THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA WEDNESDAY JUNE 5 1895. SINGLE COPr 3TIYE CENTS.
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KENRICK IS NOT DEPOSED
Archbishop Kain Simply Appointed Ooad-
jntor with Greatly Enlarged Powers ,
WRITTEN DECREE ENROUTE BY MAIL
Announcement nt St. Louis limed Upon
What tlio Vutlcun Terms nn Unfor
tunate MUconitrnctlou of a Cable
Ulipntch from Komo.
HOMI $ , Juno 4. It U stated at Ihe Vatican
that the brief cablegram from St. Louis an
nouncing the deposition of Archbishop Kcn
rick and the nomination In Ma stead of Arch'
bishop Kaln as successor Is duo to an unfortunate -
fortunate misapprehension , ot a cable frorr
Homo which summarized the action taken b }
the congregation of the propoganda. Tin
V y written decree was mailed to the Unltct
T States scvcrcal days ago and gives In full thi
contemplated changes. It docs not depose
Archbishop Kcnrlck from his present title 01
position nor docs It appoint Archbishop Kal :
as his successor. Such action could havi
been taken only through a papal bull.
The present action Is a decree of the con
gregatlon made for the purpose of nsslstlni
in the management unJ administration of thi
church property ot the archdiocese. Ha <
the archbishop been relieved ho would havi
been given a new title as arch
bUhop of a suppressed dloccso Ii
the far cast In order that the chang
would entail no sacrifice of dignity or sta
tton. Hut the decree makes no change li
his title and leaves him In possession of hi
present title as archbishop of St. Louis. I
defines exactly and clearly the position o
Archbishop Kaln as coadjutor , making mor
* definite the powers conferred -upon htm ,
r i year ago. It does not , however , make hln
the successor of Archbishop Kenrlck , bu
gives him such strong powers as coadjuto
that ho wll bo able to carry on the laborlou
work of managing the church property an
affairs as though ho were archbishop In nam
or fact. This will bring no deposition o
removal ot the venerable head of the arch
diocese. It Is regretted that the few word
sent by cable summartzng the full decrc
should have been misconstrued. The dc
crco was mailed to Archbishop Knln an
would not have reached him until after th
announcement made last Sunday based o
tlio cable.
HOW THE MISTAKE OCCURRED.
ST. LOUIS , Juno 4. The cablegram froi
Rome puts quite n different face on th
supposed removal of Archbishop Kcnrlck , a
narrated yesterday. There has been n mil
talto somewhere , nnd the way It came abet
Is like this : When proceedings were recent !
Instituted In the local courts In behalf e
prominent Catholics , lay nnd clerical , asl
Ing 'tor the removal of Archbishop Kenrlc
from his trusteeship In the church propert
of the St. Louis diocese , Archbishop Kal
took similar action In _ the ecclesiastic :
courts. Ho sent to the propaganda a pet
tlon setting forth the same condition (
facts narrated In the prayer of the pet
tloners In the local courts. IIo furtlu
asked that the old archbishop bo remove
and that ho be appointed archbishop of S
Louis In his stead.
There was n reason for this dual pn
cedure. The focal legal proceedings woi
Instituted to determine , first , that Arcl
bishop Kcnrlck held church property I
the dloccso of Missouri an a trust. Sccon
that ho was mentally Incapacitated fro
administering this trust. Third , that a no
trustee bo appointed.
The hitch cnmo In on the last poln
While Archbishop Knln was .merely coai
Jutor archbishop of St. Louis , even thoup
appointed with the right of succession , 1
had no standing In court over his appoln
ment ns successor In the trust held by tl
old nrchblshop , which. In virtue of his p
Billon , was optional with the court. '
fact , If the Judge saw fit ho might ha'
created n 'fat Job for some friend , not nece
sarlly a Catholic , nnd appointed him
servo ns trustee until Archbishop Kcnrlcli
successor ns archbishop of St. Louis w
appointed by Komo. The point was for
seen , and Archbishop Knln petitioned Ron
to appoint him bishop of St. Louis.
On May 2 ho received a brief cablegra
from the propaganda stating that his poi
tlon had been received and favorably act
upon. Ho took this to mean that his r
quest hnd been complied with.
Tlll\lCti TltK MUST
Mrv. William Ilerklfe of tlio Imlh
Agent , on thn llotorvntlon Trotililr.
WASHINGTON , Juno 4. ( Spcclnl Tel
Rrnm. ) Mrs. William H. Heck left Washln
ton at G o'clock this evening. She expec
to be In Sioux City Fridny In order to
present when her son , Paul Wnrd Heck ,
graduated from the High school there. Mi
Heck has had a very profitable stay In Was
Ington. nnd thinks she hns obtained ser
valuable Information for herself , as well
for the Indians on the Omaha and Wlnn
bago reservation.
It Is said thnt matters will proceed
usual on the reservation. Cnptnln He
will continue to enforce his order for t
eviction of the Illegal lessees , nnd If such
emergency arises as to cause a necessity I
troops the War department can order a i
tnchmcnt of troops from Omaha on she
notice. The fact that the troops at Oma
are so near the reservation Is the prlncli
reason why the War department refused
7 tend troops to the reservation.
Mrs. Beck &ays : "I hnve hnd a heart
with the secretary of the Interior , and ho
undoubtedly In hearty accord with Captc
Heck and his course In the trouble on t
reservation. Whatever the agent says
recommends will most likely bo adopted
the department. I do not think the all
ment of the lands on the reservation will
made for some tlmo to come. The capt :
Is In favor of having the Innd lensed to
llnblo parties of good standing , nnd I i
confident , from the opinion expressed to :
by the secretary , that his views will
adopted. "
BAun noAii ir.i.VTA niK uox's SIIAI
Western ItoniU No Nearer Together
l'ercentiiv | * Tlnin nt the Outnot.
' CHICAGO , Juno 4. The western Hi
made no headway today In their attcn
to settle percentages In their propoi
freight pools. The difficulty Is largely c
Ing to the demands of the Missouri Pad
which the other lines declare oxorblta
Another controversy developed today ,
deciding which are the leading lines i
which sonscquently should get the larg
share of the business from the differ
gateways. . The St. Paul , Burlington t
the Rock Island , for Instance , have I
inUals In Kansas City , Omaha and
Pa\ . Many other roads have two conr.i
tornVnals. It was utterly Impossible
bring about an agreement as to wh
line should lead from any terminal. '
executive ofllcers determined to continue
session tomorrow , but none of them thou
there was much chance of an agrcemi
If they tinully disagree , the matter will
left to arbitration , provided the revi
roads agree to arbitration. Hero again
a stumbling block , as the Missouri Pat
has. been Imperative In Its demands , and '
not let outsiders settle their demands. P
Ing seine settlement , them Is certain
bo a rule war , which will In the end ft
an agreement.
Will Ha Huntnlttcd to a Vote.
MASSILLON. O. , June 4. Mass mrell
will be held throughout the Matilllon dUt
tomorrow morning to vote upon the queal
of resuming work In the coal mines ut
rate of Cl cents. Local sentiment Is \
much divided , and the vote will be close.
U learned that the scale will be accepted
rejected by a majority vote ot all the mln
and not by district * .
intisicr iitvsT METIWUS KX.t3iiXKi >
Kx-Treildent drecnliut I'lacnd on the GridIron -
Iron nnd Mcorchril.
CHICAGO , June 4. The Investigation of
the officers of the old Whisky trust before
William Dooth , master In chancery of the
United States court , ended In a draw today ,
and the question of the subject matter to bo
Investigated goes back to Judge Showalter
on a reference. The countel of tlie receiver
and the reorganization committee , and the
master In chancery maintained that the order
granted full power and authority to Investi
gate anything appertaining to the business
of the old trust. The counsel for the officers
of the old trust held that the Investigation
was limited to books , papers and records
of the company supposed to bo or which
had been In the possession ot the officers ;
that where the receiver was now In posses
sion ot nny such data the Investigation was
limited to any particular transaction appear
ing therein.
During the hearing President Grecnhut
was put on the gridiron of cross-examination
and through direct question and tnuedno ,
touching the character of this or that ot his
acts , was held near the flro until lie flared
up and scorched the cross-examining lawyer
In turn. A number of Mr , Ureenhut's tele
grams wcro also produced , and he was called
on to mpko explanations In regard to them ,
'
Whllo' the Investigation was In progress
for two hours , over half of the time was
taken up by asking Messrs. Greenhut nnd
Hennessey questions , to bo mot by the
prompt objection of Mr. Hurry , the mastei
responding , "I direct the witness to answer
the questions , " nnd the witness relortlng
"I decline by advice of my counssl. " All
questions relating to the possession of the
books and records of the trust wcro per
mitted to bo answered , but when Messrs
Iloysen nnd Moran attempted to ask n ques.
tlon that might bring out Information re.
spectlng the alleged criminal acts of tin
officers of the trust , they were met by th <
peremptory refusal to answer. The effort !
of Attorney Mayor , representing the new
organization , who conducted the examlnatlor
of Mr. Greenhut , seemed directed to having
the ex-president of the trust disclose hli
use of tlio trust's funds In private specula
tlons. To this course of Investigation Mr
Hurry , attorney for the old organization
entered an emphatic protest , supplementec
by Mr. Walker , who declared that the re
cclver had alleged nil thcso acts In n bit
fl ed in the court , nnd It was not contem
plated under the order of the court that tin
receiver should sccuro from Messrs. Green
hut and the others Information to be usei
In the prosecution of that suit.
JRAI.VUXl' LKAltH TO A. ClllMI
KvaniivUlo Mnn KIIU ill * Child nnil I.I to nil j
Cut * IIU Wife to I'locei.
INDIANAPOLIS , June 4. A special to th
Indianapolis Sentinel from Evnnsvllle says
For seine months Valentine Welsmann ha
been Jealous of his wife and has had fre
fluent quarrels with her because of his Jcal
ousy of other men. Last night her brother
spe-nt the evening with them and after the ;
lad ) gone ho showed thnt he was Jealous o
oven them. Welsmann partially dlsrobei
and then went Into the room where his wlf
was and told her he was going to kill hei
He snatched her baby from her arms an
dashed It to the floor. Then ho'got a razoi
His wife ran for her life out of the house
but was stopped by a high picket fence an
ho caught her. He immediately began t
slash her with the razor , cutting her throa
three times. He slashed her several time
In the face and then began hacking at he
bosom. Ho cut ono of her breasts oft an
then tried to cut off a hand. He cntjli
leaders and severed the arteries. In all h
cut her In 121 places. The coming of neigh
bors frightened nlm away. The neighbor
carried the woman Indoors and called sin
gcons , who finally stopped the flow of bloo
from her wounds. Wclsraann escaped an
was captured this morning. He was ill ;
covered on n fence , stark naked , except fc
his shirt , which he had tied around hi
neck , and to It had a piece of wire that wn
fastened to the limb ot a tree. Ho was I
the act of Jumping from the fence whe
taken. The wife and chl.d will die.
OF AMt'.ltWA 31RK
Itcport ] of Oraml ( IlllcarH Show it I'lotirlfll
Ing ( ondltlim.
MADISON , WIs. , Juno 4. The blennli
meeting of the head camp , Modern Woo <
men , convened here today with nearly a fu
representation , 271 delegates. After welcon
Ing addresses by Speaker Burrows , Attornc
General Mylrea , General Fulrchlld and o :
Governor Hoard and response by Chief Coi
sul Northcott , the usual committees wei
appointed. After the report of the commlttt
on credentials the reports of officers wei
filed.
filed.Head
Head Consul Northcott said the tenr
Just ended had exceeded all past perloc
In re&ults. He favored strongly the estal
llshment of a reserve or emergency funi
the most Important question to come up i
the meeting. He also favored the addltlc
of New York , Pennsylvania , Indiana , W ;
omlng , Montana , Idaho , Washington ar
Oregon to Woodman territory , exclusive
cities of 200,000 or over.
Head Clerk Hawes' reports showed tl
total membership March 1 , 1895 , to bo 135
9S3 , a gain of CC.05S ; since November
1893 , 1,140 new camps were organized ; dl
burscments to beneficiaries during the tor
were $2.531,300.
Head Banker 2lnk's report gives the tot
receipts for four yearn and three montl
$4,100,687 ; expenditures within $151,771
this amount. He opposed creating nn erne
gency fund on the ground that It won
subject all funds to taxation.
CLVR TO TIIK MlbSlXd 1IULLW
How llelwocn n Mint Kniplnyo and II
Mlstre'8 I.eiuU to tlio Discovery.
CARSON , Nov. , Juno I. Flo Stewart a
pcared before a police Judge this mornli
and swore out n warrant for the arrest of
" Pickler , with whom .sho has been living , f
striking her. The warrant was.Issued ni
Pickler was arrested. L-xtcr she told the a
jy
tornoys for John L. Jones , who Is under a
it-
itbe rest for being responsible for the Unit
States mint shortage , that Pickler had
"
considerable amount of bullion from the ml
" secreted about his house and yard.
' Upon making a.search the officers d
. ' covered several largo pieces of retort
amalgam , weighing ten and one-half poum
principally of silver. When confronted wl
this Pickler said It belonged to his broth
In Idaho , who sent It to htm to be coin
six months ago , but owing to the trouble
the mint ho did not dare tend It In. Plckl
said It was worth $300 , but the officers th :
_ , It worth more. The search was abandon !
1 but will bo continued tomorrow. The worn
edw stated they would find gold granulations , t
w- If there were any Pickler had disposed
le. them. She stated Pickler had been steall
nt. bullion from the mint for some time. T
nt.In woman Is In hldlmi for fear ho will kill h
Inml Jones' attorneys are satisfied this dlscovc
will lead to something tangible soon. Pick
st
? was In the smelling room under the Garr ,
! llt administration several years ago , nnd uni
nd
Adams , the present superintendent , but u
srSt. - not employed un.ler Hoefer.
St.
St.on
on TlllKTY-TirO STATK3
to
Ich Traveling Men Are Ifmlnsr Grent 'Id
'ho nt Mm Antonio.
.ho SAN ANTONIO , Te.x. , June 4. Tiie moi
ht
; Ing session ot the T. P. A. was taken
nt.
nt.bo with the credentials committee's repc
ral showing that thlrty-tno states were rep
ralU scntcd. The delegation from California v
iflc seated and In the Louisiana contest the de
.III . gallon from Now Orleans was seated at
ill- a ttrung protest from Shrcveport. Chalrn
illto McCall of the rates committee has m :
material progress during tbu past year
the matter ot Interchangeable mileage' clew
low excess ImKKHgu rates.
Governor Culberson addressed the conv
tlon and was received with much applause
let In the afternoon business was suspem
after u short session , to allow the dclcga
Ion to witness the battle ot flowers.
the Fully ? 0,000lsllors were In the city. Th
sryU nero twenty beautiful floats In the llo\
U parade , and about 200 handsomely decora
or carriages. The delegates were given
typical Mexican fcuppor and concert ton ) ;
at Central park.
OLNEY TO SUCCEED GRESIIAH
Apparently Well Founded Rumor to that
Effect Oomes from Washington.
DICKINSON MAY BE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Some Doubt , However , Kxpre9cil Whether
the Michigan Man Would
Accept u Cabinet
I'oslllon.
WASHINGTON , , Juno 4. There Is no
longer any reasonable doubt but that the presi
dent has fully determined to ask Attorney
General Olney to accept the State depart
ment portfolio. While this Is an undoubted
fact , It Is also certain that the president has
not even Intimated to Mr. Olncy that this
was his purpose. To other members of his
cabinet , however , It Is learned that he has
stated In substance that ho should ask Mr.
Olncy to accept the position , nnd that ho was
delaying the public anounccment In order
that ho might at the same time name a suc
cessor to Mr. 'Olncy as attorney general.
Persons In a position to know what the pres
ident's purposes are anticipate an early an
nouncement of Mr.f01ney's appointment nnd
probably that of hls'successor.
Senator Gray's visit to the white house was
undoubtedly In response to a telegram from
the president , who , It Is learned , would not
hesltato to offer Mr. Gray a place In his cab
inet were It not for the fact that his retire
ment from the senate would almost certainly
result In the election of a republican as his
successor.
It Is thought that up to this time , the presi
dent has not definitely decided upon Mr. 01-
ney's successor. A long list ot names are
being discussed , but everything In that con
nection Is purely speculative. Ex-Postmaster
General Dickinson , It Is said , would be very
likely of appointment If he would accept. A
possibility Is Mr. Holmes Cdnrad of Virginia ,
the present solicitor general. He has the rep
utation of being a man of brilliant legal at-
talnm'iits and enjoys tha high regard of the
members of the Uulted States supreme court ,
The fact that Mr. Conrad comes from Vlr
glnla , however , may operate against his ap
pointment , but In case he Is selected , It 1 ;
believed that Mr. Uhl , the present asslstanl
secretary of state , would be a candidate foi
the solicitor generalship. Mr. Uhl was a can'
dldntc for this position at one time , and it 1 :
believed that the change would be most agree
able to htm.
DETROIT , Mich. , June 4. Upon rccolp
of the Washington dispatch containing tin
rumor that Don M. Dickinson would bo ten
dered the office of attorney general of tin
United Sates , an Associated press reportc
showed the dispatch to Mr. Dickinson , am
asked as ts whether ho had received an ;
Intimation of that character.
"Is it secretary of state or attorney gen
eral this tlmo ? " queried the postmaster general
oral Inquisitively.
After reading the dispatch Mr. Dlcklnsoi
replied : "I really cannot discuss these ru
mors In any way. Not because I do no
wish to give the news should I have any
but , as you nro nwnre , my relations ar
somewhat peculiar. "
Mr. Dickinson was then asked whethe
ho would not state nt this tlmo what h
would do In case a position In the cablno
were again tendered him. "No , I could no
say as to that , " he replied. "I cannot dls
cuss these matters In any way. "
H Is regarded hero ns by no means Im
probable that Mr. Dickinson would accep
the legal portfolio If tendered , and his we !
known Intimate relations with the preslden
renders It not unlikely that he has nlread
been consulted with reference to filling th
vacancy In the cabinet.
CIIIM ASiiUItlSD A vTAIILB CUKKKNCl
silver to Ito n Legal Tender Up to Flfl ;
Dollars.
WASHINGTON , June 4. The Associate
press cablegram announcing that Chill's nei
currency conversion law places that countr
on a gold basis created much Interest. Secretary
rotary Cruz of the Chilian legation , whe
asked today what effect the new law woul
have , replied : "No effect whatever on ou
bends or outstanding loans-nil of which ar
payable , principal and Interest , In gold , bu
It will Insure a stable currency. It Is not c >
peeled that gold will circulate much In 01
dlnary commercial transactions. Silver wl
be the medium , together with bank note
Issued substantially upon the United State
system. To carry the provisions of the ne'
law Into effect the president of Chill Is ai
thorlzcd to sell some of the governmer
nitrate beds to procure the coin necessnr
to retire this paper money. For three year
he Is also authorized to coin $10,000,000 c
silver annually and to negotiate for ai
vances on the purchase money of the nil
rate beds. Silver will be legal tender up I
$50. In sums exceeding that it " 111 be cj
changeable nt the mints for gold nt tl
market value. "
Sl'AlX HAS Al'H.OJt7.ii ) .
11 .Madrid Government Kxp'nlns Fully th
. Alllanca AlTulr.
WASHINGTON , June 4. The Slnle depar
ment" today received from Minister Taylor i
Madrid the complete and full explanatlo
and apology called for by Secretary Greshan
The document has been awaited for son
tlmo with Interest , and It was undoubted !
ono of the main subjects which Acting Seen
tary of State Uhl brought to the attei
tlon ot the cabinet at the meeting toda
The answer Is most cordial In lone and
expressive of the fullest disavowal of tl
action of the commander of the gunbo ;
which fired upon Die Alllanca. U Is said
be entirely satisfactory to this governmei
as It fully meets In letter and spirit tl
demands made.
The following official statement conceri
Ing Spain's answer was made at the Sta
department today : "In the Alllanca afta
Spain In Its reply disavows the net of flrlt
> d upon the Alllanca , expresses regret at tl
s , occurrence Itself and assures this governme ;
: h that measures have been taken to preve :
a repetition of the same. "
; d
In ( li'velnnd Holds : i Cabinet Meeting.
it WASHINGTON , June 4. All members
ik the cabinet , except Postmaster General Wl
' ' soiij attended Hie cabinet meeting toda
ut Acting Secretary Uhl represented the Sta
department. Secretary Herbert left befo
, „ the meeting was over nnd went direct
aboard the Dolphin and sailed for Annapol
where ho will attend the Naval acaden
graduating exercises Up to noon nothli
had been done respecting tlio successors ! )
to the late Secretary Grcsham.
A cabinet officer said after the mectti
today that no appointment had yet be-
made to fill the vacancy In the cabinet. 1
also remarked that he did not think that t
president bad considered the selection of
secretary ot state. Senator Gray of Delawa
came over from Wilmington today and we
directly to the white house to sec the pn
Ident. It was thought the visit ot the Del
nup ware senator was significant and had a co
up ncctlon with the vacant cabinet office. 1
rt , was the most earnest champion of the a
ministration In the tenats , and as a mei
ber of the committee on foreign relatlo
has become very familiar with ths dull
which \\ould fall upon a secretary of sta
Senator Gray was talked of In connectl
an with ths position of secretary of state wh
'
the cabinc't was flrn formed !
nd Nebrruku I'mlnHIco Ki'ith'Uhril ,
ndfl WASHINGTON , June 4. ( Special Te
fl gram. ) A posloffice has been established
fled
ed Fargo , Rlchardion county , Neb. , with Er
, es Saal as postmaster. The posloffice at Cor
vllle , Johnson counly , la. , has ben dlscc
ire tlnued. Mall will go ( o Iowa City.
Noted 1'ortnilt fainter lle.til.
a SARATOGA , June 4. Samuel Washing )
; ht Fuller , aged 89 , a noted artist and portr
painter , li dead.
nnica is.if .vfl nuitnr
Silver Men In Ohio Hold Ulni Avapouilblo
for I'nllttre to Call n Conrcptlon.
COLUMBUS , June 4. The following wns
Issued from the rooms ot t the democratic
stale executive committed * tbli evening :
"To the Democrats of Ohio : From the
vast number of letters received by this com
mittee from all parts of the state urging
the calling of th'e democratic state conven
tion , the Impression seems to prevail with
a large number that thli committee has au
thority to name the lime and place for the
holding of the stale convection. This , how
ever , Is nol the case. Tnc authority to Issue
a call for the assembling of the convention
Is vested In the state central committee , and
Iho calling of lhat committee together for
the purpose of naming thp date nnd place
rests with the chairman of the stale cenlral
committee , Mr. M. A. Smallcy of Upper
Sardusky.
"The state executive committee , from the
Information It has received , believes thai
Iho rank and flic of Iho party of the state
desire thnl the state convention should bo
assembled nt once , nnd wo have requested
and urged Mr. Smalley to call the centr.il
committee together. Wo hove done this , not
only because the democracy of the state
seems to demand It and that we believe that
their will should bo obeyed , but have nlso
urged It becnuse wo know that the executive
committee lately chosen for Iho coming year
musl have sufficient tlmo In which to com
plete a thorough organization throughout
the state and arrange for an active speaking
campaign. Your cxecullvo commltleo must
have time In , which this can be done If you
expect success. The republicans are al
ready In the field. Why "should not the
democracy bo thcro alsoT , The undersigned
know of no reason , other than that Senator
Calvin S. Brlce , who apparently controls
the chnlrman of the state central committee ,
will not permit It.
"The reason for thl Is perfectly apparent.
Senator Brlce , realizing thai he Is nol In
harmony with the great majority ot Ihe Ohio
democrats upon the money question , wants
tlmo In which ho can by political manlpjla-
tlon and machinery control , If possible , the
dcc'aratlon ' the democracy of the state
will make upon this Issue In the conven
tion. He seems to bo afraid "to let the dem
ocrats of the state meet when they so desire
and express their Independent views. How
successfully a political machine may control
a convention nnd misrepresent a political
party Is thoroughly demonstrated at the laic
republican convention at Zanesvllle.
"Democrats should be on their guard 01
their convention will bo controlled In the
same way. Judging from the Inforinotlor
received by the officer ? of , ' the executive
committee , wo are led to ) believe at leasl
four-fifths of the democratic , party of Ohlt
are In favor of readopllng tljo plank of lasl
year , ndvocnllng the free coinage .of goli
and silver nt the ratio of 1C to 1 , and w
further believe that they nh uld be per
nitted to meet In convention ! and so ex
ress themselves If such Is their will , fret
rom Inlerfercnce from leaders on ellher sld <
f this question. After thp democracy Ir
onventlon assembled has spoken all mus
bide the result. Senator Brlce knows wha
Ills result will bo If the democrats of thi
tate are permitted to frasly and untram
ncled In every way express their own views
nd therefore he will continue to do all In hi :
ewer to prevent the convention from belnj
, eld until he Is ready.
"ALLEN W. tTHURMAN ,
"Chairman State Executive Committee.
"WILLIAM A- TAYLOR ,
"Secretary. "
AUK UNANIMOUS VOil , bILVUIt.
'rnctler.l'.y livery County In .Illinois Ilcp
resumed In tlio CuuTventlon.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , . .June 4.-7vThe uremo
iratlo state convention called by the stat
: entral committee to adopt la policy for th
party In Illinois upon the money questloi
vlll convene al noon tomorrow. There 1
very Indlcallon' lonlghl thai every count :
vlll bo represented by Its full quota of del
gates. The sentiment among the delegate
n favor of free silver Is so nearly unanlmou
hat there Is llttlo pro3pect of even a sho\
if fight. The movement in favor of a na
lonal monelary convention seems to be gain
ng force every hour. Judge Goodrich o
Chicago Is ono of the few "bound money
lemocrats who are delegates to the conven
ion. Ho will oppose the scheme to call
national monetary convention. He said to
night that ho could sea no sense In such
iroceedlng here.
H Is probable there will ( bo a irieellng o
prominent populists tomorrow evening , an
hat an address to the country based upo
lie action of tomorrow's convention will b
ssucd.
When the county delegates i nd visitors at
rived this evening they marched at once t
.ho executive mansion , where Governor Alt
; old received them with a free silver speech
I'or Cleveland unu n Third Term.
NEW YORK , Juno 4. Dlerne Gordon
president of the Savannah Cotton exchange
vlio , with Mrs. Gordon Is registered at th
. "Ifth Avenue hotel , said In an Interview the
.ho sentiment among southerners was fo
Grovcr Cleveland to succeed himself as presl
dent of the United States. , "Southern busl
ness men , " ho said , "aro Generally soun
noney advocates and for thnt reason union
others we are nil very warm admirers c
Mr. Cleveland , and approve thoroughly c
ils views nnd his offiplal acts In regard t
finance and economics. "
Oregon DclogntcA Oppose Free Silver
CLEVELAND , 0. , June 4. A letter ha
jeen received ut Nations,1 league heat
quarters from II. L. Wells , secretary of th
Young Men's State Republican club of On
; on. Mr. Wells writes that th
delegates from Oregon will oppose any effoi
o commit the coming Cleveland mectln
to any expression In favor of the free coli
ngo of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 by th
United States Independently.
Ono County Sendu DeloentcB , Anyway.
EDWARDSVILLE , 111. , Juno 4. Demi
crats of Madison county have selected deli
gates to the state convention which meei
In Springfield , 111. , June 6 , and adopted
resolution favoring the Ifeo and unllmltc
coinage of silver at a ratlq at 1C to 1.
' ' JJKOir.V/.Y
Fll'R MOltK WHO I'.m + tMi
Oulntet of Survivor * jtrom tlio Colin
Wreck rlcied , Up.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 4rAn Examlm
special from the City of-ilcxleo says that fl'
moro passengersof the /Collma / have be <
adJed to the list of.Ai jraved. They ar
JOPO Pcqucrros of Acapaleo . Mexico ; A.
Maria , J. J. Nonlnns , wo'others whose nam
have not as yet been obtained and who a
stopping with ex-ConsnU MocLellan at
Vincent. It la not known itf these two u
known survivors are pat engers or sailor
The flvo were picked up pearly dead by 01
ot the rescue crews on they beach at Mauqull
and the three named are. nor at Puebllta <
their way to Collma.
The sailors from the 'wculng steam
Mazatlan , who were capped In the sea , i
escaped alive. 4
The hurricanes ontho Pacific whl <
wrecked the Collma have continued to ra
and have done much datnuge to the chlppli
within their rango.
Telegraphic advices ' to the Examln
bureau from the agencies of the Pacific Mi
at Manzanlllo from Walter I' , Herbert , ma
ager of the Collma railroad , say that t
American schooner Hayes , thought to h
from San Francisco and commanded by Ca
tain Peterson , went ashore at Navldad , Me
day afternoon. Fortunately no lives we
loot. The Hayes left Mauzanlllo on May
to load lumber at Navldad for Theodc
Padilla. She encountered the tame rou
seas which ( truck the Collma and battl
fiercely with northwest winds. Wbtlo si
In ballast off Navldad ihe dragged 1 :
anchors and went ashore. Sbo ti not bat
damaged and can be unloaded with the i
ilstance ot a steamer , which haw been ask
for. tl Is probable the Mazatlan will pi
ceed to tha grounded vessel and pull It c
of the lands.
Northwestern Pennsylvania Being Swept
by Terrible Destruction ,
WHOLE FORESTS CONSUMED BY FIRE
Entlrn Village * Wiped Avrnj nnd Their In-
Imhltnntn Compelled to Abandon
Their Home * nnd I'loo for
Their Live * .
BRADFORD , Pa , , Juno 4. Elk county has
experienced a number of destructive forest
fires , but those of Sunday and yesterday
surpass them all. The fire at Russell City
last night was one thai drove lorror to the
hearts of the COO people who Inhabit the
place. Al 10 o'clock a brisk wesl wind
sprang up and fanned Iho burning under
brush nnd hemlock Umber Into one solid
mass of flre , covering a stretch of three
miles In width. The people , who were about
exhausted from fighting the flames for the
past three days , were foccd to flee for their
lives. The flames spread so rapidly that
the people had to leave everything and run
to the clearing two miles distant to High
land corners. Women with children In their
arms , shrieking and bemoaning their fate ,
ran and stumbled as they escaped from the
flre. Many yfoincn fell exhausted and were
trampled on , but reached high land In safety.
Nothing U left ot the once bustling llttlo
place. The lire Is still burning fiercely among
the oil .wells. The Northern Oil company has
twenty oil wells and a number of tanks burn
ing nt this place now , and there la no abate
ment to the fury ot Ihe flames. It Is im
possible to estimate the loss.
The woods leading lo Clark's mills are
ono mass of flames on both sides of the
road , nnd how the people who live along the
road could have escaped Is beyond compre
hension. There Is no communication of any
description with this place and no news
obtainable from there , but there Is no doubt
of everything having been burned In the
path ot the flre , ns lucre wns no prolecllon
of nny kind.
EVERYBODY FIGHTING FIRE.
Every available man Is out fighting flro
and there are not half enough. There Is
flro In every direction and all efforts to
check Its progress seem futile. Coon Run ,
three miles from Russell City , which was
wiped out yesterday afternoon , was entirely
obliterated from the face ot Ihe earth nnd
nothing remnlns to show that there was
ever such n plnce ns Coon Run. The place
consisted of twenty-seven buildings , a pump
station , schoolhouse and saw mill. A. B.
Fowler , superlnlendent of the Northern com
pany , says whllo ho and his men were nt
work "backfiring" n stiff bre ze from the
west came up like magic nnd In less time
Ihnn It takes to tell It the fire wns upon
icm. They rnn to the town and aroused
IB people to flco for their lives. Men ,
omen nnd children made a wild race for
tie railway Irack , n dlstnnco of flvo miles ,
hlle the flames played havoc with all their
elonglngs , and the Northern company losl
orty oil wells at this place and a large num-
er of new rigs that hnd been built for new
veils. About twenty-five tanks of oil were
onsumed and lent energy to the flames ,
'ho Elk Oil company Is also a heavy loser.
The pipe lines lost both their pump ( Italians
vlth a quantity of crude oil. The loss will
e very great. No estimates can be made
intll Ihe flre abalcs. "
-The flre al Wesl Kane , which Ihrealened
ho destruction of thai place , Is now under
ontrol. The damage done was the burning
f nine oil well rigs owned by the Griffith
state , ono engine house and ono dwelling
louse. The flre reported at Knapp's creek
s still raging and has done a Irago amount
f damage. The flre has spread to Bell's
amp and thlrly-flvo oil wells are now on
ro.
Reports from Duke Center state that the
ntlre valley Is on flre , and the loss to oil
nd lumber men will bs Immense. Kansas
Branch , Rlxford , Davis City , Summit City ,
) allas City , Oil Valley , Limestone , State
jlne , Derrick City , and Red Rock are nil In
t , and unless rain falls soon there Is nc
elllng what the result will be. The sky Is
lark with smoke and the mountains are In-
Islblo on all sides , and the heat Is Intense ,
-lot an able man can be found , and calls
or men come from every direction. Mer
are still fighting the flre at Degolla , and up-
mrently have It under control. Nothing has
> een learned from West Branch , where
brisk fire Is burning. Everything at Sugai
tun , Including saw mills and dwellings , were
lurned , and nothing remains ot the place.
The fire at Brookston Is still burning
fiercely , and thers Is no prospect of checking
ho spread of the flames. It Is Impossible tc
get men , and consequently the fires make
apld headway.
BRADFORD , Pa. , June 4. A downpour ol
rain this afternoon quenched the flres In thli
vicinity and everything Is quiet tonlghl
Knapp's Creek , N. Y. , the town thai was
ihreatened with destruction last night , es
caped with a loss of three dwellings am
fifteen oil well rigs and two tanks of oil. Be
twcen Dull and Cenler and Knapp's Creel
200 rigs were destroyed , together with
argo amount of standing timber. The ol
flro at West Branch , two miles from here
was extinguished by the rain , and al
Ires In thai dlrecllon are under conlrol lo
light. The total loss throughout the field 1 :
estimated at $1.000.000.
RUSSEL CITY , Pa. , June 4. Rain cnmi
at G o'clock this evening and Is still pourlni
lown In torrents. The fires In the woods nn
out nnd thcro Is no further danger In thli
vicinity. The damage to lumber and ol
> roperty Is enormous , over 3,000 ncres of val
uable timber and $100,000 worth of oil prop
erty having been destroyed.
Oil Companies Heavy tocrf.
OLEAN , N. Y. , June 4. One hundred am
fifty men left here yesterday afternoon
fight Iho forest flres In Ihe four-mile am
Knapp's creek districts between hero am
Bradford , and owners are paying $1 an hou
for men to fight the fires.
Charles Hatch lost twelve rigs al Stat
Line. Mayor Frnnch of this city has los
a large number , and over 100 rigs have al
ready been burned In this district. A mos
sags from Knapp's creek says fifty rigs be
longing to Curtis , Burns & Russell are de
strayed. A line ot fire surrounds tha tow
and the Inhabitants fear the total destrue
tlon. Everything between Russell Clly an
Coon Run has been burned , Including th
rigs , tanks and pumping stations of th
Standard Oil and Elk County Pipe Line com
panles. Barnsdale's company had at leaf
seventy-five rigs between Coon Run and Rus
sel , which are lost.
Newark Oruln IClevntor Ilurm.
NEWARK , N. J. , June 4. Fire , whlc
broke out in the grain elevator attached t
the Ballantlne brewery , soon after mldnlgh
was still burning at 10 a. m. , though undc
control. The loss Is estimated at $2aO,000. $
Colorado Flood * fcuuildlng-
DENVER , June 4. The Plotte river Is sul
siding and there Is no further danger froi
flood In this city at present. The tralr
from the cast on the Burlington and Roc
Island railroads duo yesterday , which wei
delayed by washouts In Nebraska , Kanei
and eastern Colorado , arrived early toda ;
Trains- are now running as usual on all tl
roadsT
Cho'ern mill ItuvnKCt Itunstn.
WASHINGTON. June 4. Consul Gencr
Karel at St. Peterkburg reports to the Sta
department that cholera still continues I
Russia. The official report from the goven
rh ment of Volga shows ( hat there were 11
' ' cases and thirteen deaths from April 14 '
April 27. Six cages were reported In S
Petersburg.
No Yellow I'evcr at Itnltlmore.
BALTIMORE : , June 4. There Is no found
lion In fact for the dispatch cent out fro
this city yesterday afternoon announcing
fatal case of yellow fever In Baltimore.
vrait TUB SIWIIT r.i. > K
Interesting Litigation to Coma Op for Set
tlement nt Unit Lake.
SALT LAKE , Juno 4. ( Special Tele-
; ram. ) The Oregon Short Line and Utah
Morthern receivership case was yesterday
set for hearing before Chief Justice Mcrrltt
on Thursday. The appointment ot John M.
Kgnn ns receiver Is said to bo with the ap
proval o Judge Mcrrltt , so far as It affects
the Utah lines of the system proposed to be
cut oft from the Union Pacific. It hns been
generally assumed that ns the case wns de
cided adversely to the Union Pacific , both In
Portland and St. Paul , after full hearings ,
that the approval ot Egan's appointment by
Judge Mcrrltt would follow as n mailer ot
course. But the Indications are multiplying
: hat the trial hero will be fully as earnest n
jattlo ns wns fought In cither of the other
courts.
President Clark of the Union Pacific nr-
rived from the east today. Senator Thurs-
ton , Attorney Pierce , John M. ICgan and the
American Loan nnd Trust company ntlorneys
will nrrlvo from Portland tomorrow. The
Union Pnclflo apparently Is preparing tc
nako n Inst ditch struggle to hold the Utnh
lines. If It should succeed Its victory would
seriously handicap the Short Line people , as
they would bo without connection with Utnh
points nnd bo cut off from transcontinental
: onnectlons , except the Union Pacific , via
Granger nnd the Northern lines. The case
will como up before Judge Merrill under con
ditions different from these that existed nt
Portland nnd St. Paul. New questions will
bo raised , but Just what form they will take
s not explained. The Utah Southern nnd 1U
Utnh Southern extension lines , extending
from Salt Lake to 'Frisco , about 200 miles ,
are covered by separata mortgages and the
court will doubtless bo asked to protect these
Interests. The lines south of this city arc
losing properties , and It Is understood the
court will bo asked to except them from Its
order , giving to Egan only the profitable
line' ] .
President Clark was seen by The Bee cor
respondent today , but declined to make any
statement concerning the receivership pro >
cccdlngs until ho had consulted with the
ntlorneys. The American Loan nnd Trust
company's application would bo opposed , but
ho wns not prepared to stnto the grounds
of opposition.
Should the Union Pacific company fall Ir
Its effort to prevent the granting of the pe
tition of the American Loan and Trust com
pany for the separation of the lines from the
Union Pacific system , It will , It Is said
make an effort to secure the appointment bj
Judge Merrltt of a separate receiver foi
Ihose lines , In which case there would be
two receivers for the Oregon Short Line
and Utah Northern roads Egan and the np-
polntee of the Utah court. It would bo advaiv
tagcous to Salt Lake City to have n sep
nrnte receiver appointed for the lines wlthlr
this territory , for , ns a consequence , tin
headquarters ot tlio Utah portion of tin
system woukl undoubtedly bo cstabllshec
here , whereas Is Is cxpectcl that Egan wll
locate at Portland.
What nctlon Judge Merrltt will take Is o
course not known , but It Is believed that hi
will not feel bound to coincide with thi
other courts unless convinced that It Is t <
the advantage ot nil parties to do so. I
Is reporled that the bondholders of the Utal
companies will stoutly oppose the conflrma
tlon of Egan , and this opposition will brlni
questions Into the case that have not beci
passed upon elsewhere. It Is understooi
also that the government Interest In prc
bcivlng the value of the Union Pacific sys
tern will cut more of a figure hero than 1
has In the other courts.
Attorney Kellogg , representing the Amcr
lean Loan and Trust company , mndo th
positive statement tonight that Salt Lak
would bo headquarters of the Short Lin
system under Egan's receivership.
JIM HILL'S 1XTKXTWSS.
Alny Rginbllfth H Line of Htenmcru tor th
Oriental Triidc.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Juno 4. The Impres
slon prevails In railroad circles that Jamc
J. Hill , president of the Grent Northern
who Is now In this city , Intends to estab
llsh a line of steamers to the orient at n
distant date and thnt his present wester
rip Is to look Into the feasibility of th
undertaking and determine the point n
vhlch to put on the line. Mr. Hill hns bee
rcqucntly In consultation with several pron :
nent business men and financiers ot thi
city. Several Chinese merchants are amen
hose Interested. C. H. Denny , ex-consul t
Shanghai , visited Mr. Hill. After lenvln
1111 Judge Denny said that the subject c
heir conversation had been the Chines
radc. He declined to cay anything furthe
Mr. Hill would bay nothing definite regari
ng the steamship line , simply stating thn
.ho matter would be made public at th
proper time. When asked regarding th
earning capacity of the Great Northern wcs
ot Montana and the rumors that the wester
end was eating up the profits of the caster
end , Mr. Hill said : "I am very well satli
led with the business of the western line
Dur earnings are not as great as wo woul
Ike , but the road Is managed economical ]
and Is going well. H Is not losing nione ;
There Is ono division In the west that make
as much clear profit as any division in tli
entire system , with one slnglo exceptlai
The Great Northern has never been. In sue
good condition financially as now. "
"Do you think the general business cond
tlon of the country Is Improving ? "
"Yes , I know It Is. There Is a most pe
coptlble change for the better. "
"Has the free coinage of silver agltatlc
lurt the country ? "
"Decidedly. It has Impaired credits ; oi
credits are not very good now and If thci
Is over danger of a free coinage bill belr
passed by the next congress there will bo
financial panic. "
Mr. Hill will leave today for the Sound.
DKOWXKl ) / . > .1 HVO.UJAO CIIKJ !
two Women Hint Their Children Mc <
Doxlh .N iir : IJoueUs ,
CHEYENNE , Juno 4. ( Special Tel
gram. ) Bert Elder , a ranchman llvli
twenty miles from Douglas , left this mor
Ing with a party In a wagon to nttcnd
circus In Douglas. Ho had with him li
wlfo and children , n neighbor , Mrs , She
win , nnd her bnby , nnd Mrs. William Po'
ell nnd bnby of Tlo Siding , who were vlsitli
with the Elders. In attempting to ford t !
Laprela crcok , which has been great
swollen by recent heavy rains , the hors
became unmanageable. Elder attempted
hold nn to the reins for some time , but t !
v. a nn was swept Into an eddy and upsi
Mrs. Elder and the baby and Mrs. Powi
and her baby were drowned. The news h
Just reached town , and a party loft
wagons and on horseback to secure t
bodies.
_
l.nml for Irrigation I'nrpniiPi ,
CHEYENNE , Juno 4. ( Special Tel
gram. ) The state land board today a
proved the application ot the Yollowsto
Park Irrigation company for 10.000 acres
land , desired to bo taken under the Car
land act. This Is the first filing under t
act , which donates 1,000,000 acres of gc
ernmcnt land to the state.
Cattle .Men Ulll Kxtnrmlimle tlm Sheep.
DENVER , June 4. Advices were recelv
loday from Wolcolt , Colo. , to the eff (
that & 00 cattlemen and ranchmen , mack
and armed , will advance \ipon the camp
the sheep men on JClk Mead creek tomi
row , nnd six hnum nftcr a committee h
notified the wool growers to move over t
Snake river I'.lvldo the mnln body will bet
to annlilluto nil the sheep that can
found In Californiapark. .
Movement * of Ocenn Stu.imori Junn
At Liverpool Arrived Cephalonla , rri
Boston ; Cullc , from New York ; Sachc
from Boston.
At New York Arrived Weimar , fn
Bremen ; Mohawk , from London ,
At Now York Arrived Menantlo , fr
Swansea ,
At Bremen Arrived Fulda , from N
Yorlr , via Southampton ,
At Boulogne Arrived Vcendam , fr
Rotterdam.
( IOT AFTER STATE PLUMS
Lincoln Statesmen Eager to SacriCco
Themselves to the Public- Service ,
ANY KND OF AN OFFICE WEIC ME
Troubles of tlio Slnto Itnnktng lloant In
Selecting Itecelrern for Defunct Ntnta
Ilnnkii Wool of the Nevripnpcr
Wrecked by W. .Morion Smith.
LINCOLN , Jtmo 4. ( Special. ) The po-
lltlcnt crop 1ms been wonderfully sympa
thetic with the prospects of the more stable
and profitable products of the state and th
old Bang of barnacles , tnxcaters , cx-officlali
and their next best frolmls have taken on
now llfo nnd new hope during the growing
weather of the past week. With business
men and farmers feeling Jubilant over the
prospects of a bountiful harvest , there Is no
reason why the delectable coterrl of publlo
leeches should not extend their tentacle !
with more hope and assurance.
Of course , Just at present the publlo pas
ture land does not afford very succulent pick
ing , but 'ho barnacles arc wathclng for the
tender shoots nnd nip them as soon as they
appear nbovo the surface. In fact , some of
tlio very hungry have been taking a mean
advantage and have been rooting for plums
that have barely sprouted. The best thing
In sight Just nt present Is the receiverships .
that are being provided for the banking In
stitutions of the state that have succumbed
to the llnanclal depression. With the limited
picking nnd the limitless number of plckurs ,
thcro has been some tall hustling to tnako
the provender come anything like going
around. Thcso receiverships arc passed out
by the State Banking Hoard , composed of the
state treasurer , attorney general , stnto audi
tor , and the men they have selected to manage -
ago the afta'rs ' of embarrassed banks would
cut n strange llgure In a monetary confer
ence. At the first symptom of disease In a
banking concern In the stuto the political
browsers prick up their ears nnd there Is a
stnmpcdo for the scene of action.
SAMPLE OF THE TROUBLE.
The difficulties encountered In fixing upon
a receiver for the late Hank of Commerce
of llroken How furnish a good example of
the troubles that constantly bceet tlio over
worked members of the State Hanking
Board. About the ( line the local barnacles
were waiting for the bank to ask for a re
ceiver Hon. Gilbert L. Laws , ox-secretary ot
state , ex-member of congress , ox-United
States land commissioner and cx-a number
of county olllccs In this and other states ,
was on n train Hearing the Nebraska line
nnd coming through Kansas. Hon. Gilbert
had been playing In hard luck. Ho had run
the list of offices In Nebraska and had then ,
gone to Oklahoma to got In on the ground
Moor and get at picking while It was
fresh. Ho had got In the wrong push , had
been branded as a maverick and frozen out
of every political field ns fast ns he could
break Into It. Ho was on his wny back to
Nebraska. Just before reaching the state
line n friend dropped In and asked Laws
why he did not put In an application for the
receivership of the Hank of Commerce at
Hrokcn How. Suggestion was promptly fol
lowed by notion , and the operator nt the next
station , Just outside the border oC the prom
ised land , had filed with him for transmis
sion n telegraphic application for a position
as receiver , by Laws , for the Hrokcn now
bank. The next morning Hon. Augustine
H. Humphreys , late commlslsoncr of public
Innds nnd buildings , filed his application
with the banking board for tlio position.
Laws' claim was in ahead of him and the
delay gave time for another applicant to get
In line In the person of Frank Uoss , ex-
deputy oil Inspector under Frank Hilton ,
who was out of meat and had to have some
thing done for him.
It is with the settlement of such vexed
financial matters as these that the State
Hanking Hoard Is being kept busy these
days.
The Inability of the stnto banking board
to find fnt places for all of the barnacles
has caused trouble that threatens to affect
the board and other Rtato house employes.
The men who hungered for placet ) nro mak
ing , In their desperation , charges to the
effect that at least two of the stuto house
salary drawers nro revelling In snaps that
are pretty rich during thcso depressed days ,
when ono Job with a pay attachment Is all
that a reasonable barnacle ought to expect.
Dick Townley , chief clerk of the state bankIng -
Ing board , IB a retired naval officer , and
draws $110 a month from the government
of the United States , . In addition to his
$1,500 yearly rake-off as a member of the
banking board. Then there Is another man
In a similar boat. Hrad Cook , a clerk In
the office ot the commissioner of publlo
lands and buildings , draws $1,500 a year
from the etato of Nebraska and at the
same time Is on the pension roll of the
United States at $72.60 a month , the pen
sion drawn for total disability. In times
like these the hungry applicants feel that
Colonel Townley and Colonel Cook ought
to bo satisfied with ono pay day n month
and give their follow sufferers a whack at
the fodder trough.
W. MORTON SMITH'S HOODOO.
The affairs of the Lincoln Call nro very
much In evidence In political , newspaper
and business circles hero Just at present ,
and thereby'hangs n tale. When the guber
natorial campaign was on last year I. M.
Raymond of Lincoln was an aspirant for
the nomination. IIo felt the need of an
organ , and so Invested $3,000 In an Interest
In the Dally Call with L. H. Austin , suc
ceeding Hushnoll & Cox. Mr. Raymond
made a present of his Interest to AV. Morton
Smith , who was Installed as the manager
of the brain department. Tlio venture did
not prove a success , either .for Mr Raymond
politically , nor for his protege , Mr. W.
Morton Smith. Creditors recently took a
hand , and Mr. Smith was sidetracked , much
against hit ) wishes Ho Is now very much
out of a Job , and n receiver Is being nought
for the Call , so It Is rumored. Mr. Smith
has not decided yet as to whether he will
Jump In the river , leave the city to pre
vent further embarrassment , or stay and
let tils claimants have some fun with htm.
Mr. Hanna , manager of the John R. Clarke
estate , has a big Interest In the Call and
also In the Lincoln Journal , and ho Is very
anxious now to have the Call placed on Its
feet again , but only ns on evening paper ,
thus keeping It out of the fluid as a rival
or competitor of the Journal.
H. M. Hushnell Is the fellow who has fallen
upon his feet In the shake-up of the Call af
fairs and now hua a soft snap In tlio state
treasurer's office. In 1887 Charley Moshcr ,
late of Lincoln , had a bill passed by the leg
islature which provided that all permanent
school fund bonds that should come Into the
hands of the state treasurer should bo
of stamped , "Tho Property of the Nebraska
Permanent School Fund , Not Negotiable. "
At the last session of the legislature the
etato treasurer secured an appropriation for
a bond clerk at $100 per month for two
years , to bo known as bond clerk , and
charged with the duty ot stamping the above
endorsement on the back of the warrants
that may come Into the hands of the state
treasurer. That work will keep a man busy ,
If he Is lucky , about ten minutes a month.
Mr. Hushnell has that Job.
Al Deeiner. late warden of the peniten
tiary , has taken up his residence In Lincoln
and Is In line for the appointment as super
intendent of contractor * at the penitentiary
under the Russell-Churchill regime. Gov
ernor Holoomb holds a different .view of the
situation , lie asserts that Warden Leldlgh
Is competent to protect the state's Interosta
nt the penitentiary , ami will oppose the Inno
vation proposed by Churchill and Ruisell.
in The plan to fatten Reemcr on the peniten
tiary carries with It the appointment ot an
nn army nf assistants and hangers on. It Is un-
den'ood that Warden Leldlgh will appoint
a deputy warden soon. Thin Is a new de
parture at the penitentiary , as under the old
' Dntr.irl system the work that belongs to th
deputy warden was done by th * head keeper.