Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 7, 1887, Page 1

"THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE SEVFNTEENTH‘YEAB. OMAHA. SUNDAY MOR G, AUGUST 7. 1887.—~TWELVE PAGES, " NUMBER 50, cidence that Baron DeSamma, who in 1881 was the mouthpiece of Bismarck’s Holland absorbing policy should to-day be the Gerinan minister at The Hague.” And with this remark our conversation ended. 70 TAKE THE DUTCH The Iron Chancellor Has His Greedy Eyes on Holland AN ADROIT SCHEME PROJECTED. The Netherlands to Bo Subdued and Their Colonies Beized. KICKING ON THE VERDICT. The Pablic Dissatisfied With the Punish- ment Meted Out to Boodlers. —in ‘What Called Out the Interview, LCopyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoNDON August 6.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.|—The dispatch from Antwerp to the Brussell's Gazette says: Iam informed that the Berlin government is about to construet, just beyond the rail- way station at Sihpelpeld. on the Dutch frontier, on German territory, twenty-six sidings, each big enough to convey a train with 1,500 men, to the grand central line from Alx la Chaf®lle to Antwerp. Gradiento railings will be established at this military station for the landing of cavalry and a res- ervolr will be constructed for the purpose of feeding locomotives. The whole work will o8t 1,100,000 marks, Germany, which has 800,000 men concentrated in fortresses be- tween Cologne, Dusseldorf, Alx, ote, esti- mates that with such an 1nstallment and within an hour it would be in a position to throw 50,000 troops upon Maestrecht, to ve- cupy the bridge there, and to prevent the Duteh from blowing it up. The bridge is undermined for military purposes, Germany is also contemplatiug measures to put the government in position to throw an army of 150,000 men under the walls of Antwerp on twenty-four hours’ notice. WAS JURYMAN CLARK CROOKED? Probabilities That the Convicted Men Will Take Their Medicine, Fear- ing a Worse Dose If Given a Second Trial The Convicted Boodlers. CH1cAGO, August 6.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.|—The public seems to be trying hard to content itself with the verdict in the big boudle case, yet the longer and more thoroughly it Is considered the less satisfac- tory it seems, The evidenceaclearly showed that the defendants had exacted money right and left from everybody they lad dealt with for the county, and althouzh It was not as clearly shown as it might have been that the sums thus exacted were made good throngh the inereased prices paid for goods purchase yet such was the fact. Opposed to the moun- tains of evidence of their corruption, the de fendants simply offered their own unsup- ported denials and the testimony of several personal friends as to their private charac- ters. All the boodlers, and especially Com- missioner McCarthy, seem to huve had a firm friend in Juryman Clark, Satd Mr. Grinnell to a reporter to-day: “T'he verdict was a surprise to me. The de- fendants should all have gone to the peni- tentlary.” “Did you havo any doubts as to Clark, the recalcitrating juryman who saved ‘Buck’ McCarthy, when you put him on the jury?” “No, not at the time, of course; but 1 be- gan to have my doubts of him during the Inst ten days. 1 want to say further that the eleven jurors who stood out for conviction against Clark have rendered an inestimable MOVE TO CHECKMATE ENGLAND, Alsace-Lorraine to Be Returned to France as & Peace Offering, PARIS HAS A DUELLING CRAZE. Fighting Editors Tell the People How Boulanger and Ferry Should Meet—The Field of Honor Historically Keylewed, Coming Continental Changes. Copyright 1857 by James Gord'm Bennett.) FRANKFORT, August 6.—[New York Her- ald Cable—Special to the Bek.]—By a very Jucky colncidence I have just had a highly interesting conversation with foreign diplomatist whose high position enables him to have as clear an insight Into the views and ulterior aims of Prince Bismarck as per- haps any man living can bave. The diplo- matist in question was passing through Frankfort on his way to a fashionable Ger- man watering place, and the fortune of travel placed us in the samerailway carriage. ALL ABOUT DUELS, Boulanger-Ferry Embroglio the Only Topic in Paris. LCopyright 18857 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, August 6,.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bgr.|—There is no longer any opera performance in Paris. All the theaters are closed, and consequently all the dramatic element of the Parisians, both comic and tragic, are still focused upon the Boulanger-Ferry embroglio ana the nice, hair-splitting points of duelling etiquette that I cailed the diplomatist’s attention to | Bave grown out of it A careful In-| geryice to the state and to Cook county. the report published by the [ Spection of the thirtysix dally pa- | Glak is a man who thinks he knows some- Brussels Gazette to the effect | Pers that appear in Paris shows that thing, and thinks he can handle himself, and he thought he could handle the jury. But he couldn’t. The fact remains that they collectively proved that they had more brains than he had, and eompelled himn to render a verdiet of guiity.” “Do 1 think there will be an appeal? 1 suppose there will. Certainly there will. ‘They and their friends outside will leave no stone unturned to secure that.” Although “Buck” McCa6thy had a friend on the jury through whose intluence he got off with a lighter sentence, he is not yet out of the woods by any means. There are still nineteen indictments hanging over his head, some of them charging him with craver crimes than that for which he has been convicted in thiscase. States Attorney Grinnell has told him to his face that he would rather have seen some of the others escape from the penitentiary sentence than during the last four days no less than 1,015 columns about duels have appeared and still more are demanded by the public. Every duel and every challenge since 1528, whep Francis L challenged Emperor Charles 1V, seems to have been raked out of historical lumber rooms and put up for the news of the day in the daily papers. M. Paul de Cassag- nac bitterly reproaches General Boulanger, who is both young and vigorous, for not choosing the sword, *“The pistol,” says the great oracle upon duelling, *‘is the weapon of civilians, of people in a hurry, The trigger is pulled and bang—all is over. Now, what does General Boulanger mean by saying that he chose pistols to equalize the chances? 1t this was really as in the M. Lareinty duel, this pretext might still pass muster, though that the German staff were completing a measure by which in twenty four hours 400,000 German troops eould be thrown into Holland. The divlomatist said that the re- port IS 80 near to tiie truth that it 18 svre to be contradicted. “Germany’s designs upon Holland are, in my opinion, the keynote of Prince Bismacck's future projects. Prince Bismarck, if he cloaks his acts, seldom con- ceals his opinions, and I have serious reasons that justify my conviction that be- fore long Prince Bismarck will, by an adroit move, use lolland as the means, strange as It may seem at first sight. of cementiug a friendship with Franceand of acquiring a colonlal empire for Germany.” Iremarked: “I don’t quite understand you. How could this be done in this way?” uppose some day the Germans were to | My 8ged friend, Lareinty s quite | him, and although the state” attorney’s office say wppmm; ‘\'ivu may llmvg Alsace | able, sword in hand, to get the decline at m:cseuno enlighten the public as Lorraine back agaln provided you will let | better ot ~ a much younzer man to what they intend to do, 1t is pretty gen- erally understood that one of the cases of bribery or suboruation of perjury will be pushed against the big commissioner from e town of Lake. Nothing definite could be ascertained from any quarter to-day concerning the motion for a new trial e pt that there was no like- lihood of its being at this ter of court, and it is quite possible it may go over till the Oc- tober term. It will take a considerable time than Boulanger. The pistol seems to be a chivalrous concession. 1 say ‘seems,” for in truth it is not so at all. The pretext is ridic- ulous and detestable. If General Boulanger is so anxious to get near M. Ferry, why doesn’t he use the weapon that hangs at his side? Why does General Boulanger show such a repugnance to the old traditional weapon. Germany have carte blanche elsewhere and will agree to Germany absorbing Holland and all Holland’s colonies.” Blsmatck has slmply been holding a bunch of grapes very high. A proposition to return the lost proy- inces would be received in France with leaps and bounds of admiration, At heart the French and Germans do not hate each other 3 AL ok 3 to get the record ready, and while that is pearly as bitterly as the Krench ""“ weapon made illustrious by our race, | itz done those of the defendants who have and English do. 1 firmly believe | the weapon Francaise par excellence? M. [ got off on a fine will have an opportunity to Ferry, without being a skilled swordsman, could still hold his own with General Bou- Iacger, and the general should then be within six paces of his adversary, and perhaps even consider whether it will not be better for them to pay their money and let the matter drop. ‘There 15 no likelihood that Judge Jamieson will zrant a new trial, and prose- cuting an appeal would probubly cost thein thut Prince Bismarck sincerely contemplates such a move. The chancellor never follows the well beaten lines of diplomatic routine. His genius is as indetinable as that of a poet, a founder of religions, or of an artist. His c""{’""f"ns‘ 'fxnec:snrv. Nobdoubt Gen- a8 mucud_as paying ‘l’hu x;mv. :n‘lld cven if diplomatic thunderbolts strike at one mo- | eral Boulanger is abrave man, but why the | they — di succee n - their ap- ment in Sehieswig-Holstein, then in Austria | devil has he such a dislike to the sword? Tne | peal = they ~would ' still © have = the cexpense and the terrors of a new trialstaring them in the face. They will probably decide that discretion is the better part of valor and take their medicine. It is believed that the boodlers in the county jail are weakening and have begun to lose faith in the assur- ances of their legal advisers as to the cer- tainty of a reversal of the verdict by the reme court. Comparatively uneducated y are possessed of a certaln amount of “horse sense,” and scored, vituperated and righteously abused and convicted as they have been, even thelr rhinocerous-like hides refuse to submit to the ordeal of a second running: of the gauntlet. "They are conseious of notning to_gain by a new trial save the possibility of etting the limit of three years. A new trial would only result in further suffering for them and a corresponding inerease in attorneys’ fees, Under these circumstances the boodlers have resolved, so rumor says, if they can make arrangements with tlie state’s attor- ney, to take their mediciue quietly, provided traditions and rules of a duel with swords allow such a duel to become as deadly as pos sible. Why, M. Rane, when he fought with my most intimate friend, whom, by discre- tion 1 shall not nawme, accepted the following conditions: The combat to continue until one or the other of the adversaries says to the other, ‘8ir, I have had enough of this," But 1 don’t despair of seeing General Boulanger, when he can’t arrange about his pistol dis- tance, take to the sword.” After this allusion to tha M. Ranc duel, which recalls somewhat the encounter be- tween Macbeth and McDuff, M. De Cassagnac thus expounds tne unwritten laws of the duel: “Never, except in case of your wife's elopement, or of your daughter's dishonor, or of violence offered to your mother, or of having your face slapped, should you be and aguin in France. Heisnot the man to have made such extraordinary sacritices to Iay the foundation of German colonization nuless he felt sure of reaching a rich har- vest. T'he chancellor knows that every German that emigrates to America is forever lost to Germany. The moment Germany has col- puies of her own this vast drain upon the tatherland cannot only be checked, but trans- tormed into a priceless source of strength, The vast colonies of tlolland offer exactly what Germany wants. They could be at once made profitable without spending a single thaler. Holland has sunk millions of golden and thousands of men in Java and Sumatra. With German organization and energy the Duteh Indies would form a sort of wedge, or strategic vantage ground, dividing Eng- ", =) ra- | placed at tweuty paces from your | Mr. Grinnell willagree notto proceed against :?f:xi:‘fff‘fif" R e e antagonist with -the right to take lhl:]m on l|l‘0 olr.mn n"i"{?‘““""‘” n:w'"m‘i.ung = and on each of which they can be tried sep- “Prince Bismarck feels that France and ffl"“”"lg m‘““' 'l'hl.}s) hg“““‘?’ l“" arately at the expiration of the tarm Germany are natural allies and that tho real | longer a battle, nora cowbat, but simply & | of *punishwent allotted ~ for the sev- rnemy of Germany and Franceand Russia is | double murder, and you might justas well | eral offenses. An appeal to the supreme R adopt the Chinese custom of disembowling | court would mean an additional term Dot Yor the: contineutals; Germany to | ,, Thisisnot the ovinion, however, of . | fore it i sald ey et S NANSICR0R i Y Henrl Rochfort, nor of M. Anotole dela | 4% NMInG. (OL Lol 0 Jolich cement a lasting friendship with France by giving back Alsace-Lorraine, and thereby realize Ler magnigeent dream of a colonial empire; and Russia, under the wmgis of Ger- many and France. to secure a road not only to Constantinople, but to a mueh coveted portion of the Indian occan between Persia and British Inaia, +Itis to-day not France but England that Is the chancellor’s bete noir everywhere he 1t is England that opposes his inter- an peninsula; it is England that is straining every nerve to create small independent nationalities into barriers against Russian and Aus trian conquest and dominion that Bismarck is trying to bring about in Egypt. England s the dog in the manger that prevents Bismarck’s policy of placing Ezypt under Freneh or continental control. In central Asia it is England that prevents Russla from developing southward, polley always felt by Bismarck to be a ne- cessity to enable Germany to hold her own in central Europe. Everywhere it is Enz- land that stands in the chanoellor's way.” And herethe diplomatist lighted a fresh clzar and added, with a signiticant smile: “In spite of these plain facts, England, during the present naval maneavers, seewms to have utterly ignored the possibility of de- fense against a German or an allied French and German and Russian fleet attacking her from the North sea. The British naval au- thorities seem to have only provided for the ease of French invaders coming from Cher- bourg or Boulogne ! *1 may mention another incident that strengthens my conviction that Germany has designs upon ready-wade colonies. In 1881, when the impending occupation of Egypt by British troops was spoken of, Baron De Saurma Jeltsch was the German diplomatic agent in Egypt. Prince Bismarck at that sime instructed Baron De Saurma to propose thut Holland and not England should send troops to occupy Egypt. When these views were expressed by Baron De Saurma in Egypt, the othier dhplomatists, among whom was Sir Edward Malet, now British _embas- sador at Berlin, expressed some surprise at such a proposal coming trom Germany, and Prince Bismarck’s ulterior aims in wakivg such a proposition were eagerly discussed. The prevailing opinion in diplomatie circles at Oario was that Germany had designs upon Holland and wished to put Holland to the tore s much as possible, so as to make Germany’s colonial heritage the more valuable. Such, ot least, were the views expressed at the time by M. DeDiencency, then French Diploniatic agent in Egypt. 1t ia rather a curious coin- as soon as possible to begin serving out their terms rather than to further enrich their lawyers. With good conduct their two years’ terms would expire in twenty months, ‘There are sixty-eight boodier indictments tried, and in all of them at least one en recently tried is defendant. Most of them are, however, for conspiracy, and in these, if the states attorney should "go on with their trial, the plea will be set up that the defendants 'can Dot twice be put in jeopardy for the same offense, ‘L'ins afternoon State’s Attorney Grinnell called up the motion for a new trial for the convicted boodlers. In doing so he stated that they had not yet had the decency to hand in their resignations, and he demanded that they do so at once. 1t seems that the refusal on the part of the boodlers to resign may, under certain circumstances, produce a dead lock that will prevent the levying of any taxes for the county, 'T'he conviction of an’infamous erime makes vacant the oftice held by a criminal, but the law is so framed that the county board must declare that the vacancy exists, and without the co-oneration ot the boodlers this can hardly be done. After much discussion the counsel for the defense succeeded in getting matters de- layed until Monday with the understanding that if the boodlers resign in the meantime, the time of arguing the motion fora new trial would be put off till Seotember. The boodlers who were merely fined withdrew their motion for a new trial, Commissioner Leyden was allowed to go to his home in charge of two deputles this afternoon, on the representation of his family physician that Mrs. Leyden was dying. ‘This ‘afternoon the late Commissioner Klehm, chairman of the county board, ap- ared 1n the county clerk’s ofice and ten- ered his resignat'on. _About the same time Commissioner R. 8. MeLaughlin sent for County Attorney Bliss and informed him that he would not spend another dollar on his defense. I will go into court,” said he, “at the first opportunity and ask final sen- ence be vnlsnd and that I be sent to prison.” He then handed Mr. Bliss his resiguation. This evening Commissioners Casselman and Oliver removed all their property from the county board rooms and announced that they would attend no more meetings as commissioners, 1. A, Jones, formerly chief clerk at both the asylum and the intirmary and who has furnished valuable aid to tbe te in prosecuting the boodle cases, tells an interesting story of his experiences, Dur- 1ng the three years he was in the county em- ploy 1t never cost more than $154,000 a year to run both the asylum and the inlirmary. Last year, under the management of the boodle gang, it cost over $200,000 to run the asylum alone. The first crooked work Jones discovered was that of William Koige, the milk contractor, who the clerk discovered, was delivering milk that showed 60 per cent. of water. Joues refused to accept it, and in a fow days the manage- ment of that business was taken out of his Kolze thereafler milk to the paupers and cre lers’ tables. Jones’ experience was that no man could bohonest and bold a poaition under Forge, who says the public will, after all, know tne very simple conclusion that Gen- eral Boulanger wished the duel to have an apparent result, while M. Ferry was deter- mined to limit the affair to a duel without danger, ‘The weather is cool, bright and bracine. ‘The boulevards are overflowing with tourists and oountry cousins, while the true Parisians, in gally tinted flannels and straw hats, flit from Trouville to Vichy and from Aix to Dieppe, but always perch a day or two in this gay and delightful capital, which is now bap- tized “Paris les Balns.” PRESS COMPARISON. Points On Which American and Eng- lish Journals Differ. [Copuright 1557 by James Gordon Bennett,] LoNDON, August 6.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.|--One of the many interesting features of the August magazines is an article entitled “The Eng- lish and Amertean Press,” by Arnot Read. In two previous articles he had compared the provincial and London press. The pres- ent article argues that Americans are the more sssiduous newspaper readers. To the United States’ population of 50,000,000 he counts 11,000 newspapers and periodicals, but in the United Kingdom 40,000 only. He claims that “the Enghsh press belongs to letter writers but the American to the re- porter, who tills up the American paper. It is largely his stuff that sells it, and as a con- sequence his services are mwuch better paid than those of English reporters, Thatisa commercial necessity. His services are marketable and have this value—that one smart man is worth twenty who are not so here in England. The habit of note taking and of ouly note taking reduces all to a dead level of small remuneration. 1f the English newspaper vroprietor were to pay £1,215 a year to reporters he would be a fool. ‘The same services would be had fora were fraction of money. On the other side such salarles are frequently paid.” Ue concluded as follows: *‘On the whole, the difference between the journals of the two sections of the English speaking race may be justly traced to the national difference between the older and newer civilizatlon. Each may copy from the other. ‘That is to some extent being done, but I fear not in the most hopeful fashion, The fature of both will depend largely on whether it is the zood or bad points that are copied, aud whether the assimilation is a levelling down or levelling up,” the gang during thepast four or five years. He tells a disgusting st of the manner in which the meatcontractor, Bipper, abused his contracts. In every load of meat sent out Bipper would have “cormed beef.”” This sometimes consisted of pigs’ noses, then bones. scraps of m and other meat which would spoil om_his hands. Bipper would throw this staft into flour bnnelsl eprinkle salt on it and call it corned beef. Mr. Jones sent back = two loads of it which was ~positively rotten and suddenly found himself dis- charged without warning or reason., le tells interesting stories about other stesls amongst them by an undertaker who was paid & falr price for each separate burial and whom Jones discovered was in the habit of burying two or three bodies inabox atatime to save material. et WASHINGTON NEWS. A Remarkabdle Military Tribunal. WASHINGTON, August 6.—[Special to the BrE. |—Next Monday will bethe anniversary of one of the most remarkable military trials ever recorded in thisor any other country, Twenty-four years ago there were imprisoned in the old tobacco warehouse in Richmond known as Libby prison, a party of United States officers. Some were of the regular service and some of the volunteer army. Among them was a daring fellow named Strait, who is now quietly engaged in the book business in a small town in 1n- diana. At that time he had planned a wholesale eseape from the prison, the capture of the guerd and the battery outside the walls, and the subsequent release of the prisoners on Beile Isle, just across the river. The p'an further contemplated the burning of Richinond and the slaying of the officials of the confederate gnvennm-nt There were but nine ofticers in the plot and the prospects were that it would prove successful. But one of the officers betrayed the scheme and the plot was nl(“ ped In the bud, The traitor wnill'mown an lSu’ml insisted that he should be tried by a court martial composed of the regular ofticers in the prison. ‘The court was organized in rogular form. During the enure proceedings, which lasted but a few minutes, Strait was busy making a l’n|ln' out of sowe pieces of calico. When a verdict had been decided upon he said: “Gentlemen, you have found the pris- oner guilty, and of course there can be but one sentence, that of death. 1 will execute the sentence.” Among the party was an_officer of one of the cayalry re.iments named Louis Thomp- son, He said that while the accused was un- doubtedly gullty, tlie court was not a legal one and that it could not enforce its sen- tences. 1f the traitor was hanged his exe- cutioners would be guilty of murder. He Bmmwed that the record of the court should e kept until one of the party escaped, when it should be sent on to Washington. He would not allow the man to be hanged and would sit up all night with him to_protect him if necessary, Straitwas determined that the sentence of the court should be carried out, and swore that he would hang the vil- lian down the hatehway. But ‘Thompson sat by his side all “’f"‘ and saved his life. The following day he was removed from the quarters which he was oceapying and shortly afterwards he was released. ‘Lhe record of the court was subsequently forwarded to Washington and Secretary Stanton caused hini to be disinissed from. the serviee. He was afterwards restored by Andy Johnson ana is said to be still in service, 'Those who kncy of the incident will not tell his name, ‘Thompson was killed in one of Cus- he oiily other ane party who is knowa to be still in_the ice is a cavalry officer named Hamilton, who is on a frontier post. ter's Indian campaligns. of ti The Triale of Consuls. WASHINGTON, August 6.—[Special to the Beg.]—"No one not counversant with the facts, can form any ides of the trials that beset aconsul of the United States in the large manufacturiig towns of Europe,” said Governor Porter, agsistant Secretary of state, to your correspondent to-day. ‘*In those large manufacturin cities,” he continued, “the population is, of course, largely made up of manufacturers and merchants doing business with the United States. Owing to the fact that many of our tariff charges are based upon the values of the zoods imported, t merchants are naturally anxious to make it appear that their goods are sold at figures which are really ereatly below the market pri The seal of the consul is re- quired at the bottom of each ce and that is where the difficulty comes in. An honest consul. and a majority of our cousular ofti- cers are hoaest,” who is anxious to do his duty to the government, will take care to post himselt thoroughly on the market values of all the goods exported from the district in which he is stationed. ‘Then when the exporter makes out an in- voice in which he has undervalued his ;fnmh he finds that the consul will not certity to the correctness of the statements, as a con- sequence the covsul in trying 1o do his duty to the government which employs his incurs the enmity of the men among whoimn he must live. I'his enmity breaks, but in all sorts of petty annoyances, and if the consul isa sen- sitive man he finds it very hard to bear. Many Instances could be cited in which con- suls and their famllies are ostracised and ig- nored by everyone in the city in which they reside, " All because they ‘are enzaged in doing their duty, Within a very few months several excellent wen in the service have asked to bo transterred because they could not stand the treatment to which they and their families are subjected. Within the past few years our consuls have been much more rigorous in examing the invoices pre- sented to them for seal and signature, The result has been the saving of many millions of dollars to the treasury, but thie consuls themselves have not had their compensation increased.” Whitney on the Fisheries. WASHINGTON, August 6.—Secretary Whit- ney recently received a report from Admiral Luce, embodylng the correspondence be- tween the latter and Captain Scott, of the Canadian cruiser service, whieh has already been made publie. The secretary yesterday cabled Admiral Luce, saying: “1 presume your application to Captalu Scott was not for the purpose of obtaining from him an exposi- tion of the law, but to enable ¢ to know the extent of the Canadian cla and thus avoid difficulties, if th choose. L'his is not quite el report, and it would be better more circulars 10 fishermen such as are within yourreach, Captain Scott is not understood to be th ent of his gov- ernment for any such purpose for which you have been employed, and if he were theap- plication might ‘more properly have been made to our own governinent, in case a correct statement of the Cauadian claim is desired.” Penstons Granted Westerners. WASHINGTON, August 6.—|Special Tele- eram to the BEE. | —-The following Nebraska pensions have been granted: Harvey Mc- Elhinny. Geneva; William W. Norwood, Ox Bow, increase; Charles Baker, Lee Park; James . Robinson, Cedar Rapids. lowa pensions: Mary A. C. widow of Abram W. Drake, Warsaw: J. S. Wright, Villisca: Sam 'l‘rm{», Elliott, Elliott River, alias John TPacey, Corning, Increase: Enos Conger, Centerville: James 1l Thowmas, Fort Dodge: John W. Halliday, Burlington; Thomas J, Gregg, Sherman ; Martin Roland, Belknap. Won't Repair the Hulk. WASHINGTON, Aug, 6.—The Board of Re- pairs recommend that the iron hulled steamer P’alos, now on Aslatic station, be repaired, and estimate the cost at £3000 on the hull and $40,000 for the new coilers and machinery. Secretary Whitney endorses the recommendation deelining to allow the expenditures. He says the Palos, which is nothing but a 300 ton tug, twenty three years old, is worthless as a man of war, from your to issue no and withdraw Accepting the Offer. WASHINGTON, August 6.—Secretary Fair- child received several communications to- day from holders of United States bonds an- nouncing their acceptance of the terms of hus circular of the 3d instant for the prepav- ment of six months interest on, the public debt with 2 per cent rebate on and after the 15th instant. A pplieations already filed are for interest on bouds to tue awmount of §831,000 IT PROVED A JUGGERNAUT, Fatal Launching of the Steamer Wolf at Milwaukee, A TREACHEROUS COAL DOCK. It Gives Way and Throws a Crowd of People Into the Water—Four Are Killed and Nine Fatally Injured, From Gayety to Mourning. MiLwAUKEE, Wis,, Angust 6,.—By a pecu liar accident at the launching of the huge steamer, William I, Wolt, at Wolf & David- son’s ship yard, this afternoon, three persons were killed outright, several others tatally injured, about twenty badly hurt, and a large unumber of others less serlously injured. About one thousand people had gathered to witness the launch. The docks were lined, vessels were crowded ana every scow and lumber pile was black with spectators, Di- rectly opposite the cradled vessel was the large coal dock of the Northwestern Fuel company. Itis a roofed dock with huge derricks for unloading coal. Upon the roof of this coal shed a large number of people had assembled. The view from that point was a fine one, as the vessel moved directly toward the dock, As the Wuolf struck water her port bulge was buried deeply in the black water of the slip, then she re- covered and rolled heavily to port. The water displaced rose like a tidal wave and swept over the coal deck and up toward its roof, causing a cloud of coal dust and spray. The supports of the docks were insufticlent to withstand the force of the wave and about forty feet of shed went down with its living freight. Instantly the shed went down and there was wild excitement on , the deck of the steamer. A scene of indescribable confusion ensued, but a few cool-headed people at once set to work to rescue the peo- ple thrown into the river and release those buried in the debris of the platform. The patrol wagons were summoned and express wagons were turned into ambulances and the dead and Injured were carried away. Owing to the fact that many cases of injuries were not reported. the unfortunates being hurried home in carriages by relatives and friends, it is impossible to ascertain the full extent of the accident. As far as known the list of dead and injured embraces the follow- ing: Ep SEFRBEL, aged fifteen, killed outright, head erushed and badly mangle Cias, WiLwAc, twenty-two years old, killed by injury to head and back. ‘I'103MAS DEMISTER, twenty years old, head d. , FRANK ALTHOFER, JonN KN¥AcK, T. L. BoErow, A. D. Wurrcoszs, b ny E :rs, Turo- porE KLarT and Wi KNAckare fatally in- Jjured. A number of oth ot recover from the effect of their bout a dozen eople thrown into the river were rescued by he life saving crew and other boats. It is believed, however, that suction drew some of them under and the river is being drageed }n»nlmt_ Thus far no bodies have been ound. — - NINE TIMES A MURDERER. Thomas Woolfolk Kills His Father, Step-Mother, and Six Children. MAcoXN, Ga., July 6,—Information has just been received of a most horrible tragedy oc- curring last night about twelve miles from here in this county. The report says that ptain Richard Woolfolk, a well known farmer, his wife, four children and Mrs. Wast, an aunt of Mrs. Woolfolk, were found murdered in the house this morning, having been knocked In the head and their throats cut. Tom G. Woolfolk, son of Captain Woolfolk by his first wife, iy suspected of the crime and was arrested. Later and fuller details fror the scene of the tragedy developed the fact that there were nine victims instead of seven. Captain and Mrs. R. F. Woolfolk and their six children, ranging in age from sixt months to twenty years, and Mrs. West, aged sixty. 'The coroner’s jury found n verdiet of murder against against Thomas G. Woolfolk, a son of the captain’s lirst wife, who was stopping in the house. The accused tells a very flimsy story of the affair. His supposed motive in the murder was a desire to gain possession of ins father's property for himself and two sisters, children ot the lirst wif 8 e KALAKAUA'S POWERS, How the New Constitution Restricts tho Sandwich Island King, SAN Fraxcisco, August 6.—William M. Gibson, the deposed prime minister of the Hawailan kinzdom, who was tried on the charge of robbing the public treasury and who escaped from the island after hisac- quittal, arrived here from Honolulu on the brig John D. Spreckles. The legislature adopted a new constitution, which the king was forced to sign, and which provides that he shall be commander-in-chief of the army and navy, and of all other military forces of the kingdom; but he shall never proc war without the consent of the lezislat and no military or naval forces shall be o ganized except by the authority of the legis- lature, ‘The king cannot be sued or held to account in any court or tribunal of the kin dom. The cabinet shall consist of a min ter of forelgn affairs, minister of finance and attorney general, and they shall be his majesty’s special advisers in the ex utive rs ot the kingdom. and they shal be ex-oflicio members of his council of state that shall be appointed and colivmed by the King and shall be removed by him upon a vote of want of confidence passed by g ority of all the elective members of the le; islature or upon conviction of felony, and no removal shall have effect unless it " be coun- tersigned by a member of the cabinet. who, by that signature, makes himself responsi- ble. The legislative power of the is vestea in the king and the legi which shall consi<t of nobles and representa- tives sitting together. The legislative bod will assemble bi-ennially. Walter L. Gibson, ex-premler of the Ha- walian kingdom, was seen to-day by an As- sociated press reporte Ha thotight the new constitution has some admirable features, still it was what might be called a “shotgun” constitution. The missionary party tof for- eigners, (iibson declares, meant to take his life, but the new cabinet Sevidently felt that would be dangerous, he having béen so long an intimate friend of the native element. vs the case against him was not pressed and that he notified the cabinet he was going to leave the island to remove a suspicion of intrigue: but the master of the brig Sprecl alins that Gibson was spirited out by friends who wished to sav his life. Gibson further said the U States government has designs in the which will probably evealed shortly. ature, He sald this government would not like the course affairs bad taken on the islands. He would not explain tbis remark, Com- ments in Hawalian papers re- coived nere indicate that the new cabinet will repudiate the new loan recently effected in England, the new premier claiming that the bonds are illegal for various reasons, It is said that the new premier and his asso- cintes have already been warned by the Brit- ish consul that their plans will meet with the disapproval of the British government, and will have to be altered to suit the wishes of }hpule ho bave invested their capital in good aith, birep Passed the Third Reading. LoxpoN, August 6,—The Irish land bill passed the third reading in the commons this evening, There was general cheering when the bill was reads STRAI ) RELATIONS Exist Between Russia and Germany, and Germany and Frange. Copyright 1587 by 1 1 Press.) Benrriy, August6,—The interview between Emperor William and Francis Joseph at Gastein will be deprived of much signiticance by the absence of the guiding statesmen of fmperial polttics. The emperors will ex- change views on the present position of the Austro-German alliance, But the main sub- jects of the conference will be the candida- ture of Prince Ferdinand to the throne of Bulearia, and the imvpending deposi- tion of the insane king of Bavaria. The medical attendants ot Emperor Willlam say his condition Is improving hourly since hisarrival at Gastein, and people who heard adverse stories regarding his health hLave been greatly surprised to see him walking about alert and erect. ‘The relations of Germany with Russia do not improve, The press of Moscow and St Petersburg make the death of Katkofl the oc: casion of fresh outbursts of hatred toward Germany., ‘The bitterness of feeling toward France is aggrevated under fresh instances of German “bailing.” The stated case is exciting much anger. This was the closing of a factory for the manufacture of German toys, belong- ing to Weirsbach brothers and situated at Embermein in the department of Moselle. ‘I'he workmen were given but three days no- tice of their expulsion. It is reported that the delay in Bismarck’s departure for Kis- singer is due solely to the gravity of the sit- uation with France. ‘The chancellor is mak- ing the Weirsbach affair the subject of diplomatic communications, tending to bring French provocations to a critical stage. Regarding French railway employes expelled at Avricourt, itappears that these men, while working at French railway stations, lived on the German side of the frontier, eluding social duties for per- sonal purposes. The German authorities told them to move into their district and gave the married men three months and sin- gle men one month to leave. An amendment to the constitution, involy- ing the question of deposing the king on the ground of incurable insanity will be submitted in the Bavarlan diet in Septemver. It is un- true that the ex-Grand Duke of Hesse will be a candidate for tne throne of Holland on the death of the king. In such an event the queen would become the regent for her daughter Princess Wilhelmie, and should the latter die the crown would pass to the Grand Duchess of Saxe-Miemer-Eisenach. Joseph and Willlam Shake. GOSTEIN, August 6.—Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria, arrived at Emperor Wil- liam’s residence at Badeschloss to-day. After the emperors had shaken hands and cor- dially embraced each other, they went to the reception room, where they were tie recipi- ents of hearty greetings from those there as- sembled. S R Steamship Arrivals. Pryyoutn, August 6.—[Special Telegram to the Bre i The Zaaudam, from sian, from Boston. _ i N York, August G.—Arrived—1he Edam, from Amsterdam, transigeant from emburg says that the king of Holland is ill, and there is much commo- tion concerning the succession to the throne in the event of his death. The ex-grand duke of Hessa will be a candidate. It is feared that international complications will aiise over the succession. —_— The War in Morocco. LoNDON, August 6.—The sultan of Mo- rocco has defeated the tribes around Tedda and has entered the town of Rabat. The Spanish_ironelud Navarra has started for Rabat with a mission from the Spanish gov- ernment to the sultan. Wounded in a Duel. s, August 6.—M. Magnier, editor of ensment, has fought a duel with M. Reinach, of the Republique Francaise. The weapons used were swords. M. Reinach was wounded. ———— A Temporary Buccessor Appointed. RoMe August 6.—Signor Crispl will as sume the oflice of prime_minister and minis- try of foreign affairs ad interim. - IH*ZHITHNG SEA FIsSH, Schooners Seized for Unlawful At- tempts to Catch Them PorTLAND, Ore, August 6.—The Ore- gonian special from Victoria, B. C., sa; *The steamer Olympian, which arrived from Sitka to-day, brought news that another lot of British and American schooners had been cantured by the United States revenue cutter Rush and taken to Sitka, and that as the steamer was leaving the revenue cutter hove in sight, having a num- ber of schoomers in tow. Those in Sitka are the British schooners Dolphin, Anna Beck, Grace and W. P. Hayward, and the American schooner Challanger. With the schooner seized last year this makes seven British vessels now in charge of the Alaskan authorities and they will no doubt be added to, as it seems to be the intention of the Americans to seize every schooner they can secure within the limits of hrinz sea, 1t was not thought such measures would be taken, in the face of the information received from Washington and Ottawa. The captain of the schooner, Beck, claims that when he cleared the collec- tor told him nothing about fishi; in Behrings sea and he, the captain, knew no reason why he should not do so. e says, however, he did not catch any seals but pur- chased them from the Indians, \What makes the present seizures more inexplicable is the fact that the schooners seizod last year were released by the American government, Cor- resnondence has been begun with the de- partment of fisheries. An American Vessel Seized. Orrawa, August 6,—The department of fisheries was advised to-day of the detention yesterday of the United States schooner, J. « Perkins, for shipling men at Port Souris, ‘The matter has been reterred to the department of justice HALIFAX, N. 8., AUgust 6.—News was re- ceived Liere late last night from Souns, I’ 1. 1., that the customs collector had arrested'the United States fishing schooner 11, J. I The chiarge 15 shipping men in the but it 15 probable the formal char violation of the fishery treaty. 'Ll is owned in North Haven. Later—The vesscl is not seized, but merely under detention pending instiuctio from Ottawa. Admiral Lice gavea rece tion on board the flag ship Richmond this atternoon, and he and Consul General Phelan had a conference with Minister Fc ter and Caplain Scott upon the matter ¢ nected with the tisheries questions, ‘I'h sults they arrived athave not been made public. e T e Not to Answer, August 6.—Charles F, resident of the Southern P'a company, was before the Speaking of certain large sums of money pald out with- out vouchers, Commissioner Pattison asked if the money was used for | tive pur- Colin, counsel for Crocker, advised his client not to angwer, Comissioner An- derson told Cohn he better consider his ad- vice seriously, and Cohn asked a postpone- ment of the question until he could consult with his associates. ‘The request was granted, cifie Paciiic commission to-day. railroad —~— Death of a Veteran of 1812, CHICACO, August 6.—The Inter Ocean's Jacksonvilte, 111, special says: Johu Jordan died here to-d of tug war of 38l v aged U5, e was a surviver v A PARDON FOR DICK FOSTER, Governor Thayer Releases a Lifo Conviot to Dis a Free Mas, HOW HE FOILED THE MUTINEERS. A Young Lad Killed at Norfolk With, a Target Gun re. General Kantz Badly Injured in a Runaway, He Can Die at Liberty, Lincory, Neb,, August 6.—|Special Teles gram to the Bre.]—T. C. Foster, generally known by all visitors to the penitentiary as “Dick Foster,” has been pardoned by Gove ernor Thayer. Dr, Carter, the prison physi- cian, and Warden Hyers, called upon the wovernor to-day immediately upon his return and reported the condition of “Dick Foster.” Dr. Carter certitied to the governor that Fos- ter is very low, and that it is almost impossi- ble for him to recover, and earnestly advised his being set tree on the ground of humanity. Warden Iyers aiso joined in the recommen- dation. 1n consideration of his coudition, and the members of the Grand Army, post Farragut, having made arrangements in & private family to have Foster cared for and made comfortable while lives, and also in consideration ot his hav- ing rendered most valuable service to the authorities during the memorable mutiny in the prison which occurred during the ad- ministration of Governor Furnas, and also of his having been a eallant soldier, the gov- ernor issued a pardon to him, During that mutiny he, by some means, secured the keys to the main door, which opened to the out- side, and the mutineers made for him to get them from him. He, however, threw them over the wall outside and thus frustrated their plans to get out and thus undoubtedly rmvmnell much bloodshed. He has been in he penitentiary seventeen years. He made a most earnest appeal to the governor to be permitted to die a free man, Foster was a prisoner from Otoe county. having killed a man in Nebraska City some eighteen years ago, and was sentenced for life, A Fatal Combination. Nonrrork, Neb., August 6.—(Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—While a number of boys were shootinz at a mark with a target rifle this afternoon, Milton Riclard, the thirteen- year-old and only child of of George L. Rich- ard, was fatally shot by a companion by the accidental discharge of the gun, dviug within half an hour from Iuternal hemorrhage. Mrs, General Kantz Injured. i VALENTINE, Neb,, August 0.—[Special ‘Telegram to the Bek.|—Some running races brought to the race course this afternoon many citizens from the surrounding country, Fort Niobrara being conspicuously repre- sented by the ofticers and their ladies. After the race, when on their return from the course toward town, the team of Lieuten- ant Hutchison ran away, throwing him out after haying ran only a short djs- tance Mrs. — General Kantz, wim was the other occupant the bugey, was carried* a ehort distance, where the team, atiempting to turn a corner, ran into a fence where she was thrown to the ground violently, She was at once taken tg Fort Niobrara. Captain Wilcox, post’ sure, weon. found that her left leg had been broken {\\sl_nlmva and just below knee, besides sts- ainingother bruises. ~Lieutenant Hutchison was only slightly hurt. Sudden Death at a Dance, WitTMAN, Neb., August 5,—A drunken cowboy named Cobb waltzed into Hall's dance house Thursday nizht and attempted to shape the festivities to suit himself. The proprietor objected and caressed Cobb with the butt of a revolver. 'The latter retaliated with a Winchester, sending a bullet through Hall's body, killing him instantly. Cobb escaped. Hall was & disreputable character, :;lé:f“:;n tears were shed over his sudden Pawnee City Improvements. Pawxer Crry, Neb., August 6,—[Special to the Bre.|—A proposition has been made by responsible parties to put in and run 200 electric lights of sixteen-candle power, at a cost of 5 cents a night per light. 'This prop- osition will undoubtedly be accepted. An engineer is to be here soon to examine the gronnd and make estimates of the cost of watorworks for this city. I'he citizens have determined that these enterprises must be pushed forward to completion. They have also determined to offer liberal inducements to bring to this city nufacturers looking for locations in the west. “Chis city has an I(mm(' board of trade, alive to every local in- erest. At a meeting of the citizens and board of trade held last b:\'l'llin‘f ot the court house, a report was submitted on the waterworks question, and after an animated discussion the following resolution was subn d and unanimously adopted: . Resolved, at it is the sense of this meet- ing that the mayor and council of this city sul mluyml)mnmn to the people to vote twenty year bonds to the amount of $25,500, 6 per cent interest, for the purpose of con :}{tflt'lh!g a system of waterworks to Pawnee y. Faliled to Agree. SenuvLen, Neb, August 6.—[Special ‘Telegram to the BEek. 'he jury in the burglary case went out Wednesday after- noon and were dismissed to-day without hav- ing come to an agreement. It is reported that the ballot stood elevi tor conviction and one for acquital. A new panel will be drawn and another trial had next week. Cherry County Teachers, VALENTINE, Neb, August 6.—|Special ‘Pelegram to the Ber.|—The Cherry county teachers institute closed a most successtul term to-day, The institute was attended by, over forty teachers and _was ably conducted by Prof. McGintie and Superintendent Dear, assisted by I'rofs, O'Sullivan and King. Voted the Ponds. Friexp, Neb,, August 6.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bep, |—=The vote (or the bonds for the Northwestern & Kansas railroad, carried in this precinet 551 for ana 43 avainst} Turkey Creek, 42 for aud 7 against; Monroa and Dewitt earried; North for, and Brush Creek not heard frol Action Brought Against Swindlers, CiicAGo, August 6.—The action of tre: vass on a case for $15000 was preferred against John F. Latshaw, Samuel B, Hussel- man and Iehard W, tiffs being Andrew James Payne. They owned which they excl; ky, which him. ‘The . Neb., wh for certain Hyde 1'ark defendants sald belonge amination it was found that the had no title to the property which they had clalmed was theirs, 1t was bronght out thag the defendants are a band of svindlers who have swindled others at other places. amill in Hen- need for a farm Latshaw i Paynes also cht On ex- efendants The Western Distiller's Trust. Ciica6o, Avgust 6,—The Western Dis. tillers and Cattle Feeders' Trust, the trustees of which have been in session here for the past two days, concluded their ors to-day, Mr. Adolph Woolner said this evening they are getting the leading distilleries as rapidly as possible and that the trust is an as- sured suceess, The oflicers elected were: John 1, Greehart, of Pecria, president; Grorge Giibe and i, of cletar i, trea X oek will not filled, but that it will be at X % and will e based uvon the 1 the concerus which join the trust,y M, Woolue anlys fixed until the