Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 18, 1887, Page 1

-~ SIXTEENTH YEAR., OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 18, 1887, NUMBER 365 THE DOOM OF DEMOCRACY. Full Text of the Letter On Which the Flag Order Was Made. DRUM'S ASSININE SUGGESTION. Endorsed By Becretary of War Endl- cott—What Varlous Governors Think of President Cleve- land’s Break. The Official RecorA. WASHINGTON, June 17.—The oflicial record of the presentation of the battle-flag proposi- tion to the president consists of the following letter from Adjutant-General Drum and its indosement by Secretary Endicot W ASHINGTON, April . W, C. Endi- cott, Secretary of Wal ir—1 have the honor to stafe that there are now in this office, stored in one of the attic rooms of the building, a number of union flags captured in action, but recovered on the fall of the confederacy and forwarded to the war depart- ment for safe xeeping, together with a num- ber of confederate dlags which the fortunes of war plaged In out hands during the lato civil war. While, in the past, favorable action has always been taken on application, prop- erly supported, for the return of union flazs to organizations representing the suryi- vors of military reguments in the service of the government, 1 beg to submit it would beafr-eelul act to anticipate future requests of this nature and venture to sug- gest the propriety of returning all the tlags (union and confederate) to the authorities of the respective states in which the regiments which bore the colors as were erganized, for auch final disposition asthey may determine. While in all of the civilized nations of the old world trophies taken in wars against for- eign enemies have been cnrerull{ preserved and exhibited as proud mementoes of the Dation’s military glories, wise and obvi- ous reasons have jalways excepted from the rule evidences of past internecine troubles which, by appeals to arbitra- tion of the sword, have disturbed the peaceful march of the people to its des- tiny. Over twenty years have elapsed since the termination of the late civil war. Many rominent leaders, civil and military, of the ate confederate states, are now honored rep- resentatives of the people in the national councils, or in other eminent positions lend the aid of their talents to a wise administra- tion of the affairs of the whole country, and the people of the several states composing the union are now united, treading a broader road to a glorious future. Impressed with these facts, 1 nave the honor to submit the suggestion made in this letter for the careful consideration it will recelve at your hands. Very truly yours, R.C. Druw, Adjutal ENDICOTT'S ENDORSEMENT. ‘The endorsement of the secretary upon this letter is as follows: WAR DEPARTMENT, May 26, 1857.—The within recommendation s ‘approvea by the president, and the adjutant general will pre- pare letters to the covernors of those states wlhose troops carried their colors and tlags Nnow in this departinent with the offer to re- turn them as herein proposed, the history of cach flag and the circumstances of the cap- ture or recapture to be given, WiLLiAM C. ENDICOTT. Governors Give Their Opintons. New Yorxk, June 17.—|Special Tele- gram to the BEE.|—In the dispatches to the World from the governors of various states it appears that all northern governors heard ®from earnestly disapprove the president’s ‘Wwish to return rebel flazs. Governor Gor- don, of Georula. rezarded the first order as an additional evidence ot restored concord, but would not-have the flags restored at the cost of renewed estrangement, Governor Hughes, of Arkansas, had not considered the matter. Governor Seay, of Alabama, and Governor Lee, of Virginia,approve the order, and Governor Seales, of North Carolina, thinks the return the best possible disposi- tion ofthe flags. Governor McEmery, of Louisiana, thinks the return of the flags ‘would still further strengthen the bonds of the nation, and says when received, the oc- casion would be made one of rejvicing. Local interviews and dispatches from all rts of the country shows that, notwithstand- ng the president ‘has recinded his rebel fiag order, the indignation of old soldiers has wa 0 mitigated, and it seems only to excite amusement and contempt of democrats. The feeling of unlon veterans of all shades of po- litical opinion is one of pity and contempt. The Feeling at St. Louls, S1. Lours. June 17.—[Speclal Telezram to the BEE.|—There was considerable excite- ment here yesterday over the speech of Gen- eral Fairchild, at Harlen:, condemning Pres- Ident Cleveland for returninz confederate flags to southern states. *“The action of the vresident is very much to be regretted,” said General Grler. *It will interfere with our en- campment. 1am afraia, Yanicullrl , if the resident comes out here, it will create much eeling. 1 am afraid that the president and the Girand Army could not conie together in the same town.” H et bim come here 1f he wants to,” sald General Condolo. **Where we want to talk about this thing is st the ballot box. ‘This 18 the best thing that ever happened for the republican !nny." *'Yes,” said General Grier, “it means the downfall of democracy. You eould not elect Cleveland to any office in this country novw, and they’ll find they can’t elect his suc- cessor on the democratic ticket, either,” Robert T. Lincoln's Views. CHICAGO, June 17.—|Special Telegram to the Bek.|—The attention of ex-Secretary Lincoln was this morning called to a state- ment in one of the morning papers to the ef- fect that he had, toward the close ot his ad- ministration of affairs of the war depart- ment, approved a precisely similar sugges- tion from General Drum, in regard to these flags, Hesald: *I do not remember any action of mine respecting the rebel flags in the war department. I certainly never serl- ously considered, nor had in my mind any idea of approving any action respecting those flags which would give anyone the right to suppose that L thought the lapse of time had made the rebellion less to be repro- bated now than it was when the war was ing on. These captured rebel tlags found heir natural resting place at the close of and, having become rotten, ed in the succeeding years, should, in my ovinion, be permitted wdlugmr in dust where they are, Certainly, as 1 think, the government should not take such action concerning them as would seemn to approve and stimulate a sentiment of veneration toward these cnrlurod rebel flags as relics of & defeated patriotic cause. This would be one result of returning them to the govern- ors of the southern states. Again, it was the patriotic theory Iu the war that tne southern states were not In the rebellion, but they were unly out of their political rela- tions to the union through the turbulence of a majority of their slave holding eitizens, Returning these flags to the governors of those states is a covernmental repudiation of that theory. Such action would also have 8 tendency to teach our children in the north that the principles for which their fathers fought are notso much more deserving of respect and veneration than those involved in the rebellion, as we have wished to teach them. There is no need of fighting the war of the rebellion over again, but there Is equally little need of its being proclaimed by the government that it was not wholl{ in"the right in lighting the rebel- lion tweniy-live years :‘\‘m‘ and that the re- bellion was not a wicked ultempt to operturn ® great free republic.” An Intercsting Scrap of History. WASIINGTON, Juue 17.--[Special ‘Teles gram to the Bek.[—The Star fo-night has this: ““I'he following scrap of history 1s of Interest in connection with the battlo flag in- cident and the attitude taken by the Grand Army men of lowa in relation to the visit of the president to St Louis. ln Septewber, ieneral. 1583, the famous Crocker’s lowa brigade, of which General Belknap was president, held areunion at Cedar Rapids, Ia. union, enacted a scene that was widely commented upon and applauded in Iowa and neighbor- ing states. By special arrangement General Govan, of Arkansas, the whose troops had captured the flag of the a desperate struggle, reunion hard won of Caicag: Jackson, Mich.4 a gentl ‘The boat burned to the hull, and tion " of At the re- among the stirring events was ex-confederate venth lowa regiment at Atlanta after was present at the and formally returned = this flag to the lowa regiment from whom It was captured, Its colonel, A. J. Saunders, of Daveuport, a., delivered an affecting speech of acknowledgement and thanks in the presence of a brigade of vete- rans, S quently a committee of three was appointed to secure contributions from the veterans of this regiment for the pur- se of a gold-headed” cane for General n. This was duly accomplished, and the cane, handsomely engraved, wos sent to the confederate recipient. This flag hus been exhibited at subsequent reanions and creates unbounded euthusiasm,” Joyfully the Flag Waven. TorEKA, Kan., June 17.—Governor Martin to-day sent the following order to Adjutant General Campbell: *“The fact that the battle flags captured by the heroic soldiers of the union are to be retained in the national capi- tal is cause for rejuicing and congratulations by all loyal men, You will cause the flaz of the republic to be raised on the state house as n token of the pride and pleasure with which the great soldier state of the union re- ceived the news. i ceiiisciiedt LAKE STEAMER BURNED, A Number of Lives Lost on Lake Michigan. DetroIT, June 17.-~The Evening Journal special from Charlevolx says the steamer Champlain of the Northern Michigan line bound for Cheboygan from Chicago, burned midnight between Harwood and Charle- volx, at the mouth of Grand Traviers. The boat was running ten miles an hour when the flames shot up from beneath the engine, driving the engineer from his post with his clothes on fire. The alarm was given, sleeping passengers aroused, and when life preservers had been fastened on all they gathered on the forward dock. were lowered but the steamer was running s0 fast they got away. the time the boat caught fire the passengers were all compelled to jump into the lake. ‘The steward pondent that there were fifty-seven persons aboard incInding the crew. “The lost are as Two life boats and rafts In ten minutes from nformed “the Journal corres- follows: Ella Cooper Smith, Robert Wilkes, Aldgorge Wristly, of Charlevoix, Mr. M. Ke- hoe, R, M. McKee, steward of the Captain Lusas, of Pelosky: Clerk Henry Brennan, and the fireman, cook and cabin bov, of Chicago; Mr. Russell, of n and boy from Milwaukee, bound for Mackinac:one waiter, g and four Indian deck hands, and a lady and daughter from Frankfort, names unknown. Those saved floated for an hour and a half, when they were rescued by & yawl and boats from here. Sevdral of those saved wero badly burned. There are seven not ac- counted for in the above list, the lost consist- ing only of those known to have perished. as been towed here. It is impossible to tell the cause of the tire, but it is thought It may have been caused by a lamp explosion. Seven bod have already been recovered. The Cha plain was valued-at about §10,000, b e The Big Balloon Starts. 81. Lous, June 17.—1he New York World and St. Louis Post-Dispatch balloon was cut loose at 4:26 p. m, to-day, and after some ballast was thrown out the monster lunged into upper space and ina few min- utes appeared a resplendent speck among the clouds, racing towards the east. The balloon was filled with gas, 14,000 cubic feet being required to distend it to the satisfac- the wmronaut, and yet falling 6,000 short of his full “desire. "In the car are four men: A, F. Moore, ®ronaut: Prof. J. G. Doughty, photozrapher; Edward Duffy, World correspondent, and Prof, Allen Hazen, of the signal service bureal The party is well supplied with provisions, heavy clothing and all the requisite instruments. Twenty carrier pigeons from different sta- tions in Missourl were also taken, ten of which will return with messages to-night and the others be liberated to-morrow. They will avoid the great lakes, and Dy to-morrow evening expect to land in Massachusetts or New Hampshire, DETROIT, June 18, 12:30 a. m.—The great World and Post-Dispatch balloon passed here at miduight, —_————— Minneapolis Clearings. MINNEAPOLIS, June 17.—[Special Tele- |—The Boston Post’s clear- for the last two weeks have done gross injastice to Minneapolis. The clearings were reported June 6 by the Post as $3,400,000,while they were $4,056,850,show- 1ng an increase of 18 per cent Instead of a loss of nearly 3 fler cent,as given in the Post. On Mondey, June 13, the Post. while it re- ro Minneapolis correctly, gives her an ncrease of only 14 per cent, when in fact the figure $4,041,524 as against $3,009,757 for the corresponding week of last y showing an lncx':ane of over $1,000,000 or about 30 per cenl —_—— Lumber On Fire. CnicAGo, June 17.—A dangerous fire started in the lumber district tiffs afternoon, to which twenty-six engines were sum- moned, The fire caused considerable excite- ment, as it occurred in such a dangerous dis- trict and it was thought to be beyond controt of the tire department. "The fire spread stead- ily aud a strong breeze springing up from the south seewmed to threaten destruction of the entire lumber district. By 2 o'clock the en- tire hre was gotten under control, causing a loss not above §20,000, e Missouri Bald Knobber Edict, JrFrFERsON CiTy, Mo, June 17.—At to- day’s session of the legislature a remarkable communication, addressed to the house, was read In that body, 1t was signed by B, F. Plummer, chiet of the *‘Bald Knobbers,” a vigilant organization existing in the south- ern part of the state. The notice announced that unless the extrasession of the lezislature adjourns by the 25th inst, the entire arm “Bald Knobbers” would be summone disband it. s TR Investigating the Bugs, CENTRALIA, Ill, June 17.—-Prof. 8. A. Forbes, state entomologist of Illinois, has been in this locality for the last two days making a study of an Insect that cut short the strawberry crop and also ravages of the chinz buga. In some sections of the town- ship wheat fields and even reads are swarm- g with bugs. Forbes considers the general prospect in Washington and nelghboring counties much better than last year; but says that the corn crop is In serious danger it the weather should be moderately dry, —_——— Prohibition in Rhode Island, ProvipeExce, R. L, June 17.—The house to-day passeda Lill to enforce the prohibi- tory amendment—33 to 50. ‘The new bill kills the oftice of chief of the state police, leaving the enforcement of the law o loc authorities, —— High License For Michigan. LANSING, Mich., June 17. —The senate has passed t® Ligh license bill after reducing the amount of tax to 83500 for wholesale establishents and to 300 for retail stores. ‘Those who sell both wholesale and retail spirituous liquors will be required to pay a tax of $300. Onlr one negative vote was :u\ mms‘tan bl “l.w nll I’;lll'lltilned (‘h‘l“ the 0USO W to raise the tax for spirituo liquors to H&J 2 ¥ —————— to ‘Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Southerly winds, falr ‘weather, nearly stationary temperature. For low: Southwesterly winds, fair weather, nearly stationary temperature For eastern Dakota: Nortliwesterly winds, becoming variable, fair weather, stationary tewperature. ('BRIEN'S ROYAL WELCOME. The Oanadian Missionary Enthusiastically Received On His Native Heath. HE TELLS OF HIS SUCCESSES. The Irish Coercion Bill Passed Through the Committee Stage, and Parnellites and Gladstonians Leave the Commons. Back to O1d Ireland. [Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] QUEENSTOWN, June 17.—[New York Her- ald Cable—Special to the Ber.|—The Adri- atic had s long passage. I find the German Lloyd mails delivered in London last night. Large deputations, however, patiently waited until after midoight to greet O'Brien. At full dawn, however, the Dublin deputation, led by Gill, the prospective lord mayor, and from Corkand Limerick, headed by their ma- jors and committees from Youghall, Mallow, Skibbereen, Kantiork, Bandon, ete.,, with a deiegation of Lugegacurran and Lansdowne tenants, set out on a tender and met O'Brien on the Adriatic, and landed him at the pier at half past six. He was escorted to the Queens hotel. CHEERED BY SOLDIERS. ‘While at breakfast tumultous shouts were heard outside. These were from about 400 privates of the Tipperary militia, who had just arrived from Fort Camnden. They im- mediately heard of O'Brien’s arrival, and, ob- livious to discipline, rushed impetuously to greet him. Many soldiers entered the hotel. He was obliged to quit his gilt coffee cup to face the giit buttons. Appearing on the hotel balcony, the soldiers alternately cheered him and groaned Lans- down, with a few Irish local kicks at Balfour and coercion. O'Brien thanked them for the greeting and said that it was a good omen that the second great cheer he received on landing came from her Brittanic majesty’s forces. At 11 Q'clock a formal reception began at the town hall, »where ten civic addresses from cities, towns and villages were consec- utively presented in the sight of several thou- sand almost frantic spectators. Prominent in the presentation group stood Father Kel- ler, who, until he waived his hand deprecat- ingly, fully shared the popular ovation. O'BRIEN TELLS OF SUCCESS. Of course the Canada missionary is com- pelled to make a speech, Among his sen- tences I especially noticedithese: *I confess to priests and people at the supreme delight for me agaln to take breath among the Irish hills, where at least the air is free. I also confess it pleasaat to hear the approval of my actions welling up from your warm Irish hearts. We had a hard time in Canada, but with heaven’s blessing and the assistance of the good people of Canada, we won all along the line and have left the governor general so discredited that the most needy of Lansdowne's evicted tenants would not envy his position. We have had the hearty approval of the American natiofand 1 can promise you their continued support, provided you shall peacefully continue the righteous struggle. America will sustain you tv crush the greatest efforts of this jubi- lee coercion government through your fidel- ity tothe sacred cause. In a short time it will be the glory of Gladstone and Parnell to set the crown of victory on an indestructibie Irish nation.” THE OTHER SPEAKERS. Kilbride followed and {assured his hearers that O’Brien had created a strong public opinion against Lansdowne, notwithstand- ing the statements of the Lansdowne press to the contrary. Canon Keller, Messrs. Harrington and Kenny also spoke. O'Brien, at the end of the meeting, proceeded to Cork, where his entry wasattended with remarka- bly grave enthusiasm. e was presented the freedom ot theclty by the mayor and corpo- ration, who entertain him at a banquet to- MOrrow evening, e ANOTHER STAGE PASSED, The Coerclon Bill Goes Committee, LoxpoN, June 17.—When debate was resumed on the crimes bill this evening Heury Fowler (liberal) moved an amend- ment requiring that before enforcing clause six (which deals with proclaiming danger- ous assoclations) the consent of both houses of patliament be obtained. This, he sald, the most dangerous clause of the bill, ought to be resisted to the utmost. Balfour op- posed the amendment, saying that it would only lead to a waste of time in parlinment. After discussion by Holmes and "Gladstone, Dillon declared that the belie was universaj in lreland that the bill was mainly directed against the National league. ° Fowler's amendment was rejected—233 to 171, Several more amendments having been disposed of, the chalrman put the question whether the clause should stand as a&nn of the bill. Sir Charles Rus- sell entreated the house to consider gravely the obllncllonahle character of the clause. While io was speaking the hour of 10 ar- rived. ‘The ministerial benches rapidly filled, the members pacing in from the lob- bies. The Parnellites simultaneously arose and left the house, the chairman twice call- ing upon them to resume their seats, Amid great confusion a division was ordered. The clause was adopted—332 to 192. The Glad- stonians who went out returned arter voting but a division having been de- clared Immeudiately arose in a body and withdrew among conservative cheers and laughter. The remaining clauses were put and carried without comment and the i1l passed the committee stage, the conserv- atives again cheering. The report stage of the bill is tixed for the 27th inst. After division the Gladstonians returned to hear the result and then left the house altogether, the majority hnvlng{nlmd for the remainder of the evening, Not a single Parnellite voted. All left the vprecinets of the house immediately. ‘The unionists voted solidly with the government. ~As the union- ists were the only occupants of the opoosition benches after division, Chamberlain, Lord Hartington and Mr. Heneage were sitting isolated on the front bench. "Many conser- vatives crossed to_the opposition benches and sat down. Major Saunderson was loudly cheered on taking Healy's seat. Quiet was 1estored In balf an hour. Through Parnelliam and Crime. Loxpoy, June 17.--0'Donnell, ex vice president of the Home Rule confederation, writes a letter to the London Times from Col ogne to correct what he calls that paper’s misstatements concerning the alleged con- nection of Parnellism with Irish crimes gen- erally, and particularly its charge that the Parnellites were guilty of cnmpl\cll{ in the “crime committed by Frank Byrne. O'Donnell declares Byrne did not owe his position in the land league to any reluuousnllp she may have had with any of the Parnellites, but ‘that he Interited that position from the home rule confedera- tion, of which he was a member, and he was &n especlal favorite of Dr. Butt, the Irish leader, and, in fact, ot all members of the commons with whom he came in contact. is_participation, the letter goes on to say, n_the assassination conspiracy was cow- ardly treason to honorable ‘members of the constitutional organization, whese confi- dence he misused and whose policy he en- d-nw ‘1 believe that his fall wu’ uly another instance of the consequences of rnln- innf 8 secret soolety—that curse of modern ro itie The Times, commenting on the m" n:t;::lu'l (')"um}’nell of evajllnn an im- Al nt of charges, and says: * r'onnell supplied Byrne with money to leave the country, the 8ignificance of such action cannot bé obseured by any casuistic subtleties. - A WEDDING IN PARIS, ——— Marriage of An American Heircss to a French Banker. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.) PAnis, (via Havre) June 16.—{New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brr.) —The American eathedral in Avenue Elmo was enfete this morning from entrance gate to altar tocelebrate the marriage of Miss Clinch, one of the wealthiest and prettiest heiresses in Parls, to Mr. John Merrill, a popular and accommadating banker of Paris, 1t will be remembered that the late Mrs, Stewart, of New York, left something like $0,000,000 to her nephe Hon. J.£. Clineh, father of to-day’s brid The match was purely a love match, Mr. Merrill having met his wife at the gay fox hunts on Pan, where, during the hunting séason, she wears a pink tight-fitting vest, and Is fearless in danger- ous passes, and always first in a finish, T'he pbriaegroom is & bronzed, military-look- fug man, with close cropped brown hair, | eyes and mustaghe turned up with a victorious air that sweet sixteen would rave about. He was decomted and wore the dia- mond cross of the La#gion of Honor. The bride is a fair-skinhed, perfectly formed beauty, has large firey eyes, small, straizht nose, sweetly smiling mouth, light brown hair. She wore a superbly fitting gown of ivory satin, back and $rain exceeni‘lnzly plain en manteau de coeurs The front was one poetic mass of filmy li(lln muslin artistically fixed with narrow copdons of orange blos- soms from neck to waist slanting, and from hip to hip on the left of the skirt. ‘The train was mmight up with a_huge bunch and trail of bridal blossoms, The service was tully choral, “Send Out Thy Light” Gounod's touching anthem, being sung with splen- did effect, Rey. Mr. erformed the ceremony. The witnesses for the bride were McLane, United States minister, and Mr. Eaward B, Holton. As soon as the cere- mony was over the entire bridal party drove to the Catholic church at St. Elysees,” where the eeumon{ was all gone through a second time to fulfill the req@irement of law. The bridegroom 1s a Roman Catholic. After this double-barrelled wedding the guests drove to the hotel Meurich, where' a wedding break- fast came off with great eclat, and in the afternoon the hnp&y pair’ started for Luncheon to pass the honeymoon. The weather is very hot, nparly 90 degrees in the shade, but in spite of the heat nearly al! the American colony remhining in Paris put in naplcudld appearancq in their daintiest toil- ettes. The Cotton Spin§ers’ Combination. LCopyright 1887 by Jakues Gordon Bennett.] MANCHESTER, Juné 17.—[New York Her- ald Cable—Special to the Bre.|]—The meet- ing of cotton spinners held here to-day to consider the question of running on short time in order to defeat the corner in Amer- ican cotton which it s alleged is created by New York and Liverpool specidations, was largely attended, as L anticipated in a recent dispatch. The assent of two-thirds majority of the trade asked fof before the movement could be operative has not been obtained. Twenty million spindles represent two- thirds and only 15,500,000 had sent in pledges. The meeting, however, unanimously re- solved to recommend that the trade pertfect the movement by running half-time for eight weeks. How far the resolution will be acted upon is doubtful because the pledyges to run on short time were given conditionally on two-thirds majority. The failure of the American corners oh . coffee and grain, how- ever, inspires the anti-monopolists. Jublles Notes. Loxpox, June 17.—The queen arrived at Windsor to-day. She was heartily cheered along the route from the railway station. DusriN,June 17.—0’Brien,editor of United lreland, arrived at Queenstown on the steamer Adriatic to-day from New York and received an ovation upon leaving the vessel. An immense crowd gathered in front of the Queen’s hotel, where O'DBrien stopped, and in response to repeated calls for a speech, he addressed them. Custom authorities at Queenstown who ex- amined the b“flf“ of passengers arriving on the steamer Adriatic fromn New York, ar- rested Peter Troy, who had a box containing what was supposed to be explosives, Troy will be held pending an analysis of the con- tents of the box. LoNDoN, June 17.—The king of Greece and king of Denmark arrived in London to-day to participate in the celebration of the ucen’s jubilee. The prince of Wales drove them to” Marlborough house. The people heartily cheered their majesties. Affairs in Afghanistan. LAHORE, June 17.—It is rumored that tele- grams have been received from London ordering the Indian government to forward troops to the Afghan frontler. It is also said that orders have been Issued for the com- pletion of the railway to Candahar, and_the extension of the Peshawr railway to Jum- roud. Bodyke Tenants and Rents. DusLIN, June 17.—Crown Solicitor Mur- phy intimated to the tenants at Bodyke that if they renew the offer to pay Landlord Cal- laghan £000 and he refuses, the government will abandon its prosecution of the tenants and decline to turnish further police to aid in carrying out the evictions, Blaine in London, Loxpoy, June 17.—James G. Blaine and members of his family who accompanied him on his trip to Europe, reached here this afternoon. et COOK COUNTY BOODLRRS. Mike McDonald Given a Scoring in the Closing Argument. CnicaGo, June 17.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The boodle trial is almost at an end. The arguments have all been made and to-morrow morning the judge will instruet the jury. Luther Laflin Mills, the former states attorney, opened the final argument for the defense this morning, and deliverea an eloquent address on behalf of the aceused, He was followed by States Attorney Grin- nell, who most effectively summed up the evidence against the “boodlers.” During the course of his gpeech he looked signifi- cantly over to the place where “Mike” Mc- Donald, brotner of one of the accused, was sitting, and sald: “In‘Cook county there has long existed an ip&l pable, shadowy influ- ence which has blighted and destroyed all that it has touched. It has blighted William J. McGarigle becauso he has not had cour- age enough to step out from under it into the II%M of hon and justice. has brooded over the politics of our ca\mt( and lInted them from théir very sour t has rooded over this ease'since it bexan, I reler to no less an individusl than Michael A, Mc- Donald.” "'The latter looked somewhat dis- concerted, and one ofthe lawyers for the de- fense jumped to hig féet and took an excep- tion. "Mr. Grinnell fisished about 2 o'clock and the court adjowrned until to-morrow morning, when the jury will be instructed. na o Dty Coke Workers Resume Work., PIrT8BURG, June 17.—Five hundred more coke workers resumed work to-day at the Leisenring Works No. 2 at the old wages. ‘T'he Hungarian element is becoming more and more dissatistied with the strike, and the breaks Yeawm yand to-day indicate that they will all be at work by Monday. Mormons Want Statehood. SALT LAKE, Utah, June 17.—The Mormons to-day issued a call for a_constitutional con- vention to meet in this city June 30 for the purpose of calling a convention to apply for statehood. 3 b e — Henvy Storm in Michigan. KALaMAZOo, Mich,, June 17.— A heavy storm of wind, rain and hail swept over this valley this afternoon, Considerable damage waas done to buildings and crops. STILL UNABLE T0 ACREE. The Shellenberger Jury Out Twenty-four Hours and No Verdict Reached. SAD ACCIDENT AT DES MOINES, A Mine Superintendent Instantly Killed By a Descending Cage— Other News of Nebraska and Iowa, Shellenberger Jury Still Out. Lixcony, Neb.,, June 17.—|Special ‘lele- gram to the Bee.]—The jury in the case ot the state against Mrs. Shellenberger has been out for twenty-four nours and no ver- dict has yet been reached, To-day the judge ordered them to return a verdict of some kind, but they are evidently divided s widely that nothing will result but a dis- agreement. T. B. Stevenson, of Nebraska City, Mrs. Shellenberger’s attorney, returned home to-day. Sad Fatality at Des Moines, Des Momes, Ia., June 17.—(Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—While E. W. Gaylord, general manager of the Standard Coal com- pany, was standing on the second landing of the mine at 7:15 this morning, a cage came down, and he, being deaf, did not hear it. The cage struck him on the side of the head, knocking the same to ong side and caught him in the side, torcing his clothing into his body. He fell, breathed twice and was dead. ‘The remains will be embalmed and taken by special train to Minneapolis for burial. ~ Mr. Gaylord was one of the most genial hearted of men and was beloved by both miners and business men, whose confidence in his integ- rity and fairness was unbounded. ‘The sad aftair has cast a gloom over the community. Mr. Gaylord was formerly supetintendent of the Minneapolis & St. Louis railway and was a railroad wan all his life. lowa Supreme Court Denisions. Des MoiNgs, [a., June 17.—]Special Tele- gram to the Bee —The supreme court filed the following detisions to-day : A. V. Sears, appellant, vs J. F. Thompson et nl‘.I garnighees, Cerro Gordo circuit. = At- firmed. Ellen Brady, administrator, vs Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad company appellant, Buchanan district. Reversed. Jiimes i1, Tilford vs Fantield Manufactur- ing company, appellant, Jefferson circuit. Aflirmed, C. F. Recknagle vs Charles Schmalz,aamin- istrator, appellant, Benton district. Re- versed. Hanson & Meyer, appellants, vs Olive and Joseph Manly, O'Brien circuit. Reversed. John Baldwin vs St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern, appellant, Lee district. Af- nrmed. John George firmed. Ackerman et al, appellants, vs 0. Vandlich, Butler circuit. = Af- Waterworks For Falls City. .8 Crry, Neb., June 17.—[Special to —Ata speciul election yesterday £24,000 bonds for waterworks were voted. ‘There were 824 votes for bonds and three against. ‘The feeling was so unanimous that less than half a vote was polled. All last night bells rang, guns boomed and fire- works blazed. Falls City is now to take rank with the foremost cities of Nebraska. A water-power canal will be built at once to uxhllu a fall of some six feetin the Nemaha river. . A Miner's Unlucky Day. Wuar Cu , la., June 17.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.]—David Whitehead, sixty-five years of a ught his leg under the cage at the Big Star mine this morning, and broke itin three places. e isboss driver at the mine, The 16th of a month seems un- lucky for him. The 10th of March he was kicked by a mule and laid up for six wecks, A Missing Hotel Clerk. OAKLAND, Neb., June 17.—[Special to the BEE. |—Charles Chester, formerly day clerk at the Planters’ house and later clerk in the hotel, Council Bluffs, Ia., has skipped from the Commercial hotel at this place, where he was employed as cleck, taking about $25 in money belongiug to the house, A good suit of clethes being missing it is supposed they followed him. Couldn’t Prove the €harge. :nraskA City, Neb., June 17.—[Speeial Telegram to the BEE.|—John Gallagher, ar- rested somc time ago for attempting to wreck a B. & M, train, was_to-day discharged for lack of evidence. He immediately secured the services of two prominent attorneys to bring suit against the railroad company for damages for false imprisonment. Lost Both His Legs, MouNT PLEASANT, Ia., June |Spectal Telegram totheBEE. | ~This afternoon several small boys were carelessly playing around the rallroad yards and one of their number, named Bert Duncan, while jumping on _and ofl a moving train, fell under the car and had both legs cut off. . Drowned at Sioux Uity. Sioux City, Ia., June 17.—|Special Tele- gram to the BEE. |—The boy William Hauer, who was drowned while bathing in the Perry creek near the city last evening, was buried to-day. MHauer, with several companions, went in bathing, and got cramps, causing the sad accident. ——— Kire Near Rapld City. Rarip Crry, Dak., June 17.—|Special Telegram to the B, |—Last night a fire at the saw mill of Turner & Price, eighteen miles from here, burned the dry kilns and 15,000 feet of lumber. Loss, $5,000; partly insured. The aught trom a steam pipe in the dry kiln. "I'hey will rebuild. Miners Buried Alive, Rarip Crry, Dak., June 17.—|Special Telegram to the Bek.|—Yesterday Harry Boswell and Ed Stewart went to work as usual in a drift they were running in a gravel bar near Rockerville, a small mining camp twelve miles trom here. ‘They did not return at their usual time, and, as it was known some of the drift timbers were unsound, search was made. Both men were found buried. 1oswell was still alive when found, but died shonlf' after. "Uheir funerals oc- curred to-day. Both men were old-timers in the Blagk HYII!, and leave families. ol Convicted of Murder. CuevENNE, Wyo., June 17.—[Special Tel- egram to the Bee. |—A verdict of murder in the first degree was found by the jury to- night against Charles Trumbull, who shot and killed Charles Miley at Lusk, Wyo., on the 9th of October, 1836, The jury was out but one hour and its verdict meets with uni- versal approval in this community, D Cyclone in Dakota, GrAND FORKs, Dak., June 17.—Thecycloue of last might blew over twenty-five buildings. The following were killed outrignt: Mrs. Fallet, Mrs. Davis, Cora Starbird, and a man named Gummerson. Many others were ser- fously injured. In East Grand Forks four- teen business buildings were destroyed. ‘I'he total loss is $1,000,000. The storm was severe at Manuel and Ardock. MINNEAPOLIS, June 17.—A special to the Evening Journal just received shows the devastation at Grand Forks was fully as bad as reported. Five persons were killed out- right, seventeen badly injured, and 100 more or less hurt. ‘Twenty-seven buildings were totally wrecked and many others damaged. Near Fisher, Polk county, Mrs, Falonski was killed by a fil“lllf barn, and her son, twelve vears old, bacly injured, died this morning. e house on’ the Krist farm was blown down, Mr. Anderson and Mrs. Henderson were killed and seven men injured. THE PRINC LARY? A Complete Medical History of the Case Received. PriLADELPIIA, June 17.—[Speelal Tele- gram to the Bre. [<Tae Medical News will print the following in its issue of next Sat- urday: Wao are in receint of the following special cablogram from London giving a coa- cise clinical report of the crown vrince of Germany. It comes from a source which Justities absolute contidence in the accuracy of its statement: The crown prince began to suffer from catarrh and hoarseness lastJanuary and was treated at that time by his physician in ordi- nary, Dr. Wegner, director general of the lospitals. A ‘morbid growth on the left voeal cord was discovered by Urof. Gerhardt in the beginning ot March, and he appiied the electto eautery, with but slight inprovement vesulting. On the oceasion of the emperor’s rthday at the end of March, the crown prince -~ was obliged to use his voice much, In the middle of April ho was ordered to Ems, where he took the waters for a month, and then returned to Berlin no rIe growth was at this time found reased in size, Prof. von Berg- manu i ion and subse- quently 1 rlin, and Dr. von Tauer, the emperor’s physician in ordinary and chief of the army medical department, They all agreed that the growth was cancer, but before doing an external operation they advised that Dr. Morell MacKenzie, of Lon- don, be summoned. Accordingly the crown rnm'u telegraphed Queen Victoria request- ng that Dr. Mackenzie be immediately dis- vatched to Berlin and he arrived ‘there on the afternoon of May 18 He found that all the necessary arrange- ments had beey made to do an ex- ternal operation’ at 7:30 o'clock on the next morning, Dr. Mac TZi8, UPON exan- ination, found a small sessile growth ot the size of & split bean, and he recommendod that a partion of the tumor be removed intra- laryngeal operation for microscopic examina- tion. Profs. Gerhardt and Tobold thougnt that this was impossible, but sgreed that Dr. Mackenzie should attempt the operation. Next morning, with the aid of forceps, Dr. Mackenzle succeeded In_ removing a portion of the growth, which, after microscoplc ex- amination, Prof. Vireshow reported con- sisted of an inflammatory product. Dr. Mac- Kenzie then left Berlin, but returned on June 7 ana performed n_ second intralaryngeal operation. Drof. Vircshow, after examining & laree number of sections of the tissue removed, reported that the growth was pachydermit verrucosa, that there were enlarged papille and epithelial cells, but no morbid eleients in the treolar tissue. The crown prince arrived in England ou Monday, and will stay at Norwood under the entire charge of Dr. McKenzie until the middie of July, when he will go to Norrey’s castle, seat of the duke of Bedford, in the Isle of Wight. THE FISHERIES QUESTION, Discussion on the Matter in the Ca- nadian Cd ons, OTTAWA, Ont, June 17.—A discussion took place in the commons to-day over the fisheries question arising out of the appro- priation for the protection of the service. Mr. Ellis, of St. John, said it wastime the house came down to a common sense view of this matter. It was evident that the British government felt that Canada had kone faronough, 1t was utterly absurd to stand upen a treaty passed seventy years ago which excluded Americans from purchasing bait or coal when they ted it. The government ought to the house into its confidence and e the c:(m‘l&msilinn of affairs, Sir John A onald said the government stood on the treaty of 1818, and the United States had recognized its existence in 1854 and 1871 by the terms of tho treaty of Washington. He said there were only two questions on which there could be any difference of oplnion or contention, The first was the hoeadland question, The government adheres to the stand that the three-mile limit s reckoned from headland to headland and not following the coast. The other question was that of bait. "The govern- ment held that afishing vessel was one mmfi and atrading vessel another, and they could not change their character by sec\ulnr trading permits from American customs col- lectors. He added ‘“Her majesty’s govern- ment has mll?' sustained us. ‘There has not been the slightest expression of disin- clination to sustain the legal right of Canada. Meanwhile, correspondence is zoing on of which we were duly informed, I be- lieve the government of President Cleveland is extremely friendly to Canada, extremel! anxious to extend commereial relations wit Canada, and the Canadian government is doing all it can to foster that teeling,” The appropriation was then passed, A Bad Witness For Sharp. Nrw Yorxk, June 17.—In the Sharp trial “to-day Thomas B. Brown, bookkeeper for Reed & Cormic. in January and February, 1885, testifien to recciving different sums of money for Fullgraff at different times. Sev- eral other witnesses were examined without eliciting anything of interest. Then came a sensation In the testimony of Willlam L. Pottle, encrossing clerk of the assembly of 1883, While the general railroad bill was in his possession that year he was approached by Sharp, who wanted. some words inserted in the bill. Pottle thinks those words were “Broad way and Fifth avenuerailroad.” *‘He said if T would insert the words he would go down stairs and deposit $5,000 with Clerk Baldwin, When I retfused Sharp offered to give me $5,000 if I would bring him the orig- inal copy of the bill. 1 told him I could not ontertain the proposition.” In reply to a question Pottle said the reaspn he had not exposed this attempt af bribery was because {w dg: not want to b mixed up in any rouble. — Fourteen Fires in One Day. Curcacgo, June 17.—Up to 11:30 p. m, to-night there have been fourteen separate fires in Chicago since sunrise. Two were in the lumber district during the afternoon, and for a time threatened great destruction. There was no evidence of incendiurisin and the blazes are attributed to the overheating ot lumber in the dry kilns. ‘The losses bg these blazes amount to about 40,000, well insured. Most of the other' fires were extinguished with trifling loss and_arose from a variety of causes, ~About dusk flames broke out in Crane Bro.'s foundry, but were subdued with the loss of §20,000. A dense crowd con- gregated at this tre and the sidewalk on Canal street gave way beneath them. A number of people received bad bruises and cuts, one boy being fatally injured. e ML Increased the Capital Stock, CHICAGO, June 17.—At a meeting of the stockholders of the Illinois Central road to-day, it was decided to increase the capital stock by $10,000,000, to provide means to pay for 46,000 shares of lowa Kalls & Sioux City stobk, at 50 & share; 50,000 shares of Lu- buque & Sioux City, at §50 a share; the re- mainder to apply to the completion of the Chicago, Madison & Northern rond, from Chicago to Frecport and Madison, Wis, The Wabash Reduces Rates, CiicAGo, June 17.—The Wabash an- nounced to-day that beginning Monday it will reduce grain rates from Chicago to New York 134 cents, and packing house products 2 cente below the figures eharged by the cen- tral traflic lines. ‘I'he oficials’ of the latter lines say the cut wi!l ba — —-— Charged With the Butchery. CINCINNATI, June 17.—At Eaton, 0., the coroner gave a verdiet in the ease of Mrs, Beall to the effect that the testimony wa ranted him in charging the crime upon her and John HBeall. ‘The boy was consigned to Jail and the cltizens are talking ot lynehing. The boy is twelve years old. ——— Death of President Hopkins, Nowri Apays, Mass., June 17. - Ex-Presi- dent Hopkins of Williams college, died this moruing. ——— Paper Pactory Burned, Kier, June 17.--An estensive pa tory here burned dering the night, involving & 10ss of $250,000, !. SOME SECRETS CLEARED UP. A Member of One of tho Oliqne Firsf Explains the Wheat Corner. ALL SERENE UP TO MONDAY, The Enormous Arrivals of Cash Wheat Upset the Calculations of the Cligue and Absorbed Al the Moncy. . Gotting At the Faocts, Cimeaco, June 17.—(Special ‘Lelezram t@ the Bre=A member of one of the elique firms, in & conversation with the writer, cteared up some of the secrets of the &t tempted wheat corner, The clique had about £4,000,000 of its own money here with which to margin cash wheat and options. Thera never was a moment up to last Monday when there was any hitch in monetary matters, ‘The trouble then arose, probably, from the enormous arrivals of cash wheat. It had not been antici pated that cash wheat receipts in June would average nore than 300 cars pex ate wore than 9,000 for the month. were 5,000 cars received in the first ten days, and it was plain that one important calculation had miscarried. Cash wheat absorbed the ciique’s money about twice as fast as was expected. That there was some uneasiness, however, among clique brokers a week ago was evidenced by their many trips to Cincinnati. Green was thero Iast Thursday, Friday aud Saturday; Dewar, Kershaw’s partner, was there last Friday, and Johnson, of Rosenfeld & (o., was thero last Saturday and Sunday. Last Monday, June 13, If none of the clique orders were bucketshopped, they had, besides 16,000,000 bushels of cash wiieat, 21,000,000 bushels of unsettied June options. Joo Wilshire got here Monday, and an intorview at the Riche- lieu on_ that night was held between Ker- shaw, Green, of lrwin, Green & Co.; John- son, of Rosonfeld & Co., Wilshire, and Hoyt. It is denled that there were any sen- sational developments at that meeting, but Wilshire is described as a little nervous. He left at for Cincinnati, promising llellt funds would be wired in the morning, Wil shire zow claims that there was no such pres- sure as Rosenfeld & Co. elaim on Thursday morning on cligue business, but that it came from holdings, by Rosenteld & Co., of tailer wheat, Clique y came from Cleveland, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and New York. The £600,000 brought here Wednesday cons sisted of four $100,000 drafts of the Fidelity bank of Philadelphia and a letter of credit for $200,000 {rom the Fidelity of Cincinnati. ‘The only money ever taken out of the town by the oilque was 8250,000, paid over by Rosen- feld & Co.to Wilshire, June 3, and betore Kershaw had sold that block of 3,500,000 bush- els of June wheat. Joe ‘Wilshire, the clique representative, is a good looking man of forty- , For nve months Wilshire was in Libby prison and was once drawn to be shot. In quietly talk- ing over his troubles with his lawyer Wednes. day, he said that his forty-eight lours’ expe- rience at Chicago he tound was incomparably worse than anything he suffered in Libby. ——-— SWAN BROS. FAILURE, " The Court Appoints a Receiver For the Defuncet Kirl CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 17.—[Special 'I'el- egram to the BEx.|—On the application of A. H. Swan, the court yesterday appointed E. Nagle, a substantial merchant of this place, receiver for the defunct tirm of Swan. Bros., fixing his bond at $250,000. The potitioner states that two years ago his firm was worth $1,000,000, but that a shrinkage in prices caused them to borrow large sums whieh they are unable to pay; that the property now owned by the tirm aggrezates $155,000, while the liabilities are $750,000, It will be remem- bered that at the close of the twenty days allowed by law for bankrupt firms. to file schedules of their asscts and liabilities that Swan Bros. failed to tile such a sehedule and instead conveyed all their property to K. Nagle by a deed of trust. This action belng criticised from a legal standpoint, has led this phase, which 1t is thought will bring the affairs of the firm to a settlénent, ——— Andover's Theological 8quabble. ANDOVER, Mass., June 17.—Prof. Egbert C. Smith and his adherents in the faculty of Andover seminary were tried some months ago for teaching doctrines contrary to those laid down by the founders of the univer- sity. The chicf points of the offense were in denying the plenary inspiration of the entire Bible and holdinz there is probation for sinners after deatn. The board of vis- itors to-dav found Prof. Smi th guilty, but failed to to sustain the indictments against Profs. Tucker, Chureh, Harris and Edward H. Swith, 'The oflice of Prof, Smith is to be declared vacant. Prot. Sinith’s acquitted as- sociates say the matter will be carried to the supreme courts and that in the meantime, as the trustees are with them and superior to the visitors, Prot. Smith will continue to teach as heretofore. R New Haven's Soldier Monument. New HAvEN, Conn., June 17.—Over 100,000 strangers, not including militar, navy, war veterans and fnvited guests, were in the city to-day to witness the exercises in deaication of the soldiers’ and sallors’ monu= ment, at East Rock park. The ceremonies were impressive. Over 10,000 men marehed in line from the city to the park. ‘The monu= ment is erected by “the city in honor of her heroes of the revolutionary war, Mexican war, war of 1512 and the clvil war. ‘The heizhth of East Rock, where the monument stands, 15 405 feet: the heizhth of the monu- ment, 110 feet, making a total elevation of 515 feet above the sea level, —————— The New Rates Abandoned. CmcAGo, June 17.—The western lines have been much disturbed lately by the ac= tion of the Union Pacific, B. & M. and Fre- mont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley roads in raising the standard of live stock ears from thirty to thirty-four feet. This bad the effect ot cutting the regular rate east of the Mise souri river and making a less rate for long haul from N ka than for the short hauly . ‘The Nebraska roads to-day were aded to abandon the new standard, ted lines reached an agreement a grain rates should be the sawe ——— A Sulcide er Arrested, BurraLo, N. Y., June 17.—In Apnl, 1886, Bryant B. Crandall disappeared at Niagara Falls, leaving a notesaying he had commltted suleide. A body was subsequently found in the river andidentificd as his. Crandall was heavily insured in five organizations, all of which paid the claims e: March acitizen of Buffalo traveling in Califor- nia saw Crandall. ~ An investication was started resnlting in his complete identifiation at Salem, Ore., last night. Stean Arrivals, QUEENSTOWN, June 17.--|Special Teles Bex.|--Arrived—The Nevada, New York, W Yonk, June 17.—Arrived--"I'he Waes- trom Antwerp: tho Soale, from Lre= ur ¢, 7.-amr\v--d—'rlu-, Erin, from ) land, man’; the Wieland, from Ham! Doven, Jun New York f B Kentacky's Union Labor Party, LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 17.="The delogates in convention at Lagrange organized the union labor party of Kentucky. ‘The Ci| einnati platform was endorsed exeept th tenth and cleventh e: L 4 a Rapist, Id., June 17.—Early this norning a mob of fifty men took Lien Hanei, A negro aced twenty-thiee, from jall and 1 2 banzed Nim to 4 tres, Uanuee was *walting trial for rape, . Ly LEONARDTOWN, e