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THE OMAHA , , DAILY BEE.
SEVENTEENTH YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY CORNING MAY 14 , 1888 , NUMBER 331.
AlloRod Collusion Between Him and
Favorite Bankers.
THE BELL TELEPHONE SUITS.
Llttlo Prospect oT Tclcgmph Legisla
tion This Session Somebody
Gave n 1'rlvnto Trce-lMfttit-
Pnrty Awny.
Itonil nuylnR Course.
WASHINGTON HunnjitJ Tup.OwAnx URB , ]
518 FOWnTEBSTIlSTHEKT
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WASIUNOTON. D. C. . Mny
Thcro 1ms been n report In circulation hero
for several days regarding nn alleged combi
nation between Secretary Palrchlld nud the
other treasury officials nnu Mr. Conrad .1.
Jordan , formerly treasurer of the United
States nnd now president of the Western
National bank , which was organized for the
bcnetlt of the late Secretary Mnnnfng when
ho left the treasury. It Is claimed that the
policy of Secretary Falrchlld In refusing to
give to the public the names of those who
offer bonds for sale each day hns been adopted
in order to conceal the fact that most of the
offers ncccpted come from Mr. Jordan's
bank. There is no doubt of the Intimate
friendship between Mr. Jordan nnd Secretary
Fnlrchlld , nor Is there nny doubt that Mr.
Jordan's bank enjoys the same relations to
the department nt present that the First
National bank of Now York enjoyed whllo
Mr. Sherman was In thotrcasury , butnnyono
acquainted with Secretary Fairchild would
not believe him capable of n corrupt
Dot , or think it possible for him to give
greater advantage to ono institution over
another. It is probably the fact that the
largest offers of bonds came from Mr.
Jordan's bank. Mr. Jordan is actively en
gaged in purchasing United States bonds for
this purpose , nnd may bo making a llttlo
margin in the way of commission , but every
other Institution "bos nn equal chance. The
lowest bids aru always taken and all nro con
sidered unreasonable If above market price
nnd not accepted. It would bo betterhow ,
ever , nnd would prevent much of this gossip
if Secretary Fnlrchlld would handle the bvsl-
ncss openly and let the names of those who
offer bonds for sale bo known ns the bidders
for olher government business.
THE TELEPHONE .CASH.
The supreme court will to-morrow adjourn
for the summer , and n number of opinions
will bo handed down. Among others will bo
the decision of the court on the appeal from
the attorneys of Daniel Drnwbaugh , who
claims to have been the Inventor of the tele
phone , to have his case ngnlnst the IJell com
pany renrgucd. Although the attorneys for
'tho'Drawbaugh company , chief among whom
nro Senator Edmunds nnd Postmaster Gen
eral' Dickinson , nro very confident that the
niotion will bo granted , It is moro than prob-
nblo that it will bo denied. As has already
been stated In thcso dispatches It will not bo
( Granted unless some member of the court
who decided in favor of Bell has changed his
mind or feels doubts as to the justness of the
original decision. The only Justices who can
do' ' this are MiiUhows , Miller and Hlatchford ,
nnd It is not believed that either ono will
confess that ho Is wrong.
NO TEI.EOHAl'II LEGISLATION.
It Is not believed there will bo uny telegraph
legislation by congress this session. The
postal telegraph bill , which was reported
from the house committee on commerce by
Representative Kaynor , is on the calendar ,
but will probably not bo reached. This bill
Is not endorsed by a majority of the commit
tee , but Mr. Hayncr of Baltimore , was per
mitted to report without prejudice. The
Spooncr bill , which placed the telegraph
lines tof the country under the jurisdiction of
the intcr-stato commerce commission nnd
was reported favorably from the scn-
nto postofllco committee nnd then re
ferred to the committee on iutor-stato
commerce , has not yet been consid
ered by the latter committee , nncl although
it will probably bo reported favorably and
mav possibly pass the senate , there Is no
probability of Its reaching the house in time
to bo considered by that body.
WHO OAVIJ IT AWAY ?
TJicro Is great excitement among the aris
tocracy and the nobility over the disclosure
of the fact that Mrs. Cleveland , during her
recent visit to Mount Voruon. planted a
vigorous young sapling just south of the old
mansion of Washington. The regents of the
Mount Vornoii association , which comprises
one lady from each of the thirty-eight states ,
Were present , together with MiRS Cleveland ,
Miss Willard , the school inarm friend of the
president's wife , Mrs. Dickinson , Mrs. Whlt-
noy nnd n number of other ladles. The cere
mony was to bo preserved as a profound secret
nnd was not to bo disclosed until future gen-
'orations should seek shelter under the um
brageous branches of the maple. The fact
was duly recorded Inthojournulof the Mount
Vcrnon association nud tlm exact locution
of the tree was described in order that no
'unprincipled sapling might como forward in
future years nnd claim the honor of having
been planted by the president's wife. No
explanation is given of the reason why the
performance was to bo kept a secret , but It Is
Htipposcd it was to prevent Iconoclasts from
picking leaves off from the tree that Mrs.
Cleveland planted , as they do off these that
wcro planted by General Washington , Gen
eral Lafayette and other famous people. Hut
the question that is agitating the foundations
of society Is who gave the secret uwny. There
1 was a traitor present , nnd every ono who par-
> tlclpatcd in the plcnlo U under suspicion.
A QlIKEIl WAV TO ItKAnl CIMCUfiO.
, The Active Republican club of Haltlmoro ,
twhlch is composed of about four hundred ol
the most prosperous luminous men of the
First ward of that city , nro going to make
their journey to the Chicago convention in n
novel way. They will start about three
weeks in advance on n steamer , nnd go b\
the way of the Atlantic ocean , the St. Law
rence river and the great lakes , They ex
pcct to le.ivo about the 1st of Juno , aud there
i will bo llfty gentlemen in the party.
PKUHV S. HEATII.
Congrcsslonnl Forecast.
WASHINGTON , May 13 , If the programme
outlined by the democratic majority of the
ways and means committee holds good , the
coming week In the house will bo entirely devoted
voted to general debate on the tariff bill-
even Tuesday , which bus been net apart foi
consideration of labor bills , being occuplci
in that way , in pursuance of nn arrangement
byvlileh the committee on labor is to Imva
another day at a later date. Interest In the
discussion promises to Increase ns the week
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which will end the debate draws to n close ,
owing to the fact that several of the leading
spirits on both sides oi the house are an-
uounccd to speak.
The pension appropriation bill , Clnclnnat
exposition bill , plcuro-pnouuionia bill and the
bill for the admission of Washington tcrrl
tory are measures which , moro than ftn.\
others , bid fair to occupy the time of the sen
nto in open session during the week , nndtlie.v
are likely , if reached nt all , to como up in the
order uamad. The senate has for to-morrou
the task of deciding in what way nnd tc
What extent , If at all , it will admit the public
to a knowledge of its proceedings upon the
.Jlpbcry' treaty. The treaty itself may come
up on Tuesday , and will probably consume
the greater part of the week , though if it be
decided to sit with open doors , it is not
likely to bo taken up until the latter part ol
the week.
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AVrnther Indications.
For Nebraska and Iowa : Warmer , fail
weather , winds grouing light to fresh south
easterly.
For Eastern and Southwestern Dakota
Warmer , fair weather , light to f'resu variable
winds becoming , outbeattvrly.
TIM : IIECOUD.
The Flnnnclnl TrmiRnctlonH or the
1'nstVcek. .
BOSTON , Mass. , May 13. [ Special Tele
gram to the , BEF.-tTho ] following table
jorapllcd from dispatches to the Post from
.ho managers of the leading clearing-houses
of the United States , shows the gross ex
changes for the week ended Mny 12 ,
16S8 , with the rnto per cent of Increase or de
crease as compared with the amounts for the
corresponding week last year :
Note Topcka and Qnlncy not Included In
total : ) .
tTNDEU WATER.
Aloxnndrln , Mo. , Flooded By the
Bursting or A Ijpvce.
ST. Louis , Mny 13. At 11 o'clock yester
day morning n levee situated south of Alex
andria , Mo. , broke in several places and a
vast volume of wntcr began pouring into the
town , which was completely inundated. A
spasmodic attempt was made to checic the ir
resistible flow , but within a few minutes the
laborers quit nnd accepted the inevitable. It
required less than an hour to inundate the
entire town , which wns covered with water
from two to six feet , submerging almost
every foot of ground. When the water
reached half of the houses the Inhabitants
sought refuge in the upper stories of build
ings , where they will bo imprisoned until the
subsiding of the flood in the main streets.
The water is fully three feet
deep , circumscribing the movements of
the population nnd rendering transportation
from one point to another possible only by
means of skiffs or rudely constructed rafts.
The sidewalks are overflowed and skiffs are
landed in doorways of private residences.
Business is entirely suspended. There has
been no loss of lifo nor great damage to
property within the town. At this point the
Mississippi Is fully seven miles wide , nnd
within the range of vision ono vast expanse
of water greets the oye. The urea of farmIng -
Ing land in the Missouri bottoms that is
submerged is estimated.at 75,000 acres , and
the continuance of the flood will result in nn
approximated loss to the farming community
of that region of al least fiOO.OOO. A high
wind is prevailing to-day which has caused
the waves to wash openings In the Warsaw
lovco , which affords protcctlou to some 00,000
acres of fertile Illinois laud.
THE LASH.
Quarterly Whipplnc of Convicts Un
der the New Jersey Imw.
NEW CAfcTu : , Del. , Mny 13. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. | The quarterly whipping
of convicts took place hero .yesterday morn
ing In n drizzling rain. Five men wcro lashed
and two stood in the pillory for ono hour.
The number of persons present was about
ono hundred , half of them being boys under
twelve years.
Owen Dougherty , nged eighteen , white ,
wns the ilrst whipped. Ho received flvo
blows for stealing , with two of his brothers ,
u quantity of rubber hose. His back wus the
color of a lobster when ho was returned to
his cell.
His brother Patrick , aged twenty-four , fol
lowed and received the same punishment.
Ho laughed as the sheriff reddened his back ,
aud loft the post with a urin.
James Murray , agoj eighteen , a sorry look
ing darky , laughed also as the sheriff gave
him flvo lashes for stealing 500 2-cont cigars.
James Darius , a gray-bearded darkey , aged
sixty , was given flvo cuts for stealing a set of
harness 'worth (200. Ho never flinched as
the thongs hit his back , and when through
ran nimbly back Into the jail.
The fifth victim wns John Plcrco , n slim
white man of thirty , who took twenty lashes
for burglary. Ho did not move from his po
sition , but his legs quivered violently. The
sheriff whipped gently.
Pierce and Henry L. Unities , white , con
victed of swindling grocers , wore then placed
in the pillory for ono hour. The atmosphere
was close , nnd the men , who wore covered
with blankets , were soaking wet from per
spiration and the heavy drizzlo. When taken
to their cells they were so stiff they could
scarcely walk.
Suspected Train Itobbcrs Arrest ml.
NOOALES , Ariz. , May 13. This afternoon
Mexican officials arrested two Mexican cus
toms guards on suspicion of being Implicated
In Friday's train robbery. American ofllcers
also arrested an American named Taylor ,
owing to the fact that n lint which ono of the
robbers lost was recognized as ono wMch
Taylor were hero yesterday. This evening
the Mexican ofllclals , who have been In pur
suit of the rflbbcrs. arrived hero with four
prisoners whom they had captured. The
funerals of the dead conductor nnd llremnn
were hold this afternoon. Express Messen
ger Hay and passenger French nro still nllvo.
but It Is not believed they can recover. All
places of business have been closed hero
to-day.
Taylor , the roan arrested yesterday on sus
picion of being ono of the parties connected
with the robbery , mudo u partial confession.
He says a man named Conrad Holini ; was at
the head of the robbery. Rolling loft town
yesterday morning for n camp thirty miles
U oin here , A special train carrying oQIccrs
with mounts left to-day in pursuit of the
robbers.
GlfTord Will Hun Agnln.
PIEIIUB , Dak. , Mny J2. [ Special to Tins
It is now a certainty that Judge O.
S. Gifford will enter the race as a candidate
for u third term as delegate to congress from
this territory. In a letter to a friend In this
city , the judge says : "I have concluded to
let my name go along with the names of the
other statesmen who want the oftlce of dclo-
gate from the territory and If I do not win , I
will keep within sight of them. However , I
shall not leave Washington until the ad
journment of congioss , feeling that the
people of Dakota require my attention hero
moro than in the political liold , working fern
n ro-uomination. " The course that Mr ,
Gifford is pursuing in this matter Is making
him moro than solid with this section of the
territory.
Two Men Drowned ,
DCI.UTII , Minn. , May 13. [ Special Tclo-
graui to TUD BEE. ] Pete McMahnn. and
Peter I.cmcllo wcro drowned at Tower this
morning by the upsetting of their canoe.
Both U-LTO subcr. Both men were Dingle ,
WAS IT SUICIDE OR MURDER
Status of the Investigation in the
Gcmoral Boom Onso ,
A MYSTERIOUS DEVELOPMENT.
The Wife Maintains That She Cnn
Clcnr nnd AV111 Clear Hprscirof
Suspicion An Interview
"With Her Lawyer.
the Stanton TrnRCdy
CHICAGO , May 13. [ Special Telegram to
Tun UKC. ] The committee of the Union
Veteran club , having In charge the investiga
tion into the mysterious death of General
Martin Deem , met last evening In the office
of the clerk of the appellate court nnd prepared -
pared n temporary report to bo submitted to
the club to-morrow evenlntr. From the re
sults of the meeting it is evident that the
cotnmltteo Is not satisfied with the develop
ments thus far mudo nnd are as doubtful
about coming to a conclusion ns wcro the
Juilcs nt Stanton , Mo. , and Alton , 111. That
there are material facts yet concealed by
cither the widow or her specious attorney ,
the committee is well convinced , nnd It is
probable that only n partial icport will bo
made to the club to-morrow evening. Mrs.
Uccin promised to furnish the club with all
the letters received from her husband since
her arrival in Chicago and while she was
residing with hcrparcntsatStauton. Yester
day afternoon Captain John J. Hcaly notified
Mrs. Bccm that the committee particularly
desired the production of thcso letters , but
she replied by stating that all her letters
wcro nt Stanton nnd she had sent for them ,
but they had not yet arrived. As soon us
she received them she would send them to
the committee.
A peculiar phase of this mysterious case
was developed yesterday in regard to the ab
sence from town of Carlos P. Sawyer , who
was named by the deceased general ns the
executor of his will. Mr. Sawyer announced
that ho was going "n , fishing , " but it has
been ascertained that ho wont to Alton for
the purpose of securing consent of the
heirs of the general to the appointment of
Lavcrgno W. Noycs as executor of the will
in place of himself. According to a state
ment of Willis Bcem , n nephew of the de
ceased general , Mr. Sawyer had se
cured the signatures of the general's
two sisters before ho was aware
of his intentions , but ns it was
necessary to secure the signature of a brother
of the deceased , who resided atDuQuoin , 111. ,
the yountr man telegraphed to his uncle urg
ing him to refuse his signature nnd to urge
the appointment of the public administrator
in case Carlos 'P. Sawyer refused to serve.
Mr. Sawyer is evidently indisposed to accept
the post of administrator nnd to attempt the
duties of an investigation into the cause of
the general's death , and thus seeks to shift
the responsibility upon the shoulders of Mr.
Noyes , a warm and earnest friend of the
widow.
Mr. Noyes stated yesterday that ho had
not been consulted in the matter nt all , and
therefore could not say anything nbout the
possibilities of his acting as the executor of
the will of the dead general. Ho did not de
sire the appointment , but if the court thought
ho was a proper person to take charge of the
general's estate he would nccspt all the re
sponsibilities involved in the matter.
Mrs. Bcem was seen yesterday. She stated
that she hud wltten to Stanton for all the
letters forwarded by the general to her , and
would not have the slightest hesitancy in
making public every word she had received
from her husband jirlor to his death. "Ono
thine is certain , " said Mrs. Beem , "I am de
termined that Mr. Sawyer , when ho comes
buck , shall find that mysterious letter which
is said to have been received by Willie Wade ,
the office boy. Prom what I can learn , the
letter was written by a lady and addressed
to the boy. and I am determined to know
what there is in It. I know the letter is in
cxistenco , aud is in Mr. Sawyer's possession ,
and when ho returns on Monday I shall de
mand its production and will submit it to
the committee of the Veteran club. There
is no doubt in my mind that the
letter was written at the dictation of
General Becm , nnd I think I will bo able to
prove that fact before many days. The very
fact that a letter threatening to poison the
general should have been sent to n mere boy
in the ofilco is absurdly ridiculous , and I
shall endeavor to discover the writer if it Is
possible to do so. "
Among the friends of both the deceased
general and Mrs. Bccm the opinion is fust
gaining ground thut the tcrriblo condition of
the finances of the deceased was the imme
diate cause of his self-murder , but with a
peculiar cunning born of his legal education
lie attempted to throw n cloud of suspicion
over his death in order that his sisters might
realize on the two $10,000 life insurance poli
cies which would bebarred if
the ( theory ref [ suicide should bo es
tablished. From all sources , the general
verdict that General Bcem died from his
own hand In order to evade the financial ruin
that was impending over him nnd this fatal
act may have been hastened by the domestic
complications in which ho had become In
volved.
Mrs. Bcem announces her intention of
having a thorough Investigation of all the
effects of her husband. She desires that the
entire public shall bo appraised of her iierfcct
vindication , and is alive to the fact that only
the fullest disclosures of the liv'cs of herself
and her deceased husband can accomplish the
desired result of her complete vindication.
. A 1.1 ox , 111. , May 13. [ Special Telegram to
Tun BHK.J The attitude of the Bccm family
toward the investigation now In progress to
clear up the mystery surrounding the gener
al's death Is peculiar. Immediately after the
burial , when the circumstances tending to
throw doubt upon Vho suicidal theory were
coming out , the relatives wore disposed to
resist the investigation , preferring that the
Nebraska inquest should stand us a final set
tlement of the caso. The question of Insur
ance has , however , entered largely into sub
sequent developments , Each of the insurance
companies having n risk on the life of the de
ceased has had an agent hero for the purpose
of protection , A guard was maintained at
the grave in the Alton cemetery the first
night nfter the interment. It soon bccumo
evident , although not so declared , thut the
payment of policies was to bo resisted upon
the theory of suicide. It wus then not
bo much for the amount of money
involved , ns for the Higher consideration
of saving the dead soldier's name from dis
honor thut his family culled upon the cor
oner for n disiutennent nnd n rclnquest.
The result was the same as that reached in
Nebraska , The physicians argued thut
while the course of the bull indicated noth
ing as to who fired it , the absence of jwvder
stains was strong circumstantial evidence
that the shot hud not been fired by the de
ceased ,
Miss Annlo Beom , in whoso favor ono of
the policies is drawn , oxprcsbcs the opinion
that it was the Milwaukee attorney , South-
erland , who drove her brother to his death.
Her statement , however , is eutlicly in con
flict with the supposition that the general
anticipated any danger buforo his departure
for Nebraska. The letters discovered in his
office , dated the day before he- loft Chicago ,
and his memorandum to his executor named
therein , expressed a fear of foul play. Mits
Bcem states that she and the family were in
receipt of letters at about the same date ,
saying that the general Intended to go to
Nebraska , but saying nothing to Indicate
that ho was not in his usuul health , or that
ho feared or expected any serious or
fatal results from the trip. Ho
said It was his intention to
contribute notes on the way for a newspaper.
Miss Beem justified the expression of her
conviction that Sutherland hud wrecked her
brother's life by saying that she bad been
assured ot it , not only from the dead gen *
cral's lips , but In his loUers'whlch " , from tlmo
to time , she hnd received" from him ; and
which , although -preserved , or at least ,
not now ready to bo put In evidence , could bo
well substantiated by her own testimony nnd
that of others , , *
MILWAUKEE , May IS [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEE. ] "There Is not n scrap of evi
dence that can Implicate mo In this unhappy
Bccm affair , " snld Attorney Gcorgo E , Suth
erland to-day. "Tho story nbout there being
certain matters which 1 WAS try Ing to conceal
is n Ho from beginning to end , I am so pro
foundly convinced of Mrs. Boom's Innocence
and of my ability to prove it that I have
nothing to conceal. . I am as positive
she did not kill Bccm as I am that ,1
llvo. There Is but onqjlcttcr that throws any
suspicion upon Mrs. Boom , nnd that is the
ono referred to in Ufcom's will , nnd Bccm
directs his executor tqt examine into the cir
cumstances of his dcftth , as ho had received
n letter , which wouldTbo found In his vault ,
warning him that ha might bo poisoned.
Sawyer acknowledged to mo that ho had that
letter. I asked him to lot mo scoit ; ho re
fused. I asked him If it was written by Mrs.
Bccm ; ho said it wa hot. I asked htm If It
was written by myself : ho said no. Then
who could have written 111 Ho wouldn't
answer. But wo know that It came from
Berlin , and In all probability from the spy
that had been sent to Germany to watch his
wife. It was simply'part of nn infamous ,
damnable plot by which Bccm sought to ruin
his wife. I haven't wdrds strong enough to
express myself nbout It. The letter was
probably dictated by Bcctn himself and sent
tb Berlin to bo returned to Bccm by his
ngont.
"How will It all cndl"
"Tho Lord only knows. Bocm's relatives
nro doing everything they can to have Mrs. .
Bcem convicted of murder. Bccm hnd his
lifo Insured for $20,000 , , nnd if it is proved
that Becm committed suicide the policy be
comes worthless , ns It declares in plain terms
that It is not payable In case of suicide.
Hence , if Mrs. Bccm is declared innocent
Bccm's heirs will got nothing , nnd she will
llkckowlso lose her dower rights : if the
charge of murder Is fastened upon her she will
also be cut off. So she may not got anything
In any ovcnt. But she Is not guilty , and I
will stand by her to the end. If
she goes to the gallows I will go to
the foot of it with her. I know every fact
and circumstance connected with the case.
A moro cruel , malignant and uncalled for
persecution I never heard of before. Beyond
nil doubt Bccm was crazy. The superin
tendent of ono of the Illinois hospitals for
the insane told mo that after reading Bccm's
letters nnd his will ho bad no doubts at Mill
thut the man was of unsound mind. Itis
ono of the fallacies of insane people to bo de
luded with the idea that some ono is trying
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to kill them. " _
A WALKING WAUDItOnE.
How Lilian Lewis Succeeded ill Evad
ing nn Attachment.
DETROIT , Mich. , May 18. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Buu.j Miss Lilian Lewis gave
a final impersonation lOf the very naughty
Lena Despard in "As in n Looking-Glnss"
last night. She retired to her dressing room
nnd gave nn unexpected female imitation
of Mansfield's transformation scene , which
was the greatest effortof her life. A con
stable reached the door just after Miss
Lewis had entered armed with an attach
ment Issued by a number of the company
.for salary duo. "I'm dressing , " said Miss
Lewis in a defiant tone , "nnd you can't como
in. " The sheriff had a .brief view of white
arms and shoulders i as the door slammed
shut , and then posted himself on one side of
the door and Manager Marston on the other.
The manager entertained the constable with
explosive critlclstu onhis course nnd still
Miss Lewis went oh dressing. At the end of
a half hour the drossUug going on Inside -was
apparently incomplctcd. The border lights
had been turned out , but Miss Lowis.con-
tinucd her toilet. At lust they turned , the
door opened and n-flood of light streamed out.
Standing in the glare was the occupant of the
room not the slim mid graceful Lillian
Lewis of the stage , but a woman of enormous
waist and prodigious proportions. Three
empty trunks made , the setting for the tab
leau , which was sec'n only for n moment
before the ponderous flgnro sailed majestic
ally away. Miss Lewis had donned every
scrap of wardrobe she possessed and so kept
it out of the clutches of the constable.
License nnd Cuttle.
BURNETT , Neb. , May 11. [ Special to TUB
BEE. ] The remonstrance against license
has been overruled and license granted by
the board. The remonstrants have given
notice of appeal , though they can scarcely
hope to win. It appears to bo the wish of
the majority that license prevail as the late
municipal election clearly demonstrated.
Fat cattle are being shipped from this
point to Omaha and Chicago In large num
bers. The cattle Interests of this vicinity nro
worthy of moro than passing notice. The
Converse Cattle company and the Benjamin
Weuvcr company together represent between
60,000 and 80,000 head on their ranches hero
and in Wyoming. Bell & nankin will ship
upwards of three thousand fat cattle this
season and other feeders lesser quantities.
A Grand Out Ionic.
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ATKINSON , Nob. , May ! ! . [ Special to THE
BEB. ] Wo have been having for over a week
n steady fall of rain. The grass and small
gram is In splendid condition and farmers
are getting their corn planted as fast as the
rainy weather will permit. Our prospects
for good crops this year are better than ever
before and the workers of the soil are m a
jubilant state of mind ; Many eastern par
ties are investing in Holt county lands , ntvrt
they are much pleased with our climate , soil ,
water and grand outlook , Atkinson Is mak
ing great preparations for the Grand Army
gathering of noithwest Nebraska which will
bo hold hero for four days including July
4 , Beautiful grounds have been selected for
the encampment along the banks of the Elkhorn -
horn river , and a largo assembly of the boys
In blue nnd their friends nro expected.
Oil Tanks.
On. CITV , J'n. , Muy 13. An iron tank con
taining 15,000 barrels of oil , two miles up Oil
creek , wus struck by lightning Saturday at
11 o'clock. This morning the tank boiled
over setting fire tb another tank on the oppo
site Bide of the cre k containing 34,000 bar
rels. The Keystone , refinery , a short distance
from the fire , Is in > eomo danger. Wing
dams are being built in the creek to protect
property along the crook. The oil uud tanks
are owned by J , B , HinUhtnan.
The Condition of Crops ,
WASHINGTON , Muy 13. The following Is
nn extract from the government crop report :
The weather has bbcn especially favorable
for growing crops during the week in the
central valley. Itplns , which wcro much
nceJed in winter , wheat regions , occurred
during the week , and reports from those sec
tions indicate that. ) lie weather favorably
affected cereals pasturugo and fruit.
Don Pedro's Condition.
MILAN , May 13 The chest affection with
which the emperor of Brazil has been suffer
ing has abated , but the patient now shows
symptoms of paralysis nnd Is suffering from
diabetes , A telegram from the princess im
perial concerning the abolition of slavery in
Brazil has caused him to rally.
*
ThoI.'JroJtecord ,
PHILADELPHIA , May 13 , The largo brick
building which contained the steel works nnd
rolling mill of DUton's extensive saw works
nt Tacony was entirely destroved by fire at
nn early hour this morning. Loss , $800,000 ;
insurance , * UOCOi ) . About two thousand
employes will bo more or less affected ,
Walked Into Death.
NEWARK , O. , May 13. Thomas Johnston
wus instantly killed ana John Skinner seriously -
ously injured by being struck by n train
while walking cm the track to-nlf ht.
WHERE ENGLAND'S ' SAFETY IS
Not In Her Soldiers But Her Mon-
of-Wtxr.
CONCERNING THE QUEEN'S NAVY.
AltlioitRh Not So Ilndly OfTns It
DC There Is Pinch Itooni Von
Improvement The " Tel-
graph's" Sensation.
Wlmt Jjord Ghnrlcy Snys.
[ Onpwfpht IB8S t > V Jamt OorOon HtnntM
LONDON , May 13. fNow York Herald
Cable Special to TUB UnE.l I found the
gossip hotter to-day than over at army nnd
tmvy and united service clubs over the war
scare. The conservatives wcro backing \tp
Lord Sallsbury'ssnubof "Adjutant" General
Wolsoly , as ho was generally called , and
others wore partisans of the Dally Telegraph.
Will there come , or ought there to come out
of this scare , Lord Wolsoly's resignation ,
was n current question. It was generally
agreed that after all the military aspect of
the scare was ot , .not much .importance
compared wjtli the naval nspcct. For , said
cno veteran general , this is not a frontier
country. If our navy Is strong enough to
sweep the seas nnd guard the ports nnd wo
keep to our policy of non-interference , sol
diers arc of secondary consideration.
Neither Lord Alccstcr , the Admiral Seymour
of Alexandria fame , nor Lord Charles Bores-
ford were at the clubs. When I sought
Lord Charles ho had just loft the Carlton.
I then visited Lord Alccstcr at his residence
In St. James.
"My opinion , " said he , "is that the Dally
Telegraph has greatly exaggerated the seri
ousness of. the situation. The article which
created such a stir is one of those sensations
In which that paper Is accustomed to Indulge.
I had a llttlo experience with its methods
while I was in Egypt , nnd although I would
not impute unworthy motives to anyone , I
am strongly of the opinion that this war
scare Is simply n clever device on the part of
the proprietors to increase the sale of the
paper. "
"Whatwould bo the result should aFrench
or Russian army succeed In gaining n foot
hold on English soil ! "
"Personally I don't believe they would get
very far , but wo seamen do not like to con
sider such a possibility. Wo want to put it
out of the question for n hostile army to approach
preach our coasts. In other words wo would
have England rely for protection rather upon
her fleet than upon auy elaborate system of
coast defences. "
"But supposing the fleet was vanquished ? "
"Even then , said the admiral , making the
supposition unwillingly , "it is an undisputed
fact In military science that earthworks
make the best kind of fortifications. The
essential point in our preparations should bo
the strenghtenlng of our naval forco. It is
unfortunately true that as regards largo
breech-loading' cannons our fleet Is inferior to
those of other European powers. Wo have
plenty of breech-loaders of five inch or six
inch boj-e , but in these days such pieces are
littlo.bottor than toys \yhon cannon are made
which will carry twelve miles as was dcmon-
"stratcd tho"other dSy"nt ShooborgWeWmt te *
plaln that no precautions must bo neglected
to keep such monsters nt their distance. As
to speed , we have llttlo to fear , on that
score. "
I next visited Lord Charles Bcrcsford , who
was no better pleased with the Daily Tele
graph than Lord Alccstcr.
"That is not the way to help the naval
cause , " ho said emphatically. "Tho English
navy is not In as good condition as might bo
desired. If it wcro I should not have re
signed , but there Is not the slightest neces
sity for getting scared about it. There
would have been excellent reason for such
n scare two or three years ago , but nn im
mense amount has been accomplished slnco
then. Our llect Is as well manned nnd
oftlccrcd as any licet in the world nnd its or
ganization has already been brought to a
high degree of excellency. The system
should bo so perfect that were
war declared against England every
man-of-war and every cruiser in
her majesty's service , In whatever
corner of the world they might chance to bo ,
would know in an instant exactly where to
go nnd what to do. Although It has not yet
reached that degree of excellence , even
as things stand to-day wo have no cause to
doubt the ability of our fleet to defend us.
It would mean a little harder fighting. It
might mean the abandonment of the Med
iterranean , but I do not for a moment ques
tion the result , In this respect wo suffer the
same 'annoyance experienced by the United
States. That is , the delay in receiving our
naval equipment from contractors. Ihis
might become a serious matter. They are
making a great fuss in the house of commons
about the dofencelcssness of London , but I
insist that England must rule the seas if
she expects to rule anything. In the
house of commons four or flvo of us
from the navy stand against twenty times as
many army men , and so wo have hard work
to make ourselves felt , but is it not evident
that were England beaten on the waters'
which form her only frontier , the enemy
would have only to block her food supplies
and let her starve } They would conquer us
without striking n blow. England can never
bo saved by her army , therefore as is it our
solo hope , our navy must bo very strong ,
very much stronger. I maintain now as I
have always malntainyd , wo want five moro
men-of-war and , cruisers.
- - twenty-three moro .
Then wo will bo safe , and not until then , "
Little Ijovo Fur Jny Gould.
[ Cn ] > in tyht 1SSS liy Jamc Gitnlon Hewlett , ]
Loxnox , May Hi. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to TUB lien. ] The following
extract from the current Economist , which
is much regarded by financial circles , cannot
fall to interest American bankers and brok
ers ns reflecting the English sentiment lately
focused upon one whose apt alias of the Cor
sair Capcl court Is rapidly adopting , and who
has become Its fiscal Purlah ;
This slackening may bo duo to circum
stances likely to lead to permanent results
as regards Mr. Gould , Thcio can bo no
doubt that the light which of late has
been constantly thrown upon his
past course has at last had its
proper effect upon the public.
Nearly every one now knows something
of Mr. Gould's operations with such com
panies as the Erie , Union Pacific , Wabash
and the allied lines of the Missouri Pacific , of
which the Missouri , Kansas & Texas is just
now an uufortunato example. In all
these cases it ns been effectually demon
strated that Mr , Gould works only for his
own hand , no matter whether ho holds a po
sition of trust or not ; that his unscrupulousness -
ness is only to bo matched by his consum
mate skill in manipulation , and that his
transactions have frequently been only just
within the bounds of law , although very con
siderably beyond the limits of ordinary com
mercial morality , As a result Mr. Gould has
nm&ssed great wealth while most ot the
undertakings with which ho has been con
nected have become mere derelicts.
Of Mr. Huritlngton the same cannot bo
snld , but at the sama time he , as chief of the
well known Southern Pacific clique , has
worked in an atmosphere of mystery which
has been extremely Injurious to nil interests
except his own ,
However , the public hero nnd in the United
States nro now well aware of the risks they
run In having to do with these . .gentlemen ,
nnd as n consequence they resolutely refuse
to have anything to do with their projects ,
except , of course , where old Investments
made In the time of Ignorance are still being
clung to In the hope that they may bo re
trieved. With the Investment market thus
closed to them these operators find their
sphere of activity greatly curtailed , ns n re
sult of which they may ultimately bo forced
to withdraw very largely from what is
rather euphoniously termed railroad man
agement. Scarcely anything has been moro
characteristic of American railroads than
their autocratic management , but In the
past few years n very marked
change has taken plnco In this respect. For
Instance the death of Mr. Vnnacrbllt led to
the division of his enormous fortune. Again
the death of Mr. Garrett placed the control
of that line in the hands of his son , who
speedily found it advisable to leave the com
pany to bo controlled by representatives of
the shareholders. The removal of these op
erators , who , by their interests were unusu
ally the leaders of the bull party , has had the
effect of greatly restricting the scope of
the great bear speculators. There still re
mains , however , two railway operators in the
United Stales who , from iholr skill in manip
ulations , have long stood in the front rank.
Wo refer to Mr. Jny Gould nnd Mr. C. P.
Huntlngtou , but to both of them the last few
years appear to have been unfavorable.
* *
A Boodlcr in London.
[ CopyrfcM IS8S Jiu Jama ( Ionian Ilcnnctt , ]
LONDON , May 13. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tin : Den. ] Among the
enjoycrs of the brlght unshlno to-day around
Trafalgar square and watching the splashing
fountains this morning , wcro William II.
Moloncy nnd his son. Ho was looking in
excellent health nnd ns jaunty ns when I last
heard him rattling off unfinished business in
the aldcrmr.nic chamber. Ho was wearing
mourning for his father. "I have just left
Italy , " ho said , "where I hobnobbed with the
Ncapolltians who supply Now York with
street sweepers , and I lingered a few days in
Paris. " Ho asked mo what the Herald
knew about the ICcrr trial , to which the an
swer came , "I con tell you all about it if you
will tell the Herald nil you know nbout its
merits or demerits. " Stroking his bushy
gray whiskers like a sleek alderman when
called upon suddenly to vote on u momentous
question , Mr. Maloney responded , "I don't
know anything about the matter , and if I
did I should not tell. " Ho resolutely but
politely declined nn interview , and resumed
his fountain-gazing ns if Internally saying
with Hamlet to the vanishing ghost , "Rest
perturbed spirit. "
GI11IK Will Get There Again.
[ Copyrlo7it 1SS3 by James Coition ttcmiett.l
LONDON , May 13. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB BEE.J I met Mr.
Gillig on the Strand this morning. In con
versation ho said : "Whether the liquidation
fgijrefJ.thOjCrcdjtors10 cents or 50 cents on the
dollar , I stand pledged to them if I llvo to
repay every penny of their claims. If I
could have tlmo now to realize the full value
of the assets of the exchange I would guar
antee to pay the debts In full , but if they in
sist on wrecking everything by selling the
securities in n lump regardless of the market ,
why of course wo will como out behind.
Whatever may bo the result you may be sure
that I will never again be the 'Gilligcn' of
the concern. I would not accept a position
such as I had for half a million dollars n
year : the responsibility was overwhelming.
All the same I shall make moro money than
I have ever made before. I am not discour
aged and I am not sick. Furthermore my
old friends In London are treating mo with if
possible increasing kindness. "
The 1'opo Orders Answers Mndo.
[ Copiirltjlit JkSStiy James tfnntnn Bennett. |
ROME , May 13. [ New York Herald Cable-
Special to the Br.r. . ] The Vatican gave
orders to nil the Catholic papers in Koine to
answer the speech of Piirnoll. The Moni-
tcur do Homo says that us Mr. Parncll is a
Protestant he is not thoroughly qualified to
bo the spokesman ot Ireland , nnd adds that
ho is ignorant of the real sentiment of the
Irish people , as is proved by numberless ad
hesions to the Vatican circular which arc
coming from the clergy and laity alike from
all parts of Ireland. The Monitcur concludes
by expressing the hope that the act of the
pope will soon bo acknowledged as inado In
the true Interests of Ireland.
The Asscrvatoro Koimmo confirms the
statement that numberless adhesions have
been received , and states that Mr. Parncll ,
by denying all connection between the
league and the plan of campaign , implicitly
condemns the latter.
It is believed thut the pope will not Insist
upon any collective adhesion of the Irish
cpiscopato at least for the present , unless
any symptoms of resistance nio shown , in
which case very vigorous action would bo
taken.
Dnvltt On the Rescript.
LONDON , May 13. Michael Duvltt , In a
speech at Liverpool to-day , sail that Irish
men would not bo ono iota behind O'C'onnell
In resenting the papal rescript. Ireland had
done moro for the church among the people
throughout the English speaking world than
any country , nnd if this was Homo's grati
tude Irishmen would bo likely to ask them
selves questions In the matter. Without
Wishing his remarks to bo construed as nn
attack on , or ns showing disrespect to the
church , ho said that whether the rescript
was intended us a political pronunciumcnto
or not , it would bo so regarded , and already
had been held as such by every coercionist
paper nnd the meanest unionist rug. Ho was
confident that the rescript had added three
months to Dillon's scntcnca. Irishmen were
compelled to believe thut the rescript was
duo to English Intrigues , nnd Ireland would
not accept political dictation from Home ,
Our Trnuhle With Morocco ,
LONDON , May 14. A dispatch from Gib
raltar concerning the settlement of the dis
pute between the United States and Morocco
says after the withdrawal of the claims for
money Indemnity an apology was tendered
to the American consul , and orders were
given for nn Immediate release of the per
sons whoso arrest gave rlso to the trouble.
The Emperor's Condition.
BERLIN , May 13. The emperor was much
better to-day. Ho will socm beisitcd by
Prof. Vircliow.
Steamship ArrivnlH.
Nr.w YOIIK , May 13. [ Special Telegram
to TUB DEE. ] Arrived The steamers La
Bourgoyno from Havre , Sorrento fiotn Ham
burg , Franco from London , Newport from
Asplnwall , Powhattan from Mediterranean
ports.
LONDON , May 13. [ Special Cablegram to
TUB DEE. | Arrived The steamers Aurania
from Now York for Liverpool at Queenstowu
to-day , La Champagne from Now York at
Havre to-day ,
ANOTHER METHODIST MATTER
Novel Suit BrouRht Against a
Minister.
GENERAL WEAVER'S ASPIRATIONS
Women Filling Ofllclnl Positions Thtf
New Knllrond Imw Proving a
I'uzrlc PCS Mollies' Street
Hnllwny Privileges , I
Cnu n Methodist Minister Vote ?
DnsMoiNE ? , la. , Mny 13. [ Special to TUB
BKC. ] Tha supreme court no\v In session1
hero has several very Important cases before
It. Ono of thcso Involves the question of cit
izenship of Methodist ministers , The case is
brought from Emmcttsburg , where a clergy
man of that denomination tins been actively
engaged In closing the saloons. When ho attempted - '
tempted to vote his vow wixs challenged by a
saloonkeeper on the ground that as ho wnsf
subject to change nnd removal by the bishop
of his church , ho had not acquired n rest *
dcnca In that town , however long ho might
llvo there. The proposition Is so ridiculous
that It is surprising any lawyer wns found to
cntc-tnln It. But the case was carried
through the courts up to the supreme court ,
nnd Is now nwnltlng n decision , As every
minister in that church is appointed to hla
charge for n year at least , ho Is sure to stay
longer than the time required for legal citi
zenship In Iowa. But the supreme court will
hnvo nn opportunity to put Itself on record nrf
to the Itineracy In a case that has attracted
considerable attention. '
There uro growing indications that Gen
eral Weaver , the great apostle of greenback *
Ism , has serious designs of running for pros-
dent again. Ho has found the democratic
pathway n hard and thorny road. Although
elected to congress by a fusion with the dem
ocrats in the Sixth district , ho has not dared
surrender completely to them , nnd consequently
quently has made enemies without Raining
friends to offset them. Already signs of a
revolt are being scon , nnd the democrnts nro
saying that It would never do to renomlnnto
him for congress. Ho realizes that it will'
never do for him to bo left without n job , nud
BO Is casting nround for n position that will
brhig him some support , if not honor. The *
Seventh congressional district grecnbnckers ,
at their meeting in this city last week , rec
ommended him for nomination as president
by the greenback party. TheMlohigon stnto
convention of greenbuekers have formally
Instructed for him , aud there seems to bo nu *
attempt to work up n boom for our .Teouis for
picsidcnt. Ho Is the publisher of a green
back paper in this city , nnd for several
months past it has been Bending out his
picture as a premium , nnd thus helping on
the boom. So it will not bo surprising If the
gallant general appears on the national
ticket this fall , though without any expecta
tion of being elected. It will nt least give
him employment for some time , nnd inltlgnto
the disappointment which is inevitable if ho
tries again to run for congress.
While the woman question is being dls ?
cussed in various parts of the country it is
receiving n llttlo attention In Iowa. Thcra
has been a conservative feeling hcretofoj-o
against putting women in positions of great
responsibility in the state. But some hon
orary as well ns executive positions have
been given thorn. Mrs. Hutchison , of Ot-
tumwn , who wns last week appointed a trus
tee of the soldiers' orphans home , Is the third
lady to hold a similar position in the stuto.
The other two are Mrs. Muggis Applcton , of <
Sioux City , who is a trustee of tlio industrial
school , and Mrs. It. R. S. Woods , of this city ,
who is ono of the official visitors to thoinsano
asylums. So llttlo by little iho dear wom < ! n
arc receiving recognition by this state , and
so far it must bo said that they have filled
the positions assigned them with great efll-
ciency and success.
The now railroad law which has lust gene
into effect throughout the state is provirig
quite a puzzle to nil classes of people. The-
railroad men especially are having a great
deal of work to adjust their tariffs to the now
order of things. The public which Is ex
pected to bo benoflttcd will find in many
respects much inconvenience by the chango" .
This is paitlcularly true in the matter of
passenger rates. The now law forbids any
discrimination by competing roads , nnd the
basis of faro Is llxcd on the exact mileage of
the shortest road. The short road therefore
will get the business , and destroy nil compe
tition and deprive the travelers ot any bene
fits from rival lines , unless they wish to pay
n higher fare. The people in this vicinity
complain also of the abolishing of excursion
rates , which they have heretofore enjoyed.
Colfux Springs , o summer resort about nn
hour's ride from this city , has heretofore
.been largely patronized during the
season , and the railroad com
pany made an excursion rnto for
the round trip which was an Inducement for
many. That privilege is now taken nwny.
nnd every passenger to Colfux must pay full
faro each way. Another advantage which
existed heretofore has also been abolished
by the change in the matter of coupon
tickets. Wow If u traveler wants to go over
two or three lines in the state ho can only
buy n ticket from the starting point to the
llrst change of cars. Ho must there got off ,
oven If It ho in the middle of the night , nnd
buy a new ticket which will take him to thd
next junction , where ha has to repeat the
process. This is liable to occasion great inconvenience -
convenience to travelers nnd there will bo
great complaint if the old privilege of buying-
coupon tickets from the starting i > oint
through to the destination Is to bo prohibited.
It Is apparent thut the railroads are dis
posed to respect the law to the very letter ,
nnd make Its provisions ns burdensome and
oppressive to the people as possible with the
hope that It may bo repealed.
The people of this city uro greatly inter
ested in a null now pending in the supreme
court regarding the street railway privileged
of Des Moincs. The old chin tor which was
granted to the narrow guugo company some
twenty years ago , giving them un exclusive
right to the streets of this city , is thoqucstlou
in issue. It lias been held that the city had
no right , at that tlmo , to grunt un exclusive
charter to the public htrccts to the detriment
of the public Interest in years to como. At
the time that the churtor was granted Des
Moincs was a small town hardly larger than
n village- , and It was scarcely thought thut
the time would como when the needs nf the
city would outgrow the railroad facilities
then proposed. Hut the slow methods of the
old street car monopoly will not at nil
do for the needs of the pres
ent. There has been a great demand for
rapid transit , and nn elcctrio street raihvny
company stands ready to furnish it If the .
court will permit. It Is claimed by the v
friends of the new company that the old
chatter in its narrowest and most liberal con
struction could control only curs whoso mo
tive power was horses. That un olcctrlo
motor cannot bo construed within the provi
sions of that act any more than could a 'bus
line or hack lino. If tlio supreme court shall
so decide , Des Moincs will have nn electrio
sticct railway in operation us soon as tbo
motors can bo secured , nnd the city will have
much needed icllof from a monopoly that
fulls sadly below the public need , %
The action of the State Pharmacy associa
tion in deciding against taking out permits to
sell liquor is bolng generally followed by
druggUts tluoughout the stuto. As fast as
their permits expire they teem to bo unwil
ling to renew them , nnd it Is believed that
within three months tlmo there will be very
few druggists in the stuto that will sell
liquor even for the purjxwo allowed by law.
The reason for this is 1ho very stringent , r
measure passed by the last legislaturewhich ' |
makes the taking of u permit n matter of so ]
much trouble and iC8 | > onslbillty that self-
respecting druggists arc' unwilling to incur
the annoyance and the hazards Involved.
For un iron-dud measure that would niaka
it as much as n druggist's business was
worth to keep within the letter of tlio law.
even by ono who tried to , the pharmacy not : >
is un undoubted .suax'ss. < , ;