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Y\- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEAR OMAHA. SATURDAY tfilORNING MAY 4 , 1889. NUMBER 323. CORPORAL TAPER'S ENERGY The Pension Commissioner is Wear ing Himself Out SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFOOT BOWS. Major Lydcckcr Sentenced to Lose One Hundred n Month from Hid Salary PoMofilco Clinngca In Tins Neighborhood. WASHINGTON BtJItEAC , THE OH ( nl BRS , I S13 FOUIITECXTIISTHRET , > 'WASHINGTON , D. C. , May n. I Corporal Tanner , the new commissioner of pensions , Is going to wear himself out look ing Into Individual cases If ho continues in tlio way ho has begun. This Is the opinion ot every ono who visits the pension ofllco frequently. Senators and representatives Imve repeatedly called ttio corporal's atten tion to the extraordinary amount of work ho is doing , and the fact that his physical strength will not permit of it , although ho is physically nnd mentally a strongman. Every day thcro nro great throngs of old veterans pouring Into his ofllco for the purpose of malting personal appeals on their applica tions for pensions. To-day a weazen-faced veteran , small of stature , and shabbily drcsRcd , with a bundle of clothes slung over his back by means of a cane , entered the commissioner's ofllco and announced that ho had walked ull the way from northern Pennsylvania for the purpose of having his pension casu looked up. The corporal received him with open arms , but before a do/en words were spoken it was Been that the old man's trip of Hundreds of miles on foot was foolhardy. He had simply applied for his pension and had furnished none of the evidence necessary to tnako u successful case. The corporal is being im- IHicd on In his generosity and anxiety to pro vide for the veterans and their widows and .orphans , and thu extraordinary amount of work which is being unnecessarily put on him will only result In u general delay. LVDEC'Knil'U . MAJOK SENTENCE. The president has approved the tlnding in the court martial case apalnst Major Lydeek- er , charged with neglect of duty in connec tion with thu Washington aqueduct tunnel. The court sentences Major Lydecker to bo reprimanded in orders nnd to have deducted from his salary $100 for nlno months. In view of the cnormofls cost to the District of Columbia growing out of his neglect the sentence is conddurcd an extremely light ono. IOWA 1'OSTMA.STEIIS APPOINTED. The following Iowa postmasters were ap pointed to-day : Mrs. J. J. Phillips , Com merce , Polk county , vice G. M. Wohlger- nath , resigned ; John Lawler , Dickens , Clay county , vice El. H. Brownlce , resigned ; William II. Lean , Gopher , Oftccola county , vice Franklin Thoeker , resigned : P. J. Gns- lafaon , Harcourt , Webster county , vice J. M. Hcadlund , resigned ; J. W. Tapping , Ros- eeau , Marlon Bounty , vice John E. Core , re signed ; Arthur I. Flint. Hyan , Delaware county , vice Dennis Magee , rcslgnea ; Toii'ncs Prino , Sioux Center , Sioux county , vice H. C. Kutil , resigned. imiTISII MINISTER PRESENTED. Sir Julian Says That He Feclh Very Friendly. WASHINGTON , May 3. Secretary Blaine appeared at the state department this morn ing looking very well and showing no traces of Ws recent illness. Soon after his arrival Sli Man Pauncofote , the new British min ister , came to the department and was intro duced to Secretary Blaluo. The party then wont to the white house , where the British minister was formally presented to the pres ident. Sir Julian made a short speech , in the course of which ho said : "My utmost endeavors will bo devoted to the object which her majesty and her peoulo have so much at heart , the maintenance of relations of peace nnd fricndshio which happily ex- Bist between Gicat Britain and the United States , and the strengthening , if possible , of the many tics which unite those two great English-speaking countries , destined to exercise - erciso a most bencllciul influence for the ad vancement of civilization nnd the promotion of uanuiuess throughout the world. " Presi dent Harrison responded , expressing assur ance on the part of himself and the govern ment of the perpetuation of the trieudly re lations between the two nations. THE PASS QUESTION . Bcvcial Eastern Roads Show Up Their Little Lists. WASHINGTON , May 3. In response to an order of tha mtor-statc commerce commis sion , issued last month , calling upon certain railroad companies to appear before the com mission and answer questions regarding the issuance of passes , about thirty-five roads responded , most of which wera eastern lines. Tha representatives of most of tbo roads submitted the lists of oassus given by the roads , and in some cases thu reasons for granting the passes. The Malno Central railroad representative presented an argu ment taking exceptions to the Jurisdiction of thu commission in catling for specific ; classes of passes. The representative of the Now York Central road presented nn argument , selting forth that his company does business alone In thu state of Now York nnd has issued many passes to persons In that state , but has not Issued them for the purpose of securing business , and submits that thu commisbion may not require any further nnswer. The counsel for the Pennsylvania- explained the list of passes , mid presented circulars of the company regulatlni' the Issuance of passes In conformity with their understand ing of tha inter-stato net. Technical points were raised by several of the gentlemen representing the roads , { regarding the Jurisdiction - diction ot the commission , etc. , and the commission - mission wi'l ' , nl some I uturc time , hear the arguments from them. The Scntunco Approved. WASHINGTON May 8. Secretary Tracy hog approved the findings and the sentence of the court-martial In the case ot Lieutenant Commander Gcorgo Bool : , who wna charged with absenting himself from hi ] command without leave. He commanded the Pinto , and left her nt SItka , Alaska , and catna to Washington to induce the navy de partment to authorize tlio repairs Decenary to uinUa tbo vessel serviceable. The court found him guilty of the charges , mid ns up proved he stands sentenced 10 ha suspended for two years from rank and duty , on fur lough pay , and to retain his orercnt number on the list o lieutenant coinmanuerb duilne that time. v Exulnnlnn.i in Order. WASIU.NUTO.V , MB. 3. The president anil tbo secretary of the Interior btvc called uvn | the United States ofilclals In Oklahoma , charged In tbo report of the Inspectors ol interior department with corrupt practices In counocUon with the public lands it ; thr.t territory , for any explanation tboy may do tire to tr.aUo. in relation thereto , Snruhtun Urowlm ? . WASHINGTON- , May S.-nxperlcifinU lr growing ui.d manufacturing wruhuai , wil bo continued this year under the nusidccs 01 the anrleulturul department. Portions K | tUe i < x | > jrimeiits will Ua repeated at Uic Grande , . J , J , , Kcnnor , La. , ( Jedt-r ItHpUls. la. , and several points In Kansas. PnynuiHter Smith Found. NKW YonK , Mny 3. Houry It fimllh , pay master of the United States Corvette Es ur who disappeared with a sum of money act ! i portion of the salary ot the crcxr , has bcei fouuJ , U Is rovr at hi * Blotter's In tbl : city , too 111 to give any account ot himself or the 11,200 which hcbnd when ha disappeared. It is learned that ho went to his mother's house last Wednesday night In n partly crazy condition , tha result of heavy drinking. That same night ho tried to commit suicide , but was prevented by his attendants. THE SPEED RING. Nashville Raccfl. NASHVILLE , May 3. The attendance was 3,000 , tbo track fast and the weather pleas ant. Summary , ; Thrco-ycar-olds and upward , sovcn nna one- half furlongs Clurii C won , won. J T second end , Fred Tnral third. Time 1:3Stf. Three-year-olds nnd upwards , six furlongs Thankful won , Duhmo second , Fred Wooloy third , llmo 1:13. : Maiden two year-olds , one-half mlle Undo Bob won , Gwendoline second , rtlyrtlo J third. Tlmo-61 > f. Three-year-olds nnd upwnrds. ono mile Big Thrco won , Aristl second , Hornpipe third. Time 1:42K. : Ivy Leaf stakes , two-year-old fillies , one- half mlle Fairy Queen won , Lllllo Williams ccond , Forever third. Time 50 . Washington Races. WASHINGTON , May 3. The weather was arcatculng , but the track fair. Summary : Three-fourths of n mlle Brait won In ilS/ , Tom Hood second , Wild Cherry bird. Ono nnd one-eighth miles Oriflammo won , iordelalso second. Three-fourths of n mile King Ido won in ; 20) , Newcastle second , lago third. Ono mlle Panama won In 1IS } , Iceberg ocond , Blue Line third. Steeple chase Jake Shlpscy won. Elphin an a wrong course and no horse took place , .lontmoro . refused to Jump and Killnrnoy ud Lighthouse fell. Lexington Race . LEXINGTON , Ky. , May 3. The attendance vas largo , the weather fine , and the track good. Summary : Five furlongs Xclika won , Sllcnco second , Teddy Venture third. Tiuio.--l04. ; Ono nnd ono-slxteenth miles Casslus won , March Ma second , Wahsatch third. Time -1:43. : Three-year-olds , ono and one-quarter miles Once Again won , Bootmaker second , Sportsman third. Time 2:032/ . Ono tnilo Brnndolctt won , Insolence sec- nd , Sallie O. third. Time 1:42 : . GAMBLERS MUST GO. The Chicago Chief of Pollco "Will En force the Law. CHICAGO , Mny 3. The chief of police to day Issued notice to the various precinct commanders throughout the city calllngthelr attention to the former orders against pntn- iling , and announcing that public gaming will not bo allowed In the city. To-night not i gambling house Is run nine. A number invo been fitted up since the recent mun- cipal election , and some of the more ven- turcsomo have been doing n rushing busi ness. In nn interview this evening Mayor 3rcgler hinted nt n wholesale prosecution Tor vagrancy , Some of the local papers : iavo asserted that the gambling houses would before long bo permitted to gradually resume operations on the same footing as : hey were on before the vigorous crusade naugurated by Mayor Rocbo two years igc. HEIR TO TWENTY MILLIONS. A Lead City Slan Receives n Letter to That Effect. LEU > CITV , Dak. , May 3. [ Special Tele gram to THK BEE. | Alex McKenzie , mana ger of Georco Hearst's store at this place , received a letter to-day announcing that by the death of a relative in Scotland ho has fallen heir to an cstnte valued at 520,000,000. , TRIPLE MUROKR AND SUICIDE. Awful Crlino of a Merchant in a J-ioulsiana Village. EnocK.Y , Ln. , May 3. At Blair , La. , yes terday ufternoon , n merchant named Mel- wick shot his wife and two children , set fire to his residence and burned the bodies of his victims with it , and then shot himself. Poisoned by Wild Parsnips. SALT LAKE , Utah May 3. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE.J Four little girls resid ing at Chester , Sanpek county , were poisoned by eating wild parsnips. Three of the num ber died last night. The other is not expected to live. A. chilli under two years old was found drowned in mi irrigating ditch at Ferron , Emery county. It is supposed that ho fell in while trying to cross n foot bridge. 'Grant Pre'scntod to Queen Victoria. LOXDOV , May 3. Henry White , tbo American charge d'affaires , to-day presented at the queen's drawing room Hon. Fred D. Grant , United States nilmsto rlo Austria , and Lieutenant Henry D. Burup , United States army military attache to the American lega tion at Paris. Countess Bylandt , wife of the rJethclands' minister to England , pre sented respectively Mrs. Grunt and Mrs. Borup. Bnrnnni's Funeral Service * . LIMB Rocir , Conn. , May 3. The funeral services over the remains of the Hon. Will iam H. Barnum were held at Trinity church today. Many prominent politicians from nil over the state wore present , among them being n.Y-Pre.sldcnt Cleveland and many others of noto. The services were per formed by the Rev. Mr. Putnam. Serious Gas Explosion , POTTSVILLE , Pa. , May , In a gns explosion , which occurred at the Lkechwood colliery , near this city , to-duy , James Nolan , carpen ter , had his skull fractured , and his back and hands burii''d to a crisp. Ho can not live. Two other minors were taken out un conscious , but not seriously injured. 'I ho Strike a Failure. ST. PAUL , May 3. Thn St Paul Street Railway company Is nt last victorious over its striking employers. All the strikers who can got back will return to work at the com- pani 's terms. The old men who belong to : ha labor organizations uro not , however , re quired to sever that connection. StRiini8lii | ) Arrivals. At New Yoric The City of Berlin , from Liverpool. At Liverpool The Nejsmore , from Balti more. At Bremen The Weser , from Baltimore. I'ui Under Bonds. CHICAGO , May 3. F. S. and 11. O. Loomls , manngura ot the Century Book nnd Paper company , which , it has been charged , ban been operated ns u swindle in Now York and Chicago , were held to the criminal court , to night , in bonds of { 700 each. Nominated For Ryan's Seat. EvroaiA , Kan , May 3 , The Fourtn dis trict republican convention has nominated Harrison Kellry , of Ooffcy county , as a can didate for the vacant nat of Congressman Ryan. Tlio convention has been ! : i session three dayn , and 21S ballots have bieri taken. 'Ihreo Children llunud. AsurAiU'LA , O. , May 3. A house occupied by Portugese fatally named SHvey , bumo d this morning. The parents had conn out , leaving three small children In the house. One boy Uireo ycnrs old was burned to death n * > d two others were so badly Injured thm tUey will die. Ili-e.f Inspection Defeated. Jerrcr.sox CITY , Mo. , Mny ? . [ Special YeU-fnini to Tin BEK. | The senate to-duy defeated tbo bill providing for the Inspection of bee ! o.i the hot twenty-four hours before the pldfo where offered fcr sale. THE PKEACHER IN POLITICS. Bishop Pottcr'p Centennial Hnrnncno Severely Criticized. NEW YonK , May 2. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] It will not bo long before Bishop Potter wakes up to the fact that his centennial sermon at St. Paul's church Is Doing severely criticised. People have not had nn opportunity to talk during the last day or two , but yesterday they got a little time to discuss the bishop's tears that the country was going to the dogs , that practi cal politics was running the people , nnd his references to "Jncksonlan vulgarity" bediz ened nnd tnwdroy Booths nnd ill-bred throngs. Democrats are greatly Incensed on account of the references to Jacksonlnn vul garity , nnd many republicans seem to think that the sermon was intended , In some re spects , ns at slap at President Harrison , nnd there nro n great many people who nro filled with the Idea that the bishop regards him self ns oneof those whom Stuyvcsant Fish called "We , the centennial people , " nnd they think ho was too eager to show that ho [ elt hlmsolf souiowhat noovo the common lublic , Hov. Dr. Robert S. MnoArthur , .rnstor of the Cavalry Baptist church , is the first minister of the gospel who has openly irltlclsed Bishop Potter's sermon. "Bishop . 'otter's remarks , " said MncArthur , "are in many respects deserving of severe criticism. There is u tendency to unduly deprecate the present nnd glorify the past. Tlio bishop's reference to what ho calls 'Jacksonian vul garity , ' in contradistinction to Washingtonlan dignity , was certainly In questionable taste. Possibly , according to Bishop Potter , Abraham Lincoln was n typo ot Jacksonian vulgarity. The whole of the bishop's ad- ilress Is characterized by an un-American spirit. It seems to mo that on such nn historic occasion there might have been n kindlier spirit manifested In tbo address , and a brighter hope foreshadowed for the future of the country. " Governor Foraker believed that the bishop's digestion was out of order. Henry Clews said : "I consider that jlishop Potter was unnecessarily nustero and pessimistic. I don't see any deterioration in the race up to the present time in all walks of life. " THEY OANMOT AGREE. The Union Pacific and. the Chicago Itoads Fall to Agree. CHICAGO , May 8. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] An adjourned meeting of the general managers and general superintend ents ot the roads between Chicago nnd the Missouri river was held fast evening to act upon tbo proposition of the Union Pacific , that Us eastern connections so arrange the time of their limited trams as to connect with the limited daily which the Union and Central Pacific intend to run dally , instead of the * Golden Gate special weekly train. The representative of the Union Pacific stated that all arrangements for running the train between San Francisco and Council Bluffs had been completed , and if the roads cast of the river arranged their schedules to connect closely with the Union Pacific and also with the limited trains cast from Chicago cage , shorter time could be made 'ban ever before between the Pacific coast and Isow York. After a long discussion the meeting adjourned without having reached any con elusion , leaving it to the discretion of each road to make the anangemcnt if it so de sires. * FESSENDENVLL RIGHT. Ho Turns Up In San Fran Cisco and Explains. Svu FIUNCISCO , May 3. Samuel Fessen- den , of Sandwich , Mass. , who was mentioned in the Boston Traveler's Sandwich special , of yesterday , as having disappeared two weeks ago , is in the city. He arrived here April 20 , having left Boston tha 10th ult. , to attend to mining and real estate interests , in this state. Fessendeu states that his de parture and his present whereabouts were known to the company at the time of the publication of the special , and that the rumors concerning him are false ; that ho has never acted in the capacity of treas urer of the Unitarian church of Sandwich , nor has ut any time had in his possession funds belonging to the Episcopal church. His family has been on this coast since last January. Til E CAIITER CAS E. The Day Consumed in Taking Dry Depositions. CHICAGO , May 8. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] The people who thronged to Judge Jamleson's court room to-day in the hope of hearing moro salacious testimony in the Carter case were badly fooled. The day was consumed with the hearing of dry depositions regarding the fair lady's extrava gant expenditures at homo and abroad , with Just a spice of interest in a deposition from aNew Now Yorker , who told how Mrs. Carter dined with Kyrlo Bellow and procured boxes at the theater ad libitum from him , and how ho saw her off on a steamer for Europe. It is thought Carter's case will bo finished to morrow , and that the other side will begin next week. CORRUPT GAUGERS. They Have Been Hoi ) bln the Liquor Men of Ohio. CINCINNATI , May 3. The removal of Brit- ton , a gauger , upon orders from Washing ton , based on charges that ho demanded money from distillers , has caused much ex citement among internal revenue officers and whisky men. A special agent has been sent here upon complaint of W. W. Johnson , distiller , that Gauger Goetz had demanded 175 per month from him. Tha agent's re port has been sent to Washington , but he re fused to give Its details. The distillers say it has been the custom for them to pay the augers certain sums monthly. An Important Decision. PCSSACOH , Fin. , May 3. The supreme court of Florida has rendered a dce.islon of vital importar.co to railroad corporations. The board of railroad commissioners , In 1887 , fixed the rates for tbo Pensacola & Atlantic railroad company , which , tbo company as serted , were too low to enable It to earn enough revenue to pay its operating ex- yenbcs , and refused to adopt tha rates fixed by thu commission. The state brought suit , against the railroad to recover penalties , and obtained Judgements for several thousand dollars. The railroad company appealed , and thu supreme court now reverses tha judgement of the lower court , holding thnt a reduction by the legislature or commission of thu rules of a railroad to a point too low to permit it to earn its operating expenses is a deprivation of property without the pro cess of law and without Just compensation , and is confiscation and In conflict with the Mate and federal constitutions. This is the first decision of tha kind by a court of last resort. A Town .Nearly Wiped Out. DIXON , 1.1 , , May 3. Foreston , about twenty oiiles north of this city , on the TSi- noib Central railroad , wan swept by n terri- bio conflagration this morning. Aid was telegraphed for to tbo surrounding towns , and it was promptly given. The ilro was get under control about noon. It originated in a grain elevator near tlio depot. Three business blocks were entirely destroyed. Loss about f l'5COO. ThuV uuliei- Indication * . I'obrnsUu and Dakota ; Fair , followed by local rains In western portions ; Slightly cooler ; southerly , shifting to westerly winds , lowu : Fair ; warmer in eastern portion , rcclcr m western portion ; southerly winds. ' ( shut Dead. TcxiuKANt , Ark. , May 3. Joe SuitVi was shot and killed by Robert Alexander , pro prietor of n restaurant. Smith had insulted wifo. PARNELLMAKESA SENSATION Ho Admits the TolUriff of n Mild Po litical Fib. , HISSED BY THE AUDIENCE The Statement Was Stndoto Mislead thciloiiHc ; lAui Afraid It Old Not , lor the Illll Wns Passctl. " Cool As an Iceberg. LONDON , Mny 3. During the cross-exam ination of Parnoll before the commis sion ho testified that be had often re proved William O'Urion , editor of United Ireland'for violent articles that appeared In that paper. Ho had not publicly repudiated the articles because ho did not consider that to bo the way to effect the alterations ho de sired In the tone of the articles. Par- neil said ho considered O'Brien's teachings to bo In advance of his own. Ho had never heard of Egan's ' being associated with "tho Martyr's Fund" for the benefit of the families of the Phmqlx park murderers. Ho saw nothing criminal In the fund and rather thought that it was right to assist the innocent victims. He could not recollect de nouncing the outrages between 1873 nnd 1SSI. Ho believed the outrages perpetrated to have been the work of small secret societies. The witness was then asked whether , if secret societies adverse to the league hnd existed , and if the vast majority of the people had belonged to the league , there would not have been ample evidence ob tained to convict the perpetrators of the out rages. Ho parried the question , saying that it might or might not have been the case. Hero occurred n most rerairkablo incident in the witness' cross-examination : Attorney- General Webster quoted a statement made by Parnell , in the house of commons during the debate on Forster's bill , in 1SSS , suspend ing the writ of habeas corpus , to the effect that secret societies had then ceased to exist in Ireland. "Did you believe that when you said 111" asked the attorney-general. "Ivo , " replied Parnell. "At any rate , It was n grossly exaggerated statement , " There was a buzz of surprise throughout the court room at this response. "Did you , or did you not , " continued the attorney-general , "intend to misstate the fact when you made that statement ) " "I hnvo no doubt I did.-was the reply. Attorney-General "Deliberately i" Parnell "Ves , deliberately. " Attorney-General "You deliberately made the statement knowing it to bo un true ? " Parnoll "Yes , or If not untrue , very ex travagant and boastful. " Attorney-General "You have never since withdrawn it ? " Parnell "No , I have not. " The nonchalcnco with which the witness made these admissions , astonished the audience - dienco and elicited hisses. "Probably , " added Pnrnoll , "the state ment was made to mislead the house , I am afraid it did not , for the bill was passed. My purpose was to exaggerate the otTcct the league had in reducing the number of secret societies. The league undoubtedly dimin ished the number of secret societies , though it had not swept them away as I stated.1' ' Parnell was next aikJ what had become of the land league booli , . He explained that some were brought.to London nnd were be fore the commis ° ibu.v The cash books and ledgers had disappeared , ho did not know where. Neither was Treasurer Kenny , Egan. or any other of the league officials able to tell what had become of them. The letter books and lllea of letters bad also vanished. Presiding Justice Hnunan here Impressed upon the witness the fact that the court at tached great importance to the missing docu ments , and Parnell promised to try to lind them. A MID-OCEAN CELEBRATION. How Passengers on the Steamer t/ahn Observed the Centennial. NEW YOIIK , May 8. [ Special Telegram toTiic BEE. | Those few unfortunate Amer ican citizens who were unable to take part in the centennial either on this side or the other side of the Atlantic , because they wnro in mid-ocean , did notafter nil , permit April SO to ua s without celebration. Thcro wcro a number of prominent Americans on board the steamship Latin , which arrived this morning from Bremen and Southampton , and these .vora patriotic sons of their coun try who celebrated in mid-ocean. On April 30 , centennial day , the Labn was a little over half way across the ocean. Centennial day had been tbo topic of conversation in the cabin of the Latin over since the weather had been exhausted , and great things had been promised ; and so IK came about that the first that the American passengers of the Lahn heard when they awoke on the mornIng - Ing of April 30 was "America. " The steamship was decked out In her great est glory. Flags waved from every avail able inch of rigging , and thobridge.onwhlch stood Captain Hcllmers , was a feast for the eyes. The early part of the dnv was spent quietly. At mid-daytho last preparations were made for celebrating , and the hour ap pointed was 0 o'clock , right after the 5 o'clock dinner , and tb'o place the great main saloon. American flags were distributed. Everything was American at the dinner. After dinner was over the ceremony was opened by prayer. Then followed music by the band , and then jspccchcs were In order. Mr. J. A. Bostwick.pl the Standard Oil com puny , was n passenger on the Lahn. Ho made tbo principal speech ot the day. A TEUHIFIC GALE. Unit and "Wind 1'lay Havoc In Eastern NortlrCarollna. RAI.CIQII , N. C. , Miiy. 3. Warsaw , in the eastern part of this state , was struck by a terrific gala yesterday. Hail fell will such rapidity and violence as to lie eight inches deep In thirty-six seconds. Many small houses were Dlown away almost bodily. Largo houses -were torn up so the } wcro not habitabla , A seminary building was split open and yearly destroyed. The Presbyterian church : teas totally demolished Fences were tonntip nnd scattered like leaves. No loss of life Is reported , but many people were seriously hurt by falling tim bers. Strawberries iire the principal article of early production 'here ' , and hundreds of acres wern ruined. Exclusive of thu loss to tbcso crops the damajro will exceed $13OOU. rtnrnca With the Moiinc. BALTiMOHE.May 3.An accident by wblcl tbo four children of Jharlcs Williams whoso ages ranged from K : 'to fifteen years were burned to death , to Ic place last night Abington , near Ha : ford station , on tbo Baltimore & Ohio road. Tha family con sisting of the husbanU and wlfo and five chll dren retired about 1o'clockJast ( night. An hour later the neighbors saw nip house burn ing and made ineffectual efforts to quench the flames. Mr. and Mrs. Williams and the baby escaped. They all received burns , anc those received by the baby will probably re suit in its death. The house burned to the ground aud consumed the children , furniture and all. Captain Murrell Honorivl. B.U.TIUOUE , May 8. Captuin Murroll , of the steamship Missouri , was last night pro scnted with a gold medal by tbo grand led go of Masons of Maryland In further rccotrnl tlon of his service lu rescuing the passengers of the steamship PanmarJr. A ba'mjue closed tbo ceremonies of the night. THE IJENVKU GU.VVE 11OIU1EUY. Personnel of the Fiend * Who Are Implicated. DENVER , Colo. , Mny 3. | Special Telegram o THE BEE. ] There have been no now de velopments In the Greenlow grnvo robbery case. The men arrested nro confined In Jail o nwalt a hearing on Monday. Ono of the prisoners , Bacon , has been In Denver for some time ; ho bus occn identified ns the man vho tried to negotiate with Mrs. Greenlow , nnd who called himself Williams. Ho has been n window-dresser for Daniels ft Fisher , nnd nlso for Dcltrlck Munhardt. His gen eral reputation is said to be bad. Conrad comes from Pennsylvania , origin- nlly , but"hnd lived In St. Louis before com- ng to Denver ; ho is n comparative stranger icro. McCoy comes from near Indianapolis ; hems ms been In Denver n year or two. II. Greouwald has been In the wholesale grocery business hero for several years ; but it is said that ho has reixlly been nn agent for other parties. Ho Is not now in good financial circumstances , as ho Is heavily in debt , nnd recently gave n jlll of sale for his whole business to P. L. Liockdngor. A business man who knows him well says that the arrest of Grconwald for .his crlmo will not bo a surprise to those who arc acquainted with him. Ho says that Grccuwnld has always berne n shady reputa- tation In financial matters. Grcenwnld's father-in-law called at police headquarters , uut was refused permission to sec the priso ner ; ho declared that he had no symu.ithy with Greonwald , and said that ho Is a great rascal. Greenwald sits In the Jail with his head buried in his hands. Ho is thtrty-llvo years of nirc , and is n powerfully built man. Of the other prisoners , J. C. McCoy , C. C. Conrad nnd Mrs. Shlnn , little is known. Mr. Shlnn was released to-day , as It was proven that ho is not implicated. His wife , however - over , is held with the other parties , KILLED HIS MAN. An Old Fend Out in Ijaranilo Ends In Bloodshed. LAIUMIE , Wyo. , May 3. [ Special Telo- gratn to THE BEE. ] A feud which arose four years ago between Ernest T. DUon and Milton J. Embrce , known as Jack Embreo , had a tragical ending yesterday afternoon nt the former's ranch on Cooper Creek , thirty-live mites from Laramio. Early this morning Dlxon rode Into town and said ho had killed Embreo nnd gave himself up. Embreo was only recently released from Joliet penitentiary , where ho served n four years' sentence for an nssault on Dixon. Fora long time they were friends , living to gether hero nnd at North Park , Colo. They were together in several questionable tran sactions , notablv n cattle stealing case at Fort Collins. Finally they fell out , and Em- bree , whoso relations with Dixon's wife had caused some comment , began to make trouble for her. She , too , cast him off , tbo trouble ending in Embreo shooting at Dixon and going to the penitentiary. Then , and since his return a week ago , ho avowed re venged upon Dixon. For the last two days he was seen lurking aronnd Dixon's ranch , and yesterday Dixon sent his hired man out to rpconnoiter ; the latter met Etnbrce , who fired at him without effect and then ran into a thick brush. Dixon came up and followed him into the brush. When ho came upon him , Embreo raised his revolver , but Dixon quickly fired twice from his rillo , killing his enemy Instantly. The authorities have gone out to investigate. ALL QUIET IN OKli.VHOMA. General lUcrutt Anticipates No " > ' Further Trouble. WAsnlNOTON , May 3. The following tele gram was received by the adjutant-general from General Merritt , dated yesterday : "Everything quiet in Oklahoma territory. I anticipate no further trouble in the coun try from any cause , but will , in the event of any disturbance , return at once to Okla homa. I propose later to withdraw n part of the troops in the territory. " Postmaster-General Wanamakor , to-day , received a telegram from Postmaster ' Flynn , at Uuthrio , Oklahoma , in which h'o says the daily sale of postage stamps at his office amounts to about SoU ; that eleven clerks in the oflice ara kept busy from 5 o'clock In the morning , until 7 o'clock at night , and when the mail is ready for delivery there is usually a line of men naif a nillo long , wait ing for their mail. About three .thousand letters and ono thousand newspapers arc de livered dallv. There are five banks and six newspapers in operation. Land-Commissioner Stockslager to-day re ceived a report from Inspector Hobbs , at Guthrie , which shows that during the first week there were 450 entries and forty-two notices of contest made. THE I1AYJIAHICET IlIOT. Its Anniversary to be Observed by Chlcaco Anarchists. CHICAGO , May 3. To-morrow will bo the third anniversary of the Haymarket riot , and that the anarchists of the city prooose to ob serve the day is evidenced by a printed ad dress or circular which has been issued from some secret establishment. Chief of Police Hubbard found a copy of it in his mail to day , and another was found lying upon the pedestal of the Haymarket police monument , which is to bo dedicated on the 30th inst. The circular is of an inflammatory character. In that It lauds the virtues of the condemned and executed anarchists and denounces all of the officers who hud anything to do with securing their conviction. It , however , does not counsel a resort to force or the doing of any avert act. It speaks of meetings to beheld held on the anniversary of the riot. The supposition has been that the anarchists would make some demonstration on the day of the unveiling of the monument. Chief Hubbard was Interviewed concern ing the circular this afternoon. He nays ha scarcely thinks It possible that the anarchists will attempt an armed outburst upon the day the statue is unveiled. He says every precaution - caution will bo taken to secure the safety of life and property. A KolliiiK Mill Combine. Ciiictoo , May 3. [ Special Telegram to THU BEE.J It is understood now that the great combine of the North Chicago Holling Mill company , Union Steel mill and thu Jo liet Steel company , will bo consummated Saturday , and all three merged under ono management. This is ono of the biggest deals in years , The capital stock will be ? 25,000UOO. The new company will own fourteen blast furnaces , with a capacity of 700,000 tons. Jn addition the various inter ests controlled by the three companies In the transportation line , coal and iron mines , rollIng - Ing stock , etc , , will pass under the control of the combine. It is understood ono of tbo most Important moves to bo mads by the now concern is to be the diversification of the output. At present all are principally engaged in turning out steel rails and like work. It is proposed to multiply the num ber of products. The now company will ar range to turn out wire nails , cut nails , wire rods , barbed fence wire , structural iteel worn and boiler and tin nlate--ln fact ; every kind of work now dciio in Pittsburg and the cast. Itynn Met the Fl litinc Editor. SAX FKANCISCO , May S. ( Special Tele gram to THE BKE , | Paddy Hyan , ex-champ ion heavy weight , was knocked out Wed tics- day night by a newspaper reporter named Wells , weighing about one hundred ami fifty pouni2i , Uyun Insulted. Wells , who knocked him down ut ouca. Uyan was knocked down thrco times on the sidewalk nnd was finally rescued by his friends. His face was so b.tilly bruised that ao ilid not show up j eitorduy. i McAIIUter Works UN Month. NEW YOIIK , May 3. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE.I Wnrd McAllister , who reached the city Thursday , U belnp lionized byThe Four Hundred , " nnd Is apparently tickled to dc-Un over the mess the great centennial ban quet wound up in. Ho U out In n lengthy inter view this morning , In which ho Insinuates Lhat the management of brother Fish nnd tils nssoclntcs was responsible for the whole trouble. Ho glorifies hlmsolf ; tells what ought to hnvo been done , nnd how to do It , Ho nlso says the great qundrlllo was horri bly mismanaged , nnd that the nristocrntlo Indies who participated nro terribly Indignant at the treatment accorded thorn nil around. A HOItUlULi : ACCIDENT. A Coaohlnu Party Utin into Hy a 1' rcl&ht Train. PHILADELPHIA , May 3 , A conch contain ing several persons was demolished bv n : raln on the Pennsylvania road nt Brides- burg Crossing this morning , nnd two of its occupants , F. 1C. Womrnth nnd James Dun can , wcro killed. Thrco others wcro in jured. The accident occurred shortly nftor 1 o'clock this morning. The coach contained cloven men. The party were members of the Masonic fraternity , and were returning to this city from n visit to Dr. Boyer , of Bridcsburg , worshipful master of the lodge , to which they belonged. Howard Globs , one of the injured , did not belong to the party , but had been overtaken on the rend nnd allowed to ride with the driver. The brief delay caused by taking un nn oxtrn passenger undoubtedly had much to do with the calamity which followed. The night was hazy , rendering objects In distinct , nnd it Is supposed that the freight train approached the crossing unpereoivcd by those In the coach. The engineer , when ho saw what hnd happened , stopped the train as soon ns possible. Stretched upon the cow- cntcher , bruised , bleeding nnd Insensible , was Johnson , the colored driver. A square below the crossing his horses were found dead and dashed to pieces , lying close to gether. The force of the blow must have been terrible , for the shoes wcro torn from the front hoofs of ono of thorn , and the had a leg cut off close to the trunk. Further up the track , the coach dashed to Underwood was discovered in u heap , and a few feet awav from it wcro the boaies of Won rnth and Duncan. Close to them lay their follow passengers , Smith aim Wllgus , who were quite senseless. The others , with the exception of Dr. Hulo nnd Myers , were groaning pitifully. Two of the injured , Samuel Smith , n wholesale liquor merchant , and Frank Wilgus , a druggist , are expected to die. The others Injured , 11 vo In all , are reported to bo getting along com fortably. KILLED IN A An Expert Moots His Bcath By a De fective Crank Pin. PUEIILO , Colo. , May 3. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ! A gentleman arrived in this city , this evening , and told of a most tcrri bio accident that occurred in the Edward Leo mine , near Kokoino , yesterday after noon. John Knox and Frank Kimball went up to inspect the mine for the owner. They se cured n small windlass and half-inch rope to go down into the mine , which is seventy-live feet deep. Kimball first let Ivnox down and drew him up with safety. Kimball was then let down , and , after inspecting the mine , Knox started to draw him up. When within a few feet of the top the pin in the windlass crank broke , and Kimball fell with great violence lenco upon the rugged locks at the bottom of the mine. Assistance was summoned from men working on the adjoining claims and Knox was lot down Into the mine. He found the lifeless form of Kimball mangled lu the most horrible shape Imaginable. f _ 'i i ' " f - . He Issued linens Checks. CHEYENNE , Wyo , , May 3. [ Special Tele- .pram to THE BEE.J A number of peoulo have been victimized by William Constantine stantino , who has been in the butcher busi ness hero for the past year. Constantine has had a prospering trade nnd was making money. Ho sold out his establishment re cently. Yesterday morning ho issued a number of cheeks to pay off his bills and left town on a Burlington train before the banks opened. When the holders of the checks presented them for payment they were as tonished to Hnd them worthless. Constan tine had drawn his funds from the bank on the previous day. The amount of the swindle will be upward of $ lf > 00. Constan tine bought a ticket for Holyoke , but it is thought ho headed for Pennsylvania , where his wife went a month ago. An effort will bo made to capture him and have him prose cuted. Besides the parties imposed upon here , it is thought ho sent bogus checks tea a number of produce dealers in Colorado and Nebraska. An Interesting Caso. H'uuoN , So. Dak. , May 3. Mandamus pro ceedings have been instituted against the board of county commissioners by E. M. Thomas to show cause why ho should not bo appointed auditor of Bcadlo county. Thomas is an honorably discharged union soldier , nnd fully competent to discharge the duties of the ofllcc. Ho and Charles O. Morgan wcro the only applicants for the position , Thomas claims tbo appointment under the political code of Dakota , which provides that whcro an ex-union soldier makes application for an appointment to : \ territorial , city , ov/n or village , he shall , all things beintf equal , bo preferred us against ono who has not so served in the union army. The case Is at tracting much attention , and on its decision depends many moro of u similar character. * - Two Thousand .tlon Idle , BHVZII. , Ind. , May 2. The Block coal miners to-day rejected the scale of prices prepared by the operators. Another meeting will be held Thursday next to determine whether the dispute should bo referred to arbitrators , meanwhile all work at the mines has been suspended , and . ' .OK ) men are Idle. The bituminous operators and miners have been holding n prolonged meeting at Terre Haute , and to-day It was decided by the miners to return to work for a month on a nasis of 05 to 70 cents u ton , pandlng a per manent settlement. Dakota Or.itorlc.il Contest. Sioux F u.s , Dak. , Mny 3. [ Special J'ele- gram to TUB Br.E ] The second annual oratorical torical contest of South Dakota colleges took ulnco to-night. Koprcicntatlvos from Yank- ton , Kedfleld and Brooklngs agricultural col leges and the Mitchell and Sioux Falls uni versities contended. First honor wm given to K. A. nhase. of Vanktoii , and the second to | ! ert Itoygon , of Sioux City. The prize was a polished stub of chalcedony worth $3CU , offered by the Drake company , Sentenced lo Ilnns ; , BIUHIXUIUM , Ala. , May 3. The Jury In tbo Ilawes trial , this afternoon , after being out about three hours , returned u verdict of guilty , fixing the penalty at death , Hnwes , who is accused pf murdering his wlfo aud two children , accepted the verdict as n man having expressed himself nil t.'io while as looking upon his conviction as a fnri'gnno conclusion. The verdict meets with popular approval , and was expected. The general opinion union ; ; lawyers here Is that the su preme court will order a new trial and a utiicigo of venue. The Dentil P.rcord. Lo.Miox , K y 3. Oisna'.ches from Gouth Africa announce the death there from fever of Lord V'altcr Campbell , third son of the Duke of Ar 'i'le aud hro'.hcr'of the Marquis of Lorno. Htirr Meyer , the largest Ivory Importer In the world , uml a broUier-In-l'jw of Hoii , Crl Scliuruled to-day at Kiel. Adopted the Australian Hy tni.r JEFmtJON CITV , Mo. , May a [ Special Telegram to THE JJtfK.J The house to-aav passed tbo senate bill embodying the Aus tralian system of voti'ip. Thn bill as passed applies only to cities of r > , ( XX > and over. It liu * passed the senate , aud uo\v fcos ; to the gove.-i.or for hU signature. SAYS HE IS JESUS CHRIST , And Is Sued For Allonntluff n Wife's Affections. DOCTOR SCHWEINFURTH'S FAD An Indignant Husband Proposes ta Mnko It Warm for the Pretender - _ * j tender Fifteen Families i * Broken Up. Women Grazed hy Religion. CHICAGO , Mny 3. [ Special Telegram ta THE BBE.J There appears to bo n prospect of much trouble In the near future for the Rev. George Jacob Schwolnfurth , of Rockford - ford , who Is proclaiming himself to bo Jesus Christ returned to earth. A couple of hus bands whoso wives have been converted to Sehwcinfurth's belief lira preparing to go .after him with n sharp stick. U nppcnrs that a few months ngo , during somu pro tracted meetings , held in Park View by Sohwclnfurth , Mrs. Wllkins , the wlfo of a Chicago doctor , became a convert to the now religion and acknowledged her belief that Schwelnfurth was in reality Jesus Christ. The conduct of Mrs. Wilklns was such that her husband had to send her abroad in order to euro her of her religious mania. Dr. Wllkins then employed n female de tective , wlio laid u neat trap to lead astray the head of the now religious sect. Bat the schema was n failure , and the doctor is now about to begin suit against Schwolnfurth lor something like ? 2.\l'00 for alienating his wife' * nfTectlons. This story was made publio to-day , and n reporter called on Dr. Wllkms this afternoon to see what there was in it. " es , the story Is nbout right , " said the doctor. In answer to the reporter's question. "My wlfo is a con vert , but I don't think she believes nil the rest of those people do , " "Is it true that you are going to bring suit against Schwoinfiirthl" "Wo are going to do more than that , for wo intend to show him up to the public. There is another man working with mo , and his story is worse than mine. However , I cannot say anything about him or his affairs. Ha will speak for himself when the time conies. " "What is it that you will tnako publio nbout this man Sehwcinfurth that tbo people do not already know ! " "Well , ns 1 said , I do not want to say Just now , but wo will make It hot for him before long. This much I will say : I can now cell to mind at least fifteen families which hnvo been broken up and made unhappy through this man and his religion. Each of these J families has a story similar to , if not moro pitiful , than my own. " i , THE DAKOTA CAMPAIGN , f The Capital and Prohibition the Au- ' snrhini ; Questions. PiEiiitE , So. Dak. , May 3. [ Special to TUB ( BEE. | Within the no\t few months several Dolltical issues of Mtal importance nro to bo decided by the people of South Dakota , yet but little excitement prevails , and , by the -ij public generally , but n small amount of in terest is manifested , except in the capital question. On the llth of Mny the Sioux Fails consti tution will bo adopted without a doubt. The prohibitionistB , at first , feared that tholr | enemies would fight this , but tholr fears 3 were groundless , for the liquor dealers have , xa since the question uroso this spring , shown a , j willingness to support its addition , giving | as their reason that their opposition , for ob- li vlous reasons , might delay statehood. But I now their willingness has pasaed into action. ] since , at a recent meeting , held at Hurou , ol J the liquor dealers of South Dakota , they do'J elded to do nil in their power to aid in tha 1 adoption of the Sioux Falls constitution. | But they also resolved to do their utmost - 1 most to defeat the prohibition clausa I when that shall come up bepnratcly to bo do- i I cidcd by the people. With this issue and I matters In such u condition , all the blttci I feelings of the past will spring up and bo ex- I pcncnced aeain by the hot-blooded advocates 1 of each principle. i As the weeks roll by the interest In tin 1 capital contest steadily increases , and tha 1 excitement becomes moro intense as each | candidate in turn presents a new argument I in her favor. Although there are no fewer ; ] than eight or ten cities making a vleoroub J strucglo for the capital honors , yet the principal - i cipal fight will bo waged between Sioux 1 Falls , Huron and Pierre. These clues are 1 working every conceivable schema to promote - I mote their chances In tha coming contest. 1 Sioux Falls argues that because shu Is tbo 1 queen city , represents moro oaultal aud I possesses the most railroads , that she should i be awaidcd tha prize. But her rivals Insist iJ that her railroads are not trunk lines aud 11 hence she is not easily reached from sonio 1 important points. 1 Huron claims that she is in the center ol I population and wealth , that her citl/ens ara ] enterprising , and that she represents the j greatest wealth of any city in the territory , I according to her si/c , and lor these reasons I should have the capital located thcro. I Pierre simply asserts that she is in the Kfl- , I ographical center and situated on the only j-l navigable river In the territory. Whlla I Pierre is koutln the background by the men , I who have the management of her campaign . ' I affairs , these gentlemen uro quietly laying ; ' 1 for a new enterprise , which , when well under - \ der headway , will surprise her most formidable - I able rivals. _ 11 THE SHEFFER MURDER TRIAL. fj The Second Day's Proceedings De'I / vulnp nn New KaoiA. ' DOUGHS , Wyo. , May 3. [ Spenlal Telegram . I gram to THE BEB. | The second day's pro- I ccedliigs in the Sheffer murder trial developed - < | oped no facts other than those adduced at I thu corouer'K inquest. Dr Martin described I the nature of thu wound , and * ruvo it us his I opinion that the bullet which killed Sclden I was fired from u shotgun. Coroner Chapin , I of l.arauile county , reviewed the evidence I given at the inquest held by him , und pro- ' nuced n bullet taken from Selden's body , I which Dr Martin , who performed the post I mortem examination , Identified. Numerous J neighbors ol the inurdcivd man were uxnm- I inedwhoso evidence was relative to tha time I of thu shooting , tiio nature of the wound , tha I coursn of the second bullet fired ut Mrs. ,1 Sclilcn , the deportment of Shatter on the I night of the killing , etc. The most of them J testified that they believed that a aliotgunwas I the weapon used ty the assassin. Tha court > | is In session this evening , The cast ) Is not I likely to go to the Jury before llio latter part -.1 of next week The prosecution ha * about I thirty witnesses yet to examine , and the da. 1 fen BO ten. Shelter was cool and smiling to- , I day. The court room was crowded with < \ ladles tills afternoon nnd evening. I Indian * Willing to Blcn , A CiiAMiiftiti.AiN , Dak. , May 3.i-Speolal [ ta f I THE BBE , ] The appointment of the Bloux | J commission is hailed with delight by the people - | > | plo of South Dakota. The latest reports re- j | ceived In this city from all the agencies ara 4 | to the effect that all the Indians uro In favor V ] of the bill. In an interview with Duck An- % ] tclope , an influential Inalan from Brulo v l agency , ho says that ill's Irmlaur at tbat " 1 agency uro going to send out workers to tha * I other agencies in favor of the bill. I Ono feature of the celebration of the ono'I hundredth anniversary * f- the ndoption of ' . I the constitution hold In this city the iKithwas 11 thi devotional services conducted by Rev * * jl Luku Wnlfer , n full blood Slnux Indian. -i L 1 Clminbcrliiln caoboasl of b ln tbo only city Trt In the United Stoics that hud u native Aiuer * t'l ican to conduct the services , * l Clark on One * in Kitniiu ky. WASHINGTON , May 3.-FH- PoUmaster-Uener.iUClurUon loft Wrshl'g ton mst night for Kcn'.uck He l epeeto4 to return
