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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , 2ftAY 17 , 1801-TWENTY PAGES. NOT EVEN OUTLINED AS YET , Omaha's ' Now Public Building Still Lingers in Arcliitcctur.il Chaos. MOUTHS WILL PASS BEFORE IT STARTS , \Vlinf n "Hoc" > lnn Ijcarmul On Visiting the Ollloo of the IH.TvlMlng Architect at WiiHhln > ; ton. Mr.y lii.- [ Special to TIIK Hnc.J I called upou Assistant Secretary Crounso of the troanary depart inctil to rnako Inquiry In regard to the status uf U e Omaha postonico building. After the un'.tul greetings Judge Crounso said : "Tin : Br.K Is laboring under a inisappti'hcn- slon iu supposing thnt the plans have been adopted and that the building Is to be so con structed as to make the Seventeenth street sldnof tbo block the back yard. 1 showed Ibo editorial article on the subject to tbo supervis ing architect's representative the other day and ho said tholnforii.ailon upon which II was based was ontlioly wrong , but let us go down ml see for ourselves. " In the onico of the supervising architect wo mot Colonel Lowe , who has visited Omaha and knows tlio exact location of block 87 nnd thfl general situation Hu plunged into the subject at once in the following vlg- . oronsstylo : "There bus been nothing whatever de-no about thu Omaha building. No plan bus been considered U'id no thought been given lo tbo matter. Mo'lilng will be duie. either , toward selecting a plan or preparing its du- tails until after we have finished the work on the world's fair buildings. That will keep us busy for a long time. I tin thn pressing busi ness at this moment , and everything eUn must wait. "No , I toll you the [ iiuuRhtinp department has not so much , n ni.ida a pencil outline of tbo building. Positivrly a discussion of tbo plans Is out of the question , for wo have not so much as thought of a suitable general de sign , bccau'-o we have not yet reached tbat point. Tbo people and tbo papers would bolter wait 'jntil wo have suggested some plan of a building before they llnd fault with It. After the architect has taken tip the subjtct.'looked over the topography of the ground and figured on the general style of a building which can bo built out of tbe lim ited appropriation , then a plan can bodravvn. It will be in order for person- ' interested to make suggestions and to object to tbo plan if they like. Wo can'l do this business iu com mittee of the wholo. Senators , congressmen clti/ens and ofllco force cannot meet on com mon ground and di cnss the question. The architect must first think out the plan for himself , put It on paper , study it and submit it to his superiors for suggestions and altera tions before anybody on tlio outside can form an opinion of either Its faults or merits. As tbo very llrst step is yet to bo taken , it Is a waste of tlmo for all concerned to attempt to suv what will lie or ought to bo done. ' 'Tbo dopat Uncut does not feel vhat it should give the question of streets any attoii' lion. In my judgment , from actual observe tlou , I am convinced that fion ; an nrchi tcctural point of view the building should front on Seventeenth street. Thin I know would bo seriously opposed , because 1 appre hend Sixteenth street is today the better thoroughfare. lam not favorable to the idea of setting the building In the middle of the block. It makes additions dllllcult and we will llnd after a while thnt enlargement Is necessary if the city grows. 1 think it would bo better to place the building back some twenty feet from the street , making Ibo main entrance on Sixteenth street , for Instance , and throw buck two wings if money is available and so make a compact building nnd utilize tbu laud to the best possible ad vantage. "A single structure lIMx'MU ' , as suggested by TiiuHBin : , iu tlio tniddlo of the square would bo oxtn-mcly ugly and waste the lloor space , unless the proposed wings were built nt tbo same time.11 "But that is not TUB HUE plan. It is the dimensions reported as adopted. Tin : Bnr. took merely the statement us given out up- parently on the authority of this ofllce , and sought to save the ground for parking pur poses at the four corners of tbo square Instead of throwing all the vacant space buck of tbo building,11 said I. "Well , nobody proposes to build a struct ure In the shape of a warehouse No di mensions can be suggested in advance. The style of building and Its cost must bu settled upon bcforu thu loiigth or width can bo an nounced. There is no authority whatever for intimating or suggesting the liguros your paper has used. Wo will give you a nice Hug out there if you will bo patient , may tell your people that It will bo some tlmo before wo can glvo anybody an intelli gent Idea of what is deemed advisable. " .lust keep your bands off until wo give you something to talk about. Wo shall con- sult the interests of the government llrst nnd tbo surrounding property owners last , if at all. Wo shall deal with' the abstract ques tion and leave the concrete details to bo wrought out later. If the Nebraska delega tion gets more money It will bo easier to put up n good building. We are led to believe more will bo secured , and shall probably base our calculations on that idea. "Mr. ICdbrook , the now supervising archi tect , has not yet heard of the Omaha build ing nor given it a moment's consideration , so lar as I know. Any pencil outline which limy have been shown must have come from Mr. Wimlrlm. Wo have seen nothing of the kind In the draughtsman's rooms. " Judge Crouuso said that ho nad soon the roughest sort of u pencil outllno similar to that mentioned by Colonel Lowe as n de sirable one , but know that nothing dollnlto was over In mind. He should certainly re gard it as bad policy to put the building llush against Sixteenth street with the back vard facing Seventeenth street. Ho thought Seventeenth street would eventually bo an important thoroughfare and the building should front on both Sixteenth and Seven teenth. At all events nothing will bo done very soon , nnd when the architect drafts the elevation or determines upon the plan of tbo building he would take jialns to notify Omaha people so they could bo heard as to whether or not n satisfactory building was proposed. It will bo months before the lint will bo put on the plans , and after they leave the draughtsman they must plcaso the supervis ing architect. Hu refers them to Assistant Secretary Crounse , who In turn submits his conclusions to Secretary Foster. Alter pass ing muster In the treasury they go to the postmaster general , and llnally to tbo presi dent before llnal approval. All this lakes vtlmo. . Then comes tbo advertising for bids , the awarding of contracts , the approval of tiouds , llnally resulting In tbo commencement - mont of tbo work. It Is very plain that a long period will elapse before anything can be undertaken. It Is safe to make a wager tnat no dirt will bo thrown on bloc h until after next spring , If then. Tin : HKK'M regular Washington corre spondent says Senator Mnndorson gave him to understand the plans had been deter mined upou , and work had actually com menced upon them and would bo prosecuted vigorously Tno sunutnr asked him to notify the people of this fact. H would seem tlin't the senator was misled from the statements quoted from Colonel Lowe. B. tlKTTIMt IHHfX TO IIUSIXKSS. I'rosldonl Harrison UCSIIIIICH His Of ficial I utlcsat tlio White House , WASIII.MITOX , May Hi. The president re sumed his oftlclal duties at the white house today Justus though nothing unusual had occurred. Ho was at his desk Irom'.I o'clock until 0 with the exception of an hour foi lunch , and n portion of this time was spent In shaking hands with a party of ex nirsionisu from Pennsylvania. Ho disposed of considerable routine business during the day and had conferences on important mat ters with Attorney ticiiernl Miller , Secrotarj Tracy , Secretary Foster , Assistant Sccro turles Moore , Grunt , Chandler and Spauldlng of the state , war , Interior and treasury de partments , respectively. Senators Hawloj and Morrell and John \ \ . Poster , who bui lust returned from a special mission to ji Spain. Them are a number of Important questions pending In each of thoexivutivodepartmonts and U Is the president's purpose to dispose ol them as rapidly as possible. The Hohrlug sen question require * immediate consider ution , and the president will Uovoto his at tention to that llrst , with a view of uavlug the governtnonl's policy In regard to the seal fisheries , sofar ai the present season Is concerned clearly do nned pending the flual settloi. ent of the controversy by the slow process of ar bitration. It Is probable that the sailing or- dcru of the revenue cutters assigned to duty in Hctirlng son wilt bo made out and Issued next week. The Illness of Secretary Blalno may nor-cssltato a slight I'elay In the prepar ation of Ihoso Instructors , but It will Do only t : iiporarily , however , M both the president nnd the secretary of tlio trcatury are tin roughly conversant with Ms views on t'io subject atid co'jid net In accordance herewith without further consultation with ilm nnd without thn least danger of disturb- ng the status of hU Decollations on the sub- cct with the British government. Another matter that will probablr , bo dls- .Kwnd of next vveok is thn appointment of the am ! court commission1 ! ! * . Although there was no meeting of the cabinet , atiout every cabinet olllci'r In town called during the day mil had a abort chat over matters pertaining to the department. . Ml.lT.t HKl'tHfl'JSn I'.lVTVHKlt. The OulMT t'lliirlcKton ItuiinrtcU to HUM ; Accnmiilihlu'il Its .Allusion. HT. LOI-N , Mo. , May ltl.--lisputcbes from tbo City of Mexico say il Is rumored there Unit tbo Itala has been captured by the Charleston off tbo coast of the stuto of .Irllse- co and tbat she is now returning with ber toward San Diego. It Is Impossible to get a vcriHpjition ot the rumor. Svx FIIAVI : ro , Cal. , May 10.A bulletin rO' ceiv.'d hero announces the arrival of Iho cruis er Charleston at Aiapulco. A dispatch from han Illcgo says : Tbo captain o ( the atoamor Ncwbcrn , which in lived at this noit at mid night last night , it is reported , on the way down the coast met tbo ( Iblllan war ship F.s- meralda at Capo St. Lucas and spuko with tbo onicer of that vessel. After leaving the Ksmeralda , winch proceeded north , ho pas.M'd a vessel supposed to bo tbo Chil ian warship ImpL-mle. also going north. On bis return trip bo reports seeing more of those vessels. The captain stated tbat , ho is of'.he opinion that the Ksmeralda ami ituta have put Into Magdalena bay , whore the cargo could have boon transferred without any trouble , and the Charleston n.ight have i listed by while this transfer was bu.ng made. Olllclal NIMVH of I lie Charleston , WASIII.XI.IOV , May 10.-After a week's waiting some tangible ue\\s was today re ceived at tbo navy department from the Charleston. First came a dispatch from Acupulco stating that tbo Chilian Insurgent cruiser Hxinuraldti had put out of Acapulco harbor yesterday and returned to port today. Later , through the state department , a dis patch came stating that the Charleston had arrived at Acapulco and that the lismendda was still In port , but giving no news of the I tat a. a.Whut Whut tbo next step is to bo no ono at tbo department knows or feels frco to tell. The Charleston is to take on coal , as her supply has probably nearly run out during the week's cruise. Whether the ICsmuralda is to have the privilege nf taking coal aboard can not bo learned hero , as it Is a matter entirely within the control of the Mexican govern ment , but the presumption at the department is against it , as the neutrality laws would bo strained by the Mexican government , if It allowed anything buyoml water and feed supplies to bo furnished a belligerent , The theory at the navy department Is that tbo Charfestoii , whoso commander , Captain Homy , has orders admitting largo dlsretlon- ar.v "movements , will now Ho at or near Acapulco for a short time , trusting that tbo Hnta , which Is u slow seven-knot ship , has not , yet passed down the coast and will try to ooal in that neighborhood. If she is sighted the Charleston will doubtless try to seize her. She cannot do this In Mexican waters , so that It would be necessary to head ber off outsiilo the thrco milo line , or. If unsuccessful m tbat to fol low her to sea when she goes out. What the tesmoraldu will do in the meantime is problematic . The general presumption is that the ofllcei-s of that vessel will row more on strategy than on force to obtain the sup plies carried by the Hata , though some olll- curs behove that she is trying to turn the Charleston away from the Itata's real course. Recourse to force to prevent the Charleston from capturing the Itatu , however , would , it is said , bo the death-blow of the insurgent cause in Chili , us the entire naval force of bo United States In the Pacille would , if nec essary , bo promptly called into play to destroy ho insurgent navy. A cablegram received rit the department rom Admiral McCann this afternoon an- louncod that thu Baltimore and San Fran cisco were both at Iqulque , Chill , today , so it ippeurs that the Baltimore has come north und tbo San Francisco htn been stayed in her southern course just at the point wnero the Chlli.ni insurgent navy Is now nn.irly alto gether assembled. This point Is almost in ho extreme north of Chili , ana Is where the tutu would imturully llnd her destination it' ho eluded the Charleston. Secures No Clue. CITY or Mi.xico ( via Uulvcstonj , May 10. The government denies the truth of the mbllshcd rumors thai the Chilian steamer vtmcralda succeeded in buying even u Inn- ted amount of coal at Acapulco , but that on the contrary she was ordered out of the port and is now lying olt the coast in neutral waters waiting , it is thought , for the steamer Itata. Tbo Ksmeralda's steam launch was patrolling all last night. The general opinion at Ac.ipulco is that the Itata has passed that place and gone south , nut tbat tlio Esmeralda Is waiting for th United States steamship Charleston. The olllcers of the ICsmoralda have been using the telegraph wires at Acapulco freely. At 5 this afternoon an unusual commotion , vas observed on the Ksmeralda and persons were watching them through glosses nt Aca pulco. but n thorough search failed to show any signs of an approaching vessel. The Ualtiinoreat l < | iiiitic. | IqfiQtic , Chill , ( via Oalvoston ) May 1(5. ( The United States warship Baltimore , from Valparaiso , arrived hero this morning. The Baltimore und the San Francisco will remain on this coast under command of Admiral Brown. Admiral McCaun , who Is on board the Baltimore , will bo transferred to the United States ship Pcusacola , which Is ex pected . hero in a few days , and will then , eave for tbo Atlantic. tH JMIlSSIO.\Elt UAV31 T.lI.liH. HnyH Ho Will ltcHlfn If the Prculdont CHICAGO , May 10. Commissioner of Pen sions Haum Iu an Interview 'today regarding thu resignation of his sou and the published statement that ho himself would take llko action , said : "If because of the unfortunate affair about my son thu president Is at all displeased with mo I fhall resign. My son Is innocent of doing. Thu $ " ' was wrong - satisfactorily ac counted for that was charged ho had appro priated. Many enmities exist In u largo do- p.irtment. Complaints unjust had been made about him to the secretary of the Interior , ami to prevent further annoyance to tbat official my son rosigi o 1. I did not seek this oftlco , " added Unnm. "It came to mu unso licited. During my Incumbency its a'lt'alrs liavu been conducted witli honesty and dis patch. 1 have nothing to conceal , and upon my record there does not rest a blot. " A special dispatch from St. Louis quotes Secretary Noulo as saying : "Young Kmini's resignation was demanded. Tbo charge against him was selling oftlccs und tlio fnlsltlc'itlnn of civil service uxumlnatlons. I , myself , discharged three men Involved. 1 cannot. In uny sense , hold General Hauni responsible for the shortcomings of his son. He has acted tbo part of un honorable man and u good oflicor and 1 know of no charges against him. I warned young Kaum In time , but be paid no bead to mo. I felt that his conduct was tarnishing the administration. I owed it to myself and to the president to tnko prompt und decisive action in thu premises , A Canadian Hank Sensation. MoxriiKAi , Quebec , May til.-Tho annual statement of the Bank of Montreal just issued Inn caused n sensation in business circles. Thu regular dividend paid thU year amounted fV-'OO.OOO , while thu earnings were only tSOO.OOO , leaving M00,000 to bo drawn from the "real" account , HARRISON A GREAT TALKER. Secretary Husk Grows Entlnnlxstio Over the President's ' Oratorical Versatility , CABINET MEETING SET FOR TUESDAY , Mutters lo Ho CoiiHlilcreel YOIIIIK Uiuun'H Siicoi'SNor Ohio PolltlCH- tbr I Case. WAsinsT.ros BtmiunTitE HUB , ) 51l ! FouimiSTit : : STKP.BT , > WMIIISOTO.V , U. C. , May 10. ) Everybody that called upon President Hnrrlso-i today congratulated him not only upon the complete success of hU trip south and west , but his robust physical appear ance. He novur looited healthier. Secretary Husk Is greatly pleased with his trip. Ho tidnks It the most Important epoch in his life and declares that more uniform courtesy or enthusiasm was never displayed for any man than was shown to Prcsldont Harrison. Ho Mild today : "President Harrison's display of oratorical ability , however , was the most remarkable feature of the trip. He made u greater number of first class speeches In n month than many high grade public men could think out and deliver in a lifetime. And his efforts were not all prearranged nnd provided for. Some of the best things he said were spontaneous. ) Ho would bo rest ing In his car when our train would pull up at n water tank wo used a good deal of water and a couple of thousand people would surround the train and demand a speech. They knew from tbo railroad au thorities that wo W.M-O going to stop there , so they put up a Job on the president. To such unexpected uudlencoa.thc president's remarks were extremely happy. CAIIISr.T 1'I.ANP. At the meeting of the cabinet Tuesday it is expected that the names presented for the land court and tbo court of claiiiH to till u va cancy on the latter day will bo taken up and determined upon. It Is ex pected thnt Ohio will get ono member of the laud court , probably ex-Congressman Thompson or ox - Congressman man Grosvenor and that Iowa may secure another In the person ol ex-Congressman Gear. Kx-Land Commissioner GrolT Is men tioned as another and ox-Congressman Pay- son of Illinois as yet another. It is believed that ox-Senator Moody of South Dakota maybe bo offered another ono of the places o > i the land court , although ho has not nskod for it , and it Is known that ho would accept It. It U confidently hoped Secretary Blaine may be able to attend the cabinet meeting on Tuesday , so that tbo case of ox-Senator Blair , rejected as minister to China , may bo disposed of. Ho may bo offered the Japanese mission or the superintendence of immigration. His friends doubt if ho would accept so un- remunerative and undesirable a place as tbo latter , 'although ho is so oniinentiy lilted for it that he has been urged to take it pro bono publico , " us ono statesman put it. VOUNO iiAfM's srccr.ssoit. Applications for the position of assistant chief clerk of the pension ofllce , made vacant by the forced resignation of Grcon B. Haum , jr. , are already pouring in , some coming by telegraph , two were presented before the ofllco was formerly opened this morning. It Is probable that the place will bo lllled by promotion. A great deal of sympathy is expressed on every hand for Commissioner Ha'um , and he has been elevated in public estimation by this unfortunate incident of his son. It is learned that General Haum promptly demanded a full investigation of the charges , nnd when they were proven true , ho demanded his son to resign. The impression prevails tbat General Haum , smarting under the disgrace of his son , will himself resign very soon after ho returns here from Chicago. OHIO POLITICS ni'.cttssnn. 7ho suggestion of ex-Hepresontatlvo Frank Hurd as the democratic candidate for gov ernor of Ohio is In Washington regarded as u possiolu solution of the disagicemcnt over the rcnominatioii of Campbell. Mr. Camp bell's friends are loyal to him to the last ex treme , but it is assorted and reasserted with a good deal of earnestness that if ho runs again ho will fall short of getting the demo cratic vote for the state. Hurd would got about the full democratic vote in the cities nnd on account of bis outspoken free trade sentiments it is thought ho would draw largely from the fanners' voto. Ho and McKlnlcv are old tlmo antagonists on the tariff question. going to op posite extremes. For years Ilurd has been the champion of free trade. The democrats claim that there is u very strong tariff reform sentiment in the state now and that on the direct issue of opposition to the extremes of the McKlnley plan they can win with the right sort of candidates. It is be lieved that either Campbell or Hurd would mnko gains in the country in consequence of this sentiment , but that Hurd could hold his party vote besides and make the issues on tbe tariff question more sharply defined. roiNiuus roit rnssiox SIIKIUS. : It doesn't scorn to make any difference bow many rules , Indexible or otherwise , the pen sion ofllco adopts , or how many times those who are working in behalf of pension claim ants explain and advise , myriads of requests pour into Washington every day for favors which cannot bo granted. The result Is disappointment - appointment , and often dissatisfaction with the pension laws and the rules which govern them. An establishment with a million clients , a whole train load of briefs , abstracts , testimony and claims , would bo as aimless and rosultlcss as a fleck In the sky If It did not have rules nnd tollow them. Pension claimants ought to know In the tlrst place , as has been stated In tbesu dis patches n number of times .slnco tbo lust pen sion laws were passed , that It Is a clear gra tuity , an absolute waste of money , to employ an agent bore to look after their cases , us they can do no more than the claimants themselves , and the great bulk of their work is in the direction of having their claimants wrlto their representatives in congress and other influential friends in Wash ington to go to the pension ofllco and hurry up their cases. When a case or a piece of testimony is received now it takes a certain counio , nnd it would take no other , and none quicker , if there were forty agents employed to hurry It up. The only olllco an agent here over could perform waste to tell a claimant what was necessary to niako his or her case complete. That is all done now by the pensions oftlco as soon as It can bo reached. There Is no such thing as "inlluenco" with u pension agent , or "inside work" which will got a case through any sooner than It would go through If left with the commissioner. There is some souse in omuloylng un attorney or agent nt the homo of the claimant for be can help to hunt up and secure ncccs sary testimony. Hero the agent cannot do this for ho Is not at the place of abode of tbo person who gives the testimony. After all the claimant must furnish thu testimony , tbo sumo us if he or she hud a case In court. A lawyer at a distances of several hundred , oroven forty miles , could not secure testimony or conduct a case iu court with success. It Is true the pension ofllco is here , but , the witnesses and claimant are fur away. All ho can do is to say when tbo case is complete or what testi mony Is ncodod and lllo the papers , Thu pen * sion oflicoomplojos do tbe former and the malls do the latter now. Another thing , it tsemns impossible to make claimants comprehend. It requires an nfll- davit setting forth that tbo claimant is In a precarious condition of health , likely to dlo nt any time , or 1s in a condition of great ncod and the object of publlu or private charity , to take n case out of Its order und have It made special and the certltlcato Issue earlier than In thu ordinary course. There is no such thing any more as "Inlluenco" to have cases made special without this nflldavlt. It is useless 10 wrllo your senator or ropresentu- S ivo or anybody clso to have , your case made special unions you send this afll- duvit from some rcllublu person properly cartltled before a notary public , clerk of court , or other ofllcer authorized to adminis ter an oath , There ! s no use to got nervous and denounce thu pension olllco or this ad ministration or anybody or anything for the conditions not being different. After many years of experience , with millions of claims , those rules have been adopted as thu fairest and most equltablu to all , and although they may work hardships , the greatest good Is ac complished by them , This administration Is doing by far more for bciWn claimants than any other over did , WHAT A Win B CLEHK LCAHNEII. Recently n wise cleric jn the ofllco of the comptroller of the trrasuTyftilscovcrcd In the accounts of tbo publlu pclntor an Item of several dollars for "m\i \ lc composition. " With accustomed presumption tbo clerk "smelted n mouso" and returned the accounts to General Palmer with ; iVltlnmml for "an ex planation. " Ho did not know of any law which warranted the public printer In pur chasing "songs , poetry orimislcul , , composi tions of any kfud , " and ho did not understand how such a stupid blund rvould bo made. The public printer simply returntd the ac counts with the explanation that the "music composition" meant the vvVJrk of compositors In "setting up" the muslo typo upon which were printed tbo boo It music used by the fa mous marine band. The clerk scratched his wise head , ejaculated "oh , yes , " and the war rant was Issued. It is not generally understood , but Is never theless n fact , that largo quantities of music ate published nt the government printing ofllce , along with horse books , agricultural reporlH , congressional reports and other unin teresting matter. The music Is for the bands In the army , navy and marlno corps. It Is In tbo form of the ordinary bund books. There Is a separate room or suit ot rooms set apart at the government printing ofltru for music alone. The music for these bands Is as nec essary as the blanks for the revenue ofllcers , land ofticcrs or anybody clso connected with the government. The government bands have regulation music and It 1 * published In the regular place for government printing. Much of the muslo Is composed or arranged by Prof. John Soussa , leader of the marine band. wn.i. iimu IIOVD'S CASE. Henrv D ICstabrook has left for his homo at Oimn'in. It is expected that some char acter of proceeding will time place In the supreme court on the Boyd citizenship case on Monday the Mth lust. It is more than Ilk ly thn court will entertain a motion of supersedas and hoar the argument. Pr.iinv S. HIATII. : tl'K.lTHElt CttOl' nVllKTI\ . Issued 1'.oin thu Hulled Slalcn Signal Ollluc. \VAHinxTo\May ( ! 10. Tbo weekly weatner crop bulletin issued by the signal ofllco tiday says In part : The weather during the past week was generally unfavorable for growing crops In the states of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys , owing to the dryness of the ground , nnd reports from the principal wheat nnd corn states indicatu that the continuation of present conditions during another week will cause a draught likely to prove of serious injury to crous. Small grain and gross are iu danger owing to the absence of rain from Tennessee north ward over tbe upper lake region nnd Minne sota. Although more rain is needed in tbo Dakotas , Nebraska and Kansas , tlio weather during the past week was more favorable and frosted wheat is recovering , but was prob ably somewhat injured by frosts last night. Favorable i eports are also received from Missouri and" Colorado , where recent rains have greatly improved crop con- conditions. Wheat continues in line con dition In Missouri , nlthough rain Is needed in the southern haf | < Hcports from Kansas state that fly and chinch bugs are damaging wheat In places. In Kentucky nnd Tcnnesseo wheat nnd corn1 are turning yel low. Frost last week liijurcd fruit , and gar den crops and killed much cotton in Tcnnos- soe. A largo area of tooicco is wanting rains Plowing has been suspended and prospect , are gloomy. Texas reports that codl weather has re tarded thu growth of cotton and corn , but thu outlook continues very favorable. Small grain promises well. ' ' "Tho oat harvest has commenced. Cereals' are doing fairly well in Arkansas , but cool weather lias In jured the cotton , in.d late planted cotton is not coming up. This is also'Ihc ' condition of thn cotton crop In Louisiana. Mississippi and Alabama , but nhouldratiah'd ! warm weather occur the coming wecV tbo crop may bo saved from serious injury.1 In North and South CUrolina nnd Virginia recent rains have greatly Improved crop con ditions'although some'dftmogo Is reported from hall in the Caro'ii'tias ? The drought continuca'in ' the middle At lantic states until Friday , resulting in con- s'derablc ' injury to grass and small grains , although the recent rains have caused crops to improve and prospects ate more encour aging. Grass nnd oats were somewhat in jured In Pennsylvania and Jry weather has delayed plowing. Crops are greatly retarded in Now York owing to the ubsenco of rain , oats and grass being most damaged. Llko conditions are reported from Now Eng land , where 11 elds and pastures arc being in jured ny cool , dry weather. Tbo prospects for fruit in Now "Vork nnd Pennsylvania are excellent. In Oregon the wheat prospects were never better , fruit also doing well. In California the cool weather greatly benefits growing crops , retarding the rapid ripening of fruits , and bay cutting Is in progress throughout tbo state , but curing retarded by partly cloudy weather. IXCLK JERKT 1'L.EASEn. .Secretary Husk KntliunlMKtlo Over the Itcucnt Trip. WASHIXOTO.V , May 10. Secretary Husk was asked today if bo had a good time on his icccnt trip. "Did I timoi1' ho have a good replied. ' Well I should say I did , and so did every body else in the party. It was n wonderful excursion ar.d every day of it was lllled with pleasant happenings tbat must remain fixed in our memories. The people were enthusi astic from start to finish , and if tbo good folks on our route omitted any courtesy it would bo moro than I could do to discover the gup. Especially gratifying was our re ception In the south. Every greeting was hearty in the extreme and , beyond question , honest. From the time when wo entered Tennessee the journey was an ovation , and on every side there was heard nothing but the broadest and most patriotic sentiments. Texas probably put on more paint than any other southern stax' , and it is no exaggeration for uio to state tbat the } * welcomed the appearance of the president. Governor Hogg and Senator Heagan met our train at the state line and introduced us in a most eulogistic manner to the many assem blages tbat laid In wait to capture u portion tion of our oratory. California will always bo remembered as the land of flowers. As soon as wo entered the state wo were bombarded with the most delicate - icate blossoms bouquets were tired at us by the ton and this continued until wo got too far north for early flowers. The feature of the trip that impressed mo more even than the popular enthusiasm > vas tbo romnrknoio oratorical ability of the president. Ho made a greater number of bpe.'cUe.i in n month than many high grade public mqn could think out nnd deliver In n life time. And his efforts were not all prearranged nnd provided , for some of the best things ho.snid were sponta neous. Ho would bo resting in his car , when the train would pull up at a water tank--wo used a good deal of vvaterraiid a couple of thousand people would .surround the train and demand a speech , They know from tbo railroad authorities that wo were going to stop there , so they put up A Job on the presi dent. To such unexpected audiences the president's remarks wore extremely happy. " "Did you stick closclydo' your schedule ! " "Wonderfully so , " ropUod iho secretary. "Wo utrlved at every stopping pluco punc tual to the minute and ktpt it up until wo got homo yesterday evening. There was not a hitch in the arrangements or an accident of oven the most trivial description. It was u good trip , but I am glad to bo at work again. " Thn Washington Olilo WASIIISIITOS , May 10. The Washington Evening Critic has ceased publication und has been placed In the bands of a receiver. lie-nil of n lloy'n Moulin ; . Giivxn KAMIIM , Mich. , May 10. A small boy's boi'tlro almost destroyed the village of Howcll yesterday. The vlllairo rink , con taining 'i.OOO bushels of wheat belonging to the King Milling company , two livery stables , three houses ami the barn to Train's hotel were burned. The loss Is about 10,000 , Ohio's ( ilaiiilifN ; Kplilomlc. x , O , , Maj 10. There is much alarm In Butler county over tbo appearance of glanders among horses , u number of which have been killed by order of tbo state veteri narian. l ser Mrs , Greene Succnmbi to tin Wouuds In flicted by Her Jtalous Lover , MADE AN ANTE-MORTEM STAFCMENT. KciiMUlonal I'Vatim-H of the Mimic The Dead \ YoinavVns a Pinkerton - ton Detective Trump Killed at I'latlsmoiith. LINCOLN , Neb. , May 10. [ Special to Tun Uin.J : The woman known as Mrs. .leunto Greene , who was shot In the back by U. W. HutchlnsoM on AprilS , died this morning , The ball struck the splno , resulting In paral ysis of the lower limbs , and death was only n matter of tlmo. Last Wednesday she sent for Justice Foxworthy to make an onto- mortem statement , but was too weak to say all she wished to , and she did not rally sufll- clontly afterwards to resume It. Tbo statement - mont , which was made public this afternoon , Is us follows : "My name Is Cella .1. Grceno. I live now nt 1VJI ; O street in the city of Lincoln In said county. I tun in fear of death und now bu llevo that 1 am dying , and make this state ment In fear of impending death. 1 am dying from the effects of two gun shot wounds caused by E. W. IIutuhln on shooting mo with a revolver here in this room on April ! 2 ! < , IMI1. In thu evening of that liny bu called and In tbo presence of Miss Hico and others wo spout some tlmo In conversation ; ho asked mo something in regard to notes which ho gave mo to deposit in my own niimo and see If I could nol collect the same at a reasonable discount and then after asking mo wln'ro the money was , I replied that I had collected a certain amount of said notes and bad depos ited the iimount In bank payable to my order , and then he said to me : 'Will you give mo the money ( 'and I said that the notes were in my name , transferred to mo and wo will lix up" the business among ourselves In re gard to the notoi , and then ho said to mo : 'Didn't you go to the Bond block and stay with some man u few nights agot' I said I did not. 1 was called to the Bond block to see some lady friends ; and then ho said : 'I have been told by some parties that you are untrue to your promises to me and that you did stay ono night with n man nt the Bond block,1 "and then ho said , ' 1 am Jealous of you , and 1 think you are betraying me , and I have been told by several parties that you have been cullty ai.d have stayed with men at different places in tbe clty'aml then I said to Hutchison'tho man that told you that or unyono that has told you that bus told a falsehood , and I brand him as a liar , and I can prove by the ladles nnd lady of the Bond block that I did not stay with any ono or have anything to do with any one in the bbck that evening. ' Tboi : he said to me , 'do you mean to call me a liarC Then I s.ud ' 1 did not call you a liar , but I say that the one or anyone who told you I did stay with someone In the Bond block that evening told a lie : ' at tbat moment setting on tbo sola beside mo he raised up on his feet and said to mo , 'do you repeat that I am a HarC 'Yes , ' I said , 'if you ? ay thai,1 and thin hi commenced drawing u gun from his pocket and 1 slarled to run out of the room. Ho said. 'I will shoot you. ' I wont through one. room nnd then to the door of another , and in going to tbat room be tired two shots nt mo. I got to the south room ami tried to hold the door , but bo pushed tbe door open and came In. I tried to get away from him by dodging under the table ho fired ono shot at mo in the room where the table was ; it bit mo , but glanced off on the stays of my dress. I put my head under the tublo , bo milled around the side of the table and I fell en tbo lloor and swooned. Ho was at that tlmo perfectly rational and sane and tome mo .seemed to bo. nnd I belicvo bo w.w , in his right mind unu perfectly sane. I have known him for thirteen or fourteen months and I noticed at this time no change in his notions so far as sanity or Insanity was con cerned and ho at all times acted and .seemed to be perfectly sane and rational and I be lieve the shooting was caused by jealousy and tbo trouble ever the notes. Some tlmo ago he became very angry at me and drew u revolver. Ho had been drinking at the time. Ho has frequently shown his re volver lo me. "Wo frequently had slight quarrels. At the time of the shooting ho did not seem ner vous or excited until we quarellod about that man ho seemed to bo jealous of. Ho sat with mo on the sofa nnd was pleasant and good natured , until no asked mo the question about that man then ho became angry and made the assnult on mo. " This murder is surrounded with a number of straniro and sensational features. Mrs. Grceno was n handsome woman with a check ered career. She was said to huvo been of the deml moudu at times , nnd once was arrested for prostitu tion and fined. She appealed the enso and escaped the lino. At other tlmos she lived an apparently respectable llfo. It Is known that she was engaged in the Pinkerton service for special work several times , and she was pursuing an original line of investigation on the. i-hcedy case at the time she was shot. Ilutchinson was a man of means und In vested some of bis money In Lincoln prop erty. Ho met tbo woman ever a year ago , and ono of the stories afloat Is that she occupied ono of bis bouses rent free. There is abundant evidence tbat ho was smitten on tno widow , and the presumption is that she was his mis tress , nlthough no is an elderly man with grown-up children. The tragedy seems to hao grown out of the handling of the old man's property. Ho owned a farm near Ashland , which ho sold to a son , J. E. Hutcbitison , who gavu bis notes for ? l,00 ( ) . Those were deposited in the vault of the Lincoln safety deposit company. Afterwards they were endorsed to Mrs. Greene , and she was given the key to the hired box in tbo vault. The old man said they were put into the widow's hands for safe keeping , but his family goi wind of tbo affair and concluded bo was squandering bis substance on a heartless ad venturess. A son , E. W. Ilutchinson , Jr. , got an Injunction to prevent the removal of the notes from the vault , but Mrs. Grecno learned of this inuvo in time to got the notes away before the service of the court's re straining order. Some of tbo subsequent proceedings are not wholly clear , but it seems thnt Mrs. Green and tlio other son , .1. E. , mot In Omaha , and sba surren dered his notes forf4,000 , receiving $1,000 in cash , It is not clear why tills was done , whether the old man consented to It at the time or whether the widow made u stake out of the deal. Apparent ! ) the old gentleman was not a party to this arrangement , for bo started for the farm near Ashland with the avowed purpose of making his son give him now notes tor the balance of 1,000. The son had wnrnlni ; of his coming nnd escaped a meeting. Perhaps tbo father threatened to do the son bodily harm. At any rate the young man swore out u warrant against his father , afteging that ho was in fear of his llfo , and tbo old man was thrown into Jail at Wahoo. His friends allege tbat this was merely u scheme to keep him away from the hearing on the injunction. Mrs. ( Jreono vis ited the old gentleman at Wahoo , und llnally secured his release. Hutchinsoii senior , uflor his release , cumo to Lincoln , visited Omaha and then returned to this city on Tuesday , April 'JO. In the evening ho called on Mrs. Gruonu us shu ex- ploins in her s atcmcnt. She was l.vmg with tbo family of her brother , Gus Gilbert , on the second floor of a business block. Air. Gil bert , Miss Hice , u young lady employed in a millinery store who boarded with the family , nud tbo children were present when bo called. They soon left the room , leaving Hutchinsoii nnd the widow nlono. They know nothing of what trans- pircd In the room , but their story of the shooting when Mrs. Gricn ran inio tbu din ing room and sought refuge under the table , corroborate her dying statement , Mrs. Green persistently rcluscd to relate what transpired in thu front room until she felt sure she would die. Shu was too weak to sign ber statement. Hutcblni-ou walked out of tbo building un molested and escaped to his homo. Hn was concealed in u piece of timber near by for several days , whuro his vvilo took him food under cover of darkness. The cold nights drove him into the house , wheru he was cap tured. He has been kept in the county Jail , In this citv , awaiting tha result of Mrs. Greene's Injuries. Tbo coroners Jury met tonight , but devel oped nothing now und rendered u verdict In accord with the loret'oluu fucts , Aftr the shooting Mrs. Oreon was received Into tlio ' Cuthollch church. All her property was given to that church to educate her daughter In Its faith and for Its service , lioniut Over to ConrC. NnniusKA CITV , Nob. , May 10. [ Special Telegram to TUB DIK. : ) Lon Price , the negro charged with making ; a criminal in- biiult upon pretty Irene Trimble , was taken before Justice White and given a prelimi nary hearing today. A number of witnesses were examined and Price took the witness stand. Ho had no attorney , out made a dis connected statement , adinittlng that there was moro or less affect Ion ovlstlng between himself and the child , ho admitting remain ing all night In the barn with her , but denied having committed any assault. At thu con clusion of tbo hearing he was bound over to the district court , his bond being placed at S1H)0. ( ) This ho was unable to furnish anil bo was placed In the county Jail. Now Irrigation Company , UniiiNii , Neb. , May 10.-Special | to Tin : HKK.J--THO Lurumtound Kcotts Bluff cnnal nnd water uower company was Incorporated here yesterday by Martin Goring , .lolin B. Aiulorsor , Charles W. .lohnsoii , Peter J. Gurhnrt , JolniH. Abbott , Nels B. Anderson , Andrew F. Frold. David C. Onstott. Miles .1. Huffman , Oscar Llddle as Incorporalors , Tbo capital stock is placed at 1,000,000 , and the principal place of business at Goring , Scotts Bluff county , Nebraska. ThU Is not so much a now corporation , us it Is Intended to protect the rights of the ditch company , in Nebraska , which is already organized under the laws of Wyoming. A party of tlfteen surveyors loft this morning for the head of tbo canal to assist In pushing the work along. A I'oi'nci-'s U'orU. T.vi.MVitR , Neb. , May --Special | Tele gram to Tin : Hcn.jLast November E. Maiinlgau offered for sale at the Bank of Talmagu notes amounting to $ ? i , signed by Peter and John Albright , wealthy German farmers of this locality , which were readily purchased at a liberal discount , Mannigaii leaving Immediately for Franco. Later Messrs. Albright and son heard of the notes , and upon examination pronounced them for geries. Tbo bank bronchi suit for the amount , the trial coming up yeste.ntay before - fore Judge U'rtlbau , and resulting In a ver dict for tlio defendants. Mr. Berlelt , presi dent of tbo bank , says nil appeal will bo taken. Unu Over anil killed. PMTTSMOLTII , Nob. , M.vv -Special ( Telegram to Tins Br.n.jThis morning the 11. & M. passenger train , No.I , struck and Instantly killed a man near the waterworks engine house. Tbu victim proved to bo an old man who had lodged In Jail last night and gave his name as Peter Neidcr. While hero it was learned of him that bo was enrouto to his homo in Holt county , this stale , where his family reside. Ho had tramped from Baltimore , whore he had been in the bos tal for some months suffering from n para lytic stroke. Holt County AuricnliiirlslH. O'Nnn.i. , Nob. , May -Special [ Telegram to TIIK BnE.l The Holt county agricultural society hold its annual meeting today and elected otllcers as follows : Neil Brcnnan , president ; Frank Campbell , secretary ; J. L. Mack , treasurer. W. J. Dobbs , Milton Doo- llttlo and W. Ei McHoberts were elected a committee to prepare exhibits to be sent testate state fairs throughout the entire eastern states. Tbo fal" iu this county promises to bo a grand success. Arrldont lo I'lcniccrs. TALMAOI : , Neb. . May 10. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BKB.-Tlio | Talmago high school closed yesterday with a plcuio at which several accidents occurred. Willie , son of A. Engber , fell from a tree , breaking his collar bone. Willis Holbrookfcll Into thu Nomaha river and was saved from being drowned by the exertions of his larger com panions. This was followed by Mrs. Potcr Berlelt's team running away , demolishing the buggy but hurting no ono. Heaviest ol' the Hcaston. McCooic , Neb. , May 10. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : UuK.l This part of the Ho- publican valley has been visited with the heaviest rain of the season. Jt commenced to rain about T o'clock last night and rained hard all night ana has rained all day. This will insure a crop of small grain of which tins county has nearly double the acreage of last year. Itrokun How ( JradnntPK. BuoKKN" Bow , Nob. , May 10. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bun.J The publlo schools closed their year's work yesterday , but , owing to the ruin the graduating exercises were postponed until this evening. lion. James Wh'.tohead delivered the address. Tbo grad uates were Mlsse.s Eva Wolmor , Cora Craw ford and Sarah Snyder. Itnlii nt CnllicrtKon , Cui.niiHTHox , Neb. , May 10. [ Special Tele , gram to Tin : BKC.J This section was visited last night and today by iho heaviest rain of the season. Fully two inches of rain fell from 7 o'clock last evening until 7 o'clock this evening. Crops of nil kinds , and especially wheat , is looking splendid. Ci'ops in I'11 in ; CiMidll'on. Ci'inis , Nob. , May 10. [ Special 1'elogram to Tun Bui : . ] There has been twenty-four hours of hard rainfall all ever this section of country. Everything is in line condition for crops. Corn is coming up finely , small grain is in prime order and the people are Jubilant. Ncarin I'lattsiiionth. PI.ATTSMOUTII , Neb. , May 10. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bm.l : At tbo close of today's work on the Plattsmouth and Omaha extension of thu Missouri Pacific the track was laid to within live miles of this city. By Thursday the city will bo reached. Safe from Drouth. BENKI.KMAN , Neb , , May 10. [ Special Tele gram to Tin ; BEI : . ] A heavy rain has been falling hero for twelve hours and It is still cloudy tonight and mnrtiig. The small grain crop is assured safe from drouth und the corn will now como rapidly. OX Ol.H \ System of Iti-l audace OlHCovcrrd at tin ; Milwaukee Home. MiuvAtKKK , Wls. , May 10. 1'ho miirderof Aulfuss , the old soldier whoso body was found Sunday night in n creek near the sol diers' home , has resulted In the discovery that a regular system of brigandage has nourished in the neighborhood of tbo grounds. All about tbo grounds and as close to tbo grounds ns the law will allow thorn to locate are low dives and groggcrios in which for years tbo veterans huvo been piled with liquor and then robbed. The competition grew so brisn , however , that enterprising robbers favored tbo plan of catching the veterans on the outside. The grounds of the national homo are extensive und are boivily wooded , and nliout them are other patches of hoavily-timbered land , The grounds are llvo miles from thu center of the city and beyond the city limits , so that tbo pollen protection Is none of the best. In these woods and along thu road ways and lanes leading Into tbo grounds small bands of highwaymen , many being composed of old soldiers who have been dis charged from tbo home , have made a practice of lying in ambush for belated veterans re turning from thn city. The investigation brought about by the Aulfuss murder has de veloped Iho fact that hundreds of men buvo buen waylaid and robbed within the lust yuar. Governor Hathaway of tbo homo has been enlisted In tbo crusudo with tbu local authorities and they propose to rid thu dis trict , ot the robbers. A largo force of special ofllcors are out there and they will promptly arroitany suspicious patties In thu neighbor hood. Cut In I'asHi-iiucr ItalcH. Sr. PAI-I. . , .Minn. , May Hl.-ThobixChicago and St. Paul railway lines are very much alnrmod over iho action of the "Soo" in mak ing a round trip rate to Now York nnd Boston which Is less than the ordinary faro oneway , and telegraphed Chairman Flnloy of tbu western passenger association for liormlsslon to meet thu cut. Tbu "Soo" added fuel to thu llumo by making u round trip raid of 1. % to Toronto , which la fll.25 under the tourist rate sheet. IV u Till ? Frigb'fal Exjioripnco of Two Thomas County ( Jhililrou Who Wanderml Away. ALMOST A WEFK WITHOUT FOOD OR DRINK ol1 Men Hfoiivlnij tlio Country in Mviroh Cor Hit' .MI-.HIIIH llahloi Ono ol' Them Koiiml. Mr , ( ' . . N. Mclviilght , a special pension ngont In employ of tbo goveriifueiit , came In yesterday from Thcdford , Thomas county , where ho found thu ontlru male population out searching for two lost children. Mr , Me- Knlght said bo did not Unit a solitary man in the town of Thedlord , which usually contains a population of about two hundred people. Tvyo children named Hammond , ono olght years old and thu other only four , wont to visit their slsii'r , who lived nb'otit six miles north of Thedford , last Sunday , and bowcen nnd. o'clock they started homo. They had only to go about a milo and n half , but the road led through the dreary and bewilder ing sand hills. The children lost their way and never reached home. Their parents and the Immediate neighbors searched the hills all night und on Monday morning n general alarm was given. Then the cltl/oiis of Thed ford and the surrounding country turned out and two old trappers were chosen ns the leaders. They took the trail and soon found when ) the children had wandeied from the path to gather ( lowers. From this they wandered on and on , over the desolate bills and gulchrs of shifting sand. In many places the tuvcki of the little I'eet were entirely obscured. Thu wind bad drifted the sand across the trail. The search was continued all day Monday until dark and the searchers camped on tbo Ira , ! . A relief parly wont nfter provisions and couriers were Kept in communication with thu searchers all day Tuesday as they wont on over tlio dismal stivteh of barren sands , All day Wednesday Iho search went on , anil Thursday it was renewed. They i.'iuno to a place wbero tbo youngest ono bad lost ono shoe and could see wnero the older ono had carried her little sister short distances and then they both trudged on to gether in a desperate , pitiable search fur home. Thursday at noon the youngest child was found at tbe foot of a high hill , half covered In the sand , wheru shu had fallen , completely exhausted. 'I'lio little ono was unconscious , and her tongue was swollen so tbat it pro truded from her mouth. She was soon re stored , however , so tbat sbu could rocognizu her father and brother , and when asked whore her slsler was she said : "Sister went on home. " The youngest child was found nearly fif teen miles from iho point whore they llrst left the wagon road to pick flowers. Then tbo search went on. The older child seemed from thu tracks In the sand to .still possess considerable strength. The search ers noticed whore stio bad run a short dis tance , as though frightened by some noise or object near her. Shu approached to within a few humlrod yards at suveral places of the Loup river , but did not go to it at any point where the searchers bad traced her steps up to Friday morning. Her steps were then di rected away from the river and out into the sand hills ngaiu. The searching party had followed the child's tracks about thirty miles up to Fri day morning , and in all that distance thuro was no evidence of her having lain down to sleep or rest. Some places aim hart fallen In the sand , but tbo indications seemed to point to the fact that she had scrambled up nnd had trudged on her weary way , doubtless almost cruzad with the tearfulness of her sit uation. Tno search was still on when Mr. Mc- Kulght loft Thedford , every able bodied man who could find a horse or could walk had gone to tbo sand hills to help llnd the wan derer. Fully ono hundred nnd twenty inon were out scouring tbo hills nnd gulches. Tbo youngest child was slowly recovering from the terrible experience sbo hud under gone. CHI I.I A \ llovv They Obtain Funds fo Continue thnVarfaro. . Nnvv YOIIK , May 10. Mr. Edward Eyre , a nephew of ox-Mayor William H. Grace , has arrived on tbe steamship Colon from Aspln- wall. Mr. ICyro is u representative of the linn nt Callao , and this is his llr.st visit homo In twenty-four years. Speaking ot the Chil ian disorders Mr. Eyro was asked : "From what source do the Insurgents ob tain funds to continue this warfare I" "They have secured control of all tbo ports from which nitrate is shipped , they receiving the export duties , payable to tbo Chilian government , which amounts to fully 10HK- ( , 000 silver dollars annually. " 'How does Balmaceda get the funds to carry on his warfare i" "From the general revenues of the country , principally the custom houses ut Valparaiso and Talaoabune , but as these were not sum"- clcnt to meet his rtujutrcinonU ho issued * ! ! . ' , - 000,000 worth ol paper money , which was taken by tbo people and used to pay the army. The currency of Chili consists of 'notes' issued and guaranteed by the govern ment. Tills currency was worth M ) cents on the dollar when the revolution broke out , but , according to my last ad vices has declined to 110 cents. " "Do yon know of any firms In Now York that arc supplying the insurgents with arms I" "No , I do not. " "How long do you think tbo struggle will last I" ' It is very bard to say , but I am afraid It will last for many months , as the opposition is not likely to accept us iv solution of the dif- llculty the man whom Halmaccdu proposes shall succeed him as president ( Senor Vicuna ) when Ills term expires on September Ib next. " "How is tlio credit of Chill with foreign nations ! " "Chilian bonds have declined a llttlo owing to iho revolution , but not to tbo extent that might have been expected. Chill has enjoyed such an excellent reputation that the effect has not boon In her case as it would have been in othurs nud her total ex ternal debt Is only about flirijOIX OOO , which is no doubt in any case perfectly good. " "If necessary , could Chill get any material assistance from London In tbu way of loaniH" "Under present circumstances it is not at all likely that sbo could obtain any assist ance in th'J London market , but in normal times she. could have had all the money nho desired for publlo works and other uses. Her loan , which was l , ( > 00,000 wai placed ut par. To speak accurately , 1 h nevo it was ! ) ' . ) , mid I understand Is hold" principally by Ihc Hotbschllds. " "What Interest Is taken In the affair In Porn , and what sympathy , if any , is extended toward the two parties in Chilli" "In Peru the general desire is that a peace ful solution of the dllllcultles should be reached , as it effects thu business of that country considerably , but beyond thin neither thu people nor tbo government havu any in terest in either side. Thu government has observed the strictest neutrality , and I know positively that that is the policy which the 1'oruvian government proposes to follow. This can 1 afllrm , as I have it direct from the president of Peru and his ministers. What the commerce of the coast needs is peace , and thu unanimous feeling is 0110 of tbu doupest regret that Chili should have become In volved in such a condition of Internal strife.1 Cmitfln'l St uid Khonmullo I'aln. MlN.vKAroi.iMinn. . , May 10. Charles II Champlln , superintendent of the North Star woolen mills , shot himself through tbo head this morning. Cbamplin had beun conllnod In bed two weeks with rheumatism and it In thought distress overbalanced his mind. * Nobody WIIN Injured. CiiHAdo , May 111. The ofllclal report of tbo accident to the Chicago-Minneapolis express train on the St. Paul railroad last evening near Columbus , Wis. , states that no damage resulted except " doluy of four hours. Nobody was injuiod.