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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING , MAY G , 1893. NUMHER 221. ( CURES THAT LIED Ectnrus Made to the State Concern ing Goal Delivered on Oontraet. [ IDENCE AT THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL jstimony Ttikon Yoiterday Sheds a Hood of Light on Hobbera' Methods , JCPERT ESTIMVTE OF-THE CELL HOUSE jhat tin Architect Knowa About Buildings and the Cost of Stone. P3YLUM COAL STEAL TOUCHED UPON | orli.tm Holtn' MHlimN of I tiling III * ririii'rt Contrict l.iplaliiiul by tlio .Mil n M lie Ilikiiltid tlm Coul from tliu Car * . Neb , May 5 [ Spe-ial to TUB B ] The first week of the impeachment rial of the stale ami the cx-stito officials ins closed and the suitomo court has ad- iotunctl until Mond.iy Must of the out- Ido lawjers and witnesses have roturued o their homes , .ind again tilings aio u their normal state Kegaullng wtnl has icon accomplished during the week , thcio 10 two opinions the managers of tlm lin- eachment and their lawvers c-laimlrg th.it hey have jiro\en all that they expected to iring out , whllo the ntlornojs for the ac- ued claim th.it no damagUm proof Ins boon nlioduocd against their clients People vho loan toward the men on trill Uhen questioned regarding nn oplniuii " hnlco their heads and say th.it it looks had , . ( Imittlng that If the ofllcluls cannot furnish , clean hill when they t.iko up the delc-nse , y the outcome will bo somolhin- , unpleasant to : J ] tonloiiipl.ito \ * With the opening of the court this morn- 'isliig ' the state c-oinmcrtcod the introduction of 'expert ' testimony , touching upon the con- jfltruetlouof the cell house , together with the cost and qualltj of material. Mo iMiromiintH oT tlmVnlU. . The first wilness called was William ? Or.iy , an architect , with sixteen jP.US ex- jporieneo lie testified that ho had ex- inmined the east wall of the cell house , and Iliad rnado aceuralo measurements In linnet U the wall mc.isuicd 'J'Jl' feet , fiom j the top of the wall to lint giound. ! tlX feet ; jfroni the water tables to the &quaio p.ut j whcro ruhlilo began , ! t feet , fiom that I point thoio uas'JIfj feet ot i-unblo with 18 ' feet of concrete The east wall was i 41 feet in the clear On the Inside from j where the now ward commenced , the [ height to the top was IS feet , ! with two projections , ono on the noith end , I being Gxl ! feet square and eighteen feet high , \ mill the ono on the south having the same { dimensions On the south side of the south j w all there weio two air shafts , one 4 B-12x5 Sft'Ot square , the Other i' x.r > J $ feet , and both projecting seven feet above the roof I In examining the north wall the witness Kfouud Unit it had been torn down to the window sills. This wall was . ' 1 1-0 feet In Bicngth inside , The heisht from the window illl to the io [ ) " 'as thirty-five feet. The height of the window sill was sixteen feet Bibovo the old wall. There was a ped- Rluioiit 4'oX'Jl feet , with two air shafts 5xr K Ij'ect in sue In making the estimates wit- icss found that the now work would ncces- Ktarlly have to commence two feet below the S-ine , fourteen foot below and twenty-one feet jf now work above The roof was part of filron and pirt of tin. all supported by thlr- B teen trusses. Witness got the dimensions Ebj'making his own measuicmpiits , und in I making them ho found the bottom of the wall constructed otconcioto The figures showing the measurement of that portion of the wall below UK surface were obtained by tdigging down to the Inso There were I three hinds of stone used , that from the I Cotlnr Creek aiut Nomuha quairloD and old p stono. M Uhtt it Shou'cl Ifivn Cost K After explaining the technical terms ; is up- B-plied to ashler , dimension anil rubble stone , I the witness testified tliat there w as a great H deal of Nomaha county stone used The Johnson stone , plugged to si/c , was worth B 1'J15 cents per foot at the quam dining the E month of May , IS'Jl Hubble stone at the I same quarry , during the same period , was worth not to exceed 7 cents pet Rfoot. Dimension , stono. plugged to jsl/o , was worth from 17 to 18 cent * Ruur foot , with 5 cents off for freight. Stone KL-iot plugged to size , with freight paid by the onslgneo , would bu about 1 cent less , us It HriVas worth about 1 cent per foot to do tin { plugging. In making the estimates ho wit fnoss Ii id figured rubblu stone at * J'jr > pet Hporch , which Included the piice of stone E freight , scaffolding , s uul , lime , cement am I ] w'o'ghlng ' Concrete was tlguiod ut * < i M POI H yard , and footings at 'M cents per foot , complete pleto The south wall , witness ilguiod , X B cents for culling and tuck p.iltit- ing. On the north wall w lines : I ilguiod stone at 12 ! cents per foot i freight 5 cents , culllnir HO cents , ulnimim I nml tuck pointing ' . ' ( ) cents The coiniii I stone was worth $1 Ml per foot , inclndlni I stone , freight cutting , setting and pointing I and includiiu turiots The H.igging on to ] | of thJ walls was worth W ) cents per super I Ik'hil foot I In tearing down the old north walls , cut I ting the now stono. icscttlng and letucklng I 40 cents would be a fair market price. I These piUcs witness made on the bislso I free and skilled labor , the best tint could b I Bccmcd Ho had never had anvthing to d I with con\let labor and Know nothing abou I tliu print at which it could bo seemed , o I cliaigod for by tliu contractor I Malting a most liberal estimate , in roun numbers , employing citizen labor , and paj ing the highest wages , the cell house shoiil ha\o cost WJ.JUl 10 , which would have Ii I rludcd the stone and material now on ham Instead of lia\Ing cost that amount , thoci H tlw appropli.itlo" , $ IOXK ( ) , had been o : j pendcd with claims of $ J , : > IKJ btill unpaid t'niler \ \ xliotrr'n CroiK-I'lra. m Somewhat disconcerted by the exnei testimony , the icspondents rallied an shoved Mr Webster into the breach I conduct the cioss examination The Omali lawyer made a desperate effort to confus the witness , but he stood the lire wlthoi B. D\on Itluchlng KMay I have thcso figures for nn hour ( K two , to inspect ? " asked Mr Webster. K "In mi prcsonee , " answered the w lines < Just U-'i Maxw ell was moro lenient than tl j witness. lie suggested thai Mr Wobsti H would not unitll.ito the papers , but inste ; K would ivturn thorn in good shape. R lly making an agreement to return ever / thing. Mr Weliator was allowed to take tl R jocunicnt" m "Mr. CSray , did > on talto Intoconslderatlc the price of proiuili > g thu plans I" uskcd M Wotistcr. m " > 'o , " answoifd the witness , "for the co B tiiiL'tor is not supposed to furnUh plans in B bpecltliatlous " J "What would bo the costs of plans ai f BpccIUVaiUms for such u building as the c < m hou o" W Mr l imbeitson filed an objection. { JI".M'O M ixwcll held thr.t the icsiumden m woul I ha\e to furnish proof that Dorgan h : f plans i'iid po < illcatlons , for the reason tin IfhcnhowiK ou the witness stand ho h , H ti-stl1' ! Hint ho had noito. E Judgt Post thought that the witness w fair and that thu question was admlssuble , In nnswcilntr witness said that ho wet ( Us IKO to stuto until ho had seen the pla pud 6 ] > ecllcatlom. ! CXintluulug tao crou-axamiuatinn. A Webster socmod to reall/o tli it ho had caught a tartar , n.id the same rcalUation ox- teiido.l to his associates and their clients. "Did vou figure the silarj of a foreman ! " asked tnoattotnev. 3s il MtintThry l.nntcril l' r. ' " " Mr "It "Ceitalnly nnt , respondol Gray is c'ustomary for the contr.ietois to desln- nntc1 one of itielr men for a foivman " In llguilng the cost of the cell hou e. wit ness had made allovvanco foi the cxeava- lions , and Irul t-stimated Iho icmov.il of fi.liry cubic ! feet of e.iith Wilness had not figured the cost of lools , derricks , si.iffoldlnir. etc These Iho eon- ti.ic'toralvvajs furnished and h id no richt tech ch iigc- them lo the people hiving the work performed. The rcsimndenls were evidently tiled , for all of a sudden ihey dropped the architect , turning him over to Mr Uiinbcilson , who eiileted upon the redirect examitiitinn of Iho witness , who explained to the couit the difference ) botwe-cn ellm.'iision sto'ic an I dimension slono plumied lo sl/c. All of the stone , he tesilllcd , t'nl ' was uscl In the south wall was rubble , and vtould bo worth , freiglit p lid. SI .15 per porch , or 7 cents per hundred pounds On r < - cross exanilnalion Iho witness told Mr Mosher that the Cedar Creek roclc would cost a trllle moio than Iho Nciiiah i county rubble , but that there was but little of the Cedar Creek stone used In the wall , it being mostly from Ncmaha , Johnson and Auburn loiirbnd llui Axjlum Cuiil Moil. Going to another branch of the case ow ingle lo Ihe absence of certain witnesses , I oc-il Fright Agent bcotl of the Builiiigton road was called to the stand to tell something about rates and switching and how cars doing business with the state are handled A poi lion of Ihe duty of Ihe wilness was lo keep a record > f all cats coming in and going out 1 ho nsj-lum coal deal was to ichcel upon for the first time bj the witness sivmg tint his books would show the rocoid ol all crirs switched to the Institution The record In such case's vvas known.is "Ir unsforw aided. " mil vvas made up bv the clerk in the yard office Coal cars for theasjhim usu.illjwent out on train No t ! ! * . though sometimes train No ! M would t ike out lo ids. while In cases of emergency cms were h uilcd out bv u switch engine In a general way , witness would have a record of .ill e-ais hauled. Thu conductor took chargeofalltiains booked out. They would sign the boo'ts ' , showing that they nad rciolved Iho ears The wilness h id failo 1 to find checks , re ceipts and some books which n id boon be fore the legislative con.itilttco They had been returned to his ollice , but some un known pirtj- had taken them away. lln II uileil tin , Coal. William Randall , a tiremin on the Burling ton and afterwards a to tumor , knew tno coil firm of Butts .t Wouor and the White-breast Cjil eompiny As a teamster he worked at the hospital a good deal of the tune , unloading e oal from the ears and hauling it to the depot From AptII , isyo , until the spring of IV.U , the wit ness hauled Iho coil between the cars and the hospital. Thcie was no person helping except a man named Bells , who worked dur ing the month of March 1SJ1Vitness dur ing the limo when ho vvas woi-Kine in the coal business , was first in the emploj ot Betts \\Vnrr and then went to the White- breast Co il company lie kept , the account of the cars unloaded in a small pass book The book , witness could not proJuic. as it was not In his possession , having been tinned over to the legislative investigating commit tee last winter In telling of the methods of handling Iho coal wilness said tint when a car was switched onto the sldeti ick at the asylum ho was ordered lo take the numb' " of the car and Its capacity. At Hie end of last month ho made a report to the coal company fuiniblung the coal. Hnuglit to Slimr s Compir.icy. "What were j-our orders from Betts ft Weavori" asked Mr. Lambert son. Mr. vVebster objected to the question on the giounds of irrelevancy. In icsponso Mr. Lambei Ison replied bj' saying th it he proposed to show bj- the wit ness that a conspiracy existed to defraud the state , and that the witness had been in- stiuctcd to enter upon his books the num ber of cars of coal which vvoio never deliv ered Ho would not onlv do thai , but ho would bring the m Ulcr homo to the Board of Public Lands and Buildings Mr Webstei urged that theie was some thing moro set ious back of the mailer than appealed upon the surface It was serious in ono respect and hatmloss in another it w is serious in that the state proposed to casl n stigma upon tlio good names of the respondent ! ) , and harmless In tint the state would bo unable to connect the state vvilh the conspiracy. Justice Maxwell ruled that if It was not shown that the boaid was not connected with the conspiracy , the ovUenie would not bo considered Justice Norval ruled that am testimony as loco il charged lo the stale and not delivered was competent The objec lion was sustained until it could bo shown tliat Belts & Weaver weioconncctcd with the transution. HioURlit I 01 111 tin * Itnok , At the afternoon session of the court , n small led covered pass book played an im portant part. It was the book in which Kandall , the wltn-ss. kept the car ccount when he had charge of the : oal delivery. It was Iho book vhich was before Iho grand jury and in ovi- enc-o when William and John Dorgan weie ndlcled. the same book winch witness h.iel lescubcd at the mot nine session of court. Resuming the direct oxamliullon Mr .unhurtson asked "When jou were work- nij fur Bells it Weaver did jou cmlor anj : ur number in tnU book for coil thutw.it lot delivered I" ' 1 believe some weie. nut I can't sij how nany , " answered the witness "Did jou report the cars to Betts & We. fit" "Yes , sir " "Did jou report cars not dell vet eel ? " Mr Webster objected , sav ing that the luestlon would create a false imptession "it will not make n false imptcssionon the court , as the court is capable to judge , " 10 torled Justice Maxwell. "I have not hid a chain o to compare tin 1st , " answered the wilness in response u Iho qucsllon. Have jou the list of cars delivered ( isked Mr Lambertson. " 1 have the list paid for " "Huvo j-ou the list actually delivered ! " "I think I have. " Coul tluttVns 1-ulcl I'ur. Witness then examined the list showmi the cars of coal which had been charged ti the hospital , and on which the board. 1m allowed estimates U showed the following November , Ib'A ' ) , " 4 cars ; December , ! Ji5 cats January , 1891. 11 ; Pebruarj- , April , 15 Maj , 7 , Juno , 7 ; July , 10 ; August , l'Jfee ; | tember , 7 , No\ember , ! il , and December , U Does that represent the number of car delivered at the hosuital , or those paid for ! "Tho cars delivered. " "Do jou mean to say that you delivered al of those earsf" "I got paid for delivering them. " ' Did jou ever get pay for delivering cat that weie not delivered ! " Mr. Webster objected , but was shut out b s. Jlistico Maxwell asking Mr Lambcrtson I 10 ho projKiscd to show that eais of coal wer 11 * charged and not delivered "Wo propose to show by t this witness , said Mr. Uimbortson , "that the cars wej not delivered , whllo his vouchcis show thr they wero. " . . This U directly In line with the charges , interposed Justice Maxwell "I insist that it is trjlng to inject som thing thut is not in the record , and that the tire trying tn introduce u false record urged Mr. Webster. "Tho cxamluaUou may continuo , " addc the chief justice. "Do jou propose to saj1 that you dellverc mid unloaded all the catt > t" "t got paid for all of thorn " "Don't jou know that seine of the cai charged were never delivered ! " "I think I do. " "How did that coma about ! " "They wore ordered back to town before got a chance to unload them , " "How much pay did jou gott" "I object , " said Mr Webster. "No , " responded Justice Maxwell , "that right to the point , " "Well , " * alu the witness , " 1 was paid cuts per ton for what I entered on this book. " Tor Onrn tlint Never Cuinc. "Is It not true tint in this book you en- ercd cars that were never on the asylum vvltchr1 "I think so. " "I want to ask a question of the witness , " ntemipted Mr. Webster "You may , " respon led the chief Justice. "Was this after the investigation by the eslslatlon eommltteol" "No " "Was It at theicquesiof the prosecution ? " "No " Mr Limbcrlson then asked , "what cars vcro there' ' " 1 don't Know. A list was haivlod me to ) O copied in the dellverj book " "Who handed jou this book ! " "It vvas 11 repiesont itlvo of Bolts it Wea- or. and was during June , Ih'Jl. " "Wero sotno of those cars delivered I" " 1 think not. " "Have jon another list ? " "I bad one " "Who ban led It to jou ? " "Gorman Betts. " Wheie is it ! " "I luinc-d il over to the grand Jury. " Diet jou ever get piy for delivering cms hat wore not delivered when joa wore work- ng for the Whllebieast Coal and Lima com- i.inv I" Mr Webster objected "It Is perfectlj proper , " replied Justice Maxwell "Wellwhen I was working bj1 the month , " idded the witness , " 1 settled according to their llguies , but thej' did all ot the set tling " "Was the hiullng from the cars done bj- .cams and w.igsnsf' "Yes , sir " "Have jou ever had any conversation with lohn Uoiiran about this m ilterf" Yes sir On the night of November. Is'.U ' , when I was in Vallo.v county bo came out ind demanded this book " "What dU he s > aj ho wanted it for ! " "To get the car numbois " "Is this list of cars as shown by the boot collect ! " "Wl.cic it shows the cars delivered vvhilo I was working bj the month , I think it is. jut where it snows the cars delivered when 1 was hauling bv the load , 1 think not " "Now , Mr Wilness , di 1 jou aetu.illv ie- | ioi t cars dclivcicd wlieu thej weio not ! ' "Yes. sir ; I did " "I wiah jou would ask him if some of these cars wer1 ! novcr on the asv'lum switch , " sug gested Judge Norval "I'lieio were some , " answetcd the vutness Kverj tliliii ; I.iift to tlm C'oatnu'l or. "When the coal wxs hauled lo the asylum , who aia the checking ! " "No one " "Whoie dnl jou pat It" ' "In the ciisinu icjom " "Did any onn sisrn the slips , to show how much coal was delivered ! ' No sir" 'What ' did those numbers i "present , which Betts gave jou ! " Nothing , as thoj were onlj figures " "What did Betts s.u ' " 'lie told me tliat if any one nskel about the number of cars of coal , to count the num bois .shown on mj- books " This closed the direct examination and Mr Webster too ! < Kandall in hand , but ho did not keep him Ion * Ho as'ted : "Who talked with jou about whit j'ou would testify to in this court ! " ' Mr. Lambortson tibkcu mo what I knew about the case " Iori.ui CJot tlio lls InK I.onvpj. "I sec Ihere aio some leaves loin out of this book Who toio them out' " "They were loin out bj- John Dorgan when ho came to see me while I was in Valley county , " "Whore are they now ! " "I don't know " That was all that Mr. Webster wanted to know of the witness. On ledheet examina tion Mr Lamberlson as'ted ' : "Who did j'ou give ihoso leaves to ? " ' John Dorgan. " "Who is he ! " "He was my bo = s and ono of the men in the coal companj' . " "What was on the leaves ? " "Tho car numbers of the cars of coal de- hveied in March , 1VJJ " "Do jou see any changes In this bookmaf.e while it was in the h inds of the legislative committee and after it loft j'our possession ( " "Nothing of a surpiising nature " JIciw the CUAVcro Sent. The next witness , A L Manchester , occu pied the stand but a few minutes. He is the clerk in the B. .t M jard in this city and it is his duty to m.iko up the lecoul of tiains forw.udeJ. He testified that he frequently signed conduclois' names to Die records of the Iralns forwarded , but never signed unless the cars were actually for warded. On cross examination Manchesler stated th it the record was made up fiom wa\ bills These bills vvcro given to the conductor , who in turn deliveied them to agents at points of destination The agents afterwards forvv aided them to the general freight ollice at Omaha No waj-- bills were sent with cars loaded with coal for the asj turn With these cars conductors vcro given a slip waybill , which was gen- rally ciestrojed or loft In the car Will r.ibututo tlio riures. The last witness of the day was Conductoi V H Prenlisi of Iho B & M Ho was one fa large number of conductors subpoenaed by the ni'inigers ' of Inipeacnment Bv these rain officials the stale oxpoclcd to prove , hat numbc'is of cars of coal were hauled o tlio asjlum and biought back befoic > c'ing unloaded It was known that t would icquiro several dajs to Identify these ears Atlorney J L Webster suggested that al -lie iccoids and train books bo placed in the , mnds of competent peibons , who should pro wio a tibulated statement to be submitted n evidence Mr Uimbortson staled that if the cour would allow this to be done it would shortei the trial nearly a week. The couit assentei iv lib chtei tul al.ici itj1 , and all the conductor : ivlio had been subpcunncd wcio dismissed. 'I ho court then adjourned until 2 o'clocl Mondaj aflcrnoon. AM.VS tH JIlllllVHY AC'.l.V/ME. y RUDII Hel r the Ooiiintlttpa ol InvmtlKiitlun. ToruKA , Kan , May 5. The senate boodl investigating committee arrived hero thl morning and at once resumed work. Uopre sontativet Lupfer of Pawnee county testillci that ho was approached by Hepresentaliv Burgai-d of Wjandottocounty withapioposl tion to buy his vote for J. 1C Hudson for stat printer for $500 , but Lupfer said his vet was not for sale Lupfer swore also that h was approached In the "Dunsmoro house by Ilurgard with a proposition to vet against the coal screen bill Burgard sai ho was looking up men who would vol against the bill for J100 each. The mono vvas to come from the coal mining companioi The same witness said ho was kept postc bj' Mc'Cinnej' from time to time of the la tor's negotiations and conferences with tli republicans about selling out on Unite States senator. Mclvinney testified that Burgard's effete to him to vote for a republican fc state printer was l,000. This w-f after J. K. Hudson , editor of tl : Capital , had become the republican eauei nominee Burgard seemed to bo souudln the legislature on the subject and said tin there was $1,000 each in it if ho could gi enough to make in addition to the republlcu members thlrtj'-elght votes , McIClnncy tel him that he was not for sale. Burgard to ! McICmnej' that ho had also approached He ) icsentatlves Whittincton. Clark and othi members on the populist side. Senator Parker , u member of the coinml tec , said today that unless Burgard , after n the stories that have been sworn to aboi him , should come and testify before the coi lattice , it would bo made so hot for him th : he will have to leave the state. At the afternoon session , F , J. Clos Governor Lewclllng'a private eecrclar testified that W. V. Moffett approachi him at Wichita with a proposltii bcforo the governor's Inuuguvatlc TO STOP PAYING WARRANTS Woodbury County , Iowa , Threatened by the Financial Trouble. NO FUNDS TO BEMUSED AT PRESENT llankrri ICotimo In I2xt ml A < litant'o lor n 1'rcin'Min DepoKlm of tli Oiiunty Will In Til urn litKi'pt In I'rlxatu Vaults. Stou\CUT , la . May 5. [ Spelal Telegram to Tnc BIT. J The recent failures hero have extended lo the countj' of Woodburj' and tod.iy the countj' troisurer sloppo 1 i > av insj w.it rants on the general < md reid funds , which aie exhausted. i'he roison is that lands have been tied up bj1 the failures on which thousinds of dol- lais of taxes are duo and unp nil. 'I'he super visors sought icllef by orlcring transfeis made to these from other funds , but the county ticasnrer lofiised to do it. Wc'.iro Allison , bankers , who carry counly dcposlls , lefused to carry the war rants for , i premium of J par cent and the board asked the treasuicr to withdraw his deposit , amounting to $101,000 , , from them and place it with bankers who would cairj warrants for th < ! deposit. This ho refuses to do , because \\eare and Allison aio his bondsmen. The supervisois now threaten to compel him to keep all funds in the count\ vaults in accordance with law. Indications now mo that cojnty w irrants , of which about * MUOO ) worth are issued every three months , will have to bo carried bv credltorsof the countj or discounted for cash , as the county debt is not Luge enough to bond and thus lalse money to paj the warrants. SI'IIM TOO UtJc.ll ( KINKY. serious Cliurio Affilmt tlio iri'iinuror ot I'm Order of It iilwiiv Ti'laiernpliurx. VixroN , la , May r > . The executive com mittee of the Older of Hallway Telc- giaphers Is examining the books and accounts of the grand oftlceis There are serious eh irges that the gi.ind ehlof has recklessly squ.indcied the money of the older to such an extent thai Iho tteasuij Is emptj and money hid lo bo bor rowed. It is stated that between.-10,0fll ) and > " > 0,0XI ( was spent in the Buillngton , Cedar liaplds & Northern and KoeU Island strikes Other iricgulartties are c barged. TuoHM | IMI tliujoe'ic. . RiinNANDOAH , la , May 5 [ Special Tele gram lo TIM : Bur ] W A Hills , who has been living here with a woman who passed as his wife , is under aircst charged with bigamy and is confined in the jail atClaunda in default of b ill The complaining witness is a laclj claiming to bo Claia Hello Hills , and that she is the vvifu of the accused Hills and wife No " have boon living in Shenandoah - andoah some time and Iheio was no suggestion that thej were not what thej appeared Mnnj * think tlio woman is icallj innocent , and was herself deceived. She was man icd to Hills at Gallatm , Mo , on October t , Ih'U , but lirt ! mot him at Hast ings , la , in February of the same jear She is ill jeais old , andto nil appc.u.inces a woman of refinement and taste. Hills is 50 > ears old , with hair quite pray , and does not look like a man hardened ! in crime. The evidence is verj strong -against him , as both wives had the original marriuifo certificates Mueh sympathy is felt for both of the women. _ , _ lint iur i < > 'tj | run. FAHIHEI.I ) , la , May 5 [ Special Telegram to THE Bnc ] Another of the pirties in- dicled for gtand l.uceny by Iho Jefferson counlj' gran 1 jurj in connection with thor $ r > , < XX ) foot race last Jail has been cap tured by Sherilf Crane. .Since landing Thomas Uobinson , ones of the vun- neis , and Ilenrj A. Bauer , the stake holder , in jail ho has also succeeded in capturing Thomas Bauer , who aided in ar ranging the sehcmo. He made the ariest at West Liberty and brought his man to this city , hail him put up a bond of 51,000. and then icleased him Bauet's homo is at Iowa CitHcisajoung man of good address and has hitol.v been a traveling salesman for Iho institution tor the blind ut Ivnovvllle. The Baucis consider their bail excessive , and they ha\o made application to Judge Babb to li.no it reduced by habeas corpus proceedings. _ _ _ _ _ ' Mlllttiy Dcip irtinonti. Dr.s Moisr-s In , May 5. [ Seolal Telegram to Tin : Bui. . ] Major John M. Hamilton , Inspector general for the Depirtment of the Platte , is engaged in inspecting the military departments of the following colleges in Iowa Coinell , Mount Veruon : Iowa State university , Iowa City ; Iowa Weslej-an mil- \eisily at Mount Pleasant and Iowa State normal at Cedar Falls He will also visit and inspect the National cemetery at Keokuk It is expected that the work will require all of next week. r.xtdiillnc n Nebr.iattu I. Inc. Siouv Cm , la , May 5 [ Special Tele gram to TIIK Bun ] A contract has just been awarded to inston Brolheis of St Paul for grading and bridging an extension of the Kiouv City & Ponca division of the Chicago , St Paul. Minneapolis .t Omiha road from Ponca. Neb , to New Castle. The work is to bodono in soventj dajs The now section of road is through the Missouri rher bluffs , and is the Hist link of an extension to bu made by the road up tlio Niobrara rivet valley. _ _ Stuto lid tril of HniUlt Oflli er . DCS MOINFS , la , AInj 5 [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE ] Tlio State Bowl ol Health todaj elected Dr J C bhradei ol low a City president for the ensuing jear Dr J F Kennedy was io-eleetcd secretarj and L F Audi ovvs assistant sociotarj' . Tin fatato Board of Medical JSxamliieis was en gaged in the trial of Dr. B. C Hamilton ol Scianlon for alleged iutompeleney and 10 served Iheir decision. _ lioll-H tHkOK It Tllllr. Dus MOISTS , la , May X [ Special Telegram gram loTiiu BucJ Governor Boies Is takinf a vacation and will bq away for about three weeks He lias not bqcn feeling well fo some time and fsels that ho needs the icst Together with his parser. Judge Couch o Waterloo , ho is going lo Hoi Springs , S D and tlioj w ill probably do some duck huntini in northwest Nebraska. Hold Without II ill. CIIUSTOV , la , May 5. [ Special to Tli BEE. ] The preliminary ofamlnatlonof Dav Ferris , Iho murderer of Thomas Hcjnolds occurred this morning , Ferris waived ox aminatlon and was committed to Jail with out bail. His case will come up at the nox term of Die district couit. which is in Sof r tcmbcr. Witnesses were hold In $ , ' 00 bonds r s Inlurocl In a Clrcun r rloriiiiinrc , o MALVEHN , la , Mav 3 [ Special Telcprat a to Tuu Bus ] Whllo pot-forming in F. J K Taylor's circus today Ed Shipp , a barebac t rider , slipped from his horse to the grouni : t breaking his loft leg below the knee Tills [ } was the first day's performance of the SBJ son His homo Is at Petersburg , 111. Domt-fitln Amirs Interfnrecl. low A Cur. la , May g. [ Special Telcgrai to THE BKE ] Mathovv Cochrane , ono of th largest steve dealers , assigned this aftei noon owing to domestic troubles. Asset arc fully adequate to cover all liabilities. Citptureil HII K > ciiiil | Coinlrl. Srm.sai'iEUi , 111. , May 5. [ Special Tul gram toTiiE BKC.J A requisition uiwn tl Governor of Nebraska was issued today f < Quails Darns , alias Q. V. Darns , who c caped from the Ford 'county ' Jail , where ho was serving out a sentence , in September last. uton uu.i/f i. Sumo of TliciKo Wild VV'inllil l.lltn to SuperIntend - Intend tlio Tub Ir lltillillnir XVorlt. WASIUNOTOV Bfiinvu OP Tint Urn , ) Bill FniurctttTii Stunur. > WvsiiiNciroN , D. O , Mij " > ) Four ainilications were filed at the Treas ury department toJ.iy for Iho position of supcilnlendcntof construction of the now public building nt Omili i. They were evi dently brought out bj the dispatch to Tin : linn In which It was statol tint Voss had been knocked out The applicants are : P. J. Creedon , Theodore Gallagher , Frcil Del- lone and George h Fisher. Tc > ( Uiu IlKllUIH ( ilXIll StOi'U. Tlio government his undertaken the task of lolnst.iting good horse llehh on the Indl in icservations A step In this direction was ta'cen ' today , when Kecretarj Smith author- lied the cxpoii'llturn of something like $ -0Oi ! ) < ) for the purchase of Canadian and Shire stallloiib lo bo taken to Fort Berthol 1 , N 1) , and lued for breeding put poses It is slid that fiom constant inbreeding Iho Indian pony Iris deteriorated Into a scrub of an average weight of about .VH ) pounds , and w lilch is useful only as a i iding animal Since the Indians have taken Ihelr land in severally thov demand sliong draft animals for faun work The cross between Iho Canadian and the Indian pony is said to produce a very hardv anlin il. and there is a probability that the expeiimcnt at Fort Berthold will bo extended to all Iho govein- ment reservations bj the impoitatlon of draft stallions Western IVutdaus. The following pensions granted are reported ported : Nebraska- Original John McCouahej1. Additional William II Lainphear Sup plemental George Lltllo Incieasc John White , A Olmstead , John Hoichert , Isaac Nelhardt Oiigin.il Charles M Juett , John Manning , Hobert W Wright Increase Isaac Brenbarger , I cmuel J. Garrison , Oiigmil widows , etc Minor of An drew Pi odor , Sophia Hartman Maigaret Pavton ( mother ) , Calh.irino Ivindsburj1 , minor of S Pellj- Iowa Original .lohn Wcichnunn , Joel Kennedy , itufns Tair , James Williiins , Maiion btacj' , William M hlrcoler , Kussell H Kuott lucre iso l beiic/er Giilllth Reissue Moses Bunncll. Original widows , etc. Mary F Dobson , Hli/ibeth Kirlcp.it- liek , Nancy Gillam. Anni Painter , Barbari Pope , Margaiet Dalton , William Lajcock ( father ) . minor of Samuel Petty , Klbibeth L-indon. Original Jesse B. Knight. John B Bussler , Henrj Minor , Jamcb Collins , Hufus N Bliss , James lijan , Jedcillah Me Keen , HenrjPerrj , S.uah J. Horsey , nurse. Additional ADrah.im Jow- ctt , William II Shanklin Increase-Irv in Oxberger , Joseph hofston , Hmory P. Smith , D.V Scott. Isaac Calvert , Owen Ixivcjoy , Henrj' Kelley , Lorcn/o Ecker , William H Foi man Heissue John Averill , Adam Bran. . Mai Ion Brown , Joshua Nel son Oilginal widows , etc Aurolla Gil- bet t , Muria Audi ovvs , Martha Cole , Jane I.imlejminor of Joseph Stickles , Sarah J. Molt , Louisa Kline South Dakota Oiicrinal William Young. George W Alallett Original widows , etc Minois of William CJoticen. I' . S. II. uoxi iui\ui : . Its Ilite or ItcassembUiii I'ostp.ino.d Until Next Noiombor. WASIIIXOTOV , D O. , May 5 The interna tional monetary confcience , which ad journed to reassemble in Brussels on the 30th inst. will not ro issismblo on that dato. A general fesling was expressed by represent atives of the leAdlns powers that the end of May was not a suitable time for recommencing the labois of the conference. As the result of a consulta tion held between the president. Secretar.v Gicsh im and some of the delegates of the United States todny , it was deteimined to cable the announcement that the icassem- blmgof the confcience would bo postponed until some time next November Governor MeCie.i of Kentucky , who , as well as Senator Jones of Nevada , will con tinue to servo upon the commission , ex presses much gratification at Iho change of dates and believes that it will incieaso the pi aspect of the confc'icnco accomplishing some solid tesults I'uiry'H Arctic Kx WvsiiisnioN , D C , M iy f . Lieutenant Peirj , the explorer , has boon in Washington for the past few d ij s , an 1 will leave tomor row for St Johns to m ike ad litlon il ar rangements for his coming expedition lo Ihc Polai seas There will uo ten in the paitv nccoinpanj ing him , and the start will bo made some time bolween Iho loth and IJOlh of Juno next , l.iknur the s inie route as be- foie. Tlie trip will consume two and .i half j cars , c/-o/.s J.N mi : it i/tor i& . Hud Weather In Until States llai Kctnrdt'd Scedlnj ; Oimd Kepittft rtiuik Kansas. Huiiov , S D , May 5 South Dakota weekly crop bulletin. The week has been mote or less unfavorable to all faiinwoik. H has been cloudy with ficquent rain or snow and cold. There was frost and ice ne.ulj evor.v molding The temperaluro was considerably below the avciage Seed ing has been conslderablj- retarded , and Is but half complete ! Theio is no appre hension cxpiessed of the Into seison affect ing tno wheat ci op , but It will load to 10- iluco Iho act cage devoted to this ceieal. PAitno. N D . Maj ft - The Noilh Dakota crop report saps The week opened with a continuation of the wet , cold weather , which has prevailed generally biiuo the opening of the season , but toward the close gave waj to w aimer , deal weather , which has gcnerallj lmpio\ed the backvvaul conditions. Tlio giouud is now- dry and seeding is being pushed , particularly in the western pen lion of the stalo. All low lands contiguous lo Iho 1 Jed i iver are covered w ilh w aler Some of this latter land will not bo bccdcd this season Taking the slate as a whole the production in wheat acreage seems likely to bo from lf > to 120 pei cent. AnivA\s\s CITV , Kan , Mty ft This morn ing s copious showeis throughout this suc tion of Kansas gives slinng hopes of an abundant wheat harvest Ono moro rain within two weeks will make It absolutely sure. Trlpp's I'ull In llnmaml , YANKTOV , S D , May 5 [ Special Tele gram to TIIK BLE J Judge Bartlett Trlpp is iriving audiences to many prominent demo crats dm ing Iho days before his dep-irturo for Vienna , Austria Today Senator Kj lo of South Dakota called upon Iho minister and they indulged in a comers ition of the most fiiendlj nature Ci. Phelps Keep of New YorkCltj , who is a caiidldalo for the set ictarj ship of tlio legation at Vienna , visited the minister today Mr Tripp met Iho j-oung man in Washington and Is very much Impressed with him A change in sccietaries will be made wilhln a fcnv months , and Mr Keep , who Is veryhlghlv recommended , will piobablj- appointed tu the place. CHICAGO , 111 , May 5 [ Special Telcgran ; to TUB DEI : ] The Tiibunu's Dwight , III , crop review sajs of Nebraska : It Is out of those exceptional states this sp.ini. which has not had Us share of rain The surface has been moist enough to wail but below It Is dry The stand of oats is irregular , but will probably improve will warmer weather No damage by freezing li reported. The surplus In farmeis' hands ii smaller than a j car ago bj : i5 to 40 per cent Plowing for corn is well along and In somt ixntions of the state 50 pel cent of the con has been planted and if the wealhcr shouli turn warm it looks as If the bulk of the cro ] would be In the ground next week Wore Tuent-TvTo Mauri I/ite. CHICAGO , 111. , May 5. The great bicycle re i- lay race from Doston to Chicago ended till mornliigat 8-l , " , when Bliss and Van Slckien brought the message of Governor Uussoll of Massachusetts lo Govci nor Altgeld of Illinois The Journey was nude under tlio most dltll- cult circumstances and was completed in a Hull ) less tluu I- . ! hours , or iKirljtwenty - two boms behind the schedule. noititint.t : Tit.mintv .it M'OKJX/ : . Ciiptiiln lilii llrnnolt ol Hi" Sutvltloll Ami ) Murdered Ii ) n Doinrnlrd 1-m-r SI'OKVM : , Wash , May 5 Dmiol W U Hasklns walked Into Iho Salvation iiimj- barracks this nftoinoon , diew a levolvcr and Ihol two shots Into the heart of Captain Ida Bennett and then fired two moro Into his own bialn. They fell within two feet of each other and immediately expired Ilaskins had made uynatod tint.its against Captain Bennett's lifeauso slio icfuscd to mairy him The affair got Into the papers some time ago , H.isklns dccUiIng that Miss Bennett had plajed the p.ut of a coqucttj with him , while the captain do- claicd that Ilaskins was Insine : thai he had threatened her llfo and thai she fell only a feeling of soi row foi his delusions. Caplain Bennclt is a native of San Ber nardino , Cal , and has been connected with the Salvation nrmj- for about two je.ns She is widely known over the Pacific coast and was beloved by all members of the army with whom she had come in cont-tct. Ilaskins came hoio several jeais ago fiom Arkansas , .vhero ho had been a shciitf and deputy United States m.ushal Ho vvas about 43 j cars of age H Is thought Haslcins was demented. MUtit uur t'ti tii\n.iinKi. I > < -tc > imlnrd iTiit : ( Iti-hiK M ulo to O\i.r- tluiivt rrrHlilriit S uotn. | 0oiiifffJ ) ) / / ? > / / > / Id nn C ii I in ItCH'i'lt \ SVN JL vin i , Si'ii , Nlcaraugui ( via Gal- vcston , Tox. ) , Maj 5 fHy Mexican Cable lethe the Now Yoik Heiald Special fi Tnc Bitr , ] Tineo iiiiK ] > ttant cities of Nicaragua n.i\o fallen Into the hands of the icvolutionists Tclegr.iphle communica tion with the Intel lor has been inteiruptcd since I cabled the Herald a week ago the news of the opening of the long- pro'niscd revolution agilnst President S.i- coja and details of the revolution ha\c not been easily obtained. It is now known , however , that the follovv- cis of General Sarvarla , who is the ical leader of the insuigents , have cap tured Granada and Mas ij-a , south fiom tlio capital , and Matagalpa , which is east of Managua All the countrj adjacent lo those cilles is contiolled bj-the levolutionlsts , , who appear to bo confident of dtiving President Sacosxfrom power With their victorious forces thoj- have matched toward Managua , the capital of the lepubllc. Iteports received today show that there has been a great deal of lighting aiound Manasua , but whether either side gained an advantage Is not know n. MiTiioin > > r Meeting or the IIUluip * ut Kalians City anil Tliolr Work. KANSXS CITV , Mo , May 5. The bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church ( South. ) met again todny in executive session , and made out their plan of I2piscop.il visitations for the next confeienco jear. Each bishop had his appointments made out by the other eight , although each was consulted befoio the list vvas finally completed. The missionary Uo.iici held two meetings and succeeded in gelling considctablo busi ness disposed of One bundled and ci > tj-- cight thousand four bundled and two del- lais were apmopiiated for the misbioiib in Brazil , China , Japan and Mexico. The annual icports of Iho secretary and tieasurcr of the board weio presented in pamphlet form by Acting becietarj W H Lambuth and were iccelved by the boaid The reports showed icceipts of $ l74.r > fM 11 during the fiscal jeur ending Match 31 , and disbursements of > 2Ti"MO .ID The treas urers reiioit show ed total collections to be gteaterbj f'JOJ Oil than dining the pievlous vear Interest amounting to (11-Ul 5U had been pild and the Indebtedness for bouowed money was i educed by the sum of > lil,04l > S'J , le iv ing the liabilities from that souico * (17.- ( ' , ) ( i4 IM The hist session of the contc > rcnci will beheld tomoirow. A unit inn I'A iiJitiiAL , lUi All Itneu ltitilllml In the Stiito1 : \ \ urld'd Pair lliitldin . Ciucvno , 111 , May 5 [ Special Telegram o TUB BBC J Nearly all the cereal exhibit i.is been Installed in the Nebraska building 1'odaj the workmen commenced lo plant t landsome arbor on Iho west side of the lullding on the b ink of Iho lagoon that i un * hiongh the I'jsqmmiuxillag' ) Tlio No iraska headquliters is locate 1 in such i insitloii as to afford a view of the Hsqui naux village without the pajment of the exlra fi o. A number of Omiln peojilo Msited the mlldlng to lay , amoiu them David an ieorgo Mcicor , S II Orhuel , C S Mont gomerj and wife , and Mr. and Mrs G W .aninger. K Hotel > jHtiii. . Cnic-voo , 111 , May 5 ( SpeclalTekvr.iin t THE Bin : ] The Tubuno tomoriow will pull lish several columns sliovviiv. tlio tosult o nn Investigalion into the hotel business i ( Chicago dining the fair. Tlio inquUltio develops that thuio aie a few hoslelue where no lucre iso has been made ' 1 hoi mo many moio in which the pi ices hav been advanced , and a.ibt number of must : loom sliucluies established for the solo pui pose of legitimate lobbery. JJ/.OIIA l.MO .S/7/f/i/JS. forrlble 1'iUti of 'VreiiVlic Tciiih l > ) iniiiU < Illtl ) II UlHClCKItlltll Slinp. BiiA7ii , , Ind. , Miyft New- , leached thl city late last night of a terrlole explualo which oc-curred tlueo miles west of Hi Ulver stalion , Ibis county. iVIIHam Nee , son of John II Noes , Will ( jard , son of J.ico N Gard , and William Irvin weio p.ulnei in a coal sh ift , wnlch vvas being sunn o Mr NCOS' fat m. The proprietors were iloln the work tliamsolves , and vvhilo in n blac-1 smilh she | > ne ir by sh u penlng their lools piece of hot iron flew into n box containin ten and a half pounds of dvnamllo , whli exploded , shaking the earth for miles , blov ing the building Into kindling wood and tea Ing tlio unfcutunato men to bhieas TV wo.ro killed outiight and the other was ! badlj mangled that no hope of his icxovoi Ib entertained. I'cnplr Iliirnecl , VIKNNA. May ftTho town of Kowal , P land , eighty miles south of Waisavv , with population of 3.300. has been swept bj a co ilagratton. Ono hundred and sixteen house including a hospital and an asjlum , worn d stroyed Three liundicd families are horn less and destlluto liightj perished In t ! llamrs _ MOKIIIIPIIU ol Ocuiu sfAMUTt May S. At Brow Head - PasbodIHrurla , frc Now Yet k At U vet-pool A i il\ed ( lallla , from Nc Yoik. At Klnsale Pass'-d Boatonlan , frr Boston At Brcmcrhavin Arrived - Str.issbui romNow Yoik , Tr.no. from New York , At Now York - ArrivedColumbia a Prussia , from Hamburg , Uei manic , fn Llvcrjxwl. WRECKS INT WALL STREET Not Since "Blnok Friday" Have Such Sooiies Bonn Witnessed , BANKERS FEAR THE WORST IS NOT OVER llirj Aluoliiti-ly lloltno Aerniiiinoclttloiii In Othnr tli u tU' nlir Ouitotncri Until tlio Sltuiittciti llo- viiuirs C'liarer. Nnvv YOIIK , May fi [ Special Telegram to'1 ill' Bi r j Panic did average vvoik in Wall stieol lodaj Nol since tint other fateful filditj- when Jim Fliko and Jay Gould let their gold corner go to smash - Iho day notot tons In historjus "Black l'itdahas the Slock cxclmngo disliiet sulTeicd such experiences Business sanity had been pushed asldo . - > tremendous scaio bad developed. Investors and speculators h ivobeen vicing with ono another in efforts to unload stocks with which thej- have been caught bur dened Something of a ralljvvas shown In the opening of Iho slock market , but the hopes thus picsented were delusive It vvas onlj a minute or two before thu huilj bmly of demoinlli.ition got under waj ( Quota tions were made "at the nmiket" regardless anpaicntly of everj thing except Iho ar rangement'of some sort of a trans iclton. "Sell 'em and never mind the price , ' seemed to be the ono rule , aud startling res Its fol lowed Stocks tumbled not a single point , but many points Tills was true of certain industries over which the slicet h is become cspoc i Ulv ner vous Just befoio the m.ukot closed thcio came a i.illj based on a lot of nbsuid rumois of a cheerful suit For the Hist tliuo the bear contingent vvas discovered to bo inllu- cntiul. lleirt Hushed to the Trout. Up till this time the boars have virtually attcmpled only to follow In the wako of foi cod liquidate ! s , but at the first sign of anj good news at hand , the Hist appearance of anj vague rumor in the market's f.uor , ovcij bear in the pit tumbled forvvaid , In tent on quicklj covering to got out of Iho waj of the first substantial rall.v which has come slnco the beginning of the panic This rally developed quleklv into big pro- poi lions In many stocks all Iho eailicr losses of the dajvvcic iccoveied In bema Inslaiues there weio even gains made In the net iUruics in compailsin between the clos ing pikes of ThuisJiy and Friday niijlils. When Iho daj was over it wis made very plain Hi.it precious liitlo short iulerest re mained on the exc.li.unre. After the m.ukot closed another thing vvns also made cle.ir , and that was in neatly oveiy Instance that the Inspiiing rumens on which the market rallied at the close woio untrue , utterly baseless , the oflsptlng of stock Jobbing imagination. Stock maikots cannot bo boomed on fakes. Quotations cannot bo held up bjr fakirs. None the less it was the fake and the fakir which gave Iho closing rallj' in loday's mar ket To the people not prejudiced by lui go interests in Iho market St looks us if Blocks were again on sale. It is dinicult to dlBceia nnj' good reason for doubting that quota tions are bound logo much lower , li.uilio 8 Vnrj Nervoun , A canvass In banking circles gives small encouragement Bankers aio not willing to bo quoted peibon.illy , but they really have passed bojond the staire of mcro nervous ness They hav e i c iched the point vvliero they are determined icsolulely toiofuse fin.inelal accommodation to borroweis other than tegular customers and regular customers must oven for neecssltj's sake accept ciodlts of less than .10 per cent of w hat hitherto they have commanded Money on call w ith slock collateral commanded at one time \cstcrelay W ) p > re cut interest. It ruled at 40 percent on Hie Stcuk exchange thtoughouta largo part of tlio day. But money on call backed by stock collat eral Is in no way rcpicsentatlvo of the loan maiket's teal condition. Wall stieet Is mailing free and easy use of conspicuous names tonight. Mimj rirm 1'liruitcni.Ml , A do7en linns arc reported lo bo In fiirm- cl.il elillleulties Of courbo no luvvspiper man duic mention names One of the scheduled names is identified with a number of now trust ptopcitless pushed upon the stock market dm Ing the l.ibt twelve months. It has been claimed for this house that it has the backing of Will ! im 1C Vamierbllt The failure of Deacon S V WliHo docs not amount to half as much as on thosiirfiico might appear. I'he deacon bus been making a good deal of nolso lalcly , bin as a m itter of fact , ho has not boon trading hilf us hcav- llv as his s ilellltes lopresent. Mr. White has been plaj ing a Lirso garni ) with the chips mosllj- while Ho h is not boon taking halT Iho Intciost and ch inces which the romaiucis of the streut ha\e credited to him He lias done some business for the sugar trust ciowd Ho has been a valuable employe. That Is about all Ihere is lo it. It was announced that Mr. Theodore HaMsmever had come to the relief of Mr. White , assumed all of the deacon's obliga tions , and was readj to give out certified checks to every ci editor Inasmuch us about 100 puts and call brokers an ! cubtomeib of the same , were involved this was construed as not only iinpotlant but exceeding tonic for the mar ket. The jam was an inventin ! Mr Havo- inover ib a philanthioplst on the quiet Ho docs not strut Ho is not m the ) habit of s ivlng speculators like S V White ) and letting ting other folks know about it. Mr H ivo- mejei know b the valueof doll.ii. . . \.s.Yiotis rnir.s ici.t itKoiti.itH. Wall Struct AK"H | tin ) Ciiutur of n Great riniiiK iiil Sl riii , Nr.w YoiiKi Mny fi.-Tliere vvoio lowcilng and poi lentous clouds over Wall slruot IhH morning Brokers and binkuis h isti-ned to that llnanciil storm center , knowing that thu band would begin to play at the drop of the gavel at the Stock oxen m.u , and e ich determined to bo as near as possible to the head of the procession Nobodj could tell bofoio the opening what history lay just thu othet side of 10 o'clock , when pandemonium should bo let loose Tluso In the war had strained fa.-us Those out hovpieii about from habit , scarcely less anxious. Some , porch nice , felt their toes over the edgoof a sheer precipice , not knowing but that the developments of the hour might push them cloin over the brink into tha financial pit. There was a hurrying and scum ing of men and bojs , diving in hero , darting out theic , rushing Into this , hurr.v Ing ont of that oftleu , where their iiiteiests center , and so Ihe calm hands on old Trinity's grim clock dial crept up to tlio ho'ir when the turmoil should begin and another daj that wear * flesh and ncrvo ushcro 1 In Oiimud | wild ii l ii iiw nl Uuuli Any optimist who imagined bofoio the opening that the maiket might stiffen at the outset was disappoint ! " ! , r.verj ojowason Cordage , and there ) w.is movement enough within ton minutes after the ) sounding of the in gong to engage overj ujo The appolntircnt of receivers for the National Cordage com pany lalo last night wak the occasion for a m further break In piofono.l stock this morn ing It closeul jrsteidaj at 0 In ten K. minutes after the opening it was 10 points K.id lower at 50 It hesitated then ) for a idm moment and then tumbled to15. . Then camu a pop'eptiole leisenliitf in the rusu to null ,