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TWKNTY-SKCONJ ) YEAK. , , . , .
OMAITA FRIDAY MOKNINQ JANUARY 27 1893. 1 i f NUMBER 220.
MOSIIER OWNUP ] - ; ] )
President of the Defunct Bank Admits That
Ho Wrecked the Institution !
[ HAD PURSUED HIS PLANS FOR YEARS
Skillful Forgeries and Oaraful Manipulation
of Valuable Papsrs the Method.
| ns ; LOAD cr GUILT TOO GREAT TO BEAR
I Before the Grand Jury IIo Broke Down and
Made a Full Confession.
[ FIVE INDICTMENTS SAID TO EXIST
I Moihrr In III the Custody of I'liltcd States
JMnrnluil hliiiiKlitcr Othrr MrmlirrN
of the HailU'ri Directory .Miiy
He Held to Aimver.
LINCOI.V , Xi-b. , Jan. 20. [ Special Tele-
pram to TUB Bin : . ] It is stated on the best
of authoriti that the grand jury has already
returned one Indictment against U. W.
Moshor. In connection with the Capital
National bank , and is grinding out others by
wholesale IIo Is in the custody of United
States Marshal Slaughter , and is being de
tained In a room on the fifth floor of the
Lincoln hotel , where ho is In constant con-
imitation with his attorney.
A rumor going the rounds Is th.it the grand
Jury is ready to make live presentments
charging cinbcz/.lcincnt , forgery , perjury ,
falsifying bank accounts and receiving de
posits after knowing tlio bank was Insolvent.
It is asserted that the falsifying oT accounts
has been going on for three years.
There is little doubt now that stupendous
fraud was practiced in tlio management of
the hank and that It was inspired anil man
aged almost wholly by Mosher. Ho admits
his guilt and is anxious to enter upon his
Jerin in the penitentiary. When before the
grand Juri yesterday afternoon ho broke
down and stated that ho had been under a
fearful strain for a year. He wanted to as
sume the whole blame , but the grand jury
would nut have It that way. Cashier
Oulcalt was on the rack during tlio entire
itfternoon. but it Is stated that the grand
Jurors are satisfied that he was practically
Innocent and was simply being vlctlmi/.cd by
Mosher all the way through. It is given out
that the situation is much more serious than
has been supposed for the past d.iy or two
and that as the investigation into the afl'alrs
of the bank proceeds there ia evidence that
the entire concern was looted and there is
practically nothing loft.
1'nrxucd it Dellnlto Phin.
It is stated that Mosher has pursued a
course of systematic forgery , removing
original papers and replacing them with
forged ones , without the knowledge of
Ontcalt , who supposed that the papers were
what they puri > ortcd to bo , and represented
a value to the bank amounting to hundreds
of thousands of dollars , when In reality
they were absolutely valueless. Mosher
Btatcd to the grand jury that ho had sunk
the money In the Western Manufacturing
company ; that ho had found it necessary to
put In new departments of manufacture at
the penitentiary , had replaced some oi
the old plants with now ones , and had
enlarged all along the line. He said that it
had taken a vast sum of money and that ho
saw nothing hut ruin ahead In case ho wa.s
inmhlo to swing It , and had taken the rlsk\
alternative of going ahead at a brcaknccli
speed. Ho was satisfied that the Invest
jncnt would have proven a good ono had ho
, been able to keep his head above water fet
n while longer , but ho was compelled to
steal by the wholesale and got to th > > end of
the rope before ho was out of tlio breakers.
IIo rattled along incoherently with Ills story ,
sobbing cand crying , and before ho was
through the eyes of half of the Jurors were
wet with sympathetic tears.
Ill * I'rlends Are I.oyul.
It Is stated that several friends of Mosher ,
rc'presetitlug a large sum of money , called
upon him this morning and offered to put
$100,000 at his disi > osal to try to stem the
tide , but the offer was refused by the trou
bled president , who stated that it had gone
too far , and that nothing could save him. It.
is rumored , however , that Mosher's attorneys
nro still figuring on saving the prison
contract from the wreck , but them is
not onu chance In a thousand that It will be
successful. The legislature has practically
determined to take the matter entirely out
of politics and away from the crowd that has
controlled it. Tlio present contractor is
under indictment by the federal grand Jury ,
while the manager Is under indictment by
the state , and the fact has gouo forth that
the period of political indulgences is nearly
at an end
Will I'nin tint Whole I'lirty.
The grand Jury Is going Into tlio matter
beyond the connection of Mosher with the
case , and will dip into the penitentiary con
tract , as well as Into all the other assets of
the Institution. There art' grave rumors
that the evidence already Introduced seri
ously afTccts a numlioror Lincoln clti/ens.
The trail is a hot one , and the grand Jury
will probe to the bottom. Mosher will not
bo allowed to shoulder the full responsibility ,
us ho dc.slrca to do , unless it Is demonstrated
that othirs cannot bo criminally connected
with it.
rrohiilillltlrn of I.ova.
The bio ing up of claims by scalpers has
bcon going on all day. Among those thus
disposed of was a f 10,000 claim of Humphrey
Bros , , which was sold to Ncls C. Brock. H
lion be < n HUpiK > scd that the scalpers would
not bo thus Investing unless they had a tip
from the Inside and know what they were
about , but a "wuy-down-dcop" tip tonight
tdvlscs all having claims to dispose of them
for what they can get. oven If it Is no more
than M cents on the dollar. It Is stated that
tills Is based on what the grand Jury has
discovered , and which represents the situa
tion as far less promising than has been sup
posed up to this time.
Will Hold IIIIIN lloinl.
Tlio prospect of loss to the state Is not dls-
rouraglng , however , as some of tliu best
legal Salent in the city has declared that the
bond of the ex-state treasurer Is lioldcn for
whatever shortage there may bt > . The mat
ter has been submitted to the attorney pen-
cral by the senate , and whim ho has declined
tooprrss MI opinion on the subject until
ho formally submits it to the
upjwr liouso of the . legislature ,
it la currently reported that
how ill hold that the old bond has not Ix'cn
ivleasod i'.nilnent attorneys state that
there ai-o numerous decisions in suH > ort of
this iwsltlon , and that there can be no duubt
as to the liability of the bond of nx-Tvasuivr
11111 , The ground on which tills < li ( Islon Is
based U that the money wcs unvcr turned
OV r to Treasurer Hartley , ami tUnt a cert It-
cato docs not turn over pro | > crty that Is not
there to be turned over.
Han I.OIIR lleen Iout. '
U li asserted that there has not been a
time In the past six months when the state
could have secured the money on deHwlt | In
the Capital National bank , and that , further
than this , the bank has not been able to
meet more than 20 per cent of Its obligation
to the state for many a month. Itisstalod
by attorneys and fliiincicrs1 alike , and app.ir-
entlv on thn very best of grounds , that had
thu governor refused to sign the bond of the
bank and had the new treasurer Insisted on
a showing of the cash , the bank would have
been compelled to close Us doors on the 14th
of the month , the day that the change In the
ofllccrs went into effect.
l.lnenln'H ' .ImlncM Stood It N'olity.
One of the noticeable facts concerning the
failure of the Capital National bank Is the
unfaltering eonlldoiico expressed by many of
the creditors of the bank hi the belief that
they are pretty sure to bo paid In full , and
that if they arc called upon to suffer a loss
It wilLnot bo more than 10 or 1.1 per cent , or
23 Per cent on the outside. It is this confi
dence that has allayed the fears of the largo
majoilry of business men In the city and pre
vented the panicky feeling that is naturally
expected to follow the failure of so large an
institution.
The fact that the failure has not affected
the business interest of the city to any per
ceptible degree speaks volumes for the
financial stability of the Capital City. Not
a single fai'uro has followed the failure ,
although on Monday morning it was freely
predicted that from six to a do en linns
would bo compelled to close their doors be
fore noon. Tlio comparative ease with
which the business intercuts of Lincoln have
weathered the financial storm which swept
over the city early in the week is par
tially explained by the fact that the bank
held but a small proportion of the business
deposit of Iho city. Of the deposits one-
third consisted of state funds and one-third
of deposits of corresponding banks in outside
towns , none of these deposits being large
enough to seriously affect the interests of
the smaller banks.
Nnturo of the Peptmllt ,
A prominent banker of this city stated this
evening that the Capital National held but
8l. " > 0Hn ( ) of city deposits , these being mostly
the holdings of small depositors who had
been led to leave their funds there by their
desire to obtain the moro favorable rates of
interest paid. Consequently thy failure has
berne heavily upon the very class of people
who were the least able to stand the loss ,
but who wcro not connected with any of tlio
large business Interests of the city.
Although the treasurer of I-incaster
county had . fl'.O.OOO of the county funds on de
posit when the bank's doors closed for the
last time , lie states this evening that the
county will not be embarrassed , and that all
warrants will bo cashed 11(1011 ( presentation
as usual.
Illinois Itunlci Stuck.
The list of attachments against tlio banlt
is piling up , two moro beng : added to the
list today. The first was filed bv the Di\on
National bank of Dlxon , III. , for $10,000. The
bank holds a note signed by the Capital Na
tional and dated August b , 1MI2 , due In six
months. The other suit was filed by the
People's National bank of Rode Island , 111. ,
for $ TiKX ( ) on a note dated October 10 , IS'J'i ' ,
and running six months. In each case
allldiu Its were submitted setting forth
that PivHident Aiusher had re
cently transferred his property In this
city and county with the in
tent to defraud his creditors , and it
was also alleged that ho had for some time
been transferring stocks and securities for
the name purpose. Writs In garnishment
were served in the above cases upon the
Farmers and Merchants Insurance company ,
the Lincoln C as company , D. K. Thompson
and J. li. Cunningham , whom , it is alleged ,
now have in their ixisscsslon stocks , securi
ties and various other kinds of personal prop
erty belonging to Moshor.
Auditor lleiiton Denies It.
Tom fienton emphatically denies the story
published in THE BBC yesterday purporting
to quote a conversation between him and
Chancellor Canlleld , in which Bcnton was
made to say that ho wanted the chancellor
to desist in his efforts to economise in the
university coal supply. Mr. Bcnton says
that he never spoke to Mr. Canlleld in his
life and of course does not know him. Tlio
chancellor , it is said , will bear him out , and
has sent word to Bcnton that ho will make a
public statement to the effect that no such
conversation as that reported yesterday over
occurred. Mr. Bcnton feels very much hurt
at the publication of tlio story and aslcs to beset
set right.
Tlio old soldiers among the legislators lielO
a campllre at the Lindell this ovon.ng , at
which about soventy-llvo of the veterans
were present. -
SKN'ATMItlAI. SITUATION' . -
No < 'hiiniii Wlmtutur lit Lincoln Mini }
Humors Itlfe.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 2il. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bui : . ] The republicans steered
torty-sevin of their men into a conference
this evening , but the mealing was fruitless
as to results , and there is little prospect thai
tomorrow's ballot will shovv any materia !
ehanire. so far as they are concerned.
,1 udgo Allen of Madison came In this evenIng -
Ing and his appearance was the signal for ;
Hurry of excitement among llio Paddocli
men. It was staled that his coming meant
a change of fronton the part of the Independ
cuts and he was studiously bottotiholed bj
the republicans foran hour after ho appeared
in tlio rotunda of the Lincoln When askci
as to his candidacy ho replied that ho was
Illling a pl'ico ' on the bench and ho knew o
nn reason \\liy his name should bo consid
ered.
ered.A
A number are heard to assert that ho Is
the coming dark horse , of which so mucl
has been heard of lute. The rumor that hi
will bo elected tomorrow by the vote of tin
Independents and three donioerats , will
such republicans as may be necessary , is
groundless.
Many of the independents went to the
theater tonight , and their leaders na.thej
will vote for Powers for the remainder of
the week. Their idea is that when they
break on Powers they will xcatter for a
while before they can agree on any one else.
Kliodes , of the committee on privileges
and elections , said this evening that it was
doubtful if the Douglas county contest cases
would bo reached before Saturday. Another
meeting of the commlttro is to beheld to
morrow morning , and it is helleved that the
reports will bo formulated at that
time. It is certain that there will
bo two reports and it is now stated
that in all probability there will
bo three. It all depends on
Chairman Schlotfeldt as to when the
report will b made. Hhode-s stated that the
committee was practically unanimous in
favor of having tlio report llnal , so far as the
introduction of any evidence or arguments
before the house is concerned. He thought
that time enough had been wasted and he
did not think that thcro was any reason for
granting any attorneys permission to talk
iil > cii the floor. It Is utatcd that Khodc.i is
in favor of throning certain precincts , but
he would not express himself upon that
point.
Information as to the work of the peni
tentiary Investigating commlttco Is to the
effect that the ovldcncn in hand hits un
pleasantly close to some of the state oflK'c ? ,
and It Is said that the half has not been told.
Therein a ireat deal of uneasiness In certain
quarters.
t'LOUlt OUri't'T.
Mlnnr : < pol ! Mills .Make n Hie ( irlnd-Mitlo
of tint Mitrlii-t.
i.iSi , Minn. , .Ian 2rt. The North
western Millar says : The mills last week
ground 1W.WO barrels , against ITO.JHO bar
rels the previous week and IDT.O'JO barrels
for the corrcs | > ondliig tlmo In IhW. A larger
capacity U lu motion "this week. Thcro lias
been very little life to the Hour market the
past week uud less than the full output has
boon sold. l'"oreig.ioi-s are again doinff very
llttlo and the bulk of what , trade there Is U
with domcatlo markets. Direct e.tport ship
ments by thq mills last week were jiS/J-'S
barrels , against 52WX ) the preceding week.
London quotations per Cat ) pounds , c , i , f. ,
nro Patents. 20s Cd to 20s 6d , bakers' ,
17s Od to IBs.
HAVE ABANDONED ALL HOPE
Kansas Republicans Will Make No Purther
Attempt to Elect a Senator ,
WILL MAKE A PROTEST AGAINST MARTIN
Ills ItlRht to n Si-.it In thn l'nltd State * Sen
ate Will He Contetted-Tlie PopnlUt-i'
Choice Will I.e ivo for Wash
ington .Sunday.
Toi'BitA , ICan. . Jan. 20. Tlio republicans
lave given up hope of electing a United
States senator. They made a last effort to-
lay to devlso a means of cheekmitlng the
populists and of sending to the United States
senate a claimant for the seat to which
Judge John Mirtln was elected. They met
In caucus and decided to support a stalwart
.lvrnoer.it for the position with thu hope that
the flvo democrats would go over to thorn
and give them a quorum on joint ballot.
Three of the llvo democrats hvl
wist their billets for Martin
in the populist joint convention
yesterday and. of course , could not partici
pate In another senatorial election , so when
the republicans met in joint session they
found themselves without a quorum and
with no means of securing one. They then
gave up hope of electing a senator and after
appointing a committee to prepare a state
ment of the facts concerning the election of
.Indue Martin and a protest against his ad
mission to the senate , they adjourned their
joint convention sine die.
The burden of the task of keeping Judge
Martin out of the senate now rests on Sena
tor Perkins. He was appointed to serve in
the place of the late Senator Plumb until
the legislature should chose his successor.
The republicans hope to show that the pop
ulist house organization was illegal ; that
being illegal it could not participate in the
election of a senator ; that , in reality , no
senator lias been elected , and that Mr.
Perkins should be allowed to hold over until
the expiration of Senator Plumb's term.
The republicans received a telegram from
Senator Perkins today announcing that ho
would make the Unlit to retain his seat ,
Mr. Martin will leave for Washington"
Sunday , armed with a properly certified cer
tificate of his election. Ho may present it
to the present senate and he may wait until
the next session of congress , when lie thinks
tlio senate may bo democratic , and when his
chances of recognition would bo better than
at present. Before making a definite de
cision on tlio course ho will 'pursue , lie will
confer with the democratic "senatorial
steering committee. "
Only dninri ) lor tlio Kvrmhllctinv
Thn republicans having lost the senatorial
plum stand a good chance of losing also op
portunity of pu-tieipating in the making of
laws at this session of the legislature. They
have just discovered that there is no way of
testing the legality of the orgaiiLuttloii of
the populist house , excepting by an attack
upon the legality of the bills which it may
pass and which may become laws. The gov
ernor will withhold his signature from all
bills , excepting appropriation bills , until too
late in the session , which is limited to fifty
days , to admit of a test while the legislature
is still in session. The appropriation bills
can be attacked only by injunction against
the state treasurer , and such action can be
brought only by the attorney general , and
he , being a populist , will decline to take such
action. The only alternative loft to the re
publicans seems to bo unconditional sur
render.
Tlio populists tonight held a big mass
meeting to ratify the election of Judge Mar
tin as United States senator. When ho
made his appearance in the hall the senator-
elect was loudly cheered. Before reaching
the platform ho noticed Mrs , Lease in the
audience and despite her harsh criticism of
his election ho chivalrously offered her his
arm and escorted her to the platform.
After the senator-elect's speech , Mrs.
Lease was loudly called for. She responded ,
saying she had judged the election of Mr.
Martin too harshly. She had been assured
that ho was in line with many of the popu
list principles and she hoped ho would prove
an ornament to the party which had given
him a scat in the senate.
FA YOU TIIK WOKUVS J'AIlt HIM , .
South Ditkfitu r.pulnlatorn Agree to Appro
priate > ov 'iity TIinuBiind Hollars.
PiniuiK , S. D , Jan. 'JO. [ Special Telegram
to THE liKU.J After the adjournment of the
legislature today republican members held a
caucus on the World's fair bill. Starr and
other leaders tried to do away with the bad
feeling aroused by the threat of the commis
sion to sell the building at Chicago unless
the appropriation bill passed , and apparently
his efforts wcro successful , for on the aye
and nay vote the donation of $70.000 was sup
ported by U7 to 'iS. However , as thirty re
publicans wcro absent the result is not bind
ing.
ing.This morning a great sensation was sprung
by a memorial from many prominent busi
ness and professional men of Brooklngs
county reciting that the Agricultural college
has been grossly mismanaged , that it failed
to fulfill its proper mission , that it has been
run for political and personal ends and that
Dr. Lewis McLeouth , the president , Is res
ponsible for this bad condition. The memo
rial prays tlio governor to so change the con
stitution of the board of regents that this
disastrous state of affairs will bo abolished.
The house eoinmlU"o on temperance
will meet at I ) o'clock tomorrow to
heir argument on prohibition. Pro
hibitionists and n'submissionists have
gathered all theU' forces and will descend on
the committee room in full order. It is now
belioveU the latter have everything ar
ranged to pass the bill , as they control the
committee and would nut make a move until
they wcro sure.
The governor sent the names of the follow
ing gentlemen to bo members of the board of
icgcntsof the state institutions : Ward of
Turner. Halo of Bon Homme , Shannon ol
Beadle and Benniir.'ton of Brown. The sen
ate considered them in secret session and
finally referred the nominations to a com
mittee of three to examine into their qualltl
catlonHur.il standing.
HAM.OTIMi rOit SKNATOlt.
Stutet In Which It Sen mi llurd to Pick a
Winner.
CJIIVCX\B. : Wyo. , Jan. SO. Tlio feature litho
the senatorial balloting today was tin
complimentary vote received by Mrs. Mary
K. llartlett. She is the first woman , itt \
sald > who over received a vote in a state
legislature for United States senator. The
llvo populists cast their votes for her.
Senator Warren was again placed in the
& ' 'tlvu list and ho received thirteen votes
Tlio next highest vote was tiolled by A. L ,
New , democrat , who received eleven. The
remainder were scattered'as much as at anj
of the previous ballots and the legislature
adjourned , after the first ballot was taken ,
until noon tomorrow.
It is concrded hero that the leading demo
oomtlo candidate has not been entered ae
tively , and ho will not bo until next week ,
probably. Hisnamo is George W. Baxter ,
and his friends are being restrained for ono
grand final onsiaiignt , when they will make
a spurt and carry off the stakes. While
there are candidates Innumerable it is
pretty certain the light will narrow down to
the two old war horses , Baxter and Warren
ind then the ono who gets the ( lopullst vote
will bo the next United States senator.
.HELENA , Mont. , Jan. ' . " . The vote for
United States senator today was as follows
Sanders , ! U ; Clark , 23 } Dlxon , 11 ; Collins
'J. No choice.
BISMAHCK , N. D. , Jan. 20. In the ballot for
United States senator eight candidates were
voted for. The highest , Mulr , received It ,
votes ; Anderson , 20 ; Carr , 13.
OLYMPIA , Wash. , Jan. 20-On the thirty
Ural ballot today the name of K. O. Dunbar
vas added to the list of candidate ! ) by ono of
Mien's superiors. The vdte's'too ' : ! ; Allen ,
-0 ; Turner , 23 : Grlggs , 27 ; Uxxls , V.
.It
VMM | > M | II llemocnil * Srlrct'Him m Thrlr
Choice lor I'nlted States Senutor.
MAWOX , Wis. , Jan. 20. Gcnor.il I'M ward
? . Bragg , who "loved Cleveland for the en-
nles he made , " was tills afternoon defeated
n his fight fora scat In the senate ol the
Jnited States by JolnuL. Mitchell. The ox-
ilanatlon of Mitchells success Is simple.
Colonel John II. Knight , who , from the be
ginning of the struggle has had from
eighteen to twenty followers , this morning
released his little band from obligation to
liin , having evidently decided that his own
cause was hopeless , anil enough of them went
to Mitchell to give him the victory.
The first ballot In the caucus today settled
the matter. Moro than enough Knight men
went to Mitchell to give him the nomination.
When the necessary forty-one votes had
jei'ii cast for Mitchell there was wild ap-
ilause. The result of the ballot was nn-
lounced as follows : Mitchell , 41) ) ; Bragg , 112 ;
Knight. 1 ; total , 711.
The formal election will occur at noon to-
norrow. The city is wild with excitement
tonight.
The new senator Is a son of the late Alex
Mitchell , the father of tbe great Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway system : Is 60
vears old , fond of agricultural pursuits , a
lover of horses , and patron of agricultural
'ducation. Ho was bom in Milwaukee ,
where he is a banker and capitalist. IIo is
it present serving his second term as a mem-
jer of congress.
IN ILLINOIS' I.IXllSI.ATtllU : .
Introduction of : i Hill to Itepoal the Coin.
] iulsor3dncMilloii | Iiuv.
SriiisiiFiiii.ii. 111. , Jan. 2:1. : The house com
mittee on o lucation this morning reported
'avorably on a bill for the repeal of the com-
nilsory school law. A temporary armistice
n the Van Praag-Bish * contest was agreed
ipon between the republican and democratic
steering committees this morning , and the
former did not resume filibustering. Bills
were introduced providing that nlno Jurors
nay render a verdict in cases involving less
than ? 1,00 ( ) ; requiring that the supreme
ourt hand down decisions in criminal cases
within six months after a record has been
Hied with the court.
Campbell introduced a resolution in the
senate , as a result of the Gore-Pavoy contro
versy , asking the attorney general to state
whether the state auditor had a right to
Ir.iw a salary in addition to that of the
auditor as commissioner of insurance and as
a member of the State Board of Equaliza
tion ; whether state treasurers have the
right to retain the intcrcstmi public moneys ;
whether there is any chance for recovery
from the auditors and treasurers. It was
made a special order for Wednesday. A bill
appropriating $0,120 for printing the Aus
tralian ballot law was passed.
Denounced nx Traitors.
Los Asoci.cti , Cal. , Jan. 23. At a moot
ing of populists held last 'night resolutions
were adopted denouncing Congressman-elect
Cannon and Assemblyman T. J. Kcans of
Ixs ) Angeles as traitors and formally reading
them out of the party.This action was
taken because Kcans voted for White for
United States senator , when , as tlio popti
lists claim , ho was pledged to vote for their
candidate. -
Declared Their OHlcea Vacant.
SACRAMENTO , Cal. , Jan. ai The assembly
today by a vote of 01 to 912 adopted a resolu
tion declaring the oftlcfiTof tlio state rail
road commissioners vacant * Thcro are three
railroad commissioners- ! appointed by the
governor , and this net ion'of the IcgislaUiro
is due to dissatisfaction with their manage
ment of the affairs of : the railroad commis
sion.
Covernor Tiirnoy's t < 'lntt .Unninge.
NAbitviLLK , Tciin , , Jan. 20. Before the
legislature today , in Joint convention , Gov
ernor Turney's first message was read. Ho
recommends the building of a new peni
tentiary and tlio purchase by the state of a
tract of coal lands and working convicts in
the mines to bo opened thereon.
.Mitchell ICIected Senator.
MADISO.V , Wis. , Jan. 20. Mitchell has been
elected United States senator.
AltltRSTKIt WILLS. SCO VGA I. ,
South Dakota Hanker Charged with
YAXKTOX , S. D. . Jan. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEK. ] ho Scougal bank fail
ure continues to bo the rdigiiing sensation in
Yankton. Though Scougal stole thousands
his wife and eight children have no homo to
shelter them and his younger brother , who
was his partner , and who declined to leave
the elder ono month ago when the condition
of things was made plain to him , will answer
to the grand jury to thu charge of receiving
money on deposit after the bank's insol
vency. Will S. Scougal was arrested on that
charge today and furnished bonds in the sum
of 3,000 for his appearance. When tlio war
rant was read to lihn ho tottered in to the arms
of a friend , sobbed like a child and gave way
completely.
Among the liabilities of the bank Is a
credit of $00,000 duo the Scottish-American
Mortgage company. It was discovered today
that ttiat is nlxuit one-half of the Indebt
edness of the bank to the mortgage company ,
so that fTiO.OOi ) moro have gone with the
wreck. The situation grows worse daily.
( hnlnra'H 1'rogretH.
| Co ) > i/rl.jWcd / ISX1 by Ja-nci Onrtlin llini".t. ]
BUIIMN , Jan. 20. fNow York Herald Cable
Special to Tin : BEU. ] Four cases of chol
era and two deaths are reported in Altona.
At the Nicllobcn hospital in JIallo there are
four now cases and live deaths , making a
total of loy cases and thirty-eight do.uhs.
It seems almost incredible , but I asked an
exalted personage today what present the
e/.arowitch had given the Princess Margaret
and the reply was , "Nothing. "
Satolll Will Not Ite Itecalled.
[ Cnjiurl'jlital tKU bu Jumts ( Jordan /illicit. ]
KOMK , Jan. 20. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to TIIK BEH" . ] I have authority for
stating there Is no truth in tlio report that
Satolli is to bo recalled and replaced by Ire
land. OiLO-ho contrary the intention of the
| Kjpe is to establish his position , in America
moro firmly.
Sold MorlRrtccd I'roporty.
ATCIIISOK , Kan. , Jan. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIK BEE. ] A.1 B , Martin was ar
rested iiero today for selling mortgaged
property at Klglu , Nob. Oftlcers are ex
pectcd from that place 'tonight. '
K.t TllKIt fOKKVASTS.
u
Will Hu Warmer anil Snow Will 1'all In
Nthrft ) Ui Today.
'
WASIIISOTON , D. C. , Jan. 20. For No
braaka and the , Dakotas Local snows
warmer ; easterly winds.
For Iowa Fair ; warmer ; variable winds ,
shifting to easterly. )
Local ( lecoril ,
Omen OK TUB WKATIIEU BCHEAU , OMAHA ,
Jan. 2 ( ! . Omaha record of temperature and
rainfall compared wth | corresponding day of
past four years :
1893. Ifi02. 1891. 1890
Maximum temperature. ' - = 3r > = 00 = 40c
Minimum temperature. . .r(3 lft ! = UGO 300
AvoraKO temperature.3 ! 30 = -0 3H =
I're'-lpitatloi. . 01 .00 .00 .00
Statement showing the condition of tern
peraturo and precipitation at Omaha for the
day and since March 1 , Ib'JJ. '
Normal temperature . 170
Uellelcney . for tlio'dny . 1 =
Ik.flclfiieyi.lMcu March 1 . 330 =
Normal precipitation . ( IS Indie *
Deficiency for the diiy . 01 Indies
Deficiency Mnco March 1 8.00 Inches
GEOICQB K. HuHT.Local Forecast Ofllcial.
below zero.
PAUL'S ' EPISTLE TO THOMAS
Paul Vftiidorvoort's ' Perfidy ExpDsad by His
Own Handwriting.
BOLD IMPOSTER AND MONOPOLY CAPPER
Mini \vltli the Iron .law nnil tlio Mini with
Ilic IllcUury Slilrt Comm-mi * with
Kacli Other nt1 O'clock
In tliu Morning ,
Kvery render of THE Bnn will recall tlio
stirring times of thu legislative session two
years ago. Tlio contest waged ny tlio Inde
pendents In their ollorts to seat their e.indt-
lates for state executive oftices was hitter
mil ivlentlcss. Paul Vaiulervoort and .loo
ICdgorton figured prominently as ch impious
of Powers , Dech , Wolf and the other popu-
ist candidates for state ofllecs , who olalmed
to have been counted nut. It has heen
charged time and again that Powers and his
associates were sold out In the house of their
; > rotended friends. The following fae slmito
) f a letter of Introduction , written by Paul
Vandervoort to Colonel Majors , affords in
dubitable proof of the duplicity of the con
verted oil room lobbyist , who is now at the
state capital plying his old vocation of mon
opoly spider. x
Hero Is tlio Letter :
TUB Lixnr.i.L Ho
TKI , , LINCOLNNiii. : .
Dear Col. Majors :
\'ou know Mr. Edg-
crton. Ho has an
imK | > rtaut matter tc
toll you. I know
you will bo glad to
hear It , and it is so
important I advised
him to coino to you
at onco.
PAUL VAXDCHVOOHT.
The introduction is
written on a Lindcll
hotel envelope. The
bearer was Joe Edg-
erton. The hour was
4 o'clock In the
morning , during the
sesssiou of IS'Jl ,
while the contest
over the governorship and state ofllccrs was
pending.
They Closed the HiirRnln.
Tlio important matter which Paul hur
riedly communicated through his running
nvite , Joe , was tlio conclusion of the bargain
by which the populist contestants wcro to bo
knocked out by a fusion between the demo
crats and republicans. Colonel Majors , who
was in bed when the message from the bogus -
gus anti-monopoly convert was liandod , to
him , almost embraced the messenger , ex
claiming ; "Paul is a brick. Thissettles ,
the Independents. " ' '
If anybody doubts the genuineness of Van-
dervoort's handwriting or signature ho can
see 'and examine the original , which is in
possession of Tim Bnn.
lUiTKKJIIXKIi TO ItKSMT.
I'H Molnc * Mimlrliil | : OrKiiiilziitlnii to llo
Oiiestlonml In tin : Court. * .
Dm Moixr.s , la. , Jun. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BEH.J The Dos Moines Water
Works company today tiled with the city
clerk a notice of Us intention to resist the
enforcement of the new water rate ordi
nance , on the grounds of illegality of the
council which passed the same. Tlio ques
tion of illegality is based on the alleged im-
constitutloirility of the law by which the
limits of the city were extended a few years
ago to take in nil the suburban cities , and by
which the municipal government was re-
organi/ed. The question of the illegality of
the annexation law has never yet been de
cided in the courts.
Cnmplotlni ; it liooil Worlc.
CcitAii K.u'iiw , la. , Jan. 20. [ Special to
TUB HBK. ] Mrs. Sara L. liothrock of this
city , department commander of the Women's
Helicf conys of Iowa , has issued circular let
ter No. .1 in regard to the dedication of the
soldiers' cottages at the Soldiers' homo
at Marshalltown. These cottages , ten
in number , wcro erected with an appro
priation miido by the last legislature , and
have been furnished by the Women's Hellef
corps of the state. These cottages will bo
formally opened February 8 , and the
Women's Helicf corps will conduct the
dedicatory exercises. Mrs. Kothrock , in her
circular letter among other things , calls
attention to the need of moro cottages at the
homo , and calls upon the members of the
organization to work wiih the next legisla
ture to secure a sufficient appropriation to
build a comfortable dormitory for the HOU
dependent soldiers' wives , and for the erec
tion of moro cottages.
Iowa Supreme Court Decision * .
DBS Mtn.NiH , la. , Jan. 20. ] Specltu Tele
gram to TUB Urn : . ] The following supreme
court decisions were , rendered today :
Hanson , appellant , against Morris , Jack
son district , unit-mod ; Oskaloasa college
against Western Union Fuel company , ap
pellant , Mahaska district , reversed ; Ma-
Innoy against Traverse , order of district
judge afllrincd ; Shipley , appellant , against
Edwards , ( iutlu-io district , reversed ; Karr
against Chicago , Roclc Island & Pacific Itall-
way company , appellant , Marion district ,
alllrmed ; Waterhouso against Black , ap
pellant , Louisa district , alllrmed ; Perry
against City of Cedar Falls , appellant , Black-
hawk district , reversed ; Stephens against
Millers , appellant , Jackson district , afllrmed.
Interested In Kiillrouit I.eKlNliUloo ,
MAUHIIAU.TOW. * , la. , Jan. 2(5. ( At n mass
meeting hero this afternoon in the interest
of the proposed Windna , Marshalltown &
Southern Kallroad and Coal company , every
county on the projected line between Minnesota
seta and Missouri was represented by largo
delegations and great enthusiasm prevailed.
Sutllolont funds for the cost of the through
survey was pledged by each county , and a
surveying party will start out from hero
February 1. _ J
jv7ir.s
Ilit of Changes of Imjtnrtiinro In tint
Ki'Kidiir Siirvlro Ymtrrilny. .
WASHINGTON- . C.Jan. 2(1. ( [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BBK. ] The following army or
ders wcro issued today :
Tlio boards of officers convened at the
places and by the orders hereinafter speci
fied for the examination of officers to deter
mine their fitness for promotion arc dissolved ,
viz. : Vancouver barracks , Wash. , convened
March 23 , and Fort Meyer , Va. , November H ,
IfeW. The extension of leave of absence
on account of sickness granted First Lieu
tenant Charles P. Elliott , Fourth cavalry , .
December 15 , is still further extended six
months on account of sickness. The follow-
lug transfers In the Fifth artillery are made :
Captain John H. Brincklo , from light battery
F to battery C ; Captain Charles Morrls.from
battery 0 to light battery F.
Sou lu It 11 l''r neo-ltui , liiii Seheinr.
CHICAGO , 111. , Jan , 20. Germanj is not rep
resented in the International club , formed
by the commissioners from foreign govern
ments to the World's fair now lii Chicago.
The German representatives , in the city re
fuse to believe that the International club Is
anything more than a Franco-Husslan
scheme and will have nothing to do with it.
It has bo"n generally understood that the
Idea In building the International club waste
to make a headquarters for the foreign com
missioners n ear Jackson p.irk. where they
could properly entertain distinguished
people.
Monitiut Tiifi i.icrritiit.
Catholic * A"nnll nil ev-t'rle * ! In l.iifujette ,
luil - An i\rllliiR : Time.
LvrAvirrri : , 1ml. , Jan. ' . ' ( ' > . Pi-of. fieorgo P.
Kudolph , formerly a Catholic priest at Cleve
land , O. , attempted to lecture at the opera
house this evening under the auspices of the
"American Protective association. " The
speaker's subject was "Why 1 Left the
Koniish Church. "
Soon after opening his discourse , a mob
came in the rear door of the house , rushed
on the stage and attacked the speaker.
Kudolph was knocked down with a club.
Two shots were fired which brought a regu
lar fusilado from all parts of the house
which caused a stampede and a rush was
made for the doors. Miny of the ladies
wcro bruised and thrown down in their ef
forts to escape. Twelve shots wcro IIrod , but
no ono was hurt. The sheriff and twelve
deputies finally ejected the intruders.
When the shooting commenced the
scene was most exciting. On the
stage a furious struggle was in pro
grcss , while from all parts of thti house
could bo heard the screams of women. The
majority of the shots were fired on tlio
sta co , although several came from the b.iek .
part oftho house over the heads of the au
dience. The committee who escorted the
speaker to the stage were forced by the on
slaught of tlio mob over the footlights into
the audience , but the speaker stood his
. ground j during tlio struggle. That no ono
J was seriously hurt is a marvel. At one timn
at least 1,000 wore on their feet rushing out ,
while a largo crowd was outside endeavoring
to force an entrance.
-After 'the/ shouting was-Q.vcJVnnd the
speaker resumed a crowd of at least
2,000 gathered in tlio streets , and many
threats were uttered. Rudolph denomu'ed '
the attack in strong language , but
the gallery gods would not allow
him to be heard , and ho was forced
to quit. Before retiring ho announced that
ho would return in a short time and deliver
the speech. The excitement is at fever heat
over the occurrence , and it is probable a
public meeting will bo held to take action en
the matter. No arrests were made.
IWMKfiTK.ll ) I'UlSOXKItS' Tltl.ll. .
Testimony ( ilvenKiilnst Cook
IliMlty Yesterday ,
PiTTsnrito , Pa. , Jan. 20. The common
wealth in the case of Kobcrt F. Bcatty , who
is charged with administering poison to the
nonunion workmen at Homestead , sprung a
sensation today by producing a witness ,
Charles Mc-Kinney , whose evidence was dam
aging in the extreme.
McICinney is a cook on the river. When
District Attorney Burloigh called MclCinnoy
the defendant , llobcrt F. Be.ilty , turned
quickly In his chair. Hisfacowas flushed
and his hands trembled. As McKinney gave
his testimony In a clear voice and practically
sealed the fate of Beatty , the latter did not
for a moment remove his eyes from the
witness. Perspiration trickled down his
flushed face and ho sat like one transfixed.
It was plain that Itoalty had not counted on
the prosecution getting hold of McKinnoy.
McICinney told now Bcatty had approached
preached him with a proposition to go to
Homestead and dose the men with croton oil
and how witness declined to have anything
to do with the schemo. Prior to the calling
of McKinney the time had Iwen consumed by
Mr. Brennan , attorney for I ho defense , in
his cross-examination of Patrick ( ialluher ; ; ,
the cook , who confessed to having placed
poison in the food.
Ciallaghor was asked whether ho had any
knowledge of the poison before ho began ad
ministering the powders. Hu replied that
ho had not , but that Giillfoil hnd told him
that ho hud. Ho had talked to Beatty as to
tlio effect of the powders and Beatty said to
him : "I gave it to a dog in a bowl of milk
and It keeled over. "
"I said to him , " continued Gallagher ,
Vwhat do you mean by 'keeled over ? ' Ho
replied , 'Why , it killed him. ' "
The attorneys for the defense -attempted
to break down the evidence , which was not
successful.
J. M. Davidson , who confessed to adminis
tering the poison. wascalledafterMcKInney ,
but his evidence did not materially differ
from that given yesterday. In tills cross-
examination Davidson contradicted Galla
gher In several Instances. The commonwealth
will close tomorrow.
Want tlio AnarehlUi Pardoned.
.Si'iiixoriBi.i ) , 111. , Jan. SO. Ex-County
Commissioner Frank Staubcr , diaries
Barry and Mr. Ingentohn , representing cer
tain Chicago labor organizations , have como
hero to secure signatures of tlio members of
the legislature to a petition asking Governor
Altgeld to pardon the Chicago anarchists ,
Fieldcn and Schwab , and claim to have
received the assurance that , a majority of
the legislators will sign the uetition.
< *
Movement * of Oeeiin Steiimern January 20.
At Hamburg Arrived Moravia , from
New York.
At Southampton Arrived Kibe , from
New York.
At Philadelphia -Arrived Maine , from
London.
At Boston Arrived Good Samaritan ,
from Glasgow.
At I owes , Del. Passed In Manltaban ,
from Glasgow.
Another Victim of the Alton Wreck.
AI.TOX , 111. , Jan. 20. The death list of the
Alton Junction wreck and explosion was In
creased by ono today. George Holoff died at
Upper Alton of his injuries. The death of
many others is. but a short distance away.
Mr. CuniPtlr. In Philadelphia.
PlTTOiidto. Pa. , Jan. 20. Andrew Carno-
elf , accompanied by his wlfo and Henry
Ph'pps , jr , arrived from Washington at 10
o'clock tonight , Mr. Carnegie declined to
bo interviewed.
i ( itt r minni i f i nin'OTr'n
JAMtS RUSStLL ARRhSlED
President of tlio Defunct State Bank of
Johnson in Trouble.
HE IS CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
ilKht : Hundred DnlhiM Siilil to Ilnvo lleen
Wrongfully Appropriated lij HIM lluml
of tlio Institution-Story of
the Aeecned.
Tncir.Msr.it , Neb. , Jan. 20. [ Special Tele-
cram to Tun Br.i : . ] James D. Kusscll was
arrested at about 2 o'clock this afternoon by
Deputy Sheriff Culwell of Auburn on the
charge of embezzlement. When Mr. Kusscll
was president of the State Bank of Johnson ,
George Grlng placed in his hands a sum of
money , stated to bo about $ SOO , with which
to pay off a note held by the National Bank
of Auburn for collection. Kusscll refused to
turn over the money , hence his arrest.
After hl.s arrest Mr. Kusscll said that the
money was not placed in his hands for the
purpose of paying'tho note , but was a do-
jw.sil and was lost in tin1 wreck along with
the other dojK'slts. He was taken to Auburn
on-the afternoon train and will have his
trial there. The arrest caused a slight
ripple of excitement , though it was no sur
prise to the peoblo of Tecuinsch.
Mr. Kussoll has employed counsel and will
Cor. fjtb and M Streets ,
Rales fr to % f-er day. LINCOLN , A'/ ?
light the case through all the courts if need
be to maintain his innocence.
After llnsllnifH Thieved.
HASTINUS , Nob. .Ian. 2il. [ Special Tclo-
gram to THE IJcc. ] Not long ago the arrest
of llvo of a gang of twcnty-llvo Hastings
thieves was chronicled in TUB BEK. The
preliminary hearing of ono , Louis Burk-
holder , was set for today , but as ho had ab-
Bconded it was not held. The other four will
bo examined February 2 and if hold to the
district court a strong effort will bo made to
send the rest of the crowd to the reform
school. - ' -
Splendid I'linincltil Hi
Neb , , Jriii 2tl [ Sjieelnl Tele
gram to TUB Hue.County ] Treasurer , I. II.
Fleming today published his semi-annual
statement of the county finances. A grati
fying condition is shown by the clause , "No
outstanding warrants. " A rclio of the county
creasury deficit under the last administra
tion Is the entry , "Balance conscience fund. "
Thu Dentil Itoll.
Kr.oit-K , la. , .Ian. 2(1. ( Prof. W. W. Jamie-
son , for thirty-three years a teacher hero ,
twcnty-llvo years as superintendent of the
Keokuk public schools , and ono of the best
known educators In the west , died this
morning.
SAOINAW , Mich. , .Tan. 2V ( Amasa Hust , the
millionaire lumberman , died this morning of
pneumonia , aged 70.
CIIICAOO , 111. , .Ian. 20. Hov. C.lcnwood , the
well known Presbyterian clergyman , who
wa.s the founder of Iho Christian Aid so
ciety and formerly western secretary and
general representative of the American
Tract society , died last night at. Lake Forest
of neuralgia of the heart , aged 75 years.
ArreMed 11 llef'iinllor.
LK.UIVIM.K , Colo. , Jan. 20. Marshal Loonils
effected an important arrest this morning in
tlio person of J. H. McDonald , alias Archie
Davlson , of Chicago. A number of months
ago Davlson was the trusted employe of a
largo Chicago grain commission house , and
at the tlmo the defalcation for which ho was
arrested was committed represented the firm
in LaCrosse , Wis. When his peculations became -
came known ho lied west and the Chicago
house turned the matter over to the Fidelity
Trust Insurance company of Now York ,
under which concern Davlson was bonded
for a largo amount. D.ivison will be turned
over to a Chicago ofllcer tomorrow.
ConteKtloK TUiInln'H Sent.
CIIEVBN.NEVyo. . , .Ian. 20. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : Bin. : ] In the senate the Tls-
dale contest case came up today. Tlio con
testant had produced in evidence an afll-
davit in wl Ich he swore ho was a resident of
Albany county , which alone Is enough to un
seat him. Articles of incorporation in tlio
( jodby Scai'lT company In which Tlsdalo
gives his re sidenco as Salt Lake wcro also
introduced in evidence. The contestant's
case is strong , but Tisdale explains the alll-
davit and articles of incorporation by say
ing lie was hurried by business and ne
glected to read them over before signing.
Cold III
ST. PAII. , Minn. , Jan. 20. Today was not
by many degrees iho coldest day of the wln-
ter , but the drop in the temperature was
extraordinary. The mercury has been below
zero all day and the change was a drop of
thlrty-llvo to forty degrees in twenty-four
hours. At 7 o'clock tonight the thermome
ter registered -fi)0 ) below. Duluth reported
a similar drop , the mercury being 12 = below.
Minus figures were still recorded in this
state , the Dakotas and Montana.
Unliifull III Cnlirornln.
SAX FIIANCHCO , Cal. , Jan. 20. Last night
and today there has boon a heavy rainfall
throughout northern and central California ,
including the San Joaquln valley. In the
latter section the rainfall for the season In
now four Inches almost assuring a big
wheat crop in the great wheat growing val
leys of thu stato.
Illi ; Mining Deal.
Los ANCiBi.K.4 , Cal. , Jan. 20. Messrs. Sher
man , P.igo and H. S. Dillon of this city and
Malcolm McLccch of IClngman , Ariz. , Hold
today the Senator and President mines at
Kingman to William Wilder and L. S. Bailey
of Denver. The price paid was considerably
over 1150,000. ,
Nulling of thu Umhrla.
NBW VOHIC , Jan. 20. The * 3unard line
steamer Umbria , which arrived here the
last day of the old year with her shaft
broken , loft at noon today for Liverpool ,
She took a full cargo and no passengers. On
her arrival out she will bo taken off for re
pair ? .
Hold Milpmcnti ,
New YORK , Jan 2--From ( ) $3,000,000 to tV
000,000 of gold Wiu bo exported Saturday.