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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB , MONDAY MOllNtNG , MAY 26 , 1831. NO. 291
THE
An Unnsnalli Interesling Balch of
"Bee" Specials ou the SilnatioD.
A Good Deal of Guess Work that
Remains to bo Proven ,
How Oonkling , Grant , and Don
Cameron are for Blaine ,
And Again Don , Says Elaine's
Nomination is Impossible ,
His Surety on Pennsylvania's ' De
legates not Certain to Bet On ,
Elaine's ' Friends Claiming a Large
Following in the South ,
Charley Foster Puts forth Wisdom
as to Arthur's ' Chances ,
Arthur's Friends Claim 356 Votes
on the First Ballot ,
With Seventy-Four Additional on
the Sacond Ballot ,
Mrs , Logan , it is Said , to be Pre
sent at the Chicago Convention ,
Blaine Men Concede Arthur
Edmunds 87 , Logim U I , Shermuii ( I.
THE PHKSIDENCY.
ARTIIDU.
Special Dispatch to the BEK.
WASHINGTON , May 25. It is claimed
at the white house that Arthur is sure of
350 votes on the first billot. The tables
published in some papers giving him. . 375
votes on the first ballot nro not pro
nounced correct. In addition to the
356 votes which the president expects to
got on the first ballot , ho has a list of 74
delegates chocked off as sure to vote for
him on the second ballot.
TILDEN
An editorial in the Now York Sun
in favor of tendering Tildpn the demo
/ cratic Presidential nomination ia the sub
ject of a good deal of talk among the
democrats in congress. It is generally
admitted that the Sun spenks for Tildeu
and it is taken to mean that ho wants the
nomination , A democratic senator said
to-day that , from all that ho had been
nblo to gather , ho had no doubt of
Tildon's desire to run. The belief that
Tilden will ba nominated prevails among
the democrats in congress now.
11 LACK JACK'S RKIItT HAND BOWER.
Special Dispatch to THE BEE.
WASHINGTON , May 25 Senator Logan
haa decided not to attend the Chicago
convention , but Mrs. Logan will go in
bis place. He pretends to bo quite in
dignant at the reports of his inten
tion to be on hnad there , but it
is , nevertheless , a fact ho has secured a
private car and invited Senator Cullom ,
General Ilaum , and others to accompany
him.
HHKUMAN.
Special Dispatch to the BEE.
CoLUMiius , O. , May25. In a loiter to
n business man of this city , Senator
Sherman says ho does not regard his
nomination as probable , but is prepared ,
in case it doea como. Ho thinks if the
Ohio delegation wore entirely united for
him , they could nominate him easily.
A-HA !
A TRIUMVIR FOR THE I'LUMB.
. ' 1
are their figures : First' billet , ! UO ;
second , 3S ( > ; nnd third , the solid vote of
Ohio nnd Illinois in addition. It is
claimed that n delegation of Blnino men
from the southern states nro qoing to
Chicago nnd willopcnhcAdqunrtorH there ,
with the expectation of securing n good
many delegates from that section. Itjs
said they already have 10 in Texas , 4 in
Arkansas , 2 in < xlabaum , 1 in Mississippi ,
( > in Georgia , 10 in Tennessee , 4 in Kin-
ucky , 5 in North Carolina , 10 in Mis
souri , and nil but 2 of the Maryland dele
gation. They claim the
ANTI-MAHONK DF.tKOATlON
from Virginia will bo ndmitted to the
convention by iho combined votes of the
Blnino nnd Logan men , nnd of those , 21
dolccatos nro included in the 310 claimed
for Blnino. All of this , of course , is the
most oxtrnvngnnt bluster , nnd itoos on
the principle of claiming every thing in
ndvanco in the hope of winning ever the
trimmnrs. The Blaine men concede Ar
thur 280 votes. Edmunds 87 , Logan 04
nnd Shormnn 20.
DON'S IHOTUM.
IT WILL NOT HE TOR 11IAINK.
Special to TiiuBKit.
Nr.\v YORK , Mny 25. The reappear-
nuco of Don Cameron at this time Iwf
boon variously construed , but no one
has yet been able to say positively in
whoso interest ho will exert hisinfluonco
Colonel F. A. Burr , who is close to the
Cameron machine , is of the opinion that
the aonator will simply do what ho can
to hold the delegation in check , to be
used nt thn proper time for the candidate
thought to be the most available.
" WILL IT HE BLAINE ? "
"No , " ho replied ; "and I nm quite
sure the Blnino strength nt Chicago will
bo barren of idenlity , so far ns Pennsyl
vania is concerned. " There is a curious
condition of things in that etnto. The
situation is nbout ns follows : Blaine has
much decided strong'th , partly because
Pennsylvania is his birthplace. The
delegates instructed to vote for him will
bo divided into two factions these who
intend to vote , for Blaine so long as ho is
in the field , nnd these who will take the
earliest opportunity to change. This , of
courac , makes the delegation an easy ono
to have in hand
WHEN THE BREAK COMES ,
and the C microns will be rqual to the oc
casion. I presume on first ballot Blnino
will got two-thirds of the delegation , but
the claim that ho can hold this against
odds first , last , nud all time is preposter
ous. The statement that ho controls the
delegates nt largo is alao a mistake ,
For 1 know positively three of the four
are against him. If ho holds twenty of
the delegates through thick and thin , it
will surprise mo. The
ABROGATION OF THE UNIT RULE
is not in his favor , nnd especially with
Cameron as an unknown quantity in the
calculation. I can safely say the senator
: as not yet decided whom to support.
Ho wants a few days for consultation. "
"WE SHOULD REMARK. "
Special Diipitch to The "leo.
HEW YORK , May 25. A gentleman
who met ex Governor Foster , of Ohio , in
Now York yesterday says ho expressed
tiis surprise at the enthusiasm ho had
Found in that city for Arthur , and said
tie had no moro doubt aa to the ability
of the president to carry Now York.
WASHINGTON1 NOTE3.
THK NORTHERN PACIFIC' GRANTS.
WAKIIINOION , May 24. The senate
committee lands decided
on public to-day
ed to report the bills forfeiting the land
{ runts opposite the uncompleted portions
of the Northern Pacific main and branch
lines and the Atlantic & Pacific railroads
Senator Plumb , chairman of the committee -
too , says it is impossible to calculate the
number of acres involved , as in both
cases some hind was taken up baforo the
charter was granted , nnd in the case of
the Atlantic & Pacific the road was not
constructed in the line contemplated.
Nominally , the senator thinks the for
feiture ot the Northern Pacific will
amount to 13,000,000 acres. Senator
Slater , who ia the author of the bill pro
viding for the forfeiture of the land
grants of the Northern Pacific railroad ,
says the actu-il number of acres forfeited
along the line will bo about 7,000,000 ,
which is 30,000,000 acres less than pro
posed by the house committee on public
lands. Slater's bill further provides that
the lien lands hereafter selected , if ac
cepted by boun lido settlers , shall bo
sold for $1.25 per acre for IGO acres.
THK CONURE.SSIONAL LOU.
\VASHINOTON , May 25 To-morrow's
session of the house will probably bo de
voted to the consideration of the VVal-
Ince-M ; Kinloy contested election case.
A final vote upon it , however , is not ex
pected before Tuesday. Representative
Willis intends to call up the river and
harbor appropriation bill whenever the
election contest is out of the way , and
Rindull says ho will aak the house to en
ter upon the consideration of the legis
lative , executive and judicial appropria
tion bill as soon as the river and harbor
bill is disposed of. It is estimated the
latter will con sumo about three days.
fcOUlBIANAKOIIY.
THK TROUBLE IN NEW IIIERIA.
NEW ORLEANS , May 24. To-day the
adjutant general ordered a battalion of
Washington artillery and a battalion ol
Louisiana field artillery to hold them
selves in readiness to movoat a mouient'e
notice to the scene of trouble at Now
Iboria. The military , however , has not
yet boon ordered to move. It is under
stood that constdornblo excitement in
New Ibcrin is growing out of the
COXTKST FOR JUIK1KS1U1'
of the twenty-first judicial district , Gates
claiming to have boon elected ever Foil-
Liuollcaii , the present incumbent. This
is 0 10 of the cases referred to in the reso
lutions adopted by the republican state
central committee. Last week the stnto
committee , in considering the petition
and memorial of Gates , reported im-
[ > oachiitt Fontinollonu , who is n republi
can. Gates after much delay and muiip-
ulating of votes , wns declared ulicted nt
the recent election. As showing how
this result was brought about , Fontinell-
o.ui's friends claim at ono product known
as Bayou Pigeon , which nt the ditto of
thn election was over ( lowed , nnd election
officers made no provision for an election
there , ns no voting has over been done nt
that point , the fifteen or twenty
VOTKUH
residing in that section having heretofore
voted else" hero. At the last election ,
liowovor , they decided themselves t > holn
an election , andreturned nearly ! M)0 ) votes
from that precinct for Gatesthus electing
liim. Fontinolk'Au'a friends declare they
will not allow Gates to preside in the dis
trict , and state the authorities hnvo do-
te'rtnined to sent Gates by force if ncccr
sary.
sary.Uno hundred men of the Washington
vrtillory start to morrow with ono field
: > ieco nnd s.nall nrms to Judge G.Uea , nt
NTew Ibom. Communication by wire
with Baton Rouge is cut off to-night.
Nr.w ORLEANS , May 21 The Times-
Democrat special from .Now Iberia says :
It seems thu reporta concerning the po
litical situation in this and adjoining par
ishes nro very much oxngi > orntod. So
far there hns been no disturbance except
that of n few weeks ngo , when a crowd
of hoodlums , composed of Fontinollenu'tt
backers , pnrnlod the atreota , filing can
ons nnd pistols , nnd m iking throats that
they would spill the last drop of their
blood in seating Fontinellenu. The past
two weeks have been quiet , but nil sorts
of rumors are afloat ono to the ellect
that Fontinellcau IB
onOANIZINO THE NEOROES
to defend him and help resist the seat
ing of Gates. Exciting rumors ran high
the past few days , the cause of which
is supposed to bo the forming of a mili
tary company. In St. Martin's pariah
things nro nbout the same as hero. An
attempt yesterday to burn the court
house nt St. Martin's pariah cauacd some
commotion. There is n great deal of tnlk
throughout both parishes of an incendiary
character. The object of firing the court
house ia unknown. Little damngo done.
The rumors have greatly damaged busi
ness in Now Iberia. Country people nro
afraid to come to town , thinking n war is
going on.
THE REP011LIOAN RESOLUTIONS.
NEW ORLEANS , May 24. The repub
lican state central committee to-day
adopted the following :
lloaolved : That this committee place the
fc.d of condemnation upon the method em
ployed in sumo parithoj of this atato to dofont
the will of tlio people nnd the cm id id a to * durv
und lewdly elected ; imtnMy in the Ninth and
Tttoiity-firBt judlci J distil * t , nud that n com-
mitto bo nppulutod to collate evidence nnd
inako ft report 011 the snino and ( jive it such
publicity ns in their judgment they may "oo
proper.
A resolution was also adopted declaring
that it is the sense of thn state central
committee that nil the republican mom-
bars of the legislature use their best
efforts tu secure at the snino time an in
vestigation of the frauds committed in
behalf of the domoratic party nt the Into
general election.
WANTED A I'ljATFOUM.
DEVIOCRATS WHO WANTS SOME PRINCIPLES.
WASHINGTON , May 25. The Post will
print interviews with eighty-two demo
cratic members of the house of represen
tatives in support of the demand that a
clear and explicit statement of principles
absolutely committing the dfinocratic
party to the issue of revenue reform in
the presidential canvass shall bo mudo by
the Chicago convention of July. Among
these interviewed are Carlisle , Morrison ,
Hewitt , Bosencrans , Ilurcl , Slocuin , Cox
( N. Y ) , Ilolman , Buckner and Black
burn. The latter says they look to the
convention for a vindication of the con
test made nt this session for tariff reforms.
RN
LIKELY TO TAKE ANOTHER HALD hOALV.
BOSTON , Muy 23 The Massachusetts ,
Rhode Island , Mai no and Now 11 amp-
shire delegates to the greenback national
convention loft Boston to-niaht for In
dianapolis. They will bo joined by _ the
Connecticut delegation nt Springfield ,
and by the Vermont and Now York del-
cgationn at Albany. Accompanying the
regular delegates from Maine ia the con
testing or Solon Chase delegation. Tin
general impression among the delegates
is that Butler will ba nominee of the In
diannpolis convention
The American Hou and Mimltolm ,
ST. PADL , May 21 The St. Paul
Minnesota & Manitoba Riilroad company
was to-day notified by the collector o
customs at Winnipeg that no hogs couli
bo imported from the United States intr
Manitoba for brooding purposes. That
the shipment of hogs into Manitoba ie
forbidden except under regulations pro
viding for their immediate slaughter
For all hogs entered under uucli regula
tion bonds must bo given ns n pludgi
that they will bo slaughtered immediate
Yellow Vovor nt Havana ,
HAVANA , May 25. There were thir
teen deaths by yellow fever during thi
week ended Saturday ,
TWO DAYS' TRAGEDIES ,
The UnnsnalanflStartliirteiits Since
Onr Last Edition ,
lorriblo Details of An Insane
Mother's ' Deeds.
Slaying Her Two Babes , and Out-
ting Her Own Throat ,
A Boiler Explosion at Dubuque ,
with Loss ofLifo ,
The Lightning-Lit Oil in Phila
delphia Continues to Blaze ,
DID "Wreck nt tlio Honoilnc Oilier
World Worries The Financial
Vlm-ry , Ktc.
UKMKNTIA'H DI3MON1SSI.
VN INSIM ! MUTIlKll'rt HOKItllll.i : DK1U ) .
Sr. Louis , May 25. Mrs , Alexander
Jdmon' ' , livinj nt No. 1210 South Comp-
011 avenue , loft her bud nbout half put
o'clock tills morning , procured liur
Husband's razor , and roturnim ; to lior
ooni the cut the throat of her Ci months
> ld baby Curster and lior 4 jenrs old
.nughtor . U.irrio ; then passing to the
text room she drew the rnrjr ncross the
hroat of her daughter Emma , U years
old , but did not nmko nvery deep wound ,
'ho child nwoko nud screamed , which
nwnkonod , the father who rushed into
ho room. While ho was caring for the
liild the wife wont back to her own
ooni , lay down on the bed beside her
load babies and cut her own throat ,
lazing n moment at the ghastly sight
lia two dead children Mid hia wife he
ushcd out and for aid. A policeman
F.IB juat nt the door , who entered the
louao and took the razor from the hand
of the woman , who was now insensible
and bathed in blood. A physician was
mmodintoly called who restored th
woman to consciousness and dressed her
VoundH , which proved not to bo nccussa-
ily fatal , neither the jugular vein nor
tor wind pipe being severed. The child
5mma will recover but the two babies
ire dead and there is little or no hope
or the mother.
A uiiAzno WIFE'S URUTALITY.
BowLiNn GREKN , Ky. , Mny 25. Gco.
Anderson , n farmer , ngcd 75 , was beaten
o death this morning with n hickory
MHO by his wife , aged 05. His heaa wus
icatoii to jolly. Mrs. Anderson is a
urge and poworfu1 woman and has
> oen in the insane asylum twice.
AHAWICisYE HOJinOU ,
T11K llOII.iil EXPLOSION.
DUIIUQUB , Iowa , May JIA. . terrible
) oilcr explosion occurred here nl 4:15 :
.his afternoon two of the three boilers
n the Bash and door factory of Carr ,
lidor & Wheeler , exploding with terrific
orco. The boiler house was completely
destroyed and the boilers thrown sido-
vays in as many dilfomit directions. The
ono that did not burst was thrown intact
a distance of thirty feet against the mill.
A solid division wall separated the boiler
louse from the mill , elae the destruction
ind loss of life would hitvo boon torublo.
i'ho mill employs 200 men. The corner
of a dwelling near the boiler house was
.orn completely out and several women
ujured. Tlie engineer and two firemou
were in the boiler house at the time and
wore buried beneath the debris. Two
children playing next to it wore buriod.
I'ho following aru
TIII ; KILLED :
MILO M. MliLLIN. engineer , aged 30 ,
oiwingulfn.
KJUTX.FILTjANGl'il , fireman , ntnglo.
TWO OUIhUUKN of Chttrloi May , ngoil
> and 8.
MICHAEL MCLAUGHLIN , second firo-
maii , WHS horribly burned und mangled. He
cannot live but u fmv hours.
Mm. MAKGA11KT \ \ ALTJJR waa strucli
jy the Hying bricks and badly hurt.
Her dnughtor - in > htw , MM , ALBKK'I
Wyv.LT.Bll , und her three children wore nlsc
injured.
Mro. LKAIl and Mw. VOLGKH , la the
Hiinio dwelling , were ulsohurt.
UNDER Till' IIE11KIH.
It is not thought any bodies were un
der the debris than those of the ongincoi
and fireman , who wore recovered , as tic
men are reported missing , The aoarcl
will bo coutinupd to-day. " The l ns o
the building nt i-slimittod by Mr. llidoi
to bo about $5,000 , fully insured. Tw <
of the boilers wore i nr mi'l 'ho "n 1
old. The foinmr wuru the onus Unit ux
plodcd. AH were in good condition am
were inspected only three weeks ago bj
the insurance inspector. The engineer
was a careful and competent man , fulli
trusted by the firm , llo had been wit !
them two years. The proprietors arc a
a loss to know the reason of the oxplo
eion. Some say it was
LOW WATMl
in the boilers , which were carrying i
full head of steam. The .mill would huv
boon shut down at 0 p. in. , and iminu
diatoly after the boilers wore pmptio (
preparatory to their weekly cleaning am
overhauling.
J1UUMNO Oil ; .
PHILADELPHIA1 , } AFKL10TJON.
PmrAi > KLi'HiA , May 24. The fire o
the Atlantic Oil Works spread during th
night and is etill swooping over th
works. A doron storage tanks have
mrtt. Kflbrts are being mivdo to run oil
.ho oil in tanks , The pnrAlllno works ,
consisting of several brick buildings , nro
destroyed. Loss 8200,000.
At noon fourteen tanks of oil were
nblazo and several moro nro in great dan-
or. _ The fire has spread over live acres ,
and is likely to continno to burn for nonio
lays yot. The firomcu feel confident
of keeping it confined to the oil now
mming. Since 4 a , m. there wore
KRVr.RAL KM'LOSUNS
V change in the wind may spread the
lames. It is now said the loss will reach
SMIO.COO.
At 2 p. in. the situation is unchanged
ami there is no immediate prospect of the
ire spreading. The oil is burning fierce-
y and the project of piercing a 25,000
> arrol tank by cannon balls to draw olV
ho oil is under consideration. The can *
ion were placed in position , but the of-
icials are cautious on account of the sur
rounding property. The Belmont oil
vorks and gas works aru regarded aa aalo.
Late thin afternoon the 115,000 barrel
ank took fire and nt once
CANNON' WEIlf. F1UK1) INTO IT.
Several holes wore nindo in the tank , n
.wolvo pound projeolilo from n naval
lowitxor tearing iv llango from the cuntro.
I'ho oil poured out in torrent * mid the
inttery men and firemen were obliged to
run fiom the burning lluid and leave thu
tins to bo destroyed. The oil there
Imrned without , doing further damage.
The lu-avoos were illuminated during the
night by apvornl tanks bubbling over.
I'ho fire will probably burn for several
days yet.
STILL IIURNINO.
PHILADELPHIA , May 25.Tho fire at
the oil works of the Atlantic Refining
company continues to burn , but it ii
bought the danger is now past. Early
his morning three tanks containing 40-
)00 ) barrels of oil exploded , but the oil
nirned itaolf put without further dam-
igo , and to-night only ono tank , con-
aining 4,000 barrels , was in flames.
'ho estimate to-day places the leas nt
! 100,000. _
TIIK LOST SONEUINI3.
KUimiKU PARTICULARS.
ST. JOHNH , N. P. , Mny 21. Following
are the only details obtainable of the loss
of the French brig Sonorine : The vcasol
oft St. Male on the lot of March , laden
vrith salt , provisions nnd a general cargo ,
unind for St. Pierre. She had on board
line hands all told and fifty-three pas-
Bongora. About the 20th of April she
vus signalled in n drift of ice on the east
ern edge ot Great Bank. A few days
iftor n strong gale arose from the south
west , with various changes ,
roaring , continued into May. On or
.bout the 1st of May her bowa and
wore crushed in by the ice , and sank
without giving any warning , carrying
down
EVKUY SOUL ON 11OA1U ) .
The British clipper achoonor Oonsuolo
lassed by the scene shottly afterward ,
ind picked up enough of the dillorcnt
debris of the connral wreck to identify
with certainty both the missing vessel
and lior actual futo. The Consuolo took
on board some beds , trunks basketa and
clothing that doubtless lloitod oil' from
the crushed and collapsed vessel. No
further particulars are ascertainable nor
over will bo. She sank and made no
sign.
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TRAINS GOIjT.IDR
rOUll DUAT1IH AND MAY11B MOItH.
SAVANNAH , N. Y. , May 25. Train No.
51 , duo here nt 0:33 : , wns to moot extra
No. 51 at Savftiihah. The train from the
west came down at the rate of thirty
miles an hour and struck the west bound
train , which got got on the side track ,
completely demolishing one coaoli and
part of another , nnd killing four and
wounding six persons.
A COAIj-MlNH II01UIOH.
EniNiiuna , May 24. A fierce fire has
been raging in a coal pit at Porto Bella ,
Twelve man were Rufibcatod.
LATUK. Only nine lives were lost bj
the fire.
TIIK I-'INANOlAIj
THE WKST HID1S HANK FAILUlti : .
NKW YoitK , May 21. Regarding tin
rumors concerning West Side bank thii
morning , Cashier Doblor rofuaed to spoal
of the bank or its officers. At 110 : ! p
in. , it suspended , und Doblor'H silonci
was explained. President George Moon
says they closed because the Exclmng
bank refined to clear for them , Ho sail
further that they had plenty of mono ;
to stand the run all day , but wanted ti
treat all depositors fairly. The bank i
b ing inspected by bank oxaminore. Th
president says they will have their state
niont ready shortly. The bank paid n
intercut. The directors and oillcors i ;
the bank were in the building all dn >
but refused to talk about the suspension
All kinds of rumors were nbout in regar
to Hinckloy'H defalcation. Ono was tlm
Ilinckloy did noc content himself wit
§ 9(5,000. ( President Moore said ho wr
sure that after the books were thorough !
examined no greater amount than $00
000 will bo found missing , and that n
sumption will take place shortly.
> KTKU UNO.
NKW YOIIK , May 24 , Wnrronts hnv
boon isMiud for thu arrest of bank prca
dents EDO nnd Fish. Eno'a house wi
nearchod to-night , but ho could not I
found.
Till ! WKHT HIDK IJAHILITIEH.
NK\V yoiiK , May 24. It is stated the
o total liabilities this morning of the Wei
Side Innk were SI , 800.000 , nnd the bank
had not then $1,700,000 in business paper -
per and § 2,000,000 in money. $000,000
papnr matures within the next three
weeks. It is understood Bomo of the
banks of the Clearing IIouso nssocfnlion
were asked to sharo.
ANOTItnil SUSPENSION.
NKW YOIIK , May 24.It is reported
the Union bank of Uhrichsvillo , Ohio ,
has suspended.
K1S1I AlUir.STKl ) .
NBW YOIIK , May 25. .lames D. Fish ,
the ox-president of the Marino bank wai
nrrcstcd to-night upon n warrant issued
by U. S. Commissioner Shields. Fish
was arrested a' the Mystic Flats , whore ,
it Is said , ho Ins been hiding. Ho was
nut tnkon before n magistrate and is atill
in the custody of n deputy nmahal. The
warrant was issued upon an affidavit mndo
hofo' Commissioner Shields
by Augus
tus Scriba , the national b.\nk examiner.
llo deposed nfter n c.uoful examination
that
HAH MmiU'UOrUlATKI )
funds belonging to the bank to the
amount of $1,141,000. This wna done
between March 1st nnd May Osh 1831 ,
by n Bories of credits to the firm of Grant
ifc Ward , of sums from $25,000 to $ lt50- ,
000 , nt various dnlonnd t'.iojrjro ' [ en
tered in the books ot the bank as loans
to imaginary pjrsona nnd secured by im
aginary collaterals in stocks nnd bonds ,
none of which loans had ever been made
nnd tr men jtious were stated us having
Leen entirely fictitious. The affidavits
assert that .lames D. Fish , as president ,
caused to bo paid out motioy belonging
to the National Banking association to
or upon the written order of Grant &
Wnrd , nnd
FOR Till' 11KNEKIT OP 1IIM.SKI.K
nnd the said Ferdinand Ward , further
sums in excess of nil the credits of said
firm , amounting to $ " ( > ( ! , 102. At the time
said ever drafts , ho. .Ins. 1) , Fish , well
knowing the firm of Grant & Wnrd was
then nnablo to pay the sums BO over
drawn , and the firm being then indebted
to said bank to an amount exceeding
SI , 01 ! ' , ) , 009 , the total indebtedness thus
augmented being six times the capital
stock of'said bank.
MOUK VICTIMS OF SPECULATION.
Euin , Pa , , Mny 20. President Adam
Brnbomter , of the defunct Erie County
Savings bank , returned to Erie and ad
mits ho nnd Cashier Pottit lost § 100OOG
in ( grnln nnd oil speculations. Brv
bonden also admits ho took the money
of the bank nnd paid it to friends and
left , nnd oxonorntus the cashier. Ho IE
ow in jail for safety , but execution !
ill no issued to-morrow morning proba
ly to keep him thoro. There in grenl
Doling against him.
The paper in the bank turning oul
otthlcss , Brubondor haa assigned hi
rivato property , valued nt § 100,000 , tc
is creditors , but it will not pay nnc
ockholders will probably lese § 200,00 (
o $250,000 and mny bo ruined.
AN IDOtil'/jUD SON.
! x-Govarnor Slniimrrt nmlVlfo Sill
Hurled in Uriel' Ovi'.r tlinlr Boy'n
Dentil Still VJninturrcil
Their PlaiiH in UU
Memory.
WASHINGTON , Mny 25. A sociot
ritor in the Sunday Herald Days : Ex
ovornor Stanford , of California , and hi
rife say to their intlmato friends thn
; hey are still absorbed by their grief fn
ho death of their only non. They koo
is body in a casket in a private roon
lonnoctcd with Grncp church , in Noj
fork , nnd visit it daily nnd read thei
jiblo and pray beside the casket. The ;
will not bury the body until they tnko i
n California , and place it in a costl ;
lausoloum they nro having erected for i
n their ranch ntPnlo Alto , in memory c
.hoirdoad . son. They will give 4,00
acres of this ranch to the state of Call
'ornia. This is to bo used for nducatiom
purposes , as it wns the earnest wish e
his youth , young as ho was , to found
chopl for California boys , where th
ttudicsho found moat congenial goologj
nineralogy , nnd nrchiuology would I
specially taught. Up had advanced vet
'ar in these branches , although ho wi
nit 1U years old when ho died of Romn
fovors.
RYINGTOIICIDDOWII
EARLDAKINOPOWDCR
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Iu AuilrowH * Jenrl Uaklnu i'owdor. Ia j
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rcu'lvi'Ufrom until chcmUtinnB. J.um llnyx. ! :
Urn ; il. Dclufoiiluliic. of Clilcnio ; ; nnd UusUv
lludu , Milwaukee. Never sold In bulk.
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FIVE-FINGER FRENZY.
Germany Rising in Rebellion Against
tie Piano Hnisance ,
Petitions to Rostriot the Monotonous
onous Practising of Scales ,
tt
Claims that the Universal Oif *
is Dotriraental to Health , ?
The Sniall-Pox Ravaging Lon
and Reaching the Suburb ,
Vandorbilt's ' Odd and Pea
Antics on the Street of London ,
Tlio QIICOII'H Dlnnml Illrtlulay Atncr.
icnu SociirltlcH Dorliy-Uny , etc.
TIIK PIANO IM3ST.
( II'.UMANV HAY8 IT MUST GO.
Spoclnl Dispnlch to the lice ,
Lo.vnoy , May 25. A crusade against
piano playing has begun in Berlin. The
promoters of the crusade have circu
lated petitions for signatures in nil the
residence portions of the city , nnd the pe
titions , which have n very largo number
of signers , nro now being presented to
the municipal nnd police authorities.
They sot forth that the constant and
MONOTONOUS PRAUTIGINn OK THE SOALR3
nnd exorcises by piano pupils has become
an intolerable nuistnce , causing much
suffering to invalids , aggravating all
forms of nervous diseases , nnd depreciat
ing the value of real estate. They there
fore claim it is n proper subject for police
regulation , and pray that municipal or
dinances bo enacted restricting the time
of piano playing and practicing to the
houra between 11 n. m. and 12 noon
nnd between 8 nnd 11 p. m.
SMATjIi POX.
ITS KAVAOK8 IN ENOLANI ) .
Spoctal Dlapatch to TUB BEE.
LONDON , May 25. This city is threat
ened with a small pox scaro. The mala
dy is alarmingly prevalent in several met
ropolitan districts , and is spreading from
the city to adjoining provinces , several of
which nro already badly infcctcl. Some
idea of the present prevalence of the
plague may bo formed from the
MAGNITUDE OF TIIK UlTOUTS
which have already been forced upon the
authorities to control the disease. The
city of London nlono , since the start of
the plague last November , has expended
$250,000 for additional accommodations
for the constantly increasing number of
the itfllictcd. It Is now proposed to erect
now metropolitan small pox hospitals at
n cost of S750.00P.
TUB ANTI VACCINATIONISTS
are making capital out of the scourge by
pointing to its prevalence nnd steady
spread as an unanswerable proof of .tho
futility of vaccination us n provonlativo.
The regular practicioners nro becoming
alarmed. They denounce the anti vflc-
cinationists as enemies to public health ,
and insist that the cnorgotic preaching off
theirpropaganda is n prolific cause of the
spread of the scourge , because it weakens
the faith of the poorer classes iu vaccina
tion. _
VANDEIlKII/r.
HIS JLNTIC3 IN LONDON.
Special Dispatch to the IlEE.
LONDON , Mny 25. Wm. n. Vnndor-
bilt was soon walking with James Gor-
dan Bennett on Fleet street Thursday.
The pair were closely followed by a bevy
of newspaper reporters. All their efforts
to interview him were fruitless , as Vanderbilt -
dorbilt suddenly nnd mysteriously disap
peared. To-day ho came to the surface
again , and , accompanied by J. P. Bigo-
low , quietly strolled down the Strand.
The day wns the hottest of the season ,
and Vanderbilt succeeded in making
himself remarkably conspicuous by wear
ing a heavy overcoat , and Bigolow waa
uncomfortably nervous at the unusual
attention attracted toward his bulky and
heavily clad companion. Passers-by
smiled and bootblacks piped their merry
chaff , and the whole street turned and
looked at the perspiring millionaire ns ho
made his way. Bigolow finally became
impatient , called a cab , and the two dis
appeared , Vanderbilt has succeeded in
eluding intrusion by the curious. Ho is
not registered nt any of the leading
hotels.
HOniALIHTH HTEAI , AMAUCII. .
Special Dispatch to THE 15aE.
LONDON , May 25. A socialistic out
rage is reported from Munich. The Ba
varian veterans of the Franco-German
war made oxtonsiyo preparation for a
festival in celebration of the thirteenth ,
anniversary of Germany's defeat of.
Franco. The city was extensively dec *
orated , and the German colors occupied
the posts of honor. During the night
the socialists removed the Gorman col
ors , substituting thorofor the red ftoga
of the revolutionists , inscribed with
suoh mottous as "Ohoorj for the Social
Democracy , " and "Dowiuwith the Slay
ers of the People. " In the morning ,
< > * \rhoa the revolutionary flags and mot
ab toes were discovered , there waa great in
OS- dignation. The ofTonsivo decorations
I were torn down , and the Gorman colors
' restored by the police amid the cheora
Pt. of the immense crowds of pooplo.
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