Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWENTY-SK'ON ( D YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , APRIL 22 , 3893. NUMBER 207.
; iT ) INTO THE CO.LD RESERVE
3old Shipments Have Reduced it Until Now
it is but $97,000,000.
DISCUSSED BY THE CABINET YESTERDAY
III Ail Urr Con-
f rrenldciit Clrvi-lHiiil nnd *
ftlilrr thu rinniiclnl SltuatliPii-S.it-
lulled ivllh lhe < 'olir e l'iir > nril
l > y .Si-cri'tiiry Carlisle.
WASHINGTON. D. C. , Aiiril 21. At tin
/ablnet meeting this morning , at which al
the members of the caiiinet were present
with the exception of Secretary Herbert o
the Navy department , the financial situation
It Is understood , was almost the excluslvi
topic of discussion. The meeting lasted fo
two hours and a half , and was the louges
BCHsion of the cabinet since tlio now admin
istrallon came into power.
When Iho Treasury departmrnt closed It :
doors this afternoon the gold reserve o
tlOO.OOO.lXX ) had been invaded to th
extent of from $2,500W ( ) to . ; ! , IXOOC ) ( )
When the day opened there was it
tlio treasury $185,000 of free gohl
This amount was increased by goli
offers from tin- west aggregating aboil
f 1.250,000. The large withdrawals of golfer
for shipment from New York cut this dow
lo such tin extent ti.at when the cabinet me
Secrclarj Carlisle found that the orders fo
gold up to that time ( about 1 o'clock ) ha
wiped out the free gold and invaded th
gold reserve to the extenl of $2,500,01.0. A
far us it can lie officially ascertained this i
the amount taken out of Iho gold rcscrv
today for export tomorrow , although It I
unofficially staled Unit ? 7 < X,000 ) in gold , cj
cluslvo of that taken out at New York , ha
been withdrawn from the subtrcasury i1
Boston for export to Canada. If so tli
will make about W.MX.IHJO ( ) In gold taken 01
of Iho country for shipment tomorrow , an
leave tl'o gold reserve invaded to the oxter
of fil.OOO.OlX ) , or the total gold in the treasur
at i'.i7IM)0KX ) ( ) . U is believed that this ii
vision is but temporary and that within
few days the depleted reserve will bo n
stoied to its original figure , JIOO.000,000.
While nothing official can bo obtained hci
as to the decision of the Treasury dopar
ment In regard to tlio payment in gold c
treasury notes of 1MH ) , the fact that 111
notes are heinc paid In gold upon present ;
tlon , proves conclusively that they will , fc
Iho present ut least , bo redeemed as heroli
fore. Tlio construction placed upon Seer *
tary Carlisle's statement given to tnc lire ;
hist night was Unit when lie reached ll
limit of the gold reserve hu would exorcis
his dlsiretion , and pay this class of note
when presented for redemption , in silvc
To tills extent only arc the occurrences <
today a surprise.
It can be stated with positivcncss thi
there is no disagreement on the linancl
situation between tin : president and Seer
tary Carlisle or among tlio members of tl
cabinet.
.SITUATION IN Xi\V : I'OKIl.
lionIt UIIR Aliened tin- Markets Tall
with Prominent I'lnani lern.
NEW YOIIK , April 21. The upper crust i
the $100.000,000 gold reserve has been r
moved , the financial world has stood by ai
witnessed the doing of it and yet , tonight ,
this financial center , no qitaulngs of tl
earth are felt and folks who are most into
estcd are wondering why there has been i
crash of worlds nor wreck of sphere
Indeed , some financiers arc looking ca (
inlo Iho other's face and ejaculating as
whether they have been fanatic or uncannl
I
| supcrstilioiis. The cnlire situation hi
j seemed turning on the golden pivot , ai
I hero's the way the matter stood hero as tl
i sun went down behind tlio Jersey chliiiiio ,
! across the river :
inaK : ( iiieiits for Ktport
Tlio engagements of gold for export on 11
"steamer sailing tomorrow , Saturday , are i
' follows , Lazard Krercs , 1,000,000 ; Heidi
bach , Ickelhcimcr & Co. , $7K,000 ! ) ; Kuh
Loeb Si Co. . S750.000 : Ladenburg , Tin
man & Co. , f500,000 ; Canadian Bank
Commerce , $ r > oo,000 ; Bank of British Nor
America , ? 500,000 ; Husbier , Wood Si C <
$1)0,000 ) ; Ncsslago , Colgate , & Co. . $25,000 ;
petty lots , $20.000 ; total ? ll,175.000.
Then came Boston with word that Kiddi
Peabody & Co. had engaged there for dire
shipment to Baring BIDS. , in Ixmdon , $75
000 more of gold.
I'll ere is the physical situation. So mm
dumb , yet riclily clinky metal , about to
transferred in wooden buckets from hero
there , and yet tlio deductions from this fa
are ns many and as wise as tlio people wl
became excited over It today and who dl
cussed It moro calmly tonight.
There was much diversity of opinion in tl
financial community during the day ov
Secretary Carlisle's statement. In thu ma
the judgment was unfavorable , and this ,
no small extent , because of the statement
ambiguity On the stock market the :
cumulating "bull rumors" from \Vnshingt
diverted practically all attention from t
1 secretary's circular , but Iho sterling c
change market opened In utier confusion , i
i Heeling Unit very unusual occurrence ,
hcaro among the regular remitters again
foreign credits. The demand for stevli
bills , this tlmo proceeding from ban
doubtful about tl > gold payment for Ire ;
ury notes , and anxious to anticipate tin
payments , was so heavy as to force up sti
ling rates to the highest figure touched sin
the panic of lbS4. Over 1,000,000 in gc
was thus engaged for export by tomorrov
steamer , with the orders unusually wide
distributed.
Called In Their I.oain.
In the midst-of this turmoil foreign lei
crs of money callcu In numerous loans at
these notes liolng drawn with the g (
clause , payment In specie was in at least o
case demanded and obtained. Not minati
ally , the call money tightened under t
withdrawals , and , stock market opcrati
lending their usual assistance , money nil
were bid up on the exchange. So far
all this was a result of sdmplo fright , it h
its reassuring side. The treasury notes p
, Rented at the subtreasui'i were promptly
deemed In gold.
In the face of the unexceptional dcma
for bills , moro than one iimscrvatlvo fore !
bank drew exchange in large amounts , si
ing at the market , announcing their int <
tlon not to cover their bills by gold sh
ment. Tlio course ol the money marl
encouraged this policy , which anumnl
necessarily to a transfer lo this sldo off
clgu gold credits. There was. moreovct
clear statement In several quarters , of l
I vexed question of the gold clause ! u tl
notes. The older trust companies and m ; '
hanks , which are , to some extent , lenders
time , made | * osltivu statements today U
they nro malting no stipulation of gold p
incut The foreign bankers , with ono
two hanks and trust companies , nii > uteail
| insisting on the clause , and are resisted
borrowers , Borrowers on call loans w
uble to secuio accommodations earb In
day at r. to l ) percent , bul tlmso who
layed supplying their wants were forced
jmy 10 to 12 percent. The posted rates
FtiM'ling exchange were r.ilsed lo 1 Shi *
, ftWj , und there was little. lUsposltloi"
draw
The sltimtlon Improved lain in the d
U he sterling exchange market eased up
ta'scof the higher rates for money on
K.-unt of the Kales of the hills against the
wilding gold shipments , and also against.
jnuvhiiR of stocks for l-oiulou accoi
cslin atcd at fully 80.1W share * . Pos
rntrw were lowered lo fMO \ ( , Mo
was In better supplj near the close and 1
OB low asI percent
| Ai mi liullrittluii ul Sentiment.
Ai the day advanced the belief obtal
hat , inasmuch as the heavy withdrawals ot
old from the treasury would finally en-
roach upon the 1100 000,000 reserve , thcro
would bo lesi apprehension In regard to
uture movements of tlio yellow metal. The
enllmcnt Is best indicated by the sharp re-
every In values which followed advices
rom Washington , which , however , were
musequcntly ocnled. that Secretary Carlisle
lad Issued an ord'r to the New York office
o continue payment of the goli for treasury
notes Indefinitely.
No word was received at the subtrcr.surj
lere today from Secretary Carlisle relative
o the gold situation. Acting Subtreasurer
Muhlman notified the secretary of the irons-
iry of every appllcation for gold ns soon as
mule , but receiving no answer in tiny casi
10 proceeded to pay out the gold. About 2.
icr cent was paid out iixii treasury notes.
According to Mr. .Mulilnuuf s Kgures the
let loss of gold to the treasury today was
f-l.000,000 , of which all but * 20.ooo was foi
export.
Scerotarv Carlisle this morning rstimatei
that he had ifbsri.OOO free gold In the treas
iry. If ho has received none today fron
lourccs outside of New York Ihc treasury
free gold is all gone and the $100,000.000 re
serve reduced
A l.lttte History.
This Is the first time since the resumptloi
of specie pavments that S100.000.000 reserve
servo has been cut into , counting in the sub
sidlary coin as a part of the available fund :
of the treasury. Difference of opinion exist !
as to whether the subsidiary coin should hi
thus counted. If not. then the reserve ha :
been encroached upon seven times provlou ;
to now , as follows : Julv I , tsvj , reduced ti
fWJ7l,2'.M ; ; August 1. KS2 , reduced to fc'.tt ,
052,280 ; December 1 , l ii ! , to V.w.011,44
January 2 , IbS ) , to S.Vi,2i'i'.i > 05 : February 1
IhWI , to-.l.-,275.yi4 ; May 1 , Ibs.UoilM.ttH.MU
June I , ISSi , to $ ! > ' .i.7 ; < 0. .llii. The subsldiar ;
coin was not counted in the above' .
The stringency of gold bus made itscl
evident lately in the customs receipts.whicl
used ail to bo paid in gold. Of late sea reel ;
any gold has been received by thu treasnr ,
from tills sourco. Today's receipts of dutie :
at the custom house were made up'as ' follows
( iold coin. $15 : silver i-oin , * 124 : gold certll
catcs , none ; silver certificates , $1111,500
United Slates notes , $15ii. > 0 ; treasury note ;
? 182lf > 0.
Late in the day , Just before the sub
treasury closed , it was reported that ofllcial
the.ro had been notified of a demand whicl
will be made tomorrow for $ -1,000.000 gold fo
shipment on Tuesdav. and there was an ai
dlllonal report , not verified , that § 2,000.00
gohl would bo taken on Monday.
Naturally , as In tin.es of excitement , th
street was Hooded today with all manner t
stories. Ono was to Ihc pftYct that Preside ! :
Cleveland , dissatisfied with Kocretary Cm
lislo's conduct of the Treasury departmen
had demanded his resignation , anil anothe
that the president had Issued an oriler t
tlio various assistant treasurers to pay n
treasury notes in gold as fast as prescntei
Thcso reports are givop merely to indicat
the sort of information lhat is flooding 111
street at this lime.
One of" the l.ntrst ItiiinorH.
One of the latest rumors was that Conra
N. Jordan , the newly appointed asslstai
treasurer at Now York , was to hold n c.oi
fercni'owlth Iho Now York bankers tonigh
but without verification.
There is this much to be said ; Tlio $100
000,000 reserve had been broken into om
more. Of late It has been a favorite suppi
sition of the street that when the resen
dropped below the limits nmdo by Sccretat
Sherman it would be disastrous , not only I
values , but to thu mercantile commuuit ;
Tbo fact that the shock has been comran
lively slight has caused an easier feelin
about tbo future , although there doubtle :
will not be any surprise if the movements ]
stocks , as well as In the money and sterlin
exchange markets , are erratic for some tin
to come.
Manager Sherer of the clearing nous
said that there would he no meeting of tl
committee today , as far as lie knew , lo tal <
action with regard lo the gold situation. '
do not think any action is necessary , " 1
said , "as no artificial restriction that cou !
uo placed upon tlio export of gold won
mend mailers in the least or check the ou
How. Wo are simply coming to a silver has
in the natural course of events , and if ll
present mode of financiering continues , v
will soon have no gold in tlio country , bi
will have plenty of silver. "
President George S. Coe of the Amcrlcr
Exchange National bank said that i
thought lhat all this talk about gold in 11
west was rather absunl , and thought It. w ;
very objectionable to have any rivalry esta
lislied between different sections of tl
country by making an artificial money cent :
some place else than In Now York. Ho d
not sou where the sanctity of this f 100,001
000 gold reserve came in. For the count ]
to leave nil that available- money in tl
treasury and fall back on any artillcl
means , such as the Isstio of bonds in tl
present crisis , would bu llko a man golt
into bankruptcy with plenty of assets.
Two Opinions.
Most of the hankers seen expressed thei
solves as unable to comprehend the sect
tary's intention In reference lo trcasu :
notes. J. Edwaid Simmons , president of t !
Fourth National bank , said"Mr. . Carlls
lias announced no policy : his words me ;
nothing , so far as any solution of the que
lion is concerned. Some of tlio foreign o
change dealers are against allowing a pi
miuin of ono-eighlh of 1 per cent to the
paying for their remittances in gohl. "
Kusse.ll Sago said tills morning : "I I
liovo that if the peoplu do not lose the
heads wo shall weather tlio storm , and th
the currency question will eventually
arranged satisfactorily. It is a pity , no-
over , that Secretary Carlisle docs not take
bold stand upon the subject and give us i
Idea of what he Intends to do. "
OpInloiiH of Clilrugo I'limnclerx.
CHICAGO , 111. . April 21. "I think'Secrela
Carlisle made hs ! intentions quite clear
his statement , " said .1. B. I'organ , vice pn
ident of the First National bank , Ihis afli
noon. "Ho says that he has made urruni :
incuts for securing gold , but do
not stale what they are. In 1
jMjlicy , us outllne-d , gold will no long
bo paid on silver -certificates after t
$100,000,000 gold re-servo Is touched , hut w
then bi > paid only in greenbacks. Of cotui
it is only guess work whether or not hoe1
secure enough gold to prevent the lin
( JIOO.OOO.OOO ) being reached. If he docs m
then there will certainly he a premium
gold and conseiuently on greenbacks. If t
premium Is put ou 1 don't think it will
less than 10 per cent. vJold is nlrea
practically out of circulation , and there
now a foreign premium on It of about 01
half of 1 per cent.
"Mr. Carlisle Is a very experienced Una
dor and probably knows what ho is doinf
said Cashier L. A. Goddurd of the F {
Dearborn National bank. "If the gold in I
treasury gets down to $100,000.1X10 , so th
gold is paid out on silver certillcales , il w
put a premium on gold , but 1 think we ha
no cause for the least apprehension as ycl
What Minneapolis Hunkers Say.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. , April 21. J. F.
Foss , president of thu Nlcollet Natior
bank , said : ' 'It seems to me that Sccretti
Carlisle and the administration have form
latcd n financial policy satisfactory to the
selves and that they do not propose to la
into their confidence any of thu financ
circles of.tlio country. It is not uasy to t
how Carlisle's /order regarding the issuai
of gold certificates as agi : : tinst gold depos
will affect the situation. "
J. W. Uaymond. vlcn president of t
Northwestern National bank , says ho 1
confidence thai Carlisle and Cleveland :
in loue-h with the best elemcnl. lie tti
not bclievu they will let go. He did i
think Cat lisle had offered any pro ]
solution.
President Hairlsun of the Securily ha
says the stutuuieijt is ver.x vacuo and
certain and offers no solution of the probli
\Vlmt Kniuim t'llj llnnlxioii d Do
K\.N * S CITY , Mo. . April 21. Samuul
Jarvis. president of the , lar\ls-Conkl
Mortgage and Trust company , spcakin *
Secretary Carlisle's statement of jestcrd
mi iit : "in all probability ! the eaaie.st ;
most expeditious viy of relief is for an
mcdiato Issiio of bonds , nflcr which th
would be ample tlmo lo formulate theori
Tlio democratic p.irty as a whole nnd Pn
dent Cleveland und his cabinet
[ COMIMiilJ O.N TUJIll ) J'iQE.J
ANSWERS WERE DULY FILED
Impeached Officials Oomo Into Court with
Their Formal Eosponses.
CAREFULLY DiMY/N / DENIALS SUBMITTED
Ollld il Artlon * Di-friiilcd mid Multiplicity
oT Kittle * Set t p IIK llli I'.xcltHe lur
.sliortcomlnxn Cell Hciitie Afl'.urs
lloldly Stond Up I'or.
LINCOLN , Neb. , April 21. [ Special to Tut
Bni : . ] Today was the date set by the su
prcme court , sitting as a court of Impeach
meiit , for the three state officials , Secretary
of State Allen , Commissioner of Publii
Lands and Buildings Humphrey , and Attor
ney General Hustings , to file their forma
answers to the articles of impeachment pro
fcrrcd against them bj Iho joint convcntloi
of the two houses of the recent legislature
The answers of Attorney General Hastings
and Secretary of Stace Allen were filed this
forenoon. Both are lengthy documents , in
eluding nearly twenty pages of lypcwrittei
manuscript.
The answer was prepared after a consulta
tion of the attorneys tnteresled In the de
fense. Tlio work of preparing the answe :
was delegated to ex-Attorney General Join
H. Webster of this city , and his name ii
signed as attorney for the defendant will
Hon. John L. Webster of Omaha n" counsel
The answer is argumentative in ibaracter
and , like the answer lilcd by cx-Atlorne ;
General Lcese last Monday , volunteers dc
tailed explanations of many of the oillcia
acls of Iho accused. ICaeh and every chargi
contained in the articles of impeachment 1
specifically denied , and the jurisdiction o
the Joint convention which preferred th
charges attached upon the grounds that th
articles of impeachment were not presented
adopted or filed during the term of office ii
which the frauds complained of were allcgci
to have been committed. The court Is askei
to declare the articles of impeachment voii
for this reason. The answer gee on :
Ills ( ienenil Ic-nlil. :
Comes now thn said ( ivorgo II , Hastings , at
tornry general of the slate of Nebraska , In III
iwn proper person and by counsel , not walvln
ils pie u hcrulnafter set foi-lli that the join
onventlon bis : not uell adopted or prcscntc
my articles of Impeachment against him : an
iroti'stlns thnt no misdemeanor In otllcc , pat
Ictilarly or otherwise. Is alleged In Hie pupe
writings purporting to be and called art Ich' '
if Impeachment n.xhlblted against him whlc
ic Is or run : bu bound by law to answer unlc
ind now and at all times hereafter saving t
ilmself nil henelltof exception lo the instill !
ciuncy of said suoo-.ed | ) articles of Impeurli
iient. and lo the many Imperfections , tincei
alntli's and defects thuieln contained ; an
irotcst Ing that he ought not to he In jn ml in an
whatsoever in defect In form In till
ds answer ; denies each and every nlli :
untlon in the said supposed articles i
mpeachmcnt , and uvnus Hint all ho did <
ins done In respect to thu matters supposed t
H > charged against him was of a legislutlv
ind judicial character , done unonconsiiltatlo
iml dollhcratlon of bald board , and wus dou
n faithful discharge of such olllclul duty ; thu
10 lias not Intentionally omitted or If !
indone anything that was required of him I
the legal or proper purformanou of the diitlt
if his otlico as attorney general , or as a men
KT of the Hoard of I'ubllc Lands and Itulh
ings , or of any public trust rrpo-ed in tiln
ind , therefore , for answer to the said suppose
u tick's of Impeachment and to each specilic :
tlon scxoraliy says : Ho Is not guilty of any <
the matters In any of thu .spcclllciitlons unclt
said article charged against him.
Hint Many Unties 10 Perform.
In answer to article i of the impeachmer
: ho attorney general declares that durln
Lhe times when it was charged that ho wi
guilty of the alleged misdemeanors tli
lutles of bis office required him to pcrfon
I US actions , two being in the supreme com
of the United States , and Hill In the suprcm
court of Nebraska , all of which alone wet
sufficient to occupy his entire time. In add
tion to these legal duties ho was called upo
to write ninety-five printed pages of ofllcii
opinions and to attend , as n member , upo
the following state boards : Board of Publi
Lands and Buildings , Board of Education !
L.unds and Funds , Board of Transportatioi
Board ot Purchase and Supplies , Board <
Canvassers , Board of Pharmacy , Stal
Banking board , board to settle with di
llnqcnt county treasurers , State Board (
Health.
The attorney general then avers that U
important and varied duties growing out c
and pertaining to the State Board of Ban !
ing were alone sufficient to engross the tiir
of one person , so that it was neither prai
ticublo nor possible to give constant or clos
supervision in person to the detail an
ininutiu of the business of the Board of Pu !
lie Lands and Buildings , nor to do more thu
to exercise a general legislative and judicli
supervisory control over the various instil1
lions , to make a circuit of which would r
quire a journey of (107 ( miles and ten eonsec' '
live days.
Aliout the Cell House.
The answer of Ihc attorney general the
lakes up the discussion of the manner 1
which the now cell house at the slate pen
lentlary was erected. The fact is set v
that the S-10,000 appropriated for thi
purpose was never in the possession i
the attorney general , nor yet of tbo Board (
Public Lands and Buildings , bul lhat th
appropriation was made with no other dire
tlon than that contained in the words of tl
appropriation bill , to wit : "Building a no
cell house by day's work , $40,000. " The a ;
swer then recites that the attorney goner ,
and the Board of Public Lands and Hull
ings construed the words lo mean thai U
duty of constructing a cell house was eo
ferred upon the board without advertisii
for bids or lolling by contract , and that tl
board performed the duty faithfully , dll
gently and honestly , without negligence i
corrupt or unlawful act or intent , to the beef
of their ability. U is asserted that the woi
of construction so far ns done has been we
done and ut as little cost and expense i
could have been accomplished , in i
good and substantial a manner i
by contract upon competitive bids , ai
is worth fully all it has cost. Hcgarding tl
appointment of Dorgan as the supcrinten
ent of construction of the new cell hous
the attorney general answers that he w ;
prevented by sickness from attending tl
meetings of tbo Board of Public Lands ai
Buildings at which Dorgan was appolnti
as such superintendent i but that after le.-u
ing of his appointment ho know of no reasi
why ho should bo removed and therefore d
not agltale his removal. The employment
convict labor In the erection of the cell hou
nt $1 per day Is defended In the answer up
tlio grounds of public iwlicy.
Ilorciin Didn't Delriutd tlio State.
IJogarding the second specification
article I. , the attorney general answc
that it Is Iruo lhat the Board of Pub
Lands and Buildings did place In the ban
of. Superintendent Dorgan from time
lime sums of money to meet estlmal
for material , payment for outside labo
freights and other necessary expenses , b
at no tlmo more than 3,000 , which was i
quired by practical and uusolute necessity
carry on the work without delay or ve >
tious and expensive interruptions , as also
done In other slates and by the Unit
Stales In llko cases. II Is not true mat t
same was so done without adequate securl
lhat such funds would bu expended for t
benefit of the uiato or at Dorgan's plcasu
Tlio board before so doing required a
obtained from said Dorgan a bond in t
sum of $10.000 , conditioned for the faith
porfortnanro of his duties , with adeq u :
ami sufficient sureties , nnd defendant <
ntcs that by ouch noeess try adv.mee
money said Dorgan obtained power lo <
fraud the state , or y t that the slate v
as a result thereof defrauded of any a
whatever.
The answer further avers that neitl
tlio attorney general or the Board of Put
Lands and Buildings had any knowledge
information , from aught that appears on i
face of the vouchers , that Dorgan in rend
ing accounts to tlio board returned nify fu
or fraudulent voucher charging for mater ;
rates In excess of market ratesor for quan
tities In excess of those purchased , and
denies every allegation with reference
therclo. It Is denied that the , board negli
gently , willfully or corruptly accepted or
audited such accounts without attempting
to ve"lfy the correctness thereof , but when
the account of said Dorgan was filed and the
vouchers were not complete or satisfactory
mttlument was postponed , for Dorgan to
produce the vouchers ? and before such set
tlement was offccto-1 , the grand jury com
menced an examination of certain other
matters connected J with the action
of the board , and the legislature
also entered upon an Investigation ,
and therefore the board deemed it advls'iblo
to await the result of such Inquiries In order
that It might avail Itself of Information that
might bo brought out ; therefore the attor
ney general denies that such accounts have
ever yet been audited or-settled. and denies
that the state of Nebraska has been de
frauded.
KxplnlnliiK the Junket.
After denying the clmrircs that the Board
of Public Lands and Buildings allowed
claims for material never used and for laboi
never furnished the attorney general in Ills
answer next takes up tlio charge that ho
together with other members of tlio board
visited penitentiaries in other stales at tht
expense of Iho state. He says :
When defendant was Inducted Into oflico In
had never boon connected with or In chat'ci
of liny prl on , punilcntlary or reformatory
Institution , or with thu Construction of am
building de-ilgned or used for sue !
purpose. Complaints constantly cami
to the defendant from thosu tliun or former ! }
prisoners In thu penltuntlliiy and from person'
of high character moved by motivesof phll
iinthrophy : the building Wan In progress am
various questions came before said hoard re
latlng lo ventilation iiml'ianltatlonto ' culls fo :
restraint ot convicts , tin ) kind of cells to hi
adopted and constructed. The les-tcn of tin
penitentiary was under obligations to con
struct In Mich cell house dUhtv cells withon
expense to the slate , and notllled the luan
that ho was ready to construct nnd would con
struct cells Illio ihosiIn Iho old cell boiiso , o
of any other or botterchanicter thai the boiui
ml' lit approve.
The llourd of Public Iands and lluildlngi
desiring fully to dlsi-hargc their duties In re
sped thereto , determined to go and personal ! ;
examine sundry modern , recently constritctui
and well regulated Institutions Inother state-
line ! deemed it to thu public Interest that the ;
dn so that they mliiht Im butter qimllllei
to discharge the obligation * upon them. Ii
paying part of tlio e.spiMisu ot jtald jonrne ;
said sum of } GOO was uxpLMided , nnd In iiildf
tlon defendant expended considerable of hi
own money , nil of which was- done from con
vlctlon of duty , and fully and faithfully dls
clmrce the duties of | IH | olllci' , astho defend
ant then and still holluvos wisely , rightful ! *
and lawfully to obtain Information for guld
mice of thu hoard In iH-rfprmtincc of Its dut ;
which could not otherwlso ho acquired.
Illumes thu KuHrlitCMiiUiit *
Answering article 111 tile answer of the at
torney general repeats Its former asscrvu
tions that the Board of Public Lands am
Buildings can do no mora than exercise i
general supervisory con'rol of a leplslatlv
and judicial character over the several stat
institutions. Referring to the frauds com
mlttcd by tlio men who had contracts fo
furnishing supplies to the Insau
asylum at Lincoln , the answer aver
that institution is under resident manage
ment by a superintendent and a steard. . Th
superintendent was the chief exocutiv
officer and charged with the duty to see Ilia
Iho several officers of the institution faith
fully and diligently discharged their respect
ive duties. The steward , under direction o
the superintendent , is required to pun-has
supplies , keep accounts and perform sucl
other duties as may be assigned him. Boll
of said resident officers were appointed b ,
Iho governor and were not removable no
under control of the Board of Public Land
and Buildings , and to assure faithful ) iei
formancc of their duties'tlio stale require
of them an official bond' ' and- the sanction o
an official oath.
The attorney general further avers tha
all of the aOcounts mentioned in the so\
era ! specifications article ill. , who
examined and approved by Iho Boari
of Publii ; Lands and Buildings , hai
been passed upon , approved an
certified to be duo and unpaid by the supci
iutcmlcnt of the hospitals , and weroby th
attorney general oelioved to IMJ correct. H
was without notice or Information , by rumo
or otherwise , that any of the accounts wer
incorrect , and , as n member of said bean
acted in tbo utmost good faith without sui
'ploion that any fraud was attempted to b
perpetrated until after allowance and pa.i
ment thereof.
Summing tfp the Argument.
After answering in detail all the specifier
tious , tlio answer closes as follows :
To each and every of said articles of In
jiouchmunt , and to ouch and every of th
specifications thereto , defendant shows th
court that hn ought not to be require
to answer , because , ho says : The joint coi
volition of tlio senate and house of represent :
lives of thu stuto of Nohraska have nc
well adopted or presented hald alleged artl
cles of Impeachment ; for * alrt- articles of tin
peac.hmoTil. weru not based on any uvldQiiu
taken , read or heard before'said joint convcn
tlon , nor did the sunate , nor did the house c
inpreselilatlves separately havu before t
hear , read or consider any uviduncu of an
kind or character wlmtuvur ; hut assumci
and mutumled to tluU , adopt and present a
leueu articles of Impeachment , thereto move
only by passion and prejudice. , without , cm
slderatlon of any fuct.s orl'vldencu whatuvi
as basis thereof , and that 'nald articles of in
puaclimunt weie not presented or adopted <
tiled during tint term of olllcit of this respom
ent whureln It Is charged .thu ntreiLsu occnrriM
Wheiofore. as advised by counsel , dufimdai
avers that said joint convention was withoi
jurisdiction , right or power to prefer Mich a
leged articles of liniieacdimunt. even thou
such alleged misdemeanors- olllcu were eon
milled , which , however , he utterly denies an
tlio hiimii aru and ought to bu by this court : u
Judged void ,
M'crvtury Allrii'a Answer.
The answer of Secretary of State Allen I
tbo articles of Impeachment was also Ilk
this morning. It is Identical with tl
answer of the attorney general , with a fc
exceptions. In reviewing the work of hewn
own oflico during the term In which ll
misdemeanors charged against him wei
alleged to have been committed , ho stall
that ho issued and kept a record of ( S,0 (
notarial and other commissions ; records i
754 articles of incorporation , making ovi
1,000 pages ; records of 200 official bond
making ! HM pages ; compiled and publlshc
Iho rosier of resident soldiers and sailor
comprising over IS.OOO irimcs ; publication i
the laws and legislative document !
examination nnd record of 522 s
rics of municipal bonds , all of whk
except the duties of a purely clerical cha
acicr he discharged personally. In additk
ho attended as a mcmb rithe following stai
boards : Boanl of IZducatlonal 1-am
and Funds , Board > of Purchai
and Supplies , Boilrd of Transport
tion- Board of Pharmacy , Boai
of Public Lands and Buildings , Board i
Canvassers of IClecllon Uoturns , Board
Stale Printing. Board of Mlseelltineo
Stale Library. i
The remainder of the answer is identic
with that of Iho attorney general.
The answer of Commissioner of Publ
Lands and Buildings ( luniphrey was fill
later in Iho aflcruoon , Alter Iho introdi :
lory general denial the ynayrer is a verbal !
copy of tbo others.
p
UR.ITII JtUU. .
Karl of Derby , iiNotfdjl'olltlclaii of form
inilt ; h Itl'lillllrij. I't eng .Avruy.
LONDON , April 21. The carl of Derby dl
this evening.
Illpht lion. I'd ward Henry Stanley , cldi
son of thu fourteenth earl < < f Derby , was bo
July 21. 1H20. lie. was llrst uleclud to 1'arll
ment in 1H4H , while hu was on a visit
America. In IHfi-J ho wn made undcrseei
tnry of state for foreign utralr.sln I/ord Derbj
llrst administration , ( n 1HOM ho became. M
, rvtaty of ktntu for India under I < ord Herb ;
second administration , and was appoint
secretary of stale for forolau allulrs In 161
In IVbruury , Ib7-l , when Disraeli formed I
cabinet , Lord Derby was again r
trusted with Iho seals ot thu fondt-'it olll
but later he tendered his resluimtlon owing
a disagreement with hisec > lleaui ! > . . | (1pi
lH70t Lord Derby withdrew from 1h l-aiu
shlro I'lilon of Conservative in-'oelallom.
ronsi'iiunnrt' of hlslllsapproval of the forcl
policy of rtio govi-fnmunt and his dcslro to i
main aliHilfiir a ttniK fiom all party nhll ;
lluiis ; and In October , 1870 , It became ! < no
that ho had detached himself iletlnltely fn
IhccoiiM-rvatlvu arttunliatUm. llowushwi
In as secretary of ntato for the-colonies In !
( ludstonu's administration December
IHH'J , and held thatoflleo until July , 1HHD.
1H6.G , however , Ixrnl Derby took thu union
fcldu on thu IrUh question and continue' '
luciubur of that party until hU dvutb
IRONWORKERS STILL OUI
Yesterday's ' Uonforcnco Fails to Result in c
Oompromiso.
THEY HOPE TO COME TOGETHER TODAV
Hoth OfllrlaU nnd Mm Srrm Anxious t
lleach n Settlement of Their DliTer-
vnccs ll > * t of rcL'ilnx
rremll .
The Union Pacific strike Is still on , am
the promised setlloment has not material
ized. Tlio conference yesterday nfturnooi
was productive of no general results , but tin
best of feeling prevailed , nnd it Is expcctei
that an agreement will bo reached today.
At 2 ; o o'clock yesterday afternoon Davh
Hopkins and Charles E. Grossarth , member :
of the executive board , were admitted ti
General Manager Dickinson's office , when
they remained In consultation for ten mill
utes. Proceeding then to tlio Arcade hotel
and Htmitiiontng the remaining mem
hers of the strike committee am
two others , they returned to Genera
Manager Dickinson's office , and at 3 o'clocl
went Into confetenco witli Mr. Dickinson
Superintendent J. H. McConnell and Assist
ant General Atlorncy W. It. Ivelley. Th
conference was strictly private , uono beini
admitted save the nine representatives o
the mechanics and the three officials. Tli
discussions were earnest , yet conducted In i
quiet , conservative manner , and with cvl
dent good feeling on both sides , an occasion : )
joke enlivening the proreedings.
During the pi-ogress of the conference Gat
City hall was the rendezvous o' the me
chunics. They kept coming and going , am
showed much concern in the Impending n :
suit. During thu entire proceedings no till
ings were received from tlio conference , am
as 5 o'clock came on a look of disappointmcn
and doubt was visible upon the' countenance
of some. Still they did not despaii , for th
questions were questions of some magnltud
and iliniculty , and could not DC quickly dl ?
posed of. So they patiently waited on , will
the hope that their fondest wishes might b
reali/ed.
No Conclusion Itenrlird.
At. 5:45 : the conference ended and th
delegates left the headquarters building
As they filed down the stairs David Hop
kins said to a reporter : "As matters no\
look wo can probably tell you nothing untl
Sunday morning. " None of Iho others wotil
say anything upon the subject , but it wa
evident from their bearing that a settlemen
had not been effected. They then proccedci
to the halt , where they reported to th
meeting what had been douo and , tc
minutes later , adjourned. The men wh
had been in waiting then came down upo
the street and dispersed to meet again i
the morning.
In speaking of the meeting , T M. On
assistant to the general manager , said
"Tho conference has not finished its labor
and will meet again tomorrow to contltiti
the work. " Another who is prominent i
labor circles said the same , and also statci
that everything was moving along nicolj
with the best of prospects for a setllcmcn
loday.
Knrlv In the Day.
In the morning the executive committee c
the Federated Machinery Constructors c
the Union Pacific held two important nice
ings , ono at the Hotel Itichullcu , Ihoother a
' '
the Arcade , where the questions' relatlii'g't
thoscttlcment of the strike were dlscussei
At the same tlmo a meeting of th
strikers was held at the headquarters , Gat
City ball.
In the executive committee mcetin
the members of that body wet
engaged in discussing just wh ;
concessions could bu consistently mad
in their demands upon thu officials c
the company and how far they would go i
standing out for oilier considerations nc
in the agreement of September 5 , 189 :
There wore differences of opinion amen
the members of the committee as to jus
how fur they should go In their conferenc
with General Manager Dickinson , ' bul tli
conservative members of the organlzatln
finally agreed upon a basis of agreemer
which was submitted to Mr. Dickinson at tli
conference.
ISroilerlck U Ilnsy.
Chairman Brodorick was a busy man an
hustled about among tlio strikers , holdin
conferences with the mon and nseertaltin
what their feelings were so far as the sltui
lion was concerned. .
Brodcrick Impresses ono most favorabl
and seems n born leader of men. Ho it wr
who terminated the Muxlcan Central slrin
so favorably to the men , and believes 1
will be largely instrumental in ending tl :
present diflleulties on the Union Pacific. '
am not an agitator In tlio sense th
papers use the word , " said Mr. Brodcric
"but somebow I have been mixed up 1
a number of these affairs and 1 believe ha\
done some good for my fellow workmen.
"A man in my position needs a very cal ;
and conservative head on his shoulders. II
meets so many hotheads and has to stand n
thu hard names imaginable. Ho is calk
unholy terms and Is generally a bad ma
until Iho strike Is over and the men get 1
the main what they went after then ho
a Moses and a man of pronounced audit ;
This , however , Is true generally of mankini
While I cannot say anything at present r
ganMng this strike I think the. men wl
reach a settlement ; at least , I hope so. "
\VIM. AITUAI. TO CONGItnSS.
Caime of Labor Organlitlom to Itu Tukr
to tlio MljjIii'Ht Court.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 21. [ Sped ;
Telegram to Till : BCE. ] Tlio exciting leg
e-ontest over the rights and responsibililh
of labor which culminated in Judge Kick
recent decision at Toledo is about to 1
removed to the United Stales supreme cour
The attorneys who will represent the labi
organizations are already hero. They ii
elude E. W. Harper of Terra Haute , Int
who lias been general counsel of thu brothu
hood of engineers for many years and c
Congressman Frank Hurd of Toledo wl
arrived tills afternoon.
Tlio proceedings will Do by habeas corp
to secure the release of Engineer Lcnno
who is the man convlnled under Jud
Hicks' ruling and sentenced to prison. Tl
Lcniion case will bo made a tcsl before I
supreme court and If Messrs. Harper a
Hurd tire not able to shako the decision
the lowec court they will then appeal
congress on Its reassembling for such
revision of tlio law as to overcome the d
astrous effects of the ruling upon all lal
organizations.
Mr. Harper says that writs which concc
thu restraint of personal liberty are giv
immediate hearing before the supreme cou
so thai ho expects not only a hearing nc
Monday but a decision of the Importn
points involved before Iho end of next we <
In Accord with tlio Law.
Such a decision will bo of far-reachl
consequence us it will glvo a national aspt
to the radical rulings of Judgu Kiel
Messrs. Harper und Hurd , while hopeful
securing a reversal of the action of the low
court , are not unprepared to see it ci
firmed and in that event they will
oneo begin preparing to present the s1.
Ject to couvrcss next fall. U was t
general opinion of the best legal authc
ties of the senate before the late adjou
ment that. Judge Hicks' decision was strlc
In the letter of the law ns he found it a
that no other Inlcrprctutlon was possil
Senator Cullom said on the floor of the s
ate thai It was thu law and not thu decls
that was at fault , and that if lalior desii
relief It would have to appeal to can ft
und have the law changed rather tl
appeal to the courts , The legal reprcsen
lives of the labor Interests are Inclined
share this view , but they will make this I
appeal to the highest court in the land
order that the decision may be given a na
tional character and thus appeal more
strongly to the next congress.
llcvi'lopmcnM nt Arurntlnr.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , April 21. The only de
velopment of any liniiortaneo In the Santa
Fo strike situation at Argentine was the
issuance this morning of a restraining order
to prevent the strikers from working any
damage to the property of the company , in
terfering with the service of the road. In
timidating , delaying or stopping the work
of the men In the employ of the company.
This Is a modification of the order as at first
applied for.
One Strike Srtllril.
Nr.\v York , April 2l.--Tho long-fought
lockout which the clothing manufacturers' '
began against their cutters has been settled
and work will bo resumed at once.
tioni.it1 ! > /"IIK it.tris.
Wt tti < rn I'lMsi'iitirr AoKiicl'.itliin lloadt
Not Disturbed by ( lie Alclil oii' Artloii ,
CHICAGO. III. , April 21. Members of the
Western Passenger association are not , as a
ule , disposed to feel badly over thu with
Irawnl of the Atchlson from the association ,
They say that It by no means indltuUs thai
there will bo a wholesale reduction of rules
and it is certain that the roads are now en
le\vorlng : to accomplish as individuals whal
they failed to bring about In the association
nectings. One thing which Is causing
lecided uneasiness is that the rates
of 80 per cent which were slateii
is tlio rates to bo adopted , have not yol
been given the official sanction of the chair
nan of the association. Chairman CaUhvcl
lias not promulgated the rates , for the rcasoi
.luit a committee was uppninUil to nrrangi
ilie condition under which the tickets wen
.o be put on sale , and that committee ha :
not made a report , Chairman Caldwell has
no power to official ! ) announce the rales
iml until ho is in a position to do so then
ire and will be no recogni/.cd r.ites to tin
World's fair in tlio territory of tbo Wcsteri
Passenger association. Ail roads are wait
ng , however , for him to get matters lull
shape and theie will be no cutting of rates
for some tlmo at least.
The Atchlson road is generally eommcmlci
liy the other association lilies for the cntln
ibseneo of fireworks which charactered
its exit from the association.
The meeting of tbo Iransmissouri llnei
which are endeavoring to arrange World' ;
fair rates in that territory has not ye
reached an agreement , and probably will no
for soveraLdays , It Is possible that a meet
ing of presidents will be called in a fev
lays to consider the question of World' :
fair rates and endeavor to find u pall
through the gloom.
IliilFH l > > thn Siiiitu IV.
SAN FHANCISCO , Cal. , April 21. The Santi
Fe today announced a round trip to Chieagi
of 8100 good for nine months. The faro om
way , limited to a continuous trip , will bo JWI
[ { clurii tickets will bo the same price. Thcsi
rates go into ufl'uct May 1.
SUXIt.ll" O/M..M.\ .
Niitlmmt CommlsHUiMnrx of tlm U'or'il'x I'nI
Will Doclclo till ) yiH'stiiin on Tm-sdiiy ,
CHICAGO , 111. , April 'Jl. Gossip was bus ;
today about the coming meoUng of tin
World's fair national coninil.ssioueis , begin
ning next Tuesday , it is its final meotiti )
and probably th < j one of greatest importance
The most momentous question the fui
authorities have had to wrestle with mus
be decided once for all. That is the questloi
of Sunday openlnz. It is now for the na
ttonai commission to siy : whether or not ; t ;
attempt shall be made to keep an open Sun
day fair. That body has the filial approva
of all r.nlns ri'Vuing to the eximsitloi
management. The Sunday openers wil
present the congressional breach o
contract in detail and will force , If possible
on the minds of the commissioners that thor
is now no leg.il or moral reason for keep'ni
the gales closed. Congress appropriated , i
is contended , ? 2f > 00,000 in souvenir coins t' '
the local directory on condition that th
crates be closed , and then withheld part o
the money. Commissioner St. Ulair , perhap
the most vigorous worker on the imtionn
commission and ils leading advocate of Sun
day opening , thinks ho can convince the inn
jority of his colleagues that the withdrawn
of part of the souvenir coin tippropriatio
removed all obligation to keep the gate
closed. Individually a majority of the coir
mlssioners are said to be in tavor of nn ope
Sunday. Whether or not they will dare t
declare Ihomsclves In the faun of the injum
lion of congress and the attorney general'
opinion , is something that can be decide
probably only by formal ballot.
JiVTTK MIXIlltS
Nine .Men I.oso Their l.lvpn III tliu liutteilii
lioUon Coiiipitny'H .Mini * .
BUTTK , Mont. , April 21 By lire fn on
of the shafts of tlio Butte nnd Boston con
pany this morning nine miners were cut o
from escape and either burned or suffocate !
All liopo of rescue has been abandoned. Th
names of those cut off are : '
KinvAun 1'ASco.
mCHAUD AMWKWti.
SAM KOVKT1.0.
I'KANK OlUAltO.
K1U1IAKO TltKMHATII.
THOMAS OKAY.
JAMKS NKTl'O.
ANTONIO IIAltllK.
ANTONIO I'UMH.
The origin of tiio lire is not known.
Killed In H 1'owilpr lloiife.
WH.UAMSPOIIT , Pa. , April 31. A spcci ;
from Emporium , Cameron county , giv <
meager details of a horrible accident th :
occurred at that place this morning. Tl
glycerine house of the Climax Powder coi
pany blew up , killing :
1'UED It WJKIt ,
( iKOIUiK UVoNrf ,
WILLIAM ICJNU. the latter being blown
atoms.
The force of the explosion severed 11
heads from the bodies of Badger and Lyoi
and the trunks were horilbly mutilated.
o
F1HK JilVL > ltl > .
Two I'eople llurnoil to Df.llll lit Iti'iiv
l-'iilU ! > . Other Hill/I- ' . '
BBAVEH FALLS , Pa. , April 21. Two dwr
ings were destroyed and two per.sons burm
to death In a tire at 2 o'clock this mornin
A terrific explosion , which occurred in tl
building occupied by Julius Manllncu. as
tin shop , shattered the walls and the hull
Ing collapsed. A moment later there w
another explosion in the adjoining house
Phillip L'orbett. Almost instantly tl
ll.imes enveloped both houses , and bufo
assistance arrived , they , as well as tethers \
others adjoining , were In ruins.
Alter the iiro Mtuithlou and his wlfo we
missed , and U | > on searcnmg Iho ruins tin
remains were found in the cellar charr
beyond recognition. It is believed th
natural gas caused thy explosions. T
property loss was small.
AIICHDUBN , S. D. , April 21. W. N. Allot
now elevator , containing 20XK ( ) bushels
wheat , burned at Westport lust night. IA
heavy.
All ouli't ut Triiry rit.v.
NASIIMLLE , Tenii. , April 21.-I/ate a
patches state that all is qulot at Tracy Cit
but few free miners were at work todt
though most of the convicts were put
work again. The leading omYcrs of t
Tcnncbseo Coal , Iron and Kailroad compai
at a meolinu' in this city today , decided tl
thosu mini'rti who look part in the attack
the stockade Wednesday night would bo d
charged. The troops will .d'obably bo wl
drawn Monday night.
MoMMiu-iiU of Ocran .S tea in ITU April ' : ,
At Now York Arrived Travc , fr
Bremen ; Galila , from Liverpool ; Micblg ;
from I r.ion.
I At H'linburg- riven Hholia , from N
1 York.
At Hotterdain Arrived -Chicago , fr
Baltimore.
SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST
Minnesota anil the Dakotns Have a Tast6 of
Winter.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC INTERFERED WITH
Tliii * > Stiito.i Covered Under 11 Mantle of the
I'U'iryVlilt eneni IU KflTert Upon
thu C'ropi ItlviTs Out of
Their Hank * .
Sr. PAVI. , Minn. , April 21. Thoolilc.it citi
zen lias been compelled lo hide his head this
week , for ho had no ancient storm history
with which to offset the hlgslormof the puat
twoorthroo days. True , there had been
heavy snows in April , but a fall of from
twelve to thirty-six inches on the 20th of
April was unprecedented.
The storm center has now passed off across
the lakes and the northwest breathes easier.
The storm began Tuesday and continued
with only slight interruptions until tonight.
It has extended from the center of North
Dakota east across the gre.it lakes , took in n
strip along the eastern bonier of South
Dakota and covered Minnesota , Iowa nud
Wisconsin. Everywhere it was the same ,
rain , hard and steady , followed generally by
a heavy fall of wet snow which drifted only
slightly , its heaviness usually keeping It
where it fell. Tlio average depth In the
territory mentioned was about fifteen Inches
and reports of delayed business and threat
ened danger lo cnips have been general.
In Smith D.Uuita.
Ill South Dakota the storm had little ef
fect on crops ai.d seedingent ; on uninter
rupted nearly all over that' state , although
South Dakota railroads were suffering from
the effects of tlio sturm and a slight cola
wave troubled stockmen.
Snow at Ballaton , Minn. , has sorlouslv In
terrupted railroading , and trains duo thcro
from the cast at ( o'clock this morning will
not arrive before tomorrow.
At Huron the weather Is pleasant nnd
farmers are busy putting in crops. Other
South Dakota cities make similar reports.
North Dakota suffered from the storm nil
through tlio Hod river valley and us far west
as Jamestown , midway between the Hed and
Missouri rivers. Trains from the east were
late at Fargo and Grand Forks , and both
these cities , which have been anxiously
watching the rising of Iho Hod river for th'o
past week or more , are now moro than ever
fearful ot the results of Iho Hood. Both
cities have stilTercd already and the added
moisture makes the situation much \vorso
for them. The storm was especially sovcro
in western and northwestern Minnesota and
the tributaries of the Hed river , already at
Hood height , will putir a mass of water into
that stream and also overwhelm great tracts
of the surrounding Ie\cl farming lands.
All over Minnesota tlio heavy white mnntla
of ' 'beautiful snow" was spread and the
buried cities and villages are trying to dig
their way out , while thu country district *
are impatiently awaiting the help of thu sun
in driving away their somewhat unwelcome
visitor.
Us Kllcet on the Uiillrit.idt ,
In the matter of Immediate ciTeuts , the
railroads are. of course , the principal suf
ferers , and they have been delayed in the
train service on almost all of the lines
running out of this city. North of hero the
greatest fall of snow was in the neighbor
hood of Auoka , Morris , Staple and Duluth.
A few miles west of Anoku the snow had
piled in on the tracks to a depth of several
feot. ' and traffic lust hlglit was entirely
blocked. A number of gentlemen who bad
started from St. Paul ut 8 p. m. for James
town , finding it Impossible to get through ,
toolc a down-town train and returned to this
city this morning.
According to the Northern Pacific weather
reports this morning t iere had been a fall of
twelve Inches ut Ashland : nine at Duluth ;
eight at Detroit ; four at Fergus Falls ; ouo
at r.raml Forks aim a light fall at Winnipeg.
The Chicago roads reported thi-lr lines
lear today and trains now running regu
larly. Thcro were a few behind time this
morning , although a few wore not over an
liour late yesterday evening. In the cities
ill transportation was blocked and crippled
.intil late today , but lias about resumed its
lormal condition.
Where wheat has already been sown , it Is
: ioped that no ill effects of the snow will bo
felt , but in other sections , seeding will bo
delayed for two weeks or more. Just how
serious the result may hu is problematical ,
and depends largely on the rest of the sea
son , whether it bu long and hot enough to
ripen the grain thoroughly , eten though late
; own. Altogether the northwest has had an
mprccedcntodly heavy and most unseasona
ble snow storm and Is unable yol to estimate
correctly Ihc damage resulting.
DAMAUIM ) IIV TillSTOIt.M. .
lowii'8 World' * I-'alr Ilillldlnc Not III the
lieKt Condition.
CHICAOO , 111. , April 21. ( Special Telegram
to THE BUB. ] Iowa's Columbian commission
has been in session the past two days , but
little business was transacted. This after
noon the commissioners visited the grounds
to inspect the work. They expressed them
selves as somewhat dissatisfied with the
progress of the state building , although they
think thcro will bo no difficulty in completing - " "
ting tlio work by May 1.
The heavy storm of last night found its
way into thu building and discolored the
walls of the hallway. No damage was denote
to tlio beautiful decorations of the other
rooms. After a thorough examination of the
building the commissioners returned to tlio
city and concluded the business for which
they were called together. They adlourncd
tonight lo meet again May 1.
Ili-av.v ItsiliiH In I'cuniiylvniilii.
PiTTtnifiio. Pa . April 21. The storm last-
night which swept over Ihis section deluged
wrslern Pennsylvania ami c.msed-lho rivers
to boom with surprising suddenness , i ho
weather bureau predicts eighteen feet of
water at Pitlsbnrg by tomorrow. The rum
fell In a most unusual volume for this part
of the country. Hcports from up-river points
along tlio Mononiraliela and Allegheny rivers
show a quantity which was surprising , and
in some sections , aided by tlio high wind ,
tlio storm swept the buds off fruit trees ,
causing alarm for the crops. Country roads
are impassable in many districts and creeks
swollen out of their beds , In some cases eat
ing away the roads'
lniiiii | ; "t I'uorln.
PIOHIA : , 111. . April 21.Tho viaduct be
tween this city and ICast Pcorla has been
washed away. Travel between the two
places has been suspended. The steamers
City of Pjioria and Borcalls have been driven
Into the swamps by the storm. A portion of
the I.-iko Knu & Western's trucks wai
washed away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
UAI'TUItlill .t t'llllillUU ,
.MlhimiUtio'n Myntvrloiu Incmidlrxrj nt I.out
llrhlnd the Hum.
MII.WAUKKE , Wls. , April 21. After thou
sands of dollars worth of property has been
consumed during a period of seven mouths ,
under circumstances that pointed to incen
diarism in many instances , the police liuve
at last landed behind thu bars a man who
has confessed to having applied the match
In six buildings. Ho Is MaUhow Thomct.an
employ eon thu stage of the Stadt theater.
Tin in t was captured tonight at one of the
west hide engine houses , where ho had gene
to glvo an alarm , af ler U-lllng an officer thnt
thcro was a tire In the neighborhood , which ,
it afterwards transpired , ho had set. Thomot
docs not admit setting any of the big fires ,
although ho admits having sot ono of the
numerous blazes In thu theater where ha
was employed , previous to the one thul
i nearly consumed the building.