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. \ ILY SIXTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING. JTJNE 18. 1887. NUMBER y6 TflE DOOM OF DEMOCRACY , Full Tcit of the Letter On Which the , Flag Order Was Made. DRUM'S ASSININE SUGGESTION. Endorsed ny Secretary of AVnr Endl- cottVlmt Various Governors Xtiink of President Cluvc- Innil's II re a k. The Official Record. WASitiNnoN.Junel7. The olltcinl record of the presentation of the battle-ling proposl- tlon to the piosldcnl consists of the following letter from Adjutant-General Dium and Its Indorsement by Secretary Kndlcott : WASIII.NOTON , April 30. Hon. W. C. Kndl- cott , Secretary of War : Sir 1 Imvo the honor to state that there nro now In this olllcu , stoied In one of the nttlc rooms of the building , a number of union Hags captured In notion , but recovered on the /all ot the confederacy and forwaided to \vnrdepart ment for sate Keeping , together with a num ber of conledcniU ) Jlags which the fortunes of war placed In our hands during the Into civil war. While , In the past , favorable action has always been taken on application , prop erly supported , for the return of union flaits to organizations icprcsentlng the survi vors of military regiments ID the service of the government , 1 beg to submit it would bo a graceful act to anticipate future requests of thin nature and venture to sug gest the propriety of returning all the ( lags ( union and confederate ) to the authorities of the respective states In which the regiments which bore the colors as were erganlred , for such llhftl disposition as they may determine. While in all of the civilized nations of the old world trophies taken In wars against for eign enemies have been carefully preserved and exhibited as proud mementoes of the nation's military dories , wise and obvi ous reasons have { always excepted from the ride evidences of past Internecine troubles which , by appeals to arbitra tion ot the bword , have disturbed the peaceful march of the people to its des tiny. Over twenty years have elapsed since the termination of the late civil war. Many prominent lenders , civil and military , of the late confederate states , nro now honored rep resentatives of the people in the national councils , or In other eminent positions lend the aid of their talents to a wise administra tion of the affairs of the whole country , and the people of the seveial states composing the union are now united , treading n bioader road to a glorious future. Impressed with these facts , 1 Imve the honor to submit the suggestion made in this letter for the careful consideration it will receive at your hands. Very truly yours , K. C. DituM. Adjutant-General. KNIHCOTT'S nNuousnsiK.vr. The endorsement of the secretary upon this letter Is as follows : WAII DEPAHTMKNT , May 20 , 1837. The within recommendation Is approved by the president , and the adjutant general will pre pare letters to the governors of those states whoso troops carried their colors and ( lags now In this department with the oiler to re turn them as herein proposed , the history of each lla ; : and the circumstances of the cap ture or recapture to ho given. WILLIAM C. KNDICOTT. Governors Give Their Opinions. NKW YOHK , June 17. ( Special Tele gram to the BIE. | In the dispatches to the World from the governors of various states it appears that all northern governors heard from earnestly disapprove the president's wish to return rebel flazs. Governor Gor don , of Gporula. regarded the first order as an additional evidence of icstored concord , but would not have the flags restored at the cost ot renowol estrangement. Governor Hughes , ot Arkansas , had not considered the matter. Governor Sony , of Alabama , and Governor Lee , of Vlrglnla.approvo the order , and Governor Scales , of North Carolina , thinks the return the best possible disposi tion of the Hags. Governor McBmery , of Louisiana , thinks the return of the flags would still further strengthen the bonds of the nation , and says when received , the oc casion would be made one of rejoicing. Local interviews and dispatches from all parts of the country shows that , notwithstand ing the president has recindcd his rebel Hag order , the indignation of old soldiers has not been mitigated , and it seems only to excite amusement and contempt of democrats. The feeling of union veterans of all shades of po litical opinion Is one of pity and contempt. The Fooling at St. Iiouls. ST. Louis. Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. | There was considerable excite ment here yesterday over the speech of Gen eral Falrchlld , At Harlem , condemning Pres ident Cleveland for returning confederate flags to southern states. "The action ot the president Is very much to bo regretted , " said General Grler. "It will Interfere with our en campment. 1 am afraid , particularly. If the president comes out here , It will create much feeling. I nm afraid that the president and the Grand Army could not come together in the name town. " "Oh , lot him come here it he wants to , " aald General Condolo. "Where we want to talk about this thing Is at the ballot box. This Is the best thing that ever happened for the republican party. " "Yes-sald General Grler. "It means the downfall nf democracy. You could not elect Cleveland to any office In this country now , and they'll find they can't elect his suc cessor on the democratic ticket , cither. " Robert T. Lincoln's Views. CHICAGO , June 17. [ Special Telegram to ( ho HER. | The attention of ex-Secretary Lincoln was this morning called to a state ment In one of the morning papers to the ef fect that ho had , toward the close ot his ad ministration of affairs ot the war depart ment , approved n precisely similar sugges tion from General Drum , in regard to these tings. Ho said : " 1 do not remember any action of mine respecting the rebel flags In the war department , I certainly never seri ously considered , nor had In my wind any Idea of approving any action respecting those flags which would give anyone the right to suppose that 1 thought the lapse of 11 mo had made the rebellion less to bo repro bated now than it was when the war was going on. These captured rebel Hags found their natural rusting place at the close of the war , and , having become rotten , and ruined In the succeeding years , should , In my opinion , bo permitted to disappear In dust where they are. Certainly , asl think , the government should not take such action concerning them as would seem to approve If ! and stimulate a sentiment ot veneration toward these captured rebel Hags as relics of a defeated patriotic cause. This would bo one result of returning them to the govern ors of the southern states. Again , It was the patriotic theory in the war that the southern states were not In the rebellion , but they were only out of their political rela tions to the union through the turbulence ot a majority ot tholr slave holding citizens. Returning these tlags to the governors of those states Is a governmental repudiation ot that theory. Such action would also have a tendency to teach our children in the north that the principles for which their fathers foucht nro not so much more deserving ot respect and veneration than those Involved In the rebellion , as wo have wlslu'd to teach them. Them Is no need ot lighting the war ot the rebellion over again , but then ) Is equally llttlo need of IU being proclaimed by the government that It was not wholly In the right In lighting the rebel lion twenty-live year * ago , and that the re bellion was not a wicked attempt to operturn a great fiee republic. " An Interesting Scrap of History * WAsmxaTONi Jiity ? R [ Special Tele gram to the BKK.I THe Star to-nislit has this : "The following scrap of history Is of Interest In connection with the biUtlo flag In cident and the attitude taken by the Grand Army men of Iowa In relation to the visit ol the president to St. Louis. In September , 1SS3 , the famous Crocker's Iowa brigade , of which General Bclknap was president , held a reunion at Cedar Kaplds , la. At the re union , among the stirring events was enacted a scene that was widely commented upon and applauded In Iowa and neighborIng - Ing states. By special arrangement General Govan , of Arkansas , the ex-con federate whoso troops had captured the Hag of the Eleventh Iowa regiment at Atlanta after a desperate struggle , was present at the reunion and formally returned this hard won Hag to the Iowa regiment from whom It was captured. Its colonel , A. J. baunders , of Davenport , la. , delivered an alTcctlng speech of acknowledgement and thanks in the presence of n brigade of vete rans. Subsequently a committee of three was appointed to secure contributions from thu vctcinns of this regiment for the pur chase of a goid-hended cane for General Govan , Tills was duly accomplished , and the cane , handsomely engraved , wns sent to the confederate recipient Tills llnic has been exhibited at .subsequent reunions and creates unbounded enthusiasm. " Joyfully the Flag W.iven. TOPEKA , Kan. , Juno 17. Governor Martin to-day sent the followlnc order to Adjutant General Campbell : "Tho fact that the battle lings captured by the heroic soldiers of the union are to bo retained In the national capi tal Is cause for rejoicing and congratulations by all loyal men. You will cause the Ha ; ; of the republic to bo raised on the state house as n token of the pride and pleasure with which the great soldier state of the union re ceived the news. LAKE STEAMKR BURNED. A Number of LilveH Iiost on Lake Michigan. DETIIOIT , June 17. The Evening Journal special from Charlovolx says the steamer Champlaln of the Northern Michigan line bound tor Cheboygan from Chicago , burned at midnight between Uarwood and Charlo volx , at thu mouth of Grand Traviers. The boat was running ten miles an hour when the flames shot up from beneath the engine , driving the engineer from his post with his clothes on fire. The alarm was given , sleeping mssengers aroused , and when life preservers ad been fastened on all they gathered on he forward dock. Two life boats and rafts ivero lowered but the steamer wns running 10 fast they got away. In ten minutes from ho time the boat caught fire the passengers ivero ail compelled to jump into the lake. Tim steward informed the Journal correspondent pendent that there were fifty-seven persons iboard Including the crew. The lost am as 'ollows : Klla Cooper Smith , Itobert Wllkes , Aldxorge Wristlv , of Charlcvoix. Mr. M. Ke- ' 100 , It. M. McKee , steward of the boat , if Chicago ; Captain Lusns , of PelosUy ; Jlerk Henry Brcnnan , and the Hreman , cook nd cabin bov , of Chicago ; Mr. Husscll , of ackson , Mich. * ; a gentleman and boy from illlwaukoe , bound for Macklnacono : waiter , and four Indian dock hands , and a lady and daughter from Frankfort , names unknown. Tlioso saved floated for an hour and a half , ivhen they were rescued by a yawl and boats from hero. Sovdral of those saved were badly burned. There are seven not ac counted for In the above list , the lost consist ing only of those known to Imve perished. Thu boat burned to the hull , and has been towed here. It Is Impossible to tell the cause of tha tire , but It Is thought It may have been caused by a lamp explosion. Seven bodies have already been recovered. The Champlain - plain was valued-at aoout 810,000. The Die Balloon Starts. ST. Louis , June 17. Iho New York World and St. Louis Post- Dispatch balloon was cut loose nt 4:20 : p. in. to-day , and after iomo ballast was thrown out the monster tinged into upper space and In a tow min utes appeared a resplendent speck among the clouds , racing towards the east. The balloon was filled with gas , 14,000 cubic feet being required to distend it to the satisfac tion of the nronaut , and yet falling 0,000 short of his full desire. In the car are four men : A. F. Moore , remnant : 1'rof. J. G. Doughty , photographer ; Edward Dutfy , World correspondent , and Prof. Allen Hazen , of the signal service bureau. The party Is well supplied with provisions , heavy clothing and all the requisite instruments. Twenty carrier pigeons from different sta tions in Missouil were also taken , ten of which will return with messages to-night and the others be liberated to-morrow. They will avoid the great lakes , and by to-morrow evening expect to land In Massachusetts or Now Hampshire. DKTIIOIT , June 18 , 12:30 : a. m. The great World and Post-Dispatch balloon passed hero at midnight _ _ Minneapolis Clearings. MINNEAPOLIS , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to the BKE.I The Boston Post's clear ing house reports for the last two weeks have done gross in just Ice to Minneapolis. The clearings wcro reported June 0 by the Post as S3,400,600whilo they were S4Oo6S5' , showing - ing an Increase of 13 per cent Instead of loss of nearly ! } per contas given in the Post. On Monday , , lnno 13 , the Post while It re ported Minneapolis correctly , elves her an Increaseof only 14 per cent , when in fact the figure 54oil..vi4 as against 83,003,787 for the corresponding week of last year , showing an Increase of over 81,000,000 or about 30 per cent. Lumber On Fire. CHICAGO , June 17. A dangerous fire started In the lumber district tiffs afternoon , to which twenty-six engines were sum moned. The fire caused considerable excite ment , as It occurred in such a dangerous dis trict and It was thought to be beyond control of the lire department. The lire spread stead ily and a strong breeze springing up from the south seemed to threaten destruction of the entire lumber district. By 2 o'clock the entire - tire tire was gotten under control , causing a loss not above (20,000. Missouri Dald Knobucr Edict. JKFFEHSON CITY , Mo. , Juue 17. At to day's session of the legislature a remarkable communication , addressed to the house , was read In that body. It was sliniod by I ) . F. Plummor , chief of the "Dald Knobbers , " a vigilant organisation existing In the south ern part of Iho state. The notice announced that unless the extra session of the legislature ndiourns by the 25th lost , the entire army ot "liatd Knobburs" would bo summoned to disband it. _ Investigating the finer" . UENTIIALIA , III. , June 17. Prof. S. A. Forbes , state entomologist of Illinois , has been In this locality for the last two days making a study of an Insect that cut short the strawberry crop and also ravages of the chluz hugs. In some sections ot the town ship wheat fields and oven reads arc swarm ing with bugs. Forbes considers the general prospect In Washington and neighboring counties much better than last year ; but s.iys that the corn crop Is In serious danger It the weather should bo moderately dry. Prohibition In Rhode Inland. PIIOVIDKNCK , It. I. , Juno 17. The house to-day passed-a bill to enforce the prohibi tory amendment 33 to SO. The now bill kills the otlice ot chief of the state police. leaving the enforcement of the law to local authorities. _ _ High Llconsn For Michigan. LANSING , Mich. , June 17. The senate has passed lire high llccnao bill after reducing the amount of tax to SoOO for wholesale establishments and to gsou for retail stores. Those who sell both wholesale Mid retail spirituous liquors will bo required to pay a tux of 3HW. Only one negative vote was cast against the bill. It Is claimed that the house will try to raise the tax for spirituous liquors to 8500. Weather Indications. For Nebraska : Southerly winds , fair weather , nearly stationary temperature. For Iowa : Southwesterly winds , fair weather , nearly stationary temperature. For eastern Dakota : Northwesterly winds , becoming variable , fall weather , stationary teuipciature. O'BRIEN'S ' ' ROYAL WELCOME , The Canadian Missionary Enthusiastically Received On His Native Heath , HE TELLS OF HIS SUCCESSES. The Irish Coercion Kill Passed 11) ron git the Committee Stage , and ParncllltcH and Gladstonlati * Leave the Commons. Rack to Old Ireland. [ CopyriuM 1SS7 fcjJama Gordon llennelt. ] Qt'KKNSTowjf , Juno 17. fNow York Her ald Cable Special to the HEI : . | The Adri atic had a long passage. I IInd the German Lloyd malls delivered In London last night. Large deputations , however , patiently waited until alter midnight to greet O'Hrlen. At full dawn , however , the Dublin deputation , led by GUI , the prospective lord mayor , and from Cork and Limerick , headed by their ma jors and committees from Youqhall , Mallow , Sklbbcre u , Kantlork , Uandon , etc. , with a delegation of Lugencurran and Iinnsdowno tenants , set out on a tender and met O'Brien on the Adriatic , nnd lauded him at the pier at half past six. Ho was escorted to the Queens hotel. ClIKEItRD BY BOI.UIF.KS. While at breakfast tumultous shouts wore heard outside. These were from about 400 privates of the Tlppcrary militia , who had just arrived from Fort Camden. They Im mediately heard of O'Urien's arrival , and , ob livious to discipline , rushed Impetuously to greet him. Many soldiers entered the hotel. He was obllecd to quit his gilt coffee cup to face the gilt buttons , Appearing on the hotel balcony , the soldiers alternately cheered him and 'groaned Lans- down , with a few Irish local kicks at Balfour and coercion. O'Brien thanked them for the greeting and said that it uas a good omen that thu second great cheer ho received on landing came from her Urittnnlc majesty's forces. * At 11 o'clock a formal reception began at the town hall , > where ten civic addresses from cities , towns and villages were consec utively presented In the sight of several thou sand almost frantic spectators. Prominent In the piesentatlon group stood Father Kel ler , who , until ho waived his hand deprecatIngly - Ingly , fully shared the popular ovation. O'llIIIEN TELI.S OK SUCCESS. Of course the Canada missionary is com pelled to make a speech. Among his sen tences I especially notlcedjthese : "I confess to priests and people at the supreme delight for mo again to take breatl. among the Irish hills , where at least the air Is free. I also confess it pleasant to hear the approval of my actions welling up from your warm Irish hearts. Wo had a hard time In Canada , but with heaven's blessing and the assistance of tbo good people of Canada , we won all along .ho line and have left the governor general so discredited that the most needy of Lansdowne's evicted tenants would not envy his position. Wo have had the hearty appioval ot tin ; American natloifand I can promise you their continued support , provided you shall peacefully continue the righteous struggle. America will sustain you to crush the greatest efforts of this jubi lee coorclon government through your fidel ity to the sacred cause. In a short time It will be the glory of Gladstone andParncil to set the crown of victory on an Indestructible Irish nation. " run oTiir.it si'EAKr.ns. Kilbrldc followed and assured his hearers that O'Brien had created a strong public opinion against Lansdowne , notwithstand ing the statements of the Lansdowne press to the contrary. Canon Keller , Messrs. Harrington and Kenny also SDokc. O'Brien , at the end of the meeting , proceeded to Cork , where his entry was attended with remarka bly grave enthusiasm. Ho was presented the freedom ot thu city by the mayor and corpo ration , who entertain him at a banquet to morrow evening. ANOTHEH STAGE PASSED. The Coercion Hill Goes Through Committee. Lo.vnoy , June 17. When debate was resumed on the crimes bill this evening Henry Kowier ( liberal ) moved an amend ment requiring that before enforcing clause six ( which deals with proclaiming danger ous associations ) the consent of both houses of parliament be obtained. This , he said , the most dangerous clause of the bill , ough t to be resisted to the utmost. Balfour op posed the amendment , saying that It would only lead to a waste of time in parliament. After discussion by Holmes and Gladstone. Dillon declared that the belief was universal In Ireland that the bill was mainly directed against the National league. Fowler's amendment was rejected 333 to 171. Several more amendments having boon disposed of , the chairman put the question whether the clause should stand as apatt of the bill. Sir Charles Hus- sell entreated the house to consider gravely the objectionable character of the clause. While ho was speaking the hour of 10 ar rived. The ministerial benches rapidly tilled , the members pacing In from the lob bies. The Pamollites simultaneously arose and left the house , the chairman twice call ing upon them to icsunie their seats. Amid great confusion a division wns ordered. The clause was adopted 333 to IT' . The Glad- stonlans who went out returned atter voting but a division having been de clared Immediately arose in a body and withdrew among conservative cheers and laughter. The lemalning clauses were put and carried without comment and the bill passed the committee stage , the conserv atives again cheering. The report stage of the bill is lixed for the 27th lust After division the Gladstonlans returned to hear the result and then left the house altogether , the majority having paired for the remainder of the evening. Not a single Parnelllte voted. All left the precincts ol the house Immediately. The unionists voted solidly with the government. As the union ists were the only occupants of the opoositlnn benches after division. Chamberlain , Lord Hartlngton and Mr. Ileneugo were sitting isolated on the front bench. Many conservatives vatives crossed to the opposition benches and sat down. Major Saunderson was loudly cheered on taking Ilealy'g seat. Qulel was lestorcd In half an hour. ParnclIlHiu nnd Crime. LONDON , Juno 17. O'Donuel ) . ex vice president of the Homo Kule confederation , writes a letter to the London Times from Col ogne to correct what he calls that paper's mlsstatements concerning the alleged con nection of Pamelllsm with Irish ciimes gen erally , and particularly Its charge that the Parnellitcs were guilty of complicity In the 'crime committed by r rank Byrne. O'Donnell declares Byrne did not owe his position in the land league to any relationship ho may havu had with any ot thn Parnellitcs. but that be Inherltet that position fiom the home rule confedera tlon , of which he was a member , and he was an especial favorite of Dr. Butt , the Irish leader , and , In fact , ot all members of the commons with whom he came In contact His Participation , tbo letter goes on to say , In tno assassination conspliacy was cow ardly treason to honorable members of the constitutional organization , whoso confi dence he misused and whoso policy he en dangered. " 1 believe tbathla fall was only another instance of the consequences of join Ing a secret society that curse of modern politic ! . " The Times , commenting on the letter , accuses O'Donnell ot evading an Im portant point of Its charges , and says : "If Paruell lupplled Byrne with money to cave the country , the significance of such ctlon cannot bo obstbred by any casuistic ubtletles. trj _ A WEDD1NO1N PAItlS. Marriage or An American Heiress to n French Hanker. [ Copi/rttf/it / 1S 7 bu .hltnrt Gordon /Jcmittl.l I'AHIS , ( via Havre ) Juno 10. iNew York lerald Cable-Special to the BIE. : ] The American cathcdial In Avenue Stiuo was cnfcte this inornnij : from entrance gate to altar to celebrate the marriage of Miss Clinch , one ot thu wealthiest and prettiest lelresscs In Paris , to Mr. John Merrill , a lopular and accommodating banker of Paris , twill bo remembered that the late Mrs. Stewart , of Now York , loft something llko 8(1,000,000 ( to her nephew , Hon. J.43. Clinch , ather of to-day's bride. The match wns uircly n love match , Mr. Merrill having met ila wife at the gay fox hunts on Pan , wlinio , luring the hunting sdason , she wears a pink ight-littlng vest , and Is fearless in danger ous passes , and always first In a finish. Thu brldecroom Is a brotucd , military-look- tig man , with close cropped brown hair , mzel eyes and mustache turned up with n victorious air that sweet sixteen would rave about. He was decorated and woio the dia- uoiul cross of the Legion of Honor. Thn > rldo Is a fair-skinned , perfectly formed beauty , has largo crey eyes , small , straight nose , sweetly Milling mouth , tight brown iair. She wore a superbly fitting gown of very satin , back aud train exceedingly plain on manteau do coctin The front was one > oetic mass of filmy India muslin artistically ixed with narrow cordons of orange blos- Moms from neck to wiilst slanting , and from ilp to hip on the left of the skirt. The train was caught up with a huge bunch and trail ot bridal blossoms , The service was tully choral , "Send Out Thy Light ; " Gounod's touching anthem , being sung witli splen did effect Kev. Mr. Morgan performed the ceremony. The witnesses for the brldo were McLane.United States minister , and Mr. Edward B. llolton. As soon as the ccro- uony was over the entire bridal party drove o the Catholic church at St. Klysees , where ho ceremony was all gone tnrough a second time to fulfill the requirement of law. The bridegroom Is a Komnti Catholic. After tills louble-barrelled wedding the guests drove to ho hotel Mourlch , where a wedding bruak- ° ast came otl with great eclat , and In the afternoon the happy pair started for Luncheon to pass the honeymoon. The weather Is very hot , n nrlylK ) degrees In the shade , but in spite of he neat neatly al ! the American colony rein lining In Paris put In t splendid appearanc ( In their daintiest toil' cites. The Cotton Spiniicrs' Combination. { .Copyright 1SS7 l > u Joint } Gordon UermrtM MAXCIIKSTHR , Jim 17-rNewYork Her ald Cable Special to the BEE. ] The meet- ngof cotton spinners ! held hero to-day to consider the question iof running on short time In order to defeat the corner in Amor- can cotton which It Is alleged Is created by Now York and Liverpool specu + attons , was argcly attended , as I anticipated In a recent dispatch. The assent of two-thirds majority of the trade asked for bcf01 e the movement could be operative has- not been obtained. Twenty million spindles icpresent two- Lhlrds and only IG.rxiO.oOO had sent in pledges. The meeting , hoWeVer , unanimously re solved to recommend that the trade perfect the movement by running half-time for eight weeks. How far the resolution will be acted upon Is doubtful because the pledges to run on short time were given conditionally on two-thirds majority. The failure of the American corners oh , coffee and grain , how ever , inspires the atitNinouopollsts. Jubilee Notes. LOXDOX , Juno 17. The queen arrived at Windsor to-day. She was heartily cheered along the route from the railway station. DuBLi.v.June 17. O'Brlen.editorof United Ireland , arrived at Queenstown on the steamer Adriatic to-day from New York and received an ovation upon leaving the vessel. An immense crowd gathered in front of the Queen's hotel , where O'Brien stopped , and in response to repeated calls for a speech , he addressed them. Custom authorities at Quconstown who ex amined the baggage of passengers arriving on the steamer Adriatic from New York , ar rested Peter Troy , who had a box containing what was supposed to bo explosives. Troy will bo held pending an analysis of the con tents of the box. LONDOX , June 17. The king of Greece and king of Denmark arrived in London to-day to patticlpato in the celebration of the queen's jubilee. The piince of Wales drove thorn to Marlborough house. The people heartily cheered their majesties. Affairs lu AfjhanlBtan. LUIOHK , Juno 17. It is rumored that tele grams have been received from London ordering tlioIndian government to forward troops to the Afghan frontier. It is also said that orders have -been Issued tor the com pletion of the railway to Caudnhar , and the extrusion of the Peshawr railway to Jurn- rood. Bodytco Tenants and Rents. Duiii.ix , Juno 17.-Crown Solicitor Mur phy intimated to the tenants at Bodyko that If they renew the offer to pay Landlord Cal- laglian illXX ) and ho refuses , the government will abandon its prosecution of the tenants aud decline to furnish further police to aid In carrying out the evictions. Blalno in London , LONDON , Juno 17. James G. Blalne and members of his family who accompanied him on his trip to Europe , reached here this afternoon. COOK COUNTV UOODLIiltS. Mike McDonald Given n Scoring in the Closing Argument. CHICAGO , June 17. [ Special Telegram to the Bee. ] The boodle trial Is almost at an end. The arguments have all been made and to-morrow morning the judeo will Instruct thejuiy. Luther Lallln Mills , the former states attorney , opened the final argument for the defense this morning , and delivered an eloquent address on behalf of the accused. He was followed by States Attorney Grin- neil , who most effectively summed up the evidence against the "boodlers. " During the course of his speech he looked signifi cantly over to the ptace where ' 'Mike" Mc Donald , brother of 'one of the accused , was sitting , and said : "In'Cook county there has long existed an impalpable , shadowy Influ ence which has blighted and destroyed all that It has touched. It has blighted William J. McGarigle becniiBOiie has not had cour age enough to stop out from under It Into the light of honefct/ and justice. It has brooded over the politics of our county and polluted them from tlilr very source. It has brooded over this casu'alnco it began. I refer to no less an Individual than Michael A. Mc Donald. " The latter looked somewhat dis concerted , and one orthe lawyers for the de fense jumped to hlsi feet and took an excep tion. Mr. GrinnelMlnlshed about 3 o'clock and the court adjourned until to-morrow morning , when the jury will bo Instructed. Coke Workers Resume Work. riTTSiiuno , June 17. Five hundred more coke workers resumed work to-day at the Lelsenrlng Works No. 3 at the old wages. The Hungarian element is becoming more and more dissatisfied with the strike , and the breaks yestcrda y and to-day Indicate that they will all bo at work by Monday. i Mormons Wiiut Statehood. SALT LAKK , Utah , June 17. The Mormons to-day Issued a call for a constitutional con vention to meet In this city Juno 30 for thn purpose ot calling a convention to apply for statehood.f IIenvy Storm In Michigan. KALAMAZOO , Mlch."June 17.-A heavj storm of wind , rain and hall swept over this valley this afternoon. Considerable damage was done to buildings and 'ciops. PTIT ti\T i nt n TH i onrrr' STILL UNABLE TO AGREE , The Shellenbergor Jury Out Twenty-four Hours and No Verdict Beached , SAD ACCIDENT AT DES MOINES , A Mine Superintendent Instantly Killed By n Descending Cn u Other News of Nebraska and IOWA. ShollettberKor Jury Still Out. LINCOLN , Nob. , Juno 17. | Special 'lelo- ; ram to the Bui : . ] The jury In thu case ot ho state against Mrs. Shollenborccr has been out for twenty-four hours and no ver dict has yet been i cached , To-day the judge ordered them to return a verdict of some kind , but they are evidently divided so widely that nothing will result but a dis agreement. T. H. Stevenson , of Nebraska Jity , Mrs. Sliollcubcrger's attorney , returned tome to-day. Snd Fntnllty at Ilo < Molncs , Dns MOIWKS , la. , Juno 17. ( Special Tele gram to the Bm.J-Whlo ! K. W. Gaylord , renoral manager of the Standard Coal com- mny , was standing on the second landing of the mine at 7i5 : this morning , a cage came town , aud ho , being deaf , did not hear it The cage struck him on the sldo of the head , { necking the same to one sldo and caught Urn In the side , forcing his clothing into his jody. Ho fell , breathed twice and was dead. The remains will bo embalmed and taken by special train to Minneapolis lor burial. Mr. ( iavlord was one of the most genial hearted of men and was beloved by both miners and juslness men , whose conlidenco in his integ rity and fairness was unbounded. The sad nllalr has cast n doom over thu community. Mr. Gaylord was formerly superintendent of the Minneapolis & St Louis railway and was a railroad man all his life. Iowa Supreme Court Decisions. DES MOINES , la. , Juno 17. ] Special Tele gram to the BKK.J The supreme court filed the following decisions to-day : A. V. Sears , appellant , vs J. F. Thompson et al. garnlshecs , Ccrro Gordo circuit. Ai- lirrucd. Kllen Brady , administrator , vs Burlington , Cedar KapUts & Noithern Kallroad company appellant , Buchanan district. Keversed. James 11. Tilford vs Fanlield Manufactur ing company , appellant , Jolterson circuit. Allinned. C. F. nucknaglovsCharle ? Sshmalz.admin- istrator , appellant , Bullion district. Ue- vuised. Hanson & Meyer , appellants , vs Olive nnd Joseph Manly , O'Brien circuit. lo\crscd. ! John Uildwln vs St. Louis. Knokuk & Northwestern , appellant , Lee district Af- tinned. John Ackorman ot al. appellants , vs George 0. Vandlich , Butler circuit Af- fu uied. Waterworks For Falls City. FALLS CITV , Neb. , June 17. [ Special to the Bni : . | Ata special election yesterday $24,000 bonds for waterworks were voted. There were 321 votes tor bonds and three against. Tiie feeling was so unanimous that less than half a vote was polled. All last night bells rang , guns boomed and lire- works blazed. Falls City is now to take rank with the foremost cities of Nebraska. A water-power canal will be built at once to utilize a fall ot some six feet In the Nemaha river. _ A Minor's Unlucky Day. WHAT CHKIB : , la. , June 17. [ Special Telegram to the UKK. ] David Whitehead , sixty-live years of age , caught his leg under the cage at the Bhj Star mine this morning , and broke it In three places. Ho is boss driver at the mine. The ICth of a month seems un lucky for him. The ICth of March ho was kicked by a mule and laU up lor six weeks. A Missing Hotel Clerk. OAKLAND , Neb , , Juno 17. [ Special to the Bii.J : : Charles Chester , formerly day clerk at the Planters' house and later clerk In the hotel , Council Bluffs , la. , has skipped from the Commercial hotel at this place , where ho was employed as clc.'k , taking about S2. > in money belonging to the house. A good suit of clcthes being missing it is supposed they followed him. _ Couldn't Prove Iho Charge. NnnuASKA CITV , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to the BKE.I John Gallagher , ar rested some tlmo ago for attempting to wreck a B. & M. train , was to-day discharged for lack of evidence. Ho immediately secured the services of two prominent attorneys to bring suit agninst the railroad company for damages for false imprisonment. Lost Doth His MOUNT I'Lr.ASANT , la. , Juno 17. | Special Telegram tothoBKE.lThis afternoon several small boys wore carelessly playing around the railroad yards and one of their number , named Bert Duncan , while jumping on and off a moving train , fell under the car and had both legs cut off. Drowned at Sioux City. Sioux CITY , la. , June 17. | Special Tele gram to the BF.n.1 The boy William Hauer , who was drowned while bathinir In the Perry creek near the city last evening , was buried to-day. Hauer , with several companions , went in bathing , and gotcumps , causing the sad accident. Flro Ncnr Rapid City. Il.vriD CITV , Dak. , Juno 17. ( Special Telegram to the UKK.J Last night a tire at the saw mill of Turner & Price , eighteen miles from here , burned the dry kilns aud 15,000 feet ot lumber. Loss , 55,000 ; partly insured. The lire caught trom a steam plpo in the dry kiln. They will rebuild. Miners liuricd Alive. KAi'iD Cirv , Dak. , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to the BKI : . I Yesterday Harry Boswell and Ed Stewart went to work as usual in a drift they were running In a gravel bar near Itockcrville , a small mining camp twelve miles trom here. They did not return at their usual time , and , as It was known some of thu drift timbers were unsound. search was made. Both men were found bulled , lioswell was still alive when found , but died shortly after. Their funerals oc curred to-day. Both men were old-timers In the Blacjc Hills , and leave families. Convicted of Murder. CIIKYKNNI : , Wyo. , Juno 17. [ Special Tel egram to the BKE.J A verdict of murder In the first degree was found by the jury to night agniust Charles Trumbull , who shot aud killed Charles Mlley at Lusk , Wyo. , on the 9th of October. l&SO. Tno Jury was out but one hour and its verdict meets with uni versal approval In this community. Cyclone In Dakota. GitANiiFoiiKS , Dak. , Juno 17. Tliocyclone of last night blew over twenty-five building * . The following were killed outright : Mrs. Fallet , Mrs. Davis , Cora Starblrd , and a man named Gummerson. Many others were ser iously Injured. In East Grand Forks four teen business buildings were destroyed. The total loss Is 81,000,000. The storm was severe at Manuel and Ardock. MiNNKAi'oi.is , Juno 17. A special to the Evening Journal just received shows the devastation at Grand Forks was fully as bad as reported. Five persons weie killed out right , seventeen badly Injured , and 100 more or less hurt. Twenty-seven buildings were totally wiccked and many others damaged. Near Fisher. Polk county , Mrs. Falonski was killed by a falling barn , and her son , twelve years old , badly injured , died this morning. The house on the Kribt farm was blown down. .Mr. Anderson and Mrs. Henderson \verc killed aud suveu men Injured. Tim PRIXQR'.S LARYNX. A Complete Medical History of the Case Received. PniLAnKLi'iiiA , Juno 17. [ Special Tclo- gram to the UIK. : I The Medical News will print the following In Its issue of next Sat urdays Wo are In receipt of the follow lui ? special cablegram fiom London giving a con cise clinical report of the crown prince of Germany. It comes from a source which Juitllles absolute confidence In the accuracy ot Its statement : The crown prince began to suffer fiom cat.irrli and Imaiseness hist Jatiuaiy and was treated nt tli.it tiini ; by his physician In oidl- nary , Dr. Wegner. dhcctor general of the hojplt.ils. A morbid growth on the left voc.\l cord was dlsco\eied by Prof. Gcrhardt in thu beginning ol March , and ho applied the ck-otiocauteiv hut slight Improvement tcsulting. On the occasion of thu emperor's 'rthday at the end of March , the crown irlnco was obliged to use his voice illicit. In the middle of April ho was ordered to Kins , where ho took the wnteis 'or a mouth , and then returned to lleilln no letter. The growth wns at this time found to have Increased In sl/e. Prof.on llerg- nnnu wns called In consultation and .subse- liiontly Plot. Tobold , ot Berlin , and Dr. von liuuer , the omucior's physician in ordinary' nnd chlot ot thu army medical department , riioy all agreed that the grovuh was cancer , jut before doing nil external operation they advised thai Dr. Morell MncKunzlc , of Lou- Ion , be summoned. AccoullnUy the crown jrlnco telegraphed Queen Victoria iciiuest- ng that Dr. Mackenzie bo Immediately dis patched to llerlln and he arrived there in thu afternoon ot May U * . Ho found that ail the necessary urrango- nenta had been made to do an ex ternal operation at 7 : : 1 o'clock on the next morning. Dr. MacKeiulo , upon exam- uatlon , found n small su sllu growth ot the size of a split bean , and ho locmnmeuded Hint a VKHtlon of the tumor be removed intra- laryngu.il operation for microscopic uxamiua- : lou. Profs. Gcrhardt and Tobold thought hat this was Impossible , but agreed that Dr. Mackenzie should attempt the operation. S'ext morning , with the aid of forceps , Dr. Mackenzie succeeded In removing a portion of the growth , which , after microscopic ex amination. Prof. Vircshow reported con sisted of an inllainmatory product Dr. Mac- Koiule then lett Berlin , but returned on June 7 and performed a .second Intralaryngcal operation. Prof. Vlrcshow , after examining a force number of sections of the tissue removed , reported that the growth A'as pachjdcrmlt verrucosa , that there were enlarged 'papilla ) and epithelial cells , but no morbid elements In the troolnr tissue. The ciown prince arrived in England on Monday , and will stay at Norwood under the entire clinrgo of Dr. MeKenzIo until the middle of July , when ho will go to Norrov'H castle , seat of the duke ot Bedford , In the Isle ot Wight. TUB FISHERIES QUESTION. Discussion on the Matter In the Ca nadian Commons. OTTAWA , Ont , Juno 17. A discussion took place in the commons to-day over the fisheries question niislng out of the appro priation lor the protection of thu service. Mr. Ellis , of St. John , said It was time the house came down to a common sense view of this matter. It was evident that the British government felt that Canada had gone far onough. It was utterly absurd to stand upon a treaty passed seventy years ago which excluded Americans fiom puichaslng bait or coal when they wanted It. The government ought to tnko the house Into Us conlidenco nnd state the exact position of affairs. Sir John Maedonald said the government , .stood on thn treaty ot 1HIS , and the United States had iccognlzed Its existence In 1S54 andlSTL by the terms of the treaty of Washington. He said there were only two questions on which there could be any difference of opinion or contention. The first was the headland question. The government adheres to the stand that the threo-mllo limit Is reckoned from headland to headland and not following the coast The other question was that ot bait The govern ment liold that a lishlng vessel was one thing and a trading vessel another , and they could not change their character by securing trading permits trom American customs col lectors. Ho added "Her malcstv's govern ment has lully sustained us. There has not boon the slightest expression of disin clination to sustain the legal right of Canada. Meanwhile , correspondence is going on of which we were duly informed. I be- llevo the government of President Cleveland is extremely friendly to Canada , extremely anxious to extend commercial iclatlons with Canada , nnd the Canadian government IH doing all it can to foster that ttellnif , " The appropriation was then passed. A Bad Witness For Sharp. ' Nuw Yonic , Juno 17. In the Sharp trial to-day Thomas B. Brown , bookkeeper for Heed & Connie , in January and February , 18b5 , testiliea to receiving different sums ot money for Fullgraff at different times. Sev ern ! other witnesses were examined without eliciting anything of Interest. Then came a .sensation lu the tcstimonv of William L. Pottle , engrossing clerk ot the assembly of IBS ) . While the geneial railroad bill was In his possession that year ho was approached by Sharn. who wanted , some words inserted In the bill. Pottlo thinks these words were "Broadway and Fifth avenue railroad. " "Ho Bald If I would Insert the words ho would go down stairs and deposit 85,000 with Clerk Baldwin. When I.refused Sharp offered to give me 85,000 If I would bring him the orig inal copy of tlio bill. 1 told him I could not ontei tain the proposition. " In reply to a question Pottle said thu roainn he had not exposed this attempt at bribery was because he did nut want to bo mixed up In any trouble. Fourteen Fires In Ono Day. CHICAGO , Juno 17. Up to 11:30 : p. m. to-night there have been fourteen separate tires lu Chlcagoslncosunrl.se. Two were In the lumber dlstiict during the afternoon , and for a time threatened great destruction. There was no evidence of Incendiarism and the bla/es are attributed to the overheating of lumber in tlio dry kilns. The losses by these bla.es amount to about 540,000 , well insured. Most of the other fires wcro extinguished with trifling loss nnd nro o from a variety of causes. About dusk flames broke out in Crane Uro.'b foundry , but were subdued with the loss of SJO.OOO. A dense crowd con gregated at this tire aud the sidewalk on Canal street gave way beneath them. A number ot people received bad bruises and cuts , one boy being fatally injuied. Increased the Capital Stock. CHICAGO , June 17. At a meetlm : of the stockholders of the Illinois Central road to-day , It was decided to Increase the capital stock by 510,000,000 , to provide means to pay for 40,000 shares of Iowa Falls & Sioux City stobk , at 850 a share ; fX.OW ) shares of Dubuque - buquo As Sioux City , at SbO a Hharo ; the re mainder to apply to the completion of the Chicago , Madison & Northern rend , from Chicago to Freeport and Madison , \Vl.s. The WnhnRh Reduces Rates. CHICAGO , Juno 17. The Wahash an nounced to-day that beginning Monday It will reduce grain rates from Chicago to New York 1 % cents , nnd packing house products 2 cents below the tit'iired charged by the cen tral tiatlic lines. Tlio otticials of thu latter lines saj the cut will Im met. Charged With ( ho Hatchery. CINCINNATI , Juno 17.-At Eaton , O. , the coroner uava a verdict In tlio case of Mrs. Beall to the effect that the testimony war ranted him In eliaru-iiii ; the crime upon her and John Beall. Tho'boy w.ts consigned to jail and the citizens are talking ot lynching Iho boy is twelve years old , Denth of I'roHldcnt Hopkfh * . Nonni ADAMH , Mass. , Juno 17. Ex-Presi dent Hopkins \Vllllauis college , died tills morning. Paper I'"Victory Iturncd. KiKr , Juiio 17. An pxtunslvn paper fac- torv lu.'ro burned ilurlir ; U'O ' uli'lit , Involving , a loss of t dOiW. , . . . SOME SECRETS CLEARED UP , _ A Member of Ono of the Clique FlnfiS Explains the Wheat Corner , ALL SERENE UP TO MONDAYi | _ _ _ j TheKnormoiis Arrivals of Cash Wh Upset the Calculations of Iho Cllipin nnct Absorbed All the Money. Genius At tlin Tacts. CHICAGO , Juno 17. [ Special Telezram it the llr.n.j A lufiubor ol one of the cllqut inns , in a conversation with thu writer , cleared tip somu ot the sociots of the t < emptcd \ \ heat corner. The clique had about 84,000,000 of Its own money hero with which 0 margin cash wheat and options. Them never was n moment up to last Monday when t hero wns any hitch In monetary mutters , I'lio trouble then arose , probably , fioin tha ciuiimous in rivals of cash wheat. It had not been anticipated Hint cash wheat receipts lu Juno would a\ouico more than 300 cars pet 1 ay or aggregate more than 0,000 for the nonth. There wcro 5,000 cars received In .ho liist ten days , and it was plain that one mportant calculation had miscarried. Cash wheat absorbed the clique's money about twice as fast as M as expected. That there was soiuo uneasiness , however , among clique brokers a week ago was evidenced by their n any trips to Cincinnati. Green was there ast Thursday , Friday and Saturday ; Do war , Kershaw's partner , was theie last Friday , md Johnson , of Itosenfeld & Co. , was there ast Saturday and Sunday. 1/ast Monday , Juno 13. If none of the clique orders were buckctshopppd , they had. besides 10.000,000 bushels of cash wheat , 121,000,0 00 bushel * ol unsettled June options. Joe Wllshiro go | here Monday , and an Interview at the liirhc- lieu on that night was hold between Ker- shaw. Green , of Irwln , Green ifcCo. ; John son , of Uosonfold it Co. , Wllshire , and lloyt. It Is denied that there were any sen sational developments at that meeting , lull Wllshlro Is described as n llttlo nervous. Ho left at 8SO : for Cincinnati , promising that funds would bo wlied in the morning. Wli- shire sow claims that there wns no suchprcs- sure as Kosenleld & Co. claim on Thursday morning on clique business but that it oamu from holdings , by Hoscnfeld & Co. . of tallct wiieat. Clique money cnuie fiom Cleveland , Philadelphia , Cincinnati nnd New York. The SOOO.UOO brought heie Wednesday con sisted ot four 3100,000 draltsof the Fidelity bnnk of Philadelphia nnd n letter of credit for § 200,000 Irom the Fidelity of Cincinnati. The only money ever taken out ot the town by the clique wns S250.000 , paid over by lloson- fold & Co. to Wllshire , Juno : i , and betoro Kershaw had sold that block of : ) ,50U,000 bush els ot June wheat. Joe Wilshlre , the clique representative , is n good looking man ot forty-live. For live months Wilshire was in Llhby prison and was once drawn to be shot. In quietly talk ing over Ills troubles with his lawyer Wednes day , ho said that his foity-elght hours' expe rience at Chicago ho lound was Incomparably worse than anything ho suffered in Llbby. SWAN PROS. ' FAILURE. * The Court Appoints n Receiver For the Dul'uuct Firm. CHKYKNNK , Wyo. , Juno 17. ( Special Tel egram to the BEI.J : On the appltcitlon of A. 11. Swan , the court yesterday appointed E. Nagle , a substantial merchant of tills place , receiver for the defunct firm of Swan. Bros. , fixing his bond at 5250.000. The petitioner states that two years ago his firm was woitli $1,000,000 , but that a shrinkage In prices caused them to borrow largo sums whloh they ate unable to pay ; that the property now owned by the firm aggregates 315j,0X ( ) , while the liabilities nro S7.Vooo. ) It will bo remem bered that at the close of the twenty days allowed by law for bankrupt firms , to lilo schedules of tholr assets aud liabilities that Swan Bros , failed to tile such n schedule and instead convoyed all tholr property to K Naclo by a deed of trust. Tins action being criticised from a legal standpoint , lias led to this phase , which it Is thought will bring the affairs of the lirin to a settlement Andovor'B Theological Squabble. ANDOVKit , Mass. , June 17. Prof. Egbert C. Smith and his adherents In the faculty ot Andovcr seminary wore tried some months ago for teaching doctrines contrary to these laid down by the founders of the univer sity. The chief points ot tlio o ( Ton so were In denying the plenary Inspiration of the entire Bible and holding there is probation for sinners after death. The bonrd of vis itors to-dav found Prof. Sml th guilty , but failed to to sustain the Indictments ajrnlnst Profs. Tucker , Church , Harris and Edward H. Smith. The olllce of Prof. Smith is to bo declared vacant. Piot. Smith's acquitted as sociates say the matter will be carried to the supiemo courts and that In Iho meantime , as the trustees are with them and superior to the visitors , Prot. Smith will continue to teach as heretofore. New Ilnvon's Soldier Monument. Nr.w HAVEN , Conn. . Juno 17. Over 100,000 strangers , not including mil I tar/ , navy , war veterans and Invited guests , were In the city to-day to witness the exercises In dedication of the soldiers' and sailors' monument ment , at East Kock park. The ceremonies were impressive. Over 10,000 men marchfd In line trom thu city to the park. The monument ment Is erected by the city In honor of 1-ee heroes of thu revolutionary war , Mexican war , war of 1812 nnd tlio civil war. 'Iho helirhth of East Itock , where the monument stands , Is 405 feet : the hel.'hth of the monument ment , lit ) feet , making a total elevation ot 515 feet above the sea level. The New Kates Abandoned. CHICAGO , Juno 17. The western lines have been much disturbed lately by the ac tion of the Union Pacific , 15. & M. and Fre mont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley roads la raising the standaut of livestock cars from thlity to thlity-iour feet. This had the clfcct ot cutting the reeular rnto cast of thu Mix * souri river and making a less rnto for Ionic haul from Nebraska than for the short hauls Irom Iowa. The Nebraska roads to-day woio persuaded to abandon the now standard. Tim Interested lines reached an agreement that Nebraska grain rates should be the same via all routes. A Suicide Swindler Arrested. BUITAI.O , N. Y. , June 17 , . In April , ISSfl , liryant I ) . Crandall disappeared at Niagara Falls , leaving a noUfhaylin ; ho had committed fiulclde. A body wns subsequently found In the river and identified as ills. Crandall was heavily Insured In live civilizations , all of which paid thn claims except one. Last March acltl7.cn of Buffalo travellngin Califor nia saw Crandall. An Inmtltratlon was started resulting in his complete Iduiitiflatloa at Salem , Ore. , last night. StfiiunHliip ArrivulN. QurnxsTow.v , Juno l7.--lSpeclal Telegram - gram to thti UKK. ! Airivcd The Nevada , * . from Now York. KKW VOJIK , Juno 17. Arrived ThnWtos- land. Irom Antwerp ; the Soak > , from 1)re ) man ; the Wleland , from Hamburg. Dovi'.ii , Juno 17. Arrived TheKrln , from Now York for London. Kentucky's Union Ijnbor I'nrty. LOUIHVIU.K , Ky. , Juno 17. Thu delegates In convention at Lacrango organized th * union labor party of Kentucky. The Cin cinnati platform was cudoiscd except the tenth wv.1 eleventh clauses. Ijynchud n Itiiplst. Lno.NAiinrowN , Md. , Juno 17. Early this morning a mob of fifty men took Hen Hancu , ancKio a"Ci twonty-throp. from Jail nnd haiKuil him to a tivt , llauco was waltlni : trUl iur Mpo. "