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TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOKtfING , APRIL 18 , 1891.-TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 299.
HAKGKG POSTPONED ,
Murderer Hnuenstino'a Narrow Iscapo
. ' - from the People's ' Vengeance.
GOVERNOR' BOYD GRANTS A REPRIEVE.
Indignant Oitizans Attempt to Take the
Law Into Their Own Hands.
AN ASSAULT MADE UPON THE PRISON.
Tlio Angry Mob Repulsed by the Sheriff
and Guards ,
HAUENSTINE WILLING TO BE HANGED.
J'ri-IVotly Indifferent to His Kate
The Governor Petitioned to
Allow the Law to Take
Its Cour.sc.
niiour.N Bow , Neb. , April 17.-SpeclalTel [
egram to Tin : Bin : . | Hundreds of people as
sembled here today to witness the exe
cution of Hnuenstino , but they were
disappointed , as Sheriff Jones received
at 10 o'clock
a message from Governor Boyd
this morning granting n reprieve to Hnucn-
itino for thirty days. Jones at once wired
Sheriff McClay of Lancaster county to see if
the message was genuine.
In reply to the sheriff's ' telegram a message
came saying the governor had reprieved the
condemned man until May 23.
Tlio Jury which had been hearing evidence
ns to Hauenstino's sanity , agreed at 1 o'clock
this morning that lie was sane , and every
preparation had been made for the execution.
When it became known that Governor
Boyd had granted a respite of thirty days ,
considerable excitement prevailed. Crowds
thronged the court yard and the halls of the
court house nil afternoon. About 4 o'clock ,
when It became apparent that Boyd would
not recall the respite nnd that the execution
would not take place , several hundred excited
men assembled in front of the court house ,
but before they became organized Judge
Ilnmcr addressed them and asked them
to have patience and respect for
the law. Tills pacified the crowd
for a while , but shortly afterwards ,
armed with crowbars and led by n brother
and ether relatives of the murdered men ,
they made a rush Into the court house , but
were stopped by Sheriff Jones.
' ' Tlioyoro again addressed by Judge
Hnmor , Jnmai Whltouond , Sheriffs Jones
mid Pcnn , all of whom advised them to wait
until the thirty days had expired. They
were thus again quieted , but they still re
mained in the vicinity of the court house , al
though no further disturbance was mado.
Hauonstlno was In the court room this
morning when the Jury rendered ttio
verdict of sanity , and whllo this decision
removed his last , chance of lifo It had
no apparent effect upon him. Ho told'
Sheriff Jones that there were times when ho
was not right but that most of his actions
had been ieigned. Ho then requested that
Father Haley of the Catholic church bo sent
for , which was complied with , and the min
ister has been with him all day.
The prisoner told the guards this afternoon
that they might as well let the mob have
him now , for ho thought they would got him
anyway. His conduct all day has been such
as to convince any ono of his perfect sanity.
Much indignation was felt towards H. M.
Sullivan for tailing such nn active part in the
murderer's defense , and ho was called out of
the court room this afternoon to address the
N crowd and promise not to make any further
effort in that direction. IIo made a neat talk
l > ul promised that until ho had evidence of
the prisoner's sanity ho should use all honor
able means to save his life.
The people felt hard towards the attorney
.us Hnuenstino , without any provocation ,
murdered two peaceable citizens. Ho lived
two and a half years slnco the murder ,
had his case passed upon by two
different Juries and tha supreme court , and
they thought ho should have been oxccutod
today according to law and without further
delay. They cannot understand it.
The crowd selected a committee , headed by
Judge Ilamcr , to go to Lincoln tomorrow nnd
nsk Governor Boyd to take no further stops
In the matter or Interfere with the course of
the law.
The scaffold Is erected on the south side of
the court house nnd will probably remain in
position until the case Is disposed of.
Hnuclistlno Is the man who killed two
school directors near Broken Bow. IIo had
stolen u clocic from the school house , nnd
when the directors traced the stolen article
tn his homo Hnuenstino shot them when they
threatened to have him arrested for the
theft , _
Governor Hoyil's Action.
LINCOLN , Nob. , April 17. [ Special Tcle-
pram to TUB Bii.J : : At 'J:45 : this morning
Governor Boyd signed the oftlcial document
that granted a respite to Albert E. Ilauen-
Btlnn , who bud been sentenced to bo hung bo-
twcen 10 a. in. and U p. in. touay for thn mur
der of J. Hoton and George Ashley , two
neighbors of his on October 9 , 18SS. The
news of the reprieve was Immediately tele
graphed to Broken Bow. The respite was
prnntcd on the recommendation of Dr.
Knappof thoiiisano asylum ami Dr. Carter
of thlsi'lty , who after a careful examination
of Hnuenstino yosti-rdny decided that ho was
mentally unbalanced. Lost evening those
gentlemen made this report to Governor
Jloyd , nnd his excellency granted the reprieve
this morning Justin tlmo to save tha doomed
man from the gallows ,
J1AH11MHM.S
Story of Her Cruelty Toward Her
Maid I-'iilly Corroborated.
Bt'nuxr.TON , In. , April -Special [ Tele
gram to Tin : BKE.J Miss Maggie Mitchell
having denied the story printed in Tin : Bun
on Monday concerning her alleged enmity to
nnd desertion in Burlington of her German
maid , Miss Krampa , nn Interview was oh.
talncd with Dr. Niroon , a leading Burlington
physician , who was called to attend the maid
during her sickness here. Tlio doctor cor
roborates Miss Krampa's story concerning
MUs Mitchell's unkind treatment. Ho says
Miss Mitchell charged the girl with sham
ming Illness. Ho considered the maid too ill
to fulfil her duties , and told Miss Mitchell so.
That lady was very indignant , and dis
charged the girl as nn imiwstor. She prom
ised , however , lo pay her way to Chicago.
This the actress failed to do , but went nfT ,
leaving thn Invalid sick , helpless mid pcnnl-
less hero. Kind railroad oiliclals sent nor to
Chicago.
Prohibition AVhlsky'n Work.
Hruu.suTON , In. , April 17. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB HEP. ] A telegram from Win-
tersot , Iu. , says Ed and Bob Carter and James
and Thomas Smith got Into a drucicon light
ut Iho Utter's homo near there the other
evening , Thomas Smith was knocked sense
less , and 111 * companions , supposing him
dead , carried him into the yard and buried
him under a manure heap. They then re
sumed their drinking. Smith soon came to
and managed to crawl from his temporary
grave. Ho secured n shotgun and discharged
the contents into Ed Carter's body , fatally
woundlni ; him. Smith then fled.
HurlliiKton K.vp
Bnii.ixoTON , la. , April -Special [ Telegram
gram to Tin : Bcn.J Hutchinson & Abel ,
managers of the eating houses along the line
of the Cnlcago , Burllnton & Qulncy railway
nt Western Avenue , Galesburg , Burlington ,
Ottumwn , Clmriton , Hod Oak nnd Qulncy ,
will retire on May I and the Burlington com
pany will take thu management on Itself.
Tills Is an experiment whlcli the road wishes
to try for a year , after whlcli , if suocos-
fill. It will run the dining halls regularly
nnd pat in a number of others at various sta
tions.
Shut Her Husband and Herself.
D.vvr.M'oiiT , In. , April 17. In a family row
nt Leclniro , twelve miles north of hero this
morning , Mrs. Ncsblt shot and fatally
wounded her husband. She then shot her
self twice and the wounds may result fatally.
Nesblt was a steamboat llreman ,
MOHK HVJIOIIN AltOVT ( lOVl.i ) .
The Presidents' Agreement and the
WesternTratliu Association Doomed.
CUICAOO OFFICU or Tin : HKB I
CHICAGO , April 17. f
Tlio opinion is gaining ground that the days
of the now presidents' agreement are num
bered and that Its death warrant will bo
signed at the meeting of the advisory board
to bo held in Now York May 0. It Is hinted
broadly by persons who are In n position
to know that Jay Gould will prevent
n quorum from attending the meeting in Now
York ns ho did in Chicago , nnd that nt that
time ho will declare his withdrawal from the
Western Traffic association. Gould's present
western trip is believed to bo for the pur
pose of perfecting arrangements for a consol
idation of interests between the Missouri
Pacific , Union Pacific and Southern
Pnclllu and a division of the
bulk of the traffic of these hues
over the Hichmond Terminal.
Strange as it may appear , the indications
nro that the Vanderbilts will Join hands with
the Gould-Huntington combination. Al-
thouch Messrs. Cornelius Vnnderbilt and
Chauncoy M. Depow , while in the city yes
terday , claimed that the main object of their
trip is a tour of Inspection over the lines of
the Northwestern , yet the fact that their
Journey will bo extended to Denver indicates
that they are going there to meet Gould and
confer with him In regard to the present sit
uation.
I10li : < j WAS NOT SNUBBED.
The accusation In the dispatches sent out
from Dubuque that Governor Bols received
shabby treatment nt the Grand Army en
campment.has stirred up considerable com
ment among veterans. Comniandor-ln-Chiof
Voa/oy nnd General Wcssort of Wisconsin ,
are ut the Grand Pacific.
"I um certain there was no intention to
treat Governor Boies shabbily mid am Just as
certain ho did not rocolvc such treatment- '
. ' -The governor
said Commander Vo.izoy.The
was escorted through the city in a carriage
drawn by four plumed white horses. Ho
stood by my side during the time I was on
the platform reviewing the procession , and I
am sure ho had an agreeable time. There
was no opposition to the invitation extended
to Governor Boies Unit I am aware of. and it
is absurd to attach any political signilicanco
to the alTalr. "
THE iiowei.ii CASE.
An Atchlson dispatch says ttio indictment
against-4 George AViwHowcllftfctho Atcuison'
lumber dealer , charging him with violating
the Interstate commerce law , Is considered
with many grains of allowance by business
men of that city. The Impression prevails
there that the trouble is the result of a quar
rel between Mr. Howell and Samuel Guorrior
who were associated in business for several
years. Guerricr , it Is said , has sworn to get
HowoU'd "scalp. " Ho claims that Howell
cot the better of him In a lumber deal at
Denver a few years ago. llowoll wont to
Topeka today and gave a bond for his ap-
poaiMucofor trial in November. The lumber
company lias plenty of money and will light
the cusu through the courts.
A -nic.vrittOAL TIAN.
Theatrical Manager Charles S. Frohman ,
before leaving lust rilght for Now York , made
public a plau which ho has definitely de
termined upon after lonir consideration. It
is the formation of three stock companies
which shall comprise the best talent
of the country and for which
the best of American playwrights
will contribute their work. Chicago
will have ono of these companies , New York
another and Boston the third. Mr. Frohman
has not worked out the details of his plan ,
but ho is fur enough along to state positively
that thu stock companies will bo on the boards
within the next two years.
A CAI.IfOllNIAN STKICKI5N.
J.V. . Cook , treasurer of the southern Cali
fornia orange exhibition and supervisor of
Los Ancclcs county , California , Is dying at
the Leland hotel. Ho has been suffering
from the grippe ever since ho came to Chicago
and this turned into pneumonia Wednesday ,
Yesterday his family were telegraphed to
como at onco. Several physicians and nurses
are in constant attendance. Three others of
the California party are also seriously 111 at
their hotels with the grippe.
FOB Till ) I'AMt HOUSE.
Ground was broken yesterday for the Palm
house In Lincoln park. The structure will
bo built of iron , stouo and glass and will cost
fOTi.OOO.
WESTIIltN l'F.01'Ii : IN CHIOVOO.
Amonc the western people in Chicago to
day were the following :
At thn KIchelieu-F. C. Williams , Brad
ford , la. ; Miss Jowott , Mrs. IJams , Omaha.
At the Auditorium O. V. Freeman , Will-
lam A. Mesnor , Helena , Mont. ; A. D. Crain ,
Dos Molnos , la. ; Samuel Hennker , Mr. and
Mrs. S , C. Smith , William Hamm , Miss
Ihunm , Beatrice , Nob.
At the Wellington -Lucius \ \ ells , Council
Bluffs ; Mr. nnd Mrs. W. H. Stewart , Des
Molnos , In. ; Hon. G. W. U. Dorsey , Ne
braska.
At the Palmer W. P. Durkeo , Dr. Amelia
Burroughs , Omaha ; E. B , Moroditb , Sioux
Falls , S. D. ; B. Newman , Mr. and Mrs. II.
\V. \ Hosier , Omaha.
At the Grand Pacific Dr. Luuington ,
Omaha.
At the Sherman Mrs. E. C. Dayton , North
Dakota.
At the Tromont Fred G. Field , Idaho ; L.
P. Willlston. Jr. , Ullllngs , Mont.
At the Commercial M. M. Dewey , Ne
braska.
At the Saratoga C. H. Duxbury , Omaha.
At the Brevoort M. G. BlooU , Hebron ,
Neb. ; J. Paorch , Omaha.
At the McCoy J. S. Fitzgerald , Lincoln ;
Mr. nnd Mrs. H. H , Stewart , Omalm.
At the Gore Mr. nnd Mrs. Burrlc , Omaha ;
F. C. Orion , Lincoln.
At the ( jault T. M. Hubleo , Omaha.
ATKtSbON.
AllCTtV JLMM'/.OKA'KS.
A Party of SolontlHts Will Soon Start
for the Kronen Heglons.
New YOIIK , April 17. [ Special Telegram
to TUG IIKB , I Lieutenant Hobcrt E. Peary
of the United States navy is in Now York
today waking Arrangements for his exploring
trip to the arctla regions. Ho propojo * to
start Ute next montn. Tlio party will
number six persons nnd la to bti sent out by
the academy of natural sciences , The ex
plorers \\lll start trum St. Johns and land at
Whale Sound on the wast co.ist of Green
land , between latitude aovonty-sovon and
seventy-eight degrees. During the year the
venturesome voyagers will make trips north
to the Humboldt glacier , but next spring
they hope to got nearer this fascinating spot
than man has ever boon.
Lumtonant Ponry's plan Is to scale ttio
Klni'lors near ttio coast to a high latitude , and
thus ilnd hard , suowy plains , and at thu same
time bo able to tuko ob&urvatlouy of tuo shore
forumtiou.
COUPLE OF HUMAN FIENDS ,
A Horrible Story of Brutality and Assault
from Superior ,
JUST MURMURINGS OF VENGEANCE.
Dcnth of a Hey In a llnln Storm De
velopments In tin ; Kearney Poi--
Jtiry Cases Poisoned by
Catuly.
Sn-nuiou , Nob. , April 17. [ Spaclal Telegram -
gram to TIIK Bic.J : At n Into hour lust night
Alfred Crakaal mm wlfo vvoro arrested ixud
looked uu on the charge of making ncriminal
assault upon Martha Laraon , a i'irl thirteen
years of ago , who 1ms been staying with
them the past fuw days. The facts are sub-
stautiall > as follows ;
Mr. mid MM. Cruitaul are n youn ? married
couple with a very unsavory reputation who
have boon living for some tlmo past In a
dilapidated hut near the mill race. The girl ,
Martha Larson , Is of Norwegian descent mid
her parents llvo noir Hubons , Kan. , mid
mi older sister is at work hero In
one of the hotels. Last Sunday Crakaal wont
uown to Ilubons , and by tolling the girl's
parents that ho could secure her a place to
wort ; , brought her and a still younger sister
hero. Wednesday night , asslstod uy his own
wife , ho brutally assaulted the little girl , but
nothing was known of it until last night ,
when her little sister escaped and told her
eldest sister at the hotel. She went down at
once and brought the girl up town
and informed the city marshal , who ,
in company with Judge Keillj , went down
and arrested the woman. After her
arrest Mrs. Crakaal became frlu'htoned and
made n partial coufoulon , tolling the ofllcor
that her husband had taken a shot gun and
blanket ana gone out to the west bridge ,
where ho was to wait for nor to Join him if
tliero was any danger of arrest. The olllcers
at once procured a hack and driving out to
the bridge secured Crakaal and arrested him
without diniculty , and both the culprits were
soon behind the liars of the city Jail.
The charge of criminal assault was pre
ferred against the man and that of an acces
sory before and after the fact against the
woman.
Today , before the preliminary examination
was had on the above charge , it was devel
oped that this villain had boon engaged in
his devilish woric with other young girls
of this city. On April 11 ho enticed Lillie
Hoby , aged twelve years , mid a younccr sister -
tor , aged about nine years , to bis hut and
there committed an assault on each of them.
The poor girls , while protoiting with all
their youthful vigor , weio powerless in the
hands of this liend. His wife , Efllo
Crakaal , procured a rag and put chlor
oform thereon and tried to stuplfv
Lillio. When she saw that this did not work
the woman used force in assisting her hus
band In ills llendlsh act. When the clrl cried
the woman put her hand over the girl's
mouth and stilled her screams. After ac
complishing their vllo purpose the two llonds
permitted the girls to dop.irt , who foarou
that If they told their parents of the outrage
they would ho killed , us tney had been threatened
onod by the couplo.
Mrs. Hoby , the mother of the chil
dren , was lirst apprised of it
by the illness of tier nlno-year-
old daughter and discovered then that she
required instant meilical aid. Physicians
examined the girls and the discovery of
their inhuman treatment was made.
, , . JThcprispucra..wcro irralgnodx ' baforaJEollco.
Judge Rellly uils afternoon 'and''a- largo
crowd of citizens assembled to see that
Justice was duly administered. The prison
ers , seeing that a strong feeling of indigna
tion was aroused against them and that
threats of bodily violence were made , they
concluded to waive their preliminary
examination and go before tlw dis
trict court , and were accordingly bound
over by Judge IJoilly under $5,000
bail , in default of which tuoy were at once
taken to the county Jail nt Nelson by Sheriff
vYordon and his deputy.
Since then other cases Imva developed
Which are as bad , and It looks as if the
couple had been carrying on their practices
for some time.
'I ho citizens are very Indignant and raur-
murings nro hoard on every street corner de
manding vengeance on this foul outfit.
Perjnrers Hound Over.
KKAHNKV , Nob. , Apiil 17. [ Special Tolc
gram to TUP. Buu.j The preliminary trial o
the three men arrested yesterday for suborn
ing perjury lasted all day and resulted n
finding John Patterson , II , Crossieup and E
Fntrchild guilty. Tuoy were each bourn
over to appear at the next term of the dls
trlct court in the sum of $1,500 each. Pat
tcrson went to Jail and the others are ou
under bonds. J. B. MeWeithoy , the com
plaining witness for the state , who Is now ii
jftil awaiting Crial for perjury , swore that tin
men under arrest hud induced him t <
sign an nflldavit , purporting to b
true , that W. C. Tlllson , cashio
of the Kearney National bank , had paid bin
&J for his vote at the bond election for thi
Kearney & Black Hills railroad , and that h
was Induced to testify to this ; that all hi
testimony at the trial in the district cour
was false.
W. C. Tillson , Norris Brown and H. M
Sinclair tcstllled that those allhluvlt manlpu
lators canio to them and offered to soil out fo
$1.000.
Tno defendants were put on the stand bu
they denied all of the allegations chargoi
against them. W. L. Ureono , the attorno ,
who made out the affidavits of about fort ;
persons to bo used In the bond contest , dc
fended the accused persons.
Died in the Storm.
Lori1 CITV , Nob. , April 17. Special Tolc
gram to Tin : Bin.j About5 o'clock Wcdnes
day evening a girl nlno years of ago and a beef
of six , children of N. J. Carloson , a farmci
who lives ton miles southeast of Loup City
started out from homo to drive In their caltli
from the range , their father being at th
town of Ashton trading. Soon after the
loft the house a heavy rain fall bcuan an
darkness sot , in. The fa.uily being newcomers
ors in the vicinity and the clu Idren not boin
acquainted with the surrounding countr
they became lost and wandered about in th
hllli nil night. Yesterday the entire
tire neighborhood turned out to scare
for them , and about 11 o'clock J
J , Angler found the girl In a dnv
in a very exhaustive condition , neany fou
mlles away from homo. The search contln
ued until about 1 o'clock , when the boy wt
found dead on a hill.
The girl stated that she and the boy wet
together all night , but could not explain ho\ \
they separated. The children wore vet
poorly and thinly clad , having oeon wlthoi
liats , shoes or stockings , and it is a wondc
that the girl did not also dlo from the ox
posuro.
Tlio Condition ofStock.
CI.GAJIWATFK , Neb , , April 17. [ Special
TnK Bin. : ] Spring work in this p.irt of tl
state Is well underway and .small grain ti
nearly nil been sown. Llvo stock is la po
condition , owing to the lone winter a
scarcity of food. A great many people a
leaving here for the Pacific coast , but tb
write buck that witli the same amount of 1
dustry ( armors can succeed as well in J >
braska as in the coast states.
Death of an Uld Citizen.
On M.I.U..V , Neb , , April 17. [ Special To !
gram to TUB UEE.J I ) , E. Leech , one of t
oldest citizens of this county , died today aft
a few days' Illnoas. During the cattlu du
ho was proprietor at the Spofford houso.
Unturned with u Hrido.
PEXDBII , Nob. , April 17. [ Special to T
BEB. | J. S. Lewis , who Is well and favoi
bly known In northeastern Nebraska , and
one of Pointer's most popular and enterprise
Ing cltlrcns , returned from Fayetteville ,
Ark. , accompanied by a brldo. Mr. Lewis Is
n general fnvorlto In 1'ondor , being nt the
head of every enterprise ontnovo in behalf of
the town. The baud gayo him an appropri
ate serenade. *
lUNASTItOUt ' 1XI ST01t.1l.
Heavy Damages Bliitatncd by Property
nt Kalis City.
PALM CITV , Nob. , April'17. [ Special Tel-
cgr.im to Tun BBC. ] TnTs evening nt about
7JO : ! o'clock the moat disastrous wind and
electric storm visited this city that has boon
known here for yoaM.j/A'ho wind blew a
hurricane and the heavens wore almost ono
continual blaze of lighTnlng. The storm
bgan gathering In thy ; northwest early in
the afternoon and at 0 o'clock the sky had a
very ominous appearance , and nt 7:110 the
storm broke loose in all lU fury.
Mr. Davidson , a prominent merchant here ,
had started homo and' , whan within a
couple of blocks of his residence was
'
picked up with n Inrgot'scetloti of sidownlk
and hurled with tcrrlllq.force to the middle
of the street , sustaining'very serious if not
fatal injuries. Mr. Davidson was picked up
unconscious mid conveyed to the hotel near
by and the physicians summoned.
The cornice and portions of the fronts and
roars of several business houses were blown
olT , among those sustaining damages being
Wilson fi Dorringtouls furniture store ,
Sowles' confectionery , tlio postofllce , Uoll's
drug store , mid others. The First ward
school house was deprived of its tower and
sustained other light t damage. The elec
tric light .wires were , blown down mid
broken in hundreds of places , making It al
most impossible to pass hlong the streets in
safety , but as soon as possible the power
house was notified and the engines stopped.
Just before the storm canio on the Union
house was discovered to bo on fire , but owing
to the timely arrival of the llromcn the
Humes were extinguished , doing but little
damage.
The damage caused by the storm so far as
can bo barned will probably reach $2,500 ,
and everybody is glad to get off that oasy.
Poisoned by Kilting Candy.
FUI.MONT : , Neb. , AprH 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Biu.J : Mojnbora of the family
of Nathan Sampler , -prominent merchant ,
were taken violently lathis forenoon from
some unknown causo. 'About the time Mrs.
Sampler had summondcta physician to relieve
lievo her distress Mr. Sampler went homo
from his store suffering a" severe attack. It
was apparent that bolji were victims of
poison and by a prompt .application of proper
antidotes the sulTorcranvore soon relieved.
The poisoning Is supposed to have been from
eating chocolate candy.
Gcorgo W. Davy , clerk of the district
court , today resigned his ottlclal position for
the purpose of going -t6 Nashville , Tonn.
Three or four candidates for the vacancy are
already In the field working hard for appoint
ment to the position.
Sheriff Mnllon today received from the
supreme court the death warrants for the
execution of Charles Shepherd and Christian
Furst , who are sintoacod to hang Juno 5.
Ho will soon begin thoJVorK , of constructing
ttio scaffold for the hanging. It will bo built
inside the Jali and the execution will not bo
witnessed by the public , j
In Justice Barge's court Lusetta Shafer
began prosecutions against John L. Sunders ,
charging him with bolng the father of her
child , now a year old , bora' out of wodlock. A
number of witnesses . .v ro examined and
after the testimony was all in Justice Unrgo
felt warranted in blndlng-tho defendant over
to the district court , wlllcli.was done in § 300
bonds. Sjiadors gave b'liil h
Srtoclnl Scsel'.r ' 'RumoM. , ' ; ' '
courNbb.fA priI 17.-SpeclafTcio'- [
gram to THE Buc.J A report has been cur
rent this evening that Governor Boyd in
tended calling a special session of the legisla
ture ) about May 10. His excellency was soon
and declared that tliero was no grounds
whatever for the report. Ho says that oven
Shrador , an Independent who wants an extra
session , wrote him today asking that In case
a session is called that it bo deferred until
after harvest.
A Olmii O of Heart.
ST. PAIU. , Neb. , April 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BKI : . ] The Phonograph , the
only republican paper in this county , In to
day's issue announces editorially that it
loaves the party and Joins the independents.
Claflin , the editor , has for some time been
considering this move and today cnmcs out
boldly. Talk of n now republican paper
backed by plenty of capital is the latest
rumor.
Held Up by Highwaymen.
FUEMOST , Nob. , April 17. [ Special to Ti.'c
Dec. ] Jacob Nichols was last night hold up
by highwaymen at the corner of Main and
Second streets and relieved of fO-in cash which
was found in his pockets. The thugs es
caped and no trace of them has sincobecn ob
tained.
aiTVATlOX AT VISE lllDGE ,
Acting Agent Penney Writes n Let
ter to Commissioner Morgan.
WASHINGTON , April 17. Captain Penney ,
acting Indian agent nt Pine Hidgo , has writ
ten a long letter to the commissioner of In
dian affairs relative to the situation nt Pine
Hidgo. Ho says the Indians look upon the
recent legislation by congress as another
promise of the government , but confidence is
somewhat strengthened by the performance
of the agreement as to rations. Ho urges ,
however , that the recontloglslntion bo carried
Into effect with all proper speed. The gen
eral effect of the recent outbreak Is bad mid
has "loft their hearts sore and bitter. " The
memory of the loss of their kinsfolks and
friends still rankles , and is an over present
source of discontent , which may brcaic out
whenever the needed sparK Is applied. Ho
says there is danger to bo apprehended
of future trouble and bases his conclu
sion upon the fact that the people are
in a state of unrost. TJioy have not begun
farming or tholr usual vocations. Their
houses and property nave been plundered ,
and there is n fooling ot discouragement ami
the conviction that it is 'hardly ' worth while
to try again , as there may oo another war
and all their work go fort naught. Captain
Penney thinks peace nndqulet on the reser
vation would bo secured ! by allowing the del-
einition selected by General Mlles to visit
Washington last winter u > como again and
have General Miles with them.
Cannot Iln llolped.
WASHINGTON , April 17.--A representative
of the Kansas City Transportation bureau
called upon Acting Secretary of War Grani
today and presented a protoat against the al
lotment of money made by the Missouri river
commission for the Improvement of the Mis
souri river. The protostnnts say the commis
sion authorized the expenditure of 1100,000
on n bend in the upper river , but no allot
ments for improvements at Kansas City.
Unless measures are taken promptly the
work of the last two years on the lower river
will bo lost. Grant Informed them that the
department was powerless to Interfere In the
work ot the commission.
An Indian I'reauher.
CAULISI.E , Pa. , April 17. [ Special Tele
gram to THE But. ) - Lovioring a young
Omaha Indian attending the Carlisle Indian
school , has boon examined by the Carlisle
presbytery as a student for the ministry and
passed n creditable''examination. . His pur
pose Is to work ayong his own people ,
A KliiKcr Divorced.
BOSTON , Mass , , April 17 , [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Bun. ] Marlon Manola , tliu
opera b Incur , was granted an absolute di
vorce from her husband , Mr. Mould , in the
divorce court thU morning.
GLADYS WANTS A HUSBAND ,
Miss Evjlyn's ' Laudable Efforts nro DIs-
courngod by Mr. Hurlbert.
LANGTRY'S ' NEW THEATRICAL SCHEME ,
The Ijlly Ilnukcd In Another Venture
by Ample and Numerous Ad
mirers The Triple. Al-
lliiuuo Uneasy.
[ Coi > i/rM ( ( 1S31 tin . /amen fjnnfivt ttf.nnfll\ \
LONDON , April 17. ( Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tn'i ; Hr.i.l : Lord Hoths-
child was advertised as the star card in the
Hurlbert breach of promise c.uo today and
the court was besieged by n big crowd early
this morning , but the noble lord's testimony
was disappointing , as lie only testified that
Hurlbert was at his house ii ; Piccadilly on
Jublloo day.
Mysterious Wilfred Murray , whom the de
fendant savs used lilt nnmo and fame , Is still
absent and his whereabouts are unknown.
Phoebe Burton , ono of Hurlbcrt's servants ,
testified that a man named Uollo or Holland
often called on Hurlbert , but ho did not an
swer the description of Murray. Several
lodging house keepers swore that Miss
Gladys Evelyn , the plaintiff , lived nt their
houses with n man named Jackson as his
wlfo after the alleged Hurlbert affair.
llurlbert was called to the stand and ques
tioned about the indecent book and pictures
found in his apartments in St. James place
in ISSil. Ho said they belonged to an Amer
ican friend ot his who died and who had ac
cess to his rooms and deposited many arti
cles there. Hurlbort was unmarried then.
Ttio attorney general , summing for the de
fendant , pleaded the clearest conspiracy , mid
the aearing was then asain adjourned.
Hfrs. TmtiKtry'ri Xow Hnoker.
LONDON , April 17. [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : BRE. ] Lord Abington , notorious under
the name of Mr. Bnlrd , the sporting man , and
with the I'cll-
famous for ids complications -
cnn club , again comes to the front with a now
scheme. Ho undertakes to float Mrs.
Langtry for the coming season. For
this purpose ho lias subscribed , 35,000.
Associated with him nro so-called society
men , who contribute each 100 a week to the
fund with which the theatrical season is to
bo boomed for the lady. Everything is to bo
provided , theatres , company , now scenery ,
costumes , machinery nnd decorations. The
entire business of the season will bo run by
the combination. Mrs. Langtry being spared
the trouble of affairs mid of nmnago'mcnt if
she does nut deslro to undertake it. Her
will , however , still remains law , and it Is
doubtful whether she can bo Induced la any
way to relinquish the personal management
of the companies brought upon the stage to
assist tier.
Although Mrs. Lanctry's last season \vas
not a pecuniary success in fact largo sums
of money were lost on the production of
"Cleopatra" she has ample means and is
living in luxury in the west end. She main
tains her good looks and line spirits nnd has
high hopes for the future. Her ndtnirors nro
moro numerous and moro devoted than over.
Under the now arrangement that has boon
made for her the Lily has earned the soubri-
'quoyot."Ladvof-tho Syndlcato. "
. .
LONDON , April 17. Parnoll fans issucdtT
manifesto addressed to members of the Na
tional league of Great Britain , in which ho
says : "Tho attempt of soccdors to wrest the
national league of Great Britain out of na
tional hands forces mu to take a stop to
thwart thorn. " Parnell says the scceders
are resolved to drive him from public life
and make nn English statesman the arbiter
of Ireland's destiny , nnd culls upon his fel
low-countrymen In Great Britain to Ipnoro
the convention summoned by Irish whlgs
under the shadow of English inlluonco and to
declare that Irishmen alone shall regulate
the conduct of Irish business. The seceding
members of the executive of the league of
Great Britain having resolved to mane the
organization nn English electioneering ma
chine , ho has , pending the meeting of the
convention , constituted n provisional execu
tive , "consisting of members of the old exec
utive faithful to Ireland and to representa
tive Irishmen residing in England whoso
names nro a guarantee of their worth and
patriotism. "
Sexton Condemns Parnell.
LONDON , April 17. In the commons today
Thomas Sexton , ono of the members for Bel
fast , who was loudly cheered by the McCar-
thyitcs and by tho'llbcrals during the couro
of the debate on the Irish land bill , strongly
condemned Pnrncll's ' attitude last night ,
when the latter made an attack upjn tno lib
erals' policy. Sexton said the liberal posi
tion was not changed , but Pnrncll's attitude
had undergone a chnngo. Parnell's proposed
amendment to Morloy's ' motion , malting it
operative whenever the local government
bill was passed , would prevent Air. Morloy'a
object from being attained , which object waste
to compel the conservatives to glvo Ireland
local self-government. Morloy's amaudmont
, was to the effect that an advance of money
should not bo granted. Morley and Parnell's
amendments were rejected.
Venezuela Called to Aucount.
LONDON , April 17. [ Special Cablegram
to TUB Bin : . ] It is said that the British gov
ernment has called Venezuela to account for
the murder of a British subject named Will
iam Campbell by the Venezuelan police. The
killing appears to bo the outgrowth of the
old border dlsputo between Great Britain
and Venezuela. Campbell W.H arrested as a
trespasser on Vono/uelnn soil and was shot
because ho did not Immediately obey the
order to accompany his captors. The 'affair
gives Great Britain a desired pretext for nn
as-'grosslvo nttltudo towards Venezuela , part
of whoso territory the British have been
anxious to slozo on account of gold discov
eries on the coveted soil.
1'ho Triple Alliance Uneasy.
LONDON , April -Special [ Cablegram to
Tin : Bnn. ] The growing Phllo-Kusslnn attitude -
tudo of lloumanla is causing much uuoasi-
ness to the triple alliance. The Uoumnnlnn
government has ordered a cessation of work
on the formications adjoining the Hussian
frontier , and It is oven proposed to make the
celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the accession of King Charles ot Uoumania
strictly a national affair , thereby excluding
representatives of Austria mid Germany.
With Koumania as mi ally or friend the
Russians could advance without opposition to
Bulgaria.
Distrust
LONDON , April 17. [ Special Cablegram to
TUP. BiiB.l Advices from Buenoi Ayres re
port that contrary to expectations the Union
Civica manifesto opposes the Mltrc-Koccn
policy and has consequently created an un
favorable impression. Fears nro cntortnined
that the league of senators and deputies
which was organized to save the state banks
will compel the government to have recourse
to forced paper Issues. Distrust generally
prevails and gold is advancing in price.
New Treaty vvlt ! Kpaln.
MADUID , April 17. The draft ot the now
commercial treaty between Spain and the
United Status looking toward partial reci
procity in trade with Cuba was concluded
today. It is understood it fixes very low
duties on Hour and other urllclos importnd
from the Uultod States into the Antilles ,
Ilisnmruk'H Advice to the Hinpcror.
FuciDiiicusuuui : , April 17. Prluco QU-
tnarck. In receiving n deputation of Kiel con
servatives , said : "Tho emperor would do
well to desist from conceding further re
forms mid revert to the cons' > - tlvo policy
maintained by his grmultatlu s Vrtnco Bis
marck insisted upon his rlghyipress an
opinion on current nffairs.v \ speech
presages the Indomitable opf. V of the
former chancellor to ttio covcr ' -
"
A Poetlolcu \ \ > t' "
Bnm.is1 , April 17. A dispatch i
"
verso addressed to the emperor in
Bismarck appeared in this city mid
nn enormous demand. It requests
peror to pacify Bismarck , the great K
llguro of the empire , to whom the v
can nmito advances without a sacrllico.
nlty.
XoTiMith In tlttItiport. .
KOMI : , April 17. Tliero Is no truth In the
report that United States Minister Porter is
upon the point of departing on a leave of ab
sence.
Cabinet Trouble Settled.
LISIION , April 17. The troubles which re
sulted In the resignation of the members of
the cabinet have been satisfactorily settled.
rAxnititniwiT XK ir SUIIIMIC.
A Railroad to Parallel the Union I'll-
clllr'H Kntire liciiKlh.
Cmrvno , April 17. A story Is told hero to
day which throws now light on the trip of
Cornelius Vnmtarbllt and party to the far
west. It has been reported that the party
was to meet Jay Gould In Denver tor a con
ference , the object being to arr.ingo a har
monious combination of Interacts In working
out the western railroad problem. This is
denied by parties in position to obtain inside
facts. It is said the movement of the Van-
derbilts is for the purpose of heading olT
Gould. If Gould Irui attended the mooting
of the advisory board ol the Western Trafllo
association this week it was the intention of
President Hnghitt of the Northwestern
to have an understanding on the
question of divisions of through rates obo-
twcen that road mid the Union Pacific. It
has been asserted that thu ten year truffle
contract with the Northwestern has been ig
nored by the Union Pacific since Mr. Gould
obtained control , through business being
largely diverted to the Missouri Pacific. The
Northwestern people have boon growing in
dignant , and when it was found that Gould
tiad no intention of attending the meeting ,
Hu hitt telegraphed the fact to Now York.
The result was that Vmiderbilt , Depow ,
Kossltcr and Twombloy immediately started
west in a special train. It is said their ob
ject was to reach Denver in advance of
Gould and to bo flr.it in the Hold In making
preliminary urrangenvmts for carrying out
their plans. Those plans , it is alleged involve -
volvo the ultlm.ito extension ot Ilio North
western system to Ogden. The Fremont ,
Elkhorn nnd Missouri Valley division already
reaches Fort Caspar , and the laying of two
or three hundred miles of truck in a south
westerly direction will connect it with the
Central Pacific at Ogden. When this is done
the Northwestern will parallel the Jnlon
Pacific its entire length nnd will
possess immense advantage in having
a Chicago tormlnus. It is said this step tins
been contemplated a long time by
Vnndorbllt Interests , but the scheme
was abandoned when the tratllc con
tract between the Northwestern nnd
Union Pacific was perfected , Now
that the contract is a dead letter the Northwestern -
western will ditlay no longer in estaolishing
itself on an indofcndeut footing. Should the
plan bo carried out It can hardly full to work
considerable injury to the Union Pacific. * .
'Furthoroforo'lf.would'Hmlt.'tb.oion'octofitnof '
proposed Gould-Huntington combination In
the soutnwost nnd save to Chicago
and the northwest much business that other
wise would bo diverted to ether routes
The Cnlcapo & Northwestern road is Hav
ing trouble with its employes. Three weeks
ago Yardmaster MeNnry was discharged to
avert a threatened strike of switchmen who
had had n d111cully ! with him. Mi-Nary laid
the nnso before the brotherhood of trainmen ,
nnd that organization mnda an ineffectual nl-
tcmpt to have him reinstated. The matter
was then placed In the hands of a Joint com
mittee of the foremen and conductor * '
brotherhood , and the company has been in
formed that unless McNary Is reinstated and
the men who caused his removal discharged ,
the firemen and conductors will strike. The
company has not yet made nn answer to this
demand.
The Alton It on" ,
Niw : YOIIK , April 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BIE. ] The row between the
railroads of tiio Trunk Line association and
the Chicago & Alton road has reached the
Immigration bureau. The roads in the pool
are trying to hurt the Chicago & Alton by
refusing to fell tickets to local points on the
line of that road. This evidently caused n
good deal of trouble mid expense to immi
grants who wanted to go to any of tliosn
local polnU. When Colonel Webur heard of
the trouble ho notified the Alton people nnd
Mr. Doano , superintendent of the Trunk
Line association that no immigrant must bo
delayed by the trouble of the roads. Tlio
roads , over whoso lines the tickets of the
Immigrant takes him , must carry him
straight through to ills destination ,
Gould Talks.
K\xsts CITV , Mo. , April 17. Jar Gould
and party arrived this afternoon. In conver
sation with n reporter , when asked about the
alarming reports regarding the collapse of
the Western Trattic association , ho said there
was no truth In thorn. Neither ho nor Mr.
Clark attended the inciting of thn advisory
board in Chicago because It was not neces
sary. "Wo will , " ho said , "attend all meetings -
ings of tno western tralllo association it is
necessary for us to attend in New York city. "
A Xew Itnllroad Scthcnic * .
MiNNCAroLi.i , Minn. , April 17. [ Special
Telegram toTiu : BKI : . | An Interesting bit
of railroad gossip comes to th < ! surface today
to the effect that the Canadian Pacific rail
road intends to complete the western section
of the See route and make it tha main line
between Boston and Montreal nnd the Pacific
coast , and making it the transcontinental
short lino.
the Viuo Presidency.
Nr.w YOIIK , April 17. [ Special Telegram
to Tun Br.r. . I Colgate Iloyt has resigned
from the vlco presidency of the North Amor-
lean company anil Gcorgo S. Jones lias boon
elected in ids placo. Jones has been for
some tlmo secretary of the Lohlgh and
Wllkesbarro coal company nnd assistant to
the president of the Jersey Central railroad.
Took OIV Altun 'Jiokots.
BOSTON , April 17.--Tho Boston & Albany
railroad company has boon requested by the
Now York Central to take Alton tickets off
sale. This the former road has done under
protest simply to protect their passengers
against possible discomfiture on tno Central.
* ' A vx
It Visits Towns In Iloth Texas and
Oklahoma.
LuiEiiAt. , Kan. , April 17. Uoports woo
brought in this afternoon that the court house
ntHansford , Tox. , In course of construction ,
was destroyed by a cyclone Wednesday
afternoon and a brick mason and another
man killed. Another man was badly Injnrod.
Every house was moro or less damaged.
From there the cyclone traveled in a north
easterly direction to Piiludora , a little town
In Weaver county , Oklahoma , which place is
reported entirely destroyed. Both localities
are many miles from tfiu railroad and tele
graph.
Moro Gold lor
New YOIIK , April 17Five Hundred thou
sand dollars in gold coin was ordered for nx *
port U " %
WELCOMED THEM TO MEMPHIS
President Harr'sju and Party Royally Re
ceived iu Tcunossco's ' Metropolis ,
SPEECHES BY WANAMAKER- RUSK ,
Pleasing Iiu'hlt-iit Wltiu'ixcd Just
itel'oro the Departure of the
Train The Oanltal ol'
Arkansas Visited.
Mi.Mi'itis : , Tonn. , April 17. The presiden
tial party arrived hero this morning after an
all night run from Birmingham. Ala. The
only Incident of the run occurred nt Jas
per , Ala. That town was illuminated and
nearly J.BOJ Inhabitants gathered at the sta
tion to pay tholr rospocU. As most of the
presidential parly had retired for the night ,
the popple were disappointed at not being
able to see them.
Tlio mayor and other miintclp.il oftlcers
received the president and party on tholr ar
rival hero. A largo crowd , including the
local military , gathered at the sta
tion , burst with cheers as the chief magls-
tm'.o appeared. The party was immediately
taken In carriage. * to the merchants ex
change , where thousands of people had as
sembled.
Mayor CHapp , In his address of welcome to
the president , sold : "This is a restored ,
harmonious and indestructible union. In
dealing with the greatest problem that has
over confronted any people , it Is our Intention
to bo Just nnd law-abiding , while at the snmo
tlmo , with the instinct which pervades our
race , thu paramount aim Is to guard our
social purity , preserve our civlll/.atlon and
maintain Caucasian prestige and supremacy. "
The president replied in a short
speech. llo congratulated the people
ple upon the progress made and rejoiced
now that they had turned their thoughts
to spinning ent'ton as well as raising It. Ho
KIIOW no reason why thov should export it as
raw material rather tlnn as manufactured
product , holding In tliulr midst the prollts of
transformation of the raw m.itorlnl to fin
ished goods. Closing the speech , which was
interrupted inniv times bv prolonged cheers ,
the president thanked the people for the
warm welcome extended him.
Loud calls were made for Postmaster
General Wanamaker , who responded in a
few well chosen remarks , Ho was followed
Secretary Husk , after which there was a
reception. After tno president had
shaken hands with n largo num
ber of people the party wont
to the depot where auottioc
reception was held. A number of beautiful
floral offerings wore placed on the tr.iln by
citizens. Governor E.iglo and commissioners ,
who arrived this morning , mot the party nt
the depot and will act as the escort at Little
Hock.
A pleasing Incident was witnessed Just before -
fore the train left t'io depot. Usthcr Mosby ,
nn aged colored woman , who belonged to
Harrison's crnndfathur , John E. P.igo , and
who was n playmate of the president in child
hood at P.igo Brook , Va. , was trying to got n
glimpse of him. From window to window of
the car she went , not satisfied until she had
found him and shaken him cordially by the
band. It is hardly possible to tell who en
joyed the noting ; more , the president or his
old playmato.
Atll:5T the train was taken aboard the
ferrv boat of the Little Hock & Memphis
road on its way to the Arkansas capital.
Arrival at Mttlo Itoolc.
LITTLI : HOCK , Ark. , April 17. President
'Harrlsori.and .rjarty roooivodia cordialwel
come at tills point. Governor Eagle of Ar
kansas , the mayor of Little Hock and a committee
mitteeof citizens escorted the party from
Memphis. A military salute was fired M
the train reached this city , and the president
was cheered by the largo crowd assembled.
Ho nnd the remainder of the party were es
corted to tno state house where nn address ot
welcome bv Governor Eagle was responded
to by ttio president , Secretary Husk and
Postmaster General Wanntnaiicr , after
which the president held n public reception.
The party left this evening for Texarkana ,
HTOCll SAItE.
Some Good 1'rioes Paid for Nebraska
Cattle.
CHICAGO , April 17.Spoclal [ Telegram
to TIIK Br.n. I The saloof Turlington Aber
deen Angus cattle , tl.o property of T. W.
Harvey of Turlington , Nob. , took place today
In Dexter park and was a success. The at
tendance was good and the prices ruled high.
The best saloi were Heather Bloom nnd
Turlington , J. Evans. Emerson , la. , $3ii5 ;
Ludv Blackbird , .1. Evans , ISmorson. la. ,
$ ra' ; Blue Boll of Bltr Island , Abe Meyer ,
Terre Haute. Inil. , S3'l ; Koso of Turlington ,
J. fclvnns , Etnortois , la. , fSPO ; Abbots of
Turlington , Lnaier & Burwi'll , Cottngo
Grove , Wis. , $110 ; City Sldo Lady , Luster St
Burwell. Cottage Grove , Wis. , 1)00 ) ; Bella
Donimof Guisohon , J. Evans , Enieraon , la. .
S100.
JtlO.lIt A11KXTH OX Tit 1 AT , .
The Accused Identified as the Men.
Guilty of the Kohhery ,
CiivnNNii ! : , Wyo , , April 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun flr.n.l Considerable interest
is shown tioro In the trial of Charles Parker
nnd William Brown , charged with holding
up the Hnwlins and Whiter Hlvor coach In
August last and robbing the mall. The tes
timony for the prusocution was that of the
stage driver , who Identified Paritcr as ono of
the robbers , and of a Utah ranchman , who
testified that both of the accused had con
fessed the crime to him and boasted of it.
The testimony for the defense will bo given
tomorrow.
JI.I.Yft W.IA'tf Jt.tV.
Kom'Murili'i-er.sSlrotoli Hemp in Dlf-
' Cerent Localities.
Lmir.xs , K. C. , April -Walker Brown
was hanged today for the murder of Noah
Homage last October.
NEW Oui.KAN ! > , La. , April 17. William
Green , colored , was hanged today at Urotna
for the murder of Joseph Prosper , coloiod ,
on January 0. _
VltK WKA'fllKH FOItKU.ltiT.
For Oninlta uutl Vicinity Fufr ;
winner.
For i\'fdr < t'a ; / anJ Imoit Fitlr ;
u'litifs ; eo'iler.
For South / ) < iKota I'utr ; ivtslcriu taintli ; elo-
timi : > eriitwe.
Still ut Wnr.
Ciiii'Ano , April 17.Tho strife bctwcon
Plioobo Couzlns and the executive committee
of lady managers of tno world's ' fair over the
bocrotaryshlp still contluues. There Is no
change in the situation.
Tlio executive coimnlttco of ladies tonight
Issued u manifesto , reviewing the whole
trouble with Miss 'Jouzlns , a copy of which ,
was sent to each member and alternate ot the
woman's boardt closes by expressing tha
Keen rcgrnt of the committee for the condU
tlons which rendered Miss Coii/lna' removal
"expedient we might truly say Imperative,1'
The Death Itoll.
Ciuouio , April 17.Hov. . Charles W. Ben
nett , professor of historical theology In the
( iarrot biblical institute at Evanuton , died
tills morning ,
MII.WAUKK.I : , WU. , April 17.-Major Gen
eral Charles S. Hamilton , who served with
distinction In the civil war , died tonight ol
pneumonia ,
General Kllbotirn Knox. governor of the
soldi or : . ' h 01110 hero , diodtonlght utter ft long
Illness ,