit
ca W , ; waa transacted to-day. At noon tha jc
on , convention was called to order with five se
' tore , and thirty-six repreientatives pr <
Before call on the cholcof rUnitedSUtcasonJ
ator , Fuller presented a resolution to have the
doorkeeper of the house and ser otnt-at-arms
of the senate act ai doorkeepers dutin ; tbo
joint convention with instructions to allow no
one upon the floor save those having privil
eges. This will ba acted upon to-d y. After
several scattering votes , the joint convention
adjourned until lo-moirow noon. Both
houses then adjourned ,
Althoueh many members of the leqiilaturo
are returning , it is not thought there will ba
a full house to-morrow , and consequently
nothing was accomplished In tbo senatorial
line ,
Shnkcs Off the DiiHtof I'rolilbiilort ,
Sioux CITY , Ia , , May 18. Under the
$1,000 license law passed by the council
eleven saloons took out license to-day , and
many moro , it Is thought , will follow suit ,
About forty-eight saloona have been running
since the prohibitory law wont into effect ,
nearly all paying a $350 llconso. The city
authorities promise to close all saloons not
paying the $1,000 license. Baer gardens
were open on Sunday for the first time this
season. There was speaking and a general
rejoicing by the German citizens.
A Good Itcmcdy for Insanity.
LTNOUBUBO , Va , May 18. The excitement
caused by the unprovoked murder of I. A ,
Zetor by H. W. Terry at Libtrty on Saturday
received n fresh impulse at the funeral of
Jeter at his homo in another part of the
county , and at 2 o'clock this morning a party
of twenty disguised men gained possession of
the jail and hanged the murderer. Jeter was
a most popnlar man In the county and his
funeral yesterday was very largely attended ,
Terry was the son of A prominent man in the
state , The murderer is raid t.j have been in
sane , but the acquittal of the other murderers
on this plea made the lynchera moro de
termined.
The D&lphln'A Third Trial.
NEW YORK , May 18. Roadie's dispatcl :
boat Dolphin , which was built for the government
ment , and which the government refined tc
accept unless able to make the speed required
by the contract , left the city this morning ot
the third trial trip. The engineers appointee ]
by Secretary Whitney to inspect the vessel
were the only persons on board beside Iloache
The Dolphin will probably not return before
to-morrow.
Flrca In Aliohlgan.
OSCEOLA , Mich , , May 13. Help arrived
from Alpona at midnight Saturday night
and at about 2 Sunday morning the fire wa !
under control. Thorn is said to bo no tnsur
once on Thompson & Co "a dock or on tin
Aux Sable Lumber company's dock. Thi
total loss is ulnut $85,003. Tiie principa
lossas ore S 15,000 by 1'onovor Brothers , o
Aux Sable , and $10,000 by Moore & Whipple
of Bay City.
STANTON , Mich. , May 18 The fire at Mo
Bride destroyed fifty-two house * , involving i
loss of SiS.OOJ.
The Now Orleans Assassins to
NEW ORLEANS , Li. , May 18. Justlc
Pochoo read a lengthy opinion in the suprem
court to-day in tha Ford case , In which ever
exception presented by the defense was over
ruled and the judgement of the lower cour
affirmed. The lower court sentenced Patrlc !
Ford and Mnrphy to ba hanged and Jndg
Ford , Caulliela and Buckley to twenty year
imprisonment at hard labor.
The "Weather.
e WASHINGTON , May 19. The Upper Missi
slppi : Local rains , partly cloudy weather i
the southern , fair weather in the northen
variable winds , lower temperature in tl
southern portion , slight rise in temperature !
tbo northern portion.
The Missouri Valley : Local rains , parti
cloudy weather , variable winds , slightl
A Defaulter's Bondsmen Pony Up.
ir SPRINGFIELD , 111. , May 18. The bondsme
of Presco Wright , defaulting city treasure
had a meeting to-night and decided to ps
the deficiency without contest. Tha rnmor
current that Wright attempted suicide th
afternoon. Ho has bren on a protract *
spree , and has on several occasions threaten !
self-murder.
10
it Railroad Dion Barn a Town.
itB.
B. WINNIPEG , Man , May 18 , Intelligence w
B.y received total of the destruction by fire of tl
ISE town of Farewell , situated on the Oanadn
1- Pacific railway , at the second crossing of tl
110 Columbia river , on May 7th , The fire w
in caused by railway men burning tha right
way through a woods. Between 1QO and 2 <
buildings were destroyed. Loss $100,000.
Mexicans Again on | the ;
DEMINO , N. M. , May 18. Fifty Chlric i
Aapachoa left camp Apache yesterda ;
They cut the military telegraph line connec
inc the camp with the headquarters. They a
the same band that created trouble two yea
ago. The military authorities have been e
peeling trouble and are prepared for it , J
posts and settlers uavo been noiified ,
A Uattlo with Caltlo Thieves.
*
* ST. Louia , Mo. , May 18. A spesial to t
a
Post Dispatch states that the Indian police a
a large posse of citizens had a desperate fif
' lost Thursday In Ghoctaw nation with a lar
n1party who were driving off several head
cattle. Ono of tha deapsradooi WAS kill
hove two others captured , and the others oscap
vo
, . A Village Destroyed by Fire
ire SOMERSET , Quebec , May 18 , The villapc 3
ce , Somerset was destroyed by riru Situri
iey night , 100 houses being burned. Many p
nd Rons are In a destitute condition. The I
He originated in a foundry whence it spread r
nt idly , the buildings being mostly of wood , n
3d. there being no fire apparatus in the villag *
3d.of was Impossible to fight the flames ,
eir
The &Iethudl t Bishops at Work ,
ST. Louis , Mo , , May 18. The methoi
bishops reassembled this afternoon and
usual , went into secret session , The con
teen - once appointments will probably be
nounced to-morrow.
n Extensive Flour MIllH Burned ,
on ST. Louis , Mo. , May 18. The largo ilo
ln * ing mills of Gordon , Barker & Co , at Spa
sis at , ; III , burned to the ground yesterday mo
103 ing. The building and machinery were
ued at $30,000 ; Insurance 319,000.
ise ,
de- Honors tn the Now Chilian Minis !
deon NswYoBK , May 18. Mayor Grace ,
on many of the beat known citizens of New Y
rn > attended a dinner at Delmonlco'a to-nlf
given to William H , Roberts , the new mi
ter to Chill.
The Canadian I'aclflo Finished
11 *
MONTREAL , Can , , May 18. The annoui
iDy' ment was made to-day that the last gap in
Canadian Pacific railroad had been clc
and that the line is now continuous to the
en- lumbia river.
nuiu Don't Wnnt tn Itcturn ,
1 It TORONTO , Canada , May 18 , Motion
> id. made in the O'apood hall to-day In tbe B :
at rxtradltion case for the discharge of the p
oner who la held in Odtlain jail under a w
rant of extradition to Dallas , Texas , for ai
and forgery. The judgment Mas reserved '
no
irss Forty-Three Grain Vessels Arrl
lint BUKKAIO , N , Y , , May 18 A fleet of fo
na- three vessels arrived hf re to-day from (
EDt. cage with over two million buihela of gr
THE OLD WORLD.
CtnniiDglain anfl Burton , the Dynaiit-
ers , SsntciCGl for Life ,
Minister Phelps Sits With the
Judge who Passea Sentence ,
Victor HURO Dangerously 111 UiiBaln
DcmntulH the Pusses Anglo-
.Spanish Friction.
TUB DYNAMITERS.
THEY AUK BKN1KNCKI ) .
LONDON , May 18. Jndgo llawkins this
morning began the summing up in
the case of Cunningham and Bar
ton , on trial for treason and felony in
connection with the recent dynnmlto expia
tions. The judge explained the nature of the
charge against the prisoners and the law in
rotation thereto , then analyzed the evidence
against Button and called attention to the
fact that Burton's statement was not made
under oath , and therefore entitled to little
credence. If there was any truth in the
statement , said the judge , it WAS astounding
that no witness was called to support it.
E. J. 1'helps , the now United States min
ister to England , was in tlio court room ,
dressed in mourning , and listened closely to
the judge's charge. Phelps Boomed much im
pressed by the stern language of the judge ,
The jury returned n verdict finding bath
prisoners guilty , Both prisoners were sen
tenced to peual servitude for life.
Cunningham maintained his self composure
but Button broke down and sobbed when the
verdict was rendered. When the prisoners
- were asked if they had anything to say why
the sentence of the law should not be passed
upon them , Cunningham protested that ho
was innocent , lie said that he was willing to
accept penal servitude for life , but they could
not touch his soul. Burton simply declared
his innocence ,
, SENTENCED FOB LIFE ,
The trial of Cunningham and Burton at the
old baily was brought to n conclusion this
evening , The court room was crowded. The
prisoner * wore an anxious look and followed
Judge Hawkins charge with intense interest ,
The drift of the charge wns clearly against
the prisoners. The judge began by explain
ing the nature of the charge against the pris
oners and expounded the law on the subject.
He then analyzed the evidence , calling the ju-
ry'aattention to the fact thatBurtou1 * statement
was called under oath and therefore entitled
to very little credence. If there was any
truth in the statement , said the judge , it was
astounding that no witness was called to sup
port It. The judge draw attention , likewise- ,
to the fact that Cunningham and Burton bad
been frequently seen together , and dwelt upon
their connection with the trunk ; what the }
told their ladies concerning it and
the \ery satisfactory information Burton
had since given to his relatior
thorero. The jury then retired. They rs-
mained out not longer than fifteen minutes
and returned with a verdict of guilty agalns
both the prisoners , The court at once sen'
tencod bold men to penal servitude for life
The announcement of this sentence was re
celved by the spectators with applousa , whicl
the court suppressed. Minister Fhelps sa
beside Justice Hawkins while he was ECU
toncing the prisoners.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEW
THE CHEAT IIUQO ILL ,
PARIS , May 18 , Victor Hugo la dangei
ously ill.
Liter Victor Hugo ii sinking rapldlj
Friends are at present surrounding his rosi
denes anxiously awaiting the results of hi
affliction. Ho is ill with heart disease and co '
gostlon of the lungs.
PLANTING TORPEDOES.
CONSTANTINOPLE , May 18. Turkish officoi
> y still busily engaged planting torpedoes in tt
atraits of the Dardanelles.
ed TBOOPS HOMEWARD BOUND.
3d SUAKIU , May 18. The Australian contic
gent to Suakim has sailed for home. Son
Indian troops remain hare ,
THE AMERICAN-LONDON CONSULATE.
LONDON , May 18. Ex Governor Thomt
ho Waller , of Connecticut , tne new consul gei
oral of tbe United States at London , was pri
eented by Gen. Merritt. bis , predecessor , I
ho the lord mayor on Friday last , and assume
as the duties of the consulate to-day. Go ;
asof
of Merrill will visit the Continent before retun
00 ing to the United Stales.
Mr , Llbbeoa H. Mitchell , vice consul an
deputy consul general at London , haa ri
n , signed.
BUITISII rOIjJTICS.
, j.l SHK DEMANDS THB KEYS.
jro LONDON , May 19. It ia t authoritative ]
rs btated thin mornln ? that Russia demands tl
Marachnk and /ulfikar passes , both of whii
the ameer considers vital to the integrity
the Afghan frontier. '
SEEKING A CHINESE ALLIANCE.
CALCUTTA , May 18. The Indian gover
the ment ha * decided to send Mr.'Carey , memb
tnd of the British civil service , to Yarkun
tndht in Chinese Turkestan. It is believed tb
ht
? hta Carey's mission has relation ( to the posulk
* a importance of Kasbgar in Chinese Turlcestn '
of In the event of war with Knsuia , and it
ed thought ho may arrange the preliminary ate
iod for an angle-Chinese alliance/
NEGOTIATIONS UNFINISHED ,
LONDON , May 18-In the h IUBO of commc )
Of Gladatone.in answer to the ni .estionbyNori
lay cote , said the negotiations \fith Russia i
ier- unfinished and that the
, on account gover
Ore
ment is unable to present any mora papers
apmd thn subject to parliament j now , as itv
md difficult to separate those rilatlng to otl
alt alTaiip belonging to the eamehuesticn ,
John Bright has written 4public letter
proving of the parliamentary grant of S30 , <
a year to Princess Beatrice at a dower. fc
list Bright saya he ia astonished t > ice the liber
, as object to such a small grant \ 'hilo silent c <
fer cernlng the extravagance of.tho governmi
nn. oicr unjust wars , *
ENGLAND AND fjPAI.V.
LONDON , May 18. A rupture occurred ;
the negotiations for a commercial tre
mr- between England and SpainjJ-
rte , FRENCH JOURNALISTS AlJYlBB 1'EACK.
PARIS , May 18. The Siee > , the organ
M. Brisson , extols the patriotism of
British parliament and of Gladstone In tt
efforts to preserve the peace,1 It advises K
OVER COO WOBKUEN LEAVE SlIKIU PLACES !
nee- ACCOUNT oir LOW JVAOKS.
the DETROIT , Mich , , Muy 18.4A strike was
Deed auguratod to-day by tha laborers in the bi
Co- yards at Sprlogwells , a suVqrb of this c
The strikers , numbering about Ibree hundi
went to the various brick Vnrda den.and
w. _ that work be stopped. Tjie total num
who have quit work , voluntarily or involi
tarlly , Is 043. ; r
irUDETIIOIT , May IS.-This i'ftcrnoon laib >
farquiet. . The claims of the strikers ere tali
on u definite shtpe. Theyaislrt that they
obliged to work from 4 a. mi to C p. in. , tw
ty-jiix days in the month , rft a rate of ]
Ivo. ranging from $32 to § 207and that ev
ltt rainy day when no wojfc can be d
' a proportionate turn is tatten out cf tt
" , wagesOn the other hand tome of tha boi
alnVclftun that this S32 to $30 p * month mclu
I
homo rent , which la thrown in gratis. The
men deny that house rent is given them , and
want their pay rain or shine. The citizens
are tnid to sympathize with the strikers.
During the trouble this morning n ion of Mr.
Wolf , proprietor of ono of the brickyards , was
severely beaten by two strikers for whose
arrest warrants have been issued , It Is slated
that the men will stop all work about the
yards tomorrow. Arrangements have boon
made to quell any disturbance that may arise
to-night. The brickmakers at a mooting this
afternoon decided to employ no more men
until the trouble is settled satisfactorily , so
that the main cause for a not is over , |
THE OUUttUiSU UEBEtjTjlOX ,
1UKL RBl'KNTANT , BCT HIS LUOTiNANT STILL
DEFIES AUTHORITY.
GADRIELS CnossiNo , Man. , May 18. The
troop ) have crossed the Saskatchewan river
and proceeded vin Duck lake to Prince
Alexis , which phco they will probably reach
to-day. Kiel's capture abaoba all other topics.
Riel cays Lawrence Clark , of the Hudson
Bay company , precipitated the uprising ,
The half-broods were celebrating the
feast of Saint , Toeph when Clark ar
rived from Winnipeg. Clark first
mocked their religion , and then told them
fiva hundred soldiers were coming to join in
the feast and would give them all they wanted
in thowayiof ceremony if they did not ceo back
to their homes and abandon their nonsense.
Hiol was absent from Uatoucho at the time ,
and on his return found that his people were
in arms and had determined to plunder the
stores before the troops mentioned by Clark
arrived. Kiel denies that ho was the lender
of the rebellion , and says that
hn wanted to go back to the
United Stated , but would not be allowed.
Ho expects to bo hanged , and devotes n good
part of his time to fasting and prayer.
A courier reports to Gen. Mlddlotcn that
while on the way from Batoucho to Prince
Albert , Wednesday , ho met three In
dians , twelve miles beyond Lopow's
crossing. Whllo talking to the Indians
Gabriel Dumont , Klol'n lieutenant , appeared
on the edge of the bluff and asked the courier
what.ho wanted. The courier asked Dumont
to give himself up , saying Gen. Middleton
promised to give him a fair trial , Dumont
replied that ho had armies , intended to light ,
and could not bo taken alivo.
Tha rebel lieutenant , with a few followers ,
was last seen yesterday , proceeding from an
open prairie toward the ruins of the Batoucho ,
OTTAWA , Can , May 18. The government
has not considered the casa of Kiel , The best
lawyers here say he will ho tried for treason-
felony under tha treason-felony act of 1SG9 ,
BACK AT GEORGIA. ,
CAPITALISTS ATTACK THE CREDITOR THE STATJ
AND BKFDSE TO LIST IIS BONDS.
Special Telegram to The BEE.
NEW YORK , May 18. An attempt will.bi
made by the state ot Georgia to induci
northern capitalists to invest in the new isam
of bonds , with the premise of large interes
returns. The audacity of this propasitioi
maybe appreciated by calling the days of th
panic in Wall street m 1872. Henry Clew
now holds nearly four million dollars of thes
worthlesa bonds which the state legislature c
Georgia peremptorily and without explam
tion refused to honor. "It would bo a violi
i-
tion of state rfghia to sue the government c
Georgia to recover our millions , " said Mi
Clews , "but wo propose to use to the fullei
extent the power wo have to destroy tb
credit of that state by rofunlng to list thes
new issues on the stock exchange. Georgia
now and always has been able to recognu
and pay the interest on these bonds whic
have aa full a right to equal standing , as re ]
resenting the credit of tha atate , as ia passe
by the new bonds to be issued.'All the leaj
ing members of the exchange look upon th
effort as only to force the state to redeem i
infamoua reputation.
'n
The D y on the Turf.
LOUISVILLE , Ky , , May 18. At to-daj
races the attendance was large , the weath
fine , and the track a little dusty.
Fi t race Half mile , two-year-old maide
Marmoset won ; Miss Bowler second ; Mou
tain Range third. Time 48 } .
Second race Nine furlongs , three-year-o
maidens , Biersan won ; Banana second ; La :
Coleridge third. Time 1:66. :
Third race The event of the day was tl
race for the Louisville cup , sweepstakes f
all ages , two and a quarter mill
Swiney was a big favorite and sold ovi
against the field. Freda set the pace and n
Ii miles twenty lengths ahead ot Swlney ai
Lucky B. At the two-mile post she ran o
and Lucky B and Swlney wont into win , T
pace had been too much for the favorite , ho-
ever , and Lucky B , Swinoy , second ; Ap
Fool third ; Freda , last. Time , 4CO. :
Fourth race Milo and a quarter , all ng <
Bob Miles won ; Buchanan , second ; Powha
tan , third. Time. 3.004.
St. liouia Fintcrpriscs Eiiihurasscd.
ST. LouisMo , May 18. Owing to tl
iy confused Btato of affairs of the consolidat -
' ° company , which some time ace absorbed t
of Vulcan iron works of this city , the Gra .
Tower mining company of southern Missou
and tha Pilot Cnob company
n- southeastern Missouri , a schema
icr on feet to cill in the outstandi
id ,
iat bon-Js of Iheno throe oncerns , which aggi
} le gate S2,6rO.OOO , and to Issue in th
stead § 2,550,003 of now bonds. Concern !
tbe combined assets of the company , a co ;
jps mitlee , composed ofi John W , Noble , C ,
Molfett , and Pierre Ghtuiteau , haa boon
pointed by the Vulcan bond holders to ffo
New York and endeavor to effect an arran |
ns ment with the bond holders in the other cc
Hi panles for carrying thlt schema into effect.
ire
ra Defrayed Ills Or ) mo by 15 rood In fen >
on PITTSDUBO , Pa. , May 18 , Michael Mu
ier vey , an Inmate of the Westmoreland com
almshouHO , has confessed to the murder
ap- James Toarnoy , who waa killed In this citj
QUO Ir. January , 1871 , during a saloon Drawl. Mi
Ir.ale vey haa brooded over his crime so long t
on- his mind has become impaired in bis elfor
ont avoid arrest , having left homo immediat
after committing the murder. A few we
ago ho returned and upon application was
mitt d lo tliu Westmoreland county al
Sin house , Ilia constant fear of the Pittab
aty police led to hta detection and convictiot
the crlma alleged.
. ulioso Death It tlier Than Convc
the MILWAUKEE , WIs , , May 18 , The bed ;
icir the young woman who jumped from
ua < bridge into the .Milwaukee river and
the drowned last night has been Identified as I
of Miss Matilda A , Verbeck , ngod 20 ,
for two years haa been an inmate of the c
vent of Notre Dame , Her parents residi
Waihington , Missouri. She loft the com
through a window. The only cause attribi
is temporary insanity. Bhe appeared ha ,
ON
and contented in her convent life.
In- Preparing to o Alter Maxwell.
rick ST. Louis , Mo , , May 18 , The papers
ity. which to base the demand for the extradi
red , of Maxwell , the murderer of Preller at
ling Southern hotel , who is now under srree
iber Auckland , New Zealand , will be nlguec
un- Govo Marmadukn to night and ba
warde at once to Washington. They
eon name Detective James Tracy , of the pi .
ing force , and Frank II. O Neal , of the l'ost-1
ate patch , as the etate'a agent to bring tne n
ren- derer back.
pay
ery About denned Up Tnulr $7OOO,0
lielr one BOSTON , Mais. , May 18. The counsel
sees the embaraued tinners , F. Shaw & IJrotl :
idea | report that all tnelr creditors , who come In
der the IprovWons $ of the composition act ,
have received their dividends , suits are now
pnnding In Maine tn which certain creditors
who claimed they had preference by rlRht cf
early attachment * , are pUlntifTs , and the
3h ws are defendants. The units Involve only
about $30,000 which is all that remains to bo
paid of the original Indebtedness of $7.000,000.
Gen. Grant's Condition.
NicwYonK , May 18. Gen. Grant rested
well list night and gained the usual amount
of sleep , lie did not last night nor does ho
to-day experience any pain , lie aroused be
tween eight and nlno this morning feeling
comparatively bright and strong. Amass of
levUod prnof and manuscript for the forth
coming book was taken by Col. Grant to-day
to the publishers , The general Will da no
work to-day ,
t ! !
Orangemen on the \Vnr I'Ath ,
ST. JOHN , Now Brunswick , May 18. Sun
day another Itomnn cnthotla demonstration
occurred at Bay Roberta. The house of Wil
Daley , a leadlna Roman catbollo trader , was
almost demolished. Some of Captain llenno-
berry's property was flung over the wharf In
to the sea. Several catholic boys and men
were assaulted on the way to chapel. Judge
of the Harbor Grace , imposed n money pen
alty on the orange ringleaders ,
Cleveland Proda Gil Pierce.
BissiAncK , D. T. , May 18. Governor
Piorio has received a letter from Fretldciit
Cleveland regretting the necessity of enforcing
the executive order for vacating the Wlnne-
bago reservation , and ho , the governor , asks
the settlers at , a favor that they observe the
provisions of the satno , so ai to prevent
trouble.
Prices at the Dairy llond < iuartcrs
ELGIN , 111 , , May 18. Butter on the board
of trade was weak to-day , with a strong
movement for lower prices , which , however ,
was unsuccessful. Irregular sales of 1-1,040
pounds were made at 21 cents , creamery ex
tra. No cheese was ollorod , and prices re
mained nominal.
Changes * at Han Salvador.
SAN FRANCISCO , Gal. , May 18. Private
telegraphic advices received hare say Zaldi-
var has rcolgaod the presidency of San Salvador
vader , and General Flgaroa elected iu his
stead. Kaldivar is reported to have sailed for
Kuropo.
Racino's Pet Embez/.Icr Caught.
NEW ORLEANS , La. , May 18. William A.
Spaulding , wanted In Ricine , Wisconsin , on
a charge of embezzling 932,000 , was arrested
hero to-day ,
Women at the Typo AVritcr.
Boston Globe.
"Yen , I soppoeo typo-writing la a prottj
good business for a woman , " said a ladj
operator. "Aa In every other business ,
the success ol each operator depends or
herself , and the compensation la a matter
tor of agreement between each omployi
and employer , for wo have not yet become
como numerous enough to have any pow
orfnl Typo-writer Operators' Union
There are very few places where they en
gogo anybody simply for the purpose o
operating the typo-writer. Moat of thi
large concerns employ stenographers , wh
tnrn ont their notes and do such othc
copying as may bo required ol them 01
the writing machine. Speed and accurac ;
vary according to experience and nature
aptitude. It la the speed and accarac
'that determine the salary principal ! ]
bnt of course not In all casoi
For Instance , Ia many bnalneE
houses the general manager , or whc
over dictates the letters , talka thorn off ii
a rather slow , deliberate manner , an
consequently no very great degree t
short-hand speed ia required In takin
letters , and there being comparative !
few letters to write oat speed ia manlpt
latlng the type-writer Is not eaaentia
But in such places ihey are usually vor
particular as to the general knowledg
ild the amanuensis poaaesses of the buainci
rd
of the house. Neatness Is one of tb
he moat valued qualities that an operate
'or can have , and I might almost add ono <
es the rarest"
en 'What salaries are usually paid to lad
an
nd operators.
iUt "They range all the way from 88 i
how $15 or moro a week , " replied the lad ;
w- "Thero are not many who receive moi
wril than $15 , however , that Is very good pc
when yon compare it with what Is paid
shop girls , cltrke. telegraph operate
and others. I don't ' bollovo that any cla
of women ore paid as high , on the ave
ago. as those amanuensis who combine
bo knowledge of stenography , with ability
-ed operate the typo writer. It may bo tb
the book keepers and competitors are paid
.nd high , although I do not think that ovi
iri , thery are. "
of "Hut are there not a good many opo
ators who do not work on salary ? "
ing "There are about a dozjn or fif tec
' 0- typewriter operators , men and women ,
; 0eir Boston who do moro or lees copying , b
ing I only know of ono or two poisons w
mO. attend exclusively to copying or takl
O. dictation. The latter kind of work i
ap- togo quires a snparlor degree of skill In n
go- nipulatlng the machine to simple copyl
of written or printed matter. Thdso w
take dictation find their patrons almi
wholly in short-hand reporters , w
usually find that it pays bettor to dicti
ila their stenographic notes as a typo-wrl
nty operator at a rate of speed varying fr
of forty to sixty words a minute , than
f in waato time and' strength In pertona
ula- writing out notes at an outlay of perln
hat treble the time and labor. "
t to "How much money can bo made at t' '
tely kind of work. "
leka ad- " 1 should say that those- parties TI
ins- have a Rood supply of dictation work
mtft oaaily average $1 an hour , The work :
) of very hard at times , requiring ono to
gin work early in the morning and c
tinuo until beyond midnight , nomotii
.
3nr. oven until other workers becin the t
y of ' "
day's labors.
the "JJow does the buslncHj in Boa
was compare with elsewhere ? "
that "I don't claim to bo entirely fa ml !
who with the typo writing business In t
son- regard , but I ahould say that Boa
e at does not compare well with New York
rent some of the western cities. It is a c <
Jted paratlvoly now Industry and has
ppy raado auch rapid headway in conaet
tlvo Beaten as in other p'aces. ' Th
are cbont 1,500 , typo writers actually
use In Beaten and the number la eteac
Increasing. It givca profilablo empl ;
tje , mint to many young men and you
it jn women who would othenvlto bo with
remuncrotlve work. '
1 by
for-
will Wo know Goo. A. Ooagland sells Iu
.lice Dis her at the lowest prices m Omata.
COAL , COAL.
Prices reduced on Whitebroast Ln
IOO. to 84.00 per ton. Whltebreast Nut
for $3 70 per ton.
ten , NEBRASKA FUEL Co.
IUU- Next to Omaha National Bonk . ,
HARD-PAH.
Chicago Prices Settle Down Throughout
the List ,
Wheat Drops about Ono Oont and
Corn Sympathizes.
Heavy Receipts Ijowcr the Priced or
Cnttlo Disturbing Inllucncca
Absent.
THE CUIOAOO MAHK13TS.
A DAT WITHOUT KKATUUIH.
Special Telegram to The BKK.
ClIICAQO , 111. , May 18 , The leading arti
cles In to-day's markets ran along in a very
steady manner , not being subject to any dis
turbing influence of a decided character. At
times local factions took hold or sold with an
apparent earnestness which would affect the
market temporarily n few points , but it would
soon get back to the starting point.
WHKAT.
Wheat opened firm at a very slight advnnco
mainly in sympathy with the opening on the
opening board , but kept up the quotations
onlja | snort time. The rangcjwos quite steadily
downward iroin UO.J@908c to SOcfor Junp , af
ter which thora wag a recovery of about So.
Few outside orders came in wlulo the loading
local interests appeared to bo so nearly oven
on the market as to make it their object tostay
out until grains show moro life. There were
sales of No. 2 spring at 88@88io cash. The
morning session closed about steady , and
moderately active on the local account ,
CORN ,
Corn was again quiet and quotably steady
and tlrm with a moderate demand early ,
which was followed by the same easing infill-
enco overtaking wheat. This feeling was
helped by the liberal receipts for which there
seems tn bo no very great demand. The gen
eral drift of the market was the same as in
wheat. On the call May sold at 47Jo ; Juno ,
47J@-17ic ; August , 4Sc ; and September 4Sic.
At the close of the morning session It was
quiet , but ( toady at the slight advance noted.
OATS.
Oats were not In any particular request and
ruled quiet and about steady at slightly higher
prices lor some options. The receipts con
tinue heavy. On the call Juno sold at 34Jc ,
and September at 23&c & ,
BYE.
Rya ruled firm , though buyers reduced
their bids eomowhat. Spot was called at 72jc ,
with May 72c ; July , GOJo bid ; SoptemberG2o ,
and August CCc.
PROVISIONS.
Provisions ruled quiet and slow with little
or no dematid except from local scalpers in a
very small way. All the fluctuations were
confined to very moderate ranges Gc on pork
and 2io on lard and ribs. The call soles were
aho light , and included Juno ribs at 85.00 ;
Juno pork at 811,02) ) ; July at SlUO@tl.121 ,
and July lard at 50621.
CATTLE.
The heavy receipts , right on the big run of
last week , was more than the cattle market
could stand , and as a consequence medium
and second-class steers sold a ( hade easier ,
while the best big heavy steers sold equally as
well as on Saturday. This class was rather
scarce , while there was a largo supply of
medium and second-class steers. Butchers'
stock is steady , the supply liberal , and the
demand active. The stocker and feeder trade
opened dull. Fresh receipts were limited ,
but there were a largo number carried over :
choice to extra , S5.GU@G.80 ; common to fair ,
54.SO@t3.-10 ; butchering grades , common to
fair , $2 40tf3.30 : good to choice , S3 30@4 50 ;
stackers , $3.EO@4.40 ; feeders , $4.0004.95)
grass Texans , 870 pounds , $4.40 ,
HOQS ,
The market opened alow with a down turn
of a strong lOc on about all sorts , and at the
decline there was an active demand , especial
ly on the packing account. Common pack
ing sorta aold down to S3 7C@4,00 , and fair to
good $4.1040. Big strings of packers
brought $4.15 , and thousands went over the
scales at that price. The best assorted heavy
and straight lots , where there was no shrink
age , sold at $4 20@4.30 , and but few at the
outside prices.
The Plymouth Epidemic Abating.
to WlLKKBBAHliE , Pa. , May 18 , A corefcl
toy of Plymouth indicates
y- canvass borough to-day
rote a gratifying abatement of the epidemic.
There were nearly 100 cases loss than two
to weeks ago. Many old cases are convalescing
ra and no now ones have appeared. There were
ss five funerals yesterday , but no deaths to-day.
ir *
Dlpthotls. Closes a City's Schools.
t0 KINGSTON , Mais , , May 18. All the schools
i in this town were closed to-day on account o
diptherla being prevalent among the pupils.
as There wore four deaths yesterday , and more
on are oxpectcd.
IVitli Grant at the Tlientro ,
Terre Haute Express.
m I waa at work In Nashvlllo In 18G3
la ( said an old telegraph operator nhca
lathe Grant arrived jaot after the accident in
here Louisiana which made him use cratchoa.
A friend and myaoly went to the theatre
rem - ono night. The house waa crowded save
mIng - ono row of aoita. A little ( surprised that
Ing they were empty , I advanced to them , to
ho Gnd a guard at each end. I was ordoiod
oat off , and told they were for Gen. Grant
rho and ataft. I fell back to the head of the
ate then the Sherman
itloandjant general , ,
tcr and othet officers came In. The man
om ager got up In great shape , with light kid
to gloves , bustled up t.nd led them forward.
lly I said to fiiond "Gome
my ; on , wo he-
ftps long to this party. " "Oomo back , you
blank tool. You will got yourself In ,
"
bat trouble. " However , I followed thorn"
up. I had on a tort of undress uniform
rho blue trousers with red
stripe , vest with
can military buttons , and a fatigue coat. 1
ia
cimo up in lime to too every seat occu
been - pied. The manager turned and saw mo ,
on- and said : "Why , Captain I I beg par
nos don. I thought 1 had reserved Boats
low- enough. Walt n minute and I'll ' provloo
you a good seat. " I was willing to wait ,
ton and ho stoppad to a major across the
aisle. "Oh , major , will you give your
liar chair to ono of Gen. Grant's staff ] " 1
Jut will got a chair for you. " The major
ton and I sat down and
got up saw the ahow
c orem through. Don't know what would have
om- happened If the nujor had learned who
not '
I was.
lore No Use lor Either.
in Yoiikers Statesman.
illy "Does Fus anfather "
. use gas or oil ?
oy. asked a young drummer for an oil housa
ing to young Oilmaonboak , who had jutt
oat oomofrom calling on Miss Fiuswifaather ,
late the other night.
'Well , I really don't know , " rep'icd
ira- the Innodent youth ; "you BOP , the truth
IB , Miss Futianfealher and I arc court
ing. "
The Iloyal Road to Wealth.
lmp
to Fall lUver Advance ,
The man who would acorn to steal and
is too honest to embezzle need not starve.
He can get a contract at the state house.