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/r WWCD OMAHA DAILY BEE' TWENTIETH YEAR. - OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNING , JUNE 24 , 1890. . r JSTUMBER- . THE SUN SHOWS ITS FACE. And the Elements Seem Repentant' Their Vicions Work. HOUSES TOSSED ABOUT LIKE FEATHERS. Graphic Accounts , From All Over tlio ( State , of the Damage Done Tlio IIOHH Can Not lie : Even / Approximated. IX _ _ KKARNET , Neb. , Juno 23. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Br.n. ] Pleasanton , the cyclone wrecked , is in bad luck. News of the dls- nstcr linn been coming In slowly today. John Dempsey , who drove a livery team there yes terday and was caught in the wind , was in terviewed by TUB Br.n correspondent this afternoon. He said that about 1 o'clock a great bluish , black cloud came rolling up and looked so threatening that ho stopped in a barn in Plcasanton. After watting a short time the cloud as sumed a funnel shape and dipped down , n short distance northwest of the town. When the storm had passed it was found that the depot had slightly changed Its location , landed on a can vas drug ttoro and parted with a portion of the roof. Two box cars lay on their sides In the ditch , the hotel had gone about a rod and twisted J Sroundwhen it bumped against the round- Blouse. About half of the livery stable was minus and the roof had eloped with the storm. Cm entering the hotel , Mr. Hawcndabbcr of Bertram ! , who was seeking for a location in tlio drug business , was found unconscious and the landlady bady bruised. Without waiting to sco what further dam- ngo was done , Dempsey loaded the injured man into the carriage and drove to Kearney. Ho was badly hurt about the head , but re covered sufficiently during the night to betaken taken home today. Mrs. John Lower and baby were injured by falling timber and are under the cure of a physician. The dwelling house of Bob KIcstner , four wiles west , was blown down. Mr. Hunter's * tnblo near by Is a wreck and Joseph Nicker- eon's farm house was lifted from its founda tion. At bwcetwiitcr. RAVENNA , Neb. , Juno 23. [ Special Tele- Brain to TUB BUE. ] Word of the disaster at Pleasanton was brought to this city last night by Mr. Frank Phillips , who reports a thrilling trip through wind , water and hall , tearing Union Pacific dispatches to bo scut " " * Tver the B. & M. wires at this place. He re ports-the ruin to bo complete at Pleasanton , The new Union Pacific depot is unroofed , tlio tides crushed in and tljo platform twisted pcross the track , freight cars overturned ami wrecked , the track torn up and telegraph wires torn down. The course of the storm followed Pleasant Valley , one of the most beautiful and fertile valleys iu central Buffalo county and through out the length and breadth of the valley nro liouses unroofed , barns blown down ttf wind mills completely wrecked. The cyclone was preceded and followed 'by a scattering of largo chunks of ice , said in many cases to measure from eight to twelve Inches in circumference. Fortunately the hull storm was not of long duration nud crops were not injured to a great extent. Kavcnnu sent out a largo delegation to tlio Btricken villages to render assistance to the unfortunates. About fifty citizens went to Swectwater last night and worked until mid night picking up what could bo found of the Beyers stock of merchandise and placing It , unuor shelter in freight cars brought along -Ifrlor that purpobo. Dr. Halo of his city ac companied tlto party to attend the wants of the many in need of his services. Hosays tlio Thomas boy cannot live , but ho has hopes _ of the elder Thomas who i.s badly bruised cut. Oiio-hnlf mile of telegraph wires is down. At Swectwater telegraph poles have been twisted oil at the base and carried Ecveral rods from the track. Mrs. Goff's hand $0,000 residence is a total wreck. Thu > Jnniiy ! escaped unhurt by taking refuge In a ucV iborlng potatoo cellar. The roof of the cuvu1 was partially taken off , but the occu pants came through without a scratch. Mrs. Goft is u widow , her husband having died a few months ago. Possessing consider able business ability and being endowed with nn enterprising spirit she his put forth every effort to build up a town at Swectwater and hud Just closed a deal with the railroad com pany to establish a depot and station at that point. She hns been ono of the heaviest stockholders In the Swcctwator milling com pany , but recently sold her interest in that institution in order to make the improve ments and establish the nucleus of the town. The lady has mortgaged her land for several , thousand dollars turn this terrible calamity Will undoubtedly place her in n very embar rassing position financially. Thu ruin In the track of thu tornado Is complete and Itavounu citizens congratulate themselves upon their narrow eseaiKJ. A small whirlwind passed the northwest part of town - * * . . . and completely demolished n light L Tramo stable 12x14 feet in size belonging to Fred Hlehnrdson. No other damngo was done by wind in Kuvenna. The storm seems to have separated and passed to the north and louth. A kitten was found lying near a de molished building in Sweotwater cut entirely In two , presumably by falling debris. Bohack & Kaso's harness shop at Pleusanton was completely demolished , and of the entire stock of harness but two bridles have so fur been found , At Plcasanton a lady who had taken to her cellar for safety , supposed the Btorm had passed and emerged from her place of refuge just in time bo hit by a Hying timber ns thu house went off the foundation. She Is Injured internally but Is still alive. Dead horses , hogs ami poultry are strewn iroiud | promiscuously at Swectwater. At Fremont. gh Juno 23. [ Special to IHB BEK. ] One of the worst wind storms that has lalicn place hero for many years occurred last night from about 8 o'clock to shortly after 0. The wind had none of the whirling motion of Iho cyclone or the destruction wrought would nave been fearful. A great deal of damage 9 ivus donu ns It was. Everywhere throughout the city shade trees were broken down , and some streets ivcro so full of branches this morning as to bo impassable for teams. Telephone , electrio light , tire alarm and telegraph wires are pros , ( rated. Chimneys ou many houses were iwept oft oven with the roofs. Outbuildings mid many fences were blown over and the Hying debris Induced many of thu more cau tious to seelc refuge lu their cellars. A largo section of the comlco on the front of the line hotel was torn off. Several store windows were broken iu by Hying signs , and como stocks of goods slightly damaged. At the fair grounds , u inllo nnd a half northwest of the city , where everything was fully ex posed to the gale , sad huvoo was played. The iimphithcutcr was completely demolished , the high fences flattened und the horse stalls ewoptnwuy. In these Nick Houin hud uuuiu- bur of line horses , some of which were hurt J&hentbo stalls were blown down and nftor- wants were badly lacerated on barb wlro fences when ilcolng before the storm. A number of cars In the yards of the Fre mont , lilkhoru & Missouri Valley road were blown ulung the track , three being thrown off and ono smashed into kindling wood. IK'iKirts from the country nro to the effect Vat the Holds of the larger corn have suf fered a great deal of damage , The recent warm wiut her has made a rapid growth of corn and the plants were very tender. In u j great many cnies as much ns 7Q. per cent of the corn hns been broken off nt the ground. The windmills on n number of farms were demolished. The lariro cattle barn of Charles W. Shel don , n milkman living onu mile north of the city , was dashed to pieces and the lumber smashed to splinters. A fanner named John Nau , living In Satin- dcrs county , three miles south of Fremont , .had seven head of cattle killed by lightning , The animals were In n pasture near a wlro fence , along which the lightning played while it committed havoc with the herd. Two residences in this city were struck by lightning , that of John PfefTer being badly riddled. A very heavy rainfall accompanied the wind. ' At Calluwuy. CALLAWAT , Neb. , Juno 23. [ Special to Tun BBB. ] Keports from Olax , twelve miles southeast of Callaway , state that a remark ably violent nnd destructive hail storm passed across tlio Wood river valley yesterday after noon. It came from the southwest at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Hailstones were as largo as a man's fist and from ono to two inches In thlckncsss. They covered the ground in varying depths , in some places the chunks of ice being several feet deep. The crops were annihilated , there now be ing no appearance of anything planted in that neighborhood. One man near Olnx Is suld to have lost three hundred acres of wheat. Oats were also ruined. Corn was cut down , but it was not fur enough along to bo totally destroyed. The storm passed over to the Loup river valley , where considerable hail fell , but with less destruction. To this town the storm did not reach , but the roar was audible. No esti mate of loss can bo given now , At Mason. MASON , Neb. , Juno 23. [ Special Telegram to THE Biiii.J On Sunday afternoon the val ley of Elk creek , about ten miles south of this place , was swept by n destructive wind storm that did a considerable amount of damage. The farm house of Silas Moycr was blown down nnd Mrs. Moycr , the only occu pant of the house at the time , was hurt by fulling walls. Mr. Moycr was picked up by the wind and carried about fifteen rods und was seriously hurt by being hurled to the ground. The house and barn of Frank Brosio was also destroyed. The house and other build ings on a form owned by Dr. Koyes of Kear ney were blown down and others sustained damages from the effect of the wind. The wind was followed by n heavy fall of hail , but fortunately only a narrow strip was thus visited and the damage to crops will not amount to much. This was perhaps the most destructive wind ever known iu the his tory of Custer county. At Cedar llapids. Cr.iuu RAI'IDS , Neb. , Juno 23. [ Special Telegram to TIIR BHE. ] James Seaton of Timber Creek , eleven miles west of here , was killed by lightning at 5:30 : o'clock last evening at his home. Mr. Seaton is a son-in- law of Thomas Collins and has been married only two months. Ho came from Rockport , Mo. , tills spring und was twenty-six years of ago. ago.When struck ho was standing in the door of the kitchen nud it is supposed that the at traction of the stove drew a shaft of the deadly fluid toward him , as the main bolt struck a few yards from the houso. At llluir. BI.AIH , Neb. , Juno 23. [ Special toTnu BEE. ] The worst wind and rain storm we have hud for years struck Blair last night about 8 p. m. It played havoc with the shade and fruit trees uud there is ifbt a block in town that has not had more or less damage done to it. Jn some places the trees eighteen inches thick are torn out by the roots. None of the houses are damaged , as they were protected by the many shade trees. The hail nearly ruined the cherry crop hero. It is reported that crops in the northern part of the county are very badly damaged and win dow lights broken in the farm houses. Un doubtedly Blair would hnvo had considerable more damage done if it had uot Dceu so well protected. At Ponder. PCXIIEII. Neb. , Juno 23. [ Special to THE BUE. ] This vicinity was visited last night by a heavy wind and rain storm. Tha wind did no damage to speak of at Ponder , but live miles west of hero the roof was blown oft a a farm house belonging to D. A. Kelso and the barn of E. A. Tucker was blown off its foundation. The farm house of John Myers , who lives in the same neighborhood , was struck by lightning and torn to pieces , but no ono in the house was killed , although the bedsteads on which some of the family were sleeping are badly demoralized. At St. Paul. ST T > 1I1I T3nhTimo OO TCnnnlol Tnln- gram to Tin : BKI : . ] A severe wind , hall and rain storm visited this place yesterday after noon. It was only of short duration , but while it lasted awnings , boards , fences , doors and chimneys danced around like things of life. The Presbyterian church steeple was torn up by the roots nud dashed into splinters. Tlio splro on tlio school house was lifted bodily , inverted and stuck in thereof roof , where It awaits further orders. It Is Impossible at this time to form even a faint estimate of thu immense amount of damage done. At LEinit , Nob. , Juno 23. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] While Aaron Ogan , who lives live miles west of hero- , was absent from homo yesterday ou n visit to Dodge county , his wife , who had just recovered from a severe illness , suddenly died. Mr. Ogan was telegraphed for and reached home In the afternoon. Shortly after his return a terrible storm came up nnd lightning struck his newly built barn mid gralnnry. completely consuming them. Mr. Ogan is ono of the most promi nent farmers in Platte county. At fjoup City. Lour CITV , Neb , , Juno 23. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BEE. ] The most severe storm of the season passed over this section yester day afternoon. Itnln fell in torrents , accom panied by small hall , but three miles down the valley hall stones as large as goose eggs were found. Very littlu wind accompanied the storm there nud no damage was done , but on Oak creek , lu our best grain country , It is reported that crops were badly damaged. At Klkliom. EI.ICUOHX , Neb. , Juno 23. Special Tele gram to THE BKI : . ] The storm last night played havoo with out buildings , chimneys , fruit and grain in this vicinity. It did con- sid'-raWo damage to corn and fruit in the southern part of the county. The largo barn on the Oakland stock ranch was moved off its foundation ten feet. A windmill on Hon. A. J. Poppleton's summer residence was blown about three-quarters of a mile out lu the country. At WindHldc. WINIISIDC , Nob. , Juno 23. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BBB , ] ThU section was visited last night by a terrible hailstorm followed by n drenching nilu. Twelve hundred feet of the Omaha railway track and three small bridges were washed out west of hero. Trains are all delayed. Small damage was done to the town in the way of-windows broken und loose articles blown around. Crops uro almost U not quite ruiucd. At Hunorot't. BANCIIOPT , Neb , , Juno 23. [ Special to Tun BEK. ] This city was visited by two heavy wind und ruin storms Saturday evening. The wind destroyed several windmills anil small buildings. The ground is thoroughly soaked and too wet for farmers to cultivate their com. Weeds uro in some places retarding the growth of corn. The truuud Is soaked six feet deep. HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE , It Will Devote This Week's Executive Ses sions to Considering Bills , THE NEW FEDERAL ELECTION MEASURE. Probability Tlmt It Will Pass the Lower Crunch of Congress During the Present AVcek Mlnccl- ' Inncotis MutterH. WASHINGTON BUUEAU THE OMAHA BBB , ) 513 FOUUTEKXTH STltr.BT ! , > WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno X.j Tbo house committee on commerce will give nil of this week's executive scssslons to consideration of the great mass of bills now before it relating to interstate commerce. At tomorrow's session , which will bo the first , the Baker bill , wlilch has been drawn up by the Interstate commerce commisson , will bo considered. This bill bos for its principal object the enactment of a law to compel trunk lines tapping independent lines smaller lines to carry the traillo of the independent lines at a rate wlilch will bo suitable to the Independent lines , and not , as is now the case , bo the solo arbitrator of the rale. In coso of difference the interstate commerce commission Is to fix the rate. The objection to this bill is made by the smaller railroads nnd is thnt the interstate commerce commission , being composed of men who are not railroad men nnd having not the least knowledge of railroad business , there cannot bo a proper understanding reached. It Is likely that dur ing these executive sessions all the ills re lating to ticket scalpers' special rates for drummers , base ball clubs , theatrical com panies , etc. , will bo considered nnd that the committee will report a number of bills next week. FCDEHAL ELECTION'S AND UANKINO BILLS. Mr. Cannon and other members of the house committee on rules said today that the federal elections and bankrupt bills would undoubtedly bo passed by the house this week. It is stated now that the federal elec tion bill will go through both houses. The pugnacious attitude of the democrats in the senate and the threat of talking such a meas ure to death have decreased so that tbo most conservative republican senators are free to say that they believe the bill can bo put throutrh the upper branch of congress with probably not more than a week of delay. The senate may debate the bill for three weeks , half of which time will bo absolutely wasted , but there is very little doubt now that the democrats , after a few days of time killing , will como to the conclusion that it is a physical impos sibility for them to eventually defeat a final vote upon the measure and that it will go through. Ono thing is quite certain now the republican senators will come solidlv to gether for a bill very like if not identical to thu ono which the house will pass. The democrats have abandoned their proposed caucus for tlio purpose of outlining tlio plan of resistance against the passage of tlio bill in the house. CIIAIHMAN CONGEIt OX SILVER. Chairman Conger of the house committee on coinage , weights and measures , said to your correspondent this afternoon : "I shall not call a meeting of the coinngo committee until thu latter part of the week , as I want to pivo Its members time to circulateanil gather information and arrive at some kind of a definite conclusion ns to what they want to do with the bill. It is likely that more than one meeting will bo held before an agreement is reached , but I think the bill will be re ported back and taken up and finally disposed of in the house some time next week. The house will never agree to free coinage. That part of the senate bill must bo stricken out. Wo nro willing to accept the coinage redemption and full legal tender features of the measure as it was amended by the sen ate and provide for the coinage of $ lfiOO,000 or 4.500,000 ounces a month. Wo shall ccr- tqliily not mnlco a less liberal bill than was originally adopted by the house. I am confi dent the senate will accept the measure which wo will piiss next week , us sentiment over tliero has materially changed since the free coinage excitement. " Senator Stewart , Uoprcscntutive Carter and other extreme free coinage advocates stated today that they were willing to re cede from their five coinage demands nnd ac ; cept such u measure as Mr. Conger outlines as likely to bo reported from the house com mittee. The free coinngo excitement lias very materially diminished and there is very little heard now from the extremists iu that direction. WESTEKN 110ADS MUST SHOW CAUSE. On July 8 , in compliance with the summons from the .interstate commerce commission , the western railroads directly interested are to appear hero and show cause why their grain rates should not bo reduced to 17 cents from the Missouri river to Chicago nnd to 12 cents from the Missouri to tlio Mississippi river. The present rates nro 20 and 15 cents respectively , and it is held that these prices are exceedingly excessive nnd very detri mental to the best interests of grain pro ducers. This movement is the outgrowth of Senator Paddock's resolution , which recently brought out an extended decision from the Interstate commerce commission on rates as pertaining to the subject matter of the in vestigation to bo held on July 8. The intcr- state commerce commission intends to follow up the movement inaugurated by Senator Paddock and sco if there is not some means under the law which will compel the railroad companies to deal more fairly with grain pro ducers in Nebraska nnd the adjoining states , which have been almost ruined by excessive rates during the past twelve months. LAUGH mMiiuits ooixci TO liunorc. More people are going to Europe this year than ever before , During the month of Juno so far more than live thousand passports have been asked for , and it is estimated that less than 10 per cent who go abroad ask for them. Only these who travel for the first time in Europe think they need them. Those who go regularly or frequently to Europe nuvor ask for them , nor are they carried by mer chants or other business men who run over to the other side two or three times a year. There Is one class of citizens who never go across without a passport and these are Ger mans who intend to visit tlio fatherland. They need them for fear they may find them necessary to avoid being gobbled up for military service. MISCELLANEOUS. Scrgcant-at Arms-Elcct Valentino is ex pected hero by tlio end of this week. Ho will bo confronted at the beginning of his term by a movement to materially reduce the senate roll of employes under n resolution Introduced by Senator Kdmuuds. Anxious .Nubruskans anticlp iting onico under Valentino will hardly bo consoled by the assurance that there is not onu chance In 10,000 for'an addi tional Nebraska appointment. Nebraska has now two messengers and a clevk on the sur- gcant-at-nrm's roll and two clerks of commit tees and a clerk on the roll of the secretary of the senate. This Is her full quota without counting thu scrgeunt-ut-urms himself. Senator Paddock was notified that live Ne braska pension cases In which ho had inter ested himself had been allowed. Thu types made a mistake In a late dis patch to THE BIE : in Using the present salary of the land commissioner at f-1,500. Jiulgo OirofT , who does more work than any other ofllclul of his importance , onl.v receives $3,500 iwr annum. Senator Paddock's amendment , which ho and Senator Mundcrson fought through the senate against the opposition of tlio entire committee on appropriations , pro poses to raise it to a level with the sahuy of the commissioners of pensions and patents. Tlio debate showed the general appreciation of tlio splendid record Judge ( Jroll is making. Jicpre.sentutlvo Kelly of Kansas today pre sented In the house n number of petitions from hU constituents In favor of the Wilson anti-original package amendment to the interstate - 3 state commerce law. The senate committee on public lands will report lu favor of uu appropriation of fOOO.OOO for an increase of surveys , to DO so appor tioned as to meet the demands of the now states. Under the readjustment of sahrlcs of fourtli class postmasters Jlto' following changes have been made for lown Ofliccs : Cedar Uapids , from $ J,000 to$3,000 ; Dos Moiiies. ? ' 3,300 , to ? fJ,400 , ; Sioux City , 13,100 to f3,200. General Brooke , commander of the depart ment of the Platte , bos written n letter to Hopresontntlvo Dorsoy , explaining the catiso of the Indian agitation In northwestern Ne braska. Ho savs that it grew out of settlers seeing the Indians nt Pine Bluff kill their cattle on issue day. The settlers thought the Indians were on the war path from the raven ous and excitable manner iu which they went at their work. ' , Captain John Tulloy of Omaha , who Is to bo agent of the Cucyenncs , is bore consulting with the secretary of the interior ns to His oDlcial duties. PEIIUT S. HKATU. llljAlXI ! OX IllK 1A.KIFF. Ills Views Plainly Set Forth Ileforetho Ways and Means Committee. WASHINGTON , Juno 23. [ Special Telegram to TUB BER ] There is no reason why the emphatic expressions of Mr. Bhiino in the senate committee on appropriations the other day concerning the tariff bill should have caused any surprise to the committee on ways and meansforuo has. boeti trying to impress that committee with the same views all winter. While the bill was being formu lated ho had repeated conferences with Messrs McKiuloy , Burrows , Gear , Dlngloy and other republican members , both singly and together , and in the most earnest man ner protested againt placlnj ? sugar on the free list without corresponding concessions from the sugar growing countries , against the increase of the duty on w4ol , which is our chief article of import from Chill nnd the Argentine Hopubllc , and Vfffdnst the pro posed duty on hides. He explained to the committee the situation in tlio international conference and the efforts lid was making to secure reciprocal treaties with the Central and South American countries so as to extend the market for our manufactures nud agricul tural products. lie demonstrated to them that the time had arrived in the United States when wo must either produce less or sell more , nud that the only possible market for the disposition of the surplus was on the ' American continent , south'of the Hio Grande. The duties charged our pecu liar products in tho. 'southern na tions , were , however , practically prohibitory , and to extend our sales It wai necessary to secure their removal or reduction. That could easily bo done , ho explained , by offer ing in exchangb the duties * wo charge on sugar and carpet wools , which are not pro duced in this country to any extent , nnd need no protection , und ho demonstrated to the committee that such an exchange would re sult in furnishing a market fOr from ? f > 0,000- 000 to a § 100,000,000 worth of breadstuffs and provisions the flour nnd corn , corn meal' bacon , hams , lard , and preserved meats of all kinds produced in this country , nnd numer ous articles of American manufacture. Ho did not oppose the removal of the duty on sugar. On the contrary , ho favored it. But ho begged the committee not to throw nwny the greatest opportunity that was , ever offered for the extension of the tr.ule of the United States an opportunity that would never come again if sugar was placed upoii the free list without securing corresponding conces sions from the sugar growing nations , which coinpri.se 40,000,000 of people. Ho recalled the result of placing coffee on the frco list some years ago. It was done 'for the same reason that it is proposed to place sugar on was the shibboleth in those ddys , the empire of Brazil nlaced an. export duty on coffee , and the price of the article remained tho'samo. " Brazil would have removed her duty from our flour and" < other breadstuffs - stuffs nt that time had wo asked it , but the elections were approaching and congress wouldn't wait to trado. Mr. Blalno demonstrated to the committee , too , that the removal of the duty on sugar and the Increase of the duty on beans and other farm products which wo do not import was not going to relieve the farmer from the depres sion in prices. The farmer does not use raw sugar , but refined sugar , and the duty of the latter is increased by the McKinley bill. Wo would bo even more at the r.iorcy of the sugar trust or any other monopoly that might bo established , for the domestic man ufacturer of sugar would bo in a position to increase the price of the roflncd article any time lie chose , although he would Koi his raw material a grtat deal cheaper. The public expectation of the benefit of the legislation upon the sugar manufacturers is shown by the increase iu the Value of sugar trust certificates , which were quoted at 50 on January 10 , bufora the house took up the question of free sugar , and at 03 on May 21 , when the bill was reported to the , senate , but there was no increase in tlio value of corn or wheat. Tin ; Emperor Ifcadu tlio BERLIN , Juno 23. [ Special Cablegram to TIIU Bci : . ] The 150th anniversary of the creation of the regiment of gardes tlu corps ' was celebrated at Potsdam today. 'The city was gaily decorated and Emperor William rode at the head of the regiment from the new palace Into town. Religious service for the troops ivas held in Lustgurteu , at which members' the im perial family were present. At the close of the services the emperor addressed the rogi- incut. His majesty said Unit so long us the guards had not ridden to the attack ho would give no battle up us lost. Chaplain Kichtcr also delivered an address in commemoration of the formation of the regiment. The emperor led the troops twice past the Empress nnd Dowager Empress Victoria nnd then greeted the Imperial family and members of the various royal families who were present. Once More the Wlilto Caps. ' Niw : YORK , Juno 2. ) . [ Special Telegram to Tim BEE. ] Some weeks ago a band of white caps was organized at May's Landing , N. J. , and slnco then they have been busy getting rid of obnoxious characters. Not only have many of the latter been driven out of the place , but a number of others'who claim to bo respectable members of society , have re ceived threatening notices. . ' The only ones who did not , , , seem to care about the white caps wuro a number of men who are iu the habit of frequenting the woods back of the plncoi evpry .Sunday , where they spend the day lujgumbling nnd profanity. Yesterday they- were engugcd in that occupation when tlio regulators swooped down upon them andboat them in a moat unmerciful manner. AJ1- wore warned that a repetition of the ofConsp would moot with stronger measures. ' An A ed Siilehlc. MII.WAUKHI : , Wis. , Juno iS-Spcclal [ Tele gram to THE Bni : . ] L. Burstnll , aged soventy-ono years , a man of high intellectual attainments who fourteen years ago was n teacher of German and Frcnfch in the Mil waukee high school , commltod suicide In a ravluo on the lake front north of the city lost night by sending a bulloV through his head. A note was found on the body addressed to the coroner asking that oniciaf to experiment with the body or give it up for dissection In Dnlcr to prevent burial , should any spark of life bo present. The note also said that the writer hud been tired of life since bis thirtieth year and had been merely n spectator of events. Burstall had no , relatives iu America. Count Knliioky , PESTII , Juno 2i. ; [ Sp9clal Cablegram to Tun BUK. ] The delegates voted u foreign budget In Count KalnokjVs absence. . anil mib- spqueutly adopted u votu of confidence in the minister of foreign affairs. Dr. Planer spoke in high prulso of Couijt Kaluoky'a" foreign policy. f 9 Amorluaii Hlflcnifii Abroad , HANOVER , June 23. [ Spocloi cablegram to Tin ; BiiE.J- Captain George Sieburg of thu MffESTTcan riflemou "nw vhltiug this country 1 has arrived lu-it forkiio puVposo of unking arrangements for u visit of the Americans to this city. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Souato Tnkes Up tha Conference Eaport on the Dependent Pension Bill. IT IS ADOPTED BY A VOTE OF 34 TO ! 8 , Tlio IIoiiHa Conferees on tlio General Pension Appropriation Measure llcnort Failure to Ileaoh > au Agreement. WASHINGTON , Juno 23. In the senate today Mr. Allison Wa4r excuse J from service on the select committed' 16 examine into the ad- mluistratlvo service of the senate and air. Plumb was appointed in his place. The house bill'for the relief of settlers on Northern Pacific railroad indemnity lands was reported and placed ou the calendar. Mr. I u galls offered n resolution and it was agreed to instructing the committee ou privileges and elections to inquire as to the date when the salaries of the senators from Montana , Washington and North and South Dakota began. The senate then resumed consideration of the agricultural college land bill and Mr. Merrill offered a substitute for various amendments pending Saturday as to the di vision of the fund between the colored nnd white schools of the state. Mr. Pugh expressed his approval of Mr. Merrill's ' amendment and withdrew the ono offered by him. After some debate the Merrill rill amendment was adopted and the bill then passed. The conference report on the dependent pension bill was taken up and Mr. Berry spoke against it. The practical effect of it would bo , Mr. Berry saiu , to put 90 per cent of union soldiers on the pension roll. It was really a service pension bill. Under the operation of the pending measure the annual Iiensloii roll would bo 00,000,000 , and the cry would still bo for more. And yet no northern senator or representative dared stand up In opposition to the pending bill. Northern democrats and northern re publicans contended with each other as to which would go the farthest to satisfy these demands. If any southern senator or repre sentative dared to oppose a pension bill ho was told on ono side that ho would injure the party and on the other ho was denounced ns u traitor who had no right to announce an opinion on the subject of pensions. Mr. Gorman also opposed the conference report. The expenditure under the bill would aggregate sTtC7i,0 : ; , ' ) I. and this , added to $125,000,000 under the existing law , would leave the treasury bankrupt in 1891. Mr. Davis , chairman of the committee , said Mr. Berry had been a consistent oppo nent of pension legislation for the bcticnt of the union soldier nnd what he said today was on a direct line with what ho said on other occasions. Mr. Davis > lenied the correctness of Mr. Gorman's figures and said the expen ditures under the bill would bo about 10- , 000,000. Ho denied that the bill was a ser vice pension bill and asserted that it was a disability bill , pure and simple. Mr. Gorman said that If the bill became a law there would be a aeflcit of § 100,000,000 in 18' ) , and even if it did not become a law there would bo a deficit of 10.000,000. Ho called attention to what a rcpuulican'lcuJcr ( Mr. Bluino ) , "the greatest leader iu his day and generation , " hud said as to the extrava gance of appropriations and unthoughtful nnd unwise legislation in the matter of rev enue. Ho complimented Mr. Davis for the courage with which ho had stemmed the tide of demagogues and claim agents nnd pi-e vented reporting a'blirthat would have cost f 150,000,000 a year. Mr. Ingalls advocated the conference re port. It was an obligation just us sacred as that under which the soldier was paid , and yet the senate was asked to postpone it. to higgle and haggle about it. For himself ho was in favor of the removal of the limitation act granting arrears of pensions. Ho did not euro whether it cost 5100,000,000 orl,000UOO- 000. 000.Mr. Mr. Vest spoke of the monstrous abuses that had grown up under the pension system and declared his belief that the pending bill was being pressed for personal and. political motives. Ho assorted that the list had been unduly swollen iu Indiana because it was a pivotal state and its vote was necessary to elect a president. Ho prophesied that the people of the United States would revolt against the pension system and its abuses. Mr. Turpio said that ho had not heard of any charges in Indiana against the admin istration of the psusion bureau , nnd ho was not prepared to say whether political bias had anything to do with granting or refusing pensions. Mr. Hawley expressed the Idea that soldiers would not get the Idea , from what had been said today , that the senate was favorable to the payment of arrears of pensions , or to tlio equalization of bounties , or the payment of the difference between paper money nnd gold , Ho thought that altogether too much was said about what the nation owed the .soldiers. The predominant feeling in his state was that the needy sold Icr should not suffer , but that nothing should bo wasted on the man who did not need a pension for his support. The true soldier did not want money wasted. They wanted their suffering comrades aided und they wanted the glory of having fought for their country without respect to money con siderations. Finally the discussion was closed , n vote taken and the conference report agreed to yeas , 4-1 ; nays , 18. A conference was ordered on the fortifica tion bill and Messrs. D.iwcs , Plumb and Gor man appointed conferees on the part of the senate. After an executive session tUp senate ad journed. _ HoilNC. WASHINGTON , Juno 23. In the house today the speaker announced the appointment of Me > ; rs. Brewer , Butterworth and Sayors as conferees on the formications hill. The house then went Into committee of the whole ou thu District of Columbia business. The committee rose without final action on the bill. The conferees on the general pension appro priation bill failed to agree. The house in sisted ujxm disagreement to the senate amend ments and adjourned. Will llonort Against Cnlhoim'H Hill. WASHINGTON , Juno 23. At a meeting of the senate committee on territories today it determined to Calhoun's bill was report pro viding for a now test oath In Utah In place of the Edmonds-Tucker act , with u recommen dation that It bo indollnitely postponed. In its stead the committee will adapt the bill recently reported to the scuato to Insure the purity of elections in Arizona to tlio necessi ties of the cose in Utah and recommend that for passage. That bill contains an oath similar to the Idaho test oath , wlilch has been sustained by the supreme court nud which Is not so sweeping and severe In Its provi.ilona as the oath proposed in the Cul- lom bill. National Capital Notes. WASHINGTON , Juno 23. Senator Blair to day Introuuccd ivblll to incorporate u woman's national industrial university nnd school of arts. The university is to bo located iu Washington City. The Brazilian minister today received a cablegram from Klo tie Janeiro , stating that the provincial government had adopted u con stitution , which will bu promulgated to morrow , und that ercat rejoicing prevails throughout iirazll. Thu democratic house caucus bus been in definitely Flro In KliigH County Penitentiary. NKW Yoiiiv , Juno 23. The Kings county penitentiary was discovered to bo on lire at 12 o'clock today. The lire was In the work shop and caused a loss of about ' 0,000. As soon us tlio signal was sounded the prisoners were marched out of the building and ipckud up in their ivlls , Tliero wan no excitement or uuy attempt at uu outbreak. THAT JUG 11 HillE. . - President Fish Dcinnuds Tlint U. X Make a Spcclflo Charge.fc CHICAGO , Juno 23. JSpcclul Tolcgrau. " , Tun DEC. ] "Yos , I have rend all that \V rcn Lcland had to sny about the $1,000,0 bribe , " said Stuvoysant Fish , president of tit Illinois Central , ton reporter today , but I wilt not discuss his statements until they nro more specific. Whenever Mr. Lcland makes a dellnlto charge against the Illinois Central or anyone acting for it , and gives the name of the offender , I will answer him. But I am not going to kick against nothing , " nud the president of Ute Illinois Central refused to depose any further. vice President Bryant of the world's fair directors , said : "I do not understand that Mr. Lclaud has made any charge against the board of directors , but if any ono has gone to Mr. Leland with u $1,000,000 bribe to effect the steal of the Lake Front it is his duty to disclose the nniiio of the plotter. Mr. Lo- land's objections to doing so impresses mo as not sound. A man who will go to an honor able citizen with such a villainous proK ] > sltlon does not deserve to bo shielded. Ho has be come a nubile enemy , and us such has for feited all claims to consideration nnd to pro tection from tlio result of his own evil deed. As to any indirect reference which Mr. Leland's charge may bo construed ns having toward the board of directors , there can in fact bo no application to the present negotiations. All the land to bo secured by thu site plans under consideration is to re vert to the South park commissioners. There is no individual Interest to be conserved. Tlio proportions will all bo presented to the city council nnd everything bo open and above board. " Meanwhile the national commissioners are arriving and conferences are going on between - tween them nnd the board of directors In reference to the appointment of n general secretary to answer for both bodies. John T. Dickinson will probably secure this ap pointment , nnd T. W. Palmer of Michigan stands an equally good chance of becoming president of the national commission. The matter of n director general is still in nbay- ouco. JTT ll'J7v/i ms'itOXE OVJKll. Strong Probability That the Minne apolis COIINUS Will bo Itctakun. ST. PAUL , Juno 23. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bnn. ] The St. Paul citizens' committee held two meetings today to consider tbo best means to get the Minneapolis census cases immediately before the courts. Three of the best lawyers in tlio city Messrs. Cnskc , Murray and Lawler left last night for Washington to pi-csciitthu mattertoAttornoy General Miller witli the view of getting the latter to force United States District At torney Hay of Minneapolis to issue the neces sary papers for further arrests or to secure the transfer of the cases to some other state. A report will also be uiiulo to the census bureau. Dispatches from Washington state that Superintendent Porter has revoked the commissions of three Minneapolis enumera tors for admitting that they entered names lu their lists without visiting the localities nt which the pel-sous were alleged to live. These three men are not among the seven who were arrested. Some of the returns scut from Minneapolis to Washington will bo j > eut back to Special Agents Boudinot anil Kruse , who will enter upon n systematic at tempt at verifications and if they lind irregu larities a recount will bo ordered at once under thu direct supervision of the govern ment , no resident of .Minneapolis being allowed to have a hand in it. r.t n'jiMi Plans Dclng Dovlsoil I'm1 the Relief of the Destitute nnd Homeless. PAW PAW , 111. , Juno 23. [ Special Telegram to THU Bui : . ] A public meeting of the citi zens of this community convened in the Grand Army of the Republic hall hero today to devise means to relieve these injured by the cyclone and supply the homeless und des titute wltlusheltcr , food and clothing. The storm has caused the death of eleven people. Four are severely injured and will probably die. Tlio path of the storm was moru than twenty rods wide , its direction was from the southwest to the northwest and its path is best described by saying that its trail is in and out , us if it might have been n monster serpent. The path of the storm indicates terrific violence in many instances nnd not a vestago of the buildings remain to m.irk the spot where they once stood. Ji'IiESMlHSXT MKKIXItKZ It K Alt , Tlio Chi f Ma isti-iilo of Hun Salvador IC.vpircH Huddenly. SAN SALVADOR , Juno 23. President Mcnlndcz died suddenly last night soon after the conclusion of the banquet given on tbo occasion of the llfth anniversary of the en trance of General Menlndoz into San Salva dor and the defeat of the 7.aldlvac faction. During the panic caused by the president's death General Marcow and several other ofllocrs were killed at the barracks. General Carlos Ezeta , leader of the forces , is uow in command. All Is quiet at present. Ho Fled tt > the Forest. LiiTTLi ; HOCK , Ai-lc. , Juno 23. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Biu. ] A special to the Ga zette says : Early this morning two brothers- in-law named John Moss and Morgan Den- ham , botli prominent farmers living eight miles north of hero , quarrelled about the cut ting of a meadow and Moss gave Dcnham a llogglng. About noon , as Moss was going home , Dcnham , armed with a Winchester rlflu. fired two shots at Moss from n thicket by tlio roadside and tlio second shot struck him in the back. At last accounts hu was dying. Denham fled to the forest. Tlio .Swodenborglan Convention. CHICAGO , Juno 23. At today's session of the general convention of Swcilenborglans Hon. C. C. Bouncy of Chicago presented a statement as an expression of the fraternal feeling of the church towards other religious bodies. It was referred to the council of ministers. The committee previously ap pointed to take action regarding a national SwedenbOrglau church at Washington re ported that u desirable site had been pur chased and the plans of thu building were ex hibited. Determined JjlquoiDealers. . NKW YORK , Juno 23. At a mass meeting of the wholesale liquor dealers' association to- diiy resolutions were ndoptcd calling on the distillers' and cattle feeders' company to waive thu rebate condition of its sales nud iillow the purchase of spirits in open market like any other commodity. Incase of refusal a co-oporutlvo stock company will bo formed with a capital stock'of at least $300,000 for the purpose of erecting or purchasing one or more spirit dibtllleries. Needed. WASHINGTON , Juno 23 , A cable message was received today from Consul Curesnho , at Martinique , as follows ; "Half of Fort do Franco bunicd. Martinique demands aid. Five thousand homeless people need lumber , beef , pork , flour nnd other provisions. Cable quickly what the United States will do. " Confirmed. WASHINGTON , Juno 23 , The following post masters were confirmed by the senate to- "fowu-S. J. Chester , Fall-field ; S. A. Cravath , Grlnnell ; T. M. Hedgers , -Newton. Wisconsin Mis. Nuney Smart , Maul- towac. _ _ Tlio Fninoo-ltiiKsluu Alllniiuc , BBRI.I.V , June. 23. The Mugdoburger Kol- tuiiB confirms thu report of the Franco-Rus sian alliance. Hliot HIiiiKulf Dy.d. MIUVAVICIII : , Wis , , Juno 23. Professor Ilurbtall , aged scventy-ono , formerly a toucher In thu high behool , shot himself dead IIE FEATHERED HIS NEST. Ex-Purchasing Agent MoKibbon of tbo Union Pacifio iu Deep Disgrace. WORKED THE COMPANY FOR $60,000. , How Adams' Tot , I Four Vonr Hose From Penury to AVcultli and Independence Tlio Intor-Stato Nests JIo J.oft IJehlnd. Late Saturday evening , Judge Kelly , pen oral attorney of the Union PaollU' , Illod u petition In the clerk's onico of the United Stutes circuit court Instituting suit against Charles H. MoKlbbcn , lute purchasing agent of that company , for $00,000 which it is al leged belongs to that company , and which ho has deprived It of by unlawful moius. : This money , It Is alleged , was obtained by him through fraudulent purchases of lumber from G. H. Barnes & Co. of St. Louis. Attach ments were then Issued against property that Mr. MolClbbcn was known to possess , n sum of money said to bo about $20,003 deposited iu the First and United Stutos National banks , n new house valued at $ 12,500 In coin-so of erection on JL.OWO avenue , ono lot at the corner of Georgia avenue and Hickory street , and some household furniture in Council Bluffs. Many other nllogcd crooked transactions have been looked up , but Judge Kelloysays ho has not boon ublo , us yet , to secure suiil- . cient pi oof to Justify him m bringing action for n greater amount than that above re ferred to. The petition alleges that on or nlwut Jan uary 1,18SO , it bceutno necessary for the com pany to purchase a largo' amount of lumber of various kinds and the defendant was di rected tovnako the purchase and pay for the same nt market prices and hold It far use from time to timo. "But , ou the contrary , " the petition alleges , "the defendant know ingly , wilfully and unfairly nnd lu flagrant disregard of his duties and promises upon ussuniing the cliurgo of general pur chasing agent nnd uudortiiklugs to the plaintiff and In pursuance of n corrupt agreement with the vendors of such lumber , material and property , or with their agents and servants made certain contracts nnd agreements for the purchase of such owners mid vendors , ut prices greatly in excess of the true or of the market value thereof. " It it further alleged that tlio prices paid for material was by McICibbcn wilfully and corruptly contracted for on the company's ac count and ho agreed to pay as much as " 33JJC per cent greater price than the actual or true market value of said property , and that in the aggregate the miiountof pluinUfT's money which the defendant so knowingly , wilfully and corruptly agreed to pay out of the funds of this ectx-rsizM in excess of the Just , true , fair or innriivt value was at least $00.000. " It is charged also that McKlbbcti deliberately entered Into some sort of nh understanding or agreement with dealers whereby , upon the purchase of lumber , it should bo duliv- ered to tlio plaintiff through his ofllco and Ills efforts , nnd thereafter render therefor the In voices and bills ; that the prices charged therein lor such lumber should bo greatly iu excess of the market value , and that there upon the defendant would fiiuso such corrupt invoices and bills to bo approved and ordered paid ; also that after these vendors had re ceived their pay they divided the excessive profits with defendant. The plaintiff further avers that defendant made a certain wicked agreement with him- ' ber men to have the lumber delivered and furnished by them from tnnu to time , through bis o111co. of an inferior quality nnd kind , deficient iu quantity , though billed and invoiced as a superior article. These wicked and corrupt agreements , it is alleged , were made with G. II. Barnes & Co. of St. Louis about July 1 , 18S9 , and continued in force until June 1 , IblK ) . AH their bills were prop erly approved and paid the amount thus fraudulently obtained from the company dur ing that time , being estimated nt$20lii.05. : It is asserted also that hud Meltibbcn dealt honestly and fairly , the aggregate sum of money for all lumber secured of Barnes & Co. between July 1' , 18VJ , and Juno 1 , 18'JO , would have exceeded $32,000 less than what was actually paid. This esti mate is based upon the quality of lumber and shortage in measurements , as well as the extra charges , through the defundaut'H ac cepting inferior material instead of requiring the quality invoiced and billed , the plaintiff was required to pay tlio firm mentioned $22- 000 moru than such lumber was actually worth. Plaintiff further says that the difference bo- , twccu the wholesale prices on the amount ot' sUch lumber at the time of Its delivery was. at least SI 1,000. The difference in the market. , price of the grade and quality of lumber ac tually delivered was more than $22,000 less , than the kind and grade invoiced. > The ? ompuny declares In Us petition that it./ had no notice whatever of these transactions , until af icr they had happened. ' There are altogether thirty vouchers , ranging - , ing in amounts from $15 to over $13.000. A few of the largest are given as examples , Deputy United States Marshal Lyon levied , on thu Lowe avenue house yesterday ; also * , the lot ou Georgia uvcnuu and Hickory street. The money in bunk has been gnrnlshceil. A statement of thu material purchased from t G. H. Barnes & Co. , as per voucher paid by the company , was Died with the petition and marked exhibit "A. " This shown thu cost of each order to the company as compared with the actual retail market price. The totals dhow that Barnes & Co. were paid the sum of se.'O.litVOI , while the uti&iint thnt . should have been paid to them , based on what the best quality of lumber was then bringing at retail is placed at $200,020.0 ! ) , making u difference of $20lM.or , . The difference between the retail price as paid and the wholesale price at which lumber should have been obtained Is stated at $11- 000.70. Tbo difference ) between the quality as . paid for and quality actually received is 22- , OI3..10 , making a grand totulof $ . - > : ilf3.15. ! Among the Hoiifs showing whore the al leged peculations wcru made are found the following : Voucher Cost to llutall No. When I'alil. Company. I'rlue. au.770 August 1(1 ( , 18) ) > n $ H.UI7 1.1 $ H.IKtl 27 : t't-ll AllKUSt til , IhMI 4.101 ] 111 II.USO 70 icUli.1 Oi'IolicrH , Ih.iil lliilitK'H ll'r.lX ! ) 40 . : uKll November H.1KS9 11,27s 01 1D.OM 10 ill.llil NovuiuberW. IhsO 10,117111 li.2o.1M ) 3i. : i NovumbnriM , ibsu III.KVI in la.wois ; , u.vj January , IWKJ ii.itn r. n. ir , w 'MX > 1 March 10 , la'JO IQ.r.'Q V ) 0,07'J ft ! Wliat tlio ( JosHlps Hay. Since C. H. McICibbcn lost his position ns general purchasing agent of the Union Pa cific road many sensational stories have been told about film. Men who sold supplies to thu company have openly assorted that there was a bonanza In thu purchasing ngcmiy. After his departure , J. S. Anderson , assist- unt to President Adams , was brought from Boston nud installed lu the ofllcu , with in structions to Investigate matters. As u re sult Homo startling discoveries have been made. Mr. McKlbbcn arrived lu Omaha about : six years ago , a graduate from West Point military ucudeiuy , and distinguished tin one of thu young men charged with cropping off the cars of colored Cadet Whittaker. Upon Ills arrival at thu transfer depot , Council Bluffs , MrKlhlxMi approached Con ductor Swolio of the dummy train and told him that ho had como. bore to work for the Union Paclflo company , hut was penniless and had no moans of gutting across the river. Mr. Swolo look pity uu him and brought him to this side of tin ; rlvi-r. McKiljbon went to work IIH a clerk in Urn store-house and engineer of U-bls , and ills played so much cleverness that ( ienerai Purchutslni ; Agent Byrne * soon hud him promoted meted to the position of htoivkei per. In the latter position Mr. MrKlbbcn re mained until C. S. Melli-n wan imported from the Hub und Installed us general purchasing agent. * During Urn Interim , however , bctwri'U the dropping out of Hyri.c's and Mullen's appoint ment , Mclubbeu filled thu place , uud b'uvv