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* rv + flgB ] . i . . t . ' ' . . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SIXTEENTH YEAB. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 23 , 1887. NUMBER 3Q0 A DEATH-DEALING TORNADO , - , I Several Towns in Missouri Derastated By a Frightful Oyolono. TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE KILLED. Everything In the Lilno.or tlio Storm Utterly DoHtroyed Fatal IUCB and Destruction In Arkun- HUH nnil Kentucky. Irnth nml Destruction. ST. Louis April 21. . A illspatch from Ne vada , .Mo. , says : A terrlblo cyclone swept over tlio nortlicrn part o this ( Vcrnon ) county last night about 8 o'clock. The clouds were plainly visible licre , passing only about ' eight miles from'this city. The cyclone seemed to come down tlio Marmaton rlvur from tlio Kansas Hue , dealing death and destruction wherever It struck. So far 113 can be learned the llrst place It touched was In Met/ township , passing through Met/ , Usage and llhie Mound townships , ranees , houses , barns and everything In the line of the storm , which was about half a mile wide , were picked up , rent Into splinters and cast down hundreds of yards away. Trees were torn up by the roots , over thirty houses were destroyed , and about fifteen persons killed. Only a partial list of the dead has as yet been obtained , which Is as tollows : MIIH. K. SintoUT. Miss SuitoUT , daughter of Mrs. Shrout. MAY SIO.NT.II. J. 0. HAWKINS. JOHN MII.I.KII. MIIH. JOHN MiLi.nit. There were five members of tlio Miller family , four of whom were killed. A baby , aged two jeais , was playing In the yard and was found unhurt this morning. Parts of the Miller house and furniture were found strew n over the Holds for a tulle from where the house formerly stood. Reliable news has only been received from Osaee townslrip and It Is thought that the death roll will bo swelled to over twenty live. A heavy gale passed over this city , damaging the Methodist church and other buildings , but none were seriously Injured. NEVADA , Mo. . April 23. A heavy storm , which originated In Kansas , swept over the noithcastcrn part of this county last night between 8 and 9 o'clock. There were four persons killed outright and scveial so dan gerously wounded that they will probably die. The wind was preceded by a hall stoi in , which did considerable ! damage. Many of the hall stones weighed from three to four ounces , and Rome of them measure nine Inches In circumference. They crashed through the roofs of dwelllnes and barns , leaving holes through which a man's turn would pass with ease. Considerable In jury to stock Is reported from hall , but so far as learned no persons were Injured by It. The storm entered this county a short distance from Fort Scott , Kan. , and traversed a dis tance ot nearly thirty-live miles , entering thn county at a point two miles south of Schcll Citv. Th path of the wind was from .TOO to MX ) ) ards wide , and the track was loft deso late. late.So So far as reported the killed are as follows : Mamie Stover. John Miller mid Infant son and John Halts. A number of others \vll probably die. I'llKSCOTT WIPKT ) OUT. TOUT SCOTT , Kan. , April 23. A Monitor special from 1'rcscott , this county , reports a terrible cyclone on Thursday evening at about half past 6 o'clock. Them were seven teen killed at different points throughout the county and an Incalculable amount of dam- nue was done to all kinds of property. Fres cott was literally wiped out of existence , no * n single building being left standing to mark the site of the once prosperous and thriving place. KANSAS CITV. April 23. The Times Pres cott ( Kan. ) special gives the following list o casualties from the cyclone. The kilted , ai reported , are fifteennmnely : t CONBTAIILE JAKE SUU-HKX. WILL MCCAI.K. Mns. SAUAII CIIONK. P. KI.YNN and three children. JACOH BIIOCACH and wife. MUH. KiciiAHD HAUKNKSR. Mns. DOUGLAS WAI/IEII and Infant. AN INFANT of S. P. Denning. CHILD of Joe Duncan. SIX-YEAU-OI.O CHILD of Will McCale. Heavy Damage lit Arkansas. LITTLE ROCK , April 22. About 3 o'clock this morning a tornado , originating in the Indian territory and moving almost duo west , passed through the country four miles north and along the line of the Little Rock & Fort Smith railroad. Further east , near Coal Hill and Clarksvllle , Johnson county , the damaco was very serious and many per sons were injured. Four miles from Cfarks- vllle this attcrnoon John Heed's child , G. D. Rawley's daughter and a child of Mr. Petty were killed. The loss to farmeia and build ings , fences , stocks and erovving ciops , is very heavy , but It cannot now be estimated. Four SMITH , Ark. , April 23. A special from Clarksvllle , Ark. , to the Trlbuno says : A terrible cyclone passed over this county from west to east from two to thice miles wide at 7o'clock this morning , passing north of Clarksvlllo and doing fearful damage. The following persons were killed : MRS. P. M. TUIIKKK. A CHII.P of J. M. Reed. GHOWN DAUonrKiiof G. D. Rowley , A Ciili.l ) of Mr. Hitter , Two Ciur.nnnN of J. I ) . Nillott , The following worn badly wounded by fallIng - Ing houses and Hying timbers : R. M. Turner and two children ; Mr. Stoval and wife ; J. D. Rowley and wlfu ; Milton Stone and vvlfu ; W. P.Blackburn and some children ; Frank Morgan and one of his children ; several members of Simon Wise's family. The houses of all these parties and many others were blown down and scatteied far and near. Considerable stock was killed and much unmago done to property generally. _ Heavy Snow in "Wisconsin. MILWAUKEE , April 23. Advices trom the northwestern tier of counties of the state report a heavy snowstorm. At Kan Cfalro seven Inches have fallen since 5 o'clock , and * the mercury Is at the tree/Ing point A . iiuwllnu gale Is piling up creat drifts and blowing down trees. At Ashland thcro Is a * heavy .snow fall , aud trains are -ported ( blockaded. The Storm In Dakota. RAPID CITV , Dak. , April Zl , [ Special Telegram to tlio Bun. | The storm continues hero with snow falling at Intervals. The loads are well nigh Impassible. Coaches from the upper camps are all late. At Deadwood - wood the snow Is two feet deep and a blind ing storm rages there. The Htorm In the West. CiiEVKNn , Wyo. , April 24 A severe snow storm Is reported along the Hue of the Union Pucllle , accompanied by high wind and cold \UMtlHT. Yesterday and last ulirht freight trains between Laramleand CIie > ennohidto : b > ) side tracked , but the passcuuer trains were on time. _ Wild Wlndu In Kentucky. CINCINNATI. April 22. A tornado swept throiuh a portion of Kentucky south of Cin cinnati this morning doing considerable damage but causing no loss of life. A Healing Disaster. ViCTOitiA , B. 0. , April 22. [ Special Tele gram to the BKK. ] Indians just arrived from Catal bring tidings of the wreckage- tla " .4 schooner found south of Cape Flattery. The Information answers In every particular to the lost scaling schooner "Active. " The wreckage Is believed to be alt that Is left oo of the schooner and thirty-three souls , who were onboard. The receipt of the news has cre - ated a profound sensation here , where all if Uiecrewreaiaeu. t SCHNAIIULKS' : : AKIIUST. France Will Not Allow It to Become a Cantls Belli. [ Coju/rlyM / 1SS71)/ ] .Aim's Qondm TJemiflt.1 PAIIIS , April 22.-New | YorK Herald Cable-Spe Ial to the BEE.J--I'ubllc opinion In Franco Is lirmly resolved not to allow the incident of the arrest of Schaonbeles by the German police agents on French territory near Pagny to become a casus belli. There Is , ot course , feverish excitement on the bourse , funds going down two francs , aud all sorts of wild rumors. Reckless stock gambling speculation U having a regular field day , But I havu the best assurance that the great Parisian bankers , like the Roths childs , the directors of the Credit Fonclere and Credit d'Kscompto regard thoaifalras merely trivial. The incident will bo satisfactorily explained aud denounced by the German governmental Berlin and the German em bassy here. Ambassador Count Muuster Is absent from Paris , but it Is believed by the German legation that the Incident Is duo to an excess ot real on the part ot a subordinate German police olllclal , and It Is not possible toglvu a came ot anxiety or trouble the peaceful relations of Franco. Wise and coolheaded - headed statesmen like Do Freycinet and Ferry felt that even If Bismarck seeks to force a quarrel he would not resort to such a trivial and childlike device as kidnapping a petty olllclal , but would Invent a quarrel on serious grounds , Involving the national pride of France and Germany. Even Cleim-nceau does not believe that the Pagny Incident will lead to any serious dllllcutty. VAIHOUS COMMENTS ON THE AIWK9T. PAIUS , April 23. The government will not complain to Germany ot the arrest of Sen nae- belus until a lull Inquiry has been made Into thscasn. Intransleeant , of which Henri Rochofort Is editor , Is the only paper that is rabid in Its comments on the alTalr. The other Paris papers are moderate In their references to it. Later dispatches confirm tlio statement that Schnat'belos was Interested In Fiench territory. Flourens will await the result of the minute Inquiry on the spot before de manding reparation from Germany for the airest. The performanca of Wagner's opera , " " which to have taken "Lohengiln , was place to-morrow at Eden theatre , in Paris , has been postponed owing to the feeling that has been aroused by frontier occurrences. De Rouldo , In an Interview yesterday gave the apathy and timidity which the government had shown In dealing with Germany as the reason for his resignation of the presidency of the patriotic league. The arrest of the French commissary Schnaebeles , of Pagny- sui-Mosolle-'by the German police , after he had been decoyed over the fioutlcr , Is re garded as a serious matter In official circles. Goblet , prime minister , and Flourens , for eign minister , were In conference until mid night last night for thupurposo of determining what action to take in the premises and they again met this morning to further consider the subject. Tlio 1'aix says that the government has demanded an explanation of the unest from Germany. The French newspapers geneially regard tlio occurrence as a direct provocation on Germany's part aud exhort the people to bo calm and not plav Bismarck's games. Schnaebeles' arrest Is badly Interpreted in the stock market , and rentes have fallen 3 per cent for account. At this hour they areTOfiaiics , bO centimes , a fall of 1 franc and 10 centimes from thu closing last even- Ing. Ing.The minister of Justice has sent the procur ator general to iissua the procurator at Nancy In making an Investigation into the arrest of Schnaobmcs and leport the facts In the case. The prelect of Meurth , et Moselle depart ment , In which Pa-inr-sur-Moaello is situ ated , has arrived here for the puiposo of con ferring with Premier Goblet in regard to the arrest of Schnaebnles. The Temps publishes a dispatch from Strasbure stating that the German ofllclals suspected Schnaebeles of having relations with persons In Germany for the purpose of obtaining information concerning the mili tary measures being taken around MeU for the use of the French military olllcials. The authorities ot the foielgn ofllce believe that tlio German will make government an ex > - plnnatlon of the affair. There Is tremendous latent excitement here over thu Schnaebeles affair. The general belief Is that Bismarck wants to create a situation which will render war in evitable. It Is claimed that Gautch , a German reproscntatlve.otton metSchnaebeles and arranged for keeping the frontier posts in order ; that Gautch failed to keep such ap pointment Tuesday , but apologised and re newed the appointment for Wednesday , and that some vine dressers who witnessed tlio struggle bntvvoen the Germans and Schnao- belos declare It occurred on French territory. The Fooling in Berlin. { Copyright 1SS7 bu James Qordni llcnnitt. ] BEIILIX , April 27. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the BEE.I The arres of Police Commissioner Sclmneboles caused as little interest and excitement In Germany as If the arrest of French oflicials was an event ot dally occurrence. The bourse showed no unusual depression , The finance magnates took no Interest In iho matter and laughed at the Idea of such an event leading to war. The German newspapers devote little space to It and say that evidently the police blundered , but they aru past the possi bility of surprise at anything the police may do. Then they pass on to sneers at the French excitability. The general public opin ion inclines to think the arrest merely the stu pidity of some local authority which , In other times , would have attracted little at tention. In fact , so little attention is paid the matter here that the public hardly think It worth while to regret the blunder. As for war resulting over a Jealousy between petty policemen that Is regarded as Impossible un less there are great fools. It Is said here that If Germany wished to provoke a war It would not place Itself so manifestly In the wrong at first ; again , that to-day's bourse would have showed a violent panic If war had been ex pected or was being load up by the Germans. I know that several otllcers of the regular army have been granted six months' furlough within a week with permis sion to cross the ocean , which would never have been done had war been expected. Street gossip has It that Schnaebeles was decoyed across the French frontier by an enemy , who first warned the Gorman police that a spy would bo there. Berlin opinion Is unanimous that if the arrest was Intended to provoke war , then Bismarck's hand has lost Its cunning since 1STO. But Bismarck rec ently showed moro than all his old cunnlne In dealing with the Catholics , therefore thcro will bo no war and the Berllners continue their uninterrupted becrdrlnklng with the serene conviction that when war really comes the French will provoke It But the Germans will bo prepaied for it. The Feeling in England. ICopyrto/it 1SS7 lyJamtt Gordon LONDON , April 23 , 5 a. m. [ NewYork Herald Cable-Special to the BEE. ( All dispatches from Berlin or Paris and all news paper comments maUo light of the frontier Incident. Probably the Telegraph best states the English feeling on the subject by this conclusion of an editorial : "To our ap prehensions there Is nothing as yet proved In the personal aspect of the Infelicitous oc- curonco that should lead to International difficulties of other than a transitory charac ter , and we venture to entertain the conn- dent hope that within a day or two the Schnaebeles Incident will bo explained and accounted for In a manner that may prove acceptable to all. " Six Years For Kmbezzlemeut. NEW YOIIK , April - 2-ifrank M. Scott , the bookkeeper of Webster t Co. , who embezzled S101.MS , received a seuteuco of six jears to-day. CLEVELAND WILL NOT RUN , The President Declares He Does Not Want a Renoinination. A WESTERN SENATOR'S STORY. ' Four Years liong Enough For One Man to Serve and Faithfully Perform the Ardlous Dutloj oftheOnicc. \ Startling Declaration. ST. Louis , April 2J. A special from Wash ington to the St. Louis Republican gives thu startling Information , based upon President Cleveland's declaration to a democratic sena tor from the west , that lie neither vv ishos nor will accept a renomlnation. The senator in question is on terms of especial Intimacy at the white house and the president Is repre sented as making this declaration with so much deliberate earnestness and studied emphasis that the senator Is certain there Is no reason to question ills perfect and ntlro sincerity. The urcsldent said he had lot given any intimation ot his feelings to epresontatives of the press for the simple eason that ho felt nothing he might say .boutnot vvlshliiK to take a second term vould be believed. The president said : K\ei > tliine 1 do , every appointment I nake , they think It Is to secure a e-electlon. On the contrary , I am lounting the days that remain until my re- ease just as If 1 were a prisoner In confine- ncnt/ ' Apparently to make It plain that lie ad taken no halt-hearted resolution , the ircsldent proceeded to speak of the exacting mi laborious duties which fall to the Incum- jctit of the presidential office when the 'unctions of thu presidency are administered with the scrupulous and minute faithfulness le brought to the position. No man , he aid , could undine the severe strain ot such abor , at once physical and mental , for a onger period than four years without the isk of permanent injury to his health. For his reason ho could not think of a oontin- uanse of his term beyond the four yoais he * ias now half completed. Nothing , he said : o his senatorial visitor , would persuade him to alter his resolution , which ho had deliber ately formed. Thu senator who has repeated this slznlfi- : ant conversation to his friends , ays that while the president was not talk- _ ng for the purpose of getting his vie ws about a re-election bofoto the public , there ivas no Intimation that ho desired his words : o be rcgardeu as confidential. The senator las spoken freely of the Interview to por- oual friends without any Injunction to ecrccy , and it Is not unlikely that this pri- ate discussion of the matter will eventually irovoko some formal and public utterance iy the president. A Flood at Montreal. CHICAGO , April 22. The Dally News' ilontrcal special says : Montreal and the val- ey of the Sc. Lawrence , In the Immediate vicinity , Is again Inundated. An Icq gorge caused by an Immense Held of late Ice which , rashlng Into the basin Immediately above he Victoria bridge , caused a movement In 'rontof the city. This soon becoming jammed it the head of St. Helen's Island , caused he water to rise four teet In us many nlmites , flooding points at St. Charles jiinintown , St. Paul. McGIll and all other owl ) luir localities. Thu GwndTiuuk shops and yards are under water. The Albion tote ! and Western house have two feet of ivaterm their dlnlnc rooms. St. Annes iiarket has tour feel ot water and Cliaboillez square has the appearance of an Inland lake. The Nun's Island is under water and i00 ! head of cattle are rnported drowned. The nuns themselves had to flee for their lives in their night clothes. In the poorer quarters of the city the suffering Is great , as the people have no means of obtaining pro visions. Hellef committees are now being "ormed on the south side of tbe river. La Prairie , St. Lambert and Lorguoville are under water. At the latter place those living on the river bank were awakened by the ica cracking Into the houses , carrying away the roofs and walls. Some oi the people had miraculous escapes. The line residence of Richard S maiden , which cost thousands to build , Is a complete wreck. At St. Hillaire two store houses are demolished. From the back river the same dlsasteious Intelligence Is received , Barns and bridges are carried away and there Is an Immense loss of live stock. The loss to the business community Is heavy , but not as great as last year , as many were prepared for the cmeigency. The blasting experiments have proved a complete failure and have had no effect on thu Ice. MoNTiiF.AT , , April 22. The water con tinues to rise In the St. Lawrence river and all the low-lying portions ot the city are flooded. The damage will be enormous. Took the Coast By Storm. FHANCISCO , April 23. [ bpecialTelc gram to the BEE. ] The National opcia com pany scored a success In Its nujnillcent pro duction of Wagner's "Lohengrin" at the Grand opera to-night , and its auditorium wa parkcd to the doors and the performance was received with the greatest possible enthusi asm. Such a performance of Wagner's preat opera has never been nlvon here before * The choral and orchestral effects were grandly brought out by the fa mous Thomas oichestra and the grand chorus of the National Opeia com pany. Bertha Plorspn made a great success BS KIsa , and the tine singing of Messrs Cudldus. Whitney and Ludwlg contributed well to the success of the evening. Nothing In the way of operatic spectacle has been seen equal to the magnliiceut ralzen scene used by the National Opera company in this opera. Prince Frederick Leopold , of Prussia , and the Austrian Prlncu Katerhazy and party occupied a box , and expressed themselves delighted and astonished at the splendid rep resentation of "Lohengrin. " Who Is Arthur Richmond ? NEwYonic , April 22. [ Special Telegram tothoBKE.l "I am not abusing any confi dence , " said a friend of Allen Thorndiko Ulco to a reporter last night , "in telling you who Is the author of t ho Arthur Hlchniond papers published In the North American Ke- view , because what I know I have learned by accident and by anal } sis. So well hasitho secret been guarded that even James Hed- path , Nice's manager , is not allowed to lift ilia veil that coueeals the savage face of Ar thur Richmond. The attack on Cleveland , 1 believe , and have good reason to know , was every word of It written bv William Henry Hurl hut in London. Indeed , 1 may say I am positive of that fact. As for the other Richmond mend articles , one of them was written by Hice himself , one by Senator Ingalls , and another that savage assault on James Bus- sell Lowell was by no less a person than General Benjamin F. Butler. " nig Telegraph Fight Commenced. PHILADELPHIA , April 22. A great tele graph fight was begun In the United States court to-day when Read & Pettltt , John G. Johnson and ex-Attorney General Caesldy presented a bill In equity on the part of the Western Union Telegraph company asking the court to restrain the receivers of thu Bankers and Merchants Telegraph company from proceeding In a suit at law which Is pending on the part of the receiver to re cover In the neighborhood of 81,000,000 from the Western Union on tbe itround of certain trespasses by the Western Union In taking possession and using tlio wires of the Bank ers and Merchants. This case will attract great attention , both from tbo amounts Involved - volved and the parties to the suit Robert G. Ingersoll and ex-Senator Conkline represent the other side with John W. Barnes and Wayne MacVeagh. The President Declines. CiiAr.LESTOtf , April W. The chairman of the committee on Invitations of the ladles' monument association to-day received a letter from Piesldent Clfivelaud declining the In vitation to be present at tbe unveiling of the monument erected to tbo memory of John C. Calhoun on the 2 < ) th Inst. The president paid a tribute to the memory of Calhoun and to the patriotism of the members of the associa tion , and Indicated uU regret at being obliged to be absent A LEGISLATIVE RUCTION. New York's Lieutenant Governor Gota HlmgclMna Scrape. AI.IIANY , April 23. The prolonged polit ical struggle between the democratic governor and republican senate relating to the appoint ment of a railroad commissioner culminated to-day In a scene of excitement which scorns likely to result In the presentation of articles of Impeachment against Lieutenant Gov ernor Jones. Upon the announcement that Gov ernor Hill was about to send In a message on the subject a republican member moved that the senate adjourn until Mondty. In spite of opposition from the democJats the motion was forced to a vote. When the call of the roll was half concluded the governor's private secretary appealed with the tnpssbice , which was passed to Lieutenant Governor Jones , who occupied the clmlr. A republi can member took thn lloor and Insisted on tlio roll call for adjournment. The chair ruled htm out of order and the member denounced the ruling of the lieutenant gov ernor as revolutionary and an Immense up roar ensued. The lieutenant governor finally read the message himself. When the reading was finished Mr. Vedder said the action of the presiding officer was an outrage and disgrace , and It was the dutv of the people ple of the state of Now York to Impeach him. The lieutenant governor , before announcing the result of the vote on the motion to ad journ , sought to explain his action , but the republicans refused to hear him and loft tao chamber. PANAMA POINTS. "Work on the Canal The Graveyard of Thousands. Nrw : YOUR , April 23. [ Special Telegram to the BKK. ) A traveler who has just re turned from Panama reports that there Is creat stagnation of business on the Isthmus owing to the fact that work on the canal has almost stopped , by the ravages of small pox. Jamaica , where most of the laborers come from , has cut off the supply and what few laborers are at work are Imported from China or direct from Africa. A ship load ot W tattoed negroes was landed recently from itberla under a year's contract to work on lie canal for their board and lodging and oinlnal wages. The contractors agree to pay hat Is stipulated at the end of a year.and In his way manage to secure their laborers for heir board and lodging. Few of the great hip loads constantly being landed ever sur- Ivo the deadly diseases of the swamps and uncles. The contractors Import an average f 700 Chinese laborers each month , with the iaine agreement. The effects of the climate all them elf by hundreds , and fresh impor- atlons are made to keep the work along , /cry little attention la paid to the rights of American lesidcnts , except when a man-of- ivaris cruising near the Isthmus. Recently i gentleman from New York appeared be- 'ore ' the authorities to protest against an un- ust Imprisonment of his servant. Instead ot egarding his protest the prefect sent him to ho calaboose. The news of the outrage .0011 . reached the cars ot the commander of he United Statni frigate Galena , who uannsd the ship's launch and started for ovv n. Before ho could find the local aiithori- les the New Yorker had been hastily re- eased. The United States steamer Viindalia s now In Taboga bay , looking after thi in- crest of American residents. The Roodlo Colony In Montreal. MOXTIIKAI , , April 3i [ Special Toloiram o the BEK.J The boodle colony here has ipen reinforced bv the distinguished pres- nco of ex-Alderman Sayles of New York ity , whose sudden flight to Europe after the J road way surface railway steal was un- larthed , will be remembered. Saylo ? arrived ere a few days ago , and , unlike his brother oodlers , Keenan , Darapsoy and Delacy , who uxurlato at the Windsor to the tune of 35 a lay , has taken up modest quarters at the Uchelleu hotel , away among the French jeoplo in the east end. Sayles has come o Montreal to stay. He and Dempsev are low negotiating to purchase the "Niche , " a amous restaurant and resort for crooks , gamblers and ward politicians. Sayles. ince his advent here has been drinking and ; ambling heavily , and It Is an open secret .hat his boodle isalmostexhausteo. Dempsey las been borrowing money from btokcrsand iiiavers on the local Wall street here on notes mloised by Keenan , and so has Malonov. Maloney , who has been staying at the St. Lawrence , recently allowed his bill to run > ip to 900. Hogan , the proprietor , told him 10 must pay up or git. Maloney pleaded for ; imo. Mine host was Inexorable , and cave him ttneo days to settle the bill. Ultimately a check troin New York was received for the amount , signed , It i said , by a crony of Jake Sharp. All the boodlers excepting Keenan are hard no , and unless something urns up there Is going to be trouble. "What Reid Told Smith. CINCINNATI , April 22. Interviuwcd by an Associated press reporter to-day , Richard Smith denied the truth of the report pub- Ished In eastern papers that ho had received a letter from Whltolavv Reid in which the letter said the Trlbuiui had arrived at the joncluslon to abandon Blalno for the presl- lencyand support John Sherman. Smith said he received no such letter , but admitted that in conversation with Reid the latter said lie would support Sherman with the greatest pleasure , If , when the time came , he should be thought the best nominee. Smith said further , however , that when he started to leave Reid's ollice the editor oi the Tribune said : "Hold on now. I want to say one thing more. I want to tell you further that If we united fully with you and with all your friends In an effort to nominate any of these men you named , and the convention should be held within a month , the whole lot of us , with all the power wo could bring to bear , could not prevent the nomination of Blalno on the first ballot by acclamation. " After the Louisville Murder. LouisviMn , April 22. The brutal midday crime of yesterday has ereatly shocked the community and little else is talked of. Con trary to the expectations of the physicians the wounded girl , Jennie Bowman , recov ered consciousness , but they pronounce her Injuries necessarily fatal and say she can not live but a tew hours lonccr. In lucid interval she stated her assailant was a negro and that she had foucht him with a glass. Upon the wall of the stairway up which the black fiend forced the girl to retreat are marks of her heeding hands , and upon the steps drops of blood , everything pointing tea a terrible struggle. The police are using every endeavor possible to apprehend the murderer. _ Big Bara Burned. NEW YOKK , April 22. The district bounded by Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets and Third and Lexington avenues , theslte of the old Bull Shed market , and the place of so-called shelter for one-thousand horses , was , at an early hour tnls mornlnir , the scene of a conllacratlon , which the firemen fougnt for three hours. Nearly all the animals were removed , though a number were burned , Loss about fifteen thousand dollars. Alexander Mitchell's Uemalns. MILWAUKEE , April 22. The funeral train bearing the remains of Alexander Mitchell , late president of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul road , arrived here early this morn ing. The final obsequies will take place Tuesday next at 2 p. m. Mrs. Mitchell is ex pected from Florida this evening. A Second Term Allowed in Mexico. ST. Louis , April 23. A special from the City ot Mexico savs the constitutional amendment passed the house of deputies last night by a vote of 124 to 10. The proposition allows the re-election of a president for two successive terms. The amendment now goes to the senate , where It will probably be passed without debate. Weather Indications. For Nebraska : Fair weather , northwest erly winds , becoming variable ; stationary , followed by slowly rising temperature. For Iowa : Fair weather , preceded by light rain or snow la eastern portion , erly wluug. THE WEST POINT SUCCESSION General Parko. of the Engineer Corps , Spoken of For Morritt's ' Place. NO DESIRE FOR THE POSITION. The Democratic Governor of Klioilo Island Treated as a Bouthon Curiosity in Washington National News. Pnrko Will Protest. WASHINGTON , April 22. ( Special Tele gram to the BIK. : | There Is considerable gossip among army olllceis here regarding the selection of a commandant for the West i'olnt mllltaiy acodemy In th place of Gen eral Mcrrltt. It Is understood to bo the wish of Secretary Kndlcott that General John G. Parke.of the engineer corps , who Ins been In Washington ever since the war In chareo of the work on rhcrs and harbors , shall bo designated. Vailous attempts have been made from time to tlmo to unseat Pnrko and send him away from Washington , but they have Invariably been unsuccessful because of his popularity with members of congress and the conlldcnce that has been reposrd in him by the various chiefs of en gineers. Parke has practically been chief ot engineers during almost the entire time ho has been In Washington. He came at first under General Humphrey , who leaned heavily upon him , then when Humphrey was retired Wright came in , but remained at the head of the corps but a little while when he was retired. Then Newton served for a > ear or so till retired , then Gen eral Duane , the present incumbent , was ap pointed. Through all these chilttges Parke has remained at the head of the bureau of public works , which \ almost the entire of- llce , and was really indispensable , as he Is now. General Duane would be perfectly lost without him. Secretary Eiulicott does not realize this , or does not care. General Drum , who Is his mentor and .motor , wants Paiko to go , and the only way to get rid of him is to ulvo him a butter place than he has now. Tlio post of superintendent at the mllltaiy academy Is considered the softest in the army , and there is not a colonel In the entire service but Parko probably who would not like to go there , but Parke , who will be retired in a couple of years , does not want to move. Ho owns a line house In Washington on Lafay ette square , Is the senior warden and princi pal man in the Epiphany church , has charge of a large mission school , which ho started and takes a great Interest In. has his associa tions and companionships , is as lirmly fast ened down in Washington as It he had lived here all his life. Ho wants to stay. Ho does not think there Is any sense In compelling him to pull up his stakes and move when he will be rotuttd shortly and come b.tck to Washington and live again. The chief of engineers does not want him to go. He could scarcely get on without him , and it would take two or three years for a new man to got the hang of things about the ofllco so that ho could run them as Parko docs. Then the members of congress , who am interested In river and harbor Improvements , do not want Parko to eo. Ho understands all about the subject , can describe the length , breadth and depth of every harbor or trogpond In the I ) u I tea States , and all that has been done to Improve them for twenty years has been done under his directions. Hut this is just the sort of man that General Drum likes to boost out ot his place , and U looks as it Parke will have to go. The general has a leave of absence with pnrmlsslon to eo to Europe , which is evidence that he will not be sent to West Point. Here's a Stare of Thin KB. WASHINGTON , April 33. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. I It Is said that a member of congress from the west , who came here the other day to present a petition from a railway to the inter-state commerce commis sion for the suspension of the long and short haul clause , rode on a pass Issued to him as the attorney of the corporation for which bo appeared. Ho was charged w ith having done so and justified himself on the ground that he appeared not as a member of congress but as an attorney at law , that his term as a member of the Forty-ninth congress has ex pired , and he had not yet been sworn In as , member of the Fiftieth congress. _ Ie claimed that he would havn come had ho not been elected to congress tor he had acted HS the attorney of the railroad company be- ore and since his election , his partner loqk- ni ; after things during the session of con gress. As an officer of u railway company lie Is entitled to a pass , but the arguments ho uses to justify himself raise a new question ot ethics which will requlio tlio passage of Beck's bill , prohibiting members of congress from accepting fees from corporations inter ested in legislation. Nebraska and Iowa Pensions. WASHINGTON , April 22. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. | The following pensions were granted to-day : In Nebraska Inciease , Joseph Phillips , Lincoln ; Edward S. Piper , Bennett ; Philemon Plummer , Blalnevllle ; William R. Balding , Dorccstcr ; James L. Willett , Hebron , John Wlldo , Waco. In Iowa Minors of Simon Otto , Diimont ; Matilda K. Bumgartner , former widow of Simon Otto , Dumont ; Sarah M. , widow of William It. Rulllng. Randalla ; Isaac G. Thompson , Met/ : William D. AculT , Walnut Grove : A. P. Hill , Iowa Falls ; Peter Cra- gan. Col fox ; Bonnet Flahortv , Charlton ; William Walters , Hawloyvllle ; Stephen Mor ris , Kellogg ; Thomas Richards , lionorsvllle ; GeorgdT. Packard , Henwick ; Adam Burn- ham , Lynnvllle : Andrew J. Irvlns , Mount Ayr ; John W. Fisher. Wmtorset ; Thomas Dial , KldonThoo ; Helm , Noith McGregor ; L. C. Loomis , Dowd's Station ; John Fisk , Tlpmn : David W. Downey , Monroe ; John Keller , Mount Pleasant. The Settlers Cnii Remain , WASHING ro.v , April 22. It Is said at the Interior dopaitmeut that the order of th secretary directing the commissioner of the general land olllco to approve the contract of one Green tor the survey of a poitlon of the Turtle Mountain Indian reservation If found to be regular , and to order Its perlorm- ance , practically settles the question ot the right of settlers to about 1.000,000 acres of land now claimed by the Chlppewas. This band now numbers less than aOO. Secretary Lamar Is of the opinion that the claim of tins laud Is too vague to wanant ousting the20,000 settlers who have located thereon ; that if they have a valid claim congress should be called upon to settle It. A Democratic Curiosity. WASIIINOTON , April 23. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] The new democratic governor of Ithode Island , the only demo crat who ever carried the state , is making a visit to Washington and linds himself a great object of Interest to all the members of that party. Mr. Page , the new democratic moiii- berof congress from Kliode Island , Is with him , and the two held nn informal reception at tlio Jefferson club to-day , with Chief Clerk Voumans , of the treasury , as their chaperoue. The Inter-Statn Commission. WASHINGTON , April K. Reprusentatlves of a number of Now England-railroads ad dressed the Inter-state commission to-day and presented a petition asking for the sus pension of the fourth secelon of the law on account of water route competition. Repre sentatives of transcontinental transportation Interests were also heard on snmo petitions presented yesterday. The commission de voted the afternoon session to a conference with closed doors. Postal Changes. WASHINGTON , April 22. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] The following Nebraska postmasters were appointed to-day : A. nonunion , Cameron , Hall county , vice John M. Kean , Jr. , resigned ; John It. Gatewood , Eustls , Frontier county , vice Martin Hughes , resigned. ANOTHER PLOT DISCOVERED. Plnkcrton Detectives Working to Be * euro Kgnn's Signature. LINCOLN , Neb. , April SJ , ISpeclr.t Tele gram to the RKK.J in an Interview to-day with Hon. Patrick Euan , of this city , whoso name has been so frequently used In the re cent phases of the coercion tight In England , Mr. Kcan divulged tlio fact that for the past week It has baau known to him that Pinkerton - ton detectives have been attempting to se cure fac similes of his handwriting. It has como itltect to Mi. KiMti from two dllferont parties In Omaha tint detectives have been trying to got manuscript of his writing and containing his signature. Why secret at tempts aiomade to seem * Ills handwriting puidcs Mr , K nn except It bo a part of thu conspiracy of the Eiullsh government to bring the Irish National league Into disre pute through creating sotiio forged letters upon himself after the uinnuor of the lecent Parnell letter foigorr published In the Lon don Times. Mr. Kn\n informed the UIK : that If the Plnkcrton men were after his au tograph they could obtain It by the asking , without the sccict efforts they are now mak ing. Jn connection with this matter Mr. Eean believes that the last resort of the Eng lish government In Its attempts at coercion are aimed to blacken the chaiacter of promi nent men In the national party and the Na tional loarue In the hope to Impilr the public opinion ot America that Is so foiclblv assert ing itself In favor oC Ireland. AFTEIt THE STATISTICS. In compliance with the suggestion made by Gladstone regarding American public opin ion In Ireland's affairs , PresldentJohn Fit/- gerald , of the Irish National League In America , Is Issuing circulars to every league In the United States , asking for a statistical compilation of names of senators , congress men , governors , state and city ofllcors. clergymen and prominent cltlrcns generally who have taken part In the National league and branch league meetings and given the leacue their endorsement. Coal Discovered at Lyons. ( KKIAND , Neb. , April 22. [ Special to the Bnu.J Coal has boon discovered one and one-half miles west and eight miles north east of Lyons , this county , and It Is said the people of Lyons are very much elated but not unduly excited , as they are determined to treat the matter as rational men would. Nevertheless , It Is expuctod that every per son that owns any real estate near the lind maybe found at any time with an augur In their hands boring tor coal. There Is but little doubt but that mother nature will cause the town to boom. Every man , woman and child Is happy. Tlio coal Is said to bo of good quality , but the thickness of the vein is not known yet. Wild Weather at Columbus. COLUMNS , Neb. , April 22. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. | A terrllic w lud has pie- valled hero all day. All the forenoon there was a heavy rain , changing at noon to In tense cold and a north wind , accompanied with snow for two hours. The damage will bo only nominal unless frost prevails to- r.Uht. A Rapid City Blaze. RAPID CITV , Dak. , April 23. [ Special Tel- ngrara to the Bii.J : A lire at 0 o'clock tills rooming burned L. D. Pettlt's commission warehouse , caused by a defective flue. Loss , 810,000 : Insured for S4bOO. Owing to the distance from a hydrant and the storm the lire department could not reach the blaze. connioAN's WARNING. The Archbishop's Significant Letter to the Catholic Herald. NEW YOKK , April 22 The Mall and Ex press says : "Archbishop Corrlgan has launched another bolt at the friends and sup porters of Dr. McGlynn. The Catholic Her- Id has been a staunch supporter of Dr. icGlynn and has directed some fierce as- aults upon the archbishop and Monslgnor 'reston. Now tlio archbishop has struck > ack. He has addressed a letter to the editor > f the Herald In which hn calls attention to ha fact that as the Herald assumes to be a Jathollc paper It must obey thu Injunction vhlch the third plenary council placed on ill Catholic writers to refrain from attacking n public the manner In which any bishop ules his diocese. He concludes his letter In lie following significant clause : 'For some , lmo past the utterances of the Catholic Her- ild have been shockingly scandalous. As his paper is published In this diocese 1 icreby warn vou that If vou continue In this course of conduct It will bo at vour peril. " ' If this vvarniug Is not obeyed the journal In question will be publicly denounced from every Catholic pulpit in thu city. As thla is ; lie first time formally years that any Amer- can Catholic jouinal lias been condemned this case will cause wide comment Friendly Canadian Comment. TOUONTO , April 22. The Mall , In an odl- orlal on Lord Salisbury says : "In our opinion Lord Salisbury has acted wisely. Had our emitters resumed operations against American fishermen wo should have felt the full force of the retaliation bill and England intent have been dragged Into a very ugly quarrel. Cleveland and his advisors are anxious to effect a settlement that shall be mutuallv advantageous , and if wo are wise we will leave our gun boats In the dry dock , to which Lord Salisbury lias just consigned them , and negotiate with the Ameilcans as with friends and neighbors who wish us well. " Socialist Oruonhut itcstgns. CHICAGO , April 23. Joseph Gruonhut , who established a wide notoriety by reason of his connection with socialism , tondoicd his resignation as tenement Inspector to-day He accompanied his resignation with along statement to thu effect that "tho partv who elects its ticket has a rlitht to fill the ofllcos. " When the health inspector submitted .Mr. Grucnhut's letter to Ma-.or Roche , the latter remarked : "Tell Mr. Giucnhiit that liocan consider his resignation as going Into eil'ect lioin this day. " Sherman's Kscapp. Nr.w YOIIK , April 22. A special from Key West , Fla. , to the Herald , says : From prl vato lotteis from Havana It Is learned that a party ot kidnappers 01 outlaws had arranged to capture Senator John Sherman on ills re cent visit to Cuba. While In Havana Slier man expiessed a desire to visit the sugai plantations in the Interior. A military guard was sent as escort and while there the party baioly escaped being captured , the bandits arilvlngat the plantation just live minutes after the departure of Sherman's party. Chicago Cattle Quarantined. Si'iti.vorihLn , April 23. Governor Oglesby has Issued a proclamation declaring a quarantine on cattle in Chicago within a district limited at Twenty-second street on the south , the Desplalncs river on the west aud town of Lake View on the north , owlnir to the alleged existence of pleuro-piicuinonla. This Is In accordance with an amended law adopted by the legislature respecting con tagious diseases among domestic animals. Silver in Texas. GAi.VESTOif , April 23. A News spec la from San Antonio , Tex. , says : Colonel N. O. Green , a prominent lawyer of this city , who h us just returned from Bandera , thu countv seat of Bandura county , reports the discovery of a vein ot silver near that place which Is two feet wide and grows wider as it goes down. The dUcoveiy 1m produced considerable excitement. Transfer of tlio ApachoH. ST. AUOUSTINK , Fla. , April 23. The war department has ordered the removal to Mount Vernon , Ala. , of the Apaches now confined at Fort Marlon , St. Augustine. An Irish Mill Dtirncd. Conic , April 23. Furlong's mill , at Fer- moy , nineteen miles north of Cork , was du.- 6tro ) ed by fire yesterday. Loss bO,000. TABOR COLLEGE GREAT DAY , The Dedication of Qostou Hall Celebrated With Appropriate Services. KICKING ON THE IOWA ROADS. _ The Chicago , Milwaukee Jt St. Paul Sued Under the hong nml Short limit Clause Other Iowa New a. Oaston Hall Dedicated. TAUOII , la. , Aprll23.-fhpoctal to the BEE. ] The friends ot Tabor college icjolced yes * terdayln the reall/.itlon of a long cherished hope. The beautiful and substantial struc- turoof Gaston hall was dedicated to the usea of c'irlstlan ' education. After the reading ot scripture and prajoi by Key. D. M. Hurt- soiudi , of Avoca , and appropriate muslo , Prof. Thomas McClelland spoke for the building committee. Alter speaking of the j ears of waiting , because the trustees be lieved that tlio truer fouuda tlon of a college a well-trained faculty she uld bo supplied before large expenditures were made In brick. and mortar , he spoke ot the satisfaction felt by all , not only In the completeness ot the building but In the thorough and economical way In which the building was elected. The work was done by the day but cost the college - lego several thousand dollais loss than the estimate , because of thoolllclent.superlutend- cut , Mr , S. C. Brooks , of Clnvcland , O. , who. besides gifts In cash , gave nearly a year'ii time In work on plans , purchasing material and In the erection of the bulldintr. No col- teitp east or west needs any better recitation rooms than those ofl Gaston hall. President William M. Brook * made a statement in regard to the securing of funds , all of which were pledged before the work was begun. The contribution * have come from several hundred persons and from fifteen states , one territory and from Mexico. The principal address was given by Hev. A. L. Frisbie. D. D. , ot Des Molnes " The Permanent Christian College. " Those who have heard Dr. Frisblo do not need to bo told that It wan an Inspiring addiess , full of vigorous thought. It was an address of congratulation tor what had been accom plished ; ot hope tor the promise of thn fu ture : of the need of Christian schools such as the state cannot be relied upon to supply. It was fitting that the dedicatory prayec should be offered by one of our hrst students , Uov. E. S. Hill , ot Atlantic. The meeting was largely attended by students and cltl- /uns. There were also persons present from Omaha and Council Illutfs and from thirteen counties of southwestern Iowa. Protest Against Railroad Kxtortlon. MAKSHALLTOVVN , la. . April 23. [ Special Telegram to the BKE. ] A meeting at which every mam factory and business house of the city was represented was held last nUht t consider Iowa railroad rates uiidnr the Inter state. commerce law. Radical resolutions wore presented and finally referred to a com mittee of manufacturers on the authoritative Information that the western lines contem plated an Immediate revision of lown tariffs. The feeling In general Is very bitter at the embirgo placed by the Iowa roads on lowft business and If no relief comes energetic action will be taken. There is some talk o asking the governor to convene un extra ses sion of the legislature to regulate railroad rates In Iowa. Given Excursion Rates. Sioux CITY , In. , April 23. [ Special Tele gram to the BKE. | President Maher received the following to-day from President Abbott ( of the Iowa railway association : "The Iowa state roads will bo authorized to sell excur sion tickets to-Ottumvra at one and one-third fare for the round trip on account of the meeting of the Irish national leftcno , tickets to bo good going April 20 and 27 , and good for return on or before May 1. You may so announce it. " Cedar Rapids Chat. CEDAB KAPIDS , la. , April 23. [ Special Telegram to the BKK. | Palmer Pierce , of Traer , was the successful candidate for the West Point cadotshlp for this district. W. G. Mclssncr , of Holnbeck , Is alternate. Plorco ivas alternate at the last examination. A. T. Crossby , a leading farmer near ilarion , was kicked and trampled lost night atally bv a cow. Eight thousand dollars have been raised al- eady for the new Young Men's Christian Association building. Sncd Under Section Four , DUUUQUK , la. , April 23. Suit was begun o-day In tlio federal court axalnst the Chi * : ago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad by the Dubuque Jobbers' and Manufacturers' asso ciation under the long and short haul clause of the Inter-state law. The allegation Is that the railroad charged a % S cent rate on curtain commodities In hardware from Chicago to Adams , Minn. , a distance of 3i4 : miles , and a 3 ! > cent rate from Dubuque to Adams , a dis tance of 150 miles. Thn Reports Were Exaggerated. DUNLAP , la , April 23. [ Special to the BEB. | Koports relative to the fatality and number ot cases of scarlet lever In Dunlap mve been greatly exaggerated. Thro are , iovv no malignant cases and all apparent cases are properly quarantined. A heavy rain Is falling and no further danger Is ap prehended. ON Till : DIAMOND. Hnln Shuts Off the Game Between Chicago and Dos Moines. DKS MOINIH. : la. , April 23. [ Special Tele gram to the BKK.J Kaln again to-day spoiled the game between Des Molnes and Chicago. The ground was In bad coudltlan , and neither club could do much. The game was begun at 4 o'clock , but only onn full Inning could bu plaj fd when a powerful rain scat- teieil tlio 2UX ) people present. In the first Inning Des Molucs made tno and Chicago six. In the beginning of the second Dei Molnes made three more , when the gauio was called. 1'yln pitched for Chicago and Campbell for Des Molnes. ( iTJIF.n GAMK3 YI'.vrnimAY. PHILADELPHIA , April 2. . The Phlla- delphlas won the deciding game in the local championship scries to-day. Score : Ath letics 8 ; Philadelphia 11. NEW YOHK. April 22. The game to-day between Brooklyn and Baltimore resulted as follows : Biooklyn 1 a 1 0 0 4 0 0-9 Baltlmiiio 1 001002 1 5 Dai kness stopped the game after the eighth , Inning. Pitchers Terry and Smith. Base hits Brooklyn li > . Baltimore 11. Krrors Biook lyn -I , Baltimore ) . Umpire Knight. Sr. Louis , A pill 22. The game to-day be tween St. Louis and Cincinnati resulted as follows : St. Louis 1 0000001 0-3 .Cincinnati 2 0020001 x-5 Base hlts-St. Louis r , Cincinnati 10. Kr- rois-St. Louis : i , Cincinnati 0. Pitchers CaruthersHiul Mulliiue. Umpire Bauer , The Iloycott Kcfltimcd. CHICAGO , April 23. General P.xssengo Agent Ford , of the Pennsylvania company wired the Missouri Paclllc and Burlington oniclals today that the eastern trunk lines objected to exempting the two western roada from the boycott and ho would have to re voke thu exemption m idoeitenlay unless there was n promise forthcoming not to pay commissions. To such condition the Mis souri facliic and Burlington decllno to sub * niit and the boycott against them will bo re sumed. Andrew CarnoKlo Married , NKVV YOIIK , April 23. Andrew Carnegie , thu millionaire Iron manufacturer , was mar ried to-night to Miss Whltliuld , daughter of the late John \V. Whltlield.at tlio bride's ret * Idunce , W west Forty-eighth street , this cltjr ,
