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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , SATURDAY MORNING , MARCH 28 , 1885. NO ; 189
TO 'ERAT.
Prospsits anil PissiMlitifs of Early
in Inilia ,
Britain'B ' Dander Eisos to a
& . SB Bluffing Point ,
Backed by Demonstrations of
I ! Warlike Aotivityi
Preparations for the Conflict
Continue on all Sides.
Lord Dufferin PufFa the Indian
Princes atBawal Pindeo ,
Enssians Rushing to the
Front , and Keeping Quieti
England's Ultimatum Sent to St.
Petersburg Doings iu Egypt nnil
China General Foreign Newt ,
THE AFGHAN AFFAIH.
ORE.VT ACTIVITY IN ENGLISH JilUTAnT CHICLES
1'BErAniNa i-ou WAU.
LoSDOM , March 27. Great preparations for
war are being made at Aldcrshot for the re
ception of the army reserve force and militia ,
called out by the queen's message. The
quarters are ready at Chatham for a largo
force. The greatest activity prev&ila in the
ordnance department in hastening the arma
ment of vessels ordered for immediate service.
Extra hands are employed. All available
quarters nt Chelsea have been made ready for
occupation. It is reported that the naval ro-
soryo will be called out for service. The gov
ernment bos given contract for 100,000 uni
forms.
SOUDAN PRESS OOUUKXTg.
IjOKIXJN , March 27. The Timoa says :
"Whnn Disraeli called out tha reserve ! in
1878 the Karl Derby retired from the minis
try. Uarl Darby's opinion , therefore and his
experience were unique. Risks of rupture
with Russia are now greater than they were
then. The Czar's forces are almost at the
gate of Constantinople. Kvan if tin cabinet
wore disposed tu preserve peac9 by concession
rtftor concoision it is now clear such policy U
unsafe as it would bo dishonorable. Yielding
would allonato the Afghans and degrade us
in the eyes of all people of the east
without In reality averting war , which
would only bo postponed at most for three
years. The delay would only benefit Russia
tolgtho detriment o ! England. AVhatovor
froutier shall Uo trac3d , we must protect the
Afghans. It will ba always in the power of
Itussia to provoke a quarrel uulow wo con
vince her it will not bo to her advantage to
do so. A compromise In the present stjto of
nffftlifl will be represented ns a Russian vic
tory , and world produce opposite convictions
of the Russian and Afghan mindj. We are
persuaded that if Rutsiit , reckoning upon
want of spirit and In adequate reiouroea In
England , is preparing newelf for war , It will
bo in order for her BO test the strength of co
hesion of her vast empire , which will bring
the dreams of her ambitious , st-itedinan and
soldiers tu cruel ending ,
now ir is IN INDIA.
ALliATTAUAl ) , March 27. Sixty thousand
troops have bosn equipped aud msdo ready _
for service at any moment. The Mahara jabs
of Sciud'j and Ilolkar met K.trl Bulletin to
day , and , in an informal nnd cordial manner ,
placed their armies at his disposal.
of 1'un-
Rawol-Rindi , lieutenant-governor -
jaub , and commander-in-ohluf .f tbo Uombay
urmy , arrived here. The commander of India
and Madras will arrive to-night. Numerous
1'unjanb chiefs have also arrived. EM !
DuUerin is expected to-morrow. The duke
and duchess of Connaught are coming. The
ninoor of AfghanUtau is expected on the
20th Inst.
AFVAIKS IK I1TJ3SIA
LONDON , March " 7. An outbreak of Asia
tic cholera is said to have occurred in the
Crimean ports of Russia. The reports that
Ruisian skirmishers had attacked riir Reber
Iiumsdon'a party and killed two of bis follow
ers lacks confirmation. Tbo Indian princes
nnd chiefs In 1'unjaub acceptad with eager
ness the invitation to meet Lord Dutferin ,
viceroy of India , nt Rawal 1'iudee. on tbo
occasion of bin interview with the Ameer of
Af Rhanistan.
VIKNNA , March -Dispatches from Mos-
oow show a commercial crisin iu that city.
Within the past thirty days five of the largest
tea and sugar importing firms failed. Their
liabilities aggregate 16,000,000 roubles , over
$10,000,0 0. The government and private
bankers are concur ting meanuroj to avert the
spreading of failures aud panic. IHron Pop
tier des Echelluo , uf the general staff , hns beoo
arrested for troarou. It U alleged ho gave the
plans of torts ou the southern frontier to the
international bu > eau at Copenhagen. It is
reported Russia has chartered Etoainura tc
transport troops acres * the Caspian sea.
TUB QCHKN'H HIMSAQK KNTHUSI.VSTICALLI
11UCKIV1CD.
The queen will start for Alx Lea B.iiuw
Monday ,
The queen'i massage yesterday calling oul
reserves and militia for permanent nervict
was receivid by tha country with great enthu
liasm. Thin is osutcmlly marked at varloui
military stations throughout the kingdom.
Everywhere active efforts are being pxertei
to get the barracks ready for leservei
and bavo arms and accoutrement
at hand to equip them. The immense store
. of arms at the tower will bo distributed wbei
' required. Th'o wai feohng Id strong amouj
tha reserves and many had already joined th
guards bofoio the orders summoning them t
ucrvico were received.
KNOLlNIl't ) ULTIMATUM. .
LONDON , March 27.The Glebe fays thn
the proposal partaking of a c , uro of an ult
m&tutu was telegraphed by the govornmen
yesterday to Bt. L'utoisbtirg ; It requested a
thu came tlmo tiiat the Huvsian _ go ornmeri
should tend an answer that would reach Dau
in * street not later than Monday next.
Thu Glebe itlto declares that Karl Granvll !
on the ICtli luht. propoio'l to Ruisia that bat
Russians and Afghans should withdraw froi
that portion of the territory at present sul
joct to dispute and remain outtide it durin
contlnuanca of negotiations thin In progrei
at London. To ttiii proposal Ru * ia sent n
reply until last Wednesday. The refusal t
accede to England's proposition was on tl
ground that the withdrawal of her tree )
would be a source of humiliation to Husel
Alter this answer was received tha cblpi
decided to embody the reserves ; uid railit
nnd send the uiitimatutn already referred t
Iu event of war 23,000 militia will be a
signed tog irri ou duty in Ireland and th
number of regular * ba released for active se
vice.
riNAVCUL TROUDLEH IK I1CS3IA.
Sr. PKTUESBURO , March 27. The failure
Scaratcanga & Co. , inotchints , London , wt
two branch homes at St. Petersburg and R :
toil , cauaed a grrat Dentation In financl
circles , 1'rivy Oounce'Ior .Uungn , minister
Cnancoi , sent the governor of the state bai ,
to Mosoow to confer with the bankers of tl
city. The purpose of the coulerence ia to j
viio means of averting a financial crisis whi
U believed to IM imminent.
KcasiiM TKLxaiurn.
8r. rrrnB.wno , Much 27.A telegra ]
line haa bnnn opened bctweon Askabad , Sa-
rakhr and Mcrv.
KNQI.ANH WILL NOT FLINCH.
LONDON , March 2" . In the house of lords
this evening , Granville , In replying to the
Marquis of Salisbury , said thuro was nothing
to indicate A tendency to flinch on the part of
the government rcgaiding the Afghan ques
tion. [ The gorernment was firmly adhering to
the pulley agreed npon by both of the great
political patties , while at the game time they
were availing themselves of ov ry moans to
arrive at n satisfactory solution of the diffi
culty. Uo xvas unable to fix a data when the
negotiations would bo concluded. Ruscia
was now considering Eogiand'a dispatch.
England considered Russia bound by the re
cent agreement. In the meantime the Ameor
of Afghanistan should bo instructed to have
his chlels observe neutrality ] A diepatih
from Korti states that the last British de
tachment evacuated that point to-day.
Active prqmrations are making to get all
the cruisera and iron-clads belonging to the
navy into condition for active srrvlca an soon
as possible. It ia known that their destina
tion is the Uallic Ben and Black sea , the en
trance to the latter , however , biliig condi
tioned to the absent of Turkey. The members
of the Third Royal fusiliers and Fifth ritlod
brigade , both mtliila organizations , nte re-
spundin ? largely to the queen's call for vol-
luatcors to servo with the regulars.
BISMAIICK EXPLAINS.
The North German Gazette ( Bismarck'8 '
organ ) states that during the recent ollicial
visit of Count Herbert ISismarck to London
tha relations between Russia aud England
were not dlscua od. The Gazette also nays It
is .not true that Emperor William commu
nicated with the czar on the Afghan dispute
between England and Russia.
DUFFKBIN AT BAWAli 1'INDKK.
Earl Daffeiin , viceroy of India , arrived at
Rawal 1'indca to-day and was accorded a
most imposing reception by Abdurrahman ,
ameer of Afghanistan , Tiie ameer , iu an ad
dress of welcome , hoped the councils which
the carl came so far to attend , would be BO
guided oa to insure honorable and lasting
peace , In reply , Lord Dulfarin said ho was
glad his first pnblia act as viceroy of India
was to cultivate fiicndly rcUtlocs with the
sovereigns of status conterminous with the
frontiers of India. "Itrmt , " continued Lord
Dufferin , "that the friendly reception which
is about to bo accorded mo ns her majesty's
rtnresentitivo by the aineer , will prove to our
neighbors our firm Intention and anxious do-
sirs to respect their rights. " At the railway
station at Rawal I'indeo there were assembled
when tha train carrjing Lord Dutferin ar
rived , the 1'unjaub chiefs and Gon. Stewart ,
Gan , Robert ? . Gen. Harding and a number of
other high officials.
Alter an interchangs of official and personal
greetings Lord Dutferin proceeded to the
route was lined with troops ThejmUitarycamo
display wan very effective. Tha soldiers
greeted tUo viceroy with jrrcat enthusiasm.
The authorities of Rawal I'cndeo later in the
day presented Lord Dufferin with nn address
declaring loyalty to her tiritish majesty , the
Empress of India , audexpreislnR ; appreciation
of the honor done Rawal Peudeo
in selecting it as the meeting place of the
council. The addresi of the Rawal I'cndeo
authorities concluded with the following
statement : ' 'This recognition of our dignity
will confirm that confidence in us which has
bean so long established and which is daily
receiving txproesioni from the ruler of
India. " Earl DnlToiiu responded to the
Raw.il Peadee address very happily and con
cluded by Baying : "Tho offers of loyalty and
sorviua made upon this occasion ia the most
eloquent proofs of England Btoadfast good
faith and noble confidence in our friends. "
TUB BUBSIDKNRK OP THK STOCK TASK )
is duo to reports that only a limited number o !
reserves will be called out , to the cessation o
oidara from Berlin to Bell and to diminution
of English baar dealings ,
The statement of the London Globe that
the British government yesterday Bent a pro
posal In the nature of an ultimatum to the
Russian government ia discredited here.
Sir Peter Lumsdeu , Afghan bsundary com
missioner , has sent to London a report of the
engineer officers on the commission which
state the strategic proposition of Penjdeh
superior to that of Ilnrat.
It is reported the Russian ambassador a <
London received fiom the Russian minister
of foreign affairs a favorable reply to
England's proposals covering the
outposts on the _ Afghan frontier.
Russia , according to this report , offers to give
the joint Afghan boundary commission powe
to examine for a boundary line from Xulficar
pars to Peujdeh on the south , and from
Korakhas to Amondarine on the north , but be
fore opening the labors of the commission
Do Giera anta the Afghans to withdraw from
I'cnjdch ,
TIIE SOUDAN WAI ? .
COOLIES ON A STBIKK.
SACKIM , March 27. The Coolies have
struck fur higher wages. It is feared the ;
have been led to take thia stand through th
rebels. The ngents of the rebels repeatedly
cut the telegraph wires , The enemy have
fear that tbuHO connect with hidden mines
Sumo shot ] wore fired by tbo Araba last nigh
into the zereba , but without c.isuattius. Gen
Graham will advance as soon as the wate
transport system ia completed ,
Gen. Walso'y ' , having inspected and ap
prnvcd of the summer cantonment of t'oopj
retired to Dongola , Tbo new man-nf-wa
1'yladoj WIB ordered completed with tb
utmost dlepatch ,
The Aiutialian contiugent for Soudan ar-
riyul at AJel. Another Italian iron-clad
sailed for the Red son.
The Egyptian Budget shows a deficit for
o
the titcal year 1881 uf $1,215.000.
Advices from Kassala to the Cth inst. state
that the garrison Is still resisting. It is re
ported negotiations with a vi w to attempt to
relieve the garrlion by the Italian tioops at
Massowa are in progress.
TUB lUEfc KEVOI/T.
rarniKii I-AHTICULAIH or THK KANUCK KICK ,
. ST. PAUL , March 27.The Dispatch's Win
nipeg special says it ia reported on good
authority that the government has received
wotd that the rebels have captured Mayor
Crosier and his force of ono iiundred mounted
policemen , after an engagement In which several
oral on both si Jeu were killed. The rebeli
tried to wrack the train carrj ing the troops
from Winnlpesr west. They were arrested ,
Onu had the dispatchen from Ittnl to Ilia hall
breeds around Winnipeg and in southern
Manitoba , urging thorn to rise. General
Middleton arrived this morning , Orders hau
been Issued to advance thia afternoon.
OTTAWA , March 27. In the commons to
night the following telegram from Lieut , Col ,
Irvine to Sir John MacDonald dated Forl
lie Carlton via Winnipeg the 27th of March
thm 1885 , was read by thu premier ; The part ;
m under my command just arrived. Whoi
ib. netr Fort Carlton I found Major Croziei ,
witli a party of 100 had gene tu Duck lake tc
'S3 secure a largo quantity of supplies then
note stored. They wore met by one hundred reb
to e\s \ , wht held an advantageous position 3it
be Baartly'd reserve , and endeavored to surrounc
ipa Major Crozier' * force of pollen and civilians
la. The rebels Cred first. When the fir
let Ing becama Reneral Major Crozier , owing
lla to the disadvantage in which hi
to.US . was taken , retreated In good order
US- arriving at the fort at tha earno time a in )
liter party , Ten civilians of Prince Albert am
er- tvrn policemen were killed , and four citilian
and aaven conitablea wounded , The numta
of rebels killed Is not known. The polica an <
o [ civilians acted with the greatest bravery un
der heavy fire.
CHICAGO , March 27 , The Daily New
Winnepetf special says : The eitv ia in i
Of dreadful state of excitement over the roceiu
uk reports late this afternoon from the seat o
the wkl > Oonderwed dispatches indicate that i
| . collision occurred bttween the police undo
Major Cozier nnd the rebels yesterday after'
noon. Eight mounted police arereportedkille
and fifteen whites on the rebel side and a larg
number nro said to be wounded. Anothe
tpb report s yi that two policemen and tit civ :
lians under ( Cflpt , Moore of the mounted
police are killed.
THK FHENOU IN ClllNA.
A K1LUNO UATCIt.
PAHIB , March 27. The Gauloia says thir-
tocn French olllsera were killed at Dong Dang
in Monday's and Tuesday's lightinc' . It de
clares Gen , Negrier's position n very precari
ous ono. Forty thousand Chinese troops are
mi.flsod on the frontier not far distant. The
Figaro urges the lotcea to Immediately march
upon Canton.
The newspapers urge that only the block-
ndlng of the Gull of I'cchoa Leo will have any
serious effect upon the Chinese government.
All morning newspapers contain articles on
French reverses at Dongdang. A few editor ;
ialstovorely ilticisethegovernmonttar dilatori
ness in sendiugjro-enforcoments toTonqnlnbut
the majoiity are very warm in denouncing
the cabinet's Chinese policy , Ilocbefort has
an editorial in Intranalgiant an the debate _ in
the chamber of deputies lait evening on in
terpellation of present state ol Franco-
Chinese war. The article concludes with the
following words , "Ceaso to question the
minister and invoke the guillotine , "
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
AN INVITATION TO SPAIN.
LONDON , March 27. Spain haa been invit
ed to join in the Suez conference.
KILLING MINES. ]
An explosion in the mines of the Dombran
mining company , at Tranpan , Austria-Silesia ,
buried forty miners. All are beliovfld to have
perished. An explosion in the mines of Baron
Kothchilds at Ottian , iu Moravia , killed fif
ty-six men.
THE DYNAMITERS.
LONDON , kMarch 27. The examination ol
Cunningham and Burtln was finished this of-
ornoon , Both mon were formally committed
or trial on the charge of treason and felony.
BAJ1IUOS1 REVOLUTION.
LA LiBGiiTAD , Sun Salvador , March 27. ( via
) . The forces of Honduias aud San
Salvador have bad several skirmishes , the
trmiea of Guatemala and Honduras acting in
iiumony. San Salvador , Nicaragua and
3osta llica have formed an nlliacca to protect
.hemselvos against the revolutionary scheme
if President Barrio ) , San Salvador
mtu her whole army in tha field , Nicaragua
irovides four thousand mon and Costa Rfca
ends two thousand. Costn Hica at the tame
tima contributed 8100,003 towards tbo ex-
lenses of the war. President Zealdivar of
Jan Salvador , will assume chief command of
he allied forces , President Cardenas of Ni
caragua , will be second in command , and Gen ,
jnta , of Costa llica , will probably take third
> ! ace.
ace.TIIE
TIIE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
TUB LEGAL MILL AT WORK.
SriUNQFiKLD , III. , March 27. In the sen
ate there were several confirmations to minor
offices , The Moiria bill , making an appro-
iriaticn of $20,000 to Shawneetown for the
completion of the levee , was paused. A roao
utlon was offered and passed in the house
, hat a select committee of five be appointed
; o investigate the condition ot the Illinois
penitentiary and other penal institutions In
the stnto. The ficht over tha elevated dis-
; rict bill , affecting East St. Louis and South
Chicago , was begun in the homo when Fuller ,
chairman of tha commerce committee , re
ported the bill , with a recommendation that
t pass. Taylor said the committee on com
merce had nothing to do with warehouses , and
moved to refer it to the warehouse committee.
Messick , who repiesonts East St. Louis , said
a similar bill had been introduced by him
on which no action had beou taken , and to
refer the bill thare would be to kill it ,
which was done ten years ago , and Messick
intimated that it was done by corrupt means.
Fuller defended himself and the committee.
Crafts denounced tbo manner in which the
bill had been railroaded through , and asked
how many elevator districts the bill would
craatp. The motion to refer was lost 38 to
32. This indicates that the bill may pass the
house , but it will probably bo killed in the
senate.
Un joint assembly eighty-one members an
swered. Ono vote was cist for J. C. Black ,
Adjourned.
It was discovered to-dav that the appro
priation for employes of the legislature ia
nearly exhausted , and there are cot enough
funds available to pay the next roll. To-
day's pay roll foots up 935,422 , of which
§ 3,522 is for house employes , $4,050 , for senate
employes , $2,450 for extra janitors employed
by the secretary of stato. and $20,400 for
members , Total expenses for salaries to date
§ 133,020. Tha number of janitors boa been
increased from 152 to 170 , and they are now
drawing $10,200 per month.
DISCOUNTING CHEEK.
A HOV AUONQ INST1BANCE UK f.
CHICAGO , March 27. Trouble has arisen
among the insurance agencies hero , which
threatens a general cutting of the established
rates , There are two insurance bodies hero ,
known as the board of trade fire under
writers and the exchange. There have been
Htroug rivalry , ai the exchange companies
have been quoting lower ratea than the board
companies. In audition to that , some agen
cies in the board were charged with pay
ing heavy brokerage and cutting tates by
means of double-header policies aud in other
ways. A meeting of tha Hoard was htld to-
duy. at which a resolution wai passed to re-
dues rates outside the business district to the
laols of thn charges by the exchange com-
unies and allow brokerage. Thereupon n
ouslderabln number of tha heavier companies
presented in the board gave the necotpary
hirty days notice of withdrawal
Among them were the Royal , of England ,
tnil Lancaster insurance company of North
Amoiica , Commercial Union and Guardian.
; t is understood that a number of others will
ollow within a day or two. Iniurance men
iredict a general scramble for business ,
Sr. AngustiiioVt Celebration.
Sr. ACOCBTINE , Flo. , March 27 , The celo
iration of the landing of Pence Do Leon it
1D12 , and the founding of the city of Monadi
n 1015 , was a grand affair. The entire citj
s decorated with Spaaish colors. Old Forl
Marco is especially notlconble. The cere-
nonias consisted in a representation of tin
anding of Pence Do Leon. State Hsnato
jenova preonatod the Spanish discoverer
Uo was escorted by forty-six attendants ii
Spanish costumes , with battle axes and gilt
Bering helmets tu the inner quadrangle of tin
Fort , where high mass was celebratod. Afte
the sarvico uddiestes were made by Genera
< jibsDii , commandant , and G , R. 1'alrbanks
: ii8toriunof Florida ,
, A Llttln too Previous ,
CHICAGO , March 27 , The Inte-Ocean' '
r Decubur ( III. ) special sayi : Charles Durbii
and wifa wore arrested to-nfllit | charged wit
drowning their six months old child , whos
body wan found floating in tha Sangamoi
river to-day , The child has betm missing fo
d three weeks , but the parents said it had be
, sent to Green county , Tno couple had bee
* married only three weeks ,
Small-Pox Epidemic in IlJlnolH ,
ST. Louis , March 27. Small-pox ls ragln
ai an epidemic at Monnd City , Illinois. Ou
of a population of 1,600 , fifty casea are ri
ported. Eight deaths have occurred durin
the past week. The disease It confined , "
most to negr o , only ten white fainillt
being Infected. Vigorous measures are bein
taken to auppreis the icourgo ,
St. Louli Democrat ! * ,
Si. Louis , March 27. The democratic coi
vention met again this morning at 11:30 , II
A.'Campbell wai nominated for comptroUV
John G. Martin for auditor , and Fred v , I
Spanihled lor tieasnrtr , U , OUy Sexton ft
collector ,
GRANT'S ' MEMOIRS.
Tha Operate of the BonKo Bates
Detailed by foe Great Captaio ,
An Innocent Lamb Floeoed by
the Marino Sharps ,
His Name and Means Bandied
About for Easiness ,
The General's ' Overweening Oon-
fidenoe Basely Betrayed ,
The Out-Fish T kc the Stand In
Ilia Own Defense I'rocrcss
ol the Trial.
TIIE MA.IUNE BANK.
GENERAL GRANT'S TESTIMONY.
NKW YOUK , March 27. Tha teetimony of
Gon. Grant taken in his houeo yesterday , by
Jnmea H. Fish , official stenographer of the
court in wh'ch the trial of ex-President Fisk ,
of the Marine Bank is proceeding , was road
to-day in cautt. Gen , Grant testified as fol
lows upon examination by counsel for defend
ant :
By Mr. Clark You nero partner in the
firm of Grant & Ward !
Yes sir. I am Informed I was at the time
the failure took place. I never know I wa
anything elao than a special partner clear to
the end. I paid in $50,000 first and then
afterward § 50,000 inoro. I don't remember
dates. I paid In 8100,000.
When did you understand what you were
worth ? About what !
I supposed that I was worth well nigh n
million dollars , I had no suspicion of any
rascality and therefore there was nothing to
confine my mind to any such dates Regard
ing iny first acquaintance with Fish , I sup
pose it wan upon the introduction by my son
and Mr , Ward. I suppo'.o if you should go
clear back thit it wan my sou who got ac
quainted with Ferd Ward through Word's
brother and that the acquaintance was led on
to in that way. The man was supposed , so
far aa I ever know , to bo a reputable banker
until after the failure and it was not astenith-
ing that a person should inako his acquain
tance. I bad a dim recollection after the
failnra of reaching a letter from Fish while
living at Long Branch , I went down there
about the middle of Juno. I don't suppose
that I ever saw the one that was published.
I have a recollection of receiving a letter and
tilting down and writing an answer at once ,
and the substance of my answer was that I
had a goad deal to do that day , and that I
was doubtful when I should be able to go to
see him : that if I could I would , bat that I
believed matters that his firm were engaged
in were all right. Something like that.
Haven't you any recollection as to what has
become of the letter of Mr. Fish ?
No sir , I have not ; I have never been in the
habit of preserving private letters , and if I
was to try I suppose I could not. My busi
ness in lito has been such that somebody esi
has always taken care of the letters that had
to bo saved , and the only way I have now of
preserving the Utter that I wish to preserve
until I do something with it is/o put it in my
nide coat pocket , or put it in aVUrawer whoru
I write , and when I want to look'for the let
ter its about tbo last one I find. I might state
hero , although I don't know whether it would
have any effect or not , that at the time I went
in the firm I had a very email income , tut I
bad some money that my eon , Jiad saved for
mo while I was gone abroad eomo money
that I had left and which ho bad
so managed that I hail saved some
of it and ho proposed to let me have half his
interest in the firm so Iwoald have an income
to live upon , aud there waj afterward an in
come raised for me and after that the firm
generally concluded to let me In as a half-
partner and then nftorward as a whole-part-
ner-npocinl. not general generously , as I
thought at the time.
Cross examined by counsel for the jjovern-
ment By Mr. Root : Q. Ge'n , Graat , what
was the hour at which you were accustomed
to roach your oifico in the morning when you
were staying at Long Branch in the summer
of 188 i.
Ans. Ten o'clock wai about my arriving
time.
tQ. . Did you observe a letter which you
received trom Mr. Fish and to which letter ,
which has been identified by yon and which
is entirely in your handwriting , w s an an
swer , any reference to government contracts ?
A , No ; there was not. I bad told Mr ,
War1 when it was mention there never must
bo any government contracts there. There's
nothing wrong in being engaged in govern
ment contracts more than in anything else ,
unless made wrong by the act * of Individ-
naif , but I bad been president of the United
States and didn't think it snitablo for mo to
have my name connected with government
contracts , and I know there was no largo
profit in them except by diehoncst measure : ! .
There are spine men who got government con
tracts year in and year out , aud whether they
managed their affairs dishonestly tn make
profit otuot they are sometimes pupposed to ,
aud 1 did not think it was any place for mo.
And you didn't find In that letter that you
received any reference to anythiog of that
lUlt ?
, ' ( 'I didn't fi ad any thing of that sort of I
should have stopped , but an a matter of fact
I may never bavo seen that letter. Mr. Ward
may just eimply have given me a statement
of the contents of that letter when at Ills
office. "
"What did you understand to be the rela
tions of the firm of G rant & Word to the
Marine bank ? ' *
A. Well , I know Ward was director there
and seemed to have a great deal to do with
it , but I navor suspected there being anything
wrong about it.
Q , Did you at any tlmo know or under
stand the firm of Grant & Ward had engaged
in government contracts or In furnishing
money to bo mod in carrying out government
contracts ?
; AI never knew but ono contract , that is
where ho ( aid there was a transaction of that
kind , and I questioned him about it and he
said be had just bean out and bought 350,000
bueheU of oats , I think it was , and there was
quite u largo uuantlty more to be purchased
in Chicago to be delivered. He told me the
data when it was to bo delivered and that
the contractor hadn't money to do it with ,
and th t he was doing it for a certain etlpu'
lated amount , but the contract was to oilier
parties and I said that I did not tee there was
anything the matter with that. The man
had the contract from the government for t
quantity of nats , and oats waa on article thai
could bo purchased very easily on the Chitapc
market , and I Bald I didn't sea anything
in
wrong in that , as we had no contract , Ther
afterward I began to hear , and that wain'l
n long bufore the failure , whispers around thai
ho was saying he had governmem
contracts and I queitioned him abou
it and ha said he had no such thin ? , that hi
would notdo any thing that waa going toinjnn
me or anything I requested him not to din <
ut and he said he had uo contracts anywhere
It had been eaid he had city contracts and at
utf ho as much as said to me he waa very wel
f acquainted with the city officials and tha
" mode it ea y lor him to got contracts from thi
t'S city , and I told him that I did not know tba
ag there was much ditferenco in contracts fo
New ( York city and tboie made by th
government of the United States , 10 far a
that is concerned , and then ho told mi
he had never had a contract at all of any kln <
with tha government of the United State
It. or with the city of New York ; that the w ;
bo did was , and ha gave me an Instance. II
says : Now here is a man who has a lection o
railroad and I don't know what road it was , i
road going through 1'ittsburg , I think , COD
noctcd with the Heading road. He said there
WAS n man who had n trction of tlut road to
build , and ho aid that man , if ho could get
money furnished him for his loisea and his
tools and his little steam engine and every
thing he needed there , he could work to very
much hotter advantage bin contr.v.t , anI that
the firm of Grant it Ward were to let him
have monay to do that contract ,
let him have money to get along
with. "Well , " I said , "it doesn't oem tome
that is not very good eocurit r. I should not regard -
gard that as very good rocurity for your
money and mine , A men that has taken a
contract and can't pay for horaea And steam
engines and picks and plows find ahovols and
so on can't bo voiy good security for money. "
"Oh but , "ho says , "wo keep the contract in
our possession , and the money is all paid into
onr office. " The road , lie said , would hold
back ton per cent until the work wag done ,
and tlioy paid the contractor
for every sub-division. I don't
know what length of road that they paid for ,
but they kept back 10 per cent , of the con
tract and tint is the way ho explained It , and
I supposed ho was inoro of n business man
than I was , There was ono occasion which I
think must have been in 18S3. when wo went
out to the western part of Pennsylvania In
winter nnd Flab was along and a party of
gentlemen , and wo hud a special car. Ward
wa-f with the party but ho wasn't ditcusstd
at all. Col. Grant v > as along.
( J. As I understand , Gen , Grant , every
thing you had was lost in the failure of that
firm ?
A.E very thing I had in the world wont.
Ward came up hero Sunday night before the
failure and asked mo to go down with him to
see Mr. Nowcomb , to BOO if ho couldn't get
$1(30,000 ( from him ; that ho had himself raised
$230,000 , nnd that if ho could raise $150,000 It
would carry the Marino bank through ; that
we had 5000,000 In the Marine bank besides
$1,300.000 in securities in our vuults ; that wo
should bo Inconvenienced very much if wo
couldn't ' carry the bank through ; and ho said
the Marino bank was all sound and nolid , and
if it had time to collect In or draw in a
little nf us time loans , and I went ,
down there with him nnd Newcomb was not
at home and he asked if 1 know Mr. Vnmler-
bilt well enough to ask him and I after sonic
little hesitation said I did and Vanderbilt
loaned it to mo without hoiitation. He said
at the time he gave it to me he was lending it
to me and that he has no recollection of over
having donosuch a thin ? before , but that ho
would do it for me. Well that has taken all
the remaining property.I . had.
Q , 'the reprepentation uf Ward to you
was your firm was in danger on account of the
critical condition of the Mntlno bank ?
A , Yes , eir ; he said that wo had $1,300-
000 of unpledged securities in our vault.
fy Now , did Fish at any time during the
spring of 1831 communicate to you any dis
trust on his part of Ward ?
A. No , sir ; if ho had I should have been
very ready , I have ao ionbt , fo take dis
trust.
Redirect by defendant's counsel : I bad'no
distrust of Ward the night before the failure ,
not the slightest , nnd I recollect my eon , U.
S. Grant , after the failure Bald : "Jred Word
will come out right yet. " Ho had no doubt
he would come out right for he had such pro
found filendshlp for his brother. Will Ward.
Ho didn't bollovo it was possible for him to
do a distrustful act. It took mo n day or
two to believe it was possible Ward bad com'
mitted the act ho had.
By Mr. Clark : What was it , according to
your piesent recollection , that Ward said on
the Sunday before the failure in respect to
the securities of the firm in the Marine hank ?
A. Ho d'dontsay ' he had any securities in
the Muiino bank. Ho spoke about our own
private securities , is the way I understood it ;
that wo had 81,300,000 in our vault and we
had several odd hundred thousand dollars of
moneyjn the Marino bank.
Q That was Mr. Word'a statement to yon
Sunday ?
A. Yes , sir.
Q , Did Fish converse at all about the
business of Grant and Ward ?
A , I don't think hoover did. I made a re
mark , I recollect , to the effect that Ward was
a man of wonderful ability , wonderful busi
ness capacity , or something like that , and
Fish said that he had never got anything in
hislifa before.
Q. You didn't draw from the firm of
Grant & Ward the profits which you weie
supposed to ?
A. No , I did not I left them there with
the concern and everything I had beside and
I haventgot it out. I had some little items
but I don't know what amount , that were
purchased , tome of them , for me , with the
money of tha firm that were profits of the
firm , They never were purchased but then
they were supposed to be , and I WAB charged
with thn purchase of them.
Q. You drew , if I understand correctlyv
from the firm at the rate of $2.000 a mouth
during the year of 1883 ? A. Yes.
Q. And at the rate of $2OCO n month dur
inp the narly part of 1B84 ? A , Yes.
Q. Up to the time of the failure ? A ,
Yes , sir.
Q. And that was the limit of your drafts
upon the firm ? A. That was the limit of m ;
dratta.
A FISH BTOBY.
In the court to-day cz-Proaldtnt Fish test !
Ged in his own behalf. Ho said : Mr. Green ,
who was vlco president of the Marino bank ,
introduced Mr. Wa l to Fish in 187C. Ward
married the daughter r.f GreoD. As n friend
of Green and bia family , Ward asked Fish i
bo a friend to him. He would of cours
satisfy Fish of the fact that he waa worthy OL
confidence and he aske I Fish to give him
advice on business matters. Ho raid ho knew
David Dews , Superintendent Giant
of the Produce Exchange , and
ox-Mayor Ed on. Ward told witness ho had
opportunities to make money by buying car-
tificatos of membership ? in the produce ex
change and selling them afterwards to prps-
pectivo members He would buy tha certifi
cates for $200 or more , and sell them at an ad
vance of $30 , $10 or $00.
Witness lent Ward money from lima to
time to buy certificates , and at very short in
tervals bo would make an accounting of
profits.
Fi h submitted letters from Ward urging
speculation in certificates and Hour as batter
than in stocks. In one of theie letters Ward
writes !
"I should like , in connection with Grant
and my brother , as well as Grant's father , ta
take advantage of eomo mining points they
occasionally gave me. Grant did so well in
Chrysolite. Little 1'ittsburg , Mountain King ,
etc , , that I too want to join him In some of
theao enterprises , They take a good
deal of money. Still I am always
willing to put m what I can if
yon can help the rest. I also think if you
and I were to put up , say $20OCO each as
margin on stock we should make a good profit
on the investment , I make thcso suggestions
not only from a selfish point of view , but also
because I enjoy making money for you as well
as I do for myself. "
In a letter dated March 2 , 1682 , Ward
. wrote Fiih : "Tbo general contract buiiness
progresses well , but we must keep it mum or
the papers will givens fits. "
Again : "Go it while you can and have a
good time , " and "wo may not bain favor long ,
as I take those orders of the government when
I can get them. As lone as we keep quiet
and do this buslnesi on the outside the name
of the general will stick by UK. If some dav
we can got some of tbeso Indian contracts , I
will ba happy for the profit on one ia enough
to set ili all up , "
In another Utter Ward salil be didn't want
all the contracts , but he thought that when
we get out f one we might try for another ,
"Aa I am managing theaa orders I feel the re
sponsibility retU on me , "
Ward wrote to witness at another time :
'Now ' , Mr , Fisher , you know I ap-
predate too deeply your kind-
no's to take advantage of you. I have
always looked upon you as a second father,11
Fish continued his testimony regarding the
progress of the firm of Grant & Ward , Ward
reported the buiincas was good and submitted
statements monthly , showing the profits In
every case. A check accompanied the state
ments , Fish admitted that on Jully 1,1882 ,
his own note , aggregating § 203,000 , wai dii
counted by tha Marine bank ,
The case aijouaned for the day.
-C-button kids $1,25 , worth ? 2.W-MorK'
NOOSED.
EXECUTION Of IltR LAST Of ma ASHLARD
GIMYSON , Ky. , Marh 27. Wro. Ncal , the
lost of the Ashland murderers , was brought
hero last night from Mount Sterling for exe
cution , Largo crowd * greeted him ai each
station. He was firm and composed , and
maintained his Innocence to nit of the many
visitors who called upon him. Ho" to-
fused the attendance of ministers until this
morning. At ono o'clock ho was taken to the
gallows , where latge crowds were waiting to
witness the execution , and was ctcortod by a
band of onn hundred tjunrcU armed with
double-barreled phot gurm and pistol * . Ncal
ascended tbo scaffold with great composure ,
and said : "I say to ono nnd oil , you know this
is no place to toll n lie. I slaud bora to-dny
to suffer for n hoinotu crime I did not commit.
Some day my innoetnco will bo established
without n doubt. I bid you , ono nil , good
bye. O Lord. Thou knowcat I am innocent ;
into Ttiy bands I commit my tout. 1 am in
nocent. * ' The la < t words were spoken just as
the drop fell. He waa pronounced doid in
ten minutes , None of his relations woio
pi es tnt.
LOUISVILLE , March 27. John Sexton was
hanged at Bnrbourvillo to-day , for the mur
der of George Rowdou last July , the object
beiog toLbery. The body ivai found two
days later by a searching party on the bank of
Indian Creek. Sexton decoyed his victim by
tome story into a secluded spot and shot him
from behind ,
HAD
AT DETOOir.
DETROIT , March 27. At la , m. , afire broke
out in the dry kiln of the Michigan carbon
works at Rougovillo , near Dolroy. The bone
black building almost immediately caught
fire and spread rapidly. The hand enginea
with which the works nt Rougovillo are sup
plied prdvecl inadequate to cope witli the fire ,
and help was asked from this city , and two
engines were sent to the retcuc. At 6 o'clock
the fire was under control. Tha kilns of the
bono black building , fertilizer building , and
the oMt two-thirds of the bouo shed are total
ly destroyed. The entire west end of the
works were saved. The owners say they can
not vet tell the loss , but it is ostirnatod nt
$150,01)0 ) ; insurance , $85,000. No ono was
seriously injured. The fire was caused by an
explosion of gas in tha kiln room. The com
pany employ ICO men. The worka will bo
rebuilt immediately and none of thorn will be
thrown out ) of employment.
AT OAKLAND IND.
EVANSVILLE , Ind. , March 2" . The Evening
Public's Oakland City ( Ind. ) says a terrible
conflagration broka out this morning in
Joseph Wabreeidler'a saloon on Main street
nnd spread all over the square , In a short
time many buildings' were In flames , Fourteen
buildings were burned. Total loss variously
estimated at from S10.0CO to $100,000 , on
which there is about $40,000 Insurance.
TELEGK&PH NOIKS.
F. F. Avery , grocer , Humboldt. la , , failed ;
labilities and assets , S25.COO.
The ezccutiva committee of the Woman
Suffrage party of Now York have petitioned
President Cleveland to rsmovo Gov. Pierce
of Dakota , for vetoing the sufTragu bill pasied
by the legislature of the territory.
An explosion of gas in a mine atLobu ,
bili , killed thirty-seven miners and wounded
thirteen.
GITO the Stock a Rest.
CHICAGO , March 27. Suit has beeu began
n the federal court to-day against the Penn-
lylvnnin Railroad Company to compel com
pliance with tha law requiring that stock in
transit be given five hours rest ever twenty-
eicht hews on the road. This suit la under
stood to bo at the Instance of the American
humane society and will bo of special interest
in the west to railroads and stock men. The
society , at a recent meeting in Pittsburg , re-
solvea to hire attorneys in the principal cities
where there are stock yardR , to prosecute violators
lators of the law. This is the first case under
statute in the west.
Gon. Grant'n Condition.
NEW YonK , March 27. Gon. Grant rested
badly last night. Ho paced up and down the
room till 5 a , m , , restless and uneasy. Not
withstanding ho looVod well this morning.
Col. Crant read some testimony taken yes
terday to the general , and the latter made
some corrections. The general will revise
the testimony before sent to thoonirtto be
placed in evidence.
The Dcrolii Posiofllco Kobbcry.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 27. Wilson Lowe ,
who was arrested last week by Postofh'co Inspector
specter Powers for burglarizing the postofiicn
at Deroin , Nomaha county , was taken before
Commissioner Billingeloy this morning- and
discharged. Lowe proved n perfect alibi ,
"Wall Street Pomt ru.
NEW YonK , March 27. Delaware , Lacka-
wanna & Wilmington directors have just
adopted a resolution declaring a quarterly
dividend of two per cent. The Lnko Shore &
Michigan Central directors nt n mooting at
the Grand Central depot to-day pasted divi
dend and no statement was made public , il
not being customary to make statement ut
this quarter.
Damaged tiy Dynamite.
SOOTH AniNGTOrf , Mass , Mnrcii 27. Th (
Windsor hotel at Randolph was damaged bj
an explosion of dynamite thin morning. It ii
supposed to be the work of striking shoemakers
makers , who had a grudge against the pro
prlotors ,
Pools Perfected ,
CHICAGO , Marcli 27. The last signature
were affixed to-day to two passenger pee
agreements on the Missouri river , Coloradi
and Utah business as arranged at the rocen
meeting in Denver. The agreements run t
the end of the current year and provide for i
strict maintenance of rates.
March April May
"When the weather grows warmer , that
extreme tired fueling , want of npiictlte ,
dullness , languor , anil lassitude , aflllct
almost the cntlro human family , nnd acrof-
ula nml oilier diseases caused by humor * ,
manifest themselves with many. It Is Im
possible to throw oil thia debility and expel
humors from the blood without the aid of n
reliable medicine llko Hood's tiarsaparilla.
" I could not sleep , and would get up in
the morning with hardly llfo enough to get
out of bed. I had no appetite , anil my
face would brcaU out with plmplca , I bought
Hood's SarsaDarilla
a bottle ol Hood's Bamparllla , and soon
began to sleep souudly j could get up With
out that tires ! and languid feeling , and my
appetite Improved. " It. A. HANFOIIU , Kcnt.O-
"I had been much tioubled by general
debility , Last sprint ; Hood's Barsaparllla
proved JUBC the thing needed. I derived an
Immense amount of benefit. I never felt
better. " H. 1' . MILLKT , IJoston , Mass.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. | t ; nix for (5. Made
only by C. I. HOOD Is CO. , Lowell , Mass .
IOO Doses Ono Dollar
A CEREAL STORY.
Ttic Blood aud Thunder Business
Worked in for all it is Worn ,
The Characters Strongly Drawn
Though Somewhat Seedy.
A Oornsd Comedian Siriga Wheat"
ly in the First Chapter ,
A.iid Steers the Lowly Bovine to
the Auction Block ,
Wlillothc 1'rldo of Anxious
tiroaaclully Curl * ( ho Tall
A Lordly Layout ,
GUAIN ANO STOCK.
AN UNSATIHKACTOnT DAT.
Special telegram to The BEB.
CHICAGO , March 27. To-day w&a as unsat
isfactory a day for the crowd OB 'change as
could well bo imagined. The market waa
nervous and piiccs fluctuated in a manner to
make both bulls and bears sick. At the open
ing of the morning session there WAS nothing
to bnao the prlct of May wheat on , although
the option opened nominally at 83o. The
cereal cavorted all around that figure , and
kept sec-sawing up and down. It was cur
rently reported that the crowd on ono side of
the pit was buying at 831c , while the other
was paying 8 to for the article. There were
fair outside orders nnd the " "
very "boj § con
fined themselves to scalping each other , but
oven this was very unsatisfactory , as prices
changed momentarily up and down. War
rumors were freely circulated , but the feeling
of uncertainty ruled all through the session.
Transactions were not nearly a * numerous eras
as heavy as yesterday. To show how the
market fluctuated during the morning it maj
bo said that the May option , after closing at
82Rc , opened nt 83c , sold down to 81Jc , thou
up to 82 0 , to 81&c , and finally closed at 82gc.
By far , the strongest article on the list was
corn. This is accounted for by the fact that
there is comparatively little stock in the city
or in the cribs , The long corn IB mostly held
in this city , and those who have it propose to
hold on to it. These longs can't be shaken
out. Outside business is slack , and only local
scalping business is being engaged in at
present. There is a fair export demand.
May option closed at 42Jo last night , and
opened at 42jjc and closed at about that figure.
The provision market followed the lend of
wheat in a large degree to-duy. There was a
Rood deal of short covering , and this cent
prices up from $12371 at the opening to
$12 49. Roche was said to have covered a lot
of his aborts. At tha close the May option
wfti quoted at $12 37i.
On the afternoon session May wheat cloood
at 82&o , May corn at 42JJ , and May pork at
S12374.
CATILE AND noas.
There was an active demand for the ordl-
saryitra : nf chipping nnd dressed bcof tleera ,
most of them ruhnp a shade higher and pricon
are now fully as high as a week ago , ull the
decline of tha early part of the week having
been regained. New York and Now Eng
land shippers and all the out of town aud
local dressed beef buyers were at the market.
The boat heavy steers are making $5 C0@
5 SO , and light to medium $5 D0@6 00.
There was also an active demand for fine fat
cowii , heifers and bulls , all of which are mak
ing dangerously high piicea. Canning stock
is in good demand and selling at high iipure * .
To day and yesterday a largo number of
buyers of feeders were on the market. The
ordinary run of stackers and feeders are also
in good demand with prices rulin ? ns high
as at any time. Anything at all suitable will
make SI 00a)4 ( ) GO , and along there common
and rough , even scrubby stock , Belling down
as low as S3 70@3 90 ; 1,050 to 1,2 * > 0 pounds
steers , $4 50@5 15 ; li00 ! to 1,300 pounds ,
$5 2CgG'CO ( ; l,3iX ) to 1,500pounds , So 50@5 85.
butchers and canners common , $2 CO@/ ! ) ;
good , $3 30@4 40.
Hogs ruled fair and prices again about n
nickel higher. Packers , shippers and specu
lators were buying , the market closing at an
early hour with about all sold. Rough and
common packers sold around about SI CO ©
4 GO and fair to good $ -1 G5@4 70 , with the
best heavy nt S4 75 ; packing and shipping ,
$4 G0@4 70 ; light , 130 to 200 pounds , $4 SO ©
470.
Cowboy Kids HeficftisliiR In School.
CINCINNATI , March 27. Mlsslloyt , teacher
in the ecconcl intermediate school on Ninth
street , nejr Main , was alarmed after the close
of school by an unusual clamor in ono of the
rooms. When eho entered the apartment fiho
fi/und f ur boys rushing over the d sks in
oRro Ust confusion , with largo revolvers
nod all whooping like Indiana. The unruly
youth were disarmed and it was learned that
they hail planned to go to Texas In May and
bi'come cowboys and were practicing in the
f-chcol room when found. All ivrro armed
with revolvers and bowie-knives. The oldest
V.'AS thirteen and he WBS to provide the funds
for the expedition. Tbo children belong to
Mill-known families and their names worn
IlcBolulIons of Sympathy to Gon.
Grant.
LITILU UOCK , March 127. The legislature
adjourned tine die at noon to-day. In the
house this morning a fresolutlon was unani
mously adopted expressing profound regret at
the dangerously continued Illnues of Gen.
Grant , and declared the members of the house
to extend slnceru sympathy to Grant , and ox-
messing the hope that providence may restore
him to perfect health ,
M no other season la the system BO sus
ceptible to the beneficial effects of a reliable
liable- tonic and invlgornnt. The Impure
state of the blood , the deranged digestion ,
and the weak condition of thu body , caused
by Its lout ; battle with the cold , wintry
blasts , all call for the reviving , regulating
and restoring influences BO happily and
effectively combined In Hood's Barsaparllla.
"Hoocl'H Bamparllla did mo a great deal
of good. I Imd no particular disease , but
was tired out from overwork , and It toned
mo up. " MJIB. 0. JJ. BIMMOKB , Cohocs , H , Y.
( ( For seven years , spring and fall , I had
scrofulous sores come out on my legs , and
for two years was not frco from them at
all. I suffered very much. Last May I began
taking Hood's Harsaparllln , and before I had
taken two bottles , the sores healed and the
humor left inc. " 0. A. ARNOLD , Arnold , Mo.
"There Is no blood nurlQcr equal to Hood's
fiarsaparilla. " U.iS , I'HEU-B , Kochcatcr , N.Y.
Hood's Sarsaparilla '
Bold by all druggists. | l ; six for | 5. Made
only liy 0.1. HOOD & CO. , Lowell , Mass.
IOO Doses Ono Dollar