THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWKN't'Y-SECONI ) YEAH. OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING , MAY 3 , 1893. - NUMBER 218.
T
[ dual Trial of tlio Impeached State Officers
Gets a Good Start.
[ ECORDS OF THE BOARD PUTIN EVIDENCE
j'roceedings of the Body in Consideration of
the Cell House Offered.
liILL DORGAN S WONDERFUL BAD MEMORY
lo Can Scarcely Recall the Fact that lie
Was Concerned in the Job.
RECOLLECTS MAKING A STONE CONTRACT
Climc'd 11 Ii ill trltli At\ronil fur Ccilitr
CrtcU Stiiiio-Soniit 1'ciliiti Hronght
Out During Iliu luy'a 1'ro-
LINCOLN , Nub. , May 2. [ Special to TUB
Minn ] Deep interest Is taken In the im
peachment proceedings , \vliich uro now wull
under way. and the outcome is rapidly be
coming tin' talk of tlio town. Dally unit
nightly crouds of men discuss the
| initiation In all of its various
| phases. It has been asserted by friends
of the ofnvinls that the managers
of tlio iinpenc linient are bci'oinltiiT diseour-
nged and that they are seriously considering
) tlio advlfcabillU of abandoning the trial.
This storj. no matter for what purpose It
was circulated , is manufactured out of
whole Uoth Today the managers held a
meeting , atliuh it was said that they dis
covered several important bits of evidence
which were unknown to the members of the
legislative committee.
While it Is true that the respondents have
not ( { OHO out upon the street corners to out
line their defense , it Is now pretty thor
oughly known what they will attempt to
prove when thej got their innings. In the
Jlrst place there will be a general denial
of all of the charges of misconduct and care
lessness. After that they will attempt to
show that tliev were short-handed and could
tin no hotter. They will claim that the
state did not provide them with the neces
sary number of clerks ; that if there were
nny illegal acts committed , the causa re
sulted from not being able to lool : after their
uusiness
I'ri'illciunrnl-tif Atlilltnr .Mnorr.
It is toila.v stated \\lth authority that the
moral atmosphere is extremely bad in the
vicinity of the surroundings of Auditor
Moore He Is constantly thrown in contact
with the men now on trial , and it ia goner-
ull.v understood that a strong pressure will
bo brought to bear to Induce him to refuse
to draw warrants against tlio appropriation
Inado by the legislature to pay the expenses
nC'tho impeachment proceedings. Regarding
this matter , it is well known that the
attorneys for the respondents have raised
the question of illegality. They claim
that the Appropriation sheet was not properly
tiasscrt.J The disposition of the question la
MOW In the hands of the members of the
bench , with a possibility that the work of
deciding the question will bo handed over to
| the supreme court commission.
The witnesses for the state , some thirty-
\ five in number , are now arriving in tlio city
| mid the enllre contingent will be hero by
I tomorrow night. While the attorneys for
[ the accused state olllclals refuse to state
| how many witnesses they will have , it is
I known that they havosub'pamed twenty , and
I probably will have double that number.
[ Early this morning the managers com-
J incnced an Investigation of the matter of the
I appropriation of $15,000 by the legislature to
i defray the expenses of the trial. They now
state that they are confident that the bill
was passed In a legal manner , and that
Auditor Moore has full authority to draw
warrants against the fund. They urge that
If the passage of the.bill was illegal that not
one of the appropriation bills passed during
the past twenty years is or has been valid.
W. L. Greene of Kearney , one of the at
torneys for the managers of the Impeach
ment , has not yet arrived in the city , and
Eonio llulo anxiety is expressed regarding
his whereabouts ,
Alloivrd to Auiuiiil tlio Leone Article * .
This morning the supreme court , sitting
ns a court of impeachment , convened in the
Ncnato chamber , giving the court , attorneys
nnd interested parties more convenient
quarters.
, mill the opening of the court Justice
Maxwell announced that after consulting
with his associates it had been decided
, to allow the tiling of the amended and
I additional speciticatlons against ox-Attorney
General Leese. Notice of the tiling was
presented one week ago by the managers of
the impeachment. In handing down the
I opinion , Justice Maxwell stated that the
court had concluded to consider thoqucstlon ,
and had decided that there was no power
authorizing a change to ho made in any of
the specifications.
John U Webster , attorney for the respond
ents , stated that after mature deliberation
ho had concluded not tollloudemurrerto the
charges lie would risk his chances in the
outcome of the trial on the proof adduced.
This cleared the decks for action and the
case was readj to he heard upon its merits
Opened the Testimony.
C C t'uldwcll , deputy secretary of state ,
testllled that he had held his position for
two years on l at present was acting secre
tary of state As such he had In his custody
all the records of the Hoard of 1'ubllc Lands
und Buildings , together with the olllcial
oaths of the members , duplicate vouchers and
contracts At the request of Mr. Lambert-
son ho produced the originals of the con
tracts lot for supplies , as well as the ollici.kl
bonds of the moml > crs of the hoard. These
were offered b > the state In oviilenco. The
Btato also offered in evidence the original
contract between the state of Nebraska und
AV 11 B. Stout , lessee of the convict labor
at the state penitentiary , bearing date Sep
tember 22 IT7. and assigned tot * . W. Moslier
nnd extended to October , lSj.V.1. With this
Mr Lamoertsun presented the assignment
to W II Dorgan , made in February , iwy.
The documents were read at length , after
which Mr C'aldwell produced the cell house
vouchers , which were offered In evidence.
The first voucher was for fil.iuo. In payment
of work done and niiiterl.il used on and in
the construction of the cell house. It had
been examined and approved by the Hoard
of Public l-amls and Hnlldlngs ,
all of the members signing and certifying
to Its correctness at the July meel'ng ' held in
1KH Following ttds theio were iinj number
of other estimates.
Cuntro\i'ry Ovum Cell Homo Voucher.
Everything moved along without hitch or
hindrance until the utato offered the voucher
for Jl.-OU bearing dtito OctoberII , IS'.U , und
drawn in favor of D.ui Hopkins. The harm
less looking slip of paper Drought on a
lengthy discussion. John ] { . Webster leading
oT ( with an objection to the Introduction
of the voucher He urged that there was
nothing in the spec-ideation showing any rof-
oreneo to the expenditure of the money. The
objection ho Milu. was to forestall an inves
tigation to which iittiMitlcm h.id not been
01 Hod
Judge Doanij for the state urged that the
voucher WHS admissible. The people of No-
hraska wanted to know the truth , the wi.olo
truth and nothing but the truth It was a
fact that If the voucher applied to money
expended upon another building the testi
mony would not bo admissible. It was ,
however , a part of the same transaction
connected with the construction of the cell
home.
Judge Pound , disguising the question.
thilt If the cell house did not cost the amount
charged against It , It < ? us proper to show
what the cell house cost nnd the amount
that was disbursed by Hopkins. It could bo
shown how much was received by Hopkins ,
and , with that before the court , It could
then be readily ascertained the amount of
the overcharge by Dorgan and passed upon
by the board.
With the conclusion ot the arguments the
question was taken under advisement.
.Morn IteeimM I'lnccil in ivlilenre. :
Other vow hers of the same character and
amounting to several thousand dollars were
offered. The same objections were inado by
John I. . . We'istcr ' , who claimed irrelevancy.
Iiientillcatlon of each voucher was allowed
with the question of ndtnlsslblllty to bo
passed upon later.
Hook "C. " record of the Board of Publio
I < ands and Huildlnirs. was offered in evi
dence. The meeting of May 4 , l Ul , showed
that ex-Treasurer Hill moved that Dorgan
bo appointed superintendent of the construc
tion of the cell hous-5 , while Secretary of
State Allen moved that his salary 1m llxed
at $ r > < ) per month , with a JlO.OiNl bond for the
faithful performance of his duties.
John L Webster objected , saj ing that ho
did not think it proper to nick outotie portion
tion of a record to the exclusion of another.
Justice Maxwell put Mr. Webster's mind
at rest by stating that the court woul.l ho
liberal , giving the attorneys for the accused
an opportunity to offer their evidence when
the time arrived.
Following out the'rcfjular line of action ,
Mr Lambortson read tlic record , taking It
meeting by meeting , reaching the date of
Dorgan's resignation and Hopkins' appoint
ment. At that meeting , the records showed
that Hopkins was delegated to settle with
Dorgan.
Wehili'r Kept on Olijccit Inp.
John L. Webster objected to the testimony
or. the ground that Hopkins and Djrgan
could not have made a settlement that would
hind the state. Such a settlement would
ha' , e to he made by the board.
Dorgan's report for May , 1VJ1. brought
Into court from the olllce of the Hoard of
Public hands ami Iluildings. showed that
there had been an expenditure of more than
* ) , ( HX ) during the preceding month. There
was nothing with the bills to show that they
had ever been audited by or p.issed on by
any member of the lio.ml.
John 1 4. Webster objected to the testimony
on the ground of Irrelevancy , and that there
was nothing to show that they had over
been In the custody of the board.
Mr. I.ambui'tson. for the state , replied in
a vigorous manner urging that if what Mr.
Webster said was true , it made it more ap
parent that there had been a vast amount of
carelessness und misconduct In the adminis
tration of the a trail's of the board.
Only Acrrptcd In I'urt.
I'pon the reconvening of the court this
afternoon Justice Maxwell handed down the
opinion in the question submitted at the
mornii.g session. Ho s.iid that the /reports
of Dorg.in. which showed that they had not
been Hied with the board , would be received
as having been found in the
onleo of the Board of Public
Lands and Huildlii'/s. but would not bo con
sidered In evidence ; that the vouchers made
pavablo to D.xn Hopkins would be considered
us showing an expenditure of money , and
that the testimony rcg.irdiiig the settlement
between Dorgan and Hopkins would bo re
ceived In evidence.
Ciilihi oil's ToUlmony Cor.rlul : d.
C. C. Caldwcll again went into the witness
box for the purpose of identifying the
vouchers and other papers touching upon
the charges inado with reference to tlio cell
house nnd the asylum , and which
had been handled by tin Hoard
of Publio Lands and Huildings.
Taking the record of the Board of Public
fluids and Buildings , Mr. I.ambcrtson read
the minutes of the meetings , showing that
all of the hills and accounts whit h had been
checked by Dorgan while acting in the
double capacity of superintendent for the
board and agent for Mosher. who had the
prison contract labor. had become a
matter of record and had been passed
upon. Prior to this time ihe attorneys for
the respondents had combated the theory
of the bills and accounts having passed
through the hands of the members of the
hoard. They had intimated that , owing to
the fact that many of the vouchers bore no
record of having been Hied , they were papers
put in for the purpose of drawing their
clients Into a trap. The record , which ac
counted for each and every voucher , was a
clincher which settled the trap idea.
At H o'clock Mr. Caldwell wti.s oxc'ised ,
John I * . Webster not caring to go into un ex
tended cross-examination.
Mrm.iry still Defect UP.
W. H. Dorgan stepped lightly up to the
witness stand , but from start to finish It
was noticeable that ho was not a willing wit
ness. He tcstilled that he was the prison
labor contractor. The Prison Contract com
pany was simply a name and not a corpora
tion. Ho became superintendent undcr.Mosher
sometime in May , 18'Jl ' , but had forgotten the
exact dato. However , ho remembered
that he was allowed to charge the
state Jl for all of the convicts worked. In
regard to getting the position of superin-
tendenc.v , Mr. Dorgan s memory was defect
ive. He could not remember whether the
position was tendered or solicited , and
would not attempt to say. Ho had nothing
to do' with the hiring or discharging
of men , but ho had a book made
up troin- the books kept by the
guards who were over the men which
showed who the men worked for. All men
assigned were charged unless excused by
the doctor. The witness could not remem
ber whether or not ho had over made any
report to the Board ot Public l inds and
Buildings showing how many of the men as
signed were In the hospital. In January ,
IV.,1. ) some of ttie men were employed all of
the time. Some of them were working
on the cell house. During that month
the state was charged full time for all of the
men assigned. Again Mr. Dorgan's memory
was defective and he could not remember
whether or not he had notitied the board of
the fact. Fixing the price charged to the
state ( $1 per day ) was an ancient custom
and dated back for years. Witness could
not state what the price of convict labor
was under Stout it Co. , he did not know
whether it was M cents or 11 per day.
Only llulf Ihu Hire \Vn I'rullt.
A i this point Dorgan wanted to uxplaln ,
hut was unlit off by Mr. Uimbcrtson , who
urged that If the witness did not know , the
explanation could have but little force.
Continuing his answers In response to the
questions propounded by Mr. I.uinbcrtson ,
the witness thought that when * l per
day was charged against the state It
Ic't a profit of about f > 0 cents
per day for the men who had control of the
convicts. When the cell house was being
constructed Dorgan thought that some men
were leased to Mr. Crossmiro at $1 per day.
These men put in some eighteen days at that
price. Ho could not remember whether ,
when ho was superintendent of the cell
house , ho was paid before or after
work had been performed. The facts
were that ho could not remember about the
vouchers which had been passed upon by the
board. In explaining the Items , "matcriui
on hand , " shown in vouchers , Dorgau said
tnat he did not always have the material on
hand , hut he hail the money to buy the
material , which ho thought amounted to
the same thing.
In ono voucher there was the Item. "Esti
mate blank , $ : > ,000 , " which little incident
the witness explained cumo about owing to
the fact that ho had to have money. Ho
draw that money and put It in the bank.
Sunirtliliic About Vouchers.
"Did you always furnish voueners to the
board ' " '
No , " answered Mr. Uorgan.
.1'ist then Mr. Uambertson held up a dozen
voiu hers , which Dorgan admitted were the
only ones hu ever furnished to the Board of
Public I.nnds and Buildings.
The members of the board had told him
that t la-re would have to be vouchers , but
they had never been demanded.
To get his .salary Dorgan drew checks for
the amounts \\hlcn ho deposited after hav
ing his vouchers cashed. Once moro Mr.
Dorgan's memory failed him , and in trying
to reply to Mr I.ambertson's question ho
could not remember whether ho had over
met with the board to check up his reports ,
fWJiTJNUU ) ON SSCO.NU 1'AOB.l
n i MTTMM nfMT Iftf * PI1MM1
CARTER CLOSES HIS SPEECH
Hia Brilliant Effort Before the Court of
Arbitration at Paris.
COMPLIMENT FOR HIS ELOQUENCE
( tight * of tlin UnlttMl Htitm tn ( inunl the
.Seals In tlin Waters of Iteiing
Sen Mnlntiilnoil III Mas
terly Milliner.
PAIUS , May 2. The Bering sea tribunal
resumed Its sittings today. Commissioner
Carter , of counsel for the United States ,
continued his argument , claiming the United
States had the right of ownership In sc.ils ,
and had the right to seize vessels caught
In pelagic llshlng.
In his peroration. Mr. Carter described
the slaughter of female seals heavy with
unborn young and other horrors of pelaglo
sealing. To prevent these horrors and
to protect the seal herds the
United States has taken the position
which he had explained to the best of his
ability. The United States had taken this
position at the risk of war with Great
Britain , and then had been ready to main
tain this position and thus discharge the
duties to humanity , oven if they had 'been
obliged to face half the world in arms. His
tory would recogni/.o their rights and the
Justice of their cause.
The duty of the United States had not
been extinguished by the reference of the
dispute to the tribunal , but had been merely
transferred. The United States had with
drawn and left to the arbitrators the nacred
dutj of forbidding pelagic scali'i * and con
fining seal killing to the Inlands. If the
tribunal should decline to assume tills duty
it would only leave for posterity a new
source of contention.
From beginning to end Mr. Carter had
spoken forty hours. As he sat down Baron
do Courcel , president of the court , s'lid : " 1
cannot refrain from thanking \ou , sir , for
this magnificent speech , which has been
characterised by a loftiness of view , well
worthy of this high court. "
uituui'AV ritr.i'Aiuis rouv.it. .
Arfnntlim Iteipirxted tn .loin nil Alllnnce
AKiilimt llni/ll.
[ Cowl-jMetl ISM tiu Jumei ( Ionian llennftt. }
VALI-AHAISO , Chill ( via Galvestou. Tex. ) ,
May 2. [ By Mexic n Cable to the Ne.v
York Herald Special to Tuc B : i.j iho
Herald's correspondent in Rio de Janeiro ,
says the Journal Conimercio in commenting
on the recent resignations of members of the
ministry , declares they were caused by seri
ous dissatisfaction with the course of the
president exuressed in many sections. Fells-
hello will become minister of llnance and
Frelre minister of foreign affairs.
D Advices from the Herald's correspondent
in Artigas include a rumor that the revolu
tionary general , Saraiva , has defeated the
advance guard of Lima's army. It is also
said that General Moura , the Brazilian min
ister of war , who came to Rio Grande do
Uul to lead the government troops sent
against the rebels has quarreled with Gov
ernor Castilbo and rcturnod lo the national
capital.
The Thirtieth regiment of infantry has de
serted and joined the revolutionists and' the
Twenty-ninth regiment is expected to go
over to the revolutionists.
The Herald's correspondent in Montevideo
says the Uruguay senate in secret session
adopted a resolution directing the govern
ment to send all the available forces
to the Bra/ilian frontier to prevent the
invasion of Uruguayan territory and it also
instructed the minister of foreign affairs to
open negotiations with Argentina with the
view of securing assistance from that repub
lic In the event of war with Brazil. There
is great excitement over the affair in Buenos
Ayrcs. The newspapers of that city con
gratulate Quirino , Cessta and Krra/uiiz over
the settlement of the Chilian boundary
question.
5 WO.M i.V.
Their Co mine Convention Promises lo Ho
Ktrned nuly I.lvcly (
LONDON , May 2.In an interview today
Lady Blddulh , leader of the British Women's
Temperance association , said in regard to
the visit to this country of Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster , a noted American temperance
advocate , that she was not aware
of Mrs. Foster's Intention to come to
Great Britain and warmly declared that she
would not be allowed to speak In the conven
tion of the British Women's Temperance as
sociation. The convention would bo private ,
and the chief topic of discussion would be
whether Lady Henry Someriet will be al
lowed to introduce politics into the work of
the association , and the association would
also consider whether it would reafllllate
with the association of Misi Frances Wll-
lard. It was intended to oppose the reelection
tion of Lady Somerset to the presidency.
The ladies of the association are said to bo
excited over the prospect of the appearance
of Mrs. Foster in the convention.
Lady Somerset said in an interview , re
garding the attitude of herself and her
supporters : "While abiding loyally by the
old program of total abstinence , wo adopt
objects equally vital to the interest of
woman. The purity question Is one with
temperance , and the suffrage for women is
essential to the triumph of both.
The arrangement of the platform will
give the association a political aspect dis
tasteful to many , but nowadays It is the
merest stultification to stand outside of twill-
tics. It Is true that I have found useful
precedents In America , out there is no
shame in learning from America. Our body
owes Its origin to the Women's Christian
Temperance union. 1 don't dictate the
change which I have referred to ; I am only
Its spokesman. Thousands of energetic
women are determined to make the associa
tion a lighting body. "
IN iX < il.AXll'S I'AHMAMIINT.
Mr. < iliidbtuno Refuted ti Dlsciu. the Strike
of Uovkrry Ht Hull.
LONDON , May 2. In the House of Com
mons today Mr. Gladstone stated , in reply to
Mr. Keir Han'ie ' , that he regretted ho would
bo un.ible to devote an evening to the discus
sion of proposals for the settlement of the
strike of dock laborers at Hull. Mr. Glad
stone added that he did not think it desir
able tliat the House of Commons should in
terpose In the matter , unless In support of a
definite plan. Mr. Gladstone also stated
that ho was hopeful as to the prospect of a
settlement being arrived at.
Sir Kdward Grey , parliamentary under
secretary for the foreign oftlco , stated In re
ply to Colonel Howard Vincent , the noted
advocate of frco trade , that no correspond
dence had been carried on with the govern'
inent of the United States in relation to the
McKlnley law , either by the present or late
British ministry. Sir Kdward Grey added
that he was not aware whether any diplo
matic remonntrance on the subject had been
presented to the United States government
by other nations.
of the Cuban Itovoliitlnn.
HAVANA , May 2 , The latest news In re
gard tn the insurrection Is that the bandits
are now between Puerto del Padre , a harbor
on the northeast coast of Cuba , and Mantua.
Several columns of troops are In pursuit , the
troops being supported by two Spanish ships
of war off the coast. Up to date , not a
single encounter has taken place between
the covcrunieat nod the rebels , It is run
moictl that the rebels propose to surrender
If they are guaranteed , that their lives will
bo spared.
W1I.I.INC1 TO COMritO.MlSK.
Von Cnprlvl Andmu that the r.rrnmn Army
Hill .Shall J'nin.
Bniu.iN , May 2. The army hill will bo
brought up and'dobatod In the plenary sit
ting of the Holcbstag tomorrow. Chancellor
Caprlvi has advised the kaiser to return
without delay , in order to secure tlio aid of
his authority In'a Html attempt to obtain a
majority lor the bill.
Herr Hucne , the leader of the conserva
tive ' wing of the center party , has proposed a
compromise i which , even should the demo
cratic ii i centrists refuse to follow him , Is
likely ] to secure a government majority in
the Keichstag , comprised of the moderate
deputies ( of all parties. Chancellor Caprlvi
is ; disposed to accept the compromise1 , if ho
sees a reasonable chance of the bill , as modi-
lied , being passed.
Tlic doubtful clement of the situation Is
the attitude of the conservative party. H
wishes to overthrow Caprlvi. whose free
trade tendencies do not suit them , and , as
they are the only party likely to gain seats
in the Ueichstag by a dissolution , they will
not regard the prospect of the compromise
with favor. Certainly they hitherto
have promised to support the bill , but
this was only because they felt sure that
other parties would bo strong enough to re-
ect It. Caprlvi wlllllrst insist upon the bill
is it was originally promised , and refuse to
support any modification of it. hoping
.hereby to wreck it. The kaiser's presence
s necessary to remind them of their patriotic
luty and Chancellor Caprlvi appears to be
teeping this ns his trump card.
Tlio army hill compromise , arranged be-
, ween Chancellor Ca'prlvt and von Hcune ,
he clerical leader , contains these details :
The peace effective shall bo increased by
W 1)00 ) men at once , and in the course of the
lext three years shall bo raised gradually
mill tu.OOU men , or , practically , the full
lumber demanded recently by the chancel-
or , shall have been added to the present
standing army. The sixty now batteries of
Held nrtltliery shall ha\e four. Instead of six
; uns each. By the concessions thus indi
cated the expenditures contemplated by the
irmy bill will be reduced some ' .1,000,000
narks.
Kmpcror William has telegraphed his np-
irovai of the compromise ) . Ihe telegram
will be laid on the table in the Kcichstag to
morrow.
The clerical members of the Helchstag arc
meeting this evening to docldo upon their
attitude toward Fruitier von Ilcune's ar
rangement with the chuncfllor.
It is reported that the conservatives. Im
perialists , national liberals , twenty radicals ,
the sixteen Poles nnd several independents
will vole for the uniendvd bill. If Freiher
von Heune can carry with him a fairly largo
number of clericals the compromise will get
.1 majority.
The radicals tire in n domestic quarrel
over the proposed changes. Last evening
they held a caucus which , from beginning to
end , was exceedingly stormy. Herr Uichtcr
Hpoko vehemently against the bill , either as
It is or as it will bo under the Cat -
t > rivi-Hcuno arrangement , and advised
united opposition to the govern
ment. Ho drew up an amendment which
was virtually negative of. the whole bill , but
secured iho signatures to it of only forty-one
of the sixty-seven radical deputies. Among
the twenty-six who dul not sign are nt all
events a score of votes already counted for
the government , and perhaps two or throe
more.
No report can yet be obtained of the re
sult of the clerical caucus. It is calculated
that If but twenty tlBpie.al members follow
von { Icuine , a majoKltyffcr.tJvovoijxprojnlse Is
assured , as only forty.or forty-live votes nro
needed by the government , clericals and rad
icals together.
The general wavprlr-g in tlio ranks of the
opposition is highly favorable to the gov
ernment , as it willcnuse many members who
were counted as allies by the opposition to
abstain from voting , A most popular
departure of the compromise is that the
reduction of the money demanded by U.OOO-
000 marks will allow of the abandonment of
ttio proposed excise duties on beer nnd
spirits. If necessary , the whole question of
ways and means could lie postponed until
the next session of ihe Helchstag and the
expenditure of first slz.uionths bo defrayed
through additional matrlculur contributions
from the federal states.
GIVEN A 11KAUTV U'KI.COMi ; .
ICinperor Wllllitm of ( Jerininy'n l-lensiint
Knei'Mttnn In .Switz Tlu-id.
LUCERNE , May 2. The emperor and cm-
press of Germany received a royal reception
on their arrival here to\ay ) on their return
from the silver wedding festivities of the
king and queen of Italy. 'J he city was dec
orated in tionor of the imperial visitors , who
were received with salvos of artillery and
the shouts of the assembled multitudes.
The German emperor , replying to the
president of the Swiss confederation ,
thanked the Swiss nation for the cordial re
ception it hud glren him , and expressed a
hope that the excellent relations between
Switzerland and Germany would continue.
The Imperial party then resumed its journey ,
proceeding to Basic.
BUIU.IN. May 2. The imperial party ar
rived at Carlsruhe from Lucerne this after
noon , H was received by the grand duke of
Baden ana his suite.
11KUI VIA. . TltAl.V.
II indlU In Indltn Torrltiiry Milieu n llloli
Haul on th M. U. & T. lloiul.
PAUSOXS , Ivan. , May 2. A bold and par
tially successful train robbery , committed
by six bandits , supposed to bo members of
the notorious Starr gang , of whom Henry
Starr Is leader , took place at Prior creek ,
Indian Territory , thoacenoof so many daring
robberies , at 810 : ! o'clock tonight. The train
was the MlsBourl. Kansas & Texas outbound
passenger , which loft hero at 4:110 : this after
noon.
noon.When the train reached Pr.vor creek ,
which Is ut a bend in the road , and an
admirable plao for robbery , six maskud men
emerged from the darkness and , after
signaling the train , proceeded to the
front end. The engineer , fireman ,
conductor and braUenien were quickly
covered with revolvers and marched
from the train. While two of the gang
guarded the train the other four entered the
express car. They threatened the messenger
with pistol and knife , ordering him to open
the safe , but he re/ysed to accede to
their demands , t Falling in this , they
went to the hack part of the train
and relieved all of the passengers
of their money and valuables. Considerable
consternation prevailed und several ladles
fainted. After depositing the money anil
valuables lu sacks , they backed out of the
car , firing about forty pistol shots into the
air and escaping In the. darkness.
President Martin of the Kansas City &
Gulf road was among the passengers. The
amount of the booty secured by the bandits
Is unknown but Is supposed to be consider
ably over f..OOO.
MoToiueutu of Ocean Stemer Muy 'i.
At Plymouth Passed 7 lluglai from New
York.
At Tory Island Passed Devonla , from
Now York.
At Dremorlwvon--Arrived Elbe , from
New York.
At Boston Arrived Ottoman and Colum
blan , from Liverpool.
At Philadelphia Arrived Switzerland ,
from Antwerp : Indiana , from Liverpool.
At New York Arrived Noordland , from
Bremen ; England , from London.
Uu tli Ito 1.
NEW YOHK , May 2.-Charles Milton Ogdcn
died at his homo in this city at 4 o'clock this
afternoon , aged 30 years.
Mr. OgJun was a correspondent at Washing
ton for twelve years prior to IHb'J , when he
wiis appointed tiy tlio president rocelvur of
public moneys Hi .Snimlc. Wuahr u position
which hu was recently compelled to renlun on
account of III health , During his torvtco In
WmhliiiUon Mr Ugden represented the i'hlla-
delphUTress , llostou Ulubu , Ht. Paul 1'lonecr
1'rcss and California Associated
FEATURES ] OF THE FAILURES
Moro Crookedness Unearthed in Connection
with Sioux City's ' Collapse.
NOTES NEGOTIATED AND MONEY RETAINED
Chnrcii * A culm t the Ollli'l.IlN of the
Unlini I.on n mill Trntt foinp.uiy
Now Kiiitlund IllliliciB Silld
lo He HIMVV l.oicrn.
Sioux CITY , la. , May 2. [ Special Telegram
to Tun llKB. ] United States Marshal
Gtnikle took possession of the Sioux City
Stove works plant this aftrenoon on u writ
of attachment procurred from the United
States court by the Wachusctts National
bank of Fllchburg , Mass. . to secure u claim
for Sl.VOOO.
.1. A. L. Waddcll of Kansas City , civil en
gineer , filed a mechanics Hen against the
Pacific , t Missouri Klver Bridge company
or } s.OX ( ) , claims for services.
Todav It developed that the Sloilx City
'acking company recently asked the Union
M\\\ ; \ and Trust company to raise foO.tXtO by
legotlating the packing company's notes.
The notes , ten for J , " > .UK ( ) each , were placed
with the trust company. Manager Cownie
if the packing company called for the money
ieverai times and was told that the notes
lau not been negotiated. Finally ho do-
minded their return and the trust company
hen admitted that H had raised the money
and used It.
The Sioux City Dry Gopds company was
worked In a similar way for SW.IKIO. the
S oux City engine works for $ ir > , ( KX ) and Kd
ilaakinsun for fiYIXHJ. All wanted the
noney to discount bills and all went so much
further in debt instead of securing relief.
Assignee Hubb.ird is still at work on a list
of liabilities of the Union Loan and Trust
company and will probably llle It tomorrow ,
le will not give out information as to who
the heaviest creditors are , hut it is believed
the $ (1.000,000 ( liabilities will fall heavily on
S'ew England hanks and capitalists who
lave discounted paper endorsed by it.
AI.I.ISONVAS SIKHTII ; > .
Compelled to WltnrsH the MghM I.Ike un
Urilinnry < 'ltlrcn.
CuicAno , 111. , May 2. [ Special Telegram to
riiu BEB. ] Senator Cullom feels keenly the
ack of courtesy to Senator Allison of Iowa
shown bv the World's fair committee on
ceremonies.
"Senator Allison and I , " said Senator
Cullom yesterday at the Grand Pacific ,
"went , to the fair grounds on ono of the Illi
nois Central 'cattle cars , ' as they are called.
Somebody. I don't know who , paid our fare ,
ind in this way we each saved 10 cents We
got Into the grounds all right and Joined that
vast multitude. A friend of mine discovered
us doing our great act of endeavoring to see
the goings on , and notilioJ a member of the
ceremonies committee that we would prob
ably like to take seats on the platform.
"No intimation was given that we were
welcome to do this , and as a consequence we
took our chances with the others present ,
which was all good nnd well enough in my
case , but was not right In that of
Senator Allison. He was a stranger ,
and although ho does not say so.
U must - have been a humiliation
to him. The fair has never had a truer
friend. Ho favored Chicago from the begin
ning , and. in fact , has done more work for
the fair than an.v other two men of nis
standing and position , and then he comes to
the opening ceremonies aiul Is not treated
with bare courtesy. Why , his name did not
appear in the newspapers as one of those
present 1"
KKVNOI.H'M SI.AVKK CAUC.HT.
Dave. IVrrii Cxptiired In .Ml onrl unit
l.nmlri ! tn Jail at CreHton.
CIIESTOS , In. , May 2. [ Special Telegram
to Tni ! BEB. ] Dave Ferris , the murderer of
Thomas Reynolds , was captured at Koytcs-
ville. Mo. , Saturday morning and the sheriff
arrived In Creston with the tnisoner last
night. The murderer fcsys ho Intended to
give himself up in a few days and promises
some star'Iing testimony when the case
comes to trial. It Is likely he will make n
pica of self-dofonse , claiming that he was
attacked by the gang. He fears no mob violence
lence and states that he stopped nt hotels on
his way to Missouri and heard accounts of
the murder read. Ferris refuses to make
statements of any great importance regard
ing the shooting , but It is demonstrated from
his conversation that he was in a tight place
when the shooting occurred.
dinner * In the 1'aenlty.
Giiixsr.u , , la. , May 2. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEE.J The trustees of the Iowa college -
lego have offered to John S. Nollen of Polla ,
la. , the chair of modern languages , made
vacant by the resignation of Kaymoud
Calkins , and to Sidney G. Traoy of Maine
the chair of Latin , now occupied by M.
Slaughter. Both gentlemen have accepted.
Prof. Nollen is a graduate of Central
university and has bcon employed as an in
structor both lu his ulma mater and the
State university. For 11 voyeurs he has been
abroad studying in Franco ami Germany ,
and will come to his work well equipped for
Its duties. Prof Tracy Is n graduate of
Bowdoin college Ph. U. of John Hopkins
university. Prof. Slaughter will spend
the coming year in Germany and Prof.
Calkins will sludy a yiwu1 at Harvard when
ho expects to go abroad for further study.
Seenr. In Court.
Four Donor. , la. . May 2. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] The most sensational
scene ever witnessed in th district court
room here was enacted today. Judge Hyatt
called the g.'and jury before him and In open
C'Mirt disci arged J. L. Kempley , a member ,
and C. P. Borrlan , clerk , for conduct un
becoming grand jurors. The breach of
grand jury etiquette alluded to was In visit.-
lui : and drinking in saloons , the indictment
of which was under consideration by the
grand jury. Now men were chosen to take
their places. _
tirHiirt' Itutot ,
Sioux CITV , la. , May 2. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEn.J An Insurance inspector
named Bennett has arrived hero and com
menced the work of running all insurance
risks in the city. He says that rates will bo
much higher under the new rating and gives
It out that rates will bo generally increased
in all the largo cities In this .vicinity and es
pecially in Iowa , where it is claimed losses
on city property have exceeded premiums
during the past two years.
Tro.ilile of nn louu Pemoernl le. Lender.
DES MOINKS , la. , May 2. [ Special Tele
gram toTiiEBEB.J CoIouelSaimicl L. Mash ,
the well known attorney und colored demo
cratic leader , is under bonds for ? . " > 00 on an
Indictment charging him with keeping a
house of ill fame that is operated by a white
woman in the "White Chapel district. "
Mash's wife signed hi * bonds.
ItiildiMl tliu ( Ininbllni ; Iliiiur * .
CnuAH lUt'ins. la. , May -Special ( Telegram -
gram to THE HBE. ] Tlio pollco raided five
gambling houses lust night and arrested
eight men found In them. The mayor has
ordered the city marshal to close the places
ami keep them closed. Those arrested last
night were fined heavily in the superior
court this morning.
Important < Jiie lioii Settled.
ICeoKfK , la , May 2. The United States
supreme court recently appointed Major M.
Melgs , John H. Carpenter and Captain A.
Kempncr a commission to mark the boundary
line between Iowa and Illinois on nine
bridges spanning the Mississippi river The
commissioners have ju t marked the line on
the brldeo at this point In the comer of the
navigable arm of the river. Illinois has
been claiming to the center of the steamboat
channel , which is constantly shifting.
To Attend tha l.onUville Meetlnc.
DCS MOIST. * . la. , May S ! . [ Special Tele
gram to Tun UEK. ] The irnnsportiitlon com
mittee of the Iowa Republican league met
hero today , and maile arrangements for the
trip of the Iowa delegation to Ixnilsvillo next
week. The delegates will go via Chicago ,
meeting at the Iowa building on the World's
fair grounds next Tuesday afteinoon. nnd
thence proceeding in a body to l.oulsvillo via
the Monon line.
Ilillcn by u Tiiniiitulii.
Sioux CITY , la. . May 2. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB Bui : . I Charles Breun , ono of
the best known and oldest grocery and fruit
merchants in the state , was bitten on the
hand by a tarantula this mornim ; while
handling bananas and is now In a critical
condition.
tlmMlmeiit nl ( lie Miinditril Oil Compiiny.
Siorx CITY , la. . May 2. [ Special Telegram
to Tut : HEK ] The Standard Oil company
has bought property on the Terminal coiu-
ir.iny's tracks hero and will put on It tanks ,
barrolimr houses , etc. That with the site
will cost i
.NitTKii .1 nntrrxn.
Patrick O'lliiro lili-nt lleil l > y lll < llrollier
< in HU Ili-ath lied.
Siot-x FALLS , S. 1) . , May 2. A fmv days
ago reports , were sent out from hero lo the
effect that Patrick O'llaro was dying , and
that though he had made no will he was
worth about f.10,000. It was stated that ho
had left homo forty years ago , and since
that time had had no communication with
any of his relatives , did not Know an.v ex
isted , and had made no will. The report
als-o stated that O'llaro had come originally
from .Missouri.
Yesterday a telegram came from St. Louis ,
signed by Michael O'llnre , and asking that
the physician examine the left side of the
head and neck of the wounded man fora
scar , and stating that he believed that it
was his brother. Kxamlnation was made
and the scar found. Word was at once sent
with a full description of the tick man. Tlio
latter has since died an 1 it is p reliable that
tlio mouey will go to. Michaol.
1'rcp ulns lor lhi < Itonnil-rp.
Sioux F\LI. , S. I ) . , May 2. [ Special toTiiB
IiEi : . ] A dispatch from Pierre states that
the rounJ-up of the great Sioux range will
start from Fort Pierre May 20 , under the
auspices of the Missouri Khcr Stockmen's
association. The past year has been very
prosperous for the cattlemen ' 1 lie winter
has not been a hard ono and there have been
very few losses. It is dillldilt to learn the
full extent of the business as the lilt : opera
tors are always wary of the tax gatherers ,
but It is generally estimated at something
over -in.ooo head marketed for the year. The
cattlemen will very largely increase their
herds this season. Louis La Plant Ins pur
chased 0,000 head , Crocket .t Siman , ' . ,000 ,
Harrington A Williams 2.riX ( ) and Williams
& Hobinson It.OOO , hcsidcs immense numbers
for others in the Black Hills. The outlook
is very bright.
Youthful Tlileiex Cnplnreil.
Sioi-x FAI.I.I , S. D. , May 2. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BUB. ) For several weeks past
the residents of the suburbs of tlio city
have been suffering from small thefts.
Clothcs.htmg on the line and articles left at
nignt in yards have been taken , and In
several cases houses left for a short time
have been entered-and goods of considerable
value abstracted. Some of the stolen
things were found In the store of E. Larson ,
where they had been bought shortly before.
This fact led to the detection of two boys ,
George Walters , aged H , nnd Harry Ander
son , aged 10. Tlie.\rwero promised Immunity
if they would return the goods , and being
thoroughly frightct.cd , led the way to an
outhouse In the rear of a business block ,
where there wns about $ -10 worth of miscel
laneous stuff.
Sol StuDrfoalrd. : . .
DEADWOOD , S. D. , May 2. ( Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] After holding the ofllco
of mayor for nine successive terms Sol Star
was defeated today by Benjamin Wordman ,
a hardware merchant , by 288 majority. The
election was the liveliest ever held in the
city , large sums of money Delng spent on
both sides. A total of 1,250 voles was cast.
AT A t > T.lXlt > > Tl/.l
Wntora from tfie Mlstltftipiil No Longer
Threaten St. Inull.
ST. Louis , Mo. , May 2. For the present ,
at least , danger of further damage from high
water seems to bo past. The liver this
afternoon became stationary at a height
of thirty-one and n half feet , within
four and a half feet of last May's highest
mark , and nt 9 o'clock this evening
is still stationary. Points above report
a fall of from 1 1-10 to 111-10 feet since
U o'clock last night so that no further rise is
Immediately expected. On this side of the
river no further serious damage has been re
ported and on the other side the situation is
ibout the same as last night. The new levee
near the Mobile & Ohio tracks south of East
it. Louis Is In imminent danger. Men and
teams have been working steadily to save it
For several hours , but tonight it looks as if
their efforts would bo fruitless.
On Ilii' I'lnior .Mlsil lipl. |
ST. PAVI , , Minn. , May 2. To the house
holder along the shores of tlio Mississippi
nnd the owners of factories nnd business
establishments the rapid rise of iho water
is a matter of very grave concern. The
probability is that the rise will continue for
another twenty-four hours , and the high
water mark for this season may reach
tlfteen feet. The danger mark Is placed at
fourteen feet , and the water was two inches
above that fliniro at dark. The Bohemian
flats are largely inundated today and nearly'
depopulated.
In West St. Paul the flooded district has
greatly increased since yesterday. From
the Lafayette school to the base h.ill park
and following the State Street elevated
and the grade of the Northwestern truck ,
extends u vast lake , with many little islands
surmounted by small houses and live stock.
The railroad tracks on that sldo of the river
are under water.
I'lve Mell.llron ncil.
SEAHCY , Ark. , May 2. Five men lost their
lives In the Little Hod river hero today. Tlio
river Is very hlgn from the rise of the
recent heavy rains und the current Is very
swift. Allen Brown , Hobinson Caruth , Joe
Scott , Sandy Cook and Scott Allen were
employed at government rock quarry two
miles "south ot this place. They got in a
small boat at noon and atlmnptcd to cross
tlio river to go to their dinner. When they
had reached the middle of the river the
raging torrent overcame their strength , and
the boat was thrown violently against a
rock , wrecking it. The men were thrown
into the liver and soon carried down with
the current. Their bodies have not been re
covered.
riiiiidx In Ohio.
CINCINNATI , O. , May 2. The Commercial-
Gazette special reports raging waters all up
and down the river. The Scinto river has
cut off every v/ngon exit from the city except
ono leading west. Be-low Chllllcotho the
great valley Is ono big lako. The Balti
more , t Southwestern and the Norfolk &
Western railways have their tracks par
tially submerged. The liver is still rising
rapidly. The damau'e to the Ohio canal
will bo great. Coshoeton , O , . reports
damage from Hoods. Xanesvlllo reports
the river dungorously high. Flndlay and
FremontO. , report darmirmg Hoods.
It Wu i C.ifcf or Mili-Mi' .
Ciucx.o , 111. , May 2. The coroner's Jury
today decided that Hobetva Bcrglu.UI , who
Saturday night was found in tlio Southern
hotel with her throat cut , had committed
suicide , The man she loved deserted her ,
und for this cauao sue cut her throat ,
RESULT OF A WHEAT DEAL
Pnrin Gossips rurnUhed with a Characteris
tic Sensation Through Speculation.
ONE DUEL AVERTED THROUGH COLD CASH
Vleoinlo llrelenll Iliivlng lleell Pinched ,
lift * i\en by I'liirlillin HIP Mini Who
( i.Mu Him IluVrnii ! ; Tip llo
fthoutv Ht un l illtur.
> 3 1 > HM n' On-ilnn Itenndt. }
PAHIS , May 2.-New [ York Herald Cable
Special to Tun Br.iNothing : ] has been
talked about as much in Paris during the
past week as the nlTair of Brctcuil and
lOphrussi , and Its singular denouement , iu
the gift of a million francs to the poor of
Parts. The facts areas follows :
Kvery ono was astonished last Thursday
morning upon reading In several newspapers
that Vlcomto Gaston de Brctoull , in consequence
quence of heavy llnanclal losses on Russian
grain speculations , made at the Instigation
of Michel Kphrussi , had demanded of ICph-
russl to do one of three things to leslgn
from the Circle Koyal , to light a series of
duels until one of the adversaries should bo
killed or severely wounded , or to give 1,000-
000 francs to the Paris poor. It subsequently
turned out that M. diBretcull had lost largo
sums In grain speculations , entered Into upon
M. Kphrussi's advice. The Viscount Bro-
teuil had never made a personal grievance
of his losses , but was offended at M. ICph-
russl having persuaded some of his friends
into following his example.
"J'alnio les affaires , ' ' remarked M. do
Breteull to nn interviewer , "ot j'en ex fait
un bon nombro. Je joue. Jc perds et jo
payo. C'est ce quo J'ai fait , en cette clrcon-
stance. "
I.uw rrctenled by the Vlseonnl.
M. do Bretcull. In fact , paid his Indebted
ness , which reached thellgure of something
ike-100,000 francs , nnd allowed a month to.
'lap.se ' before insisting upon the ex-
ilanation which took place in the visitors
i'ooin of the Kuo Koyulo cluo. In this
'onversation M.Breteull accused M. ICiih-
1'iissi of Inducing his friends to speculate In
trraln. while aware that the chances werO'
hat they would lose their money , and in-
listed that M. Kphrussi , In order to "so
.kvager ncttemcnt aux yeux doses amis , "
hould either resign from the club or light a.
Lluel , the choice of weapons being left to M.
Cphrussi.
Instead of naming the seconds M. Kphrussi
nskell several friends to try to prevail upon
M. do Breteuil to change his mind , but M.
jreteuil declined tn do so. M. Kphrussi
hen proposed a compromise by offering to
give 1,000,000 francs to the Paris poor.
M do Breteuil declared that , being unable
, o obtain any offer of satisfaction , ho did not-
'eel justified in depriving the poor of Paris
of such a magnificent gift. M. Breteuil de
clined to distribute the million to the poor
ilmsclf , as ho says ho docs not wish any
icrsonal prestige to bo reflected upon him
by the generous act of his adversary , and so
the fund will ho administered by common ,
riends in Kphrussl's name.
ipliniil : U .Nol U'r.ll.
It is only fnirlo put on record that M.
Ophrussl was at the time of the oceurrenco
nnd is now suffering from an cpanchmcnt
synovlal , which makes him quite lame anil ,
n the opinion of the maltro do nrnics , who U
also the fencing master of the Viscomto do
Bretouil , renders him incapable of appearing
on the terrain.
M. Kphrussi has not left Paris , ns was
stated in some newspapers , but received no
one , being confined by his Illness , which a
recent death In his family and the events
iihovo related have not tended to alleviate.
It is unnecessary to say what a commotion
the above episode caused In the haute
socletc , where M. Michel Kphrussi , whoso
brother married the daughter of Baron
Alphonse de Rothschild , has for years been
received as a persona grata. The Kphrussi
family was originally from Odessa.
M. Michel Kphr.issi is known on
the bourse as "Crol du Dlable. " At
single toup he often buys or
sells 10,000,000 francs or 15,000,000 franca
worth of wheat In the parly morning. Ho frc-
luontlv visits Chuntilly to see that his
trainer , Cunningham , is taking good care of
: ils racing stable. Ho Is often seen break
fasting at Blgnon'.s In the Avenue dc 1'Opcra ,
afterward malting a tour , "a la bourse , " for
an hour or so , followed by "une tour au bols
jo Boulogne. "
Vicomto GastondcBroteull Is prominent in
society , and a brother of the marquis do
reteuil , who married Miss Garner.
Traded SlioU with un Kdltnr.
M. Drumont of La Libre Parole Is opening
lire upon Kphrussi , while on Saturday Ca-
millc Orcifus , the well known deputy , whoso
luel with the marquis do Mores a few years
igo was the Parisian sensation of the hour ,
nnd was depl 'ted in the Kuropean edition of
the Herald by instantaneous photographs
taken on the Held , published an article
in his paper , La Nation , which M. de Bre
teuil deemed a reflection upon his character.
M. Breteuil on Sunday morning , accom
panied by two of his friends , Comto do Dion
and Captain Chabord , called upon M.
Dreifus anil offered his personal and cor
poreal Insult , whereupon M. IJrcifus on
Monday morning sent his seconds , M ,
Galtler , a senator , and Colonel Sever , to M.
Breteuil. In consequence n duel was fought
at the foot of Mount Valanan at 5 o'clock on
Monday aft'-rnoon. Pistols were the
weapons used , the distance being twenty
metres. Two bullets were exchanged at the
word of command without any result.
It is expected that several other duels now
on the tunls will be Iho outcome of ail thin.
llll.l. SVI-TKH I'lti : 'fill : I'KUl'I.K.
Mlmuurl . .InilKrVlio Arn Willing to ll
.MurtyrM In n ( liuiil raiur.
Osrr.oi.A , Mo. , May 2. The county judges
of St. Clalr county arrived hero early Sun
day evening and opened court yesterday.
Last night United States Deputy Marshal T.
M. Marshall of St. Joseph arrived and served
a peremptory writ of mandamus , command
ing them to levy u railroad tax to satisfy u
judgment of the Ninth National bank of
New York and rcrtifj obedience thereto be
fore the circuit court of the United States
on May 0.
The present court Is composed of Messrs.
Copenhaver , Nevltt and Lyons , the hitter anew
now member. The court will not levy the
tax , but will appear at the United States
court and submit to buch punishment ns muy
bo inflicted for contempt of court.
This i.s the s.une old railway bond case
which county Judges for years past have de
clined to settle.
Arrottrd an Aiulrmu I'nrRor.
CINCINNATI , O. . May 2. The pollco author
ities arrested this afternoon an Austrian
forger , J. B. Adult , who escaped from the
custody of the United States marshal in
Chicago lust Saturday Ho admitted that
ho I'btaincil ffrO.OOO from his grandfather' *
bank in Austria uy forgery.
paper * have been Issued.
