Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 30, 1887, Page 1

SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. MONDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1887, 340 'NUMBER WSKIP” WILLARD'S SHOOTING | Additional News Concerning the Loup City Editorial Tragedy. A UFUED OF LONG STrANDING, A Scurrilous Poem Causes the nal Bloody Culmination—Richard- son the Murderer, Arrested and Jailed, The Loup City Tragedy. Lovr City, May 20— [Special Tele gram to the Bek, |—The excitement over the Killing of 0. B. Willard, editor of the Sher- man County Times, by B, T. Richardson, editor of the Northwestern, has somewhat subsided. [mmediately after the shootir yesterday afternoon Riehardson was arrested and run into the hills north of town in ordet to keep him out of reach of an infuriated crowd of the dead man’s friends, who would have lynched him or attempted to do so. Eary this morning Sherift Peddler brought him into town, and atter securing some assis- tance, started with him to some adjoining county having a secure jail. ‘T'he bad blood between the two men was caused by personalities appearing in cach of the two papers. Both men finally became very abusive. On Thursday Willard pub- lished an article entitled *About Hyenas,”in which he called Richardson a hyena, closely allied to o dog, and aiso called him A nocturns prowling thief. Also charged him with erime, and asserted that he could prove it. N ~T'he article here alluded to was published in the Sunday Brr. | On Friday Richardson retaliated by thre: ening to publish a certain “poem,” and Wii- lard met him and tola him it he published it he would kill him. Richardson carried out his threat of publication. The “poem” re- flected upon the character of Mr. Willardand his wite, Tmmediately after the publication Richard- son went prepared to meet the consequences. ‘They met at the barber shop, and s given your reporter by an eye witness, Richardson, on vacating the chair, saw Willard standing near the door. Willard thercon struck at Richardson with a piece of metal, atterwards clinehing him, when Richardson drew his revolver and fired two shots which took effect near the heart. Willard turned, took two or three steps and fell, expiring instantly At this writiog the excitement has almost subsided and people are looking upon it as the saddest affair in the history of the village. Richardson is a young man, always con- sidered quiet and inoffensive. Willard had a state AcquAINTANCE a8 & NEWSPAPEr man and always has been identified as a staunch supporter of s party in the county. ‘The following article and the poem, re- ferred to in the above dispateh, appeared in Richardson's paper, the Northwestern, on Fridny evening, in retaliation for the “hyena” editol in Willad's paper of Thursda; Yesterday noon as we were passing the corner near the bharber ~hu‘v. the “bale of hay" trom the ‘Times oflice blew up and re- marked that if we published a certain poem in our supplement this week it would kill us, We had a very interesting conversati it, during which it repeated the thre times. Being of a retiring disposition gracefully retired in great fear and trem as we saw it wafted away with biood n its eye, and as we are not used to being bull- dozed, we publish said poem in full in this week’s supplement. I it had requested that Wwo suppress it as a favor, and would quit its lying publications about our friends we would have done differently and we told it £0, but when it comes at us in search of gore, and promises us in plain F 8h to help us climb the golden stair, several steps atatime, it is too much for even our angelic disposi- il and though we would prefer not to pub- lish the poem on some accounts, we have de- clded to prepare to climb, so all parties owing us on ount will please call and scttle at one I'he poem is on the firsst page of our supplement. THE POEM. ‘The poem was headed, 0. Consi Thou Art a Jewe),” and is as follows: ON ! for poetic talent, A ¢ift for making rhymes, Such as graced the emuty columns Of the Sherman County Times. eney, We read and smiled and wondered How with such languaze terse ' One mind could trame such glowing thouzhts, And form them into verse. His “Random hits’ he (she) elings abroad, In that inspired rhyme, Nor seems to know that thing is dead Called **Sherman County Times.” In matter long and short and square. He tried to make it known ‘That others have such grievious faults, Forgetful of his own. Does the Times, dear Times! remember Of a scene Just four years now, Very secretly enacted, But the people all know how? A young man got in trouble With a——well, he hung his lip — ® And pondered, would T better “wed” Or a second time to “skip.” But that young man was brought to time, And made to “wed" you bet; And though four years have pas I'he people don't forg Now Times, dear Times! when you your Spite and venom try to throy Don’t use mud balls lest they And coming back, hit you. —Guess Who It Is, ‘The above beautiful poem was presented to the Northwestern in the fall of 1555, but was not published at that time, We now give it a place in our supplement, ebound Richardson in Jail at Ord. Orp, Neb., May [Speeial ‘Lelegram to the BEE. |- Editor Richardson, who shot Wil- lard at |,uu‘| City yesterday, was hrought here by Sheriff Pedlar, of Loup City, ana placed " In the county jail at $ p. w. for safe eeping, Willard's Br KEARNEY, Neb, May 20.--| al Tole- eram to the Breg.|--The brother of “Skip' Willard, who lives here, left to-day for Loup City in ‘response to a telegram announcin the murder. The dispatel gave uo partie ulars. Burglary at Columbus, KEARNEY, Neb, May 20.—[Special Tele gram to the BEE.|—The store of Krouse Bros. was entered by burglars last night, the thieves effecting an entrance by taking out a light of glass on a back window. The money drawer was wrenched from its fastening and taken to the railroad track and plundered of its contents, also a revolver and otber arti- cles of sinall value, A telegram announcing the death of Henry Woods was received trom the insane asyluii this morning, He was taken to Liucoin on the 14th of April. His body will be brought home and the funeral will iake place on ‘Tuesday, under the auspices of the Odd Fellows. orge Smith, a licutenant ot Salvation Army, is here aking arraugewents for a post and rented a hall tor one vear, and last evening fired his urst volley at Cotumbus sinners, e Knights of the Throttle. Corusuus, May 20.-The luteruational Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers held, & ubion meeting here to-day. ‘I'here were LS00 engineers present, and 6,500 visitors, Governor Foraker and others delivered ad- Aresses of welcome, THE WEEK IN WALL STREET. An Unsatisfactory Six Days For Gene eral Share Speculation, Nrw Yonk,May 20.—Special Telegram to the Ber.|="The week in Wall street, taken as a whole, was an unsatisfactory one so far as general share speculation i8 concerned the movements having been fittul and ir- ar and most ot the time devoid of any paaticular significance. ‘Ihe rate war among the Northwestern roads was waged with in ereased bitterness in the e er days, and on this Chicago sold angers frecly, an operas tion in which the room traders joined with rity, and extended their g to pretty much all the leading shares. The report of an isolated case of yellow fever at Key West was made the most of to assist the downward movement, and one or two shortlived flurries 1 money were taken advantage of to revive the agitation about stringency in the tuture, The result of all this was a de- cline in a number of usually wctive stocks of 1 to 2% points, with Missowi Pacitic and New England in the lead. Sut ently prices rallied and rencte with great frequency, but asarule finctua tions were contined within narrow limits, and near the close, when thiere was a gence disposition to sell over lolidays, the mark was in the hands of traders, most of the leaders of the street having practically re- tired from specnlation for the time beinz. cading and New England were prominent features at intervals’ on both sides of ac count, and as these stocks declined or ad- vanced they exercised more or less influence on the rest of the list. It was reserved for the specialties to furnish the only sensations of the week, And of these St Paul & Du Tuth common Tose 20 points by rapid stages, the npward movement being accelerated by varions projeets to get the stock on a divi dend-payinz basis, The St. Louis & San Francisco. Oregon Improvement and Alton & Terre Haute cane next in prominence, scoring advances anywhere from 54 to 5, noints. Fort Worth dropped 5'4 and some ot the coal and iron stocks 5, to 4l points. Most of the dividend pavers which led the e advanee, and which for a time formed such a sustaining element, lost their vim and activity and deelined somewhat. Operators were creatly confused by the irrecular course of speeulation, ineludinz ervatic movements in special stoeks, and this tended o diminish outside interests in the market, a tact which was plainly indicated in-the reduced volume of transactionz There was a moderate volune of business in railroad bonds, and the tone of the market nerally speaking, was firm, The foreien exchange ruled firm dur: ini the tirst halt of the week, under inereased offerin and a very light inquiry. = ‘The monetary situation showed comparatively very little change. THE CLUEARANCE RECORD, Monctary nsactions of the Coun- try During the Past Week: Bostox, May 20— Special T B —The following table compiled from dispatetios tothie Post from managers leading clearing houses of the United States shows gross exehanges for week ending May 25, to- wethier with rates per cent, of inerease or de- crease, as comured with eross exchanges for corresponding week in 158 CITIES, CLEARINGS. Decrease New York 607,544,524 Boste ¢ | | 4 31| Baltimore. Cincinnati. Pittsbu Kansas ( New Orl Louisville Milwankee. Providence St. Paul Minneapolis. . Omaha Detroit Cleveland s Columbus *Duluth . Hartford Memphis w Haven. Iveston . Wichita Springfield. . Worcester, Lowell... Nortolk Tacus ¥ Grand Rapids. Total. . 3 Outside ork | .y *Nttincluded in totals, - Murdered Her llegitimate So Sveavone, 111, pecial ‘Tele- gram to the By sterday afrernoon the sheriff placed Christina Gustafsen, a single, Swedish girl about twenty-seven vaars old, under arrest for murdering ber illezitimate child, a bright little boy over two years old. Christina came to this country from Sweden two years ago, leaving behind her in Sweden an illegitimate son about four months old. ‘Che brother and sister who had this child in charge, tired of its care, Christina failing to contribute to its support, so they came lere with the child, which was left the tirst of this week with its mother at the residence where the girl was serving as a domestic. Christina — protested ~ agzamnst taking the child, and tried to Induce her sister to continue its eare, but this she could not di Frid the brother again visited Christina to see the ehild, when it was found it had disappeared. ‘The many contradictory stories she told led tw her belng taken in char. o the ofticer she asserted that the child had died Tuesday night and she had thrown the body into the creek. She went with them aspot on the banks of the stream where she allezed she stood and threw the body in. ‘T'he stream was examined and her story proven false, ‘This morning an examination was wade at the house w she worked, when the body was found ereted ina closet off the woodstied, The condition of the body indicates death by strangulation, vet all the elothinz was as wet if the body had really been in the creek. e The Conrtney's Compromise, A\ NGTON, Del,, May 20.—|Special Telogram to the Be The Awmerican family of Henry C. Courtney, inventor of the “Parlor Mateh,” has compromised with Mrs. Martha Courtney, who was desertbd by Courtney thicty-tive years ago. She was suing for a dower from his estate, $1,500,000, but the termis of the compromise are not known, She was the dauzhiter of a London mateh maker, who, it is said, taught Court- ney the peculiar process that has made wil- lions for the Diamond Mateh company. When he eame to this country e could not bring his wife with him, bot promised to send for her soon, He wrote to Ler regu larly for a year or two and tien all corrs spondence ceased, Courtney 1a’sed a large famtly in this city, to whom b begueathad his eutire estate, mot mentioning his st wife aud her four children in Logland. - Steamship Arvivals. NeEw York, May 20.-- Special Telegram to the Bev.]—Arrived—The Republic from Liverpool, the € » from Havre, the Panama trom Havana, the Thingvalla from Stetten and Copenhagen, PLyyot May 20.—Arrved—The Wie- land, from New York for Hamburg, (f| EENSTOW May 20.—Arriv Le LPalmyra, trom New York for Liverpool, Loxnoy, *May 20— Arrived—"The Servia, from New York tor Liverpool, atrived at Quueustown tu-day, THE 10WA CONVICT SYSTEM, What to Do With Them Puzeling the Peo ple of the Hawkeye State. OAKLAND'S DREADFUL CALAMITY Further Particulars of the Disastrons Lire Which Visited That Thrive ing Tow News From All Over lowa. Towa's Imprisoned Citizens. Des MoiNes, la., May 20.—[Special i to the Brp|=The question of con- vict labor is one in whieh the people ot Towa are bezinning to take considerable interest The various labor organizations are disposed to make that issue in future politics, and many other people are inclined to agree with them in asking that it be abolished. The last legislature took suflicient interest in the matter to request the commissioner of labor statisties to make personal investigation of the working of the <ystem in other states, witha view to such recommendations as should seem best to him, when he prepared lis annual report. Commissioner Hutchins isnow in the east on a mission of that kind. “There 1s @ very strong sentiment 1n the state that nonest labor ought not to be forced into competition with conviet labor, while on the other hand, there is some feeling that the state ought to get some re- tarn from the conviets whom it s supporting at public expense. ‘Uhere are several large contracts carried on atthe state penitentiary at Fort Madison, but the falling off in attendance upon this reformatory and educational institution has reduced the number of workmen so that there are not enouzh to complete them. Some of the contractors have petitioned Gov- ernor Larrabee to transfer enouzh prisoners from the Anamosa penitentiary to enable them to complete their contracts and meet the demands they have for work. Foras a matter of fact, the number of convicts in the penitentiaries of the state is something like lifty less than it was a year ago. This raises anew phase 1o the conviet labor question, and it is said that the Governor is notat all favorably disposed to do anything to com- mit the state further to the system. 1t is not improbable that the next legislature will take decided action on the subject, A QUIETUS PUT UPON A CONSTABLE. The action of the federal court last week in what are known as the Pierce cases, will have a tendeney to make that individual temper his zeal in the enforcement of prohi- bition with some wholesome discretion. Arvined with the authority of a constabl trom one of the adjeining townships, he has been very active in proseeuting violations of the liquor law, and has wade himself a_ holy terror to the saloons, But there is a well de- fined impression abroad in the land that Constable Pierce has been inspired more by love of the fees than by love of the cause in the work he has done.” He is adaredevil sort of a fellow, and with a self-cocking revolver within reach ail the time, has gone ahead rough-shod, and few people cared to stand in his way. Some time ago he seized a car-load of beer on the wround that the persons to whom it was consigned had no permit to re- ceive it. When an attempt was made to take it from him by order of the United States court, he refused to give it up and guarded it with his revolver. Now he been brought before the court for contempt, and old Judge Love, who has the old federal love for the majesty of the court, has dropped down upon him with tremendous force. e says that a constable acting without At ot law or judicial process has no more right to interfere with the services of a United States marshal than has any other citizen, and he proposes to make “constables more careful hereafter and less reckless in their zeal for enforeing prohibition. Pierce also penetrated the postoflice on one oceasion and interrupted the employes on the plea that he was searching for liquor or for a man who had violated the law, and the fede court has found him gui strueting the mail and has taught him that he must respect the law, even while tryine to enfores it. It is thought that this_diseipline willhave ‘a good effect upon Pierce and malke him more disereet*In the future. e has public sympathy in all legitimate meth- ods of enforcing the law, but he has neither Sympathy or support in some of the rash and ind ¢t and unjustiiiable attempts he has made. THE SUCCESBOR TO JUDGE ROGERS, The question ol a successor to the late Judge I!nm'ri, of the district court of Dav potl, is aitracting a good deal of attention in that'locality. ‘There are some considerations that make the sclection of more than ordi- y interest. ‘The district is along the Mississippi, in the democratic and antl-pro- hibition strongholds, By combining with the labor vote Judge Rogers, a republican, was elected last fall, so it s conceded that a republiean will be appointed by the governor. But the temperance people are very anxious that the man chosen shall be one who will actively enforce the prohibitory law far as Jies in his power. ‘The anti-prohibition- ists are hoping for a man who will not ta any special interest in that matter; so both sides have sent their preferences to the governor, The temperance alliance is said to favor J. Scott Richmond, of Muscatine, and the governor has been informed of this preference, — Other candidates named are Hon, C, M. Waterman and Ion. George Huwbell, of Davenport, ton, L. A. Ellis and ex-Judge C, W. Chase, of Clinton, and John Hilsinger and W. 0. Gregory, of Jackson county. Itisthought that the governor will make the appointment some time this w BEARING GOO . ‘The actior: of the railroad commissioners in the Glenwood ease fixing the maximum rates tor hauling coal is fiu-ng good frui on other roads than the t fall t state normal school at Cedar Falls took 700 tons of coal over the Burlington, Cedar Rap- ids & Northern road and paid a rate of §1.50 per ton for hauling it 165 miles, Now with- aut waiting for action by the commissioners, the rarlroad has tixed its rate for the same service at $1.40 per ton, thus making a saving 0 the state of 30 cents per ton on this haui of 165 miles. 1f other roads ot the state fol- low the same course in reducing rates accord- ing to the principles laid down in the Glen- wood case, the state well as individual shippers, is going to be much richer for the chang CELELRATING TORIAT, ANNIVERSARIES. ‘I'he veteran editors of the state are en- caged in celebrating anniversaries, jarking signitieant epochs in their work upon the lowa press. Several have lately completed twenty-one years of continuous serviee upon the papers with which they are now con- nected, and are rejoicing at having obtained their majority, Editor Junkin, of the Fair- field Ledzer, is one of the ranking veterans of the corps. He has just completed thirty- four vears of service upon the Ledeer, and he discusses this long period ot work with much tenderness and feehng interest. There are but two Other NeWspaper men in the state who hiave a record that equals his in length, ‘I'he are Johin Mahin, of the Muscatine Jour- nal, and the elder Booth of the Anamosa Eureka. Ot late years there has been a wani- fest tendency toward stability and perma- neney in the Towa press, and there are fewer nees relatively than there were in the rlier days of the state. As the state be- comes more stable so do its papers, and the lowa editors will soon compare in years of service with those of any state 4 SUPREME COUKT BUSIN Since all of the sessions of the i’null were located at the ¢ rings a very heavy docket. But with the advantages of locagion, and access to the fine law library in ghe state Louse, the judges are able to dispatch business with greater facility than ever betore. ‘Ihe June term of the court opens here next week, with 507 cases on the docket, assigned as follows: Ten cases from the First district and twenty- seven cases from the Second distriet, for the two days, June 7 and X: twenty-five cases from the Third district, twenty-seven cases from the Fourth district and eleven cases from the Fifth district, for the turee days, Juue 9, 10 and 11; thirty-nve cases from the 8. supremne pital, each term v of ob-* Sixth district, seven cases from the Seventh district and four eases from the Eighth dis- trict, for the three days, June 13, 14 and 15; twenty-two cases from the Tenth district, nineteen cases from the Eleventh district and fifteen cases from the ‘Twelfth district, for the three days, June 16, 17 and 15; nine cases from the ‘Thirteentn distriet, fourteen cases from the Fourteenth district and twen- ty-five cases from the Fifteenth district, for the three days, June 21, 22 and 23: fifteen cases from the Sixteenth district, eight cases from the Seventeentb district and fiteen cases from the Eighteenth district, for the two days, June 24 and i twenty-seven cases from the Ninth distriet, for the two days, June 27 and 25, —_— Oakland's Big Fire. OAKLAND, la., May 20.—Special Tele- gram to the B —Oakland is in ashes, Twenty-six business buildings and three storage sheds were swept away. More than half the business portion of the town is in ruins. On Saturday. about 1.30 p. m., tire broke out in the hardware amd furniture store of Huff & Perry, on the eastside of Main street, and spread rapidly in both di- rections. The alarim was given as soon as the tire broke out. but by the time the firemen reached the scene it was plainly seen that nothing could save that strect, so all that attempted was to save as much as poss ble of the contents. A gentle breeze was blowing from the south, and the fire spread so rapidly towards the north that comparatively nothing could be saved from the building in which it originated, or those anywhere near it. On the north from the building to the south of the fire more was saved, as the flames spread more slowly in that direction. The whole east side of Main street was laid in ashes except the bank buildiug, which is of brick and stands on the south end of the row, and a small dwell- ing and printing office on the north end of the Tow. For a time it was hoped that the fire could be kept from crossing the street, but such hopes were futile, for soon the fire’ was communicated to the implement store of Hartwell and it and four others were ‘The postoffice and Len- drug store were saved by almost superhuman efforts, they havinz been on tire several times and the heat being so intense as to break all the glass in the win- dows, but the men stuck to their work and pt the building so saturated that the lames could not communieate with it. Another brave fizht was made on the residence of Mr, Rudolph, as it was quite apparent that if it was allowed to burn, that all the buildings on Oakland avenue were doomed. Here the men fought tire until exhausted, when their \vaccs were filled with fresh men, Mayor \z Davis telecrapiied for assistance to Avacaand in just thirty-five minutes after sending the dispateh the™ train pulled into Oakland with the Avoea fire bovs and their cengine, Having no water facilities the boys had to take their engine to the river and lay their hose through the brush for a long di tance to reach the fire. But when they be- gan to play upon the buildings a sense of re- lief came to the people, who were by this time nearly exhausted. The list of burned buildings and their owners are as follows: 1. A. Goff, flour exchange; George Stoken, art gallery: Margaret Moores, two buildings, occupied by H. Vieth as un imple- ment store: John Williams, livery barn: J. F. Ellis, vacant building; Mrs. Moses, milli- nery store: Miss Kllis, millinery store; J. M. Estes, store building; Mr. Bales, store build- ing: Norton & Bryants, two ldings, oc- cupied as a hardware turniture store. . Converse, law office; Balkams & Toothakers, drug store; City Hotel; Huff & P hard- ware and furniture store; mert, barber shop; Dr. Bender, office} Dr. Gibson. office; C. 8. Royee, drug store: Gus lots, barber shop; Hart- well, implement store; Hazebook & Co., harnsss shop: Graham & Farnsworth, market: “Tobey’s blacksmith shop: J. L. Fetter's law oftice. and Chase and lHeston’s carpenter shop. The tire is supposed to have originated from a bottle of spirits of turpentine which was lett on the window-sill, and is supposed to have exploded from the heat. The esti- mated loss is about $55,000; insurance $10,000. Ancxiety Felt For Cro) Drs MoiNes, Ia.,, May 20.—[Special Tele- gram to the Berp.)—Advices from Cgntral and Northern Towa report much anxiety for the crops on account of drouth. There have been several showers, but no heavy rains, either last fall or this spring. The surtace soil is moist, but the subsoil is generally very dry and fears are entertained that there is not suflicient moisture to carry the crops through the summer if it should "be as dry as last vear. ‘The extensive use of tiling in draining many sloughs and small ponds, and thus preventing evaporation and consequent rains is suggested by careful observers as the reason for the inereasing dryness of the last tew years. In some localities the tiling will be taken up to see if the crops would not tare better without it, allowing the soil to retain the moisture for the dry months. The hay crop in Northern Iowa will be very short, Drowned in the Des Moines River. Des MoiNks, Ia., May 29.—|Special Tele- gran to the BEg.|—Morse Heberling, a lad twelve years old, fell over the dam into the Des Moines river at this place this forenoon and was drowned. He was playing on a log, which had been wedged against the dam, and lost his balance. A THEATRICAL FAILURE. Wallack's Famous Dramauc Com- pany a ‘Lhing of the Past. w York, May 20.—|Special Telegram to the Bekg.|=The tamous Wallack Dramatic company went out of existence last night, and not in Wallack’s theater, but directly across Broadway, at Daly’s theater, where it had playeda a tarewell season of two weeks, Auglomania was the disease of whicen it died. While new and vigorous American things were done at other theaters, and musical ieces, too, got fashionable favor, Wallack would not deviate from his policy of employ- ing only London actors, and rarely produc- ing other than London plays. As these per- formers steadily dropped in merit, and the pieces were often of the rudest of melo- dramas, the once exclusive custom of the house was driven away. For five years Theo- dore Moss, whose name figures in the biils only as treasurer, a position which he origin- ally held, has been sole proprietor. He left the stage control to Wallack, however, and gave him half of the profits for his services and prestige. This affordea Wallack a rapidly decreasinz ingome, and last season is said to hav footed up a loss. When this beeame known )»rl\‘:\lel{ to Palwe:, of Madison Square, and Daly, they offered to get up a _benefit entertain- ment that wolhd yield £10,000 to Wallack, They got promises from the most eminent actors to appear, but Wallack's pride for- bade him to aceept, though he is understood to be worse off than lwumlq:s financially. He has lived luxuriously, maintaining a city residence, two country” places and a yacht, He has this week sald his town house and one of his rural properties. "Theodore Moss is worth 1,000,000, fl'.. estimated, as he has been immensely successful in real estato and Wall street ventures, made with his theatri- cal profits. He iy a father-in-law and part- ner of Flynn, the noted ex-city contractor, who worked with Commissioner Rollis Squire, and he is related to Wallack through the marriage of Wallack’s son toone of his daughte He owns the old and new Wal- lack theatres, and has leased them for twenty years to Abbey & Nehoeflel, - A Railroad Deal Declared Off. EvaNsviLLe, Ind, May —President Mackey, of the Evansville & ‘Terre Haute, Evansville & Indianapolis and Peoria, De- catur & Evansville railway, has returned from New York, where he has been necotiat- ing with Porter’s syndicate for the sale of the two former roais. The deal is declared o{f(uthe parties could not agree on the price. — e Southern Presbyterians Adjonrn, St. Louis, May 20, ~The Southern Freshy- terians closed up their business last night and adjourned to meet in Daltimgre next year, A.CREAT LACK OF HARMONY. Dissatisfaction Breaking Out Among Par- ticipants in the National Drill, A KICK ON THE COLORED TROOPS The Southern Companics Refuse to Obey Orders From Northern Superior Oficers—Other Na- tional Capital News, Race Kesentment. WasniNGroy, May gram to the Brr. |—There are queer things about the national drill which will draw to a close to-morrow evening. 1In the tirst place there is a decided lack of har- mony between the morthern and southern men in camp. ‘The companies from the north have made no protest whatever be- cause the committee in charge of the ar- rangements has allowed colored troops to participate in the competitions and the pa- rades. The southern companies, on the other hand, have been growling about this ever since they came here. First the Vicks- burg Southrons and the Memphis Zouaves withdrew from the parade on Wednesday be- cause a colored company was in the ranks. ‘T'o-day these same companies were drilling on the drill grounds after the sermon of the Rev. Mr. Talmage and Just before the hour for the dress parade, when the Washington light intantry and the National ritles entered hlc grounds. They were fol- lowed by a colored infantry company. Just as soon _as the men from the south saw the colored men they marched from the tield and did not return during the parade. - The offl- cers in charge ot the parade were disgusted with this new exhibition of alleged prideand the remarks which they passed upon the ac- tions of the fools was anything but compli- mentary, Even in the camp the southern men show the me spirit. ‘Chose officers whose companies are assigned to battallions commanded by northern officers express their resentment by refusing to obey the orders issued to them. The Memphis Zouav are in a battallion commanded by Captain Ford, of the Chicago Zouaves, yet up to date the Captain of the Meraphis” men has not obeyed a single order issued to him by Cap- Tele tain Ford, and when that oflicer wants to make a detail for any purpose he i m- pelled to eall upon men from the Chicago or the Keck Zouaves. Other battallion officers who happen to come trom the north experi- ence the same difficulty in seeuring any aid whatever from the southern men, with a very few exceptions. Another very queer thing about this drill was the exercises to- ay. On an immense cloth sign dis- in_the erounds is the Sunday, grand military ~ semon by the Rey. T. DeWitt Talmaze at 3 p. m., followed by a'sacred concert by the Marine band. Dress parade at 5 p. m."” rst the committee advertised that all this would be free and _the udvertisement was never chanzed. Tn consequence, fully 10,000 peo- ple were present, but each and every one of them was ermpelled to pay 25 cents - for ad- mission to the grounds and 25 cents more for a seat. The military portion of the sermon was a fizzle. Each soldier not A commissioned oflicer was compelled to pay | quarter for admission. and naturally there were very few soldiers present. ‘The affair of the sermon was a big financial card for the drill, 1t probably netted not less than $5,000, and in that respect was as tortunate for the committee as a session of a circus would have been. 'There was atout as much religion in It too. neral Car- nahan, who conducted the varade, says that the southern companies who left the drill grounds were not ordered to parad to-day, and that they came on under a understanding. When they discovered their mistake they withdrew, On the other hand Captain Searle, of the Southrens, savs that they left becanse of the presence of the col- ored wen. He sayvs, too, that the Lomax rifles, the Belknap ritles, the San Antonio rifles and the Louisiana rifles also withdrew. This may be true, but no _one noticed the withdrawal of the other four companie The President Joying Hi Proseecr Housg, May 20.—The president .n Saturday had a day of most dismal weather. He made his first fishing excursion, but his usual good luck did not attend him He came over from his cabin soon after i o'clock in the morning with Mrs, Cleveland. Colonel and Mrs. Lamont joinedilthe presi- dent and wife at breakfast at Saranac inn At1l o'clock the guide .im out the pres dents new forty-five pound pine boat and with tne president went off down the lake. Colonel Lamont followed. Both boats re- turned three hours later, ‘The president and secretary found the wind unfavorable and did not " try very hard to catch anything. Another trip on the lake was made in the afternoon with no better results. The a brilliant sunset, with prospeets of weather to-day, and the fine w according to promise. 'The president’s party took breakfast at 10 o'clock. The president strolled about the hotel, chatted with the guests and rested .;uml{ At his cottage until 3 o'clock, when heand his party joined the other guests in the general dining room. ‘There were no excursions or fishing expedi- tions to-day. 'I'he ladies went to the little chapel not far from the hotel and in the absence of a clergyman held a little singin service for an hotr. The presideut expects to have good sport to-morrow, Ben: Perley Poore’s Remains. WASHINGTON, May 20.—The relatives and friends of the late Ben: Perley Poore left this clity with theremains this afternoon for Bos- ton. There were no funeral services here, ‘I'ne body was escorted to the depot by a dep- utation of the Loyal Legion, Masons of the thirty-third de ree, and a large number of correspondents. General Mussey, recorder of the Loyal Legion, received a telegram of sympathy and condolence from Omaha—from Senator Manderson, of the district com- fine ther came mandery. - Mexico Shaken Up, Crry or MEXICO, (via Galveston), May 20, t ten minutes of 3 this morning was felt a violent shaking of the earth, which lasted tive seconds. ‘I'he next that came as pre- faced by a low roar and accompanied by a stiff breeze and a violent oscillation of ‘the earth from east to west, which woke nearly everyona, lastivg thirty-nine seconds. Hous wayed like ships at sea, and persons arising from beds were in many cases thrown to the floor, Bells were rung in hotels and everywhere doors were forced open. Then came another osciliation of much violence. from north to south, During this shock crockery was thrown down and pietur molisheéd in several houses. No fatalities are yet reported. e emorial Services at Schuyler, ScHUYLER, Neb.,, May 20.—|Special Tele- gram to the BEE.|—Memorial services were held nere to-day at the opera house under tie auspices of the Graud Army of the Republic, At the beginning of the services Mrs, C. C. Cannon, on behalf of the ladies of Schuyler, presented the post with an elezant silk Hag, on the blue field of which, in addition to the stars, was worked in gold the number of the post, 34, The presentation speech was re- amudl'll toina few u|?»rnpnum words by ommander Russell, of the state depart- ment. Atter this tollowed an able and well prepared sermon by Rev. Sexton, of Seward, e Fatal Lodging Hous (rr's CoRNERS, N, Y., May 2 and lodging house at shaft No. the new Croton aquednet, burned early this morning, Two men were burned to death and two fatally injured. MILWAUKEE, May 20.—The larzest to- bacco warehouse in the state was partly de- stroved by fire at Stoughton to-day, {.ose: £100,000, “I'he loss falls the heaviesf on Mil- ler ‘& Putnam and Atkinson Bros., of Stoughton, - . 0'Brien in Boston, Bostox, May 20.—Editor O'Brien arrived from Montreal this morning. lle spoke at Bostou theater in the evening, CARDINAL GIBBONS, Catholic Prelate Very Pleased With His Trip. QUErNsTOwN. May 20.—[New York Her- ald Cable~Special to the Ber.|=Cardinal Gibbons and Father O'Donoliue, his seere- tary, embarked to-day on the Umbria on their return to Baltimore, ‘The cardinal retired at an early hour last night, being fatigued after the loni journey of seven hours from Now Koss, consequently he conld not participate in the demonstration organized in his honor by the workingmen of Queenstown, who were anxions to greet him for lis sympathy and efforts in the cause of the Knights of Labor., The cardinal celebrated mass at 7 o'clock this morning in the private chapel of §the bishop's palace, On boarding the Umbria he was welcomed by the local mana- gerof the Cunard line, Mr. Queen, His eminence was also welcomed by Captain M The Much Mickan, with whom he conversed before procceding to his state room, where the Herald correspondent was introduced to the eardinal. 1 asked him if he would be pleased to give his views on the re- ported relations of the vatican to Germany v and several othier tovies, also desi nated, but he begged to be excused. He said he would like very much to oblice, but while in Europe hie had found it necessary to refuse to be interviewed for an opinion on deli- cate subjects. Althouch he had given the same views to the Herald at Rome, he had Do objection, however, to say to his American friends that he was returning well pleased with the result of his visit and enjoying good health, though somewhat fatigued from trav- eling. He hoped to find the ocean trip agree- able. The local clergy and townspeople paid their regrets to his eminence before the vessel sailed. He expressed thanks for the warmth of the recoption accorded him in Queenstown., Among the other pas- sengers was the comedian, W. J. Florenc who, in the event of Charles Wyndham mak- fng an American tour next autumn, has the refusal of the Criterion theater for himself and an American company. Another Anarchist Conspiracy. LCopyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Viexva, May 29.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brr Much excite- ment has been caused here by a rumor that the police, not usually brilliant at discover- ing plots till too late, had got wind of an- other widespread anarchist conspiracy, in consequence of which they had made numer- ous arrests, On inquiry at headquarters 1 found a great disinclination to give details. 1 ascertained, however, that about a dozen arrests had already taken place at a suburh called Sechshau. A quantity of explosives Lad been seized, which secms to give color to the supposition that the conspirators meant to repeat the late abortive attempt to blow up Vienna with explosives Several letters were seized, two of which had been written by Belgian agitators, savagely inciting the Viennese workingmen to follow the example of their Charleros brethren. The police believe that they now have all the elews to the conspiracy in their hands, and know of every move made by the Viennese anarchists. Eighty detectives are engaged in watching their movements, Fresh movements are expected. Radical Congress, [Copuright 1887 by James Gordon Bennet.] BrussELs, May [New York Herald Cable—Speciul to the Bewk.|—The radical congress mentioned in a telegram yesterday began with 500 delegates present. The pre ident, Paul Janson, a late member of parlia- ment, pointed out the remarkable fact that workingmen were enduring miserv, The strike was not for an increase of salary. but to acquire political ruhts, whieh can not be withheld without exciting fresh anger. Janson at- tacked strongly the cattle bill and said the middle classes mnst unite with the humblest ses to secure popular government. After other speeches the congress passed a motion to favor a revisal of the constitational clauses limiting electoral suffrage. The New French Ministry. Panis, May he following cabinet is announced: M. Rouvier, president of the couneil, minister of tinance and minister of post and_telegraph: M. Flourens, foreign i M. Fallie interior and publie b M. Bousquet, justice; M. Sulle }:lubllvm ruction: M, Fleredia, public work: . Gantremes, commerce; M. Barbe, agricul- ture; General Saunssier, war, No one has been chosen yet for the marine portfolio, The French Ministry Incomplete. 2 May 20.—At midnight to-night it is semi-oflicially stated that the ministry is still m(-uml» General Saussier has declined the oftice of war minister. 1t is thought that General Ferron will accept. Against Universal Suffrage, Brussers, May 29 the progressionist- liberal conference to-day a resolution against universal suffrage was adopted. The con- terence pronounced in favor of granting franchise to Chinese able to read and write. The Thistle Triumphant. LoNpoN. May 20.—The Thistle arrived at Harwick after her fifty-mile race far ahead of all_competitors, The ‘Thistle passed the line at 10:52 Saturday night, the Genesta at 1:54 Sunday morning, the Irex at 1:47 and the others in about the same ratio, Opera Comique Victi 3 lay * A noisome smell S from the ruins of the Opera Comigue, inter- fering with the work of searching for bodies, and indicating that ther: must still be many bodies under the debris. Ninety-one bodies have been recovered from the burned theater, Panis, ‘our Shocks Fel -Four shocks OME, Ma f earthauake were felt to-day at Sesi, one being of ereat violenc Shocks were also experienced at Ancona, SHEET 1RON AND SHEET STEEL, antic Combination Being Formed, May 20.—|Special Telegram to the Ber|—The sheet iron and sheet steel manufacturers of this city heard with inter- set and with pretty general disapproval the announcement that another gigantic sheet iron and sheet steel pool was being formed in Pittsburg. The formation of the pool n ‘Lhursday and it is claimed that at t $50,000,000 is represented in the com- 1ch, it is said. 15 to be composed of all the sheet iron and sheet stedl manu- facturers in the United States. 'The object of the pool is to advance prices, and the ren- son of its formation is that prices have been depreciating rapidly on account of some manufacturers cutting rates, I Was given out at the, meeting, how- ever, that the alarmink increase in - the importation of tinned sheet and sheet iron, necessitated attention, especially as the finportations are the result of systematic un dervaluations of foreien metals practiced by importers and by brokers in the east who sell to western iron firms, A number of manu- facturers in this eity were seen yesterday about the pool and it was pretty cenerally said that the movement was il adyvised ve- cause if prices are raised the murket will be opened to foreljzn manufacturers. This ot course would have a disastrous cflect on home mills, One manutacturer said the pool was formed for an entirely different object than that which was given out, as It would shiortiy appear, — - ‘orty Bodies Recoyered, =-Forty bodies have been recovered from the Weston coal pit. It is the hope that the others in the mine can saveds COFFEE'S ~ CONSTERNATION, Why the Cup Will Cost $120,000,000 Moro This Year, BELLIGERENT BERRY BULLERE: Gambling On wort Syndicates Porm, in the Option the Untruste Reports «Disoased Livrvesss 1 roke Markot, Crops On Top. v Correr Exciasar, New Yone, May 20— [Special to the Brr.)—Colfee 18 higher than it has ever been before tor any considerable period.— The coftee situation, thereiore, I8 interesting, not to say scerions, Gambling initis just now wilder than in any stocks orin any other produce. The price has advanced 100 per cent in a yearg and. if the lowest and Nighest prices are taken, 130 per cent. 11 the present situation continues the coffee drinkers in- the United States will pay $50,00000 more for it than patd in 1585, and 60,000,000 more than aid in 1582 The rise in price is, there- qual to the imposition of about 31 on every man, woman and ehild (whether cof- drinkers or not), in the conntry. And if the movement upward continues, coftee will pass ont of the daily use of the peos pie and become a luxury. The cause of this startling advance in price is three-fold. The cons sumption has inere than the supp! per eapita was 4. year after it was put on the 3 in 1884 it was 059, and it has since ine creased. 'The range of prices has been for fair Rio in 1860, 13 cents: in 18570, 10 to 113g cents: in 1850, 14 to 141, cents; May of last year, 91y cents. Now it is about Another cause is the chance given gambling by the necessary lack trust- worthy erop reports. ‘There is no concerted news gathering in inland Brazil, The third cause is the estimated shortness of the erop in Brazil, which has now just been wathered ueh more rapidly the consumption In 1835, the first free list, it wag and will begin to arrive about July 1st. ‘T'he Brazil crop s estimated at from 2250000 to 4,500,000 baes, The expectation o year aga was of a crop of from 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 bags. A shortage of 1,000,000 bags from Brazil will keep prices where they now are. ‘The crop in Java also s short. In Cevlon the leat disease has redueed the produetion by at least ones half. ‘I'hus the supply of the very best coffe@ is sure to be smaller for this vear than it has been for a generation. Today the highest tizures are paid for Mysore cotle it s considered the best grown. Mysore s aparg of upper British India and the cultivation of the berry is entirely under Eutopean con- trol. ‘Thus far the feal disease, which has spread sueh hayoe in Java and Ceylon, has left British India alones bat how lonz it will 40 80 it is hard to Allattempts tograps ple with this dise vo proved fruitless, nd it it ever puts in an appearance in il the days of coflee drinking will be numbered. There are those who belicye that unless the leaf disease can be grappled with suecesstully 1tis only a question of time when acup of coffee will beas great a luxury as a bottle of champague. Whether or not the price will be maintained at so high a tizure will depend mucli on the future of speculation. The only cofive exs change in_the country 18 that in New York, whichi now has a great boom. The fever ig jigher than ever before in the history of the trade. There is more gambling in it than in any other grocery staple. ‘The present uns certain outlook of the supply has bionght outsiders into the speculation, Syndicates have been often formed to bull the market, but in the majority of eases they have lailed. The syndicate of 1553, after costing the cons sumers of coffee over £5,000,000, Tost more nd brought down several large incipal members of that syn= houses, with soma New York tirms - added. The present syndicate which —is booming prices s composed of New York, French and Brazilian - houses, and 18 by far the strongest ever formed. 'There are, however, other outside houses which are bull§ the situation, and several have made & good round sum alr "'f‘ Messrs, Hard & Rand, who do not speculate in nrtlnll»‘, but are the largest fmporters ot coffes in thig country, have netted anywhere from 500,000 to $10,000. I we consider that a bag of coffee which was worth a year aco say 313, Is to-day worth $25,the greatest advance having e place within the last six weeks the stimate is not unreasonable, it it is not entl too small. Arnold,” the old “Coffee King,” has had his share of the spoils, and so has Selligsberg, who acted for the defunct syndicate in 1553, The Arbuc who are the larges disge tributors ~ of coffee in world, must hay netted at least half a million dol- lars, althouzh they were not bulls on the market. This sum they have made in the ordinary run of trade. "Cotton brokers and even Wall street tinanciers, have come inta the option market, as the activity on the coffee excliange has been for some Gime mor attractive than either cotton or stocks. W ha the actual results of the present \[\ulllnflve er: will be it is hard to say: but if the present conditions continue, in the ehief cofle ave to pay this for the cup th previous year., the consumers rinking countries will ear about £120,000,000 more they have ever paid any - A STRANGE DREAM, ather Who Thinks His Son Was Murdered Instead of Suiciding. Newrorr, | lay (Special Tele« gram to the Bre.|—Henry W. Clarke, of this city, will request the secretary of the nayy to investigate the shooting of Lieutenant Ar- thur Clarke with a view of ascertaining if his death was by suicide, as reported, or by murder, as Clarke believes, Clarke is thors oughly convineed that his son was murdered and relates two dreams as grounds for his be- lief. A few days before his son’s death he nad a presentiment that two deaths were about to oceur in his family, A few days later his wife's mother died and while the, were attending her funeral his son’s death occurred at al L Clarke was disimclined to believe that his son lad committed sui= A cide and determined that he had taken an overdoss ol some opiate to pro- duce slecp beeause of - nervousness incident - to fright caused by @ recent fall, Such was his conjecture until that night lie had another vision, in which he saw a man follow his son till the latter entered & room on the ship, when he saw his son fall dead to the floor. Scon afterward Clarke receiyed rtter from Paymaster PPeterson, eiving the particulars of his son’s death, which coineided with Clarke's vision, in that death was by shootins and occurred in a room on shipboard and differing in the vital point of the person who fired the shots, Clarke believes fully in his dream, sustained as it s by past experience and considers the fact that his son went below so soon after going on to smoke and went, not to his own room but to that of another officer namea Wood, as detailed in one letter received fiom the ship, 15 a suspicious clrevmstanc His theory is that the person who committed the deed and who tires he saw in his dream, but did notknow, told Clarke when he wen on d that Wood wanted to see him in his and this person tollowed him and shot him as he entered the room and eseaped to another part of the ship beiore the alarm had spread. Clarke's belief in murder rathor thau suicide is strengthened by the fact that two shiots were dived, one at thé head and one at the heart, which medical experts i cent Burton murder ease in this ¢ could searcely be done by a per the wounds, " In view of the<e cire Clarke will ask Secrotary Whitney to order an iuvestigation of the” matter. Clarke 18 principal of the Coddington school in thi city - . MeGlynn Deni; e Yous, May 20.—Dr. McGlynn denles the ~tute 10 g0 L0 Rowes ut frow Meriden that he intended