Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY MOUNbte , MAY io , 1893. NUMBER 22 $ ) ,
I ZING UP THE DEFENSE
the Propositions of the Impeached
Sound in the Public Ear.
'ECIOUS PLEAS TO COVER NEGLECT
dim * tli'.t Only Oiinnclmico Would ll-ivo
1'rov .itoil lho I'riiuil Oonlraiti-d With
thu Kvldnnco A1rouly : Taken
In the Trial.
LINCOLN , Nob. , May 11. [ Special to Tin :
t'.B.J The usual quiet that attends the
lining of the Sabbath has prevailed In this
ty of churches to-lay , and thuro hits been
jthlng to disturb the monotony nsldo from
discussion of the linpo.ichmcnt proceed-
RS which wcro ncurd by the jupremo court
st wcok. during which tlmo the respond-
its , ,1 , C. Allen , secretary of state ; George
' . Hastings , attorney general , and August
'j ' .Humphrey , commissioner of public lands
ml buildings , aided by their attorneys , filed
he celebrated answer In Justlllcatlon of
lie charges of Impeachment brought by
no legislature of the state , sitting
u Joint session. Regarding that answer , It
rottlcl seem that comment would never cease
.nd the more discussion that Is taisci the
iioro firmly the opinion becomes fixed In the
'UbUc mind that the respondents are afraid
o meet the Issues , preferring to Juggle with
ho facts set out In the articles and slide
ivor the * charges upon which the Indlct-
ncnts are based. To show that this Is true
t is only necessary to reproduce the section
.1 the answer , referring to the specification
- . . arglng fraud In the construction of thorcll
louse. This particular section tells the fol-
2awing peculiar story :
Lay It All nil Dorcun.
The offences therein sot forth which tire
plmrgi'd to bo inlMlonioaiiors aru , with onu ex
i'nptlon , the iliortuonilnxsof Dnrgan us NUpur-
Jliiltindont. and not acts committed by thu re-
f.vnoiidcnts or tin ; Hoard of Public Lands and
IliulldlnKS. If there were vouchers pri'Minted
Iby Dorian containing ov'urchargiiN for labor
[ performed , or cxcusslvo prices for material
ipiirchasod , thu churco against thn hoard Is
Jtdniply that It , whllu silting In Its legislative
Irapuclty , failed to dlicovur thusu frauds.
lit. will not uppoar as a miitlur of fact
jtliat any of lho respondents know
I that Doi'Kan was pre-tontlng vouchers con-
ctalnlnjiu.xcevdvo charges for labor , or uxrus-
slvu prices for material purchased. This
i Rhnrgu , viewed In thu light In which wu nxpuct
It Khali bu made to appear hy thu pi-oofs , will
present a no worsu feature' than that thu
Hoard of Public Lands and llullillngs was not
inaduupof building experts , and , by reason
i ( if a want ofpurt Knowledge In this dlrcc-
. lion , did not discover thu sMpposi-d uni-uason-
iiihlu charges. Thu CUMIn shoit. Is
MhlMi Thu respecllvu respondents vroru
1 elected by thu peoplu as heads of
f thulr respective departments for the duties
' of which they were fully anil amply qualllled
Thu legislature of the stale p-isscd u law re
quiring that they should constitute a lioarc
of Public Liuuls and llultillngs , and later or.
Instructed thu hoard to construct , a public
building. In thi ) performance of this last
namt-d iluty they HtileiiliMl an ii t-nt with th-i
power.of a superlntamleiit. Are these ru-
spomloiits now to bu Impcauhed und removed
from olIlcL'N to which thu people uli'cHMl them
becansu thuy wuro not architects , contraetois
nnd building exports ? Do Mich things , or such
want ot knottirilKu In these Iliuvi of duly , con-
btltuto linpoachublu nilxlumuanors In olllcci ?
Hardly Inline with the Kvlilcnre.
Providing this section of the answer told
the truth , the whole truth and nothing but
tbot'ruth , then , nnd In thutoVunt. the public
might declare that such things did not con
stitute an impcuchablo offense. Taking the
testimony that bus already been adduced
nnd Is now In possession of the court , there
is considerable to indicate to the mind of a
thinking man that the members of the board
never mudo an attempt to discover whether
or not frauds were being perpetrated and
the same ovidcnco.shows that none of the
respondents mudo any effort to le.irn
whether Dorgan's vouchers woru excessive.
They simply allowed him to bunch all of his
bills , after which they audited without over
'ticking for an itomked statement. The
statement that' the respondents wcro not
building exports is considered the wuukest
ot all nnd ono that will not bo accepted for u
moment , simply for the reason that it uid
not rctiulro an expert builder to watch the
state funds and prevent a0.X)0 ( ) steal In the
instruction of a fitMX ) ( ) building. A man
without eyes could have discovered that
there was t > omuthing wrong , oven If no hud
nuver so much us shoved a rip saw through a
plnn bourn. That thu legislature authorized
the members of this boarit to construct n cell
Jiouso the answer admits , but lho prevailing
opinion is that the responsibility did not und
right at that point , for when they took tlu-Ir
oaths of ollicu they held up thulr hands
and swore to high heaven that they
would attend to the duties imposed
upon them. In this instance that
oath meant that they would guard the public
funds of the state and use at least aa much
cure and Judgment In their disbursement as
l , hey would In handling their own money ,
\"Old they do thisl" Is u iitiestlon that has
' con asked hundreds of times during the
rtast weok. Whllo thuy claim that thuy did
* ho great mass of the taxpayers simply point
to the shell of a cull house , that testimony
'Allows ' could have been built and completed
' .for . from $ iO,000 to fci" ,00 ! ) . and shrug their
tihouldcrs.
lludBli'K the Aiylnm Drnl.
Whim the respondents gut down-to thai
flour deal where the state paid for supplie
that wuro delivered to the saloon keepers , u
the grocers and the teamsters thorcspondont
attempt to Justify by admitting that then
was fraud , for in their own language the ;
say that '
Thn persons who committed thu frauds npoi
Ihti Httito wOui the sovural companies who du
llvuri'd thu supplies , if tlin Ntatu was du
frumled It was dnfruudi'd by Ihi'so con
tractors , who inadu out and cuii-icd to bu pro
nxntud lliu falsu and fraudulent accounts , I
thu board to bu Inipuachcd hc-causo ether puu [
plu defrauded th btato. without thu kmmi iI
cillfuof thi'su ru.-poiiiloiit ? I.s 11 un IniiKiacli
iiblu oHeiiMi In otllcu that thu board ill
not have the power of immlsclenc
or ouinlprt-M'Mi'u to seu und dlscovu
thu hi'croi frauds of thu cimtruclorhV I
itun Impuuchiihli ) mlsdimii'anor In ollloii thu
thiu ruspondunlM urciMited lho cortlllcato c
Dm Mipurlim-nileiit of thn asylum for h
amount of material furnished us bolng cm
reel , and I'ntltlud tooroditV Hero was u Mipoi
llitoiidunt and a stmvard , holding hlih an
ruspnnslhlo positions us ollci'r ! of 11m Hint " ,
appointed by thu uovernor , and who wuru cue
lindrr l > end for thu faithful purforinaiu-x i
tlu'lr duthis , anil wrni under olllclal oulh i
oHIco , nnd who weru ulllelally charged wit
tliudnty of MUiIng the Mii'plU's ftirnliln'd tli
asylum , and over whoso rnrtlllcuttvi thu boar
' ; lnUmtliat Instance neliMl upon thu voucher
This Is claimed to bo another attempt I
hhlrk thu responsibility and throw it upu
the shoulders of thu governor by allcgln
that ho appointed tha superintendent ut th
nsylum , aim that for that reason they wei !
not in duty Ixmnd to ascertain how much i
the coal and Hour was ever delivered , Th
is considered ono of thu frailest excuses thi
was ever made in an attempt , to siulrm | 01
of a tight place , for not only do the rccon
dlbclose the fact , but thu testimony coir
borates It and nhou-s that when the bit
cumo in from the railroads , which we
hauling the freight , und from thu tint
which wcro furnishing the i-o.il and Hot
they wro never examined , hut were slmpl
allowed us presented undnoiucstluns | nsko
In this particular It Is a notorious fact th
not a member of the hoard discovered th
dining the hot summer months thu asyhi
was using nearly doublu the amount of'co
that it did during thu winter tlmo. when tl
meixuiry was engaged in frisking about
the vicinity of zero.
What HII Ordinary fit Urn Would Do.
In looking at this mutter the public mil
takes into connidurutloit what a prlva
citizen would do under the BUHIO lircui
stations , and arguea like thU : If a hem
holder discovered that during thu hot sui
mer hovu burning doublu thu amount
coal that wus consumed during the wlut
mnnthB , ha would ut oncu institute u me
, rigid investigation nnd , if upon that hives
' gallon ho found that ho was paying for fi
tUnl never found Iti way into hU biu , tou
I
thing would drop , accompanied with that his
toric dull and heavy Until.
Wlillo it Is true that the members nf the
Hoard of Public Kinds iiml Buildlncs did not
discover this shortage In the co.il bills , they
might have dnno so , for nt the end of each
month the shipping and the delivery vouch
ers were presented for their Inspection , but
on account of being too busy , the evidence
shows that mouth after month they met ,
audited bills and p.ild out thousands of dollars
lars of the people's money for supplies that
were never delivered to the state Institutions
and all that they can say In Justification Is
this :
'Taking the most serious view of the
charges , they consist of things of omission
rather tlian of commission ! of failure to dis
cover wrongs and errors in others , rather
than any wrong of their own. Mora neglect
to discover errors of contractors or of co-or-
dltiatconiccrs , which could not. have boon dis
covered without export knowledge do not
constitute Impcaclmble misdemeanors. These
are not crimes of forethought , and not viola
tions of any known law ; not acts criminal or
vicious In their nature : not acts In violation
of any fundamental principle of government
and not acts dangerous to the public wel
fare. "
Soinii ricntliiR ScjiHIntry.
With all that the state has proven during
the past two weeks , thu respondents have
the supreme gall to lite their showing with
the court and ask the public to declare that
they have been doing their several duties , at
the same time making several laughable ex
cuses for omitting what they admit was
their duty to do. Using their own language
and their own construction of the law gov
erning their ofllclul acts , they present the
matter in this form and then ask the people
of the statu to withhold judgment :
The case In hand Is not onii ot corruption or
bribery of thu slate otllci-r.s. It ( Iocs not ovun
liuvo ahout It tin ; elements of nuxllKunco-
the performance of puhllt1 duties , or the want
of duo attention to th _ public Interi-sts. The
wrongs which an ) charged ti-jainst thesu ru-
NpomlutiU are wmnjn committed hy .sulmrdl-
natuolllcors , Intrusted by tliu statu to purrorm
subordinate duties.
Dorian , ns superintendent of construction of
enll hoiise , may lnivi made unfortunate con
tracts , nnil yet how are thu respondents to 1)0
criminally chawd with his shortcomings ?
I lore wcru olllcurs who liad conlliltMicu In
him , who trusted to lit * lioni'sty mid falthful-
nosH , : IH thuy had a iilil ; to do.
Tlioro had liven no charge of dishonesty
brought against him , Iliorotoiiu no foul MIS-
pk'Iou , as now thrown out. thathe would mls-
iiso thu trust ruuosvd In him.
These respondent- * \\i-ro not hulldcr.s or
contractors. They had been liri-d Io other
pursuits In life. They wuro elected by thu
pi-oplu to tlu'lr respective high olllcps to nilllll
uthur trusts and perform other duties. Thu
olllclal duties of their ofllces had grown on-
urons hy the iiuillltndu of atl'alr.s thrust on
their rcspcctlvo departments by each sticcuctl-
lusr luclslaUiru , as thn stutiTtitis grown from
Infancy to mom than a inlllUm people.
Asldu from thulr luspi-cllvu i > Hlcial depart
ments , they wuru made mt-inher.i of many
boards that coiniiellod thum to tninsroi'tu
thumsulves from department onicors to suml-
jllillclal and deliberative boiilus.
l--isl came the ppriiprlutlon to build a cell
house by day's Ia ; > or. WLTJ thi'su respiimlunts
to buy Mono and .sand , and superintend thu
purchase unit shipment theicofVrn they to
order the cut tint ; anil dressing of tlieMtone and
thu mixing nf the mortar ? Wuro they to stand
as bosses , directing thu uMtavatlun fur thu
walls and thu laying of thu stone ? Was Hast
ings , the attorney guneral of thu state , hy an
ncloftho luvflslutnru to be created or trans
formed Into a stone mason ? Was Alli-n , secre
tary of state , by Ihosu two Iliii-j of legislation
to become an architect of prison si ruptures ?
Was Humphrey , eh-ctcd by thu podplu a.scom-
inNsloner of nubile lands and building's , tout
oncu forgut his high calllmrand become an ex
pert In prices for stone and convict labor'/
Kvlilonru nt Kac'.ul lejoiii > r ; < 'y.
This last line of defense makes the hard'
cst hearted Lincoln man hide- his face In his
toga and blush with shanm for the race to
which ho belongs. They get over the Dor-
gau business easy enough , but when they
reach that paragraph where thu respondents
tell about those "onerous" duties , thuy won
der where they are at , for they all realize
that in some of thu years that have passed
the members of other hoards have attended
to double the amount of work that has been
Imposed upon the respondents ; that the
work has boon performed with less than
half of the number of clerks now employed ,
and that during those years every dollar of
the sacred funds entrusted to their euro was
accounted for In a most satisfactory manner.
Another feature of the answer , and ono
which causes many a good man to feel that
the human rac'o is degenerating , is the
charge that they were too line haired to co
out among the laborers and occasionally look
after the construction of that cell house
which Dorgan built.
It is admitted on all sides that Attorney
General Hastings was not expected to be
transformed Into a stone mason ; that Sccrc-
tary Allen was not to become an architect
and that Commissioner Humphrey was not
"to tit once forget his high calling" and lie-
come an expert for stone and coin let labor ,
but it was expected that these stale olllcials ,
elected by the ballots of the elector of this
state , would use some care In disbursing thu
money paid in us tuxes by the men who
placed them in the positions which they oc
cupied , or at least us much care us th > ) ordi
nary citizen would use in the transaction of
his own private business.
TOOA' l.rilli , SK SIHHt'H.
Tl' aiiiudn Clamnroil fur Adin baton to the
Fiilr ( irouiuU Yent rUny.
CHICAGO , 111. , May U. The World's fair
would have had fully 100,000 visitors today
had the gates been open. This was the esti-
tnato of Superintendent Tucker of ad mis
sions , who declared that the railways and :
:1y
cable lines had tmmght at least that many
people into the immediate vicinity of the
fair during the day. As on last .Sunday , the
crowd was forced to spill over into the side
shows , and they reupsd enough money to
; inako them rich for a year to come ,
Inside the gates thu work of Installation
: and the arrangement of delayed exhibits
went on us busily us ever. Matters are be !
ing very rapidly pushed into shape these
days , and it will not bo long before every
thing Is complete.
Director Thomas li. Ilrynit , of the Exposi
tion company , has written an open letter to
the national commissioners , In which ho ills
Is claims any Intended disrespect to that bed >
i- by the action of the dirt-dory In open
I- Ing Jackson par ! ; on Sunday. Ills com mil
IIId nlcution was culled forth by the ix ] > ortecl do
Id u nunclatlon of the act hy thu commissioners
r and In it ho licenses sumo of the nutiona
I.s commissioners who uro now talking strongly
itof against the opening of the fair , as propose
of by the local directory , us having been muct
111 - morn in favor of "an open Sunday" than tin ;
H-- of the local directors. He insists that tin
T-
TIII local directory acted within Its powers li
; proposing to open the grounds for Sunday
eh with closed buildings and half the regula
of price of admission ,
ofU.
U. .
herd r .1 NKHUI
rd
rs , Gordon llriinctt Sell * nn Intercut I
to til" SIMV VurU Ili'r.ilJ
uu NKW YOIIK , May HA morning paper to
lie ng day published thu following : There wen
fO reports in circulation lust night that th
of Herald was no longer the .solo property o
ils James Gordon Bennett. Color U given t
lUt lUt thu report by thu fact that for thu lirst tint
ils since James Gottton Bennett inherited th
11) . editorship and proprietorship from hi i
Us father his iiumo did not appear at the he.i
ro of the editorial page of thu paper , 1 < \
ms some months past reports huvu bee
iur lit circulation that John \V. M.ickey th
California bonanza king had advanced lurg
sums of money to Bennett , tiud as sccurlt
Kit ho huu taken a morlg-ici ! on the plum. Tl ,
iat Herald loans , it is said , wcro advanced t
um cover losses In connection with the ustubllsl
oal incut of the Mackuy-Bcnuett cable and loss <
.ho sustained bv liennett's ICuiopeau editions <
.In his paper in Paris and lxndon. lienne )
cumo over to tills country lust week an
Saturday nulled for Kuropt > agun | , William <
, city edltorof the Herald , accampuuU
Ind him. At thu samu tdnu as ( ils tleparturo fi
to Bui-ono hia uuuiu disappeared from the ed
mi- torlal page.
iso- It is explained that the disappearance i
im- Junies Gorxlon liennett's namu from thu tit
imof page of the New York Herald Is duo to tl
tor fuel that thu proprietorship of thu jouru
est has been vested in u stock company , M
stl- Bennett feels , In cuao anything should ha
uol i.eu to him , it is desirable that the proper
no- be put in abapo for proper preservation.
UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS
Now Rule Made by the Treasury Department
Concerning Thorn.
EDITORS WILL NO LONGER BE ADMITTED
Ilvon Shotilil Tiiny Ho U'oaltlijor Tliclr
I'copln I'oiiiotBcd oT I'ortunpB tlin Now
Order Will lie Itlctdly Unforced
Agnltut Them.
WASIIISOTON , D. C. , May 14. Superintend
ent Henry Stumpf , with the approbation of
Secretary Carlisle , has made n now and Im
portant ruling , overturning femur practices
as to the admission of idiot immigrants
when accompanied by their parents into the
United States. The decision is called forth
by n case where ignorant of the law , and
where they wcro nblo nnd anxious to sup
port their Idiot child ,
Superintendent Stumpf hold ? tint the act
makes each class of debarred immigrants
separate and distinct. It debars an idiot
absolutely , and the fact that the idiot
might have a private fortune , or relations
amply able to provide for his wants , cannot
bo taken Into consideration any more than it
might bo taken i.ito consideration in an
application to take a person suffering from n
loathsome or dangerous contagious disease.
Ftom sympathy the department would bo
inclined to depart from the clear reading of
the law. The department regrets , however ,
that It has become an imperative necessity
to enforce the law in this case In order to sc-
euro the benellt of its humane provisions to
others who might otherwise bo induced to
embark on a fruitless voyage.
LOOKING our roit ins riuixi > s.
Kx-Coirr4iiiiii : Srorly of Imrn iiml Ills
Work lit U'liHhliiKtnn.
WASIIINCITONBuur.u OP Tun Bnc , )
fill ! FOUUTEK > * Tit STIIUKT , >
WASIII.NOTON , D. C. , May 14. )
Ex-Congressman Seerlyof Burlington , la. ,
is hero looking after a few crumbs of pat
ronage for some of his constituents. Ho has
a promise of a few fourth-class postmaster s
and expects to have something to suy in the
matter of the appointment of a marshal 'and
u district attorney for the southern judicial
district of the state later In the sum
mer , but ho has no idea that
anything of the kind will bo coining his way
before August or September. Mr. Secrly nas
another mission hero. Ho wants to prevent
the rcuppointment of Abraham Meyer of
Fairlleld to his old place as special agent of
the pension olllce. Meyer , who once claimed
to bca republican , flopped in ISS.'iand secured
a placo. Ho contributed to the Cleveland
campaign fund in 18SS and when Tanner was
made commissioner in 18SU Meyer was
dropped. But ho convinced Senator Wilson
that ho wus u good republican and was rein
stated. His letters to the senator are on file
in the pension ofllco and probably account
for his second removal a few weeks ago. Ho
is trying hard to prove his democracy , but
Mr. Secrly is determined that ho shall not
again get the place hack.
Western 1'enslims.
The following pensions granted are re-
norted :
Nebraska : Hestoratlon and increase
William U Walsh. Ueissuo Van Buron
Lurue. Original widows , etc. Minor of
Warren Atwood , minors of .Tames II. Smouse ,
Mtiry Canada.
Iowa : Original .facob Knupp , Margaret
O'Neil. nurse. Additional Benjamin Hod-
gin. Supplemental Frederick Russell. In
crease John Swain , Cyrus Hartley. Keissuo
and increase John Douglas , Harriet Pear
son , mother.
Omlhtt I'eoplo at UIH Ciipltul.
Omaha arrivals today : W. II. Clark , at
the Ebbitt : Charles It Filler , at the Higgs ;
W. H. Hall , at the Arlington. P. S. H.
EUI.AMK'.S VISIT.
Questions of Ktluucitu Which Her Coining
Hn * Aruutnil.
WASIIIXOTO.N , D. C. , May 14. The uncer
tainty surrounding the visit of the Princess
Infanta Eulalio to the United States to visit
the World's fair , which has been attributed
on the one hand to the fear on the part of
the Infania that she would not bo able to
undergo the futitruo of the round of enter
tainments arranged for her , if she were
able to withstand the rigors of
the cllraato ; and on the other hand , to a s
satisfaction by the Spanish ofllcials with
.ho character of the reception and the manner
nor of the entertainment provided by this
government for its guests , arises from
neither cause. The real cause of the uncer
tainty , it was learned today , is that the rep
resentatives of Spain and the United States
have thus far failed to reach a satisfactory
understanding regarding the program of
courtesies to bo exchanged between the
president und tha infanta In the course of
her stay In Washington.
Accordlnc to custom , the princess at a
convenient period after her arrival , would
call upon the president aivl Mrs. Cleveland
at the white house. Whether or not the
president should return the call upon the
princess at her quarters in the hotel , Is the
question"upon the settlement of which depends -
ponds the future course of the infanta , The
Spanish representatives , It is understood ,
insist that the return visit to the princess
Is ono that Is duo by courtesy und should bo
paid , They argue that the princess is the
personal representative of the queen nnd
is in the United States upon the express in i-
vitation of the congress thereof. Undet
these conditions and these only , they feu ilo !
that the return visit should bo paid. If the
infanta wcro traveling as a tourist merely ,
she would pay her respects to the president I
but no visit from him would bo expected , nor
indeed , would It bo proper. Wcro she here '
us the representative of the government ol
ifd
Spain no unswerliur visit would bo expected
to her call upon the president ; but us thi ,
representative in her person of the ijueun
dolt-gated by her undur the Invitatlot
of the United States to visit this country
the Spanish oflicials are quoted ussnyinn
that that courtesy which should obtain Ko
individuals of the same rank , not etiquette
demands that the visit of the Infanta bo re
eiprocuted by the president.
The subject has been thoroughly dlscussei
In Madrid , A telegram from tha
capital printed on Saturday morning ex
III pressing an apprehension that the infanta'
health would not permit her to continue 01
hcrjournny to the United States is con
3ro btrucd hero as preparing for her return t
ro Spain from Cuba , if It Is found necessary t
ilO chungo the original progrum , The sltuulloi
of is embarrassing and many suggestions hav
been mudo of expedients to relieve It. On
tone
of these , it Is understood , Is that the infant
no and sulto be entertained at the white hous
ho durinir her stay , thus obviating ultogethe
Is the dlfllculty over thi ) visit , There Is n
nd precedent for the guidance of oftlcluls hen
or us no ono assuming to bo thu personal repn
en scntutlve of a sovereign over visited thi
lie country.
k'O This evening Secretary Gresham stated t
* ' a reporter that ho had not been informed u
ho any chant ! ? in the plans of the Infant
to ICuliillo. The arrangements of the final di
ib- tails in connection with her visit to Wusl .
iCS inglon would bo transmitted to Mmlsti
of Snowdcn at Madrid and communicated L
b.Id
tt him to tno Spanish government for const Id *
lid e ration.
C.
C.ud UomU to Ho
for WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 14. The rocei
di- recommendation of Acting KcgUter Smlt
diof for the destruction of IM.OOO.OOO of uni
of
tlo sued registered 4) per cent bonds of tl
ho funded loan of Ib'Jl has been approved t
ial the secretary of the treasury , and tl
ilr. bonus will bo destroyed In aa-ord.uue wit
p. that recommendation , specimens of the sun
rty being retained after cancellation. A stoi
in circulation , to the effect that tuo tiurc : ;
of engraving and printing was quietly
printing bonds , with the vlo\v of issuing the
same shortly , is without foundation.
niroitu THI : siii-iiKiin COURT.
Important C.IBO tlmt Will Noon lie
Upon.
WASHINGTON- . C. May 14. The sunrcmo
court of the United States I ? expected to ad
journ for the term at ? hc close of its session
tomorrow , to meet again the second Monday
In October next , lloforo adjournment the
court will advance its opinion and judgment
in n number of Imirartant cases that
have been submitted .for considera
tion in tl'o course of the term
drawing to n close. The docket
of argued cases Is now comparatively
small , the session of Wednesday having af
forded the court an opportunity for reducing
It by the disposition of twcnty-threo cases.
There still remain , however , about ilfty ,
which include the Chinese registration act
and the hat trimming case recently argued.
These Is also the case of Norman Brothers
against the state of North pakota , ox rcl.
Lewis W. Storcr , nn clovator case of great
interest throughout , the northwest , The
cases of Shirley against Bo wlby et nl. , from
the sunrcmo court of the state
of Oregon , and of W. E.
Prosscr of the board of1 harbor line com
missioners , against the Northern Paclllu
Itullroutl company , from the United States
circuit court for Washington , Involving ques
tions similar to tboso decided last winter In
the Chicago lake front cases. A ruling upon
the motion to bring up the case of the Edi
son Klcctrlc Light company against thoSaxv-
yer Manufacturing company , in which is
contained a controversy between the two
great electric coi'iwrations of the country
the General Electric company and the West-
Inghonse is looked for tomorrow , Alto-
irother it promises to bo a nolablo day in the
hlstor ; , of the court.
-Vot .11 liny liuvo
WASHINGTON' , U. C.j May U. Returns of
Chlncscrcgistratlon front thirty-live out of
the sixty -three Internal revenue districts In
the United States show'that ' Jl.U'.O Chinese
have complied with the Jaw. The districts
mostdensely populated by Chinese have not
yet made their roturns. Ills estimated that
thuro are 110,000 Chlneso in the United
States.
TUX JIKXD.ISUKH TO DK.LTIl.
They rail 3,000 IVot In Shaft of the C.il-
umet anil Ileoli .Mlno.
Mii.WAUKr.c , Wis , , May 14. A Houghton ,
Mich. , special to the Sentinel says : Ten
imbor men were dashed to pieces in the Hcd
Jacket perpendicular shaft of the Calumet
ind Hecla mine til noon today. The miners
wcro coming up in the cage to dinner , and
the engineer hoisted the cage against the
timbers of the shaft. The , coupling pin broke
ind the men and cage : were dashed down
ward over : i,000 feet , to the bottom. The
names of the killed are :
AI.LEN OAMEIION , s0n of Captain Came
ron , In charge of thu mlno.
JAMES ' ( . 'Ot'lvlXa , single , supporting a
widowed mother.
JOSEI'II 1'Ol'E , loaves aw Ifo and one child.
Thu wlfu was at thu mouth of the shaft with
Ills dinner and saw lho turrlblo full of her hus
band and Ills comrades.
JOHN ItOGEHS , loaves a wlfo and several
children.
JOHN lIICKS.slnsle , aged 24.
AN'DUEW EDNO , aged 40married. .
KOIIEKT WUOl'IA , loaves , a < wlfu und thruo
children. I
MIUIIAEI , I.EAV1TTO..widower.
JAMES TKEVNl , luaveS" a wlfo.and three
children.
CON S. SULUVAN. single , ascd 40.
Thousands of people wore around the shaft
all day. No inquest has been held as yet.
The men were aboard u skip used in hoist
Ing rock , and when the load of humai
freight ruiu-.hed the surface the engineer dU
not stop it in time , but it went to the top o
the derrick where it brok'o loose and wont
back with a crush to the bottom of the shaft
There is no way of reaching the bottom noi
getting the dead mon out except by going
through another shaft half n milo away
so that it wus nearly thrc
hours before the true state or affair
could be ascertained and it will bo toward
morninp before the bodies can bo brought to
thu surface. It is necessary to hoist the
men .WO feet by ropes to reach the level of
the next shaft , when they will then bo
carried nearly half a milo through the drifts
and than hoisted by the car. Twelve men
went down for them , but ono of them was
attacked by sickness uud wus sent up , accom
panied by one of his comnidus. The coroner's
jury Is now making u thorough investigation.
A3iF.nm.ixa / \
They Fear that that Oiiva-nment Will
ItcHort to Iletiillatlon.
NKW VOIIK , May 14. Hov. Dr. J. S. Bald
win , for twenty-two years n Methodist mis
sionary in China , and for nearly a quarter of
century secretary of the missionary board
f the Methodist Episcopal church , which
ms largo moneyed interests In China ,
aid today that ho had posl-
ivo Information from dignitaries of
ho Chlneso government' from his own
Chinese missionaries that If thu Chlnesu ox-
luslon net Is curried into' , effect nnd Chinese
are shipped from this country -China , do-
jorted simply because they are here with-
jut having taken out certificates , that. Amur-
cans m China will bo likewise duporicd from
hat country to the United States.
"If the law Is deolaredi constitutional by
, ho supreme court , " ho said , ' ! anticipate
, hat there will ho a speedy exodus , both of
nisslonaries and merchants from China In
retaliation for our Bending homo Chinese
rom the United Status. Several years ago
his course wus urged upon the Chlnesu gov
ernment by ono of thg censors , who wus sup.
- lorted In his memorial by a number of proml-
icnt ofllcials.
This is the most perilous tlmo In the rela
tion of China to the United States tint has
, , 'ct been encountered , It Is probable that
, , .ho Methodist church will muko an appeal
, to thu Chinese authorities in case thu
loportation Is decided , upon In behalf of thu
Methodist missionaries now stationed in all
of the provinces. "
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Illf Ili-riiks lii thu I.evee lloluw Lukopurt ,
K
GiiF.EXVii.i.E , Miss. , May 14. A second
, crevussu has broken tho' levee at. Brooks
" Mills , Ark. , on W..C. _ KIger's plantation. .
about seven miles below Lukeport. It is " 00
it feet wldo und gradually . .spreading. The
ii- water will also flaw into the Tensas basin ,
ii's and , taken in connection with the llrat cre
in vasse , Is expected , to piit it generally under
11- water. Its effects will bo felt from Kiger's
tote plantation , u very large-one , to the mouth
tom of Hcd river. The destruction of crops will
m bo enormous , us , from the Kansas line south
I'O ward , the country is thickly settled and wel
10 Improved.
ta The 1-iltoport crevasse has this morning
seer widened to over 000 fe t and the country
{
er around Is now all Inundated , Tha lisa In
10 the 'river reached two-tenths during the
10e , past twenty-four hours. The guago read an
O' oven forty-four li-ot ut C p. m. forty-one
O'.Is hundmlths lower than tha highest murk
ever reached. Uuin began falling at Q Pm. .
to und It now appears as jf it would uontmui
of through the night.
ta IM. , May 14. A crevasse oc
o curredon liuyou Lu Fourchulust night uuou
.liar 10 o'clock , half u milo above Ui Fourcln
ar crossing on the west ulclo. The b.rcuk , lat
b.\ this evening is Jlfty foot wldo and twunt :
feet deep. Arcadia plantation Is affected
No effort has yut been mndo to close th
break.
nl Movement * ol Derail Mteumrr Miiy 14 ,
tl At Havre Arrived IA Bretagno , * roi
is Now York.
isho At Queunstown Arrived Alaska , ftoi
New York.
At New York-Arrived 1 * Champagnt
ho from Havre. ,
itl At Boston , Arrived Scythla , froi
Liverpool ,
iry At Glasgow Arrived State of CalUornli
au from Now York ,
SOCOSA IS HARD PRESSED'
Nicaraguan RoTolutionhts Have Made Great
Headway Against the Government.
SUCCESSFUL AT EVERY POINT SO FAR
livery stnto ol tlio Itepuhllo lint Two llnvo
Joined In thn Itovolt lloth Const *
Commiindcit by the IlcbeU
Itiittlo Imminent.
Ja net Ganltn Ilinn > , lt\ \
PANAMA , Colombia , ( via Oalveston , Tex. ) ,
May 14 , [ By Mexican Cable to the New
York Herald Special to Tin : Br.r. . ] Ks-
President /Cavala of Nicaragua today tele
graphed the following from Grand udu , where
the provisional government is established :
"Almost all thu country has risen against the
government. The departments of Grenada ,
Mnzcnu , Ulvas , Chantalcs , Matagalpa ,
Now Segovia and Lake Nicaragua have
risen. San .luan ami the Atlantic- coast are
In the possession of the revolutionists. Presi
dent Socoa hnss been roJuoed to the capital ,
Ho is drawing his resoUi'ccs of men nnd
money from the departments of Leon and
Chlnandugn. The revolutionist army is en
camped at Masaya. Three formidable at
tacks by government troops have been re
pulsed with great loss to the assailants.
The government Is on the defensive. The
revolution advances daily and its triumph is
certain. "
Two .More Fortt Ciiptnreil.
Fort Sun Carlos , at the ho.id of the San
Juan river , Nicaragua , and Fort Castillo , on
the line of the proposed Nicaraguan canal ,
have been captured by the revolution
ists. It is reported that they have
seized the canal property and that
the government has been cut oft from an
outlet to the coast on the oust boundary of
Nicaragua. The forts wcro taken by the
revolutionists on the night of May 11 , but
the news of their capture did not reach San
Juan del Stir until today. It was immedi
ately cabled to mo by the Herald's corre
spondent In that port.
General Gutlercz and Colonel Maluvcr com
manded the nnoltitlonury troops which
took possession of the forts. They captured
several cannon and many rifles , which wcro
at once sent to Granada , where the provi
sional government has established its head
quarters. The possession ot these forts is
most important to the revolutionists. It
adds strength to the movcmont , and when
its importance becomes fully recognized
among the rank and lllo cannot fail to make
them all the more enthusiastic in the cause.
Camil rropurty Nut .Hulo.stml.
" The statement that canal property has
been seized is not credited , however , because
it is not buliuvcd the revolutionists would
arouse- the open opposition of the United
States government. It is bcllovcd to bo
more probable that the forts are
being held merely on account of
their strategic importance , and that
canal property will not be molested. The
'fact that'tliclr possession' gives the revolu
tionists entire control of Ilia route to the
eastern coast of the country , thus preventing
the government from obtMning supplies from
that quarter , mudo their capture ono of the
oatilest objects of the revolution , and it is
not believed hero that having occupied
them the rebel loaders would bo foolish
enough to commit an act which would cause
the United States government to Interfere.
It Is thought that If the revolutionists have
interfered with the canal property In anyway
it was in a friendly spirit , and should this
prove true it might ho accepted as confirm
ing the statement of Minister Guzman at
Washington , In which he accused the Nica
ragua Canal company of aiding the uprising
against President Socosa.
rilchnil lluttlo imminent.
Another cable dispatch from the Herald's
correspondent in San Juan del Stir says that
a battle is expected to occur at any mlnuto
in Barranca , near Musaya. The govern
ment is mussing its troops near that
town , and is preparing to attack the
revolutionists. It bus 2,000 well armed
men nnd six Krupp guns. A well
trained French artillery oftlcer is in com
mand of the batteries. At the top of n steep
hill the revolutionary forces , 1,000 strong , are
well fortified. Their position Is defended by
butteries of live brass Held pieces and two
Krupp guns. When the expected battle
takes place il is believed the fate of the revolution
elution will ho settled.
The revolutionary leaders have no doubt
that their forces will bo successful. They
are counting largely upon the enthusiasm
aroused by the uninterrupted series
of successes which have so far at
tended their operations. They assert
that the government troops , who are under
the command of General Urtecho , arc not
enthusiastic , many of them having been
forced into the service. On the other
hand they declare ' that the revolutionary
soldiers are 'ull volunteers , and nro thor
oughly in earnest , 1C very soldier , it h said ,
knows that the coming hultlo will bu thu
turning point In thu war , and for that reason
will tight with determination.
limply I * thu Cunh lien.
The government Is reported to bo embar
rassed by the fact that Us treasury Is
empty. It has issued a drurco of forced loan
of $000,000 , but has found It impossible to
collect oven n small portion of the
funds , if reports concerning the
flnunces of the revolutionary party bo true ,
it is well supplied with money , ninulo fimdfl
having been furnished by the wealthy men
who are eitherconnoctcd with the leaderalii )
or ure in sympathy with the movement ,
_
ANOTIIHK WITHOUT IMICMION ,
CiutilhUt.il nnd Itrliol * i'lRht Again In 1CI <
iinuido do Kill' * .Merry Wur.
iCoityrlylitttl JS.9J ImJamti f/oidoii lleiintlt. ]
VAI.VAIUISO , Chill ( via Galveston , Tex. ) ,
May 14. [ By Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to THE BEE. ] Twc
stories have reached mo concerning tie ) ro
suit of u buttlo which took place yusterda.i
near Inhundcry , between thu Castilhlstt
troops and the revolutionists in Hlo Grandi
do Sul.Brazil. It is reported by persons win |
favor the Custllhistus that although the en
gugement was really nothing moru than ;
skirmish , the revolutionists ware put ti
flight nnd forced to flea into the hills
where they wore endeavoring to rcorgunlzi
their scattered forces.
This favorable account for the Castil
hlstas Is not confirmed by the news whicl :
comes from thosu In sympathy with the rev
olutlonlsts. Thu account which thuy sen
from San Kugnnlo says that the cngugemcn
was not dwlmvu. It occurred late In th
afternoon and ut nightfall the revolutlot
Ists retired. General Hyppolyte , who con uli
miindud the Custilhlstu forces , sent
detachment under General Lima in pursu !
of the fleeing revolutionism. Operating lo
gother with their cavalry troops , General
,
Tavarez and Balgado are auld to hayed <
stroyeJ Lima's forces. They then retired
toward the roast near Iblcuy , where they
are rapidly throwing up Intrcnchmcnts ,
Hope to Crimh the Itrbcl * .
General Tlllo nnd a largo body of Castil-
hlsta troops ere now encamped near Snntn
Anna , which is ono of the rebel strongholds.
Ho is short of horses , but intends to attack
the town nnd then join in the general fight
to destroy Tavarez and Salgado and their
troublesome revolutionary army. It is
bcllovcd by the Caslllhlsta leaders
that the revolutionists will avoid
nn open battle , and will conllno their opera
tions to hurrasslng forays against the govern
ment forces during the approaching winter.
They hope to cut oft the supplies of the gov
ernment troops , who are not accustomed to
maintain warfare as carried on bj the revo
lutionists , and tha privations , tttus caused ,
it is believed , will cause many desertions.
ThoCastllhlsta leaders say that the ofll-
cers of the squadron sent down by the general
government to aid In suppressing the revolt
nro loyal , but the Herald's correspondent , in
Buenos Ayrcs , telegraphs that none of the
stories sent out front the Castllhista agents
should bo accepted as being entirely ac
curate.
Arninccl I.lttlo Knthiultnm.
The Herald's correspondent in Buenos
Ayrcs says that the message which Presi
dent Saenz Pena submitted yesterday to the
Argentine congress was coldly received. In
his message President Pcna said the situa
tion hi the republic was a grave ono , and ha
was proven ted from resigning only by his tie-
slro to show ho was actuated by patriotic
motives in continuing In ofllco in the face of
the opposition to his policy , which had boon
manifested in.many quarters. Notwith
standing the rumors that a war between Ar
gentina and Brazil is probable , the president
declared that the relations between the re
public and all other nations wcro satisfac
tory. Ho recommended that congress ratify
the treaty Ilxlng the boundaries between Chili
nnd Argentina. This , ho declared , would
finally settle all the differences which , have
existed between the two countries.
President Pcna said the financial condi
tion of the republic showed that the out
look was encouraging. Ho closed his
message by recommending that luttor In
structions be provided for the army and
navy.
Franco and Ilra7.ll to Arhltrnlu.
Adispntch from the Herald's correspondent
in Ute do Janeiro says that a convention has
been signed between Brazil and Franco for
the appointment of a mixed commission to
settle the dispute between the two republics
over the boundary between Brazil and
French Guinea.
AlvCrciiry Cliurcil w th
An Investigation of the accounts of ox-
Consul McCrcary by his successor , Corvis M.
Barrc , shows that in settling his hills for
rent and the purchase of newspapers , ho reported -
ported to the United States government that
payments had been undo in gold. The bills
are said to have been really paid In Chilian
paper monoy. If they wcro paid in paper
issues and the government settloa with Mo-
Creary on u gold basis , Its loss will foot \ \ \ -
? COO or J700. Consul B.irre has reported the
facts , to the government : xt Washington.
, .Saitl.iK : < > ' Comliifr Jlxponltlan.
A request has been made by Chilian mlno
owners that the government send a trans
port to San Francisco for the purpose of
bringing exhibits from the United States to
the exposition which will bo held in Santiago
next year. It is propose. ! to secure
many of the machinery displays now on ex
hibition at Chicago , ami bring them to Chill
and return them to San Francisco frco of
charge. The project is favorably regarded
by the government. It is hoped through the
oxpos'ltion nt Santiago th.U American ma
chinury can bo introduced into the mines of
Chill.
JMlllUUX -W.V.I.VG'/.ll. llKl'IKir.
Conflilnncfl U Ilotiimlll but thy Stock
Alnrkcts Vnt llomaln Uiuuttluil.
I OSI > ON , May 14. Discount rates wcro
firm during the week , sat il'f for three
months and 8)4 ) for short. Tli3 consensus of
opinion is that conlldcncc is returning , and a
much easier market is oxpectoJ soon. There
wus no demand for gold during the wcok
except for Australia. The Improving ten
dency of silver coutinud until WeIncsduy
when the market bccamo dlsorgani/oJ
owing to the unsatisfactory result of
the India council allotment , and
afterward remained maniiiute. The
Stock exchange suffered from extreme nerv
ous depression , which was largely duo to the
action of London banks In recalling funds ,
owing to Australian troubles. The general
closing of bear positions left the market un
prepared to meet forced sales , and it is un
safe to predict that these are yet ended.
Consols fllunv a decline of 1-10 of u point on
the week. There wus n general rolanso in
foreign securities. (3reek ( bands of 1881 f < > ll
14Jf points ; Greek bonds , 4 per cunt , 1'J ;
Argentine bonds of 18811 , ono.fimrth ; Argen
tina bonds , funding loan , : ! ( . , ' ; Argentine
bonds , Kedulun , 2)4 ) ; Portuguese bonds , 'J' '
American railroads wcro very unsotlled.
Northern Pacillc fell 534 points on the week ;
fxiulsvlllo & Nashville ) / ; I ko Shore and
Union Pacillc , 4 each' , Wabash dohuntiirc- ,
ttLfj Illinois Central and Atchison. il each ;
Denver preferred , lijf ; Norfolk ' 'Western
nnd Wabash preferred. ! i each ; Ohio &
Mississippi , lf ; I'Mo , 114 j Central Pacillc.
Denver common and Missouri , ICunsuH &
Texas , three-fourths each ; Canadian Pacific
and Grand Trunk guaranteed , il ; Canadian
Pacific and Grand Trunk first preference ,
} Canaill'in ! ; PudhV and Grand Trunk second
end prisfcreneo , IJf ; Canadian Paclllu und
Grand Trunk third preference , IJ ,
On Illi' I'nrU Ilinllnc.
PAWS , May 14. The bourne , during the
week was adversely influenced by condition
of the London market , and prices suffered a
general relapse. Three put rent rentes full
in centimes : Credit Konclor. 'Jj-.j francs ; Klo
Tintos , ! lJi francs ; Argentine bonds , lsy
francs.
WILL .ICUUMMOn.lTK T.
Hicl ( Ulxiul Cltl/Piif Arrimcliii ; lor ( hi
AiiKUMtiuin ColloxH , Iuhllr i Kxi-rolucfl ,
Kocic I8I.AND , 111. , May 111 , [ Sp.'ciul toTni
HKB.I The public will bo glad to know thai
ample provision Is being mudu for thu uc-
t-ommodatlon of the thousands who will attend
„ t1
tend tno Jubilee exercises nt Augastana col 1-
, lego , during the first wcok In Juno next
The committee in churgu of this work hat
agreed upon a di'flnlto plan of operation
0 I odflng , board , etc. , will bo provided for all l'
but In order to secure such accommodation is !
it is necessary for each onu to iso
tlfy the committee of hh coming
Address Prof , P , M. J-lndburg , itoel >
Island , III. , stating the number of per
SOUR to bo provided for , time of sojourn , him
of rooms desired , time of arrival , oto ,
il- in no cuso will accommodations ho guaran
ilh teed if this rule bo neglected. Prlro of lodg i.i
h ing from fl to W u week for each person i
v- board from'.Ti cents to tn \ meal. Buuidc
vm numerous oo.irding houses and hotels then
nt will be bo-inllng tents , lunch counters , oto.
on the grounds , where the multitude can hi
no fed. Special reduced ratua on all the rail
u- way lines leading into the city will bo sc
cured. Visitor * on arriving In the city wll
lift proceed to the oillcc in the main collet ;
tit building , where they will bo welcomed at'i
will receive all necessary information. Th
committee and the citizens will do all 1
lls their power to muko everybody fuel at homi
comfortable nod huupy ,
CAUGHT TWO SMART COINERS
Sioux Oily Polioo Land a Pair of Hard
working 'Ooniacken.
MEMBERS OF THE OLD M'CARTY ' GANG
Source of n rio-id i > r llo ; < Sllvpr Coin *
nUcnverod unit tlin M ikorn Sufo la
ilull Thnlr To.tU AUo
t'nptitrcit ,
Siorx CITV , la , , May U. [ Spsclal Tolo- '
cram to THE Bin : . ] Sovcr.il hundred dollars
worth of counterfoil silver dollars ,
halves and quarters have been
passed In this city during the post
two weeks and Until last night no tracoof
the coutiterfel'urs was obtainable. Uoteo-
tlvo ICreg of the | HUco department suspected ,
three mon , and followed thorn into a saloon ,
where he examined a coin they had passed
andi found It to bo counterfeit. He followed ,
them out nnd arrested two of thorn.
Ono Is George llallutt and the other John
Mason. Ono has been working nt the car
pen tor trade heio and thn other onu cooking.
Joseph Scott , the third man , got away.
Thu men hud counterfeit quarters of the
issue of 1801 and 1SW ; halves of IStWand 1874
und ilollurs of 18SU In their possession. On < "
their way to the police station
they threw powdered tobacco In the
faces of the ofileors mid endeavored
to escape , but were overpowered and counter
feit money they throw uw.iy was rccov- \
crcd.
crcd.Hullott
Hullott weakened when arrested nnd toolc
the onicer to a grove three miles from town ,
where ho dug up a p.irt of their outllt from
a hollow treu , und then took thorn to a hotiso
on Luf.iyotto street , where a half peck of
plaster of parls dies , a dovlco for milling
coins , a quantity of moial and other articles
used by them weru found.
Ho says that ho was taught the business
by three McC.irty boys at Council BlulTs ,
ono of whom is now deputy sheriff of Polta-
w.ittamie county , und that they Irivo passed
hundreds of dollars worth of the money In.
Lincoln , Neb. , Omaha , Council Bluffs , this
city and smaller towns in this vicinity. Ono
of the MuCartys Is now under arrest at
Council Bluffs for passing counterfeits.
The workmanship on thu coins is excellent
and the counterfeit ha-rd to detect. Mrs.
Mason , In whose house the outllt w.is cap
tured , says that the man have madocounter-
felts thuro every night for over three weeks.
Both Hallutt and M.ison belonged to tho-
Salvation army hero. They have boon In
the city about four months. No trace has
been found of Scott , who cscapsd. Hallett
says that ho had a luivro amount of counter
feit money in his possession.
riu'1-iiis fur il Su.tliMiirnt.
Slot's CITV , la. , Miy ! . [ Spsclal Xcle-
gram to 'I'm : Bi-r. : . | An effort is buinor inado
to get all croJ.ltar.4 of the Union Loan and
Trust company , D. T. Hedjjus and KJ Haak-
inson , whoso liabilities are almost Identical ,
to syndicate and consent to the appointment.
of commqn trustees for all the ussots.
Under the law thu assignee } can do not'ilnir
but sell the assets and pro r.ito iho proceeds
the croditoi-ii and that within
among , a cer
tain period. Bynsitanoa's silo it Is esti
mated that not over > cents on the dollar
can bo realized on the ? T,0)0,000 ( )
worth of claims. It is bcllovud that a
trustee can hold notes und collaterals In the
assets until they become due and develop the-
property so that In the course of time nearly j ,
twice as much as the issignee'.s estimate can
bo realized. Indications arc that the plan ,
will succeed.
o
KXUIA'JtKH * / . % ttKSSKtX ,
Senator lllll of Nmv VurU A fends Their
Convention.
Sciir.xncTADV. N. Y. , May 14. This town
was full of railroad engineers today who-
wcro here In attendance upon tha union
meeting of the Brotherhood of I ocomotivo
ICngincors. Thu morning session was held
with closed doors. The afternoon meeting
was open to the public. U. ! } . Jacobs , secre
tary of the committcu on arrangements ,
presided.
Kev. C. O. Aldan , p.istorof the Congrega
tional church , opened thu exercises with
prayer. Mayor Jacob W. Cluiodolivurod tha
address of xvulcomu on behalf of t ho citizens
of Schenectady.
Senator D.ivid 11. Hill wan present , and
when ho arosu from his scut after an Intro
duction by the presiding oflicor , ho wus
received with u storm of ap
plause. Senator Hill's address wlia
a clearly defined expression of his views
on labor organizations in general and the
brotherhood In particular , lie was followed
by Hon. Thomas A. Mlllu of Whitehall and
Patrick Fcnnoll , the poet luuroato of the
order. Stutu ItaUroad Commissioner Kick-
ert was the nuxt spuaKer. Ho guvo a his
tory of the early days of railroading.
Grand Chlof Arthur wus next Introduced to
thu assemblage.
J'rof. Maurice I'l'iiclns of Union college
road a paper on thu subject of labor organ-
i/.ations.
/ . \ .1 rod.
.Ships Meet In l.'nllUlon Off the KuglUu
CiMHl Mimy llrnwiu-il.
I..ONPON , May 14.Tho captain of the
steamship City of Hamburg , which arrived
at Swansea today from Hamburg' , reports
that at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon his vcs-
scl collided In a fog on" Trovoso head , coast
of Cornwall , with thu ship Countess Ijvelyn ,
bound with passengers und Iron ore , for
Bllboa from Wales , $ hu captain of the
Countess Evelyn Jumped aboard the City
of Hamburg and Mute Hichards crawled to
bur through a hoh > In thu Countess Hvelyn's
quarter. Ninety seconds later the Countess
Kvolyn went under with her cruw of sixteen
and with nine passengers. .Boats wcro low
ered ut once from thu City of Hamburg.
Seaman Jarbln was picked up , but ho dlnd a
few minutes after having been brought
aboard the steamship , The doud body
of a llttlo girl was also found. Otherwise
: the attumpt at rescue was result-
less , owing to thu fog. The lost passengers
wuro the English wifu und the son und
daughter of a Spanish gcnltonr.m In Bllboa ,
Mrs. Williams , her son and Infant daughter :
- two men named Burton und u Ixnuloner ,
whoso name has not been ascertained.
- The steamship Atuku , which arrived at
, Cardiff today , was damaged yesterday in a
collision with un unknown ship off Lundy
' Ihlo. The Atuku's captain thinks that the
other vessel went down with all on board ,
Silver Day at III"Vorlil'H I'alr.
- CHICAGO , lll.-ftlay U. Governor Prince of
, Now Mexico , viiMrnmu of the committee ap
k - pointed at the 'econt Tr.insmlsslsslppl con
gress at Oxdcn to arranges for a sllvur day at
Chicago during thn exposition , hud a confer-
. cuco with the oommittuo on ceremonies on
Saturday , which resulted In 'September 11
, being appointed an silver day. It Is expected
that thu most prominent champion * of a
u bimetallic standard will bo prcssnt at that
tlmo and that the addresses made will be of
national Important- .
-
o- Ia H Orrut
John Mruvanuo , who wtfrks at the smelter
0
0d and lives in the rear of Kesslcr's hall on
lie South Thirteenth street , is the father of
In threeMiial ! boys weighing flvo am ! one-half
, pounds each , who arrived at oo
yesterday morning.