NEBRASKA MILITARY BOARD
Orders of Importance Issued to too State
National Guards.
i
ESCAPADE OF AN ALLEGED OMAHA WOMAN
Bnhl to Hate Keen llntlccd Into n Lincoln
Urn itiul llolilifd Secured a Jng
In Itctiirn fur llor
Valuable * .
LINCOLN , Feb. 8. ( Special to The Bee. )
, Tie ) military board governing the Nebraska
National guards was In session at Ljjo state
liuuftu today , there being present Adjutant
General Gage , Colonel J. I > . llratt of the
First regiment and Colonel C. J , Hills ot the
t > coml. The business wuu of a purely
routine nature. Tliu following general
ordern were Issued by Governor Crounso
to lay : t
Headquarters Nebraska National Guards ,
Lincoln , February 8. General orders No. 15 :
" 1 , The company of the Nebraska National
lunrcls known us the Omaha guard , Captain
- 31 B. Mulford , mustered Into the state scr-
'
vlco on October 13 , 1893 , at Omaha , was
UBblgnod on February 7 to the Second rcgl-
ni' > nl , Nebraska National guard , to be com
pany G.
"II. The company of the Nebraska Na
tional guard known as the Cody guards ,
Captain C. H. Scharmann , mustered Into the
Utalc Horvlce on November 21 , ISM , at North
2'lHtto , was assigned February 7 to the
Second rpglmcnl , Nebraska National
guard ) ! , to be company E.
' III. The company of Nebraska National
Kiiards known an the Thurston rides , Cap
tain A. H. Scharff , mustered Into t > tate ser
vice on December 18 , 1893 , at Omaha.was
" assigned February 7 to the First regiment ,
Nebraska National guards , to bo company L.
"IV , The company of Nebraska National
guards known as the Bartley guard. Captain
J. H. Meredith , at O'Neill , inustcied Into
Hervlce on January 17 , 1891 , was assigned
on February 7 to the Second regiment , to
bo company F.
"V. The company of Nebraska National
Kuards known as the Moore rifles , Captain
13. II. Tracy , at Norfolk , mustered Into ser
vice on January 18 , 1894 , was assigned Feb
ruary 7 , 1894 , to the Second regiment , to be
company L.
"By command of
"LORENZO CKOUNSE , Governor.
"JAMES D. GAGE. Adjutant General. "
SMACKS OK SENSATIONALISM.
An Omaha woman giving her nnmo as
Edna M. Koehler told the chief of pollco a
Btory this morning that benrs all the marks
of a sensation. At noon yesterday she was
conveyed to the police Elation In a hack.
She claims to have arrived in Lincoln Tues
day night from Omaha on her way to Ulysses.
At the depot she got Into a hack and re-
imestcd the driver to take her to a lodging
liouee. The hackman was accommodating
nnd drove her to the Hall-Lansing block ,
where ho secured a room for her and also a
companion , who assisted her to while away
jthc tedious hours of the night.
When her "friend" loft her she wns
lioastly Intoxicated , and when she recovered
the claimed that she had been robbed of $30
In cash and a gold watch and chain. She
\VUH elegantly dressed In expensive tailor-
made clothing nnd were a long , plush cloak
of late specification. The police judge ivas
> iot visibly Impressed with her story , ho'W-
t-ver , nnd ho fined her Jl and costs for
Urunkenness.
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.
I ) . W. Smith , postmaster at the little town
of Lyons , was arrested and brought before
Budge Dunily today on the charge of cmbez-
Klcment. Smith has been postmaster for five
fears and has always borne an excellent
reputation. Ho Is n hopeless cripple , having
l > een twisted almost out of human shape by
cercbro spinal menengltls. It was during
Ills lonz nnd serious Illness , covering a
period of five months , that the Irregulari
ties occurred. He had failed to deposit the
money coming Inlo his possession , ns ro-
Ijulred by the federal statutes. During his
Illness a postofllco Inspector visited Lyons
und , discovering the "state of affairs , re-
i > orted him. Smith Is short In his accounts
5491. His condition has excited a great deal
pf pity.
LINCOLN IN BRIEF.
Governor Crounso today made n requisi
tion for the return of D. S. Conley , who Is
under arrest in Toxas. Conloy was form
erly sheriff of Phelps county and about a
year ago he deserted his family and loft
town with another woman , taking with him
( $1,100 of money belonging to the county. Ho
.was recently arrested at Dennlson , Tex.
The new aerial water tower for the city
Jlro department arrived this morning and Is
5-patly for use.
IMummer , Perry & Co. today obtained an
Injunction restraining Louie Meyer from col
lecting a Judgment he recently obtained
against a Mr. Sheedy and also restraining
Sheedy from paying It. . Plummor , Perry
& Co. hold an unsettled claim against
Meyer amounting to ? 944.
In the federal court this afternoon the Jury
KOVO the Coldwator National bank of Cold-
water , Mich. . Judgment for $5,104 against
C. W. Masher , R. C. Outcalt and Ed HurJ-
Xiut , on ono of the bogus Western Manu
facturing company notes.
Hunk Cashier Sued.
NEBRASKA CITV , Fob. 8. ( Special
{ Telegram to The Bee. ) Suit was com-
tncnced In district court today by the direc
tors of the defunct Farmers and Merchants
bank of Tnlmago against the bondsmen of
Cnshlor Henry Rcnken for $15.000. Plain
tiffs ullego that certain sums of money be
longing to the bank remain unaccounted for
and that Reckon will make no attempt to
clear matters up. The bank suspended Jan
uary SI , and , it is said , criminal action may
yet bo taken.
Mrs. Lathrop Ellis , wlfo of ouo of the
most prominent farmers of Otoo county , died
today , aged GO. Her death was very sudden ,
boingin apparently good health an hour bo-
fore.
fore.Mrs.
Mrs. F. E. Gcrnhardt , who was badly
burned u few nights ago , Is In a dangerous
condition and can scarcely recover. In mak
ing her escape she inhaled the flames.
Anlilaiid's leo Harvest.
ASHLAND , Nob. , Fob. 8. ( Special to The
Deo. ) Swift fi Co.itlnhhcd theirico harvest
hero yesterday after a run of twelve days.
> y have put up during that time over 73-
000 tons of loo. They had over " 00 men at
work and paid out over $3,000 to the people
of Ashland. This is a great benefit to the
Ashland laboring men.
Last evening Dr. and Mrs. Lamoroaux
guvo n party at their beautiful home to
nbout sixty guests. Card playing and danc
ing was the chief feature of the ovoning.
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs.
J'hlilp Potter of Omaha.
UoIvul services are still being conducted
at the Methodist church by Rev. Mr. Lemon ,
and much good is being done for the church.
Very IVontnblo rulr.
FREMONT , Fob. 8. ( Special to Ihe
lice. } The committee ou tbo management
of the Philharmonic Guild fair reports that
not receipts were $725. J. J. Kennedy re
ceived the foot ball , J. J. Mitchell the hogs ,
IMIko Golllgloc the giant pipe , J. Blerbach
tlio watch , Miss Proctor the album , Miss
Caule.v the quilt , i'fank Fowler the | 30 gold
piece , M. Goroy tbo cauo , Conductor Keulon
the lamp ana Miss Boluwoll the ring.
Ttio action of the city council In closing
all moat markets on Sunday has created a
tonu of indignation in certain quarters und
it will likely bo revoked uftor warm weather
KOtS lu.
The next Cbnutauqua assembly will con
vene .luly 4 and continue until the lUth.
To ICruut u Creamery.
HKNDEUSON , Neb. , Fob. 8. ( Special to
/The Boo. ) Twenty-four hundred dollars has
Jicen subscribed by the business moo of this
] > lace and farmers of the vicinity for the
.erection . of a creamery. Thlrty-llvo hundred
dollars is the requisite amount for the erec
tion of tbo plant , and It U believed this
mount will bo raised.
FuniUbed Ilunilt ,
GRAND ISLAND , Fob. 8. ( SpeoUl to
ho Bee. ) Ex-Secretary Hookenourger-of
the Board of Education , who was arrested
lust night , hiu furnished f'&OO bond for his
appearance nt the district court , having
waived preliminary examination.
WAIIOO Mimunu CASH.
Trlnl of flmrlr * IIn rn for Killing W. O.
WrlgliU
WAIIOO , Nob. , Fob , 8. ( Special Telegram -
gram to The Bee. ) The trial of the cnsa of
the stito against Charles Dasyo for the
murder ofV. . O. Wright of Valparaiso , Is
drawing to .1 close. This morning the state
Introduced seventeen or eighteen witnesses ,
the shot gun \viih which the shooting was
done and a pan of tlio door In which some of
the shot lodged.
The defense opened by putting n number
of witnesses on the stand to show that
Hasyo wns a peaceful nnd latv-ablding citi
zen. One or two nf the witnesses testified
to tlie effect that Wright had made threats
nguliist Basyc previous to the shooting.
' 1 ho principal cause of the whole trouble
was the keeping of disreputable women by
IiR.ve ; at his place.
The state made a vigorous effort all day to
got this fact before tlio jury nnd the effort
wns ns vigorously resisted by the defense ,
and up to the adjournment this evening the
Judge had refused to lot this feature of the
cap go before the Jury. The defendant took
this iiftcrnoan in his own behalf nnd de
tailed the circumstances of the shooting , ad
mitting the net substantially as charged ,
but alleging great provocation. From his
testimony it nppeari that Wright wont to
his rooms on the morning of the
tragedy on a business errand , nnd
the whole trouble In regard to the
prosecution of the day bcforo was renewed
und Dnsyo ordered Wright from the room
nntt claims that us Wright was bacWni * out
of the door he made n motion as if to < \v a
revolver from his hip pocket. Then he lev
eled the shotgun and ilrcd the fatal shot
The defendant was subjected loans Id
cross-examination by G.V. . Sitnuson. wno Is
assisting Prosecuting Attorney Sornberger.
The defendant stood the ordeal well , but
was forced to male a number of damaging
admissions , among which was the fact that
ho had the gun leveled nt Wright for over
one minute before the shot was fired.
SUlMi.Mi : COUKT AIMOt'KNS.
Test Cnso In Ilrfrrcncu to rrriiiiiiirnt School
liin < l Investment Not llmril.
LINCOLN. Feb. 8. ( Special Telegram to
The Bee. ) The supreme court adjourned to
day At noon till the 20th inst. . before the
case brought bv Governor Crounso against
Treasurer Bartley. to test the constitution
ality of the act requiring the Investment of
the permanent school fund In state warrants ,
was submitted.
The test case brought by the First Na
tional bank of Crete to secure a definition of
tiio words "current funds" In the state de
pository law may be decided tomorrow , as
the court will bo in consultation all day to
morrow.
_
Ilonto Thief Cupturcil.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , Feb. 8. ( Special to
The Boo. ) Word was received hero last
night that the thief who stole the valuable
driving horse from Jacob Peters , residing
near here , Monday , had been captured by
the authorities at Pawnee City. Sheriff
Woolscy has gone after his man nnd the
property , which was also secured with the
thief. A reward of $50 was offered for the
capture.
E. A. Perkins , a young attorney of this
city , announces that ho will establish a
dally paper hero. It will bo nn evening
journal , and the first number will bo printed
about the loth inst.
Were Not Guilty.
CENTRAL CITY , Neb. , Feb. 8. ( Special
to The Boo. ) District court convened here
Monday , with Judge Sullivan on the bench.
One of the most important liases for trial
was that of the state ucainsu Persons ,
Miller nnd the two Flints , charged with
robbing a Union Pacillc car November 3 ,
1893. Although the evidence was strong ot
tnclr guilt ( ono of the men turning state's
evidence ) the Jury brought in n verdict or
not cullty. This is the 'case Detective
Ransom was engaged on before going to
Wuhoo.
Long Vine A. O. U. W.
LONG PfNE , NOD. , 'IFob. 8. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) J. G. Into of Has
tings , grand master workman of the Acclent
Order ofUnited Workmen , addressed a
largo and appreciative audience in the opera
house hero tonight. His topic was the "Ob
jects and Principles of the Order. " It has
a membership of nearly 100 in this county ,
The lecture was well received and great
enthusiasm manifested by the members of
the order. Aficr the address a banquet
was served by the local lodge.
Smvuril Jlerclmnt Falls.
SEWARD , Nob. , Fob. 8. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Tbo dry goods establishment of J.
H. Stockton was closed yesterday. Ho has
filed twenty-nine chattel .mortgages with
the county clerk , aggregating $15,834.3J ( ,
while the 'stock of goods will not invoice
over $10,000. Some ot these mortgages were
llled the Oth , and were given to relatives ,
whllo those filed the 7th were executed to
wholesale dealers to whom Stockton Is in
debted. The failure is a bad one.
Aged Woman Drops Dead.
ELKHORN , Nob. , Feb. 8. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Grandmother Fry , " * the ngod
mother of the Fry brothers , well-known resi
dents hero , dropped dead this moruing.
Mrs. Fry was visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
CharleSvMartin at thnir homo eight miles
north of this place whun stricken. Heart
failure was the cause.
Murrk-il ut Lawrence.
LAWRENCE , Neb. , Feb. 3. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Matthew Friend , furniture
dealer , was married yesterday In the Culhc-
llc church to Miss Kate Wieboler , daughter
of iho late Frunk Wiebolor.
The Methodists are roplas'tering their
church , , and will make various other jm-
provements.
; in Olden Times.
People overlooked the Importance ot perma
nently beneficial effects and wore satisfied
with transient action ; but now that It la
generally known that Syrup ot Figs will
permanently euro habitual constipation , well
Informed people will not buy other laxatives ,
which act for a time , but finally injure the
system.
AFTER COWGILL'S SOAI.P.
Ilancall Want * to I-cRUIntn the City Elco-
trlclnn Out of Olllce.
The Wiley contingent In the council
seems to have concluded that the mayor has
made up his mind to keep Air. Cowglll In
the office of city electrician , notwithstanding
the refusal of the council to confirm his ap
pointment for another two years , and In
order to prevent anything of the kind has
determined to legislate the electrician out
of a job.
HuBCttll has taken the matter in hand and
has prepared an ordinance repealing the
ordinance creating the office of city electri
cian , which , It it pannes , will leave the
photometer und other costly Instruments In
that department without anyone to exercise
them. There will then be no ono to offi
cially declare that the electric lighting com
pany Is not living up to its contract , and the
monthly bills for lighting can bo slipped
through with the aid ot a little talk of volts ,
amperes , watts , ohms and other fin do
eleclo commodities , whllo the question of
caudle-power will never more be obtrusively
advanced to annoy Mr. WIloy or make any
body afraid.
DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve cures sores.
DoWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures ulcers.
Voilorul Offender * .
Deputy United Elates Marshal Llddiard
and Postofllco Inspector Williams went out
to Blair Wednesday and brought In E , Q.
Garner , who Is wanted for working a green
goods game. Garner was caught by means
of a decoy letter sent out by the Inspector ,
but proves to be a simple minded man who
was trying without success to work off a
package ot confederate bills as lawful cur
rency.
John Butzlnger was bound over to the fed
eral court by Commissioner Dundy on a
charge ot counterfeiting. His bond was
fixed at fSOO , and he went to jail In default
ot the necessary security.
D Will' * Hazel salve cures pile * .
VOORIIEES1 FUNNY CALENDAR
* i jj
Obairman of the Senate 'Finance Committee
Gets His Holy Days Mired.
WAS EAGER TO UTILIZE GOOD FRIDAY
I1U I'lnti to Sumili the Sugar Trint Is Meet.
lug General Approbation Among Ills
Colleague * 1'or Heatlcr
Tux on Doer.
WASHINGTON' BUUEAU OP THE HEE.
G13 Fourteenth Street ,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8.
The laugh was on Senator Voorhecs
around the capital today. Shortly ntter the
senate convened he entered a motion that
when the senate adjourned It bo to next
Monday , and the motion prevailed. In ex
planation of his motion the Hoosler senator
observed that he thought It best to adjourn
over until Monday , because "tomorrow Is
Good Friday. " No one questioned the state
ment , but shortly after the motion was
adopted the fact prccolat'ed through the
minds of senators that Good Friday comes
Just before Easier Sunday. Mr. Voorhees was
probably thinking of the work of the finance
committee on the tariff bill and thought
Good Friday would be a good time to finish
up that economic measure so that It could
be reported to the full committee early next
week , as It Is the Intention to make the con
tents of thu senate tariff bill public within
the next six or eight days.
H would seem that Chairman Voorheca
meant what he said n few days ago when
ho declared that he Intended to do every
thing ho could to smash the Sugar trust. .
The senator has a program In mind which If
carried out may succeed lu effectually
strangling the trust. It Is to propose to
the full finance committee when the bill
cornea up for final disposition an amendment
to the sugar schedule , providing that raw
sugar shall pay 1'i cents per pound and re
fined sugar 1 cent per pound , making a dis
crimination of. a quarter of a cent against
the refiners. The senator says that If mem
bers of both political parties are really In
earnest In their desire to smash the Sugar
trust they will vote for this proposition and
the trust will have to go out of business as
soon as the bill becomes law.
HIS LEAL ) WILL DE FOLLOWED.
There Is no doubt that the rerwallca.is In
the senate will cheerfully follow Chairman
Voorhees In his efforts to destroy the Sugar
trust , and It mlclit bo added that they will
quite as cheerfully follow him In any effort
to destroy the Whisky trust , but they will
not Join him In his proposition to extend the
bonded period of whisky or to Increase the
tax upon whisky without making that In
bond pay the Increase.
Mr. Havomeyer , at the head of the Sugar
trust , has been here several days trying to
Induce the finance committee to give some
protection to sugar refiners , but all of his
overtures have been rejected. He has
finally begged for a discriminating duty of 1
mill per pound upon refined sugar , claiming
that there Is a loss to that extent In re
fining , but It does not look now as though
there could be the least favor shown the
trust , and there are many who believe that
Chairman Voorliees' . proposition to strangle
the trust by Indirect legislation may prove
successful. There can now be no doubt
whatever that an extension of the boi.ded
period will be refused whisky and the goods
in bond must pay any addition that may be
made to the tax.
Senator Jones of Arkansas , a democratic
member of the subcommittee of the finance
committee preparing the senate tariff bill , Is
earnestly advocating an increase of the tax
on beer. He says the beer tax can be In
creased to produce $30.000,000 annually , and
that the brewer and retailer will have to pay
It. He says the proposed tax on whisky Is
altogether out of proportion to the beer tax.
Nearly all of the southern men In congress
are In favor of an Increase of the beer tax.
PERSONAL AMD GENERAL.
J. J. Mclnerney , an Influential democratic
editor of Alton. 111. , Is here with other
citizens of the Sucker state , and they an
nounce that the democracy of Illinois will In
1896 present the name of Colonel William U.
Morrison , who figured conspicuously In con
gressional tariff reform a few years ago ,
and who Is at present a member of the Inter
state Commerce commission , for the presi
dential nomination. They declare that
Illinois Is solid for Morrison ; that be Is
the father of tariff reform , and that the west
Is no longer for the Cleveland type of
democracy.
E. E. Foster was today appointed post
master at Kelley , Story county , la. , vlco A.
Worthman , removed , and C. H. Shlrcllff. at
Solon , Johnson county , la. , vice J. C. New- '
comb , resigned ; P. C. Cavanaugh , at Bath ,
Brown county , S. D. , vice H. ' T. Root , re "
signed , and A. J. Wiley , at Grand View ,
Owyhee county , Idaho , vice C. L. Wing ,
resigned.
Ws B. Mlllard and Jacob Markol of Omaha
passed through hero today from Bostpn for
their home
Captain J. C. Gresham of the Seventh cav
alry Is at the Ebbltt. PEIIRY S. HEATH.
Dcslro of tlio I'opuIUts.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 8. Some members
of the senate finance committee yes
terday admitted that the democratic
members of the committee had or
dered the printing of a draft of a
tariff bill agreed upon by them. This bill ,
It Is said , makes liberal concessions to the
sugar and coin Interests and also makes a
material change In the Income tax feature
of the house bill , providing for a tax only
upon the Incomes of corporations. Among
the rumors affecting this Is one that the
income tax Is omitted. If the Income tax
Is retained It will command the vote of
the populist senators , which It would other
wise have lost. Senator Martin said In case
the tax was ommltttd he would ( pel tempted
to vote against the bill.
HII.VKII AM )
1'oftltUm iiftliR Krpnhllrnti \ \ liltr 3lrtnlllnt
In Mm Snmte DHllnrd.
WASHINGTON , Feb. " * S.- The possible at-
tltudc of the I-liver rojftiliTleans with refer
ence to the tariff bill hflslbtJen the theme of
considerable talk about Hh"benato since the
Wilson bill reached thriti'body. Inquiry de
velops the fact that thwnvltl , without ex
ception , oppose the bill. This they will defer
for two reasons. Theyone protectionists In
principle , and some olvthani think that It
the tariff could be allowed to remain as at
present It would be In the Interest of silver.
They argue that If the tariff Is changed and
the hard times continue many will be dis
posed to find In thin change the cause 'of
depression , whereas , if the tariff Is allowed
to remain as It Is , and th 'limes ' do not Im
prove , It will at once become apparent that
the tariff has not caused the dullness of the
trade and people may bo led to believe It
was due to the scarcity of money.
While , however , thd silver republican
senator ! ) will oppose the bill , will vote
against It and will make special efforts to
defeat the clauses bearing upon the special
Interests of their respective states , It. Is
probable that some of them will not aid
their republican colleagues In securing delay
upon the passage of the bill ,
A member of the subcommittee of the
democratic members of the senate finance
committee said today ( hat the tariff bill
would be reported to the majority members
of the committee next Week.
JIOND StmSCItll'TIONS.
Sonic of the Offerings that Hmo Keen
Tttnclc to tlio Secri'tury of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 8. Responding to
the resolution passed by the senate on the 2d
Inst. , the secretary of the treasury today
sent to the senate a statement showing the
names of bond subscribers offering 117,223
whoso subscriptions were accepted , together
with the amount subscribed for and the
amount allotted at that price. The state
ment also gives a list of those offering to
buy at a higher price , and a list of those not
considered for various reasons. Among the
allotments at 117.223 are the following :
Hanover National bank , New York , $1,420-
050 ; Kuhn , Loeb & Co. , New York , $1,420-
000 ; Uulted States Trust company. New
York , $2,336,700 ; Farmers Loan and Trust
company , J1.S93.100 : Union Trust company.
New York , $2,336,700 ; Now York Life In
surance company , $2,840.830. The above al
lotments were the result of the scaling of
the original bids to the extent of 5.331 per
cent. The amount In the aggregate of this
class is $40.704,700. All the bids at figures
over 117.223 amount In the aggregate to
? G9,295,300.
'Western reunion * .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 8. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Pensions granted. Issue of January
27 , were : Nebraska : Original James P.
Taylor , Munt , Keya Paha. Increase David
J. Clevlnger , Stuart. Holt ; John B. Dennis ,
Omaha , Douglas. Original widows , etc.
Magglo C. Hill , Endlcott , Jefferson. Mexican
war survivors , Increase James M. Cowan (
Beatrice , Gage.
Iowa : Original John P. Evans , Toledo.
Tama. Original widows , etc. Minors of
Samuel W. Conrad , Indlano'aWarren ; Joseph
Clark ( father ) , Ethersville , Emmet. Mexi
can war survivors. Increase John Smllhart ,
Manhattan , Keokuk.
South Dakota ; Renewal and Increase
Edward Stone , Valley Springs , Mlnnehaha.
Original widows , etc , Gertrude Gasper ,
Lakeport , Yankton.
Colorado : Orlglnal-pGeorge B. Plckett ,
Fort Morgan. Morgan ; Michael Croker , Du-
rango. Da Plata. Original widows , etc.
Mary Rigg ( mother ) , Denver , Arapahoe. Mex
ican war survivors. Increase Charles G.
Bennett , Antonlto , Coppjo ? .
More Men Needed for tlio Navy.
WASHINGTON , Feb. S. There are not
enough men enlisted In the navy to properly
man the United States.shps | which will go
Into commission before the , 1st of May. and ,
moreover , the limit allowed by law will not
permit the enlistment of a sufficient number.
The big cruisers Colurii&IiTnnd Olympla , the
Marblehoad and Montgomery , the Atlanta
and Boston , Raleigh , Cincinnati , Alert and
Marlon are all to be manned , requiring
about 1,500 men. About' half that number Is
available. Additional authority will bo re
quired from congress to enlist enough men ,
and Secretary Herbert will probably lay the
matter before that body.
Trade In IlremlHtufT * with England.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 8. George F. Par
ker , consul at Birmingham , England , has
sent to the State department an exhaustive
report on the American wheat and flour
trade In English midlands. He estimates
the Increase in the amount of flour re
ceived from the United States In four years
at 79.01 per cent. He says : "Nothing
seems more completely established than the
dependence of the people of Great Britain
upon the United States for a considerable
amount of breadstuffs and this dependence
Is far more likely to Increase than dimin
ish.
Signed tlm IU'i > cul 1H11. N
WASHINGTON , Feb. 8. President Cleve
land this afternoon signed the federal elec
tions repeal bill and It is now a law. Rep
resentative Tucker of Virginia brought with
him to the white house a gold pen , recently
purchased for signing the bill. It had al
ready been used by the vlco president and
Speaker Crisp In signing the bill , and after
the president bad used It it became the
property of Mr. Tucker. Representative Pear
son of Ohio carried the bill from the capital.
Art JournalH us Second Claxs JMutter.
WASHINGTON , Feb. S. Art Journals will
hereafter bo considered periodicals , according
to a ruling made by the third assistant
postmaster general. As periodicals they are
entitled to pass through the malls as second
class matter , provided they have a legiti
mate list of subscribers.
WRECKED ON RONCADO REEF
One of the Famous Vessels of the Navy
Meets with Disaster ,
LOSS OF THE OLD WARSHIP KEARSARGE'
On Her Wny from llajtl to Nlrarngua She
Mrnrk on n Oungerou * Itock In the
Cnrllittenn Sni Ollleers mid
Crew All Sated.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 8. The old United
State * ship Kcarsargo Is a wreck on lion-
cado roef. She struck there February 2.
Lieutenant Bralnard managed In some way
to reach Colon today and a cable message
from him this morning announced to the
Navy department the fact that the Keatsarge
was wrecked and that the ofilcers and crew
were all saved.
The Kearsarge sailed from Port-ou-Prlnco ,
Haytt , on January 30 , for Minefield , Nicara
gua , to protect American Interests there.
She was wrecked three days out.
Roncado reef Is a little over 200 miles
front the Mosquito coast off Central America.
Between the co.ist and the reef lies Old
Providence Island , soventy-Ave or eighty
miles to leeward of the reef. H Is believed
at the Navy department that the officers
and crew would bo able to. reach Old Provi
dence without difllciilty In case they were In
danger of their lives on the reef , but It Is
believed that they would bo safe on the reef
except In event of very rough weather. It
Is the Impression also at the department
that the Kearsarge has not gone to pieces
and may not do EO for some time unless
rough weather comes up , although the tide
and currents about the reef are always
swift and ddngerous.
Immediately upon receipt of the news of
the wreck the Navy department sent n cable
dispatch to Lieutenant Brainard at Colon or
dering him to charter a steamer and proceed
at once to the relief of the shipwrecked
crew. The Roncado reef Is well kncmn to
mariners In those waters as a dangerous im
pediment to navigation. Efforts have been
recently made to secure the erection of a
lighthouse on this point. Some time ago
when Warner Miller and officers of the Nic
aragua canal were on their way to Nicara
gua they were wrecked on this same point.
Admiral Stanton was on the Kearsarge.
When the New York and Detroit were dis
patched to Rio she was mode the flagship of
the North Atlantic squadron and Admiral
Stanton , jitter the secretary of the navy had
acted on hie report of the salute of Mello in
Rio bay , wan ordered to proceed to Port-au-
Prince and there transfer his Hag to the
Kearsarge and assume comnland of the sta
tion.
It Is conjectured that the Kearsarge went
aground on the reef at night and foundered.
Lieutenant Bralnard seems to have got
aboard a small boat and succeeded In get
ting to Colon In six days. The relief can
reach the wrecked ship in less time than
that.
that.Tho
The officers aboard the Kearsarge were :
Admiral Oscar F. Stanton , Lieutenants
Charles A. Foose , Charles H. Lyman , Burls ,
WoUIng , Lieutenants ( junior grade ) John
Hood and P .R. Brainard. Ensigns Herbert
O. Gates and Thomas P. McGrunder , Naval
Cadets ( line division ) Leon S. Thompson ,
Thomas L. Stltt , Thomas I. Borden , B. J.
McCormlck , Walter Ball and David A. Mal-
lon. Past Assistant Surgeon George B. Lums-
den , Assistant Surgeon Murrltt W. Burn-
ham , Paymaster James A. Rings , Chief En
gineer B. C. Cowing , First Lieutenant of
Marines Clarence L. Ingate. The crew
was composed of 200 sailors and marines.
She left the Brooklyn navy yards on Decem
ber 31.
TO RESCUE THE CREW.
The chief of the bureau of navigation
has Instructed Lieutenant Bralnard at Colon
to either charter a steamer or secure one of
the regular mall steamers to New York , or
if one of the latter was to start Immediately
on her regular trip to secure her to touch
at Roncador and take up the crew.
The wreck adds another to the misfor
tunes which have of late befallen Rear Ad
miral Stanton. He was summarily relieved
from command of the South Atlantic sta
tion for saluting Mello , the Insurgent ad
miral , and ordered to Washington. His
explanation of his act caused Secretary Her
bert to detach him from command of the
South Atlantic by placing him In command
of the home station. He sailed from New
York January 10 and Joined the Kearsarge
at Port au Prince the latter part of the
month.
As soon as the ship's company has been
transported to a place of safety and the
Kearsargo's condition Is definitely known , a
court of Inquiry will bo appointed to Investi
gate the circumstances and fix the responsi
bility. The officers say the ship's company
are in no danger. They will be able to
get along all right until the arrival of re
lief.
lief..The
.The navigation of a naval vessel rests en
tirely with her commander and his assist
ants , and the admiral never Interferes with
the matter. Ho directs the general move
ments of the flagship from place to place ,
but leaves thd details of the route entirely
to the commanding officer. Therefore it
\\mihf appear that Commander Heyman
would be hold responsible for the loss of
the vessel. He will look to the officers of
the deck at the time of the wreck for a
complete explanation of the circumstances.
Exactly who was at fault will not be known
here until full details are received.
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