Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 23, 1884, Page 1

nyaT ALRA R AR NA HISE AU URY AR A N7 00 w004 THE OMAHA DAILY THIRTEENTH YEAR SMOKE AND SLAUGHTER. A Death Straggle in the Crazy Ward of the Kansas City Hospital With an Infariated Madman, Twioe Setting Fire to the Building and Jack-Knife in Hand Defying the Institution’s Officors. He Attempts to Burn One Patient Alive and Cuts the Throat of Another From Ear to Ear Finally Shot Through the Heart by the Physician in Charge. Kansas City Timos, Shortly before 7 o'clock yesterday morning the city hospital, located on an elevation overlooking the city, at Twen- ty-third and Chersy streets, was the scene of one of the most shocking trage- dies ever known in this city, resulting in the fatal shooting of Darfus Weaver, a colored patient, and in dangerous inju- ries being inflicted upon Dr. Napoleon B. Winfrey, the physician in charge, and John Hughes, a patient in tho institu- tion. The component parts of the affair were incendiarism, a death struggle in the sutfocating smoke with a madman possessed of the strength of a giant, and the viciousness of a demon, culminating in bloodshed and death. The city hospital is composed of two buildings, the mule ward, occupying a long narrow one-story structure extend- ing east and west, with the physician's office in front and the patient’s room im- mediately in the rear. At the extreme west end of the building, in the basement, is a room divided into three apartments, intended for the confinement of insane patients, but owing to the present pres- sure, devoted to the accommodation of such as there is not room for up stairs. In the front part of this ‘‘crazy ward” Monday night Charles Beaver, a colored man dying with consumption, slept on a cot. In the south room were Darfus ‘Weaver, colored, and Joseph Sykes, a paralytic, formerly connected with the Coliseum as a stage carpenter. In the third cell, on the north, was Thomas White, afflicted so terribly with disease that he could scarcely put one foot before the other. South of this building is located a second structure, affording accommodations for the femals ward and the kitchen and dining-room of the institation. At the usual hour yes- terday morning Louis Faigle, the hospi- tal nurse, went to the crazy ward to give the inmates their breakfast He found the door of Weaver's cell, which was as a rule left open, securely fastened with a chain, Inside Weaver was mumbling to himself, but when spoken to ventured no coherent answer. Charles Beaver said he had been previously praying and talk- ing of religion. After vain attempts to \persuade Weaver t» undo the chain, \which he had securely fastened inside, Faigle went outside and obtained from the masons at work on the addi- tion to the hospital a hammer, witi: which he succeeded in effecting an entrance to the cell. He found Weaver, armed with a large pocket knife, in the act of setting fire to the straw which he had taken from the bedding. Weaver struck at Faigle with a hickory adz handle which he had picked up, and made a sufficient show of dangerous strength to prevent the nuree from advancing c» him. He set fire to the straw and at- tempted to burn_the Lelpless, paralytic Sykes, who clenched in the vice-like grip of the madman, appealed wildly for belp. Faigle ran to get handouffs and brough them down, but it was folly to attempi to put them on Weaver, who besides be ing armed, was as strong as a lion and promised 1o kill any one who interfered with him, By this time the smoke from the burning straw was simply unendura- ble, and the fire appeared to be in a fair way to spread and destroy the building with great loss of life, for many of the patients are disabled and could not have dragged themselves from their cots without assistance. ~ Dr. Winfroy and other attaches of the hospi- tal, alarmed by the smoke which issued from the basement window, rushed in with buckets of water with which they sought to extinguish the spreading flames and then learned for the first time that their lives were endangered by the mad- man’s fury. Hesitating between the fear of a fatal and disatrous conflagration and mischief from the colored maniac, Dr. Winfrey and his assistants devoted one moment to fighting fire and the next to saving the patients from the devilish work of Weaver, who with matches and club and jack knife defied them all. Dr. Winfcey rescued Sykes and then assisted Thomas White in reaching the yard out- side, Then the windows were opened 50 that the smoke might escape. At this juncture, to add to the confu- sion, Weaver again fired the straw, and Mrs, Schriver, the cook, who rushed in with a bucket of water to pour on the flames, perceived that John Hughes, an aged patient, was in the clutches of Weaver. The mad-man was in the act of cutting Hughes’ throat and Dr. Win- frey went to the door of the cell with the intention of stopping the bloody work if it lay in his power to do so, He saw Hughes in a sitting posture, the blood spurting from a_horrible wound which extended around the curve of the throat from ear to ear, The straw in the cell was still burning, and the apartment was densely filled with smoke. ~ Weaver stood over Hughes, knife in hand, Dr. Winfrey took hold of Hughes to pull him out into the air, and was assaulted by Weaver, who tried to stab him. Hughes was removed to the outside where he received all the attention that could be bestowed upon him in so exciting & moment. Then Dr. Winfrey, realizing that no deed was too terrible for the demoniacial rage of the insane negro, went to hys room and got his pistol, in tending to use it only if it became abso- lutely necessary for the defense of life. Weaver was still in the basement, and fearing tha* he might set fire to the build ¢, Dr. Winfrey ordered the windows closed to the end that he might be forced togo out by the smoke. At intervals the doctor called to Weaver and told him to come out. He would answer *‘Sir?" but further than this he would make no reply. At longth no answers at all were roturned, and it was supposed that the man had been suffocated by the smoke. Dr. Winfrey, Faigle and *‘Frita,'one of the patients, then repaired to the basement, and on entering did not av first l{nd Weaver, but after a hurried inspection Faigle saw him peering through the wooden grating of the north cell. He still had Lis knife and club, and l:rgm\red to have been in no wise disabled by the smoke. Dr. Winfrey endeavered fo in- duco him to lay down his arms, but he declared that he proposed to die in the coll where he stood, at the same moment applying the knife to his own throat. He shook his weapons menaclngly, warning the persons 1 the room not to molest him. The patient ** Fritz¥ approached Weaver and endeavored to knock the knife from his hand, soincensing him that he struck back with the club,the blow being warded off by Dr. Winfrey, who had a stick in his hand, Then Dr. Winfrey attempted te knock the club from Weay- er's hand, but was did not succeed in breaking the madman’s powerful grip. Weaver again placed tho knife at his own throat, wheroupon Dr. Winfrey apprached and attompted to disarm him. At this Weaver set upon Dr. Winfrey, striking him with the knifein the forchead and as tho steward stepped back the colored man struck him & terrible blow on the head which almost felled him to the floor. Meantime Faigle had secured a long pole and with this jabbed Weaver, who at- tempted to advance and was within a foot of the cell doorway when Dr. Winfrey, having recovered from the attack which had been made upon him, drew a revolv- or and fired. Weaver fell, shot through the heart, and in fifteen minutes died. —— DARE-DEVILS, Horse - Thieves Raiding Kearney County—An Animal Taken from a Plow. Special Dispatch to Tik BEE, BrooMINeToN, NEB., May 22, —Horse- thieves are raiding Kearney county. Their exploits are of the most daring character. News has just been received here that one of the gang stopped one of Henry Hulburt’s men in_Ketne township —he was plowing—making him unhitch his horse. While the robber got on he rode away. $50 reward is offered for the horse. Several other horses were stolen in that vicinity. ———— SPORTING EVENTS, Hanlan Wins at Sidney---A Three Round Thumping Match at Rochester---Base Ball, Loxpon, May 22.—A Sidney dispatch says Hanlan won the sculling match with TLaycock by a half a length. Rocuesrer, N. Y., May 22.—Patrick Slatterly whipped Curley Hughes in three rounds this morning. Both were ar- rested. Bavrimore, May '22.—Running—Mile and a quarter—3 year olds. Tolu won; time, 2:14}. Seven furlongs—3 year olds. Forge won; time, 1:31. Half mile—2 year olds. Telie Dee won; time, 57. Three-fourths mile—Rica won; time, 1:17. One and one-eighth mile—Selling race; Chanticleer won; time, 2:38{ Corumpus, Ind., May. 2Z.—Free for all pace —-Chestnut Star won, Gem second, Buck Dickerson third, Silver Tail fourth; best time, 22! LouisviiLe, May 22.—§ mile heats— Patrick Dennis won, Princesss 2, Char- ey Lucas 3; time, 1:17}. Second hent— Force won, Patrick Dennis 2, Charley Lucas, 3; time, 1:173. Third heat—Force won; 0%, 1} miles—Buchanan won, Soften 2, Audrian 3; time, 2:0}. Mile—Tennyson 1, Harpoon 2, Leng- way 3; time, 1:48. Mile and a half—Tamerlane 1, Tangier 2, Lizzie 3; time, 2:37. BASE BALL. At Chicago—Chicago, 0; Cleveland, 5. A t Cincinnati—Unions Keystone, 9; Cincinnati 10, At Indianapolis Louisville, 12, At Chicago—Unions of Chicago, 10; Baltimore, 6. At New York—Boston, 1; Naw York, 7. At Philadelphia—Providence, 12; Phil- adelphia, 4. At Toledo—Pustponed; rain, At Bay City—Milwaukee, 1; Bay City, 3 Valley Indianapolis, 2; At Buffalo—Datroits, 7; Buffalo, 8. At New York.—Metropolitans, ©; ‘Washington, At Columb bus, b, At Brooklyn,—Brooklyn, 3; Balti- more, b, At Ft. Wayne 12, St. Louis, 2; Colum- -Quincy, 1; Ft. Wayne, At East Saginaw.—Sagihaw, 9; Still- water, 2. At 8t. Louis,—Unions,{of St. Louis 16, Bostons, 4. At Terre Haute.- Peoria 1, At Philadelphia, ghaneys 1. Terre Haute 3, Athletics 8, Alle- — The Faraday's Cable Layer, Rockrorr, Mass., May 92,—The arriv- al of Faraday was greeted by a thousand people and the firng of cannon. The shore end was landed and will be con- nected with a section previously buoyed 250 miles east of Rockport. The citizens tendered a reception to the officers, but they declined till the cable was finished. When the Faraday steams away this af- ternoon she will splice the cable, thus making a complete circuit from Dover bay o Rockport. She will then steam thirty miles east of Dover bay and take up and splice the shore end laid from Dover bay toward the east coast. When this splice is made she will sail for Ire- land, paying out 1,000 miles of the deep sea section, She will then buoy the sections and proceed to London for the remainder of the deep sea sections. Af- ter taking this on board she will go back to her buoy and finish laying the deep sea sections to the Irish coast. — The Oregon Transcontinent | Bostow, May 22.—President Endicott | has resigued from the Oregon Transoon- { tinental, | Buceeasor, NEWS OF THE NATION. Rather a Lively Day in Congressional Circles at Washington, Ex-Congressman English Charged With Lobbying for His Son, A Committee Appointed to Invest= igate the Lobbying Abuses. “Oalamity” Woller, of Iowa, "'Seen” and Remains Silent. Van Wyck Wants a Laborer as Chief of the New Bureau. The Proposed Postal Telegraph Bill— A Plant as Large as the W, U, 1or $21,000,000, FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. SENATE. Wasnixaron, May 22.—A bill was passed authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi at St. Paul. Mr. Van Wyck submitted an amend- mont, to be proposed at the proper time, extending the provisions of the lottery bill 80 as to prohibit the mailing of nows: papers or other publications containing advertisements or notices of railroad, mining, or other stocks of corporatious by margins or puts and calls, or any agency thereof; or any notice, report or statement of such sales. A bill was passed appropriating §25,000 to compensate the officers and men of the government steamer J. Don Cameron for losses incurred by the sinking of the steamer in the Missouri river in 1877, The Utah bill was laid aside, and the senate resumed the consideration of the labor statistics bill. Mr. Van Wyck proposed an amend- ment to the labor bureau bill, which was read, providing that the chief of the bureau be identified with the laboring classes, vtc. Mr. Van Wyck said the communism of capital was more dangerous than the communism of labor., Six _railroad kings could sit in a parlor in New York and regulate everything in the country. Blair adopted Sherman’s suggestion to substitute the word *‘‘department” for “‘bureau” and moved to make the title “Abill to establish a department of labor.” Pending adjourned. the debate the Senate HOUSE. Mr. Bayne, in offering a resolution or dering an investigation whether Wm. H, English had violated the privileges of the house, said he had information that a member of the house in the early part of the proceedings had been asked to leave his seat; that he did so; that he had gone into consultation with Eoglish, and that he had tnereafter disappeared from the floor of the house without having been paired. [The member to whom Bayne makes reterence is Weller, who voted on the firse roll call and did not do so there- after.] Mr. Nicholls said Jure Wilson, an ex- member from Indiana, and counsel for Peele, had been on the floor lobbying in the latter's interests, Mr Cannon said he had not seen Wil- son on the floor and didn’t think any- body else had. . After the resolution was adopted, the bill amending the Thurman sinking fund act; the bill forfeiting the Oregon Central land grant; the congressional hbrary bill, and the educational bill were pushed for consideration. The Oregon Central measure proved suc- ceesful, the consideration of the sinking fund bill being voted down.—yeas 70, nays 130, In the discussion following, Mr. Goorge asserted the Oregon Central, to which the decieion referred, was not the Oregon Central to which the bill related, and intimated that Cobb was misleading the house, whereupon Cobb declared he had a letter showing Goorge to be a rail- road attorney. Pending tho debate the house ad- journed. WASHINGTON NOTES. THE ENGLISH-PEELE CONTEST, WasHiNGTON, May 22,—A decided sensation was created in the house this afternoon by the action of Hoar in rising to a question of privilege and chargifig Hon. Wm. H. English with violating the privileges of an ex-member by lobbying 1 the interests of his son as a contestant in the Eoglish-Peele clection case. English was vigorously defended by Randall and Cox uf New York, and no action was taken, though a resolution will probably be adopted to-day direct- ing the committee of rules to inquire whether English has violated the privi- leges of the floor. As a result of the English-Peele contest, Wm, English has been sworn in as a member of the Sev- enth Indiana district; vote, yeas 130, 129, Horr promised that if an investigation was ordered to prove a good deal more than he had stated. The house adopted a resolution directing a special commit- tee to inquire this question wlhother or not Hon, W, H. English has violated the privileges of the tloor and whether any ex-member employed as an attorney employed in any contested election csse or for any railroad or other corporation has abused its privileges. LOTTERY ADVERTISEMENTS, The senate by a vote of yeas 22, nays | ar 20, refused to reconsider the bill prohib iting the mailing of newspapers contain- ing lottery advertisements and it goes to the foot of the calendar. MAIL FOR MEXICO, The post master general has ordered all mail herewfore sent from New York to New Orleans and Galveston to Mexico by sea, hereafter to be sent by Elpaso, Tex- a8, over the Muxican Central railroad, Elijah Smith has been Glfictsd: NEW ORLEANS FAIR. The president has approved the bill granting a loan of one willion to the New Orleans exposition, THREE PER CENTS CALLED, the three per cents called to-day, matar ing June 30th; 850~ Nos. 8100 Nos. Nos, 2500 and Nos, £1000 A, sive, and Nos, to 403, both inclusive, ¥ to 3887, bothinclusive, and to 9488 both inclusive. Nos, 1330 to 1585, both inclusive, 13, both inclusive. both inclu both fuclu- sivo, £10,000—Nos, 21,171 to 22,075, both inclu- sive, Total, $10,000,000, TENURE OF OFFICE ACT, The house committes on civil service reform has unanimously directed a favor- able report on the bill to repeal the ten- ure of oftice acts. A NEBRASKA NOMINATION The president has nominated John D. Seaman for receiver of public moneys at North Platte, Nob, POSTAL TELEGRAPI, The report of the senate committoo on postoflices and post roads on the subject of the postal telegraph has been complet- ed by Senator Hills, It includes a sum- mary of the history and inoreaso of debts, rontals and capital stock of the Western Union company, and the valuo of its property, leased and otherwise, and says it would now require to reproduce a line in overy respoct equal to those of the Western Union—300,000 miles ot wiroe, the cost of which, including poles, con- struction and instruments, would not ex- oeed $10 per mile, making a total cost of §24,5600,000. THE REPORT ASSERTS that the passage of the postal telegraph bill will reduce the average charge por telogram from 39 cents to 25 conts im- mediately and to 20 cents in b yoars, and secure uniformity of charges’ irre- spective of the amount of business in dif- foront places, for telegrams to newspa- pers and to commercial news associutions, The report further says the power which the telegraph companies themsolves have MANIPULATING NEWS for sinister purposes, will bo entirely taken away, and the same power poss- essod by the associated press and other similar_associations will be greatly re- duced. For the purpose, the report says, of giving fabulous fortunes to its inside managers of the Western Unton and t;:eir friends, the temptation to abuse in the HANDLING OF THE MARKET QUOTATIONS is enormousand will sooner or later prove irresistable. The proposed bill insures competition in furnishing such news to more important places, whereby the field for profitably tampering with pub- lic intelligence will be 80 narrow that the temptation can no longer constitute a sensible danger. The Transcontinental Pool. Cuicaco, May 22.—The Transconti- nental Railway association resumed its session this forenoon. As a condition to joining the proposed money pool, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe road urges that the Union Pacific withdraw from the tripartite alliance. Whether this will be urged to the pointof breaking off all negotiations will probably be deter- mined at the session this ajternoon. Tha matter was discusdud a tho after- noon session. It was urgew by Atchison, Topeka & SantaFe that the Union Pacific could not deal fairly with both the members of the money pool and the members of the tripartite association at the same time. It was finally decided, however, to continue the trans-contin: ental association and not form a money pool. The Union Pacific withdrew its withdrawal therefrom, which was to have gone into effect May 24th. The Texas Pacific and Missouri Pacific were admit- ‘l Buussers, May 22.—Solomon Louis i ted to the association. Another meeting will be held to-morrow morning. The Dead-Lock jat Pittsburg. Prrrspure, May 22.—A conference of the Amalgamated association and Manu- facturers’ committee to-day resulted in a dend-lock. The manufacturers proposed arbitration, but it was rejected. Subse- quontly the manufacturers decided to ap- ply to the court to-morrow for the ap- pointment of arbitrators under Wallace voluntary trade tribunal act, which has been tested by the miners. The Amal- gamated association officials say that they will not submit to adecision of the board. — ‘Washington's Bucket Shop Man, WasHINGTON, May 22.—Nu news has been received from Lewis, the missing broker. A number of depositors with Lewis refer to Col. Burnside, the dis- bursing clerk of the postoffice department as the one who advised them in the mat- tor. Burnside has left for New Yerk, and is said to be very much disturbed on account of the losses of his friends, and will endeavor as far as possible to pro- tect them. | ——— Indian Territory Desperadoces, §r. Lours, May 22.—A party ot horse thieves aud whisky peddlers were over- taken in Indian territory & few days ago by soveral officers, ar’ in an attem:s arraat them, George biggs, vuw of the thieves, was instantly killed, anothor one was mortally wonnded and a third slightly wounded. Two officers are also slightly injured. An Ancient Odd Fe¢ low Dead. 8. Louls, May 22, —Isaac M, Veitch died suddenly at his office to-day. He was oue of the best known Odd Fellows in the country, He has been past grand sire of the supreme Lodge of tLu orld, and past grand master and past grand secretary of the Missouri grand lodge. Mmaking Methodist Bishops, At the Methodist conference the cere- mony of consecrating bishops-elect was proceeded with. The new bishops were J, M. Weldon, M. ¥, Mallalein, 0. A, Fowler, W. X. Ninde and Wm. Taylor, Bishop Simpson presided, assisted by other bishops performing the ccasecration cerc- monies, C —— Mexican Revolution and Fires, Laokkno, Texas, May 22.—No confir- mation here of the reported revolution- outbreak at Linares, Mexico, forty miles southeast of Moutersy, The only nows that has raachel Laredo is to the cffect that a great mmflnxwuun has pre- vailed at Linares. Great Fire av Atfordeen, Loxpvox, May 22 —A fire in the lum- ber yard of Milnes, at Aberdeen, was most alarming. Its open yard, covering three acres, was filled with & huge stock of sawn American timber. 1t is believed it will continue to burn several days. | —— A Belgian Literatoucr Dead, Hymans, literateur and publicist, is The ollowing are theoriginal number of dead, OMAHA, NEB. ¥RIDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1884, ~ MONEY MAKING, Charles Francis Adams Thinks the U, P. Not Doing Much in That Line, The Earnings Greatly Falling Off Since the First of the Year, Ferd Ward Goes to Jail in De- fault of $300,000 Bail, Gould Thinks Outside Parties Bought Heavily of W, U, A Report that the N, Y. Metro- politan Will Wind Up. Report and Contradic!ion that Uly ses Grant, Graut, Jr. Has Left For Canada, T UL P WHAT ¢, F, ADAMS THINKS OF 1T, Spocial despateh ta the Lkk, Citeao, Tut., May 22.—Mr. Charles Francis Adams, Jr., who passed through this city a fow days ago on his way to Omaha to inspect the affairs in the Union Pacific Railroad Company has returned. A roporter callod upon him this morning, Adams said he did not discover anything that he had not known before. The rond was still there and was as well managed as ever, but owing to circumstances of which thoy (the managers) had no control. The earnings hiad greatly tallen off sinco the beginnin'y of this year. He had been under the impression that thero had been a heavy decrease in earnings during wintor months, vrincipally due to the excep- tionally bad weather, but he found to his surpriso that there was little im- provement in the earnings for March and April. When asked what the cause was for the heavy decrease ho said it was due in the first place to the general dullness in busines, which is affocting all roads more or less at present, and in the sec- ond place to the largely incrensing com- tition that the Union Pacific has ad to encounter during the last year. The construction of the Burlington to Denver, the completion of the Northern Pacific, and the Atlantic & Pacific to the Pacific coast,i and the extension of the Denver & Rio Grande to Salt Lake city and Ogden, have all affect- ed the Union Pacific, and taken away a considerable portion of the business which it formerly contrclled. Besides, competition has had the effect of mate- rially reducing rates. He was only sur- prised that, under the existing circum- tances, the road was doing so well. He hag no doubt that in time the condition of the road would improve and it would become as valuable asever. The country through which it runs was_rapidly filling up with settlers and growing in impor- tance. To a question whether the Union Pa- cific directors had decided to pass the June dividend, Mr. Adams said no ac- tion had yet been taken in the matter, but he was of the opinion that the divi- dend would bo passed. Ho was strongly opposed to paying a dividend that had not been earned during the period for which they applied. The company had not earned any dividends during the last threemonths and wasnotearning any now. So long as the company did not earn dividents, he would oppose paying them. Adams was shown a dispatch from New York whichsaid that Boston holders had thrown much of their stock on the mar- ket yesterday and that they were ‘‘de- sorting the sinking ship,” and in his reply he said that was news to him. He has not been aware of the fact that Boston stockholders were selling out and did not think there was any truth in the report. THE FINANCIAL SITUATION, GOULD ON THE OUTLOOK. New York, May, 22.—Gould is said to have proof that outside irlvestors Lave been heavy buyers of Western Uniou. Concerning the market he has very little tosay. Ho believes that parties with capital are anxious to got securities at present figures, and there is every reason to suppose that we have passed through the troubles. He was talking with a prominent bank officer this morning. He declares that we have nothing to fear from our associated banks, and each day brings a brighter outlook. STATE OF AFFAIRS AT PITTSBURG. Prrssure, May, 22,—A more com- Pete understanding of the exact condi- uon of the Pennsylvania bank and the feeling that vhey may bo able to pay all linbilities, together with the concerted action of the bankers last night, has had a reassuring effect and confidence to a large extent has been restored. It was feared there would be runs on several banks reported on the street last a8 in a week conditon, t to the alleged shaking insti- tutions at noon, found all sereme with checking out not much greater than usual, The bankers expressed thomselves a8 perfectly able to meet the demands made on the. The officials of the Penn- sylvanin bankarebusy to-day getting their affairs in shape for resumption to-morrow. Their clearances were made good to- day and to-morrow—they will open their doors with $600,000 cash in their coant- ers. Many of the largest depositors nave sigmfied their intention to allow their memory to lay in the bank and long before the regular hour for opening this morning, & number of the heaviest depositors forced their way to the mido entrance pnd insisted on making deposits, The bank refused to accopt, however, until they resume tomorrow. On the floor of the 0il Exchange there was not much doing. The market opened firm at 73, advaneed to 70 but dropped off at noon to 74}, The feeling unsettles and no crders are coming in. New Youk, May 22, —Several attach- ments were granted to-day against prop- erty in this city of the Peansylvania bank of Pittsburg. The suits were brought by Henry & Newman and the 4th national bank. DONNELL AND €O, At Donnell, Lawson & Simpson’s office it is stated they have received dispatches from their creditors to the effect that any compromise offered by them would bo NO. 292 accopted on receipt of the necessary pe- pera, which have been sont. It looks as if all firm's creditors will accept terms offored. THE METROPOLITAN, New York May 22.—A report that the Motropolitan bank will be woand up was rovived to-day. The officials know noth- ing of this, although a director states the question is one to be discussed, MORE SUSPENSIONS, E. A. Show have announced their sus* pension Ricuvosn, Va,, May 22, —Elliott Dowey & Co., wholesalo dry goods deal- ors, have assigned. Liabilities $200,000; assots not known. Dowey thinks they will pay dollar for dollar. ~The preferred creditors amount to £30,000, YOUNG ULVSSES LEAVES, Rumors are afloat in Wall stroet this sfterncon from a reliable sourco that U, S, Grant, Jr., has left for Canada. A ST. LOUIS ASSIGNMENT, Sr. Lovts, May 22.—Kauffman, Kohn G Co., are preparing an assignmont; lia- bilitiox about £75,000; credits principally in Now York; assots botween £30,000 and £40,000. ST, LOUIS ATTACHMENTS, St. Lours, May 22.- -Attachment suits, aggrogating over €140,000, wero filed against tho firm of Kauffman, Pohn & Co., wholesalo dealers, this morning. PORK, PHIL ARMOUR CAPTURES THE MARKET. Spacial Dispatch to the Bik. Cuicaco, May 22.—The board of trade mon seom strongly convinced that Phil Armour will have control of the pork market for the next four months. It is said he is selling cash pork on consumers ordors at §2 per barrel under the price for May. The house claims the pork is ropacked, and the overweight obtained from each barrel enables them to sell freshly packed at less than the market quotation. *‘The boys,” though, think this shows the great operator has the market and intends to keep it. The shortago in provisions is thought to be rather small. Commission men say they have advised customers all along to let pork and lard alone, as a few strong dealors wero likely to have the market under their thumbs all summer, both to squeeze it and sell their stock at good prices. ———— THE GRANT GRIEF. The Failure Brings Them to the Verge of Poverty. Spocial Dispatch to the Bek, New York, May 22,—The Grant fam- ily was indeed financially crippled in the late panic. When General Grant to-day denied the rumor that *‘Buck” tolight. fee, of Colorado, has hired a houso at the rest, and who is now too poor to livo in Now York. WARD IN JAIL, New York, May 22 —Ferdinand Ward, after spending the dny endeavor- Ludlow streot jail to-night and lodged in acell. Ho rofused to so any person. DENIAL OF “‘BUCK'S" SKIPPING® (ieneral Grant stated to-night the ru- mor that his son U. 8. Graunt, Jr.,, had foundation. — NEBRASKA DEMOORACY. The Delegates to Yesterday. Special Dispatch to the Beg, LincoLy, May 22. The following delegates at large were chosen by the Democrats to-night : Boyd, Morton, Munger, and Castor. First District, Creighton and Marvin ; second, Fahey and Grover, and third, Ritten- house and Batty. e Fusion in West Virginia, WueeLiNG, May 22.—The Greenback convention at Buckhannon nominated Judge Edwin C. Maxwell for Governor, 1. Burtt for Auditor, Spencer W. Swim for Treasurer, J. K. Vendall for Superintendent of Schools, Maxwell is Ropublican; the rest of the state ticket is loft for the Republicans to name, and the two parties will fuse in the October election as well as in the November. executive committee, o SR The Cattle Crop. Sr. Lours, May 22,—John M, Bimp- son, & prominent cattle man of Texas, who has just made an extensive tour oi the cattle region and some of the north- ern markets, says the out-look for beeves is very fine. He reports some advanced herds from Texas already arrived at Dodge City, Kansas, and says the season drive from Texas will be larger than for ten years and will probably reach half a million herd, B The Bantists, Dergorr, May 22, The American Baptist publication society elected John H., Doanp, of New York, president; vice- presidents, Samuel Crozer, of Pennsyl- vania; J. 1, Brown, of Georgia; Edward Goodman, of Maine; E, Morgan, of Con- necticut; Rev. Benj. Griflith, secretary, C —— Ocean Disasters Lonpox, May 22,—The steamer Casta- lia Palerma, from New York, is aground off Menia Denia, Spain, She has jetti- soned part of her cargo, Rough weather provents assistance. The British ship Syria has been wrecked off the Kijii Is- lands, Seventy passengers were drowned. = Holman Again, Greenssuka, Isp, May 22.—The democrats of the Fourth congressional district nominated Wm. 8. Holman on the first ballot, Forging Works Burned, Dayrox, 0., Mu{ 22,—The forge de- partment of the Kelly nail and iron works burned. Loss §50,000, insured, Grant had skipped to Canada, placing it on the broad ground that the young man hadn’t money enough to got outof New York, ho laid bare o new idea of the extent to which the orash had injured the famjly. Another evidence of it has just come It appeara that Senator Chaf- Morristown, New Jersoy, for his daugh- ter and her husband, who put all her ample dower into the rat hole with all ing to find $300,000 bail was taken to flod to escape arrest was wholly without Chicago Chosen The olectors, nomination was left to the Fully TOWA'S CAPITAT, Episcopal Corner-stone Laying- Died in a Sleeping-Oar—The State Medicine Men - Ascen- ston Day. Des Moines, May 22,—The corner- stone of St. Paul's Eplscopal church was Iaid this afternoon, Bishop Perry offi- ociating. Mrs. Hodge, of Keokuk, returning home from California, died in a sleeping- car_here to-day of consumption. The Iowa state medical society held threo sessions to-day. Papers were read by W. S. Robertson on *‘Sanitary Science and the State Doard of Health,” J. B, Thrall on *‘Boards of Health and Contagious Diseases,” M. G. Sloan on “Perityphlitis,” G. P. Hanawalt on “Bichloride of Mercury in Surgery,” D. 0. Brockman on *“Improved Jacket Braco for the Treatment of Spinal Curvature,” R. J. Farquarson on **Leprosy,” C, M. Hobby on **Malignant Degeneration of Benign Tumors,” Dr. Clarke on *‘Nerve Stretehing,” J. Wil son on *‘Obstete ries and Gynaecology,” B. McClure on ‘‘Anaethesia in - Midwifery,” and Jennie cCowan on “‘Insanity in’ Women."” About two hundred and fifty physt- cians were in attendance. The session continues over to-morrow. Ascension day was observed by Tem- plo Commandery Knights Templar here to-day. Thoy attended church in a body in the forencon and in the after- noon decorated graves of departed Knights, ——— ONE OF HIS NINE LIVES. How a Plucky Darby Rooster Floored a FuriousgFeline Foe. Philadelyhia Times. T had a rooster onct as lickt a cat.” The hero of this remarkable statement stood in the middle of a group of admir- ing hearers under the lamp-post at Eight and Chestnut yerterday atternoon, and his twinkling eyes flashed defiance. “Don't believe it, do you? It's a fact, though. I us't’' live over here in Darby township. 1had a farm-lot up thar—po- tato patch, barn, chickens, an’ all th’ fixin’s. One o' the chickens I hed wus a corker— a reg'lar oI’ he-devil rooster, he wus—an’ he an' th' catfiwuz alwuz a- fightin’, but alwuz ata distance, s tho’ th’ wuz afeard o' each other. *‘One day I wuz a-sittin’ under a tree, never thinkin’ o’ nothin', when all of a suddint I hears a n'outlandish hollerin’ like as tho’ it warn't nothin’ human, an’ when I ups an’ goes int’ th’ barn-yard, what d’ yea 'spose I seea? Why, that tarnal cat a-rollin’ overan’ over, an’ the rooster a-rollin’ and a-rollin’, and both a- rollin’ over t'other, an’ all th' time a- howlin’ an’ a a-screechin’ an’ the fur an’ the featners aflyin'—only the rooster was nearly alwuz on top and the cat un- derneath like. “An’ thar th' kept it n% fur nigh a’'nour—me not a-interferin’, but ji watchin’ t' see th’ fun out. All of d- int the cat goes to shiverin’, an’the rooster catches 'im i’ th’ eye, an’ Mr. Cat fulls back dead as-—as—a scrow-driver.” The interest of the crowd as the old man proceeded was intense. “An’ the rooster—why he jumps up an’ crows like mad—and ruffles his feath- ers—that is what wuz left on ’'em, an’ walks away, proud as all-fired creation. After the rooster goes away the cat opens one eye kinder sly like and looked around, as much as to say— “I thought you said the cat was dead,” remonstrated a doubter, whose incredulous looks betrayed his want of confidence in the narative. The old man grinned. *So he was,” he chuckled; ‘‘but he only lost one o’ his lives, and when the rooster'd dis’peard he ups and walke away with t'other eight as lively as a half-drowned kitten. e ——— Postoflice Changes, Postoftice changes in Nebraska, during the week ending May 17, 1884, furnished by Wm, Van Vleck, of the postoflice de- partment. Esrasuisuep — Oliff, Custer county, Samuel High, p. m.; Knowles, Frontier county, Charles H. Knowles; Orient, Knox county, Wesley Fletcher. PoSTMASTERS APPOINTED — Hansen, Adams county, James M. Bearse; Hooker, Gage county, George W. Fuller. Postoffice changes in Iowa, during the week ending May 17, 1884, EsrasLisien—Capron, Marshall coun- ty, Westcn T. Plumb p. m.; Graettinger, Pulo Alto county, Lindley N, Bryan; Ryan, Delaware county, Dennis Magirl; Temple Hill, Jones county, Edward O’ Farrell; Watson, Clayton county, George Hazlett. Name cuanaep—Ricker, Sioux county, to Granville, DisconriNvep — Wheeling, county. PosrmasTERS APPOINTED—Ells, Hardin county, Viola G, MoMillen; Hubbard, Hardin county, W. W. Boylan; Illyria, Fayette county, Wm, Dickenson; Steam- boat Rock, Hardin county, T. H. Storns; Jyner, Polk county, 8. E. Woods; Valley, ‘ashington county, John Franck. Wi, VANVLECK. ANDREWS’ Marion URE CREAM é‘ RTAR. 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