THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , MARCH 24 , ISM-TWELVE PAGES.
FUNDS FOR COXEY'S ' ARMY
Letters and Cash Received from Friends of
the Proposed Movement ,
PROGRESS REPORTED FROM MANY PLACES
Objection * In thn Wnjr < if Ilio Army tiring
* !
tlio.L'apltol Ground * nt Wnnhlngtoii
( * Timlin Along th I.lno of
* " Miirrh Preparing.
MASSILLON , O. , March 23. J. S. Coney
this morning received In cash anil checks the
Bum of 11,111 to bo devoted to furthering the
common weal.
Itobort C , Qwynn of Chicago writes :
"For several weeks I have been giving your
proposed ninrcli much thought. I have also
Interested many other prominent real estate
man. AH a result wo have decided to con
tribute $1,000 to ho used aa you may see
fit. If you need any or all of this sum at
diicu , please wire me , cnrc of Robert C.
Owynn & Co. , room 901 , 100 Washington
Btrcct , Chicago. Yours for the cause of the
oppressed , HOIIEItT C. GWYNN. "
Hero Is a letter from Michigan City :
"I'lcaso find enclosed a check for $300 and
draw on mo for $55 per week till you secure
the car of congress In the people's cause.
Also permit mo to add that all the hay on
my meadows la at your disposal If needed
while enrouto or In camp.
"T. SIMPSON SLOANE ,
"President Hydraulic Press Sand Co. "
Here Is another Important missive : "To
General Coxcy : Hall to the chief. Am
untlroly In sympathy with your grand move
ment. A century from now your name will
bo more revered than George Washington's.
On to the cup Ho I and Washington and give
the plutocrats hell. Unclosed please find
u check for $100 to aid the great cause of
the people against aristocracy. Down with
the senate. Yours In admiration ,
"GEORGE I ) . COX.
"Eightieth and Plum Streets , Cincinnati. "
A dispatch from Columbus says that Gov
ernor McKlnlcy gives It as his opinion that
the reports about the assembling of the com
mon weal army under Colonel Coxey at
Masslllon on Sunday next to move on
Washington are greatly exagger
ated and not Justified by
the facts and circumstances. He believes
there will be no such number as to menace
the peace and good order of the communi
ties through which they will pass. If ho
Is called upon to act , however , ho will take
prompt measures to quell any disturbance.
CANNOT USK TIIK CAl'ITOI , ( ! IUUMS.
I'lritt Sims' Which the "Army of Pciico" HUH
Hun Up AgtiliMt.
WASHINGTON , March 1. There Is one
circumstance which may appear with the
general features of General Coxey'a march
ing program at Washington. It has been
stated the object of his bringing his army
hero Is to assemble It on the steps of the
capital on the 1st of May for the purpose of
Impressing Its views upon congress. To do
this It will bo necessary to first secure
authority from congress , as there arc spe
cific acts upon the statute books forbidding
the assembling of crowds In the capltol or
hi the capltol grounds for the holding of
any sort of public meetings , except the
sessions of congress and the assemblages
which are Incident to the Inauguration of a
president. These laws go to the extent of
forbidding organized parades through the
capltol grounds. The law Is also very strict
In regard to the invasion of the ground : ! ,
and when the societies arc given permission
to march through them they arc required to
keep strictly on the walks and driveways.
Only on the occasions of inaugurations arc
people permitted to run over the grounds.
There Is no place near the capl
tel available for Mr. Coxey's pur
pose , and If ho should be refused
permission for the assembling of his fol
lowers on the capital steps ( which permis
sion can bo granted only by a special act of
congress ) , the proceedings probably would
not make so great an Impression upon con
gress as they arc intended to do. That the
necessary consent for the usa of the capltol
grounds could bo obtained for this purpose
Is considered extremely doubtful. Congress
has always shown itself very Jealous of th'o
capltol building and grounds , and a departure
in favor of 'Coxey's brlgado Is most unlikely.
commissioners of the District of
Columbia' have not considered , as n board ,
.tho impending Invasion of Coxey's army.
Commissioner Hess was asked what the
plan of reception would be. He is
not Inclined to look with favor upon
tlio matter , and said : "It's hard to
believe that sensible people will enter
Into such a movement. If the army threat
ens the peace It Is supposed that the gov
ernors of the states will arrest Its progress.
Wo will probably not take any action until
wo hear that the body Is started. When wo
hear that It has actually started and Is mov
ing on Washington , Instructions will be
given to the public to properly deal with It. "
sir.it STitiKKits IIAVI : none.
Kxppct Thulr DnnmmM tn lln Conrrdrd
.Soviin Thoiiminil of Tlirni Out III 1'iitturnon.
NBW YOIIK , March 23. The silk weavers
are confident that the makers will concede
all their demands , and their leaders cncour-
ago them In this belief. A manufacturer
said yesterday that upwards of 7,000 silk
workers are out In Paterson , and probably
2,000 In this city.
It Is believed that the strike has weakened
n number ot the small manufacturers. Those
small mill owners believe that the combina
tion of the large manufacturers against the
weavers was designed to crowd thorn out.
They claim that Hhould the strike continue
much longer the chance for a good fall trade
will bo ruined. The spring trade , they say ,
has gene to France , where , according to re
ports , the silk manufacturers of Lyons are
experiencing unusual activity.
There aVe Indications that some reductions
are being mmlo In the trade union schedule
In this city , duo to tlm. fact that somu of
the manufacturers have employed a number
of green hands and will teach them the
trade. This IH causing some alarm among
the trade unions.
Homo of ( NiKty'n Illntnry.
LOUISVIM.R , March 23. A special to the
Times from Newcastle , Ky. , says : J. S.
Coxoy , . cominnnder-ln-chlof ot the unem
ployed , who proposes walking to Washington
and making demands of congress , owned a
farm In this vicinity u few years ago. Ills
reputation hero Is not ot thn bust. Uoxoy
came with a woman whom ho Bald was his
wife. His real wlfo was then In Musalllon.
The grand Jury discovered this fact and In-
.dlcted Coxcy for his relations with the
woman who came with him ,
Kt'crnllH from St. Josupli.
ST. JOSKl'H. .March 23. Twenty-two
tramps slept nt the pollco station , a greater
number than have stayed thcro any night
during the winter. They loft this morning
for the east mid aald they expected to bo
with Cp.xoy'a army when It halted at the
capital stops , in Washington , Several pro-
fC5slotinl tramps were among the number ,
but most ot thorn sei-mud to bo mechanics.
They paid they would very likely go cast at
once and not wait for the western division
of tin ; army. _
Hill Not Si-uil u Check.
CINCINNATI , March 23. If all the re-
toureoa ot General ( 'oxoy'a common weal
army uro lll i lime represented by the check
ot George. B. Cox of this city they will be
valla-lens. Mr. Cox was shown i\ copy of
the loiter purporting to bo sent to the gen
eral enclosing n $100 check , anil promptly
pronounced It a fraud. "I never aent him
a died ; nor uny letter. I huvo no uyni-
pathy with his movement , " said Mr , Cox.
m to Ih MrlltiiiV 1'ori-uu.
CIUCAflO , March 23.--L st night 600 men
employed In the brass works department of
the Crauo jlros , company joined the other
400 strikers. _ _
HtrJku llfcon.liiB ( imierul.
CHICAGO , March 23.- The brlcknmVera
employed hyVuhl Uros , , Worckler & Priu-
Iii ? , and the Aboh Ilrlck. company , whoso
yards are at Dluo Julund , huyo Joined thu
strikers. The men In all Iho brick yards
around Dalton , Uluo Inland and Ilernlco are
now out with Iho exception of those cm
ployed by D. V. Purlngton. The strikers
now number 1,200.
Wmit ThrlrVitR Itrnloreil.
SOUTH NOnWALK , Conn. . March 23. As
a result of the refusal ot the management to
restore a recent 25 per cent reduction In
wages the moldcrs employed by the Lock-
wood Manufacturing company have struck.
The company yesterday refused to grant the
demands of the men for an Increase , an
nouncing that a six months' shutdown
would be preferable and the men did not
return to work today.
Honifl of III * liccrtiltn Arrrwlcil.
INDIANAPOLIS , March 23. Fourteen
tramps giving various picturesque names
were arrested last night after a fierce battle
with the police. Several shots were fired
and the tramps wcro clubbed Into submis
sion. Today the tramps received sentences
that will keep them In the workhouse until
too late to Join Coxey's common weal army ,
of which they alt claimed to bo recruits.
Unrclvpil nt HI l * o.
RL PASO , Tox. , March 23. The first
division of the Industrial army , a motley
crow , arrived here by special freight train
last night. They were marched to the
city hall yard , where they were served
with n steaming meal of beef , beans , po-
laloes and bread. After eallng Ihey
bivouacked for. the night. They storied east
again today.
Itrnily t rrntrft 1'ropi-rty.
AUSTIN , Tex. , March 23. Adjutant Gen
eral Mabrey has no Information of the ar
rival of a detachment of Coxoy'a army on
the western frontier as expected last night.
Ho has a company of rangers there under
Captain Hughes to protect property , If neces
sary , should the Coxoy soldiers appear.
Throwing .Mm on Ilio Iilln 1.1st.
LOWELL , Mass. , March 23. Owing to the
depression In the hosiery business the Pick
ering hosiery mills will close Indefinitely to
morrow or early next week. When running
full force about 400 persons are emoloycd.
.Settled In Favor of the Union.
CHICAGO , March 23. The long light be
tween Kahn , Schoenbrun & Co. , and the
United Garment Workers of America has
been amicably settled In favor of the union.
Waste no money. Uuy Salvation Oil , the
only good liniment. It kills nil pain.
HABD CM ) IMPEACHABLES.
Northwoit Reporter Ittivlcwn tlio U'hlto-
witxlilii ) ; Decision of tlio Supreme Court.
A recent number of the Northwest lie-
porter contains the following opinion by
.Iho Nebraska supreme court :
State vs George H. Hastings , John C. Allen
and Augustus U. Humphrey. No. C090.
Opinion filed January 3. 1S01. Maxwell ,
chief Justice , dissenting to order overrul
ing motion for rehearing.
In my view Iho motion for a rehearing
should bo sustained. A careful examina
tion of the majority opinion as reported
In 55 Northwest Reporter 778 , shows that
the majority of the court really sustain
the principal charges against the defend
ants. Thus , It Is said : "At the tlmo of
the appointment of Dorgan to .superintend
the construction of Ihe cell house he was
Iho agent and manager of Mosher , the les
see of the ponltentlary , and charged with the
duty of subleasing , the prison labor. In
view ot that fact his selection by the board
as the representative of the state , knowing ,
as will hereafter appear , that It would bo
obliged to depend upon Mosher for labor to
carry on the work , Is highly censurable
and should , to say the least , bo charac
terized as unbusinesslike , and utterly wantIng -
Ing In thatJntolllgent regard for the Inter-
csls of the" ' state which the law demands
of public officers under like circumstances. "
Could -.thera.i.bo- a more serious charge
against , n.'ub''offlcors ) ( than that they "wero
utterly-tWAtiUHg Jn that Intelligent regard
for the Inte/e'sts of the state which the law
demands .of public .officers under llko clrcum-
stances , ? " We must remember that. the
man appointed by the board against whom
this language , is used is W. H. Dorgan , at
the tlinax/thty , overseer and manager of
Mosher 'in'.tp'QMienltentlary. This man , on
more csUmfll'os iund In violation of the duty
of the boaril , whs permitted by them to
draw more than $32,000 out of the treasury
oy ineir approval of ills estimates and ac
counts , while the whole amount of labor
and material furnished by him did not ex
ceed , It performed by citizen labor , more
than ? 13,2CO , and probably did not cost more
than $8,000.Thoro was no money in the
treasury , so that the warrants have pre
sumably been drawing Inlerest at 7 per cent.
It Is true that Dorgan' afterward paid to
Hopkins about ? C,000 , but ho still ro-
taln In his hands In the neighborhood of
$15,000 with two years Interest thereon. If
there has been any attempt on the part of
the board to recover this money wo nro
not advised as to the fact. The truth ap
pears to bo. that this money was either
loaned or pracllcally donalcd to Mr. Uorgan ,
and this occurred by the want of Intelli
gent regard for the interests of the , stale
which the majority of the court find to be
a fact in the appointment of Dorgan. David
Duller , the first governor of this stale , was
Impeached and removed from office because
ho had appropriated abouf the same amount
of money as Dorgan has in this case. But
ler , however , offered to secure the state ,
and nflerwards did secure It and finally the
debt was paid. Notwithstanding this fact
( the proposed security ) , ho was removed
from office because his appropriation of the
money was In fact embezzlement which It
was the duty of the house of representa
tives and senate to condemn. Otherwise
Iho slalo would bo liable to bo plundered
by Its own officers. It was contended then
us now that the offense did not Justify Im
peachment ; that thai was a heroic remedy
to bo applied only In extreme cases , but
after full argument and a careful Investiga
tion of the law , the senate , which con-
Inlncd a number of capable lawyers , held
Iho acl proved was sufllclcnl cause for 1m-
pcachmcnl and removal from office. And
no Intelligent lawyer at the present tlmo
will question Ihe conclusions reached In
Ihat case. In the case at bar the state
through these defendants has been deprived
uf this money and It either directly or In
directly forms a part of the debt of the
state to the school fund on which It le pay
ing Interest. So in regard to the other
principal charges , they are admitted to bo
true , but the offenses are condoned It Is
claimed that they do not Justify Impeach
ment , Tlio objocl ot Impeachment In this
stale Is to secure the removal
of the delinquent Officers , The
findings In tills case are prac
tically u verdict of guilty. It Is unnecessary
to set them aside , but simply to vacalo Iho
conclusions of law. Will any ono contend
that the acts complained of nro not misde
meanors ? They wcro acts In disregard of
their duty by which thu state was de
frauded , Suppose the officers spoken of
were county commissioners and let con
tracts and allowed claims against Iho county
us these respondents have done , would they
not bo subject to removal from office ? No
court would hesitate for a moment to di
rect such removal. Yet removal of a county
olllcer from office' ' for these offenses Is but
another form of Impeachment. It may bo
said that a state officer will not bo Im
peached for as small an offense as a county
olllcor. Why not , both taking substan
tially the same oath , and the law requires
the unmo duties ot both , viz. : That they
shall perform the same faithfully and to
the best ot their ability. It would seem if
any discrimination Is to bo made. It should
bo to rccjulro more strictness ot the state
olllcrrs than the , officers of a county. This
much Is certain , If these men are Justified
for thc.so ads or Ihoy are hold to consti
tute no ground of offunEO , It will bo a di
rect Invitation to other state officers to re
peat tliejy and similar acts , and will In
juriously affect every department of busi
ness. The government of u state Is a great
business Institution und ohould be conducted
on business principles the same as
a well managed mercantile establish
ment. If It In not , If money can bo stolen
with Impunity and appropriated by the par-
tics. I fear that It will be. difficult to per-
Hiiado the employes ot any other establish
ment that what la not punishable In n state
nlllclal sl.ould bo In u private establishment.
There can be but ono standard for the car
rying on of business , whclhcr It Is carried
on In the etato house or private establish
ment , and that U equal and exact Justice to
all. _
Little pills ( or great IIU : Dowltt's Llttlt
Karly Illiora.
IIICCINS HAS BEEN HANGED
Brnlal Murderer of Old Peter MoOooey Pay
the Law's Demand ,
PRENDERGAST'S ' FELLOW PRISONER DEAD
IIU Nerve Stuyrcl with Him In Ilio I.nut nm
Jin Dlril < liiiuo-Claimed Hint Ho
Was u Victim of I'ollco
rorsecntloii.
CHICAGO , March 23. Murderer "Bun"
Hlgglns was hanged In the Cook county jal
today. The drop fell at 12:03 : p. in.
At 12 noon precisely , the mournful pro
cession reached th 3 north cotrldor In fill
view of the spectators. The sheriff nnt
Jailor bound the prisoner's feet , his arms
lows and were Immediately followed by the
doomed man and the priests , Hlggins
being brought to a stop directly before the
noose. In a few moments the sheriff ant
Jailer Morris marched directly upon the gal
already having been secured behind his hack
and the rope was quickly placed about his
neck and the death cap adjusted.
Hlgglns died gnme. On the scaffold ho
kissed a cruclllx and smilingly said "Good
by" to the priests. His death was op
parentpainless. ! . As the clatter of the
falling trap rang through the cell corridors
the prisoners raised a yell of "Hang I > ren
dergast. "
The llttlo assassin of Mayer Harrlsoi
crawled further Into the corner of his cell
where ho sat trembling with rage and fear
I'remlcrgast would have nothing to say
about the hanging and seemed overcome
with terror by the sounds accompanying
the execution which ho so narrowly escaped
ACCUSES THE POLICE FOHCE.
The last newspaper man to converse will
Hlgglns was a representative of the Asso
elated press , whom he had consented to
see Just previous to being turned over to
the final ministration of the priests
Hlgglns averred : "If I had not
been persecuted year after year by the
police , I would not be hero. They made
their attacks on me every time they had
an opportunity and I can prove by west
side people that they threatened frequently
to hang mo before they got through will
me. They nro doing It now , and their
perjured testimony has led to my convic
tion and to my death. In the same way !
was sent to the pen by them.
"I contend that I am a victim of police
persecution , and these police ore hero today
to gloat over mo , and that Is why I wanl
to show a good nerve to the end. It may
convince people a llttlo that there Is some
thing In this police persecution , after all. '
During this time Hlgglns'1 face was
slightly flushed with the Intense excltemenl
of the occasion , but he showed a wonderful
nerve and a frankness that almost created
a doubt as to the Justice of his sentence.
Hlgglns' crime was one of the most bru
tal over committed In Chicago. With two
other hard characters , Hlgglns planned to
rob an old citizen named Peter McCooey.
When the old man awoke and started up
to protect his house , the leader of the gang
shot him before ho could leave his bed.
The murdered man was an employe of the
city. A few days before the murder , Mrs.
McCooey drew their savings , amounting to
$400 , from a west side bank. It Is sup
posed that Hlgglns heard of this and sur
mised that the money was still In the house.
At 2 a. m. Hlgglns , revolver In hand , en
tered the house his " "
, accomplices , "lied"
McGarry and Harry Fllnberg , alias "Ilzky , "
alias "Sheeny Joe" remaining In the yard
to keep watch. The family had retired at
midnight , and it was two hours later when
McCooey was awakened by a noise In his
bedroom.1 Ho 11C ted himself on his elbow
arid saw a man rummaging In a bureau
drawer. Almost -at the -eamo Instant the
thief turned and saw that ho was discovered.
Without a word he , fired at McCooey , who
fell back In bed and died almost before
his wife , who was lying by his side , was
aroused.
Hlirirlns nnil his nals fled wltlimit nhtnln-
Ing any money , but succeeded In evading
the police only a few hours.
PUKNUKIM1AST MAY GO
If He's Adjudged Buno It's Doubtful U Ho
Can Ho Sentenced Again.
CHICAGO , March 23. A deputy from the
criminal court today served the order of
Judge Chetlaln on Sheriff Gilbert which
prevents the execution of Prendergast until
April G.
His Insanity hearing will como up In Judge
Chotlaln's court tomorrow morning. The
state will enter upon the case under protest ,
but It Is prepared to Introduce expert testi
mony to show that the assassin Is at the
present tlmo responsible for his acts. The
case for Prendergast will bo conducted by
Attorneys Gregory and Darrow , who will bo
assisted by the lawyers who conducted the
defense before Judge Ilrentano.
Neither side expects to devote much tlmo
to getting a Jury. In fact Attorney Darrow
today proposed to state's attorney that the
case be submitted to a Jury of physicians ,
stating that he would abldo by the decision
reached by the medical men. State's At
torney Kern , however , declined to ogrco to
the suggestion at once , but took the proposi
tion under advisement. Should ho deter
mine to accept that way out of the case
much tlmo and expense may bo saved. In
any event , the state's attorney refuses to be
a willing party to the proceedings main
taining that the court had no authority to
Issue a stay of execution , which was equiva
lent to altering the governor's writ and has
no Jurisdiction In the case.
Trouble for some one Is anticipated If It
slrould be found that the prisoner Is sane.
In that case the state holds that there Is a
great question as to what legal methods
would bo necessary to put the rope about
the assassin's neck again , and admits that
even should Judge Chetlaln assume that au
thority the friends of the defendant could go
Into another court and secure a writ of
habeas corpus releasing the fellow from cus
tody on the ground that Judge Chotlnln
had no Jurisdiction and that the time set
for the execution had passed. The law
distinctly states , It Is said , that should the
hour of an execution pass without the full-
nilmcnt of the law the sheriff Is responsible
for the miscarriage of Justice.
In fact all manner of legal difficulties are
anticipated as a result of a declaration of
sanity , while on the other hand It Is ad
mitted that should the condemned man be
adjudged Insane the case will end forever.
TUllIlltClfl.OHltl Iff VUH'S.
OMAHA. March 19. To the Editor of The
Dee : In your Issue of the ISth Inst. I find
a letter from Mr. Ashburn on tuberculosis
Ir cows. Ho Is correct In stating that It
does not exist ( In the same 'decree ) west
as In the east , but I bollovo It Is only a
question of tlmo until the germs are dis
tributed and then wo will have our cattle
affected Just as much as the east.
Tuberculosis ha # claimed more victims
than all other discuses combined , and where
theru Is any constitutional tendency In the
human family It Is easy for the ccnn to
gain entrance Into the body ,
Mr. Ashburn asks would It not bo well
for all states to take precautionary
measures ? It would , but then under such
conditions the federal government should bo
the power to take hold of It ; but federal
Inspection must bo divorced from politics
to bo a success , and I think the secretary
of agriculture and the president has pointed
out the evil of employing politician Inspectors
specters , Your city authorities have dairy
Inspectors and I can soly say they would
not know a case of tuberculosis from
parturient apoplexy , yet milk Is said to be
the chief moans of convoying the disease
from animals to man.
HICHAItD KliniTT , M. n .0. V. S.
Will Co to Kentucky ,
FRANKFOHT. Ky. , March 23. The ad
jutant general , under direction from the
secretary of war , has appointed First Lieu
tenant Henry Klrby of company U , Tenth
Infantry , of the regular army as Inspecting
and Instructing officer for all of the military
companies of this state. Lieutenant Klrby
Is a native of North Carolina and Is nt present
ent- stationed at Fort Marcy , N. M. Ho
has been ordered lo report to the governor
for duty at once.
MAJOR POWELL.
Sketch of thn Veteran Agltntnr for Arid
Amcrleitn Interest *
Prof. JohnV , Powell , Ph.D. , better
known as Major Powell , founder and direc
tor of the bureau of ethnology of the Smith
sonian Institution mid present director of
the United Stales geological survey , was
born at Mount Morrln"N , Y. , on the 24th
of March , 1S3I , , nV short tlmo after the ar
rival of his parents from England. Ills
fnlher was a M tie < llsl clergyman and was
required to IeaiK > t very unsettled life. In
his early chlldtn > id the family removed to
Ohio ; eight yearX'afterwards to Wisconsin ,
and again , when" ho was fifteen years of
ago , to Illinois , where young Powell re
mained most of the tlmo until the breakIng -
Ing out of the war.
Ho studied for a tlmo at Illinois college ,
Jacksonville , r > tnl subsequently entered
Whcnton college. Unable lo' nllond Fchool
continuously , ho alternated between teach
ing In the public schools and studying , and
In 1854 he went to Oberlln to pursue a
special course of two years.
From the first ho was strongly altraelod
to the natural sciences , and particularly to
natural hlslory and geology. The various
Institutions of the state of Illinois and
some ot other slates soon came lo depend
upon his collections for Illustrating Ihelr
courses of sclenllfic lectures , and the Illinois
State Natural History society elected him
Its secretary and exlendcd to him facili
ties for prosecuting his researches , now
recognized ns of high value. The funds
necessary for conducting Iheso operations
ho wns obliged lo oblaln by leaching n portion
tion of each year. The breaking out of
the rebellion put a temporary check upon
Prof , Powell's scientific researches. Ho cn-
llsled as n prlvalo In the Twentlelh Il
linois Infantry. Having been made a lieu
tenant , ho was transferred to battery F ,
Second Illinois artillery , and was afterward
promoted lo bo captain of Iho battery , then
major of the regiment , and finally lloiitcn-
ant-coloncl. In the last days 01 the war
ho received a commission ns colonel , but
having no desire to follow war na a profes
sion , ho declined It. At the batllo ot
Shiloh ho lost his right arm. As soon as
ho had Hiifilclently recovered from his wound
ho returned lo his post and conllmiod
lo servo to the end of the War.
When Mr. Clarence King retired from the
directorship of the United States geological
survey In 1881 the office fell naturally lo Pro
fessor Powell as the mosl obviously mutable
person to fill It. The work of Professor
Powell , which Is probably of most Interest to
the people of Iho wesl , Is that donu In the
promotion of Irregatlon and the reclamation
of the arid Ihough fertile lands lying beyond
Ihe great plains region. The first Important
results in this connection wcro shown In his
report upon the lands of the arjd region , pre
pared In 1S78 , describing Ihe physical char-
acterlatlcs of the region , allowing the rain
fall and water supply , and considering cer
tain Important questions relating to Irrigable
lands. Since that time Ihe various surveyIng -
Ing parlies under Professor Powell's direction
have been engaged In mapping portions of
the arid region and jn determining methods
of utilizing the available waters.
Letter from nn American Itushlcnt Ho Jo-
sorlhex the Situation.
PnOVINCETOWN , Mass. , March 23. A
letter received hero today from Captain E.
T. nider , formerly of this place , contains
Interesting facts as to the situation at
Blueflclds , where he now resides. Ho re
views affairs at Dlucfields previous to the
arrival of the British warship Cleopatra , and
says that If It had not been for her coming
all American and foreign residents of the
place would have been killed. Captain
Hlder continues : "After the formation of
the provisional government the commander
of the Cleopatra compelled the Spanish
troops to retire to Greytown and they sailed
for that place on the Cleopatra on the 6th
Inst. Lieutenant Colonel Mann of the ship
and soventy-flvo marines were left to pro *
vent further trouble. After the vessel
sailed it was learned that some of the
Spanish soldiers remained behind. That
afternoon some twenty Americans and my
self wcro on the streets when the Spanish
soldiers commenced to make arroats. One
soldier drew a revolver and fired three shots
Into a crowd of natives. They all kicked
him and nearly hfat him to death. That
night a frightful battle between the Spanish
soldiers and the natives"commenced. . Tne
streets were filled with armed men and the
greatest excitement prevailed. About forty
shots were flredi during the riot , two
soldiers and ono i native being killed and
several seriously wounded. The foreign
residents sent for , Lieutenant Mann , who
was encamped a short distance down
(
tho.river. . . and , ho came to our
relict and has since remained In
charge of the town. Four hundred rifles
and 35,000 rounds of ammunition and 1'1,000
cartridges were found In the brush near
the town. It Is believed that'these be
longed to the Spanish soldiers and that they
Intended to return when the warship wont
away and sack the town. The Americans
have asked the commander of the Cleopatra
to stay hero and protect them , as wo see no
relief from home , and ho has promised to
stay until relieved by another ship. Have
all our ships gone on Roncador reef , or
what has become of them ? If it had not
been for our British cousins God only knows
what would have boon the fate of us Amer
icans. All business Is at a standstill , and
no ono knows what an hour may bring
forth. "
NEW ORLEANS , March 23. The condi
tion of affairs In Minefields Is as unsettled as
over. The English arc In practical control
of the entire reservation.
Last night the steamship William G.
Howes of the South Pacific line arrived from
the southern seaport town with the latest
news. There news seems to be no attempt
whatever to bring about a peaceful govern
ment.
The commander of the Cleopatra has as
sumed control of the government to a cer
tain extent and this Is all the government
there Is In the city.
On Friday last the Urltlsh battleship
[ ilnko cnino to anchor near the Cleopatra.
This vessel Is expected to remain and the
Cleopatra will travel for the northern seas.
OIltlTS J.V TUB VOKHIlHittS.
Hon. Charles S. Thomas ot Denver Is In
: ho city. Mr. Thomas Is onq of the pioneer
lomocrats ot the west and Is national com-
nltteeman for Colorado. Ho has repre
sented the sliver state In several national
conventions , politically and otherwise , and
stands high In the councils ot the free sli
ver men. In speaking of events of general
ntero'st yesterday at the Mlllard , Mr.
Thomas said :
"Tho silver men do not expect much re-
let at the present session of congress , but
; ho tlmo will como noqnor or later when a
till for Mio free and unlimited cotnaga of
the whlto metal will pass. Colorado do-
ilorcs the financial policy of President
Cleveland. The democratic party has
tailored Cleveland so much that ho takes
advantage ot the fact and does about as ho
ileuses , regardless ot the advice and pro-
cats of the men who placed him In power.
It has hurt the party In Col
orado and the result will bo that at the next
cglslaturo the democrats of our state will
stand about as much show of electing a
Jnltcd States senator as a kitten In h 1
without claws. 'Colorado Is not 'bleeding , '
but It Is tmffeflif | { from ' \Vlndy WaltoV
idmlnlstratlon. It Is-needless to state that
ho democrats out our way will never fuse
vlth the populists again , hut will keep In
ho mlddlo ot the road and stfcK to a straight
Icket In the future. The trouble with
Jovernor Walto Is that ho has more sand
han sense. I believe that ho will seek
vindication at the next populist convention
and will be ronomlnatcd. Ho Is Ignorant
nd obstinate and likes to show his authority.
Nebragkans are too Indifferent to the silver
question , TheTlGpreclatlon of silver means
a drop In the price of every staple
iroduct. "
lion. Charles , ' Hughes , Jr. , a member of
ho State Hoard -of Capltol Managers , -accom-
lanles Mr , Thohuis. Mr. Hughes says that
he new state capital building at Denver Is
rapidly nearlng completion and will bo ready
or occupancy next year.
t'oliilmoil Din
s unlntellfilblo , but It means Old Dominion
'Icare ! ' . " ' the purest manufactured. Pho-
ograph Tu every package.
7 <
OTJia TERMS : FOLLOW
WE CASH On CREDIT. V
$10 worth of jroo.l8$1.00 per woolc
or $1.01) ) per month.
$ .5 worth of goods , $1.50 per PIG
woolc or $001) ) per month.
$ /50 / worth of jroods , $2.00 per
woolc or $8.1.0 per month.
$75 worth of ( rood ? , $ J.fiO ! per
TO woolc or 'MO 0(1 ( jor month. GS EAT EASTER
$100 worth of poods , $1.00 per
SOI/Til woolc or 9 o.OJ pir month SALE
$ L'OI ) worth of Rood * , $5.00 per
wqplc or $ i:0.i.O : per month.
mill m st fuvornblo ur-
rtuifroinoilts for amounts.
JBUL/FFS /
Peoples' ' Furdlturj and Carpal Co. H
m
m
JD "O AJtiUr " / AliM b ? JLIM "PYT'OTVTT'T'TT'O ? ' ' 1T . . f )
800 Woven Wire Springs worth $8.00 , at
5)12 ) Wool Top Mattresses worth U.50 , at SI.(18 ( ! j
4.000 Kitchen Chairs worth 50c , at KSi M
800 Kitchen Tables worth 1.75 , at 81-i A
500 Antique Hookers worth JJ.50 , at Ml ) S.
450 Oak Center Tables worth /1.00 , at 1.45 E3
125 Chamber Suits worth 20.00 , at 11.20 QX
50 Mantel Folding Heils worth In.00 , at 8.:15 : !
000 Haby Carriages worth ? ) . ( ) ( ) , at 4.50 83
050 Hible Staiuls worth 1.50 , at 45c &ft
00 Liulies * Desks . ' worth 12.50 , at ( J.25 !
55 lee Hexes worth 8.50 , at 4.05 IHl
( JOO O.ik Iv.isels worth 1.5 ! ) , at One *
BARGAINS IN CARPETS : -
500 Moquette R\\x \ \ * worth 3.50 , at ? )0c ) BTl
2,000 Smyrna KUKS , worth il.OO. at 85c
5,000 lirussels Rtij-s worth 2.75 , at Ooc &
2,800 Yards Moquette worth 1.50 , at OOc (
1 ,750 Yaiis Hrusscls worth 05 ; , at 47c " :
2.075 Yards Ingrain worth 50c , at 27c * u/
800 li.ilcs China MnttiiiK wortli One , at lUc gg
BARGAINS IH PARLOR FURHITURE
j
500 Plush Chairs , worth 5.00 , at 1.50 { ft
50 Uienillc Couches worth 20.00 , at 0.50 !
25 Plush Divans worth 12.50 , at 5.85 Hi
117 Parlor Suits worth 50.00. at 21-.75 @
(55 ( Tapestry Conches worth 12.50. at 5.75 ,52 ,
500 Tapestry Rockers worth 7.50 , at 2.75 ESS
BARGAINS IN STOVES. ®
125Raiitc.s ? worth 1H.OO , at 0.40
/100 / Gasoline Stoves worth 7.50. at 'J.55 W
85 Steel Kanues worth 10.01) ) , at 24.50 gsg
500 r.asolinu Ovens worth 2.75 , at 1.45 T
(500 ( 5-GalIon Cans worth ( > 5c , at 311 s &
AGENTS FOB , QUICK MEAX , GASOLINE STOVES. g
Open Monday and Saturday Evaninsjs.
Send ice ; - ! Send IDC
to cover to cover
postage postage
on big ' 94 on big ' 94
m Catalogue Catalogue
ready for ready lor
mailing mailing
April 10. April 10.
Formerly the Peoples' Mammoth Installinent House.
DUN'S ' REVIEW OF THE WEEK
Prices Still Continue to Show a Slight Down
ward Tendency.
BUSINESS , HOWEVER , GROWS IN VOLUME
many MI1I Starting Up , hut ivltli n Itciluccd
Number of IlniiiU FeiUuroH of the
Week In Triulo The Business
1'alliircs.
NBW YORK , March 23. R. G. Dun &
Go's weekly review of trade says : It Is
perplexing to be obliged to report that busi
ness grows larger In volume and at the
same tlmo not more profitable. Uncerlatnly
docs not diminish , but has rather Increased ,
In the Judgment of many commercial bodies
which have urged the president to veto the
seigniorage bill. Prices of commodities do
not rise , but are , on the whole , about 1.5
per cent lower than last week , though then
the lowest ever known In the country , and
are 12.9 per cent lower than a year ago.
More mills are ut work , though Iho propor-
llon of producllvo force employed Is still
from a fifth to a third less than a year ago
In different branches of Industry and many
mills are stopping because their orders have
run out , even while a larger number are
starling wllh orders enough .for a lime. The
starting of four furnaces by Iho Illinois
Steel company and one other at Pltlsburg In
creases Iho output of Iron , and some largo
sales have been made at the lowest prices
yet reported , with Indications of continued
demand for structural work and especially
at Iho wesl. On the other hand , the demand
for wlro in various forms , which led the
way lo Improvement , seems lo slacken , und
nails are said lo bo selling- lower lhan ever ,
below 1 cenl. A reduction of CO cents in
freights from Plttsburg to tidewater only
adds to western while It lakes from eastern
business. In minor metals this Is n little
larger , but at the expense ot a further de
cline to 9.C cents for lake coppcr , while tin
is steady and lead a shade higher.
The demand for cotlon goods Is fairly
large , but wllh reduction In prices of some
grades , and the accumulation of print cloths
continues , A largo unction sale of silks
brought fairly satisfactory prices. Sales of
wool for three weeks have exceeded lasl
year's 23.9 per cent , though transactions
this month last year were about 40 per cent
below the average. There Is more demand
for such wool as Is needed in the manufac
ture ot underwear , dress goods and worsted
suitings , but fine fleeces are almost unsala
ble , Ohio XX being quoted at 22 cents , and
carpet manufacturers buy sparingly , though
about half their machinery ls _ active.
TOOK ANOTHBll DllOP.
Wheat , cotton and pork have declined
a little , wheat making another record a
shade below CO cents at New York. Western
receipts are 1,598,379 bushels , against 2,343-
709 last year , and exports only 1,013,200
bushels , against 1,295,894 lanl year , showing
that oven ut ciirrenl prices , Ihe grain Is
not largely wanted abroad , Corn was 1
cent , stronger , with western receipts 2,874,098
bushels , against 1.953,322 bushels last year.
Cotlon receipts from plantations arc again
larger than last year , lo tlio djsguul of
propuetK who have foretold of "perpen
dicular drops" ever since January 1. The
termination ot the rebellion In lirazll opens
a now crop of coffee , which Is reported very
urge , but prices are as yet steady. Cattle
are low abroad at prices almost beyond prec
edents , The exports are retarded ,
Failures for the week ending March 15
nvolved liabilities of only g2.558.81g. and for
ho two weeks of March only J4,835,110 , of
which $2,220,257 were of manufacturing and
t2.55G.OtJ9 of trading concerns. Some do-
'errcd reports will further swell the aggre
gate , but at Sun Kranclnco Ihe resumptions
eported now exceed the failures. A number
of railroad receiverships are noticed , though
none ot Importance. The failures tills week
lumber 244 In the United States , against
217 lu t year , and fifty In Canada , agahist
twenty-six hint year. It U noteworthy that
Canadian failures are considerably Increas-
ng. _ _ _ _ _
Didn't Wunt H rortniie.
Several days ago the chlet of pollco re
ceived a letter from W. llamrnonir , an at-
oruey at Dulutb , Minn. , asking that a girl
named Aland Conscnn be looked up and In
formed that a small fortune had been loft
her by rclallvcs. Tilt' Ionian formerly lived
In Iho burnt district , bin went away some
time ago. Thursday afternoon Pollco Ser
geant Slgwart located tlio woman at 711
South Sixteenth street , whcro she had been
living for a month untlcr Iho name of
Urownlo Ilugby. ' " '
The woman called at the chief's office yes-
lerday and was handed a letter from Mr.
Hammons. She said thai she had not heard
ot any of her rclullves dying laloly.
About a year ago she received her share of
an oslate , and thinks thai the present letter
was Insilgatod by her brother , who Is anxious
to lenrn of her whereabouts.
Before leaving the chief's office the woman
said she had prepared to go to Denver and
would proceed on her way and not allow
the letler lo Inlerfere wllh her plans.
ai.ti > E jir.in nr IIK.HHNU.
Stories nf Dyiminllo Ontnies'uiifoil u Youth
to Imltnto Iho Crimes.
LANCASTRR , Pa. , March 23. Four re
cent .attempts to burn the largo hardware
establishment of George M. Stclnnmn &
Co. of this city led lo an Investigation
which resulted In the detection of the
author of three late dynamite outrages here.
The culprit Is Charles Uawn. a young man
belonging to ono of the leading families
of this city , whoso solo Incentive seems to
have been an Insnno desire to destroy.
When the bomb wast found In the build
ing next door to the pollco station , n clerk nt
Stclmnan's , where Ilawn was also employed ,
reporled Ihat n stick of dynamite had been
abstracted from behind Iho counter , but ll
was not bellevd that the bomb fiend was any
of their employes. Yesterday Ilawn was
confronted with the evidence collected by
Slolnman relative to the attempts to burn
the slorc , when ho made a full confession ,
stating thai he had also committed Iho dyna
mite outrages.
The flrsl bomb fnllcd lo explode , the second
end badly Injured the Cherry streol bridge
over the Pennsylvania railroad , and the
third was exploded on Iho porllco of Dr.
Uaker's residence doing considerable damage -
ago and going off Just : IH ono person had
passed within a foot of It and two others
wcro within several feet approaching It.
U Is said today thai his friend.s claim
Unit Ills mind has been affected and that ,
reading of the outrages In Paris , ho ac
quired an Insane desire to emulate them.
It ia said today Ihat his friends hcnt him
away last night , which Is probably true , as
no trace of him can bo found today.
VLKWH TO Tin : vinr.n'H im.t'ru.
FlmlH that -May 1'osillily I.OIK ! to the Solu
tion of Now VorU Myntory.
NBW YOitK , March 23. The mutilated
and dismembered corpse found In the cellar
of n tenement In "Hell's Kitchen" Monday
night has been burled as that of Suslo Mar
tin , though Iho coroner's physician would
not certify to its Identity. Delccllves who
have been watching the dump nt West
Forty-seventh street In the Iiopo that some
thing would turn up there tending to throw
light upon the mystery of the rhlld'H death
report two finds. One wan that of a llttlo
wrap or JacKol Ihat II was thought might
huvo belonged to the inlsxlng girl. It was
of dark material , wllh horizontal stripes. A
fars as could bo discovered It was not hers ,
however. Her father uald her Jacket or
overcoat , as he called It , was of fur , or wan
fur trimmed. The Jacket was In n load of
allies brought from HlDvenson's brewery ,
which U near where the corpnu was found.
The other llnd was n dirk linlfo or stiletto ,
brought In a rlty cart from the name quarter.
It was a dirk with 8-Inch blade and such aa
might have iniibu the wounds In thu Hldti of
thd chllil. It has u curved German cross
and luindlo tip and a mahogany or rosewood
handle.
I'olHoii III Ciiiiuuil llenf.
CLEVELAND , March 23. Thrco cases ot
poisoning following the eating of canned
corn beef occurred at the boarding house of
Rich Mllburn , ut 285 St , Clalr street last
night. Mllburn and two boarders ate freely
of corned beef for supper. During the nlglit
the three men were taken violently HI. A
physician worked over Uicm four houra
before relief came. Mllburn Is In a pre
carious condition and II U thought ho will
not recover. The others are out of danger.
Lhlimiuirtt Hturi ) lliirnud Out
JACKSONVILLE , III. March 23 , WaiSr-
worth & Mattcson and C'arl Franken , clilnn-
ware , have been burned out Loss , $75,003 ;
Insurance , about half ,
SHE ISN'T ' TOEING THE LINE
Some Little Points Concerning Sealing that
Arbitration Didn't ' Settle.
ENGLAND AND THE BERING SEA AGREEMENT
Complaint Miulo Through AnilmnBiiilor IJuy-
urd to Ilio llrlUnh Uovurnmriit-.Srrru-
lary Orriilmni Kxpliilii.i tlm Hltini-
tlouVlutro the Fault I.lcs.
WASHINGTON , March 23. Secretary
Gresham was before the house conimltlca
yesterday concerning Hie slatus of Herlng , J-
sea affairs. There were brought out 1mJ1
portant Uevelopments as lo Iho inannar In
which her majesty's government has exe
cuted the award of the Ilerlng sea court ot
arbitration. The strides ! Injunction was
put on mcmtiers of the committee to re
frain from discussing Hie secretary's slalo-
incnt. Later In the ilny , however , on Mr.
Gresham's return to the State department
Iho general polnls In Ihe hearing were inaUo
hnown by tlio secretary , who explained the
situation -fully.
It appears that by the terms of the trealy
of arbitration both Great Urltaln and the
United States bound themselves to abide by
the decision ot Ihe court. It has been con
tended thai Ihls court was so binding that
no court or congress or Parliament was
in'oded to carry out the decree of the court.
Senator Morgan of the arbitrators has taken
the ground that the decision In llsclf was
part of the organic law In both countries ,
based on the original trealy , which has the /
*
same binding effect as a stale law. Sorre-
tary Gresham deemed It wise , however , to
have congress pass a law carrying out the
court's decision and the measure was
drafted and submitted to congress. DHL tlio
secretary expressed surprise that Great
Urltaln has as yet presented no such liMya = ,
latlon , so far as was olllcially known. Thuro
have been unolllclal statements , however.
In California and elsewhere as to
thn nrnniiHnil hill In lin nn mmtAil tn Mm
llrltlsh Parliament. Tlio.so dlaclcmi that the
proposed IlrltlHh legislation falls short , con
siderably nliort , of executing Grunt Hrltiiln'a
part In the award. II Is pointed out that
the Drltlsh bill glvv Urltlxh naval ollloers
dUcrotlon In executing the restrictive rcgu-
latlonti , whereas the court made these ivgu-
latlons Imperative. The peculiarities of the
IlrltlHh monmirii are ulso said to bo short of
the recommendations of tlm Iltrmg sea
court of arbitration. Secretary Grimhum
expressed no grave concern over the Cana
dian condition. On the contrary , It wan
believed that In duo time both governments
would arrlvo at an understanding.
The liouso commlttco took no action on
the bill an liubinllted by the State dt-pnrt-
moiit. There appears to bo no objection to
the bill , und II can bo reailily reported at
any Hum. The Intimation IH made Hint In
the meantime Ambassador Dayard will
further communicate with nor maJi'sty'H gov
ernment with a view tc having the Drtllsli
legislation nuiro fully oxccuto the biisineai
purl of the decree.
( Secretary ( IroHham'H appearance bofnro the
committee was the reason for the exchnngo
of numerous cunrtenli-M and phiasanlrluti.
Ho said ho came prepared to answer quex >
lions , oven on Hawaii. There was iu > ref
erence , however , to Hawaiian affairs. Hop.
rt'scntatlvcft Siorer and Geary usl : i ] iho
secretary o number of quoutlotm on Uiu Ilrlt-
Ish position and thn tiering uca question < n
general.
Do not let your dealer palm ofl on you
any now remedy for colds. Insist on having
Dr. ( lull's Cough 8yrup ,
Children Cry fo *
Pitcher'o Castoria.
Children Cry fop
Pitcher's Caetoria.
Children Cry for ,
Pitcher's Castorlae