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% TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , MA.Y 30 , 1&91 TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER SMI.
BOTH GIVEN THEIR LIBERTY ,
( Shco-Jy and Monday MoFarland Found
Not Gu It/ .
VERDICT WAS REG IV D WITH CHEERS.
HOIIIR IllHHCH , ffowovor , Wore
with llio MIniiitH Tliu Court
In mi Uproar lor a
Few .Ml n lit OH.
I-.INTOI.V , Nob. , MnySO. [ Special Telegram
toTiin Bun. ] At ! li" ; > this afternoon the
Jury In the great Shoedy nmrdjr case Hied
into the court room and It was then known
that they had ngrucd upon n verdict.
All day an eager crowd of people had been
in waiting expecting a verdict and they were
not disappointed. The scaled document con
taining the fates of Mrs. Shcody and Monday
McFnrland were imndoU to Mr. SIzor , and n-
ho opened It the result was awaited breath-
IcKsly.
The clerk then road the papers through
nnd announced the verdict for both , "Not
guilty. "
A wild cheer went un at this and It was
aomo time before the court could resume Us
operation.
A number of hisses were mingled with the
cheers.
Mrs. Shccdy's sinters grasped her hands
mid cried for joy , whllo Monday MuFarland
showed moro emotion than ho has displayed
throughout the trial.
The Judge then asked the Jurymen ono by
one If this was their verdict and each res
ponded In the nfllrmativo. The Judge then
declared that Monday McF.irland and Mrs.
Sheedy were released from custody. The
two were Immediately surrounded by their
friends and tendered something of an or-
nlion.
The verdict was as follows :
"We , the Jury , duly Impanelled and sworn
In the cause of the State versus Mary Sheedy
nnd Monday McFnrland , llnd the defendants
not gully as they stand charged In the Information
mation Jens HonnitTsoN" , Foreman.1'
Thrco of the juror. * were scon immediately
afterward and they said that all but two
wro in favor of acquitting both defendants ,
nnd these two wore Kobortson nnd Cadwal-
ladcr. The major portion of the morning
was spent in reading the instructions of the
Judpo , nnd in the discussion over them the
two dissenting Jurymen were won over to the
majority. Hobcrtson was seen and ho said :
"Thero was no ovlder.co to convict the
woman , nnd if she escaped the darltoy should
nlso. Out.sti'oof thoconfcssions of McFnrlntid
thorc was nothing to convict. The
ludgo Instructed us not to consider
the confession so far us It affected
Mrs. Sheedy , consequently ns there
was scarcely any other evidence against her
wo had to acquit her , according to our oaths.
The judge further Instructed us that unless
wo could believe beyond a reasonable doubt
that the confession had not been extorted
from Monday McFarland through threats or
promises that wo must bring in an acquittal.
So whatever our suspicions might have been ,
wo had to act according to Instructions.
Until yesterday I had suspicions that Mrs.
Sheedy was guilty , but when that hair was
produced I began to believe that there was u
plot against the wonun. I don't hollevo now
that oven the hair alleged to have boon taken
from her body Is that kind of hair. "
The acquittal of Mrs. Sheedy was expected
by most citizens who have watched the trial ,
but the acquittal ol the negro was a pnrprlso.
It is generally conceded by many P'UMOIIS
who have been seen that the negro should bo
acquitted since Mrs. Sheedy , the nlk'ged in
stigator of the crime , was froed. The Jury
men give ius their reason for acquitting the
the fact that the confession was the
stumbling block. They were not
convinced that the confession was
obtained rightfully , and consequently
they could not convict the negro ,
because the other evidence was not sufllcimit
to convict. For the snmo reason they could
not convict Mrs. Sheedy.
Mrs. Sheedy Is stopping with her undo.
Colonel UlggorstalT at Fourteenth and I1
streets.
It Is needless to say that Messrs. Strode.
Stearns , Bllllnjjsloy , Woodward nnd Phllpot ,
who have championed the defense , are do-
llghtcd. Detective Pinnoo and Crowo also
smile ,
Mrs. Shcody will leave In u day or two for
lown to visit lior mother.
Monday McFarland was seen this evening
and ho declared that ho vvr.s confident all the
tlmo of acquittal. Ho assorted that as faras he
know Mrs. Shcody she was n pure woman.
When ashed nlmut the confession , ho said :
"Supposing that the ofllcors should toll
you that a mob was after you and you could
take your choice of confessing who had
prompted the crime or bo hung in IHtccn
minutes , what would you dol"
Monday showed n great lluoncy nnd readi
ness In talking. Tills was the first tlmo that
n reporter has had a clnmco to talk with him
since Ins nrrost. Monday savs ho will go to
White Cloud , ICnn. , to visit his mother In a
few days.
Mr. Strode , the attorney for MM. Shccdv ,
Is to got a $ rf)00 too for his services. Ho
llrst was to receive Si8,000 , but Colonel Weir
Of Boise City strongly opposed such u leo and
f'/iOO was lopped off.
A Mud ln Scnr < > .
. ATTIIISON , ICnn. , May 20. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Dm : . ] A mad dog was killed in
East Atchlson yesterday evening after It hud
bitten a farmer named John Sanders ana
thrco children of a neighbor's. It Is pre
sumed that tha animal was bitten by a rabid
dog that ran throusu Weston two weeks ago
nnd hit James Butler nnd nn unknown tramp.
The Weston dog hit a great deal ot stock and
it is supposed It also bit other dogs. Incon
sequence the farmers are making war entrance
trance doirs. The women and children are
greatly frightened and k'-ep closely housed
while the men look for dogs. Butler , the
AVeston man , claims to have been cured liv
nnplying a madstono. The victims of the
Kast Atchlson dog will go to Savannah , Mo. ,
where thuro Is a madstone.
Northwestern \
Gnic.uio , May 29 , The Northwestern As.
sodnted Press director * hold their iinnunl
business meotlng hero today. Those present
were : D , N. RlohanU , president , Daven
port Donioirat-Gtt7tttcv ! C. A. Wnrwle/t ,
Kooknlc Constitution ; Alex Stone , Peoria
Tranxcript ; Thomas Ktovei > s. Burlliigton
Gazette ; W. U. SouthwellBurlington Hawk-
evu ; M. M. Ham , Dubiiiiuu Herald ; (5 , M.
llltclicock. Omaha \Vorld-Hernid \ ; W. O.
Davis , BlooniiiiKUiu Pantograph ; Clarence
Paul , SprliiKlIold Journal : Thomas Hues ,
Springfield Register ; R. P. Clurkson , D-js
Moliien RegUter.
Allen liiihor Law Violator Fined.
Cine-Ado , May 29. In the federal court to
day Judgolircahnin InfficUd a line of f 1,000
on Henry Metz of Palo , 1 L , an Importer of
vrFron < : h draft horses , who with his last lot of
' " nn'.mnls imported four Frenchmen under con
tract as Brooms.
Ann i I luklnsoii Want * * DamaKeN.
Nuw YOKK , Mny 20. Miss Anna Dlckln-
son arrived from Goshen last evening nnd
gnvo out to the representatives of the press
that she would shortly Institute legal nro-
cecdings for the recovery of damages from
the managers of the asylum where she was
conllned for aliened insanity. Colonel Hart ,
her counsel , said that the dam.ign.-i would bo
placed at $100.000 at the least and Intimated
that criminal proceedings might also bo
brought against the asylum authorities and
"other parties" connected with the alleged
abauctlon.
Arn-Ht or mi nx-Unloii Pnclllc Ollluiul
Cliui'KO * ! wltli KtnticzzliMMRttt.
DII.SVKII , Cole , , May 29. [ Special Tele
gram to TllKBnfi.A | sensation was created
heru this morning when It bcenino known
that ox-Manager Ithodcs , who tins had charge
of the stoni ; department of the Union 1 ucltle
for a number of years , was under nrrcxt on
the charge of embezzling over $5OU ) of
money belonging to the road. In general
railroad circles , where Hhodes was so well
known , and uurttculnrly among his friends ,
the news of his nrrest was n profound sur
prise and many would not believe the rumor
until the 'Indisputable facts were made
known. Those facts were ucalt out sparingly
and those Intnrested studiously avoided tell
ing newspapermen anything.
About one month ago the nmnner In which
the Union Paclllc was running its stone busi
ness at A kins and Stout , In Larimer county ,
became so obnoxious that the company de
cided to leave the quarries. This decision
must ; have proved a shock to Manager
Rhodes , who hud charge of the department ,
If all thu charges against him are. true. At
any rnto , General Superintendent Duncan
leased the quarries to Greonleo it Son of
Colorado Springs , They look charge on
May 1 , and Division Engineer Ashton was
sent up to inalto the transfer and to sco that
everything was properly invoiced. Ho spent
a couple Lf days at A kins and then reported
to Genr.rul Superintent Duncan that the les
sees xvoro In full control and everything was
found to bo all right.
Up to this tlmo Mr. Khodes" books had
not been examined , and had they , per
haps the genial superintendent would not-
have boon In such iserene mood.
Accordlngto thostory lihodeshad apparently
made a correct return every month , for all
the stone received. Ho had his olllcoand
corps of assistants with the other hoadquur
ters of the road In the second story of the
union depot. E very month ho made a state
ment of the business done , receipts , dis
bursements , etc. This was sent to the
auditor , and was always passed.
However , it is alleged that there was a pe
culiarity about these statements , and that
was in the number of outstanding accounts.
These represented the alleged indebtedness
of n number of contractors nnd builders.
The next month many of these names would
not appear on the sheet , but , it Is said , there
would bo the usual full crop of outstanding
accounts charged to other peoole. This
excited no suspicion except as to
the stability of some of the firms
which hud gotten stone. Manager
Khodes enjoyed such nn excellent reputation
for honesty and faithfulness to the interests
of the road that never the slightest shadow ,
certainly notnlug like a ? T > ,000 defalcation ,
over appeared to trouble the high onlcinls.
Pretty s > eon , r.ccordlnc to the allegations of
the story , some of the Union Pacilic officials
began to smell a mouse. Somebody , whoso
name was Included in the list of outstanding
accounts , called nml exhibited a re
ceipt for the cash ho had paid Mr.
Khodes. Next day General Suuerintnndent
Duncan had n notice inserted in the daily
papers that Mr. Hhodos was no longer in the
employ ol the Union Paclliu road and that
company would not bo responsible for anv
debts that ho contracted. This excited some
comment , for railroads do not generally aU-
vcrtbo the resignation of any employe.
In duo tinio tno accounts of the stone de
partment hud been audited , and as Air.
Uhodos had explained one or two discrep
ances they balanced to a penny. The -ido of
the books on which ho received credit , It is
said , was llllcd with outstanding accounts.
By and by a collector was sent out to collect
them , and right hero the trouble for Mr.
Khodos is said to huvo begun. It
is reported that the collector found
in nearly everv case that the .iccount
had been paid to Manager Uhodos.
In a short time the exact amount of the al
leged defalcation was known and a demand
was mndo on Rhodes for the nionov. Of
course ho did not have it.
The Union Pncillocornimnynt once notitled
the Insurance nnd guaranty company of the
alleged shortage and asked them to put up
enough money to balance the books" The
company Imvinir insured Rhodes , had
but 0110 thing to do , and th.it waste
to agree to pay , nnd following that
came a rush message to Keith's
detective agency asking that a watchful eye
bo kept on Mr. Rhodes. The n.uno of tills
guaranty company no ono will toll , but Judge
Waybright is their attorney , and when ho
learned nil the facts he thought It a
good idea to caco Mr. Rhodes. Ac
cordingly ho went before Justice Palmer and
swore out a warrant for Rhodes' arrest.
A detective served It in twentv
minutes and Rhodes for the first time realized
that he had gotten into serious trouble. Mr.
Rhodes did not want to go to Juil nnd ho
found ho hud to give a whopuing blp bone.
The detectives were good-natured fellows
and agreed to walk around with him in the
day nml ueon him in n close room at night.
This is the llfo he is supposed to bo leading
now. Alt ! . , \ \ KIt \ \ is said ho is out on bond
Justice Palmar has no bond. In fact , ho
don't know Rhodes has been under arrest
sinco" Monday.
It is understood that Rhodes will claim
that ho was nuthori/ed to spend whatever
money is missing , but the story sounds rather
fishy. But little could bo learned regarding
his habits , but it is Intimated that ho spent
tin ) > ,0 ( > 0 trying to chase some tigers out of
their lulrs , ,
XKM' .1 1'I'O t\TJK.\ .
Dr. Mcnil Xumed a : < KitiicrlntKiuloiit
of t'ic Insane Hospital
YAXKTOX. S. D. , May „ ' ! ) . - ( Special Telegram -
gram to Tun BmDr. ] . L. ( J. Mead , wbo
.juts been assistant superintendent of the lu-
sane hospital located hero , was today made
superintendent , vice Dr. H. W. Livingston ,
departed a month since. Mre. JIarrlot B.
Coimnl ot Minneapolis has boon appointed
assistant superintendent.
Governor Melletto in conference with the
recently appointed state world's fair commit-
tea In this city last night said that he woulu
not call n special session of the legislature
unless the commission would poiittvoly guar
antee that thu state would not bo put to one
cent of expense thereby. Judge Trlpp ,
chairman of the commission , talked very
plainly to the governor In the conference ,
suUlni.1 forth the fact that the recent conven
tion hud represented the sentiment of all the
people nnd therefore the special session ought
to uo called. Prominent men hero say the
governor will not hosltuto to call the special
session If thu legislators agree to go with
nothing but their actual expanses paid , as
the plan adopted provides.
A I'oi'J'uut Dolnjji.
Siorx F.U.I.S S. D. , Mny 29. [ Special
Telegram to Tin ; ) . : , The fiercest rain
storm that has raided in this section of the
country for years broke loose this evening.
About 5 o'clock u violent wind blow up from
the south and was followed by a perfect
deliiL-e of water. The crops are saved beyond
all question this tlmo mid the chances for
South Dakota producing a monster crop were
never better. Reports coming from all di
rections Indirntothat the rain is general and
cover * the entire state.
niif.utit.
lluprcsontatlvn nt'tliu Dun Oarlns
Company Convicted.
SU.T LusBCitv , Utah , May 29. [ Special
Telegram to TIIK BKB. ] O L. Blazer , tlm
conlldcnce man who posed hero as manager
pf the Don Curios lumber company , an In
solvent Omatm concern , was convicted In
the district court today of obtaining money
under fulso pretenses and will bo seutoucoa
Monday.
NOTED NEBRASKAN'S ' DEATH ,
Hon. Alex H , Oonnor Numbered Among
the Silent Majority.
STORY OF HIS BUSY AND USEFUL CAREER.
Another Aid Soliciting Fraud Un-
enrtlicil Working ; the Mlsourl-
IIH Poverty I.eadu to Sui-
oldc Drank Poison.
Nnr , Web. , May 29. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bix.j Another ot the veteran
statesmen of Nebraska breathed his last this
nfternoon. It was Hon. Alex H. Connor , who
died at his homo at 2 o'clock this nfternoon.
Ho had been suffering the past two weeks
with n carbuncle on the back of his neck
Which resulted In blood poisoning and death.
Two grown children and his wife survls-o
him.
him.General
General Connor , ns ho was called , was born
on a farm In Hamilton county , Indiana , In
1S'W , and was admitted to the practice of law
at Noblc3vllc ! , Ind. , In ISol. In 13.10 he
was made chairman of the Indiana state
republican convention , nnd It was principally
through his influence that the state went for
Lincoln. Later ho was appointed postmp.stcr
at Indianapolis. From ISOto 1871 ho was
editor of the Indlanapols Journal. In lh l ho
located in ICearnoy and began the active prac
tice of law. During his llfo In the state
General Connor has been a prominent man in
state politics , and was n member of the sen
ate two years ago. By his death the loal
fraternity loses an oflicictit member , and the
city ono Of its mo3t liberal and broadest
minded men.
Great Crop Prospects.
Ciir/rn , Nob. , May 29. [ Special to Tun
Bii.l : The Nebraska weather service bul
letin for the past month , issued by the 1J03-
wcll observatory , shows that there has be m
nn abundance of rainfall in all but the OA-
trcmo western part of the state. In that portion
tion of the state a Hlllo east of the middle ,
running from north to south , the rainfall
was over five inches , reaching a maximum of
(5.08 ( inches at Oakdnle. The extrcino west
ern part of the state had less than an inch ,
and the northeastern corner only n little ever
an Incn. The number of rainy days , and of
clear and cloudy days , was nearly normal.
There have been but two seasons since 187S
that a greater amount of ruin fell than this
spring , the exceptions having oeoii in 1SW !
nnd 1SS5 , v/hen there were falls of a very
small fraction of an inch more.
According to reports from every section or
the state the outloolc for farmers has not
been bettor since the first sod was broken in
Nebraska. There is u larger acreage of small
grain in nearly every section from which re
ports uro received , and corn will also bo
largely increased , although planting had just
fairly begun in many parts when the reports
were made.
Another Fraud Unoartlind.
NOIITII PI.ATTI : , Nob. , May 29. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Bun. ] The people of Mis
souri should look out for sharpers. The fol
lowing was received thU morning by County
Clerk Buchanan :
KNOX CITV. Mo. , May 27 , 1H11. County Clerk.
DearS.r : Aru the puoulo In your purl , of No-
braslc i lu need ? I met a Sir. lai\ ' ( cnl a few
dnys ago wlm was soliciting iiulu for the people
ple of Nebraska , anil you will confer u favor
by writing me. I think our people will
render some assistance If needed. Vuurs res
pectfully , \V. W. IjAUnill.I.V.
I'astor of Haptlst Church , ICnox City , Mo.
R. II. Langford lolt this place a few weeks
ago under n cloud and without giving notice
of his departure to his friends. The suffer
er. * from last year's drouth huvo boon ci.rod
for by the state and there is no need of call
ing on the people of other states for assist
ance. Lat'gford has no authority to solicit
aid and as ho ITus the reputation of using
other people's money without authority the
people of Missouri should not entrust any to
his care , as ho Is only working a confidence
gnmo on them.
The crops are in n very promising condi
tion and the people expect to have plenty as
soon as harvest sots in.
Graduating t'-
CITV , Neb , , May 29. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : BKB. ) All the public
schools closed at noon today. Tonight the
graduating exorcises were held in the opara
house , but the hall proved to bo only nliout
ono-hulf large enough to hold all the people
who had bacn invited to attend" . The stage
was tastefully decorated with llowers , flags
and pictures. Splendid music was furnished
by the Nebraska City orohaUra , and the oc
casion was ono of tl.o most pleasant of'the
kind ever given here. There were fourteen
graduates , as follows : Farra Hawlco , Ma
rlon C. Bickel , lluttio Chapman , Mabel
Simon , Bessie Goldberg , Bessie Jensen ,
Helen Hawke , James Hayes , Barbara Ken
nedy , Jennie Blum , Minnie \Vlllielmy ,
Georgia Wclnor , Julia Brudloy nnd.Josslo
Nicholson.
All for Onc'Tlokct.
NEIIIUSKA CITV , Neb. , May 29. [ Special
Telegram to Tun Bm : . | Arrangements were
completed today for an Immense exposition
'
to bo held In Nebraska City in September.
The entrance will bo on Central avenue ,
through Armory hall , where un art gallery
will bo arranged. A brldgo will bo built
across to the Standard theater. The top floor
will be used as a curio hall and the second
floor for an ngrlcultuml display. An tin-
menso viaduct will bo built across Sixth
street to a vacant lot to bo fenced in and used
for a merchants display and a dancing pint-
form. Passing through here the ticket holder
will bo ushered into the opera house , where
four drnnntlc performance. ' } will ho given
dally. A stock exhibit will nlso bo given.
One ticket will admit to nil.
Movement of Troopn.
Four Rom.NVON , Neb. , May 29. [ Special
Telegram to TUB Jim : . I Troop B , Sixth
cavalry , arrived hero this morning en route to
Fort Wushnklo. Wyo. They will remain
hero a few days until the arrival of Troop K ,
Ninth cavalry , at Casper , Wyo. Upon moot
ing at Casper the Sixth will take the horses
of the Ninth , and E troop upon Its arrival
here will take the horses of the Sixth.
The movement of cattle over the Klkhorn
has commenced , several trains having gene
west todsy to load up with cattle from Texas
to bo put on the ranges between Onn Junc
tion and Belle Fourcho ,
A Ijiid'H Singular Death ,
COI.U.Mni's , Nob. , May 29. [ Special Tele-
pram to Tin : BUBJ The nlno-yoar-old son of
Patrick Gulnnno was picked up from the
sidewalk last ovoningjn an unconscious con
dition nnd died this morning at 6 o'clock , U
was decided from the symptoms that ho had
taken poison. It was found out later that ho ,
In company with other boys , had found a
number of bottles of medicine that had been
thrown In the alley back of a store. Ho
drank from ono of the bottles with the above
result ,
Poverty anil Sululile.
CoM'Miu-j. , Nob. , May 29. - [ Special Tolo-
pram to Tin : Bnn.j John Bookman , a Gor
man living with August Wahl. twelve miles
north of Columbus , committed stlcldo by
hanging last night. He Was seventy-tlirco
years nld. The only reason that can ho as
signed for the act Is poverty and poor health ,
AVIII Coluliralo the Fourth.
WKST POINT , Nob. , May 29. [ Special to
TUB BKK.J-A Joint mooting of the llro de
partments of West Polut has been held and
nrraiigonvwts mndo for n urand Fourth of
July oilftUratioa , A commlttuA KB * b m to-
Hcltlng funds from tub business men nml ar
rangements will bo inmlo at a subsequent
meeting. One oMho great Tchturcs of the
Fourth will bo n hoso-contdat. Various prizes
will ho offered for u variety of feporls.
School Mlo KiMod.
BrAnt , NOD. , Mny SO [ Special T ( 'gram
to TIIH Hr.i.j : Till city schools held their
graduating exorcises hero this evening lu
Gcrmitnlu hnll. The hall XVM packed to
overflowing. There Hvoro eight In the class
this yoar. Tholr nnmosr nnd subjects nro ns
follows : Miss Luolta llondovson , ossny ,
"How to Make Llfo a Success ; " Miss Nclllo
Bradley , orutlon , "Right I unit Wrong I ; "
Miss Norn Cnrrlgiin , oration , "formative
Inllucnces ; " Miss Uluncbo McLaughlln , oration
tion , "Night Brings Out the Stars ; " Fred
Kennuy , Jr. , onitloti. ' 'Italy ; " MSH ! Stella
Wlllsey , essay. "Muslo ; " Hottio Uodnmn ,
orutlon , "Tho Vnluo of Imagination ; " Mvt
Bessie Palmer , oration , "Tho Educational
Element In Historical Fiction. " Among
other exercises were solo ? by Miss Lothn
Cook and H. J. U'hcrry. Prof.V. . L. John-
soci gave a piano solo nnd Dr. B. H Orcen
rendered a violin solo. Hev. .lotin Powers
gave n short address after which the diplomat
were uresentcd by ProC. Hlbbnrd. superin
tendent of the schools. Several colleges have
sent , cortillcates of llfo memberships to the
scholars passing the highest In their studies ,
among them Fremont. Crete nnd Tabor , In.
The three highest m standing were first ,
Nclllo Bradley ; second , Blanche McLaugh-
lln ; third , Hettio Hodman , The average is
niado upon twenty-two studies. The lowest
average of any scholilr was eighty-live.
Many line booklets were sent In by friends.
Startling Ilov. lutlotiH.
TAMIAOI : , Nob. , Moy 20.- [ Special tu Tun
BEI : . ] An affair has just cpmo to light In
this city that is both sensational ana start
ling. There have boon during the past
twelve months a dozen 'or moro libelous ,
blackmailing and obsconolettors ; mailed and
delivered at the Talmasro postoffico , which
were addressed to Joseph ; Spears , a young
fanner. Many of the lottbrs'had the names
of Talmago's most highly respected ladies
appended , making Indecent proposals to Mr.
Spears , whllo others bore the names of the
parents , tnroatenlng dlro vongcanco on
Spears If tie failed to do as the letters de
manded.
The chlroprnphy showed plainly that It
was the work of u woman , nnd each letter
bore the same characteristics whether it pur
ported to ho from u man or woman. Recently
the letter writer changed her tactics nnd be
gun writing insulting loiters to ladlps and
others , signing Mr. Spears' ' uutno. All ef
forts to discover the ofTondorhnvo boon with
out avail until a few days ago , and the dis
closures since thoa hnvo been astonishing
Arrests will bo made In a few days.
Died for
EI.M CnnKic. Nob. , May 29 | Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bnu.J This morning the town
was thrown into a fever of excitement over
thu report that W. II. Walton , the harbor ,
had committed suicide. Upon investigation
it was found ho had shot himself with n
32-calibro revolver some time during the
night while sitting in his babor chmr. The
ball entered his head about an inch above his
right eye and came out benind tno loft car.
Coroner Humphreys of Kearney was tele
graphed for and arrived rat 1 o'clock. He
didn't empanel a jury as it was a clear case
of suicido. lie had been keeping company
with n young lady residlmr in this city who
is only tUteen years old , andihor parents for
bade them keening company ) and it is sup
posed that this led him to take Ms lifo. His
parents , who reside in Doxtei-'City , O. , were
notiliod of the sad affair jiml'thoy instructed
the ofllcials here to forwar'd hia" remains to
Dexter. City for intormeru ( $ $ li&M * rffp
Traveling . : iiIiiinn ; ! > ; ttcd.
HASTINGS , NOD. , May : 29. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bui : . ] The third annual ball
anil banquet tendered to the "traveling men of
Nebraska by Landlord Dillon of the Bost-
wick hotel , assisted by the business men of
tais city , was pronounced by all as a signal
success. A handsomer body of men has
never before boon seen In Nebraska gathered
together at the festal board. The Bostwicl :
was elaborately decorated for the occasion.
Dancing and card playing formed the chief
part of n delightful evening's programme.
Thosocloty people of the city turned out
en inasso and assisted in the entertainment
of the guoats of the evening. There were
over two hundred traveling men prosont.
The banquet room was superbly decorated
with choice ( lowers and was a panorama
pleasing to look upon. The luncheon was
perfect and was the comment of everyone.
K i lit of Thoin'Ora t c.
HASTINGS , Nob. , May 39. f Special Telu-
gram to Tin : Bui : , | The seventh annual
graduating exorcises of th'fl ' Hustings high
school at thi opera house this evening were
attended by a crowded-house. There were
eight graduates nnd their orations were well
ptoscntoi } . The six girl graduates. Misses
llattlo C. Burko. Uollo Ciildwoll , Elotmoro
W. Dust , Bessie 1C. Rowland , Elsa P. Ted-
row ana Cora Woods , looked charming In
their costumes of pure white. . The yonmr
men wlio graduated were William II. Dun-
gnu and Frca E. Shutt. Selections from the
Apollo club during the .evening formed n
pleasing part of the programme ,
Asliluiitl Graduates.
ASUI.AXP , Neb. , May \J9. \ [ Special Tele
gram to THE BCE , ] Tonight occurred the
commencement of the hlfjh school. The ex
orcises were nold In the opera house , which
was tastefully decorated for the occasion.
1 ho cli'-ss motto , "Launched but Not An
chored , " was beautifully worked In ever
green Just above and in front of the sta o.
The salutatory was given by Harlow Demi
and the valedictory by Miss Koso Siam-
tiaiich. After the oratidna State Superin
tendent Goudy made a few appropriate re
marks. Hon. H. II. Shotld proicntud the di
plomas. There were cloven graduates.
Killed l > y Light nl n- .
O'Niln.i , , Nob. , May 20. [ Special to Tin :
fliu.l : A severe electrical storm occurred
hero last evening , heavy rain and wind ac
companying. Lightning' struck in sovural
places , and n woman , Mrs. A'lonzo Blor , was
killed Instantly whllo stiuidlng In the door of
her house. Two ot her ctiltflronore stand
ing near her and wera shocued considerably ,
but not seriously It Is thought. Mrs. Bier
was about thirty-throb years old nnd the
daughter of D. E. Davidson. an old and ro-
spcctod citizen of this phleo ,
Old Settle
Cni.uMiii's , Nob. , May 29j [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : Him. ] Tlio.old , settlers of
Platte county organized themselves In a club
at Fitzpatrick's hall. thU 'afternoon. Mrs.
Jnno North , aged seventy-one , who landed In
Nebraska In UWO , was sjcctcfl president.
Uogular mootlnps will bo 'held ' and n grand
plcnlo nnd celebration Will bo given next
month. All these who ciimu to the a Into
prior to IbOl can bccomo members ,
Crop ProHpantti n a'hllJYhilentnt.
KI.IIINNob. . , May 29.-f8poclal [ Telegram
to Tim BIIK.J A heavy 'raljrfoll hero last
night and today farmers n o jubilant over
the spU-mlld crop outlook , Small grain is
loonlng line nml corn is very promising. This
season promises to he Hlco the seasons in
years gene by. The line outlook Is having
Its effect on the spirits of everyone. The
acreage 01 ° corn and oats U up to the average.
l 'oroU .
O > MKOII , Wis. , May 20. A piuo land hunt
er , who has Just arrived in this city from the
upper portion of the * tate , reports that for
est fln-s arc ntlil doltis much damage to plno
In Ontonngon couuly , Michigan. Some
of the most valuable Umber has
been consumed. Ttip hunter suld that
his party was compelled to ( Ice
from the forest for thulr lives. A tract
of timber two weeks ago worth * 500ooo H
now hardly worth tiuy.000 , and mills have
boon stopped until the exact amount of dam
age U learned. v
NOR TALKED TOO MUCH
Opinions May Bo All Right , but it 13 Im
politic to Express Them ,
CONCERNING IMMIGRATION QUESTIDNS ,
r/nnminio Considered Tot ) Htrong
by Secretary Foster Yotinj ;
Men Anxious to Heoomo
Kouloty SoldlcrH.
- OTONBtmiuu Tun BnB , )
Fouimiiivra Srimnr. >
WsinxoToy. . D. C. . May 29. |
It Is likely that Secretary Foster will take
some official notice , of the Interview with
General Gro.tvenor of Ohio , reported In these
dispatcher night before last. A few days
ago the secretary announced General Gros-
vcnor ns chairman of the commission which
Is about to go to Huropo nnd inquire Into the
sources of the vast Immigration which comes
Into this country , but nt the outset the chair
man appears to have put his foot Into It. In
ttio Interview nltudcd to ho used strong Un-
guaco against the volume of Immigrants
which como to this country and some of their
tendencies. Ho spoke particularly of Wis
consin where , ho said , foreigners had pjs-
session of the state and controlled Its po
litical nnd social Institutions nml wanted
to control the schools. This Interview
was published In Washington nud reached
the cars of Secretary Foster. Whllo ho may
have views similar to these expressed by
General Grosvenor , ho considers it very im
politic to make such sweepingIcrUcismof ! | the
foreign element under the circumstances.
Ono man said to the secretary today : "It
was just such sentiments ns these expressed
by General Grosvonor which made the party
lese one senator In Wisconsin and another in
Illinois last yoar. " Whether this Is true or
not , Secretary Foster thinks General Gros
venor made a serious mlstako In talking too
much on a subject in which ho was onicinlly
concerned. The secretary wants It dis
tinctly understood that ho does not endorse
General Grosvenor's views , and that he con
siders them indiscreet at , this time.
WANT TO 1IC POUJIIIll ? .
Adjutant General Kclton is being deluged
with applicants for appointments from civil
lifo to the rank of second lieutenant in the
army. For the lirst time In many years
there are about twenty of thcso appoint
incuts to bo made. They are very desirable
places , as they carry with them a lifo posi
tion , liberal pay , and a dignified social posi
tion. The last congress passed an act which
retired a largo number of officers and this
has made the demand for now material. Tno
Juno class at Wo t Point will contain only
sixty while the army needs 100. These open
ings are bringing about the liveliest compe
tition which has occurred here in recent
days. The hundreds who have already ap
plied indicate that the full list of applicants
will reach 5,0.10. Physical nnd mental ex
aminations will sift the list down to forty se
lected candidates , from who appointees will
be chosen. There is hardly a senator or
representative In the United States who has
notcndorscaono or moro candidates.
MI9CKM.ANCOUS.
The secretary of the treasury has decided
to send : commissions from his department
oJ36atrlceNeb..aud Sioux , Falls , ' S. D. , . to
"dctcrmiho the contr6vorsy arising over the
location of the olto for the federal buildings
to bo constructed thero.
George L. Barney of Omaha is at the Eb-
bitt.
bitt.W.
W. L. May of Fremont , state fish commis
sioner , who is attending the fish commis
sioners' convention here , has been chosen a
member of the executive committee of the
national organization.
H. G. Wulcott of Fremont is registered at
the St. James.
L. Miller was today appointed postmaster
at Camp Crook , Burdlck county , S. D. , and
E. M Prince at Ilawloy , Hyde county , S. O.
Senator Pottigrew of South Dalcola 1ms
gene to Now Yorlc on business. Ho will re
turn hero for a few days on next Wednesday.
PCilKV S. HlJATlI.
K I'ltEl'AltKI ) 1O FIGHT.
A Charleston Oflioer DcMorlliu.s the
Mooting with ( liu lOsiuoralda.
NK\v \ YOIIK , May 29. The following letter
was received by the Herald yesterday from
ono of the officers on board the steamer
Charleston :
"Acvi-UMio , Mox. , May 10. Wo were lying
nt San Francisco in readiness to go to sen for
target practice and to test the mounts and
fittings of our two eight-inch guns recently
installed at Maru Isl-md , when wo received
orders on Friday evening , M i.V S , to search
fertho Chilian steamer Itat-.i and to capture
her if possible. About eight hears after
the receipt of our orders wo were stonming
down the coast of California , scanning all
bays and possible anchorages and circling all
outlying Islands. Wo touched at San Pedro
on Sunday evening , where wo found the
United States steamer Omaha nnd nlso the
schooner Robert and Minnie , suspected of
supplylngarins and supplies to the Itntn. Wo
loft at early daylight'and steamed at good
speed down the coast , keeping a bright look
out for ttio Itata. Last night wo encountered
a steamer showing two lights , ono above the
other , but lying dead In the water and ap
parently on the lookout for us. She turned a
search light on us and wo then , suspecting
that she was the Esmernlua , cleared the ship
for notion and prepared for business In case
the Itata should also bo nt hand. Wo ex
pected to have to light her , nnd wo meant to
bo ready.Vo did not see her , however , ami
steamed for this port , where wo thought she
might bo replenishing her coal preparatory to
laying her course for Chili. She was not
hero , and wo were greatly disappointed hav
ing traveled so tar to catcti her. About iwo
hours after our arrival the Usmoralda c-nno
steaming slowly i-ito port , -Idently almost
out of coal. As wo had all the coal lighters ,
she was compelled to wait until wo tilled our
bunkers before she could coal up.
"In the meantlmo the Paclllc Mail com
pany's ngontngroed to deliver coal to thorn nt
uprlco of $35 ror tonbut the governor refused
to allow her to take It. The telegraph was put
Into operation and the Central authorities at
the City of Mexico weroaslcod if tnoy would
allow tins.
"Both vessels are of the snmo general de
sign , but she carries two ten-Inch guns and
six six-Inch guns , against our two eight-inch
nnd six six-inch. The secondary battery of
rapid llro and machine guns does not differ
materially from our own. The Chudostcn
has , porhups , somewhat the advantage In the
matter of guns and is certainly In lliu best
condition , us the Ksmoraldu's bottom appears
to be very foul , which must affect her speed.
In action , nt close quarters , her loss of speed
might not Interfere to any material extent
with her turning , etc. , but of coun > o wo
should havu ttio heels of hor. This placu Is
very hot and uncomfortable mid wo shall bo
glad to got out , even with the prospect of a
wnrm imgugomoiit before us. "
Not Ollluially Informed.
WASIIINOTON , May 29. The state depart
ment has not been officially informed of any
intention on the part of the Chilian insur-
? cnts to bombard Valparaiso , ns reported
from Purls. There is no dUposltlon on the
[ > nrt of this government , so far ns can bo
.earned , to "Intervono" In thu Chilian con
test , for the moaning of this term In diplo
matic language Is siding with one faction or
the other. If the Insurgents should
attempt to bombard the cltv It
1s more than probable that foreign
ministers would enter an energetic protest ,
based on the fact that the foreign ItitoraiUln
that city are larger than the native Chilian
Interest , In view of this largo iiitcruiit It
may ho tuat the protest , if disregarded , may
be enforced by foreign Jloots lu Chilian
I
wnters , but their action would go no furthet
than necessary to protect the lives and prop
erty of foreign subjects.
tn Tlitoiiton Vnli > " nlno.
I'Aiii" , Mny''O.-nhpatohes \ . ? il here
from Chill state that the linurgcn , * mtrnry
to their promises , tiow threaten t 7l mbanl
Valparaiso. In view of these thretin de
fenses of that city are being ' * 'leoly
strengthpiicd. It Is believed \ \ \ ( . . reign
powers will intorx'enoshould the hvs"
attempt to carry out their threats. ' :
nor. Hunt's t-'ATiiKtt nf. .
Ho lOxplro.s Thin Afternoon at ' IH
Ohio Homo. \ .
"
XVNESVIM.I : , O. , May 29. [ Special \ _ .
gram toTitr. Bii : : . | The father of ex-Gover
nor Boyd died this afternoon nt his homo In
this city.
Jl.t llimt.Kl' A ltltl ICXKtt.
Preliminary Trial of Phllndolp'ila'H
Kmhczy.llnir. Treasurer.
Pmi.APKi.i'iiiA , Mny 29. John Hnrdsloy ,
city treasurer of Phllndolphln , was nr-
ratfiicd in court today to answer to the triple
charge of misappropriating $39,000 of city
money , the embezzlement of $10,000 anil up
wards of stnto funds , and perjury in violat
ing Ills oath of office by loaning city money
out at interest.
The district attorney suld the books of the
treasurer's office showed a balance in the
Keystone bank of * ) iOO,000 , while in fact
there was only $ -100,000 there. In the cash
drawer of the treasurer's dosl : wore checks
en the Keystone for * . ' 00,000. Thcso Bards-
ley took to Bank Examiner Drew nnd asked
to have placed to his credit In the Keystone.
A similar state of affairs was shown In re
gard to money belonging to the city.
After several other witnesses were called
District Attorney Graham said that ho now
asked that the prisoner bo liel" " ' on the specific
charge of misappropriating SW.OOO. Mr.
Graham said that although ho did not Intend
to try to prove that thu money wont into Mr.
Bnrdsloy's pocket , still It was clearly n con
version to his own use.
Mr. Alexander , counsel for Mr. Bardsloy ,
contended that It had not been shown that
his client had converted the money to his
own use.
Magistrate Peelo decided that the case had
been proven nnd said ho would lix the
amount of ball later. Mr. Graham next
took up the charge of the embezzlement of
the state fund.
Lawrence Brown , accountant , testified
that In the past three years Bardsh-y had
collected taxes for the state amounting to
$ I-IOJSS7. This was deposited in a number
of banks , but the Keystone bank was not
among thorn. Mr. Graham said ho proposed
to prove that Bardsley had loaned the state
funds out at interest to a number of banks
and bankers , among which were Drexel &
Co , and the Keystone bank. Mr. Graham
said that it was clear that Bardsley had
withdrawn the state funds from other banks
nnd deposited them lu the Keystone to re
ceive the interest.
Counsel for Mr. Bardsloy said that it was
trnothat his client had deposited $915,000 of
state money in the Keystone bank , taken
duo bills for thorn , received interest on them
and when the bank failed lost his money ns
nny other depositor would have done. Mr.
Graham asked if Mr. Bardsloy was willing to
make his statement himself and was told that
he was.
' Mr. Bnrdsloy arosp from his chair , tottered
to the witness stand and in a trembling voice
said : "I add that all my counsel has said is
truo. I did put the money In the Key.itono
bank nnd will have to tnko what the law
gives mo. I got as hicrh as 4 per cent In
terest for llio moiioy. I deposited the money
und took duo bills for itas is'llono every
day , and when the bnnk failed 1 lost the
monev. I paid it either to President Mursh ,
Cashier Hayes or Assistant Cashier Law
rence. " In answer to the qncstioi s whether
ho received interest from any other banks ,
Mr. Bardsloy said that ho did , but only men
tioned the Spring Garden. District At
torney Graham attempted to got him to tell
what other banks paid him interest , but did
not succeed.
Edwnrd T. Stolosbcrry , a member of the
firm of Drcxul & Co. , was calloJ nnd testi
fied that Bardsley came to this firm nnd
asked what Interests they would pay on de
posits. Ho was told : i per cent interest on
four checks or W.OOO each that ho deposited
there nt different times.
Mr. Alexander said that e.l this stapo of the
case ho dm not proposed that any ono else
should bo incriminated. But nfter it had
been testified that Mr. Bardsloy kept , n per
sonal account In the Seventh Nntiomil. the
Manufacturers National , the Chestnut Street
National , the People's Nntlonnl and the
Farmers and Mechanics National. Mr.
Alexander hold a consultation with his client
nnd decided that ho should tell the names of
the banks that paid him interest. Mr. Bard-
sloy again took the stand nnd said that ho
hi'.d been paid interest by the above named
"
with the exception of the" Farmers nnd Mo-
chnnlcs.
At this point the district attorney rested
his case and said that as ho was unnblo to
prove today the clmrgo of perjury , ho asked
that it bo continued until Juno 12. Bail was
fixed nt § 10,000 on the charge of misappro
priation ol city funds , $ ' )5'OOJ ) on the charge
of ombez/.lingstate funds mid $5K ( 0 on the
charge of perjury. It is not expected that
Mr. Bardsley will bo nblo to obtain bail.
After the hearing Mr , Bardslov was tnkon
into the magistrate's private olllce. His conn
sol noUlled Chief Detective Wood that ho
did not expect to secure ball , anil arrange
ments were at oneo made to take him dowt
to prison. After nn Interview With his coun
sel Mr. Bardsloy was placed In n carriage
and taken to Moyamcnsing prison.
During the tnno which Bardsloy spent nt
Iho city hall this morning prior to the hear
ing the accused city treasurer remained In
the private olllco of Chief Detective Wood in
charge of two dotectlvoH. Ho was very
much dejected and wr.s not Inclined nt first
Lo talk nbout the serious charges which have
been preferred against him. Ho subse
quently said that his position was hard to
bear , nml then turning suddenly to the offi
cers , remarked : " 1 toll you , gentlemen , I
: mvo been in h 1 for the past six months. 1
thought thnt things would como out all right ,
but they did not nnd i am glud thnt thu
thing is ended. President Marsh's action Is
i great disappointment to me. He should
liavo been moro courageous and remained In
town , but ho has provnn himself n coward by
running nwnv. I never had a thought about
going away , but Will remain where 1 am and
uccept whatever punishment the law placet
upon mo. "
TIIK tt'KATHKie l < 'ltltKV.tS'i\
For Omaha and Vicinity Showers ;
slightly cooler.
WASHINGTON- , May 29. Forecast till 8 p.
n. Saturday : For Missouri Generally fair ;
slightly warmer ; southerly winds.
For North Dakota Generally fair Satur
day ; slightly cooler ; northeast winds ,
For South Dakota Lifht showers ; cooler ;
lorth winds.
For Iowa -Generally fair ; cooler by Satur
day night ; south winds.
For Nebraska Light showers ; cooler by
Saturday night ; variable winds.
For Colorado Light showers ; cooler by
Saturday night : variable winds.
For Kansas Same ns Missouri.
Dr. Hamilton I
WASIIINUTOX , May 29. Dr. Hamilton , sur-
; con general of the inarino luspitnl service ,
IIIH resigned und accepted the position of
irofcssor of surgery and surulcal pathology
n Rush medical cr > Uego , Chicago. He will
bo succeeded by Surgeon Walter Wyman ,
Ulaino'H Condition Unohanfed.
Niw YORK --Hlnlno'3
: , May - - condition
vns unchanged this morning.
Tonight It is asserted positively thnt Mr.
llalna will Ntart on Monday toward Bur
I arbor.
KtoniiiHhip MUUH ,
At Glasgow Arrived , the Pruuslan , from
loston.
At London Sighted , the Lydlun MonAi-ch , '
from Now Yorfc. i
ENGLAND'S ' BEIIRIXG SEA BILL
Rank nml File of tha OjintUDin la the D.
ca to Its Provisions.
LEADER SMITH SAYS IT IS ALL RIGilT.
r ulUtH do Not ConHldi'r thd
Newfoundland DillUiiitty liy Any
Sutllod Pat-noil and
. O'Slion.
' ' ' ' " t > A > H' Writ Aftnf.tntfit J'rM .l
LOXPOV , May 29. A measure of such Itn-
portnnco ns the Bohrlng sou hill Is rarely
read the llrst tlmo In the house of commons
without the minister * affording the house
fuller particulars than they vouchsafed today
re g.trdlug Us provisions. The mouthers lis
tened with strained attention to Mr. Smith ,
expctitlne to toarn the terms of the agree
ment with the Washington government , nud
great was their disappointment when ho
stopped short nfter uttering tlm formal re-
cjuest for permission to bring in a bill to enable -
able the qucon , by nn order In council , to
mnko a special provision to prohibit the
catching of seals In Bohrlng sea by her ma
jesty's subjects during a period named In the
order.
Questions put to the ministers In the lobby
elicited nothing beyond the statement that
they are awaiting the final response from
Washington. Mr. Smith hns not only vouch
safed the assurance that tlio nrraiiKcmout
already secured hnrmonl/os the action of
the British government , but that of tha
Americans.
Other ministerial members expressed thorn-
selves as certain that the measure will meet
with no ndvcrso criticism , either in the
house or in the country , and that It will lend
to a permanent settlement of the dispute.
Though the period of prohibition is under
stood to bo ono year , the elastic nature of an
order In council will empower the govern
ment to make a further extension. So many
members were discussing the situation in the
lobbies and In the smoking room that the
house could not proceed with business , and it
was counted out earl r In the evening.
Although Lord Salisbury told the house of
lords tonight that the French government
would accept the suspension of the New
foundland 1)111 , uneasiness prevails In the
foreign olllco regarding M. Rlbot's exact
view of the practical abandonment of n
measure which Lord Salisbury is pledged to
pass.
pass.Ministerialists do not consider the New
foundland difficulty by any means settled ,
though they admit that the dispute between
the homo government and the colony Is for n
timu eased. Lord Salisbury spoke with
hesitancy on the situation. Ho declared that
the house of commons was now pledged to
.support any future legislation necessary to
carry out the treaty obligations , but ho added
as to the immediate rosnlt of the proceeding
of the house of commons that ho must speak
with reserve , as ho did not know how the
French government might view it.
The Parnellltes hear that their clnol will
wed Mrx. O'Shea ' before the registrar about
the mlddlo of June. H is not true that her
daughters will roi.min with her. Captain
O'Shon controls the family. His son Gerald
Is about to bo gazetted to a commission In the
army. Captain O'Shea does not In the mean
time prevent intercourse between the mother
nnd the dnughtors. They reside only three
miles apart at Brighton , nnd the captain po'r-
mits the daughters to visit their mother fre
quently , but nftor her mnrringo Is effected
all relations will ccnso.
Mr. Glndstono'8 suggestions towards reme
dying the persecution of the Russian Jews
Htiongly disappoint the community. His let
ter on the subject shows that the Russian
Jews' commltteo has already taken the exact
course ho suggested. At a meeting of the '
Chovevel the speakers declared that fuels
were known whio'.i Justified the action of the
Kuropean governments , that n crisis had
been reached and tlmo was precious.
Lord Rothschild has presented a memorial
to Lord Salisbury asking the British govern
ment to Initiate concerted action by the
powers to assist a wholesale emigration of
Jaws to Palestine. The Rothschilds , the
Goldsmiths and the loading Jews of England
concur in the opinion that the settlement of
the Jews In Palestine Is the best plan. They
aim to obtain European recognition of a
great wave of emigration as necessary to thu
solution of the Jewish problem.
Baron Illrscn , though having schemes of
his own. supports the Englbh plans to op-
crate through diplomatic channels.
Lord Salisbury , leaving the usual official
channel , Is roparted us writing directly to the
heads of the European govornmeiits coin-
mending to tneir consideration the Roths
childs monu/rlal.
The appointment of Mr. McCormick as
representative in England of the Columbian
exhibition greatly satisfies the friends of the
Chicago fair hero , who have hitherto been
working in the dark.
Mr. Gladstone la obliged to stay at
Ilnwardon for another fortnight , his recent
illness having loft traces in his lungs and a
bad cough.
.M I.VS It Ui / A Xltjt slXti , J tl Jf.l It. 11 Kf IS
They Moot to Form an Interstate In
dustrial Organization.
KANSAS CITV. Mo. , May 29. An interstate
meeting of farmers' nllinnco delegates from
Kansas nnd Missouri mot In the Second
street court house today to form an "inter-
Unto industrial organization. "
Business was the motto of the mooting nnd
politics was tabooed , President 10. W. Furst
of the Wynndotto county nllinnco was made
temporary chairman , Ho said the meeting
had been called to ovgunlzo u biiulni'ss asso
ciation , co oporntlvo In Its nature , to innrkot
iluicropi of i ho member's ' and to purchase for
thorn at tlm lowest prlco all the commodities
tlu-y desired. The undertaking was n great
one ! mid It , was nxpoctnd to be of untold beuo-
lit to the farmers. "Wo have not discovered
a panacea lor till our Ills , " ho nddfd , "but wo
have discovered a moans of wresting the
power from the hands of the shyh cits. "
Temporary organization was completed and
then some farmer moved that the convention
proceed to busdnobs under the password and
grip. The motion was curried and all these
present not poisessod of the password nnd
grip were excluded from the roim and the
doors were locked. Delegates from tlio In-
dustrlal nnd cltUoni1 alliances wore present
and expected to participate In the proceed
ing , nnd their exclusion from the mooting
wai a great disappointment. The proceed
ings In the closed session have not been made
public ,
When the convent 'on ' ndjourned tonight
for the day It nnnonnce.il tuiit permanent or
ganization hud been uffccted , ns follows :
President , John M. Harol , Missouri ; vice-
president , W. E. Crisp , Kansiis ; acfiotnrv ,
J B. Johnson , Missouri ; treasurer , S. C.
Fuller , Kansas. Resolutions pledging the
convention to form a co-opcriitivo business
orgnnUnllon unit to o.stnblli.li depots for the
disposal of farm products and the purchase
of farm supplies wn-i adopted , jk.niln of
thu organization will bo arranged at tomor
row 'b ' convention ,
Suprunii ) ( ourt Dcc
DIM Moi.N'KA , In , May -Special [ Tola-
gram to Tun JJKB.J The buprumo court
today handed down thu following opinions ;
Ktnto vs F. M. Hull , appellant , LJOII district ;
mill-mod. J. L. Bund , nppillunt , v Stephen
King , Harrison district ; affirmed. Cedar
Rupldb Instil-unco company vs William Butler -
lor ol al , appellants , Page district : modified
nnd affirmed. John O'Connor vs the Illinois
Central railroad company , appellants. Woodbury -
bury district ; reversed. Eveline Blgvlow ,
appellant , v Rollln Burnliam , Bucnu VUla
district ; rovartud. Frank Riojoloy. apiiol-
laut , v Fr" i * l-hoii ) | > ti , Audubon district ;
roversed. Stuto -Charles Zimmerman , ap
pellant , ap , a , , , . , .u nn order of R. 1) , Hind-
man , Judge if Utah district , In proceeding on
hnbeuH con us , ronmnUluL' duluudunt to cus
tody , affirmed.