Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 4, 1887, Page 1

THE OMAHA DaAILY BEE SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE 4. 1887, LORD RANDOLPH 0N REFORM Ohurchill Loudly Protests Against the Ex- travagance of the Government, ENGLAND ON THE ROAD TO RUIN. Facts and Figures Set Forth to Sub- stantiate His Claim—A Radical and Sweeping Flan of Reform Proposed, Neform or Ruin. LoNnoy, June 3.—Lord Randolph Chur- chill was enthusiastically received by the Wolverhampton workmen’s clubs to-night. Responding to an address he said: The true ramedy for trade depression is economy in public expenditures. ‘The workers must not allow Ireland to absorb all their attention, but must bring pressure upon the govern- ment to prevent such extravagances as spend- ing £1,000,000 on the army and admiralty buildings, and«£17,000 for decorating West- minster Abbey in honor of the queen’s ju- bile Churchill advised the unionists to make a solid stand and show Gladstone that they are equally determined as himself in the matter of the Irish question. When parlia- ment reassembled a strong measure ought to be adoptea to prevent the crimes biil being amended till it became use- less. Returning tothe question of economy he condemned the expenditures for the army and navy and said under the present system the country was traveli ing speed along the road to utter and irretrievable ruin. 1n event of war England might, after a maddening delay and pouring outmoney like water, put 150,000 men in the field. Doubt- less England had a very powerful fleet on paper, but not a single fortress of strategic ‘mportance throughout the empire properly armed and provisioned, and many entirely unarmed and unprovisioned. Ty depart- ment of the military and naval service was supplied with defective weapons, despite the last expenditures. There was not at howe transportation facilities for 20,000 men. Lord Randolph then related several ancedotes to iillustrate the truth of his statements, depicting the less condition of a part of the flect T bombarding Alexandria and the miserable condition of ordnance ammunitien in the Khartoum expedition. He heard that in 1586 the ordinance committee designed sev. eral forty-three ton guns and asked the Armstrongs to construct lifteen of them, The Armstrongs protested that tiue design was bad, but they were told to mind their own business and make the gun When they were made Captain Noble refused to send” them to sea, saying that they would burst. He was told to mind his own business. Four of the guns were put aboard the Collingwood, and on the second run, firing half a cartridge, one ot them burst. The whole were then condemned at A loss of £20,000. Lord Randolph made numerous other revelations respecting the inefliciency and badness in designs tor the ssels for the fleet. e said: haps stand the sort of system of expend- ng pubiic money against which 1 dash lni‘w‘«'lf:\u‘l utterly refused to be conue with for a_day or an hour.” At the close of his speech, Lord Churchill said hie had a plan whieh, while undoubtedly radical, ving and revolutionary, would place th ¢ in & position to fairly per- fect its military preparations, and save much money. VICAR Wi\lllll N'S CALL. r Wanted By Holy Trin‘ty in New York, [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxboy, June 3.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brr.]—I called this afternoon at the vicarage of the Holy T'rinity ehurch, Lambeth, and ascertained what its incumbent, Rev. E. Walpole Warren, had said or done in reference to his call to the church of thesame name in New York and originally organized for young Dr. Tyng. Vicar Warren said: “[ have received a eablegram from Adon Smith in benalf of Holy Trinity, Now York, telllnz me thatas their ‘present rector was removing to Philadelphin it had been decided that a unanimous call should be sent to me. In reply 1 have cabled that I am inclined to accept and to please mail the full details necessary for a decl In reply to that I received a cable s: that the details had been mailed on the There the matter indelinitely rests. views as a moderate churchman are well known in New York, where [ was in the autumn of 1885 I must say that the Americans 1 met were most hospitable and kind to me. In fact, they could not have treated a bishop better. Their reception of me was most hearty. I should like to live among them. My decision rests, on account of my famlly, prineipally upon salary. lam now getting between £600 and £700 per year gross, with free residence, and living is more expensive in New York.” WILL REGRET HIS DEPARTU: 1 called upon several of his congregation in the neignborhood, and found all expressed deep regret at the prospect of his leaving. The feeling may best be shown by quoting the words of Mr. Hopkin stationer of Westminster bridge road, who is one of the church wardens: Hespoke feelingly in say- ing: “Iawm sure to a majority of the parish- foners it would seem like following Mr. War- ren to the grave. If going to the steawmship to wish him good-bye, that would be aheartrending scene, he is so boloved. As an instance of this feeling, we had our usupl Whitsun Tuesday dinner at the vicarage. It was then he broke anew to us his probably goingto New York. We listened almost breathlessly, and when he finished and the time came for our usual replies, there was not one of us who was not in tears. One after another the vestry and wardens tried to speak, but each sat down without being able to utter a word, AMr, Warren has com- pletely evaugohized this parish. The houses of the poor are cleaner, the people cleaner and more respectable. Where, when he came, we had only an average of about twenty to early communion Sunday morn- ing, we have now close on to one hundred. There is hardly a Sunday passes in the tourist season but some American lady or gentleman comes to service who heard him when he was in New York.” Holy Trinity church, Lambeth, which is the parish opposite the houses of parliament, across the ‘Thames, over Westminster bridge, is a church in a rough and missionary neigh- vorhood. It is nearer the Canterbury ‘Thea- tor of Varieties than the palace of the archbishop of Canterbury, and is not far from Bethlehem asylwa—shortened, in slang, to the name of Budlam, Mr, Warren s eminently a wissionary work er as well as an eloquent preacher. I derived i pressions that e will accent. 1EIR HOMES, ~ Resist the Dunny, June ‘e evietions at Bodyke continue, ‘The tenants are offering all the opposition in their power to the sheritt ana his guard of police and troops, and liud vari- ous means to serlously annoy the oficers, Iu some of the bouses from which the oceu- pants were to be evicted cayenne pepper was burned, the fumes of which uearly chaked the bailiffs, Boiling water was also thrown from windows upon the evieting foree, At two houses where evietions were effected collisions oceurred between the police and peopie, and a number of arrests were made. At Tepant Lydday’'s douse evictiun was accou- plished atter a severs atrugale, atter which the bailiffs smashed the furniture out of pure malice. Mizhael Davitt was present, and_by his cxertions prevented bloodshed. The troops and bailiffs then proceeded to the h of Tenant Hussy, where they were re- celvi with a shower of boiling water, stones, bottles, and a swarin of bees were let loose upon them, The tenants unl{ desisted from pelting the bailiffs when the troops threatened to fire, The bailiffs demolished the wall, entered the house and were repulsed bleeding. Eviction was only effected after a struggle ot two hours and a'half. ‘The male defenders were arrested. A meeting ot the tenants was afterwards held at which Michael Davitt repeated the advice he gave them yes- terday, to resist eviction by every means, and :d the government. —— The Afghan 87, PerEnrssunG, June 3.—The Novoe remya says: Russia never agreed to re- gard Afghanistan as outside her influence. Continuing, the paper says: “‘We can only suppose England cherishes the intention to profit by present disorders in Afghanistan and become mistress of the country. In that case Russia would demand a previous guar- antee. England’s proximity would not em- barrass IRussia’s position in central Asia, and if England retused to give a guarantee, Russia would ta%e measures regarding the Afghan frontier provinces which she deemed expedient, and would not be concerned whether they were agreeable to England or ot not PR The Russian Debt. sRenUnG, June 8.—The Moscow Gazette announces that secret negotiations have been going on between the Russian minister of finance and a syndicate of Euro- ,n-:\n bankers headed by the Rothschilds,and \ave resulted in an agreement for the con- version of the Russian credit foncier mutual fives into securities bearing 41§ per cent. ‘This, says the Gazette,is a prelude to similar conversion of all the Russian debt. Th Rothschilds for ten years have steadily re- fused to enter into any dealings with the Russian government. The Gazette is jubil- ant over the result of the negotiations, ——— The Comique Calamity, Pants, June 3.—The police authorities are keeping from the public the actual number of deaths resulting from the Opera Comique fire. Many bodies, La France says, have been taken from the ruins at varfous times and remoyed to the morzue unknown to the people. La France estimates the number of bodies lost by fire at over 200, Madame Blondel, the fady who was at the theatre when the tire broke out, just died from the effects of nervous frizht experienced in her escape from the burning buildiug. st e lnto, Methodist Opinion of Coercion. LoNDoN, June 8.—A circular has been sent to 1,000 representative members of the Wesleyan church asking their opinion of the government Irish coercion bill. Sixty-nine per cent of those who received the circular condemn the ure. Of the minority & large number condewmn the proposed law, but refuse to sign petitions against it on the ground that they do not approve, as members ot the church, of meddling with politics. Postal Robberies in Spain, Maprin, June 3.—Extensive robberies have taken place in the postoffice at Barcelonaand for some time past detectives who were put at worl traced the crimes to the employes' of the postoftice, The guilty’ ofticials have been suspended and arrested. Investigation into the robberies showed there was much looseness in the methods of conducting the postoflice svstem and the disclosures will compel the govern- went to adopt rigorous pos reforms. —~— Poorly Constructed Dykes. VIiENNA, June 3.—Szegedin is crowded with fugltives from the submerged districts. ‘That town is safe for the present, but great anxiety is felt, as all attempts to repair the dykes ims proved futile. One hundred thou- sand acres of splenaid wheat crops are de- stroved. Great indignation is expressed against the contractors of the dykes, which cost £1,000,000. e —— Italy to Retain Massaowah, Roye, June 3.—In the chamber of deputies to-day the minister of war, in the course of a debate on the pl'nrosr\l to grant 7,002,000 lire for the expense of the troovs in Africa, stated that the government nad determined to re- tain possession of Massaowah. Thechawber approved the grant. e Strikers Charged By Troops. Mons, June 3.—To-day & mob of miners in the Front house at Jemappes, in which the socialist counsel was sitting, refusing to dis- perse, a detachment of troops charged the orowd three times, wounding many. A prom- inent anarchist named Farnan was arrested. —————— Laid the Cosrner-Stone, KiLe, June 3.—Emperor William to-day laid the toundation stone of the Holtenau lock of the North sea canal, with impressive ceremonies, ‘The exorcises closed with cheers for the emperor and the singing of the national anthem. et Frank and William. LoxDoN, June 8.—The Standard’s corres- pondent at Vienna asserts that Emperor Francis Joseph and Emperor William will meet at Gastein this year. e s The Pope King of Palestin. VIENNA, June 8.—The Algemeine Zeitung mentions a project hinted at to make the pope king of Palestine, under a guarantee of protection on the throne by all the Catholic powers. N The Pope tho Priests. LoNDON, June 8.—It Is stated that the pope has ordered the priests in Ireland to advise their tlocks to obey the civil laws, S Sexton’s Condition. DusLIN, June 3.—Sexton is suffering from a feverish cold and exhaustion, and will re- main at howe several days. ——— Another California Earthquake, SAN FraNcisco, June 8.—An earthquake swept over the greater portion of northern Calitornia and western Nevada between 2 and 3 o’clock this morning. One Louse near Ge noa, Nev., after the earthquake, was surrounded b y cracks in the ground from one inch to a foot in width. Another stroke equally as heavy would have destroyed ever: brick house in town, At Sacramento it shoo houses. At Carson City, Nev., victures and plastering fell from the walls. A large amount of plaster fell from the supreme court room in the capitol building, "The hot SPrings are rennm-d dried up. Many points were ailected by the shocks, —_— They Want Reparation. O1TAWA, Ont., June 3.—Additional papers in relation to the seizure of the British Columbia sealing vessels in Behring sea, consisting of the views of the privy conncil of Canaca, based on the report of the minis- ter of marine, was laid before rmrlimuem to-day. ‘Tne papers set forth the injury which had been intlicted on the business and proverty of the o the governor ge! the im) al 2o ter 50 “that & full and speedy be made by the United States,” dodilin ol g The Question of' Reeiprocity. ToroN10, June 3.—~The councll of the To- ronto board of trade have decided to call another meeting of the board to further dis- ss the question of reciprocity with the United States. —_— Steamship Arrivals, New Yonrk, June 3.—[Special Telegram to the Brk. |—Arrived -The City of Chester, trom Liverpool; the Ems, from Bremen, ONDON, June S.—Arrived—The Hel- vetia, from New York. Finkertons Acquitted. JeRsEY Ci1y, June 3,—Three Pinkerton men who were tried in the court of sessions for killing the twelve-year-old boy, James Hogan, last January, ‘were acquitted this worning. A REWARD FOR BRAVERY. A Southern Private Promoted for Bayonet- ing a Northerner, A NATIONAL DRILL EPISODE, A Washington Justice of the Peace Sets at Deflance the President’ Authority — News From the National Capital, An Incident of the Encampment. Wasmi 0N, June 3.—|Special Telegram to the Beg.|—During the encampment last week there was great excitement caused by an attack made by the guards around the Virginia troops’ camp on two members of the battalion of Rhode lsland, troops. At one time it was feared a sectional fizht mizht result and that the camp would be turnea into a scene of bloodshed. The wounded men were taken to the hospital and their wounds dressed and soon after re- covered sufficiently to join their eommands. ‘The excitement died out and the affair was practically forgotten, but it was revived this morning by the publication of the following ~ special from Richmond: “Henry C. Wall, of company F, First Virginia regiment, went to the national en- campment at \Washington s private, but returned as corporal, having been promoted upon the cnmnmf ground. Corporal Wall to-day explained his promotion as follows: While | was on guard duty, some soldiers from a Rhode Island regiment tried to pass the line. 1ordered them back and they in- sulted me, telling me that they would shoot me if I ordered them back again. The result was I stabbed two of them, and they were in the hospital when I left Washington. 1 re- vorted the matter to the chlet officer of the Rhode Island regiment, and he said I did right. ‘The matter was also reported to the proper officer of my company, and 1 subse- quently received my promotion.” He Wont Be Removed. WASHINGTON, June 3,—John M. Oliver, whom President Cleveland removed from the position of justice of the peace forthe Dis- trict of Columbia in April last, still contin- ues to sign his name as justice of the peace, and has refused to surrender his oflice to General John Evans, formerly of Bmuklfn. N. Y., who was appointed to succeed him. Oliver, in letters to tne president and attor- ney general, denies theright of the president toremove him, and claims that such re- moval can be effected only for cause and then by the supreme court of the District of Columbia after due notice. He also re- quests that the order of removal be revoked and the case referred to the court named for trial. The attorney genecral, in his lciply. holds that this method of pointing and re- moving justices was changed by a subse- quent enactment and that the president acted wholly in accordance with the iaw. It 1s probable that the courts will have to settle the matter, The Labor of Months Lost. W ASHINGTON, June 8.—(Special Telegram to the BEk. |—Just as the first of the new ten- inch steel rifled canuon was receiving the finishing touches an unfortunate accident has occurred which will In all probability cause the ruin of the gun and the entire loss of months of skillful labor. The guns, which are being constructed at the naval arsenal, l’onnarlf the Washington navy yard, are ex- cvndln* y delicate pieces of machlner{ in spite of ‘their apparent ponderosity. They are tutned to the thickness of a hair and everything about shem is guazed as accur- ately as the works of a watch. The guns have excited the admiration of mechanics and laymen aliko by the perfection to which they have been brought. Now it appears that while the workmen were engaged upon the last cuts in the rifling process early this week the tool used for boring broke off, and up to date the combined mechanical genius of the mechanics of the arsenal have been unable to repair the damage. It is feared that the gun will be a total loss. It has cost something like $40,000. The workmen to whose carelessness the accident was due has been discharged. Nebraska and Iowa Pensions, WASHINGTON, June 3.—|Special Telegram to the BEE.]— Nebraska pensions were 1ssued to-day as follows: Byed W., father of As- bury W. Burk, Cla dwin L. Smith, Nebraska City, increase; Lewis B. Korn, Indianola. lowa pensions: Francis E. Welkins, for- mer widow of Jackson ¥. Perry, East Des Moines; Mary A. Hall, former widow of Delos Chase, Glenwood; Joshua Jenkins, Knoxville; Edgar Thiern, Delphos; John Swan, Lynnville; William Otto, Davenpor Jackson K. Terry, deceased, East Des Molne: Thomas P. Johnson, Usceo\n; Amos Simwr{, New Albin; George W. Wyckoff, Cincinnati; John Dempsey, Coalton} Scott, River Sioux, Increase: Matthew Johnson, Mount Pleasant: William D. Cockerham, Spring Valley; James A. Lynn, Hedrick; William M. Lynch, Montery; James S. Cole, Independence, reissue; Ezeki L. Wheeler, Sigourney, increase; Sanford L. Batchelor, Marion; John Maloney, Rutland; Ebenezer Codllng, Brest, reissue; Samuel C. Smith, Waukon, increase; Fontleroy B. Florence, Mason City, A Criminal Influx Threatened. WaAsnINGTON, June 3.—The commercial agent at New Caledonia, South Pacitic ocean, has reported to the department of state that the convicts in that colony are being liberated with the understanding that they must not settle in any English or French colony, and as a consequence the ma- jority are going to San Francisco. He says @ proposition is now before the local parifa- ment to vote £1,000 for landing in San Fran- cisco all the worst of these men, as they.will not be received in Tahiti or elsewhere.” The French government, he also says, is offer- ing a subsidy of £120 per month for a steamer to run between Neoume and Tahiti and thence to San Francisco for the purpose of assisting these emigrants to America, Postal Changes. WASHINGTON, June 3,—[Special Telegram to the Beg.|—Mrs. Lydia Brown was to-day appointed postmistress at Gates, Custer county, vice Stillman Gates, removed. The name ot the postoffice at Newark, Webster county, lowa, was to-day changed to Vin- cent. ‘The name of the postoffice at anulloq[ Woodbury county, Iows, has been changed to Barlow Hall, and Levi J, Allen appointed postmaster. A new offico has been established at Voss, Emmet county, lowa, with special service from Swan Lake, five miles north of route 27,436, and Barney R. Knudson appointed postmaster, and special service has n or- dered discontinued atter July 1 to Otto, Web- ster county, Nebrasks, and’ after that date the oftice will be en route 34,414, Commissions have been issued to the fol- lowing Nebraska postmasters: Carrie Patton, Ogalalla; Henry Junssen, Hanover; Eucene 1L Sage, Laird;Joseph N, Willlamson, Neel ; Charlotte T Logan, Rush: Milton B. Mur- phy, Willow Island, Also to the following in "lowa: Sena ley, Malvern; Thos R. Uackett, Coralyille; A. 3. Gustin, Mortimer, A Special Meeting Called. WasniNGToN, May 8.—|Speclal ‘lelegram to the Bre.1—Senator Manderson has called a speclal session ot the senate committee on printing for the 15th of the month for the purpose, nmofig other things, of electing a successor to Major Ben, Perley Poore, clerk of the committee, and to make a proper dis- position of his etfects, Another Annapolis Visitor. WASHINGTON, June 8,~rof. Sumner, of Yale college, has been appoiuted a member of the hoard of visitors to the naval academy, thus completing the membership of the bonrs. Favorable to Nebraska Settlers, WasuiNaroN, June 3.—In the homestead entry cases of Henry Ream, of Neligh, Neb., and Jan Urnanosky, of Valentine, Neb., Acsiog Besighary Judsow bas roversed the . John L. decision of the comm{ssioners of the land of- fice and holds that the settlers made entries and sought to perfect thém in good faith, and that to deprive them would be to do wrong. Civil Service Reform. WAsmNGToN, June 8,—The secretary of the treasury to-day appointed George H. French a chlef of division in the second cumptroller’s ofice. French has been in the office mun{ years and his promotion is in the line of civil service reform, Yellow Jack at Key West. WasHiNGTON, June 8.—~The yellow fever outbreak at Key West s regarded with more apprehension by the hospital service. Such relief has been offered as the bureau 18 au- thorized to render. P — CHICAGO'S BRICKLAYERS, Prospects That They Will Win In the Great Struggle. CuicAGo, June 8.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—Conversation with the union bricklayefs at Greenebaum’s this morning elicited the fact that about a fourth of their men had gone to work, though not for any member or members of the masters’ associa- tion. They have, it i8 sald, come to special arrangements with certain contractors who have agreed to pay wages every alternate Saturday. Another fourth of the men have left the city, having secured employment outside. Material can be obtained, according to the leaders of the union, from many sources, and they claim that in a very brief period they will be able to get along without taking the bosses of the building exchange into aceount at all. The men still idle state that they are able to hold outand that through all the present trouble not more than .80 have been drawn out of the treasury. “Not a man of all those standing in the hall,” remarked one of their number to & re- porter, and to an unusually large crowd, probably 150, that had assembled, “needed to come in and ask for a dollar.” The men insist they will have their walking dele- gate, their stewards, their _eicht hours and their Saturday pay day. They claim that there are not half a dozén non-union brick- lavers in Chicago. Many of those who have gone from the city have found work, they say, in Omaha, Kansas City and Cincinnati, *“If,” say the leaders, “the materlal men will sell their goods to us or to the contractors who will agree to their terms, the strike will soon settle itself and the bosses will stand a good chance of being left out in the cold.” On the otherside, the president of the Mas- ter Masons’ and Builders’ association, Mr. Downey, asserted that over 306 men had re- turned to work, many of them being union men, and that more and more were coming in. “All who have so yielded,” said Mr. Dowerey, ‘‘have conformed and subscribed to the Masonrs’ association as to walking dele gates, ete.”’ The Coke Workers Strike. Pirtssuna, June 8.—The members of the Knuights of Labor executive board, who had been investigating the strike in the coke regions, find that the strike is illegal and recommend that the members of the Knights of Labor return to work, and also sustain the umpire in his award, The leading knizhts at Connellsville, it is said, are averse to returning to work. Another_con- vention has been called for Monday at Ever- son to consider the matter. Favor an Advance. PIT1sBURG, June 3,—The wage committee of the Amalgamated association of iron and steel workers held a meeting to-day. A majority, it Is said, favored asking for a 10 l;:r cent advance in wages. The report will presented before tie annual convention T'uesday. — = Trouble Among the Molders. DEeTROIT, June 3.—The stove molders who returned to work yesterday were only in the Michigan and Detroit factories. The gelpers were Insisted on by the company, but the men objected and no one reported for duty atthe Peninsular works. 1t Is probable there may be trouble in the Detroit and Michigan works on account of helpers.j ———— A LECHER'S LUCK. Chicago Policemea Save a Rapist From Lynching. BCuIcAGO, June 3.—[Special Telegram to the BEE.]—As a police patrol wagon was passing the corner of Thirty-third and State streets the policemen were attracted by cries of “Hang him!” *‘Murder!” “Kill him!” and the like. Driving to the scene they found a large crowd of excited citizens about two men, one of whom was prostrate upon the walk and fast choking to death in the grasp ofthe other. An officer separated the com- batants and heard that the under man was J. W. Chambers, a carpenter, and his assail- ant was M. E. Leech, a resident at 8315 South State strvet. The crowd de- manded the hanging of Chambers and Leech ran about begging for a pistol. A few minutes before Mr. Leech’s little three- Ke:r—old daughter had been snatched from er back yard, where she was at play, by Chambers, and cunve)‘ed to his lodgings in the rear of the premises. Mrs. Leech, who had been appraised of Chambers’ perform- ance, ran to his house ana had set up a vo- ciferous screaming. The neighbors were at- tracted, and together with Mr. Leech had overtaken the fuzitive Chambers and would have accomplished his extermination had not the policemen arrived. large number of witnesses were present in court this morn- ing. Chambers was held to the criminal court by Justice Lyon under $500 bonds. e Murder and Suicide. PHILADELPHIA, June 8.—Robert G. Hall, shotand killed Mrs. Rivers this morning. The couple were living asman and wife un- der the name of Burton. Mrs. Rivers was the wife of James W. Rivers, an actor known in the profession as James Reynolds, A re- markable coincident with the present trag- edy, was the attempt of Rivers to take Mrs. Rivers’ life, April 19, for keeping company with the man Hall, who to-day succeeded in doing what Rivers had attempted two months ago. After shooting Mrs. Rivers, Hall cut her throat and cut his own, and is now lying at the point of death. Hall isa poet and actor, but has not beem very suc- cessful in_efther profession. Jealously is probably the wotive for the crime. CHICAGO, June 8.—The Journal’s special from Braceviile, Il,, says: John Conpelly,a miner of this place thit mornln¥ shot Mrs. John Stoddard througb the heart, killing her instantly, then snot himself. Il was ar- rested and placea in fall. While the marshal was yet in the cell’ with the prisoner he quickly drew a razor and betore the marshal could prevent him eut his own throat. No cause for the tragedy is assizned. Conn elly, however, had been dvinking heavily. e Rallrasa Sale. CINCINNATI, June 8.—Henry S, lves, of the Cincinnatl, Hamilfon & Dayton rallroad, says he paid the first Jastallment of the pur- chase money for the Vandalia road yester- day, and that the Qimcinnati, Hamilton & Dayton road will take possession to-morrow. The Vandalia road is the Pennsylvania com- pany's only outlet from St. Louis and Cin- cinnati. ‘The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day- ton is sald to be controlled by Baltimore & Ohio interests, Serlous complications are likely to arise, A Drunken BosToN, June 3.—John Cunningham of No. 1 Millerville avenue, upon returning home from work to-night, found the door locked and upon bursting ¢ open found his wife lying upon the floor 4ying, while in a back room her two-weeks-old infant was found dead. Mrs. Cunningham had been drinking considerably during :ne past fow dl‘Y" and itis sup&bwd she g'Ebthered the child while in a state of Inte:¥eatlon. while her own h was probabs due to the excessive use of liquor, - Texas Orooks. VESTON, June 8.—A News special from Burnett says Wesly Hall was ar- rested here yesterday charged w'th com- plicity in the McNeil train robbery, AN A 515 ARSI 00 TE 0 A SN Bl AL 130. 50 T 3 40 HELD FOR A FIENDISH CRIME A Dakota Oity Youth Arrested For Out- raging a Three-Year-0ld Girl. STRUCK ON THEIR FOREMAN. Tracklayers Go Out on Account of the Brutality of & Boss—Crim- inals Sentenced — Other State News. Arrested For Rape. DAxora Ciry, Neb., June 3.—[Speclal Telegram to the Bre.|—Willlam Phillips, aged between seventeen and eiguteen, was last night arrested by Sheriff Rathbun on the charge of committing rape on a three- year-old child of A. G. Hammond. The hearing took place before County Judge Wilbur this morning, and Phillips was bound over in $500 bonds, The accused is a son of C. H. Phillips, an old resident of the county. Tracklayers Strike, AuBuURrN, Neb, June 8.—[Special to the BeE.|—The tracklayers on the Nebraska City branch of the Missouri Pacific railroad, numbering about fifty or seventy-five, went out on a strike at this place this morning. There has been considerable dissatisfaction among the men for some t ime over the cook- ing done at the boarding car. This morning one of the men called for his time, with tlie intention of huuting work elsewhere, when George Williams, the overseer of the track gang, made an assault on him. The re- mainder of the men refuse to go to work unless Williams is discharged. ~ Willlams is under arrest on the charge of assault with intent to kill. ‘Wahoo's Schools Close. WAoo, Neb, June 8.—|Special to the Bek.]—The city schools closed last night with an entertainment by the primary de- partments given at the opera house to one of the largest audiences ever assembled in Wahoo. The entertainment was excellent 1n all respects and showed great improve- ment in the schools for the year just past At the conclusion of the exercises Superl tendent Thrailkill was presented withan un- abrideed dictionary and an elegant stand by the teachers, —— Criminals Disposed Of. WAoo, Neb, June 13,—|5Special to the Bgg.|—In the district court this week John Frahm was found guilty of grand larceny and J. J. Kelly. in whose case the jury Jdisa- greed the first of the term, was found guilty of burglarizing the gun shop ot James Morri- son last January, Both Kelly and Frahm will get terms in the penitentiary. ‘The snide jewelry fiend ‘‘worked” the suckers of Wahoo to the tune of $200 this morning and left for other fields this after- noon, leaving as sore a set of fools as were ever taken in, Home From the Wedding. CoLumpus, Neb,, June 3.—(Special Tele- gram to the BEg.]—Hon. James G. Reeder and wife arrived from Carlsbad, Cal, to- night, where they were married on the 1Sth of May at the home of the bride's father, Sam C. Smith, Mrs. Reeder, nee Lillian Sinith, was born in Columbus, i3 an accom- rll!hm‘l musician and 18 welcomed back by a arge circle of acquaintances. Mr. and Mrs, Reeder will make Columbus their future home. High School Cothmencement. FamoNT, Neb,, June 3.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee.[—The Falrmont high school commencement was held chis evening at the opera house, ere were seven graduates of the class ot '87. A large audience was in attendance. S MURDER AND SUICIDE. A Family Quarrel Near Dubuque Re- sults in a Frightfal Tragedy. DUBUQUE, Ia.,June 8.—|Special ‘'elegram to the BEE.|]—Word was brought to this eity to-day of a frightful murder and suicide in Concord township yesterday. Christian OsthofT, a well-to-do farmer,quarreled with his wife about a little matter of household ex- venses, killed her and then shot himself. When the children returned from school they found the dead bodies of both varents, Hamburg's Schools Closed. HAMBURG, la., June 3,.—(Special Telegram to the Brk.)—The Hamburg clty schools closed to-day with interesting literary exer- cises at the school buildings. The com- mencements were given in the opera house this evening to one of the largest audiences ever assembled therein, and consisted of essays by graduates, recitations, burlesques, and a drawma, entitled, “The Ideal School.”” At the close of the exercises J. M. Alexander presented the three graduates—Misses May Bently, Annie Hoeppner and Lda Speakman —with diplomas, after which Superintendent Sawyer addressed the graduates in a few well chosen remarks. ghmbum'n school is one of ten schools in the state whose gradu- ates can enter colleges of lowa without ex- amination, and the graduate standing highest is entitled to a two years’ course in Tabor college free. Hamburg’s public school un- der the superintendency of Professor Sawyer stands in the foremost' rank among Iowa educational institutions, and since the pro- fessor has had charce of the school atine library of 800 volumes and a museum of 400 specimens and curiosities has been added. ‘I'he exercises of to-day and evening are evi- dence of how well the school is conducted by Mr. Sawyer and his corps of assistants. Our people justly feel proud of our school, and g0 whero you will in Towa you will hear the Hamburg city schools spoken of as being far above the average. A Valuable Library Burned. DAVENPoRT, fa., June 3.—[Special Tele- gram to the B The residence of Charles Putnam, in West Davenport, was destroyed by fire this afternoon, the family being absent and two domestics in charge. The library was one of the largest private libraries in the state and thousands of the cholcest books and papers were bnrned. About all the valuable correspondence. un- published articles and other work in manu- script of the distinguished seientist, J. Dun- can Putnam. was consumed. Mr, Putnam le:es his loss at $20,000, one-half on the ibrary. Insurance, $7,000, Return of the Muscatine Rifles. MUSCATINE, Ta, June 8. —|Special Tele- gram to the Ber.|—The Muscatine Rifles returned home this evening from the na- tional drill at Washington. They were met at the traiu by a brass band and a delegation of citizens, who presented them with a purse to defray the expenses of their trip. Al- though the Ritles did not receive a prize for company drill, their friends all feel that they were worthy, for their bearing and evolutions were highly complimented b, cers at Washington, 1ts crack company, Prohibition and Beer. 3 81oux Ciry, la., June 3.—|Special Tele- gram to the Beg.|—Constable Curtis ap- peared in a justice’s court this morning to answer the charges preferred against him re- cently by the Franz Falke Brewing company, at which time he was arrested for seizing several kegs of beer which were being de ered in the city. Defendant waived exam- ination and the case will now go before the grand jury, which is in session. The out- come of the case seems to bo very apparent, t:ema officerhad a warrant when seizing the old army ofti- Muscatine ig proud of s Death of an Abolitionist, DEeTROIT, June 8.—Rev. Supply Chase, who was an abolitionist and during the war was commissioner of the freedman’s bureau, died of paralysis this morning, UNION PACIFIO 1 TIGATION. Frederick L. Ames Tells What He Knows of the Company's Affairs. Bostox, June &, —The United States com- missioners investigating the affairs of the Unlon Pacific railroad company voted that when they adjourn it be to meet fn O maha, Monday, June 20, and that the preliminary examination at Sioux City be conducted by David T\ Littler between this date and June 20. The commissioners thought they would be able to leave Omaha July 5 for San Fran- cisco over different lines of the road so they should meet in the latter city not later than August 1. Frederick L. Ames was the first witness called to-day. Ames stated that he was trustee of the Union Pacific land com- pany’s mortgage, to which office he was ap- inted October 15, 1874, He testified that e $10,400,000 of this mortgage was issued in bonds on 11,200,000 acres of Iand on both sides of theroad, On April 30 the trustees had on hand 5,105,000 acres of land.which was 38 He had received over 11,500,000 for the land, which had been The total land sales to December 31, , had been 7,086,340 acres, for which § 800,566 had been realized. The total pro- ceeds trom publie lands up to the preceding date had been $u2,t4¢ When the land was sold 10 per cent of the amount chargzed was required to be paid at the time of pur- chase, and on agricultural land ten years were allowed in which to make the remain- ing vayment. Their contiacts carried 7 per cent interest, which was payable semi-aniu- ally. There was outstanding on January 1, 1857, 83,056,000 of bonds. There had been purchased $06,686,000 of bonds, which had been cancelled as soon as bought. There is outstanding at the present time $1,008000 of bonds which mature on April 1 and October 1, 1888, ‘Uhere had been pald $375 for lexal services and that was the only money that had been paid out in connection with the trust, as the trustees had neyer received any compensation. Ames had been the sole trus- tee since 1879, He said ne considered all out- standing contracts perfectly good. 'Th 000,000 acres of land remaining unsold are almost entirely located in Wyoming, and on this land a minimum price ot "§1 per acre has been fixed. President Adams, on being realled, was asked by the chairman: “Was Theopolus French paid 2500 in December last by you, or by Sidney Dillon, or by any other person for the Union Pacific railway company for the purpose of suppressing the publication of a railroad article during the month of Decem- ber, 1886, or any other tune?”’ Mr, Adams—Not to my knowledge, and certainly not by the Union Pacitic. No such ayvment was ever authorized or suggested y me, nor would I have consented to it, nor 1o the best ot my knowledge and belief was any sueh payment ever made. ‘Lhere wonld be no object whatever in making it. Comptroller Mink wasexamined th noon in relation to his accounts, ' amination was wholly informal. g THE BOS after- he ex- BOODLER. How McGarigle Ran the Cook County Commissioners. CHICAGO, June 3.—|Special Telegram to the BEE.|—The progress of the MecGarigle- MecDonald conspiracy case has encountered another delay, and since yesterday afternoon the counsel for the state has been engaged in an argument on the admissability of bills re lating to the county hospital and the insane asylum as evidence in the normal school conspiracy case, the one that is now being triea. During the course of his argumoent, Assistant State’s Attorney Walter said they expected to show the combination that ex- isted between these parties by showing that no man could even geta jobof any kind rom the county, or pase & bil through the county board without seeing W.J. McGari- gle, the warden of the county hospital, and arranging with him about it. They expected to show that it was absolutely necessary to the success of any scheme that McGarigle should father it before the county board. If they were permitted to introduce this evi- dence, they would show that McGarigle passed the bills through the board, that that was what he was there for, and no bills could be passed through without him, They desired to show thatthere was an absolute system by which it was absolutely necessary before bills could be passed or the counl.f' defrauded of one dollar that Mr, Mc- Garigle should father them, Not that he did it innocently, but that he was hired and paid and received compensation, and received a bribe or the boodle for the ?!Il'uuw that he should be there and have the bills put through, He was the clearing house for the pool, and did the business for the vpoolin every in- stance. As an illustration of his position he called attention to a coal contract in which Metarigzle was paid 20 per cent and $11,000 was put in_his hands, whereupon the con- tract was given, and when one day the bills came betore the county board MeGariglo rushed into the board room and tolda them to adjourn—that the money had not been paid. Thereupon the board adjourned. The very next Monday after the $11,000 paid the bills went through Jake Sharp's Trial. NEW York, June 8.—At the trial of Jake Sharp this morning, only seven jurymen were in the box, District Attorney Martine to-day correborated the statement that at- tempts had been made to fix the jurors in the case, and that was the reason for excusing McLewee and Caldwell. He also corrobor- ated the report of an attempt to corrupt Rupfel, drawn on the first panel. The re- mainder of the day was occupled in fruitless efforts to complete the jury. Before adjourn- ing court, Judge Barrett made a short ad- dress to the council in the case, in the course of which he called their attention to the fact that 140 talesmen had been summoned, and that with every fresh panel more and more }»ernuns disqualified for jury service were ound. ‘I have ordered the clerk to enter a fine of 100 against every talesmen sum- moned who has not answered to his name,” continued his honor, “and lintend to have each of these men summoned to show eause why he should not be punished for contempt of ¢ourt.” T'he judge then directed the jury to immediately” inform the court of any verbal or writtén attempts to influence their verdict, — The Fisheries Question. NEW Yok, June 3.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.)—An Ottawa dispatch to the Tribune states that the government will ree- ommend that a committee be appointed to meet a committee of the United States gov- ernment and debate the whole fisheries ques- tion with a view to arrange a treaty or terms similar to that contained in the treaty of Washington. ‘T'he terms upon which tie government will insist are retaining of the three miles limit from headland toicadland that no duty shall be levied on any fish pre served or In course of preservation; fishery grounds outside the thrce mile limit to be open to all vessels irrespective of nationality and all fishermen to be free to use the beaches and shores for drying fish nets, ete.; any en- croachment on the three miles limit to forreit all right ‘This scheme 13 said to be due to the direct imfluence of Lord Salisbury and has the imperial sanction e L L California Wheat Gaoes Up, SAN FrAxcisco, June 8.--There was a scene of sharp excitement in the wheat mat ket to-day, and the bears were thrown inte a panic. Yesterday a demand was made upon the shorts in “buyer year” for 10,000 tons actual or cash settlement, ‘The price yester- di was $1.85, This morning it was ad- vanced by the syndicate to $2.10 in a most abrupt manner, and those who had no grain had to settle for eash. For several hours a long string of shorts filed up into the oftice to make their settlements, and it is reported that several severe losses wero ental; ‘The other options were pusbed up as well, [t 1s asserted that 50,006 or 60,000 tons more wiil be called for by the combination, and the prediction is made that the price will be run up to $2.50 per cental before the end coues. Considerable excitement prevails, - - Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Local rains, stationary temperature, winds becoming southerly. For lowa and eastern Dakota: Variable winds, (air wejther, stationwy tenperature, T NUMBER 851 IN THE FIELD OF SPORT. Racing For the Whitsuntide Plate and At the Sandown Summer Meeting. OTHER CONTESTS ON THE TURF, 8t. Joe and Hastings Each Win & Game Yesterday — The Ritle Clab Shoot—The Walk- ing Match, Racing in England. LoNDON, June 8.—I'he Whitsuntide plate, 5,000 sovereigns, tive furlongs, for two-year olds, was run to-day. ‘I'here were nineteen starters. Douglas Baird's filly Briarroot won by a neck; Lord Zetland's colt, by Isonominy, out of Ellangowan, second; Duke of Port~ land’s colt, Ayershire, third. ‘The first summer meeting at Sandown park opened to-day. The Electric stakes, 3,000 soverelgns, for three-year-olds, five far= longs, was won by Douglas Baird's colt Woodland, by three-quarters of a length; O. J. Merry’s colt, by Doncaster, out of Shan« non, second; Lord Hartington's colt, 1s0s- celes, third. Latonia Park Races. LAToN1A, June 8.—The weather was faie and warmer, the track heavy and slow, and the attendance excellent. The following Is the summary: For three-year-olds and upwards, seven furlongs: Handy Andy won, Fionte Loulse second, Kensington third. ‘Tlme—1:37 For three-year-olds, one mile: Catalpa won, Rose second, Galatea third. 2 Time— For two-vear-olds, five furlongs: Badge k ‘Cocks second, Hattie B. third. Mile and ie\'mllfi' ‘wmls: Dad second, Sour Mash third. Time--1:561{, For three-vear-old filles, one wile and a quarter: Unite W(;n. Wary second, Hindo Panama_ won, third, Time—2:2A Brighton Beach Races, BricuToN Beacn, June 3.—The attend- ance was large and the weather fine. The following is the summary : -olds and upwards, five furlong: sperandum won, Racquet second, ved third, Time—1:0114, ‘Three-fourths m Glenbrook won, Clat- %ml'.iemml. Mary Hamilton third. Time— A . Three-fourths mile: Brambleton won, second, Umwistrong third. Time Miit and a quarter: second, King B. thi L'im 12} Seven furlongs: Standitora wo second, Hermitawe third. Seven farlongs: second, Hoder third. Barnum won, Ernest Forbes Time 8014, Keokuk 0g0s WO ime—1:31'¢, St. Joe Defeats L Lixcory, Neb., June 3.—[Speetal Telegram to the Brg. |—The second of the Lincoln-St, Joo serics was won to-day by the visitors through the experiment of the home team With anew battery. The game in the last four innings was close and exciting and a crowd of 1,200 were speetators, The follow= ing is the score by innings: St. Joe b0 2 6200 0 0 4—14 Lincoln........i’0 1 0 0 8 4 0 4 0—13 Hastings Defeats Kansas Oity, HasmINGS, Ne 3.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.)—Hastings won to-day after a hotly contested game by a score of 10 to 9. The following Is the score by inningst Kansas City 1% 31— 9 Runs earned—Hastinzs 7, Kansas City 2, Bases on balls—Knowiton 4, Wehrle 1. Home runs—Kienzle, Ebrizht. B Knowlton and Ring, W Umpire—Deagle. National Len INDIANAPOLIS, Jung the Pittsburg and Indianapolis teans to-day resulted as tollows: 3 04122038 0-13 Indianapol Pittshurg 0000000000 Pitehers-~Healy and Moiris, @ hits— Indianapolis 18, Pittsbure 3, dianapolis 4, Pittsburg Umipire—Rhodes. WASHINGTON ‘The game between the Washington and New York teams to-day resulted as follows: Washington.....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1— 9 New York 0 5 02 1 1 *—14 Pitcher Day {cefe. Base hits— Washington 7, York 18 Washington 2, New Yok 1. Powers, 1 PHILADELPHIA, June 8.—Th tween the Boston and Philadeiphia teawms to-day res d as follows: Boston L 0000000 l—& Philadelpl 13000000 *~ Pitehers—Conway and Casev. Base hig —Boston ‘hiladelphia rrors—bBoston 2, Philadelphia 4, i Derrorr, June D Detroit and Chicago teams to-day resulted a§ 00010010 0~ 0001000 0~ and Baldwin. Bas I hicago 9, Detroit 6. Errors—Chicago 1, Detroit 3. Umpire—Quest. The American Association Nrw York, June 8.—The game be- tween tue Metropolitans aund Cleveland to~ day resulted as follows: Meétropolitan.....0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 o—g Cleveland... ....0 210 0 0 1 2 *— Pitchers — Lynch and Morrison. hits—Metropolitans 12, Cleveland 7. =Metropolitans 4, Clevelund 4. McQuade. NEW YoRK, June 8.—The zamo between Brooklyn and St. Louis to-day resulted as follows: Brooklyn .. 20001100 0-4 } $:0.1.0 00 *—17 St. Louis y and Hudson. Dase hits Pitehe —Brooklyn 11, St. Louis Umpl lyn 5, St:Louis 5. : The Rifle Club, Messrs. Patrick, Worley, Sprague, Wil- bur, Preston, Harvey and Penrose, of the Omaha Rifle club. went out to the range yes- terday, near Cutoff Lake, and indulzed in a practice shoot. The shoot for the ciub badge. which was to ha en place yester- day afternoon, was postponed on account of the threatening weather. | ntest for the badge will come off next Friday after- noon, guine be- Base Errors Umpire— The Walking Match, Books are being made in this city by Bib- bins & Kennedy for the six-day go-as-you- please race which is to commence in the ex- position building on Monday morning at 12:05, opening with a sacred concert at 9330 Sunday ovening by the Musical Union or chestra. Pools are selling 2 to 1 agalnst O'Leary even money against tart, against S mith, 4 to 1 against Hoagland, b to 1 against Groze, 5o 1 against lrezee, § to 1 ag Cunningham,” 5 1o 1 against Rourdon. All men are determined to win and are in fine condition, ‘The track is said to be the very best and no doubt there will be Zood time mi .- he Chihunhus OnvAkvA, Mex., June 8.—Great con- steruation prevails in thls eity on account of the panic Wednesday in the cathedral, in whichthree ehildren and two women were killed, and si sinjurcde That such mity ghould occur isustonisting, as the Iral 15 a nassive stone structure with its and no chairs or be “Ihe building is fire-proofy iiticant that had the s 5 of mind they could pe easily, - Death of Gen A wton, Laviik Rock, Ark, June 3,—General R, O, Nowton, a leading lawyer aud since the WA 05 01 the most prominent democratio poli in the state, died last night. He ecomnanded the Arkansas torees during thé rooks - uster war of 1574 and was the chie spirit of the element that triumpheds