Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 14, 1887, Page 1

SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 14. 1887, ANOTHER CABINET RACKET. A Neow Cause For Oooluess Springs Up Be- tween the President and Endicott. NO MORSELS FOR MUGWUMPS. Politicians Already Figuring On a Buccessor to Justice Wood— Largely Attended Pre dential Recoption, Trouble in the Official Household, WASHINGTON, May 13.—(Special Telegram to the B -1t is said there is a bran new rupture between the president and his secre- tary of war, Mr. Endicott. The cause of the trouble, it is alleged, 1s on account of the sec- retary of war haying opposed some of the president’s recent appointments, who were too democratic to suit the secretary. En- dicott wanted the president to throw an occa- sional morsel to the hungry mugwumps, but the president refused, because he is now working for democratic delegates. It is re- ported that the president has told Endicott that he could leave the cabinet it the admin- Istration’s policy did not suit him, but, to use the language of Colonel Lamont, “Eodicow does not knav\ how to take a hint.” Those Obnoxious Rules. WaAsHiNGToN, May 13,—[Special Telegram to the Bek. | —Practically speaking, there has been no official denial of the assertion that the recently promulgated rules of the civil service commission are intended to place a weapon in the hands of heads of depart- ments with which to weed out republican employes. The absence of a denial has raised the trepidation among the old clerks to a piteh most painful. This evening's Star, a conservative newspaper, says editor- tally: “‘The truth is that the new regula- tions, as amended by definitions which, for the most part, do not define anything in the rules, but add new matter of importance, are 60 muddled and uncertain that they please nobody—neither eivil service reformers nor spoilsmen, neither actual mnor would-be clerks—and promise no improvement of the publie service. s very uncertainty adds to the uneasiness of the clerks by rendering o satisfactory preparation to meet the threat- ened danger impossible, and by leaving them exposed to the risk of a hostile con- ction of ambiguous rules, and at the endments or definitions chang- neaning of little which seems clear. public will sympathize with the to prevent unjust _promotions, ired by importunate ~solicitations and percive influence from the outside and pre- judice, favoritism or corruption on the part of appointing officers, But the new rules bear on their faco an indication that they are not designed o accomplish this reform, “and except in providing a permanent daily record of practical ciliciency have no tendency toward this orany other kood end, unless It consists, as an authorlzed contemporary boasts, in frightening clerks into unaccus- tomed activity and industr: "F vague and unintelligable threatsof evil, ‘The clerk may, without rules, be examined and tested as to his practical efficiency and discharged if in- eflicient or retained and promoted if efticient Ifthereel s any foundation for the slander that the vast majority of old govern- ment employces are incompetent and unfit to Iluhl office, why were they not discharged long ago for inefliciency, under the powers now L‘]i“ll\{ ‘Thus it will be seen tic clvil service reform has petered down to a nh-unluun, but who is to detine the *definition?’ They Can’t Wait Till He's Dead. WAsSHINGTON, May 13.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—The death of Justice Wood, of the supreme court of the United States, is momentarily anticipated. So sure of his deatlrare politicians that already they are discussing who his successor will be. Undoubtedly ex-Senator Allan G. Thurman, of Ohio, would be selected were 1t not that he is already beyond the aze of voluntary re- tirement, Attorney General Garland is more frequently mentioned. ke has long aspired to a place on the bench of the supreme court of the United States and is very fond of Washington. Speaker Carlisle is spoken of, but not seriously, as his friends do not want to see him retired. Ex-Representative J. Randoloh Tucker, of Virginia, a fine lawyer and a thorough southern m-mluumn, will “be pushed for the e, and with prospeets of BUCCes: iovernor Hoadley, ot Ohi been snggested, but since he has loc New York to_practice law will T turned to for this positio! The President's Reception. WasmiNaToN, May 13.—[Special Tele- gram to the Beg.|—"There was an immense crowd at President Cleveland’s public re- ception this afternoon, Among the first to shake hands with the chief executive was ex- Speaker Kelfer, of Ohio, who was orator at the unveiling of the Gartield statue yester- day. Ile thanked Mr. Cleveland for his kina words on the occasion and for his presence. ‘The usual number of visitors was reinforced by a couple of hundred members ot the Sixth army corps, who attended the Sedgwick memorial rerelnun\e-l ‘at Spottsylvania house, Vlr‘{ sterday. General Wright, formerly chief of engineers, made the pre- sentations to the president, = General Latta, who was introduced first, spoke of their ap- preciation of the president’s patriotic letter expressing his inability to attend the mem- orial, and presented” the president, in the name of the corps, with a Sedgwick memn- orial badge, consisting of a bronze cross sus- vended froim a bronze hand. Army News, WASHINGTON, May 18.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—First Lieutenaut James B. llickey, recently adjutant of the Eighth cavalry, has been ordered from San Antonio to join hl at Fort Brown, Te Major Morse K. Taylor, surgeon, will be placed on the retired list of the army to- morrow, on reaching sixty-four vears of uge, and will make his home hereafter in San An- tonio, Tex. He' served in the Mexican war Michigan reciment, and durllm the late war as a surgeon of volun- teers, entering the regular army in 1867, Major Henry C. Corbin, nt general, Chicago, lifteen days: Captain James M. Bell, Seventh cav- alry,” Fort Buford, Dakota, two months; Cabtain John L. Ballis, ‘Twenty-fourth in- fantry, Fort Sill, Indian Territory, two months; First Lieutenant Charles A. Var- num, Seventh eavalry, Forg Yates, Dakota, seventeen days. Army orders: Captain F. W, Elbrey, sur- geon, has been ordered to appear for exaimi- Ration before tho army rotiring board i this city; First Lieutenant C. J. Brown, First eavalry, has ln-\-n;nllh'\ll ve from Augu to Nove:uber First Licutenant 8. ranted sixtern days exten First Lieutenant Henry Ray, try, on the staff of General ha as acting judge advocate for the Department ot the Platte. The President Will Take a Day OfT. WasmNaron, May 13.—|Special Telegram to the Bre.|—Major Maddox, who is inter- ested in hotel property at the Faquier white sulphur springs, V., was here and at Balti- more to-day making arrangements to en- tertain President and Mrs. Cleveland this summer. ‘The president has promised to go to Faquier springs about the 1st of June and spend a day for the purpose of seeing the place and determining whether he will pass part of his yacation there. He will be taken n the |;n\nl(' ar of the president of the Vir- Kinia Midland rnl!mnlsnml will be locun'?a nied by General Phil Sheridan, Colonel Kel- logg, of the latter's staff, Governor Fitzhugh Lo, of Virginia, Senator Gorman and two or three other prominent Baltimorean 1t 15 said the waters of Faquier whiie sulphur lprlun have .uperxor qualities for recuperat- overtaxed brain workers, and are located ly. two hours from Wuhlnu(om It the place meets the expectations of the r-rcilden! he and Mrs, Cleveland will spend the early part of their summer vacation there instead of “Red Top,” the president’s country seat, this District. The Sealing Vesso WasHiNGTON, May 1 partmentof state rezarding the British vessels seized in Behring a last summer, disclosed the tact that no demand had ever been made by the British gover nment for the release of the vessels, nor has any claim for damages caused by the seizures been made upon the government of the United States. The cor- respondence between the two governments on the subject was very limited. Itopened with a letter from the English government reciting the fact of the res and asking for information relative to the details. This was received in September, and Secretary Bayard {immediately made an ‘examina- tion of the matter. It became necessary 1o secure the record of proceedings before the United States court in Alaska, which had resulted in the condemnation of the sealers, and it was not until the following February that this was received at the department. A careful examination was then ‘made of the law and of the treaty of cession by which the United States becamne possessed of ~ Alaska, which resulted in the order for the release of the seized vessels. 'The tact that the sealers had been released was communicated to the British government and that was abont all nu-!re was of correspondence upon the sub- ject, eiznres. nquiry at the de- Prince Leopold Sulky. WASHINGTON, May 13.—[Special Tele- gram to the B There is some talk in diplomatic circles over the failure of Prince Leopold to visit Washington as lie intended. ‘Those who claim to know the real cause of the change in the plans assert that the prince felt slighted at the treatment received from the state deprrtment or rather the want of treatment and that he resented the alleged ailure of this government to properly recog- nize him by giving Washington the cold shoulder. The trouble seems to be that the \nlln‘: man expected a formal invitation to visit Washington upon announcing his in- tention to travel this way, and failing to re- ceive this, he changed his plans and will leave for Europe without viewing the beau- ties of the capital. It 1s said here that he carried his resentment so far as to charter a steamer to take his party to West Point yes- terday so as to prevent the United States from extendini him the courtesy ot a man- of-war for the trip. Postal Changes, WASIINGTON, May 13.—| Special Telegram tothe B —J. 8. Brush was to-day ap- vointed postmaster at South Auburn, Ne- maha county, vice Thomas H. Gillam, removed. Also the following in Iowa: The- odore Strothman, Big Rock, Scott county, vice 0. E. Wright, deceased; T, R. Hackette, Coralville, Jolinson county, vice . P. Van- ale, resigned: Michacl Higgins, Dana, o county, vice W. C. Bootn, removed; David M. Smith, Redding, Ringgold county. vico J. W. Crouch, removed; J. B. Holt, Shernian, Powesheik county, 'vice John C. Burkes, left the place. The postoffices at Dresden, Otoe county, and Reedale, Ante- lope vuuul) Neb., were discontinued to-day. The name the post-office at Brewster. Blaine county, was changed to Ladora, and Miss Lorenia S. Kaighu appointed postmis- tress, vice Emanuel J. Albright, removed. Nebraska and Iowa Pensions, WasHINGTON, [May 13.—[Special Telegram to the Brr.|—Pensions were granted Ne- braskans to-day as follows: Minors of Jos. W. Briggs, Culbertson; Warren E. Welton, Harvard; Jasper Rine, Afton; Edwin A. Sprague, Cresco; Hoyt C. Bishop, Nebraska City; Barnett 1lsley, Sutton; David Me- Curdy, 0s Wm. Kirk, Hoag; Jas. M. W. Jones, Gordon; Jesse Chapoell, Neligh; John Smith, Grand Island: James Campbell, Howard; Jas. B. Varney, Brooks; Dana Felix, brara; Thos. Collins, Holdrege; Jacob B. Burris, Riverton, Pensions for fowans: Minors of Clark Stewart, Birmin w B. Bryan, Hampton; El , Persia; Joseph Campbell, Salem; Benjamin F. Laffer, Sigourney ; Samuel P. Kelley, Andrew; Win. . Petty, Pilot Mound; Reuben F. Riley, Was ington; Annan’ L. Silvey, Ot- tumwa; Samuel R. Chase, Mos- cow: Jacob T, Overturfl, ma; Trollies Wheeler, Marengo; Rebecea K., widow of Robert McMullen, West Unlun‘ Thom: father of Christopher Goodwin, y+ Almira J., mother of Frankhn L. Belknap, Goldfield; Ephraim Conklin, Sandy- vitle; Nathan P, Underiill, Dunlap; Jacob Wright. Oakland Mills; ~ Rudolph May, Sioux City: Paul Kittleson, Elgin: W, Brown, Juernsey; Albert N, Bliss Waubeck John Shaffer, Cresco: Isaac Barnhizer, Ettai Christoplier C. Shank, Osage: Alanzon G. Crandall, Farmers; \Wm. K. Wallace, Ains- worth: David ‘L. Burkhart, Woodward; Nathan C. Mallor, South English; Cyrus Westerlield, Allerton: Wm. 0. Hart, Sioux Rapid: athaniel W, Williver, McGregor; Gieorge nnington, Decorah; Richard D, }unlwnms, Led Ulk John F. Hiteheock, High The Treasury Change. WAsHINGTON, May 13.--The secretary of the treasury has formally notified Mr. Hyatt, ‘who is now at his home in Norwalk, Conn., of his appointment as treasurer of the United States, and it is supposed that the new ap- pointee will file his bond and take the oath of office early next week. The transfer of the oftice from the outgoing to the incoming traasurer will involve a count of all the cash and securities in the treasury and an exam- ination of the books, records and accounts of the oftice. 1t is estimated thatthis work will consume at least two months’ time. The Country’s Exports, WASHINGTON, May 18.—The chief of the bureau of statistics reports the total values of exports from the United States of the undermentioned articles as follows: 1887, 1580, Beef and pork pro- [ six months ended April 50. Dairy produet: $41,342 550 . tw tonths ended April 841,701 9,001,284 9,030,180 17,507 8,040,080 ended .\pm 30, 418,877 409,460 n Important Patent Privilege. TON, May 13.—By the terms of the convention of nations for the protection of industrial property recently ratified by Presi- dent Cleveland, citizens of the United States havethe privilege not hitherto enjoyed by them of obtaiming valid vatents in any of the countries which are members of the con- vention at any time within a period of seven months after the patent is obtained in Amer- ica. ‘The countries ot the industrial union Belgium, Brazil, France, Great Britian, L Holland, Norway, Portugal, , San Dowmingo, ~Servia, Spain, weden, Bwitzerland, Tunis and the United States, The Mexicans Sentenced to Death. Was TON , May 13.—The Mexican min- 1ster received to-day a letter from Governor ‘Torres, of Sonora, Mexico, dated Hermosillo, May 6, stating that the seeretary of war had ordered a court martial to wy the Mexiean soldiers who caused th pzales trouble, and had sent four geners cers for that purpose from the City of Mexico to Guaymas. The court pronounced on the 5d inst. sentence of death on Colonel Franeisco Arvizu, Lieu- tenant Gutterez, wnd a private citizen, Maunuel Valenzuela, They have all since ap- pealed to the superior couit. Northern Pacific Lands. Wasn N, May 13.—Colonel Georze Gray and W, K. Mundenhall, counsel for the Northern Pacitic railroad, will to-wmorrow have a conference with Secretary Lamar, with a view of an amicable and speedy ad- iu»ll)wnl of the Northern Pacific indemnit und question recently brought into promi- nenee by President (Cleveland’s letter to the months secretary of the interior in the Guilford muex case. A CHANCE TO VIEW ROYALTY Staring at the Queen the Amusement For Londoners To-Day PREPARING FOR THE EVENT. Victoria to Give Her Subjects an Op- portunity to See Her Face For the First Time in Many Years, The Queen in Public. (Copuright 157 by James Gordom Bennett.) LoNDGN, May 14, 1 a. m. ew York ler- ald Cable—Special to the Ber 1 have just returned from an eight miles’ drive over the route which the queen to-morrow afternoon will be driven for her first avowed appearauce in s public exhibition during many, many years. For somehours “stariug at the queen” will be the amusement for at least 2,000,000 of her subjects, who know her only by the photos of her seclusion. Foralong time past the cabinet ministers of either party have be:ged her for the sake of trade and political tran- quility to again appearpublicly. At last they triumph. THE ROYAL ROUTE. ‘I'he length of the route for to-morrow’s royal show can bnt be described by likening it to one reaching from High briage to the Battery. As Ldrove along I found thou- sandsof workman decorating with shields, banners, flags and mottos the buildings and lamp posts. From Lord Randolph’s Pad- dington constituency to the borders of Essex county—from the extreme westto the ex- treme east—the line of the route is de mocrat ically chosen, but protected by thousands of * police and military, The sidewalks are to be free, but the lodging house and shopkeepers and publicans on the line will charge for house places and win- dow seats and a chair from half a crown to a guinea. I noticed the Stars and Stripes liber- ally placed, but of course no wearing of the green. Some of the mottoes are felicitouss others of the green grocer style of ioyalty. *“T'he dear old lady,” sald the cabman to me, “‘ought to be checred, for isn’t she going to make the ha-pennies and bobs fly.” FEATURES OF THE PROCESSION. ‘The greatest feature in the procession will be the volunteers—10,000 in number—who from the beginning to the end of the route will line the curbs ata present arms, each regiment in different uniform. These will form practically a living wall between the spectators and the queen from the moment she quits the railway station until she reaches the people's palace, or as much of it as has been built by the fund provided through a private gift. There is some fear of impoliteness when she passes near Bevis Marks, St. Mary Axe, Aldgate Pump and the wide shopping streets beyond because of her alleged ungracious silence when thousands of east end shop- keepers petitioned her to chauge the day from Saturday so they might then nave full public custom for wares and a profit for seats on another day besides. THE PEOPLE'S PALACE; As much of the palace as is already done consists of a large, finely proportioned hall, decorated with light blue, pink and gold stone color predominating. An Italian cof- fered ceiling presents, in an oval arch, some stalnea glass which, besides the royal arms monograms and Prince of Wales feathers, depicts the escutcheons of Scotland, Eng: land, Wales, Irelam d, Canada, Australia and the star of India, giving an imperfal char- acter to the general design of the roof. At the back, where meet gzalleries curved into bays and supported by sculptured cary- atids, are statues in Koman carton which is seen in the sculptures atthe Hotel de Ville in Paris, of twenty-three great queens, be- ginning with Esther, of bible fame, and end- ing with Victoria. Each statue occupies a niche between two Corinthian columns. ‘These statues are executed by Ver Hayden, the sculptor, who, in Belt vs Laws, was dis- believed by a jury when he said himself ana not Belt did certain iculptum in dispute. THE e At this hall the Prince of Wales and other members of the family join the queen, who, in her carriage, has already exhibited Be- atrice and Helena, with Prince Henry of Battenberg, for who also to seo ralses im- mense curiosity among the staring masses. Perhaps the phrase “That's ’ will be as often ungrammatically used by the cockney as ‘“That’s ’er” in the hall. There will be some tedious speeches delivered, a song by Albani, and *“Old Hundred” given by a choir that might awaken pleasaat echoes in the grave of Isaac Watts in London soil not three miles distant. As the next trumpet blares in the ear the Archbishop of Canterbury—who as the church will support the state on the right hand of the queen—will proclaim the building opened. The show will not, how- ever, then cease. The queen will now be driven to the mansion house residence of the lord mayor forasnnset luncheon, and will pass to the great banqueting hall between rows of several hundred ladies and gentle- men, yet who are not banquetters, and who will live delightfully ever after because they had inspected her majesty from such a con- venient place. RED SHIRT'S COMMENT ON VICTORIA. Buffalo Bill and his Indians are to be al- lowed a sight of this royal show, Doubtless Red Shirt, the Sioux chief, will repeat what he is reported to have sald to-day of his pri- vate presentation to the queen: ‘‘Meand my young men sat up all night talking about the great white mother. White men had told them the power of the queen, and now they had seen her all knew she was a wise woman. Al the Indlans of Dakota would come to us when we returned home to hear tell how they had seen this great woman. 1t pleased all our hearts that she came to them as a mother and not with warriors around her. Her face was kind and pleased them, and every one of my young men resolved who should batheir great white mother.” An Itallan thquake. (Copuright 1857 by Jimex Gordon Bennett.] ArLAss10, May 13.—(New York Herald Cable—Special to the BEk.]—A sharp, undu- latory earthquake shock occurred here at half past 2 o'clock this morning. There was no damage done, but everybody was badly frightened. [Alassio is a seaport town of Genoa, ltaly, situated on the Mediterranean four miles northwest of Albengo, Its population is about 4,600, B Belgian Miners Strike, [Copyright 1357 by Jumes Gordon Bennett.] Brussers, May 13.—[New York Herald Cable—Speclal to the BEr.|—A strike broke out to-day among the miners at Bracque- gemes and Stuaast, in central Belgium, partly owing to the passage of the cattle bill, It is feared that the strike will spread, ————— Parnellism and Crime, Loxpox, May 13.—The Times has resumed the publication of regular articles intended to show connection between Parnellism and crime, ‘The present series of articles is en- titled “Behind the Scenes in Awerica.” The matter is the result of inquiry, which the ‘Limes says it institutad last summer into the relations between Amerlcan Feniai the Parnellites, and purports to conts number of the secrot records of the Cla Gael society, obtained through a schismin the society and quarrels among its leaders. Among the documents published are what is allezed to be copies of the constitution of the society, a 1ist of its officers at various epochs, letters from its past and present lead- ers, secret circulars and reports of the so- ciety’s conventions. 'The Times says its in- \nlmw are not yet complete for the reason that the society has been reorganized so that its system of working has become seemingly an impenetrable mystery. Kditorially, com- menting on lhfl present revelations, the ‘Times says: *Itis impossible to doubt that the policy of lmlime lites, and, therefore of Gladstone, ultimately dict ated by the head of the society and by Patrick Ford. McGlynn's Case. RoyE, May 13.~The pope will, it is an- nounced, communicate at once with Arch- bishop Corrigan, of New York,regarding the case of Dr. McGlynu, His holiness, it is stated, will in this communication approve the archbishop's conduct to- ward McGlynn, and charge his grace to warn the priest,once for all,that if he does not present himself before the supreme ecclesias- tical authority at Rome within forty days, he will be formally exeommunicated. Affairs in Russia. Loxpox, May 13.—A dispatch from Odessa says: Thebankruptey court is blocked with insolvency cases of the old-established and hitherto flourishing concerns. Many com- mercial men would welcome war as infinitely preferable to the present depression. The Sub-narine cable in the Bay of Sebastapol has been_cut in several places and portions ot it carried'away. Only high military of- ficers knew of the existence of the cable. Doings in Germany. BERLIN, May 13.—The new German lib- erals are forming an anti-corn league. They propose to publish a paper and organize meetings and provoke agitation through the coun ‘Lhe |l|l‘(‘(‘tnr§ of the glass works at Voller- stal have been expelled. ‘They were accused of belonging to the French reserves and drilling their fellow workmen, Parnell's Health. LoxDoN, May 13.—Parnell's health has be- come worse since his journey yesterday from Ireland to London. By his physieian’s ad- vice Parnell at once ‘proceeds to Bourne- mouth, where he will remain until Wednes- day, at whien date he expects to be able to at- tend parliament. —— The British in Egypt. Cairo, May 13.—In the new convention between the porte and Great Britain it is agreed that the period of British occupation of Egypt shall not be less than two and not more than five )kl\l 2l S v OPFUSITIOV TO O'BRILN. A Strong Feeling Against His Snenk- ing in Toronto. ToroNTO, May 13.—A reportis current here to-day that Editor O’Brien, notwithstanding Mayor Howland's telegram to him yesterday, will come here to speak ata publle meeting to-morrow afternoon. If he should come there will be an immense crowd present, as the citizens generally seewn thoroughly in lem'm:snn their uppcslllon to his speaking here. ‘The followinz are the resolutions to be submitted to the public meellnx to be held in Queens park to-morrow afternoon : ‘I'hat this meeting reprobates the action of William O'Brien in visiting this city for the rurpose of exciting hostile feeling against his excellency, the governor general, on ac- count of the differonces between his excel- lency and hls tenants in Ireland, and desires to express unabated confidence in the high character of the marquis of Lansdowne and in his fitness to represent her majesty in Canada. ‘That this meeting looks with perfect confi- dence to the parliament of the United King- dom fora wise and just settloment of all questions relating to Ireland. O’'Brien’s frlends have not yet succeeded in obtaining ahall in which to hold their meeting Tuesday evening ana itis likely they will apply for a_mandamus to eompol the “city to comply with the agreement to rent . Andrew’s hall for the meeting. “The following dispatch from O’Brien was to-day received | from Montreal by President Mullixan, of the Toronto branch "of the Na- tional league “It i3 of the utmost imn- portance that & public meeting should be held in Toronto, no ~matter how small the hall. The corporation’s breach of contract only strengthens our position. Quebec is solid. The Governor General Wi TeroNto, Ont,, May 13.—The Globe to- morrow will announce on Lord Lans- downe’s authority that the governor-general wishes O'Brien to have full liberty of speech. i e A Defalcation Story Contradicted. CHICAGO, May 18.—In connection with the alleged defalcation reported by the Asso- ciated press some days ago to have occurred in the Will County National bank, W. S. Brooks, president of the bank, telegraphs the Asso- ciated press, from Joilet, 111, as follows: *“The bank examiner has just concluded his examination of Will County National bank of this city and states he finds its condition quite satisfactory and its affairs In better shape than when he last made his examina- tion, and in this connection, itis proper for me to state that Henry C. Knowlton, late cashier of the bank, was not short in his accounts with the bank, nor a defaulter, nor has he been a fugitive, nor was his father or any other person for him,or in his account re- quired to make up or pay any deliciency to the bank, His affairs with the bank were all readily and satisfactorily adjusted, and he left the bank with the best wishes of the of- ficers for his success in _whatever undertak- ing he might encage. His residence is here and he is at present at home with s tamily.” i Firebugs in Minneapolis, MINNEAPOL ay I veral tires broke out last night, some of which are incendiary, andled Mayor Ames to believe a gang of fire bugs were organized for the purpose of burning down _the city. Accordingly, early this morning. nis honor directed policemen armed with Winchaster rifles to guard the wills, lumber and factories. The boiler, and biacksmith and repair shops of the” Minne: lis & St. Louls *railroad burned about 2 nLluck this morning. _ 1.oss about $150,000. Other losses were small. e hington Memorial. NEW York, May 1Z—The Southern soci- ety, at a meeting last night, discussed vlans for the erection of bronze tablets commem- orating the farewell of Washington to his generals, the battle of Harlem Heights, and the inazuration of Washington, ‘These morials will be erected on the sites where respective Incidents occurred and a long 1m of civie societies, ete., will be invited to participate, e High License in Pennsylvania, HARRISBURG, Pa. May —Governor Beaver has signed the high license bill. The act elassifies liquor licenses according to the community in which the license is to be car- ried on instead of according to the volume of sales, whieh is thé existing basis of class- ifieation. There is $500 license for cities of 50,000 population and over: $400 for smaller cities, $200 for boroukhs, and $100 for town- ship hotels. — A Whaler Wrecked, SAN FrAxcisco, May 13.—Private advices received here stdte that the whaling bark Europa, Captain Hall and a erew of thirty- fl ABrH 12 off the coast of Javan No pnmculm are given. Wnlownadl Alken & Swift, d, Mass., and left this port De- last yea: e i sy A Candidate Withdraws. @TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May 13.—In the demo- cratic senatorial eaucus to-day, Pasco with- drew, No quol was taken, NORE TESTIMONY BY SAGE. The Wall Street King Tells of His U. P. 8tock Manipulation, IMPORTANT POINTS FORGOTTEN Jay Gould Never Informed Him Any of His Schcmes, But Ate tended Strictly to His Own Busine of Before the Commission, NEW York, May 13.—The session of, the Pacific railway commission was resumed to- day with Russel Sage on the stand. He testitied substantially as follows: For my sixth interest in the St. Lows pool securities 1 paid 8200,230. Gould had five-sixths of the pool, but I understand that he parted with portions of his interes how much or to whom 1 do not remember. While Gould was in Europe he purchased of a Dutch syndi- cate a large amount ot bonds and stock, of which I took at cost fourteen bonds of the Denver Pacific, 8,592 shares of stock, and 100 reorganization bonds for £100.000. On the 1st of Jonuary, 1880, I owned 8,577 shares ot Kansas Pacitic stock and 14,700 shares of l'nion Pacific stock, and besides these, § 000 in Kansas Pacific consolidated \mnds. $l‘lmlnbl Josaph & Paci S115%00 in Kan'sus & Nebrasita, and 94,000 in Denver & Boulder V' ull(\?( Lboushitthe St. Joseph & Western and Kansas & Nebraska in open market, I think some of these bonds were exchanged for consolidated bonds. 1 sup- pose Gould acquired the securities by purchase, as othex people do. [ don’t know what he paid for them; you can fina that out very readlly by p\lllllll him on the stand. Commissioner Anderson ('nmmunc(‘(l to quote “‘Sufficient unto the day,” when Sage interrupted with: *‘Gould, I think, Is very much like myself. He attends to his own business, do not know why Gould resigned as director prior to the consolidation. I don’t question his motives. 1am not in the habit of guess- lllxlkn}fle'u motives, If he resigned be- cause of his proposed dealings in the mat- ter of the consolidation 1 don’t know. It might have been a reason.’ The minutes of the meellngnr directors on that occasion were read, and Sage remem- bered that he moved the acceptunce of Gould’s resignation. ‘The resignation was dated January 10. *1 wrote a letter to S 1lun Humphries and G. M. Dodge in October, 1 withreference to the value of ‘pmp('ltv in (II\! west and the desirableness of investments; also with reference to the propriety of the consolidation of the Union Pacitic and Kan- sas DPaclfic, I think that Mr. Dillon and Mr. Ames signed the letter, and, vossibl Jay Gould also signed it, as he had 17,000,000 in stock of the Unjon Pacitic and ec quently had considerable \Il‘l'fl‘fl though I am sure he was like me opposed to I consolidation, for his real interest lay el here. My im- ion is that 1 did not see the answer of srs, Humphries and Dodge until the con- al meeting, though it is dated Jnn- uary 16 and addressed to me with others,” “The examination ofSage was contined with rence to the details of the consolidation eting, of which he remembered very 1Il(||‘. “thoug! i he mado a ma; jority of the motions.” When asked if Gould did not ask him, the day previous, to move the acceptance of his resignation, witness said: “Gould is not in the habit of lellmé me of doing anything until it is done.” Concerning Kansas Cen- | securities or the earning capacity of that Sage knew vyery little. He had re- mained a director of the Union Pacilic, but not being on the tinance committee he did not exAmine into_the matter carefully. Sage continued: * don’t know that Gould was a creditor on the books of the Kansas Pacific at the time of the consolida- tlon. At the time of the consolidation my interest in the Kansas Pacitic and Union Pacific were about equal. I believed then and belleve now. had _the consolidation been with the Missouol Pacific it would have proved more advantageous to both roads, and at the same time 1 fllmula yeielded to the desires of the directors both _roads against my better judgment. The Union Pacilic entered as a necessary measure to prevent the extenslon of the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy and its creation as a for- midable opposition line. 1 have wished, in company with Commodore Garrison, to get ssession ot the Kansas Pacilic for the Missourl Pacifie, but without my knowledge Gould acquired Commodore rison’s in- terestin order to prevent his formidable competitor, the Missouri Pacifie, from obtain- ing control of the Kansas Pacitic, James R. Keeue was the next witness, said he was a director of the Union I and with Sage purchased 20,000 shares Union Pacitic of Jay Gould at 78 a short time before he becamne a directo, At_the time of the consolidation he w in New York; did not attend any idation l'naoliug' held no Union Pacific stock at that ime. Washington E. Connor, Jay Gould’s part- ner, explained the nature of his business re- lations with the Union Pacitie; had all the books of the firms of Washinzton Conner and Washington E. Conner & Co. at his sta- ble. I'hey were open to the comm and the accountant of the comm might examine them and make abstracts of Gould’s holdings in the various Paclic stocks and bonds. “It would take a short time,” he said, in answer to Commissioner Anderson, “as Gould’s dealings are mainly with large amounts of stock purchased from sinzle holders, and do not appear on the books of the company. 1 had no personal interest in the consolidation.” The commission will probably not examine Jay Gould before next Thursday, C. P. Huntington l'xfillnh\m! to-day to tha commis- sion that he sails for Europe May 18, and his examination will be deferred tillhfter his re- tura, about a month hence, The investiga- tion will be resumed to-morrow. il Bl The Earthquake in Mexico, NoGALES, May 13.—A dispatch from the pretect of Montezuma to Governor Torres says the tirst reports of the earthquake were exageerated as to the numberof lives lost, yet the damage and loss of life is appalling. The towns of Arispe and Opute were completely destroyed. From thirty-five to torty people were buried in the ruins and nineteen se- verely injured. The towns of Guasaquas and Luasibas were greatly damaged. Several persons were injured, but no lives number of surrounding mountains, crops of the \nllw\n, were consumed, although the water had risen, and the e opened at various points, no_voleanoes are visible, 'The district of Arispe, in north- eastern Sonora, suffered badly. The valley of Frontenas was inundated “by water and nearly all the houses destroyed. Only one person was killed. Militia and J Snubbed. ATLANTA. Ga., May 13.—[Special Tele- gram to the Beg.—Having been intormed by Minister Phelps at London, that they cannot visit England as a military organization and carry arms, the Gate City guards have de- cided to give up the proposed trip to Eng- land. Cantain Burke s It wecannot enter England carrying our flagsaloft we will not ents tall, e retusal isa slap in the face of every American volunteer and should be resented as such.” Although France, Germany, Belgium and Italy have given the compauy permission to. paradoe with arors, the trip to the continent will probably ho abandoned. as tho tiekets 8ol to excur- uist included a trip to k - Weather Ind For Nebraska: Local rains, cooler clearing weather, northwesterly. For lowa: Threatening weather, rains, stationary temperature. For Eastern Dakota: Threatening weather, with local rains, winds shifting to uortherly. followed by winds beeomis local sl i Mrs. Grant's Close Call. New Yori, May 13.—The fact has just been made public that Mrs. U. 8. Grant has been suffering from malignant diphtheria for some dnys and was near death’s door until to-day, when she was pronounced out of danger and on the road to recoyvery, FATAL STORMS, Wind and Lightaing Cause Deaths in Blae Springs. Brue Seuixas, Neb, May 13.—[Speeial Telegram to the Bk |—A terrific cyclone swept over this town at 4:30 this evening, blowing down the school house, which is a complete wreek. School haa been dismissed & few minutes before and the only occupant of the room was W. H. Rambaugh, the jan- ftor. The falling debris broke five ribs on one side and mashed in his breast and broke his lex 10 two places. Lle will not recover. About 3 o’clock to-night lichtning struck Basoris’ residence, Killing his Mamio, aged twenty years, The bolt struck her on the breast bone, the fluid PAssing through her. She was sitting on a lounge looking out of the window at the rain at the time. Lightning struck a building in this morning, burning it. Two Wymore Another at O'Neill. O'NEILL, Neb, May 13.—([Special Tele- gram to the BEE.|—A. J Potter, proprietor of the Potter house, was struck by lightning and instantly killed while out hunting this afternoon during a storm. Universal sorrow prevails in town 0\ his sad death, Cyclone in Papillion. PAPILLION, N pecial Tele- gram to the B eyclone of suflicient strength to move buildings trom their foun- dations passed through this section about 6 this evening, going in a_northeasterly direc tion. It struck the south edze of town, dving slight damage. - surance Case. In., May 13.—[Special Tele- gram to the 'his morning in the Allen-tlubbell case Justice Johnson dis- charged F. F. Allen, late president of the de- funct Monarch insur. charge of wrongful div not proven, but Allen will be held to answ for having purposely filed an erroneous state. ment of the condition of the Monarcl insur- 31, 185l The de- ros to introduce further evidenes and the case was continued to Monday. Allen put $32001nto thec in notes secured by nortgage and $1 was reimbursed, but’ the withdraw: money did not render the company vent, as at that time it paid more losses than any one home company. But afterward, in making a statement of the assets, Allen in- cluded one of the notes worth $10,000 ax the property of the company when in reality it had been paid over to him. He claims that he can introduce evidence to clear himself. The \ew- at Clinton, C 3.—[Special Telegram to the B —l‘erm'unnl injunctions have been issued by Judge Brennan in the dis- trict court here against four saloon keepers for violation of the prohibition law, and it is thought that others will be The Monaroh Des MoINg: o Tonday, died last night and was buried to-day. The body of Neal Lorenzon, who drowned March 15in the Mississippi, found to-day badly decomposed. was was Dubuque's Oldest Resy DuBuQuE, 1a, May 13 =(Spe the Br Susan B. Lawrence, the tirst white woman who occupied the soil of Du- buque, died this morning at a very advanced age. She came to this country in 1825, living for a while in_ Wisconsin, across the river, and removing to Dubuque in 1532 When she came here there was not a house in- the gity.and she occupled tho first ono that was uilt, A Fatal Stolen Ride, Berne PrLAiNg, Ia, May 1 |Special Telegram to the Bek.|—William Gold- worthy. of What Cheer, was Killed here last night by the cars. He had stolen a ride, and hlLlImNngullLul the end window fell be- tween the cars. He lived long enough to his name and other facts. He leaves a wife and three children in Cromwell, Eng- land. A hult emptied bottle of whisky was found on him. Weleome Rain in Iowa Des MoINES, [Special Tele gram to the Bee. | -lh-l\ is Llllm zin heavy showers to-night for the first time, with the exception of Easter day, since last winter, Crops all throush lowa greatly need rain. Small grain is suffe much. lowa could stand a week of i use it all in replenishing wells and streams. Killed By fa., May 13.—[Special Telegram tothe B young man named Andrew “Polgreen, aged eighteen years, was killed by a stroke of lightning yesterday at his howe nine miles south of Odebolt. - FEARFUL FOREST PIRES. Massachusotts and Michigan Suffer- ing From Greedy Flames, SANDWICH, Mass,, May 18.—Korest fires are still raging between Sandwich, Fal- mouth, Mashpee and Bourne. The villago of Forestdale came near being destroyed last night. ‘The male inhabitants fought the fire until nearly exhausted in order to save the settlement. ‘The flames crossed the Fal- mouth road and are now confined to a great hollow ahout a mile and a half from Sand- Jieh, headed towards tho Pocnssot road and Bourne. The Old Colony railroad compan Tt 500 men At Work soLting. ACK the fires 1h the hu\\u\ of checking the progress of the flames. ‘The ehurch bells here were rung this morning for assistance, and great ex- citement prevails throughout these towns, SANDWICH, Mass., May 1, —The extensive forest fire which has ~ prevailed on Cano Cod since Wednesday is thought to be now undes control. MILWAUKEE ODEBOL May 13.—Specials received to-nizhit by the Sentinel from a dozen points in the northern Michigan peninsula and Wisconsin counties adjacent are to the effect that_the forest fires are increasing. —‘I'ne peninsula is enveloped in smoke and t graph wires are badly erig Near Palmns, Mich., the fires are raging fearfully and frars are entertained that the town will be burined. I 1zh surrounded with green on the clearings will arge amount ‘ol pine and e, Dispatches from Sault tion say men are being driven from the camps by the fires on_ the coast. The flre is on Sault branch and is raging fiercoly, 1) is no telling the amount of damage, Newberry the fires are dving out, but the smoke is intolerable. N e sends word that the lires are soreading to the north and east, entering a vast track” of valuable land, amage already amounting to $30,000, tdamage has also been done along the rthwestern road from Menomines north, MILWAUKEE, May Advices from northern Michigan \Inlv that the forest fires are abating. e A Colored Hanging, TEXARKANA, Tex., May 13.—James Jones (colored) was hanged here to-day for the murder of Cate Hicks in Bowie county, last August. ‘Two thousand persons withesse the nanging. - —— A Northern Paciflc Com missioner. WASHINGTON, May 13, The president to day appointed Byron L. Swith, of Clie: g0 be commissioner 1o examine & portio the Nogthern Paciie railroad, in place of J. W. Doane, declined, A Heavy I:ulu WirmiNGron, Del, May 13,—Peter Ford, of Ford & Ryan, Moroceo mnnlv. an extensive real estate man, eont builder, failed to-day; liabilities, assets, $50,000, an and 00,000 Iron Works Burned, Patenson, N. J., May 15.~The caused by the buraing ot the works of the Paterson Lron coupany last night is esti- sted frow $230,000 to $300,000, Ansurance, 10835 NUMBER 33 THE ROSSER-SHERIDAN- RO ( Copies of prnlchou Received By "Lhfl‘ Phil"” From Goneral Grant. HE ONLY OBEYED HIS ORDERS, A Strip of Country Whose Destructiog Was Necessary to Keep 1t From Feeding the Confed- crate Army, Some Interesting Correspondence, Urica, No Y., May 13— [Special Telegrang to the By In view ot the severe crith c'sms made by General Rosser on Gener: Shoridun for the work he dia in Virgini; during the closing days of the rebellion, th dispatehes printed below will be of interoste ‘They are copied from the originals, whiclg arenow In the possession of Willia Blalkie, of this city. They were transcribes into cipher and sent by S. L. Beckwith, of this city, who at the time was iu the sec service of the United States: Crey Poist, Va, Auw 16, Major General Sheridan, Wincliester, Va.q If you can possibly spare a division of cay= alry, send them through Loudoun county to destroy and carry onr n-mm munm and all men under nfty A of bearing arms. In il way, )ou will gel many of )hul? s men, All male eltizens under fifty can fairly be held as prisoners of war, and not as citizen prisoners. 1f not already soldiers they will be made so the moment the rebel Alrlllf get hold of them. U. 8, ANT, I eutenant General. u \I«l ARTERS ARMIES OF TH Star .| Aug. 21, 1864—Major (wnunl Sheridan, Chatleston, Va.: In strip« ping Loudoun county of supplies, ete., ime press from all loyal persons, so that they ma y for what 18 taken from them, { am informed by the assistant secretary of war that Lou caunty haaw large popds Iation of Q) who are all tavorably diss posed to the union. ‘I'nese \\Lo[!lu nmy be exempted from arrest. + S GRANT, l.mulunmn Gy HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF 1 ATES, CIry PoiNT, Au P 1 Major General Sheridan, Halltowns Telographed you that I had good reas sons for believing that Fitzhugh Lee had been ordered back hero. I now think it likely that ull troops will be ordered back from the valley except what they believe to be the minimum number to sustain you, My reason for supposing this is based upon the fact that yielding up the Weldon road seems to be a blow to the enemy he cannot stand, I think I do not overstate the loss of the enemy in the last two weeks at 10,000 killed and wounded. We have lost heavily, but ours « been mostly in eaptures when the en d temporary advant Wa “ltm‘lL and if you “find this the correct, push with all vigor, give the Nnvm\ no rest, and if it is possible to follow the Virginia Central roav follow that far. Do all the dam- age to railroads and erops you can, earry of stock of nll Uescriptions atid neEroes 8o as to prevent further planting. If the war is to '~|l|l|nllu‘r yvear we want the Shenandoah 30 p.m., 1504— UNITED Vi, Sept. 4. 10 Major-General Sheridan, lerh«lml. Va.: In cleanine out the arms-bearing coms munity trom Loudeun county and the sube si€tence for armies, exercise your own judgs ment as to who should be exempt from arrest and as to who sheuld receive pay for their stock, @rain, ete. Itis to our interest that that county should not be capable of subs sisting a hossdle armpand at the same time we want to infliet as little hardship upon union men as possible, . G 'y, Lieutenant General, Crry POINT, Vau, N 54 General Sheridan, Cedar Creek, Va.: you not think it advisable to notify all citte ! zons living east of the Blue Rdge to move out north “of the Potomac all thelr stock, erain and provisions of every deseription, Thereis no doubt about the necessity of ing out that county so that it will not t Mosby’s men, and the question is. er it 15 not botter that the people should save what they can. ) long as the y must be prevented from rais- both there and as high up the valley U. ant General, IRF. The Idolized Son of the South Ban- queted at Meridian, MERIDIAN, Miss.,, May 13.—{Special Teles ni to the By t 11 o'clock yesterday ng a public reception was given to Jotferson Davis at the residence of Colonel J. R. Mclntosh, where he is staying. For two hours a stream of people passed through the parlors and shook hands with the exs chieftain and his daughter. Mr. Davis was in his best humor and had a pleasant word for each one that shook his hand. At 8 o'clock last evening a banquet and reception was given in the court house grounds. Davis made a short address, in which he thanked the people of Meridian for their most cordlal reception. At the banquet there were 600 plates, and seated at the tables were the mast distinguished men of the state. A floral wreath was brought in and E. H. Dial pre- sented it to Mr. Davis in the name of the women of Meridian. Davis, In accepting it, said: od has graced the south with beaus titul flowers and lovely women. ‘The most blessad women are those of our own souths land, with such feeling expressions The beautiful flowers which were arranged so artistieally by loving hands are more beautiful than anything that hag been given to me,” The second toast was ta “Jetferson Davis, the Soldier, Statesman and Champion of Southern Rights.” It was re« sponded to by Hon, ‘Thomas H. Woods, en Davis rose to reply he was continued applause. e b the short address n Ak | that he was quite from s exercises, Contint said: able to treat this thel shoiild be without premeditation. What was the army and n; of the south? [t was tha atriotism of the erwns who bared theii hreasts to bullets in defending constitutional right, with great navies and armies agains§ us. We formed regiments and battalions, and at their head we placed Lee as their commander. We remember the scenes when the wife, as she threw her arms around her husband, and the daughters in loving em= br gathering around those that were ta go, and then the widowed mother, as she ot "he ‘tear drops fall on the face of the devoted son that she would never see again, and girdled his sword to his waist and told him to go forth as his father would have done. ‘These were the kind of men we had, With inferior numbers of men we maurched onward, fighting for our rights, and battl u r batue was fought and won. but the northern historians never oonceded that, and \mlul ged in triumphs of mind over matier. But now these scenes and incidents have | i they only live history. ou are union s e K it the other sida ill shina and will shina ildren. The ourage you ar word” in The army around th 1i idrenand ehildren's e truths we fought for shall not en to ever fight again, but ke good or 6vil. ~ God bless you' all, —— A Brute Sentenced, LovisvitLe, May 15, —Albort Turner, on@ the murderers of Jennie Howman, hag been indicted by the grand jury, tried undee his confession of guilt L sentenced to be hanged July 1. Willisin Patterson, J;lnlly X wicted with him, will have his trial nex{ rsday. Turner plead guilty and Patters plead not guilty - sh PreTspy Valley, a fe Coolk and Used oleum, May li.—Last evening at Coal miles trom MeKeesport, Mrs, wo children were burbed te and the honse totally destroyed, ‘The 1 was using petrolenm to Kindle s leu the acoldent occurred, .