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READY FOR THE ARGUMENTS ,
End of Hearing Evidence In the Great
Slicedj Mnrdar Trials
SPECULATING ON THE JdSY'S ' VERDICT.
Genera ! McllcfTlint the Woman AVIII
He Acquitted Mol'arland' * Con-
tensions Hcptidlatcd-Testi
mony In Itbhtittnl.
LINCOLNNob. . , May 23. iSpoclal to THE
BKB.J-AII the testimony In the great Shccdy
milk-dor trial is now In nnd on Monday the
case will bo nrgued by the opposing attor
neys. Monday McFarland was not put on
the witness stand. For the first thno tha
wife of the negro catno to the court room and
took a scat near her husband. There was
oho n perfect cloud of sable faced friends of
McFarland clustered about htm. Throughout - '
out the entire morning McFarland's little
joar old baby sat in her father's lap and for
nn hour or two the little bright eyes looked
with wonder about her , but tlnally she
dropped to sleep In hU arms. The presence
of his i-hlld had n softening effect on Ale-
Fnrlund nnd for the first time be wept :
Mrs. Sheedy showed her usual composure
but there was n gleam of satisfaction In her
eyes and she looked happier than she has at
nny time during the long trial.
Now that , all the testimony is in there is
considerable speculation as to what the ver
dict of the Jury will be. It is generally be
lieved that U will result In the conviction of
the negro and the acquittal of Mrs. Sheedy.
Some believe that both will be acquitted , but
none that the woman will bo convicted.
The evidence of the prosecution has been
almost entirely corroborative of the three
confessions of Monday McFarland , which ho
now repudiates. The efforts of the defense
consisted mainly in attempting to fasten the
bl.imo on Frank Williams and Frank Glea-
snn , two gamblers supposed to bo nt
outs with John Shecdy. Tlio two main wit
nesses used to confirm this line of argument
were two bovs named A. Hitchcock and
George Currio who claimed that they saw
two white men running away from the
Sheedy residence Immediately after the as
sault on John Sheedy. Strenuous efforts
were made by the defense to impeach the
testimony of flyman Goldwater , the pawn
broker , who testified that ho solo the cnno to
Mmnl.iv MeFnrlnnil which was found on the
porcn immediately uiicr mo luanuu. iutu-
inony was also brought to contradict the evi
dence of the state which showed that Air.
nnd Airs. Shotdy did not live together very
happilv. Some stress was also laid on nn
alleged threatening letter received by Sheedy
two or three days before his death. Such
evidence of the defense as hnd not been
anticipated by the prosecution In their testi
mony In chief , caused n general rustle among
the fatter attorneys nnd yesterday nnd today
they have been endeavoring to rebut this
evidenco.
Air. Strode , attorney Tor Airs. Sheedy.
nskcd that ho bo allowed to put Air. I ) . G.
Courtnay again on the stand , although the
defense hnd once rested. The rosiest was
granted. Courtnay testified thnt John
Sheedy wns in the ofllco of witness two or
three dnvs before the final nssnult. Sncody
, gave .vitness a Icitcr ho had received. It
was an anonymous letter. The letter In
substance was :
"l.'nlcss you lot up on the prosecution of
the gamblers nnd don't stop Irving to run the
town it will bo only n question of tlmo that
you will bo killed. "
Witness did not know what hnd become of
this letter after ho baniiod It back to Sheedy.
Officer Klnnoy was put on the witness
stand to rebut the testimony of the two boys ,
A. Hitchcock end George Curry , who testi
fied that Just after the shooting on the night
of January 11 they saw two men running
Boulh on Twelfth stteet. Klnnoy testified
that he and Olllcer Otto were standing on
the corner of Twelfth and O , near the Burr
block , the time they heard the shots. Both
officers ran north to the alley nnd east
through the alley to thirteenth street. Wit
ness did not see any men como out of the
alloy nnd run south.
D. C. Topping , n blacksmith , testified that
ho was standing near ttio opera house on
Twelfth and O on the night of the assault.
lie went north on Twelfth but saw no men
running south on Twelfth from the alloy.
CnpUiln Otto wns culled. Ho testified that
near tbo Burr block. The two ran iiorth to
; wards the Sheedy residence. Just alter
; mssng ! b > the alley they were mot by
f reuse who told them that somebody had
_ iiot at Sheedy und ran south to the alley.
Witness wont Into the alloy n short distance
and seeing nobody there came back and went
north to the Sheedy residence.
Airs. Skinner testified that she hns rooms
looking out on the alley just south of the
Sheedy rojidence. She was put on the stand
to "provo thnt she saw Monday AlcFarlnnd
running cast through the alloy'Just a few
moments nfter the shots wcreflrod. She rec
ognized the man ns Monday AIcFnrland. When
the defense learned what was up they fought
fiercely against the witness testifying ,
Stearns claimed that her evidence could not
go in ns rebuttal , nnd if It wns testimony In
chief the name of the witness should nave
been endorsed on tbo original information ,
Air. Hall said that such a course was Ira
possible as ho had learned yesterday for the
lirst tlmo that this witness was possessed of
such Information. Air. Hall then commenced
to tell what ho expected the wltnu s would
testify to. This caused Stearns to Jump up
nnd pour out a Hood of Invective on Hall's
head for giving the testimony away In
the presence of the Jury.Ho denounced
0uch an action ns undcrha-ided. The Judge
finally sustained the objection of Stonrn ? and
the witness was excused from the stand with
out testifying. Woodward demanded that
the Judga Inform the jury that they wore not
to consider the disclosure made by Hall. His
honor said this , of course , was understood by
the lury.
Ex-Alayor Graham was put on the witness
etnnd to prove that nothing hud been said by
him to Goldwater about L'lvlng Goldwatnr a
reward for identifying the cnno. Witness
declared that no such conversation or meet
ing over occurred.
Marshal AIcllclc testified to the same effect.
Witness further declared that neither ho nor
Mulone , as far ns ho knew , had over prom
ised any reward to Goldwater to identify the
cane.
After this tbo wheels of Justice stopped
L grinding for over half an hour , awaiting the
arrival of Bob Mulone , the driver of the
P " " X"1 jtrol wagon. Ho testified that the patrol
I wngon was not at the Sheedy residence the
night of the assault. This wns In impeach
ment of Currio and Hitchcock , the fellows
who claimed they saw two men run south on
Twelfth street.
Captain W. W. Carder , who had charge of
the police force the night of the assault ,
corroborated Alalone's statement.
The state had ono more witness , Air.
ScroEgln , but ns ho could not be found the
Etnto rested Its case.
The object of putting Air. Scroggln on the
the witness tnml wns to provo that D. G ,
Courtuay was mistaken In same of bis state
ments concerning the nllcgcu threatening
letter received by John Sheedy two or three
days before bis death.
When tbo state rested Judge Field then de
clared thnt the cn.se was ended and no moro
testimony would bo admitted from either
side. "On Monday , " said ho , "I will listen
to tbo arguments on both sides of the case. "
An / > ntl-\iuerloui Kdltoi'lnl.
ClTV or MKXICO , ( via. Galveston ) , Atay 23.
HI Tlompo , a leading conservative news
paper , noted for Its anti-American tenden
cies , lu speaking of the Alnfia lu New Or
leans Riid of lynching In tbo United States
sayst "For tha protection of Mexicans In
the United States , stein should be taken by
the .Mexican authorities so that until the
American senate decides that foreigners nro
under federal protection Americans may bo
lynched lu Mexico. "
I m migration Commissioners.
WASHINGTON , May St. The commission
, . appointed by the secretary of the treasury to
proceed to the several countries of Europe
from which Immigrants may como and to In
vcstigato and report upon the various phases
of the Immigration question us presented
tncrj , consists , as today completed , of the
folln > "ljiK named gcuUcmca ; General Charles
L.
H Grosvcnor of Ohio , chairman : Judson Ii.
C'ross of Minneapolis , Dr. J , Walter J ,
ilemsptcrof Wisconsin and Joseph Powderly
of Pennsylvania.
JIA M'A/.V.V K\T11LHIAS3I.
I'rHlmlnnrlcA Toward Securing
Normal and Scientific College.
tiwi.iXR , Wyo. , Atay 23. [ Special Tele
gram , to TUB BKK. j Forsoiro weeks n move
ment i has been on foot to establish a normal
school and scientific college ID Uawltns. The
movement wns broueht to
n successful tor-
initiation this evening the
, Inaugural ceremonies -
ii monies i having taken place In Iho opera house
with i a very largo attendance. Great cntuu-
blaira was shown In the work , not only by
tbo projectors but by all prominent citi
zens. The
programme was n lengthy one ,
Including vocal and instrnmental music , ad
dresses , etcAlany prominent speakers
were In attendance from neighboring cities ,
among others Senators Joseph AI. Carey and
Fraucl * E. Warren of Cheyenne , Congress
man C. D. Clark of Evanston , A. A. Johnson ,
president of state university at
Lniiimlo , Jutrgo Conaway of Green
Klver , Judge H. V. S. Grocsbcck
of Laramlo , Captain Thomas of Green Hlvor
and many others. Letters of regret were
read from Governor Barber , ex-Governor
Baxter nnd others. The opening nddress
wns madu by Dr. E. Stuvcr of
this city , who snoko in glowing terns
of the great work In hand and bene
fits to accrue therefrom. Senator Joseph
AI. Carey made ono of the principal apcechc ?
of the ovmdng , congratulating the people of
Uawllns for establishing an educational In-
stltullun of such Importance to the state at
liiruo , No school can bo fiUadcd of moro
benefit than a normal school. Senator Carey
paid n slowing tribute to the educational ad
vantage. * of the ! < tate.
Hon. II. V. S. Gruosbcck followed In n well
chosen speech of a few minutes which 'vns
received with the greatest applause.
Dr. Johnson , president of the state univer
sity , spoke of Iho advantages of educational
training , particularly the importation of u
normal course to the public schools.
. Senator Warren next spoke of Iho impar-
tnnco of tbo undertaking and H potto In Blow
ing tones of tho'c who are nt tjio head of the
movement. Senator Warren Is n mae
nctlc speaker. His remarks were
received with great applause. Other
speakers followed , all of whom spoke
highly of the advantages to bo offered by the
proposed Normal school.
The musical part of the programme was
particularly line. Uawlins boasts of some of
the best musicians in'thu stato.
After the formal exercises the visitors wcro
given a banquet at the Pacific hotel. Ono
hundred covers were laid and many of the
prominent citizens attended to give a hearty
welcome to the distinguished guests.
A Vltll.V I'/tODK. V.
Wondernil lA.iir - Year - Old Mind
Reader.
LA H.UII-R 111. ' _ '
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, , Alay 3.-Special | Telegram -
gram to Tun Bur. ] Little Dora , the four-
year-old daughter of Lincoln Hamlln , resid
ing near here , Is certainly a wonderful prod
igy. Her father and mother are fond of
playing checkers , nnd tht'has always watched
them with great interest. Dorn is possessed
of the wonderful faculty which Is variously
claimed to bo mind reading , clairvoyant , or
second sight. Tills consists of being able to
readily name the spots ou any sot of dominoes
which may bo procured from looking at the
backs of them , or she will select from the set
any number asked for , all the dominoes oe-
Ing turned face downward nud thoroughly
mixed up. If ono bo slipped out of the sot
without her knowledge und it Is called for
she will quickly reply that the number Is
missing from the set. The child cannot
count from one to six but wlH announce the
spots ns thus : "Five nnd n six , " "six nnd a
four , " or nny other number moro rapidly
from the backs of the dominoes than from
their faces. The child has been subjected to
over ono hundred tests nnd hns
never fallde to call the right
number. Whlto paper has beet pasted
over the backs of the dominoes to prevent
nny chance of the child's having lenrned the
backs , nnd in every instance she has succesi-
fully Indicated the number on the opposite
side. Dorn is equally proficient in naming
the spots on playing cards , but calls them by
colors , not knowing the terms "spade , "
"king , " "queen , " "ace , " "knave , " "heart"
or "diamond. " There Is absolutely no de
ception practiced In the matter and the
child's power developed during the last
month is a mystery.
Philadelphia's KmuczzlliiR TreaHiirer
Guarded hy Detectives.
PiiiMiiKi.riiiA , Pa. , Alay 23. The affairs of
Jlty Treasurer John Bardsloy wcro brought
o a crisis by his arrest tonight
at his homo , corner Pcnu and Price
streets , Germantown. Ho Is a sick
n bed nnd two detectives ars guarding the
room in which ho lies. The three expert ac-
countnnts appointed by Mayor Stuart to ex-
nmlne Air. Bnrdsloy's accounts discovered n
discrepancy of ? . ' ! 0,000 shortly before noon
, today. Ho will bo given a heariug before
Alagistrato Poole on Monday , when the
story of the shortage in detail will bo told.
It Is said tonight thnt the discrepancy dis
covered : is In the treasurer's account with
the Third National bank , where the city's
deposit amounts to J.'i50,000 , Within n month
BnrdMoy 1I 1 U said to have daawn ! 'J,000 from
the I bank and appropriated it to his awn use.
The experts have bcon engaged In tholr
work for three days and this is the first dis
crepancy discovered. Other shortages may
be brought to Hint in the further
compnrison of the eccounts with Iho
many banks in which city funds are
deposited. The discovery was made today
that Air. Bardsley's personal Deposit in the
suspended Keystone bank amounted to $ < VK- )
000. It is said tno state cannot lose more
than f-'t-VljOOO by reason of Air , Bardsloy's
shortcomings. "
At the postponed hearing of Francis W.
Kennedy and Henry H. Kennedy , president
nnd cashier respectively of the suspended
Spring Garden bank , today , Alagistrato
Wlthbcr held both the defendants ii. 310,000
bull , which was furnished.
7/Ml.V ItOllItl-.ltS CAi'TVltEIt ,
Dalton Ilrotheru Overpowered Alter
an lOluhtoun llonn * ' Fight.
ST. Louis Alo. , Altty 23. A special from
Oklahoma says : The Dalton brothers and
gnng , who robbed the Santa Fo train at
Whartoa Station , after being chased for two
weeks , were recaptured last Friday evening
on the Sao nud Fox reservation , six miles
oust of here , after an eighteen hour fight by
United States deputy marshals , aided by a
detachment of the Fifth cavalry. The mar
shals located the roobcrs Thursday In a cave
und attempted tholr capture , tut after the
Daltons hnd killed their bloodhounds nnd ex
changed a few shots they scut for the soldiers
and effected their capture. Ono of the lal- )
tons was killed and one soldier wns wounded.
The rest of the gang was captured.
Murderer * Captured and Hanged.
Sunr.vcpoiiT , En. , Alay 23.Vllllam and
John Anderson , ( colored ) who held the girl
Jnuo Ware on the railroad track In Bossier
parish until the train ran over nnd killed her ,
were pursued by a posse of negroes , captured
and 1mneed. They offered no explanation
for their deed. "Tbo Andersons were bad
characters.
o-
Sealed OrderH About Seals.
SixFiuxnsco , Alay 23. The Chronicle
states that the collector of the port , Phclps ,
bos received scaled orders irom Washington
relative to the sealing Industry In IJ eh ring
sea this year. The orders are to bo delivered
to the captain of tbo revenue cutter Hush
mid will not bo opened until she proceed to
sea.
Chopped Ills Wife 10 Death.
NASimu.r , Tcnn. , Alay23. Near Camden ,
Tenu. , James Urltton , n farmer who lived
unhappily with his wife , came homo from
the field a day or so since , and attacking
bis wife with nil axe split her head open.
The woman is dead and Brlttou may bo
lynched.
Kntlol'tho coke .Strike.
ScorrinLr : , Pa. , AIny 23. The coke strike
is thoroughly broken and reports Indicate
that 10,000 uiea will bo at work Monday.
NOT A DESIRABLE BILLET ,
Office of Commissioner of Pensions Affords
Little Pleasure to the Holder.
ABUSE FOLLOWS THE INCUMBENT ,
Experience of Messrs. Illnck , Tanner
and Hniini Ilomlt or Fool
Tnlk About Making
1'npcr Money.
May 23. [ Special to TUB
BEE. ] The perplexities which surround the
position of commissioner of pensions and the
dissatisfaction that follows faithful service
In that ofllco are being called to public atten
tion by the talk about the Hnums during the
past week. Some realization of the duties
of the commissioner and the lack of appre
ciation of his efforts was had by men qual
ified to fill the onico when It was last va
cated by the retirement of Commissioner
Tanner , for It required a great deal of re
search to find n man who would accept the
place , and who was regarded ns competent to
make an acceptable commissioner.
"It dpesn't make any difference how good a
commissioner you nro , no ono will glvo you
credit for your work , nnd the hand of nlmost
evcryono will bo against you , " is an old and
trite saying ho re , applied to the management
of the pension ofllce. There Is no doubt In
the world that Commissioner Black tried hard
to make an acceptable commissioner under
president Cleveland. He was a good lawyer ,
n disabled union soldier , and tbo friend of the
veteran ; and yet there was such n howl
ngalnst him at ti i cs that ho threatened to
resign , nnd no sooner did ho go out of ofllco
than he dropped out of sight , so far ns the
public Is concerned.
Who is there but that will say Corporal
Tanner made a heroic effort to please the
people as n body , nnd tlio veterans espe
cially ) 1'enslcns was the study of his life.
Ho was the champion of the soldier , his
widow and orphans. Vet ho was so berated
that ho retired amidst a fever of disgust to
himself nnd the howls of the public.
Cioneral Green B. Haum was chosen com
missioner , first , because no had long been
recognized as n representative soldier and
having the fullest oonlldonco of the veter
ans. The president desired to do nothing
which could bo construed as nn oversight of
the host IntnriMts of these most interested in
pensions. HO wanted to give tne pensioners
n man of their own choosing. Secondly ,
General Haum had a record covering a
period of many years as an executive
olllcer , and had proven himself successful in
that line. Ho made a most satisfactory
commissioner of Internal revenue , and It was
natural to suppose that bo would succeed ns
commissioner of pensions. First came the
criticisms of onpo-dng partisans in congress.
It was criminal to offer congressional inter
ference with nn olllcer In the faithful dis
charge of his duties. Democratic congress
men went so far as to pry into the private
affairs of the commissioner. They discov
ered that , beginning several years prior to
General Kaum's period as commissioner of
pensions , ho had an old army fiiend and per
sonal comrade endorse his note for money in
bank , and the debt not been fully liquidated ,
and this \vns used as "evidence that this on-
dorescr was using the commissioner for
personal ends , "
Finally the light against the commissioner
became nlmost general , and disappointed pen
sioners nnd employes who wanted promotions
became arrayed against him. This is always
the result of"the strict enforcement of a rot
of rules of any kind. Those who do not pet
the favors rise up in anus and light. Com
missioner Huuin has been greatly handi
capped by the disgruntled employes of his
oflice. He could not remove them , yet ho
felt their adverse work.They have done all
they could to embarrass his administration ,
and have contributed much to uupopularlzo
the work of the olllce. There ought to bo a
rule of the most vigorous character , and It
should tie enforced , providing that any cm-
ployo who does any act. overt or otherwise ,
to hinder the popularity of the ofllcc or to
embarrass the commissioner In nny way ,
shall summarily bo dismissed. It reacts
against the interests of the pensioners.
With 1,000,000 claimants before the pension
ottico unit laws and rules which require nega
tives to thousands of claims every week , nnd
the over growing pension lists , ngalust which
ono nnrtv howls rtintinmillv. It , is not straniro
_ nat almost every commissioner during ino
past fifteen years has not only had serious In-
terniil trouble ) within his oltice , but in con
gress , and probably not one has filled the
ofllco for a period covering half of a presi
dential administration out has expressed a
desire to resign , wbllo about half of tbo
commissioners ( within that time have really
tendered their reslcnatlous. If this gene-al
spirit | of vlndictiveness continues to grow
against iho position it will bo but a short
time : l , If Indeed it has not arrived already ,
when a capable man cannot bo found to ac
cept the comnUsslonerobip of pensions'
rooi.isu roi.iTic.vi , TALK.
The efforts which have boon made recently
to bring the credit of the country Into bad re-
Euto and embarrass the treasury department
y the circulation of nil sorts of reports re
garding the condition of the surplus is at
tracting serious attention In ccrtnia money
con ten" The stories put upon the wing have
been for political purposes , but they are
likely , under other conditions , to have a very
different effect. Fired at individuals , they
would precipitate bankruptcy. Hurled at
the federal government , they simply "bull"
or "bear" the market for securities , and
whenever the covernment deals It stands the
cost of the partisans , and finally the people
who help the circulation of the reports for
political purposes help to pay the cost.
"Just as lo'nsas the United States govern
ment does not have to borrow , " said a demo
cratic congressman today , "it makes little
difference , but whenever it comes to close
times and federal securities Iind foreign mar
kets it will be a serious matter , this thing of
attacking the government's credit for politi
cal purposes. It is all right and proper
to discuss policies , extravagant work
of parties In compress , and all that , but when
It comes to publishing tbo world over that
the government Is becoming embarrassed , se
curities arc going down , bankruptcy stares
Unco Sam In the face , and so forth , a stop
should bo put to It. Wo bavo become so free
and forward and extreme In our talk for pol
itics that wn do not realize what this thing
means. It has a serious , treasonable Import ,
and for ono I would favor a law to stop It. "
COUNTEIIFEITINO TO HE COMl'UCATEI ) .
It Is more than probable that as a result uf
recent Investigations respecting the quality
of paper used in printing United States notes
nnd securities , we will before ions have in
circulation paper monny which will look
more plain and simple on Its face nnd nt the
sumo time bo more difficult to Imitate.
Investigation has proven , In the minds of
the experts , that notes with so much scroll
work nnd engraving are easier to counterfeit
than these with plainer faces. The English
notes uro , to nil appearances , simple promises
to pay printed on whlto paper , in black Ink ,
with plain typo letters and figures. The Eng
lish government bank note appears nt a glance
to bo easy to imitate , and ordinarily a first
class American Job printer would say ho
could reproduce It without any preparation.
Hut it is one , if not tbo most difficult to
counterfeit of nny paper money in existence.
Tbo texture , the very finish and tlrst touch
of tha paper convinces ono that " - is genuine ,
and none cna be made to Imitate.
The paper money of this country has so
.much engraving and is so completely covered
with fancy Inks that the hair lines In the
paper 1 and tha private marks by which coun
1i terfeits 1 arc det < \ soon become obliterated
1i and i lost from view when handled. On the
contrary i , no amount of handling can obliter
ate i the marks In nod on the English bank
note. i While it is not proposed to Imitata In
any i general way the bank note of England ,
it I is thought that there would bo loss coun
1i terfeiting 1 in this country if there were less
engraving i and inks upon our money , and the
suggestion i is being taken under serious con
sideration.
_
Monument to AmlrowH Haiders.
CHATTANOOGA , Tcnn. , May 23. The bronze
monument to the Andrews raiders was
erected in the National cemetery yesterday.
It is In elx sections , surmounted by a bronze
locomotive , a fae simile in miniature of the
"General , " the engine which too daring party
of soldiers stele at Dig Shanty , being cap
tured while attempting to destroy brld/-
between hero and Atlanta ( n 1W3. Several
of them wcro hanged , eight of them being
burled In the cemetery , Suitable Inscrip
tions are on the tribute which will bo un
veiled Decoration day. , f t
GUII/TV A8 OI1AHGKI ) .
Tom MeXninco Will Ittivc to Suffer for
IIU Crl&'c.
At 0 o'clock last night the Jury In the state
case against Thomas McNaraeo , charged with
the murder of Elslo Nlcliols , reached n
vcrdlnt , , '
The case wont to the Jur iat 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and , Judge Estollo an
nounced that ho would be within call to re
ceive a verdict , In case one was reached by
the Jury , until 10 o'clock last night.
Whontbejury announced that n verdict
had been agreed upon the judge was notified
and McNamoo was taken to the court room
by Jailer llorrlgnn. The verdict was that
McNameo was guilty of manslaughter as
charged In the complaint.
McNameo received the announcement of
the verdict very coolly , nnd had nothing to
say. Ho was remanded to Jail to await sen
tence.
The Jury was out n HUlo less than four
hours , the time being consumed In deter
mining the degree of the defendant's guilt.
On the first ballot there were flvo votes for
manslaughter , four for acquittal , ono for
murder in the second degree and ono for
murder In the first degree. The nnxt three
ballots resulted : First degree , 1 ; second
degree , 1 ; acquittal , 1 ; manslaughter , 8. On
the llfth ballot n verdict of manslaughter
wai reached.
The crlmo for which the Jury found Mc-
Nameo responsible was the killing of Klslo
Nichols , n woman of the town , in n Ninth
street house of ill-repute on February A5.
flit i : A T Jt.FFKHSOS CIT I1.
Sntldlery l-'uotnry at tlie I'cniiltcntlary
Hntlrcly Destroyed.
ICtx A9 CITY , Mo. , May 23. A special from
Jefferson Lily , Mo. , says : At 0 o'clock this
cvenlne fire broke out 10 the factory of the
Sullivan saddlery company Inside the
walls of the state penitentiary. The
cause Is not known , Some contribute it to
spontaneous combustion nnd others to incon-
dlnrlsm. When the tire was discovered the
whole Inside of the building w s a mass of
domes nnd the prison and city flro depart
ments were powerless In their attempts to
extinguish the lire. The factory of the Straus
e nilil Irt ttn/l tin t * inoavMnnn tt t * i tti tti H ! i tnl t * 111\ -
Joining , was barely saved nnd it was neces
sary to deluge the building from top to bet
tom with wntor.
At 7 o'clock the Sullivan factory was en
tirely deslroyed , but the tire was prevented
from spreading. The loss is $170,000 , dis
tributed as follows : On the building ( state
property ) , tlOO.COO : on the stock of the Sulll-
uan saddlery company , $ .W,000 ; ou the
stock of the Strauss saddlery and har
ness company , $10,000 ; the lalter loss
being occasioned by water. The state had
no Insurance on the bulldlug. The Sullivan
company's insurance wns ft OOO. The dam
age the Straus company stock Is fully In
sured.
There was considerable excitement among
the convicts during the progress of the fire ,
but no disturbance.
Other Fire * .
KiriiMOND , ICy. , May SI.-Tho Glyndon
building and Uie large building of Burnham
& Chcnault burned. Loss , $ :0,000 ; Insurance ,
& 0.000. The
buildings were occupied by a
number of firms , the Western Union tele
graph compiny , doctors hud real citato men.
DKTHOIT , Mich. , May ttt. Fire this after
noon destroyed James E. Davis' wholesale
druc house on Larncd street , Fecnheimer &
Hart's wholesale liquor house adjoining , mid
the two top stojies of thi. Campau building.
The loss Is estimated at $ J50,000 ; partially
insured. ;
SEA HA TIOXA / / CO CIt TSCEXE.
A Murderer Calls the Prosecuting At
torney n Liar.
JAKSON-VIU.E , Fla. , May 23. There was an
excl'.lng scene yesterday at the trial of Camp
bell for tbo murder of Mamie Joseph. O. AI.
H. Summers , assistant prosecuting attorney ,
was making on argument when Campbell in
terrupted him. Mr. Summers paid no atten
tion to him and went ou with his statement
Joseph wore regarded ns persecutions.
Campbell arose excitedly , threw his arms
lu the air and cried out :
"That's d-d "
a - He.
"Ah gentlemen , " said Summers , "when a
guilty conscience "
"If 1 have n guilty conscience , " said
Campbell excitedly , "I can co before my
God with this consciousness I don't feel
this crime. "
He gesticulated wildly and shook his fist at
Air. Summers. The sheriff took Campbell
from the court room and proceedings were
stopped for fifteen minutes until the prisoner
conlil be quioled.
.ludjro Young instructed Iho jury when
they retired at 7 o'clock last night that , ho
would como Into court to receive the verdict
up to midnight , but otherwise that they
would have to stay out till morning. The
jury is still out.
OXLVAJEtr WllIHKV JPAUTY.
That Is What St. John Christens the
Cincinnati Huntllng.
ST , Lot-is , Alo. , Alay 23. Ex-Governor St.
John , the well known prohibition loader , re
ferring to the Cincinnati third party conven
tion , says : "I was there as n looker on. I
must say that as a reform convention it , was
the biggest failure 1 ever saw.
All the meritorious reforms wcro
neglected. The only thing that
distinguished it from old party conventions
was tbo visionary sub-treasury scbemo , which
has no foundation either In justice or com
mon sense. The failure to express sympathy
for tbo cause of temperance will drive thou
sands Into the prohibition party's ranks. It
is simply the birth of a third whisky party. "
' 1 roubles.
THESTON- . J. , Aliy 23. The Stir rubber
company is In financial difficulty. Counsel
for the company says there has been n con
traction of credit and the company's liabili
ties are more than it can meet at
present. The secretary , ho added , in
formed him that the company could
pay ? i for every ono it owed. It
is said the preferences amounts to f-'O.OOO.
The capitalists interested in this company
are behind several other rubber and crockery
concerns , all of which'aro ' affected by the
condition of the Slar. whoso liabilities may
foot up r > 00,000. i
C. S. ICnowlcs , selling agent of the Star
rubber company of Trenton , N. J. , has
placed an attachment on the stock hero to
secure personal claims amounting to between
fiO.OOO nnd JiiO.OOO for udvnuces ho made on
goods sent him by the company.
LYNN , Alnss. , May 23.7-o5oph ) Davis states
positively that the DavWshoocompany never
owed tbo Hill shoo cotnoanV of Memphis $1.
On tbo contrary the Memphis company owed
the Davis shoo compaoyheavlly.
Si-ixomu ) , Alo. , Alay'lM. The Star clothing -
ing house , ono of thoolll n concerns of the
kind In the southwest , failed today. J.
'
liabilities are about MO.OOp" ; assets unknown.
.
An Kxplnnatlbii Demanded.
LONDON' , Alay 23. The St. James Gazctto
says the fact thnt Bramwcll Booth , son 01 °
General Booth of the Salvation Army , Is n
creditor In the sum of $10,000 of a bankrupt
stock broker named Taylor , sugg&its stock
exchange gambling upon the part of Booth ,
The Gazctto demands an explanation.
Child's Hand Found In a Catfish.
WiN.vii'KO , Alan. , Alay 23. The hand of a
child was found In tha stomach of a cattish
caught In the Ked river yesterday and today
another catfixli was caught with another
hand In Its stomach , apparently belonging to
tbo sumo child ,
Poisoned Gooseberries
Nrcnoi.A8vii.i.K , ICy. , Alay 23. Two chil
dren of Hov. Air. Johnson ( colored ) , pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church , died very
suddenly yesterday nf tor eating gooseberries ,
which are said to be tbh year inhabited by a
poUouous insect.
COLORED RECRUITS WAN FED ,
Secretary Proctor Thinks They Make Very
Qood Soldiers ,
COLONEL GUV HENRY'S ' NEW COMMAND ,
Military KntlinglnNiu Among Afro-
American-Custom * Ollleer.i nu
ImmlKrnllon Inspectors Tlio
Social .Season
WASHINGTON' Dimtuu THE JEE , 1
ftKI FOUKTEENTII Srir.Ef : , f
WASIUSOTO.V. D. C. . Mav A *
A good deal of comment nnd speculation Is
heard hero now about Colonel Guy Henry's
new command soon to bo located near this
city. Today's Washington says of it :
"A colored company of United States cavalry
is expected to arrive at Fort Myer Just
across the I'otomao river , near Arlington
soon. Ever since It was known that the
secretary of war had concluded to take the
Initiative in ordering a colored troop to do
duty at tne capitol the colored people of the
district huvo been looking forward to the
event with great luecrest. Information has
been received at the war department un-
nouncing that Captain Hughes with troop K
of the ninth cavalry ( colored ) loft Fort Hobin-
sou lost night for Fort Myor expecting to nr-
rive nt their post of duty Sunday evening.
Troop 1C Is the first colored company
of regulars ordered to duty In Washington
nnd there was some objection to having thoin
quartered with n white troop. Secretary
Procter having learned that colored men
mnko very good soldiers the object In order
ing troop 1C here U to stimulate colored re
cruiting In the army. The colored population
in this vicinity is largo and full of military
enthusiasm , nnd It Is expected that the ex
periment will prove successful. Colonel
Guy V. Henry , who Is to command Fort
Myer , is 0:1 his way hero now from Fort
Hobmson. "
IMMIOIIATIOK IVSrEPTION' .
Ail Impression prevails throughout tbo
country , oven among congressmen who ought
to know better , that a provision was inserted
In nn appropriation , or some other bill during
the last days of congress , for the appointment
of about two hundred inspectors of immlgra-
these places , nnd Secretary Foster told your
correspondent this afternoon that there was
n great dent of solicitation for those Imagin
ary positions , "when , In fact , " said he , "no
provisions were made for thorn by congress.
We have concluded that the law already gave
the department authority to disburse some of
the head tax to enforce the immigration laws
and guard agalnt the incoming of undesirable
Immigrants , but there is no inclination to ap
point an army of Inspectors. In the west the
present customs ofllccrs and other employes
of this department will bo required to per
form the extra duty of Immigration Inspect
"
ors.
f-OCIAT. Elsi X i'I.O"IXO.
Within a couple of weeks the social sldo of
Washington will be like -'suspended anima
tion , " for those who make social nffuiri will
bo away or preparing to go to the seashore or
the mountains. Mrs. Harrison intends to
bnvo some friendi on her portico for the
open nir concert ou next Saturday afternoon
nnd then bid them adieu till December. She
goes to the cottage at Cupa May to prepare
for the coming of the president , who will
spend Sundays there , anu during the hottast
days of July and August ho will be at Capo
May most of the time. The president and
AIM. Harrison nnd the McICeo children will
likely bo In the mountains , probably at Cresson -
son , a part of the summer , especially If It is
very warm nt Capo May.
LAND I1KCIDIONS.
Tno assistant secretary of the Interior to
day nftlrmcd the decisions of the commis
sioner of the general land ofllca In the cases
of Benjamin A. Utter Dack versus Jefferson
A. Dngcctt , dismissing the contest for the
northwest quarter of section I * north , range
' t west , North Platte district , and Frank
Peterson versus Theodore B. II. Grove , dis
missing contest for lots it and 4 , nnd the
south half of the northwest quarter of sec
tion 4. township 'Jo , ruiiK'o 48 west , Chadrcn
district.
AV. E. Annln arrived today from New York
nnd will remain In Washington over Sun-
J. F. Raucr was today appointed postmas
ter nt Fauslers , Guthrib county , la. , vice L.
E. Griggs , resigned.
Wilson B. Sturgus of Iowa has been ap
pointed to a $1,000 clerkship In the record and
pension division of the war department , and
Hobort S. Wilson of Iowa has been appointed
n copyist at.SWX ) a ycsr.
J. A. EcltUrom of Lincoln , Neb. , Is at the
Howard.
J. B. Slater of Sioux City , la. , ls at the
Ebbitt.
Miss Ida M. Weaver of Perry , la. , is at the
Johnston. Pmtitr S. HEATH.
150UNU ' 10 KljUCT.
Independent * Propose to ll'ivc a Gov
ernor Anyhow.
County Clerk Painter of Glister is author
ity for the statement that the in'lcpsndcnt
party proposes , in the election for Judge of
the supreme court next fall , to put up and
vote for a candidate for governor of the state.
"This feeling is general in the party , " ho
says , "throushout the stato. Wo hold that
Mr. Thayer has no more right to occupy the
ofllco of irovernor than any other citizen who
was not voted for. Mr. Tbayer , you will re
member , was not n candidate at the last dec-
tfon. Nobody voted for him. To assume ,
therefore , that ho ought to act as gov ornor Is
wrong. The law says that when a vac-
ancv occuis in the ofllco It shall bo
filled at the next general election.
Of course some people hold that the next
election Is not n general election , because , ut
it , the majority of the ofllces of the stuto VIII
not bo voted for. That is the point wo are
going to contest. We shall nominate our
man , vote for and elect him. The other par-
tics may or may not nominate a candidate as
they feel dltposed. That Is their own busl-
ue&s. It makes no difference- us whether
they do or do not nominate. Ii ono man re
ceives n majority or plurality of the votes
cast we hold that that will elect him. There
may bo opixultion to this , but wo propose to
contest it in the supreme court. It will bo an
Interesting point anyway and ono on which
wo waul to have the supreme court rule. "
"Suppose Governor Boyd had not been
ousto.1 , would you vote for a candidate for
governor , the coming fallf"
"Wo would not. Boyd was declared elec
ted. Ho bad , so fur as Known , received a
plurality of the votes cast. That , I hold ,
elected him. If ho were in ofllco , there
would bo no vacancy. Therefore , there
would be no necessity for an election this
fall to elect n man to fill the place. "
"Suppose the supreme court of tbo United
States should decide that ho was a citlzsu of
the United States and , as a consequence , en
titled to act us governor I"
"That would satisfy us. Wo should not
nominate then a gubernatorial candidate.
But , as I said before , Thayer has no right to
the oRico that Is. not any more right than
you or I have. Wo were never voted for ;
ni Ithi > \vlR ho. "
Mr. I'ulntor was asKcii whom tno inde
pendents would nominate for the position in
question , but declined to state upon whom ho
thought the selection would fall. The Im
pression received , howovcr , was that Powers
would be the man.
At tlio ( ii-fiiiiin Thentnr.
The second performance at the Gerrranla
theater will bo given this evening , that very
delightful comedy , "Lockore Kelslgo , " belni ;
underlined for production. The comodv will
bo Interspaced with n number of sotiu's nnd
will give an excellent opportunity to Mr.
nnd Mrs. Dnurcis and Mr. and MM. Puls for
thadlspltyof their varied talents , which
have made their namo-t household words in
the Gorman colony of Omaha.
InsilinttMl a c li'ipter. '
The Mu chapter of Pal Upsllon has boon
established ut tha University of Minnesota.
The installation ceremony took plao in the
parlors of the West
hotel at Minneapolis on
the evening of Friday , May ' i , und was fol
lowed bjr ft ' A largo number of tno
alumni of tha society nt largo were present.
Nebraska alumni were represented by Huv.
Samuel Goodalc , U , U. , of Columbus nnd E.
L.Varo of Omaha. Psl t'pallon Is one of
the oldest of the college Greek letter
societies , having been founded at Union
college , New \orK , In IS.1'I. I lev. Samuel
Goodale , now In the seventy-seventh year of
his ago , was one of Its founders and his pres
ence nt the Installation o ( the Mu chapter
made the occasion ono of unusual Interest ,
HOW OMAHA. WON.
SlroiiK Opposition Overcome In the
Iiate Deliver Convention.
George Sternsdorff , Dr. Hllov , James
Stcphcnson nnd several other members of
( he Nebraska delegation to the late western
congress at Denver , returned last night.
They were Jubilant over the selection of this
city as the place In which the next conven
tion will bo held.
"Wo beat Now Orleans , " Mr. Sternsdorff
said , "by tlilrty-nlno votes. The speech In
viting Iho congress to Omaha was delivered
by Seeretarv Nasou of tbo board of trade. It
was not generally known before we left here
that Omahix desired tbo next convention.
However , the delegation was informed of the
matter and worked for It with n great deal of
ardor.
'Lincoln made n bid for the gathering nnd
fought llko n hero for It. It was supported
by all the delegates from the South
Platte country. When it was knocked
out , however , tha South Platte
people turned In nnd aided Omaha ,
"Thi stale dc-lcgatlou then voted solid for
Omaha , clving hrr her fifty-two votes. Some
of the other states objected to the number of
our delegation , nnd wo offered to stand up
and lot them count our deloirnte-t for choir
own satisfaction. They didn't count , how-
over.
"ICnnsas voted solidly against us. But wo
KOt along without her.
"Iowa also was against us. The matter
was sprung in the morning. If a vote had
boon taken then wo would have stood no
chance of getting the convention. But wo
had the question made the special order for
the afternoon. Nearly everybody was favor
able to the move bccauso it gave several
towns u chance to
ascertain who was sup-
l > orting them
"When wo discovered that the Iowa -
JHJO-
plo wcro against us nnd In favor of New
Orleans , wo circulated among.-it them and
said : 'Wo can't hope to have Omaha se
lected when Iowa , n sister state , votes
against her. ' This made thorn think a littlo.
They put their heads together and the next
vote was 8 for Now Orleans amis for Omaha.
They simply divided. That was the I" at
they could do. I askeJ ono of the lowu dele
gates why ho favored New Orleans. He said
his people had never been south. They
wanted to tnlro .1 trln tn Now Orltnm he-
cause they had nearu that city nud some or
the best whisky in the country.
"Tho man who Invited the convention to
adjourn to Now Orleans , was n line talker.
Ho made the atmosphere of thi * hall breathe
the pcrfumn of roses. When ho spoke of New
Orleans and the country around It as the
land of flowers lie made an impression which
I did not think wo could overcome.
"Tho convention will bo hold next October
nnd wo will have plenty of time to matte ar
rangements for the gathering. "
fl ? .S' .V.I I , f. ill.1C ll.l lf S.
J. J. Burwell of Gri'tnn Is at the Djllono.
J. J. Johnson of Chad ran Is at tha Millara.
Walter J. Lamb of Lincoln Is at the Mil-
lard.
Bishop H. W. Warren of Denver Is at the
Puxton.
T. M. Crow of Hustings Is a gueU at the
Dellono.
E. A. Brown of Nebraska City Is at the
Dellono.
Mrs. IZcuben Gaylord has returned from
Colorado.
W. M. Davis nnd Miss Harriet E. Davis of
Wnhoo nro nt the Mlllard.
Morris Dcienbergof ICalamazoo , Mich. , is
In the city , vUlting his sister , Mrs. A.Cun -
dcr.
dcr.Mr.
Mr. nnd Mrs. M. J. Scanlon of Minneapolis
were visiting his aunt , Mrs. Mullen , last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Smith , Miss Blrdlo
Smith and Miss Charlotte Smith of Beatrice
are at the Murray.
Miss Lois Plercoof Indianapolis , Ind. , is in
the city , visiting MU * Hattie Bailey at Nine
teenth and Grace streets.
Miss Mary F. Williams has returned to her
home , 1S0.1 Blimey street , after n six month's
visit with her sister in Wisconsin.
Rev. M. Stone of Lebanon , O. , has re
moved to Omaha and will make his future
home with bis son , Dr. H. M. Stone.
Judge Shields returned vcstorday from the
rcjwrts a great time and a pleasant trip.
L. W. Kobertson , Frank Vincent , John F.
; rocler , W. C. Croll , J. L. Front and H. C.
Andrews of Kearney nro guests at the Pax-
ton.
Gt-orpc J. Paul returned yesterday from
Pulladelphla , whern he represented Nebraska
at the convention of the supreme council of
the Catholic ICnights of America. Mr. Paul
made n vigorous effort to sccuro the next
council " in ISO : ! at Omuha , but Chicago , with
"ts world's fair attraction , captured the
ilum.
P. C. Maurer of York and A. J. Uicby of
Lincoln , delegates to the Cincinnati confer
ence , were HI the city yesterday onrouto
homo. They reported that there were nlnoty-
four dolcgatw from Nebraska In the confer
ence' and that the greatest enthusiasm was
manifested throughout. Mossrj. Mnurorand
Hipby called upan Tun Biu : last evening.
M.OU.ll *
Four minor permits , nggrogiting J1IX ) were
Issued yesterday by the su [ > orintondent of
buildings.
The Theosophical society moots every
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at room I ) ' ,
Fronzer block. All are invited.
The Jury before which John Cook was tried
upon a charge of having circulated counter
foil money returned u verdict yesterday af
ternoon of not irullty.
Wasa led e of Oddfellows hold a musical
and literary entertainment at Clark's hall on
Fourteenth strjet last night. An interest
ing programme was presented , attor which
light refreshments were served , followed by
danclne.
An entertainment will bo given nt Unity
church on Friday evening of this week , con
sisting of scones suggestive of some well
known books. This Is In charge of a fuw
young Indies of the congrecation who have
arranged an amusing programme , Including
music. Strawberries and ice cream will bo
served.
Omaha Council No. 2 , Commercial Pilgrims
of America , held its second mooting last
niuhl nt Pvthlan hall In tlio Paxton block.
Several moml > cr3 of iho supreme council
were present , together with several of the
members of Council Bluffs council. The ses
sion was devotol to work , there being a num
ber of candidates for Initiation.
fin\v ICvpected.
viinvApoi.i" , Ind. , May iJ.--A special
from Decatur , Ind. , says : A mob Is hourly
expected from Willshtro , O. , to take Lljo
Holland and Andy Pluyering ( colored )
out of Jail and hang them. There is
much excitement on the streets tonlu'ht
nnd the Ohio people nro out In force. If they
had n leajer there would bo bloody work bo-
fora morning. The authorities are watchful
and Captain Beyers and company B are in
their armory awaiting orders.
Lljo Holland und Pickering had their pre
liminary trial. The testimony showed that n
dreadful crlmo had been committed , and they
were held for trial.
Hn liiier n'ill In.Miian K Hod.
CIHTTNOOOA , To in. , May ffiJ. Dy a col
llslon of passenger trains on the Cincinnati
Souttiei n road tonight , caused by the care
lessness of a telegraph operator , Engineer
Chupln and Fireman Clark wcro killed. No
passcngcrj were hurt.
St I.onl Mining Quotations.
ST I.oui4 , Mi ) . . MaySl. The minim ; in-trkot
today was fairly nvtlvu aud prluen -
Kont-rally
unulterod. The
following Mils were made :
Arlnun IVJ IM llri'i-if. , aj
Ainvrlcan Si il'nl Murplif 2
Central Mt cr 9 'Hiimll ' lluput 71
I.iillu Albert
Sllrur
Muntroif & ) AIM . 11714
Mount Kor (7H Vinim yai
HtockH and llonds.
I'otroloiiui was very narrow , opcmiMT tMdy
nnd prices rcmalnuil unuliaii ud until tlio
clote , which was dull.
I'onnsylvanl.i oil I , spot cloxlng , CS' ' j Juno
option eioHliu' , to'i ,
'I , crpilu.-10 , Total sales , IJ.COJ ,
HORRIBLE CASE OF POVERTY ,
Dead and the Sick Together In Privation
and Prldo.
EXCITED BRIDEGROOM FROM NEBRASKA ,
Disappointment of nn Omaliu Mnu
AVlio Went to Chicago l > ' "I-
vorct'-Cltl/i'iin AlilliiK ll"J
liiilliinn Strikers.
* ClItCAOO OlTICB OfTllR BBS , 1
CHICAGO , May ' , ' ; ) . f
Airs. Orccn , wife of nn engineer , wns found
lying sick In boil in n room at H.Vi Orccn
street with the dead body of u baby girl be
side her. Tlio child had boon Head two ilnya
niul been kept boMda the mother because tha
parents hiul no money to bury it with , ( ireon
Is nn engineer nud test his position through
sickness. Tlioy wcro too proud to sock as
sistance and suffered In sllonco. Tlio county
nKOnt was notified and did nil in his power to
relieve the family.
AN Exrirr.rt nitiniuinooM.
For about four hour * this morning ono ol
the most highly excited individuals In the
dty was n Nebraska bridegroom nt the Union
dopot. Ills natiio isncli Johnson , and ho
halls from Lincoln , whuro lie is proprietor/ ' '
u urovision store. Ttio cuuso of his f
incut wiw the mysterious disappearance of
his bride. The happy couple arrived on the
early Alton train , having spent a few days In
St. Louis. U'liilo her husband wiu looking
after the baggage ll | ° brldo disappeared. As-
sNted by ottlcors Mr. Johuson began search
ing , and tlnally , at the passengers were leav
ing , the disconsolate man saw in the crowd
the bright new dress ho know so well. Ho
mndo for tno little woman , and for the next
llvo minutes neither faeo was visible to by
standers. She had wandered up stair * nnd
out umn the .street. The crowd was dense
end she was carried along with It , and for
two hours had been wandering about the
streets , trying to iind nor way back without
asking the direction. Finally , when Just
upon the point of breaking down she n < kcd
an ofllccr , who sent her buck to the dopot.
cuiruio roll mvoniTs.
William G. Murphy of Omaha Is evidently
under the impression that divorces are kept
ready-made In Clncairo courts and can bo
handed down Immediutoiv on application. Ho
appeared before Judge Ilorton this morning
unit wlntnil tlm tnUilnin(74 nf Mrs. Mnrnhv.
wno , 110 says , u now in uincoin , n u usuuu
that the nup'.lal knot lie untied.
"U'hero have you been since January ! "
asked the court.
"In Omaha and Lincoln some of the ttino
in Chicago. "
"When did you como back to Chicago after
bring in Nebraska ! "
"Yesterday. "
"When are vou going back to Omnlml"
' 'Well , I wanted to go tomorrow , " said
frank Mr. Murphy.
"Tlio law says ttio complainant must , bo a
resident of the state , " remarked his honor.
I'MVCICSITY IJXTBNSIOX.
Clilcitgo Is to be a stronghold of the univer
sity extension society. This was decided at
a meeting of prominent citizens nnd educators
held hero yesterday. It is thought probable
ttuitmnnv branches throughout the surround-
ii.g states will organizo. The meeting re
sulted in the appointment of n committee to
formulate n scheme of organization. The
commute Includes Alfred I'oolo , A. F. Mo.
Cluri : , Dr. N. S. Davis , Franklin MeVea. , b ,
Presldoi.t II. Wndo ttosorsof the Northwest
ern university ; President W. It. Harper ,
Cliicago university ; President , S. II. Pta-
body , Illinois agricultural eollego ; President
U' . U. Hobert , Lake Forest university.
.uiiixn TIII :
A dispatch from Crawfordiville , Ind. ,
sajs : Tuo people of Waveland have laKcu n
hand in the Midland railway trcubtos and by
n monster petition addressed to Henry Craw *
fora have told him that the claims of the
strikers are Just and should bo paid. Seventy-
five names including all the substantial
business men \Vuvcland nnd vicinity have
attached their names to ttio paper. They
also state that they will not patronize the
road .until employes are paid for tholr honest
labor. Previously the Midland company had
been endeavoring to gut out an injunction on
the striker * for holding tlio road's trains.
It was deferred bj not being able to furnish
bondsmeu residing la the county whoso re
sources wore known to the couit. John S.
Brown was approached on the subject nnd
was considering the matter when the strikers
fuel. When .Mr. Hrowti returned tiomo Inst
evening ho found lying upon his frcnt door
stop n board , nnd upon raising It ( discovered
the following letter :
. ' Wo have learned that you have lent you , "
name to the Midland railroad tor the purpose „
of pouting a lot of poor men out of hard
earned money. If you think that llicso strik
ers have no friends in thU town you are
much mhtnken , for some don't llvo ful
from you and they are going to stand by
Waveland , and if you lor.d your name to that
pnpar wo will dynnmiteyour house if It tnkcj
ten years to quit oven , and as for Anderson
and Crane , they shall share the same fate ,
for by the living Cod wo will ho revenged.
( Signed. ) STIIIKKHS"
The letter , while incendiary in character ,
had anything but the desired effect upon Mr.
Drown and Inclined rather to the opposite
sldo. Messrs. Anderson nnd Crane are not
much alarmed and will pjsh the Injunction
suit.
WESTBHN rnoi'i.u IN CHICAGO.
Among the we.torn peoolo in Chicago
today wore the following :
At the Fremont W. A. Webster , Omaha.
At the Grand Pacific Arthur Johnson , J.
J. Johnson , Oinahu.
At the Klcbollou T. E. Brown , Jr. , DCS
Mollies.
At the Auditorium U. II. Bramntou , Mrs.
It. S. Tyler. Fargo. N. D. ; Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Bailey , II. F. Caay , Omaha.
ATKINSON.
ON TO FOUT MKYKK.
Tr.op 1C of tlio Ninth Cavnlry Goes Co *
Its Now Station.
Troop 1C of the Ninth cavalry pass 3d east
yesterday to Fort Meyer , near Washington.
D. C. , where It will bo located until further
notice. The command traveled by way of
the B. tt M. real , leaving Fort Robinson
Friday at 0 o'cbck a. m. It passed through
Lincoln yesterday afternoon ' ' '
at 2-'l'J : o'clock
nnd left the main HMD at Ashland , going
along the old route , bosldo the Platte river , to
Plattsmouth andthoncoln Iowa. It will reach
Chicago today , whence it will bo transported
by the Baltimore A ; Ohio to Washington ,
reaching there Monday uvenlng.
The troop was In command of Captain M ,
B. Hughes , Lieutenant Charles Taylor and
Lieutenant Terry , Assistant Surgeon J. F.
Kane having charge of their physical welfare.
The troop comprises seventy colored raou
who are among the best and most reliable
soldiers in the regiment , the majority of them
having served from fifteen to twenty years
in the army. It was ono of the gallant troops
of the Ninth cav < ilry , whoso endurance and
bravery at I'ino Kfugo In the Into Indian
cnmpalgn have been detailed In almost every
publication In tno country.
The detachment was accompanied by Col
onel Guy V. Henry , who commanded the
regiment during ttiu [ tcriod mentioned and
whoso successful military career wai made
more tirllllnnt by the bravo acts which that
war required him to perform. The colonel
was In excellent huuUti , as was Indeed the
command , every member of which ippenred
as If ho hud In nowtso suffered from the
to a close.
Lieutenant Grata Ilucheion of the Ninth
accompanied thorn to Lincoln whence ho
came to this city for the first time HIICO ! his
promotion to first lieutenancy nnd hU ap
pointment as adjutnnl of the regiment.
Itoston Official * .
This morning Hixtoon officials of Boston
will iirrlvo in this city. They nro on a tour
of Inspection through tlio principal cities of
the country nnd nro making an examination
of pavements , aystoms of sewerage and other
nubile works. Manager Hulett of the Millard -
lard hotul win iiotltlcd by tulograph to pro
vide accommodations fur tlioin aim they will
accordingly be quartered at that hostelry ,
They will bo shown around tha city by
Chairman IJIrtthuu ur and the board of pub
lic works.