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, . " nil i i IIIII l 'l ' Ij.HJUBIIIH'mjftiHi ' ' ! ' " * " ' "V" " lilnlniHliilitH' " . , _ 1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. * " . * * -A. SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING. APKIL 22 , 1887. NUMBER' 308 MAJOR BENTEEN'S ' SENTENCE The President Commutes It to Twelve Months' ' Suspension on Half Pay. HIS GALLANT RECORD SAVED HIM An Kxtrn HcHHlon ol ConsrcsH Still Contemplated Ky tlio President A Prophecy Ity Senator Vance Natldnal Ncwe. One Your Suspension On Half Pay. WASIII.NOTON , April 21. [ Special Tole- Kramtothu HEE. | Major Bontcen , of the Ninth cavalry , hns been scntoncetl to sus pension from rank with half pay for a porloil of twelve months. Bentcen was court-mar tialed for being drunk on duty , ilo was found guilty and sentenced to be dismissed , but thu court recommended him textile mercy " of the executive In consideration of his pre vious peed conduct nncl excellent military record. The president therefore mltlirntcd the sentence ol the court to suspension from rank with half pay for one year. Mnjor Itlniim. WASHINGTON , April ai. [ Special Tele gram to tlio UKK.J Major John E. Hlaine , paymaster In the army , who died to-day. Is a brother of James G. Illaln. He entered the army In 18 < W as storekeeper In the Quarter master's department , serving In that capacity for two years , when ho resigned. lu March , 1875 , Major Blalno was appointed a paymas ter by President Grant. The death of Major Blalno does not make a vacancy in the pay corps that can be filled. Three years ago an act was passed nxlni ? the number ot paymasters at twenty-nine and providing that no appointments should be made until the number of majors in tlio corps should fall below twenty-nine. I lie number of majors now on the list Is forty- two , which has been reduced by the death of Major Ulalne to' forty-one. As thirteen majors now on the list must be dropped to bring It below the number specified by the law , It Is likely to bo several years before ap pointments can be made to this corps. More Extra Session Talk. WASHINGTON , April 21. [ Special Tele gram to the DEE. ] An officer of the house of representatives nsked the president the other day If there was any probability of nn extra session of connress. Ho said that ho was going to Europe- and would like to stay there until November. If , however , there was to bo nn extra session of congress ho wanted to return to this country n couple of weeks before - fore It began. The president re plied that he had not made up his mind to call an extra * session and. should not do so until the time came. Ho had conversed with n num ber of members and uonators anil they seemed to bo unanimously of the opinion that one ought to be called The cabinet was of the same opinion also , and while It was difficult to determine so far In oil nice , as long as the o..cer was making his plans ho had better arrange to be homo before the first of Octo- ber. llurrhard In Washington. WASIIIMCITON , April 21. [ Special Tele gram to the BKK.JThe Uev. Dr. Burehard the man who beat Blaine with his allitera tion , has been hero for n week as the guest of Dr. Newman and has received consldera- ' bte attention , but has refused to call on the president , although urced by his friends to do so. Senator Vance Prophecies. WASHINGTON , April. 21. [ Special Telegram - gram to the DEE. ] Senator Vance , of North Cixrolinn , has made a prophecy. He' says the next presidential contest will be between Allison and Hawley on ono side , and Cleve land on the other , with some * western man for vice president. He does not think the republicans will nominate Blaluo again. Tliev will have a new ticket , and their candl- date will be from the west. 9 Inter-State Commerce I/aw. / WASHINGTON , April 21. A telegram has been received by the Inter-state commerce commission , from the manager of tlio Quick silver mine at SanJoe , Cal. , residing present trans-contlnontal'rates , shutting out their products from New York markets en tirely , which will have a disastrous effect on this Industry. Several telegrams have been received from the Pacific coast fruit Interests , setting forth disasters threatened by new trans-continental rates. Charles U. Tweed , of New York , addressed the commission this morning In behalf of the Southern Pacific railroad company , for sus pension of the fourth section of the Inter state commerce law. The Northern Pad lie will file a like petition this afternoon. A. T. Drltton addressed the commission on behalf of the Atchiaon , Topeka < & Santa Fo rail road. C. M. Wicker , represontlnr the board of trade and merchants of Chicago , telegraphed asking the commission to withhold Its deci sion until argument can be submitted In favor of the suspension of the long ana short haul clause on Pacltic coast trafllc , provided rates from the great lakes and the Mississippi valley be made proportionately less than from the Atlantic seaboard , as has been the case In the past Telegrams signed by W. T. Garrett , presi dent ot the Manufacturers association of California and n committee of the San Fran cisco merchants were received saying memo rials had been malted containing potent nraumonts against the susnmision of the fourth bectloii of the net. Tlio chamber of commerce of San . Francisco telegraphed -4 favoiinir exception from the operation of section four of special cases requiring rapid transit. Charles II. Tweed , of New "Vork , addressed the commission In behalf of the prayer of the Southern Pacltic railroad tor tbo suspension of the fourth section ot the law In Us behalf. A similar petition was contained In an ad dress by the attorney of the Atchlson , Topeka poka & Santa Fo railroad ; nlso by General William lielknap , representing thu St. Louis A San Francisco roau. Tlio competition of steamship routes was tlio principal occasion of these petitions , Mr. Tweed gave notice that Judge Dillon , representing the Union 1'acllic , would bo hero to-morrow. George Gray , attorney for the Northern Pacllic railroad , addressed the commission. Ho said that in an examination of tlio fourth section ho had reached the conclusion that the rallro.ids should not tnkn It upon theni- nelvep to determine what constituted "simi lar circumstances and conditions , " and Hied a petition substantially similar In purpoit to thosn presented by the Southern Pacific. . J. K. Searles , of New York , representing the sugar rellnories of the east , including St. Louis nMlnerles , entered a protest against the granting of the San Francisco refineries' petition. Mr. Toft , representing the Clipper line of Sutton & Co. , said the railway companies wore now onga/ed In Irving to have tlio law suspended. It they knew that tlio law would not bo suspended they would Ue en gaged In carrying out Its provisions In a way to make them successful. Ho asked that thu Jaw bo not suspended in the guueral way naked for , but that the roads be nirulo to lix fair rates and ho would like the privilege of examining witnesses to show what would bo fair rates. Further hearing upon th Pa cltic lines' petitions was then postponed until to-morrow. Nebraska mill Iowa 1'eiiHloiis. WASHINGTON , April 31. [ Special Tele- cram to the BKE. | The following Nebras- knns were granted pensions to-day : Laura C. KItchcait , former widow of Andtew I ) . Hariihiut , Shclton ; James Treastor , Kxeler ; Henry I. NothawayWeeping Water ; Chailes S. Forshce , Purdy ; Henry A. Andrews , Ne braska City ; Josephine Machln , Rearnoy ; Wallace Bcrthelr , Honeywell , nllas Wallace , Berthclr , Hastings. Peiiblous we're granted to-.day In Iowa as follows : Sarah A.vlclow ol Isnao , Maurcu ! , Ottumwa , la. ; Mary A , , widow of Solomon H. Staunard , Independence ; Georce Duets , Gllmuur City : Lovl Mick , Mownmikcf ; John U , Kendrlck , ttldon ; George McUraw , Cairo ; Charles G. Curtis , Jackomlrr ; U. Nlcholnon , Marilialltown : James T. Fowler. Ureeloy ; Amos J. Martin , Council muffs ; John Elli ott , Contcrvlllr ; John Mead , llarlan ; Uunncl Wlckshaw , Robertson. ( Incicaje ) ; Silas W. Tompkins , Wnnello ; S. K. Knapp , Ezra A. Van Horn , Weltou. Judge Carter's Successor. WASHINGTON , April 21. The president this afternoon appointed Kdward F. Blng- ham , of Ohio , to be chief lustlco of the supreme premo court of the District of Columbia , to fill the vacancy caused by the death ot Chief Justice Carter. Judge Blngham Is a per sonal friend and associate of Allen G. Thur- niuii , who warmly recommended his appoint ment , as did all the members of the supicnto court of Ohio. Iowa Pout masters. WASHINGTON , April ai.-lSpcclal Tele gram to the BKI.I : The following Iowa post masters were appointed to-duy : JeromoTIII- ottson , Belolt , Lyon county , Ivlco D. J. Car penter resigned ; W. K. Hart. Malsy. King- gold county , vice John M. Kox , resigned ; Benjamin Channmn , Valley View , Harrison .county , vice Mlllifrd H. Grllljn. resigned. A Now Survey For Title. WASHINGTON , April 21. Upon the recom mendation of the surveyor general of New Mexico , Commissioner Sparks of the genor.il land olllco has ordered that a tract of 51)0,000 ) acres of land known as "Las Vegis grant , " In New Mexico b resurveyed. The survey is for the purpose of settling a question of title. Las Vciras Is ono of the most Impor tant towns In Now Mexico. It Is located on this tract. Death of PnjrinaHter IJlnlnc. WASHINGTON , Aprl 21. Adjutant General Drum to-day received a telegram stating that Major John K. Dlalne , paymaster , United States army , n brother of ex-Secretary James G. Dlalne , died at Hot Springs , Ark. , this morning. UIMINE IN CHICAGO. Reporters Try to Interview the Statesman But Get Left , CHICAGO , April 21. [ Special Telegram to the Hnn.J His as dllllcult for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle as for a re porter to see and speak to Hon. James G. Blalne , of Maine. The hotel clerks are wearied with the ceaseless flow of cards , thu owners of which are seeking audience with the dlstlnzulshed visitor. This , however , Is sturdily denied. The cards meet the same fate as the senders thereof viz : both nro left. The fate which was dealt out to the banker's club In the regretful declination to accept their kind Invitation to a banquet will doubtless crush out of existence all similar attempts to do honor to "tho plumed knight. " A few distinguished people called on him this morning , among whom may be mentioned Juduo Grestmm , Leonard Swell , Mr. Charles L. Hutchinson , Mr. Marshall Field , Senator C. B. Farwell , Mr. Chuunccy Blair , Mr. Francis Murphy , tlio temperance orator , and Mr. Angus Smith , of Milwaukee. Mr. Walker Hlalno was seen by a group of reporters and said his father was not equal to the task ot being entertained on so prodigious a scale as was proposed. Ho was not very strong and could not stand much excitement. Shortly before noon Mr. Walker Blaine received a dispatch announcing the death this morning of his lather's brother , Major John K. Blaine , at Hot Springs , Ark. Up to 1 o'clock ho had kept the sad intelligence from his father , who was worried with other matters. A delegation from the Irish republican club was to have been received this forenoon , but Mr. Kmnions Dlalne made other arrange ments and the delegation will not call until Saturday morning. THE ECCIjESlASTlOAIj BILU It Is Hotly Debated in the Prussian Dlot. BEnriN , April 21. Debate on the ecclesias tical bill was begun In the lower house of the Prussian diet to-day. The national liberals , progressists and a few con servativcs voted ugalnst the meas ure. Wlndthorst , the clerical leader , de clared that the center paity submitted to the pope's wishes In voting for the bill as It passed the upper house and without offering nny amendments which the center had in tended to proproso as necessary to make the bill entirely acceptable to the Gorman-Catho lics. The center Darty , Windthorst added , would renew the light against the govern ment If at any time the Catholic interests were alfected. Bismarck was in the house when the bill pasxed. Defore the vote was taken Ulsmarck de clared that if the bill was rejected he would abandon his oillco as president ot the ministry of state for Prus sia and devote his entire tlmu to the service of the rmplio. "As perhaps , " he said , "a hard external and Internal strug gle against the revolutionary party Is immi nent , 1 desire first to settle all unnecessary internal disputes. " Herr Kichter condemned the bill because , he said , the provisions regarding the right of continuation and protest D.V the state in ec clesiastical appointments would promote ser vility. He protested ugainsttiio action of the pope In interfering in the elections for mem bership In the rolchstng. Prince Disnuirck declared that Ilerr Rlch- ter was more ot a Catholic than the pope and added : "All national parties should endeavor to meet the curia so far as It was compatible with state rights. This Is feasible by adopt ing the present bill as it has passed the obor- ImtiR. Modifications will Increase the gov ernment's arduous task , lu all phases ot the kulterkauipf I acted in accordance with my political convictions. The bill concedes nothing that will endaneerstate'sauthority. " Prince Bismarck then appealed tp the mem bers of the national parties to not reject the bill. bill.Prof. Prof. Vlrchow opposed the bill as a - measure ure tending to strengthen the pope's hier archical power. Prince Bismarck , In reply to this , observed that Prof. Vlrchow opposed him as n matter of principle on all great questions. ntsmnrck on Itlclitor. BEHUN , April 21. In lofullntc Hcrr lllphter's statements as to the pope's med dling In the recent elections , Prince Bls- inarch to-day remarked that Herr Uichter ap parently did ndt oven read the papers which ho himself wrote or Inspired , or he. would know that In French political circles Russia's attitude was vary catetuliy watched , and that oven with most of the nationalist papers of Russia the question whether France would boa friend or enemy In event of the adop tion of any particular policy placed a very important part. Hall Notes. PiTTsnuiio , April 21. The general Kor agent of the I'cnsylvanla company oper ating Hues west ot Plttsburg , has Issued a circular Instructing the company's ticket agents to resume the sale of through tickets over the Missouri P.xcllle , Missouri , Kansas & Texas , St. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern roads , and to discontinue their sale over the Minnesota & Northwestern. CHICAGO , April 21. Tlio discussion nt- teudlni : the payment of commissions by the western lines and the boycott of the hitter liy thulr eastern connections was revived to il V by a clicular received from General Pas senger Agent Ford , of thu Pennsylvania corn- puny , exempting the St. Paul and Burlington roads troni thu boycott. Doth the St. Paul and llurllngton claim to bo still paying com missions. The circular Instructs ticket acents to rtisumo the s.ilo of through tickets ovnr the .Missouri Pacltic. Missouri , Kansas & , Texas , and St. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern , and to discontinue selllncr over the Minnesota seta & Northwestern , St. Louis , Arkansas & Texas , and Minneapolis iV St. Louis. An other now fo.it u ro ot the situation is that thn eastern trunk lines have resumed the sain of tliiotiKh tickets oAur the Hannibal & St. Joe to Kansai City and points beyond. A You UK Imily Hailly ScuuYi.i'.it , Xeb. , April 21. ( Special Telegram - gram to th liEK , | A serious accident hap pened hor'to-dny. Miss Vanlo Fulmer was knocked dawn by a norse attached to n delivery livery wagon and several of her libs brokun U Is feared bho has received severe interns injuries. THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR , ) r. Andrew Jnckson Grant nnd His Matrimonial menial Escapades. A FATHER'S PAINFUL STORY. to Ucscuo Ills Daughter From Ills KnKhloMM Wlfc-A Ilorrlulo Murdor-A Itlack Hills Uobucry. A DushdiK Doctor. BOSTON , April 21 , Special Telegram to the Dr.i : . ] N'ew storing arc continually cropping out In regard to the life and adven- .uies ol Dr. Andrew Jackson Grant , whose Ino of business was to marry , or engajo to marry , inkldle-azod women and then decamp with their money and clothing. In March , ISofl , the doctor put a personal advertisement n a Now York newspaper to the effect that a wealthy gentleman desired the acquaint ance of a lady with a view to matrimony , 'money no object" The advertisement was answered by Mary Stuulss , of New York , and Ann M. Dulgln , of Drooklyn. The 'doctor" then became a resident of Brooklyn under the name of Dr. Prico. Letters from .ho women were received on the same day , and the doctor called upon each as boon as possible. In about three weeks ho became engaged to the Bui- gin woman and the wedding was appointed for March 27. The expectant brldn was In readiness , but the doctor had the ceremony postponed because , as he said , "it would bring 111 luck to have tlio ceremony performed on a rainy dayllnd it was lixed that U should take place on March ill. The trunks containing the clothing of the pair were sent away and the doctor loft Brooklyn on the day which was to have been thu wed ding day , taking not only n large quantity of the lady's wearing apparel but SObU of her money. To Mury Sturgiss , In New York , the doctor hastened , and she was only too glad to welcome so wealthy and distin guished a gentleman. It was the same old story of the non-arrival of remittances , and the trusting woman gave him money to meet temporary demands. It was not much , but It was tier all , and when the doctor ascertained that there was nothing moro to obtain from his credulous victim ho left her to .seek moro dupes. The swindler Is still In the Cambridge jail. Ho Is suffering from the clfects of boine deprived of his daily doses ot morphine , hut there is every reason io believe that lie will recover in time for his trial at the June term of court. HE WANTS HIS CHILD. A Wealthy CIovcliuul Man's Troubles With n FultlilcHH Wife. CHICAGO , April 21. [ Special Telegram to the BII : : . [ Edo Claasscn , n wealthy resident of Cleveland , O. , filed u prayer for writs' of no exeat and habeas corpus in Judge Gar- uett's court this morning. They read to the effect that at the present moment his little Julia Is detained livo-ycar-old daughter being ind deprived of her liberty by her mother , Julia Claasscn , in the Hotel Superior , of tills city , under particularly painful circum stances. Mr. Claassen says his wife deserted him some weeks since , their little daughter disappearing with her , and It was only a tow days ago that ho succeeded In locating them in Chicago. On the morning of April 20,18S7 , ho went to the Hotel Superior for the pur pose of demanding possession of his daughter , but was denied access either to the child ot her mother. The unhappy couple were mar ried In Cleveland In November , 1872 , the lady's maiden name being Dubbernelle. They had three child ron born to them , two of whom are boys , aged respectively thirteen nnd eleven years , and reside with their father. The petition alleges that lie has an elegant home in Cleveland , and that he has always supplied his wife with the comforts and luxuries of life. About three years a.'o , the bills state , she formed the acquaintance of ono Theodore Grabowsky , with whom she became intimate and finally infatuated. In April , IbSft , Mr. Claasscn , whose suspicions had been aroused , declares that ho discovered his wife had been accompanied by Grabowsky on a trip which she made to New York at that time , and that in' the following month ot October she disappeared mysteriously tor eight or nine days , nnd when she turned up , could glvo no satisfactory explanation. Last January Grabowsky left for Chicago , where , tte petitioner alleges , lie resides at present. He was followed several weeks after by Mrs. Claasscn , who , with her little daughter , took up her abode at the hotel in question. Hero , tlio complainant declares , she receives frequent visits from Grabowskv. Claasscn says lie is Informed that his wife and Grabowsky have mudo arrangements for flight to Colorado and to take his child with them. Ho therefore prays for a writ of ne exeat , preventing their escape from the juris diction ot the court and tlie production by its mother in court of the little girl Julia Claassen. The'pfayer of the petitioner was granted in both instances , the writ of habeas corpus being made returnabla foithwlth. ' A Horrible Crime. CITY OF Muxico , April 2L jSpecial Tele gram to the BIE. : ! The llttlo city of Patz- cuara contributes an extraordinary chapter to the history of crime. The wife of Juan Haralcrci has been the acknowledged beauty of the place , her comeliness being a matter of general comment. Three pollcomen re cently entered into a plot to force her to sub mit to their desires. On Wednesday night last they went to the house of Uamlcrci In thu suburbs , and succeeded In gaining en trance to the room occupied by Uamlorez and ills wife. Just as the ollicers got in the room the couple awoke. Before any alarm could be given the three men were upon Kamicr , and they plied their knives upon him. The spouting blood deluged Ills wife and she fainted. Twenty gaping wounds wore indicted upon the husband before the men turned their attention to thu wife. They took some minutes to icstoro her to'con sciousness , and when they had suceedod they went deliberately about the completion of their horrible plot. When they left the house midnight was long past. The woman was lu such a condition that she could not sum mon help , and the discovery of the crime was not made until morning. The three men lied to the Interior of the conn try. but two of them have been captured and the wuolo country Is in pursuit of the third. A Klnnk Hills Hobbory. LiUnCiTV , Dak. , April 21. ( Special Tel- rgramtotho Biu.J : A skilful robbery was perpetrated hero last night. Wolf Fink , a Polish Jew pawnbroker , was enticed Into a place of resort by a gang who went through his block. Entry was made through an open window of the woodshed at the back of the store. Fink says that the robbers took § 050 in money , and watches and jewelry which will swell the loss to S2 , ! > 00. Ho had no safe and kept his money In an old trunk In the store. Fink has ottered a reward of 8200 , and has had arrested 11 vo men who went to the store. Ho seems to have no other ground of sus picion against them. They will have their examination to-morrow. The prisoners were remanded to lall. Yesterday was pay day In the mines and mills hero. There were § 75,000 on the pay roll. The town was overrun with gamblers , crooks and women- from Dead- wood. The robbery was evidently planned by persons familiar with the promises and Fink. Determined to Die. NKW YOUK , April21. [ SpecIalTelepram to the BEK.J Uoorjre Miller , a German piano maker , who came to this country two years ago , and has boon working lately as bartender , killed himself this morning In a very extraordinary and painstaking manner. Ho lived In tho.baeuiontof 231 East Twenty- fourth , street , and being con lined to his bed for some weeks from pneumonia , decided to quit this world. He slashed both his wrists with a. shnri > kulfo and tuou plunged tlio weapon twice Into his brant in the rcilon of icart. Ho was slowly dying front loss of the ilooil , which was gushing f rom the wounds , but to expedite matters ho climbed a ladder running on the outside of the building and , ipon reaching thu second story , throw him self Into the yard. Tne fall caused frac- tuic of thu skull and Instant death. Murdered nt MlU-ilny. LOUISVIM.K. April 21. A horrible murder was perpetrated In the bioad lleht of day lu ono of the most fashionable resident portions of this city this mornlnir about 11 o'clock , fills morning Mrs. A. Y.Johnson , wlfoof a well known Main street merchant , left her homo on Brook street In company with her children and Jeunlo Bowman , a servant gltl , who accompanied Mrs. .lohnson only a short distance and then returned to the house. Shottly alter this a little coloied girl living next door went to the girl's room nnd dls- coveicd her lying upon the Hour horribly iieatnn about the head and breathing her last I wo suspicious characters mo known to have been loating across the street when Mrs. Johnson and the children went out , and It Is thought that they entered the house and were discovered upon thu return of the servant , Jennie Uowman. A poker was found with the hair nnd blood of n man upon it , and it Is supposed the woman opposed the burglars. A Brlhcr to Bo Tried. LANSING , Mich. , April 21. The commit tee appointed to Investigate thu case of Rep resentative M. H. Dakln , charged with having offered to purchase the vote of llfteen members , reported this nomine. They advised that It would bo > cst to haven public examination of Dakln that ho bo allowed to appear and have conn- el for his defense , and that he bo provided with a copy'of the exact charges against him. The report was adopted , and examination sot for Tuesday. All That's Weighty Is Not Gold. NKW YOUK , April 21. Yesterday a well- known and wealthy gentleman ot this city deposited four large bars of what he thought : o bo gold , with an assayer to bo retined and made into gold Dais. Thu gentleman said ho bars were all worth 510,000. After he left , t was found that the bars were of copper , with a thin wash of gold on the outside , being only worth about 54. It Is thought he was the victim of the gold brick trick. Probably Committed Suicide. ST. PAUL , April 21.-A Mandan ( Dak. ) special to the Pioneer Press says : There is every reason to believe that Postmaster Can non , of Fort Lincoln , has committed suicide because a postolllco Inspector recently found some slight irrcznlarity In Ills accounts. He has been missing six days. THE 1UWA VETEltANS. New Ofllctirs Elected and the En- cnmpmcnt Adjourns. DunuQUK , la. , April 21. The state Grand Army encampment to-day closed up Its ses sions and adjourned. The contest over the election ot commander was hot and close and icsultcd in the selection of General J. M. Tuttle , of Des Molnes , after several ballots. Cedar Kaplds was chosen as the place for next year's encampment by a big majority. The other ollicers are : Senior vice- commander , W. D. Thayer , of Jesup ; junior , U. A. Waroham ; chaplain , C. D. Brown , of Diibuquo ; surgeon , Dr. Tifany , of Center Point ; delegate to national en campment. W. O. Wright , of Denison ; alter nate , K. It. Chase , of Dubuquc. The now ollicers were publicly Installed to-night. The pensions resolution was adopted In a modified form. It said that while as citizens all were equal in their rights under the law , as soldiers they insisted. that they are en titled to recognition and that their nation cannot deal too Rcneroiuly with its saviours. They expressed positively but respectfully their disapprobation of the veto ot the de pendent pension bill. Veterans Send Approval. DUIIUQUI : , la. , April 21. The following cablegram was sent to Gladstone to-day : DcuutjUK. la. , April SI. William Ewart Gladstone , London : The Grand Army of the Republic , department of Iowa , repre senting 50,000 veteran soldiers , at their an nual encampment here to-day passed a reso lution approving your efforts on behalf of the bravo pcoplo of Ireland , and extend to you and them their earnest sympathies and best wishes In your great struggle for justIce - Ice and liberty. W. A. McilKNiiv , Department Commander. Tuttle As Department Commander. DBS MOINES , la. , April 21. iSpcclal Tele gram to the BEE. ] Great satisfaction is ex pressed hero at the news of the election at Dubuque to-day of General J. M. Tuttle , of this city , to bo department commander of the G. A. R. of Iowa , General Tuttle com manded the Second Iowa during the war and led Us immortal charge over the breast works at Fort Donelson. He Is chairman of the board of trustees of thu new soldiers' home , and Is highly respected throughout the state. Alleged Hailroad Rate-Catting. DAVENPORT , la. , April 21. [ Special Tele- Kianitotho UKE.J It is positively stated hero that the competing railroads are cuttlne rates hero and secretly bidding for the busi ness of Davenport , Hock Island and Moliuo. The business men of the throe cities , which constitute a common point , have just organ ized the Tri-Clty Shipper's association and have every prospect of securing good living rates. _ Dropped Dead. CHESTON , la. , April 21. ( Special Tele gram to the BKB.J W. TUurlby , aced sixty- nine , an old and respected citizen , dropped dead of apoplexy while walking on thestrect this morning. He was born in England and came here in the forties. He was a railroad contractor till ot late years , when ho lived a retired llf hero. He built the "Q" from Aibia to Aftou and i the Ked Oak south branch. Blew Qtit the Ons. FOIST MADISON , la. , April 21. [ Special Telegram to the Br.n.J James Goslln , regls- toiod from St. Louis , was found dead In ills bed at a hotel hero this morning. Ho had blown out the pas. Papers on his person .show thai ho had relatives in Red Lake Fulls , Minn. An Kcllior Married. COI.UMIIUS CITV , la. . April 21. [ Special Telegram to the BP.E.J J. B. Hungerfonl , editor of the Herald ot Carroll , la. , was mar ried to-day to Miss Motile McLean , of Co lumbus City. Mr. Hunecrford was formerly editor of the Columbus Safeguard. Stubbing Affray at Burlington. BUIIUNGTON , la. , April 21. [ Special Tele gram to the BHE.J In an altercation about a bill presented by Klngjast evening' , Henry Cooper was badly stabbed In the back and bhoulder. It may provo.iutal , as a blood ves sel was severed. An Elevator Hurned. CEDAU UAPIDS , la. , April 2L [ Special Telegram to the HUB. ] A tire nt Hock Falls this morning destroyed. Brown & Perrett's elevator , 20,000 bushels of oats and two box cars. Loss , 35,000 ; Insuiance , S'-V-OO. A Depot Iturned. IOWA CITV , la. , April 21. The Burlington , Cedar llaplds & Northern railway passenger depot was burned this morning. Tlio con tents of the ticket olllco were destroyed , en tailing a loss of 81,500. Jeff Can't Attend. CHAIII.KSTON , S. 0. , April 21 , Jefferson Davis has written a letter of regret that lie will not bo able to attend the ceremonies at the unveiling of the Calhoun monument , hero next Tuesday. Thn Forgery Itepeatcd. ' LONPON , April 21. The Times 1ms pub lished a second t > orles on "Parnelllsiu and Crime , " Including thn fae simile of the Par- null letter and articles connected therewith , for distribution tlnon hout the country. WESTERN LEAGUE SEASON , The Opening Games Played Yesterday Under Very Unfavorable Circumstances. HASTINGS DEFEATED AT DENVER The Visitors Outplayed at All J'olntH A ShortConten.IJetwecn Chicago and DCH niolncH Hun Fran * Cisco Races. Denver Knocks Out Hasting * . DKNVKU , April 21. [ Special Telegram to the BKI : . | The Western League season opened to-day under unfavorable clicnni- stanccs. A bitter cold wind prevailed , bemunbltiK thu plavers so that they could hardly handle the ball , and throwing clouds of sand Into their eyes so that they could scarcely sco. The visitors proved easy vic tims of the homo club. Brown , who pitched for Hastings , was batted unmercifully. He was hltlor forty bases , with a total of forty- eight. The Holding of the visitors was de cidedly inferior. Helslngand Kbilght car ried oil the honors of the day for the visitors by making a homo run. Yoss and Meyers formed the battery of the homo club. They worked excsllently , Voss being hit but for twelve balls , whlln Meyers' work behind thu bat was faultless. The Denver's Molding was sharp. They had llttlo trouble In win ning the game by a score of 87 to 18. About SOU people witnessed the iramc. hcoitir. lluns earned Denver 13 , Hastings 0. Bases on balls Voss : i , Brown' . Homo runs-Smith , Keislnjrand hbrlsht. Two-base hits Harris. McFarloy , Ebrlght (2) ( ) , Smith , Lounmu (2) ( ) , Tebeau , Macon , Phillips. Stt lick out Voss 4 , BrownS. Passed balls Meyers 1 , Kbrlght 1. Hit by pitcher-Voss : Uoherer and Keinzio. By 13rown : Voss and Macon. 'Left on bases Denver 11 , Hastings 9. Umpire Frank Darrah. Time of game , 3 hrs. 5 min. Chicago vs. DCS Molnes. DBS MOINKS , la. , April 21. [ Specal Tel egram to the BEK.I Twenty-live hundred people went through a drizzling ram to see the eamo to-day between Des Moines and Chicago. The two teams were arranged as follows : CHICAGO PO DES MOINES. TO Baldwin p Wells p Dally cSago Anson 1st Faatz 1st Pfclfer i 2d Hrosuam 2d Burns 3d La Hocqno 3d Williamson s Alvonl s Sullivan ISutcliire 1 Sunday m Whiteloy m Uvan rIVan Dyke r les Molnes took the lir.t innings. ia Rocn.no went out on a foul fly ; SutclltTo made first on a sinclo and second on a wild pitch of Baldwin ; Alvord struck out : White loy was given his base on balls , while Faatz struck to short Held and was put out at first- no runs. Sunday reached first on a grounder , but was caught napping oft" his base and was put out by a throw of Wells to Faatz ; Kyan was civen his base on ball ? , and stole second ; Sullivan batted a Ily to left tield , which was caught by SutclllTo and lidded to LaKocqiic , putting out Kyan , who was trying to steal thlid no runs. In tlio second inning none of the Dos Moines team wont further than lirst , nor did the Chlcagos , while Anson struck out amid cheers from the audience. Tlie only run In the third Inning was made by Sunday , who was given lirst on balls , and stole around. In the last half of the fourth the rain became so heavy that the umpire called the game , leaving tlie score , 1 to 0. Struck out Baldwin 2 , Wells 3. Base hits Chicago * 4 , Des Moines 4. The clubs will play to-morrow if the grounds are in condi tion. Other Games Yesterday , LouisviLi.E.'Anrll 21. The game between Louisville and Cleveland to-day resulted as follows : Louisville 1 0900301 * -i4 Cleveland 3 00120010-7 Pitchers Kam&ey aud Fechlncy. Umpire Cuthbert. ST. PAUL , April 21. The pamo between the Detrolts and St. Pauls to-day resulted as follows : Detroit , 11 ; St. Paul , 5. Piui.Ar > Ki.riuA , April 21. The game be tween the Athletics and Metropolitans to-day resulted as follows : Athletics 0 1000300 1 5 Metropolitans 0 0000000 0-0 Pitchers Seward and Shafcr. Base hits Athletics , 15 ; Metropolitans , 5. Errors Ath letics , 4 ; Metropolitans , 7. Umpire Mc- Quade. The Han Francisco Races. SAN FIIANCISCO , April 21. At the third day of the Blood Horse association races thu attendance was good , the weather pleasant , and the track decidedly low. Mile and one-eighth : Amelia won , Nellson second , Adeline thlid. Time 1.W. : Gano stakes , two-year-olds , threo-ouartors mile : Sobranto won , Snowdrop second , Pacotollo thlid. Time 1:16f. : Spirit of the Times stakes , three-year-olds , mlle and three-quarters : Del Norte wonTodd second , Leap Year thlid. Time 3:00. : Three-quarters mile , heats , all aie.s : First heat : Ninena won , Kenney second , Gardi ner third : Time 1:17. : Second heat Leap Year won , Nlnuna second , Gardiner thlid. Tune 1:10 : % Third heat Nincua won , Leap Y ear secon d. Tl me 1:1S. : Oreoly on Dancnltowor. NKW Yoisic , April 21. A Washington special says : General Greely says of Lieu tenant Danunhower's suicide : "Tho nuws comefwith a shock. It astonishes mo par ticularly to learn that his mental aberration Is attributed to the effect of his Arctic so journ. 1 do not understand this. In my jiidgmentlltu In these high latitudes Ishealth- till and stimulating under proper conditions. Dancnhower's party dltfcml I rom mine , you know , In never bavins been reduced to starv ation. 1 observed no signs of dementia among our men until they had been months without food , and tbo only one who sho\ycil nny disposition to hiiielde was a poor tellow In the labt staires of starvation four days be fore our rescuing party arrived. " Striking Silversmiths. NKW YOUK , April 21. Two hundred and fifty men refused to accede to tlie terms ot Tiffany & Co. , the largest silversmiths of the city , and to-day did not proceed to work. All the silversmiths In this city have combined against the Knights of Labor. LATKU Fifty men have , returned to work at Tiffany & CoV Struck on Long Hours. MAHI.KIIOHO , Mass. , April 21. Some400 or 500 hands employed In the casslmero fac tory of ti. C. Cliapin & Co. are out to-dar , having struck against working sixty-six : hours a week , NO WAH nUMOHH. ICttropcaii Pacific NDWH Overbalance ! ! I lie Hclllcono. ICnwiIgMW / f > i/ James ( lartlnn ttcnntltA LONDON , April 21. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the BKI : . | 1 saw last orcning private cables from New Yoric City , each stating that there were grave war ru- nors thoie atTectlng the money market and asking questions. There were no war ru- nors hero. The trans-Atlantic rumors may mvo been distilled from the Russian olllclal bid yesterday for au International loan of 00,030,000 roubles , or the arrest of a Fiencli railway olllclal no.ir the German frontier by ho authorities of the latter or some lighting on the Afghan frontier. Hut , as a sct-olf o any such Incidents , comes the IIMVH from Pc.sth of the Dad lie views at the cabinet council under tlio presidency of the emperor ; also similar vhiws from the Russian minister at Vienna. Russian bonds , however , had a ; oed rise just before the market closed , DcGlcrs' misstated resignation having been Uncounted before being authoritatively do lled. _ A French ConimlNHnry Arrested. PAHIS , April 21. Schniuboles , special French commissary at Pagney , hur- Wosello depot , has been arrested by the ieimans. Ho had received sou'ral letters 'rom the German police commissioner at Ars asklnp him to como to that place and confer \vlth him m-iardlm , ' the frontier ser vice. He Unally agreed to do so , aud while on his way to Ars lie was seized by the Ger man police and taken to Noveaut , From which place he was sent to MotTlie Metzer-Xeitun ; ; says his arrest is duo to his connection with anti-German acitation con ducted by a patriotic league ; but thu people of Pngny-Sur-Mosi'llu declare this to bo un true and say he had nothing to do with the igltation. The Incident has thrown the In habitants of Mctz and Nancy into tlie wild est state of excitement. The arrest of Air. Sclinabeles has produced a sensation and. It Is feared , may lead to unfortunate results. Lo Paris calls It "an other pioyocation , " nnd asks If Bismarck Is seoklnc a casus belli. Tlio Germans re quested Sclinabeles to sot up one of the posts which mark the frontier lino. The commis sary crossed the boundary and advanced a few yards on German soli , when he was sel/ed by German police agents , who weio dlSL'iilbCd In gray blouses. Ho knocked the agents down and escaped back to the French territory , but was again sel/ed , handcuffed and sent to Mctz , where he was placed In the prison In which accused persons aio con- lined before trial. It Affect a thu Market. PAKIS , April 21. 4 p. ra. Kentes were mfavorably affected bv the arrest of Sclinacbeles. The market for 8 per cent rentes for account became flat and declined 15 centimes during the afternoon , closing at owest price. _ No Need of Extreme Measures. PKSTH , April 21. At a meeting of the cab- net to-day , Emperor Francis Joseph presid ing , it was resolved not to claim the unex- jonded balance , amounting to 2S,000,000 Horns ns , of extra military credits aggregating 52,000,000 florins which the delegation de voted last winter for the purpose of euabllnc the government to put the country in what was then deemed a necessary state of de- fensp. The resolution declares that the adoption ot the extreme measure , then thought advisable , Is no longer necessary ow ing to the peaceful aspect affairs have as sumed. N w 'Loan. ST. PETEIISUUIIO , April 21. Russia has Issued a 4 ner cent Internal loan amounting to 100,000,000 roubles. The government will accept bonds at their face value as security From contractors employed on 'public works. The imposition of tlie passpoit tnrx has been temporarily postponed. An Outrage. GinitALTAit , April 21. It is reported hero that two Englishmen , displaying an Ameii- can flag , recently Imprisoned a Hebrew mer chant of Alcazar , Morrocco , for debt , took liim in chains to Tanglers , parading him through three towns on the way , the outrage treing aggravated by tlio fact that It was In flicted durini : the period of the Passover. The principal lle.btew.sof Tanglers have joinett in an appeal to the French , Portugese and Brit ish consuls for assistance in the attempt to liAvo all governments unite In an effort to suppress tiie system of consular abuses unaer which these outrages are perpetrated , Tlio English Government's Kxpcnsca. LONDON , April c21. Goschcn , chancellor of the exchequer , introduced the budget in the housn of commons this af ternoon. From it It appears that dur ing the last year the executes of of the government amounted to 9J,000,000 , and that the revenues toadied the baiuo sum. The budget was a complete surprise to the house of commons. Many of its proposals. notably those relating to national debt charges , will be vigorously opposed. It is maintained that Gosrhen has resorted to un sound measures of finance in order to pre sent a budget that may servo the conseiva- tlves at the next general election. Anything to neat Coercion. LONDON , April 21. Gladstone writes that ho does not desire a general election to par liament , until the Kncllsh mind is as ripe on the Irish question as the Welsh and Scotch minds arc , but that the time Is rapidly ad vancing. "Anyhow , " ho says , "I am pre pared to face anything to defeat coercion. 1 continue to hope for much from the vigorous action on the pait of constituencies whose representatives In parliament have decisive. votes on the issue. " 'To do More AVotllil lie Weakness. " LONDON , April 21. The Times says that Salisbury's otter to the United States govern ment looking to the settlement of the fish- cries' question , contained in his despatch of March 24 , Is generous , and almost Quixotic. "To do more , " says tlio Times , ' -would bo weakness , and \vu are Mow to believe Amer ica will refuse to take advantage ot what will cost her nothing to accept. " Stands For Temporal Power. ROMI : , April 21. The Vatican , In answer to inquiries as to whether the pope was In favor of having a i conciliation effected with Italy on the basis of renunciation of the papal claims to the temooral power of the pope , states that the pope desires''peace ' with Italy , but has never thought ofabandoning the rights or the chinch on tlie papacy. Ho Had Made Comparisons. LONDON , April 21. Captain O'Shua , ad dressing the Limerick branch of the national league to-night , said ho had compared the Times letter with thirty-seven of Parnell'.s letters and concluded that the Times letter was a forgery and that the body and signa ture were written by the same person. Jersey Shook. LONDON , April 21. A sharp shock of earthquake has been experienced over the whole of thn Island of Jersey. The tri'inor pioceedfd fiom tlio west to east. No dam age was done. A Clew to the Forger. . LONDON , April 21. Sexton 1ms received an anonymous letter which , it is thought , will lead to the Identification of the author of the P.irnell letter published in the Times. A Memorial to Gladstone. DUIII.IN , April 21. The Lord Mayor has called a meeting for the purpose of taking steps toward the erection of u national me morial to Gladstone. Canadians Debating Coercion , OTTAWA , Out. , April 21. Homo rule and anti-coercion resolutions were introduced in tlie house of commons to-day. The debate on the resolutions is going on .to-night. DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA. A Nebraska City Boj's ' Life Terminated B/ the Horrible. Disease. | THE MAD DOG STILL AT LARQ& A Young Lndy Itndly Injured ( if Bulmyler Oould at Neliranlui City Tlio Itooin lit l < "alrtnonl Statn News. Fright nil Death From llatiloa. NnniiAiKA CITV , Neb. , April 21. [ Special Telegram to thu Ilii : : . ] A stivon-ycar-old Mm of C. H. Davis , living several mllessoutU of the city , while playing lu the yard month ago , was bitten In the fnco by n strange dog. The wounds liciled and nothing moro was thought of thu matter until last Sunday , when thu boy was taken violently III. A physician was called ana pronounced It n case of hydiophobla. The child had violent convulsions , ono after another , resulting In death this morning , after four days of horri ble HUft'erlng. Tlie dog that bit the child was not killed and further damage Is ex pected to bo hoard fiom. Gould at Nebrnnka City. NKUIIASICA CITV , Neb. , April 21 , [ Special Tolcgiiim to thu Br.K. | Jay Gould and Gen eral Manager , S. H. H. Clark of the Missouri Pacific and other prominent railroad olllciala arrived In the city by special train from Omaha ahout'J o'clock. Tlio party took a trip around town and Inspected the woric on tlie Hew road. Mr. Gould knew a great deal about railroads that he did not express , but ho did condescend to give his ( inlnlon on the state ot the weather. They left for Kansas City to-night. Tlio Boom at Fairmont. FAIIIMONT , Neb. , April 21. ( Special Tele gram to the Bnn.l The Fairmont board of trade was organized to-night and regular of * fleers were elected. Fairmont is enjoying a big boom. Three hundred acres of Insldo and outside city property have been pur chased by a syndicate of eastern and Fair mont capitalists and are now being surveyed and platted and put on sale. There have been moro real eslitu transactions In the past ten days than for six mouths piecodini ; . Fair mont Is a railroad center. It now has three roads the B. .t M. , Nebraska & Colorado aud the Kansas City & Omaha , and u Hiiro thing of two more. It also lias a line system of waterworks. A Terrible Dakota Storm. lUi'ii ) Cirv , Dak. , April 21. [ Special Telegram to the BKK. | The worst storm of the season has rased hero since U o'clock p. m. Snow commenced to fall at 9 p. m. , with a high wind. Tlie snow Is drifting badly. The weather Is not cold. The roads are awful , two days being required for coaches to reach Deadwood , forty-live miles away , on account of the mud. The tanners arc happy , as tl/e / rains have undone the work of last year's drought. Judge Kinkald Presiding. VAJ.ENTINK , Neb. , April 21.-1Special Tel * gram to tlio BEK.J--Tho April term of the district court of Cherry county is now In session , with Judge Klukald presiding. Judge Kinkald is the new appointee for this dlsttlct. nnd elves great satisfaction to thd attorneys , who expressed themselves well pleased with his methods and inclination to expedite business. An Elocutionist's Farewell. Cor.usinus , Neb. , April 21. [ Special to the BKB. ] Miss Belle Parsons , who has been giving eleeutlon lessons hero for nearly a year , to-night gave a farewell critical melange to the friends of her pupils , whlcli was an unqualified succnss. Miss Parsons returns to her homo In Detroit , Mich. , fol lowed by the best wishes of her friends In Columbus. Corn Planting Begun. FKKMONT , Neb. , April 21. [ Special to the BEK.J Farmers In this county have just becnn corn planting , making the season one of the earliest on record for this latitude. Some much ncedea spring rains have set In , and altogether prospects are bright for the farming community. Death tt Judge Dnrnstoacl. Cr.AY CKNTEIU Neb. , April 21. | Special Telegram to the BKE.J Richard Darnstead , county judge of Clay county , died this mornIng - Ing from diabetes. The funeral occurs Sat urday at 3 o'clock. TU1CRING A CUSTOMS OFFICER. . A Mexican Official Talk * "Outrage" nnd "Revenge. " KEY WEST , April 21. [ Special Telegram to the BKK , I The schooner Nellie Blanche , A. llussell , inastcr , from Cozumel arrived ( hero yesterday with Enrlquerosado , Mexican customs olllcer on board. Tlio Neliiu Blanche sailed from here for Cozumel on March 2C , to assist the Norwegian bark Bra&lleroa , ashore off Cozumel , at thn Instance of the Now York underwriters. Arriving there it was found that the bark's cargo had been taken ashore , the vessel stripped and to gether with all Its material , sold. The cre\v' weru in lall at lieli/.e on SOIIIM unknown char ire. Finding tlio schooner's mlssiotl could not be accomplished. Captain Russell decided to return hero this bo\ng \ his homo' port. On the mornlnir of March 4 , a customs ] otliccr boaided tlio .schooner and made an examination and took the ship's papcrj ashore. Returning shortly afterward hd stated that no clearance could bo granted for. Key West , but that the schooner would haVe to go to ProL-rc'so for that purpose. Captain Russell protested against tak ing the schooner 210 miles out' of her course , but otfered to go in peison to Piozroso to enter nnd clear , or else to taka the vessel to Majores.1'hi ; collector of customs ) stated that neither alternative could bo al lowed and an inspector was placed in charge ; to tale the Nellie Blanche to Proereso. Thu schooner started ostensibly as ordered , bus came direct heio with the customs oilicer.The ? master states that tha crew refused dutv < The Mexican olllcer , upon landing , immedi ately put himself in communication with tha government. An examination of the crew ] < of Nellie Blanche , held by the collector 06 customs , contirms the master's statement that the crew mutinied , refusing to .sail the vessel to Progrco , which left no alternative but to como here. The crew claimed they shipped only for a cruise to Cozumel and ro- turn. As the ship has no foreign elearancfl fiom the Mexican authorities at thoportot dcp.irtutp , the collector of customs has suUetl the ves > cl and refused entry pending instruc tion ( roni the KortL'tary of the treasury , The Mexican olllcer talks very loudly about the outrage , nnd MIJS his government will see about It. _ _ Ilo DI-I-W the Color 1'jlnc. FiinnroiiT. 111. , April -'l.-Couslderablo excitement was cau rd nt the De Soto housa In Galena this niornlns by William 1C Blewllt , the proprietor , who ordered a young : colored man , Jrre Wright , of Frfcport , out of the dining room. U'rlcht was tlmro witn company C. . I N. . G. , of Freeport , who , with the athletic club , g va nn cxhlDltion In Galena last night. When Blewitt passionately Insisted that the roloreit man should leave thu room thu captain anil all the others of thn company In tlio loom n ( the time , left the honso and got breakfast elsewhere. iiin "At Homo. " LONDON , Auril Si The News this mornIng - Ing says that Major Snunderson has allowed it to become known that ha will bo nt homa during certain hours of the day should anyone - ono di-Mio to romiuumcatu with him In a hoslilo spirit in reply to accusations made by him a < : ) lnst tlie members of thu national league.
