HE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWENTY-SECON D YEA } { . OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , MARCH 80 , 1803. NUMHKR 282.
SUPPLIES COME HIGH
'Vfticn the State Buys Lumber at a Drug
Store It Uosts Plenty.
RESULT OF A LITTLE DEAL IN SUNDRIES
How Shilling Bros. Made an Opsn Contract
*
Pay Them a Profit.
GOT ONE HORSE ON SECRETARY ALLEN
It Was Pound Hitched to a Post in Front of
His Home.
QUEER THINGS FOUND BY A COMMITTEE
Kuitil Fountain Tlmt Yielded i\erttliliiKln :
thu I.Inn of Utilise I'ciriilHhliiKt Suil-
dm Klir In thu I'rlro ofMapIn
Artleloi lit Lincoln.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 2' ) . [ Special Tele
pram to Tin : Dr.E. ] The committee that has
been appointed to check up the work of the
house committee on accounts and expend
itures will Hud that that committee was
called UIHJII to pass upon one ot the most
outrageous steals that was ever sought to bo
rullroadeil through a legislative body. It Is
not hecauso'of Its immensity , as the total is
but $ : i.Ml , but It Is such a barefaced
, fraud and Imposition , and the cirenm-
jitanccs are such as call for a rigid
investigation. It Is the supply bill for the
legislature , and the purchase was made by
the Hecrotary of state. H would bo of in
terest at any time , but more than usual im
portance attnches.to it at the present time
because of other matters In that connection
that are now engrossing the attention of the
people of the state.
It may bo stated that It Is always neces
sary for arrangements to bo made for the
legislative session previous to the assem
blage of the lawmakers , and there are a
great many articles to bo purchased for the
comfort and convenience of the legislators.
It is with that purchase that this story haste
to do.
SlilllliiK liniK' . Simp.
The purchase was made by the secretary
of state , and although Hie amount ran up into
the thousands no bids were asked and no
firm but Shilling Hros. was allowed to have
n whack at the plunder. That firm does a
retail drug business , and acts as manufac
turers' agents. This did not prevent It
from furnishing anything that was needed ,
whether It was a quart of alcohol , a half
dozen jards of llannel , or a load of lumber.
There was nothing that could bo ealled for
that didn't go to their prescription case.
They repaired the clocks in the legislative
halls , furnished the watercoolcrs , sold tacks ,
nails and kindred articles. In fact seemed to
handle anything and everything that could
bo found In any well regulated department
store.
It must not bo thought that they were In
business noliily for the honor of the thing , as
may bo seen from a perusal of some
Items taken from the bill rendered the state.
The bill was compared this evening with
the prices furnished at a ilo en stores In this
city and It was found that the prices
charged the state by Shilling Bros ,
were all the way from 2. > to HGO per cent
morothan the articles could hayo been se
cured for at any of the places visited , oven
ill smaller quantlos than were purchased by
the secretary of state.
Samples of Their Trices.
For instance , a two-gallon jug of alcohol
was charged at $0.55 , while any d ruggist In the
city would have been glad to have furnished
Hat * 5.10. .A couple of eight-inch kalso-
inino brushes were taxed up at fS.'J. ) , al
though no dealer pretends to ask
over $ J.50 ! apleco for them. Seven gallons of
lloorlnowcro charged at $21.50 , but not a
paint house In the city would ask more than
$15.75 for the samoquantltyof that material.
A piece of glass was charged at $ .1.00 , but
figures obtained at three places showed that
the regular retail price w.is but $ t.7 < * > .
Kloven hundred feet of weather stripping
was charged three times at $ 18 , each time ,
tmt the regular price is but $1. Four and
a'naif dozen of Yale corrugated keys were
likewise drawn through Shilling Bros. ' soda
fountain , and charged to the state at $7.87 ,
but any hardware dealer in Lincoln would
let you have them any day in the week for
$ . i.Gi. : Three lights of polished plato glass
were abstracted from the prescription case
of this enterprising firm and the stale was
assessed $ IH for them , but the glass linn of
which the three transparent sheets were
purchased on the s.imo day received only $18
n pleco for them , as that was the regular
marked price.
Sundries Come lllRli.
Fifteen Kussia bristle floor brushes four
teen Inches wide were made to cost the state
$08 , Just because they were pulled out of thut
s.imo proscription case , but two paint houses
here would have been content with a good
prolit U they could h.vvo received ) for
tlinni Two-thirds of a do/en eight-inch
Pullman brushes can be purchased anywhere
for $12. but It cost $111 to get thain with the
Shilling brand blown in the back , Two
do.-.cn twent.\-four-Inch feather dusters were
taxed up at fyu , but any ono but a state
ofl'.elul ' could get them for $30 , and there
would bo no haggling over the price. Twenty
KI-OSS of Fabi-r p.-nclls of a certain urnml will
cost under the present law of supply and de
mand Just { ( ) ; ) , but there was apparently a
fchort Prop last Ioeembr , as the state will
have to put up IIH before all standing in-
dabtedncss Issquared up. Six grossof Dixon's
IKMicils will yield as much profit as the
trade will st.in.l at fV ) , but umlcr the biihi-
ii"ss nnihods that has IKVU In vo uo in
st.ite olll'-es , the dear people collectively will
cough up $51 for them. Ono and a third
jrross ot nU-kel plated pocket folding scissors
can bo sec'irel of Shilling Bros , throuch
the secretary of state for SIM , but tlirough
tiny other agent the cost would bo but .JUJ.
i\lirrvtcil : III Tor itnc.
A similar dliTorenco is r.oto.1 In the cost cf
the dnuble-bladod pocket ink erasers , while
ml and blue pencils- show a heavy run on
the UeoenUicr market , an'ectliijj It to the extent -
tent of ! ' ' per cent. Shoa brushes an 1
blacking wore evidently more plentiful , .is
the difference amounts to onl.2J . per com.
Yale desk locks jumped an even 'D per cent
ii soon as the order from the state was re
ceived , while the willow waste and detk
basket market was aiTected to th c c
tent of 40 nu I CO per cent roispeet-
ively. Porcelain wash basins aUo
> \cnt up , as ja.20 basins were at
onh marked $7. I-argo thumb tacks went
cntns boon as It was known that the stale
wanted sumo of them , and not a nuint turned
ns th-y went up the ladder to the height of
SU ) per rent .Stoci claw luiinmors doubled
, yrico on the instant , while window clean.
crs Jumped 28 percent without a moment's
warning. China cuspidors , oil stones , sash
curtains , steel scrapers , brooms , mopsticks ,
tin palls , chair bottoms , castors , linen towels ,
drinking glasses , finishing li rails , upholster
ers' tacks and webbing , nickel-plated stop
cocks , earnct sweepers , flooring lumber ,
doors , window weights , pulleys , curtain fix
tures , hemp twine and an endless amount of
other stuff was hauled out of that prescrip
tion case , and the very moment It was done
away the price went soaring like nn inflated
balloon when the ropes are cast loose.
Hume on Allrn.
Notwithstanding the fact that several
other dealers were promised a part of the
order , they didn't get it. One of them was
asked this afternoon why he hadn't come infer
for his share , but he said he couldn't imagine
unless it was because he didn't have any
horses to sparer He was asked what he
m ant and in explanation said that ono day
not so very long ago , Shilling led n horse
up to Allen's house and tied It to the hitchIng -
Ing post. Allen put the horse in his barn
and it has been there over since.
( irlpofu ( irocrry I'irm.
The story of the furnishing of supplies for
the insane asylum is also beginning to leak
out and has caused a renewal of the inquiries
as to why such a strenuous effort was made
to throw the contract every quarter to Raymond
mend Bros. On the bidding it fell to
Grocer Uoman a year ago , but he was
Juggled out of it and the last quarter of last
year it fell to him again , but notwithstand
ing that fact the contract was stowed away
in the- pocket of the secretary of state and
Kaymnnd Bros , continued to furnish the
supplies for twenty days thereafter. The
method of bidding has been disclosed by an
ex-state employe , who sajs that In bidding
for drugs the list was 'nado up of the things
that wouldn't bo needed and the would-be
contractor who stood in would bf given Hie
tip and his bid would be about half of the
wholesale price. Honest bidders might bid
as close as they chose , but they were , of
course , left out in the cold , and tiie success
ful party would reap his harvest from thu
articles on which no bid was submitted.
Where the rake-off was and how much It
was can only be told by the interested par
ties.
ties.The
The senate bill for supplies is just as much
of a steal as Is the house bill above referred
to , belugas irregular and extortionate In
every way.
U'liU'liliiK for Ilic Crport.
All interest tonight centers In the report
of the advisory committee on the Impeach
ment matter that Is to be submitted to the
house in the morning. It is the prevailing
opinion of all parlies that It will be In favor
of Impeachment. HUIIIOIM are conflicting ,
but scarcely any ono profesM. s to believe
that there will be a majority report against
impeachment. It is conceded by all that the
report of Judge Ooano will bo Hie other way
and it has been so from the start. Some
claim that the report will be unanimous in
that respect , while a few express the opinion
that Judge Pound will declare against it.
Mr. Green has been regarded as a very un
certain ( | uantltv , and has been clashed on
both sides , but general report has it tonight
that he will stand with Judge Doanu for im
peachment.
( M'tUn H Trlllo llnrnsy.
There was a confercnceof the state ofliccrs
in the rooms of the attorney general just be
fore supper , and the opinion there expressed
by friends who dropped in to discuss the sit
uation , was that the report would be un
favorable. None of them have been seen
around the hotels this evening
and this is taken as a straw.
indicating that they have re
ceived a tip foreshadowing the trouble and
have kept out of sight fur that reason. It is
intimated in certain iiuarters that the re
port of the lawyers will be submitted to the
house by Chairman Barry of the impeach
ment committee embodied in the report of
the committee and containing a recom
mendation as to the further course to bo pur
sued.
\VaiitH u Ciiiilrroiicu Ciiliiiultti-i ) .
Independent members of the house are to
night discussing the action of Lieutenant
Governor Majors in waiting on Speaker
Oaftln and requesting the latter to appoint
a "conservative" committee to act as a con
ference committee with a like ono of his
choosing with reference to the general ap
propriation bill. It is not believed that the
speaker has weakened at all from the posi
tion taken so decidedly by the house when
the bill was passed , and there will
bo any amount of music before the
house concurs In the bill with the increase
of nearly JTiOO.OOO that was added 10 it by
the senate. Some of the members declare
that they will put it right back where it
was before and insist that the senate take
that or nothing. It is not at all improbable
that unless the senate agrees to this the
final adjournment will como without any
agreement , in which case an extra session
will bo the result. This is favored by many
members , who reali/o that there is a great
deal of work yet to bo done , and that this is
the most effective and satisfactory manner
in which to dispose of it.
-Miijiirslu lllH MiipplrKt Kofi * .
The scene in the senate this evening just
before the time of adjournment was a dis
grace to the state. Parliamentary law was
thrown to the winds and the lieutenant gov
ernor made n sublime spectacle of himself.
On a motion to adjourn , under the previous
question no entertained motion after motion
to excuse senators from voting. Before ono
roll call was concluded bo would entertain
another , and order a roll call , until a dozen
half-completed roll calls were piled on the
desk of the secretary. After allowing it to
run until the whole senatorial sUein was
wound up in a tangle , ho took the other tack
and the favco was reversed and the senate
plodded back through the mazy labyrinth of
excuses and roll calls. Under such a rullns , '
it would bo possible at any time for a few
senators to turn the body from the matter
under consideration and clog the work of the
senate until the crack of doom. It was
claimed by some that the whole procedure
was simply to test the elllcicncy of the plan.
and that It would bo employed to defeat the
railroad bill.
( 'omipllnnlstsVorkliiKinitlii ! floor.
One of the features was to see tile notor
ious Seely , the lieutenant governor's facto
tum , slipping around among the senators and
advising them how to proceed to carry out
the plan. While J. H. Ager , another of the
railroad swipes , divided his time between
Senators North and Moore. Seeli sent pages
to carry messages over the floor during"
part of the time , while he stood hcsidn his
chief and directed the fight from that point
otintage. . The independents and the quar
tet of republican and di'imicruinsupporters
of the railroad bill showed a determination
to stay as Ijng as mlirht be necessary to gain
their point , ami were Iln.ill.v able , notwith
standing the outrageous rulei of the chair ,
to force the railroad contingent to capitu
late and agree specifically with reference to
the position in which the important bill of
session would be left
I'nr Omulm * ! * ( io
A ixirtion of the Douglas delegation waited
on the governor yesterday afternoon and
recommended the appointment of V. O.
Strlckler , ( i.V. . ( Jovell and A. S. Churchill
as members of the Omaha Fire and Police
commission. The former was recommended
as au Independent in cas > o the governor con
cludes to appoint a member of that party.
while the other two were named as repub
licans , \\Jtii the request that one of them bo
named.
KUIII > 'IH - > Vlirat Crop ,
I XSAS , C'irv , Mo , . MJuvh ' "J.A dispatch
from Hoxie , Kan. , says that the report of
the failure "of the wheat crop in northwest
Kansas , tis Issued bv Mohler and Snow , Is
iwsltlvcly false. Tin- wheat , the dispatch
says , in Sheriuan county wjks well and is
srowmg finely. Information from nil parts
nf the county says that the small grain loolcs
as veil no it did at this tlm- last year , when
the > ltfld was twenty-live bushals to the
aero.
_ _
ilnnuriili Cinns III * Liberty.
Cuiriuo , 111. , March i'J 1'lilnoas Hanucah ,
th' ' > Persian Jew , who claltm to be afllanccd
to Miss D.\vis of Omaha ami who was
arreste.t on the charge of fraudulently col
lecting funds for his people in Persia , was
released today. The charges have not been
proveu.
OHIO REPUBLICANS FEAST
Tariff Banquet at Canton a Most Decided
Political Success.
' ' ORATORY
GOVERNOR M'KINLEY'S PLEASING
lie ltmpond to the Tn.mt "Tlio ItepMhllcilll
l'rc ldents" Seimtor Sherman U'rltes
an Interesting Letter on I'limni'lnl
Onestlons-A llrllllunt Atr.ilr.
C\NTON , O. , March 29. The republican
tarift banquet here today was a political sue
cess. Four hundred guests were present
from various cities in Ohio. The hanquiit
was spread In thu tabernacle , a mammoth
structure which was dedicated to political
purposes In ISfvl with a speech by James G.
Hlalno. The Interior of the building was
handsomely decorated with ( lowers , Hags
and portraits of prominent republicanswhile
the walls were covered with banners in
scribed with all the famous protective
maxims. The tables , live In number , each
accommodated eighty guests. Governor Ale-
Kinley occupied the post of honor at the first
table ; I Ion. .1.11. Fa wee tt was the toastmaster
and at the conclusion of the feast he read
letters of regret from ex-President Harrison ,
Senator John Sherman , General W. H. Gib
son of Ohio , Hon. J. C. Burrowsof Michigan ,
ex-Governor Forakcr , ex-Speaker R > e.l , Sen
ator Mauderson of Nebraska and Congress
man John Ualzell of Pennsylvania
Seilnlor Sliernmn'H Letter.
With the exception of that of Senator
Sherman , the letters of regret c mtain no
significant utterances. Senator Sherman
took occasion lo discuss tlio financial ques
tion. He s.ild what was needed was an
honest currency , and his experience had
shown him that the notes of the nalional
banks secured by tin equal or greater amount
of United States bonds form the best cur
rency that has yet been devised. "Notes of
the United States. " he says , "carefully lim
ited in amounts , backed by the credit of our
whole people , supported with ample reserves
in coin and with clear authority in case of
necessity to redeem them In coin
by the sale of bonds , 1ms been proved
by our experience since the first day of Janu
ary. 18 ? ! ) . to be a wise and safe currency , the
profits of which inure entirely to the benefit
of the whole people. "
The chief fear , ho declared , is that these
notes will not be safely restricted bylaw ,
and their credit niily bo impaired and
destroyed by the carrying out of wild and
visionary notions regarding the coinage of
silver. The senator expresses the hope ,
however , that the silver coinage delusion
has paased away. In conclusion , he said :
"Tlio real solution of the silver problem is to
put into our silver dollar enough silver at
market value to bo equal to a gold dollar ,
tuirt to maintain all forms of money , whether
coin or not , at an equal and interchange.iblo
value. "
( lovernor McKlnley's Speech.
Governor McKiuley spoke first , res | > ondimr
to the toast : "The Republican Presidents. "
He said :
"Mit.ToAhTMASTr.il AND Gi.STir.Mix : : The
presidents of the United States since the be
ginning of Iho government have been citi
zens of lofty character , chosen because of
some distinguished service either in civil or
military life. While wo are not a military
people in the Euroiean | sense , still the
country has never failed to reward its most
distinguished soldiers and has crowned
them witli Iho highest honors. Not only
did the fathers of Iho country make Wash-
ington-7-who was their most illustrious sol
dier the first president , because of his dis-
guishcd war service , but their descendants
bestowed upon General Grant , the most il
lustrious soldier of the late war , the same
high honor , and both were accorded a tri
umphant re-election. "
Governor McKinley then reviewed the life
and services of the republican presidents ,
paying an eloquent tribute to Abraham Lin
coln , of whom ho said : "No man overbad
u harder task before him. No one will ever
know ; no ono can know tlio perplexities
with whieh ho was beset the petty annoy
ances , the jealousies In army and of the
bickerings In high places and low places , the
dissensions in congress and in thu cabinet ;
and yet , amidst them all he stood unmoved
in his purpose to save the union , and noth
ing could divert him from the accomplish
ment of that sublime purpose which ho had
taken an oath to execute. "
HarrisnitM Ailnilnlstr.itIon.
Speaking of Benjamin Harrison , Alajor
McKinley sail that his administration was
pure , vigorous and patriotic , and his own
contemporaries will give him the true place
in history. His administration taught the
nations of the world that no country can
with safety molest Amcilean seamen or in
sult the American Hag.
In conclusion ho said : "Tho history of the
renubllean presidents is the history of the
party for more than thirty years. The
presidents , however , did not create the
party ; the party created them. They did
not create Iho cause for which Iho repub
lican party had contended. That cause was
created In the consciences of the people of
the north , and it lias been triumphantly sus
tained and vindicated by the repeated ver
dict of tbo American people and deliberate
judgment of mankind. The cause Is Just as
great and good and triumphant as it ever
was in tlio past. The country needs the re
publican party , for its principles and pur
poses ami policies underlie every main In
terest and are allied with its true growth
and advancement. Wo Have now reached in
HID nalional pathway the place where the
ways turn. Since ls.V.1 , until the -Ith of
March this year , the democratic party has
been without power to do anything with
public measures without the sanction of the
republican party. In all these years until
now they have never had at the same time
control of the legislative and the executive
branches of the government. They have
both now. They are in full and undisputed
possession. They have no divided responsi
bility. There is no longer any excuse for
pretenses ; no longer any room for hypocrisy.
If they believe in themselves and their preTensions -
Tensions of thirty years they can now make
them effective. What they will do I don't
know. 1 cannot know ; for they do not know
themselves. There is no cause for dis
couragement on our part. Wo have but to
move on with our old time vigor , yielding
nothing of principle. As Mr. Lincoln said
November 111 , 18.VS : "This fight must go on.
Tlio cause must not surrender at the end of
ono or even 100 defeats. "
Other Toi ; ts.
The next toast was , "Tho Purity of the
Ballot , " to which Hon. D. K. Watson of
Columbus , ex-attorney general of Ohio ,
responded. It was followed by Hon. P. C.
Young of New Lisbon , O. , who spoke to the
toast , "Tho Present Uuty of the Republican
Party. " Hon. J , Squire of Toledo , ox-presl-
dcnt of tlio Ohio league , responded to the
toast , "The Young Men In Club Work , " and
State Senator John P. Green ( colored ) of
Cleveland spoke on "American Citt/enshlp. "
"The Future of the Republican Party" was
the toast assigned .o Hon. S. A. Northway
of JefTetson , O. , and James R. Garfield of
Cleveland responded to "The Young Repub
licans. "
"Tho Tariff" was responded to by Hon'
Malon Chaneo of New York. He s.ijd the
election last November did not signalize tlio
defeat of the protective tarllt ; tt was rather
a c itnpalL'n of deception , waged by the dem
ocrats. The great natural resources of the
United States had not made this country
what it is ; it was the wise , e.-onoml. ' legisla
tion of the republican party -iho protective
syiiiem that party had always maintained ,
which had brought the United States up lo a
condition of prosperity greater thm ! Is enJoyed -
Joyed by any other country In the world.
Ex-sfcretary of tlio Treasury Foster waste
to have been present and talked on "Tho
Power of Unity in Politics , " At tin last
moment his law partner was called aw.ii by
sickness and the cx-se-rctary could not
leave home , Ho writer : "The republicans
of Ohio will rcnomlnato Governor McICinloy
and will stand by the great principles
through which the country lias achieved a
condition of unparnlloUxl m-osperity. And
when the Issues are joined and the verdict
rendered Ohio will remain true to her time-
honored faith. "
The last toast was 'Ohio , " and the
resjionso was mndo by Hon. J. 1C. Richards ,
attorney general of the state. There were
ono or two short addresses on the subjects
chosen by the speakers.
/OHM .41fHllJlKIUV.l.\'S.
.1 . _
In Slate Conveiitfnn They Illicit * * On ? tlorn
of linimrtiineii to tlio Iturr.
'
Dns AIotNKs , In. , Alarch 29. ( Special Tele
gram to Tin : linn. ) A state convention of
Afro-Americans w.'is in progress here today
wltii a largo number of prominent colored
men from all parts of the state In attendance.
The following subjects a TO set forth in the
call : '
First The cilurntlon of our boys and girls
nnd tlm Impossibility of Obtaining employ
ment In accordance With their nnirlt.
Second The closing of the doors against our
children In the various professions.
Tilled The Inequality of our recognition In
public office In propcrtlou to our nuinlRTs and
the amount of taxes \u > pay.
George E. Taylor bf Oskaloosa was elected
chairman. A. G. Clark of Washington
and James L. Dami'on of Iowa City secre
taries. Committee on credentials and per
manent organisation were appointed. 'Iho
afternoon was taken up with a discussion of
resolutions , several of which were adopted ,
among them one ( hat the acts of proscrip
tion and ostracism iu thu south are without
warrant of law and contrary to the letter
and spirit of the constitution of the United
States , and calling on congress for some
means by which such practices may bo
stopped. A lengthy address was also
adoplcd.
Dlimilged hy an Kxplnaliin ,
OHINNKI.I , , la. , March 29. [ Special Telegram
gram to THE BEK. ) The explosion of a
gasoline stove in Ensmingor's laundry at 1
o'clock this morning caused a lire which for
a time threatened to destroy a largo amount
of business property. The laundry was
destroyed tosiolhor with Kitchen's feed
store and an adjoining blacksmith shop.
The drug store and Jewelry store in tlio rear
of the burning buildings were speedily
vacated and the goods removed , but not
without considerably damage by water. The
total loss Is about f'i.OOO. ' partially insured.
IOWA CITY , la. , March -29. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Dr.E. ] tEurty this morning an
unsuccessful attempt , was made to burn the
Grady block erected last summer. A family
on the second floor was aroused by smoke
issuing from the cellar undera grocery store.
Investigation showed that a hole had been
t'ored In a barrel nf kerosene and the flames
and runnilg oil were in close proximity. A
faucet in tlio barrel ( ) f kerosene in the
grocery was also turned tin. Prompt action
prevented a costly and probably fatal eon-
litigation. There is no clew to the incen
diaries. _
Dentil of I-'N. ; Pacn.
DEM MOIXES. la. , March 29. [ Special Tele-
pram to THE BEE. ] Egbert S. Page of this
city , one of the most highly honored and
prominent insurance ipeu in the stale , died
this morning in Sioux City after a brief 111-
jies' . Mr. Page has for many years held the
position of adjuster for the Home Insurance
company ; ' His ability us n business man
was of the highest order nnd lie had long
been recogni/.ed ; us standing at the head of the
Insurance men of thu state. Ho was Ki
years of age and Icnve .a wife , two sons and
two daughters , Williani E. Page of Minne
apolis and Morton 'Vage of Fargo , N. D. , and
Mrs. J. S. Clark and Mrs. Jennie Bowe , both
of this city. He was a brother of the late
ex-Governor
Iowa MirnVFta Ohjert.
ExiitA.Ia. , Aluroli -Special [ Telegram
to THE Dm : . ] Citifcens Oftills vicinity are
outspoken in thejr denunciation of the
'World's fair grain collecting scheme. Mani
farmers are withdrawing their contributions
and refuse to have anything to do with it.
Some localities where the grain has already
been taken can get no recourse. From the
best authority it is believed thut Grecloy
township's liberality will exceed 500 bushels.
Other townships are giving 200 to00busliels. !
In order that they may got the grain gaih-
ercd in as soon as possible they have em
ployed men and teams to take the grain as
donated.
_
Collapse uf a Hutlillng.
Bfiti.iNnTON , la. , March 29. Today the
lloor of the second story of Unterkircher's
new building gave way , and a seclion sixty
feet wide by eighty long , laden with bricks
and mortar , dropped down , carrying with it
six laborers and seVeii' brick masons. Ono
brick mason named HunYpltm was severely
injured. Another hajued Wrcnn was badly
bruised , while the others received severe
scratches and bruises , .
Iiminex ; ; Irom High \Vllter.
FOIIEST CITV , Iu. , . March 29. Lime creek is
rapidly ricing and is now higher than it has
bnen known for years. The east Forest
City bridge was carried away with a crew of
thirteen men. When last heard from they
were six miles below this place and still iii
the center of the stream. Ore.it anxiety is
felt as to their safety , us the banks are high
and bluffy and they will have difficulty in
getting to laud.
L.I TIM Kit U.IVK.V Till ! 1'1\ .
Kcniptnre of the Trtpide .Murderer anil IIU
Storyofttio INeupe.
JACKSON , Mich. , March 29. R. Irving Lat-
imcr , tlio triple murderer , was caught last
night at Jerome and brought hero , and was
again lodged In the-penitentiary at SM.I this
morning. During the long rldo from
Jerome ho told the sto'-y of
his escape. Ho said , ho had been at
work on the plan over a year. Ho made an
exhaustive study of the effect of poisons and
declared that ho had no intention of killing
Haight and gave GUI the same dose as ho
did Haight. The dose h'o gave to them was
u mixture of opium and prussic acid. The
intended efl'ect was for the opium to
cause sleep and Iho prussic acid was to
make it tttko effect at once. He adminis
tered it in a glass of lemonade. There was
certainly a mistukos.nupuhere , as he had no
intention of domg'iinything more than to
make the men sleep half nn hour.
The ratlliug of a disll when Hui''ht fell
dis irrangcd all the plaits , as it brought Rico
to the scene. But for that he would have
been able to leave the jirison , drive rapidly
away in a buggy , and before successful pur-
sultcou'd boorganlzed ht would have becn2X ( )
miles away. Ho declared that Gill was not to
blame in anv way except for carelessness.
I Uimer told the story of his wanderings
after his escape and s-iid lie miglit have es
caped i.nyway , but ho pramod his ankle ,
which handleamied his movements and set
tled all chance of his getting away.
filKHtr OP IMJ'/vtt C'l/HH/iAtT.
Peculiar Tcutiiro ot tliif-Monetary .Situation
In N w York.
NEW YOHK , March .29. In regard to the
money situation , the Post this evening says :
Some of the city banks have run so low in
their supply of paper currency that it has
been absolutely imprsslble for them to meet
their clearing house debit balances without
the use of gold , yet , oven so , there seems
to bo a constant effort to make such
payments to fellow banks , In whoso
hands the gold will still remain in reach ,
rather than to the subtreasury. Whether
tills disposition will not change when tlio
western banks have eeasou to supply the
treasury with gyld Is an interesting question.
On genoral.prlnolples the situation is wholly
unnatural , but for the multiplied doubts of
tlio currency outlook the shortness of legal
tender holdings in New York City would
bring about mechanically as It did six or
seven months ago a frco movement of city
banks' specie into the government treasury.
-c-
Illshop Kip IJylng.
SAN FUANCISCO , Gal. , Alareh 29. Dlshop
Kip of the California Episcopal diocese is re
ported dying , Ho is 82 jears of ago.
flPPl XTTPn 11V Till' ' P1M1M < VP
RLSLNTLD Bi HIE CtRMANS
Serious Difficulty May Grow Out of the As
sault of Otto Braudcs' Family.
STRONG UTTERANCES IN THE PRESS
Action of I heProncli Authorities In Allow
ing tlm.Moll to A suilt : tlm Correspond-
viit'H Family Condemned A ( Jooil
Chiinco lor Trouble.
DRUMS . March ISO. The Nerd Deutsche
Aleeincluo Xeltung , the organ of Chancellor
Cnpnvi , contains today n strong leader con
cerning the treatment of German newspaper
correspondents by the French government.
The mobbing of Otto Brandos' family yester
day is the text from which the article was
written.
"The object of the French government in
its unjustifiable proceedings against Germ in
corre-spotidents1 says the paper. "Is to
divert public attention from the Panama
scandal , and to direct the p.issions of tbo
French people against foreigners.1 The
article continuing , says : "It undoubtedly
is the good right of the French government
to expel every obnoxious foreigner from the
country without assi'rniii''any reason. Wo
do not dispute this right , but we say that an
appeal to popular hatred is always a danger
ous weapon , and tint if this weapon l > o
drawn against the Germans in Franco to as
sist the government in escaping the consequences
quences of the Panama and oilier scandals ,
it will have results which It Is not difficult
to estimate. We shall know what is to bo
expected when the French government finds
it necessary to surmount still more serious
iliniculttes than th present ones by diver
sions against foreign countries. "
TII.II'IIONK : : CIIAIUIS : IN PIIANCI : .
Schedule of Chur ; e < thutVI1I Surprise
Muny American Snlnerlliers.
ICnpiirtolital ISl.t liu Jaine * ( Innlnn llcnnrtt.l
PAiiis , March ! . I New York Her.ald
Cable Special to Tun Br.r. . ] FoHOO francs ,
if you are a resident of Paris , you may have
the use nf a private telephone for a year ,
during which period it is kept in order by
the state. At Lyons the rate is cheaper
still , ! ! 00 francs , and where overhead wires
are in use It Is even lower. Thus , when' the
population is over 'J.I.OOO the rate is 200
francs ; below ii > ,000 , 150 francs per annum.
These ligures the victims of the New York
monopoly will find hard on the digestion.
Three years ago Paris was also under the
yoke of the monopoly whoso rates , however ,
did not como near iho Bell company's
charges. The outcry was so general the
government took the telephones in its own
hand.
I spent an hour with Bcrthot , chief en
gineer of the French telephone service. Ho
was not surprised , when I told him the
American rates , to hear that the company
paid a dividend of over 0,500,000 francs for
18'J-J. ,
"Well , it might , " ssld ho , and then ho
gave me some indications ns to tbo privi
leges of the French subscribers. Ono ex
ample will best explain what wo call -sup-
plemcntaryisubscription. " The concierge of
your house has a telephone on the first lloor.
A tenant on the second and so on * o the
sixth , you can have a switch connecting
with the telephone in the concierge's lodge
by the payment of only 100 francs a year in
Paris and 120 francs in the provinces , A
large linn or shop can likewise have
switches in every department at the same
rate. Clubs or other public establishments
arc charged BO per cent above the usual
rate. Of course the subscriber is allowed
the use of the postollleo lelcphoncs without
extra payment , nonsubscribcrs paying 50
.centimes for five minutes conversation
Then subscribers can have telegrams
dispatched and forwarded over their private
telephone by communicating with the post-
office at the orditnry cost of the telegram.
"Did the city of Paris allow overhead
wires , " continued Berthot , "tho rates would
bo lower. " 1 next saw Caubin , chief of the
financial department of the telephone ad
ministration. Ho said : "Three years ago
I was sent to ex'imino the American telephone -
phone system. I would r.ithor not express
any opinion regarding American rates , for
that was not the subject of my investigation.
I will say , however , that as far as Franco is
concerned , even at our rates the administra
tion is not a drain on the budiot , despite the
great expenses of laying now lines neccss'iry
in a country where the telephone is a com
paratively now institution. In duo time ,
with the extension of Iho habit of using the
telephone , receipts will Increase and passi-
bly a reduction rate might follow. Tin
overhead lines bring in a handsome profit.
Wo have copied the American system to a
largo extent , and Germany lias done so alto
gether. The German system is probably
Iho best In Kuropc. I don't know exactly
what the German rates are , but believe
they are about the same as the French. "
Besides the annual ch'irgo of the govern
ment , the French subscriber has the addi
tional expense of the putvhass of a ro
t-elver , but this is small. At the Campagnio
Generalo des Telephones , I learned that a
receiver , with an electric alarm , all com
plete , cost 1W francs. The highest priced is
212 francs. The telephone is cheap in
France.
.litsllee Aslced f r I
\nwirl'jliteil \ ISJlli i Jamn ClunltH Ittnn'l' . }
Br.Hi.is. March 2' ' . ) . New York Herald Cable
Special to Tun Dm : . ] The Tagoblatt pub
lishes a telegram from Otto Brandos saying
that ho and his wife were grossly insulted
when quitting Asnieres. Their children
were struck by stones thrown by the mob.
The evening edition of the Tagobfatt , under
the heading of . "French Barbarism" has an
editorial saying : "Tho position of the
foreign correspondents who must got the
news is dittlcult. A notable occasion was
when the Herald correspondent was threat
ened expulsion for sending out news hurtful
to Germany. The press hero then rallied
round him. Wo now appeal to the Herald ,
through its Paris edition , in the immo of
Justice to protest before the world against
the expulsion 'jf Brandos. "
jti'si.\iss .IIK.V
Itepnrls ( if Numerous Cultures ut North
Pliltte Denied.
Noimt PI.ATTB , Neb. , March 29.To the
Editor of THE DRC : The article published
in Tuesday evening's World-Herald concern
ing failures In North Plutto Is almost en
tirely false. The grocery failures were only
for small amounts , and it is believed they
will pay dollar for dollar , -while Mr. OUen
has not failed , us reported. His business is
in first-class shape. Ills stock la entirely
unencumbered. He is discounting all his
bills.
NuiiTii I'J.ATTE Drsisms MEN'S ASS'N.
Killed While righting ; f oiinlcrfellers.
SAN FitA.NCi.sco , Cut. , March 2t > . Two un
known counterfeiters , fleeing from arrest in
a boat down the Sacramento river , were in
tercepted by Richard Todhunter and his son
Ixiuls , aged 17. Shooting followed and
young Todhunter was Instantly killed. It is
supiKised ono of the counterfeiters was
killed , as the boat was found spattered
with blood.
ir//i. i-.iron iMi'K.tviiMi\r.
Tuo of the Committee Said In Ho firm In
thut Conxletlon.
LINTOI.N , Nob. , March -Special [ Tele
gram to Tun DII : : . ] At midnight it was an
nounced positively that two of the advisory
committee would report in favor of impeach
ment , with a very strong probability that
the report would be unanimous. This
statement was made by the sympathizers of
the boodle gang , and was corroborated by
the other side. The rlngsters admitted that
the jig was up , and appeared very much
crestfallen.
That a report looking to the Impeachment
of the guilty olllcials will bo adopted by the
house by an overwhelming vote is regarded
as certain , and there Is already talk regard-
lug the joint convention that must
of necessity follow within tlireo
days. It is believed that the two houses
will meet in Joint session before tlio close of
the week , and that a committee will bo ap
pointed to draft the articles of impeach
ment.
The report ot the committee hail become a
foregone conclusion before the hotel ro
tundas were descried , and Impaaehmcnt
was booked as ono of the occurcnccs of the
near future.
c.ii'r.ux tt'ii.r.sjj iiv.11.1.Kit.
It l.sTlimiKht lit : \Viis Simply Trinisferrvil III
tlui ( li-dliKiry Itontlne.
WAMIIISHTOS , D. O. , March 2' ) . Captain
Wiltse , commander of the United Staiesshlp
Boston at the time Minister Stevens raised
the stars and stripes at Hawaii and pro
claimed an American protectorate , was
seen by a correspondent at the Met
ropolitan club with reference to
his connection with the landing of marines
at Honolulu. Captain Wiltse positively de
clined to discuss the causes of his return to
this country. Ho said that a recent regula
tion of the Navy department forbade naval
officers from being interviewed for pub'ica-
tlnn. With much satisfaction he referred to
the fact that he bad evaded all questions ad
dressed to him recently In Chicago on his
wav here. He said , however , that he had
arrived at San Francisco on March 1. Tills
Indicates that his return was not due to any
sleps in the policy of the new administra
tion. It was suggested to the captain that a
naval ofllcerhad stated that Captain Wlltse's
return was due solely to expiration of his as
signment and that it was one of the routine
changes of stations without any sluniiieaneo
as atTecting Hnwaihn nlTairs. The fat and
jolly tar listened to the suggestion and
smiled In apparent approval , but would give
no direct answer ot assent or diss'Mit.
At the Army and Navy club several naval
oftlccrs somewhat conversant with the sub
ject were seen. They said that it was the
understanding in naval circles that Captain
Wiltse's time was out in Pacific waters.
Ono ohlcer recalled the order of the Navy de
partment relieving Captain Wiltso from the
Boston. The oflleer said the order was ono
of inaklue routine changes of stations for
officers who had served full time at their
old stations. Ho was certain also th.'it the
order relieving Wiltso nnto-datod the
Hawaiian revolution. Indeed , it must have
been so in order to have brought , Captain
Wiltso back to Ibis country by March 1. The
naval officers insist that Captain Wiltso was
not recalled , but was merely transferred In
the ordinary course of naval procedure.
I'IKK KKVOItl ) .
IIUistroiH Illn/.es tit tlio I'enltentlury at
Anlmrn , N. V. Utlirr I'ln-H.
Acnuitx , N. Y. , March 29. The state
prison building is on lire. The conflagration
started in theold furniture shop in the prison
and the flames extended to the broom and
other shops. The wind is favorable for
an extensive conflagration.
The furniture shop , pe.irl button shop
broom shop , cabinet shop and molding shop
have been destroyed. The convicts are all
locked in their cells and no trouble Is ex
pected.
DAI.TIMOKE , Md. , March 2U. St. Barnabas
Episcopal church burned this morning , l oss ,
GIIINNKM. , In. , March 2' ) . Five small busi
ness buildings burned this morning.
HAZI.RTON , Pa. , March 211. The Cox iion
breaker at Qncida Is on lire. There scorns
no way of lighting the llamov The struc
ture wiis erected at a cost of ? 250X)0. ( ) and Is
the only PUC of its kind in the country. The
frame work is still intact , being of iron , but
the interior with most of the improved ma
chinery lias been destroyed or rendered
useless. Ixjss , 209,000.
SCIIANTON , Miss. , March 29. Thirteen
business houses were burned here this morn
ing. No particulars.
iwr in : mrt A
Jcill Comes \Vent mill .Miirrles tint
"llnldi oT ( iloneestrr. "
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , March 2 ! ) [ SpccialTce- ]
gram to Tin : Dm : . ] Romance readied its
climax hero yesterday when William J.
Thompson , son of the "duko of Gloucester , "
owner of the racing track at Gloucester , N.
J. , and Miss Jolt of Brooklyn , N. Y. , were
married. The newly married people went
to Indian Territory , which they \\ill make
their homo where young Thompson Is
treasurer of the Pioneer Lead and X.lne Min
ing company. Miss Jell , who is
the daughter of a very wealthy
man , met young Thompson some time
since In the east. They became
greatly attached to each oilier , but Miss
Jell was a Protestant and the duke a Catho
lic. Ho considered it injudicious for them to
marry , so the young lover was sent to the
Indian Territory. Tlio enforced separation
prayed too much for them to bear and Miss
Joli finally landed in the Indian Territory
obedient to Thompson's ilemairls. From
there they came hero anJ were married yes
terday.
J'lJ.I/i AXWIIKU H.ITTI.K.
IViiplii of Antlers , I. T. , Tr.Miilillii ; ; fur the
Sulety of Their Homes ,
PAIUS , Tox. , March 29. The relations be
tween the rival factions are still strained to
the utmost. It is believed that another bat
tle will bo fought at Antlers before morn-
inir. The nineteen mllitl imcn arrested thcro
had n hearing before United States Com
missioner Easton hero loday. As soon
as they were released they bought
a new Winchester each and then
tanked up on whisky and boarded the
northbound 'Frisco train at U p. in. It was
believed they could get off at Goodlunu ,
fifteen miles this sldo of Antlers , out only
three or four got off thoro. All efforts to
reach Antlers by wire since dark have
failed , which is considered a bad omen.
The deputies that went to Antleis laht
night returned this morning , reporting all
quiet up to the time they loft. The people
at Antlers fear the town will bo burned
tonight. These wounded yesterday are
doing well except Solomon Batiste , who will
probably die.
. I'nloii I'.lcetlon ,
Tlio annual election of Omaha Typograph
ical union No. 1W ) was held yesterday. The
following officers were elootcd for the ensu
ing year. President , W. P. Coe ; vice presi
dent , William Maxwell : recording secretary ,
.laclt Anders n > : financial secretary , F. A
Kennidy , reading iclerk , ( J. W. Armour. W.
A Runklcs and W. C' Ikoer were cliobcn
delegates to the international convention
which meets at Chicago the second Monday
in Juno.
HIS SERVICES TOO VALUABLE
Mr. S. H. H. Olark Will Retimin'os Presiilont
of the Union Pacific-
WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR. THE COMPAN )
I low llm Nrw Win llere.lved on llio N 'l *
York Stuck lixelmngi' It ( 'nine * n
Drop In MlHunurl 1'Hclllr A
1'utr Oiltiliini. |
New YOHIC , Mnreli . " . . At high noon to-
da } there was taking place In the Western
Union building that which should sot the
railroad men guessing , east and west. The
"doings" referreil to wore progressing In the
private otllco of George Gould , where the
directors of the Union Pacific railr.ud were ,
ranged about the ro. > m. lo iking Interested
and wise. These gentlemen h.itl boon ealled
together In a special session , and tf their
fellows who were then howling at each other
down on the lloor of the Sloi'k o\ehango
had known early { what the pnrposo
of this meeting was. their activity woulil
have been intenstlled. iTho boys were
stirred up. however , when they heard what
the men in George Gould's ofllco had done.
Missouri 1'acllle went ( town a point , or two
on the Information that there was sonio
sculling down on Broad street. And this Is
how it was :
At a called meeting of the hoard of di
rectors of the Union I'aetllo today S. II. II.
Clark , the president of the road , withdrew
his resignation , which was sent in several
weens ago , at the unanimous request of the
board. Ho will continue the presidency
until his term of onlce expires on April 2(1 ( ,
the understanding being that he will at ouco
resign from the presldenev of the Missouri
1'acillc , to which he was elected as soon as
his resignation from the Union I'aelllc was
made known.
Wlrit ( ienrmit Ooiil l SHJ-H.
After the meeting was over George Gould
was HL-en In regard to the matter and refused
to discuss It. He sai'l ' It was too early to
speak of Mr. Clark's successor In the Mis
souri 1'acille.
Director Sam Sloan thus explained the ac
tion of the directors : "Mr. Clark has been
a valuable man to the Union Pacific and the
board of directors did not want to let him
go Ho was , therefore , prevailed upon to
withdraw his resignation as president of the
mad There is no discord between the Mis
souri Pacific over the matter. The Missouri
IMcillc directors have n.jt met yet. When
they i do they will elect another president
for their road. The two boards tire acting
in harmony with each other. "
Another director said : "Tho reasons fru
Mr. Clark's resignation were persmal ami
ho has been overruled by the desire of the
directors to have him continue the policy ho
bus Inaugurated since coming Into the chief
executive ofllco a year ago. The salient
features of the policy have been : liaising
the general standard of the ro.ul as regards
its reputation as a corporation , reducing
operating expenses in every department
without any dissatisfaction among employes
or murmurs of a grinding down' policy , cen
tering the tra flic relations of the Union Pacillo
with other roads and developing the local
resources of the company. As a railroad
manager ho is an exceptionally strong man.
and it was thu wish ot all that ho should
pursue -successful iy.itcm , as the road
lias grown and prospered under It , 1 bo-
llevo that ho will give up all relations with
the Missouri Pacilio and give his undivided
attention to this road. Ho will , of course , bo
re-elected at the next annual meeting of the
stocuholdcrs on April 20. "
Worked IIIViiy Up.
Mr. Clark was ono of the young men who
worked up to the top of the ladder under
.lay Gould. It is said his double duties to
the two roads were in deference to the
wishes of Mr. Gould , who recogni/.ed him as
an able lieutenant.
Ono theory of the story was to the effect
that the Gould interests were favorable to
the withdrawal of Mr. Clark's resignation ,
because they feared if ho did not resume the
odico of president General G. M. Dodge of
the Union Pacific and Denver & Gulf "rail
roads would bo put in.
.JOY IN Till : O.MAIIA Ol'FICIi.
llmv the Nnir * of Mr. Clarko' * Itetoiitlun
\Vii llecelvud hjtliu Local I'orcc.
There were wild scenes about Union Pa-
clllc headquarters this morning. Hats were
circling about the rooms of the building.
Hands were grasped with more than usual
feeling. The dignit.v and perfect deport
ment of the live hundred and odd people In
the headquarters building were at low elm ,
duo to the following telegram , whieh was re-
eelved about llJO : ! :
Niw : YOHK , March ' 20. K. Dickinson :
The board of directors refused to accept Mr. sj.
II. II. Clark's resignation and it was with
drawn , lln will resign as president of the
Missouri Pacllli ! and remain and duvote hid
whole tlmu with the Union Pacific.
OI.IVIHIV. . MINK.
Old stagers who hud seen presidents como
andgoeould not cniitiiu their pent up en
thusiasm , and they were boys again , partici
pating in the expressions ot joy that foi-
lowed the amumneement that Mr. Clarlc
would stay by the mad.
Where doubt and uncertainty existed ,
caused by tlm rumors of now men to take
the place of the retiring president , and over
turn the policy of the road , ther. ) reigned a
profound joy tnat fi-wclrinires would bumado
and that the rank and illo of the service
wouid remain as n > w cp > nstitutc 1.
It would bo hard to drs Tibo ttif impres
sion tlio telegram ma li > upon Mr Dickinson ,
Mr. P. .1. Nichols Mr Korty. Mr. Bueklnz-
liain and Mr. On1 , who gathered In the gen
eral manager's room and discussed the sit
uation In all its bearings. > j
nAll speculation was at ivst. Certainty *
had taken thoplact. of uncertainty mid today
there arc no happier lot of people than the
men and women employed at Union Pacllio i
headquarters. '
The flag that usually ( lies at
half mast for the de.ith of
Bomo prominent Union Pacific official
Is al full mast , tolling its story to the winds
of March.
Although Mr. Mink's telegram was not
oltlclal it was met with a host of answers
which burdened the wires for several hours ,
congratulations not onlv to the directors butte
to Mr. Clark as well.
Of course , Mr. Clark rumcs back with Mr.
George Gould's consent , the Missouri Pa
cific , no doubt , rot'iiniag Mr. Clarlc
in Its board of directors and po.isibly in an
advisory capacity. He conies back to the
Union 1'acille to give u all its time and the
benefit of his wide experience to guide it
into smooth waters.
Mr. Clark will now have an opportunity to
complete the union depot , as ho had ex
pressed a desire to do so when ho left.
Sl-iti'incnl Iriiiii Mr. riiirlt ,
ST. Lot-is , Mo. , March 20. President of
the Missouri Pacific S. II. II. Clark , who is
In thoclty , confirmed to.ii''ht the statement
that ho would remain with the Union Paelfio
as Its president and resign from the Missouri -
souri Pacific presidency. Further than the
mere confirmation of the statement , Mr.
Clarlc would not talk.
AloveinenlK lit Oreiin In unuri March 'ill.
At I/mdon Arrived -Nessmoro , from Hoi-
ton.
ton.At
At Lizard Passed Galileo , from New
York.
Al Aiovlllc Arrived -Dovonla , from New
York.
At Southampton Arrived Lahn , from
New York.
At Cape Henry Passed in Munchon ,
from Bremen.
At Philadelphi -Arrived n.-ltlah Prin
cess , from New York.
At New York Arrhed Europe , from
Umdon , Nrdland , from Antwerp ; Cheater ,
from Liverpool ; Srassburg , from Bremen.
