Nebraska Newspapers

    FHE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE
TWENTY-FIRST YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY MOllNJjftG , JUNE 22 , 1891. NUMBER 4.
BOUGHT HIS OWN BUTTER ,
The Steward of the Hastings Asylum
Violates the Btatut.s ,
MORE STARTLING DISCLOSURES MADE ,
KnluhtH ofPylhliiH Memorial Services
nt Ilnvniiiin New Irrigation
Frojccl Nebraska Wcatlicr
and Crop Bulletin.
LINCOI.V , NOD. , Juno 21. | Speclal to
TIIK Bii'.1 : Neither State Treasurer Hill
nor Land Commissioner Humphrey have yet
put In an nppcaranco at the state house ana
as a consequence the board of public lands
i nd buildings have not been able to hold n
meeting to consider the Hastings asylum
scandal. A telegram has been received from
Captain Hill that ho will bo in Lincoln Mon
day nnd when ho arrives n meeting of the
board will bo hold.
Governor Thayer refuses to suspend cither
'cst or Llvorlnghouso pending the Investi
gation. A gentleman from Hastings who
was in the city today and who Is well ac
quainted with Steward Llvorlnghouso of the
asylum ridiculed the Idea of Llverlnghouso
being suspended bv Thayor.
The moro the Hastings asylum scandal is
stirred the moro startling revolutions are
made. The board of public lands and buildIngs -
Ings Is In possession of information which
show ? that Llvorlnghousn lias not only pre
sented duplicate vouchers , hut has been also
violating the state law which declares thut
no onicor in any slate Institution shall be
connected with any firm that Is furnishing
supplies to such an Institution. Despite this
statute , Llveringhousu , although steward of
the asylum , has virtually been selling to him
self certain supplies for the Institution. All
the butter for the asylum has been furnished
by Iluser & Co. , grocers nnd proprietor * of
the Grand Island creamery. Mr. Llverlng
house Is vice president of this company. If
the letter he.-ids , bill heads nnd ofllclal
statements of the company are true.
When the bills for butter have been
presented the printed portion of the bill
head has been invariably torn off. This
strungo proceeding Is explained by the fact
that Air. Llvorlnghauso's name appeared on
the printed bill as a member of the Hrm
nnd In order to deceive the people of the
state who nro paving for the maintenance of
the Institution the printed portion was dis
pensed with. This fact is a revelation to the
board of public lands and bnlldlnus and it is ,
in tlio opinion of the members , snfilcient to
Justify them In countermanding tholr re
quest to Thiiyor that Liveringbouse bo
suspended to the demand that ho bo Im
mediately expelled.
But the most despicable thing yet revealed
tn connection with the conduct of the institu
tion is the alleged action of Dr. Test toward
" /lie lady nurses and assistants employed at
; fie asylum.
The Investigation of the charges against
the asylum management must bo conducted
according to law.
SrrrioN T , Article 7. Chapter 83 , reads as
follows : It shall bo the duty of the board to
tuko cognizance of all charges or complaints
nindu against the nnid public olllcors , and at
n regular meeting to give an impartial hear
ing to such charges , and the defense against
thorn , If any , nnd report the charges , ovl-
dcnco nnd tholr conclusions in the matter to
the governor , within six days after the de
termination of such investigation.
Poatrioo I
BiiATiticc , Nnb. , Juno 21. [ Special to TUB
Bun. ] Notwithstanding the prevailing dull
season building matters have progressed In
this city slnco the season has opened very
encouragingly. The stonework of the now
county court bouse Is long since completed
nnd a big gang of workman are engaged In
Inthlner and plastering the Interior. The
general plumbing work Is completed , nnd It
Is thought the structure will receive Its fin
ishing touches several months before the
( contract for Its completion shall ellipse.
X. William Huwekerl is putting up a line
> sbuslnoss block on Court street adjacent to
vJd Mnsonlo block , nnd early In ttio season
worhiwill , commence on n now apartment
store" building for the Klein Now York
Kacket store company nt the corner of Sixth
nnd Court streets , Immediately across Sixth
street from the postolllco. The properly was
rceontlv ' ncauired by the company for the
conslilo'ration of $10,000. The now store will
have n frontage on Court street of 100 feet
nnd on Sixth street of HO feet.
Aside from these public structures n larco
number of handsome private residences have
bucn built nnd others are under process of
construction.
Now Irrigation Suhoino.
CIIAWFOIIII Nob. , Junc'JI. [ Special to Till"
HUB. ] The enterprising citizens of Craw
ford have sot , on foot n plan for Irrigating
nbout ton thousand acres of land and fur
nishing cheap water power for manufactur
ing purposes. Articles of Incorporation are
already Hied nnd the work will bo begun
within the next thirty days. The plan Is to
take all the water out of tlio White river
. _ . i nt n point four nnlos ubovo Crawford and run
T it to an artillelal lake nbout a half mlle from
' town. This lake will cover an area of about
forty acres. From the lake water will bo
piped to any point wanted for manufacturing
purposes. Ono thousand acres can bo Irri
gated from tins , lnno and furnish n small
stream of water along both sides of every
principal street In tlio towu. Thu entire plan
is something like the ono now In vogue in
Kearney , except In the carrying out nature
hus done more here than nt Kearney. This
Is to bo u grout feature In the tnturo develop
ment of Crawford and adds one moro to its
many advantages. C. J. Grnble , cashier of
the State bank , is Interesting himself largely
In the matter. The capital stock of the now
corporation Is $ .1,000 , most of which has
already been taken.
Him Them to Dentil.
fu./8iii.Axn , Nob. , Juno 21. [ Special to TIIK
Bus , ] An Inhuman piece of work was cul
minated here last evening. C. E. Strntton of
Oii.alm had told to hU father , who lives In
this city , a Hue largo team of gray horses mid
agreed to deliver them horo. Ho hi rod a mnn
to ride them ovur , but it seems ho made n
poor choice of riders , for when they ronched
the Ashland depot both horses were nearly
dead from being overheated. The evening
train was just ready to leave for Omaha , and
the man , whose name could not bo learned ,
turned thu animals over to n boy with In
structions to take them up town to the livery
barn , and Jumped the train. Ono hurso has
died nnd the other Is almost ruined.
Summer \ \ \ College.
LIXCOI.N , Nob. , Juno 20. [ Special to Tun
BBS. ] Several yowl * men of the State Uni
versity , for u vacation , are meditating among
the sages of the law by .1 hummer course under
the Instruction of W , Henry Smith , dean of
the Central Law College ,
. They argue that this saves them about
throe months time and enables them to get
the bunollt of fuller explanations than ever
practicable during the delivery of the regular
, counio of lectures. It Is understood that the
Jr l > nit graduate course will begin this fall cov
ering luvurnticn law , general jurisprudence ,
international and Interstate law.
\elirnnlui Crop Itiillctin.
CIIETK , Neb. , June -Special ( to TUB
BRK , ] The weekly weather and crop bulle
tin for Nebraska , issued by the Boswell ob-
eorvatory , says the cold , M ot weather hus
pputlnuod during the pau weak to the dotrl-
. /incut of cam , which remains backward and
j * weedy , while small grain still promises a
r * largo crop.
Temperature and sunthlno luwa boon
everywhere below the normal.
The rainfall has been above the normal in
VI icctlous of the state , excepting the south
eastern part. On Sunday thcro was n heavy
rainfall In the extreme southwestern part of
thn state , accompanied by some hall , which
did damage In some localities. On Tuesday
thcro was a heavy rainfall generally through
out the state , amounting In Antclopo county
to moro than llvo Inches , which resulted In
some Injury to corn on lo we rounds.
High winds occurred on lliu 12th and inth
In the northern part of the state , blowing the
corn out of the ground in some places on high
land.
land.Warm , dry weather is needed by all crops ,
but especially by corn ; listed corn is suffer
ing most. Small grain has made n rank
growth , nnd u few cases are reported of Its
lodging.
Memorial ServlocH.
KVVT.SXA , Nob. , Juno 21. | Sp3clal Tele
gram to TUB BIH. : I Kismet loduo , Knights
of Pythias , held memorial services at the
Methodist Episcopal church this morning.
The knights attended the services in a body ,
marching from their hall to the church
headed bv the Kavcntm br.iss baud playing u
dirge. The lloral illsnlav was the finest ever
put up In the citv. The memorial address
was delivered by Hov. Walter Crowthcr and
was an elTort such as might bo expected
from a generous , true hearted Pythian
Knight.
WKA Tit Kit V/tOl' ttf/X/yBT/X
iHtwod liy the United StntcH Signal
Service Olllotj.
WASHINGTON , Juno ! ! ! . The following is
the weather crop bulletin Issued by the sig
nal ofllco :
Temperature The temperature durinc the
past week has boon normal in the gulf re
gion , ubovo the normal east of the Mississippi
and below to the westward. The mean dally
temperature In Indiana and Ohio was 0 do-
grcos In excess. Since January 1 the average
temperature has boon markedly ubovo the
normal in the extreme northwest , the lake
region nnd In Now England. It should bo
noted that this excess occurred before the
growing season began. Since March 1 the
seasonal temperature has boon very nearly
normal east of the Mississippi river.
Hamfall The rainfall during the week has
been largely In excess in all districts , except
on the Immediate loivor lakes coast , in the
Ohio valley , the middle Atlantic states , ex
cept In a few localities In the interior of
Georgia nnd South Carollda. Tuo greatest
excess above the normal was ; i,8 Inches nt
Huron , S. D. , aud 2.U Inches at Concordia ,
Kan.
Precipitation The precipitation slnco Jan
uary 1 has been deficient in Mississippi , In
diana , lower Michigan and on the Immediate
gulf and south Atlantic coast. The greatest
departures below the normal are 11.7 Inches
nt Now Orleans nnd ll.ii Inches at Palestine.
The eroatest excesses have been at Fort Wa-
shakie , Wyo. , whore moro than two nnd u
half times the usual amount of precipitation
has occurred , and nt Cheyenne , Wyo. , and
Santa Fc , N. M. , where more than double
the usual amount ha fallen.
General Remarks Arkansas : Weather
favorable for all crops ; corn never looked
bettor ; average yield of wheat and oats and
cotton much Improved : inure sunshine Is
much needed. Iowa and Nebraska Too
much rain during the past week for best
crop conditions ; corn especially needing
sunshine ; slight damage by hall in south
west Nebraska.
Michigan and Wisconsin Conditions
favorable to all crops , although sunshine and
warmth nro needed. Drouth broken In
Michigan. Hay is reported less than a half
crop In Wisconsin. '
Now England and New York All crops
much benefited by rain , especially corn
and potatoes. The fruits In the Hudson
river valley injured by drouth. Virginia
nnd iMorth Carolina . Favorable weather
during the week for crops ; a good wheat
harvest has already b < > gun in North
Carolina. Corn Is u llttlo Into , but Improv
ing. In South Carolina the rainfall nnd
tmnpcraturo was beneficial to most crops ,
Cotton three weeks late. Almost too much *
for sandy land.
Kentucky and Tennosec Local showers
beneficial to all crops except increasing weeds
in some localities ; wheat harvesting slightly
retarded In Tennessee , tnough a largo yield
is promised ; corn , oats and meadows promls-
inc ; fruits line
Ohio and Indiana All crops doing well ,
though rainfall has been badly distributed.
Corn , oats and meadows promising ; fruits
lino.
lino.Ohio
Ohio and Indiana All crops doing well ,
though rainfall has been badly distributed In
some parts of Indiana. Wheat has begun to
bo harvested In Indiana. Crops heavy ; weeds
somewhat troublesome in portions of Ohio.
South Dakota and Minnesota Wheat and
other small grain crops excellent ; rather
cool for corn which is late In many counties ;
cut worms apparently disappearing.
Louisiana aud Mississippi Rain full of the
week has greatly benefited all crops. Cotton
and late growing corn lino. Klco planting In
Louisiana renewed ,
Texas Crops in the southeastaro suffering
for rain ; corn above the avorairo , cotton
growing nicely.
California Grass in north somov/hat dam
aged by heavy rains. In the south all crops
are doing well.
Pennsylvania and .Now Jersey Recent
rains have greatly Improved crops , though
too late to help grass and early potatoes.
Wheat harvest will begin In Pennsylvania
in the early mirt of July.
OrCL'on Wheat In eastern portion im
proved , yield greater than last year ; a little
too much rain in the west , fall wtioat and
fruit slightly injured.
Illinois Heavy rains in northern Illinois
and Missouri have damaged crops somewhat.
Crop conditions generally favorable , except
oats ; corn growing well.
Colorado and Kansas The last three days
have boon favorable for nil crops , which nro
in line condition , except con : , which has been
not back by too much rain. Wheat harvest
half completed lu southern Kansas. Immense
harvest In Colorado.
NOWHpaper Koorjjiuii/.ntlon.
CINCINNATI , O. , Juno 21. There was n
meeting of the director * of the Commercial
tliuettu nt which there was a reorganization ,
Mr. Harry Morohead , having with his asso
ciates purchased all of Jauiej M. Glenn's
interest In the company , was elected president
of the company , Air. Glenn having retired.
.Marshall Halstoail retains the vice presi
dency , reprosontlng his father's largo block
ot stock. Mr. Morohcaii will assume the
business' management of the paper. Mr.
Richard Smith will continue to occupy an
Ununrtant position In the editorial depart
ment. _
ItarllHloy Did Woll.
Pnii.unn.i'iiM , Juno -1. Another embez
zlement of f-JJ 1,000 ofstato funds by IJardsloy
was discovered yesterday , making a grand
total of Jcmi.OOO stolen of the state funds by
the faithless cltv treasurer. It was learned
yesterday that the books of the KoystonpbanK ;
do not slinw what has become of the million
dollars that Uardsley had deposited there to
his credit as city treasurer and to his private
accounts.
The grand jury yes tcrdav found two true
ollls against Henry Yard , charging him with
conspiracy with Uardsley to unlawfully use
the public funds.
North Dakota Hiccp Dying.
FAIUIO , N. D. , Juno21. Prof. Stockbridgo ,
head of the faculty of the state agricultural
college , rocolvod a tolograra from E. M.
Prouty ot the State Agricultural society ,
dated Ora , stating thut ' 'UO sheep had died
out of n ( lock of 1,500. near Niagara. In
Nelson county , and ho bolloved that they had
been poisoned by eating some weed. Dr.
Hlmebiiugb , veterinary of the college , left
for that place tonight to muko n post-mortem
examination , and Prof. Ilollov will deter
mine the nature of the weed if the examina
tion I'Vldouces. such to bo the cause of death.
Will Itoopon Tor HIIHIIPMM. |
TOI-HKA , Kan. , Juno 21. The United States
savings bank , one of the oldest institutions
of the kind In the state , which failed during
the stringency In the money markets , will
reopen July 1. All depositors will be paid lu
full and the bank will tart ever again with
a huudnoiuo nurplui.
FOUND AN ASYLUM IN BRAZIL ,
Belief That Fugitiro Gideon Marsh is Eafoln
South America
NO EXTRADITION WITH THAT COUNTRY'
IJounty for Sugar Producers Super
intendent Porter'H Census Work
About Completed Humors
Concerning 3Irs. Logan.
WASIIIXOTOS BUIIKAU TUB Dnn , )
Bin Fot'iiTntSTH HTIIKET ,
WASHINGTON , D. O. , Juno .F
Gideon W. Munli , the fugitive president
of the Keystone National batik of Philadel
phia is believed to have sailed for Ura/.il.
Inquiry at the state department brings out
the fact that If Marsh once reaches Brazil ho
will have an asylum of safety as long as ho
dcslros to stay there. While this country
has n reciprocity treaty with Brazil which
permits the Interchange of goods. It has no
extradition treaty which permits an exchange
of criminals. The same Is true of most of
tie ! South American republics. The extradi
tion treaty with Canada has been so enlarged
of late that there l.s llttlo refuge for crim
inals In Canada nnJ now that they
are closed out of their asylum northward ,
they can ilnd ono to the southward.
In view of this fact it Is likely that negoti
ations will bo open nt an early day for an
ample system of extradition between the
United States and southern countries. Mean
while President Marsh will have time to ne
gotiate a compromise for his return.
iiof.vrv ron SUOAII i-iionucniH.
Inquiries received by your correspondent
from O'Neill and other sections of Nebraska
indicate that the impression prevails , after
reading in n BKE dispatch recently , u state
ment showing the process by which
sugar producers under the new law are to se
cure n bounty of two cents a pound ,
that the bounty is to go to the manufacturer
nnd not the producers of sugar. This is n
very wrong impression and it is dlfllcult to
conceive how It was cotton. The entire
bounty goes to the producer. The manufac
turer gets no bounty whatever. A duty Is
imposed upon rellned sugar for tha protec
tion of the manufacturer should ho wish to
encago also In refining , but the 'J-cont bounty
Is for ttie farmer , the man who grows the
beets or cane or produces sugar from maple
syrup.
rouTr.ii MAY nesioM.
The stntoment is published by a local paper
today that Superintendent Porter has writ
ten his resignation to be- tendered to the
president nt the proper time. Mr. Porter
stated to your correspondent some days ago ,
and it was published In thcso dispatcnes ,
that ho did not Intend to resign "till his work
was finished , " but in the same connection he
said that ho would lay before the president
by the end of July next a complete compend
ium of the eleventh census , "which would ,
In fact , complete the executive work of the
census. " It is not Improbable that Mr. Porter
ter Interded to convoy the idea that ho would
then consider his work finished and possibly
hu has In mind the tender of his resignation
at that time.
HUMOUS AI1OIJT MllS. I.OOAJf.
"Is Mrs. John A. Logan about to marry ! "
is the question upon the tongues of the gos
sips here today. The Inquiry is aroused by
the departure to Europe of Captain George
E. Lotnon , the well known claim agent and
attornov. IIo follows close upon the footsteps -
stops of the widow of the late Senator .Logan
of Illinois , and since tno names of this couple
wcro linked for matrimony some months ago
the Idle tongues can now see only n marriage
abroad in their trip across the Atlantic this
summer. At the time of the report that
Mrs. Logan and Captain Lemon were about
to marry , some months ago , botn entered a
strong denial. Nevertheless , there Is talk of
it here now.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In the case of Freeman Kelly versus
George W. Irving and Thomas Koely versus
George W. Irving for the preference of the
right to make homestead entry on section 21 ,
McCook , Nob. , Assistant Secretary Chandler
modlllod the land commissioner's decision
nnd remanded the case for a rehearing upon
the question whether the Hrm of Lo How it
O'Donnell were authorized attorneys of Kelly
August ! ) , ISSS , and If they were , preference
of the right of entry of said section should bo
awarded to Kcoly.
G. E. Benedict of Lincoln is nt the Willard
and U. D. Ellis and wife of Charles City , In. ,
nro nt the St. James.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Crounsu has recommended the appointment
of his son to bo his private secretary.P.
P. S. H.
I'JCXJC'KKItS IttlO WXEO.
Seven Colored People Lese Their Ijlvcs
in a I lout Wreck.
BAI.TIMOHE , Md , , Juno 31. Colored pcoplo
wont to Curtis crook In great numbers today
to view the spot whore soveu of tholr friends
worn drowned last night and to search for
the bodies. Not ono of the bodies was rc-
covcd up to a late hour tonight. Yesterday
morning a party of colored picnickers loft the
Chairs farm and came to Baltimore. They
were returning at nlgnt when the boat
was wrecked in the middle of the creok.
Several of them Jumped into n boat sent to
their relief. The llrst person to leave the
vessel was very drunk nnd stopped upon the
side of the rowboot and threw the entire
Earty Into the water. A strong breeze was
lowing at the time and the boat wus sidling
rapidly away. Before it could bo brought
around the struggling men nnd women In the
water wcro several hundred yards astern.
The tug Mohawk rescued Ulchnrd Titus and
Samuel Burns , The others ivero drowned.
The names of the drowned are : Georglana
Titus , William Hoastur , Lulu Mason , John
Houston , Walter Gaston , andaman known as
Gldncy and an unknown man.
by u Modern
Pi-im.o , Colo. , Juno 'Jl. The village of
Eadcs , in Kiown county , has a capable and
enterprising constable. At that station last
night the Missouri Pacllla express was de
tained throu hours by this modern Dogberry.
A citizen of Hades gnrnlsbeod the salary of
an employe of the road nnd got Judgment for
$17.50 and costs. The company neglected to
hottlo and the matter was given to the con
stable. After n short stop nt Kudos last
night the conductor signalled the onglncor to
pull out. The engineer was , however , awed
by the law's representative who had the re-
qulslto papers and had attached the engine.
IIo was Inexorable. Branch spent two
hours telegraphing the superintendent , ob
taining dually Instructions to pay the fear
less constable who meantime occupied the
cab. A postal inspector was on the delayed
train and it is said suit will bo brought
against the ofllcor for lutorcoptiug United
States mall.
Throw MH | Chilli Overlioard.
NBW Yoitic , Juno UK The steamer La
Brotugno , which arrived hero today from
Havre , reports that Joseph Poys , aged forty-
years , a steerage passenger and native of
Switzerland , while conversing with his
family , consisting of a wife and llvo children ,
suddenly dragged bis llvo-ycnr-old son ,
Pierre , from his mother's arms and threw
him Into the sen. The child was lost ana
Pevs , who was apparently Insane , was seized
by the onicors of the ship and put in irons ,
lie had threatened to throw all of his chil
dren ovurboard.
Stnlibeil by n lainntlu.
lion Cur ? , Col. , Juno 21. Arthur Ed
wards , aged twenty , was fatally stabbed
today at Boll's camp by a half demented
man named Tom Baldwin. Edwards was
leading two hones along the road when hemet
met Baldwin. From tome unknown cause
the corse * Logan pluuglutt while Bald
win was In front of Ihom. This onrnged
Baldwin , so ho whipped out n , knife and
stabbed the bov In the abdomen. Edwards
was carried by companions tb n cabin near
by and modlcnl aid telegraphed for.
Baldwin followed , trying tb 'get another
chance nt his victim , but waskept ofT nt the
point of a pistol and the door barricaded
until help arrived.
I ' 1'OJ//.VI7 Ol/T/i.4 ' .
SctiHiitlonnl Developments In the Noted
Mttddoii-.MuDormott Insc.
BUFFALO , Wyo. , Juno 1(5. ( [ Special Corre
spondence to THE BIB. : ] Ai n lute hour lost
night the preliminary examination of Jumcs
McDcrmott , ono of the principals of the now
famous Maddon-McOormott gang of crimi
nals who have terrorized , tlio Big Horn basin
for six yearn post , was finished. The whole
of the day was occupied 'in ' the examination
of the witnesses for the prosecution , nnd in
the evening McDermott ; himself was placed
on the stand nnd given na opportunity to tes
tify ns to whether ho was responsible for the
death of his llttlo child , who was shot In
his arms on March 31 last by Thomas Mad
den. The prosecution sought to prove that
McDcrmott , after threatening to murder his
wife , followed her to the ranch of Thomas
Madden , thrco-quartcrs or a ratio below on
the No Wood river , whither she had flown
for protection. The wife had warned Thomas
and Peter Mnddon that her husband swore
ho would corao down nnd kill them all , and
when McDcrmott approached , Tom Madden
mot him in iront of the cabin. Four shots
were exchanged and n ball pierced the bruin
of little Phillip , the child which McDermott
hold In his arms , and the father fell senseless -
loss , with n wound In his face. The coroner's
Jurv hold that McDermott was responsible
for the death of the child , and owing to the
Injuries which ho had rcoplved , his exami
nation was deferred until yesterday. The
defendant's wlfo and the Madden boys wcro
the principal witnesses for the prosecution.
Their stories wcro similar , nnd yet contra
dictory In many particulars , and
under the merciless cross-examination
of C. II. Burritt , attorney for the
defense , they materially helped the cause of
the dofeudaut. Mrs. McDcrmott retired from
the court room in hysterics.
The dramatic incident of the trial was the
testimony of the prisoner , which occurred in
the flvenlnc In the presence of a vast assem
blage who listened with intense interest to
the relation for the llrst lime of the story
which during the three months of his incar
ceration McDermott has nursed within him-
solf. The prisoner is a man of keen Intelli
gence , nnd without hesitation described viv
idly how ho had fvowito suspect
his wife of Infidelity , and on the
day of the tragedy his * suspicions
become greatly increased throuph the visit
of Thomas Madden , his parthor'm the beef
business. Ho said thatlutc in the afternoon
ho returned to his cabin froiri Work , found
his wife gone , and the baby .and llttlo Phil
crying bitterly from neglocd Ho attended
to the wants of the children" and then took
Phil In his arms and started Tor Maddon'H
ranch , unarmbd. Outside tlio lattor's cabin
were his wife and Thomas dnd'Poter Mad
den. Thomas Madden drewji. six-shooter on
htm nnd warned him to. edt como tn
the houso. tie stopped , and bcggod
to bo allowed to " enter. Peter
searched him for weapon , found ho had
none nnd.urged his brother to take advantage
of the last cnnnco ho woilldJbaVe to kill him.
A shot Hashed in his face aud ho lost con
sciousness. , ; * \
There appears'to havc oen. but ono assail
able poinf ! in MoDcrmott'a testimony and the
recital crpitcd n scnsatlou. ; The court discharged -
charged the prisoner ' i.ni rvcat applause.
McDormott' was iip't Icuij to bd , .tree , how
ever , for ere the tumult hdd subsided United
States Deputy Marshal Canton stepped
quietly up and placed him under arrest for
robbing the malls , the evidence of his
guilt in this Instance being very straight.
Another sensation of the day was the arrest
of Thomas Madden for horse stealing. A
similar charge hangs ever MoDormott and n
third member of this pang Is probably now
In the hands of the deputy sheriff , who wont
across the mountains four day's ago to make
the arrest.
In connection with this wholesome round
ing up of criminals comes the Intelligence ,
brought to Buffalo by the intended victim
himself , of an attempt to'assasslnato Thomas
Madden , which occurred on last Tuesday
night nt his ranch. About midnight Madden
heard strange noises about his cabin , and ,
divining the cause , grasped his six-shooter
and stationed himself in 'tho corner nt. the
head of his bed , near tbo window. Ho had
tint long to wait , for In another moment n
Winchester ball crashed through the window
pnuo. By the Hash of thq discharge Madden
returned the lire through the window and
the assailants ( there proved to bo two of
them ) lied. Uy the light of day it was re
vealed that the Winchester was aimed by n
person who was evidently familiar with
the position of the , bed , for the
bullet pierced the bedding , wont ,
through the side rail nnd was
buried in a box beneath the bed. Outside
there were tracks In the moist earth showing
that two men had been at the window. Fol
lowing their truil down the river the Mad
dens found evidences that ono of the pair
had been wounded by the pistol shot.
According to the directiontln which the piece
was aimed , the ball must have taken olTout In
the body between the hip's and arm pits of an
ordinary sized man , and the supposition Is
that the would bo assassin was himself
fatally wounded. Through peculiarities of
the tracks the Identity .of the midnight
visitors Is established to the satisfaction of
the Maddens. No arrest has yet been made
in the caso.
Thus the weeding out of n dangerous gang
of outlaws goes speedily on. The whole
country is stirred up ever tlio events , and
there is general rejoicing that tno Iron hand
of the law is at last closing upon the evil
doers.
inn AOT it on TIIK CO.WI.IXY.
Clnllln Say * Mor/.huuhur HAH Not De
frauded tlio New York 1.1IV ) .
New YOUK , Juno 21. John Clnlllii Is ono
of tbo trustees of the Now York Life
insurance company who wore on the com
mittee that Investigated the charges made
by Cashlor Bank against President Beers
and the management ot < tbo company ,
Hu said that Julio 'Mcrzbachor , the
Spanish-American agent of ; the company , hud
not taken n cent of tlio company's money.
"Sanchez & Morzbachor'he aald , "woro a
llriii doing an Insurance business. Through
their hands last year ! 2,7 0I3O0 In premiums
passed. They were rospailBlbla to the com
pany for the payment of these premiums
within the shortest .praeUciiblo time
after they had jfpcetved them ,
fThcir business Iticlmlcd South
America , Central America and u part of the
West Indies. Evidently Uitfro would invar
iably bo some delay ItTroUlKtini ; those pre
miums. The company \yould not have al
lowed the Indebtedness o { jSanchuMorz -
bacher to become so great ns It was If they
had not hold ample security ill tholr contract
with this firm. That contract today Is worth
more thun the amount of the company claim
against Sanchez & Merzbaahor and If Merz-
bachor bad not lost any mpney for himself
or for hU firm , and it Sanchez ft Mcrz-
bachor wcro doslrlng to retire from business
today , the company would , according to the
estimates of its expert ? , bo Justified In
paying Sanchez & Morzbacker u much larger
amount for the contract than the amount
which tbo Hrm owes the company. It Is ,
therefore , evident to mo that the company
cannot loose ono dollar by this trouble with
the Hrm. Morzbocher did not steal one cent
of money belonging to the company , "
Tlio IJiltb Itoll. .
Mn.wAi'KKK , Wis.yJutio ai. Mr. James H.
Thompson , for many yoirs a leading physi
cian lu Milwaukee , died suddenly at 7:00
last evening at his homo In thU city , the
immediate cause of his death being heart
failure.- although bo has boon sutTuring for
some time with pneumonia. Dr. Thompson
was boru September 4 , lx)5 ! ) , at Fort Croft ,
Mo. Ho cauio here lu Ib70.
EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED ,
Bad Accident on the Nickel Plato Road
Near Dover , 0 ,
SEVEN CARS SMASHED TO PIECES.
Flirty ConipoHctl of Street llnllwny
UmployrH from Clcvelnml Ono
Jlan Killed and Many IIo ]
uclvo SurioitH Injuries.
Ci.Evni.Axn , O. , Juno 21. An excursion
tram of llftcon cars which toft this city this
afternoon on the Nickel Pinto railroad
jumped the track ticur Dover , O. , mill seven
cnrsvero wrecked. The train was tended
with street railway employes mid ttielr fami
lies , who were going to Oak Point , a pleas
ure resort on the lane shore. Ono man was
killed and moro than thirty persons wcro In
jured. The list of the killed and wounded Is
us follows :
I1ENUY UOOEHS , aged twon y-thrco
years , crushed to doath.
BuirrKuKi'B , aged eighteen years , skull
fractured and logs hurt ; will probably dio.
11:71:11 : CiiEUos' , aped twenty-one , foot
crushed and bad wound in Jaw ; may not re
cover.
M. S. CI.AIIK , aged twenty-six years , ribs
broken.
THOMAS GIUUI.TV , badly bruised and In-
Tuo engineer and llrcman escaped by JumpIng -
Ing , farmers living near the scone of the
accident cnmo to the rescue and the Injured
were taken care of until a corps of physicians
sent from Cleveland arrived on the scene.
The most serious wounded were then
brought to the elty and taken to hospitals.
The engine was running backward nt the
time of the smashup , although the accident
was duo to the spreading of the rails. The
loss to the company will amount to several
thousand dollars. The track will not bo
cleared before tomorrow ,
tornal Injuries.
MAIIY Kui > Dr , ged twenty , ribs broke
anil Internal injuries.
EDWAIID Snr.i'HAiiD , aged twonty-thrco
right leg crushed and hurt internally.
WILLIAM STEOKKMI-KII , aged thirty-four
years , sealp wound ana legs crushed.
Lizznt KAY , aged twenty-six years , hip
badly bruised.
CiiAtti.Es QUAHK , aged twenty-four years ,
cut in nock and badly bruised.
EIINEST SCIIIIIEPKK , aged twonty-throo
years , bad scalp wound.
W. J. HKMI-STKKET , aged soventcen , right
arm brokcu and leg crushed.
A score or moro of others were moro or loss
Injured , but were able to bo removed to
their homes and tholr names could not bo as
certained.
When the accident occurred the train was
running about thirty miles an hour. The
engine went down the bank on one side , the
seven cars being thrown across the rails in
both directions. Ono coach was split in two
and the others were badly smashed. Rogers ,
the man killed , was caught in the wreck and
had to bo chopped out.
THOVattTlT. WAH31.1HHH.
Philadelphia Detective Hnsn Very Ex
ulting Adventure.
Si'itiN'o LAKH , N. J. , Juno 21. Detective
Max Freeman of Philadelphia had an excit
ing ndventuro Friday night and ho is now in
bed suffering severely from the effects of the
Injuries ho received while endeavoring to
capture n man said to bo Gideon Marsh ,
president of the Keystone bank. Freeman
came to this place several days ago
and stopped at the Cnrleton house. Ho"
had received intimations that Marsh lirul
been seen in this vicinity and was In hiding
nt Como , a resort Just north of this place ,
owned chiefly by his friend , Harry II. Yard.
Freeman consulted with Constable Michael ,
and the pair , lu company with Timothy Sexton -
ton Hurloy , drovn to the isolated place where
it was believed the missing banlc president
was in hiding.
The cottugo is situated in the midst of n
dense woods , and was formerly owned by
Yard. For some time past It has not becii
occupied. The trio made a careful survov of
the surroundings after which the detective
entered the housa through a window and dis
covered that one room had boon fitted up and
had been occupied recently. Ho rojclncd his
companions and the three men went to Bel-
marand consulted Justice Unit as to whether
they had authority to enter the house and
makearrests. . The Justice gave thorn an
nfllrnfatlvo answer and the o 111 curs returned
to the house In the woods. They tied their
horsoi a short distance from the house and
then surrounded the cottage. Sexton took u
place on the side of the house nearest the
road while his companions stealthily approached -
preached the main ontraneo.
They were about to step on the porch when
two men who were in hiding on the stoop
jumped up and began firing nt the ofllccra.
Freeman drew his revolver and returned the
lire. After ompting their revolvers , one of
the unknown men approached the detective
from behind ana gavn him a tcrriblo blow
with a blunt weapon. Freeman fell
to the ground unconscious. The
assailants took to tnclr heels and
escaped In the woods. Sexton guarded Free
man while Michael went to Spring Lake for
Dr. Trout. The physician came to Como and
dressed the detective' . ] wounds. It was found
that ho was bnaly injured about the hips and
there wcru several bnd gashes on his head.
Iln was removed to the doctor's oftlco at
Spring Lake , where ho now lies in a critical
condition and the doctor refuses to allow
him to bo scon ,
Max Freeman , the detective who was mur
derously assaulted near Spring Lake , N. J. ,
on Frla'oy night while trying to arrest a man
who was supposed to bo Gideon W. Marsh ,
the fugitive president of the Keystone bank ,
Is u well known newspaper man of this city ,
who , from his nnltudo for the work , was
commissioned by Marshal Leeds to run down
Marsh. Although Freeman's condition is
still serious , it is thought that ho will ulti
mately recover from the effects of the blow
ho received.
THR IVfi.lTHKIt A'tHtliVAXT.
For Omaha and Vicinity Fair ; stationary
tempo nituro.
For Nebraska , Iowa , Missouri and Kansas
Fair ; wr.rmor : westerly winds.
For Colorado Fair ; warmer ; westerly
winds.
Porter Will Not
Juno 21. Various reports
were in circulation today to the effect that
Superintendent Porter of the census ofllco
had resigned , To an Associated press re
porter who called upon him tonight to Inquire
Into the truth of tbcso rumors , Mr , Porter
declared that ho hud not resigned and that ho
did not contemplate dolnsr so until ho bad com
pleted the work which ho had undertaken. The
largo number of removals that are now being
made In the bureau , Mr. Porter said , was because -
cause of the completion of the work for
which the persons discharged were employed.
Ho said the work of thu bureau u well up
and the statements will ha completed by the
end of July , and all but two of the ton
volumes would to ready for the printer by
July 1 ,
_ _ _ _
He May Accept.
Mn.WAt'KiuVis. . , Juno "I. At St. Alban's
cathedral today Hov. Williams read a letter
from Blinop-olect Nicholson. In which the
latter said that , ho would be here this WOOK
to attend the ineotiui ; of NashotUh homo
tmstoos and would thun glvo tils final de
cision as to hU acceptance of the election as
bishop. The feeling Is that ho will accept.
JLAtiT WKKli'S CIjKAltlXdft.
CJroHH Kxclmnui'H of the Country an If
ported Ity the Unnks.
BOSTOX , Mais. , Juno 21. The fotlowlil "
table , compiled fro.n dispatches from tli ;
clearing houses of the cities named , show !
the gro exchanges for last week , with rates
per cent of Increase or decrease against the ) ,
similar amounts for the corresponding week \
In 1SIK ) : 1
MtEATJI OF NKXATOll JI'OOXA / , 1) .
Ho Passed Away Peacefully , Sur-
roiuidod by Ills Family.
IxntAKAi'ous , Ind. , Juno 21. Senator Mc
Donald died at ll'l. : > tonight. Ho passed
away very peacefully , without ft struggle ,
surrounded by bis family , who were all In
attendance nt the bedside.
Early this morning the unfavorably symp
toms of several days ago reappeared. During
the forenoon the sufferer had nn attack of
vomiting nnd Dr. Hunnclls took the vessel to
the window to cxammo the contents. The
physician shook his head dubiously. Mr.
McDonald had followed every movement ,
and whou the physician returned to his bcd-
sldo , ha inquired :
"Is that your verdict , doctor ! "
"Yes , " said tno physician sadly.
The announcement did not disturb tho'
patient's serenity nt all.
"Do you contemplate the change with any
trepidation ! " Inquired the doctor.
"Not in the least , " was the reply with a
smile.
During the day the patient's condition con
tinued to grow moro serious. Ho could re
tain no nourishment , whatever , and the little
remaining of tbo former strength slowly
ebbed nwny , but consciousness never do-
parted.
During the afternoon Rev. Mr. Mllburn
was sent for and administered thosncratnont.
Then Mr. McDonald called his family and
some Intimate frlonds about him and calmly
nnd serenely , as If the occasion were ono of
the most ordinary kind , ho gave directions
for his funeral arrangements and the
disposition of some of his per
sonal affairs. In the presence of all
ho snld ho wished to give testimony to his
faith In God's saving grace. Then ho grasped
each by the hand and uado him good-dye
saying that ho could see no moro callers. His
friends thus dismissed , the dying man sur
rendered himself to the care of the physicians
to await the coming of the inevitable.
Joseph Ewing McDounld was born o (
Scotch nnd Huguenot parentage in Ohio , In
181 ! ) . Ho learned the saddler's and harness
maker's trade , studied at Wabnsh college nnd
.iisoury university , read law and boron the
practice of his profession at Lafayette , Ind.
boon after lie was iilccted district attornov ,
and In 1S4II removed to Crawfordsvlllo. In
18.10 McDonald was chosen attorney general
of the state , and in 185 ! ) settled In Indianapo
lis. Ho was elected to congress in 1818. and
was defeated for the governorship by Oliver
P. Morton In ISM. In 18T5 ho was elected
United States senator , serving one torm.
Slnco I8S1 Senator McDonald resided In In
dianapolis and devoted himself to professional
pursuits , Ho was popularly known ns "Old
Saddlebags" and was -omrado of the late
Vice President Hendrieks ,
Funeral of ThomiiH It IlyrncN.
EVANSVII.M : , Ind. , Juno Ml. Tlio remains
of the late Hon. Thomas II , Byrnes were laid
to rest todav. Thcro was no public demon
strations , but nevertheless there was n largo
outpouring of people. Services were con
ducted In the Church of the Assumption
( Catholic ) , and the remains Interred
in St. Joseph cemetery. The funeral -
oral cortege was very long nnd
was composed of the best and most promi
nent citizens. The pall bearers were chosen
from the most prominent men In tlio city In
both professional and mercantile life.
A Vnrder In Texas.
ST. Lofis , Mo. , Juso 21. The Tunes.
Democrat's Fort Worth special says : Billy
Plnkerton shot nnd killed Colonel Bert Pom-
brook nt Bonlto this morning. Yestordnv
Pinkerton loaded n double barrel shot gun
with nails nnd ntntcd to a boy that
ho had a settlement to mnko with parties
and iiilzhi need It. This morning ho
entered the kitchen and insulted Mrs. Pom-
nrook ur.d upon her resisting him ho went to
the horse lot nnd got the shot gun and IIrod
nt Mr. Pcnibrook , the slugs entering his
neck , killing him Instantly. Pomhrook Is n
prominent citizen and them Is much Indigna
tion ever the nllalr. Pinkerton ban n had
name unC oxprosfod fours of being lynched.
a
PolHiinod by Dried Hoof ,
INDIAN-ATOMS Ind. , Juno 21 , A Sentinel
special from Peru , Ind. , nays : Thu families
of A. B. Kisman , Dan White and Joseph
Summers , J. \\est and Ben Smith were
poisoned by eating imported dried hoof ,
which was purchased of their family grocer.
Twelve persons wore taken violently ill and
four are still In n critical condition.
> -
Confessed Hit- Killing ,
Mtrov , Mo. , Juno 21.- John Hess , In Jail
on ihn charge of killing Peter Mutson nt Hu-
vlcr on Monday lust , has confessed to the
lulling , which ho ays was done in self-do.
fonao.
ItulliMitd on I'npi'r ,
TOI.KIIO , O. , Juno 21. G. O. Hadloy. chief
owner of the so-called Toledo ft Western
railroad , said to an Associated press re pro
lontntivo that there wan no truth in the reported
ported sale of the roud , ivbicb , bj the way ,
exists outlruly ou papur ,
MAY TERMINATE IN MURDER ,
Row Beiwcon a Oirciu Cbok ami Walter
Results Rather Seriously ,
V BUSHED A SKULL WITH A TENT STARS ,
Murderous IUow.4 on n Do-
HM Head l < y a Illauk
Unite Story of thu
Affair.
Soils Brothers' circus arrived yesterday
morning. While unloading the numerous
wagons containing the cooking utensils nt
ttio grounds , corner of Twenty-second nnd
Sownrd streets , two men became Involved lu
n quarrel , which may result In a tragedy.
William Swlger. n white winter , was
throwing some pots and kettles from the
wagon to the ground , S. H. Goodman , the
colored assistant cook , wat catching the arti
cles and objected to the manner in which
they were thrown. Swlgor told the colored
man that no d nigger could boss him , anil
jumping from the wagon ho made n dash for
the cook.
The colored man dodged the blow anil
grabbed up n big tent pin with iron bands at
the end. With this the negro struck Swlger
across the head. With a cry thu waiter fell
to the ground and thun Godtnan rushed up
nnd struck him another terrible blow. A
gacnt gash was cut lu Swlgor's head at the
back and near the base of the brain. God man
then dropped his weapon nnd walked away
Friends of the injured man rushed forward
nnd picking him up carried the now helpless
body Into a tent. Dr. Peck was called and
josponded at once. The wounds were washed
and found to bo serious.
A telephone message was sent to police
headquarters and Sergeants Ornuby and
Graves Jumped Into n buegy and were soon
on the ground.
The colored man was found and placed
under arrest by the sergeants. Then n call
was sent In for the patrol wagon and the In
jured man removed to St. Joseph's hospital.
Dr. Gapon was called aud hastened to the
bedside of the patient. It was found that
the skull had beun fractured , aud the bruiui
were ozing from the wound.
Every attention was shown to Swlgor nnd
every possible effort made to relieve his
suffering. At 7 o'clock last evening the
physicians nt the hospital said that
ttio patient was no batter , nnd
in their opinion he was falling fast , nnd was
hardly expected to llvo through the nigiit.
Swfgor lives at Columbus , O. , and has boon
employed by the circus as a waiter since
April 'J8. Ho was well lilted by all the help ,
nnd was well spoken of by the management.
On the other hand the colored cook has the
reputation of being a hard case and always
ready for a row. And from what coald bo
learned was generally disliked by the at
taches of the show , principally on account
of his sullen , ugly disposition.
When arrested God man admitted to the
ofllcer that ho struck Swigor and told the
story substantially ns It is given.
Later on John Allen , head waiter , was ar
rested by Sergeant Orinsby and In ken to the
station , where he will be hold as a witness.
Allen sr w the whole affair and was standing
near the two combatants when the blows
wcro struck.
So veral citizens who were passing at the
time saw the tight and the police were busily
engaged all the afternoon hunting thorn up
in order to call them as witnesses.
J. P. Grace , -J2H Seward , nnd G. B. Van.-
dorllndcn of 1017 , North Twenty-third street ,
were eye witnesses , and will bo called In
police court today to toll what they kcow.
A DEI : reporter called unon the gentlemen
and heard tneir story , but it was the same ns
the story of Alien , the head waiter.
Sergeant Ormsoy called upon Sells
Brothers at the grounds yesterday afternoon
nnd asked what they would do nbout tholr
man. It is understood that an effort was
being niado to raise some money among the
circus employes to pay for the care of the in
jured man.
MX TKIl TA 'I I : .It IXIS TliltS.
Completed for the An
nual Meeting at Huron.
HUU'ON , S. D. , Juno 41. [ Special to TUB
Bii.j : The Hev. T. Ml Shnnafclt of this
city , member of the committee of arrange
ments for the annual mooting of the Inter
state ministers' institute , reports everything
In readiness for the irathormg in Sioux Falls ,
on Juno 2:1 : , continuing until July U. The
states Included In the Institute are South
Dakota , Nebraska , Iowa , Minnesota ,
North Dakota and Wisconsin. Among
prominent clorgynu'ii who have dellnltoly
been engaged to bo present am Hev. Ga-
lusha Anderson , D.D. , who will glvo a dozen
or moro lectures on homllotics and church
polity ; Hcv. J. it. Boise , L.L.D. , will give
a lesson each day In the Greek now testa
ment , using the Institute us a class ; Kov.
Wayland lloyt , D.D. , will give several lect
ures on hints for pastors and preachers , do-
rlvod from personal experience ; Kov. Dr.
Moss , editor of the Ensign , will glvo a dozen
or moro lectures on various Important topics ;
Prof. Ira M. Price , Ph.D. , will give a series
of illustrated lectures on old testament his
tory. Others are confidently expected , In
cluding a series of lectures on theology by
Kov. Ur. Northrup. Dr. K. C. Mnblo oxpecti
to give one or moro addresses on his recent
visit to the mission fields of Asia. A number
of evening lectures on popular subjects will
bo given , _
South Dakota Gun Clnh.
UIJIION , S. D. , Juno 81. ( Special to Tun
Bin : . ] The executive committee of the
South Dakota Gun Club's association de
cided last night to hold the next annual
tournament at Beorsford , Those are the
now ollicers of the association : President ,
J. N. Wass of Boowford : C. H. Ashland of
Mitchell , vlco president ; W. H. Ames of
Beorsford , secretary ; J. A. Sauorot Huron ,
treasurer.
of Condolence.
HOT SfiilNdi , S. I ) . , Juno ! il. ISpoclal to
TIIK Bii.j : : At a meeting of traveling men
now sojourning at Hot Springs resolutions
were adopted upon the death of H. J. Frank
lin , declaring that In hlsdomlso the traveling
men of the trans-Missouri have lost one of
their brightest lights and the jobbing trade
of Omaha one of Its ablest rcproiionlntlvcs.
The sympathy of the members was extended
to the bereaved family.
A Syndicate' * * I'nruhaHe.
Mnnii'.i.i , , S. I ) . , Juno 31. ( Special to TUB
BHK. | It is reported from Spencer , S. D. , a
small town twenty miles east of this city ,
thatn syndicate has purchased extensive
stone quarries of Jasper stone nour that
place , and will develop the same at once.
The com puny propose to employ a force ot
200 inon. Engineers uf the Omaha railway
hauo already surveyed side tracks , which
will bo put In Immediately.
Too Near the North Pole.
MiNNiiAi-oi.iH , Minn. , Juno 31. The Min
neapolis Tribune wlrod loading republicans
as to the sentiment In tholr state regarding
Minneapolis as the place for holding the next
national republican convention. The ma
jority of the replies , save those from rival
cities and the oxttomo oust wcro favorable.
Indiana Is ngainut l/'hlcauo whila St. Louli
thinks Minneapolis too near the north polo.
Ore Iliinillcrs' strike Heltled.
Ci.r.vin.ASii , O. , Juno 21. Thu ore handlers'
strike was finally settled yesterday , the men
agreeing to accept U cents u ton. They
struck fur lit cents.
A' Izonn .Murderer Manned.
S-n.oMfiXViM.Ct Arl/ . . Juno 31.Granada
wus hunted hero Fri-lay afU-ruoon nt (0
u'clui ' it r > r the iiuir.or of hit wjfuaiu auufh-
lor u July iust.