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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SEVENTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA. TUESDAY JtOKNING. JULY 12 : 1887. NUMBER 24 SHE WAS DISRESPECTFUL , The Alleged Offense of a Lady Pension Clerk. NOT ALLOWED A HEARING. A.Iauihtcr of the Late Judge Under wood Kunnnnrlly Dismissed Con- ccrnhiK tl > o "Fours" Thur- inan'a Prospects. An Unheard of Proceeding. WASHINGTON , July 11. [ Special Telegram to thn BEK.I Miss Alice Underwood , a daughter of the Into .ludgn John C. Under wood , ot Alexandria , Va. , wns dtamlsscd on Friday last from tliu pension ofllce. Coupled with the notice of her dismissal was a letter explaining ( hat she liail spoken lightly of tlio commissioner of pensions and of the Cleveland - land administration. Such a course of pro- ceeduro Is something unheard ot In depart mental customs. Miss Underwood denied the. charge and asked fur a hearing. Slip said that while she was a republican and always had been , she had never spoken of her supe riors In any manner except as became n lady. She was denied a hearing or any further ex planation whatever. Her father , the late Judge Underwood , was driven out of Alex andria by reason of the prosecution against him on account of his strong union princi ples. Miss Underwood's parents are both dead. She Is entirely dependent upon her own efforts for support. Concerning the "Fours. " WASHINGTON'July 11 [ Special Telegram to the BKE.J Secretary Fnlrchlld left the city this evening for the Interior of New York state whore ho will spend the next two weeks before starting to Cannadaga. The secretary said that the department would not undertake nny Important linanclal operations during his absence In spite of tbo fact that the 3 per cent bonds have all been paid. It Is not tlio Intention of tlio department to purchase any of the "fours" at present. There was a report current In Wall fit root to-day to the effect that the president had di rected tlio secretary to advertise tor the pur chase of "fours" at once. This report very naturally createdsomeexcitcment In financial circles. Mr. Falrelilld characterized thn rumor ns absolutely baseless , lie said : "There is not at present any intention of asking hold- era of any of the unmatured obligations of the government to lix a price upon them unless a serious financial crisis should arise and none Is now anticipated. There will bo no purchases of bonds asldo from thn "threes" which have not yet been presented for redemption , until congress meets. It is the belief of officials In view of tlio threatened danger of serious contraction of the currency that ono of the first thint's done at tlio next meeting of coneress will be the perfection of a plan for the stoppage of accu mulations of further surplus. Thtirmnn the Coming Man. WASHINGTON , July ll.-8pcclal | Tele gram to the BEE.J Congressman Beriati Wilklns , of Ohio , Is In the city. Ilosayti that Thurman will certainly be nominated for governor by the democrats by acclama tion as nearly every county convention In the state has Instructed Its delegates to vote for the old war horse. Mr. Wilklns says that the only thing which can prevent the nom ination of Thurman Is a letter positively de clining to run. Ho believes that the republi cans will hiivo to nominate their strongest man to beat him , and that Fornkor can not do It. He suggests that Sherman Is the only man who would have any chance whatever against Thurman , but ho does not think that Sherman would allow his name to bo used. Indiana Politic * . WASIIINOTON , July 10. [ Special Telegram to the BEE.J Civil Service Commissioner Etleerton Is on a brief visit to Washington. Ho seems to bo more interested In Indiana Just now than In the business ot the civil service commission , Being asked to-day what Is the drift of political sentiment , he said Cleveland Is growing In popular favor at last Then ho added - ' added'Many : who were led off by the newspaper clamor hnvo fallen Into Ilnn In support of the president. Some of our democrat'c ' papers have been very In judicious to say the least , and have need lessly aroused In some minds a feeling against the president. I am satisfied from my own observations and from my Inter course with lending democrats that tlio great mass of the party of Indiana In dorses and support * the president , and will glvo him their support for a ronotnlnatlon nnd election. Indiana Is somewhat pecul iarly situated , or rather tbe democratic party Is. It has no distinctive leader. The party Is divided Into factions , each faction having Its leader , and frequently the Interests or alms of those loaders conflict. Now there will be a big contest over Voorhees' seat in the senate. Governor Gray is understood to bo a candidate , and though It would seem that Voorhees ought to be re-elected without opposition there Is no telllnz how It may end. Gray could have been elected to the senate to succeed Harrison had It not been for the fact that his retirement from the office ot governor would have let In a republican. " Expensive Economy. WASHINGTON July 11. ( Special Telegram to the BKK.I "Tho Harvey Incident which has created so much comment could not pos sibly have occurred under any other admin istration of the third auditor's oflire , " said an old treasury olllclnl to-day. "Tho truth Is , " ho continued , "that Colonel Williams , the present incumbent of the ofllce , Is so thoroughly Imbued with thn spirit of the llolumn brand of economy , which seems to bo epidemic with democratic statesmen from 'Indiana , that ho overstepped himself and it Is duo to that fact that the forgeries wcro pos- ilbio. When Colonel Williams assumed the Unties of his otlico ho began an era of reform ivlth 'It. ' That u capital reform consisted first In securing the discharge of alleged 'sur plus forces of clerks. Then ho doubled up the work of tno remainder until he tvas able to say that his ofllce was doing thrlco as much work as it ever ac complished before with fewer clerks. The result Is that Instead of carefully examining every account which passed through their bonds M they are supposed to do , the clerks have been making records for themselves In order that they mieht save their places. It Is i fact well known In the treasury department that since the Inauguration of the reform policy of the present third auditor , the clerks In hit otllce have done their work In a per functory manner , and that It has been ut terly Impossible to give accounts passing through that office the attention which they ought to have. A careful scrutiny was Im possible under the circumstances which ex isted. It Is a fact , too , not generally known , that the discoverer of Harvey's forgeries was not Mr. Austin H. Brown.to whom the credit has been given , but a clerk in the ortlce. Who remarked to Mr. Brown AS ho called his attention to the Lament claim , 'This does not seem to be exactly right , but I Dave not time to examlnejlt carafully. ' The clerk dare not claim the credit uf the discov ery , as the claim might lose him his place. ' The treasury department Is not the onlv branch of the federal service In which the reform policy U proving decidedly expen sive to the country. It seems to be the aim of thn present administration's officers to r make records which shall show up well be fore the country. Day after day accounts nru sent out showing the enormous amount of work performed by the present force ot clerks In various bureaus. The pension oflice is a conspicuous example of this. Gen eral lllaclc uovcr uils&vs an opportunity to spread before the country statements of the Improved methods which ho claims lire now In use In Ills otlicoviien compared with the work under General U ml ley. The now system la fast beginning K > liayo its natural effect. Almost dull } there arc reports of new discoveries of allow ances of fraudulent claims. The most notorious rious Instance of this Is the case of 'Blind Patterson , ' who recently received over 813,000. It Is generally believed now In the pension oftlco that the republican onlclols were right In hanging up this case and that the claim Is absolutely fraudulent. Iho policy of 'record making' which has been ndoptuil In nearly all departments of the government since the advent of the present administration , promises to be the most expensive pensive- reform experiment of the century. " Ousted from Office. WASHINGTON , July 11. The supreme court of the District of Columbia , sitting In general term to-day , sustained the demurrer if the government and awarded a Judgment f ouster In the case of the United States gainst John N. Oliver , a Justice of the icace , who resisted the right of the presl- cnt to remove him and claimed that ho : ould DO displaced from his olllce only by tno District supreme court Tlio court , In an pinion delivered by Chief Justice Bing- lAtn held that the power to roinovo justices f the peace resided In the president alone Jnwn to the organic act of the court passsd n March , 1808 , and that this act did not take , way the president's power of removal , but neri'ly conferred on the court a concurent wwer of removal with the president. Pensions Granted. WASHINGTON , July 8. [ Special Telegram ; o the BKE.J The following pensions wcro ranted Nebraskans today : Nebraska pon- lens : Ed.V. . Shekell , Mlddleburgh ; Henry Trowbrldge , Jr. , Nollgh ; John II. Hall , North Auburn ; It. V. Black , Brock ; William 1. Williams , Ord ; D. M. Shepard , Bonklo- inan. Iowa pensions : Mary Morrell , formerly widow of Charles J. Abraham , Decorah ; Mary A. , widow of John Carnald , Davis City ; Harriet , widow of Avery Wotherell , At- 'antlc. Originals : James M. Miller , Foote ; enis Hantty , Bonaparte ; James It Spencer , Knoxvllle ; L. It. Thompson , Muchacklnock ; loseph Grampcr , Conimunla : John Cooper , -Josport : Itasmus D. Allcn.l Anlma ; William II. Laird , Bedford ; Alex Waudell , Strawberry Point ; II. D. Thornton , Mareiigo ; J. B. Tarker , Charlton ; August LacIotT , Brandon ; George M. Miller. Madrid ; A. J. Cain , Mount Etna ; F. M. Elrod. Ber- ram ; Avery Wetherell , Atlantic , ( do- leascd ) ; Davis Olmstead , Douglas : A. A. iodfrey , Lawrence ; O. J. Barker , Cambria ; Charles II. Burleson , Nashville : J. T. Dewey , Southerland ; Newton Scott , Murray ; J. N. Shepherd. Hartford ; P. H. Loy , Ottumwa ; William Proctor , Coma ; Nace Benston , Conway - way ; William A. Ford , Gliddon ; Jacob A. Young. Dahlonoga ; T. D. Kcpner , Lenox ; J. H. Ilublo , Leon ; K. U. Morgan , New- narkot Vllas Aealnst Clerks Organizing. WASHINGTON , July 11. The postmaster general has written a letter to a clerk In the ilxth division who Inquired if the conven- lon of postal clerks In that division "to culti vate fraternity , afford chiefs an opportunity of meeting and hcarlnir from the working force , and clerks an opportunity of making known to the department their needs and securing the consideration of more equitable grading of railway postal lines , " would meet with the approval of the department. Mr. Vllas replies at some length to the effect that "such a convention in his Judgment Is worse than valueless and unnecessary , " and adds that there is not only no occasou for the convention , but it Is forbidden by sound principles. Postal Changes. WASHINGTON , July 11. ( Special Telozram : o the BEK.J The following Iowa post master ? were appointed to-day : Amos H. Klsuer , Mason City , Cerro Gordo county , vice Henry Kcerl , resigned : Thomas C. Medary , Waukon , Alamakee county. vco ! David W. Keed , removed. The postolllco at Logan Grove , Dtxon county , was discon tinued to-day. The Presidential Party. WASHINGTON , July 11. The president , Mrs. Cleveland and Cslonel Lament lett here this morning lor Holland PatentNow York. THE HURLEY HOLACAUBT. The Total lioaa Now Estimated At $4noOOO. Thn Dead. HUIII.KT , Wis. , July 11. Fourteen bodies have already been recovered from tbo ruins of the Alcazar theatre. Identification Is ut terly Impossible as nothing but the trunks of the bodies and occasionally an arm or leg are found. Three persons were fatally In jured by jumping from the upper story of the building , making the total list of fatali ties by the lire seventeen. The total loss Is now estimated at 84,10,000. Five blocks , em bracing seventy buildings , was laid In ashes. Thn Hawaiian Queen. NEW YoitK , July 11. A. P. Carter , Hawaiian minister , boarded the Servla at quarantine , and Queen Kaplolanl and her party wore brought to Now York and driven to Victoria hotel. Carter said her majesty was much pleased with her visit to England , and was in no way alarmed by rumors from the Hawaiian Islands relative to a crisis there. He said It was merely a change of cabinet , which would effect him In no way whatever , as the minis terial positions were not partisan appoint ments , and moreover the now government really belonged to the party of which ho is a member. Col. J. II. Bovd , the queen's private secre tary , said : "We succeeded In floating a loan of 82,000,000 of English bondholders , who have In the past Interested themselves In Hawaiian finances by taking the bonds. The bonds were Issued by the Hawaiian govern ment prior to our departure and wo took thorn to England with us. " The queen has decided to stop only a day or two at the longest In Now York. She said she had enjoyed her trip Immcnslv. She was received with distinction whernvcr she went , and was particularly Impressed with the kindness of tno Princess of Wales. Kegardlng the troubles In the Hawaiian kingdom the queen shrugged her shoulders and said she put little if any faith In the ro- ] > orts so far received. Of course tills mornIng - Ing Hlio was startled when Minister Carter translated the telegraphic reports , but later on upon mature deliberation , concluded there was more smoke than fire , as the news all emanates from ono source , the missionary party , which Is at the root ot all evil in the kingdom. Private Doty Knocked Out. SITUNOFIELP , 111. , July 11. Private Doty , of coicpany L , Second regiment , was found lying unconscious on the sidewalk near the public square a little before 13 o'clock last night lie w as carried to the camp where a surgical examination showed that his skull was fractured and that he had also been kicked In the abdomen. Sureeons pronounced his Injuries fatal. It Is believed he had a quar rel on the street with a citizen , Joseph Con- roy , but there Is much mystery surrounding the affair. The Copper Company's Liabilities. NKW YOKK , July 11. The liabilities of the Orford Copper and Sulphur company of 37 Wall street , and at Boston , Constables Hook , N. J. , and Capleton , which have been placed In the hands of areceiver.ure reported to be about 8600,000 , with nominal assets of twice that amount. 'Iho company is a Canadian corporation owned chl lly by Bos ton men , and has been in business since May , WTO , Down With Imported Labor. DETUOIT , July 11. The Evening Journal's Port Huron special says the United States customs collector at that place to-dav stopped thirty Canadians from working on theGraud Trunk road. A nuniborol the are employed in prominent positions. Ladies and the Coercion Act. ST. Louts , July 12. A deputation of English ladles to-day presented an address to Mrs. Sullivan , wife of the lord mayor ot Dublin , tuUini : her to assist In the agitation .tor thu repeal of the coercion law. ' A Cool lilt. NKW YOIIK , July 11. A general strike of Ice men In the employ of several Ice. com- panleh took plaeo to-day for an advance In \\uges. Tlio .companies granted demands , ALL OF THEM "CHIPPED IN" Testimony of Hill , of Colorado , Before the Pacific Commission. f RAILROADS AND LEGISLATION. The Governor Was Surprised at Some of tlio Testimony Given Do fore the CommlsHlon In Omaha Smelting Works Rebate * . The Commission At Denver. DENVKII , July 11. Before the Pacific in vestigating commission to-day ex-United States Senator Hill said he had bean sur prised at the admissions made before the commission In Omaha regarding the rebates paid the Omaha Smelting company. Wit ness' company , the Boston & Colorado Smelt- ngcompany , had never received rebates or special rates from the Union Paclflc.aUhough t had had a refund of some overcharge item. An item of 507,000 which appeared on the Union Pacific books as having been paid to his company , witness declared was really lor the Montana Mining company , which would have been unable to ship certain low grade ores did they not got these low rates. Mr. Hill said Denver would have had 20,000 more population were It not for the discrimination by the Union Pacific In rates. He cited some Instances of discrimination favoring San Francisco ns against Denver. When asked by Governor Pattlson if this discrimination had contin ued since the passage of the Inter-state law , witness replied it had on account of the sus pension of the fourth section by the inter state commission. Mr. Hill said the Union Pacific had taken a very active part In influ encing politics and legislation , but added that ho understood that tbe company was no worse than the others all of whom "chipped In" In a certain elec tion past , by contributing money to effect the result. The commissioners tlioueht this a serious charge and pressed the witness to furnish definite information. This ho could not do , ns much of It had come to him in a confidential manner. He would , however , give the commissioners the names of some persons from whom they might bo able to ex tract the desired information. Cross examined by Mlllard Teller on behalf of the Union Pacific , Mr. Hill ad mitted ho was a stockholder In the Montana Mining company which received the 807,000 rebate money. As to the question of the set tlement of the railroad debt. Mr. Hill was of the opinion that the Union Pacilio had shockingly abused Its privileges , and be , for one , would bo glad to see the road turned Into the hands of the government , and have It run as the post- olllce department Is. The government could do this by having congress amend thocharter of the company. Considerable desultory convorsntlon ensued regarding the effect gov ernment management would have upon the road , but no points of value wore evolved. Hill was decidedly opposed to the extension of the time for payment. Several other wit nesses were examined , but without eliciting anything of interest. Elevated Hnclneftra Strike. NEW YOIIK , July 11. The engineers on the Brooklyn elevated roads struck at 5 o'clock this evndlng. No trains are running on the line. The strike was a complete surprise to every one. At that time the trains were loaded with passengers on their way from business and New York to their homes in Brooklyn. The result was a terrible crush at the Brook lyn end of the brldce and the Fulton ferry. The trouble has been brewing for some time. The men complained of long hours and there were rumors of a reduction In wages. Yesterday nine men , three en gineers nnd six firemen , were discharged. A meeting of the others who all belong to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers con vened and demanded their reinstatement pending a settlement by arbitration. On a refusal a strike was ordered. At 5:30 : the the blocKade extended for a mllo. Crouds gathered at the terminus ot the road. In the meantime the vast crowds at the lower end took to the surface roads and gradually got away. Chlof Arthur , of the Brotherhood , has been telegraphed for nnd , it is expected , will arrive to-morrow morning. In the mean time the strikers maintain perfect oraer. About fifty engineers and as many firemen are out After a time a few switchmen were secured and the tralnn were running once in thirty minutes , late to-night. Brltlflh Grain Trade Review. LONDON , July 11. The Mark Lane Ex press , in its review of the British grain trade during the past week , says : The wheat crop Is making the best possible progress toward maturity , and , falling disaster , will bo of phenomenal quality and quantity. The bar ley and oats crop are not much behind \vlio.it. Beans are badly Infected with aphides. Peas promise a poor yield. Trade values for wheat continue IB favor of buyers , nlthougn the de liveries have been small. Sales of English wheat during the week were 10,787 quarters at Sts 2d , against SQ.tttS quarters at 80s 9d during the corresponding period last year. Foreign wheat Is weaker and business Is restricted. The arrivals of wheat cargoes number twenty-three. Three were with drawn and twenty-one remained. At to day's market there was little Inquiry for wheat and values were unchanged. Beans were Cs cheaper , Other articles were un altered. War Ships For Honolulu. SAN FIIANCISCO , July 11. Orders have been received hero showlnc that the Pacific squadron of the United States men-of-war has been ordered to rendezvous at Honolulu. These Include the Alert ( four tuns ) , now at Callao , Peru : the Junlatn ( eight guns ) , at Panama , nnd the flagship Vnndnlin ( eight guns ) , which has already sailed from Peru. The Iroquols has been ordered hero for ro- palrs betoro sailing. The Asiatic squadron , consisting of six men-of-war , will bo ordered to Honolulu if found necessary. Destructive Flood In Idaho. ST. PAUL July 11. A Portland Oregon special says : A disastrous flood occnned Sat urday at Thompson Falls , Idaho , from the breaking of the big dam on Blossom lake. Many wagons and teams are reported swept away , brldces destroyed , and It Is feared a number of lives were lost It Is reported that the mining towns of Mountain Citv and York were nearly destroyed , but mall and telegraph communication Is cut off. It Is feared that a number of freight teams on the road have been lost Tbe disaster was very serious to mining property. The Weather To-I ay. Nebraska Variable winds generally.north- erly , fair weather , slight change in tempera ture. Iowa-Slight changes In temperaturevarla- ' ble winds , becoming northerly , local rains , followed by fair weather. Central and Eastern Dakota Northerly winds In southern portion , variable winds In northern portion , fair weather , slight changes lu temperature. Waiting For Aid. HALIFAX , N. S. , July 11. The passengers nnd crew of the wrecked steamer Merrlmac remain on Little Hope Island , where tbe dis aster occurred , awaiting the arrival of aid from here. As scon as the weather clears a steamer will bo dispatched to thn scene. The wrecked people are at present In destitute circumstances. Fortunately no loss of life Is reported. Killed Uy a Guard. DETROIT , Mich. , July 11. Arthur Stone , alias Arthur Saunders , said to be the son of wealthy parents of Joliet , 111. , and who en listed some time ago in the Twenty-third In fantry , dltd to-night from n cunshot wound Inflicted by Sergeant Davis while Saundera was trying to escape-trim ) thu guard house , where ho was Imprisoned toe insubordina tion. THE ST. LOUIS ENCAMPMENT. Notwithstanding Groan Misrepresen tations It Will bo Grand Affair. MILWAUKEE , July 11 , A Madison , Wis. , special to the Evening Wisconsin says : "A meeting held here last Saturnay night of Grand Army dlgnatarles , GeneralFalrclnld being present , a circular was arranged which will soon bo Issued to all the posts of the country. The circular will say that all state ments mndo or notion taken which resulted In the trouble nnd discord In St. Louis were based on unofficial and unwarranted In formation. It also says that the feeling ex isting between the National Grand Army headquarters and the St Louis committee of arrangements Is In perfect accord with the commandcr-ln-chlcf on all questions relat ing to tha encampment General order No. 15 was Issued this after noon from the national headquarters by the coinmander-ln-chlcf. H embodies n long communication from the committee of ar rangements nt St Louts , touching upon many rumors of various kinds which hnvo DCOII curient recently regarding tlio matter } f the encampment , ana referring to the samosays : "In view of tiiany gross misre presentations thnt have gene abroad touch- ng the action of that committee and Its ruin- Ions to the tommander-ln-chlcf and thu louncll of administration , we recommend hat a general order bo issued assuring our lomrades that the work of tne committee and ollicers of the national encampment idve been In full accord. They have been ind are now working harmoniously to gether to make the twenty-first encampment one of the grandest and most enjoyable In the history of the order. Wo also consider It alike due the G. A. U. nnd the St. Louis committee that tlio commander-ln-ctilet shall announce thnt nil statements that have been made by any ono concerning the conducting of the reception of the encampment or of the contemplated presence In oraosoncofrom St. Louis of any particular person or persons upon that occasion hare not been based upou any ofliclal action on the part of the ollicers of the G. A. H. , who alone have authority to speak for the national encampment when it 's not in session. " Mr. Fatrchlld adds : "Neither the letter or lie resolution was necessary to convince the commander iu chief that the purpose of the St. Louis committee nnd the executive committee tiavo from the first been in line with his own , namely , to mnka the twenty- lirst national encampment a pronounced suc cess , but the many who have been misled by unauthorized clamor will bo glad to bo as sured ollluinlly that nothing has occurred or "s likely to occur to m.ir the festivities of occasion or diminish the warmth ot the generous hospitality extended bv the cltUnns of St. Louis. Assurances am ample that hotel accommodation for members of the en campment will bo furnished nt the usual rates by applying to Captain Lloyd , or ( ! . 'larris , chairman of the hotel committee , .Jnrtell hotel , St Louis , Mo. By Command of : Lucius FAIIICIUU ) , Commandcr-ln-Chlef. Wreck ofthe Mcrrlmack. HALIFAX , July It Several persons from the wrecked steamer Merrlmnck who arrived hero to-night tell a remarkable story. The people on the steamer escaped a terrible fate after being driven ashore on a clear and cloudless night , with the moon and stars shlnlne brightly overhead ; but , according to their own assertions , their bagtrago was rilled and a number of valuable Articles stolen while their owners were on deck seeking to save their lives. The passengers declare it as their conviction that those depredations were committed by members of the crew who , Immediately after the ship struck se cured a considerable quantity of liquor , be came drunk , and created a disgraceful dis turbance. The passengers were all safely landed , though there were a number of nar row escapes. The passengers who have ar rived hero traveled , by teams all last nicht and all day to-day. The remainder of the passengers are reported to have reached the mainland to-day. The Labor Party Canvassing. NEW YOIIK , July 11. A house to house canvass Is being made by tho'leaders of the united labor Henry George party preparatory to the election of delegates lo tlio Syracuse convention. A leader expects to be able to announce to the convention that the united labor party Is sure of carrving most of the assembly districts of Now York City nnd of securing the district atlornoyshlp and a majority of the board of aldermen. So sure are laboring men of carrying these districts that they run straight labor tickets nnd neither seek nor countenance any combina tion with Irving hall or the republicans. A Quiet Marriage. PHILADELPHIA , July 11. [ Special Teln- gram to the BKE.J Society has been startled by the announcement that Baron Frederick Nicholas Blanc , ot Now York , nnd Elizabeth L. Nicholson wore quietly married a week ago. The baron has been a well known figure In New York several venrs , and his bride , nstho wife of Alfred B. Itelgel , tfry goods merchant , was n striking IHuro in so ciety in thl.s city from 18bO to IbSS. She much resembles Mrs. Langtry. Her free ways led to a separation , and In iSSSsho went on the stage , but wisely retired in a short time to private life , Steamship Arrivals. NEW YOIIK , July 11. Arrived The Bohe mia , from Hamburg , and the Ethiopia , from Glasgow. GLASGOW , July 11. Arrived The State of Pennsylvania , from Now York. SOUTHAMPTON , July 11. Arrived The Worra , from New Yoik for Bremen. llAvitK.Uulyll. Arrived The Uascoigne , from Now York. QUEENSTOWN , July 15. Arrived The Lord Gough , from Philadelphia. Death of it Noted Teacher. HAIITFORD , Conn. , July 11. Itev , Wm. W. Turner , for many years principal nt the American asylum for deaf and dumb , and one of ths earliest teachers for deaf nnd dumb mutes In tills country , died to-dny , aged eighty-seven. Ho graduated from Yale In 1310 , and was ono of Its oldest living grad uates. Death of a Tramp. DUHUQ.UE , la. , July 11. | Special Telegram to the BEE.J The tramp who was shot In n quarrel July 4 died to-day. Before his death ho gave his true name , which was George Hanchill , and not Hicks , as ho previously gave it and he resided lu Chicago at No. l5 ! O'Brien street Suicided With a Razor. DAVENPORT , la. , ' July H. [ Special Tele gram to the But ; . ] Christian Mission , for many years asslstant'forcman In the Chicago , Rock Island & Dadlic railroad shops , com mitted suldlde to-day , wltli a razor. This was the second attempt ; Drowned tn the CLINTON , la. , Julyjll. [ Special Telegram to the BKK. ] Ueorgf. B. Legen , son ot a prominent carriin- manufacturer at this place , was drowntd while bathing In the Mississippi. Ho 'WM twenty-one years of age and was bookkeeper for the sawmill linn Ot Gardner , Balchelder & Wells. An Oskaloosa Drowning. OSKALOOSA , July 11. ( Special Telegram to the BKK.I Grant Wilson , assistant cook at the Asher house , was drowned while bathing in the Skunk river this afternoon. The Citadel Fire. Qur.nEC , July 11. The military Investiga tion Into the cause of the citadel tire has been concluded , but nn light has been cast upon its origin. All officers examined state they consider the powder inagaitne both fire and bomb proof and the panic caused by tears ot au explosion entirely uncalled for. Liable to Drop pit. NKW YoJtK , July 11 , The condition of Jake Sharp this afternoon U unchanged. Ho Is very sick , and his doctor vaj's hnls.llablo to drop off budiluiilytnuy : \ time In ono oflils weak uuy IN THE FIELD OF SPORT , Short But Bloody Prize Fight Between Jack Dempsey and Frank Nevitt , THE LATTER KNOCKED OUT. A Small DOR the Cause of A Serious and Probably Fatal Accident On the Brighton Uoach Track. A Lively Little flattie. TOLKDO , O. , July 11. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] The long-expected glove con test between Jack Dempsey , the feather weight champion of California and Chicago , and Frank Nevllt , an amateur aspirant for llstlc honors of this city , occurred at daylight this t morning at Bay Point , on Mauinea bay , Just across the Michigan line , some twelve miles from this city. About ono hun dred sporting men were present , who left this city In a yacht towed by a tug at 3 o'clock. The preparations were kept very quiet to avoid police Interference. Bay Point was reached Just alter daybreak , a twenty- four foot ring constructed , and a short but bloody contest of three rounds ensued. The tight began at 5:20 : and lasted fifteen min utes. The men wore thin gloves with the lingers cut off. They might as well have fought with bare knuckles. The tirst round was simply sparring. When time was called at the end of throe minutes neither man had received a blow. The second round was hotly contested Novltt struck Dempsey a stunning blow In the templo. breaking his own hand. The two men clinched again and again , but were separated. The round ended In Novltt re ceiving a terrible blow In the right sldo. The third round was the bloodiest of all , Nevitt doing little fighting and acting mainly on the defensive. His nose was broken and his right eye badly battered by Dempsev , and he received a bad cut on tlio 'lead. The round closed by Dempsey knoek- iiK him out of the ring , Nevitt being unable to rise , and Doinpsey being declared the winner. The match was for S5'J a sldo and thn gate nonoy. Nevitt was so badly punished that ho becaino seriously ill and had to bo taken homo In a carriage trout the boat. Ho Is twenty-four years old and weighs 185 pounds and has till lately been In the employ of an electric lignt company hero. Sportlnu Marred IJy Accidents. NKW YOKK , July 11. Tne sport at Brighton Beach was marred by a serious ac cident. In the fourth race a small dog ran across the track , causing Jessie to swerve and tail , and Wonderment nnd Shamrock fell over her. When the three Jockeys , who went down with their animals , were extri cated , It was found that Handler had escaped with a severe shock ; that Kecber had his right arm broken , and that Harris was bleeding and Insensible , with his tongue nearly cut off , hanging out of his mouth , and with other injuries which make his recovery doubtful. Three-quarters mile : Bliss Mouse won , Wldireon second , Niagara third. Time 17 > . Mlle and a sixteenth : Musk won , Lizzie Walton second. Crattle third. Tlmo-lM. : Sovcn-clghths mlle : Elite Hardy won , Black Jack second , Tattler third. Time HOJ { . Mile and a quarter : Wlndsail won. Ferg- kyle second , Frolic third. Tlme-2 : lOtf. Mlle and a furlong : Ernest won , Compen sation second , Grand Duke third. Time 1:53 : * . _ Washington f'nrk llncc-o. CHICAOO , July 11. This was the third extra day of the Washington Park races. The weather was warm , the track fast and the attendance fair. The following Is the summary : Soiling , two-year-olds , flvo furlongs : Pat Moran won , Irniii H. second , Flitter third. Time 1:03 : > Selling , six furloi'gs : Little Sullivan won , Bella K. second , Ilaid times third. Time. 1 :15 : } . belling , six furlongs : Carneglo won , Car dinal McCloskoy second , Pendeiiuis third. Tlmn llo : # . Selling , six iuiloncs : Avcry won , Wan- deroo second , Jim Nuvo third. Time 1:1B : > . All age ? , mile and sixteenth : Dnrkhnil won , Porteen second , Derby third Time Three-year-olds , six furlongs : Barney Lee won , Diboo second , Vernor third. Time 1:1 : < % . Three-year-olds , six furlongs : Qvcen Bess won , Pearl L. second , Katie A. Thud. Time -1:15. : _ Lincoln's Thirteenth Victory. LINCOLN , Neb. , July 11. [ Special Tele gram to the BKK. I The Llncolus and Denvcrs played a postponed era mo on the homo grounds to-day , and It proved the most exciting and brilliant one of the season. Lincoln played without an error and twice during the game at the end of the fourth and eighth innings the game was tled.keop- ing the audience of 1,500 constantly on the alert. It was Hail's day for the home team , and when he crossed the homo plate In tbe ninth Inning with the winning run the audience rose and cheered until the 100 In shade weather tired them out. Hull had to his credit at the close four of the seven runs mndo by the Llncolns. The game throughout was tlio closest con test the club has yet had , but th.it winning work told and the game made the thirteenth consecutive victory for Itowu's men. bwart- zel and Hoover were the battery for Lin coln , and Sproat nnd O'Neill for the Den vers. Following is the score by innings : Lincoln . 0 2 1 0 1 0 a 0 17 Denver . 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 a 0 0 BUuns earned Lincoln , Denver 5. Two base-hits Smith 2 , Tebeau. Loft on bases- Lincoln 5 , Denver 4. Struck out By Sivnrt- zel 0 , bproat ii. Passed balls-O'Neill I. Bases on balls Snroat 4. Bases btohin Lincoln 7. Thuoof game 2 houis 10 min utes. Umpire Young. The Nnrttitvnstcrn League. DKS MOINKI , la. , July 11. [ Special Tele gram to the BKK. ) The game between Des Molnes nnd Oshkosh to-day resulted as fol lows : DesMoines . o 01000000-1 Oshkosh . 1 * 8 Base hits Des .Molnes 10 , Oshkosh 14. Er rors Des Mollies 3. Oshkosh 1. Batteries Des Molnes , Wells and Sago ; Oshkosh , Lovett and Wilson. Milwaukee 14 , La Crosse 7 at Milwaukee. Duluth 10 , Eau Claire 7-at Duluth. National League Games. PHILADELPHIA , July 11. The game bo- tweun Philadelphia and Indianapolis to-day resi-lted as follows : Indianapolis . 0 12010200 0 Philadelphia . 4 2100100 * 8 Pitchers Fast and Casey. Base hits Indianapolis 15 , Philadelphia 14. Errors Indianapolis 8 , Philadelphia 4. Umpire Pratt. NKW YOIIK , July 11. The game between the New York and Plttsburg teams to-Uuy re sulted as follows : NewYork . 0 02000000 3 Plttsburg . 1 00000002 3 Pitchers ( Jeorgo and McConnlck. Base hits New York 8. Plttsburg 11. Errors- New York 2 , PUtsburg 3. Umpire Doeschur. WASHINGTON. July 11. The game between tween thu Washington and Chicago teams to-day resulted as follows : Washington . 0 0000534 0-13 Chlcatro . 0 00100300-4 .pitchers O'Day and Parkson. Ba-io hits Washington 13 , Chicago 10. Errora-Wnsh- inftort 0 , Chicago 10. Umpires Valentino and K re lull. BOSTON , July 11. The came between the Boston nnd Detroit tennis to-day was post poned on account of rain. ' .Tho American Association. , CINCINNATI , July 1L Tlio fame between c. v ho Clnclnnntls and Metropolitans to-day resulted ns follows : Cincinnati 1 31100000 5 Metropolitan . . . .0 00000000 0 Pitchers Mullnno nnd Lynch. Base hits- Cincinnati 12 , Metropolitan 7. Errors Cln- Innatl 1 , Metropolitan 2. Umpire McQuado. ST. Louis , July 11. The gnmo between ho St. Louis and Baltimore teams to-day re- ultcd as follows : St. Louis 0 0103700 1 13 Dultlmoro 2 OOU01002 5 Pitchers Cariithers and Kllroy. Base hits St Louis 'JO. Baltimore 10. Errors-St. Louis none , Baltlmoio 1. Umpire Ferguson. CKNSUUIXG UOULANfJF.U. tuuvloro Says He Must lie Taught Ills IMncc. PAHI , July 11. In the chamber of depu- los ; to-day , M. Houvlllo , extremist , re- ionched the cabinet for remaining neutral over the proceedings of the party of the Iglit In connection with the recent movo- ncnts of Cotute do Paris. Neutrality ho do- larcd to be Impossible. The government must eturn to democracy cr it must retire. M. Itnuvlcr , prime minister , said that In accepting the olllco ho appealed tor support o the republican majority. Ho met with ro- usnl bccauso of the absence ot ono name rom the ministry. Ho ( the prime minister ) did not blame General Boulungcr , but ho mist record the fact that the general was oncerned In an Illegal manifestation on ho occasion of the recent election of he deputy for thn department of ho Seine. ( Applause. ) It became necessary hcreforo to remove Cenornl Boulanger from its political surroundings and to return him o his proper position. If the civil power had lesitatcd , added Premier liouvier , It was nil ever with It In concluding his speech , he prime minister took occasion to declare hat the cabinet desired to govern with n re publican majority. It was not a combatattvo Ministry , It did not desire to provoke or to persecute anybody , but It would nako respected both the laws of the republic and republican sentiment. M. Tallleres , minister of the Interior , Inti mated in the course of a short speech that ho mayors who had participated in the roy alist manifestations on the Island of Jersey , turlnc thn recent visit there of thn Co in to do 'arls , would be dismissed. Ho nlllrmed that ho sentiments of the cabinet weto thor oughly republican and the cabinet would glory to bo able to assist In the tilnmph of lemocratlc reforms. Thn debate thus brought on by the notion of M. liouvier was a some what prolonged and stormy one , A FATAL KXOUriSION. Many People Drowned By a Sloop Cnpslzlni ; . NKW YORK , July 11. The sloop Mystery , with a party of excursionists aboard , was capsized off Barren Island last night A squall struck her and over she went , nnd uen , women nnd children were thrown Into the water. The tug boat C. F. Dean was not tnr from the Mystery , nnd the captain dl- ected her toward the unfortunate excursion- sts. When the Dean arrived a boat manned jy a negro named Andrew Itoblnson , who : iad rowed out from Barren Island ana picked up live women nnd two men , was struggling nirainst a strong tide. The Dean took its load aboard and then dr w near the Mystery which was almost submerged. There were thirty or thlrty-tivo persons on the yacht when she went down , the greater number beIng - Ing women and children. The excitement and confusion was so great that the Identifi cation of the recovered bodies was contra dictory and uncertain , Some of tlio surviv ors think twenty-seven persons were drowned but It is hoped that some of those now missing will be found to have taken refuge on Barren Island. The best advices estimate the whole load at thirty-seven , and the number of those saved Is only ten. The names ot nineteen persons who ore known to have been lost are given , but others arc missing nnd are undoubtedly drowned. The survivors speak oFthe absent as missing , but Conarslo boat men have no doubt nil are lost. Fourteen new mimes have been added to the list of the drowned. About 1 this afternoon the sloops Homan and Veto arrived at Consario having in tow the unfortunate sloop Mystery. Eleven bodies were found In the cabin , thirteen bodies so far having been recovered. Later The latest estimates place the loss of life on the yacht Mystery at twenty-tli reo. lloushly Handled. NEW YOIIK , July 11. [ Special Telegram to the BKE. ] Ever since the night on which M. Nason and Swit'/er , evangelists , were first assailed at ParK Illdgc , N. J. , by Leach , the Nassau street stationer , the hitter has watched to catch the object of his spite for another attack , and though M. JNason has mndo severnl visits to town since that time , Leach has never been able to get a view of him until ycsinrdsty , when he was seen by Leach's son , Harry , eating his dinner In the house of Mrs. Berry. The news was carried to Leach , who placed a guard about the premises of Swit/er nnd Mrs. Berry to see that M. Nnson did not escape. After a search M. Nason was found in the upper room ot Mrs. Berry's liouso on his knees. He was quickly hustled out doors nnd his a piica ran co greeted by the shouts of 400 pee le. lie WHS taken the rallway statlnn , where ils long hair and beard was cut off and dis tributed among the mob , then taken to a n barn near by and left under a body of watchers until moraine1 , when It was In tended to send him to New York by the first train. Sensation in llyrte Park. BOSTON , July 11. [ Special Telegram to the BII : : . ] The London cable to the Herald says : There was n bit of a sensation at Hyde park last evening. At 7 o'clock a carriage containing two ladles and two gentlemen was driving slowly between the statue of Achilles nnd a marble arch. Then Marquis DeLciivillit dtove alongside , nnd ( licking his whip ncrois the I'ncti of one of the iontlo- men , called him a swindler and n thief. The assaulted man who mndo no response , was Prince Krlstoll. n Ituislau. The ladles In the cnrrlnsn worn Mrs. Frank Leslie and n friend from New York. Whether the nffnir will lend to a hostile meeting remains to be seen. Will liny Hlirn.iturf" ) . CHITAOO , July 11. Joseph ( Jreenhut , the socialist , said to-day In an Interview that while all liopo of n new trial for the con demned anarchists had been abandoned , funds were still being collected for them : but the money Instead of belag applied to dc frav their legal expenses Is to bo used for an entirely different purpose. Twenty or thirty persons are to bo sent out shortly over the entire st.ito to procnro signatures torn peti tion to Covernor Oplesby , praying that tlio penalty bo commuted. A stated sum will IKJ paid for each signature. Vtsllilo Supply Statement. CHICAGO , July 11. The visible supply of grain as compiled by the secretary of the Chicago board of trade is as follows : Bushels. Bushels. Wheat , : , ' . S7ooo Corn u.ixw.ooo Oats 2.4.W.OOO Kyo 229,000 Barley 140,000 Building In Chicago. Ciuono , July 11. The demand for brlcK layers seems to bo In excess of the supply , owlnc to the fact that so many Journeymen left the city during the strike , and to the Im mense amount of accumulated work. The miiii nro rapidly returning to work , ami In dications are that within a few days they will buall employed. Wind mid Hail In Dakota. PIKISUK , Dak. , July 11. A torrllio tornado and hall storm passed ever the northern portion tion of Hughes and the southern ixirtlon of Sully counties last night. , Slonns us inrcn n hens eL'gs beat the crnp < i out ot tlmu'whllo thu wind laid houses 'low. > Will Tent thn..Ln.iHC. PiTTSnuiio , July 11. Tlio ' l.'cnnsytvnnla company has eeclded to test 'th'e validity fi thu lease ot tl0 | VnnUalla-llnO by Ives Bros , and to that end will Hie a pru.-cl.pu at .Spring lit-ld , III. , ou Saturday. ' WITTER' KILLED BY POISON Chemists Find Strong Traces of Arsenic IrJ His Stomach , TESTIMONY BEFORE THE JURV | Suspicion Point * More Strongly Thi Ever Towards the Widow of the Deceased To Continue the Investigation. Denvcr'H nin Scnnatinn , DKNVKII , July 11. [ Special Telegram the BIK.I : The chemists who have been on amlnlng the stonmcli nnd other organs of till Into John A. Witter , president of the Pew cheron-Nortnan horse company , whoso dentil on thi ) Rd was reported as caused by cancel of the stomach , made their report this morn * Ing. Before the coroner's jury this afternoon - * noon , Albert H. Low , ono of the chemists * testified thnt ho mndo an analysis of thj stomach nnd then two portions ot the liven In tno stomach ho found decided tracts ot nrsenlc. Ho also analyzed the powder tha { Dr. Hoceis brought him and found It to con tain nrsenlc. Dr. Itogors also brought him a bottle of medicine lablcd beef peptonoltl. There was a heavy white sediment In the bottom of the bottle , and on filtering the medicine out ho found this sediment to be arsenic. Ho did not make a test .for any other poison nnd could not determine how long the arsenic had been In his body. Dr. Hogers , the physician attending Mr. Witter when ha died , testified that a few days after ho was called ho noticed that something was wrong and Instructed the nurse to keep n strict account of eyeryth'nir. ' that went on about the house. On Friday , July 1 , the nurse called his attention to tha contents of a glass of milk which ho di rected her to lay asido. Dr. llogers then told of his consultation with other physicians nnd ot the removal of M. Witter to the house of Mr. McCono nnd of his death thirty-six hours afterwards. When asked what ho thought was the cause of Mr. Wlttcr's death , Dr. Honors stated that from his own judgment ho would nnsuer , "from poison , " nnd now ho was fully con vinced It was arsenical poison. < Dr. Itocrers continued that Mrs. Witter , < widow of the deceased , took charge of him J before a professional nurse was hired , anil ho was In the habit of giving bur directions each day. He had heard iroui several parties _ that Mr. Witter objected to medicine from Mrs. Witter , but knew nothing concern ing that himself , and ho did not re member having seen h r over giving him any medicine. The symptoms all point to the tnct that arsenic had been adminis tered in small doses. The arsenic had evi dently boon given him by some ouo no qualntedwlth its effect. When asked If ho had any opinion ns to who administered the poison , Dr. Holers1 stated he had but would not like now to sayt who his opinion would point to. The Inves tigation will bo continued to-morrow. Sus- > plclon points strongly towards the widow off thu deceased as the guilty party , nnd It Is un derstood thnt she hasalrondy employed coun sel to defend her in the anticipated trial. Hitlcldn at North TJpiul. N * rir BKND , Neb , July 11. [ Special Telegram gram to the BKK. ] Dan Hollandnn Irishman by birth nnd about thirty years of aste , corn * w milled suicide hero about 8 o'clock this after noon by jumping Into the Platte river. Two boys who were swimming under the bridge nt the time saw Holland jump nnd gave im mediate alarm , but nssistnnco canto too late ) for any good except to recover thu dead body , Holland had been in tha vicinity but a short time , nnd nt times wns thought to be Instne , 'lliis is thn second suicide for North Bend within thu past month. The body of John Tomncck , n Bohemian who jumped irom the 1'laito rlvor bridge ! tliroo weeks ago , was recovered hero ycstcri day within seventy-live yard * of his suicidal grave. Fatal Sunstroke. NinniASKA Cm * , Neb. , July 11. [ Special Telegram to the BKI : . ) The thermometer hero about noon registered 102 = > m th shade. Nearly nil outdoor work was sus pended nnd several cnscs of sunslroko werq reporled , ono probably fatal. They Hay They Van Prove It. SAN FIIANCISCO , July H. [ Special Telo- grnm to tlio BEK.J The Chronicle will to * morrow print an editorial charging that tha present attitude of thu treasury departmen | towards charges against Herbert F. Beechct is merely a piece of bravado , thai the ofllclnll of the department have long been aware o ? the gross Irregularities practiced by Beecherw but have not dared to remove him on account ) of the feeling prevalent that the president regarded Beecher as his special protege , llift paper says that it will be able to present proof of the correctness of all the allldavltw it has printed , and that it cnn supply addl * tlonnl ovldencoof the existence of corruption * , In the Port Town send customs district wilier * would convict Beecher In any court of law II not In n court of olllcinls composed of the npv pointees of Graver Cleveland. Ijynolicd a Chlnninnn. SAX FitANcisco.Julyll. A San Frnnclscoi company of thu national guard troops wasi placed nt the Jail at Colusa , Cat. , last evcnlrd by order of the governor , In order to protect ! the Chinese/ murderer Hong 1)1who shot nnd ] killed Mrs. Billon six months ngo. The ex * cltument of the populace regarding the ver * diet fixing the penalty at imprisonment fet life was so great that an organized attack on tlio jail was regarded ns Immlneu The excitement having apparently die away the guards were removed. Short ! lioforo midnight at 2 o'clock this mornln n band of armed men , numbering nearly ! surrounded the Jail and seized the sherif An entrance to the tall having been elfeetei the search for the Chinaman was Decun. Hg was found secreted under the jailer's room * ; having been placed them by means of a trad door. He was taken to Chinatown , where liS was hanccd to a turn table In the rallrordj yard. His crime wns for killing Mrs. Blil'in. ' tor whom he worked. He had no provucn } ' tlon- Consolldatlnu Bllnlne Interests. ' ' NEW YOIIK , July 11. Colonel Carson LakiJ left here on Saturday night for Wisconsin < upon business connected with an important consolidation of mining Interests In the Lake Superior region. For the purpose of this cnn * solldatlon a syndicate of capital of 910ooco4 ; has been formed , Including many prominent Americans , besides a number of London and Hamburg capitalists who were. Induced to i outer into the sehcmo by ex-Senator lor y ' during his recent trip abroad. This synch * ' cnto will control sou-mi of the most Im * portant mining properties In the Lnke SUIHJ- rior region. Among those Interested in the hchcmu are ex-Sucrctary William Wlndoni. ex-Senator Dnrsey , ex-Assistant Postinastci General Hlchard A. Klmer , Arthur Suwell , o | Maine , Jovso H. Grant. Captain M. D. Morn , j F. A. Bauis , of Cleveland , and 11. S. Bunja f- milt , of Milwaukee. Keorittnry Cowan Dying. CiNciNN.\TiJulr , 11. The supreme chiunj ecllorof thn Knights of Pythlns IH In recelp * of olllelal telegrams lo-nlgl.il from St. Lou'4 ' btatlng thai there is no possible hone for the ) p'CQvury of .1 Ion. It. K. Cowan , o ! timidly. . , - tHPifliiib secretary of the order. Mr. Cowan * Is suffering from tumor or cancer , which njj- ' hears to liaye bvtin incurable. " in * i-iliJrtf * M-ttA * i u. ii AJt