Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 16, 1887, Page 1

SIXTEENTH YEAR. EXCITEMENT STILL REICNS. The Wheat Oorner Crash Wreoks Houses By the Wholesale. OF THE RUINS. roar ehnnrad to an uproar of another kind, but equally vigorous, which, ludiciously enough, was a demand that all the other up- roar should cease so that what the secretary had to say could be heard. It took fully a minute to get all quiet, and then the an- nouncement of the failure of one or two small firms was made. This was followed by the announcement that Kershaw & Co. would pay their differences and margin all trades down to Tic. 'This was greeted with a wild yell from the pit, and & rather stout, well-dressed lady near the secretary’s rlfiht. rose in lier seat and waived her handker- chief enthusiastically. Before the secretary’s voice had ceased to resound througi the hall the wild hubbub of trading began again. Frank Johnson, of the firm of urice Rosenfeld & C aid this morning that tue firm could not just how it stood. Many of their trades were with other clique houses, 80 that their clique clients were both th debtors and creditors. e also said that the clique stood by Kershaw it would have to staud by his firm, Wiltshire, the representa- tive, was in town, and “I!‘( ‘were sparing no effort to vet at him and bring him to time. They had their attorney on his trail and in- tended to hold him avd his colleagues up to their promises. They had furnished his firm money _vesterdwy ~ to margin - down 14c, but they failed to respond with an additional 10c called for. althouzh again and again wiring them that they would do 80. 'Their first dispatch was that they were n\l!lng the mo! and would deposit at once then that they would have it in ten minutes; then that it was deposited, and on the strength of this encouragement they had stood in the gap alinost alone until noon. Having been foreed to the wall by failure of the support that had been so repeatedly and positively promised, they did not pra e to tamely submit to have another firm made secure and A SKETCH The Bears Climb the Collar of the Bulls and Give Them a Death Bqueeze—Uraced By Out- side Buyers. The Ui h in Chicago. CricAGo, June [Special Telegram to the Bre.)—This has proved to be aday of intense excitement on ‘change. Everybody isin & state of confusion, and the labor of extricatement will take time and patience, and will uecessarily be accompanied by some embarrassment and loss. At this writing the wheels ot trade are practically blocked. A general tie-up Is the result of a most extraor- dinary proceeding on the part of Rosenfeld & Co,, the clique house whose collapse oc- curred ‘yesterday, It was formally stated this morning that the clique had placed on deposit in the American Exchange bank to the credit of C. J. Kershaw & Co, $500,000 to protect trades with that house down to a point considerably below the market. This announcement, which was made by author- ity oaused a feeling of relief. Kershaw UG Ca: Sived s cleating House | e HeIghbiot= | By Tae yos Lot unprotested, aud: thicy would hood of $250,000. The $300,000 deposited was therefore ample to cover any contingency that was likely to arise, and the trade breathed free. Kershaw checked against the de- posit and the market firmed up. June wheat advanced to 78c and July to 763c. About 1030 s m. rumors of a new ‘The break In the wheat corner and the ex- citement on the board has had the effect of cutting off for the time all grain shipments, both for export and eastern consumnption. Shippers here are all at 8ea regarding_prices, ana can do nothing until the panic is over and trade settles back into legitimate chan- nels. It is believed in the railroad offices 2 that shipments will not be resumed until the trouble affecting Kershaw were cir- | jirgt of J,., week, although all interested offi- culuted and the market dropped | cinis agree in asserting that the restoration S@dc. What the trouble was nobody seemed to know. The general feeling took form in the question: ‘‘Is the money really here?’ The money was here all right enough, but Rosenfeld & Co. had tled it up with a gar- nishee. In general terms they set up the claim that the $800,000 is a clique money, and that the creditors are entitled to a show at it a8 much as those who have trades with Ker- shaw or any other clique house. Privately they set up the additional plea that they were - “bunkoed” by the manipulators and pur- posely lett to hold the bag. The statementis made that the clique drew down profits on trade with Rosenfeld & Co., and saddled the firm with & great mass of high-priced wheat which is represented to have been inade- quately protected. The fact that C. J. Ker- shaw & Co. had not gone through the clear- ing nouse was known at 12 o'clock, but the cause of their failure was not commonly un- derstood for quite a time. The mere an- nouncement of the bald facts paralyzed brain and tongue. The warket fell to below 70c, but there was very little business. Nobody knew where he stood or how his neigh- bor stood. The whole situation was gloomy In the extreme. Among%the suspensions announced were several strong houses, though as a rule the list embraced the names of firms whose capital was known to be small. Nearly evry house on the floor had trades with Kershaw, and a great deal de- pended on his solvency. When it was known that he had gone down, nothing remalned for many but to fold their hands and await further developments. This was what they proceeded to do. By 1 o'clock everybody had learned what was the matter. During the noon recess, however, another lightning change act in this very singular -drama occurred. Frevious to adjournment a member of the firm of Rosenfield & Co. had stated that he had authorized his attorney to attach or garnishee the $800,000 in question., A member of the firm of Kershaw & Co. stated that the money had been so tied up and that the sum was between $700,000 and $800,000. Half an hour later the statement ‘Was mage at the bank that the story in every- of wheat to normal prices will have the effect to swell east-bound tonnage for the next three months to double the usual proportions, In the circuit court to-day a Suit ws com- menced by the failing firui of Rosenfeld & Co. against Wiltshire, Eckert & Co., ot Cin- ci for $1,000,000. A deputy sheriff secured service during the afternoon on Wiltshire while the latter was eungaged In conterence in a Dearborn street bank. Mr. Rosenteld said to-night that the suit was en- tirely of a civil nature, but what the develop- ments would be he was not prepared to state. The suit had been brought in a hurry in order w secure service on the defendant, Wiltshire, while he was in town, and the ( tails of the proceedings were still i a chaotic state. The basis for the suit is the defendant’s faillre to put up margins as they agreed to. Wiltshire would not be interviewed on the subject and left the city this evening. Frank Johnson, of the firm of Kosenteld & Co,, was asked this evening for a definite_statement regarding the attach- mentof Kershaw 0.’s bank account to-day by the lirm. Hedenied it emphatically, but would enter into no discussion. The aspect of affairs in the oflice of C. J. Ker- shaw & Co. this afternoon was very different from that of the previous day, when it was the ce?)er of cousolation, and members of dozenfPot houses ed to and trom_the resefice of their expected preserver. Now he head of the ftirm sat alone in his private oftice, and the few who sought an interview were sternly denied. The clerks in the outer apartments had ceased to labor on the books and stood about whispering over the gloomy outlook. About3 p. m.an unexpected visitor arrived in the person of DeputwSheriff Burke. He was armed with a writ of attachment against the firm in favor of George D. Baldwin & Co, The writ was served on Mr. Kershaw, after which he went home. Handfuls of attach ments were taken out by various |Ilm'llfll agatnst the em- barrassed firms and it is thought that all the firms were gerved upon. So far as is kKnown but one of the failed merchants foresaw the danger of such an event and took the pre- caution to transfer any property. Th's was J. W. Yourt, who had'a deed to his wife re- corded on twelve pieces of real estate, the consideration named being $10,000, ‘The utmost uncertaint vaullm to-night regardéng the status of the $500,000 said to have been brought from Cincinnati _this morning by Wiltshire, and suppo:ed early in the day to ¥uvs been depos.ted in 1hy Amer- ican Exchanze bank tothe ercdi: ot Kcrshaw & Co. Not a few wentso far as to +ay the -] S body’s mouth was not true. About the same [ TIONSY WaS 8 mythy fh o8 AL time Rosenfeld & Co. denied that they had | this . evening with ~ Wiltshire and garnisheed Kershaw’s deposit. Evidently the nice distinction is made that they elect to call it clique money snd not Ker- shaw’s. The bank's statement may be susceptible to the explanation that it is dis- covered that the attachment or garnishee proceedings will not hold. he fact remains that the money placed on deposit hly the clique princivai—about $500,000—is still tied up by some sort of proceeding, and that a legal fight for the enormous ‘*jack pot” has been Inaugurated. How it will end, or what the method employed to release the fund will be, cannot now be stated. The l._\'hlfi up of the §5300,000 virtually tied up the market, and the last hour of the [ong session was unevent- ful asto the amount ot business done. Kvery- had mnever been deposited to tLe ciudit ot Kershaw. Still another story was that it had been attached by Rosenfeld as belonging not to Kershaw but to Wiltsh're, or, mnore properly, to the clique. The guard«d denials of Rosénteld's firin were quoted as contirm- ing this view. It was said this evening that the American Exchange bank ofliclals and Kershaw were in conference at the bank. When a reporter reached there at a late hour the bouk-ke«‘)(er opened the door in response to a knock. Cashier De War appeared and sl “There has been but one attachiment issued against the money received from Cineinnati to Kershaw’s credif, and that was at the instance of M. Rosen- feld for a claim of $10,000.” Mr. De War would not say how much money had been V i i Dody was disposed fo 'wait bofore makin reoelyeai{cn Olnsianatyibuljdiaitiod thak another move. A few determined men of On hearing this the reporter said, “And large means stood ready to render what helb | Rosenfeld's claim 1s for only 810.000?" they could by taking the wheat offered by panic-stricken people. When the wreckaxe could be cleared away It was done, but noth- lnq. more was attempted . 'he 1 o’clock range of prices showed a ma- terial recovery from the bottom quotations and no change of consequence occurred dur- ipg the afternoon session. June and July wiieat closed 43~ and 2i¢clower respectively. Lhe forelgn niarkets were flat and the do- mestic markets in a tremor of excitement. bont 8 o'clock Kershaw expressed the be- lief that his funds would be released to-mor- “Well,” said DeMar, “It's $2),000, You know the claim 1s doubled to provide against damage.” He would say no more, On 'Change at St. Louls, St. Louis, June 15.—The opening of to- day’s wheat market was characterized by in- tense interest of local traders in the situation at Chicago, and the market was helped a lit- tle at the outset by reassuring news from thatcity. But pit traders had no faith in the row and that he would vet pull through. An | advance and soon showed their desire to sell. effort will be made to et at the (nmt that is | When the Chicago tumble came sellers be- certain. ! ‘The wheat pit was filled with traders five minutes before the hands of the big eclock pointed to the hour of trading to begin this morning. Unusual order prevailed, though everybody seemed to be holding his breath and waiting for the final tick, ready to do ‘what he had to do on the instant. More than f had thelr coats off, as though they re- alized fully that there was likely to be warm work aheaa. I'he galleries were packed, the two front rows of seats being occupied by la- dies. No two rows of boys at a circus ever looked more thoroughly expectant of enter- tainment than these two rows of bright faces, shaded by bright ribbons and dainty summer hats. Their carriazes bad blocked the street in front ot the board for half an bour before trading begal hey knew that there would be big “excitement when the board opened and they wanted to see it. ‘There may have been aniong them, too, some anxious wives ‘who wanted to be near thelr husbands 1o the hour of peril. But if there were any such, they aid not show it. Back of them a row of €scorts were pointing out prominent brokers and explaining how trading was done and how prices xyere indicated br three dials on the south wall near the landing in the private ’lllnry. ‘The public gallery was jamwed as ull a8 it could hold, wany of its occupants looking as tho they might have been speculators in their time, but probably never ‘would be again. came more excited and thebear feeling raged unchecked. ‘'frading, however, was much lighter than yesterday. ‘There was no fear feit here that any trader or house in this market was or could be financially damazed by the collapses as the whole gang iu the pit was short. Quite a number, however, were caught, butnot to any heavy extent. On New York's Exchange, NEw YoRk, June 15.—The big drop of T}4c inJune wheat and 4)gc in July wheat at Chicago from the opening figures. announced in the New York produce exchange at1l o'clock. created temporary excitemeut, but seemed to meet no corresponding fafl in this market. The drop of 2¢ n New York from the opening quotations refused to go any lower, aud the market remained com- paratively steady. The News of the fallures of Chicazo nrms caused some nervousnsss. At the close of the main session at 2 o'clock, June whest went at 92¢ and July at 87ige. The iinal rates show am _irregular reaction of Is@le, most marked in June, Duluth Feels the Shock. Dururn, Minn,, June 15.—A nervous and panicky feeling characterized the wheat to:day. The close was weak at Trading amounted to about ),000, hels. Arthur Water & Co. were long about 230,000 bushels bought ‘Ihe instaut the long hand of the clock | around 80c. It is doubtful whether they will marked the half hour between 9 and 10 every | resume. R H. Kershaw & Co. were forced hand in the wheat pit seemed tobe raised at | to suspend on account of the failure of Ker- once and thrust forward, the paln outward, the motion indicating that the owner wanted to sell, and a great roar swelled up through the hall, completely drowning the eries of the messonger boys as they nudged their way about the hall calling tho nanes of brokers for whom thoy had telegrams, From the gallery the thronk looked like mothing so much as a swarm of bees on a busy day. “iose on the outer edge pressed forward on those in the widdlo so l‘:unluausly that they ahaw & Co. in Chicago. Henr out his trades on account o failure. Dewitt closed the Kershaw B A Short Cashier. Coxsackig, N. Y., June 15, —Rumors have been current for several days that the national bank was in trouble. Yesterday it was learned that Sidney A. Dwight, cashier, who i sixty-five years old, is batween $50,000 5nd $60,000 short in his acchunis. bw“llth d‘l’glcultz pu\';n o mn;‘ul\":gx (mm| v oL 2 ng borne dowm by the crush. Now and agal ‘E some one half way up the side pressed . Coke Wark Troubles. forward too impetuously in his anxiety to Pirrssune, June 15.—All the coke pro- buy or sell, and those in front caught him and | ducers in the Connellsville reglon except hustled hini scross to the other side, or 1 |yl Carnegie brothers have resolved nos to sowe other direction, without too much coi- | giant thie advance demanded by the workers. sideration for his ing appat Somie- — s times a dozen would be trying to trade with § one, and in their nad enterprise seeted beut | LAND, June 15.—The atriking car u%gcr on tearing him to pieces. 'he rush bad lasted scarcely halfu miuute when vel o1 Secretary Stone ha.fuu to from the gallery, aud the wild up- loaders at the docks this morning again drove tne colored non-unionists from works ‘There was, however, uo rioting, oLD OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 16. 1887, STARS AND BARS SENT BACK The Retarn of the Rebel Flags Intensifies Feeling Against Cleveland. SOLDIERS INDIGNANT. The Right of the War Department to Dispose of the Banners With- out an Act of Congress Called in Question, The Rebel Flags. , WasimiNaToN,June 15.—[Speeial Telegram —The return of the confederate flags captured in battle during the war of the rebellion 1s actually in prog! at the war department by direction of President Clove- land. ‘There are 545 of these banners, 150 of which have a complete history recorded, 150 have a partial hustory on tile, and the remain- der are without 1dentiiication that can be de- pended upon. Most of the rebel flags were won at the cost of life, and nearly all caused the shedding of union blood. The indigna- tion and exasperation among old soldiers and loyal peopla generally, as the action of the administration becomes known, i3 most in- tense. The affair caused an excitement and protest bayond anything yet attempted in the recognition of states’ rizhts, as the official notice to the governors of the southern states in this connection simply alludes w the captured colors as belonging to the troops of their respective states, to whom they are returned. No mention is made of the confederacy or of the rebellion, and the deli- cacy observed by the administration in awarding the tender of the flags to those who lost them is remarkable. There is serious question of the right of the president or the secretary of war to restore property captured during the rebellion. It took an of con- gress to get the flags to Washington, and it naturally follows it ought to take an act ot congress to give them away. At the war de- partment the only reason given for the action being taken is that it is the desire and order of the president. Senator Manderson, of Nebraska, a mem- ber of the military committee, was asked to-night what he thought of the order. He revlied that the president has, in his opin- fon, absolutely noauthority to take such ac- tion. As he understands it the flags are in the nature of co ntrabands of war and are the property of the United States, The presi- dent has no more authority over them than he has over the funds in the treasury re- ceived from the sale of captured cotton.” He ht with equal right order the repayment states of moneys received from this source. would be a parallel case,” continued the ‘it a burglar was eaptured- in the on of crime with his tools in his possession. He is convieted and pardoned and then his tools are returned to him. I have no bitter feeling toward the men who fought on the southern side, but [am op- posed to this action because I think it unjust to the men who fought to maiutain ‘the union.” Other union men are equally forcible In the expression of their opinions, and it is possi- ble that the feeling may develop into legal proceedings to restrain’ the president from carrying out his d IT CAUSES B NEw Yorg, Jun to the Bg special says: land to return to the authorities of the late rebel states the rebel flags captured during the war, has excited more indiznatiom among union veterans of the war in Washington than anything that has happened in many years. 'T'he order came like thunder out of clear sky.. For forty-eight hours rumors were afloat that it was to issued, put no man who had been a soldier could bé found who would belleve the report. But the order has been issued and the adjutant general of the army hastens to decliare that it is his pleasant duty to communicate it to the gov- ernore of the late rebel states. The Tribune correspondent ealled on lim and said that suufe»l]ol\s lica been made that the presi- dent and secretary of war had no authority to surrender the captured flags. General Drum replied that he knew of no law to forbid it. ' He added: “It is not proper for the government to preserve as trophies flags captured in internacine war.” ‘The correspondent ask doue with the rebel flazs which are in posses- sion of loyal states.” General Drum replied : 'hey must be re- turned also. We shall return to the loval states the flags capturned from them, and re- cnlllunnl by national forces. reneral Drum did not m to realize that this action will only make it more clear that the desian of the order 18 to wipe out as far a8 possible the distinction between the stars and stripes and the stars and bars. Section No. 218 of the revised statutes requires the secretary of war to cause to be transmitted to him all flags, colors and_standards captured from the enemies of the United States. Sec- tion No. 217 makes him custodian of all the books, records, papers, furniture, pietures and other property appurtaining to the depart- ment. He 'has no right to dispose of any of the nm‘lerly in mswlz excent by" authority eiven to him by con- ress. No longer ago than last year t was rezarded as necessary that congress should pass néfllnl resolution before the gov- ernor of North Carolina coula be furnished with & certified notices of *“The official letter books of the executive department of North Carolina, now in the war 4lt-m;lment." The rebel flags went into the custody of the secre- tary of war, by virtue of an act of congress. Nothing less than an act of congress cal lawfully remove them from his custody, Al though it has been rather difticult for union veterans to attain a glimpse of the captured rebel flags since *the confederates captured the capitol,” there Is reason to believe that they number about 545, I'hey are stored in an attic room ot the war departinent, the door of which is kept locked, so that the sen- sibilities of the southern democrats may not be shockea by a public display of the eu- blems which show the ‘“lost cause” was re- garded indeed as lost at one time. An ofticer, Who has spent forty. years in bis country’s service, said: “I" do not - understand this. Isuppose Cleveland cin get the nom- ination any way, and, of course, if he is nominated the south will support him. 1t hardly seems worth while to insult every man who fought for the union.” An old army officer remarked: *“Well,you know, neither Cleveland nor Endicott ex- actly appreciate the significance of the flag, I presume that the stars and stripes seems to be nothing more than a few yards of bunting orsilk to either of them. ~The stars an stripes and the stars and bars are about the same to them.” Among members of the Grand Army who were seen the feeling is bitter to the extreme, and it probably will result in some official expression at the na- tional encampment. A PROTEST FROM OHIO VETERAN: June 5—Governor Foraker telegram from the depart- ment commander of the Grand Army. urging him in behalf of 59,000 comrades of the Ohio department to protest to the authorities at Washington against the return of the rebel flags captured by the soldiers of Ohio. This return of all clrulretl confederate flags, which was recently ordered by the president, is now being carried out by Adjutant-Gen- eral Drum. The governor forwarded the s, al Telegram Washington 5 telegram to President Cleveland, an same connection said: ittinz this message, 1 ply with its request, and do most earnestly protest against the action with whieh it relates. The patriotic people of this state are shocked and indignant>beyond any- thing I ean express, 1 elrnestlr réquest you to revoke the order which has given such un- qualitied offense.” The governor also sent a telegram to General Boynton, asking him to take logal advice and Institute proceedings to enjoin the return of the rebel flags captured by Ohio troops. ANOTHER FROM IOWA. Des MoINes, [a, June 15.—Gieneral Tut- tle, commander of the Grana Army of the Republic for Iowa. to-day asked Governor Larrabee to protest to President CIum‘m‘I‘ against any capture. 1o roops belng surrendered the soul lezal lvé th and to take sleps to gn{olg apy such 'fif’l@‘fi“ llh contemplated, (mvemnr)flg;nma has tele- graphed the {vnsldanl L(."m."n protest, and will take [egal steps’’ ‘essary to make the protest effective. fi-o Pligwing wassent to-night by Governor et DEs Moiyes, s Jus —";{HIE President of the United States, Wash@*on, D, C.: 1 send herewith a request made “pon me as governor of lowa by the commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in this state against the proposed return to the south of the war flags captured by the union troops during the rebellion. 1 add to this re- quest and protest of the surviving unjon sol- diers in lowa thie respectful but equally ure- ent protest of the l*o{l]e of the state, and shall deem it my duty to use all prover en- deavor to prevent any such return of the bat- tle flags captured by lowa troops. 18igned. WILLIAN LARRABEE, The American Telophone Company. WAsHINGTON, June 15.--[Special Tele- gram to the BEE. |—'The American Telephone company has been very much annoyed to-day over the statemengg telegraphed from Boston to the effect that the concession from the Venzuelan government, upon which all hopes of its success 18 bascd, has been re- voked. The directors deny that such action has been taken by the Venzuelan authori- ties, and they still insist that their rights in Venzuela give them authority to state that investments in their company will prove of great value to the fortunate possessors of stock. They aduit, however, that their cir- lars were painted in colors altogether too elowing, and that they have promised more than they can tultill unless thev secure a stronzer foothold than they will be able to do under the concession a8 it now stands. ‘I'ney are willing to admit that they will have no exclusive rights in the four principal cities of the republic, but still they %ore that they will be able to force ont the Bell company and thereby enhance the value gf thelx stock. ‘This morninz the directors authorized the publication of a notitication to stockholders that dissatisfied purchasers of shares could have thelr money back within the nextten. days,and this has servad to restore at the confidence of the public in thef@dncern. But w number of the stockholders® ovailed themselves of the privilege to-day and sur- rendered their cortidcates upon the teceipts of the money paid in.. It is learned upou authority that the two men sent to Venzuela took with them less than a dozen telephone: and a very small quadsity of wire. There are no pres ndications ot any active con- struction operations upon the part of the American company, and if it is their plan to do bnsiness in South Ameriea it will be many months before “central” oftices will be estab- lished in_sufticient quantities to pay the ex- penses of the men who have been or who ar 10 be sent to put the exchange in operation. me Habits Discovered. TON, June 15.—I'rof. Riley, en- tomologist of the department of agriculture, has made an exhaustive investigation into the habits of the hop louse. His discoveries are expected to prove of great value to hop growers, as he has succeeded in learning the havitation of the pest during the winter months, and tracing it through the varving stages of insect life. ‘The professor believes that the louse has been brought to this cour try from Europe on plam stock. The di coveries render it possible to check the ra es of the louse either by the use of insecti- es in the spring time before the insects reached the winged state, or by the destruction of sheltering plum trees. Internal Revenue Districts, WASHINGTON, June 15.—The vresident to-day 1ssued an order modifying his recent order consolidating Internal revenue dis- tricts so far as affects the collectors of dis- tricts in the states of North Carolina and Iowa. The consolid: districts ot Iowa will hereatter be ku as the Fourth dis- trict of Jowa and August H. Kuhlmeier, now collector of the present Kourth district, is designated collector of the district. No changes have been made in the houndaries of the districts as fixed by original order, and it is understood that the president decides there shall be none. Nebraska and lowa Pensions, WASHINGTON, June 15.—[Speclal Tele- gram to the BEE. | e following Nebraska pensions were granted to-day: James Craw- ford, Hayden; Willlam J. Babbidge, Rush- ville; George Shepherd, Sidney. Iowa pensions: Mary E. Hoyt, former widow of John E. Hall, Beacons; Eliza, mother of Paul Brandon, Charles City. Originals: _Joseph Hugh, Dubuque; Williain H. Hellis, Mount Pleasant; Y. G. Johnson, Chariton; T. B. Sells, Mount Ayr; James M. Thorp, Esterville: William K, Lauzhlin, Fort Dodge; W. W. Church, oy Mills. Restoration and increase: - Isaac Nash, Springville. Reissue: M. L. Elliott, Marion; llr;a)'dcn Reynolds, Newton. Plans For Our Navy, W ASHINGTON, June 15.—The board which was appointed by Secretary Whitney to se- lect suitable designs for a 6,000-ton armored cruiser and an armored vessel of the same size from competitive designs has made_its report. ‘T'he board appreves the design of an arinored battle ship subimtted by the Barrow (England) ship building company, and is ot the opinion that such ship would be a valua- ble addition toour navy. As the board has failed to find a desizn suitable for the cruiser, the bureau’s plans for that vessel will doubt- less be used. Postal Changes. WASHINGTON, June 15.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—Ggorge D. Merrvian was to-day appointed postmaster at Bordeaux, Dawes county, Nebraska, vice William B. Messinger n-slfinnd; Charles E. Irwin at Henderson, Mills eounty, Iowa, vice An- thony Baumgarten, decease L Bell Telephone Agguments Concludec BosToN, June 15.~In the United States circuit court argument in the Bell telephone case was continued go-day. Judge Thurman reviewed the mannerin which an invention may be patented. By this rule patents are locked up from the public, He then ex- ained the different modes of procedure in patent and law oftiegs, If the fgovernment had a right to appeal fo the courts to set aside a land patent, much more had they tho right to ask the setting aside of an ordinary pat- ent. Judge Thurm&n also devoted some time to consideration whether the Bell Tel ephone company wa a bona lide purchaser, and also the statute of limitation. “Mr. Dick- ew York, apoke for the telephone claiming ‘hurman’s argument to be erroneous. This ‘elosed the argument. Declsion was reserved, Sabin's Supporters Victorions. St PAvr, Juna 1At the annual meet- ingof the Minnesotaffhresher Manufactur- ing company a new board of directors and executive committee was elected by a vote representing 80 per.dent of the stock. Tuis uts the control of company, which was ormed for the pur of reorganizing the Northwestern manufgeturing and car con:- pany, into the band§ of the supporters of enator Sabin, pany purposes to petition the court 1 order nru‘:‘ur the plant and franchis the Northwestern campany, and the [ manufacturing and purchase of the sa in the Saloons. —Preparations are made here for ing luto effect the Sunday 1aw as provi for in the legisla- ture last winter. U this law all salodns, beer gardens, billlard rooms, shooting ard bowling alleys, theatyes and base ball parks must close. The chigf of police has been in- structed to rigorously enforce the law. The saloon interest has two or three meet- ings and decided to jelose all saloons next Sunday In the city, dicept Schneider’s gar- den, which will be k#pt open in order to test the constitutionality’ aw. —— Young Boyd Released. DENVER, June 15.--|Special Telegram to the BEE. |—Louis Boyd, son of the manager of Boyd’s opera house at Omaha, who was arrested here last month on the charge ‘of grand larceny, was arraigned in the criminal court yesterd z No one appearing against the prisover, the district atlorney entered a Bylle, 45d Boyd was released. 5 Louts, THE LONG AND SHORT HAUL. A Decision Finally Made on Section Four By the Commission. ITS PROVISIONS DEFINED. The Roads Must Judge of Their Rizhts toGrant Special Rates Without Prejudgment By the Ine ter-State Board. Decision of the Commission. WaAsmiNGToN, June 15.—The Inter-state commission rendered to-night the long ex- pected decision upon the fourth section of the inter-state commerce act. The decision is very long, comprising more than 15,000 words. The commission, after mature con- sideration, is satistied that the statute does not rrequire it to preseribe in every in- stance an exceptional case and grant its order for reliet befora a carrier Is at liberty in its tariffs to depart from the general rule. The carrier must judge for itself what are the “substantially similar circumstances and conditions” which preclude the special rate, rebate or drawback which Is made un- lawful, since no tribunal is empowered to judge for it until atter the carrier has acted, and then only for the purpose of determin- ing whether its action constitutes a violation of the law. The carrier judges on peril of the consequences, but the &peeial- rate, ete., which it grants I8 vot |llezal whemn it turns out that the circumstances and conditions are not such as forbid it. "The commission will not ulidgrtake to decide in advance what “does or does not constitute discrimination “under substantially the same circumstaces and conditions,” but will leave the rallroads to act upon_their own judgmnent, sabject to accountability before the commission and courts. For the guldance, however, of the railrond companies, the commission has con- sidered at great length nearly all the ques- tions raised under the law, and has reached conclusions which are summarized as follows: 1. 'The prohibition in the fourth section against a greater charge for a shorter than tor a long distance over the same line in the same-lirection, the shorter being fnclnded within the longer distance, as qualified therein, is limited to cases in which the cir- cumstances and conditions are substantially similar. 2. The phrase ‘‘under similar ecircum- stances and conditions” in the fourth section isused in the same sense as in the second section, and under the qualitied form of pro- hibition in the fourth section carriers are re- quired to judee in the first instance with gard to the similarity or dissimilarity of cir- cumstances and conditions that Tforbid or permita greater charge. for & shorter dis- tance, 8, The judzment of carricrs in respect to circumstances and eonditions 18 not final, but subject to the authority of the commis- sion and courts. 4, The provisions of section 1, requiring charges to be reasonable and just, and of section 2, forbidding unjust discrimination, apply when exceptional *charges are made undeér section 4, a8 they do in other cases. The existence of active competition, which is of controlling foree in respect to traffic important in awmount, may make out dissinuiar eircumstances and conditions en- titling the carrier to charge less for the lor longer than for the shorter haul over the same | line in the same direction, tue shorter being included in the longer in the following cases: First, - When in competition with carriers by water, which are not subject to the pro- vislons of the statute. Second. When in competition with foreign or other railroads, which are not subject tothe provisions of the statute. Three. 1In rare and peculiar cases of competition between raiiroads which are subject to the statute, when a strict applica- tlon of the general rule of the statute would be destructive of competition. 6. The commission further decides that when a greater charze in the aggregate s made for the transportation ot pas- sen:cers or like kind of property for a shorter than for & longer distance over the same line in the same di- direction, the shorter being included in the longer distance, it is not suficient justifica- tion, therefore, that the tariff which™ is sub- jected to such greater charge is way or local traflic, and that which is given more favor- able rates is not; nor is it suflicient rjlls!.llivil- tion for such greater charge that the short haul trafiic is more expensive to the carrier, unless when the circumstances are such as made it exceptionally expensive or the long haul traflic exceptionally inex- pensive, the difference being extraordinary and susceptible of ymnf: nor that a lesser charge on a longer haul is nerely a continu- atlon of the favorable rates under which trade centers or industrial establishinents have been built up. The fact that the long haul traffic will only bear certain rates is no reason for carrying it for less than cost at the expense of other traflic, 'he petition on which the declsion was reached was that of the l.ouisville & Nash- ville railroad. In considering the cases gov- erned b{:"‘e fifth section in the above ab- stract, the commission takes up, first, the competition by carriers by water, and states that it was hlrl{ shown "along the routes of the petitioner’s lines that the competition of waterways forced down railroad rates below what it Is ssible to make them at non-competitive points, The only question is whether competition was kept within proper bounds. ‘The low rates are a necessity of the situation, and if the railroads compete with water transportation they have no choice but to aceept such rates. To compel roads to observe strictly the gen- eral rule lald down by the fourth section would necessitate their abandoment of some class of business in which their competition with water trans- ortation is now of public Importance The railroads must either be allowed to com pete with vessel owners or leave the vessel owners in possession of the business without the check upon charees which competition wovld afford. The commission is of the opinion that congress had these clreum- stances in view In passing the law. Compe- tition with the Canadian roads may, it is believed, present a case of dissimilar cireum- stances and conditions. Whenever such roads . compete with American roads for business between one part of our country and another,a state of circumstance s arises and exists as to such business which justifies the American roads in mecting such competition by a corresponding reduction in rates without regard to the fact In so doing that the rate between terminals may be re- duced below the rates to and from intermed- {ate places which are otherwise reasonable and just in themselves. The commnission thinks the cases In which compatition petween the American roads will permit of a deviation from the long and short haul clause very few, but cites two or three in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. These are parallel with the trunk lines and_makes a smaller charge for a longer haul because their direction compels it. The commissioner says they were unani- mous in the opinion and concluded as fol- lows: “The order for temporary relief made in favor of the petitions will be allowed to remain in force until the day originally limited for its expiration.” The other petitions for relief under the fourth section of the law numbered, the commission says, fifty-five. The tempol orders made in some of these petitions v'v‘lll?. in like manner, bepermitted to remain in joree until the expiration of the pene limited in each. No further order will be mado upoh any petitions, for althoug! two or three of the cases may not, by the facts recited in the applications for relief, be brought strietly witiiin the prineiples above discussed, {nl they all present what are claimed to ba different circumstances and conditions adequate to authorize exceptions to the general rule: and if the petivioners are persuaded that the fact is as they re present, they should act accordingly. The Car Builders Convention. MINNEAPOLIS, June 15,—The master car builders to-day alected officers for the ensu- ing year. The whole morning was devoted 1 to the revision of the code of rules governing e the condition of and repairs of freight cars for the interchange of trafic. At the after- noon session the special committee on prices for the settlement of new cars submitted the report, making an eotirely new classiiication. n no case was there an advance of more than $25 per car, and In two or three cases no advance was made. erans, Drs MoiNes, la,, June 15.—[Special Tele~ gram to the Brp.|—Early last evening the city bezan to fill with well-built, military-ap- pearing young men in natty bluo suits and blue fatigue caps, who came from all parts of the state and were welcomed with the stirring sound of the fife and drum, heralding the feurth annual encampment ot the Sons of Veterans which began this morning. The business sessions are necessarily secret. This morning Colonel J. D. Rowen called the as- sembly to order and the boys appointed a committee on credentials, on ritual, on reports of oflicers and on rules aud regula- tions, atter which the reports of officers were read. 'This afternoon the division couneil met,” This evening a rousing camp-fire was held. Ewminent speakers from all over the state are in attendance, notably Cato Sells, of Laporte: R, Showvan, of Denison, and Johnson Brigham, of Cedar Rapids, who spoke here De of Creston, 'l the annual parade at 9 o'cio marching to the canitol, where it will be re- viewed by the governor, after which the boys will make a tour of the capitol. A Fatal Base Ball Game. June 15.~[Special Tele- -A special from Albla says that a young man by the name of Baker was killed in a Sunday ball game in Wayne township, Monroe county. Some words had passed between Sylvia O'Brien and Baker about a pipe. John O'Brien came up and engaged In the conversation by asking, ““What's this racket about.” Sylvia made answer that they had bad some words, John said, “why don’t you slug him?’ Baker said, ‘“naybe you would Ithe to try it. It you do just step out here’ _John then stooped, picked up a ball bat, alome made one, and very heavy, and struck Baker across the head, breaking lis skull and crushing his head in. Baker remained unconscious till the next day when he died. ('Brien will be held to await the action of the grand jury. lowa Supreme Court Decisions. Dis MoiNks, Ia., June 15.-—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber. e supreme court ren- dered the following decisions here to-day: cis v8 M. E, Griflin, apvel- lant. Clay district. Aflirmed. The State of lowa vs Fred Stegner and William Kohl, appellants, Calhoun district. Aftirmed. Mills County National bank vs lenry E. Perry et al, appellants. Mills circuit. Af- firmed. % W. D. McCash, appellant. vs City of Bur- lington, Des Moines ciremit. Aflirmed, The te of fowa vs Frank Richards, ap- pellant, sentenced to the penitentiary, Lucas district court. Reversed. Conrad Gegner, appellant, vs Warfield, Howell & Co,, Polk circuit. Afliemi Sundny School Convention. DEes Moinks, Ia,, June 15.—[Spasial Tele- gramto the Bek. |—The twenty-sesond an- nual meeting of the Iowa State Sufidny School association began .here this eyening Wwith an attendance of several hundred: dele- ates. Governor Larrabee delivered the ad- ress of welcome, to which a response was made by Senator T. E. Clark, of Clarinda, -~ 3 = r. J. C. W. Coxe, ol af the el 3 :; g W. FR T‘E chur o Towa Bourbons Name the Day. Drs MOINES, June 15~The demo- cratic state committee met here this evening and fixed the next democratic state conven tion for September 1 at Des Moines, Turkey Reminded of Her War. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jupe 15,—The Russian ambassador has reminded Turkey of the in- demnity due on account-of the Russo-Turk- ish war and has fntimated that if the liabil- ity ismot met Russia will take pledges to guarantee its payment. It has been inti- mated that ‘Turkey nced not entertain any fears respecting the outcome of her conduct in concluding the new Egyptian convention with England. the assurance being given that Germnany, Austria and Italy side with England. e A Revolution Suppressed. o PANAMA, June 15,—A dispatch has been received from Villa Mari, a.town in Argen- tine Republic, to the effect that the revolu- tion which broke out in the province of Tucuman, in that republic, has been sup- l\rexsed by the general government with a 0ss of 400 lives. 'I'he’ dispatch also states that the governor of the province and his ministers have been taken prisoners. - titih sl b The Coffee Markot. NEW York, June 15.--The coffea market has assumed its natural tonc and there is no excitement in trading. At the opening this morning, when the gavel fell for the first call, some hesitation was shown by buyers and early transactions were a liftle below last night’s closing, but in a few minutes the hesitation disappeared and bidding became bolder, and prices advanced about ten points. e -— An Epidemic of Kables. APALACHICOLA, Fla, June 15.—Reports from the adjoining county of Calhoun state that an epidemie of rabies among the dogs and cattle prevails there. Several persons have been bitten by rabid dogs. Much ex- citement {nrevnil: in the county, and dog and cattle killing parties are organizing, - Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Fair weather, nearly sta- tionary temperature, southerly winds, be- coming variable. For Iowa: Southerly winds, fair weather, slight changes in temperature. For Eastern Dakota: Fair weather exce pt rain in northern portion, winds becoming northwesterly and cooler, 8t, Paul's Big Strike Begun. ST, PAur, June 15,—The strike of all the building trades In thecity decided upon by the amalgamated council of the bullding trades last Sunday went into effect to-day very quietly. e A Young Woman Hanged. AMIENS, June 14.—Mlle. Gaussen, a young woman, was executed to-day for matricide. She was taken to the secaifold barefooted, wearing a white robe and a black veil. i Bl Ry Virginia Democra RiciiMoND, Va., June 15.—The state demo- cratic executive committee has ¢ d to call the state convention for the 4th of Au- gust at Roanoke ©Chandler’s Election. Coxcorp, N. H., June 15.—Wllliam E. Chandler was formally elected United States senator by the joint convention of the legis- lature to-day. — Manitoba Crops, OTTAWA, Ont., Juhe 15.—The first crop bulletin in the Manitoba department of agri- culture reports the condition of the crops as most favorable. Wheeler's Will, Trov, Ni Y., June 15.—The will of the late William A, 'Wheeler. opened at Ma'one, gives €25,00 to home missions, $5,000 to foreign $500 to his honsekeeper ana a few arious friends. missions, bequests to - —— .The Rahway Mystery. Rapway, N. J., June ~It 18 reported that Caspar Strembach has been arrested on acharge of murdering the unknown gir found with her throat cut last March. It is sald that the arrest was wade yesierday in Juka or Salew, 1, he annual address was- then delivered by s APEISEI NS AWTEAR, NUMBER 361 SOMETHING MADE RIM SKIP, lyflqinn- Disappoarance of a Promian Norfol Live Stock Dealer, HE WAS ALL O. K. FINANGCIALLY) —_— ) But His Matrimonial Relations Baé lieved to Have Been Unvleasant— The Trial of Mre. Bhellene berger Begins, Ho Jamped the Towa, NorroLK, Neb., June 15.-Svecial to the ‘The disappeacance of W. H. Loucks, the junior member of the prominent Norfolls live stock and grain firm of Rudat & Co., last week, is town talk. He lett on Tuesd for Omaha, telling his partner that he was & meet an uncle there from the east and that he would return the next day. Previous to Kolug he secured something ‘dver $500 by draft from his father, who lives in an east* ern state. His fallure 4o returh’ ner to inguira into the. accounts all straight and of & business nature that to leave. Somiething over & father, who is wealthy, inves $6,000 to secure & half | and live stock business. Matters ran =55 secured a divorce. Rumors of troubls tween them have been rife, and it is bell fhat these caused him to go away, A days aftor his departure his wife received ai envelope lnmuah the mail containing $80, and since that time she has recelved a lettes from him dated at Denver, Col. whieh still professed a regard for her, and eald le could not get along with his partner, but hl: artner, who says they were on the best of rme, thinks this is a rase, 1t is gencrall! belleved that his matrimonlal alliance is the bottow of the difticuls; . Mrs. Shellenberger's Tei: { LixcoLy, Neb., June 15.—[Specal el gram to the Ber.]—Atlp. m. to-day in the district court,Judee Pound on the bench,co! menced the trial of Mrs. Shellenberger, charged with murder in the first degree in th@ killing, with Leo Shellenberger, of her steps daughter Mageie in Otoe connty. T'wo hours were consumed in getting the jury, only foux of the original panel being aecepted. The jury as fimally sccured was regarded gs a kood one and comprised the following citl zens of this connty: George Kling, D. Fe Dinges, A. Rinkenberger. John F. Adamsy W. R, Hensley, J. C. F. McKesson, H. Fe A. Wettencamp, W. 8. Ded S, Pinkham Reed and The defendant, Mrse Shellenberger, appeared in court clad bes comingly with a hat profuse with white flowe crs and her hands encased in blue silk mltl,‘ She fanned herself with great rezularity and wis the ploture of self-control and coms posure,and exhibited a kedhness in promplting her attorney in cros -uxavuinnllnx that exe cited . comment. Mrs. Shelienberger i whether a murderess or not, cold blooded an less, and when she turned her steel-gray eyes upon the prosecuting attorneys at pri "Idw in the evidenee, a cold wavow o m around the tmmedinte viel ‘Theteware a large number of Iadies in - auaience during the open peared to have ?\ wi -on trial ed boy, hbarger, and herelated the circumstances surroundin the tragie death of his sister in a clear, stralgh forward manner. He related his being sen to the barn: thatin ten minutes his mothes came and told him his sister had cut her throat, and all his evikience showed the cruelty of the murder. The reinainder of the afternoon was given to the evidence sur« rounding the murder, the work of the coro< ner and all details establishing the erime and surrounding circumstances. The full line and policy of the prosecution had not devel oved at the adjournment of court for the day, and the case promises another full day’s timg betore the end 1s reached. Stromsburg Board of Trade. Neb., June 15— [Special to the .| —Last evening the organization of the board of trade was fully completed. Stroms<" burg now has a head to its numerousbusiness enterprises, and outside parties wanting to know something of the inducements our city ean hold out to capitalists, can carry on a re- linble correspondence with the secretary of the board, Already two large brick blocks are being planned, the work on one of which Il commence in a few days. In one of these blocks It is proposed to put a handsome n];flm house, a much need institution in oug city. Railroad Work at Fairbury. FAIRBURY, Neb., June 15—[Special Teles gram to the Bk, |—Grading was commenced to-day on the southwest line of the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska, the Rock Island. This is the main lino to Denver, and Fairbury is the junction between this and tire northwe: line, which is built to Nelson and being builf beyond Into the coal and ecattle country of the northwest. Fairbury's bowmn s greater than ever. Accldents in the Hills. DeApwoon, Dak., June 15.—[Special 1 eles gram to the Bek. |—Peter Rourke, a promi= uent resident of Lead City, died to-day from the efects of poison taken by mistake, S, Allison, superintendent of the Oro Fino mine, was thrown trom his horse and had his arm broken. Nathan Franklin, while running with the hose company, fell under the cart and hi his leg broken, Burglary at Schuyler, SCHUYLER, Neb,, June 15.—[Speclal Teles gram to the B —Burglars effccted an en~ trance by cutting out a panel of the rear door of Swatek & Vystricil's hardware store last n‘lwll‘n(x; About 8150 worth of goods were stolen, e linois Legislature Adjourns, SPRINGFIELD, LIL, June 15 —The thirtys tith general assewbly adjourned to-night ag o'clock. 'The closing hours of the sese sion were boisterous but good natured, ‘The only unusual excitement of the day pres vailed In the house in the last two hours of the session, when an attempt was made by resolution to add the names of four boys to the list of pages who, unauthorized,” had been acting in that capacity durinz the ses sion. The necessary vote was found wante ing aftera few hours' fizht, Ioth branches passed to-day twenty-two bills each. ‘This 1nakes 204 bills passed by the thirty-fifth ase sembiv, eiehty-six of which are house billg and 118 senate bills, — . The Sharp Jury Complete. w Yonk, June 15.~The jury box in the ase was tilled to-day,and the jury will ‘The whole numbver of jurors e amined in order to secure the final panel wi 1,196, After the oath was administered to the jury, Judge Barrett brought up the question of Sharp’s con ment. ~He did not want to endanger the defendant’s life,and after some diseussion it i 2 decided to have a squad of § deputies guard the prisoner in his own Lolse, torney the state, After recess, Assistant District Ate hotl besan the opening address for - The Amalgamated Scale. Pirrssu June 15.--The new scale of the Amalgamated assoclation was given ous this afternoon. As has been expected, it is an advance generally of i0 per cent, on the lowest rates, and besides this a number of new stipulations are made. The agreement stibula the new clauses that nine houre sthall constitute & day’s work, and in no ens it exceed ten hours, ‘Che seale will lu-um)e«ll to manufaeturers (I[mm ut the country to night. A wage conferene | held in this.clty next ‘l‘ufiudu. AT Gy wolarmmans.