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TWENTIETH YBAK. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOILING , l\tA\Y \ \ 9 , 1801-TWELVE PAGES. NUMBEK 320.
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CHANCE FOR A NAVAL FIGHT ,
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The Warship Itata Must Surrender or Be
Tcktn by Force.
PREPARATIONS FOR HER CAPTURE.
The Charleston Jtt-ndy for the Chnhe
nnd Admiral JMcCann Ordered
tt ) Intcifcpt the K
YOIIK , May 8. Of the fugitive Hnta
A Washington spectil ) says : The first busi
ness of tbe administration is to capture the
vessel. ThU afternoon instructions were
tent to Admiral McCann , now at Valparaiso ,
to put to sea with tbo Baltimore and Pensa-
cola In order to intercept tbo insurgent ves-
MSI. Similar instructions were scut to Ad
miral Brown. The last report from him was
that be bad left Culluo. Peru , last Friday
with tbo San Francisco , his exact where
abouts along the coast being unknown.
Orders have niso been sent to the Charleston
now nt Sun Francisco to start iu pursuit as
soon as possible. She will hardly be able to
leave before- tomorrow , us she was not coaled
up for a very long voyage.
\\ltbthcse four cruisers on her track the
Jtuta is likely to bo overhauled in a few days
nnd brought buck to Sun Diego , when the
government will have n knotty problem to
wrestle with. Just what can bo done with
the vessel nnd tbe extent to which she has
violated international law are questions
that tbo officials decline to express an opin
ion upon Tbe Chilian minlsternlso maintains
nMudted silence. AstheltaUihad been seized
by the United Strtes ut San Diego she was
technically n prisoner until discharged nnd
liable to recapture on the high seas ba
United States man-of-war or to confiscation
if hho ever enters a United States port. The
right of the United States to capture the
Itatn on the high seas or it ; United States or
Chilian waters is undoubted The vessel
Jlies the flap of Chill and is subject to the
only recognized authority in thut country ,
the government of which President Balmn-
ceda Is the head. 'J ho insurgents hno no in-
tcnmtioiml status They are not even reo-
ognircd as belligerents. The Itata having
entered u port of tboUuitod States fell under
r Husplelon of beinc there to secure arms and
ammunition , and the Chilian minister ut
Washington asked for her retention and con
sequently a United States marshal was put
on board" and her captain nut under arrest.
Ho was allowed to return to his ship and
then he put to .sen. Any nation can capture
tier If she mnde any resistance she would
be ti pirate. It the United States demanded
ber surrender from the country to xvhicb the
Mourner bud gone that Government would
turrcnder her
The Charleston Is n sixteen knot steamer.
The Kata Is probably not more than a six
teen "knot ship She will have at least forty-
f * * 'qht hours stnrt of tbo Charleston in timer
' \ r\ \ probably about five hundred miles in dis-
, Jiico before tomorrow. But the Itata
nulsfbe short of coal and she will probably
put Into sotno Mexican or Central American
fcf for n supply. This will delay her and
the ( ihurlcston may overtake her.
It Is weary work overhauling a steamer in
[ Mich \O\\K \ stern chase , however , and it is
inoro liUisly that the Baltimore or San Fran-
cn > n nOw in 'Chilian ' waters will have the
tiufy of capturing the Itata. If she icaches
tllo protection of the insurgents men-of-war ,
It will bo the duty of Admiral McCann to
talro-hcr peaceably It ho can , forcibly if ho
inlist. Hence. ; in the words of Patrick
Henry , "Tho next gale thut sweeps from the
bouth may bring to our cars the clash of re-
sotiidine | anus.1' ' Our new navy may be put
to tbo test of action at an early tiu- .
The Tribune's Washington correspondent
IcstiilghtteU'graphed bis paper thusIt is
rumored l.ero tonight that U L. Trumbull.
the so-called delegate of tbe revolutionary
Chilian congress , was arrested today in San
Frandsco. The arrest , it is suid. wus or
dered ut the Instance of the authorities hero
It Is impossible to ascertain tbe truth of tnis
tonight. Trumbull , It will bo remembered ,
boosted openly thut ho would look after the
Miippiutr of a cargo of arms and munitions of
war for the insurgents
, * . Spanish-American furnishes some Inter-
" 3S > p fuels In connection with Trumbull's
IT "TrUmbull , In tbo first place , ' ' so
" "is not the
this S"panlsli-Amencan asserts ,
son but the nephew of the Into missionary ,
Itev. Dr. Trumbull. In the second place ho
does , not rani : among tbe principal statesmen ,
lawyers or business men iu Chili. He is n
lawyer of second rank , a statesman of no ac
count , and not a merchant ut all , be never
hnvlnc been able to command any capital ;
nnd , lastly , ho Is far from being , as he is icp-
rceented , tl.e brains of the Chilian revolution.
Mr. Trumbull Is a young gentleman who has
never distinguished himself as an intellectual
beacon light among his countrymen. Ho
was a simple representative for one of tbo
districts of the southern provinces , If 1 am
not mistaken. When the rebellion broke out
ho was sent to this country on account of his
fumilv connections and his knowledge of the
Kt'Klfah ' language. "
Nnvy Oiliolals Close Mouthod.
WASHINGTON , May S. The policy of the
government with respect to the escaped
Chilian vessel Itata is still an official secret.
Secretary Tracy and other officials this morn-
" -JJ iug refused lo discuss the the matter at nil.
x Q'hcre is no doubt of the fact
that the government Is extremely
unxlous to exhibit all possible real In
the effort to recapture the vessel Sn order to
avoid any unpleasant consequences that
might arise throjgh the presentation of a
claim for damages in behalf of the Chilian
government. But naval officers nro very
skeptical of the ability of our ships to recap
ture tbo Itnta under tbo circumstances at
tending her flight.
A San Francisco story this moraine to tbo
effect that Balmacodu's armed transport
Jmiieriiilo was hovering off tne coast of
California to capture the Ituta , is suid
nt the navy department to be without founda
tion.
tion.Tho navy department Is still In sore straits
to find ul'lo seamen enough to man our shlpa
Nearly all the recruits that tbo law allows
! been UUcn on , and yet there nro not
tMVOueb to go around. It Is said at tic ' navy
department thut there must bo u'pro rat a
urallng down of cor'nllments of all our sblps
nt least until congress meets and enlarges the
force.
Tno question of the rights of the Ut ited
Stntch to take the .Itatu on the high-sea is not
altogether settled. The state department
iH'Oplo have searched their autBOriiies und
have scrutinized the facts in the case and are
inclined to doubt the right. The whole
question arises from u dispute as to the char
acter of the vessel Were she a ship in the
service of nn enemy to this country or u ves
sel of a merchant register engage ! in acts in
violation oi treaty stipulations tno case
would bo a simple one. But she is
merely a Chilian vessel encaged In the trnns-
portatiotLof a suspected carco , n canro thut
mav iwssibly be contraband In the light of
the treaty , and there is a very grave risk in
volved. No one doubts the right of the
United States to arrest the vessel In our own
tvnters for Urn yiarr uo ot examination and
lier detention Tuesday afternoon in accord
ance with this belief. But now that she has
landed tbe deputy marshal and sailed ulong
ou Vt > r lumcess the may prove u hornet that
will fcticR hi after vcurs.
TUP tUJpatch from Chill this morning
throws peculiar light on the mutter , being
to the effect that President Balmucoda has
doclGfd fnl the suspension of all pHpcr pay
ments to the government. In the tuturo be
) > roelnltns that during tbe present urgency
payments of revenue and other duties to the
government must bo made iu silver.
A naul officer toduy jiointed out the fact
that this meant a good deal and mlgut Indi
cate n certain amount ot shrewd -precaution
on the part of llalniaeeda , who is Just at
uly nt not piepariug for an abdication.
ur.r thing * have happened oftcu enough In
South American revolutions to make tbo
theory entirely probable. Such an act would
of course end the war In favor of the insur
gents.
In the matter of International law Involved
ft would item a * tboiich the itato depart
ment Is not In accord With tbe rest of the nd-
nlnistriitlon , for both Attorney General Miler -
er and Secretary Tracy lean to the belief
hat the vessel Itatu U legitimate property.
A report has coini from San Francisco to
ho effect tlmt Trumhull , a member of tbe
evolutionary congress , has been arrested
here No knowledge of such an act has
reached the department of Justice. It Is
tntod there that It would IK > mi easy matter
or any one to cause the arrest of Trumbull
on the charge of violating tbe neutrality
aws , The marshal is bound lo recognize an
order to this effect confined to an "infonnn-
Ion ami coiLplalnt sworn to by any cltiren. "
n case there is a mistake and false arrest
there is redress nalv In the form of a suit nt
aw against tbe informant. 'Tho manual is
tot responsible.
Pilot Hill In n find Fix.
SAN riu\o"sro , Cal. , May S. A San Diego
special soys ; Pilot Hill , who took tbe
steamer Itata out of the harbor Wednesday ,
las not yet returned and until ho gets
back nothing will probably ho known
of the direction the vessel took
und whether she has transferred
.he arms and ammunition from the schooners
ilobert nnd Minnie. Tbero Is much specula-
.ion as to what will b done with Pilot Hill
JJ' the government , as tbo authorities claim to
jo able to make a case of conspiracy ncalnst
ilm. Tbo question of what Hill was doing
) u tbc vessel after she ivus in tbe hands of
.he United States marshal and the fact
Lhut the pilot carried n message
from the captain of the Itata to the
captain of the Robert and Minnie outside
the harbor Wednesday are grounds upon
whlcl' tbo conspiracy charge will be brought.
It is claimed that even if force was used to
make Pilot Hill carry the steamer out there
was no coercion used in getting him on board
ueveral hours , before she sailed.
Marshal Gurd is still wnlting for further
Instructions in recard to efforts to recapture
the Hatn. bpealnng of the Ituta's escape
today Marshal Gard said : ' ! did mv entire
duty in seizing the vessel and acted strictly
iu-cording to my order" . I had no authority
Lo inspect the cargo of tbe ship. If the cus
tom house officials had done their duty the
contraband coeds would have been
found on board ana instructions would have
come to put troops on the Itata uud a revenue
or war vessel \\ouldhave been ordered hero
nt once to keep the Chilians In port. 1 de
pended ou the custom house to do its part of
this business , and instead of that its officers
sneaked out to ca in a tug trying to thwart
my plans for the capture of the Hobert and
Minnie The story that I spent my time
drinking with the captain of the Itata is
uno'.her falsehood. I made but ore viit to
the vessel , and then had no irore than a glass
of sherry As to arms and ammunition of
war on tbe transport I hold a written report
to that effect from tbo deputy marshal , and
will have no difficulty in proving the fact. "
Still at Anchor.
SAV Fiu\n c < > . Cul , Mny fe. The United
States cruiser Charleston remains at anchor
this morning at her usual pnsUiou in tbe
stream. The object of her arrival is not
definitely known , but it is reported to be as a
mark of honor to the late United States min
ister Swift , whoso funeral occurs Sunday
next.
next.One
One of the officers of the cruiser who was
ashore toduy was seen regarding the story
that the Charleston had been ordered In pur
suit of the Itatu. He stated that the Charles
ton hnd left Muro Island for gun practice ,
but in the meantime had been placed by tha
orders of tuo navy department at the disposal
of the committee havluc in charge the
obsequies of Minister Swift , In thu event of
orders being issued from Washington to pur
sue the Itata they'wculd be received iu cipher
and nothing bo known as to the vessel's des
tination until she was well on the way.
"Will ' emaln at Sun Diepo.
SAX Dir.oo , Cal , May 8 Marshal Gard
and party , who were expected to leave for
the north this morning , have received in
structions from Washington to remain here.
They will give no information as to what the
special order contained , out it was intimated
thut they expected tne arrival of tbe United
States cruiser Charleston , which may bo
ordered in p irsult of the Itata.
Instigated iiy Guatemalans.
Cm or Mc\ico , May S. The revolution
which broke out at Amnpala , Honduras , on
May 0. appears to have been instigated by
Guutomuluns. who were angry because o'f
the Guatemala-Honduras treaty.
II OitK OF A HVXVltV HOItltE.
Ilulns of Tuesday Xiglit'K Fire nt Pitts-
IIUI-K Looted.
PiTTsiifKO , Pa. , May S. The ruins of
Tuesday's fire weie looted by a mob of men ,
women and children today. During the
busiest part of tbo day , when the streets
were thronged , the mob took possession of
the burned buildings and for two hours
the greatest excitement prevailed. There
were tin police on the grouhd and
the crowd knew that Duriod beneath
the ruins were thousands of dollars
worth of rood" , eatubles , etc. Hun
garians and Italians composed the greater
portion of tbe crowd and they ransacked
everything in slirht. Hams , cans of lard ,
condiments and coffee were carried uway in
largo quantities. They -were armed with
sucks nnd baskets to carry their booty away.
nnd it looked as though a systematic raid had
been planned und was hurriedly being exe
cuted. Istfver since the riots of IbTT have
such scenes taken place in Pittsburg. The
firemen who were still ut work on the ruins
, drove thu loooters off by turning the hose on
them. Hundreds of dollars , worth of goods
were stolen.
Foreigner * Kwarinliifi In.
PiTr iu 1:0 : , Pa. , Mny 6 , Foreigners are
coming into the coke region in bulk , and as
an operator said today , ho can turn 8,000 men
into the region In twenty- four hours , but can
not shelter thoin , A peculiarity about this
whole importation is that the strikers arc as
firm and unbroken as ever. The Md pledged
from the Federation of Labor has not vet
made its appearance , and unless it soon comes
it will bo everlastingly too luto. The strik
ers are lo lng ground dnily , though the re
gion as a whole is making a poor showing in
coke shipments.
Leaders and men are preparing for a vigor
ous campaign between this und _ Monday , nuc
will endeavor to talk with every worker.
either by moss meetings or individually , in
order to induce them to stop work.
loxvn MlnerH Will
OTITMWI , In. , Mny S. The strike situation
is somewhat change 1 at Ccntrcville. The
miners will resume work next Monday. They
have not boon In sympathy \ \ 1th the strike
and as they got bO cents a ton they do no
propose to rcinaln Idle. At Alum the com
mltteo soliciting financial aid is t > ald to have
mot with poor success , and unless Master
Workman Scott , who Is in the east , can secure
cure the requisite aid , the mines will be run
Benin as usual next wcel : . At Mystic the j
'
men are out , but the sentiment ioems to bo'
growing In favor of returning. At the Hile-
ninn , Cedar and Angus mines the operators
say thut unless the men resume work again
uc'xt week they will replace them with col
ored miners us the Whitobroust did in Cleve
land and 'Clrkvillo in ISsIl during the strike.
Iteliilan > ; lnerV Boycott.
Bitth r.i.s , Maj S. The miners , and others
to the number of about one hundred thou
sand now on a strike in Belgium for fewer
hours of labor and for electoral reform , have
through their contract organization de
manded that the dock laborers of Antwerp
shall boycott the coal ladou steamer * ex-
poctoil to arrive at that port soon ,
Tu Continue tlic Coke Strike.
SCOTTIIAI.C , Pa. , May S. A mooting ot the
executive board was hold last night und It
was resolved by the strikers to continue tbo
fight six week * .
Dock IjaUoifrn Htrlkc.
Ci.rvEtiKn , O. , May S. Nearly one thou
sand docic laborers at Asutabula Harbor , O. ,
ttruck today against a reduction of wages.
An Enormous Ta k Preparatory to the
Treasurership Change ,
CENSUS REPORT OF NEBRASKA INSANE.
Statement * oftlic Various .AKylmns of
the State'- Iowa Statistics A Land
OHicc DcciNtoti KeverHfd
.Miscellaneous Note * .
WASHINGTONBPUEAC THE BCK , 1
.113 FouiiTr.ES'Tn STunnr . V
WASIIIXOTOK , D. C. , May S.
Tomorrow tbe cornmlttoc , consisting of
Messrs. Dnscotn , Huntiupton and Itobertson
of the treasury department and Thomas D.
Mllllkcn of Now Castle , Ind. , who hnvo for
some days been engaged In counting the cash
in the vaults and cash room preparatory to
tbe change in the treasurershlp , will com
plete the count of the currency and turn
their attention to the coin. Tbo currency
consists of about $ i3 ! . 000,000 of gold and sil
ver certificates , local tenders , etc. It was
necessary to take every dollar of this money
out of the vaults and break open each package -
ago and count all the bills one by one. The
bills arc put up in packages of 10J each , irre
spective of denomination. To do this
vork a force of experts , women from
ho permanent counting rooms , numbering
rotn thirty to seventy-five , were detailed
and are at work. When the last dollar of
be paper money is counted the committee
vlll break the seals to the great coin vaults
n which 'ire stored J14s,000,000 of silver and
a < 5,000,000 of gold , open the combination
ocks and wade into that enormous pile. Tbo
coin is put up in boxes , there bcintr two
11,000 bags of silver iu each box. It will bo
necessary to count by weicht every one of
these bags full of silver wherever it is sus
pected that anyone has touched the bag since
t was put away. The same will lx' the pro
cess with tbe gold. A lot of the bags of sil
ver have been injured by dampness and mil
dew and many will have to be replaced with
new ones. There are about ? -0CKK,000 ) in
'ractlonal silver to be counted and also the
Bennies and nickels The work is vast and
t will take at least sixty days more to com
plete it. When all of tbe count is completed ,
ibout July 1. Treasurer Huston will corns
here from his home at Contiersvllle , lud. ,
and receive a receipt for all the funds of the
rovernmeut and be relieved from his official
bond , which is for * lf-0,000.
NEllHAhKA'S INSANE.
A special bulletin was issued this evening
from the census office showing the state
ments of the insane asylums of tbe country
during the past ten years. The Lincoln asy
lum for the insane during the past ten years
admitted 1.0H1 males and ( ibs females. There
has been very little deviation in the various
years. In IS l the total admitted was 124
iind last year 212. The number treated last
ve.ir was ( KM. At tbo Norfolk asylum , estab
lished in ISsS , the number admitted lust year
was 124 , against l.VJ in Isbb. The hospital for
the chronic insane at Hastincs , established
In IsSii , admitted and treated that year u
total of 130 persons.
The private hospital at Davenport , la. , has
aainitted ! lil ( ) persons , while the one at Du-
buquc ( St. Joseph's Mercy hospital ) last
year admitted seventy-nine persons. The
Iowa hospital for tbe insane at Mount Pleas
ant during the last ten years admitted 3,107
persons. In IMi it admitted UK ) and treated
1,0,11. The asylum at Independence , la , ad
mitted during ten vears H.030 persons. In IbS'.t
it admitted MS persons and treated 1,091 per
sons. At Clarlnda ( established in IbS ! ) ) the
hospital admitted in ISb'J 100 persons and
treated : t21 , while the insane portion of the
penitentiary at Anamosa , la. , in 1SS9 ad
mitted and treated thirty-seven males. It
was established in that year.
L.AXD nncisioN nevr.usKD.
Assistant Secretary Chandler today re
versed the decision of the commibsicnor of
the general land office , dismissing John John
son's contest against Chester A. Tiboitts , a
cash entry for tbe northeast quarter of sec
tion live , township 101 north , range slxty-
seven , west of the fifth principal meridian ,
Mitchell , S. D. , district , and ordered that the
entry sball be cancelled.
MIUTAUY TIlVVsrEIl .
The following transfers in the Ninth in
fantry are made :
Second Lieutenant William A. Campbell ,
from company D to company K : Second
Lieutenant Charles C. Clark , from company
K to company D. Lieu'enant Clark'-will
proceed to join the company to which ho is
transferred.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commercial National bank of Port
Dodge , la. , capital STiO.OOO , has l > eeii author
ized to begin business.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Bonesteel left the
city with their children for their station at
Fort Sidney. Mrs. Bonesteol has entirely
recovered from tbe severe illness which
summoned her husband east a few weeks
ago.
Charles H Bates & Co. of Yankton , b , D ,
will be awarded the contract for surveying
and marking the boundary line between
North and South Dakota , at HKK ) .
Pcuiii S. HEATH.
The Dakota * ' Itonndnry Line.
WAMIIXOIOX , May S. Commissioner Car-
tot of the general land office has awarded to
Charles H. Bates of Ynntcton , S. D. , the con
tract for survey ing and marking with granite -
ito monuments the boundary line between
North Dakota and South Dakota. The con
tract price is * J1I K ) .
r. ji. c. A. to.vrjE.vr/o.v.
Indlatia ] > oliN Selected an the Place lor
theXeAt Meetinjj.
KANSAS Cm , Mo. Mny S. This Tiornlnp's
session ol the Young Men's Christian associ
ation convention was almost entirely given
up to the transaction of business. After the
usual preliminary devotional exerc'ses the
committee on the fcelection of a place for the
next biennial convention presented its report.
It was the shortest report on recora and was
as follows : ' 'We have selected Indianapolis
as tbe place of our next mooting. "
Charles S. Holt of Chicago , publisher of
the Young Men's Eta spoke on the question
of the necessity of supporting an organ of the
association.
Mr. C. E. Dyer of Minnesota , chairman of
tbo committee to which was referred the
biennial report of the international com
mittee , presented his report It recom
mended the adoption of tbe international re
port with several amendments. One of the
amendments provides for tbe observation of
the second Sabbath in November as a day of
praise and thanksgiving and of prayer for
tbo blessing of God upon the work of the as
sociation. One of the resolutions calls for
tbe appropriation of J75.000 vearlj for tte in
ternational work. The entire report of Mr.
Dver was approved with the exception ot a
resolution providing for the work of the
nominating committee , which was referred
back to tbe international committee.
Mr. Marsh of Denver suggested that be
understood that tbo famous Portland test for
membership had been modified In India.
This gave rise to a lengthy discussion , In
which several over enthusiastic delegates
wanted to denounce the eastern brothers for
daring to make tbe change Goodfellowsnlp
finally prevailed and the following was fcub-
tnilted for all motions ; "That the test of
active membership la all foreign associations
organized under tbc national committee bo
tbe seme as the Portland test , under which
American associations are oigaulzefl , "
President McPboelers ateppod down from
tbe chair for tha purpose of making an ap
peal for funds to provide for an appropria
tion of 175,000 yearly for International work.
At the conclusion of till remarks sub
scriptions "were called for and In a
few moments &W.OOO bal boon pledged In
place ol eleven mcmoers of the International
committee , whoso terms now Cjptre. tbo fol
lowing gentlemen were recommended for tbo
place and elected for n term of "six months :
H. M. Colgate , Now Yorki TS.'H. Black ,
Toronto , M. E. Gates , Arahcrjt. Mass. ; . ! .
H. Converse , Philadelphia ; H.-M. Hubbard ,
Chicago ; \V. S. Gilbert , , Saglnaw : H. B.
Chamberlain , Denver ; . "Walter Hughson ,
Spokane Fulls ; J. W. Hart , Marshall , Tex. ,
and .lames Bowran , Tennessee.
Tbo convention then' adjourned until this
evening.
Tbo attenioon was uncnt nt the parlor con
ferences , where the delegates tmet in small
groups and talked ovci. the association's
work. ,
At the evening session piper on "Difficul-
culties and Dangers In Association Work , "
bv W. M. Griffith of Utlca , N. Y. , was read
by G. K Sburtleff of Denver.
Then followed what wu called "Business
Men's Symposium , " conducted by President
McPheelers. The topic 'of the symposium
was "Kelntion of Business Men to the Young
Men's Christian Association and Ways in
\Vhich They May Advance Its Interests. "
The speakers were limited to six minutes nnd
were us follows Charles A. Jewell , Con
necticut : H B. Chamberlain , Denver ; Rus
sell Sturels , Boston ; J. Ji Freeman. Toledo.
O. ; H K. Porter , Pittsburg ; C. E. Dyer ,
Minneapolis.
The convention then adjourned until to
morrow morning.
It 1O Git.tXlfJK'S ItlSE.
Albuquerque I'uilt Substantial Dykes
liclbre the Flood Came.
AuirqrciiQfc , N. M. , May 8. The river
here is steadily rising and has broken out in
some plnces above the jblty , but without
doing damage of any account. The city ,
county and railroad officials have combined
and built substantial dykes nt all of the low
places before tbe floods came ana no possible
danger of an overflow exists.
Ma > or Saint is in receipt Ot daily bulletins
from Espanola concerning' ' ' the state of the
river , so that in the event of a sudden rush
the people hero would .have twenty-four
hours' notice in which to prepare to meet all
rises.
Don Pedro Simpson has Just come in from
Alameda , six miles above here , and announces
the completion of a substantial dyke2.4iili.fcet
in length and four feet high , sufficient to
withstand all ordinary attacks. The toll
bridge across tbe Kio Grande nt this point
has been rendered impassable by the washintr
away of 500 feet on the xvest end , and the low
lands below the city and at Isleta are sub
merged , but no lives are reported as lost nnd
tbe d&mac-o is comparatively small The
channel is changing continuously iind at Bare-
las , three miles below this * cltj , the river is
making rapid encroachmoflt upon the wagon
"
road. "A bulletin from Espanola says the
water is eight inches above the mark of j es-
terday and still risinc.
bi PASO , Tex , May SI-n The only changes
in the condition ot the Hood at this point
today was a rise of about six inches this
morning , which does not increase the dam-
ace alieady done. About fifty yards of street
railroad track have been washed away. Five
thousand dollars will cover the losses by the
flood Tbo International smelter was com
pelled to close this morning on account ot
high water. It is thought the water will
commence falling tonight. .
S\XTA Fn , N. M. , May jS. The Ilio Graudo
and its tributaries are r-jrinnij : bank full
owing to the .melting snow * the mountains.
As yet the weather has bcei cool nnd the im
mense piles ofsnow in tbti mountains have
only partially melted.- * l eon as warm
weather comes disastrous floods are ex
pected. At Valverde , artrro. San Marclal ,
much land is under \vater" and.there is also
trouble reported from Ibfl same source in La
Jura bottDins.
OKA TOR ICA I. UltVAMZA T1OXS.
Plan for n Notional Union of'Colleges
Proponesl.
DBS MOIN-ES , la. , May S. ( Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] At the business meeting
of the Interstate Collegiate Oratorical associ
ation today a committee of five was appointed
to report on the Idea of President Bastian
for n national organization , to be composed of
districts , and to have all 'local ' college con
tents ot each state held the same evening , all
state contests on the same date , league or
district contests all at once , and a grand
national contest to close the year.
The election of officers resulted , S. S.
Hutchinson. Illinois , president ; Theodore
Soares , Minnesota , vice president ; C. E.
Winter , Nebraska , secretary and treasurer.
The latter office between secret and anti-
secret society adherents , the fraternity men
winning.
The next interstate coptost will be held at
Minneapolis , under the auftpicos of the state
university at the proper time. The next
Iowa state contett will beheld at Coo college ,
Cedar Rapids , in February next ,
Tbe closing banquet was held this evening.
Unrn
MASSOX , la. . Mny -Special ( Telegram to
TUB BUE.I Fire early this morning de-
stroyeo August Hauntzrrmn's laree livery
barn , with nineteen horses and mules , in
cluding two thoroughbred stallions , fifteen
carriages and considerable other property ,
Eleven ot the mules belonged to Kboades &
Carmean's earriago factoryin this city. The
loss is over $10,000 , with 'very light insur
ance. _
Milking Small Chance.
DBS MOINES , la. , May 8. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] L.V. Lake was arrested
here today for coining counterfeit nlcicels.
Money and tools were found m his posses
sion. Ho is supposed to be member nf a
gang in the same business. Ho lived alone
in an old shed , and denies the charge. He is
about fifty years old , and has been charged
with a similar crime before.
lnliiiie'h | Motor In Trouble.
Di-iu-Qt-E , la. , May S. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ) J H. Doming , cashier of the
Second National bank , was today appointed
receiver of the Key City electric railway
company , on application ' .of freditors to fore-
cluix ) u mortgage uf { Ta OOO. There are other
claims against the compsnyvirat it will con
tinue to be oierateo
Chtritou
CIUIIITOV , la. , May 8. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. j F. O. Stuart , mayor of this
city , has resigned , to take t1 editorial con
trol of the Des Maine * Leader.
J. H. Collins , grooerrraan , jhai made an as
signment. Liabilities estimated at about
1,200 ; assets at about H'PPf *
Fall of u Big Meteor.
VICTORIA , Tex , May 8.-M. largo meteor
passed over this section lo t evening , causinc
considerable cDnbttrnntiop.j It came from
the northeast and was seen or heard all along
the line of tbe railway tr&n Ilosenberg to
GollaJ , a distance of nboala hundred anc
twontv miles. About tbe Umo it rencboc
this vicinity it exploded \vtb " a tremendous
*
report. '
More GolOA > r Export ,
NEW YOUK , May , (5old coin to the
amount of $769,000 has been ordered for ship
ment to Europe Saturday. The total this
week is tt.450,000.
An additional $1,800,000 In gold coin was
taken for shipment tojiuroye toraorro A * .
AVajluld by
MKMHIIS , Tonn. , Mav S. A ,
Ky. , B [ > eeidl says : Mr Locke Etell , a Unltoc
States mar Unl , was vjaylala ana -killed at a
l > oiutajew miles tout of thudtyr at 9 o'clock
this morning. It U &UBposed \lave been the
work of "wiiacatter i4 * - - " *
A
MAIISHAM , Mo. , Mar 6. .WJJJiauj Price
was hung in the Jail yard here * .tll :40 : ted a ,
for criminal assault , comralttej-on Alic
Ninas , which so prayed upon her mlud tha
she committed suicide.
READY FOR THE HANGING.
The Gallows Built for the Swinging of Mur
derer Tord Todaj.
SAYS HE WILL DIE "DEAD GAME , "
ills Wife Plondx Guilty to Mimlcr
ami IN Sent to the PenitentInry
for Fourteen Years at
llaiil Labor.
OTTAWA , 111. , May S. [ Special Telegram to
TIIC Bir.J-Tho : arrangements for the hang
ing of Charles Ford , plotter of nnd chief ns-
sailant in the murder of David Moore , the
Omaha traveling man. on Juno -3 last , were
completed this evening. The execution Will
take place between 10 and 10IO : ! o'clock to
morrow morning in a temporary board struc
ture erected against the south wall of tbe
county Jail.
The gallows which are n fac simile of those
used in the execution of Maxwell In Morris ,
stand in the northwest corner of the struc-
lure nnd are very stroncly made. They and
be roi % a three-eighths inch affair , were
estcd with 100 pounds of sand and worked
perfectly.
Ford bus embraced the Roinnn Catholic
n'th and Dean Keating of the St. Columbia
larish has been with him almost constantly
or two weeks. Ho still protests his inno-
ence , declaring ho will die the victim of n
udicial murder. Nevertheless in conversn-
Ion with your correspondent ho stated that
o will die game.
"You newspai > er fellows , " ho said , "ain't
going to ' . ' "
crow over my getting 'sloppy.
Ho retired somewhat late this evening and
vlll arise at daybreak , take a bath , and re-
cive baptism at the hands of Dean Keating :
le will spend the time after breakfast In
iraycr and at 10 o'clock will be dressed in
ils death suit , a neat outfit ol black. When
u the scaffold he will bo enveloped in a long
obe made for him by the Sisters of Charity.
After bis remains have passed through the
lands ol physicians they will probably be
mriod in the cemetery adjoining the nsvlum.
Kato Ford , who assisted her husband nnd
Bill O'Brien to draw David Moore into the
iark where be met bis death at the hands ot
icr confederates , came beioro Judge Blanch-
, rd this afternoon and plead guilty of mur-
ler. Consideriuc the fact that she has been
of incalculable value to the prosecution in
urnishinir evidence and giving testimony.
States Attorney Blake made a plea for clem
ency on her behalf and Judge Blauchard
sentenced her to" fourteen yean , in Joliet at
nnrd labor , the mfftitnu-n sentence for mur
der. She was tnkenio Joliet this afternoon.
XF.IIHA SKA lit It 1C.I TJ \ .
AVork ProRrcHhinc on the llij ; Culbert-
Mm Ditch.
Cruir-itTsox , Neb. , May S. [ Special to
Tun BEE. ] Work is progressing rapidly on
the construction of the big Culbertson ditch
and the company expects to have it com
pleted within n few months. C. J. , Jones re
cently sold his interest In the ditch to u com
pany of Hartford , Conn. , capitalists , who are
now rebuilding a portion of the ditch con
structed by Jones. . The -rflumes are also re
ceiving an overhauling and the work gener
ally Is being done in a more business like and
substantial manner.
Tbo canal will not bo completed todo much
irrigation this season except along the first
ten miles of the ditch. Twenty-lour miles of
the ditch will be completed within thirty
diiys , which will place about nil the laud iu
the Frenchman valley east of Palisade under
water , i no emeu will uo extended to tns
east line of this ( IlitchcocK ) county as soon
as men and money can do the work.
Klkliorn Valley Itealty
FIIEMOST , Neb. , May S. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] About twenty of the prominent real
estate dealers and La'iliers of theElkhorn
valley held n meeting in this city last night
for the purpose of perfecting an organisation.
L. D. Hichards of this city wus made chair
man and H. O. Paine of AInsworth secretary
of tbo meeting. The plan of the work of the
association wafc elaborately discussed nt the
meeting , after which a committee was ap
pointed to draft a constitution and bylaws. .
Another meeting was held this morning , nt
which these were adopted. Articles of in
corporation were also agreed upon. Tncne\\
organization Is to be known as tbe Elkborn
valley realty company ; authorized- capital ,
f,10,0'JO , paid up capital , flOKK ( ) , its purposes
being "to promote tbe settlement and devel
opment of the Elkhorn valley and adjacent
territory. " The books have been oj > ened for
subscription , and those Interested in the ter
ritory named will be solicited lor subscrip
tion to the stock , after which a permanent
organization will be mide. A concerted ac
tion is to be made to advertise this portion of
tbe state and Induce emigration.
Held for a Ho nous Crime.
PJ.ATTMIOUTH , NebMny -Special [ to THE
BEE. ] Bert Parker , a youny man about
twenty-four years of age , has been arrested
upon a heinous charge preferred by Jacob A.
Jones , whose thlrteen-yenr-old daughter Me-
lidea is said to be tbe victim of the crime.
Parker was taken before Judge Ilamsoy nnd
waiving examination no wus bound over to
the district court in the sum of f.100. His
stepfather , Philip Batch , secured u bond and
the man was released.
After Philip Andres' Job.
LISCOI.NNeb. . , May S. [ Special Telo-
EramtoTiir. BEE. | The position of deputy
labor commissioner held by Philip Andres is
a 1ob for which u number of people are mak
ing a still hunt The only one pushing his
claim openly is Will Lane , who claims to ue a
distant relative of ox-Superintendent George
B. Lane. Governor Thayer will not answer
any questions as to whether Boss Burrows
or'J. H. Powers is after tbe Job.
After the Soldier Pan'-en f1- * ,
FOKT ROIIIN&ON , Neb. , May . [ Special
Telegram to THE BEE. ] E B. Pope of tbe
Baltimore & Ohio railroad , C. P. Lafayette
of the Big Four , and G. Jenkins of the
Pennsylvania line , traveling passenger
agents , are here in competition for the trans
portation of troop K to its destination at
Fort Meyer , Vo. Captain M , B. Hughes ar
rived tuts morning to taue command 01 tae
troops.
Death of Mm. Gri tilth.
WAIIOO , Nob. , May 8. [ Special Telegram
toTiiEBEE.1 Mrs. J. M. Urifllth , wife of
United States Bank Examiner Griffith , died
this afternoon of heart trouble. She was
taken suddenly ill this morning about . '
o'clock and never rallied. Her husband
came down from Schuyler on a special en
gine Just before her deatn. Tbe funeral scr
vices will be held Sunday mornlnp.
A Xe\v"ciTy Hall.
'
WAIIOO , Neb. , May 0. [ Special to Tne
Bee. ] A special meeting of tbe city counci
was held last night for tbe purpose of ac
cepting the new city ball Just completed
Tbe building Is of artistic design , con
structed entirelv of brick. The counci
chamber &nd Jail are special features of tbe
new building. Tbe col of the building was
about 110,000.
Drank Aconite.
Pi.iTTSMOt'TH , Neb. , May & [ Special Tel
egrara to THE BEE.J Thl morning the two-
year-old son of Ferryman C. H. Peterson
swallowed the contents of a rial conintnisc ;
about half an ounc * ol aconit * and although
the family reside two mlle . om town n
physician was obtained wltl,1 , * inlf an hour
and the child placed out of da - r.
A Sudden Deal
HAIIVAHH. Nob. . May $ . & ; \aX \ to Tun
BUE.I Mrs. Mark Mohcr , who . 1 Just ie-
urned trotnthobedidcof hcrd S tcr nduy
r txvo ago , was taken ill very tv Odenly n
ow minutes after eating diinu with her
amily today and died about > lock this
veiling. The cause of death is ti own.
llnrt 'iigtonV ' Ne\v Com .
HAIITISOTOX , Neb. , May * Special
o Tins Bic.V-At : the first tiWilng of
tie new town council L. H. Monroe was
ilcctcd mayor for the ensuing year nnd
Jeorgo Scovlllo aptK > inted marshal to suc
ceed C. M. .tones. The Herald was detlg-
ated the official paper ot tbo city.
Pooled with a dun.
DoiintnsTr.it , Nob. , MavS. [ Special toTitr.
5iE.l : John Baloru , a farm hand In tbc cm
uoy of Grant MoFetragc , living two miles
ortheast of town , accidentally discharged a
evolver yesterday , shooting himself through
ho thigh , inflicting n very painful though
ot dangerous wound.
Adjourned Court.
Krsiivn.i.E , Neb , 'May > . [ Special Tel o-
: ram to THE Bur..l Judge Kinkatd nd-
ourncd a two \\c3ks' term of court here to-
nght , Judge Crltes having presided last
veek. The docket is clear , there having been
ver two hundred cases disposed of.
Kor the Commercial C
Pi.ATT'-Moi TII , Neb. , May b. [ Special to
IIE BiyThe : ] county commissioners have
ippointed Hon. S. M. Chapman n delegate to
epreseut Cass county in tbo trans-Mississ-
ppi congress to convene ut Denver May IS ) .
.Iiihn Steen A Her a .loll.
Ltxroi.N , Neb. , May 6. ( Special to THE
IIL.John : ] Stcon Is an applicant for the
uporlntendency ot the new Geneva reform
"
chool for girls" , and his appointment is said
o bo assured. _
A OTIlIIt fl A.I ACIt , CKAbll.
eiinsylvania Safe Deposit nnd Trust
Company Assigns.
PIIILPEI.PHIA , Pa. , May K The Pennsyl-
anla safe depos.it and trust company which
ins its office in the Spring Garden National
mnk building made an assignment this uftor-
loon.
The Pennsylvania trust company , which
vas organi/ed by the bank some ; imo ago ,
vas carried down in the crash. The latest
tatemcut filed by tbe bunk with the clearing
louse was as follows : Capital , f7. > 0,000 ,
oaus and discounts. fu',4'J7.000 , lawful money
reserve , J4lii,000 : ; duo from Danks , ? 70,000 :
due to banks , f 1.000 , deposits , $1,710,000 : cir
culation. $4r > ,000.
Tnc full statement of the bank as inndo to
.he creditors February 20 lust was as follows.
Resources Loans and discounts , J,170-
U\.13 ; overdrafts , secured and unsecured ,
vi.81s.OU ; United States bonds , to secure cir
culation , OO.OOO , storks , securities , claims ,
etc , v-75,2'.Ci ' 7i. ! duo from approved reserve
agents , $ . " -S.057.iO. ; due from other National
banks , SOSV-'x'O.-lO. banking house , furniture
ind fixtures , 5ii,000 ! : ; current expenses and
taxes paid , $ H40.iO : ! ( , premiums on United
States bonds , $1,7. > 0 , chocks and other cash
.terns , U,323.S2 ; exchanges for clear
ing houses , $20G51UB ; hills of other
aanks , $1,075 ; fractional " paper cur
rency , nickels and" cents , $014.91-
specie , $ ySiSo ) ; legal tender notes , 5127.3W ;
redemption funa with United Stales treas
urer (5 ( per cent of circulation ) & ! , ( > riO , total ,
$2.1174,218.33. LiabiliUcs-CaultafstocU paid ,
$7.0,000 ; surplus fund , $130,000 ; undivided
profits. $41,72.1.04 j national bank notes out
standing , $45,000 ; dividends unpaid , 10 ; un
divided deposits subject to chock , fl.KCi-
S80.84 ; demand certificates of deposit , fsHK ) ;
certified checks. tU' ( ! , total , ? 2,974,21KS. : !
The Pennsylvania trust company is now a
state institution , hut it was originally an out
growth ol the bank in that the stockholders
of tbo bank were also lareelv stockholders of
the trust company. Mr S. B. Huey was con
sulted by persons interested and connected
with the trust .company as to tbe difficulties
thev were in and he advised that the com
pany should make an assignment. For this
reason Mr , Josiab B. Adams was selected as
the assignee and the assignment drawn up.
The capital of tbe trust company was
fl25,000.
Francis W. Kennedy , president of the
Spring Garden bank , is president of thetrutt
company. A. S , McClure is treasurer. It is
said the suspension is due to the bank's trou
bles. The articles of assignment were en
tered in the company's office by Samuel B.
Huey.
Tbe feeling among tlie bank officers seems
to b'j that if the clearinc house had shown
more leniency and bad not pressed the banic
for payment of its outstanding loan certifi
cates the suspension would not have been
necessary.
An officer of tbe clearing house said today
that the original indebtedness of the bonk
was 400,000 and that this has been gradually
reduced to iiW.OOO , ut which point it had
stood for some time. The official
also declared that the statement that the
clearing house had pressed the bank for pay
ment was erroneous , as it had been hoped
that tno bank would be able to straighten out
its affairs.
According to the statement of the bank
made to the clearing house ou Monday last ,
its assets exceed its liabilities by * l.b72 , < KK > .
Among the items credited to its resources
was S2.427.000 worth of loans and discounts.
That these leans and discounts are not
of n gilt edged character Is practically
admitted by President Kennedy. Samuel B.
Huey , counsel lor the bank and the trust
company , said this afternoon that the lat-
tor's deposits amounted to f 20 ! ) , < KK ) . Of this
sum $35,000 In cah n as locked up in the vaults
of the company and the balance was out on
loans and discounts , but how good ho did not
know. President Kennedv , bis orother , H
H. Kennedy , cashier of the bank , and Nelson
F. Evans , a director , are Buid to be interested
together in a number of ventures of a more
or less speculative character that have not
proved very successful.
Parisian Financiers Embarrassed.
LONDON. May 6. The difficulties of several
Purls financiers \\lio have hearlly louUud
Themselves with Russian nnd Portuguese
stocks has soverelv effected those stocks.
Tbe seliinn , which had been lively on Mon
day , paused today , the bourses being closed
ou Thursday Ascension day. The members
of the London stock exchange tried to im
prove prices and a decided rally set in until
the Paris operators chocked the rise by
placing here large helling orders. ToiisMst
the operation of these financiers rumors'were
circulated involving the credit of a uumtier
of the prominent firms Thus It wus tnat the
firm ot Messrs. Ephriusse. who have for a
long time boon deeply Interested in Portu
guese stocks , were mentioned as being
among tbe firms said to be in u shany condi
tion. It uas definitely t-tat < : d tbnt a member
of tbn firm hud fled or bad committed suicide.
The Epbrluss-e are all connected by innrringo
with the Rothschilds , but are In no way to
be linked in butitieM with them.
Tow ards the close tbo .Jail was arrested bj
extensive purchases , and it was announced
that the firms whoso position had been
doomed shaky bad obtained assistance.
When business closed confidence was fast re
placing the pimicKy feeling.
In Purls prices closed much above tno low
est rates of the day. though the market is
still unsettled. Hentci , which wore as low
nt W.WI , recovered to IKl.SO. Since Wodnns-
day Portuguese securities have fallen 2 %
per cent and Kusslau and Spanish have f alien
B } ( per cent. _
Trouble * * .
Loxnox , May 8. The firm in the china
trade whose failure was reported with liabil
ities amounting to 20,000 is that of Adamsoi , ,
Bell & Co.
PiiiLADnu-iiu , May 8. The Spring Gar-
dea National bank closed it * doors at 11
o'clock thli morning. The bunk wan closed
by order of National BunV Examiner Drew.
PAIIU , Mny 8. U Is rumored that P. Kph-
ruul & Co. one of the largest grain firms ,
have failed.
HAS IMPORTED SMALLPOX ,
H , D. Oolvb , n Tramp Laborer , Brings
the Disease from Texas.
QUARANTINED AT THE OLD POORHOUSE ,
Prouiit ] Measures Talc en to Prevent
the Spread of Ln Vlriicln His
tory or the Case as
Lenrncd.
Is It smallpox ?
About . " o'clock yesterday afternoon Dr ,
Keogb , the county physician , telephoned to
City Phvsiclnn Gunon's. office ih'nt there was
u man ut his office In the Esmond block , cor
ner Sixteenth and Webster , who hod small
pox , and ho wautod the city physician to pro
vide for his caro.
Dr. Lord , nrtitig In the capacity of city
physician during Dr Gapun's absence , noti
fied Dr. Koogb that the city hud no pest
bouse or hospital where surh n patient could
bo taken for treatment , but ho would nt once
consult with the mayor about the matter.
Iu the mean time tbo supposed case of
smallpox remained at Dr. Keogh's office.
Wnon the matter was laid bclore Mayor
Gushing he said the case should bo provided
for bj the county. Tne city is not obliged to
care for the sick. That duty devolves upon
the count > , and us tbo city had no hospital of
any kind it was simply out of the question
for the city to undertake to care lor a patient
\\ith a dangerous disease.
The county officials at tbo hospital were
notified and the tiaUenl was at once removed
to the old county hospital building , which
has for some time been vacant.
The patient was civcu a good room nnd nn
old soldier , John Kellev. ho has had tbo
smallpox twice , was placed in charge and
the building was ( | uarantined.
The man said his name was II. O Colvlu ,
and he had been stopping at n lodging nouso
kept by Henry Ewalt ut : tl4 South Eleventh
struct. He bud been in the eitv but n few
duvs , mid had come from Texas , by way of
St Lnuis.
In coinpativ with Dr Lord , a reporter for
Tin. Hri. visited tbo lodging house last night
and found tbo clerk and proprietor entirely
ignorant of the fact that one of their lodgers
had apparently developed a case of smallpox.
The lodging house is an old frame , ram
shackle ufluir across tb alley from tbo foul
deu where Dwyer killed Connors.
Lodgings are obtained there for 1ft cents.
It is it cheaper place than Kwalt's Fnruavn
street establishment , and those who can't af
ford to iiitlulge In the luxurv of a iKi-cent bed
nt the Furnum street house are bhonn
around the comer to 814 South Eleventh
st rect.
Fred Mende , the clerk nt the lodging house ,
suid that Calvin bad stayed but one night
there , and that was Thursday night He had
not eomplaincd of being sick , neither did ho
look ill Ho slept in u small room , about J2x
14 feet , with throe other men There were
four single beds In the room Dr Lord In
spected tbe room and ordered the proprietor
to close and fumigate it.
Mr. Ewalt said bo would gladly do any
thing tbo board of health might tlilnkproper.
Ho would close tbo bouse If necessary ,
Dr.Lord .said the , closing ofjane house
would bo decided onnfter tho4triio 'nature '
of the disease hud been more fully asoer- '
taiucd. All that ho would order done lost
night was for tno proprietor to close the
room nnd burn n couple of sulphur caudles in
it. The bed clothes wore ordered to be either
burned or soaked in n tub of soluUou of cor
rosive sublimate.
Mr. Ewalt said he would burn the bed
clothing
Dr. Lord said the clerk nnd any others
who were In tbo room would better bo vac
cinated today , as ho would rimself be vac-
cltatod to guard against the possibility of
danger.
The lodging house will bo closed nnd quar
antined in case it is shown beyond a doubt
tbnt the pitient has smallpox.
Hr. Lord said last night , after looldng
through the lodging house , that if it was
smallpox lie was of the opinion that it bad
not been propagated in Omaha but must
have been brought in from Texas , or
wherever the man had been before coming to
Omaha.
Dr Keogh was seen last' night by Tun
Bci : . He was positive In stating
that the ho believed the man had smallpox.
Ho said that Colvin went to his office about
'i o'clock and when he examined him he found
that he was broken out about the forehead
and on the wrists. Colvin said there were
eruptions on his body also nutl the dreadful
disease had developed so far that the pox
were begiunini : to pit. Dr. Kcogh provided
for the patient's removal with the utmost
dispatch.
Dr. Lord will make further investigation
toduy and and adopt-any quarantine precau
tions that may be found necessary.
Ho did not feel sure lust night
that the man Hud smallpox , but said be
thought it would prove to.be something much
less dangerous.
Calvin , the patient , Is an American labor
ing man about twenty-seven years old , nnd
has lived iu Omaha during short intervals
for about six years.
Smallpox has raged for some weeks In
Texas and Colorado to such nn extent that
70,000 packages of vullino virun have boon
sent to those sta'es. Each package contains
ten points. Thus an idea may DO gained of
tbe extent of the disease.
'tllEAltJK I'Olt THE I'Mtl'LE.
TwoMiHsouri .Judges- Refuse to Ijevy
Taxes to Pay Ilonds ,
KANSAS Cm , Mo , May 8.--Thoro is
trouble iu the execution of recent Judgtncuta
in the bond cases against Cass and St. Clalr
counties. It grows out of the refusal of the
Judges of the counti' courts to levy taxes for
tbe payment of these judgments. The Judges
of each county announce their determination
to go to jail rather than order u tux on tbo
people. There are two Judgments against ,
bt. Clair county , one in favor ol D. B blew-
nit and tbe other in favor of tbo Ninth Na
tional bank of Now York , aggregating
over f UKKYueu ) ( ( ) Deputy Marshal Occhsll
served the pupcr * on tbe judgns vesterduy
they told him that they would never order a
tax , that they had been elected under a
promise to the people never to levy a tax for
the cavmsnt of these bonds and that they
not only were not disposed to do it , but wor
afraid to.
The condition of affairs in Cacs county U
even more dangerous. Judgment was ren
dered some time ago in favor of Albert
P.irkor , a capitalist ot San Diego , Cu } . , for
about Y100,000 , A mandamus entering a levy
of tbe tax was granted by the court and dis
regarded. The three Judges wore arrested
and gave bond in tbe sum of MKK ( ) to up pear
before the court m Kansas City in June.
Tbsy suy thut nothing will compel them to
perform the obnoxious duty , and If necessary
tbov will go to jail The bonds uro railroad ,
voted by the counties about three years ago.
THE WKATHKIC FOIIKVAKT.
For Omaha and Vicinity Fair ) slightly
cooler.
Tor Missouri Generally fair ; wnnnerj
south gales.
For lows.Generally fair : cooler Saturday
nlgliv and Sunday ; boulh gales.
For thoDaltotns Showers ; cooler ; north.
winds ,
For Nebraska and Kansas Generally fair ,
except light thowere in extreme northwest
ern Nebraska ; cooler Saturday ; night wind *
becoming north.
FurtJolorarto Fair ; ullphtly colder ; north.
winds.
Condition.
SAS OIL-GO , Cal. , May B.-Ex-MInliter
Tnft'i physicians report no change In tne
condition of their patient uud are gradually-
giving up what tittle hope they hnd ol bli
recovery.