tt
J
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTY-FIBST YEAE. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , JUNE 23 , 1801. NUMBER 5.
RIPE FOR INVESTIGATION ,
How Supply Contracts of the Hastings
Asylum Are Manipulated.
JUST LOOK AT THESE QUOTATIONS ,
Goods Hoitf-lit nt 10\orlltnnt ) Prices
of Killing Market
H \Vlni Got
tins Huke-on ?
LIXCOI.V , Nob. , Juno 22. iSpceht to T tin
ARK. ] The rcrontdlsclosurcsof fraud in the
Hastings asvlum has leu to an examination
of the contract for supplies that have been
ordered for that Institution , nnd hero Is
found a very Interesting slate of affairs that
it would bo well for the board of public lands
and buildings to Inquire Into while thy nro
in the Investigating business.
Some of these bids , particularly tnoso for
" groceries nnd provisions , would mnko
' -"Very interesting subjects for such nn
investigation , and would , perhaps , explain
in part why the patlcnls iu thu
Hastings asylum have so much better appo-
tlte.s than those In the other asylums of the
state. In other words 11 might offer a solu
tion of n problem wnlch vexed several mem
bers of Iho last legislature. They could not
understand why it .should rcquiro more
money pur capita to furnish board and cloth
ing for the patients nt the Hastings asylum
than it did for those in the Lincoln and Nor
folk asylums. The Lincoln hospital , with
3.'JO patients , receives $ r,5,00. ) for boird nnd
clothing , orlb ( ' > . 'J7 per capita , while the Nor
folk asylum , with 2011 patients , was given
JMO.OOO , or Sl'Ji 17 par capita. Hustings ,
with only ICO patients , got S3S.OOO for
board and clothing , or'K. . " > 9 pur
capita. Just why It should cost so
much moro to feud nnd clothe Hie
patients In Hustings than It did to render
them the same service at Lincoln and Norfolk -
' folk was a tiU7./.lo.
_ rv Had Ihoy studied a few of the Hastings
contracts , the mystery could have been
easily explained. Notwithstanding the fact
that these contracts are supposed to bo lot
out to tlio lowest bidder , upon competitive
bids , a glance ut the comparisons mndo be
low , will show that under the system of man
ipulation in vogue nt Hustings , the state
pays fully ordinary retail prices for goods
actually purchased , nnd in many instances
the prices greatly exceed the retail price of
the goods bought.
The following Is n comparison of the prices
of some of the goods in the contracts ordered
July 1 , 1SOO , and Octobur 1 , IS'.K ) . Exper
ienced gioccrymen will doubtless bo nston-
i'jliocl ' nt Iho fluctuations in prices ns hero
.hown :
Jnly'M Oct.03
AIITICLES. Cunt * Cents
per pound , pur pound.
Allspice , pure ground 10 15
Allsplcc.wholo 8 15
Apples , evaporated 0 in
Apricots. California K'.i ' W
llarlny. 1'enrl a U
linking 1'onder , Price's
( 'ream. " . 40 SO
HuaiiH , navy 2 li
lleans. Lima H 10
Currants , select dried 7 10
Chocolate , hakors 'U 10
Cheese , full cream 1.1 18
Cloves , pure ground Ifi 40
( 'oclllMi. lioiiulosa. . 7 K'i !
Cracked Wheat 'I 5
C'liinainon IB 40
Colatlna 1'J SO
Hominy 1 ! i
Mackerel , cholco 4 15
Oatmeal 3 f >
Cal. 1'rnnos , host 5 IS
I'uaches , evaporated 12 au
Ulce , Carolina 0 7)J )
Kaspherrlcs , dried 14 U7
Htarch. Klnssfoid's S. 0 8 2
Tobacco , chawing M ) SO
Tobacco , smoking 40 10
Ten , bost.Iapan 23 IS
Ilabhltt's I77H. per case KI.OO M.OO
Coreiillne. purcaso S "S 4.00
Rto'asses N. O , . per gallon. . . V5 70
Vinqitiir , pure elder " . . . . : : ; 8 18
CANNKII ( loons.
. . , . . . . . . Lnsk's Cal. , per
ease $ D.OO M.f > 0
Iteans , two pounds , string. . 1.00 2.00
Corn , two pounds l.M 2.15
ChorrlcH. I.nsk'u 11.70 4.70
I'cauhuH. Luiic'H 483 6.M )
I'lilhiM , I.imU'N 2.KS 4.10
I'onrH , husk's 4.bO fi.'U
1'uas , Marrowfat 2.00 2.20
Succotash 1.5J 3.UO
In the above list It will DO seen that from
July 1 to October 1 , Iho pricu of evaporated
apples , for instance , advanced from li cents
per pound to 10 routs per pound. The ad-
\nnco ns shown by the catalogues of the
wholesale undo on evaporated apples during
tho'abovo period was only ! 1' cents , It will
bo noted in the above showing that pearl
barley also advanced from a cents per pound
to I ! rents , while the advance in Iho whole
sale price was only % of a conl.
In the Item of Price's cream baking pow
der it will bo noted that the prlco dropped
from 40 cent ! ) In July to 20 cents lu October.
During this period Urn wholesale price re
mained unchanged.
Another Uum which Indicates n very
marked decline In price , is thai of chocol to.
t This commodity dropped in prlco fiom Jl
cents to 10 cents. The wholesale price re
mained unchanged.
It will also bo observed thai the codfish
market became very active during the above
mentioned period , nnd the prlco of this brain
food advanced from 7 cents to 12'f ' cents per
pound , while the market quotations during
this siimu period show that codfish was ac
tually i cent per pound cheaper in October
than it was In July ,
Another commodity which suffered n very
uovero decline lu prices was that of Klnus-
ford's silver gloss starch. It will to no
ticed that Iho prlco of this article declined
from S cents per pound In Juno to 2 cents
per pound In October. But to counterbal
ance this docllnu , Now Orleans molasses ad
vanced from 25 cents per gallon to 70 cents
per ciillon.
From the above table of prices it will bo
" -tliiorved that chawing tobacco wns sold to
the state for ! ) 'J ' cunts per pound ,
during the quarter ending September UOth ,
while during thu quarter following It was sold
for 20 cents i > or yoiind. Smoking tobacco
nlso declined oven moro rapidly in price ,
from -10 cents In Junu to ID cents in October.
The trade lists , however , during tills period
did not show any such fluctuations. The
prices of both smoking and chewing tobacco
in the wholesale trade remained practically
unchniiROd. To compousato for the decline
in tobucco , howuvor , it would bo ab
surd that LUSH'S California apricots
advanced from f.t.00 per ease in Juno to kI..10
per case In October. The market advance of
these goods hud only bean IV ) cunts [ icr case.
String beans also came to the rescue and
ndvaucud from f 1.00 per case In Junu to S..OJ
per cnso in October. The marKet advance
during thU time had only been 15 cents per
caso.
caso.A glance at prices given above on cnni.cd
roods will show that Iho decline In Iho price
of tobacco , chocolate , bnklnt' powder , etc. ,
was far moro than balanced by thu very
marked Incivasoln the prlcoof canned fruits.
The ten murKcl it would appear broke very
hard about this snmu turn * . In Juno tc.i
sold fur 25 cents per iwusd , lu October II
bad declined In in cents per pound , bill In
the meantime , hominy , which In Juno sold
for ono cent per pound had risen in pilco ,
until lu October it sold for llvo touts per
pound ,
The Vinegar appears aUo to havn been
cornered b' ' the Hastings dealer. Vlnugar
that In > ! ' o sold for eight cent ! ) per gallon ,
in October sold for lb cents per gallon , yet
the wholesale price of vinegar hud not
varied. But by reference to the
matron's report of the Hastings asylum
as published with the report of
commissioner uf publlo lands and buildIngs -
Ings , U Is found that seven barrels of cucum
ber plckcls were put up at that Institution
prior to November SO , Ib'.K ' ) , This undoubt
edly created an unusual demand for vinegar
and caused the above rapid advance lu prlco.
Oatmeal was uuoUiur article upon which
thU enterprising Hastings dealer scorned to
have had a corner for the prlco of this very
necessary article of food advanced from threb
cents to llvo cents per pound , and was even
later sold for J'J.OO nor barrel.
The decline In the prlco of tobaccos on
October I , was possibly duo to the fact
that on September 21 the steward
purchased twenty-four pounds of chewing -
ing tobacco , nnd again on September
27 purchased two cases of smoking to-
tmceo , and later , on September uU , ho pur
chased 101 pounds of chewing tobacco nt the
then ruling high price.
The decline In starch might also bo ac
counted for In the sumo way , as your corre
spondent 800 * bv the bill on Illo that on Sep
tember H ono dozen six-pound boxes of Kings-
ford's silver gloss starch was sold to the
Hastings asylum nt 8 cents per pound , and
again on the 27lb of the same month another
Invuicoof 1 14 pounds of staixh was sold at the
same prlre. This bill also shows that on Scp
totnbcr20 forty-eight pounds of chocolate
was .sold this institution nt 10 cents per
pound , or an advance of I ! cents per pound
above the contract price. Onthosamo datu
also a purchase of forty-eight pounds of bak
ing powder was made nt the same prlco par
pound. Two chests of tea were also bought
during the latter part of the month of Sep
tember , for which 25 cents per pound was
paid.
It would really seem unfortunate for the
stnto that Steward Llvorlnchouso should
not have foreseen the remarkable decline
In the prlco upon these commodities that took
plncoon the 1st nay of October , and hud
delayed these purchases for a few davs , ns
quite nu amount of money could have been
saved to thu state bud he done so , It is evi
dent from bills on lllo from this grocery
house that liberal purcha.-cs had been made
of goods that had advanced in prlco upon
October I , nnd It appears also that but small
quantities of the articles upon which the
prlco declined were purchased during ttio
quarter ending September 31.
A shrewd business mnn would have pur
chased thu goods that were liable to advance
in n few days before the ndvnnro wns made.
but would have deferred his purchase of
goods upon which thu price was declining ,
until the price had reached the bottom.
Thu Inference to bo drawn from the above
exhibit Is clear. It is evident that Micro
was collusion between the steward of the
Hastings asvlum and the merchants of whom
the goods were bought , to not only secure
this particular part of the contract for sup
plies , but to also compel the state to pay re
tail price or moro for the goods bought from
him under his contract. This is a nrittor
which it would be well for the boarl of pub
lic land and lmlldini..s to inquire Into , not
alone with rofereiieo to the Hastings institu
tion but with the other public institutions or
the statu as well.
Speaking of these abuses the commissioner
of public land and buildings in thu lust
bionninl report of that oflico says :
The present system of purchasing the sup-
nlles for the various stite Institutions Is at
bust expensive , object loimhlii and radically
wionj ; . when viewed fr nu an economic stand
point , nnd tlio next session of the legislature
nhotild radically revise the existing methods
of initklnz these purehaos
Under the present systum of estimates nnd
bids , while Ills the Intention of the law to
sollultopcn competition , and every piecantion
und measuio po slble Is taken by the board of
imrchiiM3 .unl supplies to Inil 'ice the same , yet
the bids arose manipulated by local ile.ikMS
tbaltliN object Is practically defeated , and
thu statu compelled to purchase thusu sup
plies at a prlcu but little. If any , under thu
regular retail prlco of rhi > goods bought.
The piesont manner of pure hasliu these
supplies furnishes lue.il dealers who hu\o
been nwurdrtl contracts n very stiOng Incen
tive to n Hemp I to till eon tracts wit li grades of
goods very much Inferior In quality to tlioso
called for In t bo contracts and In this way the
state Is very often Imposed upon , greatly to
the detriment of an economic administration
ot the uiratis of the p ibllu Institutions.
Again , under the exlstins system of fnrnlsh-
Imr supplies thu appropriation funds arn too
frequently nsucl In keeping with that concep
tion of eliailty which declares that , It "hldeth
u miiltltudu of H.IIH. " Items for \nrlos. .
privileges and conveniences that are alone
enjoyed by thu olllclals and their friends urn
too of ten eloaUud In a claim for "boaid and
clothing , fuel and lights , " or .somo ono of thu
other necessary funds appropriated for the
maintenance of the Irstltutkms.
The present law Is defective at Its best , and
falls to accomplish the object for which It was
designed Many abuses nnd pernicious prac
tices Imvo enu-rfiftod thuniselves upon It. until
It suems to mo nil absolute necessity that
other methods bo adoptucl that shall lie free
fiom the defects .mil Irie ularlties ot the sys
tem now In vogue.
Those Itiittcr Coiilruuti.
Uiivxn IsiAN'P , Nub. , Juno 22. [ Special
to THE 13 UK. | Investigation at this place
relative to the butter deals of Steward Liv-
orinphouso of the Hastings asylum develops
the fact that during ISi'.l-OJ ' and for some
time prior to that J. W. Llveringhouso
owned or controlled n majority of the stock
of the Grand Island creamery company nnd
was the lessee and manogar of the plant.
When Llvoringhouse was appointed steward
of the Hastings asylum the personal manage
ment of the creamery was entrusted to n
Mr. Culbortson , hut Llveriniihouso still re
tained his loa-.o of the buslnsss and directed
its general management from Hastings.
CulberLsou was simply tin employe of Livor-
Inghouse and received n stated salary for
his services. During the greater part of the
years 1SS9 and 1MK ) this creamery sup-
piled the Hastings asvlum with butter.
The contract for this service with the stnto
was made in the nanio of tills man Culbort
son , wtio was simply Livoringhouso's "hired
man" to run thu manufacturing part of the
business , while ho himself looked nftor the
disposing of the products to a irood advantage.
and among the liberal patrons of the Grand
Island creamery was the Hastings asylum.
That Institution was liberally supplied with
Grand Island butter nt good prices. Culbert-
son WIIK In reality only the "stool pigeon"
with whom the eon ti acts were made while
Llverliighousn was the man who sold the
butter and raked In the pi ollts. At a meet
ing of the stockholders of Iho creamery com
pany some time last fall some slight changes
went made in the management of the busi
ness , nnd Uoesor & Co. of this city nro now
the nmnagors of the creamery , wno have had
the contracts for furnishing the Hastings
asylum with butter for the pist six months.
However , mnong the list of ortlecrs of the
cruamory comp.inv for the present year ap
pears the naino "J. W. Llvcrlnghouse. vice
president. " Whether this fact has anything
to do with Iho present contracts your cor
respondent was tumble to learn.
Vt.OHK Of T1H. 'tUUAf'KST.
Liiuky ConlnslantH ( or Pi'Ues Offered
by tli TimierH.
ArcuisoN , Ivan. , Juno 23. [ Special Tolo-
L'ram toTiin Hui : . ] The annual turn Test of
thu Missouri Vulloy Turn itoilrk , closed hero
tonight with a ball , during which the suc
cessful contestants In athletic sports ware
announced. For all round turning , thu Kan
sas City team , consisting of eighteen men ,
won tlrst iili.co. The ttnco Individual prl/os
nuthori/od by the Buzlric were capturad us
follows : First , Rudolph Segollku , Kansas
City ; second , Julius Werner , St. Joseph ;
third , Slgmund Hellwltz , St. Joseph , llo-
sldes these thcro are about thirty minor
prizes given by the local turuvorolu ,
IlH Child.
MAHYVII.I.K , Mo. , Juno 20. [ Special to TUB
HKI : . | KdTorrauco , n doiporato character ,
kidnapped his child , which the court hud
granted tolas divorced wife , on the st'eoti
here toj ly. Snatching It from Its mother's
arms ho ran down thu street toward the
demit followed by a mob of people which ho
hold at bay for over an hour with a revolver.
The sheriff and posse finally succeeded lu
taking him , and ho now awaits a preliminary
hearing.
_
llnot Makers Cloxn Down.
HOI.IIIIOOK , Muss. , Juno 22 , U'httcomb &
Paine , manufacturers of calf boots , closed
their factory this week indefinitely. This
action is taken because of the unsettled statu
of business throughout the country.
GunrdH nnd ConvlctH Killed ,
Com CITT , ( la. , Juno 22. Thu prisoners at
a convict camp , twenty miles from Chatta
nooga , Teiin , . attempted to escape this morn-
lug , and iu the muluo two guards aud two
couvlets were klllod.
Heavy Eains the Past Two Weeks Damage
the Wcrks.
ORDER OF KNIGHTS OF RECIPROCITY ,
Mnoli ICnllniHliiHin In tlio New Move
ment IH lll.splayoil Throughout
the State Chautnuiiua
Mil ltd I'M.
CufnnuT o > r , Nob. , Juno 22. [ Special to
Tun Uii.j : : The heavy rains in the past two
wcoks have practically stopped all work on
the Irrigating ditches now balng constructed
in this section of the stnto. In many places
tlio.so rains have done considerable damngo
to the dams , wnstowolr. ) and other adjuncts
of the ditches that were only partially com
pleted. The ditches nro full of water and
tno embankments will have to bo cut In
order to lot the water out before work can ho
resumed. It Is the Intention of the different
ditch companies to roiumo work with a
larger force than ever as soon as ttio weather
will permit. The interest in irrigating
ditches has not nbalcd iu the least notwith
standing the fact that this section Is being
almost drowned out by the heavy ralus this
season.
_
Three Verdicts in HoiKnvor. .
Pi.KTT.sMoi'Tii ' , Nob. , Juno 22. [ Special to
Tin : Bti.J : : An Important case was tried the
other day in the district court before Judge
Chapman nnd n Jury , wherein Anna 10. White
sued the voluntary relief dopirtincnt of the
Chtcairo , liurllngtou nnd Qtllncy riilrond for
the amount of Insurance claimed to bo duo
upon the death of her husband , Landon E.
White. Whllo was an engineer on the road ,
and on July 21 of last year ho applied for
membership in the relief department through
the general soliciting agent , who forwarded
liis name to the superintendent , J. C. Bnrt-
lott , at Chicago , July 2J. White was taken
sick and finally died in September. The re-
" , iof department then refused to pay the In-
stfrunco monev. upon tlio claim that the man
had never become a member. In the suit
that followed , however , it transpired that
White had been carried on thu books of the
department for two months ; that an assess
ment had been deducted from his wages
for the mo'ith of July , nnd an
assessment levied in August and that u sick
notice had been sent to the superintendent
from the division ollico in Plattsmouth. A
few days after White's death the relief do-
'
partmc'nt sent n check to the man tor it. 10 to
refund the two months' tines , but that was
not accepted. The defendant also claimed
'
that Wh'ito wns not n member owing to his
not having undergone a medical examination
prior to his admission , but on this point the
testimony was conlllctlug , Mrs. White testi
fying that her husband hud been examined ,
the examiner having gene to their residence
for Hint purpose.
This was the third time the case had boon
tried , the plaintiff again obtaining a verdict
for $1,000. In the llrst trial tho'Jury returned
a verdict for 11,000 in favor of the plaintiff.
This was unsatisfactory to the defendant and
by mutual consent the case was tried before
County Judge Ramsey. Ho also ttecldod In
plaintiff's favor. The case then came up in
the district court as stated above and a mo
tion for a now trial has been made prepara
tory to taking the case to the supreme court.
Mathew Goring , attorney for the plaintiff.
has now sued the relief department on behalf
of his client tor sick benefits in the sum of
$122 on account ot Landon P. White , de
ceased.
_
I'roinisos nf Crete's Cliautnuqun.
CUCTB , Nob. , Juno 22. [ Special to THE
BKC.J The Crete Chautauqua managers an
nounce today that on Friday , .iuly 10 , nt 2
o'clock in the afternoon , a joint debate will
take placo. The question is : "Resolved ,
that Coinage of Siver Should bo Free. " The
afllruiatlvo will bo argued by W. A. Mc-
Kolghau , congressman-elect ; the negative
by A. P. Hopkins , Esq. , president Com
mercial National bank of Omaha. This , no
doubt , will be ono of the most Interesting and
instructive lessons of the whole assembly ,
both of the speakers being well Known. The
leeturo of Dr. George \V. Miller of Kansas
Clt , announced for 2 p. m on July 10 , will
take place at 10 o'clock in tlfo morning.
Tlio grouu s of the Crete Cbautnuqua nro
beautiful this year and no expense has been
spared to put everything in good ordor. The
pontoon bridge over tbo Blno has been
rebuilt and has been tested by the bridge
ungintor of the B. & M. and ho dozlures it
strong enough to carry a locomotive. The
programme promises great things anil bids
fair to surpass all previous onus. Ex-Son-
ut jr Ingnlls will speak July 4 on the
"Problems of our second century. " Hon.
V J. Bryan of Lincoln , "tho yoang man elo
quent , " on July 0 will deliver his masterly
address on "Tho Young Mnn in Politics. "
Amongst the foremost lecturers who
will bo present nt Crete are Dr.
Hurlbort of Now YorK , Dr. Palmer ,
also of Now York , Miss . Lvdla von Finklo-
stuin of Jerusalem , Hov. Younir of Canada ,
John DoU'ltt Miller of Now York , Hon. W.
M. Gambade of Indiana. On the Fourth of
July there will bo national music , llroworks
nnd Illumination of the grounds. Dr. Palmer
will load the chorus during the whole ses
sion. The attendance will bo larger than
any other year. Applications for touts nro
received dully by the management. The ses
sion of "Jl promises to be more brilliant than
any ol the tormor years.
Mpu'orth Ij < : njtio Olllcei-K.
PiATrsMotmi , Nob. , Juno 22. [ Special to
Tin : Bin.l : The Emvorth league of the
Methodist Church held iu annual meeting In
this cltv the other day and elected the fol
lowing oftlcors for the ensuing 3 oar : President -
dent , Robert W. Brown ; tint vice president ,
C S. Polk ; second vice president. Ella Ken
nedy : third vice president , M. E. Wright ;
fourth vice president , Alice Wilson ; secre
tary , Blanche Kennedy ; treasurer , Morris
Crlssman.
The following delegates to the district con
vention of the Kp worth league to bo , held at
Greenwood , Juno 25 und -ti , were unpointed :
Alice Wilson , C. S. Polk , Blanche Kennedy ,
Nettle Waybright and Margaret Davis.
Now I'lokllui ; company.
lUsnsos , Nob. , Juno 22. [ Special Tele
gram to TinBii : : : | Another canning and
pickling company was organized today with
A. L. Clarke , Win. Korr. W. H. Lannliig
and George E. Brown as Incorporntors. Cap
ital stock paid In , ? 10KK ( ) . The articles of in
corporation were signed this afternoon and
will bo Hied with the secretary of state to
morrow. The Queen City Canning aud
Pickling company Is organized for the pur
pose of pickling , bottling and cunning various
kinds of vegetables. The company for the
present will occupy ' .ho thrco stories nnd
basement of the Entorpiiso block , vacated
recently by the Giwetto Journal company , *
Italhxvy Connections with Oinnliu.
PIATTSMOUTII , Neb , Juno 2. . [ Special to
Tun Hue. I The Missouri Pacific main line
extension to Omaha via Plattsmouth wns to
day completed by its connection with tbo
line at Gllmoro. Thu citizens of this com
munity are gioatly gratified at its comple
tion as Plattsmouth has long looked nnd
hoKd | ) for a direct southern outlet am ) better
transportation ' facilities. The two depots ,
freight and passmigor , In this city are now
uiidor construction and It Is expected to have
them completed by the end of this mouth.
ol' HUlinulty ) | Itoonl.
Nob. , Juno 22 , [ Special to Tin ;
HEE.J Hastings Lodge , No. 1 , Knights of
Reciprocity , was Instituted Saturday evening
with a charter membership of sixty. The
announcement of the now organisation in
Hastings InTiiullci ; recently bus resulted
iu numerous letters of Inquiry from all parts
of Nebraska , Secretary A. II. lirowu lu-
forms Tun BER that h ? la now pre
pared to furnish all the noces ary
Information regarding the orcanlza-
tton , ami that n corpj of lecturers' ,
appointed from Hastings lojfta stand ready
to institute similar lodge * throughout Ne
braska. A dozen or more applications and
letters of Inquiry have been received lu the
past few days asking for Information , etc.
William Dutton will commence the ercelton
of n $12,000 business block , corner Second
street nnd Denver nvonuo , as soon ns plans
nnd specifications can bo completed.
Preparing to Cjolebrnto.
DIKOTI CITV , Nob. . June 22. [ Special to
TUB Bii.J : : A final meeting was held at this
place for. closing up nil nrrangouionls for
celebrating the coming Fourth of July. The
finance committee reported nearly f.100
raised. The celebration promises to eclipse
nny heretofore hold lu ( his section. Over
$200 will bo distributed In nurses lor horse
racing nnd $100 will be expended In fireworks.
A Sioux City baud has been ' engaged for the
day.
Corn Is Tired ol' I
.uN. S. D. , .Juno 22. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : BKK. ] The report was
brought hero this evening by Missouri
steamboat men that Mrs. Cora Belle Fellows
Chaska will apply for u divorce from her In
dian husband , Sam CHaska. It will bo re
membered that the marriage caused consid
erable talk nt the tlmo it occurod , thu parties
posing in a number of dime museums
throughout the country.
TcnnlH Tournament.
lUsrisos , Nob. , Juno 23. | SpocI'il Telegram -
gram to Tin : BPE 1 The annual tournament
of the Nebraska State Tennis association for
singles will commence promptly at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning on the local association
grounds in this city. Teams have entered
from Omaha , Lincoln , .Moldrcgo , Mlmlcn ,
McCook and other points. The meeting
gives promise of a most interesting session.
A Sudden Death.
BntTiurn , Nob. , Juno 22. [ Spoclal Tele
gram to Tin : BIE.J : Mr * . Nowtou Dobbins
of Spava , III. , who with t her husband and
granddaughter were visiting friends in this
city , died while sitting In n carrriago this
morning preparatory to taking a drive nbout
the city. Her remains . were taken to her
former homo this afternoon.
Hcatriuc Chantmi < | ui. :
BIUTHICE , Nob. , Juno 22. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : Bii.j : : The Beatrice chnutnu-
qua begins tomorrow. F.-om present indica
tions the assembly will be the most largely
attended mid successful yet neld here. A
large number of visitors nro already hero
from various quarters of tho'stito.
Unlit IJIu/.c at Dakota City.
DAKOTA CITV , Nob. , Juno ( J.3. [ Special to
Tin : BKU. ] Last nightnn unused store build
ing owned nnd formerly occupied by Scott
Best wns found to bo on tireTtio tire was
easily extinguished beforc'doing much dam-
ago. Supposed to bo of liipondiary origin.
Dropped Dead in Hln Dooryard.
BBIVKII CiTr , Neb. , Jurie 2J. [ Special
Telegram to TUB BEE. ) A. D. Frank , the
aged father of Mrs. judge E. W. Lewis ,
dropped dead in his dooryard this evening at
T o'clock. Henri failure was the cause.
foa TjiEMUieiniK ot-viin' TAILS
Five Men ' Charged AVftb Iho Crime
H re Arraigned i'or Trial.
STCUOI ? . S. D. , Juno 2i. [ St'c"cIal Telegram
to Tuc BEE. ] Judge Tfioijias convened cir
cuit court tills morning for 'ttho purpose of
proceeding wilh tho"tro ! ? > of the three Cul-
berlson boys , James Jutfs and Alvin Mar
vin , who uro under indictment for killing the
Indian , Few Tails , in Monde county last
January. Andrew Culbortsjn , who was not
in custody at the tlnu court was in session a
month ago , was arraigned this morning and
pleaded not guilty. The judge ordered a
special venlro for "twenty-three Jurymen to
complete the panel , returnable at ! ) u. in , to
morrow , when interesting proceedings are
anticipated.
States Attorney McCall will bo nssislod
in Ibo prosecution of tno case by
W. B. Sterling , United States prosecuting
attorney for South Dakota , and Attorney
General Dollard of this state , who nro hero
Defendants have rctalncJ able counsel , in
cluding some of Ihc most noted criminal law
yers nf Iho Hills.
II is Iho popular belief that it will bo im
possible to get a jury in this part of Dakota
to convict these men owing to Iho general
bad feeling that exists over , the acquittal of
Plenty Horses. . The prosecution , however ,
claims to have a chain of Evidence that will
prove conclusively that the men are guilty as
charged in the indictment.
JloudH AVill l.o Issued.
DBU > * AOOI > , S. D , , Juno 22. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE.J At nn election hold to
day for the purpose of Issuing clly bonds to
the amount of 10,000 for the purpose of Im
proving sewers and establishing a system of
waterworks , a total of UOO votes were cost ,
of which only ! ) votes were against the
proposition. .
Denver Poisoning
DnNvr.it , Colo. , Juno 22. A mysterious
poisoning case has caused some- excitement
hero. C. B. Morris , proprietor of a drug
store in North Donvcr , loft his store about 7
o'clock Saturday night , stating that ho was
going to his homo. Ho was next seen at the
union depot , where ho boarded a Union Pa-
clflo cnst-bound train at 80 : p. in. Late
Saturday night his wife received a telegram
stating that Mr. MorrU was lying acnd nt
Sterling , Colo. Mr. Morris , when ho loft the
store , wns In the best of spirits and U known
to have had ? -00 ! in his packets. After death
only 15 cents was found. His domestic rela
tions were mou pleasant nnd Mrs , Morris Is
positive that her husb..id has boon mur
dered. Today the coronrr'a Jury brought In
a verdict of death by narcotic poison , admin
istered by parly or parlKtjUnuno\wi. \
llnrvoKt in , KunmiK.
WICHITA , Kan. , Juno' iJ.r-SIxty-nino sta
lions on the main and branch lines of the
Missouri Pacific Iu southern Kansas , where
heavy storms occurred la ti Friday und Sat
urday , have reported UIQ 'condition of the
wheat crop In thu localities. ' The counties on
the border of the Indian territory have al
ready harvested 75 per ceqt of their crop.
The remainder Is standing tirm and ready to
bo harvested this week. The loss In thoio
counties Is Insignificant. In the second und
third tlors of counties from' the Indian terri
tory about one quarter uf the crop had been
harvested. The standing wheat wns onlv
Nllghtlv damaged. Dainaeo to corn and oats
is nUo reported to bo
Ti'ouhlo IJetween Indiana.
Los V us , N. M. , Juno 93. A loiter from
Fort Wingato states thaV troon D , Second
cavalry , has loft that post for the Indian
country , about ono hundred and seventy
miles from thero. The trouble U bolwoen
the Indians themselves. They are stealing
cattle from each other. The Indian polled
nro unable to quell the disturbance. Ono In
dian policeman la reported killed by the hos-
tllns. ThU makes two troops of cuvulrv
now iu the Hold on the Kavajo und X.uni res
ervations.
Dory ICaco A croon the Atlantic' .
BOSTON , Mass. , Juno 2 , ' . Captain An
drews , lu iba dory Mermaid , and Captain
Luwler , In the dory Sea Serpent , sailed from
Ocean pier , Wtnlhrop. on their race to Lands
End , England , tor u j > unto ot $ . " > ,000.
Deny tlio Itond Story.
CITV oi' MEXICO , Juno 22. Tne telegram
stating that the Guatemalan government had
emitted (0,000,000 in bonds instead of & ! , -
000 , and thai tnu additional amount had1 bcou
sola by Barillas , U officially denied.
ITALIAN LABORERS MOBBED ,
Gang of Drunkoa Workmen Trsat a Colony
of Dagoi Roughly ,
ONE OF THEM RECEIVES FATAL INJURIES.
Hcrlnu * Ucvolt lu MlHsoiu-l Airnlnst the
KinploynuMil ol' tlio llntod For-
cl-tinjM Valuables mul
Money Conflsunt.'d.
ST. Louts , Mo. , Juno 2J. A race riot be
tween laborers oinpljvoil by Contractor
Workley at Homan's camp nt the chain of
rocks , n point nbout llvo miles up the river ,
\vhcro the now ivatorworks nro being con
structed , occurroil botwcon 1 titul 2 o'clock
Sunday morning , in which ono Italian was
dangerously slabbed , twenty-two of his fol
low countrymen driven from the camp , their
valuables mid money confiscated by tlio gang
of American and other laborer * making the
attack and n race panic Inaugurated. Tlio riot
was primarily cnuicd by the advent into
camp of a lot of Italian labDrora anj the re
port that Contractor Workloy had gene to
Chicago for mor > > . All Saturday a
feeling of revolt ngallist the employ
ment of Italian labor had been
gaining In strength and bitterness. As soon
ns the laborers wore paid off In the evening
they congregated nt ti saloon Just outsldo the
city limits where bad whisky Is dealt out to
the men , who p iss the time in gambling away
their hard earned money. About 1 ooloek
Sunday morning the gambling party broke
up and the sixty or moro men , crazy drunk ,
started for their sleeping quarters. On the
way over , a man numoJ William H. Blair , it
Is alleged sprung the idea of "driving out the
damned dagos. " It took like wild lire , and
with muttered curses against the Italians
the drutiltCN mob hurried toward the camp.
"Damn the dueos. " This was the cry with
which the attack began on the sleepIng -
Ing Italians. The drunken crowd
sprang Into the tent amidst the
hated foreigners , armed with sticks ,
clubs , kniy.'s and whatever else they could
lay their hands upon. The light did not last
long. The Italians wore at too grorit n dis
advantage , and after a brief resistance they
lied in terror , leaving behind all their be
longings. Thev carried away one of their
comrades , named Catalizc Francisco , danger
ously wounded by a cut in the breast which
threatens to result fatally.
The Italians made their way to this city ,
where they reported tlio matter to the police ,
and Francisco was taken to the city dispen
sary , where his wounds wore dressed.
At the camp their cloparturo was followed
by a scene of cilla'C. Their valises , bundles
anu packages were broken open and the con
tents taken possession of. The police at once
began a rigid investigation , and the following
arrests were made : Edward Munloy , John
11. Jonos. Michael Uahill , William It. Blair ,
William C. Brooks , Fred Header and John
Splllor.
These men profess Ignorance of the attack
upon the Italians and say they were awak
ened by a commotion and merely nidod In
driving from camp the disturbers o their
slumbers. One of the assaulted party , however -
over , has Idcntllicd two of the men arrested.
Italian Consul Domlnicko Glnnochlo Is In
dignant over too attack on his countrymen
nnd will doubtless enter into a preliminary
correspondence with his government on the
subject. Ho has demanded of Chief of
Police Harrigan protection for the Italians ,
and also an Immediate ofllclal Investigation
of the riot.
S Tit IKE ItEVIjAltED OFF.
After MontliB oi Waiting Denver
ItrlokinakcrH ' ckuowlcdgo Defeat.
Di5xvr.it , Colo. , Juno 23. The brickmakors1
strike was declared off at a mooting held
last night After months of waiting , the
men were compelled to acknowledge defeat
and today nearly all the old men will aslt for
work at the reduced wages. The reduction
is ecnml to about 20 per cent. The death of
John Ittdenour and Ttiomas Kccloy and the
maiming for Hfo of Frank Surber nt City
park are among the evil results of this
strike.
A nutnbor of brick yards that have
remained kilo all summer will bo started up
during the present weelc.
BPCH Cronte a Panic.
ICtxs vs CITV , Juno22. An Immense swarm
of bnes created n little panic today nt the
corner of Eighth nnd Main streets , the very
heart of the busiest portion of the city. A
wandering minstrel from fair Italy stopped
on the corner and proceeded to grind out a
choice air from his numerous collection. The
bees , which were just passing the spot , were
attracted by the hum of the organ and at
tempted to swarm on the Italian's bond. The
musician heat a hasty retreat , unharmed. Ttio
queen bco then bended for the glebe of an
electric lleht , and her enraged subjects fol
lowing , settled within and about the glebe ,
scemlnglv contented In their strange routing
place. ' 1 hen the electric light man , mnklnir
his rounds to renew the carbons , lowered the
glebe to the street , not notlclnir Its strantro
occupants. That mndo the bees mid and the
crowd that had collected to sec the fun soon
decided tliero was very little humor In the
situation. The bees scattered nbout among
the crowds , which hastily dispersed , scvcinl
having been severely stung.in old farmer
came along with a box llnully and succeeded
In swarming the bcos ni < d carrying thorn off.
Widow Mteldmaii Accused.
CitiCAno , Juno UJ. Mrs , Barbara \Vold-
man , the handsome young widow of n north
.sido tabacconlst is under arrest on n chnrgo
of poisoning her husband , who died in May
last with symptoms of arsenical potsonin g.
The body of young Wiedman has boom ex
humed and the stomach is now undergoing
chemical nnnly sis. The accused vehemently
asserts her Innocence nnd that she will bring
an action for slander against her late hus
band's relatives in order to prevent her from
gutting possession of sumo real estate which
her husband owned. She accounts for the
presence of a box of poison In the homo
whore she lives by saying that she bought It
for tnu purpose of committing Milcldo , being
driven to dusporMlon by her husband's ' poor
health ,
Condition ol' ttu > Treasury.
WASHINGTON , Juno 2-i. The statement of
the condition of the treasury mndo today
shows n bulunco available of $ l'OISTi , ( ) . The
treasurer's statement Issued today , but
which bears the date of the llth lust. , slum's
a cash balance of $ iar. . > . .ViU.IS , or ? V.jiil ; |
lass tlian the total amount of deposits In the
national banks nnd of fractional silver.
i Still Hold Out.
, Cm , Old. , Juno2J. 'IhoChor
okco commission has rclurncd here , afier
hpundlni' ton days nugotluliuu with the Kick-
u pee Indians. Tlmy still emphatically refuse
to ngrco to any proposition providing for the
opening of the reservation. It is likely the
president will soon order the Indians to take
allotments under tno Dnwus bill.
THE UViCl
For Omaha nnd Vicinity Fair , wanner.
For North Dakota , South Dakota , Nebraska
and Iowa Fair , wanrcr , southerly winds.
b'or .Missouri , Kansas und Colorado Fair ,
wnrmur , southerly winds.
Iliiior | Denloi-M Kail.
NKW YOIIK , Juno -Samuel Barth ti Co. ,
uholesalo liquor dealers of this cily aud Bal
timore , assigned today without preferences.
A Kentucky 'tornado.
Loimviu.K , Junu 22. - A tornado U report
ed from the counties of Mouroo , Metculf and
Unshltiptonln = horn Kentucky. About
llfty farm housd ; - . ro swept awav , nnd the
l ° , - sJivv.roi" " . 'r ° J'cd u > 1" "inoiini to
f-,000. ! Near'- ! clnsvlllo Janus Itarnos1
house was wrocti * imt several momb.'M of
his family Injure5am McPhorson's homo
nnd Jacob Hm's distillery were de
stroyed. Near ingllold the damapo
amounted
.s / / it T i . . s .n'co vx rs.
Aii Old Government OMloer ArivHti'd
I'or KmliiV./.lom Mil.
W\snix < noNJuno2J. . - Antonio Karl , nu
old and trusted disuniting oftlcor of the
United Slntos geographical survey was ar
rested this afternoon charged with the om-
bcv/lomcnt of # liViof ) ) government luuds. It
is understood that Ivirl has in-i.lo n confe--
slon of his guilt. Ho was under bond * In the
sum of $10.000.
Karl had been In the government employ
for twenty-ono years and for ton years had
been di burslng ofllcor of the topographical
division of the survey. Ho had charge of
the accounts of Hold parties nnd frequently
traveled with them , carrvlng largo amount's
of money. The deficiency was dlscovoroil bv
John U. McChesnny , chief disbursing
ofllcor of tlio survey , and when Karl's '
attention was culled to It ho said ho
know that his accounts were not right
nnd that a mistake had boon mndo some
where. Ho said ho would trv to llnd out
where the mistake was nnd If ho could not
straighten the matter out ho would make
good the amount apparently missing. At
the direction of Major Powell , the director of
the survey , n win rant was sworn out for the
man's arrest which was served and the
prisoner wns locked up. Karl said tonight to a
reporter that while there were perhaps appar-
irrcgulnrlticsuml misappropriations of funds
shown oy his nccouiits.iiint he never hiul taken
a dollar of money cntiusted to Him and the
discrepancies were caused bv clerical errors.
Ho hud noticed something wrong with the
accounts before this and was arranging to
make good the amount of the discrepancy In
case ho could not Mud the error. The matter
bus been laid before Secretary Noble and ho
has directed that Karl bo proceeded against.
or it . - . t UHES
Adopted a Vote of Conlhlciice In M.
! ) . Fr-yclnul.
Pvnis , Juno 22. In the chamber of depu
ties today M. Lnsscro mcvod that the govern
ment explain why they su long delayed the
prosecution of the culprits In the Melinite
scandal and why the trial was conducted
with closed doors.
M. Do Froyclnet , minister of war , respond-
0-1 that as far back as IVs ! ) ho instituted an
inquiry Into the relations existing between
Turpln and Trlpono and ho found that an
open trial might load to disclosures which it
would bo inconvenient for the war ollico to
make. Turpin's subsequent conduct , ho said ,
caused a further exhaustive Inquiry in Ib'.K ' )
and the committee on the matter reporting
that a trial would not endanger the system
of the national defcnso the prosecution pro
ceeded showing that everybody concerned ,
except the parsons charged , deserved the
coiilldenco of the country. M. DeFroycIiiol
added that the conduct of the povorniiiont
being questioned the chamber must pass an
explicit vote of confidence.
M. Do Larmy reminded the house that the
military attache at the London embassy
warned the French government in 16SS that
secret communications were going on with
the Armstrongs. After a protracted ilebato
n vote of confidence in M. DoFroyelnot was
adopted , U33 to 11)7. )
Hloiinl - AmiOrowln ; .
lijtriQiii : , via Galvcston , Juno 22. The
United States flagship Sun Francisco re
turned to this port today and will leave for
the south tomorrow. The Brltlsn man-of-
war Melpomene has arrived from the south ,
bringing sixty-seven sacks of mails delayed
four months at Valparaiso. Men nrostoadily
joining tlio congressional army , many volun
teering to servo without pay. It is expected
that the congressional army will soon assume
the offensive.
Stand or Kail Together.
LONDON , Juno 2J , Alarmed by recent
Wesleyan discussions on Inspiration audSub-
bith keeping Mr. Spurgoon , with a number
of other ministers , has signed n manifesto
declaring for thorough Calvinism and accept
ing testaments ns the word of Cod ! , saying
that the two must stand orall together.
Fatal Trip In a Itnlloon.
ST. PITIUSIIUKO : : , Juno 22. Yesterday n
largo balloon was being Inflated with gas
when It escaped and carried upward four
workmen. When nt a great height the bal
loon burst , and the men were thrown to the
ground'And horribly mangled.
Killed an Kditor.
Moscow , Juno 22. The editor of the Mos
cow Illustrated Gazette llred with a revolver
at the editor of the Vedomostl today. The
shot missed the man for whom it wns in
tended but killed the lattcr's companion , a
journalist named Sibiriakoff.
Connor Defeated at
IlAMiifiio , Juno 22. Carl Abs defeated
Tom Connor , the American wrestler , In a
half hour contest yesterday.
Snoop Away Torlct ) .
HVI.IPAX , N. P. , Juno 22. The liberals have
obtained power In Prince Edwards Islands
for the tlrst time In thlrtonn years , making a
clean sweep of the tory oflico holders.
MUHl'OSKI ) 01 ? TlUi .1 > iSKTH.
Upon U'liicli a Council ItluflV.
Cltl/.i > n IH ArrcNtcd.
CiiiCAdo , Juno 22. B. M. Wells , of the
lumber Unit of .ludd , Wells it Co. , of Council
Bluffs , la. , was arrested hero this afternoon
on a warrant sworn out by the attorney act
ing for St. Louis parties who assert that
Wei's disposed of some of the assets of his
firm which Is now In the hands of the re
ceiver. The matter Involved Is nbout . ' 100
nnd the St. Louts firm asserts ho should have
turned It over to them. Wells declares ho
had no right to pay them until tlio business
wns entirely settled by the receiver and that
tlio arrest was made to tty nnd force him to
pay the debt.
Murdered HH | Father.
.IACKBONVII.I.I : , Fin. , Juno2i. A Key West
special to the Times-Union says : A most
deplorable affair occurred here this afternoon
when Joseph Dcmeritt , aged nineteen ,
plunged n knife Into his fatncr's heart. killIng -
Ing him instantly. The father , ( ionrgu W.
Dmnerltt accused his sou of stealing 910
which the latter denied and while being
chastised bv his father , committed the awful
crime. He now fully rcnll/cs what ho has
done and is crying bitterly In prison. The
patrlcido is a clgitr maker of morbid dis
position nnd a consumptive. Thu lather was
a llshorman.
Money for IndlaiiH.
WAIIIINOIOV , Juno 22. The secretary of
the Interior has nbout completed arrange
ments for the piymont to the Sissoton nnd
Wahpoton Indians of South Dakota of the
f.'l7\.1TH appro ) Hated by the last congress in
discharge of the obligations created by the
agreement with thee Indians mndo Decem
ber l' < , IKStl. As the fund Is to bo paid pur
capita , and as tticso Indians puitbnr 1,721 ,
each Indian will receive about { 'IS.
Arrivals.
At Antwerp The Khliioliind , from Now
York.
At Phlludolphla The Ohio , from Liver
pool.At
At Quoonstown The Holland , from New
York.
At London -Sighted The Mnasdam , from
New York.
At Now York-ThoSlfwonla , from London.
At Copenhagen The Hoolu. from Now
York.
MISSOURI ON THE RAMPAGE ,
Water Higher Thau for Sovor.il Years and
Still Rising.
FARMS TUMBLING INTO THE RV ! R ,
( ovi'i-ntiicnt Work AliandotvdTlio
Oil Muddy D ( > M ! rtlii'iSU
IJONS to Property
'I lii'fatenod.
ST. Josri'it , Mo. , Juno 22.-Tho Missouri
river Is higher than for several ymirs and Is
still rising All govornmuut wont on the
Kansas shore has been nbandoned and the
government Hoot moored In ti place of s'ifoty.
The rapidity with which the slaving w.itnn
are cutting away the Kansas bank can best
bo Imagined when It Is stated that half ncro
lots of earth have been tumbling Into the
the river over since yesterday morning. A
workman who eamo lu from Helm ml on the
government stoamerthls morning stated that
the neck of land which now separates the
ilver north nnd auth is loss than 0:10 : and n
quarter miles wide. At the rate the river Is
now cutting the land away , It would require
but n short time to place Elwood suburb on
an Island and leave St. .Joseph two mlles
from the river. This would also leave SU
Joseph's million dollar bridge standing
over a dry .spot where the river once wended
its way south. Hevor.il farmers have lost
hundreds of dollars In wheat and corn which
have been washed Into tno river by the fallIng -
Ing banks.
Itenclieil KIUINIIH City.
KVNUS Cm , Mo , Jnno2J. The Hood In
the Missouri reached the city last night nnd
the water now stands 2y' ' < f foot above low
watermark. An additional iKi > of two foot
would Hood the low lands along the river
bank anil cause great loss to property. 'Iho
rise in the Missouri has backed up the waters
of the Knw until they stand within two feet
of Hood tide.
/i.11 * IH ? A JIII.IT.IHI SC.llt.llj. .
Colonel Kli'ti-lior licHicd I'eruimc of
tint Fort Oninli i lOplsodo.
WASHINGTON , Juno 22 , [ Spccl.il Telegram
to Tin : Bii.l : Lieutenant Colonel Joshua S.
Fletcher of the Second Infantry has been
placed upon the retired list. It seems that It
becamn n qtiuuioti of promoting or retiring
him , and lu view of the recent proceedings
It was concluded that it would be bettor to
ivtlro him. There has been so much tallc of
this nnd so much elTort to contradict the
stories in circulation that the retirement
could scarcely bo con tinned at the war de
partment today. Fletcher's retirement pro
motes to the place Major John H. Parko of
the Sixteenth infantry , whileCnplain Henry
B. Freeman of the Seventeenth becomes
major of the Sl\teonth.
Thu retirement of Colonel Fletcher recall *
a stormy episode In the career of that olllcor
while stationed at Fort Omaha. He was
tried by court-martiul on the charge of con
duct unbecoming an olllcor and u gentleman.
Ho accused his wife of unfaithfulness with
t\\o subordinates connected with the post.
The colonel was visited by the latter
and called to account for the scandalous and
malicious charge. He denied on oath to both
of them that ho had made such n chargo.
Latciyhc called together the olllcors of the
regiment mid to them stated that ho had
made such charges and that the uamo wcra
utterly without foundation.
A sncoml charge was lodged against him ,
namely , "Conduct to the prejudice of good
order uud military discipline. "
In support of tins charge It was shown that
notwithstanding the colonel who was In com
mand of the fort , had boon informed that ono
of the parties accused had been sent for to
refute the charixu of infidelity In his own
quarters , Fletcher , in a cowardly man
ner , avoided meeting the olllcer
in question , Heeing with undigni
fied hcisto through the rear of his quartern to
the city of Omaha , without any notlllcatlon
to the post adjutant or the next officer la
rank.
Thu post wns thus loft without n commandIng -
Ing olllcer and the colonel was left expoiod to
tlii ! ruliculu of oil leers and enlisted men
under his command.
Later , when , after nu absence of nlno
hours , ho icturned to the post and was
knocked down by ono of the men whom ho
had traduced , ho failed to assort the dignity
of his rank by not .summarily placing the as
sailant In arrest or icslsting the indignity
placed upon his rank and ollico.
Colonel Fletcher pleaded not guilty , Imt ho
was found guilty , hywevor , of all 'ho charges
and sentenced to bo dismissed the service ol
the United States.
The proceedings finding nnd Hcntono
were approved by the propur reviewing au
thority. and the record was forwarded for
tht ) action of the president.
Upon .tills record the latter endorsed the >
following ordor.
"Tho sentence In the foregoing case of
Lieutenant Colonel Joshua S , FletcUor
Second Infantry , is confirmed ; but In vlotr
of the judgment of the acting Judge-advocato ,
uoncuried in liy ttio major general command
ing the f.nny , that the findings upon the first
chin go and spuclllcations nro nut sustained
bv indubitable proof , and in consideration
of the excellent record of the accused , it la
mitigated to a suspension from rank and
duty with n forfeiture of one-fourth of his
pav for three years. "
The court martial convened in this city
July lit , I ViD , aoner.il August KauU act
ing as president , Captain Charles 1'ortgr.
Klghth infantry , judge advocate.
Since the action nf the court Colonel
Fletcher has resided In Philadelpnia.
Besides the promotions above referred to
the following will ho made : Firsl Llentun-
nnt Charles A. Booth , Suviwth Infantry , to
captain , and Second Lieutenant Hubert II.
Noble , First Infantry , to llrst lleutonantcy.
Win-lit in ICIcvnloi-H.
Mivvi.Ai'oi.is , Minn , Juno 22. The wheat
In private elevators of Minneapolis is given by
the North western Miller at II.KH.IMO bushels ,
n Hhrmkago of 221,000 bushoiH compared with
last Monday. On the other hand , the publlo
stock Increased 101,11)5 btishulti , the total
stock In the city being thus mudu 7,7'.l5bSO
bushels. There Is nltoguthur at Minneapolis
and Dnliith 10,21',1,7'Jb ' bushels , or 181.250
bushels less than the week before. Tno Mar
ket Uecord llgures ttio stock in the country
elevators of Minnesota and the two Dakotas
1112.001,000 bushels , a dm-onso of 2HO.OOO
bichols. This makes the total stocks ofvoit -
arn wheat 12,2.VI,7'Ji ' bushels , or HiD.r.'O bushels -
els IUHS than last weak , A year ago the total
stock was Hlh7s , 117 huahols ,
I < 'ljlit with ConviiitH.
CiurnNoout , Ucnn. , Juno 22. A special
to the Times from Cole City , ( lu. , saym
Seven convicts at Cole City attempted to
escape from the stockade this morning. Ono
of tnum named Largdell was killed and Ward
and Pulmur , while , nnd Jackson , colnrod ,
were wounded fatally. They were all armed ,
having overpowered the guards and secured
guns , und In the light klllua Pat Kowluml
and Jack Knnklps , guaids , and wounded
Captain Morehmd , foreman , seriously. Throe
of the convicts escaped , hut one has bcoa
captured. Those at large are negroes.
Mr. Cleveland Sal Upon.
SVI.T LVKI ; Cm , U. T. , Juno 22 [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Ilii--Tho : : | democrats of
Salt Luke , In convention , out on Mr. ( Jlovu-
lund by refusing to uilupl a resolution favor
ing his nomination for the presidency. The
objectionable Icaturo was tnu incoiiKlstuncy
of his altitude toward thu silver plunk lu th
democratic platform.
Tlio Death Itoll.
LI.MMJuno , " , ' . John Henry Reginald ,
, fourth carl of Cloumcl , Uiod
