Nebraska Newspapers

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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
SIXTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA. MONDAY MORNING. MAY 30 : 1887. NUMBEK 'JIG
"SKIP" WILLARD'S ' SHOOTING
Additional News Concerning the Loup Oily
Editorial Tragedy.
A UFUED OF LONG STANDING ,
A HcnrrlliiUH Poem CaiiHrs the Final
llloody Cnl in I nation Hlchnrd-
BOH the Slurderer , Arrested
nnd Jailed.
The Ijoup rity
LoriCnv.la. . , May 2' . -Speoial [ Telp
gram to the llii : : . | Thn excitement ovei tin
killing ot 0. H. Willard , editor of the Slier
man County Times , by 11. T. Itlchardsun
editor ot the Northwestern , has sonievvhn
subsided. Immediately after the shootlni
yesteiday afternoon UichanNoii wasarrectei
nnd run Into thu hills north ot town In orde
to keep him out of reach of an Inlurlatei
crowd of the dcp.d man's friend" , who wouh
have lynched him or attempted to do so.
Kary tills morning Sherill Peddler broiigh
him into town , and alter M curing some assis
tance , started with him to bomu adjolniii ;
count ! having a .secure jail.
The had blood between thotwomnnwa
caused by personalities appearing In each o
the two papers. Koth niuii hnnll } becnm
very abusive. On Thursday Willard pul
llshctl an article entitled "About Hyenas , " !
which ho called Richardson n lisona , clo-el
allied to a dog , nnd nlso called hi :
a nocturnal prowling thief. Als
chnreed him with crime , and asserted that li
could prove It. iN'ori. . The article her
alluded to was published In the Sunday HI.K ,
On Friday Kkhardson retaliated by threa
cnlng to publish a certain "poem , " and Wl
lard met him and tola him It he published
ho would kill him. Kichardson carried 01
his threat of publication. The "poem" n
fleeted upon the character of Mr. \ \ Illnrdnu
his wife.
Immediately after the publication llichnri
son went prepared to meet the consequence
They met at the barber shop , and as give
} our reporter by an oe witness , Itlchaidsoi
on vacating the chair , saw Willurtl btandin
near the door. Willaid thereon struck i
Itlclmrdson with a piece of metalatterwart
clinchliiL' him , when Kuhardbon diew h
revolver and hied two shots which took ellcv
near the heart. Willard turned , took UNO i
three steps and tell , expiring Instantly.
At this writing the excitement has nlmo
subsided and people are looking upon It :
the < -nddcst alfalr In tliphlstorv of thovlllai :
Itichaidson Is a } oung man , nlw.is eoi
sldored quiet and Inollenslve. Willard h :
had a btate acquaintance as a newspaper m i
and alwa.vs has been Identified us a btauiu
binipoiter of his partv in the county.
The following article and thu poem , r
ferred to in the above dispatch , appeared I
Kiclmrdson's paper , the Northwestern , t
Fridny evening , In ictulintion tor tl
"hji'iia" editorial In Willatd's paper i
Thnrsdny :
Yesterday noon as we wrro passing tl
roiner near the baiber shop , the "bie ! <
hay" tiom the T'imi-s ollieo blow up and r
maikcd that If wo published a certain jmei
In our supplement this week It would kill u
Wo had a very interesting ponversatlon vvi' '
it. during which It repeated thotlire.itt > evur
times , llelnu'of a retiring dls ] > osltlon. w
gracefully retired increat ( eat and tremblii
as wo saw It watted away with blootl in i
ec , and ns wo are not used to belni ; bul
do/oil , v\o publish said poem In full in th
week's supplement. If It had requested th
wo suppress H as a favor , and would unit i
llng publications about our Irlends v
would nave done different I v and we told
so , but when It comes at us in seaieh ot got
nnd promises us in plain Lngllah to help
climb the golden btalr , beveralsteiisatatim
It Is too much for even our aimellc dlspo'
lion , and thouL'h wo would prefer not to pu
llhh the poem on some accounts , we have d
elded to prepaie to climb , so nil purtle.s ow n
us on appoiint will please pall nnd settle
once. The poem Is on the liist page ot o
biipplc-mcnt.
TIII : roKM.
'I ho poem was headed. " 0. Conslstenc
Thou Ait n .lowul , " and is as follows :
Oh ! tor poetic talent ,
A ullt tor making rhymes ,
Such as graced the empty columns
Ot the bherniiin County Time * .
Wo read and smiled and wondered
How with such I'uignn.'c terse
Ono mind could tnimo such glowii
thoughts ,
And term them Into verso.
HiH "liHiuIom hits" ho ( she ) Ellngs abroad ,
In that Inspired rhyme ,
Nor seems to know that thine Is deid
Called "Sherman County Times. "
In matter long and short and square.
He tried tomnko It known
That others have such gilcvloua faults ,
Forgetful ot his own.
Does thn Times , dear Times 1 remember
Ot a bceno just tour } eais now ,
Very ecretly enacted ,
IJut the people all know how ?
A vonng man got in trouble
With a well , IIP hum : his lip *
And pondered , would 1 better "wed"
Or a becoud tlmo to "skip. "
lint that joung man was brought to time ,
And made to "wed" > cm bet ;
And though four } cars have passed away
The people don't forget.
Now , Times , dear Times ! when you your
Spitoand venom try to throw.
Don't use mud bills lest they rebound
And comllii : back , hit } ou.
Guess Who H
The above beautiful poem was presented
the Northwestern in the fall of issi , but w
not published [ U Hint time. Wo now give
n place in our supplement.
Rictiardmin In Jail nt Oril.
Out ) , Neb. , May 29. [ Spechl Telegram
thellKF. ] Kclltor Klchard on , who .shot \ \
Inrd at Loup City > csteiclny , was brouj
here bySherlir Pedlar , of Loup Clt.v , a
placed In thu county jail at o p. m. for b ;
keeping ,
Wlllnrd'M Ilrother Notified.
Kr.AiiNt.V , Neb. , May 2 ! > . iSpeclnl Tc
cram to the HIK. : | The brother of "Sk
Willard , who lives hero , left to-day for Lo
City In response to u telegram announel
the murder. The dispatch gave no p.irl
rtiirclnry at Colmnlms.
KFAHNEY , Neb. , May 29. [ Special Tt
cram to HIB UIK. ; ] The store of Kroi
Hros. wns entered bv burglars last night , i
thieves effecting nn entrance by taking on
light ot glass on n back w indow. The mot
lira vver was wrenched from its fastening s
tnkon to the railroad track nnd plundered
Its contents , nl o a revolver and other n
clesof small value.
A toll-cram announcing Iho death of Hoi
Woods wns received Irom the Insane asi |
this morning , llo was taken to Lincoln
the 14th ot April. His body will be brou ,
homo it ml the fiinrt.il will take place
'liifsduy , under the aiiiulcej ot the C
Fellow M.
Smith , n lieutenant of the aalvatl
Army , is limy making nirniigements foi
post and rented n hall tor one jcai , and I
evening ntt-d liU lirst volley at Cutum !
Btnners.
KiilulitH ofllio Throttle.
COI.UMIIUS May 2".i. The Internatlo
Drotlierhrod of Locomotive Kuglnem he
a union meeting hero to-day. There vv
LNW engineers present , and 0,000 visile
fjovernor Forakcr and othus delivered !
tresses ul welcome ,
TIM : \VIIK : ixVALD ST UUT.
An Unsatisfactory Six Days Feir Gen-
crnl Kharo Speculation.
NMV YotiK.May 29. [ .Special Telegram tc
the llr.K.I 'l he week In Wall street , taken
as a whole , was an unsatisfactory ono so fai
as general share speculation Is concerned
tlm movements having been fitful and Ir
regular ami nio t ol the time devoid ol mi )
paJtlPiilar slgnilicance. 'Iho rate war anioiu
tl.e Noithwestern roads wns wnged with In
creased bitterness In the eailler days , and 01
this Chicago sold Grangers freely , nn opera
tlon in which the room traders folned will
nlnciity , nnd extended their selling to pruttj
much nil the leading slimes. The report e > :
mi isolated rnsu ot ) cllow fevei nt Key Wes
wns uinde the most of to assist thodownwnri
movement , nnd oi.e or two short lived Ilurrle
in money were taken advantage of to revivi
the agitation about stilngency in ttio tutuic
The result of all this was u dc
cllno in n number of usually nctu
stocks of 1 to 2i points , with Mls oui
Paelhc nnd New Kngland In the lead
Stibscniipnth prices rallied nnd reictci
v\lth gient iuqiieni'y , but ns n rule linetu.i
tlons weio conhiied within uatrovv limits
nnd near the close , when there was n Keiieia
disposition to sellovti holidays , the marke
was In the hinds of tindeis , most id th
leaders of the stieet having practically re
tired from speculation tor the time being
I'eadlug nnd Vew England weie piomlnen
lontun-s at intervals on both sides ot ni
count , nnd ns these stocks declined or ntl
valued the } exercised moio or less inlluenc
tin the rest eit the list. It was resju'ived lethe
the specialties to f mulsh the enl ) setuntloii
of the week. And ot thp = p M. Paul & Di :
lutli common i ese 20 points by rapid stagi"
the upward movement being nccclciatcd b
various projects to get the stock oniiillv'
ilend-palng basis. The St. Louis AT Sa
1'iaiipiscn. Oregon Impiovemeiit and Mto
A.Teire Ilimti- came next In piominenu
scoring advances uiiwheip tiom : i1 toft1
points , i'ort Woith diopped r l4 and some i
the coal and iron stocks ' 1' ' to ! ' , point :
Most of the dividend pnveis which led th
late advance , and which liu u time foi me
such n sustaining element , lost Ihelr vim an
activity and declined somevvl at. Operolot
were creatly conlii'-ccl by the inegulnt cotir1-
ot sieciil.ition | , including en iti < movement
In special stocks , nnd this tended to diniinls
ontsliki Interests in the niailut. a latt whlc
was plainly Indicated in the loduced voliim
of trinsne tloni , 'Iheio was a modeial
v oliiino ol business In railroad bonds , and tl :
tone of the maiket , generalU speaking , wr
firm The foreign exch nuo inled him tin
ing thu Hist halt ol the week , undei inciease
olleiings and aei > light lniUirv. | Tl
monetary situation showed cumpaiativcl
vei } little change.
TIM : ci : uncoil D.
Motietnry Ti ansmctinim ol' the Com
trj Dm inn the I'ast AVeek.
Hns i civ , May 29. ISppplnlTeleginm to tli
Iti r.l The follow Ing table compiled fie
dlsp\tches to the Post Irom managers leadin
cleirlug houses of the United States shov
gross exchanges for week ending May 2s , t
gethei wit'j rates per cent , of increase or u
crease , as compiled with giossexchanges li
coritspondlug week In issfi :
Muidcred Her Illeuitinmte Son.
SYCAMOUK , 111. , May 2' ' . [ Special Tel
irram to the IU i.j : Yesterday afrernoon t
shetitf placed Christina Gustifscn , a sine
Swedish girl about twont-seven vaaibol
under arrest for murdcrlni ; her Illcvltimi1
child , a blight little boy over two years o !
Christina caiuo to this countty from Swcd
two } ears aso , leaving behind lict In S\vc-d
an illegitimate sou about four months o
The brother and sister who bud this child
eharue , tired of Its care , Christina tailine
conttibuto to its support , bo they eaiuo he
w ith the child , which w as loft the first of tl
week with lt mother at the residence win1
the girl VMIS servlni ; as n doniest
Christina piotested against takl
the child , and tried to Indnco I ;
sister to continue its care , but this she coi
not do. Fridny the brother ncnln visit
Chiistina to see the child , when It was ton
it had disappeared. Thu many contiadieu
stories slut told led to her being taken
chaw. To the orlleer she assorted that t
child had died Tuesday night and she h
thiown thu body Into the creek , She vvr
with them to a .spot on the banks of t
stream where she alleucd she stood and tliri
the body In. The stream was examined a
her stoiy proven falsp. This morning
examination wns made at the house win
she worked , when the body was ton
secreted In a closet off the woodshed. ' 1
condition of the body Indicates death
strangulation , vet all the clothing was ns T
if the body had ically been In the cieok.
The Cor.rtnoy'H Compromise.
WII.MI.NOTO.V , Del. , May 2' ' . ' . iSppc
Teltvram to the UKIJ ' Tliu Ameilc
famil } of Hcno C. Couitney , Inventor
the "Parlor .Match , " has compromised wl
Mra. Martha Courtney , who was duserled
Courtney thlftv-livo jears ago. She w
suing for a dower from his estate , Sl.SOO.l
but the terms ot the comiuoMibo are i
known. She was the d uuhter of n Loud
match makei , who , it ib siid , taught Con
noy the peculiar process that has made n
lions for the Diamond Match compai
When he came to this country he could i
brini ; his wife with him , but promised
send tor her soon , Howtote to her let
huly lor a } ear or two and tuen all cot
spondeiice ceased. Courtney in ed a lai
Ininll } in this pit } , to whom ho bcqutatl
his entire estatp , not lueiitioiilni ; his ii
vute and her four children In England.
Stcnnit > lii | ) Arrivals.
NKVV Yoik , May 23.- Special Telegram
the llir. : ] Arrlu-d-Tho Kepubllc fi
Liverpool , thu Gascolgno fiom Havre' ,
Panama trom Havana , the 1'lilngvalla fr
Stctten and Copenhigen.
I'l.VMount , Mnv eo.-Arrtved-Tlio W
land , from New York lor Hamburg.
Of KK.X siow v. May 29. A rrlv ed ' 1
ralnora , trom .Now York for Liverpool.
LOXIIO.V. 'May -Arrlved-The ; Serv
from Now YOIK tor Liverpool , nrriml
Queeubtuwn tuday.
* /VVITIHT nvnTn i
minur CONVICT SiSTEM ,
What to Do With Them Puzzling the People
ple of the Hawkeye State.
OAKLAND'S DREADFUL CALAMITY
Further I'nrtlctilarH ol'ttie
Tire \ \ lilcli Visited Hint Thriv
ing Te > vvn News From All
Over low a.
lem-n's Iniprlwnned Cltl/cns.
la. , Miy 29. [ Special
gram to the lln : . I The question ot con
vict labor Is ono In which the people ot Iowa
are beginning to take considerable interest
The various labor organisations are disposed
to make that Issue In luture politics , ami
man } other people are inclined to aereo with
them In asking that It be abolished. The last
legislatine took sulllcicnt Interest in the
matter to request thn commissioner of laboi
statistics to make personal Investigation of
the working of the sjstcin in other states ,
with a view to such recommendations n ;
should seem best to him , when he prepared
his annual repot t. Commissioner Hutchin <
Is now in tiic cast on n mission of that kind ,
There is a very strong sentiment in the btate
that honest labor ought not to bo forced Intc
competition with convict labor , while ou the
other hand , there is some feeling thai
the state ought to get some re
turn from the convicts when
it Is supporting nt public expense
There nro several lar e contracts carried or
nt the stnte penitentiary at tort Madison
but the tailing elf In nttcndnuru upon thl <
icformatory and educational Institution ha1
reduced the number of workmen ho tha
there are not enoiuh to complete them
Some ot the contractors have petitioned Gov
ernor Larrabeo to transfer enough prlsoneii
from the Anauiosn penltontlarv to enabli
them to complete their contracts and nice
the demands they have lor work. For as i
matter of tact , Iho number of convicts In tin
penitentiaries of the state Is something Ilk
lilty less than It was a } ear ago. This raise
a now phase to the convict labor question
nnd it is said that thu Governor Is not nt nl
favorably disposed to tlo aiithng ) to com
nut the state further to the system. It Is no
improbable that the next legislature will tak
decided action on the subject.
A tjt n rts i-t i i POX A ro.NSTAiu.r.
The action of the federal court last wee
in what me. known as the Plerco cases , vvll
have n tendenc } to make that indlvidiia
temper his /eal in tliu enforcement of prohl
bition with some wholesome discretion
Aimed with the authority ot n constabl
from one ol the adjoining townships , lie hn
been very active in prosecuting violations o
the liquor law , anil has made himself n hoi ;
tenoi to the saloons. Hut there is a well do
lined impression abroad in the land tha
Constable Pierce has been inspired more b
love ot the fees than by love ot the cause li
the work ho has done , llo Is atlaicdevil sot
ot a fellow , and with a sclt-cocklng revolve
within reach nil the time , hns gone nhea
rough-shod , nnd few people caied to stand ii
Ills way. Some time ago lie sei/ed a car-Iom
ot beer on the ground that the persons t
whom it was consigned had no permit to re
ceive it. When an attempt was made to tak
it from him by order of the United State
comt , he refused to gi\o it up nnd guardci
it with his revolver. Now he has beei
hiouglit before the court tor contempt , am
old Judge Love , vv ho has the old federal lov
lor the majesty ot the court , has droppoi
down upon him with tteuiondous force. Hi
s.i } s that a constable acting without vvairnni
ol law or judicial process has no more rigli
to interfeic with the services of n Unltec
States marshal than has any other cltl/cn
and he proposes to make constables mori
c.ueful hereafter and less reckless in thel
/eal tor enloicing prohibition. Picrco alsi
penetrated the postollico on one occasloi
nnd interrupted the employes on the pie ;
that he was searching tor liquor or tori
man who had violated the law , and tin
federal court has lound him guilty of ob
structlng the mull and has taught bun tha
he iniibt respect the law , even while trytnst
enforce It. It is thought tint this diseiplini
will have a good ellcct upon Pierce am
make him more discrecfln the future. 11
hns public sympathy in all legitimate metli
ods ot enforcing the law , but ho hns neithe
symp ithy or support In some of tliu rash am
indiscreet and unjustinablo attempts ho ha
made.
made.TIII
TIII : srccr.saon TO .rrnni : IIOOKHS
The question ol a snccessoi to tl.e lat
Judge Rogers , of the district court ot Uavcn
poit , is atUaolinn n good deal of attention li
that locality. Theie are some consideration
that make the selection of more than ortl
nnry interest. 'Iho district Is along th
Mississippi , in the democratic and antl-prt
Inbition strongholds. By combining wit
the labor vote Judge Rogers , n republleai
wns elected last fall , so it Is conceded that
republic in will be appointed by the governoi
But the temperance people are veryanxion
that the mnn chosen olinll be one who wi
actively enforce the prohibitory laws , nsfa
ns lies In his power. The nntt-prohibltior
Ists me hoping for a man who will not tak
any special interest in that matter ; so bet
sides hn\o sent their preterence.s to th
governor. The temperance alliance ) Is sal
to laver J , Scott Richmond , of Muscatliu
anil the governor has been informed of th !
preference. Othei candidates named ai
lion. C. M. Waterman and Hon. ( Scorn
Huhbttll , of Davenport , lion. L. A. Kills an
ex-JndgoC. W. Chase , ot Clinton , and Job
Hllsinger and W. O. Gregory , ot .lackso
county. It is thought that the governor wi
make the appointment some time this vvcel
III..VIMNO eioon rnuiT.
The action of the lallroad commlsslouei
in the Giunwood case fixing the inaxlmui
tales tor hauling coal Is bearing good tru
on other roads than thoT > . " Last tall tl
state normal .school at Cedai Falls took 7 (
tons ot coal over the linrllngton , Cedar Rai
ids , \r Northern nnd and paid a rate ot SI. '
per ton tor hauling It HA miles Now will
out waiting tor action b } the commissioner
the i.iilioad has fixed Its rate lor the ban
service at S1.40 pel ton , thus making a savin
to the state of 30 cents per ton on this hai
of 1C,1) miles. If other roads of the state fc
low the SJXIUP course in reducing rates accon
Ing to the principles laid down in the Glei
wood ca e , the state , as well as Indlvidu
shippeib , is going to be much richer for tl
change.
Cl I.KIIHVIIVO r.r.ITOKIAI , ANNIVnilSAIlIK
'Iho vcleian editois ot the state are. e :
paged in celebrating annlveisaries , marklt
signiticint epochs in their work upon tl
Iowa piess. bevcrnl have lately complete
t\vout-onoears ot continuous seivlco upi
the papers with which they are now coi
nected , ami are rejoicing at having obtaim
their majoiitv. Kditor Junkin , ot the Fal
Held Ledgei , is one ot the ranking veterai
of tno naps. He has just completed thlrt
four vears ol service upon the Ledger , ai
ho discusses this lent ; period ot workwl
much tenderness and feeling Interest. The
nru but two other newspaper men In the sta
who havp u recoid that equals his in Icngt
ThoaroJohiiMahin , of the Muscatino Jem
nal , and the elder Uooth of the Au.iino
Kureka. Of Into jo-us there has been a mat
fest tendency toward stability nnd perm
nency in the Iowa press , nnd there are few
changes relatlvel ) than there were in tl
oailler days of the state. As the state t
pomes moio stable so do Its papers , nun tl
Iowa editors will soon compaiu in years i
service with those of any state.
SUI'UKSir. COUUT IIUSINFSS.
Since all ut the sessions ot thesupreii
rotiit were located at the capital , each ter
brings a very heavy docket. Hut with tl
advantages of location , nnd ace-ess to thu fli
law llbiary In the state house , the judges n
able to dispatch business vvitti greater fncili
than ever beiore. The Juno term of tl
court opens here next week , with t)7 ) cas
on the docket , assigned as follows : Ti
caies from the First district and twent
seven cases from the Second district , for tl
two dais Juno 7 nnd b ; twenty-live cas
from the Third district , twenty-seven cas
from the Fourth district and eleven cas
from the Fifth district , for the three daj
J uue 9,10 and 11 ; thirty-live cases from t
Sixth district , seven ones from theSeventl
district and four cases from the Eighth ills
trlct , for the three days , Juno 11 ! , 14 and 1A
twenty-two e.i es from the Tenth district
nineteen c.isp * from the FJeventh dlstrlc
anil fifteen cases from the Twelfth district
forthe three ilns. June 10 , 17 and IS ; nlm
cases from the Thirteenth district , lourteei
cases trom the Fourteenth district and twcn
ty-live cases from the Fifteenth district , fo
the three davs , June 21 , 22 and 53 ; lifteei
rases ttoiu tno Sixteenth dlstiict , eight case
from the Seventeenth district anil titteoi
cases from the Eighteenth district , for th
two das. June 24 and 2. " > ; twenty seven ease
from the Ninth district , for the two das
June 27 nnd 24 _
Onkliuut'R nig Fire.
0 viuAvn , la. , May S' ) . [ Special Tele
ram to the UKK. ] Oakland Is In ashes
. 'wentj-slx business buildings and thre
torngo sheds w ere swept away. Moro tha
alf the business portion of the town Is I
ulns. On Satuiday. about 1.30 p. m. , lir
rokuout In the hardware and furnitur
tore of Huff & Perry , on the cast bidet
Iain stieet , and spread rapidly In both d
ectlous. The alann was given as soon n
he tire broke out. but by the time the liremo
cached the scene It was plainly seen the
nothing could save that street , so alt thr
> vas attempted was to save as much as poss
le of thu contents , A gentle brecz
, vsis blowing from the south , and the Hi
pread so rapidly towards the north th :
lomparatlvely nothing could be saved froi
ho building In which It originated , or the ;
anywhere near It. On the north from tli
building to the south ot the lire more wt
laved , as the flames spread more slowly !
hat direction. Thu whole east side of Mai
itreet was laid In ashes except the ban
building , which is of brick and stands on tl
iouth end of the tow , and a small dwel
ug anil printing otllco on tl
noith end of the row. For
imn It was hoped that the In
could bo kept trom ciosslnc the street , bi
such hopes were futile , for soon the tno w :
communicated to the implement store of I
J. llartwell and It and four others were
mass of flames. The postofltce and Lei
oeker it Vlnlng'H druir store were saved b
almost superhuman efforts , they having bee
on lire several times ind the heat being >
Intense as to break all the glass In the win
ilows , but the men stuck to their work an
kept the building so saturated that thoilaim
could not communicate with It. Anothi
In nve tight was made on the residence of M
Uudolpli , as it was quite nppaient thnt
It was allowed to bum , that all the.buildlnt
on Oakland avenue were doomed. Huio tl
men louglit lire until exhausted , vv hen the
ilaces were hlli'tl with tresh men. Mavt
iV. A. Davis telegraphed lor assistance' !
AviHMnnii In just thiity-fivu minutes alti
bending the disuatch the train pulled Ini
Oakland with the Avoccx lire bov sand the
engine. Having no watoi facilities the boj
had to take their engine to the rivet and h
thrlr hose through the brush tor n long di
tanco to reach HIP lire. ISut when they b
gan to piny upon the buildings n sense of n
lief came to the people , who we
by this time nearly exhausted. The list t
burned buildings nnd their owners are f
follows : H. A. lion" , flour exchange ; Ceou !
Stoken , art gallery ; Margaret Moores , tw
buildings , occupied by H. Vietli as un irnpl
ment store ; John Williams , livery barn ; ,
F. Lllls , vacant building ; Mrs. Moses , mill
nery store ; Miss Kills , millinery store ; , I. >
Kstes , store building ; Mr. Hales , store bulli
ing : Norton & Hrjnnts , two buildings o
cnpled as a hardwaie turnlture stoie. C. 1
Converse , law olllco ; Uulkams & Toothaker
drug stoie ; City Hotel ; Huff & Peny , hare
ware and furniture btoto ; Kmmer
barber shop ; Dr. IJeuder , oflic <
Dr. Gibson. officn ; C. S. Itoyc
drug store ; Gus Lots barber shop ; llai
well , Implement sto'o ; Hagebook & Ct
hnrnsss shop ; Graham & Farnsworth , marke
Tobey's blacksmith bhop ; J. L. Fetter's la
olllco and Chase and Heston's carpent
shop. The fire is supposed to have orlgiimtt
from a bottle of spirits of tuipcntlnu whlc
was left on the window-sill , and is suppose
to have exploded from the heat. The esj
mated loss is about S5,000 : ! ; Insurance 810,00
Anxiety Pelf For
Dns Mnt.vKS , la. , May 29-fSpecial Tel
gram to the Uiu.J : Advices from Cqntr ;
and Northern Iowa report much anxiety 1 <
the ciops on account of drouth. Theio hnv
been several showers , but no heavy rain
either last fall or this spring. The surfai
oil Is moist , but the subsoil Is generally vci
dry and fears aio entertained that there
not sufficient moisture to carry the cioi
through the summer if It should be as dry ,
last vear. The extensive use of tiling I
draining many sloughs and small points , ai
thus preventing evaporatfon and conseque
rains is suggested by careful observers as tl
reason for the increasing dryuess of the In
tew years. In some localities the tiling w
bo taken up to see if the crops would not la
better without It , allowing the soil to retai
the moisture for the dry months. The h :
crop In Northern Iowa will bo vciy short.
Drowned In the DCS Molnen Ulvor.
Dis MOIVI.S , la. . May 29. | Speclnl Tel
gram to the BEK.I Morsolleberling , n la
twelve years old , fell over the dam Into tl
Des Molnes river nt this place this forenor
and was drowned. He was playing on a lo
which had been wedged against thu dam , at
lost his balance.
A THEA.TimjAJ.1 F.V1MJHK.
Wnllnck's Famous- Dramatic Con
pany n Thlni ; of the Pnst.
Xr.vv YOUK , May 29. | Special Telegrai
to the HIK.J : The famous Wallack Dramal
company went out of existence last nlgl
and not in Wallack's theater , but direct
ncross Hroadway , nt Dily's theater , where
had plajctt a farewell season of two week
Anglomania was thediscaseof which it die
While new and vigorous American thin
were done at other theaters , anil music
pieces , too , got fashionable favor , Walln
would not deviate fiom his policy of cmplo
Ing only London actors , and rarely produ
ing other than London plays. As these pi
formers steadily dropped in merit , and t
pieces weio often of the rudest of mo
dramas , the once exclusive custom of t
house was driven away. For h\e years The
doro Moss , whoso name figures In the bl
only as treasuier , a position which he oilgl
ally held , has been solo proprietor. Ho 1 <
the stage control to Wallack , however , a
gave him half of the profits for his .servic
nnd prestige. This nlToriled Wallack
rapidly decreasing Income , nnd last seas
Is said to have footed up a lo
When this became known privately
Palme.of Madison Square , and Da
they offcicd to get up a beneht entort.il
ment that woiild yield 810,000 to Wallai
They got promises from the most einine
actors to appear , but Wallack's pride fi
bade him to accept , ( hough he Is understo
to bo worse otf than penniless hnancial
He has lived luxuriously , maintaining n c
residence , two country places anil a yac
He has this week sold his town house a
one of his rural properties. Theodore Me
Is worth gl.ooo.ooo , Uw estimated , as ho 1
been Immensely successful in real estate a
Wall street ventures , made with Ills theal
eal proiits. He is a tather-in-lavv nnd pa
nerot Hlnn , the noted ex-city contract
who worked with Commissioner Hoi
Squire , and he Is related to Wallack throu
the marnago of Wallack's son to one of
daughters , llo owns the old nnd new W
lack theatres , and ha * leased them foi tuei
jears to Abbey & fcchoeilel.
A Railroad Deal Declared OtT.
EVANSVIU.K , Ind. , May 29. Presidt
Mackoy , of the Kvausville it 'lorre Hau
Kvansvlllo & Indianapolis nnd Peorln , I
cittirA Kvnnsvllln railway , has return
from New York , where ho has been negoti
Ing with Porter's syndlcato for the sale
the two former roads. The deal Is declai
off , as the parties could not agree on i
price.
Southern I'retliyterlniiHtlonrn |
ST. Louis , M ay 29.--Tho Southern Pres
to.rinns closed up their business lat ni ;
nnd adjourned to .meet in Ualtlmurc n'
year.
>
AGREAT LACK OF HARMONY ,
Dissatisfaction "Breaking Out Among Par1
ticipants iu tlo National Drill ,
A KICKONTHECOLOREDTROOPS ,
The Snittlicrti Companion Hcfitso t (
Obey Orders Front Norttieiu
Superior Olllccrs Other Nn-
tionnl Caiiitnl Nevv-i ,
llnce * lOHenttnent.
WASHING toy , May 29. ( Special Tele
grant to tliu Hi.r.l Tticrt ! arc it great mam
queer things about the national ilrill whlel
will draw to n close tO'iuotrow evening. li
tliu lirst place them is a decided l.u'l ; ul liar-
nioiiy between the northern nnd sniithcn
men In camp. The companies ( rum tin
noi tli ! ia\u inatlo no protest whatever because
cause the eommltteo in charge uf the itr
rangemonts lias allowed colored troops ti
pattlcipatu in thu competitions and the pn
radcs. The southern companies , on tin
other hand , ha\o been growling about till :
ever since they came hero. First the Vlcks
burg Southrons nnd the .Memphis Xouave
withdrew from the parade on Wednesday because
cause n colored company was In the ranks
To day these bamo companies were drilling
on the drill grounds after the sermon o
the Kev. Mr. Talmago and Just befon
the hour for the dress parade , when tin
Washington light intantry and the Natlona
rltlea entered the grounds. They were f ol
lowed by a colored intantry company. Jus
as soon as the men from the south sivv tin
colored men they marched from the held am
did not return during tnu parade. Thoolll-
cers In charge ot he parade were difgustei
with this new exhibition of alleged pi Ido am
the remarks which they passed upon the no
tlons of the fools was anything but compll
mcutary. Kven in the camp the southeri
men show the same spirit. Those ofllcer
whose companies arc assigned to battallion ;
commanded by northern officers express thcl
resentment by refusing to ohov the orden
issued to them. The Memphis Xotmvc
are In n battallion commanded bv Cuptaii
Ford , of the Chicago Xouaves , yet up to dat
the Captain of the Memphis men lias no
obeyed a single order issued to him by Cap
tain Ford , and when that eitlicer wants ti
make a detail for any purpose he is com
pelted to call upon men from the Chlcairo o
the Keck Xouaves. Other battallion ollicor
who happen to eomo trom the north experience
enco the same difticulty In sccurum any aU
whatever from the southern men. with :
\erv tew exception" . Another \ory ( | iiee
thinv' about this drill was the exercises to
day. On an immense cloth sign dia
plajed In the grounds Is tin
legend : "Sunday , grand military semoi
liytho Kov. T. DeWittTnlma.'O at S p. in.
iollowed by a sacred concert by the Marlin
band. Dress paiade at S ) ) . in. " At lirst tin
committee advertised that all this would b
free and the advertisement was neve
chanced. In consequence , fully 10.000 peu
pie wore present , but each and every ono o
them was compelled to pay 23 cents for ad
mission to the grounds nnd 25 cent
more for a beat. The military portion
of the sermon was a h/zle. Kadi soldier no
a commissioned olllcer was < ompellcd to pa
, a quarter for admission , and naturally ther
were vcrlew soldiers piesent. 'J ho affair o
thpseriiion was a big hnancial card forth
drill. It probably netted not less than S-.OOC
and in that respect was as fortunate for th
committee BH a session of a clrcii
would have been. There wns at out a
much religion In It , too. General Cur
nahnn , who conducted the narad (
says that the soutliern cotnpanies who let
the riilll grounds v\cio not ordered to parad
to day , and that they came on under a mis
understanding. When they discovered thel
mistake thev withdiew. On the othei hain
Captain Searle , of the Southrens , sa\s tlia
thev left because ot the presence of the col
ored men. llo sajs , too , that the Loma
'
ritlcs , the Ilelknap'rilles , the San Antoni
rillcs and the Louisiana rilles also withdiew
This may bo tine , but no one noticed th
withdrawal of the other four companies.
The President KnjoyitiK Himself.
l'nosi'icT : HOUSK , May 29. The presidon
.n Satiuday had a day of most dlsma
weather. Ho made his lirst lislilng e.xciirstoi
but his usual good luck did not attend Mil
He came over fioin his cabin soon after
o'clock in the morning with Mis ClevelaiK
Colonel and Mrs. Lament jolnod'Uhc pies
dent and wife at breakfast at Saranac I in
At It o'clock the guldo got out the presl
dents new lorty-hvo pound pine boat an
with tna president went oil down the lake
Colonel Lament followed Doth boats n
turned three hours later , The president an
secretary found the wind unfavorable ant
did not try very hard to catch anything
Another trip on the lake was made In th
afternoon with no better results. There vvsi
a brilliant sunset , with prospects of hn
weathei to-day , and the hue weather cam
according to promise. The president's rart
took breakfast at 10 o'clock. The prosldei
strolled about the hotel , chatted with tli
guests and rested quietly at hib cottage : unt
2 o'clock , when ho and ins party joint th
other guests In the iron oral dining roou
There were no excursions or lishineoxpod
tlons to-day. The ladies went to the llttl
chnpol not far trom the hotel and In tl ;
absence of a clergyman held a little singin
'PI vice for an hour. The president cxpcci
to have good sport to-morrow.
Heml'nrley 1'otire's Hnmninfl.
WASHINGTON , May SK ) . Tim relatives an
friends of the late lien : 1'erleyl'oore loftth
city with the remains this afternoon for Ho
ton. Theio were no tnneral services her
The body was escorted to the depot by a dp ;
mation ot the Loyal Legion , Masons of tl
thirty-third de ree , and a hrgo. number c
correspondPiits. General Mussey , recordi
ot the Loyal Legion , received a telegram i
sympathy and condolence trom Omaha froi
Senator Manderson , of the district con
manuery.
Mexico Shaken Up.
CITV OP Mrxico , ( via Galveston ) , May 2
At ten minutes of 'l this momlng was Iclt
violent shaking ot the eartli , which lastc
live seconds. The next that came was pr
laced by a low roar and accompanied by
still bietvo and a violent oscillation of tl
earth from east to west , which woke near
ovcryono , lasting thirty-nine second
Houses swayed llkn shins at sea , and persoi
arising from beds were in mnnycases throw
to the floor , Hells were rung In hotels at
evcrj where doors were forced open. The
came another oscillation of much vlolenc
trom north to south. During this shot
crockery was thrown down and pictures d
mollahed In several houses. No fatalities it
jet reported.
Memorial Services at Schnyler.
Scntn LEU , Neb. , May 20. jSpecial Tel
grain to the ttr.K. \ Memorial services we
held here to-day at the opera house under tl
auspices of the Grand Army of the Uepubll
At the beginning of the services Mrs. C. (
Cannon , on behalf ot the ladles of Schuylt
ptesented the post with an eleirant silk fin
on the blue held of which , in addition to tl
stars , was worked In cold the number of tl
post , " 3-1. " Thopiesentatlon speech was t
Huoudcd to In a tew appropriate words I
Commander Kussoll. ot the btato depai
nient. Alter this followed an able nnd wi
prepared bormon by Kev. Sexton , of Sevvai
Fatal IjodBliit ; House Fire. .
MKiinirr'H COHXI.US , N' . V. , May 20. T
working and lodging house at shaft No. 2 ,
the now Croton aqueduct , burned early tl
morning. Two men were burned to dea
and two fatally Injured.
Mn.vv UJKKK , May 20. The larjrost t
bacco vvaiehouse In the state was partly (
stroved by lire at Stoughton to-day. Los
8100,000. The loss falls the heaviest on M
ler < t Putnam and Atkinson liros. ,
Stoughton. _
O'ltrlcn in IloNton.
HOSTO.V , May iW.-Kdltor O'Brien arrlv
from Montreal this morning , llo spoke
Boston theater In the evening ,
( J.VIini.VAti
The Cnthollc Prelate Very Much
PIcnMod With Ills Trltt.
Qt i.rvsTowv , May 2'.i. ( Vew York Her
ald Cable Special to the llr.i : . | Caidlnal
Gibbons and rather O'Donohue , his secretary -
tary , cmbaiked to-day on the I'mbrla on their
return to Baltimore. The cuidlnn ! retired at
[ in early horn last night , being fatigued aftei
ho long journe ) of seven hours Irom Now
fuss , con eqnetitl ) he could not participate
n the demoiibtr.ttlon oiganl/ed In his honoi
jy the worklngnicn of ( Jiieonstown , who
ivete anxious to greet him foi htssjmpithy
iiid efforts in the cause of the Knights of
.abor. I'ho cardinal celebrated mass at 7
'clock this morning in the private chapel
if gtho bishop's palace. On boaidlng the
I'mbrla ho was welcomed by the local mana
ger ot the Cniiard line , Mr Queen , Ills
minenco was also welcomed b > Captain Me-
llckati , with whom ho conversed before
iroceedlng to his state room ,
rthero the Herald correspondent was
ntmduccd to the caidlnal. 1 asked him If ho
t\ould be pleased to give his views on the 10-
totted relations of the Vatican toGcimanv ,
Italy and several othei topics , also desii ; .
mted , but he begged to bo excused , llo said
10 vvould like veiy much to oblige , but while
n I'urope ho had found It necessary to refu
0 be Interviewed for an opinion on deli
cate subjects. Although he had given the
ante views to the Herald at Koine , ho had
: io objection , however , to say to his American
friends that he was retuini'ig well pleased
ivtth the result of ills visit nnd cnjnjlng good
health , though somewhat fatigued from trav
eling. Ho hoped to litnl the ocean tilpagiee-
ible. The local clergy and townspeople paid
heir regicts to Ills eminence before
ho vessel sailed. llo expressed thanks
'or the warmth of the reception accouled
lint in Queenstown. Among the other pas
sengers was the comedian , w. J. Florence ,
ivho , In the event of Charles Wvndham inak-
tig an AIUPI lean tour next autumn , has the
refusal of the Cnterlon theater for himself
and an American company.
Another Anarchist Conspiracy.
M'ij > lrfuhlcSriiimri / / ( ( Jitnltn llfiilirtl. ]
VtrsvA , M.IV 2'-fNevv ) Yoik Herald
Jable Special to the Hi i.J : Much excite-
nent has been caused hero by a rumor that
ho police , not usually brilliant at dlscover-
ng plots till too late , had got wind of an
other widespread anarchist conspiracy , in
consequence of which they had made numer
ous at rests. On Inquiry at headquarters i
'oiind a great disinclination to k'ivo details.
1 ascertained , however , that about a do/en
arrests had alieadv taken place at a suburb
called Sechshaii. A quantity ol explosives
sad been bcl/ed , which bceins to clvecoloi to
.he supposition that the eonspitatorfl
neant to repeat the late abortive
attempt to blow tin Vienna with explosives
Several letters were sei/ed. two of which had
icen written by liclglan agitators , ( tavau'oly
netting the Viennese workingmen to follow
ho example of their Charleros brethren ,
The police believe that thev now have nil
ho flows to the conspiracy in their hands ,
nnd know of every move made by the
Viennese anarchists. Kighty detectives ait
jngaged In watching then movements. Fiesli
novemcnts are expected.
Kadlcal Congress ,
rrnpi/Hw'il ' JSS7 liy Jiimc * Onnloti neiinct.1
Bitus Ki.K , May 20. [ New York llerali
Cable Speclul to the UKU.J The radlca
congress mentioned In a telegram yestcrdaj
began with MX ) delecatcs present , The pros
dent , Paul Jansen , a late member of pailla
nent , pointed out the remarkable fact thai
workingmen were cndurlnir misery. Tlu
strike was not for an increase of snlaiy
but to acquire political rmhts
which can not bo wlthheU
without oxcitlnir frebh anger. Jansen at
tacked strongly the cattle bill and said tin
middle classes must unite with the humbles
classes to becnro popular government. Aftoi
other speeches the congiess passed a ntotloi
to favor a revisalof thoconstitational claiibei
limiting electoral sulTiage.
Thn New Trench Ministry.
May'J'J. The following cabinet I'
announced : M. Houvlor , president of the
council , minister of finance and minister ol
post anil tclcgianh ; M. Flonrens , forelirn
alfairs ; M. I'allieres , Interior and imblh
worsiilii ; M. Hoiisqucr. justice ; M. Sullei
public Instruction ; M. llt > rciln. ! public works
M. ( lantremes. coinmcrcu ; M. liar be , ngricul
ture ; General Saussler , war. No one ha1
been chosen vet lor the marine porttollo.
The Trench Ministry Incomplete.
1'Aitis , May 2' . At midnight to-night it 1- -
semi ofllcially stated that the ministry Is stil
incomplete. General Saussler has declinei
the otllco of war minister. It Is thought tha
Geneir.l Foil on will accept.
Aunlnnt Universal Suffrage ,
Hnussni.s , May 20. At the progressionist
liberal conference to-day a resolution agaln.s
universal suffrage wa > adopted. The con
terence pronounced in fivoi of gianting i
fiancliiso to Chinese able to read and vviite
The Thistle Triumphant.
LovnoN , .Mav 21 ! The Thistle arrived a
llarwick alter her litty-mlle lace taraheai
of all compel item. The Thistle passed tin
lluuat 10'ii Satindav nlKht , the Genestaa
: : ; Sunday niornini ! , the Irox at 1:17 : am
the others in about the same ratio.
Opr-rii C'oinhiiin Viet HUH.
1'Anis , May 2' ! . A noisome smell ailse
Irom the ruins ot the Opera Comlquo , Intel
ferinu with the vvoik ol searching for liodli"
nnil Indicating that there must still be man
bodies under the debris. Ninety-ono hodie
have been recovered trom the binned thoatei
Pour Shocks ! - ' < > lt.
KOMH , May 20. Four shocksof pnitluiunk
weio felt to-day at Sesl , one being ol urea
violence. Shocks were also experienced a
Ancona.
SIIIIT : IIJON AX HIIUHT STEHI
( V New nnd Gianni to Coinhinntloi
Heliu : l''onnert.
Nr.w Yoitif , May 20. | Special Telegrai
to the BKI : ] The sheet Iron and bheet btei
manufacturi'rs of this city heard with Intel
feet and with pretty general disapproval th
announcement that another gigantic slice
Iron and sheet steel pool was being foinie
In Pittsbun : . The formation of the poc
began 'Ihursdav and It is claimed that f
leabt S.W,000X)0 ( ) is represented In the con
binatlon , which , it is 8tld , Is to be compose
ot all the sheet Iron nnd sheet stetfl mam
farturers in the United States. The objei
of the pool Is to advance prices , and the rer
son of its formation is that prices have bee
depreciating rapidly on account of som
manufacturer- ) cutting tales. It w.
given out at thob meetlnc , hov
ever , that the alarming increase In tl
importation of tinned sheet and "licet lioi
necessitated attention , especltilly as th
Importations are the result ot systematic in
devaluations of foreign metals piactked li
Importeis and by brokers In the east who .so
to western Iron linns. A number ot mam
facturers in thU city were been jpsterda
about the pool and it was pretty ueneial
said that the movement v\as ill adviMMl n
caiibo If prices are raised the m.uket will I
opened to foreign manufacturers. This <
pouise would have a disastrous cllect (
homo mills. One manufacturer Kald the po
was lormed for an entliely dlffiuent obje
than that which was given out , as it wuu
shortly appear.
I-'orty Itoillci Iteooyerud.
Gi.Ahdow , May 20. Foitv bodies lur
been recoveied from the Weston coal pit.
Is the hope that the others In the rolnu can
CONSTERNATION ,
Why the Gup Will Cost 8120,000,000 , ,
Moro This Year ,
BELLIGERENT DERRY BULLERE
Gnmhllnt : On thn Criit | < I'litrtiHt *
worthy l5i < nort'4--l > liasiMl lusrves- *
SyndluatPH Tiirtned-"ltroli.crt <
In the Option Markot.
Tea On Tup.
Tin : Corri.i : IXtitVMir , Ni w Yonir ,
May IK' . ( Special to the llnCouco | U
higher than It has ever been before tor any
cotisldeiablo period. The cotlee blttiitlon ,
therelore , Is Interesting , not tn sij seilous.
Gambling In It is Just now wilder than In
mi } storks or In anv othei produce. The
price bus advanced 10) ) poi cent In a > ear ;
nnd , If the lowest and highest prices are
taken , 1M ) percent. If tin' pioseiit situation
etiiittniies the coffetulrlnkers In the I'lilleil
States w ill pa ) b'iO.ot.O.OoO inoio foi It than
they paid in iss' . , and SOO.otw.ooo moio than
they paid in issj. Thu Use In piico is , therefore -
fore , eqiul to thn Imposition of about si ou
ever } man , woman and child ( whether col-
tec drinkers 01 not ) , In the country. Vud 1C
the movement upvvaid contlnuo3 , colleo will
piss out of the dally use of the people
plo and become a luxuiy. The
cause of this staitllng advance
in iirlco Is three-fold. I he con
sumption has Increased much mom rapidly
than the .supply. In 1S07 the consumption
per capita was 1.77 pounds. In 16711 , the lirst
} oar alter It was put on the free llbt , it wai
v.07 ; In l SI It was'.i.'i'.i ' ' , and it has since In
creased. 'I ho lange of prices has been for
fair Klo In 1 60. 13 cents ; In 1S70 , 10 to livj
cents ; In ISSM n to It'j cents ; Mav of last
} oar , U'4 ' cents. Now it Is about 20 cents.
Another cause Is the chance given toe
gambling by the nciessary lack ot trust-
worth } ciop reports. There is no concerted
news gathering in inland li.\/ll ! \ , The third
cause is the estimated .shortness of tliocion
in lli.t/il. which has now just been LMtneied
and will IxTin to airive about July 1st The
Hi.i/il erop is estimated at Iiom 'JJVHOJ to
< , MW,000 bacs. The expei'latlou a ji'ii ace
vvnsol.k ciop of tiom 5,0lKHI ( ( ) ( to d.OOJ.OOO
bags. A bhorlago ol 1OHK)0 ) ( ) bau'3
from lira/11 will keep putes wheio
they now are. The crop In .lavn
also is short. In Cm Ion thn leal disease
has reduced the production by at least one-
half. Thus the supplv ol HIP ver } best eolfeo
is sure to be smaller foi this v eai th in It has
been for a geiiPiation To dav the highest
lignres are nald lor Mvsore collco , and It ( i
considered the bust giown. .Mjsoio is a part
of upper lUitlsh India and the cultivation of
the beri ) Is entiielv iiudei Kuiopean con
trol. 'Hun lar the leal disease , which Inis
spread sueh havoc In Java and Co } Ion , lint
lelt llritish India alone ; b.it how long it will
to KO It Is hard to say. All attempts turnip-
plo with this dlseaso have pioved tinltlebs ,
and it it evei puts in an appearance In
i > ra/il the davs of collco driiiklut : will bo
lumbered. 'I heiu aie those who beilcvo that
.inless the loaf disease can tie grappled vvitti
successful ! } Ills onlyi question ol time when
a cup ol colfeo will bo as gieat a luxtiiv as a
bottle of champagne.
Whether 01 not the price will be maintained
at so high a huiiio will depend much on the
luture of bpeeulation. This only colleo exchange - *
change in the country is that in New York ,
w liicn now lias n reat boom. The fevei la
higher than ever before In the history of the
trade. Thcro Is moio gambling In It than In
any othi't grocery staple. The ptc&unt tin-
01 tain outlook of the supply has' biouuhl
iiutsideis Into the speculation. Syndicates
liavc been often lormed to bull the maiket ,
lint in Die majoiitv ol cisci ihev have lailetl.
The sjndicnle ot issj , uitpi costing thocon-
sumeis ot cotleo ovei S\OXOUO ) , lost more
than It made and biought down several largo
houses. The piincipil nipinhois of that syn
dicate were llavieand Itlo houses , with soiua
few New oik hrms added. Tha
present .s\mllcato which is booming
prices is composed of New York ,
French and Itia/tlhin houses , and 13
by tai the strongest ever lonned. Theio are ,
IIOWPVPI , other oiitsidehouspswhlcli aiobulls
on the situation , and several have undo n
L'ood round sum alipady. Messts. Hard &
Hand , who do not speculate in options , but
mo the lamest Impoiters ol colrco in thin
tountr } , hive netted auywlieie from 5r > 00,003
to S7" > 0,000. If wo consldei that a ban oC
coffee which was worth a veai atro bav 'JUI. la
to-day wotth gS'stl.eeic.itcstadMinco havlnp :
taken pl.ieo within the last six weeks the
above estimate is not unteasonnble , If it U
not entirely too small. Ainold , the old
"Colleo King , " has had his shnio of thn
spoils nnd so lias bclllgsboig , who aded for
the defunct s > ndieatt < in ISSi. The
Arbiickles , who 1110 thu largest dls-
tnbutois of colfeo In the vvoild ,
must have netted at least half a million dollars
lars , although they weie not bulls on the
market. This sum they have made In the
ordinary inn of trade. Cotton biokers nnd
even Wall street huancieis , have come Into
the option maiket , as the activity on the
colTeonsehanuu 1ms been lei bomo tlmo morn
attractive than cither cotton or stocks. What
the ui'tuil results ol the present speculative
cra/u will be it is haid to say ; but If the
ntesi'iit conditions continue , the consumers
in the chict polU'c-diinkini ; countiles will
have to pay this year about slWoooOOU ! more
foi the cup than they have over piid any
previous jear.
A KTUANCi : DKIOAAI.
A Tnthcr Who Thinks Ilin Son Wua
Murdered Instead of Kulcldlnir.
Niwi'oiir , If. L , May 20.-Special [ Tele
gram to the llri.J : Henry W. Claiko , of this
city , will request the secretary of thu navy to
investigate thu bhootlni : ot Lieutenant Ar
thur Clarke with a view ot ascertaining it
his death was by sulcldo , as repotted , or by
murder , as Claiko believes. Claiko Is thor-
ouuhl } convinced that his son was muutcrcd
and relates two dreams as grounds for his bo-
llet A few davs befoio his son's dentil ho
had a presentiment that two deaths were
about to occui In his family. A few days
later his wife's innthei died and while they
vverp attending her lnnci.il his son's death
occurred at I'annma. Claike was disinclined
to believe that his son had committed sul-
ctdo and determined that hn- had taken
an ovenlose ot some opiate to pro
duce Bleep bopiiise of neivousncss
incident to flight caused by a
recent fall. Such wan his conjecture until
that night ho had another vlfclon , In which
hesnw a man follow his son till the latter
entered a room on the ship , when he saw Ills
son tall dead to the lloor. Scon ultunvaid
Chnke received a letter Irom Paymaster
1'eteison , ulvliiL' the particular of his son's
death , which coincided with Clarkn's vision ,
in that death was by shooting and occulted
in n room ou shlpboaid and dilfei ing In the
vital point ot the person who hred the shots.
Clarku believes fully in bis dicam , sustained
as it Is by p ist experhmcf * and consldeis the
Jact that his son wiint below so soon ntter
going on deck to hiuoko und went , not
to his own room but to that ot
another olllcei named Wood , as
detailed In one lettei u-eclvcd fiom the
Hhlp , Is u suspicious cliciimstaiKp. Ilia
thcorv is that thn porMin who committed the
deed and whoso featuics IIP saw in his drennii
but did not know , told Clarku when he went
on deck that Wood wanted to RUJ him In his
room , nnd this person Iollowed him and shot
him as ho entered the loom mid escaped to
another pail ot the ship Uefoic the alarm had
spread Claiko's belief In murder rather
than suicide Is strennthencd by the f\ct : that
two shots were Hied , one. ut the In ad and ono
at thn heait , which medical experts In thuin-
tent Iturton minder cnso in this city declared
could scarcely be done by a person n-colvinjc
tl.o wounds. In view ot the-n circumstance. !
Clarku will ask Secretarj Whitney to order
an mxustli ; ition ot Iho matter. Claiko la
principal ot the Coddlimton school In this
city.
Jr. ) McGlynn Denies.
Ni oiih , May lit' ' . Dr. MeGlynn denies
the -i.itoiuunt 11 cm Mcndcnthal liu l
to go to KCIIIC.
w j4 , Jairiiar