Nebraska Newspapers

    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 ,