Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 26, 1887, Page 1

OMAHA. THURSDAY MOK MAY 26. 1887, NUMBER 342 FRIGHTFUL THEATER FIRE. The Opera Oomique in Paris Entirely De- stroyed By the Flames, A NUMBER OF LIVES LOST, The Disaster Occasioned By an Ex- plosion on the Stage During the Performance of Mignon— The Casnalties, A Burning Theatre, Panis, May 25.—The Opera Comique took fire this evening, The whole bullding is now wrapped in flames. Fourteen person who Jumped from the windows are dead and forty-three injured. Probably many were crushed to death in the galleries. At present this is uncertain. Fire broke out during the first act of the opera “Mignon.” Oneof the wings caught fire from a gas-jet. 'The entire stage was im- mediately enveloped in flames. The fire soon spread to the whole house. Mme. Mergvillier and Mm, Tasquim and Bernard were on the'staze when the lire broke out. All the actors ran out in their stage cos. tumes. The audience got out easily. but the gas was turned off before all had left the building and it is feared that some were left in the upper tiers. The roof soon fell 1n, sending a shower of sparks as far as the place de la Bourse. With the exception of Madame Sellier, who perished, all the actors escaped, though a number were seriously in- Jured. Five bodles, terribly burnt, were conveyed to tho national library. The military club rendered great assistance In the work of resisting the crowding of the people toward the building. Nineteen per- sons are known to be dead. Many there supposed it was an artificial fire. The apparatus which had been placed in position in readiness for the burning of the palace in the second act rolled down from its place near the roof and exvloded below. Women half clad, carrying costumes, fled from the stage screaming. The flames spread with such rapidity that in fifteen minutes the stage was a vast furnace. Sev- eral actors escaped by climbing to the roof on the side of the Rue Marivanta, where they were rescued by fire escapes. M. Tasquin implored the audience to re- main seated until the exits were opened, which they did. If they had made a rush for the doors the loss ot life would have been terrible. The police outside were unable to restrain the crowd who besleged the building, inquiring for friends until a military cordon was formed. ‘The scene outside was one of the wildest excitement. The flames shot out of every window, driving the crowd into the narrow streets, where the crush was terri Figurante says thero were 150 persons on the stage wiien the fire broke out. She heard glass breaking, but told the others not to mind it. But while she was speaking a column of flams broke through the wings witha roar and all rushed pell mell from the stage. Many policemen were Injured. 1t is still unknown how many persons were unable to escape from the doomed building. Only a fortnight ago M. Stimakers called attention in the chamber of deputies to the dangerous condition of the Comique, the oldest theater In Paris. The audience was delayed a few minutes by a dense sinoke and insufficient light. Di- rector Solelt, with his wife and two children, sscaped without injury. The killed include tour firemen, While there was not a frantic rush in the theater, yet 1t is believed the staircase became blocked, The iron curtain was lowered In the front stage. This prevented the fire spreading immedi- ately to the auditorium and allowed the audi- ence time to escape. Most of the casualities 50 for renorted are due tonervousness. Many persons who were unable to trust themselves to walk the narrow ledge of cornice round the duilding jumped off in terror. The victims wre almost all singers. ‘The streets in the yicinity of the burnea iheatre are crowded at an early hour this morning. The doctors attended many per- sons who had been bruised. THE BELGIAN STRIKES. A Large Increase in tho Number of Men Out. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] BrusseLLs, May 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—Last night at Bouvierie the strikers attempted to blow up with dynamite the lodgings of a workman who refused to strike. The following plot was discoverod. The Charleroi strikers were to occupy by outrages the attention of the military, while a larger body would in- vade the unprotected town and ransack it. Btringent measures were taken to frustrate the plan, General Vandersmission, com- mander-in-chief, went yesteraay incognito to Inspect the strike district around La Lou- viore and to plan fresh measures of precau- tion. The strike is progressing both in cen - tral Belgium and in the Liege district. Itis leared thatmany irou works and glass works will, if the present state ot things continues, suspend work THROUGH WANT OF COAL. Many Brussels workmln held a meeting at noon to-day at the Maison du Peuple todiscuss whether they will, or will not, join the strike. It is asserted that in this secret meeting 2,000 mechanies of the Brussells iron works, who are connected with the American Knights ot Labor, decided to strike. In some instances the masters will support the demand for the repeal of the cattle bill. A strike is immi- nent in the Gheut cotton mills, employing 5,000 hands. THE CATTLE BILL. ‘The senate to-day continued the discussion of the eattle bill. Senators Piret and Crocq delivered eloquent speeches against the bill predicting the working classes will mg less meat and drink more spirits, The debate will be continued to-morrow and popular demonstrations 1n front of the houses of par- liament are expected. Fresh military forces have been ordered to Liege, where the strike 1s becoming general, and is beginning to ex- tend to the iron works. The strikers parade the streets with black and red tlags. Several scuflles with the troops have taken place. ‘The wdmen are foremost in exciting the men to abandon work and RESORY TO VIOLENCE, ‘This is & notable feature everywhere. The general situation is decidedly looking blacker.. The condition of the miners' strike at Seraing Is also assuming a more alarming pect. Some two thousand miners have left work and are taking part in tho strike. At Chalerol 7,000 wen are ona strike and the state of affairs s growing worse. Defuis- seau, the Belglan socialist, now in France, whenee he partly conducts this agitation, has sent to Belgium a printed proclamation an- nouncing that 5000 workmen, hav Whitsuntide Monday last year, “met pacitic- ally but unavailingly in Brussels to claim universal sufirage, the whole of the working olass will mareh next Monday upon Brussels Lo obtain suffrage and tho repeal of the cattle bill, nicknamed ‘the famline act’ by what * BVerwoans they can.” & : Remarkable Tragedy Caused By An Unfounded and Foolish Jealousy. [Copyright 1587 by James Gordon Bennett.) ViENNA, May 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bek.|—=Five thrilling acts might easily be made out of a peasant tragedy just reported in Galacia, In a little village with an unpronounceable name, lived a happy family, which consisted of an old man called Dackof, his wife, Maruncka, and two sons, Josef and Peter. Sometime ago, Josef married, and in due course his wife presented him with two children. The extraordinary fondness of old Dackof for his grandchildren awakened the jealousy of Maruncka. After watching her husband, she came to the conelusion that he was CARRYING ON AN INTRIGUE with his daughter-in-law. Meanwhile, Peter Dackof, the unmarried son, grew suspicions that his brother was tryinz to cheat him out of his inhcritance. his jealousy soon turned to hate, ana after talking matters over, the mother and son resolved on ven- geance. The next Sunday they asked Joset’s wife and ehildren to dinner. They set a hearty meal before them with tooth- some perogl cake to crown the feast. No- body touched the perogi that day, however, which was lucky, for the perogi WAS POISONED, ‘The Sunday following Maruncka renewed the experiment on a more elaborate scale. ‘This time she made two perogis, one poisoned and the other harmless, and to induce the vietims to eat she, herselt, took a piece of one cake. A few hours later she expired, for she had taken the wrong piece. Peter Dack- of now tried his hand and succeeded better than Maruncka. One day he contrived to put some poison into the soup of his sister-in law and ner children. Both the children died in convulsions, but their mother, having taken very littie soup, escaped after a terrible illness. The murderer happily did not escape arrest on suspicion, He was tried and condemned to death. Ilis appeal against the sentence has just been rejected. Peter will be shortly hauded over to the hangman, THE NEW COERCION BILL. The Sectlons Covering Boycotting ana Conspiracy. (Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoxDo: May 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bek.|—Following is clause second of the coercion bill, enumerat- ing erimes: Sub-section 1. Any person who shall take part in any eriminal conspiracy to com- pel or induce any jerson or persotis either not to fulfill his or their lezally obligations, not let, hire, use or ncc\lp‘ any land or not to deal with, work for, or hire any person or persons in the ordinaip course of trade, bus- iness or occupation, or to interfere with the administration of the law. Sub-section % Any person who shall wrongfully, and without lezal authority, use violence or intimidation, to or towards “"f’ person or persons, either to do any act which such person or persons has or have a legal right to abstain from doing, or to abstain from doing any act which such per- son or persons has or have a legal right to do, or towards any person or persons in con- sequence of either his or their having done any act which he or they had a legal right to do, or of his or their having abstained from doing any act which he or they had a legal right to abstain from doing. Sub-section 8. Any person who ishall take part in any riot or unlawful assembly or within twelve months after the execution of any writ of }ms\'esslou of any house or land shall wrongfully take or hold_forcible pos- session of such ‘house or land, or any part thereof, or shall assault or wilifully and un- lawfully resist or obstruct any sheriff, con- stable, bailiff, process server, or other min- ister of the law while in the execution of his duty, or shall assault him in consequence of such execution, Sub-sectlons fourand five wereleft out of tho clause as comprising an issue that will come up for discusston when the committee re- ports. The clause as above has been adopted. ——— Confession of a Canon, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoxpoN, May, 25.—|New York Herald Cable—Special o the Bk, |—Canon Fleming, accused of plaglarism by the Pall Mall Ga- zette, writes that paper that the use of a part of the sermon delivered by Dr. Talmage, ot Brooklyn, in the volume of sermons pub- lished by the canon was an act of inadver- tency on his part. He attributes the error to his habit, when reading of making extracts from illustrations in the pulpit and on the platform. He apologizes to Dr. Talmage for the mistake. The Pall Mall Gazette declares no apology can cover Canon Fleming’s act. The French Cabinet, PARis, May 25.—M. Floquet has refused to form the ministry, and it is now proposed to form the Du Clerc government, with Gen- eral Saussier as minister of war. Ferry and De Mackau, leaders of the right in the cham- ber of deputies, visited President Grevy to- day In relation to recalling Floquet to form a cabinet. They deciared the creation of the Floquet ministry would injure the foreign relations of France. M. Floquet still contin- ues negotiations with the opportunists, who [msm in their opposition to the retention of General Boulanger in the cabinet. M. Rou- vier, especially, refuses to uce}w the port- folio of the minister of finance it Boulanger is retained, aud if he persists in his refusal it will lead' to M. Floquet's abandoning the task of forming a new ministry. —— The English Derhy. LoNDoN, May 25.—Vast erowds left Lon- don to-day for Epson Downs to witness the great race for the derby stakes. Four-in- hands were seen in great numbers, Ameri- can visitors at Epson were especlally numer- ous, The Prince of Wales, Lord Roseverry, Crown Prince of Denmark and many other persons of distinction were present. ‘The course was slightly heavy. Baron was the favorite in the betting, the stables backing Aintree and Merry Hampton. Merry :lll?:;plun won, Baron second and Martley Butchers in Convention. CuICAGO, May 25.—The national butchers’ convention endorsed resolutions establish- ing local slaughter houses by local asssocia- tions, but voted down the benevolent propo- sition. The committee on yollcr offered res- olutions condemning the adulteration of lard, Other matters taken up during the day were of a routine character. —_— The Fire Record. MENDOTA, LIl, May 25.—Six stores and one dwelling house in Arlington, Bureau county were burned yesterday. Loss, $30,000; insurance, $5,000. A Royal Sore Throat. BeRLIN, May 25.—Thae throat of Crown Prince, Frederick William was again exam- ined by physicians, and it was decided there would be no necessity for another operation. Seadi The German *‘Taffy” Bill. BERLIN, May 25.—The reichstag to-day re- ferred the sugar bill to a committee, and ad- journed until June 7 for the whitsun hol- iday. —— Another Request. Pauis, slay 25.—President Grevy again asked Froycinet to for - - N May 25.—During a storm . lightning struck & French board- ing house, fustantly killing two boarders who \ger\' in bed, and seriously iajured two chil- ren. e Honoring G. W. Childs. Aruexs, Tenn., May 25 —The board of re- gents of theG rant weworial university,have couferred the degree of doctor of laws upon eorge \V. Childs, THE TELL-TALE TELEGRAM, “Blackguards'” and .“Rowdy IEditors'’ Ex posed and Denounced by Gov. Thayer. FRUSTRATING WICKED SCHEMES McShane's Hired Man Remembers His Relatives—The Slung Shot Edi- tor Extolls the Alleged Vir- tues of a Bummer., A Lively Interview. LiNcoLy, Neb,, May 25.—[Special to the B —In an interview with Governor ‘Thayer to-day I gained a few points which will show the utter inconsistency of the charges made by the Herald and Republican upon the governor in relation to his position in appointing the tire and police commission of that city, and also show the animus of the editors who are waging such a bitter warfare upon Governor Thayer. ‘‘Governor, said your correspondent, “l see that the lRepublican is accusing you of violating private confidence in telling about A certain telegram sent you by Rounds and Taylor urging the appointment of Rothacker as a member of the police col ission. Did they request to consider the plication as conlidential?” “Never inany interview with Cadet Taylor and 0. H. Rothacker, when they were press- ing me to appoint Rothacker police commis sioner, was one word ever said about the matter b(# confidential. When applica: tions for office are made they ure not ex- pected to be confidential,” "said Governor Thay ‘‘Here is a telezram signed ‘Rounds & Taylor,” which has no mark or word indi- cating that it was confidential. The tele- gram shows whether it was a vague, indiffer- ent application or not. The truth is, they ren«lnud in pressing their application for Rothacker’s appointment on me beyond rea- son, after I had plainly intimated to them that my judgment was against the appoint- ment.” ‘The telegram reads as follow: OMAHA, Neb, May 5 ’S87.—Governor Thayer: We strongly renew our original re- quest on appointment of police commi sioner. 'Thisis un earnest personal request. N RouNDS & TAYLOR. “*What was the original request?” “The original request,” said the governor, “‘was for the appointment of Rothacker made to me by Cadet Taylor, here in my oftice. While thiere was nothing sald about secresy in this matter—even if there had been, “such brutal assaults made upon me, would certainly have released me from all such obligations to guerrillas. “Did Morrissey, Mr. McShane’s editor, ever ask you to appoint him on the commis- sion?” “Mr. Morrisey did not apply to me to be appointed one of the police commissioners,"” said the governor, ‘‘but he did ask me urgently, at Lincoln, about the time of the close of the legislature, to appoint a relative of his, by the name of Maher, one of the police commissioners. 1 enquired of per- haps & dozen democrats, if they knew such a man as Maher. No one had ‘ever heard of him, and 1 certainly had not. I gave him (Morrisey) my reasons, in Omaha, for de- clining to appoint his relative, or rather family connection. He then asked me to reconsider my decision, and appoint his man. I declined. *In one of my interviews with Morrisey, when he was very pleasant, he stated that it was the original intention that he (Morrisey) and Rothacker should be on the police commission. How they were to get there, he did not state, but 1 presume ' they calculated on ' using the governor for that purpose. Mor- risey said, however, that they abandoned that scheme, and he (Morrisey) then concluded to bring forward his relative, this man Maher, for commissioner. Then It was, 1 suppose, that Rothacker determined to apply for the place, and he sought it urgently and persist- eml{. He claimed that the Republican was entitled to recognition in the commission.” “Why was it that you did not treat the candidacy of these two editors with that sol- emn consideration to which they seem to think they are entitled?"” *I discovered a scheme to capture the com- mission by these rowdy editors, select their chief of police, control the police force and run things generally according to their own notions of things. I frustrated their wicked schemes, and hencethey howl like little span- iels, thoroughly whipped. They remind me of a boy who, when he got thorouzhly licked by another boy, said: ‘Well, if I can’tlick you, I can go into the woods and howl and inake faces at you.’ Blackguards can cry *old fossil’ and ‘old granny.” “If I had not resisted their impunities, and their plot had been suceessful,” said the gov- ernor, “the condition of Omatia as to its po- lice arrangements would have been one hun- dred fold worse than it has been, [ have saved Omaha trom this disgrace and disaster. e broken up their nefarious schemes, and hence their rage is unbounded, but they ‘gnaw a file, ‘Chey are only exposing their own infamy,” “Did Rothacker urze you to recommend Moyniham as chief of police, after you had refused to make Rothucker a member of the commission?” “Yes: after the first abusive attack upon me and upon my letter to the commissioners, this man Rothacker had the effrontery to call upon me at the Millard hotel. We were standing by the oftice of the hotel. Messrs. Counell and Beckel were present. Rothacker asked me if [ was acquainted with Captain Moynihan, Upon my reply in the negative, he said he would bring himup and introduce me, as Moynihan was sitting in the rear part of the rotunda, and he did so. It was then said that my request to the cowmmissioners would have great weight with them in favor of their appointment of Moynihan as chief of police, That evidently was all prearranged. foynihan was to be there within calling, so us to make him acquainted with we., Roth- acker had thus planned to induce me to in- terfere in Moynihan’s behalf after he had publicly charged me with interfering with matters that did not concern me, He extolied the virtues of Moynihan to me.” “Did Morrissev give any reason why he wanted tosee his relative on the commission or Moynihan appointed as chief? *In an Interview with Morrissey when he was yery clever, he said, that their object was to break down the intluence of Rose- water and the Beg. Stating that some time ago, Mavor Un{d had made out an appoint- mentof Moynihan as city marshal, but that the BEE had prevented the carrying of the appointment into effect; and that they meant to prevent the BEE having any influence with the commission or chief of police, thereafter, These are not the exact words used, but [ give you the precise meaning. He (Morrissey) said that Fitzgerald was the choice of Rosewater, and that if Fitzgerald was made chief of police, he (Morrtssey) would open up at once such a warfare on the commission that it would be abolished at the next session of the legislature,” “'1 azaln repeat mogy unqualifiedly, that in all of those interviews, not one word was said to me about their being regarded as private or confide ntial.” e O'Brien Congratulated. NIAGARA FALLs, May 25, —Among the visitors to O'Brien to-day wera Lieutenant General Tain, minister of agriculture and commerce, Japan, with his special secretary, C. Sheba, and suite. On the viscount’s eard ‘was written, “Please accept my heartfelt congratulations for your safe escape from a cowardly attempt at assassination.” O'Brien left for Montreal at 4 o'clock. i The Colored League, PrrrsBurG, May 25.—The colered Nu- tional Base Ball league seems to have melted to three clubs—the Gorhams of New York, Lord Baltimores of Baltimore, and ythians of Philadelphia, are the only teams able to keep up, and they will arran ge a schedule amony thewmselves, e Victoria's Thanks. LoxnoN, May 25.-The queen announces that she is deeply touched by the congratula- tions extended hér on the anniversary of her birthday by her subjects in India and the col- :onlu.d.lnd by the Britith subjects residing T OA( i Directors Elected. NEw York, May 25.--Jay Gould, Russel ve, Frederick L. Ames, John T, ‘Terry and General Thomas F. Eckers were to-day re- elected directors of the Awerican Telegraph and Cable company, GO S GREAT GALL English Bondholders After Him For Ratlroad Bobbery. ew York, May 25,—~The Commercial Ad- vertiser says a lawsuid, involving several mil- lion dollars, is about to be begun against Jay Gould and Russell Sage as trustees of a con- solidated mortgage on the Kansas Pacific railroad by foreign holders ot the bonds is- sued under the mortage. Certain facts were elicited during the recent examination into the affairs of the Pacitic roads by the United States railroad commission which have long been suspected by interested parties but which they were unable to prove. Now the very matters they were in the dark aboutare made clear to them and the suit so long held in abeyance will be the result. 1t is stated that in 1579, when the plan to consolidate the Kansas Pacific and Union Pacitic roads was about to be carried into effect, Sydney Dillon by arrangement, had an attorney bring action against Gould and Sage as trustees ot the great Kansas Pacitic blanket mortgage to release 30,000 shares of the Denver Pacitic stock from the lien of mortgage. This stock was worth §100 per share par, but at this time was of no great market value. In this, unique case, in place of ordinary legal delays answer was served on the following day and an application to Judge Donahue for the ap- pointment of I H. Rugeles as referee, and within the next two or three days a so-called trial was had before thereferee, during which Dillon testified that the Denver Pacfic stock was worth about two hundred or three hun- dred thousand dollars, though its face value was §3,000,000, ‘The report made was con- firmed and judgment entered. "Tne §3,00 000 worth of stock was released from the lien of the mortgage and transferred to Gould and Sage as individuals, ‘I'he whole suit in- volving so large a_sum of money was con- ceived, commenced and ended, inside of one week. On the same day, or a day after, the stock was transferred, consideration was consummated, and shortly atter the Denver Paclfie stock became worth its face value. Had It remained under the lien of the consol- idated mortgage each bond would have been worth its pro-rata_share of $3,000,000 more than it is to-day. This, with interest, would be about £5,000,000. It is to secure a propor- tionate shate of this that the foreign bond- holders propose to bring their suit claiming wrongful deprivation and that a court of jus- tice was improperly used to give color of le- gality to the robbr‘r{. ‘The case bids fair to be one of the great law suits of the day. A Plagiarized Sermon. NEW York, May 25.—[Special Telegram to the BeE.|—Referring to the dispateh from London concerning the statement of the Pall Mall Gazette that in the voluwe of ser- mons just published by Canon Fleming, one of the chaplains in ordinary to the queen,is a gross plagiarism of one preached six years ago by Dr. Talmage, in Brooklyn tavernacle, the latter says: *“An English religious paper was sent to me the other day, in which lsaw a statement to the samo effect, so I suppose the ’all Mall Gazette gets its infor- mation from that source. The religious paver said that the sermon in question was entitled “The Authenticity of the Scrip- tures.” I preached that in London several years ago at an _anniversary celebration in Rowland Hills, Surray chapel. It was pub- lished in the volume lssued by R. D. Dickin- son, in London, in 1876. The English paper 1 got my information from says Canon Fleming’s book, with the same sermon, was published in 1850, Ithink I met him while abroad some veirs agoand was entertained D¥ him, and I would not believe him capable of such a thing as appropriating a sermon. He seemed to me a princely gentleman, if 1 recall him correctly, agd 1 cannot say any- tl;lplg about this matter untll 1 know more of it. e ——— nd Her Rulers, NEw York, May 25.—|Special Telezram to the BEE. |—The Star says that Kapiolani’s object in visiting Europe is to secure British capital for a steamship line between London and Honolulu and arrange the difficulty about Hawalian bonds negotiated a year ago. Referring to the queen’s tour last night, Claus Spreckles, who sails this morning for Europe to complete arrangements for the shipmentof machinery to California for a beet root factory, said last night: “The queen’s expensive tour will make tronble and the people will not stand it. The only way to make a Kalakua behave himselt is to stand over him with a club. - The United States must have Hawail and 1t will not be long be foresuch a consummation will be brought about.” Queen Kapiolani and Princess Lilinoka- loni and their suite sailed this morning for Europe in the Q McGlynn and the Pope's Letter, W York., May 25.—|Special Telegram to the BEe|—The question interesting Cath- olies here is what has become of the pope’s letter to Dr. McGlynn. Archbishop Corri- gan’s secretary said yesterday that he would Hawail “be willing to make affidavit that the special messenger told the truth when he said be had delivered the letter to Dr. McGlynn when the latter was entering the Jersey City academy of music Sunday night, to lecture. At the close of that lecture McGlynn said to a re- porter: “All that 1 know about this note to me from the pope Is what has been said about it in the papers.” Monday night he again gave the reporter to understand that he had not received the letter. Yesterday he started for Washington Nation Brewers. BALTIMORE, May 25.—The twenty-seventh annual convention of the Uuited dtates Brewing association opened this morning. William A. Miles, of New York, president of the association, delivered the opening ad- dress, The report of the board of trustees recommending the appropriation of £5,000 towards defraying the expenses of the Mich- igan brewers in the fight against prohibition, and decluring strongly against high license was read. The report showed that 350 brew- ers throughout |Ru country have pledged themselves to protect each other during the Sirikes. ' The Rnance committee reported a balance on hand of §18,0( , and a total mein- bership of 815, e Canada and Extradition. NEwW Youxk, May 25.—|Special Telegram to the Bek.j—Sir John A. MecDonald is re- ported by the Canadfan correspondent of the World as saying that the dominion is anxious for as wide an extradition treaty with the United States as possible, Ameri- can criminals are not wanted, and Sir John favors the draft of ‘the treaty submitted by England, which contains a great extension of the present treaty. It appears, however, that the chief difficulty in arranging the treaty, arises from te refusal of the United States to agree to the provisions for the sur- render of the dynamiters. —— The Coke Regions, PITTsBURG, May 25.—A plan is being con- sidered by members of the coke syndicate to introduce new men into the coke regions. In case they decide'to put new men to work they will be carefally protected and preter- ence will be given native Americans, as they have found Hungarians too troublesome to make any more ‘experiments with them. As a consequence of the strike the shipments of iron ore from Cleveland and Ashtabula have been almost entirely suspended. B e Sale ol NEW YORK, May dianapolis, Decatur & Springtield railroad under the forclosure of second mortzage bonds, occurred in this city to-day. The road was offerei for sale subject to the first mortgage of §1,500,00). Gaimore Jpurchased the road on behalf of the reorganization cowmittee for $700,000, conference was arranged between the com- mittee and officials of "the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville road, and probably some arrange- ments will be made between thew. B Weather lndications. For [owa,—Generally fair weateer, sta- tionary temperatare, light variable winds. For Nebraska.—Generally fair weather, nearly stationary temperature, light variable winds, WRATHY PEACE WARRIORS. Two Oompanies From the South With- draw From a Grand Parade, THE INTER-STATE COMMISSION, Rules of Practice Laid Down—Ben Perloy Poore Dying—Pensions For Western Veterans-= Capitoline News, A War in Camp. WASHINGTON, May 25.—|Special Telegram to the Bee.)—~There was a great deal of un- favorable comment to-day over the action of the Memphis Merchant Zouaves and the Vicksburg Southrons in spoiling the street parade. These companies entered for the drill aud knew that there would be colored troops in the contest for prizes as wellas in the parades. Consequently there was no ey cuse for them withdrawing from the proc sion, but they did so, all because a company of colored men had been placed in the line ahead of them. Unfortunately there is no authority to compel the troops to obey the orders of the commandant of thecamp, as their military allegianceis due only to the govern- ors of their respective states, and while in these states. ‘There 1s one thing the com- mittee can do, however, they can declare that by failing to obey orders these companies have forfeiteted all right to prizes. They certainly should not be permitted to carry off the honors if they are unwilling to obey commands, as obedience is the first duty of every soldier. The captain of the Vicksburg company offers this very lame excuse for his action, “Hesaid: “Itis all on account of the company of ‘niggers’ which marched itfront of us. When the question was raised as to allowing colored companies in the arill, 1 wrote to Secretary Deveon and_asked him if we were expected to parade, or do guard duty, or associate in any way with those we considered to be below us in'the social scale. Mr. Deleon wrote back that we would not be associated 1n any way with the colored troops, and it was on this assurance that we came to the drill. Before we lett home the people re- minded us we were Southern gentlemen and represented the city of Vicksburg before the United States, and of course we must not let ourselves be placed on an equality with the negroes, Yesterday a colored company drilled before us, We did not mind that, but when it came to placing this orsanization of colored people right before us in parade, then we objected. We spoke to Major Sheftield, commanding our division, about 1t, and hé went to General Augur, but as nothing was done about it, we decided to dropout and the Memphis Zouaves followed us. We could not let tne president of the United States see us placed on an equality with negroe: Captain Detrey, of the Memphis Zoua corrovorated Captain Searles. ‘The ob tionable colored company is the Washington Cadet corps of this city. Inter-State Ci mission, WasmiNGgroN, May The Inter-state commerce commission has adopted rules to govern practice before it, They provide that when the commission is in Washington in the session for morning petitions, com- plaints, etc., will be heard at 11 a. m. daily except Sunday. Applications for anthority to charge less for longer haul than for shorter distances must be made by an agent or officer of the ap- vlying company in a legally attested petition and notice thereof must be published in at least two newspapers of general eirculation, on its line, setting fourth the relief sought 1for at least ten days prior to tho presentation of the petition. The committee will then appoint n time and place for hearing testi- mony for and against the petition. Com- plaints against common carriers of diserimi- nation and other violation of the act muet be by attested petition setting forth the “facts complained of, and copies enough thereof must be furnished to allow of one being_sent to each common carrier complained of, and must have the address of the complainant or his counsel endorsed thereon. ‘T'he carrier complained of must make a verilied answer within twenty days unless otherwise preseribed h?v the commission, the original to be filed with the commission in~ Washington —and a copy furnished the complainant, or if the acc d shall make satisfaction in the meantime he may so state in his answer, If the carrier complained of, con- siders the complaint insuflicient to show a breach of law instead of answering, he may notify the compiainant of readiness to have the case heard on the complaint, in which case the facts stated in the complaint will be taken as admitted, and the commission will fixa time and place for a hearing, which will be at its oftice 1n Washingzton, unless other- wise ordered. In case of failure to answer, the commission will take proof and ma order in the premises, Seeing the Soldiers. WAsnINGTON, May 25.—The parade of troops to-day for review by the president has afforded the first opvortunity for seeing at once the entire body of those forming the encampment, and whs an unqualified suc- cess, The arrangements for the parade were seasonably completed and carried out with- outan apparent hitch or break, The head of the column started from the camp up Seven- teenth street promptly at noon and reached the grand stand ten minutes later. ‘The re- viewing stand had seats for nearly 300 per- sons and was well filled. With the president were Mrs, Cleveland, Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. Marshey, Colonel and Mrs, Lamont. General Sherman _and several members of his staff, full uniform, with their escorts, Among the guests ot the drill were Governor _Lee, ~of Virzinia, and staff: Governor McGill, of Minnesota, and staff, and the staff of Governor Gray, of In- diana; Secretary Endicott, Senators Sher- man and Gorman, the Mex and Japan- ese ministers and_their ladies and families, other diplo- ‘I'he stand was covered with bunting and stood beneath the shade of the lofty trees which front the white house grounds. When the right of the column approached, the president lterrd upon the dais and in response to the salutes of the pussing com- mands he removed his hat and "bowed. 0 wide, smoothly paved avenues selected for the line of march afforded ample room for display by company front and thousands ot strangers, with half the population of the capital city, lilled the windows and lined tue pavements along the entire route, Reserve Bank Agents, WasHINGTON, May 25,—[Special Telogram to the Bee.|—The comptroller of the cur- rency has approved the selection of the fol- lowing banks as reserve agents for the na- tional banks in Nebraska: The Omaha Na- tional bank for the First National of Arapa- hoe, First National of Aurora, First Na- tional of Clay Center, First National of Cen- tral City, First National of Columbus, First National and Exeter tional of Exeter, First National of Beatrice, Fremont Na- tional of Fremont, First National of Friend, Buffalo County National of Kearney, Capl- tal National of Lincoln, First National of Nelson, Ord National of Ord, First National of Plum Creek, Schuyler National of Schuy- ler, Jones National of Seward, St. Paul Na- tional and First National of St. Paul, First National of Lincoln, West Point of West Point, York of York, First National of Grand Island. Also the Fist National ot Omaha as agent for the First National of Beatrice and the First National of Fairlield for the Beatrice National, First National of paver City, First National of Meade Cen- ter, Kearney National, Minden National and the First National banks of Ord, Ogalalla, Sutton, Fremont, Grand _Island and Schuy- ler. The United States National of Omaha for the 5t. Paul National, Saunders County, National of Wahoo and ‘the First National of West Point. The Merchants of Omaha for the Farmers’ and Merchants’ of Fremont, the First National of York and the First National of Grand Island. The Nebraska National for the First National of Crete and the State fonal of Lincoln, National of New York for the First N of Auroraand the First National of Center, Western Postal Matters. WasmNaros, May pecial Telecram to the Bre.—The postal changes in lowa and Nebraska announced to-day are: Star service discontinued in lowa—Route 5 Grundy Center to Kingsbury, from July 1, 18875 route 73, Grundy Center to Kings- bury, from May 81, 1857; route 27,513, Sumner to Buck Creek, from May 81, 1857, Star schedule changes in Nebraska—Route 84,15, Macon to Franklla, leave Macon T'ues- days, Thursdays and Saturdaysat3 p, m.; ar- rive at Frankiin by 5 p. m.: leave Franklin T s, ‘Thursdays and Saturdays at 1 Route 14,540, 2 leave Alw m,, arcive ave ats:dacmeg Meade gernon to 'ra Mondays and F Prairie Center by 6:30 b, Center Tuesdays and Saturday arrive at Algernon by 6:40 p, m. Nebraska ¢ WASHINGTON, May 2 to the Bex.|—The follo sions were granted to-day beth,mother of Charles Miller, Arago: John Elliott, Columbus; Lewis er, Neligh; Johin easo; William J lew: Geosge S, ton: James Campbell, Invaie; Owen, Ashland; Rob K. James Anderson M Jeniel J. Judd, Oka; Alma. nstons, A Milho WAsHiNGTON, May 25.—Indian Commis- sioner Atkins has returned from New York, where he has been tor the past two weeks opening bids and awarding contracts for furnishing the Indian service with clothing, ¢ goods, boots and shoes, hardware and agricultural implements and other supplies for the next fiscal year. I'he aggregate will reach §1,000,000, Postal Changes. W ASHINGTON, May 25.—[Special Telegram to the B 'he posto flice at Merserville Gage county, was discontinned to-day. Oliver A. Waters was to-day appointed post- master at Garner, Boone county, vice John A. Garner, removed. Ben Perley Poore. WABHINGTON, May 25.—Mayor Poore s worse to-night than this morning and ap- pears to be gradually sinking. i it CONSOLIDATED CATTLEMEN. B Biggest Live Stock Association On Record—An International Herd. St. Louts, May 25.—[Special Telgram to local paper gives an account of a gigantic scheme to consolidate all the cattle interests of the Northwest and form a company which shall control $15,000,000 worth of cattle and grazinz land. 1t seems to have originated with the Wyoming Stock association ot Cheyenne, and isan outgrowth of a combination of smaller cattlemen into companies, which has been going on for sev- eral years, Thisscheme has been formed for organizing the largest cattle company ever known, controlling hundreds of thousands of cattle and ranges larger than many states. ‘The failure of the Swan Bros. brought mat- ters to a focus rather unexpectedly, The lan is to te Wyoming, Colorado, Eastern Jtah, Western Nebraska, Southern Mon- tann and Southern Dakota into one gizantic company, each absolutely surrend- ering his individual herd and raneh and re- celving a proportionate amount of stock in return. A similar associgtion has been re- cently formed in Texas, but one of far less complete in its ing upon the market a large amount of stoek at an unfavorable time will thus be entirely obviated and such disasters, us followed the Indian territory sales, ren- dered impossible, Periodical depressions tating weaker ranchmen to sell un- ed stock at ruinous prices have been disastrous at times, and this condition will, ina great inecasure, if not entirely, relieve this fear. The disastrous consequences of the Swan failure compelled cattlemen to take immediate action, and delegates were sent to New York, London and E burgh to impress upon tho capitalists citles, (who agreed to o into the the necesity of immediate action, have done with great activity. sonnected with the enterprise Sturgi Carr, Davis, 1liffe and Clark, of Che and Ulrichd and Havemeyer of New Y ork, to- gether with numbers of Scoteh and Eunglish capitalists and some from Boston and hila- del rlllu. These gentlemen already control fully half of the stock in Wyoming and have the support of nearly all the rest of that ter- ritory. Cattle will be apportioned to ranges, water sum)]r fairly divided and the produc- tive region Iargely mcreased, enne, - A Randall Case in Missouri, RocKVILLE, Mo., May 25.—Last Tuesday a man called at Anderson’s residence and asked for a glass of water, which was given him by Jennle, daughter of Mr. Anderson, When shie came noar him he suddenly seized and chloroformed her, and while under its influence she was outraged. ch resulted in the arrest of John Vanderburg. At the preliminary hearing yeslnnlnry the judge an- nounced the vrisoner would be "held in £10,000 bail, when a shot rang out, followed in rapid suceession by two more, ‘There was a scamper for the street, and when quiet was restored the prisoner was dead, No one knows who fired the shots, but as two of the Anderson boys were in the court room, they were put under arrest. R The Panama Canal, New Yorx, May 25,—Advices from Pan- ama of the Wth inst. sa; In one of the largest cuts in the canal water has been struck. ‘The umount of earthand rock taken out of this section referred to cost millions of dollars, which is rendered valueless as the water has washed rrom the side of the moun- tain more than suflicient to nll all the cuts. ‘Traders report that small-pox is raging along the upper banks of tho Amaz g An Example of Protection. TrnorNtoN, N. J,, May 25.—The British Hosiery company has posted a notice of the probable reduction to half of the present force or possible shut down. The concern was imported from England, plant and oper- atives, (n 1584, to work under the advantages of the protective tariff, ‘The notice spreads dismay among the operatives, few of whom have saved enough to enable to return with their families to Englan et e A Cattle Fraud Arrested. St. Lous, May 25.—~The Glob crat’s special from Dallas, Texas, says: . Lewlis, late president of the Colorado ttle association, was arrested at San An- gelo yesterday, charced with obtaining money under false pretenses from the Na- tional exchange bank of Dallas, The bank claims Lewis obtained $10,000 on a deed of trust, for 2,000 catttle, while diligent search only brought.to light 318 head, — The Southern Presbyterians. ST. Louis, May 25,—The Presbyterian gen- eral mbly, south, devoted the morning to arguments on organization. Speeches were made for and against union with the nortnern churches, It was resolved to hold their next session in May, 1533, at Baltimore and to assist in the celebration at Philadel- phia of the centennial anniversary of the 1etormed presbytery of America, Pacific Mail Directors. New Yonrk, May 25.-—The Pacific Mail Steamship company elected the following board of directors for the ensuing year: George J. Gould, Russel Sage, Wilhelin Rem- seanaSidney Dillon, Edward Lauterbacl H ey Kflme.l?'. Solomon Mehrbach, A. F. V deroetand Henry Hart. Miss € dy Sails for Europe. New Y al Telegram to the L Jody, Buffalo Bill's daughter, sailed for Europe yesterday on the Arizona. She is @ handsome bri- nette, aged twenty-two, Her father 'srites that she will be received at court, NEBRASKA IN A NUTSHELL. Nows of the Day Specially Transmitted to the Bee's Oolumns, GRAND ISLAND'S GREAT GROWTH Boy Killed By ‘a le—A Tell Bottle—Charged With diarism — Waifs Wahoo. Tale Incene From Grand fsland's Boom, GRAND ISLAND, Neb,, May 95.—[Speelal Telecram to the Beg.|—This town is haye ing a boom which promises much for it, There is a good prospect of a large stock company be organized soon for the pure pose of publishing a first class dally paper here. ‘There Is a strong probability that tae enterprise will be completed soon. An extensive starch factory is to be bullt here this season in time to begin_operations by the early fall. It will employ 200 hands, Eight additons have been added to Grand Island since March 1, and lots are being sold by the hundred. v buildings are spring- ing up everywhere, Ihe gas company is laying ten miles of ten-inch mains in this city, Crops are looking well ‘now and showers are frequent and copious, Wanted His Frien to Know It NEBRASKA CITY May 25,—([Speclal Telegram tothe Bri. |—To-day several small boys playing at the river, found and secured abottle floating down the stream, which upon being opened was found to contain the following message: 1f finders will send this note to my rela- tives at St. Joe they will be rewarded. I have drowned myself at Owaha. April & |Sigaed. | H. BOWEN. A Boy's Horrible Death, Epaan, Neb, May 25.—|Special Telegram to the Bizk.]—Robert Spicer, a boy fourteen years of age living within four miles of Edgar, wus thrown from a running mul Monday and becoming entangled in th halter, was dragged to death, Charged With Incendiarism, Hornke Neb., May 25.—{Special Telo- gram to the Brg,1—This morning John Low- ell of this city was arrested on a charge of causing the late disastrous fire here in order to secure a few hundred dollars Insurance, Lowell had been in the butc business and was expectini to start west to-day. He hag been pected and shadowed by City Mars shal Buesh, Jerry Sands and othérs ever since the fire and it is gaid he has confessed hig guilt. ‘The trial is set for Saturday. Hotel Burned. ASHLAND, Neb,, May 20.—[Special Tele~ gram to the B |—About 1 o’clock this morning the Exchange hotel in this place was completely destroyed by fire, suppos to have been caused by lightning, as a severe storm was raging at the time. ‘T'he loss is about $7,000, insu ). 8. Clark and George Simonson were overcomo by the heat and at one their condition was precarious, Only bard work saved the livery barn of .|m)m Kreielstine and other adjoining builds ngs. Ais Aim Was Bad. NEDBRASKA C May 25.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.|—Herman Verhausen was to-day bound over to the district court to answer the charge of waylaying and at- tem ptingto kill Philipand Henry Helm ng this place. It is claimed that four shots wel fired by Verhausen, none of which took efs fect. The varties are all farmers. 'I'he causa of the trouble cannot be léarned. Big Structure at Columbus. Corumpus, Neb,, May 25.—[Special Tel= egram to the Bee.|--Bwther & Kersenbrock, hardware merchants, purchased a Jot on the corner of Thirteenth and North streets in this city, for $2,500 to-day. ‘They will erect a 810,000 block on the lot. The excavatiom for cellars will be begun on Friday. The three store rooms are rented to leading busi ness men of this place. Collision at Valpartaiso, VALPARAISO, Neb, May 25 — [Speclal to the Brk.|-—-Last evening a slight col= lision occurred at this place between the incoming express from the east and a switch engine on the Omaha & Republican Valley railway. The engineers and firemen of both leaped from their engines in time to prevent any cident to themselves. D, ireen, of Line, coln, was the ouly one receiving any {ms uries, his being slight bruises caused by heing thrown against a seat by the shock, ‘T'he cause of tne colhision is attributed to & failure on the part of the air brakes to pere form their function: Wahoo Happenin Wanoo, Neb., May 25.—[Special to the BEE.|]—Last night there were several hou burglarized in this city, but in no case wi the booty secured, of any great amount, ThE' residence of Dr. W. A. Humphrey was &nn. through and only a pair of shoes takel The residence of 1. Jones was visited the sneaks and & pairof pantaloons captu Joln Kiun, on reaching his home abonf 11:30 o'clock p. m., found a man trying raise one of the windows. When he fount he was discovered the feilow took to hig heels and made good his escape. uite & number of other places were visited, but ng entrance was effected. District court opened again Monday witl both Judge Post and Judge Marshall presen and two courts are in session, Judge Post presiding In the jury cases and Judge Mare shall in the county cases. L. E. Gruver, H, F.Roseand F. P, Mec- Cutchon passed successtul examinations for admission to_the bar before a committes ape pointed fordhat purpose by the court. Hon. John C. Cowin, of Omaha, is in the city on business. Ata meeting of the eity council last nigh the committee on water works made its r port, and a resolution was adopted by the council favoring the granting of a franchise to some company to put in a systemn of watep works. It was further decided that the coune cil and the people favor the direct pressure or Holly system of works, and the clerk was directed to invite representatives of all direck pressure water works companies, to mees with the council at the earliest possible date to discuss details and formulate provositions before bids are asked fo) - Sl Law and Order Vights, Srovx Crry, la., May 25.—[Speclal Tele- gram to the Bex.]--The entire day has been occupied in intraducing the records of the county clerk as evidence, ana sparring be- tween the attorneys in the barretry case wzainst G. H, Cuminings, president of the Law and Order league. The Franz Brewing company is making a hara tight, but has poor ease and will undoubtedly not be able L. bring about a conviction. A talk with the attorney for the league to-day divulged the fact that the public may expect, within a day or two, another windfall and that winle the is going on in the court another raid on *holes in the wall’” will be made. cision of the supreme court is anxiously ex- sected and will probably be made within s L‘w days, which will be the basis of the new move, Attompted Suicide. Des Moixgs, Ia., May 25.—[Special Tele- gram to the I David Ryerson, a wells to-do farmer living in Guthrie county about four miles northeast of Panora, made an attemnt to take his own life by shootinj himself this evenine. Physicians were sums moned and the wound is expected to Jrove fatal, 1l health and general despondency are assigned as the canse of the deed, A Miner Killed. Orrumwa, Ia, May 25.—[Speclal Tele- gram to the Bre.|—Albert Sullivan, a coal miner, was killed by a Milwaukee train i the suburps of this city at 11 o'clock lna night, His head, arm and leg wemculnl.«‘