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FHE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE TWtfNTV-f YEAH. OMATIA. FBI DAY MOR NINGrJ FEBRUA11Y 21. 1893. NUMBER 2-.I8. MOSHER'S FACILE PEN Two Hundred Thousand Dollars More ofita Output Oomss to Light. ANOTHER BATCH OF IMPUDENT FORGERIES Western Manufacturing Company Uaod as a Blind ii Float the Papar. BANK'S ' AFFAIRS WORSE THAN EXPECTED Ten Cents on the Dollar Now Put as the Limit on Liquidation. TROUBLE OVER THE PENITENTIARY DOCTOR I.nnciintcr County'H Delegation IimlHtxTli.it Jloutz Should Not Imvo the 1'laro JntrrrntliiKT Comments on thu CtttiCVII1 Unveil Junket. LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 23. [ Special Tele- ( ram to Tim Bnr. . ] The startling develop ments In connection with the discovery of another lot of forged paper in the Capital National bank case , agirregatlng $ ' 200,000 , have been an eye-opener to a great many people who up to the present time have been hoping against hope that the wrecked con cern might yet bo able to meet Us obliga tions and pay Its depositors nearly in full. It Is now generally conceded that the total liabilities will considerably exceed 31,000,000. fully meeting Tim Bun's estimate of $1.100- 000 , while many of the most conservative men who have been following the case closely tonight place the Jlgurcat * IJOO,000. ! Tlio Intense feeling in the case is mani fested by the call for a meeting of the stock holders tomorrow night , and some of the talk that Is heard Is of such an inllamma- tory nature that steps are now being taken looking to the protection of Moshcr from personal violence. Some of his friends state that In case he is in the city tomorrow night It would bo advisable to take him to the penitentiary for safekeeping , to avoid any possible trouble. l.iiiiciistcr County ISnilly .Stuck , Another feature In connection with the broken bank that has just como to light is the fact that the treasurer of Lancaster county was caught for n much larger sum than had generally been supposed up to this tltno. It was stated that the county's in terest in the case did not exceed 21,000 , but it is now known that it will reach $10,003 , nnd that Is why County Treasurer Burnham Is sweating blood tonight , as it is not now bollpvcd that the bank will meet 10 per cent of Us obligations. There Is almost as much flurry and ex citement in the city tonight as there was on the ) night following t1" failure , nnd the talk has been constantly increasing in quantity nnd vehemence slnco early in the afternoon. Another story that is now going the rounds , fAy wi.'rti-wnloh seems to answer ono question that has been going begging forsolution ever shiL'u thu blow fell , Is that gambling and un fortunate speculation In futures swallowed up most of the missing money. \\'htTV the Money Wont. Mosher's man Ilurlbut Is considerable of a sport , and is the reputed proprietor of a gambling house that Is now operating on Klovcnth street. It is stated that when ho cpased to act as the secretary and manager of the Western Manufacturing company ho did not sever bis connection with Moshcr , nnd that quite n sum that was supposed to bo the property of the Capital National , and was such in fact , went to satisfy the un toward vicissitudes attending the gaming tables in the house In question. A remark was made by Mosher a day or two ago that is regarded ns having a great deal of significance. Ho road the editorial in THE Bir. : demanding that steps bo at once taken to bring the guilty parties to justice , nnd that the Interests of the state bo more vigorously looked after. It did not please Moshcrand fancying that ho saw something therein that indicated to him that ex-Treas urer Hill had been talking out of school ho remarked that Hill had better not talk too much , and that If Hill did not protect him ho could not expect to bo protected by Mosher. What the public is interested in Just now Is what the occurrences were , In the sup pression of which both Moshcr and Hill are bo mysteriously intimated to bo interested. 3\duller Still < iotn the \Viirnintn. A fact to which the attention of the peni tentiary Investigation committee Is called Is that Dorgan has never been recognized by the Board of Public Lands and Buildings as the prison contractor. Moshcr has all along been regarded ns the Individual In whom the contract was vested , and every month of the llmo blnco it was assigned to Moshcr by Stout , the warrant for the feeding of the con victs lias been elrawn in Moshcr's name. Even the present month Is no exception , and the failure of the Capital National made no difference in that respect , as a warrant was drawn on February 0 In favor of C. W. Moshcr In the sum of $ ) , DiU for the euro of the convicts. It was ab.mt the same amount , with the ? exception.that it was a triltolarger , ns for the several months preceding , liven the Doctor Flciirc * . A deal of work Is being donei by the Lan caster delegation to upset the appointment of Dr. Houtzas physician at the peniten tiary. The doctor is n retired physician who has not been engaged in active practice slnco ho has been In Lincoln , and ace-ordlng to his own statement Is able to draw his check for $100,000. It Is known that ho was originally appotnteel by ex-Governor Thayer nt the request eif Mosher and Dorgan , and his reappolntmcnt has given Dorgan more pleasure than any other occurrence of the past few weeks. This may bo understood , when It is realized of how much Interest it is to the contractor to havo. thu prison physi cian on his side.- , The statement Is further made by the Lancaster delegation that it was at the earnest personal bollcltation of General Thaye-r that Governor Crounso changed his mind regarding thoappointment of Dr. Simmons , and substituted therefor the name of Dr. Houtz , as the governor In structed his private secretary In their hear ing to make out the appointment for the former. One Junket Tlmt Failed. In nil probability the committee of the house that was sent to South Omaha to spend Washington's birthday in viewing the plant of the Union Stock Yards company and absorbing Information and champagne will submit a double report tomorrow. Inasmuch us the bill Is made a special order for a ' o'clock tomorrow afternoon , the report will have to bo forthcoming nt the time. Several bushels of-fun are scheduled to Do unbar- relod nt the state house at thu hour stated. There will b a majority and minority re port , unless there is a radical change In the rituatlon before that time , and the majority report will DO favorable to the stock yards company nnd against the bill , while the mlI I norlty report will advocate the passage of the bill , The Indications are that the minor ity report will bo adopted , and that the bill will pass the house by about four or live ma jority. The members of the stock yards lobby are not wholly satlsliod with the re sult of the junketing trip , nnd state tonight that the report of the committee will not have very much bearing on the final rcsultany way. IV ! 11 DlneliarRn Diitigan. The republican conference nt the Lincoln this evening was attended by but about thirty-ilvo of the members of that faith and little ) was accomplished beyond agreeing upon the discharge of the * present sergeant- at-arrns of the houso. It Is stated that the democrats deslro thU and that two of the Independents will also vote for It. The conference considered the question of beet sugar legislation , but there was a differ ence of opinion and the matter was elropped. The World's fair appropriation was dis cussed fora while , but no deJInlto conclu sion was reached , as several of thosn pres ent s'tld that they would not agree to support the proposed bill until they had an opi > ortunity to examine it carefully. It Is re garded us probable , however , that nn addi tional appropriation bill will bo voted and the present commission absolved. The money will then be placed In the hands of ono man , with full power to act. The two names that have been mentioned In connec tion with the position of director general are ex-Governor furnas and Hon. G. W. Lln- Ingcr. It is said of the former that he is booked for n place under Secretary Morton , and that the chances are that ho would not accept the director generalship for that rea son. son.Tho special house committee appointed to Investlgato the condition of affairs In c ,11- nection with the bank failure met tonight lit the request of ox-Stato Treasurer Hilt , who desired to explain his position , but ho failed to put in an appearance , and after waiting an hour the committee adjourned. All Mad Pimsr * . Another junket Is booked for tomorrow. Tlio sen'ito committee on Soldiers' homo will leave in the afternoon for Grand Island , and the house eonimltteo : will leave for the same place after adjournment In the evening. The latter committee made a requisition on the secretary of state for passes , and the appli cation was turned over to Jasper Dewceso of tlio B. & M. Ho glanced over the list of thirteen named and then sent buck word that of his personal knowledge nine of the thirteen were carrying annual passes over his line and he did not think they needed anything more , but promised to attend to the other four immediately. Malionry ( iels the Job. The house bribery committee met nt 10ir : this morning to consider the appointment of an attorney. Stevens mo veil that T. J.iMahoncy of Omaha bo ap pointed and the motion was se.ronded by Casper. Considerable discussion ensued over McKcsson's charge that the other mem bers had not consulted him with reference to the appointment , in the course of which , the others Intimated that they were very well satisfied with their action , and that If MclCessou d id not like it , ho could do t ho other thing. Stevens finally insisted that McKes son put the motion , to which the latter re plied by announcing : "I hereby appoint D. G. Courtney to act as attorney for this committee during this in vestigation. " Stevens then put his own motion appoint ing Mahoney , and it received the support of himself and Casper , and Mahoncy wa de clared duly elected. McKesson directed the clerk to note that ho would appeal to tlio House , and Stevens Instructed the e-lerk to set forth that notice was thereby given that the committee would proceed with the investi gation ns it saw lit , in accordance with the will of the majority. McKesson ileclared that the committee would iiot go ahead until regularly called together by the chairman the same as other committees. Casper stopped the controversy by moving to adjourn , which carried. Subsequently Stevens and Casper signed a call for another meeting of the committee at 8 o'clock , ignoring the chairman , who had in timated that ho would not consent to such a move. Mahoney nt once filed his oath with the clerk of the house , and will meet with the majority of the committee this afternoon to conduct the examination. It was understood that the matter would bo presented to the house during the aftcr- no'on , but McKesson concluded not to press his point at the time , and met with the other members at U o'clock according to the call. Umilii'M : : Charter Hill. A delegation representing' the Omaha council came In this morning with another copy of the Omaha charter , which was de signed for introduction in the house. There has been a great deal of jealousy and some bad feeling because the bill was first Introduced in the senate , as some of the Douglas county members in the house ns- ptred to the honor of championing the bill in u paternal capacity. Tlio entire delegation was called together Just before the house convened nnd Councilman Steel handed over the bill to Mr. Goss with a request that the delegation agree upon which niemoer should introduce it. A meeting of the delegation was called for this evening to settle it. 121k Crcok'it Hrokon Hank. The State Banking Board this morning re ceived a telegram from Major Towr. loy.clork of the board , who is at Elk Creek making an examination of the affairs of the broken Fanners and Merchants bank. The tele gram brought the information that the stock holders are anxious to put up bonds fet the security of depositors and go Into liquida tion. Tlio attorney general , on behalf of the board , wired back instructions to complete the examination and get everything ready for the appointment of a receiver. Then an application to go into liquidation may bo made to the nearest court having Jurisdic tion and the proper bonds put up. ' Tlio stockholders of the Elk Creek bank have gone through the same experience en joyed last fall by the stockholders of the State Bank of Inland. . They went into the banking business having no previous knowledge and experience. They trusted everything to the man they employed as cashier. 'I'ho cashier took advantage of the conlldeiico of the stockholders and wrecked the bank. No statement of the exact condi ' tion of the bank has yet reached the State Banking Board. l'rojrcs of th lleromit. The recounting of the votes on the consti tutional amendments Is progressing as rap idly as the facilities for tlio recount afford. There are seven sots of clerks ut work In the lai-go room In the secretary of state's ofllco. No moro clerks can bo crowdeel into the room. Some Ki.lHX ) votes have been re counted , over one-third of the entire num ber. The gentlemen In charge of the re count claim to have no knowledge of the re lation between the recount and the oQIcial canvass and will venture no pedlction tor the result. They express their confidence , however , In being able to complete the work by March 1 , the date specified in the act authorizing the recount. Contemplating Another Junket. The failurn of the project of visiting the city of Topeka In a special Pullman buf fet car has not deterred the members of the senate from making another attempt to enJoy - Joy n high lonesome old junket at the expense of the railroad companies. The scheme now on foot contemplates n trip to the "White City" at Jacitson park In the cltv of Chicago , The excuse ottered for the trip is the desire of the senators Interested to make an examination of the Nebraska building on the Worhl's fair ground , lo compare It with either state buildings , and to ascer tain Just how much of tin appropriation is really needed to enable Nebraska to make a showing creditable to the pride of the citi zens. It Is proposed to leave Lincoln some Fri day at 'J:40 In the afternoon In n Pullman at tached to the regular oast-bound flyer. The senators will spend two eluys at Chicago and return to Lincoln Tuesday. Some of the senators talk of " " "donating" their services to the state on the elays llicv are absent , but that proiwsltion is not received with any marked degree of ertthuslasm. The men back of the project hopu to induce the sena tors to go In a body. THAT J LETTER OF IIARIUTY'S ' Many Democratic Members of Congress Criticize Very Harshly. STIGMATIZED AS A PIECE OF IMPUDENCE Not it Tow CoiicrrsMiirn Louie Upon tlio .Mlmtlvc I > H nn Attempt ut Coercion Democratic KMhiiatos of tlio Now Cabinet. D. C. , Feb. 2.1. The open discussion in congress was not half so inter esting as the private discussion of the llar- rity stiver letter and the completed cabinet of the national administration. ( The liar- rity letter was n confidential communication from the chamber of the chairman of the national democratic committee , and sought to ascertain how the democratic members of the next congress would vote on tlio repeal of the Sherman law. ) The two subjects were Interwoven in conversation and many of the views expressed were exceedingly forcible. Speaking of the Harrity letter. Senator Harris j of Tennessee said : "It is idle to say that , the next congress will consent to the re peal of the Sherman act without the sub stitution of another measure of some sort which will recognize the usd of silver as money. This will bo the situation of affairs regardless of what Mr. Harrity or , any one else may say or do. " Senator Pugh of Alabama made the fol lowing caustic comment on the appointment of Mr. Herbert : -'It was for the courage ho displayed in being the only member from Alabama who voted against O.l per cent of his constituents on the free coinage of silver. If it is Mr. Cleveland's purpose in making his cabinet a unit against ! K ) per cent of his party to disrupt or muster it into the service of the money kings , ho is doomed to the most signal failure. " Srimtor rt'fl'ur'n Vlmvu. ' The populists , " said Mr. Pcffcr , "regard Mr. Cleveland as being in sympathy with the legislation that fattened the pampered classes , notwithstanding his commltal lethe the doctrine of tariff reform , which is under stood to bo intended to correct the evils in that direction. Naturally such a man would select for his attorney general just such a person as Mr. Olney , who is a corporation attorney and idcnlilied with corporations in all ho does and is. " Heforring to other members of the cabinet , Mr. Pefi'er continued ! "Tho president-elect lias selected for his secretary of agriculture a man who is in sympathy with western ideas on any subject , thoroughly committed to class legislation , and especially favoring the eastern view of the money question and under corporate Influences generally. There is but one member of the new cabinet who is Independent of party influence 1 refer to Judge Gresham. Summing up the whole cabinet , I regard it as constructed especially to perpetuate existing conditions , against which the pomilists propose to wage war to the end. " Over on the house side the silver and anti- silver men took diametrically opposite views of the Harrity letter. Representative Bland , leader of the free coinage democrats , said : "I think it a piece of impudence , to say the least about it , I have heard that Informa tion of that sort was sometimes obtained by the lobbyists in order to know whether or not certain measures can bo put through congress , and with this knowledge they In vest their money upon the exigencies of leg islation. It is an unprecedented proceeding , and every member of the house who has the least spark of manhood or self-respect will simply tell the members of that committee that it Is none of their business. " Outhmilto Thinks It Iliu Proper Thing. Representative Outhwalto of Ohio said : "I think it an eminently proper thing for the national committee to endeavor to llnd out how members stand. It shows the demo cratic organization is attempting to keep its pledges to the people. No , 1 do not think it means coercion of members at all. I think it does mean the strongest kind of per suasion. " Representative Pierce of Tennessee , who has been perhaps the most Indefatigable worker In the house in behalf of free silver coinage , said : "I think the letter nn In famous outrage. It Is another attempt to bulldoze incoming members of congress , back of which I believe is Mr. Cleveland. I believe the next house will not bo bulldozed by the national committee , Mr. Cleveland or anybody else. The members of the next house will remember that , while Mr. Cleveland land holds the patronage , the people hold the ballots. " Mr. Springer of Illinois , chairman of the committee on ways and means , said : "Of course the letter Is all right. Mr. Harrity was merely seeking for information. The letter was a confidential ono and I do not understand how it happened to bo pub lished , but there is nothing wrong about it. " "I have not read ttio letter , but the na tional committee has nothing to do with the matter , " said Representative William I. Wilson of West Virginia. The general comment on the cabinet was of a favorable character. Ex-Speaker Reed of Maine added this characteristic capsheaf : "I think Mr. Cleveland changed his miiui about appoint ing mo to a place in the cabinet because of the speeches Mr. Hill or some other demo crat made about mo. 1 nm disappointed. ' I'OI'UMST.S 1'LAYINO KVKN. They Thrciitcn to Itomovo tlio Kmmm .State Cnpltnl from Topekj. Tot'EKA , Kan. , Feb. 23. The populist house passed a resolution setting forth that the capital of cho state Is now located near the eastern border of the state , to the detriment of the western counties which arc disfranchised by republican rule | that the conduct of the people of Topeka during the late unpleasantness was in deli unco of the wishes of the people of the state that the city of Kanapolls offers to duplicate the present state house without cost to the people , and declaring that as soon as prac ticable the capital bo moved to that city. A maximum freight rate bill was also passed unanimously this morning. It cuts present rates 25 to IB per cent. It divides the state into three districts , each governed by three commissioners elected from their respective districts by the vote of the people of the whole state. Late last night the populist majority of the senate put through a resolution declaring that the supreme court had no jurisdiction in the ho.uso muddle , 11 the house was under the constitution the judge of the qualifications of its own mem bers , This act , it is believed , foreshadows the intention of the populists to ignore th court's decision If adverse to the populists. STATK K Hi I ITS eiovernor Htone of Mlaaonrl Send * uu I in portmit MenniRe to tliu Legislature , JnmiitsoN CITV , Mo. , Fob. 2V-Governor Stone has sent a special message to th houses of the leglslaturowhich is conslderci : the most important document issued from the executive ofllco for many years. Th message contains n defense of state right and a remonstrance against the usurpatloi : of power by the femoral government. Th message was suggested by the Imprlsomcn at Kansas City of the county judges of St. Clair countv for contempt of the Unltee States district court in refusing to issue n special tax levy to pav bonds issued twenty years ago in aid of a proposed railway tha was never built. Governor Stone's message declares tha. the Imprisonment of the judges for refusing to levy taxes not authorized by the laws b" the state was a subversion of state powe and an usurpation of power by the feder ; Judiciary. Tlio state eotirtd had held that the county court had no'jieWcr to issue the levy under Missouri la\vrf. and the federal court Imprisoned the JuxIftcJi of the county court for declining to do that which the state laws forbade. ; The message dellncs the lines between federal and state government , and urges the assembly to take such action as will sustain the outraged dignity of thn state and protect the state from embarrassment In the future. The message suggests that the legislature memorialize congress to so limit the powers of the federal count as to forbid them to compel stata ofltccrs.to perform any act for bidden by the laws of the state. The message was apptopriatoly referred , and the house ordered that It bo spread on the minutes , and that 1,000 copies bo printed for circulation. UKSUIDIISSIONISTS WIN. l'rolillltlonlntH of South Dakota 1'limlly Caught with Their ll'tnlc * UniUcil. Piniittc , S. D. , Fob. 23. [ Special Tclegr.un to Tin : UKR. ] Rcsubmlsslon bobbed up in the house again today and this time it won. The temperance committee took up the con stitutional amendment introduced some time ago by Hooper , providing tint the legisla ture may submit the prohibitory amendment at a special election , and amended It sa as to provide for submitting the question at a gen eral election In IS'.M , A majority report was signed by four and the minority , favoring in- dellnlte postponement , by three. The vote in the house on the majority report stood -13 to ! i'J against , The majority report was then adopted by a vote of 42 to ' 10. Speaker Lawson , Malchow , Packard , Peterson , and Patterson of Luke , who were prohibitionists before , voted today against prohibition. Prather voted both ways and Smith , resubmtsslonlst , was absent. The matter will now go into general orders and will come to u llnal vote In a day or two. Prohibitionists have let their organization go to pieces and were caught napping. This was a day of surprises. This morn ing it was believed that the rcsubmissionists had been putting In some good work during the past few weeks. This afternoon put the divorce question to rest. A bill came from the senate with an amendment providing that no one should sue for a divorce who had not been a resident of the state six months , and that unless personal service had been secured decree should not Issue until plaintiff had been a resident for ono year. There was no debate , but on final passage the vote stood , yeas 52 , nays 13. The bill now goes to the governor , and will undoubtedly become law , ' WYOSIINO'S NKW SKNATOH. A. C. lleelnvlth , \Vuiiltliy Stockmnn , Ap pointed hy Governor Oghfirno. Ciir.vn.s-s-E , Wyo , Feb.jf.3. A C. Bcckwltb , a wealthy stockman of western Wyoming , was appointed by Governor Osborno today as senator from the stato' for the next two years. The two prominent candidates for the position were John Charles Thompson , whoso election was defeated by the defec tion of ono democratic vole , and A. L. New , who lacked six votes qf an election. Mr. Ueckwith is about 00 years of ace. Ho Is a commissioner from Wyoming to the World's fair and was a dolegatd to the last demo cratic national convention. Little Shoiv I or nil Klcrtluii. OI.YMPIA , Wash. , , Fell , SI. Today's sen atorial ballot resulted . 'Allen , 4" ; Turner , 21 ; Griggs , 23 ; Knox , ,0 ; Ijfowno. 1 ; Dtinbar , 1. Only eleven days of th,9 session remain and at this time there Is very little probability of an election. _ . - . .Jv Took tha UHO' UmlcT A < lvl emeut. TOPCKA , Kan. , Foi > . - 28. . ' The hearing in the Gunn habeas co/'pus / casfi was completed today. Thu court ttA > U it under advisement and will probably render a decision Satur day. _ _ Click's C'hiuieeH for Job. TOPCKA , Kan. , Fob. 2.'i. Democratic poli ticians just from Washington say ex-Gover nor Click will bo appointed commissioner of the general land ofllco. - o cii.iitun > n'i'fit World's I'alr Commissioner Day of South Dakotii Under Arrrst. RAPID CITY , S. D. , Feb. 23. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEB. ] O. L. Snyder of Buffalo , N. Y. , is hero investigating the affairs of the Rapid Valley Horse company , n gigantic scheme of which M. II. Day of this city is the originator. Day invested some $00,000 for the company , and can show up only about $10,000 and 000 head < of hb'rscs. He was ar rested yesterday on ' the charge of selling mortgaged property , waived examination and gave bonds in the .mini of $ . " > 00 for his appearance. Mr. Snyder states that indict ments will bo secured against Day for obtain ing money under false pretenses and forgery in New York and Ohio , A party started out .Saturday with JVVln- chcstcrs and ammunition to take possession of the ranch , and it is' Imminent that trouble will follow. Day Is one of the World's fair commissioners from Spjitli Dakota and citi zens hero arc trying to' have him rem&ved from the commission. The controversy assumed sensational features this afternoon. After a stormy session of the stockholders' meeting called to rcmovot Day from the presidency constables appeared on the scene and arrested McGrue of Newark and James R. Rhodes of Cincinnati , upon charges of perjury preferred by Day. 'This brolco up the meeting. Day also nworo out warrants for the attornoysa engaged In prosecuting him , and nearly all the parties to the con troversy are now under arrest. Day is mak ing a bold and desperate light for possession of the property , and n bitter and protracted law suit is under Way. Determined to lluvetliu Contract. YAXKTOJ ? , S. D. , Fob. 2 ; ! . [ Special Telegram - gram to TUB Bnc.-S. ] C. Shclton of Spring- Held , S. D. , who had been awarded the con tract for survey ing and marking the boundary line between South , Dakota and Nebraska west of the Missouri rivpr , was in Yankton yesterday to get C. II. Bates , who surveyed the boundary botweqn ijorth and South Da kota , to do the surveying on this now con tract. The awarding of the contract to Mr Shclton has caused consl'tlerablo criticism of Secretary Noble by Senator MandcrsOn of Nebraska and others , ami Mr. Shelton says an attempt is being made to have the awaiv changed because ho is iot ( a civil engineer. "I am not a survoyot * , " said Mr. She ton today , "which proWbly'nccounts ' forthofaci that my bid for tho'worlovas so low , but I wil glvo u good and sunicicirt bond for the faith ful performance of the 'contracts. ' There ii. moncy In It oven ut mfe figure , $ lliOO , ! , and 1 took ft to make inonojj. You see , Senator Mamlcrson has n favtfrito surveyor In the Black Hills iiarncd J\Vnrrcn to whom ho would like to , > eo this 'contract go , but I'l get It now if there is aily law in the land Mr. Mandcrson had better keep his hands off this matter , because there should bo no poll tics In government contracting. " Mr. Shclton begins work In May and ex pacts to Mulsh the liuri in two months. H ( has 2SO miles of Purveying to do and WJO monuments to set. Heiwill use Sioux Full ? granite for monuments. / v/f r's Ho Tlilnkn n Xow i : IIiu IScgiiii III I'rcncl rolltlriil Illntory. ICopurljMcd ISJJ tiuJii-nti ilont'in l > < niii ( ( . | PAULS , Feb. ua. | Ncw York Herald Cable Special to THE BEK.J 1 have interviewed M Jules Ferry upon the significance of his elcc lion to the presidency of thu Senate. Her Is whayio said in reference to it : "The senate Is tired of thu free and easj kind of politics which has prevailed for si many years past , and It now dtialrcs to givi M. Caruot and M. Rlbot a warning In se lectlngn man who as a minister has sho.vi how it is possible to govern with firmness. Everybody Is of the opinion that the elec tlon of M. Ferry has created a new situation jAcques Sr. CKHK. CAUGHT WITH THE CORPSE , 'ive ' Prominent Des Moiues Men Arrested for Body Snatching. AILED AT THE POINT OF REVOLVERS 111 itotcttftcd on ItomU After Keiii'ilnlnic In I'rlnon Several Hours Srnn.ttliinnl 1'cittiirca of the Alf.ilr Det-ilU of the Arrest. Dns MOINBS , la. , Feb. 23. [ Special Tele gram to THE Bnn.J A great sensation was auscd hero this morning by the arrest of Ivo men In the act Of robbing a grave. They ire : John W. Overtoil , M. D. ; J.W. Martin , nborcr ; John R Sloan , liveryman ; W. R Jtirris , hnckman , and John W. Schaeffer , signal observer of the United States weather > ureau. The crime was committed between the lours of 2 and 3 this morning , In Woodland jcmetery. The corpse ralsoJ from Us rest- ng place was that of a man of probably "dor jO years , and It had lain In the potter's Hold , vhero county charges are placed. The arrest was effected by Night Captain Morgan and Sergeant Butln. It was one of ho neatest Jobs over done in Dos Moincs. I'ho quintet were the most fearfully sur- irlscd men Imaginable. They spent the rest f the nlnht In the city jail , a place where none of them had ever been before. The news of the arrest spread quickly ami > y 8 o'clock scores of men had gone to the norguo to see tlio corpse , which was recog- ed by Superintendent lioblnson of the emetery as the body of William Case , ntely dcreased In Kast Des Moincs. How Suspicion U'ns Arouspd. Early in the evening the suspicions of the police were aroused and Officers Morgan and Jutin walked up Twenty-eighth street and came upon a hack standing close to the cemetery fence. They soon had the hack- nan , Burris , under the cover of two re volvers. They ordered him to keep quiet nul if anyone approached not to make any noise and give them away. Presently n man came from the grounds , lie spoke to the driver and when ho came near enough the serge.int covered him with : iis revolver nnd compelled him to get Into the hack. Soon after another man came : ind he was treated likewise , nnd both kept : is still as the proverbial church mouse. A short time elapsed before the last two arrived. They came along dragging the body on the ground. At an auspicious moment Morgan sprang upon them with liis big gun and the command , -'throw up your hands,1' caused the two to drop the rope. One reached for his revolver , but tlio captain said , -'No you don't. " The man said. "I guess wo had better give it up , resistance Is useless , " and his com panion agreed with him. Morgan and Butin then ordered the men to put the body in the hack and climb in. The five men being inside , ono oBlcer led the horses and the other walked behind the hack with two revolvers ready to blaze away at the lirst head that showed. Lodged III Jnll. The distance from the cemetery to the headquarters is about ono nillo and a half , and the ride must have been anything , but pleasant. At the station the live men were placed In the large general room of the Jail. It was about 4 o'clock when the party ar rived. Marshal Johnson decided that the men had bettor stay in Jail until morning. Later they were visited by several doctors who are connected with the medical college , which Is a branch of Drake university medi cal department , and also by several students. When 0:1)0 : ) o'clock arrived the police court room was well tilled and information was Hied charging Overtoil , Sloan , Schaeffer , Martin and Burris with bodysnatching. The men were arraigned and through their attorney entered n plea ofnot guilty. " Dunshcc. the attorney , addressed the court , saying that the accused would waive ex amination and go bcforo the grand jury , and he asked for them such leniency in regard to lixing bond as the court could reasonably grant. Bonds were fixed nt $500 each , which all furnished. Regarding the charges pre ferred against-tho live men nn attorney said they would bo difficult to prove In so far as the specific act was concerned , no one hav ing seen the remains taken from the ground. The penalty for body snatching is not. more than $ :2,500 : ilno or two years In the peni tentiary , Win : AND CHILD MUHDKKKD. Indication * Tlmt nn Ottiumva Man Is ( iiillly of nn Awt'nl Crime. _ OTTUMWA , in. , Feb. 23. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] The coroner's Jury has un earthed startling developments In the ease of the fire which consumed .Adolph Nicso's domicile early yesterday morning. At ilrst It was supposed the fire was an accident , but ugly rumors began to bo circulated and the fact today was established that the confla gration was the result of a plot to get rid of his wife. It seems the officers supposed from the be ginning that there was something wrongand that Nleso was not as innocent asho pretended and the Inquest was held with closed doors. No ono but the witnesses were admitted. The work of the Jury may bring to Justice a man who is believed to have committed one of the most atrocious and cruel murders that ever stained tlio pages of this county's his tory. tory.There There Is a woman In the case. She is MissHattlo Volso , a sister of Mrs. Niese , who came to this country from Germany last August. It is alleged that Nleso and Miss Volso have been going together for some time. Miss Volso. who has been working in this city , suid she had been visiting nt Nlese's house every Sunday and that last Sunday her sister , Mrs. Niese , forbade net- coming there again. Miss Vclso has been arrested us an acces sory to tlio crime , and is.now in jail. Exam ination developed the fact that Airs. Nicse's skull had been crushed by n heavy blow , anil the theory was advanced by the officers that NIcsc first killed his wife and then throw her on the bed , after which ho set fire to the house. Damaging ICvldenee. Three children were rescued from the house , aged respectively 0 , 7 and 0 years. Harry , the oldest child , testified before the coroner's Jury that they ( the chil dren ) knew about the fire before their mamma was burned. They could see into her room where the fire was before llames reached her bed ; that mamma was lying on her face across the foot of the bed ; t hat the floor where the fire was burning was sprinkled with something that looked liku water , supposed to have been kerosene ; that their father covered their faces up. When Nicse took the three children out of ; ho house he took them tr > the home of Mrs. Pease near by. Tito oldest little girl told Mrs. Pease that her father told her that morning that if the house burned and her mamma was burned up they would 1mvo money to build a new house , nice clothes and a now mamma. The fact that Nleso had his wife's llfo In sured for T > ,000 may furnish another motive for the crime. Ono witness bald that when ho arrived at the lit-o Nleso was up and dressed n-id had on his overshoes , That a man would stop to put on his overshoes in stead of trying to rescue his wlfo from u horrible death was regarded as sOsplclous , Nleso was arrested on a charge of murder. It was feared that ho would be lynched If ho was kept hero uod Deputy Sheriff Jim Gay feigned to take him to Burlington for safe kcciilng. . < Tlio Jury Is still In session nnd the evidence grows more Incriminating. Hattlo Volso tonight endeavored to com mit nulcldo In jail , but the attempt was tin- successful. - _ NOT VIJUV l-'UMIItKAL. Serin of Arcltlcnt * ut the ( Hue- itilp.H | of un I own .Mini , AI.OONA , la. . Feb. AT [ Special Telegram to Tun Bun. ] At the funeral of G. 10. New- comb yesterday the henrsD team ran away , overturned the hearse and the coffin was thrown . out , bursting open and letting the the corpse roll out on the ground. At the grave the clergyman who witnessed the accident fainted , and when the time came to lower the body Into the grave It was found the grave was too nar row. Nowcomb was killed while ) coupling cars. Slom City I'nllnre. Sioux CITV , In , Feb. 2 ; ) . [ Special Tele gram to Tiir. Hen. ] Today the business of II. C. Moll , farm Implement dealer , was taken possession of by Anna M. Moll , his wife , on n chattel mortgage of $ iVS3 ! and 1011 Moll , his father , on n mortgage for $1,500 A. Courtwright & Co. of Kcokeik were in third with a claim of $2,2111 and declare that the chattel mortgages are fraudulent. They ask that a receiver bo appointed to protect them. Total liabilities are estimated at Slf.OOO. The assets are about the same if the mortgages are annulled. Iinva Diiiiingo Suits. CKIIAII RAPIDS , In. , Feb. 21 ( Special Tele gram to TUB BIE. : ] Caroline Fitzsimmons has brought suit against the city of Cedar Rapids for $2,000 damages for Injuries re ceived by falling on an Icy sidewalk. Charles Clark brought suit in the district court today against the Burlington , Cedar Rapida & Northern U ill- way company for * lii,000 da'mages. Clark , while employed as a switchman , lost a hand while making a coupling and alleges negli gence on the part of the engineer. General Ankem-y Drops letd. : Dr.s Motxns , la. , Feb. SI. [ Special Tele gram to TIID Bnn. ] While walking along the street about It ) o'clock this morning General William R. Ankenoy , ono of the most highly respected citizens of Dus Molncs , dropped dead from a stroke of apoplexy. Ho was about ( U ) years old and a member of the firm of Ankeny Bros. , proprietors of a lin seed oil mill doing a profitable business. He leaves a wife and four grown children. J.Klt 11Y WOMKX. UlotoitB Illinois Coal .Miners Asmuilt tlio , I'll HO.SKCK. Cns-TitAMA , 111. , Feb. 2.1. The coal mine troubles existing hero for the last two months culminated in a riot at the Big Four mine yester day. The rioters were led by about twenty women. The women wcro armed with clubs. The pit boss , against whom con siderable grudge existed , was severely beaten. Several miners were debarred from going down in the mine In the morning. The mine whistle was blown for help , but by the time the police reached tlio scene the riot had ended. No municipal arrests have as yet been made , the operators of the mlno preferring to prosecute under the statute for riot. Extra police have been sworn nnd were at the mine today to prevent further vie lence. The men are desperate , however , and there Is no telling what they will do. High OIMeliils Act nn Switchmen. CHICAGO , 111. , Feb. 23. Trains on the Chicago cage & Western Indiana were from ono tote three hours behind time , though , the were put through on time. The ofllcials of the road did the work of switch tenders and say they have no fear of any strike in other branches of 'the service. They expect to bo running as usual within a few days. The general mana gers' of the roads centering In Chicago mot today to discuss the possible situation. It was the sense of the meeting that any reasonable demands by the men would bo given careful attention , but no terms would bo made with men who presented demands and refused to allow time for their con sideration. Both the ofllcials and the switchmen on the Atcliison , Topeka it Santa Fo road eleclaro that there la no piobabllity of a strike on that system. _ Santa Fo .MunlilnlHtH Strike. RATON , N. M. , Feb. 23. The machinists employed by the Atchlson , Topeka & Santa Fc railroad at Raton and Las Vegas went out on a strike at 4 o'clock yesterday after noon. Their grievance so far as pay was concerned was amicably adjusted in Topeka several days ago by the general committee , but the local men demand the reinstatement of one of their men , who was discharged at Las Vegas fora slight offense a few days ago , nnd say they will gain their | mint. General Manager Robinson nnd Superin tendent of Machinery Player passed through hero yesterday enrouto for Las Vegas and have taken the matter under consideration. About seventy men are involved ut this point. Klectrlchum Tliroaton to Strike. CHICACIO , 111. , Feb'il. Electrical workers to the number of 400 at tlio World's fair threaten to go out on a strike for an advance of f > 0 cents a day. They are now getting $2.50 per elay. Director of Works Burnham lias re fused to grant their demands , and the men will hold a meeting to decide what to do , O.IM//.I j.i.v.utitr.sri'u. . C. I' . Coon Loelccd Up In Chicago on tlui Charge of Forgery , CHICAGO , 111. , Feb. 23. [ Special Telegram to Tnu HUB. ] C. F. Coon , formerly book keeper for 10 , M. Hulso & Co. , mattress manufacturers ut Omaha , was locked up at the central station last night on charges of forgery. A letter was received by the police hero some days ago from Omaha's chief of police In whicn it was stated that Coon had been Indicted for forgery but loft the city bcforo the papers could bo served on him. The officers found Coon at the rate track yesterday at Halstcad and Madison streets. It is alleged that ho forged checks , signing the firm's name , to the extent of * I,200 , and obtained the cash from the Omaha banks. He bought a draft of the Union National Bank of Omaha for $ .VM on the Homo Na tional bank of this city. Several checks and n stub check book wcro found In his posses sion. He will be taken to Oinaha today. ttcQiriTTXii ot' i.n ir IMItor Cnrroll of the Clicyriiiio Leader Wins u Ciikd In Court. CIIEVENNI ; , Wyo. , Feb. 'M. Editor Carroll of the Leader was acquitted today of the charge of libel , preferred by Clark 10. Dodge , whom tlio Leader stated was connected with the attempt to drug Senator Kline. The jndgo stated It was the duty of newspapers to euposo the tricks of fly-by-night states men like Dodge , who hung upon the out skirts of legislative bodies to do questionable acts. The evidence , ho said , was stronger that Dodge furnished the doctored cocktail to drug Klmo than that there was any mnlico In the publication of the fart. The testimony in the case exonerates Senator Knbis , who was charged by n legislative committee and reprimanded by the senate for complicity In the attempted drugging. to Lorutt ! In NehrnnUu. CLINTON , 111. , Feb. 23. [ Special Telegram to THE Hue. ] Thlrtv-two freight cars of lumber and hvo stock and three passenger coaches containing over 100 people loft Clin ton for Imperial , Nance county. Neb , Most of the heads of families have sold their farms , varying from eighty to 1GO ucrcs each and bringing from $70 to | IK ) per acre , and will , with thei proceeds. Invest In larger acreage in the western destination. TRIED TO KILL A WOMAN Mrs. Alva Kendall Shot While Playing with Her Baby. VHOLE AFFAIR SH30UDED IN MYSTERY Vebnukn City MerehanN Suffer Several TlioiMnnd DollurN l. < h.v I'lrc LUt of tlui DiiiiniKoil 1'ropcrty nnil liiKiiruiirr. HASTI.VOS , Neb. , Feb. ' . ' . ' ) . [ Special Telegram - gram to THE Hen. ) Mrs. Alva Kendall , llv- tig two miles northeast of Kosaland lit the vcstcrii part of tlio county , was notoriously Oiot nnil seriously Injured about 8 o'clock nst night. Airs. Kendall \vns alone In tlio house with icr baby , her husband be-ins at ICenesaw ibout twelve miles away and her son In the lelcl thrco-iiuurtcrs of a inllo distant , drlv- in ? homo seine cattle. She was sitting In ho kitchen In front of a window , playing vlth the baby , which was on a table In front of her. Seine one from the outside llred a revolver and a US-calibre bullet entered her icok on the left siilu and narrowly missed ho jugular vein. The boy In the Held heard the shot , but owing to intervening buildings did not sea ho Hash. Ifo hastened homo and found las noiher carrying the babv with a stream of blood Mowing down her neck. Mrs. Kendall told him to get the shot gun mil to arouse the neighbors , which wasdono. Her husband returned an hour later. This Homing tlio authorities In Hastings were no- Hied and Deputy Sin-riff lioyil and a physl- Ian loft for Host-kind. The considerably lattened bullet was ovtractcil. The woman Is pronounced to bo In a very ITIOIIS condition , al'hough she may recover , . 'ho cause of the crime cannot bo learned. Mrs. Kendall professes to know no reason why any one should seek her life , as she was i very quiet , woman and did not have much lealings with any one. The bullet must have > ccn llred from a gun a few rods away , as 'ho hole In thogl.iss was about the size of a > lapkin ring. NHIIKASKA CITV SCOKCIIICI ) . I.uinlietli'H store Deitnnod niul Stciro itiul Hut NI-WM Ollleu Damaged. nmiASKA CITV , Neb. , Fob. 23. [ Special I'olegramtoTnuBr.i : . ] The stockof William Lambeth & Uro. , the oldest dry goods llrm n the city , was entirely destroyed by flro this morning. The llro w.is discovered about I o'clock , and in an hour the stock and build ing were a total loss. A strong northwest ivlnd made It diftleutt to light the llames , but icroio work on the p irt of the firemen con- : incd tlio Ilamcs to the Lambeth building. I'ho llro originated from the furnace. The total loss is as follows : Lambeth Bros. , $33,000 , insurance .jL-J.olX ) ; F. W. I'etring , dry goods , 1,000 , fully insured ; Mrs. E. O. Adlo. $1.000 , insurance ? l,000j Misses Clark , dress makers , SiOO , no insur ance ; News , (00. ( fully insured. N What narrowly missed being a serious conflagration was avoided at tlio distillery this afternoon by the prompt use of hand jrcnades. Will Favor tlio Ai > i > raprl.itlun , Jxas , .Neb. , Feb. J.r-SpecIal [ Tolo- grnnVto TiicUcc.j S ate Senator James B. North of Columbus , ono of the senate com mittee appointed to look over the general management of the state Institutions , was hi the city today. The special object 'of his mission was to investigate the needs of the asylum for incur.iblo insane with reference * to the appropriations asked for in money iind additional land. Mr. North expressed himself as pleased with the management or the institution , and will undoubtedly recoin- uicnd lo Ills fellow conimittcomon that tha appropriation asked bo favorably reported. Adams dimity I..unN In Dcmiiud. Nob. , Feb. ! ) , [ Special Tele gram to Tim BKK. ] The dcn.aml for Adams county farm lands is almost unprecedented. Today M. 1C. Lewis sold n half section fop $15,000 and G. K. ICimball a quarter section for es.000. Kuril * Ilntoli , tlio'Oncn rninnua .Speculator , C'allud Other Death * . New YOIIK , Feb. 21. Uufus Hatch , the once famous Wall street magnate , died this afternoon at his residence in Spuyten Duyvll at a p. m. Mr. Hatch was B3 years old. Ho retired from "tho street" n few years ago. Tlio immediate cause of his death was a complication of kidney , heart and liver troubles , which Ir.ut conllrudhlin to his room for several weeks. Mr , Hat eh and all the members of the family , except Mrs. ICimball , a daughter , living In Cali fornia , were by the bedside. Uufus Hutch was liorn In Welles , Mo. Ha achieved u fortnno In Chicago hy bold oper ations In wheat , hut lost ll aKiiln'at the cinso of the Crimean war. Then ho cnmo to Now York and was prominent with the late Henry Keep , Governor Flower's brother- in-law , In the manipulation of Wilcnxo & Northwestern. Hut like many others of the durlng-men of the .street Uufus Hatch was "up today and do.wn tomorrow , " and ho got squeezed soiiu't lines himself. The last Mjuoqzo was In lHbi ; , when hecnt down In the Vlllard Northern I'aclllc disaster. Ho and James Keene were Interested together In the famous coin er of 1885 , hut Hatch never fully ru- covurey his old place at the forefront , and is hclluvcd to have died a comparatively poor inuii. MILWAUKEE , WIs. , Feb. 23. Itov. David Keene , for nearly half u century rector of St. John's Episcopal church , died this morn ing , aged 73. WASMINOTOX. D. C' . , Fob. 2. ' ) Edward S. Hoar , elder brother of Senator Hoar , is dead. .IIOUItK'H FITR. Sh .Undo n MI'taknVlnn Slio Tneldml a NchruKkii Mini. CniCAfio , 111. , Feb. 23. ' [ Special Telegram to Tun UEC.JFlossie Moore , the notorious colored woman who was arrested last week charged with robbing J. C. Johnson , the Ncligh , Neb. , man , was indicted yesterday by the grand Jury on three charges of rob bery. She Is considered by the police to bo one of the most daring and successful pick pockets and thieves In the United States. ' Flossie Moore has been arrested and balled oat as often as ton times in ono day , " saia ' Lieutenant Arch at the Armory yester day , -'ana she Is said to have stolen ? ; iO,000 in the last two years. She has paid lines amounting to $3,000 or $10,000 and has been held to the criminal court thirty-six times during the last year , but has in every case succeeded in settling with her victims buforo the trial. Mr. John son , however , refuses to settle and will push the prosecution. Ho in n plucky old fellow. " Detective Woolrldge of the Armory has arrested the woman 200 times in the last year. She ban engaged eminent counsel and will make n hard light , Creiiutled uu Old I.ndy. nuitu.NUTO.x , N. J. , Fob , 23. [ Special Tel egram to TUB Bun. ] Julia Van Wagoner , 80 years old , burned to death last night at her son's house , U is supposed that after light ing the lamp she accidentally pulled It from the-mantlopleco and the oil leaking from the lamp ignited her clothing. Mrs. Van Wag oner was the mother of Mrs , Dudley Buck , wife of the well known Ilrooklyn composer and musician , d ( urn Triple Murder. , Tex. , Feb. 23. Frank Holland was hanged hero this morning. Ho was the murderer of three travelers on the Ran nernard river for whom he wo * acting iu the capacity of guide.