Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
BETEKTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY AKDHNING. MLAY 28 , 1888 , NUMBER 34o.
LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE ,
Most Sorlous Battle Fighting Phil
Was Ever Engaged In.
ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND.
lie Passed n Desperate Saturday Night
"When Any lircnth Alight Prove
Illfi Imfit Dropsical Symp
toms the "Worst.
General Sheridan's Condition.
WASHINGTON BUKIJAU Tun OMAHA BRE ,
WASHINGTON. D. C. , May 27.
The doctors say that General Sheridan Is a
model patient doolie , obedient , scrupulous ,
do as they toll htm , courageous , conlldcntnnd
uncoiAplnlntng , A few days ago ho was dif
ferent. Ho has become used to the sensa
tions about his heart and rcfusss to boltovo
that the attacks wcro serious. Ho insisted
upon having the newspapers and his mall
and wanted to BOO everybody who called , al
though the doctors told him that anything
which quickened his pulse must bo avoided.
But now ho realizes fully his desperate situ
ation nnd is fighting against death In the
sick chamber with the same nerve ho showed
on the field of battle.
B11E TOU ) HIM HE .MIGHT NOT LIVE.
It was Mrs. Sheridan who told him of the
peril In which ho lies. The other night ( Fri
day ) , when ho had the second serious attack ,
the physicians had a consultation nnd decided
that it was not only proper , but necessary ,
for Mrs. Sheridan to know exactly how the
case stood , nnd in the presence of Surgeon
General Moore , Dr. O'Reilly told her that
another such attack ns the general had just
recovered from would in all probability prove
fatal. She is a soldier's ' daughter , nud she is
n soldier's wife , and all her lifetime has been
accustomed to the casualties and fatalities of
military service. She turned very pule and
caught hold of a chair to steady herself ,
thanked the doctors for their frankness , and
said that she wished to bo kept informed of
nny changes that might take place in the
general's condition. It was only an instant
that she flinched nnd since then she has been
as much herself as she ever was , spending
most of her time nt the sick man's bedside ,
and only retiring for rest when the physi
cians have commanded it.
WHAT THI : oi.viitAi , PAYS ,
When she told him , how she said it , nnd
the reply he made none but the two know ,
but both of thorn have alluded to It in conver
sation with the doctors , nnd the general him
self told them in n characteristic wu.y that us
ho and Mrs. Sheridan wore most interested
in the result of his illness they must bo in
formed of every change for the better or for
the worse. Therefore the general Is able to
give his physicians much more assistance
than ho did formerly , and watches his own
symptoms with the greatest attention. He
has expressed no fear of death. Ho has ut
tered no remark to indicate whether ho ex
pected to live or die , but occasionally says
something which indicates that ho is exercis
ing every atom of his mighty will to save
himself if possible. And ho always says
"we , " ns if ho wus u king. Ho soys "I think
wo uro getting on first rate this morning , " or
"I think we won't ' have nny moro of
these attacks. " When the sun came up Sun
day morning Dr. Yarrow wus lying on a
lounge. Ho arose , yawned , stretched him
self and walking to the general's bedside ,
uslicdf "Well , how docs Sunday morning
find you 1" "Wo'ro first rate , " replied Sheri
dan "Thero Isn't discomfort
, any pain nor any
fort , and that's a blessing , and now we've
got to do our best nnd keep up our spirits und
make the biggest light we can. "
KKisrmn vr.nv QUIUT.
To-day ho lias not asked for his news
papers , und they would not bo given him if
no hud , nor has ho called for his letters as ho
did ycsterduy. The doctors told him that it
was better not to read ortalk , and
so ho has lain almost silently
nil day with Mrs. Sheridan at his side , a
silent sister of charity moving ubout the
room when anything is required , and an
nrmy surgeon not moro than a yard away.
When the turns como on the general can feel
them and always speaks , .sometimes only
with a gasp , however , and the doctor springs
for his digitalis und hypodermic syringe ,
The dlgltulis Is dissolved In brandy nnd if
ono injection does not restore the pulse
another follows immediately. Dr. Mathews
saved his life by acting promptly on Thurs-
, duy , Just as Dr. O'Reilly did on Monday , but
when the attack came last night it happened
that two of the physicians were in the room
Drs. Mathews and Byrno. As the heart
did not respond to the treatment ns readily ni
it has done formerly Drs.O'Rcilly ' and Yarrow
were nt once sent for und It wus several
house before they were able to lenvo their
patients Jsiile. In fact , so desperate wus the
situation that all four of the surgeons re
mained at the house nil night , two constantly
awake , find the others within the sound of n
voice , The treatment must bu administered
Instantly or the vnlvo of the heart will not
close.
A nnsi'EitATi : NIQIIT ,
It was not until 3 o'clock this morning that
the cffectof the attack of 5 o'clock ' yesterday
afternoon passed off. In the meantime the
general But in his chair hour after hour ,
Kusplng , nnd with the perspiration rolling
down his face. His heart refused to pur-
form its duty till it was forced to , nnd never
was reluctant boforo. Occasionally ho would
speak , making a suggestion or addressing
u remark to his wife , whom ho tried to
persuade to go to bed. Ho thanked the
doctors and nurse for every little nUcntlon ,
nnd when ho felt better ho always announced
the fact In u manner that guvo them us well
as himself encouragement. At nny moment
during the ton hours he might have drawn
his hist breath without the slightest surprise
to the doctors , und from remarks that ho
made It was apparent that hn know ho wus
looking death in the face , but ut a o'clock ho
dropped Into sleep , his pulse went down , his
breath came easier , und ho lay upon his
right sldo us comfortable us ho ever did.
Ho slept just nn hour , and awaken
ing at 4 o'clock , asked for food for
the first tlmo since the attack of D o'clock the
evening previous. A llttlo milk was given
him , which ho drank with relish , nnd then
dozed off again. From thu nup .ho ut once
begun to improve- , and has .been gaining
strength all day , taking nourishment ut regtv
lur intervals , talking cheerfully with MM ,
Sheridan und thu doctors who have been
with him , and received a bi-lof visit from the
children during the afternoon ,
TIIK WOHbT BVMI'TOSI.
The worst symptom U thu dropsical con
dition of the legs , and it not only docs nol
subside , but continues to increase r.ipidly. II
is ubout twlco us bad to-night us it was Sat
lirday morning , und professional men will
uiulorctnnd thu gonuhicncctt of Unit. In fact
there are no encouraging symptoms. Tin
penoral Is growing very much weaker. Ever , )
uttnuk ho has is moro severe than the last ,
nnd requires longer to rally from. Ills pulse
does not go down , und his respiration Is ex
tremcly labored , There Is only ono chance
in n thousand for his recovery hardly that ,
but ho und his burgeons are valiantly light
lug for that ono chuneo.
TUB IIUMOCIIATIC CAUCUS.
The result of the democratic caucus wus
Very demoralizing. U wus developed thai
nearly ovcry man on the democratic side
wanted some kind of nn amendment made tc
the tariff hill , and will not bu satUilcd unless
It U adopted. The caucus accepted a greal
ninny amendments which will be udded tc
the bill , but others came In so thick and fusl
that an adjournment was taken in order tc
escape the entire destruction of the measure
which the committed on ways und weans
have so carefully prepared.
NULSOS SUHPnibKB TIIK UKl'l'lU.K'IS'S.
The republican caucus was rather more
harmonious and surprise wus caused by the
speech mode by Mr. Knuto Nulsou of Min
acbota , lit which ho advises the prcparutiot
of another bill by the republican ! ) . It.hai
been understood that Mr. Nelson would sup
purl the WiUbWlUroui llm .to uutr
thick and thin , and this announcement
makes the republicans jubilant. It Is be
lieved that Mr. Nelson's action will carry
Mr. Llndc with him In support of the meas
ure , which will leave Mr. Fitch of Now York ,
the only republican on the other sldo of the
lino.
A SIONIF1CANT OnSEnVATION.
Mr. Joe Munley , of Augusta , Mo. , has said
It. Ho arrived In Washington last night ,
nnd makes no secret of the fact that ho has
como to consult other friends of Mr. Blnlno
with reference to n now boom. Ho says that
Mr. Blaine has done all that can be expected
of him in writing a letter declining n nomina
tion , nnd that if the convention desires him
to accept nnd make the campaign ho will do
so. "It's out of the power of Mr. Blalne , "
said Mr. Munley , "to withdraw his name
from the contest , nnd I hnvo Information that
ho will remain passive , whatever Is done. "
PEIIHV S. HEATH.
Conurcsfllonal Forecast.
WASHINGTON , May 27. Tno bills for the
admission of North Dakota , Montana and
Washington territories arc the special orders
on the senate calendar for the coming week
The Indian appropriation bill will probably
bo called up Monday or Tuesday nnd will
consume n day or moro ; and the river and
harbor bill , which will bo reported tomorrow
row , may be called before the end ot the
week. The fisheries treaty remains a matter
of dominant Interest in the senate nnd prom
ises to displace special orders and all other
business except appropriation bills , until It is
acted upon. The course of events , however ,
depends larccly upon the action of the demo
crats In the caucus to bo held to-morrow
morning. They have the power to delay
action Indefinitely unon the motion to con
sider the treaty with open doors , which is
the pending question , but actual filllbuster-
ing , though so long threatened , has not yet
begun. Thcro are other matters of execu
tive business of great Importance before the
senate orjits committees , In respect to which
the democrats desire enrly action. Among
them Is the nomination of Fuller , to be chief
justice , nnd nil thcso must probably bo de
layed us n consequence of nny dilatory move
ments in connection with the motion to take
up the treaty.
The house to-morrow will probably continue
consideration of the legislative executive nnd
judicial npproprlatioiiDbills. The turiff bill
will then bo taken up for consideration , de
bate under the five-minute rule being in
order. The republicans will doubtless pur
sue the caucus policy of opposing ovcry para
graph of the bill by offering amendments
and demanding votes upon them , so that the
end of the week is not likely to show nny ma
terial progress toward the final disposition of
the bill.
The Democratic Canons.
WAsiiixanoN , May 27. Pursuant to a call
the house democrats assembled In caucus
Saturday night to consider proposed amend
ments to the Mills bill. Thcro was a largo
attendance. The caucus was presided over
by McCrcury of Kentucky. The members of
the ways and means connnitto reported back
quite a number of amendments which bad
been submitted since the last caucus with
favorable recommendations and the caucus
immediately preceded to consider the report.
The amendments wcro taken up in the order
In which the items occurred in the bill. Up
to a lute hour the following items had been
taken from the free list and restored to ex
isting rates of duty : Glue , gelatine
nnd nil similar preparations , fish
ghlo or isinjilnes , liquorfco juice , nitrnto of
soda , bone black , ivory drop black and bone
char , hatter's furs not on the skin , plaster of
Paris when ground or calcined , plate glass of
sizes larger than 24x00 inches. Marble ,
( rough ) , wus made dutiable at 45 cents per
cubic feet. It was on the free list of the bill
nnd now pays the duty of 05 cents. Liquorice
paste or rolls was raised from 4 cents ( us in
the bill ) to 5 cents per pound. It was nlso
resolved to fix the duty on slabs nnd billets
of steel at $17 per ton ( the existing rate ) in
stead of ut $11 , as fixed by the bill , German
looking glass plates and jute bags for grain
wore then placed on the free list , and the
caucus adjourned till Monday next.
THK CLKAHANGU RICCORD.
The Financial Trniimictlons oi * the
I'nst AVcek.
BOSTON , Mass. , May 27. [ Special Tele
gram to the BUG. ] The following table
compiled from dispatches to the Post from
the managers of the leading clearing-houses
of the United States , shows the gross ex
changes for the week ended May 2i3 ,
1SS8 , with the rate per cent of increase or do-
ci-caso as compared with the amounts for the
corresponding week hist your :
Ilonvy Storms In thu Went.
Ei.oix , 111. , May 27. The edge of a cyclone
and hall storm struck Elgin this evening ,
breaking thousands of panes of glass , blow
ing down trees and doing much other dumago.
West of hero it was much worse. Hull stones
seven Inches In rircumfcroncu fell ,
BKUOIT , Kus. , May 27 , A heavy rain last
night , accompanied uy a high wind , was the
hardest ever seen here. Three smull houses
were blown down nnd a baby named Gulll
was killed in ono of them , Its mother and a
little girl wcro slightly injured , The city
water works were injured und two or three
business houses unroofed.
Dnluth'M Flout * SlilpnicntH.
DDI.VTII , Minn , May 27 , [ Special Tele
gram to TIIK Bnn.J-Tho St. Paul & Duluth
railroad is doing nn Immense business just
now in the Hour line nlono , not to speak of
the coal , wheat , ties , lumber and general
merchandise which t > ho handles. The re
ceipts in Duluth for the past six days wcro
47.003 barrels and the shipments 51 ,145 , the
latter bo. lip divided ns follows : Buffalo ,
HO.G09 ; Sarnia , 10,007 ; Montreal. r > ,74rt ; Rrio ,
HKN , | , The number of barrels in store here.
lab * , night wus 14',259 , as against 140,401 ono
week ago. The rate per day of shipments
will bo greatly increased us the season ad
vances ,
BATOX ROUGE , Muy 27. The democrat lo
Mute convention to elect .delefratcs to the na
tional convention ut St. Louis' met here yes-
crday. The usual democratic platform was
adopted. Samuel D. McEnery , diaries Pur-
lan 'o , James Jeffries ulul Dudley Aycryvoro
chosen ( leU-fates-at-larKC. tilectors-ut-luiro :
A. U. May uud Frank 1' . Stublis. '
HEAVEN'S ' WINDOWS OPENED ,
The Vicinity of Ohadron Vloltod By
a Wntor Spout.
RESEMBLED A HUGECART WHEEL.
Bridges Swept nwny , Cattln Drowned
and Flvo Miles of Truck I niii -
ilntcd Pine Rhine Indians
I'enccTnl Stnto News.
Fell Llko n Flood.
CnxnnoN , Nob. , May 27. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEH. ] There was a water
spout broke in northwestern Dnwcs county
last night nt 0 o'clock doing considerable
damage. Five inllCs of track is submerged
on the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
railroad , nnd a number of bridges washed
out. Thcro has been no train from the north
or west for twenty-four hours nnd It Is hard
to say when thcro will bo one. It
has ruined hard since 4 o'clock last night
without stopping and the couury is flooded.
Farmers all along the Whlto nnd Lone Trco
rivers hnvo had to abandon their houses nnd
n number have been washed away. White
river raised sixteen feet in forty minutes.
The water came down almost In a solid wall.
It is impossible to cross Whlto river ns all the
highway bridges are washed out and it is
feared great damage has been done further
northwest , as the waterspout came from the
northwest. Ono man , a farmer named Cup-
tain A. J. Sweet , lost sixteen head of cattle
nnd live head of horses , the water coming In
such a wall that it carried the live 'stock
along with It. Mr. Sweet came across
the river In a boat and re
ports that terrible damage has
been done to other farmers , both
in loss of live stock and crops. The rivers
are still rising and it is raining hard. No
loss of life has as yet been reported but It Is
feared that after n full report can bo ob
tained , thcro will be.
The cloud was plainly visible from hero
and it had the appearance of n rolling mass
of black cloud revolving like a cart wheel or
log , entirely different .from a cyclone cloud.
A man by the name of Anderson
was in the extreme southern limit
of the spout and ho reports the water coming
in a solid wall ten feet deep , carrying every
thing possible before it. Anderson barely
escaped with his life. This particular sec
tion is noted for water spouts , this Doing the
third ono. The last ono was three years ago
and carried the entire railroad camp away ,
which was then building the Fremont , Elkhorn -
horn & Missouri Valley road.
Lightning's Funny Frcnk.
MEAD , Neb. , May 27. [ Special to Tin :
Bin. ] During the rnln storm hero this aft
ernoon the elements indulged in a pccular
frcuk. The meat market of Anderson &
Carlson was struck by lightning , coming in
nt the front of the building and going out
through u buck window , from whence It
passed into the burn in the rear of the lot ,
quite a distance away , which it riddled con
siderably , and instantly killed a fine black
stallion belonging to Lara Anderson. Quito
u number of persons were in the meat mar
ket when the lightning struck it and all were
bndly shocked.
II envy Rniii at Johnstown.
JOHNSTOWN' , Neb. , May 27. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bin : . ] It has ruined very hard
hero in the last two or three days , ttio ground
is thoroughly soaked und old settlers say it
is wetter than they have ever seen It before.
Several families living in sod houses have
hud to abandon their homes and seek dryer
und safer shelter. It is still raining , with no
prospects of its stopping soon.
The Storm at Tlldcil.
TII.DIIN' , Neb. , May 27. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BEE. ] The heaviest rain for fifteen
yours has swollen the Elkhoru und flooded
the country like n cloud burst. Heads and
bridges nro badly damaged and ubout half a
milo of railroad truck and bridge is washed
out between here and Buttle Creek. The
passenger cast backed to O.ikdalo und took
the Albion brunch to Scribner. It Is still
raining with a strong northeast wind.
Killed By Lightning.
COI.U.MIIUS , Neb. , May 27. [ Special Telegram
gram to Tun BEK. ] Lightning struck n
burn belonging to Charley Ilotc , in the cast
crn part of the city , during the severe storm
lust evening , burning the barn and killing a
cow. The inmates of the house adjoining
were prostrated by the shock.
ItciiiH From Ogallnln.
OOAI.LA.LA , Neb. , May 20. [ Correspond
ence of THE BEH. ] The sheriff to-day
took possession of the furniture store of L.
Wortlnngton on several injunctions placed
In his hands by creditors. The Stnto Loan
and Trust company of this place have also
commenced proceedings on a foreclosure of
n chattel mortgage of 41,499. Several Omaha
jobbers a few days ago ran attachments on
the stock of goods formerly owned by N.
II. Wood & Co. , nnd by them sold to the
Keith County bank. In three cuscs tried
yesterday in which the right to the posses
sion of property wus Involved , the Jury
rendered a verdict in favor of the bank nnd
the court rendered judgment for a return of
the property und for costs against the at-
tuchmi : creditors.
The prospect for an abundant crop of nil
kinds wore never better in any country.
I. N. Flicklngor , a prominent attorney of
Council Bluffs , la. , lias been In town the
past few days looking of tor his landed Inter
ests In this country.
A Mr. Hoffurniun from Toronto , Canada ,
is opening up n large general store und it will
be open for business in u few days ,
J. Lninoy of Springfield , Mo. , is hero ar
ranging to open up a llrst class dry goods
storo.
Eastern men with capital are coming in on
every train looking for buslncsH openings
nnd investments In lands. Heal estate deal
ers uro happy und every ono is feeling
cheerful.
The News nt nnvld City.
DAVID CmNob. . , May 2(5 ( , [ Correspond
ence of Tun BKE.J The city council of David
City , nt their meeting on the iMth lust ,
changed the boundary line of the First ward
so ns to take in the half block upon which
was situated the now hotel property of the
David City Improvement association , which
heretofore was In the Second ward. The
First word being under the control of a ma
jority for licensing saloons , and the Second
ward having a decided majority against it ,
made it impossible to establish u saloon on
the premises. Hcncu the move on the part
of the city fathers , whoso vote stood 4 to a.
The Central Nebraska National bank of
David City is now doing business on a paid
up capital of $100,000. This bank bccun bus
iness In the full of lbS7 on a capital of $50,000
and found it necessary to increase their
capital to double the amount to meet their
fast increasing business. They have ono of
the best arranged and equipped offices for
bunking in the state , and the institution has
thn confidence mid good will of thepeople
generally. Martin Gouhl , formerly of
Omaha , und a man of long experience nnd
acknowledged ability in banking , is its
i-ashlcr , und William M. Hunting , one of the
oldcbt tattlers of that vicinity , Us president.
District Court nt Ord.
Ow > , Neb. , Muy 33. [ Correspondence of
THK BKK.J District court convened hero
last Tuesday , the d inst. Judge B. F. Tif
fany und numerous other lawyers arrived in
Ord Monday night and Tuesday morning
work wus commenced on ) ho remains of a
long ilorkot left over from the Maix-h term ,
this bclnp only .an adjourned term. . On Tues
day the r.io of the State va Henry U. Wolfe ,
chuit6dvlth ; _ . tlic crLuio cf aduiicry , was
called. The state examined twenty-two witnesses -
nesses nnd the defense examined eighteen.
The case was closely contested nnd the evi
dence conflictingCountr Attorney Clements
nnd Senator Robbing , both of Ord , repre
sented the state , and. cx-Scnator Paul , of St.
Paul , and Judge Wcstover nnd E. M. Coffin ,
of Ord , represented the defense. A verdict
of not guilty was returned nnd the defendant
discharged ,
A Scheme oT the Bciurxiv Men.
CilAimoN , Neb. , May 37. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] There has been serious appre
hensions of an Indian outbreak among set
tlers along and near Pine HUlpo agency. The
reason of this is a supposed resolution passed
nt the pow wow recently reported by TUB
BEE to the effect that the Indians , rather
than give up the land , would fight. To give
moro weight to this , numerous squaw men
have made It their business to circulate thcso
reports , with a view of scnrlnp settlers and
helping their cause. A few settlers , number
ing about forty , to-day moved Into Oelrlchs ,
a small town in southern Dakntn , nnd then
sent men to Pine Kidgo to ascertain the truth
of this and they returned with the assurance
that there was nothing In it. It was a con
cocted scheme by interested squaw men.
Louri City ncpiibllcniiH.
Lour CITT , Neb. , May 27. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEH.I A large number of lead
ing republicans met nt the court house. Thurs
day evening nnd organized n republican club
with F. Bacon president , W. R. Ncmor sec
retary , and adopted .the constitution of the
Republican State league *
Awarded Dninnccs.
NEMtm , Neb. , May 28. [ Correspondence
of TUB BEE. ] In the case of Margaret
Grimm for damages for loss of timber from
flro started by nn engine of the Fremont ,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad , the jury
returned a verdict for t2,7fi0.a5 for the plain
tiff , The company offered $3,500' to settle. The
verdict Is satisfactory to the public ,
*
HIS SON INTHE OA8E.
Charges Jlndo hf , nil TJndcr-SherlfT
Against Montana's Governor.
HELENA , Mont. , May 27. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BKE. ] Under-Shcrlff Thomas
Farrell , of Jackson county , Wyoming , who
was recently in Montana with a requisition
for Charley Brown , charged by the Wyom
ing authorities with larceny , makes n state
ment which contains some scvcro strictures
upon Governor Leslie , of Montana. The
latter is charged with using his official Influence -
fluenco nnd knowledge to prevent the capture -
turo of that notorious prisoner wanted by the
authorities of Wyoming. Farrell nlso as
serts that the governor sought to shield
Brown because of the fact that his son was
acting as attorney in the requisition case.
Farrell claims that for some reason the gov
ernor seemed disinclined to honor his requisi
tion papers , nnd kepVhlm waiting in Helena
for more than a month. Three requisi
tions were scnt > for by the sheriff
before the governor would honor the papers.
When finally honored Fnrrell started for his
manwho was at Great Fnlls. Arriving nt Sun
River Crossing , where Brown's headquarters
were , he found that the came had flown.
Fnrrell says that when-Brown was first ar
rested he hired as his counsel thcson of Gov
ernor Leslie. So confidant was the latter of win
ning his case that ho made a bargain with
Brown that if ho cleared him he was to re
ceive $100 ; otherwiso-not a cent would bo
charged. Fnrrell also asserts that Attorney
Leslie made his boost -that the requisition
papers would not bo issued by the governor.
At Sun River Farrell says he discovered that
a telephone messugo had arrived four hours
ahead of him , dated Helena , addressed to
Devine , which stated that "tho warrant had
been issued , " nnd signed ' -L. " This put
Brown on his guard , and he rode away. Farrell -
roll alleges that the telegram was
sent by Governor Leslie himself. Gov
ernor Leslie says that Brown did have a
civil suit some time ago in Cascade county ,
and the governor's son was his lawyer in
that case nnd that the governor knew it , but
ho never heard until yesterday that his son
had anything to do with the defense or the
management of Brown's case , on account of
which the warrant was issued upon requisi
tion. The pupcrs nccompanying the first two
requisitions were not sufficient under the law
to Justify the governor in issuing the war
rant for the arrest nnd transportation nskcd
for , nnd hence the refusal complained of. It
is not true , the governor says , that ho tele
graphed Devino at Sun River , or anywhere
else ; nor did ho telegraph any one , or write
to any one , with n view in any way to inter
fere with the arrest of Brown.
WISCONSIN'S IIUTCIIGKY.
A Horror Not Surpassed in the Itccord
of Crimea. .
VIIIOQUA , Wis. , May 27. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIK BEU , ] Further particulars of
the quudruplex murder in Vcrnon county
servo but to incrcaso its horrors. It is now
known that the motive was to secure 51-100
which Mrs. Drake was to receive from an
estate In Pennsylvania , .and which , it was
commonly reported , had already passed into
her hands. Reuben Drake was probably the
most prosperous farmer In the neighborhood ,
but ho lived in a small house of three rooms
sitting room , bed-room und kitchen. * The
old people were living alone , but the two
grandchildren from an adjoining county had
como that day to visit them. Witnesses first
on the scene describe it ns n veritable
slaughter pen. The body of Mrs. Drake lay
near the door wltl'i a- bullet hole through
each breast. She had evidently gene to the
door to open it In response to a
knock and been shot from the threshold.
Her husband lay in the center of the room on
his face , with ono bullet hole through the
right oyu and bruin and another through the
body near the breast. In the bedroom was a
most fearful sight. On ono bed lay the two
children , The girl lay in front on ono side
ns If Bleeping. The head was nearly severed
from the body by ono powerful knife stroke.
The boy hnd struggled all over the bed , His
throat wus partially tut and his heart pene
trated by a terrible knife stub. Blood wus
spattered all over the room , on the floor ,
walls and bedding , Bullets show tno weapon
was a Si-calibre revolver and the knifu tells
its own story. It is the universal opinion
that the deed was done by some ono in the
neighborhood who wus acquainted with the
circumstances of the family. People of this
vicinity would make short work of the mur
derer if In their nands-
Nehraska and Iowa 1'onslonn.
WASHINGTON , May 27. [ Special Telegram
to THE HUK. ] rTho following pensions were
granted Ncbraskans yesterday : Original Ill-
valid Isuuo N. Blackburn , Harmony ; Fred
erick Cox , Ainaworth. Increase Joseph
Odrcn , Knoxvillo. Mexican survivors Ran
som Doney , Beatrice.
Pensions for low&ns : Original Invalid-
Theodore Stone , Liberty ; Joseph Warner ,
Cedar Fulls ; John J , Pryor , Wupello ; Gregor
Enplot , Corwlth ; Byron B. Martin , Mulcom ;
William Smith. Mupleton ; HirnmOtrg , Fred-
bridge ; Chester \V . Blnghatn , Wuverly ;
George P. Whlto , Brlstow ; Henry Nichols ,
Washington. Reissue George W. Kinney ,
Nevada. Mexican survivors George Pcin-
berton , Davenport ; Benjamin Tellerback ,
Alnsworth.
Klccted Oilluem.
Diumvooi ) , Dak. , Muj' 27 , [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ) The reduction works
company held their election to-iluy and sel
ected n3 a board of directors Hurris Frunk-
lln. William Adams , Bon Barr , G. 0. Hlckok ,
Seth Bullock. C. A. Carpenter and J. 1C. P ,
Miller. Work will commence .on Monday
inoruineon the grading nt-tho site selected
below this city an Ucadwbod gulch. ,
A DISCIPLE OF MONARCHY ,
Gonornl do Chnrotto Addresses the
Corporation of Armorers.
THE WRATH OF THE ROYALISTS.
DoulntiRcr and Republicanism Doth
Denounced mill the Saviour of
Franco Declared to Bo
n King.
Vivo Ip Rol.
[ Copyrtglit lliS3 bu Jainct Gordon nnuiclt.l
PATHS , May 27 , [ Now York Hcrnlil Cable
Special to Tun HUE. ] The smouldering
wrath with which the old-fashioned royalists
regard the policy of the monarchist deputies
who have been courting with Boulangism
lately , found vent to-day in n stirring speech
delivered at the Arc St. Etlcnno by General
do Charctto , speaking to the corporation of
armorers , who nro about to present n rlflo to
the young Duo d'Orleans , the zouavo liero.
Said the gentleman : "I will not tuako a
speech. Iwlll bo content with a familiar
talk , going straight to the point and telling
you what I , n soldier , toke to
bo the truth about our affairs. All
ideals seem In confusion at present ; nil Ideas
of morality , right and Justice. Wo have
waited long but now or never Is the time to
act. In his three manifestos or declarations
the Cointo do Paris has shown us with nil
the dignity of his royal word , the dangers of
the situation , the means of escaping thorn
and the marvellous programme of mon
archy. I will not impeach the republic ;
it will do so itself. The republic
Is nothing but a party cut to pieces ,
Incapable of over reuniting. The anguished
country sees itself surrounded by moral dis
order and national peril. It demands a sa
vior. How strange is the sight wo witness.
Wo see politicians uniting under pretense of
public concentration yet excluding
an Important faction of the republi
can party. Those toke their stand on
a programme which cannot but bo the stort
ing point 6f social disorganization and civil
war.
war."On
"On the other sldo wo flnd the individual
at the head of another portion of the republi
can party striving to force himself on the
nation as the representative of authority.
Nothing justifies his claim least of all some
of his recent .nets. Ho poses as the enemy
of the parliamentary syste'm yet ho solicits
the suffrages of Franco to got access to the
very parliament which ho accuses of inca
pacity and impotence. Ho takes his stand
on the revision already demanded by the
royalists. What constitution docs ho offer !
None. All is mystery. Ho is the logical ,
unconscious outcome of the revolutionary
spirit. Ho is a negation. Yesterday ho was
a soldier who had won his spurs. What is ho
now and what will ho become to-morrow ?
But let- the republicans fight their own
quarrels. As for monarchy it holds its own
against all enemies , aye , and despite oven
friends as Imprudent as your humble serv
ant , because it rests on honesty , liberty ,
authority. Because the scandals of yestcr-
, day bid mo fcartho scandals of to-morrow ;
because It will give us the right to
educate our children ns wo please ; be
cause I wish a strong defender for our
social and political liberties ; because I wish
fruitful allies for our country and because to
realize all these good objects I dcsiro author
ity. Monarchic right is the result of accord
between king and people. Wo must conllrm
the ancient fact which scaled the union. The
monarchy has lost none of its rights. It has
only lost possession of them. This
possession must bo recovered by an act which
will bo a legal , not a created right. This is
the distinction between ourselves and the
plebiscitary party. I nm not in favor of the
theory of the abyss , nor do I approve of
choosing the greater evil that good may come.
I do not believe Franco is lost. Fur from it.
I hold she has novfirbecn nearer her political
and moral resurrection , for never yet
has she so felt the need of honesty and
authority nnd say of her what men will she
is still Catholic. And now I will end where
perhaps I should begin. You my friends nro
of that noble Corporation of Armorers which
at all times has virtually formed a part of
the national army. Was it not you
armed the knights of old and now
furnish weapons to our soldiers for the defense -
fenso of the fatherland ? These are noble
titles indeed. You have been faithful to
your traditions. I am ono of these who have
deprived themselves of sleep to help the exe
cution oi the magnificent work of art des
tined for the dauphin of Franco. I
have the high honor of knowing the
young prlnco. Sad indeed Is it for
a child of Franco that he must be compelled
to learn the trade of arms in a foreign land ,
but the child'of Franco must before all else
bo a soldier. You arc to offer him this
splendid weapon. I claim the honor of
presenting you to the king. That. will
bo my reward after this glorious
day , and now lot us boldly
niso our banner. Let us pass from
woTds to deeds. Let us use all means in our
power to ufllrm the monarchy. Let us bo
disciplined and obey our chiefs. Once nguln
I toll you If I did not firmly bcliovo monarchy
rould alone save Franco I would not speak
an I do. None of us would hcsl-
*
tate to sacrillco his Ufa to
Klvo back to his country the
great blessings of peace , honesty ,
liberty and authority nnd when the hour
strikes I shall march in the front ranks , You
will understand that I , who have had the
honor of lighting for the pope and Franco ,
cannot separate the two causes. First , then ,
let mo drink the healths of Leo XIII. , king
nnd pontiff , of M. lo Cointo do Purls and of
the dauphin. Next , friends , let mo drink
your healths , or , better still , let us all drink
together to Franco. "
KOMR YACHT TAMC.
The Ijomlou Field DlficourscH OH the
Now York Chili's Course.
[ Cojiyrfo/it / JSSfl/jy James Gordon llcnnft. ]
LONDON , May 27 , [ New York Herald
Cable Special to the BEK , ] The Field today -
day contains a long editorial on the Now
York yacht club course , which says. It is an
attribute of human nature for man to love
his offspring , but this phenomenal infatua
tion of the Ncv > ' York yacht club for a crude
piece of attorney's wprk which goes by the
name of & new deed of gift , exceeds philo
progenitive Instincts. Seriously , wo do not
BCD how any club with proper ECIIEO or self
respect could accept the extraordinary pro
posal. The committee may be right or
wrong in their contention that the now conditions -
ditions are fair and sportsmanlike , and they
no doubt urosincero in asking u foreign club
to adopt them In case of winning the cup ,
but how could u club which lias condemned
these conditions in the most uncompromising
manner , covenant to adopt them after win
ning the cup under rules which it declares
much less onerous. Possibly the committee
of the New York club' did not roulUe that
thcjr proposition suggests bar.cfatcJ cupidity
on the part cf the challengers. It is natural
that the committee should dcsiro to show
they honestly bcliovo in the fairness of the
new conditions , but they have adopted n very
awkward method of doing It , After all wo do
not sco how n club could bo bound by any
such agreement as is proposed , nnd In fact ,
as wo have many times contended wo bcliovo
that the club will ultimately have to revert to
the conditions of the original deed of gift ,
which Is the only legal Instrument attached
to the cup. But the tlmo has arrived when
wo shall have to consider the conditions un
der which center boards may bo admitted
into our yachts. The case is settled so far
as the clubs are concerned , nnd wo may say
yachtsmen generally. As the clubs which
polled their members found the fooling
strongly In favor of admitting the board ,
thcro can bo noJgnorlnR the fact that good
judges think thcro ought to bo some safe
guard against any tampering with the depth
or displacement of centre boards.
Wo foreshadowed thn method of doing this
some months ago , based on ono of the rules
used In Franca for anpVoprlntlng the register
ton nnge nnd width , nnd wo d6 not nlludo to
the girth rule. How this safeguard cau bo
employed without unduly hampering design
ers , wo have not yet had tlmo to work out ,
but wo arc still of thooplnlonthata safeguard
of some kind should bo provided. Beyond
this thcro is the suggestion of Messrs , Wnt-
son and Fife , that provision should bo made
against weighing centre boards. As wo said
some tlmo since this will bo n dlfllcult matter
to handle. For instance , in small vessels
Iron pinto Is the best thing to have , and so It
might bo In largo vessels if means could bo
provided for working It and no difficulty
should nnso in drawing the line nt the slzo of
craft which may have iron pinto nnd which
may not. There is no doubt that so far ns the
loss in the construction goes , n stronger
job could bo rondo if the drop plato were in
two parts and if the trunk did not extend
nbovo the cabin floor. However thcso nro
matters for naval architects to deal with
when they design vessels with center plates.
Wo mentioned the girth rule just now , and
that reminds us that the rule has produced
ono very successful Mersey open sailing boat
with more than n foot counter in her heel
that is the elevation of her kcol Is something
llko that of the Bombay boat. Wo probably
do not yet know to what extent this lacing in
girth can bo carried , and wo may very likely
cro long see the Mcrsoy boat drawn in llko a
fashionable waist until it pretty nearly di
vides its form in halves.
Irish Meetings Ycstcrdnjt
DUHMN , May 27. [ Special Cablegram to
THE BEE. ] John Dillon , speaking at Vlldaro
to-day denounced the bishops who support
the papal rescript regarding Ireland. Ho
said the nationalist party was not afraid of
any bishop's threats , nor of any mandate
from the vaticun , and it was not going to
abandon the plan of campaign or boycotting ,
with which weapons It had fought the battle
until now.
Mr. Ilcaly , in a speech at Waterford ,
twitted the pope with making his own plan
of campaign when the Sardinians grabbed
his territory and with boycotting Victor
Emanucl.
Mr. William O'Brien ' addressed a
largo meeting nt Limerick. Ho ut-
'torcd bitter * invectives ' ' against
Bishop O'Dwycr , saying the threats
contained in the bishop's manifesto with ref
erence to the rescript were the rashcst and
most unjust over mndo. The bishop , O'Brien
said , left Limerick yesterday after supplying
copies of his manifesto to every orangoncws-
pnpur , nnd ho did not send n copy to tno
mayor , to whom the manifesto was
nominally addressed , and who dis
covered it in the journals. Mr.
O'Brien declared that thcro never
was anything falser than Bishop O'Dwyer's
assertion that the nationalists wcro agitating
against the pope. The audience , which was
greatly excited , uttered groans for Bishop
O'Dwyer.
A dozen otnor Parnellitcs Rpoko at various
places. About 20,000 persons attended the
Limerick meeting. The better class of the
citizens and mosto.f the local clergymen were
absent. _
Ijomlon Pre-sH on the Rescript.
[ Copyrtulit IFfSi iJmnrx ( Ionian Hewlett. ]
LONDON , May & [ New York Herald
Cable Special to Tin : ' Bci : . ] The Daily
News devotes a whole column to a pretty
full report of the Ksmondo meeting , and di
gesting all the reports of the speeches by the
Irish members in Ireland yesterday. They
show close rhetoric towards the pope
but not against Bishop O'Dwyer '
on whom William C'Brien was very
bitter. The bishop of Cork to-day
warned his congregation pointedly against
being drawn into the Ube of words disrespect
fill to the holy father ,
The Times , in the course of a dispatch from
Uoino , says : Arch bishop Walsh loft Homo
last night. He had a final audience with the
pope , in which ho was assured thcro was no
Intention of taking part In political
matters , but that the decree ! ' will have
to bo obeyed by all good catholics. While
the Vatican will not make conformity need
lessly dinicult , it will not modify the decree
in the least or release the bishops from their
obligations , and , indeed , in high quarters
displeasure has been expressed that they
had not bcforo published the de
cree. In high ecclesiastical circled
It is felt that the bishops committed
a r.erlous error In neglecting to publish it before -
fore the politicians had taken it up. Arch
bisiiop Walsh has expressed his determina
tion to endeavor to stop meetings on thu sub
ject and bring about submission and trnn-
( juility. So there is high authority for sayIng -
Ing that in the two matters pronounced
against the Vatican will bo Inflexible ,
A AVolc'omo Heir.
ICofiiirtiilitSffl lt\i \ Jamct flnnlen Jlenwtt , }
BKHUN , May 27. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to TJIK Biu.l The Countess
Hcnckclvca Donnersinarck gave birth at 0
o'clock yesterday morning to a great , strapp
ing male child. The count is In an ccstacy of
delight , for although llfty-cight years old and
twlco married , this is his debut as u father.
This is at lust the long hoped for heir to his
vast property In Franco ntid Silesia , which
would otherwise revert to a distant branch
of the family , To-day , as u token of joy , the
count presented the happy mother with a
diamond necklace worth a half million marks ,
OSMIUM DlKiuu' * * Camp Burned.
LONDON , May 27. The report comes from
Egypt that Osman Dlgma's camp has been
burned by incendiaries in order to compel
him to retreat. Two thousand of his follow
ers are said to have perished.
. . *
The Knipcror'H Condition.
BKIIM.V , May 27. fSpeleal Cablegram to
THE BI'.E , ] The emperor passed u fair night.
Ho remained in bed until noon. Owing to
the chilly weather he did not go into the
park to-day.
Doni IVilro'b Condition.
BF.III.IX , May 27 , The emperor of Bra/il
hud a good night but does not gain in
strength. The phyulduns fear the won > t on
accounl of the patient's weakness ,
DRUGGISTS WON'T ' DEAL IN IT ,
Stringent Pharmacy Law Outs Off
Tholr Whisky Trndo.
IN THE COURTS OVER A CALF *
California Struck lowniiH Returning
In Droves DCS Molncn Street Hull-
way TroitMM The I'ar-
Power.
Won't Sell Iilqunr Any More.
Dr.s Moixns , la. , May 27. [ Special to Tim
Bun. ] The iron-clad plmrmaoy law is hav
ing the effect , which perhaps its authors did
not intend , of driving rcputablo druggists out
of the business of selling liquors nt all. Its
provisions nro so stringent , nnd its responsi
bilities so great , that druggists who want to
respect the law fcol that they cannot afford
to incur the risk of selling liquor for the
slight profit to bo made. Petitions have been ,
circulated in this city , obtaining the signa
tures of nearly all the rcputablo druggists ,
declaring that they will not take out new
permits when their old ones have expired.
Under the Iron-clad provisions ot
this law druggists are exposed to
great risks through the unintentional ncgli-
Konco of n clerk or other employe ,
they are put to great inconvcnicnco In secur
ing permits , and are put under heavy bonds
to obey the law. They feel that It is too !
much of n burden for the llttlo profit there
may bo in the business , nnd in so many places
throughout the stnto they nro refusing to
take out any permits whatever and declare
that as soon as the present ones expire they
will not sell liquor for any purpose what
ever.
Thcro Is n historic case now on trial in the
district court nt Waterloo. It Is known ha
the great lowu calf caso. It was commenced
in 1874 nnd has been in the courts over since ,
With no prospects of uti Immediate settlement
now bcforo it. It has been tried once in Benton -
ton county , onco.m Yllitoh county , twice in ,
Black Hawk county , where It is now pcnd-
for the llfth trial. It has been two or-thrco
times in the supreme court , nnd luis bank
rupted the parties who originally commenced
the suit and were then wealthy farmers.
The whole amount in controversy in the beginning -
ginning was but a few dollars , but the stub-
borness of the litigants , and the bitter feel
ing that has been aroused , has kept- the casa
In court and made it ono of the celebrated
cases in litigation.
Iowa emigrants to California are coining
homo with their feathers drooping and with
u general disappointed expression on their
fucos. During the last year or two a great
many Iowa people were taken with the Cull-
fqrnia fever and sold their property in this
state , expecting to muko fabulous fortunes
in the west. But they have found the
boom greatly exaggerated nnd discovered that
they have been making fools of themselves
and as fast as they wcro able a great many
of them have been coming1 back to Iowa.
Week before last eighty-nine persons who had
gone from West Brunch , in Cedar county , re
turned in a body. They were a few of the
disenchanted people who had all they wanted
of life in California. A newspaper of West
Branch tells how the people who stayed at
homo received the prodigals on their return.
It says : *
Strung along the platform were a score or
niorfi bunnuiB inscribed in luriro letters with
"Tho Fatted Calf is Killed , " "Wclcorao
Home. " "Corner Lots in Wnpsio Addition
For Sale , " "Just Kcceived 11 Box of Cli
mate , " "Front Lots Onlv ? 100 per Foot , "
etc. , etc. , and while the train was stopping a
dozen torpedoes placed on Hie top of freight
cars that were standing on the side track
began a tremendous roar , and the band struck
up the thrilling tones of "Home , Sweet
Home. " Moro than a hundred citizens nnd
friends were present to unite in giving them
u welcomes pi-oUing.
The litigation over the rival street rail
ways In this city promises to bo historic be
fore it is ended. The decision of the supreme
court grunting the new road a right to use
electric motors or any other power than
horse power wus not received very kindly by
the old road which ha.shud u monopoly of the
business for over twenty years. On the con
trary it became more aggressive in its light
to seeuro u monopoly of the city streets and
lias gone ahead in dollunco of the rules of the
cltv council to lay down additional track In
order to shut out the new company. Its
bold and delimit course reached u climax
Friday when in dibrcgnrd of a city ordinance
its officers attempted to lay
tracks upon the new Grand avcnuoi
bridge and were promptly arrested in one ,
two , three order. The president , the super
intendent and the secretary of the roud were
each taken In custody for their doliant dis
regard of the council's order. The course
which the old company 1ms taken has only
Intensified public opposition to the road. As
soon UB the now road puts In an electric or
cable power it is going to have the friendship
as well as the patronage of the city. The ex
perience DCS Moiiies has had with with this
old monopolistic company should bo a warn
ing lo otner cities against the practice of giv
ing exclusive rights to the detriment of
public interests. In .this case u council ,
all of whoso members have doubtless
passed to their re ward or punishment hereafter -
after , deliberately gave to a ruiiroiid company
exclusive right to nil the streets of a city for
a period of thirty yours. They surrendered
all the interests and rights which-an expand
ing city and citizens yet to uomo might have
for thirty years. It Is sufo to nay that no
city council in this vicinity will over make
Hiu-h a mistake again.
Thu prohibitionist : ) who held a state con
vention hero a few weeks njjo and nominated
candidate * for state offices Hhowcd how little
they know about public ulfuirs. They nom
inated a candidate for clerk of the supreme
court , although there will bo no vacancy iu
that position till the your IS'.U. ' Mr. Sharp ,
thu candidate Kclccted , will have u chance to
get very wary In the campaign if 1m runs
this year , next your und the year following
for an office that will not bo viicnntuntil 1SD1.
The prohibitionists urn making themselves
the laughing stock of the state.
A provision of the Iowa couo permits the
governor to pardon men from the peniten
tiary nnd then revoke the pardon if their
subsequent conduct does not justify the ,
favor. It is seldom , however , that prisoners
who enjoy this privilege nro so depraved as
to forfeit it by subsequent misconduct , but
cases occasionally do occur. The governor ,
during the puht week , revoked two pardons.
The ono was the cuso of- William Wert , who
was committed from Jasper county to the
penitentiary in 1SSO , nnd Kontcnccd for three
pears for burglary. After serving1
a llttlo moro than a year ha
was pardoned out , bu ho recently
committed another crime in this county and
1ms been bent up again , and so the governor
has revoked the pardon ana ho will have to
servo out now in addition to Ills new term the
unexpircd portion of the old one , The other
case was that of Hatmon , sent to the peni
tentiary from th.is county , December 25 , U83 , .
for a term of two year for perjury. Ho was 11
pardoned out July 111 , I'-SS , but having re- f
ccntly committed another crlmuho goes back
und ho will have an extra six mouths of his
unexplred term to servo in addition toUieneyv
sentence.
Commercial Treaty With Spain.
MAUUID , May ST. [ Special Cablegram to
THU BKn.j The Official Garotte published
the text of the agreement between Spain and
tno United States prolonging the cxUting
commercial arrangement pending the conclu
sion of n moro ample treaty. The agreement
muy be terminated on two months' notice by
cither elde. _
Three Ijittlo Ones Uoasteil ,
PCTTSTOX , Pa. , May 27. A" Italian boardIng -
Ing home burned this morning , Thieo
children of the proprietor , Christopher
Sanujenl , perished and several men were
hurl , acini ? fatally , ,