Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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'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
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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. * * &
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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.