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. >
