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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ;
EIGHTEENTH YEAR. QMATTA , MONDAY- MORNING MAY 05 1889. NUMBER 325.
A MERRY WAR MAY FOLLOW ,
The Wrong Lady Gets a Patent
Ofllco Appointment.
NEBRASKA FARM MORTGAGES.
Forney , Council nn l Thurston Toll
Wlmt They Know About Them
A 1'rlvntc .InnlcetliiR i'arty
Coining AVoU.
a , TJIB OMAHA Bne ,
513 FOUUTECHTItSTIlEET ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Muy 5.
An appointment was nindo last evening In
'tho pcstoftlco which is going to innko merry
war. During the latter part of President
Cleveland's ' administration Beverly Cole , of
IJov York"city , was appointed to n position
In the Interior department nnd assigned to
the ehlofshlp of Mio division of minerals , In
the land office. His wife. Julia F. Cole , was
given n place by Public PrlntmBenedict. .
Bith husband and wife were very offensively
partisan democrats. They gave utterance
to their political opinions on every occasion
they wished In language qulto expressive.
Last winter Beverly foil uowii stair * nt the
department nnd dlod from his Injuries. Ho
Jind nn accident policy for $10,000 , and the
acquaintance * of his wife supposed that in
view of their Intense partisanship she would
net have the hardihood to apply for a posl-
Wider this administration. But she did.
Shq laid her claims on the fact that her hus
band died "in thu line of service , " to use n
pension office phrase. About t'io same tlmo
that Mrs. Julia F. Cole implied for an ap
pointment In the patent oflico on the grounds
named , Mrs. Gardner , the widow of Mar-
ccllus Gardner , a gallant union soldier who
was chief of the draughtsmen's division for
many years , who mudo n remarkably line
oDlccr , and who also dlod "In the line of
duty. " put in nn application for u placo. It
is boltoved that when Mrs. Cole wus ap
pointed lust evening It wus intended to up-
point Mrs. Gurdner. It is undoubtedly u
"mistuken identity" case nnd will make n
lively row.
c.nvEiANi's AUCTION.
Ex-President Cleveland's seal brown
horses , his carriage , harness , brougham , vic
toria , landau , robes , etc. , which have , slnco
the 14th of March , been kept out on the
Cleveland farm , on the Tarrytown road , five
miles west of Washington , will bo sold ut
auction , A lot of other personal property
will bo offered for sulo from the Cleveland
farm if the articles enumerated fclvh good
prices , The sale will attract u largo crowd
of people who have n manlu for buying the
, , property of notables.
' ' NinUASKA : MOllTGAOnS.
Owing to the fuct that congress , nt Its last
session , provided that the forthcoming
ccndus shall embrace n report upon the
j'Uinbor nnd extent of farm mortgages , a
grout deal of attention is being paid to this
subject in the ea 'crn newspapers nt the
present time. Tins Bir. correspondent bad
fnlkt with several Nebraska men on the
tjidjcct , nnd this is what they say :
Representative Council Farm mortgages
are certainly not on the increase in Nebraska :
, on the contrary , they are rapidly being paid
off , and there nro very few foreclosures.
I consider that there Is no better
Investment for capital than farm mortgages
well placed through responsible men. In
Nobruskn thcro Is some Increase in the mort
gage loans recorded in the cities. The reason
is that there are so many big blocks bolng
erectedin Omaha nnd other places , in which
eastern capital is invested. But the farmers ,
now that they are recovering from the drain
consequent upon opening n now country , are
asking fewer favors ot the moneyed men
each year , and are becoming more and more
independent of outside aid. "
' Hon. John M. Thurston "Thero is less
nnd less investment of eastern capital in
the mortgages on farms each year. It Is very
Bcldom tliat ono hears of the foreclosure of n
farm mortgage , und the fact that there nro
eo many of these instruments recorded argues
well for tUo prosperity of the statn. It shows
that the tenants are becoming landlords , and
those who routed farms uro saving tholr
money nnd buying for themselves. They
pay part cash and give a mortgage for the
balance. I consider a western farm mort
gage , placed through responsible agents
or companies , un excellent investment. "
Kcprcscntuttvo George W. E. Dorsoy :
"Nobrnska Is Increasing in wealth and popu
lation , and I suppose farm mortgages aro'in-
creasing , owing to that fact. I wish to say
that a great many men In the eastern part of
the state who , years ago , mortgaged their
farms , are now paying oft tholr mortgages ,
nro fast accumulating wealth and farms , and
to my certain knowledge , these who , twenty
years ago , were paying 2 per cent a month
for money , are now loaning their surplus
funds to farmers in the western part of the
Btnto at 8 and 9 per cent per annum. There
nro very few foreclosures of farm mortgages
in Nooraskn. Where the loans are placed
by n careful corporation or firm they are
good investments. I have had ton years' ex
perience In that business , und the different
banks with which I am associated have
loaned several millions of dollars , and I know
that not a dollar has been lost by our cus
tomers. Wo have been compelled to fore
close u small number of mortgages , but the
property has In every case puid the debt and
expenses. "
nousc'v's GUEST ? .
A Nebraska man has a very pleasant-
Junket In store for some congressional
friends this summer , but it Isn't u junket ut
the expense of the government. While the
tariff debutes wore In progress during the
last congress the western men found that
the easterners had very llttlo conception of
the western country und the real needs of
that , great section. Congressman Dorbcy
frequently said that ho should ilku to have
Bomo representative Now Englanders and
Now Yorkers umko u western trip with him
BO that they could see the country nud un
derstand how it was growing. But last
summer congress sat until so Into , nud the
campaign coming on , there was no tlmo for
the proposed trip. When congress adjourned
last March , Mr , Dorsoy renewed his Invita
tion , mid mudo up u little party of congenial
spirits to accompany him on the
tour. The party will consist
of ox-Kopresentatlvo Hayden , of Massachu
setts , KoprcsontutlvoA Stewart , of Vermont ,
MoKinloy , of Ohio , Burrows , of Michigan ,
Bavno , of Pennsylvania , ox-Hoprrscntatlvo
GofT , of West Virginia and Brlgudlur-Gon-
oral John H , Brooke , in command or the De
partment of the Platto. lii'prcscntutivo
Hood , of Maine , was invited , but could not
ucccpt. The object lesson will commence In
Fremont , Mr. Dorscy's homo. The travelers
will meet tht.ro about the middle of July nnd
will go uboard n special Pullman car char
tered by Mr , Dorsoy for the trip. From
Fremont they go to Denver , thence to Chey-
oiino , Salt Lake City , Boise City , Idaho ;
Seattle , Taeomn , through Washington terri
tory to the Corner d1 Alene region , Idaho ;
topping ut ( lliTeront points on route , through
North unit South Dakota und then back to
St. Paul where thu party will diubaud. The
trip Is expected to last from four to six
weeks , hut the tourists will not bo tied dowp
by any tlmo table and they will Btoj ) hit
Wherever the fancy muy slozo thorn. The
entire trip Win be imidq in the Pullman ear ,
which will bo provisioned with every thing
that Is good , nua an experienced Btownrd will
bo taken ulonfr to look gutter thu creature
comforts of Mr. Dorsoy'a guests. It Is not
likely that any 'traveling will bo dune ut
night us every ono will want to admlro the
beauties of the scenery of that western roun <
try. When tbo party goea through Montumi
nud tbo Dakota * the elections will ho on ,
und us there are three inugnltlcont speakers
in the party , Burrows , McKliiloy und GofT ,
nil leading apostles ot thu doctrine of pro
tcctlon , they may expound the true faith.
CAI'TlVATUll O.AIIK80X ,
These who culled nt the ortlco of First As
ustaut Postmaster-General Clarlison , sin
'Thursday , saw u bauuKomo woman ubou
thirty years of URC , dressed In bumi-mourn
Ing , uwultlnit for a document being aiude utc
jn the uppoliitmont room. She hud just re
COlveJ insurances that sue should have i
commission us postmaster nt her West Vir
ginia home. Her appointment brought
about by nn Interesting Incident , Thcro
was a sharp contest for the appointment , nil
the applicants being men , till the case wns
hung up temporarily In n dead-lock. Ono
day n West Virginian who knew General
Clnrkson , called , and showed him the photo
graph of n sweet-faced lady.
"How would she do for n postmistress 1"
was asked.
"Would she have It ! " was the reply.
"Yos , " nnswcrcd the caller , "sho wants
"Well , " said General Clarkcon. "this Is
the solution of the case. Send for hor. "
The moment the nsslstant-postmastcr-gen-
oral saw the xvoman , his Impression gained
from the photograph was confirmed. Ho nt
once said : "Sit down , madam , and your com
mission will bo made out nt onco. " When
she loft the city , she carried nwuy the docu
ment which gave her possession of the oftlcn.
The general left the city that evening , for
Kentucky to consult some party-leaders In
reference to the distribution of federal
patronage In that state , nnd the name of thu
ludy or her postolllco can not be learned.
Hereafter women will flic photographs with
their applications for postinasturships.
WKSTKUN IIA'I.UOAllS SCMMONBI ) .
The western railroads have boon sum
moned to appear before the intor-state com
merce commission Tuesday , and explain the
mysteries of the commissions paid on thu
sale of tickets , Among the first to arrive In
AVnshington Is General John McNulta. general -
oral manager ami receiver of the Wabash
system , who registered to-night , at the
Kbbltt , Kvor.v western railroad will bo rep
resented at the hearing.
I'nitKV S. HBATII.
Y IllOT.
FTO | Hundred Knllroad nnd Brick
yard Men Fight.
NEW Bnt-Nswicif , N. J , , May 5. Last
night and this morning u fatal riot occurred
nt tbo Sayervill brick yards , five miles below
tbo city. Agent E. P. Hcndrlckson , with
100 men , started last night to put in n spur
from the main line of the Karitan Uivcr rail
road across the land of Edwurd Fiirman
down through the brick yards to William F.
Fisher's yard. Furman was oposed to tholr
crossing his land nnd called out his uion.
The railroad men were reinforced by brick
yard men until GOO were engaged in the fight
by midnight. Furman's men attacked the
railroaders and burned tics , materials and
cars. Pistols , club < and stones were freely
used. George Kissinger , ono of Furman's
laborers , was killed outrlcht. He wns
knocked down with a club raid n sharp
pointed crow bar jammed through his head.
John Kennedy , a railroad man , was so badly
injured that ho died in nn hour.
At 4 o'clock this morning the sheriff of
Middlesex county called out a posse of fifty
men. When they reached the place ull was
quiet nnd tlio railroad men bad slopped work
to recruit tholr forces. The Uaritan river
railroad is a now enterprise , running from
South Amboy to Cound Brook. Furman
complains that the company is crossing his
land without his consent , while the com
pany claims ho had given it.
Up to 0 o'clock this evening all was quiet ,
but the railroad men who are encamped in
the woods near by the disputed spot are
being heavily reinforced from along tno line ,
nnd trouble is expected to-night , as both
parties are determined.
Construction hchoines in Wyoming.
BOTIIWUI.I , , Wyo. , May 5. [ Special to Tut
Bic. : ] Word has reached hero that the offic
ials of the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley road , have just made a trip to the
terminus ot their line , nt Casper ; and that
immediately thereafter , steel rails began to
arrive nt Casper. They arc laying in a largo
amount of building supplies nt Douglas ,
whcro their supply yards are located. The
Northwestern wants to hold the territory in
central Wyoming and in order to do so , they
will build on west this summer ahead of the
Pacific Short Line , which has done consider
able work , both east und west of Bothwell.
Last summer they aid quite a lot of word in
Devil's Gate , also on Hell's Hulf Acre. The
stock Interests of the Sweotwatcr country-
will give the Northwestern road n good busi
ness , as horses , cattle and sheep are ubund-
nnt. Thousands of head of cattle feed
within sight of Bothwell. There. Is a great
deal of hidden wealth in central Wyoming ,
which can not bo developed until tbo advent
ot a railroad , so the coming of the first road
means a great deal to the people hero who
have awaited It In mixious expectancy for
several years ,
Lil'oloss In n Roar.
POUT BiAKin.v , W. T. , May 5 , A man
named M. R. Silbor , was found to-day
hanging to the mast of n sniall.boat drifting
about in the bay , with a bullet hole in his
head. The matter is a mystery , nnd the au
thoritics are making investigatigation.
Silber cnmo to Port Blakoly a few days ago ,
and hiring a small bo.it , wont out into the
bay. Nothing moro was seen of him until
his lifeless body was discovered. The murder -
dor is supposed to have been committed by
smugglers or pirates.
l.r.OO CordH of Wood Burning : .
TuiiTLiiLAicu , Wis. , May B. Twenty-five
hundred cords of woott nro burnIng -
Ing at Woodspur , several miles south of this
village. It is owned by the Hlchurdson
Pioneer Fuel company , of St. Paul. There
is also another lot of nearly two thousand
cords a mile north of this place going to
ashes , owned by the Hichardson Pioneer
- Fuel company nud the * Ohio Fuel company.
The fire started early this morning.
A Him on n ItnnJc.
ANOKA , Minn. , May 5. A run on the Anoka
National bank occurred yesterday. It , how
ever , amounted to very little , less than $20-
000 being drawn out , find the bank had over
$100,000 on hand to meet it. The money
drawn out was "by fanners. The business
men still kept on depositing. The run is
supposed to be thu result of the panicky
feeling prevalent since thu Pratt cmbuizlu-
motit.
A Murderous Ncuro.
MiMl'HI : , Mny 5. At Covlngtoo , Tipton
county , last night , Mayor Douglass nnd n
posse of ton men went to tlio honso of Henry
Donaldson , a negro , with n warrant for his
arrc.'st on the olmrgo ot assault. When the
demand WKS miulu for Donaldson to open the
door , ho llrcd through , killing Mayor Doug
lass instantly. Thu remainder of the posse
rot rented und thu negro made hU escape.
Blxtcon luo Houses Burned
iNDtANAroi.iti , May 5. The tool house of
the Washington Ice company nt Stonu lake ( l
near La Porto , Ind. , burned this morning.
In it wns a quantity of explosives , and when
the fire reached them they cxolodcd , causing
tbo burning of sixteen Icn houses. Twenty-
six thousand tons of Ice and twenty freight
cars wuro destroyed. The loss Is estimated
atG3.UOO. Charles Chios , BOH of tbo super-
Jntcnaent , ! s , it is feared , futally burned.
ThoMHHhry [ ii-K'Ctora | ,
' CHICAGO. Mny S. Secretary of War Proo.
tor nnd Adjutant General Drum arrived In
the city this evening. Together with Gen
erals Seolleld , Crook and Williams they will
Inuvo to-morrow for the regular inspection
ol the uiilUury posts in the west , golupllist
to Kock Inland , thence to Luavonworth , Fort
Uiloy , Denver , Cheyenne , Omaha und Ht.
Paul.
IliimimrU l'iiHHiMij ; r .
NEW YOHK , May P. The passengers of thti
steamship Dun mark which foundered ut
sea , who were loll In tbo Azores by the
Missouri , wuro landed ut Casilo Garden
from the steamship Wilanil to-day , There
were io ; of thorn ,
-
Stoniiiblilp Arrival * .
At Now York The Alaska , froat Llvir
-
pool ; the Kugland , from Liverpool ! the Tur
- ronto. from Huwburr.
At Havre La Drctuue | ; , from Now York.
THE IOWA SOP11RME COURT ,
Three Hundred nnd Forty-ono Oases
on the May Docket.
RAISING THE M. D. STANDARD.
Hnwkeyo S.iwuoncs Mint , Study Four
Years Tlio Klvcr Ijnnds Sor-
Siifjar Outlook Ores-
ton's liny I'nliicc.
Supreme Court.
Dns Moists , la. , May 5. | Special to
Tun Bcn.l Tno May term of the supreme
court will begin hero the Mth Instant , nnd
will bo hold until the Oth of Juno. The
docket for tha court Is now out , nnd shows
11-11 causes to bo hoard In that short tlmo.
Polk county , Including this city , Is credited
with having one-eighth of the whole number
of cases , or ns many us the nvorago of n
dozen counties In the state , which shows that
Dos Moincs Is n good fluid for lawyers mid
litigation at least. If lawyers throughout
the state who know the judicial districts In
which they live , will take note of the fol
lowing calendar of cases , they will perhaps
save thorasolves some unnecessary waiting ,
nnd can keep n dollnlto track uf the court's
business. Causes from the First , Second
nnd Third districts will bo hoard on May 1-1 ,
luandlU ; In nil forty-live causes. Causes
from the Fourth district will bo hoard on
May 17 and IS ; In ull thirty-five causes ,
from the Fifth , Sixth , Seventh und
Klghth districts. in nil forty-nlno
causes , will bo hoard on May 20 , 21 nnd 22.
Causes from tbo Tenth and Eleventh dis-
districts , In nil fifty-two caiiscs.wlll bo hoard
on May S , ' ) , 24 and 25. Causes from the
Twelfth , Thirteenth nnd Fourteenth dis
tricts , in all thirty-eight cases , will bo hoard
on May 27 , 2S and W. Causes from the Fif
teenth district will bo heard on May 81 und
Juno 1 , in nil thirty-six causes. Causes from
the Sixteenth , Seventeenth and Eighteenth
districts will be beard on Juno ii , 4 and 5 , in
all forty-eight causes. Causes from the
Ninth district will bo hoard on Juuo 0 , 7 and
8 , in nil forty-two causes.
JIowa'H Borjilinm Snunr.
DBS MoiN'ns , la. , May 5. [ Special to Tnn
BEB.J The question of developing the
sorghum sugar iiuustry is uttr-icting con
siderable attention in low.i , just now. Di
rector Specr , of the Iowa agricultural exper
iment station , has written to the governor on
the subject , setting forth some strong
reason's why tbo federal government should
give some encouragement to the industry in
Iowa , ns well as in Kansas. It is generally
known that some very successful experi
ments , In making suirar from tbo cane , have
been carried on in Kansas , and the industry
there has attracted very general attention.
But it is not known so generally that a good
deal has been done in this direction in Iowa.
During the year 1SS there were 2,000.000
gallons of sorghum syrup manufactured in
this state. Thcro is an establishment at
Ce.dar Fulls that has made as high us 15,000 ,
pounds of amber cane sugar in a single sea
son. It has works at Cedar Falls that cost
$10,000. Lust fall thcro were made at that
one place 40,000 gallons of the syrup , while
within five miles of there , three other par
ties made last fall 45,000 gallons of the syrup.
This was mailo from the amber cane , which
brings about $2.25 per ton , when delivered
at the factory with blades on , which mattes
it n pretty profitable field crop. Some of
this cano has been analysed nt the experi
mental station nt Ames , und taking ISO sep
arate stalks , it was found that the sucrose
in the different stalks varied from 8 to 14
per cent , and that it nveraged richer than
Kansas cane. Director Spcor says in his
letter that these who have had most exper
ience in making amber cane syrup in lofoa ,
believe that all that is needed to enable the-
state to make sorghum bugar in paying
quantities , is improved machinery und u few
experiments by skillful men. The long , dry
autumns of Iowa are very favorable to the
formation of sucrose in sorghum , nnd U is
urged that if the proper amount of attention
wcro given to the matter , the industry
might bo made very successful and very
prolitublo.
Stnto Board of Health.
DCS Moixns , In. . May 4. [ Special to THIS
Bee. ] The semi-annual mooting of the state
board of health in this city the past , wcok
has been one of more than ordinary interest.
The board passed upon several questions of
public concern , nnd took some action that
will undoubtedly conduce to the public good.
The subject of contagious diseases is ono
that has received a great deal of attention
from the bo ird in the last year , and it re
ceived some additional attention at this meet
ing. The board made an order that what is
known as the quarantine period of forty days
shall begin to run from and after tbo appear
ance of the last case of the disease In n com
munity or u promises. The rules of disin
fection in contagious diseases were amended ,
and all reference to sulphur as a disinfectant
was stricked out , the board holding that
sulphurous ucld gas us commonly used can
not bo relied upon for disinfection.
The board took n very important action
with reg.ird to medical colleges in Iowa. It
made u ruling that the requirements of nil
tbo medical colleges In this state must in
clude a fouryears' course of study ns neces
sary to graduation , and to entitle a graduate
to practice medicine in Iowa. This raises
the standard of admission to practice
very much , mid is intended to
shut off the low grupod medical schools that
have been doing a largo business In turning
out rcndy-mado doctors after a brief und
totally liisurtlciont course of study. The re
quirements for admission to the bar have
been rulsad within the last few years , and
the results have proven very benollclal. The
board of health think that is qulto as im
portant that the publio bo protected ngulnst
quack doctors us against quaok lawyers. So
they have raised the requirements fornd-
mission to practice medicine considerably ,
nnd propose to make it no very easy task to
hrealc into the profession. Their order rela
tive to medical colleges docs nntgo into effect
until after the class of 18'Jl has Graduated , seas
as to let out these who started in good faith
under the old plan.
Hereafter Inspectors nro prohibited from
putting any Drain ! upon barrels , until after
the barrels urn filled with oil. This Is to
prevent gottinir a brand on a sample of
oil , whloh will then bo barreled up with
a poorer a id more dangerous quality. The
case of condmncd oil , that wus shipped to
Corning same time , where the test showed It
to be unsalable In Iowa , has caused the
board to watch the matter of oil inspection
pretty closely.
The Ulvrr Lands.
DBS Moixus , la. , Muy. 5. ( Special to TJIB
Bui.J : Attornoy-Goner.U Stone In busily en
gaged In preparing his argument In the river
land cuses , which ho will submit to Attorney-
General Miller early in Juno . Ho will take
the positive and aggressive position that the
land wus never earned by the Improvement
company , to whom It was granted , and ,
therefor',1 , should never have been convoyed
totbom. HavhiL'obtained It Illegally , their
transfer of tuo land would bo Illegal , und so
oath subsequent assignment of it down to the
.parties who claim from the settlers would bo
lllugul. If ho can establish this fact , audit
IA niUl ; that ho fan , it will bo easy to do jus-
tire to the settlers who tool : the land with
His uiiiliifstiiuillus that it belonged to thu
government , mid \vu open for settlement.
Attorney-General Miller has shown much
interest In tbo cac , and scorns disposed to
give every possible consideration to the
' equitably claims which tha settlers put forth.
j General Slono will cwdeuvor to give ull the
ovlduuvo and auirorltv ho cau , that in his
I 3U-Jt'tu nt Y-ouKl iustulu the Bovcruuaeut In
nt once beginning suit frtr forfeiture of the
land by tha parties who bold It as assignors
of the original grantees. If Attorney-Gen
eral Miller finds the argument and showing
of General Stouo sufficient , In his judgment ,
to warrant the cominoncomcnt of proceed
ings , he will probably order suit to bo begun
at once. This puts a largo responsibility
upon General Stone , but his friends think ho
Is nblo to bear it , and acquit hlmsolf with
credit and satisfaction to the stato.
CrcstonVs liny Pulnoo.
CIIKSTOM , la. , May 5. [ Special to Tun
Bi'.B.J The advisability of erecting a hay
palace here during fair thno , which has been
ndor discussion for some weeks past , has at
ast been taken Into consideration by the
> cston District Fair association , nnd a com-
iitttco duly appointed to look up the cost , and
cnslblltty of the scheme. It Is proposed to
iiako this a special attraction , ns well ns a
leans of advertising the growing popularity
f this excellent blue grass country. It is
ilso Intended that the structure shall bo of
iuch architectural beauty and dimensions ns
fill not disappoint thd expectations of the
lost sanguluo citizen , nor fall to convince
ny of the multitude of visitors that our
grasses are just what they nro said to bo.
'ivory bale of hay used in the construction
if the palnca is to bo placarded and shipped
o various localities to still further ndver-
Iso the luxuriant soil of southwestern Iowa.
Nov. * organizations In the various localities
ire joining In the Blue Grass Icagua daily.
The latest acquisition is a Council Bluffs or
ganization , which has subscribed f.'UO.
The district fair , nt a recent meeting ,
jlected the following officers : General su-
icrlntondont , M. A. Nye ; assistant supcrln-
endent , C. G. Fcreuson ; marshal , J. H.
: 'ratt , with G. W. Black nnd N. D. Morrlll.
Irst and second assistants. Liberal purses
iVlll bo offered for the speed ring , and In nil
itock departments the Inducements will bo
, ho same as heretofore.
The election of ofllcors for Company 1) ,
Fifth rcpimont , I. M. G. , occurred at their
armory Saturday , with the following result :
Otiutain , George P. Wilson ; first lieutenant ,
Set C. Keith ; second lieutenant , Hugh
Stevenson.
DCS Moliic.s' Ball Tonm.
DBS Moixns , la. , May 4. | Special to Tun
BEU. ] The DCS Mo In o.s team expects to bo
strengthened in the near future by the addi
tion of Pitcher Fagan , who was with the
iCnnsas City American association team last
icason , and Center Fielder Tlldon , the
[ iromising young Harvard college player of
Jhicago , wko Is said to bo a great fielder and
litter. Negotiations nro being conducted for
another pitcher also , as Dos Moines is weak
'u the box.
A DrQWiitngat Avoca.
AVOCA , la. , May 5. I Special Telegram to
iiuBEn.l John Pcddlcord , sou of H. D.
Pcddicord , was dro'.vnod here this afternoon
between 4 and 5 o'clock while bathing in the
Kishnnbotna , n small stream near town.
BuBlncas Failure.
Kno OAK , la. , May G. [ Special to THE
Bun. ] L. M. Doctor , the loading retail
clothing dealer , was closed by the sheriff.
His assets are estimated at $5,500 ; liabilities
about the samo.
THE OKAItK CONDEMNKD.
Governor Francis Rlay Yet Commute
Tlieir Sentences.
OZAIIK , Mo. , May 5. [ Special to Tit n Ben. ]
Only ono inoro week of life remains for
the Bald-Knobbers confined hero , unless
Governor Francis Interposes to snvo them
'rom the gallows. With scarcely ono excep
tion the people of Ozark and Christian
county have petitioned the governor to com
mute their sentences to'imprlsonment. The
foreman of the jury that convicted Bill
Walker still believes that ho ought to hang ,
but others of the jury 'nro not of the same
mind , and , in the light of later developments ,
really doubt the intent to commit murder in
the raid that culminated in the killing of
Grocn and Edins.
No part of the United States has been
freer from night-raiders of any sort than
southwestern Missouri , since the ono fatal
result that served as a timely lesson to all
secret regulators of society , Paynn and Delaney -
laney , of the defense , nro now on their way
to St. Louis to meet Governor Francis , by
appointment , to plead for oxccutivo clem
ency. The Ozark papers of last week both
published strong articles favoring commuta
tion.
o
FOUr.i I'ljAY F13AKED.
Dr. Cronin , of Chicago , Disappears
fllyslcrioiiHly.
CHICAGO , May 5. Dr. P. H. Cronin , n
local physician , somewhat wiuely known
among the members ol the Ancient Order of
Hibernians , and other Irish societies , disap
pcared last night in u mysterious manner.
His friends express the belief that ho has
boon foully dealt with. A stranger took the
doctor off 'ast ' night , it Is related , ostensibly
to attend an injured man in Luke View.
Since then Cronin has not been
seen , 'ro-day a trunk was found
on the prairie near Lake View , containing
n mass of bloopy cotton similar to that
Cronin carried in his surgeon's case , and
some hair , said to resemble in color the
doctor's locks. A two column interview
with Dr. Cronin , in printed form , prepared
by himself , was given to the newspapers to
night by his friends. It relates various clr
cumstances , purporting to show that a con-
splrncy of some sort existed to ir.juro Cronin
in reputation or person ,
Evicted.
BOSTON , May fi. A number of prominent
citizens of Boston , who have for a long time
been considering the question of how best to
go to work to practically and lastingly bene
fit the poor evicted tenants in Ireland ,
have united upon a plan for carrying
out tholr purposes. O'fioy feel the only hope
of accomplishing anything lies in the possi
bility of getting thu i homeless people in
terested in some kind of Industrial pursuit.
The Idea is to establish a factory , in which
the evicted tenants could find employment
It Is proposed , therefore , to incorporate r
stock company , soiling shares In all parts of
the United States , where vor natives of Ireland
or friends of Ireland's cauHO are found. As
soon ns the plans are perfected they will bo
submitted to Parncll , IJavitt nnd O'Brion
for approval. It ia proposed to manufacture
boots , shoes , clothing and underwear. Thcro
is already an underwear factory at MiUllgar ,
which Is run upon thm principle , and is in u
flourishing condition. ,
Indians I'rounrliii ; to
Pir.iiitB , Dak , , May C. Numerous instance -
stance ! are known where Indians are now
taking land on the S oux reservation op
posite Pierre under the severally act , which
denotes they nro prepared to sign the Sioux
treaty ns soon ns the * commission arrives.
This is the cabo with the Bad
river Indians .nkjng the proposed
railway route froiu Plerro to the Black
Hills , whcro the most ik'alrablo land is being
picked out. Hecent reports from Cboycnno
confirm the rumors that the Indians in
council decided to accept the terms of the
treaty at onco.
Tor Ilia Week.
BOSTON , Muy 5. A tublo compiled from
dispatches from the leading clearing houses
of the United States , shows the total gross
exchanges for the week ended May 4 , were
8i4'JUO,14a , 11 decrcusa of 16.8 per cent , .com.
pared with the corresponding weak last
year.
An Elevator Burned.
ST. JoaEi-ii , Mo. , May'C. . ( Special Telo-
grurn to Tun BEB.J This morning the old
St. Joseph elevator , capacity 1GO.OOO bushels ,
nt Fourth and Venn streets , belonging to
the 11. T. Davis mill company , burned to the
ground. Loss , fcJU.WO ; Insurance , * 10,000. ,
FIRED AT PRESIDENT CARNOT
A French Crank Snaps a Blank
Cartridge.
MERELY TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.
Ily llio 1'ollco I'rom tlio 13\-
ullcd 1'oniilncc Celebration or tlio
Centennial Dnwnlni ; of tlio
Great Hcvolntton.
Speeches In tlio Hnll of Mirrors.
PAIIIH , May 5. A man who gives thonamo
of Pcrrln , and who says ho is a mnrlno store
keeper , llrcd n blank cartridge at President.
Carnet to-day when the latter wns leaving
the Elyseo palace to attend the centcnnry
celebration nt Versailles. Pcrriii was
promptly nrrestcd. Ho wns taken to the police -
lice station , where ho explained ho had no.
dcslro to kill the president ; ho merely wished
to expose the fact that bo ( Perrln ) was the
victim of injustice. The crowd that had
gathered In the neighborhood of the F.lyseo
to witness the departure of the president be
came greatly excited and threatened to lynch
the prisoner. The police , however , gathered
in force and drove buck tbo indignant cltl-
: cns.
Porrln complained that ho had been un-
ustly punished by the governor of Mar-
Inlque , nnd had appealed in vain. His
nmlly Is in dcstituto circumstances.
President Carnet nnd party proceeded
through Cbuvlllo , where the president was
enthusiastically greeted. Upon reaching
Versailles the president inaugurated n ma
norial tnbl ot nfllxcd to the building in which
.ho states general mot 100 yours ago to-day.
The president and escort then repaired to
.ho Hall of Mirrors , in the palace , where
.herowas a grand assemblage of deputies
nnd senators. Leroyur delivered an address
of welcome to the president. In the course
of his speech ho said :
"It Is no longer the humble deputies of the
third estate , to whom oven the privilege of
standing upright wns denied , but the elected
-opresentatives of the nation , who bowing
joforo their freely elected chief , pay tribute
to the great dead to whom wo ewe our lio-
orty. It becomes these old strugglers for
Iberty to remind us that revolution be-
lueathcd us not only doctrines , but lessons.
If the revolution sinned by the audacity of
ts dreams , wo sin by our want of self-
ibncgntion , by our incomplete knowledge of
our duties , by the hesitation us to our policy.
The date ISS'.t , invites us to realize the union
of hearts in love for our county uud its In
stitutions. "
President Carnet replied : "With ardent
nope for the future , I greet In the palace of
monarchy a representative of a nation that
s now in complete possession of herself ;
Jmtis u mistress of her destinies und that is
n the full splendor and strength of liberty.
The first thoughts of this solemn meeting
: urn to our fathers. That immortal genera-
.ion of 1780 , by dint of courage nnd many
sacrifices , secured for us benefits which wo
mist bequeath to our sons us a most prcc-
ous inheritance. Never can our erntltudo
equal the grandeur of the services rendered
jy our fathers to Franco und to the human
race. " In conclusion the president said :
' They created n now era in history and
founded modern society. After many cruel
shocks. Franco has finally broken with the
icrsonal power of ono man , whatever title
10 may tako. She now rccogni7.es ns solo
sovereign the laws enacted by the repre
sentatives of the nation. "
Celebrated In Now York.
NEW YOUK , May 5. The French people of
this city to-day celebrated the centennial
anniversary of the dawn of the French revo
lution by n mass mooting in Webster hall.
Cnrnot's Appeal to Frenchmen.
ICojij/rfffhllSSDftll / JiiniM ( iontnn llcniittt.1
PAWS , May 5. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to TUB licis.J The shot llred at
President Carnet Just as ho was leaving the
Elyseo on his way to Versailles in no way
disturbed the carrying out of the day's pro
gramme. This bogus attempt upon the life
of the president appears to bo the work of a
maniac anxious to call public attention to his
grievances. It did not prevent M. Cnrnot
from presiding over nn imposing ceremony at
Versailles and delivering a speech which
favorably impressed the president's hearers.
In company with other speakers , ho eulo
gized the work of 17S9 and the men who car
ried it through. M. Tlorard , M. Lcroycr and
Mclino treated of the same subject.
This glorification of the revolution of 1769
ngreos with the sentiments of the immcnso
majority of the people ; indeed , one might say
tnat It is applauded by the unanimous voice
of the French nation. Even those who most
warmly discountenanced the cruelties of
1792 and 1793 , and those who most deeply deplore -
ploro the excesses of the Jacotiins , give a re
spectful salute to the great date of 17S9. The
eminent historians and thinkers , Talno and
Kenan , have conceived and expressed doubts
us to the advantages which Franco derived
from the revolution. The first named , by
reason of his pitiless analytical criticism ,
even passed severe Judgment on the work of
the constituent assembly itself , while the
skepticism of the other spared neither the
worship of the French revolution nor the
other forms of religion.
But it must bo admitted that tbo opinions
of philosophers and saircs have exercised no
Influence on the spirit of the masses.
Yesterday's fcetivities , therefore , constituted
a thorough Frfinch celebration. The French
revolution , from the point of view of
civil right and to a certain extent from u
Boclnl standpoint , produced results which
can never bo lost , though political up
heavals have never allowed Franco to Quito
recover her equilibrium. Thus , nftcr the
lapse of a century. Frenchmen are still debating -
bating as to the beat form of government.
In closing his speech Carnet made an appeal
for concord nod conciliation , lie said that
under the shield of the republic , with con
stitutional rights , let us scak in a spirit of
conciliation , mutual toleration imd harmony ,
the irreshtuble strength of the united people'
of the glorious century wo are now celebratIng
Ing by this solemn , splendid ceremony und
which would bo worthily crowned by the ,
unity of all Frenchmen in uiutual love of the
commonwealth of liberty.
Will this exhortation be listened to and
taken to heart by the parties that wo now
see prepared to fly at enoh other's throats
and tear each other to pieces I Lot us hope
so , for the sake of France. So many resolu
tions , and so much civil warfare , have cer
tainly earned for her the right to live and
labor in pence.
Grant , United States minister to Austria ,
loaves to-day , for Vienna , where HB will im
mediately take charge of the American lega
tion in that rity. Mr. Grant , ; hls wife and
Ins inotner , are with him. Colonel Grunt
said ho had enjoyed his stay In London even
more than ho had anticipated , and spoke In
the most cordial terms of lha courtesies , and
klnducss extended him by Kngllsh friends
during his visit. Indeed , Grant must have
had a good tlmo , for ho said ho liked the
London people , their institutions , theatres
and hotels ,
Tlio Wftutlicr Indications.
Nebraska , Iowa und Dakota ; Threatening
weather , local rains and severe storms ,
slightly cooler , southerly , .uullting to west
erly winds ,
Av S * * i jj1
TUB ti HKCOIU ) .
Tlio Khuuiolal Transactions or the
1'nst Week.
BOSTON , Mass. , May Ti. [ Special Tclo-
ram to Tun Bun.J The following table ,
iompllcd from dispatches to the Post from
.ho manngors of the loading clearing-houses
f the United States , shows the gross ox-
ihnngos for the wcok ended May 4 , ISSil ,
vith rates per cent of increase or decrease
s compared with the amounts for the eor-
cspondlng wcok In IbSS :
emu ? . Ct.r.Aiuxas.
ew Voric .
lostun .
I'hllndolphln .
, 'lilcngo .
5t. I.OII1H .
Francisco .
llaltlmoro .
Mneiniiall .
I'lttsburg .
N'ow Orleans .
Kansas City .
' .oulsvlllo .
'rovldeuco .
Detroit .
ihvnnkeu , .
Omnhn. . . .
St. I'nul
llnneiipolls
louver
Jlevolamt
Memphis
'ndlmmpolls
Inrtfortl
'olnmhus
hiliith
iVorcvator
St. Joseph
Fort Worth
Now lliivou
Springfield
* 'corln
ialveston
.owoll . , , ,
ilninil Hnplds .
Syracuse .
iVlchltu .
fopcka .
'Tncoma .
Total
OutsIdoNow York.
Not Included In totals ; no clearing houses n
huso points last your.
SUBMAUINE CYCLING.
Webb , the Itldcr , Bents the \Vntcr-
AVnlkors anil Hide * Ashore.
BOSTONMass. . , May 5. [ Special Telegram
.0 Tin : BEB.I A Globe special of this cven-
ng says that the recent sinking of the llttlo
.teaincr . Carlotta , In the Merrimac river , just
below Mitchell's Falls , was marked by the
wonderful feat of the bicyclist , Jnmos Webb ,
ind several other wheelmen , who wcro on
ho deck of the steamer. Webb was mounted
n his bicycle doing the "stand still" act ,
vhcn the Carlotta , under a full head of
team , made a rush to ascend tno rapids ,
but , before reaching them the boat
ivas thrown out of her course. Going nt n
ilgh rate of speed , she struck on n smooth
edge which rises out of thu water nt the foot
f the fulls with such force that the boat was
carried half her length on the slippery sur-
'ace. The propeller then broke in two on
bo rock nnd tbo Carlotta sank like a bar of
cad.
cad.Webb's
Webb's friends all managed to swim
ashore , with no more damage than a thorough
Lvettmg , but V.'ebb and his bicycle were
thrown over ttio sldo of the vessel and sank
mmediately. Webb is thoroughly nt homo
n the water , and when ho went
overboard , ho dldnot. . thin , k , . . of let
ting go of his bicyclo. as it was
too valuable to loso. The wheel mnst have
slid down between two stones , for when the
machine struck the bottom It remained up
right. Instinctively , Webb's feet sought
the pedals , und putting forth all his muscle ,
ie actually propelled the bicycle over tbo
lioavy sand bottom and up the ledge for a
distance of sixty feet. It can bo easily im-
iglnca what cheers erected the appearance
of his wheel above the water.
Webb has become emthusiastlo over his
submarine cycling and says that as soon as
"ic can devise sorno way of keeping up n
supply of air , that he will try for n ono mile
bicvclu record under water. Ho is prepared
to receive challenges.
A MANIAC KILLS HIS UAKV.
He la Found Sinking it Lullahy to the
Corpse.
CHICAGO , May 5. William Tnnsor , ir. a fit
of insane frenzy jumped out of bed this
morning , brained his slx-monihs-old baby
and attempted to murder his wife and then
cut his own tin-out with a tablcknifo. His
wife had jumped from her bed
when tbo husband arose. Divining
his purpose she hurried to save the infant ,
but ho caught it up und beat out its brains
against the wall. Then seizing a knife , tlio
maniac pursued the woman from the house.
The police , when summoned , found him in u
room pacing up nnd down , and singing a lul
laby to the corpse of the infant , which lie hold
in his urms. Blood was streaming from
wounds in his neck , inflicted in the attempt
at self destruction ,
TKA1N IjECTUHKS.
Ho Culls the Contonnlnl Celelmi'lon
n Flzzlo.
NKW YOUK , May5. George Francis Train ,
who has been fasting sixteen days , delivered
ono of his characteristic lectures at the
Union Square theatre this evening to a fair
sized audience. He was dressed In a queer
ancient style suit. The speaker explained
that his other clothes did not fit him. Thcro
was no particular connection in his remarks ,
hut some of his points were aimed at the late
great celebration in this city , which ho called
fizzle.
u
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A Cold Blooded Murder.
GALENA , 111. , May 5 , A cold blooded mur
der wus committed near hero to-day , the
victim being Prof. II. T. Matchot , founder
of the academy nt Hanovur , this county.
Prof. Matchot and Henry Prisk were riding
In n buggy , when , at : i turn in the road ,
( ieorgu bkone , son of Supervisor William
hiketio , stopped out from the Mdu of the road
nnd fired two shots , one killing Prof.
Matchet and the other wounding 1'rlsk.
Fiendish Cmoltlea.
CoNSTANTixoi'i.i : , May 5 , It Is reported
that a Kurdish chief , who recently escaped
from prison , gathered a number of his fol
lowers und attacked nn Armenian village ,
'J ho band stood several prominent men of
the village , pouring petroleum ovur thorn to
which they set lire , und then v/ittehud their
victims slowly burn to death.
Fuller Itiiyn n Homo.
WASHINGTON , May 5. Chief Justice Fui
lor has purchased of Judge Andrew Wyllo
the hitter's residence properly on Fourteenth
street fronting Thomas Circle , between Ver
mont avenue and M street , for ? 100,000. The
chief juxiico will take possession of the prop
t'rty ' next uutumn.
. . . .
Hi II , Ml Two .Men.
Lvitr.NB , Pa. , Muy 5. An Englishman
named Ware hhot and killed two persons hero
last night during a qunrrcl over a game ol
cards. The victims were named Jones nmJ
Miller. 'The murderer was arresty ! , ,
shot niw u uvi.
Auuxv , Gu. , May 0. William Gllmorc , a
prominent young man nf Albany , lait even
ing shot and killed his Kovonteon-year-nh
wife and then killed himself. Gilmoru am
wife have been umrrled only a few months
V \
- O -
Turrlhlo Floods.
QUKIIHC , MayG. TorrJblo Inundation ! huvo
occurred in ull directions up the Kus'ieua )
river. Between Chlcoutiul and St. Alphonso
almost all the bridges have been swept away
SUNDAY IN NEBRASKA ;
An Inatauoo of Honesty In n Town
Offloinl.
SOME BASE BALL WAS PLAYED
lurlnl of n Prominent CnmlirldR *
Mini New Newspaper In Coluiu-
IniH Sons of Veterans
NUWH and Note * .
) . W. Oravos , nro.itnhi'ldao , Hurled.
CAMinmuii : , Nob. , May 5. [ Special Tclp-
; ram to Tin : Hnn. ] The funeral of Mr. b.
V. Graves took place here , to-day , under
ho auspices of the various societies , of
vlnch ho was an esteemed mombor. The
ay wan pleasant , and Cambridge witnessed
no of the largest funerals on record. Mr.
Graves was u devoted husband , u kind
tuber , and n highly esteemed citizen , as was
ml lout ed by the largo turnout of citizens ,
vhich num tiered about ono thousand in lino.
L'tio services wore conducted nt the Con
gregational church , by the Hovorend Dean ,
issisted by Kov. A. B. Chapan , of the
tlothodtst church. Mr. Dean addressed the
fiends and audlcnco in a very impressive
nantier , utter which the remains were eon-
eyed to tnu cemetery and laid in their last
esting plnco in accordance with the very
uipresslvo ceremonies of the orders repre
sented.
Ilnso Hall Hound About.
GiiANi ) ISLAND. Nob. , May 4 , [ Special
Telegram _ to THIS BEK. ] Tlio homo team
again defeated the Llncolns by u very close
ind interesting game. The attendance was
'ully ono thousand. The score :
> and Island. . . . ! 0-3
Lincoln 0 0 'J
Militaries Hughes mid Snyder ; Lincoln ,
Jnrnes brothers.
Strucit out Hughes 10 , Barnes 4.
Errors Grand Island 7 , Lincoln 0.
Passed balls Humes 1.
Wild pitches Barnes 1.
Trlplo plays Hughes to Heady to Rourko.
Umpire Harrison.
JOHNSTOWN , Mo. , May 5. [ Special Tolo-
'rum to Tins Bin : . ] Result of tliu gumo yes-
Lorduy : Johnston , ii ! ( ; Alnsworth , 111.
CuniaiiTOX , Nob. , May 4. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : HIM : . ] The base ball season
was opened hero yesterday by a gumo bo-
twccu Plamvlow ami Crcighton. Plulnviow
won by a score of 17 to 8.
County Official Infgrlty.
COJ.UMIIUS , Neb. , May 5. [ Special to TUB
lci.J The farmers and taxpayers of the
lounty arc demanding an investigation or the
coords of the different officials of Platte
counts' . It is believed that n majority of the
supervisors are in favor of a thorough in-
estimation , and will soon make such an
order. The present county treasurer opened
ho eyes of the people by voluntarily pitying
nto the county treasury a surplus of fees
collected , nn act never before known in the
ilstory of the county , The olllcials assign
heir willingness to have the light of day
shine upon their transaction.
Auotlicr Columbus Newspaper.
COI.UMIIUS , Neb. , May 5. [ Special to Tins
A. L. Bixby , of Fullerton , who
recently disposed of the Nanco County Sen
tinel , of which ho was editor and proprietor ,
ms rented the basement of tbo Commercial
bank , at this place , and will start'a nows-
mpor , to bo republican in politics , hut de
voted principally to the Interests of the city
ind county. Mr. IJlxby has just returned
Tom a tour of the western states and terri
tories , and says that there is a better oncn-
ng in Columbus for n good lively independ
ent paper than any town further west. The
first issue will bo about Juno 1.
I'nltliu Kntcrpriso in ColundiiiH.
CoM'Miius ' , Neb. , May 5. [ Special to TUB
[ Siil : _ The foundation for the three-story
jriclc European hotel , on the corner of
Twelfth mid Olive streets , is completed.
The hotel will bo finished by July 1. Con
tractor Jonas Welsh has 123 men employed
on our streets , digging trenches und luying
water mains , reaching to all parts of the
ity. The Masons are perfecting plans for
the erection of n teniplo to cost SL'5,000. ,
Trtiinlmll Sons of Veterans.
TIUIMHUI.I. , Nob. , May 5. [ Special to Tun
liuu.J The Sons of Veterans of this place
and vicinity have orgunlzed a camp , of
which the following officers have been
elected : Captain , M. A. Crouso ; first lieu
tenant , S. K. Lyon ; second lieutenant , John.
K. Fisher.
A FATAL COLLISION.
An Knirinccr nrnl a I'ostul Cleric
1C ! I led I'nssentjorH HnlV.
JAMP.STOWN , Dak. , May fi. The first sec
tion of tlio Northern Pacific west bound
limited passenger train collided this morn
ing with u freight , thirty-six miles west. The
firemen and engineers of both traltm
Jumped. Engineer Uuss , of the passenger ,
broke his back mid died almost Immediately.
Fireman Keller , of the passenger , and Fire
man Ivollum , of the freight , es
caped without serious Injuries , A
postal car Jumped the track
and was u completewreck. . Both clerks
were badly Injured. The chief clerk , Slat-
torly , of HI. Cfpud , Minn. , who was appointed
under Cleveland , had recently rucitlvcd
notification of hm removal and was on his
last run. His log was broken , and ho sus
tained Internal injuries , from which ho dlod.
The other clerk , Lounsbcrry , had his arm
broken in two places and was badly scalded.
Hnggngo-Mastor Nichols , of Kt , Paul , hod
his arm broken In two place. The train bortt
thu usual number of passengers ,
but none wcro injured. iioth
ougincs mid the mail und
baggage cars loft the truck und were badly.
dumolUhed. A number of freight cars were
entirely destroyed. Three cars were loaded
with Washington territory horses , which
wcro killed outright or shot to rollovo their
sulTuringg. KnglnciT HUSH was ubout thirty-
years old , and was engaged to bo married in
about ten du.vs to a Miss Miller , who was
greatly shocked at the nuwa of her lover's
death , and Is suffering from liumorrhago ns
the result. Doubts of her recovery are en
tertained. A misunderstanding of train
orders wan thu iv.uo of the collision.
Tliu George AViiHliliiKton Club.
Nisw YOHK , May 5 , The now national
patriotic club was organized last night. It Is
to bo known us "Tho George ; Washington
club , " and Its constitution provides "that
cvor.v man , woman and child who subscribes
to the doctrlno of patriotism muy become a
member. " Letters of encouragement were
received from ox-President Cleveland , Soim-
tor Evarts. Senator Blair , John G. Whlttlor ,
( icorgo William CtirtlH and others. The olll-
cors elcctea were : President , Arthur D ,
Cochrano ; vice-presidents , Bcnutor lllnlr ,
Admiral Porter , General Clinton U. Fink ,
Hon. Amos J. Cummings , Albert Griffin of
Kuiibnn ; Goorpo U. Hcott , of Brooklyn ;
Kiimucl Gompers , president of the American
federation of labor ; secretary , l-'runk Alia-
ben ; treasurer , Clmrloa It. Bmgor , All the
ofllrcrs chosen huvo accepted their positions.
. .
.1 i '
Burning ol'n I'.rowry.
ST , JOSEPH , Mo. , May 5. [ Suzdal Tclo- 1
gram to Tins Bun. ] This afternoon , ut Now
Him , a brewery unoccupied , a uillo north of
thu city , burned to the ground. It caught
fire from u epurk from a Chicago , St. Paul &
Kunsa ? City railway ungino. No Insurunco.
U belonged to Mrs. Johu Uunmldu.