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111. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , 13 , 189 t-TWEi\T Y PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. ROGUES FELL OUT That is the Reason Bob Kneeba is in a Ger man Jail. TRIED TO BEAT MIS ACCOMPLICE Hefner Gave the Tricky Turfman's ' Snap Away to the Authorities. ANOTHER AMERICAN WORKS A SNAP Pretended to Bo an Agent of American Ladies Seeking Titled Husbands. OFFICIALS STOP HIS LITTLE SCHEME Children liy Hovcritl African Wliri Turn Ul | us Claimants for Kinlri I'asha's Es tate Three SetK of Children f Already Heard I'rom. il 1SOI liy the Arsodntp < l I'rcw. ) BERLIN , May 12. The charges of fraud ulent practices brought against the Ameri can trotting horse owner , Robert F. Kneebs , liavo been the sensation of the sporting world of Germany during the past week and they have naturally aroused great Interest among the members of the American col ony here. The chief witness against Mr. Kneebs , who Is ono of the best known trot ting men In the western portion of the United States , was , strange to say , an 'American named Hefner , who accompanied him hero as a partner In trie trotting busi ness. Kneebs and Hefner ran the mare Nellie Kneebs Jointly In England up to March 22 , when they appeared In Berlin. In this city the two American horsemen had a dispute about money matters , which eventually resulted In the explosion which caused the charges of fraud to be made against Kneebs. Hefner was not the only person whom Kneobs quarreled with In Ilcrlln. On the day following his rupture of amicable relations with Hefner , Kneebs , while drinking at the American bar In this city , quarreled with Mr. Prince Smith , a well known owner of trotting horses. This dispute nearly ended In a personal encounter between the two horsemen , but they were { separated by mutual friends. Smith was evi dently very much angsred at certain remarks made to him by Kneebs , and It would seem Smith was suspicious of the methods adopted by Kneebs In trotting his horses , for shortly afterwards ho commenced an In quiry Into the jcccnt career of Kneebs upon the turf , and readily ob tained from Hefner , who was also much Irri tated against Kneebs , Information In regard to the mare Bethel , which eventually lead to the prosecution of the latter. Dr. Schneider , who Is acting as counsel for Mr. Kneebs , Is naturally making the most of the fact that the chief witness against his cUcnt was formerly Ills partner and that they were good friends until they had a dispute In regard to money matters. Counsel for the accused turfman also lays great stress upon Hefner's alleged unreliability , arguing Mr. Kneebs Is the vic tim of mere vengeance upon the part of his personal enemies. KNEEBS HAS A NEBRASKA WITNESS. During Kneebs' Imprisonment ho has cabled to a certain Dr. Hall at Wakcflcld , who replied saying that Bethel was now on n farm In Minnesota. The court , however , wants better proof than this of the where abouts of that mare. Mr. Kneebs has not asked for the assist ance of the authorities of the United States embassy , which Is regarded In somei quar ters as Indicating : the weakness of his case. The amount of money which Mr. Kneebs Is Enid to liavo obtained by fraud , so far as the charges actually before the court are con cerned , docs not exceed 6,000 marks. Of this amount " ,500 marks was prize money Klvcn by the Berlin Trotting club and aCOO marks was given by the Hamburg Trotting club as prizes. It Is added , however , that tluro are a number of other alleged victims who claim to have been defrauded out of money In various betting transactions , but ns the amounts are small It Is not thought likely they will take steps to prosecute Kneebs. News received hero from Dresden shows that the man giving the name of Richard Uorllng , who was "arrested there , as cabled May 9 , charged with fraudulent practices , devoted himself chiefly to fleecing hotel keepers and parties ho met at hotels out of small sums of money. Darling , who has traveled under various aliases , dressed well and In the latest style , pretending In some places to bo the husband of a daughter of ono of the Vandcrbllts. At other places Darling claimed to be the son and son-in-law of Mr , William C. Whitney. The prisoner is described as being a good llngulit and of polite address. WAS CUPID'S BROKER. Ho asked constantly about the position of the best families In the towns ho visited and Intimated that ho was charged to find titled husbands for young American ladles of good famllloi. It was the custom of Dar ling to confldo this news to his prospective victims In the most dollcato and secret man ner , saying he had come specially from America with the commission to find mar riageable men , princes or counts , who would be wIlllUK to marry young American ladles who were desirous of marrying a title. Dor- ling then Intimated that ho would receive considerable sums In commissions as a rec ompense far finding these titled husbands for American ladlej and made It a point to promise a substantial recompense to those who would hell ) him In Ills search. After a few days of this kind of talk Darling would proceed to obtain loans front gullible burgers , representing to them that he was In temporary need of money , us certain funds , which wore enrouto from America , had been delayed In transmission. So soon u these loans were obtained Darling would disappear , but only to reappear - appear tind recommence the same tactics In another city. Darling appears to have op erated very successfully at Lclpslg , Jarlu- ruh , Munich , Weimar and Coburg , until ho was caught In Dresden. The arrest of Dar ling explains the fact that notices have fre quently appeared In the German papers re cently setting forth that ono of the daugh ters of the Yanderbllt family , or else the 'daughter of KOIIIO other well known and .very wealthy American family , was about to marry n. member of same aristocratic German farovty. Secretary Oresham'a paper upon Samoa has given great satisfaction here , U Is concluded that the United States govern ment will support the German protectorate. Exception , however , Is taken to that part of the report which gives the Impression that the United Slates , at the Ilerlln confer ence , dlil not favor thu arrangement arrived nt. It In Insisted that the American delc- gntes , Messrs. Knsson and 1'helps , we.ro greatly responsible for thin arrangement , and Mr. Phclps' appointment as United States minister to Germany In 1889 was re garded as a recognition of his success In negotiating the Hamoan treaty. WILL NOT LET BISMARCK REST. The German newspapers which arc oppos ing Prince Bismarck are trying to drag htm Into a controversy by describing the state of affairs at Samoa an being due to the so- called blundering work of his son , Count Herbert Bismarck , The nature of the Ger man naval reinforcements which arc to bo sent to Samoa are not yet officially an nounced , but It Is generally understood scaled orders were sent to the commander of the German ship Buzzard , and that these ordern In substance were that the Buzzard was to proceed to Samoa Immediately. It has also been stated that three other ships , the Alexandrine , Male and Arkona , are to follow the Buzzard to Samoa. The summary treatment of German news papers by high-headed judges U not uncom mon and creates but little stir. But the sentences Imposed upon the eight editors on May 9 has caused a decided sensation and has elicited a'chorus of denunciations on all sides. All the editors mentioned were tried on a charge of calumny In accusing the po lice of brutally treating the people who at tended , In January last , a meeting of the unemployed at Krlcderlchshaln. GERMAN JUDICIAL AUTOCRAT. Great dissatisfaction has also been created In legal circles at the manner In which coun sel for the defense was treated by the bench. The extreme attitude of Judge Brausewetter and the public prosecutor at Wednesday's trial appears to have brought matters to a crisis , and the matter will be brought be fore the lawyers' Institute with a view of laying the case before the minister jus tice. The proceedings on Wednesday were really scandalous. Judge Brausewetter upon several occasions lost his self-control and bullied the defendants and their counsel In an Incredible fashion. It Is Impossible to deny the balance of the evidence presented In regard to the Krlcdrichshaln affair was decidedly In favor of the editors , whose al legations were fully borne out by the state ments of Independent and trustworthy wit nesses. _ The revelations of a witness named Brand , who acted as a police spy upon the socialists and anarchists , created much Interest and showed up In a startling manner the seamy side of the doings of the Berlin police. Brand admitted ho had received money to Issue an Inflammatory placard to the unemployed , and other evidence showed that police agents , disguised as worklngmen , actually caused the disorder by attacking peaceable persons as they were leaving the hall. The legal correspondent of the National Zcltung points out that Judge Brausewettcr himself acted as an agent provocateur In laying a trap for ono of the witnesses for the defense and afterwards Imprisoning him on the charge of perjury. It Is thought probable , however , that Judge Brausewetter will be removed. The consen sus of opinion In regard to the trial of the editors Is that It was a disgraceful proceed ing and that it cannot but mean more grist to tha socialist mill. Inquiries In connection with the lawsuit growing out of the claims made for the prop erty of the late Emln Pasha have resulted In the discovery of a certificate proving the great African explorer married n woman named Emlna , the widow of Kakkle Pasha , at Argo. His daughter , Paulina , by this marriage , thus establishes claims equal to these advanced by Emln Pasha's daughter , Fcrlda. EMIN WOULD NQT LEAVE HIS BRIDE. Emln Pasha's marriage with Emlna , It Is now presumed , was the reason that Impelled him to como to Europe when Henry M. Stanley brought him from the Interior of Africa to the coast. The lawsuit In progress about Emln Pasha's property may possibly bo further complicated by the fact that It has been ascertained that when the explorer last went to the Congo he was again ac companied by a native woman , whom the Belgians found with a son ono year old when Emln Pasha was murdered near Lu- alaba. It Is thought this woman may also raise claims to the property of the explorer. MEXICO'S CONDITION J.IU'KOVING. Will Continue to Sleet Her Foreign Obllgn- tlonH In ( iulil , CITY OP MEXICO , May 12. Joseph B. Ivcs Llmantour , Mexican minister of finance , and Congressman Joaquln D. Carosus have made Important speeches on Mexican finan cial topics In the Chamber of Deputies. The minister said that notwithstanding the con tinued depreciation of silver , the general condition of Mexico has Improved in the last six months. The calculations made In his official budget regarding receipts from new taxes liavo been verified by the results of such taxes. Regarding the payment of Mexico's foreign Interest gold obligations , Mr. Llmantour said that they had been met heretofore and would continue to be re spected , at least until the meeting of the new congress In September. To do this will require no new taxes on the people of Mexico ice or any further reduction In tlie salaries of government otllcers. By September the mlnlb-ter hopes to see general financial con ditions very materially Improved , and espe cially so regurdlilg the silver question. Referring to the estimates for the fiscal year of lS34-3 ! , Senator Carosus said that the expenses of the Mexican government might bo still further reduced by J520.000 , bringing down the total expenses to ? 15,000- 000 a year , If necessary. Comparing the receipts with tha expenditures ho finds there will bo a deficit for the year of $3,011,000 , by virtue of an estimated decrease of $2,000,000 In the customs receipts. In order to meet the deficiency the congressmen bcllevo tliat In place uf Imposing now burdens on com merce or authorizing the executive to dimin ish the public cxpenbcs , It li preferable to await the balancing of the estimates during the course of the fiscal year. Mrxlean IiiiirimlNin Nut a llud of IloxcH , CITY OK MEXICO , May 12 , The govern ment announces that the printing office of La Rcpubllca , the widely known dally news paper recently conllscatcd by the government - ' ment because of Its opposition tendencies to President Diaz's administration. Is to bo sold ut public auction and the proceeds re tained by the national treasury , The edi tor of the paper and other employes are serving terms of Imprisonment In jail for writing and printing what was considered llbelous articles against the government. rrlcniU Under Trjliig Clrciiinstiinees. LONDON , May 12. Clement Scott , re ferring to the attack which Mr. Robert lluchanan , ono of the authors ot "The Society Butterfly , " now on the boards at the Opera Comlque , made upon him from the footlights after the fall ot the curtain at that theater last night , said today : "I shall take no further notice ot Mr. Buchan an's harancuo. He has done It before and will doubtless do It again. Yet we , will always remain uood friend * . " PLEAD FOR HARMONY Probability that the Warring Irish Factions Will Bury Their Differences. T. P. O'CONNOR ' AGAIN ELECTED PRESIDENT Reports Show the Land League's Finances Are in Good Condition. MEALY MAKES A CONCILIATORY SPEECH Thought the Differences Could Bo Settled iu n. National Convention , JOHN DILLON REPLIES IN KIND I'nrty .Hunt .Support thu I.literal * or .Sco n Uo\ eminent Headed by Hnlfour or Sal isbury Conic Into Power Kcsolntlons Ignoring Harmony Adopted. LIVERPOOL , May 12. The Irish National league of Great Britain held Its annual convention here today and the outcome premises to be of great Importance , ns It was decided to attempt to heal the differ ences existing In the Irish parliamentary party. Sir. T. I' . O'Connor , president of the league , occupied the chair. John Dil lon , Timothy Healy and other antl-Parnel- lltes were present. Tlic report of the past year was presented and adopted. It showed a favorable condition of affairs. The treasurer's report showed the receipts of the league during the year were 17,305. Timothy Healy made a conclllnry speech In the course of which he said everybody agreed that the majority must rule , but he declared he was opposed to the Idea that the organization should bo secret. He believed the question might be settled by the holdIng - Ing of a national convention. Mr. Dillon also spol < e , saying he agreed with Mr. Healy that all matters of national Importance should be discussed publicly , but he held that charges between factions of th < f party should be considered privately. Tor this reason he refrained from refuting the charges against him. Mr. Dillon added he would gladly apologize to Mr. Henly for any thing he had said or done In the past if such an apology would tend to heal the troubles. Continuing , Mr. Dillon uald the party was In critical times , but the govern ment had been loyal to Its pledges. The action of the I'arnellltes In opposing the government was deplorable. Such a course. If persisted In , would only result In the sub stitution of a government by Mr. Dalfour or Lord Salisbury. A resolution was adopted by an overwhelming majority declaring that the dissension In tlieparty should bo brought to nn end. Mr. O'Connor was re-elected president almost unanimously. From beginning to end the proceedings were marked by a con ciliatory spirit. LONDON OPiUA SIMEON. ISoyalty Lends Its Presence to the .Satisfac tion of Managers. ( Copyrighted ISO I by the Associated Pi ess. ) LONDON , May 12. Queen Victoria has commanded the performance of the opera of "Faust" at Windsor castle for next week. The prince and princess of Wales , the duke and duchess of York , the Princess Beatrice ( Princess Henry of Battenburg ) , the duke and duchess of Fife and the Princess Allx of Hessn have made another round of the theaters , much to the satisfaction of theatrical managers , whose business nat urally Increases under the patronage of royalty. The theater goers during this tour of places of amusement visited the Ly ceum , Haymarket , Vaudeville and the St. James theater. It Is rumored that Henry Irving Is soon to be knighted. Augustln Daly's promise of another Shakes pearean production has excited the greatest curiosity. It Is supposed that Mr. Daly In tends to produce "Cymbellne , " which Mr. Irving also Intends to revive. The two pro ductions will give an opportunity for an In teresting comparison of the acting of Miss Ada Hchan and Miss Ellen Terry In the baine role that of Imogene. The Daly company , Miss Ada Uehan being with It , has gone to the continent for a long holiday. Mine. Duso Is enjoying her usual success at Daly's theater In "La Dame Aux Cammellls. " James J. Corbett , In addition to his en gagement In the Folios Bergeres , Paris , has been Invited to visit Antwerp and to play before King Leopold of Belgium , who has expressed n desire to see him. Mile. Yvotto Gullbert commenced on Wednesday last n ten nights engagement In the Empire theater. It Is understood that she receives a salary of $200 per night. Mile. Gullbert has scored the greatest of successes , the audacious Inuendo of her songs and her facial expression are greeted nightly with storms of applause. The French singer says that she Is charmed with the reception she has met with In London. She also expresses surprise at the decolletto audiences and at the freedom of the English stage. Mile. Gullbert thought that England was more straight-laced. She received on Thursday from Now York on offer of $3,000 per week for an American engagement , but she Is undecided whether to accept It or not , as arrangements are being made In her behalf to bring to Lon don the star Parisian singers , Miles. Fou- gere , Samary and Mealy , for a series of mutlnecs In London. Mllo. Gullbert ex pects the elite of London society to attend these performances. Slg. Pulclnl , the composer , has arrived In London to conduct the performance of " .Manan Lescaut , , In Covent Garden. All the theaters are now provided with a regular bill , but the- real successes may be counted on one's lingers. With \ho \ exception of the Nuwbery , which has started on a fresh career of prosperity lr | the vaudeville , and "Faust" In the Lyceum ( revived presumably for the benefit of the younger generation of playgoers ) , the Gaiety , the Prince of Wales and the Lyric are doing better than any of their rivals , and neither "Don Juan , " "Tho Oalety Glrl'unor "Little Christopher Colum bus" was among this season's productions. Each was nourishing when 1S93 was still young. Aa for the other so-called burlesques , "Go Bang , " at the Trafalgar , "Jaunty Jana Shore , " at the Strand , and "King Kodak , " at Terry's , they do not call for much notice. As for the Berloua plays , George Fleming's "Mrs. Lcsslngham" has proved a failure at the Garrlck , and will lip followed by u. re vival of "Money , " on the ICtli. The "Musquermlers" Is doing well at pres ent at the St. James , but all are agreed that Mrs. Patrick Campbell * Is not suited to the part of Dulclo LaronatcY and George Alexan der and Herbert Waring , excellent as they arc , can hardly , unassisted , make the play a lasting success. , ' ' ' "An Aristocratic Alliance" seems to liavo found favor In the eyes of the Criterion clientele. ' "Frou Frou" Is still at the Comedy , " " at the and " ' " "Utopia" Savoy "Charley's Aunt" at the Globe , and business Is going steadily up at the Avenue , with Borbnnl Shaw's clever satire , "Arms and the Man. " Among the forthcoming matinees the most Interesting Is undoubtedly that to bo given by Miss Olga Brandon at the Prince of Wales on the 22d Inst. It Is long since Miss Brandon has been seen In a part worthy of her. The play she has selected for what Is practically her reappearance on the stage Is by Henry Hoyt , the Australian dramatist. The title has not been fixed , but _ will prob ably be "Corlssamle. " Miss Brandon will play Corlssandc ( the marquis do Vlltefort ) and the other prin cipal parts will bo In the hands of Mrs. Charles Glenncy and Ablngdon and Miss Agnes Thomas. The light comedy of the play Is supplied by Miss Thbmas In the role of Lady Towkc , an American widow. Miss Uramlon will probably appear as the heroine In the autumn drama at Drury Lane. Sir John Barnaby. SIr George Grove , Drs. Mackenzie , Crltchett pnd Stanford , Messrs. Hothschlld , Henry Russell , Deerbohm Tree , Hanz , George Alexander and Edward Terry having donated a number' grand prizes for the purpose of the three great schools of music , these prizes -wore presented to the pupils In Drury Lane'theater ' yesterday after noon. At the same time , In behalf of the same gentlemen. Sir , Augustus Harris was presented with an Illuminated album record ing the musical events of his management. Sir E. Lawson , In presenting the gifts , said that Mr. Russell , thq composer , who was present , originated tlie Idea of the presenta ' tion. Sir Augustus Harris/ replying , said that ho desired to see established an English opera house , adding that there were plenty of English composers Sullivan , Cowans , Stanford and Mackenzie and plenty of good English singers , and consequently he felt justified In advocating the establishment of a distinctly English opera house In London , where English operas .should be sung by English singers. KXI'LOSION Ol A Tuo llrltlsh oniearo Killed While Saluting Hut OiTjuun King. EDINBURGH , May ' 12. A terrible acci dent occurred today on board the British armored cruiser Galatea , twelve guns. Captain ' tain Ernest N. Rolfe. C. B. , resulting In the death of one of her officers. The Galatea , a twjn-screw cruiserof the first class , C.600 tons and 5,500-horse power , Is the coastguard shfp at Queen's Ferry , on the Firth of Forth , "about nine miles from this city. A German * , squadron arrived this morning In Queen's Ftrry and the Galatea fired a salute to the German flag. After the tenth round hadkbe'eu fired an explosion occurred and Instruc oisLawreiico's Iiead was blown to pieces and'insTructor. Whitehead's arm was blown.off at'Yh'o elbow ! : ' In aiTdl- tlon , two members of the crew were slightly Injured. , Pending an Investigation Into the cause of the disaster accurate Information In regard to the explosion Is not obtainable , but ac cording ts pne report the charge for the gun apparently exploded In' the hands of Instruc tor Lawrencewhile. . .ho was preparing to place It In the gun. ItOMUS AIIOUNOING IN 1'AUIS. Olio Kxplodes ami Docs l.lttln Dnningo and Two Others Arc IMuttcil Up In Ttnip. ; PARIS , May 12. The police found two bombs In the street last night and also dis covered and seized a large quantity of dyna mite lii a house , at Pantln , a suburb of this city. ' Just before mldnlqht a bomb was ex ploded at the residence of Pierre Masson , a bat manufacturc'r at , 42 Avenue Kleberg. Nobody was Injured and the house was but little damaged , , Tle whole neighborhood was aroused by the noljje- and there was great excitement. There Is ( no clew to the perpe trator. The bomb wfa of cylindrical form. and It is believed to have contained chloral powder. The expjo ilon rent the massive oak door of M. Mas ! son's house and threw some of the servants ut of bed. A man has been arrested on suspicion. It Is believed the outrage was directed against a former public prosecutor of the name of Borretere who lives a few doors , away. r.lrl round Mnnlercd In 1'nris. PARIS , May 12. shocking murder was discovered In a perfumer's shop near the general postolllce Inj.thls city. The shop , which was kept by a young girl , who was about 20 years old , ) ms been closed since Tuesday evening anil , the proprietress had been missing from bcr home. The police forced the doors of the hhou and found the body of the girl lying' on the floor In a p ol of blood. Around her neck was a rope , the noose of which had been tightly drawn , and the blade of a razor was embedded In her throat. It Is believed the crime was com mitted by a man the ] girl was known to bo fond of. The man has not been seen In his usual haunts since last Tuesday , but the police have a clew which they are fol lowing. Viscount During In u IMiorro Suit. EDINBURGH , May 12. A divorce milt has been begun here In .which Viscount Francis George Baring , eldest son of the earl of Northbrook ( Thomas , Uarlnfi ) , U corespond ent. Viscount Ilarjng Is 44 years old and was formerly a lieutenant of the rlllo bri gade of the Grenadl7/guardH. lie has been a member of Parliament and was Hide-de camp to his father whpn the latter was gov ernor general of Inda | from 1873 to 1S7C. Ho Is unmarried. IncrciiHlne ; the ( U-rinun I'leot at Sainou. BERLIN , May 12.-fTho Post says the government has decided to assemble a larger number of warships at Samoa. The Kalko and Buzzard and the three cruisers , Alexandrine , Marie ami Arkonn are said to bu under orders to salj. ( lettlne Kroiionilcnlt BUENOS AYRBS , May 12. The govern ment has resolved to abolish Us foreign legations , except London and Paris. Gen eral Mitre has been elected a senator. Argentine Commerce. I'aralyzcd. LONDON , May 12. A dispatch to the Times from Buenos Ayrcs says commerce U paralyzed from the low price of produce and the high gold premium. Sir Clmrlci Itutaell Knighted. LONDON , May 12. The appointment of Sir Charles Russell as life Baron Russell of Klllowen has been , gazetted , Vlnuncu .Minister MONTEVIDEO , May 12. It la rumored the nuance minister will resign. ERICSSON IS AFLOAT First Inland-Built Ship of War Launched at Dubnquo Navy Yards. REGARDED AS A TRIUMPH FOR IOWA Little Vessel is the Equal of Any Graft in Her Class , MAY DESTROY THE GREAT SEA MONSTERS How the Enormous Charges of Explosives Are Discharged. HANDLED WITH EASE BY HER COMMANDER 1V1II I'rocfcil to SouthTilVnturn Vlii tlio MlHBlM li > i > l for 11 Trial Trlp-Wlmt U ixprctfil : of the Tor pedo lloiit. DUUUQUE , May 12. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The launching of the torpedo boat Ericsson this afternoon was made the occasion of a public celebration. Many business establishments were closed at noon and there was a parade of mllltla and citi zens to the shipyard , where , after speeches by President Walker of the Board of Trade. Judge O'Donnell and J. C. Longuevllle , the vessel was launched , Miss Caroline Kleno breaking a bottle of wine upon her bow and a salute of thirteen guns being fired. The day was beautiful and many thousands of people lined the harbor. The Board of Trade , under whose auspices the celebration was held , struck a snag early In the day , when It was found that because the secre tary of the navy had not authorized the celebration the naval offcers hero would not participate and Miss Klene would not be allowed to christen the boat. Secretary Herbert could not be reached by wire , but a telegram received at the last moment from the acting secretary gave the young lady the desired privilege. X3n Juno 10 , when the revenue cutter , Wil liam AVhulom , will be launched , and the Ericsson leaves for Pcnsacola , a celebration will be held to which the secretaries of the navy and treasury and the governors and congressmen of the Mississippi valley will bo Invited. The boat was launched from the ship yard of the Iowa Iron works. She took the water looking like \\lmlcback , for she was without smokestack or mast. When these have been supplied and the vessel has received her search light and Interior equipment of twenty Incandescent lamps she will steam for Pensacola harbor. Here she will be delivered to the government and will make her trial trip and receive her armament. The * Ericsson Is the first war vessel built on Inland waters -Jn the Unlted States. She Is called torpedo boat No. 2 , the Cushlng being No.l , but the dialling was not orig inally designed to carry torpcdos , and the Ericsson Is the first torpedo boat built on designs furnished by the United States Navy department. She Is considered Inferior to none of the 300 torpedo boats In the navies of Orcat Britain and France. Her speed require ment Is 24 knots , or 27.G miles , per hour , and the contract price , $113,500 , is to be ex ceeded if she excels the mark. The steel plates composing the hull are three-six teenths of an Inch thick and were made ac cording to the Navy department specifica tions and subjected to chemical and micro scopic analysis by the government Inspec tors. tors.DIMENSIONS DIMENSIONS OF THE VESSEL. Her dimensions arc : Length , 1GO feet ; beam , 15.5 feet ; depth , 10 feet G inches ; displacement , 120 tons. That the Ericsson might attain the high speed required it was necessary that she bo faultless In model , construction and the bearings of her ma chinery , and that the most efficient and lightest boilers and engines bo used. The vessel has been strengthened longitudinally by the use of the Intercostal keel , which connects the outer keel plate to the Inner flat keclbon and reduces vibrations caused by the machinery and prevents the trip ping of Moors. The engines are located amidships , be tween the boilers , and , while rated 1,800 , are expected to develop " ,000 horse power. There are two sets of four cylinder quadruple ex pansion engines of the vertical , Inverted , di rect acting typo , operating twin screws with a capacity of 420 revolutions per minute. The cylinder diameters are 1114 , 10 , 2114 and 30 Inches. The htroke of all pistons Is 1G Inches. The two hollers , 900 horse power each , have each 1,200 coil or tubulous flues , giving an enormous heating surface , with light weight and small bulk. They wore made hero under royalty to the English patentee , and are of the Thornycroft pattern , used on the Arleto and Hayou , Spanish torpedo boats , which have made respectively 20.001 and 251i knots. Whltehead torpedoes will bo used. The armament consists of a fixed torpedo tube , 18 Inches In diameter , In the bow , two feet above the water line , and two 14-Inch tubes on a training circle aft. The range Is half a mile. The commandeV stands In the con ical tower on deck , and by pressing a button discharges the fixed tube with compressed air. Then , as the torpedo boat Is running away from tha slower going enemy , the men on deck discharge the tubes aft with powder. The angle of these turntable tubes Is such that the chances of hitting the enemy ore greater than If they were par allel. Tlio vessel carries no extra torpedoes. Economy Is studied In the Interior , which Is divided Into fifteen water-tight compart ments. A space 21x10 In the bow Is sleeping quarters for twelve of the crow , which con sists of twenty-six men , officers Included. The boiler rooms and engine room are 20jx ' 10. In tlif > engine room are bunkers for forty tons of coal and a reservoir for SCO gallons of distilled water , The state rooms for four machinists are CxS and a powder magazine stands between them. The cap tain's room and engineer's room , each 0x7x3 , are divided by a water-tight bulkhead and open aft Into a wardroom or ofllcors * dinIng - Ing room , 10x11x17 , which Is likewise sleep ing quarters for four men. The Interior Is lined with cork paint to absorb moisture and condensation , and overlying this In the state rooms Is a three-ply veneer one- fourth Inch thick , such as Is used for street car seats , The Ericsson will be commanded by Lieu tenant Usher , late of thoDolphln , who has had an experience of twenty-live years In the navy. MM , Slaj lii-lt ! > Cimu I LONDON , May 12 , Home Secretary As- qulth has absolutely refused to order the re- THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather for Omaha ami Vlelulty - Wanner ! Incrf.t lni ( Cloudiness ; South Wltuli. I'.IRP. 1 , How lloli KnoelH Oot Into Trouble , innll : li Irluli I.riiRUi ) III 4fMlon. Wimlilp l.amieheil nt Dulmqiic , lowi Miner * Threaten it lllcit. a , Omaha Loir * n Twrlto liming ( iniup. Opening of tlio V. M. C , A. Seaion. Itliono'N N'rek Ilrokoii nt the Ilimltf. CrlrUvtrrft Keep the I'lteh Hot. a. Senator Hale on Ilin Seimto'n Nehrmr. lion.tl < ' ( lliin Oot lliirlc III thu Church. Moro Coxrylli- * tinder Arrrit. 4. l-iixt Week In tinSoelal Suhn. Among tin ; ( Irrmnii Horlrllr * . I.oeal Mnileal N \ \ * mill ( iossln. A. Lincoln and Nebnulia Nown. U. Council HliiTn ( Local 'Matters. Sioux City 1'lr , men Ilurncil Out. T , Itiitlronil .Mm on the Unto Sit nation. Great Northern Strlliu Apiln Open. 'Monnincnt to Columbus Pcillcatcil , 8 , Affairs ut South Onmlm. lira ! INIutit .Market anil .Matters. 10. Ilo\v Itottomcrs t'.kv Out Kilntrnrc , I'i'OKrrAshu .Method * of L'tlilriitloii. 11. Woman ! Her Ways and Her World. I'I I Ml to rlu I iiml Comment. Kl. Charles Hmory Smith on Tnnclcrs. Sprclill Teachcr/i for Special .Studies. 10. Omaha's Local Trillin Conditions. rinaiiclut anil Cominrrrliil NOMH , I.he Stock Markets Hex Unveil. 10. Limn mill liullillnt ; ARXoclatlim Notes. What \Vnrldnj"ien Are lloliif ; . .Municipal League Constitution. IT. Ciirientei'on the Yangstc , lUang. 18. "Lourilrs , " hy l.'mllu.oln. . 11) . .N'chniHlm's Soldiers' Homo , yo. l.asl U'cck AmcMig the Dead tlames. lease of Mrs. Maybrlck or even to reopen her case for the purpo&c of Introducing new evidence. A'ATJOX.IL l.K.tUVJi CO * I'A'.VTIO.V , Irish Voters Counseled to Stmul Close to the Liberal I'lil'ty. LIVERPOOL , May 12. The annual con vention of the Irish National League of Great Britain was opened here today. T. P. O'Connor presided. The report of the treasurer showed the Income for the year was 3,125. Addresses were made advising the Irish party to maintain a close and constant alli ance with the liberals , Inasmuch as the Eng lish masses had maintained an unswerving fidelity to the principle of home rule. Delegate Qulnn , on behalf of life Glasgow branch , moved to rescind the rule compelling Irishmen to vote for liberal candidates In municipal elections and to allow them to vote for labor or other candidates. Chair man O'Connor bald that would bo equivalent to a beverance of the Irish from the liberal party. The delegates from Glasgow , Edin burgh ojul several other cities opposed the motion , and It was lost by a largo majority. Hungarians Miikc Ilcmmuls of FrnnvlH. BUDA-PESTH , May 12. The Pcsthcr Lloyd publishes an Inspired article. In which it is demanded that Emperor Francis Joseph shall give to Prime Minister Wekorle some conspicuous assurance of his confidence as a refutation of the published statement that tiio courtier members of the Hungarian house of magnates voted against the civil marriage bill in accordance with the wish of the emperor. The article also demands the dismissal of Count Czalerakl , who , be sides being a magnate , is chief of a bureau In the imperial foreign olace in Vienna , and has openly fomented opposition to the bill. If this Is not done , the article says , the people will be compelled to believe Count Kalnoky , Count Czlcraki's"chief. . Is a per sistent meddler In the affairs of Hungary. sin : HM.S SMOOTH New York People Ncntly AVorkcil by n D.irhiK Woman. NEW YORK , May 12. Mrs. Kate Brad ford , wife of Charles Bradford , a retired furniture dealer , has disappeared from her home In Wllllamsburg. She has been miss ing since Wednesday night. With the news of her disappearance comes the anounce- ment that ho had been engaged In an al leged swindling operation Involving about $200,000. The operations , It Is said , have extended over n period of eight years. Be cause of threats made by a creditor and fearing exposure , It U 'thought she com mitted suicide. Mrs. Bradford Is said to have left several letters , In ono of which she Is alleged to have admitted her guilt and said she proposed to kill herself. A number of wealthy men are said to have been oiumarcd by her. It Is also said that oven her husband was victimized out of $8,000. Ho believed , as others did , that his wife was engaged In n series of legitimate speculations which returned large Intercut on her money. To these to whom she applied for money she represented that she could loan money to public school teach ers at oxoibltant rates , and be secured by receiving from the teachers an assignment of their pay checks In advance of their be ing Issued. She based her swindling opeia- tlons on this , but ns far as can be learned no teachers had any dealings with her. Some ot those who have been tricked by Mrs , Bradford are Alfred Squires , nn oil dealer , who lives next door to the Drad- fords ; John Probst , a banker ; Albert Fred ericks , Mr. Van Endprt ) and Charles J. Stoll , a pork dealer of Wllllamsburg , who claims to have been vlctlmzcd out of $8,000. Stoll , In company with a lawyer , went to Mr. Bradford. IIo Informed his visitors that his wlfo had confessed her transactions to him , but that she had said that she had been engaged In the operations for over eight years and that over $200,000 had passed through her hands. A meeting of tha missing woman's creditors wau hold Thurbday evening , but what steps they propose taking they did not divulge. 1HXK" lii XOT .trit.lll ) TO J IK. Now York Mimlarrr Tolil to IIo I'ropnrt'il for Death Tomorrow. 8YUACUSE , N. Y. , May 12. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) It Is olllclally announced that Governor Flower will not Interfere In the case of "Dink" Wilson. The elec trocution will probably occur Monday about 1 p , in. In the state prison at Auburn , When Warden Stout Informed Wilson of the governor's decision the prisoner smiled and said pleasantly : "Well , It ho won't I don't suppose wo can make him. " Wilson now soya that ho expects to die on Monday , IIo has been receiving tlio visits of clergy men , but It Is not known what Itnprcsslon has been made , IIo does not display the slightest dread ot his Impending doom. Ho urged the warden not to allow certain per sons tvhoin ho named to witness the execu tion , Wilson will make a public Htatement before ho dies. Senator Wolcott ( iiien to Kuropo. NEW YORK. May 12. United States Sen ator Wolcott of Colorado sailed from New York today for Europe. Ho goes away on account of III health and will probably be absent for several niintha. MENACED BY MINERS Peace of Iowa Seriously Threatened by a Body of Strikers. ALL MEHASKA COUNTY MUCH ALARMED Five Hundred Determined Operators 1'ncctl by Pifty Pinkertous. TROUBLE FEARED ALMOST ANY MOMENT Some Men iu tbo Vicinity Have Not Loft Their Work , KELLY'S ' ARMY MAY CUT SOME FIGURE rrc ciico of m > Many Unemployed Tenoui In that Part of the Hlalo I.IUcly to .More. Lastly I'roxoUo u Itoiv. OSKALOOSA , la. , May 12. ( Special Tile- gram to The Dec. ) This city Is In a high stuto of excitement today over the strikers' attitude and the approach of the Kelly army. This morning , about 10:30 : , fiOO marching strikers passed through the city , headed by a brass band. The leaders were on horse back. They were orderly and quiet as they passed through the city. They were on their way from Carbonado , where they .had bctn to coerce the men at that point Into striking. Falling to get the Carbonado men to join them , they are marching through the coun try to Evans , with the hope of bringing the American Coal company's men out. As the men marched through the city In double Illo order they covered nearly six blocks. The operators at Evans , being fully advised of the action of the marching strik ers , had fortlllcd themselves by securing from the court a temporary Injunction against the Invading strikers , thus stopping them from marching Into the village of Evans. Fifty Plnkerton men are on the ground to enforce the Injunction and protect the company's property In case an outbreak oc curs. The strikers recognized the Injunc tion , and they are now In camp along the roadside a half mile cast of Evans. The Evans miners held a meeting thla afternoon and were addressed by the man ager of the mine , W. A. O'Neill , who ad vised them that he desired to keep Ills miners working and that the men could do as they wished , but should they conclude to go out they need not look to him for assist ance or mercy , as they had In the past , re ferring to the strike of three years ago , for lie would not help them. After the munngqr > had retired the men took a vote and all agreed to continue work , us they had no grievance. Trouble Is feared before morning. Every working mine In the'country Is well guarded. The strikers are receiving but little sym pathy from town or country people. SVltUOVXinXtt TIIK .Slayers of the MCCKS Family Are In u Tight Jlolr. BROWNING , Mo. , May 12. The latest news from the posseo In pursuit of the Taybr brothers , the murderers of the Mceks family , Is to the effect that they are surrounded , The pursuers rounded them once near Leonards , but the fugitives broke through. Their capture within twenty-four hours la almost a certainty , us there ore posses on all sides of them. Preparations arc being made for any emergency , as It Is thought possible the Taylors' friends may attempt to aid , them. In which event a battle Is expected. The bodies of the four victims He In the morgue awaiting the coroner's order for burial. It Is now evident that the Taylors nt first only Intended to kill Mecks himself. The grave at the old straw stack In Taylor's field was prepared for only one person , but Mrs. Meuks , In fear that something would happen to her husband. Insisted on going along with her three children , the el-Jest , a girl of 7 , the only survivor of the tragedy. The 18-months-old baby was shot through the lower temple , evidently while In Its mother's arms. The surviving girl , a bright and Intelli gent child , tells the following story : "They first shot papa , and ho fell out of the wagon. Then they they shot my mama , and then killed my little sister with n stone. They kicked me and then struck me on the head with a stone , and then I went to sleep. I did not' know anything more until the men throw us all Into the hole. They first kicked us to see If wo were all dead. Then one of them said : 'Yes , htey are all dead.1 " "One of the men said something about burning the straw pile , and some one clue bald It was too wet. They covered us all over with straw and I thought I would smother , but when they went away I crawled out over pupa and mummu and went to Mr. Carter's house. " LINNEUS , Mo. . May 12. A courier Just In from the pursuit of the Taylor brothers , who killed the Meoks family near Browning , say the men were found In thu housa of a lirothcr-ln-luw last night. They refused to surrender and the sheriff would not fire on them for fear of killing some of the women In the house. It was decided to guard tlio house until daylight , but during the night the Tuylorn escape' ' ) . It Is thought that they are making for the Indian Territory , The man who lint bored them Is a relative named Leonard , who lives In the pouthcrn part of Sullivan county , The courier says Sheriff Burton Is In pursuit of the murderer * ] and may overtake them toon. A telegram just received from the scene of the tragedy says the Taylors were sur rounded In an old house and while exchang ing Hliotu with their pursuers fought their way out. They are again surrounded In the bush. The pursuer * have Just called on Milan for 100 men , and that number has left for the HCCIIO. In the IIOUKO of Mm. Mceks' mother thla inornliii : the prosecut ing attorney of this county found the follow ing letter , addressed to Gus Mccks , Milan. Mo. : "BROWNING , Mo. , May 10. lie ready at 10 o'clock. Everything Is right , " The letter was written on a letter head el thu People's Exchange bank of llrowiiliife' , Of which William P. Taylor U cashier , The receiving stamp of the Milan po t- ofllco shows the letter to have been : received at that olllce at 2 p. in. , May 10 , 1891. Persons familiar with the handwriting of William P. Taylor nay the letter and address ID Iu his handwriting , Little Nettle Mceks , the only survivor , will live to convict the fiends who perpetrated the murder , At 10 p , in. reports from the spot where the Taylor brothers are nuppoued to bo cornered say that a score of bloodhound * liavo just arrived , and that the pursuing force has been largely Increavcd. U In ex pected the hunted men will soon be cap tured. >