THE OMAHA' ' DAILY BEE TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOANING , APRIL 30 , 1891. NUMBER 311. DOTCfllNSON'S VICTIM DYING , \ Story of tie Trouble That Led to HIE. Greene's Murder. RESULT OF A DISPUTE ABOUT MONEY. The IMurdcrer ftlll nt Large A De faulting Attorney Iladly Wanted The AVeM.ern Union Sued Tor OaniagcH. Lutcoi/s , Neb. , April 29. [ Special to THE BEE. | Mrs. Jonnic Greene , tbe woman shot by E. WrHutchlnsou. Is slowly dying. The cause leading up 1o the crime Is believed to have prown ut of a suit instituted by E , W. Hutchlnson , Jr. , nnon of the murderer , to re cover possession of promisory notes uggro- rfttlnp $4,000 in value , which the young man had intrusted to the custody of his father to place in u bank. Instead of fulfilling tbe trust rnposod in him the old man cuve the notes to the charming young grass widow , Mm. Greene , on whom ho has been mauiug frequent calls for a number of months. Tbe old man claimed that the notes were his own This violation of trust remained undiscov ered by Hutchlnson , Jr. , until two weeks since , and apprehending tbe woman would attempt to realize upon the papers , he applied for an injunction to restrain her from disposing of them. Information of jonng Hutchlnson's intended move in the matter reached the cars of Mrs. Greene and she is alicgedjto have headed off the injunction by selling the notes nnd presumably securing the cash by trans ferring them to a third party , who , of course , appears in the guise of an innocent pur chaser. Hutchluson , jr. , who claimed the notes wore hi1 * property , then entered suit to recover possession of them This suit is yet pending. The supposition is that tbe father keenly feeling the disgrace at taching to his anomalous action , sought to retrieve nn imperilled reputation by calling upon Mrs. Greene last evening forjtho purpose of ciither inducing her to return the notes or surrender to him n portion of the proceeds realised from this sale. Hutchlnsou is a farmer < of reputed noalth residing near Ashland , where be is said to have an estimable family. Though the police wore at once notified of the attempted mur der and instituted nn immediate and vigor ous search , Hutcliinsou has thus far eluded discovery , und is supposed to be in hiding somew here in tbe vicinity of his home. Mrs. Greene , since being shot , has remained in n comatose condition and Is wholly unable to moke anv statement calculated to throw additional light upon the tragedy or the causes responsible fur it. Ths bullet entered the sixth or seventh dorsal vertebrae , and is believed to be im bedded in the backbone. Her body from the wound downward is paralyred , and opiates nre udminlste * ut intervals. Her pulse this jnorning AVUS 1U2 , and she will hardly live Aweiity-four hours. Hutchinson is worth nbout fT > 0,000 , and has n daughter living near Eighteenth and P streets. He took a drink of beer at Snyder's saloon , Fifteenth and O streets , attOthis ( ) : : morning , but the bartender knew notuing of the murder then. At 9 : ! ) ho was seen going south nt Nineteenth nnd N. Streets , but al- tnough the police have been scouring the city , telegraphing und watching traius , ho btill eludes pursuit. Another Slory of the Trouble. WAHOO , Neb. , April 2 ! ) . [ Special to THE ' .r- . ' - " 'Jonifle Greene utTlincoliTlast nlgni has been" for nbout twenty rears n resident of Saun- dcrs county and has been -upright und respected voll-to-do farmer and has boon one of the1 leaders of the democratic party of this county for many years. During the past few years ho bus been engaged In several otbcr pursuits. For auhilo ho dealt in real estate in Lincoln and is said to have lost some money nnd later speculated on the Chicago board of trade whore he had no better success. Tbetrouoleln which he has been arose over the sule of some of his luud to one of his sous. Ho had trouble in getting tbe notes for tbe payment of the land from his sou and -forced him to give notes for 4,000 tinder a throat to shoot him , and nftnr ho bad secured the notes ho placed them in u box in a safety deposit vault in Lincoln and gave the key to Mrs. Greene to keep for him. The -ou and Mnt. Greene then entered into some ftrmn cements whi'ieby the notes were sent to " * muhn und sold nnd thereby leaving Hutch- iuBfiti in the "soup" for the price of his land , f4,000. He was urrestetl a few day ago on u pence warrant for making throats to kill his son nnd Mrs. Greene , and wns bound ever to the district court , which was then in session , und on n hearing before Judge Miller of David City , he wns discharged , as the complaint wus defective and the proof wus insufficient to pluce him under bond. Many vrbo are Intimately acquainted with nim think that he has not been in his right mind for nemo time and his recent rash net con firms them in the belief thnt he is insane. Ha is ever sixty years old. Round Oier for Libel. WAHOO , Nob. , April 29. l.S | > oclal to Tut BEE. ] Henry * W. Yullery has been bound over to the- district court on the chnrge of criminal libel. Yullery has been in jail for fccveral dsys awaiting his preliminary exam ination , nnd when tnken before 'Squire Honck of Weston ho wnived examination nnd his bond was fixed at fT > 00 , which he finally succeeded in getting nud is now at hbertyt U he charge on vuich ho wus held wns for n written charge filed with tbe school Imard in which ho alleged thnt the teacher , Miss Eliza King , had told him that she had been indiscrete with nbout a doren of the young mon of the neighborhood. About fifty witnesses \\ere subnouuued and were present nt the time of hearing. Miss King bus un excellent , reputation and it is believed that Ynllory mnde the charges ngalnst her on ac count of Jealousy. Grant CountNotes. . HTAXSIB , Neb. , April -Special ( to Tnr. BEU. ] Tbe surveyors have commenced work on the re-survey of Grunt county. The rnce between the famous Cook horse nnd Catlson's bay came off at this pluco and was easily won by the former. Commissioner Lynch , who wus severely kicked by > horse some time ago , is slowly recovering District court will convene nt Hyannls May 8 , and the petit Jurors are now holding tickets for the same. Mrs. Moran , wife of Sheriff Moran , was thrown from u norse n few dnvs ngo and it develops that she has been seriously injured. High Miloon BEATRICE , Neb. , April 29. [ Sppclal Tele. prnm to Tut BEE.J The city council Inst night passed ordinances fixing the saloon licenses at f 1,000 each and the occupation tux at (200 each. The f 1,000 license is fixed under the Jew specifying tha t figure lor saloons In dtios of over 10,000 population. The saloon men are wroth ever the matter and threat en to contest the law in the courts. The city license nus heretofore been > 00 and KiOO oc cupation tav It will be observed the occu pation tux bus been reduced C100 as a compro mise measure This is the largest saloon license cuarcrd iu the state. Caught the Thir\e . BcAtime , Neb. , April a.-Sporial [ Toln- rram to Tin : BEE.J--Jaiura Cuuiminr * uua Uenrjr Devon \\ero anr.stud tnit evening in the nvt of stealing c thliig from Klein's Raokot store. They \ \ em plvcn thirty days In the county Jntl. For n New Court House. HAmiNOTOX , Neb. , April 29. [ Special to fc * BJU.J--AA ealhiuiuUs SMI coating ol Cedar county cltlren * was held in the county Judge's office last evening \ consider the matter of a new $2.IKK ) court house. There w as n unanimous sentiment in fuvor of tbe proposed improvement , Citirens of Hnrtlnt- ton were present with a very lllieral proposi tion. The city will furnish a free site. Issue bonds for f 1,000 , which will be donated to the county , nnd defray tbe expenses of a speclnl election. This proposition \ \ ns received with much enthusiasm uud committees were ap pointed to circulate petitions requesting the county commissioners to call a special elec tion. rreniont City Appointments. FREMONT , Neb. , April 29. ( Special to THE Bi.n. | Tbe annual meeting of the city coun cil was hold last night. Licenses were granted to sixteen saloons , being the largest number ever in business In the city , notwith standing the fact that an occupation tax of (400 has been placed on the business by the new council Mayor Frlod's appointments for the ensuinc year were ns follows Frank Dolerul , citv attorney ; Dr. J H. Crubbs. city physician ; F. W. Lange , chie of the flro do- jmrtmeut , W. D. Thomas , member of the board of public works , George Marshall , water commissioner , all of which wore con firmed by tbe council. J V. N. Biles wus chosen president of the council nnd the dailv Tribune wus made the official newspaper of the city. Charged with Fraud. GIIAVD IsLAXliNeb. . , April 29 ( Special Telegram to THE BEE.J U. R. Horth , form erly city attorney , is reported to have left the cits' , leaving- quite u number of creditors to mourn his nbsoiice. Before leaving ho suc ceeded in Inducing the Securltv National bank to cash a chock on the Citirens' Nu- tionul bank nud before the check could be presented at the latter he drew out the funds. He Is also charged with carrying off quite a sum of money ol collections mnde on ac counts placed In his hands. He wns recently sued for fl.itOO which a former client claims he wrongfully detained from him , and it is supposed that this had the most to do with his hurried departure. Fighting Saloon Licenses. KEAHXET. Neb. , April 29. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] The attempt made by M. O. Riley to prevent the issue of saloon licenses to M L. Salisbury and others proved n fizzle. Kiley made the remonstrance on Monday and It was heard today. Ho failed to prove the chnrges of soiling to minors , on Sunday aud selling under a license Issued to another party. Riley testified to having bought of Salisbury on Suudav nnd when drunk. Salisbury's attorney withdrew his application. The other applicants were granted licenses. Riley has appealed. A Suit Tor T > ainages. LIXCOI.X. Neb. , April 29. [ Special Tele gram to THE Btr. . ] The Call publishing company has brought suit against the West ern Union telegraph company for SI,902 dam ages for tbe alleged discrimination of that company ugamst the Call publishing com pany in transmitting Associated preis dis patches. The Call company nlloges that it is charged $5 per WM words , while the State Journal gets the same service at 2.50 for each 1,000 words. More Appointments by Boyd. LIXCOIJC , Neb. , April 29. [ Special Telo- trram to THE Br.E.1 Governor Boyd made the following appointments today : For members of the visiting and exs mining board of tbe soldiers' and sailors' home , George C. Bartlott. Omubn ; John Toxvnsend , Dorches ter : A , W. Buffutn , Tecumsen ; Mrs. Mary E. Ward , L incoln ; Mrs. Jennie Zentmeyer , . -Scbuylor 'For chaplain , of penitentiary.Rev. Martin ? , ' GorbetfttoI'lho ) Cathollcrchurch of " ' ' ' Palmyra. Big Fire at SU I'anV. ST. Paul , Jfeb. , April 29. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. | A fire started in the frame block on Howard avenue and Seventh street about midnight , and for a time threat ened the destruction of the entire block. Prompt action of the fire department saved all but five small buildings. The damage is as yet not estimated , but is covered bv a fair line of insurance. Tbe members of throe companies did good worK. Crushed by the Cars. KEAUN-ET , Neb. , April 29. rSpecial Tele gram to TIIE BCE. ] John Siobuld , a wealthy lock raiser of Santa Rosa , Cal. , had his foot crushed here this evening. He wus on his way oust from Lovelocks , Nov. , with eighteen cur loads of stock. While the tram stopped to water Slbbuld was punching up his cattle , and while standing on a bumper the engine bucked aud his foot was badly crushed. It mav be saved. Wood Thieves Arrested. YAI.EVTISE , Neb. , April 29. [ Special Tele gram to Tim BEE. ] First Lioutenaot Slot- zenburg of the Sixth cavalry at Fort Nio- brarn cuused the nrrest and confinement to the post guard house of four men , charged with stealing wood on the reservation for de livery , it is thought , to the post trader and present wood contractor. No Applications for Licence. Pnxiiru , Nob. , April 29V [ Special to THE BEE. ] The new town board hns nppointed C. C. Mnryatt , clerk ; O. D. Aldrich , treas urer ; J. M. Curry , attorney , nnd Levi Young , chuirmnn. No applications for license wore presented. A PostmnMerV Marriage. PEM > EU , Neb. , April 29. [ Special to TUB Br.E.j T. B. Black , postmaster at Ponder , wns married yesterday at Muscatine. la. , to Miss Lulla McNnughton of Milton Junction , In. lit A 1'ELIXG JUA'S TUOC1II.E. Whipped by a > efcro Porter and Landed in Jail , DES Moixcs , la. , April 29. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] An exciting encounter took place in n room in tbe Kirkwood house this morning iu which blood flowed freely. The com bat was between Noah Piper , a traveling man representing a book publishing house of Chicago , and a colored porter named Ray. The quarrel arose over the presence of a pretty white girl in the traveling man's " room" whom the colored mnu claimed ns his " property. " The traveling man got the worst of tne en counter , nud all three were landed In jail under fines imposed by the police court. The white man is said to come of a good family und to huve u family. A charge of luwduoss has been lalcd ugulnst him and. the girl , which in this -stnto is n penitentiary offense. hiliod Hit. father. CIVCIVMTI , la. , April 29. [ Special Tele gram to Tur. Br.c } A terrible affair oc- i u-red six miles west ut here this afternoon. George U. Noali , a w ell-to-do f urmor , got into an altercation with hU sou , agedtxvouty-two. ever a ueckyoUo , He picked up a club and chased tue boy to the house , Tbe son ran up stuirs , seized a shotcun and blew out his father's brains. There K great excitement. Pr von to Suicide by Ua Grippe. KrohfU. la. , April 29 , George S. Eaton , nge-a twenty-four , living near Bon en , 111. , committed suicide oy cu'tlng his throat with u rarer. HU father discovered him , and while trying to preveM the rush deed was attueked by his son anu terribly cut Young Katon has been suffering from In grippe for some time , which drrangod'hls mind. Bowmiinltch Win. CctiAti rUnns , la- , April if. A decision was rendered today in the district court whereby the actions bf BUhop Bowman of the KvangU ca church were sustained and tbe rival JaL-iiuu of tbe Des Moines confer ence dufcatod. Tbe ctse was a contest over the jiossesvloc pi the cUurcb. "OLD HUTCH'S" SAD CONDITION The Veteran Speculator in Mental and Financial Distress. SUDDEN , MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. Wnmlcrea Awnjr In nFit orTeni ) ) rary > Icnt4il Abfrrntion Condition of Jlls HttslncHS on the Board of Trade. CUICAOO Orncn or Tnr. Bnc , ) , April 29. f B. P. Hutchlnson , familiarly known as Old Hutch , " has mysteriously disnppoared and is supposed to have wandered away while temporarily insane. The break in the price of grain on ttie board of trade this morning was caused bv rumors that the roteranspoo- ulator was in financial distress. Ko facts were given by those who talked of the matter , tnough it was common report that ho hud lately lost heavily on both wheat nnd corn , both on the recent heavy advnnce and the subsequent break in prices. Hutchlnson was not to bo found on the floor of the ex change and nothing could be learned ns to the real situation of his affairs. His son Charles , president nf the Com Exchange National bank , who is butter acquainted with his father's affairs than any one else , was not accessible. The early flurry in the market soon dlnd away , but later the news was spread to the ef fect that theelderHutchinsou tvns mysterious ly missing. Inquiry of Vice President Hamill or the Corn Exchange hank brought confir mation of the rumor. He said that none of Hutchiusou's family had seen him since ye = - terclay afternoon when the board closed. His people were of course very anxious in regard to him. The supposition among Hutchlnsons friends is tnnt he has wcnde-ed away in a fit of temporary mental aberration. The actual condition of Hutchlnson's affairs is not known , although it is understood that nearly all his trades on the board have been closed out aud a private dispatoa from Mil waukee says that all his deals there have been closed. It is not believed that anyone will lose anything through him , as his familv. It is i confidently expected , will see them paid if necessary. Conserva- tlvc ouliiion on the b oara , however , inclines to the belief that this will not be necessary. Certain it is that all of Hutchin- son's checks nave gone through the clearing house no far without Ques tion. The present Interest , hovrcter , centers in the question as to the whereabouts of the quondam board of trade kluc who for years ruled the market here , putting prices up and down at will by sheer force of the millions with which he was able to back his opinions. His sudden and mysterious disappearance re calls tbo fate of the late Millionaire B. H. Campbell , who wunderod away last Decem ber and whose body was found in the river many weeks afterward. The last seen of Hutchlnson was about 7 o'clock last evening. He was in a drinking tlace with a friend and remarked to him as he left the place : "This Is the last time you will ever see we alive. " Tlie remark was dismissed AS a. joke at the time , . t e f „ iU. f fif vw - - * \SeA gentleman who U a near relation of Mr. HntchiiiBon sold the family hud seen for some time that his mind was affected , and had been considering whether it would .not be better to take some -measure of restraint. Trades made by him are found tobdlew in number. They are being settled now and there are ample funds to meet all his liabil ities. HAD CLIMATE TDK IXTOANS. Ihe four young Indians Little Horse , White Beaver , His Horse's Voice and Take Shield Awuy who remain prisoners of war at Fort Sheridan are baring a forlorn and discouraging time of it since their chiefs , Kicking Bear aud Short Bull , aud the rest of the warriors and squaws brought In from Pine Ridge by General Miles went to Europe with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. These lour are all more or less sick aud have been over Since tBey came to the post. Consump tion is making terrible ravages on His Horse's Voice , who is scarcely able to dras himself about , nnd he will soon go to the happy hunt ing grounds unless * ho has a change of cli mate. Little Horse is a victim of the same dread disease , but in his case it is not so fur advanced , although it is complicated with other uilmcnts that make him un invalid. White Beaver Is suffering from scrofula. Take Shield Away is the only one of the four who has thus far escaped from disease , and ho is melancholy and homesick to the lust degree. General Miles is ex- iiocted in Chicago this week aud will doubt less take some action in the matter. IIO.VNE1J.T TALKS , OX 1'OLITICS. Ignatius Donnelly , when asked what effect the farmers' alliance movement would have on the coming presidential campaign , said : "It will dejiend largely on what is done by the alliance convention to be neld in Cincin nati in May. If it decides to nut an inde pendent ticket in tbo field , it will complicate matters. 1 do not know whether a ticket will bo nominated or not. We in Minnesota are very much in favor of inde pendent action aud our delegates will go in structed for that end. " SVING FOR EAL.A111CS. Charles Comlskey , the ball player , began suit in the circuit court yesterday to recover f 1,800 from Albert G. bpulding. When the latter bought out the brotherhood association it is claimed it wus understood that $ G,000 waste to be set apart for the payment of back salary to Comiskey und several others. This is a test case , and if successful several others will bo brought. DESEUTb THE KING TOIi CONQUERS. Now York sporting men ore of tne opinion today that Frank P. Slaviu , the Australian heavy-weight , having been informed by Sul- livun that he had retired from the ring , hon estly became the official champion. John L. Sullivan announces that bo will in all likelihood be elected to congress from tbo Sixth Massachusetts district two years hence. "Tho Sixth , " said he , "is strongly demo cratic and J am one of the most popular dem ocrats in in. I could have received the last congressional nomination if I wanted it. There is no money in congress for me. " A CHICAGO ATIlLUTE'h 1IICA. M. Kennedy , the Chicago Irishman who loud the \vinning prosjiect Harriers' team home in the cross country championship at Morris park. New York , last Saturday , is imbued with the idea that he can Bmusb all existing amateur records for ten miles up to fifteen. At the grounds of the New Jerscv athletic club next Saturday Kennedy will have a chance to show Just what ho can do. He will run fifteen unles and will be timed by experts at the end of each mile. WAKUANTP rait J'KIZU riGHTEHS. Warrants nave been issued for tha nrrost of oil those who participated in the recent Welr-Grittiu fight at Nuntasket. Frank Dramm started at JO .o'cloek'yester- day from New York to walk to the office of the San Francisco Chronicle. He is to ac complish the tuik in four months , walking twenty-eight miles each day. WCSTEUX 1'EOl'l.E IS CHICAGO. Amoiic the western people In "Chicago today were the following : ' n At the Wellington Jo oph Gurnoau , jr. Omaha. .T At the Auditorium Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Lnnplty , Miss R. U. Clurk , Cedar Rapids , la. ; Thomas Sloan , Miss Sloan , Salt Lake , Utah. At the Palmer E. J. Conaty , Urand Forks , N. D. , Jonn Gannon. Helena , Mont , ; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Dutton , Salt UiUe , Utah ; Low W. Hill , H. V. Plersen , Thomas F. Bpya , Omaha. ; Mr , uid Mrs , John Dwjcr Beatrice , Nob. ; Mr. nnd * Mrs. Joseph M. Carey , Cheyenne , Wvo. At the Grand Pacific H. A Craig , Omuha. ATKINSON. COLONEL JtK.\ttl'K TitAASFEIt. or nn Ortlcn from the War Deportment. WASHINGTON , AprU 29. ISpecial Telegram to THE BEE. ] AR anticipated some mouths ago by a social to Tnn BctTColonel Uny V. Henry in the regular transfer of troops gets n station near Washington. He is trans ferred to Fort Meyer , Vn. , which IR located on u high eminence near the Arlington ceme tery nud ovcrloolang Wiuhlnpton from BITOSS the Potomac. Horo'Js the order issued from the war department : "Major G. V. Henry , Ninth cavulryJUind troops A , First cavalry , nnd K , Ninth cavalry , to relieve Major L. H. Carpenter , iFifth cavalry , and troop B. Fourth , and troop B , Sixth cavalry , t Port Meyer , Vn. One troop of caralry will remain nt F rt-Meyer until relieved by n troop ofthe new garrison. Major Carpenter 3 V report nt doty to the commanding general. Department of the Missouri , und. the troops of the Fourth and Sixth regiments ntlsucu stations as muy be designated by commanders of the depart meuts in which the respective regiments are now serving. Troops "A of the First and K of the Nlutb pnor to change of stations will bo filled to the prescribed enlisted limit by selections to be made by the respective regi mental commanders of the most meritorious moo from other troops Of the respective regi * monts who may dcgffl to transfer. The horse of troop AW First , nnd troop 1C , Mnth , willows turned ever to the quarterSuster's a'epartmont nt the present fc. stations of the troops for distribution ns needed among the other JLroops of the respec tive regiments. The Jhorsos of the two troops now at Fort Mey P"wlll be transferred thereat to the incomWpiroops of the First and Ninth regiments : Troots B of the Fourth and B of the Sixth will bo remounted by the quartcrmustor'j department upon their arrival at their Jew stations. " Other urmv transf ors , are ns follows : First Lieutenant James A. Sp-ift , from the First cavalry to the Ninth .cavalry ( troop A , Fort Robinson i ; First Lieutenant Harrington K. West , from the Ninth , cavalry to the Sixth cavalry ( troop B ) ; First Lieutenant Robert W. Wutkius , from the Sixth cavalry to the Ninth cavalry ( troop -F , Fort Robinson ) ; First Lieutenant Samuel E. Adair , from the Ninth cavalry to the Fifth cavalry ( troop E , Fort Reno , Oklahoma ) ; First Lieutenant Grote Hutchesou , from the Eighth cavalry to the Ninth cavalry ( troop M ) ; First Lieu tenant George O. Cress , from the Eighth cavalry to the Fourth cavalry ( troop B ) ; First Lieutenant ErpestS. Robins , from the Ninth cavalry to the Third cavalry ( troop H , Fort Sam Houstoi , . Tex. ) . Corporal Alfred J. HamDlin , company Twenty-first infantry , ' nnd Private John Keer-an. hospital corps , how in this city , hav ing performed the duties assigned them In orders of April I8 ! , 1SU1 , Fort Sydnov , will return to their proper , utations ns follows : Corporal Hnmblln to Firt Sydney , with per mission to deluy ten days cnronte ; Privute Keegnn to Fort Omaha. The commanding general of the division of the Missouri will grant a furlough for six months , to take effect after TO-onlistmont , and as soon as his services -can be spared to Hospital Steward William Muoneh. on dutv at Fort Meodo , S. D. Captain Martin B : Hughes , Ninth cavalry , will be at once relieved n-om recruiting duty by the superintendent of the recruiting ser vice , and will prooeea to join his troop ( K ) . Captain Henry H , Wiisht , Ninth cavalry , will report in ) > erson toLtoc superintendent of the recruiting nervloe.Ncw "iork , for as signment to a station.Cla9 ttetsn is nnde with a view to n tour of . * ityuntil October Jj-r ; 1802. * * & ' - i try , now on louvo of absence in this city. will report by letter to the superintendent of the recruiting service , New York city , to conduct recruits to the west. Apscrtions Sot True. WASHINGTON , April 29. f pecial Telegram to THE BEE. ] Dr. salmon of the bureau of animal industry has been' determined to see if there was any truth in the assertions made to the British house of commons that American cattle wore affected with pleuro- pneumonla. He cabled to Dr. Wray , his ngent near London , nnd received cable re plies today. Dr. Wray gave the numbers of the tags which had been put upon the ani mals found to have pleuro-pnoumonia. He in sisted , however , that it was not a con tagious disease , but was of a catarrhal character , which the animals hud got from their exposure on the trauip Btoamers cross ing the Atlantic. He also said that ho had sent the luncs of the cattle as proof tnat tne disease was not contagious. The , excellent system of the auimul bureau permitted these diseased animals to bo traced by their tagged numbers back to the very hero's from which they had come in this country. The records showed tnnt one of the animals ccme from Chlllicothe , O. , and the other from Frederick county , Maryland. They had been shipped on the tramp Bteamor Pembroke , from Baltimore on March 21. Dr. Salmon tele graphed to nls agents in Ohio nud Maryland to examine the herds from which these cat tle had come. These examinations showed that the herds were entirely free from con tagions pleuro-pnoumoaia , as all veterina rians atrree that this contagious disease can not arise unless the herd is uffectod. It establishes beyond any .doubt that the asser tions made in tne house of commons by the British minister of agriculture were not true. Secretary Foster on Finances. WASHINGTON , April 29. In a talk with a reporter today about the recent statement of Mint Director Leech on finances Secretary Foster said Leech was right in the main , al though ho ( Foster ) would have stated it n little differently. He would nay that some of the fc50,000,000 ! of available cosh might be regarded as trust funds. It would be correct to suy that about F70.0K,000 ( ) is unquestion ably available casn , that is money in bapks , subsidiary , trade dollar bullion and current cash silver against which no certificates are issued. As to the (100,000,000 gold held ngninst greenbacks the -set-rotary said the government can nnd will use this gold reserve If tiec efl in n pinch , as tne notes outstanding ; are legal tender. Gold should therefore apptmr in the aebt statement as available cuth. The secretary does not agree with Loach in hls-opiulou tnnt silver purchased under the new-act , ugninst which certificates are issued , is available cash. The certificates areigalnst that , and it Is in the nature of u triit , but rije profits on silver purchases , .amounting to some f4,030KK ( ) , may be used. H'tie secretary snid he wus thinking of trylnp to substitute 2 per cents for 4Us , \Viqdoai proposed. If it can l > e done there will be two advantages ever redemption. To te able to float 2 per cent bonds will demonstrate the extraordi nary soundness of the government credit , and the money required to redeem 4' 4s may bo used for tbo purchase of 4 < at a saving of 2 per cent of interest to be paid up to the time of maturity. _ Fourth WASHINGTON , April 2H ISpecial Telegram to THE BEE. ] Fourth class postmasters \vere appointed today as fallows : Iowa -Booneville , Dallas county , S. M. Cook , vli'o W. Hoeyc , deceased ; Crescent , Pottawuttomie county , A. E. Swanson , vice P. F. Swanson , resigned. South Dakota Rawville , Covington county , James Kelly , rice J. G. Gobhnrt , re- cigned ; Hockport , Hanson county , C. Wright , vicoL. Worthen , resigned. to Accept , BEULIN , April 29. The Bnndesrath has agreed to the government's proposals author izing the acceptance of tha invitation of the United States to take part in the world's fair at Chicago and prodding for the ap pointment of an imperial commission. Quintuple Murder and Suicide. PEBTH , April 29. A man employed in the postoffice was Bclzod with a homicidal frenzy today and murdered bis wife , mother-in-law nud three children nnd suicided by lit the Danube river. UNION PACIFIC STATEMENT , The Annual Eepart of That Eoad Shows Only a Blight Deficit. MORE FAVORABLE THAN WAS EXPECTED , Sale of the Cliioneo , Kansas A : No- tu-Ahku UnJcr n Mortgage Foreclosure closureOninlia liridgc Con tract Control cri-y * BOSTON , Mass. , AprU 29. [ Special Tele gram to TIIE BEE. | The Union Pacific is sues its annual report to the stockholders today. It Is not us unfavorable as was ex pected , the deficit being only $276,030. This loss. President Dillon says in his Introduc tory remarks , is due to the large increase in operating expenses owing to the fact that a larger amount of freight was moved at lower rates in 1SUO than In 1SS9. The figures for the Union Pacific proper nre bused upon the same mileage ns last year , but the mileage of the sys'on was Increased January 1 , ISM , by the addition of the SU Joseph k. Grand Island , Knnsnt. City ft Omuha nnd the Oregon gen Railway aud Navigation rail lines , and on April 1,1SIK ) , bv the addition of the Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf , Fort Worth & Den ver City und the Pan Handle. Tbis brought the mileage up to 7Sii9 , on which the gross earnings were 71.511 per cent npalnst OTi.fiS. The table of operations of the rood us given below , however , is made up on the above mileage , plus ! ! bS miles of the Central Brunch and 175 miles Jointly owned , or b7 for the Union Pacific , a total of 475 and n grand total of S)75 ) miles of rail lines : Union Pacific proper ( .1,821 miles ) Gross earnings f0.4IS,2JS ! , Increase ? ( ! (52 ( , < M2 ; net earnings $7.274,750 , decrease f l,011yJO ; surplus f lS fiillJ ( , decrease $005.745. Union Pacific system (8,075 ( miles ) : Gross earnings $24,5.1:5,201. : increase $3f > 97lJS ! ; not earnings $12KIK0 ! ) ! ( ! , decrease $1,34 , 4 3 ; total income f 18,420.850 , decrease fSKlO.745 ; total expenditures fl8G ! > r > ,8b7 , in crease , $320,055 ; deficit SS75.0S7 , against a surplus of $975,730 last year. During the past year $ , ' 101,000 of Kansas Pacific consolidated bonds nnd $7,518,000 of the Union Pacific sinking fund bs have been piiid from the proceeds of Inna sales , leaving outstanding fO,5K,000 ! ) of sinking fund bs nt the close of the year. The pro ceeds of laud sales subject to this mortgage will bo sufficient to eventually retire nil the bonds and leave n surplus to the company of $3,250.000. The estimated value of the lands subject to the Kansas Pacific und Denver Pacific mort gages , contracts , cash and interest to nocrue is $1(5,930,419. ( The net decrease in the Union Pacific company's funded debt for the year was $8,121,700. The balance to the credit of the income account December 31 , 1890 , was $9,473,9SS , against $7.714,8b5 the previous year. The press floating debt of the com pany amounts to $21,418,094. Of this $10,102,234 wus in bills payable , in wbich item there was a decrease of f2,591 , < 100. The not floating debt was $0,874,841 , against $4,489,503 December 81,1889 , nn increuse of $2,895,878. Kansas & Nebraska Sold. Kan. , April 29. fSpecial Tele gram to THE BEE. | The Chicago , Kansas & Nebraska railroad was sold .under a mort- gege foreclosure tofeay"to-"tho * United States trust company of .New York Jor . * 25VJJ2,000. ! 'This nrjans-titaftiienma tuts been purchased by the Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific rail road. The mortgage was for , $20,000,000. By this sale the counties and towns in the state wbich voted bonds nnd subscribed for stock lose $2,000,000. The county attorneys of the counties which have boon trozen out pro tested against the sale on the ground thut the foreclosure proceeding wns simply insti tuted to defraud them. The cose wns argued before Judge Culdwell of the United States court , who held that the only point nt issue was whether the .Kansas stockholders hud defaulted in payment- With these instruc tions the cose was submitted to Newman Erb , receiver of the Kansas City , \Vyundotto & Southwestern railroad , who decided in favor of the company. The interested coun ties v. ill make a determined fignt to prevent confirmation of the sole. In a cell for united action on the part of the counties aud towns the county attorney said : ' 'The counties through which the said road passed in Kansas have In round numbers over $2,000,000 In vested in the stocks of the said road , which will all bo swept away if we do not make common cause to thwart the all too evident purpose of the trustee in conclusive cooperation tion with the Chicago , Kansas & Nebraska and the Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific rail ways . " To appease as far as possible the wrath of the interested counties the attorneys for the Chicago , Rock Island & Pucific rail way company prepared a lengthy statement , which was published througnout the states , attempting to show that the sale wns a neces sity. A Denial from Breyfople , CHICAGO , March 29. [ Special Telegram to Tnn BEE. ] A local paper says : Dr. Will- lam L. Breyfoglc , assistant president of the Louisville , New Albany & Chicago railroad , denies unequivocally the charges which Henry Crawford is reported to have made ngalnst him. Dr. Breyfogle was shown the dispatch today. He read it through and said : "There is not the slightest ground upon which to base such chnrgps. The state ment that $50,000 belonging to the road wns , while I was president , on deposit with Isaac L. Winstandly or anybody else is false. The charge that I paid $5,000 to the order of Win- Etandly for a loan of $75,000 , the innuendo being that part of the loan was the $50,000 on deposit , is false , wholly false. The charge that the salaries' in the Winstandly bank were paid with 'Monpn' vouchers is false. The charge that the bunking house men tioned was favored by the 'Monon1 is also false. " "Is there any truth in the report nbout your prospective reinsntement ns president ? " "That I do not care to discuss , 1 would like you to say. though , that I have attended every meeting of tbo executive board und President Thomas has-never mentioned to me n word about the charges which Craw ford is said to huve made against me aud lodged with him. " Considering ( tie Funding Kctieinn. BOSTON , Mass. , April 29. [ Special Tolo- grum to THE BEE. ] The annual meeting of tbo Union Pacific is tuking place here today and Joy Gould. Sidney Dillon and General Dodge came over from New York yesterday to prepare for business. Tno feature of the mooting will be the consideration of the pro posed funding scheme. This is modeled largely on the Atchisou reorganization plan. It contemplates n general blanket mortgage covering the whole system. The Boston directors , it is understood , fuvorthe proposal but there is a possibility of soiut fun to morrow with the stockholders. Decreased Burlington CHICAGO , April 29 , The statement of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy railroad und lines in its control for March lust , compared with the corresponding month of last year , shows net earnings of (110,000 , a decrease ol $3sbOO. Goes flight Along. YoitK , April 28. Business was trans acted us Usual at the Ninth National bank this morning and there was nothing to indi cate Its loss of MOO.OOO. Fort Pierre Settlern KxHtod. 4 PIKUUE , B. D.April 29. Settlers who hove alien land west of the river in the vicinity of Fun Pierre aud nlooj ; the Dad river , are much excited over the actions t nlloting agent , who is allowing Indians ite laud any where without regard to the \ of the whit * men. Tin : CASEV 3ivttttKit i t. . Plenty Horsei' Fr.t In the Hnndu of the Jury. Siorx FAM. , S. U. , April 29. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] The little United States court room in which Plenty Horses is being tried for the murder of Lieutenant Casey was today crowded to suffocation. The front l > onch contained several well Known iKsrsons , among them btlug Mrs. James G. Blalne , Jr. , who has been n constant attendant during the trial , .ex-Governor Lnrrabce of Iowa aud Dr. Dorchester , sui > erinteudeiit of the Indian schools of the United States The day wus devoted entirely to the argu ments of the counsel nud the chnrge to the Jury by Judge Shirns of Iowa. C. E , Howard of Rodfield opened the case for the government aud wns followed by Messrs. Powers nud Nock , the closing nddress being made bv District Attor ney Sterling. Judge Shlrus In charging the Jury delivered n written opinion that took him an hour und u half to read. He reviewed the war theory of the defense nnd charged that even if war exists murder can be committed by Individu als from opposing forces , and concluded \\ith the statement that the bioux ludiaus have no right to go to war with the government , thnt their power nnd position us un ludoiiendent sovereignty with certain nntiounl attributes hud been lost nud the ludinu tribes were no more or less than dependent communities. The Jury retired ut 4 : HO o'cloctt. ItcmnitiB or Indian Depredations. CnAMiiEHLAi.v , S. D. , April 29. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. j 'U illard Craudell re turned today from a trip up the White river. Ho reports that U > o river has risen recently aud is full of dead bodies of cattJo and horses , presum ably killed by the Indians during the disturbance last winter. Indians told him of seeing the dead bodies of several United States soldiers floating in the river , but not having seen anything of the kind himself he cannot vouch for the truthfulness of the 10- port. MctliodiM Minisicifc' Meeting. MITCHEIJ. , S. D. , April 29. [ Special Tele gram to TDE Br.c. ] Today wus held the first session of the Mitchell district Ministerial association and Epwortn league of the Methodist church. Interesting papers were read by J. A. Sparks , Mrs W. F. Mlnty , F. A. Laviolotte , M. E. Mckersoh nnd A It. Boggs. Presiding Elder Jordnu lectured lust evening under the auspices of tbo Cp- % vorth league on a "Fallen Meteor. " There will be three sessions tomorrow. CAL.LL.If I14CK. Secretary Blaiiic Checks Ulnir In His Flight to China. CHICAGO , April 29. The new minister to China , Blair , was questioned here today re garding the report that the Chinese govern ment protested agaiust his being sent. He said be knew nothing of it beyond news paper reports and could tnko no cognizance until officially notified. He will con tinue his Journey to the -west unless recalled by the state department , which knows his whereabouts. Mr. Blair floes not think there is nny good reason wb.v China should object to him. "What ho did in con gress bo did fromoonrJctionJWhathe , did in the matter of.Chlnese immigration re ceived tne ondorftctseDtof pthe-jeovornment , -end the govcrnmentls responsible , notVnim personally. Later Tonight Mr. Blair received a tele gram fromSocretary of State Blaiuo request ing hi'n to return to Washington. The mes sage contained no other information , und Mr. Blair w ill go back tomorrow. He said he had no official notification of any change and knew nothing of the rumors that he is to be sent to Japan or Persia. Until the receipt of tbo message he was not aware that he was not to continue his journey to China. So far as official knowledge goes be is still the ac credited minister to thut country. Personally he docs not care whether ho goes or stays. minister Yen on Blair. WABHINOTOV , April 29. ft. representutivo of the Associated press this morning culled on the Chinese minister here and had nn in terview in regard to the declination of his government to receive Senator Blair as the representative of the United States. Minis ter Von said he received n cablegram from the Chinese foreign office which he wns In structed to lay before Secretary Blalne with out deluy , expressing the unwillingness of the emperor to receive Blulr. Other than this You received no instructions. Personally he bad a high opinion of Blair. < ASSA VICKlZkOJi 1A1.KK. She Says the Skeletons in the Are Beginning to Kattle. 1Crw YOUK , April 29. [ Special Telegram to Tnr. BEE. ] Anna Dickinson wns found busy nt work in her rooms today.In the subsequent lectures that my manager is ar ranging,11 said Miss Dickinson , "I shall not again deal with tbe parsonal churcss in cluded in my Sunday night talk at the Broad way theater. I await the replies of tbe ac cused , aud their silence will bo a confession of guilt. I realize that my position is a pecu liar ono nnd that populnr prejudice may be as suming my Insanity. But , sane or insane , I have short letters that will convict of per jury any of these gentlemen who shall before a notary t&ke oath in refutation of my chnrges. Do the papers think Mr. Reid. Mr. WnnamnUer , Mr Clarkson and General Butler arc too feeble nnd unable to defend themselves , or that their cause is so diubolicul as to be past defense ! " Miss Dickinson intimated that ttin matter wus not yet settled und , as she .put it , "tlie concealed skeletons" of certain public men were "Just beginning to rattle their bones , " New York'h Kxtra AuiA.xr , N. Y. , April 29.Special [ Tele gram to THE Bnr. . ] At the conclusion of the session on Thursday , it is asserted by drtno- cratlc senators today , Governor Hill will > end in an order for an extra session for 4 o'clock thnt afternoon , The special business they ill bo called for Is tbe.pussare of tbo world's fair bill. The senators on the re publican side will refuse to do any business aud then udjourn. nud tbon the next duy the governor will cull them back to puss an enumeration tiill. If they refuse to do this and udjouru then tbe governor will call nn extra session for Ihe passage of un excise bill , and sc the thing may go on for weeks until the governor exhuucts the measures left ovor. Dedicated a New Hull. HIAWATHA , Kan. , April 29 , [ Special to THE BEE. ] Hlawntha lodge No. b8. Inde pendent Order of Oddfellows , dedicated Its new hall last night in tbe presence of several hundred people , citizens of the town. Grand Master of Kansus Mattison conducted the ceremonies. The grand scribe road the his tory ol the lodge In ly > 72 it wus organised with twelve roorubers and now hns over ono hundred. It hns paid out over tl-r,500 in sick and funeral benefits This U the second hull this ledge has built in u few years , the first being bunmd In the ( ire last year Thii. is cald to be tbe finest hall in the slain of Kan sas , and with the f umuhings and lodge pura- pberuulln cost about f in.ouu. r//u irvAtnisu FO it EVA ST. Fur OtHii'm ' and \ ' ( ciiMjIMnulluiccJ \ ly fair ; cooler. lr Kelirsika 7'otr ; mrif.wlinlndt ; fair Friday. F i Juwa fntr ; northwfttcilk ( < ! , luu'er ' lern ; rnuie/ar ! ( Prtdiiv Fur Smith Dtihula t'uir , ) tirtlierlu winiti , fair Friday. REPUDIATED THE CONTRACT. Union Pacific Directors Tots to Olose ths Omaha Bridge. ADAMS' ACTION EASILY KNOCKED OUT. 'Iho Matter Considered In Open Meet ing and Decided to lie Ultra Vlies What President Dillon Saj * . BOSTON , Mnss. , April 20 At the Union Pacific stockholders mooting today nil tbo directors' nets were approved , nud tlie fa- uious Rock Island nnd SU Paul bridge con tract with the Union Puclflc wus nnnullod nnd declared ultra vlros ns it was declared it hud never been 'lubniittod to the board of directors or to the government directors. 1'rcsldeut Dillon declared the bridge con tract unfair and never properly Inspected or passed upon. Dillon also said that Gould , Ames nna himself would make nn liispoctlon of the road about May lf or I0. ! "And 11 there is , a rotten limb there I will out it off. If there are supwuumcrarlus on high wages we will cut them off. There hat been , " he continued , "a tendency the past few years to cot up , up , up. Now wo must come down to Iho bottom. " It was voted to authorize the directors to malic use of the treasury assets for a collat- cml trust bond to pay the company's floating debts , etc. The only change in the Union Pacific board was the election of S. II. H. Clurk in place of Holcornbe , whom ho succeeds as general manager. President Dillon says : "ThP plan for a collateral trust mortgase is not in shape yet and nothing can be said about it , " Another Union Pacilic director says : "The bond pluu has not been matured , We simply nsk authority BO that the bo ml could act during the your If necessary The mortgage will probably bo for & > , ( KIQ\KK ) and a general mortgage upon the main line nnd a particu lar mortgage upon our good treasury bonds. " The following officers were eloclod Presi dent , Dillon. vice president , S H. H. Clurlr ; second vice president , G M Lane ; comp troller , Oliver \V Minlt ; treasurer , G. Harris ; secretary , Alexander Miller. ] n adjourning the meeting President Dillon snid. "During the few years 1 have left to stay in this world I hope to see the Union Pacific prosj > er , nnd if with my feeble ndvlco ana health I can make it 1 will. During the past few years something has been the matter , 1 can't say exactly what. With dry weather and poor crops the rona has been like a man cut in halves and ono had been trying to do the work of two. I think with the present outlook for large crops the road will show large earnings this year. " Joy Gould in an Interview said the pro posed uew collateral trust 5 per cent mort gage will bo limited to t2ri,0K,000 ( ) , but not mow than $10 , < KKIK)0 ) , ) will be issued. "It may not bo necessary to make any stock bonus with the isssue. ns the Union Pacific's credit is improving rapidly. We ought to realire * 9OOU,000 casb from these bonds.Vo cannot under the law mortgage the main line to Omaha , but the new bonds will cover the Kansas Pacific main line to Kansas City us well ns the Kan sas Pntiflo system ana1 the Denver Pacific. It tvill nlUinatclr become a first mortgage on , 1 the KnnsasPacifloinaln line. 'It will nso be secured'by.tb.e. Union Pacific , T > unver& Gulf L consolidated r > per cent bonds ? by the Orcton'- * - \ < Short Line ana Utah Northern consolidated ft per cent bonds , and collateral trust 5 per cent bonds us well ns other bonds in our as sets. Of course I shall tuko some of the bonds. 1 do not know better security. " What Tlinraton Says. Hon. J. M. Tburston was shown the telegram - gram from Boston , concerning tbe action of the Union Pacific directors on the famous bridge case , and was asked the nftect of that nctioii on tlie case. "It is merely nn affirmation. " he replied , "of the stand taken all along by the Union Pacific in this case. This meeting is the first full mooting of directors since the case came up , and , consequently , the first oppor tunity which offered for taking this action. It has no other effect on the case. " Union Pacific Mortgage * . The Union Pacific railroad company filed In the clerk's oOlce mortgages county nc- gregating (521,000. The mortgages are tha Cook locomotive works , Burnham , Williams. Parry & Co. , the Rhode Island locomotive works , the United States rolling stock com pany and the American loan and trust com pany. Tie mortgage covers ] 0 coaches , 22 sleep ers , 2UO stock cars , 700 furniture oara , 0 raid cars , ilOO refrigerator curs,500 fruit cars , 1,000 box cars , 1K ( ) dump care , UOO coul cars and 112 locomotives. In addition to this there is a blanket mortgage - gage to cover rolling stock that may bo bought. This mortgage is totne , American loan aud trust company and draws interest at the rate of 5 per cent pur annum. THE FIllE MtECOItD. Two Conflagrations at ClmUunooga JO Immense DuiIlUgC. CHATTIXOOOA , Tenn. , April 29. A fire w hich started in Campbell < k Co.'s furniture factory on King street early this morning was gotten under control at 7 o'olock , after destroying property covering twenty acres , with n loss of tJ. > 0,000 , on whiuh there was un insurance of over tlf > 0,000. Tbo heaviest losers nve us follow ? : Campbell & Co. , fur niture factorv , loss f7fi,0KC ( iiifcuruuoo $ " > Q.OOO. Knst TounesKs e , Virginia < k Georgia rail road company , freight depot nnd contents nnd seventy-five carloads of freight , loss fl2. i.OiKi , insurance not known. A large quantity of lumber in tbo vicinity and a nuinboi of buildings vero burned , bringing the loss up to the total given. While this lira was in progress n second broke out in an other part of town , doing dnmngo to the &KIOUTU of RJU.OOO. Lo.sno-c. April 29. The lumberyards of Duffy & Sims , at Bernardsoy , and a number of tenements near by , burned today. ItEICMIAllUT A T A I'llJ/.K Tlie Actress Taldng in All the Son Francisco Sights. SPiM'i : co , Cal. , April 211. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE.Sura | Bcrnbnrdt Ki'oms to have energy enough to tire out half a doren ordinary women. Saturday night , after two performances of l-Ln Tosca , " the last of which only ended at midnight , she made u lour of Chinatown , inspected several opium dens and spent a long time in a Chi nese theater , tiring out every one who accoin- imnled hrr. Karly this mo-nlug ( Jor the perforrr.arice of "Cleopatra" did not end till nearly 1 o'clock ) she went with several other company to witness t slugging matrh at the Cromorne theater on Market street. Thomas UiUei aud Ed Scouncy pave a lively exhibi tion of the manly art. Thi'y fought four hard rounds and Bernhardt n deeply in terested spectator , uspeulally when it looked ut one time ns though Scoonoy would be kuorkiid out , .She had never before wlt- ( d n prize fight and yearned for thli r.evr THE vAi.r.mrs. Commuted to Life Imprisonment After Ilrlng -hiited ] J < iglit Time * . Coi.l'Mlirf , O. , April 29. Governor Camp bell hut commuted to life imprisonment tbo tei.Voni-e of Isaac Smith , tha Pike county man convicted of Killing hit cousin , Stephen Skidinore , in ISbb. TUB first date forSmlth'i execution wus August 2H , IK'-1 und since then has bu n granted oir t * bv Governor * Kornteer und < ' 1 discovered eviduuco 11 U' mutation.