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' ' - - - - - < minH H > wiHHHHBTOHHiMMMBI THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. NINETEENTH YEAH. OMAHA. SATURDAY MOANING , JUNE 14 , 1890. NUMBER 35 ? . SHVKR TA1K 1FNPTIIFNFD OlDJjlV IflLll .LLmulllIJl'ljL/i The Oloso of the General Delmto Postponed Till Monday Afternoon , A FREE COINAGE DAY IN THE SENATE. The Amended HOIIHO Hill Substituted fur the Hcnnto Measure Valentino tine Formally Elected In the House. WASHINGTON , Juno 13. Iri the scnato this morning the resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Edjnunds appointing Edward 1C. Valen tine scrgcant-at-anns of the senate was taken up and agreed to , nn amendment offered by Mr. Harris substituting the name of Henry \V. Wall of Tennessee having first been voted down. Mr. Paddock sold ho had received several telegrams from Montana in regard to the outrages by the Choycnno Indians in * that Btato and asked the chairman of the commit tee on Indian affairs whether any action was being taken by It In regard to the matter. As there was only a few hours left for the discussion of the sliver bill the matter was ullowed to go over till tomorrow. The senate silver bill was then tukcn up nnd Mr. Morgan took the floor. Mr. Morgan's speech was mainly an argu ment for f rco coinage. Mr. Aldrich next addressed the senate. Ho recognized the disastrous effects resulting from contraction of the currency , but said the abnormal inllammntlon would bo equally In jurious. A complete remedy could bo found only In such action ns would .open the mints of all nations to the free coinage of silver. Mr. Aldrich went on to state and defend the amendments reported by the finance commit tee to the house silver bill nnd asserted that instead of demonetizing silver the bill would more effectually monetize It than the system now in force under the law of 18TH. Gold was today a universal national money. Silver was not. Congress could not make it so. That had to bo done by the concurrent action of all the great countries nnd until that action took place there would be no equality between the two metals. Mr. Stewart took the floor to reply to some of Mr. Aldrich's statements. Ho said that if the secretary of the treasury bought $4,000- 000 of silver a month instead of $ iOOJ,000 wo not only would have had a double stan dard , but silver would bo on -parity with gold. gold.Hosponding to the question by Mr. Blair , Mr. Stewart said that the prcsentjlaw if exc- ixited to its maximum would bo better than unv f the pending measures. ilr. Plattsaid that if Mr. Stewart believed that , nnd if it wus correct , it seemed to him that it was the ground on which all might meet together. Mr. Stewart replied that it was his belief nnd concluded by saying that congress should cither take a step in advance or do nothing. Messrs. Hea an nnd Daniel also spoke iu favor of the limited coinage of silver. Mr. Daniel said if that was not to bo the ilnal solution of the question it was an essen tial stop towuid its solution. It could not be anticipated , he said , that anything less than the free coinage of silver would bring it to par. Without concluding his speech Mr. Daniel yielded Iho floor for a motion to go into exec utive session nnd the scnato soon adjourned. The close of the general debate on the sil ver bill has been postponed until Monday , at Jt o'clock. The house bill , ns amended bv the ilnnncd committee , wus substituted fo"r the bcnutc bill. House. WASHINGTON Juno 13. The house went Into committee of the whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill soon after meeting today. Mr. Cannon said the appropriation carried by the measure was J.'s.OilO.OOO § 10,000,000 less than the regular estimates and § 13,000- 000 less than the regular and special esti mates. The sundry civil bill for the current year provided for the expenditure of $23,000- tXK ) . Tlio apparent excess in this bill was more than accounted for by certain extraor dinary items. The fourteen regular appro priation bills reported to tlio house exceed by j.'tTi.WO.IKK ) tno appropriations for the current year. This excess wus nearly all accounted for in three bills pension bill , S1SKNMX ( ) ( ) ; rostrftlco bill , § 12,000,000 ; naval bill , $2,1IM,000 ) , Tlio other SI.Mt'iOOO ' resulted from the expan sion incident to the growth of the country. The only bill not reported to the house wus the general'deflciency bill , nnd this would bo reported before the close of the fiscal year. There was pending the sundrv civil and In dian bills. In the scnato committee on appro priations are the agricultural , diplomatic and postolllco bills , and in the senate committee on commerce , the river nnd harbor bill. Pend ing in the scnato is the legislative bill. The fortification bill has passed both houses. The District of Columbia , naval nnd pension bills lire in conference. Tbo arinv nnd military academy hills are In the hand's of the president. This was u favorable show ing compared with the condition of the bills two years ago. The following amendments were adopted : Appropriating $300,001) ) for a public building nt Cedar Hapuls. la. ; § 10.000 for an elevator in the public building at Peoriu , 111. A motion by Mr. Goodnight to strike out the appropriation for the irrigation survey was defeated. The committee rose and the house took a recess. A ItiotouH Commencement. Cuicioo , Juno 13. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bnn. 1 The commencement week oxer- elsos of the Nor.hwcstcrn university began this evening with the graduating exercises and a cor cert of the conservatory of music. The freshman class , In celebrating their ex- nininntlon in "trig" Wednesday evening , did not experience so harmonious nn affair as they anticipated. The sophomores , victorious In all the class contests of the year , Inter fered nnd stopped all the exoixisos'oxccpi the ascension of "trig , " in the balloon. _ The freshmen succeeded also in carrying off two members of their class very badly'dis- nb'.od. In thu Bi-uniliig L. A. Nies of Dallas , J ex. , hud his shoulder broken and B. G. lienroU of Chillicothe , Mo. , sprained his unhlo. _ Dissident LIlioralH Meet. LONDON , Juno 13. [ Special Cablegram to TniBr.K.J : Thi > members of the lory party > ' who were circulating a memorial to the gov ernment In favor of nn autumn session of pitiliimcnt , have abandoned the mnvimcnt In consequence of the threotengd resignation of Mr. Smith , first lord of the treasury and the government leader In the house of commons. A meeting of the dissident liberal members of parliament was held today , the session lasting for two hours. Lord Hnrtlugton suld ho wus of the opinion that the proposals made bv Lord Salisbury looking to the forwarding of paiihimentnry business were the best means to meet the existing difficulties. He urged tliodlsslilont liberals toglve their undivided support to the government. A long discussion followed and a resolution wu.s finally adopted declaring that thu dissident HbomU would supiiort the government , thoiiKh much opposition to the resolution was developed during the discussion. llalstead an li. li. I ) . CINCINNATI , O. , Juno 13. Uclmont college , formerly the Farmers' collo-go , at College Hill , O. , has conferred the degree of U L. D. on Murat Hnlstoad of the Cincinnati Com- incixiul Gazette. llnt'CN at Kandown. LONDON , Juno 13.- - [ Special Cablegram to Tins BKK ] The race for the Klcctrlo italics at Sundown park today wus wou by LurtuuUus , X > 1VHI.V VESHVHElt. ItcHiiltof the Investigation oftlic Civil Service Commission. WASHINGTON , Juno 13. The house com mittee on reform of the civil service , which during the present session of congress con ducted an Investigation Into the charges fllcd against the civil service commission , today agreed upon a report which will bo presented "to the house. The committee finds ttiut Commissioners Kooscvolt end Thompson have discharged their duties with entire lldcllty and Integrity , but that the oniciul conduct of Commissioner Lvman hna been characterized by laxity of discipline In the administration of the aitnlrs of the commission and is there fore censurable. Regarding the cose of Alexander Campbell , Commissioner Lynwn's brother-in-law , the committee says it was clear that Campbell copied the questions furnished to Flynn , who pave Instructions to persons desiring exam inations , and that the questions were not obsolete. "Campbell should have been dis missed. His retention Indicated gross laxity In discipline , and his promotion would seem not to have been defensible. The committee cannot accept as satisfactory the answers of Messrs. Oberly , Lymnn and Doylu that they believed the questions obsolete. The omission to ascertain the truth was as reprehensible as to have disregarded It after it had Veen ascer tained. " The committee does not share the opinion that Commissioners Hooaevclt mid Thompson are deserving of censure for not having taken action in the Campbell case when their atten tion was called to It. It was stated to them that the matter had been fully Investigated and In not taking further action the commit tee thinks they were thoroughly Justified. Respecting the course of the commission in the case of Shidy , the Milwaukee postofilce employe who was discharged by ex-Post master Paul for exposing frauds , the commit tee savs It was apparent to the commission that b'hidy was being punished for disclosing the truth and they felt it their duty to aid him by their influcnco In securing employ ment and thereupon recommended him for np- polntmcnt in the census ofllco. The commit tee is unable to llml anything to criticize iu that matter. The investigation of the alleged irregulari ties in the Milwaukee pcstofllco was con ducted by Messrs. Doyle and Webster and disclosed an utter disregard for the civil ser vice law In that olilce. The failure to sub mit the result of that investigation to the president indicated n disinclination to dis charge an obvious duty for fear that such re port would subject the postmaster to censure. On the reorganization of the commission by the appointment of Hoosovelt and Thompson nn investigation into the abuses and irregu larities of the Milwaukee postofllco was had nt once. It is learned that Alexander Campbell has resigned his position as clerk of the com mission. THE WOMtljim If A fit. A Special Session ol' the Illinois Log- islatnre Called for July illl. CHICAGO , Juno 13. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bun. ] Governor Pi for today called n special session of the Illinois legislature for July 23 to facilitate arrangements for the world's fair nt Chicago. The matters which the governor directs the general assembly to consider are ns follows : 1. The submission to the electors of the state at the November election , A. D. 1R90 , of a proposition to amend the state constitution so as to authorize the city of Chicago to in crease its bonded indebtedness to an extent not exceeding $5,000,000 , the proceeds thereof to be used in aid of the said world's Colum bian exposition authorized by said net of con gress. 2. The passage of such legislation as maybe bo necessary to authorize the use or occu pancy of any public ground , imrk or area for the location of the said world's Columbian exposition as may now or hereafter belong to or bo under the control of the state of Illi nois , the city of Chicago or the South parkk commissioners. West Chicago park commis sioners and Lincoln p.irk commissioners of the city of Chicago , or either of the said park commissioners respectively , and to authorize the issuance of park bonds for the extension or improvement of such publio grounds for the use or in the aid of the said world's Co lumbian exposition. ! l. To vest the said city of Chicago with the right , power and authority of eminent do main to bo exercised for purposes in behalf of the said world's Columbian exposition , such power and authority to ccaso on and after May 1 , A. D. 1891. 1. To make appropriations to meet the special session of the general assembly con sumed by this proclamation. A HASTY ItEflGXATIOX. The London Press Kxto'a Monroe and Criticises MiitthowH. LONDON , Juno lit. [ Special Cablegram to Tin : Bci ! . ] The Daily Telegraph Is far from satisfied with a statement made by Matthews In the house of commons last night that Commissioner Monroe's resignation was duo to differences between himself and the chief commissioner on matters of legislation and administration ami demands to know the real reason why that competent ofticinl has found it necessary to hastily retire from a position to which ho lias aspired for years be fore ho was promoted thereto ns a reward for his faithful service. The Telegraph says It is unable to suppress the fear that the tactics employed by Mat thews have been disastrous to the best Inter ests of the government andtho party. The Chronicle , In n long article arraigning Matthews , holds the government to a full re sponsibility for her acts. The government , it says , upon coming into oftlco found the metropolitan police officers efficient and con tented , but Its chief endeavor since assuming power has manifestly been to make that or ganization the most discontented body of men in the kingdom , while its efficiency has been impaired to an extent almost beyond belief. Several other journals pursue the same line of criticism and Intimate that Matthews' resignation would bo far more acceptable than Monroo's. Society of Christian Endeavor. ST. Louis , Mo. , Juno ,13. The first bust- ness session of the convention of the Young Peoples' Society of Christian Endeavor met this morning , President Chirk presiding. After music and religious exorcises William Shaw , treasurer of the united society and agent of the publishing department , made a statement which showed that the receipts for the year were 431,000 , expenses § 37,000 , leav ing a balance of ? r,000. ft Is expected that during the coming year the profits of thopub- lishing department will meet all tlio expenses of the united society , so that no society will bo asked to contribute for that purpose. The Pence of Europe Not Secure. PKSTH , Juno 13. [ Special Cablegram to Tin : BCB.J At n meeting of the budget com mittee of the Austrian delegation today , .Field Mnrdhul Baur , minister of war for the whole monarchy , stated the peace of Europe was not secure and therefore n considerable incrc'iso ' In the urmv was necessary. The cost of suctt increase would amount to from fcO,00iooo ; to IUO.OOO.IKW florins. Ho said ho was not yet able to Mnto definitely the ex act coM , of the desired Increase. A Koyal Soiree. Br.at.ix , Juno 13. [ Special Cablegram to TUB HKI : . ] A soiree was given ut the lm- poriul palace ut Potsdau last night In honor of the crown prince of Italy. The crown prince escorted the empress. Today ho visited the sareaphugus of Fred erick the Great and afterwards inspected tlio guards. Ho Plunged on the line-on. NEW YOUK , Juno 13. A Louisville special says that Edwin P. Elliott , assistant passen ger agent of the Louisville & Nushvillo road iu that city , Is missing this moniinu' und that about iKX.i ( , probably more , of the coinjiuny'a i money is gone. He is said to have "vluuftd'1 y ut the racca recently. i THE IMMIGRATION INQUIRY , It is Not Practicable to Report a Bill at This Session , THE CHEROKEE STRIP NOT YET OPEN , Ilcqtic.sts for Soldiers nt KcunloiiH , Etc. , Will Hereafter he Dented A Three Cornered Fltfht Inter esting Army Gossip. WASHINGTON BUIIEAU TUB O.itAiu Ben , 1 513 FOUUTKEXTII Stannr , WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno ri3. 1 r The Joint committee on immigration which has had the question of immigration under investigation for somo'ttmo and which recently visited Chicago and other cities In the west , has como to the conclusion that further Inquiry will bo necessary and that it is not practicable to attempt to report a bill at this session of congress. - Chairman Owen said today that the com mittee had promised a number of prominent German-Americans and native American citizens in the west an opportunity to submit suggestions as to Just what Is necessary for the proper restriction of immigration In order that only improper characters may bo ex cluded from this country , and that there was so much work before the house to keep mem bers of the committee engaged that the final work of preparing n bill would go over until the next session. He added that a measure which would undoubtedly ir.o Jt with the apprcv.il of foreign nnd native born American citizens would bo presented when congress convened next December and would receive the immediate attention of congress. It is understood that the bill will bo presented by Mr. Owen In the house and Mr. Chandler in the senate In duplicate form simultaneously and that the two branches of congress will give it early attention and it is lilcely to go into effect with the next calondnr year. Mr. Owen said that the restriction of immigration will bo very conservative and will meet with no serious objcctioneven from those who lire opposed to any restriction what ever. NOT opnsTO snm.nMUNT. Senator Paddock has received a letter from the acting commissioner of Indian affairs in response to an inquiry from D.ivid Gill of Hebron , Neb. , asking when the Cherokee strip will bo open to homcstcading. Acting Commissioner Bell says that the Cherokee strip or outlet is not open to public settlement in any shape whatever , but by the 14th sec tion of the act of March 2 , Ibb9 , provision Is made for the appointment ofjn commission of three persons to negotiate with the Cherokee Indians und nil other Indians owning lands in the strip , for the ces sion of all their claims nnd interests to the United States ; that any and all agreements concluded by the commis sioner with the Indians must be reported to the president and by him to congress nt its next session and to the councils of the Indian nations agreeing , for ratification. This will require further action on the part of congress and the opening of the strip is con tingent upon the acceptance by the Indians of $1.23 per aero for their lands. After con gressional action the presidential proclama tion will bo necessary to open the lands to settlement. The commission is now engaged on its negotiations. WILL UEXY Till : HCQUHSTS. In reply to numerous requests for the at tendance of regular soldiers nt the Grand Army of the Hcpublio reunions and other demonstrations the war department has inti mated that it is not practicable to have regu lar troops at any civil demonstration and that all such requests will bo denied. The last tlmo they were secured for a Grand Army of the Hcpublio demonstration in Nebraska the statement was made that it would not again bo permitted. The war department is over run with those requests from all parts of the country. Not a district or state reunion or gathering of militia occurs that has not a re quest for regular soldiers and it is understood that the department lias-concluded to refuse all such favors. Grand Island has made a re quest for troops at her reunion in September nnd Senator Mnnderson is urging the request for favorable action. A TiiuEE-conxcnr.D noiiT. There was a three-cornered fight In the house this afternoon over the provision in the sundry civil appropriation bill appropriating STf > pOOp to make surveys for basin nnd canal irrigation in the arid regions of the north and northwest. A majority of the democrats , led by Mr. MeMlllin of Tennessee , opposed the entire principle of irrigation through federal aid. Ho said that If the lands were irrigated they should bo given the improve ment by private parties ; that it was none of the business of the parent government to im prove lands which were to bo given up to bottlers. Delegate Dubois of Idaho nnd other repub licans located in the territories und states where there nro arid lands , asked to have the appropriation stricken out altogether or the act of Juno 30,18SSK reserving from entry und settlement nil public lands except for sites for ditches , basins nnd reservoirs for irriga tion purposes repealed. They stated that if this law was permitted to stand ns ut present and the govern ment made the proper appropriation n very largo part of the public lands in Mon tana , Idaho , Colorado and some other states and territories would be kept from settlement for an indefinite period nnd thnt during the next ten or twenty years there would bo very little settlement in those states and territo ries where nn aero of arid land was located , except for mining purposes. The committee on appropriations of course was for its propo sition and said thnt It was just what It wanted for the future development of the arid plains ; that unless the government began Its irriga tion of arid lands while It was in possession of them the lands would rover bo irrigated except , possibly , bo private pel-sons who were Interested in corporations nnd monopolies beyond - yond the reach of the ordinary settler. The committee on appropriations won Its fight , us idl propositions to amend were not germane and , therefore , out of order. TII.C I'lCOWI.INO CIICYEXXF.S. Senator Paddock ( yesterday received n let ter trom Hon. C. B. Hustln of Omaha stating that the Clu'venno Indians In Montana were slaughtering Ids cattle ; that they were on the warpath and asking thnt the matter bo brought to the attention of the troops in the most available way. This morning Senator Puddocfc said in the scnato that ho had called upon the secretary of the Interior , who in formed him that the secretary of war had given directions for the employment of the entire force of troops available In that section , with the view of attempting to restrain tlio In dians ns far as possible , and that the secre tary also informed him that there was a measure pending in congress for the immediate ate- removal of the northern Cheyenne In dians. Ho therefore inquired of Senator Dnwes whether ho was acquainted with the situation ; If ho know what uu- tlon hud been taken , If any , by his committee and what notion was proposed to bo taken. Ho urged upon the sonata and the administration thu necessity of prompt nnd effective measures to prevent the recur rence of this class of Indian depredations which hud already cost the settlers and ranchmen of the west largo sums of money and a number of lives. On request of Senator Plumb the debate on tho. Inquiry went over until tomorrow In order thnt the senators mignt bo heard on the illvcr bill. Senator Dawes , however , Mated that measures were being taken looking to the removal of the Northern Cheyenne * to the Sioux agency und it Is understood that na upiiropiiatloa will l > e passed by congress providing fpr this transfer. A I.ETTUIl rilOM AllHANSAS. Hepubllcan senators and representatives from northern stated are receiving a great many regular and anonymous letters from southerners for and against the proposed fed eral election luw Some of thcstutesmcii huvo received Intimations that it will not bo con- diuivo to tin Ir general welfare to take a prom inent purl la thu adoption of federal KUIM.T- i vision of elections , while othcra Uuvo been I begged by tearful republicans Iu the south to cojio to their relief and' secure .the adop tion of some kind of , federal protec tion at the polls. A Very well known western senator today received a letter from Arkansas signed by a union sol dier who recently lintulgrattxl from the west to thnt state and has boon somewhat ener getic in Grand Army of the Hepubllc circles. The names of the senator who received the letter and the writer arc withheld for reasons which will bo obvious to the reader. The letter is as follows t Slnco writing you last I haVe received per mall ono of these letters ( tooftrn sent In Ar- kans.is ) wai-nlnK mo to luavo and notifying mo that the next notice would bo uliarp and quick. Jly only ofTcnso ciin bo that It was through mo a Clriind Army of the Republic i > est was or ganized and nn American flat ; procured nn llecoratkm day. 1 am iwpcotcd hero by tlio churches nnd all the solid Imglnc.ss tnun , but It Is In Arkansas that Justice Is blind to any crime commit ti'd by u democrat , lain using every ulTort to find out the writer of thu let ter. Gut. I do not r.xpcot to succeed , I have never tocun active In politics but am a repub lican to the bone. 1 snail not leave , but may bo assassinated. If you mention anything In this letter plunso mention nn name , town or county , ns the tools of O. K. Ilrccklnrldso are at their t nulo In this district. Poor old Ar- kaiHiis Is her own worst etiniuy , Her main ob ject appears to hu to Kill her bust friends. Jly means are Invested hero and 1 could not leave if I wanted to. The senator who received this letter assured mo that the writer Is a man of the highest typo of character , but ho is a republican who sometimes speaks his sentiments In public. A HIT OK AIIMY GOSSIP. Quartermaster Klmbnll of the army , who Is now undergoing trial in Mrizonn for defraud ing the government , wa.s formerly upon the staff of General Miles and is the gentleman who Is said to have purchased the sword that was presented to Miles -66tno mouths ago by the citizens of Tucson.- This presentation was made with great c6remony nnd compli mentary addresses on .both sides and was ad vertised to bo a token of ' respect , confidence nnd gratitude from the citizens of Arizona to the general. Those who were in the secret sny that tlio subscription list was fictitious ; that the subscribers never did pay and never in tended to pay the sums of money that were set opposite their imnicsfbut that they signed simply to humbug the publio and that ICim- ball paid for the sword , for which they got the credit. This story has been floating about In army gossip for sonio time and It Is - expected that the ficts ? wilPull bo brought on tat the court-martini " "because there is a great deal of curiosity 19 know Kimball's mo tives for so honoring his commander. ' . The sundry civil apprtfpiiatlon bill before the house" today contains ? a provision appro priating ; i,000 for thq purpose of purchasing a site and tlio commencement or a public building nt Fremont. Neb. , the limit of cost to bo $00,000. This nctloa wus some time ago anticipated by u Ecu special. The Fremont provision was among tho'earlicst adopted by the house this afternoon. The bill also np- propriatcd $1)0,000 ) for till ) same purpose ut Burlington , la.- and S , r)0p for an addition to the tower and for a fciico along the line of the alley in the rear of the public building at ICcokuk , In. / , - The house committee- , labor has taken f avorablo action upon Mr.Council's bill pro viding that S2 a day sh'njl bo the minimum wages paid common laborers on government work. 'i , ' " - " - . II. C. Dear of Nebraska 'Is. ' hero. Senators Mandersonfohd Paddock today in troduced n largo number , of petitions from the Farmers' alliance in faVorof the Buttcrworth anti-option mid the frco dinago bills. O. W. Robinson has b'jh < appointed a fourth class postmaster at "Lopr Hill. Delaware county , vice R. Beatty4i > signed. ' . . * . . . . * " - T > .nr C AS ? - > 3rf.fr - ' * > ' " . ' Ten Thousand SunV Sra "Asscmhlo nt .Father MoJUngiji's Church. of the nffiictcd from all ports of the country gathered at Father Mollinger's church in Allegheny City today to bo healed and to take part In the celebration of St. Anthony's day. It was n curious assemblage of the lame , deaf and blind , drawn hero by tlio reports of Father Mollinger's ' miraculous cures , The alliicted began to arrive yesterday , and last night .1,000 were camped about the church , sleeping on floors , doorstops , porches and the ground. The services began at daybreak and continued all da3r until late this evening. Thousands were unable to gain admission to the church , and all day long stood in the hot sun awaiting their turn to bo cured. Father Mollinger is n physician as well as a priest and docs not claim any miraculous powers , but is a firm believer in faith coupled with works. Ho charges nothing for his pro scriptions , but few loft without giving the church from 23 cents to $5. A 81AVK. SCHEME. How n. Chicago Man Figured for n Fortune. CHICAGO , Juno 13. After n sensational trial the purported willof Mrs. Louisa Jerome , who loft a fortune of $300,000 was refused iu probate today. As a result the two natural lieirs , Eli Hough and Clarissa Phil lips , will receive all the money , whereas the contested will bequeathed $ ' 2,000 apicco to ten charitable Institutions and $10- , 000 each to John C. Cosgrovo's three infant children. Cosgrovo was an acquaintance of Mrs. Jerome nnd was iiUimnto with her busi ness affairs. The two natural heirs contended that knowing she left no will , Cosgrovo concocted the scheme of enlisting the aid of the charity organizations In fighting through the courts the forged will , which would net liini through his children 10,000. Judge ICohlsnnt decided against the will , but re frained from any comment. An Unprecedented Case. ST. PAUL Minn , , Juno 13. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BKE. ] irho case of Henry Brookcr , sentenced to bo- hung Juno 27 at Pine City for the murder of his sister and lier husband , bus tukcn ft turn unprecedented in criminal practice. It is'tlovelopod beyond question that the jury which convicted him did not agree. Jonas E. Erickson , ono of the juror. } , has made nn affidavit that ho voted on every ballot for murder in Iho second end degree , never at any tlmo changing It. Mr. Erickson was at the time sick with la grippe und suffering aqute pain , nnd says ho was assured by his associates that Brookor ' would not hang. They , 'however , announced the verdict as guilty ol murder hi the first degree. / _ _ The Lower Cnlifiirnla Trouble. SAX FOAXCISCO , Cal. , Juno 13. Colonel E. C. Foster , special ugcnt'df the department of Justice , who has been Investigating the fili bustering movement to capture Lower Cali fornia , says : "Tho fllltiustering scheme is fully us extensive ns reported. It may result In an Increased military force being placed alone the Mexican bonier and especially on the Pacific coast by the United States gov ernment. The results of the Investigations will not cause any trouble between the United States und Mexico. " . - London Police May .Strike. LONDON , Juno 13. The Pall Mull Gazette says that It is probable that If the resigna tion of Munroo , chief of the metropolitan police force , Is accepted , { ho Buporintendonts and inspectors who kcoi ) the force together will resign immediately. A strike by the policemen , the pupcr ays , is by no means im probable. ' The Un'dcr.wrlterM. Nr.w VOIIK , Juno 18. The national conven tion of the mutual lifo und accident under writers selected Juno U , Ib'Jl , us the tlmo und Minneapolis as thu place for holding their I'ovnler Factory Br.iiUN , Jntio 1'i. [ Special Cnblegran to Tin. IH.i : ! An cxpli'-iou occurred today in the drj ing chamber of the powder factory at Sjmnduu. Several wurkmon were injured aud great damage was done to the factory , TRANS-MISSOURI ASSOCIATION , Tbo Bock Island , Atclrison and Burlington Withdraw , PASSENGER MEN CANVASS THE MATTER. The Western Freight Association Do- cldoH to Accept Fruit Shipments Without Prepayment or Guar antee Hallroiid Gossip. CHICAGO , Juno 13. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bin : . ] The Trans-Missouri Passenger association Is In the dcdth throes. At today's meeting the Hock Island , Atchlson and Bur lington formally withdrew , leaving only the Missouri Pacific , Union Pacific , Kansas City , Fort Scott & Memphis and Denver & Hlo Grande as members. Both the Missouri Pacific and Union Pa cific objected to breaking up the Trans-Mis souri association , but the withdrawing lines expressed the utmost confidence that the others would follow. The objections of the Missouri Pacific and the Union Pacific- called out some sharp criticism. It was pointed out that Presidents Gould and Adams had , with all western presi dents , signed .tho agreement ordering their general passenger agents to become members of the Western Passenger associa tion , whoso territory includes all that of the trans-Missouri , besides all that .between the Missouri river and Chicago. It was urged that it would bo ridiculous to maintain two passenger associations in the same territory , irrespective of the ordcts of the presidents. Opinion Is decided on the advisability of amalgamating the association. Said General Passenger Agent Busenbark of the Kansas City road : "It will make the Western Pas senger association unwieldy. It will in no respect strengthen it , but in every way will prove weakening. It will more than triple Chairman Goddard's work , giving him moro than ho ought to do. ' Chairman Finley is one of the best chair man in the country , and I can sco no good reason for a change. The condition of the business in the two associations Is dissimilar and can bo worked to much better advantage with two associations. " Said General Passenger Agent Sebastian of the Hook Island : "Two associations embar rass matters. It was constantly occurring that they were ooth considering and deciding different ways the same tiling nt the same time. The consolidation makes the trans actions of business much handler , as all the lines in the trans-Missouri association except the Fort Scott and Kio Grande are operated from Chicago or St. Louis. In any event , the whole thing was decided for us when the presidents ordered it. " The Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City road has given notice of withdrawal from the Interstate - terstato Commerce Hallway association. This will have no practical effect , ns the asso ciation is only used now as a rally ing point for the western roads. Its members brought the passenger war to an end and organized the Western Passenger association and have now on foot a plan for a strong association , which will bo formed as soon as congress sanctions pooling. Chairman Walker of the association re turned from Washington today and expressed the most perfect confidence that this result will soon bo brought about. At to-day's meeting of the Western Freight association it was decided to accept ship ments of fruit without prepayment or guar antee , any loss bulng.dividcd pro rata among the lines. This action is taken to encourage fruit shipments and'Is moro liberal than that of the roads In any other territory regarding perishable freight. Another Drop on Dressed nceT. CHICAGO , Juno 13. [ Special Telegram to THE BBC. ] Again are the rates on dressed beef and kindred articles dropped 8c by the central truffle lines on business between Chicago cage and Now York , tho' usual reductions following to all eastern points. The rate on rate on live cattle Is also reduced to 22 o a a hundred. All the reductions become effective Juno 20. They were made to meet n 3c reduction of the Grand Trunk. That road did not notify its competitors of the reduction , tlio informa tion coining from the intcr-stuto commerce commission nt Washington. The Grand Trunk rate is effective Juno 10. the same day the central truffle rate of 42 cents goes Into effect. There is no doubt whutcvqr that the Grand Trunk wilt protect its differential by making a 3(5 ( cent rate effec tive on Juno 20. and tlloro Is equally no doubt that the Lake Shore will compel the Central Traffic association to meet the JIO cent rate. Every reduction means a difference of ? fl a car on about thirty commodities shipped in refrigerator cars , the combined loss mounting up to an enormous .sum. Both sides arc still firm In their positions , the Grand Trunk in demanding its differential und the Lake Shore iu meeting any rate quoted. The Hook Inland Unylns Lands. BiiATHici ! , Nob. , Juno 13. [ Special Tele gram to THE Bui : . | The Hock Island people have within a day or two past purchased con siderable property In this city adjacent to und between tlio Hock Island und Union Pacific tracks. The deal is supposed to have some bearing upon the proposed Beatrice and Omaha Hock Island extension. An Abandoned Itnllrond Scheme. Mixxc.U'OMS , Minn. , Juno 13. [ Special Telegram to Tun BIK. : ] It Is reported hero that the scheme some time slnco entered Into by the Milwaukee , St. Louis , See and North ern Pacific railways to build a new union depot in this city has been abandoned. The slto for the same has already been condemned and paid for. It Is believed that an arrange ment has been made with the Great North- cm railway , which owns the present union depot , by which all roads will eventually run their trains to that depot. One hy Ono They Drop Out. CmoAno , Juno 13. The Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City road has withdrawn from tbo Interstate Commerce Hallway association. Fully hnlf of the original signers of that famous presidents' agreement have now dropped out. A SIXSUIAll VA fIT. The JohiiHtown Flood HnfTorcrH Have Never Ilroucht Suit. EPKNSIIUHO , Pa. , Juno 13. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bin : . ] Notwithstanding the fact that over one year has elapsed Blnco tlio flood at Johnstown in which thous ands of liven were lost and millions of dollars worth of property destroyed by the bursting of the .dam of the South Fork fish ing and hunting club , no bulls , either crimi nal or civil , have been brought against the club In the Cambria court as threatened just after tlio terrible disaster. A short time after the flood a fund was raised in Johnstown for the purpose of mak ing a teat case against the club In the courts here. Tlio case was placed In the hands of several Johnstown attorneys and the legal aspects of the case considered by them , but nothing was ever done. it seems highly Improb.iblut at this late day , that the club will ever bo prosecuted , at least by the sufferers In Cambria county , for maintaining thu fatal dam. v . k Fatal Fljclil In a foliar. PniLADEU'iiiA , Juno 13. This afternoon two pistol shots In rapid succession were hoard In the cellar of a dwelling on Maple street below Cumberland. U | > on several pedestrians entering the place they found William Collins and Charles Dormer both lying on the fiutir dead. Doth wore about thirty years of age The police claim that Collins first killed Dormer and then shot himself through thu head. ANOTIIUil TOi U)0 IX IOWA. * r- Slhlcy Vltiltcil by2 Monstrous Wind Storm nnd Seven people Injured. Sioux CITY , In. , Juiui [ Special Telegram to Tun Bii.1 : : A tormi rruck , the town ol Slbley , In. , this aftcrnot estroylng several buildings and injuring n dozen persons , The Central block was \ 'foil and a quur- t"rof n mlloof thoChlcrt t Paul , Minne apolis & Omaha railroad \ rushed out , The M.uisiiAi.t.Towx , la. , Juno 13. [ Special Tel egram to Tin : BII : : . ] The last day of the state firemen's tournament opened with ruin , but the attendance was ns good ns formerly. At the annual meeting DCS Molnes was selected ns the next place of meeting , the only competitor being Cedar Hnplds. C.W. Neol of Stuart was elected president , A. S. Tiffany of Marshalltown rccordlngsecretury , E. O. Smile of Iowa Falls financial secretary and U. E. Petty of Eldora treasurer. In the contests this morning Audubon won the state hook and ladder race In 40 seconds , breaking the state record : Stuart second. O. B. Chnpln won the coupling contest ; Eldora a close second. In the hub and hub race be tween Nevada and Ilnrlan the latter team broke down nnd it was awarded to the former. This afternoon the O , B. Chapln hose team of Union again lowered the record In the stuto race , making the run in 30 nnd coupling in 4 seconds , winning the state belt for the third consecutive time and for good. The C. E. Petty team of Eldora took sccou In 41 4-5. The Union No. 3 nnd the Baldwins of Council Bluffs tied for third nnd fourth places. In the state hook nnd ladder nice the Audubon company also lowered the state record in 4 1' < | ; Stuurt second in Rl. In the sweepstakes there had originally been three entries , but the Chaplns withdrew to allow Eldora to win the purse. Time Baldwins of Council Bluffs second in - Hettlci-H Win Their Cane. Sioux CITV , In. , June 13. Judge Shlras has filed his decision In the case of Conklin against Whcrmnn , which Is the celebrated O'Brien county ejectment case , growing out of the attempt about a year ago to eject a largo number of farmers In that county from their homes. The farmers pooled their Issues nnd employed counsel , nnd the trial which took place hero in May was of much interest. The court was asked to enjoin Whrrnmn from prosecuting his ejectments until the title could be settled , nnd asking that the title bo quieted in the farmers. Judge Shlras holds that the farmers have both the legal nnd equitable title , nnd that Whcrinan never had a valid title , and if he Mud has slept too long on his rights to now assert them. This opinion Is in harmony with other recent de cisions of the higher courts that state claims nnd technical defects cannot deprive the farmers of the homes they have occupied for many years. Several thousand acres of land are involved. He Toojc the Hint. Four Doncii : , la. , Juno 13. [ Special Tele gram to Tins BKIS. ] There Is one town in Iowa where original packages cannot bo sold , notwithstanding the recent supreme court decision. A couple of weeks ago a branch of this industry was established in Dayton. - Al though the town is strongly in favor of prohibition , no effort was made to cheek the new legalised traffic until a little five-year-old boy was seen tod"- dling around the streets in a state of pitiable intoxication. Then the citizens of the town arose in their might and told the original package agent that ho must go. A notice to quit , signed by Mnypr Burnquist and every business mairin the town , was served upon htm with a warning that if ho staid it would bo at his peril , lie went. Holiness Camp Mootinjj. Er.s Moixcs , la. , Juno 13. [ Special Tele gram to THE Bin.J : The annual camp meet ing of the. Iowa Holiness association began last evening. Tlio tents arc situated in n beautiful grove , nnd there is a largo crowd in attendance from throughout the state. The association under whoso auspices the meeting Is conducted is undenominational in character , und is on- g.igcd in spreading the doctrine and expe rience of scriptural holiness or entire sancti- ficatlon as a second nnd distinct religious ex perience. Some prominent ministers nro on the grounds to take part in the work. Fred I ) . Close Killed. Sioux CITY , In-Juno 13 ; [ Special Tele gram to Tun BIR. : ] In a match game of polo between the Sioux City and LcMurs clubs this ovenihg , Fred B. Close was thrown from his horse in a collision and killed. After ho had fallen another horse stumbled and fell across his body. Mr. Close was a wealthy Englishman and a member of the important banking firm of Close Brothers. Gotllcyond JIlnDcptli. CnnAit HU-IDS , In. , Juno 13. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Bin : . ] Young Cal Jones of Manchester got beyond his depth last night while bathing nnd was drowned. The body has been recovered. ,1AT OHItilXAIi I'AVKAGE CASE. A Pcnnsylvniilii Prohibition Town Will JIuvo Free Whisky. PiTTSiiuno , Pu. , Juno 13. A sensation was created in this portion of Pennsylvania to day by the decision of an Armstrong county Judge in an original package case. A short time ago Charles Sllvcrrnnn opened nn original package store in Lcechburg , a local prohibition town. Ho acted us ugcnt for the Cincinnati brewing company and disposed of a largo quantity of beer , failvcrman was promptly arrested and his trial catno oil before Judge Huyburn at Kittaning today. The temperance people asserted that Silvcrnmn had violated the law by .selling liiiuor without n license , also that ho sold to minors und men of intemperate habits. Silvormiin , who hod sold only In kegs , half- barrels and barrels , set up the original package - ago decision in defcnso und proved that ho hud not sold to minors. Judge Heyburn , In his charge to the jury , refused to consider thu ovidenus In regard to the violation of the local prohlnitory law , say ing the question for the Jury to decide was whether the packages wore the identical nnd unknown packages shipped from Ohio. If so , then Sllvcriimn had a right to make sales according to the decision of the supreme premo court. If found guilty of belling to minor * und Intemperate men that offense would coino under tlio stuto police regula tions , for while ( ho state might not prohibit the sale of original packages it could protect its citizens. Tholury acquitted Sllvonnan of the ctiargo of selling without a license and to miners , but found him guilty of selling to persons of known Intemperate habits. The liquor people , who have been In a hope less minority In Armstrong county , are Jubi lant and say that the original packages can now flood every town In the state and that the high llceiiho paid by local dealers is prac tically money thrown away. Thu Weather Forecast. For Oinuha and Vicinity Showers , fol lowed by fair weather. For South Dakota nnd Nebraska Show ers , slightly cooler , except stationary temper ature in the wobtern portion of South Dakotu , variable winds. Wisconsin und Iowa Kaln , except showers iu lowu , slightly o ioler , variable winds. A Farmer nnd UN Wife Killed. CIIBYKNNK , Wyo. , Juno lit. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Biu. : ) John Fuctilonuml wife , while driving across the railroad trucks at Big Springs , Nob. , were struck by a went bound train on the Union Piicltic. Both weVo killed. Fuoaton was a farmer. They Cheered the J-Jinpcror. Hini.iN , Juno 13. ( Special Cablegram to TUB Bui : 1 The smlon of the PrusMan diet ended today. Before the members separated they loudly cheered the emperor , Bull Greek , in Kentucky , Overflows Witliot ) Warning CAUSED BY A TERRIBLE CLOUD BURST. A FrclRht Wrecked by a Washout nn | a Mixed Train Narrowly KHoapoH ' A Had KinuHliup In Cleveland- Many People Injured. Lonsvtu.i : , Ky. , Juno 13. At Bull creclr , near Maysvllte , last night , a cloud burst caused the crook to overflow Its banks and several dwelling houses and their occupant * * were swept away. About a dozen people nro reported drowned. The following bodies .have been found i John Haggles , fisherman. Lucy Estler , widow , and her four children. The stone culvert on the Chesapeake fa Ohio railroad over the creek was washed away , and at about 12 o'clock , while the storm was at its height , the westbound freight tralu ran into the washout , causing a fearful wreck. The engine and nine ears wore piled one on top of the other almost out of sight In the creek bottom. Engineer Hoadcnn of Groonup county , Fire man Honaker and Brakcman Eaton wore. burled beneath the wreck and their bodies have not yet been recovered. The conductor and brnkenmn Jumped from the rear cur and escaped unhurt. A fast wrecking train on the way to the scene this morning run over Frank Scott , u colored employe , and killed him. A little .lator a mixed passenger traim would have passed over the fatal culvert where the freight train went down , when the loss of life would have been appalling. The- farmers say the creek rose two feet per minute and the water looked llko a wall twenty-live feet high when it got to the rail road till. Irwin's portable saw mill was lifted from Its fastenings and with over a hundred big logs was hurled violently against the railroad stone culvert. This is probably what caused It to give way. Theereolt raised two feit higher than it had been in forty years. The force of the .storm caused many persons on Bull creek to abandon their homes nnd tuko to the lillls else the loss of life would have been greater. The storm did much damage to buildings. fences and crops in that portion of the county. Some hnlf a do/.en persons nro yet missing , but it is believed they will turn 'ui > all right. Two Trains Collide nt Cleveland. Ci.ivii.ANi : > , O. , Juno 13. Tlio Cleveland1 , Canton & Southern passenger train , consist ing of a locomotive nnd two coaches , was run into by n freight train on the Plttsburg line nt the Jones avenue crossing In this city this morning. Nearly a dozen persons were injured nnd It Is miraculous that not one wua killed outright. Among those seriously injured arc : Mn. CVHVKII. Mas. Jo&ti'ii NASH. Mils. M. WISTTMX. : The freight engineer says the target was set for him nnd when close to the crossing it was cliungfd to > ; ivo the passenger train the right of way. The passenger engineer and ho both believed they had the signal to go ahead and both pulled out for the crossing. Muoh DnuiiiKe Done. UTICA" , N Y."iInnrlAilvicc3 ; ( received today show that last night's great storm did considerable duningoto- crops , roads and bridges in nearly air /the'- / central counties iu the state. % * P ' _ Sheep and IlorHcs Killed. Louisvn.u : , Ky. , Juno 18. Near Harrods- burg , Ky. , n big storm did much damage hist night. Lightning struck a flock of sheep on the farm of Mr. Dovlno Killing twelve or fifteen , and on the farm of Atwood Davids several valuable horses were killed. TO ins A Knellshiiinn and Ills HOI-NO Drowned in AVyoiniutr. Ciinvi\.vi : : , Wyo. , Juno 13. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Ben. ] The news has just reached hero of the drowning In the Powder river of a young Englishman named Brad- fcr. The stream had been greatly swollen Jy a cloud burst In the mountains and Uradfer rode in heedlessly. As ho reached the middle of the stream the force of the current whirled him from his horse. Ho nalntalncd his hold pen thu horso'H mane nnd bridle , clinging to both with desperation. A ranchman named Smith stood upon tlio opposite side of .ho stream. Bradfer caught sight of him In .ho midst of his struggle and In his dosp-M-a- ion screamed , "What shall I do , what shall I doi" Smith yelled to blip to let go of his horse when they were swiyig Into the next bend In the stream and swim toward the shore. The idvlco was , however , unheeded. In a mo- ncnt the unfortunate man and his horse were swept by und soon disappeared under the cur- ent. ent.Tho The horse was found without a bridle sev eral miles below. A search was kept up for hreo days for the body , but no truce has jec'ii discovered. Bradfer was employed as a cowboy by tlia Jowdcr Hiver cattle company. Ho came1 of a veil connected family und bus a brother liv- ng in Sidney , Neb. JX ItEHVEItA TE STItAITH. The Fnn Frnnelseo City Hull Contract ors Furnish u Scapegoat. SAN FUANCISCO , Cain. , Juno 1 ! ! . At the ncetlng of the city hall commissioners today the architect reported on the condition of the vork on the walls of the nothwest winof the new building. Ho said that forty three- openings hud been imulo and about ono- ourth of them were found filled with rub bish Instead of solid brick. In about one-fifth lefectl vo work was also found , the most serious Icfects being in the four great piers designed ] o support tlio heavy iron girders and winch vould have to carry a welghtof lf > 0 tons each. A communication from the contractors was cad expressing willingness to put the work n perfect condition. They claim 0 have Information that Oeorgo Innks , the bricklayer who guvo .ho first Intimation of the defective work to ho authorities , caused the rubbish to bo iliiccd within the walls und had intimated to 1 fellow workman that ho intended to profit hereby by selling the information to the icwspapers. Taylor Kenonilnated. Juno 13. [ Special Telegram to I'm : Bii.J ; In the congressional republican irlnmiies of the First district of Illinois to- lay Congressman Abner Taylor wua renoin- natcd by a largo majority over all uppobl- lon , In the Fourth congressional district , wl.cro hero was a bitter fight ligatnst CungrcN.sinun ieorgo E. Adiims , tlio Indications louifjlit nro hut he will bo renoinlnnted by a slight uiu < ority over Ills opponent , George 'NS illiti. Ameiiotm Itlflemon In Germany. BuiiMU.v , Juno 13. The American riflemen arrived today and were received by duiiuta- ions from various German cities. They vero tendered u grand recuptiua today uutl concert this evening. _ Jteseucd n I lark's Crow. LONDON , Juno 13. Thu British steamer rlhlngton rescued the cruw of the Swedish Kirk I.omi , from Ship Island April Z" fo ilmslty. whliii was abandoned In mldoceuu u u leaking condition. Will Continue ! the Strike. Piin.Aiii.i.riiiA , Juno 13. The blrilting can penters ut several incctitim held last nigh ) ununiwouxly voted to couUuu
