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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , MARCH 21 , 1893. NUMBER 273. ROTTEN TO THE CORE Dapital Notional Bank Affairs as Found by the Legislative Committee. STATE FUNDS THAT HAVE VANISHED Two Hundred and Eighty-five Thousand Dollars lars Went in the Wreck. STORY OF THE LATE RECEIVING TELLER Ho Knew the Punda Were Short and Told Mosher , Who Played Whist. BANK EXAMINER GRIFFITH'S STATEMENT At No Time Wltlilnn Yrnr Coulil the Itnnlc IIuvi ! I'ald tins Money Duo the Stutu i\lilcMco : Talicn by the 1'oui- llllttt-e ns Snliinlttuil. LINCOLN , Neb. , March 20. [ Special Telegram - gram toTni : Br.E. ] Thcrocan bo no ques tion as to the report of tlio Investigating committee that has been looking into the affairs of the defunct Capital National bank being sustained by" the evidence that was adduced , The evidence was submitted yes terday afternoon to go with the report. It shows conclusively that at no time since the ntato treasurer's ofllco changed hands , nor for some time before , could the state have secured the money that it had on deposit. Kx-Stato Treasurer 11111 tostllled that ho thought that ho could have gotten it on the day that the transfer was made , but declined to igivo Ills reasons for entertaining that opinion. It was shown that the condition of the bank was such as to render it an object of suspicion by other banks to such an extent - tent that they withdrew their business from , it as long as two weeks before the collapse came. The evidence shows that the ex-state treasurer kept an average of SiiOO.OOO on de posit on the bank for six months at a time , which was equal to the entire capital stock of the bank. htiitu MOIICJH Held on DepOHlt. State Treasurer Hartley testified that he found on taking possession of the ofllco that there was on deposit in the Capital National the sum of fcJSVHX ) : In the First National of Lincoln , $ ' , > . ' ! 0,000 ; in the American ISxchango National , S'JO.OOO ' ; in the German National , $30,000. When the first named became n state de pository under the now banking law ho was authorized to deposit there the sum of fV ; 0- 000 , but ho said that ho would have never availed himself of that authority , as ho ( lidn't think it safe to deposit that amount in a bank with a capital slock of only $ yoo- , 000. Ho at once chocked out about $30- (100 ( and twlco that amount from the First National. Ho thought that both of them had too much , imt didn't draw as much .from the Capital National as ho did from the other because it was a state depository , mid paid the state interest for the money that was on deposit there , whereas the other hanks did not. Hoas of the opinion that the bond filed by the bank as a state deposi tory was the second ono prepared for that purpose , as there was something wrong with the first one. AVUcru Mill Did Uunlnemi. Fx-State Treasurer Hill testified that he found about 81DO.OOO of state money on deposit posit In the Capital National when the office was turned over to him by Treasurer Wll- lard four years ago. Willard turned it ovci on certillcates of deposit , the same as uo had done to Bartloy. He gave Hartley a list of the banks in which the money was de posited , when the change was jnadc in order to give Bartloy a chance to say whether they were satisfactory or whether ho wanted the money drawn'out , Bartloy had ordered It out of the l-'irst National bank of I'onca , the First National of West Point and tlio NV braska National of Beatrice. There was f5,000 in cacn of the two flrst named and $ ! ) ,000 in the last. Ho complied with tlio re quest , except in the latter Instance , where ho induced Hartley to allow it to remain , aa itvns at the homo of the witness and he Wcamo personally responsible for It. He also kept largo sums on deposit with the Omaha National and United States Na tional of Omaha and the Flrss National 01 Lincoln. Ho said ho believed that ho couK have gotten the entire § 285,000 out of thi Capital National In cash on the day the transfer of the ofllcii was made , but refuset to divulge his reasons for thinking so. AVheu asked why he kept such a largo sun on deposit there he said that it was because "ho expected that the state treasurer woulc check out very freely in paying off. " IllU'rt Connection with Muslim- . IIo deposited heavily thcro because ho hai an open account thcro ami confidence In tin bank , He insisted that ho bad never beet I connected with Mosher In uuy business en tcrprlfo whatever ; had novcr loaned bin money personally , and iiuver had any stocl in any concern or corporation \vtth whlcl Mosher was connected. Ho insisted that hi had not seen Mosher since the failure , am had nolther sent him any word nor rcccivei word from him. Ho know what the las Htiitemcnt of the bank slmwcd , "but , " hi added parenthetically , "itsrcms as if Moshe could make anything show up well cxcop wish. " Ho admitted that ho took collatcra from Mosher to secure the amount that hi had on deiNsit tlierof and held $1,000 , in gen goral warrants that Mosher had bought unti they were called. Ho did this as a prccau tionury measure , iund not because ho hai any uncertainty ns to the soundness of tin bank. Outcalt Tell * of the llu > . | iir . Cashier Outcalt testified that Moshcr hat owned $00,000 worth of the bink stork tint at the time ol the failure held botweei f.VJCO ( ! and Wt.iKM ) . The witness had ST ! > , UOO Hi'sald that the deposits of the bank hai run up as high as . jS.Mi.OOO , and down as lin ns $ Ci07iHK ) . They were highest in .lime am lowest at the time of .ho failure. He sufc that the account of the state hait never bcei overdrawn. He knew that Moshcr was In torcated in tin- Farmers and Merchants In surjr.r eump.iny , tlu Lincoln ias oomp.uii nnd the Western Manufacturing i-omp-iny Ho undcrstooJ that Mosher hud asststod ii starting nn entcrprlv ) In tlio south , hut die imt thln'.c ho had anRto.k in it. Ho though that the Assignment of the prison contrac to Torgau was due to the diNsatisfactioi caused by having a banking man in so man , enterprises. Ho said Moahcr was ono of tlu active managers of the bank and had charg of ttio mall ait it came In ; ho had charge o nil tliu outside notes on loans at York , Cat vollton , I/iup City and a half rto/.cn othc places , nua also had charge of tram fur * . II sometimes received deposits and entered them. It * rnndn llnil Itun Out. "When did you receive the flrst Intimation that the bank would have to go Into liquida tion , or that It was Insolvent ! " " 1 began to got pretty strong intimation on Saturday and sent for Mr. Orillltli. It never opened again after the close of busi ness hours on Saturday. 1 became uneasy because the deposits kept going down , and we didn't hiivo the money to meet our de mands. The deK ] > slts were drawn out , and wo didn't have the cash. Wo could not collect money by notes or discount any paper In New York. The day the bank closed the deposit balance showed that wo owed between i' ' Xl.OOO and ? TOO,000. " "Howlow had thocash gotten on that day ? Would you bo safe in saying there was $11X1.000 ( " "No ; I would be a long ways from being sifo. The bank is in the hands of the re ceiver , and ho is the proper person to give that Information. " "Of course , the deposit of that bank is a matter of public property ; but you think the assets are something sacred' ' " "I don't know about the sacred part of It , hut I think it is a matter that should bo loft entirely with the receiver and not with a man who had been an olllcer of the bank. " YVonliln't Say lion * .Much , "I will ask if you can state within $100,000 of the amount of cash on hand the Saturday the bank closed ; " "I can state It If I want to , but I won't. With all respect to you , I don't'thlnk I ought to. " "Can you state within ? .10,000 ! " "Yes. sir ; 1 can state within $1,000. It was all balanced up , and if the receiver chooses to give you that information , all right , but I do not think I ought to bo called upon for that information. The amount of cash would not cut any figure with the con dition of tlio bank. The bank might run down under heavy shipments to $5,000. I have seen that bank , when I didn't got cur rency from Omaha , have to ship currency from Chicago.1 He IlitmlliMl the lliinU'H .Money. Oscar Funke , the paying and receiving teller of the bank was the next witness , and he had some very Interesting information to Impart. He was asked : "Can you tell the court how much money there was on hand on Saturday the day the bank closed ( " "I think when the hank closed there was * 11,000 or $ i,000 : ) in cash , " ho answered. ' ! think there was alwut SCi.OOt ) . because I checked up the cash afterwards , and turned it over to Mr. C.rilllth. " "Have you now any idea of the amount of cash mbect | to draft in other banks to the credit of the Capital National bank on that day ? " " 1 think wo were slightly overdrawn on the Chemical National bank of Now york , but wo were about even with the Omaha banks and about even with our other banks. Wo had a llttlo balance to our credit with the hanks we did onr foreign business with. Wo didn't aim to keep much with them from ! 00 to i > - > 00. Abide from the f ia,000 on hand , tliero were no other available funds that I know of upon which tlio bank could draw to pay money. " "How long Had the currency of that bank been at the low ebb ! " .More Worriml than Moiher. "For about the last week I had worried over it. I saw that exchanges were very scarce and that money was tight , and while I worried over it , of course , I never dreamed them would bo a failure. Generally we car ried from 10,000 to KiO.OOO in money , and the books would show that wo had from $20,000 ui > to $ .10,000 and $00,000 with the Chemical National bank and from $0,000 to $20,000 with the Omaha banks. For the last week exchanges were very scarce. The currency ran down very low , and I worried over it. i remember when 1 went down Saturday morn ing , I opened the mail and thcro was noth ing in It to .speak of. Mosher came down with mo Saturday morning and went in and commenced telling tbo boys a funny story. Then I thought I was worry ing more than the president. When I bal anced up the cash Saturday night I called his attention to tlio fact that the cash was very low , and that wo would have to have some more currency , and ho said wo would got In everything wo could that might come in from the mail , and Monday wo would get some more currency. So ho , I noticed ! put on his coat and went over to the club to play > whist. Before going homo to supper I went to the postofllco and got what mail thcro was and opened it and got off about $3,000 or $8,000 for Omaha , to go up that night , to bo placed to our credit in Omaha , thinking I would Order currency from thcro the follow ing Monday. Negotiable Notes All tionc. "I noticed for a week before the failure that things were getting eloso and closer right along. It might have been ten days before that that things began to tighten. 1 did not know what notes were on hand , but I knew tnat the bank had discounted a great deal , In fact they always had , but to what extent 1 did not know. It was a common practice for the bank to rediscount. They had always been borrowers so long as I knew. "Mr. Mosher acted toward the last the same as ho always had before , and showed no worry , lie would come down in the morning and look over the mail and stay around till half-past U , and would then leave. He had entire charge of all the rediscounts. They did almost all their rcdiscounting with the Harrison National bank of Cadiz , O. ; the First National of Poultnoy , Vt. ; with their Omaha bank , the United States National ; with the Chemical National of Now York ; the American Kxchango National of Chicago , und some in Hookford , 111. , possibly with some others , but not many more. I think they have a mortgage on a block out on Kast O street. Lincoln , that they got from a man named Scott , who Ijecamo Indebted to them , and they were obliged to take it. Country ItunUs Stuck. "Country hunks had about $110,000 with us at the time of the failure. The First National of Friend had from $10,000 to $10,000. The Bank of Staplehurst had per haps ? 12,0 < )0 ) ; the First National of Nelson had $8.000 ; thi ! First National of Hastings had possibly fi.OOl ) ; the Bank of Imperial had perhaps a couple of thousand ; the bank of Hemlngford had perhaps * 1W)0 ) or so. "For two weeks previous to the failure our Omaha corrospondcnts sent us but little of their business , and within three days of the failure , thoj didn't send us any of their Lin coln business , oven the items and things they sent to the German National bank , and they certainly ought to have sent them to us , hut they were afraid. They sent the items drawn on our bank to the other banks. If they hadn't bren afraid our bank was going to fall they would have certainly sent their collections to us. Oiimloi KHUN It WIIH Comln > ; . 'Our account had IKJCII overdrawn there and they had objected strongly to the over draft , and then they were carrying paper ol tin1 bank , and I think they 'must have had an Inkling that things wcro not running as they ought tei. That was as much as twc weeks before thu bank closed. 1 worried about it , but from the fact that Moahet didn't ticcm to worry 1 thought there was nocauso for mo to do so. He was perfcctli Indifferent. Saturday night when I tohl him how the cash was ho put on his coal and went over to the Union club to pla.v whist. 1 don't think the bank made unj money for the last year , ami 1 don't know where the money came that went to pay the dividends , though 1 supposed It came froir the earnings of the bank. " liiipntnllile. to Pay the St.ite. "FiMin your knowledge of the condition ol tu ! > bank , do you think that If the Incomint trc.iMiror had demanded money instead ol cttriillcatos , could the bank have furnlshce the amount , viy j.'sri.UOii , any time alter the 5th of January , ' " " No , sir , I dun't think they could. Thej could not have raised It out of their asset : in any way that 1 know of. Of course I an talking from what I know. At that time. ] would have supposed that Moshcr coult have paid it out of his own assets , Tin deposits had been going down for six weeks Two of the dlicctors and stockholding liought business blocks and checked out all the way trom $15,000 to $20.000 each. 1 lCO.MI.NUEUO.X8ECO.Nl ) OBJECTS TO ARBITRATION One English Member of Parliament Who Would Eathor Fight. * ENGLAND ISSNEVER SUCCESSFUL HE SAYS Ills Ira Itiilsed Over the I'ropogeil Minuter uf Settling thu tiering Sen Trimble * Culled Down by the Under Secretary. LONIION , March 20. In tlio House of Com mons today Mr. T. Gibson Bowles , consorvn- live , called attention to thu uubj : et of ttio Bering sea arbitration , and urged that it In volved the question of tlio freedom or the high seas and ought not to bo submitted to arbitration. Kngland , ho continued , never succeeded under arbitration , because ICng- laml had not a single friend unions ICuropean powers. In view of the decision in the Alabama controversy , and the San Juan and Delagoa bay disputes , no satisfactory result could bo expected from the Bering sea arbi tration. There were advantages in war as leading usually to a lasting settlement , and war usually left sentiments of mutual respect between tlio combatants. If the country was unable to protect the high seas and had to coerce a great colony on such a matter , all the dispatches the foreign odlco could issue would not hide the fact that the great ness of ICnglaml had gone. Sir K.Uv.ir.t Gray , parliamentary under secretary for the foreign olllec , replied thaf. the remarks of the honor.iblo member were singularly inopportune , seeing tnat the arbi tration relating to Bering sea was now uro- ceedlng Sir Kdward deprecated further discussion. ( "Hear. Ilear."J Mr. Hunter , liberal member of Parliament for Aberdeen , said that the remarks of the lionorablo membei contained a reflection upon Lord Salisbury for having agreed to arbitrate the Bering sea issue. Lord Salis bury was always weak , Mr. Hunter said , in dealing with a strong power and correspond ingly strong in dealing \vi.U a weak one. HO.MK'S HANK SCANDAL. SIR. Clolettl , Itnllnn I'rlmo Minister , .MnkoH n lleport on tin * Mutter. HOME , March 'JO. Sip. Oioletti , the prime minister , presented to tno Chamber of Deputies today the report of the committee appointed to examine into tlio b.mk scan dals. The report states that the Bank of Sirilly had exceeded its legal note issue by 10,000,000 lire. The bank's acceptances amounted to JB.000,000 lire , consisting mostly of accommodation hills. The National Italian bank holds overdue bills amounting to 20,1100,000 lire , on which a loss is expected of 7,100,000 lire. The cash deficit of the Banca Homano ia 28XX,000 ( ) lire. Tlio illegal excess of its nolo issue since 1SH.1 reaches the total of lilf > 00.- 000 lire. Over four-fifths of tlio bills hold by tlio banks have not been paid and the insti tution holds no security for their payment. The committee recommend that the Banca Homano cease business. The Bank of Naples held doubtful bills to the amount of 'JTitXK,000 ) lire. The position of this bank , the report says , is not discour aging. Senator Final ! , the chairman of the com mittee , states that among the acceptances held by the banks yet remaining unpaid , very few bear the names of men ia political life. SWKI'T IIY A HtHtlllCANK. New Ciiludmiln nnil the Now HelirlclcH Sillier , triiin Wlnd'iiilii Win IT. Siuxr.T , March 20. A destructive hurri cane on tlio Oth of March swept over the New Hebrides islands and Now Caledonia , destroying many villages and causing great loss of life. Large numbers of natives arc said to have perished. Now Caledonia forms , with neighboring islands , the most important penal colony of Franco , and par ticulars are anxiously awaited as to the des tructlon of life and property at Noumo and other points. The Now Hebrides have but few white inhabitants , among whom are mis sionaries from America and Europe. The hurricane which passed over the New Hebrides and New Caledonia was the worst one over experienced in the region. It raged for three days ami the rainfall was enormous. Half of New Caledonia is flooded. In Tchio alone ten persons were drowned. The loss of property was $000,000. Most of the set tlers were ruined. /nntu Shocked Again. | rii ) > ui-jifi'cI/89J ( : ? l > u Junicn ticnt'.n Hewlett , ] XANTE , March 20. [ Now Vprk Herald Cable Special to Tin : Bni : . ] A very strong shock of earthquake , lasting twenty-live seconds , at 00 : ! ! this morning , , was felt at Xante , Catacola , Patras and Ccphulonin The damage was slight. Colonel Murphy ( ilvcx a Corn Dinner. Coi'ENiiAOE.v , March 20. Colonel C. J. Murphy , who returned yesterday from a trip to Berlin , gave a corn dinner tonight to fifty scientific men. C United States Minister Carr presided , The dinner was a part of Colonel Murphy's plan for facilitating the introduc tion of American corn in European countries. Kight Mlnerx Dnnhed to Dentil , LONDON , March 20. Near Chesterfield , Derbyshire , this morning a gang of miners was descending Into a pit when tlio cage broke from the cable and fell to the bottom , killing eight. l-'nUo ' - ' . Itrport ol'StilUlinrj-'H Driitli. LONDON , March 20. A sensational report was circulated this morning that Lord Salis bury was dead. The report is without foun dation. Salisbury continues to Improve. Chiineellnr CupriU's Threat. BCHI.IN , March 20 Chancellor Capnvi's organ states on authority that unless the army bill is passed the Hcichstag will bo dis solved at the end of April. JtV , lt'6'/4.IJM37O.V. Fremont llepnhlleaiiH Select a .Municipal Ticket with l.llllo Dllllrnlty. FHEMONT , Neb. . March 20. [ Special Tele gram to TIM : BEE. ] The republican city con vention convened In the court house this evening and elected Hon. G. W. 1C. Dorscy chairman. S. W. Boyd was made secretary. The following named persons were nominated by acclamation : William Fried , mayor ; A. W. Forbes , treasurer ; K. D. Percy , clerk ; A. K. Dame , police-judge ; Mrs. M. K. Reynolds and Fred Nesbit , school board. FAIKMONT , Neb. , March 20. [ Special Tele gram to TIM : Br.E.J A citizens caucus was held in the opera house this evening. .1. B. Brazelton was elected chairman and C. S. Chandler , secretary. The following were placed in nomination : Mayor , Wallace Wheeler ; treasurer , K. G. Stiles ; clerk , C. D. Limlley ; police Judge , O. C. Maxlicldcit.v ; engineer , . ! . II. Haughawant ; eouncilmcn North ward , Calvin Nelson and George Peth ; South ward , George Dennis. CIIAHI , Neb. , March 20. ( Special to THE BIE. ] The people's caucus last Saturday evening placed in nomination the following persons for village trustees : T. T. Plum- mer , W. A. Diehl , 11. Jeger , B. L. Kerr and Arthur Blackstoiio. Osccoi.A , Neb. , March 20. [ Special to Tun BKK.J The citizens of this village , without regard to party , held a meeting and nomi nated the following persons for town trus- tots : K. Hazlowood , 11. F. Henderson , G. W. Gutts , Leo K. MeGaW and C. G. Gylllng. CI.AY Cu.NTEit , Neb. , March 20. [ Special to I THE BEE.J At a caucus of the citizens of this place , held Saturday evening ; the fol lowing nominations were made for village trustees : William Secllg , George M. Bar- iujfer , Jacob H. Idler , Albert B , Perkins and Jacob linger , It Is a strong , renrosontatlvo ticket and there will probably bo no opposi tion. . BuoiiriEU ) , Neb. , March 20. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. ] The Independent ilgh license caucus has nominated D. D. Snider , John Det'amorc , J. 'H. Gallentlnc , William Chlsholmnnd J. S.'Chaney as village trustees for the cnsnlngycUf. Thu high license caucus nominated L. A. Franklin. II. J. Collcn , J. H. Sherrard , J. N. Brock and H. O. , IIarwood for trustees ind the anti-license pirty has endorsed this ticket. . IIK 3IV.1T 1 > AY TIIKTI. . Cnrlyln Hum * Sentenced to tin ICIeetrootitvil for the Mimlcrof 11 In U'ttV. Nnw YOIIK , March 20. There was a Iramatlc . eene In tlio court of general ses sions this morning , when Carlyle W. Harris , the young medical eluiiont , was called totho bar to receive sentence of death for poisoning his secretly wedded wife , Helen May Potts. Public sympathy has boon aroused to an unusual legreu in behalf of the young man , and it went to the , extent of holding mass meet ing in his behalf in Madison Square garden , liut all without avail to stay tlio action of tlio law. An immense throng of people was ivround the building In which Recorder Smyth sat this morning. Admission was for- Hidden to all except those bearing cards from the district attorney , but in spite of tills the court room was crowded before the time for sentence to bo passed. Harris was finally brought in , looking worn and lutggard , showing unmistakable signs of tno terrible ordeal through which ho has been passing. When court opened the recorder called the prisoner to the bar , and he responded , walk ing unsteadily , with evidences of ex treme weakness. Asked if he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed unon him , he leaned heavily for support - port on the rail and began in u voice inaud ible except to those immediately at his elbow. After one or two unintentional interruptions by people coming in , the still ness of death came over the court room , but the words of the doomed man were still in- audiblc , except once in u while , when ho reached some point in ttio ease which moved him strongly , when ho would utter a sen tence or two with startling strength and distinctness and then glvo way to evident weakness and talk in an undertone. At the close the recorder sentenced him to be electrocuted In the week beginning May 8. There were wet eyes In the court room at times during Hams' speech and nameless sounds of throngs deeply moved. Among the most dramatic points in the speech were where ho denounced Dllworth Cho.ite , the newspaper man , as a sneak , perjurer , outcast and the district attorney's tool ; where ho denounced Assistant District At torney AVellman as a liar , and where , with tears streaming from his eyes and sobs con vulsing his frame , ho turned to thank Ills counsel. Lawyer Howe , siying he w.is a poor man and could never rejKiy his devotion. Ho ended by handing him an envelope which , ho said , contained his dearest possession Helen's last gift to him. Harris spoke for an , hour and forty minutes. Ho made nosign as the recorder hurriedly pronounced the date for the execu tion. At the close of the jiccne ho was taken back to the Tombs. The envelope which helhanded his lawyer contained a pair of cuff buttons. A great throng ran after Harris as ho walked "from tlio general sessions to the Tombs. A remarkable feature- was the ap plause that was given ! him. When ho reached the Tombs thcr9 was a big crowd awaiting him. "Three cheers and a tiger for Harris , " cried some one. They were given and Harris , still .handcuffed , walked inside with a smile on Tils face. Later ho said : "Wollt's all over now , but I am ready-to die , although I declare solemnly that I am ah i nrxv.-nt man. I feel like a man who has done a goo l day's work and is tired. I am nut-prised at the wny I held out , for this morning I was very sick. I am very hapjiy nefw , for I bavo proved my case. " ' Mr. Howe said that in accordance with the special request of Harris no mass meeting would bo held in his behalf. His lawyers believe that the demonstration today indi cates a general public scittiment in favor of giving Harris another chance , and are con- lident that the appeal to the governor will bo .successful in averting the execution of the sentence of death. JHb.ll'J'OlX'J'UH TIIK AU1HEXCE. AVInslnw Divorce Cuic Troves singularly I'rou from Tilth. YANKTON , S. D. , March 20. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ) The Winslow divorce case will consume another day in spite of every effort to bring it to a speedy close. Every Inch of ground' being stubbornly fought by both sides , and every iota of evi dence tending to strengthen the case for either party is being ( introduced. The case thus far has been singularly frco from Jllth and sensational developments and will go to the jury purely on its merits. The sensation today was caused by the 2-year-old son , Herbert , who recognized his father and climbed to his knee in the court room. The boy is permitted to play about the court room , and has a toy kitten for a companion , while the 'case proceeds. That kitten ho carried from his father to his mother and back again fifteen times , and when ho finally ascended to his father's em brace the audience showed its approbation by suppressed laughter. Airs. Winslow fin ished her testimony this afternoon and the arguments will bo made tomorrow. It is popularly believed that the Jury will fail to agree. s.niii > roit ii.ur.tir. Commissioner liloiint Leaves San TranvUco on the. Itcvenue-Ciittcr Itnsh. S\N FiiANCitco , Gil. , ' March 20. Ex-Con gressman Blomit , commissioner to Hawaii , arrived hero this morning , and shortly after 12 o'clock sailed for Honolulu on the United States revenue cutter Uush. It is expected ho will make the trip in about eight days. Movement * ofOcuan NteimiM : March " 0. At Glasgow Arrived Peruvian , from Boston. At Now York Arrived America , from Bremen ; Circassian , from Glasgow ; Chicago cage , from Antwerp , . At Philadelphia Arrived Indiana , from Liverpool. At Antwerp Arrived Wacsland , from Now York. ( At Boston Arrivod-rCntalonin , from Liv erpool. Hio DE JANEIRO , March 20. The United States and Brazil Mail [ Steamship company's steamer Seguranca suited from Para for Now York March 18. At London Sighted Stockholm City , from Boston. -j Arrived Boston City , from Boston ; Mis souri , from Philadelphia. ' Why lie rilhHipeareil. | SANTA FE , N. M. , Mtitvh 20. Frank Les- net , receiver at the 'ifaswull ' , N. M. , United States land office , < | itpoared six weeks since , and has been , .mourned as dead , his wife having offered $2,003 reward for the re covery of his body. Today's advices from his old homo at Lincoln BIV : ho is short to the government somuwh'evo between $ 'J,000 anil ? 20.iOO ( , and on Tuesday his bondsmen llled attachments on his Lincoln county propertj to protect them from oonlingi-nt loss. It is believed this allejmi shortage accounts foi Lesuot's disappearance. Death Itull. OCEAN SrniNos , Mo. , March 20. John M Tracey , the celebrated animal painter , diet at this place this morning , after a prolongei Illness from nervous prostration. Mr. Tracc.v was the most notable animal painter of America. New York lUcliun e OiiuUtloni. NEW YOIIK , March 20. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE.J Kwhango was quoted ns fol lows today : Chicago , -to cents premium Boston , 10 cents to 17 urn's picmluni ; St Louis , UO cents premium. KlL-ln Mutter .Market. KIXIINHI. . , March 20. Butter , active ; sales , 7 , 1) ) Ibs. FOUR TERRIBLY MANGLED "atnl Result of a Bailer Explosion in Jefferson County , Iowa , ENGINEER NEGLECTED HIS DUTY ntoiTerfMica of it Workman I'niU DUn- tromly lowi ; Mill .Men Determined to Secure Hotter I'.iy lor Their l/ilior. LocKiuiKin , Ia. . March 20. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bui : . ] Ono of the most terrible iccidcnts that over happanol in Jefferson ounty is reported to have occurred at a saw nil ! on Skunk river three miles north of icro on Saturday afternoon , whereby four nen lost their lives and several were injured oriously. The onjinoar Irid hjjomo negli gent and allowed one of the bailers to run out of water. workman noticing the danger and think- ng to avert the calamity sealed his own loom and those of his fellow-workmen by njecting a lot of cold water into the boiler , ausing it to explode with a fearful report , caring tlio building all to pieces and blow- ng him to atoms. The dead are : .1OIIN ADAMS , saw tender. KNTilNKKU ( JATKS. ASSISTANT IIAMIUSIRK. A HOY NAMii : ) nsilKliMAN. Among the injured are : MICIIAUI. Hovr.itN , owner of the mill. Tiir.onoitE LiuYii.u ! > r. . Both are probably fatally hurt. The scene jf the accident is in a b.ickwoods country , ml hundreds of people gathered to view the lisaster. The remains of the dead mon vero all horribly mangled , and In some cases only rccogni/.ed by their clothes. \viiu.i : iniNTi.Nc. -on of a rronilnent lo\vu I'olltleliin Loses IIU Life. DuNi.Ar , Ia. , March 20. [ Special Telegram o THE BIE. : ] While out hunting today Arch. Taylor , a lad about 15 years old , 'ell into Hor.-ie.slioo lake Just south of town ind was drowned. His father is a prominent leinocratie politician of this county , who is n the eastern part of the state. Mill Men Organl/lng. DAVENPOHT , Ia. , March 20. [ Spacial Tele gram to THE BEE. ] Employes of the saw nills here have organized a union which ihoy propose to make national in scope , thcro Doing now no organization of such employes. A constitution has been drafted which will bo adouted , and agents are at won : among the employes in other cities along the Mis sissippi working up local unions. It is pro posed to cxtend'tho organization to all the mills of the country. The men are working eleven hours a day. They will ask for ten lioijrs at present , pay. Mill owners have met them in this matter Doforo and have always succeeded in buying them off from any hostile moves. The men say they will not bo bought and will accept no compromise this time1. Fifte-en hundred mill men at this point will be affected. Intending nil loivu l.llle. OEDAH KArins- . , March 20. [ Special Telegram to Tin ! BEE. ] The probability of an extension of the Burlington , Cedar Kap- ids & Northern westward was much talked of during the winter. The matter now seems to be taking a dnlinite form. Today J. C. Poasloy , treasurer of the Chicago , Burling ton & Quincy , and W. G. Purdy , treasurer of tho.Hock Island , are in the city consulting witii the otllcials of the Burlington , Cedar Hapids & Northern relative to that enter prise. There seems to bo no doubt that the work will begin as soon as the frost is out of the ground. rre.re.rH the ( Irani of ( .oil. FT. DODCIE , Ia. , March 20. [ Special Tele gram ta THE HER. ] Dr. Alexander Cooper , the English temperance orator , opened a serie's of meptings at the opera house hero tonight. Over r 00 signed the pledge at the Iirst meeting. Dr. Cooper doe's not preach third pnrtv prohibition doctrine , but argues that tlio truth and the grace of God alone will work true temperance reform. ( inllty of Adultery. MISSOUIII 7'AUEY , Ia. , March 20. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. ] In the district court today the jury found the defendants guilty in the e'use of the state against Mrs. K. Coulthard and A. Uussell. charged with adultery. The defendants will move for a new trial on the ground of Irregularity in empaneling of the grand Jury. Sentence will bo pronounced Wednesday. Ottiunwii C'lty Fiither * l-'lchtlnjr. Orrr.MWA , la. , March 20. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] The new city council was inaugurated tonight. The city is of the Iirst class. A big light is on in the pres ent council to repeal the disorderly house ordinance by the old council to make trouble in the new council , which is a tlo. Great Northern Clr.inge. * . DcsMoiNES , Ia. , March 20. Bcrlingett , formerly superintendent of the St. Joe divis ion of the Chicago & Great Western , has been appointed general superintendent with headquarters at Oelweln , la. The shops of this road will bo moved to Oelweln. roll Fllty reel to Dentil. Siot-x CITY , la. , March 20. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ) John Lungrcn , a carpen ter , fell fifty feet from the iron work of the union depot train sheds now being erected and was instantly killed early this morning. co.\ri.ici' or.ivi'iioitm : .MlnncHotii Courts mid thu LegUI-itnru Hav ing l.lttlu Tight. ST. PAUL , Minn. . March 20. The coal com bine fight grows warmer. This morning Judge Kgan of the circuit court ordered the detention of the sergo.int-at-arms ot the house and had Kepresentalivo Walsh before him and demanded the possesblpn of the let ter book of the coal combine. Walsh re fused to acknowledge the authority of the court so far as giving up tlio book was con cerned , nor would he > tell where the boon could DO found. Jn the meantime the senate is considering the house joint resolution instructing the in vestigating committee to retain the letter Ixxik. Senator Donnelly made another scorching speech , denouncing not only the coal combine , but fiercely excoriating Judge ligiin , whoso personal character , as well as his olilcial acts , wore eondoimu'd. The reso lution was dually adopted by a vote of ! H to it. it.Then Then followed a warmer debate In the house , and threats of the Impeachment of Judge ISiran for detaining ofllcors and mem bers of the legislature wcro freely expressed. Fuinlly a call of the house was ordered , and Assistant Sort jant-at-Arms Wells was in structed to bi-imr into the house the body of Representative Walsh , illegally detained by the court. Several speakers advocated the passing of a resolution Instructing tlio governor to call out the militia to enforce the orders of the legislature. When the assistant sergoant-ut-arms ap- po.ircd in the court Judge Kgan was about to announce his decision on Representative Walsh's refusal to glvo up the letter booic. The appearance of Wells and his demand for the custody of Walsh so disconcerted the Judge that Wells and WaUh walked out without any attempt to detain them , as did ' who has been Scrgeaiit-at-Arms Smout , under arrest since Friday. Alter their de parture Judge ICgun said that Walsh was not ut any time under arrest , but declined to siy what the next step would bo. His roiwrted that the matter will be taken at once to the supreme court. This afternoon Judge Kgan dismissed the whole proceeding and peace reins once moro , although the temper of the leglslatin-o is still very much ruftled. The Judge read n decision on the cose of Heprcsentative Walsh , admitting thu power of the legislative committee to retain pos session of the letter book and stilting that Mr. Walsh Ind appeared voluntarily and had at no time been under nrrcst. He further stated that everything Irid been done legally ; tint too much hc.it had been engendered , with which the court h.id noth ing to do ; and ho held that thoshi'rltY should ho held responsible fur any attempts to take the book from the capitol and In conclusion said : "Tho court respects the legislative dop.irtment of the gocrnincnt and the legis lative dep-irtmcnt of the government is , expected - pected to reciptwvito the orderly prnjeollng in courts of law. Nu error has been com mitted , no tr.ius'-'ivsslon of any rule or stat ute has occurred , and without saying further the court directs a discharge of the order to show cause. " Mr. O'Brien then moved the court to Issue an order to show eauso why B.isll SliiJilt , house st rgoant-at-arms , and J. W. Wells , as sistant sergeant-at-arms. should not bo pun ished for contempt of court. or TIII : cnr.nonr.i : .sr Secretary Smith Ma Id UK Preparations for Thai Kvent. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Ahtvh SO. Secretary Hokc Smith is making prop.ir.itiom to cirry into effect the act , ratifying the ngrcamunt with the Indians ceding to the govor.inunt the Cherokee Strip in In li.in territory. In a letter to principal Chief Harries , the1 secre tary advises him as to what stops are neces sary to be taken on the part of the Indians , and suggests that ho call the national coun cil together to take such action as to allot ments and other details as they may see lit. In a letter to Governor So.i.y of Oklahoma the secretary asks for information and sug gestions as to the establishment of the num ber of counties and other m-ittors connected with the proposed opening of the strip to public settlement. The commissioner oMndian affairs has been directed to prepare rules and regula tions to govern in making the seventy allot ments provided for in the agreement , for which there are already em file more than 100 applications. In view of this compli cation Chief Harries lias been requested to indicate what the views of the council are in regard to it. Tlio assistant attorney general has ro- ccive'd instructions as to tlio payment to the Shiiwnecs and Delaware's of their respective shares of the proceeds of the sales to the government and all other needful prepara tions are being made to hasten the opening of the- strip to settlement. James 11. Cisney , United States Indian inspector specter , now at Arkansas City , Kan. , in n re port just rowivod at the Interior depart ment , expresses the opinion that tlioro will bo no unlawful invasion of the Cherokee Strip. This opinion , ho sajs , is shared by Colonel Monde , who is in command of all the troops on the outlet , and Captain Forcbush and Captain Bishop , who are in command at Chilocco and Caldwell respectively. ICxjtorts nnd ImportK. WASHINGTON. D. C. , March 'JO. The state ment of the bureau of statistics on exports and imports , just issued , shows a balance of trade against the United States for the year of * ! KO,000OOOagainst a balance of § 171,000,1)00 ) in favor of the United States for the previous year. The export of gold for February , ISM , was valued at $ MLM5lCOr ; silver , Jlo'JS-l ! ) ; n total of Sirno. ; lly Imports gold , li.C > 7,59 : ; silver , $1,112.97" . total , &VI70.510. Excess of exports of com and bullion over imports for the jnouth , $ iMKsU.375 : ; for the twelve months ended February L'8 , 5,784,00 . For the similar period last year , the ex cess of exports over imports was only $4i- ! 000,000. FlltK l Three People Lose Their l.lvcrt In Kon- oshn , AVIs , Illn/.e. .KENOSIIA , Wis. , March 20. A terrible accident occurred hero this afternoon about G o'clock. The- alarm for lire was given and flames were seen issuing from the house of Chris Arcutzscn on Wisconsin street. The neighbors ran In and had begun moving things , when a loud explo sion was heard in the rear part of the house. When the lire department arrived the llamcs had been sunducd. A search was made and three bodies were found under the mass of ruins. The bodies were those of Arentzson , his father and a boy who lived with the family. The bodies were almost burned to cinders and some of the limbs were torn away. Arentzsen was a maker of fireworks and prepared his ware in his own house' A largo quantity of gunpowder was stored in the place and this caused thu acci dent. OITUMWA , Ia. , March 20. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEC. ] Tlio Depot hotel , the Hock Island freight and passenger depots , telegraph ofllce , express olllco and baggage rooms at Eldon have been burned. It took hard work to save the town. ST. Louis , Mo. , March 20. A special from Athens , Ala. , says the town was totally de stroyed by lire this morning and several lives were lost. CAMI-AION , 111. , March 20. The High school building burned this morning before tlio ses sion opened , together with its contents , in cluding a largo lot of school work for the World's fair. Loss , fiJO.OOO. PiTTsnuim , Pa. , March 20. The largo glass plant of the United Slates Glass company at Tarantum , 1'a. , was totally destroyed by lire yesterday , entailing a loss of $150,000. The oricin ol the lire is not known. About MX ) employes are thrown out of employment. CiiAMl'AW.v. III. , March 20. The West Side High school burned this morning. The tire began before the opening of school. Loss iti'J.OOU. ' lie U on HlHViy : to lliltlinur : < i to Hi-e Mgr. tvitolll. ST. Loi'HjMo , March 20. A local paper will say in the morning : Information has leaked out through Bishop Bonacum's friends hero that last Wednesday the Lincoln prelate passed through the city on It i way to Balti more to see Mgr. Satolli. It is also said that the bishop went on a summons from the papal delegate to an audience In reference to the trouble In the Lincoln dioccso. No word has been received of the result of Bishop Bona cum's visit , and ho is now understood to bo on his way homo. rnhllshers Organize , CuiCAdo , 111. , March 20. At a meeting of publishers of weekly household and society papers throughout the western states today an association was formed for the purpose of the betterment of their standing as an ad vertising medium , it being claimed by thu publishers that they have in the past suf fered from having been rated below their real merit by advertisers. The now association will b" known as the "Western Association of High Class Wi.'ok- llcs. " L. Wcssfll. Jr. , of the Capital City Courier , Lincoln , Neb .was chosen president , Clement Chase of the Kxcelsior , Omaha , treasurer , and II.1J. . Sherman of Cedar Kaplds , la. , secretary. ( ieneriil IliirrUim Ollereil u I'nxltlnn. iNiJUNAroi.n , Ind. , March 2'J ' Kx-Presi- dent Harrison Is to bo tendered the presi dency of the Indiana State unlverMty at Bleiomington bv the trustees of that institu tion. 'I ho management of the Institution will ba placed In the hr.nds of ono of the pro fessors , nnd should General Harrison accept ho would have to give the university only a limited amount of his personal attention. liuil I'Uhuriiinn In'rongli I.licit. ALTON , III. , March 20. John Barnot nnd John Fen-el , dshcrmcn , abused the family of Jacob Trcmmel and tried to ilrivoTrerr.- incl away when ho returned , Trommel cut Barnot across the abdomen and shot Fcrrcl's hand off , BOUND TO IMPEACH Republicans Members Will Aid in Purifying the State Government. RESULF OF A CAUCUS HELD LAST NIGHT Independents Determined to Follow Up the Irwiu Resolution. ONLY FOUR VOTE TO DROP THE MATTER Sheridan , Elder , Linrjonfolter and MoVoy Do Not Want to Push It. RAILROAD MANAGERS ARE DESPERATE Doing All They Cnn to lleiul Oh" the Mnxl. mum Unto Hill In tint Senate liulKO Walton AereptHthu Appointment. LINCOLN , Nob. , March 20. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Br.n.J This has been a night of more political intensity than the capi tal city has known for many n day. 1 ho reaction that was bound to eomo after the wild nnd unnatural outburst of last week made itself apparent today and the cause of deep feel ing which is so manifest was the revulsion of sentiment that had set for i time so strongly in the direction of the boodle gang. It was set fluttering oven , more vigorously by the announcement of the ; > arty caucuses that were called for this evening Just as tlio house was about to adjourn , and immediately ifter supper Mio rotun la of the Lincoln was tilled with a curious throng anxious to know what the result of the republican conference would be , as It was known in advance , even without any public announcement , that the [ irincipal topic to be discussed was Unit of impeachment. Only One Snlije.-t. It was supposed that the independents were going to do\vto the greater part of their time to the subject of Dial adjourn ment , but it subsequently transpired that the matter of impeaching the state ofllcials absorbed their whole attention. ll day the tide has been turning nnd at nightfall the sentiment against the derelict ollieials was din prisingly strong , in view of tlio demonstrations made forty-eight hours ago , and it was steadily and sure y growing. Men who had kept quiet before were outspoken in favor of placing cleaner and better men in the ofilees now Illicit by the collusionists. I'rnetlelly .Henled Their Uoom. Tlio republican iijcmbe.rs . of the house entered the caucus room at 8 o'clock , but the lights went out and candles were substituted. A recess was soon"'takcn to await the arrival of the republican sen ators , who were holding a preliminary caucus at tlio ofllce of Senator Moore. From 830 : ! until half an hour after midnight - night the conference doors were closed , except - copt as they swung open to lot out a member who desired to convoy information , to soma friend on the outside. For four hours the question was discussed , and the evidence adduced by the Investiga tion was carefully talked over. Messrs. KecKloy and Davies ofthe committee were practically placed on the witness stand anil * interrogated at length ns to what the sltua- jj tion actually was. The onicials were admitted and they - _ . pleaded their cause witli all the energy born % 1 of desperation. Secretary of State Allen promised that if allowed to go unlmpeacheJ ho would jnako good to the state whatever losses might' have been sustained through his negligence. In n Dlllcrent I'r.imo or.Mlnil. There was an altogether different state of affairs than that which was encountered when the impeachment resolution was flrst introduced and the ofllclals were in an alto gether different frame of mind. They Ingged to bo lot alone and were willing to makoanypromiscsilr.it the legislature or the party might sec lit to exact. Sentiment was divided , and when the ad journment Dually oamo it was without a vote having been taken and the members hadn't expressed how they Intended to vote on the resolution. The situation as It unimra tonight is that the otllcials will bo impeached , cither by the aid of republican votes or without thorn. Several o' the rcpuollcans have expresso.l their determina tion to vote for impeachment , and assist some other party in forcing the introduction of a newvcra , oven if they are utublo to in duce their own party to take action to re deem itself from the very unenviable si tun- tion in which It linds itself because of thu work of Just such members as are now in diseraco for conduct while in public ofllco during the past year. Independents In Knrnetl. Between forty and fifty of the In dependent members of the legisla ture held a caucus at the state house this evening nnd the meeting did not break up until 11 o'clock. The prln < Ipal , and In , luct almost the only , subject under consider ation was the mutter of the Impeach ment of the derelict members of the State Board uf Public Lands and Build ings in accordance with the resolutions Introduced In tlio house last week by Hcpro- senlatlvo Irwin. The whole matter wna thoroughly gene over and speeches were made by nearly ono-half of the member : * present. As a result It was agreed , with but four dissenting vutes , t , follow up the resolutions , and the independents will vote In the house tomorrow to proceed with the impeachment of the officials already BO severely censured by the investigating com mittee. The four dissenters were Sheridan , l Elder , Llngenfelter and McVoy. Only Member * Were 1'reirnt. No ono but members of the legislature | were present , and all wcro of the independ ent faith with the exception of three or four democratic members. Senator IJarncr presided and Kcprcscnlutlvo Bcal acted aa secretary. The independent senators Vftff