Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA i DAILY BEE.
TWENTIETH YEAE. OMAHA , MONDAY MOKNING , MAY IS , 1891. NUMBER 329.
HER LONG JOURNEY ENDED ,
Little Tillio Hammond Found Dead in
the Band Hills.
"WANDERINGS OF THE LOST CHILD.
Overflow of nn Irrigation Cnnnl
Iho Country. Flooded A. Jjlttlo
Hey Patally Hcaldi-d The
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
TiiF.nronn , Nob. , May 17. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BKK. ] Tllllo Hammondtho lost
child , was found dead today about ten miles
northwest of Dunning. An average of
seventy men have searched for her constantly
since last Monday. The rain obliterated her
trull and she covered a distance far greater
than what wns thought possible. The most
conservative say she traveled seventy-live
miles and n part of the tlmo carried her little
sister , without food , water or shelter. Her
heroic effort for Ilfo Is deserving of a menu
ment.
AVeokly Crop Bulletin.
Ciir.TC , Neb. , May 17. [ Special to TUB
BKK.J The signal service has Issued the fol
lowing weekly weather and crop bulletin for
Nebraska :
The pant week has been rather warmer and
moro sunshiny than average and generally
favorable to funning Interests ; but prevail
ing high winds have dried the surface of the
ground somewhat and rains would have been
beneficial. Crops are reported generally In
good condition , but In some localities small
grain nnd grass nro In need of ruin.
The rainfall Is reported ns everywhere below -
low the average , except , nt Alliance , where
Mil Inches fell on the llth , Throughout the
central part of the state thcro hns boon none
or n trace ; In the southeastern part showers
hnvo been general , amounting In some cases
to nearly on Inch , which Is almost the normal
amount , but averaging only about half that
much.
A frost wns nnlto general on the llth , the
temperature In some localities falling below
H'J degrees ; strawberries and grapes were
Injured In some places , but dninngo wns
everywhere slight and nowhere are the
larger fruits or crops reported injured.
Corn planting bus progressed rapidly dur
ing the week and is considerably moro than
half done In most localities. Moro ground Is
reported ns under cultivation this yenr than
previously. Wheat Is coming up slowly and
unevenly In thu southwest.
Too Much Irrigation.
NO , Neb. , May 17. [ Special to Tin :
BKK.1 The Chimney Rock irrigation canal
which was almost completed , hud Its head-
gnto wnshod out by high water this week
d the ditch has been filled with nn Im
mense current of water over since , not only
flooding the country , but doing n great deal
damage to the banks of the canal. The
mouth of the ditch whcro the heudgato was
nltuntcd , ts nbout fifty feet In width , and
Uic.ro was nt last accounts from there , no
ilqIri'tB.n ( plnn decided on for closing It. It
may , , . ho" tliut , sand bags will not wash out
with thel.etii'Totit , and thnt plnn Is likely to
bo trlcdjoiVh'O Chimney Rock canal was
begun last sctisnn , and the farmers worked
upon It moro or less nil winter , havlnir Just
nbont ) | complete ! It for use this season. If
theAWnslnn rillns the banks of the canal. It
will bWscrlotiH catastrophe to thOiii. The
ticndgnto IB fifteen mlles from hero. The
Hooded district resembles nn immense lake ,
and the people uro thorouchly excited.
Ditch Matter Nettled.
FUKMOST , Neb , , May 17. [ Special to THE
Bii.j ; : The injunction which was Issued
from the United States court on application
of thn Union Pacific railway company to re-
stain the contractors from crossing Its right
of way near North Bend with the largo
cut off ditch which the county is
constructing there , has been .withdrawn , nnd
who nro Interested in the Improvement
aiSroJoiclng ever the fact that the worn is
not to bo delayed. The necessity of the im
provement to the public wclfnro wns laltl be
fore General Attorney Thurston of the Union
Pacific , and ho yesterday consented to the
withdiawnl of the Injunction suit.
1'iltally Sualded.
FIIKMONT , Nob. , Mav 17. [ Special to Tun
BKK. ] A llttlo son of Mr. nnd Mrs. L. A.
Davis was , last evening , seriously nnd proba
bly fatally scalded , Mrs. Dnvls hnd placed
u small tub of hot water on a chair , nnd
while she had gene Into another room the
child came In , pulled the tub over nnd spilled
the contents on Itself. It was so badly
scnhlod that portions of the llcsh dropped
from the little sufferer's body. The child is
a year. ami a half old.
Traveling .Men's Hniuinet.
FIIBMONT , Nob. , May 17. [ Special to Tun
Br.R.J The Fremont Traveling Men's asso
ciation hold Its first public mooting and gave
Us first banquet at F ratlin's hall last night.
There was u limited number of outsiders
present , and the local traveling men nnd
their wives were out In full forco. An on-
Joyublo literary programme wns rendered
and nn evening of unalloyed enjoyment was
bad.
AXCIIOMIKH AT A
Charleston nnd I'JKincralda Near the
Kntraneo of the Ilarlior.
Cirv or MRXICO ( via. Oulveston ) , .May 17.
The American warship , Charleston , and the
Chilian man-of-war , Es'tnowlda nro lying nt
anchor near the entrance to the harbor of
Acapulco. The Chilian captain says that his
vessel has not called nt any American port ,
consequently , ho says , It Is not probable that
the United States authorities will Interfere
j"lththo movements of either himself or his
vessel. An officer of the Esiwru'.da , In reply
to a question put to him In thn telegraph
office at Acapulco as to the probability of an
old fashioned son light between the Charleston
anil the Esmoraldn , said In a jocular and
rather ambiguous way : "Oh , the Itntn Is
already out of danger. She has plenty of
coal and provisions to carry her to her destin
ation. " This remark has given rise4 to the
report that the Itata coaled at sea and pro
ceeded to her destination , while the Cnlllan
war sh'p steamed for Acapulco to throw the
United Stntes authorities off the track.
El Universal , the only government organ
that bus so fur made any mention of the ar
rival of tl.o Esmernhln at Acapulco , says thnt
In addition to thn Ksmeralda other Chilian
war ships nro expected ut Moxlct.n ports.
A telegram from Guatemala stutos that a
schoouer captain , Just arrived , reports hav
ing seen two strange vessels under full sail
proceeding In a southerly direction.
Sx.v FitiNnsfo , Cala. , May 17.The
Chronii'lo ' has received n dispatch * from Aeu-
pulco from a naval ofllrer on board tbo
Charleston. The dispatch Is dated
Saturday and says In part : The Charleston
arrived early this morning , passing close to
tlio. Esmerulda ( is she entered the harbor , the
Charleston anchoring ami clearing the ship
for nctlon. to bo ready fur emergencies.
Liit"r in the day a formal interview took
place between Captain Homy of the Churlos-
ton and tno captain of the KsmoraUln , the
latter stutlnc that the Charleston should
never take the Itntn until the Esmeralda was
sunk. Captain Rwny replied : " 1 have
oiilcrs to UIKO the Hutu The fact that Iho
KsmtTulda Is present will make no dlflVrenco
wtihtevur. " In Acapulco a light is expected
f the Itata appears.
oiMrioHioii VMM i oui ii > .
WASIIIXITTON , May 17. No In formation has
been received at Iho navy department re-
gnrdlng the Itata , nor have any further
orders been seut to Iho Charleston Secro-
tnry Tracy said tonight ihnt ho expected
nothing now from the Ohnrlcston for nt least
twenty-four hours , and that the situation
rcu.alns practlcnily thosamo as It was yes-
terdav , Cominnnilor McCnnn , ho said , would
remain as the spinrr ufllcor In command of
the naval force on the I'acillc until the Chll-
Inn dlRlculty wns settled , nnd would ulti
mately return to his command of the South
Atlantic section , when Commodore- Brown
would assume command of the I'ncll'.c sta
tion.
It is thought the Charleston will tone at
Icnst two days nnd perhaps longer to coal , us
ship * of her class cannot load fast owing to
the locution of some of the conl bins. This
will depend , however , entirely upon the
quantltv of tiio coil she ticoils to 111 ! her
bunkers. By the tlmu she has coaled some
now light may bo thrown on the whereabouts
of the Itatu , but for the next two days the
Charleston will likely remain at Acnpulco , In
the meantime keeping n lookout for the Itata
niul watching her consort , the Esmcrnlda. An
ofllcl'il of the navy department said tonight
that It was not likely the Ksmcralda would
seek to procure coal at any of the sea coast
towns on the Central American or Columbian
coasts , as thcso countries would undoubtedly
act ns the Mexican authorities have done In
refusing to violate the neutrality laws by
nldlng tlio Insurgents to replenish their coal
supply or procure munitions of war.
I'sineralduVan Short of Coal.
SAX DIIXIO , Cala. , May 17. Purser Walter
of the Pacific const steamship Ncwbnru ,
when Interviewed today , said the Chilian
man-of-war Esmeralda was short of coal
when the Newburn passed her on the 10th
lust , off San Lucas. Olllcors of the Es-
mcrulda visited the Ncwburn at San Jose
del Cabo next day and said their desti
nation was some port In the United States
whcro they could got coal. They also In
quired as to the quantity of coal the New-
burn was carrying mid seemed disappointed
when in formed that the steamer had only n
small quantity. Walter says ho has no doubt
It was tnc purpose of the Ksmeralda to hold
the Nowburn up nt sea and take her fuel
from her , but she pave up the Idea when
she found that the amount carried oy
the passenger steamer was so small. The
purser corroborated the captain's story about
seeing another war ship much larger than
the Esmcralda on the night of the 1st. Ho
thinks this also must have boon an Insurgent
ship , for the otllcers of the Ksmeralda know
of her whereabouts and did not appear to
bo alarmcil , ns would bnvo been the raso
If the ship had been Bulmaccda's Imperial.
The oftlcors of the Esmeralda refused to tell
tlio nunio of the other ship when asked.
LAST WKKIi'H JIUSMXESS.
What the HcturiiH from the Vnr oils
Clearing HOIISCH tilioiv.
BOSTON , May 17 The statement of the
clearing houses for the weuk ending May 1(1 (
Is ns follows :
i
CI.EA1II.VI1S.
NewVork . f722r04,4S.S 22.6
llojton . 1U.:182..S72 : 25.0
CIllt'llKO. . . . ttt.ir.'S.OUU 4.3
IMillitilclpliln . IXiMW.IM
St. Lniili . I'.B '
Han ( rnticlsco . . 0.4
lliiltlmoru . . . . . 17.8
Now Orleans . n.izo.sw G.I
Cincinnati . ! : ; ,2WOi >
rittubnru . i.'U'.tt.iss 12.0
ICnnxiu C'ltjr . .tS'.r.H4 ( 17.6
I/iulnrlllUi. . . . . . . . II.U
HiitTiito . 7li70.SIO 12.
( nlveston . . . 30.7
Mllirnukoo . ft.'JIO.DIX ) S.7
MlnncaDolu . C.BI2.074 2.5
I'rovlilencu . 5.u7nuu li.l
Di'irnlt . 9.1
C'lovi'lunil . . . . . . 1.7
Ulntilm . . . . . . . . . . 23.ft
Denver . II.1
St. I'nul . S.7
Imllnnapoll ] . 6.02I.6I1 ! 17.0
( Totn in tin * . a.'JIXi.llOn S.S
Memphis . , . 2"IV > . ! JI2
Dnllni . 4:1.0 :
Duliltli . l'J2fHI ' ' '
Hitrtfonl . 2.014.2si : 'iu.'i
Kk'linioinl . & . <
Maslivlllo . , , 5.4
Portland. Ore . l,7hP.R17 111.
full l.nko . 0.7
WaililiiKton . 1'J.O
I'eurlii . 111.6 '
St. Joseph . 1'Aiu.o.n 'isli
NIIW llnvcn . Ui.v.123
HoclH'Mer . . . . . . i.4i2,7 ! i )
SprlnidU'M . lHo.M 6.1
rnrtlnml ( .Me. ) . lH7.liS'l ( 9.0
Wurcostur . 1,180,017 2.1
Kurt Worth . 1IW,57C | fil.8
i , arr.ii i : , lli.M
Seattle UiT.STU 14.3
Norfolk t,0ii.fi08 : 47li
Tncomn U74.7M 111.7
Ur.iml Hnplils 774.M1 .
Wilmington 71B.BIII
Kjrracmp
I.CM Anxeles UNI..NU
Wichita sos
I.oircll 77H7IIO e.\ \ '
lllrmlnxlmm C4S.S74 21 !
Dos Slnlncs uiiuiii
ClinttnnooKn 42.1.000
New lleilfonl 4.10,879 .s
f.eilnxton , tvr 4IM.W , 2.8
'I'opvkn Sfil.NIO
Lincoln f : . .v.i7 .
Montreal 10.fw.SM n.'j
llnlltux N.H 1.104,1711 & .u
Houston
Total . 17.
Outildu of Now York 47S.li78.2U ! 17.7.a
Not liicliuluj In to tn I s.
It will bo noticed In the above table ol
clearing house exchanges that Rochester. N ,
Y , , has been added to the comparative list
making sixty u'.tles now reporting in witli
lust year. A year ngo nt this time thcro
wore fifty-four cities making comparative
statements , nnd two years ago the list was
only thirty-six cities.
MtVKK.
Knihczzles the Money of a houltivillo
Tanning Company.
LOUISVIU.K , Ivy. , May 17. Duke Alphons <
Dothlorry of France , for five years past book.
keeper of the Conrad tanning company , hn ;
loft this city several thousands dollars shor
in his accounts with the tanning company.
His work has boon very acceptable , hi
life quiet nnd no suspicion attached to bin :
till a week ngo , when President Conrad o
the company observed n suspicious entry it
the books. An Investigation showed tha
Dethlerry had unlawfully taken ? 1,53D of tin
firm's money. When charged with tbo thof
Dothlerry confessed nnd upon promise o
exemption from prosecution began to go eve
the books und toll how ho had accompllshci
the theft. While so occupied ho became
alarmed lost ho should bo sent to the ponlton
tmry nnd suddenly loft the city with hi :
family. Ho used false entries and forgot
chocks to conceal his stealing * . Detluorrj
rilnlmod to belong to the uoblo French familj
of that name.
-
COMtXKl , CO'iH' AH A.
Hostile * PlonNcd with Their New MA
and Saving Money.
CHICAGO , Muy 17. Ono of the officers
army hcadquiirtors hero today received j
letter from a gentleman connected wltl
Buffalo Bill In his trip through Europe wltl
aboul ono hundred of the hostlles ruptured
by General Miles In the recent I ml i an war.
The writer says that the red skins are all
anxious to maico money nnd some o'f them
send their entire earnings home , und they do-
clnro they will nettle down nnd build homes
when they return. Kicking Bear und Short
Bull , two of the worst hostllos , nro par
ticularly economical. The great armies of
KuroM | ure to them nwo-lnsplrlng , and they
claim that General Miles sent such largo
n limbers of soldiers against them that thev
became frightened and surrendered and will
never again fight because of the great num
ber of soldiers. The Indians will remain In
Kuropo two years , and Buffalo Bill thinks by
that tltno they will be so accustomed to civili
zation thnt they will never again go to war.
Horrible Suicide.
lC.\xs\sCiTV , Mo. , May 17. Michael Bran-
non , a laborer , committed nulelito atlndcpcn-
dence.Mo.early yesterday morning in ahorri-
bio manner. While a Missouri Pacific freight
train was awaiting orders nt the station ,
Uranium laid down between the two drive
wheels of the onstno so that his neck wns
placed across the truck. When thn endue
started his bead was severed couiplutely from
bU 1-odt.
SHIPPING GOLD TO EUROPE ,
Millions of Dollars iu American Coin Ex
ported Weekly.
EFFECT OF THE HEAVY TRANSACTIONS.
Alllnnco anil Labor Leader * Opposed .
to the Cincinnati Convention
-Will Try to Prevent
a Nomination.
WASIIINOTOX BtmmuTiir. BBB , I
513 FouimiKXTii STHUKT ,
WASHIXOTOX , D. C. , May ir.f
There Is n good denl of Inlk Just now
around the treasury department about the
exportation of gold which has been golnir on
so heavily for the past few weeks. Over
$7,000,000 , In gold was shipped
across the Atlantic last week. The total ex
ports for the year aggregate something llko
$ . ' 17,000,000. This was all In our coin and is
to bo recoinod Into the Imprints of ether
nations. Most of It will soon appear with
thu mint stamp of Alexander HI , nud will
pa.'s current ns the coin of Uussla. The Hus-
sian government Is not , as reported , trying
to get her finances upon a gold basis , for it
has long boon upon that basis. Hussla with
her vast tcnltory , extensive military
nnd naval equipments , and constant neces
sity of making largo payments for armament ,
etc. , In nU'purts of the world , has for many
yours kept on deposit In the three or four
principal money centers of the world gold
aggregating on the averageulout ? 100,000,000 ,
und so much of our gold ns has gene to that
country of late wns lor the purpose of rccoln-
ngo to maintain the Husslnn deposit. The
exports of gold have bosn through the means
of gold and legal tender redemptions. The
foreign governments purchase the o certifi
cates at the banks In Now York city and t.iko
them to the sub-treasury there , where tbo
coin Is paid out upon demand. The certifi
cates are bought from letters ol credit pur
chased In London , nnil the effect of the trans
action Is a constant draining of New
York's gold coin supply and an in
crease of her credit In London.
Wo do not receive any real money In return.
We simply accept London exchange. This
would tend to decrease the rates for London
nnd continental uxahnngo and Increase tbo
value of the coin und nlso our Interest. It
also has the effect of dumping In uron us
some of our securities sold in European mar
kets. It retur..s to us our own paper. Tlio
result Is not desirable. It doesn't rcqulrn a
philosopher to forescij from the events in
this line during the past four months what
the result of the unlimited coinage of silver
would bo. Wo would soon have foreign coin
Instead of either our gold , gold certificates ,
or legal tenders , and a redemption day would
bo impossible If wo would avoid bankruptcy.
To undertake to pay in gold when it
could not bo commanded , would bo ruin pure
and slmplo. To permit all the countries In
the world to exchange silver for our logul
tenders redeemable in gold , or our gold or
silver certificates would mean disaster. All
of our.customs and other duos would within
a short tlmo bo paid In the silver or foreign
countries , and our gold would bo under for
eign Impresses. Already our gold Is going
from us at the rate of $75,000,000 a year , and
the silver coin is pouring In from every di
rection and no ono wants It. And 3fot silver
Is not regarded In the treasury department
as a bad or undesirable money. On the con
trary it novur hud a higher standard than
now. and never before was it moro in tha
hands of its friends. The lesson being taught
this country at this tlmo is that It should
throw around Its gold vaults and supply of
loirnl tenders such restrictions nnd protection
as will retain them for the people they wore
created for , and not lay down the bars atidin-
vlto the surplus of Europe.
Till ! C1XC1.NXATI CONVENTION.
Representatives Jerry Simpson nnd
Featherstono , Sonntor PclTer , Dr. McCuno
and Secretary Beaumont , farmers' alliance
magnates , have loft for Cincinnati , where
they will keep on the outskirtsof the national
convention which is to bo held thcro begin
ning on Tuesday. They attend the conven
tion , not for the puriroso of lending their
presence toward its success , but to try nnd
still the tldo which begins to carry the farm
ers' alliance oft Its feet and commit it to n
thir.l party movement. Just before they loft
Washington your correspondent talked"with
Dr. McCune , chairman of the executive com-
mlttco of the farmers' alliance , and with
Nelson A. Dunning , the edltorof the National
Economist , otllrlul orcon of the farmers'
alliance , ana from them secured the atlltudo
of the ofllcials of the farmers' alllnnco
against this third party convention. Dr.
McCuuo is the foremost man of the farmers'
all Ian co and is the executive head who
shapes Its policy , although It has a nominal
head In President.Polk. Ho said that the
Cincinnati convention wns the result of a
call on the part of u number of radicals. The
call bore the nnmos of about a hundred men ,
many of whom never know that their names
had boon signed. Editor Dunning interposed
the suggestion that the delegates of the Cin
cinnati convention would bi made up largely
of socialists , nationalists , Bcllamists and
ether followers of political fads. 'Dr. Mc
Cune continued that it would practically bo n
rejuvenation of the defunct old Greenback
party nnd would bring together some of the
old tall twisters who usctl to mnko politics
lurid during the palmy days of groonbackistn.
Although ho Is not going to attend the con
vention , Dr. McCuno and his friends will do
all they can to prevent it from ombarassing
tha nlllaneo movement by proposing a dis
tinct , political party and a presidential cantli-
clato for ISO' , ' . Tnus far nil of tbo nlllaneo
bodies throughout the country , except these
of Kansas have repudiated this third party
movement.
Sonntor Peffer and Representative Simp
son , while not proposing to mnko xvar on the
convention , will endeavor to bring nbout a
cctisur/ntivo course which will avoid precipi
tating a third party question. Ralph Hean-
moiit , who Is the head of the citizens' al
liance , an offshoot of the farmers'
alliance , will also take a conservative pos
ition and endeavor to side track third party
movement. Dr. McCuno says that this con
certed action is the result of a plcdgo entered
into between Master Workman Powdcrly
for the Knights of Labor , himself for the
farmers' alliance , and Mr. Beaumont for tbo
citizens' alliance , and a member of the
colored formers' alliance. They have agreed
to keep out of politics and lot nlono the
matter of a presidential candidate for 1832.
The question was asked ot Editor Dunning
who would bo the probable presidential
candidate In case the convention at Cincin
nati went off on a tangent and forced the
farmers' alllnnco and otticr Id ml red organ
izations Into a third party movement. Ho
said that subject had boon discussed among
the alliance ofllcials and It wns the general
fci'ling that no man In the
organization was sufficiently conspicuous to
commend attention ns a presidential candi
date nnd secure anything llko'a decent fol
lowing. Ho Inuchod at the iden of Senator
Stanford being the nlllanro candidate. Ho
said Senator Stanford was not a member of
the alliance und was not eH'-ihlonsn member.
The Stanford bill was designed to help rich
farmers anil rich men generally while tbo
alliance was nftur law to help the poor
formers. Senator Pefler would not do. So
far us the two old parties nro concerned , re
cent events , they said , hdva inclined the
olllcials of the alliance towards the republi
cans. Editor Dunning mentioned the letter
of John S. Clarkson accepting the presidency
of the republican national league clubs.
Editor Dunning said that ox-President
Cleveland was constantly wlilonln ? tbo
breach between the alliance and the demo
cratic party by his stubborn position against
silver coinage.
KXl-OHTS OF UllP.OtSTri'PS.
When the McKlnloy tariff bill was under
consideration In congress last summer the
democrats stated In every possible form of
language that If the ineusuro became a law it
would offend nearly all foreign nations and
they would refuse to p&Uonlio us ; that our
exports of grain , meat , etc. , would cease. A
practical demonstration of tbo"bperAtIon of
the now tnrllT law glycs tha Ho to this state
ment , ns usual. * v "
The special bulletin1 Just issued from the
statistical branch of the trotfUiry depart
ment i , showing the exports of b'tvadsttiffs for
last 1 month , April , discloses thQ fact that al
though our cereal crops last year were short
and It was naturally .oxpedtcd that our
exports would fall below these of
the crop crown In 1880 , they have
been far hoove. The total exports of wheat
from f the principal ports of the country dur
ing 1 lust month amounted ' in dollars to fl.S.'H-
air ami bushels 5,0KI,8t)0 ) , against ) , SOtt-U > 2 In
April , IS'.K ' ) . and 4,5.'Ull0 [ ! bushels thosnmo
month The wheat flbur In April , ISfll ,
aggregated $ o.ll7Kr ! > against JT.'J7 ! < ) ! i50 In
April , 1SOO. The Increase of exports In
nearly every other farm article the past
month l was proportionately great over April
c f lost year.
It thus appears , as the republicans have
leclnrcd , that the people of foreign countries
ivill buy where they can do the best In splto
f tariff laws.
UNFAVOIUIILC CIKUUMSTASCtS.
It Is unfortunate for the postal clerks of
.ho country who are leading in the movement
o hnvo a law passed which \\illglvo dis
abled employes of their ! class a pension or
pay their widows and orphans so much In
i-uso of accident which results In death , that
other moves of a klndmd nature nro bolnp
: nndo by clerks in HUP * of duty under the
: overnnicnt whoso lives , are the least cndan-
, crcd of any class of persons to bo found In
any walk of life. It all-has caused congress
men In this city to Inquire If there is not a
movement toward centralization of federal
olllco power.
The pension ofilco clerks have inaugurated
un Insurunco company , among themselves
which has a preponderance of pension ele
ments In it. The members of tbo combina
tion pay so much a month' und receive when
they reach a certain old ago so much annual
pension a sufllclent amount to keep them
from want. Should thoynncot with nccldont
or death there nro fixed payments. It Is on
the assessment plan. A kindred organiza
tion Is spreading in the other departments.
There is already a Civil Service club , with a
splendidly furnished club house , and the
federal employes stand together to got nil
they can out of Undo St m. First they got
nil the salary possible , with as few hours of
labor each day us they cun. with various
holidays. Then they organi/.o for self-pro
tection to retain their positions. And finally
they nrrango for pensions , first from their
own resources , and finally from the govern
ment. As stated , congressmen In the city
view thcso organizations : tis having a tontf-
onoy to create projudlco against the move
ment to pension thn postal clerks , nnd .say
they emphasize the feeling abroad that there
Is a trend toward the centralization of fed
eral otllco power.
now HOUTI.NE is IUNDMP.
Ono of the greatest difficulties which every
ncomintr secretary of a hirpo department haste
to face is to learn us promptly as possible the
routine business beford him. Administra
tions come and administrations go , but the
government goes on forever and questions
irlso day after day , irrespective of the ad-
k'ont or departure of secretaries. Secretary
Foster is the latest ofilcfal'to meet the neces
sity of mastering in a month' th'o accumulated
work of years. It has been suggested that
tbo best way to ovorcomd this diniculty would
bo the appointment In eve'rV department of
ono or two permanent , under secretaries.
These men being permanent-would natur
ally bo Informed always' of all the business
before tbo department , and being independ
ent of political change would devote them
selves entirely to their work , so that the In
coming secretary would find on assuming the
duties of his ofilco a thoroughly equipped as
sistant who could post'lii ' m on all the matter
coming before him , and who would havo.no
motlvoto , nut otherwise * Kan honestly in bis
advice. As a matter of fn f-pvory incoming
secretary retains 'for ' ijiq'nlto a tlmo
the chief cleric of ; bs department ,
und in the state department ; this principle is
recognized even farthiir. There nro at
present two assistant -Secretaries who have
held ever from past administrations , and the
chief ot the consular bureau , Dr. Sinclair ,
has held the ofllco for'at least a score of
years. Nor will any incoming secretary over
think for n moment Of demanding their
resignations. Cbiof CJerk Fowler of the
postofllco department bos hold his office for
yenr after year. In other departments there
are men in important offices who have been
thcro so long that they have become abso
lutely indispensable to the conduct of the
ofllco.
It has boon suggested , therefore , to make
these men permanent ; olllcers , Instead of
making their permanency depend , as It does
now , on the will of eacli succeeding secre
tary. The ofllce would 'hardly be a plum for
politicians , because it would have absolutely
no patronage and would : rtfqulro a technical
knowlediro of its dutlth that no politician
could possibly havo. i
Wll. ! , UiST : Tins' 8UMME11.
President Harrison wlllromaln [ here only
a short tlmo before going to the summer cap
ital at Capo May. Much work has accumu
lated In his absence which must bo attended
to , but after ho has clbarod his desk with
his customary promptness ho can davoto
the summer to rest at Capo May.
All of the secretaries are expected
to do much resting this summer , so ns to
have plenty of 9iicrgv for the extraordinary
duties which will devolve upon them by a
long and tedious session.'of congress , becln-
ning In December , and tno 'campaign which
opens early next spring ) "
All of the cabinet'confidently expect a con
tinuance of the present administration , and
all of them , Including Mr , Blalno , anticipate
extra demands upon their tlmo during tno
next summer. Moreover , the next session of
congress will bo unusually interesting nnd
important , not to say lively , nnd with an adverse -
verso house all tno secretaries expect that it
will bo Impossible for tncm to leave their
desks for any length of hi mo during the next
summer , and they uro therefore determined
to thoroughly rest'and Vecuporato for the 1m
pending work. -j P , IWY S. HUATII.
Secretary Illano | ? fHuli Improved.
NKW YOUK , May 17.-pi"ecrotary Blalno is
improving. The arouU ts 'loss troublesome
and his general condition is such as to give
rise to hopes of his leaving the city this
week. Ho loft his bed'in ' the afternoon nnd
reclined on the lounge Dreading the papers.
Dr. Dennis , the attending physician , did not
*
visit him at all durlng/tho / day. Mrs. Dam-
rosch looked very cheerful nnd satisfied as
she spoke of Mr. Blame's condition.
At Dr. Dennis' house chr'y this evening , it
was stated that tuo doctor thftc ! gone ever to
tbo Damroscho rcsldciicc Simply to make a
social call. Mr. B La I tie's condition was .so
much Improved that o ? professional call was
not considered necessary. > " *
f
I'Ynst In Nortlicrit Ohio.
Ci.nvniAXi ) , O. , May , iTl 'Dlspatchos from
tqw us In northern .Ohio rb'ojt a pretty gen
eral frost last night , wjil 6h did considerable
damage to small vogot bloi anil fruit.
CiNci.s.vvTi , O. , May 17 ; Cominorclul-On-
zotto specials report killing frosts In Huron ,
Seneca , \VynndoUc , Fuyelto und Licklnt
counties In this stao. The damngo Is U
npplcs , pcuchos and ; pcnrs , and nil snml
trults in those sections * nro reported completely
plotely destroyed , ( "bowing corn has been
nipped and wheat badly frosted. In Huron
county the thermometer dropped ns low ns
2S. Thcro wns 'no frpst in the Immediate
vicinity of Cincinnati , nnd no reports nave
coiio of It from other parts of Humiltoi
county. -f
Killed nnd Fireman Htirt
Hi'XTixoTo.v , Ind.t Moy 17. At 1 o'clocl
this morning passenger train No. 1 on th
Chicago & Atlantlu.Jma a front-end collision
with a freight at tfils placo. Both engines
are almost a total. .wreck. The passenger
escaped serious Injury. Engineer Lyons o
the passenger tralirwas killed , and Flromai
Griffin of the irelcht was seriously hurt
The air brakes of the passenger refused (
work.
Arrival of the Aurailln ,
At New York The Auruuia from Liver
pool.
CINCINNATI IS THEIR MECCA ,
Delegates to the Great Oonfensnco
Already on the Groan !
OME OF THE MORE NOTABLE ARRIVALS.
ionic of the Southern Contingent
Kicking About llcnrcuuntiulon
ISvcrybody nt Sea as to
Ilia Outcome.
CINCINNATI , O. , May 17. Tlio coming week
vlll bring to this city n political gathering of
duo form , In whoso nctlon thcro Is aviilo
nterest. It Is not n convention In the usunl
cuso of the term , for it has no party call as a
Imsls. It Is perhaps best described as n nn-
lonul union conference. Originally It was
silled , not by the farinurs'nlllance convention
\t Ocnla , Kin. , last year , but by members of
ho convention , and the tltno sot for Fcbru-
, ry S3 , In this city.
That call wns nddrosaed to nil who have
teed up for Independent political nctlon on
he question of finance , transportation , labor
ind land , nnd asked for delegates to n na-
lonnl conference from the following crgan-
zatlons : The independent party , by Its rep-
esentntlvos ; people's party , by iu repre
sentatives ; the Into federal nnd confederate
loldlors , by its representatives ; farmers' ul-
lance of the north and south ; Partners' Mu-
ual Bonollt association ; the Knights of La-
) or ; the colored farmers' nlllaneo and all
other Industrial organizations that support
ho principles of the St. Louis agreement of
December , 1SS9. The ratio of representation
vas ono delegate from each con-
rresslotml district by stnto orgnnlzn-
lion nnd two nt largo from the
state , not less than three delegates to eaeh
district organization , nnd not less than ono to
each county organization. In addition to this
ho editor of each newspaper supporting can
didates nominated on the St. Louis agreement
ivas Invited to bccomo a gclcgnto , This cell
ivns signed by about seventy persons from
seventeen states.
It met with objection from various sources ,
> artly because its purpose was announced to
30 for n national union party bused on the
undamental ideas of llnaneo. trans
portation , labor and land. This op
position had the effect of necessitating
i delay nnd the dnto of the conference was
changed to May 10. The state executive
committee of the people's party of Indiana ,
composed of some of the original signers of
: ho call , enlarged the representation so as to
neludo the American federation of labor
trades unions ami traJes assemblies , the fed
eration of rallwaj employes and 'the nation
alists by their representatives.
The citizens' alliance of Kansas , at a con
tention nt Topoku , February 7 , reissued the
: all , staling the object to bo to ndopt a platform -
form and make such arrangements for the
conllict of 18'JJas the conference may deem
Ittlntr.
Prom this outline of Its call U Is plain that
diniculty will arise in settling questions If
any anso upon credentials , and also that the
real purpose of the conference Is not clearly
dollned. Already two views are being urged
n various quarters upon the question of
Forming a third p.irty , and It has gone so far
in some places as to cause organizations op
posed to the third party to refuse to send
delegates , while others are electing delo-
rates for the avowed purpose of defeating
the formation of a third party.
The conference promises to bo ono not
without a.dinieut ] toak-boforo It , but likely
to bairtoftho best wisdom of Its delegates.
The advance guard of delegates has been
straggling in all through the day , and about
two hundred of the thousand or more that
ro expected to participate lii the conference
ore on the ground tonight. Many of them
are men whose rough attire , bronzed faces
and horny hands betokoa long ncqalntanco
wltU the plow and harrow. Others boar
names that arc prominently Identified with
iconooilc and radical movements. Among
; heso nro ox-Congressmen Wcllcr of lown ,
nero familiarly known ns'Calamity
Weller1' ; General Secretary Hayes
of the Knights of Labor ; W. O.
> umony , editor of the Wall Street
farmer , and president of the
recently formo dNatfonnl Union league ; O.
Wnshburn of Boston , president of tha North
ern Industrial alliance ; M. A. Green of
JJoston , Colonel P. Norton of Chicago , W. T.
Wakcflcld of Lynn , Mass , , Nationalist club ,
John II. Couch of Fort Scott , brother of the
deceased Oklahoma boomer , and C. II. I'oat ,
of Georcia , Iho alliance leader of that state.
The temporary lion of the hour Is Farmer
II. L. Brian of WInn county , Louisiana ,
whoso accoptancy of a delegate's mission
necessitated his riding ilfty miles on a planta
tion pony to the nearest railroad station.
Ills credentials ticnr the signatures of 1,200
grangers out of a total voting strength of all
parties of 1,700 that nro in the county ,
A good many of the southern grangers are
kicking over the existing condition of affairs ,
contending that It is unjust after having trav
eled long distances in order to represent the
views of their respective organizations , their
votes and consequent Influence In shaping
the gathering should bo swamped by what
Is termed packed delegates from near-by
points.
An effort was mada tonight to bring about
a feeling in favor of the adoption of the unit
rule , and unless some such solution of the
rules is found there will seemingly DO trouble
just as sure ns the boily gets down to bus
iness.
As to the outcome of tbo conference , there
was not a delegate found in town tonight
who was willing to express himself with
anything of confidence or certainty. There
are two elements of widely diverging ten
dencies , Ono Is desirous that the confer
ence shall bring a new pany into existence ,
give Its namu and erect n platform of declar
ation nnd principles. These are mostly from
the north and west. The southerners an the
other hand deprecate hasty action nnd urge
that it would bo moro politic simply to reaf
firm the vlows ennunclated in the St. Louis
nnd Oculn platforms , appoint nn executive
committee to continue the propaganda nnd
assemble again next spring to determine
whether A third party can bo brought Into
existence , and , if so , christen It and place
Its candidates in the field for the next presi
dential election.
Stragglers nlso are hero from Mnlne , Ken
tucky , Texas , Tennessee , Minnesota nnd
otticr states , but the full delegations will
not begin to arrive until tomorrow. The
Kansas contingent is enrouto on a special
train of ten cars und will bo met in the mornIng -
Ing by the reception committee of all the
delegates In town and with n couple ot brass
bands escorted to headquarters In triumph.
Despite the fact that it is styled n couvcn
tion , it Is almost apparent thus early that
this coming gathering will bo a big
mass meeting. There has seemingly been
no Idea of conforming to a basis of roprcsen
tntlon. While It is anticipated that two-
thirds of the states will bo represented , yet
Kansas with her 000 and Ohio with nearly as
many moro will control , according to present
Indications , at least a third of the total votes
that will bo cast on every proposition. Ham
ilton county nlono furnished credentials tor
over ono hundred participants , representing
such elements ns the Knight * of Labor , city
alliance , Kallw.iy Employes' association ,
municipal congress , united labor party , com
posed of adherents of Henry George , and the
Bellamyitcs.
Messrs. Polk of Georgia , and Brian of Ala
bama , Kuy that the alliance men of their
states nnd who hitherto have been allied with
the democratic party are not yet prepared to
change their political coats nnd go Into a
third party movement.
On the other hand such delegates as Wollci
of lown , and Green of Boston , are working
hard to bring about the formal inauguration
of a third party and are asking , "What clso
nro wo hero forj"
HUan open secret that the Knights of
Labor men , who wlll IMS reinforced tomorrow
by General Master Workman Powderlv ,
Lecturer Italph Beaumont and Jonn Devlin
of the executive board , are nero to light for
tlm ) , with the view of putting off definite
action until after the meeting of the farmers
alliance in February next.
Colonel S. P. Norton and Lester C. Hub-
bard , publishes of ! > v < .rmers' Voice , wll
voice the demands for n now party In name
nnd plntffin. The southern clement with
Its KnMi , of Labor allies will , according to
opponer , > o willing to build a platform out
of nvorj'fc. ak and "Ism" that may bo handed
n If porn'i nt organization Is deferred.
Speaker li-r of the Kansas assembly
coins the v1 Unions choice of the delegates
n the grvV ' for temporary chairman.
Mther Cotij imnn Simpson or Senator
'offer wll1 ! Is reported , bo permanent
iftleor.
Simpson anu G < ncral .Inmes H , Weaver of1
own nro among the latu arrivals tonight ,
'he former Is against n third party at this
utieltiro. while the latter is waiting to see
low the land lavs.
IM/l.V VOSt 11 ACT 1.1110It A.I II1.
Superintendent Welier Dotrrin'neil to
10nforce ( I If I'ossllilc.
Nr.w YOIIK , May 17. Superintendent
A'chor hn * determined to ascertain whether
tls possible to enforce nt this port that por-
lon of the Immigration laws which prohibits
ho Importation of alien contract labor. On
Monday , last , ho detained at the oarco olllco
Icvon immigrants of that kind , who , accord-
tig to their own statements , had been
n'ought hero under n contract to work for
.wo companies in Chicago , Their passage to
, hls country had been paid by an agent or
contractor , who had agreed with them Ilia
hey should got n certain fixed rate of dally
vagos In Chicago. As in these eaios there
seemed to bo a clear violation of the law , Mr.
Weber gave orders for the detention of the
nen. They wore not shipped back to Aus
tria at onci' . The secretary of the treasury
was notified of tnelr arrival nnd of the ad
visability of keeping them hero ns witnesses
n a milt to bo brought against the violators
of the contract labor law. Mr. Wuber do-
slrod that a trial might bo held In order that
in exact application of the provisions of the
aw inlcht bo obtained for his guidance. It
s prnbablo that the cases will bo trlod
n Chicago , where the companies charged
vlth Illegal practices nro to bo found. There
invo recently been other cases of n similar
nature at the barge ofllce , but the law haslet
lot yet been applied to them.
The treasury department has been apprised
of the fact that seven brnidworhers were
brought hero from Dromon under contract tea
a factory m Patterson , N. J. The testimony
of ono or moro of the men has been obtained
hat their passage to this country was pild
> y nn agcntof tha factory , with whom they had
nado a contract thcro , by wulch all arrange
ments were made.
IJoports have also been sent to the troas-
iry department of the arrival of Iron pud-
Hero under contract for work In Louisville ,
and of class cutters and mirror makers under
ontraet for Philadelphia , nnd of glove
nakcrs for this stiito and of minors for the
. eke and coal regions of Pennsylvania.
In view of the facts already collected It Is
mdotstnod by Superintendent Weber that
hat enforcement of the alien contract Inbor
nw will bo a dlnicult business at this port.
Negroes to SuperHedoVMito Men.
SEATTLE , Wash. , May 17. At 1 o'clock this
morning 400 negro miners with their families
arrived at Stone Siding , a small station on
.ho Northern Pacific , about fifty miles from
icro. The negroes will Immediately march
.0 the coal mines of the Oregon Improvement
company at Franklin. They were recruited
n Hannibal , Mo , lt Is said , by Superintendent
P. B. Corroy , of the Oregon improvement
company's mines , and brought hero to take
Iho jlaco ot xvhlto miners , with whom the
company had been having trouble.
About six weeks ago Superintendent Cor
roy attempted to force the minors to sign a
contract displeasing to them and a strilto was
.ho result. The company then withdrew
.ho contract and Corroy""resigned , ostensibly.
.0 take a position with tuo railway 'company. ,
elsewhere. . Another superintendent was np-
jointed anil the men returned to work at the
> ld terms. When It became known among
; ho miners that the negroes were on the way
.0 the mines every camp was notified nnd nil
nlnors wont out on n strike. At Franklin
.horo Is Intense excitement and it is thought
serious trouble mav result.
Manager C. J. Smith of the Oregon Im-
irovotncnt company said : "Tho company
las determined to get rid of the necessity ot
liowlng to every caprice of the labor unions.
Tlio negroes will bo put into the mlnoa nnd
will bo protected if It takes moro guards than
; ho miners. " A force of Pinicertons will no
company the negroes from the railroad to the
mines ,
S\vltclmion Hitter Toward Trainmen
CHICAGO , May 17. By rofuslng to call out
; he trainmen on the Northwestern road the
supreme council of the united orders appear
to hnvo possibly opened the way to the ulti
mate disruption of the federation. The coun
cil's action was severely condemned nt n
meeting of the switchmen hold today. It
was nt n session of tno grand lodge of
switchmen , and the members discussed
the proceedings of the council at
length. At ono time the ledge
determined to withdraw from the federation ,
but eventually decided to let mutters rest us
they are at present , trusting to time and op
portunity to bring about an improved condi
tion of things.
Grand Master Sweeney of the switchmen'- ,
association xaid the switchmen had been vic
tims of a diabolical conspiracy "The train
men and firemen by the comilvanco of their
oflldals , " said he , "conspired with the
Northwestern railroad to drlvo put the
switchmen , and they did so temporarily. Wo
shall bide our time , however , and will pay
thorn back with Interest before wo get
through with them , "
The Chicago switchmen's union was busy
debating tonight whether or not to anply to
bo taken back.
It Was finally decided that all should apply
for work tomorrow. About 60 uor cent of
' .ho men will probably bo reinstated.
UndcHlrnhlc ) I minium ill H.
Nr.w YOUK , May 17. Up to this time since
April 1 , about ono hundred undesirable Im
migrants have boon debarred by the inspect
ors at this port. The number Is not large ,
but it is largo enough to servo as n warning
to all steamship companies to bo careful
about bringing over passengers whom they
will bo compallud to take back.
Moro 'Hum an Ordinary Hull.
Nll'.v YOKK , May 17. ArmlsU'cd Chronin-
berg , an ordinary looking Immigrant , was
landed at the barge ofllco today enrouto from
Belgium to Ashuvtllo , N. C. , and when asked
If ho bad any money produced n roll of f. > 0
and $100 bills , amounting In all to $10,000.
Lonnnd Hittnr H lil Inuiiirttralo'l ,
EvANsvii.M ! , Ind. , May 17. The coal mln-
era' Htriko here Is still on and the fight will
bo n long and bitter one. Thorn is only one
mlno heroin operation and that is worked by
machinery. The strikers hnvo received sub.
stnntlal financial aid and will at ouco begin
the operation of a now mlnu on the co-opera
two plan.
For Omaha and Vicinity Fair ; warmer.
WASHIXOTOV , Muy 17. Forecast till 8 p. m ,
Monday : For North and South Dakota-
Fair ; cooler by Monday night ; south winds.
For Iowa nnd Nebraska Fair Monday ]
slightly warmer ; couth winds.
For Missouri und Kansas Showers , ex
cent fair Monday in western Kansas ,
For Colorado-Fair Monday ; warmer
south winds ,
LOH Aiiudo * .Man M
CHICAGO , May 17.II. . J. Hanchott , tccrc-
tnry of tlio Los Angeles chamber of com
incrco nnd manager of the California o ran go
carnival which exhibited hero , Is said to bo
missing in Chicago since the 7th lust. The
matter has been reported to tha police wh
bnvo been Instructed to louk out for th _
missing man. C. M. Hanrhett , the missing
man's brother , Is of tha opinion that ho has
fallen a victim to foul plav. Ho intended ti
leave for Los Angeles on Friday night. Hat
urday a telegram wns received from Lo
Angeles itatlng that no news had been re
celved from him iu nine days und that hi
wife w terriliod.
REQUESTS CORTE'S ' RECALL
taly's RoprjBontntivo nt Now Orleans In
curs the Mayor's Disploauiro.
iHAKESPEARE TO GOVERNOR NICHOLS.
l'ho CotiHiil'H Communication to th
Grand Jury Chnractci l/.od at *
an lOvlilhlllon of Itank
linnurtlnunue.
NEW OIIMIVSH , La , May 17. Yesterday
fternoon Mayor Shakespeare tuldivsscd the
ollowlng letter to Governor Nichols ;
MAYOHAI.TV OF NKW OHI.KAN * , CITY 11 I AM. ,
May 111 , isitl.-To His Excellency. rancls T.
Nichols. Governor of Lotiisana , Joveruori
Jndor dntoof May 0 , IS'JI ' , the consul of
taly at this port , Mr , I . Corto , saw lit to
iddreas to W. II. Chnffeo , foreman of the
grand Jury , then In session , u very remark-
nblo letter. On the evening of the day on
vhlch It was written the consul sent roplos
of the letter by the hands of his secretary to
ho dully press for publication , I enclose
n printed copy of that letter. Your oxecl-
enoy , being u resident In Now Orleans , is
'ully awuro of the fact that over slnco the
tssusslnatiou of Superintendent Henncssy on
October 10 , IS'JO , the papers have teemed
all mannorof vuporings from Mr. Corto In the
shape of Interviews , etc. For these reported
sayings he could not properly bo held ns
an olllclal responsible , and blnco ho wns
scarcely credited with ono statement before
mother was rindo , either exactly the op-
losltoofor largely qualifying the first , his
agarics and uluatcrings were regarded by
ill but bis own people us either luughnblo or
contemptible. This letter of May (5 ( was
cut to the foreman of the grand Jury nnd
cry properly returned by that body to Iho
vrltcr ns Ijolng impertinent. Dosldo * being
mpertincnt the letter contains statements
ibsolutely fulso and beyond question known
o bo false by Mr. Corto. If , us Italian con-
ul , Mr. Corte has over had any u so fill ness
icre ho has outlived It and has become ,
hrough his own nets , not only un unite-
. oinnblo person , but un clement i f dungcr to
his community In that by his utterances ho
ncltcs his Inlluinmublo people to riot or
sullen opposition to tha laws and ens-
ems of a country they have sought
ns an asylum. Ueing the depository , ns ho
confesses himself to bo , of criminal soerow
relatlnif to the Individuals of his rnco resi
lient among us , ho refuses to give to the do-
lartmentof pMco and Justice ttio informa-
ion ho has and thereby increases the danger
0 the community from these criminals. For
, hose masons I have the honor to request that
ou ask of the honorable secretary of state nt
Wushmgton tbo recall of Consul Corto by
.he president. This application would have
icon made to you sooner , but for the reason
that I desire to place In your hands , to ac
company your note to the secretary of state ,
1 report made to tno mayor and council by
, ho commit tea of llfty. I Incloso n copy nnd
: > eg leave to call your excellency's attention
a thnt part of it relating to Mr. Corto. I
"lavo the honor to bo your obedient servant ,
JOSI'.IMI A. Simiiisi'iuiic.
a VS K i : (1 OX'S 1C VMXS.
People Given Shelter by
Tliosis Jlloro rortuuntc. * *
MUSKKOON' , Mich. , May 17. I
.ho smouldering ruins of yesterday's lira 11-
umlnateil the heavens for mllcs'around until
the early hours of this morning. Firemen
continued to battle with the damns till day-
.Ight , when ahoy were practically ex
tinguished. Men , women and , children
continued to search In the nvigtUiorhood
of their recent happy homoM for wliaTTntg'jij ;
tiavo escaped llro nnd water. 1'coplo whoso ,
homes were saved stood In their doors nnd
welcomed the rich and poor ulllto , providing
inarter.s until others could bo secured ,
rhcro was open-heurtcd sympathy on every
Unnd , and nearly all the homeless were pro
vided with shelter. A few hoj.eless people
slept In tents.
As yet , there has been no movement an to
the raising of funds for the distressed , but it
will bo done tomorrow as soon as the excite
ment subside.- . . There Is room for much
cbnritnblo work , ns many of the poor fami
lies nro destitute.
The Muskcion water system held out well ,
but the high winds from the north bullied nil
efforts of the llrcmcn , nnd the nulldlnes
ciupht and full like chaff before the wind.
All the .stoics except eight were of frame and
two stories. "None of the safes have been
opened , so it is not known whether valuable
ipcrs uro saved ,
The most costly building burnud was the
stone court house. It was of brick und stone
and contained the Jail , sherifl's residence ,
olllres * of the troisurer : , clerk , Judges of pro
bate register , and rooms of the circuit court.
It was valued at $50,000 nnd Insured for
f.,000. ! The laix'o vaults , containing
all the Important documents are sup
posed to have stood the ordeal.
A call bus been issued and the board ot su
pervisors will meet npxt Tuesday morning to
nrrango for tin ) I mined la to erection of a now
court house nnd nrrango temporary quarters
for the county ofllcors.
The Daily Chronicle has started a relief
fund for the destitute , and sums forwarded to
that paper will bo acknowledged and turned
ever to a relief committee to bo ex
pended among the destitute. Ono thin ; ;
ever which all people rcjolco Is that
no human lives were lost. A largo number cf
Horses , cows , etc' , which were in the barns ,
could not bo saved. Several explosions
occurred In the burning buildings , but no ono
was Injured.
Today those families who were Just out
side the burned district und who had re
moved their goods are busy moving back. It
Is simply Impossible to give any accurate
figures on losses ami insurance , us the figures
have not been compiled. It Is thought the
loss will bo $5UOCI ( ) ( ) und tbo insurance
The latest estimates place the loss at nearly
70,000 , with insurunco for about n third of
that , amount. Many of UIOIH burned out
were poor people , who have lost their all.
The section burned is about three-quarters
of a mlle long nnd two blocks wldo nnd con
tained twenty blocks , in this entire territory
not n building was saved.
Rents have much increased slnco yesterday
nnd tonight thcro is not a vacant house in
the city. Fully 1,500 people have b en
rendered homeless by tno fire and hundreds
nro temporarily billeted upon thii moro fortun
ate citizens , who In humanity have turueil
their home. ' ) Into barracks.
Tlio i Ire Koi ; rd.
LiCuoisi ; , Ws. ! , May IT. The saw mill of
P. S. Davidson it Co. was totally destroyed
by fire today. Thu loss Is about $75.000 , with
no Insurance. The lira is HUppo-xul to bo of
Incendiary origin.
LITTI.K HOCK , Ark. . May 17. A special to
the Gnzetto from Punigoulg , Ark. , says ;
The heading factory hero burned nt 1 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Loss , ? JOKK ( ) ; Insur
unco , fS,000. Fifty hands are thrown out of
employment.
Mr.iiiniAN , Miss. , May 17. Fire this after
noon destroyed the cotton sheds of tha
Planters warehouses and IKK ) bales of cotton.
Loss , 115,000 ; Insurunco , 110,000.
MKMi'ins. Tenn. , May 17. The Htock of
VunVleot to Co , , wholesale druggists ut&U
Main street , wait damaged to Iho extent ot
M.IKK ) by II ru tit ! l o'clock tonight. Mrs. John
H. Koko loses i,0 < K ) on the bulldlnjf. Insur
ance no' , known ,
Sunday Oil Pumping Stopped.
PiT'Miinto , Pa , , May 17.A special from
Flndlay , O. , says ; Beginning today thn
Standard nil compunr will pump no wells on
Sunday , their wells throughout thn Ohio oil
Held being all shut down last night , Some
pralho this action , though certain pessimists
declare the monopoly tie-sires to curtail the
Ohio production onu-HOventh ,
( ilndnt no Ahlo to Ho About.
Loxnov , May 17. ( lladstcnn Is now well
enough to ho about the house , but ho It not
purmltted to go out door * .