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

SEVENTEENTH YEAR. THE OMAHA DaiLy BEE OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNING, CHARLES PARKER CAPTURED The Robber of Paymaster Bash Arrested at North Platte. PART OF THE MONEY RECOVERED The Trial of Kichardson For the Kill- ing of “Skip” Willard Opened at Loup City-~Other Ne- braska News. 4 Paymaster Bash's Robber OCaptured. Nowri PLATTE, Neb.,, August 17.—1Spec- ial Teleeram to the Bek.|—Parker, who robbed Paymaster Bash, was arrested at Gandy last night by Sheriff Doan, of Loxan county, after a desperate resistance, and Is now i jail at North Platte; $1,250 were re- covered. A writ of habeas corpus has bheen sued out by Parker's friends, returnable to-morrow. If the United States officials want him they ought to be rustlin SUPPOSED TO BE PARK. KEARNEY, Neb, August 17.—|Special ‘Telegram to the Brx|—Marshal Francis a rested a man by the name of Bagnell on 4 last Saturday morning. He had $3,000 new bills on his person. He was released in the afternoon on a habeas corpus, rearrested by the marshal and turned over to the sheriff from Dawson county, who took him to Plum Creek Sunday morning. He Is supposed to be the man who robbed Paymaster Bash, GONE AFTER THE PRISONER. CHEYENNE, Wyo,, August 17.—|Speclal Telegram to the Bee|—United States Mar- #hal Jeff Carr and Paymaster Bash will go to North Platte to-morrow to bring to this place Jim Harris, nlias Charley Parker, ar- rested by the sherid of Logan county, Ne- braska, on suspicion of having robbed Major Bash of 87,000 at Douglas, Wyo., in March last. Parker, who had formerly lived in 1.ogan county, returned there shortly after the robbery with plenty of loose cash, took up & ranch and purchased material to fit it up In the best possible manner. ~His actions have been closely watched and the conclu- slon flnw reached that he was the man who committed the robbery, which was a daring feat, the money being taken from under the very eyes of the escort and carried off under a shower of bullets. From the general dis- scription of the man under arrest there seems no doubt but that he is the party wanted, —_— Opening of the Richardson Oase. Loup Orry, Neb, August 17.—[Special Telegram to the Ber|.—The trial of Richard- son opemed this morning. The forenoon was taken up in arguinga motion made by County Attorney Keath to depose Sheriff Pedler on account of his alleged vrejudice in favor of the prisoner. Strong arguments sustaining the sheriff were made by Lambertson, but the motion prevailed, and the sheriff was re- tured from further service in the case. A like objection was made to the coroner by the defendant, and 1t became the duty of Judge Hamer to appoint some disinterested party to select a jury. On court convening at 1 o'clock, Lambertson filed a motion to quash the indictment, which was ably ar- ued pro and con by himself und Judge ason, but overruled. ~ After the motion to quash was disposed of a plea of abatement 'was filed, and at this hour is being argued. Great interest Is taken In the case by the cit- izens. 'The prisoner maintained great com- rolure. now and then indulging in a light augh at the incidents of the court. It is very doubtful whether any evidence is taken with- in the next two days on account of the difli- culty of securing a jury. Sudden Death. HebRroN, Neb., August 17.—|Special to the BeE.|—W. R. Livesy died this afternoon from the effecis of & wound received some two weeks ago. While working at his slaughter house, his knife passed through a rope which he was cutting, and made an ugly gash in his left leg, a little way above thq knee. He was discovered some two hours afterward near the B3, & M. railroad track, where he had crawled till he became exhausted from loss of blood, He has since been doing well. Yesterday he sat up and seemed especially cheerful. = This morning about daybreak his wife discovered that his wound had been bleeding very profusely, and soon after he became insensible from 10as of blood, and little hope was entertainea of his recovery by the physician when called. He leaves a wife and two children. e was s charter member of the A, O. U. W. lodge at this place, Holdrege Happenings. Horpbreeg, Neb, August 16.—[Corre- spondence of the BEE.]—Last night a tre- mendously heavy rain fell here and from ap- pearances it was general throughout western Nebraska. This rain will do late and broom corn a great deal of good. The Teachers’ institute for this county has been In session since Monday of last week and will close on Friday. Eighty- saven areenrolled and the Instructors are Mrs. Metcalf, of Lincoln; Prof. Hart, of the Holdrege public schools and Prof. Thrasher, ot Edgar. The attendance i3 the largest of any institute ever held in this county and the instructors are doing excellent work. boy bought a package of powder this morn- Ing and laid it in & new tin pan in a wagon where the sun could strike it, and went off about other business. Not lonf Atter this an explosion occurred which frightened the team and the peovle, and 10! the powder was one. L Bonda Broline. a farmer, dled suddenly at his bachelor howe four miles north of town, on Sunday. Politics begin to Interest offiee seekers. The republican county central committee is called ahd soon the simoke of battle will ap- B:nr F. Hollgren, the present treasurer, will & candidate for a second term and will likely not have much opposition. George i’ Rhea will try for a second term for county judge. S.A.Halden and Peter Piersonare can- aidates for county clerk’and others will likely pome out. The present incumbents for the oftices of sheriff and county superintendent Ytll likely be renominated without opposi- tion, Bokemper’'s Body Probably Found. NERRASKA City, Neb, August 17.— [Special Telegram to the BEE.|—The body of a boy about eight years of age was taken from the river last evening about three miles above East Nebraska City, Ia. The body had evidently been in the water some time, had on a shirt and striped trousers, and is sup- osed tobe the boy Harry Bokemper, of {)mllll, of whose diugpeurnncn the Bre made mention in its Sunday issue, e body was taken to KEast Nebraska City, where it now is. Fullerton Items. FuLrLerToN, Neb, August 17.—|Speclal to the Bek.|—The probibitionists have held their conveution, nominating a full ticket. From present prospects there will be four tickets in the fleld. one-legged old soldier, shot it C. Cooney, with whom he had uble, Two of the bullets passed through Cooney's clothing, FortLis attempted man- slaughter the Auuue placed the assallant uader $00 bonds. On His Way to Omabha. 8. Josern, Mo., Angust 16.—[Special 'Lel- egram to the Bek.|—Gerrge W. Reed of Tupeka, Kan,, supreme commander of the Select Knights of the Ancient order of nited Workmen through St Jos- Epn to-night on Wi way to Omaha, Neb., where he will organize to-morrow a grand legion of the select knights for the state of ;{ahnsk; Mr. Reed will be in St. Joscoh the 25th Inst., and attend with the lodges of ihis city of the A. O. U, W., the anniversary M King City, Missourl, . NATIO! Opening of Their Sixth Annual En- egram to the B day of the sixth annual encampment of the Telegram to the BEE. ous letters of regret had been read b duced them to the judge. celved with a storm of applause, to which to the Be veterans is alive with soldiers and the plat- form and the whole town are beautifully decorated with flowers. General Tuttle made a grand speech to the soldiers and speeches by leading members of the Woman’s Reliet corps were given in the afternoon. morrow Colonel Hepburn will speak. Telegram to the BEE, NAL SONS OF VETIERANS, ca mpment at Des Moines. Des Morxes, Ia, Augnst 17—[Special Tel- ‘To-day was the opening National Sons of Veterans. The streets have presented a gay appeardnce from the profuse display of bunting and decorations and with the members of the order in bright uniforms now visiting in the cily. About one hundred delezates and members from outside the state are present and perhaps two hundred from this state, making by far the largest encampment yet held by the order. ‘The utmost good will and enthusiasm is ex- hibited among the members. chief met last night and to-day and aadited The connell in accounts and this morning the encampment met for business and Commander-in-Chief Payne, of Fostoria, O,, appointed the com- mittees. In his report General Payne said: “We look with a great deal of pride on the rowth of our order during the past year. We have chartered 614 new camps, with 1,181 applicants. We have mustered into the old camps 5438 members, which makes a total growth ot 17,429 and a total membership of 82,504, What other order has ever made such rapid strides? Onio alone has mustered 110 camps with a membership of 2,071, and other states have ket close behind, We have or- anized new divisions in the District of Co- umbia, Muaryland, Montana, Keptucky and Tennessee, and new camps in Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Rhode Island, Arkansas, Texas and Virginia. 'This gives the order a solid footing in twenty-nine states and six territories.” lowa's Grand Lodge of Good Templars Di Mo Ia., August 17.—|Special The Iowa grand lodge of Good Templars began its thirty- fourth annual session in Good Templars’ hall this morning, The assembly room was tastefully decorated with banners and flow- ers and was filled to its utmost capacity. ‘There were about fifty delegates present from the lodges of the state and a large num- ber of visitors were also present. Grand Chief Templar E. R. Hutchins presided, the other grand ofticers at their stations—Grand Councillor Mary A. Hoyt, of Perry; Right Worthy Grand Secretary B. F. Parker, of Madison, Wis.; Grand Treasurer O. L. Bar- rett, of Council Bluffs; Girand Superintend- ent of Juvenile Templars Lucy K. Failor, of Gilroy of Perry and Grand Guard John Case of Dayton. a prayer, after which the general lodgze was Kellogg; Grand Marshal George Rev. F. Brown of Adei offered opened in form and the degree conferred upon those entitled to it. Committees on appointments, credentials and juvenile work were appointed, and the grand chief templar's annual regort read. After num Hutch- ins, he made reference to Constable Potts and Deputy Hamilton, the men who are now under 85,000 bonds each for shooting a sa- loon man, eulogized them warmly and intro- They were re- Mr, Potts responded. In "the afternoon there were reports trom officers and their work, showing the order to be tlourishing, ‘Warden Barr's Report. , Ia.,, August 17.—|Special Tele- The biennial report of Warden Barr, of the Anamosa penitentiary, to the governor shows that only five deaths have occurred there in the There are 328 convicts, of whom 155 are tem- perate and 129 intemperate; prisoners and nineteen female. Seven are under life sentence and two are waiting to be hung. The system of throwing off time as a reward for good behavior is fournd to work exceedingly well. st two years, 809 are male Barding County’s Veterans. UNI0N, la., August 17.—[Special Tevegram —The camp of Harding county To- Representatives Neminated. Des MoiNgs, I August 17.—[Special —From specials it is learned that W. S, Redmond, of Poweshiek county, was renominated to-day for repre- sentative at Brooklyn, and R. H. Moore, of Tama county, was nominated for the same oftice at Toledo. Both are republicans. i L DISCREDITED. Rumors of Stanley's Death Generally Considered Baseless at Belgium. uright 1857 by James Gordon_Bennett.] 8, August 17.—| New York Herald al to the BEE.]—The fresh rumor of Stanley’s death is firmly believed by the king of the Belgians, but all the Congo authorities here consider it a bare- faced invention. comes from Zanzibar I also believe it false, ‘The same mail which brought me the news telegraphed you yesterday brought to King Leopold a copy of a letter addressed by Stan- ley to Captalin Lelbricht, district commissary of the Congo Free State at Leopold. In a copy of the sald letter shown me, dated June 17, Stanley states that he arrived that very day at the Aruwiml rapids in good order and good condition, and thanked the free state From the mere fact that it for the assistance during his voyage in tha Congo. 1f Stanley has been killed since, the news could not have reached Zanzibar five months afterward, namely, next November, even by the shortest route from Tanganika lake. Therefore the Zanzibar news is utterly incredible, Had it come by the Congo route it would have looked more likely but it has not. General Strauch has lately received three telegrams from M. Hanssen, governor of St. Paul Loanda, dated August 3 and another from Madeira Auzust 9. These contain tne news of Stanley’s death, Of course, had any plausible rumor of Stanley's death reached Governor Hanssen he would have men- tioned it in one or other of the telegrams, whereas it does not even mention Stanley’s name. At the Congo authorities’ office the rumor {s considered a pure fabrieation. Of course Stanley may be abandoned by nis escort. The last authentic advises, in fact a fresh private letter shown me by inde- pendent persons, assert he has had some dif- ficulty with his escort. These may take a tragic turn, but to assert that they have is equal to swearing that there was an earth- quake last night at the North Pole. STANLEY REPORTED SAFE. LONDON, August 17.—Letters were recelved here yesterday from lenry Stanley, dated July 19, from Gambruja, a village near the rapids of Arumwl, reporting himself and party all well, —_— Meeting of Pacific Mail Directors. New YORK, August 17.—At the Pacitic Mall directors’ meeting to-day the executive committee was oraered to take steps to re- duce the capital stock one-half, and if this is done the payment of dividends will be re- sumed at once. P’roposals are being received voth here and from Enzland for two steam- ers of about 4,000 tons, to cost about §400,000 or $500.000 each. Nodecisive action has been taken on the purchase of the steaniers, but this will be arranged at another meeting that may be held in a fow days. Blinkey Morga Victin Dead. Deriorr, August 17.-Shenfl Charles Lynch, of Alpena, died this morning from a wound inflicted by the notorious “*Blinkey” Morgan, Lynch had planned and carried outa scheme to capture Morgan and others alleged to be the murderars of Detective Hullgan, of Cleveland. Iis murderer is now in jailat Ravenns, Ohlo, - ATTACKED THEIR ESCORT. Four Utes Oome to Meecker and Ask For & Powwow. ONLY A MURDEROUS SCHEME. They Get Two Men Into Their Power and Then Turnon Them With Knives—Sheriff Ken- dall's Appeal. Caught in a Trap. DENVER, Colo., August 17.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek.]—The first news received from the scene of the trouble this morning ‘was the following: GLENWOOD SPRINGS, August 17.—Goyer- nor Adams.—Just in from front. Have had several s i No white men hurt; several Indians shot. “Sheriff Kendall, with the leading citizens of Meeker holding counsel with Indians, Indians want fifteen days to get back to reservation. ‘Troops should be there to protect citizens while In- dians are leayving. Piir, Foork, Deputy Sheriff Garfield County. At 11:10, however, the governor recvived a dispatch came from Adjtant-General West, and read as follows: GLONWoOD SrriNgs, Col, August 17.— Governor Adams: Messenger just arrived bearing dispatch from Grezory at Meeker saying four Utes who came into town yes- terday asking for protection and council, have acted in bad faith. They asked for escort through settlements in afternoon to g0 out and confer with Colorow. A Mor- mon inspector from Ashlv was with them Aud a man called “Fatty” Randall, on whom they made an attack with a knife, cutting him on arm, and then ran. Whites were fired on by party of Utes in hills, Mayor wants troops sent on with all possible dis- patch. ‘The same courler brings the following from Br;erm Kendall: MEEKER, Col.,, August 16 —Feneral George West: Send men nllzld arms at unw(.k'ffie Indians have raised hell again. Lose no time, Yours traly, J.C. KENDALL, The following reply was sent: GLENWOOD SpriNGs, Col., August 17.— Captain Goslin has arrived’ this moment after an all-night ride. As soon as men are better rested will push them ou to Meeker. Shall order Reordan to make forced march there. They have government troops; been ordered forward, GrorGe WEST, Adjutant General. This dispatch showed the following to be the situation: Sheriff Kendall and the In- dians had agreed on a truce and powwow. With this end in view Sheriff Kendall with- drew to Meeker, bringing four of Colorow’s Utes with him for counsel. The citizens of Meeker agreed to Colorow’s demand for fif- teen days’ time to leave the country and Sheriff Kendall dispatched Deputy Sheriff Foote to Glenwood Springs with the news. The four Utes wanted an escort through the settlement on thelr return to Colorow and two men were given them. These two men went with them but beyond the settlement the four Utes turned on the two white men with knives. This of course started all the excitement afresh and Sheriff Kendall sent a courier after Foote, who gave the news of the treachery. United States Marshal Hill to-day telegraphed General Crook thatthe as- sistance of United States troops was urgently needed. Governor Adams said this morn- ing: “I want United States troops. Itis very well to talk about ecleaning out the In- dians with state troops but I do not propose to let a single life be sacrificed where the sac- rifice can be avoided. It cuts me to the heart to send militla boys to the front, for there may be loss of life among them. I am doing only what I must do. How the troutle orig- inated itis still hard to determine. But I must do what 1 can toward protecting the innocent settlers. 1 still earnestly hope that the difficulty will be settlea without much bloodshed.” Walking the Streets With Rifles. MEeEekER, Colo, (via Glenwood Springs) August 17, Tuesday, 3:25 p. m.—[Special Telegram to the Brr.]—A feeling ot se- curity has prevailed but since, a white man has been attacked by the Indians and there is nmow considerable feeling manifested. Troops will likely be sent for and are surely needed. The Utes have asked for four days to leave in but they are still confing frum the reservation. Noone feels secure. Kendall and his posse got in this morning. None of his comrades are wounded. Arms and am- munition are needed here. LATER—The man attacked was stabbed by a Ute whom he was conducting out of the city, the Ute being in to make peace. Howard Edgas has just been sent to Axail to notify Senator Eddy and the Bear river people of the situation. It Is now sure that trouble will follow and of a serious nature. 1f troops do not come in a protracted Indian war will ensue. Men are now walking the sticets with rifles in their han ds. Probably Fighting the Whole Tribe GOVERNMENT ROAD, FOURTEEN MILE PosT, Tuesday, Angust 16,5 a, m, (via Glen- wood Springs) Colo., August 17.—J. I Reynold, chairman of the board of county commissioners of Garfield county accom- vanied by your correspondent arriyed here last evening with the stock completely worn out by bad roads and day and night travel, We are now fourteen miles from the White river and eighteen miles from Meeker, which we will reach as soon as possiple this morn- ing, as we have been advised that the ammu- nition we have is badly needed. This morn- ing ut 8 o'clock D. K. VanCleef, county as- sessor and special courier for Adjutant Gen- eral West went over this road and woke up all the ranchmen and advised them to flee to Frank Morgan on the diviae, saving that Kendall had had a fight with the Utes and that the agency Utes were moving up the White river. When the first trouble occurred between J. A. Burgett, the game warden, and the Utes, the latter sent runners to the agency for assistance and ever since small bands of Utes have been noticed coming up theriver. The last reports are that a large body are moving upon Meeker. The first difficulty occurred between Game Warden J. A. Ben- nett and the Utes. The game warden at- tempted to serve some papers on the Ind ians for their illegal and wanton slaughter of game. The Indians made a rush for their guns and the fight commenced. It is re- ported that one Ute was killed, but this is not definitely known as the Indians always pack off their killed and wounded. One of the horse thieves who had been indicted by the grand jury at their last sitting, was wounded three times. Game Warden Ben- nett was then joined by Sheriff Kendall and his party, and a running tight has been kept up ever since according to reports. Kendall is reported to be a great distance away from Meeker, fifty or sixty miles, but brushes be- tween the whites and Indians have occurred only a few miles from Meeker, From what can be learned as we near the field of active operations one of two things must obtain, Kendall is either fighting brush or the whole Ute tribe are on the warpath. Van Cleef was under instrue- tions this morning to call out the state mili- tia, call for volunteers and beg, borrow or steal amunition. It is thought that Einey Colorow’s son has been killed. as a white man was seen riding his famous race horse, ‘The horse is well known in this section. Slnce that tlme wman and horse are both plss- AUGUST 18. 1887. ing and it is presumed the man has ridden to his death. If this boy is killed there will be a long war ln:nlnnlo_n_. A Gen Upnising Threatened. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo., respondent has learned that the White River Indians have sent runners to the Un. compahgre camp, the Black Feet, the Sioux, the Crow and other tribes in Colorado, Wy- oming, Montana and Idaho for aid. Colo- row knows that It will be a decisive battle and that it will end the Indian question forever. He has determined, It 1s sald, to have the other tribes brought into the present difficulty and while the outbreak has been local so far he wants to make it a national one. ‘The runners are reported to have started for the camps of the other tribes from Yellow Jacket pass on Sunday night. Duucan Biair, a whita ranch- man who married & Ute squaw and who is said to be popular with the Utes is alleged to konw something of it. lle cannot be reached for two days as his ranch is some miles above Meeker. There may be nothing in the statement but it {s plausible and I send it, that inquiry be made as to its authenticity, The day has been au exciting one here, as sensational reports of the actions of the Indians as narrated below have justi- tied. One company of state militia has de- parted for the scene o# the trouble, supple- mented by an organized band of volunteers headed by Under Sheriff Clements and Jack Ward, a settler familiar with Indian tacties and the country. The other state troops are on their way, and Adjutant General West has been Indefatigable in his efforts to get men to the front as soon as possible He has sent guns and ammunition in answer w the ap- peal and if the state troops once get in the field they will, from present indications, be able to quell the outbreak and compel the hostiles to go back to the reservations or kill them, which is believed to be the most feasi- ble solution of the problem. The state troops must move, however, as my ad- vices, which 1 have every reason to believe accurate having been gleaned from beth sides, show that the Indians are concentrating and at least 200of them are in the White river country ready for a battle, which they will be able to main- tain advantageously, being in a country with which they are thoroughly familiar, and which will make their position impregnable. No very serious casualties have been re- ported yet, but the unprotected ranches are the prey of the hostiles, and to protect them troops must begin to work. I think that the provisions for the eampaign, which it ap- pears is pending, have not been as thorough and complete as they might be, and troops should be supplied with every facility for conducting a creditable contest. The Denver, Leadville and Colorado Springs cavalry companies are expected to-morrow mnight, have not as yet reported at the terminus ot the railway, thirty-five miles distant from Glenwood Springs, and about 100 from the scene of the troubles Government Aid Asked. WASHINGTON, August 17.—A was received at of himself and General Crook in the matter. A telegram was sent in reply, directing hiin to hold troops in readiness to move at a mo- ment’s notice in case of necessity. department has received no of- ficial information of the re- ported engagement between Colorow’s band and the sheriff’s posse, and the military authorities do not feel authorized to assist the civil authorities in their efforts to nrren: 0f indicted Indians. 1In the the defeat of the sherif’s posse and Colorow's taking to the warpath, General Crook, who is near at hand, bad full authority to take any action to protect the people. “In view of " the absence of any offi- clal information of the outbreak, however, the war department officials are disposed to cl;nancwrlm sole of the reports as exagger- ated. event P Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WASHINGTON, August 17.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—Nebraska pensions were granted to-day as follows: Thomas M. Gib- son, Wilsonville, increase; Potter Muntz, Grand Island; Charles Helen, Newman's Grove, Mexican war; Achilles R, Harmon, Woodlawn. Towa pensions were granted as follows: Widow of William Hart, Drakeville. Origi- nals: Willlam M., Veneman, Atlantic; Sam- uel P, Hyde, Clear Lake: Sheridan R. Tracy, Richland ; Gustavus Kendall, Alta, increase; Isaac Renner, Fairtield: Slaeder F. Lasterty, Des Moines: Theophilus Grizgs, Keokuk: Boyd W, Dysart, Clarinda: Edwin Shaffer, Castalia: John Fenton, Milledgeville: Elijah Morris, Bethlehem ; Matthew L» Davis, Haw- leyville, Samuel S, Mosel, Muscatine; Mel- vin Stone, Des Moines: Marengo: Isaac Sprague, C| liany Peverell, Laporte City. Offers For Bond Sales. WASHINGTON, August 17.—The offers for the sale of 5'¢ per eent bonds to the govern- ment recelved at the treasury department to- day amount to $8,237,000. The rates ranged from 108 to 110, 1t is stated at the treasury department that the government has made a saving of $242,125 in interest in buying 2,500,000 43¢ bonds to-day at a premium of 00, 44-100, Secretary Fairchild, this afternoon, ac- cepted the offer of Harvey Fisk & Sons to sell $1,000,000 coupon, and 81,500,000 regis- tered 43¢ per cents, at 100 44-100, All other bids were rejected. e A DAREDEVIL DEED. A Small Boy Almost Causes a Terri- ble Accident in Chicago. CHICAGO, August 17.—| Special Telegram to the BEE.|—A small boy, whose name and residence are at present unknown, but who is belug sougnt for by the police, created a 2ood deal of excitement at the Lake street bridge about 8 o'clock this morning and nearly succeeded in bringing about a fright- ful accident. At the hour named the bridge tender went to the west end of the bridge to tighten up the lock a littleand for an instant the throttle on the main floor of the bridge was left unprotected. Seeing this the youth darted out from the passenger walk, gavethe throttle a jerk, setting.the bridge In motion, and ran away as fast as his legs could carry him. Just as this had been done a West Division car was coming down to the bridge, when the driver suddenly saw the immense structure turning at full speed. Fortunatel he was enabled to stop his car before it reached the bridge and at the same time the man in charge of the engine on the second floor of the bridge saw shat something was wrong and shut off steam, bringing the great structure to a halt before 1t b oved half a dozen feet. Bridge Tender Ci set in pur- suit of the boy, who ran down Water street, while the policeman at the bridge made chase down Lake street in hope of overtaking I there. Casey had the boy in sizht for s time and followed him to River street, over balf a mile, but the cunning youngster es- caped in the crowd at this point, s ol o8t A Talk With Admiral Luce. NEw York, August 17.—|Special Tele- gram to the Beg,|—The Bar Harbor corre- spondent of the World quutes Admiral Luce as saying: “There is no truthatall in the story that I am to retire, I have still two years more (0 serve under wy present cow- mission.” August 17.— |Special Telegram to the Brg.)—Your cor- although they telegram the war department this morning from General Terry stating that the governor of Coforado had requested General Crook to assist the civil authorities in serving process upon the Ute bucks who had been indicted by the grand jury. General Terry asked for instructions for the guidance The war LELAND STANFORD'S ANSWER It Was Filed in the United States Oironit Court Yestorday. THE QUESTIONS WERE UNFAIR. Such is His Allegation Regarding the Interrogations of the Pacific Commission—Says He Will Answer If Compelled. The Senator's Screed, SAx Fraxcisco, August 17.—|Special Telegram to the Bee.|—There was filed in the United States circuit court here to-day the answer of Senator Leland Stanford to the petition of the Pacific railway commis- sion to compel the sald Stanford to answer questions relating to the use of money for the purposes of influencing legislation in connection with the Central Pacific railway. Aftter citing at length the history of the Cq tral Pacitic, Stanford says that he has taken part in transacting the business of the com- pany for over twenty-five years and in point of value aggregating upward of $400,000,000, As the business took place he was cognizant of it, but owing to its multiplicity and the pressure of matters more important than mere detail, he is now no longer able to recollect the matters with which he was once personally familiar, After receiving the circular from the commission in May of this year, calling for certain information, he endeavored to comply with the request. His answers containingall available information, were prepared and submitted to the commis- si1on, Since the arrival of the commission in San Francisco, he has walted upon the, prin- cipal officers, and the employes of the Cen- tral Pacific company have walited upon them and every person in,the employ of the com- pany whose presence was desired, or who could furnish them information in respect to the subjects of their investigations, have prumptly and cheerfully done so. The laws creating the Central Pacific company have been complied with. The repeal of the act o congress creating the company would not do away with the Central Pacilic railroad company. Its existence does not depend upon an act of congress, It owes its existence to the laws of the state ot California and to those laws alone, and howeyer a re- E@nl of the act of congress may affect the ounties, it can in no wise affect the exist- ence of 'the company. Annual examina- tions of the affairs of the cn"l‘)l\ll?' have been made by the government officials, and accounts between the government and the company adjusted accordingly. The present examination by the pacitic_ commission has not only extended to the affairs of the Cen- tral Pacific railway, but has extended to a seaching investigation of the affairs of all consolidated and allied companies connected with that corporation, and all business rela- tions have been exposed to the public and prying curiosity of rival business competi- tors. Standford says that it is in regard to that class of property with which the govern- went has no connection that he declines to answer the questions propounded, and questions have been asked and aline of ex- aminination pursued manifestly nmmrtcd by disaffected and hostile parties whose aim was more the pursuit of personal enmity of a pri- vate character than in the interest of the public at large or the ends of justice. Not to answer these objectionable qtuesuons would not necessarily give rise to the implication that all parsons whose names may men- tioned n the questions td"Which answers are declined,are gullty of the acts of commission which are implied in the bare asking of the questions. To quote from an answer filed, “In my testimony given to the commission- ers 1 have said in substance and now repeat hat [ have never corrupted ‘nor atiemptod to corrupt any member of the legislature or ln{ member of congress or any public offi- cial, nor have I authorized any one to do so.” In regard to the vouchers referred to in the present application, Stan- tord says: “All claims covered by these vouchers have received not only the approval of the board of directors of the Central Pa- cific railroad company, but likewise the ap- proval of the stockholders of the company. All parties who could in anywise be affected by lhu disbursements empraced 1n these vouchers were all satistied with them; there- fore the commission ought to be satistied with them, It is impossible not from time to time to do busi involving disbursements which every dictate of business prudence will not admit of being made public; arrange- ments of g private character, names of parties not pubfly known and the disclosure of which could only result in defeating the ends in view and exposing the per- son so named to obloquy, would forbid making the same public either upon the archieves of the company or before the pub- lic commission.” Stanford regrets that the commission has deemed it its duty to propound questions in- volving criminality on his part, but belng asked the question he has felt constrained to not answer them, acting not merely on his own behalf, but on behalf of those whose in- terests, as stockholders of the Central Pa- cific_ railroad, are committed to his charge. He feels bound to decline toanswer them un- less the court shall otherwise rule, The Argument Before the U. 8. Court, SAN FrAxcisco, August 17.—Argument ‘was commenced to-day before Supreme Jus- tice Field and Judges Sawyer, Hoffman and Sabin in the United States court in the case of the petition of the Pacific railroad com- mission against Senator Stanford. The United States district attorney arzued that the act of congress creating the commission called for an entire expose of the company’s doings. The counsel for the railroad used the same line of argument, substantially, as Senator Stanford had, asserting ‘‘that the prying of the commission into private mat. ters rendered the work unconstitutional.” liutll‘_pnruus were aliowed till Monday to file briefs, ———— The Pacitic Rallway Inguir SAN FrRANCISCO, August 17.—Before the Pacitic railway commission to-day D. O. Mills, of New York, testified that he was offered in 1573 a controlling interest in the Central Pacifie, consisting ot 80 per cent of stock in all the corporations connected with the road, He was offered this tor 20,000,000, but declined because he did not agree in all particulars of building, and was also de- terred by the attitude of the government. Richard F. Stevens, accountant for the com- misson, testified that many books were miss- ing, also vouchers on which large sums of money was paid by Standford and Crocker. Hereferred especially to a voucher for 815,000 paid Crockep for back salary, for which he could find no authorization, George K. B. Hayes, counsel for Mrs. Ellen Coiton in the suit of Colton vs, Stanford et al., appeared with the correspondence be- tween L‘olton and Huntington, but an in- junction from the United States circuit court was served restrainig him from producing it or the corresponden Asked For Instructions. SAN Fraxcisco, August 17,—Chairman Pattison, of the Pacitic railway commission, to-day telegraphed the president, asking whether the should employ counsel to ussist the district attorney in the cases pending in- volving the examination of witnesses on certain points, g ——— REYSTONE REPUBLICANS, The Pennsylvania Sta e Convention Endorses Blaine. Hagrrissure, Pa., August 17.—The repub- lican state couvention was called to order this morning and Walter L. Lyons elected temporary chairman. William B. Hart was nominated for state treasurer by acclamation. Williams was nominated on the Lirst baliot for supreme judze. The following are the main features of the plattorm as adopted: It reaftirms the decla- ration of 1585 in fayor of submitting fo a vote of the people a probribitory constitu- _——'——'_q ‘NUMBER 61 tional amendment and endorses the action of the last legislature in the submission of an amendment making suffrage free by abol- ishing tax qualifieation; it favors a tariff for the sake of nurturing American manufac tures; demands the passage of more vigorous national laws tor scrutiny of immigration: expresses abhorrence of anarchistic ideas and demands that any violations of the law by this class.be met with severe punish- ment; favors the creation of an Amer- ican marine: declares that the surplus of the treasury cannot be better expended than in the enlargement of the general pension list, so as to include all hon- orably discharged soldiers who may be in need: it arraigns the democratic party and the present national administration for gen- eral Inability in dealing with all national uestions, affirming that the only energy they have exhibited has been in the displace- ment of experienced officers and a direct vio- Iation of their civil service pled, charges President Cleveland with “endeavoring to nurture sectionalism, in order to preservo a solid democratic south, by preference to a distinguished station of soldiers prominent in efforts to destroy the covernment, by his refusal to sanction pensions to soldiers emi- nent in efforts to sustain it, and by his “‘rebel flag” order. * Following Is the closing portion of the sey- enth plank in the olatforu “*The repub- licans of Pennsylvania, the native state of Hon. James G. Blaine, will view with high Pleasure his nomination for the presidenoy n the campaign of 1888, Accident cannot abate the love of a great party, nor the admi- ration of a egreat people for the statesinan, :me alike to his convictions and to his coun- Ty {esolutions ware also adopted denouncing the discrimination aeainst the colored race in the south and extending nrmunlh)’ and greeting to Gladstone, Parnell and associ- ates, - - THE RATE TO ST. LOUIS. It Is Fixed at One Fare By the West- ern Passenger Association, ChicAco, August 17.—The Western Pas- senger association met to-day and decided to adhere to the rate for the Grand Army re- union at St. Louis, next month, at a single fare on roads west and northwest of the Mls- souri river, as already agreed upon. The roads from Chicago to St. Louis will make a rate of 1 cent to meet the rate made by the Central Traftic association. rasister it ag A Reorganized Road. INDIANAPOLIS, August 17.—Articles of in- corporation of the reorganized Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield railroad company were filed with the secretary of state this morning. The capital stock is fixed at §42,- 420,000, and the Indiana line is defined as running from Indianapolis to a point on the 11linois line, in Vermillion county, where it connects with the Indianapolis,” Quincy & Missourl River road. 'The new company is to be called the Indianapolis & Wabash rail- road company. — An Expected Railroad Battle. 8t. PAvL,Minn,, August 17, special to the Pioneer-Press, says: learned that the Canadian Pacific yesterday morning sent road building material and a ang of fifty men over its southwestern ranch In Morris, where work was to begin to-night constructing a spur line crossing the route of the Red River Valley road, thus ob- structing the building ot the latter. An open conflict between the forces of the oppos roads is expected to-day, as the Red I¥ graders are neariny this point. —_—— The Condition of New Fouundland. ST. Jonns, N. F., August17.—The Colonist to:day contalns the following from Sir Rob- ert Thorbin, premier. ‘““The statements published abroad regarding New Foundland are untruthful and malicious. There fs neither bankruptey nor universal destitution, Bank and western- fisheries are _successfu ‘The Labrador and northern fisheries hither have beenh poor, but were improving at the latest advices. The zeneral outlook ~ here is much better than it was last season at the corresponding period.” e ARMY RIFLE SHOOTING. At Fort Leavenworth. FORT LEAVENWORTH, August 17.—[Spe- clal Telegram to the Bre.]—The following 15 the third day’s score of the eighteen highest competitors in the seventh annual rifle com- petition at Fort Leavenworth: To-day’s Total score, score, Hardin, 2d Lieut. 18th ea b 416 Macomb, 1st Lieut. 5th cav. 808 Roch, Corp, C, 7th cav.. 3 Siekamp, Sergt. C, 5th ca Muruch, Private E, 15th in Preston, Private 1,, 9th cav Peterson, Corp. A, 5th cav Wild, Serzt. 1, 6th inf.. Newton, Sergt. H, 6th inf Keep, Corp. D, 22d inf.. Coys, Private L, 5th cav Reed, Sergt. K, 5th cav. Hollinger, musician A, 22d inf. Wunhold, Sergt. A, 15th inf Ray, Sergt. A, 10th inf. Close of Preliminary Practice. BELLEVUE, Neb.,, August 17.—|Special Telegram to the BEE.|—The preliminary practice for the Department of the Platte closed to-day. The weather has bven fair for good shooting, with the exception of the sec- ond day, when it poured down rain all the forenoon. The firing was not stopped on that account. At the firing at known dis- tances Thursday morning and afternoon and skirmish firing on Tnursday and Friday the following are the scores made by the first fourteen competitors: Lieutenant Kerr, Seventeenth infantry, 490; Lieutenant Gar- rard, Niuth cavalry, 4895 Captain Glenn, Seventeenth infantry, 485; Private Annis, ‘Twenty-first infantry, 466; Sergeant Lewis, Seventh infantry, 461; Private Deitz, S8even- teenth infantry, 460; Sergeant Roming, Sev- enteenth infantry, 448; (,‘urbmml Mullen, Seventhintantry, 4 ‘rivate Olsen, T'wenty- second infantry Corporal Kelley, Sixth infantry, 436; I te Holt, Eighth intantry, 436: Corporal Kuchs, Seventh infantry, 435} Licutenant Mercer, Eighth infantry, 431; Private Rierdan, Eighth Infantry, 430, a=2 At St. Paul. 8rt. PAvL, Minn., August 17.—To-day at Fort Snelling was aevoted to bulls-eye shooting. Lieutenant Avery carried off the honors. At 200 yards he made four bulls- eyes in five shots and the other one was zero, thus winning 49 out of a possibie 50. At the same distance Sergeant McKelvey made six bulls-eyes in elght shots, At 800 yards Cor- poral Boyne made three bulls-eyes in four shots. Sergeant Anger, Sergeant Crow and Serzeant Michel made five bulls-eyes in elght shots. At 600 yards Sergeant Crow, Sergeant Wood, Sergeaut Farrell, Corporal Boyne, Private’ Feeney and Private Swith each made four bulls in eight shots, Ll Sentenced Under the Crimes Act, DuBLIN, August 17.—At Limerick sessions to-day three persons were sentenced under the crimes act, two of them to six months imprisonment and one to four months for resisting the sheriff, e American Bar Assoclation Meeting. SarAaToaA, N, Y., August 17.—The tenth annual meeting of the American Bar associ- ation opened here to-day. Over 200 lawyers were prescut. e —-— An Omaha Money Package Lost. Burre, Mont., August 17.—1t Las just been learned that a package sent from Omaha by the Pacilic expi on the 24th, lost be- tween Green R Wyo.,, and Pocatello, Idaho, containing $2,000 in %5 bills, was stolen’ from the car. No clus. Employes are not suspected. e Weather Indications, For Nebraska: Generally fair weather, light variable winds, slightly warmer in eastern portion, stationary temperature in western portion. For lowa: Fair weather, slight variable winds, no decided change in tenmperati e, For Dakota: Fair weather, light variab winds, nearly statlonary temperature, 1 nich WO I3 A DIVIDED CORONER'S JURY, Three of Them For the Company and Three For the Section Boss. A VERY POOR SHOW FOR JUSTICE The Verdict in the Chatsworth Casé Btill Hanging Fire—A Serious Wreck on the Baltimore & Ohlo. A Will Summon More Witnessas, Cuarsworti, Ill, Aucust 17.—|Special Telogram to the Bek. —The coroner's jury met this morning and_decided to summon more witnesses, Station Agent Mason af Piper City and Roadmaster Ennis will be ex« amined. Some members of the jury wan! to see if any blame can be attached to Mr. Mason, whose attention was called to the fire on the track early on the night of Wednesday, August 10. It also wants to inquire about Mr. Ennis’ order before consun ing Coughlin, The jury Isevenly divided ot the form of the verdict. 1. Shaw, a farmer, W. W. Sears, postmaster, and J. R. Bing« haw, a tarmer, want to bring in a verdief that the seventy-seven persons came to their death by an accident which occurred two and a half mildg east of Chatsworth; that the nccident wad caused by the burning of a bridge, which wi entirely burned away when the train reach it, and it caught fire through the carelessn of Timothy Coughlin, section foreman, an one of the company’s agents, who acted Inf positive disobedience of orders. P. L. Cool A hardware inerchant and "grocer, H. ‘Turner, & coal and grain dealer, and C. O borne, & retired farmer, all of Chatsworth, went to censure the company for running double-header. They think "the train wé too heavv and they want to say so. Coronej Long, of Pontlac, is with the company. He isan apparently honest but euy-uulng end tleman, ~ who feels —under " obligad tions to the road for 5808 Attorney Stevens, a very shrewd llnd';‘lvhl' stoop-shouldered lawyer, bas been with Mrg Long at the hote], on train and on the street corners. It will be seen that the farme ers are standing by the company and the [‘uslumsu‘r, who Is foreman of the jury, a ustice of 'the peace and a member of the Sanhedrim, knows which way the company’s, favors are liable to flow 1f he does not se@' that the proper form of verdict is returned, A verdict such as Sears recommends exoner~ ates the management entiraly and throw the entire blame on the thin, bony, stammer g Tim Coughlin, the boss of section 7. Thd New York bondholders will probably read the verdict, and the officers of the road have nice jobs at stak PEoRIA, August 17.—The board of railror & and warehouse commissioners was_engaged, all day in hearing the testimony of numer= ous persons who were on the excursiom train, but no important facts were elicited. A largely attended memorial meeting wi held in the court house square this evening, and lengthy resolutions adopted demandin| the closest | tigation into the causes of and all the circumstances at Chatsworth_disaster. Symovathy was_ex: tended to all upon whom suffering has bee ufl;(niled by the disaster, and appree lation o! the good oftices ot all who alded in resculn, and succoring was acknowledged, Mo Another Frightful Accident, ‘W ASHINGTON, August 17.—|Special Tels gram to the BEE.|—Another frightful accld dent occurred on the Baltimore & Ohlo rail4 road this morning within _the limits of thd city. As the Cincinnati and St. Louisexpresd train, which is due here about6 a. m., wad rounding into the “Y” ata rate of speed ap« proximating forty-five miles an hour, the engineer discovered that the airbrakes would/ not work. Before the engine could be slack« ened up the train had left the track an went crushing Into & building which s near. Thescene of the accident Is one of th utmost desolation. Scarcely a piect of the engine can be recoge nized. Several cars are entirely demolished, ‘The signal tower is a total wrecky and two houses are converted into piles of ruined building material. It is impossible t ascertain at this writing just what the casuale ties are. The engineer and firemen are. dead and several of the pass engers are sai to have lost their lives. At least twenty a1 seriously injured. It is believed that therq are many more under the wreck. Every aps proach to the scene of the accident is blocked by a crowd of people, all eager to see what i «oing on, This makes it exceedingly diffiy cult to ascertain any of the particular ‘T'he place where the accident oceurred seel to be the most fatal spot on the Baltimore OLio railroad. Within the past three yeai five or six accidents have occurred there, each of which "was attended with more off less fatal results. A PECULIAR WRECK, The accident to the Baltimore & Ohio rail§/ road in this city to-day was in some respec one of the most peculiar ever recorded, Three passenger coaches were entirel; demolished, ana in addition to this one of them was completely buried under the debri of n three-story building which fell upon | and yet not a single passenger was kill outright and the numver serlously injus was very small Indeed, under the circums stances,” The signal tower from which !hi ndant upon thy switches are operated was this morning three-story brick bullding. To-night there | rfumelyfi nl:uzl(;l l':‘nlu‘-k Inl M!ub(emmnll Dotll- on, the building had been purposel demolished it could not have been nu‘ more effectually. A red brick house which' stood near the switch where the engine was overturned, was painted from ground to roof with yellow mud blown up by the esca n steam. ‘The spot where the accident] urred was in the “Y.” ‘This has been one of the most disastrous places along th center line of this unfortunate road. i serious aceident oceurred there only & fot§i months ago, and the company last week settled the last claim under that acciden Within the past few years there have been d ' number of similar affairs in the same localitw aud the people of Washington have at last’ determined that this part of the road must bey materially finproved, — Active steps are 1o bas taken to this end at once. e comi sioners have begun arigid investigation, an the company will be compelled to adopt 8om better plan to enter the city. [Press|-—An accident ocenrred to the St Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati express tral on the Baltimore & Ohio, which was du here this morning, in which all the cars ex cept the sleepers were badly smashed upe Engineer Hamilton Brosius and two passens gers were killed.” The fireman was badlg scalded, and fifteen passencers seriously ins jured. Great confusion prevails at the scen@ of the wreek and there is much dificulty in learnini the nam es of the dead and wounde rns sengers. ‘Theaccident was caused by th brakes not working, which caused the tral to run from the track and into a sign tower, ‘The injured, who number nine, have almost all been taken to the Providence hoss P ‘The injuries to Kock may prove fatal, The Chicago and Cineinnati sleepers did not leave the track, LATeR.~Only one person was killed in the railroad wreck this morning. —— A Cannon-Ball O 1'is'on, DonGe Ciry, Kan, August 17.—The can- non ball train on the Union P'acitie, due here this moming at 4 o'clock, ran into the rear of a fivight train standing on the main line { m the yards, derailing and tearing into splinters the caboose and three cars. Froight Conductor J. N. Elliott, wiio was in the cas’ boose, was fatally injured, Dastardly Atcempt at Train Wreeeking ST, Louls, August 17.—A disbolical ate tempt was wade (0-night to wreek the oute going passenger train on the Ollo & Mlss ise( sippl in the outskirts of the eity by driviugy two coupling pins in the fiogs. An offe walking through the yard just before u’: tain was due discovered anid removed the obstruetion, ‘T'he track at this point is on enbankinent aud wuch lose of i L toliow u‘\nmcl. ‘.