THE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOILING , MARCH 1C , 1889. NUMBER 274 Why Was Ho Loft In the Outer Darkness ? GRESHAM MAY WEAR THE GOWN. Ilnrrlnnu Bnlil to Favor Htm as Mnt- thcw'rt Huccesflor-OIHcMcokcrH ami tlio 1'rosldoni Clark. - Don Iniluctcil. 51 ! ) WASHINGTON. D. C. , March 15. Hon. John C. Now Is nt the Hlggs liouso , on his way to Now York , but will not re main over Sunday. He says that ho will not bo appointed minister to Austria nnd that ho would not accent It It ho was ; that ho would not accept any appointment. Ho simply came hero to help some friends who want olllcos. This evening ho spent In friendly conference with the wcildont. Whllo Colonel Now declines to talk at all on the subject , and insists that ho is not disap pointed because ho wanted nothing , Indiana people uro almost unanimous in the opinion thut ho has not been treated as WAS expected nnd that the nomination of Govoinor Porter t'J bo minister to Homo makes it Impossible for Colonel Now to accept any federal place. The public at largo may not bo nwaro that for years there have been two factions of the republican party in Indiana , ono of them led by Governor Porter nnd the other by GcnerM Harrison nnd Colonel Now. Al though Porter nud Harrison were formerly partner * In the practice of law , they were not on speaking terms for several years. The feud grow out of political rivalry and some thrco or four years ago Governor Porter ter made r.Bpcceh at Tomllnson hall In In- dinnnpolla , In which ho denounced General Harrison in the severest , possible terms and called Colonel Now nil sorts of bad names. Porter nnd Harrison mot nflervvnid. nnd It is said that the feeling was so bitter between them that there might have been n personal encounter had not friends interfered. The two men did notrccognio each ether from that tl'iio until after General Harrison's nomination to the presidency. Porter was n delegate to the Chicago convention , but ho was not admitted to the confidence of Har rison's friends , and while Colonel Now was spending his money and exhausting every physical and mental effort to sccuro General Harrison's election. Governor Porter was chatting with old friends and taking little interest In the canvass. After General Harrison's ' nomination , when the state con vcntlon mot it was thought necessary to put Porter nt the head of the state ticket in order to insure a republican victory , but ho declined to bo a candidate. Then General Harrison , nt the advice of Colonel Now and others of his supporters , called upon Gov ernor Porter nnd asked him us a uorsonal favor to accept the gubernatorial nomination. This was the llrst time the two men hud con ferred slnco the Tomlinson hall meeting. Porter went Into the campaign , mudo speeches and didgood work , but ho was not in Harrison's confidence , nor did the latter have any communications with him. On the contrary , Colonel Now acted as the eyes , cars , arms and loirs of the president-elect ; running back and forth to Now York for him , donating his entire tlmo to his service , nnd giving him the use of his paper , the Journali nnd making a largo cash contribu tion to pay the expenses of the campaign. Immediately after the Inauguration Presi dent Harrison takes pains to dlstinquish his old enemy above all other Indiana men , by tendering him the mission to Home , and leaves Colonel Now entirely in the darkness. OIIISHAM : rou TIM : BUI-UEME nr.Ncn. In connection w'.th the belief to-night that Justice Stanley Matthews is upon his death bed , It | s stated that Judge Walter Q. Grcsham , of the United States circuit court , will bo appointed in the event of a vacancy by the death or resignation of the Ohio Jurist A short time before President HarrNon left Indianapolis for Washington Jud c Grcsham spent nn evening nt his house. When ho left tha residence of the president , Grcsham was in such excellent humor that some ol his friends , who u.ro Intimate with the pros out occupant of the white house , made in quiry und ascertained that the subject of Grcsham going upon the bench of the United States Bupronio court In the event of a vacancy was talked over. Justice Matlhowfl , recognizing hlo probable Inability to ever sit upon the bench again , proposes tendering his resignation to the president , nnd Mr. Har- risun will thereupon nominate Mr. Grcsham in his stead. A OllIHT "HEEL COOI.ING" PAY. Any casual observer could have seen the effects of the senate's adjournment yester day over Sunday had ho been at the whlto house to-day. The oBlcoseokers huvo con- lined themselves as largely as possible to the capital when the senate was In session , but to-day they went direct to the president and gave him n hearty benefit. The room ad joining the private ofllco of President llarri- hon , from 9 to1 o'clock was occupied by from twenty to forty men. In the vulgar parlance of the street , this was n great "heel cooling" day , und the eager beokor nfter place under Uncle Sam was there. But they were all in good humor. They waited patiently each his turn and after a hearty welcome by the president , nnd n hearing of the statements of various cases , they wended their way. The president guvo nil to under stand that he would confer with the heads of the departments as to the appointment of nil oftlcers who como under the executive department , and thut applications should bo made to the cabinet ofllccrs for nil except strictly presidential appointments. It Is ex pected that a largo number of appointments will go to the senate when it inputs on Mon day. Tlio public printer , the conmnssloiior- ehip of pensions , and the various assistant secretaries not yet named , are expected to bo nominated on Monday , or very soon there after. CI.AIIKSON i.SDunrm first Mr. Clarkson , the newly continued u,0 , assistant postmaster general , arrived at . . , department shortly before 12 o'clock to-d > * He was received by General Stevenson and the oath was administered to him by Judge Lnwrenson. Ho was then introduced to the employes of the ofllec , nnd about 1 o'clock he wont out with Colonel Stevenson for lunch , He has , however , received n large number of visitors , and seemed to divide with the postmaster general the stream of visitors that poured in to the dcuartmcnt up 10 noon. MI CTU.V.NKOl'M. Adjutant General Drum stated this after noon thut ho lias not yet received any charges from Captain Amies against Captain Bourke or Colonel Gibson on account of the inauguration day trouble , although ho re ceived n letter from Captain Armcs stating ho enclosed therewith the charges , which , however , could not bo found. No action hits yet been taken on Captain Bourlio's charges BgalnHt Ci'"tn.in Armos. 'Gononil SehofloUl has announced that the maximum age for cavalry recruits upon original enlistment is llxcd at thirty ycuts , also that the standard of minimum weight for cavalry recruits , established in Juno , 18b7 , is abolished , nnd that hereafter enlist ments in that Kcrvlco may bo uiado without regard to a minimum weight , provided the chest meusuicment nnu chest mobility nre satisfactory. mtsoxAi. . Charles L. Saundora , of Omaha , Is here. Messrs. E. Kasowntcr und W. 13. Annln wont to Now York to-duy to remain over Sunday. Mrs. Charles DavUon , nco Anderson , in visiting her husband's relatives in Illinois for several weeks , and will Join her husband , who 1ms preceded her , at Omaha , AUMV OI111EII ? . First Lieutenant David Craft. " Sixth In. fantry , having been found Incapacitated for ni'tlvu service b.v an army retiring board , will retire to his homo and report to the ad jutant general of the army. l.envo of absence granted Second Lleuton- ant John A. Lockwood , Seventeenth Infantry , November 21 , 16bS , Is extended two months on surgeon's certificate of disability. Ttio extension | oflcavo of absence on sur- geon's certificate of disability granted to Charles Morris , Fifth artillery , is further extended ono month on surgeon's certificate of disability. PEIIUY S. HEATII. WANTED FOR MUHDEU. A Chicago Father Charged. With a Most Heinous Crime , CHICAGO , March 15. John .Tone1) , n gro cer's clerk nnd a widower with seven chil dren , is wanted by the police on the charge of murder. Ho neglected his family nnd kept them In the most object , squalid pover ty. The humane society Investigated. Jones' sovcntccn-yeir-old daughter confessed that her father had been unnaturally Intimate with her for n year and that Henry Bitting. a young married man. had nlso mistreated her. Jones nnd Bitting were arrested last Wednesday. Jones gave bail for n hearing to-morrow. Yesterday the girl was found suffering with symptoms of arsenical poisonIng - Ing nnd died nt the hospital this morning. Jones has disappeared , LATEII Jones nnd Bitting have been ar rested , but afterwards released on the coroner's verdict that the girl eommllled suicide. The pollco nro not sallsllcd and will Investigate further. A MTTM3 JAP. One Thousand Car Loads of Nebraska Corn MlH lnir. CHICAGO , March 15. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. ] A thousand car loads of corn make by no means an inconsiderable Item , but that amount Is lost somewhere in Minne apolis , St. Paul , Washburn or Duluth. Feb ruary 2 there were but 8,000 bushels In Du luth ; February 10 , 120,501 bushels ; February 20 , 3I5,0.- bushels ; March 3 , 510,001 bushels , and March I ) , ( VJJ,5GJ bushels. This amount , with what Is known to have gone cast and is now stored in Minneapolis nnd St. Paul , makes n total of 1.200 cars ol the 2,200 cars of corn known to have been drawn from Ne braska points lo the northwest , owing to the reduced rates made by the Canadian Pacllic. It has nil along been supposed that the corn was taken to tlio Canadian Pacific , but it is now known that the road did not haul u pound. All that wont east was carried to the Canadian Pacific by the Minneapolis , St. Paul & Snulto Slo Marie. Il Is thought that most of the missing corn Is stored in Wash- burn. As the elevator charges until the opening of navigation will eat up the differ ence in rates , the Chicago roads and board of trade men are wondering what was the purpose of the movement. THE IXTEH-SrAi'E AGREEMENT. The Work of Organizing Auxiliary AHSOoiationi Completed. CHICAGO , March 15. The general man agers of tlio lines In tha territory of the Inter-State Hallway association completed to-day the task of organi/ing the auxiliary associations. The western and northwestern sections , and the southwestern section of the Western Freight association , remain un changed , with the exception of some addi tions to the territory of eai-h. The trans- Missouri section embraces nil the territory west of the Missouri river , covering both frcighl and passenger business. The man agers of the trans-Missouri roads have elected F. B. Clarke as chairman of their organization. Clarke Is the present trafllc manager of the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapo lis & Omaha railroad. Ho has been given n week in which 10 consider the offer , und it is believed that ho will accept It. The head quarters of the trans-Missouri association will bo at Kansas City , und the agreement becomes effective April 1. The Jury Played Pokef. NEW OIILEANS , March 13. [ Special Tele- grain toTiiK BEK. ] The fact was brought to light in the criminal district court to-day that the Jury in the case of George Dunn , tried for the Stilling of James vVelr , when locked up for the night after the case hud been given into their hands , played poker for four hours. Judge Evans , counsel for the accused , who was convicted of man slaughter , in making nn appeal for n new trial , by testimony offered in open court , showed how the Jurymen hud passed their time. In deciding the application Judge Baker said : "Twelve men. supplied with n quart bottle of whisky , a deck of cards and n handful of beans , who played poker from 12 o'clock at night to 4 o'clack In the morning , and holding a man's life in their hands , could not nosslbly give the prisoner a fair trial. As long as ho presided over the court ho could not sanction such a thing , und , therefore , granted the prisoner a now trial. " Arrested. WASHINGTON , March 15. Chief Bell , of the secret service , received information to-night of the arrest of a gang of counterfeiters in New York City , who for some weeks past have been successfully patting spurious sil ver dollars In circulation. Ofllccrs of the secret service this evening raided a liouso on Eldrldgo street , where counterfeits were bolngrinadc , and arrested Richard Fisher , his wife and an Italian named Jucgcr , whom they found there. They found In the house nine sets of plaster paris molds , n complete outfit of counterfeiters' tools and consider able spurious coin. It is said thut the gang , of which the persons arrested form a part , has given the secret service officers a great deal of trouble , and that Fisher is u skilfull counterfeiter. The President's Callers. WASIHNOTON , March 15. There was no perceptible diminution in the number of the president's visitors to-day. The rush began nt 10 o'clock and continued until 12:00 : , when the cabinet assembled for Its regular semiweekly - weekly meeting. The president received several delegations during the morning , among them being ono from Virginia headed by John S. Wise , nnd ono from Georgia , headed by General Longstreet. General Goff , of West Virginia , called during the morning and had a brief talk with the presi dent , as did also Colonel Fred Grant , Declared Unconstitutional. SANTA FE , N. M. , March 15 , In a lengthy opinion given to the meat Inspector of Santa Fo county , relative to the now law regulat ing the sale of meat and providing for the Inspection of cattle and hogs prior to slaugh tering , which practically prohibits the bring ing Into New Mexico of dressed beef mid park , the acting solicitor general of the terri tory says that the act U unconstitutional so far as it affects tha shipment into tha terri tory for tlio purpose of sale and public use. Ho holds that dressed hoof and pork nro commodities of the character of Inter-state commercennd that the law Is an attempt , under cover of pollco power , to keep out nil foreign dressed or uucurcd meats. - . ' o- Affairnt Honolulu. BAN t-'iuxuisco , March 15 Advices from Honolulu up to the iSth ult. , per bark Mary Wlnklemann , arriving to-day , state that at present the supply of coal nt the United States coaling station there Is exhausted , anil that American war vessels nro obliged to obtain their coal from private sources hero. The Albert Is now thoiM. A violent wind stoim has lately vlsited'tho leper settlement on Mollk ! . Two houses and a church weru blown down and several more houses moved from their foundations. Many leper * on thu Island hud u narrow escape from losing their live ) . Tln : Patriotic languors. PAIIIS , Muri'h 15 , The pollco to-day searched the house ) of many members of the DBtnotlo Icimuo. The persons against when damaging evidence Is found will not uc nr rested , but will bo summoned to appear before fore u magistrate for examination , I lll.-oii Collier * Klllml. PAIIIU , March 15. By un explosion of Are dump lu a colliery near Nlmes to-day liftccu pardon * were Hilled uud six iujured. MEN NOT WHAT THEY SEEM , A Nloo Looking North Bond Youth's Unseemly Doportmout. A DISHONEST COLORED SOLDIER. Cur porn I howls of Port Koblnsnn Locked up For S\vlndllnK--Gancral Hatch Seriously Injured /tm- nierinnn Entertains. A. Colored Soldlnr's EsGnpndca. POUT UoniNsoN , Neb. , March 15. [ Special to Tin : Bun. ] A colored soldier , Corporal George Lewis , Troop I , Ninth cavalry , late sergeant major of the Twenty-fourth Infan try , was confined In the guard house at this post to-day , with a charge against him ns n deserter from the Ninth cavalry , also charges of forgery and uttering falsochccks. Friday of last week , Lewis , who has had several ilnanclal transactions with B. S. Paddock , the post trader , called upon Mr. Paddock's business manager , L. N. Free man , and deposited with him a United States paymaster's deposit book purporting to bo signed by several paymasters now In the service , making It appear that Lewis had $ ( > 00 on deposit with the United Stales. This move of Lewis' was evidently to Induce : i counter current of eonlldcnco lu Mr. Pad dock's establishment , Lewis , who was about leaving on a six months' furlough , took a walk to Crawford , thrco miles dis tant , returned ttio sntno evening and presented a draft to Mr. Free man , the draft being drawn for 5000 in his ( Lewis' ) favor , by some mythical individual In New York City by the name of Dunn. Mr. Freeman , not suspect ing Lewis , advanced him $150 on the draft and drew a cheek for the balance which only awaited the signature of B. S. Paddock. Mr. Pad dock being out at the time Mr. Freeman told Lewis to call in tri hour ana In the meantime ho examined the draft and deposit book mnro thoroughly. His suspicions became aroused. He telegraphed to the First National bank of Omaha , the draft being payable there , as to the condition of Dunn's account. The bank promptly wired that Dunn was un known. Mr. Freeman then interviewed Lewis , regained nearly nil the cash ho let him have on the draft , and induced Lewis to wire his friend Dunn in Now York as to the lack or funds , but the telegraph ncoplo could not locate Dunn there. Lewis begin ning to think that things were getting too hot "hit the trail. " General Hatch , who com mands the garrison and who never has al lowed a deserter to escape , by some means got on the track of Lewis and hod him arrest ed at Alliance , Neb , , to which place ho sent Lieutenant Preston and a detail of thrco men to bring htm back. It now transpires that whllo in Alliance , and before his arrest , Lewis bought several largo bills of goods from merchants there and offered in pay ment n check of General J. S. Brisbin for 3150. Tlio Alliance merchant would have ac cepted the check were it not thai he did not have sufficient cash on hand to pay the dif ference between the order and the amount of the cheek. It Is needless to say that the signatures on the deposit book and the draft and check of General Brisbln were all forg eries. Lewis has the reputation of being a smart individual and writes a splendid hand. His record lias boon good during his time in the Twenty-fourth infantry and his present regiment , the Ninth cavalry , but the chances are that ho will fare very badly indeed at the hands of the military and civil authori ties. It is understood that ho has defrauded quite a number of local traders at Crawford , who all intend to prosecute him to the full extent of the law. A Youusr Ilnkr. Nor.xii BEND , Neb. , March 15. [ Special to TUB BUB. ] This community has been thrown into a stuto of chaos by the actions of ono who has been a leader in Its society and ono of tfio class teachers in the Meth odist Sunday school of the place. About four years ago there came to this city Uobert S. Clark , a young man of good appearance and he took the position of night operator uv this point for the Union Pacific. Things moved smoothly for n while until ho'formed the ac quaintance of n young lady by the name of Cora M. Mcars , and ho llvlnc in n house adJoining - Joining the one In which she resided with her mother , sought her society. The result was that she yielded to his importunities and "kept comptiny" with him. It was only a short tlmo until ho subjected her to , the lowest degradation to which a * woman can submit. Subsequently and after all the entreaties , advice and supplications that a mother and friends could give , she loft this place and married him. to the utter disgust and humiliation of her friends. Humor says tnat he got a sum of money from her. The honeymoon was short and full of trouble , for Clark had expended the marriajwr gift to pay partially n gambling debt. Since bis marriage he has been draw ing on his wife to waste it nt the table or bar , and after exhausting her funds ho robbed the company by whom wo was employed to the amount of $3,001) , and Is lying to-day in Jail at Fremont. His wife , who has given him seven years' savings , condoles with him and is using her influence to ootain bonds for him. General Hatch Injured. FOIIT KoitiNsoN , Neb. , March 15. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Buu.j General Hatch , of the Ninth cavalry , and a party of ladies con sisting of Mrs. Hurt , of Buffalo , Wyo. , Mrs. Captain Hughes , Ninth cavalry , and Mrs. Bailey , Eighth infantry , while out driving this afternoon met with n very serious acci dent which icsul ted in ono of the general's legs being fractured above the knee and sev eral bad bruises on other parts of thG body. The ladies escaped with some light bruises ; none of them are considered serious. General Hatch , who Is a horseman of the flrst water , possesses four spirited animals which ho drives to nn English drag. This evening ho drove out as usual , having the drug , as Is. his practice , lllled with the ladles of the garrison. Whllo crossing the White river about a quarter of a mile from the post the drag broke down. The loaders became frightened , This also caused the wheelers to become nervous , rendering the whole team unmanageable. They swum ; sharp around , upsetting the drag , pulling it for several hundred yards. The general stuck to the horses until everything was kicked to pieces and his log became caught in the spokes of the wheels , which was tlio cause of tlio fracture. Ha is now attended by Doc tors Adairo and Kcon and Is doing well , A Bank Consolidation. 'IJAJiVAni' ) , Neb , , March 15. [ Special to TuiBir. : : . ] The Commercial aqg Exchange banks of this place have arranged to consoli date and organize n new bank under the state law. The now concern , to be known as the Union State bank , will open April 1 , In the building now occupied by the Exchange bank. The ofllccrs will bo : Edward Updike , president ; G. W. UpJlko ami N. D , Black- well , vice presidents , and L , J , Tills , cashier. These gentlemen , together with S. H. Black- well , will form the board of directors. The bunk will have a capital , fully paid in , of $100,000 , so It will oo QUO of the strongest In ttio state , outside of Omutm and Lincoln. The Nebraska Mortgage company , having a capUal and surplus of Si"0,000 , und under the same management , will carry on a real es tate loaning business in connection wltn the bank , * Ilcntrlou WIIIIIH tiio Wynmlnttc , BtATiiifB , Neb , , March 15 [ Special Telegram - gram to Tnc BEE. ] 12. Su'mmcrlleld , general - oral manager of the Wyandotte railway , met the board of trade to-night to talk up the building of his road to Bcatrlco. He buii : that If reasonable aid were given to the roai It would bo built to Beatrice by July 1 , u division made hero and. brick shops erected. A committee was appointed to decide on the amount of aid , and n proposition will soon bo submitted. Beatrice pconlo are anxious for the road , and It Is vofy probable that n reasonable proposition would carry. It Is now running to the Nebraska line , thirty- six miles south of Boatrlds. General J. B. Davis , ] department commander - mandor of thoG. A..H. , Is hero to-night at tending n camp fire of Kawllns post. A largo crowd Is In attendance. Music , speaking and supper [ 3 the programme. Kun Over by tlio Cnrfl. WAHOO , Nob. , March iu. ( Special Tele gram to TUB Bir. ] About 3 o'clock this morning George Hnzlctt , eighteen years of nqe , mot with an accident that will probably cost him his life. Ho and n cousin were starting for Valley for n hunt , and they at tempted to board freight train No. 5J ( on the Union Pacific ns It was pulling out from the depot. The platform and cars were Icy. and having his gun In his hands Hnzlott had more than lie could handle. Ho slipped under the cars and had both logs run over Just below the knees. Ho Is now nt the Union Pacific depot under the care of n sur geon. His n ether Is n working woman In Council Bluffs. _ Ho Oimlit to Introduce Himself. MINDRN , Nob. , Mnrth 15. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bnn. I Still a cloud of mystery hangs over Mlndcn and vicinity In the Him- merman case. No examination was held to day , nnd it is hard to ascertain the cause. Public onlnlon is strengthening against the prisoner and In caused by his shenco an to his past history. Ho will say but very little In regard to the ease , but entertains persons who go to see him with border stories , nnd acts ns if he was In u king's stronghold. No one can toll Just how it will end , but nil say , if ho Droves to bo Zimmerman , ho must hang. Witnesses arrived on the 5 o'clock train this evening nnd will in all probability help to clear the mystery. An Oinnha Ijeoturcr. Cnuo , Neb. , Marchj 15. [ Special to THE Bm.l Hov. W. J. Ilarsha , of Omaha , de livered a lecture at the ! Presbyterian church hero last night , entitled , "Leisure Hours in Italy. " Although greeted by u small audi ence , his lecture was appreciated by nil pros- crit. This is the flrst in the series of outor- tulnmcnts now being given , and next week Hov. J. G. Spencer , pastor of the church , will deliver , "Colorado , tlio Wonderful of Amer ica. " The fact of his having lived in that stuto previous to his residence hero gives as surance of un interesting lecture. They Ate All True. HASTIXOS , Neb , , March 11. To the Editor of Tim BEE : Ifono-Hfth of the statements published in Tin : Bun regarding the manage ment of the county hospital of Douglas county nro true , why In the name of decency and humanity do not ; the authorities act I Grant the truth of your publications , and u modern bastile exists"In your community. Not only should the managers thereof bo de posed , but Justice should bo meted out to them in botialf of thd poor unfortunate human beings entrusted to their merciless charge. A'COSSTANT UEADEU. The nnilroiulVn ! < > . PIATTSVOUTII , March 15. ( Special Tele gram to Tnu Bii.J AJ test case in which the Plattsmouth Street Hallway company was tlio plaintiff nnd F/ll. Gothman defend ant , was decided to-da.VJ In favor of the street railway company. ' The case was an Important one , ns it de cides the liability of four other stockholders who for private reasons refused to accept the stocic subscribed fori ' 'Consjdorablo of the stock of the corporation js held by Omaha men. } } The Bill of Co its. SEWAIID , Neb.'March 13. [ Special to Tun BEE. ] The case of lloubon Cessna against the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy railroad company for the vaiuoJ * of some haystacks , claimed to have been burned by lire from the engines , was tried and the Jury brought in a verdict of 3 J3 for the plaintiff , but the case turns on the question of costs , ns the company made him n tender of SIS before the Justice , which ho refused , and the costs now amount to about $ SO. The Evidence Lacking. DAVID Cur , Nob. , March 15. [ Special Telegram to THE BEB.J Henry ICnight , man ager of Henry T. Clarke's ranch in Rich ardson county , was arrested for disposing of cattle and hogs belonging to the property and pocketing the proceeds. It was alleged that bo killed the cattle , cut the brands out of the hides , ami afterwards sold the stock. The case was Iricd and fell through for want of evidence. A Long Divorce Case. WAHOO , Neb. , March 15. ( Special Tele gram to Tun BEE ] District court adjourned yesterday after a ten-days' session almost entirely occupied in trying the case of Britta Sorensen against Lars Sorensen , wherein she asked for u divorce on the grounds of cruelty. The judge took the case under advisement and will render his opinion when the court convenes again March SO. Farmers Ituiltl u Creamery. JOIIXSTOW.V , Neb. , March 13. [ Special to TUB BEE. ] Several farmers near Wood Lake , Neb. , have formed a Joint stock com pany , and propose building a creamery five miles south of that town. The building will cost about $2,000 and is to be completed in n short time. August Goff is the president of the company. Seen in Colorado , FAIKMOXT , Neb. , March 15. [ Special to Tun BEE.I J. O. Cliase , the ex-banker , who was so extensively engaged in robbing the people of Flllmoru county for so many years , and who recently disappeared , was seen a few days ago at Ananio a. Cole , , by a former resident of this place. Whether an attempt will bo made for his capture Is not known. Ills Eyu Khjked Out. WAUOO , Neb. , March 15. [ Special Tele gram to THE Bcii.J John Quonnhurg , aged twenty-two , a farmer living near town , was thrown from n wllij horse yesterday and kicked In1 the face , almost entirely tearing his nose off his fa otand injuring his right eye so that ho will prpbubly lose it. A Dttrii Hui'iied. Cozu > , Neb. , itfaffih 15. [ Special Toln- gram to THE BEEHTho llve-yeur-old son of John Kennedy , while playing with some matches to-day , sej. llro to his father's barn , which , with contents , was destroyed. His stock all escaped except one horse , which was cremated. I * Ni t/iv < Jlunt. McCoot , JvxcTiOsr ? Nob. , March 15. [ Special to THU BEE. ] In the description of Jacob Gilmore , the nian who suddenly dis appeared from this place last Saturday , his height should havo.benn , reported llvo feet elx inches Instead 01 JJJK feet three Inches. Hotel ForjWooil Lnko. WOOD LAKE , Neb. , March 15. ( Special to THIS BiiVood : | Lalto la to have a $2,000 hotel , owned by C. A. Johnson , When com pleted it will be a nice two-story frame , and a credit to the town. The foundation is laid and thu building Will be completed soon. Laird Much Itettnr. LINCOLN , Neb. , . March 15. [ Special Tele gram to THE HKB.I Word roaches Lincoln to-night direct from Washington that Con gressman Laird U much bettor and that the late reports regarding Ins health are untrue , It Is also stated that ho will return homo in a very few days. Tlio Firm I2ulni'oa , SF.WATUI , N6b. , March 15. [ Special to THE BEE. ] Jarnps. H. Uotv jr editor of the Blade , has associated with him in partnership his two sons , Klmer & Wolby , and the new llrra is now J. H , UorMi & Sous. THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION , Several Schedules Reported But AH Promptly Jlcjootod. THE MAIN POINTS IN DISPUTE. A Crcstou Grocer Disgusts His Cretl- tors Ity Skipping From the Country DCS Molucs InTcntcd "Wllli Inccmllnrlcs. Sioux CITV , la. , March 15. [ Spsclal Tele gram to Tin : BEK. ] The representatives of the Western Base Ball association have boon working all day to mukaa schedule. The com mittee appointed yostcrdav worlccd all night , but Its report was summarily rejected this morning. Another schedule was reported In the afternoon and nlso rojoctcd. The main points In the dispute are assignments for Sunday and holiday games. This afternoon it was agreed to pro-rate the mileage , nnd thus ono embarrassing question was settled. It looks now ns If a schedule could not be agreed upon before to-morrow. Shciinndoati Kutorprlsc. SIIENASDOAII , la. , Mn-ch 15. [ Special Tel egram to Tin : BEK.I For some tlmo past negotiations have been pending looking to the removal of the western normal colleso from this place to DCS Molnos. Owing to the present prosperous condition of the col lege the accommodations have been entirely inadequate to supply the needs of the largo attendance of students , and additional build ings have become absolutely necessary. The citizens of this place raised a bonus of $5,000 in cash nnd tendered it to Prof , Croan , tne superintendent and proprietor of the college , if ho would remain. He accepted the pro position nnd will add several thousand dollars lars and will commence at once the erection of additional buildings , which when com pleted , will give the college accommodation for about ono thousand students. This insures to Sheuaiidoah the western normal college , now the leading Institution of its kind In tlio west. Several transfers of real estate were made nnd several contracts for the erection of business houses and residences were let after the close of the negotiations to-day , Shonnndoah is and will continue to bo tlio banner town of southwestern Iowa. Flro It ! * < . DES MoiNE.4 , In. , March 15. tSpocial Tclo- grain to Tin : BEE.Tho | people of Center- ville , Appanosa county , nro in n state of ex citement over the presence of llro bugs. Last Monday will long bo remembered ns "lire Monday , " no less than seven alarms at seven dllTcrent.parts of the city occurring simultaneously from 1'J o'clock to 9 nt night. It is supposed to bo the work of an incendi ary and hence the general alarm. Fora time it seemed as though the whole town was on fire. Wednesday morning a small omuty house burned to the grvound. Things look very suspicious , ns some time during the night the cash boxes on two of the street cars standing in the burn were taken from the cars und robbed of about $20 nnd loft on a vacant lot in tno vicinity of the lire. Death of Hon. A. S. Welch. DC" ! MblNES , la. , March 15. [ Succlal .Telegram to THE BEE.J Word has been received in this city of the death at Pasanj dona , Cal. , of Hon. A. S. Welch , late presi- dontof the Iowa Agricultural college nt Arn s. Dr. Welch was a United States sen ator from Florida soon after the war , and has since been prominently engaged in edu cational work. He was at ono time presi dent of the Michigan Stnto Normal school , and came from there to Iowa , and was presi dent of the agricultural college for fourteen years , and after resigning remained as pro fessor of psychology. Ho has been spending his winter vacation In California , and died while there. The body will bo brought back to Iowa for burial. IOWA'S Oldest Photographer Dcnd. DUIIUQUE , la. , March 15. [ Special Telo- grarn to THE BEE. [ Word has been received hero that Samuel Hoot , a well known pho tographerof this city , dropped dead from apoplexy at Rochester , N. Y. Ho was sev enty years of ago. In early llfo ho opened a gallery In Now York City , whcnca ho catno to Dubuque in 1837. At his retirement n few years ago he was the oldest photographer in the state , as ho was ono of the oldest In the country. Ho made the inst picture of Jennie - nio Lind over taken in this country , nnd hud daguerreotypes which ho had mudo of Henry Clay , George W. Curtis , Dr. Albert Barnes , Boyurd Taylor , George M. Dallas , Edwin Forrest and other eminent people. K. P. Allen Vindicated. DES MOINE , la. , March 15. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] Information has been received in this city of the release of 13. F. Allen , Jr. , who was arrested n few months ago on complaint of the ofllcors of the Wells , Fargo & Co. express for an alleged shortage of accounts. Ho was charged with the em bezzlement of several thousand dollars while serving as express messenger on n road in the southwest. An investigation resulted In the conclusion that there was not cause for the case against him , and at the Instance of tlio attorney who was prosecuting for the express - press company , nnk the security company that had given his bond , ho was discharged from custody at Los Animas , Colo. Young Allen is u son of B. B. Allen , formerly n very wealthy bunker of this city and Chicago. A Grocer Skip ? . CiiEsrox , la. , March 15. ( Special Tele gram to THU HIB. : ] John Slmw , u grocery- man , sold his stock and loft for parts un- ttnown last night. Marshall Jones levied on his goods tills afternoon forCroston creditors for $1,500. Ho has other creditors in Omaha , Burlington and St , Louis. Shaw Is lately from Canada. His family hero nro sur prised. Thirty-five now members joined the board of trade lust night. A Terrlblcs Dentil. HUIIUNOTON , lu. , March 15. [ Special Telegram - egram to THE BEE.J Herman Hohlcdcr , a young man about twenty years of ago , mot a sudden and terrible death at Amos Bollck's grist mill In Pleasant Grove towiibhip. about twelve miles northwest of the city , Wednes day. Ho was working around the machin ery when he In some way got caught In the swiftly llylm ; bolt and was instantly killed. The Ho ISO ol' CommotiH. LONDON , March 15 , In the commons this afternoon Home Secretary Matthews was questioned with reference to the actions of Anderson , an ofllclal of the liprno ofllce , who permitted Lo Caron , the informer , to look over the whole of the lattor'a past corre spondence with the homo ofllco authorities prior to his appearing us a witness before thu Purnell commission , und to select such letters us he thought would bo of nervieo to the Times. Hurcourt gave notice that ho would submit a motion regarding Anderson's conduct on Monday next. Ktrnak From I lit ) Riook lilat , NKW YOUK , March 15. The Tribune , to morrow will print the following : A sub. committee of the stock exchange struck from the list yesterday 172r.ODO collateral trust bonds of the Illinois Central railroad , to make the list agree with the annual re port of the company. The annual amount now outstanding Is $773,000 , and the balance Is supposed to lie in the COWU UV'B treasury. EUKOPE'S FINANOItYU OHtSIS. The Situation AsHiunliiftn More Cheer ful Aspect , i , March 1C. At 5 o'clock this after noon Comptolr d'Escompto ' shares were quoted nt H15 francs nnd Socloto dos Motaux shares nt 01 francs. 23 centimes ; lilo Tlnlos , 819 francs , UT centimes. Scvonty-llvo million francs have been taken out from the Bank of Franco In addi tion to the 100,000,000 francs advanced to the Comptolr d'Escompto. This Is supposed to indicate that other credit deposit banks have been obliged to discount their paper heavily. LONDON , March 15. The Comptolr d'Es compto , copper ring nnd Socicto dcs Motaux monopolize the attention of financiers , U Is still hoped that all wilt eventually meet their liabilities. Although the magnitude of looses Is appalling , the effect will.bo circumscribed among those actually Interested. Neither widespread panic nor general financial disaster will ensue. The situation is improv ing nnd the outlook Is bottor. The skepticism of American imno owners regarding the uniinlinity of English owners to ac cept the syndicate's offer Is believed to have been greatly overcome , the English and American companies working harmon iously. The American delegates are expected In Europe at the end of March , when another combination under Matholson's auspices will bo made tollxlho urico and supply at figures that will enable the Socicto dcs Motaux to meet its engagements. Thu formation of an English syndicate would result In the copper trade returning to England. English capital celng required to hold the stock. English agents would be employed to roach the con sumers. Tlio feeling of hostility ngntnst the syndi cate is growing. The French government will Introduce in the chambers a bill concern ing credit societies , the object bolngto prevent - vent the recurrence of scandals similar to that of the Comptolr d'Uscompto. Swansea commercial circles arc agitated by the report that the American tin plate consumers' syndicate has offered to purchase - chase all the tin plate works in South Wales at Jti,000 ! ! per mill , In order to control the production , of which America now purchases thrco-llfths. The object Is to abolish the largo profits of the middlemen. UTTERLY UNFOUNDED. The Story tint Windom Wn Over ruled In Ills Appoint incut ) . WASHINGTON , March 13. Secretary Win- dom's attention was to-day called to a news paper statement thut ho was overruled In the matter of the appointment of Assistant Secretary Bachollor. The story was that ho had tendered the place to Coon ; that the latter had accepted and that the appointment of Bachcllor was in direct opposition to his wishes. It Is further stated that Bachcllor ' as Plait's man , " would have charge of the treasury patronage. Mr. Windom said ho did not usually notice newspaper criticisms , but this was so unfair and misleading that ho did not like to lot It go unchallenged. As n matter of fact , ho said , the president had specially referred this appointment to him nnd had acted in accordance with his recommendation in appointing Bachellor. It was true that Coon had been considered in connection with this ofllce. It was never tendered him , however , ana consequently he had not accepted it. The appointment oT Bachollor was made after careful considera tion , nnd was in no sense u reflection upon Coon. Coon.Windom Windom said it was absurd to say that any assistant secretary would have control of the treasury appointments. That was a matter entirely in the hands of thu president and himself , and was not likely to bo relegated to any ether ofllcial. The secretary said thut so far as ho knew , Bachollor could not bo considered anybody's "man. " A-Rnrlous Blow-to the Coal Trade. PiTTsnimo , Pa. , March 15. The failure of the miners and operators to agrco oh a scale of wages at the Columbus convention , and the dissolving of the inter-state agreement , are regarded us constituting one of the most serious blows to the coal Irado in Pillsburg received for several years. The operators from this region returned homo to-day. They say that the failure to agrco means thut each operator will hereafter act for himself , und that means the cutting of the selling price of coal nnd mining , and possibly strikes. They also say that the breaking up of the Inter state agreement was not only du6 to the In diana 'and Illinois operators , but to the rivalry between the progressive union of miners and the Knights of Labor. o Crooked County Olliulali. IXDiAX.vi'OMS , March 15. Philip M.Gapcn , treasurer of the insanO hospital board , was nrrcsted on a grand jury capias charging him with embezzlement. The amount in volved Is S3.000. Gapen loaned Sullivan , the defaulting county treasurer , $4,700 of the county funds , ยง 700 of which was paid , but n check for the remainder , .signed by Sullivan , came back protested. Gapen brought suit against the Sheridan National bank to re cover $ , ) ,000 , claiming that thu bank con verted the money to its own use. Gapcn was released on $3,000 bonas. It is reported that u partial investigation of Stitlo Treasurer Lomcko's manner of loaning funds to John E. Sullivan has also been made by the grand jury , and it will go further into the matter at it's next sitting. Tlio Now Torpedo Bout. WASHINGTON , March 15. Encouraging re ports come to the navy department respect ing the torpedo boat now building at the Hcrrcschoff works , In Rhode Island. The inspectors pay that the material used is of n high quality and tlio work of good char acter. The contractors expect to complete the boat by Juno 1 , which Is the date fixed In the contract. The boat is red til red to make twenty-two knots an hour , und any de ficiency on this s-oro will subject the con tractors to penalties , whllo for any excess nbovo iwenty-liirco knols ihoy will recelvn n bonus. If tlio new craft the first of its kind in American ship buildldg fills the require ments , of which there Is little doubt , it will bo the fleetest boat in the United States , and fully equal to any possessed by the European navies. Koinctlilnir of u \ViNNino \ : , Man. , Marcil 15 , A dispatch from West Selkirk , Man. , says : Tnscottims been capturea near Lake Winnipeg. ST. PAUL , Minn. , March 15. A Winnipeg special give the following statement of the capture of Taseott : Some Indians arrived by a dog train at 2 o'clock to-day at West Selkirk , a place twenty miles from this city , conveying the news that Taseott , the mur derer of Sncl ) , the Chicago millionaire , had been captured on l.ako Winnipeg by Chicago cage detectives , who , accompanied by rela tives of the murdered man , huvo been fol lowing n clue with the result stated for the imst few weeks. They arrived near here just after Tascott loft his work to go , ho said , to Dakota , They nro now reported to be on their way to this city with the captured murderer. Will Hod not ) the Nebraska Union , CHICAGO , March 15 , At a meeting of the western and northwestern divisions of tlio Western Freight association lo-duy , the Chicago cage & Northwestern gave notlco of Its In tention to ieduce all freight rates from No- brnslm points to Dulutli to the same bails now charged to Chicago , This announce ment caused qulto a stir , the Burlington declaring that If nuch action U taken It would reduce rates from Nebraska points to Chicago. The olTcct of the proposed action of the Northwestern will bt ) to divert the trufllo to Dululh that would otherwise come to Chicago , und this the Burlington does not expect to submit to , There is dome appre hension that u war of ratoj will be the out come of the dispute. . Justice Mntthewx' Condition. WASHINGTON , March 15.At 10 o'clock the condition of Justice Mauhmys U repotted ui considerably Improved ttmcb lust evening. No unfavorable nyutploms appeared during the day , OUTCORVJB AND INSIIOOTS , How They Puzzled , the Bloomln. ' Britishers. ENGLISH CRICKETERS AMAZED , Ono Son of Albion Thought nn Out * Drop Wna Coining Straight For lllw Itlawatcil Xosc. Alison's Pets lu English Pastures. ICofiyrtaM 1SS ! ) JIM Jiime.i Ganlfin flom'tM HiusTOi. , March 15. | Now York Herald Cnblo Spcclul to TUG BHE.I The Chicago and tlic All America's played b.ill to-day upon ono of thu most beautiful criclcot ovnls In England , that of the Gloucester County Crlckut elub In this city , of which Dr. A. G. Qrtico Is the president , uiul his brother , M. E. M. Grace , the secretary. The teams loft London for Bristol tills morning In u special saloon c.ir , mid thoroughly enjoyed the ilo llghlfultrlp of three hours through this most picturesque district of England. On the nr- rival of the teams in Bristol they were mot nl the station by a conunlUco of four , com posing the Duke of Beaufort , Dr. Qruco anil Messrs. 10. Clarcnco nnd Henry Boloo , of thu Gloucester County Cricket club. They wcra ilrlven to the Gruntl hotel in four horsa drags , nnd snt down to mi elaborate luncheon in the hotel banquet linll. Auson was seated on the left of the Duke of Beaufort , and Spnldlng on his right. Among.thoso present were Dr. Grace , his brother , Mr. Lorln A. Lnthroptho American consulM.A.J.Lumson , president of the Bristol chamber of com merce , and other well Jmown residents of Gloucestershire. The toasts drank were "tho queen , " "tho president of the United State.0 , " and "tho American base ball teams. " To the latter toast Mr. Snaldlng replied happily , and in the course of his ro- marlis gave n humorous description of the parties' tribulations through Italy , Franco and Egypt , where foreign tongues were spoken and caused no end of trouble. Thrco cheers were given by the boys for their hosts before adjourning , and then came the pleas- mil drive to the grounds. The day was clear but cold , nnu the boys' lingers were very stiff. Accordingly , the gnmo was not a bril liant one , but the crowd was appreciative and applauded all the plays liberally , The duke of Beaufort and the Indies watched tha game from the picas bench insldo the en closure. Baldwin and Tenor were both suf fering with severe colds , and Auson put Ryan in the box. Hanlon , to oven things , pitched Brown , and let the All America boya change about. But seven innings were played , in order that the prominent cricket ers present might bo given a clmnco to test the delivery of an American bnso hall Ditcher. The Chicago piled up the runs from the very start , without any trouble the break In the All America In and out field : ! proving fatal , while Brown In addition was hit freely and hard at the close of the game. The Chicago team kept in position , and Dr. Grace and other prominent criakctcra tried their hands at butting Hyan and Crano. The latter did his prettiest and amazed the orioUotcrs with liis suaad und his drops shoots and raises , but what mazed the cricketers most was the out drop. Dr. I. . ; Grace thought the ball was coining for his nose , and stepped back only to sou it sud denly turn nr.d dropjto the ground several feet to the side of the plate. The pitching was a revelation to the cricketers , and greatly amused and Interested the crowd. The team returned to London at seven. Spaldlng , Anson and llanlon remained , however , till midnight to dine with Dr. Grace. The farowall London game takes place to-morrow at the Lo.yton grounds. Following is a detailed summary of the game at Bristol on March 15 : Chicago , 10 : All America , 3. Earned runs -Chicago I ) , All America 1. First base on errors Chicago 4 , All Amer ica : i. Left on bases Chicago 1 , All America ! ) . Total base hits Chicaco 11-All America 4. Two base hits Healy 1 , Daly 1. Thrco base hits None. Homo runs Nono. First base on balls Off Brown4off Uyan3. Stolen bases Kyjn , Pellit , Pfeffor (2) ( ) , Toner , Baldwin , Daly ( II ) , Hanlon , Fogarty and Healy. Hit b.v pitched ball Hcdly Hanlon , Toner and Baldwin. First base on illegal delivery Noao. Struck out By Brown 1 , by Kyuu 1. Double plavs llvan mid PfclTcr. Passed bails Anson 1 , Karlo 1. Wild pitches Mono. Chicago 1 .12210 1 10 All America 0 1 3 U 0 ( I 0 3 " * j cniCAdo. AH. u. mr. ro. A. B. Ryan , p 0 7 Pettit , rf 0 Sullivan , I/ 5 JJ 2 0 Anson , c 5 0 0 2 0 Proffer , lib -1 1 2 0 Tenor , isf 0 Burns , ill ) 1 Baldwin , Ib 2 2 1 1 Daly , ss 2 4 y 0 Totals . . . 85 10 10 27 12 4 AM , AMUKICA. \n. 11. mi. i'O , A. B ! Han'on , nf ! ! 1 I 0 0 0 Brown , p.vrf 2 Carroll , lb.U5 0 Wood , ub : i o o o a 0 Fogarly , rfsss 0 Manning , 2b ! 1 0 1 1 1 1 Karlo , c 1 Hi-aley , If 1 1 0 0 Crane , BS.VU 1 Totals 27 3 21 11 G Time of game 1 : 'M. Attondanoo 1,000. , Tlio American ICmnirlvM l&SZlni Jnmx ( lordnn lloMi : , March 15. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tim UKIS. ] The Am erican pilgrims arrived at n quarter past 3 p. in , to-day. Bishop Wogger Is suffering from rheumatism and n severe cold. All of the rest arc well. All the priests said muss at the shrine of St. Francis , and mo t of the laity received the sacrament. They remain hero nlno daj.s. Pnruolllni ; Out tlio FIIANCISCO , March 15 , A gentleman now In this city claims to huvo reason ! ) for knowing the Inwardness of the Sauioun com plication. Ho buys that the trouble Is or.ly the outcome of a policy long slnco agrncd upon between England , France and Ger many. LayhiL' minor features aside. Now Caledonia was to bo allotted to Franco , Samoa to Germany , and the Hawaiian Islands to England , Many urgumcntH uro advanced for the purpose of showing that the policy of these govern ments from then until now has boon to gain possession of those respective islands. The guntlnmnn says that the English need some bpcclul privilege for a station for their Pu- clllo cable , Negotiations are pending for a complete purchase of tha whole or ono of the Hawaiian islands by English parlies. O'hls will bo news to people of Honolulu us well as In the United States. Noi Preparing For War. .March 13. It i olllclally denied that AusVrli Is iwpjrluy tor war with